diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index c5a1aae3..984d575b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ contact_links:
   - name: Join our Discord
     url: https://hivecommons.dev/discord
     about: Ask questions and talk with the Hive Commons community.
+  - name: Watch the hive live on Twitch
+    url: https://www.twitch.tv/hivecommons
+    about: Live stream of the hosted hive's Activity Monitor — see issues and PRs move through the pipeline in real time.
   - name: Propose a project to join Hive Commons
     url: https://github.com/hivecommons/.github/issues/new?template=join-hive-commons.yml
     about: Project proposals for the Hive Commons family are handled in the hivecommons/.github repository.
diff --git a/changelog.d/added-578-twitch-community-links.md b/changelog.d/added-578-twitch-community-links.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd96d532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/added-578-twitch-community-links.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- The docs site now links the Hive Commons Twitch live stream
+  (https://www.twitch.tv/hivecommons) in the footer Community column, the Join
+  Hive Commons page, `llms.txt` and the issue-template contact links, matching
+  hivecommons/hive#15637 (hivecommons/docs#578).
diff --git a/docs/content/community/join-hive-commons.md b/docs/content/community/join-hive-commons.md
index c90890d3..8c05272e 100644
--- a/docs/content/community/join-hive-commons.md
+++ b/docs/content/community/join-hive-commons.md
@@ -59,10 +59,13 @@ Not ready to bring a whole project? You're still welcome:
   [hivecommons-dev@googlegroups.com](https://hivecommons.dev/join),
   [Discord](https://hivecommons.dev/discord), or the biweekly
   [community meeting](/docs/community/meetings).
+- **Watch the hive live** on [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/hivecommons) —
+  the hosted hive's Activity Monitor, with issues and PRs moving through the
+  pipeline in real time.
 
 ## Community basics
 
 - [Governance](https://github.com/hivecommons/.github/blob/main/GOVERNANCE.md), [Maintainers](https://github.com/hivecommons/.github/blob/main/MAINTAINERS.md), [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/hivecommons/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md), and [Security policy](https://github.com/hivecommons/.github/blob/main/SECURITY.md) live in the shared community repository.
 - **Mailing list:** [hivecommons-dev@googlegroups.com](https://hivecommons.dev/join) — joining adds the community meeting to your calendar.
 - **Community meeting:** every other Thursday, 10:00 AM ET — [meeting page](/docs/community/meetings), [agenda and notes](https://hivecommons.dev/agenda), and [recordings](https://hivecommons.dev/tv).
-- **Chat:** [Discord](https://hivecommons.dev/discord). **Website:** [hivecommons.dev](https://hivecommons.dev).
+- **Chat:** [Discord](https://hivecommons.dev/discord). **Live stream:** [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/hivecommons). **Website:** [hivecommons.dev](https://hivecommons.dev).
diff --git a/public/llms.txt b/public/llms.txt
index e87779ff..637096f6 100644
--- a/public/llms.txt
+++ b/public/llms.txt
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ Hive Commons thanks Akamai (Linode), Oracle Cloud (OKE), Cloudflare, GitHub Copi
 - [Community meetings](https://docs.hivecommons.dev/docs/community/meetings): every other Thursday, 10:00 AM Eastern time
 - [Mailing list](https://hivecommons.dev/join): hivecommons-dev@googlegroups.com; joining adds the community meeting to your calendar
 - [Discord](https://hivecommons.dev/discord): community chat
+- [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/hivecommons): live stream of the hosted hive's Activity Monitor
 - [Meeting recordings](https://hivecommons.dev/tv): past community meetings on YouTube
diff --git a/src/__tests__/DocsFooter.behavior.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/DocsFooter.behavior.test.tsx
index 391bd9c7..2b838391 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/DocsFooter.behavior.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/DocsFooter.behavior.test.tsx
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ describe("DocsFooter content", () => {
     for (const href of [
       "https://hivecommons.dev/discord",
       "https://hivecommons.dev/tv",
+      "https://www.twitch.tv/hivecommons",
       "https://hivecommons.dev/join",
       "https://hive.hivecommons.dev",
     ]) {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/DocsFooter.copy.test.ts b/src/__tests__/DocsFooter.copy.test.ts
index 8f06ed5f..50a8a36c 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/DocsFooter.copy.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/DocsFooter.copy.test.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ describe("DocsFooter copy and links", () => {
     expect(footer).toContain('href="https://hive.hivecommons.dev"');
     expect(footer).toContain('href="https://hivecommons.dev/discord"');
     expect(footer).toContain('href="https://hivecommons.dev/tv"');
+    expect(footer).toContain('href="https://www.twitch.tv/hivecommons"');
   });
 
   it("keeps social links accessible and removes unsupported networks", () => {
diff --git a/src/components/docs/DocsFooter.tsx b/src/components/docs/DocsFooter.tsx
index 1af52c18..dc08a2dc 100644
--- a/src/components/docs/DocsFooter.tsx
+++ b/src/components/docs/DocsFooter.tsx
@@ -459,6 +459,20 @@ export default function Footer() {
                     YouTube
                   </a>
                 </li>
+                <li>
+                  <a
+                    href="https://www.twitch.tv/hivecommons"
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className={`text-xs sm:text-sm transition-colors duration-200 inline-block ${
+                      isDark
+                        ? 'text-ink-3 hover:text-ink'
+                        : 'text-ink-2 hover:text-ink'
+                    }`}
+                  >
+                    Twitch (live)
+                  </a>
+                </li>
               </ul>
             </div>