diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7893809..18d891f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Install into any protoAgent agent from this git URL — it's not tied to one age
 
 - A left-rail **Terminal** view (ADR 0026) — an xterm.js page (fit + clickable-links
   addons) served by the plugin, connected to a shell over a WebSocket.
+- **Tabs** — run several sessions in one view (+ to add, × to close, double-click to
+  rename). Each tab owns its own xterm + WebSocket, and each WebSocket gets its own
+  PTY shell — closing a tab kills only that shell.
 - A **real PTY** on the backend — stdlib `pty` (no pip deps), so it's a genuine
   interactive shell: TUIs, colour, resize, `Ctrl-C`, the works. The wire protocol
   mirrors protoMaker's terminal (`data`/`exit`/`connected` ⇄ `input`/`resize`/`ping`).
@@ -87,8 +90,8 @@ Then open the **Terminal** rail icon. (Make sure the host has an operator bearer
 
 ## Roadmap
 
-A solid single terminal session per view. Possible next steps: multi-session tabs,
-split panes, a search overlay, and validating the experimental Windows backend. PRs welcome.
+Multi-session tabs, a real PTY, themed + offline. Possible next steps: split panes, a
+search overlay, and validating the experimental Windows backend. PRs welcome.
 
 Enabled by default once installed (the WS bearer gate is the protection) — disable
 with `plugins.disabled: [terminal]`.
diff --git a/protoagent.plugin.yaml b/protoagent.plugin.yaml
index b78ce4c..08421e8 100644
--- a/protoagent.plugin.yaml
+++ b/protoagent.plugin.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 id: terminal
 name: Terminal
-version: 0.3.0
+version: 0.4.0
 description: >-
   A full terminal in the protoAgent console — an xterm.js view wired to a real PTY
   shell over a WebSocket. The terminal is themed from the protoAgent design system
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d7217c9..2b41add 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "terminal-plugin"
-version = "0.3.0"            # keep in lockstep with protoagent.plugin.yaml (a test enforces it)
+version = "0.4.0"            # keep in lockstep with protoagent.plugin.yaml (a test enforces it)
 description = "A full terminal (xterm.js + a real PTY over WebSocket) as a protoAgent console plugin."
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_packaging.py b/tests/test_packaging.py
index 242fb3f..73e60e6 100644
--- a/tests/test_packaging.py
+++ b/tests/test_packaging.py
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ def test_view_page_pulls_in_the_protoagent_theme_and_four_rules():
     assert "options.theme" in PAGE  # re-applies the theme, not just on first paint
 
 
+def test_view_page_has_multi_session_tabs():
+    from terminal.view import PAGE
+
+    # a tab bar + per-session lifecycle (each tab owns its own xterm + WS → its own PTY)
+    assert 'id="tabs"' in PAGE and 'id="newtab"' in PAGE
+    assert "newSession" in PAGE and "closeSession" in PAGE and "switchTo" in PAGE
+    assert "const sessions = new Map()" in PAGE  # the session registry
+
+
 def test_register_mounts_the_public_router(registry):
     import terminal
 
diff --git a/view.py b/view.py
index 6d188cd..d9c4422 100644
--- a/view.py
+++ b/view.py
@@ -5,14 +5,17 @@
 channel (it carries the operator bearer as a ?token= param) · slug-aware base (works
 on the host window AND through the fleet proxy) · links the DS plugin-kit.
 
-THEME: the terminal is themed from protoAgent's design system. The page reads the
-console's ``--pl-*`` CSS tokens (set by the DS kit's protoagent:init handshake) and
-maps them onto xterm's theme object — background/foreground/cursor/selection + the 16
-ANSI colours — and RE-APPLIES on a live re-theme (a MutationObserver on :root). So
-the terminal always matches the console's theme.
-
-No build step — vanilla JS; xterm.js + addons load from jsDelivr (vendoring is a
-follow-up). ``PAGE`` is the HTML; api.py returns it on GET /view.
+TABS: several independent sessions in one view. Each tab owns its own xterm + fit
+addon + WebSocket — and each WebSocket gets its own PTY shell on the backend (one PTY
+per connection), so closing a tab kills only that shell.
+
+THEME: every terminal is themed from protoAgent's design system. The page reads the
+console's ``--pl-*`` CSS tokens and maps them onto xterm's theme — background/
+foreground/cursor/selection + the 16 ANSI colours — and RE-APPLIES on a live re-theme
+(a MutationObserver on :root), across all open tabs.
+
+No build step — vanilla JS; xterm.js + addons are VENDORED and served by this plugin
+(offline). ``PAGE`` is the HTML; api.py returns it on GET /view.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -21,12 +24,9 @@
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 <title>Terminal</title>
 <script>
-  // RULE 3 — slug-aware base: "" on the host window, "/agents/<slug>" through the
-  // fleet proxy. Split on the prefix this page is served under; every asset + the WS
-  // URL hangs off it.
+  // RULE 3 — slug-aware base ("" on host, "/agents/<slug>" through the fleet proxy).
   var BASE = location.pathname.split("/plugins/")[0];
-  // Stylesheets, BASE-prefixed: the VENDORED xterm css (offline — served by this
-  // plugin, no CDN) and RULE 4's DS kit css (so the chrome themes off --pl-* tokens).
+  // Stylesheets, BASE-prefixed: the VENDORED xterm css (offline) + the DS kit css (rule 4).
   (function(){
     ["/plugins/terminal/static/xterm.css", "/_ds/plugin-kit.css"].forEach(function(p){
       var l=document.createElement("link"); l.rel="stylesheet"; l.href=BASE+p; document.head.appendChild(l);
@@ -38,40 +38,49 @@
   html,body{margin:0;height:100%;background:var(--pl-color-bg,#0a0a0c);color:var(--pl-color-fg,#ededed);
     font-family:var(--pl-font-sans,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif);font-size:12px}
   .wrap{display:flex;flex-direction:column;height:100%}
-  .bar{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:var(--pl-space-3,10px);padding:6px 12px;
-    border-bottom:var(--pl-border-width,1px) solid var(--pl-color-border,#26262b);flex:0 0 auto}
-  .bar .t{font-weight:600;color:var(--pl-color-fg,#ededed)} .bar .sp{flex:1}
+  .bar{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;padding:4px 8px;flex:0 0 auto;
+    border-bottom:var(--pl-border-width,1px) solid var(--pl-color-border,#26262b)}
+  .tabs{display:flex;gap:4px;overflow-x:auto;max-width:70%}
+  .tab{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;padding:3px 8px;border-radius:var(--pl-radius,6px);
+    background:transparent;color:var(--pl-color-fg-muted,#9a9aa5);border:1px solid transparent;
+    cursor:pointer;font-size:11px;white-space:nowrap}
+  .tab:hover{background:var(--pl-color-bg-raised,#1a1a1f)}
+  .tab.active{background:var(--pl-color-bg-raised,#1a1a1f);color:var(--pl-color-fg,#ededed);
+    border-color:var(--pl-color-border,#26262b)}
+  .tab .x{opacity:.6;font-size:13px;line-height:1} .tab .x:hover{opacity:1;color:var(--pl-color-status-error,#f87171)}
+  button.pl{background:var(--pl-color-bg-raised,#1a1a1f);color:var(--pl-color-fg,#ededed);
+    border:var(--pl-border-width,1px) solid var(--pl-color-border,#26262b);border-radius:var(--pl-radius,6px);
+    padding:2px 9px;font-size:13px;cursor:pointer;line-height:1.2}
+  .sp{flex:1}
   .meta{color:var(--pl-color-fg-muted,#9a9aa5);font-family:var(--pl-font-mono,ui-monospace,monospace);font-size:11px}
   .dot{display:inline-block;width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--pl-color-fg-muted,#9a9aa5);margin-right:6px}
   .dot.ok{background:var(--pl-color-status-success,#4ade80)} .dot.bad{background:var(--pl-color-status-error,#f87171)}
-  button.pl{background:var(--pl-color-bg-raised,#1a1a1f);color:var(--pl-color-fg,#ededed);
-    border:var(--pl-border-width,1px) solid var(--pl-color-border,#26262b);border-radius:var(--pl-radius,6px);
-    padding:3px 10px;font-size:11px;cursor:pointer}
-  #term{flex:1 1 auto;min-height:0;padding:6px 8px;background:var(--pl-color-bg,#0a0a0c)}
+  #terms{position:relative;flex:1 1 auto;min-height:0}
+  .termpane{position:absolute;inset:0;padding:6px 8px;background:var(--pl-color-bg,#0a0a0c);display:none}
+  .termpane.active{display:block}
   #err{padding:12px;color:var(--pl-color-status-error,#f87171)}
 </style>
 </head><body><div class="wrap">
   <div class="bar">
-    <span class="t">Terminal</span>
-    <span class="meta" id="shell"></span>
+    <div class="tabs" id="tabs"></div>
+    <button class="pl" id="newtab" title="New terminal">+</button>
     <span class="sp"></span>
+    <span class="meta" id="shell"></span>
     <span class="meta"><span class="dot" id="dot"></span><span id="status">connecting…</span></span>
-    <button class="pl" id="reconnect" style="display:none" onclick="window.__reconnect()">Reconnect</button>
   </div>
-  <div id="term"></div>
+  <div id="terms"></div>
   <div id="err" hidden></div>
 </div>
 <script type="module">
 // The DS kit owns the protoagent:init handshake (operator bearer + theme tokens) and
-// the slug-aware token. ESM module → dynamic import. Fallback to a tokenless shim on
-// an older host with no /_ds (the terminal still works on a no-auth/loopback host).
+// the slug-aware token. ESM module → dynamic import. Fallback to a tokenless shim.
 let kit;
 try { kit = await import(BASE + "/_ds/plugin-kit.js"); }
 catch (e) { kit = { initPluginView(cb){ cb && cb(); }, getToken(){ return ""; } }; }
 
-// Load the VENDORED xterm UMD bundles (served by this plugin — offline, no CDN), then
-// read their globals: xterm's UMD spreads its exports onto window (→ window.Terminal);
-// the addons expose window.<Name>.<Name>.
+// Load the VENDORED xterm UMD bundles (served by this plugin — offline), then read
+// their globals: xterm spreads its exports onto window (→ window.Terminal); the addons
+// expose window.<Name>.<Name>.
 function loadScript(src){
   return new Promise((res, rej) => {
     const s = document.createElement("script");
@@ -82,7 +91,7 @@
 const ST = BASE + "/plugins/terminal/static/";
 let Terminal, FitAddon, WebLinksAddon;
 try {
-  await loadScript(ST + "xterm.js");  // defines the globals the addons attach to
+  await loadScript(ST + "xterm.js");
   await Promise.all([loadScript(ST + "addon-fit.js"), loadScript(ST + "addon-web-links.js")]);
   Terminal = window.Terminal;
   FitAddon = window.FitAddon.FitAddon;
@@ -104,8 +113,6 @@
     cursor: css("--pl-color-accent", "#9b87f2"),
     cursorAccent: css("--pl-color-bg", "#0a0a0c"),
     selectionBackground: "rgba(155,135,242,0.35)",
-    // 16 ANSI — status tokens where they map cleanly, sensible defaults otherwise, so
-    // colourful CLI output (git, ls, grep…) reads well against the console's palette.
     black: css("--pl-color-bg-raised", "#1a1a1f"),
     red: css("--pl-color-status-error", "#f87171"),
     green: css("--pl-color-status-success", "#4ade80"),
@@ -119,25 +126,16 @@
     brightWhite: css("--pl-color-fg", "#f8fafc"),
   };
 }
-
-const term = new Terminal({
-  cursorBlink: true, fontSize: 13, scrollback: 5000, allowProposedApi: true,
-  fontFamily: "var(--pl-font-mono), Menlo, Monaco, 'Courier New', monospace",
-  theme: xtermTheme(),
-});
-const fitAddon = new FitAddon();
-term.loadAddon(fitAddon);
-term.loadAddon(new WebLinksAddon());
-term.open($("term"));
-function applyTheme(){ try { term.options.theme = xtermTheme(); } catch (e) {} }
-// Live re-theme: the kit re-sets the --pl-* vars on :root → rebuild the xterm theme.
+function applyTheme(){ const t = xtermTheme(); for (const s of sessions.values()){ try { s.term.options.theme = t; } catch (e) {} } }
+// Live re-theme: the kit re-sets the --pl-* vars on :root → rebuild every tab's theme.
 new MutationObserver(applyTheme).observe(document.documentElement, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ["style", "class"] });
 
-// ── transport: a WebSocket to the PTY bridge, carrying the operator bearer ──────
-let ws = null;
-function status(text, cls){ $("status").textContent = text; $("dot").className = "dot" + (cls ? " " + cls : ""); }
-function send(obj){ if (ws && ws.readyState === 1) ws.send(JSON.stringify(obj)); }
-function fit(){ try { fitAddon.fit(); } catch (e) {} send({ type: "resize", cols: term.cols, rows: term.rows }); }
+// ── sessions (tabs) — each owns an xterm + fit + WebSocket (→ its own PTY) ──────
+const sessions = new Map();   // id → { id, name, term, fit, ws, el, status, statusCls, exited, meta }
+let activeId = null;
+let counter = 0;
+
+function setStatus(text, cls){ $("status").textContent = text; $("dot").className = "dot" + (cls ? " " + cls : ""); }
 
 function wsUrl(){
   const proto = location.protocol === "https:" ? "wss:" : "ws:";
@@ -145,31 +143,76 @@
   return proto + "//" + location.host + BASE + "/plugins/terminal/ws?token=" + encodeURIComponent(tok);
 }
 
-let exited = false;
-function connect(){
-  $("reconnect").style.display = "none";
-  status("connecting…");
-  ws = new WebSocket(wsUrl());
-  ws.onopen = () => { status("connected", "ok"); fit(); term.focus(); };
-  ws.onmessage = (e) => {
+function fit(s){ try { s.fit.fit(); } catch (e) {} if (s.ws && s.ws.readyState === 1) s.ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "resize", cols: s.term.cols, rows: s.term.rows })); }
+
+function renderTabs(){
+  const tabs = $("tabs"); tabs.innerHTML = "";
+  for (const s of sessions.values()){
+    const b = document.createElement("button");
+    b.className = "tab" + (s.id === activeId ? " active" : ""); b.dataset.id = s.id;
+    const lbl = document.createElement("span"); lbl.className = "lbl"; lbl.textContent = s.name;
+    const x = document.createElement("span"); x.className = "x"; x.textContent = "×"; x.title = "Close";
+    b.appendChild(lbl); b.appendChild(x); tabs.appendChild(b);
+    b.onclick = (e) => { if (e.target === x) closeSession(s.id); else switchTo(s.id); };
+    b.ondblclick = (e) => { if (e.target !== x){ const n = prompt("Rename terminal", s.name); if (n){ s.name = n; renderTabs(); } } };
+  }
+}
+
+function switchTo(id){
+  activeId = id;
+  for (const s of sessions.values()) s.el.classList.toggle("active", s.id === id);
+  renderTabs();
+  const s = sessions.get(id);
+  if (s){ fit(s); s.term.focus(); $("shell").textContent = s.meta || ""; setStatus(s.status || "…", s.statusCls); }
+}
+
+function connect(s){
+  s.ws = new WebSocket(wsUrl());
+  s.ws.onopen = () => { s.status = "connected"; s.statusCls = "ok"; if (s.id === activeId) setStatus("connected", "ok"); fit(s); };
+  s.ws.onmessage = (e) => {
     let m; try { m = JSON.parse(e.data); } catch (_) { return; }
-    if (m.type === "data") term.write(m.data);
-    else if (m.type === "connected") { $("shell").textContent = (m.shell || "") + "  " + (m.cwd || ""); status("connected", "ok"); }
-    else if (m.type === "exit") { exited = true; term.write("\r\n\x1b[2m[process exited" + (m.exitCode != null ? " (" + m.exitCode + ")" : "") + "]\x1b[0m\r\n"); }
+    if (m.type === "data") s.term.write(m.data);
+    else if (m.type === "connected"){ s.meta = (m.shell || "") + "  " + (m.cwd || ""); if (s.id === activeId) $("shell").textContent = s.meta; }
+    else if (m.type === "exit"){ s.exited = true; s.term.write("\r\n\x1b[2m[process exited" + (m.exitCode != null ? " (" + m.exitCode + ")" : "") + "]\x1b[0m\r\n"); }
   };
-  ws.onclose = () => { status(exited ? "exited" : "disconnected", "bad"); $("reconnect").style.display = ""; };
-  ws.onerror = () => status("error", "bad");
+  s.ws.onclose = () => { s.status = s.exited ? "exited" : "disconnected"; s.statusCls = "bad"; if (s.id === activeId) setStatus(s.status, "bad"); };
+  s.ws.onerror = () => { s.status = "error"; s.statusCls = "bad"; if (s.id === activeId) setStatus("error", "bad"); };
+}
+
+function newSession(){
+  const id = "t" + (++counter);
+  const el = document.createElement("div"); el.className = "termpane"; el.dataset.id = id; $("terms").appendChild(el);
+  const term = new Terminal({
+    cursorBlink: true, fontSize: 13, scrollback: 5000, allowProposedApi: true,
+    fontFamily: "var(--pl-font-mono), Menlo, Monaco, 'Courier New', monospace", theme: xtermTheme(),
+  });
+  const fitA = new FitAddon(); term.loadAddon(fitA); term.loadAddon(new WebLinksAddon()); term.open(el);
+  const s = { id, name: "Terminal " + counter, term, fit: fitA, ws: null, el, status: "connecting…", statusCls: "", exited: false, meta: "" };
+  term.onData((d) => { if (s.ws && s.ws.readyState === 1) s.ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "input", data: d })); });
+  sessions.set(id, s);
+  connect(s);
+  switchTo(id);
+  return s;
+}
+
+function closeSession(id){
+  const s = sessions.get(id); if (!s) return;
+  try { if (s.ws) s.ws.close(); } catch (e) {}
+  try { s.term.dispose(); } catch (e) {}
+  s.el.remove(); sessions.delete(id);
+  if (activeId === id){
+    const next = sessions.keys().next().value;
+    if (next) switchTo(next); else newSession();  // always keep at least one terminal
+  } else renderTabs();
 }
-window.__reconnect = () => { exited = false; term.reset(); connect(); };
 
-term.onData((d) => send({ type: "input", data: d }));
-new ResizeObserver(() => fit()).observe($("term"));
-setInterval(() => send({ type: "ping" }), 30000);
+$("newtab").onclick = () => newSession();
+new ResizeObserver(() => { const s = sessions.get(activeId); if (s) fit(s); }).observe($("terms"));
+setInterval(() => { for (const s of sessions.values()) if (s.ws && s.ws.readyState === 1) s.ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "ping" })); }, 30000);
 
-// Boot once, on whichever fires first: the handshake (bearer + theme arrive with it,
-// so the WS authenticates) or a short timer (no-handshake / standalone).
+// Boot once: open the first tab (the handshake supplies bearer + theme first if present).
 let booted = false;
-function boot(){ if (booted) return; booted = true; applyTheme(); connect(); }
+function boot(){ if (booted) return; booted = true; applyTheme(); newSession(); }
 kit.initPluginView(() => { applyTheme(); boot(); });
 setTimeout(boot, 1000);
 </script></body></html>"""