diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-tools.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-tools.test.ts
index 26768064cc..d2436efdb2 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-tools.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-tools.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import {
   createReadMessagesTool,
   createPostRoomMessageTool,
   createResearchTools,
+  createWorkflowListTool,
+  createWorkflowSelectTool,
   qmdAgentMemoryCollectionName,
   readAgentMemoryWorkspaceLongTerm,
   sendMessageParams,
@@ -355,6 +357,59 @@ describe("createTaskLogTool", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("createWorkflowListTool", () => {
+  it("lists workflows with ids and surfaces them in details", async () => {
+    const store = {
+      listWorkflowDefinitions: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([
+        { id: "builtin:coding", name: "Coding (built-in)", description: "The standard pipeline" },
+        { id: "WF-003", name: "QA", description: "" },
+      ]),
+    };
+    const tool = createWorkflowListTool(store as any);
+    const result = await tool.execute("call-1", {} as any, undefined, undefined, {} as any);
+    const text = result.content[0]?.type === "text" ? result.content[0].text : "";
+    expect(text).toContain("builtin:coding: Coding (built-in) — The standard pipeline");
+    expect(text).toContain("WF-003: QA");
+    expect(result.details).toEqual({ workflowIds: ["builtin:coding", "WF-003"] });
+  });
+
+  it("reports when no workflows exist", async () => {
+    const store = { listWorkflowDefinitions: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]) };
+    const tool = createWorkflowListTool(store as any);
+    const result = await tool.execute("call-1", {} as any, undefined, undefined, {} as any);
+    const text = result.content[0]?.type === "text" ? result.content[0].text : "";
+    expect(text).toMatch(/no workflows/i);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("createWorkflowSelectTool", () => {
+  it("selects for the current task by default and reports enabled step count", async () => {
+    const store = { selectTaskWorkflow: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(["workflow:WF-003:lint"]) };
+    const tool = createWorkflowSelectTool(store as any, "FN-200");
+    const result = await tool.execute("call-1", { workflow_id: "WF-003" } as any, undefined, undefined, {} as any);
+    expect(store.selectTaskWorkflow).toHaveBeenCalledWith("FN-200", "WF-003");
+    const text = result.content[0]?.type === "text" ? result.content[0].text : "";
+    expect(text).toContain("Selected workflow WF-003 for FN-200 (1 step enabled)");
+    expect(result.details).toMatchObject({ taskId: "FN-200", workflowId: "WF-003" });
+  });
+
+  it("honors an explicit task_id override", async () => {
+    const store = { selectTaskWorkflow: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]) };
+    const tool = createWorkflowSelectTool(store as any, "FN-200");
+    await tool.execute("call-1", { workflow_id: "builtin:coding", task_id: "FN-999" } as any, undefined, undefined, {} as any);
+    expect(store.selectTaskWorkflow).toHaveBeenCalledWith("FN-999", "builtin:coding");
+  });
+
+  it("returns an error result when selection fails", async () => {
+    const store = { selectTaskWorkflow: vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error("Workflow not found: WF-404")) };
+    const tool = createWorkflowSelectTool(store as any, "FN-200");
+    const result = await tool.execute("call-1", { workflow_id: "WF-404" } as any, undefined, undefined, {} as any);
+    expect((result as { isError?: boolean }).isError).toBe(true);
+    const text = result.content[0]?.type === "text" ? result.content[0].text : "";
+    expect(text).toMatch(/Workflow not found: WF-404/);
+  });
+});
+
 describe("createTaskLogToolWithContext", () => {
   it("returns a graceful archived read-only message instead of throwing", async () => {
     const store = {
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/agent-tools.ts b/packages/engine/src/agent-tools.ts
index 8a958e0afe..630cd99639 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/agent-tools.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/agent-tools.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ export const taskDocumentReadParams = Type.Object({
   ),
 });
 
+export const workflowListParams = Type.Object({});
+
+export const workflowSelectParams = Type.Object({
+  workflow_id: Type.String({
+    description:
+      "The workflow definition ID to select (e.g. 'WF-003', or a 'builtin:*' id). " +
+      "Use fn_workflow_list to discover available IDs.",
+  }),
+  task_id: Type.Optional(
+    Type.String({ description: "Task to assign the workflow to. Defaults to the current task." }),
+  ),
+});
+
 export const reflectOnPerformanceParams = Type.Object({
   focus_area: Type.Optional(
     Type.String({ description: "Optional focus area for reflection (e.g., 'code quality', 'speed', 'testing')" }),
@@ -933,6 +946,86 @@ export function createTaskDocumentReadTool(store: TaskStore, taskId: string): To
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Create a `fn_workflow_list` tool that lists the workflows available for a
+ * project (read-only built-ins plus user-authored definitions). Agent-native
+ * parity with the dashboard's workflow picker.
+ */
+export function createWorkflowListTool(store: TaskStore): ToolDefinition {
+  return {
+    name: "fn_workflow_list",
+    label: "List Workflows",
+    description:
+      "List the custom workflows available for this project — read-only built-ins " +
+      "(ids starting with 'builtin:') and user-authored definitions. Use before " +
+      "fn_workflow_select to discover valid workflow IDs.",
+    parameters: workflowListParams,
+    execute: async () => {
+      try {
+        const workflows = await store.listWorkflowDefinitions();
+        if (workflows.length === 0) {
+          return {
+            content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "No workflows are defined for this project." }],
+            details: {},
+          };
+        }
+        const lines = workflows.map(
+          (w) => `- ${w.id}: ${w.name}${w.description ? ` — ${w.description}` : ""}`,
+        );
+        return {
+          content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Available workflows:\n${lines.join("\n")}` }],
+          details: { workflowIds: workflows.map((w) => w.id) },
+        };
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        return {
+          content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `ERROR: Failed to list workflows: ${err?.message ?? err}` }],
+          details: {},
+          isError: true,
+        };
+      }
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a `fn_workflow_select` tool that assigns a workflow definition to a
+ * task (defaulting to the current task). Mirrors the dashboard's per-task
+ * workflow selection so an agent can set up a task the same way a user can.
+ */
+export function createWorkflowSelectTool(store: TaskStore, currentTaskId: string): ToolDefinition {
+  return {
+    name: "fn_workflow_select",
+    label: "Select Workflow",
+    description:
+      "Assign a custom workflow to a task by its workflow ID. Defaults to the " +
+      "current task when task_id is omitted. Note: selecting a workflow does not " +
+      "retroactively change a pipeline already running — it applies when the task " +
+      "next executes its steps. Use fn_workflow_list to find valid IDs.",
+    parameters: workflowSelectParams,
+    execute: async (_id: string, params: Static<typeof workflowSelectParams>) => {
+      const taskId = params.task_id?.trim() || currentTaskId;
+      try {
+        const enabled = await store.selectTaskWorkflow(taskId, params.workflow_id);
+        return {
+          content: [{
+            type: "text" as const,
+            text: `Selected workflow ${params.workflow_id} for ${taskId} (${enabled.length} step${enabled.length === 1 ? "" : "s"} enabled).`,
+          }],
+          details: { taskId, workflowId: params.workflow_id, enabledWorkflowSteps: enabled },
+        };
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        return {
+          content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `ERROR: Failed to select workflow: ${err?.message ?? err}` }],
+          details: {},
+          isError: true,
+        };
+      }
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 export function createMemorySearchTool(rootDir: string, settings?: MemoryToolSettings, options?: MemoryToolOptions): ToolDefinition {
   return {
     name: "fn_memory_search",
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/executor.ts b/packages/engine/src/executor.ts
index dd33ebd54e..7fcb77e5aa 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/executor.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ import {
   createTaskDocumentReadTool as sharedCreateTaskDocumentReadTool,
   createTaskDocumentWriteTool as sharedCreateTaskDocumentWriteTool,
   createTaskLogTool as sharedCreateTaskLogTool,
+  createWorkflowListTool as sharedCreateWorkflowListTool,
+  createWorkflowSelectTool as sharedCreateWorkflowSelectTool,
 } from "./agent-tools.js";
 import { getTaskCompletionBlockerForStore } from "./task-completion.js";
 import { createStreamingDeltaNormalizer } from "./streaming-delta.js";
@@ -4609,6 +4611,8 @@ export class TaskExecutor {
         this.createSpawnAgentTool(task.id, worktreePath, settings, taskEnv),
         this.createTaskDocumentWriteTool(task.id),
         this.createTaskDocumentReadTool(task.id),
+        this.createWorkflowListTool(),
+        this.createWorkflowSelectTool(task.id),
         ...(isResearchToolSurfaceEnabled(settings)
           ? createResearchTools({
             store: this.store,
@@ -6360,6 +6364,14 @@ export class TaskExecutor {
     return sharedCreateTaskDocumentReadTool(this.store, taskId);
   }
 
+  private createWorkflowListTool(): ToolDefinition {
+    return sharedCreateWorkflowListTool(this.store);
+  }
+
+  private createWorkflowSelectTool(taskId: string): ToolDefinition {
+    return sharedCreateWorkflowSelectTool(this.store, taskId);
+  }
+
   private createTaskAddDepTool(taskId: string): ToolDefinition {
     const store = this.store;
     return {
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/index.ts b/packages/engine/src/index.ts
index cd827692d9..b85de67990 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/index.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ export {
   createTaskLogTool,
   createSendMessageTool,
   createReadMessagesTool,
+  createWorkflowListTool,
+  createWorkflowSelectTool,
   taskCreateParams,
   taskDocumentReadParams,
   taskDocumentWriteParams,
   taskLogParams,
+  workflowListParams,
+  workflowSelectParams,
   executeApprovedAgentProvisioning,
 } from "./agent-tools.js";
 export { AgentSemaphore, PRIORITY_MERGE, PRIORITY_EXECUTE, PRIORITY_SPECIFY } from "./concurrency.js";