diff --git a/archive/build.sh b/archive/build.sh
index cbfaf08..6992d5c 100644
--- a/archive/build.sh
+++ b/archive/build.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/base.css" \
   "../shared/toast.css" \
   "../shared/nav.css" \
+  "../shared/logo.css" \
   "css/base.css" \
   "css/layout.css" \
   "css/components.css" \
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/theme.js" \
   "../shared/toast.js" \
   "../shared/nav.js" \
+  "../shared/logo.js" \
   "../shared/preview-lib.js" \
   "js/init.js" \
   "js/parser.js" \
diff --git a/browse/build.sh b/browse/build.sh
index cdf3e93..23f0da0 100755
--- a/browse/build.sh
+++ b/browse/build.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ concat_files \
     "../shared/base.css" \
     "../shared/toast.css" \
     "../shared/nav.css" \
+    "../shared/logo.css" \
     "css/base.css" \
     "css/tree.css" \
     > "$css_temp"
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ concat_files \
     "../shared/theme.js" \
     "../shared/toast.js" \
     "../shared/nav.js" \
+    "../shared/logo.js" \
     "../shared/help.js" \
     "../shared/preview-lib.js" \
     "js/init.js" \
diff --git a/classifier/build.sh b/classifier/build.sh
index d88735f..aaaf5b3 100644
--- a/classifier/build.sh
+++ b/classifier/build.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/base.css" \
   "../shared/toast.css" \
   "../shared/nav.css" \
+  "../shared/logo.css" \
   "css/base.css" \
   "css/layout.css" \
   "css/spreadsheet.css" \
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/theme.js" \
   "../shared/toast.js" \
   "../shared/nav.js" \
+  "../shared/logo.js" \
   "../shared/preview-lib.js" \
   "js/app.js" \
   "js/utils.js" \
diff --git a/form/build.sh b/form/build.sh
index ef12105..3bbb5a3 100755
--- a/form/build.sh
+++ b/form/build.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/base.css" \
   "../shared/toast.css" \
   "../shared/nav.css" \
+  "../shared/logo.css" \
   "css/form.css" \
   > "$css_temp"
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/theme.js" \
   "../shared/toast.js" \
   "../shared/nav.js" \
+  "../shared/logo.js" \
   "../shared/help.js" \
   "js/app.js" \
   "js/context.js" \
diff --git a/landing/build.sh b/landing/build.sh
index 23b9d7e..b624e40 100755
--- a/landing/build.sh
+++ b/landing/build.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/base.css" \
   "../shared/toast.css" \
   "../shared/nav.css" \
+  "../shared/logo.css" \
   "css/landing.css" \
   > "$css_temp"
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/theme.js" \
   "../shared/toast.js" \
   "../shared/nav.js" \
+  "../shared/logo.js" \
   "../shared/help.js" \
   "js/landing.js" \
   > "$js_raw"
diff --git a/mdedit/build.sh b/mdedit/build.sh
index 684f87a..aa1028a 100644
--- a/mdedit/build.sh
+++ b/mdedit/build.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/base.css" \
   "../shared/toast.css" \
   "../shared/nav.css" \
+  "../shared/logo.css" \
   "css/base.css" \
   "css/editor.css" \
   "css/toc.css" \
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/theme.js" \
   "../shared/toast.js" \
   "../shared/nav.js" \
+  "../shared/logo.js" \
   "../shared/preview-lib.js" \
   "js/app.js" \
   "js/utils.js" \
diff --git a/playwright.config.js b/playwright.config.js
index 79b57d7..7cf7e8c 100644
--- a/playwright.config.js
+++ b/playwright.config.js
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
       name: 'nav',
       testMatch: 'nav.spec.js',
     },
+    {
+      name: 'logo',
+      testMatch: 'logo.spec.js',
+    },
     {
       name: 'zddc',
       testMatch: 'zddc.spec.js',
diff --git a/shared/logo.css b/shared/logo.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fad466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/logo.css
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* shared/logo.css — paired with shared/logo.js. The wrapping anchor
+   inherits the logo's box and adds a subtle hover/focus affordance
+   so it reads as clickable without altering the logo's visual weight. */
+
+.app-header__logo-link {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    border-radius: var(--radius);
+    transition: opacity 0.15s, box-shadow 0.15s;
+}
+
+.app-header__logo-link:hover .app-header__logo,
+.app-header__logo-link:focus-visible .app-header__logo {
+    opacity: 0.82;
+}
+
+.app-header__logo-link:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--primary);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+}
diff --git a/shared/logo.js b/shared/logo.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..806ba56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/logo.js
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// shared/logo.js — turn the inert <svg class="app-header__logo"> on
+// every tool's header into a clickable link. The destination is the
+// nearest "home" the user can sensibly back out to:
+//
+//   file://                                     → no wrap (no server home)
+//   http(s)://host/                             → wrap, href = /
+//   http(s)://host/<tool>.html (deployment root)→ wrap, href = /
+//   http(s)://host/<project>/...                → wrap, href = /<project>
+//
+// When inside a project, the logo takes the user to the project
+// landing (synthetic page with the four lifecycle-stage cards + MDL
+// instructions). When at the deployment root, the logo points at /
+// (the project picker). Offline, the logo stays decorative — there's
+// no real "home" to go to.
+//
+// Mounts as a sibling-replacement on DOMContentLoaded: wraps the
+// existing logo SVG in an <a>, preserving classes and attributes.
+// Idempotent: re-mounting on an already-wrapped logo is a no-op.
+//
+// Tools that want to override (e.g. a deployment that pins logo to
+// an external URL) can set window.zddc.logo.disabled = true before
+// DOMContentLoaded and inject their own anchor.
+(function () {
+    'use strict';
+
+    if (!window.zddc) window.zddc = {};
+    if (window.zddc.logo) return;
+
+    function projectSegment(pathname) {
+        var parts = pathname.split('/').filter(Boolean);
+        if (parts.length === 0) return null;
+        var first = parts[0];
+        // Tool HTMLs at the deployment root (index.html, archive.html
+        // with ?projects=...) don't carry a project segment.
+        if (first.indexOf('.') !== -1) return null;
+        return first;
+    }
+
+    function targetHref() {
+        if (typeof location === 'undefined') return null;
+        if (location.protocol !== 'http:' && location.protocol !== 'https:') {
+            return null;
+        }
+        if (window.zddc.logo && window.zddc.logo.disabled) return null;
+        var seg = projectSegment(location.pathname);
+        return seg ? '/' + encodeURIComponent(seg) : '/';
+    }
+
+    function mount() {
+        var logo = document.querySelector('.app-header__logo');
+        if (!logo) return;
+        // Already wrapped (template-supplied anchor, or a previous mount).
+        if (logo.parentElement && logo.parentElement.tagName === 'A' &&
+            logo.parentElement.classList.contains('app-header__logo-link')) {
+            return;
+        }
+        var href = targetHref();
+        if (!href) return;
+        var a = document.createElement('a');
+        a.href = href;
+        a.className = 'app-header__logo-link';
+        var label = href === '/' ? 'ZDDC home' : 'Project home';
+        a.title = label;
+        a.setAttribute('aria-label', label);
+        logo.parentNode.insertBefore(a, logo);
+        a.appendChild(logo);
+    }
+
+    window.zddc.logo = {
+        mount: mount,
+        // Test seam.
+        _projectSegment: projectSegment,
+        _targetHref: targetHref,
+        disabled: false,
+    };
+
+    if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', mount, { once: true });
+    } else {
+        mount();
+    }
+})();
diff --git a/tables/build.sh b/tables/build.sh
index bea0c1d..3e3034a 100755
--- a/tables/build.sh
+++ b/tables/build.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/base.css" \
   "../shared/toast.css" \
   "../shared/nav.css" \
+  "../shared/logo.css" \
   "css/table.css" \
   "../form/css/form.css" \
   > "$css_temp"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/theme.js" \
   "../shared/toast.js" \
   "../shared/nav.js" \
+  "../shared/logo.js" \
   "../shared/help.js" \
   "js/mode.js" \
   "js/app.js" \
diff --git a/tests/logo.spec.js b/tests/logo.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab60cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/logo.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Tests for shared/logo.js — turns the .app-header__logo SVG into a
+// link to the project landing (or deployment root). Mounts at
+// DOMContentLoaded across every tool's bundle.
+//
+// Strategy: serve any tool's compiled HTML at multiple URL paths via a
+// tiny in-process HTTP server, so we can verify the wrapping anchor's
+// href reflects the URL the page was loaded from.
+
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import * as http from 'http';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+const HTML_PATH = path.resolve('classifier/dist/classifier.html');
+
+let server;
+let baseUrl;
+
+test.beforeAll(async () => {
+    const html = fs.readFileSync(HTML_PATH, 'utf8');
+    server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+        res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/html; charset=utf-8' });
+        res.end(html);
+    });
+    await new Promise(r => server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1', r));
+    baseUrl = `http://127.0.0.1:${server.address().port}`;
+});
+
+test.afterAll(async () => {
+    if (server) await new Promise(r => server.close(r));
+});
+
+test.describe('shared/logo.js', () => {
+
+    test('does NOT wrap the logo on file://', async ({ page }) => {
+        const filePath = path.resolve('classifier/dist/classifier.html');
+        await page.goto(`file://${filePath}`, { waitUntil: 'load' });
+        const wrapped = await page.evaluate(() => {
+            const logo = document.querySelector('.app-header__logo');
+            return logo && logo.parentElement && logo.parentElement.tagName === 'A';
+        });
+        expect(wrapped).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    test('wraps with href=/ at the deployment root', async ({ page }) => {
+        await page.goto(`${baseUrl}/`, { waitUntil: 'load' });
+        const got = await page.evaluate(() => {
+            const a = document.querySelector('.app-header__logo-link');
+            return a && a.getAttribute('href');
+        });
+        expect(got).toBe('/');
+    });
+
+    test('wraps with href=/<project> when inside a project subtree', async ({ page }) => {
+        await page.goto(`${baseUrl}/Project-1/working/casey/notes.md`, { waitUntil: 'load' });
+        const got = await page.evaluate(() => {
+            const a = document.querySelector('.app-header__logo-link');
+            return a && a.getAttribute('href');
+        });
+        expect(got).toBe('/Project-1');
+    });
+
+    test('the wrapper carries an aria-label matching its target', async ({ page }) => {
+        await page.goto(`${baseUrl}/Project-1/staging/`, { waitUntil: 'load' });
+        const probe = await page.evaluate(() => {
+            const a = document.querySelector('.app-header__logo-link');
+            return a && {
+                href: a.getAttribute('href'),
+                label: a.getAttribute('aria-label'),
+            };
+        });
+        expect(probe.href).toBe('/Project-1');
+        expect(probe.label).toBe('Project home');
+    });
+
+    test('mount is idempotent — already-wrapped logo is left alone', async ({ page }) => {
+        await page.goto(`${baseUrl}/Project-1/`, { waitUntil: 'load' });
+        const wrapperCount = await page.evaluate(() => {
+            // Run mount a second time — should be a no-op.
+            window.zddc.logo.mount();
+            return document.querySelectorAll('.app-header__logo-link').length;
+        });
+        expect(wrapperCount).toBe(1);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/transmittal/build.sh b/transmittal/build.sh
index ccce04a..e22248b 100755
--- a/transmittal/build.sh
+++ b/transmittal/build.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/base.css" \
   "../shared/toast.css" \
   "../shared/nav.css" \
+  "../shared/logo.css" \
   "css/base.css" \
   "css/layout.css" \
   "css/forms.css" \
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ concat_files \
   "../shared/theme.js" \
   "../shared/toast.js" \
   "../shared/nav.js" \
+  "../shared/logo.js" \
   "../shared/preview-lib.js" \
   "js/app.js" \
   "js/reactive.js" \
diff --git a/zddc/internal/handler/tables.html b/zddc/internal/handler/tables.html
index 69f8f2f..f398eee 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/handler/tables.html
+++ b/zddc/internal/handler/tables.html
@@ -628,6 +628,28 @@ body.help-open .app-header {
     color: var(--primary);
 }
 
+/* shared/logo.css — paired with shared/logo.js. The wrapping anchor
+   inherits the logo's box and adds a subtle hover/focus affordance
+   so it reads as clickable without altering the logo's visual weight. */
+
+.app-header__logo-link {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    border-radius: var(--radius);
+    transition: opacity 0.15s, box-shadow 0.15s;
+}
+
+.app-header__logo-link:hover .app-header__logo,
+.app-header__logo-link:focus-visible .app-header__logo {
+    opacity: 0.82;
+}
+
+.app-header__logo-link:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--primary);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+
 /* tables/ — directory-of-YAML table view. Reuses tokens from shared/base.css. */
 
 .table-main {
@@ -1070,7 +1092,7 @@ body.help-open .app-header {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title" id="table-title">ZDDC Table</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · snail-candle-citrus</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-alpha · 2026-05-10 12:33:10 · 837cf47-dirty</span></span>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="header-right">
@@ -2294,6 +2316,89 @@ body.help-open .app-header {
     }
 })();
 
+// shared/logo.js — turn the inert <svg class="app-header__logo"> on
+// every tool's header into a clickable link. The destination is the
+// nearest "home" the user can sensibly back out to:
+//
+//   file://                                     → no wrap (no server home)
+//   http(s)://host/                             → wrap, href = /
+//   http(s)://host/<tool>.html (deployment root)→ wrap, href = /
+//   http(s)://host/<project>/...                → wrap, href = /<project>
+//
+// When inside a project, the logo takes the user to the project
+// landing (synthetic page with the four lifecycle-stage cards + MDL
+// instructions). When at the deployment root, the logo points at /
+// (the project picker). Offline, the logo stays decorative — there's
+// no real "home" to go to.
+//
+// Mounts as a sibling-replacement on DOMContentLoaded: wraps the
+// existing logo SVG in an <a>, preserving classes and attributes.
+// Idempotent: re-mounting on an already-wrapped logo is a no-op.
+//
+// Tools that want to override (e.g. a deployment that pins logo to
+// an external URL) can set window.zddc.logo.disabled = true before
+// DOMContentLoaded and inject their own anchor.
+(function () {
+    'use strict';
+
+    if (!window.zddc) window.zddc = {};
+    if (window.zddc.logo) return;
+
+    function projectSegment(pathname) {
+        var parts = pathname.split('/').filter(Boolean);
+        if (parts.length === 0) return null;
+        var first = parts[0];
+        // Tool HTMLs at the deployment root (index.html, archive.html
+        // with ?projects=...) don't carry a project segment.
+        if (first.indexOf('.') !== -1) return null;
+        return first;
+    }
+
+    function targetHref() {
+        if (typeof location === 'undefined') return null;
+        if (location.protocol !== 'http:' && location.protocol !== 'https:') {
+            return null;
+        }
+        if (window.zddc.logo && window.zddc.logo.disabled) return null;
+        var seg = projectSegment(location.pathname);
+        return seg ? '/' + encodeURIComponent(seg) : '/';
+    }
+
+    function mount() {
+        var logo = document.querySelector('.app-header__logo');
+        if (!logo) return;
+        // Already wrapped (template-supplied anchor, or a previous mount).
+        if (logo.parentElement && logo.parentElement.tagName === 'A' &&
+            logo.parentElement.classList.contains('app-header__logo-link')) {
+            return;
+        }
+        var href = targetHref();
+        if (!href) return;
+        var a = document.createElement('a');
+        a.href = href;
+        a.className = 'app-header__logo-link';
+        var label = href === '/' ? 'ZDDC home' : 'Project home';
+        a.title = label;
+        a.setAttribute('aria-label', label);
+        logo.parentNode.insertBefore(a, logo);
+        a.appendChild(logo);
+    }
+
+    window.zddc.logo = {
+        mount: mount,
+        // Test seam.
+        _projectSegment: projectSegment,
+        _targetHref: targetHref,
+        disabled: false,
+    };
+
+    if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', mount, { once: true });
+    } else {
+        mount();
+    }
+})();
+
 /**
  * ZDDC shared help panel — open/close logic.
  * Works with all four tools regardless of their module pattern.