diff --git a/wicket/src/cli/inventory.rs b/wicket/src/cli/inventory.rs
index 17b141a40e9..64b6ea44e62 100644
--- a/wicket/src/cli/inventory.rs
+++ b/wicket/src/cli/inventory.rs
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ use crate::cli::CommandOutput;
 use crate::wicketd::create_wicketd_client;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::bail;
 use clap::{Subcommand, ValueEnum};
 use owo_colors::OwoColorize;
 use slog::Logger;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::net::SocketAddrV6;
 use std::time::Duration;
+use wicket_common::inventory::Transceiver;
 use wicket_common::rack_setup::BootstrapSledDescription;
+use wicketd_client::types::{GetInventoryParams, GetInventoryResponse};
 
 const WICKETD_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
 
@@ -26,6 +29,17 @@ pub(crate) enum InventoryArgs {
         #[clap(long, default_value_t = OutputFormat::Table)]
         format: OutputFormat,
     },
+    /// List the front-panel transceivers on each switch.
+    ///
+    /// This is the same data the TUI shows when a switch is selected,
+    /// including vendor identity, power state, and environmental monitors
+    /// (temperature, optical Rx/Tx power). It comes from the SP via wicketd
+    /// and so remains available when Nexus is not.
+    Transceivers {
+        /// Select output format
+        #[clap(long, default_value_t = OutputFormat::Table)]
+        format: OutputFormat,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, ValueEnum, Clone)]
@@ -90,12 +104,86 @@ impl InventoryArgs {
                     }
                 }
 
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            InventoryArgs::Transceivers { format } => {
+                let params = GetInventoryParams { force_refresh: Vec::new() };
+                let response = client
+                    .get_inventory(&params)
+                    .await
+                    .context("failed to get inventory from wicketd")?
+                    .into_inner();
+                let inventory = match response {
+                    GetInventoryResponse::Response { inventory } => inventory,
+                    GetInventoryResponse::Unavailable => {
+                        bail!("wicketd reports inventory as unavailable")
+                    }
+                };
+                let Some(snapshot) = inventory.transceivers else {
+                    bail!(
+                        "wicketd has no transceiver inventory yet \
+                         (still discovering switch slot?)"
+                    );
+                };
+
+                match format {
+                    OutputFormat::Json => {
+                        let json_str = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&snapshot)
+                            .context("serializing transceiver data failed")?;
+                        writeln!(output.stdout, "{}", json_str)
+                            .expect("writing to stdout failed");
+                    }
+                    OutputFormat::Table => {
+                        let mut slots: Vec<_> =
+                            snapshot.inventory.iter().collect();
+                        slots.sort_by_key(|(slot, _)| *slot);
+                        for (slot, transceivers) in slots {
+                            writeln!(output.stdout, "{slot:?}:")
+                                .expect("writing to stdout failed");
+                            let mut transceivers: Vec<_> =
+                                transceivers.iter().collect();
+                            transceivers.sort_by(|a, b| a.port.cmp(&b.port));
+                            for tr in transceivers {
+                                print_transceiver_row(tr, &mut output);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        writeln!(
+                            output.stdout,
+                            "(last updated {:?} ago; use --format json for \
+                             full monitor data)",
+                            snapshot.last_seen
+                        )
+                        .expect("writing to stdout failed");
+                    }
+                }
+
                 Ok(())
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
+fn print_transceiver_row(tr: &Transceiver, output: &mut CommandOutput<'_>) {
+    let vendor = match &tr.vendor {
+        Ok(v) => format!("{} {}", v.vendor.name.trim(), v.vendor.part.trim()),
+        Err(e) => format!("(vendor: {e})"),
+    };
+    let power = match &tr.power {
+        Ok(p) => format!("{:?}", p.state),
+        Err(e) => format!("(power: {e})"),
+    };
+    let monitors = match &tr.monitors {
+        Ok(_) => format!("{}", '✔'.green()),
+        Err(e) => format!("{} {e}", '⚠'.yellow()),
+    };
+    writeln!(
+        output.stdout,
+        "  {:<8} {:<32} {:<10} monitors={monitors}",
+        tr.port, vendor, power,
+    )
+    .expect("writing to stdout failed");
+}
+
 fn print_bootstrap_sled_data(
     desc: &BootstrapSledDescription,
     output: &mut CommandOutput<'_>,