diff --git a/plugins/host_agent/routes.py b/plugins/host_agent/routes.py
index 57c92bc..8134ca9 100644
--- a/plugins/host_agent/routes.py
+++ b/plugins/host_agent/routes.py
@@ -387,34 +387,44 @@ async def widget_table():
 @host_agent_bp.get("/widget/history")
 async def widget_history():
     host_id = request.args.get("host_id", "")
-    hours = int(request.args.get("hours", "6"))
+    try:
+        hours = max(1, min(168, int(request.args.get("hours", "6"))))
+    except ValueError:
+        hours = 6
+    # wid (the dashboard widget row id) keeps the <canvas> id unique when several
+    # history widgets share a page; fall back to the host id.
+    wid = request.args.get("wid", "") or host_id
     cutoff = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(hours=hours)
 
-    async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as session:
-        host = (await session.execute(
-            select(Host).where(Host.id == host_id))).scalar_one_or_none()
-        if host is None:
-            return _error(404, "not_found")
-        points = (await session.execute(
-            select(PluginMetric).where(
-                PluginMetric.source_module == SOURCE_MODULE,
-                PluginMetric.recorded_at >= cutoff,
-                or_(
-                    and_(PluginMetric.resource_name == host.name,
-                         PluginMetric.metric_name.in_(("cpu_pct", "mem_used_pct"))),
-                    and_(PluginMetric.resource_name == host.name + ":/",
-                         PluginMetric.metric_name == "disk_used_pct"),
-                ),
-            ).order_by(PluginMetric.recorded_at)
-        )).scalars().all()
+    series: dict[str, list[list]] = {"cpu_pct": [], "mem_used_pct": [], "disk_root": []}
+    host = None
+    if host_id:
+        async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as session:
+            host = (await session.execute(
+                select(Host).where(Host.id == host_id))).scalar_one_or_none()
+            if host is not None:
+                points = (await session.execute(
+                    select(PluginMetric).where(
+                        PluginMetric.source_module == SOURCE_MODULE,
+                        PluginMetric.recorded_at >= cutoff,
+                        or_(
+                            and_(PluginMetric.resource_name == host.name,
+                                 PluginMetric.metric_name.in_(("cpu_pct", "mem_used_pct"))),
+                            and_(PluginMetric.resource_name == host.name + ":/",
+                                 PluginMetric.metric_name == "disk_used_pct"),
+                        ),
+                    ).order_by(PluginMetric.recorded_at)
+                )).scalars().all()
+                # Disk = root (/), consistent with the host panel — not "worst".
+                # Epoch-ms x values let the chart use a plain linear axis (no
+                # Chart.js date adapter needed), matching the host-detail charts.
+                for p in points:
+                    key = "disk_root" if p.resource_name != host.name else p.metric_name
+                    series[key].append([int(p.recorded_at.timestamp() * 1000), round(p.value, 2)])
 
-    # Disk = root (/), consistent with the host panel — not the opaque "worst".
-    series: dict[str, list[dict]] = {"cpu_pct": [], "mem_used_pct": [], "disk_root": []}
-    for p in points:
-        key = "disk_root" if p.resource_name != host.name else p.metric_name
-        series[key].append({"t": p.recorded_at.isoformat(), "v": p.value})
-
-    return await render_template("widget_history.html", host=host, series=series, hours=hours)
+    return await render_template(
+        "widget_history.html", host=host, series=series, hours=hours, wid=wid,
+    )
 
 
 # Host-level metrics charted on the detail page (sub-resources are shown as
diff --git a/plugins/host_agent/templates/widget_history.html b/plugins/host_agent/templates/widget_history.html
index 0d5b567..cf9f492 100644
--- a/plugins/host_agent/templates/widget_history.html
+++ b/plugins/host_agent/templates/widget_history.html
@@ -1,24 +1,53 @@
-<div class="widget-history">
-  <h3>{{ host.name }} — last {{ hours }}h</h3>
-  <canvas id="host-agent-chart-{{ host.id }}" width="600" height="200"></canvas>
-  <script>
-  (function() {
-    const ctx = document.getElementById("host-agent-chart-{{ host.id }}").getContext("2d");
-    const series = {{ series|tojson }};
-    new Chart(ctx, {
-      type: "line",
-      data: {
-        datasets: [
-          { label: "CPU %",  data: series.cpu_pct.map(p => ({x: p.t, y: p.v})) },
-          { label: "Mem %",  data: series.mem_used_pct.map(p => ({x: p.t, y: p.v})) },
-          { label: "Disk / %", data: series.disk_root.map(p => ({x: p.t, y: p.v})) },
-        ],
-      },
-      options: {
-        responsive: true,
-        scales: { x: { type: "time" }, y: { min: 0, max: 100 } },
-      },
-    });
-  })();
-  </script>
+{# host_agent history-graph widget — the host-view utilization chart, embedded
+   on a dashboard. Fills the (resizable) panel; epoch-ms linear axis so no
+   Chart.js date adapter is needed. #}
+{% set has_data = host and (series.cpu_pct or series.mem_used_pct or series.disk_root) %}
+{% if not host %}
+<div style="color:var(--text-muted);font-size:0.85rem;padding:0.75rem 0;">
+  No host selected. <strong>Edit</strong> this dashboard and pick a host for this graph.
 </div>
+{% elif not has_data %}
+<div style="color:var(--text-muted);font-size:0.85rem;padding:0.75rem 0;">
+  No agent metrics for <strong>{{ host.name }}</strong> in the last {{ hours }}h yet.
+</div>
+{% else %}
+<div style="height:100%;min-height:180px;position:relative;">
+  <canvas id="host-hist-{{ wid }}"></canvas>
+</div>
+<script>
+(function () {
+  var el = document.getElementById("host-hist-{{ wid }}");
+  if (!el) return;
+  var series = {{ series|tojson }};
+  var fmtTime = function (v) {
+    var d = new Date(v);
+    return ("0" + d.getHours()).slice(-2) + ":" + ("0" + d.getMinutes()).slice(-2);
+  };
+  var ds = [
+    { key: "cpu_pct",      label: "CPU %",    color: "#c8a840" },
+    { key: "mem_used_pct", label: "Mem %",    color: "#4aa86a" },
+    { key: "disk_root",    label: "Disk / %", color: "#c87840" },
+  ];
+  new Chart(el.getContext("2d"), {
+    type: "line",
+    data: { datasets: ds.map(function (d) {
+      return {
+        label: d.label,
+        data: (series[d.key] || []).map(function (p) { return { x: p[0], y: p[1] }; }),
+        borderColor: d.color, backgroundColor: d.color, borderWidth: 1.5, tension: 0.25,
+      };
+    }) },
+    options: {
+      responsive: true, maintainAspectRatio: false,
+      interaction: { mode: "index", intersect: false },
+      elements: { point: { radius: 0 } },
+      scales: {
+        x: { type: "linear", ticks: { callback: function (v) { return fmtTime(v); }, maxTicksLimit: 6, color: "#8a8a92", font: { size: 10 } }, grid: { color: "#30303a" } },
+        y: { beginAtZero: true, max: 100, ticks: { color: "#8a8a92", font: { size: 10 } }, grid: { color: "#30303a" } },
+      },
+      plugins: { legend: { labels: { color: "#b8b8b0", boxWidth: 10, font: { size: 11 } } } },
+    },
+  });
+})();
+</script>
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/steward/core/widgets.py b/steward/core/widgets.py
index 7ea8671..a4f0349 100644
--- a/steward/core/widgets.py
+++ b/steward/core/widgets.py
@@ -279,13 +279,20 @@ WIDGET_REGISTRY: dict[str, dict] = {
     },
     "host_resource_history": {
         "key": "host_resource_history",
-        "label": "Host Agent — History",
-        "description": "CPU/memory/disk history for one host",
+        "label": "Host Agent — History Graph",
+        "description": "CPU / memory / disk time-series graph for one host (the host-view chart, on your dashboard)",
         "hx_url": "/plugins/host_agent/widget/history",
-        "detail_url": "/plugins/host_agent/fleet/",
+        "detail_url": "/hosts/",
         "plugin": "host_agent",
         "poll": True,
         "params": [
+            # type "host" → the edit form renders a live dropdown of hosts.
+            {
+                "key": "host_id",
+                "label": "Host",
+                "type": "host",
+                "default": "",
+            },
             {
                 "key": "hours",
                 "label": "Time range",
diff --git a/steward/dashboard/routes.py b/steward/dashboard/routes.py
index 8802b04..57a82d4 100644
--- a/steward/dashboard/routes.py
+++ b/steward/dashboard/routes.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ async def _get_panels_data(db, dashboard_id: int) -> tuple:
     result = await db.execute(select(Dashboard).where(Dashboard.id == dashboard_id))
     dash   = result.scalar_one_or_none()
     if dash is None:
-        return None, [], []
+        return None, [], [], []
     widgets     = await _get_widgets(db, dashboard_id)
     plugins_cfg = current_app.config.get("PLUGINS", {})
     available   = get_available_widgets(plugins_cfg)
@@ -182,15 +182,17 @@ async def _get_panels_data(db, dashboard_id: int) -> tuple:
         {"db": w, "defn": WIDGET_REGISTRY[w.widget_key], "title": w.title or WIDGET_REGISTRY[w.widget_key]["label"]}
         for w in widgets if w.widget_key in WIDGET_REGISTRY
     ]
-    return dash, resolved, available
+    # Hosts feed the "host" param dropdown (e.g. the history-graph widget).
+    hosts = list((await db.execute(select(Host).order_by(Host.name))).scalars())
+    return dash, resolved, available, hosts
 
 
 async def _panels_response(dashboard_id: int):
     async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as db:
-        dash, resolved, addable = await _get_panels_data(db, dashboard_id)
+        dash, resolved, addable, hosts = await _get_panels_data(db, dashboard_id)
     return await render_template(
         "dashboard/_edit_panels.html",
-        dashboard=dash, widgets=resolved, addable=addable,
+        dashboard=dash, widgets=resolved, addable=addable, hosts=hosts,
     )
 
 
@@ -369,12 +371,12 @@ async def edit(dash_id: int):
     user_id   = current_user_id()
     user_role = session.get("user_role", "viewer")
     async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as db:
-        dash, resolved, addable = await _get_panels_data(db, dash_id)
+        dash, resolved, addable, hosts = await _get_panels_data(db, dash_id)
     if dash is None or not _can_edit(dash, user_id, user_role):
         abort(403)
     return await render_template(
         "dashboard/edit.html",
-        dashboard=dash, widgets=resolved, addable=addable,
+        dashboard=dash, widgets=resolved, addable=addable, hosts=hosts,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/steward/hosts/routes.py b/steward/hosts/routes.py
index f0c3a2d..6917ccb 100644
--- a/steward/hosts/routes.py
+++ b/steward/hosts/routes.py
@@ -153,6 +153,36 @@ async def _agent_overview_by_host(db, host_names: list[str]) -> dict[str, dict]:
     return out
 
 
+async def _agent_cpu_sparks_by_host(db, host_names: list[str], hours: int = 1) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """{host_name: inline-SVG cpu sparkline} over the last `hours` (core-safe).
+
+    A tiny at-a-glance trend in each row — the host-view sparkline, on the widget.
+    """
+    from steward.models.metrics import PluginMetric
+    from steward.core.status import sparkline_svg
+    if not host_names:
+        return {}
+    cutoff = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(hours=hours)
+    rows = (await db.execute(
+        select(PluginMetric.resource_name, PluginMetric.value, PluginMetric.recorded_at)
+        .where(
+            PluginMetric.source_module == "host_agent",
+            PluginMetric.metric_name == "cpu_pct",
+            PluginMetric.resource_name.in_(host_names),
+            PluginMetric.recorded_at >= cutoff,
+        )
+        .order_by(PluginMetric.recorded_at)
+    )).all()
+    by_host: dict[str, list[float]] = {}
+    for r in rows:
+        by_host.setdefault(r.resource_name, []).append(r.value)
+    # Amber line to read as "CPU"; only draw when there are a couple of points.
+    return {
+        name: sparkline_svg(vals[-40:], width=64, height=18, stroke="#c8a840")
+        for name, vals in by_host.items() if len(vals) >= 2
+    }
+
+
 @hosts_bp.get("/overview/widget")
 @require_role(UserRole.viewer)
 async def overview_widget():
@@ -180,12 +210,14 @@ async def overview_widget():
                 & (DnsResult.resolved_at == latest_dns_subq.c.max_at),
             ))).scalars()}
         uptime = await _compute_uptime(db)
-        agent = await _agent_overview_by_host(db, [h.name for h in hosts])
+        host_names = [h.name for h in hosts]
+        agent = await _agent_overview_by_host(db, host_names)
+        cpu_sparks = await _agent_cpu_sparks_by_host(db, host_names)
 
     return await render_template(
         "hosts/overview_widget.html",
         hosts=hosts, latest_pings=latest_pings, latest_dns=latest_dns,
-        uptime=uptime, agent=agent,
+        uptime=uptime, agent=agent, cpu_sparks=cpu_sparks,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/steward/templates/dashboard/_edit_panels.html b/steward/templates/dashboard/_edit_panels.html
index fe12d49..2a410e6 100644
--- a/steward/templates/dashboard/_edit_panels.html
+++ b/steward/templates/dashboard/_edit_panels.html
@@ -92,6 +92,16 @@
                   </option>
                   {% endfor %}
                 </select>
+                {% elif p.type == "host" %}
+                <select name="param_{{ p.key }}" required
+                        style="width:100%;padding:0.32rem 0.6rem;background:var(--bg);
+                               border:1px solid var(--border-mid);border-radius:4px;
+                               color:var(--text);font-size:0.85rem;">
+                  <option value="">— select a host —</option>
+                  {% for h in hosts %}
+                  <option value="{{ h.id }}">{{ h.name }}</option>
+                  {% endfor %}
+                </select>
                 {% endif %}
               </div>
               {% endfor %}
diff --git a/steward/templates/hosts/overview_widget.html b/steward/templates/hosts/overview_widget.html
index 6e4ebf8..8c2052b 100644
--- a/steward/templates/hosts/overview_widget.html
+++ b/steward/templates/hosts/overview_widget.html
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
     {% else %}
     <span title="{{ host.name }}" style="{{ name_style }}">{{ host.name }}</span>
     {% endif %}
+    {% set spark = cpu_sparks.get(host.name) %}
+    {% if spark %}<span title="CPU — last hour" style="flex-shrink:0;line-height:0;opacity:0.85;">{{ spark | safe }}</span>{% endif %}
     <span style="display:flex;gap:0.75rem;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;color:var(--text-muted);font-size:0.75rem;flex-shrink:0;">
       {# Monitors #}
       {% if host.ping_enabled and ping and ping.response_time_ms is not none %}