diff --git a/src/lib/server/integrations/rcon.ts b/src/lib/server/integrations/rcon.ts
index 892d76c..04f42b6 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/integrations/rcon.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/integrations/rcon.ts
@@ -249,7 +249,14 @@ export interface RconStatus {
 }
 
 export type RconStatusResult =
-    | { ok: true; endpoint: RconEndpoint; status: RconStatus }
+    | {
+          ok: true;
+          endpoint: RconEndpoint;
+          status: RconStatus;
+          // Kept on success too, so operators can compare "what we parsed"
+          // vs "what the server actually sent" from the detail page.
+          rawReply: string;
+      }
     | {
           ok: false;
           endpoint: RconEndpoint | null;
@@ -366,6 +373,7 @@ export async function rconStatusResult(server: string): Promise<RconStatusResult
             map: info.mapname ?? info.sv_mapname ?? header.map ?? header.mapname ?? header.sv_mapname ?? null,
             gametype: info.g_gametype ?? header.g_gametype ?? header.gametype ?? null,
             roster: parsePlayerRoster(text)
-        }
+        },
+        rawReply: formatRawReply(send.buf)
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/server/pipeline/worker.ts b/src/lib/server/pipeline/worker.ts
index 1e9a120..8da2cbe 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/pipeline/worker.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/pipeline/worker.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ async function fanoutStatus(): Promise<void> {
                 setServerField(srv.name, 'last_seen_at', now);
                 setServerField(srv.name, 'last_checked_at', now);
                 setServerField(srv.name, 'last_error', null);
-                setServerField(srv.name, 'last_reply_snippet', null);
+                setServerField(srv.name, 'last_reply_snippet', result.rawReply);
                 entries[i] = {
                     server: srv.name,
                     players: result.status.players,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async function fanoutStatus(): Promise<void> {
                     lastError: null,
                     endpoint: result.endpoint,
                     reason: null,
-                    replySnippet: null
+                    replySnippet: result.rawReply
                 };
             } else {
                 // RCON unreachable — leave last_seen_at alone (health decays
diff --git a/src/routes/api/servers/[name]/probe-rcon/+server.ts b/src/routes/api/servers/[name]/probe-rcon/+server.ts
index b21f9e5..3c959f8 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/servers/[name]/probe-rcon/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/servers/[name]/probe-rcon/+server.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const POST: RequestHandler = async ({ params }) => {
         setServerField(name, 'last_seen_at', now);
         setServerField(name, 'last_checked_at', now);
         setServerField(name, 'last_error', null);
-        setServerField(name, 'last_reply_snippet', null);
+        setServerField(name, 'last_reply_snippet', result.rawReply);
     } else {
         const encoded = `${result.reason}:${result.detail}`;
         setServerField(name, 'last_checked_at', now);
diff --git a/src/routes/servers/[name]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/servers/[name]/+page.svelte
index 8b40c85..434a21c 100644
--- a/src/routes/servers/[name]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/servers/[name]/+page.svelte
@@ -384,6 +384,53 @@
         </section>
     {/if}
 
+    {#if effectiveSnippet || effectiveEndpoint}
+        <section class="panel">
+            <div class="rcon-hdr">
+                <h2>RCON reply</h2>
+                {#if effectiveEndpoint}
+                    <button class="probe-btn" onclick={probeRcon} disabled={probingRcon}>
+                        {probingRcon ? 'probing rcon…' : 'probe rcon'}
+                    </button>
+                {/if}
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="parsed-grid">
+                <div class="stat">
+                    <div class="k">endpoint</div>
+                    <div class="v mono">{effectiveEndpoint ? `${effectiveEndpoint.host}:${effectiveEndpoint.port}` : '—'}</div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="stat">
+                    <div class="k">players</div>
+                    <div class="v mono">{effectivePlayers ?? '—'}</div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="stat">
+                    <div class="k">map</div>
+                    <div class="v mono">{effectiveMap ?? '—'}</div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="stat">
+                    <div class="k">gametype</div>
+                    <div class="v mono">{effectiveGametype ?? '—'}</div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="stat">
+                    <div class="k">roster parsed</div>
+                    <div class="v mono">{effectiveRoster?.length ?? 0} row{(effectiveRoster?.length ?? 0) === 1 ? '' : 's'}</div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="stat">
+                    <div class="k">last seen</div>
+                    <div class="v mono">{ago(effectiveSeen)}</div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {#if effectiveSnippet}
+                <div class="raw-hdr">raw reply ({effectiveSnippet.split('\n').length} lines)</div>
+                <pre class="snippet">{effectiveSnippet}</pre>
+            {:else}
+                <div class="raw-hdr dim">no reply captured yet — click <strong>probe rcon</strong> above</div>
+            {/if}
+        </section>
+    {/if}
+
     <section class="panel">
         <h2>Roster</h2>
         <PlayerRoster roster={effectiveRoster} health={effectiveHealth} />
@@ -768,6 +815,38 @@
         border-radius: var(--r-sm);
     }
 
+    .rcon-hdr {
+        display: flex;
+        justify-content: space-between;
+        align-items: center;
+        margin-bottom: 12px;
+    }
+    .rcon-hdr h2 { margin: 0; }
+    .parsed-grid {
+        display: grid;
+        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(160px, 1fr));
+        gap: 8px;
+        margin-bottom: 14px;
+    }
+    .raw-hdr {
+        font-family: var(--font-body);
+        font-size: 10px;
+        text-transform: uppercase;
+        letter-spacing: 1.2px;
+        color: var(--ink-500);
+        margin: 0 0 6px;
+    }
+    .raw-hdr.dim {
+        padding: 12px 14px;
+        text-transform: none;
+        letter-spacing: 0;
+        font-size: 12px;
+        background: var(--cherry-875);
+        border: 1px dashed var(--cherry-700);
+        border-radius: var(--r-sm);
+    }
+    .raw-hdr strong { color: var(--cream); }
+
     .snippet-details {
         margin-top: 10px;
         font-family: var(--font-mono);