diff --git a/internal/skills/brain/handlers.go b/internal/skills/brain/handlers.go
index c6a825d..ae53e42 100644
--- a/internal/skills/brain/handlers.go
+++ b/internal/skills/brain/handlers.go
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ func (s *Skill) write(ctx context.Context, args json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessag
 }
 
 type ingestArgs struct {
-	Content string `json:"content"`
-	Source  string `json:"source"`
+	Content string `json:"content,omitempty"`
+	Source  string `json:"source,omitempty"`
+	Path    string `json:"path,omitempty"`
 	DryRun  bool   `json:"dry_run,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -74,16 +75,24 @@ func (s *Skill) ingest(ctx context.Context, args json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessa
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(args, &a); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse args: %w", err)
 	}
-	if a.Content == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("content is required")
-	}
-	if a.Source == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("source is required")
-	}
 	if s.cfg.IngestSvcURL == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("brain_ingest: INGEST_SVC_URL not configured")
 	}
-	return s.postTo(ctx, s.cfg.IngestSvcURL+"/ingest", a)
+	if a.Path != "" {
+		return s.postTo(ctx, s.cfg.IngestSvcURL+"/ingest-path", map[string]any{
+			"path":    a.Path,
+			"source":  a.Source,
+			"dry_run": a.DryRun,
+		})
+	}
+	if a.Content != "" && a.Source != "" {
+		return s.postTo(ctx, s.cfg.IngestSvcURL+"/ingest", map[string]any{
+			"content": a.Content,
+			"source":  a.Source,
+			"dry_run": a.DryRun,
+		})
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("either content+source or path is required")
 }
 
 type searchArgs struct {
diff --git a/internal/skills/brain/handlers_test.go b/internal/skills/brain/handlers_test.go
index 20b59f3..fa3d2f8 100644
--- a/internal/skills/brain/handlers_test.go
+++ b/internal/skills/brain/handlers_test.go
@@ -63,3 +63,60 @@ func TestHandle_UnknownTool_ReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := s.Handle(context.Background(), "brain_unknown", nil)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestIngest_RoutesToIngestPath(t *testing.T) {
+	var capturedPath string
+	var capturedBody map[string]any
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		capturedPath = r.URL.Path
+		require.NoError(t, json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&capturedBody))
+		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{"pages": []string{"wiki/foo.md"}})
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	s := brain.New(brain.Config{IngestSvcURL: srv.URL})
+	args, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]any{"path": "/tmp/some-file.md"})
+	out, err := s.Handle(context.Background(), "brain_ingest", args)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "/ingest-path", capturedPath)
+	assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/some-file.md", capturedBody["path"])
+
+	var result map[string]any
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(out, &result))
+	pages := result["pages"].([]any)
+	assert.Len(t, pages, 1)
+}
+
+func TestIngest_RoutesToIngest(t *testing.T) {
+	var capturedPath string
+	var capturedBody map[string]any
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		capturedPath = r.URL.Path
+		require.NoError(t, json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&capturedBody))
+		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{"pages": []string{"wiki/bar.md"}})
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	s := brain.New(brain.Config{IngestSvcURL: srv.URL})
+	args, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]any{"content": "some content", "source": "my-source.md"})
+	out, err := s.Handle(context.Background(), "brain_ingest", args)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "/ingest", capturedPath)
+	assert.Equal(t, "some content", capturedBody["content"])
+	assert.Equal(t, "my-source.md", capturedBody["source"])
+
+	var result map[string]any
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(out, &result))
+	pages := result["pages"].([]any)
+	assert.Len(t, pages, 1)
+}
+
+func TestIngest_MissingRequiredFields(t *testing.T) {
+	s := brain.New(brain.Config{IngestSvcURL: "http://localhost:3300"})
+	args, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]any{})
+	_, err := s.Handle(context.Background(), "brain_ingest", args)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "either content+source or path is required")
+}
diff --git a/internal/skills/brain/skill.go b/internal/skills/brain/skill.go
index 05a9a60..6b6da1f 100644
--- a/internal/skills/brain/skill.go
+++ b/internal/skills/brain/skill.go
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ func (s *Skill) Tools() []registry.ToolDef {
 		tools = append(tools, registry.ToolDef{
 			Name:        "brain_ingest",
 			Description: "Ingest text content into the brain wiki (brain/wiki/). Calls an LLM to produce structured wiki pages. Use for substantial documents, articles, or knowledge worth structuring. Returns the list of wiki pages written.",
-			InputSchema: schema([]string{"content", "source"}, map[string]any{
+			InputSchema: schema([]string{}, map[string]any{
 				"content": str,
 				"source":  map[string]any{"type": "string", "description": "human-readable name for the content, e.g. 'article-on-raft.md'"},
+				"path":    map[string]any{"type": "string", "description": "absolute path to a file or directory to ingest; if set, content and source are not needed"},
 				"dry_run": map[string]any{"type": "boolean"},
 			}),
 		})