diff --git a/packages/field-encrypt/src/field-encryptor.ts b/packages/field-encrypt/src/field-encryptor.ts
index 7ee91102..50f7e328 100644
--- a/packages/field-encrypt/src/field-encryptor.ts
+++ b/packages/field-encrypt/src/field-encryptor.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,51 @@ function resolveKeyProvider(config: FieldEncryptorConfig): KeyProvider {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * No-op encryptor — stores/returns plaintext unchanged.
+ *
+ * Returned by createFieldEncryptor({ enabled: false, ... }).
+ * All repositories continue calling encrypt()/decrypt() without branching.
+ */
+export class NullFieldEncryptor extends FieldEncryptor {
+  constructor() {
+    // Use memory provider — it will never be called, but satisfies the constructor
+    super({ keyProvider: 'memory' });
+  }
+
+  override async encrypt(plaintext: string, _ctx: FieldEncryptContext): Promise<EncryptedField> {
+    // Return a sentinel object that looks encrypted but stores plaintext
+    return {
+      __encrypted: true,
+      v: 1,
+      alg: 'aes-256-gcm',
+      ct: plaintext,
+      iv: 'disabled',
+      tag: 'disabled',
+      dekId: 'disabled',
+    };
+  }
+
+  override async decrypt(field: EncryptedField, _ctx: FieldEncryptContext): Promise<string> {
+    // If encryption was disabled, ct contains the plaintext directly
+    return field.ct;
+  }
+
+  override async encryptBatch(
+    plaintexts: string[],
+    ctx: FieldEncryptContext
+  ): Promise<EncryptedField[]> {
+    return Promise.all(plaintexts.map(pt => this.encrypt(pt, ctx)));
+  }
+
+  override async decryptBatch(
+    fields: EncryptedField[],
+    ctx: FieldEncryptContext
+  ): Promise<string[]> {
+    return Promise.all(fields.map(f => this.decrypt(f, ctx)));
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Create a FieldEncryptor instance.
  *
@@ -165,7 +210,18 @@ function resolveKeyProvider(config: FieldEncryptorConfig): KeyProvider {
  *   keyVaultUrl: config.AZURE_KEYVAULT_URL,
  * });
  * ```
+ *
+ * To disable encryption globally or per-product:
+ * ```typescript
+ * const encryptor = createFieldEncryptor({
+ *   enabled: false,     // ← no-op passthrough
+ *   keyProvider: 'memory',
+ * });
+ * ```
  */
 export function createFieldEncryptor(config: FieldEncryptorConfig): FieldEncryptor {
+  if (config.enabled === false) {
+    return new NullFieldEncryptor();
+  }
   return new FieldEncryptor(config);
 }
diff --git a/packages/field-encrypt/src/index.test.ts b/packages/field-encrypt/src/index.test.ts
index 0e3b4408..aabd3140 100644
--- a/packages/field-encrypt/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/field-encrypt/src/index.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { randomBytes } from 'node:crypto';
 import {
   createFieldEncryptor,
   FieldEncryptor,
+  NullFieldEncryptor,
   isEncryptedField,
   encryptField,
   decryptField,
@@ -370,6 +371,67 @@ describe('createFieldEncryptor config', () => {
   });
 });
 
+// ── Encryption toggle (enabled/disabled) ────────────
+
+describe('enabled: false (NullFieldEncryptor)', () => {
+  const ctx: FieldEncryptContext = { userId: 'u1', context: 'test' };
+
+  it('createFieldEncryptor returns NullFieldEncryptor when enabled=false', () => {
+    const enc = createFieldEncryptor({ enabled: false, keyProvider: 'memory' });
+    expect(enc).toBeInstanceOf(NullFieldEncryptor);
+  });
+
+  it('createFieldEncryptor returns real FieldEncryptor when enabled=true', () => {
+    const enc = createFieldEncryptor({ enabled: true, keyProvider: 'memory' });
+    expect(enc).not.toBeInstanceOf(NullFieldEncryptor);
+    expect(enc).toBeInstanceOf(FieldEncryptor);
+  });
+
+  it('createFieldEncryptor returns real FieldEncryptor when enabled is omitted', () => {
+    const enc = createFieldEncryptor({ keyProvider: 'memory' });
+    expect(enc).not.toBeInstanceOf(NullFieldEncryptor);
+  });
+
+  it('encrypt returns sentinel with plaintext in ct field', async () => {
+    const enc = createFieldEncryptor({ enabled: false, keyProvider: 'memory' });
+    const result = await enc.encrypt('hello world', ctx);
+    expect(result.__encrypted).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.ct).toBe('hello world');
+    expect(result.iv).toBe('disabled');
+    expect(result.tag).toBe('disabled');
+    expect(result.dekId).toBe('disabled');
+  });
+
+  it('decrypt returns plaintext from ct field', async () => {
+    const enc = createFieldEncryptor({ enabled: false, keyProvider: 'memory' });
+    const encrypted = await enc.encrypt('secret', ctx);
+    const decrypted = await enc.decrypt(encrypted, ctx);
+    expect(decrypted).toBe('secret');
+  });
+
+  it('encryptBatch returns sentinels for all items', async () => {
+    const enc = createFieldEncryptor({ enabled: false, keyProvider: 'memory' });
+    const results = await enc.encryptBatch(['a', 'b', 'c'], ctx);
+    expect(results).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(results[0].ct).toBe('a');
+    expect(results[1].ct).toBe('b');
+    expect(results[2].ct).toBe('c');
+  });
+
+  it('decryptBatch returns plaintexts from ct fields', async () => {
+    const enc = createFieldEncryptor({ enabled: false, keyProvider: 'memory' });
+    const encrypted = await enc.encryptBatch(['x', 'y'], ctx);
+    const decrypted = await enc.decryptBatch(encrypted, ctx);
+    expect(decrypted).toEqual(['x', 'y']);
+  });
+
+  it('isEncrypted returns true for disabled sentinel', async () => {
+    const enc = createFieldEncryptor({ enabled: false, keyProvider: 'memory' });
+    const result = await enc.encrypt('test', ctx);
+    expect(enc.isEncrypted(result)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
 // ── Migration ───────────────────────────────────────
 
 describe('migrateDocuments', () => {
diff --git a/packages/field-encrypt/src/index.ts b/packages/field-encrypt/src/index.ts
index 5c5d22c0..30a8a00f 100644
--- a/packages/field-encrypt/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/field-encrypt/src/index.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  */
 
 // ── Main API ────────────────────────────────────────
-export { createFieldEncryptor, FieldEncryptor } from './field-encryptor.js';
+export { createFieldEncryptor, FieldEncryptor, NullFieldEncryptor } from './field-encryptor.js';
 
 // ── Type guards ─────────────────────────────────────
 export { isEncryptedField } from './guards.js';
diff --git a/packages/field-encrypt/src/types.ts b/packages/field-encrypt/src/types.ts
index e882f612..2273fcd8 100644
--- a/packages/field-encrypt/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/field-encrypt/src/types.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ export interface DekStore {
 
 /** Configuration for createFieldEncryptor(). */
 export interface FieldEncryptorConfig {
+  /**
+   * Master toggle — set to false to disable encryption entirely.
+   * When disabled, encrypt() returns plaintext as-is and decrypt() passes through.
+   * Default: true.
+   */
+  enabled?: boolean;
   /** Key provider type. */
   keyProvider: KeyProviderType;
   /** Azure Key Vault URL (required for 'akv' provider). */
diff --git a/services/platform-service/src/modules/flags/seed.ts b/services/platform-service/src/modules/flags/seed.ts
index 34a389ed..79f330e8 100644
--- a/services/platform-service/src/modules/flags/seed.ts
+++ b/services/platform-service/src/modules/flags/seed.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ const COMMON_FLAGS: FlagSeedDef[] = [
     platforms: [],
     percentage: 100,
   },
+  {
+    key: 'encryption_enabled',
+    enabled: true,
+    description:
+      'Field-level encryption at rest — disable to store plaintext (e.g., for debugging)',
+    platforms: [],
+    percentage: 100,
+  },
 ];
 
 const PRODUCT_FLAGS: Record<string, FlagSeedDef[]> = {