diff --git a/features/steps/tdd_slash_overlay_keyboard_nav_steps.py b/features/steps/tdd_slash_overlay_keyboard_nav_steps.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ba86bc18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/steps/tdd_slash_overlay_keyboard_nav_steps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+"""Step definitions for tdd_slash_overlay_keyboard_nav.feature.
+
+These steps verify that SlashCommandOverlay supports keyboard navigation
+per issue #10442: navigate_up, navigate_down, select_current, dismiss.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from behave import given, then, when
+
+from cleveragents.tui.slash_catalog import SlashCommandSpec
+
+_TEST_COMMANDS: list[SlashCommandSpec] = [
+    SlashCommandSpec(command="help", group="Utility", description="Show help"),
+    SlashCommandSpec(command="settings", group="Utility", description="Open settings"),
+    SlashCommandSpec(command="clear", group="Utility", description="Clear display"),
+]
+
+
+@given("the overlay has commands loaded")
+def step_overlay_has_commands(context: object) -> None:
+    """Load test commands into the overlay."""
+    context.overlay.set_commands("", _TEST_COMMANDS)
+    context.test_commands = _TEST_COMMANDS
+
+
+@given("the overlay selected_index is set to {index:d}")
+def step_set_selected_index(context: object, index: int) -> None:
+    """Set the overlay selected_index to a specific value."""
+    context.overlay.selected_index = index
+
+
+@when("I call navigate_down on the overlay")
+def step_navigate_down(context: object) -> None:
+    """Call navigate_down on the overlay."""
+    context.overlay.navigate_down()
+
+
+@when("I call navigate_up on the overlay")
+def step_navigate_up(context: object) -> None:
+    """Call navigate_up on the overlay."""
+    context.overlay.navigate_up()
+
+
+@when("I call navigate_down on the overlay many times")
+def step_navigate_down_many(context: object) -> None:
+    """Call navigate_down many times to test boundary."""
+    for _ in range(20):
+        context.overlay.navigate_down()
+
+
+@when("I call select_current on the overlay")
+def step_select_current(context: object) -> None:
+    """Call select_current on the overlay and store result."""
+    context.selected_command = context.overlay.select_current()
+
+
+@then("the overlay should have a navigate_up method")
+def step_has_navigate_up(context: object) -> None:
+    """Verify navigate_up method exists."""
+    assert hasattr(context.overlay, "navigate_up"), "Must have navigate_up"
+    assert callable(context.overlay.navigate_up), "navigate_up must be callable"
+
+
+@then("the overlay should have a navigate_down method")
+def step_has_navigate_down(context: object) -> None:
+    """Verify navigate_down method exists."""
+    assert hasattr(context.overlay, "navigate_down"), "Must have navigate_down"
+    assert callable(context.overlay.navigate_down), "navigate_down must be callable"
+
+
+@then("the overlay should have a select_current method")
+def step_has_select_current(context: object) -> None:
+    """Verify select_current method exists."""
+    assert hasattr(context.overlay, "select_current"), "Must have select_current"
+    assert callable(context.overlay.select_current), "select_current must be callable"
+
+
+@then("the overlay should have a dismiss method")
+def step_has_dismiss(context: object) -> None:
+    """Verify dismiss method exists."""
+    assert hasattr(context.overlay, "dismiss"), "Must have dismiss"
+    assert callable(context.overlay.dismiss), "dismiss must be callable"
+
+
+@then("the overlay should have a selected_index attribute")
+def step_has_selected_index(context: object) -> None:
+    """Verify selected_index attribute exists."""
+    assert hasattr(context.overlay, "selected_index"), "Must have selected_index"
+
+
+@then("the overlay selected_index should be {expected:d}")
+def step_selected_index_equals(context: object, expected: int) -> None:
+    """Verify the overlay selected_index equals the expected value."""
+    actual = context.overlay.selected_index
+    assert actual == expected, f"Expected selected_index={expected}, got {actual}"
+
+
+@then("the overlay selected_index should not exceed the command count")
+def step_selected_index_bounded(context: object) -> None:
+    """Verify selected_index does not exceed the number of commands."""
+    count = len(context.test_commands)
+    actual = context.overlay.selected_index
+    assert actual < count, f"selected_index={actual} must be < command count={count}"
+
+
+@then("the selected command should be the second command in the list")
+def step_selected_is_second(context: object) -> None:
+    """Verify select_current returned the second command."""
+    expected = context.test_commands[1]
+    assert context.selected_command == expected, (
+        f"Expected {expected!r}, got {context.selected_command!r}"
+    )
diff --git a/features/tdd_slash_overlay_keyboard_nav.feature b/features/tdd_slash_overlay_keyboard_nav.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a74e1cc91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/tdd_slash_overlay_keyboard_nav.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+@tdd_issue @tdd_issue_10442
+Feature: TDD Issue #10442 — SlashCommandOverlay keyboard navigation
+  As a developer
+  I want to verify that SlashCommandOverlay supports keyboard navigation
+  So that users can navigate the slash command list with up/down/Enter/Escape
+
+  Background:
+    Given the slash command overlay module is imported
+
+  Scenario: SlashCommandOverlay has navigate_up method
+    Given I have a SlashCommandOverlay instance
+    Then the overlay should have a navigate_up method
+
+  Scenario: SlashCommandOverlay has navigate_down method
+    Given I have a SlashCommandOverlay instance
+    Then the overlay should have a navigate_down method
+
+  Scenario: SlashCommandOverlay has select_current method
+    Given I have a SlashCommandOverlay instance
+    Then the overlay should have a select_current method
+
+  Scenario: SlashCommandOverlay has dismiss method
+    Given I have a SlashCommandOverlay instance
+    Then the overlay should have a dismiss method
+
+  Scenario: SlashCommandOverlay has selected_index attribute
+    Given I have a SlashCommandOverlay instance
+    Then the overlay should have a selected_index attribute
+
+  Scenario: navigate_down increments selected_index
+    Given I have a SlashCommandOverlay instance
+    And the overlay has commands loaded
+    When I call navigate_down on the overlay
+    Then the overlay selected_index should be 1
+
+  Scenario: navigate_up decrements selected_index
+    Given I have a SlashCommandOverlay instance
+    And the overlay has commands loaded
+    And the overlay selected_index is set to 2
+    When I call navigate_up on the overlay
+    Then the overlay selected_index should be 1
+
+  Scenario: navigate_up does not go below zero
+    Given I have a SlashCommandOverlay instance
+    And the overlay has commands loaded
+    When I call navigate_up on the overlay
+    Then the overlay selected_index should be 0
+
+  Scenario: navigate_down does not exceed command count
+    Given I have a SlashCommandOverlay instance
+    And the overlay has commands loaded
+    When I call navigate_down on the overlay many times
+    Then the overlay selected_index should not exceed the command count
+
+  Scenario: select_current returns the currently selected command
+    Given I have a SlashCommandOverlay instance
+    And the overlay has commands loaded
+    And the overlay selected_index is set to 1
+    When I call select_current on the overlay
+    Then the selected command should be the second command in the list
diff --git a/src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/slash_command_overlay.py b/src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/slash_command_overlay.py
index 6726e5bb9..33ee67e6d 100644
--- a/src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/slash_command_overlay.py
+++ b/src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/slash_command_overlay.py
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ _COMMAND_COL_WIDTH = 28  # characters reserved for the command name column
 
 
 class SlashCommandOverlay(_StaticBase):
-    """Renderable list of slash command candidates."""
+    """Renderable list of slash command candidates with keyboard navigation."""
+
+    def __init__(self, *args: object, **kwargs: object) -> None:
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.selected_index: int = 0
+        self._commands: list[SlashCommandSpec] = []
 
     def set_commands(self, query: str, commands: list[SlashCommandSpec]) -> None:
         filtered = (
@@ -38,6 +43,8 @@ class SlashCommandOverlay(_StaticBase):
             if query
             else list(commands)
         )
+        self._commands = filtered
+        self.selected_index = 0
         lines = [f"/{query}"]
         for spec in filtered[:12]:
             name_col = f"  /{spec.command}"
@@ -46,3 +53,26 @@ class SlashCommandOverlay(_StaticBase):
         if len(lines) == 1:
             lines.append("  (no commands)")
         self.update("\n".join(lines))
+
+    def navigate_up(self) -> None:
+        """Move selection up by one, clamped to zero."""
+        if self.selected_index > 0:
+            self.selected_index -= 1
+
+    def navigate_down(self) -> None:
+        """Move selection down by one, clamped to last command."""
+        max_index = len(self._commands) - 1
+        if self.selected_index < max_index:
+            self.selected_index += 1
+
+    def select_current(self) -> SlashCommandSpec | None:
+        """Return the currently selected SlashCommandSpec, or None if empty."""
+        if not self._commands:
+            return None
+        return self._commands[self.selected_index]
+
+    def dismiss(self) -> None:
+        """Dismiss/hide the overlay (Escape key action)."""
+        self.update("")
+        self._commands = []
+        self.selected_index = 0