diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5104a14..ba36ab6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ This app provides a lightweight local interface to manage Kubernetes clusters vi
 - Add logs viewer
 - Expand actions: describe, delete, logs, and more
 - Improve error handling and feedback
+- Session persistence for context/namespace defaults
 
 ### Phase 3: Polish & Safety
 - Confirmation dialogs for destructive actions
@@ -37,11 +38,12 @@ This app provides a lightweight local interface to manage Kubernetes clusters vi
 ## Roadmap / Checklist
 
 - [x] Add readme describing kubectl gui plan
-- [ ] Phase 1: Prototype backend and basic frontend
-- [ ] Phase 1: Context and namespace selection
-- [ ] Phase 1: List pods and nodes
-- [ ] Phase 2: Search pods, nodes, PVCs, and others
-- [ ] Phase 2: Describe, delete, and logs actions
+- [x] Phase 1: Prototype backend and basic frontend
+- [x] Phase 1: Context and namespace selection
+- [x] Phase 1: List pods and nodes
+- [x] Phase 2: Search pods, nodes, PVCs, and others
+- [x] Phase 2: Describe, delete, and logs actions
+- [x] Phase 2: Session persistence for context/namespace
 - [ ] Phase 3: Safety confirmations and error handling
 - [ ] Phase 3: UI polish and documentation
 
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 8c6e9bd..5424f8b 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -12,41 +12,89 @@ app.add_middleware(
     allow_headers=["*"],
 )
 
+def run_kubectl(args, context=None):
+    cmd = ["kubectl"]
+    if context:
+        cmd += ["--context", context]
+    cmd += args
+    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    return result
+
 @app.get("/")
 def root():
     return {"message": "Kubectl Web GUI backend"}
 
 @app.get("/contexts")
 def get_contexts():
-    result = subprocess.run(
-        ["kubectl", "config", "get-contexts", "-o", "name"],
-        capture_output=True, text=True
-    )
+    result = run_kubectl(["config", "get-contexts", "-o", "name"])
     contexts = [line for line in result.stdout.splitlines() if line]
     current = ""
     try:
-        cur = subprocess.run(
-            ["kubectl", "config", "current-context"],
-            capture_output=True, text=True
-        )
+        cur = run_kubectl(["config", "current-context"])
         current = cur.stdout.strip()
     except Exception:
         pass
     return {"current": current, "contexts": contexts}
 
 @app.get("/namespaces")
-def get_namespaces():
-    result = subprocess.run(
-        ["kubectl", "get", "namespaces", "-o", "jsonpath={range .items[*]}{.metadata.name}{\"\\n\"}{end}"],
-        capture_output=True, text=True
+def get_namespaces(context: str = None):
+    result = run_kubectl(
+        ["get", "namespaces", "-o", "jsonpath={range .items[*]}{.metadata.name}{\"\\n\"}{end}"],
+        context=context
     )
     namespaces = [line for line in result.stdout.splitlines() if line]
     return {"namespaces": namespaces}
 
 @app.get("/pods")
-def get_pods(namespace: str = "default"):
-    result = subprocess.run(
-        ["kubectl", "get", "pods", "-n", namespace, "-o", "json"],
-        capture_output=True, text=True
+def get_pods(namespace: str = "default", context: str = None):
+    result = run_kubectl(
+        ["get", "pods", "-n", namespace, "-o", "json"],
+        context=context
     )
-    return {"raw": result.stdout, "namespace": namespace}
+    return {"raw": result.stdout, "namespace": namespace, "context": context}
+
+@app.get("/nodes")
+def get_nodes(context: str = None):
+    result = run_kubectl(
+        ["get", "nodes", "-o", "json"],
+        context=context
+    )
+    return {"raw": result.stdout, "context": context}
+
+@app.get("/pvcs")
+def get_pvcs(namespace: str = "default", context: str = None):
+    result = run_kubectl(
+        ["get", "pvc", "-n", namespace, "-o", "json"],
+        context=context
+    )
+    return {"raw": result.stdout, "namespace": namespace, "context": context}
+
+@app.get("/describe")
+def describe(resource: str, name: str, namespace: str = "default", context: str = None):
+    allowed = {"pod", "node", "pvc", "service", "deployment"}
+    if resource not in allowed:
+        return {"error": "Invalid resource type"}
+    result = run_kubectl(
+        ["describe", resource, name, "-n", namespace],
+        context=context
+    )
+    return {"output": result.stdout, "stderr": result.stderr, "returncode": result.returncode}
+
+@app.post("/delete")
+def delete(resource: str, name: str, namespace: str = "default", context: str = None):
+    allowed = {"pod", "node", "pvc", "service", "deployment"}
+    if resource not in allowed:
+        return {"error": "Invalid resource type"}
+    result = run_kubectl(
+        ["delete", resource, name, "-n", namespace, "--ignore-not-found=true"],
+        context=context
+    )
+    return {"output": result.stdout, "stderr": result.stderr, "returncode": result.returncode}
+
+@app.get("/logs")
+def logs(pod: str, namespace: str = "default", context: str = None, tail: int = 100):
+    result = run_kubectl(
+        ["logs", pod, "-n", namespace, "--tail", str(tail)],
+        context=context
+    )
+    return {"output": result.stdout, "stderr": result.stderr, "returncode": result.returncode}
diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index d6a1a31..cdc1d23 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -1,7 +1,31 @@
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
   const contextSelect = document.getElementById('context');
   const namespaceSelect = document.getElementById('namespace');
-  const podList = document.getElementById('pod-list');
+  const resourceSelect = document.getElementById('resource-type');
+  const resourceList = document.getElementById('resource-list');
+  const resourceTitle = document.getElementById('resource-title');
+  const searchInput = document.getElementById('search-input');
+  const searchBtn = document.getElementById('search-btn');
+  const setDefaultBtn = document.getElementById('set-default');
+  const actionName = document.getElementById('action-name');
+  const actionOutput = document.getElementById('action-output');
+
+  let currentData = [];
+
+  function saveSession() {
+    sessionStorage.setItem('k8s_context', contextSelect.value);
+    sessionStorage.setItem('k8s_namespace', namespaceSelect.value);
+    sessionStorage.setItem('k8s_resource', resourceSelect.value);
+  }
+
+  function loadSession() {
+    const ctx = sessionStorage.getItem('k8s_context');
+    const ns = sessionStorage.getItem('k8s_namespace');
+    const res = sessionStorage.getItem('k8s_resource');
+    if (ctx) contextSelect.value = ctx;
+    if (ns) namespaceSelect.value = ns;
+    if (res) resourceSelect.value = res;
+  }
 
   async function loadContexts() {
     try {
@@ -15,6 +39,8 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
         if (ctx === data.current) opt.selected = true;
         contextSelect.appendChild(opt);
       });
+      loadSession();
+      loadNamespaces();
     } catch (e) {
       console.error('Failed to load contexts', e);
     }
@@ -22,7 +48,10 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 
   async function loadNamespaces() {
     try {
-      const res = await fetch('http://localhost:8000/namespaces');
+      const ctx = contextSelect.value || null;
+      const url = new URL('http://localhost:8000/namespaces');
+      if (ctx) url.searchParams.set('context', ctx);
+      const res = await fetch(url);
       const data = await res.json();
       namespaceSelect.innerHTML = '';
       data.namespaces.forEach(ns => {
@@ -31,24 +60,135 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
         opt.textContent = ns;
         namespaceSelect.appendChild(opt);
       });
+      loadSession();
+      loadResources();
     } catch (e) {
       console.error('Failed to load namespaces', e);
     }
   }
 
-  async function loadPods() {
+  async function loadResources() {
+    const resType = resourceSelect.value;
     const ns = namespaceSelect.value || 'default';
+    const ctx = contextSelect.value || null;
+    resourceTitle.textContent = resType.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + resType.slice(1);
+    resourceList.innerHTML = '<li>Loading...</li>';
     try {
-      const res = await fetch(`http://localhost:8000/pods?namespace=${encodeURIComponent(ns)}`);
+      let url;
+      if (resType === 'pods') {
+        url = `http://localhost:8000/pods?namespace=${encodeURIComponent(ns)}${ctx ? '&context=' + encodeURIComponent(ctx) : ''}`;
+      } else if (resType === 'nodes') {
+        url = `http://localhost:8000/nodes${ctx ? '?context=' + encodeURIComponent(ctx) : ''}`;
+      } else if (resType === 'pvcs') {
+        url = `http://localhost:8000/pvcs?namespace=${encodeURIComponent(ns)}${ctx ? '&context=' + encodeURIComponent(ctx) : ''}`;
+      } else {
+        url = `http://localhost:8000/pods?namespace=${encodeURIComponent(ns)}`;
+      }
+
+      const res = await fetch(url);
       const data = await res.json();
-      podList.innerHTML = '<li>Pods loaded (raw output available)</li>';
+      currentData = [];
+      try {
+        const obj = JSON.parse(data.raw || '{}');
+        if (resType === 'pods' || resType === 'pvcs') {
+          const items = obj.items || [];
+          currentData = items.map(i => ({
+            name: i.metadata?.name || 'unknown',
+            namespace: i.metadata?.namespace || ns
+          }));
+        } else if (resType === 'nodes') {
+          const items = obj.items || [];
+          currentData = items.map(i => ({
+            name: i.metadata?.name || 'unknown',
+            namespace: '-'
+          }));
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        currentData = [];
+      }
+      renderList();
     } catch (e) {
-      console.error('Failed to load pods', e);
+      console.error('Failed to load resources', e);
+      resourceList.innerHTML = '<li>Error loading resources</li>';
     }
   }
 
+  function renderList() {
+    const filter = searchInput.value.toLowerCase();
+    resourceList.innerHTML = '';
+    const filtered = currentData.filter(item => item.name.toLowerCase().includes(filter));
+    if (filtered.length === 0) {
+      resourceList.innerHTML = '<li>No results</li>';
+      return;
+    }
+    filtered.forEach(item => {
+      const li = document.createElement('li');
+      li.innerHTML = `<strong>${item.name}</strong> <span style="color:#666">(${item.namespace})</span>`;
+      resourceList.appendChild(li);
+    });
+  }
+
+  contextSelect.addEventListener('change', () => { saveSession(); loadNamespaces(); });
+  namespaceSelect.addEventListener('change', () => { saveSession(); loadResources(); });
+  resourceSelect.addEventListener('change', () => { saveSession(); loadResources(); });
+  searchBtn.addEventListener('click', renderList);
+  searchInput.addEventListener('input', renderList);
+  setDefaultBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { saveSession(); alert('Defaults saved for session'); });
+
+  document.getElementById('btn-describe').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+    const name = actionName.value.trim();
+    if (!name) return;
+    const resType = resourceSelect.value === 'pvcs' ? 'pvc' : (resourceSelect.value === 'nodes' ? 'node' : 'pod');
+    const ns = namespaceSelect.value || 'default';
+    const ctx = contextSelect.value || null;
+    try {
+      const url = new URL('http://localhost:8000/describe');
+      url.searchParams.set('resource', resType);
+      url.searchParams.set('name', name);
+      url.searchParams.set('namespace', ns);
+      if (ctx) url.searchParams.set('context', ctx);
+      const res = await fetch(url);
+      const data = await res.json();
+      actionOutput.textContent = data.output || data.error || JSON.stringify(data);
+    } catch (e) {
+      actionOutput.textContent = 'Error: ' + e;
+    }
+  });
+
+  document.getElementById('btn-logs').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+    const name = actionName.value.trim();
+    if (!name) return;
+    const ns = namespaceSelect.value || 'default';
+    const ctx = contextSelect.value || null;
+    try {
+      const url = new URL('http://localhost:8000/logs');
+      url.searchParams.set('pod', name);
+      url.searchParams.set('namespace', ns);
+      if (ctx) url.searchParams.set('context', ctx);
+      const res = await fetch(url);
+      const data = await res.json();
+      actionOutput.textContent = data.output || data.error || JSON.stringify(data);
+    } catch (e) {
+      actionOutput.textContent = 'Error: ' + e;
+    }
+  });
+
+  document.getElementById('btn-delete').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+    const name = actionName.value.trim();
+    if (!name || !confirm('Delete ' + name + '?')) return;
+    const resType = resourceSelect.value === 'pvcs' ? 'pvc' : (resourceSelect.value === 'nodes' ? 'node' : 'pod');
+    const ns = namespaceSelect.value || 'default';
+    const ctx = contextSelect.value || null;
+    try {
+      const url = `http://localhost:8000/delete?resource=${encodeURIComponent(resType)}&name=${encodeURIComponent(name)}&namespace=${encodeURIComponent(ns)}${ctx ? '&context=' + encodeURIComponent(ctx) : ''}`;
+      const res = await fetch(url, { method: 'POST' });
+      const data = await res.json();
+      actionOutput.textContent = data.output || data.error || JSON.stringify(data);
+      loadResources();
+    } catch (e) {
+      actionOutput.textContent = 'Error: ' + e;
+    }
+  });
+
   loadContexts();
-  loadNamespaces();
-  namespaceSelect.addEventListener('change', loadPods);
-  loadPods();
 });
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 4fb8701..094d465 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -17,11 +17,37 @@
 
       <label for="namespace">Namespace:</label>
       <select id="namespace"><option>default</option></select>
+
+      <label for="resource-type">Resource:</label>
+      <select id="resource-type">
+        <option value="pods">Pods</option>
+        <option value="nodes">Nodes</option>
+        <option value="pvcs">PVCs</option>
+      </select>
+
+      <button id="set-default">Set as default</button>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id="search">
+      <input type="text" id="search-input" placeholder="Search by name..." />
+      <button id="search-btn">Search / Refresh</button>
     </section>
 
     <section id="resources">
-      <h2>Pods</h2>
-      <ul id="pod-list"><li>Loading...</li></ul>
+      <h2 id="resource-title">Pods</h2>
+      <ul id="resource-list"><li>Loading...</li></ul>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id="actions">
+      <h2>Actions</h2>
+      <div>
+        <label>Resource name:</label>
+        <input type="text" id="action-name" placeholder="name" />
+        <button id="btn-describe">Describe</button>
+        <button id="btn-logs">Logs</button>
+        <button id="btn-delete" class="danger">Delete</button>
+      </div>
+      <pre id="action-output"></pre>
     </section>
   </main>
   <script src="app.js"></script>