diff --git a/lib/ai/agent/tools/security/agent_inventory.js b/lib/ai/agent/tools/security/agent_inventory.js
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+import * as agents from '../../../../db/repos/agents.js';
+
+// Privilege inventory: which agents exist and what each is allowed to do.
+// Returns an explicit projection (never SELECT *) so token/secret columns can
+// never leak through this view even if the agents schema grows.
+export const agentInventoryTool = {
+  name: 'agent_inventory',
+  description: 'List every agent and its privilege level (capabilities + scopes). Use to audit who can read/suggest/write and to spot over-privileged agents. Never returns token material.',
+  input_schema: { type: 'object', properties: {} },
+  async handler(_args, _ctx) {
+    const rows = await agents.list();
+    const projected = rows.map(a => ({
+      id: a.id,
+      slug: a.slug,
+      name: a.name,
+      kind: a.kind,
+      model: a.model,
+      capabilities: a.capabilities || {},
+      scopes: a.scopes || {}
+    }));
+    return { agents: projected };
+  }
+};
diff --git a/lib/ai/agent/tools/security/audit_log.js b/lib/ai/agent/tools/security/audit_log.js
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+import * as audit from '../../../../db/repos/audit.js';
+
+// Yerin's window into the audit trail. Read-only. The audit repo already
+// redacts sensitive diff keys (token/password/api_key/secret/authorization)
+// at write time, so entries are safe to surface.
+export const auditLogTool = {
+  name: 'audit_log',
+  description: 'Review the security audit trail: who (which actor) did what, newest first. Filter by actor_kind (user/agent/cron/worker/system) and/or actor_id to investigate a specific principal.',
+  input_schema: {
+    type: 'object',
+    properties: {
+      actor_kind: {
+        type: 'string',
+        enum: ['user', 'agent', 'cron', 'worker', 'system'],
+        description: 'optional: only entries from this kind of actor'
+      },
+      actor_id: { type: 'string', description: 'optional: only entries from this actor id (uuid)' },
+      limit: { type: 'integer', description: 'max entries (default 50, max 200)' }
+    }
+  },
+  async handler({ actor_kind, actor_id, limit } = {}, _ctx) {
+    const capped = Math.min(Math.max(Number(limit) || 50, 1), 200);
+    const entries = await audit.listByActor({ actor_kind, actor_id, limit: capped });
+    return { entries };
+  }
+};
diff --git a/lib/ai/agent/tools/security/index.js b/lib/ai/agent/tools/security/index.js
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+import { createRegistry } from '../../registry.js';
+import { auditLogTool } from './audit_log.js';
+import { agentInventoryTool } from './agent_inventory.js';
+
+// Yerin's security toolset — read-only observability, kept in its own registry
+// so the security agent gets security tools (not Dross's propose_change). A
+// future MCP server can expose this registry the same way companion-stdio.js
+// exposes companionRegistry. Roadmap for further tools: see docs/yerin-security-agent.md
+export const securityRegistry = createRegistry();
+securityRegistry.registerTool(auditLogTool);
+securityRegistry.registerTool(agentInventoryTool);
diff --git a/tests/ai/security_tools.test.js b/tests/ai/security_tools.test.js
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+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 { securityRegistry } from '../../lib/ai/agent/tools/security/index.js';
+import * as agentsRepo from '../../lib/db/repos/agents.js';
+import { recordAudit } from '../../lib/db/repos/audit.js';
+
+// Yerin's security toolset: read-only observability over the audit trail and
+// the agent privilege inventory. No mutations, no secret values.
+
+const owner = { kind: 'user', id: null };
+let watchedAgent;
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  await resetDb();
+  await migrateUp();
+  watchedAgent = await agentsRepo.create({
+    slug: `sec-watch-${Date.now()}`, name: 'Watched', kind: 'claude', model: 'sonnet',
+    capabilities: { read: true, suggest: true }, scopes: {}
+  }, owner);
+});
+
+describe('securityRegistry', () => {
+  it('registers read-only tools with valid descriptors', () => {
+    const names = securityRegistry.listTools().map(t => t.name).sort();
+    expect(names).toContain('audit_log');
+    expect(names).toContain('agent_inventory');
+    for (const t of securityRegistry.listTools()) {
+      expect(t.name).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(t.description).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(t.input_schema.type).toBe('object');
+      expect(typeof t.handler).toBe('function');
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe('audit_log tool', () => {
+  it('returns recent audit entries, newest first, filterable by actor_kind', async () => {
+    await recordAudit({ kind: 'agent', id: watchedAgent.id }, 'create', 'task', null, null, { title: 'x' });
+    const tool = securityRegistry.getTool('audit_log');
+    const { entries } = await tool.handler({ actor_kind: 'agent', limit: 5 }, {});
+    expect(Array.isArray(entries)).toBe(true);
+    expect(entries.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(entries.every(e => e.actor_kind === 'agent')).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('agent_inventory tool', () => {
+  it('lists agents with their privilege level and never exposes token material', async () => {
+    const tool = securityRegistry.getTool('agent_inventory');
+    const { agents } = await tool.handler({}, {});
+    const found = agents.find(a => a.id === watchedAgent.id);
+    expect(found).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(found.capabilities).toEqual({ read: true, suggest: true });
+    // defense-in-depth: no secret/token field may leak through this view
+    const blob = JSON.stringify(agents).toLowerCase();
+    expect(blob).not.toContain('token_hash');
+    expect(blob).not.toContain('password');
+  });
+});