diff --git a/src/api/routes.ts b/src/api/routes.ts
index e071c0518d..0fb4c9ddfa 100644
--- a/src/api/routes.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes.ts
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ import { isRagEnabled } from "../review/rag-wire";
 import { getPublicStats, isPublicStatsEnabled, resolvePublicStatsManifestOverride } from "../review/public-stats";
 import { loadPublicAccuracyTrend } from "../services/public-accuracy-trend";
 import { loadCalibrationTrend } from "../services/rule-calibration-trend";
-import { isSatisfactionFloorAutotuneEnabled, runSatisfactionFloorLoosening } from "../services/satisfaction-floor-loosening-run";
+import { isSatisfactionFloorAutotuneEnabled, loadSatisfactionFloorStatus, runSatisfactionFloorLoosening } from "../services/satisfaction-floor-loosening-run";
 import { loadPublicReuseRateTrend } from "../services/public-reuse-rate-trend";
 import { loadPublicReviewVolumeTrend } from "../services/public-review-volume-trend";
 import { buildMaintainerQualityDashboard, isMaintainerQualityDataStale } from "../services/maintainer-quality-dashboard";
@@ -4826,6 +4826,12 @@ export function createApp() {
     return c.json(result);
   });
 
+  // Operator visibility for the loosening loop (#8161): flag state, shipped vs live floor, the stored
+  // override row, and the applied-loosening history with both split verdicts. Deliberately NOT flag-gated
+  // (unlike the trigger above): an operator must be able to see a lingering override row while the flag is
+  // off. Same INTERNAL_JOB_TOKEN gate via the /v1/internal/* middleware; aggregate numbers/verdicts only.
+  app.get("/v1/internal/calibration/satisfaction-floor", async (c) => c.json(await loadSatisfactionFloorStatus(c.env)));
+
   app.post("/v1/internal/jobs/refresh-registry", async (c) => {
     const message: JobMessage = { type: "refresh-registry", requestedBy: "api" };
     await c.env.JOBS.send(message);
diff --git a/src/services/satisfaction-floor-loosening-run.ts b/src/services/satisfaction-floor-loosening-run.ts
index 159e81d827..5c6641fea8 100644
--- a/src/services/satisfaction-floor-loosening-run.ts
+++ b/src/services/satisfaction-floor-loosening-run.ts
@@ -172,3 +172,104 @@ export async function loadSatisfactionFloorRecState(env: Env, nowMs: number = Da
 
   return { flagEnabled, proposal, lastAppliedAt };
 }
+
+// ── Operator visibility (#8161) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export type SatisfactionFloorAppliedEntry = {
+  at: string;
+  currentFloor: number | null;
+  proposedFloor: number | null;
+  visibleCases: number | null;
+  heldOutCases: number | null;
+  visibleVerdict: string | null;
+  heldOutVerdict: string | null;
+};
+
+export type SatisfactionFloorStatus = {
+  flagEnabled: boolean;
+  shippedFloor: number;
+  /** The floor the live assessment actually uses right now: the validated override when the flag is on,
+   *  else the shipped constant. */
+  liveFloor: number;
+  /** The RAW stored override row (validated), reported even when the flag is off — an operator looking at
+   *  this surface needs to see a lingering row that would take effect the moment the flag flips. Null when
+   *  no row exists or the stored value fails the loosening-only bounds. */
+  storedOverride: number | null;
+  applied: SatisfactionFloorAppliedEntry[];
+};
+
+const SATISFACTION_FLOOR_STATUS_HISTORY_LIMIT = 25;
+
+function numberOrNull(value: unknown): number | null {
+  return typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value) ? value : null;
+}
+
+function verdictOrNull(value: unknown): string | null {
+  const verdict = (value as { verdict?: unknown } | undefined)?.verdict;
+  return typeof verdict === "string" ? verdict : null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The operator status read (#8161): flag state, shipped vs live floor, the stored override row (validated,
+ * shown regardless of flag state — see the type's own doc), and the applied-loosening history projected
+ * from the calibration.satisfaction_floor_loosened audit events (#8121's evidence trail), newest first.
+ * Aggregate numbers and verdicts only — no corpus content of any kind. Fail-safe: a read error degrades the
+ * affected section (empty history / null override) rather than throwing the operator endpoint.
+ */
+export async function loadSatisfactionFloorStatus(env: Env): Promise<SatisfactionFloorStatus> {
+  const flagEnabled = isSatisfactionFloorAutotuneEnabled(env);
+
+  let storedOverride: number | null = null;
+  try {
+    const row = await env.DB.prepare("SELECT value FROM system_flags WHERE key = ?")
+      .bind(SATISFACTION_FLOOR_OVERRIDE_FLAG_KEY)
+      .first<{ value: string }>();
+    if (row) {
+      const parsed = Number(row.value);
+      if (Number.isFinite(parsed) && parsed < LINKED_ISSUE_SATISFACTION_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR && parsed >= SATISFACTION_FLOOR_HARD_MINIMUM) {
+        storedOverride = parsed;
+      }
+    }
+  } catch {
+    storedOverride = null;
+  }
+
+  const applied: SatisfactionFloorAppliedEntry[] = [];
+  try {
+    const rows = await env.DB.prepare(
+      "SELECT created_at, metadata_json FROM audit_events WHERE event_type = ? ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT ?",
+    )
+      .bind(SATISFACTION_FLOOR_LOOSENING_EVENT_TYPE, SATISFACTION_FLOOR_STATUS_HISTORY_LIMIT)
+      .all<{ created_at: string; metadata_json: string }>();
+    /* v8 ignore next -- .all() over a live D1/TestD1 always yields a defined results array, never undefined;
+     * the ?? [] guards a future driver-shape change, mirroring loadOrbDayRows' identical note. */
+    for (const row of rows.results ?? []) {
+      let proposal: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+      try {
+        const metadata = JSON.parse(row.metadata_json) as { proposal?: Record<string, unknown> };
+        proposal = metadata.proposal && typeof metadata.proposal === "object" ? metadata.proposal : {};
+      } catch {
+        /* corrupt row -- keep the entry with nulls rather than hiding that an apply happened */
+      }
+      applied.push({
+        at: row.created_at,
+        currentFloor: numberOrNull(proposal.currentFloor),
+        proposedFloor: numberOrNull(proposal.proposedFloor),
+        visibleCases: numberOrNull(proposal.visibleCases),
+        heldOutCases: numberOrNull(proposal.heldOutCases),
+        visibleVerdict: verdictOrNull(proposal.visible),
+        heldOutVerdict: verdictOrNull(proposal.heldOut),
+      });
+    }
+  } catch {
+    /* degrade to an empty history -- the endpoint must not throw on a read blip */
+  }
+
+  return {
+    flagEnabled,
+    shippedFloor: LINKED_ISSUE_SATISFACTION_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR,
+    liveFloor: flagEnabled && storedOverride !== null ? storedOverride : LINKED_ISSUE_SATISFACTION_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR,
+    storedOverride,
+    applied,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/satisfaction-floor-status.test.ts b/test/unit/satisfaction-floor-status.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79e7b95a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/satisfaction-floor-status.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  loadSatisfactionFloorStatus,
+  SATISFACTION_FLOOR_LOOSENING_EVENT_TYPE,
+  SATISFACTION_FLOOR_OVERRIDE_FLAG_KEY,
+} from "../../src/services/satisfaction-floor-loosening-run";
+import { SATISFACTION_FLOOR_HARD_MINIMUM } from "../../src/services/satisfaction-floor-loosening";
+import { LINKED_ISSUE_SATISFACTION_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR } from "../../src/services/linked-issue-satisfaction";
+import { recordAuditEvent } from "../../src/db/repositories";
+import { createApp } from "../../src/api/routes";
+import { createTestEnv } from "../helpers/d1";
+
+// Operator visibility for the loosening loop (#8161): the status read + its internal route. The loop's own
+// behavior lives in satisfaction-floor-loosening-run.test.ts — this file pins the reporting surface.
+
+const enabledEnv = () => createTestEnv({ SATISFACTION_FLOOR_AUTOTUNE_ENABLED: "true" as never });
+
+async function setOverrideRow(env: Env, value: string) {
+  await env.DB.prepare("INSERT INTO system_flags (key, value, updated_at) VALUES (?, ?, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) ON CONFLICT(key) DO UPDATE SET value = excluded.value")
+    .bind(SATISFACTION_FLOOR_OVERRIDE_FLAG_KEY, value)
+    .run();
+}
+
+describe("loadSatisfactionFloorStatus (#8161)", () => {
+  it("reports the shipped defaults on a fresh deployment: flag off, no override, live floor = shipped, empty history", async () => {
+    const status = await loadSatisfactionFloorStatus(createTestEnv());
+    expect(status).toEqual({
+      flagEnabled: false,
+      shippedFloor: LINKED_ISSUE_SATISFACTION_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR,
+      liveFloor: LINKED_ISSUE_SATISFACTION_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR,
+      storedOverride: null,
+      applied: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("shows a lingering override row even while the flag is OFF, but liveFloor only follows it when ON", async () => {
+    const offEnv = createTestEnv();
+    await setOverrideRow(offEnv, "0.4");
+    const offStatus = await loadSatisfactionFloorStatus(offEnv);
+    expect(offStatus.storedOverride).toBe(0.4);
+    expect(offStatus.flagEnabled).toBe(false);
+    expect(offStatus.liveFloor).toBe(LINKED_ISSUE_SATISFACTION_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR); // flag off ⇒ shipped floor rules
+
+    const onEnv = enabledEnv();
+    await setOverrideRow(onEnv, "0.4");
+    const onStatus = await loadSatisfactionFloorStatus(onEnv);
+    expect(onStatus.liveFloor).toBe(0.4);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects out-of-bounds or unparseable stored values from BOTH storedOverride and liveFloor", async () => {
+    for (const bad of ["0.9", String(SATISFACTION_FLOOR_HARD_MINIMUM - 0.05), "junk", String(LINKED_ISSUE_SATISFACTION_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR)]) {
+      const env = enabledEnv();
+      await setOverrideRow(env, bad);
+      const status = await loadSatisfactionFloorStatus(env);
+      expect(status.storedOverride).toBeNull();
+      expect(status.liveFloor).toBe(LINKED_ISSUE_SATISFACTION_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("projects the applied history newest-first with both split verdicts, and a corrupt row degrades to nulls instead of vanishing", async () => {
+    const env = enabledEnv();
+    await recordAuditEvent(env, {
+      eventType: SATISFACTION_FLOOR_LOOSENING_EVENT_TYPE,
+      actor: "loopover",
+      targetKey: "linked_issue_scope_mismatch",
+      outcome: "completed",
+      metadata: {
+        proposal: {
+          currentFloor: 0.5,
+          proposedFloor: 0.45,
+          visibleCases: 24,
+          heldOutCases: 7,
+          visible: { verdict: "improved" },
+          heldOut: { verdict: "unchanged" },
+        },
+      },
+      createdAt: "2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z",
+    });
+    await env.DB.prepare(
+      "INSERT INTO audit_events (id, event_type, actor, target_key, outcome, detail, metadata_json, created_at) VALUES ('corrupt', ?, 'loopover', 'x', 'completed', '', 'not-json', '2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z')",
+    )
+      .bind(SATISFACTION_FLOOR_LOOSENING_EVENT_TYPE)
+      .run();
+
+    // A parseable row whose proposal is not an object degrades the same way as unparseable JSON.
+    await env.DB.prepare(
+      "INSERT INTO audit_events (id, event_type, actor, target_key, outcome, detail, metadata_json, created_at) VALUES ('nonobject', ?, 'loopover', 'x', 'completed', '', '{\"proposal\": 5}', '2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z')",
+    )
+      .bind(SATISFACTION_FLOOR_LOOSENING_EVENT_TYPE)
+      .run();
+
+    const status = await loadSatisfactionFloorStatus(env);
+    expect(status.applied).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(status.applied[1]!.proposedFloor).toBeNull(); // the unparseable-JSON row
+    expect(status.applied[0]).toEqual({
+      at: "2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z",
+      currentFloor: null,
+      proposedFloor: null,
+      visibleCases: null,
+      heldOutCases: null,
+      visibleVerdict: null,
+      heldOutVerdict: null,
+    });
+    expect(status.applied[2]).toEqual({
+      at: "2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z",
+      currentFloor: 0.5,
+      proposedFloor: 0.45,
+      visibleCases: 24,
+      heldOutCases: 7,
+      visibleVerdict: "improved",
+      heldOutVerdict: "unchanged",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("fails safe to defaults + empty history on a DB error", async () => {
+    const env = enabledEnv();
+    env.DB = { prepare: () => { throw new Error("boom"); } } as never;
+    const status = await loadSatisfactionFloorStatus(env);
+    expect(status.storedOverride).toBeNull();
+    expect(status.applied).toEqual([]);
+    expect(status.liveFloor).toBe(LINKED_ISSUE_SATISFACTION_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("GET /v1/internal/calibration/satisfaction-floor (#8161)", () => {
+  it("401s without the internal token, and is NOT flag-gated: 200s with the flag off (visibility must survive a flag flip)", async () => {
+    const app = createApp();
+    const env = createTestEnv();
+    expect((await app.request("/v1/internal/calibration/satisfaction-floor", {}, env)).status).toBe(401);
+    const res = await app.request("/v1/internal/calibration/satisfaction-floor", { headers: { authorization: `Bearer ${env.INTERNAL_JOB_TOKEN}` } }, env);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    const body = (await res.json()) as { flagEnabled: boolean; liveFloor: number; applied: unknown[] };
+    expect(body.flagEnabled).toBe(false);
+    expect(body.liveFloor).toBe(LINKED_ISSUE_SATISFACTION_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR);
+    expect(JSON.stringify(body)).not.toMatch(/reward|payout|trust|wallet|hotkey|issueText|modelResponse/i);
+  });
+});