diff --git a/apps/worker/src/executor/index.ts b/apps/worker/src/executor/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a4406c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/worker/src/executor/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import type { HarnessType, WorkerExecutor, WorkerJobContext } from "@tasks/shared/worker";
+import { createMinimalSession } from "../session/minimal-session.js";
+import { createRemoteAgUiExecutor } from "./remote-ag-ui.js";
+
+export type ExecutorDeps = {
+  fetchImpl?: typeof fetch;
+  getEnvVar?: (name: string) => string | undefined;
+};
+
+function buildMinimalExecutor(): WorkerExecutor {
+  return {
+    id: "minimal",
+    harnessType: "minimal" as HarnessType,
+    async run(ctx: WorkerJobContext, opts: any): Promise<any> {
+      const session = createMinimalSession(ctx, {
+        resolvedModel: opts.resolvedModel,
+        resolvedAlias: opts.resolvedAlias,
+        rolePromptPath: opts.rolePromptPath,
+        workflowPrompt: opts.workflowPrompt,
+        briefAcceptance: opts.briefAcceptance,
+        briefFiles: opts.briefFiles,
+        maxSteps: opts.maxSteps,
+        dryRun: opts.dryRun,
+        checkpointEveryNSteps: opts.checkpointEveryNSteps,
+        resumeToolHistory: opts.resumeToolHistory,
+        resumeFilesTouched: opts.resumeFilesTouched,
+        allowedCommands: opts.allowedCommands,
+        onCheckpoint: opts.onCheckpoint,
+      });
+      const convoyTitle = opts.convoyTitle ?? "unknown";
+      const result = await session.run(opts.buildPrompt ? opts.buildPrompt(ctx, convoyTitle) : "");
+      return {
+        summary: result.summary,
+        toolCalls: result.toolCalls,
+        tokensTotal: result.tokensTotal,
+        outcome: "succeeded",
+      };
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function buildRemoteAgUiExecutor(
+  endpointUrl: string,
+  authEnvVar: string,
+  deps: ExecutorDeps,
+): WorkerExecutor {
+  return createRemoteAgUiExecutor({ endpointUrl, authEnvVar }, {
+    fetchImpl: deps.fetchImpl ?? fetch,
+    getEnvVar: deps.getEnvVar ?? ((name: string) => process.env[name] ?? undefined),
+  });
+}
+
+export type HarnessExecutorConfig = {
+  harnessType: HarnessType;
+  endpointUrl?: string | null;
+  authEnvVar?: string | null;
+};
+
+export function getExecutor(
+  config: HarnessExecutorConfig,
+  deps: ExecutorDeps = {},
+): WorkerExecutor | null {
+  switch (config.harnessType) {
+    case "minimal": return buildMinimalExecutor();
+    case "remote-ag-ui":
+      if (!config.endpointUrl || !config.authEnvVar) return null;
+      return buildRemoteAgUiExecutor(config.endpointUrl, config.authEnvVar, deps);
+    case "crewai": case "langgraph": return null;
+    default: return null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/worker/src/executor/remote-ag-ui.ts b/apps/worker/src/executor/remote-ag-ui.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9da297b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/worker/src/executor/remote-ag-ui.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import type {
+  HarnessType,
+  WorkerExecutor,
+  WorkerJobContext,
+} from "@tasks/shared/worker";
+
+export type RemoteAgUiConfig = {
+  endpointUrl: string;
+  authEnvVar: string;
+};
+
+export type RemoteAgUiExecutorDeps = {
+  fetchImpl: typeof fetch;
+  getEnvVar: (name: string) => string | undefined;
+};
+
+export function createRemoteAgUiExecutor(
+  config: RemoteAgUiConfig,
+  deps: RemoteAgUiExecutorDeps,
+): WorkerExecutor {
+  return {
+    id: "remote-ag-ui",
+    harnessType: "remote-ag-ui" as HarnessType,
+    async run(ctx: WorkerJobContext, opts: any): Promise<any> {
+      const authToken = deps.getEnvVar(config.authEnvVar);
+      if (!authToken) {
+        return {
+          summary: `Missing auth env var: ${config.authEnvVar}`,
+          toolCalls: 0,
+          outcome: "failed",
+        };
+      }
+      const payload = {
+        workspaceId: ctx.workspaceId,
+        convoyId: ctx.convoyId,
+        roleId: ctx.roleId,
+        briefId: ctx.briefId ?? null,
+        prompt: opts.buildPrompt ? opts.buildPrompt(ctx, opts.convoyTitle ?? "unknown") : "",
+        repoRoot: ctx.repoRoot,
+        maxSteps: opts.maxSteps ?? 10,
+      };
+      try {
+        const res = await deps.fetchImpl(config.endpointUrl, {
+          method: "POST",
+          headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", Authorization: `Bearer ${authToken}` },
+          body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+        });
+        if (!res.ok) {
+          return { summary: `Remote agent rejected: ${res.status}`, toolCalls: 0, outcome: "failed" };
+        }
+        return { summary: "Remote agent accepted (polling not fully implemented in brief)", toolCalls: 0, outcome: "succeeded" };
+      } catch (e: any) {
+        return { summary: `Remote agent error: ${e.message ?? e}`, toolCalls: 0, outcome: "failed" };
+      }
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/apps/worker/src/handle-job.ts b/apps/worker/src/handle-job.ts
index 10d7a0b..0091fdd 100644
--- a/apps/worker/src/handle-job.ts
+++ b/apps/worker/src/handle-job.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ import {
 } from "./git/worktree.js";
 import { openDraftPR } from "./git/pr.js";
 import { resolveHarnessForJob, getHarnessExecutor } from "./harness.js";
+import { getExecutor, type HarnessExecutorConfig } from "./executor/index.js";
 import { resolveHarnessForRoleDb } from "./db/harness.js";
 import { resolveRepoRoot } from "./lib/repo-root.js";
 import {
   buildSessionPrompt,
-  createMinimalSession,
   resolveRolePromptPath,
 } from "./session/minimal-session.js";
 import { connectedRepos, convoyEvents, objects } from "@tasks/database/schema";
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ export async function handleOrchestratorJob(
   } catch (e) {
     console.warn("[worker] harness DB resolve failed, using local fallback:", e);
   }
-  const executor = getHarnessExecutor(harness.alias);
+  const executorMeta = getHarnessExecutor(harness.alias);
   const needsWorktree = harness.needsWorktree;
-  void executor;
+  void executorMeta;
 
   let repoRoot = monorepoRoot;
   let worktreePath: string | null = null;
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ export async function handleOrchestratorJob(
       repoRoot,
     };
 
-    // WorkerAdapter dispatch — minimal adapter delegates to createMinimalSession; remote adapters would POST to AG-UI.
+    // WorkerAdapter dispatch — registry routes to the correct executor based on
+    // harnessType. "minimal" runs locally; "remote-ag-ui" POSTs to the remote agent.
     const operatorNotesProvider = {
       harnessAlias: harness.alias,
       poll: async () => {
@@ -230,52 +231,74 @@ export async function handleOrchestratorJob(
       },
     };
 
-    const session = createMinimalSession(sessionContext, {
-      resolvedModel: modelResult.model,
-      resolvedAlias: modelResult.resolvedAlias,
-      rolePromptPath: resolveRolePromptPath(monorepoRoot, job.roleId),
-      workflowPrompt,
-      briefAcceptance: ctx.briefAcceptance,
-      briefFiles: ctx.briefFiles,
-      maxSteps: env.WORKER_MAX_TOOL_STEPS,
-      dryRun,
-      checkpointEveryNSteps: env.WORKER_CHECKPOINT_EVERY_N_STEPS,
-      resumeToolHistory,
-      resumeFilesTouched,
-      allowedCommands: harness.allowedCommands,
-      operatorNotes: operatorNotesProvider,
-      onCheckpoint:
-        runId && !dryRun
-          ? async ({ checkpointSeq, toolHistory, filesTouched }) => {
-              await saveWorkerCheckpoint(db, {
-                workspaceId: job.workspaceId,
-                agentRunId: runId,
-                convoyId: job.convoyId,
-                briefId: job.briefId,
-                roleId: job.roleId,
-                checkpointSeq,
-                toolHistory,
-                filesTouched,
-                branch: worktreeBranch,
-                worktreePath,
-              });
-              wroteCheckpoint = true;
-              console.info(`[worker] checkpoint seq=${checkpointSeq} run=${runId} harness=${harness.alias}`);
-            }
-          : undefined,
-    });
+    const onCheckpointSink =
+      runId && !dryRun
+        ? async ({ checkpointSeq, toolHistory, filesTouched }: {
+            checkpointSeq: number;
+            toolHistory: unknown[];
+            filesTouched: unknown[];
+          }) => {
+            await saveWorkerCheckpoint(db, {
+              workspaceId: job.workspaceId,
+              agentRunId: runId,
+              convoyId: job.convoyId,
+              briefId: job.briefId,
+              roleId: job.roleId,
+              checkpointSeq,
+              toolHistory: toolHistory as never,
+              filesTouched: filesTouched as never,
+              branch: worktreeBranch,
+              worktreePath,
+            });
+            wroteCheckpoint = true;
+            console.info(`[worker] checkpoint seq=${checkpointSeq} run=${runId} harness=${harness.alias}`);
+          }
+        : undefined;
 
-    try {
-      const result = await session.run(buildSessionPrompt(sessionContext, ctx.convoyTitle));
-      summary = result.summary;
-      tokensTotal = result.tokensTotal;
-      console.info(
-        `[worker] job=${job.id} role=${job.roleId} tools=${result.toolCalls} dryRun=${dryRun}`,
-      );
-    } catch (error) {
+    // Resolve the executor from the registry based on the harness type
+    const harnessExecutorConfig: HarnessExecutorConfig = {
+      harnessType: harness.harnessType,
+      endpointUrl: harness.endpointUrl,
+      authEnvVar: harness.authEnvVar,
+    };
+    const executor = getExecutor(harnessExecutorConfig);
+
+    if (!executor) {
       outcome = "failed";
-      summary = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
-      console.error(`[worker] job=${job.id} session failed:`, error);
+      summary = `No executor available for harness type: ${harness.harnessType}`;
+      console.error(`[worker] job=${job.id} ${summary}`);
+    } else {
+      const sessionOptions = {
+        resolvedModel: modelResult.model,
+        resolvedAlias: modelResult.resolvedAlias,
+        rolePromptPath: resolveRolePromptPath(monorepoRoot, job.roleId),
+        workflowPrompt,
+        briefAcceptance: ctx.briefAcceptance,
+        briefFiles: ctx.briefFiles,
+        maxSteps: env.WORKER_MAX_TOOL_STEPS,
+        dryRun,
+        checkpointEveryNSteps: env.WORKER_CHECKPOINT_EVERY_N_STEPS,
+        resumeToolHistory,
+        resumeFilesTouched,
+        allowedCommands: harness.allowedCommands,
+        onCheckpoint: onCheckpointSink,
+        operatorNotes: operatorNotesProvider,
+        buildPrompt: buildSessionPrompt,
+        convoyTitle: ctx.convoyTitle,
+      };
+
+      try {
+        const result = await executor.run(sessionContext, modelResult.model, sessionOptions);
+        summary = result.summary;
+        tokensTotal = result.tokensTotal;
+        console.info(
+          `[worker] job=${job.id} role=${job.roleId} harness=${executor.id} tools=${result.toolCalls} dryRun=${dryRun}`,
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        outcome = "failed";
+        summary = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+        console.error(`[worker] job=${job.id} session failed:`, error);
+      }
     }
 
     // Draft PR via forge adapter after successful implementer session, before teardown
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/worker/executor.ts b/packages/shared/src/worker/executor.ts
index 1bc18e4..cd678dc 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/worker/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/worker/executor.ts
@@ -138,3 +138,23 @@ export interface WorkerExecutor {
     },
   ): Promise<{ summary: string; toolCalls: number; tokensTotal?: number }>;
 }
+
+// --- WorkerExecutor types (used by worker dispatch) ---
+
+export type WorkerRunResult = {
+  summary: string;
+  toolCalls: number;
+  tokensTotal?: number;
+  outcome: "succeeded" | "failed";
+};
+
+export type RemoteRunOptions = {
+  rolePromptPath: string;
+  workflowPrompt?: string;
+  briefAcceptance?: string;
+  briefFiles?: string[];
+  maxSteps: number;
+  allowedCommands?: readonly string[] | null;
+  dryRun?: boolean;
+  convoyTitle?: string;
+};