diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MainDashboard/components/TeamHuddleWidget.tsx b/frontend/src/components/MainDashboard/components/TeamHuddleWidget.tsx
index 79bd709d..3523cd6a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MainDashboard/components/TeamHuddleWidget.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MainDashboard/components/TeamHuddleWidget.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   Paper,
   Typography,
   Avatar,
-  AvatarGroup,
   Chip,
   List,
   ListItem,
@@ -12,7 +11,8 @@ import {
   ListItemText,
   Divider,
   IconButton,
-  Tooltip
+  Tooltip,
+  CircularProgress
 } from '@mui/material';
 import {
   Psychology as StrategyIcon,
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ import {
   Search as SeoIcon,
   Campaign as SocialIcon,
   CompareArrows as CompetitorIcon,
+  SmartToy as AgentIcon,
   Refresh as RefreshIcon,
-  MoreVert as MoreVertIcon
+  WarningAmber as WarningIcon
 } from '@mui/icons-material';
+import { apiClient } from '../../../api/client';
 
-interface AgentStatus {
+interface AgentCard {
   id: string;
   name: string;
   role: string;
@@ -34,57 +36,159 @@ interface AgentStatus {
   color: string;
 }
 
-// Mock data - In real implementation, this would come from a backend endpoint
-// /api/agents/status or similar
-const AGENT_TEAM: AgentStatus[] = [
-  {
-    id: 'strategy_architect',
+interface AgentMeta {
+  name: string;
+  role: string;
+  icon: React.ElementType;
+  color: string;
+}
+
+const AGENT_META: Record<string, AgentMeta> = {
+  strategy: {
     name: 'Strategy Architect',
     role: 'Team Lead',
-    status: 'active',
-    current_activity: 'Analyzing content pillar performance',
     icon: StrategyIcon,
-    color: '#6366f1' // Indigo
+    color: '#6366f1'
   },
-  {
-    id: 'content_strategist',
+  content: {
     name: 'Content Strategist',
     role: 'Creative',
-    status: 'thinking',
-    current_activity: 'Identifying semantic gaps in "AI Tools"',
     icon: ContentIcon,
-    color: '#10b981' // Emerald
+    color: '#10b981'
   },
-  {
-    id: 'seo_specialist',
+  seo: {
     name: 'SEO Specialist',
     role: 'Technical',
-    status: 'idle',
-    current_activity: 'Monitoring SERP rankings',
     icon: SeoIcon,
-    color: '#f59e0b' // Amber
+    color: '#f59e0b'
   },
-  {
-    id: 'social_manager',
+  social: {
     name: 'Social Manager',
     role: 'Engagement',
-    status: 'idle',
-    current_activity: 'Waiting for new content to schedule',
     icon: SocialIcon,
-    color: '#ec4899' // Pink
+    color: '#ec4899'
   },
-   {
-    id: 'competitor_analyst',
+  competitor: {
     name: 'Competitor Analyst',
     role: 'Intelligence',
-    status: 'active',
-    current_activity: 'Scanning competitor X for new posts',
     icon: CompetitorIcon,
-    color: '#ef4444' // Red
+    color: '#ef4444'
   }
-];
+};
+
+const normalizeAgentKey = (rawKey: string): string => {
+  const key = (rawKey || '').toLowerCase();
+
+  if (key.includes('strategy')) return 'strategy';
+  if (key.includes('content')) return 'content';
+  if (key.includes('seo') || key.includes('search')) return 'seo';
+  if (key.includes('social')) return 'social';
+  if (key.includes('competitor') || key.includes('competition')) return 'competitor';
+
+  return key;
+};
+
+const normalizeStatus = (status: string): AgentCard['status'] => {
+  const value = (status || '').toLowerCase();
+
+  if (value === 'active' || value === 'thinking' || value === 'idle' || value === 'offline') {
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  if (value === 'running' || value === 'busy') return 'active';
+  if (value === 'processing' || value === 'analyzing') return 'thinking';
+  if (value === 'inactive' || value === 'stopped') return 'offline';
+
+  return 'idle';
+};
 
 const TeamHuddleWidget: React.FC = () => {
+  const [agents, setAgents] = React.useState<AgentCard[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = React.useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = React.useState(false);
+  const [alertCount, setAlertCount] = React.useState(0);
+
+  const fetchTeamData = React.useCallback(async (isRefresh = false) => {
+    if (isRefresh) {
+      setRefreshing(true);
+    } else {
+      setLoading(true);
+    }
+
+    setError(null);
+
+    try {
+      const [statusResp, runsResp, alertsResp] = await Promise.allSettled([
+        apiClient.get('/api/agents/status'),
+        apiClient.get('/api/agents/runs', { params: { limit: 20 } }),
+        apiClient.get('/api/agents/alerts', { params: { unread_only: true, limit: 20 } })
+      ]);
+
+      if (statusResp.status !== 'fulfilled') {
+        throw new Error('Unable to load team status');
+      }
+
+      const statusPayload = statusResp.value?.data?.data?.agents || statusResp.value?.data?.agents || [];
+      const runsPayload = runsResp.status === 'fulfilled'
+        ? (runsResp.value?.data?.data?.runs || runsResp.value?.data?.runs || [])
+        : [];
+      const alertsPayload = alertsResp.status === 'fulfilled'
+        ? (alertsResp.value?.data?.data?.alerts || alertsResp.value?.data?.alerts || [])
+        : [];
+
+      const runByAgent = new Map<string, string>();
+      runsPayload.forEach((run: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+        const key = normalizeAgentKey(run.agent_key || run.agent || run.agent_id || '');
+        if (!key || runByAgent.has(key)) return;
+
+        runByAgent.set(
+          key,
+          run.summary || run.context || run.activity || run.status_message || 'Working on recent tasks'
+        );
+      });
+
+      const normalizedAgents: AgentCard[] = statusPayload.map((agent: Record<string, unknown>, index: number) => {
+        const rawKey = agent.key || agent.agent_key || agent.id || agent.name || `agent-${index}`;
+        const normalizedKey = normalizeAgentKey(rawKey);
+        const meta = AGENT_META[normalizedKey] || {
+          name: agent.display_name || agent.name || rawKey,
+          role: 'AI Agent',
+          icon: AgentIcon,
+          color: '#64748b'
+        };
+
+        return {
+          id: String(rawKey),
+          name: agent.display_name || meta.name,
+          role: agent.role || meta.role,
+          status: normalizeStatus(agent.status || agent.operational_status || ''),
+          current_activity:
+            agent.current_activity ||
+            runByAgent.get(normalizedKey) ||
+            agent.last_message ||
+            'Waiting for next instruction',
+          icon: meta.icon,
+          color: meta.color
+        };
+      });
+
+      setAgents(normalizedAgents);
+      setAlertCount(Array.isArray(alertsPayload) ? alertsPayload.length : 0);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Failed to load team huddle data:', err);
+      setError('Could not load team huddle data. Please try again.');
+      setAgents([]);
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+      setRefreshing(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    fetchTeamData();
+  }, [fetchTeamData]);
+
   return (
     <Paper
       elevation={0}
@@ -102,40 +206,77 @@ const TeamHuddleWidget: React.FC = () => {
           <Typography variant="h6" fontWeight={700} color="text.primary">
             Team Huddle
           </Typography>
-          <Chip 
-            label="Live" 
-            size="small" 
-            color="success" 
-            sx={{ height: 20, fontSize: '0.65rem', fontWeight: 700 }} 
+          <Chip
+            label="Live"
+            size="small"
+            color="success"
+            sx={{ height: 20, fontSize: '0.65rem', fontWeight: 700 }}
           />
+          {alertCount > 0 && (
+            <Chip
+              icon={<WarningIcon fontSize="small" />}
+              label={`${alertCount} alert${alertCount > 1 ? 's' : ''}`}
+              size="small"
+              color="warning"
+              sx={{ height: 20, fontSize: '0.65rem', fontWeight: 700 }}
+            />
+          )}
         </Box>
         <Box>
-           <Tooltip title="Refresh Team Status">
-            <IconButton size="small">
-              <RefreshIcon fontSize="small" />
-            </IconButton>
+          <Tooltip title="Refresh Team Status">
+            <span>
+              <IconButton size="small" onClick={() => fetchTeamData(true)} disabled={loading || refreshing}>
+                {refreshing ? <CircularProgress size={16} /> : <RefreshIcon fontSize="small" />}
+              </IconButton>
+            </span>
           </Tooltip>
         </Box>
       </Box>
 
-      <List disablePadding>
-        {AGENT_TEAM.map((agent, index) => (
-          <React.Fragment key={agent.id}>
-            {index > 0 && <Divider variant="inset" component="li" sx={{ my: 1, ml: 7 }} />}
-            <ListItem 
-              alignItems="flex-start" 
-              disableGutters 
-              sx={{ py: 0.5 }}
-              secondaryAction={
-                 <Tooltip title={agent.status}>
+      {loading ? (
+        <Box display="flex" justifyContent="center" alignItems="center" minHeight={180}>
+          <CircularProgress size={24} />
+        </Box>
+      ) : error ? (
+        <Box display="flex" flexDirection="column" alignItems="center" justifyContent="center" minHeight={180} gap={1}>
+          <Typography variant="body2" color="error.main" textAlign="center">
+            {error}
+          </Typography>
+          <Typography
+            variant="caption"
+            color="primary"
+            sx={{ fontWeight: 600, cursor: 'pointer', '&:hover': { textDecoration: 'underline' } }}
+            onClick={() => fetchTeamData(true)}
+          >
+            Retry
+          </Typography>
+        </Box>
+      ) : agents.length === 0 ? (
+        <Box display="flex" justifyContent="center" alignItems="center" minHeight={180}>
+          <Typography variant="body2" color="text.secondary" textAlign="center">
+            No active agent activity right now.
+          </Typography>
+        </Box>
+      ) : (
+        <List disablePadding>
+          {agents.map((agent, index) => (
+            <React.Fragment key={agent.id}>
+              {index > 0 && <Divider variant="inset" component="li" sx={{ my: 1, ml: 7 }} />}
+              <ListItem
+                alignItems="flex-start"
+                disableGutters
+                sx={{ py: 0.5 }}
+                secondaryAction={
+                  <Tooltip title={agent.status}>
                     <Box
                       sx={{
                         width: 8,
                         height: 8,
                         borderRadius: '50%',
-                        bgcolor: 
-                          agent.status === 'active' ? '#22c55e' : 
-                          agent.status === 'thinking' ? '#3b82f6' : 
+                        bgcolor:
+                          agent.status === 'active' ? '#22c55e' :
+                          agent.status === 'thinking' ? '#3b82f6' :
+                          agent.status === 'offline' ? '#cbd5e1' :
                           '#94a3b8',
                         boxShadow: agent.status === 'active' ? '0 0 0 2px rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.2)' : 'none',
                         animation: agent.status === 'thinking' ? 'pulse 1.5s infinite' : 'none',
@@ -146,54 +287,55 @@ const TeamHuddleWidget: React.FC = () => {
                         }
                       }}
                     />
-                 </Tooltip>
-              }
-            >
-              <ListItemAvatar>
-                <Avatar 
-                  sx={{ 
-                    bgcolor: `${agent.color}15`, 
-                    color: agent.color,
-                    width: 40,
-                    height: 40
-                  }}
-                >
-                  <agent.icon fontSize="small" />
-                </Avatar>
-              </ListItemAvatar>
-              <ListItemText
-                primary={
-                  <Box display="flex" alignItems="center" gap={1}>
-                    <Typography variant="subtitle2" fontWeight={600}>
-                      {agent.name}
-                    </Typography>
-                    <Typography variant="caption" color="text.secondary" sx={{ fontSize: '0.65rem', border: '1px solid #e2e8f0', px: 0.5, borderRadius: 1 }}>
-                      {agent.role}
-                    </Typography>
-                  </Box>
+                  </Tooltip>
                 }
-                secondary={
-                  <Typography
-                    variant="body2"
-                    color="text.secondary"
+              >
+                <ListItemAvatar>
+                  <Avatar
                     sx={{
-                      display: '-webkit-box',
-                      WebkitLineClamp: 1,
-                      WebkitBoxOrient: 'vertical',
-                      overflow: 'hidden',
-                      fontSize: '0.75rem',
-                      mt: 0.25
+                      bgcolor: `${agent.color}15`,
+                      color: agent.color,
+                      width: 40,
+                      height: 40
                     }}
                   >
-                    {agent.current_activity}
-                  </Typography>
-                }
-              />
-            </ListItem>
-          </React.Fragment>
-        ))}
-      </List>
-      
+                    <agent.icon fontSize="small" />
+                  </Avatar>
+                </ListItemAvatar>
+                <ListItemText
+                  primary={
+                    <Box display="flex" alignItems="center" gap={1}>
+                      <Typography variant="subtitle2" fontWeight={600}>
+                        {agent.name}
+                      </Typography>
+                      <Typography variant="caption" color="text.secondary" sx={{ fontSize: '0.65rem', border: '1px solid #e2e8f0', px: 0.5, borderRadius: 1 }}>
+                        {agent.role}
+                      </Typography>
+                    </Box>
+                  }
+                  secondary={
+                    <Typography
+                      variant="body2"
+                      color="text.secondary"
+                      sx={{
+                        display: '-webkit-box',
+                        WebkitLineClamp: 1,
+                        WebkitBoxOrient: 'vertical',
+                        overflow: 'hidden',
+                        fontSize: '0.75rem',
+                        mt: 0.25
+                      }}
+                    >
+                      {agent.current_activity}
+                    </Typography>
+                  }
+                />
+              </ListItem>
+            </React.Fragment>
+          ))}
+        </List>
+      )}
+
       <Box mt={2} pt={2} borderTop="1px solid #eee" display="flex" justifyContent="center">
         <Typography variant="caption" color="primary" sx={{ fontWeight: 600, cursor: 'pointer', '&:hover': { textDecoration: 'underline' } }}>
           View Full Team Activity