diff --git a/packages/explorer.core/README.md b/packages/explorer.core/README.md
index 2405cf0..1dde270 100644
--- a/packages/explorer.core/README.md
+++ b/packages/explorer.core/README.md
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ React lifecycle and StrictMode concerns.
   `ConfirmCopyMoveCommand` (`file-explorer:rename-prompt`, `mkdir-prompt`,
   `confirm-delete`, `confirm-copy-move`) are declared as prompts that resolve on
   confirm and reject on cancel, but no package registers a handler for them.
-  They are `Command.silent`, so a call never settles.
+  They use the `async` dispatch policy, so a call fails at once with a
+  `CommandError` with `kind: "no-handlers"`.
 
 ### Constraints
 
diff --git a/packages/explorer.core/src/public/commands.ts b/packages/explorer.core/src/public/commands.ts
index e9633c5..5e28328 100644
--- a/packages/explorer.core/src/public/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/explorer.core/src/public/commands.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export interface RenamePromptPayload {
  * basename on confirm, rejects on cancel. The handler lives in
  * `file-explorer-react` so the panel renderer owns the dialog.
  */
-export const RenamePromptCommand = Command.silent("file-explorer:rename-prompt")
+export const RenamePromptCommand = Command.async("file-explorer:rename-prompt")
   .input(passthrough<RenamePromptPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<{ name: string }>())
   .build();
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface MkdirPromptPayload {
  * Open the mkdir prompt UI under `parentPath`. Resolves with the
  * new directory name on confirm, rejects on cancel.
  */
-export const MkdirPromptCommand = Command.silent("file-explorer:mkdir-prompt")
+export const MkdirPromptCommand = Command.async("file-explorer:mkdir-prompt")
   .input(passthrough<MkdirPromptPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<{ name: string }>())
   .build();
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export interface ConfirmDeletePayload {
  * on cancel. The actual deletion is performed by the caller via
  * `files:delete-file`.
  */
-export const ConfirmDeleteCommand = Command.silent("file-explorer:confirm-delete")
+export const ConfirmDeleteCommand = Command.async("file-explorer:confirm-delete")
   .input(passthrough<ConfirmDeletePayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export interface ConfirmCopyMovePayload {
  * rejects on cancel. The caller iterates and dispatches
  * `files:move-file` (move) or single-file copy operations.
  */
-export const ConfirmCopyMoveCommand = Command.silent("file-explorer:confirm-copy-move")
+export const ConfirmCopyMoveCommand = Command.async("file-explorer:confirm-copy-move")
   .input(passthrough<ConfirmCopyMovePayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export interface NewFileExplorerPanelPayload {
  * (the suffix after `file-explorer:`) so callers can compose with
  * `dock:focus-panel` etc.
  */
-export const NewFileExplorerPanelCommand = Command.silent("file-explorer:new-panel")
+export const NewFileExplorerPanelCommand = Command.async("file-explorer:new-panel")
   .input(passthrough<NewFileExplorerPanelPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<{ panelId: string }>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/mime.core/README.md b/packages/mime.core/README.md
index b19bf30..e02fdd9 100644
--- a/packages/mime.core/README.md
+++ b/packages/mime.core/README.md
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ re-implementing the policy, so all callers agree on the winner.
   `No mime-renderer registered for "<mime>"`.
 - Unknown extension: the MIME type is `application/octet-stream`, which usually
   has no renderer, so the error above names `application/octet-stream`.
-- The commands are `Command.silent`: if no handler is registered (the fragment
-  was not booted, or for `files:open`, `@statewalker/explorer.core` was not),
-  the returned promise never settles. There is no error.
+- If no handler is registered (the fragment was not booted, or for
+  `files:open`, `@statewalker/explorer.core` was not), the returned promise
+  rejects at once with a `CommandError` with `kind: "no-handlers"`.
 
 ### Constraints
 
diff --git a/packages/mime.core/src/public/commands.ts b/packages/mime.core/src/public/commands.ts
index c62dda1..7a5af8b 100644
--- a/packages/mime.core/src/public/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/mime.core/src/public/commands.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface VisualizeFilePayload {
    */
   referencePanelId?: string;
 }
-export const VisualizeFileCommand = Command.silent("files:visualize")
+export const VisualizeFileCommand = Command.async("files:visualize")
   .input(passthrough<VisualizeFilePayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export interface OpenPayload {
  * — directories navigate the panel identified by `target`, files
  * delegate to `files:visualize`.
  */
-export const OpenCommand = Command.silent("files:open")
+export const OpenCommand = Command.async("files:open")
   .input(passthrough<OpenPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/platform.browser/tests/activate.browser.test.ts b/packages/platform.browser/tests/activate.browser.test.ts
index 870f074..2fce404 100644
--- a/packages/platform.browser/tests/activate.browser.test.ts
+++ b/packages/platform.browser/tests/activate.browser.test.ts
@@ -51,18 +51,16 @@ describe("platform.browser initPlatformWeb(ctx)", () => {
       getCommands(ctx).call(PreferenceSetCommand, { key: "t", value: 1 }).promise,
     ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 
-    // After cleanup, every platform command stays unsettled (no listener,
-    // silent policy leaves it pending so the caller can supply external
-    // resolution if needed).
+    // After cleanup no platform command has a handler left: a call fails at
+    // once with "no-handlers" instead of waiting forever.
     await cleanup();
     for (const key of PLATFORM_COMMAND_KEYS) {
-      const decl = Command.silent(key)
+      const decl = Command.async(key)
         .input(passthrough<Record<string, unknown>>())
         .output(passthrough<unknown>())
         .build();
       const cmd = getCommands(ctx).call(decl, {});
-      await Promise.resolve();
-      expect(cmd.settled).toBe(false);
+      await expect(cmd.promise).rejects.toMatchObject({ kind: "no-handlers", commandKey: key });
     }
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/platform.browser/tests/copy-to-clipboard.browser.test.ts b/packages/platform.browser/tests/copy-to-clipboard.browser.test.ts
index 700a75a..229e005 100644
--- a/packages/platform.browser/tests/copy-to-clipboard.browser.test.ts
+++ b/packages/platform.browser/tests/copy-to-clipboard.browser.test.ts
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ describe("copy-to-clipboard browser handler", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("unregister leaves subsequent fires unsettled (noop default)", () => {
+  it("after unregister a call fails at once with no-handlers", async () => {
     const ctx = {};
     const unregister = registerCopyToClipboardBrowser(getCommands(ctx));
     unregister();
     const command = getCommands(ctx).call(CopyToClipboardCommand, { text: "x" });
-    expect(command.settled).toBe(false);
+    await expect(command.promise).rejects.toMatchObject({ kind: "no-handlers" });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/platform.core/README.md b/packages/platform.core/README.md
index 3348c83..99ad8ad 100644
--- a/packages/platform.core/README.md
+++ b/packages/platform.core/README.md
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ command.reject(new UserCancelledError());
 
 ## Internals
 
-### A call with no handler waits forever
+### A call with no handler fails at once
 
-Every declaration uses the `silent` dispatch policy of `@statewalker/shared-commands`: when no handler is registered at call time, the call neither resolves nor rejects, and a handler registered later does not pick it up. On a host that does not implement a command (for example the pickers or the clipboard under `@statewalker/platform.node`), or when the call is made before the host fragment has started, `await ...promise` hangs with no error. Start the platform fragment before the fragments that call it, and guard calls with a timeout where the host may lack the command.
+Every declaration uses the `async` dispatch policy of `@statewalker/shared-commands`: when no handler is registered at call time, the call rejects immediately with `CommandError` with `kind: "no-handlers"` (`commandKey` names the command). A handler registered later does not pick up earlier calls. This happens on a host that does not implement a command (for example the pickers or the clipboard under `@statewalker/platform.node`), or when the call is made before the host fragment has started: start the platform fragment before the fragments that call it, and catch the error where the host may lack the command. A handler that takes the call without settling it (a listener that only observes) still leaves it pending.
 
 ### Cancellation is a type, not a string
 
diff --git a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/copy-to-clipboard/index.ts b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/copy-to-clipboard/index.ts
index 4781ce1..3645f7e 100644
--- a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/copy-to-clipboard/index.ts
+++ b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/copy-to-clipboard/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export interface CopyToClipboardPayload {
   text: string;
 }
 
-export const CopyToClipboardCommand = Command.silent(COPY_TO_CLIPBOARD_COMMAND_KEY)
+export const CopyToClipboardCommand = Command.async(COPY_TO_CLIPBOARD_COMMAND_KEY)
   .input(passthrough<CopyToClipboardPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/download-blob/index.ts b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/download-blob/index.ts
index 35829ad..f8e2fb8 100644
--- a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/download-blob/index.ts
+++ b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/download-blob/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export interface DownloadBlobPayload {
   filename: string;
 }
 
-export const DownloadBlobCommand = Command.silent(DOWNLOAD_BLOB_COMMAND_KEY)
+export const DownloadBlobCommand = Command.async(DOWNLOAD_BLOB_COMMAND_KEY)
   .input(passthrough<DownloadBlobPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/download-to-files/index.ts b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/download-to-files/index.ts
index 9c68da8..68021f4 100644
--- a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/download-to-files/index.ts
+++ b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/download-to-files/index.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export interface DownloadToFilesResult {
   bytes: number;
 }
 
-export const DownloadToFilesCommand = Command.silent(DOWNLOAD_TO_FILES_COMMAND_KEY)
+export const DownloadToFilesCommand = Command.async(DOWNLOAD_TO_FILES_COMMAND_KEY)
   .input(passthrough<DownloadToFilesPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<DownloadToFilesResult>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/pick-directory/index.ts b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/pick-directory/index.ts
index c2a7dff..1212403 100644
--- a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/pick-directory/index.ts
+++ b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/pick-directory/index.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface PickDirectoryResult {
   label: string;
 }
 
-export const PickDirectoryCommand = Command.silent(PICK_DIRECTORY_COMMAND_KEY)
+export const PickDirectoryCommand = Command.async(PICK_DIRECTORY_COMMAND_KEY)
   .input(passthrough<PickDirectoryPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<PickDirectoryResult>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/pick-file/index.ts b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/pick-file/index.ts
index bfc9d7f..d15b575 100644
--- a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/pick-file/index.ts
+++ b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/pick-file/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export interface PickFileResult {
   names: string[];
 }
 
-export const PickFileCommand = Command.silent(PICK_FILE_COMMAND_KEY)
+export const PickFileCommand = Command.async(PICK_FILE_COMMAND_KEY)
   .input(passthrough<PickFilePayload>())
   .output(passthrough<PickFileResult>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/preference-get/index.ts b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/preference-get/index.ts
index 98826a4..e5dd367 100644
--- a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/preference-get/index.ts
+++ b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/preference-get/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export interface PreferenceGetResult {
   value: unknown | undefined;
 }
 
-export const PreferenceGetCommand = Command.silent(PREFERENCE_GET_COMMAND_KEY)
+export const PreferenceGetCommand = Command.async(PREFERENCE_GET_COMMAND_KEY)
   .input(passthrough<PreferenceGetPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<PreferenceGetResult>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/preference-set/index.ts b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/preference-set/index.ts
index 444bfa1..35b9b3f 100644
--- a/packages/platform.core/src/commands/preference-set/index.ts
+++ b/packages/platform.core/src/commands/preference-set/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export interface PreferenceSetPayload {
   value: unknown;
 }
 
-export const PreferenceSetCommand = Command.silent(PREFERENCE_SET_COMMAND_KEY)
+export const PreferenceSetCommand = Command.async(PREFERENCE_SET_COMMAND_KEY)
   .input(passthrough<PreferenceSetPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/platform.node/README.md b/packages/platform.node/README.md
index 102fd73..70c2561 100644
--- a/packages/platform.node/README.md
+++ b/packages/platform.node/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Every get reads `/preferences.json` and every set reads, changes one key and wri
 
 ### Commands this package does not answer
 
-Pickers, clipboard, `download-blob`, `download-to-files` and URL state have no Node handler. Their declarations use the `silent` policy, so a call to one of them on Node never settles: no result, no error. Do not await them in code that may run headless without a timeout.
+Pickers, clipboard, `download-blob`, `download-to-files` and URL state have no Node handler. A call to one of them on Node rejects at once with a `CommandError` with `kind: "no-handlers"`; code that may run headless should catch it.
 
 ### Dependencies
 
diff --git a/packages/render.core/README.md b/packages/render.core/README.md
index 4c009e5..d37da57 100644
--- a/packages/render.core/README.md
+++ b/packages/render.core/README.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ when its last panel closes, unless `meta.persistent === true`.
   starts empty. Read and write failures log
   `[layout-store] failed to read dock-layout.json` /
   `[layout-store] failed to persist dock-layout.json`; `connect()` never rejects.
-- The commands are `Command.silent`: without `initSpecStore`, their promises never settle.
+- Without `initSpecStore`, a call rejects at once with a `CommandError` with `kind: "no-handlers"`.
 
 ### Constraints
 
diff --git a/packages/render.core/src/internal/spec-store.test.ts b/packages/render.core/src/internal/spec-store.test.ts
index 1a4503a..6309798 100644
--- a/packages/render.core/src/internal/spec-store.test.ts
+++ b/packages/render.core/src/internal/spec-store.test.ts
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ describe("spec:create / spec:patch commands", () => {
     const store = ws.requireAdapter(SpecStore);
     const sizeBefore = countSpecs(store);
     await cleanup();
-    // After cleanup, commands.call(CreateSpecCommand, ...) falls through to
-    // CreateSpecCommand's declared default (() => {}), which silently
-    // resolves with no payload — critically, no SpecStore.create is
-    // called anymore.
-    commands.call(CreateSpecCommand, { catalogId: "c", spec: 1 });
+    // After cleanup no handler is left: the call fails at once with
+    // "no-handlers", and no SpecStore.create is called anymore.
+    await expect(
+      commands.call(CreateSpecCommand, { catalogId: "c", spec: 1 }).promise,
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({ kind: "no-handlers", commandKey: "spec:create" });
     expect(countSpecs(store)).toBe(sizeBefore);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/render.core/src/public/commands.ts b/packages/render.core/src/public/commands.ts
index 6fcaa41..ec6070a 100644
--- a/packages/render.core/src/public/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/render.core/src/public/commands.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export interface CreateSpecResult {
   specId: string;
 }
 
-export const CreateSpecCommand = Command.silent("spec:create")
+export const CreateSpecCommand = Command.async("spec:create")
   .input(passthrough<CreateSpecPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<CreateSpecResult>())
   .build();
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export interface PatchSpecPayload {
   patch: SpecPatch;
 }
 
-export const PatchSpecCommand = Command.silent("spec:patch")
+export const PatchSpecCommand = Command.async("spec:patch")
   .input(passthrough<PatchSpecPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/settings.core/README.md b/packages/settings.core/README.md
index 7428be5..802ef8e 100644
--- a/packages/settings.core/README.md
+++ b/packages/settings.core/README.md
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ across workspace `onLoad` / `onUnload` until `cleanup` runs.
 
 ### What breaks
 
-- Both commands are `Command.silent`. If `initSettings` was not booted, the
-  promise returned by `commands.call(...)` never settles; nothing is logged.
+- If `initSettings` was not booted, the promise returned by
+  `commands.call(...)` rejects at once with a `CommandError` with `kind: "no-handlers"`.
 - State is in memory only. A reload opens with the dialog closed and no active tab.
 
 ### Dependencies
diff --git a/packages/settings.core/src/public/commands.ts b/packages/settings.core/src/public/commands.ts
index d855c7d..8828fe5 100644
--- a/packages/settings.core/src/public/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/settings.core/src/public/commands.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ export interface OpenSettingsPayload {
  * `SettingsManager`; consumers fire the command without importing
  * the adapter directly.
  */
-export const OpenSettingsCommand = Command.silent("settings:open")
+export const OpenSettingsCommand = Command.async("settings:open")
   .input(passthrough<OpenSettingsPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
 
 /** Close the settings dialog. */
-export const CloseSettingsCommand = Command.silent("settings:close")
+export const CloseSettingsCommand = Command.async("settings:close")
   .input(passthrough<void>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/shell.core/README.md b/packages/shell.core/README.md
index d8ddb3e..9f2780a 100644
--- a/packages/shell.core/README.md
+++ b/packages/shell.core/README.md
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ or HMR remount does not lose panels added since the last save.
 - A layout that DockView cannot apply logs
   `[chat-mini:dock] failed to restore in-memory layout` and falls back to the
   saved layout. Save errors log `[chat-mini:dock] failed to persist layout`.
-- The commands are `Command.silent`: without `initDock`, their promises never
-  settle.
+- Without `initDock`, a call rejects at once with a `CommandError` with
+  `kind: "no-handlers"`.
 - `onActivePanelChange` is not called on subscribe; read `getActivePanelId()`
   first if you need the current value. Before mount, `getPanelIds()` is empty.
 
diff --git a/packages/shell.core/src/public/commands.ts b/packages/shell.core/src/public/commands.ts
index 471f807..253476c 100644
--- a/packages/shell.core/src/public/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/shell.core/src/public/commands.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export interface ShowDockPanelPayload {
  * (vision audit C7 / proposal §5.5) — the dock fragment is the only
  * place that knows the panel kind is `"json"`.
  */
-export const ShowDockPanelCommand = Command.silent("dock:show-panel")
+export const ShowDockPanelCommand = Command.async("dock:show-panel")
   .input(passthrough<ShowDockPanelPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const ShowDockPanelCommand = Command.silent("dock:show-panel")
 export interface ClosePanelPayload {
   panelId: string;
 }
-export const ClosePanelCommand = Command.silent("dock:close-panel")
+export const ClosePanelCommand = Command.async("dock:close-panel")
   .input(passthrough<ClosePanelPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const ClosePanelCommand = Command.silent("dock:close-panel")
 export interface FocusPanelPayload {
   panelId: string;
 }
-export const FocusPanelCommand = Command.silent("dock:focus-panel")
+export const FocusPanelCommand = Command.async("dock:focus-panel")
   .input(passthrough<FocusPanelPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export interface SetPanelTitlePayload {
  * file tabs, etc. — so the dock fragment owns the mechanism rather
  * than each catalog reinventing it.
  */
-export const SetPanelTitleCommand = Command.silent("dock:set-panel-title")
+export const SetPanelTitleCommand = Command.async("dock:set-panel-title")
   .input(passthrough<SetPanelTitlePayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/webapp.browser/src/open-web-app.ts b/packages/webapp.browser/src/open-web-app.ts
index 0733ddb..b239cf8 100644
--- a/packages/webapp.browser/src/open-web-app.ts
+++ b/packages/webapp.browser/src/open-web-app.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export interface OpenWebAppPayload {
 }
 
 /** Command: host `project` and open (or focus) its web-app dock tab. */
-export const OpenWebAppCommand = Command.silent("webapp:open")
+export const OpenWebAppCommand = Command.async("webapp:open")
   .input(passthrough<OpenWebAppPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/workspace.browser/src/public/commands.ts b/packages/workspace.browser/src/public/commands.ts
index 9cb2942..16d7798 100644
--- a/packages/workspace.browser/src/public/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace.browser/src/public/commands.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export type WorkspaceVoidResult = Record<string, never>;
  * `requestPermission()` call is allowed by the browser.
  */
 export const WORKSPACE_RECONNECT_COMMAND_KEY = "workspace:reconnect";
-export const WorkspaceReconnectCommand = Command.silent(WORKSPACE_RECONNECT_COMMAND_KEY)
+export const WorkspaceReconnectCommand = Command.async(WORKSPACE_RECONNECT_COMMAND_KEY)
   .input(passthrough<WorkspaceVoidPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<WorkspaceVoidResult>())
   .build();
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const WorkspaceReconnectCommand = Command.silent(WORKSPACE_RECONNECT_COMM
  * runtime is fully torn down before the next pick lands.
  */
 export const WORKSPACE_DISCONNECT_COMMAND_KEY = "workspace:disconnect";
-export const WorkspaceDisconnectCommand = Command.silent(WORKSPACE_DISCONNECT_COMMAND_KEY)
+export const WorkspaceDisconnectCommand = Command.async(WORKSPACE_DISCONNECT_COMMAND_KEY)
   .input(passthrough<WorkspaceVoidPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<WorkspaceVoidResult>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/workspace.core/src/public/commands.ts b/packages/workspace.core/src/public/commands.ts
index dbae19b..490e2d3 100644
--- a/packages/workspace.core/src/public/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace.core/src/public/commands.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export interface ChangeWorkspaceResult {
   workspace: Workspace;
 }
 
-export const ChangeWorkspaceCommand = Command.silent(CHANGE_WORKSPACE_COMMAND_KEY)
+export const ChangeWorkspaceCommand = Command.async(CHANGE_WORKSPACE_COMMAND_KEY)
   .input(passthrough<ChangeWorkspacePayload>())
   .output(passthrough<ChangeWorkspaceResult>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/workspace.core/src/public/files-commands.ts b/packages/workspace.core/src/public/files-commands.ts
index cc5ad95..7377b73 100644
--- a/packages/workspace.core/src/public/files-commands.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace.core/src/public/files-commands.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export interface LoadDirectoryPayload {
   /** Recursive listing (descends into subdirectories). */
   recursive?: boolean;
 }
-export const LoadDirectoryCommand = Command.silent("files:load-directory")
+export const LoadDirectoryCommand = Command.async("files:load-directory")
   .input(passthrough<LoadDirectoryPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<readonly DirectoryEntry[]>())
   .build();
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const LoadDirectoryCommand = Command.silent("files:load-directory")
 export interface LoadFilePayload {
   path: string;
 }
-export const LoadFileCommand = Command.silent("files:load-file")
+export const LoadFileCommand = Command.async("files:load-file")
   .input(passthrough<LoadFilePayload>())
   .output(passthrough<LoadedFile>())
   .build();
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export interface WriteFilePayload {
   path: string;
   content: Uint8Array | string;
 }
-export const WriteFileCommand = Command.silent("files:write-file")
+export const WriteFileCommand = Command.async("files:write-file")
   .input(passthrough<WriteFilePayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export interface MoveFilePayload {
   fromPath: string;
   toPath: string;
 }
-export const MoveFileCommand = Command.silent("files:move-file")
+export const MoveFileCommand = Command.async("files:move-file")
   .input(passthrough<MoveFilePayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const MoveFileCommand = Command.silent("files:move-file")
 export interface DeleteFilePayload {
   path: string;
 }
-export const DeleteFileCommand = Command.silent("files:delete-file")
+export const DeleteFileCommand = Command.async("files:delete-file")
   .input(passthrough<DeleteFilePayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export interface MkdirPayload {
   /** Workspace-relative path of the directory to create. */
   path: string;
 }
-export const MkdirCommand = Command.silent("files:mkdir")
+export const MkdirCommand = Command.async("files:mkdir")
   .input(passthrough<MkdirPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export interface RenamePayload {
   fromPath: string;
   toPath: string;
 }
-export const RenameCommand = Command.silent("files:rename")
+export const RenameCommand = Command.async("files:rename")
   .input(passthrough<RenamePayload>())
   .output(passthrough<void>())
   .build();
diff --git a/packages/workspace.core/src/public/pick-directory.ts b/packages/workspace.core/src/public/pick-directory.ts
index f7fbc32..8bcf480 100644
--- a/packages/workspace.core/src/public/pick-directory.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace.core/src/public/pick-directory.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export interface PickDirectoryResult {
   label: string;
 }
 
-export const PickDirectoryCommand = Command.silent(PICK_DIRECTORY_COMMAND_KEY)
+export const PickDirectoryCommand = Command.async(PICK_DIRECTORY_COMMAND_KEY)
   .input(passthrough<PickDirectoryPayload>())
   .output(passthrough<PickDirectoryResult>())
   .build();