diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/index.ts
index 9532e3cf4..69afbaf7d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { addSendOptions, runSendCommand } from "./send.js";
 import { addInspectOptions, runInspectCommand } from "./inspect.js";
 import { addWaitOptions, runWaitCommand } from "./wait.js";
 import { addAttachOptions, runAttachCommand } from "./attach.js";
+import { addReloadOptions, runReloadCommand } from "./reload.js";
 import { runUpdateCommand } from "./update.js";
 import { withOutput } from "../../output/index.js";
 import {
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ export function createAgentCommand(): Command {
     withOutput(runArchiveCommand),
   );
 
+  addJsonAndDaemonHostOptions(addReloadOptions(agent.command("reload"))).action(
+    withOutput(runReloadCommand),
+  );
+
   addJsonAndDaemonHostOptions(
     agent
       .command("update")
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/reload.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/reload.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7693f3b5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/agent/reload.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { Command } from "commander";
+import { connectToDaemon, getDaemonHost, resolveAgentId } from "../../utils/client.js";
+import type {
+  CommandOptions,
+  SingleResult,
+  OutputSchema,
+  CommandError,
+} from "../../output/index.js";
+
+export interface AgentReloadResult {
+  agentId: string;
+  status: "reloaded";
+  timelineSize: number;
+}
+
+export const reloadSchema: OutputSchema<AgentReloadResult> = {
+  idField: "agentId",
+  columns: [
+    { header: "AGENT ID", field: "agentId" },
+    { header: "STATUS", field: "status" },
+    { header: "TIMELINE", field: "timelineSize" },
+  ],
+};
+
+export function addReloadOptions(cmd: Command): Command {
+  return cmd
+    .description("Reload an agent (restarts the underlying process)")
+    .argument("<id>", "Agent ID, prefix, or name");
+}
+
+export interface AgentReloadOptions extends CommandOptions {
+  host?: string;
+}
+
+export type AgentReloadCommandResult = SingleResult<AgentReloadResult>;
+
+export async function runReloadCommand(
+  agentIdArg: string,
+  options: AgentReloadOptions,
+  _command: Command,
+): Promise<AgentReloadCommandResult> {
+  const host = getDaemonHost({ host: options.host as string | undefined });
+
+  if (!agentIdArg || agentIdArg.trim().length === 0) {
+    const error: CommandError = {
+      code: "MISSING_AGENT_ID",
+      message: "Agent ID is required",
+      details: "Usage: paseo agent reload <id-or-name>",
+    };
+    throw error;
+  }
+
+  let client;
+  try {
+    client = await connectToDaemon({ host: options.host as string | undefined });
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+    const error: CommandError = {
+      code: "DAEMON_NOT_RUNNING",
+      message: `Cannot connect to daemon at ${host}: ${message}`,
+      details: "Start the daemon with: paseo daemon start",
+    };
+    throw error;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const agentsPayload = await client.fetchAgents({ filter: { includeArchived: true } });
+    const agents = agentsPayload.entries.map((entry) => entry.agent);
+    const agentId = resolveAgentId(agentIdArg, agents);
+    if (!agentId) {
+      const error: CommandError = {
+        code: "AGENT_NOT_FOUND",
+        message: `Agent not found: ${agentIdArg}`,
+        details: 'Use "paseo ls" to list available agents',
+      };
+      throw error;
+    }
+
+    const result = await client.refreshAgent(agentId);
+
+    await client.close();
+
+    return {
+      type: "single",
+      data: {
+        agentId: result.agentId,
+        status: "reloaded",
+        timelineSize: result.timelineSize ?? 0,
+      },
+      schema: reloadSchema,
+    };
+  } catch (err) {
+    await client.close().catch(() => {});
+
+    if (err && typeof err === "object" && "code" in err) {
+      throw err;
+    }
+
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+    const error: CommandError = {
+      code: "RELOAD_FAILED",
+      message: `Failed to reload agent: ${message}`,
+    };
+    throw error;
+  }
+}