diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/codecontext_client.test.ts b/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/codecontext_client.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0b26e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/codecontext_client.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { mkdir, mkdtemp, rm } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { callCodecontext } from '../codecontext_client.js';
+
+// ---- fixtures ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+let workDir: string;
+let projectDir: string;
+let outsideDir: string;
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  // Shared workspace so projectDir and outsideDir are siblings but the
+  // realpath escape check still treats outsideDir as outside the project.
+  workDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'codecontext-test-'));
+  projectDir = join(workDir, 'project');
+  outsideDir = join(workDir, 'outside');
+  await mkdir(projectDir);
+  await mkdir(outsideDir);
+});
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await rm(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+function mockJSONResponse(body: unknown, status = 200): Response {
+  return new Response(JSON.stringify(body), {
+    status,
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+  });
+}
+
+// ---- tests ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('callCodecontext — target_dir validation', () => {
+  it('rejects when target_dir does not exist', async () => {
+    const fetcher = vi.fn();
+    await expect(
+      callCodecontext(
+        {
+          toolName: 'get_codebase_overview',
+          args: { target_dir: '/nonexistent/path/deliberately/missing' },
+          projectPath: projectDir,
+        },
+        fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+      ),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/target_dir does not exist/);
+    expect(fetcher).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects when target_dir is outside the project root', async () => {
+    const fetcher = vi.fn();
+    await expect(
+      callCodecontext(
+        {
+          toolName: 'get_codebase_overview',
+          args: { target_dir: outsideDir },
+          projectPath: projectDir,
+        },
+        fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+      ),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/escapes project root/);
+    expect(fetcher).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('injects projectPath as target_dir when args.target_dir is undefined', async () => {
+    const fetcher = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+      mockJSONResponse({ result: 'overview text', error: null }),
+    );
+    await callCodecontext(
+      {
+        toolName: 'get_codebase_overview',
+        args: { include_stats: true },
+        projectPath: projectDir,
+      },
+      fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+    );
+    expect(fetcher).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const body = JSON.parse(fetcher.mock.calls[0]![1]!.body as string);
+    expect(body.target_dir).toBe(projectDir);
+    expect(body.include_stats).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('callCodecontext — HTTP request shape', () => {
+  it('POSTs to /v1/<toolName> with JSON content-type', async () => {
+    const fetcher = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+      mockJSONResponse({ result: 'ok', error: null }),
+    );
+    await callCodecontext(
+      {
+        toolName: 'search_symbols',
+        args: { query: 'User', limit: 5 },
+        projectPath: projectDir,
+      },
+      fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+    );
+    expect(fetcher).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [url, init] = fetcher.mock.calls[0]!;
+    expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/search_symbols$/);
+    expect(init.method).toBe('POST');
+    expect(init.headers['Content-Type']).toBe('application/json');
+    const body = JSON.parse(init.body);
+    expect(body).toMatchObject({ query: 'User', limit: 5, target_dir: projectDir });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('callCodecontext — result handling', () => {
+  it('returns { result, truncated: false } when codecontext result is under the 32 kB limit', async () => {
+    const fetcher = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+      mockJSONResponse({ result: 'a short markdown report', error: null }),
+    );
+    const out = await callCodecontext(
+      {
+        toolName: 'get_codebase_overview',
+        args: {},
+        projectPath: projectDir,
+      },
+      fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+    );
+    expect(out.truncated).toBe(false);
+    expect(out.result).toBe('a short markdown report');
+  });
+
+  it('truncates and marks truncated: true when result exceeds 32 kB', async () => {
+    const bigResult = 'x'.repeat(40_000);
+    const fetcher = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+      mockJSONResponse({ result: bigResult, error: null }),
+    );
+    const out = await callCodecontext(
+      {
+        toolName: 'get_codebase_overview',
+        args: {},
+        projectPath: projectDir,
+      },
+      fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+    );
+    expect(out.truncated).toBe(true);
+    expect(out.result).toMatch(/\[truncated, 8000 chars omitted; narrow with file_path/);
+    expect(out.result.length).toBeLessThan(bigResult.length);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('callCodecontext — error paths', () => {
+  it('throws an actionable error when codecontext reports an empty-file parser failure', async () => {
+    const fetcher = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+      mockJSONResponse({
+        result: null,
+        error:
+          'failed to refresh analysis: failed to analyze directory: ' +
+          'failed to parse file /opt/boolab/.opencode/node_modules/foo/index.js: content is empty',
+      }),
+    );
+    await expect(
+      callCodecontext(
+        { toolName: 'get_codebase_overview', args: {}, projectPath: projectDir },
+        fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+      ),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/codecontext parse failure.*\.codecontextignore/);
+  });
+
+  it('throws a generic error when codecontext reports other errors', async () => {
+    const fetcher = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+      mockJSONResponse({ result: null, error: 'symbol_name is required' }),
+    );
+    await expect(
+      callCodecontext(
+        { toolName: 'get_symbol_info', args: {}, projectPath: projectDir },
+        fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+      ),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/codecontext error: symbol_name is required/);
+  });
+
+  it('throws on HTTP non-2xx response', async () => {
+    const fetcher = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response('upstream gateway boom', { status: 502 }),
+    );
+    await expect(
+      callCodecontext(
+        { toolName: 'get_codebase_overview', args: {}, projectPath: projectDir },
+        fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+      ),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/codecontext HTTP 502/);
+  });
+
+  it('translates a fetcher AbortError to a "timed out" error', async () => {
+    // The catch branch in callCodecontext maps any AbortError (whether it
+    // came from our internal 30s setTimeout or from the fetcher itself) to a
+    // "timed out" message. Exercising the catch directly is cleaner than
+    // wrangling vi.useFakeTimers with realpath's microtask scheduling.
+    const abortingFetcher = vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
+      const err = new Error('The user aborted a request.');
+      err.name = 'AbortError';
+      return Promise.reject(err);
+    });
+    await expect(
+      callCodecontext(
+        { toolName: 'get_codebase_overview', args: {}, projectPath: projectDir },
+        abortingFetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+      ),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/timed out after 30000ms/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/codecontext_tools.test.ts b/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/codecontext_tools.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0f70b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/codecontext_tools.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { mkdtemp, rm } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+
+import { executeGetCodebaseOverview } from '../tools/codecontext/get_codebase_overview.js';
+import { executeGetFileAnalysis } from '../tools/codecontext/get_file_analysis.js';
+import { executeGetSymbolInfo } from '../tools/codecontext/get_symbol_info.js';
+import { executeSearchSymbols } from '../tools/codecontext/search_symbols.js';
+import { executeGetDependencies } from '../tools/codecontext/get_dependencies.js';
+import { executeWatchChanges } from '../tools/codecontext/watch_changes.js';
+import { executeGetSemanticNeighborhoods } from '../tools/codecontext/get_semantic_neighborhoods.js';
+import { executeGetFrameworkAnalysis } from '../tools/codecontext/get_framework_analysis.js';
+
+// ---- fixtures ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+let projectDir: string;
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  projectDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'codecontext-tools-test-'));
+});
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await rm(projectDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+function mockJSONResponse(body: unknown, status = 200): Response {
+  return new Response(JSON.stringify(body), {
+    status,
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+  });
+}
+
+// Stub fetcher that records every call and returns a canned successful body.
+// Each test inspects fetcher.mock.calls[0] to assert URL + body shape.
+function makeStub() {
+  return vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+    mockJSONResponse({ result: 'wrapped ok', error: null }),
+  );
+}
+
+function parsePOST(fetcher: ReturnType<typeof makeStub>): {
+  url: string;
+  body: Record<string, unknown>;
+} {
+  expect(fetcher).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  const [url, init] = fetcher.mock.calls[0]! as [string, { body: string }];
+  return { url, body: JSON.parse(init.body) };
+}
+
+// ---- per-wrapper smoke tests -----------------------------------------------
+
+describe('codecontext wrappers — toolName + args forwarding', () => {
+  it('get_codebase_overview posts to /v1/get_codebase_overview with include_stats default true', async () => {
+    const fetcher = makeStub();
+    await executeGetCodebaseOverview({}, projectDir, fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch);
+    const { url, body } = parsePOST(fetcher);
+    expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/get_codebase_overview$/);
+    expect(body).toMatchObject({ include_stats: true, target_dir: projectDir });
+  });
+
+  it('get_file_analysis forwards file_path', async () => {
+    const fetcher = makeStub();
+    await executeGetFileAnalysis(
+      { file_path: 'apps/server/src/index.ts' },
+      projectDir,
+      fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+    );
+    const { url, body } = parsePOST(fetcher);
+    expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/get_file_analysis$/);
+    expect(body).toMatchObject({
+      file_path: 'apps/server/src/index.ts',
+      target_dir: projectDir,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('get_symbol_info forwards symbol_name and omits optional fields when unset', async () => {
+    const fetcher = makeStub();
+    await executeGetSymbolInfo(
+      { symbol_name: 'buildSystemPrompt' },
+      projectDir,
+      fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+    );
+    const { url, body } = parsePOST(fetcher);
+    expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/get_symbol_info$/);
+    expect(body).toMatchObject({ symbol_name: 'buildSystemPrompt', target_dir: projectDir });
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty('file_path');
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty('framework_type');
+  });
+
+  it('search_symbols defaults limit to 20 and forwards filters when set', async () => {
+    const fetcher = makeStub();
+    await executeSearchSymbols(
+      { query: 'User', symbol_type: 'class' },
+      projectDir,
+      fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+    );
+    const { url, body } = parsePOST(fetcher);
+    expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/search_symbols$/);
+    expect(body).toMatchObject({
+      query: 'User',
+      symbol_type: 'class',
+      limit: 20,
+      target_dir: projectDir,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('get_dependencies defaults direction to "both"', async () => {
+    const fetcher = makeStub();
+    await executeGetDependencies({}, projectDir, fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch);
+    const { url, body } = parsePOST(fetcher);
+    expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/get_dependencies$/);
+    expect(body).toMatchObject({ direction: 'both', target_dir: projectDir });
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty('file_path');
+  });
+
+  it('watch_changes forwards enable=false', async () => {
+    const fetcher = makeStub();
+    await executeWatchChanges(
+      { enable: false },
+      projectDir,
+      fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+    );
+    const { url, body } = parsePOST(fetcher);
+    expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/watch_changes$/);
+    expect(body).toMatchObject({ enable: false, target_dir: projectDir });
+  });
+
+  it('get_semantic_neighborhoods defaults max_results to 10', async () => {
+    const fetcher = makeStub();
+    await executeGetSemanticNeighborhoods(
+      {},
+      projectDir,
+      fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+    );
+    const { url, body } = parsePOST(fetcher);
+    expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/get_semantic_neighborhoods$/);
+    expect(body).toMatchObject({ max_results: 10, target_dir: projectDir });
+  });
+
+  it('get_framework_analysis sends only target_dir when no args are provided', async () => {
+    const fetcher = makeStub();
+    await executeGetFrameworkAnalysis(
+      {},
+      projectDir,
+      fetcher as unknown as typeof fetch,
+    );
+    const { url, body } = parsePOST(fetcher);
+    expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/get_framework_analysis$/);
+    expect(body).toMatchObject({ target_dir: projectDir });
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty('framework');
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty('include_stats');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/codecontext_client.ts b/apps/server/src/services/codecontext_client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6772a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/codecontext_client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+// v1.12 Track B.2: shared HTTP client for the codecontext sidecar. The 8
+// per-tool wrappers under tools/codecontext/ all funnel through callCodecontext
+// — they're thin adapters that supply toolName + args + projectPath. The
+// client owns:
+//
+//   1. target_dir validation. Codecontext's HTTP shim is naive and forwards
+//      any target_dir to codecontext, so without this layer a model that
+//      hallucinated a target_dir could read /opt/anything-on-disk. The
+//      project root is realpath'd and the requested target_dir is constrained
+//      to it (same invariant as path_guard.ts but for the codecontext path).
+//   2. Inline truncation at 32 kB. Codecontext outputs are markdown reports
+//      that can balloon on large projects; the model can re-narrow via
+//      file_path / file_type / limit. Matches the "inline truncation, no
+//      opaque-id retrieval" decision locked in the 2026-05-21 recon.
+//   3. Friendly mapping of codecontext's known failure modes — the empty-
+//      file parser bug (upstream issue #37) returns a generic error string,
+//      which we re-surface with a hint to add the file to .codecontextignore.
+
+import { realpath } from 'node:fs/promises';
+
+export interface CodecontextRequest {
+  toolName: string;
+  args: Record<string, unknown>;
+  projectPath: string;
+}
+
+export interface CodecontextResponse {
+  result: string;
+  truncated: boolean;
+}
+
+const CODECONTEXT_BASE_URL = process.env['CODECONTEXT_URL'] ?? 'http://codecontext:8080';
+const TRUNCATION_LIMIT = 32_000;
+const REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
+
+export async function callCodecontext(
+  req: CodecontextRequest,
+  fetcher: typeof fetch = fetch,
+): Promise<CodecontextResponse> {
+  // Step 1: realpath the project root, then realpath the requested target_dir
+  // (defaulting to projectPath when the caller didn't pass one — the 8 wrappers
+  // never pass target_dir; tests can override). A non-existent target_dir
+  // throws before we hit the network so the model gets a sharp error.
+  const resolvedProject = await realpath(req.projectPath);
+  const requestedTarget = req.args['target_dir'];
+  const targetDir = typeof requestedTarget === 'string' && requestedTarget.length > 0
+    ? requestedTarget
+    : req.projectPath;
+  const resolvedTarget = await realpath(targetDir).catch(() => null);
+  if (resolvedTarget === null) {
+    throw new Error(`target_dir does not exist: ${targetDir}`);
+  }
+  if (resolvedTarget !== resolvedProject && !resolvedTarget.startsWith(resolvedProject + '/')) {
+    throw new Error(`target_dir ${targetDir} escapes project root ${resolvedProject}`);
+  }
+
+  // Step 2: re-build args with the resolved target_dir so codecontext sees
+  // the real absolute path, not a symlink or relative form.
+  const argsToSend = { ...req.args, target_dir: resolvedTarget };
+
+  // Step 3: POST with a hard timeout. AbortController + setTimeout pattern
+  // matches web_fetch.ts; nothing fancier needed.
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  let response: Response;
+  try {
+    response = await fetcher(`${CODECONTEXT_BASE_URL}/v1/${req.toolName}`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify(argsToSend),
+      signal: controller.signal,
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+    if (err instanceof Error && (err.name === 'AbortError' || err.name === 'TimeoutError')) {
+      throw new Error(`codecontext request timed out after ${REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS}ms`);
+    }
+    throw new Error(
+      `codecontext network error: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+    );
+  }
+  clearTimeout(timer);
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    const text = await response.text().catch(() => '');
+    throw new Error(`codecontext HTTP ${response.status}: ${text.slice(0, 200)}`);
+  }
+
+  const body = (await response.json()) as { result: string | null; error: string | null };
+  if (body.error) {
+    // Upstream issue #37: empty source files crash codecontext's parser. The
+    // error message reliably contains "content is empty"; surface an
+    // actionable hint instead of the bare codecontext message.
+    if (body.error.includes('content is empty')) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `codecontext parse failure: ${body.error}. ` +
+          `Add the offending path to .codecontextignore in the project root and retry.`,
+      );
+    }
+    throw new Error(`codecontext error: ${body.error}`);
+  }
+  if (body.result === null) {
+    return { result: '', truncated: false };
+  }
+
+  // Step 4: inline truncation. The model gets a clear hint about how to
+  // narrow the next call rather than a silent cut. Mirrors web_fetch.ts.
+  if (body.result.length > TRUNCATION_LIMIT) {
+    const truncated = body.result.slice(0, TRUNCATION_LIMIT);
+    const omitted = body.result.length - TRUNCATION_LIMIT;
+    return {
+      result:
+        `${truncated}\n\n[truncated, ${omitted} chars omitted; narrow with file_path, file_type, or limit]`,
+      truncated: true,
+    };
+  }
+  return { result: body.result, truncated: false };
+}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/inference.ts b/apps/server/src/services/inference.ts
index ec37b4f..e264f25 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/inference.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/inference.ts
@@ -621,10 +621,26 @@ async function executeToolCall(
   }
   const parsed = tool.inputSchema.safeParse(toolCall.args);
   if (!parsed.success) {
+    // v1.12 Track B.2: enrich the zod-reject path so the model sees a
+    // one-line, tool-named hint ("tool 'search_symbols' rejected — query:
+    // Required") instead of a JSON blob of flatten output. Higher recovery
+    // rate on the next turn; doom-loop guard still bounds infinite retries.
+    // The cast is because tool.inputSchema is ZodType<unknown>, so zod can't
+    // statically narrow flatten()'s fieldErrors key set — but the runtime
+    // shape is the standard { formErrors: string[]; fieldErrors: Record<...> }.
+    const flatten = parsed.error.flatten() as {
+      formErrors: string[];
+      fieldErrors: Record<string, string[] | undefined>;
+    };
+    const fieldErrors = Object.entries(flatten.fieldErrors)
+      .map(([field, errs]) => `${field}: ${errs?.[0] ?? 'invalid'}`)
+      .join('; ');
+    const formError = flatten.formErrors[0];
+    const hint = fieldErrors || formError || 'unknown validation error';
     return {
       output: null,
       truncated: false,
-      error: `invalid input: ${JSON.stringify(parsed.error.flatten())}`,
+      error: `tool '${toolCall.name}' rejected — ${hint}`,
     };
   }
   try {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/tools.ts b/apps/server/src/services/tools.ts
index d979277..725dfef 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/tools.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/tools.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ import { getGitMeta } from './git_meta.js';
 import { findSkills, getSkillBody, getSkillResource } from './skills.js';
 import { webSearch } from './web_search.js';
 import { webFetch } from './web_fetch.js';
+// v1.12 Track B.2: codecontext tools. 8 wrappers re-exported from
+// tools/codecontext/index.ts. Each calls into services/codecontext_client.ts
+// which talks to the codecontext sidecar at http://codecontext:8080.
+import {
+  getCodebaseOverview,
+  getFileAnalysis,
+  getSymbolInfo,
+  searchSymbols,
+  getDependencies,
+  watchChanges,
+  getSemanticNeighborhoods,
+  getFrameworkAnalysis,
+} from './tools/codecontext/index.js';
 
 const MAX_FILE_BYTES = 5 * 1024 * 1024;
 const DEFAULT_VIEW_LINES = 200;
@@ -529,6 +542,17 @@ export const ALL_TOOLS: ReadonlyArray<ToolDef<unknown>> = [
   // services/inference.ts.
   webSearch as ToolDef<unknown>,
   webFetch as ToolDef<unknown>,
+  // v1.12 Track B.2: codecontext tools. Backed by the codecontext sidecar
+  // container. All read-only. target_dir is resolved server-side from the
+  // project root in codecontext_client.ts (the LLM never supplies it).
+  getCodebaseOverview as ToolDef<unknown>,
+  getFileAnalysis as ToolDef<unknown>,
+  getSymbolInfo as ToolDef<unknown>,
+  searchSymbols as ToolDef<unknown>,
+  getDependencies as ToolDef<unknown>,
+  watchChanges as ToolDef<unknown>,
+  getSemanticNeighborhoods as ToolDef<unknown>,
+  getFrameworkAnalysis as ToolDef<unknown>,
 ];
 
 // v1.8.2: forward-compatible read-only whitelist. An agent whose `tools` is
@@ -554,6 +578,16 @@ export const READ_ONLY_TOOL_NAMES = [
   // toolset is fully contained in this list.
   'web_search',
   'web_fetch',
+  // v1.12 Track B.2: codecontext tools. Read-only — they call the
+  // codecontext sidecar which only analyzes files (never writes).
+  'get_codebase_overview',
+  'get_file_analysis',
+  'get_symbol_info',
+  'search_symbols',
+  'get_dependencies',
+  'watch_changes',
+  'get_semantic_neighborhoods',
+  'get_framework_analysis',
 ] as const;
 
 export const TOOLS_BY_NAME: Record<string, ToolDef<unknown>> = Object.fromEntries(
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_codebase_overview.ts b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_codebase_overview.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c624c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_codebase_overview.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// v1.12 Track B.2: codecontext wrapper — get_codebase_overview.
+// Pattern mirrors services/web_search.ts: pure executor + ToolDef wrapper.
+// target_dir is supplied by callCodecontext from the resolved project root.
+
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { ToolDef } from '../../tools.js';
+import { callCodecontext, type CodecontextResponse } from '../../codecontext_client.js';
+
+export const GetCodebaseOverviewInput = z.object({
+  include_stats: z.boolean().optional(),
+});
+export type GetCodebaseOverviewInputT = z.infer<typeof GetCodebaseOverviewInput>;
+
+const DESCRIPTION =
+  'Returns a structured overview of the codebase: file count, symbol count, primary languages, and top-level architecture. ' +
+  'Use this before deeper investigation to orient yourself in an unfamiliar codebase. ' +
+  'Tree-sitter coverage: full for JS/Python/Java/Go/Rust/C++. TypeScript symbols are approximate (uses JS grammar). ' +
+  'PHP and SQL are not supported — fall back to view_file/grep for those.';
+
+export async function executeGetCodebaseOverview(
+  input: GetCodebaseOverviewInputT,
+  projectPath: string,
+  fetcher: typeof fetch = fetch,
+): Promise<CodecontextResponse> {
+  return callCodecontext(
+    {
+      toolName: 'get_codebase_overview',
+      args: { include_stats: input.include_stats ?? true },
+      projectPath,
+    },
+    fetcher,
+  );
+}
+
+export const getCodebaseOverview: ToolDef<GetCodebaseOverviewInputT> = {
+  name: 'get_codebase_overview',
+  description: DESCRIPTION,
+  inputSchema: GetCodebaseOverviewInput,
+  jsonSchema: {
+    type: 'function',
+    function: {
+      name: 'get_codebase_overview',
+      description: DESCRIPTION,
+      parameters: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          include_stats: {
+            type: 'boolean',
+            description: 'Include file count, symbol count, language stats. Defaults to true.',
+          },
+        },
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  async execute(input, projectRoot) {
+    return await executeGetCodebaseOverview(input, projectRoot);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_dependencies.ts b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_dependencies.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3b1c02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_dependencies.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// v1.12 Track B.2: codecontext wrapper — get_dependencies.
+
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { ToolDef } from '../../tools.js';
+import { callCodecontext, type CodecontextResponse } from '../../codecontext_client.js';
+
+export const GetDependenciesInput = z.object({
+  file_path: z.string().optional(),
+  direction: z.enum(['incoming', 'outgoing', 'both']).optional(),
+});
+export type GetDependenciesInputT = z.infer<typeof GetDependenciesInput>;
+
+const DESCRIPTION =
+  'Returns the import/dependency graph either for a single file (when file_path is set) or for the whole project. ' +
+  'Direction "outgoing" = what this file imports; "incoming" = what imports this file; "both" = the union. ' +
+  'Tree-sitter coverage: full for JS/Python/Java/Go/Rust/C++. TypeScript dependencies are approximate. ' +
+  'PHP and SQL are not supported.';
+
+export async function executeGetDependencies(
+  input: GetDependenciesInputT,
+  projectPath: string,
+  fetcher: typeof fetch = fetch,
+): Promise<CodecontextResponse> {
+  const args: Record<string, unknown> = {
+    direction: input.direction ?? 'both',
+  };
+  if (input.file_path) args['file_path'] = input.file_path;
+  return callCodecontext({ toolName: 'get_dependencies', args, projectPath }, fetcher);
+}
+
+export const getDependencies: ToolDef<GetDependenciesInputT> = {
+  name: 'get_dependencies',
+  description: DESCRIPTION,
+  inputSchema: GetDependenciesInput,
+  jsonSchema: {
+    type: 'function',
+    function: {
+      name: 'get_dependencies',
+      description: DESCRIPTION,
+      parameters: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          file_path: {
+            type: 'string',
+            description: 'Narrow to a single file. Omit for a project-wide graph.',
+          },
+          direction: {
+            type: 'string',
+            enum: ['incoming', 'outgoing', 'both'],
+            description: 'Which edges to include. Defaults to "both".',
+          },
+        },
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  async execute(input, projectRoot) {
+    return await executeGetDependencies(input, projectRoot);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_file_analysis.ts b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_file_analysis.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c21ae96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_file_analysis.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// v1.12 Track B.2: codecontext wrapper — get_file_analysis.
+
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { ToolDef } from '../../tools.js';
+import { callCodecontext, type CodecontextResponse } from '../../codecontext_client.js';
+
+export const GetFileAnalysisInput = z.object({
+  file_path: z.string().min(1),
+});
+export type GetFileAnalysisInputT = z.infer<typeof GetFileAnalysisInput>;
+
+const DESCRIPTION =
+  'Returns detailed analysis of a single file: symbols defined, imports, exports, and inferred role. ' +
+  'Use when you have a specific file in mind and need its structure without view_file-ing the whole thing. ' +
+  'Tree-sitter coverage: full for JS/Python/Java/Go/Rust/C++. TypeScript symbols are approximate. ' +
+  'PHP and SQL are not supported — fall back to view_file for those.';
+
+export async function executeGetFileAnalysis(
+  input: GetFileAnalysisInputT,
+  projectPath: string,
+  fetcher: typeof fetch = fetch,
+): Promise<CodecontextResponse> {
+  return callCodecontext(
+    {
+      toolName: 'get_file_analysis',
+      args: { file_path: input.file_path },
+      projectPath,
+    },
+    fetcher,
+  );
+}
+
+export const getFileAnalysis: ToolDef<GetFileAnalysisInputT> = {
+  name: 'get_file_analysis',
+  description: DESCRIPTION,
+  inputSchema: GetFileAnalysisInput,
+  jsonSchema: {
+    type: 'function',
+    function: {
+      name: 'get_file_analysis',
+      description: DESCRIPTION,
+      parameters: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          file_path: {
+            type: 'string',
+            description: 'Absolute or project-relative path to the file.',
+          },
+        },
+        required: ['file_path'],
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  async execute(input, projectRoot) {
+    return await executeGetFileAnalysis(input, projectRoot);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_framework_analysis.ts b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_framework_analysis.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8126e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_framework_analysis.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// v1.12 Track B.2: codecontext wrapper — get_framework_analysis.
+
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { ToolDef } from '../../tools.js';
+import { callCodecontext, type CodecontextResponse } from '../../codecontext_client.js';
+
+export const GetFrameworkAnalysisInput = z.object({
+  framework: z.string().optional(),
+  include_stats: z.boolean().optional(),
+});
+export type GetFrameworkAnalysisInputT = z.infer<typeof GetFrameworkAnalysisInput>;
+
+const DESCRIPTION =
+  'Returns framework-specific structural analysis: component relationships (React), hook usage patterns, store wiring (Vue/Pinia), service registration (Angular/Nest), etc. ' +
+  'When framework is omitted, codecontext auto-detects from the project files. ' +
+  'Tree-sitter coverage: full for JS/Python/Java/Go/Rust/C++. TypeScript is approximate. ' +
+  'PHP and SQL are not supported.';
+
+export async function executeGetFrameworkAnalysis(
+  input: GetFrameworkAnalysisInputT,
+  projectPath: string,
+  fetcher: typeof fetch = fetch,
+): Promise<CodecontextResponse> {
+  const args: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+  if (input.framework) args['framework'] = input.framework;
+  if (input.include_stats !== undefined) args['include_stats'] = input.include_stats;
+  return callCodecontext({ toolName: 'get_framework_analysis', args, projectPath }, fetcher);
+}
+
+export const getFrameworkAnalysis: ToolDef<GetFrameworkAnalysisInputT> = {
+  name: 'get_framework_analysis',
+  description: DESCRIPTION,
+  inputSchema: GetFrameworkAnalysisInput,
+  jsonSchema: {
+    type: 'function',
+    function: {
+      name: 'get_framework_analysis',
+      description: DESCRIPTION,
+      parameters: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          framework: {
+            type: 'string',
+            description: 'Framework name. Auto-detected if omitted.',
+          },
+          include_stats: {
+            type: 'boolean',
+            description: 'Include component/hook/service counts.',
+          },
+        },
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  async execute(input, projectRoot) {
+    return await executeGetFrameworkAnalysis(input, projectRoot);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_semantic_neighborhoods.ts b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_semantic_neighborhoods.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48e942e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_semantic_neighborhoods.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// v1.12 Track B.2: codecontext wrapper — get_semantic_neighborhoods.
+
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { ToolDef } from '../../tools.js';
+import { callCodecontext, type CodecontextResponse } from '../../codecontext_client.js';
+
+export const GetSemanticNeighborhoodsInput = z.object({
+  file_path: z.string().optional(),
+  include_basic: z.boolean().optional(),
+  include_quality: z.boolean().optional(),
+  max_results: z.number().int().positive().optional(),
+});
+export type GetSemanticNeighborhoodsInputT = z.infer<typeof GetSemanticNeighborhoodsInput>;
+
+const DESCRIPTION =
+  'Returns semantic neighborhoods — clusters of related files derived from git co-change patterns and import structure. ' +
+  'Use when you want to find code that "belongs together" with a given file without enumerating imports manually. ' +
+  'Tree-sitter coverage: full for JS/Python/Java/Go/Rust/C++. TypeScript is approximate. ' +
+  'PHP and SQL are not supported.';
+
+const DEFAULT_MAX_RESULTS = 10;
+
+export async function executeGetSemanticNeighborhoods(
+  input: GetSemanticNeighborhoodsInputT,
+  projectPath: string,
+  fetcher: typeof fetch = fetch,
+): Promise<CodecontextResponse> {
+  const args: Record<string, unknown> = {
+    max_results: input.max_results ?? DEFAULT_MAX_RESULTS,
+  };
+  if (input.file_path) args['file_path'] = input.file_path;
+  if (input.include_basic !== undefined) args['include_basic'] = input.include_basic;
+  if (input.include_quality !== undefined) args['include_quality'] = input.include_quality;
+  return callCodecontext({ toolName: 'get_semantic_neighborhoods', args, projectPath }, fetcher);
+}
+
+export const getSemanticNeighborhoods: ToolDef<GetSemanticNeighborhoodsInputT> = {
+  name: 'get_semantic_neighborhoods',
+  description: DESCRIPTION,
+  inputSchema: GetSemanticNeighborhoodsInput,
+  jsonSchema: {
+    type: 'function',
+    function: {
+      name: 'get_semantic_neighborhoods',
+      description: DESCRIPTION,
+      parameters: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          file_path: {
+            type: 'string',
+            description: 'Anchor file for the neighborhood query. Omit for a project-wide view.',
+          },
+          include_basic: {
+            type: 'boolean',
+            description: 'Include the basic (import-based) neighborhood. Default true.',
+          },
+          include_quality: {
+            type: 'boolean',
+            description: 'Include code-quality metrics for the neighborhood. Default false.',
+          },
+          max_results: {
+            type: 'integer',
+            description: `Cap on neighborhoods returned. Defaults to ${DEFAULT_MAX_RESULTS}.`,
+          },
+        },
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  async execute(input, projectRoot) {
+    return await executeGetSemanticNeighborhoods(input, projectRoot);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_symbol_info.ts b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_symbol_info.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc8522c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/get_symbol_info.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// v1.12 Track B.2: codecontext wrapper — get_symbol_info.
+
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { ToolDef } from '../../tools.js';
+import { callCodecontext, type CodecontextResponse } from '../../codecontext_client.js';
+
+export const GetSymbolInfoInput = z.object({
+  symbol_name: z.string().min(1),
+  file_path: z.string().optional(),
+  framework_type: z.string().optional(),
+});
+export type GetSymbolInfoInputT = z.infer<typeof GetSymbolInfoInput>;
+
+const DESCRIPTION =
+  'Returns detailed information about a named symbol: definition location, kind (function/class/method/etc.), and (when known) framework-specific context (React component, Vue store, Angular service, …). ' +
+  'Tree-sitter coverage: full for JS/Python/Java/Go/Rust/C++. TypeScript symbols are approximate (uses JS grammar). ' +
+  'PHP and SQL are not supported — fall back to grep for those.';
+
+export async function executeGetSymbolInfo(
+  input: GetSymbolInfoInputT,
+  projectPath: string,
+  fetcher: typeof fetch = fetch,
+): Promise<CodecontextResponse> {
+  const args: Record<string, unknown> = { symbol_name: input.symbol_name };
+  if (input.file_path) args['file_path'] = input.file_path;
+  if (input.framework_type) args['framework_type'] = input.framework_type;
+  return callCodecontext({ toolName: 'get_symbol_info', args, projectPath }, fetcher);
+}
+
+export const getSymbolInfo: ToolDef<GetSymbolInfoInputT> = {
+  name: 'get_symbol_info',
+  description: DESCRIPTION,
+  inputSchema: GetSymbolInfoInput,
+  jsonSchema: {
+    type: 'function',
+    function: {
+      name: 'get_symbol_info',
+      description: DESCRIPTION,
+      parameters: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          symbol_name: {
+            type: 'string',
+            description: 'The symbol name to look up (case-sensitive).',
+          },
+          file_path: {
+            type: 'string',
+            description: 'Narrow to a specific file when the symbol name is ambiguous.',
+          },
+          framework_type: {
+            type: 'string',
+            description: 'Hint for framework-specific extraction (react|vue|svelte|django|fastapi|express|nest|…).',
+          },
+        },
+        required: ['symbol_name'],
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  async execute(input, projectRoot) {
+    return await executeGetSymbolInfo(input, projectRoot);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/index.ts b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7abbcd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// v1.12 Track B.2: codecontext tool registry. Re-exports the 8 ToolDefs so
+// tools.ts can pull them in one line.
+
+export { getCodebaseOverview } from './get_codebase_overview.js';
+export { getFileAnalysis } from './get_file_analysis.js';
+export { getSymbolInfo } from './get_symbol_info.js';
+export { searchSymbols } from './search_symbols.js';
+export { getDependencies } from './get_dependencies.js';
+export { watchChanges } from './watch_changes.js';
+export { getSemanticNeighborhoods } from './get_semantic_neighborhoods.js';
+export { getFrameworkAnalysis } from './get_framework_analysis.js';
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/search_symbols.ts b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/search_symbols.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5db808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/search_symbols.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// v1.12 Track B.2: codecontext wrapper — search_symbols.
+
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { ToolDef } from '../../tools.js';
+import { callCodecontext, type CodecontextResponse } from '../../codecontext_client.js';
+
+export const SearchSymbolsInput = z.object({
+  query: z.string().min(1),
+  file_type: z.string().optional(),
+  symbol_type: z.string().optional(),
+  framework_type: z.string().optional(),
+  limit: z.number().int().positive().optional(),
+});
+export type SearchSymbolsInputT = z.infer<typeof SearchSymbolsInput>;
+
+const DESCRIPTION =
+  'Search for symbols (functions, classes, methods, types) across the codebase by name fragment. ' +
+  'Filter by file_type, symbol_type, or framework_type to narrow. ' +
+  'Tree-sitter coverage: full for JS/Python/Java/Go/Rust/C++. TypeScript symbols are approximate. ' +
+  'PHP and SQL are not supported — fall back to grep for those.';
+
+const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 20;
+
+export async function executeSearchSymbols(
+  input: SearchSymbolsInputT,
+  projectPath: string,
+  fetcher: typeof fetch = fetch,
+): Promise<CodecontextResponse> {
+  const args: Record<string, unknown> = {
+    query: input.query,
+    limit: input.limit ?? DEFAULT_LIMIT,
+  };
+  if (input.file_type) args['file_type'] = input.file_type;
+  if (input.symbol_type) args['symbol_type'] = input.symbol_type;
+  if (input.framework_type) args['framework_type'] = input.framework_type;
+  return callCodecontext({ toolName: 'search_symbols', args, projectPath }, fetcher);
+}
+
+export const searchSymbols: ToolDef<SearchSymbolsInputT> = {
+  name: 'search_symbols',
+  description: DESCRIPTION,
+  inputSchema: SearchSymbolsInput,
+  jsonSchema: {
+    type: 'function',
+    function: {
+      name: 'search_symbols',
+      description: DESCRIPTION,
+      parameters: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          query: { type: 'string', description: 'Substring or name fragment to match.' },
+          file_type: {
+            type: 'string',
+            description: 'Filter by file extension or language (e.g. "ts", "py", "go").',
+          },
+          symbol_type: {
+            type: 'string',
+            description: 'Filter by kind: function|class|method|variable|type|interface.',
+          },
+          framework_type: {
+            type: 'string',
+            description: 'Filter by framework context (react|vue|svelte|…).',
+          },
+          limit: {
+            type: 'integer',
+            description: `Max matches to return. Defaults to ${DEFAULT_LIMIT}.`,
+          },
+        },
+        required: ['query'],
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  async execute(input, projectRoot) {
+    return await executeSearchSymbols(input, projectRoot);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/watch_changes.ts b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/watch_changes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..437f1c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/tools/codecontext/watch_changes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// v1.12 Track B.2: codecontext wrapper — watch_changes.
+
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { ToolDef } from '../../tools.js';
+import { callCodecontext, type CodecontextResponse } from '../../codecontext_client.js';
+
+export const WatchChangesInput = z.object({
+  enable: z.boolean(),
+});
+export type WatchChangesInputT = z.infer<typeof WatchChangesInput>;
+
+const DESCRIPTION =
+  'Turn codecontext\'s file watcher on or off for this project. ' +
+  'When on, codecontext re-analyzes files in the background as they change (debounced). Default is on. ' +
+  'Disable temporarily if you\'re doing bulk edits and want to avoid analysis churn.';
+
+export async function executeWatchChanges(
+  input: WatchChangesInputT,
+  projectPath: string,
+  fetcher: typeof fetch = fetch,
+): Promise<CodecontextResponse> {
+  return callCodecontext(
+    {
+      toolName: 'watch_changes',
+      args: { enable: input.enable },
+      projectPath,
+    },
+    fetcher,
+  );
+}
+
+export const watchChanges: ToolDef<WatchChangesInputT> = {
+  name: 'watch_changes',
+  description: DESCRIPTION,
+  inputSchema: WatchChangesInput,
+  jsonSchema: {
+    type: 'function',
+    function: {
+      name: 'watch_changes',
+      description: DESCRIPTION,
+      parameters: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          enable: {
+            type: 'boolean',
+            description: 'true = enable the watcher; false = disable.',
+          },
+        },
+        required: ['enable'],
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  async execute(input, projectRoot) {
+    return await executeWatchChanges(input, projectRoot);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ToolCallLine.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/ToolCallLine.tsx
index 78fc170..2c54013 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ToolCallLine.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ToolCallLine.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,33 @@ export function formatToolArgs(name: string, args: Record<string, unknown>): str
   if (name === 'git_status') {
     return '';
   }
+  // v1.12 Track B.2: codecontext tool pills. Format is "most-identifying-arg",
+  // matching view_file/grep precedent — surface the path/symbol/query that
+  // makes the call meaningful at a glance.
+  if (name === 'get_codebase_overview') {
+    return '';
+  }
+  if (name === 'get_file_analysis') {
+    return truncate(String(args.file_path ?? ''), ARG_SUMMARY_MAX);
+  }
+  if (name === 'get_symbol_info') {
+    return truncate(String(args.symbol_name ?? ''), ARG_SUMMARY_MAX);
+  }
+  if (name === 'search_symbols') {
+    return truncate(`"${String(args.query ?? '')}"`, ARG_SUMMARY_MAX);
+  }
+  if (name === 'get_dependencies') {
+    return truncate(String(args.file_path ?? '(project-wide)'), ARG_SUMMARY_MAX);
+  }
+  if (name === 'watch_changes') {
+    return args.enable ? 'enable' : 'disable';
+  }
+  if (name === 'get_semantic_neighborhoods') {
+    return truncate(String(args.file_path ?? '(project-wide)'), ARG_SUMMARY_MAX);
+  }
+  if (name === 'get_framework_analysis') {
+    return truncate(String(args.framework ?? '(auto-detect)'), ARG_SUMMARY_MAX);
+  }
   // Unknown tool — surface first arg value or the literal {} so the user can
   // see something happened. Forward-compatible with future tools.
   const keys = Object.keys(args);
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 073ccac..3fc4204 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ services:
       - "100.114.205.53:9500:3000"
     env_file: .env
     environment:
+      CODECONTEXT_URL: http://codecontext:8080
       DATABASE_URL: postgres://boocode:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@boocode_db:5432/boocode
     volumes:
       - /opt:/opt