diff --git a/host_agent/__init__.py b/host_agent/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a7b229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_agent/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# plugins/host_agent/__init__.py
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from quart import Quart
+
+_app: "Quart | None" = None
+
+
+def setup(app: "Quart") -> None:
+    global _app
+    _app = app
+
+
+def get_scheduled_tasks() -> list:
+    from .scheduler import make_task
+    return [make_task(_app)]
+
+
+def get_blueprint():
+    from .routes import host_agent_bp
+    return host_agent_bp
diff --git a/host_agent/agent.py b/host_agent/agent.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbb3561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_agent/agent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,370 @@
+# plugins/host_agent/agent.py
+"""Roundtable host agent — pushes resource metrics to a Roundtable instance.
+
+Python 3.8+ stdlib only. Target ~300 lines. Served to targets at
+GET /plugins/host_agent/agent.py.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import signal
+import socket
+import sys
+import time
+import urllib.error
+import urllib.request
+from collections import deque
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+AGENT_VERSION = "1.0.0"
+
+
+class ConfigError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+REQUIRED_KEYS = ("url", "token")
+INT_KEYS = ("interval_seconds",)
+LIST_KEYS = ("mounts",)
+
+
+def read_config(path: str) -> dict:
+    """Parse a flat `key = value` config file."""
+    cfg: dict = {}
+    try:
+        with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            for lineno, raw in enumerate(f, 1):
+                line = raw.strip()
+                if not line or line.startswith("#"):
+                    continue
+                if "=" not in line:
+                    raise ConfigError(f"{path}:{lineno}: expected 'key = value'")
+                key, _, value = line.partition("=")
+                key = key.strip()
+                value = value.strip()
+                if key in INT_KEYS:
+                    try:
+                        cfg[key] = int(value)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        raise ConfigError(f"{path}:{lineno}: {key} must be int")
+                elif key in LIST_KEYS:
+                    cfg[key] = [v.strip() for v in value.split(",") if v.strip()]
+                else:
+                    cfg[key] = value
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        raise ConfigError(f"{path}: not found")
+
+    missing = [k for k in REQUIRED_KEYS if k not in cfg]
+    if missing:
+        raise ConfigError(f"{path}: missing required key(s): {', '.join(missing)}")
+
+    cfg.setdefault("interval_seconds", 30)
+    return cfg
+
+
+# ─── collectors ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+STAT_PATH = "/proc/stat"
+MEMINFO_PATH = "/proc/meminfo"
+LOADAVG_PATH = "/proc/loadavg"
+UPTIME_PATH = "/proc/uptime"
+OS_RELEASE_PATH = "/etc/os-release"
+
+
+def _read_file(path: str) -> str:
+    with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        return f.read()
+
+
+def _parse_cpu_line(stat_text: str) -> tuple[int, int]:
+    """Return (total_jiffies, idle_jiffies) for the aggregate cpu line."""
+    for line in stat_text.splitlines():
+        if line.startswith("cpu "):
+            parts = line.split()
+            fields = [int(x) for x in parts[1:]]
+            idle = fields[3] + (fields[4] if len(fields) > 4 else 0)  # idle + iowait
+            total = sum(fields)
+            return total, idle
+    raise RuntimeError("no aggregate cpu line in /proc/stat")
+
+
+def collect_cpu(sample_window: float = 0.2) -> float:
+    """Return CPU utilization % over sample_window seconds."""
+    t1, i1 = _parse_cpu_line(_read_file(STAT_PATH))
+    time.sleep(sample_window)
+    t2, i2 = _parse_cpu_line(_read_file(STAT_PATH))
+    dt = t2 - t1
+    di = i2 - i1
+    if dt <= 0:
+        return 0.0
+    return round(100.0 * (dt - di) / dt, 2)
+
+
+def collect_memory() -> dict:
+    info: dict[str, int] = {}
+    for line in _read_file(MEMINFO_PATH).splitlines():
+        if ":" not in line:
+            continue
+        key, _, rest = line.partition(":")
+        parts = rest.strip().split()
+        if not parts:
+            continue
+        try:
+            value_kb = int(parts[0])
+        except ValueError:
+            continue
+        info[key] = value_kb * 1024  # bytes
+    total = info.get("MemTotal", 0)
+    available = info.get("MemAvailable", 0)
+    swap_total = info.get("SwapTotal", 0)
+    swap_free = info.get("SwapFree", 0)
+    return {
+        "total_bytes": total,
+        "used_bytes": max(total - available, 0),
+        "available_bytes": available,
+        "swap_used_bytes": max(swap_total - swap_free, 0),
+    }
+
+
+def collect_storage(mounts: list[str]) -> list[dict]:
+    out: list[dict] = []
+    for m in mounts:
+        try:
+            u = shutil.disk_usage(m)
+        except (FileNotFoundError, PermissionError):
+            continue
+        out.append({"mount": m, "total_bytes": u.total, "used_bytes": u.used})
+    return out
+
+
+def collect_load() -> dict:
+    parts = _read_file(LOADAVG_PATH).split()
+    return {"1m": float(parts[0]), "5m": float(parts[1]), "15m": float(parts[2])}
+
+
+def collect_uptime() -> int:
+    return int(float(_read_file(UPTIME_PATH).split()[0]))
+
+
+def collect_metadata() -> dict:
+    u = os.uname()
+    distro = "unknown"
+    try:
+        for line in _read_file(OS_RELEASE_PATH).splitlines():
+            if line.startswith("PRETTY_NAME="):
+                distro = line.split("=", 1)[1].strip().strip('"')
+                break
+    except (OSError, FileNotFoundError):
+        pass
+    return {"kernel": u.release, "distro": distro, "arch": u.machine}
+
+
+def default_mounts() -> list[str]:
+    """Return real mount points from /proc/mounts, skipping pseudo filesystems."""
+    skip_types = {"tmpfs", "devtmpfs", "proc", "sysfs", "cgroup", "cgroup2",
+                  "overlay", "squashfs", "ramfs", "devpts", "mqueue", "pstore",
+                  "securityfs", "debugfs", "tracefs", "hugetlbfs", "fusectl",
+                  "configfs", "bpf", "autofs", "efivarfs", "binfmt_misc"}
+    mounts: list[str] = []
+    try:
+        with open("/proc/mounts", "r") as f:
+            for line in f:
+                parts = line.split()
+                if len(parts) < 3:
+                    continue
+                if parts[2] in skip_types:
+                    continue
+                mounts.append(parts[1])
+    except OSError:
+        return ["/"]
+    return mounts or ["/"]
+
+
+# ─── ring buffer ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class RingBuffer:
+    def __init__(self, maxlen: int = 20) -> None:
+        self._dq: deque = deque(maxlen=maxlen)
+
+    def push(self, item) -> None:
+        self._dq.append(item)
+
+    def drain(self) -> list:
+        out = list(self._dq)
+        self._dq.clear()
+        return out
+
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        return len(self._dq)
+
+
+# ─── payload ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def build_sample(mounts: list[str]) -> dict:
+    """Collect one full sample. Partial samples allowed if a collector fails."""
+    sample: dict = {"ts": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()}
+    try:
+        sample["cpu_pct"] = collect_cpu()
+    except Exception:
+        sample["cpu_pct"] = None
+    try:
+        sample["mem"] = collect_memory()
+    except Exception:
+        sample["mem"] = None
+    try:
+        sample["load"] = collect_load()
+    except Exception:
+        sample["load"] = None
+    try:
+        sample["uptime_secs"] = collect_uptime()
+    except Exception:
+        sample["uptime_secs"] = None
+    try:
+        sample["storage"] = collect_storage(mounts)
+    except Exception:
+        sample["storage"] = []
+    return sample
+
+
+def build_payload(samples: list[dict], hostname: str, metadata: dict) -> dict:
+    return {
+        "agent_version": AGENT_VERSION,
+        "hostname": hostname,
+        "metadata": metadata,
+        "samples": samples,
+    }
+
+
+# ─── POST + backoff ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+BACKOFF_CAP = 300
+
+
+def next_backoff(current: int) -> int:
+    if current <= 0:
+        return 30
+    return min(current * 2, BACKOFF_CAP)
+
+
+def post_payload(url: str, token: str, payload: dict) -> tuple[bool, int | None]:
+    body = json.dumps(payload).encode("utf-8")
+    req = urllib.request.Request(
+        url.rstrip("/") + "/plugins/host_agent/ingest",
+        data=body,
+        headers={
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
+            "User-Agent": f"roundtable-host-agent/{AGENT_VERSION}",
+        },
+        method="POST",
+    )
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10) as resp:
+            return (200 <= resp.status < 300, resp.status)
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        return (False, e.code)
+    except (urllib.error.URLError, TimeoutError, socket.timeout, OSError):
+        return (False, None)
+
+
+# ─── main loop ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+_reload_requested = False
+_shutdown_requested = False
+
+
+def _handle_hup(_signum, _frame):
+    global _reload_requested
+    _reload_requested = True
+
+
+def _handle_term(_signum, _frame):
+    global _shutdown_requested
+    _shutdown_requested = True
+
+
+def _log(level: str, msg: str) -> None:
+    sys.stderr.write(f"[{level}] {msg}\n")
+    sys.stderr.flush()
+
+
+def main_loop(conf_path: str) -> int:
+    global _reload_requested, _shutdown_requested
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, _handle_hup)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, _handle_term)
+
+    try:
+        cfg = read_config(conf_path)
+    except ConfigError as e:
+        _log("ERROR", str(e))
+        return 2
+
+    metadata = collect_metadata()
+    hostname = cfg.get("hostname") or socket.gethostname()
+    mounts = cfg.get("mounts") or default_mounts()
+    buffer = RingBuffer(maxlen=20)
+    backoff = 0
+
+    _log("INFO", f"roundtable-host-agent {AGENT_VERSION} starting "
+                 f"(url={cfg['url']}, interval={cfg['interval_seconds']}s)")
+
+    while not _shutdown_requested:
+        if _reload_requested:
+            try:
+                cfg = read_config(conf_path)
+                mounts = cfg.get("mounts") or default_mounts()
+                _log("INFO", "config reloaded")
+            except ConfigError as e:
+                _log("ERROR", f"reload failed: {e}")
+            _reload_requested = False
+
+        sample = build_sample(mounts)
+        buffered = buffer.drain()
+        payload = build_payload(
+            samples=buffered + [sample],
+            hostname=hostname,
+            metadata=metadata,
+        )
+        ok, status = post_payload(cfg["url"], cfg["token"], payload)
+
+        if ok:
+            if buffered:
+                _log("INFO", f"flushed {len(buffered)} buffered samples")
+            backoff = 0
+            sleep_for = cfg["interval_seconds"]
+        else:
+            if status == 400:
+                _log("ERROR", "server rejected payload (400) — dropping sample")
+            elif status == 401:
+                _log("ERROR", "token rejected (401) — check config + UI")
+                buffer.push(sample)
+            else:
+                _log("WARN", f"POST failed (status={status}); buffering")
+                for s in buffered:
+                    buffer.push(s)
+                buffer.push(sample)
+            backoff = next_backoff(backoff)
+            sleep_for = backoff
+
+        slept = 0.0
+        while slept < sleep_for and not _shutdown_requested and not _reload_requested:
+            time.sleep(min(1.0, sleep_for - slept))
+            slept += 1.0
+
+    _log("INFO", "SIGTERM — flushing and exiting")
+    final = buffer.drain()
+    if final:
+        post_payload(cfg["url"], cfg["token"],
+                     build_payload(final, hostname, metadata))
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    conf = os.environ.get("ROUNDTABLE_AGENT_CONFIG", "/etc/roundtable-agent.conf")
+    sys.exit(main_loop(conf))
diff --git a/host_agent/migrations/__init__.py b/host_agent/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/host_agent/migrations/env.py b/host_agent/migrations/env.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35d343a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_agent/migrations/env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# plugins/host_agent/migrations/env.py
+"""Alembic env.py for the host_agent plugin."""
+import asyncio
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from logging.config import fileConfig
+
+from sqlalchemy import pool
+from sqlalchemy.engine import Connection
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import async_engine_from_config
+from alembic import context
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent))
+
+from roundtable.models.base import Base
+import roundtable.models  # noqa: F401
+from plugins.host_agent.models import HostAgentRegistration  # noqa: F401
+
+config = context.config
+if config.config_file_name is not None:
+    fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
+
+target_metadata = Base.metadata
+
+
+def _get_url() -> str:
+    import yaml
+    cfg_path = os.environ.get("ROUNDTABLE_CONFIG", "config.yaml")
+    try:
+        with open(cfg_path) as f:
+            cfg = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
+        url = cfg.get("database", {}).get("url", "")
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        url = ""
+    return os.environ.get("ROUNDTABLE_DATABASE__URL", url)
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline() -> None:
+    context.configure(
+        url=_get_url(), target_metadata=target_metadata,
+        literal_binds=True, dialect_opts={"paramstyle": "named"},
+    )
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def do_run_migrations(connection: Connection) -> None:
+    context.configure(connection=connection, target_metadata=target_metadata)
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+async def run_async_migrations() -> None:
+    cfg = config.get_section(config.config_ini_section, {})
+    cfg["sqlalchemy.url"] = _get_url()
+    connectable = async_engine_from_config(cfg, prefix="sqlalchemy.", poolclass=pool.NullPool)
+    async with connectable.connect() as connection:
+        await connection.run_sync(do_run_migrations)
+    await connectable.dispose()
+
+
+def run_migrations_online() -> None:
+    asyncio.run(run_async_migrations())
+
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()
diff --git a/host_agent/migrations/versions/__init__.py b/host_agent/migrations/versions/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/host_agent/migrations/versions/host_agent_001_initial.py b/host_agent/migrations/versions/host_agent_001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d241257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_agent/migrations/versions/host_agent_001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# plugins/host_agent/migrations/versions/host_agent_001_initial.py
+"""host_agent plugin initial tables
+
+Revision ID: host_agent_001_initial
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+revision: str = "host_agent_001_initial"
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = None
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = "host_agent"
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = ("0004_app_settings",)
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.create_table(
+        "host_agent_registrations",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.String(36), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column("host_id", sa.String(36),
+                  sa.ForeignKey("hosts.id", ondelete="CASCADE"),
+                  nullable=False, unique=True),
+        sa.Column("token_hash", sa.String(64), nullable=False, unique=True, index=True),
+        sa.Column("token_created_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("agent_version", sa.String(32), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("kernel", sa.String(128), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("distro", sa.String(128), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("arch", sa.String(32), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("last_seen_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("created_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("updated_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_table("host_agent_registrations")
diff --git a/host_agent/models.py b/host_agent/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c92065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_agent/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# plugins/host_agent/models.py
+from __future__ import annotations
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from sqlalchemy import Column, String, DateTime, ForeignKey
+from roundtable.models.base import Base
+
+
+def _uuid() -> str:
+    return str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+
+def _utcnow() -> datetime:
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+
+class HostAgentRegistration(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "host_agent_registrations"
+
+    id = Column(String(36), primary_key=True, default=_uuid)
+    host_id = Column(String(36), ForeignKey("hosts.id", ondelete="CASCADE"),
+                     unique=True, nullable=False)
+    token_hash = Column(String(64), nullable=False, unique=True, index=True)
+    token_created_at = Column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False, default=_utcnow)
+    agent_version = Column(String(32), nullable=True)
+    kernel = Column(String(128), nullable=True)
+    distro = Column(String(128), nullable=True)
+    arch = Column(String(32), nullable=True)
+    last_seen_at = Column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True)
+    created_at = Column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False, default=_utcnow)
+    updated_at = Column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False,
+                        default=_utcnow, onupdate=_utcnow)
diff --git a/host_agent/plugin.yaml b/host_agent/plugin.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ce36c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_agent/plugin.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# plugins/host_agent/plugin.yaml
+name: host_agent
+version: "1.0.0"
+description: "Remote Linux host resource monitoring via a lightweight Python push agent (CPU, memory, storage, load, uptime)"
+author: "Roundtable"
+license: "MIT"
+min_app_version: "0.1.0"
+repository_url: "https://git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/Roundtable-plugins"
+homepage: "https://git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/Roundtable-plugins/src/branch/main/host_agent"
+tags:
+  - host
+  - monitoring
+  - cpu
+  - memory
+  - storage
+
+config:
+  stale_after_seconds: 180
+  default_interval_seconds: 30
diff --git a/host_agent/routes.py b/host_agent/routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d897676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_agent/routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
+# plugins/host_agent/routes.py
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import secrets
+from quart import Blueprint, current_app, jsonify, request, Response, render_template, redirect, url_for
+from roundtable.auth.middleware import require_role
+from roundtable.models.users import UserRole
+from sqlalchemy import select, func
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+from roundtable.models.hosts import Host
+from roundtable.models.metrics import PluginMetric
+from .models import HostAgentRegistration
+
+host_agent_bp = Blueprint("host_agent", __name__, template_folder="templates")
+
+SOURCE_MODULE = "host_agent"
+
+
+def _hash_token(raw: str) -> str:
+    return hashlib.sha256(raw.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+
+
+def _parse_ts(ts: str) -> datetime:
+    if ts.endswith("Z"):
+        ts = ts[:-1] + "+00:00"
+    return datetime.fromisoformat(ts)
+
+
+def _expand_sample_to_metrics(
+    sample: dict, host_name: str, recorded_at: datetime
+) -> list[PluginMetric]:
+    rows: list[PluginMetric] = []
+
+    def row(metric: str, resource: str, value: float) -> None:
+        rows.append(PluginMetric(
+            source_module=SOURCE_MODULE,
+            resource_name=resource,
+            metric_name=metric,
+            value=float(value),
+            recorded_at=recorded_at,
+        ))
+
+    if sample.get("cpu_pct") is not None:
+        row("cpu_pct", host_name, sample["cpu_pct"])
+
+    mem = sample.get("mem") or {}
+    if mem.get("total_bytes"):
+        total = mem["total_bytes"]
+        available = mem.get("available_bytes", 0)
+        used_pct = 100.0 * (total - available) / total if total else 0.0
+        row("mem_used_pct", host_name, used_pct)
+        row("mem_available_bytes", host_name, available)
+        row("swap_used_bytes", host_name, mem.get("swap_used_bytes", 0))
+
+    load = sample.get("load") or {}
+    for key in ("1m", "5m", "15m"):
+        if key in load:
+            row(f"load_{key}", host_name, load[key])
+
+    if sample.get("uptime_secs") is not None:
+        row("uptime_secs", host_name, sample["uptime_secs"])
+
+    worst_pct = 0.0
+    for disk in sample.get("storage") or []:
+        total = disk.get("total_bytes", 0)
+        used = disk.get("used_bytes", 0)
+        pct = 100.0 * used / total if total else 0.0
+        mount_res = f"{host_name}:{disk['mount']}"
+        row("disk_used_pct", mount_res, pct)
+        row("disk_used_bytes", mount_res, used)
+        row("disk_total_bytes", mount_res, total)
+        if pct > worst_pct:
+            worst_pct = pct
+    if sample.get("storage"):
+        row("disk_used_pct_worst", host_name, worst_pct)
+
+    return rows
+
+
+def _error(status: int, code: str, detail: str | None = None) -> tuple[Any, int]:
+    body: dict = {"ok": False, "error": code}
+    if detail:
+        body["detail"] = detail
+    return jsonify(body), status
+
+
+@host_agent_bp.post("/ingest")
+async def ingest():
+    auth = request.headers.get("Authorization", "")
+    if not auth.startswith("Bearer "):
+        return _error(401, "invalid_token")
+    raw = auth[len("Bearer "):].strip()
+    if not raw:
+        return _error(401, "invalid_token")
+
+    try:
+        payload = await request.get_json(force=True)
+    except Exception:
+        return _error(400, "malformed_payload", "invalid JSON")
+    if not isinstance(payload, dict) or "samples" not in payload:
+        return _error(400, "malformed_payload", "missing 'samples'")
+
+    samples = payload.get("samples") or []
+    if not isinstance(samples, list) or not samples:
+        return _error(400, "malformed_payload", "'samples' must be a non-empty list")
+
+    token_hash = _hash_token(raw)
+    async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as session:
+        reg = (await session.execute(
+            select(HostAgentRegistration).where(
+                HostAgentRegistration.token_hash == token_hash)
+        )).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if reg is None:
+            return _error(401, "invalid_token")
+        host = (await session.execute(
+            select(Host).where(Host.id == reg.host_id)
+        )).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if host is None:
+            return _error(401, "invalid_token")
+
+        accepted = 0
+        latest_ts: datetime | None = None
+        for sample in samples:
+            try:
+                recorded_at = _parse_ts(sample["ts"])
+            except (KeyError, ValueError):
+                continue
+            metrics = _expand_sample_to_metrics(sample, host.name, recorded_at)
+            for m in metrics:
+                session.add(m)
+            accepted += 1
+            if latest_ts is None or recorded_at > latest_ts:
+                latest_ts = recorded_at
+
+        if accepted == 0:
+            await session.rollback()
+            return _error(400, "malformed_payload", "no valid samples")
+
+        md = payload.get("metadata") or {}
+        changed = False
+        if latest_ts and (reg.last_seen_at is None or latest_ts > reg.last_seen_at):
+            reg.last_seen_at = latest_ts
+            changed = True
+        version = payload.get("agent_version")
+        if version and reg.agent_version != version:
+            reg.agent_version = version
+            changed = True
+        for field in ("kernel", "distro", "arch"):
+            if field in md and getattr(reg, field) != md[field]:
+                setattr(reg, field, md[field])
+                changed = True
+        if changed:
+            reg.updated_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+        if latest_ts:
+            skew = abs((datetime.now(timezone.utc) - latest_ts).total_seconds())
+            if skew > 300:
+                current_app.logger.warning(
+                    "host_agent ingest: clock skew %.0fs for host=%s", skew, host.name)
+
+        await session.commit()
+
+    return jsonify({"ok": True, "samples_accepted": accepted}), 200
+
+
+AGENT_SOURCE_PATH = Path(__file__).parent / "agent.py"
+
+
+def _agent_version() -> str:
+    try:
+        for line in AGENT_SOURCE_PATH.read_text().splitlines():
+            if line.startswith("AGENT_VERSION"):
+                return line.split("=", 1)[1].strip().strip('"').strip("'")
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+    return "unknown"
+
+
+@host_agent_bp.get("/install.sh")
+async def install_script():
+    token = request.args.get("token", "")
+    if not token:
+        return _error(401, "invalid_token")
+    async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as session:
+        reg = (await session.execute(
+            select(HostAgentRegistration).where(
+                HostAgentRegistration.token_hash == _hash_token(token))
+        )).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if reg is None:
+            return _error(401, "invalid_token")
+        host = (await session.execute(
+            select(Host).where(Host.id == reg.host_id)
+        )).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if host is None:
+            return _error(401, "invalid_token")
+
+    url = request.host_url.rstrip("/")
+
+    rendered = await render_template(
+        "install.sh.j2",
+        url=url,
+        token=token,
+        agent_version=_agent_version(),
+        host_name=host.name,
+        host_address=host.address,
+    )
+    return Response(rendered, mimetype="text/plain")
+
+
+@host_agent_bp.get("/agent.py")
+async def agent_source():
+    try:
+        body = AGENT_SOURCE_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    except OSError:
+        return _error(500, "agent_missing")
+    return Response(body, mimetype="text/x-python")
+
+
+@host_agent_bp.get("/widget")
+async def widget_table():
+    """Fleet-glance table: one row per monitored host, latest metrics."""
+    async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as session:
+        regs = (await session.execute(select(HostAgentRegistration))).scalars().all()
+        host_ids = [r.host_id for r in regs]
+        hosts = {
+            h.id: h for h in (await session.execute(
+                select(Host).where(Host.id.in_(host_ids))
+            )).scalars().all()
+        } if host_ids else {}
+
+        subq = (
+            select(
+                PluginMetric.resource_name,
+                PluginMetric.metric_name,
+                func.max(PluginMetric.recorded_at).label("max_ts"),
+            )
+            .where(PluginMetric.source_module == SOURCE_MODULE)
+            .group_by(PluginMetric.resource_name, PluginMetric.metric_name)
+        ).subquery()
+        latest_rows = (await session.execute(
+            select(PluginMetric).join(
+                subq,
+                (PluginMetric.resource_name == subq.c.resource_name) &
+                (PluginMetric.metric_name == subq.c.metric_name) &
+                (PluginMetric.recorded_at == subq.c.max_ts),
+            ).where(PluginMetric.source_module == SOURCE_MODULE)
+        )).scalars().all()
+
+    latest: dict[str, dict[str, float]] = {}
+    for row in latest_rows:
+        if ":" in row.resource_name:
+            continue
+        latest.setdefault(row.resource_name, {})[row.metric_name] = row.value
+
+    rows = []
+    for reg in regs:
+        host = hosts.get(reg.host_id)
+        if host is None:
+            continue
+        m = latest.get(host.name, {})
+        rows.append({
+            "host": host,
+            "reg": reg,
+            "cpu_pct": m.get("cpu_pct"),
+            "mem_used_pct": m.get("mem_used_pct"),
+            "disk_worst": m.get("disk_used_pct_worst"),
+            "load_1m": m.get("load_1m"),
+        })
+
+    return await render_template("widget_table.html", rows=rows)
+
+
+@host_agent_bp.get("/widget/history")
+async def widget_history():
+    host_id = request.args.get("host_id", "")
+    hours = int(request.args.get("hours", "6"))
+    cutoff = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(hours=hours)
+
+    async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as session:
+        host = (await session.execute(
+            select(Host).where(Host.id == host_id))).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if host is None:
+            return _error(404, "not_found")
+        points = (await session.execute(
+            select(PluginMetric).where(
+                PluginMetric.source_module == SOURCE_MODULE,
+                PluginMetric.resource_name == host.name,
+                PluginMetric.metric_name.in_(
+                    ("cpu_pct", "mem_used_pct", "disk_used_pct_worst")),
+                PluginMetric.recorded_at >= cutoff,
+            ).order_by(PluginMetric.recorded_at)
+        )).scalars().all()
+
+    series: dict[str, list[dict]] = {"cpu_pct": [], "mem_used_pct": [], "disk_used_pct_worst": []}
+    for p in points:
+        series[p.metric_name].append({"t": p.recorded_at.isoformat(), "v": p.value})
+
+    return await render_template("widget_history.html", host=host, series=series, hours=hours)
+
+
+def _new_token_pair() -> tuple[str, str]:
+    raw = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+    return raw, _hash_token(raw)
+
+
+@host_agent_bp.get("/settings/")
+@require_role(UserRole.admin)
+async def settings_list():
+    async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as session:
+        regs = (await session.execute(select(HostAgentRegistration))).scalars().all()
+        hosts_by_id = {
+            h.id: h for h in (await session.execute(
+                select(Host).where(Host.id.in_([r.host_id for r in regs])))).scalars().all()
+        } if regs else {}
+
+    new_token = request.args.get("new_token")
+    new_host_id = request.args.get("host_id")
+    install_url = None
+    if new_token and new_host_id:
+        install_url = f"{request.host_url.rstrip('/')}/plugins/host_agent/install.sh?token={new_token}"
+
+    return await render_template(
+        "settings_list.html",
+        registrations=[
+            {"reg": r, "host": hosts_by_id.get(r.host_id)} for r in regs
+        ],
+        new_token=new_token,
+        install_url=install_url,
+    )
+
+
+@host_agent_bp.post("/settings/add-host")
+@require_role(UserRole.admin)
+async def add_host():
+    form = await request.form
+    name = (form.get("name") or "").strip()
+    address = (form.get("address") or "").strip()
+    if not name:
+        return _error(400, "missing_name")
+
+    async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as session:
+        host = (await session.execute(
+            select(Host).where(Host.name == name))).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if host is None:
+            host = Host(name=name, address=address)
+            session.add(host)
+            await session.flush()
+        existing = (await session.execute(
+            select(HostAgentRegistration).where(
+                HostAgentRegistration.host_id == host.id))).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if existing is not None:
+            await session.rollback()
+            return _error(400, "already_registered")
+
+        raw, hashed = _new_token_pair()
+        reg = HostAgentRegistration(host_id=host.id, token_hash=hashed)
+        session.add(reg)
+        await session.commit()
+        host_id = host.id
+
+    return redirect(url_for("host_agent.settings_list") + f"?new_token={raw}&host_id={host_id}")
+
+
+@host_agent_bp.post("/settings/<host_id>/rotate-token")
+@require_role(UserRole.admin)
+async def rotate_token(host_id: str):
+    async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as session:
+        reg = (await session.execute(
+            select(HostAgentRegistration).where(
+                HostAgentRegistration.host_id == host_id))).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if reg is None:
+            return _error(404, "not_found")
+        raw, hashed = _new_token_pair()
+        reg.token_hash = hashed
+        reg.token_created_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        await session.commit()
+    return redirect(url_for("host_agent.settings_list") + f"?new_token={raw}&host_id={host_id}")
+
+
+@host_agent_bp.post("/settings/<host_id>/delete")
+@require_role(UserRole.admin)
+async def delete_registration(host_id: str):
+    async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as session:
+        reg = (await session.execute(
+            select(HostAgentRegistration).where(
+                HostAgentRegistration.host_id == host_id))).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if reg is not None:
+            await session.delete(reg)
+            await session.commit()
+    return redirect(url_for("host_agent.settings_list"))
diff --git a/host_agent/scheduler.py b/host_agent/scheduler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d750f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_agent/scheduler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# plugins/host_agent/scheduler.py
+from __future__ import annotations
+import logging
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from typing import Iterable
+
+from sqlalchemy import select
+
+from roundtable.core.scheduler import ScheduledTask
+from roundtable.models.hosts import Host
+from .models import HostAgentRegistration
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def _filter_stale(
+    regs: Iterable,
+    *,
+    now: datetime,
+    stale_after_seconds: int,
+) -> list:
+    """Pure staleness filter: returns the subset with last_seen_at strictly
+    older than (now - stale_after_seconds). Rows with last_seen_at=None are
+    never stale (they are unregistered-in-practice)."""
+    cutoff = now - timedelta(seconds=stale_after_seconds)
+    return [
+        r for r in regs
+        if r.last_seen_at is not None and r.last_seen_at < cutoff
+    ]
+
+
+async def find_stale_registrations(app, stale_after_seconds: int = 180) -> list[dict]:
+    async with app.db_sessionmaker() as session:
+        all_regs = (await session.execute(
+            select(HostAgentRegistration)
+        )).scalars().all()
+        stale_rows = _filter_stale(
+            all_regs,
+            now=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+            stale_after_seconds=stale_after_seconds,
+        )
+        if not stale_rows:
+            return []
+        hosts = {
+            h.id: h for h in (await session.execute(
+                select(Host).where(Host.id.in_([r.host_id for r in stale_rows]))
+            )).scalars().all()
+        }
+    return [
+        {
+            "host_id": r.host_id,
+            "host_name": hosts[r.host_id].name if r.host_id in hosts else "?",
+            "last_seen_at": r.last_seen_at,
+        }
+        for r in stale_rows
+    ]
+
+
+def make_task(app) -> ScheduledTask:
+    async def _check_stale():
+        try:
+            stale = await find_stale_registrations(app)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("host_agent stale check failed")
+            return
+        if stale:
+            logger.info(
+                "host_agent: %d stale agent(s): %s",
+                len(stale),
+                [s["host_name"] for s in stale],
+            )
+
+    return ScheduledTask(
+        name="host_agent_stale_check",
+        coro_factory=_check_stale,
+        interval_seconds=60,
+        run_on_startup=False,
+    )
diff --git a/host_agent/templates/install.sh.j2 b/host_agent/templates/install.sh.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34789e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_agent/templates/install.sh.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Roundtable host agent installer
+# Generated for: {{ host_name }}  ({{ host_address }})
+# Roundtable URL: {{ url }}
+set -e
+
+ROUNDTABLE_URL="{{ url }}"
+AGENT_TOKEN="{{ token }}"
+AGENT_VERSION="{{ agent_version }}"
+
+AGENT_USER="roundtable-agent"
+AGENT_DIR="/usr/local/lib/roundtable-agent"
+CONF_FILE="/etc/roundtable-agent.conf"
+UNIT_FILE="/etc/systemd/system/roundtable-agent.service"
+
+# ── preflight ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+[ "$(id -u)" = "0" ] || { echo "must run as root (use sudo)"; exit 1; }
+command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "systemd not found — unsupported init system"; exit 1; }
+command -v python3   >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "python3 not found — install python3 first"; exit 1; }
+
+# Handle --uninstall
+if [ "${1:-}" = "--uninstall" ]; then
+    systemctl disable --now roundtable-agent.service 2>/dev/null || true
+    rm -f "$UNIT_FILE" "$CONF_FILE"
+    rm -rf "$AGENT_DIR"
+    systemctl daemon-reload
+    # keep the system user — removing it risks orphaned files elsewhere
+    echo "uninstalled"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# ── create system user ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+if ! id "$AGENT_USER" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    useradd --system --no-create-home --shell /usr/sbin/nologin "$AGENT_USER"
+fi
+
+# ── drop the agent file ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+mkdir -p "$AGENT_DIR"
+curl -sSL "${ROUNDTABLE_URL}/plugins/host_agent/agent.py" -o "$AGENT_DIR/agent.py"
+chmod 0755 "$AGENT_DIR/agent.py"
+chown root:root "$AGENT_DIR/agent.py"
+
+# ── write config ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+cat > "$CONF_FILE" <<EOF
+url = $ROUNDTABLE_URL
+token = $AGENT_TOKEN
+interval_seconds = 30
+EOF
+chown "root:$AGENT_USER" "$CONF_FILE"
+chmod 0640 "$CONF_FILE"
+
+# ── write systemd unit ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+cat > "$UNIT_FILE" <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=Roundtable host agent
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=$AGENT_USER
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 $AGENT_DIR/agent.py
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=10
+NoNewPrivileges=yes
+ProtectSystem=strict
+ProtectHome=yes
+PrivateTmp=yes
+ReadOnlyPaths=/proc /sys
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl enable --now roundtable-agent.service
+
+echo
+echo "Roundtable host agent $AGENT_VERSION installed and running."
+echo "Check status:  systemctl status roundtable-agent"
+echo "Logs:          journalctl -u roundtable-agent -f"
diff --git a/host_agent/templates/settings_list.html b/host_agent/templates/settings_list.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73f72d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_agent/templates/settings_list.html
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+{% block title %}Host Agent — Roundtable{% endblock %}
+{% block content %}
+<h1 class="page-title">Host Agent — Registered Hosts</h1>
+
+{% if new_token %}
+<div class="card" style="background:var(--accent-bg);">
+  <h3>New token — copy this install command now</h3>
+  <p style="font-size:0.82rem;color:var(--text-muted);">
+    This is the only time the raw token is shown. Rotate if you lose it.
+  </p>
+  <pre style="user-select:all;word-break:break-all;">curl -sSL '{{ install_url }}' | sudo sh</pre>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
+<div class="card">
+  <form method="post" action="/plugins/host_agent/settings/add-host"
+        style="display:flex;gap:0.5rem;align-items:flex-end;">
+    <div class="form-group">
+      <label>Host name</label>
+      <input type="text" name="name" required>
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-group">
+      <label>Address (optional)</label>
+      <input type="text" name="address">
+    </div>
+    <button type="submit" class="btn">Add host</button>
+  </form>
+</div>
+
+<div class="card">
+  <table>
+    <thead>
+      <tr>
+        <th>Host</th><th>Agent version</th><th>Distro</th>
+        <th>Last seen</th><th>Actions</th>
+      </tr>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+      {% for item in registrations %}
+      <tr>
+        <td>{{ item.host.name if item.host else item.reg.host_id }}</td>
+        <td>{{ item.reg.agent_version or "—" }}</td>
+        <td>{{ item.reg.distro or "—" }}</td>
+        <td>{{ item.reg.last_seen_at.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") if item.reg.last_seen_at else "never" }}</td>
+        <td>
+          <form method="post" action="/plugins/host_agent/settings/{{ item.reg.host_id }}/rotate-token" style="display:inline;">
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-ghost">Rotate token</button>
+          </form>
+          <form method="post" action="/plugins/host_agent/settings/{{ item.reg.host_id }}/delete" style="display:inline;">
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-ghost">Delete</button>
+          </form>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+      {% else %}
+      <tr><td colspan="5">No hosts registered. Add one above.</td></tr>
+      {% endfor %}
+    </tbody>
+  </table>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/host_agent/templates/widget_history.html b/host_agent/templates/widget_history.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35e363f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_agent/templates/widget_history.html
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<div class="widget-history">
+  <h3>{{ host.name }} — last {{ hours }}h</h3>
+  <canvas id="host-agent-chart-{{ host.id }}" width="600" height="200"></canvas>
+  <script>
+  (function() {
+    const ctx = document.getElementById("host-agent-chart-{{ host.id }}").getContext("2d");
+    const series = {{ series|tojson }};
+    new Chart(ctx, {
+      type: "line",
+      data: {
+        datasets: [
+          { label: "CPU %",       data: series.cpu_pct.map(p => ({x: p.t, y: p.v})) },
+          { label: "Mem %",       data: series.mem_used_pct.map(p => ({x: p.t, y: p.v})) },
+          { label: "Disk % worst", data: series.disk_used_pct_worst.map(p => ({x: p.t, y: p.v})) },
+        ],
+      },
+      options: {
+        responsive: true,
+        scales: { x: { type: "time" }, y: { min: 0, max: 100 } },
+      },
+    });
+  })();
+  </script>
+</div>
diff --git a/host_agent/templates/widget_table.html b/host_agent/templates/widget_table.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21d51d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_agent/templates/widget_table.html
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<table class="widget-table">
+  <thead>
+    <tr><th>Host</th><th>CPU %</th><th>Mem %</th><th>Disk % (worst)</th><th>Load 1m</th><th>Last seen</th></tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    {% for r in rows %}
+    <tr>
+      <td><a href="/plugins/host_agent/{{ r.host.id }}/">{{ r.host.name }}</a></td>
+      <td>{{ "%.1f"|format(r.cpu_pct) if r.cpu_pct is not none else "—" }}</td>
+      <td>{{ "%.1f"|format(r.mem_used_pct) if r.mem_used_pct is not none else "—" }}</td>
+      <td>{{ "%.1f"|format(r.disk_worst) if r.disk_worst is not none else "—" }}</td>
+      <td>{{ "%.2f"|format(r.load_1m) if r.load_1m is not none else "—" }}</td>
+      <td>{{ r.reg.last_seen_at.strftime("%H:%M:%S") if r.reg.last_seen_at else "never" }}</td>
+    </tr>
+    {% else %}
+    <tr><td colspan="6">No hosts with agent data yet.</td></tr>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </tbody>
+</table>