diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 4c9cb2b7..ac37e01e 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ See `docs/initial-plan.md` for the full tier definitions and acceptance criteria
 
 ```
 make build           # dart compile exe bin/clide.dart -o bin/clide
+make run             # build daemon + launch Flutter desktop app
 make test            # flutter test
 make test-integration# daemon + CLI + fixture-repo suite
 make analyze         # flutter analyze
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 47ca88f3..cf940bf2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,24 @@ else
 	@echo "(pubspec.yaml not scaffolded yet; skipping)"
 endif
 
+.PHONY: run
+run: ## Build the daemon + launch the Flutter desktop app.
+ifeq ($(APP_PRESENT),yes)
+	@# Build the CLI/daemon binary if stale.
+	$(MAKE) build
+	@# Start daemon in background, then launch app.
+	@echo "Starting daemon…"
+	@bin/clide --daemon &
+	@DAEMON_PID=$$!; \
+	trap 'kill $$DAEMON_PID 2>/dev/null' EXIT; \
+	echo "Daemon PID $$DAEMON_PID"; \
+	echo "Launching Flutter app…"; \
+	cd app && flutter run -d linux; \
+	kill $$DAEMON_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+else
+	@echo "(pubspec.yaml not scaffolded yet; skipping)"
+endif
+
 .PHONY: install
 install: build ## Install bin/clide into $(INSTALL_DIR).
 ifeq ($(APP_PRESENT),yes)