diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index b20ec9db..fda133ea 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ Environment variables:
   - Per-event Bedrock diagnostic logs written to `bedrock-diagnostics.log` in the active Warp log directory
 - Set `GALAXY_TOOL_DIAGNOSTICS=1` to enable verbose local tool queue/execution debug logs and cancellation backtraces. These diagnostics are disabled during routine operation.
 
+### Local AI Activity Inspector
+
+- Open `/ai-activity` or **Show AI Activity** in the Command Palette to start an app-wide, in-memory recording of model requests/results, compaction, tools, permission assessments, crosscheck reviews, and background-job lifecycle events.
+- Each event carries its owning conversation/session where available. Filter by activity or click a session label; click the activity to inspect wrapped, selectable details. Recording continues after closing the inspector until paused, and Clear removes retained events without affecting running work.
+- Capture is off until first opened, independent of remote-logging settings, and bounded to 2,000 events / 16 MiB of retained entries and 262,144 characters per capture. Truncation and eviction are explicit. Transport headers/provider credentials are excluded; user-supplied model/tool content may appear in the local capture.
+- Requests are Galaxy's provider-neutral snapshots, not exact upstream HTTP payloads. ACP exposes only the traffic Galaxy exchanges with the external agent; the external agent's internal model requests and compaction are not visible. Provider token usage is marked as reported only when supplied by the runtime.
+
 ### Remote Logging: Pulling Galaxy Logs
 
 When investigating Galaxy behavior, retrieve recent remote logs from
diff --git a/app/src/ai/activity/mod.rs b/app/src/ai/activity/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89f29e42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/ai/activity/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+//! Local, opt-in inspection of Galaxy's AI traffic and execution lifecycle.
+//!
+//! Payloads describe Galaxy's provider-neutral requests/results, not HTTP wire
+//! traffic. No transport headers or provider credentials are captured here.
+
+#[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+pub(crate) mod view;
+
+use std::collections::{HashMap, VecDeque};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock, Mutex};
+
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use serde_json::{json, Value};
+
+/// Limits bound both retention and the work spent serializing a single event.
+pub(crate) const MAX_PAYLOAD_CHARS: usize = 256 * 1024;
+const MAX_ITEMS: usize = 2_000;
+const MAX_RETAINED_BYTES: usize = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+const MAX_LABELS: usize = 4_096;
+
+static RECORDING: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+static STORE: LazyLock<Mutex<ActivityStore>> = LazyLock::new(Mutex::default);
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub(crate) struct ActivityEntry {
+    pub id: u64,
+    pub timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
+    pub session_id: Option<String>,
+    pub session_label: String,
+    pub category: String,
+    pub event: String,
+    pub summary: String,
+    pub model: Option<String>,
+    pub duration_ms: Option<u64>,
+    pub detail: String,
+}
+
+pub(crate) struct ActivitySnapshot {
+    pub recording: bool,
+    pub revision: u64,
+    pub dropped: usize,
+    pub entries: Vec<Arc<ActivityEntry>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct ActivityStore {
+    entries: VecDeque<Arc<ActivityEntry>>,
+    labels: HashMap<String, String>,
+    label_order: VecDeque<String>,
+    sessions: HashMap<String, String>,
+    correlation_order: VecDeque<String>,
+    retained_bytes: usize,
+    next_id: u64,
+    revision: u64,
+    dropped: usize,
+    recording: bool,
+    generation: u64,
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn is_recording() -> bool {
+    RECORDING.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn set_recording(recording: bool) {
+    if let Ok(mut store) = STORE.lock() {
+        store.set_recording(recording);
+        RECORDING.store(recording, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Stops neither running work nor recording; it only clears retained diagnostics.
+pub(crate) fn clear() {
+    if let Ok(mut store) = STORE.lock() {
+        store.clear();
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn snapshot() -> ActivitySnapshot {
+    let store = STORE.lock().unwrap_or_else(|error| error.into_inner());
+    ActivitySnapshot {
+        recording: store.recording,
+        revision: store.revision,
+        dropped: store.dropped,
+        entries: store.entries.iter().cloned().collect(),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Titles are bounded separately from payloads, and retained across Clear so
+/// subsequent tool/background events keep their owning session's name.
+pub(crate) fn register_session(session_id: impl Into<String>, label: impl Into<String>) {
+    if !is_recording() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let session_id = session_id.into();
+    if session_id.is_empty() || session_id.len() > 256 {
+        return;
+    }
+    let label = bounded_text(&label.into(), 200);
+    if label.trim().is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    if let Ok(mut store) = STORE.lock() {
+        if store.recording {
+            store.register_session(session_id, label);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn record(event: &str, summary: impl Into<String>, context: Value) {
+    if !is_recording() {
+        return;
+    }
+    record_serializable(event, summary, context, &());
+}
+
+/// Serialize by reference with early termination, without first cloning a
+/// conversation or materializing an unbounded serde_json::Value.
+pub(crate) fn record_serializable(
+    event: &str,
+    summary: impl Into<String>,
+    context: Value,
+    payload: &(impl Serialize + ?Sized),
+) {
+    if !is_recording() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let Some(generation) = STORE
+        .lock()
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|store| store.capture_generation())
+    else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let timestamp = Utc::now();
+    #[derive(Serialize)]
+    struct Capture<'a, T: Serialize + ?Sized> {
+        context: &'a Value,
+        payload: &'a T,
+    }
+    let captured =
+        super::remote_logging::prefix_bounded_payload_context(MAX_PAYLOAD_CHARS, |writer| {
+            serde_json::to_writer_pretty(
+                writer,
+                &Capture {
+                    context: &context,
+                    payload,
+                },
+            )
+        });
+    let mut detail = captured["payload"].as_str().unwrap_or_default().to_owned();
+    if captured["truncated"].as_bool() == Some(true) {
+        detail.push_str(
+            "\n\n[Capture truncated at 262,144 characters; remaining payload was not serialized.]",
+        );
+    }
+    if let Some(error) = captured.get("serialization_error") {
+        detail = format!("Capture could not be serialized: {error}");
+    }
+    let Ok(mut store) = STORE.lock() else {
+        return;
+    };
+    store.push_captured(
+        generation,
+        event,
+        summary.into(),
+        &context,
+        detail,
+        timestamp,
+    );
+}
+
+impl ActivityStore {
+    fn set_recording(&mut self, recording: bool) {
+        if self.recording != recording {
+            self.generation = self.generation.wrapping_add(1);
+            self.recording = recording;
+            self.revision = self.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn clear(&mut self) {
+        self.entries.clear();
+        self.retained_bytes = 0;
+        self.dropped = 0;
+        self.generation = self.generation.wrapping_add(1);
+        self.revision = self.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+    }
+
+    fn capture_generation(&self) -> Option<u64> {
+        self.recording.then_some(self.generation)
+    }
+
+    fn register_session(&mut self, session_id: String, label: String) {
+        let label = format!(
+            "{} · {}",
+            bounded_text(&label, 185),
+            session_id.chars().take(8).collect::<String>()
+        );
+        if self.labels.get(&session_id) == Some(&label) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if !self.labels.contains_key(&session_id) {
+            if self.labels.len() >= MAX_LABELS {
+                if let Some(oldest) = self.label_order.pop_front() {
+                    self.labels.remove(&oldest);
+                }
+            }
+            self.label_order.push_back(session_id.clone());
+        }
+        self.labels.insert(session_id.clone(), label.clone());
+        for entry in &mut self.entries {
+            if entry.session_id.as_deref() == Some(&session_id) {
+                self.retained_bytes -= entry_size(entry);
+                Arc::make_mut(entry).session_label.clone_from(&label);
+                self.retained_bytes += entry_size(entry);
+            }
+        }
+        self.evict();
+        self.revision = self.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+    }
+
+    fn push_captured(
+        &mut self,
+        generation: u64,
+        event: &str,
+        summary: String,
+        context: &Value,
+        detail: String,
+        timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
+    ) {
+        // Clear and pause/resume invalidate captures that started before the
+        // transition, even when serialization finishes after recording resumes.
+        if self.capture_generation() != Some(generation) {
+            return;
+        }
+        let mut session_id = session_id(context);
+        let correlation = correlation_keys(context);
+        if session_id.is_none() {
+            session_id = correlation
+                .iter()
+                .find_map(|key| self.sessions.get(key).cloned());
+        }
+        if let Some(id) = &session_id {
+            for key in correlation {
+                if !self.sessions.contains_key(&key) {
+                    if self.sessions.len() >= MAX_LABELS {
+                        if let Some(oldest) = self.correlation_order.pop_front() {
+                            self.sessions.remove(&oldest);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    self.correlation_order.push_back(key.clone());
+                }
+                self.sessions.insert(key, id.clone());
+            }
+        }
+        let session_label = session_id.as_ref().map_or_else(
+            || "App background activity".to_owned(),
+            |id| {
+                self.labels.get(id).cloned().unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                    format!("Session {}", id.chars().take(8).collect::<String>())
+                })
+            },
+        );
+        let entry = Arc::new(ActivityEntry {
+            id: self.next_id,
+            timestamp,
+            session_id,
+            session_label,
+            category: category(event).to_owned(),
+            event: bounded_text(event, 160),
+            summary: bounded_text(&summary, 400),
+            model: context
+                .get("model_id")
+                .or_else(|| context.get("model"))
+                .and_then(Value::as_str)
+                .map(|model| bounded_text(model, 200)),
+            duration_ms: context
+                .get("elapsed_ms")
+                .or_else(|| context.get("duration_ms"))
+                .and_then(Value::as_u64),
+            detail,
+        });
+        self.next_id = self.next_id.wrapping_add(1);
+        self.retained_bytes += entry_size(&entry);
+        self.entries.push_back(entry);
+        self.evict();
+        self.revision = self.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+    }
+
+    fn evict(&mut self) {
+        while self.entries.len() > MAX_ITEMS || self.retained_bytes > MAX_RETAINED_BYTES {
+            if let Some(evicted) = self.entries.pop_front() {
+                self.retained_bytes -= entry_size(&evicted);
+                self.dropped += 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Entry retention counts metadata as well as captured content. The two
+/// identity registries are separately bounded by count and string length.
+fn entry_size(entry: &ActivityEntry) -> usize {
+    std::mem::size_of::<ActivityEntry>()
+        + entry.session_id.as_ref().map_or(0, String::capacity)
+        + entry.session_label.capacity()
+        + entry.category.capacity()
+        + entry.event.capacity()
+        + entry.summary.capacity()
+        + entry.model.as_ref().map_or(0, String::capacity)
+        + entry.detail.capacity()
+}
+
+fn correlation_keys(context: &Value) -> Vec<String> {
+    ["stream_id", "request_id", "provider_run_id", "run_id"]
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|key| {
+            let value = context.get(key)?.as_str()?;
+            // Overlong identifiers cannot be allowed to grow the registry or
+            // be truncated into another session's correlation key.
+            (!value.is_empty() && value.len() <= 256).then(|| format!("{key}:{value}"))
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+fn session_id(context: &Value) -> Option<String> {
+    [
+        context.get("conversation_id"),
+        context.pointer("/tool/conversation_id"),
+        context.pointer("/identifiers/client_conversation_id"),
+        context.get("parent_conversation_id"),
+    ]
+    .into_iter()
+    .flatten()
+    .filter_map(Value::as_str)
+    .find(|id| !id.is_empty() && id.len() <= 256)
+    .map(str::to_owned)
+}
+
+fn category(event: &str) -> &'static str {
+    if event.contains("compact") || event.contains("summar") {
+        "Compaction"
+    } else if event.contains("risk_review")
+        || event.contains("risk_assessment")
+        || event.contains("permission")
+    {
+        "Permissions"
+    } else if event.contains("tool") || event.contains("action") {
+        "Tools"
+    } else if event.contains("command") || event.contains("job") {
+        "Background jobs"
+    } else if event.contains("model") || event.contains("llm") {
+        "Completions"
+    } else {
+        "Lifecycle"
+    }
+}
+
+fn bounded_text(text: &str, limit: usize) -> String {
+    text.chars().take(limit).collect()
+}
+
+/// Reuses existing operational metadata while keeping remote logging consent
+/// and credentials independent from this local inspector.
+pub(crate) fn record_log(record: &super::remote_logging::RemoteLogRecord) {
+    if !is_recording() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let event = record
+        .context
+        .get("event")
+        .and_then(Value::as_str)
+        .unwrap_or("activity");
+    record_serializable(
+        event,
+        &record.message,
+        json!({
+            "conversation_id": session_id(&record.context),
+            "stream_id": record.context.get("stream_id"),
+            "request_id": record.context.get("request_id"),
+            "provider_run_id": record.context.get("provider_run_id"),
+            "run_id": record.context.get("run_id"),
+            "duration_ms": record.context.get("duration_ms"),
+            "model_id": record.context.get("model_id"),
+            "elapsed_ms": record.context.get("elapsed_ms"),
+            "level": record.level.as_str(),
+        }),
+        &record.context,
+    );
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[path = "mod_tests.rs"]
+mod tests;
diff --git a/app/src/ai/activity/mod_tests.rs b/app/src/ai/activity/mod_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b70e15a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/ai/activity/mod_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+use super::*;
+
+fn recording_store() -> ActivityStore {
+    let mut store = ActivityStore::default();
+    store.set_recording(true);
+    store
+}
+
+fn capture(store: &mut ActivityStore, context: Value, detail: String) {
+    store.push_captured(
+        store.capture_generation().unwrap(),
+        "model_response",
+        "Model completed".to_owned(),
+        &context,
+        detail,
+        Utc::now(),
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn clear_and_pause_resume_invalidate_in_flight_captures() {
+    let mut store = recording_store();
+    let first_generation = store.capture_generation().unwrap();
+    store.clear();
+    store.push_captured(
+        first_generation,
+        "tool_result",
+        "Late".to_owned(),
+        &json!({}),
+        "old".to_owned(),
+        Utc::now(),
+    );
+    assert!(store.entries.is_empty());
+
+    let second_generation = store.capture_generation().unwrap();
+    store.set_recording(false);
+    assert!(store.capture_generation().is_none());
+    store.set_recording(true);
+    store.push_captured(
+        second_generation,
+        "tool_result",
+        "Late".to_owned(),
+        &json!({}),
+        "old".to_owned(),
+        Utc::now(),
+    );
+    assert!(store.entries.is_empty());
+    capture(&mut store, json!({}), "new".to_owned());
+    assert_eq!(store.entries.len(), 1);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn retention_evicts_oldest_entries_by_count_and_allocated_size() {
+    let mut store = recording_store();
+    for _ in 0..MAX_ITEMS + 3 {
+        capture(&mut store, json!({}), String::new());
+    }
+    assert_eq!(store.entries.len(), MAX_ITEMS);
+    assert_eq!(store.dropped, 3);
+    assert_eq!(store.entries.front().unwrap().id, 3);
+
+    store.clear();
+    let detail = "x".repeat(1024 * 1024);
+    for _ in 0..20 {
+        capture(&mut store, json!({}), detail.clone());
+    }
+    assert!(store.retained_bytes <= MAX_RETAINED_BYTES);
+    assert_eq!(
+        store.retained_bytes,
+        store
+            .entries
+            .iter()
+            .map(|entry| entry_size(entry))
+            .sum::<usize>()
+    );
+    assert!(store.dropped > 0);
+    // Metadata also consumes the budget, so sixteen 1 MiB payloads do not fit.
+    assert!(store.entries.len() < 16);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn session_names_propagate_to_prior_entries_and_correlated_responses() {
+    let mut store = recording_store();
+    capture(
+        &mut store,
+        json!({"conversation_id": "session-12345", "stream_id": "stream-1"}),
+        String::new(),
+    );
+    store.register_session("session-12345".to_owned(), "Inspect build".to_owned());
+    let previous_snapshot = store.entries.front().unwrap().clone();
+    capture(&mut store, json!({"stream_id": "stream-1"}), String::new());
+    let response = store.entries.back().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(response.session_id.as_deref(), Some("session-12345"));
+    assert_eq!(response.session_label, "Inspect build · session-");
+    assert_eq!(previous_snapshot.session_label, response.session_label);
+
+    let bytes_before_rename = store.retained_bytes;
+    store.register_session(
+        "session-12345".to_owned(),
+        "Longer build inspection title".to_owned(),
+    );
+    assert!(store.retained_bytes > bytes_before_rename);
+    assert_eq!(
+        store.retained_bytes,
+        store
+            .entries
+            .iter()
+            .map(|entry| entry_size(entry))
+            .sum::<usize>()
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn correlation_rejects_oversized_ids_and_preserves_explicit_ownership() {
+    let mut store = recording_store();
+    let overlong = "s".repeat(100_000);
+    capture(
+        &mut store,
+        json!({"conversation_id": "session-a", "stream_id": overlong}),
+        String::new(),
+    );
+    assert!(store.sessions.is_empty());
+    capture(&mut store, json!({"stream_id": overlong}), String::new());
+    assert!(store.entries.back().unwrap().session_id.is_none());
+
+    capture(
+        &mut store,
+        json!({"conversation_id": "session-a", "request_id": "request-1"}),
+        String::new(),
+    );
+    capture(
+        &mut store,
+        json!({"conversation_id": "session-b", "request_id": "request-1"}),
+        String::new(),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        store.entries.back().unwrap().session_id.as_deref(),
+        Some("session-b")
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        session_id(&json!({"conversation_id": "", "tool": {"conversation_id": "owner"}})),
+        Some("owner".to_owned())
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn risk_assessments_share_the_permissions_filter() {
+    assert_eq!(category("tool_risk_assessment_finished"), "Permissions");
+    assert_eq!(category("risk_review_request"), "Permissions");
+    assert_eq!(category("provider_compaction_requested"), "Compaction");
+    assert_eq!(
+        category("shell_command_terminal_completed"),
+        "Background jobs"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn long_recordings_keep_accepting_new_session_and_request_identities() {
+    let mut store = recording_store();
+    for index in 0..MAX_LABELS + 2 {
+        let owner = format!("session-{index}");
+        store.register_session(owner.clone(), format!("Task {index}"));
+        capture(
+            &mut store,
+            json!({"conversation_id": owner, "request_id": format!("request-{index}")}),
+            String::new(),
+        );
+    }
+    assert_eq!(store.labels.len(), MAX_LABELS);
+    assert_eq!(store.label_order.len(), MAX_LABELS);
+    assert_eq!(store.sessions.len(), MAX_LABELS);
+    assert_eq!(store.correlation_order.len(), MAX_LABELS);
+    assert!(!store.labels.contains_key("session-0"));
+    assert!(!store.sessions.contains_key("request_id:request-0"));
+
+    let latest = MAX_LABELS + 1;
+    capture(
+        &mut store,
+        json!({"request_id": format!("request-{latest}")}),
+        String::new(),
+    );
+    let response = store.entries.back().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        response.session_id.as_deref(),
+        Some(format!("session-{latest}").as_str())
+    );
+    assert!(response
+        .session_label
+        .starts_with(&format!("Task {latest}")));
+}
diff --git a/app/src/ai/activity/view.rs b/app/src/ai/activity/view.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c3ea2dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/ai/activity/view.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,692 @@
+//! App-wide live browser for local AI diagnostics.
+
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use galaxyui::elements::{
+    Border, ChildView, Clipped, ClippedScrollStateHandle, ClippedScrollable, ConstrainedBox,
+    Container, CrossAxisAlignment, Expanded, Flex, Hoverable, MainAxisAlignment, MainAxisSize,
+    MouseStateHandle, Padding, ParentElement, RowBackground, ScrollbarWidth, Table,
+    TableColumnWidth, TableConfig, TableHeader, TableStateHandle, TableVerticalSizing, Text,
+};
+use galaxyui::fonts::{Properties, Weight};
+use galaxyui::platform::Cursor;
+use galaxyui::r#async::Timer;
+use galaxyui::text_layout::ClipConfig;
+use galaxyui::{
+    AppContext, Element, Entity, SingletonEntity, TypedActionView, View, ViewContext, ViewHandle,
+};
+
+use super::{ActivityEntry, ActivitySnapshot};
+use crate::appearance::Appearance;
+use crate::editor::{
+    EditorOptions, EditorView, Event as EditorEvent, InteractionState, PlainTextEditorViewAction,
+    SingleLineEditorOptions, TextOptions,
+};
+use crate::modal::ModalAction;
+use crate::view_components::action_button::{ActionButton, ButtonSize, NakedTheme, SecondaryTheme};
+
+const PAGE_SIZE: usize = 200;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum AIActivityAction {
+    ToggleRecording,
+    Clear,
+    Select(u64),
+    FilterSession(Option<String>),
+    FilterCategory(Option<String>),
+    ShowMore,
+}
+
+pub struct AIActivityView {
+    snapshot: ActivitySnapshot,
+    search: ViewHandle<EditorView>,
+    detail: ViewHandle<EditorView>,
+    recording_button: ViewHandle<ActionButton>,
+    clear_button: ViewHandle<ActionButton>,
+    all_sessions_button: ViewHandle<ActionButton>,
+    more_button: ViewHandle<ActionButton>,
+    category_buttons: Vec<(Option<String>, ViewHandle<ActionButton>)>,
+    selected: Option<Arc<ActivityEntry>>,
+    session_filter: Option<String>,
+    category_filter: Option<String>,
+    rows: HashMap<u64, (MouseStateHandle, MouseStateHandle)>,
+    display_limit: usize,
+    visible: bool,
+    refresh_scheduled: bool,
+    list_scroll: ClippedScrollStateHandle,
+    detail_scroll: ClippedScrollStateHandle,
+    filters_scroll: ClippedScrollStateHandle,
+    table_state: TableStateHandle,
+}
+
+impl AIActivityView {
+    pub fn new(ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) -> Self {
+        let search = ctx.add_typed_action_view(|ctx| {
+            let mut editor = EditorView::single_line(SingleLineEditorOptions::default(), ctx);
+            editor.set_placeholder_text("Search activity, model, or session", ctx);
+            editor
+        });
+        ctx.subscribe_to_view(&search, |me, _, event, ctx| match event {
+            EditorEvent::Edited(_) => {
+                me.display_limit = PAGE_SIZE;
+                me.synchronize_rows(ctx);
+            }
+            EditorEvent::Escape => ctx.dispatch_typed_action(&ModalAction::Close),
+            _ => {}
+        });
+        let appearance = Appearance::as_ref(ctx);
+        let font = appearance.monospace_font_family();
+        let size = appearance.monospace_font_size();
+        let detail = ctx.add_typed_action_view(|ctx| {
+            let mut editor = EditorView::new(
+                EditorOptions {
+                    text: TextOptions {
+                        font_family_override: Some(font),
+                        font_size_override: Some(size),
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    },
+                    autogrow: true,
+                    soft_wrap: true,
+                    supports_vim_mode: false,
+                    use_settings_line_height_ratio: true,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
+                ctx,
+            );
+            editor.set_interaction_state(InteractionState::Selectable, ctx);
+            editor
+        });
+        ctx.subscribe_to_view(&detail, |_, _, event, ctx| {
+            if matches!(event, EditorEvent::Escape) {
+                ctx.dispatch_typed_action(&ModalAction::Close);
+            }
+        });
+        let recording_button = ctx.add_typed_action_view(|_| {
+            ActionButton::new("Pause recording", SecondaryTheme)
+                .with_size(ButtonSize::Small)
+                .on_click(|ctx| ctx.dispatch_typed_action(AIActivityAction::ToggleRecording))
+        });
+        let clear_button = ctx.add_typed_action_view(|_| {
+            ActionButton::new("Clear", SecondaryTheme)
+                .with_size(ButtonSize::Small)
+                .on_click(|ctx| ctx.dispatch_typed_action(AIActivityAction::Clear))
+        });
+        let all_sessions_button = ctx.add_typed_action_view(|_| {
+            ActionButton::new("All sessions", NakedTheme)
+                .with_size(ButtonSize::Small)
+                .on_click(|ctx| ctx.dispatch_typed_action(AIActivityAction::FilterSession(None)))
+        });
+        let more_button = ctx.add_typed_action_view(|_| {
+            ActionButton::new("Show more", SecondaryTheme)
+                .with_size(ButtonSize::Small)
+                .on_click(|ctx| ctx.dispatch_typed_action(AIActivityAction::ShowMore))
+        });
+        let category_buttons = [
+            (None, "All activity"),
+            (Some("Completions"), "Models"),
+            (Some("Compaction"), "Compaction"),
+            (Some("Tools"), "Tools"),
+            (Some("Permissions"), "Permissions"),
+            (Some("Background jobs"), "Jobs"),
+            (Some("Lifecycle"), "Lifecycle"),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|(category, label)| {
+            let category = category.map(str::to_owned);
+            let value = category.clone();
+            let button = ctx.add_typed_action_view(|_| {
+                ActionButton::new(label, NakedTheme)
+                    .with_size(ButtonSize::Small)
+                    .on_click(move |ctx| {
+                        ctx.dispatch_typed_action(AIActivityAction::FilterCategory(value.clone()))
+                    })
+            });
+            (category, button)
+        })
+        .collect();
+        Self {
+            // Workspace modals are constructed while hidden. Do not retain global
+            // payloads until this inspector is actually opened.
+            snapshot: ActivitySnapshot {
+                recording: super::is_recording(),
+                revision: 0,
+                dropped: 0,
+                entries: Vec::new(),
+            },
+            search,
+            detail,
+            recording_button,
+            clear_button,
+            all_sessions_button,
+            more_button,
+            category_buttons,
+            selected: None,
+            session_filter: None,
+            category_filter: None,
+            rows: HashMap::new(),
+            display_limit: PAGE_SIZE,
+            visible: false,
+            refresh_scheduled: false,
+            list_scroll: Default::default(),
+            detail_scroll: Default::default(),
+            filters_scroll: Default::default(),
+            table_state: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn on_open(&mut self, ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        // Opening the inspector is the explicit opt-in to in-memory payload capture.
+        if super::snapshot().revision == 0 {
+            super::set_recording(true);
+        }
+        self.visible = true;
+        self.refresh(ctx);
+        self.update_recording_button(ctx);
+        self.synchronize_rows(ctx);
+        self.schedule_refresh(ctx);
+        ctx.focus(&self.search);
+    }
+
+    pub fn on_close(&mut self, ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        self.visible = false;
+        self.snapshot.entries.clear();
+        self.rows.clear();
+        self.clear_detail(ctx);
+        self.list_scroll = Default::default();
+        self.table_state = Default::default();
+        // Leave any pending refresh scheduled: it will observe `visible`, or
+        // resume on a rapid reopen, without creating a second polling chain.
+        ctx.notify();
+    }
+
+    fn schedule_refresh(&mut self, ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        if self.refresh_scheduled || !self.visible {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.refresh_scheduled = true;
+        ctx.spawn(
+            async { Timer::after(Duration::from_millis(500)).await },
+            |me, _, ctx| {
+                me.refresh_scheduled = false;
+                if me.visible {
+                    me.refresh(ctx);
+                    me.schedule_refresh(ctx);
+                }
+            },
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn refresh(&mut self, ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        let snapshot = super::snapshot();
+        let changed = snapshot.revision != self.snapshot.revision
+            || snapshot.recording != self.snapshot.recording;
+        self.snapshot = snapshot;
+        if changed {
+            if self.selected.as_ref().is_some_and(|selected| {
+                !self
+                    .snapshot
+                    .entries
+                    .iter()
+                    .any(|entry| entry.id == selected.id)
+            }) {
+                self.clear_detail(ctx);
+            }
+            self.update_recording_button(ctx);
+            self.synchronize_rows(ctx);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn clear_detail(&mut self, ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        self.selected = None;
+        self.detail.update(ctx, |editor, ctx| {
+            editor.set_interaction_state(InteractionState::Editable, ctx);
+            editor.clear_buffer_and_reset_undo_stack(ctx);
+            editor.set_interaction_state(InteractionState::Selectable, ctx);
+        });
+        self.detail_scroll = Default::default();
+    }
+
+    fn update_recording_button(&self, ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        self.recording_button.update(ctx, |button, ctx| {
+            button.set_label(
+                if self.snapshot.recording {
+                    "Pause recording"
+                } else {
+                    "Record"
+                },
+                ctx,
+            );
+        });
+    }
+
+    fn filtered_entries(&self, app: &AppContext) -> Vec<Arc<ActivityEntry>> {
+        let query = self
+            .search
+            .as_ref(app)
+            .buffer_text(app)
+            .trim()
+            .to_lowercase();
+        self.snapshot
+            .entries
+            .iter()
+            .rev()
+            .filter(|entry| {
+                self.session_filter
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .is_none_or(|session| entry.session_id.as_ref() == Some(session))
+                    && self
+                        .category_filter
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .is_none_or(|category| entry.category == *category)
+                    && (query.is_empty()
+                        || [
+                            &entry.session_label,
+                            &entry.summary,
+                            &entry.event,
+                            &entry.category,
+                        ]
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .any(|field| field.to_lowercase().contains(&query))
+                        || entry
+                            .session_id
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .is_some_and(|id| id.to_lowercase().contains(&query))
+                        || entry
+                            .model
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .is_some_and(|model| model.to_lowercase().contains(&query)))
+            })
+            .cloned()
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    fn synchronize_rows(&mut self, ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        let ids = self
+            .filtered_entries(ctx)
+            .into_iter()
+            .take(self.display_limit)
+            .map(|entry| entry.id)
+            .collect::<HashSet<_>>();
+        self.rows.retain(|id, _| ids.contains(id));
+        for id in ids {
+            self.rows.entry(id).or_default();
+        }
+        for (category, button) in &self.category_buttons {
+            button.update(ctx, |button, ctx| {
+                button.set_active(*category == self.category_filter, ctx)
+            });
+        }
+        self.all_sessions_button.update(ctx, |button, ctx| {
+            button.set_active(self.session_filter.is_none(), ctx);
+        });
+        ctx.notify();
+    }
+
+    fn select_entry(&mut self, id: u64, ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        let Some(entry) = self
+            .snapshot
+            .entries
+            .iter()
+            .find(|entry| entry.id == id)
+            .cloned()
+        else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let session_id = entry.session_id.as_deref().unwrap_or("Unscoped");
+        let text = format!(
+            "{}\nSession: {}\nSession ID: {}\nTime: {}\nEvent: {}\n\n{}",
+            entry.summary,
+            entry.session_label,
+            session_id,
+            entry
+                .timestamp
+                .with_timezone(&chrono::Local)
+                .format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%.3f %Z"),
+            entry.event,
+            readable_detail(&entry),
+        );
+        self.detail.update(ctx, |editor, ctx| {
+            editor.set_interaction_state(InteractionState::Editable, ctx);
+            editor.clear_buffer_and_reset_undo_stack(ctx);
+            editor.insert_with_styles(&text, &[], PlainTextEditorViewAction::ReplaceBuffer, ctx);
+            editor.set_interaction_state(InteractionState::Selectable, ctx);
+        });
+        self.selected = Some(entry);
+        self.detail_scroll = Default::default();
+        ctx.notify();
+    }
+
+    fn render_table(&self, app: &AppContext) -> Box<dyn Element> {
+        let appearance = Appearance::as_ref(app);
+        let theme = appearance.theme();
+        let entries = self
+            .filtered_entries(app)
+            .into_iter()
+            .take(self.display_limit)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        if entries.is_empty() {
+            let message = if self.snapshot.entries.is_empty() {
+                "Waiting for AI activity. Continue a conversation in any session to capture requests, responses, tools, and compaction."
+            } else {
+                "No activity matches these filters."
+            };
+            return Container::new(
+                Text::new(
+                    message,
+                    appearance.ui_font_family(),
+                    appearance.ui_font_size(),
+                )
+                .soft_wrap(true)
+                .with_color(theme.sub_text_color(theme.background()).into())
+                .finish(),
+            )
+            .with_padding(Padding::uniform(20.))
+            .finish();
+        }
+        let headers = [
+            ("Time", TableColumnWidth::Fixed(102.)),
+            ("Session", TableColumnWidth::Flex(1.)),
+            ("Type", TableColumnWidth::Fixed(100.)),
+            ("Activity", TableColumnWidth::Flex(1.8)),
+            ("Model", TableColumnWidth::Flex(1.)),
+            ("Duration", TableColumnWidth::Fixed(88.)),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|(label, width)| {
+            TableHeader::new(
+                Text::new(
+                    label,
+                    appearance.ui_font_family(),
+                    appearance.ui_font_size() - 1.,
+                )
+                .with_style(Properties::default().weight(Weight::Semibold))
+                .with_color(theme.nonactive_ui_text_color().into())
+                .finish(),
+            )
+            .with_width(width)
+        })
+        .collect();
+        let rows = self.rows.clone();
+        let selected = self.selected.as_ref().map(|entry| entry.id);
+        let table = Table::new(self.table_state.clone(), 0., 0.)
+            .with_headers(headers)
+            .with_row_count(entries.len())
+            .with_row_render_fn(move |index, app| {
+                let appearance = Appearance::as_ref(app);
+                let theme = appearance.theme();
+                let entry = &entries[index];
+                let id = entry.id;
+                let Some((row_mouse, session_mouse)) = rows.get(&id) else {
+                    return Vec::new();
+                };
+                let text = |value: String| {
+                    Text::new_inline(
+                        value,
+                        appearance.ui_font_family(),
+                        appearance.ui_font_size() - 1.,
+                    )
+                    .with_clip(ClipConfig::ellipsis())
+                    .with_color(theme.active_ui_text_color().into())
+                    .finish()
+                };
+                let session_id = entry.session_id.clone();
+                let session = text(entry.session_label.clone());
+                let session = if session_id.is_some() {
+                    Hoverable::new(session_mouse.clone(), move |_| session)
+                        .on_click(move |ctx, _, _| {
+                            ctx.dispatch_typed_action(AIActivityAction::FilterSession(
+                                session_id.clone(),
+                            ))
+                        })
+                        .with_cursor(Cursor::PointingHand)
+                        .finish()
+                } else {
+                    session
+                };
+                let summary = entry.summary.clone();
+                let activity = Hoverable::new(row_mouse.clone(), move |_| {
+                    Text::new_inline(
+                        summary,
+                        appearance.ui_font_family(),
+                        appearance.ui_font_size(),
+                    )
+                    .with_clip(ClipConfig::ellipsis())
+                    .with_style(Properties::default().weight(if selected == Some(id) {
+                        Weight::Semibold
+                    } else {
+                        Weight::Normal
+                    }))
+                    .with_color(theme.active_ui_text_color().into())
+                    .finish()
+                })
+                .on_click(move |ctx, _, _| ctx.dispatch_typed_action(AIActivityAction::Select(id)))
+                .with_cursor(Cursor::PointingHand)
+                .finish();
+                vec![
+                    text(
+                        entry
+                            .timestamp
+                            .with_timezone(&chrono::Local)
+                            .format("%H:%M:%S%.3f")
+                            .to_string(),
+                    ),
+                    session,
+                    text(entry.category.clone()),
+                    activity,
+                    text(entry.model.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| "—".to_owned())),
+                    text(
+                        entry
+                            .duration_ms
+                            .map(|ms| format!("{:.2} s", ms as f64 / 1000.))
+                            .unwrap_or_else(|| "—".to_owned()),
+                    ),
+                ]
+            })
+            .with_config(TableConfig {
+                border_width: 1.,
+                border_color: theme.outline().into(),
+                outer_border: true,
+                column_dividers: false,
+                row_dividers: true,
+                cell_padding: 10.,
+                header_background: theme.surface_2().into(),
+                row_background: RowBackground::uniform(theme.surface_1().into()),
+                fixed_header: false,
+                vertical_sizing: TableVerticalSizing::ExpandToContent,
+                measure_body_cells_for_intrinsic_widths: false,
+            });
+        ClippedScrollable::vertical(
+            self.list_scroll.clone(),
+            table.finish(),
+            ScrollbarWidth::Auto,
+            theme.nonactive_ui_detail().into(),
+            theme.active_ui_detail().into(),
+            galaxyui::elements::Fill::None,
+        )
+        .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Legacy/ACP and projected tool arguments arrive as bounded Debug strings.
+/// Unwrap those strings for reading while retaining their operational metadata.
+/// A truncated capture is deliberately left as text rather than parsed as JSON.
+fn readable_detail(entry: &ActivityEntry) -> String {
+    let Ok(capture) = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&entry.detail) else {
+        return entry.detail.clone();
+    };
+    let payload = &capture["payload"];
+    let raw = if entry.event == "tool_call" {
+        payload.as_str()
+    } else if matches!(
+        entry.event.as_str(),
+        "raw_model_request" | "raw_model_response"
+    ) {
+        payload
+            .pointer("/raw_payload/payload")
+            .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+    let Some(raw) = raw else {
+        return entry.detail.clone();
+    };
+    let decoded = serde_json::from_str::<String>(raw).unwrap_or_else(|_| raw.to_owned());
+    let mut metadata = capture;
+    if entry.event == "tool_call" {
+        metadata["payload"] = serde_json::json!("See captured content below");
+    } else if let Some(raw_payload) = metadata
+        .pointer_mut("/payload/raw_payload")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_object_mut)
+    {
+        raw_payload.remove("payload");
+    }
+    format!(
+        "{}\n\nCaptured content:\n{decoded}",
+        serde_json::to_string_pretty(&metadata).unwrap_or_default()
+    )
+}
+
+impl Entity for AIActivityView {
+    type Event = ();
+}
+
+impl View for AIActivityView {
+    fn ui_name() -> &'static str {
+        "AIActivityView"
+    }
+
+    fn render(&self, app: &AppContext) -> Box<dyn Element> {
+        let appearance = Appearance::as_ref(app);
+        let theme = appearance.theme();
+        let small_text = |text: String| {
+            Text::new(
+                text,
+                appearance.ui_font_family(),
+                appearance.ui_font_size() - 1.,
+            )
+            .soft_wrap(true)
+            .with_color(theme.sub_text_color(theme.background()).into())
+            .finish()
+        };
+        let search = Container::new(Clipped::new(ChildView::new(&self.search).finish()).finish())
+            .with_horizontal_padding(10.)
+            .with_vertical_padding(8.)
+            .with_border(Border::all(1.).with_border_color(theme.outline().into()))
+            .finish();
+        let mut filters = Flex::row()
+            .with_spacing(4.)
+            .with_cross_axis_alignment(CrossAxisAlignment::Center);
+        for (_, button) in &self.category_buttons {
+            filters.add_child(ChildView::new(button).finish());
+        }
+        filters.add_child(ChildView::new(&self.all_sessions_button).finish());
+        let filters = ConstrainedBox::new(
+            ClippedScrollable::horizontal(
+                self.filters_scroll.clone(),
+                filters.finish(),
+                ScrollbarWidth::Auto,
+                theme.nonactive_ui_detail().into(),
+                theme.active_ui_detail().into(),
+                galaxyui::elements::Fill::None,
+            )
+            .finish(),
+        )
+        .with_height(36.)
+        .finish();
+        let session_label = self.session_filter.as_ref().map(|id| {
+            self.snapshot
+                .entries
+                .iter()
+                .find(|entry| entry.session_id.as_ref() == Some(id))
+                .map(|entry| entry.session_label.clone())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| id.clone())
+        });
+        let count = self.filtered_entries(app).len();
+        let mut footer = Flex::row()
+            .with_main_axis_alignment(MainAxisAlignment::SpaceBetween)
+            .with_cross_axis_alignment(CrossAxisAlignment::Center)
+            .with_child(small_text(format!(
+                "{} of {count} events · {}{}",
+                self.display_limit.min(count),
+                session_label
+                    .map(|label| format!("Session: {label}"))
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| "All sessions · click a session to filter".to_owned()),
+                if self.snapshot.dropped > 0 {
+                    format!(" · {} older events discarded", self.snapshot.dropped)
+                } else {
+                    String::new()
+                }
+            )));
+        if count > self.display_limit {
+            footer.add_child(ChildView::new(&self.more_button).finish());
+        }
+        let detail = if self.selected.is_some() {
+            ClippedScrollable::vertical(
+                self.detail_scroll.clone(),
+                Container::new(ChildView::new(&self.detail).finish())
+                    .with_padding(Padding::uniform(12.))
+                    .finish(),
+                ScrollbarWidth::Auto,
+                theme.nonactive_ui_detail().into(),
+                theme.active_ui_detail().into(),
+                galaxyui::elements::Fill::None,
+            )
+            .finish()
+        } else {
+            Container::new(small_text("Click an activity to inspect its request, response, or lifecycle details. Text is selectable and wrapped.".to_owned()))
+                .with_padding(Padding::uniform(16.)).finish()
+        };
+        Flex::column().with_cross_axis_alignment(CrossAxisAlignment::Stretch)
+            .with_main_axis_size(MainAxisSize::Max).with_spacing(10.)
+            .with_child(Flex::row().with_spacing(8.).with_cross_axis_alignment(CrossAxisAlignment::Center)
+                .with_child(Expanded::new(1., search).finish())
+                .with_child(ChildView::new(&self.recording_button).finish())
+                .with_child(ChildView::new(&self.clear_button).finish()).finish())
+            .with_child(filters)
+            .with_child(small_text(format!("{} · Local Galaxy request/result snapshots, up to 2,000 events / 16 MiB and 256 Ki characters per event. Recording continues when this window closes.",
+                if self.snapshot.recording { "Recording all sessions" } else { "Recording paused" })))
+            .with_child(Expanded::new(1., self.render_table(app)).finish())
+            .with_child(footer.finish())
+            .with_child(Expanded::new(1., Container::new(detail)
+                .with_background(theme.background())
+                .with_border(Border::all(1.).with_border_color(theme.outline().into())).finish()).finish())
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl TypedActionView for AIActivityView {
+    type Action = AIActivityAction;
+
+    fn handle_action(&mut self, action: &Self::Action, ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        match action {
+            AIActivityAction::ToggleRecording => {
+                super::set_recording(!super::snapshot().recording);
+                self.refresh(ctx);
+            }
+            AIActivityAction::Clear => {
+                super::clear();
+                self.clear_detail(ctx);
+                self.refresh(ctx);
+            }
+            AIActivityAction::Select(id) => self.select_entry(*id, ctx),
+            AIActivityAction::FilterSession(session) => {
+                self.session_filter = session.clone();
+                self.display_limit = PAGE_SIZE;
+                self.list_scroll = Default::default();
+                self.synchronize_rows(ctx);
+            }
+            AIActivityAction::FilterCategory(category) => {
+                self.category_filter = category.clone();
+                self.display_limit = PAGE_SIZE;
+                self.list_scroll = Default::default();
+                self.synchronize_rows(ctx);
+            }
+            AIActivityAction::ShowMore => {
+                self.display_limit += PAGE_SIZE;
+                self.synchronize_rows(ctx);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/ai/blocklist/action_model.rs b/app/src/ai/blocklist/action_model.rs
index bbe01533..a5b9ba20 100644
--- a/app/src/ai/blocklist/action_model.rs
+++ b/app/src/ai/blocklist/action_model.rs
@@ -821,6 +821,18 @@ fn log_tool_event(
     );
 }
 
+/// Stream the app's projected tool arguments into the inspector's bounded
+/// writer instead of allocating an unbounded Debug string first.
+#[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+struct ActivityToolArguments<'a>(&'a AIAgentActionType);
+
+#[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+impl serde::Serialize for ActivityToolArguments<'_> {
+    fn serialize<S: serde::Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+        serializer.collect_str(&format_args!("{:#?}", self.0))
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct BlocklistAIActionModel {
     executor: ModelHandle<BlocklistAIActionExecutor>,
     active_session: ModelHandle<ActiveSession>,
@@ -2029,6 +2041,22 @@ impl BlocklistAIActionModel {
                 action.id,
                 std::mem::discriminant(&action.action)
             );
+            #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+            if crate::ai::activity::is_recording() {
+                crate::ai::activity::record_serializable(
+                    "tool_call",
+                    format!("Tool requested: {}", action_tool_name(action)),
+                    serde_json::json!({
+                        "conversation_id": conversation_id.to_string(),
+                        "action_id": action.id.to_string(),
+                        "task_id": action.task_id.to_string(),
+                        "tool_name": action_tool_name(action),
+                        "payload_kind": "projected_tool_arguments",
+                        "requires_result": action.requires_result,
+                    }),
+                    &ActivityToolArguments(&action.action),
+                );
+            }
         }
         #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
         log_tool_event(
@@ -2616,6 +2644,41 @@ impl BlocklistAIActionModel {
         {
             tool_result.content = reason;
         }
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        if crate::ai::activity::is_recording() {
+            #[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+            struct ResultPayload<'a> {
+                content: &'a str,
+                status: &'a ToolResultStatus,
+                image_count: usize,
+                image_bytes_omitted: usize,
+            }
+            crate::ai::activity::record_serializable(
+                "tool_result",
+                format!(
+                    "Tool result: {}",
+                    action_result_type_name(&action_result.result)
+                ),
+                serde_json::json!({
+                    "conversation_id": conversation_id.to_string(),
+                    "action_id": action_result.id.to_string(),
+                    "task_id": action_result.task_id.to_string(),
+                    "result_type": action_result_type_name(&action_result.result),
+                    "permission_denied": permission_denied,
+                    "payload_kind": "provider_neutral_tool_result",
+                }),
+                &ResultPayload {
+                    content: &tool_result.content,
+                    status: &tool_result.status,
+                    image_count: tool_result.images.len(),
+                    image_bytes_omitted: tool_result
+                        .images
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|image| image.data.len())
+                        .sum(),
+                },
+            );
+        }
         if execution_ref.is_none() {
             self.finished_tool_results
                 .entry(conversation_id)
diff --git a/app/src/ai/blocklist/action_model/risk_review.rs b/app/src/ai/blocklist/action_model/risk_review.rs
index 1e3516c9..26966488 100644
--- a/app/src/ai/blocklist/action_model/risk_review.rs
+++ b/app/src/ai/blocklist/action_model/risk_review.rs
@@ -692,7 +692,18 @@ impl BlocklistAIActionModel {
         request.max_output_tokens = Some(u64::from(REVIEW_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS));
         let started = Instant::now();
         ctx.spawn(
-            assess(provider_config, request, cancel, control),
+            assess(
+                provider_config,
+                request,
+                cancel,
+                control,
+                #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+                serde_json::json!({
+                    "conversation_id": conversation_id.to_string(),
+                    "action_id": action.id.to_string(),
+                    "request_id": token.to_string(),
+                }),
+            ),
             move |me, result, ctx| me.finish_action_review(key, token, started, result, ctx),
         );
         None
@@ -1010,18 +1021,41 @@ async fn assess(
     request: TurnRequest,
     sender: TurnCommandSender,
     control: TurnControl,
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))] activity_identity: serde_json::Value,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<Assessment> {
     anyhow::ensure!(
         serde_json::to_vec(&request)?.len() <= MAX_REVIEW_INPUT_BYTES,
         "action is too large for a reliable bounded assessment"
     );
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+    let started = Instant::now();
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+    let activity_model_id = request.model.as_str().to_string();
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+    let activity_context = || {
+        let mut context = activity_identity.clone();
+        context["model_id"] = serde_json::json!(activity_model_id);
+        context["elapsed_ms"] = serde_json::json!(started.elapsed().as_millis());
+        context
+    };
     let review = async {
         let model_id = request.model.as_str().to_string();
         let runtime = provider_runtime_for_request(provider_config, &request).await?;
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        if crate::ai::activity::is_recording() {
+            crate::ai::activity::record_serializable(
+                "risk_review_request",
+                "Permission assessment request",
+                activity_context(),
+                &request,
+            );
+        }
         let mut stream = runtime.start_turn(request, control).await?;
         let mut text = String::new();
         let mut reasoning_bytes = 0usize;
         let mut output_tokens = None;
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        let mut response_usage = None;
         while let Some(event) = stream.next().await {
             match event? {
                 AgentEvent::TextDelta { text: delta } => {
@@ -1031,12 +1065,25 @@ async fn assess(
                     );
                     text.push_str(&delta);
                 }
-                AgentEvent::TurnStopped {
-                    reason: StopReason::Completed,
-                } => return Assessment::parse(&text).map_err(|error| anyhow::anyhow!(
-                    "{error} (model={model_id}, decision_bytes={}, reasoning_bytes={reasoning_bytes}, output_tokens={output_tokens:?})", text.len()
-                )),
                 AgentEvent::TurnStopped { reason } => {
+                    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+                    if crate::ai::activity::is_recording() {
+                        crate::ai::activity::record_serializable(
+                            "risk_review_response",
+                            "Permission assessment response",
+                            activity_context(),
+                            &serde_json::json!({
+                                "text": text,
+                                "usage": response_usage,
+                                "stop_reason": reason,
+                            }),
+                        );
+                    }
+                    if reason == StopReason::Completed {
+                        return Assessment::parse(&text).map_err(|error| anyhow::anyhow!(
+                            "{error} (model={model_id}, decision_bytes={}, reasoning_bytes={reasoning_bytes}, output_tokens={output_tokens:?})", text.len()
+                        ));
+                    }
                     anyhow::bail!("permission reviewer stopped with {reason:?} (model={model_id}, decision_bytes={}, reasoning_bytes={reasoning_bytes}, output_tokens={output_tokens:?})", text.len())
                 }
                 AgentEvent::Tool { .. } => {
@@ -1050,6 +1097,10 @@ async fn assess(
                 }
                 AgentEvent::UsageUpdated { usage } => {
                     output_tokens = Some(usage.output_tokens);
+                    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+                    {
+                        response_usage = Some(usage);
+                    }
                 }
                 AgentEvent::TurnStarted { .. }
                 | AgentEvent::KeepAlive
@@ -1066,6 +1117,18 @@ async fn assess(
     let timeout = FutureExt::fuse(Timer::after(REVIEW_TIMEOUT));
     futures::pin_mut!(review, timeout);
     let result = futures::select_biased! { result = review => result, _ = timeout => Err(anyhow::anyhow!("assessment timed out")) };
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+    if crate::ai::activity::is_recording() {
+        if let Err(error) = &result {
+            let mut context = activity_context();
+            context["error"] = serde_json::json!(crate::ai::remote_logging::sanitize_error(error));
+            crate::ai::activity::record(
+                "risk_review_error",
+                "Permission assessment failed",
+                context,
+            );
+        }
+    }
     let _ = sender.try_send(TurnCommand::Cancel);
     result
 }
diff --git a/app/src/ai/blocklist/controller.rs b/app/src/ai/blocklist/controller.rs
index 75b809db..0b260f20 100644
--- a/app/src/ai/blocklist/controller.rs
+++ b/app/src/ai/blocklist/controller.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ use persistence::model::ProviderConversationContext;
 use session_sharing_protocol::common::ParticipantId;
 use settings::Setting;
 pub use slash_command::*;
+use uuid::Uuid;
 use warp_multi_agent_api::{message, Task, ToolType};
 use warpui::r#async::{SpawnedFutureHandle, Timer};
 use warpui::{AppContext, Entity, EntityId, ModelContext, ModelHandle, SingletonEntity};
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ use super::orchestration_events::{OrchestrationEventService, OrchestrationEventS
 use super::orchestration_topology::descendant_conversation_ids_in_spawn_order;
 use super::queued_query::{QueuedQueryId, QueuedQueryModel};
 use super::{BlocklistAIInputModel, ResponseStreamId};
+#[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+use crate::ai::activity;
 use crate::ai::agent::api::{self, ServerConversationToken};
 use crate::ai::agent::conversation::{AIConversation, AIConversationId, ConversationStatus};
 use crate::ai::agent::task::TaskId;
@@ -416,6 +419,49 @@ fn progressive_summary_messages(summary: String) -> Vec<ConversationMessage> {
 async fn collect_progressive_summary(
     provider_config: ProviderConfig,
     request: TurnRequest,
+    mut activity_context: serde_json::Value,
+) -> anyhow::Result<(String, Usage)> {
+    let started_at = Instant::now();
+    activity_context["model_id"] = serde_json::json!(request.model.as_str());
+    activity_context["request_id"] = serde_json::json!(Uuid::new_v4().to_string());
+    activity_context["snapshot_kind"] = serde_json::json!("provider_neutral");
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+    if activity::is_recording() {
+        activity::record_serializable(
+            "compaction_request",
+            "Compaction model request",
+            activity_context.clone(),
+            &request,
+        );
+    }
+    let result = collect_progressive_summary_inner(provider_config, request).await;
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+    if activity::is_recording() {
+        activity_context["elapsed_ms"] = serde_json::json!(started_at.elapsed().as_millis() as u64);
+        match &result {
+            Ok((summary, usage)) => activity::record_serializable(
+                "compaction_response",
+                "Compaction model response",
+                activity_context,
+                &(summary, usage),
+            ),
+            Err(error) => {
+                activity_context["error"] =
+                    serde_json::json!(remote_logging::sanitize_error(error));
+                activity::record(
+                    "compaction_error",
+                    "Compaction request failed",
+                    activity_context,
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    result
+}
+
+async fn collect_progressive_summary_inner(
+    provider_config: ProviderConfig,
+    request: TurnRequest,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<(String, Usage)> {
     let (command_sender, control) = turn_control();
     let startup = async move {
@@ -5482,6 +5528,17 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
                 ));
             };
 
+            #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+            if activity::is_recording() {
+                let title = conversation
+                    .title()
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| "Untitled session".to_string());
+                let label = conversation
+                    .agent_name()
+                    .map_or_else(|| title.clone(), |name| format!("{name}: {title}"));
+                activity::register_session(conversation.id().to_string(), label);
+            }
+
             let active_tasks = conversation.compute_active_tasks();
 
             (
@@ -7483,6 +7540,7 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
                 }),
             },
         );
+        let summary_activity_identity = identity.clone();
         ctx.spawn(
             async move {
                 let mut errors = Vec::new();
@@ -7493,7 +7551,17 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
                     );
                     request.system_prompt = Some(PROGRESSIVE_SUMMARY_PROMPT.to_string());
                     request.max_output_tokens = Some(u64::from(PROGRESSIVE_SUMMARY_OUTPUT_TOKENS));
-                    match collect_progressive_summary(candidate.provider_config, request).await {
+                    match collect_progressive_summary(
+                        candidate.provider_config,
+                        request,
+                        serde_json::json!({
+                            "conversation_id": conversation_id,
+                            "provider_run_id": summary_activity_identity.run_id.as_str(),
+                            "stream_id": summary_activity_identity.stream_id.as_str(),
+                        }),
+                    )
+                    .await
+                    {
                         Ok((summary, usage)) => {
                             return (plan, Ok((summary, usage, candidate.request_model_id)));
                         }
@@ -7764,6 +7832,31 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
         if let Some((usage, summarizer_model_id)) = recorded_usage {
             self.record_progressive_summary_usage(conversation_id, usage, summarizer_model_id, ctx);
         }
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        if activity::is_recording() {
+            activity::record(
+                if summary_applied {
+                    "compaction_applied"
+                } else {
+                    "compaction_discarded"
+                },
+                if summary_applied {
+                    "Compaction applied at model boundary"
+                } else {
+                    "Compaction was not applied"
+                },
+                serde_json::json!({
+                    "conversation_id": conversation_id,
+                    "applied": summary_applied,
+                    "error": failure.as_deref().map(remote_logging::sanitize_error),
+                    "summarized_message_count": plan.split_point,
+                    "trigger_context_tokens": plan.trigger_context_tokens,
+                    "context_tokens_after": failure_context_tokens,
+                    "context_usage_before": plan.context_usage,
+                    "waiting_for_context": waiting_for_context,
+                }),
+            );
+        }
         if waiting_for_context && !summary_applied {
             self.fail_active_provider_run(
                 conversation_id,
@@ -7931,6 +8024,20 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
         conversation_id: AIConversationId,
         ctx: &mut ModelContext<Self>,
     ) {
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        if activity::is_recording() {
+            if let Some(conversation) =
+                BlocklistAIHistoryModel::as_ref(ctx).conversation(&conversation_id)
+            {
+                let title = conversation
+                    .title()
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| "Untitled session".to_string());
+                let label = conversation
+                    .agent_name()
+                    .map_or_else(|| title.clone(), |name| format!("{name}: {title}"));
+                activity::register_session(conversation_id.to_string(), label);
+            }
+        }
         // A follow-up owns a new generation. Its history must never be blocked
         // by, or replaced with, a detached summary from the previous generation.
         // Cancellation also discards summaries before they can fail recovery.
@@ -7952,6 +8059,18 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
                 .remove(&conversation_id)
                 .is_some()
         {
+            #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+            if activity::is_recording() {
+                activity::record(
+                    "compaction_discarded",
+                    "Compaction generation ended",
+                    serde_json::json!({
+                        "conversation_id": conversation_id,
+                        "stale_generation": stale_summary,
+                        "cancelled": cancelling,
+                    }),
+                );
+            }
             BlocklistAIHistoryModel::handle(ctx).update(ctx, |history, _| {
                 if let Some(conversation) = history.conversation_mut(&conversation_id) {
                     conversation.set_has_pending_progressive_summary(false);
@@ -7987,6 +8106,8 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
         let Some(mut run) = slot.run.take() else {
             return;
         };
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        run.coordinator.set_activity_session_id(conversation_id);
         let checkpoint_template = match ActiveProviderRunCheckpoint::from_active_run(&run) {
             Ok(checkpoint) => checkpoint,
             Err(error) => {
@@ -9529,6 +9650,17 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
         if BlocklistAIHistoryModel::as_ref(ctx).conversation_status(&conversation_id)
             != Some(&ConversationStatus::Success)
         {
+            #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+            if activity::is_recording() {
+                activity::record(
+                    "compaction_discarded",
+                    "Compaction discarded for unfinished session",
+                    serde_json::json!({
+                        "conversation_id": conversation_id,
+                        "reason": "conversation did not complete successfully",
+                    }),
+                );
+            }
             return;
         }
 
@@ -9554,6 +9686,13 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
                             "[progressive-summary] Discarding stale idle summary for conversation {:?}; the snapshotted prefix no longer matches",
                             conversation_id,
                         );
+                        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+                        if activity::is_recording() {
+                            activity::record("compaction_discarded", "Compaction prefix no longer matches", serde_json::json!({
+                                "conversation_id": conversation_id,
+                                "reason": "snapshotted prefix no longer matches conversation history",
+                            }));
+                        }
                         return;
                     }
                     if !summary_reduces_context {
@@ -9561,6 +9700,13 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
                             "[progressive-summary] Idle summary did not reduce context for conversation {:?}",
                             conversation_id,
                         );
+                        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+                        if activity::is_recording() {
+                            activity::record("compaction_discarded", "Compaction did not reduce context", serde_json::json!({
+                                "conversation_id": conversation_id,
+                                "reason": "summary did not reduce context",
+                            }));
+                        }
                         return;
                     }
 
@@ -9587,6 +9733,16 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
                         conversation_id,
                     });
                     conversation.write_updated_conversation_state(ctx);
+                    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+                    if activity::is_recording() {
+                        activity::record("compaction_applied", "Compaction applied after session completed", serde_json::json!({
+                            "conversation_id": conversation_id,
+                            "context_tokens_after": new_context_tokens,
+                            "context_limit": plan.active_context_limit,
+                            "retained_message_count": retained_count,
+                            "summarized_message_count": plan.split_point,
+                        }));
+                    }
                     log::info!(
                         "[progressive-summary] Applied background summary after active run completion {:?}: ~{} tokens ({:.1}% of {} context), {} tail messages preserved",
                         conversation_id,
@@ -11361,6 +11517,21 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
             candidate_names,
         );
 
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        if activity::is_recording() {
+            activity::record(
+                "compaction_started",
+                "Background compaction started",
+                serde_json::json!({
+                    "conversation_id": conversation_id,
+                    "summarized_message_count": messages_count,
+                    "retained_message_count": retained_messages_count,
+                    "context_limit": active_context_limit,
+                    "persistent_context_tokens": persistent_context_tokens,
+                    "trigger_usage": PROGRESSIVE_SUMMARY_TRIGGER_USAGE,
+                }),
+            );
+        }
         let summarize_messages = vec![ConversationMessage {
             role: MessageRole::User,
             content: MessageContent::Text(summarize_content),
@@ -11376,7 +11547,11 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
                     );
                     request.system_prompt = Some(summarize_prompt.to_string());
                     request.max_output_tokens = Some(u64::from(PROGRESSIVE_SUMMARY_OUTPUT_TOKENS));
-                    match collect_progressive_summary(candidate.provider_config, request).await {
+                    match collect_progressive_summary(
+                        candidate.provider_config,
+                        request,
+                        serde_json::json!({ "conversation_id": conversation_id }),
+                    ).await {
                         Ok((summary, usage)) => {
                             return Ok((summary, usage, candidate.request_model_id));
                         }
@@ -11449,6 +11624,16 @@ impl BlocklistAIController {
                             conversation.set_context_window_usage(new_usage.clamp(0.0, 1.0));
                             conversation.set_current_context_tokens(new_context_tokens);
 
+                            #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+                            if activity::is_recording() {
+                                activity::record("compaction_applied", "Compaction applied to session history", serde_json::json!({
+                                    "conversation_id": conversation_id,
+                                    "context_tokens_after": new_context_tokens,
+                                    "context_limit": active_context_limit,
+                                    "summarized_message_count": drain_count,
+                                    "retained_message_count": conversation.bedrock_message_history().len(),
+                                }));
+                            }
                             log::info!(
                                 "[progressive-summary] Post-summary: ~{} tokens ({:.1}% of {} context), {} messages retained",
                                 new_context_tokens,
diff --git a/app/src/ai/blocklist/controller/response_stream.rs b/app/src/ai/blocklist/controller/response_stream.rs
index 75921421..ccdf9b96 100644
--- a/app/src/ai/blocklist/controller/response_stream.rs
+++ b/app/src/ai/blocklist/controller/response_stream.rs
@@ -430,11 +430,19 @@ impl ResponseStream {
         &self,
         request_id: Uuid,
         payload_kind: &str,
-        raw_payload: impl AsRef<str>,
+        raw_payload: &impl std::fmt::Debug,
         ctx: &mut ModelContext<Self>,
     ) {
         let Some(raw_payload) = remote_logging::raw_model_payload_context(ctx, |max_chars| {
-            remote_logging::tail_limited_payload_context(raw_payload.as_ref(), max_chars)
+            struct DebugPayload<'a, T>(&'a T);
+            impl<T: std::fmt::Debug> serde::Serialize for DebugPayload<'_, T> {
+                fn serialize<S: serde::Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+                    serializer.collect_str(&format_args!("{:#?}", self.0))
+                }
+            }
+            remote_logging::prefix_bounded_payload_context(max_chars, |writer| {
+                serde_json::to_writer_pretty(writer, &DebugPayload(raw_payload))
+            })
         }) else {
             return;
         };
@@ -956,7 +964,7 @@ impl ResponseStream {
                 self.log_raw_model_response(
                     request_id,
                     event_type_name,
-                    format!("{response_event:#?}"),
+                    response_event,
                     ctx,
                 );
                 if let Some(event_type) = &response_event.r#type {
diff --git a/app/src/ai/crosscheck/reviewer.rs b/app/src/ai/crosscheck/reviewer.rs
index 234e60af..3a213b29 100644
--- a/app/src/ai/crosscheck/reviewer.rs
+++ b/app/src/ai/crosscheck/reviewer.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,17 @@ impl CrosscheckReviewer {
         // Spawn the reviewer request asynchronously
         let conversation_id_for_task = conversation_id;
         ctx.spawn(
-            Self::invoke_reviewer(agent_output, model_id, provider_config),
+            Self::invoke_reviewer(
+                agent_output,
+                model_id,
+                provider_config,
+                #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+                serde_json::json!({
+                    "conversation_id": conversation_id,
+                    "iteration": current_iteration,
+                    "max_iterations": max,
+                }),
+            ),
             move |me, reviewer_response, ctx| {
                 me.handle_reviewer_response(
                     conversation_id_for_task,
@@ -206,6 +216,70 @@ impl CrosscheckReviewer {
         agent_output: String,
         model_id: String,
         provider_config: ProviderConfig,
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))] mut activity_context: serde_json::Value,
+    ) -> Result<String, String> {
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        let started_at = instant::Instant::now();
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        if crate::ai::activity::is_recording() {
+            let effective_model = match &provider_config {
+                ProviderConfig::OpenAI(config) => config.model.as_deref().unwrap_or(&model_id),
+                ProviderConfig::Bedrock(_) | ProviderConfig::None => &model_id,
+            };
+            activity_context["model_id"] = serde_json::json!(effective_model);
+            activity_context["request_id"] = serde_json::json!(uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string());
+            activity_context["snapshot_kind"] = serde_json::json!("reviewer_input");
+            #[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+            struct ReviewerInput<'a> {
+                system_prompt: &'a str,
+                user_prompt_prefix: &'a str,
+                agent_output: &'a str,
+                max_output_tokens: u32,
+            }
+            crate::ai::activity::record_serializable(
+                "crosscheck_model_request",
+                "Crosscheck reviewer request",
+                activity_context.clone(),
+                &ReviewerInput {
+                    system_prompt: prompt::CROSSCHECK_REVIEWER_SYSTEM_PROMPT,
+                    user_prompt_prefix: "Please review the following agent output:\n\n---\n\n",
+                    agent_output: &agent_output,
+                    max_output_tokens: REVIEWER_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS,
+                },
+            );
+        }
+        let response = Self::invoke_reviewer_inner(agent_output, model_id, provider_config).await;
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        if crate::ai::activity::is_recording() {
+            activity_context["elapsed_ms"] =
+                serde_json::json!(started_at.elapsed().as_millis() as u64);
+            // These compatibility helpers return text only, with no usage report.
+            activity_context["usage_reported"] = serde_json::json!(false);
+            match &response {
+                Ok(text) => crate::ai::activity::record_serializable(
+                    "crosscheck_model_response",
+                    "Crosscheck reviewer response",
+                    activity_context,
+                    text,
+                ),
+                Err(error) => {
+                    activity_context["error"] =
+                        serde_json::json!(crate::ai::remote_logging::sanitize_error(error));
+                    crate::ai::activity::record(
+                        "crosscheck_model_error",
+                        "Crosscheck reviewer failed",
+                        activity_context,
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        response
+    }
+
+    async fn invoke_reviewer_inner(
+        agent_output: String,
+        model_id: String,
+        provider_config: ProviderConfig,
     ) -> Result<String, String> {
         match provider_config {
             ProviderConfig::OpenAI(config)
@@ -217,7 +291,8 @@ impl CrosscheckReviewer {
                         reasoning_effort: config.reasoning_effort,
                         max_output_tokens: Some(u64::from(REVIEWER_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS)),
                     },
-                ).with_credential_resolver(crate::ai::chatgpt_auth::credential_resolver());
+                )
+                .with_credential_resolver(crate::ai::chatgpt_auth::credential_resolver());
                 runtime
                     .complete_text(
                         prompt::CROSSCHECK_REVIEWER_SYSTEM_PROMPT.to_string(),
diff --git a/app/src/ai/mod.rs b/app/src/ai/mod.rs
index 521efbf3..0df3a0df 100644
--- a/app/src/ai/mod.rs
+++ b/app/src/ai/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 //! The side panel Warp AI implementation lives in `super::ai_assistant`.
 #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
 pub(crate) mod acp;
+#[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+pub(crate) mod activity;
 pub(crate) mod active_agent_views_model;
 pub(crate) mod agent;
 pub(crate) mod agent_conversations_model;
diff --git a/app/src/ai/remote_logging.rs b/app/src/ai/remote_logging.rs
index 00bb7929..d37a2882 100644
--- a/app/src/ai/remote_logging.rs
+++ b/app/src/ai/remote_logging.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub(crate) enum RemoteLogLevel {
 }
 
 impl RemoteLogLevel {
-    fn as_str(self) -> &'static str {
+    pub(crate) fn as_str(self) -> &'static str {
         match self {
             Self::Info => "info",
             Self::Warn => "warn",
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ pub(crate) fn log_model_event<M>(ctx: &mut ModelContext<M>, record: RemoteLogRec
 where
     M: Entity,
 {
+    super::activity::record_log(&record);
+    if is_raw_payload(&record) && !remote_payloads_enabled(AISettings::as_ref(ctx)) {
+        return;
+    }
     let Some(config) = RemoteLogConfig::from_settings(AISettings::as_ref(ctx)) else {
         return;
     };
@@ -126,6 +130,10 @@ where
 /// Views must log without updating AISettings: its singleton cannot be read
 /// while it is temporarily borrowed by a model update.
 pub(crate) fn log_view_event<V: View>(ctx: &mut ViewContext<V>, record: RemoteLogRecord) {
+    super::activity::record_log(&record);
+    if is_raw_payload(&record) && !remote_payloads_enabled(AISettings::as_ref(ctx)) {
+        return;
+    }
     let Some(config) = RemoteLogConfig::from_settings(AISettings::as_ref(ctx)) else {
         return;
     };
@@ -219,17 +227,34 @@ where
     M: Entity,
 {
     let settings = AISettings::as_ref(ctx);
-    if !*settings.remote_logging_enabled.value()
-        || !*settings.remote_logging_log_model_payloads.value()
-        || settings.remote_logging_api_key.value().trim().is_empty()
-    {
+    let remote_enabled = remote_payloads_enabled(settings);
+    let local_enabled = super::activity::is_recording();
+    if !remote_enabled && !local_enabled {
         return None;
     }
 
-    let max_chars = (*settings.remote_logging_model_payload_max_chars.value()).max(1);
+    let remote_max = (*settings.remote_logging_model_payload_max_chars.value()).max(1);
+    let max_chars = if remote_enabled {
+        remote_max
+    } else {
+        super::activity::MAX_PAYLOAD_CHARS
+    };
     Some(build_payload(max_chars))
 }
 
+fn remote_payloads_enabled(settings: &AISettings) -> bool {
+    *settings.remote_logging_enabled.value()
+        && *settings.remote_logging_log_model_payloads.value()
+        && !settings.remote_logging_api_key.value().trim().is_empty()
+}
+
+fn is_raw_payload(record: &RemoteLogRecord) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        record.context.get("event").and_then(Value::as_str),
+        Some("raw_model_request" | "raw_model_response")
+    )
+}
+
 fn enrich_context(mut context: Value) -> Value {
     let Value::Object(ref mut map) = context else {
         return json!({
diff --git a/app/src/ai/runtime/provider_run_coordinator.rs b/app/src/ai/runtime/provider_run_coordinator.rs
index 40889d09..b35b38af 100644
--- a/app/src/ai/runtime/provider_run_coordinator.rs
+++ b/app/src/ai/runtime/provider_run_coordinator.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@ use galaxy_agent_core::{
     ModelFailureDisposition, PendingToolBatch, ProviderModelCall, ProviderRequestProfile,
     ProviderRun, ProviderRunFailureKind, ProviderRunId, ProviderRunLimits, ProviderRunOutcome,
     ProviderRunPhase, ProviderRunProtocolError, ProviderRunState, ProviderRunStep, RunEpoch,
-    RuntimeKind, StopReason, TaskListSnapshot, ToolEvent, TurnCommand, TurnControl, TurnRequest, Usage,
+    RuntimeKind, StopReason, TaskListSnapshot, ToolEvent, TurnCommand, TurnControl, TurnRequest,
+    Usage,
 };
 use instant::Instant;
 use warpui::r#async::Timer;
 
 use super::task_progress::{add_task_list_context, initial_task_list, task_list_from_plan_batch};
+#[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+use crate::ai::activity;
 use crate::ai::agent::conversation::AIConversationId;
 #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
 use crate::ai::model_output_logging;
@@ -285,6 +288,8 @@ pub(crate) struct ProviderRunCoordinator {
     model_event_idle_timeout: Duration,
     context_compaction_requested: bool,
     max_context_tokens: Option<u32>,
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+    activity_session_id: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl ProviderRunCoordinator {
@@ -327,6 +332,8 @@ impl ProviderRunCoordinator {
             model_event_idle_timeout: PROVIDER_MODEL_EVENT_IDLE_TIMEOUT,
             context_compaction_requested: false,
             max_context_tokens: None,
+            #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+            activity_session_id: None,
         })
     }
 
@@ -336,6 +343,30 @@ impl ProviderRunCoordinator {
         self.model_event_idle_timeout = event_idle;
     }
 
+    /// Local inspection identity only; never changes provider requests or checkpoints.
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+    pub(crate) fn set_activity_session_id(&mut self, conversation_id: AIConversationId) {
+        self.activity_session_id = Some(conversation_id.to_string());
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+    fn activity_context(
+        &self,
+        call: &ProviderModelCall,
+        profile: &ProviderRunProfile,
+    ) -> serde_json::Value {
+        serde_json::json!({
+            "conversation_id": self.activity_session_id,
+            "provider_run_id": call.work_id.run_id.as_str(),
+            "provider_epoch": call.work_id.epoch.get(),
+            "profile": call.profile.as_str(),
+            "runtime_id": profile.runtime.descriptor().id,
+            "model_id": profile.request.model.as_str(),
+            "retry_attempt": call.retry_attempt,
+            "snapshot_kind": "provider_neutral",
+        })
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn run(&self) -> &ProviderRun {
         &self.run
     }
@@ -730,6 +761,15 @@ impl ProviderRunCoordinator {
             profile.max_context_tokens.or(self.max_context_tokens),
             self.run.task_list(),
         );
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        if activity::is_recording() {
+            activity::record_serializable(
+                "model_request",
+                "Model request",
+                self.activity_context(&call, &profile),
+                &request,
+            );
+        }
         let started_at = Instant::now();
         let (attempt_sender, attempt_control) = turn_control();
         let start_future = profile.runtime.start_turn(request, attempt_control).fuse();
@@ -779,6 +819,8 @@ impl ProviderRunCoordinator {
         };
         futures::pin_mut!(stream);
         let mut buffer = ModelTurnBuffer::default();
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        let mut usage_reported = false;
 
         loop {
             let next_event = stream.next().fuse();
@@ -1014,6 +1056,10 @@ impl ProviderRunCoordinator {
                         return Ok(());
                     }
                     buffer.usage.clone_from(&usage);
+                    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+                    {
+                        usage_reported = true;
+                    }
                     if !self
                         .project_or_fail_acknowledged(
                             ProviderRunProjection::ModelEvent {
@@ -1056,6 +1102,19 @@ impl ProviderRunCoordinator {
                     {
                         return Ok(());
                     }
+                    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+                    if activity::is_recording() {
+                        let mut context = self.activity_context(&call, &profile);
+                        context["elapsed_ms"] = serde_json::json!(elapsed_millis(started_at));
+                        context["stop_reason"] = serde_json::json!(&reason);
+                        context["usage_reported"] = serde_json::json!(usage_reported);
+                        activity::record_serializable(
+                            "model_response",
+                            "Model response",
+                            context,
+                            &buffer,
+                        );
+                    }
                     if reason == StopReason::Cancelled {
                         self.run.cancel("provider model call was cancelled")?;
                         return Ok(());
@@ -1159,6 +1218,15 @@ impl ProviderRunCoordinator {
             "retry_attempt": call.retry_attempt,
             "payload": &error,
         }));
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        if activity::is_recording() {
+            let mut context = self.activity_context(call, profile);
+            context["elapsed_ms"] = serde_json::json!(elapsed_millis(started_at));
+            context["error_kind"] = serde_json::json!(&error.kind);
+            context["error"] =
+                serde_json::json!(crate::ai::remote_logging::sanitize_error(&error.message));
+            activity::record("model_error", "Model request failed", context);
+        }
         let error_message = error.message.clone();
         if error.kind == AgentErrorKind::ContextWindowExceeded {
             self.run.prepare_context_compaction(&call.work_id)?;
@@ -1243,7 +1311,7 @@ impl ProviderRunCoordinator {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Default)]
+#[derive(Default, serde::Serialize)]
 struct ModelTurnBuffer {
     started: bool,
     text: String,
diff --git a/app/src/search/slash_command_menu/static_commands/commands.rs b/app/src/search/slash_command_menu/static_commands/commands.rs
index 8650ad7e..09d1df31 100644
--- a/app/src/search/slash_command_menu/static_commands/commands.rs
+++ b/app/src/search/slash_command_menu/static_commands/commands.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ pub const BACKGROUND_JOBS: StaticCommand = StaticCommand {
     argument: None,
 };
 
+pub const AI_ACTIVITY: StaticCommand = StaticCommand {
+    name: "/ai-activity",
+    description: "Inspect model requests, responses, compaction, and tools across sessions",
+    icon_path: "bundled/svg/dataflow.svg",
+    availability: Availability::empty(),
+    auto_enter_ai_mode: false,
+    argument: None,
+};
+
 pub static ADD_PROMPT: LazyLock<StaticCommand> = LazyLock::new(|| StaticCommand {
     name: "/add-prompt",
     description: "Add new Agent prompt",
@@ -713,6 +722,7 @@ fn all_commands() -> Vec<StaticCommand> {
 
     if !cfg!(target_family = "wasm") {
         commands.extend([EDIT.clone(), EXPORT_TO_FILE.clone()]);
+        commands.push(AI_ACTIVITY);
     }
     if cfg!(all(feature = "local_fs", not(target_family = "wasm"))) {
         commands.push(BACKGROUND_JOBS);
diff --git a/app/src/terminal/input.rs b/app/src/terminal/input.rs
index 10458f18..94b8e7ef 100644
--- a/app/src/terminal/input.rs
+++ b/app/src/terminal/input.rs
@@ -1861,6 +1861,13 @@ pub fn init(app: &mut AppContext) {
     )
     .with_enabled(|| ContextFlag::NetworkLogConsole.is_enabled())]);
 
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+    app.register_editable_bindings([EditableBinding::new(
+        "workspace:open_ai_activity",
+        "Show AI Activity",
+        WorkspaceAction::OpenAIActivity,
+    )]);
+
     app.register_editable_bindings([EditableBinding::new(
         "input:clear_screen",
         "Clear screen",
diff --git a/app/src/terminal/input/slash_commands/data_source/mod.rs b/app/src/terminal/input/slash_commands/data_source/mod.rs
index 63a6295d..014a9251 100644
--- a/app/src/terminal/input/slash_commands/data_source/mod.rs
+++ b/app/src/terminal/input/slash_commands/data_source/mod.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ impl SlashCommandDataSource {
     /// Slash commands that are available in CLI agent rich input mode.
     /// Add command names here to make them accessible when composing prompts
     /// for a running CLI agent (Claude Code, Codex, etc.).
-    const CLI_AGENT_INPUT_ALLOWED_COMMANDS: &[&str] = &["/prompts", "/skills", "/background-jobs"];
+    const CLI_AGENT_INPUT_ALLOWED_COMMANDS: &[&str] =
+        &["/prompts", "/skills", "/background-jobs", "/ai-activity"];
 
     fn is_cloud_mode(&self, ctx: &AppContext) -> bool {
         self.is_cloud_mode_v2
diff --git a/app/src/terminal/input/slash_commands/mod.rs b/app/src/terminal/input/slash_commands/mod.rs
index 4f4bb49d..2a163c76 100644
--- a/app/src/terminal/input/slash_commands/mod.rs
+++ b/app/src/terminal/input/slash_commands/mod.rs
@@ -782,6 +782,9 @@ impl Input {
             _background_jobs if command.name == commands::BACKGROUND_JOBS.name => {
                 ctx.dispatch_typed_action(&TerminalAction::OpenBackgroundJobs { job_id: None });
             }
+            _ai_activity if command.name == commands::AI_ACTIVITY.name => {
+                ctx.dispatch_typed_action(&WorkspaceAction::OpenAIActivity);
+            }
             _ if command.name == commands::HOST.name => {
                 if !self.is_cloud_mode_input_v2_composing(ctx) {
                     return false;
diff --git a/app/src/workspace/action.rs b/app/src/workspace/action.rs
index efd3a2e6..c590cb66 100644
--- a/app/src/workspace/action.rs
+++ b/app/src/workspace/action.rs
@@ -875,6 +875,8 @@ pub enum WorkspaceAction {
     /// Opens (or focuses) the in-app network log pane as a right-split of the
     /// active pane group. Gated on `ContextFlag::NetworkLogConsole`.
     OpenNetworkLogPane,
+    /// Opens the app-wide inspector for model, compaction, and tool activity.
+    OpenAIActivity,
 }
 
 impl From<&WorkspaceAction> for LoginGatedFeature {
@@ -1195,7 +1197,8 @@ impl WorkspaceAction {
             | ShowHandoffEnvironmentCreationModal
             | ShowCloudModeV2EnvironmentCreationModal
             | OpenCreateAuthSecretModal { .. }
-            | OpenNetworkLogPane => false,
+            | OpenNetworkLogPane
+            | OpenAIActivity => false,
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             ShowHoaOnboardingFlow => false,
             #[cfg(target_family = "wasm")]
diff --git a/app/src/workspace/view.rs b/app/src/workspace/view.rs
index e8d4a46d..110f0e93 100644
--- a/app/src/workspace/view.rs
+++ b/app/src/workspace/view.rs
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ use super::util::{
 };
 use super::{util, ActiveSession, TabBarDropTargetData, TabBarLocation, WorkspaceRegistry};
 use crate::ai::active_agent_views_model::ActiveAgentViewsModel;
+#[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+use crate::ai::activity::view::AIActivityView;
 use crate::ai::agent::api::ServerConversationToken;
 #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
 use crate::ai::agent::conversation::AIAgentHarness;
@@ -1060,6 +1062,8 @@ pub struct Workspace {
     new_worktree_modal: ModalViewState<Modal<NewWorktreeModal>>,
     #[cfg(all(feature = "local_fs", not(target_family = "wasm")))]
     background_jobs_modal: ModalViewState<Modal<BackgroundJobsView>>,
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+    ai_activity_modal: ModalViewState<Modal<AIActivityView>>,
     close_session_confirmation_dialog: ViewHandle<CloseSessionConfirmationDialog>,
     rewind_confirmation_dialog: ViewHandle<RewindConfirmationDialog>,
     delete_conversation_confirmation_dialog: ViewHandle<DeleteConversationConfirmationDialog>,
@@ -2181,6 +2185,43 @@ impl Workspace {
         ModalViewState::new(modal)
     }
 
+    #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+    fn build_ai_activity_modal(
+        ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>,
+    ) -> ModalViewState<Modal<AIActivityView>> {
+        let body = ctx.add_typed_action_view(AIActivityView::new);
+        let modal = ctx.add_typed_action_view(|ctx| {
+            Modal::new(Some("AI Activity".to_owned()), body, ctx)
+                .with_modal_style(UiComponentStyles {
+                    width: Some(1120.),
+                    height: Some(760.),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                })
+                .with_header_style(UiComponentStyles {
+                    height: Some(58.),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                })
+                .with_body_style(UiComponentStyles {
+                    padding: Some(Coords::uniform(12.)),
+                    height: Some(680.),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                })
+                .with_max_height_percentage(0.9)
+                .with_dismiss_on_click()
+        });
+        ctx.subscribe_to_view(&modal, |me, _, event, ctx| {
+            if matches!(event, ModalEvent::Close) {
+                me.ai_activity_modal.close();
+                me.ai_activity_modal.view.update(ctx, |modal, ctx| {
+                    modal.body().update(ctx, |view, ctx| view.on_close(ctx));
+                });
+                me.focus_active_tab(ctx);
+                ctx.notify();
+            }
+        });
+        ModalViewState::new(modal)
+    }
+
     fn build_remove_tab_config_confirmation_dialog(
         ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>,
     ) -> ViewHandle<RemoveTabConfigConfirmationDialog> {
@@ -3026,6 +3067,8 @@ impl Workspace {
         let new_worktree_modal = Self::build_new_worktree_modal(ctx);
         #[cfg(all(feature = "local_fs", not(target_family = "wasm")))]
         let background_jobs_modal = Self::build_background_jobs_modal(ctx);
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        let ai_activity_modal = Self::build_ai_activity_modal(ctx);
 
         let session_config_modal = Self::build_session_config_modal(ctx);
 
@@ -3427,6 +3470,8 @@ impl Workspace {
             new_worktree_modal,
             #[cfg(all(feature = "local_fs", not(target_family = "wasm")))]
             background_jobs_modal,
+            #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+            ai_activity_modal,
             close_session_confirmation_dialog,
             rewind_confirmation_dialog,
             delete_conversation_confirmation_dialog,
@@ -24012,6 +24057,16 @@ impl TypedActionView for Workspace {
             OpenNetworkLogPane => {
                 self.open_network_log_pane(ctx);
             }
+            OpenAIActivity => {
+                #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+                {
+                    self.ai_activity_modal.view.update(ctx, |modal, ctx| {
+                        modal.body().update(ctx, |view, ctx| view.on_open(ctx));
+                    });
+                    self.ai_activity_modal.open();
+                    ctx.notify();
+                }
+            }
             FixSettingsWithOz { error_description } => {
                 use crate::ai::skills::SkillManager;
                 let modify_settings_skill = SkillManager::as_ref(ctx)
@@ -26869,6 +26924,10 @@ impl View for Workspace {
         if self.background_jobs_modal.is_open() {
             stack.add_child(self.background_jobs_modal.render());
         }
+        #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
+        if self.ai_activity_modal.is_open() {
+            stack.add_child(self.ai_activity_modal.render());
+        }
 
         if self.workflow_modal.as_ref(app).is_open() {
             stack.add_child(ChildView::new(&self.workflow_modal).finish());