diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/monitoring.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/monitoring.md
index cc431fcdb..f11552168 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/monitoring.md
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/monitoring.md
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ back into the canonical read state through the unified-resources-owned overlay
 path instead of rebuilding registry truth locally. A server restart or v6
 upgrade must not briefly forget an already admitted standalone host and
 misclassify its next report as a brand-new counted system.
+That same standalone-host continuity boundary also owns host snapshot and
+connection-list continuity during monitor reloads. `internal/monitoring/monitor.go`
+must apply the same continuity overlay when `HostsSnapshot()` resolves its
+canonical read state, so settings and other host-list consumers do not blank
+previously admitted Pulse Agent rows during a config-driven monitor swap while
+fresh reports are still in flight.
 That same mock-runtime boundary also owns freshness while demos are running.
 The mock update loop must keep provider-backed TrueNAS and VMware records plus
 legacy PBS and PMG summaries on current `LastSeen` and health state each tick,
diff --git a/internal/api/connections_handlers_continuity_test.go b/internal/api/connections_handlers_continuity_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..979cfac47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/connections_handlers_continuity_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rcourtman/pulse-go-rewrite/internal/config"
+	"github.com/rcourtman/pulse-go-rewrite/internal/monitoring"
+	agentshost "github.com/rcourtman/pulse-go-rewrite/pkg/agents/host"
+)
+
+func TestConnectionsHandleListIncludesContinuityBackedHostAgents(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	cfg := &config.Config{DataPath: dir}
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+
+	seedMonitor, err := monitoring.New(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("monitoring.New seed monitor: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(seedMonitor.Stop)
+
+	_, err = seedMonitor.ApplyHostReport(agentshost.Report{
+		Agent: agentshost.AgentInfo{
+			ID:              "agent-1",
+			Version:         "6.0.0-rc.1",
+			IntervalSeconds: 30,
+		},
+		Host: agentshost.HostInfo{
+			ID:        "machine-1",
+			MachineID: "machine-1",
+			Hostname:  "host-1.local",
+			Platform:  "linux",
+		},
+		Timestamp: now,
+	}, &config.APITokenRecord{ID: "token-1", Name: "Token One"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ApplyHostReport seed continuity: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	reloadedMonitor, err := monitoring.New(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("monitoring.New reloaded monitor: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(reloadedMonitor.Stop)
+
+	handler := NewConnectionsHandlers(
+		func(context.Context) *config.Config { return cfg },
+		func(context.Context) *config.ConfigPersistence { return nil },
+		func(context.Context) *monitoring.Monitor { return reloadedMonitor },
+	)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/connections", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.HandleList(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	var resp ConnectionsListResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(rec.Body).Decode(&resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode connections response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(resp.Connections) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 continuity-backed connection, got %d", len(resp.Connections))
+	}
+
+	conn := resp.Connections[0]
+	if conn.ID != "agent:machine-1" {
+		t.Fatalf("connection id = %q, want %q", conn.ID, "agent:machine-1")
+	}
+	if conn.Type != ConnectionTypeAgent {
+		t.Fatalf("connection type = %q, want %q", conn.Type, ConnectionTypeAgent)
+	}
+	if conn.Name != "host-1.local" || conn.Address != "host-1.local" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected continuity-backed connection identity: name=%q address=%q", conn.Name, conn.Address)
+	}
+	if conn.State != ConnectionStateActive {
+		t.Fatalf("connection state = %q, want %q", conn.State, ConnectionStateActive)
+	}
+	if conn.Source != ConnectionSourceAgent {
+		t.Fatalf("connection source = %q, want %q", conn.Source, ConnectionSourceAgent)
+	}
+	if conn.LastSeen == nil || conn.LastSeen.IsZero() {
+		t.Fatalf("expected continuity-backed connection to carry lastSeen, got %#v", conn.LastSeen)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/monitoring/canonical_guardrails_test.go b/internal/monitoring/canonical_guardrails_test.go
index 965519a89..410cfe142 100644
--- a/internal/monitoring/canonical_guardrails_test.go
+++ b/internal/monitoring/canonical_guardrails_test.go
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ func TestMonitoredSystemUsageReadinessGuardrailsRemainCanonical(t *testing.T) {
 			"SupplementalInventoryReadyAt(m *Monitor, orgID string) (time.Time, bool)",
 			"hostContinuityStore        *config.HostContinuityStore",
 			"hostContinuityStore:        config.NewHostContinuityStore(cfg.DataPath, nil),",
+			"func (m *Monitor) HostsSnapshot() []models.Host {",
+			"readState = m.readStateWithStandaloneHostContinuity(readState)",
 		},
 		"monitored_system_usage.go": {
 			"MonitoredSystemUsageUnavailableMonitorState",
@@ -136,10 +138,10 @@ func TestMonitoredSystemUsageReadinessGuardrailsRemainCanonical(t *testing.T) {
 			"UnavailableReason: MonitoredSystemUsageUnavailableSupplementalInventoryUnsettled,",
 			"if freshness.IsZero() || freshness.Before(readyAt) {",
 			"UnavailableReason: MonitoredSystemUsageUnavailableSupplementalInventoryRebuildPending,",
-			"readState = m.monitoredSystemUsageReadStateWithHostContinuity(readState)",
+			"readState = m.readStateWithStandaloneHostContinuity(readState)",
 			"Count:     unifiedresources.MonitoredSystemCount(readState),",
 			"Available: true,",
-			"func (m *Monitor) monitoredSystemUsageReadStateWithHostContinuity(",
+			"func (m *Monitor) readStateWithStandaloneHostContinuity(",
 			"return unifiedresources.ReadStateWithRecords(readState, unifiedresources.SourceAgent, records)",
 		},
 		"truenas_poller.go": {
diff --git a/internal/monitoring/guest_config_conversion_coverage_test.go b/internal/monitoring/guest_config_conversion_coverage_test.go
index da336adfa..5aae714c6 100644
--- a/internal/monitoring/guest_config_conversion_coverage_test.go
+++ b/internal/monitoring/guest_config_conversion_coverage_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/rcourtman/pulse-go-rewrite/internal/config"
 	"github.com/rcourtman/pulse-go-rewrite/internal/models"
 	unifiedresources "github.com/rcourtman/pulse-go-rewrite/internal/unifiedresources"
 )
@@ -795,6 +796,44 @@ func TestMonitorHostsSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("expected empty hosts from live canonical read-state, got %#v", hosts)
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("includes recent standalone host continuity when live read state is empty", func(t *testing.T) {
+		now := time.Now().UTC()
+		store := config.NewHostContinuityStore(t.TempDir(), nil)
+		if err := store.Upsert(config.HostContinuityEntry{
+			HostID:       "host-1",
+			ReportHostID: "machine-1",
+			Hostname:     "host-1.local",
+			DisplayName:  "Host One",
+			MachineID:    "machine-1",
+			AgentVersion: "1.2.3",
+			Platform:     "linux",
+			LastSeen:     now,
+		}); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Upsert continuity: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		m := &Monitor{
+			state:               models.NewState(),
+			resourceStore:       unifiedresources.NewMonitorAdapter(unifiedresources.NewRegistry(nil)),
+			hostContinuityStore: store,
+		}
+
+		hosts := m.HostsSnapshot()
+		if len(hosts) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected one continuity-backed host, got %#v", hosts)
+		}
+		host := hosts[0]
+		if host.ID != "host-1" || host.Hostname != "host-1.local" || host.DisplayName != "Host One" {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected continuity-backed host identity: %#v", host)
+		}
+		if host.MachineID != "machine-1" || host.AgentVersion != "1.2.3" || host.Platform != "linux" {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected continuity-backed host metadata: %#v", host)
+		}
+		if !host.LastSeen.Equal(now) {
+			t.Fatalf("continuity-backed host lastSeen = %v, want %v", host.LastSeen, now)
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 func TestMonitorDockerHostsSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/monitoring/monitor.go b/internal/monitoring/monitor.go
index c52765fc0..ca67662b8 100644
--- a/internal/monitoring/monitor.go
+++ b/internal/monitoring/monitor.go
@@ -2776,6 +2776,7 @@ func (m *Monitor) HostsSnapshot() []models.Host {
 	if readState == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
+	readState = m.readStateWithStandaloneHostContinuity(readState)
 
 	hostViews := readState.Hosts()
 	if len(hostViews) == 0 {
diff --git a/internal/monitoring/monitored_system_usage.go b/internal/monitoring/monitored_system_usage.go
index bae696223..81fafae77 100644
--- a/internal/monitoring/monitored_system_usage.go
+++ b/internal/monitoring/monitored_system_usage.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (m *Monitor) MonitoredSystemUsage() MonitoredSystemUsageSnapshot {
 		}
 	}
 
-	readState = m.monitoredSystemUsageReadStateWithHostContinuity(readState)
+	readState = m.readStateWithStandaloneHostContinuity(readState)
 
 	return MonitoredSystemUsageSnapshot{
 		Count:     unifiedresources.MonitoredSystemCount(readState),
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (m *Monitor) MonitoredSystemUsage() MonitoredSystemUsageSnapshot {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *Monitor) monitoredSystemUsageReadStateWithHostContinuity(
+func (m *Monitor) readStateWithStandaloneHostContinuity(
 	readState unifiedresources.ReadState,
 ) unifiedresources.ReadState {
 	if m == nil || readState == nil {