diff --git a/netlify/functions/agent-proxy.js b/netlify/functions/agent-proxy.js
index 98131c1..62b7e64 100644
--- a/netlify/functions/agent-proxy.js
+++ b/netlify/functions/agent-proxy.js
@@ -139,27 +139,65 @@ Please follow your instructions to produce the funding outlook brief.`
     )
   }
 
-  // ----- Pipe agent.message text blocks to the client -----
+  // ----- Pipe agent activity to the client -----
+  // The agent emits multiple event types. We surface:
+  //   - agent.message text blocks (narration)
+  //   - agent.tool_use for the `write` tool, whose `input.content` IS the
+  //     final brief the agent produces (it writes it as a Markdown file in
+  //     the sandbox instead of streaming it back)
+  //   - lightweight status lines for other tool calls so the UI keeps moving
   const encoder = new TextEncoder()
   const seenEventIds = new Set()
+  const writtenFiles = new Set() // dedupe writes by path
   const stream = new ReadableStream({
     async start(controller) {
+      const send = (s) => controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(s))
+
       try {
         for await (const event of upstream) {
-          if (event.id) {
-            if (seenEventIds.has(event.id)) {
-              // Still need to evaluate terminal events even if seen.
-            } else {
-              seenEventIds.add(event.id)
-              if (event.type === 'agent.message' && Array.isArray(event.content)) {
-                for (const block of event.content) {
-                  if (block?.type === 'text' && block.text) {
-                    controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(block.text))
+          if (event.id && !seenEventIds.has(event.id)) {
+            seenEventIds.add(event.id)
+
+            switch (event.type) {
+              case 'agent.message': {
+                if (Array.isArray(event.content)) {
+                  for (const block of event.content) {
+                    if (block?.type === 'text' && block.text) {
+                      send(block.text + '\n\n')
+                    }
                   }
                 }
-              } else if (event.type === 'session.error') {
+                break
+              }
+
+              case 'agent.tool_use': {
+                // The write tool carries the actual brief in input.content.
+                if (
+                  event.name === 'write' &&
+                  typeof event.input?.content === 'string'
+                ) {
+                  const path = event.input.file_path || event.input.path || ''
+                  if (!writtenFiles.has(path)) {
+                    writtenFiles.add(path)
+                    send('\n\n---\n\n' + event.input.content + '\n\n')
+                  }
+                } else {
+                  const label = describeToolUse(event)
+                  if (label) send(`\n\n_${label}_\n\n`)
+                }
+                break
+              }
+
+              case 'agent.mcp_tool_use': {
+                const label = describeToolUse(event)
+                if (label) send(`\n\n_${label}_\n\n`)
+                break
+              }
+
+              case 'session.error': {
                 const msg = event.error?.message || 'unknown session error'
-                controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(`\n\n[session error: ${msg}]`))
+                send(`\n\n[session error: ${msg}]`)
+                break
               }
             }
           }
@@ -175,9 +213,7 @@ Please follow your instructions to produce the funding outlook brief.`
         }
         controller.close()
       } catch (err) {
-        controller.enqueue(
-          encoder.encode(`\n\n[stream error: ${err.message || err}]`),
-        )
+        send(`\n\n[stream error: ${err.message || err}]`)
         controller.close()
       }
     },
@@ -191,6 +227,24 @@ Please follow your instructions to produce the funding outlook brief.`
     },
   })
 
+  function describeToolUse(event) {
+    const name = event.name || 'tool'
+    const input = event.input || {}
+    if (name === 'web_search' && input.query) return `🔍 Searching: ${input.query}`
+    if (name === 'web_fetch' && input.url) return `🌐 Fetching: ${input.url}`
+    if (event.type === 'agent.mcp_tool_use') {
+      const args = Object.entries(input)
+        .filter(([k]) => k !== 'limit')
+        .slice(0, 3)
+        .map(([k, v]) =>
+          typeof v === 'object' ? `${k}=…` : `${k}=${String(v).slice(0, 40)}`,
+        )
+        .join(', ')
+      return `🛠️ ${name}${args ? ` (${args})` : ''}`
+    }
+    return `🛠️ ${name}`
+  }
+
   return new Response(stream, {
     status: 200,
     headers: {