diff --git a/src/review/unified-comment.ts b/src/review/unified-comment.ts
index 328647faad..6fb6ea2b2a 100644
--- a/src/review/unified-comment.ts
+++ b/src/review/unified-comment.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ export interface UnifiedReviewInput {
    *  (default; the host only resolves this when `review.linkedIssueSatisfaction` is on) ⇒ no section is
    *  rendered, byte-identical to today. */
   linkedIssueSatisfaction?: { status: "addressed" | "partial" | "unaddressed"; rationale: string };
+  /** The review's line-anchored inline findings (only their `category` is read), used ONLY to render a compact
+   *  category-tally line (#2150). Structural shape so an `InlineFinding[]` is assignable without importing it —
+   *  this renderer stays self-contained. Absent/empty (default; the host passes them only when it produced
+   *  categorized inline findings) ⇒ no tally line, byte-identical. Presentation only — never affects the verdict. */
+  inlineFindings?: ReadonlyArray<{ category?: UnifiedFindingCategory | undefined }>;
 }
 
 /** One row of the readiness signal table (gittensory side, host-provided; the engine adds Code review). */
@@ -573,6 +578,25 @@ function asAlert(alert: string, inner: string): string {
  * (it only emits the fields passed in; no guardrail paths / thresholds / rubric). The host applies
  * its redactor to the result before posting, exactly as the runtime does for the legacy comment.
  */
+/** The finding-category names (#1958 / #2150) — mirrors the fixed enum in finding-category-classify.ts, inlined
+ *  here to keep this renderer self-contained (no cross-module imports). */
+export type UnifiedFindingCategory = "security" | "correctness" | "performance" | "maintainability" | "tests" | "style";
+
+/** Tally CATEGORIZED inline findings by category (#2150). Uncategorized findings are ignored; ordered by count
+ *  desc, then category name asc, so the rendered line is deterministic. Pure — no IO, no gate impact. */
+export function tallyFindingCategories(
+  findings: ReadonlyArray<{ category?: UnifiedFindingCategory | undefined }>,
+): Array<{ category: UnifiedFindingCategory; count: number }> {
+  const counts = new Map<UnifiedFindingCategory, number>();
+  for (const finding of findings) {
+    if (!finding.category) continue;
+    counts.set(finding.category, (counts.get(finding.category) ?? 0) + 1);
+  }
+  return [...counts.entries()]
+    .map(([category, count]) => ({ category, count }))
+    .sort((a, b) => b.count - a.count || a.category.localeCompare(b.category));
+}
+
 export function renderUnifiedReviewComment(input: UnifiedReviewInput, ctx: UnifiedCommentContext = {}): string {
   const status = deriveUnifiedStatus(input, ctx);
   const meta = STATUS_META[status];
@@ -613,6 +637,14 @@ export function renderUnifiedReviewComment(input: UnifiedReviewInput, ctx: Unifi
     blocks.push(`**${heading}**\n${blockersBody}`);
   }
 
+  // Category breakdown (#2150): a compact, deterministic one-liner of the finding mix (e.g. "2 correctness ·
+  // 1 security"). Omitted entirely when no finding carries a category (default) ⇒ byte-identical. Pure tally, no
+  // AI, no gate impact.
+  const categoryTally = tallyFindingCategories(input.inlineFindings ?? []);
+  if (categoryTally.length) {
+    blocks.push(`**Findings by category:** ${categoryTally.map(({ category, count }) => `${count} ${category}`).join(" · ")}`);
+  }
+
   // Failing CI checks — list WHICH checks failed and WHY (codecov %/test/lint reason) under the "CI failing"
   // chip, instead of leaving the chip as the only signal. Only when CI actually failed (failingChecksBlock
   // guards on ciState === "failed"); public-safe (names + short reasons only).
diff --git a/test/unit/finding-category-tally.test.ts b/test/unit/finding-category-tally.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e60c58867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/finding-category-tally.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { tallyFindingCategories, renderUnifiedReviewComment, type UnifiedReviewInput } from "../../src/review/unified-comment";
+
+const baseInput: UnifiedReviewInput = {
+  changedFiles: 1,
+  reviewerCount: 1,
+  recommendations: ["merge"],
+  summary: "Looks good.",
+};
+
+describe("tallyFindingCategories (#2150)", () => {
+  it("tallies by category, ordered by count desc then category name asc", () => {
+    expect(
+      tallyFindingCategories([
+        { category: "style" },
+        { category: "correctness" },
+        { category: "security" },
+        { category: "correctness" },
+        { category: "security" },
+        { category: "correctness" },
+      ]),
+    ).toEqual([
+      { category: "correctness", count: 3 },
+      { category: "security", count: 2 },
+      { category: "style", count: 1 },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("breaks a count tie alphabetically by category name", () => {
+    expect(tallyFindingCategories([{ category: "tests" }, { category: "performance" }])).toEqual([
+      { category: "performance", count: 1 },
+      { category: "tests", count: 1 },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("ignores uncategorized findings; all-uncategorized ⇒ empty", () => {
+    expect(tallyFindingCategories([{ category: "security" }, {}, { category: undefined }])).toEqual([
+      { category: "security", count: 1 },
+    ]);
+    expect(tallyFindingCategories([{}, { category: undefined }])).toEqual([]);
+    expect(tallyFindingCategories([])).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("renderUnifiedReviewComment category breakdown line (#2150)", () => {
+  it("renders the one-line tally when categorized findings are present", () => {
+    const out = renderUnifiedReviewComment({
+      ...baseInput,
+      inlineFindings: [{ category: "correctness" }, { category: "correctness" }, { category: "security" }],
+    });
+    expect(out).toContain("**Findings by category:** 2 correctness · 1 security");
+  });
+
+  it("omits the line entirely when no finding is categorized (byte-identical to absent)", () => {
+    const withEmpty = renderUnifiedReviewComment({ ...baseInput, inlineFindings: [{}, { category: undefined }] });
+    const withAbsent = renderUnifiedReviewComment(baseInput);
+    expect(withEmpty).not.toContain("Findings by category");
+    expect(withEmpty).toBe(withAbsent); // byte-identical
+  });
+});