diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 87465a3..41b41ce 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ if(OLLIE_KF5)
         Runner
         CoreAddons
         Config
+        KIO
         TextEditor
         SyntaxHighlighting
     )
@@ -77,6 +78,25 @@ if(OLLIE_KF5)
         $ENV{HOME}/.local/lib/libollie9p.so
     )
 
+    # --- KIO Worker (ollie:// protocol) ---
+    kcoreaddons_add_plugin(kio_ollie SOURCES
+        kio/ollie_kio.cpp
+        gui/lib9pclient.cpp
+        INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kf5/kio"
+    )
+    target_include_directories(kio_ollie PRIVATE
+        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/gui
+        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/kio
+        $ENV{HOME}/.local/include
+    )
+    target_link_libraries(kio_ollie
+        KF5::KIOCore
+        Qt5::Core
+        Qt5::Network
+        $ENV{HOME}/.local/lib/libollie9p.so
+    )
+    install(FILES kio/ollie.protocol DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICESDIR})
+
     # --- GUI App (9P-based) ---
     # Strip Qt6-only grouped palette syntax (palette.active.*, palette.inactive.*,
     # palette.disabled.*) — Qt5 QML doesn't support color-group qualifiers.
@@ -125,6 +145,7 @@ else()
     find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Widgets Quick QuickControls2 Network)
     find_package(KF6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Runner CoreAddons)
     find_package(KF6Config REQUIRED)
+    find_package(KF6KIO REQUIRED)
 
     # KDE's KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR defaults to lib64/plugins/ but Qt6 plugins
     # live under lib64/qt6/plugins/. Override so kcoreaddons_add_plugin installs
@@ -159,6 +180,24 @@ else()
         $ENV{HOME}/.local/lib/libollie9p.so
     )
 
+    # --- KIO Worker (ollie:// protocol) ---
+    kcoreaddons_add_plugin(kio_ollie SOURCES
+        kio/ollie_kio.cpp
+        gui/lib9pclient.cpp
+        INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kf6/kio"
+    )
+    target_include_directories(kio_ollie PRIVATE
+        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/gui
+        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/kio
+        $ENV{HOME}/.local/include
+    )
+    target_link_libraries(kio_ollie
+        KF6::KIOCore
+        Qt6::Core
+        Qt6::Network
+        $ENV{HOME}/.local/lib/libollie9p.so
+    )
+
     # --- GUI App (9P-based, no D-Bus) ---
     find_package(KF6SyntaxHighlighting REQUIRED)
     add_executable(ollie-gui
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 30552e7..8c4f7db 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -56,9 +56,11 @@ uninstall:
     rm -f ~/.local/share/applications/org.ollie.gui.desktop
     rm -f ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/ollie.svg
     rm -f ~/.local/lib64/qt6/plugins/kf6/krunner/krunner_ollie.so
-    rm -f ~/.local/lib64/qt6/plugins/ktexteditor/ollie_kate.so
+    rm -f ~/.local/lib64/qt6/plugins/kf6/ktexteditor/ollie_kate.so
+    rm -f ~/.local/lib64/qt6/plugins/kf6/kio/kio_ollie.so
     rm -f ~/.local/share/kio/servicemenus/ollie-actions.desktop
     rm -f ~/.config/plasma-workspace/env/99-ollie.sh
+    kbuildsycoca6 --noincremental 2>/dev/null; true
     kquitapp6 krunner 2>/dev/null; true
     @echo '=== KDE uninstall complete ==='
 
@@ -70,7 +72,10 @@ uninstall-kf5:
     rm -f ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/ollie.svg
     rm -f ~/.local/lib/qt5/plugins/kf5/krunner/krunner_ollie.so
     rm -f ~/.local/lib/qt5/plugins/ktexteditor/ollie_kate.so
+    rm -f ~/.local/lib/qt5/plugins/kf5/kio/kio_ollie.so
     rm -f ~/.local/share/kio/servicemenus/ollie-actions.desktop
+    rm -f ~/.local/share/kservices5/ollie.protocol
     rm -f ~/.config/plasma-workspace/env/99-ollie-kf5.sh
+    kbuildsycoca5 --noincremental 2>/dev/null; true
     kquitapp5 krunner 2>/dev/null; true
     @echo '=== KDE KF5 uninstall complete ==='
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kio/ollie.json b/kio/ollie.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6d358e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kio/ollie.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+    "KDE-KIO-Protocols": {
+        "ollie": {
+            "Class": ":local",
+            "X-DocPath": "kio_ollie/index.html",
+            "exec": "kio_ollie",
+            "input": "none",
+            "output": "filesystem",
+            "protocol": "ollie",
+            "reading": true,
+            "writing": true,
+            "makedir": true,
+            "deleting": true,
+            "renaming": true,
+            "listing": "Name,Type,Size,Date,Access",
+            "opening": false,
+            "Icon": "ollie",
+            "Description": "Browse the Ollie 9P namespace",
+            "Description[x-test]": "xxBrowse the Ollie 9P namespacexx"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kio/ollie.protocol b/kio/ollie.protocol
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db30a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kio/ollie.protocol
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Protocol]
+exec=kio_ollie
+protocol=ollie
+input=none
+output=filesystem
+reading=true
+writing=true
+makedir=true
+deleting=true
+renaming=true
+listing=Name,Type,Size,Date,Access
+opening=false
+Icon=ollie
+Class=:local
+Description=Browse the Ollie 9P namespace
diff --git a/kio/ollie_kio.cpp b/kio/ollie_kio.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73fb64a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kio/ollie_kio.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,339 @@
+#include "ollie_kio.h"
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QUrl>
+#include <QDateTime>
+#include <QMimeDatabase>
+#include <QMimeType>
+
+#include <KIO/UDSEntry>
+#include <KIO/WorkerFactory>
+
+using namespace KIO;
+
+// Plugin factory — KIO loads this .so and calls the appropriate create method
+#if QT_VERSION_MAJOR >= 6
+class OllieWorkerFactory : public KIO::WorkerFactory
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.kio.worker.ollie" FILE "ollie.json")
+public:
+    using WorkerFactory::WorkerFactory;
+    std::unique_ptr<WorkerBase> createWorker(const QByteArray &pool, const QByteArray &app) override
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<OllieWorker>(pool, app);
+    }
+};
+#else
+class OllieWorkerFactory : public KIO::RealWorkerFactory
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.kio.worker.ollie" FILE "ollie.json")
+public:
+    using RealWorkerFactory::RealWorkerFactory;
+    std::unique_ptr<SlaveBase> createWorker(const QByteArray &pool, const QByteArray &app) override
+    {
+        Q_UNUSED(pool); Q_UNUSED(app);
+        return nullptr; // unused — KIO calls createRealWorker for RealWorkerFactory
+    }
+    std::unique_ptr<WorkerBase> createRealWorker(const QByteArray &pool, const QByteArray &app) override
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<OllieWorker>(pool, app);
+    }
+};
+#endif
+
+// kdemain entry point — KF5 KIO launches workers by calling this
+extern "C" Q_DECL_EXPORT int kdemain(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
+    app.setApplicationName(QStringLiteral("kio_ollie"));
+
+    if (argc != 4) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: kio_ollie protocol pool_socket app_socket\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    OllieWorker worker(argv[2], argv[3]);
+    worker.dispatchLoop();
+    return 0;
+}
+
+OllieWorker::OllieWorker(const QByteArray &pool, const QByteArray &app)
+    : WorkerBase("ollie", pool, app)
+{
+}
+
+OllieWorker::~OllieWorker()
+{
+    m_client.disconnect();
+}
+
+bool OllieWorker::ensureConnected()
+{
+    if (m_client.isConnected())
+        return true;
+    return m_client.connectDefault();
+}
+
+QString OllieWorker::ninepPath(const QUrl &url) const
+{
+    QString path = url.path();
+    // Remove leading slash — 9P root is ""
+    if (path.startsWith(QLatin1Char('/')))
+        path = path.mid(1);
+    // Remove trailing slash
+    if (path.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/')) && path.length() > 1)
+        path.chop(1);
+    return path;
+}
+
+bool OllieWorker::isDirectory(const QString &mode) const
+{
+    // 9P mode: starts with 'd' for directory,
+    // or numeric with Plan 9 DMDIR bit (0x80000000)
+    if (mode.startsWith(QLatin1Char('d')))
+        return true;
+    bool ok;
+    uint modeVal = mode.toUInt(&ok, 0);
+    if (ok && (modeVal & 0x80000000))
+        return true;
+    return false;
+}
+
+mode_t OllieWorker::parseMode(const QString &modeStr) const
+{
+    // Try numeric first
+    bool ok;
+    uint modeVal = modeStr.toUInt(&ok, 0);
+    if (ok) {
+        return static_cast<mode_t>(modeVal & 0777);
+    }
+    // Parse rwx string (e.g. "drwxr-xr-x")
+    QString perms = modeStr;
+    if (perms.startsWith(QLatin1Char('d')))
+        perms = perms.mid(1);
+    mode_t m = 0;
+    if (perms.length() >= 9) {
+        if (perms[0] == QLatin1Char('r')) m |= 0400;
+        if (perms[1] == QLatin1Char('w')) m |= 0200;
+        if (perms[2] == QLatin1Char('x')) m |= 0100;
+        if (perms[3] == QLatin1Char('r')) m |= 0040;
+        if (perms[4] == QLatin1Char('w')) m |= 0020;
+        if (perms[5] == QLatin1Char('x')) m |= 0010;
+        if (perms[6] == QLatin1Char('r')) m |= 0004;
+        if (perms[7] == QLatin1Char('w')) m |= 0002;
+        if (perms[8] == QLatin1Char('x')) m |= 0001;
+    } else {
+        m = 0644;
+    }
+    return m;
+}
+
+KIO::UDSEntry OllieWorker::entryFromStat(const QString &path, const QString &name)
+{
+    UDSEntry entry;
+    auto st = m_client.stat(path);
+
+    if (st.valid) {
+        bool dir = isDirectory(st.mode);
+        entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, name.isEmpty() ? st.name : name);
+        entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_SIZE, dir ? 0 : st.size);
+        entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_MODIFICATION_TIME, st.mtime);
+        entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_ACCESS_TIME, st.mtime);
+
+        mode_t perm = parseMode(st.mode);
+        if (dir) {
+            entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFDIR);
+            entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_ACCESS, perm | 0111);
+        } else {
+            entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFREG);
+            entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_ACCESS, perm);
+        }
+
+        if (!dir) {
+            QMimeDatabase db;
+            QMimeType mime = db.mimeTypeForFile(name.isEmpty() ? st.name : name,
+                                                QMimeDatabase::MatchExtension);
+            if (mime.isValid() && !mime.isDefault()) {
+                entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_MIME_TYPE, mime.name());
+            } else {
+                entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_MIME_TYPE,
+                                 QStringLiteral("text/plain"));
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, name);
+    }
+
+    return entry;
+}
+
+WorkerResult OllieWorker::listDir(const QUrl &url)
+{
+    if (!ensureConnected()) {
+        return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_CANNOT_CONNECT,
+                                  QStringLiteral("Cannot connect to Ollie 9P server: ")
+                                      + m_client.lastError());
+    }
+
+    QString path = ninepPath(url);
+    QStringList entries = m_client.ls(path);
+    if (entries.isEmpty() && !m_client.lastError().isEmpty()) {
+        return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_CANNOT_ENTER_DIRECTORY,
+                                  m_client.lastError());
+    }
+
+    // Emit "." entry for the directory itself
+    UDSEntry dot;
+    dot.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, QStringLiteral("."));
+    dot.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFDIR);
+    dot.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_ACCESS, 0755);
+    listEntry(dot);
+
+    for (const QString &name : entries) {
+        QString childPath = path.isEmpty() ? name : (path + QLatin1Char('/') + name);
+        UDSEntry entry = entryFromStat(childPath, name);
+        listEntry(entry);
+    }
+
+    return WorkerResult::pass();
+}
+
+WorkerResult OllieWorker::stat(const QUrl &url)
+{
+    if (!ensureConnected()) {
+        return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_CANNOT_CONNECT,
+                                  QStringLiteral("Cannot connect to Ollie 9P server: ")
+                                      + m_client.lastError());
+    }
+
+    QString path = ninepPath(url);
+    QString name = url.fileName();
+    if (name.isEmpty())
+        name = QStringLiteral(".");
+
+    UDSEntry entry = entryFromStat(path, name);
+    if (!entry.contains(UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE)) {
+        if (path.isEmpty()) {
+            // Root directory
+            entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, QStringLiteral("."));
+            entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFDIR);
+            entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_ACCESS, 0755);
+            entry.fastInsert(UDSEntry::UDS_MIME_TYPE,
+                             QStringLiteral("inode/directory"));
+        } else {
+            return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST,
+                                      m_client.lastError());
+        }
+    }
+
+    statEntry(entry);
+    return WorkerResult::pass();
+}
+
+WorkerResult OllieWorker::get(const QUrl &url)
+{
+    if (!ensureConnected()) {
+        return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_CANNOT_CONNECT,
+                                  QStringLiteral("Cannot connect to Ollie 9P server: ")
+                                      + m_client.lastError());
+    }
+
+    QString path = ninepPath(url);
+    QByteArray fileData = m_client.read(path);
+    if (fileData.isNull() && !m_client.lastError().isEmpty()) {
+        return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_CANNOT_READ,
+                                  m_client.lastError());
+    }
+
+    QMimeDatabase db;
+    QMimeType mime = db.mimeTypeForFileNameAndData(url.fileName(), fileData);
+    mimeType(mime.name());
+
+    totalSize(fileData.size());
+    data(fileData);
+    return WorkerResult::pass();
+}
+
+WorkerResult OllieWorker::put(const QUrl &url, int /*permissions*/, KIO::JobFlags /*flags*/)
+{
+    if (!ensureConnected()) {
+        return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_CANNOT_CONNECT,
+                                  QStringLiteral("Cannot connect to Ollie 9P server: ")
+                                      + m_client.lastError());
+    }
+
+    // Read incoming data from the job
+    QByteArray allData;
+    int result;
+    do {
+        QByteArray buffer;
+        dataReq();
+        result = readData(buffer);
+        if (result > 0)
+            allData.append(buffer);
+    } while (result > 0);
+
+    QString path = ninepPath(url);
+    if (!m_client.write(path, allData)) {
+        return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_CANNOT_WRITE,
+                                  m_client.lastError());
+    }
+
+    return WorkerResult::pass();
+}
+
+WorkerResult OllieWorker::mkdir(const QUrl &url, int /*permissions*/)
+{
+    if (!ensureConnected()) {
+        return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_CANNOT_CONNECT,
+                                  QStringLiteral("Cannot connect to Ollie 9P server: ")
+                                      + m_client.lastError());
+    }
+
+    QString path = ninepPath(url);
+    if (!m_client.mkdir(path)) {
+        return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_CANNOT_MKDIR,
+                                  m_client.lastError());
+    }
+
+    return WorkerResult::pass();
+}
+
+WorkerResult OllieWorker::del(const QUrl &url, bool /*isFile*/)
+{
+    if (!ensureConnected()) {
+        return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_CANNOT_CONNECT,
+                                  QStringLiteral("Cannot connect to Ollie 9P server: ")
+                                      + m_client.lastError());
+    }
+
+    QString path = ninepPath(url);
+    if (!m_client.remove(path)) {
+        return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_CANNOT_DELETE,
+                                  m_client.lastError());
+    }
+
+    return WorkerResult::pass();
+}
+
+WorkerResult OllieWorker::rename(const QUrl &src, const QUrl &dest, KIO::JobFlags /*flags*/)
+{
+    if (!ensureConnected()) {
+        return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_CANNOT_CONNECT,
+                                  QStringLiteral("Cannot connect to Ollie 9P server: ")
+                                      + m_client.lastError());
+    }
+
+    QString srcPath = ninepPath(src);
+    QString newName = dest.fileName();
+    if (!m_client.rename(srcPath, newName)) {
+        return WorkerResult::fail(ERR_CANNOT_RENAME,
+                                  m_client.lastError());
+    }
+
+    return WorkerResult::pass();
+}
+
+#include "ollie_kio.moc"
diff --git a/kio/ollie_kio.h b/kio/ollie_kio.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d30dc3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kio/ollie_kio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef OLLIE_KIO_H
+#define OLLIE_KIO_H
+
+#include <KIO/WorkerBase>
+#include "lib9pclient.h"
+
+// KIO worker for ollie:// URLs.
+// Maps ollie:///path directly to the Ollie 9P namespace.
+class OllieWorker : public KIO::WorkerBase
+{
+public:
+    OllieWorker(const QByteArray &pool, const QByteArray &app);
+    ~OllieWorker() override;
+
+    KIO::WorkerResult listDir(const QUrl &url) override;
+    KIO::WorkerResult stat(const QUrl &url) override;
+    KIO::WorkerResult get(const QUrl &url) override;
+    KIO::WorkerResult put(const QUrl &url, int permissions, KIO::JobFlags flags) override;
+    KIO::WorkerResult mkdir(const QUrl &url, int permissions) override;
+    KIO::WorkerResult del(const QUrl &url, bool isFile) override;
+    KIO::WorkerResult rename(const QUrl &src, const QUrl &dest, KIO::JobFlags flags) override;
+
+private:
+    bool ensureConnected();
+    QString ninepPath(const QUrl &url) const;
+    KIO::UDSEntry entryFromStat(const QString &path, const QString &name);
+    bool isDirectory(const QString &mode) const;
+    mode_t parseMode(const QString &mode) const;
+
+    Lib9pClient m_client;
+};
+
+#endif // OLLIE_KIO_H