diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/README.md b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/README.md
index 954db1ce3..06897d6b5 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 = "2.0.0"
+  version = "2.1.0"
 
   agent_id             = var.agent_id
   web_app_slug         = local.app_slug
@@ -49,6 +49,19 @@ module "agentapi" {
 }
 ```
 
+## Task log snapshot
+
+Captures the last 10 messages from AgentAPI when a task workspace stops. This allows viewing conversation history while the task is paused.
+
+To enable for task workspaces:
+
+```tf
+module "agentapi" {
+  # ... other config
+  task_log_snapshot = true # default: true
+}
+```
+
 ## 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/main.test.ts b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.test.ts
index 713335fd4..20b47b1a0 100644
--- a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.test.ts
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.test.ts
@@ -257,4 +257,157 @@ describe("agentapi", async () => {
     );
     expect(agentApiStartLog).toContain("AGENTAPI_ALLOWED_HOSTS: *");
   });
+
+  describe("shutdown script", async () => {
+    const setupMocks = async (
+      containerId: string,
+      agentapiPreset: string,
+      httpCode: number = 204,
+    ) => {
+      const agentapiMock = await loadTestFile(
+        import.meta.dir,
+        "agentapi-mock-shutdown.js",
+      );
+      const coderMock = await loadTestFile(
+        import.meta.dir,
+        "coder-instance-mock.js",
+      );
+
+      await writeExecutable({
+        containerId,
+        filePath: "/usr/local/bin/mock-agentapi",
+        content: agentapiMock,
+      });
+
+      await writeExecutable({
+        containerId,
+        filePath: "/usr/local/bin/mock-coder",
+        content: coderMock,
+      });
+
+      await execContainer(containerId, [
+        "bash",
+        "-c",
+        `PRESET=${agentapiPreset} nohup node /usr/local/bin/mock-agentapi 3284 > /tmp/mock-agentapi.log 2>&1 &`,
+      ]);
+
+      await execContainer(containerId, [
+        "bash",
+        "-c",
+        `HTTP_CODE=${httpCode} nohup node /usr/local/bin/mock-coder 18080 > /tmp/mock-coder.log 2>&1 &`,
+      ]);
+
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+    };
+
+    const runShutdownScript = async (
+      containerId: string,
+      taskId: string = "test-task",
+    ) => {
+      const shutdownScript = await loadTestFile(
+        import.meta.dir,
+        "../scripts/agentapi-shutdown.sh",
+      );
+
+      await writeExecutable({
+        containerId,
+        filePath: "/tmp/shutdown.sh",
+        content: shutdownScript,
+      });
+
+      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`,
+      ]);
+    };
+
+    test("posts snapshot with normal messages", async () => {
+      const { id } = await setup({
+        moduleVariables: {},
+        skipAgentAPIMock: true,
+      });
+
+      await setupMocks(id, "normal");
+      const result = await runShutdownScript(id);
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("Retrieved 5 messages for log snapshot");
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("Log snapshot posted successfully");
+
+      const posted = await readFileContainer(id, "/tmp/snapshot-posted.json");
+      const snapshot = JSON.parse(posted);
+      expect(snapshot.task_id).toBe("test-task");
+      expect(snapshot.payload.messages).toHaveLength(5);
+      expect(snapshot.payload.messages[0].content).toBe("Hello");
+      expect(snapshot.payload.messages[4].content).toBe("Great");
+    });
+
+    test("truncates to last 10 messages", async () => {
+      const { id } = await setup({
+        moduleVariables: {},
+        skipAgentAPIMock: true,
+      });
+
+      await setupMocks(id, "many");
+      const result = await runShutdownScript(id);
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+      const posted = await readFileContainer(id, "/tmp/snapshot-posted.json");
+      const snapshot = JSON.parse(posted);
+      expect(snapshot.task_id).toBe("test-task");
+      expect(snapshot.payload.messages).toHaveLength(10);
+      expect(snapshot.payload.messages[0].content).toBe("Message 6");
+      expect(snapshot.payload.messages[9].content).toBe("Message 15");
+    });
+
+    test("truncates huge message content", async () => {
+      const { id } = await setup({
+        moduleVariables: {},
+        skipAgentAPIMock: true,
+      });
+
+      await setupMocks(id, "huge");
+      const result = await runShutdownScript(id);
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("truncating final message content");
+
+      const posted = await readFileContainer(id, "/tmp/snapshot-posted.json");
+      const snapshot = JSON.parse(posted);
+      expect(snapshot.task_id).toBe("test-task");
+      expect(snapshot.payload.messages).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(snapshot.payload.messages[0].content).toContain(
+        "[...content truncated",
+      );
+    });
+
+    test("skips gracefully when TASK_ID is empty", async () => {
+      const { id } = await setup({
+        moduleVariables: {},
+        skipAgentAPIMock: true,
+      });
+
+      const result = await runShutdownScript(id, "");
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("No task ID, skipping log snapshot");
+    });
+
+    test("handles 404 gracefully for older Coder versions", async () => {
+      const { id } = await setup({
+        moduleVariables: {},
+        skipAgentAPIMock: true,
+      });
+
+      await setupMocks(id, "normal", 404);
+      const result = await runShutdownScript(id);
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain(
+        "Log snapshot endpoint not supported by this Coder version",
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.tf b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.tf
index 5c3ab9c40..6914be779 100644
--- a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.tf
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.tf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     coder = {
       source  = "coder/coder"
-      version = ">= 2.12"
+      version = ">= 2.13"
     }
   }
 }
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ data "coder_workspace" "me" {}
 
 data "coder_workspace_owner" "me" {}
 
+data "coder_task" "me" {}
+
 variable "web_app_order" {
   type        = number
   description = "The order determines the position of app in the UI presentation. The lowest order is shown first and apps with equal order are sorted by name (ascending order)."
@@ -126,6 +128,12 @@ variable "agentapi_port" {
   default     = 3284
 }
 
+variable "task_log_snapshot" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Capture last 10 messages when workspace stops for offline viewing while task is paused."
+  default     = true
+}
+
 locals {
   # agentapi_subdomain_false_min_version_expr matches a semantic version >= v0.3.3.
   # Initial support was added in v0.3.1 but configuration via environment variable
@@ -173,6 +181,7 @@ locals {
   //     for backward compatibility.
   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")
 }
 
 resource "coder_script" "agentapi" {
@@ -198,11 +207,32 @@ resource "coder_script" "agentapi" {
     ARG_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT="$(echo -n '${local.encoded_post_install_script}' | base64 -d)" \
     ARG_AGENTAPI_PORT='${var.agentapi_port}' \
     ARG_AGENTAPI_CHAT_BASE_PATH='${local.agentapi_chat_base_path}' \
+    ARG_TASK_ID='${try(data.coder_task.me.id, "")}' \
+    ARG_TASK_LOG_SNAPSHOT='${var.task_log_snapshot}' \
     /tmp/main.sh
     EOT
   run_on_start = true
 }
 
+resource "coder_script" "agentapi_shutdown" {
+  agent_id     = var.agent_id
+  display_name = "AgentAPI Shutdown"
+  icon         = var.web_app_icon
+  run_on_stop  = true
+  script       = <<-EOT
+    #!/bin/bash
+    set -o pipefail
+
+    echo -n '${base64encode(local.shutdown_script)}' | base64 -d > /tmp/agentapi-shutdown.sh
+    chmod +x /tmp/agentapi-shutdown.sh
+
+    ARG_TASK_ID='${try(data.coder_task.me.id, "")}' \
+    ARG_TASK_LOG_SNAPSHOT='${var.task_log_snapshot}' \
+    ARG_AGENTAPI_PORT='${var.agentapi_port}' \
+    /tmp/agentapi-shutdown.sh
+    EOT
+}
+
 resource "coder_app" "agentapi_web" {
   slug         = var.web_app_slug
   display_name = var.web_app_display_name
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/agentapi-shutdown.sh b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/agentapi-shutdown.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbee76282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/agentapi-shutdown.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+#!/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.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Configuration (set via Terraform interpolation).
+readonly TASK_ID="${ARG_TASK_ID:-}"
+readonly TASK_LOG_SNAPSHOT="${ARG_TASK_LOG_SNAPSHOT:-true}"
+readonly AGENTAPI_PORT="${ARG_AGENTAPI_PORT:-3284}"
+
+# Runtime environment variables.
+readonly CODER_AGENT_URL="${CODER_AGENT_URL:-}"
+readonly CODER_AGENT_TOKEN="${CODER_AGENT_TOKEN:-}"
+
+# Constants.
+readonly MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE=65536    # 64KB
+readonly MAX_MESSAGE_CONTENT=57344 # 56KB
+readonly MAX_MESSAGES=10
+readonly FETCH_TIMEOUT=5
+readonly POST_TIMEOUT=10
+
+log() {
+  echo "$*"
+}
+
+error() {
+  echo "Error: $*" >&2
+}
+
+fetch_and_build_messages_payload() {
+  local payload_file="$1"
+  local messages_url="http://localhost:${AGENTAPI_PORT}/messages"
+
+  log "Fetching messages from AgentAPI on port $AGENTAPI_PORT"
+
+  if ! curl -fsSL --max-time "$FETCH_TIMEOUT" "$messages_url" > "$payload_file"; then
+    error "Failed to fetch messages from AgentAPI (may not be running)"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  # Update messages field to keep only last N messages.
+  if ! jq --argjson n "$MAX_MESSAGES" '.messages |= .[-$n:]' < "$payload_file" > "${payload_file}.tmp"; then
+    error "Failed to select last $MAX_MESSAGES messages"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  mv "${payload_file}.tmp" "$payload_file"
+
+  return 0
+}
+
+truncate_messages_payload_to_size() {
+  local payload_file="$1"
+  local max_size="$2"
+
+  while true; do
+    local size
+    size=$(wc -c < "$payload_file")
+
+    if ((size <= max_size)); then
+      break
+    fi
+
+    local count
+    count=$(jq '.messages | length' < "$payload_file")
+
+    if ((count == 1)); then
+      # Down to last message, truncate its content keeping the tail.
+      log "Payload size $size bytes exceeds limit, truncating final message content"
+
+      # Keep tail of content with truncation indicator, leaving room for JSON
+      # overhead.
+      if ! jq --argjson maxlen "$MAX_MESSAGE_CONTENT" '.messages[0].content |= (if length > $maxlen then "[...content truncated, showing last 56KB...]\n\n" + .[-$maxlen:] else . end)' < "$payload_file" > "${payload_file}.tmp"; then
+        error "Failed to truncate message content"
+        return 1
+      fi
+      mv "${payload_file}.tmp" "$payload_file"
+
+      # Verify the truncation was sufficient.
+      size=$(wc -c < "$payload_file")
+      if ((size > max_size)); then
+        error "Payload still too large after content truncation, giving up"
+        return 1
+      fi
+      break
+    else
+      # More than one message, remove the oldest.
+      log "Payload size $size bytes exceeds limit, removing oldest message"
+
+      if ! jq '.messages |= .[1:]' < "$payload_file" > "${payload_file}.tmp"; then
+        error "Failed to remove oldest message"
+        return 1
+      fi
+      mv "${payload_file}.tmp" "$payload_file"
+    fi
+  done
+
+  return 0
+}
+
+post_task_log_snapshot() {
+  local payload_file="$1"
+  local tmpdir="$2"
+
+  local snapshot_url="${CODER_AGENT_URL}/api/v2/workspaceagents/me/tasks/${TASK_ID}/log-snapshot?format=agentapi"
+  local response_file="${tmpdir}/response.txt"
+
+  log "Posting log snapshot to Coder instance"
+
+  local http_code
+  if ! http_code=$(curl -sS -w "%{http_code}" -o "$response_file" \
+    --max-time "$POST_TIMEOUT" \
+    -X POST "$snapshot_url" \
+    -H "Coder-Session-Token: $CODER_AGENT_TOKEN" \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    --data-binary "@$payload_file"); then
+    error "Failed to connect to Coder instance (curl failed)"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if [[ $http_code == 204 ]]; then
+    log "Log snapshot posted successfully"
+    return 0
+  elif [[ $http_code == 404 ]]; then
+    log "Log snapshot endpoint not supported by this Coder version, skipping"
+    return 0
+  else
+    local response
+    response=$(cat "$response_file" 2> /dev/null || echo "")
+    error "Failed to post log snapshot (HTTP $http_code): $response"
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+capture_task_log_snapshot() {
+  if [[ -z $TASK_ID ]]; then
+    log "No task ID, skipping log snapshot"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -z $CODER_AGENT_URL ]]; then
+    error "CODER_AGENT_URL not set, cannot capture log snapshot"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -z $CODER_AGENT_TOKEN ]]; then
+    error "CODER_AGENT_TOKEN not set, cannot capture log snapshot"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! command -v jq > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    error "jq not found, cannot capture log snapshot"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    error "curl not found, cannot capture log snapshot"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+  trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' EXIT
+
+  local payload_file="${tmpdir}/payload.json"
+
+  if ! fetch_and_build_messages_payload "$payload_file"; then
+    error "Cannot capture log snapshot without messages"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  local message_count
+  message_count=$(jq '.messages | length' < "$payload_file")
+  if ((message_count == 0)); then
+    log "No messages for log snapshot"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  log "Retrieved $message_count messages for log snapshot"
+
+  # Ensure payload fits within size limit.
+  if ! truncate_messages_payload_to_size "$payload_file" "$MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE"; then
+    error "Failed to truncate payload to size limit"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  local final_size final_count
+  final_size=$(wc -c < "$payload_file")
+  final_count=$(jq '.messages | length' < "$payload_file")
+  log "Log snapshot payload: $final_size bytes, $final_count messages"
+
+  if ! post_task_log_snapshot "$payload_file" "$tmpdir"; then
+    error "Log snapshot capture failed"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+main() {
+  log "Shutting down AgentAPI"
+
+  if [[ $TASK_LOG_SNAPSHOT == true ]]; then
+    capture_task_log_snapshot
+  else
+    log "Log snapshot disabled, skipping"
+  fi
+
+  log "Shutdown complete"
+}
+
+main "$@"
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/main.sh b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/main.sh
index 3875430e6..63e013eb9 100644
--- a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/main.sh
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/main.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ WAIT_FOR_START_SCRIPT="$ARG_WAIT_FOR_START_SCRIPT"
 POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT="$ARG_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT"
 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}"
 set +o nounset
 
 command_exists() {
@@ -23,6 +25,13 @@ command_exists() {
 module_path="$HOME/${MODULE_DIR_NAME}"
 mkdir -p "$module_path/scripts"
 
+# Check for jq dependency if task log snapshot is enabled.
+if [[ $TASK_LOG_SNAPSHOT == true ]] && [[ -n $TASK_ID ]]; then
+  if ! command_exists jq; then
+    echo "Warning: jq is not installed. Task log snapshot requires jq to capture conversation history."
+    echo "Install jq to enable log snapshot functionality when the workspace stops."
+  fi
+fi
 if [ ! -d "${WORKDIR}" ]; then
   echo "Warning: The specified folder '${WORKDIR}' does not exist."
   echo "Creating the folder..."
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/agentapi-mock-shutdown.js b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/agentapi-mock-shutdown.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6b0fb7fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/agentapi-mock-shutdown.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// Mock AgentAPI server for shutdown script tests.
+// Usage: MESSAGES='[...]' node agentapi-mock-shutdown.js [port]
+
+const http = require("http");
+const port = process.argv[2] || 3284;
+
+// Parse messages from environment or use default
+let messages = [];
+if (process.env.MESSAGES) {
+  try {
+    messages = JSON.parse(process.env.MESSAGES);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error("Failed to parse MESSAGES env var:", e.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+// Presets for common test scenarios
+if (process.env.PRESET === "normal") {
+  messages = [
+    { id: 1, type: "input", content: "Hello", time: "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z" },
+    {
+      id: 2,
+      type: "output",
+      content: "Hi there",
+      time: "2025-01-01T00:00:01Z",
+    },
+    {
+      id: 3,
+      type: "input",
+      content: "How are you?",
+      time: "2025-01-01T00:00:02Z",
+    },
+    {
+      id: 4,
+      type: "output",
+      content: "Good!",
+      time: "2025-01-01T00:00:03Z",
+    },
+    { id: 5, type: "input", content: "Great", time: "2025-01-01T00:00:04Z" },
+  ];
+} else if (process.env.PRESET === "many") {
+  messages = Array.from({ length: 15 }, (_, i) => ({
+    id: i + 1,
+    type: "input",
+    content: `Message ${i + 1}`,
+    time: "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+  }));
+} else if (process.env.PRESET === "huge") {
+  messages = [
+    {
+      id: 1,
+      type: "output",
+      content: "x".repeat(70000),
+      time: "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+    },
+  ];
+}
+
+const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+  if (req.url === "/messages") {
+    res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+    res.end(JSON.stringify({ messages }));
+  } else if (req.url === "/status") {
+    res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+    res.end(JSON.stringify({ status: "stable" }));
+  } else {
+    res.writeHead(404);
+    res.end();
+  }
+});
+
+server.listen(port, () => {
+  console.error(`Mock AgentAPI listening on port ${port}`);
+});
+
+process.on("SIGTERM", () => {
+  server.close(() => process.exit(0));
+});
+
+process.on("SIGINT", () => {
+  server.close(() => process.exit(0));
+});
diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/coder-instance-mock.js b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/coder-instance-mock.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d99215d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/testdata/coder-instance-mock.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// Mock Coder instance server for shutdown script tests.
+// Captures POST requests to /log-snapshot endpoint.
+
+const http = require("http");
+const fs = require("fs");
+const port = process.argv[2] || 8080;
+const outputFile = process.env.OUTPUT_FILE || "/tmp/snapshot-posted.json";
+const httpCode = parseInt(process.env.HTTP_CODE || "204", 10);
+
+const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+  const url = new URL(req.url, `http://localhost:${port}`);
+
+  // Expected path: /api/v2/workspaceagents/me/tasks/{task_id}/log-snapshot
+  const pathMatch = url.pathname.match(/\/tasks\/([^\/]+)\/log-snapshot$/);
+
+  if (req.method === "POST" && pathMatch) {
+    const taskId = pathMatch[1];
+    let body = "";
+    req.on("data", (chunk) => {
+      body += chunk.toString();
+    });
+
+    req.on("end", () => {
+      // Save captured snapshot with task ID for verification
+      const snapshotData = {
+        task_id: taskId,
+        payload: JSON.parse(body),
+      };
+      fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, JSON.stringify(snapshotData, null, 2));
+      console.error(
+        `Captured snapshot for task ${taskId} (${body.length} bytes) to ${outputFile}`,
+      );
+
+      // Return configured status code
+      res.writeHead(httpCode);
+      res.end();
+    });
+
+    req.on("error", (err) => {
+      console.error("Request error:", err);
+      res.writeHead(500);
+      res.end();
+    });
+  } else {
+    res.writeHead(404);
+    res.end();
+  }
+});
+
+server.listen(port, () => {
+  console.error(`Mock Coder instance listening on port ${port}`);
+});
+
+process.on("SIGTERM", () => {
+  server.close(() => process.exit(0));
+});
+
+process.on("SIGINT", () => {
+  server.close(() => process.exit(0));
+});