diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard-summary/dashboard-summary.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard-summary/dashboard-summary.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..801eb4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard-summary/dashboard-summary.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<!-- ============================================================================
+  Dashboard Summary Component Template
+  Displays total active agents, status breakdown, and system health.
+  ============================================================================ -->
+
+<section class="dashboard-summary" role="region" aria-label="Dashboard summary">
+
+  <!-- Total Agents -->
+  <div class="summary-total">
+    <span class="summary-total__count">{{ totalAgents() }}</span>
+    <span class="summary-total__label">Total Agents</span>
+  </div>
+
+  <!-- Status Breakdown -->
+  <div class="summary-breakdown" role="list" aria-label="Agent status breakdown">
+    @for (item of statusItems(); track item.status) {
+      <div class="status-item {{ statusClass(item.status) }}" role="listitem">
+        <span class="status-item__dot" [attr.aria-hidden]="true"></span>
+        <span class="status-item__label">{{ item.label }}</span>
+        <span class="status-item__count">{{ item.count }}</span>
+      </div>
+    }
+  </div>
+
+  <!-- System Health Indicator -->
+  <div class="health-indicator {{ healthClass() }}" role="status" aria-label="System health: {{ healthLabel() }}">
+    <span class="health-indicator__dot" [attr.aria-hidden]="true"></span>
+    <span class="health-indicator__label">System</span>
+    <span class="health-indicator__value">{{ healthLabel() }}</span>
+  </div>
+
+</section>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard-summary/dashboard-summary.component.scss b/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard-summary/dashboard-summary.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3321104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard-summary/dashboard-summary.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+// ============================================================================
+// Dashboard Summary Component Styles
+// Uses design tokens from styles/_tokens.scss (CUB-21)
+// ============================================================================
+
+@use '../../../styles/tokens' as tokens;
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Host block
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+:host {
+  display: block;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Summary container
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.dashboard-summary {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: tokens.$spacing-5;
+  padding: tokens.$spacing-6;
+  background-color: tokens.$color-surface-medium;
+  border-radius: tokens.$card-border-radius;
+  border: 1px solid tokens.$color-surface-lighter;
+  box-shadow: tokens.$shadow-level-1;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Total agents
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.summary-total {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: tokens.$spacing-1;
+  padding-bottom: tokens.$spacing-4;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid tokens.$color-surface-lighter;
+
+  &__count {
+    font-family: tokens.$font-family-brand;
+    font-size: tokens.$font-size-display-small;
+    font-weight: tokens.$font-weight-heavy;
+    line-height: tokens.$line-height-tight;
+    color: tokens.$color-on-surface;
+    letter-spacing: tokens.$letter-spacing-tight;
+  }
+
+  &__label {
+    font-family: tokens.$font-family-body;
+    font-size: tokens.$font-size-label-large;
+    font-weight: tokens.$font-weight-medium;
+    color: tokens.$color-on-surface-variant;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: tokens.$letter-spacing-wide;
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Status breakdown
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.summary-breakdown {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
+  gap: tokens.$spacing-3;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Individual status item
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.status-item {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: tokens.$spacing-2;
+  padding: tokens.$spacing-3 tokens.$spacing-4;
+  border-radius: tokens.$radius-md;
+  background-color: tokens.$color-surface-dark;
+  border: 1px solid tokens.$color-surface-lighter;
+  transition: background-color tokens.$duration-short tokens.$easing-standard;
+
+  &__dot {
+    width: tokens.$status-dot-size;
+    height: tokens.$status-dot-size;
+    border-radius: tokens.$radius-full;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+
+  &__label {
+    flex: 1;
+    font-family: tokens.$font-family-body;
+    font-size: tokens.$font-size-body-medium;
+    font-weight: tokens.$font-weight-medium;
+    color: tokens.$color-on-surface-variant;
+  }
+
+  &__count {
+    font-family: tokens.$font-family-mono;
+    font-size: tokens.$font-size-body-large;
+    font-weight: tokens.$font-weight-bold;
+    color: tokens.$color-on-surface;
+  }
+
+  // Status-specific colors using the token map
+  &--active {
+    .status-item__dot {
+      background-color: tokens.$status-active;
+      animation: pulse-active tokens.$duration-standard tokens.$easing-standard infinite;
+    }
+    .status-item__count { color: tokens.$status-active; }
+  }
+
+  &--idle {
+    .status-item__dot {
+      background-color: tokens.$status-idle;
+    }
+    .status-item__count { color: tokens.$status-idle; }
+  }
+
+  &--thinking {
+    .status-item__dot {
+      background-color: tokens.$status-thinking;
+      animation: pulse-thinking 3s tokens.$easing-standard infinite;
+    }
+    .status-item__count { color: tokens.$status-thinking; }
+  }
+
+  &--error {
+    .status-item__dot {
+      background-color: tokens.$status-error;
+      animation: pulse-error tokens.$duration-fast tokens.$easing-standard infinite;
+    }
+    .status-item__count { color: tokens.$status-error; }
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// System health indicator
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.health-indicator {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: tokens.$spacing-2;
+  padding: tokens.$spacing-3 tokens.$spacing-4;
+  border-radius: tokens.$radius-md;
+  border: 1px solid tokens.$color-surface-lighter;
+
+  &__dot {
+    width: tokens.$status-dot-size;
+    height: tokens.$status-dot-size;
+    border-radius: tokens.$radius-full;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+
+  &__label {
+    font-family: tokens.$font-family-body;
+    font-size: tokens.$font-size-body-medium;
+    font-weight: tokens.$font-weight-medium;
+    color: tokens.$color-on-surface-variant;
+  }
+
+  &__value {
+    margin-left: auto;
+    font-family: tokens.$font-family-mono;
+    font-size: tokens.$font-size-body-medium;
+    font-weight: tokens.$font-weight-bold;
+    letter-spacing: tokens.$letter-spacing-mono;
+  }
+
+  &--healthy {
+    .health-indicator__dot {
+      background-color: tokens.$status-active;
+      animation: pulse-active tokens.$duration-standard tokens.$easing-standard infinite;
+    }
+    .health-indicator__value { color: tokens.$status-active; }
+  }
+
+  &--degraded {
+    .health-indicator__dot {
+      background-color: tokens.$status-error;
+      animation: pulse-error tokens.$duration-fast tokens.$easing-standard infinite;
+    }
+    .health-indicator__value { color: tokens.$status-error; }
+  }
+
+  &--unknown {
+    .health-indicator__dot {
+      background-color: tokens.$status-offline;
+    }
+    .health-indicator__value { color: tokens.$status-offline; }
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Pulse animations (from the design system)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@keyframes pulse-active {
+  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
+  50% { opacity: 0.6; transform: scale(0.85); }
+}
+
+@keyframes pulse-thinking {
+  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
+  50% { opacity: 0.5; transform: scale(0.9); }
+}
+
+@keyframes pulse-error {
+  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
+  50% { opacity: 0.7; transform: scale(0.8); }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Responsive: stack on compact screens
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@media (max-width: tokens.$breakpoint-compact) {
+  .summary-breakdown {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard-summary/dashboard-summary.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard-summary/dashboard-summary.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a22bcff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard-summary/dashboard-summary.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, computed, inject } from '@angular/core';
+import { AgentStatusService } from '../../services/agent-status.service';
+import { AgentStatus } from '../../models/agent.model';
+
+/**
+ * Dashboard Summary Component.
+ * Displays total active agents, status breakdown (Active, Idle, Thinking, Error),
+ * and a system health indicator.
+ *
+ * Binds to AgentStatusService.agents signal — no hardcoded values.
+ * Uses design tokens from CUB-21 (styles/_tokens.scss, app/design/tokens.ts).
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-dashboard-summary',
+  standalone: true,
+  imports: [],
+  templateUrl: './dashboard-summary.component.html',
+  styleUrl: './dashboard-summary.component.scss',
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
+})
+export class DashboardSummaryComponent {
+  private readonly agentStatusService = inject(AgentStatusService);
+
+  /** All agents from the reactive signal */
+  readonly agents = this.agentStatusService.agents;
+
+  /** Total number of agents */
+  readonly totalAgents = computed(() => this.agents().length);
+
+  /** Count of agents per status */
+  readonly statusCounts = computed(() => {
+    const agents = this.agents();
+    const counts: Record<AgentStatus, number> = {
+      active: 0,
+      idle: 0,
+      thinking: 0,
+      error: 0,
+      offline: 0,
+    };
+    for (const agent of agents) {
+      counts[agent.status]++;
+    }
+    return counts;
+  });
+
+  /** Status items for template iteration */
+  readonly statusItems = computed(() => {
+    const counts = this.statusCounts();
+    const total = this.totalAgents();
+    return [
+      { status: 'active' as AgentStatus, count: counts.active, label: 'Active' },
+      { status: 'idle' as AgentStatus, count: counts.idle, label: 'Idle' },
+      { status: 'thinking' as AgentStatus, count: counts.thinking, label: 'Thinking' },
+      { status: 'error' as AgentStatus, count: counts.error, label: 'Error' },
+    ] as const;
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * System health indicator:
+   * - 'healthy'  → no errors, at least one active agent
+   * - 'degraded' → has errors OR no active agents but some agents exist
+   * - 'unknown'  → no agents registered
+   */
+  readonly systemHealth = computed((): 'healthy' | 'degraded' | 'unknown' => {
+    const agents = this.agents();
+    if (agents.length === 0) return 'unknown';
+    const counts = this.statusCounts();
+    if (counts.error > 0) return 'degraded';
+    if (counts.active > 0) return 'healthy';
+    return 'degraded';
+  });
+
+  readonly healthLabel = computed(() => {
+    const health = this.systemHealth();
+    switch (health) {
+      case 'healthy': return 'Healthy';
+      case 'degraded': return 'Degraded';
+      case 'unknown': return 'Unknown';
+    }
+  });
+
+  /** Get the CSS class for a given status */
+  statusClass(status: AgentStatus): string {
+    return `status-item--${status}`;
+  }
+
+  /** Get the CSS class for system health */
+  healthClass(): string {
+    return `health-indicator--${this.systemHealth()}`;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard-summary/index.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard-summary/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46bb803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard-summary/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { DashboardSummaryComponent } from './dashboard-summary.component';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/index.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/index.ts
index 84852cc..f030ee1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/index.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ export * from './quick-jump-button/quick-jump-button.component';
 export { AgentStatusBadgeComponent } from './agent-status-badge/agent-status-badge.component';
 export { QuickJumpDrawerComponent } from './quick-jump-drawer/index';
 export { AgentSessionDrawerComponent } from './agent-session-drawer/index';
-export type { SessionLogLine, SessionMessage } from './agent-session-drawer/index';
\ No newline at end of file
+export type { SessionLogLine, SessionMessage } from './agent-session-drawer/index';
+export { DashboardSummaryComponent } from './dashboard-summary/index';
\ No newline at end of file