diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 14a1b3f..231c729 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 __pycache__
 .venv
 *.pdf
+*.db
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 7af6eaa..2328c3e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,11 @@ services:
     environment:
       - HOST=0.0.0.0
       - PORT=8000
+      # Stored solves live on the mounted volume so they survive restarts.
+      - DB_PATH=/data/solves.db
+    volumes:
+      - solves:/data
     restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+  solves:
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 608a6b4..bcd47da 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@
                 }
                 const data = await resp.json();
                 if (!resp.ok) {pending.remove(); errBox.textContent = data.error || "Server error"; return;}
-                renderSolution(data, pending);
+                renderSolution(data, pending, token);
             } catch (e) {pending.remove(); errBox.textContent = e.message;}
             finally {solvingHere = false; activeToken = null; setSolveDisabled(false);}
         }
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@
         setInterval(pollStatus, 1000);
         pollStatus();
 
-        function renderSolution(s, placeholder) {
+        function renderSolution(s, placeholder, token) {
             // Collapse any previously-shown solutions so the new one is the focus.
             for (const d of document.querySelectorAll("#output details.solution")) d.open = false;
 
@@ -900,6 +900,19 @@
             details.append(el("summary", {},
                 `Solution ${n} — ${s.status}, objective ${s.objective_value ?? "—"}`));
             const out = details;
+
+            // A shareable permalink to this stored solve, looked up by its UUID.
+            if (token) {
+                const url = location.origin + location.pathname + "?solve=" + encodeURIComponent(token);
+                out.append(el("p", {}, el("button", {
+                    class: "mini", type: "button",
+                    onclick: (ev) => {
+                        navigator.clipboard?.writeText(url);
+                        ev.target.textContent = "Link copied!";
+                        setTimeout(() => {ev.target.textContent = "Copy share link";}, 1500);
+                    },
+                }, "Copy share link")));
+            }
             out.append(el("p", {
                 html:
                     `<b>Status:</b> ${s.status} &nbsp; <b>Objective:</b> ${s.objective_value ?? "—"} &nbsp; ` +
@@ -1096,6 +1109,27 @@
             "brass": 1,
             "electrum": 2
         })
+
+        // --- deep link: /?solve=<uuid> loads a previously stored solve ---
+        async function loadSharedSolve(token) {
+            const out = document.getElementById("output");
+            const errBox = document.getElementById("error");
+            const pending = el("p", {class: "pending"}, "Loading shared solve…");
+            out.prepend(pending);
+            try {
+                const resp = await fetch("/solve/" + encodeURIComponent(token), {cache: "no-store"});
+                if (resp.status === 404) {
+                    pending.remove();
+                    errBox.textContent = "No stored solve found for that link (it may have been evicted).";
+                    return;
+                }
+                const rec = await resp.json();
+                if (!resp.ok) {pending.remove(); errBox.textContent = rec.error || "Server error"; return;}
+                renderSolution(rec.solution, pending, rec.token);
+            } catch (e) {pending.remove(); errBox.textContent = e.message;}
+        }
+        const sharedToken = new URLSearchParams(location.search).get("solve");
+        if (sharedToken) loadSharedSolve(sharedToken);
     </script>
 </body>
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index a48bc6f..2d0987b 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ import json
 import os
 import select
 import socket
+import sqlite3
 import threading
+import time
 from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, ThreadingHTTPServer
 from pathlib import Path
-from urllib.parse import parse_qs, urlsplit
+from urllib.parse import parse_qs, unquote, urlsplit
 
 from solve import problem_from_dict, solve, solution_to_dict
 
@@ -27,6 +29,72 @@ from solve import problem_from_dict, solve, solution_to_dict
 # The UI is a single static page served from index.html next to this module.
 INDEX_HTML = (Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "index.html").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
+# Completed solves are persisted to SQLite so they can be looked up later by
+# their UUID (GET /solve/<uuid>) and shared via /?solve=<uuid> deep links. Point
+# DB_PATH at a mounted volume so history survives container restarts/redeploys.
+# Old rows are evicted so the DB stays bounded (keep the newest MAX_SOLVES).
+DB_PATH = os.environ.get(
+    "DB_PATH", str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "data" / "solves.db"))
+MAX_SOLVES = int(os.environ.get("MAX_SOLVES", "500"))
+
+
+def _db():
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH, timeout=5.0)
+    # WAL lets the concurrent /solve/<uuid> readers run alongside a writer.
+    conn.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
+    conn.execute("PRAGMA busy_timeout=5000")
+    return conn
+
+
+def init_db():
+    Path(DB_PATH).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    conn = _db()
+    try:
+        with conn:
+            conn.execute(
+                "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS solves ("
+                "token TEXT PRIMARY KEY, ts REAL NOT NULL, status TEXT, "
+                "problem TEXT NOT NULL, solution TEXT NOT NULL)")
+            conn.execute("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_solves_ts ON solves(ts)")
+    finally:
+        conn.close()
+
+
+def store_solve(token, problem, solution):
+    # token is client-generated; skip blanks. INSERT OR REPLACE means a repeated
+    # token overwrites (a client could clobber its own/another's row — acceptable
+    # for this app; switch to a server-issued id if that ever matters).
+    if not token:
+        return
+    conn = _db()
+    try:
+        with conn:
+            conn.execute(
+                "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO solves (token, ts, status, problem, solution) "
+                "VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+                (token, time.time(), solution.get("status"),
+                 json.dumps(problem), json.dumps(solution)))
+            conn.execute(
+                "DELETE FROM solves WHERE token NOT IN "
+                "(SELECT token FROM solves ORDER BY ts DESC LIMIT ?)",
+                (MAX_SOLVES,))
+    finally:
+        conn.close()
+
+
+def fetch_solve(token):
+    conn = _db()
+    try:
+        row = conn.execute(
+            "SELECT token, ts, status, problem, solution FROM solves WHERE token = ?",
+            (token,)).fetchone()
+    finally:
+        conn.close()
+    if row is None:
+        return None
+    return {"token": row[0], "ts": row[1], "status": row[2],
+            "problem": json.loads(row[3]), "solution": json.loads(row[4])}
+
 # Only one solve may run at a time across all viewers. While it's held, other
 # clients get an immediate 429 from /solve and disable their button (they learn
 # the busy state by polling /status).
@@ -63,10 +131,18 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         self.wfile.write(body)
 
     def do_GET(self):
-        if self.path in ("/", "/index.html"):
+        path = urlsplit(self.path).path
+        if path in ("/", "/index.html"):
             self._send(200, INDEX_HTML, "text/html; charset=utf-8")
-        elif self.path == "/status":
+        elif path == "/status":
             self._send(200, json.dumps({"solving": _solve_lock.locked()}), no_cache=True)
+        elif path.startswith("/solve/"):
+            token = unquote(path[len("/solve/"):])
+            rec = fetch_solve(token)
+            if rec is None:
+                self._send(404, json.dumps({"error": "not found"}), no_cache=True)
+            else:
+                self._send(200, json.dumps(rec), no_cache=True)
         else:
             self._send(404, json.dumps({"error": "not found"}))
 
@@ -99,7 +175,8 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         try:
             length = int(self.headers.get("Content-Length", 0))
             payload = json.loads(self.rfile.read(length) or b"{}")
-            problem = problem_from_dict(payload.get("problem", {}))
+            raw_problem = payload.get("problem", {})
+            problem = problem_from_dict(raw_problem)
             max_time = float(payload.get("max_time_seconds", 30.0))
             token = str(payload.get("token") or "")
 
@@ -143,7 +220,11 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
             if "err" in result:
                 raise result["err"]
-            self._send(200, json.dumps(solution_to_dict(result["sol"])))
+            sol_dict = solution_to_dict(result["sol"])
+            # Persist the completed solve so it can be looked up by its UUID.
+            # (Cancelled solves take the early return above and aren't stored.)
+            store_solve(token, raw_problem, sol_dict)
+            self._send(200, json.dumps(sol_dict))
         except Exception as exc:  # surface errors to the browser
             self._send(400, json.dumps({"error": f"{type(exc).__name__}: {exc}"}))
         finally:
@@ -171,6 +252,7 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
 
 def main():
+    init_db()
     host = os.environ.get("HOST", "127.0.0.1")
     port = int(os.environ.get("PORT", "8000"))
     server = ThreadingHTTPServer((host, port), Handler)