diff --git a/cmd/ax/dashboard.go b/cmd/ax/dashboard.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cdda7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/ax/dashboard.go
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+// Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
+)
+
+var (
+	dashboardAddr       string
+	dashboardConfigFile string
+)
+
+var dashboardCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "dashboard",
+	Short: "Start the AX Dashboard",
+	Long:  `Start a local HTTP server to display AX conversations and executions dashboard.`,
+	RunE:  runDashboard,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	dashboardCmd.Flags().StringVar(&dashboardAddr, "addr", "localhost:8080", "Server address to listen on")
+	dashboardCmd.Flags().StringVar(&dashboardConfigFile, "config", "ax.yaml", "Path to YAML configuration file")
+}
+
+type ConversationResponse struct {
+	ID       string `json:"id"`
+	Agent    string `json:"agent"`
+	Status   string `json:"status"`
+	LastSeq  int32  `json:"last_seq"`
+	Duration string `json:"duration"`
+}
+
+func runDashboard(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	ctx := cmd.Context()
+	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, nil)))
+
+	cfg, err := newConfig(cmd, dashboardConfigFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	dbPath := cfg.EventLog.SQLiteConfig.Filename
+	slog.InfoContext(ctx, "Opening event log database", slog.String("path", dbPath))
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", dbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open sqlite database: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	// Verify database connection
+	if err := db.PingContext(ctx); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to ping database: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Setup API handlers
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.HandleFunc("/api/conversations", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
+			http.Error(w, "Method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+			return
+		}
+
+		convs, err := fetchConversations(r.Context(), db)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.ErrorContext(r.Context(), "Failed to fetch conversations", slog.Any("error", err))
+			http.Error(w, "Internal server error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(convs); err != nil {
+			slog.ErrorContext(r.Context(), "Failed to encode conversations response", slog.Any("error", err))
+		}
+	})
+
+	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", dashboardAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to bind server to %s: %w", dashboardAddr, err)
+	}
+	defer listener.Close()
+
+	slog.InfoContext(ctx, "AX Dashboard started", slog.String("url", fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", listener.Addr().String())))
+
+	server := &http.Server{
+		Handler: mux,
+	}
+
+	return server.Serve(listener)
+}
+
+func fetchConversations(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB) ([]ConversationResponse, error) {
+	query := `
+SELECT 
+    c.conversation_id,
+    c.last_seq,
+    c.state,
+    e.agent_id,
+    e.start_time,
+    e.end_time
+FROM (
+    SELECT conversation_id, seq AS last_seq,
+           json_extract(payload, '$.exec_id') AS exec_id,
+           json_extract(payload, '$.state') AS state
+    FROM conversation_log
+    WHERE (conversation_id, seq) IN (
+        SELECT conversation_id, MAX(seq)
+        FROM conversation_log
+        GROUP BY conversation_id
+    )
+) c
+LEFT JOIN (
+    SELECT 
+        exec_id,
+        json_extract(payload, '$.agent_id') AS agent_id,
+        MIN(timestamp) AS start_time,
+        MAX(timestamp) AS end_time
+    FROM execution_log
+    GROUP BY exec_id
+) e ON c.exec_id = e.exec_id;
+`
+	rows, err := db.QueryContext(ctx, query)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	var convs []ConversationResponse
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var id string
+		var lastSeq int32
+		var state string
+		var agentID sql.NullString
+		var startTimeStr, endTimeStr sql.NullString
+
+		err := rows.Scan(&id, &lastSeq, &state, &agentID, &startTimeStr, &endTimeStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		agent := "unknown"
+		if agentID.Valid && agentID.String != "" {
+			agent = agentID.String
+			// Strip special prefix if it starts with "__"
+			if len(agent) > 2 && agent[:2] == "__" {
+				agent = agent[2:]
+			}
+		}
+
+		durationStr := "N/A"
+		if startTimeStr.Valid && endTimeStr.Valid {
+			startTime, err1 := parseSQLiteTime(startTimeStr.String)
+			endTime, err2 := parseSQLiteTime(endTimeStr.String)
+			if err1 == nil && err2 == nil {
+				duration := endTime.Sub(startTime)
+				durationStr = fmt.Sprintf("%.1fs", duration.Seconds())
+			} else {
+				slog.WarnContext(ctx, "Failed to parse sqlite timestamps", slog.String("start", startTimeStr.String), slog.String("end", endTimeStr.String), slog.Any("err1", err1), slog.Any("err2", err2))
+			}
+		}
+
+		status := state
+		if len(status) > 6 && status[:6] == "STATE_" {
+			status = status[6:]
+		}
+		if status == "PENDING" {
+			status = "RUNNING"
+		}
+
+		convs = append(convs, ConversationResponse{
+			ID:       id,
+			Agent:    agent,
+			Status:   status,
+			LastSeq:  lastSeq,
+			Duration: durationStr,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return convs, nil
+}
+
+func parseSQLiteTime(s string) (time.Time, error) {
+	layouts := []string{
+		time.RFC3339Nano,
+		time.RFC3339,
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999-07:00",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999 -0700 MST",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+	}
+	var err error
+	var t time.Time
+	for _, layout := range layouts {
+		t, err = time.Parse(layout, s)
+		if err == nil {
+			return t, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return time.Time{}, err
+}
diff --git a/cmd/ax/dashboard_test.go b/cmd/ax/dashboard_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df41229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/ax/dashboard_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+// Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
+)
+
+func TestFetchConversations(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create an in-memory SQLite database for testing
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", ":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to open in-memory db: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	// Initialize the schema
+	schema := `
+	CREATE TABLE conversation_log (
+		conversation_id TEXT,
+		seq INTEGER,
+		timestamp DATETIME,
+		payload TEXT
+	);
+
+	CREATE TABLE execution_log (
+		exec_id TEXT,
+		timestamp DATETIME,
+		payload TEXT
+	);
+	`
+	if _, err := db.Exec(schema); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create schema: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Insert test data
+	// Conversation 1: Only conversation_log (V2 execution without execution_log)
+	_, err = db.Exec(`
+		INSERT INTO conversation_log (conversation_id, seq, timestamp, payload) 
+		VALUES ('conv-1', 1, ?, '{"exec_id": "exec-1", "state": "STATE_PENDING"}')
+	`, time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to insert conv-1: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Conversation 2: Both conversation_log and execution_log (V1 execution)
+	now := time.Now()
+	start := now.Add(-5 * time.Second)
+	end := now
+
+	_, err = db.Exec(`
+		INSERT INTO conversation_log (conversation_id, seq, timestamp, payload) 
+		VALUES ('conv-2', 5, ?, '{"exec_id": "exec-2", "state": "STATE_COMPLETED"}')
+	`, end.Format(time.RFC3339))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to insert conv-2: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = db.Exec(`
+		INSERT INTO execution_log (exec_id, timestamp, payload) 
+		VALUES 
+		('exec-2', ?, '{"agent_id": "my-agent"}'),
+		('exec-2', ?, '{"agent_id": "my-agent"}')
+	`, start.Format(time.RFC3339), end.Format(time.RFC3339))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to insert exec-2: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Fetch the conversations
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	convs, err := fetchConversations(ctx, db)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("fetchConversations failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(convs) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 conversations, got %d", len(convs))
+	}
+
+	// Create a map for easy lookup
+	convMap := make(map[string]ConversationResponse)
+	for _, c := range convs {
+		convMap[c.ID] = c
+	}
+
+	// Check conv-1
+	c1, ok := convMap["conv-1"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("conv-1 not found")
+	}
+	if c1.Status != "RUNNING" { // STATE_PENDING -> RUNNING
+		t.Errorf("conv-1 expected status RUNNING, got %q", c1.Status)
+	}
+	if c1.Agent != "unknown" {
+		t.Errorf("conv-1 expected agent unknown, got %q", c1.Agent)
+	}
+	if c1.Duration != "N/A" {
+		t.Errorf("conv-1 expected duration N/A, got %q", c1.Duration)
+	}
+	if c1.LastSeq != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("conv-1 expected last_seq 1, got %d", c1.LastSeq)
+	}
+
+	// Check conv-2
+	c2, ok := convMap["conv-2"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("conv-2 not found")
+	}
+	if c2.Status != "COMPLETED" { // STATE_COMPLETED -> COMPLETED
+		t.Errorf("conv-2 expected status COMPLETED, got %q", c2.Status)
+	}
+	if c2.Agent != "my-agent" {
+		t.Errorf("conv-2 expected agent my-agent, got %q", c2.Agent)
+	}
+	// Duration should be roughly 5.0s
+	if c2.Duration != "5.0s" {
+		t.Errorf("conv-2 expected duration 5.0s, got %q", c2.Duration)
+	}
+	if c2.LastSeq != 5 {
+		t.Errorf("conv-2 expected last_seq 5, got %d", c2.LastSeq)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/ax/main.go b/cmd/ax/main.go
index 9084f8c..99c7be5 100644
--- a/cmd/ax/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ax/main.go
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ and run the controller server.`,
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(execCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(serveCmd)
+
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(dashboardCmd)
 }
 
 func connect(server string) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {