app/Livewire/Dashboard.php

@@ -10,9 +10,14 @@
 use App\Dashboard\Stats\PublicationsPerChannel;
 use App\Dashboard\Stats\PublishSuccessRate;
 use App\Dashboard\Stats\SeriesResult;
+use App\Models\ActivityLog;
+use App\Models\Article;
 use App\Services\DashboardStatsService;
 use App\Support\DateRange;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\MorphTo;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\Relation;
 use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Computed;
@@ -43,6 +48,8 @@ public function mount(): void
         'publications-per-channel',
     ];
 
+    private const RECENT_ACTIVITY_LIMIT = 5;
+
     public function applyPreset(string $preset): void
     {
         try {
@@ -179,6 +186,25 @@ private function breakdown(string $stat): BreakdownResult
             : new BreakdownResult([]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Deliberately range-independent: "recent" means latest, not latest within the filter.
+     *
+     * @return Collection<int, ActivityLog>
+     */
+    #[Computed]
+    public function recentActivity(): Collection
+    {
+        return ActivityLog::query()
+            ->with(['subject' => function (Relation $morphTo): void {
+                if ($morphTo instanceof MorphTo) {
+                    $morphTo->morphWith([Article::class => ['feed']]);
+                }
+            }])
+            ->latestFirst()
+            ->limit(self::RECENT_ACTIVITY_LIMIT)
+            ->get();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array<string, int>
      */

resources/views/livewire/activity.blade.php

@@ -37,29 +37,7 @@ class="w-44 shrink-0 pl-3 pr-10 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md text-sm f
 
     <div class="bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 rounded-lg shadow-sm overflow-hidden">
         @forelse ($entries as $entry)
-            <div class="flex items-start gap-x-3 px-5 py-4 border-b border-gray-100 dark:border-gray-700 last:border-b-0">
-                <span class="mt-0.5 inline-flex shrink-0 items-center px-2.5 py-0.5 rounded-full text-xs font-medium {{ $entry->type === App\Enums\ActivityTypeEnum::ERROR ? 'bg-red-100 text-red-800 dark:bg-red-900/30 dark:text-red-300' : 'bg-blue-100 text-blue-800 dark:bg-blue-900/30 dark:text-blue-300' }}">
-                    {{ $entry->type->label() }}
-                </span>
-
-                <div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
-                    <p class="text-sm text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">{{ $entry->message }}</p>
-                    @if ($entry->subject instanceof App\Models\Article)
-                        <p class="mt-0.5 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">{{ $entry->subject->feed?->name }}</p>
-                    @endif
-                    @if (($entry->context['reason'] ?? null) !== null)
-                        <p class="mt-0.5 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">{{ $entry->context['reason'] }}</p>
-                    @endif
-                </div>
-
-                <time
-                    datetime="{{ $entry->logged_at->toIso8601String() }}"
-                    title="{{ $entry->logged_at->toDayDateTimeString() }}"
-                    class="shrink-0 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"
-                >
-                    {{ $entry->logged_at->diffForHumans() }}
-                </time>
-            </div>
+            @include('livewire.partials.activity-entry', ['entry' => $entry])
         @empty
             <div class="px-5 py-12 text-center">
                 <p class="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">No activity in this period.</p>

resources/views/livewire/dashboard.blade.php

@@ -251,5 +251,17 @@ class="rounded-md border border-gray-300 text-sm focus:border-blue-500 focus:rin
                 @endisland
             </div>
         </div>
+
+        <div>
+            <div class="mb-4 flex items-baseline justify-between gap-4">
+                <h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Recent Activity</h2>
+
+                <a href="{{ route('activity') }}" wire:navigate class="text-sm font-medium text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-500 dark:text-blue-400">
+                    View all
+                </a>
+            </div>
+
+            @include('livewire.partials.activity-panel', ['entries' => $this->recentActivity])
+        </div>
     </div>
 </div>

resources/views/livewire/partials/activity-entry.blade.php

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<div class="flex items-start gap-x-3 px-5 py-4 border-b border-gray-100 dark:border-gray-700 last:border-b-0">
+    <span class="mt-0.5 inline-flex shrink-0 items-center px-2.5 py-0.5 rounded-full text-xs font-medium {{ $entry->type === App\Enums\ActivityTypeEnum::ERROR ? 'bg-red-100 text-red-800 dark:bg-red-900/30 dark:text-red-300' : 'bg-blue-100 text-blue-800 dark:bg-blue-900/30 dark:text-blue-300' }}">
+        {{ $entry->type->label() }}
+    </span>
+
+    <div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
+        <p class="text-sm text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">{{ $entry->message }}</p>
+        @if ($entry->subject instanceof App\Models\Article)
+            <p class="mt-0.5 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">{{ $entry->subject->feed?->name }}</p>
+        @endif
+        @if (($entry->context['reason'] ?? null) !== null)
+            <p class="mt-0.5 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">{{ $entry->context['reason'] }}</p>
+        @endif
+    </div>
+
+    <time
+        datetime="{{ $entry->logged_at->toIso8601String() }}"
+        title="{{ $entry->logged_at->toDayDateTimeString() }}"
+        class="shrink-0 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"
+    >
+        {{ $entry->logged_at->diffForHumans() }}
+    </time>
+</div>

resources/views/livewire/partials/activity-panel.blade.php

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<div class="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm overflow-hidden dark:bg-gray-800">
+    @forelse ($entries as $entry)
+        @include('livewire.partials.activity-entry', ['entry' => $entry])
+    @empty
+        <div class="px-5 py-12 text-center">
+            <p class="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Nothing has happened yet.</p>
+        </div>
+    @endforelse
+</div>

tests/Feature/Livewire/DashboardTest.php

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Feature\Livewire;
 
+use App\Enums\ActivityTypeEnum;
 use App\Enums\ApprovalStatusEnum;
 use App\Enums\PublishStatusEnum;
 use App\Livewire\Dashboard;
+use App\Models\ActivityLog;
 use App\Models\Article;
 use App\Models\Feed;
 use App\Models\PlatformChannel;
@@ -471,6 +473,85 @@ public function test_it_reports_a_range_with_no_publish_attempts(): void
         $this->assertStringContainsString('No publish attempts in this range.', $fragments);
     }
 
+    public function test_it_lists_the_most_recent_activity(): void
+    {
+        ActivityLog::factory()->type(ActivityTypeEnum::PUBLISH)->loggedAt(Carbon::parse('2026-07-10 09:00:00'))->create(['message' => 'Older entry']);
+        ActivityLog::factory()->type(ActivityTypeEnum::ERROR)->loggedAt(Carbon::parse('2026-07-12 09:00:00'))->create(['message' => 'Newer entry']);
+
+        Livewire::test(Dashboard::class)
+            ->assertSee('Recent Activity')
+            ->assertSee('Newer entry')
+            ->assertSee('Older entry')
+            ->assertSeeInOrder(['Newer entry', 'Older entry']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_caps_the_activity_panel_at_five_entries(): void
+    {
+        foreach (range(1, 8) as $index) {
+            ActivityLog::factory()
+                ->loggedAt(Carbon::parse('2026-07-10 09:00:00')->addMinutes($index))
+                ->create(['message' => "Entry {$index}"]);
+        }
+
+        $component = Livewire::test(Dashboard::class);
+
+        $component->assertSee('Entry 8')->assertSee('Entry 4');
+        $component->assertDontSee('Entry 3');
+    }
+
+    public function test_the_activity_panel_ignores_the_global_range(): void
+    {
+        ActivityLog::factory()
+            ->loggedAt(Carbon::parse('2026-07-10 09:00:00'))
+            ->create(['message' => 'Activity outside the range']);
+
+        Livewire::test(Dashboard::class)
+            ->call('applyRange', '2026-08-01', '2026-08-31')
+            ->assertSee('Activity outside the range');
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_reports_an_empty_activity_panel(): void
+    {
+        Livewire::test(Dashboard::class)->assertSee('Nothing has happened yet.');
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_links_the_activity_panel_to_the_activity_page(): void
+    {
+        Livewire::test(Dashboard::class)->assertSee(route('activity'), false);
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_shows_the_feed_name_for_an_article_subject(): void
+    {
+        $feed = Feed::factory()->create(['name' => 'Belga News']);
+        $article = Article::factory()->create(['feed_id' => $feed->id]);
+
+        ActivityLog::factory()
+            ->forSubject($article)
+            ->create(['message' => 'Fetched something']);
+
+        Livewire::test(Dashboard::class)
+            ->assertSee('Fetched something')
+            ->assertSee('Belga News');
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_renders_an_activity_entry_without_a_subject(): void
+    {
+        ActivityLog::factory()->create(['message' => 'Subjectless entry']);
+
+        Livewire::test(Dashboard::class)->assertSee('Subjectless entry');
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_renders_an_activity_entry_whose_subject_was_deleted(): void
+    {
+        $article = Article::factory()->create();
+
+        ActivityLog::factory()->forSubject($article)->create(['message' => 'Orphaned entry']);
+
+        $article->delete();
+
+        Livewire::test(Dashboard::class)->assertSee('Orphaned entry');
+    }
+
     public function test_every_range_dependent_island_re_renders_on_a_range_change(): void
     {
         $fragments = $this->islandFragments(