diff --git a/src/components/Session/SidePanel/components/ActivityPanel.tsx b/src/components/Session/SidePanel/components/ActivityPanel.tsx
index 01db4df9..c1d0e301 100644
--- a/src/components/Session/SidePanel/components/ActivityPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Session/SidePanel/components/ActivityPanel.tsx
@@ -105,12 +105,14 @@ function SectionList({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   );
 }
 
-function AgentsSection({
+function AgentCategorySection({
+  title,
   items,
   scope,
   headerAction,
   onSelect,
 }: {
+  title: string;
   items: SessionAgentItem[];
   scope: SessionPanelScope;
   headerAction?: ReactNode;
@@ -134,9 +136,11 @@ function AgentsSection({
           onClick={() => onSelect(item)}
         >
           {item.name ||
-            t('layout.session-panel-remote-subagent', {
-              defaultValue: 'Remote subagent',
-            })}
+            (item.subagent
+              ? t('layout.session-panel-remote-subagent', {
+                  defaultValue: 'Remote subagent',
+                })
+              : t('agents.agent', { defaultValue: 'Agent' }))}
         </SidePanelListRow>
       )}
     />
@@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ function AgentsSection({
 
   return (
     <SidePanelAccordionBox
-      title={t('layout.agents')}
+      title={title}
       titleSuffix={<CountPill count={primary.length} />}
       headerAction={headerAction}
       defaultOpen={false}
@@ -451,6 +455,14 @@ export function SessionActivityPanel({
     () => buildProjectSessionPanelData(scopedRuns, skills, connectors),
     [connectors, scopedRuns, skills]
   );
+  const agents = useMemo(
+    () => panelData.agents.filter((agent) => !agent.subagent),
+    [panelData.agents]
+  );
+  const subagents = useMemo(
+    () => panelData.agents.filter((agent) => agent.subagent),
+    [panelData.agents]
+  );
   const projectFiles = useProjectOutputFiles(
     projectId,
     activeTask,
@@ -562,14 +574,25 @@ export function SessionActivityPanel({
       <div className="relative flex min-h-0 w-full min-w-0 flex-col overflow-hidden">
         <div className="scrollbar-always-visible flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-col overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden">
           <SectionList>
-            {panelData.agents.length > 0 ? (
-              <AgentsSection
-                items={panelData.agents}
+            {agents.length > 0 ? (
+              <AgentCategorySection
+                title={t('layout.agents')}
+                items={agents}
                 scope={scope}
                 headerAction={agentHeaderAction}
                 onSelect={setSelectedAgent}
               />
             ) : null}
+            {subagents.length > 0 ? (
+              <AgentCategorySection
+                title={t('agents.sub-agents', {
+                  defaultValue: 'Sub Agents',
+                })}
+                items={subagents}
+                scope={scope}
+                onSelect={setSelectedAgent}
+              />
+            ) : null}
             {panelData.progress.length > 0 ? (
               <ProgressSection
                 items={panelData.progress}
diff --git a/src/components/Session/SidePanel/sections/buildProjectSessionPanelData.ts b/src/components/Session/SidePanel/sections/buildProjectSessionPanelData.ts
index 6350b750..5f338bb7 100644
--- a/src/components/Session/SidePanel/sections/buildProjectSessionPanelData.ts
+++ b/src/components/Session/SidePanel/sections/buildProjectSessionPanelData.ts
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ function collectAgents(
   calls: SessionToolCall[]
 ): SessionAgentItem[] {
   const agents = new Map<string, SessionAgentItem>();
+  const isInternalAgent = (name: string) =>
+    normalizeContextKey(name) === 'questionconfirmagent';
   const put = (
     run: ProjectSessionRun,
     identity: string,
@@ -284,19 +286,24 @@ function collectAgents(
     for (const node of run.nodes) {
       if (node.kind !== 'activity') continue;
       if (node.activityType === 'agent') {
-        const text = `${node.eventType} ${node.title}`.toLowerCase();
+        const name = node.agentName || node.title;
+        if (isInternalAgent(name)) continue;
+        const text = `${node.eventType} ${node.title} ${name}`.toLowerCase();
         const subagent = /sub.?agent|remote/.test(text);
         put(
           run,
-          node.agentId || node.agentName || node.title,
-          node.agentName || node.title,
+          // Agent UUIDs are process instances and change on every Run. The
+          // stable semantic name identifies the logical agent in the panel.
+          name || node.agentId || 'agent',
+          name,
           node.detail || '',
           subagent
         );
       } else if (node.agentId || node.agentName) {
+        if (isInternalAgent(node.agentName || '')) continue;
         put(
           run,
-          node.agentId || node.agentName || 'agent',
+          node.agentName || node.agentId || 'agent',
           node.agentName || '',
           '',
           false
@@ -310,7 +317,11 @@ function collectAgents(
     if (!run) continue;
     const callText = `${call.toolkitName} ${call.method}`.toLowerCase();
     const subagent = /sub.?agent|remote/.test(callText);
-    const identity = call.agentName || (subagent ? 'remote-subagent' : 'agent');
+    // Typed tool lifecycle events may not carry agent identity. They are not
+    // independent agents and must not create a phantom "Remote subagent" row.
+    if (!call.agentName && !subagent) continue;
+    if (isInternalAgent(call.agentName)) continue;
+    const identity = call.agentName || 'remote-subagent';
     put(run, identity, call.agentName, '', subagent);
     const key = `${subagent ? 'subagent' : 'agent'}:${normalizeContextKey(
       identity
diff --git a/test/unit/components/buildProjectSessionPanelData.test.ts b/test/unit/components/buildProjectSessionPanelData.test.ts
index a6a5b612..a49877db 100644
--- a/test/unit/components/buildProjectSessionPanelData.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/components/buildProjectSessionPanelData.test.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,30 @@ function toolNode(
   };
 }
 
+function agentNode(
+  runId: string,
+  eventId: string,
+  sequence: number,
+  agentId: string,
+  agentName: string,
+  eventType = 'legacy.create_agent',
+  title = agentName
+): ChatActivityNode {
+  return {
+    ...baseNode(runId, eventId, sequence),
+    eventType,
+    legacyStep: eventType.startsWith('legacy.')
+      ? eventType.replace('legacy.', '')
+      : null,
+    kind: 'activity',
+    activityType: 'agent',
+    status: 'running',
+    title,
+    agentId,
+    agentName,
+  };
+}
+
 function todoActivity(
   eventId: string,
   sequence: number,
@@ -119,6 +143,93 @@ function makeRun(
 }
 
 describe('buildProjectSessionPanelData', () => {
+  it('deduplicates logical agents across Runs and skips anonymous tool frames', () => {
+    const oldRun = makeRun('run-old', false, [
+      agentNode(
+        'run-old',
+        'question-confirm',
+        1,
+        'confirm-agent-id',
+        'question_confirm_agent'
+      ),
+      agentNode(
+        'run-old',
+        'single-agent-old',
+        2,
+        'single-agent-instance-a',
+        'single_agent'
+      ),
+    ]);
+    const currentRun = makeRun('run-current', true, [
+      agentNode(
+        'run-current',
+        'single-agent-current',
+        1,
+        'single-agent-instance-b',
+        'single_agent'
+      ),
+      {
+        ...toolNode(
+          'run-current',
+          'named-tool-frame',
+          2,
+          'running',
+          'Registering agent'
+        ),
+        agentId: undefined,
+        agentName: 'single_agent',
+      },
+      {
+        ...toolNode(
+          'run-current',
+          'anonymous-canonical-tool',
+          3,
+          'running',
+          'Tool without agent identity'
+        ),
+        agentId: undefined,
+        agentName: undefined,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const data = buildProjectSessionPanelData([oldRun, currentRun], []);
+
+    expect(data.agents).toMatchObject([
+      {
+        id: 'agent:singleagent',
+        name: 'single_agent',
+        historical: false,
+        subagent: false,
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('classifies remote delegated agents separately from primary agents', () => {
+    const run = makeRun('run-current', true, [
+      agentNode(
+        'run-current',
+        'primary-agent',
+        1,
+        'primary-instance',
+        'single_agent'
+      ),
+      agentNode(
+        'run-current',
+        'remote-agent',
+        2,
+        'remote-instance',
+        'research_helper',
+        'agent.remote_started',
+        'Remote subagent research_helper'
+      ),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(buildProjectSessionPanelData([run], []).agents).toMatchObject([
+      { name: 'single_agent', type: 'agent', subagent: false },
+      { name: 'research_helper', type: 'subagent', subagent: true },
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('pairs semantic tool lifecycle events by durable call id', () => {
     const run = makeRun('run-1', true, [
       toolNode('run-1', 'tool-start', 1, 'running', 'Searching', 'call-1'),