diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96f4663..7e98814 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ kirakira began as [FlashMail](https://github.com/sarthakkimtani/flash-mail), a F
 - Pin a server's key, register or recall an address, then fetch and send sealed mail.
 - Trust-on-first-use for server and contact keys, with rotation support and on-screen warnings for anything unverified.
 - Export/import inbox, sent mail, contacts and server pins as one shareable backup file — never the seed.
+- Share your address as a `smol://` QR code, and react to any `smol://` link a scanner or browser hands the device: its key lands in the confirm-first import dialog.
 
 Mail, contacts and pinned server keys live in fumi-core's SQLite store, bundled into the native library; the seed, read marks and settings stay app-side in Hive.
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ devbox run test
 flutter run --flavor prod
 ```
 
-`test/e2e_test.dart` runs a live round-trip against the local bunshin on `127.0.0.1:1961` and skips itself when nothing's listening there. On-device flows are covered by the Patrol suite — `devbox run test-integration` builds the `integration` flavor (installed beside the real app, its data cleared between tests) and drives onboarding, registration, fetch cancellation, rotation and the unchanged-key refresh against the same server.
+`test/e2e_test.dart` runs a live round-trip against the local bunshin on `127.0.0.1:1961` and skips itself when nothing's listening there. On-device flows are covered by the Patrol suite — `devbox run test-integration` builds the `integration` flavor (installed beside the real app, its data cleared between tests) and drives onboarding, registration, fetch cancellation, rotation and the unchanged-key refresh against the same server. To exercise the smol:// deep link by hand, scan `test-qr.png` — it encodes the `kirakira@localhost` identity — with any device camera and confirm the import dialog.
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3cd8ccf..b163da0 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
             </intent-filter>
+            <!-- smol:// (SPEC.md §3): the self-certifying form a QR scanner
+                 or a link hands over; the app imports the key it carries
+                 after the user confirms. -->
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>
+                <data android:scheme="smol"/>
+            </intent-filter>
         </activity>
         <meta-data
             android:name="flutterEmbedding"
diff --git a/lib/presentation/app_widget.dart b/lib/presentation/app_widget.dart
index 4526baf..a51fe97 100644
--- a/lib/presentation/app_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/presentation/app_widget.dart
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+import "dart:async";
+
+import "package:app_links/app_links.dart";
+import "package:auto_route/auto_route.dart";
 import "package:flutter/material.dart";
 import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 
 import "package:smol_mail/data/providers/providers.dart";
-import "package:smol_mail/presentation/theme/theme.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/presentation/routes/app_router.dart";
+import "package:smol_mail/presentation/routes/app_router.gr.dart";
+import "package:smol_mail/presentation/theme/theme.dart";
+import "package:smol_mail/smol/link.dart";
 
 /// SnackBars need no context through this key, so the client's trust
 /// warnings can be shown from anywhere in the protocol stack.
@@ -17,6 +23,10 @@ class AppWidget extends ConsumerStatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class _AppWidgetState extends ConsumerState<AppWidget> {
+  late final AppRouter _router = AppRouter(ref);
+  final AppLinks _appLinks = AppLinks();
+  StreamSubscription<Uri>? _linkSub;
+
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
@@ -37,6 +47,33 @@ class _AppWidgetState extends ConsumerState<AppWidget> {
         ),
       );
     };
+
+    _linkSub = _appLinks.uriLinkStream.listen(_handleLink);
+  }
+
+  // A smol:// link is the self-certifying form: the §8 strong path,
+  // confirmed in the import dialog route before its key is bound. The push
+  // waits a frame — the stream can deliver the cold-start link while the
+  // first frame is still being laid out.
+  void _handleLink(Uri uri) {
+    final link = parseSmolLink(uri.toString());
+    if (link == null) return;
+    if (ref.read(identityProvider) == null) {
+      rootScaffoldMessengerKey.currentState?.showSnackBar(
+        const SnackBar(
+            content: Text("finish onboarding before using smol:// links")),
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback(
+      (_) => _router.push(ImportContactDialogRoute(prefill: link.source)),
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    _linkSub?.cancel();
+    super.dispose();
   }
 
   @override
@@ -48,7 +85,16 @@ class _AppWidgetState extends ConsumerState<AppWidget> {
       themeMode: ThemeMode.system,
       debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
       scaffoldMessengerKey: rootScaffoldMessengerKey,
-      routerConfig: AppRouter(ref).config(),
+      // smol:// URIs are for app_links, not the route table. The startup link
+      // must still resolve to a real route — auto_route throws "Can not
+      // resolve initial route" on an unmatched link and leaves a blank
+      // screen — so it lands on the normal entry route, whose guard
+      // redirects to home exactly like a launcher start. Every later
+      // platform link is ignored by the router; the stream handler reacts.
+      routerConfig: _router.config(
+        deepLinkBuilder: (link) =>
+            link.initial ? DeepLink.single(const OnboardingRoute()) : DeepLink.none,
+      ),
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/presentation/routes/app_router.dart b/lib/presentation/routes/app_router.dart
index 94dbe81..474f3a5 100644
--- a/lib/presentation/routes/app_router.dart
+++ b/lib/presentation/routes/app_router.dart
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
 import "package:auto_route/auto_route.dart";
+import "package:flutter/material.dart";
 import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 
 import "package:smol_mail/presentation/routes/home_guard.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/presentation/routes/identity_guard.dart";
 import "app_router.gr.dart";
 
+/// A DialogRoute is a PageRoute whose settings carry the AutoRoutePage, so
+/// auto_route's setNewRoutePath — which pops pageless top routes before
+/// resolving a platform link — leaves dialog pages standing.
+Route<T> dialogRouteBuilder<T>(
+  BuildContext context,
+  Widget child,
+  AutoRoutePage<T> page,
+) =>
+    DialogRoute<T>(
+      context: context,
+      settings: page,
+      builder: (ctx) => child,
+    );
+
 @AutoRouterConfig(replaceInRouteName: "Screen,Route")
 class AppRouter extends RootStackRouter {
   final WidgetRef ref;
@@ -44,5 +59,11 @@ class AppRouter extends RootStackRouter {
           path: "/contact",
           guards: [IdentityGuard(ref)],
         ),
+        CustomRoute(
+          page: ImportContactDialogRoute.page,
+          path: "/import",
+          customRouteBuilder: dialogRouteBuilder,
+          guards: [IdentityGuard(ref)],
+        ),
       ];
 }
diff --git a/lib/presentation/routes/app_router.gr.dart b/lib/presentation/routes/app_router.gr.dart
index 0a91d9a..2a7cec6 100644
--- a/lib/presentation/routes/app_router.gr.dart
+++ b/lib/presentation/routes/app_router.gr.dart
@@ -10,27 +10,29 @@
 
 // ignore_for_file: no_leading_underscores_for_library_prefixes
 
-import 'package:auto_route/auto_route.dart' as _i9;
-import 'package:flutter/material.dart' as _i10;
+import 'package:auto_route/auto_route.dart' as _i10;
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart' as _i11;
 import 'package:smol_mail/presentation/screens/compose_screen.dart' as _i1;
 import 'package:smol_mail/presentation/screens/contact_detail_screen.dart'
     as _i2;
 import 'package:smol_mail/presentation/screens/contacts_screen.dart' as _i3;
 import 'package:smol_mail/presentation/screens/home_screen.dart' as _i4;
-import 'package:smol_mail/presentation/screens/inbox_screen.dart' as _i5;
+import 'package:smol_mail/presentation/screens/import_contact_dialog.dart'
+    as _i5;
+import 'package:smol_mail/presentation/screens/inbox_screen.dart' as _i6;
 import 'package:smol_mail/presentation/screens/message_detail_screen.dart'
-    as _i6;
-import 'package:smol_mail/presentation/screens/onboarding_screen.dart' as _i7;
-import 'package:smol_mail/presentation/screens/settings_screen.dart' as _i8;
+    as _i7;
+import 'package:smol_mail/presentation/screens/onboarding_screen.dart' as _i8;
+import 'package:smol_mail/presentation/screens/settings_screen.dart' as _i9;
 
 /// generated route for
 /// [_i1.ComposeScreen]
-class ComposeRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<ComposeRouteArgs> {
+class ComposeRoute extends _i10.PageRouteInfo<ComposeRouteArgs> {
   ComposeRoute({
-    _i10.Key? key,
+    _i11.Key? key,
     String? to,
     String? subject,
-    List<_i9.PageRouteInfo>? children,
+    List<_i10.PageRouteInfo>? children,
   }) : super(
          ComposeRoute.name,
          args: ComposeRouteArgs(key: key, to: to, subject: subject),
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ class ComposeRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<ComposeRouteArgs> {
 
   static const String name = 'ComposeRoute';
 
-  static _i9.PageInfo page = _i9.PageInfo(
+  static _i10.PageInfo page = _i10.PageInfo(
     name,
     builder: (data) {
       final args = data.argsAs<ComposeRouteArgs>(
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ class ComposeRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<ComposeRouteArgs> {
 class ComposeRouteArgs {
   const ComposeRouteArgs({this.key, this.to, this.subject});
 
-  final _i10.Key? key;
+  final _i11.Key? key;
 
   final String? to;
 
@@ -81,11 +83,11 @@ class ComposeRouteArgs {
 
 /// generated route for
 /// [_i2.ContactDetailScreen]
-class ContactDetailRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<ContactDetailRouteArgs> {
+class ContactDetailRoute extends _i10.PageRouteInfo<ContactDetailRouteArgs> {
   ContactDetailRoute({
-    _i10.Key? key,
+    _i11.Key? key,
     required String address,
-    List<_i9.PageRouteInfo>? children,
+    List<_i10.PageRouteInfo>? children,
   }) : super(
          ContactDetailRoute.name,
          args: ContactDetailRouteArgs(key: key, address: address),
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ class ContactDetailRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<ContactDetailRouteArgs> {
 
   static const String name = 'ContactDetailRoute';
 
-  static _i9.PageInfo page = _i9.PageInfo(
+  static _i10.PageInfo page = _i10.PageInfo(
     name,
     builder: (data) {
       final args = data.argsAs<ContactDetailRouteArgs>();
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ class ContactDetailRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<ContactDetailRouteArgs> {
 class ContactDetailRouteArgs {
   const ContactDetailRouteArgs({this.key, required this.address});
 
-  final _i10.Key? key;
+  final _i11.Key? key;
 
   final String address;
 
@@ -128,13 +130,13 @@ class ContactDetailRouteArgs {
 
 /// generated route for
 /// [_i3.ContactsScreen]
-class ContactsRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<void> {
-  const ContactsRoute({List<_i9.PageRouteInfo>? children})
+class ContactsRoute extends _i10.PageRouteInfo<void> {
+  const ContactsRoute({List<_i10.PageRouteInfo>? children})
     : super(ContactsRoute.name, initialChildren: children);
 
   static const String name = 'ContactsRoute';
 
-  static _i9.PageInfo page = _i9.PageInfo(
+  static _i10.PageInfo page = _i10.PageInfo(
     name,
     builder: (data) {
       return const _i3.ContactsScreen();
@@ -144,13 +146,13 @@ class ContactsRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<void> {
 
 /// generated route for
 /// [_i4.HomeScreen]
-class HomeRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<void> {
-  const HomeRoute({List<_i9.PageRouteInfo>? children})
+class HomeRoute extends _i10.PageRouteInfo<void> {
+  const HomeRoute({List<_i10.PageRouteInfo>? children})
     : super(HomeRoute.name, initialChildren: children);
 
   static const String name = 'HomeRoute';
 
-  static _i9.PageInfo page = _i9.PageInfo(
+  static _i10.PageInfo page = _i10.PageInfo(
     name,
     builder: (data) {
       return const _i4.HomeScreen();
@@ -159,29 +161,82 @@ class HomeRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<void> {
 }
 
 /// generated route for
-/// [_i5.InboxScreen]
-class InboxRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<void> {
-  const InboxRoute({List<_i9.PageRouteInfo>? children})
+/// [_i5.ImportContactDialogScreen]
+class ImportContactDialogRoute
+    extends _i10.PageRouteInfo<ImportContactDialogRouteArgs> {
+  ImportContactDialogRoute({
+    _i11.Key? key,
+    String? prefill,
+    List<_i10.PageRouteInfo>? children,
+  }) : super(
+         ImportContactDialogRoute.name,
+         args: ImportContactDialogRouteArgs(key: key, prefill: prefill),
+         initialChildren: children,
+       );
+
+  static const String name = 'ImportContactDialogRoute';
+
+  static _i10.PageInfo page = _i10.PageInfo(
+    name,
+    builder: (data) {
+      final args = data.argsAs<ImportContactDialogRouteArgs>(
+        orElse: () => const ImportContactDialogRouteArgs(),
+      );
+      return _i5.ImportContactDialogScreen(
+        key: args.key,
+        prefill: args.prefill,
+      );
+    },
+  );
+}
+
+class ImportContactDialogRouteArgs {
+  const ImportContactDialogRouteArgs({this.key, this.prefill});
+
+  final _i11.Key? key;
+
+  final String? prefill;
+
+  @override
+  String toString() {
+    return 'ImportContactDialogRouteArgs{key: $key, prefill: $prefill}';
+  }
+
+  @override
+  bool operator ==(Object other) {
+    if (identical(this, other)) return true;
+    if (other is! ImportContactDialogRouteArgs) return false;
+    return key == other.key && prefill == other.prefill;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  int get hashCode => key.hashCode ^ prefill.hashCode;
+}
+
+/// generated route for
+/// [_i6.InboxScreen]
+class InboxRoute extends _i10.PageRouteInfo<void> {
+  const InboxRoute({List<_i10.PageRouteInfo>? children})
     : super(InboxRoute.name, initialChildren: children);
 
   static const String name = 'InboxRoute';
 
-  static _i9.PageInfo page = _i9.PageInfo(
+  static _i10.PageInfo page = _i10.PageInfo(
     name,
     builder: (data) {
-      return const _i5.InboxScreen();
+      return const _i6.InboxScreen();
     },
   );
 }
 
 /// generated route for
-/// [_i6.MessageDetailScreen]
-class MessageDetailRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<MessageDetailRouteArgs> {
+/// [_i7.MessageDetailScreen]
+class MessageDetailRoute extends _i10.PageRouteInfo<MessageDetailRouteArgs> {
   MessageDetailRoute({
-    _i10.Key? key,
+    _i11.Key? key,
     required String folder,
     required String id,
-    List<_i9.PageRouteInfo>? children,
+    List<_i10.PageRouteInfo>? children,
   }) : super(
          MessageDetailRoute.name,
          args: MessageDetailRouteArgs(key: key, folder: folder, id: id),
@@ -190,11 +245,11 @@ class MessageDetailRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<MessageDetailRouteArgs> {
 
   static const String name = 'MessageDetailRoute';
 
-  static _i9.PageInfo page = _i9.PageInfo(
+  static _i10.PageInfo page = _i10.PageInfo(
     name,
     builder: (data) {
       final args = data.argsAs<MessageDetailRouteArgs>();
-      return _i6.MessageDetailScreen(
+      return _i7.MessageDetailScreen(
         key: args.key,
         folder: args.folder,
         id: args.id,
@@ -210,7 +265,7 @@ class MessageDetailRouteArgs {
     required this.id,
   });
 
-  final _i10.Key? key;
+  final _i11.Key? key;
 
   final String folder;
 
@@ -233,33 +288,33 @@ class MessageDetailRouteArgs {
 }
 
 /// generated route for
-/// [_i7.OnboardingScreen]
-class OnboardingRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<void> {
-  const OnboardingRoute({List<_i9.PageRouteInfo>? children})
+/// [_i8.OnboardingScreen]
+class OnboardingRoute extends _i10.PageRouteInfo<void> {
+  const OnboardingRoute({List<_i10.PageRouteInfo>? children})
     : super(OnboardingRoute.name, initialChildren: children);
 
   static const String name = 'OnboardingRoute';
 
-  static _i9.PageInfo page = _i9.PageInfo(
+  static _i10.PageInfo page = _i10.PageInfo(
     name,
     builder: (data) {
-      return const _i7.OnboardingScreen();
+      return const _i8.OnboardingScreen();
     },
   );
 }
 
 /// generated route for
-/// [_i8.SettingsScreen]
-class SettingsRoute extends _i9.PageRouteInfo<void> {
-  const SettingsRoute({List<_i9.PageRouteInfo>? children})
+/// [_i9.SettingsScreen]
+class SettingsRoute extends _i10.PageRouteInfo<void> {
+  const SettingsRoute({List<_i10.PageRouteInfo>? children})
     : super(SettingsRoute.name, initialChildren: children);
 
   static const String name = 'SettingsRoute';
 
-  static _i9.PageInfo page = _i9.PageInfo(
+  static _i10.PageInfo page = _i10.PageInfo(
     name,
     builder: (data) {
-      return const _i8.SettingsScreen();
+      return const _i9.SettingsScreen();
     },
   );
 }
diff --git a/lib/presentation/screens/contact_detail_screen.dart b/lib/presentation/screens/contact_detail_screen.dart
index 27dc40e..8cb5ce6 100644
--- a/lib/presentation/screens/contact_detail_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/presentation/screens/contact_detail_screen.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import "package:smol_mail/data/providers/providers.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/shared/utils/format.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/shared/utils/snackbar.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/smol/address.dart";
+import "package:smol_mail/presentation/widgets/qr_code_sheet.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/smol/errors.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/smol/ui.dart";
 
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@ class _ContactDetailScreenState extends ConsumerState<ContactDetailScreen> {
     final contact = store.contact(widget.address);
     final accepted = store.accepted(widget.address);
     final isAccepted = accepted != null && accepted.active;
+    // Computed once per build; the branch below only renders it when a
+    // contact is bound to the address, which is when the parse succeeds.
+    final uri =
+        contact == null ? null : parseAddress(widget.address).uri(contact.key);
 
     return Scaffold(
       appBar: AppBar(title: Text(widget.address)),
@@ -130,17 +135,16 @@ class _ContactDetailScreenState extends ConsumerState<ContactDetailScreen> {
                 Row(
                     children: [
                       Expanded(
-                        child: _field(
-                            context,
-                            "address",
-                            parseAddress(widget.address)
-                                .uri(contact.key)),
+                        child: _field(context, "address", uri!),
                       ),
                       IconButton(
                         icon: const Icon(Icons.copy, size: 18),
-                        onPressed: () => copyText(
-                            context,
-                            parseAddress(widget.address).uri(contact.key)),
+                        onPressed: () => copyText(context, uri),
+                      ),
+                      IconButton(
+                        tooltip: "Show QR code",
+                        icon: const Icon(Icons.qr_code, size: 18),
+                        onPressed: () => showQrCodeSheet(context, uri),
                       ),
                     ],
                   ),
diff --git a/lib/presentation/screens/contacts_screen.dart b/lib/presentation/screens/contacts_screen.dart
index 9a04b98..5fdaed9 100644
--- a/lib/presentation/screens/contacts_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/presentation/screens/contacts_screen.dart
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/data/providers/providers.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/presentation/routes/app_router.gr.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/presentation/theme/app_colors.dart";
-import "package:smol_mail/shared/utils/snackbar.dart";
-import "package:smol_mail/smol/errors.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/smol/ui.dart";
 
 /// Contacts: the addresses bound to keys, with the trust badge and the number
@@ -15,45 +13,8 @@ import "package:smol_mail/smol/ui.dart";
 class ContactsScreen extends ConsumerWidget {
   const ContactsScreen({super.key});
 
-  Future<void> _import(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) async {
-    final client = ref.read(clientProvider);
-    final controller = TextEditingController();
-    final text = await showDialog<String>(
-      context: context,
-      builder: (ctx) => AlertDialog(
-        backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).extension<AppColors>()!.cardFill,
-        title: const Text("Import contact"),
-        content: TextField(
-          controller: controller,
-          decoration: InputDecoration(
-            hintText: "smol://user@host/key",
-            filled: true,
-            fillColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.surface,
-          ),
-        ),
-        actions: [
-          TextButton(
-            onPressed: () => Navigator.of(ctx).pop(controller.text),
-            child: const Text("Import"),
-          ),
-        ],
-      ),
-    );
-    if (text == null || text.trim().isEmpty) return;
-    try {
-      client.importContact(text);
-      ref.read(revisionProvider.notifier).bump();
-      if (context.mounted) {
-        ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
-          const SnackBar(content: Text("contact imported (verified key)")),
-        );
-      }
-    } on SmolError catch (err) {
-      if (context.mounted) {
-        showErrorSnackBar(context, err.message);
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  void _import(BuildContext context) =>
+      AutoRouter.of(context).push(ImportContactDialogRoute());
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
@@ -65,7 +26,7 @@ class ContactsScreen extends ConsumerWidget {
         actions: [
           IconButton(
             tooltip: "Import smol:// address",
-            onPressed: () => _import(context, ref),
+            onPressed: () => _import(context),
             icon: const Icon(Icons.person_add),
           ),
         ],
diff --git a/lib/presentation/screens/import_contact_dialog.dart b/lib/presentation/screens/import_contact_dialog.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b7927b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/presentation/screens/import_contact_dialog.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import "package:auto_route/auto_route.dart";
+import "package:flutter/material.dart";
+import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
+import "package:mobile_scanner/mobile_scanner.dart";
+
+import "package:smol_mail/data/providers/providers.dart";
+import "package:smol_mail/presentation/app_widget.dart";
+import "package:smol_mail/presentation/theme/app_colors.dart";
+import "package:smol_mail/shared/utils/snackbar.dart";
+import "package:smol_mail/smol/errors.dart";
+import "package:smol_mail/smol/link.dart";
+
+/// The §8 strong path: a self-certifying smol:// address is pasted, scanned
+/// or deep-linked in, and the user confirms before its key is bound. A
+/// routed dialog page rather than showDialog, so auto_route's platform-link
+/// handling — which pops pageless top routes — leaves it standing. The QR
+/// icon swaps the text field for a camera view; a scanned URI only fills
+/// the field, the Import tap is still what binds the key.
+@RoutePage()
+class ImportContactDialogScreen extends ConsumerStatefulWidget {
+  final String? prefill;
+
+  const ImportContactDialogScreen({super.key, this.prefill});
+
+  @override
+  ConsumerState<ImportContactDialogScreen> createState() =>
+      ImportContactDialogScreenState();
+}
+
+class ImportContactDialogScreenState
+    extends ConsumerState<ImportContactDialogScreen> {
+  late final controller = TextEditingController(text: widget.prefill ?? "");
+  bool scanning = false;
+  MobileScannerController? _scanner;
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    _scanner?.dispose();
+    controller.dispose();
+    super.dispose();
+  }
+
+  void _toggleScan() {
+    setState(() {
+      _scanner?.dispose();
+      _scanner =
+          scanning ? null : MobileScannerController(formats: [BarcodeFormat.qrCode]);
+      scanning = !scanning;
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Only a URI fumi accepts fills the field; anything else the camera sees
+  // is not for this dialog, so scanning simply continues.
+  void _onDetect(BarcodeCapture capture) {
+    if (!scanning) return;
+    for (final barcode in capture.barcodes) {
+      final raw = barcode.rawValue?.trim();
+      if (raw != null && parseSmolLink(raw) != null) {
+        controller.text = raw;
+        _toggleScan();
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  void _import() {
+    final text = controller.text;
+    if (text.trim().isEmpty) return;
+    try {
+      ref.read(clientProvider).importContact(text);
+      ref.read(revisionProvider.notifier).bump();
+      rootScaffoldMessengerKey.currentState?.showSnackBar(
+        const SnackBar(content: Text("contact imported (verified key)")),
+      );
+      AutoRouter.of(context).pop();
+    } on SmolError catch (err) {
+      showErrorSnackBar(context, err.message);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return AlertDialog(
+      backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).extension<AppColors>()!.cardFill,
+      title: const Text("Import contact"),
+      content: scanning
+          ? SizedBox(
+              height: 220,
+              width: double.maxFinite,
+              child: ClipRRect(
+                borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
+                child: MobileScanner(
+                  controller: _scanner!,
+                  onDetect: _onDetect,
+                  errorBuilder: (context, error) => Center(
+                    child: Padding(
+                      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(12),
+                      child: Text(
+                        error.errorCode.name,
+                        style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.labelSmall,
+                        textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                  ),
+                ),
+              ),
+            )
+          : TextField(
+              controller: controller,
+              autofocus: true,
+              onSubmitted: (_) => _import(),
+              decoration: InputDecoration(
+                hintText: "smol://user@host/key",
+                filled: true,
+                fillColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.surface,
+              ),
+            ),
+      actions: [
+        IconButton(
+          tooltip: scanning ? "Type the address" : "Scan a QR code",
+          onPressed: _toggleScan,
+          icon: Icon(scanning ? Icons.keyboard : Icons.qr_code_scanner),
+        ),
+        TextButton(
+          onPressed: _import,
+          child: const Text("Import"),
+        ),
+      ],
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/presentation/screens/inbox_screen.dart b/lib/presentation/screens/inbox_screen.dart
index 30b4c62..62020f3 100644
--- a/lib/presentation/screens/inbox_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/presentation/screens/inbox_screen.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import "package:smol_mail/data/providers/providers.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/presentation/routes/app_router.gr.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/presentation/widgets/image_banner.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/presentation/widgets/message/message_list.dart";
+import "package:smol_mail/presentation/widgets/qr_code_sheet.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/shared/utils/snackbar.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/smol/errors.dart";
 
@@ -90,11 +91,24 @@ class _InboxScreenState extends ConsumerState<InboxScreen>
     final unread = ref.watch(unreadProvider);
     final requestsUnread = ref.watch(requestsUnreadProvider);
     final canFetch = _folders[_tabController.index] != "sent";
+    // The same self-certifying URI the settings share row shows, one tap
+    // closer: what a second device scans to import this identity.
+    final me = ref.watch(identityProvider);
+    final account = ref.watch(accountProvider);
+    final share = (me == null || account == null)
+        ? null
+        : account.uri(me.publicKey);
 
     return Scaffold(
       appBar: AppBar(
         title: const Text("kirakira"),
         actions: [
+          if (share != null)
+            IconButton(
+              tooltip: "Show QR code",
+              onPressed: () => showQrCodeSheet(context, share),
+              icon: const Icon(Icons.qr_code),
+            ),
           if (canFetch)
             IconButton(
               tooltip: "Fetch",
diff --git a/lib/presentation/screens/settings_screen.dart b/lib/presentation/screens/settings_screen.dart
index 70a0f6b..999938f 100644
--- a/lib/presentation/screens/settings_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/presentation/screens/settings_screen.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import "package:share_plus/share_plus.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/data/providers/providers.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/presentation/routes/app_router.gr.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/presentation/theme/app_colors.dart";
+import "package:smol_mail/presentation/widgets/qr_code_sheet.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/shared/utils/snackbar.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/smol/address.dart";
 import "package:smol_mail/smol/errors.dart";
@@ -236,12 +237,18 @@ class _SettingsScreenState extends ConsumerState<SettingsScreen> {
                       overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
                     ),
                   ),
-                  if (share != null)
+                  if (share != null) ...[
                     IconButton(
                       icon: const Icon(Icons.copy, size: 18),
                       onPressed: () =>
                           Clipboard.setData(ClipboardData(text: share)),
                     ),
+                    IconButton(
+                      tooltip: "Show QR code",
+                      icon: const Icon(Icons.qr_code, size: 18),
+                      onPressed: () => showQrCodeSheet(context, share),
+                    ),
+                  ],
                 ],
               ),
             ],
diff --git a/lib/presentation/widgets/qr_code_sheet.dart b/lib/presentation/widgets/qr_code_sheet.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6527270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/presentation/widgets/qr_code_sheet.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import "package:flutter/material.dart";
+import "package:qr_flutter/qr_flutter.dart";
+
+import "package:smol_mail/shared/utils/format.dart";
+
+/// Shows [payload] as a scannable QR code in a bottom sheet. Fixed dark
+/// modules on white regardless of theme: contrast is what a scanner needs,
+/// not the palette. Scrolled, because the sheet is height-capped on small
+/// screens.
+Future<void> showQrCodeSheet(BuildContext context, String payload) {
+  return showModalBottomSheet<void>(
+    context: context,
+    builder: (ctx) => SingleChildScrollView(
+      padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(20, 24, 20, 24),
+      child: Column(
+        mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+        children: [
+          Container(
+            padding: const EdgeInsets.all(12),
+            color: Colors.white,
+            child: QrImageView(
+              data: payload,
+              version: QrVersions.auto,
+              size: 260,
+              backgroundColor: Colors.white,
+              eyeStyle: const QrEyeStyle(
+                eyeShape: QrEyeShape.square,
+                color: Color.fromRGBO(1, 17, 29, 1),
+              ),
+              dataModuleStyle: const QrDataModuleStyle(
+                dataModuleShape: QrDataModuleShape.square,
+                color: Color.fromRGBO(1, 17, 29, 1),
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+          const SizedBox(height: 15),
+          SelectableText(
+            payload,
+            style: Theme.of(ctx).textTheme.bodySmall,
+            textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+          ),
+          const SizedBox(height: 10),
+          TextButton.icon(
+            onPressed: () => copyText(ctx, payload),
+            icon: const Icon(Icons.copy, size: 18),
+            label: const Text("Copy"),
+          ),
+        ],
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/lib/smol/link.dart b/lib/smol/link.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a493fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/smol/link.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Deep links (SPEC.md §3): the OS hands the app a URI a QR scanner or a
+// browser produced. Only the smol scheme is ours to interpret, and the
+// native parser decides validity — fumi rejects a smol:// URI without its
+// key, so every link that parses is the self-certifying form.
+
+import "package:smol_mail/smol/address.dart";
+import "package:smol_mail/smol/errors.dart";
+
+class SmolLink {
+  final SmolAddress address;
+  final String source;
+
+  const SmolLink._(this.address, this.source);
+}
+
+/// Parses a smol:// URI. Returns null for other schemes and for anything
+/// the native parser rejects — those are not silent fixes, they are not
+/// for this app to act on.
+SmolLink? parseSmolLink(String uri) {
+  final text = uri.trim();
+  if (!text.startsWith("smol://")) return null;
+  try {
+    return SmolLink._(parseAddress(text), text);
+  } on SmolError {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc b/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
index f6f23bf..3792af4 100644
--- a/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
+++ b/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@
 
 #include "generated_plugin_registrant.h"
 
+#include <gtk/gtk_plugin.h>
 #include <url_launcher_linux/url_launcher_plugin.h>
 
 void fl_register_plugins(FlPluginRegistry* registry) {
+  g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) gtk_registrar =
+      fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "GtkPlugin");
+  gtk_plugin_register_with_registrar(gtk_registrar);
   g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) url_launcher_linux_registrar =
       fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "UrlLauncherPlugin");
   url_launcher_plugin_register_with_registrar(url_launcher_linux_registrar);
diff --git a/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake b/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
index df8d2f7..21d8f8b 100644
--- a/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
+++ b/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
+  gtk
   url_launcher_linux
 )
 
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index b7c28cf..f7c6b29 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -33,6 +33,38 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.0.3"
+  app_links:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: app_links
+      sha256: "3462d9defc61565fde4944858b59bec5be2b9d5b05f20aed190adb3ad08a7abc"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "7.0.0"
+  app_links_linux:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: app_links_linux
+      sha256: f5f7173a78609f3dfd4c2ff2c95bd559ab43c80a87dc6a095921d96c05688c81
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.0.3"
+  app_links_platform_interface:
+    dependency: "direct dev"
+    description:
+      name: app_links_platform_interface
+      sha256: "05f5379577c513b534a29ddea68176a4d4802c46180ee8e2e966257158772a3f"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.0.2"
+  app_links_web:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: app_links_web
+      sha256: af060ed76183f9e2b87510a9480e56a5352b6c249778d07bd2c95fc35632a555
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.0.4"
   archive:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -426,6 +458,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.3.2"
+  gtk:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: gtk
+      sha256: "4ff85b2a16724029dd9e5bbb5a94b6918f9973f74ba571c949d2002801879cf5"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.2.0"
   hive:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -631,6 +671,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.1.0"
+  mobile_scanner:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: mobile_scanner
+      sha256: "5a51ea79f0cf8293f616a5d08baae185b59b5e6bb24df01f2a63037ade0bade0"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "7.4.2"
   node_preamble:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -799,6 +847,22 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.6.0"
+  qr:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: qr
+      sha256: "5a1d2586170e172b8a8c8470bbbffd5eb0cd38a66c0d77155ea138d3af3a4445"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.0.2"
+  qr_flutter:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: qr_flutter
+      sha256: "5095f0fc6e3f71d08adef8feccc8cea4f12eec18a2e31c2e8d82cb6019f4b097"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "4.1.0"
   record_use:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 73768aa..f9999be 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ dependencies:
   share_plus: ^13.3.0
   path_provider: ^2.1.6
   file_picker: ^13.1.0
+  qr_flutter: ^4.1.0
+  app_links: ^7.0.0
+  mobile_scanner: ^7.4.2
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test:
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ dev_dependencies:
   auto_route_generator: ^10.5.0
   flutter_native_splash: ^2.3.4
   flutter_launcher_icons: ^0.14.4
+  app_links_platform_interface: ^2.0.2
 
 # patrol test reads this block; android.package_name is the flavored
 # applicationId (the integration flavor adds the .integration suffix), and
@@ -59,8 +63,13 @@ flutter_native_splash:
   web: false
   ios: false
   color: "#01111d"
-  image: assets/images/sparkle.png
-  branding: assets/images/sparkle.png
+  image: assets/images/bug_logo.png
+  branding: assets/images/bug_logo.png
+  android_12:
+    color: "#01111d"
+    icon_background_color: "#01111d"
+    image: assets/images/bug_logo.png
+    branding: assets/images/bug_logo.png
 
 flutter:
   uses-material-design: true
@@ -68,7 +77,6 @@ flutter:
     - assets/images/bug_logo.png
     - assets/images/empty.png
     - assets/images/error.png
-    - assets/images/avatar.png
   fonts:
     - family: FlashMailIcons
       fonts:
diff --git a/test-qr.png b/test-qr.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61269e0
Binary files /dev/null and b/test-qr.png differ
diff --git a/test/link_test.dart b/test/link_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8a59f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/link_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Deep links: only smol:// URIs react, and only the native parser's verdict
+// decides that — the format rules stay in fumi, not a Dart copy of them.
+
+import "package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart";
+
+import "package:smol_mail/smol/link.dart";
+
+const key = "lm2gqd7e5q67xq3isc5hx6jfj2q7a7xvq4l7trctxipudujovmgq";
+
+void main() {
+  test("self-certifying URI carries its key", () {
+    final link = parseSmolLink("smol://alice@example.org/$key");
+    expect(link, isNotNull);
+    expect(link!.address.identity, key);
+    expect(link.address.user, "alice");
+    expect(link.address.host, "example.org");
+    expect(link.address.port, 1961);
+    expect(link.source, "smol://alice@example.org/$key");
+  });
+
+  test("a non-default port is kept", () {
+    final link = parseSmolLink("smol://alice@example.org:1962/$key");
+    expect(link!.address.port, 1962);
+  });
+
+  test("a smol:// URI without its key is not a link", () {
+    // fumi rejects this form, so a truncated scan acts on nothing rather
+    // than importing a key the sender never signed into.
+    expect(parseSmolLink("smol://alice@example.org"), isNull);
+  });
+
+  test("other schemes are not ours", () {
+    expect(parseSmolLink("https://example.org/a"), isNull);
+    expect(parseSmolLink("mailto:alice@example.org"), isNull);
+  });
+
+  test("scheme-less addresses are not deep links", () {
+    expect(parseSmolLink("alice@example.org"), isNull);
+  });
+
+  test("a smol:// URI the parser rejects is ignored", () {
+    expect(parseSmolLink("smol://not a uri"), isNull);
+    expect(parseSmolLink("smol://alice@example.org/tooshort"), isNull);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/qr_sheet_test.dart b/test/qr_sheet_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1e5309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/qr_sheet_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import "package:flutter/material.dart";
+import "package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart";
+import "package:qr_flutter/qr_flutter.dart";
+
+import "package:smol_mail/presentation/theme/theme.dart";
+import "package:smol_mail/presentation/widgets/qr_code_sheet.dart";
+
+void main() {
+  testWidgets("the sheet renders the payload as a scannable QR code",
+      (tester) async {
+    const payload = "smol://alice@example.org/lm2gqd7e5q67xq3isc5hx6jfj2q7a7xvq4l7trctxipudujovmgq";
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      MaterialApp(
+        theme: appThemeLight,
+        home: Builder(
+          builder: (context) => TextButton(
+            onPressed: () => showQrCodeSheet(context, payload),
+            child: const Text("show"),
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+    await tester.tap(find.text("show"));
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(find.byType(QrImageView), findsOneWidget);
+    expect(find.text(payload), findsOneWidget);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/widget_test.dart b/test/widget_test.dart
index e3689ba..bf33a97 100644
--- a/test/widget_test.dart
+++ b/test/widget_test.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import "dart:io";
 
+import "package:app_links_platform_interface/app_links_platform_interface.dart";
 import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart";
 import "package:hive_flutter/hive_flutter.dart";
@@ -10,11 +11,22 @@ import "package:smol_mail/smol/store.dart";
 
 late final SmolStore store;
 
+// AppWidget subscribes to app_links on boot; in the test shell there is no
+// platform plugin to talk to, so the subscription points at this no-op.
+class _NoopAppLinks extends AppLinksPlatform {
+  @override
+  Future<Uri?> getInitialLink() async => null;
+
+  @override
+  Stream<Uri> get uriLinkStream => const Stream.empty();
+}
+
 void main() {
   // Hive's box opening is real file IO, which never completes inside a
   // testWidgets fake-async zone — so it happens here, outside one.
   setUpAll(() async {
     TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+    AppLinksPlatform.instance = _NoopAppLinks();
     final dir = await Directory.systemTemp.createTemp("smol-widget-test");
     Hive.init(dir.path);
     store = await SmolStore.open(dbPath: "${dir.path}/widget.db");