diff --git a/src/Auth/class-wp-agent-access.php b/src/Auth/class-wp-agent-access.php
index f9f2b88..63c0467 100644
--- a/src/Auth/class-wp-agent-access.php
+++ b/src/Auth/class-wp-agent-access.php
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ public static function list_accessible_agents_for_principal( AgentsAPI\AI\WP_Age
 			}
 
 			if ( $store instanceof WP_Agent_Principal_Access_Store ) {
-				$agent_ids = array_merge( $agent_ids, $store->get_agent_ids_for_principal( $principal, $minimum_role, $principal->workspace_id ) );
+				foreach ( self::access_principals_for( $principal, $context ) as $access_principal ) {
+					$agent_ids = array_merge( $agent_ids, $store->get_agent_ids_for_principal( $access_principal, $minimum_role, $principal->workspace_id ) );
+				}
 			}
 
 			if ( null === $principal->audience_id && self::CURRENT_USER_EFFECTIVE_AGENT_ID !== $principal->effective_agent_id ) {
@@ -171,6 +173,51 @@ private static function agent_to_access_summary( WP_Agent $agent ): array {
 			);
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Expand a request principal into the principal grants that apply to it.
+		 *
+		 * @param AgentsAPI\AI\WP_Agent_Execution_Principal $principal Request principal.
+		 * @param array<string,mixed>                       $context   Host-owned request context.
+		 * @return AgentsAPI\AI\WP_Agent_Execution_Principal[]
+		 */
+		public static function access_principals_for( AgentsAPI\AI\WP_Agent_Execution_Principal $principal, array $context = array() ): array {
+			$principals = array( $principal );
+			$audiences  = array();
+
+			if ( null !== $principal->audience_id ) {
+				$audiences[] = $principal->audience_id;
+			}
+
+			if ( ! array_key_exists( 'include_public_audience', $context ) || false !== (bool) $context['include_public_audience'] ) {
+				$audiences[] = self::PUBLIC_AUDIENCE_ID;
+			}
+
+			/**
+			 * Filter audience grants that apply to a request principal.
+			 *
+			 * @param string[]                                  $audiences Audience IDs such as audience:public.
+			 * @param AgentsAPI\AI\WP_Agent_Execution_Principal $principal Request principal.
+			 * @param array<string,mixed>                       $context   Host-owned request context.
+			 */
+			/** @var mixed $filtered_audiences */
+			$filtered_audiences = function_exists( 'apply_filters' ) ? apply_filters( 'agents_api_access_audiences_for_principal', $audiences, $principal, $context ) : $audiences;
+			$audiences          = is_array( $filtered_audiences ) ? $filtered_audiences : array();
+
+			foreach ( array_values( array_unique( array_filter( array_map( 'strval', $audiences ) ) ) ) as $audience_id ) {
+				$principals[] = AgentsAPI\AI\WP_Agent_Execution_Principal::audience(
+					$audience_id,
+					$principal->effective_agent_id,
+					$principal->request_context,
+					$principal->request_metadata,
+					$principal->workspace_id,
+					$principal->client_id,
+					$principal->audience_claims
+				);
+			}
+
+			return $principals;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Return the current WordPress user ID when WordPress is loaded.
 		 */
diff --git a/src/Auth/class-wp-agent-wordpress-authorization-policy.php b/src/Auth/class-wp-agent-wordpress-authorization-policy.php
index 40af51a..d0376a8 100644
--- a/src/Auth/class-wp-agent-wordpress-authorization-policy.php
+++ b/src/Auth/class-wp-agent-wordpress-authorization-policy.php
@@ -82,8 +82,12 @@ public function can_access_agent( AgentsAPI\AI\WP_Agent_Execution_Principal $pri
 			}
 
 			if ( $access_store instanceof WP_Agent_Principal_Access_Store ) {
-				$grant = $access_store->get_access_for_principal( $agent_id, $principal, $principal->workspace_id );
-				return $grant instanceof WP_Agent_Access_Grant && $grant->role_meets( $minimum_role );
+				foreach ( WP_Agent_Access::access_principals_for( $principal, $context ) as $access_principal ) {
+					$grant = $access_store->get_access_for_principal( $agent_id, $access_principal, $principal->workspace_id );
+					if ( $grant instanceof WP_Agent_Access_Grant && $grant->role_meets( $minimum_role ) ) {
+						return true;
+					}
+				}
 			}
 
 			return false;
diff --git a/tests/agents-access-ability-smoke.php b/tests/agents-access-ability-smoke.php
index 33127a1..bd13822 100644
--- a/tests/agents-access-ability-smoke.php
+++ b/tests/agents-access-ability-smoke.php
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ static function (): void {
 				'description' => 'Administers the site.',
 			)
 		);
+
+		wp_register_agent(
+			'public-agent',
+			array(
+				'label'       => 'Public Agent',
+				'description' => 'Available to public audience principals.',
+			)
+		);
 	}
 );
 
@@ -75,13 +83,17 @@ static function (): void {
 $grant = new WP_Agent_Access_Grant( 'editor-agent', 7, WP_Agent_Access_Grant::ROLE_OPERATOR, 'site:42' );
 
 $access_store = new class( $grant ) implements WP_Agent_Access_Store, WP_Agent_Principal_Access_Store {
-	private WP_Agent_Access_Grant $audience_grant;
+	/** @var WP_Agent_Access_Grant[] */
+	private array $audience_grants;
 
 	/**
 	 * @param WP_Agent_Access_Grant $grant Test grant.
 	 */
 	public function __construct( private WP_Agent_Access_Grant $grant ) {
-		$this->audience_grant = new WP_Agent_Access_Grant( 'admin-agent', 0, WP_Agent_Access_Grant::ROLE_OPERATOR, 'site:42', null, null, null, array(), 'audience:docs-readers' );
+		$this->audience_grants = array(
+			new WP_Agent_Access_Grant( 'admin-agent', 0, WP_Agent_Access_Grant::ROLE_OPERATOR, 'site:42', null, null, null, array(), 'audience:docs-readers' ),
+			new WP_Agent_Access_Grant( 'public-agent', 0, WP_Agent_Access_Grant::ROLE_OPERATOR, 'site:42', null, null, null, array(), 'audience:public' ),
+		);
 	}
 
 	public function grant_access( WP_Agent_Access_Grant $grant ): WP_Agent_Access_Grant {
@@ -114,7 +126,13 @@ public function get_access_for_principal( string $agent_id, AgentsAPI\AI\WP_Agen
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		return $this->audience_grant->agent_id === $agent_id && $this->audience_grant->audience_id === $principal->audience_id && $this->audience_grant->workspace_id === $workspace_id ? $this->audience_grant : null;
+		foreach ( $this->audience_grants as $grant ) {
+			if ( $grant->agent_id === $agent_id && $grant->audience_id === $principal->audience_id && $grant->workspace_id === $workspace_id ) {
+				return $grant;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return null;
 	}
 
 	public function get_agent_ids_for_principal( AgentsAPI\AI\WP_Agent_Execution_Principal $principal, ?string $minimum_role = null, ?string $workspace_id = null ): array {
@@ -122,11 +140,18 @@ public function get_agent_ids_for_principal( AgentsAPI\AI\WP_Agent_Execution_Pri
 			return array();
 		}
 
-		if ( $this->audience_grant->audience_id !== $principal->audience_id || $this->audience_grant->workspace_id !== $workspace_id ) {
-			return array();
+		$agent_ids = array();
+		foreach ( $this->audience_grants as $grant ) {
+			if ( $grant->audience_id !== $principal->audience_id || $grant->workspace_id !== $workspace_id ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if ( null === $minimum_role || $grant->role_meets( $minimum_role ) ) {
+				$agent_ids[] = $grant->agent_id;
+			}
 		}
 
-		return null === $minimum_role || $this->audience_grant->role_meets( $minimum_role ) ? array( $this->audience_grant->agent_id ) : array();
+		return $agent_ids;
 	}
 };
 
@@ -151,6 +176,7 @@ static function ( $store ) use ( $access_store ) {
 $agents = WP_Agent_Access::list_accessible_agents_for_current_principal( WP_Agent_Access_Grant::ROLE_VIEWER, array( 'workspace_id' => 'site:42' ) );
 agents_api_smoke_assert_equals( 'editor-agent', $agents[0]['slug'] ?? null, 'accessible agents list contains granted registered agent', $failures, $passes );
 agents_api_smoke_assert_equals( 'Editor Agent', $agents[0]['label'] ?? null, 'accessible agents include agent label', $failures, $passes );
+agents_api_smoke_assert_equals( true, in_array( 'public-agent', array_column( $agents, 'slug' ), true ), 'logged-in principal inherits public audience grants in accessible list', $failures, $passes );
 
 $can_access = AgentsAPI\AI\Auth\agents_can_access_agent(
 	array(
@@ -170,6 +196,15 @@ static function ( $store ) use ( $access_store ) {
 );
 agents_api_smoke_assert_equals( false, $cannot_access['allowed'] ?? true, 'can-access ability returns allowed false below minimum role', $failures, $passes );
 
+$public_access = AgentsAPI\AI\Auth\agents_can_access_agent(
+	array(
+		'agent'        => 'public-agent',
+		'minimum_role' => WP_Agent_Access_Grant::ROLE_OPERATOR,
+		'workspace_id' => 'site:42',
+	)
+);
+agents_api_smoke_assert_equals( true, $public_access['allowed'] ?? false, 'logged-in principal can access public audience agent', $failures, $passes );
+
 $ability_list = AgentsAPI\AI\Auth\agents_list_accessible_agents( array( 'workspace_id' => 'site:42' ) );
 agents_api_smoke_assert_equals( 'editor-agent', $ability_list['agents'][0]['slug'] ?? null, 'list-accessible ability returns granted registered agent', $failures, $passes );