diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/main.rs b/hive-c0re/src/main.rs
index 028a7d5..df9e989 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/main.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/main.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ mod crash_watch;
 mod dashboard;
 mod dashboard_events;
 mod events_vacuum;
+mod stats_vacuum;
 mod forge;
 mod lifecycle;
 mod limits;
@@ -168,6 +169,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             // Per-agent events.sqlite vacuum: host-side so the harness
             // doesn't need any retention wiring of its own.
             events_vacuum::spawn(coord.clone());
+            // Per-agent turn-stats.sqlite vacuum: same pattern, 90-day
+            // retention so trend analysis has enough history.
+            stats_vacuum::spawn(coord.clone());
             // Container crash watcher: emits HelperEvent::ContainerCrash
             // when a previously-running container goes away without an
             // operator-initiated transient state.
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/stats_vacuum.rs b/hive-c0re/src/stats_vacuum.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17db547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/stats_vacuum.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+//! Host-side vacuum of every per-agent turn-stats.sqlite. The harness
+//! writes to `/state/hyperhive-turn-stats.sqlite` (bind-mounted from
+//! `/var/lib/hyperhive/agents/<name>/state/`); we open the same file
+//! from the host every hour and delete rows older than `KEEP_SECS`.
+//! Mirrors `events_vacuum` in structure — host-side so the harness
+//! can't disable it, age-only so a chatty burst doesn't evict old
+//! rows sooner than expected. 90-day retention keeps enough history
+//! for trend analysis without unbounded growth.
+
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+use rusqlite::{Connection, Result, params};
+
+use crate::coordinator::Coordinator;
+
+const VACUUM_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(3600);
+const KEEP_SECS: i64 = 90 * 24 * 3600;
+
+/// Background loop: sweep every existing agent state dir hourly, run
+/// the vacuum SQL against its turn-stats.sqlite if present. Errors
+/// are logged but don't tear the loop down.
+pub fn spawn(coord: Arc<Coordinator>) {
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        loop {
+            sweep_once();
+            let _ = &coord;
+            tokio::time::sleep(VACUUM_INTERVAL).await;
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+fn sweep_once() {
+    for name in Coordinator::kept_state_names() {
+        let path =
+            Coordinator::agent_notes_dir(&name).join("hyperhive-turn-stats.sqlite");
+        if !path.exists() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        match vacuum_file(&path) {
+            Ok(0) => {}
+            Ok(n) => tracing::info!(agent = %name, removed = n, "turn-stats vacuum"),
+            Err(e) => tracing::warn!(agent = %name, error = ?e, "turn-stats vacuum failed"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn vacuum_file(path: &Path) -> Result<u64> {
+    let conn = Connection::open(path)?;
+    let now = SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|d| i64::try_from(d.as_secs()).ok())
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+    let cutoff = now - KEEP_SECS;
+    let removed =
+        conn.execute("DELETE FROM turn_stats WHERE started_at < ?1", params![cutoff])?;
+    Ok(u64::try_from(removed).unwrap_or(0))
+}