diff --git a/services/cowork-service/src/lib/ipc-bridge.test.ts b/services/cowork-service/src/lib/ipc-bridge.test.ts
index 5c56bf09..fafed170 100644
--- a/services/cowork-service/src/lib/ipc-bridge.test.ts
+++ b/services/cowork-service/src/lib/ipc-bridge.test.ts
@@ -179,3 +179,95 @@ describe('IpcBridge convenience methods', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('reverse IPC (incoming requests)', () => {
+  it('onIncomingRequest registers a handler', () => {
+    const bridge = new IpcBridge();
+    const handler = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
+    bridge.onIncomingRequest(handler);
+    // Handler is registered (no public getter, but we test via handleLine below)
+    expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('handleLine routes incoming requests to the registered handler', async () => {
+    const bridge = new IpcBridge();
+    const handler = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ response: 'hello', provider: 'test', model: 'test-model' });
+    bridge.onIncomingRequest(handler);
+
+    // Simulate an incoming JSON-RPC request line from Rust
+    const incomingLine = JSON.stringify({
+      jsonrpc: '2.0',
+      id: 42,
+      method: 'intercept_llm',
+      params: { messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'hi' }], model: 'test-model' },
+    });
+
+    // Access private handleLine via any cast (test-only)
+    (bridge as any).handleLine(incomingLine);
+
+    // Wait for async handler
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 10));
+
+    expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalledWith('intercept_llm', {
+      messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'hi' }],
+      model: 'test-model',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('handleLine sends error response when no handler is registered', () => {
+    const bridge = new IpcBridge();
+    const sendSpy = vi.spyOn(bridge as any, 'sendResponse');
+
+    const incomingLine = JSON.stringify({
+      jsonrpc: '2.0',
+      id: 99,
+      method: 'unknown_method',
+      params: {},
+    });
+
+    (bridge as any).handleLine(incomingLine);
+
+    expect(sendSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(99, undefined, {
+      code: -32601,
+      message: "No handler for 'unknown_method'",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('handleLine sends error response when handler throws', async () => {
+    const bridge = new IpcBridge();
+    const handler = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error('LLM router not initialized'));
+    bridge.onIncomingRequest(handler);
+    const sendSpy = vi.spyOn(bridge as any, 'sendResponse');
+
+    const incomingLine = JSON.stringify({
+      jsonrpc: '2.0',
+      id: 50,
+      method: 'intercept_llm',
+      params: { messages: [] },
+    });
+
+    (bridge as any).handleLine(incomingLine);
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 10));
+
+    expect(sendSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(50, undefined, {
+      code: -32000,
+      message: 'LLM router not initialized',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('handleLine distinguishes incoming requests from responses', () => {
+    const bridge = new IpcBridge();
+    const handler = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
+    bridge.onIncomingRequest(handler);
+
+    // Response (no method field) — should not call handler
+    const responseLine = JSON.stringify({ jsonrpc: '2.0', id: 1, result: { ok: true } });
+    (bridge as any).handleLine(responseLine);
+    expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    // Request (has method field) — should call handler
+    const requestLine = JSON.stringify({ jsonrpc: '2.0', id: 2, method: 'test', params: {} });
+    (bridge as any).handleLine(requestLine);
+    expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test', {});
+  });
+});
diff --git a/services/cowork-service/src/lib/ipc-bridge.ts b/services/cowork-service/src/lib/ipc-bridge.ts
index 0badaeeb..5ae4a7da 100644
--- a/services/cowork-service/src/lib/ipc-bridge.ts
+++ b/services/cowork-service/src/lib/ipc-bridge.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,19 @@ export class IpcBridge {
     return this.call('update_verdict', { verdict, auth });
   }
 
+  // ── Incoming request handler (Rust → TS, reverse IPC) ──
+
+  private incomingHandler: ((method: string, params: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<unknown>) | null = null;
+
+  /**
+   * Register a handler for incoming requests FROM the Rust runtime.
+   * Used for LLM interception: Rust sends `intercept_llm` requests,
+   * cowork-service routes them through the multi-provider LLM router.
+   */
+  onIncomingRequest(handler: (method: string, params: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<unknown>): void {
+    this.incomingHandler = handler;
+  }
+
   /** Send shutdown and close the child process. */
   async shutdown(): Promise<void> {
     if (!this.child) return;
@@ -214,14 +227,22 @@ export class IpcBridge {
   // ── Private ──
 
   private handleLine(line: string): void {
-    let resp: IpcResponse;
+    let msg: Record<string, unknown>;
     try {
-      resp = JSON.parse(line);
+      msg = JSON.parse(line);
     } catch {
-      this.log.error(`IPC: unparseable response: ${line.slice(0, 200)}`);
+      this.log.error(`IPC: unparseable line: ${line.slice(0, 200)}`);
       return;
     }
 
+    // Incoming request FROM Rust (has 'method' field — reverse IPC)
+    if (typeof msg.method === 'string') {
+      this.handleIncoming(msg as unknown as IpcRequest);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Normal response TO a pending call
+    const resp = msg as unknown as IpcResponse;
     const pending = this.pending.get(resp.id);
     if (!pending) {
       this.log.error(`IPC: unexpected response id=${resp.id}`);
@@ -233,6 +254,28 @@ export class IpcBridge {
     pending.resolve(resp);
   }
 
+  /** Handle an incoming request from the Rust runtime (reverse IPC). */
+  private handleIncoming(req: IpcRequest): void {
+    if (!this.incomingHandler) {
+      this.sendResponse(req.id, undefined, { code: -32601, message: `No handler for '${req.method}'` });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.incomingHandler(req.method, req.params)
+      .then((result) => this.sendResponse(req.id, result))
+      .catch((err) => this.sendResponse(req.id, undefined, {
+        code: -32000,
+        message: err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Handler error',
+      }));
+  }
+
+  /** Send a JSON-RPC response back to the Rust runtime. */
+  private sendResponse(id: number, result?: unknown, error?: { code: number; message: string }): void {
+    if (!this.child?.stdin?.writable) return;
+    const resp: IpcResponse = { jsonrpc: '2.0', id, ...(error ? { error } : { result }) };
+    this.child.stdin.write(JSON.stringify(resp) + '\n');
+  }
+
   private rejectAllPending(err: Error): void {
     for (const [_id, p] of this.pending) {
       clearTimeout(p.timer);
diff --git a/services/cowork-service/src/server.test.ts b/services/cowork-service/src/server.test.ts
index 070b03a4..4c13bd6e 100644
--- a/services/cowork-service/src/server.test.ts
+++ b/services/cowork-service/src/server.test.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ vi.mock('./lib/ipc-bridge.js', () => ({
     isRunning: false,
     start: vi.fn(async () => { throw new Error('no binary in test'); }),
     shutdown: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+    onIncomingRequest: vi.fn(),
   })),
 }));
 vi.mock('./lib/flush-scheduler.js', () => ({
diff --git a/services/cowork-service/src/server.ts b/services/cowork-service/src/server.ts
index 3e2ae64a..fb4af849 100644
--- a/services/cowork-service/src/server.ts
+++ b/services/cowork-service/src/server.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { config } from './lib/config.js';
 import { productConfig, PRODUCT_ID } from './lib/product-config.js';
 import { getIpcBridge } from './lib/ipc-bridge.js';
 import { getFlushScheduler } from './lib/flush-scheduler.js';
-import { initLlmRouter } from './lib/llm-router.js';
+import { initLlmRouter, getLlmRouter, isLlmRouterReady } from './lib/llm-router.js';
 import { llmRoutes } from './modules/llm/routes.js';
 import { auditRoutes } from './modules/audit/routes.js';
 import { usageRoutes } from './modules/usage/routes.js';
@@ -94,6 +94,58 @@ try {
   app.log.warn({ err }, 'LLM router not available — no provider API keys configured');
 }
 
+// Register reverse-IPC handler for LLM interception (Rust → TS)
+// When the Rust runtime needs a non-Anthropic LLM call, it sends intercept_llm
+// and cowork-service routes through the multi-provider LLM router.
+bridge.onIncomingRequest(async (method, params) => {
+  if (method === 'intercept_llm') {
+    if (!isLlmRouterReady()) {
+      throw new Error('LLM router not initialized — no providers configured');
+    }
+    const messages = (params.messages as Array<{ role: string; content: string }>) ?? [];
+    if (messages.length === 0) throw new Error('messages array is required');
+
+    const startMs = Date.now();
+    const result = await getLlmRouter().chat({
+      messages: messages.map(m => ({ role: m.role as 'system' | 'user' | 'assistant', content: m.content })),
+      model: (params.model as string) || undefined,
+      temperature: (params.temperature as number) || undefined,
+      max_tokens: (params.max_tokens as number) || undefined,
+    });
+
+    // Record spend for budget tracking (best-effort)
+    const costUsd = (result as Record<string, unknown>).costUsd as number | undefined;
+    if (costUsd && params.auth && params.taskId) {
+      bridge.recordSpend(
+        result.model,
+        0, // token counts not always available from router
+        0,
+        costUsd,
+        params.auth as Record<string, unknown>,
+        params.taskId as string,
+      ).catch((err) => app.log.warn({ err }, 'Failed to record LLM spend'));
+    }
+
+    app.log.info({
+      method: 'intercept_llm',
+      provider: result.provider,
+      model: result.model,
+      latencyMs: Date.now() - startMs,
+      attempts: result.attempts,
+    }, 'LLM interception completed');
+
+    return {
+      response: result.response,
+      provider: result.provider,
+      model: result.model,
+      totalLatencyMs: result.totalLatencyMs,
+      attempts: result.attempts,
+    };
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`Unknown incoming method: ${method}`);
+});
+
 // Start flush scheduler (periodic drain of IPC buffers → platform-service)
 const scheduler = getFlushScheduler(app.log);
 if (bridge.isRunning) {