diff --git a/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts b/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts
index d60385ef..c559bf53 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts
+++ b/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import * as composioHandler from './composio-handler.js';
 import * as appsIndexer from '@x/core/dist/apps/indexer.js';
 import * as appsServer from '@x/core/dist/apps/server.js';
 import * as appsAgents from '@x/core/dist/apps/agents.js';
+import { capture } from '@x/core/dist/analytics/posthog.js';
 import { consumePendingDeepLink } from './deeplink.js';
 import { qualifyAndDisconnectComposioGoogle } from '@x/core/dist/migrations/composio-google-migration.js';
 import { IAgentScheduleRepo } from '@x/core/dist/agent-schedule/repo.js';
@@ -1333,17 +1334,24 @@ export function setupIpcHandlers() {
     'apps:get': async (_event, args) => {
       const app = await appsIndexer.getApp(args.folder);
       if (!app) throw new Error(`no such app: ${args.folder}`);
-      // readme + rollback are M3 concerns; shapes are stable now.
-      return { app, rollbackAvailable: false };
+      const readme = await appsIndexer.readAppReadme(args.folder);
+      return {
+        app,
+        ...(readme ? { readme } : {}),
+        rollbackAvailable: await appsIndexer.rollbackAvailable(args.folder),
+      };
     },
     'apps:create': async (_event, args) => {
-      return { app: await appsIndexer.createApp(args) };
+      const app = await appsIndexer.createApp(args);
+      capture('app_created', { folder: app.folder });
+      return { app };
     },
     'apps:delete': async (_event, args) => {
       await appsIndexer.deleteApp(args.folder);
       // Remove app-owned bg-tasks too — orphaned app--<folder>-- tasks firing
       // against a deleted app was a painful prototype failure mode.
       await appsAgents.deleteAppAgents(args.folder);
+      capture('app_deleted', { folder: args.folder });
       return { ok: true as const };
     },
     'apps:setTheme': async (_event, args) => {
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/apps/app-detail.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/apps/app-detail.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b2e12d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/apps/app-detail.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { X, RotateCcw, Play } from 'lucide-react'
+import type { rowboatApp } from '@x/shared'
+
+// App detail panel (spec §14): manifest info, provenance/publish state,
+// bundled agents with enable toggles, rollback when available. Update/publish
+// actions land with M3.
+
+type AgentRow = {
+  slug: string
+  name: string
+  active: boolean
+  lastRunAt?: string
+  lastRunError?: string
+}
+
+export function AppDetail({ folder, onClose }: { folder: string; onClose: () => void }) {
+  const [app, setApp] = useState<rowboatApp.AppSummary | null>(null)
+  const [readme, setReadme] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined)
+  const [rollback, setRollback] = useState(false)
+  const [agents, setAgents] = useState<AgentRow[]>([])
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [reloadNonce, setReloadNonce] = useState(0)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false
+    ;(async () => {
+      try {
+        const r = await window.ipc.invoke('apps:get', { folder })
+        if (cancelled) return
+        setApp(r.app)
+        setReadme(r.readme)
+        setRollback(r.rollbackAvailable)
+        const rows: AgentRow[] = []
+        for (const slug of r.app.agentSlugs) {
+          try {
+            const t = await window.ipc.invoke('bg-task:get', { slug })
+            if (t.task) {
+              rows.push({
+                slug,
+                name: t.task.name,
+                active: t.task.active,
+                lastRunAt: t.task.lastRunAt,
+                lastRunError: t.task.lastRunError,
+              })
+            }
+          } catch { /* not materialized yet */ }
+        }
+        if (!cancelled) setAgents(rows)
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (!cancelled) setError(e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e))
+      }
+    })()
+    return () => { cancelled = true }
+  }, [folder, reloadNonce])
+
+  const toggleAgent = async (slug: string, active: boolean) => {
+    setAgents((prev) => prev.map((a) => (a.slug === slug ? { ...a, active } : a)))
+    try {
+      await window.ipc.invoke('bg-task:patch', { slug, partial: { active } })
+    } catch {
+      setReloadNonce((n) => n + 1) // revert to truth on failure
+    }
+  }
+
+  const runAgent = async (slug: string) => {
+    try {
+      await window.ipc.invoke('bg-task:run', { slug })
+    } catch { /* surfaced via bg-task UI */ }
+  }
+
+  const manifest = app?.manifest
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex h-full flex-col overflow-hidden">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 border-b border-border px-4 py-2.5">
+        <span className="flex-1 truncate text-sm font-semibold">{manifest?.name ?? folder}</span>
+        <button type="button" onClick={onClose} className="rounded-md p-1.5 text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground">
+          <X className="size-4" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-4 py-4 text-sm">
+        {error && <div className="mb-3 rounded-md border border-destructive/40 bg-destructive/10 px-3 py-2 text-destructive">{error}</div>}
+        {!app ? (
+          <div className="text-muted-foreground">Loading…</div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="space-y-5">
+            <section className="space-y-1.5">
+              <div className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">App</div>
+              {app.status === 'invalid' && (
+                <div className="rounded-md border border-destructive/40 bg-destructive/10 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-destructive">
+                  Invalid manifest: {app.manifestError}
+                </div>
+              )}
+              <InfoRow k="Version" v={manifest ? `v${manifest.version}` : '—'} />
+              <InfoRow k="Folder" v={app.folder} />
+              <InfoRow k="Origin" v={app.origin} mono />
+              {manifest?.description ? <p className="pt-1 text-muted-foreground">{manifest.description}</p> : null}
+            </section>
+
+            <section className="space-y-1.5">
+              <div className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">Capabilities</div>
+              {manifest && manifest.capabilities.length > 0 ? (
+                <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
+                  {manifest.capabilities.map((c) => (
+                    <span key={c} className="rounded-full bg-muted px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">{c}</span>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <p className="text-muted-foreground">None declared — this app can’t use tools, LLM, or the copilot.</p>
+              )}
+            </section>
+
+            <section className="space-y-1.5">
+              <div className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">Source</div>
+              {app.kind === 'installed' && app.install ? (
+                <>
+                  <InfoRow k="Installed from" v={app.install.repo ?? app.install.sourceUrl ?? 'unknown'} mono />
+                  <InfoRow k="Installed" v={new Date(app.install.installedAt).toLocaleString()} />
+                  {app.install.updatedAt && <InfoRow k="Updated" v={new Date(app.install.updatedAt).toLocaleString()} />}
+                </>
+              ) : (
+                <p className="text-muted-foreground">Local app — created on this machine{app.publish ? `, published as ${app.publish.repo}` : ''}.</p>
+              )}
+              {rollback && (
+                <button type="button" className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-border px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-medium hover:bg-accent">
+                  <RotateCcw className="size-3.5" /> Roll back to previous version
+                </button>
+              )}
+            </section>
+
+            <section className="space-y-2">
+              <div className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">Background agents</div>
+              {agents.length === 0 ? (
+                <p className="text-muted-foreground">No bundled agents.</p>
+              ) : agents.map((a) => (
+                <div key={a.slug} className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-border px-3 py-2">
+                  <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                    <div className="truncate text-sm font-medium">{a.name}</div>
+                    <div className="truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                      {a.lastRunError ? `Failed: ${a.lastRunError}` : a.lastRunAt ? `Last run ${new Date(a.lastRunAt).toLocaleString()}` : 'Never run'}
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    title="Run now"
+                    onClick={() => void runAgent(a.slug)}
+                    className="rounded-md p-1.5 text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground"
+                  >
+                    <Play className="size-3.5" />
+                  </button>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    role="switch"
+                    aria-checked={a.active}
+                    onClick={() => void toggleAgent(a.slug, !a.active)}
+                    className={`relative h-5 w-9 rounded-full transition ${a.active ? 'bg-primary' : 'bg-muted'}`}
+                  >
+                    <span className={`absolute top-0.5 size-4 rounded-full bg-background shadow transition-all ${a.active ? 'left-[18px]' : 'left-0.5'}`} />
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </section>
+
+            {readme && (
+              <section className="space-y-1.5">
+                <div className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">README</div>
+                <pre className="whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-lg border border-border bg-muted/40 p-3 text-xs leading-relaxed">{readme}</pre>
+              </section>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function InfoRow({ k, v, mono }: { k: string; v: string; mono?: boolean }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-baseline gap-2">
+      <span className="w-28 shrink-0 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{k}</span>
+      <span className={`min-w-0 truncate ${mono ? 'font-mono text-xs' : ''}`}>{v}</span>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/apps/app-frame.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/apps/app-frame.tsx
index 5c28fb39..3492e67d 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/apps/app-frame.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/apps/app-frame.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
-import { useState } from 'react'
-import { ArrowLeft, ExternalLink, RotateCw } from 'lucide-react'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { ArrowLeft, ExternalLink, Info, RotateCw } from 'lucide-react'
 import type { rowboatApp } from '@x/shared'
+import { appOpened } from '@/lib/analytics'
+import { AppDetail } from '@/components/apps/app-detail'
 
 // Full-height iframe on the app's own origin (spec §6.6). No sandbox attr —
 // per-app browser origins are the isolation boundary. Toolbar: back, reload,
-// open-in-browser.
+// open-in-browser, detail panel.
 
 export function AppFrame({ app, onBack }: { app: rowboatApp.AppSummary; onBack: () => void }) {
   const [reloadNonce, setReloadNonce] = useState(0)
+  const [showDetail, setShowDetail] = useState(false)
   const title = app.manifest?.name ?? app.folder
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    appOpened(app.folder)
+  }, [app.folder])
+
   return (
     <div className="flex h-full flex-col">
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2 border-b border-border px-3 py-2">
@@ -38,14 +45,29 @@ export function AppFrame({ app, onBack }: { app: rowboatApp.AppSummary; onBack:
         >
           <ExternalLink className="size-4" />
         </button>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          title="App details"
+          onClick={() => setShowDetail((v) => !v)}
+          className={`rounded-md p-1.5 hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground ${showDetail ? 'text-foreground' : 'text-muted-foreground'}`}
+        >
+          <Info className="size-4" />
+        </button>
       </div>
-      <div className="min-h-0 flex-1">
-        <iframe
-          key={reloadNonce}
-          title={title}
-          src={`${app.origin}/`}
-          className="h-full w-full border-0 bg-background"
-        />
+      <div className="flex min-h-0 flex-1">
+        <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+          <iframe
+            key={reloadNonce}
+            title={title}
+            src={`${app.origin}/`}
+            className="h-full w-full border-0 bg-background"
+          />
+        </div>
+        {showDetail && (
+          <div className="w-80 shrink-0 border-l border-border">
+            <AppDetail folder={app.folder} onClose={() => setShowDetail(false)} />
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/lib/analytics.ts b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/lib/analytics.ts
index de837bab..219baae4 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/lib/analytics.ts
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/lib/analytics.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ export function chatMessageSent(props: {
   })
 }
 
+export function appOpened(folder: string) {
+  posthog.capture('app_opened', { folder })
+}
+
 export function oauthConnected(provider: string) {
   posthog.capture('oauth_connected', { provider })
 }
diff --git a/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/instructions.ts b/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/instructions.ts
index ed3576b0..7f9136c7 100644
--- a/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/instructions.ts
+++ b/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/instructions.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ ${codeModeEnabled
 
 *Medium signals (load the skill, answer the one-off, then offer):* one-off questions about decaying info ("what's the weather?", "top HN stories?"), "what's the latest on X / catch me up on X / any updates on X" about a person, company, project, or topic, recurring artifacts ("morning briefing", "weekly review", "Acme deal dashboard"). **Heuristic:** if you reach for \`web-search\` or a news tool to answer a recurring question, the answer is the kind of thing a bg-task would refresh on a schedule.
 
+**Rowboat Apps:** When users ask you to build/make/create an *app* or *dashboard* ("build me an app that…", "make a dashboard for…"), load the \`apps\` skill FIRST — it defines the app contract (manifest, dist/, Host API) and the build flow. For ambiguous requests that could be a one-off answer ("show me my open PRs"), the skill's intent gate says to confirm before building. Do not hand-roll app folders without the skill.
+
 **Live Notes:** If the user explicitly says "live note" or "live-note", load the \`live-note\` skill. Otherwise, do not propose live notes — prefer the \`background-task\` skill for anything recurring.
 **Browser Control:** When users ask you to open a website, browse in-app, search the web in the embedded browser, or interact with a live webpage inside Rowboat, load the \`browser-control\` skill first. It explains the \`read-page -> indexed action -> refreshed page\` workflow for the browser pane.
 
diff --git a/apps/x/packages/core/src/apps/indexer.ts b/apps/x/packages/core/src/apps/indexer.ts
index 6ae005ea..1e308172 100644
--- a/apps/x/packages/core/src/apps/indexer.ts
+++ b/apps/x/packages/core/src/apps/indexer.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,25 @@ export async function createApp(input: { folder: string; name: string; descripti
     return summary;
 }
 
+/** Read the app's README.md (root or dist/), if any. Best effort. */
+export async function readAppReadme(folder: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    for (const candidate of ['README.md', 'dist/README.md']) {
+        try {
+            return await fs.readFile(path.join(appDir(folder), candidate), 'utf-8');
+        } catch { /* try next */ }
+    }
+    return undefined;
+}
+
+/** Whether a one-step rollback is available (§12.3: .previous/ exists). */
+export async function rollbackAvailable(folder: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    try {
+        return (await fs.stat(path.join(appDir(folder), '.previous'))).isDirectory();
+    } catch {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 /** Delete a local app (§5.3). Installed apps must go through uninstall. */
 export async function deleteApp(folder: string): Promise<void> {
     if (!FOLDER_SLUG_RE.test(folder)) throw new Error(`invalid_folder: ${folder}`);