diff --git a/dashboard/dashboard.html b/dashboard/dashboard.html
index c18a919..8ec42ab 100644
--- a/dashboard/dashboard.html
+++ b/dashboard/dashboard.html
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
             <path d="M3.51 9a9 9 0 0 1 14.85-3.36L23 10M1 14l4.64 4.36A9 9 0 0 0 20.49 15"></path>
           </svg>
         </button>
+        <button id="inspectFeedBtn" class="secondary-btn" style="padding: 4px 10px; font-size: 11.5px; margin-left: 8px;">
+          🔬 Inspect Live Tab
+        </button>
       </div>
     </header>
 
diff --git a/dashboard/dashboard.js b/dashboard/dashboard.js
index 97368f9..ec37d61 100644
--- a/dashboard/dashboard.js
+++ b/dashboard/dashboard.js
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ function setupEventListeners() {
     checkSessionAndDiscoverStudents();
   });
 
+  if (el.inspectFeedBtn) {
+    el.inspectFeedBtn.addEventListener('click', handleInspectFeed);
+  }
+
   el.setManualIdBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
     const customId = el.manualStudentId.value.trim();
     if (!customId) return;
@@ -308,6 +312,69 @@ function setupEventListeners() {
   });
 }
 
+async function handleInspectFeed() {
+  log('🔬 Inspecting live Brightwheel tab...', 'info');
+  try {
+    const [bwTab] = await chrome.tabs.query({ url: 'https://schools.mybrightwheel.com/*' });
+    if (!bwTab || !bwTab.id) {
+      log('No active Brightwheel tab found at schools.mybrightwheel.com. Please ensure the feed is open in a tab.', 'error');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    chrome.tabs.sendMessage(bwTab.id, {
+      action: 'INSPECT_LIVE_FEED',
+      studentId: state.selectedStudentId
+    }, (res) => {
+      if (!res || !res.success) {
+        log('Inspection response error: ' + (res?.error || 'Could not communicate with tab. Try refreshing the Brightwheel tab.'), 'error');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      log(`✅ Live Inspection Complete for: ${res.currentUrl}`, 'success');
+      log(`Page Title: "${res.pageTitle}"`, 'info');
+      log(`DOM Cards Detected on Page: ${res.domCards?.length || 0}`, 'info');
+
+      if (res.domCards && res.domCards.length > 0) {
+        res.domCards.slice(0, 3).forEach((dc, i) => {
+          log(`  [DOM Card ${i + 1}] Text: "${dc.raw_text.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').substring(0, 100)}..."`, 'info');
+        });
+      }
+
+      const acts = res.apiSampleActivities || [];
+      log(`API Sample Activities Received: ${acts.length}`, 'success');
+
+      acts.forEach((a, idx) => {
+        const type = a.activity_type || a.action_type || a.type;
+        const presentKeys = Object.keys(a).filter(k => a[k] !== null && a[k] !== undefined && a[k] !== '');
+        log(`[API Item ${idx + 1}] Type="${type}", Note="${a.note || a.body || ''}", Keys=[${presentKeys.join(', ')}]`, 'info');
+
+        if (type === 'ac_video' || type === 'video') {
+          log(`  -> Video payload: media=${JSON.stringify(a.media || null)}, video_url=${a.video_url || null}`, 'warn');
+        }
+        if (type === 'ac_nap' || type === 'nap') {
+          log(`  -> Nap payload: action_type=${a.action_type}, nap_start=${a.nap_start || a.start_time}, nap_end=${a.nap_end || a.end_time}, duration=${a.duration || a.duration_minutes}`, 'warn');
+        }
+        if (type === 'ac_checkin' || type === 'checkin') {
+          log(`  -> Checkin payload: action_type=${a.action_type}, signed_in_by=${a.signed_in_by || a.actor_name || a.guardian_name}, event_type=${a.event_type}`, 'warn');
+        }
+      });
+
+      // Automatically download inspection JSON report
+      const blob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(res, null, 2)], { type: 'application/json' });
+      const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+      const a = document.createElement('a');
+      a.href = url;
+      a.download = `brightwheel_inspection_${state.selectedStudentId}_${Date.now()}.json`;
+      document.body.appendChild(a);
+      a.click();
+      document.body.removeChild(a);
+      log(`📁 Downloaded full inspection report to your Downloads folder (${(blob.size/1024).toFixed(1)} KB).`, 'success');
+    });
+  } catch (e) {
+    log('Inspection error: ' + e.message, 'error');
+  }
+}
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------------
 // Main Export Process Engine
 // -------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scripts/content_script.js b/scripts/content_script.js
index f741187..65f292e 100644
--- a/scripts/content_script.js
+++ b/scripts/content_script.js
@@ -40,39 +40,47 @@
       return true;
     }
 
-    if (message.action === 'SCRAPE_DOM_FEED') {
-      try {
-        const domActivities = scrapeDomFeedCards();
-        sendResponse({ success: true, activities: domActivities, htmlSample: document.body.innerHTML.substring(0, 5000) });
-      } catch (err) {
-        sendResponse({ success: false, error: err.message });
-      }
-      return true;
-    }
+    if (message.action === 'INSPECT_LIVE_FEED') {
+      (async () => {
+        try {
+          const studentId = message.studentId || detectCurrentStudentId();
+          const apiListRes = await fetch(`https://schools.mybrightwheel.com/api/v1/students/${studentId}/activities?page_size=25`, {
+            credentials: 'include',
+            headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' }
+          }).then(r => r.json()).catch(e => ({ error: e.message }));
 
-    if (message.action === 'FETCH_WITH_CREDENTIALS') {
-      fetch(message.url, {
-        method: message.method || 'GET',
-        headers: {
-          'Accept': 'application/json',
-          ...(message.headers || {})
-        },
-        credentials: 'include'
-      })
-        .then(async (res) => {
-          if (!res.ok) {
-            const errorText = await res.text().catch(() => '');
-            return sendResponse({ success: false, status: res.status, statusText: res.statusText, body: errorText });
+          const rawActs = apiListRes?.activities || apiListRes?.items || [];
+          
+          // Sample detail fetches for video, nap, checkin
+          const sampleDetails = {};
+          for (const act of rawActs.slice(0, 10)) {
+            const type = act.activity_type || act.action_type || act.type;
+            if (!sampleDetails[type] && act.id) {
+              const detail = await fetch(`https://schools.mybrightwheel.com/api/v1/students/${studentId}/activities/${act.id}`, {
+                credentials: 'include',
+                headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' }
+              }).then(r => r.json()).catch(e => ({ error: e.message }));
+              sampleDetails[type] = detail;
+            }
           }
-          const json = await res.json();
-          sendResponse({ success: true, status: res.status, data: json });
-        })
-        .catch((err) => {
+
+          const domCards = scrapeDomFeedCards();
+          
+          sendResponse({
+            success: true,
+            studentId,
+            apiSampleActivities: rawActs.slice(0, 10),
+            sampleDetails,
+            domCards: domCards.slice(0, 20),
+            pageTitle: document.title,
+            currentUrl: window.location.href
+          });
+        } catch (err) {
           sendResponse({ success: false, error: err.message });
-        });
+        }
+      })();
       return true; // async
     }
-  });
 
   // DOM Scraper for Brightwheel Web Feed
   function scrapeDomFeedCards() {