diff --git a/hive-agent/src/forge_notify.rs b/hive-agent/src/forge_notify.rs
index f45c6cd0..fa0246d7 100644
--- a/hive-agent/src/forge_notify.rs
+++ b/hive-agent/src/forge_notify.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ pub async fn run(socket: PathBuf) {
             }
         }
         poll_once(&forge, &client, &token, &socket, &mut delivered, &own_login).await;
+        update_assigned_rollup(&client, &forge_url, &token, &socket).await;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1170,6 +1171,85 @@ async fn mark_read(forge: &Forgejo, id: u64) {
     }
 }
 
+/// Fetch the total count of open issues or PRs assigned to this agent via
+/// Forgejo's global search API (`GET /api/v1/issues/search`). `issue_type`
+/// is `"issues"` or `"pulls"`. Reads the `X-Total-Count` response header
+/// rather than deserialising the full body — only page 1 with limit 1 is
+/// fetched, keeping the request cheap. Returns `None` on any error (timeout,
+/// HTTP error, missing or unparseable header).
+async fn count_assigned(
+    client: &reqwest::Client,
+    forge_url: &str,
+    token: &str,
+    issue_type: &str,
+) -> Option<u64> {
+    let url = format!(
+        "{forge_url}/api/v1/issues/search\
+         ?type={issue_type}&state=open&assigned=true&limit=1&page=1"
+    );
+    let resp = match client
+        .get(&url)
+        .header("Authorization", format!("token {token}"))
+        .send()
+        .await
+    {
+        Ok(r) if r.status().is_success() => r,
+        _ => return None,
+    };
+    let count_str = resp.headers().get("x-total-count")?.to_str().ok()?;
+    count_str.parse::<u64>().ok()
+}
+
+/// After each notification poll, query the forge for the count of open
+/// issues and PRs assigned to this agent and keep a keyed `"rollup"` todo
+/// in sync. When the count is positive the todo summarises the breakdown
+/// (`N issues, M PRs`); when it reaches zero the todo is cleared. The rollup
+/// key is distinct from per-thread numeric keys so clearing it never touches
+/// notification todos.
+async fn update_assigned_rollup(
+    client: &reqwest::Client,
+    forge_url: &str,
+    token: &str,
+    socket: &Path,
+) {
+    let issues = count_assigned(client, forge_url, token, "issues")
+        .await
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+    let pulls = count_assigned(client, forge_url, token, "pulls")
+        .await
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+    let total = issues + pulls;
+
+    let req = if total == 0 {
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::ClearTodo {
+            subsystem: "forge".to_owned(),
+            key: Some("rollup".to_owned()),
+            all: false,
+        }
+    } else {
+        let breakdown = match (issues, pulls) {
+            (i, 0) => format!("{i} issue{}", if i == 1 { "" } else { "s" }),
+            (0, p) => format!("{p} PR{}", if p == 1 { "" } else { "s" }),
+            (i, p) => format!(
+                "{i} issue{}, {p} PR{}",
+                if i == 1 { "" } else { "s" },
+                if p == 1 { "" } else { "s" }
+            ),
+        };
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::UpsertTodo {
+            subsystem: "forge".to_owned(),
+            key: Some("rollup".to_owned()),
+            summary: format!("{total} open assigned: {breakdown}"),
+            source: None,
+        }
+    };
+
+    match crate::client::request::<_, hive_agent_sock::Response>(socket, &req).await {
+        Ok(_) => debug!(total, "forge_notify: assigned rollup todo updated"),
+        Err(e) => debug!("forge_notify: assigned rollup todo update failed: {e}"),
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;