diff --git a/scripts/api.py b/scripts/api.py
index facd362..bd78e7f 100644
--- a/scripts/api.py
+++ b/scripts/api.py
@@ -625,6 +625,39 @@ async def transcribe_audio(request: Request, audio: UploadFile = File(...), auth
             os.unlink(tmp_path)
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
 
+@app.get("/api/dreamer/status")
+async def dreamer_status(auth: str = Depends(require_auth)):
+    try:
+        state_path = Path.home() / "aaronai" / "dreamer_state.json"
+        if state_path.exists():
+            state = json.loads(state_path.read_text())
+        else:
+            state = {}
+        last_ts = state.get("last_dream_timestamp", 0)
+        last_dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(last_ts).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M") if last_ts else "never"
+        return JSONResponse({
+            "last_dream": last_dt,
+            "last_mode": state.get("last_dream_mode", "none"),
+            "last_file": state.get("last_dream_file", ""),
+        })
+    except Exception as e:
+        return JSONResponse({"last_dream": "unknown", "last_mode": "none", "last_file": "", "error": str(e)})
+
+@app.post("/api/dreamer/run")
+async def run_dreamer(request: Request, auth: str = Depends(require_auth)):
+    try:
+        body = await request.json()
+        mode = body.get("mode", "nrem")
+        task = body.get("task", None)
+        dream_script = str(Path.home() / "aaronai" / "scripts" / "dream.py")
+        cmd = [PYTHON, dream_script, "--mode", mode]
+        if task:
+            cmd += ["--task", task]
+        subprocess.Popen(cmd, cwd=str(Path.home() / "aaronai"))
+        return JSONResponse({"started": True, "mode": mode})
+    except Exception as e:
+        return JSONResponse({"started": False, "error": str(e)})
+
 @app.post("/api/capture")
 async def capture_audio(audio: UploadFile = File(...)):
     """Auth-free capture endpoint — saves transcribed audio to Nextcloud Journal/Captures/"""