diff --git a/core/framework/server/routes_execution.py b/core/framework/server/routes_execution.py
index 89b09b37..4be7ad96 100644
--- a/core/framework/server/routes_execution.py
+++ b/core/framework/server/routes_execution.py
@@ -1577,6 +1577,39 @@ async def fork_session_into_colony(
     }
     metadata_path.write_text(json.dumps(metadata, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False), encoding="utf-8")
 
+    # ── 4a. Inherit the queen's tool allowlist into the colony ───
+    # A colony forked from a curated queen should start with the same
+    # tool surface (otherwise the colony silently falls back to its own
+    # "allow every MCP tool" default, undoing the parent's curation).
+    # We copy the queen's LIVE effective allowlist so the snapshot
+    # reflects whatever was in force the moment the user clicked "Create
+    # Colony". Users can further narrow the colony via the Tool Library.
+    # Skip the write when the queen is on allow-all (None) so the colony
+    # keeps the same semantics without creating an inert sidecar.
+    try:
+        queen_enabled = getattr(
+            getattr(session, "phase_state", None),
+            "enabled_mcp_tools",
+            None,
+        )
+        if isinstance(queen_enabled, list):
+            from framework.host.colony_tools_config import update_colony_tools_config
+
+            update_colony_tools_config(colony_name, list(queen_enabled))
+            logger.info(
+                "Inherited queen allowlist into colony '%s' (%d tools)",
+                colony_name,
+                len(queen_enabled),
+            )
+    except Exception:
+        # Inheritance is best-effort — don't let a tools.json hiccup
+        # abort colony creation.
+        logger.warning(
+            "Failed to inherit queen allowlist into colony '%s'",
+            colony_name,
+            exc_info=True,
+        )
+
     # ── 5. Update source queen session meta.json ─────────────────
     # Link the originating session back to the colony for discovery.
     source_meta_path = source_queen_dir / "meta.json"
diff --git a/core/framework/server/tests/test_colony_tools.py b/core/framework/server/tests/test_colony_tools.py
index af410932..c89ff115 100644
--- a/core/framework/server/tests/test_colony_tools.py
+++ b/core/framework/server/tests/test_colony_tools.py
@@ -251,6 +251,35 @@ async def test_tools_index_lists_colonies(colony_dir):
     assert entries[name]["has_allowlist"] is False
 
 
+def test_queen_allowlist_inherits_into_new_colony(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """A colony forked with a curated queen inherits her allowlist.
+
+    Exercises the inheritance hook in
+    ``routes_execution.fork_session_into_colony`` without running the
+    full fork machinery — we just call
+    ``update_colony_tools_config`` the same way the hook does and
+    assert the colony's ``tools.json`` matches the queen's live list.
+    """
+    colonies = tmp_path / "colonies"
+    colonies.mkdir()
+    monkeypatch.setattr("framework.host.colony_tools_config.COLONIES_DIR", colonies)
+
+    from framework.host.colony_tools_config import (
+        load_colony_tools_config,
+        update_colony_tools_config,
+    )
+
+    colony_name = "forked_child"
+    (colonies / colony_name).mkdir()
+
+    # Simulate: queen has a curated allowlist (e.g. role default resolved
+    # to a concrete list). The inheritance hook copies it verbatim.
+    queen_live_allowlist = ["read_file", "web_scrape", "csv_read"]
+    update_colony_tools_config(colony_name, list(queen_live_allowlist))
+
+    assert load_colony_tools_config(colony_name) == queen_live_allowlist
+
+
 def test_legacy_metadata_field_migrates_to_sidecar(colony_dir):
     """A legacy enabled_mcp_tools field in metadata.json is hoisted to tools.json."""
     colonies_dir, name = colony_dir
diff --git a/core/framework/skills/overrides.py b/core/framework/skills/overrides.py
index d9aca988..1dd65b25 100644
--- a/core/framework/skills/overrides.py
+++ b/core/framework/skills/overrides.py
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ class OverrideEntry:
     created_at: datetime | None = None
     created_by: str | None = None
 
+    def clone(self) -> OverrideEntry:
+        """Return a deep-enough copy (dict fields are re-allocated)."""
+        return OverrideEntry(
+            enabled=self.enabled,
+            provenance=self.provenance,
+            trust=self.trust,
+            param_overrides=dict(self.param_overrides),
+            notes=self.notes,
+            created_at=self.created_at,
+            created_by=self.created_by,
+        )
+
     def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         out: dict[str, Any] = {"provenance": str(self.provenance)}
         if self.enabled is not None:
diff --git a/core/framework/tools/queen_lifecycle_tools.py b/core/framework/tools/queen_lifecycle_tools.py
index 0063f290..b27e60dc 100644
--- a/core/framework/tools/queen_lifecycle_tools.py
+++ b/core/framework/tools/queen_lifecycle_tools.py
@@ -1616,14 +1616,39 @@ def register_queen_lifecycle_tools(
                 }
             )
 
-        # Register the write in the colony's override store so the UI can
-        # edit/toggle it and :func:`SkillsManager._apply_overrides` carries
-        # the right provenance.
+        # Seed the colony's override ledger from the queen's current
+        # state so the colony inherits everything she had enabled (preset
+        # capability packs, toggled-off framework defaults, etc.) at fork
+        # time. The colony then owns its own copy — later queen edits
+        # don't retroactively alter this colony's skill surface.
+        # On top of the seed we upsert the newly-written skill with
+        # QUEEN_CREATED provenance so the UI renders + edits it properly.
         try:
+            from framework.config import QUEENS_DIR
+
             overrides_path = colony_dir / "skills_overrides.json"
-            store = SkillOverrideStore.load(overrides_path, scope_label=f"colony:{cn}")
             queen_id = getattr(session, "queen_name", None) or "unknown"
-            store.upsert(
+            colony_store = SkillOverrideStore.load(overrides_path, scope_label=f"colony:{cn}")
+
+            queen_overrides_path = QUEENS_DIR / queen_id / "skills_overrides.json"
+            if queen_overrides_path.exists():
+                queen_store = SkillOverrideStore.load(
+                    queen_overrides_path, scope_label=f"queen:{queen_id}"
+                )
+                # Shallow clone: queen's explicit toggles + master switch
+                # become the colony's starting state. Tombstones propagate
+                # so a queen-deleted UI skill doesn't resurrect here.
+                colony_store.all_defaults_disabled = queen_store.all_defaults_disabled
+                for sname, entry in queen_store.overrides.items():
+                    # Don't overwrite an entry the colony already set
+                    # (rare on fresh fork; matters if this is a re-fork).
+                    if sname in colony_store.overrides:
+                        continue
+                    colony_store.upsert(sname, entry.clone())
+                for sname in queen_store.deleted_ui_skills:
+                    colony_store.deleted_ui_skills.add(sname)
+
+            colony_store.upsert(
                 draft.name,
                 OverrideEntry(
                     enabled=True,
@@ -1632,7 +1657,7 @@ def register_queen_lifecycle_tools(
                     created_by=f"queen:{queen_id}",
                 ),
             )
-            store.save()
+            colony_store.save()
         except Exception:
             # Registration is best-effort; discovery still surfaces the
             # skill as project-scope even if the ledger fails to update.
diff --git a/core/tests/test_create_colony_tool.py b/core/tests/test_create_colony_tool.py
index d65099e5..2145ee0d 100644
--- a/core/tests/test_create_colony_tool.py
+++ b/core/tests/test_create_colony_tool.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from framework.tools.queen_lifecycle_tools import register_queen_lifecycle_tools
 
 
 class _FakeSession:
-    def __init__(self, sid: str = "session_test_create_colony"):
+    def __init__(self, sid: str = "session_test_create_colony", queen_name: str = "sophia"):
         self.id = sid
         self.colony = None
         self.colony_runtime = None
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class _FakeSession:
         self.worker_path = None
         self.available_triggers: dict = {}
         self.active_trigger_ids: set = set()
+        self.queen_name = queen_name
 
 
 def _make_executor():
@@ -161,6 +162,64 @@ async def test_happy_path_emits_colony_created_event(patched_home: Path, patched
     assert ev.data.get("is_new") is True
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_colony_inherits_queen_override_state(
+    patched_home: Path, patched_fork: list[dict]
+) -> None:
+    """Seed the colony's skills_overrides.json from the queen's at fork
+    time. A queen who enabled a preset (e.g. hive.x-automation) before
+    calling create_colony must produce a colony that also has it
+    enabled — without needing a second UI toggle on the colony page.
+    """
+    from framework.config import QUEENS_DIR
+    from framework.skills.overrides import (
+        OverrideEntry,
+        Provenance,
+        SkillOverrideStore,
+    )
+
+    # Pre-seed the queen's override file.
+    queen_home = QUEENS_DIR / "sophia"
+    queen_home.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    qstore = SkillOverrideStore.load(queen_home / "skills_overrides.json")
+    qstore.upsert(
+        "hive.x-automation",
+        OverrideEntry(enabled=True, provenance=Provenance.PRESET),
+    )
+    qstore.upsert(
+        "hive.note-taking",
+        OverrideEntry(enabled=False, provenance=Provenance.FRAMEWORK),
+    )
+    qstore.save()
+
+    executor, _ = _make_executor()
+    payload = await _call(
+        executor,
+        colony_name="inheritance_check",
+        task="t",
+        skill_name="bespoke-skill",
+        skill_description="Written during this create_colony call.",
+        skill_body=_DEFAULT_BODY,
+    )
+    assert payload.get("status") == "created", f"Tool error: {payload}"
+
+    colony_overrides = (
+        patched_home / ".hive" / "colonies" / "inheritance_check" / "skills_overrides.json"
+    )
+    cstore = SkillOverrideStore.load(colony_overrides)
+
+    # Inherited entries from the queen:
+    assert cstore.get("hive.x-automation").enabled is True
+    assert cstore.get("hive.note-taking").enabled is False
+
+    # Newly-written skill is also registered with queen_created provenance:
+    bespoke = cstore.get("bespoke-skill")
+    assert bespoke is not None
+    assert bespoke.provenance == Provenance.QUEEN_CREATED
+    assert bespoke.enabled is True
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_happy_path_materializes_skill_under_colony_dir(patched_home: Path, patched_fork: list[dict]) -> None:
     """Inline skill content is written to ~/.hive/colonies/{colony}/.hive/skills/{name}/."""