diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/mcp/tools/__init__.py b/src/fabledassistant/mcp/tools/__init__.py
index 2ed2a47..a885f96 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/mcp/tools/__init__.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/mcp/tools/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ Each tool module exposes a `register(mcp)` function that attaches its tools
 to a FastMCP instance. `register_all(mcp)` is the single entry point called
 from `mcp.server.build_mcp_server`.
 """
-from fabledassistant.mcp.tools import notes, search, tasks
+from fabledassistant.mcp.tools import (
+    milestones, notes, projects, search, tasks,
+)
 
 
 def register_all(mcp) -> None:
@@ -12,3 +14,5 @@ def register_all(mcp) -> None:
     search.register(mcp)
     notes.register(mcp)
     tasks.register(mcp)
+    projects.register(mcp)
+    milestones.register(mcp)
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/mcp/tools/milestones.py b/src/fabledassistant/mcp/tools/milestones.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a07fc83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/mcp/tools/milestones.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+"""Milestone CRUD MCP tools — thin wrappers over services/milestones.py.
+
+Mirrors existing fable-mcp milestone tool contracts: list/create/update. The
+existing surface has no fable_get_milestone or fable_delete_milestone — kept
+that way for parity.
+
+Sentinels:
+  - title="" / description="" / status="" → "leave unchanged" on update
+  - order_index=-1 → "leave unchanged" on update (0 is a valid order_index)
+  - status="active" default on create
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from fabledassistant.mcp._context import current_user_id
+from fabledassistant.services import milestones as milestones_svc
+
+
+async def fable_list_milestones(project_id: int) -> dict:
+    """List milestones for a Fable project, ordered by order_index.
+
+    Returns id, title, description, status (active/done), order_index,
+    and task counts.
+    """
+    uid = current_user_id()
+    rows = await milestones_svc.get_project_milestone_summary(uid, project_id)
+    return {"milestones": rows}
+
+
+async def fable_create_milestone(
+    project_id: int,
+    title: str,
+    description: str = "",
+    status: str = "active",
+) -> dict:
+    """Create a milestone within a Fable project.
+
+    Args:
+        project_id: The project this milestone belongs to (required).
+        title: Milestone name (required).
+        description: Optional description of what this milestone covers.
+        status: active (default) or done.
+    """
+    uid = current_user_id()
+    milestone = await milestones_svc.create_milestone(
+        uid,
+        project_id=project_id,
+        title=title,
+        description=description or None,
+        status=status,
+    )
+    return milestone.to_dict()
+
+
+async def fable_update_milestone(
+    project_id: int,
+    milestone_id: int,
+    title: str = "",
+    description: str = "",
+    status: str = "",
+    order_index: int = -1,
+) -> dict:
+    """Update a Fable milestone. Only explicitly provided fields are changed.
+
+    Args:
+        project_id: Project the milestone belongs to (preserved for API parity;
+            ownership scoping is enforced by user_id at the service layer).
+        milestone_id: ID of the milestone to update.
+        title: New title, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        description: New description, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        status: New status — active or done.
+        order_index: New display position (0-based). Use -1 to leave unchanged.
+    """
+    uid = current_user_id()
+    fields: dict = {}
+    if title:
+        fields["title"] = title
+    if description:
+        fields["description"] = description
+    if status:
+        fields["status"] = status
+    if order_index >= 0:
+        fields["order_index"] = order_index
+    milestone = await milestones_svc.update_milestone(uid, milestone_id, **fields)
+    if milestone is None:
+        raise ValueError(f"milestone {milestone_id} not found")
+    return milestone.to_dict()
+
+
+def register(mcp) -> None:
+    for fn in (
+        fable_list_milestones,
+        fable_create_milestone,
+        fable_update_milestone,
+    ):
+        mcp.tool(name=fn.__name__)(fn)
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/mcp/tools/projects.py b/src/fabledassistant/mcp/tools/projects.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18ec62a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/mcp/tools/projects.py
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+"""Project CRUD MCP tools — thin wrappers over services/projects.py.
+
+Mirrors existing fable-mcp project tool contracts. Note: there is no
+fable_delete_project here (matches existing fable-mcp surface). To stop
+working on a project, update its status to 'archived'.
+
+The LLM-era similarity-check / 'confirmed' guard from services/tools/projects.py
+is intentionally NOT replicated here — Claude is the client, not a weak local
+model that needs that guardrail. services.projects.create_project creates
+directly with no similarity warning.
+
+The auto-summary regeneration that services.projects.update_project triggers
+async will be removed in Phase 7 (it's an LLM call). The wrapper makes no
+assumption either way; once the service-layer side effect is gone, this code
+keeps working.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from fabledassistant.mcp._context import current_user_id
+from fabledassistant.services import milestones as milestones_svc
+from fabledassistant.services import projects as projects_svc
+
+
+async def fable_list_projects() -> dict:
+    """List all Fable projects for the current user.
+
+    Returns id, title, description, goal, status (active/archived), color,
+    and a short auto-generated summary for each project.
+    """
+    uid = current_user_id()
+    rows = await projects_svc.list_projects(uid)
+    return {"projects": [p.to_dict() for p in rows]}
+
+
+async def fable_get_project(project_id: int) -> dict:
+    """Fetch a Fable project by ID, including its milestone summary.
+
+    Returns full project fields plus a milestone_summary list with each
+    milestone's id, title, status, and task counts.
+    """
+    uid = current_user_id()
+    project = await projects_svc.get_project(uid, project_id)
+    if project is None:
+        raise ValueError(f"project {project_id} not found")
+    data = project.to_dict()
+    data["milestone_summary"] = await milestones_svc.get_project_milestone_summary(
+        uid, project_id,
+    )
+    return data
+
+
+async def fable_create_project(
+    title: str,
+    description: str = "",
+    goal: str = "",
+    status: str = "active",
+    color: str = "",
+) -> dict:
+    """Create a new project in Fable.
+
+    Args:
+        title: Project name (required).
+        description: Short summary of what the project is.
+        goal: The desired outcome or definition of done for the project.
+        status: active (default) or archived.
+        color: Optional hex colour for the project card (e.g. "#6366f1").
+    """
+    uid = current_user_id()
+    project = await projects_svc.create_project(
+        uid,
+        title=title,
+        description=description,
+        goal=goal,
+        status=status,
+        color=color or None,
+    )
+    return project.to_dict()
+
+
+async def fable_update_project(
+    project_id: int,
+    title: str = "",
+    description: str = "",
+    goal: str = "",
+    status: str = "",
+    color: str = "",
+) -> dict:
+    """Update an existing Fable project. Only explicitly provided fields are changed.
+
+    Args:
+        project_id: ID of the project to update.
+        title: New title, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        description: New description, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        goal: New goal/definition-of-done, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        status: New status — active or archived.
+        color: New hex colour, or omit to leave unchanged.
+    """
+    uid = current_user_id()
+    fields: dict = {}
+    if title:
+        fields["title"] = title
+    if description:
+        fields["description"] = description
+    if goal:
+        fields["goal"] = goal
+    if status:
+        fields["status"] = status
+    if color:
+        fields["color"] = color
+    project = await projects_svc.update_project(uid, project_id, **fields)
+    if project is None:
+        raise ValueError(f"project {project_id} not found")
+    return project.to_dict()
+
+
+def register(mcp) -> None:
+    for fn in (
+        fable_list_projects,
+        fable_get_project,
+        fable_create_project,
+        fable_update_project,
+    ):
+        mcp.tool(name=fn.__name__)(fn)
diff --git a/tests/test_mcp_tool_milestones.py b/tests/test_mcp_tool_milestones.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c2c1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_mcp_tool_milestones.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+"""Tests for fable_*_milestone tools."""
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from fabledassistant.mcp._context import _user_id_ctx
+from fabledassistant.mcp.tools.milestones import (
+    fable_list_milestones, fable_create_milestone, fable_update_milestone,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _bind_user():
+    token = _user_id_ctx.set(7)
+    yield
+    _user_id_ctx.reset(token)
+
+
+def _fake_ms(**overrides) -> MagicMock:
+    m = MagicMock()
+    base = {"id": 1, "project_id": 1, "title": "MS", "description": None,
+            "status": "active", "order_index": 0}
+    base.update(overrides)
+    m.to_dict.return_value = base
+    return m
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_list_milestones_returns_dict_with_progress():
+    rows = [{"id": 1, "title": "MS1", "status": "active", "task_count": 2}]
+    with patch(
+        "fabledassistant.mcp.tools.milestones.milestones_svc.get_project_milestone_summary",
+        AsyncMock(return_value=rows),
+    ):
+        out = await fable_list_milestones(project_id=1)
+    assert out["milestones"] == rows
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_create_milestone_passes_through():
+    m = _fake_ms(id=5)
+    mock = AsyncMock(return_value=m)
+    with patch("fabledassistant.mcp.tools.milestones.milestones_svc.create_milestone", mock):
+        out = await fable_create_milestone(project_id=1, title="new", description="d")
+    assert out["id"] == 5
+    assert mock.call_args.kwargs["project_id"] == 1
+    assert mock.call_args.kwargs["title"] == "new"
+    assert mock.call_args.kwargs["description"] == "d"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_create_milestone_empty_description_becomes_none():
+    m = _fake_ms()
+    mock = AsyncMock(return_value=m)
+    with patch("fabledassistant.mcp.tools.milestones.milestones_svc.create_milestone", mock):
+        await fable_create_milestone(project_id=1, title="t", description="")
+    assert mock.call_args.kwargs["description"] is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_update_milestone_only_sends_non_default_fields():
+    m = _fake_ms()
+    mock = AsyncMock(return_value=m)
+    with patch("fabledassistant.mcp.tools.milestones.milestones_svc.update_milestone", mock):
+        await fable_update_milestone(project_id=1, milestone_id=5, status="done")
+    args, kwargs = mock.call_args
+    assert args == (7, 5)
+    assert kwargs == {"status": "done"}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_update_milestone_order_index_negative_is_omitted():
+    """order_index=-1 sentinel means leave unchanged."""
+    m = _fake_ms()
+    mock = AsyncMock(return_value=m)
+    with patch("fabledassistant.mcp.tools.milestones.milestones_svc.update_milestone", mock):
+        await fable_update_milestone(project_id=1, milestone_id=5, order_index=-1)
+    assert "order_index" not in mock.call_args.kwargs
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_update_milestone_order_index_zero_is_explicit():
+    """order_index=0 is a real value (top of list), not a sentinel."""
+    m = _fake_ms()
+    mock = AsyncMock(return_value=m)
+    with patch("fabledassistant.mcp.tools.milestones.milestones_svc.update_milestone", mock):
+        await fable_update_milestone(project_id=1, milestone_id=5, order_index=0)
+    assert mock.call_args.kwargs["order_index"] == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_update_milestone_raises_when_not_found():
+    with patch(
+        "fabledassistant.mcp.tools.milestones.milestones_svc.update_milestone",
+        AsyncMock(return_value=None),
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="milestone 999 not found"):
+            await fable_update_milestone(project_id=1, milestone_id=999, title="x")
diff --git a/tests/test_mcp_tool_projects.py b/tests/test_mcp_tool_projects.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cbad8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_mcp_tool_projects.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+"""Tests for fable_*_project tools."""
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from fabledassistant.mcp._context import _user_id_ctx
+from fabledassistant.mcp.tools.projects import (
+    fable_list_projects, fable_get_project, fable_create_project,
+    fable_update_project,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _bind_user():
+    token = _user_id_ctx.set(7)
+    yield
+    _user_id_ctx.reset(token)
+
+
+def _fake_project(**overrides) -> MagicMock:
+    p = MagicMock()
+    base = {"id": 1, "title": "P", "description": "", "goal": "",
+            "status": "active", "color": None, "auto_summary": None}
+    base.update(overrides)
+    p.to_dict.return_value = base
+    return p
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_list_projects_wraps_in_dict():
+    rows = [_fake_project(id=1), _fake_project(id=2)]
+    with patch(
+        "fabledassistant.mcp.tools.projects.projects_svc.list_projects",
+        AsyncMock(return_value=rows),
+    ):
+        out = await fable_list_projects()
+    assert len(out["projects"]) == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_project_enriches_with_milestone_summary():
+    p = _fake_project(id=5, title="found")
+    milestone_summary = [{"id": 10, "title": "MS", "task_count": 3}]
+    with patch(
+        "fabledassistant.mcp.tools.projects.projects_svc.get_project",
+        AsyncMock(return_value=p),
+    ), patch(
+        "fabledassistant.mcp.tools.projects.milestones_svc.get_project_milestone_summary",
+        AsyncMock(return_value=milestone_summary),
+    ):
+        out = await fable_get_project(project_id=5)
+    assert out["id"] == 5
+    assert out["milestone_summary"] == milestone_summary
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_project_raises_when_not_found():
+    with patch(
+        "fabledassistant.mcp.tools.projects.projects_svc.get_project",
+        AsyncMock(return_value=None),
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="project 999 not found"):
+            await fable_get_project(project_id=999)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_create_project_passes_color_empty_as_none():
+    p = _fake_project()
+    mock = AsyncMock(return_value=p)
+    with patch("fabledassistant.mcp.tools.projects.projects_svc.create_project", mock):
+        await fable_create_project(title="P", color="")
+    assert mock.call_args.kwargs["color"] is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_update_project_only_sends_non_default_fields():
+    p = _fake_project()
+    mock = AsyncMock(return_value=p)
+    with patch("fabledassistant.mcp.tools.projects.projects_svc.update_project", mock):
+        await fable_update_project(project_id=1, status="archived")
+    args, kwargs = mock.call_args
+    assert args == (7, 1)
+    assert kwargs == {"status": "archived"}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_update_project_raises_when_not_found():
+    with patch(
+        "fabledassistant.mcp.tools.projects.projects_svc.update_project",
+        AsyncMock(return_value=None),
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="project 999 not found"):
+            await fable_update_project(project_id=999, title="x")