diff --git a/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPage.module.css b/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPage.module.css
index f52a784..5f23eea 100644
--- a/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPage.module.css
+++ b/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPage.module.css
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@
   font-size: 1.1rem;
 }
 
+.statusIndicator.clickable {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.statusIndicator.clickable:hover {
+  transform: scale(1.2);
+}
+
 .clickable {
   cursor: pointer;
 }
@@ -173,7 +181,6 @@
 }
 
 .active {
-  cursor: default; 
   opacity: 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPage.tsx b/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPage.tsx
index 6c35b7b..5d34d95 100644
--- a/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPage.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import styles from './MonitoringPage.module.css';
 import useProgramStore from "../../utils/programStore.ts";
 import { GestureControls, SpeechPresets, DirectSpeechInput, StatusList, RobotConnected } from './MonitoringPageComponents.tsx';
-import { nextPhase, useExperimentLogger, pauseExperiment, playExperiment, resetExperiment, resetPhase, type ExperimentStreamData, type GoalUpdate, type TriggerUpdate, type CondNormsStateUpdate, type PhaseUpdate } from ".//MonitoringPageAPI.ts"
+import { nextPhase, useExperimentLogger, useStatusLogger, pauseExperiment, playExperiment, resetExperiment, resetPhase, type ExperimentStreamData, type GoalUpdate, type TriggerUpdate, type CondNormsStateUpdate, type PhaseUpdate } from ".//MonitoringPageAPI.ts"
 
 import type { NormNodeData } from '../VisProgPage/visualProgrammingUI/nodes/NormNode.tsx';
 
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export type ReducedNorm = { id: string; label?: string; norm?: string; condition
 
 const MonitoringPage: React.FC = () => {
   const getPhaseIds = useProgramStore((s) => s.getPhaseIds);
+  const getPhaseNames = useProgramStore((s) => s.getPhaseNames);
   const getNormsInPhase = useProgramStore((s) => s.getNormsInPhase);
   const getGoalsInPhase = useProgramStore((s) => s.getGoalsInPhase);
   const getTriggersInPhase = useProgramStore((s) => s.getTriggersInPhase);
@@ -46,9 +47,10 @@ const MonitoringPage: React.FC = () => {
   const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = React.useState(false);
 
   const phaseIds = getPhaseIds();
+  const phaseNames = getPhaseNames();
   
   const [phaseIndex, setPhaseIndex] = React.useState(0);
-  
+
   //see if we reached end node
   const [isFinished, setIsFinished] = React.useState(false); 
 
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ const MonitoringPage: React.FC = () => {
     // Check for phase updates
     if (data.type === 'phase_update' && data.id) {
       const payload = data as PhaseUpdate;
+      console.log(`${data.type} received, id : ${data.id}`)
       if (payload.id === "end") {
         setIsFinished(true);
       } else {
@@ -73,8 +76,10 @@ const MonitoringPage: React.FC = () => {
     const payload = data as GoalUpdate;
     const currentPhaseGoals = getGoalsInPhase(phaseIds[phaseIndex]) as ReducedGoal[];
     const gIndex = currentPhaseGoals.findIndex((g: ReducedGoal) => g.id === payload.id);
-
-    if (gIndex !== -1) {
+    console.log(`${data.type} received, id : ${data.id}`)
+    if (gIndex == -1)
+    {console.log(`goal to update with id ${payload.id} not found in current phase ${phaseNames[phaseIndex]}`)}
+    else {
       //set current goal to the goal that is just started
       setGoalIndex(gIndex);
 
@@ -101,24 +106,33 @@ const MonitoringPage: React.FC = () => {
       ...prev,
       [payload.id]: payload.achieved
     }));
-  }
-  else if (data.type === 'cond_norms_state_update') {
+  } 
+}, [getPhaseIds, getGoalsInPhase, phaseIds, phaseIndex]);
+
+const handleStatusUpdate = React.useCallback((data: any) => {
+  if (data.type === 'cond_norms_state_update') {
     const payload = data as CondNormsStateUpdate;
+
     setActiveIds((prev) => {
+      const hasChanges = payload.norms.some(
+        (normUpdate) => prev[normUpdate.id] !== normUpdate.active
+      );
+
+      if (!hasChanges) {
+        return prev;
+      }
       const nextState = { ...prev };
-      // payload.norms is typed on the union, so safe to use directly
       payload.norms.forEach((normUpdate) => {
         nextState[normUpdate.id] = normUpdate.active;
       });
-
       return nextState;
     });
-    //commented out to avoid cluttering
-    //console.log("Updated conditional norms state:", payload.norms);
   }
-}, [getPhaseIds, getGoalsInPhase, phaseIds, phaseIndex]);
-
+}, []);
+  //For incoming phase, goals and trigger updates 
   useExperimentLogger(handleStreamUpdate);
+  //For pings that update conditional norms
+  useStatusLogger(handleStatusUpdate);
 
   if (phaseIds.length === 0) {
     return <p className={styles.empty}>No program loaded.</p>;
@@ -229,19 +243,40 @@ const MonitoringPage: React.FC = () => {
       <header className={styles.experimentOverview}>
         <div className={styles.phaseName}>
           <h2>Experiment Overview</h2>
-          <p><strong>Phase</strong> {` ${phaseIndex + 1}`} </p>
+          <p>
+            {isFinished ? (
+              <strong>Experiment finished</strong>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+               <strong>Phase {phaseIndex + 1}:</strong> {phaseNames[phaseIndex]}
+              </>
+            )}
+          </p>
           <div className={styles.phaseProgress}>
-            {phaseIds.map((id, index) => (
-              <span 
-                key={id} 
-                className={`${styles.phase} ${
-                  index < phaseIndex ? styles.completed : 
-                  index === phaseIndex ? styles.current : ""
-                }`}
-              >
-                {index + 1}
-              </span>
-            ))}
+            {phaseIds.map((id, index) => {
+              // Determine the status of the phase indicator
+              let phaseStatusClass = "";
+              
+              if (isFinished) {
+                // If the whole experiment is done, all squares are green (completed)
+                phaseStatusClass = styles.completed;
+              } else if (index < phaseIndex) {
+                // Past phases
+                phaseStatusClass = styles.completed;
+              } else if (index === phaseIndex) {
+                // The current phase being worked on
+                phaseStatusClass = styles.current;
+              }
+
+              return (
+                <span 
+                  key={id} 
+                  className={`${styles.phase} ${phaseStatusClass}`}
+                >
+                  {index + 1}
+                </span>
+              );
+            })}
           </div>
         </div>
 
@@ -314,7 +349,7 @@ const MonitoringPage: React.FC = () => {
           </div>
         ) : (
           <>
-            <StatusList title="Goals" items={goals} type="goal" activeIds={activeIds} currentGoalIndex={goalIndex} />
+            <StatusList title="Goals" items={goals} type="goal" activeIds={activeIds} setActiveIds = {setActiveIds} currentGoalIndex={goalIndex} />
             <StatusList title="Triggers" items={triggers} type="trigger" activeIds={activeIds} />
             <StatusList title="Norms" items={norms} type="norm" activeIds={activeIds} />
             <StatusList title="Conditional Norms" items={conditionalNorms} type="cond_norm" activeIds={activeIds} />
diff --git a/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPageAPI.ts b/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPageAPI.ts
index 8ac1b60..36cae5a 100644
--- a/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPageAPI.ts
+++ b/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPageAPI.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { data } from 'react-router';
 
 const API_BASE = "http://localhost:8000";
 const API_BASE_BP = API_BASE + "/button_pressed"; //UserInterruptAgent endpoint
@@ -6,26 +7,7 @@ const API_BASE_BP = API_BASE + "/button_pressed"; //UserInterruptAgent endpoint
 /**
  * HELPER: Unified sender function
  */
-export const sendUserInterrupt = async (type: string, context: string) => {
-  try {
-    const response = await fetch(API_BASE_BP, {
-      method: "POST",
-      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-      body: JSON.stringify({type, context}),
-    });
-    if (!response.ok) throw new Error("Backend response error");
-    console.log(`Interrupt Sent - Type: ${type}, Context: ${context}`);
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.error(`Failed to send interrupt:`, err);
-  }
-};
-
-
-/**
- * HELPER: Unified sender function
- * In a real app, you might move this to a /services or /hooks folder
- */
-const sendAPICall = async (type: string, context: string, endpoint?: string) => {
+export const sendAPICall = async (type: string, context: string, endpoint?: string) => {
   try {
     const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_BP}${endpoint ?? ""}`, {
       method: "POST",
@@ -98,25 +80,56 @@ export type ExperimentStreamData = PhaseUpdate | GoalUpdate | TriggerUpdate | Co
  * via updates sent from the backend
  */
 export function useExperimentLogger(onUpdate?: (data: ExperimentStreamData) => void) {
+  const callbackRef = React.useRef(onUpdate);
+  // Ref is updated every time with on update
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    callbackRef.current = onUpdate;
+  }, [onUpdate]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
+    console.log("Connecting to Experiment Stream...");
     const eventSource = new EventSource(`${API_BASE}/experiment_stream`);
 
     eventSource.onmessage = (event) => {
       try {
         const parsedData = JSON.parse(event.data) as ExperimentStreamData;
-        if (onUpdate) {
-          onUpdate(parsedData);
-        }
+        //call function using the ref
+        callbackRef.current?.(parsedData);
       } catch (err) {
         console.warn("Stream parse error:", err);
       }
     };
+
     eventSource.onerror = (err) => {
       console.error("SSE Connection Error:", err);
       eventSource.close();
     };
+
     return () => {
+      console.log("Closing Experiment Stream...");
       eventSource.close();
     };
+  }, []); 
+}
+/**
+ * A hook that listens to the status stream that updates active conditional norms
+ * via updates sent from the backend
+ */
+export function useStatusLogger(onUpdate?: (data: any) => void) {
+  const callbackRef = React.useRef(onUpdate);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    callbackRef.current = onUpdate;
   }, [onUpdate]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const eventSource = new EventSource(`${API_BASE}/status_stream`);
+    eventSource.onmessage = (event) => {
+      try {
+        const parsedData = JSON.parse(event.data);
+        callbackRef.current?.(parsedData);
+      } catch (err) { console.warn("Status stream error:", err); }
+    };
+    return () => eventSource.close();
+  }, []); // LEGE dependency array
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPageComponents.tsx b/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPageComponents.tsx
index e40401c..34bb04a 100644
--- a/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPageComponents.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/MonitoringPage/MonitoringPageComponents.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import styles from './MonitoringPage.module.css';
-import { sendUserInterrupt } from './MonitoringPageAPI';
+import { sendAPICall } from './MonitoringPageAPI';
 
 // --- GESTURE COMPONENT ---
 export const GestureControls: React.FC = () => {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const GestureControls: React.FC = () => {
         >
           {gestures.map(g => <option key={g.value} value={g.value}>{g.label}</option>)}
         </select>
-        <button onClick={() => sendUserInterrupt("gesture", selectedGesture)}>
+        <button onClick={() => sendAPICall("gesture", selectedGesture)}>
           Actuate
         </button>
       </div>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const SpeechPresets: React.FC = () => {
           <li key={i}>
             <button 
               className={styles.speechBtn} 
-              onClick={() => sendUserInterrupt("speech", phrase.text)}
+              onClick={() =>  sendAPICall("speech", phrase.text)}
             >
               "{phrase.label}"
             </button>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const DirectSpeechInput: React.FC = () => {
 
   const handleSend = () => {
     if (!text.trim()) return;
-    sendUserInterrupt("speech", text);
+    sendAPICall("speech", text);
     setText(""); // Clear after sending
   };
 
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ type StatusItem = {
   description?: string;
   label?: string;
   norm?: string;
+  name?: string;
 };
 
 interface StatusListProps {
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ interface StatusListProps {
   items: StatusItem[];
   type: 'goal' | 'trigger' | 'norm'| 'cond_norm';
   activeIds: Record<string, boolean>;
+  setActiveIds?: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Record<string, boolean>>>; 
   currentGoalIndex?: number;
 }
 
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ export const StatusList: React.FC<StatusListProps> = ({
   items, 
   type, 
   activeIds, 
+  setActiveIds,
   currentGoalIndex // Destructure this prop
 }) => {
   return (
@@ -118,19 +121,23 @@ export const StatusList: React.FC<StatusListProps> = ({
           if (item.id === undefined) return null;
           const isActive = !!activeIds[item.id];
           const showIndicator = type !== 'norm';
-          const canOverride = showIndicator && !isActive || (type === 'cond_norm' && isActive); 
-
           const isCurrentGoal = type === 'goal' && idx === currentGoalIndex;
+          const canOverride =  (showIndicator && !isActive) || (type === 'cond_norm' && isActive); 
+
+         
 
           const handleOverrideClick = () => {
             if (!canOverride) return;
             if (type === 'cond_norm' && isActive){  
               {/* Unachieve conditional norm */}
-              sendUserInterrupt("override_unachieve", String(item.id));
+              sendAPICall("override_unachieve", String(item.id));
             }
             else {
+              if(type === 'goal')
+                if(setActiveIds)
+                {setActiveIds(prev => ({ ...prev, [String(item.id)]: true }));}
             
-              sendUserInterrupt("override", String(item.id));
+              sendAPICall("override", String(item.id));
             }
           };
 
@@ -156,7 +163,7 @@ export const StatusList: React.FC<StatusListProps> = ({
                   borderRadius: '4px'
                 }}
               >
-                {item.description || item.label || item.norm}
+                {item.name || item.description || item.label || item.norm}
                 {isCurrentGoal && " (Current)"} 
               </span>
             </li>
diff --git a/src/utils/programStore.ts b/src/utils/programStore.ts
index e6bcc3a..ef46424 100644
--- a/src/utils/programStore.ts
+++ b/src/utils/programStore.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export type ProgramState = {
   // Utility functions:
   // to avoid having to manually go through the entire state for every instance where data is required
   getPhaseIds: () => string[];
+  getPhaseNames: () => string[];
   getNormsInPhase: (currentPhaseId: string) => Record<string, unknown>[];
   getGoalsInPhase: (currentPhaseId: string) => Record<string, unknown>[];
   getTriggersInPhase: (currentPhaseId: string) => Record<string, unknown>[];
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ const useProgramStore = create<ProgramState>((set, get) => ({
    * gets the ids of all phases in the program
    */
   getPhaseIds: () => get().currentProgram.phases.map(entry => entry["id"] as string),
+   /**
+   * gets the names of all phases in the program
+   */
+  getPhaseNames: () => get().currentProgram.phases.map((entry) => (entry["name"] as string)),
   /**
    * gets the norms for the provided phase
    */