diff --git a/desktop/src/features/passport/lib/badges.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/passport/lib/badges.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f27b3b1618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src/features/passport/lib/badges.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+
+import { computeAgentBadges } from "./badges.ts";
+
+const NOW = 1_800_000_000;
+const DAY = 86_400;
+
+function baseInputs(overrides = {}) {
+  return {
+    activeTurnCount: 0,
+    channelCount: 0,
+    firstSeenAt: null,
+    hasAbout: false,
+    hasAvatar: false,
+    hasHandle: false,
+    hasName: false,
+    hasOwner: false,
+    memoryCount: null,
+    noteCount: 0,
+    noteHours: [],
+    reactionCount: 0,
+    now: NOW,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+function badgeIds(badges) {
+  return badges.map((badge) => badge.id);
+}
+
+test("a blank record earns no badges", () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(computeAgentBadges(baseInputs()), []);
+});
+
+test("trust badges reflect provenance facts", () => {
+  const badges = computeAgentBadges(
+    baseInputs({
+      hasAbout: true,
+      hasAvatar: true,
+      hasHandle: true,
+      hasName: true,
+      hasOwner: true,
+    }),
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(badgeIds(badges), [
+    "registered-operator",
+    "verified-handle",
+    "full-papers",
+  ]);
+});
+
+test("full papers requires every profile field", () => {
+  const badges = computeAgentBadges(
+    baseInputs({ hasAbout: true, hasAvatar: true, hasName: true }),
+  );
+  assert.ok(!badgeIds(badges).includes("full-papers"));
+});
+
+test("tenure tiers escalate with days on record", () => {
+  const veteran = computeAgentBadges(
+    baseInputs({ firstSeenAt: NOW - 200 * DAY }),
+  );
+  assert.equal(veteran[0].name, "Veteran");
+  assert.equal(veteran[0].tier, 3);
+
+  const settled = computeAgentBadges(
+    baseInputs({ firstSeenAt: NOW - 45 * DAY }),
+  );
+  assert.equal(settled[0].name, "Settled");
+  assert.equal(settled[0].tier, 1);
+
+  const fresh = computeAgentBadges(baseInputs({ firstSeenAt: NOW - 5 * DAY }));
+  assert.deepEqual(fresh, []);
+});
+
+test("the like ladder honors its BadgeNation heritage", () => {
+  const godlike = computeAgentBadges(baseInputs({ reactionCount: 150 }));
+  assert.equal(godlike[0].name, "Godlike");
+  assert.equal(godlike[0].tier, 3);
+
+  const double = computeAgentBadges(baseInputs({ reactionCount: 5 }));
+  assert.equal(double[0].name, "Double Like");
+});
+
+test("memories only grant badges when visible to the viewer", () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(computeAgentBadges(baseInputs({ memoryCount: null })), []);
+  const badges = computeAgentBadges(baseInputs({ memoryCount: 60 }));
+  assert.equal(badges[0].name, "Elephant Memory");
+});
+
+test("time-of-day flair needs a repeated pattern", () => {
+  const night = computeAgentBadges(
+    baseInputs({ noteHours: [23, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4] }),
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(badgeIds(night), ["night-hawk"]);
+
+  const sparse = computeAgentBadges(baseInputs({ noteHours: [23, 0] }));
+  assert.deepEqual(sparse, []);
+});
+
+test("on duty appears while the agent is actively working", () => {
+  const badges = computeAgentBadges(baseInputs({ activeTurnCount: 2 }));
+  assert.equal(badges[0].id, "on-duty");
+  assert.match(badges[0].description, /2 channels/);
+});
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/passport/lib/badges.ts b/desktop/src/features/passport/lib/badges.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cd77beff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src/features/passport/lib/badges.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+/**
+ * Passport badges — commendations earned by an agent, computed from signals
+ * the client can verify (profile provenance, authored notes, reactions
+ * received, channel memberships, owner-visible memories).
+ *
+ * The point is trustability: trust badges surface verifiable identity facts
+ * (declared operator, verified handle, complete papers), tenure and activity
+ * badges show a track record, and flair adds personality. Badges are computed
+ * client-side from relay data — they are a lens on the record, not a
+ * server-granted award, so every description states the fact it reflects.
+ */
+
+export type BadgeKind = "trust" | "tenure" | "activity" | "flair";
+
+export type PassportBadge = {
+  /** Stable id; the UI maps this to an icon. Tiered badges share one id. */
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  /** The verifiable fact this badge reflects, shown alongside the name. */
+  description: string;
+  kind: BadgeKind;
+  /** 1–3 within a tiered family (bronze/silver/gold). Untiered = undefined. */
+  tier?: 1 | 2 | 3;
+};
+
+export type AgentBadgeInputs = {
+  /** Channels the agent is currently working in (live signal). */
+  activeTurnCount: number;
+  channelCount: number;
+  /** Unix seconds of the oldest fetched note; null when nothing authored. */
+  firstSeenAt: number | null;
+  hasAbout: boolean;
+  hasAvatar: boolean;
+  hasHandle: boolean;
+  hasName: boolean;
+  hasOwner: boolean;
+  /** Engram count; null when the viewer cannot see memories (non-owner). */
+  memoryCount: number | null;
+  /** Number of recent authored notes (relay window, up to 50). */
+  noteCount: number;
+  /** Local hour (0–23) of each recent note, for time-of-day flair. */
+  noteHours: number[];
+  /** Total reactions received across recent notes. */
+  reactionCount: number;
+  /** Injectable clock for tests; unix seconds. */
+  now?: number;
+};
+
+const DAY_SECONDS = 86_400;
+
+function tierOf(
+  value: number,
+  thresholds: [number, number, number],
+): 1 | 2 | 3 | null {
+  if (value >= thresholds[2]) return 3;
+  if (value >= thresholds[1]) return 2;
+  if (value >= thresholds[0]) return 1;
+  return null;
+}
+
+/** Compute the badges an agent has earned, ordered trust-first. */
+export function computeAgentBadges(inputs: AgentBadgeInputs): PassportBadge[] {
+  const badges: PassportBadge[] = [];
+  const now = inputs.now ?? Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+
+  // ── Trust: verifiable identity facts ─────────────────────────────────────
+  if (inputs.hasOwner) {
+    badges.push({
+      description: "Publicly declares a human operator",
+      id: "registered-operator",
+      kind: "trust",
+      name: "Registered Operator",
+    });
+  }
+  if (inputs.hasHandle) {
+    badges.push({
+      description: "Carries a verified community handle",
+      id: "verified-handle",
+      kind: "trust",
+      name: "Verified Handle",
+    });
+  }
+  if (
+    inputs.hasName &&
+    inputs.hasAvatar &&
+    inputs.hasAbout &&
+    inputs.hasHandle
+  ) {
+    badges.push({
+      description: "Complete papers: name, photo, bio, and handle",
+      id: "full-papers",
+      kind: "trust",
+      name: "Full Papers",
+    });
+  }
+
+  // ── Tenure: how long a track record exists ───────────────────────────────
+  if (inputs.firstSeenAt !== null) {
+    const days = Math.floor((now - inputs.firstSeenAt) / DAY_SECONDS);
+    const tenureTier = tierOf(days, [30, 90, 180]);
+    if (tenureTier !== null) {
+      const names = ["Settled", "Resident", "Veteran"] as const;
+      badges.push({
+        description: `On the record for ${days} days`,
+        id: "tenure",
+        kind: "tenure",
+        name: names[tenureTier - 1],
+        tier: tenureTier,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ── Activity: contribution volume ────────────────────────────────────────
+  const scribeTier = tierOf(inputs.noteCount, [10, 25, 50]);
+  if (scribeTier !== null) {
+    const names = ["Scribe", "Chronicler", "Historian"] as const;
+    badges.push({
+      description: `Published ${inputs.noteCount} recent notes`,
+      id: "scribe",
+      kind: "activity",
+      name: names[scribeTier - 1],
+      tier: scribeTier,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const connectedTier = tierOf(inputs.channelCount, [3, 6, 10]);
+  if (connectedTier !== null) {
+    const names = ["Connected", "Well Connected", "Ambassador"] as const;
+    badges.push({
+      description: `Member of ${inputs.channelCount} channels`,
+      id: "well-connected",
+      kind: "activity",
+      name: names[connectedTier - 1],
+      tier: connectedTier,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Homage to the BadgeNation like ladder.
+  const likedTier = tierOf(inputs.reactionCount, [5, 20, 100]);
+  if (likedTier !== null) {
+    const names = ["Double Like", "Mega Like", "Godlike"] as const;
+    badges.push({
+      description: `${inputs.reactionCount} reactions on recent notes`,
+      id: "liked",
+      kind: "activity",
+      name: names[likedTier - 1],
+      tier: likedTier,
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (inputs.memoryCount !== null) {
+    const memoryTier = tierOf(inputs.memoryCount, [10, 50, 200]);
+    if (memoryTier !== null) {
+      const names = [
+        "Keeps Notes",
+        "Elephant Memory",
+        "Living Archive",
+      ] as const;
+      badges.push({
+        description: `Holds ${inputs.memoryCount} memories`,
+        id: "elephant-memory",
+        kind: "activity",
+        name: names[memoryTier - 1],
+        tier: memoryTier,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ── Flair: personality from the record ───────────────────────────────────
+  const lateNotes = inputs.noteHours.filter(
+    (hour) => hour >= 23 || hour < 5,
+  ).length;
+  if (lateNotes >= 5) {
+    badges.push({
+      description: `${lateNotes} recent notes posted late at night`,
+      id: "night-hawk",
+      kind: "flair",
+      name: "Night Hawk",
+    });
+  }
+  const earlyNotes = inputs.noteHours.filter(
+    (hour) => hour >= 5 && hour < 7,
+  ).length;
+  if (earlyNotes >= 5) {
+    badges.push({
+      description: `${earlyNotes} recent notes posted before 7am`,
+      id: "early-bird",
+      kind: "flair",
+      name: "Early Bird",
+    });
+  }
+  if (inputs.activeTurnCount > 0) {
+    badges.push({
+      description: `Working in ${inputs.activeTurnCount} ${
+        inputs.activeTurnCount === 1 ? "channel" : "channels"
+      } right now`,
+      id: "on-duty",
+      kind: "flair",
+      name: "On Duty",
+    });
+  }
+
+  return badges;
+}
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/passport/ui/PassportBadges.tsx b/desktop/src/features/passport/ui/PassportBadges.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd5abf569b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src/features/passport/ui/PassportBadges.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import {
+  Activity,
+  BadgeCheck,
+  Brain,
+  Feather,
+  Heart,
+  type LucideIcon,
+  Medal,
+  Moon,
+  Network,
+  ScrollText,
+  ShieldCheck,
+  Sunrise,
+} from "lucide-react";
+
+import type { BadgeKind, PassportBadge } from "@/features/passport/lib/badges";
+import { cn } from "@/shared/lib/cn";
+
+const BADGE_ICONS: Record<string, LucideIcon> = {
+  "early-bird": Sunrise,
+  "elephant-memory": Brain,
+  "full-papers": ScrollText,
+  liked: Heart,
+  "night-hawk": Moon,
+  "on-duty": Activity,
+  "registered-operator": ShieldCheck,
+  scribe: Feather,
+  tenure: Medal,
+  "verified-handle": BadgeCheck,
+  "well-connected": Network,
+};
+
+const KIND_TONES: Record<BadgeKind, string> = {
+  activity: "border-chart-3/60 text-chart-3",
+  flair: "border-chart-4/60 text-chart-4",
+  tenure: "border-chart-5/60 text-chart-5",
+  trust: "border-primary/60 text-primary",
+};
+
+/**
+ * Commendations pinned under the passport: each medallion is an icon in a
+ * double ring, with the badge name and the verifiable fact it reflects. Tier
+ * pips show progression within a badge family.
+ */
+export function PassportBadgeList({ badges }: { badges: PassportBadge[] }) {
+  return (
+    <ul
+      className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-6 gap-y-3 sm:grid-cols-2"
+      data-testid="passport-badges"
+    >
+      {badges.map((badge) => {
+        const Icon = BADGE_ICONS[badge.id] ?? Medal;
+        return (
+          <li
+            className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-3"
+            data-testid={`passport-badge-${badge.id}`}
+            key={badge.id}
+          >
+            <span
+              className={cn(
+                "flex h-11 w-11 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full border-2 bg-muted/40 shadow-xs ring-2 ring-border/40 ring-offset-2 ring-offset-background",
+                KIND_TONES[badge.kind],
+              )}
+            >
+              <Icon aria-hidden="true" className="h-5 w-5" />
+            </span>
+            <span className="flex min-w-0 flex-col">
+              <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-semibold">
+                <span className="truncate">{badge.name}</span>
+                {badge.tier ? <TierPips tier={badge.tier} /> : null}
+              </span>
+              <span className="truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                {badge.description}
+              </span>
+            </span>
+          </li>
+        );
+      })}
+    </ul>
+  );
+}
+
+function TierPips({ tier }: { tier: 1 | 2 | 3 }) {
+  return (
+    <span
+      aria-label={`Tier ${tier} of 3`}
+      className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-0.5"
+      role="img"
+    >
+      {[1, 2, 3].map((pip) => (
+        <span
+          className={cn(
+            "h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full",
+            pip <= tier ? "bg-current opacity-80" : "bg-border",
+          )}
+          key={pip}
+        />
+      ))}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/passport/ui/PassportScreen.tsx b/desktop/src/features/passport/ui/PassportScreen.tsx
index fa8abb5d45..495dfb54c0 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/passport/ui/PassportScreen.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/passport/ui/PassportScreen.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   useAgentMemoryQuery,
   useIsManagedAgent,
 } from "@/features/agent-memory/hooks";
+import { useAgentWorking } from "@/features/agents/agentWorkingSignal";
 import {
   useManagedAgentsQuery,
   useRelayAgentsQuery,
@@ -15,10 +16,12 @@ import {
 import { useOpenAgentActivity } from "@/features/agents/useOpenAgentActivity";
 import { useChannelsQuery } from "@/features/channels/hooks";
 import { useCommunities } from "@/features/communities/useCommunities";
+import { computeAgentBadges } from "@/features/passport/lib/badges";
 import {
   loadTravelLog,
   normalizeRelayUrl,
 } from "@/features/passport/lib/travelLog";
+import { PassportBadgeList } from "@/features/passport/ui/PassportBadges";
 import {
   AgentCrewList,
   type CrewAgent,
@@ -36,7 +39,10 @@ import {
   useUsersBatchQuery,
 } from "@/features/profile/hooks";
 import { PassportCard } from "@/features/profile/ui/PassportCard";
-import { useMyNotesQuery } from "@/features/pulse/hooks";
+import {
+  useMyNotesQuery,
+  usePulseReactionsQuery,
+} from "@/features/pulse/hooks";
 import { useIdentityQuery } from "@/shared/api/hooks";
 import { writeTextToClipboard } from "@/shared/lib/clipboard";
 import { safeNpub } from "@/shared/lib/nostrUtils";
@@ -235,6 +241,55 @@ export function PassportScreen({
   const memoryCount = memoryQuery.data
     ? memoryQuery.data.memories.length + (memoryQuery.data.core ? 1 : 0)
     : null;
+
+  // Badge inputs: computed from the same record the rest of the page shows.
+  const allNotes = React.useMemo(
+    () => notesQuery.data?.notes ?? [],
+    [notesQuery.data],
+  );
+  const noteIds = React.useMemo(
+    () => allNotes.map((note) => note.id),
+    [allNotes],
+  );
+  const reactionsQuery = usePulseReactionsQuery(isAgent ? noteIds : []);
+  const activeTurnCount = useAgentWorking(isAgent ? pubkey : null).channels
+    .length;
+  const badges = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (!isAgent) {
+      return [];
+    }
+    let reactionCount = 0;
+    for (const state of reactionsQuery.data?.values() ?? []) {
+      reactionCount += state.count;
+    }
+    return computeAgentBadges({
+      activeTurnCount,
+      channelCount: memberChannels.length,
+      firstSeenAt:
+        allNotes.length > 0
+          ? Math.min(...allNotes.map((note) => note.createdAt))
+          : null,
+      hasAbout: Boolean(profile?.about?.trim()),
+      hasAvatar: Boolean(profile?.avatarUrl),
+      hasHandle: Boolean(profile?.nip05Handle?.trim()),
+      hasName: Boolean(profile?.displayName?.trim()),
+      hasOwner: profile?.ownerPubkey != null,
+      memoryCount,
+      noteCount: allNotes.length,
+      noteHours: allNotes.map((note) =>
+        new Date(note.createdAt * 1_000).getHours(),
+      ),
+      reactionCount,
+    });
+  }, [
+    activeTurnCount,
+    allNotes,
+    isAgent,
+    memberChannels.length,
+    memoryCount,
+    profile,
+    reactionsQuery.data,
+  ]);
   const recordLoading =
     channelsQuery.isLoading || notesQuery.isLoading || contactsQuery.isLoading;
   const hasAgentRecord =
@@ -306,6 +361,15 @@ export function PassportScreen({
           </div>
 
           <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-8">
+            {badges.length > 0 ? (
+              <RecordSection
+                label="Commendations · Badges"
+                trailing={`${badges.length}`}
+              >
+                <PassportBadgeList badges={badges} />
+              </RecordSection>
+            ) : null}
+
             {visas.length > 0 ? (
               <RecordSection
                 label="Visas · Servers"