diff --git a/INSTRUCTIONS.md b/INSTRUCTIONS.md
index 9955691f..9e5d1e91 100644
--- a/INSTRUCTIONS.md
+++ b/INSTRUCTIONS.md
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Six FastMCP servers cover IoT data, time-series ML, work orders, vibration diagn
 | Server      | Tools | Categories               | Backing service                        |
 | ----------- | ----- | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------- |
 | `iot`       | 4     | read                     | CouchDB                                |
-| `utilities` | 3     | read                     | none                                   |
+| `utilities` | 5     | read                     | none                                   |
 | `fmsr`      | 2     | read, LLM-use            | LiteLLM + `failure_modes.yaml`         |
 | `wo`        | 14    | read, write              | CouchDB                                |
 | `tsfm`      | 6     | read, write, cpu-centric | IBM Granite TinyTimeMixer (torch)      |
diff --git a/docs/mcp-servers.md b/docs/mcp-servers.md
index 726cb915..048ec299 100644
--- a/docs/mcp-servers.md
+++ b/docs/mcp-servers.md
@@ -36,13 +36,15 @@ Synthetic motor vibration data (`asset_id: Motor_01`, from `motor_01.json`) ship
 ## utilities — Utilities
 
 **Path:** `src/servers/utilities/main.py`
-**Requires:** nothing (no external services)
+**Requires:** CouchDB (`COUCHDB_URL`, `COUCHDB_USERNAME`, `COUCHDB_PASSWORD`, `FINAL_RESULT_DBNAME`)
 
 | Tool                   | Category | Arguments   | Description                                            |
 | ---------------------- | -------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
 | `json_reader`          | read     | `file_name` | Read and parse a JSON file from disk                   |
 | `current_date_time`    | read     | —           | Return the current UTC date and time as JSON           |
 | `current_time_english` | read     | —           | Return the current UTC time as a human-readable string |
+| `write_final_result`   | write    | `result`    | Persist the scenario's final answer to the final_result collection for grading. |
+| `read_final_result`    | read     | -           | Read back the stored final result (found=false if none written).|
 
 ## fmsr — Failure Mode and Sensor Relations
 
diff --git a/src/couchdb/.allowed_datafiles b/src/couchdb/.allowed_datafiles
index e4f4804d..ff0d0d68 100644
--- a/src/couchdb/.allowed_datafiles
+++ b/src/couchdb/.allowed_datafiles
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ src/couchdb/scenarios_data/shared/iot/hydraulic_pump_1.json
 src/couchdb/scenarios_data/shared/iot/metro_pump_1.json
 src/couchdb/scenarios_data/shared/iot/motor_01.json
 src/couchdb/scenarios_data/shared/work_order/workorders.csv
+src/couchdb/scenarios_data/shared/final_result.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/couchdb/collections.json b/src/couchdb/collections.json
index bac2576b..1ecbcf22 100644
--- a/src/couchdb/collections.json
+++ b/src/couchdb/collections.json
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
             ]
         ]
     },
+    "final_result": {
+        "format": "json",
+        "doctype": "result",
+        "indexes": []
+    },
     "iot": {
         "format": "json",
         "primary_key": [
diff --git a/src/couchdb/scenarios_data/default/manifest.json b/src/couchdb/scenarios_data/default/manifest.json
index 06760289..2ec1984e 100644
--- a/src/couchdb/scenarios_data/default/manifest.json
+++ b/src/couchdb/scenarios_data/default/manifest.json
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
         "shared/iot/hydraulic_pump_1.json"
     ],
     "vibration": "shared/iot/motor_01.json",
-    "failurecode": "shared/failure_code/failure_code_sample.csv"
+    "failurecode": "shared/failure_code/failure_code_sample.csv",
+    "final_result": "shared/final_result.json"
 }
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diff --git a/src/couchdb/scenarios_data/shared/final_result.json b/src/couchdb/scenarios_data/shared/final_result.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d08e1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/couchdb/scenarios_data/shared/final_result.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[
+ {
+  "_id": "result",
+  "doctype": "result",
+  "result": null,
+  "written_at": null
+ }
+]
diff --git a/src/servers/utilities/main.py b/src/servers/utilities/main.py
index 42858783..b2bc6263 100644
--- a/src/servers/utilities/main.py
+++ b/src/servers/utilities/main.py
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 from uuid import uuid4
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union, Optional
 
 import pendulum
+import couchdb3
 from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
@@ -21,9 +23,31 @@
 
 mcp = FastMCP(
     "utilities",
-    instructions="General utilities: read JSON files and get current date/time.",
+    instructions="General utilities: read JSON files, get current date/time, and write the "
+    "scenario's final result to CouchDB for the grader.",
 )
 
+# --- CouchDB (final-result store) ---
+# init_data seeds an EMPTY `final_result` collection (one placeholder doc, id "result") at the start
+# of each scenario run and rebuilds DBs from scratch, so the run is already isolated — no run id.
+COUCHDB_URL = os.environ.get("COUCHDB_URL")
+COUCHDB_USERNAME = os.environ.get("COUCHDB_USERNAME")
+COUCHDB_PASSWORD = os.environ.get("COUCHDB_PASSWORD")
+FINAL_RESULT_DBNAME = os.environ.get("FINAL_RESULT_DBNAME", "final_result")
+_RESULT_DOC_ID = "result"  # fixed: one result document per scenario run
+
+try:
+    _result_db = couchdb3.Database(
+        FINAL_RESULT_DBNAME,
+        url=COUCHDB_URL,
+        user=COUCHDB_USERNAME,
+        password=COUCHDB_PASSWORD,
+    )
+    logger.info("Connected to CouchDB: %s", FINAL_RESULT_DBNAME)
+except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
+    logger.error("Failed to connect to final_result DB: %s", e)
+    _result_db = None
+
 
 class DateTimeResult(BaseModel):
     currentDateTime: str
@@ -35,6 +59,23 @@ class TimeEnglishResult(BaseModel):
     iso: str
 
 
+class ErrorResult(BaseModel):
+    error: str
+
+
+class WriteResultResponse(BaseModel):
+    ok: bool
+    doc_id: str
+    message: str
+
+
+class ReadResultResponse(BaseModel):
+    found: bool
+    result: Optional[Union[Dict[str, Any], List[Any]]] = None
+    written_at: Optional[str] = None
+    message: str
+
+
 # --- Helper Functions ---
 
 
@@ -66,6 +107,85 @@ def json_reader(file_name: str) -> str:
         return json.dumps({"error": str(e)})
 
 
+# --- Final Result Tool ---
+
+
+@mcp.tool(title="Write Final Result")
+def write_final_result(
+    result: Union[Dict[str, Any], List[Any]],
+) -> Union[WriteResultResponse, ErrorResult]:
+    """Persist this scenario's FINAL answer as a JSON payload to CouchDB so the grader can read it.
+
+    Call this exactly once, at the end, with your final answer. `result` is the JSON the task
+    description asks for — a JSON object, or a list of JSON objects. There is no task id: the run is
+    scoped to a single scenario (init_data seeds an empty `final_result` collection per run), so it is
+    one document. Calling again overwrites it.
+    """
+    if _result_db is None:
+        return ErrorResult(error="CouchDB not connected")
+    doc = {
+        "_id": _RESULT_DOC_ID,
+        "doctype": "result",
+        "result": result,
+        "written_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat().replace("+00:00", "Z"),
+    }
+    try:
+        existing = _result_db.get(_RESULT_DOC_ID)  # seeded placeholder after init_data
+        doc["_rev"] = existing["_rev"]
+    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+        pass  # not seeded yet -> create fresh
+    try:
+        _result_db.save(doc)
+        return WriteResultResponse(
+            ok=True, doc_id=_RESULT_DOC_ID, message="final result written"
+        )
+    except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
+        logger.error("write_final_result failed: %s", e)
+        return ErrorResult(error=str(e))
+
+
+def _get_final_result_doc():
+    """Fetch the raw result document (or None). Shared by the read tool and the grader helper below."""
+    if _result_db is None:
+        return None
+    try:
+        return _result_db.get(_RESULT_DOC_ID)
+    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+        return None
+
+
+def _get_final_result_payload():
+    """Grader-side helper (importable by the offline grader): return just the persisted payload, or
+    None if nothing was written."""
+    doc = _get_final_result_doc()
+    return doc.get("result") if doc else None
+
+
+@mcp.tool(title="Read Final Result")
+def read_final_result() -> Union[ReadResultResponse, ErrorResult]:
+    """Read back the scenario's final result payload (what write_final_result stored). Returns
+    found=false if nothing has been written yet (the seeded placeholder has result=null).
+    """
+    if _result_db is None:
+        return ErrorResult(error="CouchDB not connected")
+    doc = _get_final_result_doc()
+    if doc is None:
+        return ReadResultResponse(
+            found=False, result=None, message="no result document yet"
+        )
+    res = doc.get("result")
+    return ReadResultResponse(
+        found=res is not None,
+        result=res,
+        written_at=doc.get("written_at"),
+        message=(
+            "final result read"
+            if res is not None
+            else "placeholder only (no result written yet)"
+        ),
+    )
+
+
 # --- Time Tools ---