diff --git a/src/renderer/src/pages/HomePage.tsx b/src/renderer/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
index a99b9692..a9055fc1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { newestRuns } from "./runs/newest-runs";
 import { isBusinessTask } from "./work/task-helpers";
 import { useMemo, useState, type CSSProperties } from "react";
 import { Avatar, Button, Icon, Pill } from "../shared/ui";
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ function RunActivityCard({
   agents: AgentRecord[];
   onViewAll: () => void;
 }) {
-  const recent = taskRuns.slice(0, 6);
+  const recent = newestRuns(taskRuns, 6);
   return (
     <section className="card">
       <div className="row" style={{ marginBottom: 12 }}>
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/pages/runs/newest-runs.ts b/src/renderer/src/pages/runs/newest-runs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44719c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/pages/runs/newest-runs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/** The newest `count` runs, newest first; the snapshot lists runs oldest first (time, then insertion). */
+export function newestRuns<T>(runs: T[], count: number): T[] {
+  return runs.slice(-count).reverse();
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/newest-runs.test.ts b/tests/unit/newest-runs.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b1bcb75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/newest-runs.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { newestRuns } from "../../src/renderer/src/pages/runs/newest-runs";
+
+describe("the home page's recent runs", () => {
+  test("are the newest ones, newest first, from the snapshot's oldest-first list", () => {
+    const runs = Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, index) => ({ id: `run_${index}` }));
+    expect(newestRuns(runs, 3).map((run) => run.id)).toEqual(["run_9", "run_8", "run_7"]);
+    expect(newestRuns(runs.slice(0, 2), 6).map((run) => run.id)).toEqual(["run_1", "run_0"]);
+  });
+});