diff --git a/frontend/src/components/evaluation/FullTechniquesProgress.tsx b/frontend/src/components/evaluation/FullTechniquesProgress.tsx
index bd6228e..e93ad6d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/evaluation/FullTechniquesProgress.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/evaluation/FullTechniquesProgress.tsx
@@ -63,19 +63,22 @@ export const FullTechniquesProgress: React.FC<FullTechniquesProgressProps> = ({
         etaSeconds={state.etaSeconds}
         totalTechniques={state.totalTechniques}
         completedTechniques={state.completedTechniques}
+        enrichmentMessage={state.enrichmentMessage}
       />
 
       <main className="flex-1 max-w-7xl w-full mx-auto p-4 md:p-6 space-y-8">
         
         <div className="text-center space-y-2 py-4">
           <h1 className="text-3xl md:text-4xl font-serif font-bold text-[#722F37] animate-fade-in">
-            {state.currentStage === 'deep_synthesis' ? 'Synthesizing Insights...' :
+            {state.currentStage === 'enrichment' ? 'Preparing Analysis...' :
+             state.currentStage === 'deep_synthesis' ? 'Synthesizing Insights...' :
              state.currentStage === 'quality_gate' ? 'Final Quality Gate...' :
              state.currentStage === 'complete' ? 'Evaluation Complete' :
              'Tasting Flight in Progress'}
           </h1>
           <p className="text-gray-600 max-w-2xl mx-auto">
-            {state.currentStage === 'deep_synthesis' ? 'Our Master Sommelier is blending the notes from all 75 techniques.' :
+            {state.currentStage === 'enrichment' ? 'Gathering context through code analysis, RAG, and web search.' :
+             state.currentStage === 'deep_synthesis' ? 'Our Master Sommelier is blending the notes from all 75 techniques.' :
              state.currentStage === 'quality_gate' ? 'Verifying final scores and generating the vintage report.' :
              state.currentStage === 'complete' ? 'Your vintage report is ready for review.' :
              'Analyzing your codebase across 8 dimensions and 75 distinct techniques.'}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/evaluation/ProgressTopBar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/evaluation/ProgressTopBar.tsx
index 7fc29ab..c766a1b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/evaluation/ProgressTopBar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/evaluation/ProgressTopBar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { Wifi, WifiOff, Clock, GitBranch } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Wifi, WifiOff, Clock, GitBranch, Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
 
 interface ProgressTopBarProps {
   repoName: string;
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ interface ProgressTopBarProps {
   etaSeconds?: number;
   totalTechniques: number;
   completedTechniques: number;
+  enrichmentMessage?: string | null;
 }
 
 export const ProgressTopBar: React.FC<ProgressTopBarProps> = ({
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export const ProgressTopBar: React.FC<ProgressTopBarProps> = ({
   etaSeconds,
   totalTechniques,
   completedTechniques,
+  enrichmentMessage,
 }) => {
   const formatTime = (seconds: number) => {
     const mins = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
@@ -59,6 +61,12 @@ export const ProgressTopBar: React.FC<ProgressTopBarProps> = ({
         </div>
 
         <div className="flex items-center gap-4 text-sm">
+          {enrichmentMessage && (
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1 rounded-full bg-amber-500/10 border border-amber-500/20 text-amber-700 text-xs font-medium">
+              <Loader2 size={12} className="animate-spin" />
+              <span className="truncate max-w-[150px]">{enrichmentMessage}</span>
+            </div>
+          )}
           <div className="hidden md:block text-gray-600 font-medium">
             <span className="text-[#722F37] font-bold">{completedTechniques}</span>
             <span className="text-gray-400 mx-1">/</span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useFullTechniquesStream.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useFullTechniquesStream.ts
index 38bc354..8fe3e1e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useFullTechniquesStream.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useFullTechniquesStream.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ interface CategoryStatus {
   status: 'pending' | 'running' | 'complete';
 }
 
+type EnrichmentPhase = 'idle' | 'code_analysis' | 'rag' | 'web_search' | 'complete';
+type EnrichmentStepStatus = 'pending' | 'running' | 'complete' | 'error';
+
+interface EnrichmentStatus {
+  code_analysis: EnrichmentStepStatus;
+  rag: EnrichmentStepStatus;
+  web_search: EnrichmentStepStatus;
+}
+
 interface FullTechniquesStreamState {
   connectionStatus: 'connecting' | 'open' | 'retrying' | 'failed' | 'closed';
   retryCount: number;
@@ -31,7 +40,7 @@ interface FullTechniquesStreamState {
   failedTechniques: number;
   progressPercent: number;
   
-  currentStage: 'categories' | 'deep_synthesis' | 'quality_gate' | 'complete' | 'error';
+  currentStage: 'enrichment' | 'categories' | 'deep_synthesis' | 'quality_gate' | 'complete' | 'error';
   
   categories: Record<string, CategoryStatus>;
   
@@ -49,6 +58,10 @@ interface FullTechniquesStreamState {
   
   startedAt?: string;
   etaSeconds?: number;
+  
+  enrichmentPhase: EnrichmentPhase;
+  enrichmentMessage: string | null;
+  enrichmentStatus: EnrichmentStatus;
 }
 
 const CATEGORIES: Record<string, { name: string; total: number }> = {
@@ -83,13 +96,20 @@ const initialState: FullTechniquesStreamState = {
   completedTechniques: 0,
   failedTechniques: 0,
   progressPercent: 0,
-  currentStage: 'categories',
+  currentStage: 'enrichment',
   categories: INITIAL_CATEGORIES,
   techniques: {},
   ledgerEvents: [],
   isComplete: false,
   tokensUsed: 0,
   costUsd: 0,
+  enrichmentPhase: 'idle',
+  enrichmentMessage: null,
+  enrichmentStatus: {
+    code_analysis: 'pending',
+    rag: 'pending',
+    web_search: 'pending',
+  },
 };
 
 type Action =
@@ -139,6 +159,11 @@ function reducer(state: FullTechniquesStreamState, action: Action): FullTechniqu
       switch (event.event_type) {
         case 'technique_start':
           if (event.technique_id && event.technique_name && event.category_id) {
+            if (state.currentStage === 'enrichment') {
+              newState.currentStage = 'categories';
+              newState.enrichmentPhase = 'complete';
+              newState.enrichmentMessage = null;
+            }
             newState.techniques = {
               ...state.techniques,
               [event.technique_id]: {
@@ -264,6 +289,46 @@ function reducer(state: FullTechniquesStreamState, action: Action): FullTechniqu
           newState.currentStage = 'error';
           newState.error = event.error || event.message || 'Unknown error';
           break;
+
+        case 'enrichment_start':
+          if (event.sommelier) {
+            const phase = event.sommelier as EnrichmentPhase;
+            newState.enrichmentPhase = phase;
+            newState.enrichmentMessage = event.message || `${event.sommelier} starting...`;
+            newState.currentStage = 'enrichment';
+            newState.enrichmentStatus = {
+              ...state.enrichmentStatus,
+              [event.sommelier]: 'running' as EnrichmentStepStatus,
+            };
+          }
+          break;
+
+        case 'enrichment_complete':
+          if (event.sommelier) {
+            newState.enrichmentStatus = {
+              ...state.enrichmentStatus,
+              [event.sommelier]: 'complete' as EnrichmentStepStatus,
+            };
+            const allComplete = Object.values(newState.enrichmentStatus).every(
+              s => s === 'complete'
+            );
+            if (allComplete) {
+              newState.enrichmentPhase = 'complete';
+              newState.enrichmentMessage = null;
+              newState.currentStage = 'categories';
+            }
+          }
+          break;
+
+        case 'enrichment_error':
+          if (event.sommelier) {
+            newState.enrichmentStatus = {
+              ...state.enrichmentStatus,
+              [event.sommelier]: 'error' as EnrichmentStepStatus,
+            };
+            newState.enrichmentMessage = event.message || `${event.sommelier} failed`;
+          }
+          break;
       }
 
       return newState;
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/index.ts b/frontend/src/types/index.ts
index 1023753..d3cbab9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/index.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ export type SSEEventType =
   | 'deep_synthesis_start'
   | 'deep_synthesis_complete'
   | 'quality_gate_complete'
-  | 'metrics_update';
+  | 'metrics_update'
+  | 'enrichment_start'
+  | 'enrichment_complete'
+  | 'enrichment_error';
 
 export interface SSEEvent {
   event_type: SSEEventType;