ReagentX · Sep 28, 2026 · Sep 25, 2026 · Sep 25, 2026 · Sep 25, 2026 · Sep 26, 2026
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ Use the two dashboard hints for common actions; press `?` for the expanded key r
 ### Attached
 
 - Press `Ctrl-\` to background the task and return to the dashboard.
+- Press `]` on the dashboard to mark a flagship task. Press `Ctrl-]` to attach to it, and again to return.
 - Other supported input is forwarded to the task's PTY.
 
 See [`docs/commands.md`](docs/commands.md#dashboard) for every key and launch flag, including the routing mechanics.

diff --git a/docs/commands.md b/docs/commands.md
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ Choose the operating mode with launch arguments. Use keys to control the dashboa
 | `s` | Cycle grouping: by state / by directory / by custom group |
 | `m` | Tag the selected task "in use" (toggles) |
 | `M` | Select the next tagged task in dashboard order, wrapping at the end |
+| `]` | Mark the selected task as the [flagship](#the-flagship) (toggles; one at a time) |
+| `Ctrl-]` | Attach to the flagship |
 | `g` | Assign the selected task to a group (through the group picker) |
 | `R` | Rename the selected task: a display name shown in place of the command |
 | `r` | Rerun a finished task; use the captured resume command for supported agent tasks |
@@ -51,6 +53,9 @@ Choose the operating mode with launch arguments. Use keys to control the dashboa
 | `✓` | Completed, exit 0 |
 | `✗` | Completed, non-zero exit |
 | `◆` | Tagged "in use" |
+| `⚑` | The [flagship](#the-flagship) |
+
+Look for marks in the row's two leading columns, aligned left with `◆` before `⚑`.
 
 After 10 seconds without output, a task is marked `∙` and grouped under Idle.
 
@@ -68,6 +73,8 @@ Cursor keys are encoded according to the child's live cursor-key mode. In applic
 
 `Ctrl-\` is the physical chord. The same chord may be reported by Crossterm as `Ctrl-4`; both representations are accepted.
 
+Press `Ctrl-]` to attach to the [flagship](#the-flagship), then again to return to your previous task or the dashboard. As with `Ctrl-\`, you cannot send this key combination to a child: use another binding for tag-jump in `vim` or character search in readline. Both `Ctrl-]` and `Ctrl-5` are accepted; the latter is the Crossterm representation of the legacy encoding.
+
 #### Modified keys, paste, and mouse input
 
 These inputs cannot all be forwarded byte-for-byte. Their encoding and destination depend on the terminal and the attached child's modes.
@@ -134,6 +141,19 @@ Press `M` to select the next tagged task in dashboard order, wrapping after the
 
 In custom mode only, a new command is assigned the selected task's group, through both `n` and the `@` picker. The destination is shown in the spawn prompt as `❯ dir ▸ group ▸ command`, each segment present only when it applies: the dir segment for a non-default directory, the group segment when a group will be inherited. New tasks are unassigned in state and dir modes.
 
+#### The flagship
+
+Press `]` to mark the selected task as the flagship, shown as `⚑`; press it again to clear the mark. You can mark only one task at a time. Select another task and press `]` to move the mark. Finished tasks cannot be marked. Sorting is unchanged.
+
+Press `Ctrl-]` from the dashboard, peek, or an attached task to attach to the flagship, and again to go back:
+
+- From an attached task: back to that task, even if it has finished since. If it was removed, back to the dashboard.
+- From the dashboard or peek: back to the dashboard, with the selection on the same row. Peek is not reopened.
+
+After attaching to the flagship with `Enter`, press `Ctrl-]` to return to the dashboard.
+
+The flagship mark is cleared on task completion or removal and is not saved in sessions. Tags set with `m` are retained after task completion.
+
 #### Renaming
 
 Press `R` to rename the selected task, starting with its current name. Press `Enter` to save, or `Esc` to cancel. Leave the field empty to clear the name and display the command again. Use lowercase `r` to rerun.
@@ -188,7 +208,7 @@ A recovery row is formatted as `<age> ago · <tasks> task(s) · <label>`: the fi
 
 ## The `?` controls overlay
 
-Use the two dashboard hints for common actions: `↑↓ select · enter attach · space peek · ? controls` and `❯ n run · @ dir · / find · s sort`. Press `?` for the expanded reference, including dashboard actions and the attached-mode background chord.
+Use the two dashboard hints for common actions: `↑↓ select · enter attach · space peek · ? controls` and `❯ n run · @ dir · / find · s sort`. Press `?` for the expanded reference, including dashboard actions and the attached-mode background and flagship chords. With a flagship marked, look for `· Ctrl-] flagship` at the end of the first hint.
 
 Bindings are grouped by purpose in a centered, non-scrolling box. Press `?`, `Esc`, or `q` to return to the dashboard, or `Ctrl-C` to disconnect. Other keys are ignored.
 
@@ -204,7 +224,7 @@ Read the source of the row's dashboard preview in the footer's `preview:` segmen
 
 ## Attached
 
-Interact with the task in the terminal. The status bar is formatted as `[attached] <command>    Ctrl-\ background`, or `[attached] <name> · <command>` for a named task. Press `Ctrl-\` to return to the dashboard. Other supported input normally goes to the child; navigation keys are reserved in [scrollback](#scrollback).
+Interact with the task in the terminal. The status bar is formatted as `[attached] <command>    Ctrl-\ background`, or `[attached] <name> · <command>` for a named task. When you can navigate with `Ctrl-]`, look for `· Ctrl-] flagship`, `· Ctrl-] back to <task>`, or `· Ctrl-] back to dashboard` in the hint. Long titles are shortened with `…` to leave room for the hints. Press `Ctrl-\` to return to the dashboard. Other supported input is normally forwarded to the child; navigation keys are reserved in [scrollback](#scrollback).
 
 ## Connection loss
 

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-]0;fleetcom[?2026h[?25l[1;1H[1;1H[1m  fleetcom   12 running · 2 idle · 7 done      by [0m[2mstate[0m[2m · [0m[1mdir[0m[2m · [0m[2mcustom[0m[1m · 4/21[0m                              [2;1H                                                                                                           [3;1H[2m  ~/Documents/Code/Rust/fleetcom                                                                           [0m[4;1H  ✻ ◆Dashboard Refine           Scope small fixes for dashboard and CLI                                  2m[5;1H  ✻ ◆Summary Refine             Inferring… · thinking with high effort                                   5m[6;1H  ✻  Grok Language              Grok 4.5 (xhigh) · Responding…                                          12m[7;1H[7m  ✻  Codex Language             gpt-5.6-sol high · fleetcom · feat/cs/interface-fixes · 387K used · 9.… 18m[0m[8;1H  ✻  Codex Review               gpt-5.6-sol high · fleetcom · feat/cs/interface-fixes · 221K used · 4.… 24m[9;1H  ✓  cargo test                 test result: ok. 1 passed; 0 failed; 0 ignored; 0 measured; 0 filtered… 12s[10;1H  ✗  cargo clippy               error: could not compile `fleetcom` (lib test) due to 1 previous error   3m[11;1H[2m  ~                                                                                                        [0m[12;1H  ✻  claude agents              2 awaiting input · claude agents                                         1h[13;1H  ✻  Zellij                     Desktop ¦ Utility                                                        2h[14;1H  ∙  python                     >>>                                                                     41m[15;1H  ✓  brew update && brew upgra… Already up-to-date.                                                     13m[16;1H[2m  ~/Documents/Code/Apple/turret                                                                            [0m[17;1H  ✻  Game Infra Review          Turret Game Codebase Organization and Ex… - grok                         8m[18;1H  ✻  Missile Nerf               Tuning missile damage falloff                                           33m[19;1H  ✻  EMP Nerf                   EMP arc balance pass                                                    35m[20;1H[2m  ~/Documents/Code/Rust/crabapple                                                                          [0m[21;1H  ✓  cargo test                 all doctests ran in 0.39s; merged doctests compilation took 0.38s       17m[22;1H[2m  ~/Documents/Code/Rust/crabstep                                                                           [0m[23;1H  ✓  cargo test                 all doctests ran in 0.83s; merged doctests compilation took 0.81s       21m[24;1H[2m  ~/Documents/Code/Rust/imessage-exporter                                                                  [0m[25;1H  ✻  claude                     Review GitHub issue 780                                                  6m[26;1H  ✓  cargo test                 all doctests ran in 1.99s; merged doctests compilation took 1.95s       19m[27;1H[2m  ~/Documents/Code/Rust/Logria                                                                             [0m[28;1H  ✻  cargo watch -x test        [Running 'cargo test'] test result: ok. 223 passed; 0 failed            45s[29;1H[2m  ❯ n run · @ dir · / find · s sort                                                                        [0m[30;1H[2m  ↑↓ select · enter attach · space peek · ? controls                                                       [0m[?25l[6;26H┌─ controls ────────────────────────────────────────────┐[7;26H│  Navigate                                             │[8;26H│    ↑↓ / kj   move selection  /         find a task    │[9;26H│    Tab ⇧Tab  jump section    M         next tagged    │[10;26H│  Act                                                  │[11;26H│    enter     attach          r         rerun finished │[12;26H│    space     peek            X         kill or remove │[13;26H│  Organize                                             │[14;26H│    m         tag in use      R         rename         │[15;26H│    g         assign group    s         cycle grouping │[16;26H│  Create                                               │[17;26H│    n         run here        @         run in a dir   │[18;26H│  Session                                              │[19;26H│    w         save session    o         load session   │[20;26H│  Leave                                                │[21;26H│    q         detach          Q         quit and kill  │[22;26H│  Attached                                             │[23;26H│    Ctrl-\    background                               │[24;26H└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘[24;28H[2m ? esc close [0m[?2026l[30;1H
+]0;fleetcom[?2026h[?25l[1;1H[1;1H[1m  fleetcom   12 running · 2 idle · 7 done      by [0m[2mstate[0m[2m · [0m[1mdir[0m[2m · [0m[2mcustom[0m[1m · 4/21[0m                              [2;1H                                                                                                           [3;1H[2m  ~/Documents/Code/Rust/fleetcom                                                                           [0m[4;1H◆ ✻ Dashboard Refine           Scope small fixes for dashboard and CLI                                   2m[5;1H◆ ✻ Summary Refine             Inferring… · thinking with high effort                                    5m[6;1H  ✻ Grok Language              Grok 4.5 (xhigh) · Responding…                                           12m[7;1H[7m  ✻ Codex Language             gpt-5.6-sol high · fleetcom · feat/cs/interface-fixes · 387K used · 9.5… 18m[0m[8;1H  ✻ Codex Review               gpt-5.6-sol high · fleetcom · feat/cs/interface-fixes · 221K used · 4.4… 24m[9;1H  ✓ cargo test                 test result: ok. 1 passed; 0 failed; 0 ignored; 0 measured; 0 filtered … 12s[10;1H  ✗ cargo clippy               error: could not compile `fleetcom` (lib test) due to 1 previous error    3m[11;1H[2m  ~                                                                                                        [0m[12;1H  ✻ claude agents              2 awaiting input · claude agents                                          1h[13;1H⚑ ✻ Zellij                     Desktop ¦ Utility                                                         2h[14;1H  ∙ python                     >>>                                                                      41m[15;1H  ✓ brew update && brew upgra… Already up-to-date.                                                      13m[16;1H[2m  ~/Documents/Code/Apple/turret                                                                            [0m[17;1H  ✻ Game Infra Review          Turret Game Codebase Organization and Ex… - grok                          8m[18;1H  ✻ Missile Nerf               Tuning missile damage falloff                                            33m[19;1H  ✻ EMP Nerf                   EMP arc balance pass                                                     35m[20;1H[2m  ~/Documents/Code/Rust/crabapple                                                                          [0m[21;1H  ✓ cargo test                 all doctests ran in 0.39s; merged doctests compilation took 0.38s        17m[22;1H[2m  ~/Documents/Code/Rust/crabstep                                                                           [0m[23;1H  ✓ cargo test                 all doctests ran in 0.83s; merged doctests compilation took 0.81s        21m[24;1H[2m  ~/Documents/Code/Rust/imessage-exporter                                                                  [0m[25;1H  ✻ claude                     Review GitHub issue 780                                                   6m[26;1H  ✓ cargo test                 all doctests ran in 1.99s; merged doctests compilation took 1.95s        19m[27;1H[2m  ~/Documents/Code/Rust/Logria                                                                             [0m[28;1H  ✻ cargo watch -x test        [Running 'cargo test'] test result: ok. 223 passed; 0 failed             45s[29;1H[2m  ❯ n run · @ dir · / find · s sort                                                                        [0m[30;1H[2m  ↑↓ select · enter attach · space peek · ? controls · Ctrl-] flagship                                     [0m[?25l[6;25H┌─ controls ──────────────────────────────────────────────┐[7;25H│  Navigate                                               │[8;25H│    ↑↓ / kj   move selection   /         find a task     │[9;25H│    Tab ⇧Tab  jump section     M         next tagged     │[10;25H│  Act                                                    │[11;25H│    enter     attach           r         rerun finished  │[12;25H│    space     peek             X         kill or remove  │[13;25H│  Organize                                               │[14;25H│    m         tag in use       R         rename          │[15;25H│    ]         flagship         s         cycle grouping  │[16;25H│    g         assign group                               │[17;25H│  Create                                                 │[18;25H│    n         run here         @         run in a dir    │[19;25H│  Session                                                │[20;25H│    w         save session     o         load session    │[21;25H│  Leave                                                  │[22;25H│    q         detach           Q         quit and kill   │[23;25H│  Attached                                               │[24;25H│    Ctrl-\    background       Ctrl-]    flagship / back │[25;25H└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘[25;27H[2m ? esc close [0m[?2026l[30;1H
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		]0;fleetcom[?2026h[?25l[1;1H[1;1H[1m fleetcom 12 running · 2 idle · 7 done by [0m[2mstate[0m[2m · [0m[1mdir[0m[2m · [0m[2mcustom[0m[1m · 4/21[0m [2;1H [3;1H[2m ~/Documents/Code/Rust/fleetcom [0m[4;1H◆ ✻ Dashboard Refine Scope small fixes for dashboard and CLI 2m[5;1H◆ ✻ Summary Refine Inferring… · thinking with high effort 5m[6;1H ✻ Grok Language Grok 4.5 (xhigh) · Responding… 12m[7;1H[7m ✻ Codex Language gpt-5.6-sol high · fleetcom · feat/cs/interface-fixes · 387K used · 9.5… 18m[0m[8;1H ✻ Codex Review gpt-5.6-sol high · fleetcom · feat/cs/interface-fixes · 221K used · 4.4… 24m[9;1H ✓ cargo test test result: ok. 1 passed; 0 failed; 0 ignored; 0 measured; 0 filtered … 12s[10;1H ✗ cargo clippy error: could not compile `fleetcom` (lib test) due to 1 previous error 3m[11;1H[2m ~ [0m[12;1H ✻ claude agents 2 awaiting input · claude agents 1h[13;1H⚑ ✻ Zellij Desktop ¦ Utility 2h[14;1H ∙ python >>> 41m[15;1H ✓ brew update && brew upgra… Already up-to-date. 13m[16;1H[2m ~/Documents/Code/Apple/turret [0m[17;1H ✻ Game Infra Review Turret Game Codebase Organization and Ex… - grok 8m[18;1H ✻ Missile Nerf Tuning missile damage falloff 33m[19;1H ✻ EMP Nerf EMP arc balance pass 35m[20;1H[2m ~/Documents/Code/Rust/crabapple [0m[21;1H ✓ cargo test all doctests ran in 0.39s; merged doctests compilation took 0.38s 17m[22;1H[2m ~/Documents/Code/Rust/crabstep [0m[23;1H ✓ cargo test all doctests ran in 0.83s; merged doctests compilation took 0.81s 21m[24;1H[2m ~/Documents/Code/Rust/imessage-exporter [0m[25;1H ✻ claude Review GitHub issue 780 6m[26;1H ✓ cargo test all doctests ran in 1.99s; merged doctests compilation took 1.95s 19m[27;1H[2m ~/Documents/Code/Rust/Logria [0m[28;1H ✻ cargo watch -x test [Running 'cargo test'] test result: ok. 223 passed; 0 failed 45s[29;1H[2m ❯ n run · @ dir · / find · s sort [0m[30;1H[2m ↑↓ select · enter attach · space peek · ? controls · Ctrl-] flagship [0m[?25l[6;25H┌─ controls ──────────────────────────────────────────────┐[7;25H│ Navigate │[8;25H│ ↑↓ / kj move selection / find a task │[9;25H│ Tab ⇧Tab jump section M next tagged │[10;25H│ Act │[11;25H│ enter attach r rerun finished │[12;25H│ space peek X kill or remove │[13;25H│ Organize │[14;25H│ m tag in use R rename │[15;25H│ ] flagship s cycle grouping │[16;25H│ g assign group │[17;25H│ Create │[18;25H│ n run here @ run in a dir │[19;25H│ Session │[20;25H│ w save session o load session │[21;25H│ Leave │[22;25H│ q detach Q quit and kill │[23;25H│ Attached │[24;25H│ Ctrl-\ background Ctrl-] flagship / back │[25;25H└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘[25;27H[2m ? esc close [0m[?2026l[30;1H