diff --git a/packages/gittensory-mcp/bin/gittensory-mcp.js b/packages/gittensory-mcp/bin/gittensory-mcp.js
index de6bc1caed..a160fd4f94 100644
--- a/packages/gittensory-mcp/bin/gittensory-mcp.js
+++ b/packages/gittensory-mcp/bin/gittensory-mcp.js
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@ const STDIO_TOOL_DESCRIPTORS = [
     name: "gittensory_get_maintainer_noise",
     description: "Return the maintainer queue-noise triage report for a repo: a noise score/level, the specific noise sources to clear first, and recommended maintainer actions. Maintainer-authenticated; advisory only.",
   },
+  {
+    name: "gittensory_get_burden_forecast",
+    description: "Return the cached maintainer burden forecast for a repo, including projected review load, queue growth risk, stale PR signals, and a freshness marker.",
+  },
   {
     name: "gittensory_preflight_pr",
     description: "Preflight planned PR metadata against lane, duplicate, linked issue, test, and queue signals.",
@@ -535,6 +539,30 @@ server.registerTool(
   },
 );
 
+server.registerTool(
+  "gittensory_get_burden_forecast",
+  {
+    description: stdioToolDescription("gittensory_get_burden_forecast"),
+    inputSchema: ownerRepoShape,
+  },
+  async ({ owner, repo }) => {
+    // The burden forecast has no dedicated GET route; the API serves it as the
+    // burdenForecast slice of the repo intelligence endpoint, so proxy that and
+    // mirror the hosted tool's not_found contract when the slice is absent.
+    const prefix = `/v1/repos/${encodeURIComponent(owner)}/${encodeURIComponent(repo)}`;
+    const intelligence = await apiGet(`${prefix}/intelligence`);
+    const repoFullName = intelligence?.repoFullName ?? `${owner}/${repo}`;
+    if (!intelligence?.burdenForecast) {
+      return toolResult(`Gittensory has no cached burden forecast for ${repoFullName}.`, { status: "not_found", repoFullName });
+    }
+    return toolResult(`Gittensory burden forecast for ${repoFullName} (cached, ${intelligence.burdenForecastFreshness?.freshness ?? "unknown"}).`, {
+      repoFullName,
+      burdenForecast: intelligence.burdenForecast,
+      burdenForecastFreshness: intelligence.burdenForecastFreshness ?? null,
+    });
+  },
+);
+
 server.registerTool(
   "gittensory_preflight_pr",
   {
diff --git a/test/unit/mcp-cli-burden-forecast.test.ts b/test/unit/mcp-cli-burden-forecast.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..626d669a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/mcp-cli-burden-forecast.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
+import { StdioClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js";
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { closeFixtureServer, startFixtureServer } from "./support/mcp-cli-harness";
+
+const bin = join(process.cwd(), "packages/gittensory-mcp/bin/gittensory-mcp.js");
+const FORBIDDEN_PUBLIC_TERMS = /wallet\s*[:=]\s*\S+|hotkey\s*[:=]\s*\S+|coldkey\s*[:=]\s*\S+|raw trust score is|your trust score|reward estimate is|estimated reward/i;
+
+let client: Client;
+let transport: StdioClientTransport;
+let configDir: string;
+let apiUrl: string;
+let capturedRequests: Array<{ url: string; method: string }>;
+
+async function connect() {
+  configDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "gittensory-burden-forecast-"));
+  capturedRequests = [];
+  apiUrl = await startFixtureServer({
+    onApiRequest: (request) => {
+      if (request.url && request.url.includes("/intelligence")) {
+        capturedRequests.push({ url: request.url ?? "", method: request.method ?? "GET" });
+      }
+    },
+  });
+  transport = new StdioClientTransport({
+    command: "node",
+    args: [bin, "--stdio"],
+    env: {
+      ...process.env,
+      GITTENSORY_CONFIG_DIR: configDir,
+      GITTENSORY_API_URL: apiUrl,
+      GITTENSORY_TOKEN: "session-token",
+      GITTENSORY_API_TIMEOUT_MS: "5000",
+    },
+  });
+  client = new Client({ name: "burden-forecast-test", version: "0.0.1" });
+  await client.connect(transport);
+}
+
+async function disconnect() {
+  await client.close().catch(() => undefined);
+  await closeFixtureServer();
+  if (configDir) rmSync(configDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+}
+
+describe("gittensory_get_burden_forecast stdio proxy", () => {
+  beforeEach(connect);
+  afterEach(disconnect);
+
+  it("registers the tool in the stdio server tool list", async () => {
+    const { tools } = await client.listTools();
+    expect(tools.map((t) => t.name)).toContain("gittensory_get_burden_forecast");
+  });
+
+  it("proxies owner/repo to the intelligence endpoint via apiGet and returns the burden-forecast slice with freshness", async () => {
+    const result = await client.callTool({ name: "gittensory_get_burden_forecast", arguments: { owner: "acme", repo: "widgets" } });
+    expect(capturedRequests.length).toBe(1);
+    const captured = capturedRequests[0]!;
+    expect(captured.url).toContain("/v1/repos/acme/widgets/intelligence");
+    expect(captured.method).toBe("GET");
+    expect(result.isError).toBeFalsy();
+    const text = JSON.stringify(result);
+    expect(text).not.toMatch(FORBIDDEN_PUBLIC_TERMS);
+    expect(text).toContain("burdenForecast");
+    expect(text).toContain("queueGrowthRisk");
+    expect(text).toContain("burdenForecastFreshness");
+    expect(text).toContain("acme/widgets");
+    expect(text).toContain("cached, fresh");
+  });
+
+  it("mirrors the hosted not_found contract when the intelligence payload has no cached forecast", async () => {
+    const result = await client.callTool({ name: "gittensory_get_burden_forecast", arguments: { owner: "acme", repo: "quiet" } });
+    expect(capturedRequests.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(capturedRequests[0]!.url).toContain("/v1/repos/acme/quiet/intelligence");
+    expect(result.isError).toBeFalsy();
+    const text = JSON.stringify(result);
+    expect(text).not.toMatch(FORBIDDEN_PUBLIC_TERMS);
+    expect(text).toContain("no cached burden forecast");
+    expect(text).toContain("not_found");
+    expect(text).toContain("acme/quiet");
+    expect(text).not.toContain("burdenForecastFreshness");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/unit/support/mcp-cli-harness.ts b/test/unit/support/mcp-cli-harness.ts
index 8155f1805d..64d601d765 100644
--- a/test/unit/support/mcp-cli-harness.ts
+++ b/test/unit/support/mcp-cli-harness.ts
@@ -332,6 +332,29 @@ export async function startFixtureServer(
       response.end(JSON.stringify({ repoFullName: "owner/repo", agentPaused: body.agentPaused === true, ...(body.autonomy ? { autonomy: body.autonomy } : {}) }));
       return;
     }
+    // Distinct fixture repos for the burden-forecast intelligence slice: one with a
+    // cached forecast and one without, so both branches of the stdio proxy are covered.
+    if (request.url === "/v1/repos/acme/widgets/intelligence" && request.method === "GET") {
+      response.end(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          status: "ready",
+          source: "snapshot",
+          repoFullName: "acme/widgets",
+          generatedAt: "2026-05-30T00:00:00.000Z",
+          burdenForecast: {
+            projectedReviewLoad: { nextSevenDays: 12, trend: "rising" },
+            queueGrowthRisk: "elevated",
+            stalePrSignals: [{ pullNumber: 41, ageDays: 9, signal: "no-review-activity" }],
+          },
+          burdenForecastFreshness: { source: "snapshot", generatedAt: "2026-05-30T00:00:00.000Z", ageSeconds: 120, freshness: "fresh" },
+        }),
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    if (request.url === "/v1/repos/acme/quiet/intelligence" && request.method === "GET") {
+      response.end(JSON.stringify({ status: "ready", source: "snapshot", repoFullName: "acme/quiet", generatedAt: "2026-05-30T00:00:00.000Z" }));
+      return;
+    }
     // #554 gate precision telemetry (read-only). Echoes ?windowDays so the CLI window pass-through is testable.
     if (request.url?.startsWith("/v1/repos/owner/repo/gate-precision") && request.method === "GET") {
       const windowDays = new URL(request.url, "http://localhost").searchParams.get("windowDays");