diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 879c9d8..66664a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ The desktop UI is modal. In the browse pane:
 | `o` | a new document here, straight into insert mode |
 | `O` | a new folder here |
 | `i`, `a` | edit the open entry |
+| `R` | rename what is highlighted — document, folder or space |
+| `b` | the board of this space |
 | `Esc`, `q` | back out to the document |
 | `h` | up one level in the tree |
 | `/` | full-text search (`n` clears it) |
@@ -73,9 +75,12 @@ mode, macros, `:w` to write. `:help` lists every ex command; the useful ones are
 `:w`, `:wq`, `:q!`, `:new [yyyy-mm-dd]`, `:date`, `:name`, `:share`, `:link`,
 `:upload`, `:media`, `:search`, `:backup`, `:set theme=mocha|green|amber|ice` and
 `:set novim`. The tree has its own: `:space [name]` switches (`:space! <name>`
-makes one), `:mkdir <name>` makes a folder, `:cd <name|..|/>` walks it and
-`:mv <folder|..>` moves what is selected, and `:import` uploads a folder into
-the one being browsed (`:import!` takes a `.zip` instead). The board has
+makes one, `:rmspace [name]` deletes one and everything in it), `:mkdir <name>`
+makes a folder, `:cd <name|..|/>` walks it and `:mv <folder|..>` moves what is
+selected, and `:import` uploads a folder into the one being browsed
+(`:import!` takes a `.zip` instead). `:name <text>` renames whatever is under
+the cursor — a document, a folder, or a card on a board — and `:name!` renames
+the space itself. The board has
 `:board`, `:card <title>` (`:card!` links the open document to it),
 `:due <yyyy-mm-dd|->`, `:done` and `:list <name>` (`:list!` deletes one).
 
@@ -83,10 +88,13 @@ On a touch device modal editing is turned off and the same actions are buttons.
 
 ## Boards
 
-`:board` swaps the tree for the board of the space being browsed, and swaps it
-back. Every space has one except the diary — a journal has no backlog — and
-`:set board` / `:set noboard` changes that for the space you are in. A new
-board starts with `backlog`, `doing` and `done`; `:list <name>` adds columns.
+`b`, the `board` button above the list, or `:board` swaps the tree for the board
+of the space being browsed, and swaps it back. Every space has one except the
+diary — a journal has no backlog — and `:set board` / `:set noboard` changes
+that for the space you are in (the `+board` button above the list does the
+same). A new board starts with `backlog`, `doing` and `done`; `:list <name>`
+adds columns, and `o` or the `+ card` button puts a card on the one under the
+cursor.
 
 | key | action |
 | --- | --- |
diff --git a/web/src/App.svelte b/web/src/App.svelte
index ab5686f..58fbf97 100644
--- a/web/src/App.svelte
+++ b/web/src/App.svelte
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@
       case 'o':
         cmdline = ':card '
         return true
+      case 'R':
+        cmdline = ':name '
+        return true
       case 't':
       case ' ':
         void workspace.guard(() => workspace.toggleDone())
@@ -267,6 +270,17 @@
         event.preventDefault()
         void runCommand('edit')
         break
+      case 'b':
+        // The board is a view of the space, not a row in the list, so it needs
+        // a key as plain as the one that opens a document.
+        event.preventDefault()
+        void runCommand('board')
+        break
+      case 'R':
+        // Renaming needs a name typed, and names are typed on the command line.
+        event.preventDefault()
+        cmdline = ':name '
+        break
       case 'h':
       case 'ArrowLeft':
         // Out of the document if one is open, otherwise up a level — the same
@@ -339,6 +353,8 @@
   │                             │
   │  o   write a new document   │
   │  O   make a folder          │
+  │  R   rename what is marked  │
+  │  b   this space's board     │
   │  j/k browse, Enter opens    │
   │  h   up one level           │
   │  /   search this space      │
diff --git a/web/src/lib/Board.svelte b/web/src/lib/Board.svelte
index 5565672..ea73db8 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/Board.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/Board.svelte
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
       {workspace.board?.lists.reduce((n, list) => n + list.cards.length, 0) ?? 0} cards
     </span>
     <span class="tools">
-      <button title="new card (o)" onclick={() => hooks.openCommandLine(':card ')}>+</button>
-      <button title="new list" onclick={() => hooks.openCommandLine(':list ')}>[+]</button>
+      <button title="new card on this list (o)" onclick={() => hooks.openCommandLine(':card ')}>+ card</button>
+      <button title="new list (:list &lt;name&gt;)" onclick={() => hooks.openCommandLine(':list ')}>+ list</button>
       <button title="back to the tree (:board)" onclick={() => runCommand('board')}>tree</button>
       <button title="command line (:)" onclick={() => hooks.openCommandLine(':')}>:</button>
       <button title="help (?)" onclick={() => runCommand('help')}>?</button>
@@ -91,12 +91,14 @@
               </button>
             </li>
           {:else}
-            <li class="empty faint">—</li>
+            <li class="empty faint">no cards — o adds one</li>
           {/each}
         </ul>
       </section>
     {:else}
-      <div class="empty faint">no lists — :list &lt;name&gt; makes one</div>
+      <div class="empty faint">
+        no lists yet — [+] above, or :list &lt;name&gt;, makes a column. then o, or +, adds a card to it.
+      </div>
     {/each}
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/Help.svelte b/web/src/lib/Help.svelte
index 55b8aa8..23904f2 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/Help.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/Help.svelte
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     ['o', 'new document here, straight into insert mode'],
     ['O', 'new folder here'],
     ['i · a', 'edit the open document'],
+    ['R', 'rename what is marked — document, folder or card'],
+    ['b', "open this space's board"],
     ['Esc · q', 'back out to the list'],
     ['/', 'full-text search, inside the current space'],
     ['n', 'clear the search'],
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@
     ['Enter', 'open the document the card links to'],
     ['t · Space', 'tick the card off, or un-tick it'],
     ['o', 'new card on this list'],
+    ['R', 'rename the card'],
     ['x', 'delete the card (asks first)'],
     ['q · Esc', 'back to the tree'],
   ]
diff --git a/web/src/lib/Sidebar.svelte b/web/src/lib/Sidebar.svelte
index 60e1dd0..6f5054b 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/Sidebar.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/Sidebar.svelte
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@
       {workspace.nodes.length} {workspace.nodes.length === 1 ? 'item' : 'items'}
     </span>
     <span class="tools">
+      <!-- The board is the one view with no row in the list to click, so it
+           needs a door of its own; a space without one is offered the switch. -->
+      {#if workspace.space?.has_board}
+        <button class="board" title="board (b)" onclick={() => runCommand('board')}>board</button>
+      {:else if workspace.space}
+        <button class="board faint" title="give this space a board (:set board)" onclick={() => runCommand('set board')}>+board</button>
+      {/if}
       <button title="new document (o)" onclick={() => runCommand('new')}>+</button>
       <button title="new folder (O)" onclick={() => hooks.openCommandLine(':mkdir ')}>[+]</button>
       <button title="search (/)" onclick={() => hooks.openCommandLine('/')}>/</button>
@@ -156,6 +163,8 @@
   .count { flex: 1; text-align: right; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; }
   .tools { display: flex; gap: 2px; flex: none; }
   .tools button { padding: 0 6px; line-height: 18px; }
+  .tools .board { color: var(--accent); }
+  .tools .board.faint { color: var(--fg-faint); }
 
   /* Roomier tap targets where there is no keyboard. */
   @media (pointer: coarse) {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/commands.ts b/web/src/lib/commands.ts
index b341be4..630a471 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/commands.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/commands.ts
@@ -442,19 +442,55 @@ export const commands: CommandSpec[] = [
   },
   {
     name: 'name',
-    aliases: ['title'],
+    aliases: ['title', 'rename'],
     args: '<text>',
     group: 'editing',
-    help: 'rename the open document, or the selected card on a board',
+    help: 'rename what is under the cursor — document, folder, or card on a board',
     run: async (arg) => {
       if (workspace.view === 'board') {
         if (!arg.trim()) return workspace.say('usage: :name <text>', 'error')
         return workspace.guard(() => workspace.patchCard({ title: arg.trim() }))
       }
-      if (!requireOpen()) return
-      workspace.draft.name = arg
-      workspace.dirty = true
-      await workspace.guard(() => workspace.save())
+      if (!arg.trim()) return workspace.say('usage: :name <text>', 'error')
+
+      // The open document is renamed through the draft, so an unsaved body is
+      // written with the new name instead of being left behind by it.
+      if (workspace.open) {
+        workspace.draft.name = arg
+        workspace.dirty = true
+        return workspace.guard(() => workspace.save())
+      }
+
+      const node = workspace.selected
+      if (!node) return workspace.say('nothing selected — :name! renames the space', 'error')
+      await workspace.guard(() => workspace.renameNode(node.id, arg))
+    },
+    bang: {
+      help: 'rename the space you are in',
+      run: async (arg) => {
+        const space = workspace.space
+        if (!space) return workspace.say('no space open', 'error')
+        if (!arg.trim()) return workspace.say('usage: :name! <text>', 'error')
+        await workspace.guard(() => workspace.renameNode(space.id, arg))
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'rmspace',
+    aliases: ['rms'],
+    args: '[name]',
+    group: 'tree',
+    help: 'delete a space and everything in it (asks first)',
+    run: async (arg) => {
+      const wanted = arg.trim().toLowerCase()
+      const space = wanted
+        ? workspace.spaces.find((s) => s.slug === wanted || s.name.toLowerCase() === wanted)
+        : workspace.space
+      if (!space) return workspace.say(`no such space: ${wanted || '(none open)'}`, 'error')
+      if (!confirm(`delete the space "${space.name}" and everything in it? this cannot be undone.`)) {
+        return
+      }
+      await workspace.guard(() => workspace.deleteSpace(space.id))
     },
   },
   {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/store.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/store.svelte.ts
index 32e4675..09b8749 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/store.svelte.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/store.svelte.ts
@@ -417,6 +417,55 @@ class Workspace {
     this.say(removed > 1 ? `deleted ${removed} nodes` : `deleted #${id}`)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Rename anything in the tree — a document, a folder or a space. The body
+   * has to ride along because the update is a whole-node write; for the node
+   * being edited that is the draft, which would otherwise be rolled back to
+   * whatever the server still holds.
+   */
+  async renameNode(id: number, name: string) {
+    const current =
+      this.open?.id === id ? { ...this.open, body: this.draft.body } : await api.getNode(id)
+    const saved = await api.updateNode(id, {
+      name: name.trim(),
+      body: current.body,
+      created_at: current.created_at,
+    })
+    if (this.open?.id === id) {
+      this.open = saved
+      this.draft.name = saved.name
+    }
+    if (this.path.some((crumb) => crumb.id === id)) this.path = saved.path
+    if (saved.kind === 'space') this.spaces = await api.listSpaces()
+    await this.refresh()
+    this.say(`renamed to ${saved.slug}`)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete a space and everything in it. The app has to land somewhere
+   * afterwards, so it falls into the next space — or, if that was the last
+   * one, into an empty workspace that `:space! <name>` fills again.
+   */
+  async deleteSpace(id: number) {
+    const { removed } = await api.deleteNode(id)
+    this.open = null
+    this.editing = false
+    this.board = null
+    this.view = 'tree'
+    this.spaces = await api.listSpaces()
+    const next = this.spaces.find((space) => space.slug === 'diary') ?? this.spaces[0]
+    if (next) await this.enterSpace(next.id)
+    else {
+      localStorage.removeItem('diary:space')
+      this.spaceId = null
+      this.parentId = null
+      this.path = []
+      this.nodes = []
+      this.cursor = 0
+    }
+    this.say(`deleted the space and ${removed - 1} node(s) in it`)
+  }
+
   /** Reparent the node under the cursor, for `:mv`. */
   async moveNode(id: number, parentId: number) {
     await api.moveNode(id, parentId)