diff --git a/addons-host.js b/addons-host.js
index 465d28f..9eeae5f 100644
--- a/addons-host.js
+++ b/addons-host.js
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ const KNOWN_CAPABILITIES = new Set([
   //                 via window.silentmode.invoke().
   "vault-derive", "page-inject", "approval-modal", "capture-tab",
   "toolbar-menu", "open-tab",
+  // context-menu-item: manifest["context-menu-items"] = [{id, label, when, icon?}]
+  //                    — chrome merges these into every tab's right-click
+  //                    menu, filtered by `when` (selectionText | linkURL |
+  //                    editable | image | always). Picking one dispatches
+  //                    "context-menu" with the item id + the surrounding
+  //                    context (selection text, link URL, media info, host)
+  //                    to the add-on's onMessage handler. Add-ons that also
+  //                    declare "sidebar-panel" typically follow up with
+  //                    api.revealSidebar(panelId) to surface the result.
+  "context-menu-item",
 ]);
 
 // Chrome-style match pattern → predicate. "<scheme>://<host>/<path>" where
@@ -136,6 +146,34 @@ function validateManifest(raw, folderName) {
       items: cleanItems,
     };
   }
+  const contextMenuItems = [];
+  if (capabilities.includes("context-menu-item")) {
+    const rawItems = m["context-menu-items"];
+    if (!Array.isArray(rawItems) || !rawItems.length) {
+      throw new Error(`addon "${id}": "context-menu-item" capability needs a "context-menu-items" array with at least one entry`);
+    }
+    const seen = new Set();
+    const ALLOWED_WHEN = new Set(["selectionText", "linkURL", "editable", "image", "always"]);
+    for (let idx = 0; idx < rawItems.length; idx++) {
+      const it = rawItems[idx];
+      const iid = String(it && it.id || "").trim();
+      if (!iid || !/^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9._-]{0,63}$/i.test(iid)) {
+        throw new Error(`addon "${id}": context-menu-items[${idx}].id is required and must match [a-z0-9._-]`);
+      }
+      if (seen.has(iid)) throw new Error(`addon "${id}": context-menu-items[${idx}].id "${iid}" duplicates an earlier entry`);
+      seen.add(iid);
+      const when = String(it.when || "always");
+      if (!ALLOWED_WHEN.has(when)) {
+        throw new Error(`addon "${id}": context-menu-items[${idx}].when must be one of ${[...ALLOWED_WHEN].join("|")}`);
+      }
+      contextMenuItems.push({
+        id: iid,
+        label: String(it.label || iid),
+        when,
+        icon: it.icon == null ? "" : String(it.icon),
+      });
+    }
+  }
   // `absorbs`: legacy add-on ids whose vault-derive namespace this add-on
   // inherits. Set on a superseding add-on (e.g. aegis absorbs siawallet) so
   // funds derived under the old id's paths stay reachable through the new
@@ -154,13 +192,13 @@ function validateManifest(raw, folderName) {
   // back to plain-extension rendering.
   const category = m.category && ["plugin"].includes(String(m.category))
     ? String(m.category) : null;
-  return { id, name, version, description, author, icon, main, capabilities, pageInject, toolbarMenu, absorbs, category };
+  return { id, name, version, description, author, icon, main, capabilities, pageInject, toolbarMenu, contextMenuItems, absorbs, category };
 }
 
 // Loader singleton. `discoverAndActivate(opts)` returns a snapshot the rest
 // of the app queries via `getActive()` / `getInstalled()`.
 class AddonHost {
-  constructor({ addonsDir, dataDir, isDisabled, logger, setSessionProxy, vaultDerive, vaultImports, approvalModal, emitToPanel, hostRequire, hostImport, openTab, openAddonTab, openSettings, captureTab, saveCapture, checkAndStageUpdates, restartApp }) {
+  constructor({ addonsDir, dataDir, isDisabled, logger, setSessionProxy, vaultDerive, vaultImports, approvalModal, emitToPanel, hostRequire, hostImport, openTab, openAddonTab, openSettings, captureTab, saveCapture, checkAndStageUpdates, restartApp, revealSidebar }) {
     this.addonsDir = addonsDir;
     this.dataDir = dataDir;
     this.isDisabled = isDisabled || (() => false);
@@ -203,6 +241,10 @@ class AddonHost {
     // add-on ever gets to hand-write into its own installed folder.
     this._checkAndStageUpdates = typeof checkAndStageUpdates === "function" ? checkAndStageUpdates : null;
     this._restartApp = typeof restartApp === "function" ? restartApp : null;
+    // revealSidebar: opens the sidebar and switches to the given panel id.
+    // Signature: (addonId, panelId) => void. Add-ons use this from their
+    // context-menu handler to surface a result in their sidebar UI.
+    this._revealSidebar = typeof revealSidebar === "function" ? revealSidebar : null;
     // Session-proxy hook — injected by main so add-ons can swap the default
     // session's proxy rules (e.g. a "route everything through my VPS" add-on).
     // Signature: (rules: string | { proxyRules, proxyBypassRules }) => Promise<void>
@@ -387,6 +429,19 @@ class AddonHost {
         active.sidebarPanels.push({ panelId, title, icon, pageFile: abs, addonId: manifest.id });
         this.log(`[${manifest.id}] registered sidebar panel: ${panelId}`);
       },
+      // Programmatically open the sidebar and switch to one of THIS add-on's
+      // panels. `panelId` is the un-namespaced id passed to registerSidebarPanel
+      // (e.g. "main"); host prefixes with the add-on id under the hood. Used
+      // by context-menu handlers to surface a result in the sidebar. No-op if
+      // the add-on doesn't own that panel or the host isn't wired.
+      revealSidebar: (panelId) => {
+        if (!this._revealSidebar) { this.log(`[${manifest.id}] revealSidebar unavailable (host not wired)`); return; }
+        const pid = String(panelId || "").trim();
+        const full = pid.includes(":") ? pid : `${manifest.id}:${pid || (active.sidebarPanels[0] && active.sidebarPanels[0].panelId.split(":")[1])}`;
+        const owned = active.sidebarPanels.some((p) => p.panelId === full);
+        if (!owned) { this.log(`[${manifest.id}] revealSidebar: no such panel ${full}`); return; }
+        this._revealSidebar(manifest.id, full);
+      },
       // Swap the default session's proxy. Rules follow Chromium's proxy
       // format ("socks5://1.2.3.4:1080" for a single SOCKS server,
       // "http=1.2.3.4:8080;https=5.6.7.8:8080" for scheme-split HTTP, etc.).
@@ -650,6 +705,32 @@ class AddonHost {
     }
     return out;
   }
+  // Right-click menu items declared by add-ons, filtered by the current
+  // context. `ctx` is what Electron's context-menu event carries:
+  //   { selectionText, linkURL, mediaType, srcURL, isEditable, pageURL }
+  // Returns [{ addonId, id, label, icon, when }]. `when` filters:
+  //   selectionText — non-empty text is selected
+  //   linkURL       — right-clicked on a link
+  //   editable      — right-clicked inside a form control / contenteditable
+  //   image         — mediaType === "image" and srcURL is present
+  //   always        — every menu
+  getContextMenuItems(ctx = {}) {
+    const has = {
+      selectionText: !!(ctx.selectionText && String(ctx.selectionText).trim()),
+      linkURL: !!ctx.linkURL,
+      editable: !!ctx.isEditable,
+      image: ctx.mediaType === "image" && !!ctx.srcURL,
+    };
+    const out = [];
+    for (const active of this._active.values()) {
+      const items = active.manifest.contextMenuItems || [];
+      for (const it of items) {
+        if (it.when !== "always" && !has[it.when]) continue;
+        out.push({ addonId: active.manifest.id, id: it.id, label: it.label, icon: it.icon, when: it.when });
+      }
+    }
+    return out;
+  }
   getInstalled() { return this._installed.slice(); }
   isActive(id) { return this._active.has(id); }
   // Absolute folder of an active add-on, or null. Public so main can resolve
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index af310bc..624ee8a 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -2208,6 +2208,14 @@ function initAddons() {
       console.log(`[addons] [${addonId}] saveCapture wrote ${bytes.length} bytes → ${target}`);
       return { savePath: target };
     },
+    // revealSidebar hook — used by add-ons declaring "context-menu-item" so
+    // a right-click handler can pull the sidebar open to its own panel.
+    // AddonHost has already gated by ownership before calling us; here we
+    // just route through the existing setSidebar path.
+    revealSidebar: (addonId, panelId) => {
+      try { setSidebar(true, panelId); }
+      catch (e) { console.warn(`[addons] [${addonId}] revealSidebar failed:`, e?.message); }
+    },
   });
   addonHost.discoverAndActivate();
   const snap = addonHost.snapshot();
@@ -3027,6 +3035,36 @@ function createTab(initial, opts = {}) {
         );
       }
     }
+    // Add-on context-menu items. Add-ons that declare "context-menu-item"
+    // filter by `when` (selectionText / linkURL / editable / image /
+    // always) matched against Electron's params. Click dispatches the
+    // "context-menu" message to the add-on with the full context.
+    try {
+      const addonItems = addonHost ? addonHost.getContextMenuItems({
+        selectionText: p.selectionText, linkURL: p.linkURL,
+        mediaType: p.mediaType, srcURL: p.srcURL, isEditable: p.isEditable,
+        pageURL: p.pageURL,
+      }) : [];
+      if (addonItems.length) {
+        for (const it of addonItems) {
+          const label = (it.icon ? String(it.icon) + "  " : "") + String(it.label || it.id);
+          items.push({ label, click: () => {
+            const payload = {
+              itemId: it.id,
+              selectionText: p.selectionText || "",
+              linkURL: p.linkURL || "",
+              mediaType: p.mediaType || "",
+              srcURL: p.srcURL || "",
+              pageURL: p.pageURL || (wc && wc.getURL()) || "",
+              host: (() => { try { return new URL(p.pageURL || wc.getURL()).host; } catch { return ""; } })(),
+            };
+            addonHost.dispatch(it.addonId, "context-menu", payload, { from: "context-menu" })
+              .catch((err) => console.warn(`[addons] context-menu ${it.addonId}.${it.id} failed:`, err?.message || err));
+          }});
+        }
+        items.push({ type: "separator" });
+      }
+    } catch (err) { console.warn("context-menu addon merge failed:", err?.message || err); }
     items.push(
       { label: "Back", enabled: wc.navigationHistory.canGoBack(), click: () => wc.navigationHistory.goBack() },
       { label: "Forward", enabled: wc.navigationHistory.canGoForward(), click: () => wc.navigationHistory.goForward() },
@@ -5291,6 +5329,33 @@ async function openLinkWindow(input) {
     }
     if (p.isEditable) items.push({ role: "cut" }, { role: "copy" }, { role: "paste" }, { type: "separator" });
     else if (p.selectionText) items.push({ role: "copy" }, { type: "separator" });
+    // Add-on context-menu items (same shape as the main-window handler).
+    try {
+      const addonItems = addonHost ? addonHost.getContextMenuItems({
+        selectionText: p.selectionText, linkURL: p.linkURL,
+        mediaType: p.mediaType, srcURL: p.srcURL, isEditable: p.isEditable,
+        pageURL: p.pageURL,
+      }) : [];
+      if (addonItems.length) {
+        for (const it of addonItems) {
+          const label = (it.icon ? String(it.icon) + "  " : "") + String(it.label || it.id);
+          items.push({ label, click: () => {
+            const payload = {
+              itemId: it.id,
+              selectionText: p.selectionText || "",
+              linkURL: p.linkURL || "",
+              mediaType: p.mediaType || "",
+              srcURL: p.srcURL || "",
+              pageURL: p.pageURL || (wc && wc.getURL()) || "",
+              host: (() => { try { return new URL(p.pageURL || wc.getURL()).host; } catch { return ""; } })(),
+            };
+            addonHost.dispatch(it.addonId, "context-menu", payload, { from: "context-menu" })
+              .catch((err) => console.warn(`[addons] context-menu ${it.addonId}.${it.id} failed:`, err?.message || err));
+          }});
+        }
+        items.push({ type: "separator" });
+      }
+    } catch (err) { console.warn("context-menu addon merge failed:", err?.message || err); }
     items.push(
       { label: "Back", enabled: wc.navigationHistory.canGoBack(), click: () => wc.navigationHistory.goBack() },
       { label: "Forward", enabled: wc.navigationHistory.canGoForward(), click: () => wc.navigationHistory.goForward() },