diff --git a/src/renderer/App.tsx b/src/renderer/App.tsx
index 657f1c3..1438ddd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/App.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import type { WorkspaceAgentDefinition } from '@shared/domain/workspaceAgent';
 import type { WorkspaceState } from '@shared/domain/workspace';
 import type { UpdateStatus } from '@shared/contracts/ipc';
 import { createId, nowIso } from '@shared/utils/ids';
+import { WorkflowPicker } from '@renderer/components/workflow/WorkflowPicker';
 
 function createDraftMcpServer(): McpServerDefinition {
   const timestamp = nowIso();
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ export default function App() {
   const [showSearch, setShowSearch] = useState(false);
   const [showBookmarks, setShowBookmarks] = useState(false);
 
+  // Workflow picker state — holds the projectId we're creating a session for
+  const [workflowPickerProjectId, setWorkflowPickerProjectId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
   // Commit composer state
   const [commitComposerCtx, setCommitComposerCtx] = useState<{ projectId: string; sessionId: string; runId?: string }>();
 
@@ -424,9 +428,11 @@ export default function App() {
             ws.selectedProjectId ??
             ws.projects.find((p) => !isScratchpadProject(p))?.id;
           if (defaultProjectId) {
-            const defaultWorkflow = ws.workflows.find((w) => w.isFavorite) ?? ws.workflows[0];
-            if (defaultWorkflow) {
-              void api.createSession({ projectId: defaultProjectId, workflowId: defaultWorkflow.id });
+            if (ws.workflows.length <= 1) {
+              const wf = ws.workflows[0];
+              if (wf) void api.createSession({ projectId: defaultProjectId, workflowId: wf.id });
+            } else {
+              setWorkflowPickerProjectId(defaultProjectId);
             }
           }
         }
@@ -565,6 +571,24 @@ export default function App() {
     }
   }, [api, workspace]);
 
+  /** Opens the workflow picker, or creates immediately if ≤1 workflow. */
+  const handleNewSession = useCallback((projectId: string) => {
+    if (!workspace) return;
+    if (workspace.workflows.length <= 1) {
+      const wf = workspace.workflows[0];
+      if (wf) void api.createSession({ projectId, workflowId: wf.id });
+      return;
+    }
+    setWorkflowPickerProjectId(projectId);
+  }, [api, workspace]);
+
+  /** Called when a workflow is picked from the picker. */
+  const handleWorkflowPicked = useCallback((workflowId: string) => {
+    if (!workflowPickerProjectId) return;
+    void api.createSession({ projectId: workflowPickerProjectId, workflowId });
+    setWorkflowPickerProjectId(null);
+  }, [api, workflowPickerProjectId]);
+
   const handleOpenSettingsAt = useCallback((section?: SettingsSection) => {
     setSettingsSection(section);
     setShowSettings(true);
@@ -832,12 +856,7 @@ export default function App() {
           <Sidebar
             onAddProject={() => void api.addProject()}
             onCreateScratchpad={() => handleCreateScratchpad()}
-            onNewProjectSession={(projectId) => {
-              const defaultWorkflow = workspace.workflows.find((w) => w.isFavorite) ?? workspace.workflows[0];
-              if (defaultWorkflow) {
-                void api.createSession({ projectId, workflowId: defaultWorkflow.id });
-              }
-            }}
+            onNewProjectSession={(projectId) => handleNewSession(projectId)}
             onOpenSettings={() => setShowSettings(true)}
             onOpenProjectSettings={(projectId) => setProjectSettingsId(projectId)}
             onProjectSelect={(projectId) => {
@@ -922,12 +941,7 @@ export default function App() {
           onSelectProject={(projectId) => {
             void api.selectProject(projectId);
           }}
-          onNewSession={(projectId) => {
-            const defaultWorkflow = workspace.workflows.find((w) => w.isFavorite) ?? workspace.workflows[0];
-            if (defaultWorkflow) {
-              void api.createSession({ projectId, workflowId: defaultWorkflow.id });
-            }
-          }}
+          onNewSession={(projectId) => handleNewSession(projectId)}
           onCreateScratchpad={handleCreateScratchpad}
           onOpenSettings={() => setShowSettings(true)}
           onOpenProjectSettings={(projectId) => setProjectSettingsId(projectId)}
@@ -985,6 +999,14 @@ export default function App() {
           sessionId={commitComposerCtx.sessionId}
         />
       )}
+
+      {workflowPickerProjectId && workspace && (
+        <WorkflowPicker
+          workflows={workspace.workflows}
+          onSelect={handleWorkflowPicked}
+          onClose={() => setWorkflowPickerProjectId(null)}
+        />
+      )}
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/workflow/WorkflowPicker.tsx b/src/renderer/components/workflow/WorkflowPicker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbd9019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/workflow/WorkflowPicker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  ArrowRightLeft,
+  Bot,
+  Layers,
+  MessageCircle,
+  Route,
+  Search,
+  Star,
+  User,
+} from 'lucide-react';
+
+import type { WorkflowDefinition, WorkflowOrchestrationMode } from '@shared/domain/workflow';
+import { inferWorkflowOrchestrationMode } from '@shared/domain/workflow';
+import { useClickOutside } from '@renderer/hooks/useClickOutside';
+
+/* ── Mode visual metadata ──────────────────────────────────── */
+
+const modeMeta: Record<WorkflowOrchestrationMode, {
+  label: string;
+  icon: typeof Bot;
+  accent: string;
+  bg: string;
+}> = {
+  single: { label: 'Single', icon: User, accent: 'text-emerald-400', bg: 'bg-emerald-400/10' },
+  sequential: { label: 'Sequential', icon: ArrowRightLeft, accent: 'text-sky-400', bg: 'bg-sky-400/10' },
+  concurrent: { label: 'Concurrent', icon: Layers, accent: 'text-amber-400', bg: 'bg-amber-400/10' },
+  handoff: { label: 'Handoff', icon: Route, accent: 'text-violet-400', bg: 'bg-violet-400/10' },
+  'group-chat': { label: 'Group Chat', icon: MessageCircle, accent: 'text-rose-400', bg: 'bg-rose-400/10' },
+};
+
+const modeOrder: WorkflowOrchestrationMode[] = ['single', 'sequential', 'concurrent', 'handoff', 'group-chat'];
+
+/* ── Types ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+interface WorkflowPickerProps {
+  workflows: ReadonlyArray<WorkflowDefinition>;
+  onSelect: (workflowId: string) => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+interface AnnotatedWorkflow {
+  workflow: WorkflowDefinition;
+  mode: WorkflowOrchestrationMode;
+  agentCount: number;
+}
+
+/* ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+function annotateWorkflow(workflow: WorkflowDefinition): AnnotatedWorkflow {
+  const mode = inferWorkflowOrchestrationMode(workflow);
+  const agentCount = workflow.graph.nodes.filter((n) => n.kind === 'agent').length;
+  return { workflow, mode, agentCount };
+}
+
+function fuzzyMatch(query: string, text: string): boolean {
+  const q = query.toLowerCase();
+  const t = text.toLowerCase();
+  if (t.includes(q)) return true;
+  let qi = 0;
+  for (let ti = 0; ti < t.length && qi < q.length; ti++) {
+    if (t[ti] === q[qi]) qi++;
+  }
+  return qi === q.length;
+}
+
+/* ── Component ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+export function WorkflowPicker({ workflows, onSelect, onClose }: WorkflowPickerProps) {
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
+  const [activeIndex, setActiveIndex] = useState(0);
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const listRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const panelRef = useClickOutside<HTMLDivElement>(onClose, true);
+
+  // Annotate and group workflows
+  const annotated = useMemo(
+    () => workflows.map(annotateWorkflow),
+    [workflows],
+  );
+
+  const filtered = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!query.trim()) return annotated;
+    return annotated.filter((a) =>
+      fuzzyMatch(query, a.workflow.name)
+      || fuzzyMatch(query, a.workflow.description)
+      || fuzzyMatch(query, modeMeta[a.mode].label),
+    );
+  }, [annotated, query]);
+
+  // Group by mode, preserving order
+  const groups = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<WorkflowOrchestrationMode, AnnotatedWorkflow[]>();
+    for (const item of filtered) {
+      const existing = map.get(item.mode);
+      if (existing) {
+        existing.push(item);
+      } else {
+        map.set(item.mode, [item]);
+      }
+    }
+    return modeOrder
+      .filter((mode) => map.has(mode))
+      .map((mode) => ({ mode, items: map.get(mode)! }));
+  }, [filtered]);
+
+  // Flat list of items for keyboard navigation
+  const flatItems = useMemo(
+    () => groups.flatMap((g) => g.items),
+    [groups],
+  );
+
+  // Clamp active index on filter change
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setActiveIndex((prev) => Math.min(prev, Math.max(0, flatItems.length - 1)));
+  }, [flatItems.length]);
+
+  // Auto-focus input
+  useEffect(() => {
+    inputRef.current?.focus();
+  }, []);
+
+  // Scroll active item into view
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const active = listRef.current?.querySelector('[data-active="true"]');
+    active?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest' });
+  }, [activeIndex]);
+
+  const handleKeyDown = useCallback(
+    (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+      switch (e.key) {
+        case 'ArrowDown':
+          e.preventDefault();
+          setActiveIndex((prev) => Math.min(prev + 1, flatItems.length - 1));
+          break;
+        case 'ArrowUp':
+          e.preventDefault();
+          setActiveIndex((prev) => Math.max(prev - 1, 0));
+          break;
+        case 'Enter':
+          e.preventDefault();
+          if (flatItems[activeIndex]) {
+            onSelect(flatItems[activeIndex].workflow.id);
+          }
+          break;
+        case 'Escape':
+          e.preventDefault();
+          onClose();
+          break;
+      }
+    },
+    [flatItems, activeIndex, onSelect, onClose],
+  );
+
+  let flatIdx = 0;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-start justify-center pt-[15vh] backdrop-blur-[2px]"
+      role="dialog"
+      aria-modal="true"
+      aria-label="Select a workflow"
+    >
+      <div
+        ref={panelRef}
+        className="w-full max-w-[420px] animate-[palette-enter_0.18s_ease-out] overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-surface-1)] shadow-[0_24px_80px_rgba(0,0,0,0.45),0_0_0_1px_rgba(36,92,249,0.08)]"
+        onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+      >
+        {/* Search bar */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 border-b border-[var(--color-border)] px-4 py-3">
+          <Search className="size-4 shrink-0 text-[var(--color-text-muted)]" />
+          <input
+            ref={inputRef}
+            type="text"
+            className="flex-1 bg-transparent text-[14px] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] outline-none placeholder:text-[var(--color-text-muted)]"
+            placeholder="Pick a workflow…"
+            value={query}
+            onChange={(e) => {
+              setQuery(e.target.value);
+              setActiveIndex(0);
+            }}
+            aria-label="Search workflows"
+          />
+          <kbd className="hidden rounded border border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-surface-3)] px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)] sm:inline">
+            esc
+          </kbd>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Workflow list */}
+        <div ref={listRef} className="max-h-[52vh] overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain py-1.5" role="listbox">
+          {groups.length === 0 && (
+            <div className="px-4 py-8 text-center text-[13px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">
+              No workflows match your search.
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {groups.map((group) => {
+            const meta = modeMeta[group.mode];
+            const GroupIcon = meta.icon;
+
+            return (
+              <div key={group.mode}>
+                {/* Group header */}
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 pb-1 pt-2.5">
+                  <GroupIcon className={`size-3 ${meta.accent}`} />
+                  <span className="text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.1em] text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">
+                    {meta.label}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Items */}
+                {group.items.map((item) => {
+                  const isActive = flatIdx === activeIndex;
+                  const currentIdx = flatIdx;
+                  flatIdx++;
+
+                  return (
+                    <button
+                      key={item.workflow.id}
+                      type="button"
+                      role="option"
+                      aria-selected={isActive}
+                      data-active={isActive}
+                      className={`flex w-full items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2.5 text-left transition-colors duration-100 ${
+                        isActive
+                          ? 'bg-[var(--color-accent-muted)]'
+                          : 'hover:bg-[var(--color-surface-2)]'
+                      }`}
+                      onClick={() => onSelect(item.workflow.id)}
+                      onMouseEnter={() => setActiveIndex(currentIdx)}
+                    >
+                      {/* Mode badge */}
+                      <div className={`flex size-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-lg ${meta.bg}`}>
+                        <GroupIcon className={`size-3.5 ${meta.accent}`} />
+                      </div>
+
+                      {/* Name + description */}
+                      <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                        <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                          <span className={`truncate text-[13px] font-medium ${
+                            isActive ? 'text-[var(--color-text-primary)]' : 'text-[var(--color-text-secondary)]'
+                          }`}>
+                            {item.workflow.name}
+                          </span>
+                          {item.workflow.isFavorite && (
+                            <Star className="size-3 shrink-0 fill-amber-400 text-amber-400" />
+                          )}
+                        </div>
+                        {item.workflow.description && (
+                          <p className="truncate text-[11px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">
+                            {item.workflow.description}
+                          </p>
+                        )}
+                      </div>
+
+                      {/* Agent count pill */}
+                      <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1 rounded-md bg-[var(--color-surface-3)] px-1.5 py-0.5">
+                        <Bot className="size-2.5 text-[var(--color-text-muted)]" />
+                        <span className="text-[10px] font-medium text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">
+                          {item.agentCount}
+                        </span>
+                      </div>
+                    </button>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </div>
+            );
+          })}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Footer hint */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 border-t border-[var(--color-border)] px-4 py-2">
+          <span className="text-[11px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">
+            <kbd className="rounded border border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-surface-3)] px-1 py-px text-[10px]">↑↓</kbd>
+            {' '}navigate
+          </span>
+          <span className="text-[11px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">
+            <kbd className="rounded border border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-surface-3)] px-1 py-px text-[10px]">↵</kbd>
+            {' '}select
+          </span>
+          <span className="ml-auto text-[11px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">
+            {flatItems.length} workflow{flatItems.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}