diff --git a/public/assets/styles/base.css b/public/assets/styles/base.css
index 2a49e9d..2850829 100644
--- a/public/assets/styles/base.css
+++ b/public/assets/styles/base.css
@@ -463,3 +463,105 @@ span.think {
         transform: rotate(360deg);
     }
 }
+
+/* RetrieX chat meta/status cards */
+.retriex-meta-card,
+.retriex-alert {
+    margin: 0.65rem 0;
+    border: 1px solid rgba(134, 183, 254, 0.26);
+    border-radius: 14px;
+    background: rgba(13, 17, 23, 0.72);
+    box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
+}
+
+.retriex-meta-card {
+    padding: 0.85rem 0.95rem;
+}
+
+.retriex-meta-card__eyebrow {
+    color: #86b7fe;
+    font-size: 0.72rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
+}
+
+.retriex-meta-card__title {
+    color: #f8f9fa;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
+}
+
+.retriex-meta-card__body {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    gap: 0.35rem;
+    margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
+}
+
+.retriex-meta-pill {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    border-radius: 999px;
+    padding: 0.18rem 0.55rem;
+    background: rgba(134, 183, 254, 0.14);
+    color: #cfe2ff;
+    font-size: 0.78rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.retriex-meta-query {
+    display: grid;
+    gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.retriex-meta-query span {
+    color: rgba(248, 249, 250, 0.68);
+    font-size: 0.78rem;
+}
+
+.retriex-meta-query code {
+    display: block;
+    width: 100%;
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
+    word-break: break-word;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    padding: 0.45rem 0.55rem;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
+    color: #f8f9fa;
+}
+
+.retriex-alert {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 0.75rem;
+    padding: 0.85rem 0.95rem;
+}
+
+.retriex-alert--warning {
+    border-color: rgba(255, 193, 7, 0.32);
+    background: rgba(60, 44, 5, 0.56);
+}
+
+.retriex-alert--error {
+    border-color: rgba(220, 53, 69, 0.34);
+    background: rgba(58, 12, 18, 0.56);
+}
+
+.retriex-alert__icon {
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    font-size: 1.15rem;
+    line-height: 1.2;
+}
+
+.retriex-alert__title {
+    color: #f8f9fa;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    margin-bottom: 0.15rem;
+}
+
+.retriex-alert__text {
+    color: rgba(248, 249, 250, 0.82);
+    font-size: 0.92rem;
+    line-height: 1.45;
+}
diff --git a/src/Agent/AgentRunner.php b/src/Agent/AgentRunner.php
index c685459..1a6868f 100644
--- a/src/Agent/AgentRunner.php
+++ b/src/Agent/AgentRunner.php
@@ -122,6 +122,22 @@ final readonly class AgentRunner
 
                 $shopSearchQuery = $optimizedShopQuery !== '' ? $optimizedShopQuery : $prompt;
 
+                $shopQueryPreview = $this->shopSearchService->buildSearchQueryPreview(
+                    $shopSearchQuery,
+                    $commerceIntent,
+                    $commerceHistoryContext
+                );
+
+                yield $this->systemMsg(
+                    $this->buildShopSearchMetaMessage(
+                        query: $shopQueryPreview->searchText !== '' ? $shopQueryPreview->searchText : $shopSearchQuery,
+                        commerceIntent: $commerceIntent,
+                        usedOptimizedQuery: $optimizedShopQuery !== '',
+                        originalQuery: $shopSearchQuery
+                    ),
+                    'meta'
+                );
+
                 $this->agentLogger->info('Commerce search prepared', [
                     'userId' => $userId,
                     'commerceIntent' => $commerceIntent,
@@ -790,25 +806,66 @@ final readonly class AgentRunner
         }
     }
 
+    private function buildShopSearchMetaMessage(
+        string $query,
+        string $commerceIntent,
+        bool $usedOptimizedQuery,
+        string $originalQuery
+    ): string {
+        $query = $this->normalizeOneLine($query);
+        $originalQuery = $this->normalizeOneLine($originalQuery);
+
+        if ($query === '') {
+            $query = $originalQuery !== '' ? $originalQuery : 'keine Suchquery ermittelt';
+        }
+
+        $badge = $usedOptimizedQuery ? 'optimiert' : 'direkt';
+        $intentLabel = $commerceIntent !== '' ? $commerceIntent : 'commerce';
+
+        return '<div class="retriex-meta-card retriex-shop-meta">'
+            . '<div class="retriex-meta-card__eyebrow">Live-Shopdaten</div>'
+            . '<div class="retriex-meta-card__title">Shopware-Suche wird ausgeführt</div>'
+            . '<div class="retriex-meta-card__body">'
+            . '<span class="retriex-meta-pill">' . htmlspecialchars($badge, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE, 'UTF-8') . '</span>'
+            . '<span class="retriex-meta-pill">Intent: ' . htmlspecialchars($intentLabel, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE, 'UTF-8') . '</span>'
+            . '</div>'
+            . '<div class="retriex-meta-query"><span>Gesendete Suchquery</span><code>'
+            . htmlspecialchars($query, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE, 'UTF-8')
+            . '</code></div>'
+            . '</div>';
+    }
+
     private function buildShopUnavailableMessage(?string $reason): string
     {
-        $reason = trim((string) $reason);
+        $reason = $this->normalizeOneLine((string) $reason);
 
         if ($reason === '') {
-            $reason = 'keine Detailmeldung vom Shopware-Server';
+            $reason = 'Keine Detailmeldung vom Shopware-Server.';
         }
 
-        $reason = preg_replace('/\s+/u', ' ', $reason) ?? $reason;
-
-        if (mb_strlen($reason, 'UTF-8') > 260) {
-            $reason = rtrim(mb_substr($reason, 0, 257, 'UTF-8')) . '...';
+        if (mb_strlen($reason, 'UTF-8') > 320) {
+            $reason = rtrim(mb_substr($reason, 0, 317, 'UTF-8')) . '...';
         }
 
-        return '⚠️ Shopsystem aktuell nicht erreichbar oder fehlerhaft. Grund: '
+        return '<div class="retriex-alert retriex-alert--warning">'
+            . '<div class="retriex-alert__icon">⚠️</div>'
+            . '<div class="retriex-alert__content">'
+            . '<div class="retriex-alert__title">Shopdaten konnten nicht geladen werden</div>'
+            . '<div class="retriex-alert__text">RetrieX antwortet ohne Live-Shopdaten weiter. Ursache: '
             . htmlspecialchars($reason, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE, 'UTF-8')
-            . '. Ich antworte ohne Shopdaten weiter.';
+            . '</div>'
+            . '</div>'
+            . '</div>';
     }
 
+    private function normalizeOneLine(string $value): string
+    {
+        $value = trim($value);
+
+        return preg_replace('/\s+/u', ' ', $value) ?? $value;
+    }
+
+
     private function buildUserErrorMessage(Throwable $e): string
     {
         $message = trim($e->getMessage());
@@ -847,6 +904,7 @@ final readonly class AgentRunner
             'err' => sprintf($this->agentRunnerConfig->getErrorHtmlTemplate(), $msg),
             'think' => sprintf($this->agentRunnerConfig->getThinkHtmlTemplate(), $msg),
             'info' => sprintf($this->agentRunnerConfig->getInfoHtmlTemplate(), $msg),
+            'meta' => $msg,
             'debug' => sprintf(
                 $this->agentRunnerConfig->getDebugHtmlTemplate(),
                 htmlspecialchars($msg, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE, 'UTF-8')
diff --git a/src/Commerce/ShopSearchService.php b/src/Commerce/ShopSearchService.php
index 52ab874..69325ae 100644
--- a/src/Commerce/ShopSearchService.php
+++ b/src/Commerce/ShopSearchService.php
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ final class ShopSearchService
         return $this->lastSearchFailureReason;
     }
 
+    public function buildSearchQueryPreview(
+        string $originalPrompt,
+        string $commerceIntent,
+        string $commerceHistoryContext = ''
+    ): CommerceSearchQuery {
+        return $this->queryParser->parse(
+            $originalPrompt,
+            $commerceIntent,
+            $commerceHistoryContext
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return ShopProductResult[]
      */
diff --git a/src/Config/AgentRunnerConfig.php b/src/Config/AgentRunnerConfig.php
index 8e0ebbc..ed69c97 100644
--- a/src/Config/AgentRunnerConfig.php
+++ b/src/Config/AgentRunnerConfig.php
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ final class AgentRunnerConfig
 
     public function getErrorHtmlTemplate(): string
     {
-        return '<span class="text-danger">%s</span>' . "\n<hr>\n";
+        return '<div class="retriex-alert retriex-alert--error"><div class="retriex-alert__icon">❌</div><div class="retriex-alert__content"><div class="retriex-alert__title">Hinweis</div><div class="retriex-alert__text">%s</div></div></div>' . "\n";
     }
 
     public function getThinkHtmlTemplate(): string