diff --git a/agent/agent_worker.go b/agent/agent_worker.go
index cb0ccc170e..de7b73f1cb 100644
--- a/agent/agent_worker.go
+++ b/agent/agent_worker.go
@@ -217,6 +217,16 @@ func NewAgentWorker(l logger.Logger, reg *api.AgentRegisterResponse, m *metrics.
 	}
 }
 
+// AgentID returns the registered agent ID for this worker.
+func (a *AgentWorker) AgentID() string {
+	return a.agent.UUID
+}
+
+// AgentName returns the registered agent name for this worker.
+func (a *AgentWorker) AgentName() string {
+	return a.agent.Name
+}
+
 const workerStatusPart = `{{if le .LastPing.Seconds 2.0}}✅{{else}}❌{{end}} Last ping: {{.LastPing}} ago <br/>
 {{if le .LastHeartbeat.Seconds 60.0}}✅{{else}}❌{{end}} Last heartbeat: {{.LastHeartbeat}} ago<br/>
 {{if .LastHeartbeatError}}❌{{else}}✅{{end}} Last heartbeat error: {{printf "%v" .LastHeartbeatError}}`
diff --git a/clicommand/agent_start.go b/clicommand/agent_start.go
index 7a2fad21c8..a040434911 100644
--- a/clicommand/agent_start.go
+++ b/clicommand/agent_start.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/buildkite/agent/v3/agent"
 	"github.com/buildkite/agent/v3/api"
 	"github.com/buildkite/agent/v3/core"
+	"github.com/buildkite/agent/v3/env"
 	"github.com/buildkite/agent/v3/internal/agentapi"
 	"github.com/buildkite/agent/v3/internal/awslib"
 	"github.com/buildkite/agent/v3/internal/concurrently"
@@ -1374,10 +1375,10 @@ var AgentStartCommand = cli.Command{
 		pool := agent.NewAgentPool(workers, &agentConf)
 
 		// Agent-wide shutdown hook. Once per agent, for all workers on the agent.
-		defer agentShutdownHook(l, cfg)
+		defer agentShutdownHook(l, cfg, workers)
 
 		// Once the shutdown hook has been setup, trigger the startup hook.
-		if err := agentStartupHook(l, cfg); err != nil {
+		if err := agentStartupHook(l, cfg, workers); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to run startup hook: %w", err)
 		}
 
@@ -1543,18 +1544,33 @@ func (ps *poolSignals) handleLoop(ctx context.Context, signals chan os.Signal) {
 	}
 }
 
-func agentStartupHook(log logger.Logger, cfg AgentStartConfig) error {
-	return agentLifecycleHook("agent-startup", log, cfg)
+func agentStartupHook(log logger.Logger, cfg AgentStartConfig, workers []*agent.AgentWorker) error {
+	return agentLifecycleHook("agent-startup", log, cfg, agentLifecycleHookEnv(workers))
 }
 
-func agentShutdownHook(log logger.Logger, cfg AgentStartConfig) {
-	_ = agentLifecycleHook("agent-shutdown", log, cfg)
+func agentLifecycleHookEnv(workers []*agent.AgentWorker) *env.Environment {
+	environ := env.New()
+	agentIDs := make([]string, 0, len(workers))
+	agentNames := make([]string, 0, len(workers))
+	for _, worker := range workers {
+		agentIDs = append(agentIDs, worker.AgentID())
+		agentNames = append(agentNames, worker.AgentName())
+	}
+
+	environ.Set("BUILDKITE_AGENT_IDS", strings.Join(agentIDs, ","))
+	environ.Set("BUILDKITE_AGENT_NAMES", strings.Join(agentNames, ","))
+
+	return environ
+}
+
+func agentShutdownHook(log logger.Logger, cfg AgentStartConfig, workers []*agent.AgentWorker) {
+	_ = agentLifecycleHook("agent-shutdown", log, cfg, agentLifecycleHookEnv(workers))
 }
 
 // agentLifecycleHook looks for a hook script in the hooks path
 // and executes it if found. Output (stdout + stderr) is streamed into the main
 // agent logger. Exit status failure is logged and returned for the caller to handle
-func agentLifecycleHook(hookName string, log logger.Logger, cfg AgentStartConfig) error {
+func agentLifecycleHook(hookName string, log logger.Logger, cfg AgentStartConfig, hookEnv *env.Environment) error {
 	// search for hook (including .bat & .ps1 files on Windows)
 	hooks := []string{}
 	p, err := hook.Find(nil, cfg.HooksPath, hookName)
@@ -1593,6 +1609,7 @@ func agentLifecycleHook(hookName string, log logger.Logger, cfg AgentStartConfig
 		log.Errorf("creating shell for %q hook: %v", hookName, err)
 		return err
 	}
+	sh.Env.Merge(hookEnv)
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	wg.Go(func() {
diff --git a/clicommand/agent_start_test.go b/clicommand/agent_start_test.go
index 42738d292f..9d2b9a1c33 100644
--- a/clicommand/agent_start_test.go
+++ b/clicommand/agent_start_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/buildkite/agent/v3/agent"
+	"github.com/buildkite/agent/v3/api"
 	"github.com/buildkite/agent/v3/core"
 	"github.com/buildkite/agent/v3/logger"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
@@ -43,6 +45,32 @@ func writeAgentHook(t *testing.T, dir, hookName, msg string) string {
 	return filepath
 }
 
+func writeAgentHookScript(t *testing.T, dir, hookName, script string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	filename := hookName
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		filename = hookName + ".bat"
+	}
+
+	filepath := filepath.Join(dir, filename)
+	t.Logf("Creating %q", filepath)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath, []byte(script), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%+v", err)
+	}
+	return filepath
+}
+
+func testAgentWorker(id, name string) *agent.AgentWorker {
+	return agent.NewAgentWorker(
+		logger.Discard,
+		&api.AgentRegisterResponse{UUID: id, Name: name},
+		nil,
+		api.NewClient(logger.Discard, api.Config{}),
+		agent.AgentWorkerConfig{},
+	)
+}
+
 func TestAgentStartupHook(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
@@ -64,7 +92,7 @@ func TestAgentStartupHook(t *testing.T) {
 		defer closer()
 		filepath := writeAgentHook(t, hooksPath, "agent-startup", "hello world")
 		log := logger.NewBuffer()
-		err := agentStartupHook(log, cfg(hooksPath))
+		err := agentStartupHook(log, cfg(hooksPath), nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("%+v", log.Messages)
 		}
@@ -83,7 +111,7 @@ func TestAgentStartupHook(t *testing.T) {
 		defer closer()
 
 		log := logger.NewBuffer()
-		err := agentStartupHook(log, cfg(hooksPath))
+		err := agentStartupHook(log, cfg(hooksPath), nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("%+v", log.Messages)
 		}
@@ -96,7 +124,7 @@ func TestAgentStartupHook(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 
 		log := logger.NewBuffer()
-		err := agentStartupHook(log, cfg("zxczxczxc"))
+		err := agentStartupHook(log, cfg("zxczxczxc"), nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("%+v", log.Messages)
 		}
@@ -133,7 +161,7 @@ func TestAgentStartupHookWithAdditionalPaths(t *testing.T) {
 		defer additionalCloser()
 
 		log := logger.NewBuffer()
-		err := agentStartupHook(log, cfg(hooksPath, additionalHooksPath))
+		err := agentStartupHook(log, cfg(hooksPath, additionalHooksPath), nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("%+v", log.Messages)
 		}
@@ -148,6 +176,101 @@ func TestAgentStartupHookWithAdditionalPaths(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAgentStartupHookEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		desc      string
+		workers   []*agent.AgentWorker
+		wantIDs   string
+		wantNames string
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "empty",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "single agent",
+			workers:   []*agent.AgentWorker{testAgentWorker("agent-123", "test-agent-1")},
+			wantIDs:   "agent-123",
+			wantNames: "test-agent-1",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "multiple agents",
+			workers: []*agent.AgentWorker{
+				testAgentWorker("agent-123", "test-agent-1"),
+				testAgentWorker("agent-456", "test-agent-2"),
+			},
+			wantIDs:   "agent-123,agent-456",
+			wantNames: "test-agent-1,test-agent-2",
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			env := agentLifecycleHookEnv(tc.workers)
+			gotIDs, hasIDs := env.Get("BUILDKITE_AGENT_IDS")
+			if !hasIDs {
+				t.Fatal("BUILDKITE_AGENT_IDS is not set")
+			}
+			if got := gotIDs; got != tc.wantIDs {
+				t.Errorf("BUILDKITE_AGENT_IDS = %q, want %q", got, tc.wantIDs)
+			}
+			gotNames, hasNames := env.Get("BUILDKITE_AGENT_NAMES")
+			if !hasNames {
+				t.Fatal("BUILDKITE_AGENT_NAMES is not set")
+			}
+			if got := gotNames; got != tc.wantNames {
+				t.Errorf("BUILDKITE_AGENT_NAMES = %q, want %q", got, tc.wantNames)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAgentStartupHookWithRegisteredAgentsEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	cfg := func(hooksPath string) AgentStartConfig {
+		return AgentStartConfig{
+			HooksPath:    hooksPath,
+			GlobalConfig: GlobalConfig{NoColor: true},
+		}
+	}
+	prompt := "$"
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		prompt = ">"
+	}
+
+	hooksPath, closer := setupHooksPath(t)
+	defer closer()
+
+	var script string
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		script = `@echo off
+echo ids=%BUILDKITE_AGENT_IDS%
+echo names=%BUILDKITE_AGENT_NAMES%`
+	} else {
+		script = `echo ids=$BUILDKITE_AGENT_IDS
+echo names=$BUILDKITE_AGENT_NAMES`
+	}
+	filepath := writeAgentHookScript(t, hooksPath, "agent-startup", script)
+
+	log := logger.NewBuffer()
+	err := agentStartupHook(log, cfg(hooksPath), []*agent.AgentWorker{
+		testAgentWorker("agent-123", "test-agent-1"),
+		testAgentWorker("agent-456", "test-agent-2"),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%+v", log.Messages)
+	}
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(log.Messages, []string{
+		"[info] " + prompt + " " + filepath,
+		"[info] ids=agent-123,agent-456",
+		"[info] names=test-agent-1,test-agent-2",
+	}); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("log.Messages diff (-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAgentShutdownHook(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
@@ -169,7 +292,7 @@ func TestAgentShutdownHook(t *testing.T) {
 		defer closer()
 		filepath := writeAgentHook(t, hooksPath, "agent-shutdown", "hello world")
 		log := logger.NewBuffer()
-		agentShutdownHook(log, cfg(hooksPath))
+		agentShutdownHook(log, cfg(hooksPath), nil)
 
 		if diff := cmp.Diff(log.Messages, []string{
 			"[info] " + prompt + " " + filepath,
@@ -186,7 +309,7 @@ func TestAgentShutdownHook(t *testing.T) {
 		defer closer()
 
 		log := logger.NewBuffer()
-		agentShutdownHook(log, cfg(hooksPath))
+		agentShutdownHook(log, cfg(hooksPath), nil)
 		if diff := cmp.Diff(log.Messages, []string{}); diff != "" {
 			t.Errorf("log.Messages diff (-got +want):\n%s", diff)
 		}
@@ -196,11 +319,43 @@ func TestAgentShutdownHook(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 
 		log := logger.NewBuffer()
-		agentShutdownHook(log, cfg("zxczxczxc"))
+		agentShutdownHook(log, cfg("zxczxczxc"), nil)
 		if diff := cmp.Diff(log.Messages, []string{}); diff != "" {
 			t.Errorf("log.Messages diff (-got +want):\n%s", diff)
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("with registered agents env", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		hooksPath, closer := setupHooksPath(t)
+		defer closer()
+
+		var script string
+		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+			script = `@echo off
+echo ids=%BUILDKITE_AGENT_IDS%
+echo names=%BUILDKITE_AGENT_NAMES%`
+		} else {
+			script = `echo ids=$BUILDKITE_AGENT_IDS
+echo names=$BUILDKITE_AGENT_NAMES`
+		}
+		filepath := writeAgentHookScript(t, hooksPath, "agent-shutdown", script)
+
+		log := logger.NewBuffer()
+		agentShutdownHook(log, cfg(hooksPath), []*agent.AgentWorker{
+			testAgentWorker("agent-123", "test-agent-1"),
+			testAgentWorker("agent-456", "test-agent-2"),
+		})
+
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(log.Messages, []string{
+			"[info] " + prompt + " " + filepath,
+			"[info] ids=agent-123,agent-456",
+			"[info] names=test-agent-1,test-agent-2",
+		}); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("log.Messages diff (-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 func TestAgentStartJobLocked_ExitCode28(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/docs/agent-start.md b/docs/agent-start.md
index f87452084a..c8183f31ec 100644
--- a/docs/agent-start.md
+++ b/docs/agent-start.md
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ goroutine which waits for all the workers to finish, then closes a channel.
 The effect is that `AgentPool` returns either `nil` once all workers have 
 stopped without error, or the first non-nil error.
 
+Once all workers have registered, the once-per-process `agent-startup` hook runs
+before the `AgentPool` starts. The `agent-startup` and `agent-shutdown` hooks
+receive `BUILDKITE_AGENT_IDS` and `BUILDKITE_AGENT_NAMES` as comma-separated
+lists in spawn order, allowing hook scripts to identify the registered spawned
+agents without querying the API.
+
 After connecting, `AgentWorker` runs two main goroutines: one periodically 
 calls `Heartbeat`, the other more frequently calls `Ping`. `Ping` is how the 
 worker discovers work from the API.
@@ -40,4 +46,3 @@ helper goroutines:
 
 * Copying PTY output
 * Waiting on context cancellation in order to hard-terminate the process
-