diff --git a/letta/server/rest_api/routers/v1/tags.py b/letta/server/rest_api/routers/v1/tags.py
index 4ffae32e..9b160bec 100644
--- a/letta/server/rest_api/routers/v1/tags.py
+++ b/letta/server/rest_api/routers/v1/tags.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Literal, Optional
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Header, Query
 
@@ -13,15 +13,26 @@ router = APIRouter(prefix="/tags", tags=["tag", "admin"])
 
 @router.get("/", tags=["admin"], response_model=List[str], operation_id="list_tags")
 async def list_tags(
-    after: Optional[str] = Query(None),
-    limit: Optional[int] = Query(50),
+    before: Optional[str] = Query(
+        None, description="Tag cursor for pagination. Returns tags that come before this tag in the specified sort order"
+    ),
+    after: Optional[str] = Query(
+        None, description="Tag cursor for pagination. Returns tags that come after this tag in the specified sort order"
+    ),
+    limit: Optional[int] = Query(50, description="Maximum number of tags to return"),
+    order: Literal["asc", "desc"] = Query(
+        "asc", description="Sort order for tags. 'asc' for alphabetical order, 'desc' for reverse alphabetical order"
+    ),
+    order_by: Literal["name"] = Query("name", description="Field to sort by"),
+    query_text: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Filter tags by text search"),
     server: "SyncServer" = Depends(get_letta_server),
-    query_text: Optional[str] = Query(None),
     actor_id: Optional[str] = Header(None, alias="user_id"),
 ):
     """
-    Get a list of all tags in the database
+    Get a list of all agent tags in the database.
     """
     actor = await server.user_manager.get_actor_or_default_async(actor_id=actor_id)
-    tags = await server.agent_manager.list_tags_async(actor=actor, after=after, limit=limit, query_text=query_text)
+    tags = await server.agent_manager.list_tags_async(
+        actor=actor, before=before, after=after, limit=limit, query_text=query_text, ascending=(order == "asc")
+    )
     return tags
diff --git a/letta/services/agent_manager.py b/letta/services/agent_manager.py
index 417a010c..ec35270e 100644
--- a/letta/services/agent_manager.py
+++ b/letta/services/agent_manager.py
@@ -3542,19 +3542,27 @@ class AgentManager:
     @enforce_types
     @trace_method
     async def list_tags_async(
-        self, actor: PydanticUser, after: Optional[str] = None, limit: Optional[int] = 50, query_text: Optional[str] = None
+        self,
+        actor: PydanticUser,
+        before: Optional[str] = None,
+        after: Optional[str] = None,
+        limit: Optional[int] = 50,
+        query_text: Optional[str] = None,
+        ascending: bool = True,
     ) -> List[str]:
         """
         Get all tags a user has created, ordered alphabetically.
 
         Args:
             actor: User performing the action.
-            after: Cursor for forward pagination.
-            limit: Maximum number of tags to return.
-            query text to filter tags by.
+            before: Cursor for backward pagination (tags before this tag).
+            after: Cursor for forward pagination (tags after this tag).
+            limit: Maximum number of tags to return (default: 50).
+            query_text: Filter tags by text search.
+            ascending: Sort order - True for alphabetical, False for reverse (default: True).
 
         Returns:
-            List[str]: List of all tags.
+            List[str]: List of all tags matching the criteria.
         """
         async with db_registry.async_session() as session:
             # Build the query using select() for async SQLAlchemy
@@ -3573,10 +3581,26 @@ class AgentManager:
                     # SQLite: Use LIKE with LOWER for case-insensitive search
                     query = query.where(func.lower(AgentsTags.tag).like(func.lower(f"%{query_text}%")))
 
+            # Handle pagination cursors
             if after:
-                query = query.where(AgentsTags.tag > after)
+                if ascending:
+                    query = query.where(AgentsTags.tag > after)
+                else:
+                    query = query.where(AgentsTags.tag < after)
 
-            query = query.order_by(AgentsTags.tag).limit(limit)
+            if before:
+                if ascending:
+                    query = query.where(AgentsTags.tag < before)
+                else:
+                    query = query.where(AgentsTags.tag > before)
+
+            # Apply ordering based on ascending parameter
+            if ascending:
+                query = query.order_by(AgentsTags.tag.asc())
+            else:
+                query = query.order_by(AgentsTags.tag.desc())
+
+            query = query.limit(limit)
 
             # Execute the query asynchronously
             result = await session.execute(query)