diff --git a/src/extension/extension.ts b/src/extension/extension.ts
index 885e24d0..158bb6ab 100644
--- a/src/extension/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension/extension.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { registerOpenEditorCommand } from './commands/open-editor';
 import { handleConnectSlackManual } from './commands/slack-connect-manual';
 import { WorkflowPreviewEditorProvider } from './editors/workflow-preview-editor-provider';
+import { HealthServerService } from './services/health-server-service';
 import { SlackApiService } from './services/slack-api-service';
 import { SlackTokenManager } from './utils/slack-token-manager';
 
@@ -18,6 +19,11 @@ import { SlackTokenManager } from './utils/slack-token-manager';
  */
 let outputChannel: vscode.OutputChannel | null = null;
 
+/**
+ * Health HTTP server instance (started on activation, stopped on deactivation)
+ */
+let healthServer: HealthServerService | null = null;
+
 /**
  * Get the global output channel instance
  */
@@ -221,6 +227,14 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): void {
   );
 
   log('INFO', 'Claude Code Workflow Studio: All commands and handlers registered');
+
+  // Start health server (fire-and-forget; non-fatal if port is in use)
+  const extensionPackage = context.extension.packageJSON as { name: string; version: string };
+  healthServer = new HealthServerService(extensionPackage.name, extensionPackage.version);
+  healthServer.start().catch((err: Error) => {
+    log('WARN', 'Health server failed to start', { error: err.message });
+    healthServer = null;
+  });
 }
 
 /**
@@ -229,6 +243,13 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): void {
  */
 export function deactivate(): void {
   log('INFO', 'Claude Code Workflow Studio is now deactivated');
+
+  // Stop health server if running
+  healthServer?.stop().catch((err: Error) => {
+    log('WARN', 'Health server failed to stop cleanly', { error: err.message });
+  });
+  healthServer = null;
+
   outputChannel?.dispose();
   outputChannel = null;
 }
diff --git a/src/extension/services/health-server-service.ts b/src/extension/services/health-server-service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99247229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extension/services/health-server-service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/**
+ * Claude Code Workflow Studio - Health Server Service
+ *
+ * Provides a simple HTTP server exposing a /health endpoint for monitoring
+ * and integration testing. The server starts on extension activation and
+ * shuts down on deactivation.
+ *
+ * Endpoint:
+ *   GET /health → 200 OK
+ *   {
+ *     "status": "ok",
+ *     "name": "cc-wf-studio",
+ *     "version": "<extension-version>",
+ *     "timestamp": "<ISO-8601>"
+ *   }
+ *
+ * Default port: 3456 (configurable via constructor)
+ */
+
+import * as http from 'node:http';
+import { log } from '../extension';
+
+/**
+ * Response body returned by the /health endpoint
+ */
+export interface HealthResponse {
+  /** Overall health status */
+  status: 'ok';
+  /** Extension name */
+  name: string;
+  /** Extension version */
+  version: string;
+  /** ISO 8601 timestamp of the response */
+  timestamp: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Health Server Service
+ *
+ * Starts a lightweight HTTP server that exposes a /health endpoint.
+ * Intended for use by monitoring tools, CI pipelines, and integration tests.
+ */
+export class HealthServerService {
+  private server: http.Server | null = null;
+  private readonly port: number;
+  private readonly name: string;
+  private readonly version: string;
+
+  /**
+   * @param name    - Extension name (from package.json `name` field)
+   * @param version - Extension version (from package.json `version` field)
+   * @param port    - Port to listen on (default: 3456)
+   */
+  constructor(name: string, version: string, port = 3456) {
+    this.name = name;
+    this.version = version;
+    this.port = port;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Starts the health HTTP server.
+   *
+   * Resolves when the server is listening.
+   * Rejects if the port is already in use or the server fails to start.
+   */
+  start(): Promise<void> {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+        this.handleRequest(req, res);
+      });
+
+      this.server.on('error', (err) => {
+        log('ERROR', 'Health server error', { error: err.message });
+        reject(err);
+      });
+
+      this.server.listen(this.port, '127.0.0.1', () => {
+        log('INFO', `Health server listening on http://127.0.0.1:${this.port}/health`);
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Stops the health HTTP server.
+   *
+   * Resolves when the server has closed all connections.
+   */
+  stop(): Promise<void> {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      if (!this.server) {
+        resolve();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.server.close((err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          log('WARN', 'Health server stop error', { error: err.message });
+        } else {
+          log('INFO', 'Health server stopped');
+        }
+        this.server = null;
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Routes an incoming HTTP request.
+   *
+   * Only GET /health is handled; all other requests receive 404.
+   */
+  private handleRequest(req: http.IncomingMessage, res: http.ServerResponse): void {
+    if (req.method === 'GET' && req.url === '/health') {
+      this.handleHealth(res);
+    } else {
+      res.writeHead(404, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+      res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Not Found' }));
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Responds to GET /health with a 200 OK and a HealthResponse JSON body.
+   */
+  private handleHealth(res: http.ServerResponse): void {
+    const body: HealthResponse = {
+      status: 'ok',
+      name: this.name,
+      version: this.version,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+    };
+
+    const json = JSON.stringify(body);
+    res.writeHead(200, {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      'Content-Length': Buffer.byteLength(json),
+    });
+    res.end(json);
+
+    log('INFO', 'Health check request served');
+  }
+}