diff --git a/src/config/types.agents.ts b/src/config/types.agents.ts
index ad4fa7853..22c00874f 100644
--- a/src/config/types.agents.ts
+++ b/src/config/types.agents.ts
@@ -78,5 +78,6 @@ export type AgentBinding = {
     peer?: { kind: ChatType; id: string };
     guildId?: string;
     teamId?: string;
+    roles?: string[];
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/config/types.discord.ts b/src/config/types.discord.ts
index 393544689..5f056d1bc 100644
--- a/src/config/types.discord.ts
+++ b/src/config/types.discord.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ export type DiscordGuildChannelConfig = {
   enabled?: boolean;
   /** Optional allowlist for channel senders (ids or names). */
   users?: Array<string | number>;
+  /** Optional allowlist for channel senders by role (ids or names). */
+  roles?: Array<string | number>;
   /** Optional system prompt snippet for this channel. */
   systemPrompt?: string;
   /** If false, omit thread starter context for this channel (default: true). */
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ export type DiscordGuildEntry = {
   /** Reaction notification mode (off|own|all|allowlist). Default: own. */
   reactionNotifications?: DiscordReactionNotificationMode;
   users?: Array<string | number>;
+  roles?: Array<string | number>;
   channels?: Record<string, DiscordGuildChannelConfig>;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/config/zod-schema.agents.ts b/src/config/zod-schema.agents.ts
index 92947c2a8..704d1752c 100644
--- a/src/config/zod-schema.agents.ts
+++ b/src/config/zod-schema.agents.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export const BindingsSchema = z
               .optional(),
             guildId: z.string().optional(),
             teamId: z.string().optional(),
+            roles: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
           })
           .strict(),
       })
diff --git a/src/config/zod-schema.providers-core.ts b/src/config/zod-schema.providers-core.ts
index 9c4fc422a..447ea5aca 100644
--- a/src/config/zod-schema.providers-core.ts
+++ b/src/config/zod-schema.providers-core.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ export const DiscordGuildChannelSchema = z
     skills: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
     enabled: z.boolean().optional(),
     users: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.number()])).optional(),
+    roles: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.number()])).optional(),
     systemPrompt: z.string().optional(),
     includeThreadStarter: z.boolean().optional(),
     autoThread: z.boolean().optional(),
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ export const DiscordGuildSchema = z
     toolsBySender: ToolPolicyBySenderSchema,
     reactionNotifications: z.enum(["off", "own", "all", "allowlist"]).optional(),
     users: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.number()])).optional(),
+    roles: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.number()])).optional(),
     channels: z.record(z.string(), DiscordGuildChannelSchema.optional()).optional(),
   })
   .strict();
diff --git a/src/discord/monitor/allow-list.ts b/src/discord/monitor/allow-list.ts
index e95937601..0d792673f 100644
--- a/src/discord/monitor/allow-list.ts
+++ b/src/discord/monitor/allow-list.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export type DiscordGuildEntryResolved = {
   requireMention?: boolean;
   reactionNotifications?: "off" | "own" | "all" | "allowlist";
   users?: Array<string | number>;
+  roles?: Array<string | number>;
   channels?: Record<
     string,
     {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export type DiscordGuildEntryResolved = {
       skills?: string[];
       enabled?: boolean;
       users?: Array<string | number>;
+      roles?: Array<string | number>;
       systemPrompt?: string;
       includeThreadStarter?: boolean;
       autoThread?: boolean;
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ export type DiscordChannelConfigResolved = {
   skills?: string[];
   enabled?: boolean;
   users?: Array<string | number>;
+  roles?: Array<string | number>;
   systemPrompt?: string;
   includeThreadStarter?: boolean;
   autoThread?: boolean;
@@ -283,6 +286,7 @@ function resolveDiscordChannelConfigEntry(
     skills: entry.skills,
     enabled: entry.enabled,
     users: entry.users,
+    roles: entry.roles,
     systemPrompt: entry.systemPrompt,
     includeThreadStarter: entry.includeThreadStarter,
     autoThread: entry.autoThread,
diff --git a/src/routing/resolve-route.ts b/src/routing/resolve-route.ts
index 381a90f01..02f5f0c77 100644
--- a/src/routing/resolve-route.ts
+++ b/src/routing/resolve-route.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ export type ResolveAgentRouteInput = {
   parentPeer?: RoutePeer | null;
   guildId?: string | null;
   teamId?: string | null;
+  /** Discord member role IDs — used for role-based agent routing. */
+  memberRoleIds?: string[];
 };
 
 export type ResolvedAgentRoute = {
@@ -169,12 +171,24 @@ function matchesTeam(match: { teamId?: string | undefined } | undefined, teamId:
   return id === teamId;
 }
 
+function matchesRoles(
+  match: { roles?: string[] | undefined } | undefined,
+  memberRoleIds: string[],
+): boolean {
+  const roles = match?.roles;
+  if (!Array.isArray(roles) || roles.length === 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return roles.some((r) => memberRoleIds.includes(r));
+}
+
 export function resolveAgentRoute(input: ResolveAgentRouteInput): ResolvedAgentRoute {
   const channel = normalizeToken(input.channel);
   const accountId = normalizeAccountId(input.accountId);
   const peer = input.peer ? { kind: input.peer.kind, id: normalizeId(input.peer.id) } : null;
   const guildId = normalizeId(input.guildId);
   const teamId = normalizeId(input.teamId);
+  const memberRoleIds = input.memberRoleIds ?? [];
 
   const bindings = listBindings(input.cfg).filter((binding) => {
     if (!binding || typeof binding !== "object") {