diff --git a/crates/omnigraph-policy/src/lib.rs b/crates/omnigraph-policy/src/lib.rs
index 6459fcd..2df616d 100644
--- a/crates/omnigraph-policy/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/omnigraph-policy/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ pub enum PolicyAction {
     /// from v0.6.0; operators add and remove graphs by editing
     /// `omnigraph.yaml` and restarting.
     GraphList,
+    /// Gates invoking a server-side stored query by name. Per-graph and
+    /// branch-scoped, like `Read`/`Change`. In this release it is
+    /// **coarse**: an `invoke_query` allow rule permits *any* stored
+    /// query on the graph (there is no per-query dimension yet). A
+    /// future, additive refinement adds an optional query-name scope to
+    /// rules without changing rules written against the coarse action.
+    ///
+    /// This gate sits at the HTTP boundary. The underlying engine `_as`
+    /// writers still enforce `Read`/`Change` per the stored query's body,
+    /// so a stored *mutation* is double-gated: `invoke_query` to reach
+    /// the tool, plus `change` for the write itself.
+    InvokeQuery,
 }
 
 impl PolicyAction {
@@ -70,11 +82,15 @@ impl PolicyAction {
             Self::BranchMerge => "branch_merge",
             Self::Admin => "admin",
             Self::GraphList => "graph_list",
+            Self::InvokeQuery => "invoke_query",
         }
     }
 
     fn uses_branch_scope(self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, Self::Read | Self::Export | Self::Change)
+        matches!(
+            self,
+            Self::Read | Self::Export | Self::Change | Self::InvokeQuery
+        )
     }
 
     fn uses_target_branch_scope(self) -> bool {
@@ -99,7 +115,8 @@ impl PolicyAction {
             | Self::BranchCreate
             | Self::BranchDelete
             | Self::BranchMerge
-            | Self::Admin => PolicyResourceKind::Graph,
+            | Self::Admin
+            | Self::InvokeQuery => PolicyResourceKind::Graph,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -155,6 +172,7 @@ impl FromStr for PolicyAction {
             "branch_merge" => Ok(Self::BranchMerge),
             "admin" => Ok(Self::Admin),
             "graph_list" => Ok(Self::GraphList),
+            "invoke_query" => Ok(Self::InvokeQuery),
             other => bail!("unknown policy action '{other}'"),
         }
     }
@@ -806,6 +824,7 @@ namespace Omnigraph {
     action "branch_delete" appliesTo { principal: Actor, resource: Graph, context: RequestContext };
     action "branch_merge" appliesTo { principal: Actor, resource: Graph, context: RequestContext };
     action "admin" appliesTo { principal: Actor, resource: Graph, context: RequestContext };
+    action "invoke_query" appliesTo { principal: Actor, resource: Graph, context: RequestContext };
 
     action "graph_list" appliesTo { principal: Actor, resource: Server, context: RequestContext };
 }
@@ -1264,6 +1283,88 @@ rules:
         assert!(!deny.allowed);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn invoke_query_authorizes_per_graph() {
+        let policy: PolicyConfig = serde_yaml::from_str(
+            r#"
+version: 1
+groups:
+  team: [act-alice]
+  others: [act-bruno]
+rules:
+  - id: team-invoke-queries
+    allow:
+      actors: { group: team }
+      actions: [invoke_query]
+"#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let engine = PolicyCompiler::compile(&policy, "graph").unwrap();
+
+        let allow = engine
+            .authorize(
+                "act-alice",
+                &PolicyRequest {
+                    action: PolicyAction::InvokeQuery,
+                    branch: Some("main".to_string()),
+                    target_branch: None,
+                },
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(allow.allowed);
+        assert_eq!(
+            allow.matched_rule_id.as_deref(),
+            Some("team-invoke-queries")
+        );
+
+        // Actor outside the group → deny.
+        let deny = engine
+            .authorize(
+                "act-bruno",
+                &PolicyRequest {
+                    action: PolicyAction::InvokeQuery,
+                    branch: Some("main".to_string()),
+                    target_branch: None,
+                },
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(!deny.allowed);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn invoke_query_is_branch_scoped() {
+        // Unlike server-scoped actions, invoke_query accepts a
+        // `branch_scope` qualifier — it runs against a branch like
+        // read/change — so validation passes and the rule authorizes.
+        let policy: PolicyConfig = serde_yaml::from_str(
+            r#"
+version: 1
+groups:
+  team: [act-alice]
+rules:
+  - id: team-invoke-any-branch
+    allow:
+      actors: { group: team }
+      actions: [invoke_query]
+      branch_scope: any
+"#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        policy.validate().unwrap();
+        let engine = PolicyCompiler::compile(&policy, "graph").unwrap();
+        let allow = engine
+            .authorize(
+                "act-alice",
+                &PolicyRequest {
+                    action: PolicyAction::InvokeQuery,
+                    branch: Some("review".to_string()),
+                    target_branch: None,
+                },
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(allow.allowed);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn server_scoped_rule_cannot_use_branch_scope() {
         let policy: PolicyConfig = serde_yaml::from_str(