diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/src/bin/hive.rs b/hive-ag3nt/src/bin/hive.rs
index 8f899ed6..b31e5791 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/src/bin/hive.rs
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/src/bin/hive.rs
@@ -365,8 +365,15 @@ impl Surface for AgentSurface {
     }
 
     async fn wake_external(socket: &Path, from: String, body: String) -> Result<()> {
-        let resp: AgentResponse =
-            client::request(socket, &AgentRequest::Wake { from, body, transient: false }).await?;
+        let resp: AgentResponse = client::request(
+            socket,
+            &AgentRequest::Wake {
+                from,
+                body,
+                transient: false,
+            },
+        )
+        .await?;
         match resp {
             AgentResponse::Ok => Ok(()),
             AgentResponse::Err { message } => anyhow::bail!("wake: {message}"),
@@ -506,8 +513,15 @@ impl Surface for ManagerSurface {
     }
 
     async fn wake_external(socket: &Path, from: String, body: String) -> Result<()> {
-        let resp: ManagerResponse =
-            client::request(socket, &ManagerRequest::Wake { from, body, transient: false }).await?;
+        let resp: ManagerResponse = client::request(
+            socket,
+            &ManagerRequest::Wake {
+                from,
+                body,
+                transient: false,
+            },
+        )
+        .await?;
         match resp {
             ManagerResponse::Ok => Ok(()),
             ManagerResponse::Err { message } => anyhow::bail!("wake: {message}"),
diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/src/mcp.rs b/hive-ag3nt/src/mcp.rs
index a74f405e..83bd1c44 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/src/mcp.rs
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/src/mcp.rs
@@ -212,11 +212,23 @@ fn render_loose_ends(loose_ends: &[hive_sh4re::LooseEnd]) -> String {
                     "- reminder #{id} ({owner}, scheduled {age_seconds}s ago, due_at={due_at}): {message}"
                 );
             }
-            hive_sh4re::LooseEnd::UnreadMatrix { rooms } => {
-                let _ = writeln!(
-                    out,
-                    "- unread matrix messages in {rooms} room(s) — use list_rooms + read_room to view, mark_read to clear"
-                );
+            hive_sh4re::LooseEnd::UnreadMatrix { rooms, summary } => {
+                let _ = write!(out, "- unread matrix messages in {rooms} room(s)");
+                if summary.is_empty() {
+                    let _ = writeln!(
+                        out,
+                        " — use list_rooms + read_room to view, mark_read to clear"
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    let _ = writeln!(out, ":");
+                    for line in summary.lines() {
+                        let _ = writeln!(out, "  {line}");
+                    }
+                    let _ = writeln!(
+                        out,
+                        "  use list_rooms + read_room to view, mark_read to clear"
+                    );
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -238,11 +250,21 @@ pub fn format_loose_ends(resp: Result<SocketReply, anyhow::Error>) -> String {
     render_loose_ends(&loose_ends)
 }
 
-/// Query the local matrix daemon for the number of rooms with unread
-/// notifications. Returns `None` if the matrix daemon socket is absent
-/// or the query fails — callers treat the absence as "no unread".
-/// Best-effort: agents without matrix configured are not penalised.
-async fn matrix_unread_rooms() -> Option<u32> {
+/// Per-room unread entry returned by `matrix_unread_summary`. Mirrors
+/// `hive-matrix-mcp`'s `RoomUnread` but defined locally to avoid a
+/// cross-crate dep on the matrix-sdk crate tree.
+#[derive(Debug, serde::Deserialize)]
+struct MatrixRoomUnread {
+    label: String,
+    count: u32,
+    last_body: Option<String>,
+    last_sender: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// Query the local matrix daemon for per-room unread summaries. Returns
+/// `None` if the daemon socket is absent or the query fails. Best-effort:
+/// agents without matrix configured are not penalised.
+async fn matrix_unread_summary() -> Option<Vec<MatrixRoomUnread>> {
     use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader};
     use tokio::net::UnixStream;
     let socket = std::env::var_os("HIVE_MATRIX_SOCKET")
@@ -253,17 +275,40 @@ async fn matrix_unread_rooms() -> Option<u32> {
     }
     let mut stream = UnixStream::connect(&socket).await.ok()?;
     stream
-        .write_all(b"{\"method\":\"unread_count\"}\n")
+        .write_all(b"{\"method\":\"unread_summary\"}\n")
         .await
         .ok()?;
     let mut lines = BufReader::new(stream).lines();
     let line = lines.next_line().await.ok()??;
     let val: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&line).ok()?;
-    // Response: {"kind":"ok","payload":{"rooms":N}}
-    val.get("payload")
-        .and_then(|p| p.get("rooms"))
-        .and_then(|r| r.as_u64())
-        .map(|n| n as u32)
+    // Response: {"kind":"ok","payload":[{label, count, last_body?, last_sender?}]}
+    let arr = val.get("payload")?.as_array()?;
+    serde_json::from_value(serde_json::Value::Array(arr.clone())).ok()
+}
+
+/// Format a `Vec<MatrixRoomUnread>` into a per-room summary string.
+/// Single room / single message collapses to one line; multi-room
+/// expands to a bulleted list. Returns an empty string for empty input.
+fn format_matrix_summary(rooms: &[MatrixRoomUnread]) -> String {
+    use std::fmt::Write as _;
+    if rooms.is_empty() {
+        return String::new();
+    }
+    let mut out = String::new();
+    for r in rooms {
+        if r.count == 1 {
+            if let (Some(body), Some(sender)) = (&r.last_body, &r.last_sender) {
+                let _ = writeln!(out, "- {}: {sender}: {body}", r.label);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        let _ = writeln!(out, "- {}: {} unread", r.label, r.count);
+    }
+    // Remove trailing newline.
+    if out.ends_with('\n') {
+        out.pop();
+    }
+    out
 }
 
 /// Parse the user-facing `kind` string for `cancel_loose_end` into the
@@ -759,9 +804,17 @@ impl AgentServer {
             // Prepend matrix unread entry for self-queries only (can't
             // reach another agent's matrix daemon from here).
             if is_self_query {
-                if let Some(rooms) = matrix_unread_rooms().await {
-                    if rooms > 0 {
-                        loose_ends.insert(0, hive_sh4re::LooseEnd::UnreadMatrix { rooms });
+                if let Some(unread_rooms) = matrix_unread_summary().await {
+                    let total = unread_rooms.len() as u32;
+                    if total > 0 {
+                        let summary = format_matrix_summary(&unread_rooms);
+                        loose_ends.insert(
+                            0,
+                            hive_sh4re::LooseEnd::UnreadMatrix {
+                                rooms: total,
+                                summary,
+                            },
+                        );
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -925,9 +978,8 @@ impl AgentServer {
             if let Some(wait) = args.wait_seconds {
                 const MAX_WAIT_SECS: u64 = 30;
                 const POLL_MS: u64 = 100;
-                let deadline =
-                    tokio::time::Instant::now()
-                        + std::time::Duration::from_secs(wait.min(MAX_WAIT_SECS));
+                let deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now()
+                    + std::time::Duration::from_secs(wait.min(MAX_WAIT_SECS));
                 loop {
                     tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(POLL_MS)).await;
                     if let Some(task) = crate::bash_runner::read_task(&id) {
@@ -2161,7 +2213,10 @@ pub fn allowed_mcp_tools(groups: &[hive_sh4re::ToolGroup]) -> Vec<String> {
 pub fn allowed_tools_arg(flavor: Flavor) -> String {
     let groups = effective_tool_groups(flavor);
     // Base built-ins always present.
-    let mut all: Vec<String> = ALLOWED_BUILTIN_TOOLS.iter().map(|s| (*s).to_owned()).collect();
+    let mut all: Vec<String> = ALLOWED_BUILTIN_TOOLS
+        .iter()
+        .map(|s| (*s).to_owned())
+        .collect();
     // Extra built-ins gated by tool groups (e.g. WebFetch/WebSearch via web_tools).
     for group in &groups {
         for tool in group.builtin_tools() {
diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/src/web_ui.rs b/hive-ag3nt/src/web_ui.rs
index 6e588f29..2fae46e5 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/src/web_ui.rs
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/src/web_ui.rs
@@ -319,10 +319,9 @@ async fn relay_ws_vnc(socket: axum::extract::ws::WebSocket, vnc_port: u16) {
     let ws_to_tcp = tokio::spawn(async move {
         while let Some(Ok(msg)) = futures_util::StreamExt::next(&mut ws_rx).await {
             match msg {
-                Message::Binary(data)
-                    if tcp_tx.write_all(&data).await.is_err() => {
-                        break;
-                    }
+                Message::Binary(data) if tcp_tx.write_all(&data).await.is_err() => {
+                    break;
+                }
                 Message::Close(_) => break,
                 _ => {} // ping/pong/text: ignore
             }
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs b/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs
index fee6c191..c847edda 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs
@@ -501,9 +501,12 @@ fn gateway_list_users(file: &Path) -> Result<()> {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 async fn agents_restart(socket: &Path, name: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let resp = hive_c0re::client::request(socket, hive_sh4re::HostRequest::Restart {
-        name: name.to_owned(),
-    })
+    let resp = hive_c0re::client::request(
+        socket,
+        hive_sh4re::HostRequest::Restart {
+            name: name.to_owned(),
+        },
+    )
     .await
     .with_context(|| format!("connect to daemon socket {}", socket.display()))?;
     if resp.ok {
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/broker.rs b/hive-c0re/src/broker.rs
index 1d4d7e10..77e2bb31 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/broker.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/broker.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@ pub enum MessageEvent {
     /// `recv_blocking_batch` for the target agent but is not stored,
     /// not re-delivered on restart, and not shown in message history.
     /// Used for bash task completion notifications.
-    Ping { to: String, from: String, body: String },
+    Ping {
+        to: String,
+        from: String,
+        body: String,
+    },
 }
 
 /// Per-recipient in-memory bookkeeping for the deliver-then-ack
@@ -423,11 +427,7 @@ impl Broker {
                 // Transient ping — not sqlite-backed. Return it directly as
                 // a Delivery with id=0 (sentinel: never pushed to unacked_ids
                 // so ack_turn silently ignores it).
-                Ok(Ok(MessageEvent::Ping {
-                    to,
-                    from,
-                    body,
-                })) if to == recipient => {
+                Ok(Ok(MessageEvent::Ping { to, from, body })) if to == recipient => {
                     // Also drain any real sqlite messages that may have landed
                     // concurrently; prepend the ping so the agent sees both.
                     let mut batch = self.recv_batch(recipient, max.saturating_sub(1))?;
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
index 9eaa60e0..5165fafe 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
@@ -1856,7 +1856,8 @@ async fn get_build_log_stream(
                                 stderr_append: prog.stderr_append,
                                 status: prog.status,
                                 done,
-                            }) && tx.send(Ok(Event::default().data(json))).await.is_err() {
+                            }) && tx.send(Ok(Event::default().data(json))).await.is_err()
+                            {
                                 return; // browser disconnected
                             }
                             if done {
@@ -2582,7 +2583,10 @@ async fn post_capabilities(
     if let Some(reject) = guard_agent_name(&state, &logical).await {
         return reject;
     }
-    let known: Vec<&str> = hive_sh4re::Capability::ALL.iter().map(|c| c.as_str()).collect();
+    let known: Vec<&str> = hive_sh4re::Capability::ALL
+        .iter()
+        .map(|c| c.as_str())
+        .collect();
     for cap in &body.caps {
         if !known.contains(&cap.as_str()) {
             return error_response(&format!("unknown capability: {cap}"));
@@ -2724,7 +2728,9 @@ async fn post_start(State(state): State<AppState>, AxumPath(name): AxumPath<Stri
 async fn post_update_all(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Response {
     let containers = lifecycle::list().await.unwrap_or_default();
     for container in containers {
-        let Some(logical) = container.strip_prefix(lifecycle::AGENT_PREFIX).map(str::to_owned)
+        let Some(logical) = container
+            .strip_prefix(lifecycle::AGENT_PREFIX)
+            .map(str::to_owned)
         else {
             continue;
         };
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/lifecycle.rs b/hive-c0re/src/lifecycle.rs
index 622e64ac..c0931f86 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/lifecycle.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ pub fn agent_network_ip(name: &str, subnet_cidr: &str) -> Option<String> {
     }
     let base_u32 = u32::from_be_bytes([octets[0], octets[1], octets[2], octets[3]]);
     // Mask off host bits to get the true network address.
-    let mask = if prefix_len == 0 { 0u32 } else { !0u32 << (32 - prefix_len) };
+    let mask = if prefix_len == 0 {
+        0u32
+    } else {
+        !0u32 << (32 - prefix_len)
+    };
     let network_base = base_u32 & mask;
     let host_count: u32 = 1u32.checked_shl(32 - prefix_len).unwrap_or(0);
     // `.0` = network, `.1` = bridge gateway, last = broadcast → 3 reserved.
@@ -625,7 +629,9 @@ async fn prebuild_toplevel(name: &str, flake_ref: &str) -> Result<()> {
 
 pub async fn list() -> Result<Vec<String>> {
     let stdout = crate::priv_client::list_containers().await?;
-    Ok(stdout.lines().map(str::trim)
+    Ok(stdout
+        .lines()
+        .map(str::trim)
         .filter(|line| line.starts_with(AGENT_PREFIX))
         .map(str::to_owned)
         .collect())
@@ -1025,7 +1031,8 @@ pub async fn git_update_ref(dir: &Path, refname: &str, target: &str) -> Result<(
 /// our default resource caps. Goes under `/run/systemd/system/...` so it's
 /// ephemeral (regenerated on every spawn / rebuild).
 async fn set_resource_limits(container: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    crate::priv_client::write_resource_limits(container, DEFAULT_MEMORY_MAX, DEFAULT_CPU_QUOTA).await
+    crate::priv_client::write_resource_limits(container, DEFAULT_MEMORY_MAX, DEFAULT_CPU_QUOTA)
+        .await
 }
 
 async fn systemd_daemon_reload() -> Result<()> {
@@ -1076,9 +1083,21 @@ fn bind_child_agent_dirs(child: &str, binds: &mut Vec<BindMount>) {
     for dir in [&state_dir, &harness_dir, &config_dir] {
         let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(dir);
     }
-    binds.push(BindMount { host_path: state_dir, container_path: format!("/agents/{child}/state"), read_only: false });
-    binds.push(BindMount { host_path: harness_dir, container_path: format!("/agents/{child}/harness"), read_only: false });
-    binds.push(BindMount { host_path: config_dir, container_path: format!("/agents/{child}/config"), read_only: false });
+    binds.push(BindMount {
+        host_path: state_dir,
+        container_path: format!("/agents/{child}/state"),
+        read_only: false,
+    });
+    binds.push(BindMount {
+        host_path: harness_dir,
+        container_path: format!("/agents/{child}/harness"),
+        read_only: false,
+    });
+    binds.push(BindMount {
+        host_path: config_dir,
+        container_path: format!("/agents/{child}/config"),
+        read_only: false,
+    });
 }
 
 async fn set_nspawn_flags(
@@ -1103,25 +1122,49 @@ async fn set_nspawn_flags(
     let claude_mount = container_claude_mount(agent_name);
 
     let mut binds: Vec<BindMount> = vec![
-        BindMount { host_path: runtime_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(), container_path: CONTAINER_RUNTIME_MOUNT.to_owned(), read_only: false },
-        BindMount { host_path: claude_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(), container_path: claude_mount, read_only: false },
-        BindMount { host_path: HOST_SHARED_ROOT.to_owned(), container_path: CONTAINER_SHARED_MOUNT.to_owned(), read_only: false },
+        BindMount {
+            host_path: runtime_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            container_path: CONTAINER_RUNTIME_MOUNT.to_owned(),
+            read_only: false,
+        },
+        BindMount {
+            host_path: claude_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            container_path: claude_mount,
+            read_only: false,
+        },
+        BindMount {
+            host_path: HOST_SHARED_ROOT.to_owned(),
+            container_path: CONTAINER_SHARED_MOUNT.to_owned(),
+            read_only: false,
+        },
     ];
 
     // Own state, harness, and config dirs — same for every agent including
     // the manager. Config is RO: an agent must not edit its own config; changes
     // only ever flow through the approval queue.
-    binds.push(BindMount { host_path: notes_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(), container_path: format!("/agents/{agent_name}/state"), read_only: false });
+    binds.push(BindMount {
+        host_path: notes_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+        container_path: format!("/agents/{agent_name}/state"),
+        read_only: false,
+    });
     if let Some(state_parent) = notes_dir.parent() {
         let harness_dir = state_parent.join("harness");
         if !harness_dir.exists() {
             let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(&harness_dir);
         }
-        binds.push(BindMount { host_path: harness_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(), container_path: format!("/agents/{agent_name}/harness"), read_only: false });
+        binds.push(BindMount {
+            host_path: harness_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            container_path: format!("/agents/{agent_name}/harness"),
+            read_only: false,
+        });
     }
     let own_config = format!("{HOST_AGENTS_ROOT}/{agent_name}/config");
     std::fs::create_dir_all(&own_config).with_context(|| format!("create {own_config}"))?;
-    binds.push(BindMount { host_path: own_config, container_path: format!("/agents/{agent_name}/config"), read_only: true });
+    binds.push(BindMount {
+        host_path: own_config,
+        container_path: format!("/agents/{agent_name}/config"),
+        read_only: true,
+    });
 
     // Topology-driven child mounts: every direct child of this agent gets
     // its state, harness, and config dirs bind-mounted RW so the parent
@@ -1152,8 +1195,16 @@ async fn set_nspawn_flags(
         // fires first (e.g. cold start with no agents).
         std::fs::create_dir_all(HOST_META_ROOT)
             .with_context(|| format!("create {HOST_META_ROOT}"))?;
-        binds.push(BindMount { host_path: HOST_APPLIED_ROOT.to_owned(), container_path: CONTAINER_MANAGER_APPLIED_MOUNT.to_owned(), read_only: true });
-        binds.push(BindMount { host_path: HOST_META_ROOT.to_owned(), container_path: crate::meta::CONTAINER_MANAGER_META_MOUNT.to_owned(), read_only: true });
+        binds.push(BindMount {
+            host_path: HOST_APPLIED_ROOT.to_owned(),
+            container_path: CONTAINER_MANAGER_APPLIED_MOUNT.to_owned(),
+            read_only: true,
+        });
+        binds.push(BindMount {
+            host_path: HOST_META_ROOT.to_owned(),
+            container_path: crate::meta::CONTAINER_MANAGER_META_MOUNT.to_owned(),
+            read_only: true,
+        });
     }
 
     // Web-socket subdir: bind-mount `/run/hive-agent/<name>/` into the
@@ -1174,7 +1225,11 @@ async fn set_nspawn_flags(
     } else if let Err(e) = crate::priv_client::chmod_socket_dir(agent_name, 0o777).await {
         tracing::warn!(%agent_name, error = ?e, "chmod socket dir failed");
     }
-    binds.push(BindMount { host_path: socket_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(), container_path: socket_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(), read_only: false });
+    binds.push(BindMount {
+        host_path: socket_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+        container_path: socket_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+        read_only: false,
+    });
 
     // Network isolation: when HIVE_NETWORK_ISOLATION=1 is set (by the
     // hive-network.nix module's `isolateContainers` option), flip the
@@ -1382,7 +1437,11 @@ mod tests {
         let ip = agent_network_ip("alice", "10.42.0.0/24").expect("should produce an IP");
         let octets: Vec<u8> = ip.split('.').map(|o| o.parse().unwrap()).collect();
         assert_eq!(&octets[..3], &[10, 42, 0], "wrong /24 prefix");
-        assert!(octets[3] >= 2 && octets[3] <= 254, "host byte {}", octets[3]);
+        assert!(
+            octets[3] >= 2 && octets[3] <= 254,
+            "host byte {}",
+            octets[3]
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1414,7 +1473,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(agent_network_ip("alice", "notanip/24").is_none());
         assert!(agent_network_ip("alice", "10.0.0.0/33").is_none()); // prefix > 32
         assert!(agent_network_ip("alice", "10.0.0.0/31").is_none()); // too small
-        assert!(agent_network_ip("alice", "10.0.0.0").is_none());    // no prefix
+        assert!(agent_network_ip("alice", "10.0.0.0").is_none()); // no prefix
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1424,8 +1483,10 @@ mod tests {
         // after host-bit masking.
         let from_bridge = agent_network_ip("alice", "10.42.0.1/24");
         let from_canonical = agent_network_ip("alice", "10.42.0.0/24");
-        assert_eq!(from_bridge, from_canonical,
-            "bridge-IP and canonical-network form should normalize to the same result");
+        assert_eq!(
+            from_bridge, from_canonical,
+            "bridge-IP and canonical-network form should normalize to the same result"
+        );
         // Result must still be in .2-.254.
         let ip = from_bridge.unwrap();
         let last: u8 = ip.rsplit('.').next().unwrap().parse().unwrap();
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/manager_server.rs b/hive-c0re/src/manager_server.rs
index 4d0fd629..8a4ccfc1 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/manager_server.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/manager_server.rs
@@ -299,9 +299,14 @@ async fn dispatch(req: &ManagerRequest, coord: &Arc<Coordinator>) -> ManagerResp
             let result = match agent.as_deref() {
                 Some("*") => {
                     // Hive-wide query requires query_agent_state capability.
-                    if !crate::capabilities::has_cap(MANAGER_AGENT, hive_sh4re::Capability::QueryAgentState) {
+                    if !crate::capabilities::has_cap(
+                        MANAGER_AGENT,
+                        hive_sh4re::Capability::QueryAgentState,
+                    ) {
                         return ManagerResponse::Err {
-                            message: "query_agent_state capability required for hive-wide loose ends".into(),
+                            message:
+                                "query_agent_state capability required for hive-wide loose ends"
+                                    .into(),
                         };
                     }
                     crate::loose_ends::hive_wide(coord)
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/meta.rs b/hive-c0re/src/meta.rs
index 8d39135e..32eea594 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/meta.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/meta.rs
@@ -365,7 +365,10 @@ pub async fn commit_capabilities(agent: &str, caps: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
 /// logged as warnings and don't propagate: the topology write already
 /// succeeded, and `sync_agents` will pick up any un-committed change
 /// on the next run as a safety net.
-pub async fn commit_topology(child: &str, new_parent: Option<&str>) -> std::result::Result<(), String> {
+pub async fn commit_topology(
+    child: &str,
+    new_parent: Option<&str>,
+) -> std::result::Result<(), String> {
     let _guard = META_LOCK.lock().await;
     crate::topology::set_parent(child, new_parent)?;
     let dir = meta_dir();
@@ -374,11 +377,7 @@ pub async fn commit_topology(child: &str, new_parent: Option<&str>) -> std::resu
         if has_staged_changes(&dir).await? {
             git_commit(
                 &dir,
-                &format!(
-                    "topology: {} → {}",
-                    child,
-                    new_parent.unwrap_or("<root>")
-                ),
+                &format!("topology: {} → {}", child, new_parent.unwrap_or("<root>")),
             )
             .await?;
         }
@@ -526,7 +525,10 @@ where
         out.push_str("    nixpkgs-unstable.follows = \"hyperhive/nixpkgs-unstable\";\n");
     } else {
         let _ = writeln!(out, "    nixpkgs.url = \"{nixpkgs_flake}\";");
-        let _ = writeln!(out, "    nixpkgs-unstable.url = \"{nixpkgs_unstable_flake}\";");
+        let _ = writeln!(
+            out,
+            "    nixpkgs-unstable.url = \"{nixpkgs_unstable_flake}\";"
+        );
         let _ = writeln!(out, "    hyperhive.url = \"{hyperhive_flake}\";");
         out.push_str("    hyperhive.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = \"nixpkgs\";\n");
         out.push_str("    hyperhive.inputs.nixpkgs-unstable.follows = \"nixpkgs-unstable\";\n");
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/migrate.rs b/hive-c0re/src/migrate.rs
index df4fc050..9d168773 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/migrate.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/migrate.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ async fn rename_manager_container(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>) {
     // Move rootfs if it exists (may be absent for ephemeral containers).
     let old_rootfs = std::path::PathBuf::from("/var/lib/nixos-containers/root");
     let new_rootfs = std::path::PathBuf::from("/var/lib/nixos-containers/h-root");
-    if old_rootfs.exists() && !new_rootfs.exists()
+    if old_rootfs.exists()
+        && !new_rootfs.exists()
         && let Err(e) = std::fs::rename(&old_rootfs, &new_rootfs)
     {
         tracing::warn!(error = ?e, "migration phase 5: rename rootfs failed (non-fatal)");
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/rebuild_queue.rs b/hive-c0re/src/rebuild_queue.rs
index e5ce7777..0dd306de 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/rebuild_queue.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/rebuild_queue.rs
@@ -277,7 +277,16 @@ impl RebuildQueue {
         reason: String,
         parent_id: Option<u64>,
     ) -> u64 {
-        self.enqueue_full(kind, agent, source, reason, parent_id, Vec::new(), None, None)
+        self.enqueue_full(
+            kind,
+            agent,
+            source,
+            reason,
+            parent_id,
+            Vec::new(),
+            None,
+            None,
+        )
     }
 
     /// Same as `enqueue` but carries an `inputs` payload — used by
@@ -1304,14 +1313,20 @@ mod tests {
             Some(meta),
         );
         // The two Rebuilds have different parent_ids — must NOT dedup.
-        assert_ne!(sweep_rebuild, cascade_rebuild,
-            "cascade rebuild must be distinct from startup-sweep rebuild");
+        assert_ne!(
+            sweep_rebuild, cascade_rebuild,
+            "cascade rebuild must be distinct from startup-sweep rebuild"
+        );
         let snap = q.snapshot();
-        let rebuilds: Vec<_> = snap.iter()
+        let rebuilds: Vec<_> = snap
+            .iter()
             .filter(|e| e.kind == QueueKind::Rebuild && e.agent == "alice")
             .collect();
-        assert_eq!(rebuilds.len(), 2,
-            "both rebuilds must be present in the queue");
+        assert_eq!(
+            rebuilds.len(),
+            2,
+            "both rebuilds must be present in the queue"
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/tool_groups.rs b/hive-c0re/src/tool_groups.rs
index b85d7bfd..105d4d73 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/tool_groups.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/tool_groups.rs
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ fn write(map: &BTreeMap<String, Vec<String>>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
 /// Returns `Ok(())` when all names are known, or `Err` listing the
 /// unrecognised names so callers can surface a useful error message.
 pub fn validate_groups(groups: &[String]) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let valid: std::collections::BTreeSet<&str> =
-        hive_sh4re::ToolGroup::ALL.iter().map(|g| g.as_str()).collect();
+    let valid: std::collections::BTreeSet<&str> = hive_sh4re::ToolGroup::ALL
+        .iter()
+        .map(|g| g.as_str())
+        .collect();
     let unknown: Vec<&str> = groups
         .iter()
         .map(String::as_str)
diff --git a/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_reviews.rs b/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_reviews.rs
index f19f1c16..8755f218 100644
--- a/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_reviews.rs
+++ b/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_reviews.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! `pr-reviews <number>` — list reviews, or submit one via `--approve` /
 //! `--request-changes` / `--comment`.
 
-use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+use anyhow::{Result, bail};
 use clap::Args as ClapArgs;
 use serde_json::{Value, json};
 
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
             "event": ev,
             "body": args.body.unwrap_or_default(),
         });
-        let v = client
-            .post_json(&format!("/repos/{repo}/pulls/{}/reviews", args.number), &payload)?;
+        let v = client.post_json(
+            &format!("/repos/{repo}/pulls/{}/reviews", args.number),
+            &payload,
+        )?;
         // Print a compact summary rather than the full review blob.
         let summary = json!({
             "id": v.get("id"),
@@ -64,8 +66,7 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
             bail!("--body requires one of --approve / --request-changes / --comment");
         }
         // List mode (original behaviour).
-        let v =
-            client.get_json(&format!("/repos/{repo}/pulls/{}/reviews", args.number))?;
+        let v = client.get_json(&format!("/repos/{repo}/pulls/{}/reviews", args.number))?;
         let trimmed: Vec<Value> = v
             .as_array()
             .map(|a| {
diff --git a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/handlers.rs b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/handlers.rs
index 3a6d5ba0..cc78ead5 100644
--- a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/handlers.rs
@@ -357,3 +357,73 @@ pub fn unread_count(client: &Client) -> DaemonResponse {
         .count() as u32;
     DaemonResponse::ok(&serde_json::json!({ "rooms": rooms }))
 }
+
+/// Collect all rooms with unread notifications and build per-room
+/// [`crate::protocol::RoomUnread`] entries. For rooms with exactly
+/// one unread notification the last message body is fetched via the
+/// `/messages` endpoint (best-effort; failures leave `last_body` as
+/// `None`). Rooms with zero unreads are omitted.
+pub async fn collect_unread(client: &Client) -> Vec<crate::protocol::RoomUnread> {
+    use crate::protocol::RoomUnread;
+    let mut result = Vec::new();
+    for room in client.joined_rooms() {
+        let count = room.unread_notification_counts().notification_count as u32;
+        if count == 0 {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let label = room
+            .canonical_alias()
+            .map(|a| a.to_string())
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| room.room_id().to_string());
+        let (last_body, last_sender) = if count == 1 {
+            fetch_last_message(client, &room).await
+        } else {
+            (None, None)
+        };
+        result.push(RoomUnread {
+            label,
+            count,
+            last_body,
+            last_sender,
+        });
+    }
+    result
+}
+
+/// Fetch the body + sender of the most recent room message. Returns
+/// `(None, None)` on any error or when the timeline contains no text
+/// events.
+async fn fetch_last_message(
+    client: &Client,
+    room: &matrix_sdk::Room,
+) -> (Option<String>, Option<String>) {
+    use matrix_sdk::ruma::api::Direction;
+    use matrix_sdk::ruma::api::client::message::get_message_events;
+    let mut req =
+        get_message_events::v3::Request::new(room.room_id().to_owned(), Direction::Backward);
+    req.limit = matrix_sdk::ruma::UInt::from(1u32);
+    let resp = match client.send(req).await {
+        Ok(r) => r,
+        Err(_) => return (None, None),
+    };
+    for raw in &resp.chunk {
+        if let Ok(ev) = raw.deserialize() {
+            let body = extract_body(&ev);
+            if !body.is_empty() {
+                return (
+                    Some(crate::wake::truncate_chars(&body, 100)),
+                    Some(ev.sender().to_string()),
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    (None, None)
+}
+
+/// Return per-room unread summaries. For rooms with exactly one
+/// unread notification, attempts to include the sender + truncated
+/// body; rooms with multiple unreads carry only the count.
+pub async fn unread_summary(client: &Client) -> DaemonResponse {
+    let rooms = collect_unread(client).await;
+    DaemonResponse::ok(&rooms)
+}
diff --git a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/protocol.rs b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/protocol.rs
index 8a4cfe6f..02c90956 100644
--- a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/protocol.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ pub enum DaemonRequest {
     #[serde(rename = "unread_count")]
     UnreadCount,
 
+    /// Return per-room unread summaries. For rooms with exactly one
+    /// unread notification, attempts to include the sender + truncated
+    /// body; rooms with multiple unreads carry only the count. Used by
+    /// `get_loose_ends` and the wake-signal formatter.
+    #[serde(rename = "unread_summary")]
+    UnreadSummary,
+
     /// Liveness probe — fast "are you up?" round-trip that doesn't
     /// touch matrix-sdk. Not used by the in-tree stdio MCP bridge
     /// (which surfaces a daemon-down condition as a normal tool-call
@@ -96,6 +103,23 @@ pub enum DaemonRequest {
     Ping,
 }
 
+/// One entry in the [`DaemonRequest::UnreadSummary`] response payload.
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct RoomUnread {
+    /// Canonical alias (`#name:server`) or room id (`!id:server`).
+    pub label: String,
+    /// Server-side push-notification count for this room. Always ≥ 1.
+    pub count: u32,
+    /// Truncated body of the last message in the room. Present only when
+    /// `count == 1` and the fetch succeeded; absent otherwise.
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub last_body: Option<String>,
+    /// Sender of the last message (`@user:server`). Present when
+    /// `last_body` is present.
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub last_sender: Option<String>,
+}
+
 /// Response shape: `ok` carries the payload (any JSON; the MCP bridge
 /// passes it back to claude as the tool result), `error` carries a
 /// human-readable error string.
diff --git a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/socket.rs b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/socket.rs
index 5544e765..5631b15b 100644
--- a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/socket.rs
+++ b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/socket.rs
@@ -84,5 +84,6 @@ async fn dispatch(req: DaemonRequest, client: &Client) -> DaemonResponse {
         DaemonRequest::ListRoomMembers { room } => handlers::list_room_members(client, &room).await,
         DaemonRequest::ReadRoom { room, limit } => handlers::read_room(client, &room, limit).await,
         DaemonRequest::UnreadCount => handlers::unread_count(client),
+        DaemonRequest::UnreadSummary => handlers::unread_summary(client).await,
     }
 }
diff --git a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/timeline.rs b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/timeline.rs
index 2b695497..90ae454f 100644
--- a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/timeline.rs
+++ b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/timeline.rs
@@ -16,18 +16,20 @@ use matrix_sdk::{
     ruma::events::room::message::{MessageType, OriginalSyncRoomMessageEvent},
 };
 
-use crate::wake;
+use crate::{handlers, wake};
 
 /// Install the room-message handler on `client`. Fires on every
-/// `m.room.message` event in a joined room; non-self text messages
-/// trigger a wake signal to the hyperhive harness via the unix socket
-/// at `hyperhive_socket`.
+/// `m.room.message` event in a joined room; non-self messages trigger
+/// a wake signal to the hyperhive harness via the unix socket at
+/// `hyperhive_socket`. The wake body summarises ALL rooms with unread
+/// notifications at wake time (not just the triggering event) so the
+/// agent receives a full picture in one prompt.
 pub fn install_message_handler(client: &Client, hyperhive_socket: PathBuf) {
     let socket = Arc::new(hyperhive_socket);
     let own_user = client.user_id().map(std::borrow::ToOwned::to_owned);
     client.add_event_handler({
         let socket = socket.clone();
-        move |event: OriginalSyncRoomMessageEvent, room: Room, _client: Client| {
+        move |event: OriginalSyncRoomMessageEvent, room: Room, client: Client| {
             let socket = socket.clone();
             let own_user = own_user.clone();
             async move {
@@ -39,21 +41,29 @@ pub fn install_message_handler(client: &Client, hyperhive_socket: PathBuf) {
                 if own_user.as_ref().is_some_and(|u| u == &event.sender) {
                     return;
                 }
-                let text = match &event.content.msgtype {
-                    MessageType::Text(t) => t.body.clone(),
-                    MessageType::Notice(n) => n.body.clone(),
-                    MessageType::Emote(e) => format!("* {}", e.body),
-                    _ => {
-                        // Non-text content (image / file / location / etc.) —
-                        // still wake, but with a placeholder body so the
-                        // agent knows something landed and can read_room.
-                        format!("[{}]", event.content.msgtype())
-                    }
+                // Build a wake body that covers all rooms with unread
+                // notifications, not just the triggering event. This lets
+                // the agent see the full backlog in a single wake prompt.
+                // Falls back to the per-event teaser if the collect fails
+                // (empty result means daemon is not seeing any unread yet —
+                // unlikely but possible during a sync race).
+                let unread = handlers::collect_unread(&client).await;
+                let body = if unread.is_empty() {
+                    // Sync hasn't updated notification counts yet; fall back
+                    // to the current event so the agent still wakes.
+                    let text = match &event.content.msgtype {
+                        MessageType::Text(t) => t.body.clone(),
+                        MessageType::Notice(n) => n.body.clone(),
+                        MessageType::Emote(e) => format!("* {}", e.body),
+                        _ => format!("[{}]", event.content.msgtype()),
+                    };
+                    let room_label = room
+                        .canonical_alias()
+                        .map_or_else(|| room.room_id().to_string(), |a| a.to_string());
+                    wake::format_wake_body(event.sender.as_str(), &room_label, &text)
+                } else {
+                    wake::format_unread_summary(&unread)
                 };
-                let room_label = room
-                    .canonical_alias()
-                    .map_or_else(|| room.room_id().to_string(), |a| a.to_string());
-                let body = wake::format_wake_body(event.sender.as_str(), &room_label, &text);
                 if let Err(e) = wake::send_wake(&socket, &body).await {
                     tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to deliver matrix wake to hyperhive");
                 } else {
diff --git a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/wake.rs b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/wake.rs
index 5ce5b8e5..45766c5c 100644
--- a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/wake.rs
+++ b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/wake.rs
@@ -72,10 +72,51 @@ pub fn format_wake_body(sender: &str, room: &str, text: &str) -> String {
     format!("[matrix] {sender} in {room}: {truncated}")
 }
 
+/// Format a wake-message body from a list of per-room unread summaries.
+/// Single-room / single-message case collapses to the terse one-liner
+/// format; multiple rooms expand to a bulleted list. Always appends a
+/// read-hint line so the agent knows which tools to reach for.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn format_unread_summary(rooms: &[crate::protocol::RoomUnread]) -> String {
+    use std::fmt::Write as _;
+    if rooms.is_empty() {
+        return String::new();
+    }
+    // Terse path: exactly one room, exactly one unread with body.
+    if rooms.len() == 1 {
+        let r = &rooms[0];
+        if r.count == 1 {
+            if let (Some(body), Some(sender)) = (&r.last_body, &r.last_sender) {
+                return format!(
+                    "[matrix] {sender} in {label}: {body} — use read_room to view, mark_read to clear",
+                    label = r.label
+                );
+            }
+        }
+        return format!(
+            "[matrix] {} unread in {} — use read_room to view, mark_read to clear",
+            r.count, r.label
+        );
+    }
+    // Multi-room path.
+    let mut out = String::from("[matrix] unread messages:");
+    for r in rooms {
+        if r.count == 1 {
+            if let (Some(body), Some(sender)) = (&r.last_body, &r.last_sender) {
+                let _ = write!(out, "\n- {}: {sender}: {body}", r.label);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        let _ = write!(out, "\n- {}: {} unread", r.label, r.count);
+    }
+    out.push_str("\nUse list_rooms + read_room to view, mark_read to clear.");
+    out
+}
+
 /// Truncate `s` to `max` Unicode chars, appending `…` when cut.
 /// Char-based not byte-based so multi-byte content (most chat) doesn't
 /// get cut mid-codepoint.
-fn truncate_chars(s: &str, max: usize) -> String {
+pub fn truncate_chars(s: &str, max: usize) -> String {
     let mut end = s.len();
     for (count, (i, _)) in s.char_indices().enumerate() {
         if count == max {
diff --git a/hive-sh4re/src/lib.rs b/hive-sh4re/src/lib.rs
index 4020d4c6..ec51197a 100644
--- a/hive-sh4re/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hive-sh4re/src/lib.rs
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@ pub enum LooseEnd {
     UnreadMatrix {
         /// Number of rooms with at least one unread notification.
         rooms: u32,
+        /// Per-room summary: one line per room with truncated last-message
+        /// body when count is 1, or just the unread count otherwise. Empty
+        /// when the daemon returned no per-room detail.
+        #[serde(default)]
+        summary: String,
     },
 }
 
@@ -923,9 +928,7 @@ impl ToolGroup {
                 "get_logs — read a sub-agent container's systemd journal (privileged)"
             }
             Self::Execution => "bash_run, bash_status — run shell commands in the container",
-            Self::WebTools => {
-                "WebFetch, WebSearch — Claude built-in web egress; not MCP tools"
-            }
+            Self::WebTools => "WebFetch, WebSearch — Claude built-in web egress; not MCP tools",
         }
     }
 }