diff --git a/.story_kit/work/2_current/72_bug_story_creation_does_not_quote_yaml_special_characters_in_name.md b/.story_kit/work/2_current/72_bug_story_creation_does_not_quote_yaml_special_characters_in_name.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..470daea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.story_kit/work/2_current/72_bug_story_creation_does_not_quote_yaml_special_characters_in_name.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Bug 72: Story creation does not quote YAML special characters in name
+
+## Description
+
+The create_story MCP tool writes the name value into YAML front matter without quoting. If the name contains YAML-special characters like colons, the resulting front matter is invalid YAML and fails to parse.
+
+## How to Reproduce
+
+1. Call create_story with a name containing a colon, e.g. "Server-owned agent completion: remove report_completion dependency"
+2. Open the generated .md file
+3. Observe the front matter parser rejects it
+
+## Actual Result
+
+Invalid front matter: mapping values are not allowed in this context
+
+## Expected Result
+
+The name value should be quoted in the front matter so special characters are safe, e.g. name: "My story: with colons"
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] Bug is fixed and verified
diff --git a/server/src/http/workflow.rs b/server/src/http/workflow.rs
index b2f0323..a6a625c 100644
--- a/server/src/http/workflow.rs
+++ b/server/src/http/workflow.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ pub fn create_story_file(
 
     let mut content = String::new();
     content.push_str("---\n");
-    content.push_str(&format!("name: {name}\n"));
+    content.push_str(&format!("name: \"{}\"\n", name.replace('"', "\\\"")));
     content.push_str("test_plan: pending\n");
     content.push_str("---\n\n");
     content.push_str(&format!("# Story {story_number}: {name}\n\n"));
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let mut content = String::new();
         content.push_str("---\n");
-        content.push_str("name: My New Feature\n");
+        content.push_str("name: \"My New Feature\"\n");
         content.push_str("test_plan: pending\n");
         content.push_str("---\n\n");
         content.push_str(&format!("# Story {number}: My New Feature\n\n"));
@@ -932,13 +932,29 @@ mod tests {
         fs::write(&filepath, &content).unwrap();
 
         let written = fs::read_to_string(&filepath).unwrap();
-        assert!(written.starts_with("---\nname: My New Feature\ntest_plan: pending\n---"));
+        assert!(written.starts_with("---\nname: \"My New Feature\"\ntest_plan: pending\n---"));
         assert!(written.contains("# Story 37: My New Feature"));
         assert!(written.contains("- [ ] It works"));
         assert!(written.contains("- [ ] It is tested"));
         assert!(written.contains("## Out of Scope"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn create_story_with_colon_in_name_produces_valid_yaml() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let name = "Server-owned agent completion: remove report_completion dependency";
+        let result = create_story_file(tmp.path(), name, None, None, false);
+        assert!(result.is_ok(), "create_story_file failed: {result:?}");
+
+        let upcoming = tmp.path().join(".story_kit/work/1_upcoming");
+        let story_id = result.unwrap();
+        let filename = format!("{story_id}.md");
+        let contents = fs::read_to_string(upcoming.join(&filename)).unwrap();
+
+        let meta = parse_front_matter(&contents).expect("front matter should be valid YAML");
+        assert_eq!(meta.name.as_deref(), Some(name));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn create_story_rejects_duplicate() {
         let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();