diff --git a/app/controllers/messages/by_bots_controller.rb b/app/controllers/messages/by_bots_controller.rb
index 3c09473..1d0c08a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/messages/by_bots_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/messages/by_bots_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 class Messages::ByBotsController < MessagesController
-  allow_bot_access only: :create
+  allow_bot_access only: %i[ index create ]
+
+  def index
+    set_room
+    @messages = find_paged_messages
+    render json: messages_as_json(@messages)
+  end
 
   def create
     super
@@ -7,6 +13,42 @@ class Messages::ByBotsController < MessagesController
   end
 
   private
+    def messages_as_json(messages)
+      {
+        room: {
+          id: @room.id,
+          name: @room.name
+        },
+        messages: messages.map { |m| message_as_json(m) },
+        pagination: pagination_info(messages)
+      }
+    end
+
+    def message_as_json(message)
+      {
+        id: message.id,
+        body: {
+          plain: message.plain_text_body,
+          html: message.body&.body&.to_s
+        },
+        created_at: message.created_at.iso8601,
+        creator: {
+          id: message.creator.id,
+          name: message.creator.name,
+          is_bot: message.creator.role == "bot"
+        }
+      }
+    end
+
+    def pagination_info(messages)
+      return {} if messages.empty?
+      {
+        oldest_id: messages.last.id,
+        newest_id: messages.first.id,
+        has_more: messages.size == Message::PAGE_SIZE
+      }
+    end
+
     def message_params
       if params[:attachment]
         params.permit(:attachment)
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index e55fd7e..2cc6676 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   resources :rooms do
     resources :messages
 
+    # Bot API endpoints - authenticated via bot_key in URL
+    get ":bot_key/messages", to: "messages/by_bots#index", as: :bot_messages_index
     post ":bot_key/messages", to: "messages/by_bots#create", as: :bot_messages
 
     scope module: "rooms" do
diff --git a/test/controllers/messages/by_bots_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/messages/by_bots_controller_test.rb
index 89f81da..e98207e 100644
--- a/test/controllers/messages/by_bots_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/messages/by_bots_controller_test.rb
@@ -51,8 +51,51 @@ class Messages::ByBotsControlleTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :redirect
   end
 
-  test "denied index" do
-    get room_messages_url(@room, bot_key: users(:bender).bot_key, format: :json)
+  test "index returns messages as JSON" do
+    get room_bot_messages_index_url(@room, users(:bender).bot_key)
+    assert_response :success
+
+    json = JSON.parse(response.body)
+    assert json["room"]["id"].present?
+    assert json["room"]["name"].present?
+    assert json["messages"].is_a?(Array)
+    assert json["pagination"].present?
+  end
+
+  test "index includes message details" do
+    # Create a message in the room first
+    post room_bot_messages_url(@room, users(:bender).bot_key), params: +"Test message for index"
+
+    get room_bot_messages_index_url(@room, users(:bender).bot_key)
+    assert_response :success
+
+    json = JSON.parse(response.body)
+    message = json["messages"].find { |m| m["body"]["plain"] == "Test message for index" }
+    assert message.present?, "Expected to find the test message"
+    assert message["id"].present?
+    assert message["created_at"].present?
+    assert message["creator"]["id"].present?
+    assert message["creator"]["name"].present?
+  end
+
+  test "index supports pagination with before parameter" do
+    get room_bot_messages_index_url(@room, users(:bender).bot_key, before: Message.last.id)
+    assert_response :success
+  end
+
+  test "index supports pagination with after parameter" do
+    get room_bot_messages_index_url(@room, users(:bender).bot_key, after: Message.first.id)
+    assert_response :success
+  end
+
+  test "index requires valid bot key" do
+    get room_bot_messages_index_url(@room, "invalid-bot-key")
+    assert_response :redirect  # Redirects to login
+  end
+
+  test "regular messages index still denied for bots" do
+    # The standard messages endpoint (not the bot-specific one) should still be forbidden
+    get room_messages_url(@room, bot_key: users(:bender).bot_key)
     assert_response :forbidden
   end
 end