diff --git a/crates/maestro-tui/src/keymap.rs b/crates/maestro-tui/src/keymap.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57cb1be
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+++ b/crates/maestro-tui/src/keymap.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+//! `Keymap` — two-level `(mode → input → action)` table.
+//!
+//! Inputs and actions are validated against [`InputKey::parse`] and
+//! [`Action::parse`] at `set` time, so a bad TOML entry is rejected at
+//! TUI startup with a precise diagnostic (offending line in the caller's
+//! report).
+
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+
+use crate::action::{Action, ActionParseError};
+use crate::input::{InputKey, InputParseError};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub enum Mode {
+    Normal,
+    Insert,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum KeymapError {
+    #[error("bad input key: {0}")]
+    BadInput(#[from] InputParseError),
+    #[error("bad action: {0}")]
+    BadAction(#[from] ActionParseError),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+pub struct Keymap {
+    normal: HashMap<String, Action>,
+    insert: HashMap<String, Action>,
+}
+
+impl Keymap {
+    /// Bind a canonical input string to an action under a mode. Validates
+    /// every token of the input chord and the action name; either failure
+    /// surfaces as a [`KeymapError`].
+    pub fn set(&mut self, mode: Mode, input: &str, action: &str) -> Result<(), KeymapError> {
+        // Validate each whitespace-separated token of the chord.
+        for tok in input.split_whitespace() {
+            InputKey::parse(tok)?;
+        }
+        let action = Action::parse(action)?;
+        let table = self.table_mut(mode);
+        table.insert(input.to_string(), action);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Look up the action bound to a fully-resolved chord (post-[`ChordState`]
+    /// resolution). Returns `None` if nothing is bound.
+    pub fn resolve(&self, mode: Mode, canonical: &str) -> Option<Action> {
+        self.table(mode).get(canonical).cloned()
+    }
+
+    /// All bound chord strings for the given mode. [`ChordState`] uses this
+    /// to decide whether to hold a key as a chord prefix.
+    pub fn known_bindings(&self, mode: Mode) -> HashSet<String> {
+        self.table(mode).keys().cloned().collect()
+    }
+
+    fn table(&self, mode: Mode) -> &HashMap<String, Action> {
+        match mode {
+            Mode::Normal => &self.normal,
+            Mode::Insert => &self.insert,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn table_mut(&mut self, mode: Mode) -> &mut HashMap<String, Action> {
+        match mode {
+            Mode::Normal => &mut self.normal,
+            Mode::Insert => &mut self.insert,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::action::Direction;
+
+    fn build(entries: &[(Mode, &str, &str)]) -> Keymap {
+        let mut k = Keymap::default();
+        for (mode, input, action) in entries {
+            k.set(*mode, input, action).unwrap();
+        }
+        k
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolves_single_key() {
+        let k = build(&[(Mode::Normal, "i", "EnterInsert")]);
+        assert_eq!(k.resolve(Mode::Normal, "i"), Some(Action::EnterInsert));
+        assert_eq!(k.resolve(Mode::Insert, "i"), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolves_chord() {
+        let k = build(&[(Mode::Normal, "g t", "NextTab")]);
+        assert_eq!(k.resolve(Mode::Normal, "g t"), Some(Action::NextTab));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolves_argful_action() {
+        let k = build(&[(Mode::Normal, "ctrl-w h", "FocusPane(Left)")]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            k.resolve(Mode::Normal, "ctrl-w h"),
+            Some(Action::FocusPane(Direction::Left)),
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn known_bindings_sees_everything() {
+        let k = build(&[
+            (Mode::Normal, "g t", "NextTab"),
+            (Mode::Normal, "i", "EnterInsert"),
+        ]);
+        let kb = k.known_bindings(Mode::Normal);
+        assert!(kb.contains("g t"));
+        assert!(kb.contains("i"));
+        assert_eq!(kb.len(), 2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn modes_are_independent() {
+        let k = build(&[
+            (Mode::Normal, "i", "EnterInsert"),
+            (Mode::Insert, "ctrl-a", "LeaveInsert"),
+        ]);
+        assert_eq!(k.resolve(Mode::Normal, "i"), Some(Action::EnterInsert));
+        assert_eq!(k.resolve(Mode::Normal, "ctrl-a"), None);
+        assert_eq!(k.resolve(Mode::Insert, "ctrl-a"), Some(Action::LeaveInsert));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reports_bad_input_at_load() {
+        let mut k = Keymap::default();
+        let err = k.set(Mode::Normal, "ctrl-glorb", "EnterInsert").unwrap_err();
+        assert!(
+            matches!(err, KeymapError::BadInput(_)),
+            "got {err:?}"
+        );
+        assert!(format!("{err}").contains("ctrl-glorb"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reports_bad_action_at_load() {
+        let mut k = Keymap::default();
+        let err = k.set(Mode::Normal, "i", "Frobnicate").unwrap_err();
+        assert!(
+            matches!(err, KeymapError::BadAction(_)),
+            "got {err:?}"
+        );
+        assert!(format!("{err}").contains("Frobnicate"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rebinding_replaces_previous() {
+        let mut k = build(&[(Mode::Normal, "i", "EnterInsert")]);
+        k.set(Mode::Normal, "i", "ShowHelp").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(k.resolve(Mode::Normal, "i"), Some(Action::ShowHelp));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/maestro-tui/src/lib.rs b/crates/maestro-tui/src/lib.rs
index ae0b044..0c73992 100644
--- a/crates/maestro-tui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/maestro-tui/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 pub mod action;
 pub mod cli;
 pub mod input;
+pub mod keymap;
 
 /// Inputs for [`run`]. Built by the umbrella binary from the parsed
 /// `TuiArgs` plus any global flags.