diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2Inspector.test.tsx b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2Inspector.test.tsx
index 65c02cf04b..f64389bad7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2Inspector.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2Inspector.test.tsx
@@ -141,6 +141,43 @@ describe('V2Inspector', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByRole('tab')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  test('uses the resolved agent label while matching attention under an old profile ID', () => {
+    renderInspector({ detail: { ...detail, agents: [{
+      agentName: 'scout', instanceId: 'default', displayName: 'Scout',
+      profile: { displayName: 'u1a9e5ecede' },
+    }] } as any, attentionItems: [{
+      id: 'legacy-request', kind: 'decision', title: 'Legacy request',
+      actorName: 'u1a9e5ecede', podId: 'pod-1',
+    }] });
+
+    expect(screen.getAllByText('Scout')).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Scout needs you · Legacy request/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('u1a9e5ecede')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  test('does not assign anonymous attention to an agent without a profile name', () => {
+    renderInspector({ detail: { ...detail, agents: [{
+      agentName: 'scout', instanceId: 'default', displayName: 'Scout',
+    }] } as any, attentionItems: [{
+      id: 'human-question', kind: 'decision', title: 'Human question', podId: 'pod-1',
+    }] });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Human question')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Scout idle/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  test('does not assign an unowned active task to an agent without a profile name', async () => {
+    mockGet.mockImplementation((url: string) => Promise.resolve(url === '/api/v1/tasks/pod-1'
+      ? { tasks: [{ taskId: 'TASK-1', title: 'Unowned work', status: 'claimed' }] }
+      : { items: [], total: 0 }));
+    renderInspector({ detail: { ...detail, agents: [{
+      agentName: 'scout', instanceId: 'default', displayName: 'Scout',
+    }] } as any, attentionCount: 0, attentionItems: [] });
+
+    await screen.findByText('no files yet');
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Scout idle/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   test('uses the short lowercase room name in the single-line agents label', () => {
     renderInspector({ detail: { ...detail, pod: { ...detail.pod, name: 'Sharpen · decision loop' } } as any });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/components/V2Inspector.tsx b/frontend/src/v2/components/V2Inspector.tsx
index 6f1c4c3080..b8e0ae5180 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/components/V2Inspector.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/components/V2Inspector.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ const isWorkingTask = (task: TaskItem): boolean => (
 
 
 const labelForAgent = (agent: V2Agent): string => (
-  agent.profile?.displayName || agent.displayName || agent.agentName
+  // The roster's displayName is resolved from the agent User identity. A
+  // profile name may be an older generated ID, so it is only a fallback.
+  agent.displayName || agent.profile?.displayName || agent.agentName
 );
 
 // Pods often carry a longer descriptive title, while the compact inspector
@@ -58,12 +60,21 @@ const shortRoomName = (name: string): string => (
 );
 
 const matchesAgent = (agent: V2Agent, value?: string): boolean => {
-  const candidate = (value || '').toLowerCase();
+  const candidate = (value || '').trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (!candidate) return false;
   return candidate === (agent.agentName || '').toLowerCase()
     || candidate === labelForAgent(agent).toLowerCase()
+    || candidate === (agent.profile?.displayName || '').toLowerCase()
     || candidate === (agent.instanceId || '').toLowerCase();
 };
 
+const labelForAttentionActor = (agents: V2Agent[], actorName: string): string => {
+  const legacyAgent = agents.find((agent) => (
+    agent.profile?.displayName?.toLowerCase() === actorName.toLowerCase()
+  ));
+  return legacyAgent ? labelForAgent(legacyAgent) : actorName;
+};
+
 const agentState = (
   agent: V2Agent,
   attention: V2AttentionItem[],
@@ -185,7 +196,7 @@ const V2Inspector: React.FC<V2InspectorProps> = ({ detail, currentUserId, onPodC
             {attention.map((item) => (
               <button key={`${item.kind}:${item.id}`} type="button" className="v2-workspace-inspector__attention" onClick={() => openAttention(item)}>
                 <span>{item.title}</span>
-                {item.actorName && <span className="v2-workspace-inspector__actor">{item.actorName}</span>}
+                {item.actorName && <span className="v2-workspace-inspector__actor">{labelForAttentionActor(agents, item.actorName)}</span>}
               </button>
             ))}
           </div>