diff --git a/crates/escurel-server/src/mcp.rs b/crates/escurel-server/src/mcp.rs
index c5e5b67..049f390 100644
--- a/crates/escurel-server/src/mcp.rs
+++ b/crates/escurel-server/src/mcp.rs
@@ -581,7 +581,14 @@ async fn dispatch_tools_call(
         "expand" => tool_expand(indexer, caller, params.arguments).await,
         "neighbours" => tool_neighbours(indexer, caller, params.arguments).await,
         "search" => tool_search(indexer, caller, params.arguments).await,
-        "run_stored_query" => tool_run_stored_query(indexer, params.arguments).await,
+        "run_stored_query" => {
+            // A stored query runs pre-declared arbitrary SQL over the whole
+            // corpus and returns arbitrary projected columns (aggregates,
+            // joins) — there is no per-row owner to filter on, so the ACL is
+            // at the capability level: operator/analytics only.
+            require_admin(role)?;
+            tool_run_stored_query(indexer, params.arguments).await
+        }
         "validate" => tool_validate(indexer, params.arguments).await,
         "update_page" => tool_update_page(indexer, caller, state.write_acl, params.arguments).await,
         "append_message" => {
diff --git a/crates/escurel-server/tests/stored_query_acl.rs b/crates/escurel-server/tests/stored_query_acl.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4df83c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/escurel-server/tests/stored_query_acl.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+//! `run_stored_query` is an operator/analytics capability: it executes
+//! pre-declared arbitrary SQL over the whole corpus (`pages`/`blocks`/`links`)
+//! and returns arbitrary projected columns (aggregates, joins) — so there is
+//! no reliable per-row owner to filter on. The sound ACL is therefore at the
+//! *capability* level: only an admin (the operator) may run a stored query, a
+//! non-admin member is refused. Mirrors the `admin_*` / `inspect_table` model.
+//! Real gateway (TestIssuer auth) + real Indexer; no LLM.
+
+use escurel_test_support::{AuthMode, EscurelProcess, FixtureBuilder, Opts, Role};
+use serde_json::{Value, json};
+
+const TENANT: &str = "stuttgart-ai";
+const MEMBER: &str = "whatsapp:111";
+
+const QUERY_SKILL: &str = "---\ntype: skill\nid: query\n\
+    description: A stored query.\nvisibility: public\n---\n# query\n";
+const TALK_SKILL: &str = "---\ntype: skill\nid: talk\ndescription: A program item.\n\
+    visibility: public\n---\n# talk\n";
+const COUNT_QUERY: &str = "---\ntype: instance\nskill: query\nid: count-by-skill\n\
+    db: relational\nparams:\n  - {name: skill, type: text, required: true}\n\
+    sql: \"SELECT count(*) AS n FROM pages WHERE skill = :skill AND page_type = 'instance'\"\n\
+    ---\n# count-by-skill\n";
+const KEYNOTE: &str =
+    "---\ntype: instance\nskill: talk\nid: keynote\n---\n# Keynote\nDie Eröffnung.\n";
+
+async fn start() -> EscurelProcess {
+    EscurelProcess::spawn(Opts {
+        auth: AuthMode::TestIssuer,
+        fixtures: Some(
+            FixtureBuilder::new()
+                .tenant(TENANT)
+                .skill("query", QUERY_SKILL)
+                .skill("talk", TALK_SKILL)
+                .instance("query", "count-by-skill", COUNT_QUERY)
+                .instance("talk", "keynote", KEYNOTE)
+                .done(),
+        ),
+        ..Default::default()
+    })
+    .await
+}
+
+/// Raw JSON-RPC call returning the whole envelope (so the test can inspect
+/// the `error` member rather than panicking on it).
+async fn raw(p: &EscurelProcess, token: &str, name: &str, args: Value) -> Value {
+    let resp = reqwest::Client::new()
+        .post(p.mcp_url())
+        .header("authorization", format!("Bearer {token}"))
+        .json(&json!({
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call",
+            "params": { "name": name, "arguments": args },
+        }))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .expect("post");
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200, "http status");
+    resp.json().await.unwrap()
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn non_admin_member_cannot_run_stored_query() {
+    let p = start().await;
+    let member = p.mint_token_with_sub(TENANT, Role::Agent, MEMBER);
+
+    let body = raw(
+        &p,
+        &member,
+        "run_stored_query",
+        json!({ "query_id": "count-by-skill", "params": { "skill": "talk" } }),
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert!(
+        body.get("error").is_some(),
+        "a non-admin member must be refused run_stored_query, got: {body}"
+    );
+    // No result payload leaked.
+    assert!(
+        body.get("result").is_none(),
+        "no rows leaked to a non-admin: {body}"
+    );
+    p.shutdown().await;
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn admin_runs_stored_query() {
+    let p = start().await;
+    let admin = p.mint_token(TENANT, Role::Admin);
+
+    let body = raw(
+        &p,
+        &admin,
+        "run_stored_query",
+        json!({ "query_id": "count-by-skill", "params": { "skill": "talk" } }),
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert!(body.get("error").is_none(), "admin runs the query: {body}");
+    let rows = body["result"]["structuredContent"]["rows"]
+        .as_array()
+        .expect("rows array");
+    assert_eq!(rows.len(), 1, "count query returns one row: {body}");
+    assert_eq!(rows[0]["n"], json!(1), "exactly one talk instance: {body}");
+    p.shutdown().await;
+}
diff --git a/docs/spec/protocol.md b/docs/spec/protocol.md
index 79b83e6..39431cc 100644
--- a/docs/spec/protocol.md
+++ b/docs/spec/protocol.md
@@ -333,6 +333,15 @@ operators move the event records to an external DuckLake table
 and the agent reaches them through `run_stored_query` instead
 of `list_instances`. See [`storage.md`](storage.md#event-volume--scaling-beyond-1-m-events).
 
+**Access:** `run_stored_query` is **admin-only**. A stored query
+executes pre-declared arbitrary SQL over the whole corpus
+(`pages`/`blocks`/`links`) and projects arbitrary columns
+(aggregates, joins), so there is no per-row owner against which to
+apply the per-instance read ACL — the gate is therefore at the
+capability level (like the `admin_*` inspection tools). A non-admin
+caller is refused with the `admin role required` error; an
+unauthenticated dev/on-host caller (no verifier) is unaffected.
+
 ### Write tools
 
 #### `validate`