diff --git a/src/app/api/hermes/events/route.ts b/src/app/api/hermes/events/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc8b47e66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/hermes/events/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
+import { requireRole } from '@/lib/auth'
+import { eventBus } from '@/lib/event-bus'
+import { logger } from '@/lib/logger'
+import { getDatabase, db_helpers } from '@/lib/db'
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/hermes/events — Receive events from the Hermes Agent hook.
+ *
+ * The MC hook (installed at ~/.hermes/hooks/mission-control/) posts events
+ * here for: session:start, session:end, agent:start, agent:end.
+ */
+export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
+  const auth = requireRole(request, 'viewer')
+  if ('error' in auth) return NextResponse.json({ error: auth.error }, { status: auth.status })
+
+  try {
+    const body = await request.json()
+    const { event, session_id, source, timestamp, agent_name } = body
+    const workspaceId = auth.user.workspace_id ?? 1
+
+    if (!event) {
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: 'event field is required' }, { status: 400 })
+    }
+
+    logger.info({ event, session_id, source, agent_name }, 'Hermes event received')
+
+    // Store event in activity log
+    db_helpers.logActivity(
+      `hermes.${event}`,
+      'session',
+      0,
+      agent_name || 'hermes',
+      `Hermes ${event}: ${session_id || 'unknown'} via ${source || 'cli'}`,
+      { session_id, source, timestamp, agent_name },
+      workspaceId
+    )
+
+    // Broadcast to SSE clients
+    eventBus.broadcast('session.updated', {
+      source: 'hermes',
+      event,
+      session_id,
+      hermes_source: source,
+      timestamp: timestamp || new Date().toISOString(),
+    })
+
+    // Update agent status on agent lifecycle events
+    if (event === 'agent:start' || event === 'agent:end') {
+      const db = getDatabase()
+      const agentName = agent_name || 'hermes'
+      const status = event === 'agent:start' ? 'online' : 'idle'
+      db.prepare(
+        'UPDATE agents SET status = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE name = ? AND workspace_id = ?'
+      ).run(status, Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000), agentName, workspaceId)
+    }
+
+    return NextResponse.json({ ok: true, event })
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error({ err: error }, 'POST /api/hermes/events error')
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to process event' }, { status: 500 })
+  }
+}
+
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic'
diff --git a/src/components/panels/task-board-panel.tsx b/src/components/panels/task-board-panel.tsx
index b897eee3b..9638ed839 100644
--- a/src/components/panels/task-board-panel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/panels/task-board-panel.tsx
@@ -1968,9 +1968,11 @@ function ClaudeCodeTasksSection() {
                 </div>
                 <div className="space-y-1">
                   {tasks.map((task: any) => (
-                    <div key={task.id} className="flex items-center gap-3 px-3 py-2 rounded bg-surface-1 border border-border text-sm">
-                      <span className={`text-[10px] font-mono ${statusColor(task.status)}`}>{task.status}</span>
-                      <span className="text-foreground flex-1 truncate">{task.subject}</span>
+                    <div key={task.id} className={`flex items-center gap-3 px-3 py-2 rounded bg-surface-1 border border-border text-sm ${task.stale ? 'opacity-50' : ''}`}>
+                      <span className={`text-[10px] font-mono ${task.stale ? 'text-muted-foreground/50' : statusColor(task.status)}`}>
+                        {task.stale ? 'stale' : task.status}
+                      </span>
+                      <span className={`flex-1 truncate ${task.stale ? 'text-muted-foreground' : 'text-foreground'}`}>{task.subject}</span>
                       {task.owner && <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">{task.owner}</span>}
                       {task.blockedBy?.length > 0 && (
                         <span className="text-[10px] px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-red-500/15 text-red-400">{t('blocked')}</span>
diff --git a/src/lib/claude-tasks.ts b/src/lib/claude-tasks.ts
index 4c816be4c..04646f1e6 100644
--- a/src/lib/claude-tasks.ts
+++ b/src/lib/claude-tasks.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface ClaudeCodeTask {
   blocks: string[]
   blockedBy: string[]
   activeForm?: string
+  stale?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface ClaudeCodeTeam {
@@ -120,9 +121,19 @@ function scanTasks(claudeHome: string): ClaudeCodeTask[] {
     }
 
     for (const file of files) {
-      const data = safeParse<any>(join(teamDir, file))
+      const filePath = join(teamDir, file)
+      const data = safeParse<any>(filePath)
       if (!data?.id) continue
 
+      // Detect stale in_progress tasks: file not modified in 60+ minutes
+      let stale = false
+      if (data.status === 'in_progress') {
+        try {
+          const mtime = statSync(filePath).mtimeMs
+          stale = Date.now() - mtime > 60 * 60 * 1000
+        } catch { /* ignore */ }
+      }
+
       tasks.push({
         id: `${teamName}/${data.id}`,
         teamName,
@@ -133,6 +144,7 @@ function scanTasks(claudeHome: string): ClaudeCodeTask[] {
         blocks: Array.isArray(data.blocks) ? data.blocks : [],
         blockedBy: Array.isArray(data.blockedBy) ? data.blockedBy : [],
         activeForm: data.activeForm,
+        stale,
       })
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/lib/event-bus.ts b/src/lib/event-bus.ts
index aedca9d7d..a76aefb34 100644
--- a/src/lib/event-bus.ts
+++ b/src/lib/event-bus.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export type EventType =
   | 'run.completed'
   | 'run.eval_attached'
   | 'task.escalated'
+  | 'session.updated'
 
 class ServerEventBus extends EventEmitter {
   private static instance: ServerEventBus | null = null
diff --git a/src/lib/hermes-tasks.ts b/src/lib/hermes-tasks.ts
index 352e23b3c..4c4fc173d 100644
--- a/src/lib/hermes-tasks.ts
+++ b/src/lib/hermes-tasks.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export interface HermesCronJob {
   lastRunAt: string | null
   lastOutput: string | null
   createdAt: string | null
+  runCount: number
 }
 
 export interface HermesTaskScanResult {
@@ -31,18 +32,18 @@ function getHermesCronDir(): string {
   return join(config.homeDir, '.hermes', 'cron')
 }
 
-function peekLatestOutput(cronDir: string, jobId: string): { lastRunAt: string | null; lastOutput: string | null } {
+function peekLatestOutput(cronDir: string, jobId: string): { lastRunAt: string | null; lastOutput: string | null; runCount: number } {
   const outputDir = join(cronDir, 'output', jobId)
   try {
     if (!existsSync(outputDir) || !statSync(outputDir).isDirectory()) {
-      return { lastRunAt: null, lastOutput: null }
+      return { lastRunAt: null, lastOutput: null, runCount: 0 }
     }
     const files = readdirSync(outputDir)
       .filter(f => f.endsWith('.md'))
       .sort()
       .reverse()
 
-    if (files.length === 0) return { lastRunAt: null, lastOutput: null }
+    if (files.length === 0) return { lastRunAt: null, lastOutput: null, runCount: 0 }
 
     const latestFile = files[0]
     // Filename is typically a timestamp like 2025-01-15T10-30-00.md
@@ -61,9 +62,10 @@ function peekLatestOutput(cronDir: string, jobId: string): { lastRunAt: string |
     return {
       lastRunAt: timestamp || null,
       lastOutput: content,
+      runCount: files.length,
     }
   } catch {
-    return { lastRunAt: null, lastOutput: null }
+    return { lastRunAt: null, lastOutput: null, runCount: 0 }
   }
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ function scanCronJobs(): HermesCronJob[] {
 
     return jobs.map((job: any) => {
       const id = job.id || job.name || 'unknown'
-      const { lastRunAt, lastOutput } = peekLatestOutput(cronDir, id)
+      const { lastRunAt, lastOutput, runCount } = peekLatestOutput(cronDir, id)
 
       return {
         id,
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ function scanCronJobs(): HermesCronJob[] {
         lastRunAt: job.last_run_at || lastRunAt,
         lastOutput,
         createdAt: job.created_at || null,
+        runCount: runCount ?? 0,
       }
     })
   } catch (err) {