diff --git a/lib/mcp/context.js b/lib/mcp/context.js
index f48df51..321a984 100644
--- a/lib/mcp/context.js
+++ b/lib/mcp/context.js
@@ -16,3 +16,25 @@ export function buildCtxFromEnv(env = process.env) {
     actor: { kind: 'user', id: null }
   };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Builds the tool ctx for an authenticated EXTERNAL agent. The Space is taken
+ * from the agent's own scope (never client-supplied) and `spaceScoped` is set
+ * so read() denies entities it can't prove are in-Space.
+ * @param {{id:string, capabilities?:object, scopes?:object}} agent
+ */
+export function buildCtxFromAgent(agent) {
+  const actor = {
+    kind: 'agent',
+    id: agent.id,
+    capabilities: agent.capabilities || {},
+    scopes: agent.scopes || {}
+  };
+  return {
+    agent: actor,
+    space_id: (agent.scopes && agent.scopes.space_id) || null,
+    view: null,
+    spaceScoped: true,
+    actor
+  };
+}
diff --git a/lib/mcp/external-registry.js b/lib/mcp/external-registry.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10fa1ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mcp/external-registry.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Curated registry exposed to EXTERNAL agents over MCP HTTP. Deliberately
+// separate from companionRegistry (Dross) so new Dross tools never auto-leak
+// to the internet. Read + suggest-only: search/read/context + propose_change
+// (which always routes to the pending_changes inbox).
+import { createRegistry } from '../ai/agent/registry.js';
+import { searchTool } from '../ai/agent/tools/search.js';
+import { readTool } from '../ai/agent/tools/read.js';
+import { contextTool } from '../ai/agent/tools/context.js';
+import { proposeChangeTool } from '../ai/agent/tools/propose_change.js';
+
+export const externalRegistry = createRegistry();
+externalRegistry.registerTool(searchTool);
+externalRegistry.registerTool(readTool);
+externalRegistry.registerTool(contextTool);
+externalRegistry.registerTool(proposeChangeTool);
diff --git a/lib/mcp/http.js b/lib/mcp/http.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43fd77a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mcp/http.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { Server } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/index.js';
+import { StreamableHTTPServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/streamableHttp.js';
+import { ListToolsRequestSchema, CallToolRequestSchema } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
+import { externalRegistry } from './external-registry.js';
+import { buildCtxFromAgent } from './context.js';
+import { recordAudit } from '../db/repos/audit_stub.js';
+
+// --- transport-free helpers (exported for tests) ---
+export function listExternalTools() {
+  return externalRegistry.listTools().map(({ name, description, input_schema }) =>
+    ({ name, description, input_schema }));
+}
+export async function callExternalTool(name, args, ctx) {
+  const tool = externalRegistry.getTool(name);
+  if (!tool) throw new Error(`Unknown tool: ${name}`);
+  return tool.handler(args, ctx);
+}
+
+// --- MCP server factory (one per request in stateless mode) ---
+export function createExternalMcpServer(ctx) {
+  const server = new Server(
+    { name: 'void-external', version: '1.0.0' },
+    { capabilities: { tools: {} } }
+  );
+  server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, () => ({
+    tools: listExternalTools().map(({ name, description, input_schema }) =>
+      ({ name, description, inputSchema: input_schema }))
+  }));
+  server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => {
+    const { name, arguments: args = {} } = request.params;
+    try {
+      const result = await callExternalTool(name, args, ctx);
+      recordAudit(ctx.actor, 'mcp_tool_call', 'agent', ctx.agent.id, null,
+        { tool: name, space_id: ctx.space_id }).catch(() => {});
+      return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify(result) }], structuredContent: result };
+    } catch (err) {
+      return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: err.message ?? String(err) }], isError: true };
+    }
+  });
+  return server;
+}
+
+// --- Express handler: stateless Streamable HTTP. Requires req.mcpAgent (mcpAuth). ---
+export async function handleMcp(req, res) {
+  const ctx = buildCtxFromAgent(req.mcpAgent);
+  const server = createExternalMcpServer(ctx);
+  const transport = new StreamableHTTPServerTransport({
+    sessionIdGenerator: undefined,   // stateless
+    enableJsonResponse: true
+  });
+  res.on('close', () => { try { transport.close(); } catch { /* */ } try { server.close(); } catch { /* */ } });
+  await server.connect(transport);
+  await transport.handleRequest(req, res, req.body);
+}
diff --git a/tests/mcp/external_registry.test.js b/tests/mcp/external_registry.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..761e681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mcp/external_registry.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
+import { pool } from '../../lib/db/pool.js';
+import { resetDb } from '../helpers/db.js';
+import { migrateUp } from '../../lib/db/migrate.js';
+import * as agentsRepo from '../../lib/db/repos/agents.js';
+import { buildCtxFromAgent } from '../../lib/mcp/context.js';
+import { listExternalTools, callExternalTool } from '../../lib/mcp/http.js';
+
+let spaceId, otherSpace, pageInOther, agent;
+const owner = { kind: 'user', id: null };
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  await resetDb(); await migrateUp();
+  ({ rows: [{ id: spaceId }] } = await pool.query(`INSERT INTO spaces(slug,name) VALUES('s','S') RETURNING id`));
+  ({ rows: [{ id: otherSpace }] } = await pool.query(`INSERT INTO spaces(slug,name) VALUES('o','O') RETURNING id`));
+  ({ rows: [{ id: pageInOther }] } = await pool.query(
+    `INSERT INTO pages(space_id,slug,title,body_md) VALUES($1,'sec','Secret','hidden') RETURNING id`, [otherSpace]));
+  agent = await agentsRepo.create({
+    slug: `ext-${Date.now()}`, name: 'Ext', kind: 'claude', model: 'sonnet',
+    capabilities: { read: true, suggest: true }, scopes: { space_id: spaceId }
+  }, owner);
+});
+
+describe('external registry', () => {
+  it('exposes exactly the four read+suggest tools', () => {
+    const names = listExternalTools().map(t => t.name).sort();
+    expect(names).toEqual(['context', 'propose_change', 'read', 'search']);
+  });
+  it('buildCtxFromAgent forces the agent bound space + spaceScoped', () => {
+    const ctx = buildCtxFromAgent(agent);
+    expect(ctx.space_id).toBe(spaceId);
+    expect(ctx.spaceScoped).toBe(true);
+    expect(ctx.agent.id).toBe(agent.id);
+  });
+  it('read cannot reach another space', async () => {
+    const ctx = buildCtxFromAgent(agent);
+    const out = await callExternalTool('read', { kind: 'page', id: pageInOther }, ctx);
+    expect(out.error).toMatch(/not found/i);
+  });
+  it('propose_change lands in pending_changes with agent + space, applied:false', async () => {
+    const ctx = buildCtxFromAgent(agent);
+    const out = await callExternalTool('propose_change',
+      { entity_type: 'page', action: 'create', payload: { slug: 'np', title: 'New', body_md: 'b' }, reason: 'r' }, ctx);
+    expect(out.applied).toBe(false);
+    expect(out.pending_change_id).toBeTruthy();
+    const { rows: [pc] } = await pool.query(`SELECT * FROM pending_changes WHERE id=$1`, [out.pending_change_id]);
+    expect(pc.agent_id).toBe(agent.id);
+    expect(pc.payload.space_id).toBe(spaceId);
+  });
+  it('unknown tool throws', async () => {
+    await expect(callExternalTool('nope', {}, buildCtxFromAgent(agent))).rejects.toThrow(/unknown tool/i);
+  });
+});