diff --git a/crates/app-tauri/src/lib.rs b/crates/app-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 1193d8a9..4bd65f18 100644
--- a/crates/app-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/app-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ pub fn run() {
             plugins::plugin_storage_delete,
             plugins::plugin_workspace_list_dir,
             plugins::plugin_workspace_stat,
+            plugins::plugin_workspace_exec_tool,
             plugins::plugin_query_project_structure,
             plugins::plugin_config_read_document,
             plugins::plugin_config_update_document,
@@ -488,6 +489,7 @@ fn plugin_workspace_invoke_handler<R: tauri::Runtime>(
         plugins::plugin_storage_delete,
         plugins::plugin_workspace_list_dir,
         plugins::plugin_workspace_stat,
+        plugins::plugin_workspace_exec_tool,
         plugins::plugin_query_project_structure,
         plugins::plugin_config_read_document,
         plugins::plugin_config_update_document,
diff --git a/crates/app-tauri/src/plugins.rs b/crates/app-tauri/src/plugins.rs
index 23ae8b2b..f286d87b 100644
--- a/crates/app-tauri/src/plugins.rs
+++ b/crates/app-tauri/src/plugins.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ use backend::dto::{
     PluginRuntimeContributionCatalogDto, PluginStorageGetDto, PluginStorageSetDto, PluginTaskDto,
     PluginTaskStatusDto, PluginToolchainDiagnosticDto, PluginToolchainDiagnosticRequestDto,
     PluginUninstallResultDto, PluginWorkspaceBinaryFileDto, PluginWorkspaceDirectoryListingDto,
-    PluginWorkspacePathDto, PluginWorkspaceStatDto, PluginWorkspaceTextFileDto,
-    PluginWorkspaceWriteBinaryDto, PluginWorkspaceWriteTextDto, ProjectPluginSettingsDto,
-    ProjectPluginSettingsViewDto, ReloadPluginDto, ReviewPluginPackageDto,
-    SetProjectPluginEnabledRequestDto,
+    PluginWorkspaceExecDto, PluginWorkspaceExecResultDto, PluginWorkspacePathDto,
+    PluginWorkspaceStatDto, PluginWorkspaceTextFileDto, PluginWorkspaceWriteBinaryDto,
+    PluginWorkspaceWriteTextDto, ProjectPluginSettingsDto, ProjectPluginSettingsViewDto,
+    ReloadPluginDto, ReviewPluginPackageDto, SetProjectPluginEnabledRequestDto,
 };
 use domain::ports::{PluginManifestValidator, PluginPackageStore, PluginRegistryStore};
 use domain::{PluginId, RelativePath};
@@ -414,6 +414,19 @@ pub async fn plugin_workspace_stat(
         .map_err(ErrorDto::from)
 }
 
+/// Executes a short, permission-gated tool in a project workspace.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn plugin_workspace_exec_tool(
+    input: PluginWorkspaceExecDto,
+    state: State<'_, AppState>,
+) -> Result<PluginWorkspaceExecResultDto, ErrorDto> {
+    state
+        .plugin_workspace_exec
+        .execute(input.into())
+        .await
+        .map_err(ErrorDto::from)
+}
+
 /// Queries a bounded generic project structure for the public plugin API.
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn plugin_query_project_structure(
@@ -888,6 +901,7 @@ mod tests {
                 trust_level: PluginTrustLevel::Full,
                 capabilities: Vec::new(),
                 activation_scope: domain::PluginActivationScope::default(),
+                permissions: domain::PluginPermissions::default(),
                 contributes: PluginContributionSet::default(),
             })
         }
diff --git a/crates/application/src/lib.rs b/crates/application/src/lib.rs
index 293c76df..1bb05a88 100644
--- a/crates/application/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/application/src/lib.rs
@@ -196,12 +196,17 @@ pub use plugin::{
     PluginToolDiagnostic, PluginToolRequirement, PluginToolchainDiagnostic,
     PluginToolchainDiagnosticInput, PluginToolchainDiagnostics, PluginWorkspaceAccess,
     PluginWorkspaceBinaryFile, PluginWorkspaceDirEntry, PluginWorkspaceDirectoryListing,
+    PluginWorkspaceExecInput, PluginWorkspaceExecResult, PluginWorkspaceExecTool,
     PluginWorkspacePathInput, PluginWorkspaceStat, PluginWorkspaceTextFile,
     PluginWorkspaceWriteBinaryInput, PluginWorkspaceWriteTextInput, ProjectConvention,
     ProjectModule, ProjectStructureEntry, ProjectStructureQuery, QueryProjectStructure,
     QueryProjectStructureInput, ReconcilePluginMcpServers, ReloadPlugin, ReloadPluginInput,
     ReviewPluginPackage, ReviewPluginPackageInput, SetPluginEnabled, SetPluginEnabledInput,
     UninstallPlugin, UninstallPluginInput, UninstallPluginResult,
+    PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_DEFAULT_STDERR_BYTES, PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_DEFAULT_STDOUT_BYTES,
+    PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS, PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_STDERR_BYTES,
+    PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_STDIN_BYTES, PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_STDOUT_BYTES,
+    PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS,
 };
 pub use project::{
     CloseProject, CloseProjectInput, CloseProjectOutput, CloseTab, CloseTabInput, CreateProject,
diff --git a/crates/application/src/plugin/mod.rs b/crates/application/src/plugin/mod.rs
index ee9908a7..0ca31cdc 100644
--- a/crates/application/src/plugin/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/application/src/plugin/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Plugin application use cases.
 
-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque};
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque};
+use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 use domain::ports::EnvironmentReader;
@@ -8,19 +9,22 @@ use domain::ports::{
     BackgroundTaskStore, Clock, DirEntry, EventBus, FileMetadata, FileSystem, IdGenerator,
     LocalPath, Output, PluginManifestBytes, PluginManifestError, PluginManifestValidator,
     PluginMcpError, PluginMcpSupervisor, PluginPackageStore, PluginRegistryError,
-    PluginRegistryStore, PluginStorageError, PluginStorageStore, PluginStoreError, ProcessError,
-    ProcessSpawner, ProjectStore, RemotePath, SpawnSpec,
+    PluginRegistryStore, PluginStorageError, PluginStorageStore, PluginStoreError,
+    PluginWorkspaceExecAuditSink, ProcessError, ProcessSpawner, ProjectStore, RemotePath,
+    SpawnSpec, WorkspaceToolExecError, WorkspaceToolExecSpec, WorkspaceToolRunner,
 };
 use domain::{
     AgentId, BackgroundTask, BackgroundTaskState, BackgroundTaskWakePolicy, ContentHash,
     DomainEvent, PluginContributionSet, PluginDescriptor, PluginId, PluginInstallSource,
     PluginLayoutType, PluginLifecycleState, PluginManifest, PluginMcpServerSpec,
-    PluginRegistryEntry, PluginTrustLevel, Project, ProjectId, ProjectPath,
+    PluginRegistryEntry, PluginTrustLevel, PluginWorkspaceExecAuditEntry,
+    PluginWorkspaceExecAuditOutcome, PluginWorkspaceExecEffect, Project, ProjectId, ProjectPath,
     ProjectPluginSettingsStore, RemovalOutcome, StagedPluginPackage, TaskId,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
+use crate::ProjectPluginResolver;
 use crate::{AppError, SpawnBackgroundCommand, SpawnBackgroundCommandInput};
 
 /// Contribution counts for admin display.
@@ -2070,6 +2074,421 @@ impl PluginCommandTasks {
     }
 }
 
+/// Default deadline for a short plugin workspace tool.
+pub const PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS: u64 = 5_000;
+/// Host maximum deadline for a short plugin workspace tool.
+pub const PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS: u64 = 30_000;
+/// Default retained stdout size.
+pub const PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_DEFAULT_STDOUT_BYTES: usize = 256_000;
+/// Default retained stderr size.
+pub const PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_DEFAULT_STDERR_BYTES: usize = 64_000;
+/// Host maximum retained stdout size.
+pub const PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_STDOUT_BYTES: usize = 1_000_000;
+/// Host maximum retained stderr size.
+pub const PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_STDERR_BYTES: usize = 256_000;
+/// Host maximum UTF-8 stdin size.
+pub const PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_STDIN_BYTES: usize = 64_000;
+
+const WORKSPACE_EXEC_INHERITED_ENV: &[&str] = &[
+    "HOME", "LANG", "LC_ALL", "LC_CTYPE", "PATH", "TERM", "TMPDIR", "TMP", "TEMP", "TZ",
+];
+const WORKSPACE_EXEC_OVERLAY_ENV: &[&str] =
+    &["LANG", "LC_ALL", "LC_CTYPE", "NO_COLOR", "TERM", "TZ"];
+
+/// Host-injected request for one short, invisible plugin tool invocation.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct PluginWorkspaceExecInput {
+    /// Calling plugin id, injected by the runtime service facade.
+    pub plugin_id: String,
+    /// Project id owning and confining the invocation.
+    pub project_id: String,
+    /// Bare executable name.
+    pub command: String,
+    /// Arguments passed directly, never through a shell.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub args: Vec<String>,
+    /// Project-relative cwd, defaulting to the root.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub cwd: Option<String>,
+    /// Host-allowlisted environment overlay.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub env: Vec<(String, String)>,
+    /// Optional UTF-8 stdin.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub stdin: Option<String>,
+    /// Requested deadline, clamped by the host maximum.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub timeout_ms: Option<u64>,
+    /// Requested retained stdout size, clamped by the host maximum.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub max_stdout_bytes: Option<usize>,
+    /// Requested retained stderr size, clamped by the host maximum.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub max_stderr_bytes: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+/// Public result of one short plugin workspace tool invocation.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct PluginWorkspaceExecResult {
+    /// Exit code, absent for a signalled process.
+    pub exit_code: Option<i32>,
+    /// Platform signal when available.
+    pub signal: Option<String>,
+    /// Whether the host deadline killed the process.
+    pub timed_out: bool,
+    /// Lossy UTF-8 rendering of retained stdout.
+    pub stdout: String,
+    /// Lossy UTF-8 rendering of retained stderr.
+    pub stderr: String,
+    /// Whether stdout exceeded its retained limit.
+    pub stdout_truncated: bool,
+    /// Whether stderr exceeded its retained limit.
+    pub stderr_truncated: bool,
+    /// Measured wall-clock duration.
+    pub duration_ms: u64,
+}
+
+/// Generic, permission-gated, project-confined executable service for plugins.
+pub struct PluginWorkspaceExecTool {
+    projects: Arc<dyn ProjectStore>,
+    fs: Arc<dyn FileSystem>,
+    plugins: Arc<ProjectPluginResolver>,
+    runner: Arc<dyn WorkspaceToolRunner>,
+    env: Arc<dyn EnvironmentReader>,
+    clock: Arc<dyn Clock>,
+    audit: Arc<dyn PluginWorkspaceExecAuditSink>,
+}
+
+impl PluginWorkspaceExecTool {
+    /// Builds the use case from replaceable ports.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new(
+        projects: Arc<dyn ProjectStore>,
+        fs: Arc<dyn FileSystem>,
+        plugins: Arc<ProjectPluginResolver>,
+        runner: Arc<dyn WorkspaceToolRunner>,
+        env: Arc<dyn EnvironmentReader>,
+        clock: Arc<dyn Clock>,
+        audit: Arc<dyn PluginWorkspaceExecAuditSink>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            projects,
+            fs,
+            plugins,
+            runner,
+            env,
+            clock,
+            audit,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Executes an allowlisted binary without creating a visible task.
+    pub async fn execute(
+        &self,
+        input: PluginWorkspaceExecInput,
+    ) -> Result<PluginWorkspaceExecResult, AppError> {
+        let plugin_id = PluginId::new(input.plugin_id.clone())
+            .map_err(|err| AppError::Invalid(err.to_string()))?;
+        let project_id = parse_project_id(&input.project_id)?;
+        let project = self.projects.load_project(project_id).await?;
+        validate_workspace_exec_command(&input.command, &input.args, input.stdin.as_deref())?;
+        let cwd_relative = normalize_exec_cwd(input.cwd.as_deref())?;
+        let cwd = canonical_exec_cwd(self.fs.as_ref(), &project, &cwd_relative).await?;
+        let manifest = self
+            .plugins
+            .enabled_manifest(&project.root, &plugin_id)
+            .await?
+            .ok_or_else(|| AppError::Invalid("plugin is not active for this project".to_owned()))?;
+        let matched = manifest
+            .permissions
+            .workspace_exec
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|permission| {
+                permission
+                    .allow
+                    .iter()
+                    .enumerate()
+                    .find(|(_, rule)| rule.matches(&input.command, &input.args, &cwd_relative))
+            });
+        let Some((rule_index, rule)) = matched else {
+            self.audit.record(exec_audit(
+                plugin_id,
+                project_id,
+                &input,
+                &cwd_relative,
+                None,
+                None,
+                PluginWorkspaceExecAuditOutcome::Denied,
+                None,
+                false,
+                0,
+                0,
+                0,
+                self.clock.now_millis(),
+            ));
+            return Err(AppError::Invalid(
+                "workspace tool invocation is not allowed by the active plugin manifest".to_owned(),
+            ));
+        };
+        let effect = rule.effect;
+        let env = workspace_exec_environment(self.env.as_ref(), &input.env)?;
+        let timeout_ms = bounded_nonzero(
+            "timeoutMs",
+            input.timeout_ms,
+            PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS,
+            PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS,
+        )?;
+        let max_stdout_bytes = bounded_nonzero_usize(
+            "maxStdoutBytes",
+            input.max_stdout_bytes,
+            PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_DEFAULT_STDOUT_BYTES,
+            PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_STDOUT_BYTES,
+        )?;
+        let max_stderr_bytes = bounded_nonzero_usize(
+            "maxStderrBytes",
+            input.max_stderr_bytes,
+            PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_DEFAULT_STDERR_BYTES,
+            PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_STDERR_BYTES,
+        )?;
+        let spec = WorkspaceToolExecSpec {
+            command: input.command.clone(),
+            args: input.args.clone(),
+            cwd,
+            env,
+            stdin: input.stdin.clone(),
+            timeout_ms,
+            max_stdout_bytes,
+            max_stderr_bytes,
+            sandbox: workspace_exec_sandbox(&project.root, effect),
+        };
+        match self.runner.run(spec).await {
+            Ok(output) => {
+                self.audit.record(exec_audit(
+                    plugin_id,
+                    project_id,
+                    &input,
+                    &cwd_relative,
+                    Some(effect),
+                    Some(rule_index),
+                    PluginWorkspaceExecAuditOutcome::Completed,
+                    output.exit_code,
+                    output.timed_out,
+                    output.stdout.len(),
+                    output.stderr.len(),
+                    output.duration_ms,
+                    self.clock.now_millis(),
+                ));
+                Ok(PluginWorkspaceExecResult {
+                    exit_code: output.exit_code,
+                    signal: output.signal,
+                    timed_out: output.timed_out,
+                    stdout: String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).into_owned(),
+                    stderr: String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).into_owned(),
+                    stdout_truncated: output.stdout_truncated,
+                    stderr_truncated: output.stderr_truncated,
+                    duration_ms: output.duration_ms,
+                })
+            }
+            Err(WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution(message)) => {
+                self.audit.record(exec_audit(
+                    plugin_id,
+                    project_id,
+                    &input,
+                    &cwd_relative,
+                    Some(effect),
+                    Some(rule_index),
+                    PluginWorkspaceExecAuditOutcome::Failed,
+                    None,
+                    false,
+                    0,
+                    0,
+                    0,
+                    self.clock.now_millis(),
+                ));
+                Err(AppError::Process(message))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn validate_workspace_exec_command(
+    command: &str,
+    args: &[String],
+    stdin: Option<&str>,
+) -> Result<(), AppError> {
+    if command.is_empty()
+        || command.len() > 128
+        || !command
+            .bytes()
+            .all(|byte| byte.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(byte, b'.' | b'_' | b'+' | b'-'))
+    {
+        return Err(AppError::Invalid(
+            "command must be a bare ASCII executable name".to_owned(),
+        ));
+    }
+    if args.len() > 64
+        || args
+            .iter()
+            .any(|arg| arg.len() > 4096 || arg.contains('\0'))
+    {
+        return Err(AppError::Invalid(
+            "args must contain at most 64 bounded NUL-free tokens".to_owned(),
+        ));
+    }
+    if stdin.is_some_and(|value| value.len() > PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_STDIN_BYTES) {
+        return Err(AppError::Invalid(format!(
+            "stdin exceeds {PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_STDIN_BYTES} bytes"
+        )));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn normalize_exec_cwd(raw: Option<&str>) -> Result<String, AppError> {
+    let normalized = normalize_workspace_relative_path(raw.unwrap_or("."))?;
+    Ok(if normalized.is_empty() {
+        ".".to_owned()
+    } else {
+        normalized
+    })
+}
+
+async fn canonical_exec_cwd(
+    fs: &dyn FileSystem,
+    project: &Project,
+    relative: &str,
+) -> Result<ProjectPath, AppError> {
+    let root = fs
+        .canonicalize(&RemotePath::new(project.root.as_str().to_owned()))
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| AppError::NotFound("project root is inaccessible".to_owned()))?;
+    let candidate = resolve_workspace_path(project, relative)?;
+    let candidate = fs
+        .canonicalize(&candidate.absolute)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| AppError::NotFound("workspace tool cwd is inaccessible".to_owned()))?;
+    if !Path::new(candidate.as_str()).starts_with(Path::new(root.as_str())) {
+        return Err(AppError::Invalid(
+            "workspace tool cwd escapes the project root through a symlink".to_owned(),
+        ));
+    }
+    ProjectPath::new(candidate.as_str().to_owned())
+        .map_err(|err| AppError::Invalid(err.to_string()))
+}
+
+fn workspace_exec_environment(
+    env_reader: &dyn EnvironmentReader,
+    overlay: &[(String, String)],
+) -> Result<Vec<(String, String)>, AppError> {
+    let mut env = BTreeMap::new();
+    for name in WORKSPACE_EXEC_INHERITED_ENV {
+        if let Some(value) = env_reader.get(name) {
+            env.insert((*name).to_owned(), value);
+        }
+    }
+    for (name, value) in overlay {
+        if !WORKSPACE_EXEC_OVERLAY_ENV.contains(&name.as_str())
+            || value.contains('\0')
+            || value.len() > 4096
+        {
+            return Err(AppError::Invalid(format!(
+                "environment variable `{name}` is not allowed or is invalid"
+            )));
+        }
+        env.insert(name.clone(), value.clone());
+    }
+    Ok(env.into_iter().collect())
+}
+
+fn bounded_nonzero(
+    name: &str,
+    value: Option<u64>,
+    default: u64,
+    max: u64,
+) -> Result<u64, AppError> {
+    let value = value.unwrap_or(default);
+    if value == 0 {
+        return Err(AppError::Invalid(format!("{name} must be positive")));
+    }
+    Ok(value.min(max))
+}
+
+fn bounded_nonzero_usize(
+    name: &str,
+    value: Option<usize>,
+    default: usize,
+    max: usize,
+) -> Result<usize, AppError> {
+    let value = value.unwrap_or(default);
+    if value == 0 {
+        return Err(AppError::Invalid(format!("{name} must be positive")));
+    }
+    Ok(value.min(max))
+}
+
+fn workspace_exec_sandbox(
+    root: &ProjectPath,
+    effect: PluginWorkspaceExecEffect,
+) -> domain::SandboxPlan {
+    let project_access = match effect {
+        PluginWorkspaceExecEffect::Read => domain::PathAccess::RO | domain::PathAccess::EXEC,
+        PluginWorkspaceExecEffect::Write
+        | PluginWorkspaceExecEffect::Network
+        | PluginWorkspaceExecEffect::Destructive => {
+            domain::PathAccess::RO | domain::PathAccess::RW | domain::PathAccess::EXEC
+        }
+    };
+    let mut allowed = vec![domain::PathGrant {
+        abs_root: root.as_str().to_owned(),
+        access: project_access,
+    }];
+    for system_root in ["/bin", "/usr", "/lib", "/lib64", "/etc"] {
+        allowed.push(domain::PathGrant {
+            abs_root: system_root.to_owned(),
+            access: domain::PathAccess::RO | domain::PathAccess::EXEC,
+        });
+    }
+    domain::SandboxPlan {
+        allowed,
+        default_posture: domain::permission::Posture::Deny,
+    }
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn exec_audit(
+    plugin_id: PluginId,
+    project_id: ProjectId,
+    input: &PluginWorkspaceExecInput,
+    cwd: &str,
+    effect: Option<PluginWorkspaceExecEffect>,
+    permission_rule_index: Option<usize>,
+    outcome: PluginWorkspaceExecAuditOutcome,
+    exit_code: Option<i32>,
+    timed_out: bool,
+    stdout_bytes: usize,
+    stderr_bytes: usize,
+    duration_ms: u64,
+    occurred_at_ms: i64,
+) -> PluginWorkspaceExecAuditEntry {
+    PluginWorkspaceExecAuditEntry {
+        plugin_id,
+        project_id,
+        command: input.command.clone(),
+        arg_count: input.args.len(),
+        cwd: cwd.to_owned(),
+        effect,
+        permission_rule_index,
+        outcome,
+        exit_code,
+        timed_out,
+        stdout_bytes,
+        stderr_bytes,
+        duration_ms,
+        occurred_at_ms,
+    }
+}
+
 fn parse_agent_id(raw: &str) -> Result<AgentId, AppError> {
     Uuid::parse_str(raw)
         .map(AgentId::from_uuid)
@@ -2267,6 +2686,7 @@ impl ListPlugins {
                         trust_level: PluginTrustLevel::Full,
                         capabilities: Vec::new(),
                         activation_scope: domain::PluginActivationScope::default(),
+                        permissions: domain::PluginPermissions::default(),
                         contributes: PluginContributionSet::default(),
                     };
                     out.push(admin_from_descriptor(
@@ -3334,9 +3754,39 @@ struct RawManifest {
     capabilities: Vec<String>,
     #[serde(default)]
     activation_scope: domain::PluginActivationScope,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    permissions: RawPluginPermissions,
     contributes: RawContributes,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+struct RawPluginPermissions {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    workspace_exec: Option<RawWorkspaceExecPermission>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize)]
+struct RawWorkspaceExecPermission {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    allow: Vec<RawWorkspaceExecRule>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+struct RawWorkspaceExecRule {
+    command: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    args: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(default = "default_workspace_exec_cwd")]
+    cwd: String,
+    effect: domain::PluginWorkspaceExecEffect,
+}
+
+fn default_workspace_exec_cwd() -> String {
+    ".".to_owned()
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 struct RawEngines {
@@ -3510,6 +3960,7 @@ impl PluginManifestValidator for JsonPluginManifestValidator {
                 ))),
             })
             .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+        let permissions = validate_plugin_permissions(raw.permissions)?;
         let contributes = validate_contributes(raw.contributes)?;
         Ok(PluginManifest {
             idea_plugin_manifest_version: 1,
@@ -3524,11 +3975,82 @@ impl PluginManifestValidator for JsonPluginManifestValidator {
             trust_level: PluginTrustLevel::Full,
             capabilities,
             activation_scope: raw.activation_scope,
+            permissions,
             contributes,
         })
     }
 }
 
+fn validate_plugin_permissions(
+    raw: RawPluginPermissions,
+) -> Result<domain::PluginPermissions, PluginManifestError> {
+    let workspace_exec = raw
+        .workspace_exec
+        .map(|permission| {
+            if permission.allow.len() > 64 {
+                return Err(PluginManifestError::Invalid(
+                    "permissions.workspaceExec.allow must contain at most 64 rules".to_owned(),
+                ));
+            }
+            let allow = permission
+                .allow
+                .into_iter()
+                .enumerate()
+                .map(|(index, rule)| validate_workspace_exec_rule(index, rule))
+                .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+            Ok(domain::PluginWorkspaceExecPermission { allow })
+        })
+        .transpose()?;
+    Ok(domain::PluginPermissions { workspace_exec })
+}
+
+fn validate_workspace_exec_rule(
+    index: usize,
+    rule: RawWorkspaceExecRule,
+) -> Result<domain::PluginWorkspaceExecRule, PluginManifestError> {
+    let field = format!("permissions.workspaceExec.allow[{index}]");
+    let command = rule.command.trim();
+    if command.is_empty()
+        || command.len() > 128
+        || !command
+            .bytes()
+            .all(|byte| byte.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(byte, b'.' | b'_' | b'+' | b'-'))
+    {
+        return Err(PluginManifestError::Invalid(format!(
+            "{field}.command must be a bare ASCII executable name"
+        )));
+    }
+    if rule.args.len() > 64
+        || rule.args.iter().any(|arg| {
+            arg.is_empty()
+                || arg.len() > 4096
+                || arg.contains('\0')
+                || (arg.contains('*') && arg != "*")
+        })
+    {
+        return Err(PluginManifestError::Invalid(format!(
+            "{field}.args must contain at most 64 non-empty bounded tokens; only a whole `*` token is a wildcard"
+        )));
+    }
+    let cwd = if rule.cwd == "*" {
+        "*".to_owned()
+    } else {
+        let normalized = normalize_workspace_relative_path(&rule.cwd)
+            .map_err(|err| PluginManifestError::Invalid(format!("{field}.cwd: {err}")))?;
+        if normalized.is_empty() {
+            ".".to_owned()
+        } else {
+            normalized
+        }
+    };
+    Ok(domain::PluginWorkspaceExecRule {
+        command: command.to_owned(),
+        args: rule.args,
+        cwd,
+        effect: rule.effect,
+    })
+}
+
 fn validate_contributes(raw: RawContributes) -> Result<PluginContributionSet, PluginManifestError> {
     let mut seen = HashSet::new();
     let mut insert = |id: &str| {
@@ -3808,6 +4330,13 @@ mod tests {
           "main": "dist/index.js",
           "trustLevel": "full",
           "capabilities": ["ui", "mcp", "tooling"],
+          "permissions": {
+            "workspaceExec": {
+              "allow": [
+                {"command":"tool","args":["status","*"],"cwd":".","effect":"read"}
+              ]
+            }
+          },
           "contributes": {
             "skills": [{"id":"build-debug","name":"build-debug","description":"Diagnose build failures.","kind":"workflow","path":"skills/build-debug/SKILL.md"}],
             "menus": [{"id":"dev.acme.menu","label":"Graph","topLevel":true}],
@@ -4187,6 +4716,13 @@ mod tests {
             )
             .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(m.id.as_str(), "dev.acme.gitgraph");
+        let workspace_exec = m.permissions.workspace_exec.as_ref().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(workspace_exec.allow.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(workspace_exec.allow[0].command, "tool");
+        assert_eq!(
+            workspace_exec.allow[0].effect,
+            PluginWorkspaceExecEffect::Read
+        );
         assert_eq!(
             m.capabilities,
             vec![
@@ -4224,6 +4760,29 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(m.contributes.slash_commands.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(m.contributes.slash_commands[0].name, "/graph");
         assert!(m.contributes.slash_commands[0].requires_confirmation);
+        let exec = m.permissions.workspace_exec.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(exec.allow.len(), 1);
+        assert!(exec.allow[0].matches("tool", &["status".to_owned()], "."));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn workspace_exec_manifest_rejects_shell_paths_and_partial_wildcards() {
+        for command_and_args in [
+            serde_json::json!({"command":"/bin/tool","args":["status"],"cwd":".","effect":"read"}),
+            serde_json::json!({"command":"tool","args":["--format=*"],"cwd":".","effect":"read"}),
+        ] {
+            let mut value: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&valid_manifest()).unwrap();
+            value["permissions"]["workspaceExec"]["allow"] = serde_json::json!([command_and_args]);
+            assert!(validator()
+                .validate(
+                    &serde_json::to_vec(&value).unwrap(),
+                    &domain::PluginPackageRef {
+                        plugin_id: None,
+                        root: "x".into()
+                    },
+                )
+                .is_err());
+        }
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -5267,6 +5826,33 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    struct FakeWorkspaceToolRunner {
+        output: Mutex<Result<domain::WorkspaceToolExecOutput, WorkspaceToolExecError>>,
+        specs: Mutex<Vec<WorkspaceToolExecSpec>>,
+    }
+
+    #[async_trait::async_trait]
+    impl WorkspaceToolRunner for FakeWorkspaceToolRunner {
+        async fn run(
+            &self,
+            spec: WorkspaceToolExecSpec,
+        ) -> Result<domain::WorkspaceToolExecOutput, WorkspaceToolExecError> {
+            self.specs.lock().unwrap().push(spec);
+            self.output.lock().unwrap().clone()
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Default)]
+    struct FakeWorkspaceExecAudit {
+        entries: Mutex<Vec<PluginWorkspaceExecAuditEntry>>,
+    }
+
+    impl PluginWorkspaceExecAuditSink for FakeWorkspaceExecAudit {
+        fn record(&self, entry: PluginWorkspaceExecAuditEntry) {
+            self.entries.lock().unwrap().push(entry);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[derive(Default)]
     struct FakeEnvironmentReader {
         values: Mutex<HashMap<String, String>>,
@@ -5405,6 +5991,140 @@ mod tests {
         (project_id, store, Arc::new(FakeWorkspaceFs::default()))
     }
 
+    fn workspace_exec_fixture() -> (
+        ProjectId,
+        PluginWorkspaceExecTool,
+        Arc<FakeWorkspaceToolRunner>,
+        Arc<FakeWorkspaceExecAudit>,
+    ) {
+        let (project_id, projects, fs) = workspace_fixture();
+        fs.seed_file("/workspace/example/.marker", b"ok".to_vec());
+        let packages = Arc::new(FakePackages::with_manifest(valid_manifest()));
+        let registry = Arc::new(FakeRegistry {
+            registry: Mutex::new(registry_with(PluginLifecycleState::Enabled)),
+        });
+        let settings = Arc::new(FakeRuntimeProjectSettings {
+            settings: domain::ProjectPluginSettings {
+                plugins: vec![domain::ProjectPluginActivation {
+                    plugin_id: plugin_id(),
+                    enabled: true,
+                }],
+                ..domain::ProjectPluginSettings::default()
+            },
+        });
+        let resolver = Arc::new(ProjectPluginResolver::new(
+            settings,
+            packages,
+            registry,
+            Arc::new(validator()),
+        ));
+        let runner = Arc::new(FakeWorkspaceToolRunner {
+            output: Mutex::new(Ok(domain::WorkspaceToolExecOutput {
+                exit_code: Some(0),
+                signal: None,
+                timed_out: false,
+                stdout: b"clean\n".to_vec(),
+                stderr: Vec::new(),
+                stdout_truncated: false,
+                stderr_truncated: false,
+                duration_ms: 12,
+            })),
+            specs: Mutex::new(Vec::new()),
+        });
+        let env = Arc::new(FakeEnvironmentReader::default());
+        env.set("PATH", "/usr/bin:/bin");
+        let audit = Arc::new(FakeWorkspaceExecAudit::default());
+        let tool = PluginWorkspaceExecTool::new(
+            projects,
+            fs,
+            resolver,
+            runner.clone(),
+            env,
+            Arc::new(FixedClock(1234)),
+            audit.clone(),
+        );
+        (project_id, tool, runner, audit)
+    }
+
+    fn workspace_exec_input(project_id: ProjectId) -> PluginWorkspaceExecInput {
+        PluginWorkspaceExecInput {
+            plugin_id: plugin_id().as_str().to_owned(),
+            project_id: project_id.to_string(),
+            command: "tool".to_owned(),
+            args: vec!["status".to_owned(), "--short".to_owned()],
+            cwd: Some(".".to_owned()),
+            env: vec![("NO_COLOR".to_owned(), "1".to_owned())],
+            stdin: None,
+            timeout_ms: Some(u64::MAX),
+            max_stdout_bytes: Some(usize::MAX),
+            max_stderr_bytes: Some(usize::MAX),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn workspace_exec_allows_matching_rule_clamps_limits_and_audits_metadata() {
+        let (project_id, tool, runner, audit) = workspace_exec_fixture();
+        let result = tool
+            .execute(workspace_exec_input(project_id))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.stdout, "clean\n");
+        let specs = runner.specs.lock().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(specs.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(specs[0].timeout_ms, PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS);
+        assert_eq!(
+            specs[0].max_stdout_bytes,
+            PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_STDOUT_BYTES
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            specs[0].max_stderr_bytes,
+            PLUGIN_WORKSPACE_EXEC_MAX_STDERR_BYTES
+        );
+        assert!(specs[0]
+            .env
+            .contains(&("PATH".to_owned(), "/usr/bin:/bin".to_owned())));
+        assert!(specs[0]
+            .env
+            .contains(&("NO_COLOR".to_owned(), "1".to_owned())));
+        drop(specs);
+        let entries = audit.entries.lock().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entries.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            entries[0].outcome,
+            PluginWorkspaceExecAuditOutcome::Completed
+        );
+        assert_eq!(entries[0].arg_count, 2);
+        assert_eq!(entries[0].stdout_bytes, 6);
+        assert_eq!(entries[0].permission_rule_index, Some(0));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn workspace_exec_denies_unmatched_args_and_never_runs_process() {
+        let (project_id, tool, runner, audit) = workspace_exec_fixture();
+        let mut input = workspace_exec_input(project_id);
+        input.args = vec!["commit".to_owned()];
+        let error = tool.execute(input).await.unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(error.code(), "INVALID");
+        assert!(runner.specs.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(
+            audit.entries.lock().unwrap()[0].outcome,
+            PluginWorkspaceExecAuditOutcome::Denied
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn workspace_exec_rejects_cwd_escape_and_non_allowlisted_env() {
+        let (project_id, tool, runner, _) = workspace_exec_fixture();
+        let mut escape = workspace_exec_input(project_id);
+        escape.cwd = Some("../outside".to_owned());
+        assert_eq!(tool.execute(escape).await.unwrap_err().code(), "INVALID");
+
+        let mut secret = workspace_exec_input(project_id);
+        secret.env = vec![("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY".to_owned(), "secret".to_owned())];
+        assert_eq!(tool.execute(secret).await.unwrap_err().code(), "INVALID");
+        assert!(runner.specs.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn plugin_workspace_rejects_paths_outside_project_root() {
         let (project_id, projects, fs) = workspace_fixture();
diff --git a/crates/application/src/project_plugin.rs b/crates/application/src/project_plugin.rs
index cc738b91..02d81330 100644
--- a/crates/application/src/project_plugin.rs
+++ b/crates/application/src/project_plugin.rs
@@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ mod tests {
             trust_level: PluginTrustLevel::Full,
             capabilities: vec![PluginCapability::Mcp],
             activation_scope: PluginActivationScope::Project,
+            permissions: domain::PluginPermissions::default(),
             contributes: PluginContributionSet {
                 mcp_servers: vec![
                     PluginMcpServerContribution {
diff --git a/crates/backend/src/dto.rs b/crates/backend/src/dto.rs
index 34d0baac..0c5d5659 100644
--- a/crates/backend/src/dto.rs
+++ b/crates/backend/src/dto.rs
@@ -449,6 +449,59 @@ impl From<PluginWorkspacePathDto> for application::PluginWorkspacePathInput {
     }
 }
 
+/// Permission-gated short workspace tool request DTO.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct PluginWorkspaceExecDto {
+    /// Calling plugin id injected by the plugin runtime adapter.
+    pub plugin_id: String,
+    /// Project id.
+    pub project_id: String,
+    /// Bare executable name.
+    pub command: String,
+    /// Direct argument vector.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub args: Vec<String>,
+    /// Project-relative working directory.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub cwd: Option<String>,
+    /// Host-allowlisted environment overlay.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub env: std::collections::BTreeMap<String, String>,
+    /// Optional UTF-8 stdin.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub stdin: Option<String>,
+    /// Requested timeout.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub timeout_ms: Option<u64>,
+    /// Requested retained stdout size.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub max_stdout_bytes: Option<usize>,
+    /// Requested retained stderr size.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub max_stderr_bytes: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+impl From<PluginWorkspaceExecDto> for application::PluginWorkspaceExecInput {
+    fn from(value: PluginWorkspaceExecDto) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            plugin_id: value.plugin_id,
+            project_id: value.project_id,
+            command: value.command,
+            args: value.args,
+            cwd: value.cwd,
+            env: value.env.into_iter().collect(),
+            stdin: value.stdin,
+            timeout_ms: value.timeout_ms,
+            max_stdout_bytes: value.max_stdout_bytes,
+            max_stderr_bytes: value.max_stderr_bytes,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Result of a permission-gated short workspace tool invocation.
+pub type PluginWorkspaceExecResultDto = application::PluginWorkspaceExecResult;
+
 /// Plugin workspace text write request DTO.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
@@ -6558,6 +6611,52 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn dto_plugin_workspace_exec_maps_manifest_scoped_transport_contract() {
+        let dto: PluginWorkspaceExecDto = serde_json::from_value(json!({
+            "pluginId": "dev.acme.tools",
+            "projectId": Uuid::from_u128(346).to_string(),
+            "command": "tool",
+            "args": ["status", "--short"],
+            "cwd": ".",
+            "env": {"NO_COLOR": "1"},
+            "stdin": "input",
+            "timeoutMs": 5000,
+            "maxStdoutBytes": 256000,
+            "maxStderrBytes": 64000
+        }))
+        .unwrap();
+        let input: application::PluginWorkspaceExecInput = dto.into();
+        assert_eq!(input.plugin_id, "dev.acme.tools");
+        assert_eq!(input.command, "tool");
+        assert_eq!(input.args, ["status", "--short"]);
+        assert_eq!(input.env, [("NO_COLOR".to_owned(), "1".to_owned())]);
+
+        let result = application::PluginWorkspaceExecResult {
+            exit_code: Some(0),
+            signal: None,
+            timed_out: false,
+            stdout: "ok\n".to_owned(),
+            stderr: String::new(),
+            stdout_truncated: false,
+            stderr_truncated: false,
+            duration_ms: 8,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            serde_json::to_value(result).unwrap(),
+            json!({
+                "exitCode": 0,
+                "signal": null,
+                "timedOut": false,
+                "stdout": "ok\n",
+                "stderr": "",
+                "stdoutTruncated": false,
+                "stderrTruncated": false,
+                "durationMs": 8
+            })
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn dto_plugins_project_structure_query_maps_to_application_input() {
         let dto = PluginProjectStructureQueryDto {
diff --git a/crates/backend/src/lib.rs b/crates/backend/src/lib.rs
index ea659ef4..184e454e 100644
--- a/crates/backend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/backend/src/lib.rs
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ use application::{
     OpenPluginLayoutWindow, OpenProject, OpenTerminal, OpenTicketAssistant, OrchestratorService,
     PairAttemptLimiter, PairDevice, PermissionProjectorRegistry, PluginCommandTasks,
     PluginConfigDocuments, PluginEventSubscriptions, PluginStorageAccess,
-    PluginToolchainDiagnostics, PluginWorkspaceAccess, ProjectPluginResolver, ProposeContext,
-    PurgeManagedTemp, QueryProjectStructure, ReadAgentContext, ReadChatDraft, ReadContext,
-    ReadConversationPage, ReadIssue, ReadIssueAttachment, ReadIssueCarnet, ReadMcpToolPermissions,
-    ReadMemory, ReadMemoryIndex, ReadOpenProjectRestoreState, ReadProjectContext,
-    ReadProjectSettings, ReadSkill, ReadTemplate, ReadUserSettings, RecallMemory, ReconcileLayouts,
-    ReconcileLiveState, ReconcileLiveStateInput, ReconcilePluginMcpServers,
-    RecordProjectClosedForRestore, RecordProjectOpenedForRestore, RecordTurn, RecordTurnProvider,
-    ReferenceProfiles, ReleaseManagedTemp, ReloadPlugin, ReloadPluginInput,
-    RemoveProjectFromRegistry, RenameDevice, RenameLayout, RenameSprint, ReorderSprints,
-    ResizeTerminal, ResolveAgentCapabilities, ResolveAgentPermissions,
+    PluginToolchainDiagnostics, PluginWorkspaceAccess, PluginWorkspaceExecTool,
+    ProjectPluginResolver, ProposeContext, PurgeManagedTemp, QueryProjectStructure,
+    ReadAgentContext, ReadChatDraft, ReadContext, ReadConversationPage, ReadIssue,
+    ReadIssueAttachment, ReadIssueCarnet, ReadMcpToolPermissions, ReadMemory, ReadMemoryIndex,
+    ReadOpenProjectRestoreState, ReadProjectContext, ReadProjectSettings, ReadSkill, ReadTemplate,
+    ReadUserSettings, RecallMemory, ReconcileLayouts, ReconcileLiveState, ReconcileLiveStateInput,
+    ReconcilePluginMcpServers, RecordProjectClosedForRestore, RecordProjectOpenedForRestore,
+    RecordTurn, RecordTurnProvider, ReferenceProfiles, ReleaseManagedTemp, ReloadPlugin,
+    ReloadPluginInput, RemoveProjectFromRegistry, RenameDevice, RenameLayout, RenameSprint,
+    ReorderSprints, ResizeTerminal, ResolveAgentCapabilities, ResolveAgentPermissions,
     ResolveAgentSystemPermissions, ResolveManagedTemp, ResolveMemoryLinks, RestartCellAgentRuntime,
     RestoreOpenProjects, RestoreOpenProjectsOutput, RestoreOpenWindows, RetryBackgroundTask,
     RetryOpenProjectRestore, ReviewPluginPackage, RevokeAllDevices, RevokeDevice,
@@ -102,20 +102,21 @@ use infrastructure::{
     embedder_from_profile, AdaptiveMemoryRecall, BackgroundCompletionSink,
     BackgroundTaskReadyToDeliver, ClaudePermissionProjector, ClaudeTranscriptInspector,
     CliAgentRuntime, CodexPermissionProjector, CommandBackgroundRunner,
-    EmbeddedCompatibilityMatrix, EmbedderEnvProbe, ExternalMcpPluginSupervisor,
-    FsAssistantContextStore, FsBackgroundTaskStore, FsChatAttachmentStore, FsChatDraftStore,
-    FsConversationLog, FsDeviceSessionStore, FsEmbedderProfileStore, FsEmbedderPromptStore,
-    FsHandoffStore, FsIssueNumberAllocator, FsIssueStore, FsLiveStateStore, FsManagedTempStore,
-    FsMcpToolPermissionStore, FsMemoryStore, FsModelServerRegistry, FsOpenProjectRestoreStore,
-    FsOrchestratorWatcher, FsPermissionStore, FsPluginPackageStore, FsPluginRegistryStore,
-    FsPluginStorageStore, FsProfileStore, FsProjectPluginSettingsStore, FsProjectSettingsStore,
-    FsProjectStore, FsProviderSessionStore, FsScheduledProjectTaskStore, FsSecretStore,
-    FsSkillStore, FsSprintStore, FsSystemPermissionStore, FsTemplateStore, FsUserSettingsStore,
-    FsWindowStateStore, FsWorkspaceToolProvider, Git2Repository, HeuristicHandoffSummarizer,
-    HfModelArtifactDownloader, HttpOpenAiCompatibleProbe, HttpProviderModelCatalogue,
-    IdeaiContextStore, InMemoryConversationRegistry, InMemoryMailbox, InMemoryPairAttemptLimiter,
-    LlamaCppRuntime, LocalEnvironmentReader, LocalFileSystem, LocalManagedProcess,
-    LocalProcessSpawner, ManagedTempToolProvider, McpServer, MediatedInbox, NaiveMemoryRecall,
+    DiagnosticPluginWorkspaceExecAudit, EmbeddedCompatibilityMatrix, EmbedderEnvProbe,
+    ExternalMcpPluginSupervisor, FsAssistantContextStore, FsBackgroundTaskStore,
+    FsChatAttachmentStore, FsChatDraftStore, FsConversationLog, FsDeviceSessionStore,
+    FsEmbedderProfileStore, FsEmbedderPromptStore, FsHandoffStore, FsIssueNumberAllocator,
+    FsIssueStore, FsLiveStateStore, FsManagedTempStore, FsMcpToolPermissionStore, FsMemoryStore,
+    FsModelServerRegistry, FsOpenProjectRestoreStore, FsOrchestratorWatcher, FsPermissionStore,
+    FsPluginPackageStore, FsPluginRegistryStore, FsPluginStorageStore, FsProfileStore,
+    FsProjectPluginSettingsStore, FsProjectSettingsStore, FsProjectStore, FsProviderSessionStore,
+    FsScheduledProjectTaskStore, FsSecretStore, FsSkillStore, FsSprintStore,
+    FsSystemPermissionStore, FsTemplateStore, FsUserSettingsStore, FsWindowStateStore,
+    FsWorkspaceToolProvider, Git2Repository, HeuristicHandoffSummarizer, HfModelArtifactDownloader,
+    HttpOpenAiCompatibleProbe, HttpProviderModelCatalogue, IdeaiContextStore,
+    InMemoryConversationRegistry, InMemoryMailbox, InMemoryPairAttemptLimiter, LlamaCppRuntime,
+    LocalEnvironmentReader, LocalFileSystem, LocalManagedProcess, LocalProcessSpawner,
+    LocalWorkspaceToolRunner, ManagedTempToolProvider, McpServer, MediatedInbox, NaiveMemoryRecall,
     OrchestratorWatchHandle, PortablePtyAdapter, ProcessCliVersionReader,
     ReadOnlyRuntimePermissionProbe, RwFileGuard, StructuredSessionFactory, SystemClock,
     SystemMillisClock, TemplateToolProvider, TicketAssistantEnvironmentPreparer,
@@ -2319,6 +2320,8 @@ pub struct BackendCore {
     pub reconcile_plugin_mcp_servers: Arc<ReconcilePluginMcpServers>,
     /// Public plugin workspace/file access facade.
     pub plugin_workspace_access: Arc<PluginWorkspaceAccess>,
+    /// Permission-gated short workspace tool execution facade.
+    pub plugin_workspace_exec: Arc<PluginWorkspaceExecTool>,
     /// Public plugin structured config document facade.
     pub plugin_config_documents: Arc<PluginConfigDocuments>,
     /// Public plugin-owned storage facade.
@@ -3855,6 +3858,17 @@ impl BackendCore {
             PluginWorkspaceAccess::new(Arc::clone(&store_port), Arc::clone(&fs_port))
                 .with_events(Arc::clone(&events_port)),
         );
+        let plugin_workspace_exec = Arc::new(PluginWorkspaceExecTool::new(
+            Arc::clone(&store_port),
+            Arc::clone(&fs_port),
+            Arc::clone(&project_plugin_resolver),
+            Arc::new(LocalWorkspaceToolRunner::new(
+                infrastructure::default_enforcer(),
+            )),
+            Arc::clone(&environment_reader_port),
+            Arc::clone(&clock) as Arc<dyn Clock>,
+            Arc::new(DiagnosticPluginWorkspaceExecAudit),
+        ));
         let plugin_config_documents = Arc::new(
             PluginConfigDocuments::new(Arc::clone(&store_port), Arc::clone(&fs_port))
                 .with_events(Arc::clone(&events_port)),
@@ -4565,6 +4579,7 @@ impl BackendCore {
             list_plugin_runtime_contributions,
             reconcile_plugin_mcp_servers,
             plugin_workspace_access,
+            plugin_workspace_exec,
             plugin_config_documents,
             plugin_storage_access,
             query_project_structure,
diff --git a/crates/domain/src/lib.rs b/crates/domain/src/lib.rs
index 8ef8187c..8e4b9552 100644
--- a/crates/domain/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/domain/src/lib.rs
@@ -249,11 +249,13 @@ pub use plugin::{
     PluginError, PluginId, PluginInstallSource, PluginLayoutContribution, PluginLayoutType,
     PluginLifecycleState, PluginManifest, PluginMcpServerContribution, PluginMcpServerId,
     PluginMcpServerSpec, PluginMcpStatus, PluginMcpStatusSet, PluginMcpToolMetadata,
-    PluginMenuItemContribution, PluginPackageRef, PluginRegistry, PluginRegistryEntry,
-    PluginSkillContribution, PluginSkillId, PluginSkillRef, PluginSlashCommandContribution,
-    PluginToolRef, PluginTopLevelMenuContribution, PluginTrustLevel, PluginVersion,
-    ProjectPluginActivation, ProjectPluginSettings, RelativePath, RemovalOutcome,
-    StagedPluginPackage,
+    PluginMenuItemContribution, PluginPackageRef, PluginPermissions, PluginRegistry,
+    PluginRegistryEntry, PluginSkillContribution, PluginSkillId, PluginSkillRef,
+    PluginSlashCommandContribution, PluginToolRef, PluginTopLevelMenuContribution,
+    PluginTrustLevel, PluginVersion, PluginWorkspaceExecAuditEntry,
+    PluginWorkspaceExecAuditOutcome, PluginWorkspaceExecEffect, PluginWorkspaceExecPermission,
+    PluginWorkspaceExecRule, ProjectPluginActivation, ProjectPluginSettings, RelativePath,
+    RemovalOutcome, StagedPluginPackage,
 };
 
 pub use sandbox::{
@@ -290,11 +292,12 @@ pub use ports::{
     ModelArtifactResolution, Output, OutputStream, PermissionStore, PluginManifestBytes,
     PluginManifestError, PluginManifestValidator, PluginMcpError, PluginMcpSupervisor,
     PluginPackageStore, PluginRegistryError, PluginRegistryStore, PluginStorageError,
-    PluginStorageStore, PluginStoreError, PreparedContext, ProcessError, ProcessSpawner,
-    ProfileStore, ProjectPluginSettingsStore, ProjectSettingsStore, ProjectStore,
-    ProviderModelCatalogue, PtyError, PtyHandle, PtyPort, RemoteError, RemoteHost, RemotePath,
-    RuntimeError, RuntimePermissionProbe, ScheduledProjectTaskStore, ScheduledTask,
+    PluginStorageStore, PluginStoreError, PluginWorkspaceExecAuditSink, PreparedContext,
+    ProcessError, ProcessSpawner, ProfileStore, ProjectPluginSettingsStore, ProjectSettingsStore,
+    ProjectStore, ProviderModelCatalogue, PtyError, PtyHandle, PtyPort, RemoteError, RemoteHost,
+    RemotePath, RuntimeError, RuntimePermissionProbe, ScheduledProjectTaskStore, ScheduledTask,
     ScheduledTaskStoreError, Scheduler, SpawnSpec, SprintStore, SprintStoreError, StoreError,
     StructuredSessionEnvironment, StructuredSessionEnvironmentPreparer, SystemPermissionStore,
-    TemplateStore, UserSettingsStore, WindowStateStore,
+    TemplateStore, UserSettingsStore, WindowStateStore, WorkspaceToolExecError,
+    WorkspaceToolExecOutput, WorkspaceToolExecSpec, WorkspaceToolRunner,
 };
diff --git a/crates/domain/src/plugin.rs b/crates/domain/src/plugin.rs
index 15dfe0fd..938795d6 100644
--- a/crates/domain/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/crates/domain/src/plugin.rs
@@ -289,6 +289,132 @@ pub enum PluginCapability {
     Tooling,
 }
 
+/// Declared impact of one generic workspace tool invocation.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum PluginWorkspaceExecEffect {
+    /// The command is expected to inspect state only.
+    Read,
+    /// The command may modify project-owned files.
+    Write,
+    /// The command may use the network.
+    Network,
+    /// The command may perform destructive project-owned mutations.
+    Destructive,
+}
+
+/// One manifest-declared allow rule for short, hidden workspace tool execution.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct PluginWorkspaceExecRule {
+    /// Bare executable name resolved by the host without a shell.
+    pub command: String,
+    /// Exact argv tokens. `*` matches one token, or the remaining suffix when last.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub args: Vec<String>,
+    /// Allowed normalized project-relative cwd. `*` allows any confined cwd.
+    #[serde(default = "default_workspace_exec_cwd")]
+    pub cwd: String,
+    /// Declared impact used by host policy and audit.
+    pub effect: PluginWorkspaceExecEffect,
+}
+
+fn default_workspace_exec_cwd() -> String {
+    ".".to_owned()
+}
+
+impl PluginWorkspaceExecRule {
+    /// Whether this rule authorizes the exact executable, argv, and confined cwd.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn matches(&self, command: &str, args: &[String], cwd: &str) -> bool {
+        self.command == command
+            && (self.cwd == "*" || self.cwd == cwd)
+            && workspace_exec_args_match(&self.args, args)
+    }
+}
+
+fn workspace_exec_args_match(pattern: &[String], args: &[String]) -> bool {
+    let Some((last, prefix)) = pattern.split_last() else {
+        return args.is_empty();
+    };
+    if last == "*" {
+        return args.len() >= prefix.len()
+            && prefix
+                .iter()
+                .zip(args)
+                .all(|(expected, actual)| expected == "*" || expected == actual);
+    }
+    pattern.len() == args.len()
+        && pattern
+            .iter()
+            .zip(args)
+            .all(|(expected, actual)| expected == "*" || expected == actual)
+}
+
+/// Manifest permission block for generic project-scoped executable access.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct PluginWorkspaceExecPermission {
+    /// Explicit allow rules. An empty list denies every invocation.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub allow: Vec<PluginWorkspaceExecRule>,
+}
+
+/// Security-sensitive permissions requested by a plugin manifest.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct PluginPermissions {
+    /// Short, hidden external-tool execution permissions.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub workspace_exec: Option<PluginWorkspaceExecPermission>,
+}
+
+/// Audited terminal outcome of a plugin workspace execution request.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum PluginWorkspaceExecAuditOutcome {
+    /// A manifest/project/runtime permission rejected the request.
+    Denied,
+    /// The allowed process was supervised to a terminal result.
+    Completed,
+    /// The allowed process could not be started or supervised.
+    Failed,
+}
+
+/// Metadata-only audit event. Captured stdout/stderr contents are never included.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct PluginWorkspaceExecAuditEntry {
+    /// Calling plugin identity injected by the host runtime.
+    pub plugin_id: PluginId,
+    /// Project that confined the invocation.
+    pub project_id: crate::ProjectId,
+    /// Bare executable name.
+    pub command: String,
+    /// Argument count; argument values are intentionally omitted.
+    pub arg_count: usize,
+    /// Normalized project-relative cwd.
+    pub cwd: String,
+    /// Manifest-declared effect, absent for a request denied before rule matching.
+    pub effect: Option<PluginWorkspaceExecEffect>,
+    /// Index of the manifest allow rule used, when allowed.
+    pub permission_rule_index: Option<usize>,
+    /// Terminal audit outcome.
+    pub outcome: PluginWorkspaceExecAuditOutcome,
+    /// Exit code when available.
+    pub exit_code: Option<i32>,
+    /// Whether the process hit the host timeout.
+    pub timed_out: bool,
+    /// Retained stdout byte count, never content.
+    pub stdout_bytes: usize,
+    /// Retained stderr byte count, never content.
+    pub stderr_bytes: usize,
+    /// Execution duration.
+    pub duration_ms: u64,
+    /// Audit timestamp from the host clock.
+    pub occurred_at_ms: i64,
+}
+
 /// Manifest-declared runtime activation scope.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
@@ -677,6 +803,9 @@ pub struct PluginManifest {
     /// Activation scope. Missing in older manifests means app-level activation.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub activation_scope: PluginActivationScope,
+    /// Security-sensitive host permissions requested by the plugin.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub permissions: PluginPermissions,
     /// Contributions.
     pub contributes: PluginContributionSet,
 }
@@ -982,4 +1111,19 @@ mod tests {
             serde_json::json!("project")
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn workspace_exec_rule_matches_exact_tokens_and_trailing_suffix_wildcard() {
+        let rule = PluginWorkspaceExecRule {
+            command: "tool".to_owned(),
+            args: vec!["status".to_owned(), "*".to_owned()],
+            cwd: ".".to_owned(),
+            effect: PluginWorkspaceExecEffect::Read,
+        };
+        assert!(rule.matches("tool", &["status".to_owned()], "."));
+        assert!(rule.matches("tool", &["status".to_owned(), "--short".to_owned()], "."));
+        assert!(!rule.matches("tool", &["commit".to_owned()], "."));
+        assert!(!rule.matches("other", &["status".to_owned()], "."));
+        assert!(!rule.matches("tool", &["status".to_owned()], "nested"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/domain/src/ports.rs b/crates/domain/src/ports.rs
index 00a373a9..c21e9dc3 100644
--- a/crates/domain/src/ports.rs
+++ b/crates/domain/src/ports.rs
@@ -1760,6 +1760,74 @@ pub trait ProcessSpawner: Send + Sync {
     async fn run(&self, spec: SpawnSpec) -> Result<Output, ProcessError>;
 }
 
+/// Fully bounded request executed by the workspace-tool infrastructure adapter.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct WorkspaceToolExecSpec {
+    /// Bare executable name; no shell is involved.
+    pub command: String,
+    /// Exact argument vector.
+    pub args: Vec<String>,
+    /// Canonical working directory under the project root.
+    pub cwd: ProjectPath,
+    /// Minimal host-approved environment.
+    pub env: Vec<(String, String)>,
+    /// Optional UTF-8 standard input.
+    pub stdin: Option<String>,
+    /// Hard runtime deadline.
+    pub timeout_ms: u64,
+    /// Maximum retained stdout bytes.
+    pub max_stdout_bytes: usize,
+    /// Maximum retained stderr bytes.
+    pub max_stderr_bytes: usize,
+    /// Filesystem sandbox applied to the child.
+    pub sandbox: crate::sandbox::SandboxPlan,
+}
+
+/// Captured result of a bounded workspace-tool invocation.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct WorkspaceToolExecOutput {
+    /// Exit code, absent when killed by signal.
+    pub exit_code: Option<i32>,
+    /// Platform signal name/number when available.
+    pub signal: Option<String>,
+    /// Whether the host deadline killed the process.
+    pub timed_out: bool,
+    /// Retained stdout prefix.
+    pub stdout: Vec<u8>,
+    /// Retained stderr prefix.
+    pub stderr: Vec<u8>,
+    /// Whether stdout exceeded its retained limit.
+    pub stdout_truncated: bool,
+    /// Whether stderr exceeded its retained limit.
+    pub stderr_truncated: bool,
+    /// Wall-clock duration measured by the adapter.
+    pub duration_ms: u64,
+}
+
+/// Failure to start or supervise a bounded workspace tool.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Error)]
+pub enum WorkspaceToolExecError {
+    /// Process or pipe failure.
+    #[error("workspace tool execution failed: {0}")]
+    Execution(String),
+}
+
+/// Adapter for short, invisible, bounded external-tool invocations.
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait WorkspaceToolRunner: Send + Sync {
+    /// Runs one request to completion without creating a background-task record.
+    async fn run(
+        &self,
+        spec: WorkspaceToolExecSpec,
+    ) -> Result<WorkspaceToolExecOutput, WorkspaceToolExecError>;
+}
+
+/// Metadata-only audit sink for plugin workspace tool invocations.
+pub trait PluginWorkspaceExecAuditSink: Send + Sync {
+    /// Records one denied, failed, or completed request without output contents.
+    fn record(&self, entry: crate::PluginWorkspaceExecAuditEntry);
+}
+
 /// Reads host environment variables through an injected adapter.
 pub trait EnvironmentReader: Send + Sync {
     /// Returns one environment variable value, if present.
diff --git a/crates/infrastructure/src/lib.rs b/crates/infrastructure/src/lib.rs
index a434b0fc..d88c41e1 100644
--- a/crates/infrastructure/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/infrastructure/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ pub mod session;
 pub mod sprints;
 pub mod store;
 pub mod timeparse;
+pub mod workspace_tool;
 
 pub use assistant::{FsAssistantContextStore, TicketAssistantEnvironmentPreparer};
 pub use background_task::{
@@ -126,3 +127,4 @@ pub use store::{
     StubEmbedder, VectorMemoryRecall, DEFAULT_OLLAMA_BASE_URL, ONNX_CACHE_SUBDIR,
     RECOMMENDED_ONNX_MODELS, VECTOR_HTTP_ENABLED, VECTOR_ONNX_ENABLED,
 };
+pub use workspace_tool::{DiagnosticPluginWorkspaceExecAudit, LocalWorkspaceToolRunner};
diff --git a/crates/infrastructure/src/workspace_tool.rs b/crates/infrastructure/src/workspace_tool.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f0d3c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/infrastructure/src/workspace_tool.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+//! Bounded, sandboxed process adapter for the plugin workspace execution SDK.
+
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use domain::ports::{
+    PluginWorkspaceExecAuditSink, WorkspaceToolExecError, WorkspaceToolExecOutput,
+    WorkspaceToolExecSpec, WorkspaceToolRunner,
+};
+use domain::sandbox::SandboxEnforcer;
+use domain::PluginWorkspaceExecAuditEntry;
+
+const MAX_CONCURRENT_WORKSPACE_TOOLS: usize = 4;
+
+/// Local process runner with hard concurrency, time, output and sandbox bounds.
+pub struct LocalWorkspaceToolRunner {
+    sandbox: Arc<dyn SandboxEnforcer>,
+    permits: Arc<tokio::sync::Semaphore>,
+}
+
+impl LocalWorkspaceToolRunner {
+    /// Builds the adapter with the selected platform sandbox enforcer.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new(sandbox: Arc<dyn SandboxEnforcer>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            sandbox,
+            permits: Arc::new(tokio::sync::Semaphore::new(MAX_CONCURRENT_WORKSPACE_TOOLS)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl WorkspaceToolRunner for LocalWorkspaceToolRunner {
+    async fn run(
+        &self,
+        spec: WorkspaceToolExecSpec,
+    ) -> Result<WorkspaceToolExecOutput, WorkspaceToolExecError> {
+        let _permit = Arc::clone(&self.permits)
+            .acquire_owned()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution("runner is shutting down".to_owned()))?;
+        let sandbox = Arc::clone(&self.sandbox);
+        let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+        std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            let result = run_blocking(spec, sandbox.as_ref());
+            let _ = tx.send(result);
+        });
+        rx.await.map_err(|_| {
+            WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution("workspace tool runner thread stopped".to_owned())
+        })?
+    }
+}
+
+fn run_blocking(
+    spec: WorkspaceToolExecSpec,
+    sandbox: &dyn SandboxEnforcer,
+) -> Result<WorkspaceToolExecOutput, WorkspaceToolExecError> {
+    let started = Instant::now();
+    sandbox
+        .enforce(&spec.sandbox)
+        .map_err(|error| WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution(format!("sandbox: {error}")))?;
+
+    let mut command = Command::new(&spec.command);
+    command
+        .args(&spec.args)
+        .current_dir(spec.cwd.as_str())
+        .env_clear()
+        .envs(spec.env.iter().cloned())
+        .stdin(Stdio::piped())
+        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        .stderr(Stdio::piped());
+    let mut child = command
+        .spawn()
+        .map_err(|error| WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution(format!("{}: {error}", spec.command)))?;
+
+    let stdout = child
+        .stdout
+        .take()
+        .ok_or_else(|| WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution("stdout pipe unavailable".to_owned()))?;
+    let stderr = child
+        .stderr
+        .take()
+        .ok_or_else(|| WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution("stderr pipe unavailable".to_owned()))?;
+    let stdout_limit = spec.max_stdout_bytes;
+    let stderr_limit = spec.max_stderr_bytes;
+    let stdout_reader = std::thread::spawn(move || read_bounded(stdout, stdout_limit));
+    let stderr_reader = std::thread::spawn(move || read_bounded(stderr, stderr_limit));
+
+    let stdin_writer = match spec.stdin {
+        Some(stdin) => {
+            let mut pipe = child.stdin.take().ok_or_else(|| {
+                WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution("stdin pipe unavailable".to_owned())
+            })?;
+            Some(std::thread::spawn(move || pipe.write_all(stdin.as_bytes())))
+        }
+        None => {
+            drop(child.stdin.take());
+            None
+        }
+    };
+
+    let deadline = Duration::from_millis(spec.timeout_ms);
+    let (status, timed_out) = loop {
+        if let Some(status) = child
+            .try_wait()
+            .map_err(|error| WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution(error.to_string()))?
+        {
+            break (status, false);
+        }
+        if started.elapsed() >= deadline {
+            child
+                .kill()
+                .map_err(|error| WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution(error.to_string()))?;
+            let status = child
+                .wait()
+                .map_err(|error| WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution(error.to_string()))?;
+            break (status, true);
+        }
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(5));
+    };
+
+    let (stdout, stdout_truncated) = stdout_reader.join().map_err(|_| {
+        WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution("stdout reader thread panicked".to_owned())
+    })??;
+    let (stderr, stderr_truncated) = stderr_reader.join().map_err(|_| {
+        WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution("stderr reader thread panicked".to_owned())
+    })??;
+    if let Some(writer) = stdin_writer {
+        writer
+            .join()
+            .map_err(|_| {
+                WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution("stdin writer thread panicked".to_owned())
+            })?
+            .or_else(|error| {
+                if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe {
+                    Ok(())
+                } else {
+                    Err(error)
+                }
+            })
+            .map_err(|error| WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution(error.to_string()))?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(WorkspaceToolExecOutput {
+        exit_code: status.code(),
+        signal: exit_signal(&status),
+        timed_out,
+        stdout,
+        stderr,
+        stdout_truncated,
+        stderr_truncated,
+        duration_ms: u64::try_from(started.elapsed().as_millis()).unwrap_or(u64::MAX),
+    })
+}
+
+fn read_bounded(
+    mut reader: impl Read,
+    limit: usize,
+) -> Result<(Vec<u8>, bool), WorkspaceToolExecError> {
+    let mut retained = Vec::with_capacity(limit.min(8 * 1024));
+    let mut truncated = false;
+    let mut chunk = [0_u8; 8 * 1024];
+    loop {
+        let read = reader
+            .read(&mut chunk)
+            .map_err(|error| WorkspaceToolExecError::Execution(error.to_string()))?;
+        if read == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+        let remaining = limit.saturating_sub(retained.len());
+        let keep = remaining.min(read);
+        retained.extend_from_slice(&chunk[..keep]);
+        truncated |= keep < read;
+    }
+    Ok((retained, truncated))
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn exit_signal(status: &std::process::ExitStatus) -> Option<String> {
+    use std::os::unix::process::ExitStatusExt;
+    status.signal().map(|signal| signal.to_string())
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(unix))]
+fn exit_signal(_status: &std::process::ExitStatus) -> Option<String> {
+    None
+}
+
+/// Structured diagnostic audit sink that never serializes captured output.
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct DiagnosticPluginWorkspaceExecAudit;
+
+impl PluginWorkspaceExecAuditSink for DiagnosticPluginWorkspaceExecAudit {
+    fn record(&self, entry: PluginWorkspaceExecAuditEntry) {
+        match serde_json::to_string(&entry) {
+            Ok(json) => eprintln!("[plugin-workspace-exec] {json}"),
+            Err(error) => eprintln!("[plugin-workspace-exec] audit serialization failed: {error}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use domain::permission::Posture;
+    use domain::sandbox::SandboxPlan;
+    use domain::ProjectPath;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn bounded_reader_drains_but_retains_only_prefix() {
+        let (bytes, truncated) = read_bounded(&b"abcdef"[..], 3).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(bytes, b"abc");
+        assert!(truncated);
+    }
+
+    fn spec(args: &[&str], timeout_ms: u64, stdout_limit: usize) -> WorkspaceToolExecSpec {
+        WorkspaceToolExecSpec {
+            command: "sh".to_owned(),
+            args: args.iter().map(|value| (*value).to_owned()).collect(),
+            cwd: ProjectPath::new("/").unwrap(),
+            env: vec![("PATH".to_owned(), "/usr/bin:/bin".to_owned())],
+            stdin: None,
+            timeout_ms,
+            max_stdout_bytes: stdout_limit,
+            max_stderr_bytes: 32,
+            sandbox: SandboxPlan {
+                allowed: Vec::new(),
+                default_posture: Posture::Allow,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn local_runner_times_out_and_reaps_process() {
+        let runner = LocalWorkspaceToolRunner::new(Arc::new(crate::sandbox::NoopSandbox));
+        let result = runner.run(spec(&["-c", "sleep 1"], 20, 32)).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(result.timed_out);
+        assert!(result.duration_ms < 1_000);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn local_runner_timeout_is_not_blocked_by_unread_stdin() {
+        let runner = LocalWorkspaceToolRunner::new(Arc::new(crate::sandbox::NoopSandbox));
+        let mut request = spec(&["-c", "sleep 1"], 20, 32);
+        request.stdin = Some("x".repeat(64_000));
+        let result = runner.run(request).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(result.timed_out);
+        assert!(result.duration_ms < 1_000);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn local_runner_keeps_streams_separate_and_truncates_output() {
+        let runner = LocalWorkspaceToolRunner::new(Arc::new(crate::sandbox::NoopSandbox));
+        let result = runner
+            .run(spec(&["-c", "printf 123456; printf err >&2"], 1_000, 3))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.stdout, b"123");
+        assert_eq!(result.stderr, b"err");
+        assert!(result.stdout_truncated);
+        assert!(!result.stderr_truncated);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/adapters/http/unsupported.ts b/frontend/src/adapters/http/unsupported.ts
index d816ece8..41dc3af7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/adapters/http/unsupported.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/adapters/http/unsupported.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ import type {
   PluginToolchainDiagnosticRequest,
   PluginToolchainGateway,
   PluginWorkspaceGateway,
+  PluginWorkspaceExecInput,
+  PluginWorkspaceExecResult,
   PluginWorkspacePathInput,
   PluginWorkspaceWriteBinaryInput,
   PluginWorkspaceWriteTextInput,
@@ -221,6 +223,9 @@ export class WebPluginGateway implements PluginGateway {
 
 /** Web stub: public plugin workspace services are only meaningful where plugins run. */
 export class WebPluginWorkspaceGateway implements PluginWorkspaceGateway {
+  async execTool(_input: PluginWorkspaceExecInput): Promise<PluginWorkspaceExecResult> {
+    return unsupportedOnWeb("Plugin workspace tool execution");
+  }
   async readText(_input: PluginWorkspacePathInput): Promise<PluginWorkspaceTextFile> {
     return unsupportedOnWeb("Plugin workspace access");
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/adapters/mock/index.ts b/frontend/src/adapters/mock/index.ts
index d8fc9115..767dc130 100644
--- a/frontend/src/adapters/mock/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/adapters/mock/index.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ import type {
   PluginToolchainDiagnosticRequest,
   PluginToolchainGateway,
   PluginWorkspaceGateway,
+  PluginWorkspaceExecInput,
+  PluginWorkspaceExecResult,
   PluginWorkspacePathInput,
   PluginWorkspaceWriteBinaryInput,
   PluginWorkspaceWriteTextInput,
@@ -4553,6 +4555,10 @@ function basename(path: string): string {
 export class MockPluginWorkspaceGateway implements PluginWorkspaceGateway {
   private readonly files = new Map<string, Map<string, Uint8Array>>();
 
+  async execTool(_input: PluginWorkspaceExecInput): Promise<PluginWorkspaceExecResult> {
+    throw new Error("Plugin workspace tool execution is unavailable in the mock adapter");
+  }
+
   private bucket(projectId: string): Map<string, Uint8Array> {
     let files = this.files.get(projectId);
     if (!files) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/adapters/pluginWorkspace.ts b/frontend/src/adapters/pluginWorkspace.ts
index 1e043a4b..8eb15bfe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/adapters/pluginWorkspace.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/adapters/pluginWorkspace.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import type {
 import type {
   PluginProjectStructureQuery,
   PluginWorkspaceGateway,
+  PluginWorkspaceExecInput,
+  PluginWorkspaceExecResult,
   PluginWorkspacePathInput,
   PluginWorkspaceWriteBinaryInput,
   PluginWorkspaceWriteTextInput,
@@ -74,4 +76,8 @@ export class TauriPluginWorkspaceGateway implements PluginWorkspaceGateway {
   queryProjectStructure(input: PluginProjectStructureQuery): Promise<PluginProjectStructure> {
     return invoke<PluginProjectStructure>("plugin_query_project_structure", { input });
   }
+
+  execTool(input: PluginWorkspaceExecInput): Promise<PluginWorkspaceExecResult> {
+    return invoke<PluginWorkspaceExecResult>("plugin_workspace_exec_tool", { input });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/agents/CustomAgentChatView.test.tsx b/frontend/src/features/agents/CustomAgentChatView.test.tsx
index 0d66e639..8a644259 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/agents/CustomAgentChatView.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/agents/CustomAgentChatView.test.tsx
@@ -1564,6 +1564,7 @@ describe("CustomAgentChatView", () => {
   it("cancels only the current request and keeps the structured session usable", async () => {
     let resolveCancel: (result: CancelAgentChatResult) => void = () => {};
     let firstTurnChunk: (chunk: ReplyChunk) => void = () => {};
+    let reattachedChunk: (chunk: ReplyChunk) => void = () => {};
     let rejectFirstTurn: (reason: unknown) => void = () => {};
     const system = new MockSystemGateway();
     const workState = new MockWorkStateGateway();
@@ -1581,10 +1582,12 @@ describe("CustomAgentChatView", () => {
     });
     const agent = {
       launchAgentChat: vi.fn(),
-      reattachAgentChat: vi.fn(async (sessionId: string) => ({
-        sessionId,
-        scrollback: [],
-      })),
+      reattachAgentChat: vi.fn(
+        async (sessionId: string, onChunk: (chunk: ReplyChunk) => void) => {
+          reattachedChunk = onChunk;
+          return { sessionId, scrollback: [] };
+        },
+      ),
       sendAgentChat: vi
         .fn()
         .mockImplementationOnce((_sessionId: string, _prompt: string, onChunk) => {
@@ -1594,6 +1597,41 @@ describe("CustomAgentChatView", () => {
           });
         })
         .mockImplementationOnce(async (_sessionId: string, _prompt: string, onChunk) => {
+          reattachedChunk({ kind: "final", content: "Stale cancelled answer" });
+          onChunk({
+            kind: "progress",
+            progress: {
+              source: "providerNative",
+              kind: "tool",
+              stage: "completed",
+              label: "web_search",
+              provider: "codex",
+              nativeEvent: "item.completed",
+            },
+          });
+          onChunk({
+            kind: "progress",
+            progress: {
+              source: "providerNative",
+              kind: "message",
+              stage: "completed",
+              label: "message intermédiaire",
+              text: "Complete intermediate answer",
+              provider: "codex",
+              nativeEvent: "item.completed",
+            },
+          });
+          onChunk({
+            kind: "progress",
+            progress: {
+              source: "providerNative",
+              kind: "turn",
+              stage: "completed",
+              label: "tour terminé côté provider",
+              provider: "codex",
+              nativeEvent: "turn.completed",
+            },
+          });
           onChunk({ kind: "final", content: "Next answer" });
         }),
       stopLiveAgent: vi.fn(),
@@ -1729,7 +1767,11 @@ describe("CustomAgentChatView", () => {
       "next turn",
       expect.any(Function),
     );
+    expect(await screen.findByText("web_search")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(await screen.findByText("Complete intermediate answer")).toBeTruthy();
     expect(await screen.findByText("Next answer")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Stale cancelled answer")).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Stop" })).toBeNull();
   });
 
   it.each(["alreadyCancelled", "alreadyCompleted"] as const)(
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/agents/CustomAgentChatView.tsx b/frontend/src/features/agents/CustomAgentChatView.tsx
index 4ba398f7..ee89d07c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/agents/CustomAgentChatView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/agents/CustomAgentChatView.tsx
@@ -1503,10 +1503,17 @@ export function CustomAgentChatView({
           markProjectCliInteractionFinished(projectId, activeInteractionIdRef.current);
           activeInteractionIdRef.current = null;
         }
+        stopTerminalOverrideRef.current = true;
+        setStopTerminalOverride(true);
+        setRequesterDelegation({
+          currentAgentBusy: false,
+          delegationTargetName: null,
+        });
         setBusy(false);
+        void refreshRequesterDelegation();
       }
     },
-    [projectId, updateChatViewState],
+    [projectId, refreshRequesterDelegation, updateChatViewState],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -2315,7 +2322,6 @@ export function CustomAgentChatView({
     const attachmentLabels = outgoingAttachments.map((item) => item.label);
     const displayText = text || "Pièce jointe";
     const interactionId = `${agentId}:${++interactionSeqRef.current}`;
-    ignoreUnscopedChunksAfterStopRef.current = false;
     stopTerminalOverrideRef.current = false;
     setStopTerminalOverride(false);
     activeInteractionIdRef.current = interactionId;
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/projects/ProjectTabs.test.tsx b/frontend/src/features/projects/ProjectTabs.test.tsx
index 903bd0a6..c1d310d7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/projects/ProjectTabs.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/projects/ProjectTabs.test.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ function renderTabs(props: Partial<React.ComponentProps<typeof ProjectTabs>> = {
       activeTabId={props.activeTabId ?? "a"}
       onSelect={props.onSelect ?? vi.fn()}
       onClose={props.onClose ?? vi.fn()}
+      onReorder={props.onReorder}
       projectsPanelOpen={props.projectsPanelOpen ?? false}
       onOpenProjectsPanel={onOpenProjectsPanel}
       activityByProjectId={props.activityByProjectId}
@@ -94,3 +95,44 @@ describe("ProjectTabs project activity dots (#159)", () => {
     expect(screen.getByTitle(/beta.*échange en cours/i)).toBeTruthy();
   });
 });
+
+describe("ProjectTabs reordering (#347)", () => {
+  it("reorders tabs horizontally by drag-and-drop without selecting or closing them", () => {
+    const onReorder = vi.fn();
+    const onSelect = vi.fn();
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+    renderTabs({ onReorder, onSelect, onClose });
+    const alpha = screen.getByRole("tab", { name: /alpha/ });
+    const beta = screen.getByRole("tab", { name: /beta/ });
+    const alphaContainer = alpha.parentElement!;
+    const betaContainer = beta.parentElement!;
+    const data = new Map<string, string>();
+    const dataTransfer = {
+      effectAllowed: "none",
+      dropEffect: "none",
+      setData: (type: string, value: string) => data.set(type, value),
+      getData: (type: string) => data.get(type) ?? "",
+    };
+
+    fireEvent.dragStart(betaContainer, { dataTransfer });
+    fireEvent.dragOver(alphaContainer, { dataTransfer });
+    fireEvent.drop(alphaContainer, { dataTransfer, clientX: 0 });
+
+    expect(onReorder).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["b", "a"]);
+    expect(onSelect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onClose).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("moves the focused tab with Alt+Arrow and announces the change", () => {
+    const onReorder = vi.fn();
+    renderTabs({ onReorder });
+
+    fireEvent.keyDown(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: /alpha/ }), {
+      key: "ArrowRight",
+      altKey: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(onReorder).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["b", "a"]);
+    expect(screen.getByText("alpha déplacé.")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/projects/ProjectTabs.tsx b/frontend/src/features/projects/ProjectTabs.tsx
index 6f7ccabb..10ba4142 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/projects/ProjectTabs.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/projects/ProjectTabs.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export interface ProjectTabsProps {
   activeTabId: string | null;
   onSelect: (id: string) => void;
   onClose: (id: string) => void;
+  onReorder?: (orderedIds: string[]) => void;
   /** Whether the Projects panel is currently open (in any placement). */
   projectsPanelOpen: boolean;
   /** Open the Projects panel (floating) — create/switch project. */
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export function ProjectTabs({
   activeTabId,
   onSelect,
   onClose,
+  onReorder,
   projectsPanelOpen,
   onOpenProjectsPanel,
   activityByProjectId = {},
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ export function ProjectTabs({
           value={activeTabId}
           onSelect={onSelect}
           onClose={onClose}
+          onReorder={onReorder}
         />
       )}
       {/* Add-project affordance (#46): always a bordered `secondary` button so
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/projects/ProjectsView.tsx b/frontend/src/features/projects/ProjectsView.tsx
index 58b0db49..4e84c82f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/projects/ProjectsView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/projects/ProjectsView.tsx
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@ export function ProjectsView() {
         activeTabId={vm.activeTabId}
         onSelect={(id) => vm.activateTab(id)}
         onClose={(id) => void vm.closeTab(id)}
+        onReorder={(orderedIds) => void vm.reorderTabs(orderedIds)}
         activityByProjectId={projectActivity}
         projectsPanelOpen={placementOf(placements, "projects") !== "closed"}
         onOpenProjectsPanel={() => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/projects/projects.test.tsx b/frontend/src/features/projects/projects.test.tsx
index 093ed708..13e449c9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/projects/projects.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/projects/projects.test.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * real `DIProvider`. Covers create → list/tab, open → tab, close → remove,
  * duplicate root (INVALID) and unknown id (NOT_FOUND) error handling.
  */
-import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
   render,
   screen,
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ function tablist() {
   return screen.getByRole("tablist");
 }
 
+function tabLabels() {
+  return within(tablist()).getAllByRole("tab").map((tab) => tab.textContent?.trim());
+}
+
 /**
  * Opens a panel floating via the single « Panneaux » menu (#26): click the menu,
  * click the panel entry (opens its placement submenu), then pick « Flottant ».
@@ -165,6 +169,56 @@ describe("ProjectsView (with MockProjectGateway)", () => {
     expect(screen.queryByRole("status")).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it("reorders project tabs, persists the order, and preserves the active tab", async () => {
+    const project = new MockProjectGateway();
+    const alpha = await project.createProject("alpha", "/p/a");
+    const beta = await project.createProject("beta", "/p/b");
+    project.setOpenProjectRestoreOrder([alpha.id, beta.id]);
+    const saveOrder = vi.spyOn(project, "saveOpenProjectRestoreOrder");
+    renderView(project);
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(tabLabels()).toEqual(["alpha", "beta"]));
+    expect(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "beta" }).getAttribute("aria-selected")).toBe("true");
+    fireEvent.keyDown(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "beta" }), {
+      key: "ArrowLeft",
+      altKey: true,
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(tabLabels()).toEqual(["beta", "alpha"]));
+    expect(saveOrder).toHaveBeenCalledWith([beta.id, alpha.id]);
+    expect(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "beta" }).getAttribute("aria-selected")).toBe("true");
+    await expect(project.readOpenProjectRestoreState()).resolves.toMatchObject({
+      entries: [
+        expect.objectContaining({ projectId: beta.id, position: 0 }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ projectId: alpha.id, position: 1 }),
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rolls a tab reorder back when persistence fails", async () => {
+    const project = new MockProjectGateway();
+    const alpha = await project.createProject("alpha", "/p/a");
+    const beta = await project.createProject("beta", "/p/b");
+    project.setOpenProjectRestoreOrder([alpha.id, beta.id]);
+    let rejectSave: (reason: unknown) => void = () => {};
+    vi.spyOn(project, "saveOpenProjectRestoreOrder").mockImplementationOnce(
+      () => new Promise((_resolve, reject) => { rejectSave = reject; }),
+    );
+    renderView(project);
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(tabLabels()).toEqual(["alpha", "beta"]));
+    fireEvent.keyDown(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "beta" }), {
+      key: "ArrowLeft",
+      altKey: true,
+    });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(tabLabels()).toEqual(["beta", "alpha"]));
+    rejectSave({ code: "STORE", message: "could not persist tab order" });
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(tabLabels()).toEqual(["alpha", "beta"]));
+    expect(screen.getByRole("alert").textContent).toContain("could not persist tab order");
+    expect(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "beta" }).getAttribute("aria-selected")).toBe("true");
+  });
+
   it("shows one restore warning, details its cause, and retries at the retained position", async () => {
     const project = new MockProjectGateway();
     const alpha = await project.createProject("alpha", "/p/a");
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/projects/useProjects.ts b/frontend/src/features/projects/useProjects.ts
index cd34b544..9b85c86a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/projects/useProjects.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/features/projects/useProjects.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ export interface ProjectsViewModel {
   openProject: (projectId: string) => Promise<void>;
   /** Closes a tab (does not delete the project from the registry). */
   closeTab: (projectId: string) => Promise<void>;
+  /** Reorders open tabs optimistically and persists their restore order. */
+  reorderTabs: (orderedProjectIds: string[]) => Promise<void>;
   /** Removes a project from IdeA's registry without deleting its files. */
   removeProject: (projectId: string) => Promise<void>;
   /** Retries one failed restore, or every failure when omitted. */
@@ -68,6 +70,9 @@ export function useProjects(): ProjectsViewModel {
   const [restoreFailures, setRestoreFailures] = useState<OpenProjectRestoreFailure[]>([]);
   const [restoreNotificationVisible, setRestoreNotificationVisible] = useState(false);
   const initializationStarted = useRef(false);
+  const openTabsRef = useRef<Project[]>([]);
+  const reorderInFlight = useRef(false);
+  openTabsRef.current = openTabs;
 
   const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
     setBusy(true);
@@ -174,6 +179,43 @@ export function useProjects(): ProjectsViewModel {
     [project],
   );
 
+  const reorderTabs = useCallback(
+    async (orderedProjectIds: string[]) => {
+      if (reorderInFlight.current) return;
+      const previous = openTabsRef.current;
+      if (
+        orderedProjectIds.length !== previous.length ||
+        new Set(orderedProjectIds).size !== previous.length ||
+        orderedProjectIds.some((id) => !previous.some((tab) => tab.id === id))
+      ) return;
+      if (orderedProjectIds.every((id, index) => id === previous[index]?.id)) return;
+      const byId = new Map(previous.map((tab) => [tab.id, tab]));
+      const next = orderedProjectIds.map((id) => byId.get(id)!);
+      reorderInFlight.current = true;
+      openTabsRef.current = next;
+      setOpenTabs(next);
+      setError(null);
+      try {
+        await project.saveOpenProjectRestoreOrder(orderedProjectIds);
+      } catch (e) {
+        setOpenTabs((current) => {
+          const currentById = new Map(current.map((tab) => [tab.id, tab]));
+          const restored = previous
+            .filter((tab) => currentById.has(tab.id))
+            .map((tab) => currentById.get(tab.id)!);
+          const previousIds = new Set(previous.map((tab) => tab.id));
+          const merged = [...restored, ...current.filter((tab) => !previousIds.has(tab.id))];
+          openTabsRef.current = merged;
+          return merged;
+        });
+        setError(describe(e));
+      } finally {
+        reorderInFlight.current = false;
+      }
+    },
+    [project],
+  );
+
   const reconcileRemovedProject = useCallback(
     (projectId: string, nextProjects: Project[]) => {
       setProjects(nextProjects);
@@ -290,6 +332,7 @@ export function useProjects(): ProjectsViewModel {
     createProject,
     openProject,
     closeTab,
+    reorderTabs,
     removeProject,
     retryRestore,
     removeFromRestore,
diff --git a/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/index.ts b/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/index.ts
index 3ef0af8d..64005f79 100644
--- a/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/index.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ export {
   type WorkspaceBinaryFile,
   type WorkspaceDirEntry,
   type WorkspaceDirectoryListing,
+  type WorkspaceExecToolRequest,
+  type WorkspaceExecToolResult,
   type WorkspaceResolvedPath,
   type WorkspaceStat,
   type WorkspaceStructureQuery,
diff --git a/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/loader.test.ts b/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/loader.test.ts
index 892f1cee..c44a6da3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/loader.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/loader.test.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ describe("loadPlugins", () => {
       "workspace",
     ]);
     expect((globalThis as Record<string, unknown>).__workspaceServiceKeys).toEqual([
+      "execTool",
       "getCurrentProject",
       "getProjectRoot",
       "listDirectory",
diff --git a/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/services.test.ts b/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/services.test.ts
index e64d5143..7fd4c217 100644
--- a/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/services.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/services.test.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,16 @@ function gateways(overrides: {
     ...overrides.window,
   };
   const pluginWorkspace: PluginWorkspaceGateway = {
+    execTool: vi.fn(async () => ({
+      exitCode: 0,
+      signal: null,
+      timedOut: false,
+      stdout: "ok\n",
+      stderr: "",
+      stdoutTruncated: false,
+      stderrTruncated: false,
+      durationMs: 4,
+    })),
     readText: vi.fn(async ({ path }) => ({ path, content: "file text" })),
     readBinary: vi.fn(async ({ path }) => ({ path, bytes: new Uint8Array([67]) })),
     writeText: vi.fn(),
@@ -332,6 +342,21 @@ describe("createPluginServices", () => {
     expect(g.project.updateProjectContext).toHaveBeenCalledWith("project-1", "next context");
   });
 
+  it("injects plugin and project identity into workspace execTool", async () => {
+    const g = gateways();
+    const services = createPluginServices(g, { pluginId: "dev.acme.plugin" });
+
+    await expect(
+      services.workspace.execTool({ command: "tool", args: ["status"] }),
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({ exitCode: 0, stdout: "ok\n", timedOut: false });
+    expect(g.pluginWorkspace.execTool).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
+      pluginId: "dev.acme.plugin",
+      projectId: "project-1",
+      command: "tool",
+      args: ["status"],
+    }));
+  });
+
   it("maps background tasks through the work-state gateway and wraps output attachment", async () => {
     const detach = vi.fn();
     const onData = vi.fn();
diff --git a/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/services.ts b/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/services.ts
index 052a41db..39d0b0f5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/services.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/plugins/runtime/services.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type {
   PluginConfigGateway,
   PluginEventGateway,
   PluginProjectStructureQuery,
+  PluginWorkspaceExecInput as HostPluginWorkspaceExecInput,
   PluginTaskGateway,
   PluginToolchainGateway,
   PluginWorkspaceGateway,
@@ -52,6 +53,31 @@ export interface WorkspaceService {
   stat(path: string, projectId?: string): Promise<WorkspaceStat>;
   watch(path: string, handler: WorkspaceWatchHandler, projectId?: string): Promise<WorkspaceWatch>;
   queryStructure(query?: WorkspaceStructureQuery): Promise<ProjectStructure>;
+  /** Runs one manifest-allowlisted binary directly, without a visible task. */
+  execTool(request: WorkspaceExecToolRequest): Promise<WorkspaceExecToolResult>;
+}
+
+export interface WorkspaceExecToolRequest {
+  projectId?: string;
+  command: string;
+  args?: string[];
+  cwd?: string;
+  env?: Record<string, string>;
+  timeoutMs?: number;
+  maxStdoutBytes?: number;
+  maxStderrBytes?: number;
+  stdin?: string;
+}
+
+export interface WorkspaceExecToolResult {
+  exitCode: number | null;
+  signal?: string;
+  timedOut: boolean;
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+  stdoutTruncated: boolean;
+  stderrTruncated: boolean;
+  durationMs: number;
 }
 
 export interface WorkspaceResolvedPath {
@@ -651,6 +677,33 @@ export function createPluginServices(
       };
       return gateways.pluginWorkspace.queryProjectStructure(input);
     },
+    async execTool(request) {
+      if (!scope.pluginId) throw new Error("pluginId is required for workspace.execTool");
+      const project = await requireProject(request.projectId);
+      const input: HostPluginWorkspaceExecInput = {
+        pluginId: scope.pluginId,
+        projectId: project.id,
+        command: request.command,
+        args: request.args,
+        cwd: request.cwd,
+        env: request.env,
+        timeoutMs: request.timeoutMs,
+        maxStdoutBytes: request.maxStdoutBytes,
+        maxStderrBytes: request.maxStderrBytes,
+        stdin: request.stdin,
+      };
+      const result = await gateways.pluginWorkspace.execTool(input);
+      return {
+        exitCode: result.exitCode,
+        ...(result.signal ? { signal: result.signal } : {}),
+        timedOut: result.timedOut,
+        stdout: result.stdout,
+        stderr: result.stderr,
+        stdoutTruncated: result.stdoutTruncated,
+        stderrTruncated: result.stderrTruncated,
+        durationMs: result.durationMs,
+      };
+    },
   };
 
   async function listTasks(projectId?: string): Promise<BackgroundTaskStatus[]> {
diff --git a/frontend/src/ports/index.ts b/frontend/src/ports/index.ts
index d736a6ad..31a26388 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ports/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ports/index.ts
@@ -1746,6 +1746,30 @@ export interface PluginProjectStructureQuery {
   maxEntries?: number;
 }
 
+export interface PluginWorkspaceExecInput {
+  pluginId: string;
+  projectId: string;
+  command: string;
+  args?: string[];
+  cwd?: string;
+  env?: Record<string, string>;
+  stdin?: string;
+  timeoutMs?: number;
+  maxStdoutBytes?: number;
+  maxStderrBytes?: number;
+}
+
+export interface PluginWorkspaceExecResult {
+  exitCode: number | null;
+  signal: string | null;
+  timedOut: boolean;
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+  stdoutTruncated: boolean;
+  stderrTruncated: boolean;
+  durationMs: number;
+}
+
 export interface PluginWorkspaceGateway {
   readText(input: PluginWorkspacePathInput): Promise<PluginWorkspaceTextFile>;
   readBinary(input: PluginWorkspacePathInput): Promise<PluginWorkspaceBinaryFile>;
@@ -1754,6 +1778,7 @@ export interface PluginWorkspaceGateway {
   listDir(input: PluginWorkspacePathInput): Promise<PluginWorkspaceDirectoryListing>;
   stat(input: PluginWorkspacePathInput): Promise<PluginWorkspaceStat>;
   queryProjectStructure(input: PluginProjectStructureQuery): Promise<PluginProjectStructure>;
+  execTool(input: PluginWorkspaceExecInput): Promise<PluginWorkspaceExecResult>;
 }
 
 export interface PluginRunCommandInput {
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/ui/Tabs.tsx b/frontend/src/shared/ui/Tabs.tsx
index 3615d202..7b37cf40 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/ui/Tabs.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/ui/Tabs.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
 import { cn } from "../lib/cn";
 import { IconButton } from "./IconButton";
-import type { CSSProperties, ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import type { CSSProperties, DragEvent, KeyboardEvent, ReactNode } from "react";
 import { useI18n } from "@/i18n";
 
 interface ThemedTabStyle extends CSSProperties {
@@ -37,17 +38,53 @@ export interface TabsProps {
   onSelect: (id: string) => void;
   /** When provided, each tab shows a close (×) control. */
   onClose?: (id: string) => void;
+  /** When provided, tabs can be reordered with drag-and-drop or Alt+Arrow. */
+  onReorder?: (orderedIds: string[]) => void;
   className?: string;
 }
 
 /** A themed tab strip with selection and optional per-tab close. */
-export function Tabs({ items, value, onSelect, onClose, className }: TabsProps) {
+export function Tabs({ items, value, onSelect, onClose, onReorder, className }: TabsProps) {
   const { tr } = useI18n();
+  const [draggedId, setDraggedId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [announcement, setAnnouncement] = useState("");
+
+  const reorder = (id: string, targetId: string, after: boolean) => {
+    if (!onReorder || id === targetId) return;
+    const orderedIds = items.map((item) => item.id).filter((itemId) => itemId !== id);
+    const targetIndex = orderedIds.indexOf(targetId);
+    if (targetIndex < 0) return;
+    orderedIds.splice(targetIndex + (after ? 1 : 0), 0, id);
+    if (orderedIds.every((itemId, index) => itemId === items[index]?.id)) return;
+    onReorder(orderedIds);
+    const moved = items.find((item) => item.id === id)?.label ?? id;
+    setAnnouncement(tr(`${moved} déplacé.`, `${moved} moved.`));
+  };
+
+  const handleDrop = (event: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>, targetId: string) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    const id = draggedId ?? event.dataTransfer.getData("text/plain");
+    const rect = event.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
+    reorder(id, targetId, rect.width > 0 && event.clientX >= rect.left + rect.width / 2);
+    setDraggedId(null);
+  };
+
+  const handleKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLButtonElement>, id: string) => {
+    if (!onReorder || !event.altKey || (event.key !== "ArrowLeft" && event.key !== "ArrowRight")) return;
+    const index = items.findIndex((item) => item.id === id);
+    const targetIndex = index + (event.key === "ArrowLeft" ? -1 : 1);
+    const target = items[targetIndex];
+    if (!target) return;
+    event.preventDefault();
+    reorder(id, target.id, event.key === "ArrowRight");
+  };
+
   return (
     <div
       role="tablist"
       className={cn("flex flex-wrap items-stretch gap-1", className)}
     >
+      <span aria-live="polite" className="sr-only">{announcement}</span>
       {items.map((tab) => {
         const active = tab.id === value;
         const themedStyle: ThemedTabStyle | undefined = tab.themeColor
@@ -62,9 +99,25 @@ export function Tabs({ items, value, onSelect, onClose, className }: TabsProps)
         return (
           <div
             key={tab.id}
+            draggable={Boolean(onReorder)}
+            onDragStart={(event) => {
+              if (!onReorder) return;
+              setDraggedId(tab.id);
+              event.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = "move";
+              event.dataTransfer.setData("text/plain", tab.id);
+            }}
+            onDragOver={(event) => {
+              if (!onReorder) return;
+              event.preventDefault();
+              event.dataTransfer.dropEffect = "move";
+            }}
+            onDrop={(event) => handleDrop(event, tab.id)}
+            onDragEnd={() => setDraggedId(null)}
             style={themedStyle}
             className={cn(
               "group flex items-center gap-1 rounded-md border px-1 transition-colors",
+              onReorder && "cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing",
+              draggedId === tab.id && "opacity-60",
               active
                 ? cn(
                     "border-border-strong",
@@ -83,6 +136,8 @@ export function Tabs({ items, value, onSelect, onClose, className }: TabsProps)
               role="tab"
               aria-selected={active}
               onClick={() => onSelect(tab.id)}
+              onKeyDown={(event) => handleKeyDown(event, tab.id)}
+              aria-keyshortcuts={onReorder ? "Alt+ArrowLeft Alt+ArrowRight" : undefined}
               className={cn(
                 "flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 text-sm focus-visible:outline-none",
                 active ? "font-semibold text-content" : "text-muted hover:text-content",
@@ -96,6 +151,8 @@ export function Tabs({ items, value, onSelect, onClose, className }: TabsProps)
                 size="sm"
                 aria-label={tr(`fermer ${tab.label}`, `close ${tab.label}`)}
                 onClick={() => onClose(tab.id)}
+                draggable={false}
+                onDragStart={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
                 className="opacity-60 group-hover:opacity-100"
               >
                 ×
diff --git a/sdk/IdeaSDK b/sdk/IdeaSDK
index 720cd539..8ff0f475 160000
--- a/sdk/IdeaSDK
+++ b/sdk/IdeaSDK
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 720cd539247aa4e6b93b4d0675afd0146301e0dc
+Subproject commit 8ff0f475dedc406f52abbb2be36101b3b0bd0d95