diff --git a/features/actor_config_nodes_edges.feature b/features/actor_config_nodes_edges.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf20c7744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/actor_config_nodes_edges.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+@tdd_issue @tdd_issue_10860
+Feature: Actor graph_descriptor exposes nodes and edges from route block
+  As a developer using graph actors
+  I want nodes and edges from the route block to appear as top-level keys in graph_descriptor
+  So that 'agents actor add' correctly reports node and edge counts
+
+  Scenario: v3 graph actor with nodes and edges in route reports correct counts
+    Given a v3 graph actor blob with a route containing 2 nodes and 1 edge
+    When I parse the actor configuration from the v3 blob
+    Then the parsed graph_descriptor node count should be 2
+    And the parsed graph_descriptor edge count should be 1
+
+  Scenario: v3 graph actor route with no nodes or edges defaults to empty lists
+    Given a v3 graph actor blob with a route containing no nodes or edges
+    When I parse the actor configuration from the v3 blob
+    Then the parsed graph_descriptor node count should be 0
+    And the parsed graph_descriptor edge count should be 0
diff --git a/features/steps/actor_config_nodes_edges_steps.py b/features/steps/actor_config_nodes_edges_steps.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14cd839fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/steps/actor_config_nodes_edges_steps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+"""Step definitions for actor_config_nodes_edges.feature — regression for issue #10860."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from behave import given, then, when
+from behave.runner import Context  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+
+from cleveragents.actor.config import ActorConfiguration
+
+
+@given("a v3 graph actor blob with a route containing 2 nodes and 1 edge")
+def step_graph_actor_blob_with_nodes(context: Context) -> None:
+    context.blob = {
+        "type": "graph",
+        "model": "openai/gpt-4",
+        "route": {
+            "nodes": ["start", "end"],
+            "edges": [["start", "end"]],
+        },
+    }
+
+
+@given("a v3 graph actor blob with a route containing no nodes or edges")
+def step_graph_actor_blob_empty(context: Context) -> None:
+    context.blob = {
+        "type": "graph",
+        "model": "openai/gpt-4",
+        "route": {},
+    }
+
+
+@when("I parse the actor configuration from the v3 blob")
+def step_parse_actor_config(context: Context) -> None:
+    context.actor_config = ActorConfiguration.from_blob(blob=context.blob)
+
+
+@then("the parsed graph_descriptor node count should be {count:d}")
+def step_check_graph_descriptor_nodes(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    gd = context.actor_config.graph_descriptor
+    assert gd is not None, "graph_descriptor is None"
+    nodes = gd.get("nodes", [])
+    assert len(nodes) == count, f"Expected {count} nodes, got {len(nodes)}: {nodes}"
+
+
+@then("the parsed graph_descriptor edge count should be {count:d}")
+def step_check_graph_descriptor_edges(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    gd = context.actor_config.graph_descriptor
+    assert gd is not None, "graph_descriptor is None"
+    edges = gd.get("edges", [])
+    assert len(edges) == count, f"Expected {count} edges, got {len(edges)}: {edges}"
diff --git a/src/cleveragents/actor/config.py b/src/cleveragents/actor/config.py
index 01a14f8e4..ab6dd7847 100644
--- a/src/cleveragents/actor/config.py
+++ b/src/cleveragents/actor/config.py
@@ -408,10 +408,14 @@ class ActorConfiguration(BaseModel):
         if isinstance(actor_type, str) and actor_type.lower() == "graph":
             route_raw = data.get("route")
             if isinstance(route_raw, dict):
+                nodes_raw = route_raw.get("nodes", [])
+                edges_raw = route_raw.get("edges", [])
                 graph_descriptor = {
                     "type": "graph",
                     "route": route_raw,
                     "model": model_value or "",
+                    "nodes": nodes_raw,
+                    "edges": edges_raw,
                 }
 
         return provider_value or "custom", model_value, graph_descriptor, unsafe_flag
diff --git a/src/cleveragents/cli/commands/actor.py b/src/cleveragents/cli/commands/actor.py
index b95eb0ec1..d5643a0dc 100644
--- a/src/cleveragents/cli/commands/actor.py
+++ b/src/cleveragents/cli/commands/actor.py
@@ -526,10 +526,8 @@ def _print_actor(
     options_count = len(blob.get("options", {}) or {})
 
     graph_descriptor = actor.graph_descriptor or {}
-    route = graph_descriptor.get("route", {}) or {}
-
-    nodes_count = len(route.get("nodes", []) or [])
-    edges_count = len(route.get("edges", []) or [])
+    nodes_count = len(graph_descriptor.get("nodes", []) or [])
+    edges_count = len(graph_descriptor.get("edges", []) or [])
 
     config_details = (
         f"[bold]Path:[/bold] {path_str}\n"