diff --git a/docs/agents.md b/docs/agents.md
index b8ca05efb..2b0ed5b64 100644
--- a/docs/agents.md
+++ b/docs/agents.md
@@ -196,6 +196,24 @@ There are two ways to provide custom instructions:
 - The editor has an **Unsaved changes** indicator when file content is modified
 - File saves are independent from instruction metadata saves
 
+## Heartbeat Procedure File Access (Agent Detail Modal)
+
+The **Settings** tab in the Agent Detail modal includes a **Heartbeat Procedure** section with an in-modal markdown file viewer/editor.
+
+### How it works
+
+1. The section shows the current `heartbeatProcedurePath`.
+2. When a path exists, use **View Heartbeat Markdown** to load and inspect that file without leaving the modal.
+3. The editor supports both **Edit** and **Preview** modes, with an unsaved-changes indicator and dedicated save action.
+4. Reads/writes are scoped through the workspace file APIs with `projectId` awareness in multi-project mode.
+
+### Relation to upgrade flow
+
+- **Upgrade to Default Heartbeat Procedure** still sets `heartbeatProcedurePath` to:
+  - `.fusion/agents/{agent.id}/HEARTBEAT.md`
+- If the default file does not exist yet, the backend seeds it from the built-in template.
+- After upgrade completes and the agent refreshes, operators can immediately open the seeded per-agent `HEARTBEAT.md` from the same modal section.
+
 ## New Agent Presets (Dashboard UI)
 
 The New Agent dialog keeps the existing 3-step flow, and step 0 is split into two tabs:
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/AgentDetailView.css b/packages/dashboard/app/components/AgentDetailView.css
index fe7cc953e..306c9979c 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/AgentDetailView.css
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/AgentDetailView.css
@@ -743,6 +743,25 @@
   color: var(--color-success);
 }
 
+.heartbeat-procedure-actions {
+  margin-top: var(--space-sm);
+}
+
+.heartbeat-procedure-viewer {
+  margin-top: var(--space-lg);
+}
+
+.heartbeat-procedure-status {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-xs);
+  margin-left: auto;
+}
+
+.heartbeat-procedure-status--warning {
+  color: var(--color-warning);
+}
+
 /* === Agent Evaluation Ratings === */
 
 .rating-summary-card {
@@ -1223,6 +1242,10 @@
     width: 100%;
     justify-content: center;
   }
+
+  .heartbeat-procedure-status {
+    margin-left: 0;
+  }
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 480px) {
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/AgentDetailView.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/AgentDetailView.tsx
index a58d39399..967e115a3 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/AgentDetailView.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/AgentDetailView.tsx
@@ -2521,9 +2521,67 @@ function HeartbeatProcedureSection({
   onSaved: () => Promise<void>;
 }) {
   const [isUpgrading, setIsUpgrading] = useState(false);
+  const [showFileViewer, setShowFileViewer] = useState(false);
+  const [isLoadingFile, setIsLoadingFile] = useState(false);
+  const [isSavingFile, setIsSavingFile] = useState(false);
+  const [showPreview, setShowPreview] = useState(false);
+  const [fileContent, setFileContent] = useState("");
+  const [fileContentDirty, setFileContentDirty] = useState(false);
+  const [fileLoadError, setFileLoadError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [justSavedFile, setJustSavedFile] = useState(false);
   const currentPath = agent.heartbeatProcedurePath?.trim();
   const expectedDefaultPath = `.fusion/agents/${agent.id}/HEARTBEAT.md`;
   const onDefault = currentPath === expectedDefaultPath;
+  const hasFilePath = Boolean(currentPath);
+
+  const loadHeartbeatFile = useCallback(async (path: string) => {
+    setIsLoadingFile(true);
+    setFileLoadError(null);
+    try {
+      const data = await fetchWorkspaceFileContent("project", path, projectId);
+      setFileContent(data.content);
+      setFileContentDirty(false);
+    } catch (err) {
+      const message = getErrorMessage(err);
+      setFileLoadError(message);
+      addToast(`Failed to load heartbeat procedure file: ${message}`, "error");
+    } finally {
+      setIsLoadingFile(false);
+    }
+  }, [addToast, projectId]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setShowFileViewer(false);
+    setShowPreview(false);
+    setFileContent("");
+    setFileContentDirty(false);
+    setFileLoadError(null);
+    setIsLoadingFile(false);
+    setIsSavingFile(false);
+    setJustSavedFile(false);
+  }, [agent.id, currentPath]);
+
+  const handleOpenViewer = async () => {
+    if (!currentPath) return;
+    setShowFileViewer(true);
+    await loadHeartbeatFile(currentPath);
+  };
+
+  const handleSaveFile = async () => {
+    if (!currentPath) return;
+    setIsSavingFile(true);
+    try {
+      await saveWorkspaceFileContent("project", currentPath, fileContent, projectId);
+      setFileContentDirty(false);
+      setJustSavedFile(true);
+      addToast("Heartbeat procedure file saved", "success");
+      setTimeout(() => setJustSavedFile(false), 3000);
+    } catch (err) {
+      addToast(`Failed to save heartbeat procedure file: ${getErrorMessage(err)}`, "error");
+    } finally {
+      setIsSavingFile(false);
+    }
+  };
 
   const handleUpgrade = async () => {
     setIsUpgrading(true);
@@ -2556,6 +2614,27 @@ function HeartbeatProcedureSection({
           <span className="config-hint">
             Current path: <code>{currentPath || "(none — using built-in default)"}</code>
           </span>
+          {hasFilePath && (
+            <div className="heartbeat-procedure-actions">
+              <button
+                className="btn btn-sm"
+                onClick={() => void handleOpenViewer()}
+                disabled={isLoadingFile}
+              >
+                {isLoadingFile ? (
+                  <>
+                    <Loader2 size={16} className="animate-spin" />
+                    Loading file…
+                  </>
+                ) : (
+                  <>
+                    <FileText size={16} />
+                    View Heartbeat Markdown
+                  </>
+                )}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
         <div className="config-field">
           <button
@@ -2587,6 +2666,105 @@ function HeartbeatProcedureSection({
           </span>
         </div>
       </div>
+
+      {showFileViewer && hasFilePath && currentPath && (
+        <div className="config-fields heartbeat-procedure-viewer">
+          <div className="config-field">
+            <label htmlFor="heartbeat-procedure-file-content">Heartbeat Procedure File</label>
+            <div className="agent-content-toolbar">
+              <div className="agent-content-mode-toggle">
+                <button
+                  className={`btn btn-sm ${!showPreview ? "btn-primary" : ""}`}
+                  onClick={() => setShowPreview(false)}
+                  disabled={!showPreview}
+                  aria-label="Heartbeat file edit mode"
+                >
+                  <FileEdit size={14} />
+                  Edit
+                </button>
+                <button
+                  className={`btn btn-sm ${showPreview ? "btn-primary" : ""}`}
+                  onClick={() => setShowPreview(true)}
+                  disabled={showPreview}
+                  aria-label="Heartbeat file preview mode"
+                >
+                  <Eye size={14} />
+                  Preview
+                </button>
+              </div>
+              {isLoadingFile && (
+                <span className="config-hint heartbeat-procedure-status">
+                  <Loader2 size={12} className="animate-spin" />
+                  Loading...
+                </span>
+              )}
+              {fileContentDirty && !isLoadingFile && (
+                <span className="config-hint heartbeat-procedure-status heartbeat-procedure-status--warning">
+                  Unsaved changes
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+            {showPreview ? (
+              fileContent.trim() ? (
+                <div className="agent-content-preview markdown-body">
+                  <ReactMarkdown remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm]}>{fileContent}</ReactMarkdown>
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <div className="agent-content-preview agent-content-placeholder">
+                  No heartbeat procedure markdown content yet.
+                </div>
+              )
+            ) : (
+              <textarea
+                id="heartbeat-procedure-file-content"
+                className="input"
+                rows={16}
+                value={fileContent}
+                readOnly={isLoadingFile}
+                placeholder="Heartbeat procedure markdown file content will appear here..."
+                onChange={(e) => {
+                  setFileContent(e.target.value);
+                  setFileContentDirty(true);
+                  setJustSavedFile(false);
+                }}
+              />
+            )}
+            {fileLoadError && (
+              <span className="config-error">Failed to load file: {fileLoadError}</span>
+            )}
+            <span className="config-hint">
+              This editor writes directly to <code>{currentPath}</code>.
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          {!showPreview && (
+            <div className="config-actions">
+              <button
+                className="btn btn-task-create"
+                disabled={!fileContentDirty || isSavingFile || isLoadingFile}
+                onClick={() => void handleSaveFile()}
+              >
+                {isSavingFile ? (
+                  <>
+                    <Loader2 size={16} className="animate-spin" />
+                    Saving…
+                  </>
+                ) : (
+                  <>
+                    <CheckCircle size={16} />
+                    Save Heartbeat File
+                  </>
+                )}
+              </button>
+              {!fileContentDirty && justSavedFile && (
+                <span className="config-saved-indicator">
+                  <CheckCircle size={14} />
+                  File saved
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/AgentDetailView.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/AgentDetailView.test.tsx
index 91e8169cd..ef9fce11e 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/AgentDetailView.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/AgentDetailView.test.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ vi.mock("../../api", () => ({
   fetchAgentRuns: vi.fn(),
   fetchAgentRunDetail: vi.fn(),
   startAgentRun: vi.fn(),
+  stopAgentRun: vi.fn(),
   updateAgentInstructions: vi.fn(),
   updateAgentSoul: vi.fn(),
   updateAgentMemory: vi.fn(),
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ vi.mock("../../api", () => ({
   fetchDiscoveredSkills: vi.fn(),
   fetchModels: vi.fn(),
   fetchPluginRuntimes: vi.fn(),
+  upgradeAgentHeartbeatProcedure: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../AgentLogViewer", () => ({
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ vi.mock("../../hooks/useConfirm", () => ({
   useConfirm: () => ({ confirm: mockConfirm }),
 }));
 
-import { fetchAgent, fetchAgents, updateAgent, updateAgentState, deleteAgent, fetchAgentChildren, fetchAgentRunLogs, fetchAgentRuns, fetchAgentRunDetail, fetchAgentTasks, fetchChainOfCommand, fetchAgentBudgetStatus, resetAgentBudget, updateAgentInstructions, updateAgentSoul, updateAgentMemory, fetchWorkspaceFileContent, saveWorkspaceFileContent, fetchDiscoveredSkills, fetchModels, fetchPluginRuntimes, fetchAgentLogsWithMeta } from "../../api";
+import { fetchAgent, fetchAgents, updateAgent, updateAgentState, deleteAgent, fetchAgentChildren, fetchAgentRunLogs, fetchAgentRuns, fetchAgentRunDetail, fetchAgentTasks, fetchChainOfCommand, fetchAgentBudgetStatus, resetAgentBudget, updateAgentInstructions, updateAgentSoul, updateAgentMemory, fetchWorkspaceFileContent, saveWorkspaceFileContent, fetchDiscoveredSkills, fetchModels, fetchPluginRuntimes, fetchAgentLogsWithMeta, upgradeAgentHeartbeatProcedure } from "../../api";
 
 const mockFetchAgent = vi.mocked(fetchAgent);
 const mockFetchAgents = vi.mocked(fetchAgents);
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ const mockFetchDiscoveredSkills = vi.mocked(fetchDiscoveredSkills);
 const mockFetchModels = vi.mocked(fetchModels);
 const mockFetchPluginRuntimes = vi.mocked(fetchPluginRuntimes);
 const mockFetchAgentLogsWithMeta = vi.mocked(fetchAgentLogsWithMeta);
+const mockUpgradeAgentHeartbeatProcedure = vi.mocked(upgradeAgentHeartbeatProcedure);
 
 const MOCK_SKILLS = [
   { id: "skill-1", name: "Skill One", path: "/path/skill-1", relativePath: "skills/skill-1", enabled: true, metadata: { source: "*", scope: "user" as const, origin: "top-level" as const } },
@@ -214,6 +217,10 @@ describe("AgentDetailView", () => {
       { pluginId: "fusion-plugin-openclaw-runtime", runtimeId: "openclaw", name: "OpenClaw", description: "OpenClaw runtime", version: "1.0.0" },
       { pluginId: "fusion-plugin-hermes-runtime", runtimeId: "hermes", name: "Hermes", description: "Hermes runtime", version: "1.1.0" },
     ]);
+    mockUpgradeAgentHeartbeatProcedure.mockResolvedValue({
+      heartbeatProcedurePath: ".fusion/agents/agent-001/HEARTBEAT.md",
+      procedureFileSeeded: true,
+    });
   });
 
   it("shows loading state initially", () => {
@@ -3856,4 +3863,85 @@ describe("AgentDetailView", () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe("Heartbeat procedure file viewer", () => {
+    const openSettings = async (user: ReturnType<typeof userEvent.setup>) => {
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(screen.getByText("Settings")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+      await user.click(screen.getByText("Settings"));
+    };
+
+    it("renders heartbeat markdown view action when heartbeatProcedurePath is set", async () => {
+      mockFetchAgent.mockResolvedValue(createMockAgent({
+        heartbeatProcedurePath: ".fusion/agents/agent-001/HEARTBEAT.md",
+      }));
+
+      const user = userEvent.setup();
+      render(<AgentDetailView agentId="agent-001" onClose={vi.fn()} addToast={vi.fn()} />);
+      await openSettings(user);
+
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "View Heartbeat Markdown" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it("fetches and displays heartbeat file content from project workspace", async () => {
+      mockFetchAgent.mockResolvedValue(createMockAgent({
+        heartbeatProcedurePath: ".fusion/agents/agent-001/HEARTBEAT.md",
+      }));
+      mockFetchWorkspaceFileContent.mockResolvedValue({ content: "# Heartbeat\n\nDo checks", mtime: "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z", size: 20 });
+
+      const user = userEvent.setup();
+      render(<AgentDetailView agentId="agent-001" projectId="proj-1" onClose={vi.fn()} addToast={vi.fn()} />);
+      await openSettings(user);
+      await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "View Heartbeat Markdown" }));
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(mockFetchWorkspaceFileContent).toHaveBeenCalledWith("project", ".fusion/agents/agent-001/HEARTBEAT.md", "proj-1");
+      });
+      expect(screen.getByLabelText("Heartbeat Procedure File")).toHaveValue("# Heartbeat\n\nDo checks");
+    });
+
+    it("shows load error feedback when heartbeat file fetch fails", async () => {
+      const addToast = vi.fn();
+      mockFetchAgent.mockResolvedValue(createMockAgent({
+        heartbeatProcedurePath: ".fusion/agents/agent-001/HEARTBEAT.md",
+      }));
+      mockFetchWorkspaceFileContent.mockRejectedValue(new Error("permission denied"));
+
+      const user = userEvent.setup();
+      render(<AgentDetailView agentId="agent-001" onClose={vi.fn()} addToast={addToast} />);
+      await openSettings(user);
+      await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "View Heartbeat Markdown" }));
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(addToast).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Failed to load heartbeat procedure file: permission denied", "error");
+      });
+      expect(screen.getByText("Failed to load file: permission denied")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it("refreshes to upgraded heartbeat path and supports immediate viewing", async () => {
+      mockFetchAgent
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(createMockAgent({ heartbeatProcedurePath: undefined }))
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(createMockAgent({ heartbeatProcedurePath: ".fusion/agents/agent-001/HEARTBEAT.md" }));
+      mockFetchWorkspaceFileContent.mockResolvedValue({ content: "# Seeded", mtime: "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z", size: 8 });
+
+      const user = userEvent.setup();
+      render(<AgentDetailView agentId="agent-001" projectId="proj-2" onClose={vi.fn()} addToast={vi.fn()} />);
+      await openSettings(user);
+      await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Upgrade agent to default heartbeat procedure file" }));
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(mockUpgradeAgentHeartbeatProcedure).toHaveBeenCalledWith("agent-001", "proj-2");
+      });
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "View Heartbeat Markdown" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+
+      await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "View Heartbeat Markdown" }));
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(mockFetchWorkspaceFileContent).toHaveBeenCalledWith("project", ".fusion/agents/agent-001/HEARTBEAT.md", "proj-2");
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/agent-modals-mobile.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/agent-modals-mobile.test.tsx
index b1f318c61..c11e5be4c 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/agent-modals-mobile.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/agent-modals-mobile.test.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ vi.mock("../../api", () => ({
   cancelAgentGeneration: vi.fn(),
   fetchAgentBudgetStatus: vi.fn(),
   resetAgentBudget: vi.fn(),
+  upgradeAgentHeartbeatProcedure: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../AgentLogViewer", () => ({