diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI/Commands/SubscribeCommand.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI/Commands/SubscribeCommand.cs
index a129298..da6011d 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI/Commands/SubscribeCommand.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI/Commands/SubscribeCommand.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using CliFx.Attributes;
 using CliFx.Infrastructure;
+using Opc.Ua;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI.Helpers;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.Shared;
 
@@ -8,30 +10,31 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI.Commands;
 [Command("subscribe", Description = "Monitor a node for value changes")]
 public class SubscribeCommand : CommandBase
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Creates the live-data subscription command used to watch runtime value changes from the terminal.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="factory">The factory that creates the shared client service for the command run.</param>
     public SubscribeCommand(IOpcUaClientServiceFactory factory) : base(factory)
     {
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets the node whose live value changes should be monitored.
-    /// </summary>
     [CommandOption("node", 'n', Description = "Node ID to monitor", IsRequired = true)]
     public string NodeId { get; init; } = default!;
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets the sampling interval, in milliseconds, for the monitored item.
-    /// </summary>
     [CommandOption("interval", 'i', Description = "Sampling interval in milliseconds")]
     public int Interval { get; init; } = 1000;
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Connects to the server and streams live data-change notifications for the requested node.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="console">The CLI console used for output and cancellation handling.</param>
+    [CommandOption("recursive", 'r', Description = "Browse recursively from --node and subscribe to every Variable found")]
+    public bool Recursive { get; init; }
+
+    [CommandOption("max-depth", Description = "Maximum recursion depth when --recursive is set")]
+    public int MaxDepth { get; init; } = 10;
+
+    [CommandOption("quiet", 'q', Description = "Suppress per-update output; only print a final summary on Ctrl+C")]
+    public bool Quiet { get; init; }
+
+    [CommandOption("duration", Description = "Auto-exit after N seconds and print summary (0 = run until Ctrl+C)")]
+    public int DurationSeconds { get; init; } = 0;
+
+    [CommandOption("summary-file", Description = "Write summary to this file path on exit (in addition to stdout)")]
+    public string? SummaryFile { get; init; }
+
     public override async ValueTask ExecuteAsync(IConsole console)
     {
         ConfigureLogging();
@@ -41,30 +44,125 @@ public class SubscribeCommand : CommandBase
             var ct = console.RegisterCancellationHandler();
             (service, _) = await CreateServiceAndConnectAsync(ct);
 
-            var nodeId = NodeIdParser.ParseRequired(NodeId);
+            var rootNodeId = NodeIdParser.ParseRequired(NodeId);
+
+            var targets = new List<(NodeId nodeId, string displayPath)>();
+            if (Recursive)
+            {
+                await console.Output.WriteLineAsync($"Browsing subtree of {NodeId} (max depth {MaxDepth})...");
+                await CollectVariablesAsync(service, rootNodeId, NodeId, MaxDepth, 0, targets, ct);
+                await console.Output.WriteLineAsync($"Found {targets.Count} variable nodes.");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                targets.Add((rootNodeId, NodeId));
+            }
+
+            var lastStatus = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, (StatusCode Status, DateTime LastUpdate, object? Value)>();
+            var updateCount = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, int>();
+            var everBad = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, byte>();
+            var displayNameByNodeId = targets.ToDictionary(t => t.nodeId.ToString(), t => t.displayPath);
 
             service.DataChanged += (_, e) =>
             {
-                console.Output.WriteLine(
-                    $"[{e.Value.SourceTimestamp:O}] {e.NodeId} = {e.Value.Value} ({e.Value.StatusCode})");
+                var key = e.NodeId.ToString();
+                lastStatus[key] = (e.Value.StatusCode, DateTime.UtcNow, e.Value.Value);
+                updateCount.AddOrUpdate(key, 1, (_, v) => v + 1);
+                if (!StatusCode.IsGood(e.Value.StatusCode))
+                    everBad.TryAdd(key, 0);
+                if (!Quiet)
+                {
+                    console.Output.WriteLine(
+                        $"[{e.Value.SourceTimestamp:O}] {displayNameByNodeId.GetValueOrDefault(key, key)} = {e.Value.Value} ({e.Value.StatusCode})");
+                }
             };
 
-            await service.SubscribeAsync(nodeId, Interval, ct);
-            await console.Output.WriteLineAsync(
-                $"Subscribed to {NodeId} (interval: {Interval}ms). Press Ctrl+C to stop.");
+            var subscribed = 0;
+            foreach (var (nodeId, _) in targets)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    await service.SubscribeAsync(nodeId, Interval, ct);
+                    subscribed++;
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    await console.Output.WriteLineAsync($"  FAILED to subscribe {nodeId}: {ex.Message}");
+                }
+            }
+
+            await console.Output.WriteLineAsync(
+                $"Subscribed to {subscribed}/{targets.Count} nodes (interval: {Interval}ms). Press Ctrl+C to stop and print summary.");
 
-            // Wait until cancellation
             try
             {
-                await Task.Delay(Timeout.Infinite, ct);
+                if (DurationSeconds > 0)
+                    await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(DurationSeconds), ct);
+                else
+                    await Task.Delay(Timeout.Infinite, ct);
             }
             catch (OperationCanceledException)
             {
-                // Expected on Ctrl+C
             }
 
-            await service.UnsubscribeAsync(nodeId);
-            await console.Output.WriteLineAsync("Unsubscribed.");
+            // Summary
+            var summary = new List<string>();
+            summary.Add("");
+            summary.Add("==================== SUMMARY ====================");
+            var good = new List<string>();
+            var bad = new List<string>();
+            var never = new List<string>();
+            foreach (var (nodeId, display) in targets)
+            {
+                var key = nodeId.ToString();
+                if (!lastStatus.TryGetValue(key, out var entry))
+                {
+                    never.Add(display);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (StatusCode.IsGood(entry.Status))
+                    good.Add($"{display} = {entry.Value} ({entry.Status})");
+                else
+                    bad.Add($"{display} = {entry.Value} ({entry.Status})");
+            }
+
+            var neverWentBad = targets
+                .Where(t => !everBad.ContainsKey(t.nodeId.ToString()))
+                .Select(t => t.displayPath)
+                .ToList();
+            var didGoBad = targets.Count - neverWentBad.Count;
+
+            summary.Add($"Total subscribed: {targets.Count}");
+            summary.Add($"  Ever went BAD during window:    {didGoBad}");
+            summary.Add($"  NEVER went bad (suspect):       {neverWentBad.Count}");
+            summary.Add($"  Last status GOOD:               {good.Count}");
+            summary.Add($"  Last status NOT-GOOD:           {bad.Count}");
+            summary.Add($"  No update received at all:      {never.Count}");
+
+            if (neverWentBad.Count > 0 && neverWentBad.Count < targets.Count)
+            {
+                summary.Add("");
+                summary.Add("--- Nodes that NEVER received a bad-quality update (suspect) ---");
+                foreach (var line in neverWentBad) summary.Add($"  {line}");
+            }
+            if (never.Count > 0)
+            {
+                summary.Add("");
+                summary.Add("--- Nodes that never received an update at all ---");
+                foreach (var line in never) summary.Add($"  {line}");
+            }
+
+            foreach (var line in summary) await console.Output.WriteLineAsync(line);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(SummaryFile))
+            {
+                try { await File.WriteAllLinesAsync(SummaryFile, summary); }
+                catch (Exception ex) { await console.Output.WriteLineAsync($"Failed to write summary file: {ex.Message}"); }
+            }
+
+            foreach (var (nodeId, _) in targets)
+            {
+                try { await service.UnsubscribeAsync(nodeId); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+            }
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -75,4 +173,31 @@ public class SubscribeCommand : CommandBase
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private static async Task CollectVariablesAsync(
+        IOpcUaClientService service,
+        NodeId? parent,
+        string parentPath,
+        int maxDepth,
+        int currentDepth,
+        List<(NodeId nodeId, string displayPath)> into,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        if (currentDepth >= maxDepth) return;
+        var children = await service.BrowseAsync(parent, ct);
+        foreach (var child in children)
+        {
+            var nodeId = NodeIdParser.Parse(child.NodeId);
+            if (nodeId is null) continue;
+            var childPath = $"{parentPath}/{child.DisplayName}";
+            if (child.NodeClass == "Variable")
+            {
+                into.Add((nodeId, childPath));
+            }
+            if (child.HasChildren)
+            {
+                await CollectVariablesAsync(service, nodeId, childPath, maxDepth, currentDepth + 1, into, ct);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host/MxAccess/GalaxyRuntimeProbeManager.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host/MxAccess/GalaxyRuntimeProbeManager.cs
index c4a597c..c3ed2ef 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host/MxAccess/GalaxyRuntimeProbeManager.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host/MxAccess/GalaxyRuntimeProbeManager.cs
@@ -271,10 +271,19 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host.MxAccess
                     status.LastError = null;
                     if (status.State != GalaxyRuntimeState.Running)
                     {
+                        // Only fire the host-running callback on a true Stopped → Running
+                        // recovery. Unknown → Running happens once at startup for every host
+                        // and is not a recovery — firing ClearHostVariablesBadQuality there
+                        // would wipe Bad status set by the concurrently-stopping other host
+                        // on variables that span both lists.
+                        var wasStopped = status.State == GalaxyRuntimeState.Stopped;
                         status.State = GalaxyRuntimeState.Running;
                         status.LastStateChangeTime = now;
-                        transitionTo = GalaxyRuntimeState.Running;
-                        fromToGobjectId = status.GobjectId;
+                        if (wasStopped)
+                        {
+                            transitionTo = GalaxyRuntimeState.Running;
+                            fromToGobjectId = status.GobjectId;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 else
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host/OpcUa/LmxNodeManager.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host/OpcUa/LmxNodeManager.cs
index 6b704b7..7d91566 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host/OpcUa/LmxNodeManager.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host/OpcUa/LmxNodeManager.cs
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host.OpcUa
         private readonly NodeId? _writeOperateRoleId;
         private readonly NodeId? _writeTuneRoleId;
         private long _dispatchCycleCount;
+        private long _suppressedUpdatesCount;
         private volatile bool _dispatchDisposed;
         private volatile bool _dispatchRunning;
         private Thread? _dispatchThread;
@@ -790,24 +791,53 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host.OpcUa
         /// <param name="gobjectId">The runtime host's gobject_id.</param>
         public void ClearHostVariablesBadQuality(int gobjectId)
         {
-            List<BaseDataVariableState>? variables;
+            var clearedCount = 0;
+            var skippedCount = 0;
             lock (Lock)
             {
-                if (!_hostedVariables.TryGetValue(gobjectId, out variables))
-                    return;
-
                 var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
-                foreach (var variable in variables)
+                // Iterate the full tag → host-list map so we can skip variables whose other
+                // ancestor hosts are still Stopped. Mass-clearing _hostedVariables[gobjectId]
+                // would wipe Bad status set by a concurrently-stopped sibling host (e.g.
+                // recovering DevPlatform must not clear variables that also live under a
+                // still-stopped DevAppEngine).
+                foreach (var kv in _hostIdsByTagRef)
                 {
-                    variable.StatusCode = StatusCodes.Good;
-                    variable.Timestamp = now;
-                    variable.ClearChangeMasks(SystemContext, false);
+                    var hostIds = kv.Value;
+                    if (!hostIds.Contains(gobjectId))
+                        continue;
+
+                    var anotherStopped = false;
+                    for (var i = 0; i < hostIds.Count; i++)
+                    {
+                        if (hostIds[i] == gobjectId)
+                            continue;
+                        if (_galaxyRuntimeProbeManager != null &&
+                            _galaxyRuntimeProbeManager.IsHostStopped(hostIds[i]))
+                        {
+                            anotherStopped = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (anotherStopped)
+                    {
+                        skippedCount++;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if (_tagToVariableNode.TryGetValue(kv.Key, out var variable))
+                    {
+                        variable.StatusCode = StatusCodes.Good;
+                        variable.Timestamp = now;
+                        variable.ClearChangeMasks(SystemContext, false);
+                        clearedCount++;
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
             Log.Information(
-                "Cleared bad-quality override on {Count} variable(s) for recovered host gobject_id={GobjectId}",
-                variables.Count, gobjectId);
+                "Cleared bad-quality override on {Count} variable(s) for recovered host gobject_id={GobjectId} (skipped {Skipped} with other stopped ancestors)",
+                clearedCount, gobjectId, skippedCount);
         }
 
         private void SubscribeAlarmTags()
@@ -2554,6 +2584,18 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host.OpcUa
                         if (!_pendingDataChanges.TryRemove(address, out var vtq))
                             continue;
 
+                        // Suppress updates for tags whose owning Galaxy runtime host is currently
+                        // Stopped. Without this, MxAccess keeps streaming cached values that would
+                        // overwrite the BadOutOfService set by MarkHostVariablesBadQuality — the
+                        // variables would flicker Bad→Good every dispatch cycle and subscribers
+                        // would see a flood of notifications (the original "client freeze" symptom).
+                        // Dropping at the source also means we do no lock/alarm work for dead data.
+                        if (IsTagUnderStoppedHost(address))
+                        {
+                            Interlocked.Increment(ref _suppressedUpdatesCount);
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
                         AlarmInfo? alarmInfo = null;
                         AlarmInfo? ackedAlarmInfo = null;
                         var newInAlarm = false;
@@ -2728,6 +2770,7 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host.OpcUa
             var batchSize = Interlocked.Read(ref _totalDispatchBatchSize);
             var cycles = Interlocked.Read(ref _dispatchCycleCount);
             var avgQueueSize = cycles > 0 ? (double)batchSize / cycles : 0;
+            var suppressed = Interlocked.Exchange(ref _suppressedUpdatesCount, 0);
 
             // Reset rolling counters
             Interlocked.Exchange(ref _totalDispatchBatchSize, 0);
@@ -2738,8 +2781,8 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host.OpcUa
             AverageDispatchBatchSize = avgQueueSize;
 
             Log.Information(
-                "DataChange dispatch: EventsPerSec={EventsPerSec:F1}, AvgBatchSize={AvgBatchSize:F1}, PendingItems={Pending}, TotalEvents={Total}",
-                eventsPerSecond, avgQueueSize, _pendingDataChanges.Count, totalEvents);
+                "DataChange dispatch: EventsPerSec={EventsPerSec:F1}, AvgBatchSize={AvgBatchSize:F1}, PendingItems={Pending}, TotalEvents={Total}, SuppressedStopped={Suppressed}",
+                eventsPerSecond, avgQueueSize, _pendingDataChanges.Count, totalEvents, suppressed);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Tests/MxAccess/GalaxyRuntimeProbeManagerTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Tests/MxAccess/GalaxyRuntimeProbeManagerTests.cs
index 7a8e085..ff3dfaa 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Tests/MxAccess/GalaxyRuntimeProbeManagerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Tests/MxAccess/GalaxyRuntimeProbeManagerTests.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Tests.MxAccess
             entry.GoodUpdateCount.ShouldBe(1);
             entry.FailureCount.ShouldBe(0);
             entry.LastError.ShouldBeNull();
-            runSpy.ShouldBe(new[] { 20 });
+            // Unknown → Running is startup initialization, not a recovery — the onHostRunning
+            // callback is reserved for Stopped → Running transitions so the node manager does
+            // not wipe Bad status set by a concurrently-stopping sibling host on the same variable.
+            runSpy.ShouldBeEmpty();
             stopSpy.ShouldBeEmpty();
         }
 
@@ -129,7 +132,8 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Tests.MxAccess
             sut.HandleProbeUpdate("DevAppEngine.ScanState", Vtq.Good(true));
             sut.HandleProbeUpdate("DevAppEngine.ScanState", Vtq.Good(true));
 
-            runSpy.Count.ShouldBe(1); // only the Unknown → Running call fires the callback
+            // Unknown → Running is silent; subsequent Running updates are idempotent.
+            runSpy.ShouldBeEmpty();
             sut.GetSnapshot().Single().GoodUpdateCount.ShouldBe(3);
         }