diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/agent_server.rs b/hive-c0re/src/agent_server.rs
index 0e037388..68d00ccd 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/agent_server.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/agent_server.rs
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ async fn handle_restart_child(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, name: &str)
     // tool. These names are never agent children, so this branch is
     // disjoint from the child-restart path below.
     if hive_sh4re::priv_proto::RESTARTABLE_INFRA_CONTAINERS.contains(&name) {
-        return handle_restart_infra(agent, name).await;
+        return handle_restart_infra(coord, agent, name).await;
     }
     if let Some(err) = require_child(agent, name, "restart") {
         return err;
@@ -544,13 +544,24 @@ async fn handle_restart_child(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, name: &str)
 /// known to be in `RESTARTABLE_INFRA_CONTAINERS`; this gates on the
 /// capability and routes the systemctl restart through hive-priv (which
 /// re-validates the name root-side). Direct, not approval-gated.
-async fn handle_restart_infra(agent: &str, container: &str) -> AgentResponse {
-    // Record the attempt in the operator-visible privileged-action audit trail.
-    // Best-effort: no-op when the global handle isn't installed (early
-    // startup / tests). `action` is stable so the dashboard can group.
+async fn handle_restart_infra(
+    coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
+    agent: &str,
+    container: &str,
+) -> AgentResponse {
+    // Record the attempt in the operator-visible privileged-action audit
+    // trail, then emit a live `AuditEntryAdded` so the dashboard audit view
+    // appends it off `/dashboard/stream`. Best-effort: `record` returns the
+    // canonical row (or `None` on a sqlite blip), and we stream exactly that
+    // row so the stored + streamed views can't drift. `action` is stable so
+    // the dashboard can group/filter.
     let audit = |outcome: crate::audit_log::AuditOutcome, detail: Option<&str>| {
-        if let Some(log) = crate::audit_log::global() {
-            log.record(agent, "restart_infra", container, outcome, detail);
+        if let Some(entry) =
+            coord
+                .audit_log
+                .record(agent, "restart_infra", container, outcome, detail)
+        {
+            coord.emit_audit_entry(entry);
         }
     };
     if !crate::capabilities::has_cap(agent, hive_sh4re::Capability::InfraAdmin) {
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/audit_log.rs b/hive-c0re/src/audit_log.rs
index 5f7760dd..e17f8e93 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/audit_log.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/audit_log.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ impl AuditLog {
     /// but never returned, so a transient blip never fails the underlying
     /// privileged action (the action already happened — losing its audit
     /// row is strictly less bad than failing the action retroactively).
+    ///
+    /// Returns the inserted [`AuditEntry`] (with its assigned id +
+    /// timestamp) on success, or `None` if the insert failed. The
+    /// returned row is the canonical record — callers that also push a
+    /// live event (e.g. the dashboard stream) emit *this* rather than
+    /// re-deriving the fields, so the stored row and the streamed event
+    /// can't drift.
     pub fn record(
         &self,
         agent: &str,
@@ -140,19 +147,31 @@ impl AuditLog {
         target: &str,
         outcome: AuditOutcome,
         detail: Option<&str>,
-    ) {
+    ) -> Option<AuditEntry> {
         let now = now_secs();
         let conn = self.conn.lock().unwrap();
-        if let Err(e) = conn.execute(
+        match conn.execute(
             "INSERT INTO audit_log (ts_unix, agent, action, target, outcome, detail)
              VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5, ?6)",
             params![now, agent, action, target, outcome.as_str(), detail],
         ) {
-            tracing::warn!(
-                %agent, %action, %target,
-                error = ?e,
-                "audit_log: record failed (dropping entry)"
-            );
+            Ok(_) => Some(AuditEntry {
+                id: conn.last_insert_rowid(),
+                ts_unix: now,
+                agent: agent.to_owned(),
+                action: action.to_owned(),
+                target: target.to_owned(),
+                outcome: outcome.as_str().to_owned(),
+                detail: detail.map(str::to_owned),
+            }),
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    %agent, %action, %target,
+                    error = ?e,
+                    "audit_log: record failed (dropping entry)"
+                );
+                None
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -261,8 +280,15 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn record_and_list_newest_first() {
         let (_d, db) = tmpdb();
-        db.record("atlas", "restart_infra", "hive-ci", AuditOutcome::Ok, None);
-        db.record(
+        // record() returns the canonical inserted row (id + ts assigned).
+        let entry = db
+            .record("atlas", "restart_infra", "hive-ci", AuditOutcome::Ok, None)
+            .expect("record returns the inserted entry");
+        assert!(entry.id > 0);
+        assert_eq!(entry.target, "hive-ci");
+        assert_eq!(entry.outcome, "ok");
+        assert!(entry.detail.is_none());
+        let _ = db.record(
             "atlas",
             "restart_infra",
             "hive-gateway",
@@ -286,7 +312,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn list_clamps_to_500() {
         let (_d, db) = tmpdb();
-        db.record("a", "x", "t", AuditOutcome::Ok, None);
+        let _ = db.record("a", "x", "t", AuditOutcome::Ok, None);
         let rows = db.list_recent(999_999).expect("list");
         assert!(rows.len() <= 500);
     }
@@ -294,7 +320,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn vacuum_drops_only_old_rows() {
         let (_d, db) = tmpdb();
-        db.record("a", "restart_infra", "hive-ci", AuditOutcome::Ok, None);
+        let _ = db.record("a", "restart_infra", "hive-ci", AuditOutcome::Ok, None);
         // Backdate it past the retention window.
         {
             let conn = db.conn.lock().unwrap();
@@ -304,7 +330,7 @@ mod tests {
             )
             .unwrap();
         }
-        db.record("a", "restart_infra", "hive-forge", AuditOutcome::Ok, None);
+        let _ = db.record("a", "restart_infra", "hive-forge", AuditOutcome::Ok, None);
         let removed = db.vacuum().expect("vacuum");
         assert_eq!(removed, 1, "only the backdated row should be reaped");
         let rows = db.list_recent(10).expect("list");
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs b/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
index 8a893f79..8e632edf 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
@@ -692,6 +692,18 @@ impl Coordinator {
         self.meta_updates_active.load(Ordering::SeqCst) > 0
     }
 
+    /// Emit `AuditEntryAdded` immediately after a privileged-action row
+    /// is recorded, so the dashboard audit view live-appends it off
+    /// `/dashboard/stream`. Pass the [`AuditEntry`](crate::audit_log::AuditEntry)
+    /// returned by `audit_log::record` so the streamed event is the same
+    /// canonical row that was stored.
+    pub fn emit_audit_entry(&self, entry: crate::audit_log::AuditEntry) {
+        self.emit_dashboard_event(DashboardEvent::AuditEntryAdded {
+            seq: self.next_seq(),
+            entry,
+        });
+    }
+
     /// Emit `ApprovalAdded` immediately after the row is inserted in
     /// sqlite. Caller passes the diff text it already computed (or
     /// `None` for spawn approvals which carry no diff).
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard_events.rs b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard_events.rs
index aaaefbbc..d13f5a77 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard_events.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard_events.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ use crate::rebuild_queue::QueueEntry;
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case", tag = "kind")]
 pub enum DashboardEvent {
+    /// A new agent-initiated privileged action was recorded in the audit
+    /// log. The audit view (`/audit.html`) prepends `entry` live off
+    /// `/dashboard/stream` instead of polling. The `AuditEntry` fields
+    /// are flattened alongside the `kind` tag + `seq`, so the wire shape
+    /// matches one row of the `/api/audit-log` `entries` array exactly
+    /// (`{kind, seq, id, ts_unix, agent, action, target, outcome, detail}`).
+    AuditEntryAdded {
+        seq: u64,
+        #[serde(flatten)]
+        entry: crate::audit_log::AuditEntry,
+    },
     /// Broker `Sent` event mirrored onto the dashboard channel.
     /// `file_refs` carries every path-shaped token in `body` that
     /// hive-c0re verified is a regular file under the allow-listed
@@ -270,6 +281,7 @@ impl DashboardEvent {
             DashboardEvent::RemindersChanged { .. } => "reminders_changed",
             DashboardEvent::CapabilitiesChanged { .. } => "capabilities_changed",
             DashboardEvent::ToolGroupsChanged { .. } => "tool_groups_changed",
+            DashboardEvent::AuditEntryAdded { .. } => "audit_entry_added",
         }
     }
 }
@@ -408,6 +420,18 @@ mod tests {
                 descriptions: std::collections::BTreeMap::new(),
                 assignments: std::collections::BTreeMap::new(),
             },
+            DashboardEvent::AuditEntryAdded {
+                seq: 1,
+                entry: crate::audit_log::AuditEntry {
+                    id: 1,
+                    ts_unix: 0,
+                    agent: "atlas".into(),
+                    action: "restart_infra".into(),
+                    target: "hive-ci".into(),
+                    outcome: "ok".into(),
+                    detail: None,
+                },
+            },
         ];
         for ev in samples {
             let v: serde_json::Value = serde_json::to_value(&ev).expect("serialise");
@@ -418,4 +442,34 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(ev.kind_tag(), serde_kind, "kind_tag() drift on {ev:?}");
         }
     }
+
+    /// The flattened `AuditEntry` fields must sit alongside `kind`/`seq`
+    /// at the top level (not nested under `entry`) so the wire shape
+    /// matches one `/api/audit-log` row — the audit view prepends it
+    /// directly.
+    #[test]
+    fn audit_entry_added_flattens_to_top_level() {
+        let ev = DashboardEvent::AuditEntryAdded {
+            seq: 7,
+            entry: crate::audit_log::AuditEntry {
+                id: 42,
+                ts_unix: 1_700_000_000,
+                agent: "atlas".into(),
+                action: "restart_infra".into(),
+                target: "hive-gateway".into(),
+                outcome: "err".into(),
+                detail: Some("denied: missing infra_admin capability".into()),
+            },
+        };
+        let v: serde_json::Value = serde_json::to_value(&ev).expect("serialise");
+        assert_eq!(v["kind"], "audit_entry_added");
+        assert_eq!(v["seq"], 7);
+        assert_eq!(v["id"], 42);
+        assert_eq!(v["agent"], "atlas");
+        assert_eq!(v["target"], "hive-gateway");
+        assert_eq!(v["outcome"], "err");
+        assert_eq!(v["detail"], "denied: missing infra_admin capability");
+        // Not nested — there must be no `entry` sub-object.
+        assert!(v.get("entry").is_none());
+    }
 }