diff --git a/src/mgr/runner-reconciler.ts b/src/mgr/runner-reconciler.ts
index 7553b70..1d6721e 100644
--- a/src/mgr/runner-reconciler.ts
+++ b/src/mgr/runner-reconciler.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
 import { AgentRunError } from "../common/errors.js";
 import { redactJson, redactText } from "../common/redaction.js";
 import type { BackendEvent, CommandRecord, EventType, FailureKind, JsonRecord, JsonValue, RunnerJobRecord, TerminalStatus } from "../common/types.js";
+import { emitAgentRunOtelSpan } from "../common/otel-trace.js";
 import { nowIso, stableHash } from "../common/validation.js";
 import type { AgentRunStore } from "./store.js";
 import { isTerminalCommandState, isTerminalRunStatus } from "./store.js";
@@ -143,9 +144,14 @@ async function recoverTerminalOutboxIfNeeded(store: AgentRunStore, job: RunnerJo
         valuesPrinted: false,
       };
     }
+    const beforeCommand = await getCommandOrNull(store, job.commandId);
     const eventReplay = await replayTerminalOutboxEvents(store, search.outbox);
     const nextCommand = await store.finishCommand(job.commandId, search.outbox.report);
     const runRecovery = await recoverTerminalOutboxRun(store, search.outbox);
+    const otel = await emitTerminalOutboxOtelSpans(store, search.outbox, nextCommand, {
+      commandTransitioned: beforeCommand === null || (!isTerminalCommandState(beforeCommand.state) && isTerminalCommandState(nextCommand.state)),
+      runTransitioned: stringValue(runRecovery.state) === "terminal-outbox-replayed",
+    });
     return {
       state: "recovered",
       terminalReportState: "terminal-outbox-replayed",
@@ -162,6 +168,7 @@ async function recoverTerminalOutboxIfNeeded(store: AgentRunStore, job: RunnerJo
       parseFailedCount: search.parseFailedCount,
       eventReplay,
       runRecovery,
+      otel,
       valuesPrinted: false,
     };
   } catch (error) {
@@ -176,6 +183,51 @@ async function recoverTerminalOutboxIfNeeded(store: AgentRunStore, job: RunnerJo
   }
 }
 
+async function getCommandOrNull(store: AgentRunStore, commandId: string): Promise<CommandRecord | null> {
+  try {
+    return await store.getCommand(commandId);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+async function emitTerminalOutboxOtelSpans(store: AgentRunStore, outbox: TerminalOutboxRecord, command: CommandRecord, state: { commandTransitioned: boolean; runTransitioned: boolean }): Promise<JsonRecord> {
+  if (!state.commandTransitioned && !state.runTransitioned) return { emitted: false, reason: "already-terminal", valuesPrinted: false };
+  const run = await store.getRun(outbox.runId);
+  const common = {
+    source: "manager-reconciler",
+    phase: "command-terminal",
+    outboxKey: outbox.outboxKey,
+    outboxPhase: outbox.phase,
+    terminalStatus: outbox.report.terminalStatus,
+    failureKind: outbox.report.failureKind,
+    commandId: outbox.commandId,
+    attemptId: outbox.attemptId,
+    runnerId: outbox.runnerId,
+    runnerJobId: outbox.runnerJobId,
+    terminalRun: outbox.terminalRun === true,
+    commandTransitioned: state.commandTransitioned,
+    runTransitioned: state.runTransitioned,
+  };
+  const commandSpan = await emitAgentRunOtelSpan("runner_command_terminal", run, process.env, {
+    command,
+    kind: 2,
+    status: outbox.report.terminalStatus === "failed" || outbox.report.terminalStatus === "blocked" ? "error" : "ok",
+    error: outbox.report.terminalStatus === "failed" || outbox.report.terminalStatus === "blocked" ? outbox.report.failureMessage ?? outbox.report.failureKind ?? "terminal failure" : undefined,
+    attributes: common,
+  });
+  const terminalSpan = command.type === "turn"
+    ? await emitAgentRunOtelSpan(`runner_terminal.${outbox.report.terminalStatus}`, run, process.env, {
+      command,
+      kind: 2,
+      status: outbox.report.terminalStatus === "failed" || outbox.report.terminalStatus === "blocked" ? "error" : "ok",
+      error: outbox.report.terminalStatus === "failed" || outbox.report.terminalStatus === "blocked" ? outbox.report.failureMessage ?? outbox.report.failureKind ?? "terminal failure" : undefined,
+      attributes: { ...common, eventType: "terminal_status" },
+    })
+    : { skipped: true, reason: "non-turn-command", valuesPrinted: false };
+  return { emitted: true, commandSpan, terminalSpan, valuesPrinted: false };
+}
+
 async function replayTerminalOutboxEvents(store: AgentRunStore, outbox: TerminalOutboxRecord): Promise<JsonRecord> {
   const existing = await store.listEvents(outbox.runId, 0, 1_000);
   const existingKeys = new Set(existing.map((event) => eventContentKey({ type: event.type, payload: event.payload })));