diff --git a/src/dashboard/app.py b/src/dashboard/app.py
index d10489f..28360d2 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/app.py
+++ b/src/dashboard/app.py
@@ -500,6 +500,42 @@ async def ws_redirect(websocket: WebSocket):
         await websocket.send({"type": "websocket.close", "code": 1008})
 
 
+@app.websocket("/swarm/live")
+async def swarm_live(websocket: WebSocket):
+    """Swarm live event stream via WebSocket."""
+    from infrastructure.ws_manager.handler import ws_manager as ws_mgr
+
+    await ws_mgr.connect(websocket)
+    try:
+        while True:
+            # Keep connection alive; events are pushed via ws_mgr.broadcast()
+            await websocket.receive_text()
+    except Exception:
+        ws_mgr.disconnect(websocket)
+
+
+@app.get("/swarm/agents/sidebar", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def swarm_agents_sidebar():
+    """HTMX partial: list active swarm agents for the dashboard sidebar."""
+    try:
+        from config import settings
+
+        agents_yaml = settings.agents_config
+        agents = agents_yaml.get("agents", {})
+        lines = []
+        for name, cfg in agents.items():
+            model = cfg.get("model", "default")
+            lines.append(
+                f'<div class="mc-agent-row">'
+                f'<span class="mc-agent-name">{name}</span>'
+                f'<span class="mc-agent-model">{model}</span>'
+                f"</div>"
+            )
+        return "\n".join(lines) if lines else '<div class="mc-muted">No agents configured</div>'
+    except Exception:
+        return '<div class="mc-muted">Agents unavailable</div>'
+
+
 @app.get("/", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def root(request: Request):
     """Serve the main dashboard page."""
diff --git a/src/dashboard/middleware/csrf.py b/src/dashboard/middleware/csrf.py
index e5b5189..e3a8320 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/middleware/csrf.py
+++ b/src/dashboard/middleware/csrf.py
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ class CSRFMiddleware(BaseHTTPMiddleware):
         if settings.timmy_disable_csrf:
             return await call_next(request)
 
+        # WebSocket upgrades don't carry CSRF tokens — skip them entirely
+        if request.headers.get("upgrade", "").lower() == "websocket":
+            return await call_next(request)
+
         # Get existing CSRF token from cookie
         csrf_cookie = request.cookies.get(self.cookie_name)