diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/AgentModal.vue b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/AgentModal.vue
index c1a7a7b..7d40c00 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/AgentModal.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/AgentModal.vue
@@ -71,6 +71,31 @@ defineEmits<{
           </div>
         </section>
 
+        <!-- Live Thinking -->
+        <section class="modal-section">
+          <h3 class="section-label">Live Thinking</h3>
+          <div class="thinking-panel">
+            <div class="thinking-orbiter">
+              <span class="orbiter-dot dot-blue"></span>
+              <span class="orbiter-dot dot-violet"></span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="thinking-stream" ref="thinkingStreamRef">
+              <div
+                v-for="(msg, idx) in agent.thinkingStream"
+                :key="idx"
+                class="thinking-entry"
+                :style="{ animationDelay: `${idx * 0.05}s` }"
+              >
+                <span class="entry-time">{{ msg.time }}</span>
+                <span class="entry-text">{{ msg.text }}</span>
+              </div>
+              <div v-if="!agent.thinkingStream?.length" class="thinking-placeholder">
+                Waiting for thought stream...
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
         <!-- Footer Stats -->
         <div class="modal-footer">
           <span class="footer-badge">Runtime: {{ runtime }}</span>
@@ -241,6 +266,91 @@ defineEmits<{
   transition: width 0.5s ease;
 }
 
+/* Live Thinking */
+.thinking-panel {
+  position: relative;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(139, 124, 246, 0.2);
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  padding: 14px;
+  background: rgba(12, 16, 22, 0.6);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  animation: panel-pulse 2.5s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+@keyframes panel-pulse {
+  0%, 100% { border-color: rgba(139, 124, 246, 0.2); box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(139,124,246,0.05); }
+  50% { border-color: rgba(139, 124, 246, 0.35); box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(139,124,246,0.1); }
+}
+
+.thinking-orbiter {
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: -8px;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  z-index: 0;
+  animation: spin-orbiter 4s linear infinite;
+}
+@keyframes spin-orbiter {
+  from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
+  to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
+}
+.orbiter-dot {
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 10px;
+  height: 10px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  filter: blur(1px);
+}
+.dot-blue {
+  top: 0;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+  background: #3b82f6;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 10px #3b82f6, 0 0 20px rgba(59,130,246,0.5);
+}
+.dot-violet {
+  bottom: 0;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translate(-50%, 50%);
+  background: #8b7cf6;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 10px #8b7cf6, 0 0 20px rgba(139,124,246,0.5);
+}
+
+.thinking-stream {
+  max-height: 160px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 6px;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
+.thinking-entry {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 10px;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  animation: slide-in-right 0.3s ease-out both;
+  font-size: 10px;
+}
+@keyframes slide-in-right {
+  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-16px); }
+  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); }
+}
+.entry-time {
+  font-size: 8.5px;
+  color: #6b7385;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  min-width: 42px;
+}
+.entry-text {
+  color: #9ea5b3;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}
+.thinking-placeholder {
+  font-size: 10px;
+  color: #4a5160;
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
 /* Working Feed */
 .work-feed {
   display: flex;
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/useDashboardData.ts b/frontend/src/composables/useDashboardData.ts
index 8fd9978..4a60d58 100644
--- a/frontend/src/composables/useDashboardData.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/useDashboardData.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface AgentNodeData {
   active: boolean
   runtimeSeconds: number
   workingFeed: string[]
+  thinkingStream?: Array<{ time: string; text: string }>
 }
 
 export interface MissionData {
@@ -118,6 +119,11 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
         'Verifying full-width layout deployment',
         'Reviewing AgentModal integration',
       ],
+      thinkingStream: [
+        { time: '22:24', text: 'Analysing constraint: full-width layout' },
+        { time: '22:25', text: 'Removing max-width from global CSS' },
+        { time: '22:26', text: 'Verifying Dashboard grid reflow' },
+      ],
     },
     {
       id: 'developer',
@@ -138,6 +144,11 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
         'Implementing room generation algorithm',
         'Writing unit tests for RoomFactory',
       ],
+      thinkingStream: [
+        { time: '22:22', text: 'Parsing dungeon spec from Iris' },
+        { time: '22:23', text: 'Designing RoomFactory interface' },
+        { time: '22:24', text: 'Implementing corridor connection logic' },
+      ],
     },
     {
       id: 'devops',
@@ -158,6 +169,11 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
         'Added .dockerignore for node_modules',
         'Testing incremental builds',
       ],
+      thinkingStream: [
+        { time: '22:20', text: 'Checking build cache hit rates' },
+        { time: '22:21', text: 'Benchmarking multi-stage vs single-stage' },
+        { time: '22:22', text: 'Calculating potential speedup from caching' },
+      ],
     },
     {
       id: 'researcher',
@@ -177,6 +193,11 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
         'Documented SignalR limitations',
         'Prototyping WebSocket fallback',
       ],
+      thinkingStream: [
+        { time: '22:18', text: 'Cross-referencing WebSocket latency benchmarks' },
+        { time: '22:19', text: 'Checking SSE browser support matrix' },
+        { time: '22:20', text: 'Drafting recommendation summary' },
+      ],
     },
     {
       id: 'reviewer',
@@ -197,6 +218,11 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
         'Approved RoomValidator',
         'Running integration tests',
       ],
+      thinkingStream: [
+        { time: '22:15', text: 'Analyzing DungeonController PR diff' },
+        { time: '22:16', text: 'Checking RoomValidator edge cases' },
+        { time: '22:17', text: 'Verifying integration test coverage' },
+      ],
     },
   ])