diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2e20e481..94a6a9d5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         "execa": "^9.6.1",
         "express": "^4.21.0",
         "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
+        "glob": "^13.0.6",
         "grammy": "^1.42.0",
         "openai": "^4.77.0",
         "p-queue": "^8.0.1",
@@ -418,6 +419,15 @@
         "proxy-from-env": "^2.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/balanced-match": {
+      "version": "4.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-4.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BLrgEcRTwX2o6gGxGOCNyMvGSp35YofuYzw9h1IMTRmKqttAZZVU67bdb9Pr2vUHA8+j3i2tJfjO6C6+4myGTA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "18 || 20 || >=22"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/body-parser": {
       "version": "1.20.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.20.5.tgz",
@@ -499,6 +509,18 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "5.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-5.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VZznLgtwhn+Mact9tfiwx64fA9erHH/MCXEUfB/0bX/6Fz6ny5EGTXYltMocqg4xFAQZtnO3DHWWXi8RiuN7cQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^4.0.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "18 || 20 || >=22"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/bytes": {
       "version": "3.1.2",
       "license": "MIT",
@@ -1140,6 +1162,23 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/glob": {
+      "version": "13.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-13.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Wjlyrolmm8uDpm/ogGyXZXb1Z+Ca2B8NbJwqBVg0axK9GbBeoS7yGV6vjXnYdGm6X53iehEuxxbyiKp8QmN4Vw==",
+      "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "minimatch": "^10.2.2",
+        "minipass": "^7.1.3",
+        "path-scurry": "^2.0.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "18 || 20 || >=22"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/gopd": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "license": "MIT",
@@ -1349,6 +1388,15 @@
         "node": ">= 12.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/lru-cache": {
+      "version": "11.3.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache/-/lru-cache-11.3.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Gf/KoL3C/MlI7Bt0PGI9I+TeTC/I6r/csU58N4BSNc4lppLBeKsOdFYkK+dX0ABDUMJNfCHTyPpzwwO21Awd3A==",
+      "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "20 || >=22"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/magic-bytes.js": {
       "version": "1.13.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/magic-bytes.js/-/magic-bytes.js-1.13.0.tgz",
@@ -1422,6 +1470,30 @@
         "node": ">= 0.6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "10.2.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-10.2.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MULkVLfKGYDFYejP07QOurDLLQpcjk7Fw+7jXS2R2czRQzR56yHRveU5NDJEOviH+hETZKSkIk5c+T23GjFUMg==",
+      "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^5.0.5"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "18 || 20 || >=22"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/minipass": {
+      "version": "7.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minipass/-/minipass-7.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tEBHqDnIoM/1rXME1zgka9g6Q2lcoCkxHLuc7ODJ5BxbP5d4c2Z5cGgtXAku59200Cx7diuHTOYfSBD8n6mm8A==",
+      "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16 || 14 >=14.17"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.1.3",
       "license": "MIT"
@@ -1637,6 +1709,22 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/path-scurry": {
+      "version": "2.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-scurry/-/path-scurry-2.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3O/iVVsJAPsOnpwWIeD+d6z/7PmqApyQePUtCndjatj/9I5LylHvt5qluFaBT3I5h3r1ejfR056c+FCv+NnNXg==",
+      "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "lru-cache": "^11.0.0",
+        "minipass": "^7.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "18 || 20 || >=22"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/path-to-regexp": {
       "version": "0.1.13",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-to-regexp/-/path-to-regexp-0.1.13.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ab28eea6..df13bb63 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "execa": "^9.6.1",
     "express": "^4.21.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
+    "glob": "^13.0.6",
     "grammy": "^1.42.0",
     "openai": "^4.77.0",
     "p-queue": "^8.0.1",
diff --git a/src/bot/index.js b/src/bot/index.js
index edde6fca..f4d1b2af 100644
--- a/src/bot/index.js
+++ b/src/bot/index.js
@@ -204,80 +204,135 @@ export async function initBot(config, api, tools, skills, agents) {
     const tools = [];
     const toolMap = svc.toolMap;
 
-    if (toolMap.has('bash')) {
-      tools.push({
-        type: 'function',
-        function: {
-          name: 'bash',
-          description: 'Execute a shell command',
-          parameters: {
-            type: 'object', properties: {
-              command: { type: 'string', description: 'Shell command' },
-              timeout: { type: 'number', description: 'Timeout ms (default 300000)' },
-            }, required: ['command'],
-          },
-        },
-      });
-    }
-    if (toolMap.has('web_search')) {
-      tools.push({
-        type: 'function',
-        function: {
-          name: 'web_search',
-          description: 'Search the web',
-          parameters: {
-            type: 'object', properties: {
-              query: { type: 'string', description: 'Search query' },
-              num_results: { type: 'number', description: 'Results count (default 5)' },
-            }, required: ['query'],
-          },
-        },
-      });
-    }
-    if (toolMap.has('git')) {
-      tools.push({
-        type: 'function',
-        function: {
-          name: 'git',
-          description: 'Git operations: status, log, diff, commit, push, pull',
-          parameters: {
-            type: 'object', properties: {
-              action: { type: 'string', enum: ['status', 'log', 'diff', 'commit', 'push', 'pull'] },
-              params: { type: 'array', items: { type: 'string' } },
-            }, required: ['action'],
-          },
-        },
-      });
-    }
-    if (svc.agents.length) {
-      tools.push({
-        type: 'function',
-        function: {
-          name: 'delegate_agent',
-          description: 'Delegate to a specialized agent role',
-          parameters: {
-            type: 'object', properties: {
-              agent_id: { type: 'string', enum: svc.agents.map(a => a.id) },
-              task: { type: 'string', description: 'Task description' },
-            }, required: ['agent_id', 'task'],
-          },
-        },
-      });
-    }
-    if (svc.skills.length) {
-      tools.push({
-        type: 'function',
-        function: {
-          name: 'run_skill',
-          description: 'Run a skill by name',
-          parameters: {
-            type: 'object', properties: {
-              skill: { type: 'string', enum: svc.skills.map(s => s.name) },
-              input: { type: 'string' },
-            }, required: ['skill'],
-          },
-        },
-      });
+    // ── Tool definitions for the AI API (OpenAI function-calling format) ──
+    const TOOL_DEFS = {
+      bash: {
+        description: 'Execute a shell command',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          command: { type: 'string', description: 'Shell command to execute' },
+          timeout: { type: 'number', description: 'Timeout in ms (default 300000)' },
+        }, required: ['command'] },
+      },
+      file_edit: {
+        description: 'Edit files — read, write, append, or find-and-replace',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          action: { type: 'string', enum: ['read', 'write', 'append', 'edit'], description: 'Operation' },
+          file_path: { type: 'string', description: 'File path' },
+          content: { type: 'string', description: 'Content to write/append (for write/append)' },
+          old_text: { type: 'string', description: 'Text to find (for edit)' },
+          new_text: { type: 'string', description: 'Replacement text (for edit)' },
+        }, required: ['action', 'file_path'] },
+      },
+      file_read: {
+        description: 'Read file contents with line numbers and pagination',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          file_path: { type: 'string', description: 'File path to read' },
+          offset: { type: 'number', description: 'Start line (1-indexed, default 1)' },
+          limit: { type: 'number', description: 'Max lines (default 500)' },
+        }, required: ['file_path'] },
+      },
+      file_write: {
+        description: 'Write content to a file (overwrites entire file)',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          file_path: { type: 'string', description: 'File path' },
+          content: { type: 'string', description: 'Content to write' },
+        }, required: ['file_path', 'content'] },
+      },
+      glob: {
+        description: 'Find files matching a glob pattern',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          pattern: { type: 'string', description: 'Glob pattern (e.g. "**/*.js")' },
+          cwd: { type: 'string', description: 'Working directory (default: current)' },
+        }, required: ['pattern'] },
+      },
+      grep: {
+        description: 'Search file contents using regex (ripgrep)',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          pattern: { type: 'string', description: 'Regex pattern' },
+          path: { type: 'string', description: 'Directory to search (default: .)' },
+          file_glob: { type: 'string', description: 'File filter (e.g. "*.py")' },
+          max_results: { type: 'number', description: 'Max matches (default 20)' },
+          context: { type: 'number', description: 'Context lines before/after (default 0)' },
+        }, required: ['pattern'] },
+      },
+      web_search: {
+        description: 'Search the web for information',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          query: { type: 'string', description: 'Search query' },
+          num_results: { type: 'number', description: 'Results count (default 5)' },
+        }, required: ['query'] },
+      },
+      web_fetch: {
+        description: 'Fetch content from a URL and return text',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          url: { type: 'string', description: 'URL to fetch' },
+          max_length: { type: 'number', description: 'Max chars to return (default 15000)' },
+        }, required: ['url'] },
+      },
+      git: {
+        description: 'Git operations: status, log, diff, commit, push, pull',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          action: { type: 'string', enum: ['status', 'log', 'diff', 'commit', 'push', 'pull'] },
+          params: { type: 'array', items: { type: 'string' } },
+        }, required: ['action'] },
+      },
+      task_create: {
+        description: 'Create a new task',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          description: { type: 'string', description: 'Task description' },
+        }, required: ['description'] },
+      },
+      task_update: {
+        description: 'Update task status',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          task_id: { type: 'string', description: 'Task ID' },
+          status: { type: 'string', enum: ['pending', 'in_progress', 'completed', 'cancelled'] },
+        }, required: ['task_id', 'status'] },
+      },
+      task_list: {
+        description: 'List all tasks with status',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          status: { type: 'string', description: 'Filter by status (optional)' },
+        } },
+      },
+      send_message: {
+        description: 'Send a message to Telegram chat or channel',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          chat_id: { type: 'string', description: 'Target chat ID (optional, uses default)' },
+          message: { type: 'string', description: 'Message text to send' },
+        }, required: ['message'] },
+      },
+      schedule_cron: {
+        description: 'Manage cron jobs (create/list/remove)',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          action: { type: 'string', enum: ['create', 'list', 'remove'] },
+          name: { type: 'string', description: 'Job name' },
+          schedule: { type: 'string', description: 'Cron schedule (e.g. "0 9 * * *")' },
+          command: { type: 'string', description: 'Command to run' },
+        }, required: ['action'] },
+      },
+      delegate_agent: {
+        description: 'Delegate to a specialized agent role',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          agent_id: { type: 'string', enum: svc.agents.map(a => a.id) },
+          task: { type: 'string', description: 'Task description' },
+        }, required: ['agent_id', 'task'] },
+      },
+      run_skill: {
+        description: 'Run a skill by name',
+        parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {
+          skill: { type: 'string', enum: svc.skills.map(s => s.name) },
+          input: { type: 'string' },
+        }, required: ['skill'] },
+      },
+    };
+
+    // Register all tools that have a matching class loaded
+    for (const [name, def] of Object.entries(TOOL_DEFS)) {
+      if (name === 'delegate_agent' && !svc.agents.length) continue;
+      if (name === 'run_skill' && !svc.skills.length) continue;
+      if (!toolMap.has(name) && name !== 'delegate_agent' && name !== 'run_skill') continue;
+      tools.push({ type: 'function', function: { name, ...def } });
     }
 
     try {
@@ -402,6 +457,7 @@ export async function initBot(config, api, tools, skills, agents) {
     return fullResponse || '✅ Done.';
   }
 
+  // ── Tool handlers: route API tool_calls to tool class methods ──
   const toolHandlers = {
     bash: async (args) => {
       const tool = svc.toolMap.get('bash');
@@ -414,6 +470,42 @@ export async function initBot(config, api, tools, skills, agents) {
         return `❌ Exit ${r.code}\n\`\`\`\n${err || out}\n\`\`\``;
       } catch (e) { return `❌ Bash error: ${e.message}`; }
     },
+    file_edit: async (args) => {
+      const tool = svc.toolMap.get('file_edit');
+      if (!tool) return '❌ File edit tool unavailable.';
+      try {
+        const r = await tool[args.action](args.file_path, args.content, args.old_text, args.new_text);
+        return typeof r === 'string' ? r : (r.success ? `✅ ${JSON.stringify(r)}` : `❌ ${r.error}`);
+      } catch (e) { return `❌ File edit error: ${e.message}`; }
+    },
+    file_read: async (args) => {
+      const tool = svc.toolMap.get('file_read');
+      if (!tool) return '❌ File read tool unavailable.';
+      try {
+        return await tool.execute(args);
+      } catch (e) { return `❌ File read error: ${e.message}`; }
+    },
+    file_write: async (args) => {
+      const tool = svc.toolMap.get('file_write');
+      if (!tool) return '❌ File write tool unavailable.';
+      try {
+        return await tool.execute(args);
+      } catch (e) { return `❌ File write error: ${e.message}`; }
+    },
+    glob: async (args) => {
+      const tool = svc.toolMap.get('glob');
+      if (!tool) return '❌ Glob tool unavailable.';
+      try {
+        return await tool.execute(args);
+      } catch (e) { return `❌ Glob error: ${e.message}`; }
+    },
+    grep: async (args) => {
+      const tool = svc.toolMap.get('grep');
+      if (!tool) return '❌ Grep tool unavailable.';
+      try {
+        return await tool.execute(args);
+      } catch (e) { return `❌ Grep error: ${e.message}`; }
+    },
     web_search: async (args) => {
       const tool = svc.toolMap.get('web_search');
       if (!tool) return '❌ Web search unavailable.';
@@ -426,16 +518,48 @@ export async function initBot(config, api, tools, skills, agents) {
         return `🔍 *${args.query}*\n\nNo results.`;
       } catch (e) { return `❌ Search error: ${e.message}`; }
     },
+    web_fetch: async (args) => {
+      const tool = svc.toolMap.get('web_fetch');
+      if (!tool) return '❌ Web fetch tool unavailable.';
+      try {
+        return await tool.execute(args);
+      } catch (e) { return `❌ Fetch error: ${e.message}`; }
+    },
     git: async (args) => {
       const tool = svc.toolMap.get('git');
       if (!tool) return '❌ Git tool unavailable.';
       try {
         const method = tool[args.action];
-        if (!method) return `❌ Unknown: ${args.action}`;
+        if (!method) return `❌ Unknown git action: ${args.action}`;
         const r = await method.call(tool, ...(args.params || []));
         return r.success ? `✅ ${r.status || JSON.stringify(r)}` : `❌ ${r.stderr || r.error}`;
       } catch (e) { return `❌ Git error: ${e.message}`; }
     },
+    task_create: async (args) => {
+      const tool = svc.toolMap.get('task_create');
+      if (!tool) return '❌ Task tool unavailable.';
+      try { return await tool.execute(args); } catch (e) { return `❌ ${e.message}`; }
+    },
+    task_update: async (args) => {
+      const tool = svc.toolMap.get('task_update');
+      if (!tool) return '❌ Task tool unavailable.';
+      try { return await tool.execute(args); } catch (e) { return `❌ ${e.message}`; }
+    },
+    task_list: async (args) => {
+      const tool = svc.toolMap.get('task_list');
+      if (!tool) return '❌ Task tool unavailable.';
+      try { return await tool.execute(args); } catch (e) { return `❌ ${e.message}`; }
+    },
+    send_message: async (args) => {
+      const tool = svc.toolMap.get('send_message');
+      if (!tool) return '❌ Send message tool unavailable.';
+      try { return await tool.execute(args); } catch (e) { return `❌ ${e.message}`; }
+    },
+    schedule_cron: async (args) => {
+      const tool = svc.toolMap.get('schedule_cron');
+      if (!tool) return '❌ Cron tool unavailable.';
+      try { return await tool.execute(args); } catch (e) { return `❌ ${e.message}`; }
+    },
     delegate_agent: async (args) => {
       const agent = svc.agents.find(a => a.id === args.agent_id);
       if (!agent) return `❌ Agent not found: ${args.agent_id}`;
diff --git a/src/tools/FileReadTool.js b/src/tools/FileReadTool.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a94bde3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/FileReadTool.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import path from 'path';
+
+export class FileReadTool {
+  constructor() {
+    this.name = 'file_read';
+    this.description = 'Read file contents with line numbers and pagination';
+  }
+
+  async execute(args) {
+    const { file_path, offset = 1, limit = 500 } = args;
+    try {
+      const fullPath = path.resolve(file_path);
+      const content = await fs.readFile(fullPath, 'utf-8');
+      const lines = content.split('\n');
+
+      if (offset < 1 || offset > lines.length) {
+        return `❌ Offset ${offset} out of range (file has ${lines.length} lines)`;
+      }
+
+      const end = Math.min(offset + limit - 1, lines.length);
+      const selected = lines.slice(offset - 1, end);
+      const numbered = selected.map((line, i) => `${offset + i}|${line}`).join('\n');
+
+      const header = offset === 1 && end >= lines.length
+        ? `${fullPath} (${lines.length} lines)`
+        : `${fullPath} (lines ${offset}-${end} of ${lines.length})`;
+
+      return `${header}\n${numbered}`;
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e.code === 'ENOENT') return `❌ File not found: ${file_path}`;
+      if (e.code === 'EISDIR') return `❌ Is a directory: ${file_path}`;
+      return `❌ ${e.message}`;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/FileWriteTool.js b/src/tools/FileWriteTool.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..738df5d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/FileWriteTool.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import path from 'path';
+
+export class FileWriteTool {
+  constructor() {
+    this.name = 'file_write';
+    this.description = 'Write content to a file, creating parent directories as needed';
+  }
+
+  async execute(args) {
+    const { file_path, content } = args;
+    try {
+      const fullPath = path.resolve(file_path);
+      await fs.ensureDir(path.dirname(fullPath));
+      await fs.writeFile(fullPath, content, 'utf-8');
+      return `✅ Written ${Buffer.byteLength(content)} bytes to ${fullPath}`;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return `❌ Write error: ${e.message}`;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/GlobTool.js b/src/tools/GlobTool.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12f4931b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/GlobTool.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
+import { glob } from 'glob';
+import path from 'path';
+
+export class GlobTool {
+  constructor() {
+    this.name = 'glob';
+    this.description = 'Find files matching a glob pattern';
+  }
+
+  async execute(args) {
+    const { pattern, cwd = process.cwd() } = args;
+    try {
+      const matches = await glob(pattern, {
+        cwd: path.resolve(cwd),
+        absolute: false,
+        nodir: true,
+        dot: false,
+        ignore: ['**/node_modules/**', '**/.git/**'],
+      });
+
+      if (!matches.length) return `📁 No files matching: ${pattern}`;
+
+      const listed = matches.slice(0, 100);
+      const output = listed.join('\n');
+      const suffix = matches.length > 100 ? `\n... and ${matches.length - 100} more` : '';
+      return `📁 ${matches.length} files matching "${pattern}":\n${output}${suffix}`;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return `❌ Glob error: ${e.message}`;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/GrepTool.js b/src/tools/GrepTool.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d19b1f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/GrepTool.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
+import { execa } from 'execa';
+import path from 'path';
+
+export class GrepTool {
+  constructor() {
+    this.name = 'grep';
+    this.description = 'Search file contents using regex (ripgrep-backed)';
+  }
+
+  async execute(args) {
+    const { pattern, path: searchPath = '.', file_glob, max_results = 20, context: ctx = 0 } = args;
+    try {
+      const cmdArgs = [
+        '--max-count', String(max_results),
+        '--no-heading',
+        '--line-number',
+        ...(ctx > 0 ? ['-C', String(ctx)] : []),
+      ];
+      if (file_glob) cmdArgs.push('--glob', file_glob);
+
+      const targetPath = path.resolve(searchPath);
+      cmdArgs.push('--', pattern, targetPath);
+
+      const { stdout } = await execa('rg', cmdArgs, { timeout: 30000 });
+
+      if (!stdout.trim()) return `🔍 No matches for "${pattern}" in ${searchPath}`;
+
+      const lineCount = stdout.trim().split('\n').length;
+      const suffix = lineCount >= max_results ? `\n(truncated at ${max_results} matches)` : '';
+      return `🔍 ${lineCount} matches for "${pattern}" in ${searchPath}:${suffix}\n${stdout}`;
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e.exitCode === 1) return `🔍 No matches for "${pattern}"`;
+      if (e.exitCode === 2) return `❌ Grep error: ${e.stderr || e.message}`;
+      return `❌ ${e.message}`;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/ScheduleCronTool.js b/src/tools/ScheduleCronTool.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75de819c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/ScheduleCronTool.js
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
+import { execa } from 'execa';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import path from 'path';
+
+const CRON_DIR = 'data/cron';
+
+export class ScheduleCronTool {
+  constructor() {
+    this.name = 'schedule_cron';
+    this.description = 'Schedule a cron job (create/list/remove)';
+  }
+
+  async execute(args) {
+    const { action, ...params } = args;
+    switch (action) {
+      case 'create': return this._create(params);
+      case 'list': return this._list();
+      case 'remove': return this._remove(params);
+      default: return `❌ Unknown action: ${action}. Use: create, list, remove`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async _create(params) {
+    const { name, schedule, command, description = '' } = params;
+    if (!name || !schedule || !command) {
+      return '❌ Required: name, schedule, command';
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await fs.ensureDir(CRON_DIR);
+      const jobPath = path.join(CRON_DIR, `${name}.json`);
+      const job = {
+        name, schedule, command, description,
+        enabled: true,
+        created: new Date().toISOString(),
+        last_run: null,
+        next_run: null,
+        run_count: 0,
+      };
+      await fs.writeJson(jobPath, job, { spaces: 2 });
+      logger.info(`⏰ Cron job created: ${name} (${schedule})`);
+      return `⏰ Cron job "${name}" created\nSchedule: ${schedule}\nCommand: ${command}`;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return `❌ ${e.message}`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async _list() {
+    try {
+      await fs.ensureDir(CRON_DIR);
+      const files = await fs.readdir(CRON_DIR);
+      const jobs = files.filter(f => f.endsWith('.json'));
+
+      if (!jobs.length) return '⏰ No cron jobs.';
+
+      const list = [];
+      for (const f of jobs) {
+        const job = await fs.readJson(path.join(CRON_DIR, f));
+        const status = job.enabled ? '🟢' : '🔴';
+        list.push(`${status} ${job.name} | ${job.schedule} | runs: ${job.run_count} | ${job.command.substring(0, 60)}`);
+      }
+      return `⏰ Cron jobs (${jobs.length}):\n${list.join('\n')}`;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return `❌ ${e.message}`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async _remove(params) {
+    const { name } = params;
+    if (!name) return '❌ Required: name';
+
+    try {
+      const jobPath = path.join(CRON_DIR, `${name}.json`);
+      if (!(await fs.pathExists(jobPath))) return `❌ Job not found: ${name}`;
+      await fs.remove(jobPath);
+      return `✅ Cron job "${name}" removed`;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return `❌ ${e.message}`;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/SendMessageTool.js b/src/tools/SendMessageTool.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..674cbc2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/SendMessageTool.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
+import axios from 'axios';
+
+export class SendMessageTool {
+  constructor() {
+    this.name = 'send_message';
+    this.description = 'Send a message to Telegram chat or channel';
+  }
+
+  async execute(args) {
+    const { chat_id, message, parse_mode = 'HTML' } = args;
+    const botToken = process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN;
+    if (!botToken) return '❌ TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN not set';
+
+    const target = chat_id || process.env.TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID;
+    if (!target) return '❌ No chat_id provided and TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID not set';
+
+    try {
+      const response = await axios.post(
+        `https://api.telegram.org/bot${botToken}/sendMessage`,
+        {
+          chat_id: target,
+          text: message,
+          parse_mode,
+          disable_web_page_preview: true,
+        },
+        { timeout: 10000 }
+      );
+
+      return response.data.ok
+        ? `✅ Message sent to chat ${target}`
+        : `❌ Telegram error: ${JSON.stringify(response.data)}`;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return `❌ Send error: ${e.message}`;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/TaskCreateTool.js b/src/tools/TaskCreateTool.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01be92f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/TaskCreateTool.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import path from 'path';
+
+const TASKS_FILE = 'data/tasks.json';
+
+export class TaskCreateTool {
+  constructor() {
+    this.name = 'task_create';
+    this.description = 'Create a new task with description';
+  }
+
+  async execute(args) {
+    const { description } = args;
+    try {
+      const tasks = await this._loadTasks();
+      const id = String(Date.now()).slice(-8);
+      tasks.push({ id, description, status: 'pending', created: new Date().toISOString() });
+      await this._saveTasks(tasks);
+      return `✅ Task created: #${id} — ${description}`;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return `❌ ${e.message}`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async _loadTasks() {
+    try {
+      return await fs.readJson(TASKS_FILE);
+    } catch { return []; }
+  }
+
+  async _saveTasks(tasks) {
+    await fs.ensureDir(path.dirname(TASKS_FILE));
+    await fs.writeJson(TASKS_FILE, tasks, { spaces: 2 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/TaskListTool.js b/src/tools/TaskListTool.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cba2a8a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/TaskListTool.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+
+const TASKS_FILE = 'data/tasks.json';
+
+export class TaskListTool {
+  constructor() {
+    this.name = 'task_list';
+    this.description = 'List all tasks with their status';
+  }
+
+  async execute(args = {}) {
+    try {
+      const tasks = await this._loadTasks();
+      if (!tasks.length) return '📋 No tasks.';
+
+      const statusFilter = args.status;
+      const filtered = statusFilter ? tasks.filter(t => t.status === statusFilter) : tasks;
+
+      if (!filtered.length) return `📋 No tasks with status "${statusFilter}".`;
+
+      const icons = { pending: '⏳', in_progress: '🔄', completed: '✅', cancelled: '❌' };
+      const list = filtered.map(t =>
+        `${icons[t.status] || '📝'} #${t.id} [${t.status}] ${t.description}`
+      ).join('\n');
+
+      return `📋 Tasks (${filtered.length}/${tasks.length}):\n${list}`;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return `❌ ${e.message}`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async _loadTasks() {
+    try { return await fs.readJson(TASKS_FILE); } catch { return []; }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/TaskUpdateTool.js b/src/tools/TaskUpdateTool.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03029ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/TaskUpdateTool.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import path from 'path';
+
+const TASKS_FILE = 'data/tasks.json';
+
+export class TaskUpdateTool {
+  constructor() {
+    this.name = 'task_update';
+    this.description = 'Update task status (pending/in_progress/completed/cancelled)';
+  }
+
+  async execute(args) {
+    const { task_id, status } = args;
+    const validStatuses = ['pending', 'in_progress', 'completed', 'cancelled'];
+    if (!validStatuses.includes(status)) {
+      return `❌ Invalid status. Use: ${validStatuses.join(', ')}`;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const tasks = await this._loadTasks();
+      const task = tasks.find(t => t.id === task_id);
+      if (!task) return `❌ Task not found: #${task_id}`;
+
+      task.status = status;
+      task.updated = new Date().toISOString();
+      await this._saveTasks(tasks);
+      return `✅ Task #${task_id} → ${status}`;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return `❌ ${e.message}`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async _loadTasks() {
+    try { return await fs.readJson(TASKS_FILE); } catch { return []; }
+  }
+
+  async _saveTasks(tasks) {
+    await fs.ensureDir(path.dirname(TASKS_FILE));
+    await fs.writeJson(TASKS_FILE, tasks, { spaces: 2 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/WebFetchTool.js b/src/tools/WebFetchTool.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b810b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/WebFetchTool.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
+import axios from 'axios';
+
+export class WebFetchTool {
+  constructor() {
+    this.name = 'web_fetch';
+    this.description = 'Fetch content from a URL and return text/markdown';
+  }
+
+  async execute(args) {
+    const { url, max_length = 15000 } = args;
+    try {
+      logger.info(`🌐 Fetching: ${url}`);
+      const response = await axios.get(url, {
+        timeout: 30000,
+        maxRedirects: 5,
+        headers: {
+          'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; zCode-Bot/1.0)',
+          'Accept': 'text/html,application/json,text/plain,*/*',
+        },
+      });
+
+      let content = '';
+      const contentType = response.headers['content-type'] || '';
+
+      if (contentType.includes('application/json')) {
+        content = JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2);
+      } else {
+        content = typeof response.data === 'string'
+          ? response.data
+          : JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2);
+      }
+
+      // Strip HTML tags for cleaner output
+      if (contentType.includes('text/html')) {
+        content = content
+          .replace(/<script[\s\S]*?<\/script>/gi, '')
+          .replace(/<style[\s\S]*?<\/style>/gi, '')
+          .replace(/<[^>]+>/g, ' ')
+          .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
+          .trim();
+      }
+
+      if (content.length > max_length) {
+        content = content.slice(0, max_length) + '\n\n... (truncated)';
+      }
+
+      return `🌐 ${url}\n${content}`;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return `❌ Fetch error: ${e.message}`;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/index.js b/src/tools/index.js
index 8b2ee0b7..2e6d9415 100644
--- a/src/tools/index.js
+++ b/src/tools/index.js
@@ -3,40 +3,60 @@ import { BashTool } from './BashTool.js';
 import { FileEditTool } from './FileEditTool.js';
 import { WebSearchTool } from './WebSearchTool.js';
 import { GitTool } from './GitTool.js';
+import { FileReadTool } from './FileReadTool.js';
+import { FileWriteTool } from './FileWriteTool.js';
+import { GlobTool } from './GlobTool.js';
+import { GrepTool } from './GrepTool.js';
+import { WebFetchTool } from './WebFetchTool.js';
+import { TaskCreateTool } from './TaskCreateTool.js';
+import { TaskUpdateTool } from './TaskUpdateTool.js';
+import { TaskListTool } from './TaskListTool.js';
+import { SendMessageTool } from './SendMessageTool.js';
+import { ScheduleCronTool } from './ScheduleCronTool.js';
+
+// Tool definitions: env toggle flag, factory function
+const TOOL_REGISTRY = [
+  { env: 'ZCODE_ENABLE_BASH',       Tool: BashTool,          label: 'Bash' },
+  { env: 'ZCODE_ENABLE_FILE_EDIT',   Tool: FileEditTool,      label: 'File edit' },
+  { env: 'ZCODE_ENABLE_WEB_SEARCH',  Tool: WebSearchTool,     label: 'Web search' },
+  { env: 'ZCODE_ENABLE_GIT',         Tool: GitTool,           label: 'Git' },
+  { env: 'ZCODE_ENABLE_FILE_READ',   Tool: FileReadTool,      label: 'File read' },
+  { env: 'ZCODE_ENABLE_FILE_WRITE',  Tool: FileWriteTool,     label: 'File write' },
+  { env: 'ZCODE_ENABLE_GLOB',        Tool: GlobTool,          label: 'Glob' },
+  { env: 'ZCODE_ENABLE_GREP',        Tool: GrepTool,          label: 'Grep' },
+  { env: 'ZCODE_ENABLE_WEB_FETCH',   Tool: WebFetchTool,      label: 'Web fetch' },
+  { env: 'ZCODE_ENABLE_TASKS',       Tool: TaskCreateTool,    label: 'Task create' },
+  { env: null,                       Tool: TaskUpdateTool,    label: 'Task update' },    // bundled with TASKS
+  { env: null,                       Tool: TaskListTool,      label: 'Task list' },      // bundled with TASKS
+  { env: 'ZCODE_ENABLE_SEND_MSG',    Tool: SendMessageTool,   label: 'Send message' },
+  { env: 'ZCODE_ENABLE_CRON',        Tool: ScheduleCronTool,  label: 'Schedule cron' },
+];
 
 export async function initTools() {
   const tools = [];
+  const taskEnabled = process.env.ZCODE_ENABLE_TASKS !== 'false';
 
-  // Bash tool
-  if (process.env.ZCODE_ENABLE_BASH !== 'false') {
-    const bashTool = new BashTool();
-    tools.push(bashTool);
-    logger.info(`✓ Bash tool loaded`);
-  }
-
-  // File edit tool
-  if (process.env.ZCODE_ENABLE_FILE_EDIT !== 'false') {
-    const fileEditTool = new FileEditTool();
-    tools.push(fileEditTool);
-    logger.info(`✓ File edit tool loaded`);
-  }
-
-  // Web search tool
-  if (process.env.ZCODE_ENABLE_WEB_SEARCH !== 'false') {
-    const webSearchTool = new WebSearchTool();
-    tools.push(webSearchTool);
-    logger.info(`✓ Web search tool loaded`);
-  }
-
-  // Git tool
-  if (process.env.ZCODE_ENABLE_GIT !== 'false') {
-    const gitTool = new GitTool();
-    tools.push(gitTool);
-    logger.info(`✓ Git tool loaded`);
+  for (const entry of TOOL_REGISTRY) {
+    // Tasks (create/update/list) share one env flag
+    const enabled = entry.env
+      ? process.env[entry.env] !== 'false'
+      : taskEnabled;
+
+    if (enabled) {
+      const instance = new entry.Tool();
+      tools.push(instance);
+      logger.info(`✓ ${entry.label} tool loaded (${instance.name})`);
+    }
   }
 
+  logger.info(`📦 ${tools.length} tools ready`);
   return tools;
 }
 
-// Export tool classes
-export { BashTool, FileEditTool, WebSearchTool, GitTool };
+// Export tool classes for direct access
+export {
+  BashTool, FileEditTool, WebSearchTool, GitTool,
+  FileReadTool, FileWriteTool, GlobTool, GrepTool, WebFetchTool,
+  TaskCreateTool, TaskUpdateTool, TaskListTool,
+  SendMessageTool, ScheduleCronTool,
+};