diff --git a/packages/evals/ARCHITECTURE.mmd b/packages/evals/ARCHITECTURE.mmd
index 0920aa7f20..b18c86df9e 100644
--- a/packages/evals/ARCHITECTURE.mmd
+++ b/packages/evals/ARCHITECTURE.mmd
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ flowchart TB
         CoreContext["framework/context.ts<br/>buildCoreContext"]
         FixtureServer["core/fixtures<br/>local deterministic pages"]
         CoreTargets["core/targets<br/>local Chrome<br/>Browserbase CDP"]
-        CoreTools["core/tools registry<br/>understudy_code<br/>playwright_code<br/>cdp_code<br/>playwright_mcp<br/>chrome_devtools_mcp<br/>browse_cli"]
+        CoreTools["core/tools registry<br/>understudy_code<br/>playwright_code<br/>cdp_code<br/>playwright_mcp<br/>chrome_devtools_mcp<br/>stagehand_facade<br/>browse_cli"]
         CoreAssertions["assertions + metrics<br/>adapter-backed results"]
         CoreDeps["core/runtime/coreDeps.ts<br/>browserbase + ws<br/>lazy require"]
     end
diff --git a/packages/evals/core/contracts/tool.ts b/packages/evals/core/contracts/tool.ts
index 565c499f31..2971bb7662 100644
--- a/packages/evals/core/contracts/tool.ts
+++ b/packages/evals/core/contracts/tool.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export type ToolSurface =
   | "cdp_code"
   | "playwright_mcp"
   | "chrome_devtools_mcp"
+  | "stagehand_facade"
   | "browse_cli";
 
 export type StartupProfile =
diff --git a/packages/evals/core/tools/registry.ts b/packages/evals/core/tools/registry.ts
index 7a14bce997..68a7225c21 100644
--- a/packages/evals/core/tools/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/evals/core/tools/registry.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { ChromeDevtoolsMcpTool } from "./chrome_devtools_mcp.js";
 import { PlaywrightCodeTool } from "./playwright_code.js";
 import { PlaywrightMcpTool } from "./playwright_mcp.js";
 import { StagehandCodeTool } from "./stagehand_code.js";
+import { StagehandFacadeTool } from "./stagehand_facade.js";
 import { UnderstudyCodeTool } from "./understudy_code.js";
 
 export function listCoreTools(): ToolSurface[] {
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export function listCoreTools(): ToolSurface[] {
     "cdp_code",
     "playwright_mcp",
     "chrome_devtools_mcp",
+    "stagehand_facade",
     "browse_cli",
   ];
 }
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ export function getCoreTool(toolSurface: ToolSurface): CoreTool {
       return new PlaywrightMcpTool();
     case "chrome_devtools_mcp":
       return new ChromeDevtoolsMcpTool();
+    case "stagehand_facade":
+      return new StagehandFacadeTool();
     case "browse_cli":
       return new BrowseCliTool();
     default:
diff --git a/packages/evals/core/tools/stagehand_facade.ts b/packages/evals/core/tools/stagehand_facade.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae63231ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/evals/core/tools/stagehand_facade.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import { FACADE_AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS } from "@browserbasehq/stagehand-integrations/facade";
+import { buildAllowlistedEnv } from "@browserbasehq/stagehand-integrations/harness";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import type { Artifact, ConnectionMode } from "../contracts/results.js";
+import type {
+  CoreCapability,
+  CorePageHandle,
+  CoreSession,
+  CoreTool,
+  StartupProfile,
+  ToolStartInput,
+  ToolStartResult,
+} from "../contracts/tool.js";
+import type { TargetKind } from "../contracts/targets.js";
+
+const SUPPORTED_CAPABILITIES: CoreCapability[] = [
+  "session",
+  "navigation",
+  "evaluation",
+  "screenshot",
+  "viewport",
+  "wait",
+  "click",
+  "hover",
+  "scroll",
+  "type",
+  "press",
+  "tabs",
+  "representation",
+];
+
+const serverPath = fileURLToPath(
+  import.meta.resolve("@browserbasehq/stagehand-integrations/facade/stdio-server"),
+);
+
+function unsupportedSessionOperation(): never {
+  throw new Error("stagehand_facade is available only through its agent MCP mount");
+}
+
+/**
+ * The facade process and its browser are spawned by the agent harness. This
+ * placeholder satisfies the CoreTool lifecycle contract without launching a
+ * second, unobservable browser solely for the runner-side session.
+ */
+class StagehandFacadeMountSession implements CoreSession {
+  async listPages(): Promise<CorePageHandle[]> {
+    return unsupportedSessionOperation();
+  }
+
+  async activePage(): Promise<CorePageHandle> {
+    return unsupportedSessionOperation();
+  }
+
+  async newPage(): Promise<CorePageHandle> {
+    return unsupportedSessionOperation();
+  }
+
+  async selectPage(): Promise<void> {
+    unsupportedSessionOperation();
+  }
+
+  async closePage(): Promise<void> {
+    unsupportedSessionOperation();
+  }
+
+  async close(): Promise<void> {}
+
+  async getArtifacts(): Promise<Artifact[]> {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  async getRawMetrics(): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
+    return {};
+  }
+}
+
+export function buildStagehandFacadeEnv(
+  environment: ToolStartInput["environment"],
+): Record<string, string> {
+  return {
+    ...buildAllowlistedEnv(),
+    STAGEHAND_BROWSER: environment === "BROWSERBASE" ? "browserbase" : "local",
+  };
+}
+
+function connectionModeFromProfile(startupProfile: StartupProfile): ConnectionMode {
+  return startupProfile === "tool_create_browserbase" ? "browserbase_native" : "launch";
+}
+
+export class StagehandFacadeTool implements CoreTool {
+  readonly id = "stagehand_facade";
+  readonly surface = "mcp";
+  readonly family = "stagehand";
+  readonly supportedStartupProfiles: StartupProfile[] = [
+    "tool_launch_local",
+    "tool_create_browserbase",
+  ];
+  readonly supportedCapabilities: CoreCapability[] = [...SUPPORTED_CAPABILITIES];
+  readonly supportedTargetKinds: TargetKind[] = ["selector", "coords", "focused", "snapshot_ref"];
+
+  async start(input: ToolStartInput): Promise<ToolStartResult> {
+    const expectedProfile =
+      input.environment === "BROWSERBASE" ? "tool_create_browserbase" : "tool_launch_local";
+    if (input.startupProfile !== expectedProfile) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `stagehand_facade startup profile "${input.startupProfile}" is not valid for environment "${input.environment}"`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const session = new StagehandFacadeMountSession();
+    return {
+      session,
+      agentMount: {
+        via: "mcp",
+        promptInstructions: FACADE_AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS,
+        mcpServers: {
+          stagehand: {
+            command: process.execPath,
+            args: [serverPath],
+            env: buildStagehandFacadeEnv(input.environment),
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      cleanup: async () => {
+        await session.close();
+      },
+      metadata: {
+        environment: input.environment === "BROWSERBASE" ? "browserbase" : "local",
+        browserOwnership: "tool",
+        connectionMode: connectionModeFromProfile(input.startupProfile),
+        startupProfile: input.startupProfile,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/evals/framework/claudeCodeToolAdapter.ts b/packages/evals/framework/claudeCodeToolAdapter.ts
index 0c3e06bcfb..54b6a33674 100644
--- a/packages/evals/framework/claudeCodeToolAdapter.ts
+++ b/packages/evals/framework/claudeCodeToolAdapter.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ export async function prepareClaudeCodeToolAdapter(
     case "cdp_code":
     case "stagehand_code":
     case "playwright_mcp":
-    case "chrome_devtools_mcp": {
+    case "chrome_devtools_mcp":
+    case "stagehand_facade": {
       return prepareMountedCoreToolAdapter({
         ...input,
         toolSurface,
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ export async function prepareClaudeCodeToolAdapter(
     }
     default:
       throw new EvalsError(
-        `Claude Code harness supports --tool browse_cli, playwright_code, cdp_code, stagehand_code, playwright_mcp, or chrome_devtools_mcp for execution right now; received "${toolSurface}".`,
+        `Claude Code harness supports --tool browse_cli, playwright_code, cdp_code, stagehand_code, playwright_mcp, or chrome_devtools_mcp, with stagehand_facade also available; received "${toolSurface}".`,
       );
   }
 }
@@ -200,12 +201,13 @@ export function resolveClaudeCodeToolSurface(requested?: ToolSurface): ToolSurfa
     requested === "cdp_code" ||
     requested === "stagehand_code" ||
     requested === "playwright_mcp" ||
-    requested === "chrome_devtools_mcp"
+    requested === "chrome_devtools_mcp" ||
+    requested === "stagehand_facade"
   ) {
     return requested;
   }
   throw new EvalsError(
-    `Claude Code harness supports --tool browse_cli, playwright_code, cdp_code, stagehand_code, playwright_mcp, or chrome_devtools_mcp for execution right now; received "${requested}".`,
+    `Claude Code harness supports --tool browse_cli, playwright_code, cdp_code, stagehand_code, playwright_mcp, or chrome_devtools_mcp, with stagehand_facade also available; received "${requested}".`,
   );
 }
 
@@ -216,14 +218,17 @@ export function resolveClaudeCodeStartupProfile(
 ): StartupProfile {
   if (requested) return requested;
 
-  // browse_cli and stagehand_code own their browser (the Stagehand SDK launches or
-  // creates it via the extension stack), so no runner-provided CDP endpoint.
-  if (toolSurface === "browse_cli" || toolSurface === "stagehand_code") {
+  // browse_cli, stagehand_code, and stagehand_facade own their browser (the
+  // Stagehand SDK launches or creates it), so no runner-provided CDP endpoint.
+  if (
+    toolSurface === "browse_cli" ||
+    toolSurface === "stagehand_code" ||
+    toolSurface === "stagehand_facade"
+  ) {
     return environment === "BROWSERBASE" ? "tool_create_browserbase" : "tool_launch_local";
   }
-  // The MCP surfaces need a runner-provided endpoint so the harness-side
-  // session (evidence capture) and the agent's own server instance attach to
-  // the same browser.
+  // The attachable surfaces need a runner-provided endpoint so the harness-side
+  // session (evidence capture) and the agent's server instance share a browser.
   if (
     toolSurface === "playwright_code" ||
     toolSurface === "cdp_code" ||
diff --git a/packages/evals/framework/codexToolAdapter.ts b/packages/evals/framework/codexToolAdapter.ts
index ab790236c4..5628489c9b 100644
--- a/packages/evals/framework/codexToolAdapter.ts
+++ b/packages/evals/framework/codexToolAdapter.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ export interface PreparedCodexCodeAdapter {
 export type PreparedCodexToolAdapter = PreparedBrowseCliHarnessAdapter | PreparedCodexCodeAdapter;
 
 const CODE_SURFACES = new Set<ToolSurface>(["stagehand_code", "playwright_code", "cdp_code"]);
-const MCP_SURFACES = new Set<ToolSurface>(["playwright_mcp", "chrome_devtools_mcp"]);
+const MCP_SURFACES = new Set<ToolSurface>([
+  "playwright_mcp",
+  "chrome_devtools_mcp",
+  "stagehand_facade",
+]);
 
 /** Mirrors the claude adapter's bounded, best-effort terminal capture. */
 function boundedCaptureEvidence(
@@ -281,7 +285,7 @@ export function resolveCodexToolSurface(requested?: ToolSurface): ToolSurface {
     return requested;
   }
   throw new EvalsError(
-    `Codex harness supports --tool browse_cli, playwright_code, cdp_code, stagehand_code, playwright_mcp, or chrome_devtools_mcp for execution right now; received "${requested}".`,
+    `Codex harness supports --tool browse_cli, playwright_code, cdp_code, stagehand_code, playwright_mcp, or chrome_devtools_mcp, with stagehand_facade also available; received "${requested}".`,
   );
 }
 
@@ -292,13 +296,17 @@ export function resolveCodexStartupProfile(
 ): StartupProfile {
   if (requested) return requested;
 
-  // browse_cli and stagehand_code own their browser; playwright/cdp attach to a
-  // runner-provided CDP endpoint (same defaults as the claude_code harness).
-  if (toolSurface === "browse_cli" || toolSurface === "stagehand_code") {
+  // browse_cli, stagehand_code, and stagehand_facade own their browser;
+  // playwright/cdp attach to a runner-provided CDP endpoint.
+  if (
+    toolSurface === "browse_cli" ||
+    toolSurface === "stagehand_code" ||
+    toolSurface === "stagehand_facade"
+  ) {
     return environment === "BROWSERBASE" ? "tool_create_browserbase" : "tool_launch_local";
   }
-  // MCP surfaces need a runner-provided endpoint so the harness-side session
-  // (evidence capture) and the agent's own server instance share one browser.
+  // Attachable surfaces need a runner-provided endpoint so the harness-side
+  // session (evidence capture) and the agent's server instance share a browser.
   if (
     toolSurface === "playwright_code" ||
     toolSurface === "cdp_code" ||
diff --git a/packages/evals/framework/context.ts b/packages/evals/framework/context.ts
index 9dbc43b47f..b2699a74e1 100644
--- a/packages/evals/framework/context.ts
+++ b/packages/evals/framework/context.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export function resolveDefaultCoreStartupProfile(
 ): StartupProfile {
   switch (toolSurface) {
     case "browse_cli":
+    case "stagehand_facade":
       return environment === "BROWSERBASE" ? "tool_create_browserbase" : "tool_launch_local";
     case "understudy_code":
     case "playwright_code":
diff --git a/packages/evals/tests/core/stagehand-facade.test.ts b/packages/evals/tests/core/stagehand-facade.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..039603f6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/evals/tests/core/stagehand-facade.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { FACADE_AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS } from "@browserbasehq/stagehand-integrations/facade";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { getCoreTool, listCoreTools } from "../../core/tools/registry.js";
+import { buildStagehandFacadeEnv, StagehandFacadeTool } from "../../core/tools/stagehand_facade.js";
+import {
+  resolveClaudeCodeStartupProfile,
+  resolveClaudeCodeToolSurface,
+} from "../../framework/claudeCodeToolAdapter.js";
+import {
+  resolveCodexStartupProfile,
+  resolveCodexToolSurface,
+} from "../../framework/codexToolAdapter.js";
+import type { EvalLogger } from "../../logger.js";
+
+const ORIGINAL_ENV = { ...process.env };
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  for (const key of Object.keys(process.env)) {
+    if (/^(STAGEHAND_|BROWSERBASE_)/u.test(key)) delete process.env[key];
+  }
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  for (const key of Object.keys(process.env)) {
+    if (!(key in ORIGINAL_ENV)) delete process.env[key];
+  }
+  Object.assign(process.env, ORIGINAL_ENV);
+});
+
+describe("stagehand facade tool surface", () => {
+  it("is registered", () => {
+    expect(listCoreTools()).toContain("stagehand_facade");
+    expect(getCoreTool("stagehand_facade")).toBeInstanceOf(StagehandFacadeTool);
+  });
+
+  it("builds the shipped facade MCP mount", async () => {
+    process.env.STAGEHAND_MODEL_NAME = "openai/gpt-5-mini";
+    process.env.BROWSERBASE_API_KEY = "browserbase-secret";
+    process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY = "must-not-cross-the-mount";
+
+    const running = await new StagehandFacadeTool().start({
+      logger: {} as EvalLogger,
+      environment: "LOCAL",
+      startupProfile: "tool_launch_local",
+    });
+
+    expect(running.agentMount?.via).toBe("mcp");
+    if (running.agentMount?.via !== "mcp") throw new Error("expected MCP mount");
+    expect(running.agentMount.promptInstructions).toBe(FACADE_AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS);
+    expect(Object.keys(running.agentMount.mcpServers)).toEqual(["stagehand"]);
+    expect(running.agentMount.mcpServers.stagehand).toMatchObject({
+      command: process.execPath,
+      args: [expect.stringMatching(/facade[/\\]stdio-server\.mjs$/u)],
+      env: {
+        STAGEHAND_BROWSER: "local",
+        STAGEHAND_MODEL_NAME: "openai/gpt-5-mini",
+        BROWSERBASE_API_KEY: "browserbase-secret",
+      },
+    });
+    expect(
+      (running.agentMount.mcpServers.stagehand as { env: Record<string, string> }).env,
+    ).not.toHaveProperty("OPENAI_API_KEY");
+    expect(running.captureEvidence).toBeUndefined();
+    await running.cleanup();
+  });
+
+  it("filters host env and overrides browser selection for each eval environment", () => {
+    process.env.STAGEHAND_BROWSER = "browserbase";
+    process.env.STAGEHAND_MODEL_API_KEY = "model-secret";
+    process.env.BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID = "project-id";
+    process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY = "must-not-cross-the-mount";
+
+    expect(buildStagehandFacadeEnv("LOCAL")).toEqual({
+      STAGEHAND_BROWSER: "local",
+      STAGEHAND_MODEL_API_KEY: "model-secret",
+      BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID: "project-id",
+    });
+    expect(buildStagehandFacadeEnv("BROWSERBASE")).toEqual({
+      STAGEHAND_BROWSER: "browserbase",
+      STAGEHAND_MODEL_API_KEY: "model-secret",
+      BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID: "project-id",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("is supported by both agent harnesses with tool-owned startup profiles", () => {
+    expect(resolveClaudeCodeToolSurface("stagehand_facade")).toBe("stagehand_facade");
+    expect(resolveClaudeCodeStartupProfile("stagehand_facade", "LOCAL")).toBe("tool_launch_local");
+    expect(resolveClaudeCodeStartupProfile("stagehand_facade", "BROWSERBASE")).toBe(
+      "tool_create_browserbase",
+    );
+    expect(resolveCodexToolSurface("stagehand_facade")).toBe("stagehand_facade");
+    expect(resolveCodexStartupProfile("stagehand_facade", "LOCAL")).toBe("tool_launch_local");
+    expect(resolveCodexStartupProfile("stagehand_facade", "BROWSERBASE")).toBe(
+      "tool_create_browserbase",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/evals/tui/commands/help.ts b/packages/evals/tui/commands/help.ts
index eb233a185e..f0b884df94 100644
--- a/packages/evals/tui/commands/help.ts
+++ b/packages/evals/tui/commands/help.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export function printConfigHelp(): void {
     row(`${cyan("reset")} ${dim("[key]")}`, "Reset one key or the whole core section"),
     row(cyan("setup"), `Interactive wizard ${gray("(coming soon)")}`),
     "",
-    `  ${bold("Valid core tools:")} ${gray("understudy_code, playwright_code, cdp_code, playwright_mcp, chrome_devtools_mcp, browse_cli")}`,
+    `  ${bold("Valid core tools:")} ${gray("understudy_code, stagehand_code, playwright_code, cdp_code, playwright_mcp, chrome_devtools_mcp, stagehand_facade, browse_cli")}`,
     "",
     `  ${bold("Examples:")}`,
     "",
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export function printConfigCoreHelp(): void {
     row(`${cyan("reset")} ${dim("[key]")}`, "Reset one key or the whole core section"),
     row(cyan("setup"), `Interactive wizard ${gray("(coming soon)")}`),
     "",
-    `  ${bold("Valid core tools:")} ${gray("understudy_code, playwright_code, cdp_code, playwright_mcp, chrome_devtools_mcp, browse_cli")}`,
+    `  ${bold("Valid core tools:")} ${gray("understudy_code, stagehand_code, playwright_code, cdp_code, playwright_mcp, chrome_devtools_mcp, stagehand_facade, browse_cli")}`,
     "",
     `  ${bold("Examples:")}`,
     "",