diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b163b28..0e57ca6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "test:e2e": "playwright test",
     "test:ci": "pnpm typecheck && pnpm test && pnpm test:e2e",
     "dist": "electron-vite build && electron-builder --mac",
+    "dist:local": "electron-vite build && electron-builder --mac --publish never",
     "dist:linux": "electron-vite build && electron-builder --linux",
     "dist:win": "electron-vite build && electron-builder --win",
     "dist:publish": "electron-vite build && electron-builder --mac --publish always",
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/components/layout/DockviewContainer.tsx b/packages/renderer/src/components/layout/DockviewContainer.tsx
index 0c17358..234ce74 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/components/layout/DockviewContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/components/layout/DockviewContainer.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { PlaceholderPane } from '../panes/PlaceholderPane'
 import { WelcomePane } from '../panes/WelcomePane'
 import { EditorPane } from '../panes/EditorPane'
 import { EditorTab } from '../panes/EditorTab'
+import { EditorTabActions } from '../panes/EditorTabActions'
 import { AgentTab } from '../panes/AgentTab'
 import { TerminalPane } from '../panes/TerminalPane'
 import { MarkdownPreviewPane } from '../panes/MarkdownPreviewPane'
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export function DockviewContainer({ onApiReady }: Props) {
       onReady={handleReady}
       components={components}
       tabComponents={tabComponents}
+      rightHeaderActionsComponent={EditorTabActions}
     />
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorBreadcrumbBar.tsx b/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorBreadcrumbBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2a2462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorBreadcrumbBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { useMemo } from 'react'
+
+export type LspStatus = 'healthy' | 'starting' | 'down' | 'none'
+
+interface Props {
+  filePath: string
+  workspaceRoot?: string | null
+  // TODO: wire to real LSP status feed once LSP is implemented.
+  lspStatus?: LspStatus
+}
+
+function relativeSegments(filePath: string, root?: string | null): string[] {
+  if (!filePath) return []
+  let rel = filePath
+  const normalizedRoot = root?.replace(/\/+$/, '')
+  if (
+    normalizedRoot
+    && (filePath === normalizedRoot || filePath.startsWith(`${normalizedRoot}/`))
+  ) {
+    rel = filePath.slice(normalizedRoot.length)
+  }
+  return rel.split('/').filter(Boolean)
+}
+
+const LSP_LABELS: Record<LspStatus, string> = {
+  healthy: 'LSP',
+  starting: 'LSP starting',
+  down: 'LSP down',
+  none: 'No LSP',
+}
+
+export function EditorBreadcrumbBar({ filePath, workspaceRoot, lspStatus = 'none' }: Props) {
+  const segments = useMemo(
+    () => relativeSegments(filePath, workspaceRoot ?? null),
+    [filePath, workspaceRoot],
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <div className="editor-breadcrumb">
+      <div className="editor-breadcrumb__tools">
+        {/* Stub: outline / symbol list */}
+        <button type="button" className="editor-breadcrumb__icon-btn" aria-label="Outline" title="Outline" disabled>
+          <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 14 14">
+            <circle cx="2" cy="3" r="1" fill="currentColor" />
+            <circle cx="2" cy="7" r="1" fill="currentColor" />
+            <circle cx="2" cy="11" r="1" fill="currentColor" />
+            <path d="M5 3h7M5 7h7M5 11h7" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.2" strokeLinecap="round" />
+          </svg>
+        </button>
+        {/* Stub: in-file search */}
+        <button type="button" className="editor-breadcrumb__icon-btn" aria-label="Search in file" title="Search in file" disabled>
+          <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 14 14">
+            <circle cx="6" cy="6" r="3.5" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.2" fill="none" />
+            <path d="M9 9l3 3" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.4" strokeLinecap="round" />
+          </svg>
+        </button>
+        {/* Stub: back / forward navigation */}
+        <button type="button" className="editor-breadcrumb__icon-btn" aria-label="Back" title="Back" disabled>
+          <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 14 14">
+            <path d="M9 2L4 7l5 5" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.4" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" fill="none" />
+          </svg>
+        </button>
+        <button type="button" className="editor-breadcrumb__icon-btn" aria-label="Forward" title="Forward" disabled>
+          <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 14 14">
+            <path d="M5 2l5 5-5 5" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.4" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" fill="none" />
+          </svg>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      <nav className="editor-breadcrumb__path" aria-label="File path">
+        {segments.map((seg, i) => {
+          const isLast = i === segments.length - 1
+          return (
+            <span key={`${i}-${seg}`} className="editor-breadcrumb__segment-wrap">
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className={
+                  'editor-breadcrumb__segment' +
+                  (isLast ? ' editor-breadcrumb__segment--last' : '')
+                }
+                disabled
+              >
+                {seg}
+              </button>
+              {!isLast && <span className="editor-breadcrumb__chevron">›</span>}
+            </span>
+          )
+        })}
+      </nav>
+
+      <div className="editor-breadcrumb__right">
+        {lspStatus !== 'none' && (
+          <span
+            className={`editor-breadcrumb__lsp editor-breadcrumb__lsp--${lspStatus}`}
+            title={LSP_LABELS[lspStatus]}
+          >
+            <span className="editor-breadcrumb__lsp-dot" />
+            {LSP_LABELS[lspStatus]}
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorPane.tsx b/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorPane.tsx
index 583ecd5..a2ee43d 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorPane.tsx
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorPane.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ import { useEditorStatus } from '../../hooks/useEditorStatus'
 import { useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme'
 import { showToast } from '../shared/Toast'
 import { diffCompartment, toggleInlineDiff } from '../../lib/editor/editorInlineDiff'
+import { EditorBreadcrumbBar } from './EditorBreadcrumbBar'
 import '../../styles/inline-diff.css'
+import '../../styles/editor-breadcrumb.css'
 
 interface EditorPaneParams {
   filePath: string
@@ -433,8 +435,8 @@ export function EditorPane({ params, api }: IDockviewPanelProps<EditorPaneParams
     const name = filePath.split('/').pop() ?? filePath
     const wid = (params.workspaceId ?? '') as string
     const applyTitle = () => {
-      const s = getDocumentSession(params.workspaceId, filePath)
-      api.setTitle(s?.isDirty ? '• ' + name : name)
+      // Tab dirty state is rendered by EditorTab; no need to prefix the title.
+      api.setTitle(name)
     }
     applyTitle()
     const unsub = onDocumentSessionChanged((wk, path) => {
@@ -478,6 +480,7 @@ export function EditorPane({ params, api }: IDockviewPanelProps<EditorPaneParams
 
   return (
     <div className="editor-pane">
+      <EditorBreadcrumbBar filePath={filePath} workspaceRoot={workspaceRoot} />
       {loading && <div className="editor-pane__loading">Loading…</div>}
       {diffActive && (
         <div
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorTab.tsx b/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorTab.tsx
index b428edf..253cd19 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorTab.tsx
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorTab.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-import { DockviewDefaultTab, type IDockviewPanelHeaderProps } from 'dockview-react'
-import { isDocumentDirty } from '../../lib/editor/documentStore'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import type { IDockviewPanelHeaderProps } from 'dockview-react'
+import { isDocumentDirty, onDocumentSessionChanged } from '../../lib/editor/documentStore'
+import { FileTypeIcon } from '../FileTree/FileTypeIcon'
 
 interface EditorTabParams {
   filePath: string
@@ -7,14 +9,48 @@ interface EditorTabParams {
 }
 
 export function EditorTab(props: IDockviewPanelHeaderProps<EditorTabParams>) {
-  const handleClose = () => {
-    const filePath = props.params.filePath
-    const workspaceId = props.params.workspaceId
+  const { filePath, workspaceId } = props.params
+  const name = filePath?.split('/').pop() ?? filePath ?? 'untitled'
+
+  const [dirty, setDirty] = useState(() => isDocumentDirty(workspaceId, filePath))
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setDirty(isDocumentDirty(workspaceId, filePath))
+    return onDocumentSessionChanged((wk, path) => {
+      if (path === filePath && wk === (workspaceId ?? '')) {
+        setDirty(isDocumentDirty(workspaceId, filePath))
+      }
+    })
+  }, [filePath, workspaceId])
+
+  const handleClose = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    e.stopPropagation()
     if (filePath && isDocumentDirty(workspaceId, filePath)) {
       if (!window.confirm('Discard unsaved changes?')) return
     }
     props.api.close()
   }
 
-  return <DockviewDefaultTab {...props} closeActionOverride={handleClose} />
+  return (
+    <div className="editor-tab" title={filePath}>
+      <span className="editor-tab__icon">
+        <FileTypeIcon name={name} />
+      </span>
+      <span className="editor-tab__name">{name}</span>
+      <span className={`editor-tab__trailing${dirty ? ' editor-tab__trailing--dirty' : ''}`}>
+        {dirty && <span className="editor-tab__dirty" aria-label="Unsaved changes" />}
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className="editor-tab__close"
+          onMouseDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+          onClick={handleClose}
+          aria-label="Close tab"
+        >
+          <svg width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 10 10">
+            <path d="M1 1l8 8M9 1l-8 8" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.4" strokeLinecap="round" />
+          </svg>
+        </button>
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  )
 }
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorTabActions.tsx b/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorTabActions.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36d78a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/components/panes/EditorTabActions.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import type { IDockviewHeaderActionsProps } from 'dockview-react'
+import { executeCommand } from '../../commands/CommandRegistry'
+
+/**
+ * Right-side actions rendered in every Dockview group header.
+ * Visual stubs — wire to real commands as they land.
+ */
+export function EditorTabActions(_props: IDockviewHeaderActionsProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className="editor-tab-actions">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="editor-tab-actions__btn"
+        title="New file"
+        aria-label="New file"
+        // TODO: wire to new-file command
+      >
+        <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 14 14">
+          <path d="M7 2v10M2 7h10" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.5" strokeLinecap="round" />
+        </svg>
+      </button>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="editor-tab-actions__btn"
+        title="Plugins"
+        aria-label="Plugins"
+        // TODO: wire to plugins panel
+      >
+        <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 14 14">
+          <path
+            d="M5 1.5h2a1 1 0 011 1V4h1.5a1 1 0 011 1v1.5H12a1 1 0 011 1v2a1 1 0 01-1 1h-1.5V12a1 1 0 01-1 1H8v-1.5a1.25 1.25 0 10-2 0V13H4.5a1 1 0 01-1-1v-1.5H2a1 1 0 01-1-1V8.5h1.5a1.25 1.25 0 100-2.5H1V5a1 1 0 011-1h2V2.5a1 1 0 011-1z"
+            stroke="currentColor"
+            strokeWidth="1.1"
+            fill="none"
+            strokeLinejoin="round"
+          />
+        </svg>
+      </button>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="editor-tab-actions__btn"
+        title="Split editor"
+        aria-label="Split editor"
+        onClick={() => executeCommand('editor.splitVertical')}
+      >
+        <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 14 14">
+          <rect x="1.5" y="2" width="11" height="10" rx="1" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.1" fill="none" />
+          <path d="M7 2v10" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.1" />
+        </svg>
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/styles/dockview-theme.css b/packages/renderer/src/styles/dockview-theme.css
index 8dac0c0..07b5525 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/styles/dockview-theme.css
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/styles/dockview-theme.css
@@ -16,20 +16,34 @@
   --dv-group-view-background-color: var(--bg-base);
 }
 
-/* Tighter tab bar */
+/* Tab bar */
 .dockview-theme-aide .tabs-container {
-  height: 28px !important;
+  height: 32px !important;
+  padding: 4px 6px 0 6px !important;
+  gap: 2px !important;
 }
 
 .dockview-theme-aide .tab {
-  font-size: 10px !important;
-  padding: 0 8px !important;
+  font-size: 11px !important;
+  padding: 0 10px !important;
   min-width: 0 !important;
+  height: 28px !important;
+  border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0 !important;
+  margin-right: 2px !important;
+  transition: background-color 120ms ease;
+}
+
+.dockview-theme-aide .dv-tab:hover {
+  background-color: var(--bg-hover) !important;
 }
 
-/* Subtler active tab indicator */
+/* Active tab merges with editor body via matching background + soft top border */
 .dockview-theme-aide .dv-tab.dv-active-tab {
-  font-weight: 450;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  background-color: var(--bg-base) !important;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-subtle, var(--border-base)) !important;
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--border-subtle, var(--border-base)) !important;
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--border-subtle, var(--border-base)) !important;
 }
 
 /* ─── Close button overrides ───────────────────── */
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/styles/editor-breadcrumb.css b/packages/renderer/src/styles/editor-breadcrumb.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2815e1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/styles/editor-breadcrumb.css
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+/* Per-tab breadcrumb bar shown above the CodeMirror host inside EditorPane. */
+
+.editor-breadcrumb {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  height: 28px;
+  padding: 0 10px;
+  background: var(--bg-base);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-subtle, var(--border-base));
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  user-select: none;
+}
+
+.editor-breadcrumb__tools {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 2px;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.editor-breadcrumb__icon-btn {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 20px;
+  padding: 0;
+  border: none;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.editor-breadcrumb__icon-btn:hover {
+  background: var(--bg-hover);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.editor-breadcrumb__path {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  margin-left: 4px;
+}
+
+.editor-breadcrumb__segment-wrap {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.editor-breadcrumb__segment {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 2px 4px;
+  font: inherit;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  max-width: 220px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.editor-breadcrumb__segment:hover {
+  background: var(--bg-hover);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.editor-breadcrumb__segment--last {
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.editor-breadcrumb__chevron {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  margin: 0 1px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.editor-breadcrumb__right {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  margin-left: auto;
+}
+
+.editor-breadcrumb__lsp {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 5px;
+  padding: 2px 8px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+.editor-breadcrumb__lsp-dot {
+  width: 7px;
+  height: 7px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: currentcolor;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 6px currentcolor;
+}
+
+.editor-breadcrumb__lsp--healthy {
+  color: var(--text-success, #98c379);
+}
+.editor-breadcrumb__lsp--starting {
+  color: var(--text-warning, #e5c07b);
+}
+.editor-breadcrumb__lsp--down {
+  color: var(--text-error, #e06c75);
+}
+.editor-breadcrumb__lsp--none {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+/* ─── Tab styling (paired with dockview-theme.css overrides) ─────── */
+
+.editor-tab {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  height: 100%;
+  padding: 0 4px;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.editor-tab__icon {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  width: 14px;
+  height: 14px;
+}
+.editor-tab__icon svg {
+  width: 14px;
+  height: 14px;
+}
+
+.editor-tab__name {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.editor-tab__trailing {
+  position: relative;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 16px;
+}
+
+.editor-tab__dirty {
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  margin: auto;
+  width: 8px;
+  height: 8px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--text-secondary);
+  pointer-events: none;
+  transition: opacity 120ms ease;
+}
+
+.editor-tab:hover .editor-tab__dirty,
+.dv-active-tab .editor-tab__dirty {
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+
+.editor-tab__close {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 16px;
+  padding: 0;
+  border: none;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  opacity: 0;
+  transition: opacity 120ms ease;
+}
+
+.editor-tab:hover .editor-tab__close,
+.dv-active-tab .editor-tab__close {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.editor-tab__close:hover {
+  background: var(--bg-hover);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+/* ─── Right-side tab strip actions ───────────────── */
+
+.editor-tab-actions {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 2px;
+  padding: 0 8px;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.editor-tab-actions__btn {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 22px;
+  height: 22px;
+  padding: 0;
+  border: none;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.editor-tab-actions__btn:hover {
+  background: var(--bg-hover);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}