diff --git a/lib/api/index.js b/lib/api/index.js
index f72b3ad..c807af7 100644
--- a/lib/api/index.js
+++ b/lib/api/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { router as pagesRouter, spacesScopedRouter as pagesBySpaceRouter } from
 import { router as refsRouter } from './routes/refs.js';
 import { router as resourcesRouter, spacesScopedRouter as resourcesBySpaceRouter } from './routes/resources.js';
 import { router as sourceDocsRouter, resourcesScopedRouter as sourceDocsByResourceRouter } from './routes/source_docs.js';
+import { router as agentsRouter, tokensRouter as agentTokensRouter } from './routes/agents.js';
 
 export function mountApi(app) {
   const api = Router();
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ export function mountApi(app) {
   api.use('/resources', resourcesRouter);
   api.use('/resources/:resource_id/source-docs', sourceDocsByResourceRouter);
   api.use('/source-docs', sourceDocsRouter);
+  api.use('/agents', agentsRouter);
+  api.use('/agent-tokens', agentTokensRouter);
 
   api.use((_req, _res, next) => next(new NotFoundError('route not found')));
 
diff --git a/lib/api/routes/agents.js b/lib/api/routes/agents.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b4563f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/api/routes/agents.js
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { Router } from 'express';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import * as repo from '../../db/repos/agents.js';
+import { validate } from '../validate.js';
+import { requireOwner } from '../cap.js';
+import { NotFoundError, ValidationError, asyncWrap } from '../errors.js';
+
+const KINDS = ['claude', 'ollama', 'mastra', 'mcp-client', 'external'];
+
+const createSchema = z.object({
+  slug: z.string().min(1).max(64).regex(/^[a-z0-9-]+$/),
+  name: z.string().min(1).max(200),
+  kind: z.enum(KINDS),
+  model: z.string().nullable().optional(),
+  persona_path: z.string().nullable().optional(),
+  capabilities: z.record(z.string(), z.any()).optional(),
+  scopes: z.record(z.string(), z.any()).optional()
+});
+
+const capsSchema = z.object({
+  capabilities: z.record(z.string(), z.any()),
+  scopes: z.record(z.string(), z.any()).optional()
+});
+
+const tokenSchema = z.object({ label: z.string().min(1).max(200).optional() });
+
+const idParams = z.object({ id: z.string().uuid() });
+const tokenParams = z.object({ token_id: z.string().uuid() });
+
+export const router = Router();
+export const tokensRouter = Router();
+
+router.use(requireOwner);
+tokensRouter.use(requireOwner);
+
+router.get('/', asyncWrap(async (_req, res) => { res.json(await repo.list()); }));
+
+router.post('/',
+  validate({ body: createSchema }),
+  asyncWrap(async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+      const row = await repo.create(req.body, req.actor);
+      res.status(201).json(row);
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e.code === '23505') throw new ValidationError('agent slug already used', { slug: req.body.slug });
+      throw e;
+    }
+  })
+);
+
+router.get('/:id',
+  validate({ params: idParams }),
+  asyncWrap(async (req, res) => {
+    const row = await repo.getById(req.params.id);
+    if (!row) throw new NotFoundError('agent not found');
+    res.json(row);
+  })
+);
+
+router.patch('/:id/capabilities',
+  validate({ params: idParams, body: capsSchema }),
+  asyncWrap(async (req, res) => {
+    const existing = await repo.getById(req.params.id);
+    if (!existing) throw new NotFoundError('agent not found');
+    res.json(await repo.setCapabilities(req.params.id, req.body.capabilities, req.body.scopes));
+  })
+);
+
+// Mint a token. Plaintext is returned EXACTLY ONCE; future reads only
+// see the bcrypt hash.
+router.post('/:id/tokens',
+  validate({ params: idParams, body: tokenSchema }),
+  asyncWrap(async (req, res) => {
+    const existing = await repo.getById(req.params.id);
+    if (!existing) throw new NotFoundError('agent not found');
+    const { token, id } = await repo.createToken(req.params.id, req.body.label);
+    res.status(201).json({ id, token });
+  })
+);
+
+tokensRouter.delete('/:token_id',
+  validate({ params: tokenParams }),
+  asyncWrap(async (req, res) => {
+    await repo.revokeToken(req.params.token_id);
+    res.status(204).end();
+  })
+);
diff --git a/tests/api/agents.test.js b/tests/api/agents.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..129997a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/api/agents.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
+import request from 'supertest';
+import { setup } from './helpers.js';
+import * as agentsRepo from '../../lib/db/repos/agents.js';
+
+let app, ownerHeaders;
+const owner = { kind: 'user', id: null };
+
+async function mintAgentToken(slug, caps = { read: true }) {
+  const a = await agentsRepo.create({
+    slug, name: slug, kind: 'claude', model: 'sonnet',
+    capabilities: caps, scopes: {}
+  }, owner);
+  const { token } = await agentsRepo.createToken(a.id, 'h');
+  return { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` };
+}
+
+beforeAll(async () => { ({ app, ownerHeaders } = await setup()); });
+
+describe('agents routes (owner-only)', () => {
+  it('GET /api/agents requires owner', async () => {
+    const headers = await mintAgentToken(`x-${Date.now()}`);
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/agents').set(headers);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(403);
+  });
+
+  it('owner can POST agent and mint token', async () => {
+    const slug = `m-${Date.now()}`;
+    const create = await request(app).post('/api/agents').set(ownerHeaders).send({
+      slug, name: 'Mercy', kind: 'claude', model: 'sonnet',
+      capabilities: { read: true, write: true }, scopes: { page: true }
+    });
+    expect(create.status).toBe(201);
+    const mint = await request(app).post(`/api/agents/${create.body.id}/tokens`).set(ownerHeaders)
+      .send({ label: 'laptop' });
+    expect(mint.status).toBe(201);
+    expect(mint.body.token).toBeDefined();
+    expect(mint.body.token).toMatch(/^vk_/);
+    expect(mint.body.id).toBeDefined();
+
+    const auth = { Authorization: `Bearer ${mint.body.token}` };
+    const spacesList = await request(app).get('/api/spaces').set(auth);
+    expect(spacesList.status).toBe(200);
+
+    const revoke = await request(app).delete(`/api/agent-tokens/${mint.body.id}`).set(ownerHeaders);
+    expect(revoke.status).toBe(204);
+    const after = await request(app).get('/api/spaces').set(auth);
+    expect(after.status).toBe(401);
+  });
+
+  it('PATCH /:id/capabilities updates caps', async () => {
+    const slug = `c-${Date.now()}`;
+    const create = await request(app).post('/api/agents').set(ownerHeaders).send({
+      slug, name: slug, kind: 'claude'
+    });
+    const res = await request(app).patch(`/api/agents/${create.body.id}/capabilities`).set(ownerHeaders)
+      .send({ capabilities: { read: true, suggest: true }, scopes: { page: true } });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body.capabilities.suggest).toBe(true);
+    expect(res.body.scopes.page).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('agent token cannot POST a new agent', async () => {
+    const headers = await mintAgentToken(`e-${Date.now()}`, { read: true, write: true });
+    const res = await request(app).post('/api/agents').set(headers).send({
+      slug: `bad-${Date.now()}`, name: 'Bad', kind: 'claude'
+    });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(403);
+  });
+});