diff --git a/openhands/server/api_files.py b/openhands/server/api_files.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..570362f66f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openhands/server/api_files.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Request, HTTPException, status
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+from openhands.runtime.base import Runtime
+from openhands.utils.async_utils import call_sync_from_async
+import os
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+FILES_TO_IGNORE = [
+    '.git/',
+    '.DS_Store',
+    'node_modules/',
+    '__pycache__/',
+]
+
+@router.get('/list-files')
+async def list_files(request: Request, path: str | None = None):
+    """List files in the specified path.
+
+    This function retrieves a list of files from the agent's runtime file store,
+    excluding certain system and hidden files/directories.
+
+    To list files:
+    ```sh
+    curl http://localhost:3000/api/list-files
+    ```
+
+    Args:
+        request (Request): The incoming request object.
+        path (str, optional): The path to list files from. Defaults to None.
+
+    Returns:
+        list: A list of file names in the specified path.
+
+    Raises:
+        HTTPException: If there's an error listing the files.
+    """
+    if not request.state.conversation.runtime:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
+            content={'error': 'Runtime not yet initialized'},
+        )
+
+    runtime: Runtime = request.state.conversation.runtime
+    file_list = await call_sync_from_async(runtime.list_files, path)
+    if path:
+        file_list = [os.path.join(path, f) for f in file_list]
+
+    return [f for f in file_list if not any(ignored in f for ignored in FILES_TO_IGNORE)]
diff --git a/openhands/server/listen.py b/openhands/server/listen.py
index 4968466af8..2ab8d691ff 100644
--- a/openhands/server/listen.py
+++ b/openhands/server/listen.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from openhands.server.config import config, session_manager
 from openhands.server.middleware import LocalhostCORSMiddleware, NoCacheMiddleware, attach_session
 from openhands.server.websocket import websocket_endpoint
 from openhands.server.api_options import router as api_options_router
+from openhands.server.api_files import router as api_files_router
 
 app = FastAPI()
 app.add_middleware(
@@ -16,18 +17,10 @@ app.add_middleware(NoCacheMiddleware)
 app.middleware('http')(attach_session)
 app.websocket('/ws')(websocket_endpoint)
 app.include_router(api_options_router, prefix='/api/options')
+app.include_router(api_files_router, prefix='/api')
 
 security_scheme = HTTPBearer()
 
-FILES_TO_IGNORE = [
-    '.git/',
-    '.DS_Store',
-    'node_modules/',
-    '__pycache__/',
-]
-
-
-@app.get('/api/list-files')
 async def list_files(request: Request, path: str | None = None):
     """List files in the specified path.