diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 164bbc7..fea4702 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@molecule-ai/mcp-server",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "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 4a6d75e..d204cdd 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/management.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/management.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ jest.mock("@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js", () => ({
   McpServer: class {
     registeredToolNames: string[] = [];
     tool(name: string) {
+      // Mirror the real SDK: duplicate tool names throw at registration.
+      // Without this the composed-server test cannot catch cross-registry
+      // collisions (the management create_request duplicate killed the
+      // management server at startup on 2026-06-11; only the image smoke
+      // gate caught it).
+      if (this.registeredToolNames.includes(name)) {
+        throw new Error(`Tool ${name} is already registered`);
+      }
       this.registeredToolNames.push(name);
     }
     connect() {
@@ -53,7 +61,6 @@ import {
   handleExportBundle,
   handleListOrgEvents,
   handleCreateApproval as mgmtCreateApproval,
-  handleCreateRequest as mgmtCreateRequest,
 } from "../tools/management/index.js";
 import { handleRecreateWorkspace } from "../tools/management/cp_admin.js";
 
@@ -176,21 +183,6 @@ describe("workspace secret tools", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  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;
@@ -622,7 +614,7 @@ 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", "create_approval", "create_request",
+      "list_org_events", "list_pending_approvals", "create_approval",
     ]) {
       expect(names).toContain(expected);
     }
@@ -632,11 +624,23 @@ describe("registration + mode", () => {
 
   it("createServer in management mode registers only the management surface", () => {
     process.env.MOLECULE_MCP_MODE = "management";
+    // The mock McpServer throws on duplicate names (like the real SDK), so
+    // simply composing the full management-mode server here is the
+    // regression gate against cross-registry tool-name collisions.
     const srv = createServer() as unknown as { registeredToolNames: string[] };
     expect(srv.registeredToolNames).toContain("provision_workspace");
+    // The unified request tools come from requests.ts (BOTH modes) — the
+    // management registry must NOT duplicate them.
+    expect(srv.registeredToolNames).toContain("create_request");
+    expect(srv.registeredToolNames).toContain("create_approval");
     // Legacy-only tools (chat_with_agent) must NOT be present in mgmt mode.
     expect(srv.registeredToolNames).not.toContain("chat_with_agent");
   });
+
+  it("createServer in workspace mode composes without tool-name collisions", () => {
+    process.env.MOLECULE_MCP_MODE = "";
+    expect(() => createServer()).not.toThrow();
+  });
 });
 
 describe("path segment escaping", () => {
diff --git a/src/tools/management/index.ts b/src/tools/management/index.ts
index 561ec6c..799bd2f 100644
--- a/src/tools/management/index.ts
+++ b/src/tools/management/index.ts
@@ -382,7 +382,11 @@ export async function handleListPendingApprovals() {
 
 // 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
+// tool uses; see ../approvals.ts handleCreateApproval). The GENERAL form is
+// create_request from ../requests.ts, registered in BOTH modes by
+// createServer — do NOT add a management duplicate of it: the MCP SDK throws
+// on duplicate tool names and the whole management server dies at startup
+// (caught by the platform-agent image smoke gate, 2026-06-11). Without this
 // 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
@@ -407,30 +411,6 @@ export async function handleCreateApproval(args: unknown) {
   );
 }
 
-// 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
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -680,17 +660,6 @@ export function registerManagementTools(srv: McpServer) {
     },
     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);