diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/agent/mcp-server.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/agent/mcp-server.test.ts
index afbfbbf64..ce7186091 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/agent/mcp-server.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/agent/mcp-server.test.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ describe("create_agent MCP tool", () => {
     const missingTitle = await tool.inputSchema.safeParseAsync({
       cwd: "/tmp/repo",
       initialMode: "default",
+      initialPrompt: "test",
     });
     expect(missingTitle.success).toBe(false);
     expect(missingTitle.error.issues[0].path).toEqual(["title"]);
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ describe("create_agent MCP tool", () => {
       cwd: "/tmp/repo",
       initialMode: "default",
       title: "x".repeat(61),
+      initialPrompt: "test",
     });
     expect(tooLong.success).toBe(false);
     expect(tooLong.error.issues[0].path).toEqual(["title"]);
@@ -74,10 +76,24 @@ describe("create_agent MCP tool", () => {
       cwd: "/tmp/repo",
       initialMode: "default",
       title: "Short title",
+      initialPrompt: "test",
     });
     expect(ok.success).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("requires initialPrompt", async () => {
+    const { agentManager, agentStorage } = createTestDeps();
+    const server = await createAgentMcpServer({ agentManager, agentStorage, logger });
+    const tool = (server as any)._registeredTools["create_agent"];
+    const parsed = await tool.inputSchema.safeParseAsync({
+      cwd: "/tmp/repo",
+      initialMode: "default",
+      title: "Short title",
+    });
+    expect(parsed.success).toBe(false);
+    expect(parsed.error.issues.some((issue: { path: string[] }) => issue.path[0] === "initialPrompt")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("passes caller-provided titles directly into createAgent", async () => {
     const { agentManager, agentStorage, spies } = createTestDeps();
     spies.agentManager.createAgent.mockResolvedValue({
@@ -86,6 +102,7 @@ describe("create_agent MCP tool", () => {
       lifecycle: "idle",
       currentModeId: null,
       availableModes: [],
+      config: { title: "Fix auth bug" },
     } as ManagedAgent);
 
     const server = await createAgentMcpServer({ agentManager, agentStorage, logger });
@@ -93,13 +110,16 @@ describe("create_agent MCP tool", () => {
     await tool.callback({
       cwd: "/tmp/repo",
       title: "  Fix auth bug  ",
+      initialPrompt: "Do work",
     });
 
     expect(spies.agentManager.createAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         cwd: "/tmp/repo",
         title: "Fix auth bug",
-      })
+      }),
+      undefined,
+      undefined
     );
   });
 
@@ -111,6 +131,7 @@ describe("create_agent MCP tool", () => {
       lifecycle: "idle",
       currentModeId: null,
       availableModes: [],
+      config: { title: "Fix auth" },
     } as ManagedAgent);
 
     const server = await createAgentMcpServer({ agentManager, agentStorage, logger });
@@ -118,12 +139,115 @@ describe("create_agent MCP tool", () => {
     await tool.callback({
       cwd: "/tmp/repo",
       title: "  Fix auth  ",
+      initialPrompt: "Do work",
     });
 
     expect(spies.agentManager.createAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         title: "Fix auth",
-      })
+      }),
+      undefined,
+      undefined
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("allows caller agents to override cwd and applies caller context labels", async () => {
+    const { agentManager, agentStorage, spies } = createTestDeps();
+    spies.agentManager.getAgent.mockReturnValue({
+      id: "voice-agent",
+      cwd: "/tmp/voice",
+      provider: "codex",
+      currentModeId: "full-access",
+    } as ManagedAgent);
+    spies.agentManager.createAgent.mockResolvedValue({
+      id: "child-agent",
+      cwd: "/tmp/voice/subdir",
+      lifecycle: "idle",
+      currentModeId: null,
+      availableModes: [],
+      config: { title: "Child" },
+    } as ManagedAgent);
+
+    const server = await createAgentMcpServer({
+      agentManager,
+      agentStorage,
+      callerAgentId: "voice-agent",
+      resolveCallerContext: () => ({
+        childAgentDefaultLabels: { ui: "true" },
+        allowCustomCwd: true,
+      }),
+      logger,
+    });
+
+    const tool = (server as any)._registeredTools["create_agent"];
+    await tool.callback({
+      cwd: "subdir",
+      title: "Child",
+      agentType: "codex",
+      initialPrompt: "Do work",
+    });
+
+    expect(spies.agentManager.createAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        cwd: "/tmp/voice/subdir",
+      }),
+      undefined,
+      { labels: { ui: "true" } }
     );
   });
 });
+
+describe("speak MCP tool", () => {
+  const logger = createTestLogger();
+
+  it("invokes registered speak handler for caller agent", async () => {
+    const { agentManager, agentStorage } = createTestDeps();
+    const speak = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const server = await createAgentMcpServer({
+      agentManager,
+      agentStorage,
+      callerAgentId: "voice-agent-1",
+      enableVoiceTools: true,
+      resolveSpeakHandler: () => speak,
+      logger,
+    });
+    const tool = (server as any)._registeredTools["speak"];
+    expect(tool).toBeDefined();
+
+    await tool.callback({ text: "Hello from voice agent." });
+    expect(speak).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        text: "Hello from voice agent.",
+        callerAgentId: "voice-agent-1",
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("fails when no speak handler exists", async () => {
+    const { agentManager, agentStorage } = createTestDeps();
+    const server = await createAgentMcpServer({
+      agentManager,
+      agentStorage,
+      callerAgentId: "voice-agent-2",
+      enableVoiceTools: true,
+      resolveSpeakHandler: () => null,
+      logger,
+    });
+    const tool = (server as any)._registeredTools["speak"];
+    await expect(tool.callback({ text: "Hello." })).rejects.toThrow(
+      "No speak handler registered for caller agent"
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("does not register speak tool unless voice tools are enabled", async () => {
+    const { agentManager, agentStorage } = createTestDeps();
+    const server = await createAgentMcpServer({
+      agentManager,
+      agentStorage,
+      callerAgentId: "agent-no-voice",
+      logger,
+    });
+    const tool = (server as any)._registeredTools["speak"];
+    expect(tool).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/agent/mcp-server.ts b/packages/server/src/server/agent/mcp-server.ts
index ee7d4d70a..83d09a9ab 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/agent/mcp-server.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/agent/mcp-server.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,22 @@ export interface AgentMcpServerOptions {
    * Used for cwd/mode inheritance when agents spawn child agents.
    */
   callerAgentId?: string;
+  /**
+   * Optional resolver for session-bound speak handlers.
+   * Used by hidden voice agents to narrate through daemon-managed TTS.
+   */
+  resolveSpeakHandler?: (
+    callerAgentId: string
+  ) => ((params: { text: string; callerAgentId: string; signal?: AbortSignal }) => Promise<void>) | null;
+  resolveCallerContext?: (
+    callerAgentId: string
+  ) => {
+    childAgentDefaultLabels?: Record<string, string>;
+    lockedCwd?: string;
+    allowCustomCwd?: boolean;
+    enableVoiceTools?: boolean;
+  } | null;
+  enableVoiceTools?: boolean;
   logger: Logger;
 }
 
@@ -252,9 +268,17 @@ async function serializeSnapshotWithMetadata(
 export async function createAgentMcpServer(
   options: AgentMcpServerOptions
 ): Promise<McpServer> {
-  const { agentManager, agentStorage, callerAgentId, logger } = options;
+  const {
+    agentManager,
+    agentStorage,
+    callerAgentId,
+    resolveSpeakHandler,
+    resolveCallerContext,
+    logger,
+  } = options;
   const childLogger = logger.child({ module: "agent", component: "mcp-server" });
   const waitTracker = new WaitForAgentTracker(logger);
+  const callerContext = callerAgentId ? resolveCallerContext?.(callerAgentId) ?? null : null;
 
   const server = new McpServer({
     name: "agent-mcp",
@@ -262,6 +286,12 @@ export async function createAgentMcpServer(
   });
 
   const agentToAgentInputSchema = {
+    cwd: z
+      .string()
+      .optional()
+      .describe(
+        "Optional working directory. Defaults to the caller agent working directory."
+      ),
     title: z
       .string()
       .trim()
@@ -275,9 +305,10 @@ export async function createAgentMcpServer(
     ),
     initialPrompt: z
       .string()
-      .optional()
+      .trim()
+      .min(1, "initialPrompt is required")
       .describe(
-        "Optional task to start immediately after creation (non-blocking)."
+        "Required first task to run immediately after creation."
       ),
     background: z
       .boolean()
@@ -307,9 +338,10 @@ export async function createAgentMcpServer(
     ),
     initialPrompt: z
       .string()
-      .optional()
+      .trim()
+      .min(1, "initialPrompt is required")
       .describe(
-        "Optional task to start immediately after creation (non-blocking)."
+        "Required first task to run immediately after creation."
       ),
     initialMode: z
       .string()
@@ -339,6 +371,45 @@ export async function createAgentMcpServer(
     ? agentToAgentInputSchema
     : topLevelInputSchema;
 
+  if (options.enableVoiceTools || callerContext?.enableVoiceTools) {
+    server.registerTool(
+      "speak",
+      {
+        title: "Speak",
+        description:
+          "Speak text to the user via daemon-managed voice output. Blocks until playback completes.",
+        inputSchema: {
+          text: z
+            .string()
+            .trim()
+            .min(1, "text is required")
+            .max(4000, "text must be 4000 characters or fewer"),
+        },
+        outputSchema: {
+          ok: z.boolean(),
+        },
+      },
+      async (args, context) => {
+        if (!callerAgentId) {
+          throw new Error("speak is only available to agent-scoped MCP sessions");
+        }
+        const handler = resolveSpeakHandler?.(callerAgentId) ?? null;
+        if (!handler) {
+          throw new Error(`No speak handler registered for caller agent '${callerAgentId}'`);
+        }
+        await handler({
+          text: args.text,
+          callerAgentId,
+          signal: (context as { signal?: AbortSignal } | undefined)?.signal,
+        });
+        return {
+          content: [],
+          structuredContent: ensureValidJson({ ok: true }),
+        };
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
   server.registerTool(
     "create_agent",
     {
@@ -363,7 +434,7 @@ export async function createAgentMcpServer(
         permission: AgentPermissionRequestPayloadSchema.nullable().optional(),
       },
     },
-    async (args) => {
+    async (args: unknown) => {
       const {
         agentType,
         initialPrompt,
@@ -372,7 +443,7 @@ export async function createAgentMcpServer(
       } = args as {
         cwd?: string;
         agentType?: AgentProvider;
-        initialPrompt?: string;
+        initialPrompt: string;
         initialMode?: string;
         worktreeName?: string;
         background?: boolean;
@@ -387,7 +458,19 @@ export async function createAgentMcpServer(
         if (!parentAgent) {
           throw new Error(`Parent agent ${callerAgentId} not found`);
         }
-        resolvedCwd = parentAgent.cwd;
+        const callerArgs = args as unknown as { cwd?: string };
+        const requestedCwd = callerArgs.cwd?.trim();
+        const lockedCwd = callerContext?.lockedCwd?.trim();
+        if (lockedCwd) {
+          resolvedCwd = expandPath(lockedCwd);
+        } else if (requestedCwd && (callerContext?.allowCustomCwd ?? true)) {
+          resolvedCwd =
+            requestedCwd.startsWith("/") || requestedCwd.startsWith("~")
+              ? expandPath(requestedCwd)
+              : resolve(parentAgent.cwd, requestedCwd);
+        } else {
+          resolvedCwd = parentAgent.cwd;
+        }
 
         const provider: AgentProvider = agentType ?? "claude";
         const parentMode = parentAgent.currentModeId;
@@ -433,73 +516,78 @@ export async function createAgentMcpServer(
 
       const provider: AgentProvider = agentType ?? "claude";
       const normalizedTitle = title?.trim() ?? null;
-      const snapshot = await agentManager.createAgent({
-        provider,
-        cwd: resolvedCwd,
-        modeId: resolvedMode,
-        title: normalizedTitle ?? undefined,
+      const childAgentDefaultLabels =
+        callerAgentId && callerContext?.childAgentDefaultLabels
+          ? callerContext.childAgentDefaultLabels
+          : undefined;
+      const snapshot = await agentManager.createAgent(
+        {
+          provider,
+          cwd: resolvedCwd,
+          modeId: resolvedMode,
+          title: normalizedTitle ?? undefined,
+        },
+        undefined,
+        childAgentDefaultLabels ? { labels: childAgentDefaultLabels } : undefined
+      );
+
+      const trimmedPrompt = initialPrompt.trim();
+      scheduleAgentMetadataGeneration({
+        agentManager,
+        agentId: snapshot.id,
+        cwd: snapshot.cwd,
+        initialPrompt: trimmedPrompt,
+        explicitTitle: snapshot.config.title,
+        paseoHome: options.paseoHome,
+        logger: childLogger,
       });
 
-      const trimmedPrompt = initialPrompt?.trim();
-      if (trimmedPrompt) {
-        scheduleAgentMetadataGeneration({
-          agentManager,
-          agentId: snapshot.id,
-          cwd: snapshot.cwd,
-          initialPrompt: trimmedPrompt,
-          explicitTitle: snapshot.config.title,
-          paseoHome: options.paseoHome,
-          logger: childLogger,
-        });
-
-        try {
-          agentManager.recordUserMessage(snapshot.id, trimmedPrompt);
-        } catch (error) {
-          childLogger.error(
-            { err: error, agentId: snapshot.id },
-            "Failed to record initial prompt"
-          );
-        }
-
-        try {
-          startAgentRun(agentManager, snapshot.id, trimmedPrompt, childLogger);
-
-          // If not running in background, wait for completion
-          if (!background) {
-            const result = await waitForAgentWithTimeout(
-              agentManager,
-              snapshot.id,
-              { waitForActive: true }
-            );
-
-            const responseData = {
-              agentId: snapshot.id,
-              type: provider,
-              status: result.status,
-              cwd: snapshot.cwd,
-              currentModeId: snapshot.currentModeId,
-              availableModes: snapshot.availableModes,
-              lastMessage: result.lastMessage,
-              permission: sanitizePermissionRequest(result.permission),
-            };
-            const validJson = ensureValidJson(responseData);
-
-            const response = {
-              content: [],
-              structuredContent: validJson,
-            };
-            return response;
-          }
-        } catch (error) {
-          childLogger.error(
-            { err: error, agentId: snapshot.id },
-            "Failed to run initial prompt"
-          );
-        }
-      } else {
+      try {
+        agentManager.recordUserMessage(snapshot.id, trimmedPrompt);
+      } catch (error) {
+        childLogger.error(
+          { err: error, agentId: snapshot.id },
+          "Failed to record initial prompt"
+        );
       }
 
-      // Return immediately if background=true or no initialPrompt
+      try {
+        startAgentRun(agentManager, snapshot.id, trimmedPrompt, childLogger);
+
+        // If not running in background, wait for completion
+        if (!background) {
+          const result = await waitForAgentWithTimeout(
+            agentManager,
+            snapshot.id,
+            { waitForActive: true }
+          );
+
+          const responseData = {
+            agentId: snapshot.id,
+            type: provider,
+            status: result.status,
+            cwd: snapshot.cwd,
+            currentModeId: snapshot.currentModeId,
+            availableModes: snapshot.availableModes,
+            lastMessage: result.lastMessage,
+            permission: sanitizePermissionRequest(result.permission),
+          };
+          const validJson = ensureValidJson(responseData);
+
+          const response = {
+            content: [],
+            structuredContent: validJson,
+          };
+          return response;
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        childLogger.error(
+          { err: error, agentId: snapshot.id },
+          "Failed to run initial prompt"
+        );
+      }
+
+      // Return immediately if background=true
       const response = {
         content: [],
         structuredContent: ensureValidJson({
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/bootstrap.smoke.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/bootstrap.smoke.test.ts
index 65834a8b6..8ee4a3d14 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/bootstrap.smoke.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/bootstrap.smoke.test.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@ import { createTestPaseoDaemon } from "./test-utils/paseo-daemon.js";
 import { createTestAgentClients } from "./test-utils/fake-agent-client.js";
 
 describe("paseo daemon bootstrap", () => {
-  test("starts and serves health endpoint", async () => {
-    const daemonHandle = await createTestPaseoDaemon();
+  test.runIf(Boolean(process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY))("starts and serves health endpoint", async () => {
+    const daemonHandle = await createTestPaseoDaemon({
+      openai: { apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY! },
+      speech: {
+        dictationSttProvider: "openai",
+        voiceSttProvider: "openai",
+        voiceTtsProvider: "openai",
+      },
+    });
     try {
       const response = await fetch(
         `http://127.0.0.1:${daemonHandle.port}/api/health`,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/bootstrap.ts b/packages/server/src/server/bootstrap.ts
index df688172f..081e5d8f7 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/bootstrap.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ import { acquirePidLock, releasePidLock } from "./pid-lock.js";
 import { isHostAllowed, type AllowedHostsConfig } from "./allowed-hosts.js";
 
 type AgentMcpTransportMap = Map<string, StreamableHTTPServerTransport>;
+type VoiceAgentProvider = "claude" | "codex" | "opencode";
+const VOICE_AGENT_FALLBACK_ORDER: VoiceAgentProvider[] = ["claude", "codex", "opencode"];
 
 export type PaseoOpenAIConfig = {
   apiKey?: string;
@@ -121,6 +123,8 @@ export type PaseoDaemonConfig = {
   openai?: PaseoOpenAIConfig;
   speech?: PaseoSpeechConfig;
   openrouterApiKey?: string | null;
+  voiceLlmProvider?: "openrouter" | "local-agent" | "claude" | "codex" | "opencode" | null;
+  voiceLlmProviderExplicit?: boolean;
   voiceLlmModel?: string | null;
   dictationFinalTimeoutMs?: number;
   downloadTokenTtlMs?: number;
@@ -282,12 +286,88 @@ export async function createPaseoDaemon(
     `Agent registry loaded (${persistedRecords.length} record${persistedRecords.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}); agents will initialize on demand`
   );
 
+  const requestedVoiceLlmProvider = config.voiceLlmProvider ?? null;
+  const voiceLlmProviderExplicit = config.voiceLlmProviderExplicit ?? false;
+  logger.info(
+    {
+      requestedVoiceLlmProvider,
+      voiceLlmProviderExplicit,
+    },
+    "Voice LLM provider reconciliation started"
+  );
+
+  const providerClients = createAllClients(logger);
+  const voiceLlmAvailability: Record<VoiceAgentProvider, boolean> = {
+    claude: false,
+    codex: false,
+    opencode: false,
+  };
+  for (const provider of VOICE_AGENT_FALLBACK_ORDER) {
+    try {
+      voiceLlmAvailability[provider] = await providerClients[provider].isAvailable();
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.warn({ err: error, provider }, "Voice LLM provider availability check failed");
+      voiceLlmAvailability[provider] = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const voiceLlmDefaultProvider =
+    VOICE_AGENT_FALLBACK_ORDER.find((provider) => voiceLlmAvailability[provider]) ?? null;
+
+  if (requestedVoiceLlmProvider === "openrouter") {
+    const openrouterApiKey =
+      config.openrouterApiKey ?? process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY ?? null;
+    if (!openrouterApiKey) {
+      logger.error("voiceMode.llm.provider is openrouter but no OpenRouter API key is configured");
+      throw new Error("Missing OpenRouter API key for voiceMode.llm.provider=openrouter");
+    }
+  } else if (
+    requestedVoiceLlmProvider === "claude" ||
+    requestedVoiceLlmProvider === "codex" ||
+    requestedVoiceLlmProvider === "opencode"
+  ) {
+    if (!voiceLlmAvailability[requestedVoiceLlmProvider]) {
+      logger.error(
+        { provider: requestedVoiceLlmProvider, voiceLlmAvailability },
+        "Configured voice LLM provider is unavailable"
+      );
+      throw new Error(`Configured voice LLM provider '${requestedVoiceLlmProvider}' is unavailable`);
+    }
+  } else if (!voiceLlmDefaultProvider) {
+    logger.error(
+      { requestedVoiceLlmProvider, voiceLlmAvailability },
+      "No local voice LLM provider available for fallback"
+    );
+    throw new Error("No local voice LLM provider available (claude/codex/opencode)");
+  }
+
+  logger.info(
+    {
+      requestedVoiceLlmProvider,
+      voiceLlmProviderExplicit,
+      voiceLlmAvailability,
+      voiceLlmDefaultProvider,
+    },
+    "Voice LLM provider reconciliation completed"
+  );
+  if (listenTarget.type !== "tcp" && requestedVoiceLlmProvider !== "openrouter") {
+    logger.error(
+      { listen: config.listen, requestedVoiceLlmProvider },
+      "Local voice agent mode requires TCP listen target for HTTP MCP bridge"
+    );
+    throw new Error("Local voice agent mode requires TCP listen target");
+  }
+  let wsServer: VoiceAssistantWebSocketServer | null = null;
+
   // Create in-memory transport for Session's Agent MCP client (voice assistant tools)
   const createInMemoryAgentMcpTransport = async (): Promise<InMemoryTransport> => {
     const agentMcpServer = await createAgentMcpServer({
       agentManager,
       agentStorage,
       paseoHome: config.paseoHome,
+      enableVoiceTools: false,
+      resolveSpeakHandler: (callerAgentId) => wsServer?.resolveVoiceSpeakHandler(callerAgentId) ?? null,
+      resolveCallerContext: (callerAgentId) => wsServer?.resolveVoiceCallerContext(callerAgentId) ?? null,
       logger,
     });
 
@@ -309,6 +389,9 @@ export async function createPaseoDaemon(
         agentStorage,
         paseoHome: config.paseoHome,
         callerAgentId,
+        enableVoiceTools: false,
+        resolveSpeakHandler: (agentId) => wsServer?.resolveVoiceSpeakHandler(agentId) ?? null,
+        resolveCallerContext: (agentId) => wsServer?.resolveVoiceCallerContext(agentId) ?? null,
         logger,
       });
 
@@ -792,7 +875,12 @@ export async function createPaseoDaemon(
     );
   }
 
-  const wsServer = new VoiceAssistantWebSocketServer(
+  const voiceAgentMcpUrl =
+    listenTarget.type === "tcp"
+      ? `http://127.0.0.1:${listenTarget.port}/mcp/agents`
+      : null;
+
+  wsServer = new VoiceAssistantWebSocketServer(
     httpServer,
     logger,
     serverId,
@@ -806,7 +894,12 @@ export async function createPaseoDaemon(
     terminalManager,
     {
       openrouterApiKey: config.openrouterApiKey ?? null,
+      voiceLlmProvider: config.voiceLlmProvider ?? null,
+      voiceLlmProviderExplicit,
+      voiceLlmDefaultProvider,
       voiceLlmModel: config.voiceLlmModel ?? null,
+      voiceLlmAvailability,
+      voiceAgentMcpUrl,
     },
     {
       finalTimeoutMs: config.dictationFinalTimeoutMs,
@@ -870,7 +963,12 @@ export async function createPaseoDaemon(
               relayTransport?.stop().catch(() => undefined);
               relayTransport = startRelayTransport({
                 logger,
-                attachSocket: (ws) => wsServer.attachExternalSocket(ws),
+                attachSocket: (ws) => {
+                  if (!wsServer) {
+                    throw new Error("WebSocket server not initialized");
+                  }
+                  return wsServer.attachExternalSocket(ws);
+                },
                 relayEndpoint,
                 serverId,
                 daemonKeyPair: daemonKeyPair.keyPair,
@@ -911,7 +1009,9 @@ export async function createPaseoDaemon(
     sherpaOnline?.free();
     sherpaOffline?.free();
     await relayTransport?.stop().catch(() => undefined);
-    await wsServer.close();
+    if (wsServer) {
+      await wsServer.close();
+    }
     await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
       httpServer.close(() => resolve());
     });
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/config.ts b/packages/server/src/server/config.ts
index 5f0825a05..47c1cd6f8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/config.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/config.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ import {
 const DEFAULT_PORT = 6767;
 const DEFAULT_RELAY_ENDPOINT = "relay.paseo.sh:443";
 const DEFAULT_APP_BASE_URL = "https://app.paseo.sh";
+const VOICE_LLM_PROVIDER_IDS = [
+  "openrouter",
+  "local-agent",
+  "claude",
+  "codex",
+  "opencode",
+] as const;
+type VoiceLlmProviderId = (typeof VOICE_LLM_PROVIDER_IDS)[number];
 
 function getDefaultListen(): string {
   // Main HTTP server defaults to TCP
@@ -89,6 +97,19 @@ function parseSpeechProviderId(value: unknown): "openai" | "local" | null {
   return null;
 }
 
+function parseVoiceLlmProviderId(value: unknown): VoiceLlmProviderId | null {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const normalized = value.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (!normalized) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return (VOICE_LLM_PROVIDER_IDS as readonly string[]).includes(normalized)
+    ? (normalized as VoiceLlmProviderId)
+    : null;
+}
+
 function normalizeSherpaSttPreset(value: string): string {
   const raw = value.trim();
   const normalized = raw.toLowerCase();
@@ -246,6 +267,13 @@ export function loadConfig(
 
   const openrouterApiKey =
     env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY ?? persisted.providers?.openrouter?.apiKey ?? null;
+  const envVoiceLlmProvider = parseVoiceLlmProviderId(env.PASEO_VOICE_LLM_PROVIDER);
+  const persistedVoiceLlmProvider = parseVoiceLlmProviderId(
+    persisted.features?.voiceMode?.llm?.provider
+  );
+  const voiceLlmProvider = envVoiceLlmProvider ?? persistedVoiceLlmProvider ?? null;
+  const voiceLlmProviderExplicit =
+    envVoiceLlmProvider !== null || persistedVoiceLlmProvider !== null;
   const voiceLlmModel = persisted.features?.voiceMode?.llm?.model ?? null;
 
   return {
@@ -272,6 +300,8 @@ export function loadConfig(
       ...(sherpaOnnx ? { sherpaOnnx } : {}),
     },
     openrouterApiKey,
+    voiceLlmProvider,
+    voiceLlmProviderExplicit,
     voiceLlmModel,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/persisted-config.ts b/packages/server/src/server/persisted-config.ts
index 4b34cbbcd..be1293241 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/persisted-config.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/persisted-config.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ const FeatureVoiceModeSchema = z
   .object({
     llm: z
       .object({
-        provider: z.enum(["openrouter"]).optional(),
+        provider: z
+          .enum(["openrouter", "local-agent", "claude", "codex", "opencode"])
+          .optional(),
         model: z.string().min(1).optional(),
       })
       .strict()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/session.ts b/packages/server/src/server/session.ts
index 7cff12a80..409587d5e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/session.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/session.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ import { experimental_createMCPClient } from "ai";
 import type { Transport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/shared/transport.js";
 
 export type AgentMcpTransportFactory = () => Promise<Transport>;
+type VoiceLlmProvider = "openrouter" | "local-agent" | "claude" | "codex" | "opencode";
+type VoiceAgentProvider = Exclude<VoiceLlmProvider, "openrouter" | "local-agent">;
+type VoiceSpeakHandler = (params: { text: string; callerAgentId: string; signal?: AbortSignal }) => Promise<void>;
+type VoiceCallerContext = {
+  childAgentDefaultLabels?: Record<string, string>;
+  lockedCwd?: string;
+  allowCustomCwd?: boolean;
+  enableVoiceTools?: boolean;
+};
 import { buildProviderRegistry } from "./agent/provider-registry.js";
 import { AgentManager } from "./agent/agent-manager.js";
 import type { ManagedAgent } from "./agent/agent-manager.js";
@@ -59,6 +68,7 @@ import {
   generateStructuredAgentResponse,
 } from "./agent/agent-response-loop.js";
 import type {
+  AgentPermissionRequest,
   AgentPermissionResponse,
   AgentPromptContentBlock,
   AgentPromptInput,
@@ -130,6 +140,24 @@ const RESTART_EXIT_DELAY_MS = 250;
  * Uses Claude Haiku for speed and cost efficiency.
  */
 const AUTO_GEN_MODEL = "haiku";
+const VOICE_AGENT_FALLBACK_ORDER: VoiceAgentProvider[] = ["claude", "codex", "opencode"];
+const VOICE_AGENT_DEFAULT_MODE: Record<VoiceAgentProvider, string> = {
+  claude: "default",
+  codex: "read-only",
+  opencode: "default",
+};
+const VOICE_AGENT_DEFAULT_MODEL: Partial<Record<VoiceAgentProvider, string>> = {
+  claude: "haiku",
+  codex: "gpt-5.2-mini",
+};
+const VOICE_AGENT_SYSTEM_INSTRUCTION = [
+  "You are the Paseo voice assistant.",
+  "The user cannot see your chat messages or tool calls.",
+  "Always narrate everything through the speak tool.",
+  "Use concise plain language suitable for speech output.",
+  "Never use bash, file-edit, or web tools directly.",
+  "Only use the paseo MCP tools.",
+].join(" ");
 
 type ProcessingPhase = "idle" | "transcribing" | "llm";
 
@@ -320,7 +348,23 @@ export class Session {
   private readonly terminalManager: TerminalManager | null;
   private terminalSubscriptions: Map<string, () => void> = new Map();
   private readonly openrouterApiKey: string | null;
+  private readonly voiceLlmProvider: VoiceLlmProvider | null;
+  private readonly voiceLlmProviderExplicit: boolean;
+  private readonly voiceLlmDefaultProvider: VoiceAgentProvider | null;
   private readonly voiceLlmModel: string | null;
+  private readonly voiceLlmAvailability: Record<VoiceAgentProvider, boolean> | null;
+  private readonly voiceAgentMcpUrl: string | null;
+  private readonly registerVoiceSpeakHandler?: (
+    agentId: string,
+    handler: VoiceSpeakHandler
+  ) => void;
+  private readonly unregisterVoiceSpeakHandler?: (agentId: string) => void;
+  private readonly registerVoiceCallerContext?: (
+    agentId: string,
+    context: VoiceCallerContext
+  ) => void;
+  private readonly unregisterVoiceCallerContext?: (agentId: string) => void;
+  private voiceAssistantAgentId: string | null = null;
 
   constructor(
     clientId: string,
@@ -338,7 +382,18 @@ export class Session {
     voiceConversationStore: VoiceConversationStore,
     voice?: {
       openrouterApiKey?: string | null;
+      voiceLlmProvider?: VoiceLlmProvider | null;
+      voiceLlmProviderExplicit?: boolean;
+      voiceLlmDefaultProvider?: VoiceAgentProvider | null;
       voiceLlmModel?: string | null;
+      voiceLlmAvailability?: Record<VoiceAgentProvider, boolean> | null;
+      voiceAgentMcpUrl?: string | null;
+    },
+    voiceBridge?: {
+      registerVoiceSpeakHandler?: (agentId: string, handler: VoiceSpeakHandler) => void;
+      unregisterVoiceSpeakHandler?: (agentId: string) => void;
+      registerVoiceCallerContext?: (agentId: string, context: VoiceCallerContext) => void;
+      unregisterVoiceCallerContext?: (agentId: string) => void;
     },
     dictation?: {
       finalTimeoutMs?: number;
@@ -357,7 +412,16 @@ export class Session {
     this.terminalManager = terminalManager;
     this.voiceConversationStore = voiceConversationStore;
     this.openrouterApiKey = voice?.openrouterApiKey ?? null;
+    this.voiceLlmProvider = voice?.voiceLlmProvider ?? null;
+    this.voiceLlmProviderExplicit = voice?.voiceLlmProviderExplicit ?? false;
+    this.voiceLlmDefaultProvider = voice?.voiceLlmDefaultProvider ?? null;
     this.voiceLlmModel = voice?.voiceLlmModel ?? null;
+    this.voiceLlmAvailability = voice?.voiceLlmAvailability ?? null;
+    this.voiceAgentMcpUrl = voice?.voiceAgentMcpUrl ?? null;
+    this.registerVoiceSpeakHandler = voiceBridge?.registerVoiceSpeakHandler;
+    this.unregisterVoiceSpeakHandler = voiceBridge?.unregisterVoiceSpeakHandler;
+    this.registerVoiceCallerContext = voiceBridge?.registerVoiceCallerContext;
+    this.unregisterVoiceCallerContext = voiceBridge?.unregisterVoiceCallerContext;
     this.abortController = new AbortController();
     this.sessionLogger = logger.child({
       module: "session",
@@ -4241,7 +4305,7 @@ export class Session {
     this.messages.push({ role: "user", content: text });
 
     // Process through LLM (TTS enabled in voice mode for voice conversations)
-    this.currentStreamPromise = this.processWithLLM(this.isVoiceMode);
+    this.currentStreamPromise = this.processWithLLM(this.isVoiceMode, text);
     await this.currentStreamPromise;
   }
 
@@ -4518,7 +4582,7 @@ export class Session {
       // Set phase to LLM and process (TTS enabled in voice mode for voice conversations)
       this.clearSpeechInProgress("transcription complete");
       this.setPhase("llm");
-      this.currentStreamPromise = this.processWithLLM(this.isVoiceMode);
+      this.currentStreamPromise = this.processWithLLM(this.isVoiceMode, result.text);
       await this.currentStreamPromise;
       this.setPhase("idle");
     } catch (error: any) {
@@ -4537,10 +4601,249 @@ export class Session {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Resolve the effective voice LLM provider.
+   * - explicit provider => strict
+   * - local-agent / unset => fallback order
+   */
+  private resolveVoiceAgentProvider(): VoiceAgentProvider {
+    const configured = this.voiceLlmProvider;
+    const availability = this.voiceLlmAvailability ?? {
+      claude: true,
+      codex: true,
+      opencode: true,
+    };
+
+    if (configured === "openrouter") {
+      throw new Error("voiceLlmProvider=openrouter cannot be used in local-agent flow");
+    }
+
+    if (configured === "claude" || configured === "codex" || configured === "opencode") {
+      if (!availability[configured]) {
+        throw new Error(`Configured voice LLM provider '${configured}' is unavailable`);
+      }
+      return configured;
+    }
+
+    const fallbackOrder =
+      this.voiceLlmDefaultProvider && availability[this.voiceLlmDefaultProvider]
+        ? [this.voiceLlmDefaultProvider, ...VOICE_AGENT_FALLBACK_ORDER.filter((id) => id !== this.voiceLlmDefaultProvider)]
+        : VOICE_AGENT_FALLBACK_ORDER;
+
+    for (const provider of fallbackOrder) {
+      if (availability[provider]) {
+        return provider;
+      }
+    }
+
+    throw new Error("No local voice LLM provider is available (claude/codex/opencode)");
+  }
+
+  private getVoiceAgentModel(provider: VoiceAgentProvider): string | undefined {
+    const configured = this.voiceLlmModel?.trim();
+    if (configured) {
+      return configured;
+    }
+    return VOICE_AGENT_DEFAULT_MODEL[provider];
+  }
+
+  private async ensureVoiceAssistantAgent(): Promise<string> {
+    if (this.voiceAssistantAgentId) {
+      const existing = this.agentManager.getAgent(this.voiceAssistantAgentId);
+      if (existing) {
+        return existing.id;
+      }
+      this.voiceAssistantAgentId = null;
+    }
+
+    const provider = this.resolveVoiceAgentProvider();
+    const voiceAgentId = `voice-${uuidv4()}`;
+    const cwd = join(this.paseoHome, "voice-agent-workspace");
+    await mkdir(cwd, { recursive: true });
+
+    const mcpUrl = this.voiceAgentMcpUrl;
+    if (!mcpUrl) {
+      throw new Error("Voice MCP URL is not configured");
+    }
+
+    const model = this.getVoiceAgentModel(provider);
+    const config: AgentSessionConfig = {
+      provider,
+      cwd,
+      modeId: VOICE_AGENT_DEFAULT_MODE[provider],
+      ...(model ? { model } : {}),
+      internal: true,
+      mcpServers: {
+        paseo: {
+          type: "http",
+          url: `${mcpUrl}?callerAgentId=${encodeURIComponent(voiceAgentId)}`,
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const created = await this.agentManager.createAgent(config, voiceAgentId, {
+      labels: {
+        surface: "voice",
+        ui: "false",
+      },
+    });
+    this.voiceAssistantAgentId = created.id;
+
+    this.registerVoiceSpeakHandler?.(created.id, async ({ text, signal }) => {
+      const abortSignal = signal ?? this.abortController.signal;
+      await this.ttsManager.generateAndWaitForPlayback(
+        text,
+        (msg) => this.emit(msg),
+        abortSignal,
+        true
+      );
+      this.emit({
+        type: "activity_log",
+        payload: {
+          id: uuidv4(),
+          timestamp: new Date(),
+          type: "assistant",
+          content: text,
+        },
+      });
+    });
+    this.registerVoiceCallerContext?.(created.id, {
+      childAgentDefaultLabels: { ui: "true" },
+      allowCustomCwd: true,
+      enableVoiceTools: true,
+    });
+
+    this.sessionLogger.info(
+      {
+        voiceAssistantAgentId: created.id,
+        provider,
+        model: model ?? null,
+        providerExplicit: this.voiceLlmProviderExplicit,
+      },
+      "Voice assistant agent initialized"
+    );
+    return created.id;
+  }
+
+  private buildVoiceAgentPrompt(userText: string): string {
+    return [
+      VOICE_AGENT_SYSTEM_INSTRUCTION,
+      "",
+      `User said: ${userText.trim()}`,
+    ].join("\n");
+  }
+
+  private shouldAllowVoicePermission(request: AgentPermissionRequest): boolean {
+    const name = request.name.toLowerCase();
+    if (name.includes("mcp") || name.includes("paseo") || name.includes("speak")) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (name === "codextool") {
+      const metadata = request.metadata ?? {};
+      const rawQuestions = metadata.questions;
+      if (Array.isArray(rawQuestions)) {
+        const text = JSON.stringify(rawQuestions).toLowerCase();
+        return text.includes("mcp") || text.includes("paseo") || text.includes("speak");
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  private async processWithVoiceAgent(userText: string): Promise<void> {
+    const agentId = await this.ensureVoiceAssistantAgent();
+
+    await this.interruptAgentIfRunning(agentId);
+
+    const prompt = this.buildVoiceAgentPrompt(userText);
+    this.agentManager.recordUserMessage(agentId, userText);
+
+    let sawSpeakToolCall = false;
+    const assistantTextChunks: string[] = [];
+    const iterator = this.agentManager.streamAgent(agentId, prompt);
+    for await (const event of iterator) {
+      if (event.type === "turn_failed") {
+        throw new Error(event.error);
+      }
+      if (event.type === "timeline") {
+        if (event.item.type === "tool_call" && typeof event.item.name === "string") {
+          if (event.item.name.toLowerCase().includes("speak")) {
+            sawSpeakToolCall = true;
+          }
+        }
+        if (event.item.type === "assistant_message" && event.item.text.trim().length > 0) {
+          assistantTextChunks.push(event.item.text.trim());
+        }
+      }
+      if (event.type === "permission_requested") {
+        if (this.shouldAllowVoicePermission(event.request)) {
+          await this.agentManager.respondToPermission(agentId, event.request.id, {
+            behavior: "allow",
+          });
+        } else {
+          await this.agentManager.respondToPermission(agentId, event.request.id, {
+            behavior: "deny",
+            message: "Voice assistant policy only allows MCP paseo tools.",
+            interrupt: true,
+          });
+          throw new Error(
+            `Voice assistant denied non-MCP tool request: ${event.request.name}`
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!sawSpeakToolCall && assistantTextChunks.length > 0) {
+      const fallbackText = assistantTextChunks.join(" ").trim();
+      await this.ttsManager.generateAndWaitForPlayback(
+        fallbackText,
+        (msg) => this.emit(msg),
+        this.abortController.signal,
+        true
+      );
+      this.emit({
+        type: "activity_log",
+        payload: {
+          id: uuidv4(),
+          timestamp: new Date(),
+          type: "assistant",
+          content: fallbackText,
+        },
+      });
+      this.sessionLogger.warn(
+        { voiceAssistantAgentId: agentId },
+        "Voice agent responded without speak tool; used fallback TTS from assistant text"
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Process user message through LLM with streaming and tool execution
    */
-  private async processWithLLM(enableTTS: boolean): Promise<void> {
+  private async processWithLLM(enableTTS: boolean, latestUserText?: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (enableTTS && this.voiceLlmProvider !== "openrouter") {
+      const text =
+        typeof latestUserText === "string" && latestUserText.trim().length > 0
+          ? latestUserText
+          : (() => {
+              const lastUser = [...this.messages]
+                .reverse()
+                .find((message) => message.role === "user");
+              if (!lastUser) {
+                return "";
+              }
+              return typeof lastUser.content === "string"
+                ? lastUser.content
+                : JSON.stringify(lastUser.content);
+            })();
+      const normalized = text.trim();
+      if (!normalized) {
+        return;
+      }
+      await this.processWithVoiceAgent(normalized);
+      return;
+    }
+
     let assistantResponse = "";
     let pendingTTS: Promise<void> | null = null;
     let textBuffer = "";
@@ -5180,6 +5483,21 @@ export class Session {
       this.agentTools = null;
     }
 
+    if (this.voiceAssistantAgentId) {
+      try {
+        await this.agentManager.closeAgent(this.voiceAssistantAgentId);
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.sessionLogger.warn(
+          { err: error, voiceAssistantAgentId: this.voiceAssistantAgentId },
+          "Failed to close voice assistant agent"
+        );
+      } finally {
+        this.unregisterVoiceSpeakHandler?.(this.voiceAssistantAgentId);
+        this.unregisterVoiceCallerContext?.(this.voiceAssistantAgentId);
+        this.voiceAssistantAgentId = null;
+      }
+    }
+
     // Unsubscribe from all terminals
     for (const unsubscribe of this.terminalSubscriptions.values()) {
       unsubscribe();
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/speech/providers/local/sherpa/sherpa-onnx-loader.ts b/packages/server/src/server/speech/providers/local/sherpa/sherpa-onnx-loader.ts
index 80bf1abe2..680d16c64 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/speech/providers/local/sherpa/sherpa-onnx-loader.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/speech/providers/local/sherpa/sherpa-onnx-loader.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { createRequire } from "node:module";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
 
 export type SherpaOnnxModule = {
   createOnlineRecognizer: (config: any) => any;
@@ -8,11 +10,39 @@ export type SherpaOnnxModule = {
 
 let cached: SherpaOnnxModule | null = null;
 
+function ensureSherpaNativeLibraryPath(requireFn: NodeRequire): void {
+  const platform = os.platform();
+  if (platform !== "darwin" && platform !== "linux") {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const platformArch = `${platform}-${os.arch()}`;
+  const packageName = `sherpa-onnx-${platformArch}`;
+
+  let nativeDir: string;
+  try {
+    const binaryPath = requireFn.resolve(`${packageName}/sherpa-onnx.node`);
+    nativeDir = path.dirname(binaryPath);
+  } catch {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const envKey = platform === "darwin" ? "DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH" : "LD_LIBRARY_PATH";
+  const current = process.env[envKey]?.trim() ?? "";
+  const entries = current.length > 0 ? current.split(":").filter(Boolean) : [];
+  if (entries.includes(nativeDir)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  process.env[envKey] = entries.length > 0 ? `${nativeDir}:${entries.join(":")}` : nativeDir;
+}
+
 export function loadSherpaOnnx(): SherpaOnnxModule {
   if (cached) {
     return cached;
   }
   const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+  ensureSherpaNativeLibraryPath(require);
   cached = require("sherpa-onnx") as SherpaOnnxModule;
   return cached;
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/test-utils/paseo-daemon.ts b/packages/server/src/server/test-utils/paseo-daemon.ts
index 7024991b8..74da63fab 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/test-utils/paseo-daemon.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/test-utils/paseo-daemon.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ type TestPaseoDaemonOptions = {
   cleanup?: boolean;
   openai?: PaseoOpenAIConfig;
   speech?: PaseoSpeechConfig;
+  openrouterApiKey?: string | null;
+  voiceLlmProvider?: PaseoDaemonConfig["voiceLlmProvider"];
+  voiceLlmProviderExplicit?: boolean;
+  voiceLlmModel?: string | null;
   dictationFinalTimeoutMs?: number;
 };
 
@@ -78,7 +82,10 @@ export async function createTestPaseoDaemon(
       appBaseUrl: "https://app.paseo.sh",
       openai: options.openai,
       speech: options.speech,
-      openrouterApiKey: null,
+      openrouterApiKey: options.openrouterApiKey ?? null,
+      voiceLlmProvider: options.voiceLlmProvider ?? null,
+      voiceLlmProviderExplicit: options.voiceLlmProviderExplicit ?? false,
+      voiceLlmModel: options.voiceLlmModel ?? null,
       dictationFinalTimeoutMs: options.dictationFinalTimeoutMs,
       downloadTokenTtlMs: options.downloadTokenTtlMs,
     };
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/voice-local-agent.e2e.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/voice-local-agent.e2e.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0de10e6a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/voice-local-agent.e2e.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+
+import { createDaemonTestContext, type DaemonTestContext } from "./test-utils/index.js";
+
+const openaiApiKey = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY ?? null;
+const shouldRun =
+  process.env.PASEO_VOICE_LOCAL_AGENT_E2E === "1" &&
+  Boolean(openaiApiKey) &&
+  !process.env.CI;
+
+function waitForSignal<T>(
+  timeoutMs: number,
+  setup: (
+    resolve: (value: T) => void,
+    reject: (error: Error) => void
+  ) => () => void
+): Promise<T> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    let cleanup: (() => void) | null = null;
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      cleanup?.();
+      reject(new Error(`Timeout waiting for event after ${timeoutMs}ms`));
+    }, timeoutMs);
+
+    cleanup = setup(
+      (value) => {
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
+        cleanup?.();
+        resolve(value);
+      },
+      (error) => {
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
+        cleanup?.();
+        reject(error);
+      }
+    );
+  });
+}
+
+(shouldRun ? describe : describe.skip)(
+  "voice local-agent e2e",
+  () => {
+    let ctx: DaemonTestContext;
+
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+      ctx = await createDaemonTestContext({
+        agentClients: {},
+        openai: { apiKey: openaiApiKey! },
+        speech: {
+          dictationSttProvider: "openai",
+          voiceSttProvider: "openai",
+          voiceTtsProvider: "openai",
+        },
+        voiceLlmProvider: "codex",
+        voiceLlmProviderExplicit: true,
+        voiceLlmModel: "gpt-5.2-mini",
+      });
+    }, 120000);
+
+    afterAll(async () => {
+      await ctx.cleanup();
+    }, 60000);
+
+    test(
+      "routes voice turns through local agent speak tool",
+      async () => {
+        await ctx.client.setVoiceConversation(true, `voice-local-agent-${Date.now()}`);
+
+        const audioPromise = waitForSignal<{ chunkId: string }>(120000, (resolve, reject) => {
+          const offAudio = ctx.client.on("audio_output", (msg) => {
+            if (msg.type !== "audio_output") return;
+            resolve({ chunkId: msg.payload.id });
+          });
+          const offError = ctx.client.on("activity_log", (msg) => {
+            if (msg.type !== "activity_log") return;
+            if (msg.payload.type !== "error") return;
+            reject(new Error(String(msg.payload.content)));
+          });
+          return () => {
+            offAudio();
+            offError();
+          };
+        });
+
+        const assistantLogPromise = waitForSignal<string>(120000, (resolve, reject) => {
+          const offLog = ctx.client.on("activity_log", (msg) => {
+            if (msg.type !== "activity_log") return;
+            if (msg.payload.type !== "assistant") return;
+            const content = String(msg.payload.content ?? "");
+            if (!content.trim()) return;
+            resolve(content);
+          });
+          const offError = ctx.client.on("activity_log", (msg) => {
+            if (msg.type !== "activity_log") return;
+            if (msg.payload.type !== "error") return;
+            reject(new Error(String(msg.payload.content)));
+          });
+          return () => {
+            offLog();
+            offError();
+          };
+        });
+
+        ctx.client.sendUserMessage(
+          "Use the speak tool and say exactly: local voice agent path is working."
+        );
+
+        const [{ chunkId }, assistantText] = await Promise.all([
+          audioPromise,
+          assistantLogPromise,
+        ]);
+
+        expect(chunkId.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        expect(assistantText.toLowerCase()).toContain("local voice agent path is working");
+
+        const agents = await ctx.client.fetchAgents();
+        expect(
+          agents.some((agent) => String(agent.labels?.surface ?? "") === "voice")
+        ).toBe(false);
+      },
+      180000
+    );
+  }
+);
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/websocket-server.ts b/packages/server/src/server/websocket-server.ts
index 4d347694e..6ac67ff41 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/websocket-server.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/websocket-server.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { VoiceConversationStore } from "./voice-conversation-store.js";
 import type { SpeechToTextProvider, TextToSpeechProvider } from "./speech/speech-provider.js";
 
 export type AgentMcpTransportFactory = () => Promise<Transport>;
+type VoiceAgentProvider = "claude" | "codex" | "opencode";
 
 type WebSocketServerConfig = {
   allowedOrigins: Set<string>;
@@ -76,8 +77,26 @@ export class VoiceAssistantWebSocketServer {
   } | null;
   private readonly voice: {
     openrouterApiKey?: string | null;
+    voiceLlmProvider?: "openrouter" | "local-agent" | "claude" | "codex" | "opencode" | null;
+    voiceLlmProviderExplicit?: boolean;
+    voiceLlmDefaultProvider?: VoiceAgentProvider | null;
     voiceLlmModel?: string | null;
+    voiceLlmAvailability?: Record<VoiceAgentProvider, boolean> | null;
+    voiceAgentMcpUrl?: string | null;
   } | null;
+  private readonly voiceSpeakHandlers = new Map<
+    string,
+    (params: { text: string; callerAgentId: string; signal?: AbortSignal }) => Promise<void>
+  >();
+  private readonly voiceCallerContexts = new Map<
+    string,
+    {
+      childAgentDefaultLabels?: Record<string, string>;
+      lockedCwd?: string;
+      allowCustomCwd?: boolean;
+      enableVoiceTools?: boolean;
+    }
+  >();
 
   constructor(
     server: HTTPServer,
@@ -93,7 +112,12 @@ export class VoiceAssistantWebSocketServer {
     terminalManager?: TerminalManager | null,
     voice?: {
       openrouterApiKey?: string | null;
+      voiceLlmProvider?: "openrouter" | "local-agent" | "claude" | "codex" | "opencode" | null;
+      voiceLlmProviderExplicit?: boolean;
+      voiceLlmDefaultProvider?: VoiceAgentProvider | null;
       voiceLlmModel?: string | null;
+      voiceLlmAvailability?: Record<VoiceAgentProvider, boolean> | null;
+      voiceAgentMcpUrl?: string | null;
     },
     dictation?: {
       finalTimeoutMs?: number;
@@ -225,6 +249,20 @@ export class VoiceAssistantWebSocketServer {
       this.terminalManager,
       this.voiceConversationStore,
       this.voice ?? undefined,
+      {
+        registerVoiceSpeakHandler: (agentId, handler) => {
+          this.voiceSpeakHandlers.set(agentId, handler);
+        },
+        unregisterVoiceSpeakHandler: (agentId) => {
+          this.voiceSpeakHandlers.delete(agentId);
+        },
+        registerVoiceCallerContext: (agentId, context) => {
+          this.voiceCallerContexts.set(agentId, context);
+        },
+        unregisterVoiceCallerContext: (agentId) => {
+          this.voiceCallerContexts.delete(agentId);
+        },
+      },
       this.dictation ?? undefined
     );
 
@@ -263,6 +301,23 @@ export class VoiceAssistantWebSocketServer {
     });
   }
 
+  public resolveVoiceSpeakHandler(
+    callerAgentId: string
+  ): ((params: { text: string; callerAgentId: string; signal?: AbortSignal }) => Promise<void>) | null {
+    return this.voiceSpeakHandlers.get(callerAgentId) ?? null;
+  }
+
+  public resolveVoiceCallerContext(
+    callerAgentId: string
+  ): {
+    childAgentDefaultLabels?: Record<string, string>;
+    lockedCwd?: string;
+    allowCustomCwd?: boolean;
+    enableVoiceTools?: boolean;
+  } | null {
+    return this.voiceCallerContexts.get(callerAgentId) ?? null;
+  }
+
   private async detachSocket(
     ws: WebSocketLike,
     connectionLogger: pino.Logger,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/test-utils/vitest-setup.ts b/packages/server/src/test-utils/vitest-setup.ts
index 3ecf822c6..8f0beb4ad 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/test-utils/vitest-setup.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/test-utils/vitest-setup.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
 
-// Load repo-root .env for integration/E2E tests (OpenAI, etc.)
+// Load package-local .env.test first for integration/E2E credentials, then repo-root .env fallback.
+dotenv.config({ path: path.resolve(process.cwd(), ".env.test"), override: true });
 dotenv.config({ path: path.resolve(process.cwd(), "../.env") });
 
 process.env.GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT = "0";