diff --git a/openspec/changes/agent-codex-active-agents-bust-icon-2026-04-23-14-52/notes.md b/openspec/changes/agent-codex-active-agents-bust-icon-2026-04-23-14-52/notes.md
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+# agent-codex-active-agents-bust-icon-2026-04-23-14-52 (minimal / T1)
+
+Branch: `agent/codex/active-agents-bust-icon-2026-04-23-14-52`
+
+Replace the Active Agents Activity Bar icon with a simplified bust-style silhouette so the sidebar reads closer to the sculpted logo direction from the reference image while still fitting VS Code's small monochrome icon constraints.
+
+Scope:
+- Replace `vscode/guardex-active-agents/media/active-agents-hivemind.svg` with a bust-style Activity Bar icon.
+- Mirror the same SVG update into `templates/vscode/guardex-active-agents/media/active-agents-hivemind.svg`.
+- Bump `vscode/guardex-active-agents/package.json` and `templates/vscode/guardex-active-agents/package.json` to `0.0.15` so the workspace install/reload path can pick up the new asset cleanly on top of current `main`.
+- Keep `.vscode/settings.json` aligned with `main`; do not ship workspace icon-theme drift as part of this icon-only lane.
+- Keep runtime/session logic untouched.
+- Do not fake a red numeric Activity Bar badge in code; the current `TreeView.badge` surface only exposes `value` and `tooltip`, not per-view badge color/severity.
+
+Verification:
+- Manual diff check of both mirrored SVG assets.
+- Confirm both extension manifests stay in sync at `0.0.15`.
+- Confirm the extension still points at the same `media/active-agents-hivemind.svg` path in shipped/template manifests.
+- Confirm the current badge code still uses `TreeView.badge` count + tooltip only.
+- Confirm `.vscode/settings.json` stays out of the final diff.
+
+## Handoff
+
+- Handoff: change=`agent-codex-active-agents-bust-icon-2026-04-23-14-52`; branch=`agent/codex/active-agents-bust-icon-2026-04-23-14-52`; scope=`vscode/guardex-active-agents/media/active-agents-hivemind.svg, templates/vscode/guardex-active-agents/media/active-agents-hivemind.svg, paired extension package.json files, T1 notes`; action=`ship the cleaner bust icon, keep manifests mirrored at 0.0.15, keep .vscode/settings.json out of the final diff, and record the VS Code badge color limitation before finish`.
+- Copy prompt: Continue `agent-codex-active-agents-bust-icon-2026-04-23-14-52` on branch `agent/codex/active-agents-bust-icon-2026-04-23-14-52`. Work inside the recovery sandbox, keep the new icon readable at Activity Bar size, keep manifests synced at `0.0.15`, and do not reintroduce workspace icon-theme changes.
+
+## Cleanup
+
+- [ ] Run: `gx branch finish --branch agent/codex/active-agents-bust-icon-2026-04-23-14-52 --base main --via-pr --wait-for-merge --cleanup`
+- [ ] Record PR URL + `MERGED` state in the completion handoff.
+- [ ] Confirm sandbox worktree is gone (`git worktree list`, `git branch -a`).
diff --git a/templates/vscode/guardex-active-agents/media/active-agents-hivemind.svg b/templates/vscode/guardex-active-agents/media/active-agents-hivemind.svg
index e966b0b..dd24e09 100644
--- a/templates/vscode/guardex-active-agents/media/active-agents-hivemind.svg
+++ b/templates/vscode/guardex-active-agents/media/active-agents-hivemind.svg
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 <svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
   <path
-    d="M12 4.25L7.5 6.85V11.95L12 14.55L16.5 11.95V6.85L12 4.25ZM12 14.55V19.75M7.5 11.95L3.75 14.1M16.5 11.95L20.25 14.1"
+    fill="currentColor"
+    fill-rule="evenodd"
+    clip-rule="evenodd"
+    d="M12 4.25C9.96 4.25 8.31 5.9 8.31 7.94C8.31 9.32 9.08 10.53 10.22 11.16V12.55C8.15 13.19 6.69 15.12 6.69 17.29V18.31C6.69 19.02 7.27 19.6 7.98 19.6H9.06V20.46C9.06 20.89 9.41 21.25 9.85 21.25H14.15C14.59 21.25 14.94 20.89 14.94 20.46V19.6H16.02C16.73 19.6 17.31 19.02 17.31 18.31V17.29C17.31 15.12 15.85 13.19 13.78 12.55V11.16C14.92 10.53 15.69 9.32 15.69 7.94C15.69 5.9 14.04 4.25 12 4.25Z"
+  />
+  <path
+    d="M9.88 19.6H14.12"
     stroke="currentColor"
-    stroke-width="1.75"
+    stroke-width="1.4"
     stroke-linecap="round"
-    stroke-linejoin="round"
   />
-  <circle cx="12" cy="4.25" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="7.5" cy="6.85" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="16.5" cy="6.85" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="7.5" cy="11.95" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="16.5" cy="11.95" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="12" cy="14.55" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="3.75" cy="14.1" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="20.25" cy="14.1" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="12" cy="19.75" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
 </svg>
diff --git a/templates/vscode/guardex-active-agents/package.json b/templates/vscode/guardex-active-agents/package.json
index 9955846..32b5c28 100644
--- a/templates/vscode/guardex-active-agents/package.json
+++ b/templates/vscode/guardex-active-agents/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "displayName": "GitGuardex Active Agents",
   "description": "Shows live Guardex sandbox sessions and repo changes in a dedicated VS Code Active Agents sidebar.",
   "publisher": "recodeee",
-  "version": "0.0.14",
+  "version": "0.0.15",
   "license": "MIT",
   "icon": "icon.png",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/vscode/guardex-active-agents/media/active-agents-hivemind.svg b/vscode/guardex-active-agents/media/active-agents-hivemind.svg
index e966b0b..dd24e09 100644
--- a/vscode/guardex-active-agents/media/active-agents-hivemind.svg
+++ b/vscode/guardex-active-agents/media/active-agents-hivemind.svg
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 <svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
   <path
-    d="M12 4.25L7.5 6.85V11.95L12 14.55L16.5 11.95V6.85L12 4.25ZM12 14.55V19.75M7.5 11.95L3.75 14.1M16.5 11.95L20.25 14.1"
+    fill="currentColor"
+    fill-rule="evenodd"
+    clip-rule="evenodd"
+    d="M12 4.25C9.96 4.25 8.31 5.9 8.31 7.94C8.31 9.32 9.08 10.53 10.22 11.16V12.55C8.15 13.19 6.69 15.12 6.69 17.29V18.31C6.69 19.02 7.27 19.6 7.98 19.6H9.06V20.46C9.06 20.89 9.41 21.25 9.85 21.25H14.15C14.59 21.25 14.94 20.89 14.94 20.46V19.6H16.02C16.73 19.6 17.31 19.02 17.31 18.31V17.29C17.31 15.12 15.85 13.19 13.78 12.55V11.16C14.92 10.53 15.69 9.32 15.69 7.94C15.69 5.9 14.04 4.25 12 4.25Z"
+  />
+  <path
+    d="M9.88 19.6H14.12"
     stroke="currentColor"
-    stroke-width="1.75"
+    stroke-width="1.4"
     stroke-linecap="round"
-    stroke-linejoin="round"
   />
-  <circle cx="12" cy="4.25" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="7.5" cy="6.85" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="16.5" cy="6.85" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="7.5" cy="11.95" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="16.5" cy="11.95" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="12" cy="14.55" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="3.75" cy="14.1" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="20.25" cy="14.1" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <circle cx="12" cy="19.75" r="1.75" fill="currentColor"/>
 </svg>
diff --git a/vscode/guardex-active-agents/package.json b/vscode/guardex-active-agents/package.json
index 9955846..32b5c28 100644
--- a/vscode/guardex-active-agents/package.json
+++ b/vscode/guardex-active-agents/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "displayName": "GitGuardex Active Agents",
   "description": "Shows live Guardex sandbox sessions and repo changes in a dedicated VS Code Active Agents sidebar.",
   "publisher": "recodeee",
-  "version": "0.0.14",
+  "version": "0.0.15",
   "license": "MIT",
   "icon": "icon.png",
   "engines": {