diff --git a/bin/clide.dart b/bin/clide.dart
index ab87bfa3..57969921 100644
--- a/bin/clide.dart
+++ b/bin/clide.dart
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ import 'package:clide/src/daemon/editor_commands.dart';
 import 'package:clide/src/daemon/files_commands.dart';
 import 'package:clide/src/daemon/git_commands.dart';
 import 'package:clide/src/daemon/pane_commands.dart';
+import 'package:clide/src/daemon/pql_commands.dart';
 import 'package:clide/src/editor/registry.dart' show EditorRegistry;
 import 'package:clide/src/panes/registry.dart';
+import 'package:clide/src/pql/client.dart';
 
 Future<void> main(List<String> argv) async {
   if (argv.isEmpty) {
@@ -152,6 +154,9 @@ Future<void> _runDaemon(List<String> args) async {
 
   registerGitCommands(dispatcher, files.root, events);
 
+  final pql = PqlClient(workDir: files.root);
+  registerPqlCommands(dispatcher, pql);
+
   final stopping = Completer<void>();
   void shutdown(ProcessSignal sig) {
     if (!stopping.isCompleted) {
diff --git a/lib/clide.dart b/lib/clide.dart
index 229bcfdd..b374b78c 100644
--- a/lib/clide.dart
+++ b/lib/clide.dart
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export 'src/git/diff.dart' show GitDiff, GitHunk, DiffLine, DiffLineKind;
 export 'src/git/operations.dart' show GitLogEntry, GitException;
 export 'src/git/status.dart'
     show GitStatus, GitFileStatus, GitFileState, GitConflictType;
+export 'src/pql/client.dart' show PqlClient, PqlException;
 export 'src/ipc/envelope.dart';
 export 'src/ipc/paths.dart';
 export 'src/ipc/schema_v1.dart';
diff --git a/lib/src/daemon/pql_commands.dart b/lib/src/daemon/pql_commands.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6980ad95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/daemon/pql_commands.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+/// Registers `pql.*` command handlers on the daemon dispatcher.
+///
+/// Thin pass-through to [PqlClient] — the daemon is a JSON relay
+/// between the IPC socket and the pql CLI. Per D-003, clide wraps
+/// pql; it never re-implements.
+library;
+
+import '../ipc/envelope.dart';
+import '../ipc/schema_v1.dart';
+import '../pql/client.dart';
+import 'dispatcher.dart';
+
+void registerPqlCommands(DaemonDispatcher d, PqlClient pql) {
+  d.register('pql.files', (req) async {
+    try {
+      final glob = req.args['glob'] as String?;
+      final limit = (req.args['limit'] as num?)?.toInt();
+      final files = await pql.files(glob: glob, limit: limit);
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: {'files': files});
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.meta', (req) async {
+    final path = req.args['path'] as String?;
+    if (path == null || path.isEmpty) {
+      return _userError(req.id, 'pql.meta requires a path');
+    }
+    try {
+      final meta = await pql.meta(path);
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: meta);
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.backlinks', (req) async {
+    final path = req.args['path'] as String?;
+    if (path == null || path.isEmpty) {
+      return _userError(req.id, 'pql.backlinks requires a path');
+    }
+    try {
+      final links = await pql.backlinks(path);
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: {'links': links});
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.outlinks', (req) async {
+    final path = req.args['path'] as String?;
+    if (path == null || path.isEmpty) {
+      return _userError(req.id, 'pql.outlinks requires a path');
+    }
+    try {
+      final links = await pql.outlinks(path);
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: {'links': links});
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.tags', (req) async {
+    try {
+      final limit = (req.args['limit'] as num?)?.toInt();
+      final tags = await pql.tags(limit: limit);
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: {'tags': tags});
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.schema', (req) async {
+    try {
+      final schema = await pql.schema();
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: {'schema': schema});
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.query', (req) async {
+    final dsl = req.args['query'] as String?;
+    if (dsl == null || dsl.isEmpty) {
+      return _userError(req.id, 'pql.query requires a query string');
+    }
+    try {
+      final limit = (req.args['limit'] as num?)?.toInt();
+      final results = await pql.query(dsl, limit: limit);
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: {'results': results});
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.doctor', (req) async {
+    try {
+      final report = await pql.doctor();
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: report);
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.decisions.sync', (req) async {
+    try {
+      final result = await pql.decisionSync();
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: result);
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.decisions.list', (req) async {
+    try {
+      final results = await pql.decisionList(
+        type: req.args['type'] as String?,
+        domain: req.args['domain'] as String?,
+        status: req.args['status'] as String?,
+      );
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: {'decisions': results});
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.decisions.show', (req) async {
+    final id = req.args['id'] as String?;
+    if (id == null || id.isEmpty) {
+      return _userError(req.id, 'pql.decisions.show requires an id');
+    }
+    try {
+      final result = await pql.decisionShow(
+        id,
+        withRefs: req.args['withRefs'] as bool? ?? false,
+        withTickets: req.args['withTickets'] as bool? ?? false,
+      );
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: result);
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.decisions.coverage', (req) async {
+    try {
+      final gaps = await pql.decisionCoverage();
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: {'gaps': gaps});
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.tickets.list', (req) async {
+    try {
+      final results = await pql.ticketList(
+        status: req.args['status'] as String?,
+        team: req.args['team'] as String?,
+        assigned: req.args['assigned'] as String?,
+        decision: req.args['decision'] as String?,
+      );
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: {'tickets': results});
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.tickets.show', (req) async {
+    final id = req.args['id'] as String?;
+    if (id == null || id.isEmpty) {
+      return _userError(req.id, 'pql.tickets.show requires an id');
+    }
+    try {
+      final result = await pql.ticketShow(
+        id,
+        withDecision: req.args['withDecision'] as bool? ?? false,
+        withBlockers: req.args['withBlockers'] as bool? ?? false,
+      );
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: result);
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.tickets.board', (req) async {
+    try {
+      final board = await pql.ticketBoard(
+        team: req.args['team'] as String?,
+      );
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: {'columns': board});
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  d.register('pql.plan.status', (req) async {
+    try {
+      final status = await pql.planStatus();
+      return IpcResponse.ok(id: req.id, data: status);
+    } on PqlException catch (e) {
+      return _pqlError(req.id, e);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+IpcResponse _userError(String id, String message) {
+  return IpcResponse.err(
+    id: id,
+    error: IpcError(
+      code: IpcExitCode.userError,
+      kind: IpcErrorKind.userError,
+      message: message,
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
+IpcResponse _pqlError(String id, PqlException e) {
+  return IpcResponse.err(
+    id: id,
+    error: IpcError(
+      code: IpcExitCode.toolError,
+      kind: IpcErrorKind.toolError,
+      message: e.message,
+      hint: e.stderr.isNotEmpty ? e.stderr : null,
+    ),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/pql/client.dart b/lib/src/pql/client.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1036fc45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/pql/client.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+/// pql CLI wrapper — shells out per D-003 (wrap, don't duplicate).
+///
+/// Every function runs `pql <subcommand>` as a subprocess, parses
+/// the JSON stdout, and returns typed Dart maps. Errors surface as
+/// [PqlException] with the stderr diagnostics attached.
+library;
+
+import 'dart:convert';
+import 'dart:io';
+
+class PqlException implements Exception {
+  const PqlException(this.message, {this.exitCode = 1, this.stderr = ''});
+  final String message;
+  final int exitCode;
+  final String stderr;
+
+  @override
+  String toString() => 'PqlException($exitCode): $message';
+}
+
+class PqlClient {
+  PqlClient({required this.workDir, this.pqlBinary = 'pql'});
+
+  final Directory workDir;
+  final String pqlBinary;
+
+  Future<List<Map<String, Object?>>> files({String? glob, int? limit}) async {
+    final args = ['files'];
+    if (glob != null) args.add(glob);
+    if (limit != null) args.addAll(['--limit', '$limit']);
+    return _runList(args);
+  }
+
+  Future<Map<String, Object?>> meta(String path) async {
+    return _runObject(['meta', path]);
+  }
+
+  Future<List<Map<String, Object?>>> backlinks(String path) async {
+    return _runList(['backlinks', path]);
+  }
+
+  Future<List<Map<String, Object?>>> outlinks(String path) async {
+    return _runList(['outlinks', path]);
+  }
+
+  Future<List<Map<String, Object?>>> tags({int? limit}) async {
+    final args = ['tags'];
+    if (limit != null) args.addAll(['--limit', '$limit']);
+    return _runList(args);
+  }
+
+  Future<List<Map<String, Object?>>> schema() async {
+    return _runList(['schema']);
+  }
+
+  Future<List<Map<String, Object?>>> query(String dsl, {int? limit}) async {
+    final args = ['query', dsl];
+    if (limit != null) args.addAll(['--limit', '$limit']);
+    return _runList(args);
+  }
+
+  Future<Map<String, Object?>> doctor() async {
+    return _runObject(['doctor']);
+  }
+
+  Future<Map<String, Object?>> decisionSync() async {
+    return _runObject(['decisions', 'sync']);
+  }
+
+  Future<Object?> decisionValidate() async {
+    return _runObject(['decisions', 'validate']);
+  }
+
+  Future<List<Map<String, Object?>>> decisionList({
+    String? type,
+    String? domain,
+    String? status,
+  }) async {
+    final args = ['decisions', 'list'];
+    if (type != null) args.addAll(['--type', type]);
+    if (domain != null) args.addAll(['--domain', domain]);
+    if (status != null) args.addAll(['--status', status]);
+    return _runList(args);
+  }
+
+  Future<Map<String, Object?>> decisionShow(
+    String id, {
+    bool withRefs = false,
+    bool withTickets = false,
+  }) async {
+    final args = ['decisions', 'show', id];
+    if (withRefs) args.add('--with-refs');
+    if (withTickets) args.add('--with-tickets');
+    return _runObject(args);
+  }
+
+  Future<List<Map<String, Object?>>> decisionCoverage() async {
+    return _runList(['decisions', 'coverage']);
+  }
+
+  Future<List<Map<String, Object?>>> ticketList({
+    String? status,
+    String? team,
+    String? assigned,
+    String? decision,
+  }) async {
+    final args = ['ticket', 'list'];
+    if (status != null) args.addAll(['--status', status]);
+    if (team != null) args.addAll(['--team', team]);
+    if (assigned != null) args.addAll(['--assigned', assigned]);
+    if (decision != null) args.addAll(['--decision', decision]);
+    return _runList(args);
+  }
+
+  Future<Map<String, Object?>> ticketShow(
+    String id, {
+    bool withDecision = false,
+    bool withBlockers = false,
+  }) async {
+    final args = ['ticket', 'show', id];
+    if (withDecision) args.add('--with-decision');
+    if (withBlockers) args.add('--with-blockers');
+    return _runObject(args);
+  }
+
+  Future<List<Map<String, Object?>>> ticketBoard({String? team}) async {
+    final args = ['ticket', 'board'];
+    if (team != null) args.addAll(['--team', team]);
+    return _runList(args);
+  }
+
+  Future<Map<String, Object?>> planStatus() async {
+    return _runObject(['plan', 'status']);
+  }
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Future<List<Map<String, Object?>>> _runList(List<String> args) async {
+    final result = await _run(args);
+    if (result == null) return const [];
+    if (result is List) {
+      return [for (final e in result) (e as Map).cast<String, Object?>()];
+    }
+    return const [];
+  }
+
+  Future<Map<String, Object?>> _runObject(List<String> args) async {
+    final result = await _run(args);
+    if (result is Map) return result.cast<String, Object?>();
+    return const {};
+  }
+
+  Future<Object?> _run(List<String> args) async {
+    final r = await Process.run(
+      pqlBinary,
+      args,
+      workingDirectory: workDir.path,
+    );
+    final stderr = (r.stderr as String).trim();
+    // Exit 2 = zero matches — valid empty result, not an error.
+    if (r.exitCode != 0 && r.exitCode != 2) {
+      throw PqlException(
+        'pql ${args.first} failed',
+        exitCode: r.exitCode,
+        stderr: stderr,
+      );
+    }
+    final stdout = (r.stdout as String).trim();
+    if (stdout.isEmpty) return null;
+    return jsonDecode(stdout);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/daemon/pql_commands_test.dart b/test/daemon/pql_commands_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf88f725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/daemon/pql_commands_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:clide/clide.dart';
+import 'package:clide/src/daemon/pql_commands.dart';
+import 'package:clide/src/pql/client.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  late DaemonDispatcher dispatcher;
+  late PqlClient pql;
+
+  setUp(() {
+    pql = PqlClient(workDir: Directory.current);
+    dispatcher = DaemonDispatcher();
+    registerPqlCommands(dispatcher, pql);
+  });
+
+  Future<IpcResponse> call(String cmd,
+      [Map<String, Object?> args = const {}]) {
+    return dispatcher.dispatch(IpcRequest(id: '1', cmd: cmd, args: args));
+  }
+
+  test('pql.files returns a list of files', () async {
+    final r = await call('pql.files', {'limit': 3});
+    expect(r.ok, isTrue);
+    final files = r.data['files'] as List;
+    expect(files, isNotEmpty);
+    expect(files.length, lessThanOrEqualTo(3));
+    final first = (files.first as Map).cast<String, Object?>();
+    expect(first.containsKey('path'), isTrue);
+    expect(first.containsKey('name'), isTrue);
+  });
+
+  test('pql.meta returns file metadata', () async {
+    final r = await call('pql.meta', {'path': 'CLAUDE.md'});
+    expect(r.ok, isTrue);
+    expect(r.data['path'], 'CLAUDE.md');
+    expect(r.data.containsKey('outlinks'), isTrue);
+  });
+
+  test('pql.meta without path returns error', () async {
+    final r = await call('pql.meta');
+    expect(r.ok, isFalse);
+    expect(r.error!.kind, 'user_error');
+  });
+
+  test('pql.outlinks returns links from a file', () async {
+    final r = await call('pql.outlinks', {'path': 'CLAUDE.md'});
+    expect(r.ok, isTrue);
+    final links = r.data['links'] as List;
+    expect(links, isNotEmpty);
+  });
+
+  test('pql.schema returns the frontmatter schema', () async {
+    final r = await call('pql.schema');
+    expect(r.ok, isTrue);
+    expect(r.data.containsKey('schema'), isTrue);
+  });
+
+  test('pql.doctor returns diagnostic report', () async {
+    final r = await call('pql.doctor');
+    expect(r.ok, isTrue);
+    expect(r.data.containsKey('vault'), isTrue);
+    expect(r.data.containsKey('config'), isTrue);
+    expect(r.data.containsKey('version'), isTrue);
+  });
+
+  test('pql.decisions.sync parses decisions', () async {
+    final r = await call('pql.decisions.sync');
+    expect(r.ok, isTrue);
+    expect(r.data.containsKey('synced'), isTrue);
+    expect((r.data['synced'] as num).toInt(), greaterThan(0));
+  });
+
+  test('pql.decisions.list returns confirmed decisions', () async {
+    await call('pql.decisions.sync');
+    final r = await call('pql.decisions.list', {'type': 'confirmed'});
+    expect(r.ok, isTrue);
+    final decisions = r.data['decisions'] as List;
+    expect(decisions, isNotEmpty);
+  });
+
+  test('pql.decisions.show returns a single decision', () async {
+    await call('pql.decisions.sync');
+    final r = await call('pql.decisions.show', {'id': 'D-001'});
+    expect(r.ok, isTrue);
+    expect(r.data['id'], 'D-001');
+    expect(r.data['title'], isNotEmpty);
+  });
+
+  test('pql.decisions.show without id returns error', () async {
+    final r = await call('pql.decisions.show');
+    expect(r.ok, isFalse);
+    expect(r.error!.kind, 'user_error');
+  });
+
+  test('pql.decisions.coverage returns gaps', () async {
+    await call('pql.decisions.sync');
+    final r = await call('pql.decisions.coverage');
+    expect(r.ok, isTrue);
+    expect(r.data.containsKey('gaps'), isTrue);
+  });
+
+  test('pql.tickets.board returns columns', () async {
+    final r = await call('pql.tickets.board');
+    expect(r.ok, isTrue);
+    expect(r.data.containsKey('columns'), isTrue);
+  });
+
+  test('pql.plan.status returns dashboard', () async {
+    await call('pql.decisions.sync');
+    final r = await call('pql.plan.status');
+    expect(r.ok, isTrue);
+    expect(r.data.containsKey('decisions'), isTrue);
+    expect(r.data.containsKey('tickets'), isTrue);
+  });
+
+  test('pql.query without query returns error', () async {
+    final r = await call('pql.query');
+    expect(r.ok, isFalse);
+    expect(r.error!.kind, 'user_error');
+  });
+
+  test('pql.backlinks without path returns error', () async {
+    final r = await call('pql.backlinks');
+    expect(r.ok, isFalse);
+    expect(r.error!.kind, 'user_error');
+  });
+}