diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index c058e66..12b1260 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -376,6 +376,17 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   };
   process.on('SIGTERM', () => shutdown('SIGTERM'));
   process.on('SIGINT', () => shutdown('SIGINT'));
+  // SIGHUP hot-reloads room bindings so a channel registered/deregistered via a
+  // DB write takes effect immediately — no full restart needed. Send it only to
+  // the main process, e.g. `kill -HUP <MainPID>`, so agent subprocesses are not
+  // signalled.
+  process.on('SIGHUP', () => {
+    try {
+      runtimeState.reloadRoomBindings();
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error({ err }, 'Failed to reload room bindings on SIGHUP');
+    }
+  });
 
   // Channel callbacks (shared by all channels)
   const channelOpts = {
diff --git a/src/runtime-state.test.ts b/src/runtime-state.test.ts
index 85323ce..13adb0c 100644
--- a/src/runtime-state.test.ts
+++ b/src/runtime-state.test.ts
@@ -34,4 +34,32 @@ describe('createRuntimeState', () => {
     expect(db.deleteAllSessionsForGroup).toHaveBeenCalledWith('group-a');
     expect(db.deleteSession).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('reloadRoomBindings re-reads bindings live without regressing cursors', () => {
+    db.getAllRoomBindings.mockReturnValue({
+      'dc:a': { name: 'A', folder: 'a' },
+    });
+    const state = createRuntimeState();
+    state.loadState();
+    expect(Object.keys(state.getRoomBindings())).toEqual(['dc:a']);
+
+    // Cursor advances in memory after load.
+    state.setLastTimestamp('cursor-2');
+
+    // A new channel is registered in the DB (DB write, not live IPC).
+    db.getAllRoomBindings.mockReturnValue({
+      'dc:a': { name: 'A', folder: 'a' },
+      'dc:b': { name: 'B', folder: 'b' },
+    });
+
+    state.reloadRoomBindings();
+
+    // Binding picked up live...
+    expect(Object.keys(state.getRoomBindings()).sort()).toEqual([
+      'dc:a',
+      'dc:b',
+    ]);
+    // ...without resetting the message cursor (no re-processing).
+    expect(state.getLastTimestamp()).toBe('cursor-2');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/runtime-state.ts b/src/runtime-state.ts
index 597588e..7e70e1d 100644
--- a/src/runtime-state.ts
+++ b/src/runtime-state.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ import type { AgentType, RegisteredGroup } from './types.js';
 
 export interface RuntimeState {
   loadState: () => void;
+  /**
+   * Re-read ONLY the room bindings from the DB (not cursors/sessions), so a
+   * channel registered/deregistered via a DB write takes effect live without a
+   * full process restart. Safe to call at runtime — it does not touch the
+   * message cursors, so no re-processing risk.
+   */
+  reloadRoomBindings: () => void;
   saveState: () => void;
   clearSession: (groupFolder: string, opts?: { allRoles?: boolean }) => void;
   assignRoomForIpc: (jid: string, input: AssignRoomInput) => void;
@@ -96,6 +103,14 @@ export function createRuntimeState(): RuntimeState {
     );
   };
 
+  const reloadRoomBindings = (): void => {
+    roomBindings = getAllRoomBindings();
+    logger.info(
+      { groupCount: Object.keys(roomBindings).length },
+      'Room bindings reloaded',
+    );
+  };
+
   const assignRoomForIpc = (jid: string, input: AssignRoomInput): void => {
     const assignedGroup = assignRoom(jid, input);
     if (!assignedGroup) {
@@ -121,6 +136,7 @@ export function createRuntimeState(): RuntimeState {
 
   return {
     loadState,
+    reloadRoomBindings,
     saveState,
     clearSession,
     assignRoomForIpc,