diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.css b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.css
index ea353cbe..ec677ed0 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.css
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.css
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ code {
   color: var(--purple); border-color: var(--purple);
   text-shadow: 0 0 6px color-mix(in srgb, var(--purple) 40%, transparent);
 }
+/* Active Claude model badge on dashboard container rows. */
+.badge-model {
+  color: var(--blue); border-color: var(--blue);
+  opacity: 0.8;
+}
 /* Context-window usage badges on dashboard container rows. */
 .badge-ctx-ok {
   color: var(--green); border-color: var(--green);
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
index 8b9f4c5a..6220ac44 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ window.marked = marked;
       needs_login: c.needs_login,
       needs_update: c.needs_update,
       pending_reminders: c.pending_reminders,
+      active_model: c.active_model,
       port: c.port,
       pending,
       opRunning,
@@ -726,6 +727,12 @@ window.marked = marked;
       ));
     }
 
+    if (c.active_model) {
+      head.append(el('span',
+        { class: 'badge badge-model', title: `active claude model: ${c.active_model}` },
+        c.active_model));
+    }
+
     if (c.pending_reminders && c.pending_reminders > 0) {
       head.append(el('span',
         {
diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/src/events.rs b/hive-ag3nt/src/events.rs
index e4144324..b255d3f3 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/src/events.rs
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/src/events.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ fn harness_json_path() -> PathBuf {
     crate::paths::state_dir().join(HARNESS_JSON)
 }
 
-fn read_harness_state() -> (bool, bool) {
+fn read_harness_state() -> (bool, bool, Option<String>) {
     // Try the new consolidated file first.
     if let Ok(raw) = std::fs::read_to_string(harness_json_path())
         && let Ok(v) = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&raw)
@@ -119,24 +119,34 @@ fn read_harness_state() -> (bool, bool) {
             .get("needs_login")
             .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_bool)
             .unwrap_or(false);
-        return (rate_limited, needs_login);
+        let active_model = v
+            .get("active_model")
+            .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+            .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+            .map(str::to_owned);
+        return (rate_limited, needs_login, active_model);
     }
     // Fall back to legacy sentinel files written by older harness builds.
     let state_dir = crate::paths::state_dir();
     let rate_limited = state_dir.join("hyperhive-rate-limited").exists();
     let needs_login = state_dir.join("hyperhive-needs-login").exists();
-    (rate_limited, needs_login)
+    (rate_limited, needs_login, None)
 }
 
 /// Write harness state atomically via a `.tmp` + `rename` pair so
-/// hive-c0re never reads a partial file.
-fn write_harness_state(rate_limited: bool, needs_login: bool) {
+/// hive-c0re never reads a partial file. Pass `active_model: Some(s)`
+/// to include the resolved model (as surfaced in the dashboard badge);
+/// `None` omits the field, which hive-c0re treats as "not yet known".
+fn write_harness_state(rate_limited: bool, needs_login: bool, active_model: Option<&str>) {
     let path = harness_json_path();
-    let body = serde_json::json!({
+    let mut json = serde_json::json!({
         "rate_limited": rate_limited,
         "needs_login": needs_login,
-    })
-    .to_string();
+    });
+    if let Some(model) = active_model {
+        json["active_model"] = serde_json::Value::String(model.to_string());
+    }
+    let body = json.to_string();
     let tmp = path.with_extension("json.tmp");
     if std::fs::write(&tmp, &body).is_ok() {
         let _ = std::fs::rename(&tmp, &path);
@@ -688,7 +698,12 @@ impl Bus {
         // Restore rate_limited (and needs_login) from the consolidated
         // harness state file so the dashboard shows the correct status
         // on cold load if the harness crashed while parked.
-        let (was_rate_limited, _was_needs_login) = read_harness_state();
+        let (was_rate_limited, was_needs_login, _) = read_harness_state();
+        // Write the resolved active model to hyperhive-harness.json on
+        // startup so hive-c0re can surface the model badge without reading
+        // hyperhive-model directly. Written once here; updated on every
+        // set_model() call (runtime override) and emit_status() call.
+        write_harness_state(was_rate_limited, was_needs_login, Some(&initial_model));
         Self {
             tx: Arc::new(tx),
             event_seq: Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0)),
@@ -797,6 +812,11 @@ impl Bus {
         if let Err(e) = persist_model(&value) {
             tracing::warn!(error = ?e, "model: persist failed");
         }
+        // Mirror the resolved model into hyperhive-harness.json so
+        // hive-c0re can surface it on the dashboard badge without reading
+        // the hyperhive-model override file directly.
+        let (rate_limited, needs_login, _) = read_harness_state();
+        write_harness_state(rate_limited, needs_login, Some(&value));
         self.emit(LiveEvent::ModelChanged { model: value });
     }
 
@@ -1037,7 +1057,7 @@ impl Bus {
         // turns, so the two callers never overlap. Documented rather than
         // locked because adding a Mutex here would be overkill for the
         // actual call pattern.
-        let (_, current_needs_login) = read_harness_state();
+        let (_, current_needs_login, _) = read_harness_state();
         let new_needs_login = if status == "needs_login_idle" {
             true
         } else if status == "online" {
@@ -1045,7 +1065,8 @@ impl Bus {
         } else {
             current_needs_login
         };
-        write_harness_state(new_rate_limited, new_needs_login);
+        let current_model = self.model.lock().unwrap().clone();
+        write_harness_state(new_rate_limited, new_needs_login, Some(&current_model));
         self.emit(LiveEvent::StatusChanged { status });
     }
 
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/container_view.rs b/hive-c0re/src/container_view.rs
index 28821cda..74c41dd1 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/container_view.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/container_view.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ pub struct ContainerView {
     /// in the tree. See `docs/agent-hierarchy.md::Current state`.
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub parent: Option<String>,
+    /// The Claude model the agent's harness is currently using, read from
+    /// `state/hyperhive-harness.json["active_model"]`. `None` when the
+    /// agent has never started a turn or the field is absent. Only
+    /// meaningful when `running` is true; the dashboard skips the badge
+    /// for stopped containers.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub active_model: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Build the full container list. Wraps `lifecycle::list()` and
@@ -78,6 +85,14 @@ pub async fn build_all(coord: &Coordinator) -> Vec<ContainerView> {
         let needs_login = running
             && (!claude_has_session(&Coordinator::agent_claude_dir(&logical))
                 || auth_failed_sentinel(&logical));
+        // Read the active model from the harness state file. Only surfaced
+        // when the container is running — stale model info from a stopped
+        // agent is misleading (the model may change on next boot).
+        let active_model = if running {
+            read_active_model(&logical)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
         out.push(ContainerView {
             port: lifecycle::agent_web_port(&logical),
             running,
@@ -88,6 +103,7 @@ pub async fn build_all(coord: &Coordinator) -> Vec<ContainerView> {
             deployed_sha,
             pending_reminders,
             parent,
+            active_model,
         });
     }
     out
@@ -190,6 +206,22 @@ pub async fn read_agent_status_live(name: &str) -> (Option<String>, Option<i64>,
     (text, set_at, true)
 }
 
+/// Read the active Claude model from `hyperhive-harness.json` (the
+/// consolidated harness state file in the agent's state dir). Written by
+/// the harness on startup and on every `set_model` / `emit_status` call,
+/// so it always reflects the resolved priority (nix config > runtime
+/// override > default). Returns `None` when the field is absent or the
+/// harness has not yet started a turn.
+fn read_active_model(name: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let path = Coordinator::agent_notes_dir(name).join("hyperhive-harness.json");
+    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(path).ok()?;
+    let v: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&raw).ok()?;
+    v.get("active_model")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+        .map(str::to_owned)
+}
+
 /// Host-side hive + swarm display names, read from the c0re service's
 /// own process env. The `hive-c0re.nix` module sets these from
 /// `services.hyperhive.{hiveName, swarmName}`. The agent-side
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/host_stats.rs b/hive-c0re/src/host_stats.rs
index 819c90d0..4e16da55 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/host_stats.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/host_stats.rs
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ mod tests {
             deployed_sha: None,
             pending_reminders: 0,
             parent: None,
+            active_model: None,
         }
     }