diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/index.ts
index 6f08a4e08..ef9a9f486 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { runRunCommand } from './run.js'
 import { runSendCommand } from './send.js'
 import { runStopCommand } from './stop.js'
 import { runModeCommand } from './mode.js'
+import { runInspectCommand } from './inspect.js'
 import { withOutput } from '../../output/index.js'
 
 export function createAgentCommand(): Command {
@@ -57,5 +58,12 @@ export function createAgentCommand(): Command {
     .option('--host <host>', 'Daemon host:port (default: localhost:6767)')
     .action(withOutput(runModeCommand))
 
+  agent
+    .command('inspect')
+    .description('Show detailed information about an agent')
+    .argument('<id>', 'Agent ID (or prefix)')
+    .option('--host <host>', 'Daemon host:port (default: localhost:6767)')
+    .action(withOutput(runInspectCommand))
+
   return agent
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/inspect.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/inspect.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba8785d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/inspect.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,313 @@
+import type { Command } from 'commander'
+import { connectToDaemon, getDaemonHost, resolveAgentId } from '../../utils/client.js'
+import type { CommandOptions, ListResult, OutputSchema, CommandError } from '../../output/index.js'
+
+/** Agent snapshot type (loose to allow any shape from daemon client) */
+interface AgentSnapshotLike {
+  id: string
+  provider: string
+  cwd: string
+  createdAt: string
+  status: string
+  title: string | null
+  archivedAt?: string | null
+  currentModeId?: string | null
+  model?: string | null
+  lastUsage?: {
+    inputTokens?: number
+    outputTokens?: number
+    cachedInputTokens?: number
+    totalCostUsd?: number
+  }
+  capabilities?: {
+    supportsStreaming?: boolean
+    supportsSessionPersistence?: boolean
+    supportsDynamicModes?: boolean
+    supportsMcpServers?: boolean
+  }
+  availableModes?: Array<{
+    id: string
+    label: string
+    description?: string
+  }>
+  pendingPermissions?: Array<{
+    id: string
+    tool?: string
+  }>
+  parentAgentId?: string | null
+}
+
+/** Agent inspect data for display */
+interface AgentInspect {
+  id: string
+  name: string
+  provider: string
+  model: string
+  status: string
+  mode: string
+  cwd: string
+  createdAt: string
+  archivedAt: string | null
+  lastUsage: {
+    inputTokens: number
+    outputTokens: number
+    cachedInputTokens: number
+    totalCostUsd: number
+  } | null
+  capabilities: {
+    streaming: boolean
+    persistence: boolean
+    dynamicModes: boolean
+    mcpServers: boolean
+  } | null
+  availableModes: Array<{
+    id: string
+    label: string
+  }> | null
+  pendingPermissions: Array<{
+    id: string
+    tool: string
+  }>
+  parentAgentId: string | null
+}
+
+/** Key-value row for table display */
+interface InspectRow {
+  key: string
+  value: string
+}
+
+/** Schema for key-value display with custom serialization for JSON/YAML */
+function createInspectSchema(agent: AgentInspect): OutputSchema<InspectRow> {
+  return {
+    idField: 'key',
+    columns: [
+      { header: 'KEY', field: 'key' },
+      {
+        header: 'VALUE',
+        field: 'value',
+        color: (_, item) => {
+          if (item.key === 'Status') {
+            if (item.value === 'running') return 'green'
+            if (item.value === 'idle') return 'yellow'
+            if (item.value === 'error') return 'red'
+          }
+          return undefined
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    // For JSON/YAML, return the structured agent object
+    serialize: (_item) => agent,
+  }
+}
+
+/** Shorten home directory in path */
+function shortenPath(path: string): string {
+  const home = process.env.HOME
+  if (home && path.startsWith(home)) {
+    return '~' + path.slice(home.length)
+  }
+  return path
+}
+
+/** Format cost in USD */
+function formatCost(costUsd: number): string {
+  if (costUsd === 0) return '$0.00'
+  if (costUsd < 0.01) return `$${costUsd.toFixed(4)}`
+  return `$${costUsd.toFixed(2)}`
+}
+
+/** Convert agent snapshot to inspection data */
+function toInspectData(snapshot: AgentSnapshotLike): AgentInspect {
+  const lastUsage = snapshot.lastUsage
+    ? {
+        inputTokens: snapshot.lastUsage.inputTokens ?? 0,
+        outputTokens: snapshot.lastUsage.outputTokens ?? 0,
+        cachedInputTokens: snapshot.lastUsage.cachedInputTokens ?? 0,
+        totalCostUsd: snapshot.lastUsage.totalCostUsd ?? 0,
+      }
+    : null
+
+  const capabilities = snapshot.capabilities
+    ? {
+        streaming: snapshot.capabilities.supportsStreaming ?? false,
+        persistence: snapshot.capabilities.supportsSessionPersistence ?? false,
+        dynamicModes: snapshot.capabilities.supportsDynamicModes ?? false,
+        mcpServers: snapshot.capabilities.supportsMcpServers ?? false,
+      }
+    : null
+
+  return {
+    id: snapshot.id,
+    name: snapshot.title ?? '-',
+    provider: snapshot.provider,
+    model: snapshot.model ?? '-',
+    status: snapshot.status,
+    mode: snapshot.currentModeId ?? 'default',
+    cwd: snapshot.cwd,
+    createdAt: snapshot.createdAt,
+    archivedAt: snapshot.archivedAt ?? null,
+    lastUsage,
+    capabilities,
+    availableModes: snapshot.availableModes
+      ? snapshot.availableModes.map((m) => ({ id: m.id, label: m.label }))
+      : null,
+    pendingPermissions: (snapshot.pendingPermissions ?? []).map((p) => ({
+      id: p.id,
+      tool: p.tool ?? 'unknown',
+    })),
+    parentAgentId: snapshot.parentAgentId ?? null,
+  }
+}
+
+/** Convert agent to key-value rows for table display */
+function toInspectRows(agent: AgentInspect): InspectRow[] {
+  const rows: InspectRow[] = [
+    { key: 'Id', value: agent.id },
+    { key: 'Name', value: agent.name },
+    { key: 'Provider', value: agent.provider },
+    { key: 'Model', value: agent.model },
+    { key: 'Status', value: agent.status },
+    { key: 'Mode', value: agent.mode },
+    { key: 'Cwd', value: shortenPath(agent.cwd) },
+    { key: 'CreatedAt', value: agent.createdAt },
+  ]
+
+  if (agent.archivedAt) {
+    rows.push({ key: 'ArchivedAt', value: agent.archivedAt })
+  }
+
+  if (agent.lastUsage) {
+    rows.push({
+      key: 'LastUsage',
+      value: `${agent.lastUsage.inputTokens} in, ${agent.lastUsage.outputTokens} out, ${formatCost(agent.lastUsage.totalCostUsd)}`,
+    })
+  }
+
+  if (agent.capabilities) {
+    const caps = agent.capabilities
+    const capsList = [
+      caps.streaming ? 'Streaming' : null,
+      caps.persistence ? 'Persistence' : null,
+      caps.dynamicModes ? 'DynamicModes' : null,
+      caps.mcpServers ? 'McpServers' : null,
+    ].filter(Boolean)
+    rows.push({ key: 'Capabilities', value: capsList.join(', ') || 'none' })
+  }
+
+  if (agent.availableModes && agent.availableModes.length > 0) {
+    rows.push({
+      key: 'AvailableModes',
+      value: agent.availableModes.map((m) => m.id).join(', '),
+    })
+  }
+
+  if (agent.pendingPermissions.length > 0) {
+    rows.push({
+      key: 'PendingPermissions',
+      value: agent.pendingPermissions.length.toString(),
+    })
+  } else {
+    rows.push({ key: 'PendingPermissions', value: '[]' })
+  }
+
+  rows.push({
+    key: 'ParentAgentId',
+    value: agent.parentAgentId ?? 'null',
+  })
+
+  return rows
+}
+
+export type AgentInspectResult = ListResult<InspectRow>
+
+export interface AgentInspectOptions extends CommandOptions {
+  host?: string
+}
+
+export async function runInspectCommand(
+  agentIdArg: string,
+  options: AgentInspectOptions,
+  _command: Command
+): Promise<AgentInspectResult> {
+  const host = getDaemonHost({ host: options.host as string | undefined })
+
+  // Validate arguments
+  if (!agentIdArg || agentIdArg.trim().length === 0) {
+    const error: CommandError = {
+      code: 'MISSING_AGENT_ID',
+      message: 'Agent ID is required',
+      details: 'Usage: paseo agent inspect <id>',
+    }
+    throw error
+  }
+
+  let client
+  try {
+    client = await connectToDaemon({ host: options.host as string | undefined })
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
+    const error: CommandError = {
+      code: 'DAEMON_NOT_RUNNING',
+      message: `Cannot connect to daemon at ${host}: ${message}`,
+      details: 'Start the daemon with: paseo daemon start',
+    }
+    throw error
+  }
+
+  try {
+    // Request session state to get agent information
+    client.requestSessionState()
+
+    // Wait a moment for the session state to be populated
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500))
+
+    const agents = client.listAgents()
+
+    // Resolve agent ID (supports prefix matching)
+    const agentId = resolveAgentId(agentIdArg, agents)
+    if (!agentId) {
+      const error: CommandError = {
+        code: 'AGENT_NOT_FOUND',
+        message: `Agent not found: ${agentIdArg}`,
+        details: 'Use "paseo agent ps" to list available agents',
+      }
+      throw error
+    }
+
+    // Get the full agent snapshot
+    const snapshot = agents.find((a) => a.id === agentId)
+    if (!snapshot) {
+      const error: CommandError = {
+        code: 'AGENT_NOT_FOUND',
+        message: `Agent not found: ${agentIdArg}`,
+        details: 'Use "paseo agent ps" to list available agents',
+      }
+      throw error
+    }
+
+    await client.close()
+
+    const inspectData = toInspectData(snapshot)
+
+    return {
+      type: 'list',
+      data: toInspectRows(inspectData),
+      schema: createInspectSchema(inspectData),
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    await client.close().catch(() => {})
+
+    // Re-throw CommandError as-is
+    if (err && typeof err === 'object' && 'code' in err) {
+      throw err
+    }
+
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
+    const error: CommandError = {
+      code: 'INSPECT_FAILED',
+      message: `Failed to inspect agent: ${message}`,
+    }
+    throw error
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/09-agent-inspect.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/09-agent-inspect.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c7c58830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/09-agent-inspect.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env npx tsx
+
+/**
+ * Phase 9: Agent Inspect Command Tests
+ *
+ * Tests the agent inspect command - showing detailed agent information.
+ * Since daemon may not be running, we test both:
+ * - Help and argument parsing
+ * - Graceful error handling when daemon not running
+ * - All flags are accepted
+ *
+ * Tests:
+ * - agent inspect --help shows options
+ * - agent inspect requires id argument
+ * - agent inspect handles daemon not running
+ * - agent inspect --host flag is accepted
+ * - agent shows inspect in subcommands
+ */
+
+import assert from 'node:assert'
+import { $ } from 'zx'
+import { mkdtemp, rm } from 'fs/promises'
+import { tmpdir } from 'os'
+import { join } from 'path'
+
+$.verbose = false
+
+console.log('=== Agent Inspect Command Tests ===\n')
+
+// Get random port that's definitely not in use (never 6767)
+const port = 10000 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 50000)
+const paseoHome = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'paseo-test-home-'))
+
+try {
+  // Test 1: agent inspect --help shows options
+  {
+    console.log('Test 1: agent inspect --help shows options')
+    const result = await $`npx paseo agent inspect --help`.nothrow()
+    assert.strictEqual(result.exitCode, 0, 'agent inspect --help should exit 0')
+    assert(result.stdout.includes('--host'), 'help should mention --host option')
+    assert(result.stdout.includes('<id>'), 'help should mention id argument')
+    console.log('  help should mention --host option')
+    console.log('  help should mention <id> argument')
+    console.log('inspect --help shows options\n')
+  }
+
+  // Test 2: agent inspect requires id argument
+  {
+    console.log('Test 2: agent inspect requires id argument')
+    const result =
+      await $`PASEO_HOST=localhost:${port} PASEO_HOME=${paseoHome} npx paseo agent inspect`.nothrow()
+    assert.notStrictEqual(result.exitCode, 0, 'should fail without id')
+    const output = result.stdout + result.stderr
+    // Commander should complain about missing argument
+    const hasMissingArg =
+      output.toLowerCase().includes('missing') ||
+      output.toLowerCase().includes('required') ||
+      output.toLowerCase().includes('argument')
+    assert(hasMissingArg, 'error should mention missing argument')
+    console.log('agent inspect requires id argument\n')
+  }
+
+  // Test 3: agent inspect handles daemon not running
+  {
+    console.log('Test 3: agent inspect handles daemon not running')
+    const result =
+      await $`PASEO_HOST=localhost:${port} PASEO_HOME=${paseoHome} npx paseo agent inspect abc123`.nothrow()
+    // Should fail because daemon not running
+    assert.notStrictEqual(result.exitCode, 0, 'should fail when daemon not running')
+    const output = result.stdout + result.stderr
+    const hasError =
+      output.toLowerCase().includes('daemon') ||
+      output.toLowerCase().includes('connect') ||
+      output.toLowerCase().includes('cannot')
+    assert(hasError, 'error message should mention connection issue')
+    console.log('agent inspect handles daemon not running\n')
+  }
+
+  // Test 4: agent inspect --host flag is accepted
+  {
+    console.log('Test 4: agent inspect --host flag is accepted')
+    const result =
+      await $`PASEO_HOME=${paseoHome} npx paseo agent inspect --host localhost:${port} abc123`.nothrow()
+    const output = result.stdout + result.stderr
+    assert(!output.includes('unknown option'), 'should accept --host flag')
+    assert(!output.includes('error: option'), 'should not have option parsing error')
+    console.log('agent inspect --host flag is accepted\n')
+  }
+
+  // Test 5: -q (quiet) flag is accepted with agent inspect
+  {
+    console.log('Test 5: -q (quiet) flag is accepted with agent inspect')
+    const result =
+      await $`PASEO_HOST=localhost:${port} PASEO_HOME=${paseoHome} npx paseo -q agent inspect abc123`.nothrow()
+    const output = result.stdout + result.stderr
+    assert(!output.includes('unknown option'), 'should accept -q flag')
+    assert(!output.includes('error: option'), 'should not have option parsing error')
+    console.log('-q (quiet) flag is accepted with agent inspect\n')
+  }
+
+  // Test 6: --format json flag is accepted with agent inspect
+  {
+    console.log('Test 6: --format json flag is accepted with agent inspect')
+    const result =
+      await $`PASEO_HOST=localhost:${port} PASEO_HOME=${paseoHome} npx paseo --format json agent inspect abc123`.nothrow()
+    const output = result.stdout + result.stderr
+    assert(!output.includes('unknown option'), 'should accept --format json flag')
+    assert(!output.includes('error: option'), 'should not have option parsing error')
+    console.log('--format json flag is accepted with agent inspect\n')
+  }
+
+  // Test 7: --format yaml flag is accepted with agent inspect
+  {
+    console.log('Test 7: --format yaml flag is accepted with agent inspect')
+    const result =
+      await $`PASEO_HOST=localhost:${port} PASEO_HOME=${paseoHome} npx paseo --format yaml agent inspect abc123`.nothrow()
+    const output = result.stdout + result.stderr
+    assert(!output.includes('unknown option'), 'should accept --format yaml flag')
+    assert(!output.includes('error: option'), 'should not have option parsing error')
+    console.log('--format yaml flag is accepted with agent inspect\n')
+  }
+
+  // Test 8: agent --help shows inspect subcommand
+  {
+    console.log('Test 8: agent --help shows inspect subcommand')
+    const result = await $`npx paseo agent --help`.nothrow()
+    assert.strictEqual(result.exitCode, 0, 'agent --help should exit 0')
+    assert(result.stdout.includes('inspect'), 'help should mention inspect subcommand')
+    console.log('agent --help shows inspect subcommand\n')
+  }
+
+  // Test 9: inspect command description is helpful
+  {
+    console.log('Test 9: inspect command description is helpful')
+    const result = await $`npx paseo agent inspect --help`.nothrow()
+    assert.strictEqual(result.exitCode, 0, 'agent inspect --help should exit 0')
+    const hasDescription =
+      result.stdout.toLowerCase().includes('detail') ||
+      result.stdout.toLowerCase().includes('information') ||
+      result.stdout.toLowerCase().includes('show')
+    assert(hasDescription, 'help should describe what inspect does')
+    console.log('inspect command description is helpful\n')
+  }
+
+  // Test 10: ID prefix syntax is mentioned in help
+  {
+    console.log('Test 10: inspect command mentions ID')
+    const result = await $`npx paseo agent inspect --help`.nothrow()
+    assert.strictEqual(result.exitCode, 0, 'agent inspect --help should exit 0')
+    const hasIdMention =
+      result.stdout.toLowerCase().includes('id') ||
+      result.stdout.toLowerCase().includes('prefix')
+    assert(hasIdMention, 'help should mention ID or prefix')
+    console.log('inspect command mentions ID\n')
+  }
+} finally {
+  // Clean up temp directory
+  await rm(paseoHome, { recursive: true, force: true })
+}
+
+console.log('=== All agent inspect tests passed ===')