diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 44eb01b..b44266f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ REFRESH_INTERVAL_MINUTES=15
 
 # === LLM Layer (optional) ===
 # Enables AI-enhanced trade ideas and breaking news Telegram alerts.
-# Provider options: anthropic | openai | gemini | codex | openrouter | minimax
+# Provider options: anthropic | openai | gemini | codex | openrouter | minimax | mistral
 LLM_PROVIDER=
 # Not needed for codex (uses ~/.codex/auth.json)
 LLM_API_KEY=
diff --git a/crucix.config.mjs b/crucix.config.mjs
index da25ca1..c9e7235 100644
--- a/crucix.config.mjs
+++ b/crucix.config.mjs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default {
   refreshIntervalMinutes: parseInt(process.env.REFRESH_INTERVAL_MINUTES) || 15,
 
   llm: {
-    provider: process.env.LLM_PROVIDER || null, // anthropic | openai | gemini | codex | openrouter | minimax
+    provider: process.env.LLM_PROVIDER || null, // anthropic | openai | gemini | codex | openrouter | minimax | mistral
     apiKey: process.env.LLM_API_KEY || null,
     model: process.env.LLM_MODEL || null,
   },
diff --git a/lib/llm/index.mjs b/lib/llm/index.mjs
index 7320a66..b2d16ee 100644
--- a/lib/llm/index.mjs
+++ b/lib/llm/index.mjs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { OpenRouterProvider } from './openrouter.mjs';
 import { GeminiProvider } from './gemini.mjs';
 import { CodexProvider } from './codex.mjs';
 import { MiniMaxProvider } from './minimax.mjs';
+import { MistralProvider } from './mistral.mjs';
 
 export { LLMProvider } from './provider.mjs';
 export { AnthropicProvider } from './anthropic.mjs';
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export { OpenRouterProvider } from './openrouter.mjs';
 export { GeminiProvider } from './gemini.mjs';
 export { CodexProvider } from './codex.mjs';
 export { MiniMaxProvider } from './minimax.mjs';
+export { MistralProvider } from './mistral.mjs';
 
 /**
  * Create an LLM provider based on config.
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ export function createLLMProvider(llmConfig) {
       return new CodexProvider({ model });
     case 'minimax':
       return new MiniMaxProvider({ apiKey, model });
+    case 'mistral':
+      return new MistralProvider({ apiKey, model });
     default:
       console.warn(`[LLM] Unknown provider "${provider}". LLM features disabled.`);
       return null;
diff --git a/lib/llm/mistral.mjs b/lib/llm/mistral.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa3e525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/llm/mistral.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Mistral AI Provider — raw fetch, no SDK
+// Uses Mistral's OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions API
+
+import { LLMProvider } from './provider.mjs';
+
+export class MistralProvider extends LLMProvider {
+  constructor(config) {
+    super(config);
+    this.name = 'mistral';
+    this.apiKey = config.apiKey;
+    this.model = config.model || 'mistral-medium';
+  }
+
+  get isConfigured() { return !!this.apiKey; }
+
+  async complete(systemPrompt, userMessage, opts = {}) {
+    const res = await fetch('https://api.mistral.ai/v1/chat/completions', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        'Authorization': `Bearer ${this.apiKey}`,
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        model: this.model,
+        max_tokens: opts.maxTokens || 4096,
+        messages: [
+          { role: 'system', content: systemPrompt },
+          { role: 'user', content: userMessage },
+        ],
+      }),
+      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(opts.timeout || 60000),
+    });
+
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      const err = await res.text().catch(() => '');
+      throw new Error(`Mistral API ${res.status}: ${err.substring(0, 200)}`);
+    }
+
+    const data = await res.json();
+    const text = data.choices?.[0]?.message?.content || '';
+
+    return {
+      text,
+      usage: {
+        inputTokens: data.usage?.prompt_tokens || 0,
+        outputTokens: data.usage?.completion_tokens || 0,
+      },
+      model: data.model || this.model,
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/llm-mistral-integration.test.mjs b/test/llm-mistral-integration.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0f42c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/llm-mistral-integration.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+// Mistral provider — unit tests
+// Uses Node.js built-in test runner (node:test) — no extra dependencies
+
+import { describe, it, mock, beforeEach } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { MistralProvider } from '../lib/llm/mistral.mjs';
+import { createLLMProvider } from '../lib/llm/index.mjs';
+
+// ─── Unit Tests ───
+
+describe('MistralProvider', () => {
+  it('should set defaults correctly', () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({ apiKey: 'sk-test' });
+    assert.equal(provider.name, 'mistral');
+    assert.equal(provider.model, 'mistral-medium');
+    assert.equal(provider.isConfigured, true);
+  });
+
+  it('should accept custom model', () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({ apiKey: 'sk-test', model: 'mistral-large-latest' });
+    assert.equal(provider.model, 'mistral-large-latest');
+  });
+
+  it('should report not configured without API key', () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({});
+    assert.equal(provider.isConfigured, false);
+  });
+
+  it('should throw on API error', async () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({ apiKey: 'sk-test' });
+    const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+    globalThis.fetch = mock.fn(() =>
+      Promise.resolve({ ok: false, status: 401, text: () => Promise.resolve('Unauthorized') })
+    );
+    try {
+      await assert.rejects(
+        () => provider.complete('system', 'user'),
+        (err) => {
+          assert.match(err.message, /Mistral API 401/);
+          return true;
+        }
+      );
+    } finally {
+      globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should parse successful response', async () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({ apiKey: 'sk-test' });
+    const mockResponse = {
+      choices: [{ message: { content: 'Hello from Mistral' } }],
+      usage: { prompt_tokens: 10, completion_tokens: 5 },
+      model: 'mistral-medium',
+    };
+    const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+    globalThis.fetch = mock.fn(() =>
+      Promise.resolve({ ok: true, json: () => Promise.resolve(mockResponse) })
+    );
+    try {
+      const result = await provider.complete('You are helpful.', 'Say hello');
+      assert.equal(result.text, 'Hello from Mistral');
+      assert.equal(result.usage.inputTokens, 10);
+      assert.equal(result.usage.outputTokens, 5);
+      assert.equal(result.model, 'mistral-medium');
+    } finally {
+      globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should send correct request format', async () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({ apiKey: 'sk-test-key', model: 'mistral-medium' });
+    let capturedUrl, capturedOpts;
+    const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+    globalThis.fetch = mock.fn((url, opts) => {
+      capturedUrl = url;
+      capturedOpts = opts;
+      return Promise.resolve({
+        ok: true,
+        json: () => Promise.resolve({
+          choices: [{ message: { content: 'ok' } }],
+          usage: { prompt_tokens: 1, completion_tokens: 1 },
+          model: 'mistral-medium',
+        }),
+      });
+    });
+    try {
+      await provider.complete('system prompt', 'user message', { maxTokens: 2048 });
+      assert.equal(capturedUrl, 'https://api.mistral.ai/v1/chat/completions');
+      assert.equal(capturedOpts.method, 'POST');
+      const headers = capturedOpts.headers;
+      assert.equal(headers['Content-Type'], 'application/json');
+      assert.equal(headers['Authorization'], 'Bearer sk-test-key');
+      const body = JSON.parse(capturedOpts.body);
+      assert.equal(body.model, 'mistral-medium');
+      assert.equal(body.max_tokens, 2048);
+      assert.equal(body.messages[0].role, 'system');
+      assert.equal(body.messages[0].content, 'system prompt');
+      assert.equal(body.messages[1].role, 'user');
+      assert.equal(body.messages[1].content, 'user message');
+    } finally {
+      globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should handle empty response gracefully', async () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({ apiKey: 'sk-test' });
+    const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+    globalThis.fetch = mock.fn(() =>
+      Promise.resolve({
+        ok: true,
+        json: () => Promise.resolve({ choices: [], usage: {} }),
+      })
+    );
+    try {
+      const result = await provider.complete('sys', 'user');
+      assert.equal(result.text, '');
+      assert.equal(result.usage.inputTokens, 0);
+      assert.equal(result.usage.outputTokens, 0);
+    } finally {
+      globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Factory Tests ───
+
+describe('createLLMProvider — mistral', () => {
+  it('should create MistralProvider for provider=mistral', () => {
+    const provider = createLLMProvider({ provider: 'mistral', apiKey: 'sk-test', model: null });
+    assert.ok(provider instanceof MistralProvider);
+    assert.equal(provider.name, 'mistral');
+    assert.equal(provider.isConfigured, true);
+  });
+
+  it('should be case-insensitive', () => {
+    const provider = createLLMProvider({ provider: 'Mistral', apiKey: 'sk-test', model: null });
+    assert.ok(provider instanceof MistralProvider);
+  });
+
+  it('should return null for empty provider', () => {
+    const provider = createLLMProvider({ provider: null, apiKey: 'sk-test', model: null });
+    assert.equal(provider, null);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/llm-mistral.test.mjs b/test/llm-mistral.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2dc1d8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/llm-mistral.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+// Mistral provider — unit tests
+// Uses Node.js built-in test runner (node:test) — no extra dependencies
+
+import { describe, it, mock, beforeEach } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { MistralProvider } from '../lib/llm/mistral.mjs';
+import { createLLMProvider } from '../lib/llm/index.mjs';
+
+// ─── Unit Tests ───
+
+describe('MistralProvider', () => {
+  it('should set defaults correctly', () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({ apiKey: 'sk-test' });
+    assert.equal(provider.name, 'mistral');
+    assert.equal(provider.model, 'mistral-medium');
+    assert.equal(provider.isConfigured, true);
+  });
+
+  it('should accept custom model', () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({ apiKey: 'sk-test', model: 'mistral-medium-highspeed' });
+    assert.equal(provider.model, 'mistral-medium-highspeed');
+  });
+
+  it('should report not configured without API key', () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({});
+    assert.equal(provider.isConfigured, false);
+  });
+
+  it('should throw on API error', async () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({ apiKey: 'sk-test' });
+    const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+    globalThis.fetch = mock.fn(() =>
+      Promise.resolve({ ok: false, status: 401, text: () => Promise.resolve('Unauthorized') })
+    );
+    try {
+      await assert.rejects(
+        () => provider.complete('system', 'user'),
+        (err) => {
+          assert.match(err.message, /Mistral API 401/);
+          return true;
+        }
+      );
+    } finally {
+      globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should parse successful response', async () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({ apiKey: 'sk-test' });
+    const mockResponse = {
+      choices: [{ message: { content: 'Hello from Mistral' } }],
+      usage: { prompt_tokens: 10, completion_tokens: 5 },
+      model: 'mistral-medium',
+    };
+    const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+    globalThis.fetch = mock.fn(() =>
+      Promise.resolve({ ok: true, json: () => Promise.resolve(mockResponse) })
+    );
+    try {
+      const result = await provider.complete('You are helpful.', 'Say hello');
+      assert.equal(result.text, 'Hello from Mistral');
+      assert.equal(result.usage.inputTokens, 10);
+      assert.equal(result.usage.outputTokens, 5);
+      assert.equal(result.model, 'mistral-medium');
+    } finally {
+      globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should send correct request format', async () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({ apiKey: 'sk-test-key', model: 'mistral-medium' });
+    let capturedUrl, capturedOpts;
+    const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+    globalThis.fetch = mock.fn((url, opts) => {
+      capturedUrl = url;
+      capturedOpts = opts;
+      return Promise.resolve({
+        ok: true,
+        json: () => Promise.resolve({
+          choices: [{ message: { content: 'ok' } }],
+          usage: { prompt_tokens: 1, completion_tokens: 1 },
+          model: 'mistral-medium',
+        }),
+      });
+    });
+    try {
+      await provider.complete('system prompt', 'user message', { maxTokens: 2048 });
+      assert.equal(capturedUrl, 'https://api.mistral.ai/v1/chat/completions');
+      assert.equal(capturedOpts.method, 'POST');
+      const headers = capturedOpts.headers;
+      assert.equal(headers['Content-Type'], 'application/json');
+      assert.equal(headers['Authorization'], 'Bearer sk-test-key');
+      const body = JSON.parse(capturedOpts.body);
+      assert.equal(body.model, 'mistral-medium');
+      assert.equal(body.max_tokens, 2048);
+      assert.equal(body.messages[0].role, 'system');
+      assert.equal(body.messages[0].content, 'system prompt');
+      assert.equal(body.messages[1].role, 'user');
+      assert.equal(body.messages[1].content, 'user message');
+    } finally {
+      globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should handle empty response gracefully', async () => {
+    const provider = new MistralProvider({ apiKey: 'sk-test' });
+    const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+    globalThis.fetch = mock.fn(() =>
+      Promise.resolve({
+        ok: true,
+        json: () => Promise.resolve({ choices: [], usage: {} }),
+      })
+    );
+    try {
+      const result = await provider.complete('sys', 'user');
+      assert.equal(result.text, '');
+      assert.equal(result.usage.inputTokens, 0);
+      assert.equal(result.usage.outputTokens, 0);
+    } finally {
+      globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Factory Tests ───
+
+describe('createLLMProvider — mistral', () => {
+  it('should create MistralProvider for provider=mistral', () => {
+    const provider = createLLMProvider({ provider: 'mistral', apiKey: 'sk-test', model: null });
+    assert.ok(provider instanceof MistralProvider);
+    assert.equal(provider.name, 'mistral');
+    assert.equal(provider.isConfigured, true);
+  });
+
+  it('should be case-insensitive', () => {
+    const provider = createLLMProvider({ provider: 'Mistral', apiKey: 'sk-test', model: null });
+    assert.ok(provider instanceof MistralProvider);
+  });
+
+  it('should return null for empty provider', () => {
+    const provider = createLLMProvider({ provider: null, apiKey: 'sk-test', model: null });
+    assert.equal(provider, null);
+  });
+});