diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1734e30..df2abd7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to Primora. Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepac
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- **Slugs auto-derive from names** — typing an organization, project, bucket, or collection name now fills its slug (`TDvorak` → `tdvorak`); hand-editing the slug stops the derivation, and manual edits are sanitized as you type. Edit forms stay manual.
+
 ## [0.8.3] - 2026-09-28
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/App.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/App.tsx
index d25f05d..880ffa2 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { Show, createEffect, createMemo, createResource, createSignal, onCleanup
 import { authClient, fetchApiToken } from "./lib/auth-client";
 import { configureApiToken, errorMessage } from "./lib/api";
 import { isDemoMode, disableDemoMode, enableDemoMode, demoSession, demoService } from "./lib/demo-mode";
+import { applySlugField } from "./lib/slug";
 import {
   AgentSetupModal,
   AppShell,
@@ -1670,14 +1671,14 @@ export default function App() {
                             label="Organization name"
                             placeholder="Acme Corporation"
                             value={organizationInput().name}
-                            onInput={(e) => setOrganizationInput((c) => ({ ...c, name: e.currentTarget.value }))}
+                            onInput={(e) => setOrganizationInput((c) => applySlugField(c, "name", e.currentTarget.value))}
                             required
                           />
                           <Input
                             label="Slug"
                             placeholder="acme"
                             value={organizationInput().slug}
-                            onInput={(e) => setOrganizationInput((c) => ({ ...c, slug: e.currentTarget.value }))}
+                            onInput={(e) => setOrganizationInput((c) => applySlugField(c, "slug", e.currentTarget.value))}
                             required
                           />
                           <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary w-full" disabled={workspacePending()}>
@@ -1723,7 +1724,7 @@ export default function App() {
               projectMessage={projectMessage()}
               projectPending={projectPending()}
               canUpdateProject={canUpdateProject()}
-              onProjectInputChange={(field, value) => setProjectInput((c) => ({ ...c, [field]: value }))}
+              onProjectInputChange={(field, value) => setProjectInput((c) => applySlugField(c, field, value))}
               onProjectEditInputChange={(field, value) => setProjectEditInput((c) => ({ ...c, [field]: value }))}
               onCreateProject={createProject}
               onUpdateProject={updateActiveProject}
@@ -1822,7 +1823,7 @@ export default function App() {
               previewLoading={objectPreview.loading}
               renameObjectKey={renameObjectKeyInput()}
               moveDestinationBucketID={moveDestinationBucketID()}
-              onBucketInputChange={(field, value) => setBucketInput((c) => ({ ...c, [field]: value }))}
+              onBucketInputChange={(field, value) => setBucketInput((c) => applySlugField(c, field, value))}
               onBucketEditInputChange={(field, value) => setBucketEditInput((c) => ({ ...c, [field]: value }))}
               onCreateBucket={createBucket}
               onUpdateBucket={updateSelectedBucket}
@@ -1859,7 +1860,7 @@ export default function App() {
               collectionPending={collectionPending()}
               documentPending={documentPending()}
               canUpdate={canUpdateProject()}
-              onCollectionInputChange={(field, value) => setCollectionInput((c) => ({ ...c, [field]: value }))}
+              onCollectionInputChange={(field, value) => setCollectionInput((c) => applySlugField(c, field, value))}
               onCreateCollection={createCollection}
               onDeleteCollection={deleteCollection}
               onSelectCollection={setSelectedCollectionID}
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/lib/__tests__/slug.test.ts b/apps/frontend/src/lib/__tests__/slug.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..736f449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/lib/__tests__/slug.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { applySlugField, slugify } from "../slug";
+
+describe("slugify", () => {
+  it("derives lowercase hyphenated slugs", () => {
+    expect(slugify("TDvorak")).toBe("tdvorak");
+    expect(slugify("Acme Corporation")).toBe("acme-corporation");
+    expect(slugify("  My_App!! v2  ")).toBe("my-app-v2");
+  });
+
+  it("strips accents and non-ascii characters", () => {
+    expect(slugify("Zürich — Héllo")).toBe("zurich-hello");
+    expect(slugify("日本語")).toBe("");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("applySlugField", () => {
+  const form = { name: "", slug: "", description: "" };
+
+  it("fills the slug while it is untouched", () => {
+    const next = applySlugField(form, "name", "My Org");
+    expect(next.slug).toBe("my-org");
+    // keeps following name edits
+    expect(applySlugField(next, "name", "Renamed Org").slug).toBe("renamed-org");
+  });
+
+  it("stops deriving once the slug was hand-edited", () => {
+    const custom = applySlugField(applySlugField(form, "name", "My Org"), "slug", "custom-slug");
+    expect(applySlugField(custom, "name", "New Name").slug).toBe("custom-slug");
+  });
+
+  it("resumes deriving if the slug is cleared", () => {
+    const cleared = applySlugField(applySlugField(form, "name", "My Org"), "slug", "");
+    expect(applySlugField(cleared, "name", "Other").slug).toBe("other");
+  });
+
+  it("sanitizes manual slug edits", () => {
+    expect(applySlugField(form, "slug", "Not A Slug!").slug).toBe("not-a-slug");
+  });
+
+  it("passes through unrelated fields", () => {
+    expect(applySlugField(form, "description", "hi").description).toBe("hi");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/lib/slug.ts b/apps/frontend/src/lib/slug.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ede6bca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/lib/slug.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+export function slugify(value: string): string {
+  return value
+    .normalize("NFKD")
+    .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, "")
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .trim()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "-")
+    .replace(/^-+|-+$/g, "")
+    .slice(0, 63);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Applies a field edit to a {name, slug, ...} form. While the slug is
+ * untouched — empty or still equal to the derived value — renaming the
+ * entity re-derives its slug. Explicit slug edits are sanitized in place.
+ */
+export function applySlugField<T extends { name: string; slug: string }>(
+  current: T,
+  field: string,
+  value: string,
+): T {
+  if (field === "slug") return { ...current, slug: slugify(value) };
+  if (field === "name" && (current.slug === "" || current.slug === slugify(current.name))) {
+    return { ...current, name: value, slug: slugify(value) };
+  }
+  return { ...current, [field]: value };
+}