diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index ca75a2a..73b5781 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -6115,6 +6115,11 @@ impl App {
 
         match parse_input(input) {
             InputType::Command(mut parsed) => {
+                // Popup Accept / autocomplete_and_submit land here — must record MRU
+                // (process_command_input is only used by some Enter paths).
+                if let Some(autocomplete) = self.input.autocomplete.as_ref() {
+                    autocomplete.command_auto.touch_mru(&parsed.name);
+                }
                 if self.command_registry.is_custom_command(&parsed.name) {
                     parsed.prefs_data = self
                         .prefs_dao
@@ -6365,6 +6370,9 @@ impl App {
     }
 
     async fn process_command_input(&mut self, mut parsed: crate::command::parser::ParsedCommand) {
+        if let Some(autocomplete) = self.input.autocomplete.as_ref() {
+            autocomplete.command_auto.touch_mru(&parsed.name);
+        }
         if self.command_registry.is_custom_command(&parsed.name) {
             parsed.prefs_data = self
                 .prefs_dao
@@ -10029,11 +10037,21 @@ impl App {
         is_chat: bool,
     ) -> Vec<crate::autocomplete::Suggestion> {
         match trigger {
-            "slash" => crate::autocomplete::CommandAuto::new(&self.command_registry)
-                .get_suggestions(query, is_chat)
-                .into_iter()
-                .filter(|suggestion| !is_remote_browser_unsupported_command(&suggestion.name))
-                .collect(),
+            "slash" => {
+                let suggestions = self
+                    .input
+                    .autocomplete
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .map(|ac| ac.command_auto.get_suggestions(query, is_chat))
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                        crate::autocomplete::CommandAuto::new(&self.command_registry)
+                            .get_suggestions(query, is_chat)
+                    });
+                suggestions
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .filter(|suggestion| !is_remote_browser_unsupported_command(&suggestion.name))
+                    .collect()
+            }
             "mention" => {
                 let query_lower = query.to_ascii_lowercase();
                 let mut suggestions = self
diff --git a/src/autocomplete/command.rs b/src/autocomplete/command.rs
index 39b3c36..f7aaaa6 100644
--- a/src/autocomplete/command.rs
+++ b/src/autocomplete/command.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+use crate::autocomplete::mru::SlashMru;
 use crate::command::registry::Registry;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -64,11 +66,22 @@ impl Suggestion {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Default)]
 pub struct CommandAuto {
     commands: Vec<Suggestion>,
     hidden_token_map: Vec<(String, String)>,
     chat_only_commands: HashSet<String>,
+    mru: RefCell<SlashMru>,
+}
+
+impl Default for CommandAuto {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            commands: Vec::new(),
+            hidden_token_map: Vec::new(),
+            chat_only_commands: HashSet::new(),
+            mru: RefCell::new(SlashMru::new()),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl CommandAuto {
@@ -103,11 +116,27 @@ impl CommandAuto {
             commands,
             hidden_token_map,
             chat_only_commands,
+            mru: RefCell::new(SlashMru::new()),
         }
     }
 
+    /// Tests / ephemeral: never touches disk.
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    fn with_in_memory_mru(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.mru = RefCell::new(SlashMru::new_in_memory());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Record that a slash command was executed (boosts future search ranking).
+    pub fn touch_mru(&self, command_name: &str) {
+        let mut mru = self.mru.borrow_mut();
+        mru.touch(command_name);
+        mru.persist_if_dirty();
+    }
+
     pub fn get_suggestions(&self, input: &str, is_chat: bool) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
         let input_lower = input.to_lowercase();
+        let trimmed = input.trim();
         let mut seen: std::collections::HashSet<String> = std::collections::HashSet::new();
         let mut results: Vec<Suggestion> = Vec::new();
 
@@ -135,6 +164,16 @@ impl CommandAuto {
             }
         }
 
+        // Empty `/` keeps registry order. Non-empty search: MRU recency boost.
+        if !trimmed.is_empty() && results.len() > 1 {
+            let mut mru = self.mru.borrow_mut();
+            results.sort_by(|a, b| {
+                let score_b = mru.rank_score(&b.name);
+                let score_a = mru.rank_score(&a.name);
+                score_b.cmp(&score_a).then_with(|| a.name.cmp(&b.name))
+            });
+        }
+
         results
     }
 }
@@ -281,4 +320,46 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(suggestions.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(suggestions[0].name, "help");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_query_keeps_registry_order_even_with_mru() {
+        let registry = setup_registry();
+        let auto = CommandAuto::new(&registry).with_in_memory_mru();
+        let before: Vec<String> = auto
+            .get_suggestions("", true)
+            .iter()
+            .map(|s| s.name.clone())
+            .collect();
+        auto.touch_mru("exit");
+        auto.touch_mru("compact");
+        let after: Vec<String> = auto
+            .get_suggestions("", true)
+            .iter()
+            .map(|s| s.name.clone())
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(before, after);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn search_ranks_recently_used_first() {
+        let mut registry = setup_registry();
+        registry.register(Command {
+            name: "compact-mode".to_string(),
+            description: "Toggle compact mode".to_string(),
+            handler: dummy_handler,
+            hidden_tokens: vec![],
+            chat_only: true,
+        });
+        let auto = CommandAuto::new(&registry).with_in_memory_mru();
+
+        // Without MRU, registry order: compact then compact-mode
+        let before = auto.get_suggestions("comp", true);
+        assert_eq!(before[0].name, "compact");
+        assert_eq!(before[1].name, "compact-mode");
+
+        auto.touch_mru("compact-mode");
+        let after = auto.get_suggestions("comp", true);
+        assert_eq!(after[0].name, "compact-mode");
+        assert_eq!(after[1].name, "compact");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/autocomplete/mod.rs b/src/autocomplete/mod.rs
index 7e8c147..881e666 100644
--- a/src/autocomplete/mod.rs
+++ b/src/autocomplete/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod command;
 pub mod file;
+pub mod mru;
 
 pub use command::{CommandAuto, Suggestion, SuggestionKind};
 pub use file::FileAuto;
diff --git a/src/autocomplete/mru.rs b/src/autocomplete/mru.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..091dc8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/autocomplete/mru.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+//! Slash-command MRU (most-recently-used) store.
+//!
+//! Flat per-command timestamps with a soft-decay recency score used as a
+//! ranking boost during **search only**. Empty `/` menus keep registry order.
+//! Persisted as the `slash_mru` prefs key in `data.db`.
+
+use crate::persistence::{get_data_dir, PrefsDAO};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::fs;
+use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+/// Soft half-life (~7 days).
+const HALF_LIFE_SECS: f64 = 7.0 * 86_400.0;
+const MAX_ENTRIES: usize = 256;
+/// Legacy sidecar; migrated into prefs once then deleted.
+const LEGACY_STORE_FILE: &str = "slash_mru.json";
+
+/// Persistent slash-command recency store.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct SlashMru {
+    by_command: HashMap<String, u64>,
+    loaded: bool,
+    dirty: bool,
+    persist_enabled: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for SlashMru {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl SlashMru {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            by_command: HashMap::new(),
+            loaded: false,
+            dirty: false,
+            persist_enabled: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Unit-test helper: never touches disk / DB.
+    pub fn new_in_memory() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            by_command: HashMap::new(),
+            loaded: true,
+            dirty: false,
+            persist_enabled: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn now_secs() -> u64 {
+        SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .map(|d| d.as_secs())
+            .unwrap_or(0)
+    }
+
+    fn canonicalize(name: &str) -> String {
+        name.trim().trim_start_matches('/').to_ascii_lowercase()
+    }
+
+    /// Soft-decay score in \[0, 1\]. `last_used == 0` → 0.
+    pub fn recency_score(last_used: u64, now: u64) -> u32 {
+        if last_used == 0 || now < last_used {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        let age = (now - last_used) as f64;
+        let score = 0.5_f64.powf(age / HALF_LIFE_SECS);
+        (score * 1_000_000.0).round() as u32
+    }
+
+    fn ensure_loaded(&mut self) {
+        if self.loaded || !self.persist_enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.by_command = Self::load_from_prefs().unwrap_or_default();
+        if self.by_command.is_empty() {
+            if let Some(legacy) = Self::load_legacy_file() {
+                self.by_command = legacy;
+                self.dirty = true; // rewrite into prefs, then drop sidecar
+                let _ = Self::delete_legacy_file();
+            }
+        }
+        self.loaded = true;
+    }
+
+    fn load_from_prefs() -> Option<HashMap<String, u64>> {
+        let dao = PrefsDAO::new().ok()?;
+        dao.get_slash_mru().ok()
+    }
+
+    fn load_legacy_file() -> Option<HashMap<String, u64>> {
+        let path = get_data_dir().join(LEGACY_STORE_FILE);
+        let bytes = fs::read(&path).ok()?;
+        #[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
+        struct Legacy {
+            #[serde(default)]
+            by_command: HashMap<String, u64>,
+        }
+        serde_json::from_slice::<Legacy>(&bytes)
+            .ok()
+            .map(|l| l.by_command)
+    }
+
+    fn delete_legacy_file() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        let path = get_data_dir().join(LEGACY_STORE_FILE);
+        match fs::remove_file(&path) {
+            Ok(()) => Ok(()),
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(()),
+            Err(e) => Err(e),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn last_used(&mut self, name: &str) -> u64 {
+        self.ensure_loaded();
+        let key = Self::canonicalize(name);
+        self.by_command.get(&key).copied().unwrap_or(0)
+    }
+
+    pub fn rank_score(&mut self, name: &str) -> u32 {
+        let last = self.last_used(name);
+        Self::recency_score(last, Self::now_secs())
+    }
+
+    pub fn touch(&mut self, name: &str) {
+        self.ensure_loaded();
+        let key = Self::canonicalize(name);
+        if key.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.by_command.insert(key, Self::now_secs());
+        if self.by_command.len() > MAX_ENTRIES {
+            let mut entries: Vec<_> = self
+                .by_command
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(k, v)| (k.clone(), *v))
+                .collect();
+            entries.sort_by(|a, b| b.1.cmp(&a.1));
+            entries.truncate(MAX_ENTRIES);
+            self.by_command = entries.into_iter().collect();
+        }
+        if self.persist_enabled {
+            self.dirty = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn persist_if_dirty(&mut self) {
+        if !self.dirty || !self.persist_enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        if Self::write_to_prefs(&self.by_command).is_ok() {
+            self.dirty = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn write_to_prefs(by_command: &HashMap<String, u64>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let dao = PrefsDAO::new()?;
+        dao.set_slash_mru(by_command)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn canonicalize_strips_slash_and_lowercases() {
+        let mut mru = SlashMru::new_in_memory();
+        mru.touch("/Model");
+        assert!(mru.last_used("model") > 0);
+        assert_eq!(mru.last_used("/model"), mru.last_used("model"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn recency_decays_stale_entries() {
+        let now = 1_700_000_000_u64;
+        let recent = SlashMru::recency_score(now - 60, now);
+        let week_old = SlashMru::recency_score(now - 7 * 86_400, now);
+        let month_old = SlashMru::recency_score(now - 30 * 86_400, now);
+        assert!(recent > week_old);
+        assert!(week_old > month_old);
+        assert!(month_old > 0);
+        assert_eq!(SlashMru::recency_score(0, now), 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn in_memory_never_dirties() {
+        let mut mru = SlashMru::new_in_memory();
+        mru.touch("plan");
+        assert!(!mru.dirty);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn more_recent_command_scores_higher() {
+        let mut mru = SlashMru::new_in_memory();
+        mru.by_command
+            .insert("compact-mode".to_string(), 1_700_000_000);
+        mru.by_command.insert("compact".to_string(), 1_700_000_100);
+        let now = 1_700_000_200;
+        let compact = SlashMru::recency_score(mru.by_command["compact"], now);
+        let mode = SlashMru::recency_score(mru.by_command["compact-mode"], now);
+        assert!(compact > mode);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/persistence/prefs.rs b/src/persistence/prefs.rs
index 8276b78..41b0cb8 100644
--- a/src/persistence/prefs.rs
+++ b/src/persistence/prefs.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const MODEL_PREFS_KEY: &str = "model_preferences";
 const ACTIVE_THEME_KEY: &str = "active_theme";
 const TERMINAL_TITLE_ITEMS_KEY: &str = "terminal_title_items";
 const COMPACT_MODE_KEY: &str = "compact_mode";
+const SLASH_MRU_KEY: &str = "slash_mru";
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ModelRef {
@@ -247,6 +248,27 @@ impl PrefsDAO {
         self.set_pref(key, &json_str)
     }
 
+    /// Slash-command MRU map: canonical name → last-used unix seconds.
+    pub fn get_slash_mru(&self) -> Result<std::collections::HashMap<String, u64>> {
+        match self.get_pref(SLASH_MRU_KEY)? {
+            Some(json_str) => {
+                #[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
+                struct SlashMruPref {
+                    #[serde(default)]
+                    by_command: std::collections::HashMap<String, u64>,
+                }
+                let pref: SlashMruPref = serde_json::from_str(&json_str)?;
+                Ok(pref.by_command)
+            }
+            None => Ok(std::collections::HashMap::new()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_slash_mru(&self, by_command: &std::collections::HashMap<String, u64>) -> Result<()> {
+        let value = serde_json::json!({ "by_command": by_command });
+        self.set_pref(SLASH_MRU_KEY, &serde_json::to_string(&value)?)
+    }
+
     pub fn toggle_favorite(&self, provider_id: String, model_id: String) -> Result<bool> {
         let mut prefs = self.get_model_preferences()?;
         let was_favorite = prefs.is_favorite(&provider_id, &model_id);
@@ -374,6 +396,21 @@ mod tests {
         assert_ne!(ref1, ref3);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_slash_mru_round_trip() {
+        let dao = setup_test_dao();
+        assert!(dao.get_slash_mru().unwrap().is_empty());
+
+        let mut map = std::collections::HashMap::new();
+        map.insert("connect".to_string(), 1_700_000_000);
+        map.insert("compact-mode".to_string(), 1_700_000_100);
+        dao.set_slash_mru(&map).unwrap();
+
+        let loaded = dao.get_slash_mru().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(loaded.get("connect"), Some(&1_700_000_000));
+        assert_eq!(loaded.get("compact-mode"), Some(&1_700_000_100));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_active_theme_round_trip() {
         let dao = setup_test_dao();