diff --git a/packages/tui/src/app.tsx b/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
index c4221ee5b7..0a81682d30 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import { DialogThemeList } from "./component/dialog-theme-list"
 import { DialogHelp } from "./ui/dialog-help"
 import { DialogAgent } from "./component/dialog-agent"
 import { DialogSessionList } from "./component/dialog-session-list"
+import { DialogProject } from "./component/dialog-project"
 import { SessionTabs } from "./component/session-tabs"
 import { ThemeErrorToast } from "./component/theme-error-toast"
 import { ThemeProvider, useTheme, useThemes } from "./context/theme"
@@ -648,6 +649,15 @@ function App(props: { pair?: DialogPairCredentials }) {
           dialog.clear()
         },
       },
+      {
+        name: "project.switch",
+        title: "Switch project",
+        category: "Session",
+        slash: { name: "projects", aliases: ["project"] },
+        run: () => {
+          dialog.replace(() => <DialogProject />)
+        },
+      },
       ...Array.from({ length: 9 }, (_, i) => ({
         name: `session.quick_switch.${i + 1}`,
         title: `Switch to session in quick slot ${i + 1}`,
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-project.tsx b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-project.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6bf40f8ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-project.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import path from "path"
+import { createMemo, createResource } from "solid-js"
+import { DialogSelect } from "../ui/dialog-select"
+import { useDialog } from "../ui/dialog"
+import { useClient } from "../context/client"
+import { useData } from "../context/data"
+import { useRoute } from "../context/route"
+import { useToast } from "../ui/toast"
+import { abbreviateHome } from "../runtime"
+import { useTuiPaths } from "../context/runtime"
+import { errorMessage } from "../util/error"
+
+export function DialogProject() {
+  const dialog = useDialog()
+  const client = useClient()
+  const data = useData()
+  const route = useRoute()
+  const toast = useToast()
+  const paths = useTuiPaths()
+
+  const [projects] = createResource(() => client.api.project.list())
+  const current = createMemo(() => data.location.info()?.project.directory ?? data.location.default().directory)
+
+  const options = createMemo(() => {
+    const list = [...(projects() ?? [])]
+    list.sort((a, b) => {
+      if (a.worktree === current()) return -1
+      if (b.worktree === current()) return 1
+      return (b.time.initialized ?? 0) - (a.time.initialized ?? 0)
+    })
+    return list
+      .filter((project) => project.worktree !== "/")
+      .filter((project, index, all) => all.findIndex((other) => other.worktree === project.worktree) === index)
+      .map((project) => ({
+        title: project.name ?? path.basename(project.worktree),
+        description: abbreviateHome(project.worktree, paths.home),
+        value: project.worktree,
+        category: project.worktree === current() ? "Current" : "Projects",
+      }))
+  })
+
+  return (
+    <DialogSelect
+      title="Switch project"
+      placeholder="Search projects…"
+      options={options()}
+      current={current()}
+      emptyView={
+        <box paddingLeft={4} paddingRight={4} paddingTop={1}>
+          <text>{projects.loading ? "Loading projects…" : "No projects found"}</text>
+        </box>
+      }
+      onSelect={(option) => {
+        dialog.clear()
+        if (option.value === current()) return
+        void data.location
+          .setDefault(option.value)
+          .then(() => route.navigate({ type: "home" }))
+          .catch((error) =>
+            toast.show({ variant: "error", title: "Failed to switch project", message: errorMessage(error) }),
+          )
+      }}
+    />
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/context/data.tsx b/packages/tui/src/context/data.tsx
index 384fd3499c..e2b346ebdb 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/context/data.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/context/data.tsx
@@ -1116,6 +1116,12 @@ export const { use: useData, provider: DataProvider } = createSimpleContext({
         default() {
           return defaultLocation()
         },
+        // Repoints the whole TUI at another project directory, like a shell `cd`.
+        // The follow-up default sync lets the server canonicalize the directory.
+        async setDefault(directory: string) {
+          setDefaultLocation({ directory })
+          await result.location.sync()
+        },
         async sync(ref?: LocationRef) {
           const current = ref ?? defaultLocation()
           await sync.run(`location:${locationKey(current)}`, async () => {
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/home/footer.tsx b/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/home/footer.tsx
index 15cf984182..bb870e3812 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/home/footer.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/home/footer.tsx
@@ -3,15 +3,26 @@ import { createMemo, Match, Show, Switch } from "solid-js"
 import { useTerminalDimensions } from "@opentui/solid"
 import { FilePath } from "../../ui/file-path"
 import { stringWidth } from "../../util/string-width"
+import { createTypewriter } from "../../ui/typewriter"
 
 function Directory(props: { context: Plugin.Context; maxWidth: number }) {
   const directory = createMemo(() =>
     props.context.location ? props.context.ui.format.path(props.context.location.directory) : undefined,
   )
+  const typed = createTypewriter(directory)
 
   return (
-    <Show when={directory()}>
-      {(value) => <FilePath value={value()} maxWidth={props.maxWidth} fg={props.context.theme.text.subdued} />}
+    <Show when={typed.text !== undefined}>
+      <box flexDirection="row" flexShrink={1}>
+        <FilePath
+          value={typed.text ?? ""}
+          maxWidth={props.maxWidth}
+          fg={typed.active ? props.context.theme.text.default : props.context.theme.text.subdued}
+        />
+        <Show when={typed.active}>
+          <text fg={props.context.theme.text.default}>│</text>
+        </Show>
+      </box>
     </Show>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/sidebar/footer.tsx b/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/sidebar/footer.tsx
index c233a47848..67e1b21d01 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/sidebar/footer.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/sidebar/footer.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
 import { Plugin } from "@opencode-ai/plugin/tui"
 import { createMemo, Show } from "solid-js"
 import { FilePath } from "../../ui/file-path"
+import { createTypewriter } from "../../ui/typewriter"
 
 function View(props: { context: Plugin.Context }) {
   const directory = createMemo(() =>
     props.context.location ? props.context.ui.format.path(props.context.location.directory) : undefined,
   )
+  const typed = createTypewriter(directory)
   return (
-    <Show when={directory()}>
-      {(value) => <FilePath value={value()} maxWidth={38} fg={props.context.theme.text.subdued} />}
+    <Show when={typed.text !== undefined}>
+      <box flexDirection="row" flexShrink={1}>
+        <FilePath
+          value={typed.text ?? ""}
+          maxWidth={38}
+          fg={typed.active ? props.context.theme.text.default : props.context.theme.text.subdued}
+        />
+        <Show when={typed.active}>
+          <text fg={props.context.theme.text.default}>│</text>
+        </Show>
+      </box>
     </Show>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/ui/typewriter.ts b/packages/tui/src/ui/typewriter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51a1d318c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/ui/typewriter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { createEffect, on, onCleanup } from "solid-js"
+import { createStore } from "solid-js/store"
+import { useConfig } from "../config"
+
+// Retypes a string like a typewriter whenever the source changes. The initial
+// value renders immediately; only subsequent changes animate. While `active`,
+// callers should render a cursor and a brighter style, then settle back down.
+export function createTypewriter(source: () => string | undefined) {
+  const config = useConfig().data
+  const [store, setStore] = createStore({
+    text: source(),
+    active: false,
+  })
+  createEffect(
+    on(
+      source,
+      (text) => {
+        if (text === undefined || !(config.animations ?? true)) {
+          setStore({ text, active: false })
+          return
+        }
+        const timeouts: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>[] = []
+        setStore({ text: "", active: true })
+        let i = 0
+        const type = () => {
+          if (i < text.length) {
+            i++
+            setStore("text", text.slice(0, i))
+            timeouts.push(setTimeout(type, Math.random() < 0.1 ? 40 + Math.random() * 40 : 8 + Math.random() * 18))
+            return
+          }
+          timeouts.push(setTimeout(() => setStore("active", false), 1200))
+        }
+        timeouts.push(setTimeout(type, 120))
+        onCleanup(() => timeouts.forEach(clearTimeout))
+      },
+      { defer: true },
+    ),
+  )
+  return store
+}