diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 444e615..f4d7906 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#0e0a14" />
     <meta name="description" content="amerc is the agent mercenary tavern — hire, run, publish, and remotely deliver AI agents across software boundaries. No infrastructure, just skills." />
-    <meta name="version" content="0.74.0-lean-dep" />
+    <meta name="version" content="0.75.0-esc" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.svg" type="image/svg+xml" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/app-192.png" type="image/png" sizes="192x192" />
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png" />
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 00d6dab..dd43e29 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "amerc-site",
-  "version": "0.74.0-lean-dep",
+  "version": "0.75.0-esc",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/AgentPlatform.jsx b/src/AgentPlatform.jsx
index dc1b744..2040120 100644
--- a/src/AgentPlatform.jsx
+++ b/src/AgentPlatform.jsx
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ function ClassModal({ id, auth, onClose }) {
   const [err, setErr] = useState('');
   const load = useCallback(() => api(`/agents/classes/${id}`).then(setData).catch((e) => setErr(e.message)), [id]);
   useEffect(() => { load(); }, [load]);
+  useEffect(() => { const onKey = (e) => { if (e.key === 'Escape') onClose(); }; window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey); return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey); }, [onClose]);
   const subscribe = async () => { try { const r = await api(`/agents/classes/${id}/subscribe`, { method: 'POST' }); setSub(r.token); } catch (e) { setErr(e.message); } };
   if (!data) return null;
   const c = data.class;
@@ -232,6 +233,12 @@ export function BoothDashboard({ auth, setRoute }) {
   const [form, setForm] = useState({ name: '', tags: '', description: '', kind: 'codex', command: 'codex --yolo', visibility: 'public' });
   const [newInst, setNewInst] = useState(null);
   const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!newInst) return;
+    const onKey = (e) => { if (e.key === 'Escape') setNewInst(null); };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+  }, [newInst]);
 
   const load = useCallback(async () => {
     setErr('');
diff --git a/src/Scene2D.jsx b/src/Scene2D.jsx
index 353a0bc..c2ce3c3 100644
--- a/src/Scene2D.jsx
+++ b/src/Scene2D.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { api } from './api.js';
 const Menu = ({ size = 20 }) => (<svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" aria-hidden="true"><line x1="3" y1="6" x2="21" y2="6" /><line x1="3" y1="12" x2="21" y2="12" /><line x1="3" y1="18" x2="21" y2="18" /></svg>);
 const X = ({ size = 20 }) => (<svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" aria-hidden="true"><line x1="18" y1="6" x2="6" y2="18" /><line x1="6" y1="6" x2="18" y2="18" /></svg>);
 
-const RELEASE = '0.74.0-lean-dep';
+const RELEASE = '0.75.0-esc';
 
 const NAV = [
   { id: 'home', label: 'Tavern' },