diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/CLAUDE.md b/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/CLAUDE.md
index e9ba598..ceb8ac0 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/CLAUDE.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Interfaces (e.g. `IQueueWaker`, `IPrimeClock`, `ITaskStateService`) live in an `
 - **StaleTaskRecovery** — startup-only service; calls `TaskStateService.RecoverStaleRunningAsync` to flip orphaned `Running` rows to `Failed`.
 - **External/*** — always-on MCP tools for general Claude sessions, scoped to *starting* and *observing* sessions (no worktree/merge, multi-turn, planning, or app-settings writes). Auth via optional `X-ClaudeDo-Key` header. Registered explicitly in `Program.cs`'s external app via `.WithTools<T>()`. Organized by concern:
   - `ExternalMcpService` — task CRUD + execution: `ListTaskLists`, `ListTasks`, `GetTask`, `AddTask`, `AddSubtask`, `UpdateTask`, `UpdateTaskStatus` (`Idle` / `Queued`), `GetTaskStatusValues`, `ReviewTask` (`approve` / `reject_rerun` / `reject_park` / `cancel` for a WaitingForReview task), `RunTaskNow`, `ContinueTask`, `CancelTask`, `DeleteTask`; worktree/git: `GetTaskWorktree`, `GetTaskDiff`, `MergeTask`, `ListWorktrees`, `CleanupTaskWorktree`
+  - `BatchMcpTools` — best-effort batch variants that loop the `ExternalMcpService` single-entity methods (sequential — the scoped DbContext is not thread-safe; merge/review stay single-task): `BatchGetTasks`, `BatchAddTasks`, `BatchUpdateTaskStatus`, `BatchCancelTasks`, `BatchDeleteTasks`, `BatchSetMyDay`, `BatchCleanupTaskWorktrees`. Every tool returns a per-item result array ({ id/index, ok, error?, … }) — a failing item never aborts the rest — and rejects batches over 100 items.
   - `ListMcpTools` — `CreateList`, `UpdateList`, `DeleteList`
   - `ConfigMcpTools` — `GetListConfig`, `SetListConfig`, `GetTaskConfig`, `SetTaskConfig`
   - `RunHistoryMcpTools` — `ListRuns`, `GetRun`, `GetTaskLog` (latest run's log, tail-capped at 256 KB)
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/External/BatchMcpTools.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/External/BatchMcpTools.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0960e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/External/BatchMcpTools.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using ModelContextProtocol.Server;
+
+namespace ClaudeDo.Worker.External;
+
+public sealed record BatchAddTaskInput(string Title, string? Description = null, string? Model = null);
+public sealed record BatchSetMyDayInput(string TaskId, bool IsMyDay, int? SortOrder = null);
+
+public sealed record BatchGetTaskResult(string Id, bool Found, TaskDto? Task, string? Error);
+public sealed record BatchAddTaskResult(int Index, string Title, bool Ok, TaskDto? Task, string? Error);
+public sealed record BatchTaskResult(string TaskId, bool Ok, string? Error);
+public sealed record BatchCancelResult(string TaskId, bool Ok, bool Cancelled, string? Error);
+public sealed record BatchCleanupResult(string TaskId, bool Ok, bool Removed, bool BranchDeleted, string? Error);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Batch variants of the single-entity tools on <see cref="ExternalMcpService"/>.
+/// Every tool is best-effort: each item is attempted independently and reported in a
+/// per-item result array (a failing item never aborts the rest). Operations run
+/// sequentially — the underlying repositories share one scoped DbContext, which is not
+/// thread-safe. Merge/review stay single-task (conflicts need the interactive resolver).
+/// </summary>
+[McpServerToolType]
+public sealed class BatchMcpTools
+{
+    private const int MaxBatchSize = 100;
+
+    private readonly ExternalMcpService _svc;
+
+    public BatchMcpTools(ExternalMcpService svc) => _svc = svc;
+
+    [McpServerTool, Description(
+        "Fetch a snapshot of many tasks in one call (overview / polling a fan-out). " +
+        "Returns one result per id: { id, found, task, error }. A missing id is found=false " +
+        "(not an error); error is only set for an unexpected failure. Max 100 ids.")]
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<BatchGetTaskResult>> BatchGetTasks(
+        string[] taskIds, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        EnsureWithinCap(taskIds, nameof(taskIds));
+
+        var results = new List<BatchGetTaskResult>(taskIds.Length);
+        foreach (var id in taskIds)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var task = await _svc.GetTask(id, cancellationToken);
+                results.Add(new BatchGetTaskResult(id, true, task, null));
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException) { throw; }
+            catch (InvalidOperationException)
+            {
+                results.Add(new BatchGetTaskResult(id, false, null, null));
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                results.Add(new BatchGetTaskResult(id, false, null, ex.Message));
+            }
+        }
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    [McpServerTool, Description(
+        "Create many tasks in one list at once. Each item: { title, description?, model? } " +
+        "(model: haiku|sonnet|opus, blank = inherit list/global default). " +
+        "queueImmediately enqueues every created task. " +
+        "Returns one result per item: { index, title, ok, task, error }. Max 100 items.")]
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<BatchAddTaskResult>> BatchAddTasks(
+        string listId,
+        BatchAddTaskInput[] tasks,
+        string? createdBy = null,
+        bool queueImmediately = false,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        EnsureWithinCap(tasks, nameof(tasks));
+
+        var results = new List<BatchAddTaskResult>(tasks.Length);
+        for (var i = 0; i < tasks.Length; i++)
+        {
+            var item = tasks[i];
+            try
+            {
+                var created = await _svc.AddTask(
+                    listId, item.Title, item.Description, createdBy,
+                    queueImmediately, item.Model, cancellationToken);
+                results.Add(new BatchAddTaskResult(i, item.Title, true, created, null));
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException) { throw; }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                results.Add(new BatchAddTaskResult(i, item.Title, false, null, ex.Message));
+            }
+        }
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    [McpServerTool, Description(
+        "Set the status of many tasks at once. status is 'Idle' (reset to editable) or " +
+        "'Queued' (enqueue for execution) only — same rule as update_task_status. " +
+        "Returns one result per id: { taskId, ok, error }. Max 100 ids.")]
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<BatchTaskResult>> BatchUpdateTaskStatus(
+        string[] taskIds, string status, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        EnsureWithinCap(taskIds, nameof(taskIds));
+        return await RunPerTaskAsync(taskIds,
+            (id, ct) => _svc.UpdateTaskStatus(id, status, ct), cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    [McpServerTool, Description(
+        "Cancel many running tasks at once. Returns one result per id: " +
+        "{ taskId, ok, cancelled, error }. cancelled=false means the task was not running. " +
+        "Max 100 ids.")]
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<BatchCancelResult>> BatchCancelTasks(
+        string[] taskIds, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        EnsureWithinCap(taskIds, nameof(taskIds));
+
+        var results = new List<BatchCancelResult>(taskIds.Length);
+        foreach (var id in taskIds)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var r = await _svc.CancelTask(id, cancellationToken);
+                results.Add(new BatchCancelResult(id, true, r.Cancelled, null));
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException) { throw; }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                results.Add(new BatchCancelResult(id, false, false, ex.Message));
+            }
+        }
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    [McpServerTool, Description(
+        "Delete many tasks at once. A Running task is refused (cancel it first) and reported " +
+        "as ok=false with its error. Returns one result per id: { taskId, ok, error }. Max 100 ids.")]
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<BatchTaskResult>> BatchDeleteTasks(
+        string[] taskIds, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        EnsureWithinCap(taskIds, nameof(taskIds));
+        return await RunPerTaskAsync(taskIds,
+            (id, ct) => _svc.DeleteTask(id, ct), cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    [McpServerTool, Description(
+        "Daily prep: set/clear MyDay for many tasks at once. Each item: { taskId, isMyDay, sortOrder? }. " +
+        "Still cap-guarded — items that would exceed DailyPrepMaxTasks open MyDay tasks fail individually " +
+        "(ok=false) without blocking the rest. Returns one result per item: { taskId, ok, error }. Max 100 items.")]
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<BatchTaskResult>> BatchSetMyDay(
+        BatchSetMyDayInput[] items, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        EnsureWithinCap(items, nameof(items));
+
+        var results = new List<BatchTaskResult>(items.Length);
+        foreach (var item in items)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await _svc.SetMyDay(item.TaskId, item.IsMyDay, item.SortOrder, cancellationToken);
+                results.Add(new BatchTaskResult(item.TaskId, true, null));
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException) { throw; }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                results.Add(new BatchTaskResult(item.TaskId, false, ex.Message));
+            }
+        }
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    [McpServerTool, Description(
+        "Remove the worktrees of many tasks at once (directory + git branch). " +
+        "force=false refuses a dirty or Running worktree (reported ok=false); force=true removes " +
+        "even a dirty worktree (uncommitted changes lost), still refusing Running tasks. " +
+        "Returns one result per id: { taskId, ok, removed, branchDeleted, error }. Max 100 ids.")]
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<BatchCleanupResult>> BatchCleanupTaskWorktrees(
+        string[] taskIds, bool force = false, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        EnsureWithinCap(taskIds, nameof(taskIds));
+
+        var results = new List<BatchCleanupResult>(taskIds.Length);
+        foreach (var id in taskIds)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var r = await _svc.CleanupTaskWorktree(id, force, cancellationToken);
+                results.Add(new BatchCleanupResult(id, true, r.Removed, r.BranchDeleted, null));
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException) { throw; }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                results.Add(new BatchCleanupResult(id, false, false, false, ex.Message));
+            }
+        }
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<IReadOnlyList<BatchTaskResult>> RunPerTaskAsync(
+        string[] taskIds, Func<string, CancellationToken, Task> op, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var results = new List<BatchTaskResult>(taskIds.Length);
+        foreach (var id in taskIds)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await op(id, cancellationToken);
+                results.Add(new BatchTaskResult(id, true, null));
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException) { throw; }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                results.Add(new BatchTaskResult(id, false, ex.Message));
+            }
+        }
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    private static void EnsureWithinCap<T>(IReadOnlyCollection<T>? items, string name)
+    {
+        if (items is null || items.Count == 0)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"{name} is required and must contain at least one item.");
+        if (items.Count > MaxBatchSize)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"Batch too large: {items.Count} items (max {MaxBatchSize}). Split into smaller batches.");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Program.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Program.cs
index 07343d0..aab7c5c 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Program.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Program.cs
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ if (cfg.ExternalMcpPort > 0)
     externalBuilder.Services.AddSingleton(app.Services.GetRequiredService<WorktreeMaintenanceService>());
     externalBuilder.Services.AddSingleton(app.Services.GetRequiredService<TaskMergeService>());
     externalBuilder.Services.AddScoped<ExternalMcpService>();
+    externalBuilder.Services.AddScoped<BatchMcpTools>();
     externalBuilder.Services.AddScoped<ListMcpTools>();
     externalBuilder.Services.AddScoped<ConfigMcpTools>();
     externalBuilder.Services.AddScoped<RunHistoryMcpTools>();
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ if (cfg.ExternalMcpPort > 0)
     externalBuilder.Services.AddMcpServer()
         .WithHttpTransport()
         .WithTools<ExternalMcpService>()
+        .WithTools<BatchMcpTools>()
         .WithTools<ListMcpTools>()
         .WithTools<ConfigMcpTools>()
         .WithTools<RunHistoryMcpTools>()
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/External/BatchMcpToolsTests.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/External/BatchMcpToolsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6126760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/External/BatchMcpToolsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+using ClaudeDo.Data;
+using ClaudeDo.Data.Git;
+using ClaudeDo.Data.Models;
+using ClaudeDo.Data.Repositories;
+using ClaudeDo.Worker.Config;
+using ClaudeDo.Worker.External;
+using ClaudeDo.Worker.Hub;
+using ClaudeDo.Worker.Lifecycle;
+using ClaudeDo.Worker.Queue;
+using ClaudeDo.Worker.Runner;
+using ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests.Infrastructure;
+using ClaudeDo.Worker.Worktrees;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using TaskStatus = ClaudeDo.Data.Models.TaskStatus;
+
+namespace ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests.External;
+
+public sealed class BatchMcpToolsTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly DbFixture _db = new();
+    private readonly ClaudeDoDbContext _ctx;
+    private readonly TaskRepository _tasks;
+    private readonly ListRepository _lists;
+    private readonly HubBroadcaster _broadcaster;
+
+    public BatchMcpToolsTests()
+    {
+        _ctx = _db.CreateContext();
+        _tasks = new TaskRepository(_ctx);
+        _lists = new ListRepository(_ctx);
+        _broadcaster = new HubBroadcaster(new CapturingHubContext());
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _ctx.Dispose();
+        _db.Dispose();
+    }
+
+    private async Task<string> SeedListAsync()
+    {
+        var id = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+        await _lists.AddAsync(new ListEntity { Id = id, Name = "L", CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow });
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<TaskEntity> SeedTaskAsync(string listId, string title = "t", TaskStatus status = TaskStatus.Idle)
+    {
+        var task = new TaskEntity
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
+            ListId = listId,
+            Title = title,
+            Status = status,
+            CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+            CommitType = "chore",
+        };
+        await _tasks.AddAsync(task);
+        return task;
+    }
+
+    private BatchMcpTools BuildSut()
+    {
+        var git = new GitService();
+        var factory = _db.CreateFactory();
+        var maintenance = new WorktreeMaintenanceService(factory, git, NullLogger<WorktreeMaintenanceService>.Instance);
+        var merge = new TaskMergeService(factory, git, _broadcaster, TaskStateServiceBuilder.Build(factory).State, NullLogger<TaskMergeService>.Instance);
+        var svc = new ExternalMcpService(
+            _tasks, _lists, CreateQueue(), _broadcaster,
+            TaskStateServiceBuilder.Build(factory).State,
+            git, factory, maintenance, merge);
+        return new BatchMcpTools(svc);
+    }
+
+    private QueueService CreateQueue()
+    {
+        var tempDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"claudedo_batch_{Guid.NewGuid():N}");
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(tempDir);
+        var cfg = new WorkerConfig
+        {
+            SandboxRoot = Path.Combine(tempDir, "sandbox"),
+            LogRoot = Path.Combine(tempDir, "logs"),
+            QueueBackstopIntervalMs = 50,
+        };
+        var dbFactory = _db.CreateFactory();
+        var broadcaster = new HubBroadcaster(new CapturingHubContext());
+        var wtManager = new WorktreeManager(new GitService(), dbFactory, cfg, NullLogger<WorktreeManager>.Instance);
+        var state = TaskStateServiceBuilder.Build(dbFactory).State;
+        var runner = new TaskRunner(new FakeClaudeProcess(), dbFactory, broadcaster, wtManager, new ClaudeArgsBuilder(), cfg,
+            NullLogger<TaskRunner>.Instance, state, new TaskRunTokenRegistry(), new AttachmentStore());
+        var overrideSlot = new OverrideSlotService(dbFactory, runner, NullLogger<OverrideSlotService>.Instance);
+        return new QueueService(dbFactory, runner, cfg, NullLogger<QueueService>.Instance,
+            new QueueWaker(), new QueuePicker(dbFactory), overrideSlot, state);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task BatchAddTasks_CreatesAll_AndReportsOkPerItem()
+    {
+        var listId = await SeedListAsync();
+        var sut = BuildSut();
+
+        var results = await sut.BatchAddTasks(listId, new[]
+        {
+            new BatchAddTaskInput("a"),
+            new BatchAddTaskInput("b"),
+            new BatchAddTaskInput("c"),
+        }, cancellationToken: CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.Equal(3, results.Count);
+        Assert.All(results, r => Assert.True(r.Ok));
+        Assert.Equal(new[] { 0, 1, 2 }, results.Select(r => r.Index).ToArray());
+        var inList = await _tasks.GetByListIdAsync(listId);
+        Assert.Equal(3, inList.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task BatchAddTasks_FailingItem_DoesNotAbortTheRest()
+    {
+        var listId = await SeedListAsync();
+        var sut = BuildSut();
+
+        var results = await sut.BatchAddTasks(listId, new[]
+        {
+            new BatchAddTaskInput("ok-1"),
+            new BatchAddTaskInput("   "),  // blank title → AddTask throws
+            new BatchAddTaskInput("ok-2"),
+        }, cancellationToken: CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.True(results[0].Ok);
+        Assert.False(results[1].Ok);
+        Assert.NotNull(results[1].Error);
+        Assert.True(results[2].Ok);
+        var inList = await _tasks.GetByListIdAsync(listId);
+        Assert.Equal(2, inList.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task BatchGetTasks_MissingId_IsFoundFalseNotError()
+    {
+        var listId = await SeedListAsync();
+        var task = await SeedTaskAsync(listId);
+        var sut = BuildSut();
+
+        var results = await sut.BatchGetTasks(new[] { task.Id, "nope" }, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var found = results.Single(r => r.Id == task.Id);
+        var missing = results.Single(r => r.Id == "nope");
+        Assert.True(found.Found);
+        Assert.NotNull(found.Task);
+        Assert.False(missing.Found);
+        Assert.Null(missing.Task);
+        Assert.Null(missing.Error);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task BatchDeleteTasks_RunningTask_ReportedNotOk_OthersDeleted()
+    {
+        var listId = await SeedListAsync();
+        var deletable = await SeedTaskAsync(listId, "del", TaskStatus.Idle);
+        var running = await SeedTaskAsync(listId, "run", TaskStatus.Running);
+        var sut = BuildSut();
+
+        var results = await sut.BatchDeleteTasks(new[] { deletable.Id, running.Id }, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.True(results.Single(r => r.TaskId == deletable.Id).Ok);
+        Assert.False(results.Single(r => r.TaskId == running.Id).Ok);
+        Assert.Null(await _tasks.GetByIdAsync(deletable.Id));
+        Assert.NotNull(await _tasks.GetByIdAsync(running.Id));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task BatchUpdateTaskStatus_QueuesIdleTasks()
+    {
+        var listId = await SeedListAsync();
+        var t1 = await SeedTaskAsync(listId, "a", TaskStatus.Idle);
+        var t2 = await SeedTaskAsync(listId, "b", TaskStatus.Idle);
+        var sut = BuildSut();
+
+        var results = await sut.BatchUpdateTaskStatus(new[] { t1.Id, t2.Id }, "Queued", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.All(results, r => Assert.True(r.Ok));
+        Assert.Equal(TaskStatus.Queued, (await _tasks.GetByIdAsync(t1.Id))!.Status);
+        Assert.Equal(TaskStatus.Queued, (await _tasks.GetByIdAsync(t2.Id))!.Status);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task BatchTools_RejectEmptyBatch()
+    {
+        var sut = BuildSut();
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(
+            () => sut.BatchGetTasks(Array.Empty<string>(), CancellationToken.None));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task BatchTools_RejectOversizedBatch()
+    {
+        var sut = BuildSut();
+        var ids = Enumerable.Range(0, 101).Select(i => i.ToString()).ToArray();
+
+        var ex = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(
+            () => sut.BatchGetTasks(ids, CancellationToken.None));
+        Assert.Contains("max", ex.Message, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+}