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+name: "Server self-rebuild and restart via MCP tool"
+---
+
+# Story 286: Server self-rebuild and restart via MCP tool
+
+## User Story
+
+As a project owner away from my terminal, I want to tell the bot to restart the server so that it picks up new code changes, without needing physical access to the machine.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] MCP tool `rebuild_and_restart` triggers a cargo build of the server
+- [ ] If the build fails, server stays up and returns the build error
+- [ ] If the build succeeds, server re-execs itself with the new binary using std::os::unix::process::CommandExt::exec()
+- [ ] Server logs the restart so it's traceable
+- [ ] Matrix bot reconnects automatically after the server comes back up
+- [ ] Running agents are gracefully stopped before re-exec
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- TBD