diff --git a/packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts b/packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts
index 4d2d28e96e..068e7268ef 100644
--- a/packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts
+++ b/packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts
@@ -1109,6 +1109,12 @@ const STDIO_TOOL_DESCRIPTORS = [
     description:
       "Route a freeform idea through the intake bridge into a claim/code/submit-loop plan (#4799): validates the submission, builds the scored task-graph, and returns which constituent issues the loop can claim now vs. defer vs. skip — dependency-ordered so a prerequisite is always claimed before its dependents. Deterministic and source-free; it decides what to claim, it does not claim or run anything. Computed in-process; no API round-trip.",
   },
+  {
+    name: "loopover_get_automation_state",
+    category: "agent",
+    description:
+      "Return a repo's derived agent automation state: the per-action autonomy levels, kill-switch / dry-run mode, GitHub write-permission readiness, and how many approval-gated actions are awaiting a maintainer decision. Metadata-only; takes owner and repo.",
+  },
   {
     name: "loopover_check_issue_slop",
     category: "review",
@@ -1647,6 +1653,21 @@ registerStdioTool(
   },
 );
 
+// #7752: local stdio mirror of the remote loopover_get_automation_state tool and the `maintain automation-state`
+// CLI. All three proxy the same GET {repoBase}/automation-state route so the derived mode / permission-readiness /
+// acting-classes / pending-count view stays computed one way and cannot drift across surfaces.
+registerStdioTool(
+  "loopover_get_automation_state",
+  {
+    description: stdioToolDescription("loopover_get_automation_state"),
+    inputSchema: ownerRepoShape,
+  },
+  async ({ owner, repo }: any) => {
+    const prefix = `/v1/repos/${encodeURIComponent(owner)}/${encodeURIComponent(repo)}`;
+    return toolResult("LoopOver agent automation state.", await apiGet(`${prefix}/automation-state`));
+  },
+);
+
 registerStdioTool(
   "loopover_get_issue_quality",
   {
diff --git a/test/unit/mcp-cli-automation-state.test.ts b/test/unit/mcp-cli-automation-state.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5bfe1db1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/mcp-cli-automation-state.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
+import { InMemoryTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/inMemory.js";
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { closeFixtureServer, startFixtureServer } from "./support/mcp-cli-harness";
+
+// #7752: in-process coverage for the loopover_get_automation_state stdio tool.
+// Same #7764 entrypoint-guard pattern as mcp-cli-gate-config-effective — import .ts, hold exported `server`,
+// connect InMemoryTransport so v8/Codecov attributes registerStdioTool.
+const MODULES = ["../../packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts"] as const;
+
+type BinModule = {
+  server: { connect: (transport: unknown) => Promise<void> };
+};
+
+let tempDir = "";
+const capturedRequests: Array<{ url: string; method: string }> = [];
+const loaded = new Map<string, BinModule>();
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  tempDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "loopover-automation-state-"));
+  const apiUrl = await startFixtureServer({
+    onApiRequest: (request) => {
+      if (request.url && request.url.includes("/automation-state")) {
+        capturedRequests.push({ url: request.url ?? "", method: request.method ?? "GET" });
+      }
+    },
+  });
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_API_URL = apiUrl;
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_API_TOKEN = "in-process-token";
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_API_TIMEOUT_MS = "2000";
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_CONFIG_DIR = tempDir;
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_SKIP_NPM_VERSION_CHECK = "1";
+  for (const specifier of MODULES) {
+    loaded.set(specifier, (await import(specifier)) as unknown as BinModule);
+  }
+}, 120_000);
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  await closeFixtureServer();
+  if (tempDir) rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  delete process.env.LOOPOVER_API_URL;
+  delete process.env.LOOPOVER_API_TOKEN;
+  delete process.env.LOOPOVER_CONFIG_DIR;
+  delete process.env.LOOPOVER_SKIP_NPM_VERSION_CHECK;
+});
+
+describe("bin loopover_get_automation_state stdio tool (in-process, #7752)", () => {
+  it.each(MODULES)("registers and proxies GET .../automation-state — %s", async (specifier) => {
+    capturedRequests.length = 0;
+    const mod = loaded.get(specifier)!;
+    const [clientTransport, serverTransport] = InMemoryTransport.createLinkedPair();
+    await mod.server.connect(serverTransport);
+    const client = new Client({ name: "automation-state-test", version: "0.1.0" }, { capabilities: {} });
+    await client.connect(clientTransport);
+    try {
+      const { tools } = await client.listTools();
+      const tool = tools.find((entry) => entry.name === "loopover_get_automation_state");
+      expect(tool).toBeDefined();
+      expect(tool?.description).toMatch(/automation state/i);
+
+      const result = await client.callTool({
+        name: "loopover_get_automation_state",
+        arguments: { owner: "owner", repo: "repo" },
+      });
+      expect(capturedRequests.length).toBe(1);
+      const captured = capturedRequests[0]!;
+      expect(captured.url).toContain("/v1/repos/owner/repo/automation-state");
+      expect(captured.method).toBe("GET");
+      expect(result.isError).toBeFalsy();
+      const text = JSON.stringify(result);
+      expect(text).toContain("permissionReadiness");
+      expect(text).toContain("actingActionClasses");
+    } finally {
+      await client.close().catch(() => undefined);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/unit/mcp-output-schemas.test.ts b/test/unit/mcp-output-schemas.test.ts
index c7aaf7cd9b..bc3f775b10 100644
--- a/test/unit/mcp-output-schemas.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/mcp-output-schemas.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const TOOLS_WITH_OUTPUT_SCHEMA = [
   "loopover_get_activation_preview",
   "loopover_get_live_gate_thresholds",
   "loopover_get_gate_config_effective",
+  "loopover_get_automation_state",
   "loopover_get_repo_focus_manifest",
   "loopover_get_label_audit",
   "loopover_get_maintainer_lane",
@@ -164,6 +165,13 @@ describe("MCP output schema discovery", () => {
     const focusManifest = byName.get("loopover_get_repo_focus_manifest");
     const focusManifestProps = Object.keys((focusManifest?.outputSchema?.properties ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>);
     expect(focusManifestProps).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(["repoFullName", "manifest", "policy"]));
+
+    // #7752 — the derived agent automation-state read surface (mode / readiness / acting-classes / pending count).
+    const automationState = byName.get("loopover_get_automation_state");
+    const automationStateProps = Object.keys((automationState?.outputSchema?.properties ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>);
+    expect(automationStateProps).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining(["repoFullName", "autonomy", "mode", "permissionReadiness", "actingActionClasses", "pendingActionCount"]),
+    );
   });
 
   it("preserves the full tool inventory while adding output schemas", async () => {
diff --git a/test/unit/mcp-tool-rename-aliases.test.ts b/test/unit/mcp-tool-rename-aliases.test.ts
index cc89b6f112..d110b62754 100644
--- a/test/unit/mcp-tool-rename-aliases.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/mcp-tool-rename-aliases.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 // (#7800 registered the loopover_get_gate_config_effective remote+stdio tool, taking the count from 86 to 87.)
 // (#7797 registered the loopover_get_ams_miner_cohort remote+stdio tool, taking the count from 87 to 88.)
 // (#7808 registered the loopover_get_repo_focus_manifest remote+stdio tool, taking the count from 88 to 89.)
+// (#7752 registered the loopover_get_automation_state stdio tool, taking the count from 89 to 90.)
 import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
 import { StdioClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js";
 import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
@@ -77,14 +78,14 @@ describe("MCP legacy alias retirement (#4777) — discovery invariants", () => {
   });
   afterEach(disconnect);
 
-  it("lists exactly 89 loopover_ tools and zero gittensory_-prefixed aliases", async () => {
+  it("lists exactly 90 loopover_ tools and zero gittensory_-prefixed aliases", async () => {
     const { tools } = await client.listTools();
     const names = tools.map((t) => t.name);
     const primary = names.filter((n) => n.startsWith("loopover_"));
     const legacy = names.filter((n) => n.startsWith("gittensory_"));
-    expect(primary.length).toBe(89);
+    expect(primary.length).toBe(90);
     expect(legacy.length).toBe(0);
-    expect(names.length).toBe(89);
+    expect(names.length).toBe(90);
   });
 
   it("no loopover_ tool's description carries a stale deprecation notice", async () => {
@@ -96,14 +97,14 @@ describe("MCP legacy alias retirement (#4777) — discovery invariants", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("`loopover-mcp tools --json` reports the same 89-tool count the live server registers", async () => {
+  it("`loopover-mcp tools --json` reports the same 90-tool count the live server registers", async () => {
     const { tools } = await client.listTools();
     const payload = JSON.parse(run(["tools", "--json"])) as {
       count: number;
       tools: Array<{ name: string }>;
     };
     expect(payload.count).toBe(tools.length);
-    expect(payload.count).toBe(89);
+    expect(payload.count).toBe(90);
     expect([...payload.tools.map((t) => t.name)].sort()).toEqual(
       [...tools.map((t) => t.name)].sort(),
     );