diff --git a/src/app/runtime/actions/mod.rs b/src/app/runtime/actions/mod.rs
index 0d885e0..6a780be 100644
--- a/src/app/runtime/actions/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/runtime/actions/mod.rs
@@ -331,6 +331,24 @@ pub fn apply_action(state: &mut AppStateRest, action: Action) {
         let _ = crate::app::review::process_pending_lessons(&rt.session_dir, &state.memory_dir);
     }
 
+    // Drain LSP provision progress messages into toast notifications.
+    // Collect messages under the lock, then push toasts outside it to avoid
+    // a borrow-conflict with state.push_toast (which also accesses state).
+    let pending: Vec<String> = state.lsp_provision_msgs.lock()
+        .ok()
+        .map(|mut q| q.drain(..).collect())
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    for msg in &pending {
+        let kind = if msg.contains("not available") || msg.contains("failed") {
+            ToastKind::Warning
+        } else if msg.contains("connected") || msg.contains("✓") {
+            ToastKind::Success
+        } else {
+            ToastKind::Info
+        };
+        state.push_toast(Toast::new(kind, msg.clone()));
+    }
+
     let events: Vec<TurnEvent> = {
                 if let Ok(mut q) = state.turn_events.lock() {
                     q.drain(..).collect()
diff --git a/src/app/state/rest.rs b/src/app/state/rest.rs
index 927239f..d8a7f39 100644
--- a/src/app/state/rest.rs
+++ b/src/app/state/rest.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ pub struct AppStateRest {
     pub workflow_engine: WorkflowEngine,
     pub mcp_manager: McpManager,
     pub lsp_manager: Arc<Mutex<LspManager>>,
+    /// Shared queue: provisioner thread pushes status updates,
+    /// drained into toasts on each Tick.
+    pub lsp_provision_msgs: Arc<Mutex<VecDeque<String>>>,
     pub dirty: bool,
     pub quit: bool,
 }
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ impl AppStateRest {
             session_runtime: Some(SessionRuntime::new(session_dir.clone())),
             workflow_engine: WorkflowEngine::new(),
             mcp_manager: McpManager::new(),
+            lsp_provision_msgs: Arc::new(Mutex::new(VecDeque::new())),
             lsp_manager: Arc::new(Mutex::new(LspManager::new())),
             sessions: Vec::new(),
             transcript_cache: TranscriptCache::new(200),
@@ -145,19 +149,35 @@ impl AppStateRest {
         // logged rather than surfaced, since editing still works without LSP.
         if state.settings.lsp_auto_provision {
             let lsp_mgr = state.lsp_manager.clone();
+            let msg_queue = state.lsp_provision_msgs.clone();
             std::thread::spawn(move || {
                 use crate::app::lsp::provisioner::{self, ProvisionResult};
 
+                fn push_msg(q: &Arc<Mutex<VecDeque<String>>>, msg: String) {
+                    if let Ok(mut q) = q.lock() {
+                        q.push_back(msg);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                push_msg(&msg_queue, "LSP: provisioning servers...".to_string());
                 let results = provisioner::provision_all();
+                push_msg(&msg_queue, "LSP: connecting servers...".to_string());
                 let connected = provisioner::auto_connect(&lsp_mgr, &results);
                 for name in &connected {
                     tracing::info!("LSP: {} connected", name);
+                    push_msg(&msg_queue, format!("LSP: {} connected ✓", name));
                 }
                 for r in &results {
                     if let ProvisionResult::Failed { language, server_name, reason, .. } = r {
                         tracing::warn!("LSP {} ({}): {}", server_name, language, reason);
+                        push_msg(&msg_queue, format!("LSP: {} ({}) ✗ - {}", server_name, language, reason));
                     }
                 }
+                if connected.is_empty() {
+                    push_msg(&msg_queue, "LSP: no servers available — install manually or check prerequisites".to_string());
+                } else {
+                    push_msg(&msg_queue, format!("LSP: {} server(s) connected", connected.len()));
+                }
             });
         }