diff --git a/poc-memory/src/agents/daemon.rs b/poc-memory/src/agents/daemon.rs
index 203a665..6aa71c9 100644
--- a/poc-memory/src/agents/daemon.rs
+++ b/poc-memory/src/agents/daemon.rs
@@ -1074,6 +1074,18 @@ pub fn run_daemon() -> Result<(), String> {
         });
     }
 
+    daemon.add_rpc_handler(|cmd, _ctx| {
+        if cmd != "reload-config" { return None; }
+        let changed = crate::config::reload();
+        let config = crate::config::get();
+        let api = config.api_base_url.as_deref().unwrap_or("(none)");
+        let model = config.api_model.as_deref().unwrap_or("(default)");
+        log_event("daemon", "config-reload",
+            &format!("changed={}, api={}, model={}", changed, api, model));
+        Some(format!("{{\"ok\":true,\"changed\":{},\"api_base_url\":\"{}\",\"api_model\":\"{}\"}}\n",
+            changed, api, model))
+    });
+
     daemon.add_rpc_handler(|cmd, _ctx| {
         if !cmd.starts_with("record-hits ") { return None; }
         let keys: Vec<&str> = cmd.strip_prefix("record-hits ")
diff --git a/poc-memory/src/cli/misc.rs b/poc-memory/src/cli/misc.rs
index 249c86f..52a452d 100644
--- a/poc-memory/src/cli/misc.rs
+++ b/poc-memory/src/cli/misc.rs
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ pub fn cmd_load_context(stats: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
         println!("{}", "-".repeat(42));
 
         for group in &cfg.context_groups {
-            let entries = get_group_content(group, &store, cfg);
+            let entries = get_group_content(group, &store, &cfg);
             let words: usize = entries.iter()
                 .map(|(_, c)| c.split_whitespace().count())
                 .sum();
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ pub fn cmd_load_context(stats: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
     println!();
 
     for group in &cfg.context_groups {
-        let entries = get_group_content(group, &store, cfg);
+        let entries = get_group_content(group, &store, &cfg);
         if !entries.is_empty() && group.source == crate::config::ContextSource::Journal {
             println!("--- recent journal entries ({}/{}) ---",
                 entries.len(), cfg.journal_max);
diff --git a/poc-memory/src/config.rs b/poc-memory/src/config.rs
index 3c13c60..f6078ff 100644
--- a/poc-memory/src/config.rs
+++ b/poc-memory/src/config.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 //   {"group": "orientation", "keys": ["where-am-i.md"], "source": "file"}
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use std::sync::OnceLock;
+use std::sync::{Arc, OnceLock, RwLock};
 
-static CONFIG: OnceLock<Config> = OnceLock::new();
+static CONFIG: OnceLock<RwLock<Arc<Config>>> = OnceLock::new();
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub enum ContextSource {
@@ -210,7 +210,23 @@ fn expand_home(path: &str) -> PathBuf {
     }
 }
 
-/// Get the global config (loaded once on first access).
-pub fn get() -> &'static Config {
-    CONFIG.get_or_init(Config::load_from_file)
+/// Get the global config (cheap Arc clone).
+pub fn get() -> Arc<Config> {
+    CONFIG
+        .get_or_init(|| RwLock::new(Arc::new(Config::load_from_file())))
+        .read()
+        .unwrap()
+        .clone()
+}
+
+/// Reload the config from disk. Returns true if changed.
+pub fn reload() -> bool {
+    let lock = CONFIG.get_or_init(|| RwLock::new(Arc::new(Config::load_from_file())));
+    let new = Config::load_from_file();
+    let mut current = lock.write().unwrap();
+    let changed = format!("{:?}", **current) != format!("{:?}", new);
+    if changed {
+        *current = Arc::new(new);
+    }
+    changed
 }
diff --git a/poc-memory/src/main.rs b/poc-memory/src/main.rs
index 6ea7822..f9b1540 100644
--- a/poc-memory/src/main.rs
+++ b/poc-memory/src/main.rs
@@ -469,6 +469,8 @@ enum DaemonCmd {
     },
     /// Interactive TUI
     Tui,
+    /// Reload config file without restarting
+    ReloadConfig,
 }
 
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
@@ -1057,6 +1059,12 @@ fn cmd_daemon(sub: DaemonCmd) -> Result<(), String> {
         DaemonCmd::Consolidate => daemon::rpc_consolidate(),
         DaemonCmd::Run { agent, count } => daemon::rpc_run_agent(&agent, count),
         DaemonCmd::Tui => tui::run_tui(),
+        DaemonCmd::ReloadConfig => {
+            match daemon::send_rpc_pub("reload-config") {
+                Some(resp) => { eprintln!("{}", resp.trim()); Ok(()) }
+                None => Err("daemon not running".into()),
+            }
+        }
     }
 }