diff --git a/tui/README.md b/tui/README.md
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+# diora-tui
+
+Lokaler EPUB-Reader im Terminal — die erste Stufe einer TUI-Version von diora.
+
+Läuft komplett offline gegen eine lokale Bibliothek aus `.epub`-Dateien und merkt sich
+den Lesefortschritt pro Buch (`progress.json` im plattformüblichen Datenverzeichnis,
+z.B. `~/.local/share/diora-tui/` unter Linux, via `platformdirs`). Der Fortschritt wird
+— genau wie im Web-Reader von diora (siehe `books/models.py`, `save_progress`) — nur
+vorwärts überschrieben ("furthest wins"), damit ein älterer/gestaffelter Lauf nie eine
+bereits weiter gelesene Position zurücksetzt.
+
+Sobald die diora-Sync-API für E-Book-Fortschritt steht, bekommt dieses Tool einen
+Sync-Layer, der `progress.json` gegen den Server abgleicht. Bis dahin ist alles rein
+lokal — keine Verschlüsselung, kein Server-Kontakt, keine Kenntnis von diora-Accounts.
+
+## Setup
+
+```bash
+cd tui
+pip install -e .
+```
+
+## Nutzung
+
+```bash
+diora-tui --library ~/Books   # Standard: ~/Books
+```
+
+Tastenkürzel:
+
+- `↑`/`k`, `↓`/`j` — zeilenweise scrollen
+- `n` / `]` — nächstes Kapitel, `p` / `[` — vorheriges Kapitel
+- `Enter` — markiertes Buch aus der Bibliothek öffnen
+- `Escape` / `q` — zurück zur Bibliothek (im Reader) bzw. beenden (in der Bibliothek)
+
+## Grenzen der aktuellen Version
+
+- Nur EPUB, kein PDF (diora selbst unterstützt beides).
+- Text wird pro Kapitel als Fließtext ohne Bild-/Layout-Rendering dargestellt.
+- Fortschritt ist rein lokal; es gibt noch keinen Login/Sync gegen eine diora-Instanz.
diff --git a/tui/diora_tui/__init__.py b/tui/diora_tui/__init__.py
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+"""diora-tui: lokaler EPUB-Reader, Vorstufe eines diora-TUI-Clients."""
diff --git a/tui/diora_tui/__main__.py b/tui/diora_tui/__main__.py
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+from diora_tui.app import main
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tui/diora_tui/app.py b/tui/diora_tui/app.py
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+"""diora-tui: local EPUB reader, precursor to a TUI client that syncs against
+diora's e-book progress API once it exists (see project README)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
+from textual.binding import Binding
+from textual.containers import VerticalScroll
+from textual.screen import Screen
+from textual.widgets import Footer, Header, Label, ListItem, ListView, Static
+
+from . import epub, progress
+
+DEFAULT_LIBRARY = Path.home() / "Books"
+
+
+class LibraryScreen(Screen):
+    BINDINGS = [
+        Binding("enter", "open_selected", "Öffnen"),
+        Binding("q", "quit", "Beenden"),
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(self, library_dir: Path) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.library_dir = library_dir
+        self.paths: list[Path] = []
+
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        yield Header()
+        yield ListView(id="library-list")
+        yield Footer()
+
+    def on_mount(self) -> None:
+        self.sub_title = str(self.library_dir)
+        self.paths = epub.scan_library(self.library_dir)
+        list_view = self.query_one("#library-list", ListView)
+        if not self.paths:
+            list_view.append(ListItem(Label(f"Keine EPUBs gefunden in {self.library_dir}")))
+            return
+        for path in self.paths:
+            list_view.append(ListItem(Label(path.stem)))
+        list_view.index = 0
+        list_view.focus()
+
+    def action_open_selected(self) -> None:
+        list_view = self.query_one("#library-list", ListView)
+        if not self.paths or list_view.index is None:
+            return
+        self.app.push_screen(ReaderScreen(self.paths[list_view.index]))
+
+    def on_list_view_selected(self, event: ListView.Selected) -> None:
+        self.action_open_selected()
+
+
+class ReaderScreen(Screen):
+    BINDINGS = [
+        Binding("j,down", "scroll_down_line", "Runter", show=False),
+        Binding("k,up", "scroll_up_line", "Hoch", show=False),
+        Binding("n,]", "next_chapter", "Nächstes Kapitel"),
+        Binding("p,[", "prev_chapter", "Vorheriges Kapitel"),
+        Binding("q,escape", "back", "Zurück zur Bibliothek"),
+    ]
+
+    AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL = 5.0
+
+    def __init__(self, path: Path) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.book = epub.load_epub(path)
+        self.chapter_index = 0
+        saved = progress.load(self.book.id)
+        if saved is not None and 0 <= saved.chapter_index < len(self.book.chapters):
+            self.chapter_index = saved.chapter_index
+        self._pending_scroll_fraction = saved.scroll_fraction if saved else 0.0
+
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        self._text = Static(id="chapter-text")
+        yield Header()
+        with VerticalScroll(id="reader-scroll") as scroll:
+            self._scroll = scroll
+            yield self._text
+        yield Footer()
+
+    def on_mount(self) -> None:
+        self._render_chapter(restore_scroll=True)
+        self.set_interval(self.AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL, self._save_progress)
+
+    def on_unmount(self) -> None:
+        self._save_progress()
+
+    def _render_chapter(self, *, restore_scroll: bool = False) -> None:
+        chapter = self.book.chapters[self.chapter_index]
+        text = "\n\n".join(chapter.paragraphs)
+        self._text.update(text)
+        self.sub_title = f"{self.book.title} — Kapitel {self.chapter_index + 1}/{len(self.book.chapters)}"
+
+        self._scroll.scroll_home(animate=False)
+        if restore_scroll and self._pending_scroll_fraction:
+            fraction = self._pending_scroll_fraction
+            self.call_after_refresh(lambda: self._scroll_to_fraction(fraction))
+
+    def _scroll_to_fraction(self, fraction: float) -> None:
+        max_y = max(0, self._scroll.virtual_size.height - self._scroll.size.height)
+        self._scroll.scroll_to(y=round(max_y * fraction), animate=False)
+
+    def _current_fraction(self) -> float:
+        max_y = max(1, self._scroll.virtual_size.height - self._scroll.size.height)
+        return max(0.0, min(1.0, self._scroll.scroll_y / max_y))
+
+    def _save_progress(self) -> None:
+        progress.save(
+            self.book.id,
+            progress.Position(chapter_index=self.chapter_index, scroll_fraction=self._current_fraction()),
+        )
+
+    def action_scroll_down_line(self) -> None:
+        self._scroll.scroll_relative(y=1, animate=False)
+
+    def action_scroll_up_line(self) -> None:
+        self._scroll.scroll_relative(y=-1, animate=False)
+
+    def action_next_chapter(self) -> None:
+        if self.chapter_index + 1 < len(self.book.chapters):
+            self.chapter_index += 1
+            self._pending_scroll_fraction = 0.0
+            self._render_chapter()
+            self._save_progress()
+
+    def action_prev_chapter(self) -> None:
+        if self.chapter_index > 0:
+            self.chapter_index -= 1
+            self._pending_scroll_fraction = 0.0
+            self._render_chapter()
+
+    def action_back(self) -> None:
+        self.app.pop_screen()
+
+
+class DioraTuiApp(App):
+    CSS_PATH = "app.tcss"
+    TITLE = "diora-tui"
+
+    def __init__(self, library_dir: Path) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.library_dir = library_dir
+
+    def on_mount(self) -> None:
+        self.push_screen(LibraryScreen(self.library_dir))
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="diora-tui — lokaler EPUB-Reader (Vorstufe des diora-Sync-Clients)"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--library",
+        type=Path,
+        default=DEFAULT_LIBRARY,
+        help=f"Verzeichnis mit EPUB-Dateien (Standard: {DEFAULT_LIBRARY})",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    DioraTuiApp(args.library.expanduser()).run()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tui/diora_tui/app.tcss b/tui/diora_tui/app.tcss
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+#library-list {
+    height: 1fr;
+}
+
+#reader-scroll {
+    height: 1fr;
+    padding: 1 2;
+}
+
+#chapter-text {
+    width: 100%;
+}
diff --git a/tui/diora_tui/epub.py b/tui/diora_tui/epub.py
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+"""EPUB parsing: turn a .epub file into a spine-ordered list of chapters."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import ebooklib
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+from ebooklib import epub
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Chapter:
+    title: str
+    paragraphs: list[str]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Book:
+    id: str
+    title: str
+    author: str
+    path: Path
+    chapters: list[Chapter]
+
+
+def _book_id(path: Path) -> str:
+    # Identifies a book by its resolved path for now. Once the sync API exists,
+    # this should switch to whatever stable id diora assigns server-side.
+    return hashlib.sha256(str(path.resolve()).encode()).hexdigest()[:16]
+
+
+def _extract_paragraphs(html: bytes) -> list[str]:
+    soup = BeautifulSoup(html, "html.parser")
+    for tag in soup(["script", "style"]):
+        tag.decompose()
+
+    paragraphs = []
+    for el in soup.find_all(["p", "h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "li", "blockquote"]):
+        text = el.get_text(" ", strip=True)
+        if text:
+            paragraphs.append(text)
+
+    if not paragraphs:
+        text = soup.get_text(" ", strip=True)
+        if text:
+            paragraphs.append(text)
+
+    return paragraphs
+
+
+def load_epub(path: Path) -> Book:
+    raw = epub.read_epub(str(path), options={"ignore_ncx": True})
+
+    title_meta = raw.get_metadata("DC", "title")
+    title = title_meta[0][0] if title_meta else path.stem
+
+    author_meta = raw.get_metadata("DC", "creator")
+    author = author_meta[0][0] if author_meta else "Unbekannt"
+
+    chapters: list[Chapter] = []
+    for idref, linear in raw.spine:
+        if linear == "no":
+            continue
+        item = raw.get_item_with_id(idref)
+        if item is None or item.get_type() != ebooklib.ITEM_DOCUMENT:
+            continue
+        paragraphs = _extract_paragraphs(item.get_content())
+        if not paragraphs:
+            continue
+        chapters.append(Chapter(title=paragraphs[0][:60], paragraphs=paragraphs))
+
+    return Book(id=_book_id(path), title=title, author=author, path=path, chapters=chapters)
+
+
+def scan_library(library_dir: Path) -> list[Path]:
+    if not library_dir.exists():
+        return []
+    return sorted(library_dir.rglob("*.epub"))
diff --git a/tui/diora_tui/progress.py b/tui/diora_tui/progress.py
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+"""Local reading-progress storage.
+
+Mirrors diora's web-reader "furthest wins" semantics (see books/models.py,
+EBookProgress.save_progress): a saved position only ever advances, so an
+older or offline run can't regress a further-along read position. The
+position is kept anchor-shaped (chapter index + fraction within it) so a
+future sync layer against diora's API can adopt it without a rewrite.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from platformdirs import user_data_dir
+
+_DATA_DIR = Path(user_data_dir("diora-tui", "diora"))
+_PROGRESS_FILE = _DATA_DIR / "progress.json"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Position:
+    chapter_index: int
+    scroll_fraction: float  # 0..1 within the chapter's paragraph list
+
+
+def _load_all() -> dict[str, dict]:
+    if not _PROGRESS_FILE.exists():
+        return {}
+    try:
+        return json.loads(_PROGRESS_FILE.read_text())
+    except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError):
+        return {}
+
+
+def _save_all(data: dict[str, dict]) -> None:
+    _DATA_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    _PROGRESS_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(data, indent=2))
+
+
+def load(book_id: str) -> Position | None:
+    entry = _load_all().get(book_id)
+    if entry is None:
+        return None
+    return Position(chapter_index=entry["chapter_index"], scroll_fraction=entry["scroll_fraction"])
+
+
+def _is_further(new: Position, old: Position) -> bool:
+    if new.chapter_index != old.chapter_index:
+        return new.chapter_index > old.chapter_index
+    return new.scroll_fraction > old.scroll_fraction
+
+
+def save(book_id: str, position: Position, *, force: bool = False) -> None:
+    data = _load_all()
+    existing = data.get(book_id)
+    if existing is not None and not force:
+        old = Position(chapter_index=existing["chapter_index"], scroll_fraction=existing["scroll_fraction"])
+        if not _is_further(position, old):
+            return
+    data[book_id] = asdict(position)
+    _save_all(data)
diff --git a/tui/pyproject.toml b/tui/pyproject.toml
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+[project]
+name = "diora-tui"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Lokaler EPUB-Reader als Vorstufe eines diora-TUI-Clients; synct später Fortschritt über die diora-API."
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
+dependencies = [
+    "textual>=0.60",
+    "ebooklib>=0.18",
+    "beautifulsoup4>=4.12",
+    "platformdirs>=4.0",
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+diora-tui = "diora_tui.app:main"
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
+packages = ["diora_tui"]