diff --git a/src/components/insights/derived/vitals-dashboard.tsx b/src/components/insights/derived/vitals-dashboard.tsx
index cc98de22e..c3ee82486 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/derived/vitals-dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/derived/vitals-dashboard.tsx
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ function BaselineTile({
         value={v.center}
         unit={unit}
         icon={Icon}
+        series={v.series}
         framing={framing}
         directionSentiment={vitalSentiment(type)}
         provenance={
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@ function HrvBalanceTile({ read, isLoading }: TileProps) {
         value={v.recentAvg}
         unit={getUnitForType("HEART_RATE_VARIABILITY")}
         icon={HeartPulse}
+        series={v.series}
         directionSentiment="up-good"
         framing={framing}
         precision={0}
@@ -345,6 +347,7 @@ function BmiTile({ read, isLoading }: TileProps) {
         value={v.bmi}
         unit={getUnitForType("BODY_MASS_INDEX")}
         icon={Scale}
+        series={v.series}
         directionSentiment="neutral"
         framing={framing}
         precision={1}
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/baseline.test.ts b/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/baseline.test.ts
index 98f1c95c3..88f3b5d87 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/baseline.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/baseline.test.ts
@@ -102,10 +102,41 @@ describe("computeVitalsBaseline — ok path (rollup tier)", () => {
       expect(result.provenance.source).toBe("DAY");
       expect(result.coverage.historyDays).toBe(8);
       expect(result.confidence.score).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      // The trailing per-day mean series backs the inline sparkline: one
+      // point per contributing day, oldest → newest (55..62).
+      expect(result.value.series).toEqual([
+        55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62,
+      ]);
     }
     // rollup-covered path must not touch raw SQL
     expect(prisma.measurement.findMany).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it("caps the sparkline series to the last 30 points on a long window", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(probeRollupCoverage).mockResolvedValue(
+      new Map([["RESTING_HEART_RATE", true]]),
+    );
+    // 40 days of DAY rollups — the series must trail to the last 30, newest last.
+    const rows = Array.from({ length: 40 }, (_, i) => {
+      const d = new Date(Date.UTC(2026, 3, 1 + i)).toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+      return dayRow(d, 50 + i);
+    });
+    vi.mocked(readBestGranularityRollups).mockResolvedValue({
+      granularity: "DAY",
+      rows,
+    });
+
+    const result = await computeVitalsBaseline("u1", PROFILE, {
+      type: "RESTING_HEART_RATE",
+      now: NOW,
+    });
+    expect(result.status).toBe("ok");
+    if (result.status === "ok") {
+      expect(result.value.series).toHaveLength(30);
+      // The newest day's mean is the final series point (50 + 39 = 89).
+      expect(result.value.series.at(-1)).toBe(89);
+    }
+  });
 });
 
 describe("computeVitalsBaseline — coverage-miss live fallback", () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/bmi.test.ts b/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/bmi.test.ts
index 1b5407786..a414ca667 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/bmi.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/bmi.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
 
-const findFirst = vi.fn();
+const findMany = vi.fn();
 vi.mock("@/lib/db", () => ({
-  prisma: { measurement: { findFirst: (...a: unknown[]) => findFirst(...a) } },
+  prisma: { measurement: { findMany: (...a: unknown[]) => findMany(...a) } },
 }));
 
 import { computeBmi, classifyBmi } from "../bmi";
@@ -31,18 +31,18 @@ describe("computeBmi", () => {
     const r = await computeBmi("u1", { ageYears: 40, sex: "MALE", heightCm: null }, { now: NOW });
     expect(r.status).toBe("insufficient");
     if (r.status === "insufficient") expect(r.reason).toBe("no_height_on_profile");
-    expect(findFirst).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(findMany).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("insufficient when height present but no recent weight", async () => {
-    findFirst.mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
+    findMany.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
     const r = await computeBmi("u1", { ageYears: 40, sex: "MALE", heightCm: 180 }, { now: NOW });
     expect(r.status).toBe("insufficient");
     if (r.status === "insufficient") expect(r.reason).toBe("no_weight_in_window");
   });
 
   it("ok exact BMI from weight + height", async () => {
-    findFirst.mockResolvedValueOnce({ value: 80 });
+    findMany.mockResolvedValueOnce([{ value: 80 }]);
     const r = await computeBmi("u1", { ageYears: 40, sex: "MALE", heightCm: 180 }, { now: NOW });
     expect(r.status).toBe("ok");
     if (r.status === "ok") {
@@ -55,4 +55,23 @@ describe("computeBmi", () => {
       expect(r.confidence.score).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     }
   });
+
+  it("derives a trailing BMI series from the recent weights (oldest → newest)", async () => {
+    // Weights are read newest-first; the series trails oldest → newest.
+    findMany.mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { value: 80 },
+      { value: 81 },
+      { value: 82 },
+    ]);
+    const r = await computeBmi(
+      "u1",
+      { ageYears: 40, sex: "MALE", heightCm: 180 },
+      { now: NOW },
+    );
+    expect(r.status).toBe("ok");
+    if (r.status === "ok") {
+      // 82,81,80 kg / 1.8² → 25.3, 25.0, 24.7, reversed to oldest → newest.
+      expect(r.value.series).toEqual([25.3, 25, 24.7]);
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/hrv-balance.test.ts b/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/hrv-balance.test.ts
index ddfde8842..1af07fbe7 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/hrv-balance.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/hrv-balance.test.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ describe("computeHrvBalance", () => {
       expect(r.value.baselineLow).toBe(40);
       expect(r.value.baselineHigh).toBe(80);
       expect(r.value.sampleDays).toBe(21);
+      // Sparkline series reuses the day-mean read (no extra query).
+      expect(r.value.series).toEqual([58, 62, 60]);
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/six-minute-walk.test.ts b/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/six-minute-walk.test.ts
index a77305381..df3101955 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/six-minute-walk.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/six-minute-walk.test.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ describe("computeSixMinuteWalkBand", () => {
       expect(r.value.percentOfPredicted).toBe(100);
       expect(r.value.band).toBe("green");
       expect(r.value.trendDelta).toBe(12);
+      // Sparkline series: readings oldest → newest (rows are read desc).
+      expect(r.value.series).toEqual([690, 700, 712]);
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/wellness-scores.test.ts b/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/wellness-scores.test.ts
index 438b67f9c..ffc105b4e 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/wellness-scores.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/derived/__tests__/wellness-scores.test.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ describe("computeWellnessScore", () => {
       // 72 - mean(60, 64) = 72 - 62 = 10
       expect(v.trendDelta).toBe(10);
       expect(v.daysInWindow).toBe(3);
+      // Sparkline series: window rows oldest → newest (rows are read desc).
+      expect(v.series).toEqual([64, 60, 72]);
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/derived/baseline.ts b/src/lib/insights/derived/baseline.ts
index aa46ba120..f2835e1a9 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/derived/baseline.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/derived/baseline.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ import {
   deriveCoverage,
   nowProvenanceTimestamp,
 } from "./coverage";
-import type { Derived, DerivedProvenanceSource } from "./types";
+import {
+  SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS,
+  type Derived,
+  type DerivedProvenanceSource,
+} from "./types";
 
 /** k for the median ± k·MAD band — ≈3σ-equivalent for normal data. */
 const DEFAULT_MAD_K = 3;
@@ -67,6 +71,12 @@ export interface VitalsBaselineValue {
   sampleDays: number;
   /** k used for the band (echoed for transparency). */
   k: number;
+  /**
+   * Trailing per-day mean series (oldest → newest), capped to the last
+   * `SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS`. Drives the tile sparkline; reuses the rows the
+   * band is already computed from (no extra read).
+   */
+  series: number[];
 }
 
 /** Caller-supplied profile (read once per request, never re-fetched here). */
@@ -159,7 +169,7 @@ export function medianAbsoluteDeviation(values: number[]): number {
 export function buildBaselineBand(
   dayMeans: number[],
   k: number = DEFAULT_MAD_K,
-): Omit<VitalsBaselineValue, "type"> | null {
+): Omit<VitalsBaselineValue, "type" | "series"> | null {
   if (dayMeans.length === 0) return null;
   const center = median(dayMeans);
   const mad = medianAbsoluteDeviation(dayMeans);
@@ -332,8 +342,14 @@ export async function computeVitalsBaseline(
     fullHistoryDays: windowDays,
   });
 
+  // Trailing per-day mean series for the inline sparkline — the same DAY
+  // means the band is built from, capped to the recent window.
+  const series = points
+    .slice(-SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS)
+    .map((p) => p.mean);
+
   return buildOk<VitalsBaselineValue>({
-    value: { type, ...band },
+    value: { type, ...band, series },
     coverage: cov,
     confidence,
     provenance: { inputs: [String(type)], source, windowDays, computedAt },
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/derived/bmi.ts b/src/lib/insights/derived/bmi.ts
index 6c19e2cc0..0766f01e8 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/derived/bmi.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/derived/bmi.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import {
   nowProvenanceTimestamp,
 } from "./coverage";
 import type { BaselineProfile } from "./baseline";
-import type { Derived } from "./types";
+import { SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS, type Derived } from "./types";
 
 const WEIGHT_TYPE: MeasurementType = "WEIGHT";
 /** A weight reading older than this no longer reflects current BMI. */
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ export interface BmiValue {
   weightKg: number;
   /** The height used (cm). */
   heightCm: number;
+  /**
+   * Trailing BMI series (oldest → newest), capped to the last
+   * `SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS`. Derived from the recent weight readings at the
+   * fixed profile height — a bounded read, not a per-day rollup.
+   */
+  series: number[];
 }
 
 /** WHO category + band for a BMI value. Pure. */
@@ -104,7 +110,9 @@ export async function computeBmi(
   }
 
   const since = new Date(now.getTime() - windowDays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
-  const latest = await prisma.measurement.findFirst({
+  // Bounded read of the recent weights — the latest backs the BMI value, the
+  // trailing set backs the inline sparkline (a small cap, not a per-day walk).
+  const weights = await prisma.measurement.findMany({
     where: {
       userId,
       type: WEIGHT_TYPE,
@@ -112,8 +120,10 @@ export async function computeBmi(
       measuredAt: { gte: since },
     },
     orderBy: { measuredAt: "desc" },
+    take: SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS,
     select: { value: true },
   });
+  const latest = weights[0] ?? null;
 
   if (!latest) {
     // Height present but no recent weight → missing the weight input only.
@@ -141,6 +151,12 @@ export async function computeBmi(
   const bmi = weightKg / (heightM * heightM);
   const { category, band } = classifyBmi(bmi);
 
+  // BMI series from the recent weights at the fixed height; rows are
+  // newest-first, the sparkline wants oldest → newest.
+  const series = weights
+    .map((w) => Math.round((w.value / (heightM * heightM)) * 10) / 10)
+    .reverse();
+
   const { coverage, confidence } = deriveCoverage({
     requiredInputs: 2,
     presentInputs: 2,
@@ -156,6 +172,7 @@ export async function computeBmi(
       band,
       weightKg,
       heightCm,
+      series,
     },
     coverage,
     confidence,
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/derived/hrv-balance.ts b/src/lib/insights/derived/hrv-balance.ts
index abff1c479..5ffee9ce0 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/derived/hrv-balance.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/derived/hrv-balance.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import {
   readDayMeanSeries,
   type BaselineProfile,
 } from "./baseline";
-import { isDerivedOk } from "./types";
+import { isDerivedOk, SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS } from "./types";
 import type { Derived } from "./types";
 
 const HRV_TYPE: MeasurementType = "HEART_RATE_VARIABILITY";
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ export interface HrvBalanceValue {
   band: HrvBalanceBand;
   /** Distinct days that backed the baseline. */
   sampleDays: number;
+  /**
+   * Trailing per-day SDNN mean series (oldest → newest), capped to the last
+   * `SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS`. Reuses the day-mean read already done for the
+   * recent average — no extra query.
+   */
+  series: number[];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -165,6 +171,9 @@ export async function computeHrvBalance(
       baselineHigh: baseline.value.high,
       band,
       sampleDays: baseline.value.sampleDays,
+      series: recent.points
+        .slice(-SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS)
+        .map((p) => p.mean),
     },
     coverage,
     confidence,
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/derived/six-minute-walk.ts b/src/lib/insights/derived/six-minute-walk.ts
index b8f023377..1ef7bdd75 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/derived/six-minute-walk.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/derived/six-minute-walk.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ import {
 } from "./coverage";
 import { predictSixMinuteWalkDistance } from "./norms";
 import type { BaselineProfile } from "./baseline";
-import type { Derived, DerivedProvenanceSource } from "./types";
+import {
+  SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS,
+  type Derived,
+  type DerivedProvenanceSource,
+} from "./types";
 
 /** Band placement, same green/yellow/red vocabulary the tokens speak. */
 export type SixMinuteWalkBand = "green" | "yellow" | "red";
@@ -73,6 +77,12 @@ export interface SixMinuteWalkValue {
   trendDelta: number | null;
   /** Distinct readings in the window. */
   readingCount: number;
+  /**
+   * Trailing distance series (oldest → newest), capped to the last
+   * `SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS`. Reuses the window rows already read — no extra
+   * query.
+   */
+  series: number[];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -186,6 +196,11 @@ export async function computeSixMinuteWalkBand(
       band,
       trendDelta,
       readingCount: rows.length,
+      // rows are newest-first; the sparkline wants oldest → newest, capped.
+      series: rows
+        .slice(0, SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS)
+        .map((r) => r.value)
+        .reverse(),
     },
     coverage,
     confidence,
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/derived/types.ts b/src/lib/insights/derived/types.ts
index 905fffe83..5d4398baf 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/derived/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/derived/types.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ export interface DerivedInsufficient {
   reason: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Cap for a trailing `series` carried on a `Derived<T>` value — the inline
+ * sparkline a tile renders. The window readers already bound their reads;
+ * this caps the points handed to the chart so a dense window never ships a
+ * thousand-point array to the client. The tile only needs the recent shape.
+ */
+export const SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS = 30;
+
 export type Derived<T> = DerivedOk<T> | DerivedInsufficient;
 
 /** Narrowing type guard — `true` when the value computed successfully. */
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/derived/wellness-scores.ts b/src/lib/insights/derived/wellness-scores.ts
index 7aa7e460f..3dca29a72 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/derived/wellness-scores.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/derived/wellness-scores.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
 import type { MeasurementType } from "@/generated/prisma/client";
 import { buildInsufficient, buildOk, nowProvenanceTimestamp } from "./coverage";
 import type { BaselineProfile } from "./baseline";
-import type { Derived } from "./types";
+import { SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS, type Derived } from "./types";
 
 /** A 0–100 wellness score band. Higher is better for recovery; for stress a
  *  higher score is worse, so the band direction flips (see `WELLNESS_DIR`). */
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ export interface WellnessScoreValue {
   daysInWindow: number;
   /** ISO timestamp of the latest score's `measuredAt`. */
   asOf: string;
+  /**
+   * Trailing score series (oldest → newest), capped to the last
+   * `SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS`. Reuses the window rows already read — no extra
+   * query.
+   */
+  series: number[];
 }
 
 /** The three persisted score types this engine serves. */
@@ -132,6 +138,11 @@ export async function computeWellnessScore(
       trendDelta,
       daysInWindow: rows.length,
       asOf: latest.measuredAt.toISOString(),
+      // rows are newest-first; the sparkline wants oldest → newest, capped.
+      series: rows
+        .slice(0, SPARKLINE_MAX_POINTS)
+        .map((r) => r.value)
+        .reverse(),
     },
     coverage: {
       requiredInputs: 1,
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/routes.ts b/src/lib/openapi/routes.ts
index a20996484..d0590e5f0 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/routes.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/routes.ts
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ const derivedMetricResponse = z
       .record(z.string(), z.unknown())
       .nullable()
       .describe(
-        "Metric-specific value object when status is 'ok' (e.g. { type, center, low, high, spread, sampleDays, k } for VITALS_BASELINE); null when 'insufficient'.",
+        "Metric-specific value object when status is 'ok' (e.g. { type, center, low, high, spread, sampleDays, k, series } for VITALS_BASELINE, where `series` is the trailing per-day mean values for the inline sparkline); null when 'insufficient'.",
       ),
     coverage: derivedCoverage,
     confidence: derivedConfidence