diff --git a/scripts/subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs b/scripts/subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs
index 81d5bd2..fd44a60 100755
--- a/scripts/subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs
+++ b/scripts/subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs
@@ -256,6 +256,83 @@ function decideRecoveryAction(payload, status) {
   return 'fetch_history';
 }
 
+function buildReportingPayload(payload, status, recoveryDecision) {
+  const detail = {
+    runId: typeof payload?.runId === 'string' ? payload.runId : null,
+    childSessionKey: typeof payload?.childSessionKey === 'string' ? payload.childSessionKey : null,
+    status,
+    recoveryDecision,
+  };
+
+  if (status === 'suspect_delivery_failure') {
+    return {
+      ownerVisible: true,
+      category: 'suspect_delivery_failure',
+      decision: 'report',
+      summary: 'Subagent delivery is suspected to have failed after crossing SLA.',
+      detail,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (status === 'done_but_not_forwarded' && recoveryDecision === 'fetch_history') {
+    return {
+      ownerVisible: true,
+      category: 'done_but_not_forwarded',
+      decision: 'fetch_history',
+      summary: 'Child run is done but no forwarded completion receipt is confirmed yet.',
+      detail,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (status === 'done_but_not_forwarded' && recoveryDecision === 'respawn') {
+    return {
+      ownerVisible: true,
+      category: 'done_but_not_forwarded',
+      decision: 'respawn',
+      summary: 'Child run is done but recovery already failed once; respawn is the next conservative step.',
+      detail,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (status === 'done_but_not_forwarded' && recoveryDecision === 'blocked') {
+    return {
+      ownerVisible: true,
+      category: 'done_but_not_forwarded',
+      decision: 'blocked',
+      summary: 'Child run is still not forwarded after repeated recovery attempts; owner attention is required.',
+      detail,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (status === 'completed') {
+    return {
+      ownerVisible: false,
+      category: 'completed',
+      decision: 'none',
+      summary: 'Completion receipt is present; no owner-visible report is needed.',
+      detail,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (status === 'active') {
+    return {
+      ownerVisible: false,
+      category: 'active',
+      decision: 'none',
+      summary: 'Dispatch is still within SLA; no owner-visible report is needed.',
+      detail,
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ownerVisible: false,
+    category: status,
+    decision: 'none',
+    summary: 'No owner-visible report is needed.',
+    detail,
+  };
+}
+
 function main() {
   const args = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
 
@@ -270,6 +347,7 @@ function main() {
   const completionWrite = writeCompletionReceiptState(inputPayload);
   const status = recomputeStatus(inputPayload);
   const recoveryDecision = decideRecoveryAction(inputPayload, status);
+  const reporting = buildReportingPayload(inputPayload, status, recoveryDecision);
 
   if ('content' in input) {
     delete input.content;
@@ -286,7 +364,7 @@ function main() {
   const response = {
     ok: true,
     tool: 'subagent_delivery_watchdog',
-    version: 'skeleton-v4',
+    version: 'skeleton-v5',
     mode: 'receipt-write',
     args: {
       compact: args.compact,
@@ -296,9 +374,10 @@ function main() {
     result: {
       status,
       message: status === 'not_implemented'
-        ? 'Dispatch and completion receipt writes are implemented; status recompute only handles basic active/suspect/completed states.'
+        ? 'Dispatch and completion receipt writes are implemented; status recompute only handles basic active/suspect/completed states plus conservative recovery/reporting decisions.'
         : 'Basic watchdog status recompute completed.',
       recoveryDecision,
+      reporting,
       records,
       dispatchReceiptWrite: dispatchWrite,
       completionReceiptWrite: completionWrite,
diff --git a/scripts/test_subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs b/scripts/test_subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs
index b0c996e..03e87f0 100644
--- a/scripts/test_subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs
+++ b/scripts/test_subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs
@@ -59,6 +59,25 @@ function printResult(prefix, name, detail = '') {
   process.stdout.write(`${prefix} ${name}${suffix}\n`);
 }
 
+function runFixture(payloadInput, fixtureName = 'fixture.json') {
+  const runner = createFixtureRunner();
+
+  try {
+    const inputPath = runner.writeFixture(fixtureName, payloadInput);
+    const result = runner.runWatchdog(['--compact', '--input', inputPath]);
+
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}\n${result.stderr}`);
+    assert.equal(result.stderr, '');
+
+    return {
+      payload: JSON.parse(result.stdout),
+      inputPath,
+    };
+  } finally {
+    runner.cleanup();
+  }
+}
+
 test('fixture runner can invoke watchdog skeleton with a generated input file', () => {
   const runner = createFixtureRunner();
 
@@ -84,8 +103,6 @@ test('fixture runner can invoke watchdog skeleton with a generated input file',
   }
 });
 
-
-
 test('watchdog reports active before SLA when dispatch exists and no completion receipt has arrived yet', () => {
   const runner = createFixtureRunner();
 
@@ -100,8 +117,7 @@ test('watchdog reports active before SLA when dispatch exists and no completion
 
     const result = runner.runWatchdog(['--compact', '--input', inputPath]);
 
-    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}
-${result.stderr}`);
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}\n${result.stderr}`);
     assert.equal(result.stderr, '');
 
     const payload = JSON.parse(result.stdout);
@@ -114,7 +130,6 @@ ${result.stderr}`);
   }
 });
 
-
 test('watchdog reports suspect delivery failure after SLA when dispatch exists and no completion receipt has arrived yet', () => {
   const runner = createFixtureRunner();
 
@@ -129,8 +144,7 @@ test('watchdog reports suspect delivery failure after SLA when dispatch exists a
 
     const result = runner.runWatchdog(['--compact', '--input', inputPath]);
 
-    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}
-${result.stderr}`);
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}\n${result.stderr}`);
     assert.equal(result.stderr, '');
 
     const payload = JSON.parse(result.stdout);
@@ -143,7 +157,6 @@ ${result.stderr}`);
   }
 });
 
-
 test('watchdog reports completed when dispatch exists and completion receipt has arrived', () => {
   const runner = createFixtureRunner();
 
@@ -159,8 +172,7 @@ test('watchdog reports completed when dispatch exists and completion receipt has
 
     const result = runner.runWatchdog(['--compact', '--input', inputPath]);
 
-    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}
-${result.stderr}`);
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}\n${result.stderr}`);
     assert.equal(result.stderr, '');
 
     const payload = JSON.parse(result.stdout);
@@ -188,8 +200,7 @@ test('watchdog reports done but not forwarded when child run is marked done with
 
     const result = runner.runWatchdog(['--compact', '--input', inputPath]);
 
-    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}
-${result.stderr}`);
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}\n${result.stderr}`);
     assert.equal(result.stderr, '');
 
     const payload = JSON.parse(result.stdout);
@@ -202,8 +213,6 @@ ${result.stderr}`);
   }
 });
 
-
-
 test('watchdog prefers fetch_history recovery when child run is done but no forwarded completion receipt exists', () => {
   const runner = createFixtureRunner();
 
@@ -221,8 +230,7 @@ test('watchdog prefers fetch_history recovery when child run is done but no forw
 
     const result = runner.runWatchdog(['--compact', '--input', inputPath]);
 
-    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}
-${result.stderr}`);
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}\n${result.stderr}`);
     assert.equal(result.stderr, '');
 
     const payload = JSON.parse(result.stdout);
@@ -234,8 +242,6 @@ ${result.stderr}`);
   }
 });
 
-
-
 test('watchdog escalates to respawn when fetch_history recovery was already attempted and delivery is still not forwarded', () => {
   const runner = createFixtureRunner();
 
@@ -255,8 +261,7 @@ test('watchdog escalates to respawn when fetch_history recovery was already atte
 
     const result = runner.runWatchdog(['--compact', '--input', inputPath]);
 
-    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}
-${result.stderr}`);
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}\n${result.stderr}`);
     assert.equal(result.stderr, '');
 
     const payload = JSON.parse(result.stdout);
@@ -268,7 +273,6 @@ ${result.stderr}`);
   }
 });
 
-
 test('watchdog escalates to blocked when respawn recovery was already attempted and delivery is still not forwarded', () => {
   const runner = createFixtureRunner();
 
@@ -288,8 +292,7 @@ test('watchdog escalates to blocked when respawn recovery was already attempted
 
     const result = runner.runWatchdog(['--compact', '--input', inputPath]);
 
-    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}
-${result.stderr}`);
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}\n${result.stderr}`);
     assert.equal(result.stderr, '');
 
     const payload = JSON.parse(result.stdout);
@@ -301,6 +304,211 @@ ${result.stderr}`);
   }
 });
 
+test('owner-visible reporting marks suspect_delivery_failure as reportable with minimal payload', () => {
+  const { payload } = runFixture({
+    runId: 'fixture-run-report-suspect',
+    childSessionKey: 'session:report-suspect',
+    dispatchAt: '2026-04-24T10:00:00.000Z',
+    expectedBy: '2026-04-24T10:10:00.000Z',
+    currentTime: '2026-04-24T10:15:00.000Z',
+  }, 'report-suspect.json');
+
+  assert.deepEqual(payload.result.reporting, {
+    ownerVisible: true,
+    category: 'suspect_delivery_failure',
+    decision: 'report',
+    summary: 'Subagent delivery is suspected to have failed after crossing SLA.',
+    detail: {
+      runId: 'fixture-run-report-suspect',
+      childSessionKey: 'session:report-suspect',
+      status: 'suspect_delivery_failure',
+      recoveryDecision: null,
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('owner-visible reporting marks done_but_not_forwarded plus fetch_history as reportable with minimal payload', () => {
+  const { payload } = runFixture({
+    runId: 'fixture-run-report-fetch-history',
+    childSessionKey: 'session:report-fetch-history',
+    dispatchAt: '2026-04-24T10:00:00.000Z',
+    expectedBy: '2026-04-24T10:10:00.000Z',
+    currentTime: '2026-04-24T10:05:00.000Z',
+    childRunStatus: 'done',
+    recoveryAttemptCount: 0,
+  }, 'report-fetch-history.json');
+
+  assert.deepEqual(payload.result.reporting, {
+    ownerVisible: true,
+    category: 'done_but_not_forwarded',
+    decision: 'fetch_history',
+    summary: 'Child run is done but no forwarded completion receipt is confirmed yet.',
+    detail: {
+      runId: 'fixture-run-report-fetch-history',
+      childSessionKey: 'session:report-fetch-history',
+      status: 'done_but_not_forwarded',
+      recoveryDecision: 'fetch_history',
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('owner-visible reporting marks respawn as reportable with minimal payload', () => {
+  const { payload } = runFixture({
+    runId: 'fixture-run-report-respawn',
+    childSessionKey: 'session:report-respawn',
+    dispatchAt: '2026-04-24T10:00:00.000Z',
+    expectedBy: '2026-04-24T10:10:00.000Z',
+    currentTime: '2026-04-24T10:06:00.000Z',
+    childRunStatus: 'done',
+    recoveryAttemptCount: 1,
+    recoveryAction: 'fetch_history',
+  }, 'report-respawn.json');
+
+  assert.deepEqual(payload.result.reporting, {
+    ownerVisible: true,
+    category: 'done_but_not_forwarded',
+    decision: 'respawn',
+    summary: 'Child run is done but recovery already failed once; respawn is the next conservative step.',
+    detail: {
+      runId: 'fixture-run-report-respawn',
+      childSessionKey: 'session:report-respawn',
+      status: 'done_but_not_forwarded',
+      recoveryDecision: 'respawn',
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('owner-visible reporting marks blocked as reportable with minimal payload', () => {
+  const { payload } = runFixture({
+    runId: 'fixture-run-report-blocked',
+    childSessionKey: 'session:report-blocked',
+    dispatchAt: '2026-04-24T10:00:00.000Z',
+    expectedBy: '2026-04-24T10:10:00.000Z',
+    currentTime: '2026-04-24T10:07:00.000Z',
+    childRunStatus: 'done',
+    recoveryAttemptCount: 2,
+    recoveryAction: 'respawn',
+  }, 'report-blocked.json');
+
+  assert.deepEqual(payload.result.reporting, {
+    ownerVisible: true,
+    category: 'done_but_not_forwarded',
+    decision: 'blocked',
+    summary: 'Child run is still not forwarded after repeated recovery attempts; owner attention is required.',
+    detail: {
+      runId: 'fixture-run-report-blocked',
+      childSessionKey: 'session:report-blocked',
+      status: 'done_but_not_forwarded',
+      recoveryDecision: 'blocked',
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('scenario matrix: normal completion stays non-owner-visible and carries no recovery action', () => {
+  const { payload } = runFixture({
+    runId: 'fixture-scenario-normal-completion',
+    childSessionKey: 'session:scenario-normal-completion',
+    dispatchAt: '2026-04-24T10:00:00.000Z',
+    expectedBy: '2026-04-24T10:10:00.000Z',
+    currentTime: '2026-04-24T10:05:00.000Z',
+    completionReceiptAt: '2026-04-24T10:04:00.000Z',
+    forwardedToMain: true,
+  }, 'scenario-normal-completion.json');
+
+  assert.equal(payload.result.status, 'completed');
+  assert.equal(payload.result.recoveryDecision, null);
+  assert.deepEqual(payload.result.reporting, {
+    ownerVisible: false,
+    category: 'completed',
+    decision: 'none',
+    summary: 'Completion receipt is present; no owner-visible report is needed.',
+    detail: {
+      runId: 'fixture-scenario-normal-completion',
+      childSessionKey: 'session:scenario-normal-completion',
+      status: 'completed',
+      recoveryDecision: null,
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('scenario matrix: slow-but-active stays non-owner-visible before SLA', () => {
+  const { payload } = runFixture({
+    runId: 'fixture-scenario-slow-but-active',
+    childSessionKey: 'session:scenario-slow-but-active',
+    dispatchAt: '2026-04-24T10:00:00.000Z',
+    expectedBy: '2026-04-24T10:10:00.000Z',
+    currentTime: '2026-04-24T10:09:59.000Z',
+  }, 'scenario-slow-but-active.json');
+
+  assert.equal(payload.result.status, 'active');
+  assert.equal(payload.result.recoveryDecision, null);
+  assert.deepEqual(payload.result.reporting, {
+    ownerVisible: false,
+    category: 'active',
+    decision: 'none',
+    summary: 'Dispatch is still within SLA; no owner-visible report is needed.',
+    detail: {
+      runId: 'fixture-scenario-slow-but-active',
+      childSessionKey: 'session:scenario-slow-but-active',
+      status: 'active',
+      recoveryDecision: null,
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('scenario matrix: done-but-not-forwarded resolves to fetch_history reporting decision', () => {
+  const { payload } = runFixture({
+    runId: 'fixture-scenario-fetch-history',
+    childSessionKey: 'session:scenario-fetch-history',
+    dispatchAt: '2026-04-24T10:00:00.000Z',
+    expectedBy: '2026-04-24T10:10:00.000Z',
+    currentTime: '2026-04-24T10:05:00.000Z',
+    childRunStatus: 'done',
+    recoveryAttemptCount: 0,
+  }, 'scenario-fetch-history.json');
+
+  assert.equal(payload.result.status, 'done_but_not_forwarded');
+  assert.equal(payload.result.recoveryDecision, 'fetch_history');
+  assert.equal(payload.result.reporting.ownerVisible, true);
+  assert.equal(payload.result.reporting.decision, 'fetch_history');
+});
+
+test('scenario matrix: repeated failure escalates to respawn reporting decision', () => {
+  const { payload } = runFixture({
+    runId: 'fixture-scenario-respawn',
+    childSessionKey: 'session:scenario-respawn',
+    dispatchAt: '2026-04-24T10:00:00.000Z',
+    expectedBy: '2026-04-24T10:10:00.000Z',
+    currentTime: '2026-04-24T10:06:00.000Z',
+    childRunStatus: 'done',
+    recoveryAttemptCount: 1,
+    recoveryAction: 'fetch_history',
+  }, 'scenario-respawn.json');
+
+  assert.equal(payload.result.status, 'done_but_not_forwarded');
+  assert.equal(payload.result.recoveryDecision, 'respawn');
+  assert.equal(payload.result.reporting.ownerVisible, true);
+  assert.equal(payload.result.reporting.decision, 'respawn');
+});
+
+test('scenario matrix: repeated failure can escalate to blocked reporting decision', () => {
+  const { payload } = runFixture({
+    runId: 'fixture-scenario-blocked',
+    childSessionKey: 'session:scenario-blocked',
+    dispatchAt: '2026-04-24T10:00:00.000Z',
+    expectedBy: '2026-04-24T10:10:00.000Z',
+    currentTime: '2026-04-24T10:07:00.000Z',
+    childRunStatus: 'done',
+    recoveryAttemptCount: 2,
+    recoveryAction: 'respawn',
+  }, 'scenario-blocked.json');
+
+  assert.equal(payload.result.status, 'done_but_not_forwarded');
+  assert.equal(payload.result.recoveryDecision, 'blocked');
+  assert.equal(payload.result.reporting.ownerVisible, true);
+  assert.equal(payload.result.reporting.decision, 'blocked');
+});
+
 test('fixture runner exposes missing-input behavior for future fail-first cases', () => {
   const runner = createFixtureRunner();