diff --git a/neurosploit-rs/app/src/main.rs b/neurosploit-rs/app/src/main.rs
index d211d0c..7810a46 100644
--- a/neurosploit-rs/app/src/main.rs
+++ b/neurosploit-rs/app/src/main.rs
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ async fn run_mode(base: &Path, mut cfg: RunConfig, mcp: bool, mode: Mode) -> any
     let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<String>(256);
     let printer = tokio::spawn(async move {
         while let Some(line) = rx.recv().await {
-            println!("  [*] {line}");
+            render_line(&line);
         }
     });
     let out = match mode {
@@ -364,6 +364,89 @@ fn now_ts() -> u64 {
     SystemTime::now().duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).map(|d| d.as_secs()).unwrap_or(0)
 }
 
+// ── Activity-feed renderer ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Turns the harness's tagged progress stream into a categorized feed: tool/
+// command/file events render as compact cards; everything else as a state line
+// with an icon, so it's clear what the AI is doing (no "black box").
+const RST: &str = "\x1b[0m";
+
+fn render_line(raw: &str) {
+    let line = raw.trim_end();
+    let (tag, rest) = match line.split_once(": ") {
+        Some((t, r)) if matches!(t, "exec" | "danger" | "read" | "edit" | "tool" | "net" | "ai" | "plan") => (t, r),
+        _ => ("", line),
+    };
+    match tag {
+        "exec" => card("⌘ command", rest, "\x1b[33m"),
+        "danger" => card("⚠ DANGEROUS command", rest, "\x1b[1;31m"),
+        "read" => state("📄", "reading", rest, "\x1b[34m"),
+        "edit" => state("✏️", "editing", rest, "\x1b[35m"),
+        "net" => card("🌐 request", rest, "\x1b[36m"),
+        "tool" => state("🔧", "tool", rest, "\x1b[35m"),
+        "ai" => state("💬", "", rest, "\x1b[2m"),
+        "plan" => state("🧭", "plan", rest, "\x1b[36m"),
+        _ => render_untagged(line),
+    }
+}
+
+fn render_untagged(l: &str) {
+    let low = l.to_lowercase();
+    if l.starts_with("===") {
+        println!("\n\x1b[1;35m▌ {}\x1b[0m", l.trim_matches('=').trim());
+    } else if low.contains("✓ complete") || low.contains("validated finding(s)") {
+        println!("  \x1b[1;32m✓\x1b[0m {l}");
+    } else if low.starts_with("recon") {
+        state("🔍", "reconning", l.trim_start_matches("recon").trim_start_matches(' '), "\x1b[36m");
+    } else if low.contains("selected") || low.contains("agent selection") || low.contains("heuristic") {
+        state("🧭", "planning", l, "\x1b[36m");
+    } else if low.starts_with("exploit") || low.starts_with("analyze") || low.contains("launching agent") || low.starts_with("review ") {
+        state("🧪", "testing", l, "\x1b[35m");
+    } else if low.starts_with("vote") {
+        if low.contains("confirmed") { state("✓", "validated", l, "\x1b[32m"); }
+        else { state("·", "rejected", l, "\x1b[2m"); }
+    } else if low.starts_with("chain") {
+        state("🔗", "chaining", l, "\x1b[36m");
+    } else if low.contains("report") {
+        state("📄", "report", l, "\x1b[34m");
+    } else if low.contains("fail") || low.contains("error") || low.starts_with('✗') {
+        println!("  \x1b[31m✗\x1b[0m {l}");
+    } else {
+        println!("  \x1b[2m·\x1b[0m {l}");
+    }
+}
+
+fn state(icon: &str, kind: &str, msg: &str, color: &str) {
+    let k = if kind.is_empty() { String::new() } else { format!("{color}{kind}{RST} ") };
+    println!("  {icon} {k}{}", msg.trim());
+}
+
+/// Compact card for a tool the AI ran (the "tool runner visual").
+fn card(title: &str, body: &str, color: &str) {
+    let body = body.trim();
+    let width = body.chars().count().min(72);
+    let bar = "─".repeat(width.max(title.chars().count()) + 2);
+    println!("  {color}╭─ {title} {}{RST}", "─".repeat(bar.len().saturating_sub(title.chars().count() + 3)));
+    for chunk in wrap(body, 72) {
+        println!("  {color}│{RST} {chunk}");
+    }
+    println!("  {color}╰{}{RST}", bar);
+}
+
+fn wrap(s: &str, w: usize) -> Vec<String> {
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let mut cur = String::new();
+    for word in s.split_whitespace() {
+        if cur.chars().count() + word.chars().count() + 1 > w && !cur.is_empty() {
+            out.push(std::mem::take(&mut cur));
+        }
+        if !cur.is_empty() { cur.push(' '); }
+        cur.push_str(word);
+    }
+    if !cur.is_empty() { out.push(cur); }
+    if out.is_empty() { out.push(String::new()); }
+    out
+}
+
 fn write_status(workdir: &Path, state: &str, extra: &str) {
     let p = workdir.join("status.json");
     let _ = std::fs::write(&p, format!("{{\"state\":\"{state}\",\"ts\":{}{}}}", now_ts(),
diff --git a/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/models.rs b/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/models.rs
index 93b5a6c..a286241 100644
--- a/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/models.rs
+++ b/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/models.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::process::Stdio;
 use std::time::Duration;
-use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
+use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader};
 use tokio::process::Command;
 
 /// A model provider exposing an OpenAI-compatible `/chat/completions` endpoint.
@@ -139,24 +139,20 @@ impl ChatClient {
         system: &str,
         user: &str,
         mcp_config: Option<&str>,
+        progress: Option<tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<String>>,
     ) -> Result<String> {
         let bin = cli_binary_for(provider)
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("no CLI/subscription backend for provider '{}'", provider))?;
         let prompt = format!("{system}\n\n{user}");
+
+        // Claude Code can stream structured events (tools, commands, files) which
+        // we surface live as a categorized activity feed.
+        if bin == "claude" {
+            return self.chat_claude_stream(model, &prompt, mcp_config, progress).await;
+        }
+
         let mut cmd = Command::new(bin);
         match bin {
-            // Claude Code headless print mode (uses the Claude subscription login).
-            // Tool autonomy is always enabled so the agent can use its built-in
-            // tools (Bash/curl/etc.) to actually probe the target — Playwright MCP
-            // is an *optional* add-on, not a requirement.
-            "claude" => {
-                cmd.arg("-p").arg("--model").arg(model).arg("--dangerously-skip-permissions");
-                // Required to allow tool autonomy when running as root.
-                cmd.env("IS_SANDBOX", "1");
-                if let Some(mcp) = mcp_config {
-                    cmd.arg("--mcp-config").arg(mcp);
-                }
-            }
             // Codex non-interactive exec (uses the ChatGPT/Codex login), prompt on stdin.
             "codex" => {
                 cmd.arg("exec").arg("--model").arg(model)
@@ -211,6 +207,114 @@ impl ChatClient {
         }
         Ok(stdout)
     }
+
+    /// Drive Claude Code with `--output-format stream-json` and surface its
+    /// activity as a live, categorized feed (states, tools, commands, files).
+    /// Tagged events are sent to `progress`; the final assistant text is returned.
+    async fn chat_claude_stream(
+        &self,
+        model: &str,
+        prompt: &str,
+        mcp_config: Option<&str>,
+        progress: Option<tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<String>>,
+    ) -> Result<String> {
+        let mut cmd = Command::new("claude");
+        cmd.arg("-p").arg("--model").arg(model)
+            .arg("--output-format").arg("stream-json").arg("--verbose")
+            .arg("--dangerously-skip-permissions")
+            .env("IS_SANDBOX", "1");
+        if let Some(mcp) = mcp_config {
+            cmd.arg("--mcp-config").arg(mcp);
+        }
+        cmd.stdin(Stdio::piped()).stdout(Stdio::piped()).stderr(Stdio::piped()).kill_on_drop(true);
+        let mut child = cmd.spawn().map_err(|e| anyhow!("spawn claude failed: {e}"))?;
+        if let Some(mut stdin) = child.stdin.take() {
+            stdin.write_all(prompt.as_bytes()).await?;
+        }
+        let stdout = child.stdout.take().ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("no stdout"))?;
+        let mut lines = BufReader::new(stdout).lines();
+        let emit = |s: String| {
+            if let Some(tx) = &progress {
+                let _ = tx.try_send(s);
+            }
+        };
+
+        let mut result = String::new();
+        let mut had_err = String::new();
+        let read = async {
+            while let Ok(Some(line)) = lines.next_line().await {
+                let Ok(v) = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&line) else { continue };
+                match v.get("type").and_then(|t| t.as_str()) {
+                    Some("assistant") => {
+                        if let Some(content) = v.pointer("/message/content").and_then(|c| c.as_array()) {
+                            for blk in content {
+                                match blk.get("type").and_then(|t| t.as_str()) {
+                                    Some("text") => {
+                                        if let Some(t) = blk.get("text").and_then(|x| x.as_str()) {
+                                            let t = t.trim();
+                                            if !t.is_empty() {
+                                                emit(format!("ai: {}", truncate(t, 240)));
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    Some("tool_use") => {
+                                        let name = blk.get("name").and_then(|x| x.as_str()).unwrap_or("tool");
+                                        let input = blk.get("input");
+                                        emit(tool_event(name, input));
+                                    }
+                                    _ => {}
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Some("result") => {
+                        if let Some(r) = v.get("result").and_then(|x| x.as_str()) {
+                            result = r.to_string();
+                        }
+                        if v.get("is_error").and_then(|x| x.as_bool()).unwrap_or(false) {
+                            had_err = v.get("result").and_then(|x| x.as_str()).unwrap_or("error").to_string();
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        // Bound the whole streamed turn.
+        if tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(900), read).await.is_err() {
+            return Err(anyhow!("claude stream timed out after 900s"));
+        }
+        let _ = child.wait().await;
+        if !had_err.is_empty() && result.is_empty() {
+            return Err(anyhow!("claude: {}", truncate(&had_err, 240)));
+        }
+        if result.is_empty() {
+            return Err(anyhow!("claude stream produced no result"));
+        }
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Categorise a Claude tool_use block into a tagged activity-feed event.
+fn tool_event(name: &str, input: Option<&serde_json::Value>) -> String {
+    let s = |k: &str| input.and_then(|i| i.get(k)).and_then(|x| x.as_str()).unwrap_or("");
+    match name {
+        "Bash" => {
+            let c = s("command");
+            let danger = c.contains("rm -rf") || c.contains("mkfs") || c.contains(":(){")
+                || c.contains("dd if=") || c.contains("> /dev/");
+            format!("{}: {}", if danger { "danger" } else { "exec" }, truncate(c, 200))
+        }
+        "Read" => format!("read: {}", s("file_path")),
+        "Write" | "Edit" => format!("edit: {}", s("file_path")),
+        "Grep" => format!("tool: grep {}", truncate(s("pattern"), 80)),
+        "Glob" => format!("tool: glob {}", truncate(s("pattern"), 80)),
+        "WebFetch" => format!("net: fetch {}", s("url")),
+        n if n.contains("playwright") || n.contains("browser") => {
+            let url = s("url");
+            format!("net: browser {}{}", n.rsplit('_').next().unwrap_or(n), if url.is_empty() { String::new() } else { format!(" {url}") })
+        }
+        other => format!("tool: {other}"),
+    }
 }
 
 /// Map a provider to its local agentic CLI binary (subscription backend).
diff --git a/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/pipeline.rs b/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/pipeline.rs
index fa6b74a..facd3f9 100644
--- a/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/pipeline.rs
+++ b/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/pipeline.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ Base every claim on an actual observed response — never assume. Stop when you'
 
 /// Black-box web engagement: recon → parallel exploit → N-model vote → report.
 pub async fn run(cfg: RunConfig, lib: &Library, pool: &ModelPool, tx: Sender<String>) -> RunOutput {
+    pool.set_progress(tx.clone());
     let _ = tx
         .send(format!(
             "Loaded {} agents ({} vuln / {} recon / {} code / {} meta) · models: {} · vote_n={} · concurrency={}{}",
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ pub async fn run(cfg: RunConfig, lib: &Library, pool: &ModelPool, tx: Sender<Str
 
 /// White-box engagement: analyse a repository's source for vulnerabilities.
 pub async fn run_whitebox(cfg: RunConfig, lib: &Library, pool: &ModelPool, tx: Sender<String>) -> RunOutput {
+    pool.set_progress(tx.clone());
     let _ = tx.send(format!("WHITEBOX · repo: {} · {} code agents · models: {}", cfg.target, lib.code.len(),
         pool.candidates.iter().map(|m| m.label()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(", "))).await;
 
@@ -272,6 +274,7 @@ pub async fn run_whitebox(cfg: RunConfig, lib: &Library, pool: &ModelPool, tx: S
 /// pipeline — code-review findings become *leads* that guide live exploitation
 /// (with credentials/auth so testing is authenticated).
 pub async fn run_greybox(cfg: RunConfig, lib: &Library, pool: &ModelPool, tx: Sender<String>) -> RunOutput {
+    pool.set_progress(tx.clone());
     let repo = cfg.repo.clone().unwrap_or_default();
     let _ = tx.send(format!("GREYBOX · live: {} · repo: {} · {} code agents",
         cfg.target, repo, lib.code.len())).await;
diff --git a/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/pool.rs b/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/pool.rs
index 299c4d7..459ee89 100644
--- a/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/pool.rs
+++ b/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/pool.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ pub struct ModelPool {
     pub subscription: bool,
     /// Path to an `.mcp.json` (Playwright) used on the subscription/CLI path.
     pub mcp_config: Option<String>,
+    /// Progress channel: when set, the subscription CLI streams structured
+    /// activity (tools called, commands run, files read) here live.
+    progress: std::sync::Mutex<Option<tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<String>>>,
 }
 
 impl ModelPool {
@@ -57,14 +60,28 @@ impl ModelPool {
             },
             subscription,
             mcp_config,
+            progress: std::sync::Mutex::new(None),
         }
     }
 
+    /// Attach a progress channel so the subscription CLI streams structured
+    /// activity (commands run, files read, tools called) live.
+    pub fn set_progress(&self, tx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<String>) {
+        if let Ok(mut g) = self.progress.lock() {
+            *g = Some(tx);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn progress(&self) -> Option<tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<String>> {
+        self.progress.lock().ok().and_then(|g| g.clone())
+    }
+
     /// One completion for a model, via subscription CLI (optionally with MCP) or
     /// HTTP API, with a short retry/backoff to ride out transient failures
     /// (rate limits, MCP cold-starts, network blips).
     async fn one(&self, m: &ModelRef, system: &str, user: &str) -> Result<String> {
         let use_cli = self.subscription && cli_binary_for(&m.provider).is_some();
+        let progress = self.progress();
         let mut last = anyhow::anyhow!("no attempt");
         for attempt in 0..3u64 {
             if attempt > 0 {
@@ -73,7 +90,7 @@ impl ModelPool {
             }
             let r = if use_cli {
                 self.client
-                    .chat_cli(&m.provider, &m.model, system, user, self.mcp_config.as_deref())
+                    .chat_cli(&m.provider, &m.model, system, user, self.mcp_config.as_deref(), progress.clone())
                     .await
             } else {
                 self.client.chat(m, system, user).await