diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index 94f0da0..cf5cfd3 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 mod kb;
+pub mod obj;
 mod projects;
+mod settings;
 mod timers;
 mod workflows;
 
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ pub fn router(state: Arc<AppState>) -> Router {
         .merge(workflows::router(state.clone()))
         .merge(timers::router(state.clone()))
         .merge(kb::router(state.clone()))
+        .merge(settings::router(state.clone()))
         .route("/projects/{id}/files/{*path}", get(serve_project_file))
         .route("/projects/{id}/app/{*path}", any(proxy_to_service).with_state(state.clone()))
         .route("/projects/{id}/app/", any(proxy_to_service_root).with_state(state))
diff --git a/src/api/obj.rs b/src/api/obj.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d1c6dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/obj.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+use axum::{
+    body::Body,
+    extract::{DefaultBodyLimit, Path as AxumPath, State},
+    http::{header, StatusCode},
+    response::{IntoResponse, Response},
+    routing::get,
+    Json, Router,
+};
+use futures::StreamExt;
+use serde_json::json;
+use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
+use tokio_util::io::ReaderStream;
+
+pub fn router(obj_root: String) -> Router {
+    Router::new()
+        .route("/", get(list_root))
+        .route("/{*path}", get(obj_get).put(obj_put).delete(obj_delete))
+        .layer(DefaultBodyLimit::max(2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)) // 2 GB
+        .with_state(obj_root)
+}
+
+// ---- path helpers ----
+
+fn bad_req(msg: &str) -> Response {
+    (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, msg.to_string()).into_response()
+}
+
+fn not_found() -> Response {
+    StatusCode::NOT_FOUND.into_response()
+}
+
+fn internal(e: impl std::fmt::Display) -> Response {
+    (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e.to_string()).into_response()
+}
+
+/// Build target path, rejecting traversal attempts.
+fn resolve(root: &str, obj_path: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, Response> {
+    if obj_path.split('/').any(|s| s == ".." || s == ".") {
+        return Err(bad_req("invalid path"));
+    }
+    Ok(PathBuf::from(root).join(obj_path))
+}
+
+/// Canonicalize target and verify it stays inside root.
+fn canon_within(root: &str, target: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf, Response> {
+    let root_c = Path::new(root).canonicalize().map_err(internal)?;
+    let target_c = target.canonicalize().map_err(|_| not_found())?;
+    if !target_c.starts_with(&root_c) {
+        return Err(bad_req("invalid path"));
+    }
+    Ok(target_c)
+}
+
+// ---- handlers ----
+
+async fn list_root(State(root): State<String>) -> Result<Response, Response> {
+    dir_json(Path::new(&root), "").await
+}
+
+/// Public entry for the `/api/obj/` trailing-slash route (mounted outside nest).
+pub async fn root_listing(root: String) -> Result<Response, Response> {
+    dir_json(Path::new(&root), "").await
+}
+
+async fn obj_get(
+    State(root): State<String>,
+    AxumPath(obj_path): AxumPath<String>,
+) -> Result<Response, Response> {
+    let target = canon_within(&root, &resolve(&root, &obj_path)?)?;
+
+    if target.is_dir() {
+        return dir_json(&target, &obj_path).await;
+    }
+
+    let file = tokio::fs::File::open(&target)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| not_found())?;
+    let stream = ReaderStream::new(file);
+    let body = Body::from_stream(stream);
+
+    let filename = target
+        .file_name()
+        .map(|n| n.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    let mime = mime_guess::from_path(&target)
+        .first_or_octet_stream()
+        .to_string();
+
+    Ok(Response::builder()
+        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, mime)
+        .header(
+            header::CONTENT_DISPOSITION,
+            format!("attachment; filename=\"{filename}\""),
+        )
+        .body(body)
+        .unwrap())
+}
+
+async fn obj_put(
+    State(root): State<String>,
+    AxumPath(obj_path): AxumPath<String>,
+    body: Body,
+) -> Result<Response, Response> {
+    if obj_path.is_empty() || obj_path.ends_with('/') {
+        return Err(bad_req("path must be a file"));
+    }
+    let target = resolve(&root, &obj_path)?;
+
+    if let Some(parent) = target.parent() {
+        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(parent).await.map_err(internal)?;
+    }
+
+    let mut file = tokio::fs::File::create(&target).await.map_err(internal)?;
+    let mut stream = body.into_data_stream();
+    let mut total: u64 = 0;
+    while let Some(chunk) = stream.next().await {
+        let chunk = chunk.map_err(|e| bad_req(&format!("read error: {e}")))?;
+        file.write_all(&chunk).await.map_err(internal)?;
+        total += chunk.len() as u64;
+    }
+    file.flush().await.map_err(internal)?;
+
+    Ok(Json(json!({"path": obj_path, "size": total})).into_response())
+}
+
+async fn obj_delete(
+    State(root): State<String>,
+    AxumPath(obj_path): AxumPath<String>,
+) -> Result<Response, Response> {
+    let target = canon_within(&root, &resolve(&root, &obj_path)?)?;
+
+    if target.is_dir() {
+        tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(&target).await.map_err(internal)?;
+    } else {
+        tokio::fs::remove_file(&target).await.map_err(internal)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(Json(json!({"deleted": obj_path})).into_response())
+}
+
+// ---- helpers ----
+
+async fn dir_json(dir: &Path, display_path: &str) -> Result<Response, Response> {
+    let mut rd = tokio::fs::read_dir(dir).await.map_err(|_| not_found())?;
+    let mut entries = Vec::new();
+    while let Some(entry) = rd.next_entry().await.map_err(internal)? {
+        let meta = entry.metadata().await.ok();
+        let is_dir = meta.as_ref().is_some_and(|m| m.is_dir());
+        let size = if is_dir { None } else { meta.map(|m| m.len()) };
+        entries.push(json!({
+            "name": entry.file_name().to_string_lossy(),
+            "type": if is_dir { "dir" } else { "file" },
+            "size": size,
+        }));
+    }
+    entries.sort_by(|a, b| a["name"].as_str().cmp(&b["name"].as_str()));
+    Ok(Json(json!({"path": display_path, "entries": entries})).into_response())
+}