diff --git a/playbooks/deploy-althing-chamber.yaml b/playbooks/deploy-althing-chamber.yaml
index 9eaf381..d2bf6b2 100644
--- a/playbooks/deploy-althing-chamber.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/deploy-althing-chamber.yaml
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 # Docker host following the PFI /opt/docker/ convention (ana-docker by
 # default, but the playbook works against any host with Docker in place).
 #
-# Brings up TWO compose services from a single image:
-#   althing-chamber  — FastAPI/HTMX web UI, port 7881 host → 8000 container
-#   althing-forseti  — moderator daemon, no port
+# Brings up THREE compose services from a single image:
+#   althing-chamber       — FastAPI/HTMX web UI, port 7881 host → 8000 container
+#   althing-forseti       — moderator daemon, no port
+#   althing-agent-runner  — Phase 2 worldtree-driver dispatcher, no port
 #
-# Both processes share the SQLite store via the same bind-mount under
+# All three processes share the SQLite store via the same bind-mount under
 # /opt/docker/conf/althing-chamber/data. eventbus.bridge_from_db is the
 # cross-process glue.
 #
@@ -134,3 +135,7 @@ verify:
   - name: forseti container running
     shell: docker ps --filter name=^/althing-forseti$ --format '{{.Status}}' | grep -q '^Up'
     changed_when: "false"
+
+  - name: agent-runner container running
+    shell: docker ps --filter name=^/althing-agent-runner$ --format '{{.Status}}' | grep -q '^Up'
+    changed_when: "false"
diff --git a/stacks/althing-chamber/README.md b/stacks/althing-chamber/README.md
index ce60991..b2bb922 100644
--- a/stacks/althing-chamber/README.md
+++ b/stacks/althing-chamber/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # althing-chamber
 
-Web UI + moderator daemon for the althing inter-agent message bus.
-Two services share a single SQLite store via a bind-mount; the chamber
-serves FastAPI/HTMX, the forseti daemon runs the moderation + curation
-loops. Cross-process glue is `eventbus.bridge_from_db` polling the same
-DB both processes write.
+Web UI + moderator daemon + agent-runner for the althing inter-agent
+message bus. Three services share a single SQLite store via a
+bind-mount; the chamber serves FastAPI/HTMX, the forseti daemon runs
+the moderation + curation loops, and the agent-runner daemon claims
+floor grants for worldtree-driver agents and dispatches them to
+Worldtree's conversation API. Cross-process glue is
+`eventbus.bridge_from_db` polling the same DB all three processes
+write.
 
 **Server:** ana-docker
 **URL:** `http://10.250.50.70:7881` (configurable via `.env`)
@@ -18,10 +21,16 @@ by the deploy playbook. Not pulled from a registry.
 |---|---|---|---|
 | `althing-chamber` | FastAPI/HTMX web UI; SSE subscribers; `/health` endpoint | host 7881 → container 8000 | `python urllib /health` |
 | `althing-forseti` | Moderator + curator daemon; writes events that chamber's bridge picks up | — (no HTTP) | none (process-up signal only) |
+| `althing-agent-runner` | Phase 2: claims worldtree-driver floor grants and dispatches to Worldtree's conversation API | — (no HTTP) | none (process-up signal only) |
 
-Both use the same `${ALTHING_IMAGE}`; the `command:` line in compose picks
-which entrypoint (`althing-chamber` vs `althing-forseti`) runs in each
-container.
+All three use the same `${ALTHING_IMAGE}`; the `command:` line in compose
+picks which entrypoint (`althing-chamber` / `althing-forseti` /
+`althing-agent-runner`) runs in each container.
+
+The agent-runner is safe to enable preemptively — when no
+`driver=worldtree` handles are declared in config, it polls
+`floor_grants` and sleeps when the query returns empty. Multi-instance
+safe via the atomic `UPDATE … WHERE consumed_at IS NULL` claim primitive.
 
 ## Deploy
 
diff --git a/stacks/althing-chamber/compose.yaml b/stacks/althing-chamber/compose.yaml
index 84ef02a..8529bd6 100644
--- a/stacks/althing-chamber/compose.yaml
+++ b/stacks/althing-chamber/compose.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-# althing-chamber + forseti — web UI + moderator daemon for the althing
-# inter-agent message bus.
+# althing-chamber + forseti + agent-runner — web UI + moderator daemon +
+# Worldtree-driver agent-runner for the althing inter-agent message bus.
 #
-# Two services share the althing SQLite store via a single bind-mount:
-#   althing-chamber  — FastAPI/HTMX app (port 7881 host → 8000 container)
-#   althing-forseti  — moderator daemon (no port; cross-process glue via the DB)
+# Three services share the althing SQLite store via a single bind-mount:
+#   althing-chamber       — FastAPI/HTMX app (port 7881 host → 8000 container)
+#   althing-forseti       — moderator daemon (no port; cross-process glue via the DB)
+#   althing-agent-runner  — Phase 2 daemon: claims worldtree-driver grants and
+#                           dispatches to Worldtree's conversation API (no port)
 #
 # eventbus.bridge_from_db is load-bearing — forseti's DB commits reach
 # chamber's SSE subscribers via the bridge, not via shared memory or IPC.
@@ -74,3 +76,22 @@ services:
     # No healthcheck — the forseti CLI doesn't expose one. Liveness signal
     # for ops is "container hasn't exited" + chamber-side observation that
     # bridge_from_db events are flowing.
+
+  althing-agent-runner:
+    image: ${ALTHING_IMAGE}
+    container_name: althing-agent-runner
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - ALTHING_ROOT=/app/data
+      - ALTHING_DB=/app/data/althing.db
+    volumes:
+      - ${ALTHING_DATA_DIR}:/app/data
+    command: ["althing-agent-runner"]
+    # Phase 2 daemon (added 2026-05-16). Polls floor_grants WHERE
+    # consumed_at IS NULL AND agents.driver='worldtree', claims via
+    # atomic UPDATE, calls Worldtree's conversation API, posts the
+    # agent's response back through the bus as a broadcast. Harmless
+    # when no driver=worldtree handles are declared — runner sleeps
+    # at poll_interval_seconds. Multi-instance safe via claim_grant's
+    # atomic UPDATE; no flock required. Same lack-of-healthcheck story
+    # as forseti (CLI doesn't expose one).