diff --git a/links/search_urls.py b/links/search_urls.py
index 8f6fde6..0fa14d4 100644
--- a/links/search_urls.py
+++ b/links/search_urls.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.urls import path
-from .search_views import SearchReactView, search, search_aliases, search_api_v2, search_vector_api
+from .search_views import SearchReactView, search, search_aliases, search_api_v2, search_vector_api, search_palette
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', SearchReactView.as_view(), name='search_main'),
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('api/v2/', search_api_v2, name='search_api_v2'),
     path('api/vector/', search_vector_api, name='search_vector_api'),
     path('aliases/', search_aliases, name='search_aliases'),
+    path('palette/', search_palette, name='search_palette'),
 ]
diff --git a/links/search_views.py b/links/search_views.py
index 9533960..23e1ed7 100644
--- a/links/search_views.py
+++ b/links/search_views.py
@@ -283,5 +283,59 @@ def search_aliases(request):
             continue
     return JsonResponse(results, safe=False)
 
+def search_palette(request):
+    """Command-palette search: grouped results across links / pages / posts.
+
+    Called by the ⌘K palette overlay (rendered in base.html). Empty query
+    returns the most recently updated links as the default view.
+    """
+    query = request.GET.get('q', '').strip()
+    result = {'links': [], 'pages': [], 'posts': []}
+
+    if query:
+        links = Link.objects.filter(
+            Q(alias__icontains=query)
+            | Q(original_url__icontains=query)
+            | Q(description__icontains=query)
+            | Q(text__icontains=query)
+            | Q(tags__name__icontains=query)
+        ).distinct().order_by('-updated_at')[:6]
+        pages = Page.objects.filter(
+            Q(title__icontains=query) | Q(url__icontains=query) | Q(summary__icontains=query)
+        ).order_by('-updated_at')[:4]
+        posts = Post.objects.filter(
+            Q(title__icontains=query) | Q(summary__icontains=query)
+        ).order_by('-created_at')[:4]
+    else:
+        links = Link.objects.order_by('-updated_at')[:6]
+        pages = []
+        posts = []
+
+    for link in links:
+        result['links'].append({
+            'alias': link.alias,
+            'url': request.build_absolute_uri(f'/{link.alias}/'),
+            'id': link.id,
+            'link_type': link.link_type,
+            'detail_url': reverse('link_detail', args=[link.id]),
+            'edit_url': reverse('link_update', args=[link.id]),
+            'description': (link.description or '')[:140],
+            'original_url': (link.original_url or '')[:140],
+        })
+    for page in pages:
+        result['pages'].append({
+            'title': page.title or page.url,
+            'url': reverse('page-detail', args=[page.pk]),
+            'edit_url': reverse('page-update', args=[page.pk]),
+            'original_url': (page.url or '')[:140],
+        })
+    for post in posts:
+        result['posts'].append({
+            'title': post.title,
+            'url': reverse('post-detail', args=[post.pk]),
+            'edit_url': reverse('post-update', args=[post.pk]),
+        })
+    return JsonResponse(result)
+
 class SearchReactView(TemplateView):
     template_name = 'links/search_react.html'
diff --git a/links/templates/links/link_list.html b/links/templates/links/link_list.html
index a021d2c..22b4a5a 100644
--- a/links/templates/links/link_list.html
+++ b/links/templates/links/link_list.html
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@
     .app-chip, .post-row, .fan-card, .fan-card img, .fan-card-frame, .fan-lightbox { transition: none !important; animation: none !important; }
   }
 
-  /* ---------- Hero (compact: search + stats share one row on desktop) ---------- */
+  /* ---------- Hero (compact: search + stats stack vertically) ---------- */
   .apple-hero {
     position: relative;
     text-align: center;
     padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vh, 2.5rem) 1rem clamp(1.25rem, 3vh, 1.75rem);
   }
   @media (min-width: 768px) {
-    .apple-hero { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2.25rem; text-align: left; }
+    .apple-hero { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 0.9rem; text-align: center; }
   }
   .hero-glow {
     position: absolute;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
   /* ---------- Hero search (frosted glass pill) ---------- */
   .hero-search { position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 44rem; margin: 0 auto; text-align: left; }
   @media (min-width: 768px) {
-    .hero-search { flex: 1 1 auto; margin: 0; }
+    .hero-search { flex: none; margin: 0 auto; }
   }
   /* Must stack above .hero-stats (which shares the same z-index: 1 from the
      ">*:not(.hero-glow)" rule above) so the search results dropdown never
@@ -115,8 +115,17 @@
     position: absolute; left: 1.4rem; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
     width: 1.25rem; height: 1.25rem; color: var(--apple-gray); pointer-events: none;
   }
+  .hero-search-kbd {
+    position: absolute; right: 0.95rem; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
+    font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; color: #86868b;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06); border-radius: 7px;
+    padding: 0.2rem 0.55rem; pointer-events: none;
+  }
+  @media (max-width: 640px) {
+    .hero-search-kbd { display: none; }
+  }
   .hero-search input {
-    width: 100%; height: 3.4rem; padding: 0 1.6rem 0 3.5rem;
+    width: 100%; height: 3.4rem; padding: 0 4.2rem 0 3.5rem;
     font-size: 1.08rem; color: var(--apple-text);
     background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
     -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%);
@@ -159,15 +168,15 @@
   .search-result-item .chev { width: 0.85rem; height: 0.85rem; color: #c7c7cc; flex: none; }
   .search-empty { padding: 1.1rem; color: var(--apple-gray); text-align: center; font-size: 0.95rem; }
 
-  /* ---------- Hero stats ---------- */
-  .hero-stats { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.1rem; }
+  /* ---------- Hero stats (inline, below the search pill) ---------- */
+  .hero-stats { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 1.1rem; margin-top: 0.55rem; }
   @media (min-width: 768px) {
-    .hero-stats { margin-top: 0; flex: none; padding-right: 0.35rem; }
+    .hero-stats { margin-top: 0.35rem; }
   }
-  .hero-stat { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 0.1rem; }
-  .hero-stat-number { font-size: 1.35rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
-  .hero-stat-label { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--apple-gray); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.09em; font-weight: 500; }
-  .hero-stat-divider { width: 1px; height: 2rem; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10); }
+  .hero-stat { display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: baseline; gap: 0.4rem; }
+  .hero-stat-number { font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
+  .hero-stat-label { font-size: 0.68rem; color: var(--apple-gray); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.09em; font-weight: 500; }
+  .hero-stat-divider { width: 1px; height: 1.1rem; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10); }
 
   /* ---------- Sections, cards, buttons ---------- */
   .home-section { margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vh, 2.5rem); }
@@ -589,10 +598,25 @@
   /* Random image helpers — defined in <head> because inline onerror/onclick
      handlers on the <img> elements can fire while the body is still parsing.
      The random-image API picks from random subfolders and can 404 occasionally;
-     retry with a fresh cache-buster a couple of times before giving up. */
+     retry with a fresh cache-buster a couple of times, then fall back to an
+     elegant gradient placeholder instead of the browser's broken-image icon. */
+  const FALLBACK_IMG = 'data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,' + encodeURIComponent(
+    '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="600" height="800" viewBox="0 0 600 800">' +
+    '<defs><linearGradient id="g" x1="0" y1="0" x2="1" y2="1">' +
+    '<stop offset="0" stop-color="#f2f2f7"/><stop offset="1" stop-color="#e3e3e8"/></linearGradient></defs>' +
+    '<rect width="600" height="800" fill="url(#g)"/>' +
+    '<g stroke="#c7c7cc" stroke-width="5" fill="none" stroke-linejoin="round" transform="translate(300 380)">' +
+    '<circle cx="0" cy="8" r="42"/>' +
+    '<path d="M-24 -6 L-12 -6 L-6 -16 L20 -16 L26 -6 L30 -6 L30 22 L-24 22 Z"/>' +
+    '<circle cx="-8" cy="2" r="4" fill="#c7c7cc" stroke="none"/></g></svg>'
+  );
+
   window.handleRandomImageError = function (img) {
     const retries = parseInt(img.dataset.retries || '0', 10);
-    if (retries >= 2) return;
+    if (retries >= 2) {
+      img.src = FALLBACK_IMG;
+      return;
+    }
     img.dataset.retries = String(retries + 1);
     setTimeout(() => window.refreshRandomImage(img), 400 * (retries + 1));
   };
@@ -654,6 +678,7 @@
         aria-controls="main-search-results"
         aria-autocomplete="list"
       >
+      <kbd class="hero-search-kbd" aria-hidden="true">⌘K</kbd>
       <div id="main-search-results" class="search-results" role="listbox" aria-label="{% trans 'Matching aliases' %}" hidden></div>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index ded2a91..a926266 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -87,6 +87,105 @@
             -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
             overflow: hidden;
         }
+
+        /* ===================== ⌘K command palette ===================== */
+        .palette-overlay {
+            position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 1000;
+            display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: center;
+            padding: min(12vh, 6rem) 1rem 2rem;
+            background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.38);
+            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px); backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
+            animation: palette-fade 0.18s ease;
+        }
+        .palette-overlay[hidden] { display: none; }
+        .palette {
+            width: 100%; max-width: 36rem;
+            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
+            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(24px) saturate(180%); backdrop-filter: blur(24px) saturate(180%);
+            border-radius: 22px;
+            box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
+            overflow: hidden;
+            animation: palette-pop 0.22s cubic-bezier(0.28, 0.11, 0.32, 1);
+        }
+        .palette-search {
+            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem;
+            padding: 1rem 1.25rem; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+        }
+        .palette-search > svg { width: 1.15rem; height: 1.15rem; color: #86868b; flex: none; }
+        .palette-search input {
+            flex: 1; min-width: 0; border: none; outline: none;
+            font-size: 1.1rem; color: #1d1d1f; background: transparent;
+        }
+        .palette-search input::placeholder { color: #86868b; }
+        .palette-search kbd {
+            font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.72rem; color: #86868b;
+            background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06); border-radius: 6px;
+            padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem; flex: none;
+        }
+        .palette-results { max-height: min(60vh, 30rem); overflow-y: auto; padding: 0.5rem; }
+        .palette-group-title {
+            font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase;
+            letter-spacing: 0.09em; color: #86868b;
+            padding: 0.7rem 0.9rem 0.3rem;
+        }
+        .palette-item {
+            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.85rem;
+            padding: 0.7rem 0.9rem; border-radius: 14px; cursor: pointer;
+        }
+        .palette-item.active { background: rgba(0, 113, 227, 0.09); }
+        .palette-item-main { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
+        .palette-item-title { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; min-width: 0; }
+        .palette-item-title a {
+            font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.98rem; color: #1d1d1f; text-decoration: none;
+            overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
+        }
+        .palette-item-title a:hover { color: #0071e3; }
+        .palette-item-sub {
+            font-size: 0.8rem; color: #86868b;
+            overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
+        }
+        .palette-item mark {
+            background: rgba(0, 113, 227, 0.14); color: #0071e3;
+            border-radius: 4px; padding: 0 1px;
+        }
+        .palette-badge {
+            font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 600; padding: 0.15rem 0.55rem;
+            border-radius: 980px; flex: none; white-space: nowrap;
+        }
+        .palette-badge.link { background: rgba(0, 113, 227, 0.10); color: #0071e3; }
+        .palette-badge.action, .palette-badge.template { background: rgba(191, 90, 242, 0.12); color: #8944ab; }
+        .palette-badge.custom { background: rgba(48, 209, 88, 0.15); color: #1e7b34; }
+        .palette-item-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.15rem; flex: none; }
+        .palette-item-actions a {
+            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+            width: 34px; height: 34px; border-radius: 50%;
+            color: #8e8e93; text-decoration: none;
+            transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
+        }
+        .palette-item-actions a:hover { background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); }
+        .palette-item-actions a.blue:hover { color: #0071e3; }
+        .palette-item-actions a.green:hover { color: #1e7b34; }
+        .palette-item-actions svg { width: 1.05rem; height: 1.05rem; }
+        .palette-empty { padding: 2rem 1rem; text-align: center; color: #86868b; font-size: 0.92rem; }
+        .palette-footer {
+            display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 1.1rem;
+            padding: 0.6rem 1rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
+            font-size: 0.72rem; color: #86868b;
+        }
+        .palette-footer kbd {
+            font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.7rem;
+            background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06); border-radius: 5px;
+            padding: 0.1rem 0.4rem;
+        }
+        @keyframes palette-fade { from { opacity: 0; } to { opacity: 1; } }
+        @keyframes palette-pop {
+            from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-10px) scale(0.98); }
+            to   { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
+        }
+        @media (max-width: 640px) {
+            .palette-overlay { padding-top: 4rem; align-items: flex-start; }
+            .palette-footer { display: none; }
+        }
     </style>
     {{ form.media }}
     {% block extra_css %}{% endblock %}
@@ -94,13 +193,17 @@
     <script src="{% static 'js/common.js' %}"></script>
 </head>
 <body class="bg-gray-100">
-    <nav id="main-nav" class="p-4 fixed w-full top-0 z-50 nav-visible" style="background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%); backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);">
+    <nav id="main-nav" class="bg-custom-blue text-white p-4 fixed w-full top-0 z-50 nav-visible">
         <div class="container mx-auto flex justify-between items-center">
-            <a href="{% url 'link_list' %}" class="text-xl font-bold" style="color: #1d1d1f;">{% trans "GoLinks" %}</a>
+            <a href="{% url 'link_list' %}" class="text-xl font-bold">{% trans "GoLinks" %}</a>
             <div class="flex items-center space-x-4">
+                <!-- ⌘K search trigger -->
+                <button id="palette-trigger" class="flex items-center text-white hover:text-gray-200" aria-label="{% trans 'Search' %} (⌘K)" title="{% trans 'Search' %} (⌘K)">
+                    <i class="fas fa-search"></i>
+                </button>
                 <!-- "Menus" 下拉菜单 -->
                 <div class="relative group">
-                    <button id="more-menu-button" class="flex items-center" style="color: #1d1d1f;">
+                    <button id="more-menu-button" class="flex items-center text-white hover:text-gray-200">
                         <i class="fas fa-bars mr-2"></i>
                         {% trans "Menu" %}
                     </button>
@@ -260,7 +363,7 @@
                 </div>
                 <!-- 语言选择器 -->
                 <div class="relative">
-                    <button id="language-selector-button" class="flex items-center" style="color: #1d1d1f;">
+                    <button id="language-selector-button" class="flex items-center text-white hover:text-gray-200">
                         <i class="fas fa-globe mr-2"></i>
                         {% get_current_language as LANGUAGE_CODE %}
                         {% get_language_info for LANGUAGE_CODE as current_language %}
@@ -330,6 +433,213 @@
         });
     </script>
     {% block extra_js %}{% endblock %}
+
+    <!-- ===================== ⌘K command palette ===================== -->
+    <div id="palette-overlay" class="palette-overlay" hidden>
+        <div class="palette" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-label="{% trans 'Search' %}">
+            <div class="palette-search">
+                <svg fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="2" aria-hidden="true"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M21 21l-4.35-4.35M11 19a8 8 0 100-16 8 8 0 000 16z"/></svg>
+                <input id="palette-input" type="search" placeholder="{% trans 'Search links, pages, posts…' %}" autocomplete="off" role="combobox" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="palette-results">
+                <kbd>esc</kbd>
+            </div>
+            <div id="palette-results" class="palette-results" role="listbox"></div>
+            <div class="palette-footer">
+                <span><kbd>↑↓</kbd> navigate</span>
+                <span><kbd>↵</kbd> open</span>
+                <span><kbd>→</kbd> details</span>
+                <span><kbd>e</kbd> edit</span>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <script>
+    (function () {
+        'use strict';
+        var overlay = document.getElementById('palette-overlay');
+        var input = document.getElementById('palette-input');
+        var results = document.getElementById('palette-results');
+        var trigger = document.getElementById('palette-trigger');
+        if (!overlay || !input || !results) return;
+
+        var items = [];   // flat list of { el, primary, detail, edit, isLink }
+        var focus = -1;
+
+        var escapeHtml = function (s) {
+            return String(s || '').replace(/[&<>"']/g, function (c) {
+                return { '&': '&amp;', '<': '&lt;', '>': '&gt;', '"': '&quot;', "'": '&#39;' }[c];
+            });
+        };
+        var escapeRegExp = function (s) {
+            return String(s).replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+        };
+        function highlight(text, query) {
+            var safe = escapeHtml(text);
+            if (!query) return safe;
+            try {
+                return safe.replace(new RegExp('(' + escapeRegExp(escapeHtml(query)) + ')', 'gi'), '<mark>$1</mark>');
+            } catch (e) { return safe; }
+        }
+        function badgeFor(item) {
+            var cls = 'palette-badge link', label = 'Link';
+            if (item.original_url && item.original_url.indexOf('{') > -1 && item.original_url.indexOf('}') > -1) { cls = 'palette-badge template'; label = 'Template'; }
+            else if (item.link_type === 'ACTION') { cls = 'palette-badge action'; label = 'Action'; }
+            else if (item.link_type === 'CUSTOM') { cls = 'palette-badge custom'; label = 'Custom'; }
+            return '<span class="' + cls + '">' + label + '</span>';
+        }
+        var eyeSvg = '<svg fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M15 12a3 3 0 11-6 0 3 3 0 016 0z" /><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M2.458 12C3.732 7.943 7.523 5 12 5c4.478 0 8.268 2.943 9.542 7-1.274 4.057-5.064 7-9.542 7-4.477 0-8.268-2.943-9.542-7z" /></svg>';
+        var pencilSvg = '<svg fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M11 5H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v11a2 2 0 002 2h11a2 2 0 002-2v-5m-1.414-9.414a2 2 0 112.828 2.828L11.828 15H9v-2.828l8.586-8.586z"/></svg>';
+
+        function iconLink(href, cls, svg, label) {
+            var a = document.createElement('a');
+            a.href = href;
+            a.className = cls;
+            a.title = label;
+            a.setAttribute('aria-label', label);
+            a.innerHTML = svg;
+            return a;
+        }
+
+        function renderGroup(title, list, renderFn, q) {
+            if (!list || !list.length) return;
+            var gt = document.createElement('div');
+            gt.className = 'palette-group-title';
+            gt.textContent = title;
+            results.appendChild(gt);
+            list.forEach(function (item) { renderFn(item, q); });
+        }
+
+        function addRow(mainInnerHtml, subText, actions, entry) {
+            var row = document.createElement('div');
+            row.className = 'palette-item';
+            row.setAttribute('role', 'option');
+
+            var main = document.createElement('div');
+            main.className = 'palette-item-main';
+            main.innerHTML = mainInnerHtml;
+            if (subText) {
+                var sub = document.createElement('div');
+                sub.className = 'palette-item-sub';
+                sub.textContent = subText;
+                main.appendChild(sub);
+            }
+            row.appendChild(main);
+
+            var acts = document.createElement('div');
+            acts.className = 'palette-item-actions';
+            acts.appendChild(iconLink(entry.detail, 'blue', eyeSvg, 'Details'));
+            acts.appendChild(iconLink(entry.edit, 'green', pencilSvg, 'Edit'));
+            row.appendChild(acts);
+
+            row.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
+                if (e.target.closest('a')) return;   // let links/actions handle it
+                window.location.href = entry.detail;
+            });
+            results.appendChild(row);
+            items.push({ el: row, primary: entry.primary, detail: entry.detail, edit: entry.edit, isLink: entry.isLink });
+        }
+
+        function render(data, q) {
+            results.innerHTML = '';
+            items = [];
+            focus = -1;
+            if (!data) return;
+
+            renderGroup('Links', data.links, function (item) {
+                var inner = '<div class="palette-item-title"><a href="' + escapeHtml(item.url) + '" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">' +
+                    highlight(item.alias, q) + '</a>' + badgeFor(item) + '</div>';
+                addRow(inner, item.original_url || item.description, null,
+                    { primary: item.url, detail: item.detail_url, edit: item.edit_url, isLink: true });
+            }, q);
+
+            renderGroup('Pages', data.pages, function (item) {
+                var inner = '<div class="palette-item-title"><a href="' + escapeHtml(item.url) + '">' + highlight(item.title, q) + '</a></div>';
+                addRow(inner, item.original_url, null,
+                    { primary: item.url, detail: item.url, edit: item.edit_url, isLink: false });
+            }, q);
+
+            renderGroup('Posts', data.posts, function (item) {
+                var inner = '<div class="palette-item-title"><a href="' + escapeHtml(item.url) + '">' + highlight(item.title, q) + '</a></div>';
+                addRow(inner, null, null,
+                    { primary: item.url, detail: item.url, edit: item.edit_url, isLink: false });
+            }, q);
+
+            if (!items.length) {
+                var empty = document.createElement('div');
+                empty.className = 'palette-empty';
+                empty.textContent = '{% trans "No results found" %}';
+                results.appendChild(empty);
+            }
+            input.setAttribute('aria-expanded', items.length ? 'true' : 'false');
+        }
+
+        function fetchPalette(q) {
+            fetch('/search/palette/?q=' + encodeURIComponent(q))
+                .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
+                .then(function (data) { render(data, q); })
+                .catch(function (err) { console.error('Palette search failed:', err); });
+        }
+
+        function setFocus(index) {
+            if (!items.length) return;
+            items.forEach(function (it, i) { it.el.classList.toggle('active', i === index); });
+            focus = index;
+            if (items[focus]) items[focus].el.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest' });
+        }
+        function move(delta) {
+            if (!items.length) return;
+            var next = ((focus + delta) % items.length + items.length) % items.length;
+            setFocus(next);
+        }
+
+        function openPalette() {
+            overlay.hidden = false;
+            input.value = '';
+            fetchPalette('');
+            setTimeout(function () { input.focus(); }, 60);
+        }
+        function closePalette() {
+            overlay.hidden = true;
+        }
+
+        // Triggers: nav button + ⌘K / Ctrl+K everywhere
+        if (trigger) trigger.addEventListener('click', function () { overlay.hidden ? openPalette() : closePalette(); });
+        document.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
+            if ((e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && e.key.toLowerCase() === 'k') {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                overlay.hidden ? openPalette() : closePalette();
+            }
+        });
+
+        // Overlay interactions
+        overlay.addEventListener('click', function (e) { if (e.target === overlay) closePalette(); });
+        input.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
+            if (e.key === 'Escape') { closePalette(); }
+            else if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') { e.preventDefault(); move(1); }
+            else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') { e.preventDefault(); move(-1); }
+            else if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+                if (focus > -1 && items[focus]) {
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                    var it = items[focus];
+                    if (it.isLink) window.open(it.primary, '_blank');
+                    else window.location.href = it.primary;
+                    closePalette();
+                }
+            }
+            else if (e.key === 'ArrowRight') {
+                if (focus > -1 && items[focus]) { e.preventDefault(); window.location.href = items[focus].detail; closePalette(); }
+            }
+            else if ((e.key === 'e' || e.key === 'E') && focus > -1 && items[focus] && !e.metaKey && !e.ctrlKey && !e.altKey) {
+                e.preventDefault(); window.location.href = items[focus].edit; closePalette();
+            }
+        });
+
+        var debounceTimer = null;
+        input.addEventListener('input', function () {
+            clearTimeout(debounceTimer);
+            debounceTimer = setTimeout(function () { fetchPalette(input.value.trim()); }, 200);
+        });
+    })();
+    </script>
+
     {% if BUILD_TIME %}
     <footer class="text-center text-gray-400 text-xs py-3 mt-4 border-t border-gray-100">
         Built at: {{ BUILD_TIME }} with ver: {{ BUILD_VERSION }}
diff --git a/tests/test_search_aliases.py b/tests/test_search_aliases.py
index 6533f38..e7b8bda 100644
--- a/tests/test_search_aliases.py
+++ b/tests/test_search_aliases.py
@@ -105,3 +105,56 @@ def test_search_aliases_no_results(client, db_links):
     resp = client.get(reverse("search_aliases"), {"q": "zzzznothing"})
     assert resp.status_code == 200
     assert resp.json() == []
+
+
+# ---------------- /search/palette/ (⌘K command palette) ----------------
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_palette_groups_links_pages_posts(client, db_links):
+    from links.models import Page, Post
+    Page.objects.create(url="https://github.com/about", title="About GitHub", summary="dev")
+    Post.objects.create(title="Weekly digest", summary="dev roundup", content="body")
+    resp = client.get(reverse("search_palette"), {"q": "github"})
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    data = resp.json()
+    # links group matches alias/url; pages group matches title/url
+    assert any(i["alias"] == "github" for i in data["links"])
+    assert any(i["title"] == "About GitHub" for i in data["pages"])
+    # posts group does not match "github"
+    assert data["posts"] == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_palette_matches_posts(client, db_links):
+    from links.models import Post
+    Post.objects.create(title="Weekly digest", summary="dev roundup", content="body")
+    resp = client.get(reverse("search_palette"), {"q": "digest"})
+    data = resp.json()
+    assert any(i["title"] == "Weekly digest" for i in data["posts"])
+    assert data["posts"][0]["edit_url"].startswith("/ui/posts/")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_palette_link_entry_has_management_fields(client, db_links):
+    resp = client.get(reverse("search_palette"), {"q": "notify"})
+    data = resp.json()
+    item = next(i for i in data["links"] if i["alias"] == "notify")
+    assert item["link_type"] == "ACTION"
+    assert item["detail_url"] == f"/link/{db_links[3].id}/"
+    assert item["edit_url"] == f"/link/{db_links[3].id}/edit/"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_palette_empty_query_returns_recent_links(client, db_links):
+    resp = client.get(reverse("search_palette"))
+    data = resp.json()
+    assert len(data["links"]) >= 4
+    assert data["pages"] == []
+    assert data["posts"] == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_palette_no_results(client, db_links):
+    resp = client.get(reverse("search_palette"), {"q": "zzzznothing"})
+    data = resp.json()
+    assert data == {"links": [], "pages": [], "posts": []}