diff --git a/frontend/app/tab/vtab.tsx b/frontend/app/tab/vtab.tsx
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+// Copyright 2026, Command Line Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { makeIconClass } from "@/util/util";
+import { cn } from "@/util/util";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+
+const RenameFocusDelayMs = 50;
+
+export interface VTabItem {
+    id: string;
+    name: string;
+    indicator?: TabIndicator | null;
+}
+
+interface VTabProps {
+    tab: VTabItem;
+    active: boolean;
+    isDragging: boolean;
+    isReordering: boolean;
+    onSelect: () => void;
+    onClose?: () => void;
+    onRename?: (newName: string) => void;
+    onDragStart: (event: React.DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => void;
+    onDragOver: (event: React.DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => void;
+    onDrop: (event: React.DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => void;
+    onDragEnd: () => void;
+}
+
+export function VTab({
+    tab,
+    active,
+    isDragging,
+    isReordering,
+    onSelect,
+    onClose,
+    onRename,
+    onDragStart,
+    onDragOver,
+    onDrop,
+    onDragEnd,
+}: VTabProps) {
+    const [originalName, setOriginalName] = useState(tab.name);
+    const [isEditable, setIsEditable] = useState(false);
+    const editableRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+    const editableTimeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        setOriginalName(tab.name);
+    }, [tab.name]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        return () => {
+            if (editableTimeoutRef.current) {
+                clearTimeout(editableTimeoutRef.current);
+            }
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    const selectEditableText = useCallback(() => {
+        if (!editableRef.current) {
+            return;
+        }
+        editableRef.current.focus();
+        const range = document.createRange();
+        const selection = window.getSelection();
+        if (!selection) {
+            return;
+        }
+        range.selectNodeContents(editableRef.current);
+        selection.removeAllRanges();
+        selection.addRange(range);
+    }, []);
+
+    const startRename = useCallback(() => {
+        if (onRename == null || isReordering) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (editableTimeoutRef.current) {
+            clearTimeout(editableTimeoutRef.current);
+        }
+        setIsEditable(true);
+        editableTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+            selectEditableText();
+        }, RenameFocusDelayMs);
+    }, [isReordering, onRename, selectEditableText]);
+
+    const handleBlur = () => {
+        if (!editableRef.current) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const newText = editableRef.current.textContent?.trim() || originalName;
+        editableRef.current.textContent = newText;
+        setIsEditable(false);
+        if (newText !== originalName) {
+            onRename?.(newText);
+        }
+    };
+
+    const handleKeyDown: React.KeyboardEventHandler<HTMLDivElement> = (event) => {
+        if (!editableRef.current) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (event.key === "Enter") {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            event.stopPropagation();
+            editableRef.current.blur();
+            return;
+        }
+        if (event.key !== "Escape") {
+            return;
+        }
+        editableRef.current.textContent = originalName;
+        editableRef.current.blur();
+        event.preventDefault();
+        event.stopPropagation();
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <div
+            draggable
+            onClick={onSelect}
+            onDoubleClick={(event) => {
+                event.stopPropagation();
+                startRename();
+            }}
+            onDragStart={onDragStart}
+            onDragOver={onDragOver}
+            onDrop={onDrop}
+            onDragEnd={onDragEnd}
+            className={cn(
+                "group relative flex h-9 w-full cursor-pointer items-center border-b border-border/70 pl-2 text-sm transition-colors select-none",
+                "whitespace-nowrap",
+                active
+                    ? "bg-accent/20 text-primary"
+                    : isReordering
+                      ? "bg-transparent text-secondary"
+                      : "bg-transparent text-secondary hover:bg-hover",
+                isDragging && "opacity-50"
+            )}
+        >
+            {tab.indicator && (
+                <span className="mr-1 shrink-0 text-xs" style={{ color: tab.indicator.color || "#fbbf24" }}>
+                    <i className={makeIconClass(tab.indicator.icon, true, { defaultIcon: "bell" })} />
+                </span>
+            )}
+            <div
+                ref={editableRef}
+                className={cn(
+                    "min-w-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden text-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap transition-[padding-right]",
+                    onClose && !isReordering && "group-hover:pr-[18px]",
+                    isEditable && "rounded-[2px] bg-white/15 outline-none"
+                )}
+                contentEditable={isEditable}
+                role="textbox"
+                aria-label="Tab name"
+                aria-readonly={!isEditable}
+                onBlur={handleBlur}
+                onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+                suppressContentEditableWarning={true}
+            >
+                {tab.name}
+            </div>
+            {onClose && (
+                <button
+                    type="button"
+                    className={cn(
+                        "absolute top-1/2 right-0 shrink-0 -translate-y-1/2 cursor-pointer py-1 pl-1 pr-1.5 text-secondary transition",
+                        isReordering ? "opacity-0" : "opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 hover:text-primary"
+                    )}
+                    onClick={(event) => {
+                        event.stopPropagation();
+                        onClose();
+                    }}
+                    aria-label="Close tab"
+                >
+                    <i className="fa fa-solid fa-xmark" />
+                </button>
+            )}
+        </div>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/app/tab/vtabbar.tsx b/frontend/app/tab/vtabbar.tsx
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+// Copyright 2026, Command Line Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { cn } from "@/util/util";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { VTab, VTabItem } from "./vtab";
+export type { VTabItem } from "./vtab";
+
+interface VTabBarProps {
+    tabs: VTabItem[];
+    activeTabId?: string;
+    width?: number;
+    className?: string;
+    onSelectTab?: (tabId: string) => void;
+    onCloseTab?: (tabId: string) => void;
+    onRenameTab?: (tabId: string, newName: string) => void;
+    onReorderTabs?: (tabIds: string[]) => void;
+}
+
+function clampWidth(width?: number): number {
+    if (width == null) {
+        return 220;
+    }
+    if (width < 100) {
+        return 100;
+    }
+    if (width > 400) {
+        return 400;
+    }
+    return width;
+}
+
+export function VTabBar({ tabs, activeTabId, width, className, onSelectTab, onCloseTab, onRenameTab, onReorderTabs }: VTabBarProps) {
+    const [orderedTabs, setOrderedTabs] = useState<VTabItem[]>(tabs);
+    const [dragTabId, setDragTabId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+    const [dropIndex, setDropIndex] = useState<number | null>(null);
+    const [dropLineTop, setDropLineTop] = useState<number | null>(null);
+    const [hoverResetVersion, setHoverResetVersion] = useState(0);
+    const dragSourceRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+    const didResetHoverForDragRef = useRef(false);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        setOrderedTabs(tabs);
+    }, [tabs]);
+
+    const barWidth = useMemo(() => clampWidth(width), [width]);
+
+    const clearDragState = () => {
+        if (dragSourceRef.current != null && !didResetHoverForDragRef.current) {
+            didResetHoverForDragRef.current = true;
+            setHoverResetVersion((version) => version + 1);
+        }
+        dragSourceRef.current = null;
+        setDragTabId(null);
+        setDropIndex(null);
+        setDropLineTop(null);
+    };
+
+    const reorder = (targetIndex: number) => {
+        const sourceTabId = dragSourceRef.current;
+        if (sourceTabId == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const sourceIndex = orderedTabs.findIndex((tab) => tab.id === sourceTabId);
+        if (sourceIndex === -1) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const boundedTargetIndex = Math.max(0, Math.min(targetIndex, orderedTabs.length));
+        const adjustedTargetIndex = sourceIndex < boundedTargetIndex ? boundedTargetIndex - 1 : boundedTargetIndex;
+        if (sourceIndex === adjustedTargetIndex) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const nextTabs = [...orderedTabs];
+        const [movedTab] = nextTabs.splice(sourceIndex, 1);
+        nextTabs.splice(adjustedTargetIndex, 0, movedTab);
+        setOrderedTabs(nextTabs);
+        onReorderTabs?.(nextTabs.map((tab) => tab.id));
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <div
+            className={cn("flex h-full min-w-[100px] max-w-[400px] flex-col overflow-hidden border-r border-border bg-panel", className)}
+            style={{ width: barWidth }}
+        >
+            <div
+                className="relative flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-y-auto"
+                onDragOver={(event) => {
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                    if (event.target === event.currentTarget) {
+                        setDropIndex(orderedTabs.length);
+                        setDropLineTop(event.currentTarget.scrollHeight);
+                    }
+                }}
+                onDrop={(event) => {
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                    if (dropIndex != null) {
+                        reorder(dropIndex);
+                    }
+                    clearDragState();
+                }}
+            >
+                {orderedTabs.map((tab, index) => (
+                    <VTab
+                        key={`${tab.id}:${hoverResetVersion}`}
+                        tab={tab}
+                        active={tab.id === activeTabId}
+                        isDragging={dragTabId === tab.id}
+                        isReordering={dragTabId != null}
+                        onSelect={() => onSelectTab?.(tab.id)}
+                        onClose={onCloseTab ? () => onCloseTab(tab.id) : undefined}
+                        onRename={onRenameTab ? (newName) => onRenameTab(tab.id, newName) : undefined}
+                        onDragStart={(event) => {
+                            didResetHoverForDragRef.current = false;
+                            dragSourceRef.current = tab.id;
+                            event.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = "move";
+                            event.dataTransfer.setData("text/plain", tab.id);
+                            setDragTabId(tab.id);
+                            setDropIndex(index);
+                            setDropLineTop(event.currentTarget.offsetTop);
+                        }}
+                        onDragOver={(event) => {
+                            event.preventDefault();
+                            const rect = event.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
+                            const relativeY = event.clientY - rect.top;
+                            const midpoint = event.currentTarget.offsetHeight / 2;
+                            const insertBefore = relativeY < midpoint;
+                            setDropIndex(insertBefore ? index : index + 1);
+                            setDropLineTop(
+                                insertBefore
+                                    ? event.currentTarget.offsetTop
+                                    : event.currentTarget.offsetTop + event.currentTarget.offsetHeight
+                            );
+                        }}
+                        onDrop={(event) => {
+                            event.preventDefault();
+                            if (dropIndex != null) {
+                                reorder(dropIndex);
+                            }
+                            clearDragState();
+                        }}
+                        onDragEnd={clearDragState}
+                    />
+                ))}
+                {dragTabId != null && dropIndex != null && dropLineTop != null && (
+                    <div
+                        className="pointer-events-none absolute left-0 right-0 border-t-2 border-accent/80"
+                        style={{ top: dropLineTop, transform: "translateY(-1px)" }}
+                    />
+                )}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/preview/previews/vtabbar.preview.tsx b/frontend/preview/previews/vtabbar.preview.tsx
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+// Copyright 2026, Command Line Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { VTabBar, VTabItem } from "@/app/tab/vtabbar";
+import { useState } from "react";
+
+const InitialTabs: VTabItem[] = [
+    { id: "vtab-1", name: "Terminal" },
+    { id: "vtab-2", name: "Build Logs", indicator: { icon: "bell", color: "#f59e0b" } },
+    { id: "vtab-3", name: "Deploy" },
+    { id: "vtab-4", name: "Wave AI" },
+    { id: "vtab-5", name: "A Very Long Tab Name To Show Truncation" },
+];
+
+export function VTabBarPreview() {
+    const [tabs, setTabs] = useState<VTabItem[]>(InitialTabs);
+    const [activeTabId, setActiveTabId] = useState<string>(InitialTabs[0].id);
+    const [width, setWidth] = useState<number>(220);
+
+    const handleCloseTab = (tabId: string) => {
+        setTabs((prevTabs) => {
+            const nextTabs = prevTabs.filter((tab) => tab.id !== tabId);
+            if (activeTabId === tabId && nextTabs.length > 0) {
+                setActiveTabId(nextTabs[0].id);
+            }
+            return nextTabs;
+        });
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <div className="flex w-full max-w-[900px] gap-6 px-6">
+            <div className="w-[300px] shrink-0 rounded-md border border-border bg-panel p-4">
+                <div className="mb-3 text-xs text-muted">Width: {width}px</div>
+                <input
+                    type="range"
+                    min={100}
+                    max={400}
+                    value={width}
+                    onChange={(event) => setWidth(Number(event.target.value))}
+                    className="w-full cursor-pointer"
+                />
+                <p className="mt-3 text-xs text-muted">
+                    Drag tabs to reorder. Names, indicators, and close buttons remain single-line.
+                </p>
+            </div>
+            <div className="h-[360px] rounded-md border border-border bg-background">
+                <VTabBar
+                    tabs={tabs}
+                    activeTabId={activeTabId}
+                    width={width}
+                    onSelectTab={setActiveTabId}
+                    onCloseTab={handleCloseTab}
+                    onRenameTab={(tabId, newName) => {
+                        setTabs((prevTabs) =>
+                            prevTabs.map((tab) => (tab.id === tabId ? { ...tab, name: newName } : tab))
+                        );
+                    }}
+                    onReorderTabs={(tabIds) => {
+                        setTabs((prevTabs) => {
+                            const tabById = new Map(prevTabs.map((tab) => [tab.id, tab]));
+                            return tabIds.map((tabId) => tabById.get(tabId)).filter((tab) => tab != null);
+                        });
+                    }}
+                />
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    );
+}