diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index e35eb6f..0059faf 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ button {
 .btn-secondary:hover {
   background: #44474f;
 }
+.btn-xs {
+  padding: 2px 8px;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
 .btn-ghost {
   background: transparent;
   color: var(--text-muted);
diff --git a/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx b/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx
index 507c48e..4919439 100644
--- a/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
   const [selectedGuildId, setSelectedGuildId] = useState('')
   const [selectedChannelId, setSelectedChannelId] = useState('')
   const [channelMemberIds, setChannelMemberIds] = useState<string[]>([])
+  const [bypassMemberIds, setBypassMemberIds] = useState<string[]>([])
   const [channels, setChannels] = useState<GuildChannel[]>([])
   const [guildDbId, setGuildDbId] = useState('')
   const [members, setMembers] = useState<MemberItem[]>([])
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
   const [newChannelXType, setNewChannelXType] = useState<XType>('general')
   const [newChannelOnDuty, setNewChannelOnDuty] = useState('')
   const [newChannelListeners, setNewChannelListeners] = useState<string[]>([])
+  const [newChannelBypass, setNewChannelBypass] = useState<string[]>([])
   const [showCreateChannelModal, setShowCreateChannelModal] = useState(false)
   const [showSettingsModal, setShowSettingsModal] = useState(false)
   const [showAddGuildModal, setShowAddGuildModal] = useState(false)
@@ -139,14 +141,19 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
   async function loadChannelMembers() {
     if (!guild || !guildToken || !selectedChannelId) {
       setChannelMemberIds([])
+      setBypassMemberIds([])
       return
     }
     try {
       const res = await guildApi().get(`/channels/${selectedChannelId}/members`)
-      const list = Array.isArray(res.data) ? (res.data as Array<{ userId: string }>) : []
+      const list = Array.isArray(res.data)
+        ? (res.data as Array<{ userId: string; bypass?: boolean }>)
+        : []
       setChannelMemberIds(list.map((x) => x.userId))
+      setBypassMemberIds(list.filter((x) => x.bypass).map((x) => x.userId))
     } catch {
       setChannelMemberIds([])
+      setBypassMemberIds([])
     }
   }
 
@@ -204,6 +211,10 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
     setNewChannelListeners((prev) => (prev.includes(userId) ? prev.filter((x) => x !== userId) : [...prev, userId]))
   }
 
+  function toggleBypass(userId: string) {
+    setNewChannelBypass((prev) => (prev.includes(userId) ? prev.filter((x) => x !== userId) : [...prev, userId]))
+  }
+
   function openCreateChannel() {
     setNewChannelName('')
     setSelectedMemberIds([])
@@ -211,6 +222,7 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
     setNewChannelXType('general')
     setNewChannelOnDuty(session?.user.id ?? '')
     setNewChannelListeners([])
+    setNewChannelBypass([])
     setShowCreateChannelModal(true)
   }
 
@@ -235,6 +247,10 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
         memberUserIds: selectedMemberIds,
         onDuty: newChannelXType === 'triage' ? newChannelOnDuty : undefined,
         listeners: newChannelXType === 'custom' ? newChannelListeners : [],
+        bypassUserIds:
+          newChannelXType === 'discuss' || newChannelXType === 'work'
+            ? newChannelBypass
+            : [],
       }
       const res = await guildApi().post('/channels', payload)
       const createdId = res.data?.id as string | undefined
@@ -244,6 +260,7 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
       setNewChannelXType('general')
       setNewChannelOnDuty(session?.user.id ?? '')
       setNewChannelListeners([])
+      setNewChannelBypass([])
       setShowCreateChannelModal(false)
       await loadChannels()
       if (createdId) setSelectedChannelId(createdId)
@@ -264,6 +281,16 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
     }
   }
 
+  async function moveToBypass(userId: string) {
+    if (!guild || !guildToken || !selectedChannelId) return
+    try {
+      await guildApi().post(`/channels/${selectedChannelId}/bypass`, { userId })
+      await loadChannelMembers()
+    } catch {
+      setError('Failed to move member to bypass')
+    }
+  }
+
   async function leaveChannel(c: GuildChannel) {
     if (!guild || !guildToken) return
     try {
@@ -345,15 +372,32 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
   const channelMembers = channelMemberIds.map(
     (id) => guildById.get(id) ?? { userId: id, email: '', name: '', status: 'active' },
   )
-  const renderMember = (m: { userId: string; name?: string; email?: string }) => {
+  const rotationChannel =
+    currentChannel?.xType === 'discuss' || currentChannel?.xType === 'work'
+  const renderMember = (
+    m: { userId: string; name?: string; email?: string },
+    inChannel = false,
+  ) => {
     const label = m.name || m.email || m.userId.slice(0, 8)
+    const isBypass = bypassMemberIds.includes(m.userId)
+    const showBypassUi = inChannel && rotationChannel
     return (
       <div key={m.userId} className="member-row">
         <div className="avatar dot">{initials(label)}</div>
-        <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+        <div style={{ minWidth: 0, flex: 1 }}>
           <span className="nm">{label}</span>
           {m.userId === session?.user.id ? <span className="you">you</span> : null}
+          {showBypassUi && isBypass ? <span className="chan-tag">bypass</span> : null}
         </div>
+        {showBypassUi && !isBypass ? (
+          <button
+            className="btn btn-secondary btn-xs"
+            title="Exclude from speaking rotation (only woken when @-mentioned)"
+            onClick={() => moveToBypass(m.userId)}
+          >
+            → bypass
+          </button>
+        ) : null}
       </div>
     )
   }
@@ -531,18 +575,18 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
               <div className="dc-section-label">
                 <span>In channel — {channelMembers.length}</span>
               </div>
-              {channelMembers.map(renderMember)}
+              {channelMembers.map((m) => renderMember(m, true))}
               <div className="dc-section-label" style={{ marginTop: 14 }}>
                 <span>Guild — {members.length}</span>
               </div>
-              {members.map(renderMember)}
+              {members.map((m) => renderMember(m))}
             </>
           ) : (
             <>
               <div className="dc-section-label">
                 <span>Members — {members.length}</span>
               </div>
-              {members.map(renderMember)}
+              {members.map((m) => renderMember(m))}
             </>
           )}
         </aside>
@@ -637,6 +681,33 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
               </div>
             ) : null}
 
+            {newChannelXType === 'discuss' || newChannelXType === 'work' ? (
+              <div className="field" style={{ marginTop: 10 }}>
+                <label>Bypass list (optional)</label>
+                <div className="modal-list">
+                  {members.map((m) => (
+                    <label key={m.userId} className="check-row">
+                      <input
+                        type="checkbox"
+                        checked={newChannelBypass.includes(m.userId)}
+                        onChange={() => toggleBypass(m.userId)}
+                      />
+                      <span>
+                        {m.name || m.email}
+                        {m.userId === session?.user.id ? ' (you)' : ''}
+                      </span>
+                    </label>
+                  ))}
+                  {members.length === 0 ? <div className="dc-empty">No members in this guild.</div> : null}
+                </div>
+                <p className="muted" style={{ fontSize: 12 }}>
+                  Bypass members are excluded from the speaking rotation and are
+                  only woken when @-mentioned. Order and bypass partition the
+                  channel members.
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            ) : null}
+
             <label className="check-row" style={{ marginTop: 10 }}>
               <input type="checkbox" checked={newChannelPublic} onChange={(e) => setNewChannelPublic(e.target.checked)} />
               <span>Public — visible to all guild members</span>