diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
index 19c5149c..b0942466 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
@@ -8857,6 +8857,40 @@ function runNodeWebProbeObserveAnalyze(options: NodeWebProbeObserveOptions, spec
       observerId: webObserveIdFromOptions(options),
       valuesRedacted: true,
     };
+  const analysisArtifactDir = options.stateDir ? join(options.stateDir, "analysis") : "";
+  const failureAnalysis = analysis ?? (analysisFailure ? {
+    ok: false,
+    command: "web-probe-observe analyze",
+    stateDir: options.stateDir,
+    reportJsonPath: analysisArtifactDir ? join(analysisArtifactDir, "report.json") : null,
+    reportMdPath: analysisArtifactDir ? join(analysisArtifactDir, "report.md") : null,
+    analyzer: {
+      exitCode: result.exitCode,
+      timedOut: result.timedOut,
+      stdoutBytes: result.stdout.length,
+      stderrBytes: result.stderr.length,
+      stdoutPath: analysisArtifactDir ? join(analysisArtifactDir, "analyzer-stdout.json") : null,
+      stderrPath: analysisArtifactDir ? join(analysisArtifactDir, "analyzer-stderr.log") : null,
+      stdoutTail: result.stdout.trim().slice(-1200),
+      stderrTail: result.stderr.trim().slice(-1200),
+      recoveredFrom: "analyzer-timeout-failure-contract",
+      valuesRedacted: true,
+    },
+    findings: [{
+      kind: result.timedOut ? "web-probe-analyzer-timeout" : "web-probe-analyzer-failed",
+      severity: "red",
+      count: 1,
+      summary: result.timedOut
+        ? "observe analyze timed out before producing a compact report; inspect analyzer stdout/stderr artifacts under the observer analysis directory"
+        : "observe analyze failed before producing a compact report; inspect analyzer stdout/stderr artifacts under the observer analysis directory",
+    }],
+    next: {
+      collectAnalyzerStdout: options.stateDir ? `bun scripts/cli.ts hwlab nodes web-probe observe collect --node ${options.node} --lane ${options.lane} --state-dir ${options.stateDir} --file analysis/analyzer-stdout.json` : null,
+      collectAnalyzerStderr: options.stateDir ? `bun scripts/cli.ts hwlab nodes web-probe observe collect --node ${options.node} --lane ${options.lane} --state-dir ${options.stateDir} --file analysis/analyzer-stderr.log` : null,
+      valuesRedacted: true,
+    },
+    valuesRedacted: true,
+  } : null);
   return withWebObserveAnalyzeRendered({
     ok: analysisOk,
     status: analysisOk ? "analyzed" : "blocked",
@@ -8865,7 +8899,7 @@ function runNodeWebProbeObserveAnalyze(options: NodeWebProbeObserveOptions, spec
     node: options.node,
     lane: options.lane,
     workspace: spec.workspace,
-    analysis,
+    analysis: failureAnalysis,
     failure: analysisFailure,
     alertThresholds,
     result: analysis === null ? compactCommandResultWithStdoutTail(result) : compactCommandResult(result),
@@ -9106,6 +9140,11 @@ function renderWebObserveAnalyzeTable(value: Record<string, unknown>): string {
         webObserveShort(webObserveText(result.stdoutTail), 120),
         webObserveShort(webObserveText(analyzer?.stderrTail ?? result.stderr), 500),
       ]]),
+      "Analyzer artifacts:",
+      webObserveTable(["KIND", "PATH"], [
+        ["stdout", webObserveShort(webObserveText(analyzer?.stdoutPath), 96)],
+        ["stderr", webObserveShort(webObserveText(analyzer?.stderrPath), 96)],
+      ]),
       "",
     ] : []),
     webObserveTable(["ID", "NODE", "LANE", "SCOPE", "SAMPLES", "CONTROL", "NETWORK", "CONSOLE", "ARTIFACTS"], [[