diff --git a/HellionChat/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs b/HellionChat/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs
index ec7c7ea..e5ee236 100644
--- a/HellionChat/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs
@@ -501,20 +501,40 @@ internal unsafe class KeybindManager : IDisposable
             return;
 
         Plugin.KeyState[currentBest.Item1] = false;
-        if (!KeybindsToIntercept.ContainsKey(currentBest.Item2))
+        if (!KeybindsToIntercept.TryGetValue(currentBest.Item2, out var info))
             return;
 
         // Re-surface the chat-activation entry point retired in v1.6.0: a chat-open
         // keybind shows + focuses the window, restoring it from a user-hide or a
-        // closed state. Channel/prefill routing from the bind stays out of scope.
+        // closed state.
         Plugin.Instance.MainWindow?.ActivateChat();
+
+        // Direct channel-switch binds (CMD_SAY/PARTY/numbered linkshells/…): switch the
+        // game channel AND mirror it onto the active tab so the input pill shows the
+        // real send target (pill-sync, Flo decision 2026-06-15). Rotation binds (REPLY /
+        // linkshell-cycle, Rotate != None) and the Permanent nuance stay deferred to the
+        // keybind-routing follow-cycle.
+        if (info.Channel is { } channel && info.Rotate == RotateMode.None)
+        {
+            Plugin.Instance.Functions.Chat.SetChannel(channel);
+            if (Plugin.Instance.MainWindow?.ActiveTab is { } activeTab)
+            {
+                activeTab.CurrentChannel.SetChannel(channel);
+                activeTab.CurrentChannel.TellTarget = null;
+                activeTab.CurrentChannel.ResetTempChannel();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Prefill text binds (CMD_COMMAND seeds "/"): drop the token into our input.
+        if (info.Text is { } text)
+            Plugin.Instance.InputBar.SetPendingMessage(text);
     }
 
-    // Tab-cycle dispatch is offline until the new chat layer surfaces a
-    // ChangeTabDelta entry point and pop-out input bars come back online.
+    // Cycle the main window's active tab. Pop-out input-bar focus-forward stays
+    // deferred (no focus contract yet) — main-window tabs only.
     private void DispatchTabDelta(int delta)
     {
-        _ = delta;
+        Plugin.Instance.MainWindow?.ChangeTabDelta(delta);
     }
 
     private static Keybind GetKeybind(string id)
diff --git a/HellionChat/Ui/Windows/MainWindow.cs b/HellionChat/Ui/Windows/MainWindow.cs
index 646a9e9..59f095f 100644
--- a/HellionChat/Ui/Windows/MainWindow.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Ui/Windows/MainWindow.cs
@@ -160,6 +160,25 @@ internal sealed class MainWindow : Window
         TabLifecycleHelpers.OnTabActivated(tab, previous);
     }
 
+    // Tab-cycle entry point for the ChatTabForward/Backward keybinds. Empty list is a
+    // no-op; a null active tab seeds tabs[0]; a single-tab cycle that lands on the
+    // already-active tab is a no-op (ActivateTab early-returns on the same reference).
+    // Routes through ActivateTab so the cycle strips stale tell state + re-derives the
+    // channel exactly like a sidebar/top-tab click. Pop-out focus-forward stays
+    // deferred (no focus contract) — main-window tabs only.
+    internal void ChangeTabDelta(int delta)
+    {
+        var tabs = Plugin.Config.Tabs;
+        if (tabs.Count == 0)
+            return;
+
+        var idx = _activeTab is null ? 0 : tabs.IndexOf(_activeTab);
+        if (idx < 0)
+            idx = 0; // active tab not in the list (mid-strip) -> start from the first
+
+        ActivateTab(tabs[TabLifecycleHelpers.WrapTabIndex(idx, delta, tabs.Count)]);
+    }
+
     // Internal accessors for self-tests so the probes can reach the live
     // component without exposing them as public surface.
     internal Components.Sidebar GetSidebarForSelfTest() => _sidebar;
diff --git a/HellionChat/Util/TabLifecycleHelpers.cs b/HellionChat/Util/TabLifecycleHelpers.cs
index 9c2a6f8..e9edc6f 100644
--- a/HellionChat/Util/TabLifecycleHelpers.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Util/TabLifecycleHelpers.cs
@@ -83,4 +83,15 @@ internal static class TabLifecycleHelpers
         tab.CurrentChannel.TellTarget = null;
         tab.CurrentChannel.ResetTempChannel();
     }
+
+    // Wrap-around tab index for keybind cycling. Pure so the Build-Suite can test the
+    // wrap math without a live window. count == 0 returns 0 (the caller dead-zones
+    // before activating); negative deltas wrap correctly via the double-mod.
+    // TEST-MIRROR: ../../Hellion Build test/_Helpers/TabLifecycleHelpersTests.cs
+    internal static int WrapTabIndex(int current, int delta, int count)
+    {
+        if (count <= 0)
+            return 0;
+        return ((current + delta) % count + count) % count;
+    }
 }