diff --git a/changelog.d/features/11283-traffic-inspector-purpose-header.md b/changelog.d/features/11283-traffic-inspector-purpose-header.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4faaf5bc57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/features/11283-traffic-inspector-purpose-header.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- **feat(dashboard):** lead Traffic Inspector with a purpose-first header that separates "what happened" from "how it happened", so beginners can read request outcomes without drowning in protocol detail ([#11283](https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/pull/11283))
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/tools/traffic-inspector/TrafficInspectorPageClient.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/tools/traffic-inspector/TrafficInspectorPageClient.tsx
index a1537f236d..cd3a33372a 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/tools/traffic-inspector/TrafficInspectorPageClient.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/tools/traffic-inspector/TrafficInspectorPageClient.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@ import { HistoricSessionBanner } from "./components/session/HistoricSessionBanne
 
 const BUFFER_MAX = 1000;
 
-export function TrafficInspectorPageClient() {
+export function TrafficInspectorPageClient({
+  title,
+  subtitle,
+  purpose,
+}: {
+  title?: string;
+  subtitle?: string;
+  purpose?: string;
+} = {}) {
   const [containerHeight, setContainerHeight] = useState(600);
   const listContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const [selectedRequest, setSelectedRequest] = useState<InterceptedRequest | null>(null);
@@ -91,6 +99,18 @@ export function TrafficInspectorPageClient() {
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col h-full overflow-hidden">
+      {title && (
+        <div className="shrink-0 px-4 pt-4 pb-2">
+          <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-text-main">{title}</h1>
+          {subtitle && (
+            <p className="text-sm text-text-muted mt-1 max-w-2xl">{subtitle}</p>
+          )}
+          {purpose && (
+            <p className="text-xs text-text-muted mt-2 max-w-2xl italic">{purpose}</p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* Capture modes toolbar */}
       <div className="shrink-0 px-4 pt-4 pb-2">
         <CaptureModesToolbar customHostCount={0} />
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/tools/traffic-inspector/page.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/tools/traffic-inspector/page.tsx
index fb3f9ddc3d..ba2f691a2f 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/tools/traffic-inspector/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/tools/traffic-inspector/page.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata() {
   };
 }
 
-export default function TrafficInspectorPage() {
-  return <TrafficInspectorPageClient />;
+export default async function TrafficInspectorPage() {
+  const t = await getTranslations("sidebar");
+  return <TrafficInspectorPageClient title={t("trafficInspector")} subtitle={t("trafficInspectorSubtitle")} purpose={t("trafficInspectorPurpose")} />;
 }
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/en.json b/src/i18n/messages/en.json
index 6a6ec59863..e45ebbd04f 100644
--- a/src/i18n/messages/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/en.json
@@ -1272,7 +1272,8 @@
     "agentBridge": "Agent Bridge",
     "agentBridgeSubtitle": "Intercept IDE agent traffic",
     "trafficInspector": "Traffic Inspector",
-    "trafficInspectorSubtitle": "Monitor LLM calls + debug any HTTPS traffic",
+    "trafficInspectorSubtitle": "Inspect request and response traffic from your apps",
+    "trafficInspectorPurpose": "See exactly what your application sends to and receives from AI providers. Works with any OpenAI-compatible client.",
     "cliCode": "CLI Code",
     "cliCodeSubtitle": "Code tools pointing to OmniRoute",
     "cliAgents": "CLI Agents",
diff --git a/tests/unit/traffic-inspector-beginner-header.test.ts b/tests/unit/traffic-inspector-beginner-header.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..693597fbfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/traffic-inspector-beginner-header.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const repoRoot = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "../..");
+const pagePath = path.join(
+  repoRoot,
+  "src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/tools/traffic-inspector/page.tsx"
+);
+const clientPath = path.join(
+  repoRoot,
+  "src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/tools/traffic-inspector/TrafficInspectorPageClient.tsx"
+);
+const enPath = path.join(repoRoot, "src/i18n/messages/en.json");
+
+test("Traffic Inspector page passes translated title, subtitle, and purpose", () => {
+  const pageSource = fs.readFileSync(pagePath, "utf8");
+  assert.match(pageSource, /title=\{t\("trafficInspector"\)\}/);
+  assert.match(pageSource, /subtitle=\{t\("trafficInspectorSubtitle"\)\}/);
+  assert.match(pageSource, /purpose=\{t\("trafficInspectorPurpose"\)\}/);
+});
+
+test("Traffic Inspector client renders purpose-first header when props are provided", () => {
+  const clientSource = fs.readFileSync(clientPath, "utf8");
+  assert.match(clientSource, /title\s*&&/);
+  assert.match(clientSource, /subtitle\s*&&/);
+  assert.match(clientSource, /purpose\s*&&/);
+});
+
+test("Traffic Inspector beginner i18n keys exist in en.json", () => {
+  const en = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(enPath, "utf8"));
+  assert.equal(en.sidebar.trafficInspector, "Traffic Inspector");
+  assert.equal(
+    en.sidebar.trafficInspectorSubtitle,
+    "Inspect request and response traffic from your apps"
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    typeof en.sidebar.trafficInspectorPurpose,
+    "string"
+  );
+  assert.ok(en.sidebar.trafficInspectorPurpose.length > 20);
+});