diff --git a/packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts b/packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts
index 9c6a26fd3..e33b23d15 100644
--- a/packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts
+++ b/packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts
@@ -1333,6 +1333,12 @@ const STDIO_TOOL_DESCRIPTORS = [
     category: "agent",
     description: "Set the autonomy level for one action class via a read-merge-write, so the other classes are left untouched. Same as `loopover-mcp maintain set-level <action> <level>`. Maintainer access required.",
   },
+  {
+    name: "loopover_get_automation_state",
+    category: "agent",
+    description:
+      "Return a repo's agent automation state: the per-action autonomy levels, kill-switch / dry-run mode, GitHub write-permission readiness, and how many auto_with_approval actions are awaiting a maintainer decision. Same as `loopover-mcp maintain automation-state`. Maintainer access required.",
+  },
   {
     name: "loopover_get_outcome_calibration",
     category: "maintainer",
@@ -2658,6 +2664,23 @@ registerStdioTool(
   },
 );
 
+registerStdioTool(
+  "loopover_get_automation_state",
+  {
+    description: stdioToolDescription("loopover_get_automation_state"),
+    inputSchema: ownerRepoShape,
+  },
+  async ({ owner, repo }: any) => {
+    // Same GET {repoBase}/automation-state the `maintain automation-state` CLI subcommand already calls (#6742).
+    const payload = await apiGet(`${toolRepoBase(owner, repo)}/automation-state`);
+    const acting = payload.actingActionClasses ?? [];
+    return toolResult(
+      `Agent automation for ${owner}/${repo}: mode=${payload.mode}, ${acting.length} acting class(es), ${payload.pendingActionCount ?? 0} pending approval(s).`,
+      payload,
+    );
+  },
+);
+
 registerStdioTool(
   "loopover_get_outcome_calibration",
   {
diff --git a/test/unit/mcp-cli-maintain-tools.test.ts b/test/unit/mcp-cli-maintain-tools.test.ts
index 58ff8a7ce..beb35f20c 100644
--- a/test/unit/mcp-cli-maintain-tools.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/mcp-cli-maintain-tools.test.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { closeFixtureServer, run, startFixtureServer } from "./support/mcp-cli-harness";
-
-const bin = join(process.cwd(), "packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.js");
+import { closeFixtureServer, run, startFixtureServer, bin } from "./support/mcp-cli-harness";
 
 // #6152: the maintain CLI's REST surface, exposed as stdio tools. These assert the proxy contract -- that each
 // tool reaches the endpoint its CLI subcommand already calls, with the same method and body -- rather than
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ async function connect() {
   const apiUrl = await startFixtureServer({
     onApiRequest: (request) => {
       const url = request.url ?? "";
-      if (/pending-actions|settings|gate-precision|outcome-calibration/.test(url)) capturedRequests.push({ url, method: request.method ?? "GET" });
+      if (/pending-actions|settings|gate-precision|outcome-calibration|automation-state/.test(url)) capturedRequests.push({ url, method: request.method ?? "GET" });
     },
   });
   transport = new StdioClientTransport({
@@ -51,25 +49,26 @@ afterEach(async () => {
 
 const REPO = { owner: "owner", repo: "repo" };
 
-/** Every #6152 tool (plus #7758's outcome-calibration sibling), with an argument set the fixture serves
- *  and a field its real payload carries. */
+/** Every #6152 tool (plus #7758's outcome-calibration and #7752's automation-state siblings), with an
+ *  argument set the fixture serves and a field its real payload carries. */
 const MAINTAIN_TOOLS = [
   { name: "loopover_list_pending_actions", args: REPO, contains: "pa-1" },
   { name: "loopover_decide_pending_action", args: { ...REPO, id: "pa-1", decision: "accept" }, contains: "accepted" },
   { name: "loopover_set_agent_paused", args: { ...REPO, paused: true }, contains: "agentPaused" },
   { name: "loopover_set_action_autonomy", args: { ...REPO, action: "merge", level: "auto" }, contains: "autonomy" },
+  { name: "loopover_get_automation_state", args: REPO, contains: "permissionReadiness" },
   { name: "loopover_get_gate_precision", args: REPO, contains: "falsePositiveRate" },
   { name: "loopover_get_outcome_calibration", args: REPO, contains: "positiveRate" },
 ] as const;
 
 describe("loopover-mcp maintain stdio proxies (#6152)", () => {
-  it("registers all 6 maintain tools in the stdio server tool list", async () => {
+  it("registers all 7 maintain tools in the stdio server tool list", async () => {
     await connect();
     const names = (await client!.listTools()).tools.map((tool) => tool.name);
     for (const tool of MAINTAIN_TOOLS) expect(names).toContain(tool.name);
   });
 
-  it("lists all 6 maintain tools via `loopover-mcp tools --json` with non-empty descriptions", async () => {
+  it("lists all 7 maintain tools via `loopover-mcp tools --json` with non-empty descriptions", async () => {
     await connect();
     const payload = JSON.parse(run(["tools", "--json"])) as { tools: Array<{ name: string; description: string; category?: string }> };
     for (const tool of MAINTAIN_TOOLS) {
diff --git a/test/unit/mcp-tool-rename-aliases.test.ts b/test/unit/mcp-tool-rename-aliases.test.ts
index b1195bc93..2bd9297a0 100644
--- a/test/unit/mcp-tool-rename-aliases.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/mcp-tool-rename-aliases.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 // (#6980 registered the loopover_explain_review_risk CLI mirror, taking the count from 78 to 79.)
 // (#7758 registered the loopover_get_outcome_calibration stdio tool, taking the count from 79 to 80.)
 // (#7764 registered the loopover_plan_repo_issues stdio + CLI + REST tool, taking the count from 80 to 81.)
+// (#7887 registered the loopover_get_activation_preview stdio tool without bumping this pin — live count became 82.)
+// (#7752 registered the loopover_get_automation_state stdio tool, taking the count from 82 to 83.)
 import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
 import { StdioClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js";
 import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
@@ -70,14 +72,14 @@ describe("MCP legacy alias retirement (#4777) — discovery invariants", () => {
   });
   afterEach(disconnect);
 
-  it("lists exactly 81 loopover_ tools and zero gittensory_-prefixed aliases", async () => {
+  it("lists exactly 83 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(81);
+    expect(primary.length).toBe(83);
     expect(legacy.length).toBe(0);
-    expect(names.length).toBe(81);
+    expect(names.length).toBe(83);
   });
 
   it("no loopover_ tool's description carries a stale deprecation notice", async () => {
@@ -89,14 +91,14 @@ describe("MCP legacy alias retirement (#4777) — discovery invariants", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("`loopover-mcp tools --json` reports the same 81-tool count the live server registers", async () => {
+  it("`loopover-mcp tools --json` reports the same 83-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(81);
+    expect(payload.count).toBe(83);
     expect([...payload.tools.map((t) => t.name)].sort()).toEqual(
       [...tools.map((t) => t.name)].sort(),
     );