diff --git a/src/components/AgentPanel.tsx b/src/components/AgentPanel.tsx
index e433e47..b71cf00 100644
--- a/src/components/AgentPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AgentPanel.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useState, useRef } from 'react'
 import type { Agent } from '@/lib/schema'
+import { RunHistory } from './RunHistory'
 
 type StreamEvent =
   | { type: 'run:start'; runId: string }
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ export function AgentPanel({ agent }: { agent: Agent }) {
   const [prompt, setPrompt] = useState('')
   const [events, setEvents] = useState<StreamEvent[]>([])
   const [running, setRunning] = useState(false)
+  // Bumped each time a live run ends, so RunHistory re-fetches the
+  // newly persisted row without a full page reload.
+  const [historyVersion, setHistoryVersion] = useState(0)
   const outputRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
 
   async function run() {
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ export function AgentPanel({ agent }: { agent: Agent }) {
       ])
     } finally {
       setRunning(false)
+      setHistoryVersion((v) => v + 1)
     }
   }
 
@@ -156,6 +161,8 @@ export function AgentPanel({ agent }: { agent: Agent }) {
           ))}
         </div>
       )}
+
+      <RunHistory agentId={agent.id} version={historyVersion} />
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/components/RunHistory.tsx b/src/components/RunHistory.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32163cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/RunHistory.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+'use client'
+
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import type { Run } from '@/lib/schema'
+
+/**
+ * Past runs panel for a single agent. Reads from
+ * GET /api/agents/[id]/run (which returns the 25 most recent runs)
+ * and renders them as a collapsed list. Click a row to expand its
+ * recorded JSONL output inline.
+ *
+ * `version` is a re-fetch trigger. Parent components bump it after a
+ * live run ends so the history list refreshes without a full reload.
+ */
+export function RunHistory({
+  agentId,
+  version = 0,
+}: {
+  agentId: string
+  version?: number
+}) {
+  const [runs, setRuns] = useState<Run[] | null>(null)
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState<string | null>(null)
+
+  const load = useCallback(async () => {
+    setLoading(true)
+    setError(null)
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/agents/${agentId}/run`)
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        const body = (await res.json().catch(() => ({}))) as {
+          error?: string
+        }
+        setError(body.error || 'failed to load history')
+        setRuns([])
+        return
+      }
+      const body = (await res.json()) as { runs: Run[] }
+      // Normalize timestamps: API ships ISO strings or numbers depending
+      // on serialization. Coerce to Date for the formatters.
+      const normalized = body.runs.map((r) => ({
+        ...r,
+        startedAt: new Date(r.startedAt),
+        endedAt: r.endedAt ? new Date(r.endedAt) : null,
+      })) as Run[]
+      setRuns(normalized)
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to load history')
+      setRuns([])
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false)
+    }
+  }, [agentId])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    load()
+  }, [load, version])
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mt-6">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+        <h3 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-neutral-500">
+          History
+        </h3>
+        <button
+          onClick={load}
+          disabled={loading}
+          className="text-xs text-neutral-500 hover:text-neutral-300 disabled:opacity-50"
+        >
+          {loading ? 'loading...' : 'refresh'}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {error && (
+        <div className="mt-2 text-xs text-red-400">{error}</div>
+      )}
+
+      {runs && runs.length === 0 && !error && (
+        <div className="mt-2 text-xs text-neutral-500">no runs yet.</div>
+      )}
+
+      {runs && runs.length > 0 && (
+        <ul className="mt-2 flex flex-col divide-y divide-neutral-800 overflow-hidden rounded border border-neutral-800">
+          {runs.map((run) => (
+            <RunRow
+              key={run.id}
+              run={run}
+              expanded={expanded === run.id}
+              onToggle={() =>
+                setExpanded((cur) => (cur === run.id ? null : run.id))
+              }
+            />
+          ))}
+        </ul>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function RunRow({
+  run,
+  expanded,
+  onToggle,
+}: {
+  run: Run
+  expanded: boolean
+  onToggle: () => void
+}) {
+  const status = run.status
+  const exit = run.exitCode
+  const statusColor =
+    status === 'running'
+      ? 'text-amber-400'
+      : exit === 0
+        ? 'text-green-500'
+        : 'text-red-400'
+
+  return (
+    <li className="bg-neutral-950">
+      <button
+        onClick={onToggle}
+        className="grid w-full grid-cols-[1fr_auto_auto_auto] items-center gap-3 px-3 py-2 text-left text-xs hover:bg-neutral-900"
+      >
+        <span className="truncate text-neutral-200">
+          {previewPrompt(run.prompt)}
+        </span>
+        <span className="font-mono text-[10px] text-neutral-500">
+          {formatRelative(run.startedAt)}
+        </span>
+        <span className="font-mono text-[10px] text-neutral-500">
+          {formatDuration(run.startedAt, run.endedAt, status)}
+        </span>
+        <span className={`font-mono text-[10px] ${statusColor}`}>
+          {status === 'running' ? 'running' : `exit ${exit ?? '?'}`}
+        </span>
+      </button>
+      {expanded && (
+        <div className="border-t border-neutral-800 bg-neutral-950 p-3">
+          {run.output ? (
+            <pre className="max-h-[60vh] overflow-y-auto font-mono text-[11px] leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-neutral-300">
+              {run.output}
+            </pre>
+          ) : (
+            <div className="text-xs text-neutral-500">
+              no output recorded.
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </li>
+  )
+}
+
+function previewPrompt(s: string): string {
+  const trimmed = s.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim()
+  return trimmed.length > 80 ? trimmed.slice(0, 77) + '...' : trimmed
+}
+
+function formatRelative(d: Date): string {
+  const now = Date.now()
+  const then = d.getTime()
+  const sec = Math.max(0, Math.floor((now - then) / 1000))
+  if (sec < 60) return `${sec}s ago`
+  const min = Math.floor(sec / 60)
+  if (min < 60) return `${min}m ago`
+  const hr = Math.floor(min / 60)
+  if (hr < 24) return `${hr}h ago`
+  const day = Math.floor(hr / 24)
+  if (day < 30) return `${day}d ago`
+  return d.toISOString().slice(0, 10)
+}
+
+function formatDuration(
+  start: Date,
+  end: Date | null,
+  status: string,
+): string {
+  if (status === 'running' || !end) return 'running'
+  const ms = end.getTime() - start.getTime()
+  if (ms < 0) return ''
+  const sec = ms / 1000
+  if (sec < 60) return `${sec.toFixed(1)}s`
+  const m = Math.floor(sec / 60)
+  const s = Math.floor(sec - m * 60)
+  return `${m}m ${String(s).padStart(2, '0')}s`
+}