diff --git a/ui/src/api/artifacts.test.ts b/ui/src/api/artifacts.test.ts
index 89a41bb41cf..5ab081b0f95 100644
--- a/ui/src/api/artifacts.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/api/artifacts.test.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,18 @@ describe("artifactsApi.list", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("omits the starred param when false", async () => {
+    await artifactsApi.list("company-1", { starred: false });
+    expect(mockApi.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/companies/company-1/artifacts");
+  });
+
+  it("serializes starred as the boolean-coercible string and composes with search", async () => {
+    await artifactsApi.list("company-1", { starred: true, q: "plan" });
+    expect(mockApi.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "/companies/company-1/artifacts?q=plan&starred=true",
+    );
+  });
+
   it("preserves groups and selectedGroup from the envelope", async () => {
     const artifact = sampleArtifact();
     const group = {
diff --git a/ui/src/api/artifacts.ts b/ui/src/api/artifacts.ts
index e0653245d38..92b7cd800de 100644
--- a/ui/src/api/artifacts.ts
+++ b/ui/src/api/artifacts.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ export interface ListArtifactsParams {
   groupBy?: CompanyArtifactGroupBy;
   /** When grouping, selects a single stack to expand into its artifacts. */
   groupIssueId?: string;
+  /**
+   * Restrict to artifacts the current viewer has starred (documents only in V1).
+   * Requires a board viewer server-side; other actors get an empty list.
+   */
+  starred?: boolean;
   limit?: number;
   cursor?: string;
 }
@@ -50,6 +55,10 @@ function buildArtifactsQuery(params?: ListArtifactsParams): string {
   if (params?.q) search.set("q", params.q);
   if (params?.groupBy && params.groupBy !== "none") search.set("groupBy", params.groupBy);
   if (params?.groupIssueId) search.set("groupIssueId", params.groupIssueId);
+  // Server coerces the string "true" into the boolean filter (see
+  // companyArtifactsQuerySchema); the page's shareable `?starred=1` param is
+  // translated here so the two encodings stay decoupled.
+  if (params?.starred) search.set("starred", "true");
   if (params?.limit != null) search.set("limit", String(params.limit));
   if (params?.cursor) search.set("cursor", params.cursor);
   const qs = search.toString();
diff --git a/ui/src/api/resourceMemberships.ts b/ui/src/api/resourceMemberships.ts
index 56079837bff..5497575613e 100644
--- a/ui/src/api/resourceMemberships.ts
+++ b/ui/src/api/resourceMemberships.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,9 @@ export const resourceMembershipsApi = {
       `/companies/${companyId}/resource-memberships/me/agents/${agentId}`,
       data,
     ),
+  updateDocument: (companyId: string, documentId: string, data: { starred: boolean }) =>
+    api.put<ResourceMembershipUpdateResult>(
+      `/companies/${companyId}/resource-memberships/me/documents/${documentId}`,
+      data,
+    ),
 };
diff --git a/ui/src/components/ArtifactsPanel.tsx b/ui/src/components/ArtifactsPanel.tsx
index f5a058b4baf..cb5b3c014f5 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/ArtifactsPanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/ArtifactsPanel.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import type { IssueWorkProduct } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import { issuesApi } from "../api/issues";
 import { queryKeys } from "../lib/queryKeys";
 import { MarkdownBody } from "./MarkdownBody";
+import { StarToggle } from "./StarToggle";
+import { isStarred, useDocumentStarMutation, useResourceMemberships } from "../hooks/useResourceMemberships";
 import { cn } from "../lib/utils";
 import {
   FileText,
@@ -264,6 +266,9 @@ function DocumentViewer({
     queryFn: () => issuesApi.getDocument(taskId, docKey),
   });
 
+  const membershipsQuery = useResourceMemberships(doc?.companyId ?? null);
+  const documentStarMutation = useDocumentStarMutation(doc?.companyId ?? null);
+
   const needsAction = status === "ready_for_review" || reviewState === "needs_board_review";
   const isApproved = status === "approved" || reviewState === "approved";
   const isRejected = status === "changes_requested" || reviewState === "changes_requested";
@@ -275,6 +280,25 @@ function DocumentViewer({
           <ArrowLeft className="h-4 w-4" />
         </button>
         <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold flex-1 truncate">{title}</h3>
+        {doc ? (
+          <StarToggle
+            size="row"
+            starred={isStarred(membershipsQuery.data, "document", doc.id)}
+            pending={
+              documentStarMutation.isPending &&
+              documentStarMutation.variables?.documentId === doc.id
+            }
+            error={
+              documentStarMutation.isError &&
+              documentStarMutation.variables?.documentId === doc.id
+            }
+            resourceName={title}
+            revealClassName="opacity-100"
+            onToggle={(next) =>
+              documentStarMutation.mutate({ documentId: doc.id, documentName: title, starred: next })
+            }
+          />
+        ) : null}
         <button onClick={onBack} className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground">
           <X className="h-4 w-4" />
         </button>
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueDocumentsSection.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueDocumentsSection.test.tsx
index cc3639120dc..486b0fba177 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueDocumentsSection.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueDocumentsSection.test.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { IssueDocumentsSection } from "./IssueDocumentsSection";
 import { queryKeys } from "../lib/queryKeys";
 
+// The document StarToggle uses the shared resource-membership mutation, which
+// pulls in toast feedback; stub the throwing hook so these provider-less renders
+// don't need a ToastProvider (all other real exports stay intact).
+vi.mock("../context/ToastContext", async (importOriginal) => ({
+  ...(await importOriginal<typeof import("../context/ToastContext")>()),
+  useToastActions: () => ({ pushToast: vi.fn(), dismissToast: vi.fn() }),
+}));
+
 const mockIssuesApi = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   listDocuments: vi.fn(),
   listDocumentRevisions: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueDocumentsSection.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueDocumentsSection.tsx
index 1e1938e58f9..65bf1204d3d 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueDocumentsSection.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueDocumentsSection.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ import { Check, Copy, Diff, Download, FilePenLine, FileText, Lock, MoreHorizonta
 import { DocumentDiffModal } from "./DocumentDiffModal";
 import { DocumentFrameHeader, type DocumentFrameHeaderRevisionActor } from "./DocumentFrameHeader";
 import { SourceTrustBadge } from "./SourceTrustBadge";
+import { StarToggle } from "./StarToggle";
+import { isStarred, useDocumentStarMutation, useResourceMemberships } from "../hooks/useResourceMemberships";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 
 type DraftState = {
@@ -451,6 +453,12 @@ export function IssueDocumentsSection({
     return map;
   }, [feedbackVotes]);
 
+  // Per-viewer document stars. All documents in a section share a company, so we
+  // derive it once and drive a single optimistic mutation keyed by document id.
+  const starCompanyId = sortedDocuments[0]?.companyId ?? null;
+  const membershipsQuery = useResourceMemberships(starCompanyId);
+  const documentStarMutation = useDocumentStarMutation(starCompanyId);
+
   const hasRealPlan = sortedDocuments.some((doc) => doc.key === "plan");
   const isEmpty = sortedDocuments.length === 0 && !documentSubject.legacyPlanDocument;
   const newDocumentKeyError =
@@ -1058,6 +1066,27 @@ export function IssueDocumentsSection({
                 titleSlot={showTitle ? <p className="mt-2 text-sm font-medium">{displayedTitle}</p> : null}
                 actionsSlot={
                   <>
+                    <StarToggle
+                      size="row"
+                      starred={isStarred(membershipsQuery.data, "document", doc.id)}
+                      pending={
+                        documentStarMutation.isPending &&
+                        documentStarMutation.variables?.documentId === doc.id
+                      }
+                      error={
+                        documentStarMutation.isError &&
+                        documentStarMutation.variables?.documentId === doc.id
+                      }
+                      resourceName={displayedTitle.trim() || doc.key}
+                      revealClassName="opacity-100"
+                      onToggle={(next) =>
+                        documentStarMutation.mutate({
+                          documentId: doc.id,
+                          documentName: displayedTitle.trim() || doc.key,
+                          starred: next,
+                        })
+                      }
+                    />
                     {canManageDocumentLocks ? (
                     <Button
                       variant="ghost"
diff --git a/ui/src/components/artifacts/ArtifactCard.tsx b/ui/src/components/artifacts/ArtifactCard.tsx
index 2415d4e7290..65c10a9a7de 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/artifacts/ArtifactCard.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/artifacts/ArtifactCard.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@ import { Download, ExternalLink, Paperclip, Play } from "lucide-react";
 import type { CompanyArtifact } from "@/api/artifacts";
 import { Link } from "@/lib/router";
 import { cn, formatDate } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { useCompany } from "@/context/CompanyContext";
+import {
+  isStarred,
+  useDocumentStarMutation,
+  useResourceMemberships,
+} from "@/hooks/useResourceMemberships";
+import { StarToggle } from "@/components/StarToggle";
+
+/** Document artifact ids are `document:<documents.id>`; other sources have no star. */
+function documentIdFromArtifactId(artifact: CompanyArtifact): string | null {
+  if (artifact.source !== "document") return null;
+  const prefix = "document:";
+  return artifact.id.startsWith(prefix) ? artifact.id.slice(prefix.length) : null;
+}
 
 interface ArtifactCardProps {
   artifact: CompanyArtifact;
@@ -190,7 +204,35 @@ function SecondaryAction({
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Star control for a document artifact card. Rendered only for `document`
+ * sources (mounted conditionally so the membership hooks stay off non-document
+ * cards). Reuses the shared row StarToggle + resource-membership optimistic
+ * machinery. Lives outside the hover-reveal group so a starred document stays
+ * visibly marked at rest while unstarred stars reveal on hover/focus.
+ */
+function ArtifactCardStar({ documentId, name }: { documentId: string; name: string }) {
+  const { selectedCompanyId } = useCompany();
+  const membershipsQuery = useResourceMemberships(selectedCompanyId);
+  const starMutation = useDocumentStarMutation(selectedCompanyId);
+  const starred = isStarred(membershipsQuery.data, "document", documentId);
+  const pending = starMutation.isPending && starMutation.variables?.documentId === documentId;
+  const error = starMutation.isError && starMutation.variables?.documentId === documentId;
+
+  return (
+    <StarToggle
+      size="row"
+      starred={starred}
+      pending={pending}
+      error={error}
+      resourceName={name}
+      onToggle={(next) => starMutation.mutate({ documentId, documentName: name, starred: next })}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
 export function ArtifactCard({ artifact }: ArtifactCardProps) {
+  const documentId = documentIdFromArtifactId(artifact);
   return (
     <Link
       // design-allow(card-pattern): navigation <Link> card; Card renders a div and would break anchor semantics (C5a Run 3)
@@ -210,17 +252,20 @@ export function ArtifactCard({ artifact }: ArtifactCardProps) {
           >
             {artifact.title}
           </h3>
-          <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-0.5 opacity-0 transition-opacity group-hover:opacity-100 focus-within:opacity-100">
-            {artifact.openPath ? (
-              <SecondaryAction href={artifact.openPath} title="Open file in new tab">
-                <ExternalLink className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-              </SecondaryAction>
-            ) : null}
-            {artifact.downloadPath ? (
-              <SecondaryAction href={artifact.downloadPath} download title="Download file">
-                <Download className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-              </SecondaryAction>
-            ) : null}
+          <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-0.5">
+            {documentId ? <ArtifactCardStar documentId={documentId} name={artifact.title} /> : null}
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-0.5 opacity-0 transition-opacity group-hover:opacity-100 focus-within:opacity-100">
+              {artifact.openPath ? (
+                <SecondaryAction href={artifact.openPath} title="Open file in new tab">
+                  <ExternalLink className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                </SecondaryAction>
+              ) : null}
+              {artifact.downloadPath ? (
+                <SecondaryAction href={artifact.downloadPath} download title="Download file">
+                  <Download className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                </SecondaryAction>
+              ) : null}
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/ui/src/hooks/useDocumentStarMutation.test.tsx b/ui/src/hooks/useDocumentStarMutation.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d5cdbfa8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/hooks/useDocumentStarMutation.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
+import { flushSync } from "react-dom";
+import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { ResourceMemberships } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+(globalThis as any).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+const membershipsApiMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  listMine: vi.fn(),
+  updateDocument: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+const pushToast = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+
+vi.mock("../api/resourceMemberships", () => ({
+  resourceMembershipsApi: membershipsApiMock,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../context/ToastContext", () => ({
+  useToastActions: () => ({ pushToast }),
+}));
+
+import { useDocumentStarMutation, useResourceMemberships } from "./useResourceMemberships";
+import { queryKeys } from "../lib/queryKeys";
+
+const MINE_KEY = queryKeys.resourceMemberships.mine("company-1");
+
+function emptyMemberships(): ResourceMemberships {
+  return {
+    projectMemberships: {},
+    agentMemberships: {},
+    starredProjectIds: [],
+    starredAgentIds: [],
+    starredDocumentIds: [],
+    projectStarredAt: {},
+    agentStarredAt: {},
+    documentStarredAt: {},
+    updatedAt: null,
+  };
+}
+
+async function act(callback: () => void | Promise<void>) {
+  let result: void | Promise<void> = undefined;
+  flushSync(() => {
+    result = callback();
+  });
+  await result;
+}
+
+async function flush() {
+  await Promise.resolve();
+  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+}
+
+type HarnessHandle = { mutate: ReturnType<typeof useDocumentStarMutation>["mutate"] };
+
+function Harness({ onReady }: { onReady: (handle: HarnessHandle) => void }) {
+  useResourceMemberships("company-1");
+  const mutation = useDocumentStarMutation("company-1");
+  onReady({ mutate: mutation.mutate });
+  return <div data-testid="harness" />;
+}
+
+function starredIds(queryClient: QueryClient): string[] {
+  return queryClient.getQueryData<ResourceMemberships>(MINE_KEY)?.starredDocumentIds ?? [];
+}
+
+describe("useDocumentStarMutation", () => {
+  let container: HTMLDivElement;
+  let root: ReturnType<typeof createRoot> | null;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    root = null;
+    membershipsApiMock.listMine.mockReset();
+    membershipsApiMock.updateDocument.mockReset();
+    pushToast.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (root) {
+      await act(async () => { root?.unmount(); });
+    }
+    container.remove();
+    document.body.innerHTML = "";
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  async function render(onReady: (handle: HarnessHandle) => void) {
+    const queryClient = new QueryClient({ defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } } });
+    root = createRoot(container);
+    await act(async () => {
+      root!.render(
+        <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+          <Harness onReady={onReady} />
+        </QueryClientProvider>,
+      );
+    });
+    // Let the initial memberships query settle into the cache.
+    await act(async () => { await flush(); });
+    return queryClient;
+  }
+
+  it("optimistically stars a document before the server responds and confirms on success", async () => {
+    membershipsApiMock.listMine.mockResolvedValue(emptyMemberships());
+    let resolveUpdate: (() => void) | null = null;
+    membershipsApiMock.updateDocument.mockReturnValue(
+      new Promise((resolve) => {
+        resolveUpdate = () =>
+          resolve({
+            resourceType: "document",
+            resourceId: "doc-1",
+            state: "joined",
+            starredAt: new Date(),
+            updatedAt: new Date(),
+          });
+      }),
+    );
+
+    let handle: HarnessHandle | null = null;
+    const queryClient = await render((h) => { handle = h; });
+    expect(starredIds(queryClient)).not.toContain("doc-1");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      handle!.mutate({ documentId: "doc-1", documentName: "Launch Brief", starred: true });
+      await flush();
+    });
+
+    // Optimistic flip is applied to the cache while the request is still in flight.
+    expect(starredIds(queryClient)).toContain("doc-1");
+    expect(membershipsApiMock.updateDocument).toHaveBeenCalledWith("company-1", "doc-1", { starred: true });
+
+    // Server truth now reflects the star; the post-settle refetch stays consistent.
+    membershipsApiMock.listMine.mockResolvedValue({
+      ...emptyMemberships(),
+      starredDocumentIds: ["doc-1"],
+      documentStarredAt: { "doc-1": new Date().toISOString() },
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      resolveUpdate?.();
+      await flush();
+    });
+    // Server confirmation (starredAt set) keeps the star in place.
+    expect(starredIds(queryClient)).toContain("doc-1");
+  });
+
+  it("rolls back the optimistic unstar and toasts when the server rejects", async () => {
+    membershipsApiMock.listMine.mockResolvedValue({
+      ...emptyMemberships(),
+      starredDocumentIds: ["doc-1"],
+      documentStarredAt: { "doc-1": new Date().toISOString() },
+    });
+    membershipsApiMock.updateDocument.mockRejectedValue(new Error("nope"));
+
+    let handle: HarnessHandle | null = null;
+    const queryClient = await render((h) => { handle = h; });
+    expect(starredIds(queryClient)).toContain("doc-1");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      handle!.mutate({ documentId: "doc-1", documentName: "Launch Brief", starred: false });
+      await flush();
+    });
+
+    // Rolled back to the pre-mutation (starred) snapshot after the rejection.
+    expect(starredIds(queryClient)).toContain("doc-1");
+    expect(pushToast).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ title: "Couldn't unstar Launch Brief.", tone: "error" }),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/hooks/useResourceMemberships.ts b/ui/src/hooks/useResourceMemberships.ts
index db0d2a8c935..2531ce7c71d 100644
--- a/ui/src/hooks/useResourceMemberships.ts
+++ b/ui/src/hooks/useResourceMemberships.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,40 @@ function applyMembershipChange(
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Apply an optimistic document star change to the cached memberships snapshot.
+ * Documents have no join/leave state — they only carry a per-viewer star, so
+ * this mirrors the `document` half of the server rules: starring prepends the id
+ * (newest-first, matching starredAt DESC) and stamps `documentStarredAt`;
+ * unstarring drops both.
+ */
+function applyDocumentStarChange(
+  current: ResourceMemberships | undefined,
+  documentId: string,
+  starred: boolean,
+): ResourceMemberships {
+  const base = current ?? emptyMemberships();
+  const currentIds = base.starredDocumentIds ?? [];
+  const nextStarredAt = { ...(base.documentStarredAt ?? {}) };
+  const previouslyStarred = currentIds.includes(documentId);
+
+  let starredIds = currentIds;
+  if (starred && !previouslyStarred) {
+    starredIds = [documentId, ...currentIds];
+    nextStarredAt[documentId] = new Date().toISOString();
+  } else if (!starred && previouslyStarred) {
+    starredIds = currentIds.filter((id) => id !== documentId);
+    delete nextStarredAt[documentId];
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...base,
+    starredDocumentIds: starredIds,
+    documentStarredAt: nextStarredAt,
+    updatedAt: new Date(),
+  };
+}
+
 export function resourceMembershipState(
   memberships: ResourceMemberships | undefined,
   resourceType: JoinableResourceType,
@@ -197,3 +231,59 @@ export function useResourceMembershipMutation(companyId: string | null | undefin
     },
   });
 }
+
+type DocumentStarVariables = {
+  documentId: string;
+  /** Human-readable document name, used for the error toast. */
+  documentName: string;
+  starred: boolean;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Optimistic star/unstar for documents. Mirrors {@link useResourceMembershipMutation}
+ * but talks to the document-only route (documents have no join/leave state) and
+ * touches the `starredDocumentIds` / `documentStarredAt` cache fields.
+ */
+export function useDocumentStarMutation(companyId: string | null | undefined) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const { pushToast } = useToastActions();
+  const queryKey = queryKeys.resourceMemberships.mine(companyId ?? "__none__");
+
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (variables: DocumentStarVariables) => {
+      if (!companyId) throw new Error("Select a company first.");
+      return resourceMembershipsApi.updateDocument(companyId, variables.documentId, {
+        starred: variables.starred,
+      });
+    },
+    onMutate: async (variables) => {
+      await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey });
+      const previous = queryClient.getQueryData<ResourceMemberships>(queryKey);
+      queryClient.setQueryData<ResourceMemberships>(
+        queryKey,
+        applyDocumentStarChange(previous, variables.documentId, variables.starred),
+      );
+      return { previous };
+    },
+    onError: (error, variables, context) => {
+      if (context?.previous) {
+        queryClient.setQueryData(queryKey, context.previous);
+      }
+      pushToast({
+        title: `Couldn't ${variables.starred ? "star" : "unstar"} ${variables.documentName}.`,
+        body: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Try again.",
+        tone: "error",
+      });
+    },
+    onSuccess: (result) => {
+      queryClient.setQueryData<ResourceMemberships>(
+        queryKey,
+        // Loose null-check: a missing or null starredAt both mean "not starred".
+        (current) => applyDocumentStarChange(current, result.resourceId, result.starredAt != null),
+      );
+    },
+    onSettled: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey });
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/queryKeys.ts b/ui/src/lib/queryKeys.ts
index 98526f66487..668da60fd02 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/queryKeys.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/queryKeys.ts
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ export const queryKeys = {
       q?: string,
       groupBy?: string,
       groupIssueId?: string,
+      starred?: boolean,
     ) =>
       [
         "artifacts",
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@ export const queryKeys = {
         q ?? "",
         groupBy ?? "none",
         groupIssueId ?? "",
+        starred ? "starred" : "all",
       ] as const,
   },
   budgets: {
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/Artifacts.test.tsx b/ui/src/pages/Artifacts.test.tsx
index b01d66ca32d..061c3af925e 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/Artifacts.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/Artifacts.test.tsx
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ describe("Artifacts page", () => {
         q: undefined,
         groupBy: "task",
         groupIssueId: undefined,
+        starred: false,
         limit: 30,
         cursor: undefined,
       });
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ describe("Artifacts page", () => {
         q: "launch",
         groupBy: "task",
         groupIssueId: undefined,
+        starred: false,
         limit: 30,
         cursor: undefined,
       });
@@ -285,6 +287,7 @@ describe("Artifacts page", () => {
         q: undefined,
         groupBy: "none",
         groupIssueId: undefined,
+        starred: false,
         limit: 30,
         cursor: "cursor-2",
       });
@@ -325,6 +328,7 @@ describe("Artifacts page", () => {
         q: undefined,
         groupBy: "none",
         groupIssueId: undefined,
+        starred: false,
         limit: 30,
         cursor: undefined,
       });
@@ -353,6 +357,7 @@ describe("Artifacts page", () => {
         q: undefined,
         groupBy: "task",
         groupIssueId: undefined,
+        starred: false,
         limit: 30,
         cursor: undefined,
       });
@@ -386,6 +391,7 @@ describe("Artifacts page", () => {
         q: undefined,
         groupBy: "task",
         groupIssueId: "issue-1",
+        starred: false,
         limit: 30,
         cursor: undefined,
       });
@@ -402,6 +408,95 @@ describe("Artifacts page", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("requests starred documents from the ?starred=1 URL, ignoring kind and grouping", async () => {
+    artifactsApiMock.list.mockResolvedValue({
+      artifacts: [sampleArtifact({ id: "document:doc-1", title: "Starred Brief" })],
+      nextCursor: null,
+    });
+
+    const { root } = renderArtifacts(container, ["/artifacts?starred=1&kind=image&groupBy=task"]);
+
+    await waitForAssertion(() => {
+      expect(artifactsApiMock.list).toHaveBeenCalledWith("company-1", {
+        kind: "all",
+        q: undefined,
+        groupBy: "none",
+        groupIssueId: undefined,
+        starred: true,
+        limit: 30,
+        cursor: undefined,
+      });
+      const starredTab = container.querySelector('[data-testid="artifact-starred-tab"]') as HTMLElement;
+      expect(starredTab.getAttribute("aria-selected")).toBe("true");
+      // The grouping control is hidden in the documents-only Starred view.
+      expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="artifact-group-control"]')).toBeNull();
+      expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="artifact-card"]')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    flushSync(() => {
+      root.unmount();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("composes the search query with the Starred filter", async () => {
+    artifactsApiMock.list.mockResolvedValue({ artifacts: [], nextCursor: null });
+
+    const { root } = renderArtifacts(container, ["/artifacts?starred=1&q=launch"]);
+
+    await waitForAssertion(() => {
+      expect(artifactsApiMock.list).toHaveBeenCalledWith("company-1", {
+        kind: "all",
+        q: "launch",
+        groupBy: "none",
+        groupIssueId: undefined,
+        starred: true,
+        limit: 30,
+        cursor: undefined,
+      });
+      // Empty state guides the user to star a document.
+      expect(container.textContent).toContain("No starred documents match this search.");
+    });
+
+    flushSync(() => {
+      root.unmount();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("enters the Starred view when the Starred tab is clicked", async () => {
+    artifactsApiMock.list.mockResolvedValue({ artifacts: [], groups: [sampleGroup()], nextCursor: null });
+
+    const { root } = renderArtifacts(container);
+
+    const starredTab = await (async () => {
+      let tab: HTMLElement | null = null;
+      await waitForAssertion(() => {
+        tab = container.querySelector('[data-testid="artifact-starred-tab"]');
+        expect(tab).not.toBeNull();
+      });
+      return tab as unknown as HTMLElement;
+    })();
+
+    flushSync(() => {
+      starredTab.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true, cancelable: true }));
+    });
+
+    await waitForAssertion(() => {
+      expect(artifactsApiMock.list).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("company-1", {
+        kind: "all",
+        q: undefined,
+        groupBy: "none",
+        groupIssueId: undefined,
+        starred: true,
+        limit: 30,
+        cursor: undefined,
+      });
+    });
+
+    flushSync(() => {
+      root.unmount();
+    });
+  });
+
   it("preserves the media filter when grouping", async () => {
     artifactsApiMock.list.mockResolvedValue({
       artifacts: [],
@@ -417,6 +512,7 @@ describe("Artifacts page", () => {
         q: undefined,
         groupBy: "task",
         groupIssueId: undefined,
+        starred: false,
         limit: 30,
         cursor: undefined,
       });
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/Artifacts.tsx b/ui/src/pages/Artifacts.tsx
index 8d09e459dce..b16374eea23 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/Artifacts.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/Artifacts.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useInfiniteQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { ArrowLeft, Check, Layers, Package, Search, X } from "lucide-react";
+import { ArrowLeft, Check, Layers, Package, Search, Star, X } from "lucide-react";
 import type { To } from "react-router-dom";
 import {
   artifactsApi,
@@ -66,10 +66,13 @@ export function Artifacts() {
   const { setBreadcrumbs } = useBreadcrumbs();
   const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
 
-  const kind = parseKind(searchParams.get("kind"));
+  const starred = searchParams.get("starred") === "1";
+  // Starred is documents-only in V1: it ignores the kind filter and grouping so
+  // the tab always renders a flat list of the viewer's starred documents.
+  const kind = starred ? "all" : parseKind(searchParams.get("kind"));
   const query = searchParams.get("q") ?? "";
-  const groupBy = parseGroupBy(searchParams.get("groupBy"));
-  const groupIssueId = searchParams.get("groupIssueId") ?? undefined;
+  const groupBy = starred ? "none" : parseGroupBy(searchParams.get("groupBy"));
+  const groupIssueId = starred ? undefined : (searchParams.get("groupIssueId") ?? undefined);
 
   const [draftQuery, setDraftQuery] = useState(query);
   const loadMoreRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
@@ -117,6 +120,9 @@ export function Artifacts() {
   const selectKind = useCallback(
     (value: ArtifactKindFilter) => {
       updateParams((next) => {
+        // Selecting any kind tab exits the Starred view (they are mutually
+        // exclusive: Starred resets the kind filter in V1).
+        next.delete("starred");
         if (value === "all") next.delete("kind");
         else next.set("kind", value);
       });
@@ -124,6 +130,17 @@ export function Artifacts() {
     [updateParams],
   );
 
+  const selectStarred = useCallback(() => {
+    updateParams((next) => {
+      // Starred is documents-only: drop the kind filter and any grouping so the
+      // tab is a clean, shareable flat list (`?starred=1` composes with `q`).
+      next.set("starred", "1");
+      next.delete("kind");
+      next.delete("groupBy");
+      next.delete("groupIssueId");
+    });
+  }, [updateParams]);
+
   const selectGroupBy = useCallback(
     (value: ArtifactGroupBy) => {
       updateParams((next) => {
@@ -177,13 +194,14 @@ export function Artifacts() {
     fetchNextPage,
     error,
   } = useInfiniteQuery({
-    queryKey: queryKeys.artifacts.list(selectedCompanyId!, kind, query, groupBy, groupIssueId),
+    queryKey: queryKeys.artifacts.list(selectedCompanyId!, kind, query, groupBy, groupIssueId, starred),
     queryFn: ({ pageParam }) =>
       artifactsApi.list(selectedCompanyId!, {
         kind,
         q: query || undefined,
         groupBy,
         groupIssueId,
+        starred,
         limit: ARTIFACTS_PAGE_SIZE,
         cursor: pageParam,
       }),
@@ -233,7 +251,11 @@ export function Artifacts() {
   const showGroupCards = viewingStackList;
   const items = showGroupCards ? groups : artifacts;
 
-  const emptyMessage = showGroupCards
+  const emptyMessage = starred
+    ? searching
+      ? "No starred documents match this search."
+      : "No starred documents yet — star a document from its header or card."
+    : showGroupCards
     ? searching
       ? "No artifact stacks match this search."
       : "No artifact stacks yet."
@@ -270,37 +292,40 @@ export function Artifacts() {
         </div>
 
         <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
-          <DropdownMenu>
-            <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
-              <Button
-                type="button"
-                variant="outline"
-                size="icon"
-                aria-label={`Group artifacts (currently ${artifactGroupByLabel(groupBy)})`}
-                title="Group artifacts"
-                data-testid="artifact-group-control"
-                data-group-by={groupBy}
-                className={cn("h-8 w-8 shrink-0", grouping && "bg-accent")}
-              >
-                <Layers className="h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden="true" />
-              </Button>
-            </DropdownMenuTrigger>
-            <DropdownMenuContent align="end" className="w-44">
-              <DropdownMenuLabel>Group by</DropdownMenuLabel>
-              {ARTIFACT_GROUP_OPTIONS.map((option) => (
-                <DropdownMenuItem
-                  key={option.value}
-                  data-testid={`artifact-group-option-${option.value}`}
-                  aria-selected={groupBy === option.value}
-                  onSelect={() => selectGroupBy(option.value)}
-                  className="justify-between"
+          {/* Grouping is meaningless in the documents-only Starred view. */}
+          {!starred ? (
+            <DropdownMenu>
+              <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+                <Button
+                  type="button"
+                  variant="outline"
+                  size="icon"
+                  aria-label={`Group artifacts (currently ${artifactGroupByLabel(groupBy)})`}
+                  title="Group artifacts"
+                  data-testid="artifact-group-control"
+                  data-group-by={groupBy}
+                  className={cn("h-8 w-8 shrink-0", grouping && "bg-accent")}
                 >
-                  {option.label}
-                  {groupBy === option.value ? <Check className="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> : null}
-                </DropdownMenuItem>
-              ))}
-            </DropdownMenuContent>
-          </DropdownMenu>
+                  <Layers className="h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden="true" />
+                </Button>
+              </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+              <DropdownMenuContent align="end" className="w-44">
+                <DropdownMenuLabel>Group by</DropdownMenuLabel>
+                {ARTIFACT_GROUP_OPTIONS.map((option) => (
+                  <DropdownMenuItem
+                    key={option.value}
+                    data-testid={`artifact-group-option-${option.value}`}
+                    aria-selected={groupBy === option.value}
+                    onSelect={() => selectGroupBy(option.value)}
+                    className="justify-between"
+                  >
+                    {option.label}
+                    {groupBy === option.value ? <Check className="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> : null}
+                  </DropdownMenuItem>
+                ))}
+              </DropdownMenuContent>
+            </DropdownMenu>
+          ) : null}
 
           <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5" role="tablist" aria-label="Filter artifacts by type">
             {ARTIFACT_KIND_FILTERS.map((filter) => (
@@ -308,11 +333,11 @@ export function Artifacts() {
                 key={filter.value}
                 type="button"
                 role="tab"
-                aria-selected={kind === filter.value}
+                aria-selected={!starred && kind === filter.value}
                 onClick={() => selectKind(filter.value)}
                 className={cn(
                   "rounded-md px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-medium transition-colors",
-                  kind === filter.value
+                  !starred && kind === filter.value
                     ? "bg-accent text-foreground"
                     : "text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent/50 hover:text-foreground",
                 )}
@@ -320,6 +345,25 @@ export function Artifacts() {
                 {filter.label}
               </button>
             ))}
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              role="tab"
+              aria-selected={starred}
+              onClick={selectStarred}
+              data-testid="artifact-starred-tab"
+              className={cn(
+                "inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-md px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-medium transition-colors",
+                starred
+                  ? "bg-accent text-foreground"
+                  : "text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent/50 hover:text-foreground",
+              )}
+            >
+              <Star
+                className={cn("h-3.5 w-3.5", starred && "fill-amber-500 text-amber-500")}
+                aria-hidden="true"
+              />
+              Starred
+            </button>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -348,7 +392,7 @@ export function Artifacts() {
       {isLoading ? (
         <PageSkeleton variant="list" />
       ) : items.length === 0 ? (
-        <EmptyState icon={showGroupCards ? Layers : Package} message={emptyMessage} />
+        <EmptyState icon={starred ? Star : showGroupCards ? Layers : Package} message={emptyMessage} />
       ) : (
         <>
           <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-6 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3">