diff --git a/packages/gittensory-miner/README.md b/packages/gittensory-miner/README.md
index a03ced60c7..f0c4f1f070 100644
--- a/packages/gittensory-miner/README.md
+++ b/packages/gittensory-miner/README.md
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ It exposes these read-only tools:
 - `gittensory_miner_list_claims` (#5156) — lists the local claim ledger (repo, issue number, status, claimed-at, note) via `listClaims()`. Optional `repoFullName` / `status` filters pass through to the query. Read-only — exposes no claim/release mutation.
 - `gittensory_miner_get_audit_feed` (#5158) — read-only, metadata-only event-ledger audit feed (`eventType`, `repoFullName`, `outcome`, `actor`, `detail`, `createdAt`). Wraps `collectEventLedgerAuditFeed()` with the same filters as `gittensory-miner ledger list` (`--repo`, `--since`, `--type`). Never returns `payload_json` or other raw ledger columns.
 
-Further AMS-state-reading tools (status/doctor diagnostics, run-state, governor ledgers) land as follow-up PRs on top of this server.
+- `gittensory_miner_get_run_state` (#5160) — read-only per-repo run-state (`idle` / `discovering` / `planning` / `preparing`) via `getRunState` / `listRunStates`. Pass `repoFullName` for one repo (a null state means none recorded yet), or omit it to list all. The read-only analog of ORB's `gittensory_get_automation_state`; adds no state-set mutation.
+
+Further AMS-state-reading tools (status/doctor diagnostics, governor ledger, plan store) land as follow-up PRs on top of this server.
 
 ## Version check
 
diff --git a/packages/gittensory-miner/bin/gittensory-miner-mcp.d.ts b/packages/gittensory-miner/bin/gittensory-miner-mcp.d.ts
index 9bb05a2f04..6a13d66004 100644
--- a/packages/gittensory-miner/bin/gittensory-miner-mcp.d.ts
+++ b/packages/gittensory-miner/bin/gittensory-miner-mcp.d.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,20 @@ export interface MinerMcpServerOptions {
   nowMs?: number;
   /** Override the event-ledger opener (defaults to initEventLedger); injection seam for tests. */
   initEventLedger?: () => EventLedger;
+  /**
+   * Override the run-state store opener (defaults to the real on-disk store); injection seam for tests. Typed to
+   * the minimal read surface the run-state tool uses (never setRunState).
+   */
+  initRunStateStore?: () => {
+    getRunState(repoFullName: string): unknown;
+    listRunStates(): unknown[];
+    close(): void;
+  };
 }
 
 /**
  * Build the miner MCP server with its tools registered (gittensory_miner_ping,
- * gittensory_miner_get_portfolio_dashboard, gittensory_miner_list_claims, gittensory_miner_get_audit_feed).
- * `options` supplies test injection seams; production callers pass nothing.
+ * gittensory_miner_get_portfolio_dashboard, gittensory_miner_list_claims, gittensory_miner_get_audit_feed,
+ * gittensory_miner_get_run_state). `options` supplies test injection seams; production callers pass nothing.
  */
 export function createMinerMcpServer(options?: MinerMcpServerOptions): McpServer;
diff --git a/packages/gittensory-miner/bin/gittensory-miner-mcp.js b/packages/gittensory-miner/bin/gittensory-miner-mcp.js
index 8fce54d1c9..c5a1eeb456 100755
--- a/packages/gittensory-miner/bin/gittensory-miner-mcp.js
+++ b/packages/gittensory-miner/bin/gittensory-miner-mcp.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 import { initEventLedger } from "../lib/event-ledger.js";
 import { collectPortfolioDashboard } from "../lib/portfolio-dashboard.js";
 import { initPortfolioQueueStore } from "../lib/portfolio-queue.js";
+import { initRunStateStore } from "../lib/run-state.js";
 
 // MCP stdio server for @jsonbored/gittensory-miner (scaffold #5153). Mirrors the packages/gittensory-mcp
 // harness (MCP SDK server + stdio transport). Tools:
@@ -22,7 +23,9 @@ import { initPortfolioQueueStore } from "../lib/portfolio-queue.js";
 //     filter passed through to listClaims); exposes no claim/release mutation.
 //   - gittensory_miner_get_audit_feed (#5158): read-only metadata-only event-ledger audit feed via
 //     collectEventLedgerAuditFeed() (same filters as `ledger list`; never returns payload_json).
-// Remaining AMS-state-reading tools (status/doctor, run-state, governor ledgers, etc.) land as follow-ups.
+//   - gittensory_miner_get_run_state (#5160): read-only per-repo run-state via run-state.js's getRunState/
+//     listRunStates (read-only analog of ORB's gittensory_get_automation_state; no state-set mutation).
+// Remaining AMS-state-reading tools (status/doctor, governor ledger, plan store, etc.) land as follow-ups.
 
 // Read the version from this package's own package.json (always shipped) rather than a hand-synced
 // literal, so a release bump never has a second place to forget -- same approach as the mcp harness.
@@ -40,9 +43,9 @@ export const MINER_PING_STATUS = { status: "ok", tool: "gittensory_miner_ping" }
 
 /**
  * Build the miner MCP server with its tools registered. `options.initPortfolioQueue`, `options.openClaimLedger`,
- * `options.initEventLedger`, and `options.nowMs` are injection seams for tests (default to the real stores and the
- * wall clock); the ping tool needs none. Each store-backed tool opens its store only when invoked and closes any
- * store it opened.
+ * `options.initEventLedger`, `options.initRunStateStore`, and `options.nowMs` are injection seams for tests
+ * (default to the real stores and the wall clock); the ping tool needs none. Each store-backed tool opens its
+ * store only when invoked and closes any store it opened.
  */
 export function createMinerMcpServer(options = {}) {
   const server = new McpServer({ name: "gittensory-miner", version: ownPackageJson.version });
@@ -135,6 +138,31 @@ export function createMinerMcpServer(options = {}) {
       }
     },
   );
+  server.registerTool(
+    "gittensory_miner_get_run_state",
+    {
+      description:
+        "Read-only per-repo miner run-state (idle/discovering/planning/preparing). Pass repoFullName for a single " +
+        "repo (a null state means none has been recorded for it yet), or omit it to list every repo's state. The " +
+        "read-only analog of ORB's gittensory_get_automation_state; adds no state-set or mutation capability.",
+      inputSchema: {
+        repoFullName: z.string().min(1).optional(),
+      },
+    },
+    async ({ repoFullName }) => {
+      const ownsStore = options.initRunStateStore === undefined;
+      const store = (options.initRunStateStore ?? initRunStateStore)();
+      try {
+        const result =
+          repoFullName === undefined
+            ? { states: store.listRunStates() }
+            : { repoFullName, state: store.getRunState(repoFullName) };
+        return { content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(result) }] };
+      } finally {
+        if (ownsStore) store.close();
+      }
+    },
+  );
   return server;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/miner-mcp-scaffold.test.ts b/test/unit/miner-mcp-scaffold.test.ts
index 87b26ac86e..73d969dd56 100644
--- a/test/unit/miner-mcp-scaffold.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/miner-mcp-scaffold.test.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ describe("gittensory-miner MCP server (#5153 scaffold)", () => {
     expect(tools.map((tool) => tool.name).sort()).toEqual([
       "gittensory_miner_get_audit_feed",
       "gittensory_miner_get_portfolio_dashboard",
+      "gittensory_miner_get_run_state",
       "gittensory_miner_list_claims",
       "gittensory_miner_ping",
     ]);
@@ -200,3 +201,64 @@ describe("gittensory_miner_list_claims (#5156)", () => {
     }
   });
 });
+
+const RUN_STATE_ROWS = [
+  { repoFullName: "acme/api", state: "discovering" },
+  { repoFullName: "acme/web", state: "idle" },
+];
+
+// Fake run-state store that records calls and throws from the mutator, so a test can assert the read tool
+// reaches only getRunState/listRunStates and never triggers a state transition.
+function fakeRunStateStore(rows: Array<{ repoFullName: string; state: string }>) {
+  const calls: string[] = [];
+  return {
+    calls,
+    getRunState(repoFullName: string): string | null {
+      calls.push("getRunState");
+      return rows.find((row) => row.repoFullName === repoFullName)?.state ?? null;
+    },
+    listRunStates(): Array<{ repoFullName: string; state: string }> {
+      calls.push("listRunStates");
+      return rows;
+    },
+    setRunState(): never {
+      calls.push("setRunState");
+      throw new Error("setRunState must not be reachable via the read tool");
+    },
+    close(): void {
+      calls.push("close");
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+describe("gittensory_miner_get_run_state (#5160)", () => {
+  function runStateClient(store: ReturnType<typeof fakeRunStateStore>): Promise<Client> {
+    return connectedClient({ initRunStateStore: () => store });
+  }
+  async function callRunState(client: Client, args: Record<string, unknown> = {}): Promise<unknown> {
+    const result = (await client.callTool({ name: "gittensory_miner_get_run_state", arguments: args })) as Content;
+    return JSON.parse(toolText(result));
+  }
+
+  it("returns a single repo's state when repoFullName is given", async () => {
+    const out = await callRunState(await runStateClient(fakeRunStateStore(RUN_STATE_ROWS)), { repoFullName: "acme/api" });
+    expect(out).toEqual({ repoFullName: "acme/api", state: "discovering" });
+  });
+
+  it("returns a null state for an unknown / no-state-yet repo without throwing", async () => {
+    const out = await callRunState(await runStateClient(fakeRunStateStore(RUN_STATE_ROWS)), { repoFullName: "acme/nope" });
+    expect(out).toEqual({ repoFullName: "acme/nope", state: null });
+  });
+
+  it("lists every repo's state when repoFullName is omitted", async () => {
+    const out = await callRunState(await runStateClient(fakeRunStateStore(RUN_STATE_ROWS)));
+    expect(out).toEqual({ states: RUN_STATE_ROWS });
+  });
+
+  it("only reads — never triggers a state transition (invariant: no setRunState)", async () => {
+    const store = fakeRunStateStore(RUN_STATE_ROWS);
+    await callRunState(await runStateClient(store), { repoFullName: "acme/api" });
+    expect(store.calls).toEqual(["getRunState"]);
+    expect(store.calls).not.toContain("setRunState");
+  });
+});