diff --git a/platform/internal/handlers/registry.go b/platform/internal/handlers/registry.go
index fd10971a..107166c7 100644
--- a/platform/internal/handlers/registry.go
+++ b/platform/internal/handlers/registry.go
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/db"
@@ -23,6 +25,36 @@ func NewRegistryHandler(b *events.Broadcaster) *RegistryHandler {
 	return &RegistryHandler{broadcaster: b}
 }
 
+// validateAgentURL rejects URLs that could be used as SSRF vectors against
+// cloud metadata services or other internal infrastructure.
+//
+// Allowed: http:// or https:// only (no file://, ftp://, etc.).
+// Blocked: 169.254.0.0/16 (link-local — AWS/GCP/Azure metadata endpoints).
+// Allowed: RFC-1918 private ranges (Docker networking uses 172.16–31.x.x).
+//
+// Returns a non-nil error string suitable for including in a 400 response.
+func validateAgentURL(rawURL string) error {
+	if rawURL == "" {
+		return errors.New("url is required")
+	}
+	parsed, err := url.Parse(rawURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("url is not valid: %w", err)
+	}
+	if parsed.Scheme != "http" && parsed.Scheme != "https" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("url scheme must be http or https, got %q", parsed.Scheme)
+	}
+	hostname := parsed.Hostname()
+	if ip := net.ParseIP(hostname); ip != nil {
+		// Block 169.254.0.0/16 — cloud metadata (AWS IMDSv1/v2, GCP, Azure).
+		_, linkLocal, _ := net.ParseCIDR("169.254.0.0/16")
+		if linkLocal.Contains(ip) {
+			return errors.New("url targets a link-local address (cloud metadata endpoint)")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Register handles POST /registry/register
 // Upserts workspace, sets Redis TTL, broadcasts WORKSPACE_ONLINE.
 func (h *RegistryHandler) Register(c *gin.Context) {
@@ -32,6 +64,12 @@ func (h *RegistryHandler) Register(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// C6: reject SSRF-capable URLs before persisting or caching them.
+	if err := validateAgentURL(payload.URL); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+
 	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 	agentCardStr := string(payload.AgentCard)
 
diff --git a/platform/internal/handlers/registry_test.go b/platform/internal/handlers/registry_test.go
index b21fb1b0..e7cf5f58 100644
--- a/platform/internal/handlers/registry_test.go
+++ b/platform/internal/handlers/registry_test.go
@@ -433,3 +433,41 @@ func TestHeartbeat_SkipsRemovedRows(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("#73 guard not present in heartbeat UPDATE SQL: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+// validateAgentURL (C6 SSRF fix)
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestValidateAgentURL(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		url     string
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		// Valid Docker-internal URLs (must be allowed).
+		{"valid docker http", "http://172.18.0.5:8000", false},
+		{"valid localhost http", "http://127.0.0.1:8000", false},
+		{"valid https", "https://agent.example.com:443", false},
+		{"valid RFC1918 10.x", "http://10.0.0.5:8080", false},
+		{"valid RFC1918 192.168.x", "http://192.168.1.100:8080", false},
+		// SSRF vectors that must be rejected.
+		{"empty url", "", true},
+		{"link-local IMDS AWS", "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/", true},
+		{"link-local IMDS GCP", "http://169.254.169.254/computeMetadata/v1/", true},
+		{"link-local other", "http://169.254.0.1/anything", true},
+		{"non-http scheme file", "file:///etc/passwd", true},
+		{"non-http scheme ftp", "ftp://internal-server/secrets", true},
+		{"malformed url", "://not-a-url", true},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := validateAgentURL(tc.url)
+			if tc.wantErr && err == nil {
+				t.Errorf("validateAgentURL(%q) = nil, want error", tc.url)
+			}
+			if !tc.wantErr && err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("validateAgentURL(%q) = %v, want nil", tc.url, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}