diff --git a/backend/src/routes/dashboard.ts b/backend/src/routes/dashboard.ts
index bbfef29d..896aa5a3 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/dashboard.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/dashboard.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Router, type Request, type Response } from 'express';
-import { DatabaseService } from '../services/DatabaseService';
+import { DatabaseService, type StackRestartSummary } from '../services/DatabaseService';
 import { CloudBackupService } from '../services/CloudBackupService';
-import { authMiddleware } from '../middleware/auth';
 import { effectiveTier, effectiveVariant } from '../middleware/tierGates';
 import type { LicenseTier, LicenseVariant } from '../services/license-types';
 
@@ -155,9 +154,8 @@ export function buildLocalConfigurationStatus(
   };
 }
 
-// Sits after authGate and before the remote proxy in index.ts so remote-node
-// requests are transparently forwarded to the target Sencho instance.
-dashboardRouter.get('/configuration', authMiddleware, (req: Request, res: Response): void => {
+// All routes below are protected by the global authGate mounted at app.use('/api', authGate)
+dashboardRouter.get('/configuration', (req: Request, res: Response): void => {
   try {
     const nodeId = req.nodeId ?? 0;
     const userId = req.user?.userId ?? 0;
@@ -171,17 +169,17 @@ dashboardRouter.get('/configuration', authMiddleware, (req: Request, res: Respon
   }
 });
 
-dashboardRouter.get('/recent-activity', authMiddleware, (req: Request, res: Response): void => {
+dashboardRouter.get('/stack-restarts', (req: Request, res: Response): void => {
   try {
     const db = DatabaseService.getInstance();
     const nodeId = req.nodeId ?? 0;
-    const rawLimit = parseInt(String(req.query['limit'] ?? '10'), 10);
-    const limit = isNaN(rawLimit) || rawLimit < 1 ? 10 : Math.min(rawLimit, 50);
+    const rawDays = parseInt(String(req.query['days'] ?? '7'), 10);
+    const days = isNaN(rawDays) || rawDays < 1 ? 7 : Math.min(rawDays, 30);
 
-    const items = db.getNotificationHistory(nodeId, limit);
-    res.json(items);
+    const result: StackRestartSummary[] = db.getStackRestartSummary(nodeId, days);
+    res.json(result);
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('[Dashboard] Failed to fetch recent activity:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch recent activity' });
+    console.error('[Dashboard] Failed to fetch stack restarts:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch stack restarts' });
   }
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/fleet.ts b/backend/src/routes/fleet.ts
index c3c3aa33..95e43a5b 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/fleet.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/fleet.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ interface FleetNodeOverview {
   id: number;
   name: string;
   type: 'local' | 'remote';
+  mode?: string;
   status: 'online' | 'offline' | 'unknown';
   stats: {
     active: number;
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ interface FleetNodeOverview {
     disk: { total: number; used: number; free: number; usagePercent: string } | null;
   } | null;
   stacks: string[] | null;
+  latency_ms?: number;
+  last_successful_contact?: number | null;
+  pilot_last_seen?: number | null;
 }
 
 /** Resolve the version to compare nodes against (latest from GitHub, or gateway fallback). */
@@ -154,26 +158,46 @@ async function fetchLocalNodeOverview(node: Node): Promise<FleetNodeOverview> {
         } : null,
       },
       stacks,
+      last_successful_contact: node.last_successful_contact ?? null,
     };
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(`[Fleet] Local node ${node.name} error:`, error);
     return {
       id: node.id, name: node.name, type: node.type, status: 'offline',
       stats: null, systemStats: null, stacks: null,
+      last_successful_contact: node.last_successful_contact ?? null,
     };
   }
 }
 
-async function fetchRemoteNodeOverview(node: Node): Promise<FleetNodeOverview> {
+async function fetchRemoteNodeOverview(node: Node, db: DatabaseService): Promise<FleetNodeOverview> {
+  // Pilot-agent nodes: use pilot_last_seen as the contact signal; no HTTP fetch.
+  if (node.mode === 'pilot_agent') {
+    return {
+      id: node.id,
+      name: node.name,
+      type: node.type,
+      mode: node.mode,
+      status: node.pilot_last_seen ? 'online' : 'offline',
+      stats: null,
+      systemStats: null,
+      stacks: null,
+      last_successful_contact: node.pilot_last_seen ? Math.floor(node.pilot_last_seen / 1000) : null,
+      pilot_last_seen: node.pilot_last_seen ? Math.floor(node.pilot_last_seen / 1000) : null,
+    };
+  }
+
   if (!node.api_url || !node.api_token) {
     return {
       id: node.id, name: node.name, type: node.type, status: 'offline',
       stats: null, systemStats: null, stacks: null,
+      last_successful_contact: node.last_successful_contact ?? null,
     };
   }
 
   const baseUrl = node.api_url.replace(/\/$/, '');
   const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${node.api_token}` };
+  const t0 = Date.now();
 
   try {
     const [statsRes, systemStatsRes, stacksRes] = await Promise.allSettled([
@@ -206,20 +230,34 @@ async function fetchRemoteNodeOverview(node: Node): Promise<FleetNodeOverview> {
       } : null,
     } : null;
 
+    const completedAt = Date.now();
+    const latency_ms = completedAt - t0;
+    const isOnline = !!(stats || systemStats);
+
+    if (isOnline) {
+      db.updateNodeLastContact(node.id);
+    }
+
     return {
       id: node.id,
       name: node.name,
       type: node.type,
-      status: stats || systemStats ? 'online' : 'offline',
+      mode: node.mode,
+      status: isOnline ? 'online' : 'offline',
       stats,
       systemStats,
       stacks,
+      latency_ms,
+      last_successful_contact: isOnline
+        ? Math.floor(completedAt / 1000)
+        : node.last_successful_contact ?? null,
     };
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(`[Fleet] Remote node ${node.name} error:`, error);
     return {
-      id: node.id, name: node.name, type: node.type, status: 'offline',
+      id: node.id, name: node.name, type: node.type, mode: node.mode, status: 'offline',
       stats: null, systemStats: null, stacks: null,
+      last_successful_contact: node.last_successful_contact ?? null,
     };
   }
 }
@@ -287,7 +325,7 @@ fleetRouter.get('/overview', authMiddleware, async (_req: Request, res: Response
     const results = await Promise.allSettled(
       nodes.map(async (node): Promise<FleetNodeOverview> => {
         if (node.type === 'remote') {
-          return fetchRemoteNodeOverview(node);
+          return fetchRemoteNodeOverview(node, db);
         }
         return fetchLocalNodeOverview(node);
       }),
diff --git a/backend/src/services/DatabaseService.ts b/backend/src/services/DatabaseService.ts
index d103f3da..8f41cf20 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/DatabaseService.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/DatabaseService.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ export interface Node {
     api_token?: string;
     pilot_last_seen?: number | null;
     pilot_agent_version?: string | null;
+    last_successful_contact?: number | null;
+}
+
+export interface StackRestartSummary {
+    stackName: string;
+    crash: number;
+    autoheal: number;
+    manual: number;
+    total: number;
 }
 
 export interface PilotEnrollment {
@@ -577,6 +586,7 @@ export class DatabaseService {
         this.migrateMeshTables();
         this.migrateNodeLabels();
         this.migrateBlueprints();
+        this.migrateAddNodeLastContact();
 
         // Reset the cache once at end of constructor in case any migration
         // populated it via getGlobalSettings() and a subsequent migration
@@ -1397,6 +1407,10 @@ export class DatabaseService {
         }
     }
 
+    private migrateAddNodeLastContact(): void {
+        this.tryAddColumn('nodes', 'last_successful_contact', 'INTEGER');
+    }
+
     // --- Sencho Mesh ---
 
     public listMeshStacks(nodeId?: number): Array<{ id: number; node_id: number; stack_name: string; created_at: number; created_by: string | null }> {
@@ -1789,6 +1803,25 @@ export class DatabaseService {
         this.db.prepare('UPDATE notification_history SET dispatch_error = ? WHERE id = ?').run(error, id);
     }
 
+    public getStackRestartSummary(nodeId: number, days: number): StackRestartSummary[] {
+        const since = Date.now() - days * 86400 * 1000;
+        return this.db.prepare(`
+            SELECT
+              stack_name AS stackName,
+              SUM(CASE WHEN category = 'deploy_failure'     THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS crash,
+              SUM(CASE WHEN category = 'autoheal_triggered' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS autoheal,
+              SUM(CASE WHEN category = 'stack_restarted'    THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS manual,
+              COUNT(*) AS total
+            FROM notification_history
+            WHERE node_id = ?
+              AND timestamp >= ?
+              AND category IN ('deploy_failure', 'autoheal_triggered', 'stack_restarted')
+              AND stack_name IS NOT NULL
+            GROUP BY stack_name
+            ORDER BY total DESC
+        `).all(nodeId, since) as StackRestartSummary[];
+    }
+
     // --- Container Metrics ---
 
     public addContainerMetric(metric: Omit<any, 'id'>): void {
@@ -1854,11 +1887,12 @@ export class DatabaseService {
             api_token: row.api_token ? crypto.decrypt(row.api_token) : '',
             pilot_last_seen: row.pilot_last_seen ?? null,
             pilot_agent_version: row.pilot_agent_version ?? null,
+            last_successful_contact: row.last_successful_contact ?? null,
         };
     }
 
     private static readonly NODE_COLUMNS =
-        'id, name, type, compose_dir, is_default, status, created_at, api_url, api_token, mode, pilot_last_seen, pilot_agent_version';
+        'id, name, type, compose_dir, is_default, status, created_at, api_url, api_token, mode, pilot_last_seen, pilot_agent_version, last_successful_contact';
 
     public getNodes(): Node[] {
         const stmt = this.db.prepare(`SELECT ${DatabaseService.NODE_COLUMNS} FROM nodes ORDER BY is_default DESC, name ASC`);
@@ -1952,6 +1986,11 @@ export class DatabaseService {
         this.db.prepare('UPDATE nodes SET status = ? WHERE id = ?').run(status, id);
     }
 
+    public updateNodeLastContact(nodeId: number): void {
+        this.db.prepare('UPDATE nodes SET last_successful_contact = ? WHERE id = ?')
+            .run(Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000), nodeId);
+    }
+
     // --- Pilot enrollments ---
 
     public getPilotEnrollment(nodeId: number): PilotEnrollment | undefined {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/HomeDashboard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/HomeDashboard.tsx
index 01dc110f..3b1d1e2f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/HomeDashboard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/HomeDashboard.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import {
   ResourceGauges,
   StackHealthTable,
   ConfigurationStatus,
-  RecentActivity,
   RecentAlerts,
   useDashboardData,
 } from './dashboard';
+import { DashboardActivityCard } from './dashboard/DashboardActivityCard';
 
 interface HomeDashboardProps {
   onNavigateToStack?: (stackFile: string) => void;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default function HomeDashboard({ onNavigateToStack, onOpenSettingsSection
 
       <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
         <ConfigurationStatus onOpenSection={onOpenSettingsSection} />
-        <RecentActivity />
+        <DashboardActivityCard />
       </div>
 
       <RecentAlerts
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/DashboardActivityCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/DashboardActivityCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0c7e65b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/DashboardActivityCard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { useNodes } from '@/context/NodeContext';
+import { FleetHeartbeat } from './FleetHeartbeat';
+import { StackRestartMap } from './StackRestartMap';
+
+export function DashboardActivityCard() {
+  const { nodes } = useNodes();
+  const hasRemoteNodes = nodes.some(n => n.type === 'remote');
+
+  if (hasRemoteNodes) {
+    return <FleetHeartbeat />;
+  }
+
+  return <StackRestartMap />;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/FleetHeartbeat.tsx b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/FleetHeartbeat.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d92182ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/FleetHeartbeat.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
+import { Radio, CheckCircle2 } from 'lucide-react';
+import { formatRelativeTime } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { useFleetHeartbeat } from './useFleetHeartbeat';
+import { useNodes } from '@/context/NodeContext';
+import type { FleetNodeOverview } from './useFleetHeartbeat';
+import type { Node } from '@/context/NodeContext';
+
+function StatusDot({ status }: { status: 'online' | 'offline' | 'unknown' }) {
+  const colorClass =
+    status === 'online'
+      ? 'bg-success'
+      : status === 'unknown'
+        ? 'bg-warning'
+        : 'bg-destructive';
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={`inline-block h-2 w-2 rounded-full shrink-0 ${colorClass}`}
+      aria-hidden="true"
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+function getLatencyLabel(node: FleetNodeOverview, isPilot: boolean): string | null {
+  if (node.type === 'local') return null;
+  if (isPilot) return 'n/a';
+  if (node.status === 'online' && node.latency_ms !== undefined) return `${node.latency_ms} ms`;
+  return null;
+}
+
+function getLastSeenLabel(node: FleetNodeOverview): string | null {
+  if (node.status === 'online') return null;
+  // Pilot-agent nodes use the tunnel heartbeat timestamp
+  if (node.mode === 'pilot_agent') {
+    if (node.pilot_last_seen) return formatRelativeTime(node.pilot_last_seen);
+    return 'never reached';
+  }
+  // Proxy nodes use the contact timestamp updated by the fleet overview handler
+  const contact = node.last_successful_contact;
+  if (!contact) return 'never reached';
+  return formatRelativeTime(contact);
+}
+
+function SkeletonRow() {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 py-1.5 px-1">
+      <div className="h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-accent/10 animate-pulse shrink-0" />
+      <div className="h-3 w-24 rounded-sm bg-accent/10 animate-pulse" />
+      <div className="h-3 flex-1 rounded-sm bg-accent/10 animate-pulse" />
+      <div className="h-3 w-12 rounded-sm bg-accent/10 animate-pulse shrink-0" />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export function FleetHeartbeat() {
+  const { nodes: overviewNodes, loading, error } = useFleetHeartbeat();
+  const { nodes: contextNodes } = useNodes();
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <Card className="bg-card shadow-card-bevel">
+        <CardHeader className="pb-2">
+          <CardTitle className="text-sm font-medium text-stat-title">Fleet Heartbeat</CardTitle>
+        </CardHeader>
+        <CardContent className="pt-0 space-y-0.5">
+          {Array.from({ length: 3 }).map((_, i) => <SkeletonRow key={i} />)}
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <Card className="bg-card shadow-card-bevel">
+        <CardHeader className="pb-2">
+          <CardTitle className="text-sm font-medium text-stat-title">Fleet Heartbeat</CardTitle>
+        </CardHeader>
+        <CardContent className="pt-0">
+          <p className="text-xs text-stat-subtitle py-4 text-center">Unable to load fleet status.</p>
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const unreachableCount = overviewNodes.filter(n => n.status !== 'online').length;
+
+  const sorted = overviewNodes.slice().sort((a, b) => {
+    if (a.type === 'local' && b.type !== 'local') return -1;
+    if (b.type === 'local' && a.type !== 'local') return 1;
+    return 0;
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <Card className="bg-card shadow-card-bevel">
+      <CardHeader className="pb-2">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+          <CardTitle className="text-sm font-medium text-stat-title">Fleet Heartbeat</CardTitle>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+            <Radio className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-stat-icon" strokeWidth={1.5} />
+            <span className="text-[10px] font-mono tracking-[0.18em] uppercase text-stat-subtitle">
+              {overviewNodes.length} node{overviewNodes.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''}
+              {unreachableCount > 0 && (
+                <span className="text-destructive"> · {unreachableCount} unreachable</span>
+              )}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardContent className="pt-0">
+        {sorted.length === 0 ? (
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-6 text-stat-subtitle">
+            <CheckCircle2 className="h-4 w-4 text-success" strokeWidth={1.5} />
+            <span className="text-sm">No nodes registered.</span>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="space-y-0.5">
+            {sorted.map(node => {
+              const ctxNode = contextNodes.find((n: Node) => n.id === node.id);
+              const isPilot = ctxNode?.mode === 'pilot_agent';
+              const containerText = node.stats
+                ? `${node.stats.active} container${node.stats.active !== 1 ? 's' : ''}`
+                : null;
+              const latencyCell = getLatencyLabel(node, isPilot ?? false);
+              const lastSeenCell = getLastSeenLabel(node);
+
+              return (
+                <div
+                  key={node.id}
+                  className="flex items-center gap-2.5 py-1.5 px-1 rounded-sm hover:bg-accent/5"
+                >
+                  <StatusDot status={node.status} />
+
+                  <span className="text-xs font-mono text-stat-value truncate">
+                    {node.name}
+                  </span>
+
+                  {node.type === 'local' && (
+                    <span className="inline-flex items-center rounded-sm border border-brand/30 bg-brand/10 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-mono tracking-wide uppercase text-brand shrink-0">
+                      local
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+
+                  <span className="flex-1" />
+
+                  {containerText && (
+                    <span className="text-xs font-mono tabular-nums text-stat-subtitle shrink-0">
+                      {containerText}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+
+                  {latencyCell !== null && (
+                    <span className="text-xs font-mono tabular-nums text-stat-icon shrink-0 min-w-[3rem] text-right">
+                      {latencyCell}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+
+                  {lastSeenCell !== null && (
+                    <span className="text-xs font-mono tabular-nums text-stat-icon shrink-0">
+                      {lastSeenCell}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/RecentActivity.tsx b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/RecentActivity.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index fcbf3634..00000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/RecentActivity.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
-import {
-  Activity, AlertOctagon, AlertTriangle, Cloud, RefreshCw,
-  RotateCcw, Search, ServerCrash, CheckCircle2, Info,
-} from 'lucide-react';
-import { useRecentActivity } from './useRecentActivity';
-
-function formatRelativeTime(timestamp: number): string {
-  const seconds = Math.floor((Date.now() - timestamp) / 1000);
-  if (seconds < 60) return `${seconds}s`;
-  const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
-  if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes}m`;
-  const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
-  if (hours < 24) return `${hours}h`;
-  return `${Math.floor(hours / 24)}d`;
-}
-
-type IconType = typeof Activity;
-
-const CATEGORY_ICONS: Record<string, { icon: IconType; className: string }> = {
-  deploy_failure: { icon: ServerCrash, className: 'text-destructive' },
-  deploy_success: { icon: CheckCircle2, className: 'text-success' },
-  image_update_applied: { icon: RefreshCw, className: 'text-brand' },
-  image_update_available: { icon: RefreshCw, className: 'text-warning' },
-  auto_heal_restarted: { icon: RotateCcw, className: 'text-brand' },
-  auto_heal_failed: { icon: AlertOctagon, className: 'text-destructive' },
-  auto_heal_policy_disabled: { icon: AlertTriangle, className: 'text-warning' },
-  scan_finding: { icon: Search, className: 'text-warning' },
-  cloud_backup_success: { icon: Cloud, className: 'text-success' },
-  cloud_backup_failed: { icon: Cloud, className: 'text-destructive' },
-};
-
-const LEVEL_ICONS: Record<string, { icon: IconType; className: string }> = {
-  info: { icon: Info, className: 'text-stat-subtitle' },
-  warning: { icon: AlertTriangle, className: 'text-warning' },
-  error: { icon: AlertOctagon, className: 'text-destructive' },
-};
-
-export function RecentActivity() {
-  const { items, loading } = useRecentActivity(10);
-
-  if (loading) {
-    return (
-      <Card className="bg-card shadow-card-bevel">
-        <CardHeader className="pb-2">
-          <CardTitle className="text-sm font-medium text-stat-title">Recent Activity</CardTitle>
-        </CardHeader>
-        <CardContent className="pt-0 space-y-0.5">
-          {Array.from({ length: 5 }).map((_, i) => (
-            <div key={i} className="flex items-center gap-2.5 py-1.5 px-1">
-              <div className="h-3.5 w-3.5 rounded-full bg-accent/10 animate-pulse shrink-0" />
-              <div className="h-3 flex-1 rounded-sm bg-accent/10 animate-pulse" />
-              <div className="h-3 w-8 rounded-sm bg-accent/10 animate-pulse shrink-0" />
-            </div>
-          ))}
-        </CardContent>
-      </Card>
-    );
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <Card className="bg-card shadow-card-bevel">
-      <CardHeader className="pb-2">
-        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
-          <CardTitle className="text-sm font-medium text-stat-title">Recent Activity</CardTitle>
-          <Activity className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-stat-icon" strokeWidth={1.5} />
-        </div>
-      </CardHeader>
-      <CardContent className="pt-0">
-        {items.length === 0 ? (
-          <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-6 text-stat-subtitle">
-            <CheckCircle2 className="h-4 w-4 text-success" strokeWidth={1.5} />
-            <span className="text-sm">No recent activity.</span>
-          </div>
-        ) : (
-          <div className="space-y-0.5">
-            {items.map(item => {
-              const categoryConfig = item.category ? CATEGORY_ICONS[item.category] : null;
-              const levelConfig = LEVEL_ICONS[item.level] ?? LEVEL_ICONS.info;
-              const { icon: Icon, className } = categoryConfig ?? levelConfig;
-              return (
-                <div
-                  key={item.id}
-                  className="flex items-start gap-2.5 py-1.5 px-1 rounded-sm hover:bg-accent/5"
-                >
-                  <Icon
-                    className={`h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 mt-0.5 ${className}`}
-                    strokeWidth={1.5}
-                  />
-                  <span className={`text-xs flex-1 leading-relaxed ${item.is_read ? 'text-stat-subtitle' : 'text-stat-value'}`}>
-                    {item.message}
-                  </span>
-                  <span className="text-xs font-mono tabular-nums text-stat-icon shrink-0 mt-0.5">
-                    {formatRelativeTime(item.timestamp)}
-                  </span>
-                </div>
-              );
-            })}
-          </div>
-        )}
-      </CardContent>
-    </Card>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/RecentAlerts.tsx b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/RecentAlerts.tsx
index 7c6d3a76..81bc1a1f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/RecentAlerts.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/RecentAlerts.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
 import { Info, AlertTriangle, AlertOctagon, CheckCircle2, Trash2, ChevronLeft, ChevronRight } from 'lucide-react';
 import { toast } from '@/components/ui/toast-store';
+import { formatRelativeTime } from '@/lib/utils';
 import type { NotificationItem } from './types';
 import type { Node } from '@/context/NodeContext';
 
@@ -21,16 +22,6 @@ const levelConfig: Record<string, { icon: typeof Info; className: string }> = {
   error: { icon: AlertOctagon, className: 'text-destructive' },
 };
 
-function formatRelativeTime(timestamp: number): string {
-  const seconds = Math.floor((Date.now() - timestamp) / 1000);
-  if (seconds < 60) return `${seconds}s`;
-  const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
-  if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes}m`;
-  const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
-  if (hours < 24) return `${hours}h`;
-  return `${Math.floor(hours / 24)}d`;
-}
-
 export function RecentAlerts({ notifications, nodes, onCleared }: RecentAlertsProps) {
   const [clearing, setClearing] = useState(false);
   const [page, setPage] = useState(0);
@@ -115,7 +106,7 @@ export function RecentAlerts({ notifications, nodes, onCleared }: RecentAlertsPr
                       {n.message}
                     </span>
                     <span className="text-xs font-mono tabular-nums text-stat-icon shrink-0">
-                      {formatRelativeTime(n.timestamp)}
+                      {formatRelativeTime(Math.floor(n.timestamp / 1000))}
                     </span>
                   </div>
                 );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/StackRestartMap.tsx b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/StackRestartMap.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c91386c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/StackRestartMap.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
+import { CheckCircle2, RotateCcw } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useStackRestartMap } from './useStackRestartMap';
+import type { StackRestartSummary } from './useStackRestartMap';
+
+type DominantCategory = 'crash' | 'autoheal' | 'manual';
+
+function dominantCategory(entry: StackRestartSummary): DominantCategory {
+  if (entry.crash >= entry.autoheal && entry.crash >= entry.manual) return 'crash';
+  if (entry.autoheal >= entry.manual) return 'autoheal';
+  return 'manual';
+}
+
+const CATEGORY_LABELS: Record<DominantCategory, string> = {
+  crash: 'crash',
+  autoheal: 'auto-heal',
+  manual: 'manual',
+};
+
+const CATEGORY_CLASSES: Record<DominantCategory, string> = {
+  crash: 'border-destructive/30 bg-destructive/10 text-destructive',
+  autoheal: 'border-success/30 bg-success/10 text-success',
+  manual: 'border-brand/30 bg-brand/10 text-brand',
+};
+
+const CATEGORY_BAR_CLASSES: Record<DominantCategory, string> = {
+  crash: 'bg-destructive/50',
+  autoheal: 'bg-success/50',
+  manual: 'bg-brand/50',
+};
+
+function CategoryBadge({ category }: { category: DominantCategory }) {
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={`inline-flex items-center rounded-sm border px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-mono tracking-wide uppercase shrink-0 ${CATEGORY_CLASSES[category]}`}
+    >
+      {CATEGORY_LABELS[category]}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+function SkeletonRow() {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 py-1.5 px-1">
+      <div className="h-3 w-20 rounded-sm bg-accent/10 animate-pulse" />
+      <div className="h-3 flex-1 rounded-sm bg-accent/10 animate-pulse" />
+      <div className="h-3 w-8 rounded-sm bg-accent/10 animate-pulse shrink-0" />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export function StackRestartMap() {
+  const { restarts, loading, error } = useStackRestartMap();
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <Card className="bg-card shadow-card-bevel">
+        <CardHeader className="pb-2">
+          <CardTitle className="text-sm font-medium text-stat-title">Stack Restarts (7d)</CardTitle>
+        </CardHeader>
+        <CardContent className="pt-0 space-y-0.5">
+          {Array.from({ length: 4 }).map((_, i) => <SkeletonRow key={i} />)}
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <Card className="bg-card shadow-card-bevel">
+        <CardHeader className="pb-2">
+          <CardTitle className="text-sm font-medium text-stat-title">Stack Restarts (7d)</CardTitle>
+        </CardHeader>
+        <CardContent className="pt-0">
+          <p className="text-xs text-stat-subtitle py-4 text-center">Unable to load restart data.</p>
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const withRestarts = restarts.filter(s => s.total > 0);
+  const stableCount = restarts.length - withRestarts.length;
+  const maxTotal = withRestarts.reduce((m, s) => Math.max(m, s.total), 1);
+
+  return (
+    <Card className="bg-card shadow-card-bevel">
+      <CardHeader className="pb-2">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+          <CardTitle className="text-sm font-medium text-stat-title">Stack Restarts (7d)</CardTitle>
+          <RotateCcw className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-stat-icon" strokeWidth={1.5} />
+        </div>
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardContent className="pt-0">
+        {withRestarts.length === 0 ? (
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-6 text-stat-subtitle">
+            <CheckCircle2 className="h-4 w-4 text-success" strokeWidth={1.5} />
+            <span className="text-sm">No restarts in the last 7 days.</span>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="space-y-1.5">
+            {withRestarts.map(entry => {
+              const category = dominantCategory(entry);
+              const barWidth = Math.round((entry.total / maxTotal) * 100);
+              return (
+                <div key={entry.stackName} className="space-y-0.5 py-0.5 px-1 rounded-sm hover:bg-accent/5">
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <span className="text-xs font-mono text-stat-value truncate flex-1">
+                      {entry.stackName}
+                    </span>
+                    <CategoryBadge category={category} />
+                    <span className="text-xs font-mono tabular-nums text-stat-subtitle shrink-0 min-w-[2rem] text-right">
+                      {entry.total}
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="h-1 rounded-full bg-accent/10 overflow-hidden">
+                    <div
+                      className={`h-full rounded-full ${CATEGORY_BAR_CLASSES[category]}`}
+                      style={{ width: `${barWidth}%` }}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              );
+            })}
+
+            {stableCount > 0 && (
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2 py-1.5 px-1 mt-1 border-t border-card-border">
+                <CheckCircle2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-success shrink-0" strokeWidth={1.5} />
+                <span className="text-xs text-stat-subtitle">
+                  {stableCount} stack{stableCount !== 1 ? 's' : ''} stable
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/index.ts b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/index.ts
index eb77803d..9ad28b48 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/index.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ export { ResourceGauges } from './ResourceGauges';
 export { StackHealthTable } from './StackHealthTable';
 export { RecentAlerts } from './RecentAlerts';
 export { ConfigurationStatus } from './ConfigurationStatus';
-export { RecentActivity } from './RecentActivity';
+export { DashboardActivityCard } from './DashboardActivityCard';
+export { FleetHeartbeat } from './FleetHeartbeat';
+export { StackRestartMap } from './StackRestartMap';
 export { useDashboardData } from './useDashboardData';
 export { useConfigurationStatus } from './useConfigurationStatus';
-export { useRecentActivity } from './useRecentActivity';
+export { useFleetHeartbeat } from './useFleetHeartbeat';
+export { useStackRestartMap } from './useStackRestartMap';
 export type * from './types';
 export type { ConfigurationStatus as ConfigurationStatusPayload } from './useConfigurationStatus';
-export type { ActivityItem } from './useRecentActivity';
+export type { FleetNodeOverview } from './useFleetHeartbeat';
+export type { StackRestartSummary } from './useStackRestartMap';
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/useFleetHeartbeat.ts b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/useFleetHeartbeat.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccc3ba58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/useFleetHeartbeat.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useNodes } from '@/context/NodeContext';
+import { apiFetch } from '@/lib/api';
+import { visibilityInterval } from '@/lib/utils';
+
+export interface FleetNodeOverview {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  type: 'local' | 'remote';
+  mode?: string;
+  status: 'online' | 'offline' | 'unknown';
+  stats: {
+    active: number;
+    managed: number;
+    unmanaged: number;
+    exited: number;
+    total: number;
+  } | null;
+  latency_ms?: number;
+  last_successful_contact?: number | null;
+  pilot_last_seen?: number | null;
+}
+
+export interface FleetHeartbeatResult {
+  nodes: FleetNodeOverview[];
+  loading: boolean;
+  error: string | null;
+}
+
+export function useFleetHeartbeat(): FleetHeartbeatResult {
+  const { activeNode } = useNodes();
+  const nodeId = activeNode?.id;
+  const nodeIdRef = useRef(nodeId);
+  useEffect(() => { nodeIdRef.current = nodeId; }, [nodeId]);
+
+  const [nodes, setNodes] = useState<FleetNodeOverview[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const fetchOverview = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      const res = await apiFetch('/fleet/overview', { localOnly: true });
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        const body = await res.json().catch(() => ({})) as { error?: string };
+        setError(body.error ?? 'Failed to load fleet overview');
+        return;
+      }
+      const data = await res.json() as FleetNodeOverview[];
+      setNodes(data);
+      setError(null);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError((err as Error)?.message || 'Failed to load fleet overview');
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setNodes([]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/set-state-in-effect
+    setLoading(true);
+    setError(null);
+    const currentNodeId = nodeId;
+    const guard = () => {
+      if (nodeIdRef.current === currentNodeId) {
+        void fetchOverview();
+      }
+    };
+    guard();
+    return visibilityInterval(guard, 30_000);
+  }, [nodeId, fetchOverview]);
+
+  return { nodes, loading, error };
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/useRecentActivity.ts b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/useRecentActivity.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7982a03b..00000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/useRecentActivity.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
-import { useNodes } from '@/context/NodeContext';
-import { apiFetch } from '@/lib/api';
-import { visibilityInterval } from '@/lib/utils';
-
-export interface ActivityItem {
-  id: number;
-  level: 'info' | 'warning' | 'error';
-  category?: string;
-  message: string;
-  timestamp: number;
-  is_read: boolean;
-  stack_name?: string;
-  container_name?: string;
-}
-
-export function useRecentActivity(limit = 10) {
-  const { activeNode } = useNodes();
-  const nodeId = activeNode?.id;
-  const nodeIdRef = useRef(nodeId);
-  useEffect(() => { nodeIdRef.current = nodeId; }, [nodeId]);
-
-  const [items, setItems] = useState<ActivityItem[]>([]);
-  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
-
-  const fetchActivity = useCallback(async () => {
-    try {
-      const res = await apiFetch(`/dashboard/recent-activity?limit=${limit}`);
-      if (!res.ok) return;
-      const data = await res.json() as ActivityItem[];
-      setItems(data);
-    } catch {
-      // Silent; stale data stays
-    } finally {
-      setLoading(false);
-    }
-  }, [limit]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setItems([]);
-    setLoading(true);
-    const currentNodeId = nodeId;
-    const guard = () => { if (nodeIdRef.current === currentNodeId) void fetchActivity(); };
-    guard();
-    return visibilityInterval(guard, 30_000);
-  }, [nodeId, fetchActivity]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const handler = () => void fetchActivity();
-    window.addEventListener('sencho:state-invalidate', handler);
-    return () => window.removeEventListener('sencho:state-invalidate', handler);
-  }, [fetchActivity]);
-
-  return { items, loading };
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/useStackRestartMap.ts b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/useStackRestartMap.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d2b13b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/useStackRestartMap.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useNodes } from '@/context/NodeContext';
+import { apiFetch } from '@/lib/api';
+import { visibilityInterval } from '@/lib/utils';
+
+export interface StackRestartSummary {
+  stackName: string;
+  crash: number;
+  autoheal: number;
+  manual: number;
+  total: number;
+}
+
+export interface StackRestartMapResult {
+  restarts: StackRestartSummary[];
+  loading: boolean;
+  error: string | null;
+}
+
+export function useStackRestartMap(): StackRestartMapResult {
+  const { activeNode } = useNodes();
+  const nodeId = activeNode?.id;
+  const nodeIdRef = useRef(nodeId);
+  useEffect(() => { nodeIdRef.current = nodeId; }, [nodeId]);
+
+  const [restarts, setRestarts] = useState<StackRestartSummary[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const fetchRestarts = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      const res = await apiFetch('/dashboard/stack-restarts?days=7');
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        const body = await res.json().catch(() => ({})) as { error?: string };
+        setError(body.error ?? 'Failed to load restart data');
+        return;
+      }
+      const data = await res.json() as StackRestartSummary[];
+      setRestarts(data);
+      setError(null);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError((err as Error)?.message || 'Failed to load restart data');
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setRestarts([]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/set-state-in-effect
+    setLoading(true);
+    setError(null);
+    const currentNodeId = nodeId;
+    const guard = () => {
+      if (nodeIdRef.current === currentNodeId) {
+        void fetchRestarts();
+      }
+    };
+    guard();
+    return visibilityInterval(guard, 300_000);
+  }, [nodeId, fetchRestarts]);
+
+  return { restarts, loading, error };
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/utils.ts b/frontend/src/lib/utils.ts
index 3c7aff00..aaed44f4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ export function formatCount(n: number, unit: string): string {
   return `${n} ${unit}${n === 1 ? '' : 's'}`;
 }
 
+/** Format a Unix timestamp (seconds) as a human-readable relative string, e.g. "42s ago", "5m ago". */
+export function formatRelativeTime(timestampSeconds: number): string {
+  const seconds = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000 - timestampSeconds);
+  if (seconds < 60) return `${seconds}s ago`;
+  const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+  if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes}m ago`;
+  const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
+  if (hours < 24) return `${hours}h ago`;
+  return `${Math.floor(hours / 24)}d ago`;
+}
+
 export function visibilityInterval(fn: () => void, ms: number): () => void {
   let interval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
   const start = () => { if (interval) return; interval = setInterval(fn, ms); };