diff --git a/dotfiles/quickshell/shell.qml b/dotfiles/quickshell/shell.qml
index b290450..e3415d7 100644
--- a/dotfiles/quickshell/shell.qml
+++ b/dotfiles/quickshell/shell.qml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Scope {
     // Dense multi-monitor status rail; visual core is headlessly renderable.
     HyprChromeBar {}
 
-    // App launcher variants — SUPER CTRL 1–8; variant 8 is the primary HUD.
+    // App launcher variants — 1–11; variant 8 remains the primary HUD.
     LauncherStack {}      // 1 — left vertical list
     LauncherGrid {}       // 2 — centered icon grid
     LauncherSpotlight {}  // 3 — top-center command bar
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Scope {
     ApplicationLauncher {} // 8 — dense HUD command index (primary)
     BladeLauncher {}       // 9 — asymmetric blade matrix
     OrbitLauncher {}       // 10 — radial targeting arena
+    CyberDock {}           // 11 — cyberpunk bottom cartridge dock
 
     Notifications {}
     VolumeOsd {}
diff --git a/dotfiles/quickshell/tests/CyberDockHeadless.qml b/dotfiles/quickshell/tests/CyberDockHeadless.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..430b1d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/quickshell/tests/CyberDockHeadless.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import QtQuick
+import qs.widgets.launcher
+
+CyberDockContent {
+    width: 1440
+    height: 272
+    query: ""
+    selectedIndex: 3
+    showIcons: false
+    apps: [
+        { name: "Alacritty", genericName: "Terminal", comment: "GPU accelerated command interface", icon: "utilities-terminal" },
+        { name: "Vivaldi", genericName: "Browser", comment: "Access web applications", icon: "vivaldi" },
+        { name: "Obsidian", genericName: "Knowledge", comment: "Local-first markdown workspace", icon: "obsidian" },
+        { name: "Cosmic Files", genericName: "Files", comment: "Browse local storage", icon: "com.system76.CosmicFiles" },
+        { name: "Jellyfin", genericName: "Media", comment: "Stream the homelab library", icon: "jellyfin-media-player" },
+        { name: "Spotify", genericName: "Music", comment: "Browse and play music", icon: "spotify" },
+        { name: "Steam", genericName: "Games", comment: "Launch and manage games", icon: "steam" },
+        { name: "Blender", genericName: "3D", comment: "Model and render scenes", icon: "blender" },
+        { name: "Visual Studio Code", genericName: "Editor", comment: "Edit and debug projects", icon: "visual-studio-code" }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/dotfiles/quickshell/widgets/launcher/CyberDock.qml b/dotfiles/quickshell/widgets/launcher/CyberDock.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b81ee7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/quickshell/widgets/launcher/CyberDock.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
+import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Hyprland
+import Quickshell.Wayland
+import QtQuick
+import qs.widgets.theme
+
+// Variant 11 — cyberpunk bottom dock inspired by V5's rising carousel.
+Scope {
+    id: root
+
+    property bool active: false
+    function toggle() { root.active = !root.active; }
+
+    onActiveChanged: {
+        LauncherState.dockOpen = root.active;
+        if (root.active)
+            win.prepareOpen();
+    }
+
+    GlobalShortcut {
+        name: "launcher11"
+        description: "Toggle app launcher (Cyber Dock)"
+        onPressed: root.toggle()
+    }
+
+    PanelWindow {
+        id: win
+        visible: root.active || deck.y < height
+        WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayer.Overlay
+        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: root.active ? WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive : WlrKeyboardFocus.None
+        exclusionMode: ExclusionMode.Ignore
+        color: Theme.textAlpha(0)
+
+        anchors { bottom: true; left: true; right: true }
+        margins { bottom: 10; left: 12; right: 12 }
+        implicitHeight: 290
+
+        property int selectedIndex: 0
+
+        function prepareOpen() {
+            deck.clearSearch();
+            selectedIndex = 0;
+            deck.focusSearch();
+        }
+
+        function clampSelection(index) {
+            return model.apps.length === 0 ? 0 : Math.max(0, Math.min(model.apps.length - 1, index));
+        }
+        function move(delta) {
+            const count = model.apps.length;
+            if (count === 0)
+                return;
+            selectedIndex = ((selectedIndex + delta) % count + count) % count;
+        }
+        function launch(index) {
+            if (model.launch(index))
+                root.active = false;
+        }
+
+        AppModel { id: model; search: deck.query }
+
+        CyberDockContent {
+            id: deck
+            width: 1440
+            height: 272
+            x: (parent.width - width) / 2
+            y: root.active ? parent.height - height : parent.height + 4
+            scale: Math.min(1, (parent.width - 16) / width)
+            transformOrigin: Item.Bottom
+            apps: model.apps
+            selectedIndex: win.selectedIndex
+
+            Behavior on y {
+                NumberAnimation {
+                    duration: 240
+                    easing.type: root.active ? Easing.OutCubic : Easing.InCubic
+                }
+            }
+
+            onSelectionRequested: index => win.selectedIndex = win.clampSelection(index)
+            onMoveRequested: delta => win.move(delta)
+            onLaunchRequested: index => win.launch(index)
+            onDismissRequested: root.active = false
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dotfiles/quickshell/widgets/launcher/CyberDockContent.qml b/dotfiles/quickshell/widgets/launcher/CyberDockContent.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fff582b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/quickshell/widgets/launcher/CyberDockContent.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
+import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Widgets
+import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Layouts
+import QtQuick.Shapes
+import qs.widgets.theme
+
+// Headlessly renderable visual core for variant 11. Inspired by V5's bottom
+// deck and horizontal carousel, but owns a denser industrial cyberpunk chassis.
+Item {
+    id: root
+
+    property var apps: []
+    property int selectedIndex: 0
+    property bool showIcons: true
+    property alias query: dockInput.text
+
+    readonly property var selectedApp: apps.length > 0 && selectedIndex >= 0 && selectedIndex < apps.length
+        ? apps[selectedIndex] : null
+
+    signal selectionRequested(int index)
+    signal moveRequested(int delta)
+    signal launchRequested(int index)
+    signal dismissRequested
+
+    function focusSearch() { dockInput.forceActiveFocus(); }
+    function clearSearch() { dockInput.text = ""; }
+
+    implicitWidth: 1440
+    implicitHeight: 272
+
+    component MicroText: Text {
+        color: Theme.muted
+        font.family: Theme.microFont
+        font.pixelSize: 7
+        font.letterSpacing: 0.9
+        elide: Text.ElideRight
+    }
+
+    Rectangle { anchors.fill: parent; color: Theme.textAlpha(0) }
+
+    // Main dock chassis with clipped upper corners and heavier lower edge.
+    Shape {
+        id: chassis
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
+
+        ShapePath {
+            fillColor: Theme.surface
+            strokeColor: Theme.hair
+            strokeWidth: 1
+            startX: 28; startY: 0
+            PathLine { x: chassis.width - 28; y: 0 }
+            PathLine { x: chassis.width; y: 28 }
+            PathLine { x: chassis.width; y: chassis.height }
+            PathLine { x: 0; y: chassis.height }
+            PathLine { x: 0; y: 28 }
+            PathLine { x: 28; y: 0 }
+        }
+
+        ShapePath {
+            fillColor: Theme.accent
+            strokeWidth: 0
+            startX: 28; startY: 0
+            PathLine { x: 250; y: 0 }
+            PathLine { x: 244; y: 4 }
+            PathLine { x: 32; y: 4 }
+            PathLine { x: 4; y: 32 }
+            PathLine { x: 4; y: 96 }
+            PathLine { x: 0; y: 96 }
+            PathLine { x: 0; y: 28 }
+            PathLine { x: 28; y: 0 }
+        }
+
+        ShapePath {
+            fillColor: Theme.accent
+            strokeWidth: 0
+            startX: 0; startY: chassis.height - 6
+            PathLine { x: chassis.width; y: chassis.height - 6 }
+            PathLine { x: chassis.width; y: chassis.height }
+            PathLine { x: 0; y: chassis.height }
+            PathLine { x: 0; y: chassis.height - 6 }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Top caution seam.
+    Row {
+        x: 270; y: 1; spacing: 5
+        Repeater {
+            model: 58
+            Rectangle {
+                required property int index
+                width: 10; height: 3
+                color: index % 4 === 0 ? Theme.accent : Theme.hair
+                transform: Rotation { angle: -32 }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Left system coupler.
+    Item {
+        id: coupler
+        x: 18; y: 18
+        width: 156; height: 184
+
+        Rectangle { anchors.centerIn: parent; width: 112; height: 112; radius: 56; color: Theme.textAlpha(0.012); border.width: 1; border.color: Theme.accentAlpha(0.55) }
+        Rectangle { anchors.centerIn: parent; width: 78; height: 78; radius: 39; color: Theme.textAlpha(0); border.width: 1; border.color: Theme.hair }
+        Rectangle { anchors.centerIn: parent; width: 118; height: 1; color: Theme.hair }
+        Rectangle { anchors.centerIn: parent; width: 1; height: 118; color: Theme.hair }
+        Rectangle { anchors.centerIn: parent; width: 38; height: 38; color: Theme.accentAlpha(0.16); border.width: 1; border.color: Theme.accent; transform: Rotation { angle: 45 } }
+        Text { anchors.centerIn: parent; text: "11"; color: Theme.accent; font.family: Theme.displayFont; font.pixelSize: 13; font.bold: true }
+        MicroText { anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter; anchors.bottom: parent.bottom; anchors.bottomMargin: 15; text: "DOCK BUS"; color: Theme.accent }
+    }
+
+    Text {
+        x: 24; y: 16
+        text: "CYBER//DOCK"
+        color: Theme.text
+        font.family: Theme.displayFont
+        font.pixelSize: 9
+        font.bold: true
+        font.letterSpacing: 1
+    }
+
+    // Horizontal cartridge conveyor.
+    ListView {
+        id: cartridgeList
+        x: 178; y: 20
+        width: root.width - 356
+        height: 180
+        orientation: ListView.Horizontal
+        model: root.apps
+        currentIndex: root.selectedIndex
+        spacing: 8
+        clip: true
+        boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds
+        onCurrentIndexChanged: positionViewAtIndex(currentIndex, ListView.Contain)
+
+        delegate: MouseArea {
+            id: cartridge
+            required property int index
+            required property var modelData
+            readonly property bool selected: index === root.selectedIndex
+
+            width: selected ? 128 : 108
+            height: selected ? 176 : 148
+            y: selected ? 0 : 24
+            hoverEnabled: true
+            cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+            onEntered: root.selectionRequested(index)
+            onClicked: root.launchRequested(index)
+
+            Behavior on y { NumberAnimation { duration: 120; easing.type: Easing.OutCubic } }
+            Behavior on height { NumberAnimation { duration: 120; easing.type: Easing.OutCubic } }
+
+            Shape {
+                id: cartridgeShape
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
+                ShapePath {
+                    fillColor: cartridge.selected ? Theme.selection : Theme.textAlpha(0.022)
+                    strokeColor: cartridge.selected ? Theme.accent : Theme.hair
+                    strokeWidth: cartridge.selected ? 2 : 1
+                    startX: 12; startY: 0
+                    PathLine { x: cartridgeShape.width - 8; y: 0 }
+                    PathLine { x: cartridgeShape.width; y: 8 }
+                    PathLine { x: cartridgeShape.width; y: cartridgeShape.height - 14 }
+                    PathLine { x: cartridgeShape.width - 14; y: cartridgeShape.height }
+                    PathLine { x: 0; y: cartridgeShape.height }
+                    PathLine { x: 0; y: 12 }
+                    PathLine { x: 12; y: 0 }
+                }
+                ShapePath {
+                    fillColor: cartridge.selected ? Theme.accent : Theme.textAlpha(0.12)
+                    strokeWidth: 0
+                    startX: 0; startY: cartridgeShape.height - 6
+                    PathLine { x: cartridgeShape.width - 14; y: cartridgeShape.height - 6 }
+                    PathLine { x: cartridgeShape.width - 20; y: cartridgeShape.height }
+                    PathLine { x: 0; y: cartridgeShape.height }
+                    PathLine { x: 0; y: cartridgeShape.height - 6 }
+                }
+            }
+
+            MicroText { x: 9; y: 8; text: "C" + String(cartridge.index + 1).padStart(2, "0"); color: cartridge.selected ? Theme.accent : Theme.muted }
+            Rectangle {
+                anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+                y: cartridge.selected ? 30 : 27
+                width: cartridge.selected ? 68 : 54
+                height: width
+                color: cartridge.selected ? Theme.accentAlpha(0.12) : Theme.textAlpha(0.018)
+                border.width: 1
+                border.color: cartridge.selected ? Theme.accent : Theme.hair
+                IconImage { visible: root.showIcons; anchors.centerIn: parent; implicitSize: cartridge.selected ? 48 : 38; source: root.showIcons ? Quickshell.iconPath(cartridge.modelData.icon || "application-x-executable", "application-x-executable") : "" }
+                Text { visible: !root.showIcons; anchors.centerIn: parent; text: String(cartridge.modelData.name || "?").charAt(0).toUpperCase(); color: cartridge.selected ? Theme.accent : Theme.text; font.family: Theme.displayFont; font.pixelSize: cartridge.selected ? 23 : 18; font.bold: true }
+            }
+            Text {
+                x: 8; anchors.bottom: generic.top; anchors.bottomMargin: 4
+                width: parent.width - 16
+                text: cartridge.modelData.name || "UNKNOWN"
+                color: cartridge.selected ? Theme.accent : Theme.text
+                font.family: Theme.displayFont
+                font.pixelSize: cartridge.selected ? 10 : 9
+                font.bold: cartridge.selected
+                horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                elide: Text.ElideRight
+            }
+            MicroText {
+                id: generic
+                x: 8; anchors.bottom: parent.bottom; anchors.bottomMargin: 13
+                width: parent.width - 16
+                text: cartridge.modelData.genericName || "APPLICATION"
+                horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+            }
+        }
+
+        Text { anchors.centerIn: parent; visible: root.apps.length === 0; text: "NO CARTRIDGES MATCH QUERY"; color: Theme.muted; font.family: Theme.microFont; font.pixelSize: 9; font.letterSpacing: 1.2 }
+    }
+
+    // Right telemetry clamp.
+    Item {
+        id: clamp
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.rightMargin: 18
+        y: 20; width: 150; height: 180
+
+        Shape {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
+            ShapePath {
+                fillColor: Theme.textAlpha(0.018)
+                strokeColor: Theme.hair
+                strokeWidth: 1
+                startX: 0; startY: 0
+                PathLine { x: 128; y: 0 }
+                PathLine { x: 150; y: 22 }
+                PathLine { x: 150; y: 180 }
+                PathLine { x: 0; y: 180 }
+                PathLine { x: 0; y: 0 }
+            }
+        }
+        MicroText { x: 12; y: 12; text: "ACTIVE SLOT"; color: Theme.accent }
+        Text { x: 12; y: 35; width: parent.width - 24; text: String(Math.max(0, root.selectedIndex + 1)).padStart(3, "0"); color: Theme.text; font.family: Theme.displayFont; font.pixelSize: 28; font.bold: true }
+        MicroText { x: 12; y: 75; width: parent.width - 24; text: root.selectedApp ? root.selectedApp.name : "NO TARGET"; color: Theme.text }
+        MicroText { x: 12; y: 96; width: parent.width - 24; text: root.apps.length + " AVAILABLE" }
+        Row { x: 12; y: 120; spacing: 3; Repeater { model: 12; Rectangle { required property int index; width: 7; height: 4; color: index < Math.min(12, root.apps.length) ? Theme.accent : Theme.hair } } }
+        MicroText { x: 12; anchors.bottom: parent.bottom; anchors.bottomMargin: 12; text: "BUS // ARMED"; color: Theme.accent }
+    }
+
+    // Bottom command spine.
+    Shape {
+        id: commandSpine
+        x: 176; y: 211
+        width: root.width - 352; height: 48
+        preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
+        ShapePath {
+            fillColor: Theme.accentAlpha(0.10)
+            strokeColor: Theme.accent
+            strokeWidth: 1
+            startX: 14; startY: 0
+            PathLine { x: commandSpine.width; y: 0 }
+            PathLine { x: commandSpine.width - 14; y: commandSpine.height }
+            PathLine { x: 0; y: commandSpine.height }
+            PathLine { x: 14; y: 0 }
+        }
+    }
+    Text { x: 196; y: 221; text: ">_"; color: Theme.accent; font.family: Theme.displayFont; font.pixelSize: 17; font.bold: true }
+    TextInput {
+        id: dockInput
+        x: 230; y: 219; width: root.width - 650; height: 34
+        verticalAlignment: TextInput.AlignVCenter
+        color: Theme.text
+        selectionColor: Theme.accent
+        selectedTextColor: Theme.surface
+        font.family: Theme.displayFont
+        font.pixelSize: 14
+        font.letterSpacing: 1
+        clip: true
+        onTextChanged: root.selectionRequested(0)
+        Keys.onPressed: event => {
+            switch (event.key) {
+            case Qt.Key_Right: case Qt.Key_Tab: root.moveRequested(1); event.accepted = true; break;
+            case Qt.Key_Left: case Qt.Key_Backtab: root.moveRequested(-1); event.accepted = true; break;
+            case Qt.Key_PageDown: root.moveRequested(5); event.accepted = true; break;
+            case Qt.Key_PageUp: root.moveRequested(-5); event.accepted = true; break;
+            case Qt.Key_Return: case Qt.Key_Enter: root.launchRequested(root.selectedIndex); event.accepted = true; break;
+            case Qt.Key_Escape: root.dismissRequested(); event.accepted = true; break;
+            }
+        }
+        Text { anchors.fill: parent; verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter; visible: dockInput.text.length === 0; text: "FILTER DOCK CARTRIDGES"; color: Theme.muted; font: dockInput.font }
+    }
+    MicroText { x: root.width - 492; y: 228; text: "← → SELECT // ENTER LAUNCH // ESC RETRACT"; color: Theme.accent }
+
+    // Lower rail hardware.
+    Row {
+        x: 18; anchors.bottom: parent.bottom; anchors.bottomMargin: 1; spacing: 4
+        Repeater { model: 70; Rectangle { required property int index; width: 10; height: 4; color: index % 5 === 0 ? Theme.accent : Theme.hair; transform: Rotation { angle: -32 } } }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hosts/terra/home/hyprland.nix b/hosts/terra/home/hyprland.nix
index 04d8a94..11674bd 100644
--- a/hosts/terra/home/hyprland.nix
+++ b/hosts/terra/home/hyprland.nix
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ in
       ++ [
         # variant 10 (CTRL+0 is already the quickshell restart binding below)
         (bind "SUPER + CTRL + SHIFT + 0" (dsp.global "quickshell:launcher10"))
+        # variant 11 cyber dock
+        (bind "SUPER + CTRL + SHIFT + D" (dsp.global "quickshell:launcher11"))
         # restart quickshell (also starts it if not running)
         (bind "SUPER + CTRL + 0" (dsp.exec "qs kill; sleep 0.3; qs"))
         # toggle the Slant sidebar