diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b6753e2d..d898d2ce 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1165,9 +1165,9 @@ checksum = "7f24254aa9a54b5c858eaee2f5bccdb46aaf0e486a595ed5fd8f86ba55232a70"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotdata"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2e63f030edd9865312928059d492b3caf3c64f44b4a26abbfc92779517ec9026"
+checksum = "6457e9ad27372a828225351937ef49a6a16ec789a2ec46b2a6fbfaa41b3bb780"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow-array",
  "arrow-ipc",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f4e47c76..9ec0f00b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 # behind a shared multi-thread tokio runtime. The `arrow` feature backs result
 # decode; `upload_file` runs the presigned direct-to-storage upload flow
 # (see src/sdk.rs::Api::upload).
-hotdata = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["arrow"] }
+hotdata = { version = "0.8.1", features = ["arrow"] }
 # Shared multi-thread runtime for the sync wrapper; block_on is called
 # concurrently from rayon worker threads (see src/indexes.rs). The presigned
 # upload (src/sdk.rs::Api::upload) drives the SDK's async `upload_file` on this
diff --git a/src/commands/databases.rs b/src/commands/databases.rs
index d5eb2af8..7561f8f7 100644
--- a/src/commands/databases.rs
+++ b/src/commands/databases.rs
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ struct DatabaseSummary {
     name: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default)]
     default_catalog: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    created_at: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// CLI output shape for `databases get`. A curated, stably-ordered view mapped
@@ -275,6 +277,8 @@ pub struct Database {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub expires_at: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default)]
+    pub created_at: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
     attachments: Vec<DatabaseAttachment>,
 }
 
@@ -347,6 +351,7 @@ impl From<hotdata::models::DatabaseDetailResponse> for Database {
             default_catalog: Some(d.default_catalog),
             default_connection_id: d.default_connection_id,
             expires_at: d.expires_at.flatten(),
+            created_at: d.created_at.flatten(),
             attachments: d
                 .attachments
                 .into_iter()
@@ -360,12 +365,12 @@ impl From<hotdata::models::DatabaseDetailResponse> for Database {
 }
 
 impl From<hotdata::models::DatabaseSummary> for DatabaseSummary {
-    /// Map the SDK's typed summary into the CLI's list-row output shape.
     fn from(s: hotdata::models::DatabaseSummary) -> Self {
         DatabaseSummary {
             id: s.id,
             name: s.name.flatten(),
             default_catalog: Some(s.default_catalog),
+            created_at: s.created_at.flatten(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -386,7 +391,7 @@ pub(crate) fn get_database(api: &Api, id: &str) -> Result<Database, ApiError> {
 /// up worker" hint instead of an unexplained pause — `databases list` is a
 /// common first command against an idle workspace.
 fn list_database_summaries(api: &Api) -> Result<Vec<DatabaseSummary>, ApiError> {
-    block_with_wakeup(api, "Loading databases…", api.client().databases().list())
+    block_with_wakeup(api, "Loading databases...", api.client().databases().list())
         .map(|r| r.databases.into_iter().map(DatabaseSummary::from).collect())
 }
 
@@ -818,10 +823,14 @@ pub fn list(workspace_id: &str, format: &str) {
                             marker.to_string(),
                             d.id.clone(),
                             d.name.as_deref().unwrap_or("-").to_string(),
+                            d.created_at
+                                .as_deref()
+                                .map(crate::util::format_date)
+                                .unwrap_or_else(|| "-".to_string()),
                         ]
                     })
                     .collect();
-                crate::output::table::print(&["", "ID", "NAME"], &rows);
+                crate::output::table::print(&["", "ID", "NAME", "CREATED"], &rows);
             }
         }
         _ => unreachable!(),
@@ -845,6 +854,13 @@ pub fn get(workspace_id: &str, id_or_name: &str, format: &str) {
             if let Some(c) = &db.default_catalog {
                 println!("{}{}", label("catalog:"), c.clone().cyan());
             }
+            if let Some(ts) = &db.created_at {
+                println!(
+                    "{}{}",
+                    label("created_at:"),
+                    crate::util::format_date(ts).dark_grey()
+                );
+            }
             println!(
                 "{}{}",
                 label("default_connection_id:"),