diff --git a/frontend/src/components/world/WorldCanvas.tsx b/frontend/src/components/world/WorldCanvas.tsx
index 725abe0..fb69764 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/world/WorldCanvas.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/world/WorldCanvas.tsx
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ export function WorldCanvas({ roots, selectedId, onSelect, expanded, onToggleExp
       live.on("agent.status", (d) => e.onStatus(d)),
       live.on("world.touch", (d) => e.onTouch(d)),
       live.on("node.activity", (d) => e.onNodeActivity(d)),
+      live.on("agent.reasoning.delta", (d) => e.onReasoning(d.agentId)),
     ];
     return () => offs.forEach((off) => off());
   }, [live, mode]);
@@ -434,15 +435,15 @@ export function WorldCanvas({ roots, selectedId, onSelect, expanded, onToggleExp
     const renderBrain = (dt: number) => {
       // Neurons = agents (bright, drive firing) + structure nodes (org/company/
       // team) as a dim support mesh, so even a near-idle brain has body.
-      type Neuron = { id: string; color: string; agent: boolean; boost: number };
+      type Neuron = { id: string; color: string; fire: string; agent: boolean; boost: number };
       const neurons: Neuron[] = [];
       for (const p of engine.pawns.values()) {
         const recent = p.idle < 2.5 ? 1 : 0; // a recent touch lights the neuron
-        neurons.push({ id: p.id, color: p.color, agent: true, boost: (p.status === "working" ? 0.9 : 0) + recent });
+        neurons.push({ id: p.id, color: p.color, fire: p.fireColor ?? p.color, agent: true, boost: (p.status === "working" ? 0.9 : 0) + recent });
       }
       for (const n of engine.nodes.values()) {
         if (n.tier === "org" || n.tier === "company" || n.tier === "team")
-          neurons.push({ id: n.id, color: n.color, agent: false, boost: n.heat });
+          neurons.push({ id: n.id, color: n.color, fire: n.color, agent: false, boost: n.heat });
       }
       const ids = neurons.map((n) => n.id);
       const seen = new Set(ids);
@@ -480,7 +481,7 @@ export function WorldCanvas({ roots, selectedId, onSelect, expanded, onToggleExp
             const dz = tp.z - pos.z;
             const len = Math.hypot(dx, dy, dz) || 1;
             const speed = 150;
-            spawn(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z, ne.color, (dx / len) * speed, (dy / len) * speed, (dz / len) * speed, speed / len + 0.25);
+            spawn(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z, ne.fire, (dx / len) * speed, (dy / len) * speed, (dz / len) * speed, speed / len + 0.25);
             neuronAct.set(tid, Math.min(1, (neuronAct.get(tid) ?? 0.05) + 0.14));
           }
         }
@@ -928,6 +929,16 @@ export function WorldCanvas({ roots, selectedId, onSelect, expanded, onToggleExp
             </span>
           ) : null}
         </div>
+        {formation === "hierarchy" ? (
+          <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 8, marginTop: 5, fontSize: 9, color: "#8a8a92", flexWrap: "wrap" }}>
+            {([["#c98af0", "think"], ["#5ec8d8", "tool"], ["#ff6f61", "file"], ["#5fd08a", "run"]] as const).map(([c, l]) => (
+              <span key={l} style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: 3 }}>
+                <span style={{ width: 6, height: 6, borderRadius: "50%", background: c }} />
+                {l}
+              </span>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        ) : null}
       </div>
       {/* WorldClock — live ⇄ replay (Gource-style playback of run history) */}
       <div
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/world/engine.ts b/frontend/src/components/world/engine.ts
index 9021485..a2a0a96 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/world/engine.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/world/engine.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export interface GPawn {
   idle: number;
   alpha: number;
   retime: number;
+  fireColor?: string; // colour of this agent's most recent activity (type)
 }
 
 export interface Beam {
@@ -205,6 +206,16 @@ export class WorldEngine {
     const w = e.weight ?? 0.5;
     node.heat = Math.min(1, node.heat + 0.5);
     node.burst = Math.max(node.burst, w); // file ops (weight 1) → explosive burst
+    // activity type → signal colour: file=coral, tool=cyan, run=green
+    if (e.nodeId.startsWith("tool:")) p.fireColor = w >= 0.9 ? "#ff6f61" : "#5ec8d8";
+    else if (e.nodeId.startsWith("run:")) p.fireColor = "#5fd08a";
+  }
+
+  /** A reasoning token from an agent — marks it active and tints its signals. */
+  onReasoning(agentId: string) {
+    const p = this.ensurePawn(agentId);
+    p.fireColor = "#c98af0"; // think = purple
+    p.idle = 0;
   }
   onNodeActivity(e: TaxonomyEvents["node.activity"]) {
     const node = this.ensureNode(e.nodeId, e.kind === "event" ? "event" : "service", e.label ?? e.nodeId, ROOT, 1);