diff --git a/crates/Cargo.lock b/crates/Cargo.lock
index f07061d09..257dfb3e4 100644
--- a/crates/Cargo.lock
+++ b/crates/Cargo.lock
@@ -5295,7 +5295,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "qbz-models",
  "qbz-offline-cache",
  "qbz-player",
+ "qbz-qobuz",
  "qconnect-app",
+ "qconnect-transport-ws",
  "reqwest",
  "rfd",
  "rusqlite",
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/Cargo.toml b/crates/qbz-slint/Cargo.toml
index 4584ca14b..a07d9d1a9 100644
--- a/crates/qbz-slint/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ qbz-audio = { path = "../qbz-audio" }
 qbz-core = { path = "../qbz-core" }
 qbz-player = { path = "../qbz-player" }
 qconnect-app = { path = "../qconnect-app" }
+qconnect-transport-ws = { path = "../qconnect-transport-ws" }
 futures-util = { workspace = true }
 uuid = { version = "1", features = ["v4"] }
 qbz-library = { path = "../qbz-library" }
 qbz-offline-cache = { path = "../qbz-offline-cache" }
 qbz-models = { path = "../qbz-models" }
+qbz-qobuz = { path = "../qbz-qobuz" }
 qbz-integrations = { path = "../qbz-integrations" }
 rusqlite = { version = "0.31", features = ["bundled"] }
 qbz-cache = { path = "../qbz-cache" }
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/src/main.rs b/crates/qbz-slint/src/main.rs
index d7518c5a0..16e0cb8d7 100644
--- a/crates/qbz-slint/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/src/main.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ mod play_history;
 mod strip_html;
 mod playback;
 mod qconnect_engine;
+mod qconnect_transport;
 mod queue;
 mod drag;
 mod folders;
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/src/qconnect_transport.rs b/crates/qbz-slint/src/qconnect_transport.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..425e61f23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/src/qconnect_transport.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,339 @@
+//! QConnect transport config + credential discovery + device identity for the
+//! Slint frontend (slice 6, Phase S).
+//!
+//! Ports the Tauri `src-tauri/src/qconnect/transport.rs` config layer. The only
+//! frontend-specific change: the Qobuz client is reached via
+//! `runtime.core().client()` — an `Arc<RwLock<Option<QobuzClient>>>` (may be
+//! `None` before the API is initialized) — instead of Tauri's always-present
+//! `AppState.client`. The device-uuid + settings-DB path delegate to the shared
+//! `qbz_app::qconnect_identity` so Tauri and Slint resolve the SAME identity.
+//!
+//! Wired by the Slint QConnect service (next Phase S step); unused until then.
+#![allow(dead_code)]
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use qbz_app::shell::AppRuntime;
+use qconnect_transport_ws::WsTransportConfig;
+use serde_json::Value;
+
+use crate::adapter::SlintAdapter;
+
+const DEFAULT_QCONNECT_DEVICE_BRAND: &str = "QBZ";
+const DEFAULT_QCONNECT_DEVICE_MODEL: &str = "QBZ";
+const DEFAULT_QCONNECT_DEVICE_TYPE: i32 = 5; // computer
+const DEFAULT_QCONNECT_SOFTWARE_PREFIX: &str = "qbz";
+const QCONNECT_QWS_TOKEN_KIND: &str = "jwt_qws";
+const QCONNECT_QWS_CREATE_TOKEN_PATH: &str = "/qws/createToken";
+
+type Runtime = Arc<AppRuntime<SlintAdapter>>;
+
+/// Persistent QConnect device identity — delegates to the shared module so the
+/// Slint install resolves the SAME uuid as Tauri (same DB path/key/env override).
+pub fn resolve_qconnect_device_uuid() -> String {
+    qbz_app::qconnect_identity::resolve_qconnect_device_uuid()
+}
+
+/// `qbz/<version>` software-version string for the device-info payload.
+pub fn resolve_qconnect_software_version() -> String {
+    std::env::var("QBZ_QCONNECT_SOFTWARE_VERSION")
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            format!(
+                "{DEFAULT_QCONNECT_SOFTWARE_PREFIX}/{}",
+                env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")
+            )
+        })
+}
+
+pub fn resolve_qconnect_device_brand() -> String {
+    std::env::var("QBZ_QCONNECT_DEVICE_BRAND")
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| DEFAULT_QCONNECT_DEVICE_BRAND.to_string())
+}
+
+pub fn resolve_qconnect_device_model() -> String {
+    std::env::var("QBZ_QCONNECT_DEVICE_MODEL")
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| DEFAULT_QCONNECT_DEVICE_MODEL.to_string())
+}
+
+pub fn resolve_qconnect_device_type() -> i32 {
+    std::env::var("QBZ_QCONNECT_DEVICE_TYPE")
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|value| value.trim().parse::<i32>().ok())
+        .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_QCONNECT_DEVICE_TYPE)
+}
+
+pub fn resolve_system_hostname() -> String {
+    if let Ok(h) = std::env::var("HOSTNAME") {
+        if !h.trim().is_empty() {
+            return h.trim().to_string();
+        }
+    }
+    if let Ok(h) = std::fs::read_to_string("/etc/hostname") {
+        let trimmed = h.trim().to_string();
+        if !trimmed.is_empty() {
+            return trimmed;
+        }
+    }
+    "Desktop".to_string()
+}
+
+/// Returns "Qbz - {hostname}" as the default device name.
+pub fn resolve_default_qconnect_device_name() -> String {
+    format!("Qbz - {}", resolve_system_hostname())
+}
+
+/// Effective friendly name: custom override -> env -> "Qbz - {hostname}".
+pub fn resolve_qconnect_friendly_name(custom_name: Option<&str>) -> String {
+    custom_name
+        .filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty())
+        .map(|s| s.to_string())
+        .or_else(|| {
+            std::env::var("QBZ_QCONNECT_DEVICE_NAME")
+                .ok()
+                .filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty())
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_else(resolve_default_qconnect_device_name)
+}
+
+fn qconnect_settings_db_path() -> Option<std::path::PathBuf> {
+    qbz_app::qconnect_identity::qconnect_settings_db_path()
+}
+
+/// Load the persisted custom device name (fail-open: None on any error).
+pub fn load_persisted_device_name() -> Option<String> {
+    let db_path = qconnect_settings_db_path()?;
+    let conn = rusqlite::Connection::open(&db_path).ok()?;
+    conn.execute_batch("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL; PRAGMA synchronous=NORMAL;")
+        .ok()?;
+    conn.execute_batch(
+        "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS settings (
+            key TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+            value TEXT NOT NULL
+        )",
+    )
+    .ok()?;
+    conn.query_row(
+        "SELECT value FROM settings WHERE key = 'device_name'",
+        [],
+        |row| row.get::<_, String>(0),
+    )
+    .ok()
+    .filter(|v| !v.trim().is_empty())
+}
+
+/// Persist the custom device name (None clears it).
+pub fn persist_device_name(name: Option<&str>) {
+    let Some(db_path) = qconnect_settings_db_path() else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let Ok(conn) = rusqlite::Connection::open(&db_path) else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let _ = conn.execute_batch("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL; PRAGMA synchronous=NORMAL;");
+    let _ = conn.execute_batch(
+        "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS settings (
+            key TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+            value TEXT NOT NULL
+        )",
+    );
+    match name {
+        Some(n) => {
+            let _ = conn.execute(
+                "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO settings (key, value) VALUES ('device_name', ?1)",
+                rusqlite::params![n],
+            );
+        }
+        None => {
+            let _ = conn.execute("DELETE FROM settings WHERE key = 'device_name'", []);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Build the WS transport config: env overrides first, then auto-discovery via
+/// `qws/createToken`. Mirrors the Tauri `resolve_transport_config` (the
+/// per-option knobs are deferred — the Slint connect path uses defaults +
+/// env). `require_jwt = true` (hard) and `reconnect_idle_retry_ms = 60s` match
+/// the hardened Tauri defaults.
+pub async fn resolve_transport_config(runtime: &Runtime) -> Result<WsTransportConfig, String> {
+    let mut endpoint_url = normalize_opt_string(std::env::var("QBZ_QCONNECT_WS_ENDPOINT").ok());
+    let mut jwt_qws = normalize_opt_string(std::env::var("QBZ_QCONNECT_JWT_QWS").ok())
+        .or_else(|| normalize_opt_string(std::env::var("QBZ_QCONNECT_JWT").ok()));
+
+    if endpoint_url.is_none() || jwt_qws.is_none() {
+        match fetch_qconnect_transport_credentials(runtime).await {
+            Ok((discovered_endpoint, discovered_jwt_qws)) => {
+                endpoint_url = endpoint_url.or(discovered_endpoint);
+                jwt_qws = jwt_qws.or(discovered_jwt_qws);
+            }
+            Err(err) if endpoint_url.is_some() => {
+                log::warn!(
+                    "[QConnect] qws/createToken auto-discovery failed, using provided endpoint: {err}"
+                );
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                return Err(format!(
+                    "QConnect endpoint_url is required (or QBZ_QCONNECT_WS_ENDPOINT). Auto-discovery via qws/createToken failed: {err}"
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let endpoint_url = endpoint_url.ok_or_else(|| {
+        "QConnect endpoint_url is required (or QBZ_QCONNECT_WS_ENDPOINT)".to_string()
+    })?;
+
+    let subscribe_channels = if let Ok(raw) = std::env::var("QBZ_QCONNECT_SUBSCRIBE_CHANNELS_HEX") {
+        let channels: Vec<String> = raw
+            .split(',')
+            .map(str::trim)
+            .filter(|item| !item.is_empty())
+            .map(ToString::to_string)
+            .collect();
+        parse_subscribe_channels(channels)?
+    } else {
+        // Default QConnect channels: connectionId(0x01), backend(0x02), controllers(0x03)
+        vec![vec![0x01], vec![0x02], vec![0x03]]
+    };
+
+    let mut config = WsTransportConfig::default();
+    config.endpoint_url = endpoint_url;
+    config.jwt_qws = jwt_qws;
+    config.require_jwt = true;
+    config.reconnect_idle_retry_ms = 60_000;
+    config.subscribe_channels = subscribe_channels;
+    Ok(config)
+}
+
+async fn fetch_qconnect_transport_credentials(
+    runtime: &Runtime,
+) -> Result<(Option<String>, Option<String>), String> {
+    // Slint difference: the client is Option-wrapped (None before API init).
+    let client = runtime
+        .core()
+        .client()
+        .read()
+        .await
+        .clone()
+        .ok_or_else(|| "qws/createToken requires an initialized API client".to_string())?;
+
+    let app_id = client
+        .app_id()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|err| format!("qws/createToken requires initialized API client: {err}"))?;
+    let user_auth_token = client
+        .auth_token()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|err| format!("qws/createToken requires authenticated user: {err}"))?;
+
+    let mut headers = reqwest::header::HeaderMap::new();
+    headers.insert(
+        "X-App-Id",
+        reqwest::header::HeaderValue::from_str(&app_id)
+            .map_err(|_| "invalid X-App-Id header value".to_string())?,
+    );
+    headers.insert(
+        "X-User-Auth-Token",
+        reqwest::header::HeaderValue::from_str(&user_auth_token)
+            .map_err(|_| "invalid X-User-Auth-Token header value".to_string())?,
+    );
+
+    let url = qbz_qobuz::endpoints::build_url(QCONNECT_QWS_CREATE_TOKEN_PATH);
+    let response = client
+        .get_http()
+        .post(&url)
+        .headers(headers)
+        .form(&[
+            ("jwt", QCONNECT_QWS_TOKEN_KIND),
+            ("user_auth_token_needed", "true"),
+            ("strong_auth_needed", "true"),
+        ])
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|err| format!("qws/createToken HTTP request failed: {err}"))?;
+
+    let status = response.status();
+    let payload: Value = response
+        .json()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|err| format!("qws/createToken response decode failed: {err}"))?;
+
+    if !status.is_success() {
+        let preview = serde_json::to_string(&payload)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| "<unserializable>".to_string())
+            .chars()
+            .take(300)
+            .collect::<String>();
+        return Err(format!("qws/createToken status {status}: {preview}"));
+    }
+
+    let jwt_qws_payload = payload
+        .get("jwt_qws")
+        .ok_or_else(|| "qws/createToken response missing jwt_qws payload".to_string())?;
+
+    let endpoint_url = normalize_opt_string(
+        jwt_qws_payload
+            .get("endpoint")
+            .and_then(Value::as_str)
+            .map(ToString::to_string),
+    );
+    let jwt_qws = normalize_opt_string(
+        jwt_qws_payload
+            .get("jwt")
+            .and_then(Value::as_str)
+            .map(ToString::to_string),
+    );
+
+    if endpoint_url.is_none() {
+        return Err("qws/createToken response missing jwt_qws.endpoint".to_string());
+    }
+
+    Ok((endpoint_url, jwt_qws))
+}
+
+fn normalize_opt_string(value: Option<String>) -> Option<String> {
+    value.and_then(|value| {
+        let trimmed = value.trim();
+        if trimmed.is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(trimmed.to_string())
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn parse_subscribe_channels(items: Vec<String>) -> Result<Vec<Vec<u8>>, String> {
+    items.into_iter().map(|item| decode_hex_channel(&item)).collect()
+}
+
+pub fn decode_hex_channel(raw: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
+    let normalized = raw.trim().trim_start_matches("0x").trim_start_matches("0X");
+    if normalized.is_empty() {
+        return Err("empty subscribe channel hex value".to_string());
+    }
+
+    let needs_padding = normalized.len() % 2 != 0;
+    let value = if needs_padding {
+        format!("0{normalized}")
+    } else {
+        normalized.to_string()
+    };
+
+    let mut bytes = Vec::with_capacity(value.len() / 2);
+    let chars: Vec<char> = value.chars().collect();
+
+    for idx in (0..chars.len()).step_by(2) {
+        let pair = [chars[idx], chars[idx + 1]];
+        let hex = pair.iter().collect::<String>();
+        let byte = u8::from_str_radix(&hex, 16)
+            .map_err(|_| format!("invalid subscribe channel hex byte '{hex}' in '{raw}'"))?;
+        bytes.push(byte);
+    }
+
+    Ok(bytes)
+}