diff --git a/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index f3d81b7..474b8cd 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -1162,9 +1162,17 @@ describe("createServer()", () => {
   test("registers all tools (count is stable across registerXxxTools wiring)", () => {
     const server = createServer() as unknown as { registeredToolNames: string[] };
     const names = server.registeredToolNames;
-    expect(names.length).toBe(89);
+    expect(names.length).toBe(96);
     // create_issue (Gitea bug-filing) must be wired into the default surface.
     expect(names).toContain("create_issue");
+    // Unified requests/inbox tools (RFC P2) — all 7 wired into the surface.
+    expect(names).toContain("create_request");
+    expect(names).toContain("list_inbox");
+    expect(names).toContain("check_requests");
+    expect(names).toContain("get_request");
+    expect(names).toContain("respond_request");
+    expect(names).toContain("add_request_message");
+    expect(names).toContain("cancel_request");
     // Names must be unique — a duplicate registration would indicate a
     // copy-paste mistake in one of the registerXxxTools() calls.
     expect(new Set(names).size).toBe(names.length);
diff --git a/src/__tests__/requests.test.ts b/src/__tests__/requests.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcb63b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/requests.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+/**
+ * Unit tests for the unified requests / inbox tools (src/tools/requests.ts).
+ *
+ * fetch is mocked globally (no real HTTP). Each test asserts the handler hits
+ * the right path + method + body and returns the standard MCP envelope. Mirrors
+ * the fetch-mock convention in index.test.ts / issues.test.ts.
+ */
+
+import { PLATFORM_URL } from "../api.js";
+import {
+  handleCreateRequest,
+  handleListInbox,
+  handleCheckRequests,
+  handleGetRequest,
+  handleRespondRequest,
+  handleAddRequestMessage,
+  handleCancelRequest,
+} from "../tools/requests.js";
+
+function mockFetch(payload: unknown, ok = true, status = 200) {
+  const body = typeof payload === "string" ? payload : JSON.stringify(payload);
+  return jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+    ok,
+    status,
+    headers: { get: () => null },
+    text: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(body),
+  });
+}
+
+function mockFetchSequence(responses: Array<{ payload: unknown; ok?: boolean; status?: number }>) {
+  const fn = jest.fn();
+  for (const r of responses) {
+    fn.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: r.ok ?? true,
+      status: r.status ?? 200,
+      headers: { get: () => null },
+      text: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(JSON.stringify(r.payload)),
+    });
+  }
+  return fn;
+}
+
+function bodyOf(result: { content: { type: string; text: string }[] }) {
+  return JSON.parse(result.content[0].text);
+}
+
+afterEach(() => jest.restoreAllMocks());
+
+describe("create_request", () => {
+  it("POSTs a task to the requester workspace's /requests with the full body", async () => {
+    global.fetch = mockFetch({ request_id: "req-1", status: "pending" }) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    const res = await handleCreateRequest({
+      workspace_id: "ws-1",
+      kind: "task",
+      recipient_type: "agent",
+      recipient_id: "ws-2",
+      title: "do the thing",
+      detail: "with care",
+      priority: 5,
+    });
+
+    const call = (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0];
+    expect(call[0]).toBe(`${PLATFORM_URL}/workspaces/ws-1/requests`);
+    expect(call[1].method).toBe("POST");
+    const sent = JSON.parse(call[1].body);
+    expect(sent).toEqual({
+      kind: "task",
+      recipient_type: "agent",
+      recipient_id: "ws-2",
+      title: "do the thing",
+      detail: "with care",
+      priority: 5,
+    });
+    expect(bodyOf(res).request_id).toBe("req-1");
+  });
+
+  it("POSTs an approval addressed to a user", async () => {
+    global.fetch = mockFetch({ request_id: "req-2", status: "pending" }) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    await handleCreateRequest({
+      workspace_id: "ws-9",
+      kind: "approval",
+      recipient_type: "user",
+      recipient_id: "user-7",
+      title: "approve deploy",
+    });
+    const sent = JSON.parse((global.fetch as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0][1].body);
+    expect(sent.kind).toBe("approval");
+    expect(sent.recipient_type).toBe("user");
+    expect(sent.recipient_id).toBe("user-7");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("list_inbox vs check_requests", () => {
+  it("list_inbox GETs the recipient inbox path with a status filter", async () => {
+    global.fetch = mockFetch([{ request_id: "req-1" }]) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    await handleListInbox({ workspace_id: "ws-1", status: "pending" });
+    const url = (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0][0];
+    expect(url).toBe(`${PLATFORM_URL}/workspaces/ws-1/requests/inbox?status=pending`);
+    expect((global.fetch as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0][1].method).toBe("GET");
+  });
+
+  it("check_requests GETs the OUTGOING /requests path (not the inbox)", async () => {
+    global.fetch = mockFetch([{ request_id: "req-2" }]) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    await handleCheckRequests({ workspace_id: "ws-1" });
+    const url = (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0][0];
+    expect(url).toBe(`${PLATFORM_URL}/workspaces/ws-1/requests`);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("get_request", () => {
+  it("GETs the per-workspace request path (agent auth scope)", async () => {
+    global.fetch = mockFetch({ request: { request_id: "req-1" }, messages: [] }) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    const res = await handleGetRequest({ workspace_id: "ws-1", request_id: "req-1" });
+    const url = (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0][0];
+    expect(url).toBe(`${PLATFORM_URL}/workspaces/ws-1/requests/req-1`);
+    expect(bodyOf(res).request.request_id).toBe("req-1");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("respond_request", () => {
+  it("POSTs the terminal action with responder_type=agent, responder_id=workspace_id", async () => {
+    global.fetch = mockFetch({ status: "done", request_id: "req-1" }) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    await handleRespondRequest({ workspace_id: "ws-1", request_id: "req-1", action: "done" });
+    const call = (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0];
+    expect(call[0]).toBe(`${PLATFORM_URL}/workspaces/ws-1/requests/req-1/respond`);
+    expect(call[1].method).toBe("POST");
+    const sent = JSON.parse(call[1].body);
+    expect(sent).toEqual({ action: "done", responder_type: "agent", responder_id: "ws-1" });
+  });
+
+  it("also posts a thread message when `message` is supplied, returning both results", async () => {
+    global.fetch = mockFetchSequence([
+      { payload: { status: "approved", request_id: "req-1" } },
+      { payload: { status: "created", request_id: "req-1", message_id: "m-1" } },
+    ]) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    const res = await handleRespondRequest({
+      workspace_id: "ws-1",
+      request_id: "req-1",
+      action: "approved",
+      message: "looks good",
+    });
+    const calls = (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mock.calls;
+    expect(calls).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(calls[1][0]).toBe(`${PLATFORM_URL}/workspaces/ws-1/requests/req-1/messages`);
+    const msgBody = JSON.parse(calls[1][1].body);
+    expect(msgBody).toEqual({ body: "looks good", author_type: "agent", author_id: "ws-1" });
+    const out = bodyOf(res);
+    expect(out.respond.status).toBe("approved");
+    expect(out.message.message_id).toBe("m-1");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("add_request_message", () => {
+  it("POSTs the thread message with author_type=agent, author_id=workspace_id", async () => {
+    global.fetch = mockFetch({ status: "created", request_id: "req-1", message_id: "m-9" }) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    await handleAddRequestMessage({ workspace_id: "ws-1", request_id: "req-1", body: "need more info" });
+    const call = (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0];
+    expect(call[0]).toBe(`${PLATFORM_URL}/workspaces/ws-1/requests/req-1/messages`);
+    expect(call[1].method).toBe("POST");
+    const sent = JSON.parse(call[1].body);
+    expect(sent).toEqual({ body: "need more info", author_type: "agent", author_id: "ws-1" });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("cancel_request", () => {
+  it("POSTs the cancel path for the requester workspace", async () => {
+    global.fetch = mockFetch({ status: "cancelled", request_id: "req-1" }) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    const res = await handleCancelRequest({ workspace_id: "ws-1", request_id: "req-1" });
+    const call = (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0];
+    expect(call[0]).toBe(`${PLATFORM_URL}/workspaces/ws-1/requests/req-1/cancel`);
+    expect(call[1].method).toBe("POST");
+    expect(bodyOf(res).status).toBe("cancelled");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("error passthrough", () => {
+  it("surfaces a non-2xx platform error in the envelope (HTTP <code>)", async () => {
+    global.fetch = mockFetch("boom", false, 500) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    const res = await handleCreateRequest({
+      workspace_id: "ws-1",
+      kind: "task",
+      recipient_type: "agent",
+      recipient_id: "ws-2",
+      title: "x",
+    });
+    expect(bodyOf(res).error).toContain("HTTP 500");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 83cc645..ac3410d 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { registerApprovalTools } from "./tools/approvals.js";
 import { registerDiscoveryTools } from "./tools/discovery.js";
 import { registerRemoteAgentTools } from "./tools/remote_agents.js";
 import { registerIssueTools } from "./tools/issues.js";
+import { registerRequestTools } from "./tools/requests.js";
 import { registerManagementTools } from "./tools/management/index.js";
 
 // Re-exports so existing importers (tests, SDK consumers) keep working.
@@ -231,6 +232,16 @@ export {
   giteaApiUrl,
   defaultIssueRepo,
 } from "./tools/issues.js";
+export {
+  registerRequestTools,
+  handleCreateRequest,
+  handleListInbox,
+  handleCheckRequests,
+  handleGetRequest,
+  handleRespondRequest,
+  handleAddRequestMessage,
+  handleCancelRequest,
+} from "./tools/requests.js";
 export { mgmtCall, mgmtGet, managementUrl } from "./tools/management/client.js";
 export { registerCpAdminTools, handleListOrgs, handleGetOrg, cpUrl, cpConfigured } from "./tools/management/cp_admin.js";
 
@@ -264,6 +275,9 @@ export function createServer() {
     // host and an agent on the workspace surface both observe bugs worth
     // tracking). The tool name is unique, so it is safe in both registries.
     registerIssueTools(srv);
+    // Unified requests/inbox tools (RFC P2) — registered in BOTH modes, same
+    // as create_issue: an agent on either surface can raise/answer requests.
+    registerRequestTools(srv);
     return srv;
   }
 
@@ -280,6 +294,7 @@ export function createServer() {
   registerDiscoveryTools(srv);
   registerRemoteAgentTools(srv);
   registerIssueTools(srv);
+  registerRequestTools(srv);
 
   return srv;
 }
@@ -347,7 +362,7 @@ async function main() {
       mode: "management",
     });
   } else {
-    logInfo("Molecule AI MCP server running on stdio (89 tools available)", { transport: "stdio", toolCount: 89 });
+    logInfo("Molecule AI MCP server running on stdio (96 tools available)", { transport: "stdio", toolCount: 96 });
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/requests.ts b/src/tools/requests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d41400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/requests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+/**
+ * Unified requests / inbox tools — RFC "unified-requests-inbox", Phase 2.
+ *
+ * These are the AGENT-FACING MCP tools for the requests subsystem: the one
+ * primitive that generalizes "tasks" (agent → user/agent asks) and "approvals"
+ * (the gate) into a single inbox keyed by `kind` ∈ {task, approval}, where both
+ * the requester and the recipient may be a user OR another agent.
+ *
+ * Responding is ASYNCHRONOUS: a requester is never blocked. It raises a request
+ * (`create_request`), keeps working, and later picks up the answer with
+ * `check_requests`. A recipient sees incoming work via `list_inbox` and acts on
+ * it with `respond_request` / `add_request_message`.
+ *
+ * Every tool acts AS a workspace (the agent), mirroring the approvals tools
+ * which all take `workspace_id`. The Phase-1 workspace-server registers the
+ * agent-side action verbs under the per-workspace, workspace-token-auth prefix
+ * `/workspaces/:id/requests/...` (the bare `/requests/:requestId/...` paths are
+ * AdminAuth-gated for the canvas user — NOT reachable with a workspace token),
+ * so EVERY tool below — including get/respond/messages/cancel — routes through
+ * `/workspaces/{workspace_id}/requests/...`. See
+ * workspace-server/internal/router/router.go (the `wsAuth` group) and
+ * handlers/requests.go for the contract.
+ *
+ * The pre-existing approval tools (create_approval, decide_approval, …) are
+ * left untouched — they keep working against the old /approvals endpoints; the
+ * formal shim/deprecation is a later phase (P5).
+ */
+
+import type { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { apiCall, platformGet, toMcpResult } from "../api.js";
+import { validate } from "../utils/validation.js";
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Schemas
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const CreateRequestSchema = z.object({
+  workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the requesting agent)"),
+  kind: z.enum(["task", "approval"]).describe("task = please do X; approval = please approve X"),
+  recipient_type: z.enum(["user", "agent"]).describe("Whether the recipient is a user or another agent"),
+  recipient_id: z
+    .string()
+    .describe("Recipient id — a workspace id for an agent recipient, or a user id for a user recipient"),
+  title: z.string().describe("Short one-line summary of what is being asked"),
+  detail: z.string().optional().describe("Full detail / context for the request"),
+  priority: z.number().int().optional().describe("Optional integer priority (higher = more urgent)"),
+});
+export type CreateRequestParams = z.infer<typeof CreateRequestSchema>;
+
+const ListInboxSchema = z.object({
+  workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the recipient agent)"),
+  status: z
+    .string()
+    .optional()
+    .describe("Optional status filter, e.g. pending | info_requested | done | rejected | approved | cancelled"),
+});
+export type ListInboxParams = z.infer<typeof ListInboxSchema>;
+
+const CheckRequestsSchema = z.object({
+  workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the requesting agent)"),
+  status: z.string().optional().describe("Optional status filter (see list_inbox)"),
+});
+export type CheckRequestsParams = z.infer<typeof CheckRequestsSchema>;
+
+const GetRequestSchema = z.object({
+  workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the agent making the call; used for auth scope)"),
+  request_id: z.string().describe("Request id to fetch"),
+});
+export type GetRequestParams = z.infer<typeof GetRequestSchema>;
+
+const RespondRequestSchema = z.object({
+  workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the responding agent)"),
+  request_id: z.string().describe("Request id to respond to"),
+  action: z
+    .enum(["done", "rejected", "approved"])
+    .describe("Terminal action — must be valid for the request's kind (task → done/rejected; approval → approved/rejected)"),
+  message: z
+    .string()
+    .optional()
+    .describe("Optional note posted to the request's More-Info thread alongside the response"),
+});
+export type RespondRequestParams = z.infer<typeof RespondRequestSchema>;
+
+const AddRequestMessageSchema = z.object({
+  workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the agent authoring the message)"),
+  request_id: z.string().describe("Request id whose thread to append to"),
+  body: z.string().describe("Message text. If the author is the recipient, this flips the request to info_requested"),
+});
+export type AddRequestMessageParams = z.infer<typeof AddRequestMessageSchema>;
+
+const CancelRequestSchema = z.object({
+  workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the requester withdrawing the request)"),
+  request_id: z.string().describe("Request id to cancel/withdraw"),
+});
+export type CancelRequestParams = z.infer<typeof CancelRequestSchema>;
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Handlers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export async function handleCreateRequest(args: unknown): Promise<ReturnType<typeof toMcpResult>> {
+  const p = validate(args, CreateRequestSchema);
+  const data = await apiCall("POST", `/workspaces/${p.workspace_id}/requests`, {
+    kind: p.kind,
+    recipient_type: p.recipient_type,
+    recipient_id: p.recipient_id,
+    title: p.title,
+    detail: p.detail,
+    priority: p.priority,
+  });
+  return toMcpResult(data);
+}
+
+export async function handleListInbox(args: unknown): Promise<ReturnType<typeof toMcpResult>> {
+  const p = validate(args, ListInboxSchema);
+  const qs = p.status ? `?status=${encodeURIComponent(p.status)}` : "";
+  const data = await platformGet(`/workspaces/${p.workspace_id}/requests/inbox${qs}`);
+  return toMcpResult(data);
+}
+
+export async function handleCheckRequests(args: unknown): Promise<ReturnType<typeof toMcpResult>> {
+  const p = validate(args, CheckRequestsSchema);
+  const qs = p.status ? `?status=${encodeURIComponent(p.status)}` : "";
+  const data = await platformGet(`/workspaces/${p.workspace_id}/requests${qs}`);
+  return toMcpResult(data);
+}
+
+export async function handleGetRequest(args: unknown): Promise<ReturnType<typeof toMcpResult>> {
+  const p = validate(args, GetRequestSchema);
+  const data = await platformGet(`/workspaces/${p.workspace_id}/requests/${p.request_id}`);
+  return toMcpResult(data);
+}
+
+export async function handleRespondRequest(args: unknown): Promise<ReturnType<typeof toMcpResult>> {
+  const p = validate(args, RespondRequestSchema);
+  const data = await apiCall(
+    "POST",
+    `/workspaces/${p.workspace_id}/requests/${p.request_id}/respond`,
+    { action: p.action, responder_type: "agent", responder_id: p.workspace_id }
+  );
+  // If a note was supplied, post it to the More-Info thread too. The response
+  // envelope returns both results so the caller sees each outcome (no silent
+  // drop if the thread post fails).
+  if (p.message && p.message.trim().length > 0) {
+    const msg = await apiCall(
+      "POST",
+      `/workspaces/${p.workspace_id}/requests/${p.request_id}/messages`,
+      { body: p.message, author_type: "agent", author_id: p.workspace_id }
+    );
+    return toMcpResult({ respond: data, message: msg });
+  }
+  return toMcpResult(data);
+}
+
+export async function handleAddRequestMessage(args: unknown): Promise<ReturnType<typeof toMcpResult>> {
+  const p = validate(args, AddRequestMessageSchema);
+  const data = await apiCall(
+    "POST",
+    `/workspaces/${p.workspace_id}/requests/${p.request_id}/messages`,
+    { body: p.body, author_type: "agent", author_id: p.workspace_id }
+  );
+  return toMcpResult(data);
+}
+
+export async function handleCancelRequest(args: unknown): Promise<ReturnType<typeof toMcpResult>> {
+  const p = validate(args, CancelRequestSchema);
+  const data = await apiCall("POST", `/workspaces/${p.workspace_id}/requests/${p.request_id}/cancel`);
+  return toMcpResult(data);
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Registration
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export function registerRequestTools(srv: McpServer) {
+  srv.tool(
+    "create_request",
+    "Raise a request (a task or an approval) addressed to a user or another agent. " +
+      "kind='task' asks someone to DO something; kind='approval' asks someone to APPROVE something. " +
+      "Asynchronous: you are not blocked — poll for the answer later with check_requests.",
+    {
+      workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the requesting agent)"),
+      kind: z.enum(["task", "approval"]).describe("task = please do X; approval = please approve X"),
+      recipient_type: z.enum(["user", "agent"]).describe("Whether the recipient is a user or another agent"),
+      recipient_id: z
+        .string()
+        .describe("Recipient id — a workspace id for an agent recipient, or a user id for a user recipient"),
+      title: z.string().describe("Short one-line summary of what is being asked"),
+      detail: z.string().optional().describe("Full detail / context for the request"),
+      priority: z.number().int().optional().describe("Optional integer priority (higher = more urgent)"),
+    },
+    handleCreateRequest
+  );
+
+  srv.tool(
+    "list_inbox",
+    "List requests addressed TO this agent (its inbox) — the incoming tasks/approvals it should act on. " +
+      "Optionally filter by status (e.g. pending).",
+    {
+      workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the recipient agent)"),
+      status: z
+        .string()
+        .optional()
+        .describe("Optional status filter, e.g. pending | info_requested | done | rejected | approved | cancelled"),
+    },
+    handleListInbox
+  );
+
+  srv.tool(
+    "check_requests",
+    "Check the status of requests this agent RAISED (the async pickup of responses). " +
+      "Use after create_request to see whether a recipient has responded.",
+    {
+      workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the requesting agent)"),
+      status: z.string().optional().describe("Optional status filter (see list_inbox)"),
+    },
+    handleCheckRequests
+  );
+
+  srv.tool(
+    "get_request",
+    "Get a single request plus its full More-Info message thread.",
+    {
+      workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the agent making the call; used for auth scope)"),
+      request_id: z.string().describe("Request id to fetch"),
+    },
+    handleGetRequest
+  );
+
+  srv.tool(
+    "respond_request",
+    "Respond to a request addressed to this agent with a terminal action " +
+      "(done | rejected | approved — must be valid for the request's kind). " +
+      "Optionally include a message, which is also posted to the request's thread.",
+    {
+      workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the responding agent)"),
+      request_id: z.string().describe("Request id to respond to"),
+      action: z
+        .enum(["done", "rejected", "approved"])
+        .describe("Terminal action — task → done/rejected; approval → approved/rejected"),
+      message: z
+        .string()
+        .optional()
+        .describe("Optional note posted to the request's More-Info thread alongside the response"),
+    },
+    handleRespondRequest
+  );
+
+  srv.tool(
+    "add_request_message",
+    "Add a message to a request's More-Info thread (e.g. to ask the requester for clarification). " +
+      "When the author is the recipient, this flips the request to info_requested.",
+    {
+      workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the agent authoring the message)"),
+      request_id: z.string().describe("Request id whose thread to append to"),
+      body: z.string().describe("Message text"),
+    },
+    handleAddRequestMessage
+  );
+
+  srv.tool(
+    "cancel_request",
+    "Withdraw (cancel) a request this agent previously raised.",
+    {
+      workspace_id: z.string().describe("Acting workspace (the requester withdrawing the request)"),
+      request_id: z.string().describe("Request id to cancel/withdraw"),
+    },
+    handleCancelRequest
+  );
+}