diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs b/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs
index eb70eaa5..f692cbc0 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs
@@ -759,9 +759,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             resume_session,
         } => choom(&name, resume_session.as_deref()),
         Cmd::Quota { cmd } => match cmd {
-            QuotaCmd::Enable => quota_enable().await,
+            QuotaCmd::Enable => quota_enable(&socket).await,
             QuotaCmd::Show { name } => quota_show(name.as_deref()).await,
-            QuotaCmd::Limit { name, size } => quota_limit(&name, &size).await,
+            QuotaCmd::Limit { name, size } => quota_limit(&socket, &name, &size).await,
         },
         Cmd::MarkdownDocs => {
             print!("{}", clap_markdown::help_markdown::<Cli>());
@@ -1041,13 +1041,8 @@ fn wg_status() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 /// `quota enable` — turn on btrfs qgroup accounting (operator opt-in).
-async fn quota_enable() -> Result<()> {
-    hive_c0re::priv_client::ensure_btrfs_quota()
-        .await
-        .context("enable btrfs qgroup accounting")?;
-    println!("btrfs qgroup accounting enabled on the agent-state filesystem.");
-    println!("(usage may read 0 until btrfs finishes its background rescan)");
-    Ok(())
+async fn quota_enable(socket: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    daemon_request(socket, hive_host_sock::HostRequest::QuotaEnable, "quota").await
 }
 
 /// `quota show [name]` — report per-agent disk usage from btrfs qgroups.
@@ -1088,11 +1083,17 @@ async fn quota_show(name: Option<&str>) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 /// `quota limit <name> <size>` — set or clear an agent's disk quota.
-async fn quota_limit(name: &str, size: &str) -> Result<()> {
+async fn quota_limit(socket: &Path, name: &str, size: &str) -> Result<()> {
     let limit = parse_quota_size(size)?;
-    hive_c0re::priv_client::set_subvolume_quota(name, limit)
-        .await
-        .with_context(|| format!("set quota for {name}"))?;
+    daemon_request(
+        socket,
+        hive_host_sock::HostRequest::QuotaLimit {
+            name: name.to_owned(),
+            limit,
+        },
+        "quota",
+    )
+    .await?;
     match limit {
         Some(n) => println!("set {name} quota to {} ({n} bytes)", human_bytes(n)),
         None => println!("cleared {name} quota"),
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/server.rs b/hive-c0re/src/server.rs
index 8a184039..58da91a7 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/server.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/server.rs
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ async fn dispatch(req: &HostRequest, coord: Arc<Coordinator>) -> HostResponse {
             HostRequest::SetAgentGithubToken { agent, token } => {
                 handle_set_agent_github_token(agent, token).await?
             }
+            HostRequest::QuotaEnable => handle_quota_enable().await?,
+            HostRequest::QuotaLimit { name, limit } => handle_quota_limit(name, *limit).await?,
         })
     }
     .await;
@@ -408,6 +410,25 @@ async fn handle_set_agent_github_token(agent: &str, token: &str) -> Result<HostR
     )]))
 }
 
+async fn handle_quota_enable() -> Result<HostResponse> {
+    crate::priv_client::ensure_btrfs_quota()
+        .await
+        .context("enable btrfs qgroup accounting")?;
+    Ok(HostResponse::messages(vec![
+        "btrfs qgroup accounting enabled on the agent-state filesystem.".to_owned(),
+        "(usage may read 0 until btrfs finishes its background rescan)".to_owned(),
+    ]))
+}
+
+async fn handle_quota_limit(name: &str, limit: Option<u64>) -> Result<HostResponse> {
+    crate::priv_client::set_subvolume_quota(name, limit)
+        .await
+        .with_context(|| format!("set quota for {name}"))?;
+    // Bare success: the client prints the human-readable confirmation from
+    // the value it sent (it holds the `human_bytes` formatter).
+    Ok(HostResponse::success())
+}
+
 async fn handle_matrix_sync_admin() -> Result<HostResponse> {
     require_matrix_present().await?;
     let register_token =
diff --git a/hive-host-sock/src/lib.rs b/hive-host-sock/src/lib.rs
index 1f55db5e..d84d4752 100644
--- a/hive-host-sock/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hive-host-sock/src/lib.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,20 @@ pub enum HostRequest {
     /// (inline flag or stdin); the daemon just persists it. Read live by
     /// the agent's `gh` wrapper / git credential helper — no rebuild needed.
     SetAgentGithubToken { agent: String, token: String },
+    /// Turn on btrfs qgroup accounting on the agent-state filesystem, via
+    /// the privileged helper. Daemon-side equivalent of `hivectl quota
+    /// enable`. Returns advisory lines in [`HostResponse::messages`].
+    QuotaEnable,
+    /// Set (or, with `limit = None`, clear) an agent's btrfs disk quota via
+    /// the privileged helper. Daemon-side equivalent of `hivectl quota
+    /// limit`; the size string is parsed to bytes client-side. Returns a
+    /// bare success — the client prints the confirmation from the value it
+    /// sent.
+    QuotaLimit {
+        name: String,
+        #[serde(default)]
+        limit: Option<u64>,
+    },
 }
 
 /// Selects which container classes a hive-wide [`HostRequest::Stop`] /