diff --git a/.wp-env.test.json b/.wp-env.test.json
index fb5b624ff..0ed145aa7 100644
--- a/.wp-env.test.json
+++ b/.wp-env.test.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	"core": null,
 	"plugins": [
 		".",
-		"./tests/e2e-request-mocking",
+		"./tests/e2e-testing",
 		"https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/ai-provider-for-google.zip",
 		"https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/ai-provider-for-openai.zip"
 	],
diff --git a/docs/ARCHITECTURE_OVERVIEW.md b/docs/ARCHITECTURE_OVERVIEW.md
index baa2c5941..2077aaa38 100644
--- a/docs/ARCHITECTURE_OVERVIEW.md
+++ b/docs/ARCHITECTURE_OVERVIEW.md
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ ai/
 └── tests/                            # Tests
     ├── Integration/                  # Integration tests for WordPress + Plugin
     ├── e2e/                          # Playwright end-to-end tests
-    ├── e2e-request-mocking/          # Mock API calls for e2e tests
+    ├── e2e-testing/                  # Support plugin for e2e tests (API mocking, fixtures)
     └── bootstrap.php                 # PHPUnit bootstrap
 ```
diff --git a/includes/Abilities/Settings/Settings.php b/includes/Abilities/Settings/Settings.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6be43b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/Abilities/Settings/Settings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * The `core/settings` WordPress Ability.
+ *
+ * @package WordPress\AI
+ *
+ * @since x.x.x
+ */
+
+declare( strict_types=1 );
+
+namespace WordPress\AI\Abilities\Settings;
+
+// Exit if accessed directly.
+defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
+
+/**
+ * Class - Settings
+ *
+ * Registers the read-only `core/settings` ability, which returns WordPress settings as a
+ * flat map of setting name to value. Only settings flagged with `show_in_abilities` are
+ * exposed. It is structured to also back a future write-oriented `core/manage-settings`
+ * ability via the shared helpers (get_exposed_settings(), value_schema(), cast_value()).
+ *
+ * This class is kept almost identical to the WordPress core class `WP_Settings_Abilities`
+ * so the two implementations stay in sync. Differences from the core class are marked with
+ * `// Plugin:` comments. Additionally, all user-facing strings use the 'ai' text domain.
+ *
+ * @internal This class should not be used outside the plugin and there is no guarantee of backwards compatibility.
+ *
+ * @since x.x.x
+ */
+final class Settings {
+
+	/**
+	 * The ability category used for settings abilities.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	private const CATEGORY = 'site';
+
+	/**
+	 * Settings exposed through the Abilities API, computed once at registration.
+	 *
+	 * Plugin: cached so the input/output schema and the executed result derive from the exact
+	 * same structure, and {@see get_registered_settings()} is only walked once per request.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 * @var array<string, array{option: string, group: string, default: mixed, schema: array<string, mixed>}>|null
+	 */
+	private $exposed_settings = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * Hooks the ability into the Abilities API.
+	 *
+	 * Plugin: this method has no equivalent in the core class. In core, register() is
+	 * invoked directly from wp_register_core_abilities() (already on the
+	 * `wp_abilities_api_init` hook). The plugin instead hooks register() slightly later
+	 * (priority 11) so it can override any core-provided copy.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function init(): void {
+		add_action( 'wp_abilities_api_init', array( $this, 'register' ), 11 );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Registers all settings abilities.
+	 *
+	 * Must run on the `wp_abilities_api_init` hook.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function register(): void {
+		$this->register_get_settings();
+
+		/*
+		 * A future write-oriented ability can be registered here, reusing the shared
+		 * helpers below (get_exposed_settings(), value_schema(), cast_value()):
+		 *
+		 *     $this->register_manage_settings();
+		 */
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Registers the read-only `core/settings` ability.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	private function register_get_settings(): void {
+		// Plugin: unregister any core-provided copy first so the plugin's version wins.
+		if ( wp_has_ability( 'core/settings' ) ) {
+			wp_unregister_ability( 'core/settings' );
+		}
+
+		// Compute once; execute_get_settings() reuses this exact structure.
+		$this->exposed_settings = $this->get_exposed_settings();
+
+		$settings    = $this->exposed_settings;
+		$field_names = array_keys( $settings );
+		$groups      = array();
+		$properties  = array();
+		foreach ( $settings as $exposed_name => $setting ) {
+			$properties[ $exposed_name ] = $setting['schema'];
+			if ( '' === $setting['group'] || in_array( $setting['group'], $groups, true ) ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			$groups[] = $setting['group'];
+		}
+
+		wp_register_ability(
+			'core/settings',
+			array(
+				'label'               => __( 'Get Settings', 'ai' ),
+				'description'         => __( 'Returns WordPress settings as a flat map of setting name to value. By default returns all settings exposed to abilities, or optionally a subset filtered by settings group, by setting name, or both.', 'ai' ),
+				'category'            => self::CATEGORY,
+				'input_schema'        => $this->get_settings_input_schema( $groups, $field_names ),
+				'output_schema'       => array(
+					'type'                 => 'object',
+					'description'          => __( 'A map of setting name to its current value.', 'ai' ),
+					'properties'           => $properties,
+					'additionalProperties' => false,
+				),
+				'execute_callback'    => array( $this, 'execute_get_settings' ),
+				'permission_callback' => array( $this, 'has_permission' ),
+				'meta'                => array(
+					'annotations'  => array(
+						'readonly'    => true,
+						'destructive' => false,
+						'idempotent'  => true,
+					),
+					'show_in_rest' => true,
+				),
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Executes the `core/settings` ability.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $input Optional. The ability input. Default empty array.
+	 * @return array<string, mixed> Map of exposed setting name to current value.
+	 */
+	public function execute_get_settings( $input = array() ): array {
+		$input = is_array( $input ) ? $input : array();
+
+		$settings = $this->exposed_settings;
+		if ( null === $settings ) {
+			// The cache is populated in register_get_settings() before the ability is
+			// registered, so this is unreachable in practice; bail defensively otherwise.
+			return array();
+		}
+
+		$group  = isset( $input['group'] ) && is_string( $input['group'] ) ? $input['group'] : '';
+		$fields = isset( $input['fields'] ) && is_array( $input['fields'] ) ? $input['fields'] : array();
+
+		$result = array();
+		foreach ( $settings as $exposed_name => $setting ) {
+			if ( '' !== $group && $setting['group'] !== $group ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			if ( ! empty( $fields ) && ! in_array( $exposed_name, $fields, true ) ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			$type  = isset( $setting['schema']['type'] ) && is_string( $setting['schema']['type'] ) ? $setting['schema']['type'] : 'string';
+			$value = get_option( $setting['option'], $setting['default'] );
+
+			$result[ $exposed_name ] = $this->cast_value( $value, $type );
+		}
+
+		return $result;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks whether the current user may use the settings abilities.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 *
+	 * @return bool True if the current user can manage options.
+	 */
+	public function has_permission(): bool {
+		return current_user_can( 'manage_options' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Builds the input schema for the get ability: optional filters by group and/or name.
+	 *
+	 * Both `group` and `fields` are optional; supplying both narrows the response to their
+	 * intersection, and supplying neither returns every exposed setting.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 *
+	 * @param list<string> $groups      Available settings groups.
+	 * @param list<string> $field_names Available exposed setting names.
+	 * @return array<string, mixed> The input JSON Schema.
+	 */
+	private function get_settings_input_schema( array $groups, array $field_names ): array {
+		return array(
+			'type'                 => 'object',
+			// Object (not array()) so the serialized schema default is {}, consistent with type:object.
+			'default'              => (object) array(),
+			'properties'           => array(
+				'group'  => array(
+					'type'        => 'string',
+					'enum'        => $groups,
+					'description' => __( 'Return only settings that belong to this settings group.', 'ai' ),
+				),
+				'fields' => array(
+					'type'        => 'array',
+					'items'       => array(
+						'type' => 'string',
+						'enum' => $field_names,
+					),
+					'description' => __( 'Return only the settings with these names.', 'ai' ),
+				),
+			),
+			'additionalProperties' => false,
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the settings exposed through the Abilities API.
+	 *
+	 * Reads {@see get_registered_settings()} and keeps only settings flagged with a truthy
+	 * `show_in_abilities` argument. Each entry is keyed by its exposed name and carries the
+	 * underlying option name, the settings group, the registration default, and a JSON Schema
+	 * describing the value.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 *
+	 * @return array<string, array{option: string, group: string, default: mixed, schema: array<string, mixed>}> Settings keyed by exposed name.
+	 */
+	private function get_exposed_settings(): array {
+		$settings = array();
+
+		foreach ( get_registered_settings() as $option_name => $args ) {
+			$show = $args['show_in_abilities'] ?? false;
+			if ( empty( $show ) ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			$option_name  = (string) $option_name;
+			$exposed_name = is_array( $show ) && isset( $show['name'] ) && is_string( $show['name'] ) && '' !== $show['name'] ? $show['name'] : $option_name;
+
+			$settings[ $exposed_name ] = array(
+				'option'  => $option_name,
+				'group'   => isset( $args['group'] ) && is_string( $args['group'] ) ? $args['group'] : '',
+				'default' => array_key_exists( 'default', $args ) ? $args['default'] : false,
+				'schema'  => $this->value_schema( $args, $show ),
+			);
+		}
+
+		return $settings;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Builds the JSON Schema describing a single setting's value.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 *
+	 * @param array<string, mixed>      $args The setting registration arguments.
+	 * @param bool|array<string, mixed> $show The setting's `show_in_abilities` value.
+	 * @return array<string, mixed> The value JSON Schema.
+	 */
+	private function value_schema( array $args, $show ): array {
+		$schema = array(
+			'type' => isset( $args['type'] ) && is_string( $args['type'] ) ? $args['type'] : 'string',
+		);
+		if ( ! empty( $args['label'] ) ) {
+			$schema['title'] = $args['label'];
+		}
+		if ( ! empty( $args['description'] ) ) {
+			$schema['description'] = $args['description'];
+		}
+		if ( is_array( $show ) && isset( $show['schema'] ) && is_array( $show['schema'] ) ) {
+			/** @var array<string, mixed> $show_schema */
+			$show_schema = $show['schema'];
+			$schema      = array_merge( $schema, $show_schema );
+		}
+
+		return $schema;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Casts a stored option value to the type declared in its settings registration.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed  $value The raw option value.
+	 * @param string $type  The registered setting type.
+	 * @return mixed The value cast to the declared type.
+	 */
+	private function cast_value( $value, string $type ) {
+		switch ( $type ) {
+			case 'boolean':
+				return (bool) $value;
+			case 'integer':
+				return is_scalar( $value ) ? (int) $value : 0;
+			case 'number':
+				return is_scalar( $value ) ? (float) $value : 0.0;
+			case 'array':
+				return is_array( $value ) ? $value : array();
+			case 'object':
+				// Cast to object so an empty/non-array value serializes as {} (not []) and
+				// satisfies the `object` output schema validated by execute().
+				return (object) ( is_array( $value ) ? $value : array() );
+			default:
+				return is_scalar( $value ) ? (string) $value : $value;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/includes/Abilities/Show_In_Abilities.php b/includes/Abilities/Show_In_Abilities.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00d2cc7c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/Abilities/Show_In_Abilities.php
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Polyfills the core `show_in_abilities` flag onto curated core objects.
+ *
+ * @package WordPress\AI
+ *
+ * @since x.x.x
+ */
+
+declare( strict_types=1 );
+
+namespace WordPress\AI\Abilities;
+
+// Exit if accessed directly.
+defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
+
+/**
+ * Class - Show_In_Abilities
+ *
+ * WordPress core does not yet ship the `show_in_abilities` flag consumed by the
+ * `core/settings` ability (and, in the future, post type and meta abilities). This
+ * component polyfills that flag onto a curated set of core objects so the abilities
+ * return data on a stock site, before/without the equivalent core change.
+ *
+ * It is intentionally object-type-agnostic: today it marks settings; post types and
+ * meta can be marked here the same way when those abilities land.
+ *
+ * Timing: the `core/settings` ability snapshots the exposed settings when it registers
+ * on `wp_abilities_api_init`. A setting therefore has to be flagged with `show_in_abilities`
+ * before that hook fires — i.e. its `register_setting()` call must run before abilities
+ * init — for the ability to pick it up.
+ *
+ * @internal This class should not be used outside the plugin and there is no guarantee of backwards compatibility.
+ *
+ * @since x.x.x
+ */
+final class Show_In_Abilities {
+
+	/**
+	 * Registers the hooks that mark core objects as exposed to abilities.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function register(): void {
+		add_filter( 'register_setting_args', array( $this, 'mark_setting' ), 10, 4 );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds the `show_in_abilities` flag to curated core settings as they are registered.
+	 *
+	 * Respects an explicit `show_in_abilities` value already present on the setting (for
+	 * example once core ships it natively), only filling it in when absent.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 *
+	 * @param array<string, mixed> $args         The setting registration arguments.
+	 * @param array<string, mixed> $defaults     The default registration arguments.
+	 * @param string               $option_group The settings group.
+	 * @param string               $option_name  The option name.
+	 * @return array<string, mixed> The (possibly amended) registration arguments.
+	 */
+	public function mark_setting( array $args, array $defaults, string $option_group, string $option_name ): array {
+		$settings = $this->settings_map();
+
+		if ( isset( $settings[ $option_name ] ) && empty( $args['show_in_abilities'] ) ) {
+			$args['show_in_abilities'] = $settings[ $option_name ];
+		}
+
+		return $args;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the curated core settings to expose, keyed by option name.
+	 *
+	 * The value is whatever `show_in_abilities` should contain: `true`, or an array with
+	 * optional `name` and `schema` keys (mirroring the `show_in_rest` shape).
+	 *
+	 * This list is kept 1:1 with the settings core flags `show_in_abilities` on in
+	 * `register_initial_settings()` (wp-includes/option.php), preserving the same group order.
+	 * Keep the two in sync when adding or removing entries.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 *
+	 * @return array<string, bool|array<string, mixed>> Settings map keyed by option name.
+	 */
+	private function settings_map(): array {
+		return array(
+			// General.
+			'blogname'               => true,
+			'blogdescription'        => true,
+			'siteurl'                => true,
+			'admin_email'            => array( 'schema' => array( 'format' => 'email' ) ),
+			'timezone_string'        => true,
+			'date_format'            => true,
+			'time_format'            => true,
+			'start_of_week'          => true,
+			'WPLANG'                 => true,
+			// Writing.
+			'use_smilies'            => true,
+			'default_category'       => true,
+			'default_post_format'    => true,
+			// Reading.
+			'posts_per_page'         => true,
+			'show_on_front'          => true,
+			'page_on_front'          => true,
+			'page_for_posts'         => true,
+			// Discussion.
+			'default_ping_status'    => array( 'schema' => array( 'enum' => array( 'open', 'closed' ) ) ),
+			'default_comment_status' => array( 'schema' => array( 'enum' => array( 'open', 'closed' ) ) ),
+		);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/includes/Main.php b/includes/Main.php
index 23bbf5184..ea74cfa63 100644
--- a/includes/Main.php
+++ b/includes/Main.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 namespace WordPress\AI;
 
+use WordPress\AI\Abilities\Settings\Settings as Settings_Ability;
+use WordPress\AI\Abilities\Show_In_Abilities;
 use WordPress\AI\Abilities\Utilities\Posts;
 use WordPress\AI\Admin\Activation;
 use WordPress\AI\Admin\Dashboard\Dashboard_Widgets;
@@ -129,6 +131,11 @@ public function initialize_features(): void {
 
 			// Register our post-related WordPress Abilities.
 			( new Posts() )->register();
+
+			// Expose curated core objects to the Abilities API, then register the
+			// `core/settings` ability (overriding any core-provided copy).
+			( new Show_In_Abilities() )->register();
+			( new Settings_Ability() )->init();
 		} catch ( \Throwable $e ) {
 			_doing_it_wrong(
 				__METHOD__,
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Includes/Abilities/Settings/SettingsTest.php b/tests/Integration/Includes/Abilities/Settings/SettingsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ced0753a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Integration/Includes/Abilities/Settings/SettingsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,311 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Integration tests for the core/settings Ability provided by the plugin.
+ *
+ * @package WordPress\AI\Tests\Integration\Includes\Abilities\Settings
+ */
+
+namespace WordPress\AI\Tests\Integration\Includes\Abilities\Settings;
+
+use WP_Ability;
+use WP_UnitTestCase;
+use WordPress\AI\Abilities\Settings\Settings;
+use WordPress\AI\Abilities\Show_In_Abilities;
+
+/**
+ * Settings ability test case.
+ *
+ * @since x.x.x
+ */
+class SettingsTest extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	/**
+	 * The settings exposure component. Held so the same instance can detach its filter on tear down.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 *
+	 * @var \WordPress\AI\Abilities\Show_In_Abilities
+	 */
+	private $show_in_abilities;
+
+	/**
+	 * Set up test case.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function setUp(): void {
+		parent::setUp();
+
+		// Mark the curated core settings, then register them (as happens on rest_api_init).
+		$this->show_in_abilities = new Show_In_Abilities();
+		$this->show_in_abilities->register();
+		register_initial_settings();
+
+		// A non-core setting flagged for the Abilities API, to verify that any registered
+		// setting (not just the core ones) is exposed by the ability.
+		register_setting(
+			'general',
+			'core_settings_ability_test_option',
+			array(
+				'type'              => 'integer',
+				'label'             => 'Custom Ability Setting',
+				'description'       => 'A custom setting exposed through the Abilities API.',
+				'show_in_abilities' => true,
+				'default'           => 42,
+			)
+		);
+
+		$this->ensure_site_category();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tear down test case.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function tearDown(): void {
+		if ( wp_has_ability( 'core/settings' ) ) {
+			wp_unregister_ability( 'core/settings' );
+		}
+
+		remove_filter( 'register_setting_args', array( $this->show_in_abilities, 'mark_setting' ), 10 );
+		unregister_setting( 'general', 'core_settings_ability_test_option' );
+		wp_set_current_user( 0 );
+
+		parent::tearDown();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Ensures the `site` ability category exists for the ability to attach to.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	private function ensure_site_category(): void {
+		if ( wp_has_ability_category( 'site' ) ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		global $wp_current_filter;
+		$wp_current_filter[] = 'wp_abilities_api_categories_init'; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.GlobalVariablesOverride.Prohibited -- Faking the action context to register within it.
+		try {
+			wp_register_ability_category(
+				'site',
+				array(
+					'label'       => 'Site',
+					'description' => 'Site.',
+				)
+			);
+		} finally {
+			array_pop( $wp_current_filter );
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Registers the plugin's core/settings ability inside a faked init action.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	private function register_ability(): void {
+		global $wp_current_filter;
+		$wp_current_filter[] = 'wp_abilities_api_init'; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.GlobalVariablesOverride.Prohibited -- Faking the action context to register within it.
+		try {
+			( new Settings() )->register();
+		} finally {
+			array_pop( $wp_current_filter );
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Logs in as an administrator so the ability's permission check passes.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	private function become_admin(): void {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::factory()->user->create( array( 'role' => 'administrator' ) ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The ability is registered in the `site` category and flagged read-only.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_core_settings_ability_is_registered(): void {
+		$this->register_ability();
+
+		$ability = wp_get_ability( 'core/settings' );
+
+		$this->assertInstanceOf( WP_Ability::class, $ability );
+		$this->assertSame( 'site', $ability->get_category() );
+		$this->assertTrue( $ability->get_meta_item( 'show_in_rest', false ) );
+
+		$annotations = $ability->get_meta_item( 'annotations', array() );
+		$this->assertTrue( $annotations['readonly'] );
+		$this->assertFalse( $annotations['destructive'] );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * When core already provides core/settings, the plugin's version replaces it.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_override_replaces_existing_core_settings(): void {
+		// Simulate a core-provided ability with a different (minimal) shape.
+		global $wp_current_filter;
+		$wp_current_filter[] = 'wp_abilities_api_init'; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.GlobalVariablesOverride.Prohibited -- Faking the action context to register within it.
+		try {
+			wp_register_ability(
+				'core/settings',
+				array(
+					'label'               => 'Core Provided',
+					'description'         => 'Core provided settings ability.',
+					'category'            => 'site',
+					'execute_callback'    => static function (): array {
+						return array();
+					},
+					'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
+				)
+			);
+		} finally {
+			array_pop( $wp_current_filter );
+		}
+
+		$this->assertSame( 'Core Provided', wp_get_ability( 'core/settings' )->get_label() );
+
+		$this->register_ability();
+
+		$ability = wp_get_ability( 'core/settings' );
+		$this->assertSame( 'Get Settings', $ability->get_label() );
+		// The plugin's shape exposes optional `group` and `fields` filters.
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'fields', $ability->get_input_schema()['properties'] );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The input schema exposes optional `group` and `fields` filters.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_core_settings_input_schema_exposes_group_and_fields_filters(): void {
+		$this->register_ability();
+
+		$schema = wp_get_ability( 'core/settings' )->get_input_schema();
+
+		$this->assertSame( 'object', $schema['type'] );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'default', $schema );
+		$this->assertArrayNotHasKey( 'oneOf', $schema );
+
+		$this->assertContains( 'general', $schema['properties']['group']['enum'] );
+		$this->assertContains( 'reading', $schema['properties']['group']['enum'] );
+
+		$this->assertContains( 'blogname', $schema['properties']['fields']['items']['enum'] );
+		$this->assertContains( 'posts_per_page', $schema['properties']['fields']['items']['enum'] );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Without input the ability returns a flat map of correctly typed setting values.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_core_settings_returns_flat_typed_values(): void {
+		$this->become_admin();
+		$this->register_ability();
+
+		update_option( 'blogname', 'My Test Site' );
+		update_option( 'posts_per_page', 7 );
+		update_option( 'use_smilies', '1' );
+
+		$result = wp_get_ability( 'core/settings' )->execute( array() );
+
+		$this->assertIsArray( $result );
+		$this->assertSame( 'My Test Site', $result['blogname'] );
+		$this->assertSame( 7, $result['posts_per_page'] );
+		$this->assertTrue( $result['use_smilies'] );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The `group` filter narrows the response to a single settings group.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_core_settings_filters_by_group(): void {
+		$this->become_admin();
+		$this->register_ability();
+
+		$result = wp_get_ability( 'core/settings' )->execute( array( 'group' => 'reading' ) );
+
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'posts_per_page', $result );
+		$this->assertArrayNotHasKey( 'blogname', $result );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The `fields` filter narrows the response to the requested setting names.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_core_settings_filters_by_fields(): void {
+		$this->become_admin();
+		$this->register_ability();
+
+		$result = wp_get_ability( 'core/settings' )->execute( array( 'fields' => array( 'blogname', 'posts_per_page' ) ) );
+
+		$this->assertEqualSets( array( 'blogname', 'posts_per_page' ), array_keys( $result ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Supplying both `group` and `fields` narrows the response to their intersection.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_core_settings_combines_group_and_fields_filters(): void {
+		$this->become_admin();
+		$this->register_ability();
+
+		// `blogname` is in the `general` group and `posts_per_page` in `reading`; only the
+		// latter satisfies both filters.
+		$result = wp_get_ability( 'core/settings' )->execute(
+			array(
+				'group'  => 'reading',
+				'fields' => array( 'blogname', 'posts_per_page' ),
+			)
+		);
+
+		$this->assertEqualSets( array( 'posts_per_page' ), array_keys( $result ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Users without `manage_options` cannot run the ability.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_core_settings_requires_manage_options(): void {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::factory()->user->create( array( 'role' => 'subscriber' ) ) );
+		$this->register_ability();
+
+		$result = wp_get_ability( 'core/settings' )->execute( array() );
+
+		$this->assertWPError( $result );
+		$this->assertSame( 'ability_invalid_permissions', $result->get_error_code() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * A setting registered with `show_in_abilities` (for example by a plugin) is exposed by the ability.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_core_settings_exposes_a_custom_registered_setting(): void {
+		$this->register_ability();
+
+		$ability = wp_get_ability( 'core/settings' );
+
+		// Present in both the input `fields` enum and the output schema built at registration.
+		$this->assertContains( 'core_settings_ability_test_option', $ability->get_input_schema()['properties']['fields']['items']['enum'] );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'core_settings_ability_test_option', $ability->get_output_schema()['properties'] );
+
+		// And returned, correctly typed, by execute.
+		$this->become_admin();
+		update_option( 'core_settings_ability_test_option', 7 );
+
+		$result = $ability->execute( array( 'fields' => array( 'core_settings_ability_test_option' ) ) );
+
+		$this->assertSame( array( 'core_settings_ability_test_option' => 7 ), $result );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Includes/Abilities/Show_In_AbilitiesTest.php b/tests/Integration/Includes/Abilities/Show_In_AbilitiesTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c35d49ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Integration/Includes/Abilities/Show_In_AbilitiesTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Integration tests for the Show_In_Abilities exposure component.
+ *
+ * @package WordPress\AI\Tests\Integration\Includes\Abilities
+ */
+
+namespace WordPress\AI\Tests\Integration\Includes\Abilities;
+
+use WP_UnitTestCase;
+use WordPress\AI\Abilities\Show_In_Abilities;
+
+/**
+ * Show_In_Abilities test case.
+ *
+ * @since x.x.x
+ */
+class Show_In_AbilitiesTest extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	/**
+	 * Option names registered during a test, cleaned up on tear down.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 *
+	 * @var array<string>
+	 */
+	private $registered_options = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * The component under test. Held so the same instance can detach its filter on tear down.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 *
+	 * @var \WordPress\AI\Abilities\Show_In_Abilities
+	 */
+	private $show_in_abilities;
+
+	/**
+	 * Set up test case.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function setUp(): void {
+		parent::setUp();
+
+		$this->show_in_abilities = new Show_In_Abilities();
+		$this->show_in_abilities->register();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tear down test case.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function tearDown(): void {
+		remove_filter( 'register_setting_args', array( $this->show_in_abilities, 'mark_setting' ), 10 );
+
+		foreach ( $this->registered_options as $option ) {
+			unregister_setting( 'group', $option );
+		}
+		$this->registered_options = array();
+
+		parent::tearDown();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Registers a setting and tracks it for cleanup.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 *
+	 * @param string               $group  The settings group.
+	 * @param string               $option The option name.
+	 * @param array<string, mixed> $args   The registration arguments.
+	 */
+	private function register_setting( string $group, string $option, array $args ): void {
+		$this->registered_options[] = $option;
+		register_setting( $group, $option, $args );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * A curated setting is flagged with `show_in_abilities => true`.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_marks_curated_boolean_setting(): void {
+		$this->register_setting( 'general', 'blogname', array( 'type' => 'string' ) );
+
+		$settings = get_registered_settings();
+
+		$this->assertTrue( $settings['blogname']['show_in_abilities'] );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * A curated setting that maps to an array value receives that array verbatim.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_marks_curated_array_setting(): void {
+		$this->register_setting( 'discussion', 'default_comment_status', array( 'type' => 'string' ) );
+
+		$settings = get_registered_settings();
+
+		$this->assertSame(
+			array( 'schema' => array( 'enum' => array( 'open', 'closed' ) ) ),
+			$settings['default_comment_status']['show_in_abilities']
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * A setting that is not in the curated map is left untouched.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_does_not_mark_uncurated_setting(): void {
+		$this->register_setting( 'general', 'wpai_not_curated_option', array( 'type' => 'string' ) );
+
+		$settings = get_registered_settings();
+
+		$this->assertTrue( empty( $settings['wpai_not_curated_option']['show_in_abilities'] ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * An explicit `show_in_abilities` value already on the setting is preserved.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_respects_existing_value(): void {
+		$this->register_setting(
+			'general',
+			'blogname',
+			array(
+				'type'              => 'string',
+				'show_in_abilities' => array( 'name' => 'custom_title' ),
+			)
+		);
+
+		$settings = get_registered_settings();
+
+		$this->assertSame( array( 'name' => 'custom_title' ), $settings['blogname']['show_in_abilities'] );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/e2e-request-mocking.php b/tests/e2e-testing/e2e-testing.php
similarity index 87%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/e2e-request-mocking.php
rename to tests/e2e-testing/e2e-testing.php
index bced7cbac..a87724119 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/e2e-request-mocking.php
+++ b/tests/e2e-testing/e2e-testing.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * Plugin name: E2E Test Request Mocking
- * Description: This plugin is used to mock the API requests when running E2E tests.
+ * Plugin name: E2E Testing
+ * Description: Support plugin for the E2E test suite. Mocks API requests and registers test fixtures, such as a setting flagged for the Abilities API.
  * Version: 0.1.0
  * Author: WordPress.org Contributors
  * Author URI: https://make.wordpress.org/ai/
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 // Mock the HTTP requests and provide known responses.
 add_filter( 'pre_http_request', 'ai_e2e_test_request_mocking', 10, 3 );
 
+// Register a sample setting flagged for the Abilities API, used by the core/settings E2E spec
+// to verify the ability exposes settings registered by other active plugins.
+add_action( 'init', 'ai_e2e_register_sample_setting' );
+
 /**
  * Registers REST endpoints for seeding and clearing dummy AI provider credentials.
  *
@@ -70,6 +74,26 @@ function ai_e2e_clear_credentials() {
 	return new WP_REST_Response( array( 'cleared' => true ) );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Registers a sample setting exposed to the Abilities API.
+ *
+ * Used by the core/settings E2E spec to verify the ability exposes settings registered
+ * by other active plugins.
+ */
+function ai_e2e_register_sample_setting() {
+	register_setting(
+		'general',
+		'ai_e2e_sample_setting',
+		array(
+			'type'              => 'string',
+			'label'             => 'AI E2E Sample Setting',
+			'description'       => 'A sample setting exposed to the Abilities API for end-to-end testing.',
+			'show_in_abilities' => true,
+			'default'           => 'sample-default',
+		)
+	);
+}
+
 /**
  * Mock the HTTP requests and provide known responses.
  *
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/Google/gemini-image.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/Google/gemini-image.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/Google/gemini-image.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/Google/gemini-image.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/Google/imagen.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/Google/imagen.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/Google/imagen.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/Google/imagen.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/Google/models.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/Google/models.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/Google/models.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/Google/models.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/comment-moderation-responses.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/comment-moderation-responses.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/comment-moderation-responses.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/comment-moderation-responses.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/completions.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/completions.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/completions.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/completions.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/content-classification-completions.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/content-classification-completions.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/content-classification-completions.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/content-classification-completions.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/content-classification-responses.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/content-classification-responses.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/content-classification-responses.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/content-classification-responses.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/editorial-notes-completions.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/editorial-notes-completions.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/editorial-notes-completions.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/editorial-notes-completions.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/editorial-notes-responses.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/editorial-notes-responses.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/editorial-notes-responses.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/editorial-notes-responses.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/editorial-updates-completions.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/editorial-updates-completions.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/editorial-updates-completions.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/editorial-updates-completions.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/editorial-updates-responses.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/editorial-updates-responses.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/editorial-updates-responses.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/editorial-updates-responses.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/image.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/image.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/image.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/image.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/models.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/models.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/models.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/models.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/responses.json b/tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/responses.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/responses.json
rename to tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/responses.json
diff --git a/tests/e2e/config/global-setup.ts b/tests/e2e/config/global-setup.ts
index dede95fc3..4f225a379 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/config/global-setup.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/config/global-setup.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async function globalSetup( config: FullConfig ) {
 	// Reset the test environment before running the tests.
 	await Promise.all( [
 		requestUtils.activateTheme( 'twentytwentyone' ),
-		requestUtils.activatePlugin( 'e2e-test-request-mocking' ),
+		requestUtils.activatePlugin( 'e2e-testing' ),
 		requestUtils.deleteAllPosts(),
 		requestUtils.deleteAllBlocks(),
 		requestUtils.resetPreferences(),
diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/abilities/core-settings.spec.js b/tests/e2e/specs/abilities/core-settings.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f253460e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/abilities/core-settings.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+const { test, expect } = require( '@wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright' );
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+const {
+	enableExperiment,
+	enableExperiments,
+} = require( '../../utils/helpers' );
+
+/**
+ * Runs the `core/settings` ability through the client-side Abilities API, exactly
+ * as a consumer would in the browser.
+ *
+ * Mirrors the plugin's own sequence in `src/utils/run-ability.ts`: importing
+ * `@wordpress/core-abilities` initializes the client store (WordPress core's build
+ * runs `initialize()` on load and exports the resulting `ready` promise), so we
+ * await `ready` before calling `executeAbility` from `@wordpress/abilities`.
+ *
+ * The client modules are only present in the page's import map once an AI experiment
+ * is enabled in the block editor (it declares them as `module_dependencies`), which is
+ * set up in `beforeEach`.
+ *
+ * @param {import('@playwright/test').Page} page  The Playwright page.
+ * @param {Object}                          input The ability input.
+ * @return {Promise<Object>} `{ ok: true, result }` or `{ ok: false, code }`.
+ */
+async function runCoreSettings( page, input ) {
+	return page.evaluate( async ( abilityInput ) => {
+		const { ready } = await import( '@wordpress/core-abilities' );
+		if ( ready ) {
+			await ready;
+		}
+
+		const { executeAbility } = await import( '@wordpress/abilities' );
+
+		try {
+			const result = await executeAbility(
+				'core/settings',
+				abilityInput
+			);
+			return { ok: true, result };
+		} catch ( e ) {
+			return { ok: false, code: e && e.code ? e.code : null };
+		}
+	}, input );
+}
+
+test.describe( 'core/settings ability (client-side Abilities API)', () => {
+	test.beforeEach( async ( { admin, page } ) => {
+		// Enabling an experiment loads its block-editor script, which declares the
+		// `@wordpress/abilities` + `@wordpress/core-abilities` modules as dependencies
+		// and so adds them to the editor's import map.
+		await enableExperiments( admin, page );
+		await enableExperiment( admin, page, 'Excerpt Generation' );
+
+		// Run from the block editor, where the abilities client modules are available.
+		await admin.createNewPost( {
+			postType: 'post',
+			title: 'core/settings ability test',
+		} );
+	} );
+
+	test( 'returns a flat, correctly typed map of settings', async ( {
+		page,
+	} ) => {
+		const outcome = await runCoreSettings( page, {} );
+
+		expect( outcome.ok ).toBe( true );
+		// Flat map keyed by setting name (not grouped/nested).
+		expect( typeof outcome.result.blogname ).toBe( 'string' );
+		expect( typeof outcome.result.posts_per_page ).toBe( 'number' );
+		expect( typeof outcome.result.use_smilies ).toBe( 'boolean' );
+	} );
+
+	test( 'filters by group', async ( { page } ) => {
+		const outcome = await runCoreSettings( page, { group: 'reading' } );
+
+		expect( outcome.ok ).toBe( true );
+		expect( outcome.result ).toHaveProperty( 'posts_per_page' );
+		// Settings from other groups must not leak in.
+		expect( outcome.result ).not.toHaveProperty( 'blogname' );
+		expect( outcome.result ).not.toHaveProperty( 'use_smilies' );
+	} );
+
+	test( 'filters by fields', async ( { page } ) => {
+		const outcome = await runCoreSettings( page, {
+			fields: [ 'blogname', 'posts_per_page' ],
+		} );
+
+		expect( outcome.ok ).toBe( true );
+		expect( Object.keys( outcome.result ).sort() ).toEqual( [
+			'blogname',
+			'posts_per_page',
+		] );
+	} );
+
+	test( 'combines group and fields filters (intersection)', async ( {
+		page,
+	} ) => {
+		// `blogname` is in the `general` group and `posts_per_page` in `reading`; only the
+		// latter satisfies both filters.
+		const outcome = await runCoreSettings( page, {
+			group: 'reading',
+			fields: [ 'blogname', 'posts_per_page' ],
+		} );
+
+		expect( outcome.ok ).toBe( true );
+		expect( Object.keys( outcome.result ) ).toEqual( [ 'posts_per_page' ] );
+	} );
+
+	test( 'exposes a setting registered by another active plugin', async ( {
+		page,
+	} ) => {
+		// Registered by the `e2e-testing` plugin (mapped in .wp-env.test.json)
+		// with `show_in_abilities` and a default of `sample-default`.
+		const outcome = await runCoreSettings( page, {
+			fields: [ 'ai_e2e_sample_setting' ],
+		} );
+
+		expect( outcome.ok ).toBe( true );
+		expect( outcome.result ).toEqual( {
+			ai_e2e_sample_setting: 'sample-default',
+		} );
+	} );
+} );
diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/admin/settings.spec.js b/tests/e2e/specs/admin/settings.spec.js
index 90f4e2dc5..9e2f56d52 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/specs/admin/settings.spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/admin/settings.spec.js
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ const EXPERIMENT_GROUPS = {
 
 test.describe( 'Plugin settings', () => {
 	test.beforeAll( async ( { requestUtils } ) => {
-		await requestUtils.deactivatePlugin( 'e2e-test-request-mocking' );
+		await requestUtils.deactivatePlugin( 'e2e-testing' );
 	} );
 
 	test.afterAll( async ( { requestUtils } ) => {
-		await requestUtils.activatePlugin( 'e2e-test-request-mocking' );
+		await requestUtils.activatePlugin( 'e2e-testing' );
 		await seedCredentials( requestUtils );
 	} );
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ test.describe( 'Plugin settings', () => {
 		requestUtils,
 	} ) => {
 		// Activate the request mocking plugin.
-		await requestUtils.activatePlugin( 'e2e-test-request-mocking' );
+		await requestUtils.activatePlugin( 'e2e-testing' );
 
 		// Clear out any existing Connectors.
 		await clearConnectors( admin, page );
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test.describe( 'Plugin settings', () => {
 		requestUtils,
 	} ) => {
 		// Activate the request mocking plugin.
-		await requestUtils.activatePlugin( 'e2e-test-request-mocking' );
+		await requestUtils.activatePlugin( 'e2e-testing' );
 
 		await visitConnectorsPage( admin );
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/experiments/ai-request-logging.spec.js b/tests/e2e/specs/experiments/ai-request-logging.spec.js
index 093d87180..2b3d472f6 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/specs/experiments/ai-request-logging.spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/experiments/ai-request-logging.spec.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const PAGE_HEADING = 'AI Request Logs';
 
 test.describe( 'AI Request Logging Experiment', () => {
 	test.beforeAll( async ( { requestUtils } ) => {
-		await requestUtils.activatePlugin( 'e2e-test-request-mocking' );
+		await requestUtils.activatePlugin( 'e2e-testing' );
 	} );
 
 	test( 'Can enable the experiment and reach the AI Request Logs page', async ( {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/experiments/content-resizing.spec.js b/tests/e2e/specs/experiments/content-resizing.spec.js
index fbe169ec5..5f8780ca8 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/specs/experiments/content-resizing.spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/experiments/content-resizing.spec.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const SAMPLE_PARAGRAPH =
 	'This paragraph contains enough words for the resize toolbar to work against.';
 
 // The mocked OpenAI response returns this string for the generic completions fixture
-// (see tests/e2e-request-mocking/responses/OpenAI/completions.json).
+// (see tests/e2e-testing/responses/OpenAI/completions.json).
 const MOCKED_RESPONSE =
 	'Edit or Delete Your First WordPress Post to Begin Your Blogging Adventure';