diff --git a/docs/web-ui.md b/docs/web-ui.md
index e3829f9f..c7d4ba6e 100644
--- a/docs/web-ui.md
+++ b/docs/web-ui.md
@@ -836,6 +836,16 @@ that's a browser-level decision, not ours.
   `Sent` event re-renders both the message-flow terminal and
   the operator inbox without a snapshot refetch. Used by the
   compose textbox under MESS4GE FL0W.
+- `GET /api/build-logs/{agent}?limit=N` — most-recent build log
+  headers for one agent, newest first. Returns
+  `Vec<BuildLogHeader>` (JSON): `id`, `agent`, `kind`, `cmdline`,
+  `started_at`, `finished_at`, `status` (`"ok"` / `"fail"` /
+  `null` while in-progress). `limit` defaults to 10, server-side
+  cap at 50. Agent name validated (`[a-z0-9_-]`, 1-63 chars).
+- `GET /api/build-logs/id/{id}` — full build log by id. Returns
+  `BuildLogFull` (JSON): all header fields plus `stdout` and
+  `stderr` as plain text (newline-terminated lines, utf-8). HTTP
+  404 when the row is missing (vacuum-reaped or stale id).
 - `GET /api/journal/{name}?unit=&lines=` — journalctl viewer for
   a managed container; rendered in the side panel.
 - `GET /api/approval-diff/{id}?base=applied|approved|previous` —
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
index 6a90ffe4..6d892df0 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ pub async fn serve(port: u16, coord: Arc<Coordinator>) -> Result<()> {
         .route("/api/approval-diff/{id}", get(get_approval_diff))
         .route("/api/state-file", get(get_state_file))
         .route("/api/reminders", get(api_reminders))
+        .route("/api/build-logs/{agent}", get(get_build_logs_agent))
+        .route("/api/build-logs/id/{id}", get(get_build_log_full))
         .route("/api/agent/{name}/links", get(get_agent_links))
         .route("/api/agent/{name}/mark-all-read", post(post_mark_all_read))
         .route("/cancel-reminder/{id}", post(post_cancel_reminder))
@@ -1627,6 +1629,51 @@ async fn api_reminders(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Response {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct BuildLogsQuery {
+    /// Maximum number of rows to return. Capped server-side at 50
+    /// (see `build_logs::list_recent_for_agent`). Default 10.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    limit: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+/// `GET /api/build-logs/{agent}?limit=N` — most-recent build log
+/// headers for one agent, newest first. Returns
+/// `Vec<BuildLogHeader>` (JSON). Limit defaults to 10, server-side
+/// cap at 50. Backs the per-agent log chip in the agent card and
+/// the side-panel header list.
+async fn get_build_logs_agent(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    AxumPath(name): AxumPath<String>,
+    axum::extract::Query(q): axum::extract::Query<BuildLogsQuery>,
+) -> Response {
+    if let Some(reason) = validate_agent_name(&name) {
+        return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, format!("bad agent name: {reason}")).into_response();
+    }
+    let limit = q.limit.unwrap_or(10);
+    match state.coord.build_logs.list_recent_for_agent(&name, limit) {
+        Ok(rows) => axum::Json(rows).into_response(),
+        Err(e) => error_response(&format!("build-logs {name}: {e:#}")),
+    }
+}
+
+/// `GET /api/build-logs/id/{id}` — full build log row (stdout +
+/// stderr concatenated) by id. Returns `BuildLogFull` (JSON), or
+/// HTTP 404 when the id doesn't exist (vacuum-reaped, or the
+/// operator passed a stale id from a refresh race).
+async fn get_build_log_full(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    AxumPath(id): AxumPath<i64>,
+) -> Response {
+    match state.coord.build_logs.get_full(id) {
+        Ok(Some(log)) => axum::Json(log).into_response(),
+        Ok(None) => {
+            (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, format!("build log #{id} not found")).into_response()
+        }
+        Err(e) => error_response(&format!("build-log {id}: {e:#}")),
+    }
+}
+
 /// `GET /api/schedules` — snapshot of every schedule for the
 /// scheduled-prompts tab. Returns the wire shape directly
 /// so the frontend can render without an extra translation layer.