diff --git a/ai/metrics.go b/ai/metrics.go
index 4bb256c..e2427d3 100644
--- a/ai/metrics.go
+++ b/ai/metrics.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
+	"sort"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -152,11 +153,21 @@ func Summary(events []Event) map[string]any {
 		}
 	}
 
+	recent := make([]Event, len(events))
+	copy(recent, events)
+	sort.SliceStable(recent, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return recent[i].Timestamp.After(recent[j].Timestamp)
+	})
+	if len(recent) > 10 {
+		recent = recent[:10]
+	}
+
 	return map[string]any{
 		"total":    len(events),
 		"by_type":  sortedMap(byType),
 		"by_repo":  sortedMap(byRepo),
 		"by_agent": sortedMap(byAgent),
+		"events":   briefEvents(recent),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -181,3 +192,22 @@ func sortedMap(m map[string]int) []map[string]any {
 	}
 	return result
 }
+
+// briefEvents converts events into the compact shape used by metrics_query.
+func briefEvents(events []Event) []map[string]any {
+	result := make([]map[string]any, len(events))
+	for i, ev := range events {
+		item := map[string]any{
+			"type":      ev.Type,
+			"timestamp": ev.Timestamp,
+		}
+		if ev.AgentID != "" {
+			item["agent_id"] = ev.AgentID
+		}
+		if ev.Repo != "" {
+			item["repo"] = ev.Repo
+		}
+		result[i] = item
+	}
+	return result
+}
diff --git a/ai/metrics_test.go b/ai/metrics_test.go
index d4363c2..260f3cc 100644
--- a/ai/metrics_test.go
+++ b/ai/metrics_test.go
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ func TestSummary_Good_Empty(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSummary_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	events := []Event{
-		{Type: "build", Repo: "core-php", AgentID: "agent-1"},
-		{Type: "build", Repo: "core-php", AgentID: "agent-2"},
-		{Type: "test", Repo: "core-api", AgentID: "agent-1"},
+		{Type: "build", Repo: "core-php", AgentID: "agent-1", Timestamp: time.Date(2026, 3, 15, 9, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)},
+		{Type: "build", Repo: "core-php", AgentID: "agent-2", Timestamp: time.Date(2026, 3, 15, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)},
+		{Type: "test", Repo: "core-api", AgentID: "agent-1", Timestamp: time.Date(2026, 3, 15, 11, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)},
 	}
 
 	s := Summary(events)
@@ -248,6 +248,39 @@ func TestSummary_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	if byType[0]["key"] != "build" || byType[0]["count"] != 2 {
 		t.Errorf("expected build:2 first, got %v:%v", byType[0]["key"], byType[0]["count"])
 	}
+
+	recent, _ := s["events"].([]map[string]any)
+	if len(recent) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 3 recent events, got %d", len(recent))
+	}
+	if recent[0]["type"] != "test" {
+		t.Errorf("expected newest event first, got %v", recent[0]["type"])
+	}
+	if _, ok := recent[0]["timestamp"].(time.Time); !ok {
+		t.Errorf("expected timestamp to be time.Time, got %T", recent[0]["timestamp"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSummary_Good_RecentEventsLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	events := make([]Event, 0, 12)
+	for i := 0; i < 12; i++ {
+		events = append(events, Event{
+			Type:      "type",
+			Timestamp: time.Date(2026, 3, 15, 12, i, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		})
+	}
+
+	s := Summary(events)
+	recent, _ := s["events"].([]map[string]any)
+	if len(recent) != 10 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 10 recent events, got %d", len(recent))
+	}
+	if recent[0]["timestamp"].(time.Time).Minute() != 11 {
+		t.Errorf("expected newest event first, got minute %d", recent[0]["timestamp"].(time.Time).Minute())
+	}
+	if recent[9]["timestamp"].(time.Time).Minute() != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected tenth newest event last, got minute %d", recent[9]["timestamp"].(time.Time).Minute())
+	}
 }
 
 // --- sortedMap ---
diff --git a/cmd/metrics/cmd.go b/cmd/metrics/cmd.go
index e1b9b27..bae083d 100644
--- a/cmd/metrics/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/metrics/cmd.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"forge.lthn.ai/core/cli/pkg/cli"
 	"dappco.re/go/core/ai/ai"
 	"dappco.re/go/core/i18n"
 	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	"forge.lthn.ai/core/cli/pkg/cli"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -94,6 +94,23 @@ func runMetrics() error {
 		cli.Blank()
 	}
 
+	// Recent events
+	if recent, ok := summary["events"].([]map[string]any); ok && len(recent) > 0 {
+		cli.Print("%s\n", cli.DimStyle.Render("Recent events:"))
+		for _, entry := range recent {
+			ts, _ := entry["timestamp"].(time.Time)
+			agent, _ := entry["agent_id"].(string)
+			repo, _ := entry["repo"].(string)
+			cli.Print("  %-20s %-24s %-20s %-20s\n",
+				ts.Format(time.RFC3339),
+				entry["type"],
+				agent,
+				repo,
+			)
+		}
+		cli.Blank()
+	}
+
 	if len(events) == 0 {
 		cli.Text(i18n.T("cmd.ai.metrics.none_found"))
 	}