diff --git a/backend/ControlCenter.Api.csproj b/backend/ControlCenter.Api.csproj
index 7d43500..a509f52 100644
--- a/backend/ControlCenter.Api.csproj
+++ b/backend/ControlCenter.Api.csproj
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <!-- Exclude the separate ControlCenter sub-project from this project's compilation -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Remove="ControlCenter/**/*.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="9.0.14" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="9.0.4">
diff --git a/backend/Models/AgentState.cs b/backend/Models/AgentState.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c5f4a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Models/AgentState.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+namespace ControlCenter.Api.Models;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Read-only model representing an agent's current state.
+/// Used as the return type from the Agent State Repository
+/// to decouple consumers from the persistence layer.
+/// </summary>
+public class AgentState
+{
+    public Guid Id { get; set; }
+    public string Status { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string? Task { get; set; }
+    public int? Progress { get; set; }
+    public string SessionKey { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string Channel { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public DateTime LastActivity { get; set; }
+    public DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }
+    public DateTime UpdatedAt { get; set; }
+}
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diff --git a/backend/Program.cs b/backend/Program.cs
index c45c355..d23abf3 100644
--- a/backend/Program.cs
+++ b/backend/Program.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using ControlCenter.Api.Data;
 using ControlCenter.Api.Hubs;
+using ControlCenter.Api.Repositories;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ builder.Services.AddOpenApi();
 // Register SignalR for real-time agent status updates
 builder.Services.AddSignalR();
 
+// Register Agent State Repository
+builder.Services.AddScoped<IAgentStateRepository, AgentStateRepository>();
+
 // Register DbContext with PostgreSQL
 builder.Services.AddDbContext<AppDbContext>(options =>
 {
diff --git a/backend/Repositories/AgentStateRepository.cs b/backend/Repositories/AgentStateRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca452ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Repositories/AgentStateRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+using ControlCenter.Api.Data;
+using ControlCenter.Api.Entities;
+using ControlCenter.Api.Models;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace ControlCenter.Api.Repositories;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// EF Core implementation of the Agent State Repository.
+/// Maps between the persisted <see cref="Agent"/> entity and the
+/// read-oriented <see cref="AgentState"/> model.
+/// </summary>
+public class AgentStateRepository : IAgentStateRepository
+{
+    private readonly AppDbContext _db;
+
+    public AgentStateRepository(AppDbContext db)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<AgentState>> GetAllAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var agents = await _db.Agents
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .OrderByDescending(a => a.LastActivity)
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        return agents.Select(ToModel).ToList();
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public async Task<AgentState?> GetBySessionKeyAsync(string sessionKey, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var agent = await _db.Agents
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(a => a.SessionKey == sessionKey, ct);
+
+        return agent is null ? null : ToModel(agent);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public async Task<bool> UpdateStatusAsync(Guid id, string status, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        if (!Enum.TryParse<AgentStatus>(status, ignoreCase: true, out var parsedStatus))
+            return false;
+
+        var agent = await _db.Agents.FindAsync([id], ct);
+        if (agent is null)
+            return false;
+
+        agent.Status = parsedStatus;
+        agent.UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        agent.LastActivity = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maps a persisted <see cref="Agent"/> entity to a <see cref="AgentState"/> model.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static AgentState ToModel(Agent agent) => new()
+    {
+        Id = agent.Id,
+        Status = agent.Status.ToString(),
+        Task = agent.Task,
+        Progress = agent.Progress,
+        SessionKey = agent.SessionKey,
+        Channel = agent.Channel,
+        LastActivity = agent.LastActivity,
+        CreatedAt = agent.CreatedAt,
+        UpdatedAt = agent.UpdatedAt,
+    };
+}
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diff --git a/backend/Repositories/IAgentStateRepository.cs b/backend/Repositories/IAgentStateRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c0c2b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Repositories/IAgentStateRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using ControlCenter.Api.Models;
+
+namespace ControlCenter.Api.Repositories;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Repository interface for accessing and mutating Agent State.
+/// Provides a clean abstraction over the EF Core data access layer.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IAgentStateRepository
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Retrieve all agent states.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<AgentState>> GetAllAsync(CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Retrieve a single agent state by its session key.
+    /// Returns null if no agent is found with the given session key.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<AgentState?> GetBySessionKeyAsync(string sessionKey, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Update the status of an agent by its primary key.
+    /// Returns true if the agent was found and updated, false otherwise.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<bool> UpdateStatusAsync(Guid id, string status, CancellationToken ct = default);
+}
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