diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/app.py b/src/fabledassistant/app.py
index 5824dba..575284f 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/app.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/app.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from fabledassistant.routes.api import api
 from fabledassistant.routes.auth import auth_bp
 from fabledassistant.routes.chat import chat_bp
 from fabledassistant.routes.notes import notes_bp
+from fabledassistant.routes.quick_capture import quick_capture_bp
 from fabledassistant.routes.settings import settings_bp
 from fabledassistant.routes.tasks import tasks_bp
 
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ def create_app() -> Quart:
     app.register_blueprint(auth_bp)
     app.register_blueprint(chat_bp)
     app.register_blueprint(notes_bp)
+    app.register_blueprint(quick_capture_bp)
     app.register_blueprint(settings_bp)
     app.register_blueprint(tasks_bp)
 
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/routes/quick_capture.py b/src/fabledassistant/routes/quick_capture.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0c60ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/routes/quick_capture.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+"""Quick-capture endpoint for mobile/external clients.
+
+POST /api/quick-capture — classifies natural-language text and creates the
+appropriate item (note, task, calendar event, todo) in a single synchronous
+request.  No SSE, no conversation ID, no streaming.
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+from quart import Blueprint, jsonify, request
+
+from fabledassistant.auth import get_current_user_id, login_required
+from fabledassistant.config import Config
+from fabledassistant.services.intent import classify_intent
+from fabledassistant.services.tools import execute_tool, get_tools_for_user
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+quick_capture_bp = Blueprint("quick_capture", __name__, url_prefix="/api/quick-capture")
+
+# Only creation tools are offered to the intent classifier here — no delete,
+# update, search, or research.  This keeps the fallback safe (worst case we
+# create a plain note) and avoids accidental destructive actions.
+_CAPTURE_TOOL_NAMES = {"create_note", "create_task", "create_event", "create_todo"}
+
+
+@quick_capture_bp.route("", methods=["POST"])
+@login_required
+async def quick_capture_route():
+    """Classify text and create the appropriate item, returning a single JSON response."""
+    uid = get_current_user_id()
+    data = await request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+    text = data.get("text", "").strip()
+    if not text:
+        return jsonify({"error": "text is required"}), 400
+
+    intent_model = Config.OLLAMA_INTENT_MODEL or Config.OLLAMA_MODEL
+
+    # Build tool list for this user, then restrict to capture-only operations.
+    all_tools = await get_tools_for_user(uid)
+    capture_tools = [
+        t for t in all_tools if t.get("function", {}).get("name") in _CAPTURE_TOOL_NAMES
+    ]
+
+    intent = await classify_intent(text, capture_tools, intent_model)
+
+    if intent.should_execute:
+        result = await execute_tool(uid, intent.tool_name, intent.arguments)
+        if result.get("success"):
+            item_type = result.get("type", "note")
+            title = (result.get("data") or {}).get("title", "")
+            logger.info(
+                "Quick-capture uid=%d: created %s '%s' via intent '%s'",
+                uid, item_type, title, intent.tool_name,
+            )
+            return jsonify({
+                "success": True,
+                "type": item_type,
+                "message": f"{item_type.capitalize()} created: {title}",
+                "data": result.get("data"),
+            })
+        logger.warning(
+            "Quick-capture uid=%d: tool '%s' returned failure: %s",
+            uid, intent.tool_name, result.get("error"),
+        )
+        # Fall through to plain-note fallback
+
+    # Fallback: create a plain note with the raw text as the body.
+    # Use the first 80 chars as the title so short snippets look clean.
+    if len(text) <= 80:
+        fallback_title = text
+        fallback_body = ""
+    else:
+        fallback_title = text[:77] + "..."
+        fallback_body = text
+
+    result = await execute_tool(
+        uid, "create_note", {"title": fallback_title, "body": fallback_body}
+    )
+    if result.get("success"):
+        title = (result.get("data") or {}).get("title", "")
+        logger.info(
+            "Quick-capture uid=%d: fallback note created '%s'", uid, title
+        )
+        return jsonify({
+            "success": True,
+            "type": "note",
+            "message": f"Note created: {title}",
+            "data": result.get("data"),
+            "fallback": True,
+        })
+
+    return jsonify({"error": "Failed to create item"}), 500