diff --git a/.veritas-kanban/telemetry/events-2026-01-28.ndjson b/.veritas-kanban/telemetry/events-2026-01-28.ndjson
index 71acb279..261ed48c 100644
--- a/.veritas-kanban/telemetry/events-2026-01-28.ndjson
+++ b/.veritas-kanban/telemetry/events-2026-01-28.ndjson
@@ -1044,3 +1044,66 @@
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+{"type":"task.created","taskId":"task_20260128_b2CW4g","project":"project-a","status":"todo","id":"evt_-g7kMhjBnCYG","timestamp":"2026-01-28T14:13:49.936Z"}
+{"type":"task.created","taskId":"task_20260128_NEm1K_","project":"project-b","status":"todo","id":"evt_aCXwbrsfHVkW","timestamp":"2026-01-28T14:13:49.937Z"}
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diff --git a/server/.veritas-kanban/activity.json b/server/.veritas-kanban/activity.json
index d5f0d063..e662aa3f 100644
--- a/server/.veritas-kanban/activity.json
+++ b/server/.veritas-kanban/activity.json
@@ -1,4 +1,44 @@
 [
+  {
+    "id": "activity_1769609585007_vp6ouz8mc",
+    "type": "comment_added",
+    "taskId": "task_20260128_efQBVi",
+    "taskTitle": "US-1011: Cost budget tracking",
+    "details": {
+      "author": "Veritas",
+      "preview": "Verified complete implementation: Budget settings ..."
+    },
+    "timestamp": "2026-01-28T14:13:05.007Z"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "activity_1769609584757_n6s7jq73m",
+    "type": "task_updated",
+    "taskId": "task_20260128_efQBVi",
+    "taskTitle": "US-1011: Cost budget tracking",
+    "timestamp": "2026-01-28T14:13:04.757Z"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "activity_1769609584571_l6zlkl6ou",
+    "type": "comment_added",
+    "taskId": "task_20260128_V0MVwS",
+    "taskTitle": "US-1405: Dashboard metrics cards refresh",
+    "details": {
+      "author": "Veritas",
+      "preview": "Dashboard metrics cards now display real telemetry..."
+    },
+    "timestamp": "2026-01-28T14:13:04.571Z"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "activity_1769609576406_awrw3g8pe",
+    "type": "status_changed",
+    "taskId": "task_20260128_V0MVwS",
+    "taskTitle": "US-1405: Dashboard metrics cards refresh",
+    "details": {
+      "from": "in-progress",
+      "status": "done"
+    },
+    "timestamp": "2026-01-28T14:12:56.406Z"
+  },
   {
     "id": "activity_1769609521972_4we6i0l5b",
     "type": "sprint_archived",
diff --git a/server/.veritas-kanban/status-history.json b/server/.veritas-kanban/status-history.json
index d3876fd6..63fbe3f2 100644
--- a/server/.veritas-kanban/status-history.json
+++ b/server/.veritas-kanban/status-history.json
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 [
+  {
+    "id": "status_1769609601418_kzwyjd0u0",
+    "timestamp": "2026-01-28T14:13:21.418Z",
+    "previousStatus": "sub-agent",
+    "newStatus": "idle",
+    "subAgentCount": 1,
+    "durationMs": 98854
+  },
   {
     "id": "status_1769609502564_sefpbuxpw",
     "timestamp": "2026-01-28T14:11:42.564Z",
diff --git a/web/src/components/dashboard/Dashboard.tsx b/web/src/components/dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
index 8b8bd439..7ac3ef36 100644
--- a/web/src/components/dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export function Dashboard() {
   const [project, setProject] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
   const [drillDown, setDrillDown] = useState<DrillDownType>(null);
   
-  const { data: metrics, isLoading, error, dataUpdatedAt } = useMetrics(period, project);
+  const { data: metrics, isLoading, isFetching, error, dataUpdatedAt } = useMetrics(period, project);
   const { data: tasks } = useTasks();
   
   // Get unique projects from tasks
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ export function Dashboard() {
         </div>
         
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-          <RefreshCw className="h-3 w-3" />
-          Updated {new Date(dataUpdatedAt).toLocaleTimeString()}
+          <RefreshCw className={cn('h-3 w-3', isFetching && 'animate-spin')} />
+          {isFetching ? 'Refreshing...' : `Updated ${new Date(dataUpdatedAt).toLocaleTimeString()}`}
         </div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/layout/ActivitySidebar.tsx b/web/src/components/layout/ActivitySidebar.tsx
index e616332a..24b6fd8c 100644
--- a/web/src/components/layout/ActivitySidebar.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/layout/ActivitySidebar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
-import { Activity, Trash2, RefreshCw } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Activity, Trash2, RefreshCw, Clock, Coffee, ArrowRight, Zap } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { ScrollArea } from '@/components/ui/scroll-area';
 import {
@@ -15,7 +15,20 @@ import {
   SelectTrigger,
   SelectValue,
 } from '@/components/ui/select';
+import {
+  Tabs,
+  TabsContent,
+  TabsList,
+  TabsTrigger,
+} from '@/components/ui/tabs';
 import { useActivities, useClearActivities, type Activity as ActivityItem, type ActivityType } from '@/hooks/useActivity';
+import { 
+  useDailySummary, 
+  useStatusHistory, 
+  formatDurationMs,
+  getStatusColor,
+  type StatusHistoryEntry,
+} from '@/hooks/useStatusHistory';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 
 interface ActivitySidebarProps {