diff --git a/cmd/bd/init.go b/cmd/bd/init.go
index 544981a7..46d621b2 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/init.go
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ With --stealth: configures per-repository git settings for invisible beads usage
 		force, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("force")
 		fromJSONL, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("from-jsonl")
 
+		// Dolt server mode flags (bd-dolt.2.2)
+		serverMode, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("server")
+		serverHost, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("server-host")
+		serverPort, _ := cmd.Flags().GetInt("server-port")
+		serverUser, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("server-user")
+
 		// Validate backend flag
 		if backend != "" && backend != configfile.BackendSQLite && backend != configfile.BackendDolt {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: invalid backend '%s' (must be 'sqlite' or 'dolt')\n", backend)
@@ -63,6 +69,12 @@ With --stealth: configures per-repository git settings for invisible beads usage
 			backend = configfile.BackendSQLite // Default to SQLite
 		}
 
+		// Validate server mode requires dolt backend
+		if serverMode && backend != configfile.BackendDolt {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: --server flag requires --backend dolt\n")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
 		// Initialize config (PersistentPreRun doesn't run for init command)
 		if err := config.Initialize(); err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Warning: failed to initialize config: %v\n", err)
@@ -413,6 +425,20 @@ With --stealth: configures per-repository git settings for invisible beads usage
 				if cfg.Database == "" || cfg.Database == beads.CanonicalDatabaseName {
 					cfg.Database = "dolt"
 				}
+
+				// Save server mode configuration (bd-dolt.2.2)
+				if serverMode {
+					cfg.DoltMode = configfile.DoltModeServer
+					if serverHost != "" {
+						cfg.DoltServerHost = serverHost
+					}
+					if serverPort != 0 {
+						cfg.DoltServerPort = serverPort
+					}
+					if serverUser != "" {
+						cfg.DoltServerUser = serverUser
+					}
+				}
 			}
 
 			if err := cfg.Save(beadsDir); err != nil {
@@ -625,6 +651,22 @@ With --stealth: configures per-repository git settings for invisible beads usage
 
 		fmt.Printf("\n%s bd initialized successfully!\n\n", ui.RenderPass("✓"))
 		fmt.Printf("  Backend: %s\n", ui.RenderAccent(backend))
+		if serverMode {
+			host := serverHost
+			if host == "" {
+				host = configfile.DefaultDoltServerHost
+			}
+			port := serverPort
+			if port == 0 {
+				port = configfile.DefaultDoltServerPort
+			}
+			user := serverUser
+			if user == "" {
+				user = configfile.DefaultDoltServerUser
+			}
+			fmt.Printf("  Mode: %s\n", ui.RenderAccent("server"))
+			fmt.Printf("  Server: %s\n", ui.RenderAccent(fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s:%d", user, host, port)))
+		}
 		fmt.Printf("  Database: %s\n", ui.RenderAccent(storagePath))
 		fmt.Printf("  Issue prefix: %s\n", ui.RenderAccent(prefix))
 		fmt.Printf("  Issues will be named: %s\n\n", ui.RenderAccent(prefix+"-<hash> (e.g., "+prefix+"-a3f2dd)"))
@@ -666,6 +708,13 @@ func init() {
 	initCmd.Flags().Bool("skip-merge-driver", false, "Skip git merge driver setup")
 	initCmd.Flags().Bool("force", false, "Force re-initialization even if JSONL already has issues (may cause data loss)")
 	initCmd.Flags().Bool("from-jsonl", false, "Import from current .beads/issues.jsonl file instead of git history (preserves manual cleanups)")
+
+	// Dolt server mode flags (bd-dolt.2.2)
+	initCmd.Flags().Bool("server", false, "Configure Dolt in server mode (connect to external dolt sql-server)")
+	initCmd.Flags().String("server-host", "", "Dolt server host (default: 127.0.0.1)")
+	initCmd.Flags().Int("server-port", 0, "Dolt server port (default: 3306)")
+	initCmd.Flags().String("server-user", "", "Dolt server MySQL user (default: root)")
+
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/configfile/configfile.go b/internal/configfile/configfile.go
index 44edfeec..1d8a8d53 100644
--- a/internal/configfile/configfile.go
+++ b/internal/configfile/configfile.go
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Deletions configuration
 	DeletionsRetentionDays int `json:"deletions_retention_days,omitempty"` // 0 means use default (3 days)
 
+	// Dolt server mode configuration (bd-dolt.2.2)
+	// When Mode is "server", connects to external dolt sql-server instead of embedded.
+	// This enables multi-writer access for multi-agent environments.
+	DoltMode       string `json:"dolt_mode,omitempty"`        // "embedded" (default) or "server"
+	DoltServerHost string `json:"dolt_server_host,omitempty"` // Server host (default: 127.0.0.1)
+	DoltServerPort int    `json:"dolt_server_port,omitempty"` // Server port (default: 3306)
+	DoltServerUser string `json:"dolt_server_user,omitempty"` // MySQL user (default: root)
+	// Note: Password should be set via BEADS_DOLT_PASSWORD env var for security
+
 	// Deprecated: LastBdVersion is no longer used for version tracking.
 	// Version is now stored in .local_version (gitignored) to prevent
 	// upgrade notifications firing after git operations reset metadata.json.
@@ -185,3 +194,53 @@ func (c *Config) GetBackend() string {
 	}
 	return c.Backend
 }
+
+// Dolt mode constants
+const (
+	DoltModeEmbedded = "embedded"
+	DoltModeServer   = "server"
+)
+
+// Default Dolt server settings
+const (
+	DefaultDoltServerHost = "127.0.0.1"
+	DefaultDoltServerPort = 3306
+	DefaultDoltServerUser = "root"
+)
+
+// IsDoltServerMode returns true if Dolt is configured for server mode.
+func (c *Config) IsDoltServerMode() bool {
+	return c.GetBackend() == BackendDolt && c.DoltMode == DoltModeServer
+}
+
+// GetDoltMode returns the Dolt connection mode, defaulting to embedded.
+func (c *Config) GetDoltMode() string {
+	if c.DoltMode == "" {
+		return DoltModeEmbedded
+	}
+	return c.DoltMode
+}
+
+// GetDoltServerHost returns the Dolt server host, defaulting to 127.0.0.1.
+func (c *Config) GetDoltServerHost() string {
+	if c.DoltServerHost == "" {
+		return DefaultDoltServerHost
+	}
+	return c.DoltServerHost
+}
+
+// GetDoltServerPort returns the Dolt server port, defaulting to 3306.
+func (c *Config) GetDoltServerPort() int {
+	if c.DoltServerPort == 0 {
+		return DefaultDoltServerPort
+	}
+	return c.DoltServerPort
+}
+
+// GetDoltServerUser returns the Dolt server user, defaulting to root.
+func (c *Config) GetDoltServerUser() string {
+	if c.DoltServerUser == "" {
+		return DefaultDoltServerUser
+	}
+	return c.DoltServerUser
+}
diff --git a/internal/configfile/configfile_test.go b/internal/configfile/configfile_test.go
index 97b42bd8..0cfe1886 100644
--- a/internal/configfile/configfile_test.go
+++ b/internal/configfile/configfile_test.go
@@ -179,3 +179,204 @@ func TestGetDeletionsRetentionDays(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// TestDoltServerMode tests the Dolt server mode configuration (bd-dolt.2.2)
+func TestDoltServerMode(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("IsDoltServerMode", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tests := []struct {
+			name string
+			cfg  *Config
+			want bool
+		}{
+			{
+				name: "sqlite backend",
+				cfg:  &Config{Backend: BackendSQLite},
+				want: false,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "dolt embedded mode",
+				cfg:  &Config{Backend: BackendDolt, DoltMode: DoltModeEmbedded},
+				want: false,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "dolt server mode",
+				cfg:  &Config{Backend: BackendDolt, DoltMode: DoltModeServer},
+				want: true,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "dolt default mode",
+				cfg:  &Config{Backend: BackendDolt},
+				want: false, // Default is embedded
+			},
+		}
+
+		for _, tt := range tests {
+			t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				got := tt.cfg.IsDoltServerMode()
+				if got != tt.want {
+					t.Errorf("IsDoltServerMode() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GetDoltMode", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tests := []struct {
+			name string
+			cfg  *Config
+			want string
+		}{
+			{
+				name: "empty defaults to embedded",
+				cfg:  &Config{},
+				want: DoltModeEmbedded,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "explicit embedded",
+				cfg:  &Config{DoltMode: DoltModeEmbedded},
+				want: DoltModeEmbedded,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "explicit server",
+				cfg:  &Config{DoltMode: DoltModeServer},
+				want: DoltModeServer,
+			},
+		}
+
+		for _, tt := range tests {
+			t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				got := tt.cfg.GetDoltMode()
+				if got != tt.want {
+					t.Errorf("GetDoltMode() = %q, want %q", got, tt.want)
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GetDoltServerHost", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tests := []struct {
+			name string
+			cfg  *Config
+			want string
+		}{
+			{
+				name: "empty defaults to 127.0.0.1",
+				cfg:  &Config{},
+				want: DefaultDoltServerHost,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "custom host",
+				cfg:  &Config{DoltServerHost: "192.168.1.100"},
+				want: "192.168.1.100",
+			},
+		}
+
+		for _, tt := range tests {
+			t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				got := tt.cfg.GetDoltServerHost()
+				if got != tt.want {
+					t.Errorf("GetDoltServerHost() = %q, want %q", got, tt.want)
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GetDoltServerPort", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tests := []struct {
+			name string
+			cfg  *Config
+			want int
+		}{
+			{
+				name: "zero defaults to 3306",
+				cfg:  &Config{},
+				want: DefaultDoltServerPort,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "custom port",
+				cfg:  &Config{DoltServerPort: 13306},
+				want: 13306,
+			},
+		}
+
+		for _, tt := range tests {
+			t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				got := tt.cfg.GetDoltServerPort()
+				if got != tt.want {
+					t.Errorf("GetDoltServerPort() = %d, want %d", got, tt.want)
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GetDoltServerUser", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tests := []struct {
+			name string
+			cfg  *Config
+			want string
+		}{
+			{
+				name: "empty defaults to root",
+				cfg:  &Config{},
+				want: DefaultDoltServerUser,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "custom user",
+				cfg:  &Config{DoltServerUser: "beads"},
+				want: "beads",
+			},
+		}
+
+		for _, tt := range tests {
+			t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				got := tt.cfg.GetDoltServerUser()
+				if got != tt.want {
+					t.Errorf("GetDoltServerUser() = %q, want %q", got, tt.want)
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// TestDoltServerModeRoundtrip tests that server mode config survives save/load
+func TestDoltServerModeRoundtrip(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	beadsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, ".beads")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(beadsDir, 0750); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create .beads directory: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	cfg := &Config{
+		Database:       "dolt",
+		Backend:        BackendDolt,
+		DoltMode:       DoltModeServer,
+		DoltServerHost: "192.168.1.50",
+		DoltServerPort: 13306,
+		DoltServerUser: "beads_admin",
+	}
+
+	if err := cfg.Save(beadsDir); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Save() failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	loaded, err := Load(beadsDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Load() failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !loaded.IsDoltServerMode() {
+		t.Error("IsDoltServerMode() = false after load, want true")
+	}
+	if loaded.GetDoltMode() != DoltModeServer {
+		t.Errorf("GetDoltMode() = %q, want %q", loaded.GetDoltMode(), DoltModeServer)
+	}
+	if loaded.GetDoltServerHost() != "192.168.1.50" {
+		t.Errorf("GetDoltServerHost() = %q, want %q", loaded.GetDoltServerHost(), "192.168.1.50")
+	}
+	if loaded.GetDoltServerPort() != 13306 {
+		t.Errorf("GetDoltServerPort() = %d, want %d", loaded.GetDoltServerPort(), 13306)
+	}
+	if loaded.GetDoltServerUser() != "beads_admin" {
+		t.Errorf("GetDoltServerUser() = %q, want %q", loaded.GetDoltServerUser(), "beads_admin")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/storage/factory/factory.go b/internal/storage/factory/factory.go
index c33c9a2e..6fbde06d 100644
--- a/internal/storage/factory/factory.go
+++ b/internal/storage/factory/factory.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	ServerMode bool   // Connect to dolt sql-server instead of embedded
 	ServerHost string // Server host (default: 127.0.0.1)
 	ServerPort int    // Server port (default: 3306)
+	ServerUser string // MySQL user (default: root)
 }
 
 // New creates a storage backend based on the backend type.
@@ -88,6 +89,19 @@ func NewFromConfigWithOptions(ctx context.Context, beadsDir string, opts Options
 	case configfile.BackendSQLite:
 		return NewWithOptions(ctx, backend, cfg.DatabasePath(beadsDir), opts)
 	case configfile.BackendDolt:
+		// Merge Dolt server mode config into options (config provides defaults, opts can override)
+		if cfg.IsDoltServerMode() {
+			opts.ServerMode = true
+			if opts.ServerHost == "" {
+				opts.ServerHost = cfg.GetDoltServerHost()
+			}
+			if opts.ServerPort == 0 {
+				opts.ServerPort = cfg.GetDoltServerPort()
+			}
+			if opts.ServerUser == "" {
+				opts.ServerUser = cfg.GetDoltServerUser()
+			}
+		}
 		return NewWithOptions(ctx, backend, cfg.DatabasePath(beadsDir), opts)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown storage backend in config: %s", backend)
diff --git a/internal/storage/factory/factory_dolt.go b/internal/storage/factory/factory_dolt.go
index 4d38be13..e73cd193 100644
--- a/internal/storage/factory/factory_dolt.go
+++ b/internal/storage/factory/factory_dolt.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func init() {
 			ServerMode: opts.ServerMode,
 			ServerHost: opts.ServerHost,
 			ServerPort: opts.ServerPort,
+			ServerUser: opts.ServerUser,
 		})
 	})
 }