diff --git a/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/ChatContainer.vue b/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/ChatContainer.vue
index 7879a83..1c59c43 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/ChatContainer.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/ChatContainer.vue
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ const lifecycleDetail = computed(() => {
   return sessionStore.agents[agent]?.lastHookDetail ?? ''
 })
 
+const hookHistory = computed(() => {
+  const agent = props.selectedAgent
+  if (!agent) return []
+  return sessionStore.agents[agent]?.hookHistory ?? []
+})
+
 // ── Derived display values ──
 const permissionMode = computed(() => props.hookPermissionMode || '')
 const fullCwd = computed(() => props.conversation.metadata.cwd || '')
@@ -664,6 +670,7 @@ function formatDuration(start: string, end: string): string {
       <SessionLifecycleStatus
         :current-event="lifecycleEvent"
         :event-detail="lifecycleDetail"
+        :hook-history="hookHistory"
       />
 
       <UserInput
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/SessionLifecycleStatus.vue b/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/SessionLifecycleStatus.vue
index 5801988..a03894a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/SessionLifecycleStatus.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/SessionLifecycleStatus.vue
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ const LIFECYCLE_DISPLAY: Record<LifecycleEvent, LifecycleInfo> = {
   SessionEnd:         { color: '#6b7280', label: 'Session ended',       category: 'session' },
 }
 
+const CATEGORY_ORDER: Record<Category, number> = {
+  session: 0, user: 1, tool: 2, agent: 3, system: 4
+}
+
 interface MockStep {
   event: LifecycleEvent
   duration: number
@@ -69,14 +73,28 @@ const MOCK_SEQUENCE: MockStep[] = [
   { event: 'SessionEnd',         duration: 4000 },
 ]
 
+interface HookHistoryEntry {
+  event: string
+  timestamp: number
+  detail?: string
+}
+
+interface EventCountEntry {
+  event: LifecycleEvent
+  count: number
+  color: string
+}
+
 const props = defineProps<{
   currentEvent?: string | null
   eventDetail?: string
+  hookHistory?: HookHistoryEntry[]
 }>()
 
 const isMock = computed(() => !props.currentEvent || !(props.currentEvent in LIFECYCLE_DISPLAY))
 
 const mockIndex = ref(0)
+const mockHistory = ref<{ event: string }[]>([])
 let mockTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
 
 const activeEvent = computed<LifecycleEvent>(() => {
@@ -92,8 +110,53 @@ const activeDetail = computed(() => {
 const displayInfo = computed(() => LIFECYCLE_DISPLAY[activeEvent.value])
 const isProcessing = computed(() => !!displayInfo.value.processing)
 
+// ── Badge counts ──
+
+function countEvents(entries: { event: string }[]): EventCountEntry[] {
+  const counts = new Map<string, number>()
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    counts.set(entry.event, (counts.get(entry.event) || 0) + 1)
+  }
+
+  const result: EventCountEntry[] = []
+  for (const [event, count] of counts) {
+    if (event in LIFECYCLE_DISPLAY) {
+      result.push({
+        event: event as LifecycleEvent,
+        count,
+        color: LIFECYCLE_DISPLAY[event as LifecycleEvent].color,
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  result.sort((a, b) => {
+    const ca = LIFECYCLE_DISPLAY[a.event].category
+    const cb = LIFECYCLE_DISPLAY[b.event].category
+    if (CATEGORY_ORDER[ca] !== CATEGORY_ORDER[cb]) {
+      return CATEGORY_ORDER[ca] - CATEGORY_ORDER[cb]
+    }
+    return a.event.localeCompare(b.event)
+  })
+
+  return result
+}
+
+const realCounts = computed(() => countEvents(props.hookHistory || []))
+const mockCounts = computed(() => countEvents(mockHistory.value))
+const displayCounts = computed(() => isMock.value ? mockCounts.value : realCounts.value)
+
+// ── Mock mode ──
+
 function advanceMock() {
-  mockIndex.value = (mockIndex.value + 1) % MOCK_SEQUENCE.length
+  const nextIndex = (mockIndex.value + 1) % MOCK_SEQUENCE.length
+  const nextEvent = MOCK_SEQUENCE[nextIndex].event
+
+  if (nextEvent === 'SessionStart') {
+    mockHistory.value = []
+  }
+
+  mockHistory.value = [...mockHistory.value, { event: nextEvent }]
+  mockIndex.value = nextIndex
   scheduleMock()
 }
 
@@ -104,6 +167,7 @@ function scheduleMock() {
 
 watch(isMock, (mock) => {
   if (mock) {
+    mockHistory.value = [{ event: MOCK_SEQUENCE[mockIndex.value].event }]
     scheduleMock()
   } else if (mockTimer) {
     clearTimeout(mockTimer)
@@ -112,7 +176,10 @@ watch(isMock, (mock) => {
 })
 
 onMounted(() => {
-  if (isMock.value) scheduleMock()
+  if (isMock.value) {
+    mockHistory.value = [{ event: MOCK_SEQUENCE[mockIndex.value].event }]
+    scheduleMock()
+  }
 })
 
 onBeforeUnmount(() => {
@@ -125,6 +192,24 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 
 <template>
   <div class="lifecycle-ribbon" :class="['category-' + displayInfo.category]">
+    <!-- Badge counts -->
+    <div class="lc-badges" v-if="displayCounts.length > 0">
+      <TransitionGroup name="badge">
+        <span
+          v-for="entry in displayCounts"
+          :key="entry.event"
+          class="lc-badge"
+          :style="{
+            background: entry.color + '1a',
+            color: entry.color,
+            borderColor: entry.color + '33',
+          }"
+          :title="entry.event + ': ' + entry.count"
+        >{{ entry.count }}</span>
+      </TransitionGroup>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Current event display -->
     <Transition name="lc" mode="out-in">
       <div class="lc-content" :key="activeEvent + activeDetail">
         <span
@@ -155,11 +240,62 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 .lifecycle-ribbon.category-agent   { border-top-color: rgba(192, 132, 252, 0.15); }
 .lifecycle-ribbon.category-system  { border-top-color: rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.15); }
 
+/* ── Badges ── */
+
+.lc-badges {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 2px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  margin-right: 4px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.lc-badge {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  min-width: 12px;
+  height: 12px;
+  padding: 0 2px;
+  font-size: 8px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
+  border: 1px solid;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  line-height: 1;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.badge-enter-active {
+  transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.badge-leave-active {
+  transition: opacity 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+.badge-enter-from {
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: scale(0.7);
+}
+
+.badge-leave-to {
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+
+.badge-move {
+  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+/* ── Current event ── */
+
 .lc-content {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 5px;
-  width: 100%;
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .lc-dot {
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/session-state.ts b/frontend/src/stores/session-state.ts
index 90d7467..43ee0cd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/session-state.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/session-state.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ export interface PendingApproval {
   timestamp: number
 }
 
+export interface HookHistoryEntry {
+  event: string
+  timestamp: number
+  detail?: string
+}
+
 export interface SessionNotification {
   id: string
   event: string
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ export interface AgentSessionState {
   pendingApprovals: PendingApproval[]
   terminal: AgentTerminalInfo
   notifications: SessionNotification[]
+  hookHistory: HookHistoryEntry[]
   lastHookEvent: string | null
   lastHookDetail: string | null
 }
diff --git a/server/services/session-state.ts b/server/services/session-state.ts
index 15ff32f..8513585 100644
--- a/server/services/session-state.ts
+++ b/server/services/session-state.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ export interface PendingApproval {
   timestamp: number
 }
 
+export interface HookHistoryEntry {
+  event: string
+  timestamp: number
+  detail?: string
+}
+
 export interface SessionNotification {
   id: string
   event: string
@@ -72,6 +78,9 @@ export interface AgentSessionState {
   pendingApprovals: PendingApproval[]
   terminal: AgentTerminalInfo
   notifications: SessionNotification[]
+  hookHistory: HookHistoryEntry[]
+  lastHookEvent: string | null
+  lastHookDetail: string | null
 }
 
 export interface HookPayload {
@@ -114,6 +123,7 @@ export interface SessionStatePatch {
 // ── Notification builders ──
 
 const MAX_NOTIFICATIONS = 30
+const MAX_HOOK_HISTORY = 500
 const TTL_INFO = 3500
 const TTL_WARNING = 5000
 
@@ -219,6 +229,9 @@ function createDefaultState(agent: string): AgentSessionState {
       connectedClients: 0,
     },
     notifications: [],
+    hookHistory: [],
+    lastHookEvent: null,
+    lastHookDetail: null,
   }
 }
 
@@ -236,7 +249,7 @@ class SessionStateManager {
 
   /** Process a raw hook event and return the patch to broadcast */
   processHookEvent(payload: HookPayload): SessionStatePatch {
-    const agentName = payload.agent_name || 'main'
+    const agentName = payload.agent_name || 'claude'
     const state = this.getOrCreateAgent(agentName)
     const now = Date.now()
 
@@ -246,6 +259,8 @@ class SessionStateManager {
     // Build patch
     const patch: Partial<AgentSessionState> = {
       lastActivity: now,
+      lastHookEvent: payload.hook_event_name || null,
+      lastHookDetail: payload.tool_name || payload.message || null,
     }
 
     // Only update status/tool if deriveStatus returned a result
@@ -310,6 +325,20 @@ class SessionStateManager {
     const updatedNotifications = [...state.notifications, notification].slice(-MAX_NOTIFICATIONS)
     patch.notifications = updatedNotifications
 
+    // Build hook history entry
+    const historyEntry: HookHistoryEntry = {
+      event: payload.hook_event_name || 'unknown',
+      timestamp: now,
+    }
+    const historyDetail = payload.tool_name || payload.message
+    if (historyDetail) historyEntry.detail = historyDetail as string
+
+    if (payload.hook_event_name === 'SessionStart') {
+      patch.hookHistory = [historyEntry]
+    } else {
+      patch.hookHistory = [...state.hookHistory, historyEntry].slice(-MAX_HOOK_HISTORY)
+    }
+
     // Apply patch to state
     Object.assign(state, patch)
 
@@ -372,6 +401,23 @@ class SessionStateManager {
     return this.agents.get(agent) || null
   }
 
+  /** Find agent name by session_id */
+  findAgentBySessionId(sessionId: string): string | null {
+    for (const [name, state] of this.agents) {
+      if (state.sessionId === sessionId) return name
+    }
+    return null
+  }
+
+  /** Find all agents matching a transcript_path */
+  findAgentsByTranscript(transcriptPath: string): string[] {
+    const matches: string[] = []
+    for (const [name, state] of this.agents) {
+      if (state.transcriptPath === transcriptPath) matches.push(name)
+    }
+    return matches
+  }
+
   /** Clean up expired notifications (call periodically) */
   cleanExpiredNotifications(): void {
     const now = Date.now()