diff --git a/apps/api/app/api/v1/routes/retrieval.py b/apps/api/app/api/v1/routes/retrieval.py
index 5db937130..700049fed 100644
--- a/apps/api/app/api/v1/routes/retrieval.py
+++ b/apps/api/app/api/v1/routes/retrieval.py
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ class RetrievalQueryResponse(BaseModel):
     answer_text: str | None = None
     referenced_chunks: list[dict] = Field(default_factory=list)
     results: list[dict] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    evidence_text: str | None = None
+    stop_reason: str | None = None
+    failure_reason: str | None = None
 
 
 @router.post("/query", response_model=RetrievalQueryResponse)
diff --git a/docs/assets/benchmark-performance.png b/docs/assets/benchmark-performance.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a1e48fe5..000000000
Binary files a/docs/assets/benchmark-performance.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/packages/shared-python/shared/services/retrieval/execution/response_projection.py b/packages/shared-python/shared/services/retrieval/execution/response_projection.py
index 14e84bf4b..90e811972 100644
--- a/packages/shared-python/shared/services/retrieval/execution/response_projection.py
+++ b/packages/shared-python/shared/services/retrieval/execution/response_projection.py
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ async def project_public_retrieval_response(response: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[st
         public_response['answer_text'] = response['answer_text']
     if response.get('referenced_chunks') is not None:
         public_response['referenced_chunks'] = response['referenced_chunks']
+    if response.get('evidence_text') is not None:
+        public_response['evidence_text'] = response['evidence_text']
+    if response.get('stop_reason') is not None:
+        public_response['stop_reason'] = response['stop_reason']
+    if response.get('failure_reason') is not None:
+        public_response['failure_reason'] = response['failure_reason']
 
     projected_rows = await enrich_rows_with_retrieval_asset_urls(
         response.get('results', []),
diff --git a/packages/shared-python/shared/services/retrieval/execution/routes.py b/packages/shared-python/shared/services/retrieval/execution/routes.py
index b47c7351b..efb24f240 100644
--- a/packages/shared-python/shared/services/retrieval/execution/routes.py
+++ b/packages/shared-python/shared/services/retrieval/execution/routes.py
@@ -129,6 +129,24 @@ async def _run_agentic_route(
     response["referenced_chunks"] = resolved_references.refs
     response["results"] = [attach_citation(row) for row in assembled_workflow_rows]
 
+    evidence_parts = [
+        step.evidence_text
+        for step in workflow_result.steps
+        if step.evidence_text
+    ]
+    if evidence_parts:
+        response["evidence_text"] = "\n\n".join(evidence_parts)
+
+    last_retrieve = next(
+        (s for s in reversed(workflow_result.steps) if s.step_kind == "retrieve"),
+        None,
+    )
+    if last_retrieve:
+        if last_retrieve.stop_reason:
+            response["stop_reason"] = last_retrieve.stop_reason
+        if last_retrieve.failure_reason:
+            response["failure_reason"] = last_retrieve.failure_reason
+
     completion_detail = (
         f"chunks | answer={len(workflow_result.answer_text)} chars | "
         f"router={workflow_result.router_used}"