diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a3ffa5c..164bbc7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@molecule-ai/mcp-server",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "MCP server for Molecule AI Agent Team \u2014 manage workspaces, agents, and skills from any AI coding tool",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/management.test.ts b/src/__tests__/management.test.ts
index cc32ffb..4a6d75e 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/management.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/management.test.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ import {
   handleResumeWorkspace,
   handleExportBundle,
   handleListOrgEvents,
+  handleCreateApproval as mgmtCreateApproval,
+  handleCreateRequest as mgmtCreateRequest,
 } from "../tools/management/index.js";
 import { handleRecreateWorkspace } from "../tools/management/cp_admin.js";
 
@@ -158,6 +160,37 @@ describe("workspace secret tools", () => {
     expect(JSON.parse(init.body as string)).toEqual({ key: "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY", value: "sk-x" });
   });
 
+  it("create_approval POSTs an approval-kind request addressed to the user (mcp-server#61)", async () => {
+    const f = mockFetch({ ok: true, id: "req-1" });
+    global.fetch = f as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    await mgmtCreateApproval({ workspace_id: "w1", action: "Test approval", reason: "demo" });
+    const { url, init } = lastCall(f);
+    expect(url).toBe(`${HOST}/workspaces/w1/requests`);
+    expect(init.method).toBe("POST");
+    expect(JSON.parse(init.body as string)).toEqual({
+      kind: "approval",
+      recipient_type: "user",
+      recipient_id: "",
+      title: "Test approval",
+      detail: "demo",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("create_request kind=task POSTs a task-kind request to the user", async () => {
+    const f = mockFetch({ ok: true, id: "req-2" });
+    global.fetch = f as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    await mgmtCreateRequest({ workspace_id: "w1", kind: "task", title: "Review the report", detail: "by EOD" });
+    const { url, init } = lastCall(f);
+    expect(url).toBe(`${HOST}/workspaces/w1/requests`);
+    expect(JSON.parse(init.body as string)).toEqual({
+      kind: "task",
+      recipient_type: "user",
+      recipient_id: "",
+      title: "Review the report",
+      detail: "by EOD",
+    });
+  });
+
   it("list_workspace_secrets GETs /workspaces/:id/secrets", async () => {
     const f = mockFetch([{ key: "FOO" }]);
     global.fetch = f as unknown as typeof fetch;
@@ -589,7 +622,7 @@ describe("registration + mode", () => {
       "mint_org_token", "list_org_tokens", "revoke_org_token", "mint_workspace_token",
       "get_org_plugin_allowlist", "set_org_plugin_allowlist",
       "export_bundle", "import_bundle",
-      "list_org_events", "list_pending_approvals",
+      "list_org_events", "list_pending_approvals", "create_approval", "create_request",
     ]) {
       expect(names).toContain(expected);
     }
diff --git a/src/tools/management/index.ts b/src/tools/management/index.ts
index 0bfafc3..561ec6c 100644
--- a/src/tools/management/index.ts
+++ b/src/tools/management/index.ts
@@ -380,6 +380,57 @@ export async function handleListPendingApprovals() {
   return toMcpResult(await mgmtGet("/approvals/pending"));
 }
 
+// create_approval (mcp-server#61) — raise an approval-kind request addressed
+// to the USER via the unified requests system (same shape the workspace-mode
+// tool uses; see ../approvals.ts handleCreateApproval). Without this tool the
+// org concierge IMPROVISED approval demos by running gated/destructive ops
+// (set_workspace_secret on itself → secret-change auto-restart → its own box
+// terminated mid-turn, twice on 2026-06-11 — core#2573). Deliberately NO
+// decide_approval here: deciding is the HUMAN side of the gate and an agent
+// must never hold it.
+const CreateApprovalMgmtSchema = z.object({
+  workspace_id: z.string().describe("Workspace the approval is raised for/anchored to"),
+  action: z.string().describe("What needs approval (becomes the request title)"),
+  reason: z.string().optional().describe("Why it's needed (becomes the detail)"),
+});
+
+export async function handleCreateApproval(args: unknown) {
+  const p = validate(args, CreateApprovalMgmtSchema);
+  return toMcpResult(
+    await mgmtCall("POST", `/workspaces/${encodeURIComponent(p.workspace_id)}/requests`, {
+      kind: "approval",
+      recipient_type: "user",
+      recipient_id: "",
+      title: p.action,
+      detail: p.reason,
+    }),
+  );
+}
+
+// create_request — the unified form (mirrors the workspace-mode tool in
+// ../requests.ts): kind='task' asks the user to DO something; kind='approval'
+// asks the user to APPROVE something. create_approval above is the
+// approval-kind convenience alias (issue #61 names it explicitly).
+const CreateRequestMgmtSchema = z.object({
+  workspace_id: z.string().describe("Workspace the request is raised for/anchored to"),
+  kind: z.enum(["task", "approval"]).describe("task = please do X; approval = please approve X"),
+  title: z.string().describe("Short title shown in the user's inbox"),
+  detail: z.string().optional().describe("Longer context / why"),
+});
+
+export async function handleCreateRequest(args: unknown) {
+  const p = validate(args, CreateRequestMgmtSchema);
+  return toMcpResult(
+    await mgmtCall("POST", `/workspaces/${encodeURIComponent(p.workspace_id)}/requests`, {
+      kind: p.kind,
+      recipient_type: "user",
+      recipient_id: "",
+      title: p.title,
+      detail: p.detail,
+    }),
+  );
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Registration
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -619,6 +670,27 @@ export function registerManagementTools(srv: McpServer) {
     {},
     handleListPendingApprovals,
   );
+  srv.tool(
+    "create_approval",
+    "Management: raise an approval request to the user for a workspace action. Use this (NEVER a destructive/gated operation) when you need a human decision or want to demonstrate the approval flow.",
+    {
+      workspace_id: z.string().describe("Workspace the approval is raised for/anchored to"),
+      action: z.string().describe("What needs approval (becomes the request title)"),
+      reason: z.string().optional().describe("Why it's needed (becomes the detail)"),
+    },
+    handleCreateApproval,
+  );
+  srv.tool(
+    "create_request",
+    "Management: raise a request to the user — kind='task' asks them to DO something; kind='approval' asks them to APPROVE something. The safe way to put work or decisions in the user's inbox.",
+    {
+      workspace_id: z.string().describe("Workspace the request is raised for/anchored to"),
+      kind: z.enum(["task", "approval"]).describe("task = please do X; approval = please approve X"),
+      title: z.string().describe("Short title shown in the user's inbox"),
+      detail: z.string().optional().describe("Longer context / why"),
+    },
+    handleCreateRequest,
+  );
 
   // --- CP-tier tools (separate module — Org API Key cannot reach CP) ---
   registerCpAdminTools(srv);