diff --git a/honcho_integration/session.py b/honcho_integration/session.py
index 384d42f57..e671f1c8a 100644
--- a/honcho_integration/session.py
+++ b/honcho_integration/session.py
@@ -441,19 +441,24 @@ class HonchoSessionManager:
         idx = min(default_idx + bump, 3)
         return levels[idx]
 
-    def dialectic_query(self, session_key: str, query: str, reasoning_level: str | None = None) -> str:
+    def dialectic_query(
+        self, session_key: str, query: str,
+        reasoning_level: str | None = None,
+        peer: str = "user",
+    ) -> str:
         """
-        Query Honcho's dialectic endpoint about the user.
+        Query Honcho's dialectic endpoint about a peer.
 
-        Runs an LLM on Honcho's backend against the user peer's full
+        Runs an LLM on Honcho's backend against the target peer's full
         representation. Higher latency than context() — call async via
         prefetch_dialectic() to avoid blocking the response.
 
         Args:
             session_key: The session key to query against.
-            query: Natural language question about the user.
+            query: Natural language question.
             reasoning_level: Override the config default. If None, uses
                              _dynamic_reasoning_level(query).
+            peer: Which peer to query — "user" (default) or "ai".
 
         Returns:
             Honcho's synthesized answer, or empty string on failure.
@@ -462,11 +467,12 @@ class HonchoSessionManager:
         if not session:
             return ""
 
-        user_peer = self._get_or_create_peer(session.user_peer_id)
+        peer_id = session.assistant_peer_id if peer == "ai" else session.user_peer_id
+        target_peer = self._get_or_create_peer(peer_id)
         level = reasoning_level or self._dynamic_reasoning_level(query)
 
         try:
-            result = user_peer.chat(query, reasoning_level=level) or ""
+            result = target_peer.chat(query, reasoning_level=level) or ""
             # Apply Hermes-side char cap before caching
             if result and self._dialectic_max_chars and len(result) > self._dialectic_max_chars:
                 result = result[:self._dialectic_max_chars].rsplit(" ", 1)[0] + " …"
diff --git a/tools/honcho_tools.py b/tools/honcho_tools.py
index d7b0875d9..7d5aec5b4 100644
--- a/tools/honcho_tools.py
+++ b/tools/honcho_tools.py
@@ -131,19 +131,23 @@ def _handle_honcho_search(args: dict, **kw) -> str:
 _QUERY_SCHEMA = {
     "name": "honcho_context",
     "description": (
-        "Ask Honcho a natural language question about the user and get a synthesized answer. "
+        "Ask Honcho a natural language question and get a synthesized answer. "
         "Uses Honcho's LLM (dialectic reasoning) — higher cost than honcho_profile or honcho_search. "
-        "Use this when you need a direct answer synthesized from the user's full history. "
-        "Examples: 'What are this user's main goals?', 'How does this user prefer to communicate?', "
-        "'What is this user's technical expertise level?'"
+        "Can query about any peer: the user (default), the AI assistant, or any named peer. "
+        "Examples: 'What are the user's main goals?', 'What has hermes been working on?', "
+        "'What is the user's technical expertise level?'"
     ),
     "parameters": {
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
             "query": {
                 "type": "string",
-                "description": "A natural language question about the user.",
-            }
+                "description": "A natural language question.",
+            },
+            "peer": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Which peer to query about: 'user' (default) or 'ai'. Omit for user.",
+            },
         },
         "required": ["query"],
     },
@@ -156,12 +160,13 @@ def _handle_honcho_context(args: dict, **kw) -> str:
         return json.dumps({"error": "Missing required parameter: query"})
     if not _session_manager or not _session_key:
         return json.dumps({"error": "Honcho is not active for this session."})
+    peer_target = args.get("peer", "user")
     try:
-        result = _session_manager.dialectic_query(_session_key, query)
+        result = _session_manager.dialectic_query(_session_key, query, peer=peer_target)
         return json.dumps({"result": result or "No result from Honcho."})
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error("Error querying Honcho user context: %s", e)
-        return json.dumps({"error": f"Failed to query user context: {e}"})
+        logger.error("Error querying Honcho context: %s", e)
+        return json.dumps({"error": f"Failed to query context: {e}"})
 
 
 # ── honcho_conclude ──