diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index f25fcc8..0b6028a 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   DataSourceDialog,
   RevealManager,
   ReactiveStatManager,
+  CommandLinkManager,
 } from "./components";
 import { generateToc, type FileNode, type TocNode } from "./data-loader";
 import { JournalPanel } from "./components/journal";
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ const App: Component = () => {
               >
                 <RevealManager />
                 <ReactiveStatManager />
+                <CommandLinkManager />
               </Article>
             </div>
           </main>
diff --git a/src/components/CommandLinkManager.tsx b/src/components/CommandLinkManager.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4861f03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/CommandLinkManager.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+/**
+ * CommandLinkManager — mounts as a child of <Article> and intercepts
+ * clicks on command-like links (>roll, >spark, >link, >stat) to send
+ * them as journal stream messages instead of navigating.
+ *
+ * Uses capture-phase event delegation so it fires before the Article
+ * component's own link interception (which would otherwise navigate).
+ */
+
+import { Component, onCleanup } from "solid-js";
+import { useArticleDom } from "./Article";
+import { useJournalStream, sendMessage } from "./stores/journalStream";
+import { useJournalCompletions } from "./journal/completions";
+import { parseInput } from "./journal/command-parser";
+import { resolveRollPayload } from "./journal/types/roll";
+import { resolveSparkPayload } from "./journal/types/spark";
+import {
+  resolveStatRoll,
+  resolveTemplateSet,
+  canModifyStat,
+  fullKey,
+  findStatDef,
+} from "./journal/stat-helpers";
+
+/** Commands that get intercepted as stream messages. */
+const COMMAND_PREFIXES = [">roll", ">spark", ">link", ">stat"];
+
+/**
+ * Extract the command text from an href.
+ * Percent-encoded spaces (%20) are decoded automatically by decodeURIComponent.
+ */
+function hrefToCommand(href: string): string | null {
+  // Exclude external URLs and pure anchors
+  if (/^(https?:|\/\/)/i.test(href)) return null;
+  if (href === "#" || href.startsWith("#!")) return null;
+
+  // Decode percent-encoding (%20 → space, etc.)
+  let cleaned = decodeURIComponent(href);
+
+  // Strip trailing .md extension (markdown links may include it)
+  if (cleaned.endsWith(".md")) {
+    cleaned = cleaned.slice(0, -3);
+  }
+
+  // Only consider links starting with a command prefix
+  if (!COMMAND_PREFIXES.some((p) => cleaned.startsWith(p))) return null;
+
+  return cleaned.trim();
+}
+
+// We need unwrap helper for sendMessage results
+function unwrap<R>(r: { success: true; msg: R } | { success: false; error: string }) {
+  return r.success
+    ? ({ ok: true, err: undefined } as const)
+    : ({ ok: false, err: r.error } as const);
+}
+
+export const CommandLinkManager: Component = () => {
+  const contentDom = useArticleDom();
+  const stream = useJournalStream();
+  const comp = useJournalCompletions();
+
+  const isObserver = () => stream.myRole === "observer";
+  const isPlayer = () => stream.myRole === "player";
+
+  // ---- Click interceptor (capture phase) ----
+
+  const onClick = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+    const anchor = (e.target as HTMLElement).closest("a[href]");
+    if (!anchor) return;
+
+    const href = anchor.getAttribute("href");
+    if (!href) return;
+
+    const command = hrefToCommand(href);
+    if (!command) return;
+
+    // This is a command link — intercept it
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    e.stopImmediatePropagation();
+
+    dispatchCommand(command);
+  };
+
+  const dom = contentDom();
+  if (dom) {
+    // Use capture phase to beat the Article component's bubble-phase handler
+    dom.addEventListener("click", onClick, true);
+  }
+
+  onCleanup(() => {
+    const d = contentDom();
+    if (d) d.removeEventListener("click", onClick, true);
+  });
+
+  // ---- Command dispatch ----
+
+  function dispatchCommand(raw: string) {
+    // Convert > prefix to / so parseInput understands it
+    const command = raw.startsWith(">") ? "/" + raw.slice(1) : raw;
+
+    // Observers: everything goes as chat
+    if (isObserver()) {
+      sendMessage("chat", { text: command });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const parsed = parseInput(command);
+    if (parsed.error) return;
+
+    // Players: chat + stat commands only
+    if (isPlayer()) {
+      if (parsed.type === "chat") {
+        sendMessage("chat", { text: raw });
+        return;
+      }
+      if (parsed.type === "stat") {
+        dispatchStat(parsed.payload as Record<string, unknown>);
+        return;
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // GM: all commands
+    if (parsed.type === "roll") {
+      const p = resolveRollPayload(
+        parsed.payload as { notation: string; label?: string },
+      );
+      sendMessage("roll", p);
+    } else if (parsed.type === "spark") {
+      void (async () => {
+        try {
+          const key = (parsed.payload as { key: string }).key;
+          const match = comp.data.sparkTables.find((s) => s.slug === key);
+          const csvPath = match?.csvPath ?? "";
+          const remix = match?.remix ?? false;
+          const p = await resolveSparkPayload({ key, csvPath, remix });
+          sendMessage("spark", p);
+        } catch {
+          // silently ignore spark table errors from links
+        }
+      })();
+    } else if (parsed.type === "stat") {
+      dispatchStat(parsed.payload as Record<string, unknown>);
+    } else {
+      sendMessage(parsed.type, parsed.payload);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Resolve bare key -> full key (copied from JournalInput for standalone use). */
+  function resolveKey(
+    inputKey: string,
+    statDefs: typeof comp.data.stats,
+    playerName: string,
+  ): string {
+    if (statDefs.some((d) => fullKey(d, playerName) === inputKey)) return inputKey;
+    const def = statDefs.find((d) => d.key === inputKey);
+    if (def) return fullKey(def, playerName);
+    return inputKey;
+  }
+
+  function dispatchStat(payload: Record<string, unknown>) {
+    const p = payload as { action?: string; key?: string; value?: string };
+
+    if (p.action === "roll" && p.key) {
+      const resolved = resolveStatRoll(
+        p.key,
+        comp.data.stats,
+        stream.stats,
+        stream.myName,
+        comp.data.statTemplates,
+      );
+      if (resolved.error) return;
+
+      const result = sendMessage("stat", {
+        action: "set",
+        key: resolved.fullKey,
+        value: resolved.value,
+      });
+      if (!unwrap(result).ok) return;
+
+      if (resolved.modifiers) {
+        for (const [mk, mv] of Object.entries(resolved.modifiers)) {
+          sendMessage("stat", { action: "set", key: mk, value: mv });
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!p.action || !p.key) return;
+
+    const fk = resolveKey(p.key, comp.data.stats, stream.myName);
+
+    if (!canModifyStat(stream.myRole, stream.myName, fk, comp.data.stats)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    sendMessage("stat", { action: p.action, key: fk, value: p.value });
+
+    if (p.action === "set" && p.value) {
+      const def = findStatDef(fk, comp.data.stats, stream.myName);
+      if (def) {
+        const modifiers = resolveTemplateSet(
+          def,
+          p.value,
+          comp.data.stats,
+          stream.stats,
+          stream.myName,
+          comp.data.statTemplates,
+        );
+        if (modifiers) {
+          for (const [mk, mv] of Object.entries(modifiers)) {
+            sendMessage("stat", { action: "set", key: mk, value: mv });
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null; // renders nothing — purely event-based
+};
+
+export default CommandLinkManager;
diff --git a/src/components/index.ts b/src/components/index.ts
index b455d86..ce2f4e3 100644
--- a/src/components/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import "./md-yarn-spinner";
 export { Article } from "./Article";
 export type { ArticleProps } from "./Article";
 export { RevealManager } from "./RevealManager";
+export { CommandLinkManager } from "./CommandLinkManager";
 export { ReactiveStatManager } from "./journal/ReactiveStatManager";
 export { MobileSidebar, DesktopSidebar } from "./Sidebar";
 export type { SidebarProps } from "./Sidebar";