diff --git a/frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json b/frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json
index 5c2aeb3c2..f15c927ac 100644
--- a/frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json
+++ b/frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json
@@ -498,13 +498,9 @@
       "title": "Show Javascript",
       "desc": "Searches and displays any JS injected into a PDF"
     },
-    "autoRedact": {
-      "title": "Auto Redact",
-      "desc": "Auto Redacts(Blacks out) text in a PDF based on input text"
-    },
     "redact": {
-      "title": "Manual Redaction",
-      "desc": "Redacts a PDF based on selected text, drawn shapes and/or selected page(s)"
+      "title": "Redact",
+      "desc": "Redacts (blacks out) a PDF based on selected text, drawn shapes and/or selected page(s)"
     },
     "overlay-pdfs": {
       "title": "Overlay PDFs",
@@ -1583,50 +1579,60 @@
     "downloadJS": "Download Javascript",
     "submit": "Show"
   },
-  "autoRedact": {
-    "tags": "Redact,Hide,black out,black,marker,hidden",
-    "title": "Auto Redact",
-    "header": "Auto Redact",
-    "colorLabel": "Colour",
-    "textsToRedactLabel": "Text to Redact (line-separated)",
-    "textsToRedactPlaceholder": "e.g. \\nConfidential \\nTop-Secret",
-    "useRegexLabel": "Use Regex",
-    "wholeWordSearchLabel": "Whole Word Search",
-    "customPaddingLabel": "Custom Extra Padding",
-    "convertPDFToImageLabel": "Convert PDF to PDF-Image (Used to remove text behind the box)",
-    "submitButton": "Submit"
-  },
   "redact": {
-    "tags": "Redact,Hide,black out,black,marker,hidden,manual",
-    "title": "Manual Redaction",
-    "header": "Manual Redaction",
+    "tags": "Redact,Hide,black out,black,marker,hidden,auto redact,manual redact",
+    "title": "Redact",
     "submit": "Redact",
-    "textBasedRedaction": "Text based Redaction",
-    "pageBasedRedaction": "Page-based Redaction",
-    "convertPDFToImageLabel": "Convert PDF to PDF-Image (Used to remove text behind the box)",
-    "pageRedactionNumbers": {
-      "title": "Pages",
-      "placeholder": "(e.g. 1,2,8 or 4,7,12-16 or 2n-1)"
+    "error": {
+      "failed": "An error occurred while redacting the PDF."
     },
-    "redactionColor": {
-      "title": "Redaction Color"
+    "modeSelector": {
+      "title": "Redaction Mode",
+      "automatic": "Automatic",
+      "automaticDesc": "Redact text based on search terms",
+      "manual": "Manual",
+      "manualDesc": "Click and drag to redact specific areas",
+      "manualComingSoon": "Manual redaction coming soon"
     },
-    "export": "Export",
-    "upload": "Upload",
-    "boxRedaction": "Box draw redaction",
-    "zoom": "Zoom",
-    "zoomIn": "Zoom in",
-    "zoomOut": "Zoom out",
-    "nextPage": "Next Page",
-    "previousPage": "Previous Page",
-    "toggleSidebar": "Toggle Sidebar",
-    "showThumbnails": "Show Thumbnails",
-    "showDocumentOutline": "Show Document Outline (double-click to expand/collapse all items)",
-    "showAttatchments": "Show Attachments",
-    "showLayers": "Show Layers (double-click to reset all layers to the default state)",
-    "colourPicker": "Colour Picker",
-    "findCurrentOutlineItem": "Find current outline item",
-    "applyChanges": "Apply Changes"
+    "auto": {
+      "header": "Auto Redact",
+      "colorLabel": "Colour",
+      "textsToRedactLabel": "Text to Redact (line-separated)",
+      "textsToRedactPlaceholder": "e.g. \nConfidential \nTop-Secret",
+      "useRegexLabel": "Use Regex",
+      "wholeWordSearchLabel": "Whole Word Search",
+      "customPaddingLabel": "Custom Extra Padding",
+      "convertPDFToImageLabel": "Convert PDF to PDF-Image (Used to remove text behind the box)"
+    },
+    "manual": {
+      "header": "Manual Redaction",
+      "textBasedRedaction": "Text based Redaction",
+      "pageBasedRedaction": "Page-based Redaction",
+      "convertPDFToImageLabel": "Convert PDF to PDF-Image (Used to remove text behind the box)",
+      "pageRedactionNumbers": {
+        "title": "Pages",
+        "placeholder": "(e.g. 1,2,8 or 4,7,12-16 or 2n-1)"
+      },
+      "redactionColor": {
+        "title": "Redaction Color"
+      },
+      "export": "Export",
+      "upload": "Upload",
+      "boxRedaction": "Box draw redaction",
+      "zoom": "Zoom",
+      "zoomIn": "Zoom in",
+      "zoomOut": "Zoom out",
+      "nextPage": "Next Page",
+      "previousPage": "Previous Page",
+      "toggleSidebar": "Toggle Sidebar",
+      "showThumbnails": "Show Thumbnails",
+      "showDocumentOutline": "Show Document Outline (double-click to expand/collapse all items)",
+      "showAttatchments": "Show Attachments",
+      "showLayers": "Show Layers (double-click to reset all layers to the default state)",
+      "colourPicker": "Colour Picker",
+      "findCurrentOutlineItem": "Find current outline item",
+      "applyChanges": "Apply Changes"
+    }
   },
   "tableExtraxt": {
     "tags": "CSV,Table Extraction,extract,convert"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tools/redact/AutomaticRedactSettings.tsx b/frontend/src/components/tools/redact/AutomaticRedactSettings.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfc2fc01f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tools/redact/AutomaticRedactSettings.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import { Stack, Text, Textarea, Select, NumberInput, Divider } from "@mantine/core";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { RedactParameters } from "../../../hooks/tools/redact/useRedactParameters";
+
+interface AutomaticRedactSettingsProps {
+  parameters: RedactParameters;
+  onParameterChange: <K extends keyof RedactParameters>(key: K, value: RedactParameters[K]) => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+const AutomaticRedactSettings = ({ parameters, onParameterChange, disabled = false }: AutomaticRedactSettingsProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  const colorOptions = [
+    { value: '#000000', label: t('black', 'Black') },
+    { value: '#FFFFFF', label: t('white', 'White') },
+    { value: '#FF0000', label: t('red', 'Red') },
+    { value: '#00FF00', label: t('green', 'Green') },
+    { value: '#0000FF', label: t('blue', 'Blue') },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      <Divider ml='-md' />
+
+      {/* Text to Redact */}
+      <Stack gap="sm">
+        <Text size="sm" fw={500}>
+          {t('redact.auto.textsToRedactLabel', 'Text to Redact (line-separated)')}
+        </Text>
+        <Textarea
+          placeholder={t('redact.auto.textsToRedactPlaceholder', 'e.g. \nConfidential \nTop-Secret')}
+          value={parameters.listOfText}
+          onChange={(e) => onParameterChange('listOfText', e.target.value)}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          rows={4}
+          required
+        />
+      </Stack>
+
+      <Divider />
+
+      {/* Redaction Color */}
+      <Stack gap="sm">
+        <Text size="sm" fw={500}>
+          {t('redact.auto.colorLabel', 'Color')}
+        </Text>
+        <Select
+          value={parameters.redactColor}
+          onChange={(value) => {
+            if (value) {
+              onParameterChange('redactColor', value);
+            }
+          }}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          data={colorOptions}
+        />
+      </Stack>
+
+      <Divider />
+
+      {/* Search Options */}
+      <Stack gap="sm">
+        <Text size="sm" fw={500}>Search Options</Text>
+
+        <label
+          style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '8px' }}
+          title="Use regular expressions for pattern matching"
+        >
+          <input
+            type="checkbox"
+            checked={parameters.useRegex}
+            onChange={(e) => onParameterChange('useRegex', e.target.checked)}
+            disabled={disabled}
+          />
+          <Text size="sm">{t('redact.auto.useRegexLabel', 'Use Regex')}</Text>
+        </label>
+
+        <label
+          style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '8px' }}
+          title="Match whole words only, not partial matches within words"
+        >
+          <input
+            type="checkbox"
+            checked={parameters.wholeWordSearch}
+            onChange={(e) => onParameterChange('wholeWordSearch', e.target.checked)}
+            disabled={disabled}
+          />
+          <Text size="sm">{t('redact.auto.wholeWordSearchLabel', 'Whole Word Search')}</Text>
+        </label>
+      </Stack>
+
+      <Divider />
+
+      {/* Advanced Options */}
+      <Stack gap="sm">
+        <Text size="sm" fw={500}>Advanced Options</Text>
+
+        <Stack gap="sm">
+          <Text size="sm">{t('redact.auto.customPaddingLabel', 'Custom Extra Padding')}</Text>
+          <NumberInput
+            value={parameters.customPadding}
+            onChange={(value) => onParameterChange('customPadding', typeof value === 'number' ? value : 0.1)}
+            min={0}
+            max={10}
+            step={0.1}
+            disabled={disabled}
+            placeholder="0.1"
+          />
+        </Stack>
+
+        <label
+          style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '8px' }}
+          title="Convert PDF to PDF-Image to remove text behind the redaction box"
+        >
+          <input
+            type="checkbox"
+            checked={parameters.convertPDFToImage}
+            onChange={(e) => onParameterChange('convertPDFToImage', e.target.checked)}
+            disabled={disabled}
+          />
+          <Text size="sm">{t('redact.auto.convertPDFToImageLabel', 'Convert PDF to PDF-Image (Used to remove text behind the box)')}</Text>
+        </label>
+      </Stack>
+    </Stack>
+  );
+};
+
+export default AutomaticRedactSettings;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tools/redact/RedactModeSelector.tsx b/frontend/src/components/tools/redact/RedactModeSelector.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..213007bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tools/redact/RedactModeSelector.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { Radio, Stack, Text, Tooltip } from '@mantine/core';
+import { RedactMode } from '../../../hooks/tools/redact/useRedactParameters';
+
+interface RedactModeSelectorProps {
+  mode: RedactMode;
+  onModeChange: (mode: RedactMode) => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+export default function RedactModeSelector({ mode, onModeChange, disabled }: RedactModeSelectorProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="sm">
+      <Text size="sm" fw={600}>
+        {t('redact.modeSelector.title', 'Redaction Mode')}
+      </Text>
+
+      <Radio.Group
+        value={mode}
+        onChange={(value) => onModeChange(value as RedactMode)}
+      >
+        <Stack gap="xs">
+          <Radio
+            value="automatic"
+            label={t('redact.modeSelector.automatic', 'Automatic')}
+            description={t('redact.modeSelector.automaticDesc', 'Redact text based on search terms')}
+            disabled={disabled}
+          />
+
+          <Tooltip
+            label={t('redact.modeSelector.manualComingSoon', 'Manual redaction coming soon')}
+            position="right"
+          >
+            <div>
+              <Radio
+                value="manual"
+                label={t('redact.modeSelector.manual', 'Manual')}
+                description={t('redact.modeSelector.manualDesc', 'Click and drag to redact specific areas')}
+                disabled={true}
+                style={{ opacity: 0.5 }}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </Tooltip>
+        </Stack>
+      </Radio.Group>
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tools/redact/RedactSettings.tsx b/frontend/src/components/tools/redact/RedactSettings.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ebc3354b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tools/redact/RedactSettings.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { Stack } from "@mantine/core";
+import { RedactParameters } from "../../../hooks/tools/redact/useRedactParameters";
+import RedactModeSelector from "./RedactModeSelector";
+import AutomaticRedactSettings from "./AutomaticRedactSettings";
+
+interface RedactSettingsProps {
+  parameters: RedactParameters;
+  onParameterChange: <K extends keyof RedactParameters>(key: K, value: RedactParameters[K]) => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+const RedactSettings = ({ parameters, onParameterChange, disabled = false }: RedactSettingsProps) => {
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      <RedactModeSelector
+        mode={parameters.mode}
+        onModeChange={(mode) => onParameterChange('mode', mode)}
+        disabled={disabled}
+      />
+
+      {parameters.mode === 'automatic' && (
+        <AutomaticRedactSettings
+          parameters={parameters}
+          onParameterChange={onParameterChange}
+          disabled={disabled}
+        />
+      )}
+
+      {parameters.mode === 'manual' && (
+        <div style={{ padding: '20px', textAlign: 'center', color: '#666' }}>
+          Manual redaction interface will be available here when implemented.
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </Stack>
+  );
+};
+
+export default RedactSettings;
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/useTranslatedToolRegistry.tsx b/frontend/src/data/useTranslatedToolRegistry.tsx
index 5ee8490a1..f416bd66c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/data/useTranslatedToolRegistry.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/data/useTranslatedToolRegistry.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { removeCertificateSignOperationConfig } from "../hooks/tools/removeCerti
 import { changePermissionsOperationConfig } from "../hooks/tools/changePermissions/useChangePermissionsOperation";
 import { autoRenameOperationConfig } from "../hooks/tools/autoRename/useAutoRenameOperation";
 import { flattenOperationConfig } from "../hooks/tools/flatten/useFlattenOperation";
+import { redactOperationConfig } from "../hooks/tools/redact/useRedactOperation";
 import CompressSettings from "../components/tools/compress/CompressSettings";
 import SplitSettings from "../components/tools/split/SplitSettings";
 import AddPasswordSettings from "../components/tools/addPassword/AddPasswordSettings";
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ import OCRSettings from "../components/tools/ocr/OCRSettings";
 import ConvertSettings from "../components/tools/convert/ConvertSettings";
 import ChangePermissionsSettings from "../components/tools/changePermissions/ChangePermissionsSettings";
 import FlattenSettings from "../components/tools/flatten/FlattenSettings";
+import RedactSettings from "../components/tools/redact/RedactSettings";
+import Redact from "../tools/Redact";
 import { ToolId } from "../types/toolId";
 
 const showPlaceholderTools = true; // Show all tools; grey out unavailable ones in UI
@@ -701,10 +704,14 @@ export function useFlatToolRegistry(): ToolRegistry {
       redact: {
         icon: <LocalIcon icon="visibility-off-rounded" width="1.5rem" height="1.5rem" />,
         name: t("home.redact.title", "Redact"),
-        component: null,
+        component: Redact,
         description: t("home.redact.desc", "Permanently remove sensitive information from PDF documents"),
         categoryId: ToolCategoryId.RECOMMENDED_TOOLS,
         subcategoryId: SubcategoryId.GENERAL,
+        maxFiles: -1,
+        endpoints: ["auto-redact"],
+        operationConfig: redactOperationConfig,
+        settingsComponent: RedactSettings,
       },
     };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/tools/redact/useRedactOperation.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/tools/redact/useRedactOperation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a17e39599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/tools/redact/useRedactOperation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useToolOperation, ToolType } from '../shared/useToolOperation';
+import { createStandardErrorHandler } from '../../../utils/toolErrorHandler';
+import { RedactParameters, defaultParameters } from './useRedactParameters';
+
+// Static configuration that can be used by both the hook and automation executor
+export const buildRedactFormData = (parameters: RedactParameters, file: File): FormData => {
+  const formData = new FormData();
+  formData.append("fileInput", file);
+
+  if (parameters.mode === 'automatic') {
+    formData.append("listOfText", parameters.listOfText);
+    formData.append("useRegex", parameters.useRegex.toString());
+    formData.append("wholeWordSearch", parameters.wholeWordSearch.toString());
+    formData.append("redactColor", parameters.redactColor.replace('#', ''));
+    formData.append("customPadding", parameters.customPadding.toString());
+    formData.append("convertPDFToImage", parameters.convertPDFToImage.toString());
+  } else {
+    // Manual mode parameters would go here when implemented
+    throw new Error('Manual redaction not yet implemented');
+  }
+
+  return formData;
+};
+
+// Static configuration object
+export const redactOperationConfig = {
+  toolType: ToolType.singleFile,
+  buildFormData: buildRedactFormData,
+  operationType: 'redact',
+  endpoint: (parameters: RedactParameters) => {
+    if (parameters.mode === 'automatic') {
+      return '/api/v1/security/auto-redact';
+    } else {
+      // Manual redaction endpoint would go here when implemented
+      throw new Error('Manual redaction not yet implemented');
+    }
+  },
+  filePrefix: 'redacted_',
+  defaultParameters,
+} as const;
+
+export const useRedactOperation = () => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return useToolOperation<RedactParameters>({
+    ...redactOperationConfig,
+    getErrorMessage: createStandardErrorHandler(t('redact.error.failed', 'An error occurred while redacting the PDF.'))
+  });
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/tools/redact/useRedactParameters.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/tools/redact/useRedactParameters.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7778d6898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/tools/redact/useRedactParameters.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { useBaseParameters, BaseParametersHook } from '../shared/useBaseParameters';
+
+export type RedactMode = 'automatic' | 'manual';
+
+export interface RedactParameters {
+  mode: RedactMode;
+
+  // Automatic redaction parameters
+  listOfText: string;
+  useRegex: boolean;
+  wholeWordSearch: boolean;
+  redactColor: string;
+  customPadding: number;
+  convertPDFToImage: boolean;
+}
+
+export const defaultParameters: RedactParameters = {
+  mode: 'automatic',
+  listOfText: '',
+  useRegex: false,
+  wholeWordSearch: false,
+  redactColor: '#000000',
+  customPadding: 0.1,
+  convertPDFToImage: true,
+};
+
+export const useRedactParameters = (): BaseParametersHook<RedactParameters> => {
+  return useBaseParameters<RedactParameters>({
+    defaultParameters,
+    endpointName: (params) => {
+      if (params.mode === 'automatic') {
+        return '/api/v1/security/auto-redact';
+      }
+      // Manual redaction endpoint would go here when implemented
+      throw new Error('Manual redaction not yet implemented');
+    },
+    validateFn: (params) => {
+      if (params.mode === 'automatic') {
+        return params.listOfText.trim().length > 0;
+      }
+      // Manual mode validation would go here when implemented
+      return false;
+    }
+  });
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/tools/Redact.tsx b/frontend/src/tools/Redact.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a4d67d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/tools/Redact.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { createToolFlow } from "../components/tools/shared/createToolFlow";
+import RedactSettings from "../components/tools/redact/RedactSettings";
+import { useRedactParameters } from "../hooks/tools/redact/useRedactParameters";
+import { useRedactOperation } from "../hooks/tools/redact/useRedactOperation";
+import { useBaseTool } from "../hooks/tools/shared/useBaseTool";
+import { BaseToolProps, ToolComponent } from "../types/tool";
+
+const Redact = (props: BaseToolProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  const base = useBaseTool(
+    'redact',
+    useRedactParameters,
+    useRedactOperation,
+    props
+  );
+
+  const isExecuteDisabled = () => {
+    if (base.params.parameters.mode === 'manual') {
+      return true; // Manual mode not implemented yet
+    }
+    return !base.params.validateParameters() || !base.hasFiles || !base.endpointEnabled;
+  };
+
+  return createToolFlow({
+    files: {
+      selectedFiles: base.selectedFiles,
+      isCollapsed: base.hasResults,
+    },
+    steps: [
+      {
+        title: "Settings",
+        isCollapsed: base.settingsCollapsed,
+        onCollapsedClick: base.settingsCollapsed ? base.handleSettingsReset : undefined,
+        content: (
+          <RedactSettings
+            parameters={base.params.parameters}
+            onParameterChange={base.params.updateParameter}
+            disabled={base.endpointLoading}
+          />
+        ),
+      },
+    ],
+    executeButton: {
+      text: t("redact.submit", "Redact"),
+      isVisible: !base.hasResults,
+      loadingText: t("loading"),
+      onClick: base.handleExecute,
+      disabled: isExecuteDisabled(),
+    },
+    review: {
+      isVisible: base.hasResults,
+      operation: base.operation,
+      title: t("redact.title", "Redaction Results"),
+      onFileClick: base.handleThumbnailClick,
+      onUndo: base.handleUndo,
+    },
+  });
+};
+
+export default Redact as ToolComponent;