diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.test.ts b/apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.test.ts
index a5d7b6206f..79eb04eb75 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.test.ts
@@ -544,6 +544,24 @@ test('roster: unique profiles keep bare handles; duplicates get @name-device', (
   assert.equal(roster.length, 4)
 })
 
+test('roster: source profile metadata follows the connection-qualified row', () => {
+  const local = { id: 'local', kind: 'local' as const, label: 'This device' }
+  const vps = { id: 'vps', kind: 'remote' as const, label: 'VPS', url: 'http://vps:8642' }
+  const vpsMeta = {
+    display_name: 'Emma',
+    ui_meta: { 'hermes-bots': { title: 'Emma', shape: 'blobatar::sun', color: '#8b5cf6' } },
+    has_avatar: true
+  }
+
+  const roster = buildAgentRoster([
+    { connection: local, profiles: ['default'] },
+    { connection: vps, profiles: ['default'], profileMetadata: { default: vpsMeta } }
+  ])
+
+  assert.deepEqual(roster.find(agent => agent.connectionId === 'vps')?.profileMetadata, vpsMeta)
+  assert.equal(roster.find(agent => agent.connectionId === 'local')?.profileMetadata, undefined)
+})
+
 test('rememberSshEnumeration: live list wins, cache then seed default', () => {
   assert.deepEqual(rememberSshEnumeration({ profiles: ['bob', 'kai'] }, ['stale'], 'ssh'), {
     profiles: ['bob', 'kai']
diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.ts b/apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.ts
index a98a175eac..01ec43d644 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.ts
@@ -413,6 +413,9 @@ export interface ConnectionAgents {
   /** Profile names enumerated from the connection, or null when unreachable /
    * connect-on-demand (ssh not yet dialed). */
   profiles: null | string[]
+  /** Credential-free profile metadata from the same connection. Kept separate
+   * from `profiles` so old enumerators can continue returning names only. */
+  profileMetadata?: Record<string, RosterProfileMetadata>
   /** Present when profiles is null: why enumeration was skipped. */
   error?: string
   /** Stable backend identity from the connection's /api/status (`install_id`).
@@ -433,6 +436,15 @@ export interface RosterAgent {
   /** Bare profile name, or `<profile>-<label-slug>` when the profile name
    * exists on more than one registered source (the @name-device rule). */
   handle: string
+  /** Rich metadata for this exact connection + profile, when enumerated. */
+  profileMetadata?: RosterProfileMetadata
+}
+
+export interface RosterProfileMetadata {
+  display_name?: string
+  title?: string
+  ui_meta?: Record<string, unknown>
+  has_avatar?: boolean
 }
 
 /**
@@ -529,18 +541,30 @@ export function buildAgentRoster(
   // counting names for @name-device disambiguation.
   const identities = new Map<
     string,
-    { connection: RegistryConnection; installId?: string; order: number; profile: string }
+    {
+      connection: RegistryConnection
+      installId?: string
+      order: number
+      profile: string
+      profileMetadata?: RosterProfileMetadata
+    }
   >()
 
   let order = 0
 
-  for (const { connection, installId, profiles } of enumerations) {
+  for (const { connection, installId, profiles, profileMetadata } of enumerations) {
     for (const profile of profiles || []) {
       const name = String(profile || '').trim() || 'default'
       const key = `${connection.id}\0${name}`
 
       if (!identities.has(key)) {
-        identities.set(key, { connection, installId, order, profile: name })
+        identities.set(key, {
+          connection,
+          installId,
+          order,
+          profile: name,
+          ...(profileMetadata?.[name] ? { profileMetadata: profileMetadata[name] } : {})
+        })
       }
     }
 
@@ -551,16 +575,19 @@ export function buildAgentRoster(
   // are the SAME physical install registered under two addresses, so their
   // (install, profile) rows are one bot, not two. Connections without an id
   // (older backends, undialed ssh) keep a per-connection key — no collapse.
-  const backends = new Map<string, { connection: RegistryConnection; order: number; profile: string }[]>()
+  const backends = new Map<
+    string,
+    { connection: RegistryConnection; order: number; profile: string; profileMetadata?: RosterProfileMetadata }[]
+  >()
 
-  for (const { connection, installId, order: rank, profile } of identities.values()) {
+  for (const { connection, installId, order: rank, profile, profileMetadata } of identities.values()) {
     const key = installId ? `id:${installId}\0${profile}` : `conn:${connection.id}\0${profile}`
     const group = backends.get(key)
 
     if (group) {
-      group.push({ connection, order: rank, profile })
+      group.push({ connection, order: rank, profile, profileMetadata })
     } else {
-      backends.set(key, [{ connection, order: rank, profile }])
+      backends.set(key, [{ connection, order: rank, profile, profileMetadata }])
     }
   }
 
@@ -577,14 +604,15 @@ export function buildAgentRoster(
 
   const roster: RosterAgent[] = []
 
-  for (const { connection, profile } of rows) {
+  for (const { connection, profile, profileMetadata } of rows) {
     roster.push({
       connectionId: connection.id,
       connectionKind: connection.kind,
       connectionLabel: connection.label,
       profile,
       targetProfile: connection.remoteProfile || profile,
-      handle: agentHandle(profile, connection.label, (counts.get(profile) || 0) > 1)
+      handle: agentHandle(profile, connection.label, (counts.get(profile) || 0) > 1),
+      ...(profileMetadata ? { profileMetadata } : {})
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron/main.ts b/apps/desktop/electron/main.ts
index 48fb22bcad..5f7c598679 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/electron/main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/electron/main.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ import {
   updateEligibility,
   upsertConnection
 } from './connection-registry'
+import type { RosterProfileMetadata } from './connection-registry'
 import { describeCrashReason, installCrashForensics } from './crash-forensics'
 import { adoptServedDashboardToken } from './dashboard-token'
 import { loadOrCreateInstallationId, sshOwnershipId } from './desktop-installation'
@@ -13706,7 +13707,13 @@ async function enumerateRegistryAgentSources(registry = readDesktopConnectionsRe
 
   return Promise.all(
     registry.connections.map(async connection => {
-      let raw: { connection: typeof connection; error?: string; installId?: string; profiles: null | string[] }
+      let raw: {
+        connection: typeof connection
+        error?: string
+        installId?: string
+        profiles: null | string[]
+        profileMetadata?: Record<string, RosterProfileMetadata>
+      }
 
       try {
         // SSH roster listing must never spawn a dashboard. A stale
@@ -13751,13 +13758,52 @@ async function enumerateRegistryAgentSources(registry = readDesktopConnectionsRe
             ? body.profiles.map(p => String(p?.name || '').trim()).filter(Boolean)
             : []
 
+          const profileMetadata = Array.isArray(body?.profiles)
+            ? Object.fromEntries(
+                body.profiles
+                  .map(profile => {
+                    const name = String(profile?.name || '').trim()
+
+                    if (!name) {
+                      return null
+                    }
+
+                    const metadata: RosterProfileMetadata = {}
+
+                    if (typeof profile?.display_name === 'string' && profile.display_name.trim()) {
+                      metadata.display_name = profile.display_name.trim()
+                    }
+
+                    if (typeof profile?.title === 'string' && profile.title.trim()) {
+                      metadata.title = profile.title.trim()
+                    }
+
+                    if (profile?.ui_meta && typeof profile.ui_meta === 'object') {
+                      metadata.ui_meta = profile.ui_meta
+                    }
+
+                    if (typeof profile?.has_avatar === 'boolean') {
+                      metadata.has_avatar = profile.has_avatar
+                    }
+
+                    return [name, metadata] as const
+                  })
+                  .filter((entry): entry is readonly [string, RosterProfileMetadata] => Boolean(entry))
+              )
+            : undefined
+
           // The root HERMES_HOME is an agent too; enumerations that omit it
           // (older backends list only named profiles) still get a default row.
           if (!profiles.includes('default')) {
             profiles.unshift('default')
           }
 
-          raw = { connection, profiles, ...(installId ? { installId } : {}) }
+          raw = {
+            connection,
+            profiles,
+            ...(installId ? { installId } : {}),
+            ...(profileMetadata ? { profileMetadata } : {})
+          }
         }
       } catch (error: any) {
         raw = { connection, profiles: null, error: String(error?.message || error) }
@@ -13769,7 +13815,12 @@ async function enumerateRegistryAgentSources(registry = readDesktopConnectionsRe
 
       const remembered = rememberSshEnumeration(raw, sshRosterCache.get(connection.id), connection.kind)
 
-      return { connection, ...remembered, ...(raw.installId ? { installId: raw.installId } : {}) }
+      return {
+        connection,
+        ...remembered,
+        ...(raw.installId ? { installId: raw.installId } : {}),
+        ...(raw.profileMetadata ? { profileMetadata: raw.profileMetadata } : {})
+      }
     })
   )
 }
diff --git a/contributors/emails/tom@spoct.com b/contributors/emails/tom@spoct.com
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2025548a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contributors/emails/tom@spoct.com
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TomSpoct