diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index d5d801e..fc3c96a 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ FORWARD_AUTH_SECRET=                      # [SECRET] Shared secret for Caddy ↔
 # Store all project secrets here so formulas reference env vars, never hardcode.
 BASE_RPC_URL=                              # [SECRET] on-chain RPC endpoint
 
+# ── Local Qwen dev agent (optional) ──────────────────────────────────────
+# Set ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT=1 to emit agents-llama in docker-compose.yml.
+# Requires a running llama-server reachable at ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL.
+# See docs/agents-llama.md for details.
+ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT=0                       # [CONFIG] 1 = enable agents-llama service
+ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=                        # [CONFIG] e.g. http://host.docker.internal:8081
+
 # ── Tuning ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 CLAUDE_TIMEOUT=7200                        # [CONFIG] max seconds per Claude invocation
 
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index e647d24..d768f20 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ bash dev/phase-test.sh
 | Reproduce | `docker/reproduce/` | Bug reproduction using Playwright MCP | `formulas/reproduce.toml` |
 | Triage | `docker/reproduce/` | Deep root cause analysis | `formulas/triage.toml` |
 | Edge dispatcher | `docker/edge/` | Polls ops repo for vault actions, executes via Claude sessions | `docker/edge/dispatcher.sh` |
+| agents-llama | `docker/agents/` (same image) | Local-Qwen dev agent (`AGENT_ROLES=dev`), gated on `ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT=1` | [docs/agents-llama.md](docs/agents-llama.md) |
 
 > **Vault:** Being redesigned as a PR-based approval workflow (issues #73-#77).
 > See [docs/VAULT.md](docs/VAULT.md) for the vault PR workflow details.
diff --git a/bin/disinto b/bin/disinto
index bbb11ec..84200c9 100755
--- a/bin/disinto
+++ b/bin/disinto
@@ -890,6 +890,19 @@ p.write_text(text)
     echo "Config:  CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC=1 saved to .env"
   fi
 
+  # Write local-Qwen dev agent env keys with safe defaults (#769)
+  if ! grep -q '^ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT=' "$env_file" 2>/dev/null; then
+    cat >> "$env_file" <<'LLAMAENVEOF'
+
+# Local Qwen dev agent (optional) — set to 1 to enable
+ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT=0
+FORGE_TOKEN_LLAMA=
+FORGE_PASS_LLAMA=
+ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=
+LLAMAENVEOF
+    echo "Config:  ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT keys written to .env (disabled by default)"
+  fi
+
   # Create labels on remote
   create_labels "$forge_repo" "$forge_url"
 
diff --git a/docs/agents-llama.md b/docs/agents-llama.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6764360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/agents-llama.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# agents-llama — Local-Qwen Dev Agent
+
+The `agents-llama` service is an optional compose service that runs a dev agent
+backed by a local llama-server instance (e.g. Qwen) instead of the Anthropic
+API. It uses the same Docker image as the main `agents` service but connects to
+a local inference endpoint via `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL`.
+
+## Enabling
+
+Set `ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT=1` in `.env` (or `.env.enc`) and provide the required
+credentials:
+
+```env
+ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT=1
+FORGE_TOKEN_LLAMA=<dev-qwen API token>
+FORGE_PASS_LLAMA=<dev-qwen password>
+ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=http://host.docker.internal:8081   # llama-server endpoint
+```
+
+Then regenerate the compose file (`disinto init ...`) and bring the stack up.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- **llama-server** (or compatible OpenAI-API endpoint) running on the host,
+  reachable from inside Docker at the URL set in `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL`.
+- A Forgejo bot user (e.g. `dev-qwen`) with its own API token and password,
+  stored as `FORGE_TOKEN_LLAMA` / `FORGE_PASS_LLAMA`.
+
+## Behaviour
+
+- `AGENT_ROLES=dev` — the llama agent only picks up dev work.
+- `CLAUDE_AUTOCOMPACT_PCT_OVERRIDE=60` — more aggressive compaction for smaller
+  context windows.
+- `depends_on: forgejo (service_healthy)` — does **not** depend on Woodpecker
+  (the llama agent doesn't need CI).
+- Serialises on the llama-server's single KV cache (AD-002).
+
+## Disabling
+
+Set `ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT=0` (or leave it unset) and regenerate. The service
+block is omitted entirely from `docker-compose.yml`; the stack starts cleanly
+without it.
diff --git a/lib/generators.sh b/lib/generators.sh
index 3b42b5d..6157710 100644
--- a/lib/generators.sh
+++ b/lib/generators.sh
@@ -381,6 +381,63 @@ services:
     networks:
       - disinto-net
 
+COMPOSEEOF
+
+  # ── Conditional agents-llama block (ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT=1) ──────────────
+  # Local-Qwen dev agent — gated on ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT so factories without
+  # a local llama endpoint don't try to start it.  See docs/agents-llama.md.
+  if [ "${ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT:-0}" = "1" ]; then
+    cat >> "$compose_file" <<'LLAMAEOF'
+
+  agents-llama:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: docker/agents/Dockerfile
+    container_name: disinto-agents-llama
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    security_opt:
+      - apparmor=unconfined
+    volumes:
+      - agent-data:/home/agent/data
+      - project-repos:/home/agent/repos
+      - ${CLAUDE_SHARED_DIR:-/var/lib/disinto/claude-shared}:${CLAUDE_SHARED_DIR:-/var/lib/disinto/claude-shared}
+      - ${HOME}/.claude.json:/home/agent/.claude.json:ro
+      - CLAUDE_BIN_PLACEHOLDER:/usr/local/bin/claude:ro
+      - ${HOME}/.ssh:/home/agent/.ssh:ro
+      - ${HOME}/.config/sops/age:/home/agent/.config/sops/age:ro
+      - woodpecker-data:/woodpecker-data:ro
+    environment:
+      FORGE_URL: http://forgejo:3000
+      FORGE_REPO: ${FORGE_REPO:-disinto-admin/disinto}
+      FORGE_TOKEN: ${FORGE_TOKEN_LLAMA:-}
+      FORGE_PASS: ${FORGE_PASS_LLAMA:-}
+      FORGE_BOT_USERNAMES: ${FORGE_BOT_USERNAMES:-}
+      WOODPECKER_TOKEN: ${WOODPECKER_TOKEN:-}
+      CLAUDE_TIMEOUT: ${CLAUDE_TIMEOUT:-7200}
+      CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC: ${CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC:-1}
+      CLAUDE_AUTOCOMPACT_PCT_OVERRIDE: "60"
+      ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY:-}
+      ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL: ${ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL:-}
+      FORGE_ADMIN_PASS: ${FORGE_ADMIN_PASS:-}
+      DISINTO_CONTAINER: "1"
+      PROJECT_NAME: ${PROJECT_NAME:-project}
+      PROJECT_REPO_ROOT: /home/agent/repos/${PROJECT_NAME:-project}
+      WOODPECKER_DATA_DIR: /woodpecker-data
+      WOODPECKER_REPO_ID: "PLACEHOLDER_WP_REPO_ID"
+      CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR: ${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-/var/lib/disinto/claude-shared/config}
+      POLL_INTERVAL: ${POLL_INTERVAL:-300}
+      AGENT_ROLES: dev
+    depends_on:
+      forgejo:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    networks:
+      - disinto-net
+LLAMAEOF
+  fi
+
+  # Resume the rest of the compose file (runner onward)
+  cat >> "$compose_file" <<'COMPOSEEOF'
+
   runner:
     build:
       context: .