diff --git a/packages/server/src/app.ts b/packages/server/src/app.ts
index b7b0e9e..0482cdc 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/app.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { PushService } from './core/push-service.js';
 import { loadSecretBox } from './core/secret-box.js';
 import { registerAuthRoutes } from './routes/auth.js';
 import { registerSessionRoutes } from './routes/sessions.js';
+import { registerProjectRoutes } from './routes/projects.js';
 import { registerRepoRoutes } from './routes/repos.js';
 import { registerGroupRoutes } from './routes/groups.js';
 import { registerWorktreeRoutes } from './routes/worktrees.js';
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ export function buildApp(config: Config, db: Db, serverVersion: string): AppBund
 
   registerAuthRoutes(app, auth, limiter, serverVersion, db);
   registerSessionRoutes(app, manager, discovery, db);
+  registerProjectRoutes(app, manager, db);
   registerRepoRoutes(app, worktrees, db);
   registerGroupRoutes(app, groups, db, worktrees, manager);
   registerWorktreeRoutes(app, worktrees, db);
diff --git a/packages/server/src/core/git.ts b/packages/server/src/core/git.ts
index 823fb7d..a4ca427 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/core/git.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/core/git.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ export function isSafeAbsolutePath(p: string): boolean {
   return p.startsWith('/') && resolve(p) === p && !p.split(sep).includes('..');
 }
 
+/** Initialise un dépôt git dans `dir` (déjà créé et validé par l'appelant). `git init` est idempotent. */
+export async function gitInit(dir: string): Promise<void> {
+  await git(dir, ['init']);
+}
+
 /** true si `path` est la racine d'un dépôt git (main worktree) accessible. */
 export async function isRepo(path: string): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/core/project.ts b/packages/server/src/core/project.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f0fe4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/core/project.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Création d'un nouveau projet : un dossier `<root>/<name>` créé sous une racine existante, dans
+// lequel on lance ensuite une session. Couche PURE (testable sans fs) — la création réelle du
+// dossier, le `git init` et le spawn vivent dans `routes/projects.ts`.
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { isSafeAbsolutePath } from './git.js';
+
+/**
+ * Valide un nom de projet : UN SEUL segment de dossier. Anti-traversal de base — refuse les noms
+ * vides, trop longs, `.`/`..`, et tout caractère de séparation (`/`, `\`) ou NUL. La résolution du
+ * chemin complet (et sa re-validation) est faite par {@link resolveProjectDir}.
+ */
+export function isSafeProjectName(name: string): boolean {
+  const n = name.trim();
+  if (n.length === 0 || n.length > 255) return false;
+  if (n === '.' || n === '..') return false;
+  return !/[/\\\0]/.test(n);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Résout le dossier de projet `<root>/<name>`. Suppose `root` déjà validé absolu et existant par
+ * l'appelant ; re-valide le chemin final via {@link isSafeAbsolutePath} (défense en profondeur).
+ * Lève si `name` est invalide ou si le chemin résultant échappe l'arborescence.
+ */
+export function resolveProjectDir(root: string, name: string): string {
+  if (!isSafeProjectName(name)) {
+    throw Object.assign(new Error(`Invalid project name: ${name}`), { statusCode: 400 });
+  }
+  const dir = join(root, name.trim());
+  if (!isSafeAbsolutePath(dir)) {
+    throw Object.assign(new Error(`Unsafe project path: ${dir}`), { statusCode: 400 });
+  }
+  return dir;
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/routes/projects.ts b/packages/server/src/routes/projects.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3837a41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/routes/projects.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import type { FastifyInstance } from 'fastify';
+import { mkdir, stat } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import type { CreateProjectRequest, CreateProjectResponse } from '@arboretum/shared';
+import type { PtyManager } from '../core/pty-manager.js';
+import { gitInit, isSafeAbsolutePath } from '../core/git.js';
+import { resolveProjectDir } from '../core/project.js';
+import { recordAudit } from '../core/audit-log.js';
+import type { Db } from '../db/index.js';
+
+/**
+ * Création d'un nouveau projet : crée le dossier `<root>/<name>` (la SEULE écriture fs autorisée
+ * côté serveur en dehors du dataDir) puis lance une session dedans. `git init` optionnel.
+ * Cohérent avec le modèle de sécurité : un client authentifié dispose déjà d'un terminal (RCE par
+ * conception). On valide tout de même strictement `name` (anti-traversal) et on exige une racine
+ * EXISTANTE (mkdir non récursif → pas de création d'arborescence arbitraire).
+ *
+ * POST /api/v1/projects { root, name, gitInit?, command? } → 201 { session, path, gitInitialized }
+ */
+export function registerProjectRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, manager: PtyManager, db: Db): void {
+  app.post('/api/v1/projects', async (req, reply) => {
+    const body = req.body as Partial<CreateProjectRequest> | null;
+    if (!body || typeof body.root !== 'string' || !isSafeAbsolutePath(body.root)) {
+      return reply.status(400).send({ error: { code: 'BAD_REQUEST', message: 'root (absolute path) is required' } });
+    }
+    if (typeof body.name !== 'string') {
+      return reply.status(400).send({ error: { code: 'BAD_REQUEST', message: 'name is required' } });
+    }
+    if (body.command !== undefined && body.command !== 'claude' && body.command !== 'bash') {
+      return reply.status(400).send({ error: { code: 'BAD_REQUEST', message: 'command must be claude or bash' } });
+    }
+
+    // La racine doit exister et être un répertoire (mkdir non récursif derrière).
+    try {
+      const st = await stat(body.root);
+      if (!st.isDirectory()) {
+        return reply.status(400).send({ error: { code: 'NOT_A_DIRECTORY', message: `Not a directory: ${body.root}` } });
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      const code = (err as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code;
+      if (code === 'ENOENT') return reply.status(404).send({ error: { code: 'NOT_FOUND', message: `No such directory: ${body.root}` } });
+      if (code === 'EACCES') return reply.status(403).send({ error: { code: 'FORBIDDEN', message: `Permission denied: ${body.root}` } });
+      return reply.status(400).send({ error: { code: 'BAD_PATH', message: (err as Error).message } });
+    }
+
+    let dir: string;
+    try {
+      dir = resolveProjectDir(body.root, body.name);
+    } catch (err) {
+      return reply.status((err as { statusCode?: number }).statusCode ?? 400).send({ error: { code: 'BAD_REQUEST', message: (err as Error).message } });
+    }
+
+    // mkdir non récursif : EEXIST → 409 (on n'écrase jamais un dossier existant).
+    try {
+      await mkdir(dir);
+    } catch (err) {
+      const code = (err as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code;
+      if (code === 'EEXIST') return reply.status(409).send({ error: { code: 'PROJECT_EXISTS', message: `Already exists: ${dir}` } });
+      if (code === 'EACCES') return reply.status(403).send({ error: { code: 'FORBIDDEN', message: `Permission denied: ${dir}` } });
+      return reply.status(400).send({ error: { code: 'MKDIR_FAILED', message: (err as Error).message } });
+    }
+
+    const wantsGitInit = body.gitInit === true;
+    let gitInitialized = false;
+    if (wantsGitInit) {
+      try {
+        await gitInit(dir);
+        gitInitialized = true;
+      } catch {
+        // Le dossier est créé et la session démarrera quand même : un échec git n'annule pas le projet.
+        gitInitialized = false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const session = manager.spawn({ cwd: dir, ...(body.command ? { command: body.command } : {}) });
+      recordAudit(db, {
+        actor: req.authContext?.tokenId ?? 'unknown',
+        action: 'project.create',
+        resourceId: dir,
+        details: { gitInit: gitInitialized },
+      });
+      const res: CreateProjectResponse = { session, path: dir, gitInitialized };
+      return reply.status(201).send(res);
+    } catch (err) {
+      const statusCode = (err as { statusCode?: number }).statusCode ?? 500;
+      return reply.status(statusCode).send({ error: { code: 'SPAWN_FAILED', message: (err as Error).message } });
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/test/project.test.ts b/packages/server/test/project.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60958db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/test/project.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { isSafeProjectName, resolveProjectDir } from '../src/core/project.js';
+
+describe('isSafeProjectName', () => {
+  it('accepte un segment simple', () => {
+    expect(isSafeProjectName('mon-projet')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isSafeProjectName('Projet_42.v2')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isSafeProjectName('  espaces-trim  ')).toBe(true); // trim interne
+  });
+
+  it('refuse vide / espaces seuls', () => {
+    expect(isSafeProjectName('')).toBe(false);
+    expect(isSafeProjectName('   ')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('refuse `.` et `..`', () => {
+    expect(isSafeProjectName('.')).toBe(false);
+    expect(isSafeProjectName('..')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('refuse les séparateurs et le NUL (anti-traversal)', () => {
+    expect(isSafeProjectName('a/b')).toBe(false);
+    expect(isSafeProjectName('../evil')).toBe(false);
+    expect(isSafeProjectName('a\\b')).toBe(false);
+    expect(isSafeProjectName('a\0b')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('refuse un nom trop long (> 255)', () => {
+    expect(isSafeProjectName('x'.repeat(256))).toBe(false);
+    expect(isSafeProjectName('x'.repeat(255))).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('resolveProjectDir', () => {
+  it('joint root + name (trim) en chemin absolu', () => {
+    expect(resolveProjectDir('/home/johan/dev', 'mon-projet')).toBe('/home/johan/dev/mon-projet');
+    expect(resolveProjectDir('/home/johan/dev', '  mon-projet  ')).toBe('/home/johan/dev/mon-projet');
+  });
+
+  it('lève (400) sur un nom invalide', () => {
+    expect(() => resolveProjectDir('/home/johan/dev', '..')).toThrow();
+    expect(() => resolveProjectDir('/home/johan/dev', 'a/b')).toThrow();
+    expect(() => resolveProjectDir('/home/johan/dev', '')).toThrow();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/server/test/projects-routes.test.ts b/packages/server/test/projects-routes.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5c6a2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/test/projects-routes.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, existsSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { buildApp, type AppBundle } from '../src/app.js';
+import { openDb, type Db } from '../src/db/index.js';
+import type { Config } from '../src/config.js';
+import type { CreateProjectResponse } from '@arboretum/shared';
+
+// On NE mocke PAS node:child_process : on veut un vrai `git init` (testé via command:'bash', qui
+// n'a pas besoin de résoudre le binaire claude). Seul le PTY est simulé (pas de vrai process en CI).
+vi.mock('@homebridge/node-pty-prebuilt-multiarch', () => {
+  class FakePty {
+    pid = 424242;
+    write = vi.fn();
+    resize = vi.fn();
+    pause = vi.fn();
+    resume = vi.fn();
+    kill = vi.fn();
+    onData(): { dispose: () => void } {
+      return { dispose: () => {} };
+    }
+    onExit(): { dispose: () => void } {
+      return { dispose: () => {} };
+    }
+  }
+  return { default: { spawn: (): FakePty => new FakePty() } };
+});
+
+process.env.ARBORETUM_LOG = 'silent';
+
+let dir: string;
+let root: string;
+let bundle: AppBundle;
+let db: Db;
+let token: string;
+
+const auth = (): { authorization: string } => ({ authorization: `Bearer ${token}` });
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'arboretum-projects-'));
+  root = dir; // la racine existe déjà
+
+  const dbPath = join(dir, 'projects.db');
+  db = openDb(dbPath);
+  const config: Config = {
+    port: 7317,
+    bind: '127.0.0.1',
+    dbPath,
+    dataDir: dir,
+    allowedOrigins: [],
+    printToken: false,
+    claudeProjectsDir: join(dir, 'claude', 'projects'),
+    claudeSessionsDir: join(dir, 'claude', 'sessions'),
+    vapidContact: 'mailto:test@localhost',
+  };
+  bundle = buildApp(config, db, '0.0.0-test');
+  const t = bundle.auth.ensureBootstrapToken();
+  if (!t) throw new Error('bootstrap token attendu sur une base vierge');
+  token = t;
+});
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  await bundle.app.close();
+  db.close();
+  rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+describe('POST /api/v1/projects', () => {
+  it('crée le dossier et lance une session (sans git)', async () => {
+    const res = await bundle.app.inject({ method: 'POST', url: '/api/v1/projects', headers: auth(), payload: { root, name: 'plain', command: 'bash' } });
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(201);
+    const body = res.json() as CreateProjectResponse;
+    expect(body.path).toBe(join(root, 'plain'));
+    expect(body.gitInitialized).toBe(false);
+    expect(existsSync(join(root, 'plain'))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(root, 'plain', '.git'))).toBe(false);
+    expect(body.session.cwd).toBe(join(root, 'plain'));
+  });
+
+  it('gitInit:true crée un dépôt git', async () => {
+    const res = await bundle.app.inject({ method: 'POST', url: '/api/v1/projects', headers: auth(), payload: { root, name: 'withgit', gitInit: true, command: 'bash' } });
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(201);
+    const body = res.json() as CreateProjectResponse;
+    expect(body.gitInitialized).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(root, 'withgit', '.git'))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('nom avec `..` ou séparateur → 400 (anti-traversal)', async () => {
+    for (const name of ['..', 'a/b', '../evil']) {
+      const res = await bundle.app.inject({ method: 'POST', url: '/api/v1/projects', headers: auth(), payload: { root, name, command: 'bash' } });
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('dossier déjà existant → 409 PROJECT_EXISTS', async () => {
+    const res = await bundle.app.inject({ method: 'POST', url: '/api/v1/projects', headers: auth(), payload: { root, name: 'plain', command: 'bash' } });
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(409);
+    expect(res.json()).toMatchObject({ error: { code: 'PROJECT_EXISTS' } });
+  });
+
+  it('racine inexistante → 404', async () => {
+    const res = await bundle.app.inject({ method: 'POST', url: '/api/v1/projects', headers: auth(), payload: { root: join(root, 'nope-xyz'), name: 'x', command: 'bash' } });
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(404);
+  });
+
+  it('root relatif → 400', async () => {
+    const res = await bundle.app.inject({ method: 'POST', url: '/api/v1/projects', headers: auth(), payload: { root: 'relatif/x', name: 'x', command: 'bash' } });
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+  });
+
+  it('sans authentification → 401', async () => {
+    const res = await bundle.app.inject({ method: 'POST', url: '/api/v1/projects', payload: { root, name: 'noauth', command: 'bash' } });
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(401);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/api.ts b/packages/shared/src/api.ts
index abbc07f..48ba4a4 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/api.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/api.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,29 @@ export interface CreateSessionRequest {
   /** binaire à lancer — défaut "claude" ; "bash" sert aux tests d'acceptation sans quota */
   command?: 'claude' | 'bash';
 }
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/v1/projects — crée un NOUVEAU dossier de projet `<root>/<name>` (le serveur ne crée
+ * jamais de dossier ailleurs) puis y lance une session. Le `git init` est optionnel (case à cocher).
+ * Réponse : `CreateProjectResponse`.
+ */
+export interface CreateProjectRequest {
+  /** racine absolue où créer le projet (doit déjà exister). */
+  root: string;
+  /** nom du dossier de projet : un seul segment, sans séparateur ni `..`. */
+  name: string;
+  /** true → `git init` dans le nouveau dossier avant la session (défaut false). */
+  gitInit?: boolean;
+  /** binaire à lancer — défaut "claude" ; "bash" sert aux tests sans quota. */
+  command?: 'claude' | 'bash';
+}
+export interface CreateProjectResponse {
+  session: SessionSummary;
+  /** chemin absolu du dossier de projet créé. */
+  path: string;
+  /** true si `git init` a réellement été exécuté. */
+  gitInitialized: boolean;
+}
 export interface SessionsListResponse {
   sessions: SessionSummary[];
 }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/NewProjectModal.vue b/packages/web/src/components/NewProjectModal.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1708183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/NewProjectModal.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/60 p-4" @click.self="emit('close')">
+    <div class="flex max-h-[90vh] w-full max-w-lg flex-col gap-3 overflow-y-auto rounded-lg border border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-900 p-4">
+      <header class="flex items-center gap-2">
+        <h2 class="font-semibold text-zinc-100">{{ t('project.title') }}</h2>
+        <button class="btn ml-auto text-xs" @click="emit('close')">{{ t('common.cancel') }}</button>
+      </header>
+      <p class="text-xs text-zinc-500">{{ t('project.intro') }}</p>
+
+      <form class="flex flex-col gap-3" @submit.prevent="onSubmit">
+        <label class="flex flex-col gap-1 text-xs text-zinc-400">
+          {{ t('project.nameLabel') }}
+          <input v-model="name" class="input font-mono" :placeholder="t('project.namePlaceholder')" required :disabled="creating" />
+        </label>
+
+        <label class="flex flex-col gap-1 text-xs text-zinc-400">
+          {{ t('project.rootLabel') }}
+          <input v-model="root" class="input font-mono" :placeholder="t('project.rootPlaceholder')" required :disabled="creating" />
+        </label>
+        <div>
+          <button type="button" class="btn text-xs" :disabled="creating" @click="showPicker = !showPicker">{{ t('fs.browse') }}</button>
+        </div>
+        <DirectoryPicker v-if="showPicker" mode="dir" :initial-path="root" @select="onPickRoot" @close="showPicker = false" />
+
+        <label class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-zinc-300">
+          <input v-model="gitInit" type="checkbox" :disabled="creating" /> {{ t('project.gitInit') }}
+        </label>
+
+        <label class="flex flex-col gap-1 text-xs text-zinc-400">
+          {{ t('project.commandLabel') }}
+          <select v-model="command" class="input" :disabled="creating">
+            <option value="claude">claude</option>
+            <option value="bash">bash</option>
+          </select>
+        </label>
+
+        <p class="font-mono text-[11px] text-zinc-500">{{ previewPath }}</p>
+        <p v-if="errorMsg" class="text-xs text-red-400">{{ errorMsg }}</p>
+
+        <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <button type="submit" class="btn-primary" :disabled="creating || name.trim() === '' || root.trim() === ''">
+            {{ creating ? t('project.creating') : t('project.create') }}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
+import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
+import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
+import { useSessionsStore } from '../stores/sessions';
+import { useSettingsStore } from '../stores/settings';
+import { useToastsStore } from '../stores/toasts';
+import DirectoryPicker from './DirectoryPicker.vue';
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{ close: [] }>();
+
+const { t } = useI18n();
+const router = useRouter();
+const sessions = useSessionsStore();
+const settings = useSettingsStore();
+const toasts = useToastsStore();
+
+const name = ref('');
+// Racine par défaut : la 1ère racine de scan (réglage Découverte) ; modifiable via le picker.
+const root = ref('');
+const gitInit = ref(false);
+const command = ref<'claude' | 'bash'>('claude');
+const showPicker = ref(false);
+const creating = ref(false);
+const errorMsg = ref<string | null>(null);
+
+// Aperçu du chemin final (indicatif ; jointure naïve suffisante pour l'affichage).
+const previewPath = computed(() => {
+  const r = root.value.trim().replace(/\/+$/, '');
+  const n = name.value.trim();
+  return r && n ? `${r}/${n}` : '';
+});
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+  if (!settings.loaded) {
+    try {
+      await settings.fetch();
+    } catch {
+      /* le préremplissage de la racine est facultatif */
+    }
+  }
+  root.value = settings.scanRoots[0] ?? '';
+});
+
+function onPickRoot(path: string): void {
+  root.value = path;
+  showPicker.value = false;
+}
+
+async function onSubmit(): Promise<void> {
+  if (creating.value || name.value.trim() === '' || root.value.trim() === '') return;
+  creating.value = true;
+  errorMsg.value = null;
+  try {
+    const res = await sessions.createProject({
+      root: root.value.trim(),
+      name: name.value.trim(),
+      gitInit: gitInit.value,
+      command: command.value,
+    });
+    toasts.success(t('toast.projectCreated'));
+    emit('close');
+    await router.push({ name: 'session', params: { id: res.session.id } });
+  } catch (err) {
+    errorMsg.value = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+  } finally {
+    creating.value = false;
+  }
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/SessionContextBar.vue b/packages/web/src/components/SessionContextBar.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac5e00d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/SessionContextBar.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<template>
+  <!-- Barre de contexte sous l'en-tête : groupe + repos couverts (avec branche). Masquée s'il n'y a
+       rien d'utile à montrer (session simple dans un dossier non reconnu → le cwd du header suffit). -->
+  <div v-if="shouldShow" class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 border-b border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-900/40 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs">
+    <RouterLink
+      v-if="group"
+      :to="{ name: 'group', params: { id: group.id } }"
+      class="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-zinc-200 transition-colors hover:bg-zinc-800"
+      :title="t('terminal.group')"
+    >
+      <span class="h-2.5 w-2.5 shrink-0 rounded-full" :style="{ backgroundColor: group.color ?? '#52525b' }" />
+      <span class="font-medium">{{ group.label }}</span>
+      <span class="text-zinc-500">→</span>
+    </RouterLink>
+
+    <span v-if="group" class="text-zinc-600">{{ t('terminal.covers') }}</span>
+
+    <span
+      v-for="e in entries"
+      :key="e.dir"
+      class="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded bg-zinc-950/60 px-1.5 py-0.5"
+      :title="e.dir"
+    >
+      <span class="font-mono text-zinc-300">{{ e.label }}</span>
+      <span v-if="e.branch" class="badge bg-zinc-800 font-mono text-zinc-400">{{ e.branch }}</span>
+    </span>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed } from 'vue';
+import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
+import type { SessionSummary } from '@arboretum/shared';
+import { useGroupsStore } from '../stores/groups';
+import { useWorktreesStore } from '../stores/worktrees';
+
+const props = defineProps<{ session: SessionSummary }>();
+const { t } = useI18n();
+const groups = useGroupsStore();
+const worktrees = useWorktreesStore();
+
+const group = computed(() => (props.session.groupId ? (groups.byId(props.session.groupId) ?? null) : null));
+
+function basename(dir: string): string {
+  return dir.split('/').filter(Boolean).pop() ?? dir;
+}
+
+interface CoverEntry {
+  dir: string;
+  label: string;
+  branch: string | null;
+  resolved: boolean;
+}
+
+// Résout un répertoire couvert vers repo + branche : worktree exact d'abord (branche connue),
+// sinon checkout principal d'un repo, sinon dernier segment du chemin (non résolu).
+function resolve(dir: string): CoverEntry {
+  const wt = worktrees.worktrees.find((w) => w.path === dir);
+  if (wt) {
+    const repo = worktrees.repos.find((r) => r.id === wt.repoId);
+    return { dir, label: repo?.label ?? basename(dir), branch: wt.branch, resolved: true };
+  }
+  const repo = worktrees.repos.find((r) => r.path === dir);
+  if (repo) return { dir, label: repo.label, branch: null, resolved: true };
+  return { dir, label: basename(dir), branch: null, resolved: false };
+}
+
+const entries = computed<CoverEntry[]>(() => {
+  const dirs = [props.session.cwd, ...(props.session.addedDirs ?? [])];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const out: CoverEntry[] = [];
+  for (const d of dirs) {
+    if (seen.has(d)) continue;
+    seen.add(d);
+    out.push(resolve(d));
+  }
+  return out;
+});
+
+// Afficher si on est dans un groupe, ou si au moins un répertoire correspond à un repo connu.
+const shouldShow = computed(() => group.value !== null || entries.value.some((e) => e.resolved));
+</script>
diff --git a/packages/web/src/i18n/en.ts b/packages/web/src/i18n/en.ts
index da1cdbb..3b2d3e0 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,19 @@ export default {
     externalSessions: 'external',
     showExternalSessions: 'Show external sessions ({n})',
   },
+  project: {
+    new: 'New project',
+    title: 'New project',
+    intro: 'Creates a new folder under the chosen root, then starts a session in it.',
+    nameLabel: 'Project name',
+    namePlaceholder: 'my-project',
+    rootLabel: 'Root folder',
+    rootPlaceholder: '/absolute/path/root',
+    gitInit: 'Initialize a git repository (git init)',
+    commandLabel: 'Command',
+    create: 'Create',
+    creating: 'Creating…',
+  },
   terminal: {
     observer: 'observer (read-only)',
     sessionEnded: 'Session ended',
@@ -194,6 +207,8 @@ export default {
     maximize: 'Maximize',
     restore: 'Restore',
     openFullscreen: 'Open fullscreen',
+    group: 'Group',
+    covers: 'covers',
   },
   push: {
     enable: 'Enable notifications',
@@ -337,6 +352,7 @@ export default {
     groupDeleted: 'Group deleted',
     groupSessionLaunched: 'Group session started',
     groupSessionPartial: 'Group session started ({n} repo(s) skipped)',
+    projectCreated: 'Project created',
     genericError: 'Something went wrong',
     dismiss: 'Dismiss',
   },
diff --git a/packages/web/src/i18n/fr.ts b/packages/web/src/i18n/fr.ts
index 36206b9..3e7b58e 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/i18n/fr.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/i18n/fr.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,19 @@ const fr: typeof en = {
     externalSessions: 'externes',
     showExternalSessions: 'Afficher les sessions externes ({n})',
   },
+  project: {
+    new: 'Nouveau projet',
+    title: 'Nouveau projet',
+    intro: 'Crée un nouveau dossier sous la racine choisie, puis y lance une session.',
+    nameLabel: 'Nom du projet',
+    namePlaceholder: 'mon-projet',
+    rootLabel: 'Dossier racine',
+    rootPlaceholder: '/chemin/absolu/racine',
+    gitInit: 'Initialiser un dépôt git (git init)',
+    commandLabel: 'Commande',
+    create: 'Créer',
+    creating: 'Création…',
+  },
   terminal: {
     observer: 'observateur (lecture seule)',
     sessionEnded: 'Session terminée',
@@ -197,6 +210,8 @@ const fr: typeof en = {
     maximize: 'Agrandir',
     restore: 'Réduire',
     openFullscreen: 'Ouvrir en plein écran',
+    group: 'Groupe',
+    covers: 'couvre',
   },
   push: {
     enable: 'Activer les notifications',
@@ -340,6 +355,7 @@ const fr: typeof en = {
     groupDeleted: 'Groupe supprimé',
     groupSessionLaunched: 'Session de groupe démarrée',
     groupSessionPartial: 'Session de groupe démarrée ({n} dépôt(s) ignoré(s))',
+    projectCreated: 'Projet créé',
     genericError: 'Une erreur est survenue',
     dismiss: 'Fermer',
   },
diff --git a/packages/web/src/stores/sessions.ts b/packages/web/src/stores/sessions.ts
index 0d43ee1..38ae48c 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/stores/sessions.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/stores/sessions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia';
 import { ref } from 'vue';
-import type { CreateSessionRequest, HideDiscoveredResponse, SessionResponse, SessionSummary, SessionsListResponse } from '@arboretum/shared';
+import type { CreateProjectRequest, CreateProjectResponse, CreateSessionRequest, HideDiscoveredResponse, SessionResponse, SessionSummary, SessionsListResponse } from '@arboretum/shared';
 import { api } from '../lib/api';
 import { wsClient, type SessionEvent } from '../lib/ws-client';
 
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ export const useSessionsStore = defineStore('sessions', () => {
     return res.session;
   }
 
+  // Crée un nouveau dossier de projet `<root>/<name>` côté serveur puis y lance une session.
+  async function createProject(req: CreateProjectRequest): Promise<CreateProjectResponse> {
+    const res = await api.post<CreateProjectResponse>('/api/v1/projects', req);
+    upsert(res.session);
+    return res;
+  }
+
   async function killSession(id: string): Promise<void> {
     await api.delete<{ ok: true }>(`/api/v1/sessions/${id}`);
   }
@@ -134,6 +141,7 @@ export const useSessionsStore = defineStore('sessions', () => {
     startRealtime,
     stopRealtime,
     createSession,
+    createProject,
     killSession,
     resumeSession,
     forkSession,
diff --git a/packages/web/src/views/SessionView.vue b/packages/web/src/views/SessionView.vue
index 68a564a..40a1ca8 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/views/SessionView.vue
+++ b/packages/web/src/views/SessionView.vue
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         <component :is="isFullscreen ? Minimize : Maximize" class="h-4 w-4" />
       </button>
     </header>
+    <SessionContextBar v-if="session" :session="session" />
     <DialogPrompt v-if="session && session.activity === 'waiting'" :session="session" class="m-2" />
     <TerminalView v-if="attachable" :key="`${sessionId}:${mode}`" :session-id="sessionId" :mode="mode" class="flex-1" />
     <!-- session externe non détenue par Arboretum : pas de terminal interactif (cf. fork/resume). -->
@@ -33,12 +34,17 @@ import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import { Maximize, Minimize } from '@lucide/vue';
 import { useSessionsStore } from '../stores/sessions';
+import { useGroupsStore } from '../stores/groups';
+import { useWorktreesStore } from '../stores/worktrees';
 import TerminalView from '../components/TerminalView.vue';
 import DialogPrompt from '../components/DialogPrompt.vue';
+import SessionContextBar from '../components/SessionContextBar.vue';
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
 const route = useRoute();
 const store = useSessionsStore();
+const groups = useGroupsStore();
+const worktrees = useWorktreesStore();
 
 const sessionId = computed(() => String(route.params.id));
 const mode = computed<'interactive' | 'observer'>(() => (route.query.mode === 'observer' ? 'observer' : 'interactive'));
@@ -61,6 +67,9 @@ function toggleFullscreen(): void {
 onMounted(() => {
   // navigation directe : garantit l'en-tête (cwd/commande) même si l'AppShell n'a pas encore chargé.
   if (store.sessions.length === 0) void store.fetchSessions();
+  // best-effort : la barre de contexte a besoin des groupes + worktrees pour résoudre repos/branches.
+  if (groups.groups.length === 0) void groups.fetchGroups();
+  if (worktrees.repos.length === 0) void worktrees.fetchAll();
   document.addEventListener('fullscreenchange', syncFullscreen);
 });
 onBeforeUnmount(() => {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/views/SessionsListView.vue b/packages/web/src/views/SessionsListView.vue
index 0c1ded9..922b902 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/views/SessionsListView.vue
+++ b/packages/web/src/views/SessionsListView.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <template>
   <PageHeader :title="t('nav.sessions')">
+    <BaseButton variant="primary" size="sm" :icon="FolderPlus" @click="showNewProject = true">
+      {{ t('project.new') }}
+    </BaseButton>
     <BaseButton v-if="hasDiscovered" variant="ghost" size="sm" :icon="EyeOff" :loading="hidingAll" @click="onHideDiscovered">
       {{ t('sessions.hideDiscovered') }}
     </BaseButton>
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@
     @select="onPickCwd"
     @close="showPicker = false"
   />
+  <NewProjectModal v-if="showNewProject" @close="showNewProject = false" />
 
   <SkeletonRow v-if="store.loading && store.sessions.length === 0" />
   <EmptyState v-else-if="store.sessions.length === 0" :icon="TerminalSquare" :title="t('sessions.empty')" />
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ import { computed, onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import type { SessionSummary } from '@arboretum/shared';
-import { RefreshCw, FolderOpen, Plus, TerminalSquare, SquareTerminal, Eye, EyeOff, Trash2, GitFork, Play, Search } from '@lucide/vue';
+import { RefreshCw, FolderOpen, FolderPlus, Plus, TerminalSquare, SquareTerminal, Eye, EyeOff, Trash2, GitFork, Play, Search } from '@lucide/vue';
 import { useSessionsStore } from '../stores/sessions';
 import { useWorktreesStore } from '../stores/worktrees';
 import { useToastsStore } from '../stores/toasts';
@@ -118,6 +122,7 @@ import Pagination from '../components/Pagination.vue';
 import SessionStateBadge from '../components/SessionStateBadge.vue';
 import DialogPrompt from '../components/DialogPrompt.vue';
 import DirectoryPicker from '../components/DirectoryPicker.vue';
+import NewProjectModal from '../components/NewProjectModal.vue';
 
 const { t, locale } = useI18n();
 const router = useRouter();
@@ -136,6 +141,7 @@ const controls = useListControls<SessionSummary>({
 const newCwd = ref('');
 const newCommand = ref<'claude' | 'bash'>('claude');
 const showPicker = ref(false);
+const showNewProject = ref(false);
 const creating = ref(false);
 const killArmedId = ref<string | null>(null);
 const killing = ref(false);