diff --git a/app/Livewire/Files/Index.php b/app/Livewire/Files/Index.php
index 6b35f90..891964e 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Files/Index.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Files/Index.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Livewire\Files;
 
 use Livewire\Attributes\Layout;
+use Livewire\Attributes\On;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Title;
 use Livewire\Component;
 
@@ -52,6 +53,39 @@ class Index extends Component
         return $crumbs;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Delete a file (R5): opens the confirm modal, which writes the AuditEvent
+     * and re-dispatches `fileConfirmed`. SFTP unlink is wired in behind this later.
+     */
+    public function confirmDelete(string $name): void
+    {
+        $this->dispatch('openModal',
+            component: 'modals.confirm-action',
+            arguments: [
+                'heading' => 'Datei löschen',
+                'body' => "„{$name}“ wird unwiderruflich aus {$this->path} entfernt.",
+                'confirmLabel' => 'Löschen',
+                'danger' => true,
+                'icon' => 'trash',
+                'auditAction' => 'file.delete',
+                'auditTarget' => rtrim($this->path, '/')."/{$name}",
+                'event' => 'fileConfirmed',
+                'params' => ['name' => $name],
+                'notify' => "„{$name}“ gelöscht.",
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+
+    /** Applies the confirmed deletion (mock until SFTP unlink lands). */
+    #[On('fileConfirmed')]
+    public function deleteEntry(string $name): void
+    {
+        $this->entries = array_values(array_filter(
+            $this->entries,
+            fn (array $e): bool => $e['name'] !== $name,
+        ));
+    }
+
     public function render()
     {
         return view('livewire.files.index');
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Modals/ConfirmAction.php b/app/Livewire/Modals/ConfirmAction.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c617f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Livewire/Modals/ConfirmAction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Livewire\Modals;
+
+use App\Models\AuditEvent;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use LivewireUI\Modal\ModalComponent;
+
+/**
+ * Generic R5 confirmation dialog for destructive / stateful actions.
+ *
+ * The opener passes copy + an audit descriptor + a follow-up event. On confirm
+ * we persist exactly one AuditEvent and re-dispatch the opener's event so the
+ * originating page can apply its own state change. The modal stays
+ * domain-agnostic and is reused for every confirm in the app (R5).
+ */
+class ConfirmAction extends ModalComponent
+{
+    public string $heading = 'Aktion bestätigen';
+
+    public string $body = '';
+
+    public string $confirmLabel = 'Bestätigen';
+
+    public bool $danger = false;
+
+    public string $icon = '';
+
+    /** Audit descriptor — one row written on confirm. */
+    public string $auditAction = '';
+
+    public ?string $auditTarget = null;
+
+    public ?int $serverId = null;
+
+    /** Follow-up event re-dispatched to the page after a successful confirm. */
+    public string $event = '';
+
+    /** @var array<string, mixed> */
+    public array $params = [];
+
+    public string $notify = 'Aktion ausgeführt.';
+
+    public static function modalMaxWidth(): string
+    {
+        return 'md';
+    }
+
+    public function confirm(): void
+    {
+        if ($this->auditAction !== '') {
+            AuditEvent::create([
+                'user_id' => Auth::id(),
+                'server_id' => $this->serverId,
+                'actor' => Auth::user()?->name ?? 'system',
+                'action' => $this->auditAction,
+                'target' => $this->auditTarget,
+                'ip' => request()->ip(),
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        if ($this->event !== '') {
+            $this->dispatch($this->event, ...$this->params);
+        }
+
+        $this->dispatch('notify', message: $this->notify);
+
+        $this->closeModal();
+    }
+
+    public function render()
+    {
+        return view('livewire.modals.confirm-action');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Servers/Show.php b/app/Livewire/Servers/Show.php
index c8464d5..a80b527 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Servers/Show.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Servers/Show.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Livewire\Servers;
 
 use App\Models\Server;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Layout;
+use Livewire\Attributes\On;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Title;
 use Livewire\Component;
 
@@ -57,6 +58,40 @@ class Show extends Component
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Revoke an SSH key (R5): opens the confirm modal, which writes the
+     * AuditEvent and re-dispatches `keyRemoved`. SSH layer removal lands later.
+     */
+    public function confirmKeyRemoval(string $fingerprint, string $comment): void
+    {
+        $this->dispatch('openModal',
+            component: 'modals.confirm-action',
+            arguments: [
+                'heading' => 'SSH-Schlüssel entfernen',
+                'body' => "Der Schlüssel „{$comment}“ verliert den Zugang zu {$this->server->name}.",
+                'confirmLabel' => 'Entfernen',
+                'danger' => true,
+                'icon' => 'trash',
+                'auditAction' => 'ssh_key.remove',
+                'auditTarget' => "{$comment} · {$this->server->name}",
+                'serverId' => $this->server->id,
+                'event' => 'keyRemoved',
+                'params' => ['fingerprint' => $fingerprint],
+                'notify' => "Schlüssel „{$comment}“ entfernt.",
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+
+    /** Applies the confirmed key removal (mock until SSH layer lands). */
+    #[On('keyRemoved')]
+    public function removeKey(string $fingerprint): void
+    {
+        $this->sshKeys = array_values(array_filter(
+            $this->sshKeys,
+            fn (array $k): bool => $k['fingerprint'] !== $fingerprint,
+        ));
+    }
+
     public function render()
     {
         return view('livewire.servers.show');
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Services/Index.php b/app/Livewire/Services/Index.php
index a65e9b2..11632a7 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Services/Index.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Services/Index.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Livewire\Services;
 
 use Livewire\Attributes\Layout;
+use Livewire\Attributes\On;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Title;
 use Livewire\Component;
 
@@ -63,22 +64,44 @@ class Index extends Component
     }
 
     /**
-     * Service control. Wired to the SSH layer (systemctl start/stop/restart)
-     * behind a confirmation modal later — see R5 markers in the view.
+     * Service control (R5): opens the wire-elements/modal confirm dialog. The
+     * modal writes the AuditEvent and re-dispatches `serviceConfirmed`, which
+     * applyService() handles. SSH exec (systemctl) is wired in behind this later.
      */
-    public function start(string $name): void
+    public function confirm(string $op, string $name): void
     {
-        // R5: routed through wire-elements/modal + SSH exec later.
+        [$heading, $phrase, $label, $action, $icon] = match ($op) {
+            'start' => ['Dienst starten', 'wird gestartet', 'Starten', 'service.start', 'power'],
+            'stop' => ['Dienst stoppen', 'wird gestoppt', 'Stoppen', 'service.stop', 'power'],
+            default => ['Dienst neu starten', 'wird neu gestartet', 'Neu starten', 'service.restart', 'rotate'],
+        };
+
+        $this->dispatch('openModal',
+            component: 'modals.confirm-action',
+            arguments: [
+                'heading' => $heading,
+                'body' => "{$name} {$phrase}. Ausgeführt über systemctl auf {$this->server}.",
+                'confirmLabel' => $label,
+                'danger' => $op === 'stop',
+                'icon' => $icon,
+                'auditAction' => $action,
+                'auditTarget' => "{$name} · {$this->server}",
+                'event' => 'serviceConfirmed',
+                'params' => ['op' => $op, 'name' => $name],
+                'notify' => "{$name}: {$label} ausgeführt.",
+            ],
+        );
     }
 
-    public function stop(string $name): void
+    /** Applies the confirmed service state change (mock until SSH exec lands). */
+    #[On('serviceConfirmed')]
+    public function applyService(string $op, string $name): void
     {
-        // R5: routed through wire-elements/modal + SSH exec later.
-    }
-
-    public function restart(string $name): void
-    {
-        // R5: routed through wire-elements/modal + SSH exec later.
+        foreach ($this->services as $i => $svc) {
+            if ($svc['name'] === $name) {
+                $this->services[$i]['status'] = $op === 'stop' ? 'offline' : 'online';
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /** @return array<int, array{name:string,status:string,desc:string,enabled:bool}> */
diff --git a/config/wire-elements-modal.php b/config/wire-elements-modal.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2950291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/wire-elements-modal.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Include CSS
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | The modal uses TailwindCSS, if you don't use TailwindCSS you will need
+    | to set this parameter to true. This includes the modern-normalize css.
+    |
+    */
+    'include_css' => false,
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Include JS
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Livewire UI will inject the required Javascript in your blade template.
+    | If you want to bundle the required Javascript you can set this to false
+    | and add `require('vendor/wire-elements/modal/resources/js/modal');`
+    | to your script bundler like webpack.
+    |
+    */
+    'include_js' => true,
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Modal Component Defaults
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Configure the default properties for a modal component.
+    |
+    | Supported modal_max_width
+    | 'sm', 'md', 'lg', 'xl', '2xl', '3xl', '4xl', '5xl', '6xl', '7xl'
+    */
+    'component_defaults' => [
+        'modal_max_width' => '2xl',
+
+        'close_modal_on_click_away' => true,
+
+        'close_modal_on_escape' => true,
+
+        'close_modal_on_escape_is_forceful' => true,
+
+        'dispatch_close_event' => false,
+
+        'destroy_on_close' => false,
+    ],
+];
diff --git a/resources/views/components/icon.blade.php b/resources/views/components/icon.blade.php
index 6f7ba0e..eea1d2f 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/icon.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/icon.blade.php
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
         'shield'     => '<path d="M20 13c0 5-3.5 7.5-7.66 8.95a1 1 0 0 1-.67-.01C7.5 20.5 4 18 4 13V6a1 1 0 0 1 1-1c2 0 4.5-1.2 6.24-2.72a1.17 1.17 0 0 1 1.52 0C14.51 3.81 17 5 19 5a1 1 0 0 1 1 1z"/>',
         'plus'       => '<path d="M5 12h14"/><path d="M12 5v14"/>',
         'logout'     => '<path d="m16 17 5-5-5-5"/><path d="M21 12H9"/><path d="M9 21H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h4"/>',
+        'alert'      => '<path d="m21.73 18-8-14a2 2 0 0 0-3.48 0l-8 14A2 2 0 0 0 4 21h16a2 2 0 0 0 1.73-3Z"/><path d="M12 9v4"/><path d="M12 17h.01"/>',
+        'power'      => '<path d="M12 2v10"/><path d="M18.36 6.64a9 9 0 1 1-12.73 0"/>',
+        'rotate'     => '<path d="M3 12a9 9 0 1 0 9-9 9.75 9.75 0 0 0-6.74 2.74L3 8"/><path d="M3 3v5h5"/>',
+        'trash'      => '<path d="M3 6h18"/><path d="M19 6v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H7a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V6m3 0V4a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h4a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2"/><path d="M10 11v6"/><path d="M14 11v6"/>',
     ];
 @endphp
 <svg {{ $attributes->merge(['class' => $class]) }} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor"
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
index 2e70625..d2a309e 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
@@ -25,6 +25,30 @@
             </main>
         </div>
     </div>
+    {{-- Toaster: catches Livewire-dispatched `notify` browser events --}}
+    <div
+        x-data="{ toasts: [] }"
+        x-on:notify.window="
+            const msg = $event.detail?.message ?? $event.detail?.[0]?.message ?? 'Erledigt';
+            const id = (window.crypto?.randomUUID?.() ?? String(Date.now() + Math.random()));
+            toasts.push({ id, msg });
+            setTimeout(() => { toasts = toasts.filter(t => t.id !== id) }, 4000);
+        "
+        class="pointer-events-none fixed inset-x-0 bottom-4 z-50 flex flex-col items-center gap-2 px-4 sm:items-end sm:px-6"
+        aria-live="polite"
+    >
+        <template x-for="t in toasts" :key="t.id">
+            <div
+                x-transition.opacity.duration.200ms
+                class="pointer-events-auto flex items-center gap-2.5 rounded-md border border-line bg-raised px-4 py-2.5 shadow-pop"
+            >
+                <span class="h-1.5 w-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-online"></span>
+                <span class="font-mono text-xs text-ink-2" x-text="t.msg"></span>
+            </div>
+        </template>
+    </div>
+
+    <livewire:wire-elements-modal />
     @livewireScripts
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/files/index.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/files/index.blade.php
index 3f4f0a4..ebf5fe2 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/files/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/files/index.blade.php
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@
                         <button type="button" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-sm px-2.5 py-1 font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-2 hover:bg-line hover:text-ink">
                             Bearbeiten
                         </button>
-                        {{-- R5: wire to wire-elements/modal --}}
-                        <button type="button" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-sm px-2.5 py-1 font-mono text-[11px] text-offline hover:bg-offline/10">
+                        {{-- R5: destructive → wire-elements/modal confirm + audit --}}
+                        <button type="button" wire:click="confirmDelete('{{ $e['name'] }}')" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-sm px-2.5 py-1 font-mono text-[11px] text-offline hover:bg-offline/10">
                             Löschen
                         </button>
                     </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/modals/confirm-action.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/modals/confirm-action.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c90045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/modals/confirm-action.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<div class="p-5 sm:p-6">
+    <div class="flex items-start gap-3.5">
+        <span @class([
+            'grid h-10 w-10 shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-md border',
+            'border-offline/30 bg-offline/10 text-offline' => $danger,
+            'border-accent/30 bg-accent/10 text-accent-text' => ! $danger,
+        ])>
+            <x-icon :name="$icon ?: ($danger ? 'alert' : 'activity')" class="h-5 w-5" />
+        </span>
+        <div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
+            <h2 class="font-display text-base font-semibold text-ink">{{ $heading }}</h2>
+            <p class="mt-1 text-sm leading-relaxed text-ink-2">{{ $body }}</p>
+            @if ($auditTarget)
+                <p class="mt-2 truncate font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-4">{{ $auditTarget }}</p>
+            @endif
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="mt-6 flex items-center justify-end gap-2">
+        <button
+            type="button"
+            wire:click="$dispatch('closeModal')"
+            class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-md border border-line bg-inset px-4 text-sm text-ink-2 transition-colors hover:bg-raised hover:text-ink"
+        >Abbrechen</button>
+        <button
+            type="button"
+            wire:click="confirm"
+            wire:loading.attr="disabled"
+            @class([
+                'inline-flex min-h-11 items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-4 font-display text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide transition-colors disabled:opacity-50',
+                'bg-offline text-void hover:bg-offline/90' => $danger,
+                'bg-accent text-void hover:bg-accent-bright' => ! $danger,
+            ])
+        >
+            <x-icon :name="$icon ?: ($danger ? 'alert' : 'activity')" class="h-4 w-4" />
+            {{ $confirmLabel }}
+        </button>
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/servers/show.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/servers/show.blade.php
index 6ded799..f97eb62 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/servers/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/servers/show.blade.php
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@
                             </div>
                             <p class="truncate font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-3">{{ $key['fingerprint'] }}</p>
                         </div>
+                        {{-- R5: destructive → wire-elements/modal confirm + audit --}}
+                        <button type="button"
+                                wire:click="confirmKeyRemoval('{{ $key['fingerprint'] }}', '{{ $key['comment'] }}')"
+                                class="inline-flex min-h-11 shrink-0 items-center rounded-sm px-2 text-ink-3 transition-colors hover:bg-offline/10 hover:text-offline"
+                                title="Schlüssel entfernen">
+                            <x-icon name="trash" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                        </button>
                     </div>
                 @endforeach
             </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/services/index.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/services/index.blade.php
index 5149c15..95c4686 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/services/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/services/index.blade.php
@@ -63,19 +63,19 @@
                         <div class="flex items-center gap-1.5">
                             <button
                                 type="button"
-                                wire:click="start('{{ $svc['name'] }}')"
+                                wire:click="confirm('start', '{{ $svc['name'] }}')"
                                 @disabled($svc['status'] === 'online')
                                 class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-md border border-line bg-inset px-3 text-xs text-ink-2 transition-colors hover:border-online/30 hover:bg-online/10 hover:text-online disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-40 disabled:hover:border-line disabled:hover:bg-inset disabled:hover:text-ink-2"
                             >Start</button>
                             <button
                                 type="button"
-                                wire:click="stop('{{ $svc['name'] }}')"
+                                wire:click="confirm('stop', '{{ $svc['name'] }}')"
                                 @disabled($svc['status'] === 'offline')
                                 class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-md border border-line bg-inset px-3 text-xs text-ink-2 transition-colors hover:border-offline/30 hover:bg-offline/10 hover:text-offline disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-40 disabled:hover:border-line disabled:hover:bg-inset disabled:hover:text-ink-2"
                             >Stopp</button>
                             <button
                                 type="button"
-                                wire:click="restart('{{ $svc['name'] }}')"
+                                wire:click="confirm('restart', '{{ $svc['name'] }}')"
                                 @disabled($svc['status'] === 'offline')
                                 class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-md border border-accent/25 bg-accent/10 px-3 text-xs text-accent-text transition-colors hover:bg-accent/15 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-40 disabled:hover:bg-accent/10"
                             >Neustart</button>
diff --git a/resources/views/vendor/wire-elements-modal/modal.blade.php b/resources/views/vendor/wire-elements-modal/modal.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7a20a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/vendor/wire-elements-modal/modal.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<div>
+    @isset($jsPath)
+        <script>{!! file_get_contents($jsPath) !!}</script>
+    @endisset
+    @isset($cssPath)
+        <style>{!! file_get_contents($cssPath) !!}</style>
+    @endisset
+
+    <div
+            x-data="LivewireUIModal()"
+            x-on:close.stop="setShowPropertyTo(false)"
+            x-on:keydown.escape.window="show && closeModalOnEscape()"
+            x-show="show"
+            class="fixed inset-0 z-10 overflow-y-auto"
+            style="display: none;"
+    >
+        <div class="flex items-end justify-center min-h-dvh px-4 pt-4 pb-10 text-center sm:block sm:p-0">
+            <div
+                    x-show="show"
+                    x-on:click="closeModalOnClickAway()"
+                    x-transition:enter="ease-out duration-300"
+                    x-transition:enter-start="opacity-0"
+                    x-transition:enter-end="opacity-100"
+                    x-transition:leave="ease-in duration-200"
+                    x-transition:leave-start="opacity-100"
+                    x-transition:leave-end="opacity-0"
+                    class="fixed inset-0 transition-all transform"
+            >
+                <div class="absolute inset-0 bg-void/80 backdrop-blur-sm"></div>
+            </div>
+
+            <span class="hidden sm:inline-block sm:align-middle sm:h-screen" aria-hidden="true">&#8203;</span>
+
+            <div
+                    x-show="show && showActiveComponent"
+                    x-transition:enter="ease-out duration-300"
+                    x-transition:enter-start="opacity-0 translate-y-4 sm:translate-y-0 sm:scale-95"
+                    x-transition:enter-end="opacity-100 translate-y-0 sm:scale-100"
+                    x-transition:leave="ease-in duration-200"
+                    x-transition:leave-start="opacity-100 translate-y-0 sm:scale-100"
+                    x-transition:leave-end="opacity-0 translate-y-4 sm:translate-y-0 sm:scale-95"
+                    x-bind:class="modalWidth"
+                    class="inline-block w-full align-bottom bg-surface border border-line rounded-lg text-left overflow-hidden shadow-pop transform transition-all sm:my-8 sm:align-middle sm:w-full"
+                    id="modal-container"
+                    x-trap.noscroll.inert="show && showActiveComponent"
+                    aria-modal="true"
+            >
+                @forelse($components as $id => $component)
+                    <div x-show.immediate="activeComponent == '{{ $id }}'" x-ref="{{ $id }}" wire:key="{{ $id }}">
+                        @livewire($component['name'], $component['arguments'], key($id))
+                    </div>
+                @empty
+                @endforelse
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>