diff --git a/cmd/agentsview/mcp.go b/cmd/agentsview/mcp.go
index ef652bc87..f3cb24391 100644
--- a/cmd/agentsview/mcp.go
+++ b/cmd/agentsview/mcp.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -96,6 +97,13 @@ Add to your MCP client config (e.g. Claude Desktop):
 					return err
 				}
 				opts.Token = token
+				opts.DiscoveryDirectory = filepath.Join(cfg.DataDir, "mcp")
+				opts.BackendURL, _ = cmd.Flags().GetString("server")
+				if opts.BackendURL == "" && !pgReadRequested(cmd) {
+					if runtime := FindDaemonRuntime(cfg.DataDir, cfg.AuthToken); runtime != nil {
+						opts.BackendURL = runtime.Record.Endpoint().BaseURL()
+					}
+				}
 				serveErr = mcpserver.ServeHTTP(ctx, opts, addr)
 			} else {
 				serveErr = mcpserver.ServeStdio(ctx, opts)
@@ -129,6 +137,7 @@ Add to your MCP client config (e.g. Claude Desktop):
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("pg", false,
 		"Read session data from configured PostgreSQL")
 
+	cmd.AddCommand(newMCPStatusCommand())
 	return cmd
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/agentsview/mcp_status.go b/cmd/agentsview/mcp_status.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3fbec4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/agentsview/mcp_status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json/v2"
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"go.kenn.io/agentsview/internal/config"
+	"go.kenn.io/agentsview/internal/mcpdiscovery"
+)
+
+func newMCPStatusCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	command := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:               "status",
+		Short:             "List running HTTP MCP listeners",
+		Args:              cobra.NoArgs,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(*cobra.Command, []string) error { return nil },
+		RunE: func(command *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+			cfg, err := config.LoadReadOnly()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			directory := filepath.Join(cfg.DataDir, "mcp")
+			endpoints, err := mcpdiscovery.List(directory)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if outputFormat(command) == "json" {
+				return json.MarshalWrite(command.OutOrStdout(), endpoints)
+			}
+			if len(endpoints) == 0 {
+				_, err := fmt.Fprintln(command.OutOrStdout(), "No HTTP MCP listeners are running.")
+				return err
+			}
+			for _, endpoint := range endpoints {
+				if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(command.OutOrStdout(), "MCP %s (pid %d)\n", endpoint.URL, endpoint.PID); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+	registerFormatFlags(command.Flags())
+	return command
+}
diff --git a/cmd/agentsview/mcp_status_test.go b/cmd/agentsview/mcp_status_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..beb8bb834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/agentsview/mcp_status_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json/v2"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.kenn.io/agentsview/internal/mcpdiscovery"
+)
+
+func TestMCPStatusJSONReportsPublishedListener(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("AGENTSVIEW_DATA_DIR", home)
+	cleanup, err := mcpdiscovery.Publish(filepath.Join(home, "mcp"), "127.0.0.1:9876", "", "http://127.0.0.1:4321")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, cleanup()) })
+	command := newMCPStatusCommand()
+	command.SetArgs([]string{"--json"})
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	command.SetOut(&output)
+	require.NoError(t, command.Execute())
+	var rows []mcpdiscovery.Endpoint
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(output.Bytes(), &rows))
+	require.Len(t, rows, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "http://127.0.0.1:9876/mcp", rows[0].URL)
+	assert.Equal(t, "http://127.0.0.1:4321", rows[0].BackendURL)
+}
diff --git a/docs/mcp.md b/docs/mcp.md
index 6cb908a00..9fb4b5f3d 100644
--- a/docs/mcp.md
+++ b/docs/mcp.md
@@ -21,6 +21,23 @@ Use the MCP server when you want a coding assistant to answer questions such as:
 The tools are read-only. They expose session history and usage data, but they do
 not mutate the archive or resync files directly.
 
+### Discover running HTTP listeners
+
+Run `agentsview mcp status --json` to list HTTP MCP listeners started by this
+version. The command reads local runtime records without starting a server. Each
+entry includes `transport`, `url`, `pid`, `backend_url` when known, and
+`token_path` when the listener requires a bearer token. Read the token from that
+private file; the status output does not print it.
+
+For wildcard binds, the URL uses loopback (`127.0.0.1` for IPv4 or `::1` for
+IPv6) so local clients can connect. Other bound addresses remain unchanged.
+
+The listener publishes its actual bound port after startup, including when
+started with port zero, and removes its record on orderly shutdown. Status omits
+records whose process has exited. Stdio sessions are not listening endpoints and
+do not appear. An empty JSON list means no HTTP listeners were found in this
+application's configured data directory.
+
 ## Quick Start
 
 For local desktop-style MCP clients, use stdio:
diff --git a/internal/mcp/server.go b/internal/mcp/server.go
index 44767d01f..4c347949c 100644
--- a/internal/mcp/server.go
+++ b/internal/mcp/server.go
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"go.kenn.io/agentsview/internal/mcpdiscovery"
+
 	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp"
 
 	"go.kenn.io/agentsview/internal/service"
@@ -35,9 +38,11 @@ const (
 // tests can control the self-reference exclusion window (defaults to
 // time.Now).
 type ServeOptions struct {
-	Service service.SessionService
-	Version string
-	Now     func() time.Time
+	DiscoveryDirectory string
+	BackendURL         string
+	Service            service.SessionService
+	Version            string
+	Now                func() time.Time
 	// Token, when non-empty, requires every StreamableHTTP request to
 	// carry "Authorization: Bearer <Token>". It has no effect on stdio.
 	// The command layer sets it for non-loopback HTTP binds so the
@@ -209,13 +214,25 @@ func isCleanStdioShutdown(err error) bool {
 // cancelled the HTTP server is shut down gracefully so in-flight tool
 // calls can finish. addr must already be validated as a safe bind
 // address (see the cmd layer's loopback guard).
-func ServeHTTP(ctx context.Context, opts ServeOptions, addr string) error {
+func ServeHTTP(ctx context.Context, opts ServeOptions, addr string) (result error) {
+	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = listener.Close() }()
+	if opts.DiscoveryDirectory != "" {
+		cleanup, err := mcpdiscovery.Publish(opts.DiscoveryDirectory, listener.Addr().String(), opts.Token, opts.BackendURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer func() { result = errors.Join(result, cleanup()) }()
+	}
 	httpServer := &http.Server{Addr: addr, Handler: newHTTPHandler(opts)}
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "agentsview mcp: serving on %s\n", addr)
 
 	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
-		err := httpServer.ListenAndServe()
+		err := httpServer.Serve(listener)
 		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
 			errCh <- err
 			return
diff --git a/internal/mcpdiscovery/discovery.go b/internal/mcpdiscovery/discovery.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7e06d545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/mcpdiscovery/discovery.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Package mcpdiscovery publishes the local HTTP MCP listener for CLI clients.
+package mcpdiscovery
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"go.kenn.io/kit/daemon"
+	"go.kenn.io/kit/safefileio"
+)
+
+const service = "agentsview-mcp"
+
+// Endpoint describes an existing listener. TokenPath locates a private file;
+// status output never includes the bearer token itself.
+type Endpoint struct {
+	PID        int    `json:"pid"`
+	Transport  string `json:"transport"`
+	URL        string `json:"url"`
+	BackendURL string `json:"backend_url,omitempty"`
+	TokenPath  string `json:"token_path,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// Publish runs only after bind succeeds. The caller removes discovery state
+// after the listener closes, including shutdown caused by a serving error.
+// address is the bound listener address; wildcard hosts use loopback in the URL.
+func Publish(directory, address, token, backendURL string) (func() error, error) {
+	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse MCP listener address: %w", err)
+	}
+	if ip := net.ParseIP(host); ip.IsUnspecified() {
+		if ip.To4() != nil {
+			host = "127.0.0.1"
+		} else {
+			host = "::1"
+		}
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(directory, 0o700); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	store := daemon.RuntimeStore{Dir: directory, Prefix: "mcp"}
+	rec := daemon.NewRuntimeRecord(service, "", daemon.Endpoint{Network: "tcp", Address: address})
+	rec.Metadata = map[string]string{"url": "http://" + net.JoinHostPort(host, port) + "/mcp", "backend_url": backendURL}
+	tokenPath := ""
+	if token != "" {
+		file, err := os.CreateTemp(directory, "mcp-token-*")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		tokenPath = file.Name()
+		_, writeErr := file.WriteString(token)
+		if err := errors.Join(writeErr, file.Close()); err != nil {
+			_ = os.Remove(tokenPath)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		rec.Metadata["token_path"] = tokenPath
+	}
+	recordPath, err := store.Write(rec)
+	if err != nil {
+		if tokenPath != "" {
+			_ = os.Remove(tokenPath)
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return func() error {
+		recordErr := os.Remove(recordPath)
+		var tokenErr error
+		if tokenPath != "" {
+			tokenErr = os.Remove(tokenPath)
+		}
+		return errors.Join(recordErr, tokenErr)
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// List is observational: it never starts a daemon or prunes another process's
+// records. Dead-process records are omitted, including after an unclean exit.
+func List(directory string) ([]Endpoint, error) {
+	endpoints := []Endpoint{}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(directory); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		return endpoints, nil
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := safefileio.ValidatePrivateDir(directory); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	records, err := (daemon.RuntimeStore{Dir: filepath.Clean(directory), Prefix: "mcp"}).List()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read MCP listener status: %w", err)
+	}
+	for _, rec := range records {
+		if rec.Service != service || !daemon.ProcessAlive(rec.PID) {
+			continue
+		}
+		endpoints = append(endpoints, Endpoint{PID: rec.PID, Transport: "http", URL: rec.Metadata["url"], BackendURL: rec.Metadata["backend_url"], TokenPath: rec.Metadata["token_path"]})
+	}
+	return endpoints, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/mcpdiscovery/discovery_test.go b/internal/mcpdiscovery/discovery_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2dc9f5fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/mcpdiscovery/discovery_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package mcpdiscovery
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestPublishedURLConnectsToListener(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name    string
+		network string
+		address string
+		host    string
+	}{
+		{"IPv4 wildcard", "tcp4", "0.0.0.0:0", "127.0.0.1"},
+		{"IPv6 wildcard", "tcp6", "[::]:0", "::1"},
+		{"IPv4 loopback", "tcp4", "127.0.0.1:0", "127.0.0.1"},
+		{"IPv6 loopback", "tcp6", "[::1]:0", "::1"},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			listener, err := net.Listen(tc.network, tc.address)
+			if err != nil && tc.network == "tcp6" {
+				t.Skipf("IPv6 listener unavailable: %v", err)
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			server := httptest.NewUnstartedServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				if r.URL.Path != "/mcp" {
+					http.NotFound(w, r)
+					return
+				}
+				_, _ = io.WriteString(w, "discovered listener")
+			}))
+			require.NoError(t, server.Listener.Close())
+			server.Listener = listener
+			server.Start()
+			t.Cleanup(server.Close)
+			dir := t.TempDir()
+			require.NoError(t, os.Chmod(dir, 0o700))
+			cleanup, err := Publish(dir, listener.Addr().String(), "", "")
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, cleanup()) })
+			rows, err := List(dir)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Len(t, rows, 1)
+			endpoint, err := url.Parse(rows[0].URL)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.host, endpoint.Hostname())
+			client := server.Client()
+			client.Timeout = 5 * time.Second
+			response, err := client.Get(rows[0].URL)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer response.Body.Close()
+			body, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, response.StatusCode)
+			assert.Equal(t, "discovered listener", string(body))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// Listener publication, status, and cleanup are the client discovery contract.
+func TestPublishedListenerStatusAndCleanup(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	require.NoError(t, os.Chmod(dir, 0o700))
+	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, listener.Close()) })
+	cleanup, err := Publish(dir, listener.Addr().String(), "test-listener-token", "http://127.0.0.1:4321")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	rows, err := List(dir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, rows, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "http://"+listener.Addr().String()+"/mcp", rows[0].URL)
+	assert.Equal(t, "http://127.0.0.1:4321", rows[0].BackendURL)
+	token, err := os.ReadFile(rows[0].TokenPath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "test-listener-token", string(token))
+	require.NoError(t, cleanup())
+	rows, err = List(dir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Empty(t, rows)
+}