diff --git a/packages/context/src/mcp/context-tools.ts b/packages/context/src/mcp/context-tools.ts
index 1d5e7009..a6ba2258 100644
--- a/packages/context/src/mcp/context-tools.ts
+++ b/packages/context/src/mcp/context-tools.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ const entityDetailsSchema = z.object({
     .max(20),
 });
 
+const dictionarySearchSchema = z.object({
+  values: z.array(z.string().min(1)).min(1).max(20),
+  connectionId: connectionIdSchema.optional(),
+});
+
 const sqlExecutionSchema = z.object({
   connectionId: connectionIdSchema,
   sql: z.string().min(1),
@@ -401,6 +406,22 @@ export function registerKtxContextTools(deps: RegisterKtxContextToolsDeps): void
     );
   }
 
+  if (ports.dictionarySearch) {
+    const dictionarySearch = ports.dictionarySearch;
+    registerParsedTool(
+      server,
+      'dictionary_search',
+      {
+        title: 'Dictionary Search',
+        description:
+          'Search profile-sampled warehouse values and report matching connection/source/column locations plus non-authoritative miss reasons.',
+        inputSchema: dictionarySearchSchema.shape,
+      },
+      dictionarySearchSchema,
+      async (input) => jsonToolResult(await dictionarySearch.search(input)),
+    );
+  }
+
   if (ports.sqlExecution) {
     const sqlExecution = ports.sqlExecution;
     registerParsedTool(
diff --git a/packages/context/src/mcp/index.ts b/packages/context/src/mcp/index.ts
index 39e19726..a78d74ba 100644
--- a/packages/context/src/mcp/index.ts
+++ b/packages/context/src/mcp/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export { createDefaultKtxMcpServer, createKtxMcpServer } from './server.js';
 export type {
   KtxConnectionSummary,
   KtxConnectionsMcpPort,
+  KtxDictionarySearchMcpPort,
   KtxEntityDetailsMcpPort,
   KtxIngestDiffSummary,
   KtxIngestMcpPort,
diff --git a/packages/context/src/mcp/server.test.ts b/packages/context/src/mcp/server.test.ts
index fed90c0d..b65b9747 100644
--- a/packages/context/src/mcp/server.test.ts
+++ b/packages/context/src/mcp/server.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { createLocalProjectMemoryCapture } from '../memory/index.js';
 import { initKtxProject } from '../project/index.js';
 import { createKtxMcpServer } from './server.js';
 import type {
+  KtxDictionarySearchMcpPort,
   KtxEntityDetailsMcpPort,
   KtxIngestMcpPort,
   KtxKnowledgeMcpPort,
@@ -189,6 +190,71 @@ describe('createKtxMcpServer', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('registers dictionary_search when the host provides a dictionary-search port', async () => {
+    const fake = makeFakeServer();
+    const dictionarySearch: KtxDictionarySearchMcpPort = {
+      search: vi.fn<KtxDictionarySearchMcpPort['search']>().mockResolvedValue({
+        searched: [
+          {
+            connectionId: 'warehouse',
+            coverage: {
+              sampledRows: null,
+              valuesPerColumn: null,
+              profiledColumns: 1,
+              syncId: 'sync-1',
+              profiledAt: null,
+            },
+            status: 'ready',
+          },
+        ],
+        results: [
+          {
+            value: 'paid',
+            matches: [
+              {
+                connectionId: 'warehouse',
+                sourceName: 'orders',
+                columnName: 'status',
+                matchedValue: 'paid',
+                cardinality: 3,
+              },
+            ],
+            misses: [],
+          },
+        ],
+      }),
+    };
+
+    createKtxMcpServer({
+      server: fake.server,
+      userContext: { userId: 'local-user' },
+      contextTools: { dictionarySearch },
+    });
+
+    expect(fake.tools.map((tool) => tool.name)).toEqual(['dictionary_search']);
+    await expect(
+      getTool(fake.tools, 'dictionary_search').handler({
+        connectionId: 'warehouse',
+        values: ['paid'],
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({
+      structuredContent: {
+        searched: [{ connectionId: 'warehouse', status: 'ready' }],
+        results: [
+          {
+            value: 'paid',
+            matches: [{ connectionId: 'warehouse', sourceName: 'orders', columnName: 'status' }],
+            misses: [],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+    expect(dictionarySearch.search).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      connectionId: 'warehouse',
+      values: ['paid'],
+    });
+  });
+
   it('registers memory capture tools without host app dependencies', async () => {
     const fake = makeFakeServer();
     const capture: MemoryCapturePort = {
diff --git a/packages/context/src/mcp/types.ts b/packages/context/src/mcp/types.ts
index b7bb1d3f..0171319f 100644
--- a/packages/context/src/mcp/types.ts
+++ b/packages/context/src/mcp/types.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import type { MemoryCaptureService } from '../memory/index.js';
 import type { KtxEntityDetailsInput, KtxEntityDetailsResponse } from '../scan/entity-details.js';
 import type { KtxScanMode, KtxScanReport } from '../scan/index.js';
 import type {
+  KtxDictionarySearchInput,
+  KtxDictionarySearchResponse,
   SemanticLayerQueryInput,
   SlDictionaryMatch,
   SlSearchLaneSummary,
@@ -317,6 +319,10 @@ export interface KtxEntityDetailsMcpPort {
   read(input: KtxEntityDetailsInput): Promise<KtxEntityDetailsResponse>;
 }
 
+export interface KtxDictionarySearchMcpPort {
+  search(input: KtxDictionarySearchInput): Promise<KtxDictionarySearchResponse>;
+}
+
 export interface KtxSqlExecutionResponse {
   headers: string[];
   headerTypes?: string[];
@@ -333,6 +339,7 @@ export interface KtxMcpContextPorts {
   knowledge?: KtxKnowledgeMcpPort;
   semanticLayer?: KtxSemanticLayerMcpPort;
   entityDetails?: KtxEntityDetailsMcpPort;
+  dictionarySearch?: KtxDictionarySearchMcpPort;
   sqlExecution?: KtxSqlExecutionMcpPort;
   ingest?: KtxIngestMcpPort;
   scan?: KtxScanMcpPort;