diff --git a/core/agent/actions.go b/core/agent/actions.go
index 5ffb1ec1..da92ffdd 100644
--- a/core/agent/actions.go
+++ b/core/agent/actions.go
@@ -138,6 +138,37 @@ func (a *Agent) availableActions(j *types.Job) types.Actions {
 	return defaultActions
 }
 
+// filterActions constrains a set of actions to a per-agent allow/deny-list by tool name.
+// If allow is non-empty, only actions whose name is in allow survive; names in deny are
+// always removed. Empty allow and deny → input is returned unchanged (backward compatible).
+func filterActions(acts types.Actions, allow, deny []string) types.Actions {
+	if len(allow) == 0 && len(deny) == 0 {
+		return acts
+	}
+	allowSet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(allow))
+	for _, n := range allow {
+		allowSet[n] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	denySet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(deny))
+	for _, n := range deny {
+		denySet[n] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	out := make(types.Actions, 0, len(acts))
+	for _, act := range acts {
+		name := string(act.Definition().Name)
+		if len(allowSet) > 0 {
+			if _, ok := allowSet[name]; !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		if _, ok := denySet[name]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, act)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 func (a *Agent) prepareHUD() (promptHUD *PromptHUD) {
 	if !a.options.enableHUD {
 		return nil
diff --git a/core/agent/agent.go b/core/agent/agent.go
index aacb5d60..b420b085 100644
--- a/core/agent/agent.go
+++ b/core/agent/agent.go
@@ -858,8 +858,13 @@ func (a *Agent) consumeJob(job *types.Job, role string) {
 	}
 
 	availableActions := a.getAvailableActionsForJob(job)
+	// Per-agent tool allow/deny-list: constrain the EFFECTIVE tool set across all
+	// sources (built-in, KB-injected and MCP) at this single assembly point, so both
+	// the tools presented to the model (cogitoTools) and the lookup set (allActions)
+	// respect it. Empty allow/deny = unchanged behaviour.
+	availableActions = filterActions(availableActions, a.options.allowedTools, a.options.excludedTools)
 	cogitoTools := availableActions.ToCogitoTools(job.GetContext(), a.sharedState)
-	allActions := append(availableActions, a.mcpActionDefinitions...)
+	allActions := append(availableActions, filterActions(a.mcpActionDefinitions, a.options.allowedTools, a.options.excludedTools)...)
 
 	obs := job.Obs
 	if obs == nil && a.observer != nil && job.Obs != nil {
diff --git a/core/agent/options.go b/core/agent/options.go
index 7f489a32..338e61dc 100644
--- a/core/agent/options.go
+++ b/core/agent/options.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type options struct {
 	randomIdentity                                                                               bool
 	userActions                                                                                  types.Actions
 	jobFilters                                                                                   types.JobFilters
+	allowedTools, excludedTools                                                                  []string
 	enableHUD, standaloneJob, showCharacter, enableKB, enableSummaryMemory, enableLongTermMemory bool
 	stripThinkingTags                                                                            bool
 	kbAutoSearch                                                                                 bool
@@ -512,6 +513,17 @@ func WithKBAutoSearch(enabled bool) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithToolFilter constrains the agent's effective tool set. If allow is non-empty,
+// only those tool names survive; deny names are always removed. Applied across ALL
+// tool sources (MCP, built-in, KB-injected) at the single assembly point.
+func WithToolFilter(allow, deny []string) Option {
+	return func(o *options) error {
+		o.allowedTools = allow
+		o.excludedTools = deny
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // WithSchedulerStorePath sets the path for the scheduler's JSON storage file
 func WithSchedulerStorePath(path string) Option {
 	return func(o *options) error {
diff --git a/core/state/config.go b/core/state/config.go
index 9abd3afe..ebcd7a93 100644
--- a/core/state/config.go
+++ b/core/state/config.go
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ type AgentConfig struct {
 	StripThinkingTags        bool   `json:"strip_thinking_tags" form:"strip_thinking_tags"`
 	EnableEvaluation         bool   `json:"enable_evaluation" form:"enable_evaluation"`
 	MaxEvaluationLoops       int    `json:"max_evaluation_loops" form:"max_evaluation_loops"`
+	// AllowedTools/ExcludedTools constrain the agent's EFFECTIVE tool set (across MCP,
+	// built-in and KB-injected actions). If AllowedTools is non-empty, only those tool
+	// names are kept; ExcludedTools are always removed. Empty = unchanged behaviour.
+	AllowedTools  []string `json:"allowed_tools" form:"allowed_tools"`
+	ExcludedTools []string `json:"excluded_tools" form:"excluded_tools"`
 }
 
 type AgentConfigMeta struct {
diff --git a/core/state/pool.go b/core/state/pool.go
index 66a754de..bd2cfdf1 100644
--- a/core/state/pool.go
+++ b/core/state/pool.go
@@ -520,6 +520,10 @@ func (a *AgentPool) startAgentWithConfig(name, pooldir string, config *AgentConf
 		opts = append(opts, EnableGuidedTools)
 	}
 
+	if len(config.AllowedTools) > 0 || len(config.ExcludedTools) > 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, WithToolFilter(config.AllowedTools, config.ExcludedTools))
+	}
+
 	if config.StripThinkingTags {
 		opts = append(opts, EnableStripThinkingTags)
 	}