diff --git a/tests/tui_gateway/test_review_summary_callback.py b/tests/tui_gateway/test_review_summary_callback.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fc7f54ddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tui_gateway/test_review_summary_callback.py
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+"""Tests for tui_gateway background-review summary delivery.
+
+When the self-improvement background review fires and saves a skill or
+memory entry, it calls ``agent.background_review_callback(message)``. In
+the CLI that routes through a prompt_toolkit-safe ``_cprint``; in the TUI
+there is no print surface, so without a callback wired up the review
+writes the change silently. ``_init_session`` attaches a callback that
+emits a ``review.summary`` event which Ink renders as a persistent
+transcript line.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def server():
+    with patch.dict(
+        "sys.modules",
+        {
+            "hermes_constants": MagicMock(
+                get_hermes_home=MagicMock(return_value="/tmp/hermes_test_review_summary")
+            ),
+            "hermes_cli.env_loader": MagicMock(),
+            "hermes_cli.banner": MagicMock(),
+            "hermes_state": MagicMock(),
+        },
+    ):
+        import importlib
+
+        mod = importlib.import_module("tui_gateway.server")
+        yield mod
+        mod._sessions.clear()
+        mod._pending.clear()
+        mod._answers.clear()
+        mod._methods.clear()
+        importlib.reload(mod)
+
+
+def test_init_session_attaches_background_review_callback(server, monkeypatch):
+    """After _init_session, agent.background_review_callback is set to a
+    function that emits 'review.summary' for the session's sid."""
+    # Neutralize side-effect calls inside _init_session so we're testing
+    # just the callback wiring.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_SlashWorker", lambda *a, **kw: object())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_wire_callbacks", lambda sid: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_notify_session_boundary", lambda *a, **kw: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_session_info", lambda agent: {"model": "m"})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_load_show_reasoning", lambda: False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_load_tool_progress_mode", lambda: "all")
+
+    captured_emits: list = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        server,
+        "_emit",
+        lambda event, sid, payload=None: captured_emits.append(
+            (event, sid, payload)
+        ),
+    )
+
+    class FakeAgent:
+        model = "fake/model"
+        # Presence of the attribute is all the Python side needs; the real
+        # AIAgent has it defaulted to None in __init__.
+        background_review_callback = None
+
+    agent = FakeAgent()
+    server._init_session("sid-abc", "session-key", agent, [], cols=80)
+
+    cb = getattr(agent, "background_review_callback", None)
+    assert callable(cb), (
+        "_init_session must attach a background_review_callback to the "
+        "agent so the self-improvement review is visible in the TUI."
+    )
+
+    # Clear the session.info emit captured during _init_session.
+    captured_emits.clear()
+
+    # Invoke the callback the way AIAgent._spawn_background_review would.
+    cb("💾 Self-improvement review: Skill 'hermes-release' patched")
+
+    # Exactly one review.summary event should have been emitted, bound to
+    # the session id we passed in, carrying the full message text.
+    matched = [e for e in captured_emits if e[0] == "review.summary"]
+    assert len(matched) == 1, captured_emits
+    event, sid, payload = matched[0]
+    assert sid == "sid-abc"
+    assert payload == {
+        "text": "💾 Self-improvement review: Skill 'hermes-release' patched"
+    }
+
+
+def test_review_summary_callback_survives_agent_without_attribute(server, monkeypatch):
+    """If the agent is a bare object that doesn't allow attribute
+    assignment (e.g. some stubbed test double), _init_session must not
+    raise — session startup stays robust."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_SlashWorker", lambda *a, **kw: object())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_wire_callbacks", lambda sid: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_notify_session_boundary", lambda *a, **kw: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_session_info", lambda agent: {"model": "m"})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_load_show_reasoning", lambda: False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_load_tool_progress_mode", lambda: "all")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_emit", lambda *a, **kw: None)
+
+    class LockedAgent:
+        __slots__ = ("model",)
+
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.model = "fake/model"
+
+    # LockedAgent's __slots__ blocks background_review_callback assignment.
+    server._init_session("sid-x", "key-x", LockedAgent(), [], cols=80)
+    # If we got here, _init_session swallowed the AttributeError gracefully.
diff --git a/tui_gateway/server.py b/tui_gateway/server.py
index 6aa025309b..47f25e7e1e 100644
--- a/tui_gateway/server.py
+++ b/tui_gateway/server.py
@@ -1806,6 +1806,21 @@ def _init_session(sid: str, key: str, agent, history: list, cols: int = 80):
         load_permanent_allowlist()
     except Exception:
         pass
+    # Surface the self-improvement background review's "💾 …" summary as a
+    # review.summary event so Ink can render it as a persistent system line
+    # in the transcript. In the CLI path this message is printed via
+    # prompt_toolkit; the TUI has no equivalent print surface, so without
+    # this callback the review would write the skill/memory change silently.
+    try:
+        agent.background_review_callback = (
+            lambda message, _sid=sid: _emit(
+                "review.summary", _sid, {"text": str(message)}
+            )
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        # Bare AIAgents that don't expose the attribute (unlikely, but keep
+        # session startup resilient).
+        pass
     _wire_callbacks(sid)
     _notify_session_boundary("on_session_reset", key)
     _emit("session.info", sid, _session_info(agent))
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/createGatewayEventHandler.test.ts b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/createGatewayEventHandler.test.ts
index 1729f0c273..d74976d195 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/createGatewayEventHandler.test.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/createGatewayEventHandler.test.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,33 @@ describe('createGatewayEventHandler', () => {
     expect(ctx.system.sys).toHaveBeenCalledWith('compressing 968 messages (~123,400 tok)…')
   })
 
+  it('surfaces self-improvement review summaries as a persistent system line', () => {
+    const appended: Msg[] = []
+    const ctx = buildCtx(appended)
+    const onEvent = createGatewayEventHandler(ctx)
+
+    onEvent({
+      payload: { text: "💾 Self-improvement review: Skill 'hermes-release' patched" },
+      type: 'review.summary'
+    } as any)
+
+    expect(ctx.system.sys).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "💾 Self-improvement review: Skill 'hermes-release' patched"
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('ignores review.summary events with empty or missing text', () => {
+    const appended: Msg[] = []
+    const ctx = buildCtx(appended)
+    const onEvent = createGatewayEventHandler(ctx)
+
+    onEvent({ payload: { text: '' }, type: 'review.summary' } as any)
+    onEvent({ payload: { text: '   ' }, type: 'review.summary' } as any)
+    onEvent({ payload: undefined, type: 'review.summary' } as any)
+
+    expect(ctx.system.sys).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   it('clears the visible todo list when the todo tool returns an empty list', () => {
     const appended: Msg[] = []
     const todos = [{ content: 'Boil water', id: 'boil', status: 'in_progress' }]
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/createGatewayEventHandler.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/createGatewayEventHandler.ts
index 86295f67d9..7230d1cf92 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/createGatewayEventHandler.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/createGatewayEventHandler.ts
@@ -510,6 +510,20 @@ export function createGatewayEventHandler(ctx: GatewayEventHandlerContext): (ev:
 
         return
 
+      case 'review.summary': {
+        // Self-improvement background review emitted a persistent summary
+        // of what it saved to memory/skills. Surface it as a system line
+        // in the transcript so it never gets lost to a transient status
+        // flash. Python-side already formats it as "💾 Self-improvement
+        // review: …".
+        const text = String(ev.payload?.text ?? '').trim()
+        if (text) {
+          sys(text)
+        }
+
+        return
+      }
+
       case 'subagent.spawn_requested':
         // Child built but not yet running (waiting on ThreadPoolExecutor slot).
         // Preserve completed state if a later event races in before this one.
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/gatewayTypes.ts b/ui-tui/src/gatewayTypes.ts
index 60957fc28e..02d878cb21 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/gatewayTypes.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/gatewayTypes.ts
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ export type GatewayEvent =
   | { payload: { request_id: string }; session_id?: string; type: 'sudo.request' }
   | { payload: { env_var: string; prompt: string; request_id: string }; session_id?: string; type: 'secret.request' }
   | { payload: { task_id: string; text: string }; session_id?: string; type: 'background.complete' }
+  | { payload?: { text?: string }; session_id?: string; type: 'review.summary' }
   | { payload: SubagentEventPayload; session_id?: string; type: 'subagent.spawn_requested' }
   | { payload: SubagentEventPayload; session_id?: string; type: 'subagent.start' }
   | { payload: SubagentEventPayload; session_id?: string; type: 'subagent.thinking' }