diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cb02751..8d47ece 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -623,6 +623,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "consciousness-channel-tmux"
+version = "0.4.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "capnp",
+ "capnp-rpc",
+ "dirs",
+ "futures",
+ "json5",
+ "libc",
+ "poc-memory",
+ "scopeguard",
+ "serde",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-util",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "console-api"
 version = "0.8.1"
diff --git a/src/agent/tools/channels.rs b/src/agent/tools/channels.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e67347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/agent/tools/channels.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+// tools/channels.rs — Channel tools (list, recv, send, notifications)
+//
+// Shared by consciousness agent and the MCP server.
+// One-shot capnp RPC calls to channel daemon sockets.
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde_json::json;
+
+use super::ToolDef;
+
+// ── Definitions ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+pub fn definitions() -> Vec<ToolDef> {
+    vec![
+        ToolDef::new(
+            "channel_list",
+            "List all available channels and their status (connected, unread count).",
+            json!({"type": "object", "properties": {}}),
+        ),
+        ToolDef::new(
+            "channel_recv",
+            "Read messages from a channel.",
+            json!({
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "channel": {"type": "string", "description": "Channel path (e.g. irc.#bcachefs, telegram.kent)"},
+                    "all_new": {"type": "boolean", "description": "If true, return all unconsumed messages. If false, return scrollback.", "default": true},
+                    "min_count": {"type": "integer", "description": "Minimum number of lines to return", "default": 20}
+                },
+                "required": ["channel"]
+            }),
+        ),
+        ToolDef::new(
+            "channel_send",
+            "Send a message to a channel.",
+            json!({
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "channel": {"type": "string", "description": "Channel path (e.g. irc.#bcachefs, irc.pm.nick, telegram.kent)"},
+                    "message": {"type": "string", "description": "Message to send"}
+                },
+                "required": ["channel", "message"]
+            }),
+        ),
+        ToolDef::new(
+            "channel_notifications",
+            "Get pending channel notifications (unread signals). Does not consume messages — use channel_recv for that.",
+            json!({"type": "object", "properties": {}}),
+        ),
+    ]
+}
+
+// ── Dispatch ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+pub async fn dispatch(name: &str, args: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<String> {
+    match name {
+        "channel_list" => channel_list().await,
+        "channel_recv" => channel_recv(args).await,
+        "channel_send" => channel_send(args).await,
+        "channel_notifications" => channel_notifications().await,
+        _ => anyhow::bail!("unknown channel tool: {}", name),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Blocking dispatch for synchronous contexts (MCP server).
+pub fn dispatch_blocking(name: &str, args: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<String> {
+    match name {
+        "channel_list" => Ok(channel_list_blocking()),
+        "channel_notifications" => Ok(channel_notifications_blocking()),
+        "channel_recv" | "channel_send" => {
+            let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+                .enable_all()
+                .build()?;
+            let local = tokio::task::LocalSet::new();
+            local.block_on(&rt, async {
+                match name {
+                    "channel_recv" => channel_recv(args).await,
+                    "channel_send" => channel_send(args).await,
+                    _ => unreachable!(),
+                }
+            })
+        }
+        _ => anyhow::bail!("unknown channel tool: {}", name),
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Tool implementations ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+async fn channel_list() -> Result<String> {
+    let result = fetch_all_channels().await;
+    Ok(format_channel_list(&result))
+}
+
+fn channel_list_blocking() -> String {
+    let result = fetch_all_channels_blocking();
+    format_channel_list(&result)
+}
+
+fn format_channel_list(channels: &[(String, bool, u32)]) -> String {
+    if channels.is_empty() {
+        return "No channels configured.".into();
+    }
+    channels.iter().map(|(name, connected, unread)| {
+        let status = if *connected { "connected" } else { "disconnected" };
+        let unread_str = if *unread > 0 { format!(" ({} unread)", unread) } else { String::new() };
+        format!("{} — {}{}", name, status, unread_str)
+    }).collect::<Vec<_>>().join("\n")
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct RecvArgs {
+    channel: String,
+    #[serde(default = "default_true")]
+    all_new: bool,
+    #[serde(default = "default_min_count")]
+    min_count: u32,
+}
+fn default_true() -> bool { true }
+fn default_min_count() -> u32 { 20 }
+
+async fn channel_recv(args: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<String> {
+    let a: RecvArgs = serde_json::from_value(args.clone())
+        .context("invalid channel_recv arguments")?;
+    let sock = daemon_sock(&a.channel)?;
+    let channel = a.channel;
+    let all_new = a.all_new;
+    let min_count = a.min_count;
+    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+        rpc_blocking(|local, rt| {
+            local.block_on(rt, rpc_recv(&sock, &channel, all_new, min_count))
+        })
+    }).await?
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{}", e))
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct SendArgs {
+    channel: String,
+    message: String,
+}
+
+async fn channel_send(args: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<String> {
+    let a: SendArgs = serde_json::from_value(args.clone())
+        .context("invalid channel_send arguments")?;
+    let sock = daemon_sock(&a.channel)?;
+    let channel = a.channel;
+    let message = a.message;
+    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+        rpc_blocking(|local, rt| {
+            local.block_on(rt, rpc_send(&sock, &channel, &message))
+        })
+    }).await?
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{}", e))
+}
+
+async fn channel_notifications() -> Result<String> {
+    let result = fetch_all_channels().await;
+    Ok(format_notifications(&result))
+}
+
+fn channel_notifications_blocking() -> String {
+    let result = fetch_all_channels_blocking();
+    format_notifications(&result)
+}
+
+fn format_notifications(channels: &[(String, bool, u32)]) -> String {
+    let unread: Vec<_> = channels.iter().filter(|(_, _, u)| *u > 0).collect();
+    if unread.is_empty() {
+        "No pending notifications.".into()
+    } else {
+        unread.iter()
+            .map(|(name, _, count)| format!("{}: {} unread", name, count))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join("\n")
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Socket helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fn channels_dir() -> std::path::PathBuf {
+    dirs::home_dir()
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .join(".consciousness/channels")
+}
+
+fn daemon_sock(channel: &str) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf> {
+    let prefix = channel.split('.').next().unwrap_or("");
+    let sock = channels_dir().join(format!("{}.sock", prefix));
+    if !sock.exists() {
+        anyhow::bail!("no daemon for channel: {}", channel);
+    }
+    Ok(sock)
+}
+
+// ── Channel RPC ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Create a tokio runtime + LocalSet for capnp RPC calls.
+/// capnp-rpc uses Rc so futures aren't Send — this must run
+/// on a dedicated thread via spawn_blocking.
+fn rpc_blocking<F, T>(f: F) -> T
+where
+    F: FnOnce(&tokio::task::LocalSet, &tokio::runtime::Runtime) -> T,
+{
+    let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+        .enable_all()
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+    let local = tokio::task::LocalSet::new();
+    f(&local, &rt)
+}
+
+use capnp_rpc::{rpc_twoparty_capnp, twoparty, RpcSystem};
+use futures::AsyncReadExt;
+use tokio_util::compat::TokioAsyncReadCompatExt;
+use crate::channel_capnp::channel_server;
+
+async fn rpc_connect(sock: &std::path::Path) -> Result<channel_server::Client, String> {
+    let stream = tokio::net::UnixStream::connect(sock).await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("connect failed: {e}"))?;
+    let (reader, writer) = stream.compat().split();
+    let rpc_network = Box::new(twoparty::VatNetwork::new(
+        futures::io::BufReader::new(reader),
+        futures::io::BufWriter::new(writer),
+        rpc_twoparty_capnp::Side::Client,
+        Default::default(),
+    ));
+    let mut rpc_system = RpcSystem::new(rpc_network, None);
+    let client: channel_server::Client =
+        rpc_system.bootstrap(rpc_twoparty_capnp::Side::Server);
+    tokio::task::spawn_local(rpc_system);
+    Ok(client)
+}
+
+async fn rpc_recv(
+    sock: &std::path::Path,
+    channel: &str,
+    all_new: bool,
+    min_count: u32,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let client = rpc_connect(sock).await?;
+
+    let mut req = client.recv_request();
+    req.get().set_channel(channel);
+    req.get().set_all_new(all_new);
+    req.get().set_min_count(min_count);
+
+    let reply = req.send().promise.await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("recv failed: {e}"))?;
+    let text = reply.get()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("reply error: {e}"))?
+        .get_text()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("text error: {e}"))?
+        .to_str()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("utf8 error: {e}"))?;
+
+    if text.is_empty() {
+        Ok("(no messages)".into())
+    } else {
+        Ok(text.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+async fn rpc_send(
+    sock: &std::path::Path,
+    channel: &str,
+    message: &str,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let client = rpc_connect(sock).await?;
+
+    let mut req = client.send_request();
+    req.get().set_channel(channel);
+    req.get().set_message(message);
+
+    req.send().promise.await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("send failed: {e}"))?;
+
+    Ok(format!("sent to {}", channel))
+}
+
+async fn rpc_list(sock: &std::path::Path) -> Option<Vec<(String, bool, u32)>> {
+    let client = rpc_connect(sock).await.ok()?;
+    let mut result = Vec::new();
+    if let Ok(reply) = client.list_request().send().promise.await {
+        if let Ok(r) = reply.get() {
+            if let Ok(channels) = r.get_channels() {
+                for ch in channels.iter() {
+                    if let Ok(name) = ch.get_name() {
+                        result.push((
+                            name.to_str().unwrap_or("").to_string(),
+                            ch.get_connected(),
+                            ch.get_unread(),
+                        ));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Some(result)
+}
+
+// ── Fetch all channels ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Fetch channel status from all daemon sockets.
+/// Runs on a dedicated thread because capnp-rpc uses Rc (not Send).
+pub async fn fetch_all_channels() -> Vec<(String, bool, u32)> {
+    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(|| {
+        fetch_all_channels_blocking()
+    })
+    .await
+    .unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
+/// Blocking version for synchronous contexts.
+pub fn fetch_all_channels_blocking() -> Vec<(String, bool, u32)> {
+    let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+        .enable_all()
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+    let local = tokio::task::LocalSet::new();
+    local.block_on(&rt, fetch_all_channels_inner())
+}
+
+async fn fetch_all_channels_inner() -> Vec<(String, bool, u32)> {
+    let channels_dir = channels_dir();
+
+    let mut sup = crate::thalamus::supervisor::Supervisor::new();
+    sup.load_config();
+    sup.ensure_running();
+
+    let mut result = Vec::new();
+    for (daemon_name, _enabled, alive) in sup.status() {
+        if !alive {
+            result.push((daemon_name, false, 0));
+            continue;
+        }
+        let sock = channels_dir.join(format!("{}.sock", daemon_name));
+        match rpc_list(&sock).await {
+            None => result.push((daemon_name, false, 0)),
+            Some(channels) if channels.is_empty() => result.push((daemon_name, true, 0)),
+            Some(channels) => result.extend(channels),
+        }
+    }
+    result
+}
diff --git a/src/agent/tools/mod.rs b/src/agent/tools/mod.rs
index 81ba279..bf56bc3 100644
--- a/src/agent/tools/mod.rs
+++ b/src/agent/tools/mod.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@
 
 // Core tools
 mod bash;
+pub mod channels;
 mod edit;
 mod glob;
 mod grep;
-mod memory;
+pub mod memory;
 mod read;
 mod web;
 mod write;
@@ -191,6 +192,15 @@ pub async fn dispatch_shared(
         });
     }
 
+    // Channel tools
+    if name.starts_with("channel_") {
+        let result = channels::dispatch(name, args).await;
+        return Some(match result {
+            Ok(s) => ToolOutput::text(s),
+            Err(e) => ToolOutput::error(e),
+        });
+    }
+
     // File and execution tools
     let result = match name {
         "read_file" => read::read_file(args),
@@ -225,6 +235,7 @@ pub fn definitions() -> Vec<ToolDef> {
         glob::definition(),
     ];
     defs.extend(control::definitions());
+    defs.extend(channels::definitions());
     defs.extend(memory::definitions());
     defs
 }
diff --git a/src/claude/mcp-server.rs b/src/claude/mcp-server.rs
index f8f245b..c4e90a4 100644
--- a/src/claude/mcp-server.rs
+++ b/src/claude/mcp-server.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 use std::io::{self, BufRead, Write};
-use std::process::Command;
 
 // ── JSON-RPC types ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -69,368 +68,34 @@ fn notify(method: &str, params: Value) {
 // ── Tool definitions ────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 fn tool_definitions() -> Vec<Value> {
-    // Memory tools — dispatch to poc-memory CLI
-    let memory_tools = vec![
-        tool("memory_render", "Read a memory node's content and links.",
-            json!({"type":"object","properties":{"key":{"type":"string","description":"Node key"}},"required":["key"]}),
-            vec!["render"]),
-        tool("memory_write", "Create or update a memory node.",
-            json!({"type":"object","properties":{
-                "key":{"type":"string","description":"Node key"},
-                "content":{"type":"string","description":"Full content (markdown)"}
-            },"required":["key","content"]}),
-            vec!["write"]),
-        tool("memory_search", "Search the memory graph.",
-            json!({"type":"object","properties":{"terms":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"},"description":"Search terms"}},"required":["terms"]}),
-            vec!["graph", "spread"]),
-        tool("memory_links", "Show a node's links.",
-            json!({"type":"object","properties":{"key":{"type":"string","description":"Node key"}},"required":["key"]}),
-            vec!["graph", "link"]),
-        tool("memory_link_set", "Set link weights between nodes.",
-            json!({"type":"object","properties":{
-                "source":{"type":"string"},
-                "targets":{"type":"string","description":"target:weight pairs"}
-            },"required":["source","targets"]}),
-            vec!["graph", "link-set"]),
-        tool("memory_link_add", "Add a link between nodes.",
-            json!({"type":"object","properties":{
-                "source":{"type":"string"},
-                "target":{"type":"string"},
-                "weight":{"type":"number"}
-            },"required":["source","target"]}),
-            vec!["graph", "link-add"]),
-        tool("memory_used", "Mark a memory node as useful.",
-            json!({"type":"object","properties":{"key":{"type":"string"}},"required":["key"]}),
-            vec!["used"]),
-        tool("memory_weight_set", "Set a node's weight directly.",
-            json!({"type":"object","properties":{
-                "key":{"type":"string"},
-                "weight":{"type":"number"}
-            },"required":["key","weight"]}),
-            vec!["weight-set"]),
-        tool("memory_rename", "Rename a memory node.",
-            json!({"type":"object","properties":{
-                "old_key":{"type":"string"},
-                "new_key":{"type":"string"}
-            },"required":["old_key","new_key"]}),
-            vec!["node", "rename"]),
-        tool("memory_query", "Query the memory graph.",
-            json!({"type":"object","properties":{"query":{"type":"string","description":"Query expression"}},"required":["query"]}),
-            vec!["query"]),
-    ];
+    use poc_memory::agent::tools;
 
-    // Channel tools
-    let channel_tools = vec![
-        json!({
-            "name": "channel_list",
-            "description": "List all available channels and their status (connected, unread count).",
-            "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {}}
-        }),
-        json!({
-            "name": "channel_recv",
-            "description": "Read messages from a channel.",
-            "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {
-                "channel": {"type": "string", "description": "Channel path (e.g. irc.#bcachefs-ai, telegram.kent)"},
-                "all_new": {"type": "boolean", "description": "If true, return all unconsumed messages. If false, return scrollback.", "default": true},
-                "min_count": {"type": "integer", "description": "Minimum number of lines to return", "default": 20}
-            }, "required": ["channel"]}
-        }),
-        json!({
-            "name": "channel_send",
-            "description": "Send a message to a channel.",
-            "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {
-                "channel": {"type": "string", "description": "Channel path (e.g. irc.#bcachefs-ai, irc.pm.nick, telegram.kent)"},
-                "message": {"type": "string", "description": "Message to send"}
-            }, "required": ["channel", "message"]}
-        }),
-        json!({
-            "name": "channel_notifications",
-            "description": "Get pending channel notifications (unread signals). Does not consume messages — use channel_recv for that.",
-            "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {}}
-        }),
-    ];
+    let all_defs = tools::memory::definitions().into_iter()
+        .chain(tools::channels::definitions());
 
-    memory_tools.into_iter().chain(channel_tools).collect()
-}
-
-fn tool(name: &str, desc: &str, schema: Value, _cli: Vec<&str>) -> Value {
-    json!({
-        "name": name,
-        "description": desc,
-        "inputSchema": schema,
-    })
+    all_defs.map(|td| json!({
+        "name": td.function.name,
+        "description": td.function.description,
+        "inputSchema": td.function.parameters,
+    })).collect()
 }
 
 // ── Tool dispatch ───────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 fn dispatch_tool(name: &str, args: &Value) -> Result<String, String> {
-    match name {
-        // Memory tools — delegate to poc-memory CLI
-        n if n.starts_with("memory_") => dispatch_memory(n, args),
+    use poc_memory::agent::tools;
 
-        // Channel tools
-        "channel_list" => dispatch_channel_list(),
-        "channel_recv" => dispatch_channel_recv(args),
-        "channel_send" => dispatch_channel_send(args),
-        "channel_notifications" => dispatch_channel_notifications(),
-
-        _ => Err(format!("unknown tool: {name}")),
-    }
-}
-
-fn dispatch_memory(name: &str, args: &Value) -> Result<String, String> {
-    let cli_args = match name {
-        "memory_render" => vec!["render".into(), arg_str(args, "key")?],
-        "memory_write" => {
-            let key = arg_str(args, "key")?;
-            let content = arg_str(args, "content")?;
-            // Write content via stdin
-            return run_poc_memory_stdin(&["write", &key], &content);
-        }
-        "memory_search" => {
-            let mut cmd = vec!["graph".into(), "spread".into()];
-            if let Some(terms) = args.get("terms").and_then(|t| t.as_array()) {
-                for t in terms {
-                    if let Some(s) = t.as_str() {
-                        cmd.push(s.to_string());
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            cmd
-        }
-        "memory_links" => vec!["graph".into(), "link".into(), arg_str(args, "key")?],
-        "memory_link_set" => vec!["graph".into(), "link-set".into(), arg_str(args, "source")?, arg_str(args, "targets")?],
-        "memory_link_add" => {
-            let mut cmd = vec!["graph".into(), "link-add".into(), arg_str(args, "source")?, arg_str(args, "target")?];
-            if let Some(w) = args.get("weight").and_then(|v| v.as_f64()) {
-                cmd.push(format!("{w:.2}"));
-            }
-            cmd
-        }
-        "memory_used" => vec!["used".into(), arg_str(args, "key")?],
-        "memory_weight_set" => vec!["weight-set".into(), arg_str(args, "key")?, format!("{:.2}", args.get("weight").and_then(|v| v.as_f64()).unwrap_or(1.0))],
-        "memory_rename" => vec!["node".into(), "rename".into(), arg_str(args, "old_key")?, arg_str(args, "new_key")?],
-        "memory_query" => vec!["query".into(), arg_str(args, "query")?],
-        _ => return Err(format!("unknown memory tool: {name}")),
-    };
-
-    let str_args: Vec<&str> = cli_args.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
-    run_poc_memory(&str_args)
-}
-
-fn run_poc_memory(args: &[&str]) -> Result<String, String> {
-    let result = Command::new("poc-memory")
-        .args(args)
-        .output()
-        .map_err(|e| format!("failed to run poc-memory: {e}"))?;
-    let out = String::from_utf8_lossy(&result.stdout);
-    let err = String::from_utf8_lossy(&result.stderr);
-    if result.status.success() {
-        Ok(format!("{}{}", out.trim(), if err.is_empty() { String::new() } else { format!("\n{}", err.trim()) }))
-    } else {
-        Err(format!("{}\n{}", out.trim(), err.trim()))
-    }
-}
-
-fn run_poc_memory_stdin(args: &[&str], stdin: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
-    use std::process::Stdio;
-    let mut child = Command::new("poc-memory")
-        .args(args)
-        .stdin(Stdio::piped())
-        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
-        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
-        .spawn()
-        .map_err(|e| format!("failed to run poc-memory: {e}"))?;
-
-    if let Some(mut si) = child.stdin.take() {
-        let _ = si.write_all(stdin.as_bytes());
+    if name.starts_with("memory_") || name.starts_with("journal_") || name == "output" {
+        return tools::memory::dispatch(name, args, None)
+            .map_err(|e| e.to_string());
     }
 
-    let result = child.wait_with_output()
-        .map_err(|e| format!("poc-memory failed: {e}"))?;
-    let out = String::from_utf8_lossy(&result.stdout);
-    let err = String::from_utf8_lossy(&result.stderr);
-    Ok(format!("{}{}", out.trim(), if err.is_empty() { String::new() } else { format!("\n{}", err.trim()) }))
-}
-
-// ── Channel tool dispatch ───────────────────────────────────────
-
-fn dispatch_channel_list() -> Result<String, String> {
-    let result = poc_memory::thalamus::channels::fetch_all_channels_blocking();
-    let mut lines = Vec::new();
-    for (name, connected, unread) in &result {
-        let status = if *connected { "connected" } else { "disconnected" };
-        let unread_str = if *unread > 0 { format!(" ({} unread)", unread) } else { String::new() };
-        lines.push(format!("{} — {}{}", name, status, unread_str));
-    }
-    if lines.is_empty() {
-        Ok("No channels configured.".into())
-    } else {
-        Ok(lines.join("\n"))
-    }
-}
-
-fn dispatch_channel_recv(args: &Value) -> Result<String, String> {
-    let channel = arg_str(args, "channel")?;
-    let all_new = args.get("all_new").and_then(|v| v.as_bool()).unwrap_or(true);
-    let min_count = args.get("min_count").and_then(|v| v.as_u64()).unwrap_or(20) as u32;
-
-    // Find which daemon handles this channel
-    let prefix = channel.split('.').next().unwrap_or("");
-    let sock = dirs::home_dir()
-        .unwrap_or_default()
-        .join(format!(".consciousness/channels/{}.sock", prefix));
-
-    if !sock.exists() {
-        return Err(format!("no daemon for channel: {}", channel));
+    if name.starts_with("channel_") {
+        return tools::channels::dispatch_blocking(name, args)
+            .map_err(|e| e.to_string());
     }
 
-    // Use blocking one-shot RPC
-    let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-        .enable_all()
-        .build()
-        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-    let local = tokio::task::LocalSet::new();
-
-    local.block_on(&rt, async {
-        channel_rpc_recv(&sock, &channel, all_new, min_count).await
-    })
-}
-
-fn dispatch_channel_send(args: &Value) -> Result<String, String> {
-    let channel = arg_str(args, "channel")?;
-    let message = arg_str(args, "message")?;
-
-    let prefix = channel.split('.').next().unwrap_or("");
-    let sock = dirs::home_dir()
-        .unwrap_or_default()
-        .join(format!(".consciousness/channels/{}.sock", prefix));
-
-    if !sock.exists() {
-        return Err(format!("no daemon for channel: {}", channel));
-    }
-
-    let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-        .enable_all()
-        .build()
-        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-    let local = tokio::task::LocalSet::new();
-
-    local.block_on(&rt, async {
-        channel_rpc_send(&sock, &channel, &message).await
-    })
-}
-
-fn dispatch_channel_notifications() -> Result<String, String> {
-    // Read pending notifications from the consciousness binary's state
-    // For now, just list channels with unread counts
-    let result = poc_memory::thalamus::channels::fetch_all_channels_blocking();
-    let unread: Vec<_> = result.iter()
-        .filter(|(_, _, u)| *u > 0)
-        .collect();
-    if unread.is_empty() {
-        Ok("No pending notifications.".into())
-    } else {
-        let lines: Vec<String> = unread.iter()
-            .map(|(name, _, count)| format!("{}: {} unread", name, count))
-            .collect();
-        Ok(lines.join("\n"))
-    }
-}
-
-// ── Channel RPC helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────
-
-async fn channel_rpc_recv(
-    sock: &std::path::Path,
-    channel: &str,
-    all_new: bool,
-    min_count: u32,
-) -> Result<String, String> {
-    use capnp_rpc::{rpc_twoparty_capnp, twoparty, RpcSystem};
-    use futures::AsyncReadExt;
-    use tokio_util::compat::TokioAsyncReadCompatExt;
-    use poc_memory::channel_capnp::channel_server;
-
-    let stream = tokio::net::UnixStream::connect(sock).await
-        .map_err(|e| format!("connect failed: {e}"))?;
-    let (reader, writer) = stream.compat().split();
-    let rpc_network = Box::new(twoparty::VatNetwork::new(
-        futures::io::BufReader::new(reader),
-        futures::io::BufWriter::new(writer),
-        rpc_twoparty_capnp::Side::Client,
-        Default::default(),
-    ));
-    let mut rpc_system = RpcSystem::new(rpc_network, None);
-    let client: channel_server::Client =
-        rpc_system.bootstrap(rpc_twoparty_capnp::Side::Server);
-    tokio::task::spawn_local(rpc_system);
-
-    let mut req = client.recv_request();
-    req.get().set_channel(channel);
-    req.get().set_all_new(all_new);
-    req.get().set_min_count(min_count);
-
-    let reply = req.send().promise.await
-        .map_err(|e| format!("recv failed: {e}"))?;
-    let text = reply.get()
-        .map_err(|e| format!("reply error: {e}"))?
-        .get_text()
-        .map_err(|e| format!("text error: {e}"))?
-        .to_str()
-        .map_err(|e| format!("utf8 error: {e}"))?;
-
-    if text.is_empty() {
-        Ok("(no messages)".into())
-    } else {
-        Ok(text.to_string())
-    }
-}
-
-async fn channel_rpc_send(
-    sock: &std::path::Path,
-    channel: &str,
-    message: &str,
-) -> Result<String, String> {
-    use capnp_rpc::{rpc_twoparty_capnp, twoparty, RpcSystem};
-    use futures::AsyncReadExt;
-    use tokio_util::compat::TokioAsyncReadCompatExt;
-    use poc_memory::channel_capnp::channel_server;
-
-    let stream = tokio::net::UnixStream::connect(sock).await
-        .map_err(|e| format!("connect failed: {e}"))?;
-    let (reader, writer) = stream.compat().split();
-    let rpc_network = Box::new(twoparty::VatNetwork::new(
-        futures::io::BufReader::new(reader),
-        futures::io::BufWriter::new(writer),
-        rpc_twoparty_capnp::Side::Client,
-        Default::default(),
-    ));
-    let mut rpc_system = RpcSystem::new(rpc_network, None);
-    let client: channel_server::Client =
-        rpc_system.bootstrap(rpc_twoparty_capnp::Side::Server);
-    tokio::task::spawn_local(rpc_system);
-
-    let mut req = client.send_request();
-    req.get().set_channel(channel);
-    req.get().set_message(message);
-
-    req.send().promise.await
-        .map_err(|e| format!("send failed: {e}"))?;
-
-    Ok(format!("sent to {}", channel))
-}
-
-// ── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-fn arg_str(args: &Value, key: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
-    args.get(key)
-        .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
-        .map(|s| s.to_string())
-        .ok_or_else(|| format!("missing required argument: {key}"))
-}
-
-fn fetch_all_channels_blocking() -> Vec<(String, bool, u32)> {
-    poc_memory::thalamus::channels::fetch_all_channels_blocking()
+    Err(format!("unknown tool: {name}"))
 }
 
 // ── Main loop ───────────────────────────────────────────────────