diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8f4f2d4..88d6cb0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-manager"
-version = "0.2.10"
+version = "0.2.11"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 61d44f3..2bffdbf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "agent-manager"
-version = "0.2.10"
+version = "0.2.11"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Manage local AI coding agents: list, install, start, stop, update — with automatic dependency handling and a YAML-driven catalog."
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/repl.rs b/src/repl.rs
index 33d77c3..2c229b2 100644
--- a/src/repl.rs
+++ b/src/repl.rs
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ pub fn banner_box(
     version: &str,
     agents: usize,
     installed: usize,
+    external: usize,
     session: &ShellSession,
     session_id: &str,
     cwd: &str,
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ pub fn banner_box(
     rows.push(blank());
     rows.push(inner(dim(
         &format!(
-            "am v{version} · {agents} agents · {installed} installed · shell {} · /help for commands",
+            "am v{version} · {agents} agents · {external} external · {installed} managed · shell {} · /help for commands",
             session.current.name
         ),
         color,
@@ -449,6 +450,7 @@ pub fn banner(app: &App, session: &ShellSession, session_id: &str) -> String {
         env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
         agent_count(app),
         installed_count(app),
+        external_count(app),
         session,
         session_id,
         &current_dir_string(),
@@ -484,8 +486,9 @@ fn print_status(app: &App, session: &ShellSession, started: Instant) {
     );
     let counts = dim(
         &format!(
-            "{} agents · {} installed",
+            "{} agents · {} external · {} managed",
             agent_count(app),
+            external_count(app),
             installed_count(app)
         ),
         color,
@@ -609,6 +612,25 @@ fn installed_count(app: &App) -> usize {
         .unwrap_or(0)
 }
 
+/// Number of external agents (installed outside agent-manager) detected on
+/// the PATH — the same definition used by the "external" status in am list.
+fn external_count(app: &App) -> usize {
+    let probe = crate::probe::detect_externals(app);
+    let managed: std::collections::BTreeSet<String> = app
+        .state
+        .load()
+        .ok()
+        .map(|s| s.installed.keys().cloned().collect())
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    app.catalog
+        .agents()
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|a| !a.hidden && a.installable)
+        .filter(|a| !managed.contains(&a.name))
+        .filter(|a| probe.path_of(&a.name).is_some())
+        .count()
+}
+
 fn current_dir_string() -> String {
     std::env::current_dir()
         .map(|p| p.display().to_string())
@@ -1245,6 +1267,7 @@ mod tests {
             "9.9.9",
             65,
             3,
+            12,
             &session,
             "20260815_123456_abcdef",
             "/home/alice/dev/agent-manager",
@@ -1258,6 +1281,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(text.contains("(default)"));
         assert!(text.contains("bash"));
         assert!(text.contains("/help for commands"));
+        assert!(text.contains("12 external"));
+        assert!(text.contains("3 managed"));
         assert!(text.contains("agent-manager"));
     }