diff --git a/packages/app/src/docker-git/menu-render-select.ts b/packages/app/src/docker-git/menu-render-select.ts
index 5b97ba02..17bef476 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/docker-git/menu-render-select.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/docker-git/menu-render-select.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,30 @@ export const buildSelectLabels = (
     return `${prefix} ${index + 1}. ${item.displayName} (${refLabel})${runtimeSuffix}`
   })
 
+export type SelectListWindow = {
+  readonly start: number
+  readonly end: number
+}
+
+export const buildSelectListWindow = (
+  total: number,
+  selected: number,
+  maxVisible: number
+): SelectListWindow => {
+  if (total <= 0) {
+    return { start: 0, end: 0 }
+  }
+  const visible = Math.max(1, maxVisible)
+  if (total <= visible) {
+    return { start: 0, end: total }
+  }
+  const boundedSelected = Math.min(Math.max(selected, 0), total - 1)
+  const half = Math.floor(visible / 2)
+  const maxStart = total - visible
+  const start = Math.min(Math.max(boundedSelected - half, 0), maxStart)
+  return { start, end: start + visible }
+}
+
 type SelectDetailsContext = {
   readonly item: ProjectItem
   readonly refLabel: string
diff --git a/packages/app/src/docker-git/menu-render.ts b/packages/app/src/docker-git/menu-render.ts
index 6fe4b360..d074dc53 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/docker-git/menu-render.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/docker-git/menu-render.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { ProjectItem } from "@effect-template/lib/usecases/projects"
 import { renderLayout } from "./menu-render-layout.js"
 import {
   buildSelectLabels,
+  buildSelectListWindow,
   renderSelectDetails,
   selectHint,
   type SelectPurpose,
@@ -162,6 +163,22 @@ const computeListWidth = (labels: ReadonlyArray<string>): number => {
   return Math.min(Math.max(maxLabelWidth + 2, 28), 54)
 }
 
+const readStdoutRows = (): number | null => {
+  const rows = process.stdout.rows
+  if (typeof rows !== "number" || !Number.isFinite(rows) || rows <= 0) {
+    return null
+  }
+  return rows
+}
+
+const computeSelectListMaxRows = (): number => {
+  const rows = readStdoutRows()
+  if (rows === null) {
+    return 12
+  }
+  return Math.max(6, rows - 14)
+}
+
 const renderSelectListBox = (
   el: typeof React.createElement,
   items: ReadonlyArray<ProjectItem>,
@@ -169,8 +186,13 @@ const renderSelectListBox = (
   labels: ReadonlyArray<string>,
   width: number
 ): React.ReactElement => {
-  const list = labels.map((label, index) =>
-    el(
+  const window = buildSelectListWindow(labels.length, selected, computeSelectListMaxRows())
+  const hiddenAbove = window.start
+  const hiddenBelow = labels.length - window.end
+  const visibleLabels = labels.slice(window.start, window.end)
+  const list = visibleLabels.map((label, offset) => {
+    const index = window.start + offset
+    return el(
       Text,
       {
         key: items[index]?.projectDir ?? String(index),
@@ -179,12 +201,22 @@ const renderSelectListBox = (
       },
       label
     )
-  )
+  })
+
+  const before = hiddenAbove > 0
+    ? [el(Text, { color: "gray", wrap: "truncate" }, `[scroll] ${hiddenAbove} more above`)]
+    : []
+  const after = hiddenBelow > 0
+    ? [el(Text, { color: "gray", wrap: "truncate" }, `[scroll] ${hiddenBelow} more below`)]
+    : []
+  const listBody = list.length > 0 ? list : [el(Text, { color: "gray" }, "No projects found.")]
 
   return el(
     Box,
     { flexDirection: "column", width },
-    ...(list.length > 0 ? list : [el(Text, { color: "gray" }, "No projects found.")])
+    ...before,
+    ...listBody,
+    ...after
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/app/tests/docker-git/menu-select-order.test.ts b/packages/app/tests/docker-git/menu-select-order.test.ts
index 3c1b344f..3b821111 100644
--- a/packages/app/tests/docker-git/menu-select-order.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/tests/docker-git/menu-select-order.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest"
 
-import { buildSelectLabels } from "../../src/docker-git/menu-render-select.js"
+import { buildSelectLabels, buildSelectListWindow } from "../../src/docker-git/menu-render-select.js"
 import { sortItemsByLaunchTime } from "../../src/docker-git/menu-select-order.js"
 import type { SelectProjectRuntime } from "../../src/docker-git/menu-types.js"
 import { makeProjectItem } from "./fixtures/project-item.js"
@@ -70,4 +70,15 @@ describe("menu-select order", () => {
     expect(downLabel).toContain("running, ssh=2, started=2026-02-17 09:45 UTC")
     emitProof("UI labels show container start timestamp in Connect and Down views")
   })
+
+  it("keeps full list visible when projects fit into viewport", () => {
+    const window = buildSelectListWindow(8, 3, 12)
+    expect(window).toEqual({ start: 0, end: 8 })
+  })
+
+  it("computes a scrolling window around selected project", () => {
+    expect(buildSelectListWindow(30, 0, 10)).toEqual({ start: 0, end: 10 })
+    expect(buildSelectListWindow(30, 15, 10)).toEqual({ start: 10, end: 20 })
+    expect(buildSelectListWindow(30, 29, 10)).toEqual({ start: 20, end: 30 })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/docker-git/tests/core/templates.test.ts b/packages/docker-git/tests/core/templates.test.ts
index b17bb4ad..27618821 100644
--- a/packages/docker-git/tests/core/templates.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docker-git/tests/core/templates.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ describe("planFiles", () => {
         expect(entrypointSpec.contents).toContain(
           "push contains commit updating managed issue block in AGENTS.md"
         )
+        expect(entrypointSpec.contents).toContain("docker_git_short_pwd()")
+        expect(entrypointSpec.contents).toContain("local base=\"[\\t] $short_pwd\"")
+        expect(entrypointSpec.contents).toContain("local base=\"[%*] $short_pwd\"")
         expect(entrypointSpec.contents).toContain("CACHE_ROOT=\"/home/dev/.docker-git/.cache/git-mirrors\"")
         expect(entrypointSpec.contents).toContain("PACKAGE_CACHE_ROOT=\"/home/dev/.docker-git/.cache/packages\"")
         expect(entrypointSpec.contents).toContain("npm_config_store_dir")
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/core/templates-prompt.ts b/packages/lib/src/core/templates-prompt.ts
index 2db68c67..09868417 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/core/templates-prompt.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/core/templates-prompt.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,64 @@
 // EFFECT: n/a
 // INVARIANT: script is deterministic
 // COMPLEXITY: O(1)
-export const renderPromptScript = (): string =>
-  `docker_git_branch() { git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null; }
+const dockerGitPromptScript = `docker_git_branch() { git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null; }
+docker_git_short_pwd() {
+  local full_path
+  full_path="\${PWD:-}"
+  if [[ -z "$full_path" ]]; then
+    printf "%s" "?"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  local display="$full_path"
+  if [[ -n "\${HOME:-}" && "$full_path" == "$HOME" ]]; then
+    display="~"
+  elif [[ -n "\${HOME:-}" && "$full_path" == "$HOME/"* ]]; then
+    display="~/\${full_path#$HOME/}"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$display" == "~" || "$display" == "/" ]]; then
+    printf "%s" "$display"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  local prefix=""
+  local body="$display"
+  if [[ "$body" == "~/"* ]]; then
+    prefix="~/"
+    body="\${body#~/}"
+  elif [[ "$body" == /* ]]; then
+    prefix="/"
+    body="\${body#/}"
+  fi
+
+  local result="$prefix"
+  local segment=""
+  local rest="$body"
+  while [[ "$rest" == */* ]]; do
+    segment="\${rest%%/*}"
+    rest="\${rest#*/}"
+    if [[ -n "$segment" ]]; then
+      result+="\${segment:0:1}/"
+    fi
+  done
+
+  if [[ -n "$rest" ]]; then
+    result+="$rest"
+  elif [[ "$result" == "~/" ]]; then
+    result="~"
+  elif [[ -z "$result" ]]; then
+    result="/"
+  fi
+
+  printf "%s" "$result"
+}
 docker_git_prompt_apply() {
   local b
   b="$(docker_git_branch)"
-  local base="[\\t] \\w"
+  local short_pwd
+  short_pwd="$(docker_git_short_pwd)"
+  local base="[\\t] $short_pwd"
   if [ -n "$b" ]; then
     PS1="\${base} (\${b})> "
   else
@@ -26,6 +78,8 @@ else
   PROMPT_COMMAND="docker_git_prompt_apply"
 fi`
 
+export const renderPromptScript = (): string => dockerGitPromptScript
+
 // CHANGE: enable bash completion for interactive shells
 // WHY: allow tab completion for CLI tools in SSH terminals
 // QUOTE(ТЗ): "А почему у меня не работает автодополенние в терминале?"
@@ -124,10 +178,68 @@ zstyle ':completion:*' tag-order builtins commands aliases reserved-words functi
 
 autoload -Uz add-zsh-hook
 docker_git_branch() { git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null; }
+docker_git_short_pwd() {
+  local full_path="\${PWD:-}"
+  if [[ -z "$full_path" ]]; then
+    print -r -- "?"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  local display="$full_path"
+  if [[ -n "\${HOME:-}" && "$full_path" == "$HOME" ]]; then
+    display="~"
+  elif [[ -n "\${HOME:-}" && "$full_path" == "$HOME/"* ]]; then
+    display="~/\${full_path#$HOME/}"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$display" == "~" || "$display" == "/" ]]; then
+    print -r -- "$display"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  local prefix=""
+  local body="$display"
+  if [[ "$body" == "~/"* ]]; then
+    prefix="~/"
+    body="\${body#~/}"
+  elif [[ "$body" == /* ]]; then
+    prefix="/"
+    body="\${body#/}"
+  fi
+
+  local -a parts
+  local result="$prefix"
+  parts=(\${(s:/:)body})
+  local total=\${#parts[@]}
+  local idx=1
+  local part=""
+  for part in "\${parts[@]}"; do
+    if [[ -z "$part" ]]; then
+      ((idx++))
+      continue
+    fi
+    if (( idx < total )); then
+      result+="\${part[1,1]}/"
+    else
+      result+="$part"
+    fi
+    ((idx++))
+  done
+
+  if [[ -z "$result" ]]; then
+    result="/"
+  elif [[ "$result" == "~/" ]]; then
+    result="~"
+  fi
+
+  print -r -- "$result"
+}
 docker_git_prompt_apply() {
   local b
   b="$(docker_git_branch)"
-  local base="[%*] %~"
+  local short_pwd
+  short_pwd="$(docker_git_short_pwd)"
+  local base="[%*] $short_pwd"
   if [[ -n "$b" ]]; then
     PROMPT="$base ($b)> "
   else