diff --git a/packages/tui/src/app.tsx b/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
index c4221ee5b7..0a81682d30 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import { DialogThemeList } from "./component/dialog-theme-list"
 import { DialogHelp } from "./ui/dialog-help"
 import { DialogAgent } from "./component/dialog-agent"
 import { DialogSessionList } from "./component/dialog-session-list"
+import { DialogProject } from "./component/dialog-project"
 import { SessionTabs } from "./component/session-tabs"
 import { ThemeErrorToast } from "./component/theme-error-toast"
 import { ThemeProvider, useTheme, useThemes } from "./context/theme"
@@ -648,6 +649,15 @@ function App(props: { pair?: DialogPairCredentials }) {
           dialog.clear()
         },
       },
+      {
+        name: "project.switch",
+        title: "Switch project",
+        category: "Session",
+        slash: { name: "projects", aliases: ["project"] },
+        run: () => {
+          dialog.replace(() => <DialogProject />)
+        },
+      },
       ...Array.from({ length: 9 }, (_, i) => ({
         name: `session.quick_switch.${i + 1}`,
         title: `Switch to session in quick slot ${i + 1}`,
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-project.tsx b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-project.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71378a8872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-project.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import path from "path"
+import { createMemo } from "solid-js"
+import { DialogSelect } from "../ui/dialog-select"
+import { useDialog } from "../ui/dialog"
+import { useData } from "../context/data"
+import { useRoute } from "../context/route"
+import { abbreviateHome } from "../runtime"
+import { useTuiPaths } from "../context/runtime"
+import { useLocation } from "../context/location"
+import { useToast } from "../ui/toast"
+
+export function DialogProject() {
+  const dialog = useDialog()
+  const data = useData()
+  const route = useRoute()
+  const paths = useTuiPaths()
+  const location = useLocation()
+  const toast = useToast()
+
+  data.project.invalidate()
+  void data.project.sync().catch(toast.error)
+
+  const current = () => location.current?.project
+
+  const options = createMemo(() => {
+    const seen = new Set<string>()
+    return data.project
+      .list()
+      .filter((project) => {
+        if (project.canonical === "/" || seen.has(project.canonical)) return false
+        seen.add(project.canonical)
+        return true
+      })
+      .toSorted((a, b) => {
+        if (a.id === current()?.id) return -1
+        if (b.id === current()?.id) return 1
+        return 0
+      })
+      .map((project) => ({
+        title: project.name ?? path.basename(project.canonical),
+        description: abbreviateHome(project.canonical, paths.home),
+        value: project.canonical,
+        category: project.id === current()?.id ? "Current" : "Projects",
+      }))
+  })
+
+  return (
+    <DialogSelect
+      title="Switch project"
+      placeholder="Search projects…"
+      options={options()}
+      current={current()?.canonical}
+      emptyView={
+        <box paddingLeft={4} paddingRight={4} paddingTop={1}>
+          <text>No projects found</text>
+        </box>
+      }
+      onSelect={(option) => {
+        dialog.clear()
+        if (option.value === current()?.canonical) return
+        const target = { directory: option.value }
+        route.navigate({ type: "home", location: target })
+        location.set(target)
+      }}
+    />
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/context/route.tsx b/packages/tui/src/context/route.tsx
index 0c0b7721e8..42025eb239 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/context/route.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/context/route.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { createStore, reconcile } from "solid-js/store"
+import type { LocationRef } from "@opencode-ai/client"
 import { createSimpleContext } from "./helper"
 import type { PromptInfo } from "../prompt/history"
 import { useTuiStartup } from "./runtime"
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ import { useTuiStartup } from "./runtime"
 export type HomeRoute = {
   type: "home"
   prompt?: PromptInfo
+  location?: LocationRef
 }
 
 export type SessionRoute = {
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/home/footer.tsx b/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/home/footer.tsx
index 15cf984182..11bb1a31aa 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/home/footer.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/home/footer.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Plugin } from "@opencode-ai/plugin/tui"
 import { createMemo, Match, Show, Switch } from "solid-js"
 import { useTerminalDimensions } from "@opentui/solid"
-import { FilePath } from "../../ui/file-path"
 import { stringWidth } from "../../util/string-width"
+import { FadeFilePath } from "../../ui/fade-file-path"
 
 function Directory(props: { context: Plugin.Context; maxWidth: number }) {
   const directory = createMemo(() =>
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ function Directory(props: { context: Plugin.Context; maxWidth: number }) {
   )
 
   return (
-    <Show when={directory()}>
-      {(value) => <FilePath value={value()} maxWidth={props.maxWidth} fg={props.context.theme.text.subdued} />}
-    </Show>
+    <FadeFilePath
+      value={directory()}
+      maxWidth={props.maxWidth}
+      fg={props.context.theme.text.subdued}
+      bg={props.context.theme.background.default}
+    />
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/routes/home.tsx b/packages/tui/src/routes/home.tsx
index befc641270..922151d889 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/routes/home.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/routes/home.tsx
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ export function Home() {
   const data = useData()
   const location = useLocation()
   // Global MCP elicitations can arrive without a session route, so keep them reachable from Home.
-  const forms = createMemo(() => data.session.form.list("global", data.location.default()) ?? [])
+  const currentLocation = () => route.location ?? data.location.default()
+  const forms = createMemo(() => data.session.form.list("global", currentLocation()) ?? [])
   let sent = false
 
-  createEffect(() => location.set(data.location.default()))
+  createEffect(() => location.set(currentLocation()))
 
   onMount(() => {
     editor.clearSelection()
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/ui/fade-file-path.tsx b/packages/tui/src/ui/fade-file-path.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8243b7f2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/ui/fade-file-path.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import type { RGBA } from "@opentui/core"
+import { createEffect, createMemo, createSignal, Show } from "solid-js"
+import { useConfig } from "../config"
+import { tint } from "../theme/color"
+import { createAnimatable, tween } from "./animation"
+import { FilePath } from "./file-path"
+
+// FilePath that crossfades when its value changes: the old path fades to the
+// background, the text swaps at the midpoint, and the new path fades back in.
+// The initial value renders immediately; only subsequent changes animate.
+export function FadeFilePath(props: {
+  value: string | undefined
+  maxWidth: number
+  fg: RGBA
+  bg: RGBA
+  basenameFg?: RGBA
+}) {
+  const config = useConfig().data
+  const fade = createAnimatable(
+    { front: 1 },
+    {
+      enabled: () => config.animations ?? true,
+      transition: tween({ duration: 0.3 }),
+    },
+  )
+  const [text, setText] = createSignal(props.value)
+  const [previous, setPrevious] = createSignal<string>()
+
+  createEffect((current: string | undefined) => {
+    const next = props.value
+    if (next === undefined || next === current) return current
+    setText(next)
+    if (current === undefined) return next
+    setPrevious(current)
+    fade.jump({ front: 0 })
+    fade.animate({ front: 1 })
+    return next
+  }, props.value)
+
+  const display = createMemo(() => (previous() !== undefined && fade.value().front < 0.5 ? previous() : text()))
+  const fg = createMemo(() => {
+    if (previous() === undefined || fade.value().front >= 1) return props.fg
+    return tint(props.bg, props.fg, Math.abs(fade.value().front * 2 - 1))
+  })
+
+  return (
+    <Show when={display() !== undefined}>
+      <FilePath
+        value={display() ?? ""}
+        maxWidth={props.maxWidth}
+        fg={fg()}
+        basenameFg={fade.value().front >= 1 ? props.basenameFg : undefined}
+      />
+    </Show>
+  )
+}