diff --git a/agent.py b/agent.py
index 2c6ca34..bc5ac4f 100644
--- a/agent.py
+++ b/agent.py
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ class Node:
     def __init__(self, send_hud):
         self.send_hud = send_hud  # async callable to emit hud events to frontend
         self.last_context_tokens = 0
+        self.context_fill_pct = 0
 
     async def hud(self, event: str, **data):
         await self.send_hud({"node": self.name, "event": event, **data})
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@ ONE sentence. No content, no response — just your perception of what came thro
             messages.append(msg)
         messages = self.trim_context(messages)
 
-        await self.hud("context", messages=messages)
+        await self.hud("context", messages=messages, tokens=self.last_context_tokens, max_tokens=self.max_context_tokens, fill_pct=self.context_fill_pct)
         instruction = await llm_call(self.model, messages)
         log.info(f"[input] → command: {instruction}")
         await self.hud("perceived", instruction=instruction)
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ Be natural. Be concise. If the user asks you to do something, do it — don't de
         messages.append({"role": "system", "content": f"Input perception: {command.instruction}"})
         messages = self.trim_context(messages)
 
-        await self.hud("context", messages=messages)
+        await self.hud("context", messages=messages, tokens=self.last_context_tokens, max_tokens=self.max_context_tokens, fill_pct=self.context_fill_pct)
 
         # Stream response
         client, resp = await llm_call(self.model, messages, stream=True)
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@ Output ONLY valid JSON. No explanation, no markdown fences."""
         messages.append({"role": "user", "content": "Update the shared state based on this conversation. Output JSON only."})
         messages = self.trim_context(messages)
 
-        await self.hud("context", messages=messages)
+        await self.hud("context", messages=messages, tokens=self.last_context_tokens, max_tokens=self.max_context_tokens, fill_pct=self.context_fill_pct)
 
         raw = await llm_call(self.model, messages)
         log.info(f"[memorizer] raw: {raw[:200]}")
diff --git a/static/app.js b/static/app.js
index 860b5fc..86d87bf 100644
--- a/static/app.js
+++ b/static/app.js
@@ -138,9 +138,14 @@ function handleHud(data) {
   const event = data.event || '';
 
   if (event === 'context') {
-    // Expandable: show message count, click to see full context
+    // Update node meter
+    if (data.tokens !== undefined) {
+      updateMeter(node, data.tokens, data.max_tokens, data.fill_pct);
+    }
+    // Expandable: show message count + token info
     const count = (data.messages || []).length;
-    const summary = count + ' msgs: ' + (data.messages || []).map(m =>
+    const tokenInfo = data.tokens ? ` [${data.tokens}/${data.max_tokens}t ${data.fill_pct}%]` : '';
+    const summary = count + ' msgs' + tokenInfo + ': ' + (data.messages || []).map(m =>
       m.role[0].toUpperCase() + ':' + truncate(m.content, 30)
     ).join(' | ');
     const detail = (data.messages || []).map((m, i) =>
@@ -148,6 +153,9 @@ function handleHud(data) {
     ).join('\n');
     addTrace(node, 'context', summary, 'context', detail);
 
+  } else if (event === 'perceived') {
+    addTrace(node, 'perceived', data.instruction, 'instruction');
+
   } else if (event === 'decided') {
     addTrace(node, 'decided', data.instruction, 'instruction');
 
@@ -171,6 +179,24 @@ function handleHud(data) {
   } else if (event === 'done') {
     addTrace(node, 'done', '');
 
+  } else if (event === 'tick') {
+    // Update sensor meter with tick count
+    const meter = document.getElementById('meter-sensor');
+    if (meter) {
+      const text = meter.querySelector('.nm-text');
+      const deltas = Object.entries(data.deltas || {}).map(([k,v]) => k + '=' + v).join(' ');
+      text.textContent = 'tick #' + (data.tick || 0) + (deltas ? ' | ' + deltas : '');
+    }
+    if (data.deltas && Object.keys(data.deltas).length) {
+      const deltas = Object.entries(data.deltas).map(([k,v]) => k + '=' + truncate(String(v), 30)).join(' ');
+      addTrace(node, 'tick #' + data.tick, deltas);
+    }
+
+  } else if (event === 'started' || event === 'stopped') {
+    const meter = document.getElementById('meter-sensor');
+    if (meter) meter.querySelector('.nm-text').textContent = event;
+    addTrace(node, event, '');
+
   } else {
     // Generic fallback
     const detail = JSON.stringify(data, null, 2);
@@ -203,6 +229,16 @@ function addTrace(node, event, text, cls, detail) {
   scroll(traceEl);
 }
 
+function updateMeter(node, tokens, maxTokens, fillPct) {
+  const meter = document.getElementById('meter-' + node);
+  if (!meter) return;
+  const fill = meter.querySelector('.nm-fill');
+  const text = meter.querySelector('.nm-text');
+  fill.style.width = fillPct + '%';
+  fill.style.backgroundColor = fillPct > 80 ? '#ef4444' : fillPct > 50 ? '#f59e0b' : '#22c55e';
+  text.textContent = tokens + ' / ' + maxTokens + 't (' + fillPct + '%)';
+}
+
 function scroll(el) { el.scrollTop = el.scrollHeight; }
 function esc(s) { const d = document.createElement('span'); d.textContent = s; return d.innerHTML; }
 function truncate(s, n) { return s.length > n ? s.slice(0, n) + '\u2026' : s; }
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 42a776e..8995e61 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
   <div id="status">disconnected</div>
 </div>
 
+<div id="node-metrics">
+  <div class="node-meter" id="meter-input"><span class="nm-label">input</span><div class="nm-bar"><div class="nm-fill"></div></div><span class="nm-text">—</span></div>
+  <div class="node-meter" id="meter-output"><span class="nm-label">output</span><div class="nm-bar"><div class="nm-fill"></div></div><span class="nm-text">—</span></div>
+  <div class="node-meter" id="meter-memorizer"><span class="nm-label">memorizer</span><div class="nm-bar"><div class="nm-fill"></div></div><span class="nm-text">—</span></div>
+  <div class="node-meter" id="meter-sensor"><span class="nm-label">sensor</span><div class="nm-bar"><div class="nm-fill"></div></div><span class="nm-text">—</span></div>
+</div>
+
 <div id="main">
   <div class="panel chat-panel">
     <div class="panel-header chat-h">Chat</div>
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 80ac09c..d6d2e5d 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ body { font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; background: #0a0a0a; color: #e0e0e0;
 #top-bar h1 { font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 600; color: #888; }
 #status { font-size: 0.75rem; color: #666; }
 
+/* Node metrics bar */
+#node-metrics { display: flex; gap: 1px; padding: 0; background: #111; border-bottom: 1px solid #222; }
+.node-meter { flex: 1; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem; padding: 0.25rem 0.6rem; background: #0a0a0a; }
+.nm-label { font-size: 0.65rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.03em; min-width: 4.5rem; }
+#meter-input .nm-label { color: #f59e0b; }
+#meter-output .nm-label { color: #34d399; }
+#meter-memorizer .nm-label { color: #c084fc; }
+#meter-sensor .nm-label { color: #60a5fa; }
+.nm-bar { flex: 1; height: 6px; background: #1a1a1a; border-radius: 3px; overflow: hidden; }
+.nm-fill { height: 100%; width: 0%; border-radius: 3px; transition: width 0.3s, background-color 0.3s; background: #333; }
+.nm-text { font-size: 0.6rem; color: #555; min-width: 5rem; text-align: right; font-family: monospace; }
+
 /* Two-column layout: chat 1/3 | trace 2/3 */
 #main { flex: 1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr; gap: 1px; background: #222; overflow: hidden; min-height: 0; }