diff --git a/lib/ai/agent/tools/propose_change.js b/lib/ai/agent/tools/propose_change.js
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+import { canAct } from '../../../auth/capability.js';
+import * as pendingChanges from '../../../db/repos/pending_changes.js';
+
+const ENTITY_TYPES = ['task', 'page', 'project', 'ref', 'resource', 'source_doc'];
+const ACTIONS = ['create', 'update', 'delete'];
+
+export const proposeChangeTool = {
+  name: 'propose_change',
+  description: 'Propose a change to the Void. This NEVER applies directly — it creates a draft the owner must approve. Use for creating/updating/deleting tasks, pages, projects, refs, resources.',
+  input_schema: {
+    type: 'object',
+    properties: {
+      entity_type: { type: 'string', enum: ENTITY_TYPES },
+      action: { type: 'string', enum: ACTIONS },
+      entity_id: { type: 'string', description: 'uuid; required for update/delete' },
+      payload: { type: 'object', description: 'fields for the change' },
+      reason: { type: 'string', description: 'one-line rationale shown to the owner' }
+    },
+    required: ['entity_type', 'action', 'payload']
+  },
+  async handler({ entity_type, action, entity_id, payload, reason }, ctx) {
+    const tier = canAct(ctx.agent, action, entity_type);
+    if (tier === 'deny') {
+      return { error: `not permitted to ${action} ${entity_type}` };
+    }
+    // v1: drafting always routes through approval, even for allow-tier agents.
+    const change = await pendingChanges.create({
+      agent_id: ctx.agent.id,
+      entity_type,
+      entity_id: entity_id ?? null,
+      action,
+      payload: payload ?? {},
+      reason: reason ?? null
+    });
+    return {
+      pending_change_id: change.id,
+      applied: false,
+      summary: `${action} ${entity_type}${payload?.title ? ` "${payload.title}"` : ''}`
+    };
+  }
+};
diff --git a/tests/ai/agent/tools/propose_change.test.js b/tests/ai/agent/tools/propose_change.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 { proposeChangeTool } from '../../../../lib/ai/agent/tools/propose_change.js';
+
+let spaceId, agentId;
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  await resetDb(); await migrateUp();
+  ({ rows: [{ id: spaceId }] } = await pool.query(
+    `INSERT INTO spaces(slug,name) VALUES('s','S') RETURNING id`));
+  ({ rows: [{ id: agentId }] } = await pool.query(`SELECT id FROM agents WHERE slug='companion'`));
+});
+
+const suggestAgent = (id) => ({ kind: 'agent', id, capabilities: { read: true, suggest: true, write: false }, scopes: {} });
+
+describe('propose_change tool', () => {
+  it('writes a pending_changes row and never applies', async () => {
+    const ctx = { agent: suggestAgent(agentId), space_id: spaceId };
+    const out = await proposeChangeTool.handler(
+      { entity_type: 'task', action: 'create', payload: { space_id: spaceId, title: 'Validate CSV' }, reason: 'tracking' },
+      ctx
+    );
+    expect(out.pending_change_id).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(out.applied).toBe(false);
+
+    const { rows } = await pool.query(`SELECT * FROM pending_changes WHERE id=$1`, [out.pending_change_id]);
+    expect(rows[0].status).toBe('pending');
+    expect(rows[0].agent_id).toBe(agentId);
+
+    const { rows: tasks } = await pool.query(`SELECT * FROM tasks WHERE title='Validate CSV'`);
+    expect(tasks).toHaveLength(0); // not applied
+  });
+
+  it('refuses when the agent cannot even suggest', async () => {
+    const denied = { kind: 'agent', id: agentId, capabilities: { read: true, suggest: false, write: false }, scopes: {} };
+    const out = await proposeChangeTool.handler(
+      { entity_type: 'task', action: 'create', payload: { title: 'x' } },
+      { agent: denied, space_id: spaceId }
+    );
+    expect(out.error).toMatch(/not permitted/i);
+  });
+});