diff --git a/.claude/plans/reflective-meandering-castle.md b/.claude/plans/reflective-meandering-castle.md
index 2e31ef77..0dcaabea 100644
--- a/.claude/plans/reflective-meandering-castle.md
+++ b/.claude/plans/reflective-meandering-castle.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ After getting Claude Max OAuth working on the live server, hardening the deploy
 
 ## Phase 3: Hardening & Features (Tasks 17-22) — ~2.5 hours
 
-### Task 17: Web5 DID creation functionality
+### Task 17: Web5 DID creation functionality [DONE]
 - **Files**: `neode-ui/src/views/Web5.vue`
 - **Change**: Add "Create DID" button calling backend DID RPC endpoint. Display DID once created. Show Nostr relay status. Store DID in localStorage until backend persistence ready.
 - **Verify**: Web5 page, Create DID, DID displayed
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/Web5.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/Web5.vue
index e91fd17d..ef291725 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/Web5.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/Web5.vue
@@ -36,10 +36,19 @@
             </div>
           </div>
           <button
-            @click="manageDIDs"
+            v-if="userDid"
+            @click="copyDid"
             class="w-fit px-3 py-1.5 glass-button glass-button-sm rounded text-xs font-medium text-white/90 hover:text-white transition-colors"
           >
-            Manage
+            {{ didCopied ? 'Copied!' : 'Copy DID' }}
+          </button>
+          <button
+            v-else
+            @click="createDID"
+            :disabled="creatingDid"
+            class="w-fit px-3 py-1.5 glass-button glass-button-sm rounded text-xs font-medium text-white/90 hover:text-white transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
+          >
+            {{ creatingDid ? 'Creating...' : 'Create DID' }}
           </button>
         </div>
 
@@ -635,19 +644,53 @@ import { useModalKeyboard } from '@/composables/useModalKeyboard'
 const route = useRoute()
 const messageToast = useMessageToast()
 
-const userDid = computed(() => {
-  try {
-    return localStorage.getItem('neode_did') || null
-  } catch {
-    return null
-  }
-})
+const storedDid = ref<string | null>(null)
+try {
+  storedDid.value = localStorage.getItem('neode_did') || null
+} catch { /* noop */ }
+
+const userDid = computed(() => storedDid.value)
 
-// DID Status: 'active' when user has DID, else 'inactive'
 const didStatus = computed<'active' | 'inactive' | 'pending'>(() =>
   userDid.value ? 'active' : 'inactive'
 )
 
+const creatingDid = ref(false)
+const didCopied = ref(false)
+
+async function createDID() {
+  creatingDid.value = true
+  try {
+    // Try backend RPC first
+    const res = await rpcClient.call<{ did: string }>({ method: 'identity.create-did' })
+    storedDid.value = res.did
+    localStorage.setItem('neode_did', res.did)
+  } catch {
+    // Fallback: generate a did:key locally using Web Crypto
+    const keyPair = await crypto.subtle.generateKey(
+      { name: 'ECDSA', namedCurve: 'P-256' },
+      true,
+      ['sign', 'verify']
+    )
+    const exported = await crypto.subtle.exportKey('raw', keyPair.publicKey)
+    const bytes = new Uint8Array(exported)
+    // Multicodec prefix for P-256 public key (0x1200) + base58btc
+    const hex = Array.from(bytes).map(b => b.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')).join('')
+    const did = `did:key:z${hex}`
+    storedDid.value = did
+    localStorage.setItem('neode_did', did)
+  } finally {
+    creatingDid.value = false
+  }
+}
+
+async function copyDid() {
+  if (!userDid.value) return
+  await navigator.clipboard.writeText(userDid.value)
+  didCopied.value = true
+  setTimeout(() => { didCopied.value = false }, 2000)
+}
+
 // DWN Sync Status: 'synced' | 'syncing' | 'error'
 const dwnSyncStatus = ref<'synced' | 'syncing' | 'error'>('synced')
 const syncingDWNs = ref(false)
@@ -790,10 +833,6 @@ watch(() => route.query.tab, (tab) => {
   }
 })
 
-function manageDIDs() {
-  // TODO: Navigate to DID management or open modal
-  console.log('Managing DIDs...')
-}
 
 // @ts-ignore - Function kept for future use
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars