diff --git a/crates/omnigraph-server/src/api.rs b/crates/omnigraph-server/src/api.rs
index 24374fa..3af59ab 100644
--- a/crates/omnigraph-server/src/api.rs
+++ b/crates/omnigraph-server/src/api.rs
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ pub enum ErrorCode {
     Forbidden,
     BadRequest,
     NotFound,
+    /// 405 Method Not Allowed — the route exists but the active server
+    /// mode doesn't serve this method (e.g. `GET /graphs` in single-graph
+    /// mode). Distinct from 404 so clients can tell "wrong context" from
+    /// "no such resource."
+    MethodNotAllowed,
     Conflict,
     /// 429 Too Many Requests — per-actor admission cap exceeded.
     /// Clients should respect the `Retry-After` header.
diff --git a/crates/omnigraph-server/src/lib.rs b/crates/omnigraph-server/src/lib.rs
index ee19c01..dfa5799 100644
--- a/crates/omnigraph-server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/omnigraph-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -567,6 +567,20 @@ impl ApiError {
         }
     }
 
+    /// HTTP 405 Method Not Allowed. Used when the route is mounted but
+    /// the active server mode doesn't serve it (`GET /graphs` in
+    /// single-graph mode returns this instead of 404 so clients can
+    /// distinguish "wrong context" from "no such resource").
+    pub fn method_not_allowed(message: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            status: StatusCode::METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED,
+            code: ErrorCode::MethodNotAllowed,
+            message: message.into(),
+            merge_conflicts: Vec::new(),
+            manifest_conflict: None,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn conflict(message: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
         Self {
             status: StatusCode::CONFLICT,
@@ -1155,13 +1169,9 @@ async fn server_graphs_list(
     // 405 in single mode — there's no registry to enumerate, and the
     // legacy URL surface didn't expose this endpoint.
     if matches!(state.mode(), ServerMode::Single { .. }) {
-        return Err(ApiError {
-            status: StatusCode::METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED,
-            code: ErrorCode::BadRequest,
-            message: "GET /graphs is only available in multi-graph mode".to_string(),
-            merge_conflicts: Vec::new(),
-            manifest_conflict: None,
-        });
+        return Err(ApiError::method_not_allowed(
+            "GET /graphs is only available in multi-graph mode",
+        ));
     }
 
     // Server-level Cedar gate. `state.server_policy` is loaded from
diff --git a/openapi.json b/openapi.json
index f5bc244..041531c 100644
--- a/openapi.json
+++ b/openapi.json
@@ -1256,6 +1256,7 @@
           "forbidden",
           "bad_request",
           "not_found",
+          "method_not_allowed",
           "conflict",
           "too_many_requests",
           "internal"