diff --git a/internal/httpapi/handlers/admin.go b/internal/httpapi/handlers/admin.go
index be65050..33cb3ce 100644
--- a/internal/httpapi/handlers/admin.go
+++ b/internal/httpapi/handlers/admin.go
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ package handlers
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/subtle"
+	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 	"github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 
@@ -123,3 +126,122 @@ func randomHexKey(byteLen int) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return hex.EncodeToString(b), nil
 }
+
+// GET /api/admin/agents/{id}
+//
+// Same x-dialectic-admin-key gate as ProvisionAgentKey. Returns a
+// rolled-up activity summary for one agent: whether a dialectic key is
+// provisioned (and when last used), per-action counts (signups /
+// arguments / verdicts), and the 20 most-recent topics the agent
+// touched in any role. Used by the frontend AgentActivity page for
+// operator diagnostics ("did sherlock get a key?", "how much is mirror
+// participating?").
+//
+// Joins are wide but capped at 20 recent topics; total query cost is
+// bounded by index scans on (agent_id, posted_at/created_at). At
+// current row counts (low thousands) returns in <50ms.
+type recentTopic struct {
+	TopicID      string    `db:"topic_id" json:"topic_id"`
+	Title        string    `db:"title" json:"title"`
+	Status       string    `db:"status" json:"status"`
+	Role         string    `db:"role" json:"role"`
+	LastActionAt time.Time `db:"last_action_at" json:"last_action_at"`
+}
+
+func (h *AdminHandler) GetAgentSummary(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !h.checkAdminAuth(r) {
+		http.Error(w, "admin auth required (x-dialectic-admin-key)", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+	agentID := chi.URLParam(r, "id")
+	if agentID == "" {
+		http.Error(w, "agent_id required in path", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx := r.Context()
+
+	// agent_keys row (may be missing — agent never provisioned)
+	var lastUsedAt sql.NullTime
+	var keyProvisioned bool
+	if err := h.db.QueryRowxContext(ctx,
+		`SELECT last_used_at FROM agent_keys WHERE agent_id = ?`, agentID,
+	).Scan(&lastUsedAt); err != nil {
+		if !errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+			http.Error(w, "agent_keys lookup: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+		keyProvisioned = false
+	} else {
+		keyProvisioned = true
+	}
+
+	// Counts (3 small queries; could be one UNION but readability wins
+	// at this scale).
+	count := func(q string) (int, error) {
+		var n int
+		err := h.db.GetContext(ctx, &n, q, agentID)
+		return n, err
+	}
+	signups, err := count(`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM signups WHERE agent_id = ?`)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "signups count: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	args, err := count(`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM arguments WHERE agent_id = ?`)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "arguments count: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	verdicts, err := count(`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM verdicts WHERE judge_agent_id = ?`)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "verdicts count: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Recent topics: union 3 sources, dedup by topic_id keeping the
+	// latest action_at + most-specific role. Allocator camps win over
+	// raw signups (an allocated agent's role is meaningful; a signup
+	// without allocation is just "volunteer"). Verdicts row is judge.
+	var recent []recentTopic
+	if err := h.db.SelectContext(ctx, &recent,
+		`SELECT topic_id, title, status, role, MAX(last_action_at) AS last_action_at FROM (
+			SELECT s.topic_id, t.title, t.status, 'volunteer' AS role, s.created_at AS last_action_at
+			  FROM signups s JOIN topics t ON t.id = s.topic_id
+			 WHERE s.agent_id = ?
+			UNION ALL
+			SELECT c.topic_id, t.title, t.status, c.camp AS role, c.allocated_at AS last_action_at
+			  FROM camps c JOIN topics t ON t.id = c.topic_id
+			 WHERE c.agent_id = ?
+			UNION ALL
+			SELECT a.topic_id, t.title, t.status, a.camp AS role, a.posted_at AS last_action_at
+			  FROM arguments a JOIN topics t ON t.id = a.topic_id
+			 WHERE a.agent_id = ?
+			UNION ALL
+			SELECT v.topic_id, t.title, t.status, 'judge' AS role, v.produced_at AS last_action_at
+			  FROM verdicts v JOIN topics t ON t.id = v.topic_id
+			 WHERE v.judge_agent_id = ?
+		) AS u
+		GROUP BY topic_id, title, status, role
+		ORDER BY last_action_at DESC
+		LIMIT 20`,
+		agentID, agentID, agentID, agentID,
+	); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "recent topics: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	resp := map[string]any{
+		"agent_id":         agentID,
+		"key_provisioned":  keyProvisioned,
+		"signups_count":    signups,
+		"arguments_count":  args,
+		"verdicts_count":   verdicts,
+		"recent_topics":    recent,
+	}
+	if lastUsedAt.Valid {
+		resp["last_used_at"] = lastUsedAt.Time
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, resp)
+}
+
diff --git a/internal/httpapi/routes.go b/internal/httpapi/routes.go
index d45b0b6..24485e5 100644
--- a/internal/httpapi/routes.go
+++ b/internal/httpapi/routes.go
@@ -97,10 +97,12 @@ func Mount(cfg *config.Config, db *sqlx.DB, version string) http.Handler {
 			r.Get("/topics/{id}/signups", signupsH.List)
 		})
 
-		// Admin: provision an agent api key. Auth is its own header
-		// (x-dialectic-admin-key against env DIALECTIC_ADMIN_API_KEY),
-		// not bearer — admin lifecycle is separate from agent identity.
+		// Admin: provision an agent api key + per-agent activity summary.
+		// Auth is its own header (x-dialectic-admin-key against env
+		// DIALECTIC_ADMIN_API_KEY), not bearer — admin lifecycle is
+		// separate from agent identity.
 		r.Post("/admin/agent-keys", adminH.ProvisionAgentKey)
+		r.Get("/admin/agents/{id}", adminH.GetAgentSummary)
 	})
 
 	return r