diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/browser/command-center-file-search.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/browser/command-center-file-search.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5964dcc97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/browser/command-center-file-search.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import { expect, test } from "../support/fixtures";
+import { openCommandCenter } from "../support/helpers/command-center";
+import {
+  delayDirectorySuggestionResponses,
+  expectOneLineTruncatedFileResult,
+  expectStableCommandCenterLayout,
+  failDirectorySuggestionRequests,
+  startCommandCenterLayoutObservation,
+} from "../support/helpers/command-center-file-search";
+import { expectFileTabOpen } from "../support/helpers/file-explorer";
+import { gotoWorkspace } from "../support/helpers/launcher";
+import { seedWorkspace, type SeededWorkspace } from "../support/helpers/seed-client";
+
+const FILE_PATH =
+  "packages/app/src/command-center/features/workspace-file-search/layout-stability/needle-layout-stability-command-center.tsx";
+const FILE_NAME = "needle-layout-stability-command-center.tsx";
+const FILE_DIRECTORY =
+  "packages/app/src/command-center/features/workspace-file-search/layout-stability";
+
+function paseoSizedFiles(): Array<{ path: string; content: string }> {
+  const files = Array.from({ length: 120 }, (_, index) => ({
+    path: `packages/app/src/features/feature-${String(index).padStart(3, "0")}/index.ts`,
+    content: `export const feature${index} = ${index};\n`,
+  }));
+  files.push({ path: FILE_PATH, content: "export const layoutNeedle = true;\n" });
+  return files;
+}
+
+async function seedMatchingWorkspaces(count: number): Promise<SeededWorkspace[]> {
+  return Promise.all(
+    Array.from({ length: count }, (_, index) =>
+      seedWorkspace({
+        repoPrefix: `command-center-file-search-error-${String(index).padStart(2, "0")}-`,
+        title: `Home failure ${String(index).padStart(2, "0")}`,
+      }),
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
+test.use({
+  userAgent:
+    "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 Chrome/145.0 Safari/537.36",
+});
+
+test("workspace file search stays geometrically stable through delayed loading and results", async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  test.setTimeout(120_000);
+  const seeded = await seedWorkspace({
+    repoPrefix: "command-center-file-search-",
+    title: "Paseo-shaped file search",
+    repo: { files: paseoSizedFiles() },
+  });
+
+  try {
+    await delayDirectorySuggestionResponses(page, 800);
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, seeded.workspaceId);
+    await page.keyboard.press("Meta+P");
+
+    const panel = page.getByTestId("command-center-panel");
+    await expect(panel).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+    await expect(panel.getByRole("button", { name: "Files" })).toBeVisible();
+    await startCommandCenterLayoutObservation(page);
+
+    await panel.getByTestId("command-center-input").fill(FILE_NAME);
+    const row = panel.getByRole("button", {
+      name: `${FILE_NAME} ${FILE_DIRECTORY}`,
+    });
+    await expect(row).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+    await expectOneLineTruncatedFileResult(row, {
+      filename: FILE_NAME,
+      path: FILE_DIRECTORY,
+    });
+
+    await panel.getByTestId("command-center-input").fill("needle-layout");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(150);
+    expect(await row.isVisible()).toBe(true);
+    await expect(panel.getByTestId("command-center-file-search-loading")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(panel.getByText("Searching files...", { exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(panel.getByTestId("command-center-file-search-loading")).toBeHidden();
+    await expectStableCommandCenterLayout(page);
+
+    await row.click();
+    await expectFileTabOpen(page, FILE_PATH);
+  } finally {
+    await seeded.cleanup();
+  }
+});
+
+test("dropping the files scope leaves the search row the same height", async ({ page }) => {
+  const seeded = await seedWorkspace({
+    repoPrefix: "command-center-file-search-scope-",
+    title: "Scope chip height",
+  });
+
+  try {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, seeded.workspaceId);
+    await page.keyboard.press("Meta+P");
+
+    const panel = page.getByTestId("command-center-panel");
+    await expect(panel).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+    const header = panel.getByTestId("command-center-header");
+    const scoped = await header.boundingBox();
+
+    await page.getByTestId("command-center-files-scope").click();
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("command-center-files-scope")).toHaveCount(0);
+    const unscoped = await header.boundingBox();
+
+    expect(scoped?.height).toBe(unscoped?.height);
+  } finally {
+    await seeded.cleanup();
+  }
+});
+
+test("unscoped command search keeps commands visible and reports file-search failures", async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  test.setTimeout(120_000);
+  const seeded = await seedMatchingWorkspaces(9);
+
+  try {
+    await failDirectorySuggestionRequests(page);
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, seeded[0].workspaceId);
+    const panel = await openCommandCenter(page);
+    await panel.getByTestId("command-center-input").fill("home");
+
+    await expect(panel.getByRole("button", { name: "Home", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(panel.getByRole("button", { name: /Home failure 08/ })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(panel.getByTestId("command-center-file-search-error")).toHaveText(
+      "Error: Test file search transport failure.",
+    );
+    await expect(panel.getByTestId("command-center-file-search-error")).toBeInViewport({
+      ratio: 1,
+    });
+    await expect(panel.getByText("No matches", { exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+  } finally {
+    await Promise.allSettled(seeded.map((workspace) => workspace.cleanup()));
+  }
+});
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/support/helpers/command-center-file-search.ts b/packages/app/e2e/support/helpers/command-center-file-search.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..781470b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/support/helpers/command-center-file-search.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+import { expect, type Locator, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import { daemonWsRoutePattern } from "./daemon-port";
+
+type WebSocketMessage = string | Buffer;
+
+interface SurfaceRect {
+  height: number;
+  width: number;
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+}
+
+interface LayoutObservation {
+  active: boolean;
+  layoutShift: number;
+  samples: Record<string, SurfaceRect[]>;
+}
+
+type LayoutOracleWindow = Window & {
+  __commandCenterLayoutObservation?: LayoutObservation;
+};
+
+const SURFACE_SELECTORS = {
+  panel: '[data-testid="command-center-panel"]',
+  header: '[data-testid="command-center-header"]',
+  input: '[data-testid="command-center-input"]',
+  fileSearchStatus: '[data-testid="command-center-file-search-status"]',
+  results: '[data-testid="command-center-results"]',
+  scope: '[data-testid="command-center-files-scope"]',
+  fileRow: '[data-testid^="command-center-file-row-"]',
+  fileIcon: '[data-testid="command-center-file-icon"]',
+  fileLine: '[data-testid="command-center-file-line"]',
+} as const;
+
+function parseSessionMessage(message: WebSocketMessage): Record<string, unknown> | null {
+  const raw = typeof message === "string" ? message : message.toString("utf8");
+  try {
+    const envelope = JSON.parse(raw) as { type?: unknown; message?: unknown };
+    return envelope.type === "session" && envelope.message && typeof envelope.message === "object"
+      ? (envelope.message as Record<string, unknown>)
+      : null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function delayDirectorySuggestionResponses(page: Page, delayMs = 400): Promise<void> {
+  await page.routeWebSocket(daemonWsRoutePattern(), (ws) => {
+    const server = ws.connectToServer();
+    ws.onMessage((message) => server.send(message));
+    server.onMessage((message) => {
+      const sessionMessage = parseSessionMessage(message);
+      if (sessionMessage?.type === "directory_suggestions_response") {
+        setTimeout(() => ws.send(message), delayMs);
+        return;
+      }
+      ws.send(message);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+export async function failDirectorySuggestionRequests(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.routeWebSocket(daemonWsRoutePattern(), (ws) => {
+    const server = ws.connectToServer();
+    ws.onMessage((message) => {
+      const sessionMessage = parseSessionMessage(message);
+      if (sessionMessage?.type === "directory_suggestions_request") {
+        const requestId = sessionMessage.requestId;
+        if (typeof requestId === "string") {
+          ws.send(
+            JSON.stringify({
+              type: "session",
+              message: {
+                type: "rpc_error",
+                payload: {
+                  requestId,
+                  requestType: "directory_suggestions_request",
+                  error: "Test file search transport failure.",
+                  code: "transport",
+                },
+              },
+            }),
+          );
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      server.send(message);
+    });
+    server.onMessage((message) => ws.send(message));
+  });
+}
+
+export async function startCommandCenterLayoutObservation(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.evaluate((selectors) => {
+    const oracleWindow = window as LayoutOracleWindow;
+    const observation: LayoutObservation = { active: true, layoutShift: 0, samples: {} };
+    oracleWindow.__commandCenterLayoutObservation = observation;
+
+    const observedElements = new WeakSet<Element>();
+    const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(record);
+    const mutationObserver = new MutationObserver(discover);
+
+    function record(): void {
+      if (!observation.active) return;
+      for (const [name, selector] of Object.entries(selectors)) {
+        const element = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(selector);
+        if (!element) continue;
+        const rect = element.getBoundingClientRect();
+        (observation.samples[name] ??= []).push({
+          height: rect.height,
+          width: rect.width,
+          x: rect.x,
+          y: rect.y,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    function discover(): void {
+      for (const selector of Object.values(selectors)) {
+        const element = document.querySelector(selector);
+        if (!element || observedElements.has(element)) continue;
+        observedElements.add(element);
+        resizeObserver.observe(element);
+      }
+      record();
+    }
+
+    mutationObserver.observe(document.body, { attributes: true, childList: true, subtree: true });
+    discover();
+
+    const sampleFrame = () => {
+      if (!observation.active) {
+        mutationObserver.disconnect();
+        resizeObserver.disconnect();
+        return;
+      }
+      record();
+      requestAnimationFrame(sampleFrame);
+    };
+    requestAnimationFrame(sampleFrame);
+
+    if (typeof PerformanceObserver !== "undefined") {
+      try {
+        const performanceObserver = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
+          for (const entry of list.getEntries()) {
+            observation.layoutShift += (entry as PerformanceEntry & { value?: number }).value ?? 0;
+          }
+        });
+        performanceObserver.observe({ type: "layout-shift", buffered: false });
+      } catch {
+        // LayoutShift is diagnostic-only on engines that do not expose it.
+      }
+    }
+  }, SURFACE_SELECTORS);
+}
+
+export async function expectStableCommandCenterLayout(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+  const observation = await page.evaluate(() => {
+    const state = (window as LayoutOracleWindow).__commandCenterLayoutObservation;
+    if (!state) throw new Error("Command center layout observer was not installed");
+    state.active = false;
+    return state;
+  });
+
+  for (const surface of Object.keys(SURFACE_SELECTORS)) {
+    const samples = observation.samples[surface] ?? [];
+    expect(samples.length, `${surface}: ${JSON.stringify(observation)}`).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    for (const dimension of ["height", "width", "x", "y"] as const) {
+      const values = samples.map((sample) => sample[dimension]);
+      expect(
+        Math.max(...values) - Math.min(...values),
+        `${surface}.${dimension}: ${JSON.stringify(samples)}`,
+      ).toBeLessThanOrEqual(1);
+    }
+  }
+  expect(observation.layoutShift, JSON.stringify(observation)).toBeLessThanOrEqual(0.001);
+}
+
+export async function expectOneLineTruncatedFileResult(
+  row: Locator,
+  input: { filename: string; path: string },
+): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(row).toContainText(`${input.filename} ${input.path}`);
+  await expect(row.getByTestId("command-center-file-icon")).toBeVisible();
+  const line = row.getByTestId("command-center-file-line");
+  const filename = row.getByTestId("command-center-file-name");
+  const filePath = row.getByTestId("command-center-file-path");
+  const geometry = await Promise.all([
+    row.boundingBox(),
+    line.boundingBox(),
+    filename.boundingBox(),
+    filePath.boundingBox(),
+    line.evaluate((element) => ({
+      clientWidth: element.clientWidth,
+      overflow: getComputedStyle(element).overflow,
+      scrollWidth: element.scrollWidth,
+      whiteSpace: getComputedStyle(element).whiteSpace,
+    })),
+  ]);
+  const [rowBox, lineBox, filenameBox, pathBox, overflow] = geometry;
+  expect(rowBox).not.toBeNull();
+  expect(lineBox).not.toBeNull();
+  expect(filenameBox).not.toBeNull();
+  expect(pathBox).not.toBeNull();
+  expect(rowBox?.height).toBe(36);
+  expect(Math.abs((filenameBox?.y ?? 0) - (pathBox?.y ?? 0))).toBeLessThanOrEqual(1);
+  expect(overflow.scrollWidth).toBeGreaterThan(overflow.clientWidth);
+  expect(overflow.overflow).toBe("hidden");
+  expect(overflow.whiteSpace).toBe("nowrap");
+}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/command-center/command-center.tsx b/packages/app/src/command-center/command-center.tsx
index 051655bc5..0daac4cb2 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/command-center/command-center.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/command-center/command-center.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from "react-native";
 import { memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { Check, ChevronRight, Folder } from "lucide-react-native";
+import { Check, ChevronRight, Folder, X } from "lucide-react-native";
 import { StyleSheet, withUnistyles } from "react-native-unistyles";
 import {
   BottomSheetBackdrop,
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import {
   type BottomSheetFlatListMethods,
 } from "@gorhom/bottom-sheet";
 import { AgentStatusDot } from "@/components/agent-status-dot";
+import { MaterialFileIcon } from "@/components/material-file-icon";
+import { LoadingSpinner } from "@/components/ui/loading-spinner";
 import { Shortcut } from "@/components/ui/shortcut";
 import {
   IsolatedBottomSheetModal,
@@ -37,7 +39,10 @@ import {
   useWebOverlayRegistration,
 } from "@/lib/overlay-root";
 import { useHosts } from "@/runtime/host-runtime";
-import { useKeyboardShortcutsStore } from "@/stores/keyboard-shortcuts-store";
+import {
+  useKeyboardShortcutsStore,
+  type CommandCenterScope,
+} from "@/stores/keyboard-shortcuts-store";
 import { navigateToWorkspace } from "@/stores/navigation-active-workspace-store";
 import { keyboardActionDispatcher } from "@/keyboard/keyboard-action-dispatcher";
 import {
@@ -56,11 +61,13 @@ import {
   preserveActiveResultId,
   projectCommandCenterRows,
   type CommandCenterAgentResult,
+  type CommandCenterFileResult,
   type CommandCenterListRow,
   type CommandCenterResult,
   type CommandCenterResultSection,
   type CommandCenterWorkspaceResult,
 } from "./results";
+import { useWorkspaceFileSearch } from "./workspace-file-search";
 
 const ThemedBottomSheetTextInput = withUnistyles(BottomSheetTextInput, (theme) => ({
   placeholderTextColor: theme.colors.foregroundMuted,
@@ -73,6 +80,10 @@ const ThemedCheck = withUnistyles(Check, (theme) => ({ color: theme.colors.foreg
 const ThemedChevronRight = withUnistyles(ChevronRight, (theme) => ({
   color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted,
 }));
+const ThemedX = withUnistyles(X, (theme) => ({ color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted }));
+const ThemedLoadingSpinner = withUnistyles(LoadingSpinner, (theme) => ({
+  color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted,
+}));
 const COMMAND_CENTER_SNAP_POINTS = ["60%", "90%"];
 const KEYBOARD_SHOULD_PERSIST_TAPS = "always" as const;
 const DEFAULT_CATEGORY_RESULT_LIMIT = 5;
@@ -191,6 +202,8 @@ function useBuiltInSections(open: boolean, query: string): CommandCenterResultSe
 
 interface CommandCenterState {
   open: boolean;
+  scope: CommandCenterScope;
+  clearScope(): void;
   query: string;
   setQuery(query: string): void;
   activeId: string | null;
@@ -199,27 +212,58 @@ interface CommandCenterState {
   rowIndexByResultId: ReadonlyMap<string, number>;
   offsets: readonly number[];
   inputRef: React.RefObject<TextInput | null>;
+  fileSearchLoading: boolean;
+  fileSearchError: string | null;
   close(): void;
   select(result: CommandCenterResult): void;
   key(key: string): boolean;
 }
 
 function useCommandCenterState(): CommandCenterState {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const open = useKeyboardShortcutsStore((state) => state.commandCenterOpen);
+  const scope = useKeyboardShortcutsStore((state) => state.commandCenterScope);
   const setOpen = useKeyboardShortcutsStore((state) => state.setCommandCenterOpen);
+  const setScope = useKeyboardShortcutsStore((state) => state.setCommandCenterScope);
   const snapshot = useCommandCenterContributions();
   const inputRef = useRef<TextInput>(null);
   const previousOpenRef = useRef(open);
   const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
   const [activeId, setActiveId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const builtInSections = useBuiltInSections(open, query);
+  const {
+    entries: fileSearchEntries,
+    loading: fileSearchLoading,
+    error: fileSearchError,
+    openFile,
+  } = useWorkspaceFileSearch({
+    enabled: open && (scope === "files" || Boolean(query.trim())),
+    query,
+  });
+  const fileSections = useMemo<CommandCenterResultSection[]>(() => {
+    const results = fileSearchEntries.map<CommandCenterFileResult>((entry) => ({
+      kind: "file",
+      id: `file:${entry.path}`,
+      filePath: entry.path,
+      title: entry.name,
+      subtitle: entry.directory,
+      searchText: entry.path.toLowerCase(),
+      run: () => openFile(entry.path),
+    }));
+    return [{ id: "files", rank: 4, title: t("shell.commandCenter.files"), results }];
+  }, [fileSearchEntries, openFile, t]);
   const contributionSections = useMemo(
     () => buildContributionSections(snapshot.contributions, query),
     [query, snapshot.contributions],
   );
   const projection = useMemo(
-    () => projectCommandCenterRows([...contributionSections, ...builtInSections]),
-    [builtInSections, contributionSections],
+    () =>
+      projectCommandCenterRows(
+        scope === "files"
+          ? fileSections
+          : [...contributionSections, ...fileSections, ...builtInSections],
+      ),
+    [builtInSections, contributionSections, fileSections, scope],
   );
   const resolvedActiveId = preserveActiveResultId(activeId, projection.selectableResults);
 
@@ -239,6 +283,10 @@ function useCommandCenterState(): CommandCenterState {
         close();
         return true;
       }
+      if (pressed === "Backspace" && !query.trim() && scope) {
+        setScope(null);
+        return true;
+      }
       if (pressed === "Enter") {
         const selected = results.find((result) => result.id === resolvedActiveId);
         if (!selected) return false;
@@ -251,7 +299,7 @@ function useCommandCenterState(): CommandCenterState {
       setActiveId(moveActiveResultId(resolvedActiveId, results, direction));
       return true;
     },
-    [close, open, projection.selectableResults, resolvedActiveId, select],
+    [close, open, projection.selectableResults, query, resolvedActiveId, scope, select, setScope],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -277,6 +325,8 @@ function useCommandCenterState(): CommandCenterState {
 
   return {
     open,
+    scope,
+    clearScope: () => setScope(null),
     query,
     setQuery,
     activeId: resolvedActiveId,
@@ -285,6 +335,8 @@ function useCommandCenterState(): CommandCenterState {
     rowIndexByResultId: projection.rowIndexByResultId,
     offsets: projection.offsets,
     inputRef,
+    fileSearchLoading,
+    fileSearchError,
     close,
     select,
     key,
@@ -303,7 +355,10 @@ const ResultRow = memo(function ResultRow({ result, active, onSelect }: ResultRo
     result.kind === "contribution" && result.contribution.presentation.kind === "choice"
       ? result.contribution.presentation
       : null;
-  const accessibilityLabel = choice?.path.join(" › ");
+  const accessibilityLabel =
+    result.kind === "file"
+      ? [result.title, result.subtitle].filter(Boolean).join(" ")
+      : choice?.path.join(" › ");
   const accessibilityState = useMemo(
     () => (isNative && choice ? { selected: choice.selected } : undefined),
     [choice],
@@ -329,7 +384,9 @@ const ResultRow = memo(function ResultRow({ result, active, onSelect }: ResultRo
       accessibilityLabel={accessibilityLabel}
       accessibilityState={accessibilityState}
       aria-pressed={isWeb ? choice?.selected : undefined}
-      testID={choice?.testId}
+      testID={
+        result.kind === "file" ? `command-center-file-row-${result.filePath}` : choice?.testId
+      }
     >
       <ResultContent result={result} />
     </Pressable>
@@ -337,6 +394,28 @@ const ResultRow = memo(function ResultRow({ result, active, onSelect }: ResultRo
 });
 
 function ResultContent({ result }: { result: CommandCenterResult }) {
+  if (result.kind === "file") {
+    return (
+      <View style={styles.rowContent}>
+        <View style={styles.rowMain}>
+          <View style={styles.iconSlot} testID="command-center-file-icon">
+            <MaterialFileIcon fileName={result.title} size={16} />
+          </View>
+          <Text style={styles.fileLine} numberOfLines={1} testID="command-center-file-line">
+            <Text style={styles.fileName} testID="command-center-file-name">
+              {result.title}
+            </Text>
+            {result.subtitle ? (
+              <Text style={styles.filePath} testID="command-center-file-path">
+                {" "}
+                {result.subtitle}
+              </Text>
+            ) : null}
+          </Text>
+        </View>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
   if (result.kind === "agent") {
     const agent = result.agent;
     return (
@@ -545,8 +624,24 @@ export function CommandCenter() {
   );
   const keyExtractor = useCallback((row: CommandCenterListRow) => row.key, []);
   const empty = useMemo(
-    () => <Text style={styles.emptyText}>{t("shell.commandCenter.noMatches")}</Text>,
-    [t],
+    () =>
+      state.fileSearchError || state.fileSearchLoading ? null : (
+        <Text style={styles.emptyText}>{t("shell.commandCenter.noMatches")}</Text>
+      ),
+    [state.fileSearchError, state.fileSearchLoading, t],
+  );
+  const fileSearchError = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      state.fileSearchError ? (
+        <Text
+          accessibilityLiveRegion="polite"
+          style={styles.errorText}
+          testID="command-center-file-search-error"
+        >
+          {t("common.errors.error")}: {state.fileSearchError}
+        </Text>
+      ) : null,
+    [state.fileSearchError, t],
   );
   const commonListProps = {
     data: state.rows,
@@ -554,6 +649,8 @@ export function CommandCenter() {
     keyExtractor,
     getItemLayout,
     ListEmptyComponent: empty,
+    style: styles.results,
+    testID: "command-center-results",
     keyboardShouldPersistTaps: KEYBOARD_SHOULD_PERSIST_TAPS,
     showsVerticalScrollIndicator: false,
     initialNumToRender: 12,
@@ -606,7 +703,10 @@ export function CommandCenter() {
         keyboardBlurBehavior="restore"
         accessible={false}
       >
-        <View style={styles.bottomSheetHeader}>
+        <View style={[styles.bottomSheetHeader, styles.searchRow]} testID="command-center-header">
+          {state.scope === "files" ? (
+            <ScopeChip label={t("shell.commandCenter.files")} onRemove={state.clearScope} />
+          ) : null}
           <ThemedBottomSheetTextInput
             testID="command-center-input"
             ref={bottomSheetInputRef}
@@ -614,13 +714,22 @@ export function CommandCenter() {
             onChangeText={state.setQuery}
             onKeyPress={keyPress}
             onSubmitEditing={submit}
-            placeholder={t("shell.commandCenter.placeholder")}
-            style={styles.input}
+            placeholder={
+              state.scope === "files"
+                ? t("shell.commandCenter.filePlaceholder")
+                : t("shell.commandCenter.placeholder")
+            }
+            style={[styles.input, styles.growingInput]}
             autoCapitalize="none"
             autoCorrect={false}
             autoFocus
           />
+          <FileSearchLoadingIndicator
+            loading={state.fileSearchLoading}
+            label={t("shell.commandCenter.searchingFiles")}
+          />
         </View>
+        {fileSearchError}
         <BottomSheetFlatList ref={bottomSheetListRef} {...commonListProps} />
       </IsolatedBottomSheetModal>
     );
@@ -632,20 +741,32 @@ export function CommandCenter() {
         <View style={styles.overlay}>
           <Pressable style={styles.backdrop} onPress={state.close} />
           <View ref={setWebOverlayScope} testID="command-center-panel" style={styles.panel}>
-            <View style={styles.header}>
+            <View style={[styles.header, styles.searchRow]} testID="command-center-header">
+              {state.scope === "files" ? (
+                <ScopeChip label={t("shell.commandCenter.files")} onRemove={state.clearScope} />
+              ) : null}
               <ThemedTextInput
                 testID="command-center-input"
                 ref={state.inputRef}
                 value={state.query}
                 onChangeText={state.setQuery}
-                placeholder={t("shell.commandCenter.placeholder")}
-                style={styles.input}
+                placeholder={
+                  state.scope === "files"
+                    ? t("shell.commandCenter.filePlaceholder")
+                    : t("shell.commandCenter.placeholder")
+                }
+                style={[styles.input, styles.growingInput]}
                 autoCapitalize="none"
                 autoCorrect={false}
                 autoFocus
               />
+              <FileSearchLoadingIndicator
+                loading={state.fileSearchLoading}
+                label={t("shell.commandCenter.searchingFiles")}
+              />
             </View>
-            <FlatList ref={listRef} style={styles.results} {...commonListProps} />
+            {fileSearchError}
+            <FlatList ref={listRef} {...commonListProps} />
           </View>
         </View>
       </Modal>
@@ -653,6 +774,41 @@ export function CommandCenter() {
   );
 }
 
+function FileSearchLoadingIndicator({ loading, label }: { loading: boolean; label: string }) {
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.fileSearchStatus} testID="command-center-file-search-status">
+      {loading ? (
+        <View
+          accessibilityLabel={label}
+          accessibilityRole="progressbar"
+          testID="command-center-file-search-loading"
+        >
+          <ThemedLoadingSpinner size={14} />
+        </View>
+      ) : null}
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+// The chip sits at the input's own height and type size so it reads as the scope of the field
+// rather than a badge dropped into the query. Its 28px matches the input's line box, so showing or
+// dropping the scope cannot resize the header.
+function ScopeChip({ label, onRemove }: { label: string; onRemove(): void }) {
+  return (
+    <Pressable
+      accessibilityRole="button"
+      accessibilityLabel={label}
+      onPress={onRemove}
+      style={styles.scopeChip}
+      testID="command-center-files-scope"
+    >
+      <ThemedFolder size={14} strokeWidth={2.2} />
+      <Text style={styles.scopeChipLabel}>{label}</Text>
+      <ThemedX size={12} strokeWidth={2.2} />
+    </Pressable>
+  );
+}
+
 const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
   overlay: {
     flex: 1,
@@ -663,6 +819,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
   backdrop: { ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject, backgroundColor: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)" },
   panel: {
     width: 640,
+    height: 560,
     maxWidth: "92%",
     maxHeight: "80%",
     borderWidth: 1,
@@ -690,7 +847,29 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     color: theme.colors.foreground,
     outlineWidth: 0,
   },
-  results: { flexGrow: 0 },
+  growingInput: { flex: 1, minWidth: 0 },
+  searchRow: { flexDirection: "row", alignItems: "center", gap: theme.spacing[2] },
+  fileSearchStatus: { width: 14, height: 14, alignItems: "center", justifyContent: "center" },
+  scopeChip: {
+    // Stretching to the row rather than setting a height keeps the chip exactly as tall as the
+    // input's line box, so showing or dropping the scope can never resize the header.
+    alignSelf: "stretch",
+    flexDirection: "row",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    gap: theme.spacing[1.5],
+    marginRight: theme.spacing[1],
+    paddingHorizontal: theme.spacing[2],
+    borderRadius: theme.borderRadius.md,
+    borderWidth: 1,
+    borderColor: theme.colors.borderAccent,
+    backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface2,
+  },
+  scopeChipLabel: {
+    color: theme.colors.foreground,
+    fontSize: theme.fontSize.sm,
+    fontWeight: "500",
+  },
+  results: { flex: 1 },
   sectionLabel: {
     paddingHorizontal: theme.spacing[4],
     paddingBottom: theme.spacing[2],
@@ -726,6 +905,9 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     lineHeight: 18,
     flexShrink: 1,
   },
+  fileLine: { flex: 1, minWidth: 0, fontSize: theme.fontSize.sm, lineHeight: 20 },
+  fileName: { color: theme.colors.foreground },
+  filePath: { color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted },
   subtitle: { color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted, fontSize: theme.fontSize.xs, lineHeight: 16 },
   iconSlot: { width: 16, height: 20, alignItems: "center", justifyContent: "center" },
   rowShortcut: { flexShrink: 0 },
@@ -755,6 +937,14 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted,
     fontSize: theme.fontSize.sm,
   },
+  errorText: {
+    paddingHorizontal: theme.spacing[4],
+    paddingVertical: theme.spacing[3],
+    borderBottomWidth: 1,
+    borderBottomColor: theme.colors.border,
+    color: theme.colors.statusDanger,
+    fontSize: theme.fontSize.sm,
+  },
   sheetBackground: { backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface0 },
   sheetHandle: { backgroundColor: theme.colors.palette.zinc[600] },
   titledSection: { height: 32, justifyContent: "flex-end" },
diff --git a/packages/app/src/command-center/results.ts b/packages/app/src/command-center/results.ts
index da3ea5c25..e0c610795 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/command-center/results.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/command-center/results.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ export interface CommandCenterAgentResult {
   run(): void;
 }
 
+export interface CommandCenterFileResult {
+  kind: "file";
+  id: string;
+  filePath: string;
+  title: string;
+  subtitle: string;
+  searchText: string;
+  run(): void;
+}
+
 export interface CommandCenterContributionResult {
   kind: "contribution";
   id: string;
@@ -31,6 +41,7 @@ export interface CommandCenterContributionResult {
 export type CommandCenterResult =
   | CommandCenterWorkspaceResult
   | CommandCenterAgentResult
+  | CommandCenterFileResult
   | CommandCenterContributionResult;
 
 export interface CommandCenterResultSection {
@@ -78,6 +89,7 @@ function contributionSearchText(contribution: CommandCenterContribution): string
 
 function resultHeight(result: CommandCenterResult): number {
   if (result.kind === "workspace" || result.kind === "agent") return 56;
+  if (result.kind === "file") return 36;
   if (result.contribution.presentation.kind === "action") {
     return result.contribution.presentation.subtitle ? 56 : 36;
   }
diff --git a/packages/app/src/command-center/workspace-file-search-model.ts b/packages/app/src/command-center/workspace-file-search-model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f43feaf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/src/command-center/workspace-file-search-model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export interface WorkspaceFileSearchEntry {
+  path: string;
+  name: string;
+  directory: string;
+}
+
+export function describeWorkspaceFilePath(path: string): WorkspaceFileSearchEntry {
+  const normalized = path.replace(/\\/g, "/");
+  const separator = normalized.lastIndexOf("/");
+  return {
+    path: normalized,
+    name: separator >= 0 ? normalized.slice(separator + 1) : normalized,
+    directory: separator >= 0 ? normalized.slice(0, separator) : "",
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/command-center/workspace-file-search.test.ts b/packages/app/src/command-center/workspace-file-search.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6070ce157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/src/command-center/workspace-file-search.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { describeWorkspaceFilePath } from "./workspace-file-search-model";
+
+describe("describeWorkspaceFilePath", () => {
+  it("separates a workspace-relative file into its row labels", () => {
+    expect(describeWorkspaceFilePath("src/components/message.tsx")).toEqual({
+      path: "src/components/message.tsx",
+      name: "message.tsx",
+      directory: "src/components",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("normalizes Windows separators before opening or presenting a file", () => {
+    expect(describeWorkspaceFilePath("src\\components\\message.tsx")).toEqual({
+      path: "src/components/message.tsx",
+      name: "message.tsx",
+      directory: "src/components",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("keeps root files free of a redundant directory label", () => {
+    expect(describeWorkspaceFilePath("package.json")).toEqual({
+      path: "package.json",
+      name: "package.json",
+      directory: "",
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/app/src/command-center/workspace-file-search.ts b/packages/app/src/command-center/workspace-file-search.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a536159b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/src/command-center/workspace-file-search.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { openWorkspaceFileFromExplorer } from "@/screens/workspace/workspace-file-open-command";
+import { useActiveWorkspaceSelection } from "@/stores/navigation-active-workspace-store";
+import { usePanelStore } from "@/stores/panel-store";
+import { useSessionStore } from "@/stores/session-store";
+import { useWorkspaceDirectory } from "@/stores/session-store-hooks";
+import { useWorkspaceLayoutStore } from "@/stores/workspace-layout-store";
+import { clearCommandCenterFocusRestoreElement } from "@/utils/command-center-focus-restore";
+import { buildWorkspaceTabPersistenceKey } from "@/workspace-tabs/model";
+import {
+  describeWorkspaceFilePath,
+  type WorkspaceFileSearchEntry,
+} from "./workspace-file-search-model";
+
+interface DirectorySuggestionEntry {
+  path: string;
+}
+
+const FILE_SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 100;
+const FILE_SEARCH_LIMIT = 100;
+
+interface WorkspaceFileSearchState {
+  sourceKey: string | null;
+  requestKey: string | null;
+  entries: readonly WorkspaceFileSearchEntry[];
+  loading: boolean;
+  error: string | null;
+}
+
+const EMPTY_STATE: WorkspaceFileSearchState = {
+  sourceKey: null,
+  requestKey: null,
+  entries: [],
+  loading: false,
+  error: null,
+};
+
+function errorMessage(error: unknown): string {
+  if (!(error instanceof Error)) return String(error);
+  if (error.name !== "DaemonRpcError") return error.message;
+  return error.message.replace(/ requestType=\S+(?: code=\S+)?$/, "");
+}
+
+function describeFileEntries(
+  entries: readonly DirectorySuggestionEntry[],
+): WorkspaceFileSearchEntry[] {
+  return entries.map(({ path }) => describeWorkspaceFilePath(path));
+}
+
+export function useWorkspaceFileSearch(input: { enabled: boolean; query: string }): {
+  entries: readonly WorkspaceFileSearchEntry[];
+  loading: boolean;
+  error: string | null;
+  openFile(path: string): void;
+} {
+  const selection = useActiveWorkspaceSelection();
+  const serverId = selection?.serverId ?? null;
+  const workspaceId = selection?.workspaceId ?? null;
+  const cwd = useWorkspaceDirectory(serverId, workspaceId);
+  const client = useSessionStore((state) =>
+    serverId ? (state.sessions[serverId]?.client ?? null) : null,
+  );
+  const [state, setState] = useState<WorkspaceFileSearchState>(EMPTY_STATE);
+  const sourceKey = useMemo(
+    () => (serverId && workspaceId && cwd && client ? `${serverId}\0${workspaceId}\0${cwd}` : null),
+    [client, cwd, serverId, workspaceId],
+  );
+  const requestKey = useMemo(
+    () => (input.enabled && sourceKey ? `${sourceKey}\0${input.query}` : null),
+    [input.enabled, input.query, sourceKey],
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!requestKey || !client || !cwd) {
+      setState(EMPTY_STATE);
+      return;
+    }
+    const activeClient = client;
+    const activeCwd = cwd;
+
+    let cancelled = false;
+    setState((previous) => ({
+      sourceKey,
+      requestKey,
+      entries: previous.sourceKey === sourceKey ? previous.entries : [],
+      loading: true,
+      error: null,
+    }));
+    async function search(): Promise<void> {
+      try {
+        const payload = await activeClient.getDirectorySuggestions({
+          cwd: activeCwd,
+          query: input.query,
+          includeFiles: true,
+          includeDirectories: false,
+          limit: FILE_SEARCH_LIMIT,
+        });
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setState({
+          sourceKey,
+          requestKey,
+          entries: payload.error ? [] : describeFileEntries(payload.entries),
+          loading: false,
+          error: payload.error ?? null,
+        });
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setState({
+            sourceKey,
+            requestKey,
+            entries: [],
+            loading: false,
+            error: errorMessage(error),
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => void search(), input.query.trim() ? FILE_SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS : 0);
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+    };
+  }, [client, cwd, input.query, requestKey, sourceKey]);
+
+  const openFile = useCallback(
+    (path: string) => {
+      if (!serverId || !workspaceId) return;
+      clearCommandCenterFocusRestoreElement();
+      openWorkspaceFileFromExplorer({
+        filePath: path,
+        persistenceKey: buildWorkspaceTabPersistenceKey({ serverId, workspaceId }),
+        showMobileAgent: usePanelStore.getState().showMobileAgent,
+        openWorkspaceTabFocused: useWorkspaceLayoutStore.getState().openTabFocused,
+        focusWorkspaceTab: useWorkspaceLayoutStore.getState().focusTab,
+      });
+    },
+    [serverId, workspaceId],
+  );
+
+  return {
+    entries: requestKey && state.sourceKey === sourceKey ? state.entries : [],
+    loading: Boolean(requestKey) && (state.requestKey !== requestKey || state.loading),
+    error: state.requestKey === requestKey ? state.error : null,
+    openFile,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/hooks/use-keyboard-shortcuts.ts b/packages/app/src/hooks/use-keyboard-shortcuts.ts
index 6c5785b48..d7abeb1db 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/hooks/use-keyboard-shortcuts.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/hooks/use-keyboard-shortcuts.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,9 @@ export function useKeyboardShortcuts({
               setCommandCenterFocusRestoreElement(browserFocusRestoreElement);
             }
           }
-          useKeyboardShortcutsStore.getState().setCommandCenterOpen(action.nextOpen);
+          useKeyboardShortcutsStore
+            .getState()
+            .setCommandCenterOpen(action.nextOpen, action.scope ?? null);
           return true;
         }
         case "shortcuts-dialog-toggle":
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources.test.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources.test.ts
index 1c0ff7b8c..ca2c42f73 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources.test.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,11 @@ describe("translation resources", () => {
     expect(en.shell.menu.toggleSidebar).toBe("Toggle sidebar");
     expect(en.shell.menu.open).toBe("Open menu");
     expect(en.shell.menu.close).toBe("Close menu");
-    expect(en.shell.commandCenter.placeholder).toBe("Search commands, workspaces, and agents...");
+    expect(en.shell.commandCenter.placeholder).toBe(
+      "Search commands, files, workspaces, and agents...",
+    );
+    expect(en.shell.commandCenter.filePlaceholder).toBe("Search files...");
+    expect(en.shell.commandCenter.files).toBe("Files");
     expect(en.shell.commandCenter.noMatches).toBe("No matches");
     expect(en.shell.commandCenter.actions).toBe("Actions");
     expect(en.shell.commandCenter.workspaces).toBe("Workspaces");
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ar.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ar.ts
index 2329fea34..bc3c09323 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ar.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ar.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@ export const ar: TranslationResources = {
       close: "إغلاق القائمة",
     },
     commandCenter: {
-      placeholder: "ابحث في الأوامر ومساحات العمل والوكلاء...",
+      placeholder: "ابحث في الأوامر والملفات ومساحات العمل والوكلاء...",
+      filePlaceholder: "البحث في الملفات...",
+      searchingFiles: "جارٍ البحث في الملفات...",
       noMatches: "لا توجد مباريات",
       actions: "الإجراءات",
+      files: "الملفات",
       workspaces: "مساحات العمل",
       agents: "الوكلاء",
       newAgent: "وكيل جديد",
@@ -1912,10 +1915,10 @@ export const ar: TranslationResources = {
         resetAll: "إعادة ضبط الكل",
       },
       sections: {
-        navigation: "ملاحة",
+        general: "عام",
+        workspaces: "المشاريع ومساحات العمل",
         tabsPanes: "علامات التبويب والأجزاء",
-        projects: "المشاريع",
-        panels: "لوحات",
+        layout: "التخطيط",
         agentInput: "إدخال Agent",
       },
       help: {
@@ -1943,6 +1946,7 @@ export const ar: TranslationResources = {
         moveTabDown: "حرك علامة التبويب لأسفل",
         closePane: "إغلاق الجزء",
         newTerminal: "محطة جديدة",
+        searchFiles: "البحث في الملفات",
         toggleCommandCenter: "تبديل مركز القيادة",
         showKeyboardShortcuts: "إظهار اختصارات لوحة المفاتيح",
         toggleLeftSidebar: "تبديل الشريط الجانبي الأيسر",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/en.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/en.ts
index 357ccef58..a8694a551 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/en.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/en.ts
@@ -52,9 +52,12 @@ export const en = {
       close: "Close menu",
     },
     commandCenter: {
-      placeholder: "Search commands, workspaces, and agents...",
+      placeholder: "Search commands, files, workspaces, and agents...",
+      filePlaceholder: "Search files...",
+      searchingFiles: "Searching files...",
       noMatches: "No matches",
       actions: "Actions",
+      files: "Files",
       workspaces: "Workspaces",
       agents: "Agents",
       newAgent: "New agent",
@@ -1922,10 +1925,10 @@ export const en = {
         resetAll: "Reset all",
       },
       sections: {
-        navigation: "Navigation",
+        general: "General",
+        workspaces: "Projects & Workspaces",
         tabsPanes: "Tabs & Panes",
-        projects: "Projects",
-        panels: "Panels",
+        layout: "Layout",
         agentInput: "Agent Input",
       },
       help: {
@@ -1953,6 +1956,7 @@ export const en = {
         moveTabDown: "Move tab down",
         closePane: "Close pane",
         newTerminal: "New terminal",
+        searchFiles: "Search files",
         toggleCommandCenter: "Toggle command center",
         showKeyboardShortcuts: "Show keyboard shortcuts",
         toggleLeftSidebar: "Toggle left sidebar",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/es.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/es.ts
index af64e4e76..244dec9d1 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/es.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/es.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@ export const es: TranslationResources = {
       close: "Cerrar menú",
     },
     commandCenter: {
-      placeholder: "Buscar comandos, espacios de trabajo y agentes...",
+      placeholder: "Buscar comandos, archivos, espacios de trabajo y agentes...",
+      filePlaceholder: "Buscar archivos...",
+      searchingFiles: "Buscando archivos...",
       noMatches: "No hay coincidencias",
       actions: "Comportamiento",
+      files: "Archivos",
       workspaces: "Espacios de trabajo",
       agents: "Agentes",
       newAgent: "Nuevo agente",
@@ -1960,10 +1963,10 @@ export const es: TranslationResources = {
         resetAll: "Restablecer todo",
       },
       sections: {
-        navigation: "Navegación",
+        general: "General",
+        workspaces: "Proyectos y espacios de trabajo",
         tabsPanes: "Pestañas y paneles",
-        projects: "Proyectos",
-        panels: "Paneles",
+        layout: "Diseño",
         agentInput: "EntradaAgent",
       },
       help: {
@@ -1991,6 +1994,7 @@ export const es: TranslationResources = {
         moveTabDown: "Mover pestaña hacia abajo",
         closePane: "Cerrar panel",
         newTerminal: "Nueva terminal",
+        searchFiles: "Buscar archivos",
         toggleCommandCenter: "Alternar centro de comando",
         showKeyboardShortcuts: "Mostrar atajos de teclado",
         toggleLeftSidebar: "Alternar barra lateral izquierda",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/fr.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/fr.ts
index 3cd4fb551..cde09ccb2 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/fr.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/fr.ts
@@ -55,9 +55,12 @@ export const fr: TranslationResources = {
       close: "Fermer le menu",
     },
     commandCenter: {
-      placeholder: "Rechercher des commandes, espaces de travail et agents...",
+      placeholder: "Rechercher des commandes, fichiers, espaces de travail et agents...",
+      filePlaceholder: "Rechercher des fichiers...",
+      searchingFiles: "Recherche de fichiers...",
       noMatches: "Aucune correspondance",
       actions: "Actes",
+      files: "Fichiers",
       workspaces: "Espaces de travail",
       agents: "Agents",
       newAgent: "Nouvel agent",
@@ -1963,10 +1966,10 @@ export const fr: TranslationResources = {
         resetAll: "Tout réinitialiser",
       },
       sections: {
-        navigation: "Navigation",
+        general: "Général",
+        workspaces: "Projets et espaces de travail",
         tabsPanes: "Onglets et volets",
-        projects: "Projets",
-        panels: "Panneaux",
+        layout: "Disposition",
         agentInput: "EntréeAgent",
       },
       help: {
@@ -1994,6 +1997,7 @@ export const fr: TranslationResources = {
         moveTabDown: "Déplacer l'onglet vers le bas",
         closePane: "Fermer le volet",
         newTerminal: "Nouvelle borne",
+        searchFiles: "Rechercher des fichiers",
         toggleCommandCenter: "Basculer le centre de commande",
         showKeyboardShortcuts: "Afficher les raccourcis clavier",
         toggleLeftSidebar: "Basculer la barre latérale gauche",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ja.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ja.ts
index a4a5b139f..6aff6de07 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ja.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ja.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@ export const ja: TranslationResources = {
       close: "メニューを閉じる",
     },
     commandCenter: {
-      placeholder: "コマンド、ワークスペース、エージェントを検索...",
+      placeholder: "コマンド、ファイル、ワークスペース、エージェントを検索...",
+      filePlaceholder: "ファイルを検索...",
+      searchingFiles: "ファイルを検索中...",
       noMatches: "一致なし",
       actions: "アクション",
+      files: "ファイル",
       workspaces: "ワークスペース",
       agents: "エージェント",
       newAgent: "新しいエージェント",
@@ -1928,10 +1931,10 @@ export const ja: TranslationResources = {
         resetAll: "すべてリセット",
       },
       sections: {
-        navigation: "ナビゲーション",
+        general: "一般",
+        workspaces: "プロジェクト＆ワークスペース",
         tabsPanes: "タブ＆ペイン",
-        projects: "プロジェクト",
-        panels: "パネル",
+        layout: "レイアウト",
         agentInput: "エージェント入力",
       },
       help: {
@@ -1959,6 +1962,7 @@ export const ja: TranslationResources = {
         moveTabDown: "タブを下に移動",
         closePane: "ペインを閉じる",
         newTerminal: "新しいターミナル",
+        searchFiles: "ファイルを検索",
         toggleCommandCenter: "コマンドセンターを切り替え",
         showKeyboardShortcuts: "キーボードショートカットを表示",
         toggleLeftSidebar: "左サイドバーを切り替え",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ko.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ko.ts
index 9d43e6ebc..aa1b9a9c8 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ko.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ko.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@ export const ko: TranslationResources = {
       close: "메뉴 닫기",
     },
     commandCenter: {
-      placeholder: "명령, 워크스페이스 및 에이전트 검색...",
+      placeholder: "명령, 파일, 워크스페이스 및 에이전트 검색...",
+      filePlaceholder: "파일 검색...",
+      searchingFiles: "파일 검색 중...",
       noMatches: "일치 항목 없음",
       actions: "작업",
+      files: "파일",
       workspaces: "워크스페이스",
       agents: "에이전트",
       newAgent: "새 에이전트",
@@ -1923,10 +1926,10 @@ export const ko: TranslationResources = {
         resetAll: "모두 재설정",
       },
       sections: {
-        navigation: "탐색",
+        general: "일반",
+        workspaces: "프로젝트 및 워크스페이스",
         tabsPanes: "탭 및 창",
-        projects: "프로젝트",
-        panels: "패널",
+        layout: "레이아웃",
         agentInput: "에이전트 입력",
       },
       help: {
@@ -1954,6 +1957,7 @@ export const ko: TranslationResources = {
         moveTabDown: "탭을 아래로 이동",
         closePane: "창 닫기",
         newTerminal: "새 터미널",
+        searchFiles: "파일 검색",
         toggleCommandCenter: "명령 센터 토글",
         showKeyboardShortcuts: "키보드 단축키 표시",
         toggleLeftSidebar: "왼쪽 사이드바 토글",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/pt-BR.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/pt-BR.ts
index 3659ae9bc..1eaa5e994 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/pt-BR.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@ export const ptBR: TranslationResources = {
       close: "Fechar menu",
     },
     commandCenter: {
-      placeholder: "Buscar comandos, espaços de trabalho e agentes...",
+      placeholder: "Buscar comandos, arquivos, espaços de trabalho e agentes...",
+      filePlaceholder: "Pesquisar arquivos...",
+      searchingFiles: "Pesquisando arquivos...",
       noMatches: "Nenhuma correspondência",
       actions: "Ações",
+      files: "Arquivos",
       workspaces: "Espaços de trabalho",
       agents: "Agentes",
       newAgent: "Novo agente",
@@ -1943,10 +1946,10 @@ export const ptBR: TranslationResources = {
         resetAll: "Redefinir tudo",
       },
       sections: {
-        navigation: "Navegação",
+        general: "Geral",
+        workspaces: "Projetos e workspaces",
         tabsPanes: "Abas e painéis",
-        projects: "Projetos",
-        panels: "Painéis",
+        layout: "Layout",
         agentInput: "Entrada do agente",
       },
       help: {
@@ -1974,6 +1977,7 @@ export const ptBR: TranslationResources = {
         moveTabDown: "Mover aba para baixo",
         closePane: "Fechar painel",
         newTerminal: "Novo terminal",
+        searchFiles: "Pesquisar arquivos",
         toggleCommandCenter: "Alternar central de comandos",
         showKeyboardShortcuts: "Mostrar atalhos de teclado",
         toggleLeftSidebar: "Alternar barra lateral esquerda",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ru.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ru.ts
index c4053e568..93427bd6a 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ru.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ru.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@ export const ru: TranslationResources = {
       close: "Закрыть меню",
     },
     commandCenter: {
-      placeholder: "Поиск команд, рабочих пространств и агентов...",
+      placeholder: "Поиск команд, файлов, рабочих пространств и агентов...",
+      filePlaceholder: "Поиск файлов...",
+      searchingFiles: "Поиск файлов...",
       noMatches: "Нет совпадений",
       actions: "Действия",
+      files: "Файлы",
       workspaces: "Рабочие пространства",
       agents: "Агенты",
       newAgent: "Новый агент",
@@ -1950,10 +1953,10 @@ export const ru: TranslationResources = {
         resetAll: "Сбросить все",
       },
       sections: {
-        navigation: "Навигация",
+        general: "Общие",
+        workspaces: "Проекты и рабочие пространства",
         tabsPanes: "Вкладки и панели",
-        projects: "Проекты",
-        panels: "Панели",
+        layout: "Макет",
         agentInput: "Вход Agent",
       },
       help: {
@@ -1981,6 +1984,7 @@ export const ru: TranslationResources = {
         moveTabDown: "Переместить вкладку вниз",
         closePane: "Закрыть панель",
         newTerminal: "Новый терминал",
+        searchFiles: "Поиск файлов",
         toggleCommandCenter: "Переключить командный центр",
         showKeyboardShortcuts: "Показать сочетания клавиш",
         toggleLeftSidebar: "Переключить левую боковую панель",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/zh-CN.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/zh-CN.ts
index e4c1fbddb..561e64376 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/zh-CN.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@ export const zhCN: TranslationResources = {
       close: "关闭菜单",
     },
     commandCenter: {
-      placeholder: "搜索命令、工作区和 Agent...",
+      placeholder: "搜索命令、文件、工作区和 Agent...",
+      filePlaceholder: "搜索文件...",
+      searchingFiles: "正在搜索文件...",
       noMatches: "没有匹配项",
       actions: "操作",
+      files: "文件",
       workspaces: "工作区",
       agents: "Agents",
       newAgent: "新建 Agent",
@@ -1890,10 +1893,10 @@ export const zhCN: TranslationResources = {
         resetAll: "全部重置",
       },
       sections: {
-        navigation: "导航",
+        general: "通用",
+        workspaces: "项目和工作区",
         tabsPanes: "标签和窗格",
-        projects: "项目",
-        panels: "面板",
+        layout: "布局",
         agentInput: "Agent 输入",
       },
       help: {
@@ -1921,6 +1924,7 @@ export const zhCN: TranslationResources = {
         moveTabDown: "向下移动标签",
         closePane: "关闭窗格",
         newTerminal: "新建终端",
+        searchFiles: "搜索文件",
         toggleCommandCenter: "切换命令中心",
         showKeyboardShortcuts: "显示键盘快捷键",
         toggleLeftSidebar: "切换左侧边栏",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/keyboard/actions.ts b/packages/app/src/keyboard/actions.ts
index 813085257..5a0d86f84 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/keyboard/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/keyboard/actions.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export type KeyboardActionId =
   | "sidebar.toggle.both"
   | "settings.toggle"
   | "command-center.toggle"
+  | "command-center.files"
   | "shortcuts.dialog.toggle"
   | "workspace.terminal.new"
   | "workspace.new"
diff --git a/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.test.ts b/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.test.ts
index cf12f2c5d..69fd45b8b 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   parseBindingChord,
   resolveKeyboardShortcut,
   resolveShortcutKeysForAction,
+  SHORTCUT_HELP_ROW_ORDER,
   UNASSIGNED_COMBO,
   type ChordState,
   type KeyboardShortcutContext,
@@ -149,16 +150,16 @@ describe("keyboard-shortcuts", () => {
       action: "workspace.new",
     },
     {
-      name: "matches Cmd+P to switch project on mac",
+      name: "matches Cmd+P to search workspace files on mac",
       event: { key: "p", code: "KeyP", metaKey: true },
       context: { isMac: true, commandCenterOpen: false },
-      action: "workspace.project.pick",
+      action: "command-center.files",
     },
     {
-      name: "matches Ctrl+P to switch project on non-mac",
+      name: "matches Ctrl+P to search workspace files on non-mac",
       event: { key: "p", code: "KeyP", ctrlKey: true },
       context: { isMac: false, commandCenterOpen: false, focusScope: "other" },
-      action: "workspace.project.pick",
+      action: "command-center.files",
     },
     {
       name: "matches question-mark shortcut to toggle the shortcuts dialog",
@@ -781,20 +782,63 @@ describe("keyboard-shortcut help sections", () => {
 
   it("returns stable i18n keys for section titles and help rows", () => {
     const sections = buildKeyboardShortcutHelpSections({ isMac: true, isDesktop: true });
-    const projects = sections.find((section) => section.id === "projects");
-    const panels = sections.find((section) => section.id === "panels");
+    const workspaces = sections.find((section) => section.id === "workspaces");
+    const layout = sections.find((section) => section.id === "layout");
     const openProject = findRow(sections, "new-agent");
     const cycleAgentMode = findRow(sections, "cycle-agent-mode");
     const showShortcuts = findRow(sections, "show-shortcuts");
 
-    expect(projects?.titleKey).toBe("settings.shortcuts.sections.projects");
-    expect(panels?.titleKey).toBe("settings.shortcuts.sections.panels");
+    expect(workspaces?.titleKey).toBe("settings.shortcuts.sections.workspaces");
+    expect(layout?.titleKey).toBe("settings.shortcuts.sections.layout");
     expect(openProject?.labelKey).toBe("settings.shortcuts.help.openProject");
     expect(openProject?.label).toBe("Open project");
     expect(cycleAgentMode?.labelKey).toBe("settings.shortcuts.help.cycleAgentMode");
     expect(showShortcuts?.noteKey).toBe("settings.shortcuts.helpNotes.showKeyboardShortcuts");
   });
 
+  it("gives every help row an explicit place in its section's order", () => {
+    const platforms = [
+      { isMac: true, isDesktop: true },
+      { isMac: false, isDesktop: true },
+      { isMac: true, isDesktop: false },
+      { isMac: false, isDesktop: false },
+    ];
+    const unplaced: string[] = [];
+    for (const platform of platforms) {
+      for (const section of buildKeyboardShortcutHelpSections(platform)) {
+        for (const row of section.rows) {
+          if (SHORTCUT_HELP_ROW_ORDER[section.id].includes(row.id)) continue;
+          unplaced.push(`${section.id}:${row.id}`);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    expect(unplaced).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("leads the general section with the command center and file search", () => {
+    const sections = buildKeyboardShortcutHelpSections({ isMac: true, isDesktop: true });
+
+    expect(sections[0]?.id).toBe("general");
+    expect(sections[0]?.rows.slice(0, 2).map((row) => row.id)).toEqual([
+      "toggle-command-center",
+      "search-files",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("reuses the project-picker binding ids for rebindable file search", () => {
+    expect(getBindingIdForAction("search-files", { isMac: true, isDesktop: true })).toBe(
+      "workspace-project-pick-cmd-p-mac",
+    );
+    expect(getBindingIdForAction("search-files", { isMac: false, isDesktop: true })).toBe(
+      "workspace-project-pick-ctrl-p-non-mac",
+    );
+    expect(
+      findRow(buildKeyboardShortcutHelpSections({ isMac: true, isDesktop: true }), "search-files")
+        ?.chord,
+    ).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("does not expose Enter send behavior as rebindable shortcut rows", () => {
     const sections = buildKeyboardShortcutHelpSections({ isMac: true, isDesktop: true });
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.ts b/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.ts
index 6ca660c37..bd0afaf44 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export interface KeyboardShortcutHelpRow {
   noteKey?: string;
 }
 
-export type ShortcutSectionId = "navigation" | "tabs-panes" | "projects" | "panels" | "agent-input";
+export type ShortcutSectionId = "general" | "workspaces" | "tabs-panes" | "layout" | "agent-input";
 
 export interface KeyboardShortcutHelpSection {
   id: ShortcutSectionId;
@@ -124,22 +124,81 @@ export interface ChordState {
 
 // --- Constants ---
 
+// Sections are listed in this order, most-reached-for first.
+const SHORTCUT_HELP_SECTION_ORDER: readonly ShortcutSectionId[] = [
+  "general",
+  "workspaces",
+  "tabs-panes",
+  "layout",
+  "agent-input",
+];
+
 const SHORTCUT_HELP_SECTION_TITLES: Record<ShortcutSectionId, string> = {
-  navigation: "Navigation",
+  general: "General",
+  workspaces: "Projects & Workspaces",
   "tabs-panes": "Tabs & Panes",
-  projects: "Projects",
-  panels: "Panels",
+  layout: "Layout",
   "agent-input": "Agent Input",
 };
 
 const SHORTCUT_HELP_SECTION_LABEL_KEYS: Record<ShortcutSectionId, string> = {
-  navigation: "settings.shortcuts.sections.navigation",
+  general: "settings.shortcuts.sections.general",
+  workspaces: "settings.shortcuts.sections.workspaces",
   "tabs-panes": "settings.shortcuts.sections.tabsPanes",
-  projects: "settings.shortcuts.sections.projects",
-  panels: "settings.shortcuts.sections.panels",
+  layout: "settings.shortcuts.sections.layout",
   "agent-input": "settings.shortcuts.sections.agentInput",
 };
 
+// Rows render in this order rather than in binding-definition order, so the shortcut someone opens
+// this sheet to find sits at the top of its section. Every help id must appear here; the unit test
+// fails when a new shortcut is added without a place, instead of silently sinking to the bottom.
+export const SHORTCUT_HELP_ROW_ORDER: Record<ShortcutSectionId, readonly string[]> = {
+  general: [
+    "toggle-command-center",
+    "search-files",
+    "show-shortcuts",
+    "toggle-settings",
+    "cycle-theme",
+  ],
+  workspaces: [
+    "new-agent",
+    "new-workspace",
+    "workspace-jump-index",
+    "workspace-prev",
+    "workspace-next",
+    "pin-workspace",
+    "archive-workspace",
+  ],
+  "tabs-panes": [
+    "workspace-tab-new",
+    "workspace-terminal-new",
+    "workspace-tab-close-current",
+    "workspace-tab-jump-index",
+    "workspace-tab-prev",
+    "workspace-tab-next",
+    "workspace-pane-split-right",
+    "workspace-pane-split-down",
+    "workspace-pane-focus-left",
+    "workspace-pane-focus-right",
+    "workspace-pane-focus-up",
+    "workspace-pane-focus-down",
+    "workspace-pane-move-tab-left",
+    "workspace-pane-move-tab-right",
+    "workspace-pane-move-tab-up",
+    "workspace-pane-move-tab-down",
+    "workspace-pane-close",
+  ],
+  layout: ["toggle-left-sidebar", "toggle-right-sidebar", "toggle-both-sidebars", "toggle-focus"],
+  "agent-input": [
+    "focus-message-input",
+    "cycle-agent-mode",
+    "voice-toggle",
+    "dictation-toggle",
+    "agent-interrupt",
+    "voice-mute-toggle",
+  ],
+};
+
 const SHORTCUT_HELP_LABEL_KEYS: Record<string, string> = {
   "new-agent": "settings.shortcuts.help.openProject",
   "new-workspace": "settings.shortcuts.help.newWorkspace",
@@ -165,6 +224,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_HELP_LABEL_KEYS: Record<string, string> = {
   "workspace-pane-move-tab-down": "settings.shortcuts.help.moveTabDown",
   "workspace-pane-close": "settings.shortcuts.help.closePane",
   "workspace-terminal-new": "settings.shortcuts.help.newTerminal",
+  "search-files": "settings.shortcuts.help.searchFiles",
   "toggle-command-center": "settings.shortcuts.help.toggleCommandCenter",
   "show-shortcuts": "settings.shortcuts.help.showKeyboardShortcuts",
   "toggle-left-sidebar": "settings.shortcuts.help.toggleLeftSidebar",
@@ -200,7 +260,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: true },
     help: {
       id: "new-agent",
-      section: "projects",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Open project",
     },
   },
@@ -211,7 +271,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: false, terminal: false },
     help: {
       id: "new-agent",
-      section: "projects",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Open project",
     },
   },
@@ -224,7 +284,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: true, commandCenter: false },
     help: {
       id: "new-workspace",
-      section: "projects",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "New workspace",
     },
   },
@@ -235,32 +295,32 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: false, commandCenter: false, terminal: false },
     help: {
       id: "new-workspace",
-      section: "projects",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "New workspace",
     },
   },
 
-  // --- Switch project (New Workspace screen) ---
+  // --- Search files (switch project on the New Workspace screen) ---
   {
     id: "workspace-project-pick-cmd-p-mac",
-    action: "workspace.project.pick",
+    action: "command-center.files",
     combo: "Cmd+P",
     when: { mac: true, commandCenter: false },
     help: {
-      id: "switch-project",
-      section: "projects",
-      label: "Switch project",
+      id: "search-files",
+      section: "general",
+      label: "Search files",
     },
   },
   {
     id: "workspace-project-pick-ctrl-p-non-mac",
-    action: "workspace.project.pick",
+    action: "command-center.files",
     combo: "Ctrl+P",
     when: { mac: false, commandCenter: false, terminal: false },
     help: {
-      id: "switch-project",
-      section: "projects",
-      label: "Switch project",
+      id: "search-files",
+      section: "general",
+      label: "Search files",
     },
   },
 
@@ -274,7 +334,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: true, commandCenter: false },
     help: {
       id: "archive-workspace",
-      section: "projects",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Archive workspace",
     },
   },
@@ -287,7 +347,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: false, commandCenter: false, terminal: false },
     help: {
       id: "archive-workspace",
-      section: "projects",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Archive workspace",
     },
   },
@@ -300,7 +360,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: true, commandCenter: false },
     help: {
       id: "pin-workspace",
-      section: "projects",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Pin chat",
     },
   },
@@ -311,7 +371,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: false, commandCenter: false, terminal: false },
     help: {
       id: "pin-workspace",
-      section: "projects",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Pin chat",
     },
   },
@@ -382,7 +442,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "index" },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-jump-index",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Jump to workspace",
       defaultDisplayKeys: ["mod", "1-9"],
     },
@@ -395,7 +455,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "index" },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-jump-index",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Jump to workspace",
       defaultDisplayKeys: ["mod", "1-9"],
     },
@@ -408,7 +468,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "index" },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-jump-index",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Jump to workspace",
       defaultDisplayKeys: ["alt", "1-9"],
     },
@@ -423,7 +483,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "index" },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-tab-jump-index",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "tabs-panes",
       label: "Jump to tab",
       defaultDisplayKeys: ["mod", "alt", "1-9"],
     },
@@ -436,7 +496,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "index" },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-tab-jump-index",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "tabs-panes",
       label: "Jump to tab",
       defaultDisplayKeys: ["alt", "1-9"],
     },
@@ -449,7 +509,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "index" },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-tab-jump-index",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "tabs-panes",
       label: "Jump to tab",
       defaultDisplayKeys: ["alt", "shift", "1-9"],
     },
@@ -464,7 +524,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "delta", delta: -1 },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-prev",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Previous workspace",
     },
   },
@@ -476,7 +536,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "delta", delta: -1 },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-prev",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Previous workspace",
     },
   },
@@ -488,7 +548,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "delta", delta: 1 },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-next",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Next workspace",
     },
   },
@@ -500,7 +560,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "delta", delta: 1 },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-next",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Next workspace",
     },
   },
@@ -512,7 +572,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "delta", delta: -1 },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-prev",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Previous workspace",
     },
   },
@@ -524,7 +584,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "delta", delta: 1 },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-next",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "workspaces",
       label: "Next workspace",
     },
   },
@@ -538,7 +598,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "delta", delta: -1 },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-tab-prev",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "tabs-panes",
       label: "Previous tab",
     },
   },
@@ -550,7 +610,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     payload: { type: "delta", delta: 1 },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-tab-next",
-      section: "navigation",
+      section: "tabs-panes",
       label: "Next tab",
     },
   },
@@ -686,7 +746,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: true, commandCenter: false },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-terminal-new",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "tabs-panes",
       label: "New terminal",
     },
   },
@@ -697,7 +757,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: false, commandCenter: false, terminal: false },
     help: {
       id: "workspace-terminal-new",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "tabs-panes",
       label: "New terminal",
     },
   },
@@ -710,7 +770,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: true },
     help: {
       id: "toggle-command-center",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "general",
       label: "Toggle command center",
     },
   },
@@ -721,7 +781,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: false, terminal: false },
     help: {
       id: "toggle-command-center",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "general",
       label: "Toggle command center",
     },
   },
@@ -735,7 +795,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { focusScope: "other" },
     help: {
       id: "show-shortcuts",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "general",
       label: "Show keyboard shortcuts",
       defaultDisplayKeys: ["?"],
       note: "Available when focus is not in a text field or terminal.",
@@ -750,7 +810,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: true },
     help: {
       id: "toggle-left-sidebar",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "layout",
       label: "Toggle left sidebar",
     },
   },
@@ -761,7 +821,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: false, commandCenter: false, terminal: false },
     help: {
       id: "toggle-left-sidebar",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "layout",
       label: "Toggle left sidebar",
     },
   },
@@ -772,7 +832,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: true, commandCenter: false },
     help: {
       id: "toggle-right-sidebar",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "layout",
       label: "Toggle right sidebar",
     },
   },
@@ -783,7 +843,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: false, commandCenter: false, terminal: false },
     help: {
       id: "toggle-right-sidebar",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "layout",
       label: "Toggle right sidebar",
     },
   },
@@ -802,7 +862,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: true, commandCenter: false },
     help: {
       id: "toggle-both-sidebars",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "layout",
       label: "Toggle both sidebars",
     },
   },
@@ -813,7 +873,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: false, commandCenter: false, terminal: false },
     help: {
       id: "toggle-both-sidebars",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "layout",
       label: "Toggle both sidebars",
     },
   },
@@ -826,7 +886,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: true, commandCenter: false },
     help: {
       id: "toggle-settings",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "general",
       label: "Toggle settings",
     },
   },
@@ -837,7 +897,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: false, commandCenter: false, terminal: false },
     help: {
       id: "toggle-settings",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "general",
       label: "Toggle settings",
     },
   },
@@ -850,7 +910,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: true, commandCenter: false },
     help: {
       id: "toggle-focus",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "layout",
       label: "Toggle focus mode",
     },
   },
@@ -861,7 +921,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: false, commandCenter: false, terminal: false },
     help: {
       id: "toggle-focus",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "layout",
       label: "Toggle focus mode",
     },
   },
@@ -874,7 +934,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: true, commandCenter: false },
     help: {
       id: "cycle-theme",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "general",
       label: "Cycle theme",
     },
   },
@@ -885,7 +945,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     when: { mac: false, commandCenter: false, terminal: false },
     help: {
       id: "cycle-theme",
-      section: "panels",
+      section: "general",
       label: "Cycle theme",
     },
   },
@@ -1504,13 +1564,9 @@ export function buildKeyboardShortcutHelpSections(
   bindings: readonly ParsedShortcutBinding[] = DEFAULT_BINDINGS,
 ): KeyboardShortcutHelpSection[] {
   const seenRows = new Set<string>();
-  const rowsBySection = new Map<ShortcutSectionId, KeyboardShortcutHelpRow[]>([
-    ["navigation", []],
-    ["tabs-panes", []],
-    ["projects", []],
-    ["panels", []],
-    ["agent-input", []],
-  ]);
+  const rowsBySection = new Map<ShortcutSectionId, KeyboardShortcutHelpRow[]>(
+    SHORTCUT_HELP_SECTION_ORDER.map((sectionId) => [sectionId, []]),
+  );
 
   for (const binding of bindings) {
     const help = binding.help;
@@ -1540,19 +1596,17 @@ export function buildKeyboardShortcutHelpSections(
     });
   }
 
-  const sectionOrder: ShortcutSectionId[] = [
-    "navigation",
-    "tabs-panes",
-    "projects",
-    "panels",
-    "agent-input",
-  ];
-
-  return sectionOrder.flatMap((sectionId) => {
+  return SHORTCUT_HELP_SECTION_ORDER.flatMap((sectionId) => {
     const rows = rowsBySection.get(sectionId) ?? [];
     if (rows.length === 0) {
       return [];
     }
+    const order = SHORTCUT_HELP_ROW_ORDER[sectionId];
+    const rank = (row: KeyboardShortcutHelpRow) => {
+      const index = order.indexOf(row.id);
+      return index === -1 ? order.length : index;
+    };
+    rows.sort((left, right) => rank(left) - rank(right));
     return [
       {
         id: sectionId,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/keyboard/route-shortcut.test.ts b/packages/app/src/keyboard/route-shortcut.test.ts
index 5ace809b9..494c2a188 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/keyboard/route-shortcut.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/keyboard/route-shortcut.test.ts
@@ -351,6 +351,24 @@ describe("routeKeyboardShortcut — callbacks and pickers", () => {
 });
 
 describe("routeKeyboardShortcut — toggle dialogs", () => {
+  it("opens the command center scoped to files from a workspace", () => {
+    expect(
+      routeKeyboardShortcut({ action: "command-center.files", payload: null }, makeCtx()),
+    ).toEqual<ShortcutAction>({ kind: "command-center-toggle", nextOpen: true, scope: "files" });
+  });
+
+  it("leaves the file-search shortcut to the project-picker host outside a workspace", () => {
+    expect(
+      routeKeyboardShortcut(
+        { action: "command-center.files", payload: null },
+        makeCtx({ pathname: "/settings" }),
+      ),
+    ).toEqual<ShortcutAction>({
+      kind: "dispatch",
+      action: { id: "workspace.project.pick", scope: "workspace" },
+    });
+  });
+
   it("opens the command center when closed", () => {
     expect(
       routeKeyboardShortcut(
diff --git a/packages/app/src/keyboard/route-shortcut.ts b/packages/app/src/keyboard/route-shortcut.ts
index 71b4395cc..0fd622d30 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/keyboard/route-shortcut.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/keyboard/route-shortcut.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export type ShortcutAction =
   | { kind: "router-push"; route: string }
   | { kind: "open-project-picker" }
   | { kind: "callback"; name: ShortcutCallbackName }
-  | { kind: "command-center-toggle"; nextOpen: boolean }
+  | { kind: "command-center-toggle"; nextOpen: boolean; scope?: "files" }
   | { kind: "shortcuts-dialog-toggle"; nextOpen: boolean };
 
 const NONE: ShortcutAction = { kind: "none" };
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ export function routeKeyboardShortcut(
       return routeSettingsToggle(ctx);
     case "command-center.toggle":
       return { kind: "command-center-toggle", nextOpen: !ctx.commandCenterOpen };
+    case "command-center.files":
+      if (parseHostWorkspaceRouteFromPathname(ctx.pathname)) {
+        return { kind: "command-center-toggle", nextOpen: true, scope: "files" };
+      }
+      return dispatch({ id: "workspace.project.pick", scope: "workspace" });
     case "shortcuts.dialog.toggle":
       return { kind: "shortcuts-dialog-toggle", nextOpen: !ctx.shortcutsDialogOpen };
     default:
diff --git a/packages/app/src/keyboard/shortcut-help-search.test.ts b/packages/app/src/keyboard/shortcut-help-search.test.ts
index c365a09b0..201d4865f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/keyboard/shortcut-help-search.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/keyboard/shortcut-help-search.test.ts
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ describe("filterShortcutHelpSections", () => {
   });
 
   it("keeps every row of a section whose own title matches", () => {
-    const projects = filter("projects").find((section) => section.id === "projects");
-    const allProjects = buildKeyboardShortcutHelpSections(MAC_DESKTOP).find(
-      (section) => section.id === "projects",
+    const matched = filter("layout").find((section) => section.id === "layout");
+    const all = buildKeyboardShortcutHelpSections(MAC_DESKTOP).find(
+      (section) => section.id === "layout",
     );
 
-    expect(projects?.rows).toHaveLength(allProjects?.rows.length ?? 0);
+    expect(matched?.rows).toHaveLength(all?.rows.length ?? 0);
   });
 
   it("drops a section whose rows all miss", () => {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/stores/keyboard-shortcuts-store.test.ts b/packages/app/src/stores/keyboard-shortcuts-store.test.ts
index 17a67d767..f35b6ea18 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/stores/keyboard-shortcuts-store.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/stores/keyboard-shortcuts-store.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useKeyboardShortcutsStore } from "./keyboard-shortcuts-store";
 beforeEach(() => {
   useKeyboardShortcutsStore.setState({
     commandCenterOpen: false,
+    commandCenterScope: null,
     shortcutsDialogOpen: false,
     capturingShortcut: false,
     altDown: false,
@@ -19,6 +20,20 @@ describe("keyboard-shortcuts-store", () => {
     expect(useKeyboardShortcutsStore.getState().commandCenterOpen).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("opens the command center with a scope and clears it when closed", () => {
+    useKeyboardShortcutsStore.getState().setCommandCenterOpen(true, "files");
+    expect(useKeyboardShortcutsStore.getState()).toMatchObject({
+      commandCenterOpen: true,
+      commandCenterScope: "files",
+    });
+
+    useKeyboardShortcutsStore.getState().setCommandCenterOpen(false);
+    expect(useKeyboardShortcutsStore.getState()).toMatchObject({
+      commandCenterOpen: false,
+      commandCenterScope: null,
+    });
+  });
+
   it("toggles shortcut capture state", () => {
     expect(useKeyboardShortcutsStore.getState().capturingShortcut).toBe(false);
     useKeyboardShortcutsStore.getState().setCapturingShortcut(true);
diff --git a/packages/app/src/stores/keyboard-shortcuts-store.ts b/packages/app/src/stores/keyboard-shortcuts-store.ts
index f0ce7f960..0b0e2a516 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/stores/keyboard-shortcuts-store.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/stores/keyboard-shortcuts-store.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import type { SidebarShortcutWorkspaceTarget } from "@/utils/sidebar-shortcuts";
 
 const SHORTCUT_BADGE_DELAY_MS = 150;
 
+export type CommandCenterScope = "files" | null;
+
 interface KeyboardShortcutsState {
   commandCenterOpen: boolean;
+  commandCenterScope: CommandCenterScope;
   shortcutsDialogOpen: boolean;
   capturingShortcut: boolean;
   altDown: boolean;
@@ -13,7 +16,8 @@ interface KeyboardShortcutsState {
   /** Sidebar-visible workspace targets (up to 9), in top-to-bottom visual order. */
   sidebarShortcutWorkspaceTargets: SidebarShortcutWorkspaceTarget[];
 
-  setCommandCenterOpen: (open: boolean) => void;
+  setCommandCenterOpen: (open: boolean, scope?: CommandCenterScope) => void;
+  setCommandCenterScope: (scope: CommandCenterScope) => void;
   setShortcutsDialogOpen: (open: boolean) => void;
   setCapturingShortcut: (capturing: boolean) => void;
   setAltDown: (down: boolean) => void;
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ function updateBadgeTimer(
 
 export const useKeyboardShortcutsStore = create<KeyboardShortcutsState>((set, get) => ({
   commandCenterOpen: false,
+  commandCenterScope: null,
   shortcutsDialogOpen: false,
   capturingShortcut: false,
   altDown: false,
@@ -54,7 +59,9 @@ export const useKeyboardShortcutsStore = create<KeyboardShortcutsState>((set, ge
   showShortcutBadges: false,
   sidebarShortcutWorkspaceTargets: [],
 
-  setCommandCenterOpen: (open) => set({ commandCenterOpen: open }),
+  setCommandCenterOpen: (open, scope = null) =>
+    set({ commandCenterOpen: open, commandCenterScope: open ? scope : null }),
+  setCommandCenterScope: (scope) => set({ commandCenterScope: scope }),
   setShortcutsDialogOpen: (open) => set({ shortcutsDialogOpen: open }),
   setCapturingShortcut: (capturing) => set({ capturingShortcut: capturing }),
   setAltDown: (down) => {