diff --git a/app/api/routes/rag.py b/app/api/routes/rag.py
index 131609f..7f3126d 100644
--- a/app/api/routes/rag.py
+++ b/app/api/routes/rag.py
@@ -1,6 +1,66 @@
-from fastapi import APIRouter
+import sqlite3
+import httpx
+from typing import Optional
+from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from app.shared.config import Settings
 
 
-def make_router(settings, db_factory):
+class AskRequest(BaseModel):
+    question: str
+    date: Optional[str] = None
+
+
+def make_router(settings: Settings, db_factory):
     router = APIRouter(prefix="/api")
+
+    @router.post("/ask")
+    def ask(body: AskRequest):
+        db: sqlite3.Connection = db_factory()
+        rows = db.execute("""
+            SELECT u.start_time, u.transcript, r.name as room_name, s.name as speaker_name
+            FROM utterances u
+            JOIN rooms r ON u.room_id = r.id
+            LEFT JOIN speakers s ON u.speaker_id = s.id
+            WHERE date(u.start_time) = date(?)
+            ORDER BY u.start_time ASC
+            LIMIT 200
+        """, (body.date or "now",)).fetchall()
+
+        context_lines = [
+            f"[{r['room_name']} {r['start_time']}] {r['speaker_name'] or 'Unknown'}: {r['transcript']}"
+            for r in rows
+        ]
+        context = "\n".join(context_lines) if context_lines else "(no transcripts for this date)"
+
+        prompt = (
+            f"You are a helpful assistant with access to household conversation transcripts.\n\n"
+            f"Transcripts:\n{context}\n\n"
+            f"Question: {body.question}\n\n"
+            f"Answer based only on the transcripts above. Cite the time and room when relevant."
+        )
+
+        resp = httpx.post(
+            f"{settings.ollama_url}/api/chat",
+            json={
+                "model": settings.ollama_model,
+                "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}],
+                "stream": False,
+            },
+            timeout=60.0,
+        )
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        answer = resp.json()["message"]["content"]
+        return {"answer": answer, "context_count": len(rows)}
+
+    @router.get("/summary/{date}")
+    def get_summary(date: str):
+        db: sqlite3.Connection = db_factory()
+        row = db.execute(
+            "SELECT * FROM daily_summaries WHERE date=?", (date,)
+        ).fetchone()
+        if not row:
+            raise HTTPException(404, f"No summary for {date}")
+        return dict(row)
+
     return router
diff --git a/app/api/routes/rooms.py b/app/api/routes/rooms.py
index 268f683..033f9ec 100644
--- a/app/api/routes/rooms.py
+++ b/app/api/routes/rooms.py
@@ -1,6 +1,36 @@
-from fastapi import APIRouter
+import sqlite3
+import httpx
+from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
+from app.shared.config import Settings
 
 
-def make_router(settings, db_factory):
+def make_router(settings: Settings, db_factory):
     router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/rooms")
+
+    @router.get("")
+    def list_rooms():
+        db: sqlite3.Connection = db_factory()
+        rows = db.execute(
+            "SELECT id, name, device_label, is_active, last_seen, created_at FROM rooms ORDER BY name"
+        ).fetchall()
+        return [dict(r) for r in rows]
+
+    @router.post("/{room_id}/mute")
+    def mute_room(room_id: int):
+        db: sqlite3.Connection = db_factory()
+        row = db.execute("SELECT name FROM rooms WHERE id=?", (room_id,)).fetchone()
+        if not row:
+            raise HTTPException(404, "Room not found")
+        httpx.post(f"{settings.pipeline_internal_url}/internal/rooms/{row['name']}/mute")
+        return {"ok": True, "room": row["name"]}
+
+    @router.post("/{room_id}/unmute")
+    def unmute_room(room_id: int):
+        db: sqlite3.Connection = db_factory()
+        row = db.execute("SELECT name FROM rooms WHERE id=?", (room_id,)).fetchone()
+        if not row:
+            raise HTTPException(404, "Room not found")
+        httpx.post(f"{settings.pipeline_internal_url}/internal/rooms/{row['name']}/unmute")
+        return {"ok": True, "room": row["name"]}
+
     return router
diff --git a/app/api/routes/search.py b/app/api/routes/search.py
index 131609f..7945789 100644
--- a/app/api/routes/search.py
+++ b/app/api/routes/search.py
@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
+import sqlite3
+from typing import Optional
 from fastapi import APIRouter
 
 
 def make_router(settings, db_factory):
     router = APIRouter(prefix="/api")
+
+    @router.get("/search")
+    def search(q: str, date: Optional[str] = None):
+        if not q.strip():
+            return []
+        db: sqlite3.Connection = db_factory()
+        rows = db.execute("""
+            SELECT u.*, r.name as room_name, s.name as speaker_name
+            FROM utterances_fts fts
+            JOIN utterances u ON u.id = fts.rowid
+            JOIN rooms r ON u.room_id = r.id
+            LEFT JOIN speakers s ON u.speaker_id = s.id
+            WHERE utterances_fts MATCH ?
+            ORDER BY u.start_time DESC
+            LIMIT 100
+        """, (q.strip(),)).fetchall()
+        return [dict(r) for r in rows]
+
     return router
diff --git a/app/api/routes/speakers.py b/app/api/routes/speakers.py
index 074bab6..e03dbc0 100644
--- a/app/api/routes/speakers.py
+++ b/app/api/routes/speakers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,34 @@
+import sqlite3
 from fastapi import APIRouter
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class CreateSpeakerRequest(BaseModel):
+    name: str
 
 
 def make_router(settings, db_factory):
     router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/speakers")
+
+    @router.get("")
+    def list_speakers():
+        db: sqlite3.Connection = db_factory()
+        rows = db.execute("""
+            SELECT s.id, s.name, s.created_at,
+                   COUNT(u.id) as utterance_count
+            FROM speakers s
+            LEFT JOIN utterances u ON u.speaker_id = s.id
+            GROUP BY s.id
+            ORDER BY s.name
+        """).fetchall()
+        return [dict(r) for r in rows]
+
+    @router.post("")
+    def create_speaker(body: CreateSpeakerRequest):
+        db: sqlite3.Connection = db_factory()
+        cur = db.execute("INSERT INTO speakers (name) VALUES (?)", (body.name,))
+        db.commit()
+        row = db.execute("SELECT * FROM speakers WHERE id=?", (cur.lastrowid,)).fetchone()
+        return dict(row)
+
     return router
diff --git a/tests/routes/test_rag.py b/tests/routes/test_rag.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10b1aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/routes/test_rag.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+def test_ask_returns_response(api_client, seeded_db, mocker):
+    mock_post = mocker.patch("app.api.routes.rag.httpx.post")
+    mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = {
+        "message": {"content": "You talked about groceries."}
+    }
+    mock_post.return_value.raise_for_status = lambda: None
+    room = seeded_db.execute("SELECT id FROM rooms WHERE name='Kitchen'").fetchone()
+    seeded_db.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO utterances (room_id, transcript, match_status, start_time, end_time) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?)",
+        (room["id"], "we need milk from the store", "unknown", "2026-01-01 10:00:00", "2026-01-01 10:00:03"),
+    )
+    seeded_db.commit()
+    resp = api_client.post("/api/ask", json={"question": "What did we need from the store?"})
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    data = resp.json()
+    assert "answer" in data
+
+
+def test_get_summary_not_found(api_client):
+    resp = api_client.get("/api/summary/2026-01-01")
+    assert resp.status_code == 404
diff --git a/tests/routes/test_rooms.py b/tests/routes/test_rooms.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d1b3a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/routes/test_rooms.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+def test_list_rooms(api_client, seeded_db):
+    resp = api_client.get("/api/rooms")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    data = resp.json()
+    assert any(r["name"] == "Kitchen" for r in data)
+
+
+def test_mute_room_calls_pipeline(api_client, seeded_db, mocker):
+    mock_post = mocker.patch("app.api.routes.rooms.httpx.post")
+    mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
+    room = seeded_db.execute("SELECT id FROM rooms WHERE name='Kitchen'").fetchone()
+    resp = api_client.post(f"/api/rooms/{room['id']}/mute")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    mock_post.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/tests/routes/test_search.py b/tests/routes/test_search.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e36228d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/routes/test_search.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+def test_search_returns_matches(api_client, seeded_db):
+    room = seeded_db.execute("SELECT id FROM rooms WHERE name='Kitchen'").fetchone()
+    seeded_db.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO utterances (room_id, transcript, match_status, start_time, end_time) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?)",
+        (room["id"], "the grocery list is ready", "unknown", "2026-01-01 10:00:00", "2026-01-01 10:00:03"),
+    )
+    seeded_db.commit()
+    resp = api_client.get("/api/search?q=grocery")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    data = resp.json()
+    assert len(data) == 1
+    assert "grocery" in data[0]["transcript"]
+
+
+def test_search_no_results(api_client):
+    resp = api_client.get("/api/search?q=xyznotfound")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.json() == []
diff --git a/tests/routes/test_speakers.py b/tests/routes/test_speakers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be5d501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/routes/test_speakers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+def test_list_speakers_empty(api_client):
+    resp = api_client.get("/api/speakers")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.json() == []
+
+
+def test_create_speaker(api_client):
+    resp = api_client.post("/api/speakers", json={"name": "Alice"})
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    data = resp.json()
+    assert data["name"] == "Alice"
+    assert "id" in data
+
+
+def test_list_speakers_includes_utterance_count(api_client, seeded_db):
+    room = seeded_db.execute("SELECT id FROM rooms WHERE name='Kitchen'").fetchone()
+    speaker = seeded_db.execute("SELECT id FROM speakers WHERE name='Jeremy'").fetchone()
+    seeded_db.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO utterances (room_id, speaker_id, transcript, match_status, start_time, end_time) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?)",
+        (room["id"], speaker["id"], "hi", "known", "2026-01-01 10:00:00", "2026-01-01 10:00:01"),
+    )
+    seeded_db.commit()
+    resp = api_client.get("/api/speakers")
+    data = resp.json()
+    jeremy = next(s for s in data if s["name"] == "Jeremy")
+    assert jeremy["utterance_count"] == 1