diff --git a/internal/cmd/commit.go b/internal/cmd/commit.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3932686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cmd/commit.go
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/config"
+	"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/workspace"
+)
+
+// DefaultAgentEmailDomain is the default domain for agent git emails.
+const DefaultAgentEmailDomain = "gastown.local"
+
+var commitCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "commit [flags] [-- git-commit-args...]",
+	Short: "Git commit with automatic agent identity",
+	Long: `Git commit wrapper that automatically sets git author identity for agents.
+
+When run by an agent (GT_ROLE set), this command:
+1. Detects the agent identity from environment variables
+2. Converts it to a git-friendly name and email
+3. Runs 'git commit' with the correct identity
+
+The email domain is configurable in town settings (agent_email_domain).
+Default: gastown.local
+
+Examples:
+  gt commit -m "Fix bug"              # Commit as current agent
+  gt commit -am "Quick fix"           # Stage all and commit
+  gt commit -- --amend                # Amend last commit
+
+Identity mapping:
+  Agent: gastown/crew/jack  →  Name: gastown/crew/jack
+                                Email: gastown.crew.jack@gastown.local
+
+When run without GT_ROLE (human), passes through to git commit with no changes.`,
+	RunE:               runCommit,
+	DisableFlagParsing: true, // We'll parse flags ourselves to pass them to git
+}
+
+func init() {
+	commitCmd.GroupID = GroupWork
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(commitCmd)
+}
+
+func runCommit(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	// Detect agent identity
+	identity := detectSender()
+
+	// If overseer (human), just pass through to git commit
+	if identity == "overseer" {
+		return runGitCommit(args, "", "")
+	}
+
+	// Load agent email domain from town settings
+	domain := DefaultAgentEmailDomain
+	townRoot, err := workspace.FindFromCwd()
+	if err == nil && townRoot != "" {
+		settings, err := config.LoadOrCreateTownSettings(config.TownSettingsPath(townRoot))
+		if err == nil && settings.AgentEmailDomain != "" {
+			domain = settings.AgentEmailDomain
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Convert identity to git-friendly email
+	// "gastown/crew/jack" → "gastown.crew.jack@domain"
+	email := identityToEmail(identity, domain)
+
+	// Use identity as the author name (human-readable)
+	name := identity
+
+	return runGitCommit(args, name, email)
+}
+
+// identityToEmail converts a Gas Town identity to a git email address.
+// "gastown/crew/jack" → "gastown.crew.jack@domain"
+// "mayor/" → "mayor@domain"
+func identityToEmail(identity, domain string) string {
+	// Remove trailing slash if present
+	identity = strings.TrimSuffix(identity, "/")
+
+	// Replace slashes with dots for email local part
+	localPart := strings.ReplaceAll(identity, "/", ".")
+
+	return localPart + "@" + domain
+}
+
+// runGitCommit executes git commit with optional identity override.
+// If name and email are empty, runs git commit with no overrides.
+// Preserves git's exit code for proper wrapper behavior.
+func runGitCommit(args []string, name, email string) error {
+	var gitArgs []string
+
+	// If we have an identity, prepend -c flags
+	if name != "" && email != "" {
+		gitArgs = append(gitArgs, "-c", "user.name="+name)
+		gitArgs = append(gitArgs, "-c", "user.email="+email)
+	}
+
+	gitArgs = append(gitArgs, "commit")
+	gitArgs = append(gitArgs, args...)
+
+	gitCmd := exec.Command("git", gitArgs...)
+	gitCmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	gitCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	gitCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	if err := gitCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		// Preserve git's exit code for proper wrapper behavior
+		if exitErr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
+			os.Exit(exitErr.ExitCode())
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/cmd/commit_test.go b/internal/cmd/commit_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98ad393c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cmd/commit_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package cmd
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestIdentityToEmail(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		identity string
+		domain   string
+		want     string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "crew member",
+			identity: "gastown/crew/jack",
+			domain:   "gastown.local",
+			want:     "gastown.crew.jack@gastown.local",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "polecat",
+			identity: "gastown/polecats/max",
+			domain:   "gastown.local",
+			want:     "gastown.polecats.max@gastown.local",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "witness",
+			identity: "gastown/witness",
+			domain:   "gastown.local",
+			want:     "gastown.witness@gastown.local",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "refinery",
+			identity: "gastown/refinery",
+			domain:   "gastown.local",
+			want:     "gastown.refinery@gastown.local",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "mayor with trailing slash",
+			identity: "mayor/",
+			domain:   "gastown.local",
+			want:     "mayor@gastown.local",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "deacon with trailing slash",
+			identity: "deacon/",
+			domain:   "gastown.local",
+			want:     "deacon@gastown.local",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "custom domain",
+			identity: "myrig/crew/alice",
+			domain:   "example.com",
+			want:     "myrig.crew.alice@example.com",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "deeply nested",
+			identity: "rig/polecats/nested/deep",
+			domain:   "test.io",
+			want:     "rig.polecats.nested.deep@test.io",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := identityToEmail(tt.identity, tt.domain)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("identityToEmail(%q, %q) = %q, want %q",
+					tt.identity, tt.domain, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/cmd/config.go b/internal/cmd/config.go
index 1cceb8aa..82bc611a 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/config.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/config.go
@@ -119,6 +119,27 @@ Examples:
 	RunE: runConfigDefaultAgent,
 }
 
+var configAgentEmailDomainCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "agent-email-domain [domain]",
+	Short: "Get or set agent email domain",
+	Long: `Get or set the domain used for agent git commit emails.
+
+When agents commit code via 'gt commit', their identity is converted
+to a git email address. For example, "gastown/crew/jack" becomes
+"gastown.crew.jack@{domain}".
+
+With no arguments, shows the current domain.
+With an argument, sets the domain.
+
+Default: gastown.local
+
+Examples:
+  gt config agent-email-domain                 # Show current domain
+  gt config agent-email-domain gastown.local   # Set to gastown.local
+  gt config agent-email-domain example.com     # Set custom domain`,
+	RunE: runConfigAgentEmailDomain,
+}
+
 // Flags
 var (
 	configAgentListJSON bool
@@ -444,6 +465,54 @@ func runConfigDefaultAgent(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func runConfigAgentEmailDomain(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	townRoot, err := workspace.FindFromCwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("finding town root: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Load town settings
+	settingsPath := config.TownSettingsPath(townRoot)
+	townSettings, err := config.LoadOrCreateTownSettings(settingsPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("loading town settings: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		// Show current domain
+		domain := townSettings.AgentEmailDomain
+		if domain == "" {
+			domain = DefaultAgentEmailDomain
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("Agent email domain: %s\n", style.Bold.Render(domain))
+		fmt.Printf("\nExample: gastown/crew/jack → gastown.crew.jack@%s\n", domain)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Set new domain
+	domain := args[0]
+
+	// Basic validation - domain should not be empty and should not start with @
+	if domain == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("domain cannot be empty")
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(domain, "@") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("domain should not include @: use '%s' instead", strings.TrimPrefix(domain, "@"))
+	}
+
+	// Set domain
+	townSettings.AgentEmailDomain = domain
+
+	// Save settings
+	if err := config.SaveTownSettings(settingsPath, townSettings); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("saving town settings: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Agent email domain set to '%s'\n", style.Bold.Render(domain))
+	fmt.Printf("\nExample: gastown/crew/jack → gastown.crew.jack@%s\n", domain)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func init() {
 	// Add flags
 	configAgentListCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&configAgentListJSON, "json", false, "Output as JSON")
@@ -462,6 +531,7 @@ func init() {
 	// Add subcommands to config
 	configCmd.AddCommand(configAgentCmd)
 	configCmd.AddCommand(configDefaultAgentCmd)
+	configCmd.AddCommand(configAgentEmailDomainCmd)
 
 	// Register with root
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(configCmd)
diff --git a/internal/cmd/trail.go b/internal/cmd/trail.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1eae580b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cmd/trail.go
@@ -0,0 +1,389 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/config"
+	"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/style"
+	"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/workspace"
+)
+
+var (
+	trailSince string
+	trailLimit int
+	trailJSON  bool
+	trailAll   bool
+)
+
+var trailCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:     "trail",
+	Aliases: []string{"recent", "recap"},
+	GroupID: GroupWork,
+	Short:   "Show recent agent activity",
+	Long: `Show recent activity in the workspace.
+
+Without a subcommand, shows recent commits from agents.
+
+Subcommands:
+  commits    Recent git commits from agents
+  beads      Recent beads (work items)
+  hooks      Recent hook activity
+
+Flags:
+  --since    Show activity since this time (e.g., "1h", "24h", "7d")
+  --limit    Maximum number of items to show (default: 20)
+  --json     Output as JSON
+  --all      Include all activity (not just agents)
+
+Examples:
+  gt trail                     # Recent commits (default)
+  gt trail commits             # Same as above
+  gt trail commits --since 1h  # Last hour
+  gt trail beads               # Recent beads
+  gt trail hooks               # Recent hook activity
+  gt recent                    # Alias for gt trail
+  gt recap --since 24h         # Activity from last 24 hours`,
+	RunE: runTrailCommits, // Default to commits
+}
+
+var trailCommitsCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "commits",
+	Short: "Show recent commits from agents",
+	Long: `Show recent git commits made by agents.
+
+By default, filters to commits from agents (using the configured
+email domain). Use --all to include all commits.
+
+Examples:
+  gt trail commits              # Recent agent commits
+  gt trail commits --since 1h   # Last hour of commits
+  gt trail commits --all        # All commits (including non-agents)
+  gt trail commits --json       # JSON output`,
+	RunE: runTrailCommits,
+}
+
+var trailBeadsCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "beads",
+	Short: "Show recent beads",
+	Long: `Show recently created or modified beads (work items).
+
+Examples:
+  gt trail beads              # Recent beads
+  gt trail beads --since 24h  # Last 24 hours of beads
+  gt trail beads --json       # JSON output`,
+	RunE: runTrailBeads,
+}
+
+var trailHooksCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "hooks",
+	Short: "Show recent hook activity",
+	Long: `Show recent hook activity (agents taking or dropping hooks).
+
+Examples:
+  gt trail hooks              # Recent hook activity
+  gt trail hooks --since 1h   # Last hour of hook activity
+  gt trail hooks --json       # JSON output`,
+	RunE: runTrailHooks,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	// Add flags to trail command
+	trailCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&trailSince, "since", "", "Show activity since this time (e.g., 1h, 24h, 7d)")
+	trailCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&trailLimit, "limit", 20, "Maximum number of items to show")
+	trailCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&trailJSON, "json", false, "Output as JSON")
+	trailCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&trailAll, "all", false, "Include all activity (not just agents)")
+
+	// Add subcommands
+	trailCmd.AddCommand(trailCommitsCmd)
+	trailCmd.AddCommand(trailBeadsCmd)
+	trailCmd.AddCommand(trailHooksCmd)
+
+	// Register with root
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(trailCmd)
+}
+
+// CommitEntry represents a git commit for output.
+type CommitEntry struct {
+	Hash      string    `json:"hash"`
+	ShortHash string    `json:"short_hash"`
+	Author    string    `json:"author"`
+	Email     string    `json:"email"`
+	Date      time.Time `json:"date"`
+	DateRel   string    `json:"date_relative"`
+	Subject   string    `json:"subject"`
+	IsAgent   bool      `json:"is_agent"`
+}
+
+func runTrailCommits(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	// Get email domain for agent filtering
+	domain := DefaultAgentEmailDomain
+	townRoot, err := workspace.FindFromCwd()
+	if err == nil && townRoot != "" {
+		settings, err := config.LoadOrCreateTownSettings(config.TownSettingsPath(townRoot))
+		if err == nil && settings.AgentEmailDomain != "" {
+			domain = settings.AgentEmailDomain
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Build git log command
+	gitArgs := []string{
+		"log",
+		"--format=%H|%h|%an|%ae|%aI|%ar|%s",
+		fmt.Sprintf("-n%d", trailLimit*2), // Get extra to filter
+	}
+
+	if trailSince != "" {
+		duration, err := parseDuration(trailSince)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid --since value: %w", err)
+		}
+		since := time.Now().Add(-duration)
+		gitArgs = append(gitArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--since=%s", since.Format(time.RFC3339)))
+	}
+
+	gitCmd := exec.Command("git", gitArgs...)
+	output, err := gitCmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("running git log: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Parse commits
+	var commits []CommitEntry
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), "\n")
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		parts := strings.SplitN(line, "|", 7)
+		if len(parts) < 7 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		date, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, parts[4])
+		isAgent := strings.HasSuffix(parts[3], "@"+domain)
+
+		// Skip non-agents unless --all is set
+		if !trailAll && !isAgent {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		commits = append(commits, CommitEntry{
+			Hash:      parts[0],
+			ShortHash: parts[1],
+			Author:    parts[2],
+			Email:     parts[3],
+			Date:      date,
+			DateRel:   parts[5],
+			Subject:   parts[6],
+			IsAgent:   isAgent,
+		})
+
+		if len(commits) >= trailLimit {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if trailJSON {
+		enc := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
+		enc.SetIndent("", "  ")
+		return enc.Encode(commits)
+	}
+
+	// Text output
+	if len(commits) == 0 {
+		fmt.Println("No commits found")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%s\n\n", style.Bold.Render("Recent Commits"))
+	for _, c := range commits {
+		authorLabel := c.Author
+		if c.IsAgent {
+			authorLabel = style.Bold.Render(c.Author)
+		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", style.Dim.Render(c.ShortHash), c.Subject)
+		fmt.Printf("    %s %s\n", authorLabel, style.Dim.Render(c.DateRel))
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// BeadEntry represents a bead for output.
+type BeadEntry struct {
+	ID        string    `json:"id"`
+	Title     string    `json:"title"`
+	Status    string    `json:"status"`
+	Agent     string    `json:"agent,omitempty"`
+	UpdatedAt time.Time `json:"updated_at"`
+	UpdateRel string    `json:"updated_relative"`
+}
+
+func runTrailBeads(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	// Find beads directory
+	beadsDir, err := findBeadsDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("finding beads: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Use beads query to get recent beads
+	beadsArgs := []string{
+		"query",
+		"--format", "{{.ID}}|{{.Title}}|{{.Status}}|{{.Agent}}|{{.UpdatedAt}}",
+		"--limit", fmt.Sprintf("%d", trailLimit),
+		"--sort", "-updated_at",
+	}
+
+	if trailSince != "" {
+		duration, err := parseDuration(trailSince)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid --since value: %w", err)
+		}
+		since := time.Now().Add(-duration)
+		beadsArgs = append(beadsArgs, "--since", since.Format(time.RFC3339))
+	}
+
+	beadsCmd := exec.Command("beads", beadsArgs...)
+	beadsCmd.Dir = beadsDir
+	beadsCmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "BEADS_DIR="+beadsDir+"/.beads")
+	output, err := beadsCmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		// Fallback: beads might not support all these flags
+		// Try a simpler approach
+		return runTrailBeadsSimple(beadsDir)
+	}
+
+	// Parse output
+	var beads []BeadEntry
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), "\n")
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		parts := strings.SplitN(line, "|", 5)
+		if len(parts) < 5 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		updatedAt, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, parts[4])
+		beads = append(beads, BeadEntry{
+			ID:        parts[0],
+			Title:     parts[1],
+			Status:    parts[2],
+			Agent:     parts[3],
+			UpdatedAt: updatedAt,
+			UpdateRel: relativeTime(updatedAt),
+		})
+	}
+
+	if trailJSON {
+		enc := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
+		enc.SetIndent("", "  ")
+		return enc.Encode(beads)
+	}
+
+	// Text output
+	if len(beads) == 0 {
+		fmt.Println("No beads found")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%s\n\n", style.Bold.Render("Recent Beads"))
+	for _, b := range beads {
+		statusColor := style.Dim
+		switch b.Status {
+		case "open":
+			statusColor = style.Success
+		case "in_progress":
+			statusColor = style.Warning
+		case "done", "merged":
+			statusColor = style.Info
+		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", style.Bold.Render(b.ID), b.Title)
+		fmt.Printf("    %s %s", statusColor.Render(b.Status), style.Dim.Render(b.UpdateRel))
+		if b.Agent != "" {
+			fmt.Printf(" by %s", b.Agent)
+		}
+		fmt.Println()
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func runTrailBeadsSimple(beadsDir string) error {
+	// Simple fallback using beads list
+	beadsCmd := exec.Command("beads", "list", "--limit", fmt.Sprintf("%d", trailLimit))
+	beadsCmd.Dir = beadsDir
+	beadsCmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "BEADS_DIR="+beadsDir+"/.beads")
+	beadsCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	beadsCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	return beadsCmd.Run()
+}
+
+func runTrailHooks(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	// For now, show current hooks status since we don't have hook history
+	// TODO: Implement hook activity log with HookEntry tracking
+
+	if trailJSON {
+		// Return empty array for now
+		fmt.Println("[]")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%s\n\n", style.Bold.Render("Hook Activity"))
+	fmt.Printf("%s Hook activity tracking not yet implemented.\n", style.Dim.Render("Note:"))
+	fmt.Printf("%s Showing current hook status instead.\n\n", style.Dim.Render("     "))
+
+	// Call the internal hook show function directly instead of spawning subprocess
+	return runHookShow(cmd, nil)
+}
+
+func findBeadsDir() (string, error) {
+	// Try local beads dir first
+	dir, err := findLocalBeadsDir()
+	if err == nil {
+		return dir, nil
+	}
+
+	// Fall back to town root
+	return findMailWorkDir()
+}
+
+func relativeTime(t time.Time) string {
+	if t.IsZero() {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	diff := time.Since(t)
+	switch {
+	case diff < time.Minute:
+		return "just now"
+	case diff < time.Hour:
+		mins := int(diff.Minutes())
+		if mins == 1 {
+			return "1 minute ago"
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d minutes ago", mins)
+	case diff < 24*time.Hour:
+		hours := int(diff.Hours())
+		if hours == 1 {
+			return "1 hour ago"
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d hours ago", hours)
+	default:
+		days := int(diff.Hours() / 24)
+		if days == 1 {
+			return "1 day ago"
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d days ago", days)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/config/types.go b/internal/config/types.go
index 586890cb..95427450 100644
--- a/internal/config/types.go
+++ b/internal/config/types.go
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ type TownSettings struct {
 	// This allows cost optimization by using different models for different roles.
 	// Example: {"mayor": "claude-opus", "witness": "claude-haiku", "polecat": "claude-sonnet"}
 	RoleAgents map[string]string `json:"role_agents,omitempty"`
+
+	// AgentEmailDomain is the domain used for agent git identity emails.
+	// Agent addresses like "gastown/crew/jack" become "gastown.crew.jack@{domain}".
+	// Default: "gastown.local"
+	AgentEmailDomain string `json:"agent_email_domain,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // NewTownSettings creates a new TownSettings with defaults.