diff --git a/pkg/agent/loop.go b/pkg/agent/loop.go
index f20a56b9c..5bc7a328e 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/loop.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/loop.go
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ func registerSharedTools(
 					return registry.CanSpawnSubagent(currentAgentID, targetAgentID)
 				})
 				agent.Tools.Register(spawnTool)
+				agent.Tools.Register(tools.NewSpawnStatusTool(subagentManager))
 			} else {
 				logger.WarnCF("agent", "spawn tool requires subagent to be enabled", nil)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/tools/spawn_status.go b/pkg/tools/spawn_status.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a1872eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/tools/spawn_status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package tools
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// SpawnStatusTool reports the status of subagents that were spawned via the
+// spawn tool. It can query a specific task by ID, or list every known task with
+// a summary count broken-down by status.
+type SpawnStatusTool struct {
+	manager *SubagentManager
+}
+
+// NewSpawnStatusTool creates a SpawnStatusTool backed by the given manager.
+func NewSpawnStatusTool(manager *SubagentManager) *SpawnStatusTool {
+	return &SpawnStatusTool{manager: manager}
+}
+
+func (t *SpawnStatusTool) Name() string {
+	return "spawn_status"
+}
+
+func (t *SpawnStatusTool) Description() string {
+	return "Get the status of spawned subagents. " +
+		"Returns a list of all subagents and their current state " +
+		"(running, completed, failed, or canceled), or retrieves details " +
+		"for a specific subagent task when task_id is provided."
+}
+
+func (t *SpawnStatusTool) Parameters() map[string]any {
+	return map[string]any{
+		"type": "object",
+		"properties": map[string]any{
+			"task_id": map[string]any{
+				"type": "string",
+				"description": "Optional task ID (e.g. \"subagent-1\") to inspect a specific " +
+					"subagent. When omitted, all known subagents are listed.",
+			},
+		},
+		"required": []string{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *SpawnStatusTool) Execute(ctx context.Context, args map[string]any) *ToolResult {
+	if t.manager == nil {
+		return ErrorResult("Subagent manager not configured")
+	}
+
+	taskID, _ := args["task_id"].(string)
+	taskID = strings.TrimSpace(taskID)
+
+	if taskID != "" {
+		task, ok := t.manager.GetTask(taskID)
+		if !ok {
+			return ErrorResult(fmt.Sprintf("No subagent found with task ID: %s", taskID))
+		}
+		return NewToolResult(spawnStatusFormatTask(task))
+	}
+
+	tasks := t.manager.ListTasks()
+	if len(tasks) == 0 {
+		return NewToolResult("No subagents have been spawned yet.")
+	}
+
+	// Deterministic ordering: sort by ID string (e.g. "subagent-1" < "subagent-2").
+	sort.Slice(tasks, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return tasks[i].ID < tasks[j].ID
+	})
+
+	counts := map[string]int{}
+	for _, task := range tasks {
+		counts[task.Status]++
+	}
+
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Subagent status report (%d total):\n", len(tasks)))
+	for _, status := range []string{"running", "completed", "failed", "canceled"} {
+		if n := counts[status]; n > 0 {
+			label := strings.ToUpper(status[:1]) + status[1:] + ":"
+			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  %-10s %d\n", label, n))
+		}
+	}
+	sb.WriteString("\n")
+
+	for _, task := range tasks {
+		sb.WriteString(spawnStatusFormatTask(task))
+		sb.WriteString("\n\n")
+	}
+
+	return NewToolResult(strings.TrimRight(sb.String(), "\n"))
+}
+
+// spawnStatusFormatTask renders a single SubagentTask as a human-readable block.
+func spawnStatusFormatTask(task *SubagentTask) string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+
+	header := fmt.Sprintf("[%s] status=%s", task.ID, task.Status)
+	if task.Label != "" {
+		header += fmt.Sprintf("  label=%q", task.Label)
+	}
+	if task.AgentID != "" {
+		header += fmt.Sprintf("  agent=%s", task.AgentID)
+	}
+	if task.Created > 0 {
+		created := time.UnixMilli(task.Created).UTC().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 UTC")
+		header += fmt.Sprintf("  created=%s", created)
+	}
+	sb.WriteString(header)
+
+	if task.Task != "" {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\n  task:   %s", task.Task))
+	}
+	if task.Result != "" {
+		result := task.Result
+		const maxResultLen = 300
+		if len(result) > maxResultLen {
+			result = result[:maxResultLen] + "…"
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\n  result: %s", result))
+	}
+
+	return sb.String()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/tools/spawn_status_test.go b/pkg/tools/spawn_status_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..491fd39c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/tools/spawn_status_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+package tools
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestSpawnStatusTool_Name(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &MockLLMProvider{}
+	manager := NewSubagentManager(provider, "test-model", "/tmp/test")
+	tool := NewSpawnStatusTool(manager)
+
+	if tool.Name() != "spawn_status" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected name 'spawn_status', got '%s'", tool.Name())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSpawnStatusTool_Description(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &MockLLMProvider{}
+	manager := NewSubagentManager(provider, "test-model", "/tmp/test")
+	tool := NewSpawnStatusTool(manager)
+
+	desc := tool.Description()
+	if desc == "" {
+		t.Error("Description should not be empty")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(desc), "subagent") {
+		t.Errorf("Description should mention 'subagent', got: %s", desc)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSpawnStatusTool_Parameters(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &MockLLMProvider{}
+	manager := NewSubagentManager(provider, "test-model", "/tmp/test")
+	tool := NewSpawnStatusTool(manager)
+
+	params := tool.Parameters()
+	if params["type"] != "object" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected type 'object', got: %v", params["type"])
+	}
+	props, ok := params["properties"].(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 'properties' to be a map")
+	}
+	if _, hasTaskID := props["task_id"]; !hasTaskID {
+		t.Error("Expected 'task_id' parameter in properties")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSpawnStatusTool_NilManager(t *testing.T) {
+	tool := &SpawnStatusTool{manager: nil}
+	result := tool.Execute(context.Background(), map[string]any{})
+	if !result.IsError {
+		t.Error("Expected error result when manager is nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSpawnStatusTool_Empty(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &MockLLMProvider{}
+	manager := NewSubagentManager(provider, "test-model", "/tmp/test")
+	tool := NewSpawnStatusTool(manager)
+
+	result := tool.Execute(context.Background(), map[string]any{})
+	if result.IsError {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected success, got error: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, "No subagents") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 'No subagents' message, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSpawnStatusTool_ListAll(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &MockLLMProvider{}
+	manager := NewSubagentManager(provider, "test-model", "/tmp/test")
+
+	now := time.Now().UnixMilli()
+	manager.mu.Lock()
+	manager.tasks["subagent-1"] = &SubagentTask{
+		ID:      "subagent-1",
+		Task:    "Do task A",
+		Label:   "task-a",
+		Status:  "running",
+		Created: now,
+	}
+	manager.tasks["subagent-2"] = &SubagentTask{
+		ID:      "subagent-2",
+		Task:    "Do task B",
+		Label:   "task-b",
+		Status:  "completed",
+		Result:  "Done successfully",
+		Created: now,
+	}
+	manager.tasks["subagent-3"] = &SubagentTask{
+		ID:     "subagent-3",
+		Task:   "Do task C",
+		Status: "failed",
+		Result: "Error: something went wrong",
+	}
+	manager.mu.Unlock()
+
+	tool := NewSpawnStatusTool(manager)
+	result := tool.Execute(context.Background(), map[string]any{})
+
+	if result.IsError {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected success, got error: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+
+	// Summary header
+	if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, "3 total") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected total count in header, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+
+	// Individual task IDs
+	for _, id := range []string{"subagent-1", "subagent-2", "subagent-3"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, id) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected task %s in output, got:\n%s", id, result.ForLLM)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Status values
+	for _, status := range []string{"running", "completed", "failed"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, status) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected status '%s' in output, got:\n%s", status, result.ForLLM)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Result content
+	if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, "Done successfully") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected result text in output, got:\n%s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSpawnStatusTool_GetByID(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &MockLLMProvider{}
+	manager := NewSubagentManager(provider, "test-model", "/tmp/test")
+
+	manager.mu.Lock()
+	manager.tasks["subagent-42"] = &SubagentTask{
+		ID:      "subagent-42",
+		Task:    "Specific task",
+		Label:   "my-task",
+		Status:  "failed",
+		Result:  "Something went wrong",
+		Created: time.Now().UnixMilli(),
+	}
+	manager.mu.Unlock()
+
+	tool := NewSpawnStatusTool(manager)
+	result := tool.Execute(context.Background(), map[string]any{"task_id": "subagent-42"})
+
+	if result.IsError {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected success, got error: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, "subagent-42") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected task ID in output, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, "failed") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected status 'failed' in output, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, "Something went wrong") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected result text in output, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, "my-task") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected label in output, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSpawnStatusTool_GetByID_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &MockLLMProvider{}
+	manager := NewSubagentManager(provider, "test-model", "/tmp/test")
+	tool := NewSpawnStatusTool(manager)
+
+	result := tool.Execute(context.Background(), map[string]any{"task_id": "nonexistent-999"})
+	if !result.IsError {
+		t.Errorf("Expected error for nonexistent task, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, "nonexistent-999") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected task ID in error message, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSpawnStatusTool_ResultTruncation(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &MockLLMProvider{}
+	manager := NewSubagentManager(provider, "test-model", "/tmp/test")
+
+	longResult := strings.Repeat("X", 500)
+	manager.mu.Lock()
+	manager.tasks["subagent-1"] = &SubagentTask{
+		ID:     "subagent-1",
+		Task:   "Long task",
+		Status: "completed",
+		Result: longResult,
+	}
+	manager.mu.Unlock()
+
+	tool := NewSpawnStatusTool(manager)
+	result := tool.Execute(context.Background(), map[string]any{"task_id": "subagent-1"})
+
+	if result.IsError {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+	// Output should be shorter than the raw result due to truncation
+	if len(result.ForLLM) >= len(longResult) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected result to be truncated, but ForLLM is %d chars", len(result.ForLLM))
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, "…") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected truncation indicator '…' in output, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSpawnStatusTool_StatusCounts(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &MockLLMProvider{}
+	manager := NewSubagentManager(provider, "test-model", "/tmp/test")
+
+	manager.mu.Lock()
+	for i, status := range []string{"running", "running", "completed", "failed", "canceled"} {
+		id := fmt.Sprintf("subagent-%d", i+1)
+		manager.tasks[id] = &SubagentTask{ID: id, Task: "t", Status: status}
+	}
+	manager.mu.Unlock()
+
+	tool := NewSpawnStatusTool(manager)
+	result := tool.Execute(context.Background(), map[string]any{})
+
+	if result.IsError {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+	// The summary line should mention all statuses that have counts
+	for _, want := range []string{"Running:", "Completed:", "Failed:", "Canceled:"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, want) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %q in summary, got:\n%s", want, result.ForLLM)
+		}
+	}
+}