diff --git a/workspaces/boost/plugins/boost/src/components/catalog/entity/SummaryCard.test.tsx b/workspaces/boost/plugins/boost/src/components/catalog/entity/SummaryCard.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..489a03aafaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/boost/plugins/boost/src/components/catalog/entity/SummaryCard.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { type Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { EntityProvider } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import { screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import { SummaryCard } from './SummaryCard';
+
+const fullEntity: Entity = {
+  apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
+  kind: 'AiResource',
+  metadata: {
+    name: 'code-review-skill',
+    namespace: 'default',
+    uid: 'uid-full',
+    description: 'Automates code reviews using AI',
+    annotations: {
+      'rhdh.io/ai-asset-version': '1.2.0',
+      'rhdh.io/ai-asset-source': 'github',
+    },
+  },
+  spec: {
+    type: 'skill',
+    lifecycle: 'production',
+    owner: 'team-ai-platform',
+    rationale: 'Reduce review turnaround time',
+  },
+};
+
+const modelEntity: Entity = {
+  apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
+  kind: 'Resource',
+  metadata: {
+    name: 'granite-3-code',
+    namespace: 'default',
+    uid: 'uid-model',
+    description: 'Code generation model',
+    annotations: {
+      'rhdh.io/ai-asset-version': '3.0.1',
+      'rhdh.io/ai-asset-source': 'model-registry',
+    },
+  },
+  spec: {
+    type: 'ai-model',
+    lifecycle: 'production',
+    owner: 'team-ml-ops',
+  },
+};
+
+const minimalEntity: Entity = {
+  apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
+  kind: 'API',
+  metadata: {
+    name: 'github-mcp-server',
+    namespace: 'default',
+    uid: 'uid-mcp',
+  },
+  spec: {
+    type: 'mcp-server',
+    lifecycle: 'experimental',
+    owner: 'team-integrations',
+  },
+};
+
+const toolEntity: Entity = {
+  apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
+  kind: 'Resource',
+  metadata: {
+    name: 'web-search-tool',
+    namespace: 'default',
+    uid: 'uid-tool',
+  },
+  spec: {
+    type: 'ai-tool',
+    owner: 'team-integrations',
+  },
+};
+
+const emptyEntity: Entity = {
+  apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
+  kind: 'Resource',
+  metadata: {
+    name: 'empty-asset',
+    namespace: 'default',
+    uid: 'uid-empty',
+  },
+  spec: {},
+};
+
+const descriptionOnlyEntity: Entity = {
+  apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
+  kind: 'Resource',
+  metadata: {
+    name: 'described-asset',
+    namespace: 'default',
+    uid: 'uid-desc',
+    description: 'Has only a description',
+  },
+  spec: {},
+};
+
+function renderWithEntity(entity: Entity) {
+  return renderInTestApp(
+    <EntityProvider entity={entity}>
+      <SummaryCard />
+    </EntityProvider>,
+  );
+}
+
+describe('SummaryCard', () => {
+  it('renders category badge, version, source, lifecycle, and description for a fully populated entity', async () => {
+    await renderWithEntity(fullEntity);
+
+    // Category badge
+    expect(screen.getByText('Skills')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Version
+    expect(screen.getByText('1.2.0')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Source
+    expect(screen.getByText(/github/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Lifecycle
+    expect(screen.getByText('production')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Description
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText('Automates code reviews using AI'),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Rationale
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText('Reduce review turnaround time'),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders category badge and lifecycle, omits version and source when absent', async () => {
+    await renderWithEntity(minimalEntity);
+
+    // Category badge for mcp-server
+    expect(screen.getByText('MCP Servers')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Lifecycle
+    expect(screen.getByText('experimental')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // No version or source
+    expect(screen.queryByText('1.2.0')).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/Source/)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('renders category badge with label and color from getCategoryMeta', async () => {
+    await renderWithEntity(modelEntity);
+
+    const badge = screen.getByText('Models');
+    expect(badge).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    // The badge parent should have the category color style
+    const badgeEl = badge.closest('[style]');
+    expect(badgeEl).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(badgeEl?.getAttribute('style')).toContain('var(--boost-color-model');
+  });
+
+  it('renders green lifecycle badge for production and amber for experimental', async () => {
+    const { unmount } = await renderWithEntity(fullEntity);
+    const productionBadge = screen.getByLabelText(/Lifecycle: production/);
+    const prodStyle = productionBadge.getAttribute('style') ?? '';
+    // Browser may render hex as rgb()
+    expect(
+      prodStyle.includes('#4ade80') || prodStyle.includes('rgb(74, 222, 128)'),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    unmount();
+
+    await renderWithEntity(minimalEntity);
+    const experimentalBadge = screen.getByLabelText(/Lifecycle: experimental/);
+    const expStyle = experimentalBadge.getAttribute('style') ?? '';
+    expect(
+      expStyle.includes('#fbbf24') || expStyle.includes('rgb(251, 191, 36)'),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('returns null when description, rationale, and all metadata fields are absent', async () => {
+    const { container } = await renderWithEntity(emptyEntity);
+
+    expect(container.innerHTML).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('preserves description and rationale rendering', async () => {
+    await renderWithEntity(fullEntity);
+
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText('Automates code reviews using AI'),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText('Reduce review turnaround time'),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders when only description is present (no spec metadata)', async () => {
+    await renderWithEntity(descriptionOnlyEntity);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Has only a description')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Summary')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders category badge without version or lifecycle when only type is present', async () => {
+    await renderWithEntity(toolEntity);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Tools')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('production')).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('experimental')).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/workspaces/boost/plugins/boost/src/components/catalog/entity/SummaryCard.tsx b/workspaces/boost/plugins/boost/src/components/catalog/entity/SummaryCard.tsx
index 2e93d9ad444..79c7b98b5aa 100644
--- a/workspaces/boost/plugins/boost/src/components/catalog/entity/SummaryCard.tsx
+++ b/workspaces/boost/plugins/boost/src/components/catalog/entity/SummaryCard.tsx
@@ -15,19 +15,41 @@
  */
 
 import { useEntity } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
-import { Card, CardBody, CardHeader, Flex, Text } from '@backstage/ui';
+import { Badge, Card, CardBody, CardHeader, Flex, Text } from '@backstage/ui';
 
 import { useTranslation } from '../../../hooks/useTranslation';
+import { getCategoryMeta } from '../../../utils/categoryMeta';
 import { getSpecField } from '../../../utils/entityHelpers';
 
+function getLifecycleColor(lifecycle: string): string {
+  switch (lifecycle.toLowerCase()) {
+    case 'production':
+      return '#4ade80';
+    case 'experimental':
+      return '#fbbf24';
+    default:
+      return '#9ca3af';
+  }
+}
+
 export const SummaryCard = () => {
   const { entity } = useEntity();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   const description = entity.metadata.description ?? '';
   const rationale = getSpecField(entity, 'rationale');
+  const specType = getSpecField(entity, 'type');
+  const lifecycle = getSpecField(entity, 'lifecycle');
+  const version =
+    entity.metadata.annotations?.['rhdh.io/ai-asset-version'] ?? '';
+  const source = entity.metadata.annotations?.['rhdh.io/ai-asset-source'] ?? '';
+
+  const categoryMeta = getCategoryMeta(specType);
+  const hasMetadata = !!(specType || version || source || lifecycle);
+
+  if (!description && !rationale && !hasMetadata) return null;
 
-  if (!description && !rationale) return null;
+  const CategoryIcon = categoryMeta.icon;
 
   return (
     <Card>
@@ -36,6 +58,36 @@ export const SummaryCard = () => {
       </CardHeader>
       <CardBody>
         <Flex direction="column" gap="3">
+          {hasMetadata && (
+            <Flex align="center" gap="2" wrap="wrap">
+              {specType && (
+                <Badge
+                  style={{ backgroundColor: categoryMeta.color }}
+                  aria-label={`${t('catalog.card.summaryCategory')}: ${categoryMeta.label}`}
+                >
+                  <Flex align="center" gap="1">
+                    <CategoryIcon size={14} />
+                    {categoryMeta.label}
+                  </Flex>
+                </Badge>
+              )}
+              {version && <Badge size="small">{version}</Badge>}
+              {lifecycle && (
+                <Badge
+                  size="small"
+                  style={{ backgroundColor: getLifecycleColor(lifecycle) }}
+                  aria-label={`${t('catalog.card.summaryLifecycle')}: ${lifecycle}`}
+                >
+                  {lifecycle}
+                </Badge>
+              )}
+            </Flex>
+          )}
+          {source && (
+            <Text variant="body-x-small" color="secondary">
+              {t('catalog.card.summarySource')}: {source}
+            </Text>
+          )}
           {description && <Text variant="body-medium">{description}</Text>}
           {rationale && (
             <Text variant="body-medium" color="secondary">
diff --git a/workspaces/boost/plugins/boost/src/translations/ref.ts b/workspaces/boost/plugins/boost/src/translations/ref.ts
index bbf944b4cdc..c1a9872ab46 100644
--- a/workspaces/boost/plugins/boost/src/translations/ref.ts
+++ b/workspaces/boost/plugins/boost/src/translations/ref.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ export const boostMessages = {
     },
     card: {
       summaryTitle: 'Summary',
+      summaryCategory: 'Category',
+      summaryVersion: 'Version',
+      summarySource: 'Source',
+      summaryLifecycle: 'Lifecycle',
+      summaryLifecycleProduction: 'Production',
+      summaryLifecycleExperimental: 'Experimental',
       adoptionTitle: 'Get Started',
       versionTitle: 'Versions',
       versionCurrent: 'current',