diff --git a/decnet/cli/__init__.py b/decnet/cli/__init__.py
index 39bfe3b7..26a16dcf 100644
--- a/decnet/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/decnet/cli/__init__.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from . import (
     agent,
     api,
     bus,
+    canary,
     db,
     deploy,
     emailgen,
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ for _mod in (
     swarm,
     deploy, lifecycle, workers, inventory,
     web, profiler, orchestrator, emailgen, reconciler, sniffer, db,
-    topology, bus, geoip, init, webhook,
+    topology, bus, geoip, init, webhook, canary,
 ):
     _mod.register(app)
 
diff --git a/decnet/cli/canary.py b/decnet/cli/canary.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87af60ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/cli/canary.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+"""``decnet canary`` — HTTP + DNS callback receiver for canary tokens.
+
+Worker process. Mirrors the shape of :mod:`decnet.cli.webhook`: a
+``@app.command(name="canary")`` Typer entry point that delegates to
+:func:`decnet.canary.worker.run`.
+
+Not master-only — any host that hosts deckies can run its own
+canary worker (the bus events stay local; the webhook worker on
+each host fans them out to SIEMs independently per the design
+in ``development/let-s-move-to-the-enumerated-pike.md``).
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import typer
+
+from . import utils as _utils
+from .utils import console, log
+
+
+def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
+    @app.command(name="canary")
+    def canary_cmd(
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(
+            False, "--daemon", "-d", help="Detach to background as a daemon process",
+        ),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the canary HTTP + DNS callback receiver."""
+        import asyncio
+
+        from decnet.canary.worker import run
+
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("canary daemonizing")
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        log.info("canary starting")
+        console.print("[bold cyan]Canary callback receiver starting[/]")
+
+        try:
+            asyncio.run(run())
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            console.print("\n[yellow]Canary worker stopped.[/]")
diff --git a/tests/canary/test_cli.py b/tests/canary/test_cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..001de3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/canary/test_cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""Smoke coverage for the ``decnet canary`` CLI subcommand.
+
+We don't run the worker (it would block on HTTP/DNS sockets) — we
+just confirm the command is registered and not master-gated, so an
+agent host can run ``decnet canary`` without the gate hiding it.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typer.testing import CliRunner
+
+from decnet.cli import app
+from decnet.cli.gating import MASTER_ONLY_COMMANDS
+
+
+def test_canary_command_registered() -> None:
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["canary", "--help"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Run the canary HTTP + DNS callback receiver" in result.output
+
+
+def test_canary_is_not_master_only() -> None:
+    # Agents must be able to run their own canary worker.
+    assert "canary" not in MASTER_ONLY_COMMANDS