diff --git a/scripts/native/cicd/read-state-summary.mjs b/scripts/native/cicd/read-state-summary.mjs
index 740490ae..10eb33f8 100644
--- a/scripts/native/cicd/read-state-summary.mjs
+++ b/scripts/native/cicd/read-state-summary.mjs
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ function compactStateText(text, includeCommand) {
     timings: compactTimings(state.timings),
     warnings: arrayStrings(state.warnings).slice(0, 6),
     stateFormat: stringOrNull(state.stateFormat),
+    rawStateDiagnostic: rawStateDiagnostic(state, text),
   };
   if (includeCommand) compact.command = compactCommand(state.command);
   return compact;
@@ -119,10 +120,73 @@ function compactCommand(command) {
     exitCode: numberOrNull(value.exitCode),
     timedOut: value.timedOut === true,
     statusAuthority: stringOrNull(value.statusAuthority),
+    reconcileTimeline: compactReconcileTimeline(value.reconcileTimeline),
     parsedDownstreamCliOutput: false,
   };
 }
 
+function compactReconcileTimeline(reconcileTimeline) {
+  const value = recordOrNull(reconcileTimeline);
+  if (value === null) return null;
+  const steps = arrayRecords(value.steps).slice(-16).map((step) => ({
+    follower: stringOrNull(step.follower),
+    step: stringOrNull(step.step),
+    status: stringOrNull(step.status),
+    startedAt: stringOrNull(step.startedAt),
+    finishedAt: stringOrNull(step.finishedAt),
+    elapsedMs: numberOrNull(step.elapsedMs),
+    observedSha: stringOrNull(step.observedSha),
+    targetSha: stringOrNull(step.targetSha),
+    phase: stringOrNull(step.phase),
+    pipelineRun: stringOrNull(step.pipelineRun),
+    object: stringOrNull(step.object),
+    message: stringOrNull(step.message),
+    reason: stringOrNull(step.reason),
+    exitCode: numberOrNull(step.exitCode),
+  }));
+  return {
+    startedAt: stringOrNull(value.startedAt),
+    finishedAt: stringOrNull(value.finishedAt),
+    elapsedMs: numberOrNull(value.elapsedMs),
+    controller: value.controller === true,
+    dryRun: value.dryRun === true,
+    confirm: value.confirm === true,
+    wait: value.wait === true,
+    followerCount: numberOrNull(value.followerCount),
+    followers: arrayStrings(value.followers).slice(0, 8),
+    bounded: true,
+    omittedStepCount: Math.max(0, arrayRecords(value.steps).length - steps.length),
+    steps,
+  };
+}
+
+function rawStateDiagnostic(state, text) {
+  const command = recordOrNull(state.command);
+  const reconcileTimeline = recordOrNull(command?.reconcileTimeline);
+  return {
+    bounded: true,
+    valueBytes: Buffer.byteLength(text, "utf8"),
+    hasCommand: command !== null,
+    commandBytes: jsonBytes(command),
+    hasReconcileTimeline: reconcileTimeline !== null,
+    reconcileTimelineBytes: jsonBytes(reconcileTimeline),
+    reconcileTimelineStepCount: reconcileTimeline === null ? 0 : arrayRecords(reconcileTimeline.steps).length,
+    reconcileTimelineStartedAt: stringOrNull(reconcileTimeline?.startedAt),
+    reconcileTimelineFinishedAt: stringOrNull(reconcileTimeline?.finishedAt),
+    reconcileTimelineElapsedMs: numberOrNull(reconcileTimeline?.elapsedMs),
+    missingReason: reconcileTimeline === null ? command === null ? "command missing" : "command.reconcileTimeline missing" : null,
+  };
+}
+
+function jsonBytes(value) {
+  if (value === null) return null;
+  try {
+    return Buffer.byteLength(JSON.stringify(value), "utf8");
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 function compactCloseout(closeout) {
   const value = recordOrNull(closeout);
   if (value === null) return null;
diff --git a/scripts/src/cicd-branch-follower.ts b/scripts/src/cicd-branch-follower.ts
index 8d4b5254..8291fbcb 100644
--- a/scripts/src/cicd-branch-follower.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/cicd-branch-follower.ts
@@ -1982,6 +1982,7 @@ function mergeFollowerStatus(
     message: live?.message ?? stringOrNull(stored.decision) ?? "no controller state yet",
     timings: detailed ? timings : compactListTimings(timings),
     reconcileTimeline: detailed ? reconcileTimeline : null,
+    rawStateDiagnostic: detailed ? asOptionalRecord(stored.rawStateDiagnostic) : null,
     drilldown: `bun scripts/cli.ts cicd branch-follower status --follower ${follower.id} --live`,
   };
   if (!detailed) return summary;
diff --git a/scripts/src/cicd-debug.ts b/scripts/src/cicd-debug.ts
index b0214107..5f0ea85a 100644
--- a/scripts/src/cicd-debug.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/cicd-debug.ts
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ function compactStateLike(value: Record<string, unknown> | null): Record<string,
     totalSeconds: numberOrNull(value.totalSeconds),
     timingStatus: stringOrNull(value.timingStatus),
     resourceVersion: stringOrNull(metadata?.resourceVersion),
+    rawStateDiagnostic: asOptionalRecord(value.rawStateDiagnostic),
   };
 }
 
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ function stateSnapshot(read: K8sStateRead, followerId: string): Record<string, u
     totalSeconds: numberOrNull(timings?.totalSeconds),
     startedAt: stringOrNull(timings?.startedAt),
     updatedAt: stringOrNull(state.updatedAt),
+    rawStateDiagnostic: asOptionalRecord(state.rawStateDiagnostic),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/src/cicd-render.ts b/scripts/src/cicd-render.ts
index 3646441e..99ac25cc 100644
--- a/scripts/src/cicd-render.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/cicd-render.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ function renderStatusHuman(payload: Record<string, unknown>, _options: ParsedOpt
   const errors = Array.isArray(payload.errors) ? payload.errors : [];
   const timingRows = followers.flatMap(timingRowsForFollower).slice(0, 48);
   const reconcileRows = followers.flatMap(reconcileRowsForFollower).slice(0, 48);
+  const rawStateRows = followers.flatMap(rawStateRowsForFollower).slice(0, 24);
   return [
     `CI/CD BRANCH-FOLLOWER STATUS (${payload.ok === false ? "degraded" : "ok"})`,
     "",
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ function renderStatusHuman(payload: Record<string, unknown>, _options: ParsedOpt
     table(["FOLLOWER", "PHASE", "ADAPTER", "OBSERVED", "TARGET", "TRIGGERED", "SUCCEEDED", "IN_FLIGHT", "BUDGET", "MESSAGE"], rows),
     timingRows.length === 0 ? "" : `\nSTAGE TIMINGS\n${table(["FOLLOWER", "STAGE", "STATUS", "SECONDS", "BUDGET", "OBJECT"], timingRows)}`,
     reconcileRows.length === 0 ? "" : `\nRECONCILE TIMELINE\n${table(["FOLLOWER", "STEP", "STATUS", "SECONDS", "STARTED", "OBJECT"], reconcileRows)}`,
+    rawStateRows.length === 0 ? "" : `\nRAW STATE DIAGNOSTIC\n${table(["FOLLOWER", "STATE_BYTES", "COMMAND", "TIMELINE", "STEPS", "TIMELINE_BYTES", "REASON"], rawStateRows)}`,
     errors.length === 0 ? "" : `\nERRORS\n${errors.map((item) => `- ${item}`).join("\n")}`,
     "",
     "NEXT",
@@ -253,6 +255,20 @@ function reconcileRowsForTimeline(timeline: Record<string, unknown> | null, fall
   ]);
 }
 
+function rawStateRowsForFollower(item: Record<string, unknown>): unknown[][] {
+  const diagnostic = asOptionalRecord(item.rawStateDiagnostic);
+  if (diagnostic === null) return [];
+  return [[
+    item.id ?? "-",
+    diagnostic.valueBytes ?? "-",
+    diagnostic.hasCommand === true ? "yes" : "no",
+    diagnostic.hasReconcileTimeline === true ? "yes" : "no",
+    diagnostic.reconcileTimelineStepCount ?? "-",
+    diagnostic.reconcileTimelineBytes ?? "-",
+    stringOrNull(diagnostic.missingReason) ?? "-",
+  ]];
+}
+
 function secondsFromMs(value: number | null): number | null {
   return value === null ? null : Math.round(value / 100) / 10;
 }