diff --git a/src/renderer/App.tsx b/src/renderer/App.tsx
index 8c5c515..f7ed7db 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/App.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { AppShell } from '@renderer/components/AppShell';
 import { ActivityPanel } from '@renderer/components/ActivityPanel';
 import { ChatPane } from '@renderer/components/ChatPane';
+import { CommandPalette } from '@renderer/components/CommandPalette';
 import { DiscoveredToolingModal } from '@renderer/components/DiscoveredToolingModal';
 import { NewSessionModal } from '@renderer/components/NewSessionModal';
 import { ProjectSettingsPanel } from '@renderer/components/ProjectSettingsPanel';
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ export default function App() {
   const [projectSettingsId, setProjectSettingsId] = useState<string>();
   const [newSessionProjectId, setNewSessionProjectId] = useState<string>();
   const [showDiscoveryModal, setShowDiscoveryModal] = useState(false);
+  const [commandPaletteOpen, setCommandPaletteOpen] = useState(false);
 
   // Terminal state
   const [terminalOpen, setTerminalOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -264,13 +266,17 @@ export default function App() {
     if (hasPendingDiscoveries) setShowDiscoveryModal(true);
   }, [hasPendingDiscoveries]);
 
-  // Terminal: Ctrl+` toggle + track running state
+  // Terminal: Ctrl+` toggle + Command palette: Ctrl+K / Cmd+K
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if (e.ctrlKey && e.key === '`') {
         e.preventDefault();
         setTerminalOpen((prev) => !prev);
       }
+      if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key === 'k') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        setCommandPaletteOpen((prev) => !prev);
+      }
     };
     window.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
 
@@ -607,6 +613,38 @@ export default function App() {
           }}
         />
       )}
+
+      {commandPaletteOpen && workspace && (
+        <CommandPalette
+          workspace={workspace}
+          onClose={() => setCommandPaletteOpen(false)}
+          onSelectSession={(sessionId) => {
+            void api.selectSession(sessionId);
+          }}
+          onSelectProject={(projectId) => {
+            void api.selectProject(projectId);
+          }}
+          onNewSession={(projectId) => {
+            setNewSessionProjectId(projectId);
+          }}
+          onCreateScratchpad={handleCreateScratchpad}
+          onOpenSettings={() => setShowSettings(true)}
+          onOpenProjectSettings={(projectId) => setProjectSettingsId(projectId)}
+          onToggleTerminal={handleTerminalToggle}
+          onSetTheme={(theme) => void api.setTheme(theme)}
+          onDuplicateSession={(sessionId) => {
+            void api.duplicateSession({ sessionId });
+          }}
+          onPinSession={(sessionId, isPinned) => {
+            void api.setSessionPinned({ sessionId, isPinned });
+          }}
+          onArchiveSession={(sessionId, isArchived) => {
+            void api.setSessionArchived({ sessionId, isArchived });
+          }}
+          onAddProject={() => void api.addProject()}
+          onOpenAppDataFolder={() => void api.openAppDataFolder()}
+        />
+      )}
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/CommandPalette.tsx b/src/renderer/components/CommandPalette.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7eb650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/CommandPalette.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,468 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  Archive,
+  Copy,
+  FolderOpen,
+  FolderPlus,
+  MessageSquare,
+  Monitor,
+  Moon,
+  Pin,
+  PinOff,
+  Plus,
+  Search,
+  Settings,
+  Sparkles,
+  Sun,
+  Terminal,
+} from 'lucide-react';
+
+import type { AppearanceTheme } from '@shared/domain/tooling';
+import { isScratchpadProject } from '@shared/domain/project';
+import type { WorkspaceState } from '@shared/domain/workspace';
+
+interface PaletteCommand {
+  id: string;
+  label: string;
+  category: string;
+  keywords?: string;
+  shortcut?: string;
+  icon: React.ReactNode;
+  action: () => void;
+}
+
+export interface CommandPaletteProps {
+  workspace: WorkspaceState;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onSelectSession: (sessionId: string) => void;
+  onSelectProject: (projectId: string) => void;
+  onNewSession: (projectId: string) => void;
+  onCreateScratchpad: () => void;
+  onOpenSettings: () => void;
+  onOpenProjectSettings: (projectId: string) => void;
+  onToggleTerminal: () => void;
+  onSetTheme: (theme: AppearanceTheme) => void;
+  onDuplicateSession: (sessionId: string) => void;
+  onPinSession: (sessionId: string, isPinned: boolean) => void;
+  onArchiveSession: (sessionId: string, isArchived: boolean) => void;
+  onAddProject: () => void;
+  onOpenAppDataFolder: () => void;
+}
+
+/** Score how well `query` matches `text` (and optional `keywords`). 0 = no match. */
+function matchScore(query: string, text: string, keywords?: string): number {
+  if (!query) return 1;
+  const q = query.toLowerCase();
+  const t = text.toLowerCase();
+
+  if (t.startsWith(q)) return 4;
+  if (t.split(/\s+/).some((w) => w.startsWith(q))) return 3;
+  if (t.includes(q)) return 2;
+  if (keywords?.toLowerCase().includes(q)) return 1.5;
+
+  const tokens = q.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);
+  if (tokens.length > 1) {
+    const combined = `${t} ${keywords?.toLowerCase() ?? ''}`;
+    if (tokens.every((tok) => combined.includes(tok))) return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+const ICON = 'size-4';
+
+export function CommandPalette({
+  workspace,
+  onClose,
+  onSelectSession,
+  onSelectProject,
+  onNewSession,
+  onCreateScratchpad,
+  onOpenSettings,
+  onOpenProjectSettings,
+  onToggleTerminal,
+  onSetTheme,
+  onDuplicateSession,
+  onPinSession,
+  onArchiveSession,
+  onAddProject,
+  onOpenAppDataFolder,
+}: CommandPaletteProps) {
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
+  const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState(0);
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const listRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    inputRef.current?.focus();
+  }, []);
+
+  // Intercept Escape in capture phase so it doesn't leak to other overlays
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleEscape = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopImmediatePropagation();
+        onClose();
+      }
+    };
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', handleEscape, true);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleEscape, true);
+  }, [onClose]);
+
+  const selectedSession = useMemo(() => {
+    const id = workspace.selectedSessionId;
+    return id ? workspace.sessions.find((s) => s.id === id) : undefined;
+  }, [workspace.sessions, workspace.selectedSessionId]);
+
+  const selectedProject = useMemo(() => {
+    const id = workspace.selectedProjectId;
+    return id ? workspace.projects.find((p) => p.id === id) : undefined;
+  }, [workspace.projects, workspace.selectedProjectId]);
+
+  const commands = useMemo<PaletteCommand[]>(() => {
+    const cmds: PaletteCommand[] = [];
+
+    // ── Sessions ──
+    const sessions = workspace.sessions
+      .filter((s) => !s.isArchived)
+      .sort((a, b) => b.updatedAt.localeCompare(a.updatedAt));
+
+    for (const s of sessions) {
+      const project = workspace.projects.find((p) => p.id === s.projectId);
+      const isCurrent = s.id === workspace.selectedSessionId;
+      cmds.push({
+        id: `session-${s.id}`,
+        label: `${s.title}${isCurrent ? ' (current)' : ''}`,
+        category: 'Sessions',
+        keywords: `switch ${project?.name ?? ''} ${s.status}`,
+        icon: <MessageSquare className={ICON} />,
+        action: () => onSelectSession(s.id),
+      });
+    }
+
+    // ── Actions ──
+    const defaultProjectId =
+      workspace.selectedProjectId ??
+      workspace.projects.find((p) => !isScratchpadProject(p))?.id;
+
+    if (defaultProjectId) {
+      cmds.push({
+        id: 'new-session',
+        label: 'New Session',
+        category: 'Actions',
+        keywords: 'create start',
+        icon: <Plus className={ICON} />,
+        action: () => onNewSession(defaultProjectId),
+      });
+    }
+
+    cmds.push({
+      id: 'new-scratchpad',
+      label: 'Quick Scratchpad',
+      category: 'Actions',
+      keywords: 'create new scratch quick note',
+      icon: <Sparkles className={ICON} />,
+      action: onCreateScratchpad,
+    });
+
+    // ── Current session ──
+    if (selectedSession) {
+      cmds.push({
+        id: 'duplicate-session',
+        label: 'Duplicate Session',
+        category: 'Session',
+        keywords: 'copy clone',
+        icon: <Copy className={ICON} />,
+        action: () => onDuplicateSession(selectedSession.id),
+      });
+      cmds.push({
+        id: 'pin-session',
+        label: selectedSession.isPinned ? 'Unpin Session' : 'Pin Session',
+        category: 'Session',
+        keywords: 'pin unpin sticky',
+        icon: selectedSession.isPinned ? <PinOff className={ICON} /> : <Pin className={ICON} />,
+        action: () => onPinSession(selectedSession.id, !selectedSession.isPinned),
+      });
+      cmds.push({
+        id: 'archive-session',
+        label: 'Archive Session',
+        category: 'Session',
+        keywords: 'archive hide remove',
+        icon: <Archive className={ICON} />,
+        action: () => onArchiveSession(selectedSession.id, true),
+      });
+    }
+
+    // ── Projects ──
+    const userProjects = workspace.projects.filter((p) => !isScratchpadProject(p));
+    for (const p of userProjects) {
+      const isCurrent = p.id === workspace.selectedProjectId;
+      cmds.push({
+        id: `project-${p.id}`,
+        label: `${p.name}${isCurrent ? ' (current)' : ''}`,
+        category: 'Projects',
+        keywords: `switch folder ${p.path}`,
+        icon: <FolderOpen className={ICON} />,
+        action: () => onSelectProject(p.id),
+      });
+    }
+    cmds.push({
+      id: 'add-project',
+      label: 'Add Project',
+      category: 'Projects',
+      keywords: 'folder new open browse',
+      icon: <FolderPlus className={ICON} />,
+      action: onAddProject,
+    });
+
+    // ── General ──
+    cmds.push({
+      id: 'settings',
+      label: 'Open Settings',
+      category: 'General',
+      keywords: 'preferences config options',
+      icon: <Settings className={ICON} />,
+      action: onOpenSettings,
+    });
+
+    if (selectedProject && !isScratchpadProject(selectedProject)) {
+      cmds.push({
+        id: 'project-settings',
+        label: `Project Settings — ${selectedProject.name}`,
+        category: 'General',
+        keywords: 'project config options customization',
+        icon: <Settings className={ICON} />,
+        action: () => onOpenProjectSettings(selectedProject.id),
+      });
+    }
+
+    cmds.push({
+      id: 'toggle-terminal',
+      label: 'Toggle Terminal',
+      category: 'General',
+      keywords: 'terminal console shell command',
+      shortcut: 'Ctrl+`',
+      icon: <Terminal className={ICON} />,
+      action: onToggleTerminal,
+    });
+
+    cmds.push({
+      id: 'app-data',
+      label: 'Open App Data Folder',
+      category: 'General',
+      keywords: 'data storage files folder workspace',
+      icon: <FolderOpen className={ICON} />,
+      action: onOpenAppDataFolder,
+    });
+
+    // ── Theme ──
+    cmds.push({
+      id: 'theme-dark',
+      label: 'Dark Theme',
+      category: 'Theme',
+      keywords: 'appearance dark mode night',
+      icon: <Moon className={ICON} />,
+      action: () => onSetTheme('dark'),
+    });
+    cmds.push({
+      id: 'theme-light',
+      label: 'Light Theme',
+      category: 'Theme',
+      keywords: 'appearance light mode day',
+      icon: <Sun className={ICON} />,
+      action: () => onSetTheme('light'),
+    });
+    cmds.push({
+      id: 'theme-system',
+      label: 'System Theme',
+      category: 'Theme',
+      keywords: 'appearance auto system follow',
+      icon: <Monitor className={ICON} />,
+      action: () => onSetTheme('system'),
+    });
+
+    return cmds;
+  }, [
+    workspace, selectedSession, selectedProject,
+    onSelectSession, onSelectProject, onNewSession, onCreateScratchpad,
+    onOpenSettings, onOpenProjectSettings, onToggleTerminal, onSetTheme,
+    onDuplicateSession, onPinSession, onArchiveSession, onAddProject,
+    onOpenAppDataFolder,
+  ]);
+
+  const filteredCommands = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!query.trim()) return commands;
+    return commands
+      .map((cmd) => ({ cmd, score: matchScore(query, cmd.label, cmd.keywords) }))
+      .filter(({ score }) => score > 0)
+      .sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score)
+      .map(({ cmd }) => cmd);
+  }, [commands, query]);
+
+  const groupedCommands = useMemo(() => {
+    const groups: { category: string; commands: PaletteCommand[] }[] = [];
+    const seen = new Set<string>();
+    for (const cmd of filteredCommands) {
+      if (!seen.has(cmd.category)) {
+        seen.add(cmd.category);
+        groups.push({ category: cmd.category, commands: [] });
+      }
+      groups.find((g) => g.category === cmd.category)!.commands.push(cmd);
+    }
+    return groups;
+  }, [filteredCommands]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setSelectedIndex(0);
+  }, [query]);
+
+  const executeCommand = useCallback(
+    (cmd: PaletteCommand) => {
+      onClose();
+      cmd.action();
+    },
+    [onClose],
+  );
+
+  const handleKeyDown = useCallback(
+    (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        if (filteredCommands.length > 0) {
+          setSelectedIndex((i) => Math.min(i + 1, filteredCommands.length - 1));
+        }
+      } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        setSelectedIndex((i) => Math.max(i - 1, 0));
+      } else if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        const cmd = filteredCommands[selectedIndex];
+        if (cmd) executeCommand(cmd);
+      }
+    },
+    [filteredCommands, selectedIndex, executeCommand],
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const item = listRef.current?.querySelector(`[data-palette-index="${selectedIndex}"]`);
+    item?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest' });
+  }, [selectedIndex]);
+
+  let flatIndex = 0;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="palette-backdrop-enter fixed inset-0 z-[60] flex justify-center bg-[#07080e]/80 pt-[18vh] backdrop-blur-sm"
+      onClick={onClose}
+      role="dialog"
+      aria-modal="true"
+      aria-label="Command palette"
+    >
+      <div
+        className="palette-enter glow-border flex h-fit max-h-[min(420px,60vh)] w-full max-w-xl flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-xl bg-[var(--color-surface-1)] shadow-[0_16px_64px_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)]"
+        onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+        onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+      >
+        {/* Search input */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 border-b border-[var(--color-border)] px-4">
+          <Search className="size-4 shrink-0 text-[var(--color-text-muted)]" />
+          <input
+            ref={inputRef}
+            type="text"
+            className="flex-1 bg-transparent py-3.5 text-[14px] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] outline-none placeholder:text-[var(--color-text-muted)]"
+            placeholder="Type a command…"
+            value={query}
+            onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+            aria-label="Search commands"
+            autoComplete="off"
+            spellCheck={false}
+          />
+          {query && (
+            <button
+              className="shrink-0 rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[11px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)] transition hover:bg-[var(--color-surface-3)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-secondary)]"
+              onClick={() => setQuery('')}
+              type="button"
+            >
+              Clear
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Results */}
+        <div ref={listRef} className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto py-1.5" role="listbox">
+          {groupedCommands.length === 0 ? (
+            <div className="px-4 py-8 text-center text-[13px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">
+              No matching commands
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            groupedCommands.map((group) => (
+              <div key={group.category}>
+                <div className="px-4 pb-1 pt-2.5 text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">
+                  {group.category}
+                </div>
+                {group.commands.map((cmd) => {
+                  const index = flatIndex++;
+                  const isSelected = index === selectedIndex;
+                  return (
+                    <button
+                      key={cmd.id}
+                      data-palette-index={index}
+                      className={`flex w-full items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-left text-[13px] transition-colors ${
+                        isSelected
+                          ? 'bg-[var(--color-accent-muted)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)]'
+                          : 'text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:bg-[var(--color-glass-hover)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)]'
+                      }`}
+                      onClick={() => executeCommand(cmd)}
+                      onMouseEnter={() => setSelectedIndex(index)}
+                      role="option"
+                      aria-selected={isSelected}
+                      type="button"
+                    >
+                      <span
+                        className={
+                          isSelected
+                            ? 'text-[var(--color-text-accent)]'
+                            : 'text-[var(--color-text-muted)]'
+                        }
+                      >
+                        {cmd.icon}
+                      </span>
+                      <span className="flex-1 truncate">{cmd.label}</span>
+                      {cmd.shortcut && (
+                        <kbd className="rounded border border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-surface-0)] px-1.5 py-0.5 font-mono text-[10px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">
+                          {cmd.shortcut}
+                        </kbd>
+                      )}
+                    </button>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </div>
+            ))
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Footer hints */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-4 border-t border-[var(--color-border)] px-4 py-2 text-[11px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">
+          <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
+            <kbd className="rounded border border-[var(--color-border-subtle)] px-1 font-mono text-[10px]">
+              ↑↓
+            </kbd>
+            navigate
+          </span>
+          <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
+            <kbd className="rounded border border-[var(--color-border-subtle)] px-1 font-mono text-[10px]">
+              ↵
+            </kbd>
+            select
+          </span>
+          <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
+            <kbd className="rounded border border-[var(--color-border-subtle)] px-1 font-mono text-[10px]">
+              esc
+            </kbd>
+            close
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/styles.css b/src/renderer/styles.css
index 02816a8..9888f4f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/styles.css
+++ b/src/renderer/styles.css
@@ -521,6 +521,27 @@ body {
   animation: ambient-pulse 6s ease-in-out infinite;
 }
 
+/* ── Command palette ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+@keyframes palette-enter {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(-8px) scale(0.98);
+  }
+}
+
+.palette-enter {
+  animation: palette-enter 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
+}
+
+@keyframes palette-backdrop-enter {
+  from { opacity: 0; }
+}
+
+.palette-backdrop-enter {
+  animation: palette-backdrop-enter 0.15s ease-out;
+}
+
 /* ── Markdown prose styles ───────────────────────────────────── */
 
 .markdown-content {