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+// src/SpamGuard/Tray/TrayApplicationContext.cs
+namespace SpamGuard.Tray;
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using SpamGuard.Services;
+
+public sealed class TrayApplicationContext : ApplicationContext
+{
+    private readonly NotifyIcon _notifyIcon;
+    private readonly System.Windows.Forms.Timer _refreshTimer;
+    private readonly ActivityLog _activityLog;
+    private readonly InboxMonitorService _monitor;
+    private readonly IHost _host;
+    private ActivityLogForm? _logForm;
+    private readonly ToolStripMenuItem _pauseMenuItem;
+
+    public TrayApplicationContext(IHost host)
+    {
+        _host = host;
+        _activityLog = host.Services.GetRequiredService<ActivityLog>();
+        _monitor = host.Services.GetRequiredService<InboxMonitorService>();
+
+        _pauseMenuItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("Pause", null, OnPauseResume);
+
+        var contextMenu = new ContextMenuStrip();
+        contextMenu.Items.Add("View Activity Log", null, OnViewLog);
+        contextMenu.Items.Add(_pauseMenuItem);
+        contextMenu.Items.Add(new ToolStripSeparator());
+        contextMenu.Items.Add("Quit", null, OnQuit);
+
+        _notifyIcon = new NotifyIcon
+        {
+            Icon = IconGenerator.Green,
+            Text = "SpamGuard - Starting...",
+            Visible = true,
+            ContextMenuStrip = contextMenu
+        };
+
+        _notifyIcon.DoubleClick += OnViewLog;
+
+        _refreshTimer = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer { Interval = 5000 };
+        _refreshTimer.Tick += OnRefreshTick;
+        _refreshTimer.Start();
+    }
+
+    private void OnRefreshTick(object? sender, EventArgs e)
+    {
+        var checked_ = _activityLog.TodayChecked;
+        var spam = _activityLog.TodaySpam;
+        _notifyIcon.Text = $"SpamGuard - {checked_} checked, {spam} spam caught today";
+
+        // Update icon based on state
+        if (!_monitor.IsPaused)
+        {
+            var recent = _activityLog.GetRecent(1);
+            var hasRecentError = recent.Count > 0
+                && recent[0].Verdict == Models.Verdict.Error
+                && recent[0].Timestamp > DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-5);
+            _notifyIcon.Icon = hasRecentError ? IconGenerator.Red : IconGenerator.Green;
+        }
+
+        _logForm?.RefreshData();
+    }
+
+    private void OnViewLog(object? sender, EventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (_logForm == null || _logForm.IsDisposed)
+        {
+            _logForm = new ActivityLogForm(_activityLog);
+        }
+        _logForm.Show();
+        _logForm.BringToFront();
+    }
+
+    private void OnPauseResume(object? sender, EventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (_monitor.IsPaused)
+        {
+            _monitor.Resume();
+            _pauseMenuItem.Text = "Pause";
+            _notifyIcon.Icon = IconGenerator.Green;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _monitor.Pause();
+            _pauseMenuItem.Text = "Resume";
+            _notifyIcon.Icon = IconGenerator.Yellow;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async void OnQuit(object? sender, EventArgs e)
+    {
+        _notifyIcon.Visible = false;
+        _refreshTimer.Stop();
+        await _host.StopAsync();
+        Application.Exit();
+    }
+
+    protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+    {
+        if (disposing)
+        {
+            _refreshTimer.Dispose();
+            _notifyIcon.Dispose();
+            _logForm?.Dispose();
+        }
+        base.Dispose(disposing);
+    }
+}