diff --git a/services/api/src/index.ts b/services/api/src/index.ts
index 2077df5..ae5b2e2 100644
--- a/services/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/services/api/src/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { requireAdmin } from './middleware/admin.js';
 import type { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { connectNats } from './events/nats.js';
 import { startTodoistSyncScheduler } from './signals/scheduler.js';
+import { startAgentPrecomputeScheduler } from './signals/agent-scheduler.js';
 import { bus } from './events/bus.js';
 import { registerProfileSubscriptions } from './profile/subscriber.js';
 
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ if (config.NATS_URL) {
 }
 
 startTodoistSyncScheduler(config.TODOIST_SYNC_INTERVAL_MS);
+void startAgentPrecomputeScheduler();
 
 // Profile features are invalidated on relevant signals (#81 phase B.2);
 // TTL stays as a safety net for clock drift / dropped events.
diff --git a/services/api/src/routes/agent-outputs.ts b/services/api/src/routes/agent-outputs.ts
index 8dbc1b3..1a95d9d 100644
--- a/services/api/src/routes/agent-outputs.ts
+++ b/services/api/src/routes/agent-outputs.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { db } from '../db/index.js';
 import { agentOutputs, tipFeedback, tipViews } from '../db/schema.js';
 import { eq, and, gt, lt } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import { config } from '../config.js';
-import { getProfile } from '../profile/builder.js';
+import { getProfile, type Profile } from '../profile/builder.js';
 import { todoistSource } from '../signals/todoist.js';
 import { SignalAggregator } from '../signals/aggregator.js';
 import type { Request, Response } from 'express';
@@ -77,9 +77,63 @@ router.get('/active-users', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   }
 });
 
+// ── Core compute logic (used by route + scheduler) ───────────────────────────
+
+export async function computeAndStore(userId: string, agentId: string): Promise<void> {
+  let tasks: object[] = [];
+  try {
+    const signals = await _agentAggregator.fetchAll(userId);
+    tasks = signals.map((s) => ({
+      id: s.id,
+      content: s.content,
+      priority: (s.features.priority as number) ?? 1,
+      is_overdue: Boolean(s.features.is_overdue),
+      task_age_days: (s.features.task_age_days as number) ?? 0,
+      project_id: (s.metadata as Record<string, unknown>).project_id ?? null,
+    }));
+  } catch {
+    // No integration or fetch error — agents that need tasks will report "no tasks"
+  }
+
+  let profile: Profile = {};
+  try {
+    profile = await getProfile(userId);
+  } catch {}
+
+  const sevenDaysAgo = new Date(Date.now() - 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString();
+  const feedbackRows = await db
+    .select({ action: tipFeedback.action, dwellMs: tipFeedback.dwellMs, createdAt: tipFeedback.createdAt })
+    .from(tipFeedback)
+    .where(and(eq(tipFeedback.userId, userId), gt(tipFeedback.createdAt, sevenDaysAgo)));
+
+  const feedbackHistory = feedbackRows.map((f) => ({
+    action: f.action,
+    dwell_ms: f.dwellMs,
+    created_at: f.createdAt,
+  }));
+
+  const mlResp = await fetch(`${config.ML_SERVING_URL}/agents/${agentId}/compute`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ user_id: userId, tasks, profile, feedback_history: feedbackHistory }),
+    signal: AbortSignal.timeout(15_000),
+  });
+
+  if (!mlResp.ok) {
+    const detail = await mlResp.text().catch(() => '');
+    throw new Error(`ml/serving /agents/${agentId}/compute returned ${mlResp.status}: ${detail}`);
+  }
+
+  const output = await mlResp.json() as {
+    user_id: string; agent_id: string; prompt_text: string;
+    signals_snapshot: unknown; computed_at: string; expires_at: string; agent_version: string;
+  };
+
+  await storeAgentOutput(output);
+}
+
 // ── POST /api/agents/:agentId/compute ─────────────────────────────────────────
 // Orchestrating endpoint for per-(user, agent) compute tasks.
-// Fetches all signals, calls ml/serving /agents/{agentId}/compute, stores result.
 // Body: { user_id: string }
 
 router.post('/:agentId/compute', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
@@ -94,64 +148,11 @@ router.post('/:agentId/compute', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   }
 
   try {
-    // Fetch tasks via Todoist integration (gracefully empty if not connected).
-    let tasks: object[] = [];
-    try {
-      const signals = await _agentAggregator.fetchAll(user_id);
-      tasks = signals.map((s) => ({
-        id: s.id,
-        content: s.content,
-        priority: (s.features.priority as number) ?? 1,
-        is_overdue: Boolean(s.features.is_overdue),
-        task_age_days: (s.features.task_age_days as number) ?? 0,
-        project_id: (s.metadata as Record<string, unknown>).project_id ?? null,
-      }));
-    } catch {
-      // No integration or fetch error — agents that need tasks will report "no tasks"
-    }
-
-    // Fetch profile features (lazy-refreshed from DB).
-    let profile: Record<string, number | null> = {};
-    try {
-      profile = await getProfile(user_id);
-    } catch {}
-
-    // Fetch last 7 days of feedback for RecentPatternsAgent.
-    const sevenDaysAgo = new Date(Date.now() - 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString();
-    const feedbackRows = await db
-      .select({ action: tipFeedback.action, dwellMs: tipFeedback.dwellMs, createdAt: tipFeedback.createdAt })
-      .from(tipFeedback)
-      .where(and(eq(tipFeedback.userId, user_id), gt(tipFeedback.createdAt, sevenDaysAgo)));
-
-    const feedbackHistory = feedbackRows.map((f) => ({
-      action: f.action,
-      dwell_ms: f.dwellMs,
-      created_at: f.createdAt,
-    }));
-
-    // Call ml/serving to run the agent.
-    const mlResp = await fetch(`${config.ML_SERVING_URL}/agents/${agentId}/compute`, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ user_id, tasks, profile, feedback_history: feedbackHistory }),
-      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(15_000),
-    });
-
-    if (!mlResp.ok) {
-      const detail = await mlResp.text().catch(() => '');
-      res.status(502).json({ error: `ml/serving returned ${mlResp.status}`, detail });
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const output = await mlResp.json() as {
-      user_id: string; agent_id: string; prompt_text: string;
-      signals_snapshot: unknown; computed_at: string; expires_at: string; agent_version: string;
-    };
-
-    await storeAgentOutput(output);
-    res.json({ ok: true, agent_id: output.agent_id, user_id: output.user_id, expires_at: output.expires_at });
+    await computeAndStore(user_id, agentId);
+    res.json({ ok: true, agent_id: agentId, user_id });
   } catch (err: any) {
-    res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });
+    const status = err.message?.includes('returned 4') ? 422 : 500;
+    res.status(status).json({ error: err.message });
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/services/api/src/signals/agent-scheduler.ts b/services/api/src/signals/agent-scheduler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36c35a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/api/src/signals/agent-scheduler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/**
+ * Agent pre-compute scheduler (ADR-0013, Step 5).
+ *
+ * Every 15 minutes: for each user who viewed a tip in the last 48 hours,
+ * run all sub-agents and store their prompt snippets in agent_outputs.
+ * Also purges rows expired more than 24 hours ago.
+ *
+ * Agent IDs are fetched from ml/serving /health at start, falling back to
+ * a hardcoded list if ml/serving is not yet reachable.
+ */
+
+import { db } from '../db/index.js';
+import { agentOutputs, tipViews } from '../db/schema.js';
+import { gt, lt } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { logger } from '../logger.js';
+import { config } from '../config.js';
+import { computeAndStore } from '../routes/agent-outputs.js';
+
+const FALLBACK_AGENT_IDS = [
+  'overdue-task',
+  'momentum',
+  'time-of-day',
+  'recent-patterns',
+  'focus-area',
+];
+
+const DEFAULT_INTERVAL_MS = 15 * 60 * 1000;
+
+async function fetchAgentIds(): Promise<string[]> {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`${config.ML_SERVING_URL}/health`, {
+      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5_000),
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) return FALLBACK_AGENT_IDS;
+    const data = (await res.json()) as { agents?: string[] };
+    return data.agents?.length ? data.agents : FALLBACK_AGENT_IDS;
+  } catch {
+    return FALLBACK_AGENT_IDS;
+  }
+}
+
+async function getActiveUserIds(): Promise<string[]> {
+  const cutoff = new Date(Date.now() - 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString();
+  const rows = await db
+    .selectDistinct({ userId: tipViews.userId })
+    .from(tipViews)
+    .where(gt(tipViews.servedAt, cutoff));
+  return rows.map((r) => r.userId);
+}
+
+async function purgeExpired(): Promise<void> {
+  const cutoff = new Date(Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString();
+  await db.delete(agentOutputs).where(lt(agentOutputs.expiresAt, cutoff));
+}
+
+async function runCycle(agentIds: string[]): Promise<void> {
+  let userIds: string[];
+  try {
+    userIds = await getActiveUserIds();
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    logger.error({ err }, 'agent-scheduler: failed to query active users');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!userIds.length) return;
+
+  let ok = 0;
+  let failed = 0;
+
+  for (const userId of userIds) {
+    const results = await Promise.allSettled(
+      agentIds.map((agentId) => computeAndStore(userId, agentId)),
+    );
+    for (const r of results) {
+      if (r.status === 'fulfilled') ok++;
+      else {
+        failed++;
+        logger.error({ err: r.reason, userId }, 'agent-scheduler: compute error');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await purgeExpired();
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    logger.error({ err }, 'agent-scheduler: purge failed');
+  }
+
+  logger.info(
+    { ok, failed, users: userIds.length, agents: agentIds.length },
+    'agent-scheduler: cycle complete',
+  );
+}
+
+export async function startAgentPrecomputeScheduler(
+  intervalMs = DEFAULT_INTERVAL_MS,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const agentIds = await fetchAgentIds();
+  logger.info({ agentIds }, 'agent-scheduler: starting');
+
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    void runCycle(agentIds);
+    setInterval(() => void runCycle(agentIds), intervalMs);
+  }, 15_000);
+}