diff --git a/utils/bluetooth/capability_check.py b/utils/bluetooth/capability_check.py
index 3609dac..7995501 100644
--- a/utils/bluetooth/capability_check.py
+++ b/utils/bluetooth/capability_check.py
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ def _check_adapters(caps: SystemCapabilities) -> None:
             if 'org.bluez.Adapter1' in interfaces:
                 adapter_props = interfaces['org.bluez.Adapter1']
                 adapter_info = {
+                    'id': str(path),  # Alias for frontend
                     'path': str(path),
                     'name': str(adapter_props.get('Name', 'Unknown')),
                     'address': str(adapter_props.get('Address', 'Unknown')),
@@ -168,9 +169,11 @@ def _check_adapters_hciconfig(caps: SystemCapabilities) -> None:
                 # Match adapter line (e.g., "hci0:	Type: Primary  Bus: USB")
                 adapter_match = re.match(r'^(hci\d+):', line)
                 if adapter_match:
+                    adapter_name = adapter_match.group(1)
                     current_adapter = {
-                        'path': f'/org/bluez/{adapter_match.group(1)}',
-                        'name': adapter_match.group(1),
+                        'id': adapter_name,  # Alias for frontend
+                        'path': f'/org/bluez/{adapter_name}',
+                        'name': adapter_name,
                         'address': 'Unknown',
                         'powered': False,
                         'discovering': False,
diff --git a/utils/bluetooth/models.py b/utils/bluetooth/models.py
index 7400c66..9261cca 100644
--- a/utils/bluetooth/models.py
+++ b/utils/bluetooth/models.py
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ class SystemCapabilities:
     def to_dict(self) -> dict:
         """Convert to dictionary for JSON serialization."""
         return {
+            'available': self.can_scan,  # Alias for frontend compatibility
+            'can_scan': self.can_scan,
             'has_dbus': self.has_dbus,
             'has_bluez': self.has_bluez,
             'bluez_version': self.bluez_version,
@@ -349,7 +351,7 @@ class SystemCapabilities:
             'has_hcitool': self.has_hcitool,
             'has_bluetoothctl': self.has_bluetoothctl,
             'has_btmgmt': self.has_btmgmt,
+            'preferred_backend': self.recommended_backend,  # Alias for frontend
             'recommended_backend': self.recommended_backend,
-            'can_scan': self.can_scan,
             'issues': self.issues,
         }