diff --git a/apps/bot/src/lib/ai/tools/canvas.ts b/apps/bot/src/lib/ai/tools/canvas.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26208c03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/bot/src/lib/ai/tools/canvas.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+import { errorMessage } from '@/lib/utils/error';
+import { tool } from 'ai';
+import type { Thread } from 'chat';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { env } from '@/env';
+import { slack } from '@/lib/chat';
+import logger from '@/lib/logger';
+
+const canvasResponseSchema = z.looseObject({
+  canvas_id: z.string().optional(),
+  error: z.string().optional(),
+  ok: z.boolean(),
+});
+
+const filesInfoSchema = z.looseObject({
+  error: z.string().optional(),
+  file: z
+    .looseObject({
+      id: z.string().optional(),
+      title: z.string().optional(),
+      url_private_download: z.string().optional(),
+    })
+    .optional(),
+  ok: z.boolean(),
+});
+
+const filesListSchema = z.looseObject({
+  error: z.string().optional(),
+  files: z
+    .array(
+      z.looseObject({ id: z.string().optional(), title: z.string().optional() })
+    )
+    .optional(),
+  ok: z.boolean(),
+});
+
+function channelIdFromThread(thread: Thread): string | undefined {
+  const [platform, channelId] = thread.id.split(':');
+  return platform === 'slack' ? channelId : undefined;
+}
+
+export function canvasListTool({ thread }: { thread: Thread }) {
+  return tool({
+    description:
+      'List existing Slack canvases in the current channel so you can discover one to read or edit. Returns canvas ids and titles.',
+    inputSchema: z.object({}),
+    execute: async () => {
+      try {
+        const channelId = channelIdFromThread(thread);
+        if (!channelId) {
+          return {
+            error: 'Could not resolve a Slack channel for this thread.',
+            success: false,
+          };
+        }
+        const result = filesListSchema.parse(
+          await slack.webClient.apiCall('files.list', {
+            channel: channelId,
+            types: 'canvases',
+          })
+        );
+        if (!result.ok) {
+          return {
+            error: `Could not list canvases: ${result.error}`,
+            success: false,
+          };
+        }
+        const canvases = (result.files ?? []).map((file) => ({
+          canvasId: file.id,
+          title: file.title,
+        }));
+        return {
+          canvases,
+          success: true,
+          summary: `Found ${canvases.length} canvas${canvases.length === 1 ? '' : 'es'} in this channel.`,
+        };
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.warn({ error: errorMessage(error) }, '[canvasList] failed');
+        return { error: errorMessage(error), success: false };
+      }
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function canvasWriteTool({ thread }: { thread: Thread }) {
+  return tool({
+    description:
+      'Create or edit a Slack canvas (a rich, persistent document). Use to capture meeting notes, decisions, specs, runbooks, or any long-lived structured content. Prefer this over long messages for content the team will return to.',
+    inputSchema: z.object({
+      mode: z
+        .enum(['create-channel', 'create-standalone', 'edit'])
+        .describe(
+          'create-channel: attach a canvas to the current channel. create-standalone: a free-floating canvas. edit: change an existing canvas (requires canvasId).'
+        ),
+      title: z
+        .string()
+        .min(1)
+        .max(255)
+        .optional()
+        .describe('Title for a standalone canvas.'),
+      markdown: z
+        .string()
+        .min(1)
+        .max(100_000)
+        .describe('Canvas body as Slack-flavored markdown.'),
+      canvasId: z
+        .string()
+        .min(1)
+        .optional()
+        .describe('Canvas id to edit (required when mode is "edit").'),
+      editOperation: z
+        .enum(['replace', 'insert_at_end'])
+        .default('insert_at_end')
+        .describe('How to apply markdown when editing an existing canvas.'),
+    }),
+    execute: async ({ mode, title, markdown, canvasId, editOperation }) => {
+      try {
+        const documentContent = { markdown, type: 'markdown' as const };
+
+        if (mode === 'edit') {
+          if (!canvasId) {
+            return {
+              error: 'canvasId is required to edit a canvas.',
+              success: false,
+            };
+          }
+          const result = canvasResponseSchema.parse(
+            await slack.webClient.apiCall('canvases.edit', {
+              canvas_id: canvasId,
+              changes: [
+                editOperation === 'replace'
+                  ? { document_content: documentContent, operation: 'replace' }
+                  : {
+                      document_content: documentContent,
+                      operation: 'insert_at_end',
+                    },
+              ],
+            })
+          );
+          if (!result.ok) {
+            return {
+              error: `Canvas edit failed: ${result.error}`,
+              success: false,
+            };
+          }
+          return {
+            canvasId,
+            success: true,
+            summary: `Edited canvas ${canvasId}.`,
+          };
+        }
+
+        if (mode === 'create-channel') {
+          const channelId = channelIdFromThread(thread);
+          if (!channelId) {
+            return {
+              error: 'Could not resolve a Slack channel for this thread.',
+              success: false,
+            };
+          }
+          const result = canvasResponseSchema.parse(
+            await slack.webClient.apiCall('conversations.canvases.create', {
+              channel_id: channelId,
+              document_content: documentContent,
+            })
+          );
+          if (!result.ok) {
+            return {
+              error: `Channel canvas creation failed: ${result.error}`,
+              success: false,
+            };
+          }
+          return {
+            canvasId: result.canvas_id,
+            success: true,
+            summary: 'Created a canvas in this channel.',
+          };
+        }
+
+        const result = canvasResponseSchema.parse(
+          await slack.webClient.apiCall('canvases.create', {
+            document_content: documentContent,
+            ...(title && { title }),
+          })
+        );
+        if (!result.ok) {
+          return {
+            error: `Canvas creation failed: ${result.error}`,
+            success: false,
+          };
+        }
+        return {
+          canvasId: result.canvas_id,
+          success: true,
+          summary: `Created canvas${title ? ` "${title}"` : ''}.`,
+        };
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.warn({ error: errorMessage(error) }, '[canvasWrite] failed');
+        return { error: errorMessage(error), success: false };
+      }
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function canvasDeleteTool() {
+  return tool({
+    description:
+      'Delete a Slack canvas by its canvas/file id. This is permanent — only use when explicitly asked to remove a canvas.',
+    inputSchema: z.object({
+      canvasId: z
+        .string()
+        .min(1)
+        .describe('Canvas (file) id to delete, e.g. F0123ABC.'),
+    }),
+    execute: async ({ canvasId }) => {
+      try {
+        const result = canvasResponseSchema.parse(
+          await slack.webClient.apiCall('canvases.delete', {
+            canvas_id: canvasId,
+          })
+        );
+        if (!result.ok) {
+          return {
+            error: `Canvas delete failed: ${result.error}`,
+            success: false,
+          };
+        }
+        return {
+          canvasId,
+          success: true,
+          summary: `Deleted canvas ${canvasId}.`,
+        };
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.warn({ error: errorMessage(error) }, '[canvasDelete] failed');
+        return { error: errorMessage(error), success: false };
+      }
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function canvasReadTool() {
+  return tool({
+    description:
+      'Read the contents of an existing Slack canvas by its canvas/file id. Use to review notes or specs before editing or answering questions about them.',
+    inputSchema: z.object({
+      canvasId: z.string().min(1).describe('Canvas (file) id, e.g. F0123ABC.'),
+    }),
+    execute: async ({ canvasId }) => {
+      try {
+        const info = filesInfoSchema.parse(
+          await slack.webClient.apiCall('files.info', { file: canvasId })
+        );
+        if (!(info.ok && info.file?.url_private_download)) {
+          return {
+            error: `Could not load canvas: ${info.error ?? 'no downloadable content'}`,
+            success: false,
+          };
+        }
+        const response = await fetch(info.file.url_private_download, {
+          headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${env.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN}` },
+        });
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          return {
+            error: `Failed to download canvas content: ${response.status}`,
+            success: false,
+          };
+        }
+        const content = await response.text();
+        return {
+          canvasId,
+          content,
+          success: true,
+          title: info.file.title,
+        };
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.warn({ error: errorMessage(error) }, '[canvasRead] failed');
+        return { error: errorMessage(error), success: false };
+      }
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/lib/ai/toolset.ts b/apps/bot/src/lib/ai/toolset.ts
index 3258a791..11d86856 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/lib/ai/toolset.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/lib/ai/toolset.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ import type { ToolSet } from 'ai';
 import type { Chat, Message, Thread } from 'chat';
 import { createChatTools } from 'chat/ai';
 import { env } from '@/env';
+import {
+  canvasDeleteTool,
+  canvasListTool,
+  canvasReadTool,
+  canvasWriteTool,
+} from './tools/canvas';
 import { generateImageTool } from './tools/generate-image';
 import { getChannelInfoTool } from './tools/get-channel-info';
 import { getFileTool } from './tools/get-file';
@@ -50,6 +56,10 @@ export function buildTools({
     }),
     getChannelInfo: getChannelInfoTool({ bot, currentThreadId: thread.id }),
     mermaid: mermaidTool({ thread }),
+    canvasRead: canvasReadTool(),
+    canvasWrite: canvasWriteTool({ thread }),
+    canvasList: canvasListTool({ thread }),
+    canvasDelete: canvasDeleteTool(),
     scheduleReminder: scheduleReminderTool({ message }),
     searchSlack: searchSlack({ message }),
     searchWeb: searchWeb({ apiKey: env.EXA_API_KEY }),
diff --git a/slack-manifest.json b/slack-manifest.json
index d510d243..cd83c197 100644
--- a/slack-manifest.json
+++ b/slack-manifest.json
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
         "commands",
         "app_mentions:read",
         "assistant:write",
+        "canvases:read",
+        "canvases:write",
         "channels:history",
         "channels:join",
         "channels:manage",