diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index 36d327a..09f8c36 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,41 @@ export async function main(): Promise<MainResult> {
     throw new Error("BOT_TOKEN environment variable is required");
   }
 
+  const triggerCommentId =
+    payload.event.trigger === "issue_comment_created" ? payload.event.comment_id : undefined;
+  let eyesAdded = false;
+
+  const addEyes = async () => {
+    if (!triggerCommentId) return;
+    try {
+      await gitea.rest.issue.issuePostCommentReaction({
+        owner: repoContext.owner,
+        repo: repoContext.name,
+        id: triggerCommentId,
+        // @ts-expect-error — Gitea SDK type mismatch but endpoint is supported
+        content: "eyes",
+      });
+      eyesAdded = true;
+    } catch (err) {
+      log.debug(`failed to add eyes reaction: ${err}`);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const removeEyes = async () => {
+    if (!eyesAdded || !triggerCommentId) return;
+    try {
+      await gitea.rest.issue.issueDeleteCommentReaction({
+        owner: repoContext.owner,
+        repo: repoContext.name,
+        id: triggerCommentId,
+        // @ts-expect-error — Gitea SDK type mismatch but endpoint is supported
+        content: "eyes",
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      log.debug(`failed to remove eyes reaction: ${err}`);
+    }
+  };
+
   let toolContext: ToolContext | undefined;
   let progressCallbackDisabled = false;
   let todoTracker: ReturnType<typeof createTodoTracker> | undefined;
@@ -248,6 +283,8 @@ export async function main(): Promise<MainResult> {
       safetyNetTimer.unref?.();
     };
 
+    await addEyes();
+
     const agentPromise = agents.ollama.run({
       payload,
       model: toolState.model,
@@ -316,6 +353,7 @@ export async function main(): Promise<MainResult> {
     log.error(errorMessage);
     return { success: false, error: errorMessage };
   } finally {
+    await removeEyes();
     activityTimeout?.stop();
     if (safetyNetTimer) clearTimeout(safetyNetTimer);
   }