diff --git a/engine/hermes_client.py b/engine/hermes_client.py
index 301e252..e5e7f22 100644
--- a/engine/hermes_client.py
+++ b/engine/hermes_client.py
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ class HermesClient:
         """Returns {name, path, size, mime_type, data_url} (base64 data URL)."""
         return await self._json("GET", "/api/files/read", params={"path": path})
 
+    async def task_log(self, task_id: str) -> str:
+        data = await self._json("GET", f"/api/plugins/kanban/tasks/{task_id}/log")
+        return data.get("content") or ""
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------------ kanban (= work dispatch)
 
     async def create_task(self, title: str, *, body: str, assignee: str, tenant: str,
diff --git a/engine/main.py b/engine/main.py
index a4dc8bd..6705a10 100644
--- a/engine/main.py
+++ b/engine/main.py
@@ -422,6 +422,25 @@ async def _set_company_state(slug: str, expect: str, new: str, event: str) -> di
     return {"slug": slug, "lifecycle_state": new}
 
 
+@app.get("/companies/{slug}/work-items/{item_id}/log")
+async def work_item_log(slug: str, item_id: UUID, tail: int = 6000) -> Response:
+    """Live worker log (incl. reasoning) for a dispatched work item."""
+    item = await db.fetch_one(
+        "SELECT wi.* FROM work_item wi JOIN company c ON c.id = wi.company_id "
+        "WHERE wi.id = %s AND c.slug = %s", item_id, slug)
+    if not item:
+        raise HTTPException(404, "no such work item")
+    if not item["hermes_task_id"]:
+        return Response("(not dispatched yet — no log)", media_type="text/plain")
+    try:
+        content = await hermes.task_log(item["hermes_task_id"])
+    except HermesError as e:
+        raise HTTPException(502, f"log fetch failed: {e}")
+    header = f"work item: {item['title']}\nstatus: {item['status']}\n{'='*60}\n"
+    return Response(header + content[-max(tail, 500):],
+                    media_type="text/plain; charset=utf-8")
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------- workspace files (demos)
 
 
diff --git a/engine/static/index.html b/engine/static/index.html
index f6dee4c..7f96c59 100644
--- a/engine/static/index.html
+++ b/engine/static/index.html
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ async function refresh() {
       const rows = items.filter(w => w.type !== 'objective').map(w => {
         const answer = w.status === 'blocked'
           ? ` <button onclick="answerItem('${c.slug}','${w.id}')">answer</button>` : '';
-        return `<tr><td>${w.title}</td><td class="muted">${w.owner_name ?? ''}</td><td>${pill(w.status)}${answer}</td></tr>`;
+        const log = w.hermes_task_id
+          ? ` <a href="/companies/${c.slug}/work-items/${w.id}/log" target="_blank" class="muted">log</a>` : '';
+        return `<tr><td>${w.title}${log}</td><td class="muted">${w.owner_name ?? ''}</td><td>${pill(w.status)}${answer}</td></tr>`;
       }).join('');
       const objs = items.filter(w => w.type === 'objective').map(w =>
         `<tr><td>${w.title}</td><td>${pill(w.status)}</td></tr>`).join('');
diff --git a/engine/static/office.html b/engine/static/office.html
index 03ab78c..3aa64f2 100644
--- a/engine/static/office.html
+++ b/engine/static/office.html
@@ -69,7 +69,18 @@ const px = (x,y,w,h,c) => { ctx.fillStyle=c; ctx.fillRect(x|0,y|0,w,h); };
 const hash = s => [...s].reduce((a,ch)=>(a*31+ch.charCodeAt(0))>>>0, 7);
 const center = ([tx,ty]) => [tx*T+T/2, ty*T+T/2];
 
-let tick = 0, actors = {}, companyName = '…';
+let tick = 0, actors = {}, companyName = '…', companySlug = null;
+
+// click a working employee to open their live worker log
+document.getElementById('c').addEventListener('click', ev => {
+  const r = ev.target.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const x = (ev.clientX - r.left) * (480 / r.width), y = (ev.clientY - r.top) * (320 / r.height);
+  for (const a of Object.values(actors))
+    if (a.itemId && Math.abs(x - a.x) < 12 && y > a.y - 26 && y < a.y + 6) {
+      window.open(`/companies/${companySlug}/work-items/${a.itemId}/log`, '_blank');
+      return;
+    }
+});
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------- tiles
 function drawMap() {
@@ -178,7 +189,7 @@ async function poll() {
     const want = new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('company');
     const co = companies.find(c=>c.slug===want) ?? companies[0];
     if (!co) return;
-    companyName = co.name;
+    companyName = co.name; companySlug = co.slug;
     document.getElementById('tabs').innerHTML = companies.length > 1
       ? companies.map(c => `<a href="?company=${c.slug}" style="margin:0 .4rem; ${c.slug===co.slug?'font-weight:bold;':''}">${c.name}</a>`).join('')
       : '';
@@ -195,6 +206,7 @@ async function poll() {
                              hair:HAIR[hash(e.name)%HAIR.length], name:e.name, i }; }
       const w = working[e.name];
       a.task = w?.title;
+      a.itemId = w?.id;
       const taskType = w?.type;
       if (e.status !== a.status || taskType !== a.taskType) {
         a.status = e.status; a.taskType = taskType; route(a, targetFor(a, i));