diff --git a/server/src/routes/chat.ts b/server/src/routes/chat.ts
index 1dbf27e7..12cdf114 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/chat.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/chat.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@ import { Router } from "express";
 import type { Db } from "@paperclipai/db";
 import { assertBoard, assertCompanyAccess } from "./authz.js";
 import { chatService } from "../services/chat.js";
+import { issueService } from "../services/issues.js";
 import {
   createConversationSchema,
   updateConversationSchema,
   createMessageSchema,
+  handoffSchema,
 } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 
 export function chatRoutes(db: Db): Router {
   const router = Router();
   const svc = chatService(db);
+  const issueSvc = issueService(db);
 
   // GET /api/companies/:companyId/conversations
   router.get("/companies/:companyId/conversations", async (req, res) => {
@@ -144,5 +147,65 @@ export function chatRoutes(db: Db): Router {
     res.status(204).end();
   });
 
+  // POST /api/conversations/:id/handoff -- Brainstormer handoff to PM: inserts handoff + task_created messages and creates an issue
+  router.post("/conversations/:id/handoff", async (req, res) => {
+    assertBoard(req);
+    const data = handoffSchema.parse(req.body);
+
+    // Resolve companyId from conversation
+    const conversation = await svc.getConversation(req.params.id!);
+    const companyId = conversation.companyId;
+
+    // 1. Insert handoff system message
+    const handoffMsg = await svc.addSystemMessage(req.params.id!, {
+      content: `Brainstormer \u2192 PM: spec handed off`,
+      messageType: "handoff",
+    });
+
+    // 2. Create issue from spec
+    const specDescription = [
+      `**What:** ${data.spec.what}`,
+      `**Why:** ${data.spec.why}`,
+      data.spec.constraints ? `**Constraints:** ${data.spec.constraints}` : "",
+      data.spec.success ? `**Success:** ${data.spec.success}` : "",
+    ].filter(Boolean).join("\n\n");
+
+    const issue = await issueSvc.create(companyId, {
+      title: data.spec.what.slice(0, 100),
+      description: specDescription,
+      status: "backlog",
+      priority: "medium",
+    });
+
+    // 3. Insert task_created system message
+    await svc.addSystemMessage(req.params.id!, {
+      content: JSON.stringify({
+        taskId: issue.identifier,
+        taskTitle: issue.title,
+        taskUrl: `/issues/${issue.id}`,
+      }),
+      messageType: "task_created",
+    });
+
+    res.json({ handoffMessageId: handoffMsg.id, issues: [issue] });
+  });
+
+  // POST /api/conversations/:id/status-update -- Agent completion notification in chat
+  router.post("/conversations/:id/status-update", async (req, res) => {
+    assertBoard(req);
+    const { agentName, taskId, taskTitle, taskUrl } = req.body;
+    if (!agentName || !taskId) {
+      res.status(400).json({ error: "agentName and taskId are required" });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const message = await svc.addSystemMessage(req.params.id!, {
+      content: JSON.stringify({ agentName, taskId, taskTitle, taskUrl }),
+      messageType: "status_update",
+    });
+
+    res.status(201).json(message);
+  });
+
   return router;
 }