diff --git a/internal/mcp/mcp.go b/internal/mcp/mcp.go
index e1fb4d16..36540ac4 100644
--- a/internal/mcp/mcp.go
+++ b/internal/mcp/mcp.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ func ensureImplicitSessionWithCWD(s *store.Store, sessionID, project string) err
 var ProfileAgent = map[string]bool{
 	"mem_save":              true, // proactive save — referenced 17 times across protocols
 	"mem_search":            true, // search past memories — referenced 6 times
+	"mem_find_project":      true, // find projects by memory content
 	"mem_context":           true, // recent context from previous sessions — referenced 10 times
 	"mem_session_summary":   true, // end-of-session summary — referenced 16 times
 	"mem_session_start":     true, // register session start
@@ -295,6 +296,28 @@ func registerTools(srv *server.MCPServer, s *store.Store, cfg MCPConfig, allowli
 		)
 	}
 
+	// ─── mem_find_project ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+	if shouldRegister("mem_find_project", allowlist) {
+		srv.AddTool(
+			mcp.NewTool("mem_find_project",
+				mcp.WithDescription("Search for projects containing relevant memories. Use this when you don't know which project holds a past decision. It returns the top matching projects, their match counts, and rank. You can then use mem_search with a specific project name to read those memories."),
+				mcp.WithTitleAnnotation("Find Projects"),
+				mcp.WithReadOnlyHintAnnotation(true),
+				mcp.WithDestructiveHintAnnotation(false),
+				mcp.WithIdempotentHintAnnotation(true),
+				mcp.WithOpenWorldHintAnnotation(false),
+				mcp.WithString("query",
+					mcp.Required(),
+					mcp.Description("Search query — natural language or keywords to find across all projects"),
+				),
+				mcp.WithString("match_mode",
+					mcp.Description("Token matching: \"all\" (default — every token must match, FTS5 AND) or \"any\" (any token matches)."),
+				),
+			),
+			handleFindProject(s, cfg),
+		)
+	}
+
 	// ─── mem_save (profile: agent, core — always in context) ───────────
 	if shouldRegister("mem_save", allowlist) {
 		srv.AddTool(
@@ -1148,6 +1171,39 @@ func handleSearch(s *store.Store, cfg MCPConfig, activity *SessionActivity) serv
 	}
 }
 
+func handleFindProject(s *store.Store, cfg MCPConfig) server.ToolHandlerFunc {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, req mcp.CallToolRequest) (*mcp.CallToolResult, error) {
+		query, _ := req.GetArguments()["query"].(string)
+		matchMode, _ := req.GetArguments()["match_mode"].(string)
+
+		if query == "" {
+			return mcp.NewToolResultError("query is required"), nil
+		}
+		if matchMode != "" && matchMode != "all" && matchMode != "any" {
+			return mcp.NewToolResultError(fmt.Sprintf("invalid match_mode %q: must be \"all\" or \"any\"", matchMode)), nil
+		}
+
+		limit := 10 // Fix limit as requested by minimalist approach
+		matches, err := s.SearchProjects(query, matchMode, limit)
+		if err != nil {
+			return mcp.NewToolResultError("Project search failed: " + err.Error()), nil
+		}
+
+		if len(matches) == 0 {
+			return mcp.NewToolResultText(fmt.Sprintf("No projects found matching %q.", query)), nil
+		}
+
+		var b strings.Builder
+		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "Found %d project(s) matching %q:\n", len(matches), query)
+		for _, m := range matches {
+			fmt.Fprintf(&b, "- %s (%d matches, rank: %.2f)\n", m.Project, m.MatchCount, m.TopRank)
+		}
+		b.WriteString("\nUse mem_search with project: \"<name>\" to explore these memories.")
+
+		return mcp.NewToolResultText(b.String()), nil
+	}
+}
+
 func handlePin(s *store.Store, pinned bool) server.ToolHandlerFunc {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, req mcp.CallToolRequest) (*mcp.CallToolResult, error) {
 		id := int64(intArg(req, "id", 0))
diff --git a/internal/mcp/mcp_test.go b/internal/mcp/mcp_test.go
index 89fc21ed..9e6b643b 100644
--- a/internal/mcp/mcp_test.go
+++ b/internal/mcp/mcp_test.go
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ func TestResolveToolsAgentProfile(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	expectedTools := []string{
-		"mem_save", "mem_search", "mem_context", "mem_session_summary",
+		"mem_save", "mem_search", "mem_find_project", "mem_context", "mem_session_summary",
 		"mem_session_start", "mem_session_end", "mem_get_observation",
 		"mem_suggest_topic_key", "mem_capture_passive", "mem_save_prompt",
 		"mem_update",          // skills explicitly say "use mem_update when you have an exact ID to correct"
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ func TestNewServerWithToolsNilRegistersAll(t *testing.T) {
 	tools := srv.ListTools()
 
 	allTools := []string{
-		"mem_save", "mem_search", "mem_context", "mem_session_summary",
+		"mem_save", "mem_search", "mem_find_project", "mem_context", "mem_session_summary",
 		"mem_session_start", "mem_session_end", "mem_get_observation",
 		"mem_suggest_topic_key", "mem_capture_passive", "mem_save_prompt",
 		"mem_update", "mem_delete", "mem_stats", "mem_timeline", "mem_merge_projects",
@@ -2364,14 +2364,14 @@ func TestNewServerBackwardsCompatible(t *testing.T) {
 	srv := NewServer(s)
 	tools := srv.ListTools()
 
-	// 18 agent + 4 admin = 22 total.
-	if len(tools) != 22 {
-		t.Errorf("NewServer should register all 22 tools, got %d", len(tools))
+	// 19 agent + 4 admin = 23 total.
+	if len(tools) != 23 {
+		t.Errorf("NewServer should register all 23 tools, got %d", len(tools))
 	}
 }
 
 func TestProfileConsistency(t *testing.T) {
-	// Verify that agent + admin = all 22 tools
+	// Verify that agent + admin = all 23 tools
 	combined := make(map[string]bool)
 	for tool := range ProfileAgent {
 		combined[tool] = true
@@ -2380,9 +2380,9 @@ func TestProfileConsistency(t *testing.T) {
 		combined[tool] = true
 	}
 
-	// 18 agent + 4 admin = 22 total.
-	if len(combined) != 22 {
-		t.Errorf("agent + admin should cover all 22 tools, got %d", len(combined))
+	// 19 agent + 4 admin = 23 total.
+	if len(combined) != 23 {
+		t.Errorf("agent + admin should cover all 23 tools, got %d", len(combined))
 	}
 
 	// Verify no overlap between profiles
@@ -2710,9 +2710,9 @@ func TestNewServerWithConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expected MCP server instance")
 	}
 	tools := srv.ListTools()
-	// Should have all 22 tools (18 agent + 4 admin).
-	if len(tools) != 22 {
-		t.Errorf("NewServerWithConfig should register all 22 tools, got %d", len(tools))
+	// Should have all 23 tools (19 agent + 4 admin).
+	if len(tools) != 23 {
+		t.Errorf("NewServerWithConfig should register all 23 tools, got %d", len(tools))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/store/store.go b/internal/store/store.go
index 9c6537b9..83049f94 100644
--- a/internal/store/store.go
+++ b/internal/store/store.go
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ type SearchOptions struct {
 	MatchMode string `json:"match_mode,omitempty"` // "all" (default) | "any"
 }
 
+type ProjectMatch struct {
+	Project    string
+	MatchCount int
+	TopRank    float64
+}
+
 type AddObservationParams struct {
 	SessionID string `json:"session_id"`
 	Type      string `json:"type"`
@@ -3235,6 +3241,59 @@ func (s *Store) Search(query string, opts SearchOptions) ([]SearchResult, error)
 	return results, nil
 }
 
+// ─── Search Projects ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// SearchProjects groups FTS5 search results by project to help route ambiguous searches.
+func (s *Store) SearchProjects(query string, matchMode string, limit int) ([]ProjectMatch, error) {
+	if limit <= 0 {
+		limit = 10
+	}
+	if limit > 50 {
+		limit = 50
+	}
+
+	var ftsQuery string
+	if matchMode == "any" {
+		ftsQuery = sanitizeFTSCandidates(query)
+	} else {
+		ftsQuery = sanitizeFTS(query)
+	}
+	if ftsQuery == "" {
+		return []ProjectMatch{}, nil
+	}
+
+	sqlQ := `
+		SELECT project, COUNT(id) as match_count, MIN(rank) as top_rank
+		FROM (
+			SELECT o.project, o.id, observations_fts.rank as rank
+			FROM observations_fts
+			JOIN observations o ON o.id = observations_fts.rowid
+			WHERE observations_fts MATCH ? AND o.deleted_at IS NULL AND o.project != ''
+		)
+		GROUP BY project
+		ORDER BY top_rank ASC, match_count DESC, project ASC
+		LIMIT ?
+	`
+	rows, err := s.queryItHook(s.db, sqlQ, ftsQuery, limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("search projects: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	var matches []ProjectMatch
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var p ProjectMatch
+		if err := rows.Scan(&p.Project, &p.MatchCount, &p.TopRank); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		matches = append(matches, p)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return matches, nil
+}
+
 // ─── Stats ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 func (s *Store) Stats() (*Stats, error) {
diff --git a/internal/store/store_test.go b/internal/store/store_test.go
index 5ed55ca6..5a7eca76 100644
--- a/internal/store/store_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/store_test.go
@@ -8830,3 +8830,77 @@ func TestSanitizeFTS(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSearchProjects(t *testing.T) {
+	st := newTestStore(t)
+
+	st.CreateSession("s1", "project-a", "/tmp/a")
+	st.CreateSession("s2", "project-b", "/tmp/b")
+	st.CreateSession("s3", "project-c", "/tmp/c")
+
+	// Seed 3 observations for project A
+	_, err := st.AddObservation(AddObservationParams{
+		SessionID: "s1", Type: "bugfix", Title: "Fix auth token expiration",
+		Content: "The auth middleware was dropping tokens", Project: "project-a",
+	})
+	if err != nil { t.Fatal(err) }
+	_, err = st.AddObservation(AddObservationParams{
+		SessionID: "s1", Type: "bugfix", Title: "Auth token validation",
+		Content: "Middleware should validate auth tokens", Project: "project-a",
+	})
+	if err != nil { t.Fatal(err) }
+	_, err = st.AddObservation(AddObservationParams{
+		SessionID: "s1", Type: "bugfix", Title: "Minor fix",
+		Content: "Just a minor auth fix in the middleware", Project: "project-a",
+	})
+	if err != nil { t.Fatal(err) }
+
+	// Seed 1 highly relevant observation for project B
+	_, err = st.AddObservation(AddObservationParams{
+		SessionID: "s2", Type: "bugfix", Title: "Auth middleware completely rewritten",
+		Content: "Auth middleware auth middleware auth middleware tokens", Project: "project-b",
+	})
+	if err != nil { t.Fatal(err) }
+
+	// Seed an irrelevant observation for project C
+	_, err = st.AddObservation(AddObservationParams{
+		SessionID: "s3", Type: "feature", Title: "Database migration",
+		Content: "Added new tables", Project: "project-c",
+	})
+	if err != nil { t.Fatal(err) }
+
+	// Force FTS sync if async (test setup normally does this, but just in case)
+	// We'll just search directly.
+
+	matches, err := st.SearchProjects("auth middleware", "all", 10)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("SearchProjects failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(matches) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 projects, got %d: %+v", len(matches), matches)
+	}
+
+	// project-a should have 3 matches. project-b should have 1 match.
+	// project-b has more occurrences of the terms, so its top_rank might be better (more negative).
+	// Let's assert on the project names and counts.
+	hasA := false
+	hasB := false
+	for _, m := range matches {
+		if m.Project == "project-a" {
+			hasA = true
+			if m.MatchCount != 3 {
+				t.Errorf("project-a: expected 3 matches, got %d", m.MatchCount)
+			}
+		}
+		if m.Project == "project-b" {
+			hasB = true
+			if m.MatchCount != 1 {
+				t.Errorf("project-b: expected 1 match, got %d", m.MatchCount)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if !hasA || !hasB {
+		t.Errorf("Missing expected projects in results: %+v", matches)
+	}
+}