diff --git a/internal/handler/handler_test.go b/internal/handler/handler_test.go
index 86d5ead2..2bb54859 100644
--- a/internal/handler/handler_test.go
+++ b/internal/handler/handler_test.go
@@ -204,6 +204,132 @@ func TestSSEStreamReceivesEventOnCapture(t *testing.T) {
 	cancel()
 }
 
+func TestInspectReturnsHTML(t *testing.T) {
+	repo := newFakeRepo()
+	repo.CreateEndpoint(nil, "ep")
+	repo.AppendRequest(nil, "ep", &store.Request{
+		Method:  "POST",
+		Path:    "/ep/webhook",
+		Headers: `{"Content-Type":"application/json"}`,
+		Query:   "foo=bar",
+		Body:    []byte(`{"msg":"hello"}`),
+	})
+
+	r := testRouter(repo)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	r.ServeHTTP(w, httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/e/ep", nil))
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+	ct := w.Header().Get("Content-Type")
+	if !strings.Contains(ct, "text/html") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected text/html Content-Type, got %q", ct)
+	}
+
+	body := w.Body.String()
+
+	// Should contain the endpoint ID.
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "ep") {
+		t.Error("missing endpoint ID in HTML")
+	}
+
+	// Should contain the request method badge.
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "POST") {
+		t.Error("missing POST method in HTML")
+	}
+
+	// Should contain the request path.
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "/ep/webhook") {
+		t.Error("missing request path in HTML")
+	}
+
+	// Should contain the header JSON.
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "Content-Type") {
+		t.Error("missing Content-Type header in HTML")
+	}
+
+	// Should contain the query string.
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "foo=bar") {
+		t.Error("missing query string in HTML")
+	}
+
+	// Should contain the body content (html/template escapes quotes).
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "msg") || !strings.Contains(body, "hello") {
+		t.Error("missing request body content in HTML")
+	}
+
+	// Should contain the replay button.
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "Replay") {
+		t.Error("missing Replay button in HTML")
+	}
+
+	// Should contain SSE EventSource script.
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "EventSource") {
+		t.Error("missing EventSource in HTML")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInspectEmptyState(t *testing.T) {
+	repo := newFakeRepo()
+	repo.CreateEndpoint(nil, "new-ep")
+
+	r := testRouter(repo)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	r.ServeHTTP(w, httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/e/new-ep", nil))
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	body := w.Body.String()
+
+	// Should show the "waiting for requests" empty state.
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "Waiting for requests") {
+		t.Error("missing empty state message")
+	}
+
+	// Should show the usage hint with the endpoint ID.
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "/new-ep") {
+		t.Error("missing usage hint with endpoint ID")
+	}
+
+	// No request cards should be rendered.
+	if strings.Contains(body, `class="request"`) {
+		t.Error("unexpected request card in empty state")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInspectAutoCreatesEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	repo := newFakeRepo()
+
+	// The endpoint doesn't exist yet.
+	r := testRouter(repo)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	r.ServeHTTP(w, httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/e/auto-ep", nil))
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	// The endpoint should now exist in the repo.
+	ep, err := repo.GetEndpoint(nil, "auto-ep")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("endpoint was not auto-created: %v", err)
+	}
+	if ep.ID != "auto-ep" {
+		t.Errorf("expected endpoint ID 'auto-ep', got %q", ep.ID)
+	}
+
+	body := w.Body.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "auto-ep") {
+		t.Error("missing endpoint ID in auto-created page")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "Waiting for requests") {
+		t.Error("missing empty state for auto-created endpoint")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCaptureReturnsJSON200(t *testing.T) {
 	r := testRouter(newFakeRepo())
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
diff --git a/internal/handler/inspect.go b/internal/handler/inspect.go
index c0cb4acd..03cbafb1 100644
--- a/internal/handler/inspect.go
+++ b/internal/handler/inspect.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package handler
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/elfoundation/hatch/internal/store"
 )
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ type inspectPageData struct {
 // inspectTemplate is the server-rendered HTML for the inspect page.
 var inspectTemplate = template.Must(template.New("inspect").Funcs(template.FuncMap{
 	"prettyJSON": prettyJSON,
+	"formatTime": formatTime,
 }).Parse(`<!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ var inspectTemplate = template.Must(template.New("inspect").Funcs(template.FuncM
     <div class="request-header" onclick="toggleRequest('{{.ID}}')">
       <span class="method {{.Method}}">{{.Method}}</span>
       <span class="path">{{.Path}}</span>
-      <span class="time">{{.CreatedAt}}</span>
+      <span class="time" title="{{.CreatedAt}}">{{formatTime .CreatedAt}}</span>
       <button class="replay-btn" onclick="event.stopPropagation(); openReplay('{{.ID}}')" title="Replay this request">&#x21BA; Replay</button>
     </div>
     <div class="request-body" id="body-{{.ID}}">
@@ -200,6 +203,39 @@ function renderReplayResult(el, data) {
   el.innerHTML = html;
 }
 
+function formatTimeStr(ts) {
+  try { var d = new Date(ts); if (isNaN(d.getTime())) return ts; } catch(_) { return ts; }
+  var now = new Date();
+  var diff = Math.floor((now - d) / 1000);
+  if (diff < 5) return 'just now';
+  if (diff < 60) return diff + 's ago';
+  if (diff < 3600) return Math.floor(diff / 60) + 'm ago';
+  if (diff < 86400) return Math.floor(diff / 3600) + 'h ago';
+  if (diff < 604800) return Math.floor(diff / 86400) + 'd ago';
+  return d.toLocaleDateString('en-US', { month: 'short', day: 'numeric' }) + ', ' + d.toLocaleTimeString('en-US', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
+}
+
+function buildRequestBody(req) {
+  var html = '';
+  if (req.headers) {
+    var h = req.headers;
+    if (typeof h === 'string') { try { h = JSON.parse(h); } catch(_) { h = null; } }
+    if (h && Object.keys(h).length > 0) {
+      html += '<div class="section"><div class="section-label">Headers</div><pre>' + escapeHtml(JSON.stringify(h, null, 2)) + '</pre></div>';
+    }
+  }
+  if (req.query) {
+    html += '<div class="section"><div class="section-label">Query</div><pre>' + escapeHtml(req.query) + '</pre></div>';
+  }
+  if (req.body) {
+    var b = typeof req.body === 'string' ? req.body : '';
+    if (b) {
+      html += '<div class="section"><div class="section-label">Body</div><pre>' + escapeHtml(b) + '</pre></div>';
+    }
+  }
+  return html;
+}
+
 function escapeHtml(str) {
   var div = document.createElement('div');
   div.appendChild(document.createTextNode(str));
@@ -222,10 +258,10 @@ function escapeHtml(str) {
       div.innerHTML = '<div class="request-header" onclick="toggleRequest(\'' + req.id + '\')">' +
         '<span class="method ' + req.method + '">' + req.method + '</span>' +
         '<span class="path">' + req.path + '</span>' +
-        '<span class="time">' + req.created_at + '</span>' +
+        '<span class="time" title="' + req.created_at + '">' + formatTimeStr(req.created_at) + '</span>' +
         '<button class="replay-btn" onclick="event.stopPropagation(); openReplay(\'' + req.id + '\')">&#x21BA; Replay</button>' +
         '</div>' +
-        '<div class="request-body" id="body-' + req.id + '"></div>' +
+        '<div class="request-body" id="body-' + req.id + '">' + buildRequestBody(req) + '</div>' +
         '<div class="replay-panel" id="replay-' + req.id + '">' +
         '<input type="text" class="replay-url-input" id="replay-url-' + req.id + '" placeholder="https://myapp.local/webhook" value="">' +
         '<div class="replay-actions">' +
@@ -279,3 +315,30 @@ func prettyJSON(raw string) string {
 	}
 	return string(b)
 }
+
+// formatTime displays an ISO 8601 timestamp as a short relative or absolute string.
+func formatTime(raw string) string {
+	t, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z07:00", raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Try a few common variants.
+		t, err = time.Parse("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00", raw)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return raw
+	}
+	d := time.Since(t)
+	switch {
+	case d < 5*time.Second:
+		return "just now"
+	case d < time.Minute:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%ds ago", int(d.Seconds()))
+	case d < time.Hour:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dm ago", int(d.Minutes()))
+	case d < 24*time.Hour:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dh ago", int(d.Hours()))
+	case d < 7*24*time.Hour:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dd ago", int(d.Hours()/24))
+	default:
+		return t.Format("Jan 2, 15:04")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/handler/sse.go b/internal/handler/sse.go
index 46c1c5f5..3dc3081d 100644
--- a/internal/handler/sse.go
+++ b/internal/handler/sse.go
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ func (h *sseHub) unsubscribe(endpointID string, ch chan []byte) {
 	}
 }
 
+// sseRequest is the JSON payload sent over SSE.
+// It uses string for Body to avoid base64 encoding.
+type sseRequest struct {
+	ID         string `json:"id"`
+	EndpointID string `json:"endpoint_id"`
+	Method     string `json:"method"`
+	Path       string `json:"path"`
+	Headers    string `json:"headers"`
+	Query      string `json:"query"`
+	Body       string `json:"body"`
+	CreatedAt  string `json:"created_at"`
+}
+
 func (h *sseHub) broadcast(endpointID string, req *store.Request) {
 	h.mu.RLock()
 	defer h.mu.RUnlock()
@@ -46,7 +59,17 @@ func (h *sseHub) broadcast(endpointID string, req *store.Request) {
 	if subs == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	data, err := json.Marshal(req)
+	sseReq := sseRequest{
+		ID:         req.ID,
+		EndpointID: req.EndpointID,
+		Method:     req.Method,
+		Path:       req.Path,
+		Headers:    req.Headers,
+		Query:      req.Query,
+		Body:       string(req.Body),
+		CreatedAt:  req.CreatedAt,
+	}
+	data, err := json.Marshal(sseReq)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}