diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/README.md b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/README.md
index e7a9869fb..c5e9ae423 100644
--- a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/README.md
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The AgentAPI module is a building block for modules that need to run an AgentAPI
 ```tf
 module "agentapi" {
   source  = "registry.coder.com/coder/agentapi/coder"
-  version = "2.1.1"
+  version = "2.2.0"
 
   agent_id             = var.agent_id
   web_app_slug         = local.app_slug
@@ -62,6 +62,33 @@ module "agentapi" {
 }
 ```
 
+## State Persistence
+
+AgentAPI can save and restore conversation state across workspace restarts.
+This is disabled by default and requires agentapi binary >= v0.12.0.
+
+State and PID files are stored in `$HOME/<module_dir_name>/` alongside other
+module files (e.g. `$HOME/.claude-module/agentapi-state.json`).
+
+To enable:
+
+```tf
+module "agentapi" {
+  # ... other config
+  enable_state_persistence = true
+}
+```
+
+To override file paths:
+
+```tf
+module "agentapi" {
+  # ... other config
+  state_file_path = "/custom/path/state.json"
+  pid_file_path   = "/custom/path/agentapi.pid"
+}
+```
+
 ## For module developers
 
 For a complete example of how to use this module, see the [Goose module](https://github.com/coder/registry/blob/main/registry/coder/modules/goose/main.tf).
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/agentapi.tftest.hcl b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/agentapi.tftest.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87404c625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/agentapi.tftest.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+mock_provider "coder" {}
+
+variables {
+  agent_id             = "test-agent"
+  web_app_icon         = "/icon/test.svg"
+  web_app_display_name = "Test"
+  web_app_slug         = "test"
+  cli_app_display_name = "Test CLI"
+  cli_app_slug         = "test-cli"
+  start_script         = "echo test"
+  module_dir_name      = ".test-module"
+}
+
+run "default_values" {
+  command = plan
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = var.enable_state_persistence == false
+    error_message = "enable_state_persistence should default to false"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = var.state_file_path == ""
+    error_message = "state_file_path should default to empty string"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = var.pid_file_path == ""
+    error_message = "pid_file_path should default to empty string"
+  }
+
+  # Verify start script contains state persistence ARG_ vars.
+  assert {
+    condition     = can(regex("ARG_ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE", coder_script.agentapi.script))
+    error_message = "start script should contain ARG_ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = can(regex("ARG_STATE_FILE_PATH", coder_script.agentapi.script))
+    error_message = "start script should contain ARG_STATE_FILE_PATH"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = can(regex("ARG_PID_FILE_PATH", coder_script.agentapi.script))
+    error_message = "start script should contain ARG_PID_FILE_PATH"
+  }
+
+  # Verify shutdown script contains PID-related ARG_ vars.
+  assert {
+    condition     = can(regex("ARG_PID_FILE_PATH", coder_script.agentapi_shutdown.script))
+    error_message = "shutdown script should contain ARG_PID_FILE_PATH"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = can(regex("ARG_MODULE_DIR_NAME", coder_script.agentapi_shutdown.script))
+    error_message = "shutdown script should contain ARG_MODULE_DIR_NAME"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = can(regex("ARG_ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE", coder_script.agentapi_shutdown.script))
+    error_message = "shutdown script should contain ARG_ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE"
+  }
+}
+
+run "state_persistence_disabled" {
+  command = plan
+
+  variables {
+    enable_state_persistence = false
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = var.enable_state_persistence == false
+    error_message = "enable_state_persistence should be false"
+  }
+
+  # Even when disabled, the ARG_ vars should still be in the script
+  # (the shell script handles the conditional logic).
+  assert {
+    condition     = can(regex("ARG_ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE='false'", coder_script.agentapi.script))
+    error_message = "start script should contain ARG_ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE='false'"
+  }
+}
+
+run "custom_paths" {
+  command = plan
+
+  variables {
+    state_file_path = "/custom/state.json"
+    pid_file_path   = "/custom/agentapi.pid"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = can(regex("/custom/state.json", coder_script.agentapi.script))
+    error_message = "start script should contain custom state_file_path"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = can(regex("/custom/agentapi.pid", coder_script.agentapi.script))
+    error_message = "start script should contain custom pid_file_path"
+  }
+
+  # Verify custom paths also appear in shutdown script.
+  assert {
+    condition     = can(regex("/custom/agentapi.pid", coder_script.agentapi_shutdown.script))
+    error_message = "shutdown script should contain custom pid_file_path"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.test.ts b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.test.ts
index 20b47b1a0..cedf840c2 100644
--- a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.test.ts
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.test.ts
@@ -258,11 +258,76 @@ describe("agentapi", async () => {
     expect(agentApiStartLog).toContain("AGENTAPI_ALLOWED_HOSTS: *");
   });
 
+  test("state-persistence-disabled", async () => {
+    const { id } = await setup({
+      moduleVariables: {
+        enable_state_persistence: "false",
+      },
+    });
+    await execModuleScript(id);
+    await expectAgentAPIStarted(id);
+    const mockLog = await readFileContainer(
+      id,
+      "/home/coder/agentapi-mock.log",
+    );
+    // PID file should always be exported
+    expect(mockLog).toContain("AGENTAPI_PID_FILE:");
+    // State vars should NOT be present when disabled
+    expect(mockLog).not.toContain("AGENTAPI_STATE_FILE:");
+    expect(mockLog).not.toContain("AGENTAPI_SAVE_STATE:");
+    expect(mockLog).not.toContain("AGENTAPI_LOAD_STATE:");
+  });
+
+  test("state-persistence-custom-paths", async () => {
+    const { id } = await setup({
+      moduleVariables: {
+        enable_state_persistence: "true",
+        state_file_path: "/home/coder/custom/state.json",
+        pid_file_path: "/home/coder/custom/agentapi.pid",
+      },
+    });
+    await execModuleScript(id);
+    await expectAgentAPIStarted(id);
+    const mockLog = await readFileContainer(
+      id,
+      "/home/coder/agentapi-mock.log",
+    );
+    expect(mockLog).toContain(
+      "AGENTAPI_STATE_FILE: /home/coder/custom/state.json",
+    );
+    expect(mockLog).toContain(
+      "AGENTAPI_PID_FILE: /home/coder/custom/agentapi.pid",
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("state-persistence-default-paths", async () => {
+    const { id } = await setup({
+      moduleVariables: {
+        enable_state_persistence: "true",
+      },
+    });
+    await execModuleScript(id);
+    await expectAgentAPIStarted(id);
+    const mockLog = await readFileContainer(
+      id,
+      "/home/coder/agentapi-mock.log",
+    );
+    expect(mockLog).toContain(
+      `AGENTAPI_STATE_FILE: /home/coder/${moduleDirName}/agentapi-state.json`,
+    );
+    expect(mockLog).toContain(
+      `AGENTAPI_PID_FILE: /home/coder/${moduleDirName}/agentapi.pid`,
+    );
+    expect(mockLog).toContain("AGENTAPI_SAVE_STATE: true");
+    expect(mockLog).toContain("AGENTAPI_LOAD_STATE: true");
+  });
+
   describe("shutdown script", async () => {
     const setupMocks = async (
       containerId: string,
       agentapiPreset: string,
       httpCode: number = 204,
+      pidFilePath: string = "",
     ) => {
       const agentapiMock = await loadTestFile(
         import.meta.dir,
@@ -285,10 +350,11 @@ describe("agentapi", async () => {
         content: coderMock,
       });
 
+      const pidFileEnv = pidFilePath ? `AGENTAPI_PID_FILE=${pidFilePath}` : "";
       await execContainer(containerId, [
         "bash",
         "-c",
-        `PRESET=${agentapiPreset} nohup node /usr/local/bin/mock-agentapi 3284 > /tmp/mock-agentapi.log 2>&1 &`,
+        `PRESET=${agentapiPreset} ${pidFileEnv} nohup node /usr/local/bin/mock-agentapi 3284 > /tmp/mock-agentapi.log 2>&1 &`,
       ]);
 
       await execContainer(containerId, [
@@ -303,12 +369,25 @@ describe("agentapi", async () => {
     const runShutdownScript = async (
       containerId: string,
       taskId: string = "test-task",
+      pidFilePath: string = "",
+      enableStatePersistence: string = "false",
     ) => {
       const shutdownScript = await loadTestFile(
         import.meta.dir,
         "../scripts/agentapi-shutdown.sh",
       );
 
+      const libScript = await loadTestFile(
+        import.meta.dir,
+        "../scripts/lib.sh",
+      );
+
+      await writeExecutable({
+        containerId,
+        filePath: "/tmp/agentapi-lib.sh",
+        content: libScript,
+      });
+
       await writeExecutable({
         containerId,
         filePath: "/tmp/shutdown.sh",
@@ -318,7 +397,7 @@ describe("agentapi", async () => {
       return await execContainer(containerId, [
         "bash",
         "-c",
-        `ARG_TASK_ID=${taskId} ARG_AGENTAPI_PORT=3284 CODER_AGENT_URL=http://localhost:18080 CODER_AGENT_TOKEN=test-token /tmp/shutdown.sh`,
+        `ARG_TASK_ID=${taskId} ARG_AGENTAPI_PORT=3284 ARG_PID_FILE_PATH=${pidFilePath} ARG_ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE=${enableStatePersistence} CODER_AGENT_URL=http://localhost:18080 CODER_AGENT_TOKEN=test-token /tmp/shutdown.sh`,
       ]);
     };
 
@@ -334,6 +413,7 @@ describe("agentapi", async () => {
       expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
       expect(result.stdout).toContain("Retrieved 5 messages for log snapshot");
       expect(result.stdout).toContain("Log snapshot posted successfully");
+      expect(result.stdout).not.toContain("Log snapshot capture failed");
 
       const posted = await readFileContainer(id, "/tmp/snapshot-posted.json");
       const snapshot = JSON.parse(posted);
@@ -409,5 +489,128 @@ describe("agentapi", async () => {
         "Log snapshot endpoint not supported by this Coder version",
       );
     });
+
+    test("sends SIGUSR1 before shutdown", async () => {
+      const { id } = await setup({
+        moduleVariables: {},
+        skipAgentAPIMock: true,
+      });
+      const pidFile = "/tmp/agentapi-test.pid";
+      await setupMocks(id, "normal", 204, pidFile);
+      const result = await runShutdownScript(id, "test-task", pidFile, "true");
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("Sending SIGUSR1 to AgentAPI");
+
+      const sigusr1Log = await readFileContainer(id, "/tmp/sigusr1-received");
+      expect(sigusr1Log).toContain("SIGUSR1 received");
+    });
+
+    test("handles missing PID file gracefully", async () => {
+      const { id } = await setup({
+        moduleVariables: {},
+        skipAgentAPIMock: true,
+      });
+      await setupMocks(id, "normal");
+      // Pass a non-existent PID file path with persistence enabled to
+      // exercise the SIGUSR1 path with a missing PID.
+      const result = await runShutdownScript(
+        id,
+        "test-task",
+        "/tmp/nonexistent.pid",
+        "true",
+      );
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("Shutdown complete");
+    });
+
+    test("sends SIGTERM even when snapshot fails", async () => {
+      const { id } = await setup({
+        moduleVariables: {},
+        skipAgentAPIMock: true,
+      });
+      const pidFile = "/tmp/agentapi-test.pid";
+      // HTTP 500 will cause snapshot to fail
+      await setupMocks(id, "normal", 500, pidFile);
+      const result = await runShutdownScript(id, "test-task", pidFile, "true");
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain(
+        "Log snapshot capture failed, continuing shutdown",
+      );
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("Sending SIGTERM to AgentAPI");
+    });
+
+    test("resolves default PID path from MODULE_DIR_NAME", async () => {
+      const { id } = await setup({
+        moduleVariables: {},
+        skipAgentAPIMock: true,
+      });
+      // Start mock with PID file at the module_dir_name default location.
+      const defaultPidPath = `/home/coder/${moduleDirName}/agentapi.pid`;
+      await setupMocks(id, "normal", 204, defaultPidPath);
+      // Don't pass pidFilePath - let shutdown script compute it from MODULE_DIR_NAME.
+      const shutdownScript = await loadTestFile(
+        import.meta.dir,
+        "../scripts/agentapi-shutdown.sh",
+      );
+      const libScript = await loadTestFile(
+        import.meta.dir,
+        "../scripts/lib.sh",
+      );
+      await writeExecutable({
+        containerId: id,
+        filePath: "/tmp/agentapi-lib.sh",
+        content: libScript,
+      });
+      await writeExecutable({
+        containerId: id,
+        filePath: "/tmp/shutdown.sh",
+        content: shutdownScript,
+      });
+      const result = await execContainer(id, [
+        "bash",
+        "-c",
+        `ARG_TASK_ID=test-task ARG_AGENTAPI_PORT=3284 ARG_MODULE_DIR_NAME=${moduleDirName} ARG_ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE=true CODER_AGENT_URL=http://localhost:18080 CODER_AGENT_TOKEN=test-token /tmp/shutdown.sh`,
+      ]);
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("Sending SIGUSR1 to AgentAPI");
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("Sending SIGTERM to AgentAPI");
+    });
+
+    test("skips SIGUSR1 when no PID file available", async () => {
+      const { id } = await setup({
+        moduleVariables: {},
+        skipAgentAPIMock: true,
+      });
+      await setupMocks(id, "normal", 204);
+      // No pidFilePath and no MODULE_DIR_NAME, so no PID file can be resolved.
+      const result = await runShutdownScript(id, "test-task", "", "false");
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      // Should not send SIGUSR1 or SIGTERM (no PID to signal).
+      expect(result.stdout).not.toContain("Sending SIGUSR1");
+      expect(result.stdout).not.toContain("Sending SIGTERM");
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("Shutdown complete");
+    });
+
+    test("skips SIGUSR1 when state persistence disabled", async () => {
+      const { id } = await setup({
+        moduleVariables: {},
+        skipAgentAPIMock: true,
+      });
+      const pidFile = "/tmp/agentapi-test.pid";
+      await setupMocks(id, "normal", 204, pidFile);
+      // PID file exists but state persistence is disabled.
+      const result = await runShutdownScript(id, "test-task", pidFile, "false");
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      // Should NOT send SIGUSR1 (persistence disabled).
+      expect(result.stdout).not.toContain("Sending SIGUSR1");
+      // Should still send SIGTERM (graceful shutdown always happens).
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("Sending SIGTERM to AgentAPI");
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.tf b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.tf
index 6914be779..8818736d7 100644
--- a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.tf
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.tf
@@ -164,6 +164,23 @@ variable "module_dir_name" {
   description = "Name of the subdirectory in the home directory for module files."
 }
 
+variable "enable_state_persistence" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Enable AgentAPI conversation state persistence across restarts."
+  default     = false
+}
+
+variable "state_file_path" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "Path to the AgentAPI state file. Defaults to $HOME/<module_dir_name>/agentapi-state.json."
+  default     = ""
+}
+
+variable "pid_file_path" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "Path to the AgentAPI PID file. Defaults to $HOME/<module_dir_name>/agentapi.pid."
+  default     = ""
+}
 
 locals {
   # we always trim the slash for consistency
@@ -182,6 +199,7 @@ locals {
   agentapi_chat_base_path = var.agentapi_subdomain ? "" : "/@${data.coder_workspace_owner.me.name}/${data.coder_workspace.me.name}.${var.agent_id}/apps/${var.web_app_slug}/chat"
   main_script             = file("${path.module}/scripts/main.sh")
   shutdown_script         = file("${path.module}/scripts/agentapi-shutdown.sh")
+  lib_script              = file("${path.module}/scripts/lib.sh")
 }
 
 resource "coder_script" "agentapi" {
@@ -195,6 +213,7 @@ resource "coder_script" "agentapi" {
 
     echo -n '${base64encode(local.main_script)}' | base64 -d > /tmp/main.sh
     chmod +x /tmp/main.sh
+    echo -n '${base64encode(local.lib_script)}' | base64 -d > /tmp/agentapi-lib.sh
 
     ARG_MODULE_DIR_NAME='${var.module_dir_name}' \
     ARG_WORKDIR="$(echo -n '${base64encode(local.workdir)}' | base64 -d)" \
@@ -209,6 +228,9 @@ resource "coder_script" "agentapi" {
     ARG_AGENTAPI_CHAT_BASE_PATH='${local.agentapi_chat_base_path}' \
     ARG_TASK_ID='${try(data.coder_task.me.id, "")}' \
     ARG_TASK_LOG_SNAPSHOT='${var.task_log_snapshot}' \
+    ARG_ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE='${var.enable_state_persistence}' \
+    ARG_STATE_FILE_PATH='${var.state_file_path}' \
+    ARG_PID_FILE_PATH='${var.pid_file_path}' \
     /tmp/main.sh
     EOT
   run_on_start = true
@@ -225,10 +247,14 @@ resource "coder_script" "agentapi_shutdown" {
 
     echo -n '${base64encode(local.shutdown_script)}' | base64 -d > /tmp/agentapi-shutdown.sh
     chmod +x /tmp/agentapi-shutdown.sh
+    echo -n '${base64encode(local.lib_script)}' | base64 -d > /tmp/agentapi-lib.sh
 
     ARG_TASK_ID='${try(data.coder_task.me.id, "")}' \
     ARG_TASK_LOG_SNAPSHOT='${var.task_log_snapshot}' \
     ARG_AGENTAPI_PORT='${var.agentapi_port}' \
+    ARG_ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE='${var.enable_state_persistence}' \
+    ARG_MODULE_DIR_NAME='${var.module_dir_name}' \
+    ARG_PID_FILE_PATH='${var.pid_file_path}' \
     /tmp/agentapi-shutdown.sh
     EOT
 }
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/agentapi-shutdown.sh b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/agentapi-shutdown.sh
index bbee76282..8de176e44 100644
--- a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/agentapi-shutdown.sh
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/agentapi-shutdown.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # AgentAPI shutdown script.
 #
-# Captures the last 10 messages from AgentAPI and posts them to Coder instance
-# as a snapshot. This script is called during workspace shutdown to access
-# conversation history for paused tasks.
+# Performs a graceful shutdown of AgentAPI: sends SIGUSR1 to trigger state save,
+# captures the last 10 messages as a log snapshot posted to the Coder instance,
+# then sends SIGTERM for graceful termination.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ set -euo pipefail
 readonly TASK_ID="${ARG_TASK_ID:-}"
 readonly TASK_LOG_SNAPSHOT="${ARG_TASK_LOG_SNAPSHOT:-true}"
 readonly AGENTAPI_PORT="${ARG_AGENTAPI_PORT:-3284}"
+readonly ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE="${ARG_ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE:-false}"
+readonly MODULE_DIR_NAME="${ARG_MODULE_DIR_NAME:-}"
+readonly PID_FILE_PATH="${ARG_PID_FILE_PATH:-${MODULE_DIR_NAME:+$HOME/$MODULE_DIR_NAME/agentapi.pid}}"
+
+# Source shared utilities (written by the coder_script wrapper).
+# shellcheck source=lib.sh
+source /tmp/agentapi-lib.sh
 
 # Runtime environment variables.
 readonly CODER_AGENT_URL="${CODER_AGENT_URL:-}"
@@ -20,7 +27,7 @@ readonly CODER_AGENT_TOKEN="${CODER_AGENT_TOKEN:-}"
 readonly MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE=65536    # 64KB
 readonly MAX_MESSAGE_CONTENT=57344 # 56KB
 readonly MAX_MESSAGES=10
-readonly FETCH_TIMEOUT=5
+readonly FETCH_TIMEOUT=10
 readonly POST_TIMEOUT=10
 
 log() {
@@ -138,44 +145,45 @@ post_task_log_snapshot() {
 capture_task_log_snapshot() {
   if [[ -z $TASK_ID ]]; then
     log "No task ID, skipping log snapshot"
-    exit 0
+    return 0
   fi
 
   if [[ -z $CODER_AGENT_URL ]]; then
     error "CODER_AGENT_URL not set, cannot capture log snapshot"
-    exit 1
+    return 1
   fi
 
   if [[ -z $CODER_AGENT_TOKEN ]]; then
     error "CODER_AGENT_TOKEN not set, cannot capture log snapshot"
-    exit 1
+    return 1
   fi
 
   if ! command -v jq > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     error "jq not found, cannot capture log snapshot"
-    exit 1
+    return 1
   fi
 
   if ! command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     error "curl not found, cannot capture log snapshot"
-    exit 1
+    return 1
   fi
 
+  # Not local, must be visible to the EXIT trap after the function returns.
   tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
-  trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' EXIT
+  trap 'trap - EXIT; rm -rf "$tmpdir"' EXIT
 
   local payload_file="${tmpdir}/payload.json"
 
   if ! fetch_and_build_messages_payload "$payload_file"; then
     error "Cannot capture log snapshot without messages"
-    exit 1
+    return 1
   fi
 
   local message_count
   message_count=$(jq '.messages | length' < "$payload_file")
   if ((message_count == 0)); then
     log "No messages for log snapshot"
-    exit 0
+    return 0
   fi
 
   log "Retrieved $message_count messages for log snapshot"
@@ -183,7 +191,7 @@ capture_task_log_snapshot() {
   # Ensure payload fits within size limit.
   if ! truncate_messages_payload_to_size "$payload_file" "$MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE"; then
     error "Failed to truncate payload to size limit"
-    exit 1
+    return 1
   fi
 
   local final_size final_count
@@ -193,19 +201,60 @@ capture_task_log_snapshot() {
 
   if ! post_task_log_snapshot "$payload_file" "$tmpdir"; then
     error "Log snapshot capture failed"
-    exit 1
+    return 1
   fi
 }
 
 main() {
   log "Shutting down AgentAPI"
 
+  local agentapi_pid=
+  if [[ -n $PID_FILE_PATH ]]; then
+    agentapi_pid=$(cat "$PID_FILE_PATH" 2> /dev/null || echo "")
+  fi
+
+  # State persistence is only enabled when the binary supports it (>= v0.12.0).
+  # The default SIGUSR1 disposition on Linux is terminate, so sending it to an
+  # older binary would kill the process.
+  local state_persistence=0
+  if [[ $ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE == true ]] && version_at_least 0.12.0 "$(agentapi_version)"; then
+    state_persistence=1
+  fi
+
+  # Trigger state save via SIGUSR1 (saves without exiting).
+  if ((state_persistence)) && [[ -n $agentapi_pid ]] && kill -0 "$agentapi_pid" 2> /dev/null; then
+    log "Sending SIGUSR1 to AgentAPI (pid $agentapi_pid) to save state"
+    kill -USR1 "$agentapi_pid" || true
+    # Allow time for state save to complete before proceeding.
+    sleep 1
+  fi
+
+  # Capture log snapshot for task history.
   if [[ $TASK_LOG_SNAPSHOT == true ]]; then
-    capture_task_log_snapshot
+    # Subshell scopes the EXIT trap (tmpdir cleanup) inside
+    # capture_task_log_snapshot and preserves set -e, which
+    # || would otherwise disable for the function body.
+    (capture_task_log_snapshot) || log "Log snapshot capture failed, continuing shutdown"
   else
     log "Log snapshot disabled, skipping"
   fi
 
+  # Graceful termination.
+  if [[ -n $agentapi_pid ]] && kill -0 "$agentapi_pid" 2> /dev/null; then
+    log "Sending SIGTERM to AgentAPI (pid $agentapi_pid)"
+    kill -TERM "$agentapi_pid" 2> /dev/null || true
+
+    # Wait for process to exit to guarantee a clean shutdown.
+    local elapsed=0
+    while kill -0 "$agentapi_pid" 2> /dev/null; do
+      sleep 1
+      ((elapsed++)) || true
+      if ((elapsed % 5 == 0)); then
+        log "Warning: AgentAPI (pid $agentapi_pid) still running after ${elapsed}s"
+      fi
+    done
+  fi
+
   log "Shutdown complete"
 }
 
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/lib.sh b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/lib.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20bdef479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/lib.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Shared utility functions for agentapi module scripts.
+
+# version_at_least checks if an actual version meets a minimum requirement.
+# Non-semver strings (e.g. "latest", custom builds) always pass.
+# Usage: version_at_least <minimum> <actual>
+#   version_at_least v0.12.0 v0.10.0  # returns 1 (false)
+#   version_at_least v0.12.0 v0.12.0  # returns 0 (true)
+#   version_at_least v0.12.0 latest   # returns 0 (true)
+version_at_least() {
+  local min="${1#v}"
+  local actual="${2#v}"
+
+  # Non-semver versions pass through (e.g. "latest", custom builds).
+  if ! [[ $actual =~ ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  local act_major="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+  local act_minor="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+  local act_patch="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+
+  [[ $min =~ ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$ ]] || return 0
+
+  local min_major="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+  local min_minor="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+  local min_patch="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+
+  # Arithmetic expressions set exit status: 0 (true) if non-zero, 1 (false) if zero.
+  if ((act_major != min_major)); then
+    ((act_major > min_major))
+    return
+  fi
+  if ((act_minor != min_minor)); then
+    ((act_minor > min_minor))
+    return
+  fi
+  ((act_patch >= min_patch))
+}
+
+# agentapi_version returns the installed agentapi binary version (e.g. "0.11.8").
+# Returns empty string if the binary is missing or doesn't support --version.
+agentapi_version() {
+  agentapi --version 2> /dev/null | awk '{print $NF}'
+}
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/main.sh b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/main.sh
index 63e013eb9..928132c8c 100644
--- a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/main.sh
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/main.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@ AGENTAPI_PORT="$ARG_AGENTAPI_PORT"
 AGENTAPI_CHAT_BASE_PATH="${ARG_AGENTAPI_CHAT_BASE_PATH:-}"
 TASK_ID="${ARG_TASK_ID:-}"
 TASK_LOG_SNAPSHOT="${ARG_TASK_LOG_SNAPSHOT:-true}"
+ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE="${ARG_ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE:-false}"
+STATE_FILE_PATH="${ARG_STATE_FILE_PATH:-}"
+PID_FILE_PATH="${ARG_PID_FILE_PATH:-}"
 set +o nounset
 
+# shellcheck source=lib.sh
+source /tmp/agentapi-lib.sh
+
 command_exists() {
   command -v "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1
 }
@@ -106,5 +112,18 @@ cd "${WORKDIR}"
 export AGENTAPI_CHAT_BASE_PATH="${AGENTAPI_CHAT_BASE_PATH:-}"
 # Disable host header check since AgentAPI is proxied by Coder (which does its own validation)
 export AGENTAPI_ALLOWED_HOSTS="*"
+export AGENTAPI_PID_FILE="${PID_FILE_PATH:-$module_path/agentapi.pid}"
+# Only set state env vars when persistence is enabled and the binary supports
+# it. State persistence requires agentapi >= v0.12.0.
+if [ "${ENABLE_STATE_PERSISTENCE}" = "true" ]; then
+  actual_version=$(agentapi_version)
+  if version_at_least 0.12.0 "$actual_version"; then
+    export AGENTAPI_STATE_FILE="${STATE_FILE_PATH:-$module_path/agentapi-state.json}"
+    export AGENTAPI_SAVE_STATE="true"
+    export AGENTAPI_LOAD_STATE="true"
+  else
+    echo "Warning: State persistence requires agentapi >= v0.12.0 (current: ${actual_version:-unknown}), skipping."
+  fi
+fi
 nohup "$module_path/scripts/agentapi-start.sh" true "${AGENTAPI_PORT}" &> "$module_path/agentapi-start.log" &
 "$module_path/scripts/agentapi-wait-for-start.sh" "${AGENTAPI_PORT}"
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/agentapi-mock-shutdown.js b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/agentapi-mock-shutdown.js
index c6b0fb7fe..c53a0757a 100644
--- a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/agentapi-mock-shutdown.js
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/agentapi-mock-shutdown.js
@@ -3,8 +3,26 @@
 // Usage: MESSAGES='[...]' node agentapi-mock-shutdown.js [port]
 
 const http = require("http");
+const fs = require("fs");
 const port = process.argv[2] || 3284;
 
+// Write PID file for shutdown script.
+if (process.env.AGENTAPI_PID_FILE) {
+  const path = require("path");
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(process.env.AGENTAPI_PID_FILE), {
+    recursive: true,
+  });
+  fs.writeFileSync(process.env.AGENTAPI_PID_FILE, String(process.pid));
+}
+
+// Handle SIGUSR1 (state save signal from shutdown script).
+process.on("SIGUSR1", () => {
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    "/tmp/sigusr1-received",
+    `SIGUSR1 received at ${Date.now()}\n`,
+  );
+});
+
 // Parse messages from environment or use default
 let messages = [];
 if (process.env.MESSAGES) {
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/agentapi-mock.js b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/agentapi-mock.js
index 72db716a3..84a88c047 100644
--- a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/agentapi-mock.js
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/agentapi-mock.js
@@ -6,12 +6,41 @@ const args = process.argv.slice(2);
 const portIdx = args.findIndex((arg) => arg === "--port") + 1;
 const port = portIdx ? args[portIdx] : 3284;
 
+if (args.includes("--version")) {
+  console.log("agentapi version 99.99.99");
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
 console.log(`starting server on port ${port}`);
 fs.writeFileSync(
   "/home/coder/agentapi-mock.log",
   `AGENTAPI_ALLOWED_HOSTS: ${process.env.AGENTAPI_ALLOWED_HOSTS}`,
 );
 
+// Log state persistence env vars.
+for (const v of [
+  "AGENTAPI_STATE_FILE",
+  "AGENTAPI_PID_FILE",
+  "AGENTAPI_SAVE_STATE",
+  "AGENTAPI_LOAD_STATE",
+]) {
+  if (process.env[v]) {
+    fs.appendFileSync(
+      "/home/coder/agentapi-mock.log",
+      `\n${v}: ${process.env[v]}`,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+// Write PID file for shutdown script.
+if (process.env.AGENTAPI_PID_FILE) {
+  const path = require("path");
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(process.env.AGENTAPI_PID_FILE), {
+    recursive: true,
+  });
+  fs.writeFileSync(process.env.AGENTAPI_PID_FILE, String(process.pid));
+}
+
 http
   .createServer(function (_request, response) {
     response.writeHead(200);