diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/AgentTracesSection.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/AgentTracesSection.tsx
index ffdb3a959a5..4f18584d9ce 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/AgentTracesSection.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/AgentTracesSection.tsx
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ import {
 } from "../routing";
 import type { TraceSummary } from "../types";
 import { RunView } from "../detail/run/RunView";
-import { TimeRangeControls } from "./TimeRangeControls";
-import { TracesTimeline, type TimeWindow } from "./TracesTimeline";
+import { TimeRangeControls } from "@/components/shared/timeline/TimeRangeControls";
+import { TracesTimeline } from "./TracesTimeline";
+import type { TimeWindow } from "@/components/shared/timeline/Timeline";
 import { TracingSetupCard } from "../../onboarding/tracing/TracingSetupCard";
 import { useTracesLive } from "../api";
 import { type AgentTracesResult, traceWindowStartMs, useAgentTraces, useTraceAvailability } from "./useAgentTraces";
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/TracesTimeline.test.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/TracesTimeline.test.ts
index 4da827ae370..583f5886f5a 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/TracesTimeline.test.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/TracesTimeline.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-import { bandForWindow, bucketRuns, dragUpdate, formatSpan } from "./TracesTimeline";
+import { bucketRuns } from "./TracesTimeline";
 import type { TraceSummary } from "../types";
 
 const HOUR = 3600 * 1000;
@@ -41,43 +41,3 @@ describe("bucketRuns", () => {
     expect(buckets[5]).toMatchObject({ total: 1, failed: 0 });
   });
 });
-
-describe("formatSpan", () => {
-  it("prints the largest two units, dropping zero parts", () => {
-    expect(formatSpan(45 * 60 * 1000)).toBe("45m");
-    expect(formatSpan(6 * HOUR + 12 * 60 * 1000)).toBe("6h 12m");
-    expect(formatSpan(24 * HOUR)).toBe("1d");
-    expect(formatSpan(152 * 24 * HOUR + 23 * HOUR)).toBe("152d 23h");
-    expect(formatSpan(-5)).toBe("0m");
-  });
-});
-
-describe("dragUpdate", () => {
-  const band = { lo: 10, hi: 14 };
-
-  it("selects between the press point and the pointer, in either direction", () => {
-    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "select", origin: 20, band: { lo: 20, hi: 20 } }, 25)).toEqual({ lo: 20, hi: 25 });
-    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "select", origin: 20, band: { lo: 20, hi: 20 } }, 12)).toEqual({ lo: 12, hi: 20 });
-  });
-
-  it("resizes one edge without letting it cross the other", () => {
-    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "resize-lo", origin: 10, band }, 4)).toEqual({ lo: 4, hi: 14 });
-    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "resize-lo", origin: 10, band }, 30)).toEqual({ lo: 14, hi: 14 });
-    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "resize-hi", origin: 14, band }, 40)).toEqual({ lo: 10, hi: 40 });
-    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "resize-hi", origin: 14, band }, 2)).toEqual({ lo: 10, hi: 10 });
-  });
-
-  it("pans the band keeping its width, clamped to the strip", () => {
-    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "move", origin: 12, band }, 20)).toEqual({ lo: 18, hi: 22 });
-    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "move", origin: 12, band }, -50)).toEqual({ lo: 0, hi: 4 });
-    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "move", origin: 12, band }, 500, 60)).toEqual({ lo: 55, hi: 59 });
-  });
-});
-
-describe("bandForWindow", () => {
-  it("maps a selected window back to the buckets it covers", () => {
-    const buckets = bucketRuns([], range, 10);
-    expect(bandForWindow(buckets, { startMs: START + 2 * HOUR, endMs: START + 5 * HOUR })).toEqual({ lo: 2, hi: 4 });
-    expect(bandForWindow(buckets, null)).toBeNull();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/TracesTimeline.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/TracesTimeline.tsx
index 0cc580152fe..9cf947719d3 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/TracesTimeline.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/TracesTimeline.tsx
@@ -1,36 +1,15 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { X } from "lucide-react";
 import moment from "moment";
-import { useMemo, useRef, useState, type RefObject } from "react";
-import { useResizeObserver } from "usehooks-ts";
+import { useMemo } from "react";
 
-import { DotFieldCanvas, DotFieldRoot } from "@/components/shared/dotField/DotField";
-import type { DotBand, DotColumn } from "@/components/shared/dotField/dots";
-import { cn } from "@/lib/cva.config";
+import { Timeline, TIMELINE_BUCKETS, type Bucket, type TimeWindow } from "@/components/shared/timeline/Timeline";
 
 import type { TraceSummary } from "../types";
 import { traceAgentNames } from "../utils";
 
-const BUCKETS = 60;
-const TICKS = 6;
-const MINUTE_MS = 60 * 1000;
-const HOUR_MS = 60 * MINUTE_MS;
-const DAY_MS = 24 * HOUR_MS;
-const EDGE_FORMAT = "MMM DD, HH:mm";
-
-export interface TimeWindow {
-  startMs: number;
-  endMs: number;
-}
-
-export interface Bucket extends DotColumn {
-  startMs: number;
-  endMs: number;
-}
-
 /** Run counts per equal-width time bucket across the window; runs outside it are dropped. */
-export function bucketRuns(runs: readonly TraceSummary[], range: TimeWindow, buckets = BUCKETS): Bucket[] {
+export function bucketRuns(runs: readonly TraceSummary[], range: TimeWindow, buckets = TIMELINE_BUCKETS): Bucket[] {
   const width = (range.endMs - range.startMs) / buckets;
   const placed = runs.map((run) => ({
     index: Math.floor((moment(run.start_time).valueOf() - range.startMs) / width),
@@ -49,28 +28,6 @@ export function bucketRuns(runs: readonly TraceSummary[], range: TimeWindow, buc
   });
 }
 
-/** Compact window length, Logfire-style: "45m", "6h 12m", "7d", "152d 23h". */
-export function formatSpan(ms: number): string {
-  const totalMinutes = Math.max(0, Math.round(ms / MINUTE_MS));
-  const days = Math.floor(totalMinutes / (24 * 60));
-  const hours = Math.floor((totalMinutes % (24 * 60)) / 60);
-  const minutes = totalMinutes % 60;
-  if (days > 0) return hours > 0 ? `${days}d ${hours}h` : `${days}d`;
-  if (hours > 0) return minutes > 0 ? `${hours}h ${minutes}m` : `${hours}h`;
-  return `${minutes}m`;
-}
-
-const tickFormat = (range: TimeWindow): string => (range.endMs - range.startMs > 2 * DAY_MS ? EDGE_FORMAT : "HH:mm");
-
-const pct = (value: number): string => `${value * 100}%`;
-
-/** Keep the first / last tick label inside the strip; center the rest on their tick. */
-const tickShift = (t: number): string => {
-  if (t === 0) return "translateX(0)";
-  if (t === 1) return "translateX(-100%)";
-  return "translateX(-50%)";
-};
-
 interface TracesTimelineProps {
   runs: readonly TraceSummary[];
   range: TimeWindow;
@@ -78,273 +35,8 @@ interface TracesTimelineProps {
   onSelect: (selection: TimeWindow | null) => void;
 }
 
-function BucketBar({ bucket }: { bucket: Bucket }) {
-  return <div className="pointer-events-none h-full flex-1" data-testid="timeline-bucket" data-runs={bucket.total} />;
-}
-
-function NowEdge() {
-  return (
-    <>
-      <div
-        aria-hidden="true"
-        className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 w-24 bg-gradient-to-r from-transparent via-[#3b5bfd]/[0.08] to-transparent motion-safe:animate-[lens-sweep_6s_linear_infinite] motion-reduce:hidden"
-      />
-      <div aria-hidden="true" className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 right-0">
-        <span className="absolute inset-y-0 right-0 w-px bg-[#3b5bfd]/50" />
-        <span className="absolute -top-0.5 right-0 size-1.5 translate-x-1/2 rounded-full bg-[#3b5bfd] motion-safe:animate-pulse" />
-      </div>
-    </>
-  );
-}
-
-function BucketTooltip({ bucket, index }: { bucket: Bucket; index: number }) {
-  return (
-    <div
-      className="pointer-events-none absolute top-full z-floating mt-1 rounded-md border border-border bg-popover px-2.5 py-1.5 font-mono text-xs text-popover-foreground shadow-md"
-      style={{ left: pct(Math.min(0.8, index / BUCKETS)) }}
-      role="tooltip"
-    >
-      <div>
-        {moment(bucket.startMs).format(EDGE_FORMAT)} to {moment(bucket.endMs).format("HH:mm")}
-      </div>
-      <div>
-        {bucket.total} {bucket.total === 1 ? "run" : "runs"}
-        {bucket.failed > 0 && `, ${bucket.failed} failed`}
-      </div>
-      <div className="text-info">drag to zoom</div>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-const MIN_DURATION_LABEL_PX = 120;
-
-export type Band = DotBand;
-
-export type DragMode = "select" | "move" | "resize-lo" | "resize-hi";
-
-export interface DragState {
-  mode: DragMode;
-  origin: number;
-  band: Band;
-}
-
-/** The band a drag produces when the pointer is over bucket `at`; always within [0, buckets - 1]. */
-export function dragUpdate(drag: DragState, at: number, buckets = BUCKETS): Band {
-  const last = buckets - 1;
-  const clamp = (i: number) => Math.min(last, Math.max(0, i));
-  const { band, origin } = drag;
-  if (drag.mode === "select") return { lo: Math.min(origin, clamp(at)), hi: Math.max(origin, clamp(at)) };
-  if (drag.mode === "resize-lo") return { lo: Math.min(clamp(at), band.hi), hi: band.hi };
-  if (drag.mode === "resize-hi") return { lo: band.lo, hi: Math.max(clamp(at), band.lo) };
-  const width = band.hi - band.lo;
-  const lo = Math.min(last - width, Math.max(0, band.lo + (at - origin)));
-  return { lo, hi: lo + width };
-}
-
-/** Bucket band covered by a selected window, or null when nothing is selected. */
-export function bandForWindow(buckets: readonly Bucket[], selection: TimeWindow | null): Band | null {
-  if (selection === null) return null;
-  const inside = buckets.flatMap((b, i) => (b.startMs >= selection.startMs && b.endMs <= selection.endMs ? [i] : []));
-  return inside.length > 0 ? { lo: inside[0], hi: inside[inside.length - 1] } : null;
-}
-
-const edgeFormat = (range: TimeWindow): string => (range.endMs - range.startMs < DAY_MS ? "HH:mm" : EDGE_FORMAT);
-
-/** The selected window drawn as a flat bracket: resize handles on each edge, times outside, span centered. */
-function SelectionBracket({
-  band,
-  window,
-  format,
-  stripWidth,
-  onHandleDown,
-}: {
-  band: Band;
-  window: TimeWindow;
-  format: string;
-  stripWidth: number;
-  onHandleDown: (mode: DragMode) => (e: React.PointerEvent) => void;
-}) {
-  const leftFrac = band.lo / BUCKETS;
-  const rightFrac = (band.hi + 1) / BUCKETS;
-  const widthPx = (rightFrac - leftFrac) * stripWidth;
-  const handle = "absolute inset-y-0 w-[2px] cursor-ew-resize bg-[#0011b3] dark:bg-[#8b9bff]";
-  const tick =
-    "before:absolute before:top-0 before:h-[2px] before:w-2 before:bg-inherit after:absolute after:bottom-0 after:h-[2px] after:w-2 after:bg-inherit";
-  const edgeLabel = "pointer-events-none absolute -bottom-5 font-mono text-xs whitespace-nowrap text-info tabular-nums";
-  return (
-    <>
-      <div
-        className="absolute inset-y-0 cursor-grab bg-[#0011b3]/[0.05] active:cursor-grabbing dark:bg-[#8b9bff]/[0.08]"
-        style={{ left: pct(leftFrac), width: pct(rightFrac - leftFrac) }}
-        data-testid="timeline-selection"
-        onPointerDown={onHandleDown("move")}
-      >
-        <span
-          className={cn(handle, tick, "-left-px before:left-0 after:left-0")}
-          data-testid="timeline-handle-lo"
-          onPointerDown={onHandleDown("resize-lo")}
-        />
-        <span
-          className={cn(handle, tick, "-right-px before:right-0 after:right-0")}
-          data-testid="timeline-handle-hi"
-          onPointerDown={onHandleDown("resize-hi")}
-        />
-        {widthPx >= MIN_DURATION_LABEL_PX && (
-          <span className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 top-2 text-center font-mono text-xs font-semibold text-info">
-            {formatSpan(window.endMs - window.startMs)}
-          </span>
-        )}
-      </div>
-      <span className={cn(edgeLabel, leftFrac < 0.12 ? "" : "-translate-x-full pr-1")} style={{ left: pct(leftFrac) }}>
-        {moment(window.startMs).format(format)}
-      </span>
-      <span className={cn(edgeLabel, rightFrac > 0.88 ? "-translate-x-full" : "pl-1")} style={{ left: pct(rightFrac) }}>
-        {moment(window.endMs).format(format)}
-      </span>
-    </>
-  );
-}
-
-function TickAxis({ range }: { range: TimeWindow }) {
-  const format = tickFormat(range);
-  const ticks = Array.from({ length: TICKS }, (_, i) => i / (TICKS - 1));
-  return (
-    <div className="relative mt-0.5 h-5">
-      {ticks.map((t) => (
-        <div
-          key={t}
-          className={cn(
-            "absolute top-0 flex flex-col",
-            t === 0 && "items-start",
-            t === 1 && "items-end",
-            t > 0 && t < 1 && "items-center",
-          )}
-          style={{ left: pct(t), transform: tickShift(t) }}
-        >
-          <span className="h-1 w-px bg-border" />
-          <span className="font-mono text-xs whitespace-nowrap text-muted-foreground tabular-nums">
-            {moment(range.startMs + (range.endMs - range.startMs) * t).format(format)}
-          </span>
-        </div>
-      ))}
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-/** Histogram of runs over the window. Drag to select; drag the bracket or its edges to adjust; Esc clears. */
+/** Lens adapter: buckets the currently loaded runs and hands them to the shared timeline. */
 export function TracesTimeline({ runs, range, selection, onSelect }: TracesTimelineProps) {
   const buckets = useMemo(() => bucketRuns(runs, range), [runs, range]);
-  const [hover, setHover] = useState<number | null>(null);
-  const [drag, setDrag] = useState<DragState | null>(null);
-  const [draft, setDraft] = useState<Band | null>(null);
-  const areaRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const { width: stripWidth = 0 } = useResizeObserver({
-    ref: areaRef as RefObject<HTMLDivElement>,
-    box: "border-box",
-  });
-
-  const committed = bandForWindow(buckets, selection);
-  const band = drag ? draft : committed;
-  const windowOf = (b: Band): TimeWindow => ({ startMs: buckets[b.lo].startMs, endMs: buckets[b.hi].endMs });
-
-  const indexAt = (clientX: number): number => {
-    const rect = areaRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
-    if (!rect || rect.width === 0) return 0;
-    return Math.min(BUCKETS - 1, Math.max(0, Math.floor(((clientX - rect.left) / rect.width) * BUCKETS)));
-  };
-  const begin = (mode: DragMode, e: React.PointerEvent) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    e.stopPropagation();
-    areaRef.current?.setPointerCapture?.(e.pointerId);
-    const at = indexAt(e.clientX);
-    const start = mode === "select" || committed === null ? { lo: at, hi: at } : committed;
-    setDrag({ mode: committed === null ? "select" : mode, origin: at, band: start });
-    setDraft(start);
-  };
-  const onHandleDown = (mode: DragMode) => (e: React.PointerEvent) => begin(mode, e);
-  const onMove = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
-    const at = indexAt(e.clientX);
-    setHover(at);
-    if (drag) setDraft(dragUpdate(drag, at));
-  };
-  const onUp = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
-    areaRef.current?.releasePointerCapture?.(e.pointerId);
-    if (!drag || !draft) return;
-    const finished = draft;
-    const wasSelect = drag.mode === "select";
-    setDrag(null);
-    setDraft(null);
-    if (wasSelect && finished.lo === finished.hi) {
-      onSelect(null);
-      return;
-    }
-    onSelect(windowOf(finished));
-  };
-  const onKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
-    if (e.key !== "Escape" || selection === null) return;
-    e.preventDefault();
-    onSelect(null);
-  };
-
-  const labelFormat = edgeFormat(range);
-
-  return (
-    <div
-      className="relative shrink-0 border-b border-border bg-card px-3 pt-2 pb-1 outline-none select-none"
-      data-testid="traces-timeline"
-      tabIndex={0}
-      onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
-    >
-      <DotFieldRoot
-        ref={areaRef}
-        columns={buckets}
-        band={band}
-        hover={hover}
-        role="presentation"
-        data-testid="timeline-area"
-        className="flex cursor-crosshair touch-none items-end"
-        onPointerDown={(e) => begin("select", e)}
-        onPointerMove={onMove}
-        onPointerUp={onUp}
-        onPointerLeave={() => setHover(null)}
-        onDoubleClick={() => onSelect(null)}
-      >
-        {hover !== null && !drag && (
-          <div
-            className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 w-px bg-[#0011b3]/50 dark:bg-[#8b9bff]/50"
-            style={{ left: pct((hover + 0.5) / BUCKETS) }}
-            data-testid="timeline-cursor"
-          />
-        )}
-        <DotFieldCanvas />
-        <NowEdge />
-        {buckets.map((b) => (
-          <BucketBar key={b.startMs} bucket={b} />
-        ))}
-        {band && (
-          <SelectionBracket
-            band={band}
-            window={windowOf(band)}
-            format={labelFormat}
-            stripWidth={stripWidth}
-            onHandleDown={onHandleDown}
-          />
-        )}
-      </DotFieldRoot>
-      <div className="mt-1">
-        <TickAxis range={range} />
-      </div>
-      {hover !== null && !drag && <BucketTooltip bucket={buckets[hover]} index={hover} />}
-      {selection && (
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          onClick={() => onSelect(null)}
-          aria-label="Clear time zoom"
-          className="absolute top-1 right-3 inline-flex size-5 items-center justify-center rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground"
-        >
-          <X className="size-3" />
-        </button>
-      )}
-    </div>
-  );
+  return <Timeline buckets={buckets} selection={selection} onSelect={onSelect} />;
 }
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunSearch.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunSearch.tsx
index 16faaaca7ff..82a35eb0fca 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunSearch.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunSearch.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 
 import type { TraceSummary } from "../../types";
-import type { TimeWindow } from "../TracesTimeline";
+import type { TimeWindow } from "@/components/shared/timeline/Timeline";
 
 import { SearchBox } from "@/components/shared/search/SearchBox";
 import { itemValues } from "@/components/shared/search/valueSource";
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunsToolbar.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunsToolbar.tsx
index f7852fa98a1..4cc6594369b 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunsToolbar.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunsToolbar.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import type { TraceSummary } from "../../types";
-import type { TimeWindow } from "../TracesTimeline";
+import type { TimeWindow } from "@/components/shared/timeline/Timeline";
 
 import { RunSearch } from "./RunSearch";
 
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/runSql.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/runSql.ts
index 9a3751593bd..96b5ae6455c 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/runSql.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/runSql.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { getProxyBaseUrl } from "@/components/networking";
-import type { TimeWindow } from "../TracesTimeline";
+import type { TimeWindow } from "@/components/shared/timeline/Timeline";
 
 import { valueMatcher } from "@/components/shared/search/language";
 import type { SearchFilter, SearchQuery } from "@/components/shared/search/searchQuery";
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/routing.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/routing.ts
index 744be6bba2b..1e4ecccd218 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/routing.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/routing.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import {
 } from "nuqs";
 import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
 
-import { RANGE_PRESETS } from "./list/TimeRangeControls";
-import type { TimeWindow } from "./list/TracesTimeline";
+import { RANGE_PRESETS } from "@/components/shared/timeline/TimeRangeControls";
+import type { TimeWindow } from "@/components/shared/timeline/Timeline";
 import type { TraceSummary } from "./types";
 
 export const TRACE_VIEWS = ["steps", "conversation"] as const;
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/TimeRangeControls.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/shared/timeline/TimeRangeControls.tsx
similarity index 98%
rename from ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/TimeRangeControls.tsx
rename to ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/shared/timeline/TimeRangeControls.tsx
index c472a55b0a8..adbbd099b19 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/TimeRangeControls.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/shared/timeline/TimeRangeControls.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/cva.config";
 
-import type { TimeWindow } from "./TracesTimeline";
+import type { TimeWindow } from "./Timeline";
 
 export const RANGE_PRESETS = [
   { hours: 1, label: "Last hour" },
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/shared/timeline/Timeline.test.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/shared/timeline/Timeline.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e0943bbbc85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/shared/timeline/Timeline.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { bandForWindow, dragUpdate, formatSpan, type Bucket } from "./Timeline";
+
+const HOUR = 3600 * 1000;
+const START = Date.UTC(2026, 8, 30, 0, 0, 0);
+
+const emptyBuckets = (count: number): Bucket[] =>
+  Array.from({ length: count }, (_, i) => ({
+    startMs: START + i * HOUR,
+    endMs: START + (i + 1) * HOUR,
+    total: 0,
+    failed: 0,
+    series: [],
+  }));
+
+describe("formatSpan", () => {
+  it("prints the largest two units, dropping zero parts", () => {
+    expect(formatSpan(45 * 60 * 1000)).toBe("45m");
+    expect(formatSpan(6 * HOUR + 12 * 60 * 1000)).toBe("6h 12m");
+    expect(formatSpan(24 * HOUR)).toBe("1d");
+    expect(formatSpan(152 * 24 * HOUR + 23 * HOUR)).toBe("152d 23h");
+    expect(formatSpan(-5)).toBe("0m");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("dragUpdate", () => {
+  const band = { lo: 10, hi: 14 };
+
+  it("selects between the press point and the pointer, in either direction", () => {
+    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "select", origin: 20, band: { lo: 20, hi: 20 } }, 25)).toEqual({ lo: 20, hi: 25 });
+    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "select", origin: 20, band: { lo: 20, hi: 20 } }, 12)).toEqual({ lo: 12, hi: 20 });
+  });
+
+  it("resizes one edge without letting it cross the other", () => {
+    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "resize-lo", origin: 10, band }, 4)).toEqual({ lo: 4, hi: 14 });
+    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "resize-lo", origin: 10, band }, 30)).toEqual({ lo: 14, hi: 14 });
+    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "resize-hi", origin: 14, band }, 40)).toEqual({ lo: 10, hi: 40 });
+    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "resize-hi", origin: 14, band }, 2)).toEqual({ lo: 10, hi: 10 });
+  });
+
+  it("pans the band keeping its width, clamped to the strip", () => {
+    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "move", origin: 12, band }, 20)).toEqual({ lo: 18, hi: 22 });
+    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "move", origin: 12, band }, -50)).toEqual({ lo: 0, hi: 4 });
+    expect(dragUpdate({ mode: "move", origin: 12, band }, 500, 60)).toEqual({ lo: 55, hi: 59 });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("bandForWindow", () => {
+  it("maps a selected window back to the buckets it covers", () => {
+    const buckets = emptyBuckets(10);
+    expect(bandForWindow(buckets, { startMs: START + 2 * HOUR, endMs: START + 5 * HOUR })).toEqual({ lo: 2, hi: 4 });
+    expect(bandForWindow(buckets, null)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/shared/timeline/Timeline.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/shared/timeline/Timeline.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..faac4802238
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+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/shared/timeline/Timeline.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { X } from "lucide-react";
+import moment from "moment";
+import { useRef, useState, type RefObject } from "react";
+import { useResizeObserver } from "usehooks-ts";
+
+import { DotFieldCanvas, DotFieldRoot } from "@/components/shared/dotField/DotField";
+import type { DotBand, DotColumn } from "@/components/shared/dotField/dots";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/cva.config";
+
+export const TIMELINE_BUCKETS = 60;
+const TICKS = 6;
+const MINUTE_MS = 60 * 1000;
+const HOUR_MS = 60 * MINUTE_MS;
+const DAY_MS = 24 * HOUR_MS;
+const EDGE_FORMAT = "MMM DD, HH:mm";
+
+export interface TimeWindow {
+  startMs: number;
+  endMs: number;
+}
+
+export interface Bucket extends DotColumn {
+  startMs: number;
+  endMs: number;
+}
+
+/** Compact window length, Logfire-style: "45m", "6h 12m", "7d", "152d 23h". */
+export function formatSpan(ms: number): string {
+  const totalMinutes = Math.max(0, Math.round(ms / MINUTE_MS));
+  const days = Math.floor(totalMinutes / (24 * 60));
+  const hours = Math.floor((totalMinutes % (24 * 60)) / 60);
+  const minutes = totalMinutes % 60;
+  if (days > 0) return hours > 0 ? `${days}d ${hours}h` : `${days}d`;
+  if (hours > 0) return minutes > 0 ? `${hours}h ${minutes}m` : `${hours}h`;
+  return `${minutes}m`;
+}
+
+const tickFormat = (range: TimeWindow): string => (range.endMs - range.startMs > 2 * DAY_MS ? EDGE_FORMAT : "HH:mm");
+
+const pct = (value: number): string => `${value * 100}%`;
+
+/** Keep the first / last tick label inside the strip; center the rest on their tick. */
+const tickShift = (t: number): string => {
+  if (t === 0) return "translateX(0)";
+  if (t === 1) return "translateX(-100%)";
+  return "translateX(-50%)";
+};
+
+interface TimelineProps {
+  buckets: readonly Bucket[];
+  selection: TimeWindow | null;
+  onSelect: (selection: TimeWindow | null) => void;
+}
+
+function BucketBar({ bucket }: { bucket: Bucket }) {
+  return <div className="pointer-events-none h-full flex-1" data-testid="timeline-bucket" data-runs={bucket.total} />;
+}
+
+function NowEdge() {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div
+        aria-hidden="true"
+        className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 w-24 bg-gradient-to-r from-transparent via-[#3b5bfd]/[0.08] to-transparent motion-safe:animate-[lens-sweep_6s_linear_infinite] motion-reduce:hidden"
+      />
+      <div aria-hidden="true" className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 right-0">
+        <span className="absolute inset-y-0 right-0 w-px bg-[#3b5bfd]/50" />
+        <span className="absolute -top-0.5 right-0 size-1.5 translate-x-1/2 rounded-full bg-[#3b5bfd] motion-safe:animate-pulse" />
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+function BucketTooltip({ bucket, index, bucketCount }: { bucket: Bucket; index: number; bucketCount: number }) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="pointer-events-none absolute top-full z-floating mt-1 rounded-md border border-border bg-popover px-2.5 py-1.5 font-mono text-xs text-popover-foreground shadow-md"
+      style={{ left: pct(Math.min(0.8, index / bucketCount)) }}
+      role="tooltip"
+    >
+      <div>
+        {moment(bucket.startMs).format(EDGE_FORMAT)} to {moment(bucket.endMs).format("HH:mm")}
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        {bucket.total} {bucket.total === 1 ? "run" : "runs"}
+        {bucket.failed > 0 && `, ${bucket.failed} failed`}
+      </div>
+      <div className="text-info">drag to zoom</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+const MIN_DURATION_LABEL_PX = 120;
+
+export type Band = DotBand;
+
+export type DragMode = "select" | "move" | "resize-lo" | "resize-hi";
+
+export interface DragState {
+  mode: DragMode;
+  origin: number;
+  band: Band;
+}
+
+/** The band a drag produces when the pointer is over bucket `at`; always within [0, buckets - 1]. */
+export function dragUpdate(drag: DragState, at: number, buckets = TIMELINE_BUCKETS): Band {
+  const last = buckets - 1;
+  const clamp = (i: number) => Math.min(last, Math.max(0, i));
+  const { band, origin } = drag;
+  if (drag.mode === "select") return { lo: Math.min(origin, clamp(at)), hi: Math.max(origin, clamp(at)) };
+  if (drag.mode === "resize-lo") return { lo: Math.min(clamp(at), band.hi), hi: band.hi };
+  if (drag.mode === "resize-hi") return { lo: band.lo, hi: Math.max(clamp(at), band.lo) };
+  const width = band.hi - band.lo;
+  const lo = Math.min(last - width, Math.max(0, band.lo + (at - origin)));
+  return { lo, hi: lo + width };
+}
+
+/** Bucket band covered by a selected window, or null when nothing is selected. */
+export function bandForWindow(buckets: readonly Bucket[], selection: TimeWindow | null): Band | null {
+  if (selection === null) return null;
+  const inside = buckets.flatMap((b, i) => (b.startMs >= selection.startMs && b.endMs <= selection.endMs ? [i] : []));
+  return inside.length > 0 ? { lo: inside[0], hi: inside[inside.length - 1] } : null;
+}
+
+const edgeFormat = (range: TimeWindow): string => (range.endMs - range.startMs < DAY_MS ? "HH:mm" : EDGE_FORMAT);
+
+/** The selected window drawn as a flat bracket: resize handles on each edge, times outside, span centered. */
+function SelectionBracket({
+  band,
+  window,
+  format,
+  stripWidth,
+  bucketCount,
+  onHandleDown,
+}: {
+  band: Band;
+  window: TimeWindow;
+  format: string;
+  stripWidth: number;
+  bucketCount: number;
+  onHandleDown: (mode: DragMode) => (e: React.PointerEvent) => void;
+}) {
+  const leftFrac = band.lo / bucketCount;
+  const rightFrac = (band.hi + 1) / bucketCount;
+  const widthPx = (rightFrac - leftFrac) * stripWidth;
+  const handle = "absolute inset-y-0 w-[2px] cursor-ew-resize bg-[#0011b3] dark:bg-[#8b9bff]";
+  const tick =
+    "before:absolute before:top-0 before:h-[2px] before:w-2 before:bg-inherit after:absolute after:bottom-0 after:h-[2px] after:w-2 after:bg-inherit";
+  const edgeLabel = "pointer-events-none absolute -bottom-5 font-mono text-xs whitespace-nowrap text-info tabular-nums";
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div
+        className="absolute inset-y-0 cursor-grab bg-[#0011b3]/[0.05] active:cursor-grabbing dark:bg-[#8b9bff]/[0.08]"
+        style={{ left: pct(leftFrac), width: pct(rightFrac - leftFrac) }}
+        data-testid="timeline-selection"
+        onPointerDown={onHandleDown("move")}
+      >
+        <span
+          className={cn(handle, tick, "-left-px before:left-0 after:left-0")}
+          data-testid="timeline-handle-lo"
+          onPointerDown={onHandleDown("resize-lo")}
+        />
+        <span
+          className={cn(handle, tick, "-right-px before:right-0 after:right-0")}
+          data-testid="timeline-handle-hi"
+          onPointerDown={onHandleDown("resize-hi")}
+        />
+        {widthPx >= MIN_DURATION_LABEL_PX && (
+          <span className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 top-2 text-center font-mono text-xs font-semibold text-info">
+            {formatSpan(window.endMs - window.startMs)}
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      <span className={cn(edgeLabel, leftFrac < 0.12 ? "" : "-translate-x-full pr-1")} style={{ left: pct(leftFrac) }}>
+        {moment(window.startMs).format(format)}
+      </span>
+      <span className={cn(edgeLabel, rightFrac > 0.88 ? "-translate-x-full" : "pl-1")} style={{ left: pct(rightFrac) }}>
+        {moment(window.endMs).format(format)}
+      </span>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+function TickAxis({ range }: { range: TimeWindow }) {
+  const format = tickFormat(range);
+  const ticks = Array.from({ length: TICKS }, (_, i) => i / (TICKS - 1));
+  return (
+    <div className="relative mt-0.5 h-5">
+      {ticks.map((t) => (
+        <div
+          key={t}
+          className={cn(
+            "absolute top-0 flex flex-col",
+            t === 0 && "items-start",
+            t === 1 && "items-end",
+            t > 0 && t < 1 && "items-center",
+          )}
+          style={{ left: pct(t), transform: tickShift(t) }}
+        >
+          <span className="h-1 w-px bg-border" />
+          <span className="font-mono text-xs whitespace-nowrap text-muted-foreground tabular-nums">
+            {moment(range.startMs + (range.endMs - range.startMs) * t).format(format)}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Histogram over the window covered by `buckets`. Drag to select; drag the bracket or its edges to adjust; Esc clears. */
+export function Timeline({ buckets, selection, onSelect }: TimelineProps) {
+  const bucketCount = buckets.length;
+  const [hover, setHover] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [drag, setDrag] = useState<DragState | null>(null);
+  const [draft, setDraft] = useState<Band | null>(null);
+  const areaRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const { width: stripWidth = 0 } = useResizeObserver({
+    ref: areaRef as RefObject<HTMLDivElement>,
+    box: "border-box",
+  });
+
+  const committed = bandForWindow(buckets, selection);
+  const band = drag ? draft : committed;
+  const windowOf = (b: Band): TimeWindow => ({ startMs: buckets[b.lo].startMs, endMs: buckets[b.hi].endMs });
+
+  const indexAt = (clientX: number): number => {
+    const rect = areaRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+    if (!rect || rect.width === 0) return 0;
+    return Math.min(bucketCount - 1, Math.max(0, Math.floor(((clientX - rect.left) / rect.width) * bucketCount)));
+  };
+  const begin = (mode: DragMode, e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    areaRef.current?.setPointerCapture?.(e.pointerId);
+    const at = indexAt(e.clientX);
+    const start = mode === "select" || committed === null ? { lo: at, hi: at } : committed;
+    setDrag({ mode: committed === null ? "select" : mode, origin: at, band: start });
+    setDraft(start);
+  };
+  const onHandleDown = (mode: DragMode) => (e: React.PointerEvent) => begin(mode, e);
+  const onMove = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+    const at = indexAt(e.clientX);
+    setHover(at);
+    if (drag) setDraft(dragUpdate(drag, at, bucketCount));
+  };
+  const onUp = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+    areaRef.current?.releasePointerCapture?.(e.pointerId);
+    if (!drag || !draft) return;
+    const finished = draft;
+    const wasSelect = drag.mode === "select";
+    setDrag(null);
+    setDraft(null);
+    if (wasSelect && finished.lo === finished.hi) {
+      onSelect(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    onSelect(windowOf(finished));
+  };
+  const onKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+    if (e.key !== "Escape" || selection === null) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    onSelect(null);
+  };
+
+  if (bucketCount === 0) return null;
+
+  const range: TimeWindow = { startMs: buckets[0].startMs, endMs: buckets[bucketCount - 1].endMs };
+  const labelFormat = edgeFormat(range);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="relative shrink-0 border-b border-border bg-card px-3 pt-2 pb-1 outline-none select-none"
+      data-testid="traces-timeline"
+      tabIndex={0}
+      onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
+    >
+      <DotFieldRoot
+        ref={areaRef}
+        columns={buckets}
+        band={band}
+        hover={hover}
+        role="presentation"
+        data-testid="timeline-area"
+        className="flex cursor-crosshair touch-none items-end"
+        onPointerDown={(e) => begin("select", e)}
+        onPointerMove={onMove}
+        onPointerUp={onUp}
+        onPointerLeave={() => setHover(null)}
+        onDoubleClick={() => onSelect(null)}
+      >
+        {hover !== null && !drag && (
+          <div
+            className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 w-px bg-[#0011b3]/50 dark:bg-[#8b9bff]/50"
+            style={{ left: pct((hover + 0.5) / bucketCount) }}
+            data-testid="timeline-cursor"
+          />
+        )}
+        <DotFieldCanvas />
+        <NowEdge />
+        {buckets.map((b) => (
+          <BucketBar key={b.startMs} bucket={b} />
+        ))}
+        {band && (
+          <SelectionBracket
+            band={band}
+            window={windowOf(band)}
+            format={labelFormat}
+            stripWidth={stripWidth}
+            bucketCount={bucketCount}
+            onHandleDown={onHandleDown}
+          />
+        )}
+      </DotFieldRoot>
+      <div className="mt-1">
+        <TickAxis range={range} />
+      </div>
+      {hover !== null && !drag && <BucketTooltip bucket={buckets[hover]} index={hover} bucketCount={bucketCount} />}
+      {selection && (
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => onSelect(null)}
+          aria-label="Clear time zoom"
+          className="absolute top-1 right-3 inline-flex size-5 items-center justify-center rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground"
+        >
+          <X className="size-3" />
+        </button>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}