diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/activeAgentTurnsStore.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/agents/activeAgentTurnsStore.test.mjs
index cef73f602f..f12f64fb57 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/activeAgentTurnsStore.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/activeAgentTurnsStore.test.mjs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   syncAgentTurnsFromEvents,
   getActiveTurnsForAgent,
   getActiveTurnsByChannel,
+  getActiveAgentPubkeysForChannel,
   resetActiveAgentTurnsStore,
   subscribeActiveAgentTurns,
 } from "./activeAgentTurnsStore.ts";
@@ -205,6 +206,21 @@ describe("activeAgentTurnsStore", () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it("lists active agent pubkeys for a channel", () => {
+      syncAgentTurnsFromEvents(AGENT, [
+        makeEvent({ seq: 1, turnId: "agent-1", channelId: "shared" }),
+      ]);
+      syncAgentTurnsFromEvents(AGENT_2, [
+        makeEvent({ seq: 1, turnId: "agent-2", channelId: "shared" }),
+      ]);
+
+      assert.deepEqual(getActiveAgentPubkeysForChannel("shared"), [
+        AGENT,
+        AGENT_2,
+      ]);
+      assert.deepEqual(getActiveAgentPubkeysForChannel("other"), []);
+    });
+
     it("removes a channel summary when the last active turn ends", () => {
       syncAgentTurnsFromEvents(AGENT, [
         makeEvent({ seq: 1, turnId: "t1", channelId: "c1" }),
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/activeAgentTurnsStore.ts b/desktop/src/features/agents/activeAgentTurnsStore.ts
index 6e04fc0b36..2b1ec9d699 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/activeAgentTurnsStore.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/activeAgentTurnsStore.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ const clockOffsetByAgent = new Map<string, number>();
 // Only regenerated when the underlying turn map for an agent actually changes.
 const cachedTurnSummaries = new Map<string, ActiveTurnSummary[]>();
 let cachedChannelTurnSummaries: ActiveChannelTurnSummary[] | null = null;
+const cachedAgentPubkeysByChannel = new Map<string, string[]>();
 
 // Composite watermark per agent: the newest observer event processed, by
 // (timestamp, seq) ordering. An event is processed only if it is strictly
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ let pruneInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
 function invalidateCache(agentKey: string) {
   cachedTurnSummaries.delete(agentKey);
   cachedChannelTurnSummaries = null;
+  cachedAgentPubkeysByChannel.clear();
 }
 
 function notifyListeners() {
@@ -437,6 +439,7 @@ export function getActiveTurnsForAgent(
 
 const EMPTY_TURNS: ActiveTurnSummary[] = [];
 const EMPTY_CHANNEL_TURNS: ActiveChannelTurnSummary[] = [];
+const EMPTY_AGENT_PUBKEYS: string[] = [];
 
 /**
  * Returns active working channels across all tracked agents, sorted by
@@ -484,6 +487,30 @@ export function getActiveTurnsByChannel(): ActiveChannelTurnSummary[] {
   return result;
 }
 
+export function getActiveAgentPubkeysForChannel(
+  channelId: string | null | undefined,
+): string[] {
+  if (!channelId || activeTurnsByAgent.size === 0) return EMPTY_AGENT_PUBKEYS;
+
+  const cached = cachedAgentPubkeysByChannel.get(channelId);
+  if (cached) return cached;
+
+  const pubkeys: string[] = [];
+  for (const [agentKey, agentTurns] of activeTurnsByAgent) {
+    for (const turn of agentTurns.values()) {
+      if (turn.channelId === channelId) {
+        pubkeys.push(agentKey);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (pubkeys.length === 0) return EMPTY_AGENT_PUBKEYS;
+  pubkeys.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
+  cachedAgentPubkeysByChannel.set(channelId, pubkeys);
+  return pubkeys;
+}
+
 /**
  * Synchronize the active-turns store with the latest observer events for a
  * given agent.
@@ -524,6 +551,17 @@ export function useActiveAgentTurnsByChannel(): ActiveChannelTurnSummary[] {
   );
 }
 
+export function useActiveAgentPubkeysForChannel(
+  channelId: string | null | undefined,
+): string[] {
+  const getSnapshot = React.useCallback(
+    () => getActiveAgentPubkeysForChannel(channelId),
+    [channelId],
+  );
+
+  return React.useSyncExternalStore(subscribeActiveAgentTurns, getSnapshot);
+}
+
 /**
  * Bridge hook: processes observer events into the active-turns store.
  * Should be called by a parent component that has access to the observer events.
@@ -551,6 +589,7 @@ export function resetActiveAgentTurnsStore() {
   clockOffsetByAgent.clear();
   cachedTurnSummaries.clear();
   cachedChannelTurnSummaries = null;
+  cachedAgentPubkeysByChannel.clear();
   terminalAtByAgent.clear();
   notifyListeners();
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/BotActivityBar.tsx b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/BotActivityBar.tsx
index f6e3907308..09ecf3d73d 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/BotActivityBar.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/BotActivityBar.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 import { Loader2 } from "lucide-react";
 
+import {
+  useActiveAgentPubkeysForChannel,
+  useActiveAgentTurns,
+} from "@/features/agents/activeAgentTurnsStore";
 import { useAgentTranscript } from "@/features/agents/ui/useObserverEvents";
 import {
   getActivityHeadline,
   isMeaningfulItem,
 } from "@/features/agents/ui/agentSessionTranscriptPresentation";
+import { TranscriptActivityItem } from "@/features/agents/ui/activityRenderClasses/TranscriptActivityItem";
+import type { TranscriptItem } from "@/features/agents/ui/agentSessionTypes";
 import type { UserProfileLookup } from "@/features/profile/lib/identity";
 import type { ManagedAgent } from "@/shared/api/types";
 import { cn } from "@/shared/lib/cn";
+import { normalizePubkey } from "@/shared/lib/pubkey";
 import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@/shared/ui/popover";
 import { Shimmer } from "@/shared/ui/Shimmer";
 import { UserAvatar } from "@/shared/ui/UserAvatar";
@@ -28,6 +35,77 @@ type BotActivityBarProps = {
 const HOVER_OPEN_DELAY_MS = 150;
 const HOVER_CLOSE_DELAY_MS = 180;
 const HEADLINE_ROTATION_MS = 2200;
+const PREVIEW_ITEM_LIMIT = 8;
+
+type ComposerPreviewItem = {
+  agent: BotActivityAgent;
+  item: TranscriptItem;
+  sortKey: string;
+};
+
+function useAgentActivityPreviewItems({
+  agent,
+  channelId,
+  enabled,
+}: {
+  agent: BotActivityAgent;
+  channelId?: string | null;
+  enabled: boolean;
+}): ComposerPreviewItem[] {
+  const transcript = useAgentTranscript(enabled, agent.pubkey);
+
+  return React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (!enabled) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    const scopedTranscript = channelId
+      ? transcript.filter((item) => item.channelId === channelId)
+      : transcript;
+
+    return scopedTranscript.filter(isMeaningfulItem).map((item) => ({
+      agent,
+      item,
+      sortKey: getPreviewItemSortKey(item),
+    }));
+  }, [agent, channelId, enabled, transcript]);
+}
+
+function getPreviewItemSortKey(item: TranscriptItem) {
+  return `${item.timestamp}:${item.id}`;
+}
+
+function comparePreviewItems(
+  left: ComposerPreviewItem,
+  right: ComposerPreviewItem,
+) {
+  const leftTime = Date.parse(left.item.timestamp);
+  const rightTime = Date.parse(right.item.timestamp);
+  if (Number.isFinite(leftTime) && Number.isFinite(rightTime)) {
+    const timeDiff = leftTime - rightTime;
+    if (timeDiff !== 0) {
+      return timeDiff;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return left.sortKey.localeCompare(right.sortKey);
+}
+
+function previewItemsEqual(
+  left: ComposerPreviewItem[],
+  right: ComposerPreviewItem[],
+) {
+  if (left.length !== right.length) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return left.every(
+    (item, index) =>
+      item.item === right[index]?.item &&
+      item.agent.pubkey === right[index]?.agent.pubkey &&
+      item.sortKey === right[index]?.sortKey,
+  );
+}
 
 export function BotActivityComposerAction({
   agents,
@@ -50,12 +128,79 @@ export function BotActivityComposerAction({
 
     return agents.filter((agent) => typingSet.has(agent.pubkey.toLowerCase()));
   }, [agents, typingBotPubkeys]);
+  const activeAgentPubkeys = useActiveAgentPubkeysForChannel(channelId);
+  const activeAgents = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (activeAgentPubkeys.length === 0) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    const activeSet = new Set(activeAgentPubkeys);
+    return agents.filter((agent) =>
+      activeSet.has(normalizePubkey(agent.pubkey)),
+    );
+  }, [activeAgentPubkeys, agents]);
+  const workingAgents = React.useMemo(() => {
+    const byPubkey = new Map<string, BotActivityAgent>();
+    for (const agent of typingAgents) {
+      byPubkey.set(normalizePubkey(agent.pubkey), agent);
+    }
+    for (const agent of activeAgents) {
+      byPubkey.set(normalizePubkey(agent.pubkey), agent);
+    }
+    return [...byPubkey.values()];
+  }, [activeAgents, typingAgents]);
   const singleTypingAgent =
-    typingAgents.length === 1 ? (typingAgents[0] ?? null) : null;
+    workingAgents.length === 1 ? (workingAgents[0] ?? null) : null;
   const transcript = useAgentTranscript(
     Boolean(singleTypingAgent),
     singleTypingAgent?.pubkey,
   );
+  const [previewItemsByAgent, setPreviewItemsByAgent] = React.useState<
+    Record<string, ComposerPreviewItem[]>
+  >({});
+  const typingAgentKeys = React.useMemo(
+    () => new Set(workingAgents.map((agent) => normalizePubkey(agent.pubkey))),
+    [workingAgents],
+  );
+  const previewItems = React.useMemo(
+    () =>
+      workingAgents
+        .flatMap(
+          (agent) => previewItemsByAgent[normalizePubkey(agent.pubkey)] ?? [],
+        )
+        .sort(comparePreviewItems)
+        .slice(-PREVIEW_ITEM_LIMIT),
+    [previewItemsByAgent, workingAgents],
+  );
+  const handlePreviewItemsChange = React.useCallback(
+    (agentPubkey: string, items: ComposerPreviewItem[]) => {
+      const key = normalizePubkey(agentPubkey);
+      setPreviewItemsByAgent((current) => {
+        if (previewItemsEqual(current[key] ?? [], items)) {
+          return current;
+        }
+
+        return { ...current, [key]: items };
+      });
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    setPreviewItemsByAgent((current) => {
+      let changed = false;
+      const next: Record<string, ComposerPreviewItem[]> = {};
+      for (const [key, items] of Object.entries(current)) {
+        if (typingAgentKeys.has(key)) {
+          next[key] = items;
+        } else {
+          changed = true;
+        }
+      }
+      return changed ? next : current;
+    });
+  }, [typingAgentKeys]);
+
   const activityHeadlines = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!singleTypingAgent) {
       return [];
@@ -129,131 +274,291 @@ export function BotActivityComposerAction({
     return () => window.clearInterval(interval);
   }, [activityHeadlines.length]);
 
-  if (typingAgents.length === 0) {
+  if (workingAgents.length === 0) {
     return null;
   }
 
   const agentAvatarUrl = (agent: BotActivityAgent) =>
     profiles?.[agent.pubkey.toLowerCase()]?.avatarUrl ?? null;
-  const selectedPubkey = openAgentSessionPubkey?.toLowerCase() ?? null;
   const triggerLabel =
-    typingAgents.length === 1
-      ? `${typingAgents[0]?.name ?? "Agent"} is working`
-      : `${typingAgents.length} agents working`;
+    workingAgents.length === 1
+      ? `${workingAgents[0]?.name ?? "Agent"} is working`
+      : `${workingAgents.length} agents working`;
   const isInline = variant === "inline";
   const visibleStatusLabel =
-    typingAgents.length === 1
-      ? `${typingAgents[0]?.name ?? "Agent"}: ${
+    workingAgents.length === 1
+      ? `${workingAgents[0]?.name ?? "Agent"}: ${
           activityHeadlines[headlineIndex % activityHeadlines.length] ??
           "Working"
         }`
-      : `${typingAgents[0]?.name ?? "Agent"} +${typingAgents.length - 1}`;
+      : `${workingAgents[0]?.name ?? "Agent"} +${workingAgents.length - 1}`;
 
   return (
-    <Popover onOpenChange={setOpen} open={open}>
-      <PopoverTrigger asChild>
-        <button
-          aria-label={`${triggerLabel}. View activity.`}
-          className={cn(
-            "inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-border/60 bg-background font-medium text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:border-primary/30 hover:bg-primary/5 hover:text-foreground focus-visible:outline-hidden focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring data-[state=open]:border-primary/40 data-[state=open]:bg-primary/10 data-[state=open]:text-primary",
-            isInline
-              ? "h-7 min-w-0 gap-2 overflow-visible border-transparent bg-transparent px-0 text-xs font-semibold leading-none shadow-none hover:border-transparent hover:bg-transparent data-[state=open]:border-transparent data-[state=open]:bg-transparent"
-              : "h-9 min-w-9 gap-1.5 px-2 text-xs",
-          )}
-          data-testid="bot-activity-composer-trigger"
-          onBlur={closeWithDelay}
-          onClick={() => {
-            clearHoverTimer();
-            setOpen((current) => !current);
-          }}
-          onFocus={() => setOpen(true)}
-          onMouseEnter={openWithDelay}
-          onMouseLeave={closeWithDelay}
-          type="button"
-        >
-          <span className="flex items-center overflow-visible py-px -space-x-1">
-            {typingAgents.slice(0, 2).map((agent) => (
-              <UserAvatar
-                avatarUrl={agentAvatarUrl(agent)}
-                className={cn(
-                  "border border-background",
-                  isInline
-                    ? "!h-[18px] !w-[18px] shadow-xs ring-1 ring-primary/25 text-3xs"
-                    : "shrink-0",
-                )}
-                displayName={agent.name}
-                key={agent.pubkey}
-                size="xs"
-              />
-            ))}
-          </span>
-          {typingAgents.length > 2 ? (
-            <span className="text-2xs leading-none">
-              +{typingAgents.length - 2}
-            </span>
-          ) : null}
-          <span
+    <>
+      {workingAgents.map((agent) => (
+        <AgentActivityPreviewCollector
+          agent={agent}
+          channelId={channelId}
+          key={agent.pubkey}
+          onItemsChange={handlePreviewItemsChange}
+        />
+      ))}
+      <Popover onOpenChange={setOpen} open={open}>
+        <PopoverTrigger asChild>
+          <button
+            aria-label={`${triggerLabel}. View activity.`}
             className={cn(
-              isInline ? "min-w-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden" : "sr-only",
+              "inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-border/60 bg-background font-medium text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:border-primary/30 hover:bg-primary/5 hover:text-foreground focus-visible:outline-hidden focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring data-[state=open]:border-primary/40 data-[state=open]:bg-primary/10 data-[state=open]:text-primary",
+              isInline
+                ? "h-7 min-w-0 gap-2 overflow-visible border-transparent bg-transparent px-0 text-xs font-semibold leading-none shadow-none hover:border-transparent hover:bg-transparent data-[state=open]:border-transparent data-[state=open]:bg-transparent"
+                : "h-9 min-w-9 gap-1.5 px-2 text-xs",
             )}
+            data-testid="bot-activity-composer-trigger"
+            onBlur={closeWithDelay}
+            onClick={() => {
+              clearHoverTimer();
+              setOpen((current) => !current);
+            }}
+            onFocus={() => setOpen(true)}
+            onMouseEnter={openWithDelay}
+            onMouseLeave={closeWithDelay}
+            type="button"
           >
-            {isInline ? (
-              <Shimmer className="block truncate">{visibleStatusLabel}</Shimmer>
-            ) : (
-              "working"
-            )}
-          </span>
-          {isInline ? null : (
-            <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0 animate-spin opacity-70" />
-          )}
-        </button>
-      </PopoverTrigger>
-      <PopoverContent
-        align={isInline ? "start" : "end"}
-        className="w-64 p-1"
-        onMouseEnter={keepOpen}
-        onMouseLeave={closeWithDelay}
-        onOpenAutoFocus={(event) => event.preventDefault()}
-        side="top"
-        sideOffset={8}
-      >
-        <div className="px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
-          Agents working
-        </div>
-        <div className="mt-1 flex flex-col gap-1">
-          {typingAgents.map((agent) => {
-            const isSelected = selectedPubkey === agent.pubkey.toLowerCase();
-
-            return (
-              <button
-                className={cn(
-                  "flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-lg px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm transition-colors",
-                  isSelected
-                    ? "bg-primary/10 text-primary"
-                    : "text-foreground hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground",
-                )}
-                data-testid={`bot-activity-composer-item-${agent.pubkey}`}
-                key={agent.pubkey}
-                onClick={() => {
-                  clearHoverTimer();
-                  setOpen(false);
-                  onOpenAgentSession(agent.pubkey);
-                }}
-                type="button"
-              >
+            <span className="flex items-center overflow-visible py-px -space-x-1">
+              {workingAgents.slice(0, 2).map((agent) => (
                 <UserAvatar
                   avatarUrl={agentAvatarUrl(agent)}
-                  className="shrink-0"
+                  className={cn(
+                    "border border-background",
+                    isInline
+                      ? "!h-[18px] !w-[18px] shadow-xs ring-1 ring-primary/25 text-3xs"
+                      : "shrink-0",
+                  )}
                   displayName={agent.name}
-                  size="sm"
+                  key={agent.pubkey}
+                  size="xs"
                 />
-                <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate">{agent.name}</span>
-                <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0 animate-spin text-muted-foreground/70" />
-              </button>
-            );
-          })}
-        </div>
-      </PopoverContent>
-    </Popover>
+              ))}
+            </span>
+            {workingAgents.length > 2 ? (
+              <span className="text-2xs leading-none">
+                +{workingAgents.length - 2}
+              </span>
+            ) : null}
+            <span
+              className={cn(
+                isInline ? "min-w-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden" : "sr-only",
+              )}
+            >
+              {isInline ? (
+                <Shimmer className="block truncate">
+                  {visibleStatusLabel}
+                </Shimmer>
+              ) : (
+                "working"
+              )}
+            </span>
+            {isInline ? null : (
+              <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0 animate-spin opacity-70" />
+            )}
+          </button>
+        </PopoverTrigger>
+        <PopoverContent
+          align={isInline ? "start" : "end"}
+          className="w-[24rem] max-w-[calc(100vw-2rem)] p-0"
+          onMouseEnter={keepOpen}
+          onMouseLeave={closeWithDelay}
+          onOpenAutoFocus={(event) => event.preventDefault()}
+          side="top"
+          sideOffset={8}
+        >
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 border-border/60 border-b px-3 py-2">
+            <div className="min-w-0 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
+              Agents working
+            </div>
+            <button
+              className="shrink-0 rounded-full px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground focus-visible:outline-hidden focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring"
+              onClick={() => {
+                const firstAgent = workingAgents[0];
+                if (!firstAgent) {
+                  return;
+                }
+                clearHoverTimer();
+                setOpen(false);
+                onOpenAgentSession(firstAgent.pubkey);
+              }}
+              type="button"
+            >
+              Open feed
+            </button>
+          </div>
+          <ComposerActivityPreview
+            agentAvatarUrl={agentAvatarUrl}
+            onOpenAgentSession={(pubkey) => {
+              clearHoverTimer();
+              setOpen(false);
+              onOpenAgentSession(pubkey);
+            }}
+            openAgentSessionPubkey={openAgentSessionPubkey}
+            previewItems={previewItems}
+            profiles={profiles}
+            typingAgents={workingAgents}
+          />
+        </PopoverContent>
+      </Popover>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+function AgentActivityPreviewCollector({
+  agent,
+  channelId,
+  onItemsChange,
+}: {
+  agent: BotActivityAgent;
+  channelId?: string | null;
+  onItemsChange: (agentPubkey: string, items: ComposerPreviewItem[]) => void;
+}) {
+  const activeTurns = useActiveAgentTurns(agent.pubkey);
+  const hasActiveChannelTurn = channelId
+    ? activeTurns.some((turn) => turn.channelId === channelId)
+    : activeTurns.length > 0;
+  const items = useAgentActivityPreviewItems({
+    agent,
+    channelId,
+    enabled: hasActiveChannelTurn,
+  });
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    onItemsChange(agent.pubkey, items);
+  }, [agent.pubkey, items, onItemsChange]);
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+function ComposerActivityPreview({
+  agentAvatarUrl,
+  onOpenAgentSession,
+  openAgentSessionPubkey,
+  previewItems,
+  profiles,
+  typingAgents,
+}: {
+  agentAvatarUrl: (agent: BotActivityAgent) => string | null;
+  onOpenAgentSession: (pubkey: string) => void;
+  openAgentSessionPubkey: string | null;
+  previewItems: ComposerPreviewItem[];
+  profiles?: UserProfileLookup;
+  typingAgents: BotActivityAgent[];
+}) {
+  const tailRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const latestTailKey =
+    previewItems.length > 0
+      ? (previewItems[previewItems.length - 1]?.sortKey ?? null)
+      : null;
+  const selectedPubkey = openAgentSessionPubkey
+    ? normalizePubkey(openAgentSessionPubkey)
+    : null;
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!latestTailKey) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    tailRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ block: "end" });
+  }, [latestTailKey]);
+
+  if (previewItems.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex h-48 flex-col gap-1 overflow-y-auto px-2 py-2">
+        {typingAgents.map((agent) => {
+          const isSelected = selectedPubkey === normalizePubkey(agent.pubkey);
+
+          return (
+            <button
+              className={cn(
+                "flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-lg px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm transition-colors",
+                isSelected
+                  ? "bg-primary/10 text-primary"
+                  : "text-foreground hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground",
+              )}
+              data-testid={`bot-activity-composer-item-${agent.pubkey}`}
+              key={agent.pubkey}
+              onClick={() => onOpenAgentSession(agent.pubkey)}
+              type="button"
+            >
+              <UserAvatar
+                avatarUrl={agentAvatarUrl(agent)}
+                className="shrink-0"
+                displayName={agent.name}
+                size="sm"
+              />
+              <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate">{agent.name}</span>
+              <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0 animate-spin text-muted-foreground/70" />
+            </button>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      aria-label="Live agent activity preview"
+      className="h-48 overflow-y-auto px-2 py-2"
+      data-testid="bot-activity-composer-preview"
+      role="log"
+    >
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+        {previewItems.map(({ agent, item, sortKey }) => (
+          <div
+            className="group flex w-full items-start gap-2 rounded-xl px-2 py-1.5 transition-colors hover:bg-accent/70"
+            key={`${normalizePubkey(agent.pubkey)}:${sortKey}`}
+          >
+            <button
+              aria-label={`Open ${agent.name} activity`}
+              className="mt-0.5 shrink-0 rounded-full focus-visible:outline-hidden focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring"
+              data-testid={`bot-activity-composer-item-${agent.pubkey}`}
+              onClick={() => onOpenAgentSession(agent.pubkey)}
+              type="button"
+            >
+              <UserAvatar
+                avatarUrl={agentAvatarUrl(agent)}
+                className="ring-2 ring-background"
+                displayName={agent.name}
+                size="xs"
+              />
+            </button>
+            <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+              <div className="mb-0.5 flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                <button
+                  className="min-w-0 truncate rounded-sm text-left text-2xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground focus-visible:outline-hidden focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring"
+                  onClick={() => onOpenAgentSession(agent.pubkey)}
+                  type="button"
+                >
+                  {agent.name}
+                </button>
+                <span className="h-1 w-1 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-primary/60" />
+                <span className="truncate text-2xs text-muted-foreground/80">
+                  {getActivityHeadline(item) ?? item.title}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-lg [&_*]:max-w-full">
+                <TranscriptActivityItem
+                  agentAvatarUrl={
+                    profiles?.[normalizePubkey(agent.pubkey)]?.avatarUrl ?? null
+                  }
+                  agentName={agent.name}
+                  agentPubkey={agent.pubkey}
+                  item={item}
+                  profiles={profiles}
+                />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+        <div aria-hidden="true" ref={tailRef} />
+      </div>
+    </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelPane.tsx b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelPane.tsx
index f89245e535..6a063e19c0 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelPane.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelPane.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export const ChannelPane = React.memo(function ChannelPane({
   activityAgents = agentSessionAgents,
   botTypingEntries,
   channelFind,
+  channelHasActiveAgentTurns = false,
   channelManagementOpen = false,
   currentPubkey,
   editTarget = null,
@@ -337,7 +338,9 @@ export const ChannelPane = React.memo(function ChannelPane({
     }
     return pubkeys;
   }, [botTypingEntries]);
-  const hasComposerBotActivity = composerBotTypingPubkeys.length > 0;
+  const hasComposerBotActivity =
+    composerBotTypingPubkeys.length > 0 ||
+    (channelHasActiveAgentTurns && activityAgents.length > 0);
   const threadComposerBotTypingPubkeys = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!openThreadHeadId) {
       return [];
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelPane.types.ts b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelPane.types.ts
index 02b441ff65..91c1b0b39f 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelPane.types.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelPane.types.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export type ChannelPaneProps = {
   agentSessionAgents: ChannelAgentSessionAgent[];
   botTypingEntries: TypingIndicatorEntry[];
   channelFind: ReturnType<typeof useChannelFind>;
+  channelHasActiveAgentTurns?: boolean;
   channelManagementOpen?: boolean;
   currentPubkey?: string;
   editTarget?: {
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelScreen.tsx b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelScreen.tsx
index 5197c6717f..ef4748d4a6 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelScreen.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelScreen.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ import {
   ForumView,
 } from "@/features/channels/ui/ChannelScreenLazyViews";
 import { MembersSidebar } from "@/features/channels/ui/MembersSidebar";
+import {
+  useActiveAgentTurnsBridge,
+  useActiveAgentTurnsByChannel,
+} from "@/features/agents/activeAgentTurnsStore";
 import {
   useManagedAgentsQuery,
   usePersonasQuery,
@@ -360,6 +364,15 @@ export function ChannelScreen({
     relayAgents,
     typingEntries,
   });
+  const activeAgentChannelTurns = useActiveAgentTurnsByChannel();
+  const channelHasActiveAgentTurns = React.useMemo(
+    () =>
+      Boolean(activeChannelId) &&
+      activeAgentChannelTurns.some(
+        (turn) => turn.channelId === activeChannelId,
+      ),
+    [activeAgentChannelTurns, activeChannelId],
+  );
   const observerBridgeAgents = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (
       !profilePanelPubkey ||
@@ -383,6 +396,7 @@ export function ChannelScreen({
     ];
   }, [managedAgents, openAgentSessionPubkey, profilePanelPubkey]);
   useManagedAgentObserverBridge(observerBridgeAgents);
+  useActiveAgentTurnsBridge(observerBridgeAgents);
   const messageProfiles = React.useMemo(() => {
     const base =
       mergeCurrentProfileIntoLookup(
@@ -852,6 +866,7 @@ export function ChannelScreen({
                   agentSessionAgents={agentSessionAgents}
                   botTypingEntries={botTypingEntries}
                   channelFind={channelFind}
+                  channelHasActiveAgentTurns={channelHasActiveAgentTurns}
                   channelManagementOpen={channelManagementOpen}
                   currentPubkey={currentPubkey}
                   canResetThreadPanelWidth={canResetThreadPanelWidth}