diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index a7f7aab..1148cf1 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -297,5 +297,5 @@ function helpText() {
     `  lobster 'exec --json "echo [1,2,3]" | json'\n` +
     `  lobster run --mode tool 'exec --json "echo [1]" | approve --prompt "ok?"'\n\n` +
     `Commands:\n` +
-    `  exec, head, json, pick, table, where, approve, clawd.invoke, state.get, state.set, diff.last, workflows.list, workflows.run\n`;
+    `  exec, head, json, pick, table, where, approve, clawd.invoke, state.get, state.set, diff.last, commands.list, workflows.list, workflows.run\n`;
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/commands_list.ts b/src/commands/commands_list.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..519e338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/commands_list.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+export const commandsListCommand = {
+  name: 'commands.list',
+  help() {
+    return (
+      `commands.list — list available Lobster pipeline commands\n\n` +
+      `Usage:\n` +
+      `  commands.list\n\n` +
+      `Notes:\n` +
+      `  - Intended for agents (e.g. Clawdbot) to discover available pipeline stages dynamically.\n` +
+      `  - Output includes the command name and a short description extracted from help().\n`
+    );
+  },
+  async run({ input, ctx }) {
+    // Drain input
+    for await (const _ of input) {
+      // no-op
+    }
+
+    const names = ctx.registry.list();
+    const output = names.map((name) => {
+      const cmd = ctx.registry.get(name);
+      const help = typeof cmd?.help === 'function' ? String(cmd.help()) : '';
+      const firstLine = help.split('\n').find((l) => l.trim().length > 0) ?? '';
+
+      // Expected pattern: "name — description" but fall back to the line as-is.
+      const desc = firstLine.includes('—') ? firstLine.split('—').slice(1).join('—').trim() : firstLine.trim();
+
+      return {
+        name,
+        description: desc,
+      };
+    });
+
+    return {
+      output: (async function* () {
+        for (const item of output) yield item;
+      })(),
+    };
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/commands/registry.ts b/src/commands/registry.ts
index a2f3477..5afb11f 100644
--- a/src/commands/registry.ts
+++ b/src/commands/registry.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { stateGetCommand, stateSetCommand } from "./stdlib/state.js";
 import { diffLastCommand } from "./stdlib/diff_last.js";
 import { workflowsListCommand } from "./workflows/workflows_list.js";
 import { workflowsRunCommand } from "./workflows/workflows_run.js";
+import { commandsListCommand } from "./commands_list.js";
 import { gogGmailSearchCommand } from "./stdlib/gog_gmail_search.js";
 import { gogGmailSendCommand } from "./stdlib/gog_gmail_send.js";
 import { emailTriageCommand } from "./stdlib/email_triage.js";
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export function createDefaultRegistry() {
     diffLastCommand,
     workflowsListCommand,
     workflowsRunCommand,
+    commandsListCommand,
     gogGmailSearchCommand,
     gogGmailSendCommand,
     emailTriageCommand,