diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/poller.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/poller.rs
index 1ef2e29..39ee86d 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/poller.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/poller.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ pub fn get_queue_status(
         .lock()
         .map_err(|e| AppError::from(format!("Database lock failed: {}", e)))?;
 
-    let tickets = ProcessedTicket::list_by_project(&db, &project_id)?;
+    let tickets = ProcessedTicket::list_by_project_summary(&db, &project_id)?;
     Ok(tickets)
 }
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ pub fn get_runtime_activity(
         .db
         .lock()
         .map_err(|e| AppError::from(format!("Database lock failed: {}", e)))?;
-    let project_tickets = ProcessedTicket::list_by_project(&db, &project_id)?;
+    let project_tickets = ProcessedTicket::list_by_project_summary(&db, &project_id)?;
 
     let mut agents_by_ticket_id: HashMap<String, RuntimeActiveAgent> = HashMap::new();
     for ticket in &project_tickets {
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/tracker.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/tracker.rs
index 0917d06..6749bdc 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/tracker.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/tracker.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,6 @@ pub fn list_processed_tickets(
         .lock()
         .map_err(|e| AppError::from(format!("Database lock failed: {}", e)))?;
 
-    let tickets = ProcessedTicket::list_by_project(&db, &project_id)?;
+    let tickets = ProcessedTicket::list_by_project_summary(&db, &project_id)?;
     Ok(tickets)
 }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/models/ticket.rs b/src-tauri/src/models/ticket.rs
index 1d8994b..d17b980 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/models/ticket.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/models/ticket.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ fn from_row(row: &rusqlite::Row) -> rusqlite::Result<ProcessedTicket> {
 const SELECT_ALL_COLS: &str = "SELECT id, tracker_id, project_id, source, source_ref, \
     artifact_id, artifact_title, artifact_data, status, analyst_report, developer_report, \
     worktree_path, branch_name, detected_at, processed_at FROM processed_tickets";
+const SELECT_SUMMARY_COLS: &str = "SELECT id, tracker_id, project_id, source, source_ref, \
+    artifact_id, artifact_title, '' AS artifact_data, status, analyst_report, developer_report, \
+    worktree_path, branch_name, detected_at, processed_at FROM processed_tickets";
 
 impl ProcessedTicket {
     /// Atomically insert a new ticket keyed by (tracker_id, artifact_id).
@@ -168,6 +171,7 @@ impl ProcessedTicket {
         rows.collect()
     }
 
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn list_by_project(conn: &Connection, project_id: &str) -> Result<Vec<ProcessedTicket>> {
         let sql = format!(
             "{} WHERE project_id = ?1 ORDER BY detected_at DESC",
@@ -178,6 +182,19 @@ impl ProcessedTicket {
         rows.collect()
     }
 
+    pub fn list_by_project_summary(
+        conn: &Connection,
+        project_id: &str,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<ProcessedTicket>> {
+        let sql = format!(
+            "{} WHERE project_id = ?1 ORDER BY detected_at DESC",
+            SELECT_SUMMARY_COLS
+        );
+        let mut stmt = conn.prepare(&sql)?;
+        let rows = stmt.query_map(params![project_id], from_row)?;
+        rows.collect()
+    }
+
     pub fn get_project_throughput_stats(
         conn: &Connection,
         project_id: &str,
@@ -801,4 +818,25 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(tickets.iter().any(|ticket| ticket.source == "graylog"));
         assert!(tickets.iter().any(|ticket| ticket.source == "tuleap"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_list_by_project_summary_omits_artifact_payload() {
+        let (conn, project_id, tracker_id) = setup();
+
+        ProcessedTicket::insert_if_new(
+            &conn,
+            &project_id,
+            &tracker_id,
+            999,
+            "Large payload ticket",
+            &"x".repeat(10_000),
+        )
+        .expect("insert should succeed");
+
+        let tickets = ProcessedTicket::list_by_project_summary(&conn, &project_id)
+            .expect("summary list should succeed");
+
+        assert!(!tickets.is_empty());
+        assert!(tickets.iter().all(|ticket| ticket.artifact_data.is_empty()));
+    }
 }