diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json
index f7ccea6..7d9e6ce 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.local.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.local.json
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
       "Bash(rustfmt --edition 2024 --check src/badge.rs src/main.rs)",
       "Bash(rustfmt --edition 2024 --check src/git.rs)",
       "Bash(rustfmt --edition 2024 --check src/badge.rs)",
-      "Bash(rustfmt --edition 2024 --check src/git.rs src/main.rs)"
+      "Bash(rustfmt --edition 2024 --check src/git.rs src/main.rs)",
+      "Bash(pkg-config --list-all)"
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/git.rs b/src-tauri/src/git.rs
index 7d25b81..a3a67c8 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/git.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/git.rs
@@ -3415,16 +3415,47 @@ fn is_auth_error(details: &str) -> bool {
         || d.contains("authentication required")
 }
 
+// Windows' CreateProcess rejects command lines longer than ~32K chars with
+// "os error 206" (filename or extension too long). Staging/restoring a large
+// number of files can easily exceed that, so split the paths across multiple
+// invocations and concatenate their output.
+const MAX_PATH_ARGS_CHARS: usize = 8_000;
+
 fn run_git_with_paths(
     repo: &Path,
     base_args: &[&str],
     files: &[String],
 ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
-    let mut args = Vec::with_capacity(base_args.len() + files.len() + 1);
-    args.extend(base_args.iter().map(OsString::from));
-    args.push(OsString::from("--"));
-    args.extend(files.iter().map(OsString::from));
-    run_git(repo, args)
+    if files.is_empty() {
+        let args: Vec<OsString> = base_args.iter().map(OsString::from).collect();
+        return run_git(repo, args);
+    }
+
+    let mut combined = Vec::new();
+    let mut start = 0;
+    while start < files.len() {
+        let mut end = start;
+        let mut chunk_chars = 0usize;
+        while end < files.len() {
+            let len = files[end].len() + 1;
+            if end > start && chunk_chars + len > MAX_PATH_ARGS_CHARS {
+                break;
+            }
+            chunk_chars += len;
+            end += 1;
+        }
+        let chunk = &files[start..end];
+
+        let mut args = Vec::with_capacity(base_args.len() + chunk.len() + 1);
+        args.extend(base_args.iter().map(OsString::from));
+        args.push(OsString::from("--"));
+        args.extend(chunk.iter().map(OsString::from));
+        combined.extend(run_git(repo, args)?);
+
+        start = end;
+    }
+
+    Ok(combined)
 }
 
 fn run_git_with_paths_cancellable(
diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index 1d1be11..6dac7bd 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -1639,6 +1639,7 @@
   .branch-actions .btn-sm { min-height: 24px; padding: 0 6px; font-size: 11px; }
 
   .branch-context-menu,
+  .history-context-menu,
   .explorer-context-menu {
     z-index: 120;
     display: grid;
@@ -1651,10 +1652,12 @@
     box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
   }
 
-  .branch-context-menu { position: absolute; }
+  .branch-context-menu,
+  .history-context-menu { position: absolute; }
   .explorer-context-menu { position: fixed; }
 
   .branch-context-menu button,
+  .history-context-menu button,
   .explorer-context-menu button {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
@@ -1673,13 +1676,15 @@
   }
 
   .branch-context-menu button:hover:not(:disabled),
+  .history-context-menu button:hover:not(:disabled),
   .explorer-context-menu button:hover:not(:disabled) {
     border-color: var(--color-border-subtle);
     background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
     color: var(--color-ink);
   }
 
-  .branch-context-menu .menu-separator {
+  .branch-context-menu .menu-separator,
+  .history-context-menu .menu-separator {
     height: 1px;
     margin: 4px 3px;
     background: var(--color-border-subtle);
@@ -1696,6 +1701,7 @@
   }
 
   .branch-context-menu button:disabled,
+  .history-context-menu button:disabled,
   .explorer-context-menu button:disabled {
     cursor: not-allowed;
     opacity: 0.48;
@@ -1817,6 +1823,7 @@
 
   /* --- Commit history --- */
 
+  .history-panel { position: relative; }
   .history-list { min-width: 0; padding: 6px; overflow: auto; }
 
   .commit-row { display: grid; min-width: 0; gap: 8px; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid var(--color-border-subtle); border-radius: 8px; background: var(--color-surface-raised); transition: border-color 120ms; }
@@ -2017,6 +2024,22 @@
   }
   .commit-action-buttons { display: flex; flex: 0 0 auto; align-items: center; gap: 5px; }
   .commit-action-buttons button { flex: 0 0 auto; white-space: nowrap; }
+  .commit-menu-button {
+    width: 28px;
+    min-width: 28px;
+    min-height: 26px;
+    padding: 0;
+    border-color: rgba(94,110,156,0.16);
+    border-radius: 7px;
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.035);
+    color: var(--color-ink-dim);
+  }
+  .commit-menu-button:hover:not(:disabled),
+  .commit-menu-button[aria-expanded="true"] {
+    border-color: rgba(65,209,255,0.28);
+    background: rgba(65,209,255,0.08);
+    color: var(--color-ink);
+  }
   .file-history-head { align-items: flex-start; }
   .file-history-heading { min-width: 0; flex: 1 1 auto; overflow: hidden; }
   .section-head .file-history-name {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/HistoryPanel.svelte b/src/lib/components/HistoryPanel.svelte
index 4e56f2b..49f9885 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/HistoryPanel.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/HistoryPanel.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { ChevronDown, ChevronRight, GitBranch, GitMerge, RotateCcw, X } from "@lucide/svelte";
+  import { ChevronDown, ChevronRight, EllipsisVertical, GitBranch, GitMerge, RotateCcw, X } from "@lucide/svelte";
   import type { FileStatusKind, GitCommit, GitCommitFile } from "../types";
 
   interface GraphSegment {
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@
   let branchDialogOpen = $state(false);
   let userAdjustedBranchFilter = $state(false);
   let lastDefaultFilterKey = $state("");
+  let panelElement = $state<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+  let contextCommit = $state<GitCommit | null>(null);
+  let contextMenuX = $state(0);
+  let contextMenuY = $state(0);
 
   function laneColor(col: number): string {
     return GRAPH_COLORS[((col % GRAPH_COLORS.length) + GRAPH_COLORS.length) % GRAPH_COLORS.length];
@@ -203,6 +207,24 @@
     return labels.filter(branchIsVisible);
   }
 
+  function commitHoverBranchLabels(commit: GitCommit, row: GraphRow | undefined): string[] {
+    const directBranches = localBranchRefs(commit);
+    if (directBranches.length > 0) return directBranches;
+
+    const containingBranches = row?.branchLabels ?? [];
+    if (containingBranches.length <= 3) return containingBranches;
+    return [...containingBranches.slice(0, 3), `+${containingBranches.length - 3} more`];
+  }
+
+  function commitHoverTitle(commit: GitCommit, row: GraphRow | undefined): string {
+    const directBranches = localBranchRefs(commit);
+    if (directBranches.length > 0) return `Branches: ${directBranches.join(", ")}`;
+
+    const containingBranches = row?.branchLabels ?? [];
+    if (containingBranches.length === 0) return commit.short_hash;
+    return `Branches containing this commit: ${containingBranches.join(", ")}`;
+  }
+
   function segmentIsVisible(segment: GraphSegment): boolean {
     return segment.branches.length === 0 || segment.branches.some(branchIsVisible);
   }
@@ -316,6 +338,54 @@
     }
   }
 
+  function openCommitActionMenu(event: MouseEvent, commit: GitCommit) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    if (isBusy) return;
+
+    if (contextCommit?.hash === commit.hash) {
+      closeCommitContextMenu();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const panelRect = panelElement?.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const buttonRect = event.currentTarget instanceof HTMLElement
+      ? event.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect()
+      : null;
+    const rawX = panelRect && buttonRect ? buttonRect.right - panelRect.left - 184 : event.offsetX;
+    const rawY = panelRect && buttonRect ? buttonRect.bottom - panelRect.top + 4 : event.offsetY;
+    const maxX = Math.max(8, (panelRect?.width ?? window.innerWidth) - 192);
+    const maxY = Math.max(8, (panelRect?.height ?? window.innerHeight) - 96);
+
+    contextCommit = commit;
+    contextMenuX = Math.max(8, Math.min(rawX, maxX));
+    contextMenuY = Math.max(8, Math.min(rawY, maxY));
+  }
+
+  function closeCommitContextMenu() {
+    contextCommit = null;
+  }
+
+  async function createBranchFromContextCommit() {
+    const commit = contextCommit;
+    if (!commit || isBusy) return;
+    closeCommitContextMenu();
+    await onCreateBranchFromCommit(commit);
+  }
+
+  async function restoreContextCommit() {
+    const commit = contextCommit;
+    if (!commit || isBusy) return;
+    closeCommitContextMenu();
+    await onRestoreCommit(commit);
+  }
+
+  function handleWindowKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (event.key !== "Escape") return;
+    closeCommitContextMenu();
+    handleBranchDialogKeydown(event);
+  }
+
   function localBranchRefs(commit: GitCommit): string[] {
     const seen = new Set<string>();
     const labels: string[] = [];
@@ -393,9 +463,9 @@
   let graphWidth = $derived(Math.max(Math.max(graph.columns, 1) * GRAPH_LANE + 18, 42));
 </script>
 
-<svelte:window onkeydown={handleBranchDialogKeydown} />
+<svelte:window onclick={closeCommitContextMenu} onkeydown={handleWindowKeydown} on:contextmenu|capture={closeCommitContextMenu} />
 
-<section class="panel grid grid-rows-[auto_1fr] overflow-hidden" aria-label="Commit history">
+<section bind:this={panelElement} class="panel history-panel grid grid-rows-[auto_1fr] overflow-hidden" aria-label="Commit history">
   <div class="section-head">
     <div>
       <span class="eyebrow">History</span>
@@ -431,9 +501,14 @@
       {#each visibleCommitEntries as entry, rowIndex (entry.commit.hash)}
         {@const item = entry.commit}
         {@const row = graphRows[rowIndex]}
-        {@const hoverBranchRefs = visibleBranchLabels(row?.branchLabels ?? [])}
+        {@const hoverBranchRefs = commitHoverBranchLabels(item, row)}
         {@const otherRefs = visibleRefs(item)}
-        <article class="commit-row graph-row" class:merge-row={item.parents.length > 1} class:root-row={item.parents.length === 0} class:tip-row={item.refs.length > 0}>
+        <article
+          class="commit-row graph-row"
+          class:merge-row={item.parents.length > 1}
+          class:root-row={item.parents.length === 0}
+          class:tip-row={item.refs.length > 0}
+        >
           <div class="graph-gutter" style={`width:${graphWidth}px`} aria-hidden="true">
             {#if row}
               <svg class="graph-svg" viewBox={`0 0 ${graphWidth} 100`} preserveAspectRatio="none">
@@ -461,7 +536,7 @@
                 class:merge={item.parents.length > 1}
                 class:tip={item.refs.length > 0}
                 class:hidden-branch={!rowGraphIsVisible(row)}
-                title={hoverBranchRefs.length > 0 ? `Contained in: ${hoverBranchRefs.join(", ")}` : item.short_hash}
+                title={commitHoverTitle(item, row)}
                 style={`left:${graphColX(row.dotCol)}px; --dot-color:${row.dotColor}`}
               ></span>
               {#if hoverBranchRefs.length > 0}
@@ -545,13 +620,17 @@
             <div class="commit-actions">
               <time class="commit-time" datetime={item.date}>{formatCommitDate(item.date)}</time>
               <div class="commit-action-buttons">
-                <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onCreateBranchFromCommit(item)} disabled={isBusy} title="Create a new branch from this commit">
-                  <GitBranch size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
-                  Branch
-                </button>
-                <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onRestoreCommit(item)} disabled={isBusy} title="Bring this commit's files into your working tree as unstaged changes (no history is changed)">
-                  <RotateCcw size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
-                  Restore
+                <button
+                  class="commit-menu-button"
+                  type="button"
+                  onclick={(event) => openCommitActionMenu(event, item)}
+                  disabled={isBusy}
+                  title="Commit actions"
+                  aria-label={`Actions for ${item.short_hash}`}
+                  aria-haspopup="menu"
+                  aria-expanded={contextCommit?.hash === item.hash}
+                >
+                  <EllipsisVertical size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
                 </button>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -560,6 +639,25 @@
       {/each}
     </div>
   {/if}
+
+  {#if contextCommit}
+    <div
+      class="history-context-menu"
+      style={`left: ${contextMenuX}px; top: ${contextMenuY}px;`}
+      role="menu"
+      tabindex="-1"
+      aria-label={`Actions for ${contextCommit.short_hash}`}
+    >
+      <button type="button" role="menuitem" onclick={createBranchFromContextCommit} disabled={isBusy}>
+        <GitBranch size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+        Branch
+      </button>
+      <button type="button" role="menuitem" onclick={restoreContextCommit} disabled={isBusy}>
+        <RotateCcw size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+        Restore
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  {/if}
 </section>
 
 {#if branchDialogOpen}