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diff --git a/frontend/src/App.jsx b/frontend/src/App.jsx
index 920678a8..8673195d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from "react";
 import { BrowserRouter, Route, Routes, useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
 import { AnimatePresence } from "framer-motion";
 import Navbar from "./components/Navbar.jsx";
+import KeyboardShortcutsProvider from "./components/KeyboardShortcutsProvider.jsx";
 import LandingPage from "./pages/LandingPage";
 import Login from "./pages/Login.jsx";
 import Signup from "./pages/Signup.jsx";
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ const AnimatedRoutes = () => {
 
 const App = () => {
   return (
+    <KeyboardShortcutsProvider>
     <BrowserRouter>
       <Navbar />
       <main className="app-bg min-h-screen pt-15 flex flex-col text-main transition-colors duration-300">
@@ -251,6 +253,7 @@ const App = () => {
       <Footer />
       <ScrollToTop />
     </BrowserRouter>
+    </KeyboardShortcutsProvider>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/KeyboardShortcutsHelp.jsx b/frontend/src/components/KeyboardShortcutsHelp.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf27a5c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/KeyboardShortcutsHelp.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+const shortcuts = [
+  { keys: ['Ctrl', 'N'], description: 'New task' },
+  { keys: ['Ctrl', 'K'], description: 'Toggle search' },
+  { keys: ['Ctrl', 'D'], description: 'Toggle dark mode' },
+  { keys: ['Esc'], description: 'Close modal' },
+];
+
+const KeyboardShortcutsHelp = ({ isOpen, onClose }) => {
+  if (!isOpen) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="fixed inset-0 bg-black/50 flex items-center justify-center z-50">
+      <div className="bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 rounded-lg p-6 max-w-md w-full mx-4">
+        <div className="flex justify-between items-center mb-4">
+          <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">Keyboard Shortcuts</h2>
+          <button onClick={onClose} className="text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700">
+            &times;
+          </button>
+        </div>
+        <div className="space-y-3">
+          {shortcuts.map((shortcut, index) => (
+            <div key={index} className="flex justify-between items-center">
+              <span className="text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300">{shortcut.description}</span>
+              <div className="flex gap-1">
+                {shortcut.keys.map((key, keyIndex) => (
+                  <kbd
+                    key={keyIndex}
+                    className="px-2 py-1 bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700 rounded text-sm font-mono"
+                  >
+                    {key}
+                  </kbd>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+        <div className="mt-4 text-sm text-gray-500">
+          Press <kbd className="px-1 py-0.5 bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700 rounded">?</kbd> to open this help
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default KeyboardShortcutsHelp;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/KeyboardShortcutsProvider.jsx b/frontend/src/components/KeyboardShortcutsProvider.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5300bfdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/KeyboardShortcutsProvider.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { useState, useEffect, createContext } from 'react';
+import useKeyboardShortcuts from '../hooks/useKeyboardShortcuts';
+import KeyboardShortcutsHelp from './KeyboardShortcutsHelp';
+
+const KeyboardShortcutsContext = createContext();
+
+const KeyboardShortcutsProvider = ({ children }) => {
+  const [showHelp, setShowHelp] = useState(false);
+
+  const handleNewTask = () => {
+    // Navigate to tasks page or open new task modal
+    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('keyboard-shortcut', { detail: 'new-task' }));
+  };
+
+  const handleToggleSearch = () => {
+    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('keyboard-shortcut', { detail: 'toggle-search' }));
+  };
+
+  const handleToggleDarkMode = () => {
+    const html = document.documentElement;
+    const isDark = html.classList.contains('dark');
+    if (isDark) {
+      html.classList.remove('dark');
+      localStorage.setItem('theme', 'light');
+    } else {
+      html.classList.add('dark');
+      localStorage.setItem('theme', 'dark');
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleCloseModal = () => {
+    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('keyboard-shortcut', { detail: 'close-modal' }));
+  };
+
+  useKeyboardShortcuts({
+    onNewTask: handleNewTask,
+    onToggleSearch: handleToggleSearch,
+    onToggleDarkMode: handleToggleDarkMode,
+    onCloseModal: handleCloseModal,
+  });
+
+  // Handle '?' key for help
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleKeyDown = (e) => {
+      if (e.target.tagName === 'INPUT' || e.target.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || e.target.isContentEditable) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (e.key === '?') {
+        setShowHelp(prev => !prev);
+      }
+    };
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <KeyboardShortcutsContext.Provider value={{ showHelp, setShowHelp }}>
+      {children}
+      <KeyboardShortcutsHelp isOpen={showHelp} onClose={() => setShowHelp(false)} />
+    </KeyboardShortcutsContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
+
+export default KeyboardShortcutsProvider;
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useKeyboardShortcuts.js b/frontend/src/hooks/useKeyboardShortcuts.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebbad8d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useKeyboardShortcuts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
+
+const useKeyboardShortcuts = ({ onNewTask, onToggleSearch, onToggleDarkMode, onCloseModal }) => {
+  const handleKeyDown = useCallback((e) => {
+    // Ignore if user is typing in an input
+    if (e.target.tagName === 'INPUT' || e.target.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || e.target.isContentEditable) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Ctrl/Cmd + N: New task
+    if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key === 'n') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      onNewTask?.();
+    }
+
+    // Ctrl/Cmd + K: Toggle search
+    if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key === 'k') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      onToggleSearch?.();
+    }
+
+    // Ctrl/Cmd + D: Toggle dark mode
+    if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key === 'd') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      onToggleDarkMode?.();
+    }
+
+    // Escape: Close modal
+    if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+      onCloseModal?.();
+    }
+  }, [onNewTask, onToggleSearch, onToggleDarkMode, onCloseModal]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+  }, [handleKeyDown]);
+};
+
+export default useKeyboardShortcuts;
diff --git a/src/components/TaskPriority.tsx b/src/components/TaskPriority.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c6b7899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/TaskPriority.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+export type Priority = 'low' | 'medium' | 'high' | 'urgent';
+
+interface TaskPriorityProps {
+  priority: Priority;
+  onChange?: (priority: Priority) => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+const priorityColors: Record<Priority, string> = {
+  low: 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-700',
+  medium: 'bg-blue-100 text-blue-700',
+  high: 'bg-orange-100 text-orange-700',
+  urgent: 'bg-red-100 text-red-700',
+};
+
+export function TaskPriority({ priority, onChange, disabled }: TaskPriorityProps) {
+  return (
+    <select
+      value={priority}
+      onChange={(e) => onChange?.(e.target.value as Priority)}
+      disabled={disabled}
+      className={px-2 py-1 rounded-full text-xs font-medium }
+    >
+      <option value="low">Low</option>
+      <option value="medium">Medium</option>
+      <option value="high">High</option>
+      <option value="urgent">Urgent</option>
+    </select>
+  );
+}