diff --git a/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/sessions.ts b/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/sessions.ts
index e7e9ffd..30aea1d 100644
--- a/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/sessions.ts
+++ b/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/sessions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Router, type Request, type Response } from "express";
 import { randomBytes, randomUUID, createHash } from "crypto";
-import { db, sessions, sessionRequests, type Session } from "@workspace/db";
+import { db, sessions, sessionRequests, sessionMessages, type Session } from "@workspace/db";
 import { eq, and } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { lnbitsService } from "../lib/lnbits.js";
 import { sessionsLimiter } from "../lib/rate-limiter.js";
@@ -251,6 +251,42 @@ router.get("/sessions/:id", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   }
 });
 
+// ── GET /sessions/:id/messages ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+router.get("/sessions/:id/messages", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  const id = req.params.id as string;
+  const macaroon = extractMacaroon(req);
+
+  try {
+    const session = await getSessionById(id);
+    if (!session) { res.status(404).json({ error: "Session not found" }); return; }
+
+    if (!macaroon || macaroon !== session.macaroon) {
+      res.status(401).json({ error: "Invalid or missing macaroon" });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const rows = await db
+      .select()
+      .from(sessionMessages)
+      .where(eq(sessionMessages.sessionId, id))
+      .orderBy(sessionMessages.id);
+
+    res.json({
+      sessionId: id,
+      messages: rows.map((m) => ({
+        id: m.id,
+        role: m.role,
+        content: m.content,
+        sessionRequestId: m.sessionRequestId,
+        createdAt: m.createdAt.toISOString(),
+      })),
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    res.status(500).json({ error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to fetch messages" });
+  }
+});
+
 // ── POST /sessions/:id/request ────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 router.post("/sessions/:id/request", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
@@ -424,7 +460,7 @@ router.post("/sessions/:id/request", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     const newSessionState = newBalance < MIN_BALANCE_SATS ? "paused" : "active";
     const expiresAt = new Date(Date.now() + EXPIRY_MS);
 
-    // Persist session request + update session balance atomically
+    // Persist session request + messages + update session balance atomically
     await db.transaction(async (tx) => {
       await tx.insert(sessionRequests).values({
         id: requestId,
@@ -443,6 +479,24 @@ router.post("/sessions/:id/request", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         btcPriceUsd,
       });
 
+      // Store conversation messages
+      await tx.insert(sessionMessages).values({
+        sessionId: id,
+        role: "user",
+        content: requestText,
+        sessionRequestId: requestId,
+      });
+
+      const assistantContent = result ?? reason ?? errorMessage ?? "";
+      if (assistantContent) {
+        await tx.insert(sessionMessages).values({
+          sessionId: id,
+          role: "assistant",
+          content: assistantContent,
+          sessionRequestId: requestId,
+        });
+      }
+
       await tx
         .update(sessions)
         .set({
diff --git a/lib/db/migrations/0008_session_messages.sql b/lib/db/migrations/0008_session_messages.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ccc6c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/db/migrations/0008_session_messages.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+-- Migration: Session messages for conversation history
+-- Stores user/assistant message pairs produced during session requests.
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS session_messages (
+  id                 SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+  session_id         TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES sessions(id),
+  role               TEXT NOT NULL,
+  content            TEXT NOT NULL,
+  session_request_id TEXT,
+  created_at         TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX idx_session_messages_session_id ON session_messages(session_id);
diff --git a/lib/db/src/schema/index.ts b/lib/db/src/schema/index.ts
index a1ad8a8..e1f5d2e 100644
--- a/lib/db/src/schema/index.ts
+++ b/lib/db/src/schema/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export * from "./messages";
 export * from "./bootstrap-jobs";
 export * from "./world-events";
 export * from "./sessions";
+export * from "./session-messages";
 export * from "./nostr-identities";
 export * from "./timmy-config";
 export * from "./free-tier-grants";
diff --git a/lib/db/src/schema/session-messages.ts b/lib/db/src/schema/session-messages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e4f4a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/db/src/schema/session-messages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { pgTable, text, timestamp, serial } from "drizzle-orm/pg-core";
+import { createInsertSchema } from "drizzle-zod";
+import { z } from "zod/v4";
+import { sessions } from "./sessions";
+
+// ── session_messages ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Stores the full conversation history within a session.
+// Each session request produces a "user" message (the request text)
+// and an "assistant" message (the AI response), linked to the session
+// and optionally to the session_request that produced them.
+
+export const SESSION_MESSAGE_ROLES = ["user", "assistant"] as const;
+export type SessionMessageRole = (typeof SESSION_MESSAGE_ROLES)[number];
+
+export const sessionMessages = pgTable("session_messages", {
+  id: serial("id").primaryKey(),
+  sessionId: text("session_id")
+    .notNull()
+    .references(() => sessions.id),
+  role: text("role").$type<SessionMessageRole>().notNull(),
+  content: text("content").notNull(),
+
+  // Links back to the session_request that produced this message pair (nullable for flexibility)
+  sessionRequestId: text("session_request_id"),
+
+  createdAt: timestamp("created_at", { withTimezone: true }).defaultNow().notNull(),
+});
+
+export const insertSessionMessageSchema = createInsertSchema(sessionMessages).omit({
+  id: true,
+  createdAt: true,
+});
+
+export type SessionMessage = typeof sessionMessages.$inferSelect;
+export type InsertSessionMessage = z.infer<typeof insertSessionMessageSchema>;