diff --git a/.scratch/proxyctl/issues/02-shell-target.md b/.scratch/proxyctl/issues/02-shell-target.md
index f08a3fe..23923b2 100644
--- a/.scratch/proxyctl/issues/02-shell-target.md
+++ b/.scratch/proxyctl/issues/02-shell-target.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 **Blocked by:** 01 — Create and activate persistent Proxy Profiles.
 
-**Status:** in-progress
+**Status:** done
 
 - [ ] A shared Target Interface exposes description, inspection, and desired-state operations without leaking platform paths or commands to the TUI.
 - [ ] The Shell Target is Available only for detected Bash or Zsh environments; unsupported Shells are explained outside the main Target list.
diff --git a/cmd/proxyctl/main.go b/cmd/proxyctl/main.go
index 9f1b517..2066530 100644
--- a/cmd/proxyctl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/proxyctl/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 	"proxyctl/internal/app"
 	"proxyctl/internal/profile"
+	"proxyctl/internal/shell"
+	"proxyctl/internal/target"
 	"proxyctl/internal/tui"
 )
 
@@ -20,14 +23,58 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func run(args []string, input io.Reader, output io.Writer) error {
-	if len(args) != 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("this build supports no command-line arguments")
+	executable, err := os.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locate proxyctl executable: %w", err)
 	}
-	configuration, err := profile.ResolveConfigurationForCurrentProcess()
+	return runWithEnvironment(args, input, output, processEnvironment{}, shell.OSFileSystem{}, executable)
+}
+
+type processEnvironment struct{}
+
+func (processEnvironment) CurrentUser() (profile.UserIdentity, error) {
+	return profile.SystemCurrentUser()
+}
+func (processEnvironment) LookupUser(name string) (profile.UserIdentity, error) {
+	return profile.SystemLookupUser(name)
+}
+func (processEnvironment) LookupEnv(name string) (string, bool) { return os.LookupEnv(name) }
+
+func runWithEnvironment(args []string, input io.Reader, output io.Writer, environment profile.IdentityEnvironment, files shell.FileSystem, executable string) error {
+	profileConfiguration, err := profile.ResolveConfiguration(environment)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	application, err := app.New(profile.NewOwnedFileStoreAt(configuration.Path, configuration.Owner, configuration.TrustedRoot))
+	shellConfiguration, err := shell.ResolveConfiguration(environment)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	shellTarget := shell.New(shellConfiguration, files, environment)
+
+	if len(args) != 0 {
+		if len(args) != 2 || args[0] != "shell" || (args[1] != "install" && args[1] != "uninstall") {
+			return fmt.Errorf("usage: proxyctl [shell install|shell uninstall]")
+		}
+		availability := shellTarget.Availability(context.Background())
+		if !availability.Available {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Shell Target unavailable: %s", availability.Evidence)
+		}
+		if args[1] == "install" {
+			if err := shellTarget.Install(context.Background(), executable); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			fmt.Fprintln(output, "Shell integration installed; restart or source your Shell startup file once.")
+			return nil
+		}
+		if err := shellTarget.Uninstall(context.Background()); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(output, "Shell integration uninstalled.")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	store := profile.NewOwnedFileStoreAt(profileConfiguration.Path, profileConfiguration.Owner, profileConfiguration.TrustedRoot)
+	application, err := app.NewWithTargets(store, []target.Target{shellTarget})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/proxyctl/shell_test.go b/cmd/proxyctl/shell_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d55adfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/proxyctl/shell_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"proxyctl/internal/profile"
+	"proxyctl/internal/shell"
+)
+
+type commandEnvironment struct {
+	identity profile.UserIdentity
+	env      map[string]string
+}
+
+func (e commandEnvironment) CurrentUser() (profile.UserIdentity, error) { return e.identity, nil }
+func (e commandEnvironment) LookupUser(string) (profile.UserIdentity, error) {
+	return profile.UserIdentity{}, os.ErrNotExist
+}
+func (e commandEnvironment) LookupEnv(name string) (string, bool) {
+	value, ok := e.env[name]
+	return value, ok
+}
+
+func TestShellInstallAndUninstallCommandsUseInjectedUserRoots(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	environment := commandEnvironment{identity: profile.UserIdentity{Username: "tester", HomeDir: home, UID: os.Getuid(), GID: os.Getgid()}, env: map[string]string{"SHELL": "/bin/bash", "XDG_CONFIG_HOME": filepath.Join(home, "config"), "XDG_STATE_HOME": filepath.Join(home, "state")}}
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	if err := runWithEnvironment([]string{"shell", "install"}, strings.NewReader(""), &output, environment, shell.OSFileSystem{}, "/test/proxyctl"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	startup := filepath.Join(home, ".bashrc")
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(startup)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(data), "command '/test/proxyctl'") || !strings.Contains(output.String(), "installed") {
+		t.Fatalf("install output/startup = %q / %q", output.String(), data)
+	}
+	output.Reset()
+	if err := runWithEnvironment([]string{"shell", "uninstall"}, strings.NewReader(""), &output, environment, shell.OSFileSystem{}, "/test/proxyctl"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	data, err = os.ReadFile(startup)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(string(data), "proxyctl shell integration") || !strings.Contains(output.String(), "uninstalled") {
+		t.Fatalf("uninstall output/startup = %q / %q", output.String(), data)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUnsupportedShellMaintenanceCommandExplainsAvailability(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	environment := commandEnvironment{identity: profile.UserIdentity{Username: "tester", HomeDir: home, UID: os.Getuid(), GID: os.Getgid()}, env: map[string]string{"SHELL": "/bin/fish"}}
+	err := runWithEnvironment([]string{"shell", "install"}, strings.NewReader(""), &bytes.Buffer{}, environment, shell.OSFileSystem{}, "/test/proxyctl")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Bash or Zsh") {
+		t.Fatalf("unsupported Shell error = %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index be73baf..006010e 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package app
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"proxyctl/internal/profile"
+	"proxyctl/internal/target"
 )
 
 type IntentKind int
@@ -14,18 +16,31 @@ const (
 	UpdateProfile
 	DeleteProfile
 	ActivateProfile
+	SetTargetDesired
 )
 
 type Intent struct {
-	Kind    IntentKind
-	Name    string
-	Profile profile.Profile
-	Confirm bool
+	Kind     IntentKind
+	Name     string
+	Profile  profile.Profile
+	Confirm  bool
+	TargetID string
+	Enabled  bool
+}
+
+type TargetSnapshot struct {
+	ID                   string
+	Description          target.Description
+	Available            bool
+	AvailabilityEvidence string
+	State                target.State
+	Evidence             string
 }
 
 type Snapshot struct {
 	Profiles      []profile.Profile
 	ActiveProfile string
+	Targets       []TargetSnapshot
 }
 
 type Result struct {
@@ -40,24 +55,41 @@ type Module interface {
 }
 
 type Application struct {
-	store profile.Store
-	state profile.State
+	store       profile.Store
+	state       profile.State
+	targets     []target.Target
+	inspections map[string]target.Inspection
 }
 
 func New(store profile.Store) (*Application, error) {
+	return NewWithTargets(store, nil)
+}
+
+func NewWithTargets(store profile.Store, targets []target.Target) (*Application, error) {
 	state, err := store.Load()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &Application{store: store, state: state}, nil
+	a := &Application{store: store, state: state, targets: append([]target.Target(nil), targets...), inspections: make(map[string]target.Inspection)}
+	a.refreshTargets()
+	return a, nil
 }
 
 func (a *Application) Snapshot() Snapshot {
 	profiles := append([]profile.Profile(nil), a.state.Profiles...)
-	return Snapshot{Profiles: profiles, ActiveProfile: a.state.ActiveProfile}
+	snapshot := Snapshot{Profiles: profiles, ActiveProfile: a.state.ActiveProfile}
+	for _, adapter := range a.targets {
+		availability := adapter.Availability(context.Background())
+		inspection := a.inspections[adapter.ID()]
+		snapshot.Targets = append(snapshot.Targets, TargetSnapshot{ID: adapter.ID(), Description: adapter.Description(), Available: availability.Available, AvailabilityEvidence: availability.Evidence, State: inspection.State, Evidence: inspection.Evidence})
+	}
+	return snapshot
 }
 
 func (a *Application) Dispatch(intent Intent) Result {
+	if intent.Kind == SetTargetDesired {
+		return a.setTargetDesired(intent)
+	}
 	var notice string
 	next, err := a.store.Mutate(func(current profile.State) (profile.State, error) {
 		var mutationErr error
@@ -77,6 +109,7 @@ func (a *Application) Dispatch(intent Intent) Result {
 	})
 	if err == nil {
 		a.state = next
+		a.refreshTargets()
 	} else {
 		var committed *profile.CommitError
 		if errors.As(err, &committed) {
@@ -94,6 +127,47 @@ func (a *Application) Dispatch(intent Intent) Result {
 	return Result{Snapshot: a.Snapshot(), Notice: notice, Err: err}
 }
 
+func (a *Application) activeProfile() *profile.Profile {
+	for i := range a.state.Profiles {
+		if a.state.Profiles[i].Name == a.state.ActiveProfile {
+			value := a.state.Profiles[i]
+			return &value
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (a *Application) refreshTargets() {
+	active := a.activeProfile()
+	for _, adapter := range a.targets {
+		a.inspections[adapter.ID()] = adapter.Inspect(context.Background(), active)
+	}
+}
+
+func (a *Application) setTargetDesired(intent Intent) Result {
+	var selected target.Target
+	for _, adapter := range a.targets {
+		if adapter.ID() == intent.TargetID {
+			selected = adapter
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if selected == nil {
+		return Result{Snapshot: a.Snapshot(), Err: fmt.Errorf("Target %q does not exist", intent.TargetID)}
+	}
+	active := a.activeProfile()
+	if intent.Enabled && active == nil {
+		return Result{Snapshot: a.Snapshot(), Err: errors.New("no Active Profile; open Profile management before enabling a Target")}
+	}
+	result := selected.SetDesired(context.Background(), intent.Enabled, active)
+	a.inspections[selected.ID()] = result.Inspection
+	notice := ""
+	if result.Err == nil {
+		notice = fmt.Sprintf("%s Target is now %s", selected.Description().Name, result.Inspection.State)
+	}
+	return Result{Snapshot: a.Snapshot(), Notice: notice, Err: result.Err}
+}
+
 func create(state profile.State, input profile.Profile) (profile.State, string, error) {
 	p, err := profile.ValidateAndNormalize(input)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/app/target_test.go b/internal/app/target_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4434e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/target_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package app_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"proxyctl/internal/app"
+	"proxyctl/internal/profile"
+	"proxyctl/internal/target"
+)
+
+type fakeTarget struct {
+	available bool
+	state     target.State
+	setErr    error
+	calls     []bool
+}
+
+func (f *fakeTarget) ID() string { return "shell" }
+func (f *fakeTarget) Description() target.Description {
+	return target.Description{Name: "Shell", Summary: "Shell summary", Details: "Shell details"}
+}
+func (f *fakeTarget) Availability(context.Context) target.Availability {
+	return target.Availability{Available: f.available, Evidence: "fake detection"}
+}
+func (f *fakeTarget) Inspect(context.Context, *profile.Profile) target.Inspection {
+	return target.Inspection{State: f.state, Evidence: "actual state"}
+}
+func (f *fakeTarget) SetDesired(_ context.Context, enabled bool, _ *profile.Profile) target.OperationResult {
+	f.calls = append(f.calls, enabled)
+	if f.setErr == nil {
+		if enabled {
+			f.state = target.Enabled
+		} else {
+			f.state = target.Disabled
+		}
+	}
+	return target.OperationResult{Inspection: target.Inspection{State: f.state, Evidence: "re-inspected actual state"}, Err: f.setErr}
+}
+
+func TestApplicationTargetSeamRequiresActiveProfileAndReturnsTruthfulResults(t *testing.T) {
+	adapter := &fakeTarget{available: true, state: target.External}
+	application, err := app.NewWithTargets(profile.NewFileStore(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "profiles.json")), []target.Target{adapter})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	initial := application.Snapshot()
+	if len(initial.Targets) != 1 || initial.Targets[0].State != target.External || initial.Targets[0].Description.Summary != "Shell summary" {
+		t.Fatalf("initial Target snapshot = %#v", initial.Targets)
+	}
+
+	result := application.Dispatch(app.Intent{Kind: app.SetTargetDesired, TargetID: "shell", Enabled: true})
+	if result.Err == nil || !strings.Contains(result.Err.Error(), "Profile management") || len(adapter.calls) != 0 || result.Snapshot.Targets[0].State != target.External {
+		t.Fatalf("enable without Active Profile = %#v, calls=%v", result, adapter.calls)
+	}
+
+	createAndActivate(t, application)
+	result = application.Dispatch(app.Intent{Kind: app.SetTargetDesired, TargetID: "shell", Enabled: true})
+	if result.Err != nil || result.Snapshot.Targets[0].State != target.Enabled || len(adapter.calls) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("enable result = %#v", result)
+	}
+
+	adapter.setErr = errors.New("permission denied")
+	adapter.state = target.Drifted
+	result = application.Dispatch(app.Intent{Kind: app.SetTargetDesired, TargetID: "shell", Enabled: false})
+	if result.Err == nil || result.Snapshot.Targets[0].State != target.Drifted || result.Snapshot.Targets[0].Evidence != "re-inspected actual state" {
+		t.Fatalf("failed operation not truthful: %#v", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestApplicationHidesUnavailableTargetButKeepsExplanation(t *testing.T) {
+	adapter := &fakeTarget{available: false, state: target.Disabled}
+	application, err := app.NewWithTargets(profile.NewFileStore(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "profiles.json")), []target.Target{adapter})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	got := application.Snapshot().Targets[0]
+	if got.Available || got.AvailabilityEvidence != "fake detection" {
+		t.Fatalf("unavailable Target = %#v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func createAndActivate(t *testing.T, application *app.Application) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if result := application.Dispatch(app.Intent{Kind: app.CreateProfile, Profile: profile.Profile{Name: "office", SingleURL: "http://proxy.example:8080"}}); result.Err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(result.Err)
+	}
+	if result := application.Dispatch(app.Intent{Kind: app.ActivateProfile, Name: "office"}); result.Err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(result.Err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/profile/profile.go b/internal/profile/profile.go
index 5af630c..9de627f 100644
--- a/internal/profile/profile.go
+++ b/internal/profile/profile.go
@@ -172,10 +172,16 @@ func normalizeBypassEntry(raw string) (string, error) {
 
 var credentialPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)(https?|socks5h?)://([^/@\s:]+):([^@\s]*)@`)
 
+// RedactText removes URL passwords from diagnostic text without requiring the
+// surrounding text to be a valid URL.
+func RedactText(value string) string {
+	return credentialPattern.ReplaceAllString(value, `${1}://${2}:REDACTED@`)
+}
+
 func ObscureURL(value string) string {
 	u, err := url.Parse(value)
 	if err != nil || u.User == nil {
-		return credentialPattern.ReplaceAllString(value, `${1}://${2}:REDACTED@`)
+		return RedactText(value)
 	}
 	if _, present := u.User.Password(); !present {
 		return value
diff --git a/internal/profile/store.go b/internal/profile/store.go
index 578624e..e283e26 100644
--- a/internal/profile/store.go
+++ b/internal/profile/store.go
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@ func (systemIdentityEnvironment) LookupEnv(name string) (string, bool) {
 	return os.LookupEnv(name)
 }
 
+// SystemCurrentUser and SystemLookupUser expose the same injectable identity model
+// to user-scoped Target configuration without duplicating OS account parsing.
+func SystemCurrentUser() (UserIdentity, error) {
+	return systemIdentityEnvironment{}.CurrentUser()
+}
+
+func SystemLookupUser(name string) (UserIdentity, error) {
+	return systemIdentityEnvironment{}.LookupUser(name)
+}
+
 func ConfigPath() (string, error) {
 	configuration, err := ResolveConfigurationForCurrentProcess()
 	return configuration.Path, err
diff --git a/internal/shell/configuration_test.go b/internal/shell/configuration_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7acd9df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/shell/configuration_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package shell_test
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"proxyctl/internal/profile"
+	"proxyctl/internal/shell"
+)
+
+type identityEnvironment struct {
+	current profile.UserIdentity
+	users   map[string]profile.UserIdentity
+	env     map[string]string
+}
+
+func (e identityEnvironment) CurrentUser() (profile.UserIdentity, error) { return e.current, nil }
+func (e identityEnvironment) LookupUser(name string) (profile.UserIdentity, error) {
+	return e.users[name], nil
+}
+func (e identityEnvironment) LookupEnv(name string) (string, bool) {
+	value, ok := e.env[name]
+	return value, ok
+}
+
+func TestShellConfigurationUsesSudoInvokingUserAndRejectsRootXDGOverrides(t *testing.T) {
+	owner := profile.UserIdentity{Username: "alice", HomeDir: "/home/alice", UID: 1000, GID: 1000}
+	got, err := shell.ResolveConfiguration(identityEnvironment{
+		current: profile.UserIdentity{Username: "root", HomeDir: "/root", UID: 0, GID: 0}, users: map[string]profile.UserIdentity{"alice": owner},
+		env: map[string]string{"SUDO_USER": "alice", "SHELL": "/bin/zsh", "XDG_CONFIG_HOME": "/root/config", "XDG_STATE_HOME": "/root/state"},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.Shell != "/bin/zsh" || got.StartupFile != "/home/alice/.zshrc" || got.EnvironmentFile != "/home/alice/.config/proxyctl/shell.env" || got.RecoveryFile != "/home/alice/.local/state/proxyctl/shell.json" || got.UID != 1000 || !got.OwnFiles {
+		t.Fatalf("sudo invoking-user configuration = %#v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestShellConfigurationUsesDirectRootIdentityAndAbsoluteXDG(t *testing.T) {
+	got, err := shell.ResolveConfiguration(identityEnvironment{
+		current: profile.UserIdentity{Username: "root", HomeDir: "/root", UID: 0, GID: 0},
+		env:     map[string]string{"SHELL": "/bin/bash", "XDG_CONFIG_HOME": "/var/root-config", "XDG_STATE_HOME": "/var/root-state"},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.StartupFile != "/root/.bashrc" || got.EnvironmentFile != filepath.Join("/var/root-config", "proxyctl", "shell.env") || got.RecoveryFile != filepath.Join("/var/root-state", "proxyctl", "shell.json") || got.UID != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("direct-root configuration = %#v", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/shell/shell.go b/internal/shell/shell.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..787ebcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/shell/shell.go
@@ -0,0 +1,523 @@
+// Package shell implements the Bash and Zsh Shell Target.
+package shell
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"proxyctl/internal/profile"
+	"proxyctl/internal/target"
+)
+
+const (
+	integrationStart = "# >>> proxyctl shell integration >>>"
+	integrationEnd   = "# <<< proxyctl shell integration <<<"
+)
+
+var proxyVariables = []string{
+	"HTTP_PROXY", "http_proxy", "HTTPS_PROXY", "https_proxy",
+	"ALL_PROXY", "all_proxy", "NO_PROXY", "no_proxy",
+}
+
+type Configuration struct {
+	Shell           string
+	StartupFile     string
+	EnvironmentFile string
+	RecoveryFile    string
+	OwnFiles        bool
+	UID             int
+	GID             int
+}
+
+// ResolveConfiguration keeps user Shell effects with the invoking user under sudo.
+func ResolveConfiguration(environment profile.IdentityEnvironment) (Configuration, error) {
+	profileConfiguration, err := profile.ResolveConfiguration(environment)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Configuration{}, err
+	}
+	owner := profileConfiguration.Owner
+	current, err := environment.CurrentUser()
+	if err != nil {
+		return Configuration{}, fmt.Errorf("identify effective user: %w", err)
+	}
+	invokingUser := current.Username != owner.Username
+	configDirectory := filepath.Dir(profileConfiguration.Path)
+	stateDirectory := ""
+	if value, ok := environment.LookupEnv("XDG_STATE_HOME"); ok && filepath.IsAbs(value) {
+		if !invokingUser || pathWithin(value, owner.HomeDir) {
+			stateDirectory = value
+		}
+	}
+	if stateDirectory == "" {
+		stateDirectory = filepath.Join(owner.HomeDir, ".local", "state")
+	}
+	shellPath, _ := environment.LookupEnv("SHELL")
+	startupFile := ""
+	switch filepath.Base(shellPath) {
+	case "bash":
+		startupFile = filepath.Join(owner.HomeDir, ".bashrc")
+	case "zsh":
+		startupFile = filepath.Join(owner.HomeDir, ".zshrc")
+	}
+	return Configuration{
+		Shell: shellPath, StartupFile: startupFile,
+		EnvironmentFile: filepath.Join(configDirectory, "shell.env"),
+		RecoveryFile:    filepath.Join(stateDirectory, "proxyctl", "shell.json"),
+		OwnFiles:        true, UID: owner.UID, GID: owner.GID,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func ResolveConfigurationForCurrentProcess() (Configuration, error) {
+	return ResolveConfiguration(systemEnvironment{})
+}
+
+type systemEnvironment struct{}
+
+func (systemEnvironment) CurrentUser() (profile.UserIdentity, error) {
+	return profile.SystemCurrentUser()
+}
+func (systemEnvironment) LookupUser(name string) (profile.UserIdentity, error) {
+	return profile.SystemLookupUser(name)
+}
+func (systemEnvironment) LookupEnv(name string) (string, bool) { return os.LookupEnv(name) }
+
+func pathWithin(path, parent string) bool {
+	relative, err := filepath.Rel(parent, path)
+	return err == nil && relative != ".." && !strings.HasPrefix(relative, ".."+string(filepath.Separator))
+}
+
+type Environment interface{ LookupEnv(string) (string, bool) }
+type MapEnvironment map[string]string
+
+func (m MapEnvironment) LookupEnv(name string) (string, bool) { value, ok := m[name]; return value, ok }
+
+type Ownership struct{ UID, GID int }
+
+type FileSystem interface {
+	ReadFile(string) ([]byte, error)
+	FileMode(string) (os.FileMode, error)
+	AtomicWrite(string, []byte, os.FileMode, *Ownership) error
+	Remove(string) error
+}
+
+type OSFileSystem struct{}
+
+func (OSFileSystem) ReadFile(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+	info, err := os.Lstat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if !info.Mode().IsRegular() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a regular file", path)
+	}
+	return os.ReadFile(path)
+}
+func (OSFileSystem) Remove(path string) error { return os.Remove(path) }
+func (OSFileSystem) FileMode(path string) (os.FileMode, error) {
+	info, err := os.Lstat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if !info.Mode().IsRegular() {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a regular file", path)
+	}
+	return info.Mode().Perm(), nil
+}
+func (OSFileSystem) AtomicWrite(path string, data []byte, mode os.FileMode, owner *Ownership) error {
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(path) {
+		return errors.New("Shell Target path must be absolute")
+	}
+	directory := filepath.Dir(path)
+	var missing []string
+	for current := directory; ; current = filepath.Dir(current) {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(current); err == nil {
+			break
+		} else if !errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+			return err
+		}
+		missing = append(missing, current)
+		if filepath.Dir(current) == current {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(directory, 0o700); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for i := len(missing) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		if owner != nil && (owner.UID != os.Geteuid() || owner.GID != os.Getegid()) {
+			if err := os.Chown(missing[i], owner.UID, owner.GID); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		if err := os.Chmod(missing[i], 0o700); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	var temporary string
+	for range 100 {
+		bytes := make([]byte, 8)
+		if _, err := rand.Read(bytes); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		temporary = filepath.Join(directory, ".proxyctl-"+hex.EncodeToString(bytes))
+		file, err := os.OpenFile(temporary, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL, mode)
+		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrExist) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		ok := false
+		defer func() {
+			if !ok {
+				_ = os.Remove(temporary)
+			}
+		}()
+		if owner != nil && (owner.UID != os.Geteuid() || owner.GID != os.Getegid()) {
+			if err = file.Chown(owner.UID, owner.GID); err != nil {
+				_ = file.Close()
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		if _, err = file.Write(data); err == nil {
+			err = file.Sync()
+		}
+		if closeErr := file.Close(); err == nil {
+			err = closeErr
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err = os.Rename(temporary, path); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		ok = true
+		dir, err := os.Open(directory)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = dir.Sync()
+		closeErr := dir.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return closeErr
+	}
+	return errors.New("allocate temporary Shell Target file")
+}
+
+type recovery struct {
+	Original       map[string]string `json:"original,omitempty"`
+	OriginalScript *string           `json:"originalScript,omitempty"`
+	Fingerprint    string            `json:"fingerprint"`
+}
+
+type Adapter struct {
+	configuration Configuration
+	files         FileSystem
+	environment   Environment
+}
+
+func New(configuration Configuration, files FileSystem, environment Environment) *Adapter {
+	if files == nil {
+		files = OSFileSystem{}
+	}
+	if environment == nil {
+		environment = MapEnvironment{}
+	}
+	return &Adapter{configuration: configuration, files: files, environment: environment}
+}
+
+func (a *Adapter) ID() string { return "shell" }
+func (a *Adapter) Description() target.Description {
+	return target.Description{Name: "Shell", Summary: "Exports proxy variables for Bash and Zsh commands.", Details: "Affects commands started by the integrated Shell; it does not configure system services. Installation updates the user's Shell startup file and requires no privilege escalation."}
+}
+func (a *Adapter) Availability(context.Context) target.Availability {
+	switch filepath.Base(a.configuration.Shell) {
+	case "bash":
+		return target.Availability{Available: true, Evidence: "Bash detected"}
+	case "zsh":
+		return target.Availability{Available: true, Evidence: "Zsh detected"}
+	default:
+		return target.Availability{Evidence: "Shell Target requires Bash or Zsh; neither was detected"}
+	}
+}
+func (a *Adapter) EnvironmentPath() string { return a.configuration.EnvironmentFile }
+func (a *Adapter) RecoveryPath() string    { return a.configuration.RecoveryFile }
+func (a *Adapter) StartupPath() string     { return a.configuration.StartupFile }
+
+func (a *Adapter) Inspect(_ context.Context, active *profile.Profile) target.Inspection {
+	metadata, managed, metadataErr := a.readRecovery()
+	generated, generatedErr := a.files.ReadFile(a.configuration.EnvironmentFile)
+	if managed || (metadataErr != nil && !errors.Is(metadataErr, fs.ErrNotExist)) {
+		if metadataErr != nil {
+			return target.Inspection{State: target.Drifted, Evidence: "managed Shell recovery metadata cannot be read"}
+		}
+		if generatedErr != nil {
+			return target.Inspection{State: target.Drifted, Evidence: "managed Shell environment is missing or unreadable"}
+		}
+		if active != nil && fingerprint(generated) == metadata.Fingerprint && fingerprint(renderEnabled(*active)) == metadata.Fingerprint {
+			return target.Inspection{State: target.Enabled, Evidence: "managed Shell environment matches the Active Profile"}
+		}
+		return target.Inspection{State: target.Drifted, Evidence: "managed Shell environment does not match the Active Profile"}
+	}
+	if generatedErr == nil && recognizesProxy(generated) {
+		return target.Inspection{State: target.External, Evidence: "recognized proxy assignments exist in the Shell environment file"}
+	}
+	for _, name := range proxyVariables {
+		if value, ok := a.environment.LookupEnv(name); ok && value != "" {
+			return target.Inspection{State: target.External, Evidence: "recognized proxy variable " + name + " exists"}
+		}
+	}
+	return target.Inspection{State: target.Disabled, Evidence: "no recognized Shell proxy configuration detected"}
+}
+
+func (a *Adapter) SetDesired(ctx context.Context, enabled bool, active *profile.Profile) target.OperationResult {
+	if !a.Availability(ctx).Available {
+		return target.OperationResult{Inspection: a.Inspect(ctx, active), Err: errors.New("Shell Target is unavailable: Bash or Zsh was not detected")}
+	}
+	if enabled && active == nil {
+		return target.OperationResult{Inspection: a.Inspect(ctx, active), Err: errors.New("no Active Profile; open Profile management to create and activate one")}
+	}
+	var err error
+	if enabled {
+		err = a.enable(*active)
+	} else {
+		err = a.disable()
+	}
+	inspection := a.Inspect(ctx, active)
+	if err != nil {
+		err = redactError(err, active)
+	}
+	return target.OperationResult{Inspection: inspection, Err: err}
+}
+
+func (a *Adapter) enable(active profile.Profile) error {
+	normalized, err := profile.ValidateAndNormalize(active)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	metadata, managed, err := a.readRecovery()
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read Shell recovery metadata: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !managed {
+		if existing, readErr := a.files.ReadFile(a.configuration.EnvironmentFile); readErr == nil && recognizesProxy(existing) {
+			original := string(existing)
+			metadata.OriginalScript = &original
+		} else {
+			metadata.Original = make(map[string]string)
+			for _, name := range proxyVariables {
+				if value, ok := a.environment.LookupEnv(name); ok {
+					metadata.Original[name] = value
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	generated := renderEnabled(normalized)
+	metadata.Fingerprint = fingerprint(generated)
+	if err := a.writeOwned(a.configuration.EnvironmentFile, generated); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write Shell environment: %w", err)
+	}
+	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(metadata, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := a.writeOwned(a.configuration.RecoveryFile, append(data, '\n')); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write Shell recovery metadata after environment changed: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (a *Adapter) disable() error {
+	metadata, managed, err := a.readRecovery()
+	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) || !managed {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read Shell recovery metadata: %w", err)
+	}
+	restored := renderRestored(metadata.Original)
+	if metadata.OriginalScript != nil {
+		restored = []byte(*metadata.OriginalScript)
+	}
+	if err := a.writeOwned(a.configuration.EnvironmentFile, restored); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("restore Shell environment: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := a.files.Remove(a.configuration.RecoveryFile); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove Shell recovery metadata after environment changed: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (a *Adapter) readRecovery() (recovery, bool, error) {
+	data, err := a.files.ReadFile(a.configuration.RecoveryFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return recovery{}, false, err
+	}
+	var value recovery
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &value); err != nil {
+		return recovery{}, true, err
+	}
+	return value, true, nil
+}
+func (a *Adapter) ownership() *Ownership {
+	if !a.configuration.OwnFiles {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &Ownership{UID: a.configuration.UID, GID: a.configuration.GID}
+}
+func (a *Adapter) writeOwned(path string, data []byte) error {
+	return a.files.AtomicWrite(path, data, 0o600, a.ownership())
+}
+
+func renderEnabled(p profile.Profile) []byte {
+	values := map[string]string{"HTTP_PROXY": p.HTTPURL, "http_proxy": p.HTTPURL, "HTTPS_PROXY": p.HTTPSURL, "https_proxy": p.HTTPSURL, "ALL_PROXY": p.AllURL, "all_proxy": p.AllURL, "NO_PROXY": strings.Join(p.Bypass, ","), "no_proxy": strings.Join(p.Bypass, ",")}
+	var output strings.Builder
+	output.WriteString("# Generated by proxyctl. Do not edit.\n")
+	for _, name := range proxyVariables {
+		if value := values[name]; value != "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(&output, "export %s=%s\n", name, shellQuote(value))
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(&output, "unset %s\n", name)
+		}
+	}
+	return []byte(output.String())
+}
+func renderRestored(original map[string]string) []byte {
+	var output strings.Builder
+	output.WriteString("# Generated by proxyctl. Restores the environment present before enable.\n")
+	var unset []string
+	for _, name := range proxyVariables {
+		if value, ok := original[name]; ok {
+			fmt.Fprintf(&output, "export %s=%s\n", name, shellQuote(value))
+		} else {
+			unset = append(unset, name)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(unset) > 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&output, "unset %s\n", strings.Join(unset, " "))
+	}
+	return []byte(output.String())
+}
+func shellQuote(value string) string { return "'" + strings.ReplaceAll(value, "'", "'\\''") + "'" }
+func fingerprint(data []byte) string { sum := sha256.Sum256(data); return hex.EncodeToString(sum[:]) }
+func recognizesProxy(data []byte) bool {
+	text := string(data)
+	for _, name := range proxyVariables {
+		if strings.Contains(text, "export "+name+"=") || strings.Contains(text, name+"=") {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+type redactedError struct {
+	message string
+	cause   error
+}
+
+func (e *redactedError) Error() string { return e.message }
+func (e *redactedError) Unwrap() error { return e.cause }
+
+func redactError(err error, active *profile.Profile) error {
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	message := profile.RedactText(err.Error())
+	if active == nil {
+		return &redactedError{message: message, cause: err}
+	}
+	for _, raw := range []string{active.SingleURL, active.HTTPURL, active.HTTPSURL, active.AllURL} {
+		if raw == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		message = strings.ReplaceAll(message, raw, profile.ObscureURL(raw))
+		if parsed, parseErr := url.Parse(raw); parseErr == nil && parsed.User != nil {
+			if password, ok := parsed.User.Password(); ok && password != "" {
+				message = strings.ReplaceAll(message, password, "REDACTED")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return &redactedError{message: message, cause: err}
+}
+
+func (a *Adapter) Install(_ context.Context, executable string) error {
+	contents, err := a.files.ReadFile(a.configuration.StartupFile)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read Shell startup file: %w", err)
+	}
+	cleaned := removeIntegration(string(contents))
+	if strings.Contains(cleaned, integrationStart) || strings.Contains(cleaned, integrationEnd) {
+		return errors.New("Shell startup file contains malformed proxyctl integration markers; no changes made")
+	}
+	if cleaned != "" && !strings.HasSuffix(cleaned, "\n") {
+		cleaned += "\n"
+	}
+	block := integrationStart + "\n" +
+		"proxyctl() {\n" +
+		"  command " + shellQuote(executable) + " \"$@\"\n" +
+		"  proxyctl_status=$?\n" +
+		"  [ -r " + shellQuote(a.configuration.EnvironmentFile) + " ] && . " + shellQuote(a.configuration.EnvironmentFile) + "\n" +
+		"  return $proxyctl_status\n" +
+		"}\n" + integrationEnd + "\n"
+	mode := os.FileMode(0o644)
+	if existingMode, modeErr := a.files.FileMode(a.configuration.StartupFile); modeErr == nil {
+		mode = existingMode
+	}
+	if err := a.files.AtomicWrite(a.configuration.StartupFile, []byte(cleaned+block), mode, a.ownership()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("install Shell integration: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+func (a *Adapter) Uninstall(_ context.Context) error {
+	contents, err := a.files.ReadFile(a.configuration.StartupFile)
+	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read Shell startup file: %w", err)
+	}
+	cleaned := removeIntegration(string(contents))
+	if strings.Contains(cleaned, integrationStart) || strings.Contains(cleaned, integrationEnd) {
+		return errors.New("Shell startup file contains malformed proxyctl integration markers; no changes made")
+	}
+	if cleaned == string(contents) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	mode := os.FileMode(0o644)
+	if existingMode, modeErr := a.files.FileMode(a.configuration.StartupFile); modeErr == nil {
+		mode = existingMode
+	}
+	if err := a.files.AtomicWrite(a.configuration.StartupFile, []byte(cleaned), mode, a.ownership()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("uninstall Shell integration: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+func removeIntegration(contents string) string {
+	for {
+		start := strings.Index(contents, integrationStart)
+		if start < 0 {
+			return contents
+		}
+		endRelative := strings.Index(contents[start:], integrationEnd)
+		if endRelative < 0 {
+			return contents
+		}
+		end := start + endRelative + len(integrationEnd)
+		if end < len(contents) && contents[end] == '\n' {
+			end++
+		}
+		contents = contents[:start] + contents[end:]
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/shell/shell_test.go b/internal/shell/shell_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b6354d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/shell/shell_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+package shell_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"proxyctl/internal/profile"
+	"proxyctl/internal/shell"
+	"proxyctl/internal/target"
+	"proxyctl/internal/target/targettest"
+)
+
+func TestShellAvailabilitySupportsOnlyBashAndZsh(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		shell     string
+		available bool
+	}{{"/bin/bash", true}, {"/usr/bin/zsh", true}, {"/usr/bin/fish", false}, {"", false}} {
+		t.Run(tc.shell, func(t *testing.T) {
+			a := newAdapter(t, tc.shell, nil)
+			got := a.Availability(context.Background())
+			if got.Available != tc.available || (!tc.available && !strings.Contains(got.Evidence, "Bash or Zsh")) {
+				t.Fatalf("availability = %#v", got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestShellAdapterRunsReusableTargetContract(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, shellName := range []string{"/bin/bash", "/usr/bin/zsh"} {
+		shellName := shellName
+		t.Run(shellName, func(t *testing.T) {
+			targettest.Run(t, func(t *testing.T) targettest.Fixture {
+				adapter := newAdapter(t, shellName, nil)
+				return targettest.Fixture{
+					Target: adapter, Active: activeProfile(), Secret: "secret",
+					MakeExternal: func(t *testing.T) {
+						if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(adapter.EnvironmentPath()), 0o700); err != nil {
+							t.Fatal(err)
+						}
+						if err := os.WriteFile(adapter.EnvironmentPath(), []byte("export HTTP_PROXY='http://external.example:8080'\n"), 0o600); err != nil {
+							t.Fatal(err)
+						}
+					},
+					MakeDrifted: func(t *testing.T) {
+						if err := os.WriteFile(adapter.EnvironmentPath(), []byte("export HTTP_PROXY='http://changed.example:8080'\n"), 0o600); err != nil {
+							t.Fatal(err)
+						}
+					},
+					PermissionFailure: func(t *testing.T) target.OperationResult {
+						failed := newAdapterWithFS(t, shellName, nil, &failingFS{FileSystem: shell.OSFileSystem{}, permission: true})
+						return failed.SetDesired(context.Background(), true, activeProfile())
+					},
+					PartialFailure: func(t *testing.T) target.OperationResult {
+						failed := newAdapterWithFS(t, shellName, nil, &failingFS{FileSystem: shell.OSFileSystem{}, failState: true})
+						return failed.SetDesired(context.Background(), true, activeProfile())
+					},
+					RedactionFailure: func(t *testing.T) target.OperationResult {
+						failed := newAdapterWithFS(t, shellName, nil, &failingFS{FileSystem: shell.OSFileSystem{}, failWrite: true})
+						return failed.SetDesired(context.Background(), true, activeProfile())
+					},
+				}
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestShellTargetContract(t *testing.T) {
+	contract := func(t *testing.T, shellName string) {
+		t.Helper()
+		t.Run(shellName, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Run("disabled-enable-idempotent-disable", func(t *testing.T) {
+				a := newAdapter(t, shellName, map[string]string{"HTTP_PROXY": "http://prior.example:3128"})
+				assertState(t, a, activeProfile(), target.External)
+				result := a.SetDesired(context.Background(), true, activeProfile())
+				if result.Err != nil || result.Inspection.State != target.Enabled {
+					t.Fatalf("enable = %#v", result)
+				}
+				env := readFile(t, a.EnvironmentPath())
+				for _, name := range []string{"HTTP_PROXY", "http_proxy", "HTTPS_PROXY", "https_proxy", "ALL_PROXY", "all_proxy", "NO_PROXY", "no_proxy"} {
+					if !strings.Contains(env, "export "+name+"=") {
+						t.Errorf("generated environment missing %s:\n%s", name, env)
+					}
+				}
+				if second := a.SetDesired(context.Background(), true, activeProfile()); second.Err != nil || second.Inspection.State != target.Enabled {
+					t.Fatalf("second enable = %#v", second)
+				}
+				result = a.SetDesired(context.Background(), false, nil)
+				if result.Err != nil || result.Inspection.State != target.External {
+					t.Fatalf("disable = %#v", result)
+				}
+				restored := readFile(t, a.EnvironmentPath())
+				if !strings.Contains(restored, "export HTTP_PROXY='http://prior.example:3128'") || !strings.Contains(restored, "unset http_proxy HTTPS_PROXY https_proxy ALL_PROXY all_proxy NO_PROXY no_proxy") {
+					t.Fatalf("prior state not restored with required unsets:\n%s", restored)
+				}
+				if second := a.SetDesired(context.Background(), false, nil); second.Err != nil || second.Inspection.State != target.External {
+					t.Fatalf("idempotent disable = %#v", second)
+				}
+			})
+
+			t.Run("all-four-inspection-states", func(t *testing.T) {
+				a := newAdapter(t, shellName, nil)
+				assertState(t, a, activeProfile(), target.Disabled)
+				if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(a.EnvironmentPath()), 0o700); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				if err := os.WriteFile(a.EnvironmentPath(), []byte("export HTTP_PROXY='http://external.example:8080'\n"), 0o600); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				assertState(t, a, activeProfile(), target.External)
+				if result := a.SetDesired(context.Background(), true, activeProfile()); result.Err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(result.Err)
+				}
+				assertState(t, a, activeProfile(), target.Enabled)
+				if err := os.WriteFile(a.EnvironmentPath(), []byte("export HTTP_PROXY='http://changed.example:8080'\n"), 0o600); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				assertState(t, a, activeProfile(), target.Drifted)
+			})
+
+			t.Run("validation-and-redaction", func(t *testing.T) {
+				fs := &failingFS{FileSystem: shell.OSFileSystem{}, failWrite: true}
+				a := newAdapterWithFS(t, shellName, nil, fs)
+				if got := a.SetDesired(context.Background(), true, nil); got.Err == nil || !strings.Contains(got.Err.Error(), "Profile management") {
+					t.Fatalf("no Active Profile result = %#v", got)
+				}
+				got := a.SetDesired(context.Background(), true, activeProfile())
+				if got.Err == nil || strings.Contains(got.Err.Error(), "secret") || got.Inspection.State != target.Disabled {
+					t.Fatalf("failure was not truthful/redacted: %#v", got)
+				}
+
+				restoreFS := &failingFS{FileSystem: shell.OSFileSystem{}}
+				restore := newAdapterWithFS(t, shellName, map[string]string{"HTTP_PROXY": "http://alice:restore-secret@prior.example:8080"}, restoreFS)
+				if enabled := restore.SetDesired(context.Background(), true, activeProfile()); enabled.Err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(enabled.Err)
+				}
+				restoreFS.failRestore = true
+				disabled := restore.SetDesired(context.Background(), false, nil)
+				if disabled.Err == nil || strings.Contains(disabled.Err.Error(), "restore-secret") {
+					t.Fatalf("disable error exposed restored secret: %#v", disabled)
+				}
+			})
+
+			t.Run("permission-and-partial-failure-reinspect", func(t *testing.T) {
+				fs := &failingFS{FileSystem: shell.OSFileSystem{}, failState: true}
+				a := newAdapterWithFS(t, shellName, nil, fs)
+				got := a.SetDesired(context.Background(), true, activeProfile())
+				if got.Err == nil || !errors.Is(got.Err, os.ErrPermission) {
+					t.Fatalf("permission error = %#v", got)
+				}
+				if got.Inspection.State != target.External {
+					t.Fatalf("partial write state = %s, want External", got.Inspection.State)
+				}
+			})
+		})
+	}
+	contract(t, "/bin/bash")
+	contract(t, "/usr/bin/zsh")
+}
+
+func TestIntegrationInstallUninstallPreservesStartupFileAndLoadsAfterCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	a := newAdapter(t, "/bin/bash", nil)
+	startup := a.StartupPath()
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(startup), 0o700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(startup, []byte("# user alias\nalias ll='ls -l'\n"), 0o640); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Chmod(filepath.Dir(startup), 0o751); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := a.Install(context.Background(), "/opt/bin/proxyctl"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := a.Install(context.Background(), "/opt/bin/proxyctl"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	installed := readFile(t, startup)
+	if strings.Count(installed, "# >>> proxyctl shell integration >>>") != 1 || !strings.Contains(installed, "command '/opt/bin/proxyctl'") || !strings.Contains(installed, a.EnvironmentPath()) || !strings.Contains(installed, "alias ll=") {
+		t.Fatalf("installed startup file:\n%s", installed)
+	}
+	startupInfo, _ := os.Stat(startup)
+	homeInfo, _ := os.Stat(filepath.Dir(startup))
+	if startupInfo.Mode().Perm() != 0o640 || homeInfo.Mode().Perm() != 0o751 {
+		t.Fatalf("install changed unrelated permissions: file=%o directory=%o", startupInfo.Mode().Perm(), homeInfo.Mode().Perm())
+	}
+	if err := a.Uninstall(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := a.Uninstall(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got := readFile(t, startup); got != "# user alias\nalias ll='ls -l'\n" {
+		t.Fatalf("uninstall changed unrelated content: %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIntegrationRefusesStartupSymlinkWithoutChangingVictim(t *testing.T) {
+	a := newAdapter(t, "/bin/bash", nil)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(a.StartupPath()), 0o700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	victim := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "victim")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(victim, []byte("unchanged\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Symlink(victim, a.StartupPath()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := a.Install(context.Background(), "/bin/proxyctl"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("install followed startup symlink")
+	}
+	if got := readFile(t, victim); got != "unchanged\n" {
+		t.Fatalf("symlink victim changed to %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMalformedIntegrationMarkersNeverCauseStartupContentDeletion(t *testing.T) {
+	a := newAdapter(t, "/bin/bash", nil)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(a.StartupPath()), 0o700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	original := "# >>> proxyctl shell integration >>>\n# user content without closing marker\n"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(a.StartupPath(), []byte(original), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := a.Install(context.Background(), "/bin/proxyctl"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("install accepted malformed integration markers")
+	}
+	if got := readFile(t, a.StartupPath()); got != original {
+		t.Fatalf("malformed startup changed to %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInstalledBashWrapperReloadsParentEnvironmentAfterProxyctlExits(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("bash"); err != nil {
+		t.Skip("bash is not installed")
+	}
+	a := newAdapter(t, "/bin/bash", nil)
+	executable := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "fake-proxyctl")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(a.EnvironmentPath()), 0o700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	script := "#!/bin/sh\nprintf '%s\\n' \"export HTTP_PROXY='http://reloaded.example:8080'\" > " + shellPathQuote(a.EnvironmentPath()) + "\nexit 7\n"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(executable, []byte(script), 0o700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := a.Install(context.Background(), executable); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	command := exec.Command("bash", "--noprofile", "--rcfile", a.StartupPath(), "-i", "-c", `proxyctl >/dev/null || test $? -eq 7; printf %s "$HTTP_PROXY"`)
+	output, err := command.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("run integrated Bash: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := string(output); got != "http://reloaded.example:8080" {
+		t.Fatalf("parent Shell proxy = %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func shellPathQuote(value string) string { return "'" + strings.ReplaceAll(value, "'", "'\\''") + "'" }
+
+func TestOwnedWritesCarryInvokingUserIdentityIntoAtomicReplacement(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	files := &ownershipFS{FileSystem: shell.OSFileSystem{}}
+	a := shell.New(shell.Configuration{Shell: "/bin/bash", StartupFile: filepath.Join(root, ".bashrc"), EnvironmentFile: filepath.Join(root, "config", "shell.env"), RecoveryFile: filepath.Join(root, "state", "shell.json"), OwnFiles: true, UID: 1234, GID: 1235}, files, shell.MapEnvironment{})
+	if result := a.SetDesired(context.Background(), true, activeProfile()); result.Err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(result.Err)
+	}
+	if len(files.owners) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("owned atomic writes = %#v", files.owners)
+	}
+	for _, owner := range files.owners {
+		if owner == nil || owner.UID != 1234 || owner.GID != 1235 {
+			t.Fatalf("atomic owner = %#v", owner)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+type ownershipFS struct {
+	shell.FileSystem
+	owners []*shell.Ownership
+}
+
+func (f *ownershipFS) AtomicWrite(path string, data []byte, mode os.FileMode, owner *shell.Ownership) error {
+	f.owners = append(f.owners, owner)
+	return f.FileSystem.AtomicWrite(path, data, mode, nil)
+}
+
+func TestRecoveryAndGeneratedFilesAreAtomicOwnerOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	a := newAdapter(t, "/usr/bin/zsh", nil)
+	if result := a.SetDesired(context.Background(), true, activeProfile()); result.Err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(result.Err)
+	}
+	for _, path := range []string{a.EnvironmentPath(), a.RecoveryPath()} {
+		info, err := os.Stat(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if info.Mode().Perm() != 0o600 {
+			t.Errorf("%s mode = %o", path, info.Mode().Perm())
+		}
+	}
+	matches, _ := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(a.RecoveryPath()), ".proxyctl-*"))
+	if len(matches) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("atomic temporary files remain: %v", matches)
+	}
+}
+
+func activeProfile() *profile.Profile {
+	return &profile.Profile{Name: "office", Mode: profile.AdvancedMode, HTTPURL: "http://alice:secret@proxy.example:8080", HTTPSURL: "https://proxy.example:8443", AllURL: "socks5h://proxy.example:1080", Bypass: []string{"localhost", ".example.com", "10.0.0.0/8"}}
+}
+
+func newAdapter(t *testing.T, shellName string, env map[string]string) *shell.Adapter {
+	return newAdapterWithFS(t, shellName, env, shell.OSFileSystem{})
+}
+func newAdapterWithFS(t *testing.T, shellName string, env map[string]string, fs shell.FileSystem) *shell.Adapter {
+	t.Helper()
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	return shell.New(shell.Configuration{Shell: shellName, StartupFile: filepath.Join(root, "home", ".bashrc"), EnvironmentFile: filepath.Join(root, "config", "shell.env"), RecoveryFile: filepath.Join(root, "state", "shell.json")}, fs, shell.MapEnvironment(env))
+}
+func assertState(t *testing.T, a *shell.Adapter, p *profile.Profile, want target.State) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if got := a.Inspect(context.Background(), p); got.State != want {
+		t.Fatalf("state = %s (%s), want %s", got.State, got.Evidence, want)
+	}
+}
+func readFile(t *testing.T, path string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return string(data)
+}
+
+type failingFS struct {
+	shell.FileSystem
+	failWrite, failState, failRestore, permission bool
+}
+
+func (f *failingFS) AtomicWrite(path string, data []byte, mode os.FileMode, owner *shell.Ownership) error {
+	if f.permission {
+		return os.ErrPermission
+	}
+	if f.failWrite {
+		return errors.New("write http://alice:secret@proxy.example:8080 failed")
+	}
+	if f.failRestore && strings.HasSuffix(path, "shell.env") {
+		return errors.New("restore http://alice:restore-secret@prior.example:8080 failed")
+	}
+	if f.failState && strings.HasSuffix(path, "shell.json") {
+		return os.ErrPermission
+	}
+	return f.FileSystem.AtomicWrite(path, data, mode, owner)
+}
diff --git a/internal/target/target.go b/internal/target/target.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef717fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/target/target.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// Package target defines the application-facing seam implemented by configuration Targets.
+package target
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"proxyctl/internal/profile"
+)
+
+// State is the detected state of a Target's actual configuration.
+type State string
+
+const (
+	Enabled  State = "Enabled"
+	Disabled State = "Disabled"
+	External State = "External"
+	Drifted  State = "Drifted"
+)
+
+type Description struct {
+	Name    string
+	Summary string
+	Details string
+}
+
+type Availability struct {
+	Available bool
+	Evidence  string
+}
+
+type Inspection struct {
+	State    State
+	Evidence string
+}
+
+type OperationResult struct {
+	Inspection Inspection
+	Err        error
+}
+
+// Target hides platform paths and commands from the application and TUI.
+type Target interface {
+	ID() string
+	Description() Description
+	Availability(context.Context) Availability
+	Inspect(context.Context, *profile.Profile) Inspection
+	SetDesired(context.Context, bool, *profile.Profile) OperationResult
+}
diff --git a/internal/target/target_test.go b/internal/target/target_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fb8fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/target/target_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package target_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"proxyctl/internal/profile"
+	"proxyctl/internal/target"
+)
+
+type seamTarget struct{}
+
+func (seamTarget) ID() string { return "seam" }
+func (seamTarget) Description() target.Description {
+	return target.Description{Name: "Seam", Summary: "summary", Details: "details"}
+}
+func (seamTarget) Availability(context.Context) target.Availability {
+	return target.Availability{Available: true, Evidence: "detected"}
+}
+func (seamTarget) Inspect(context.Context, *profile.Profile) target.Inspection {
+	return target.Inspection{State: target.Disabled, Evidence: "absent"}
+}
+func (seamTarget) SetDesired(context.Context, bool, *profile.Profile) target.OperationResult {
+	return target.OperationResult{Inspection: target.Inspection{State: target.Enabled}}
+}
+
+func TestSharedTargetInterfaceDoesNotExposePlatformDetails(t *testing.T) {
+	var adapter target.Target = seamTarget{}
+	if adapter.ID() != "seam" || !adapter.Availability(context.Background()).Available {
+		t.Fatal("Target seam did not expose expected domain behavior")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/target/targettest/contract.go b/internal/target/targettest/contract.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ed783b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/target/targettest/contract.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+// Package targettest provides the common behavioral contract for real Target adapters.
+package targettest
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"proxyctl/internal/profile"
+	"proxyctl/internal/target"
+)
+
+// Fixture supplies adapter-specific host setup while assertions stay at the Target seam.
+type Fixture struct {
+	Target            target.Target
+	Active            *profile.Profile
+	MakeExternal      func(*testing.T)
+	MakeDrifted       func(*testing.T)
+	PermissionFailure func(*testing.T) target.OperationResult
+	PartialFailure    func(*testing.T) target.OperationResult
+	RedactionFailure  func(*testing.T) target.OperationResult
+	Secret            string
+}
+
+type Factory func(*testing.T) Fixture
+
+// Run verifies the state and desired-state behavior shared by every adapter.
+// Adapter suites add injected permission and partial-effect failures because their
+// failure injection mechanisms necessarily differ.
+func Run(t *testing.T, factory Factory) {
+	t.Helper()
+	t.Run("common Target contract", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fixture := factory(t)
+		ctx := context.Background()
+		if !fixture.Target.Availability(ctx).Available {
+			t.Fatal("Target fixture must be available")
+		}
+		if got := fixture.Target.Inspect(ctx, fixture.Active).State; got != target.Disabled {
+			t.Fatalf("initial state = %s, want Disabled", got)
+		}
+		if got := fixture.Target.SetDesired(ctx, true, nil); got.Err == nil || !strings.Contains(got.Err.Error(), "Profile management") {
+			t.Fatalf("nil Active Profile = %#v", got)
+		}
+		invalid := &profile.Profile{Name: "invalid", Mode: profile.SingleMode, SingleURL: "ftp://proxy.example:21"}
+		if got := fixture.Target.SetDesired(ctx, true, invalid); got.Err == nil || got.Inspection.State != target.Disabled {
+			t.Fatalf("validation failure = %#v", got)
+		}
+		if got := fixture.Target.SetDesired(ctx, true, fixture.Active); got.Err != nil || got.Inspection.State != target.Enabled {
+			t.Fatalf("enable = %#v", got)
+		}
+		if got := fixture.Target.SetDesired(ctx, true, fixture.Active); got.Err != nil || got.Inspection.State != target.Enabled {
+			t.Fatalf("idempotent enable = %#v", got)
+		}
+		fixture.MakeDrifted(t)
+		if got := fixture.Target.Inspect(ctx, fixture.Active).State; got != target.Drifted {
+			t.Fatalf("drift state = %s", got)
+		}
+		if got := fixture.Target.SetDesired(ctx, true, fixture.Active); got.Err != nil || got.Inspection.State != target.Enabled {
+			t.Fatalf("repair = %#v", got)
+		}
+		if got := fixture.Target.SetDesired(ctx, false, nil); got.Err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("disable = %#v", got)
+		}
+		if got := fixture.Target.SetDesired(ctx, false, nil); got.Err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("idempotent disable = %#v", got)
+		}
+
+		external := factory(t)
+		external.MakeExternal(t)
+		if got := external.Target.Inspect(ctx, external.Active).State; got != target.External {
+			t.Fatalf("external state = %s", got)
+		}
+		if got := external.Target.SetDesired(ctx, true, external.Active); got.Err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("enable over External = %#v", got)
+		}
+		if got := external.Target.SetDesired(ctx, false, nil); got.Err != nil || got.Inspection.State != target.External {
+			t.Fatalf("restore External = %#v", got)
+		}
+
+		permission := fixture.PermissionFailure(t)
+		if permission.Err == nil || !errors.Is(permission.Err, os.ErrPermission) || permission.Inspection.State != target.Disabled {
+			t.Fatalf("permission failure = %#v", permission)
+		}
+		partial := fixture.PartialFailure(t)
+		if partial.Err == nil || partial.Inspection.State != target.External {
+			t.Fatalf("partial failure = %#v", partial)
+		}
+		redacted := fixture.RedactionFailure(t)
+		if redacted.Err == nil || fixture.Secret == "" || strings.Contains(redacted.Err.Error(), fixture.Secret) {
+			t.Fatalf("secret was not redacted: %#v", redacted)
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/tui/model.go b/internal/tui/model.go
index 856fb09..21fd080 100644
--- a/internal/tui/model.go
+++ b/internal/tui/model.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"proxyctl/internal/app"
 	"proxyctl/internal/profile"
+	"proxyctl/internal/target"
 )
 
 type page int
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ type Model struct {
 	form        formState
 	confirm     bool
 	status      string
+	applying    bool
+}
+
+type targetOperationDone struct {
+	result app.Result
 }
 
 func NewModel(application app.Module) Model {
@@ -41,6 +47,16 @@ func NewModel(application app.Module) Model {
 func (m Model) Init() tea.Cmd { return nil }
 
 func (m Model) Update(message tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	if completed, ok := message.(targetOperationDone); ok {
+		m.applying = false
+		m.snapshot = completed.result.Snapshot
+		if completed.result.Err != nil {
+			m.status = "\x1b[31mError: " + completed.result.Err.Error() + "\x1b[0m"
+		} else {
+			m.status = completed.result.Notice
+		}
+		return m, nil
+	}
 	key, ok := message.(tea.KeyMsg)
 	if !ok {
 		return m, nil
@@ -58,10 +74,29 @@ func (m Model) Update(message tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 }
 
 func (m Model) updateMain(key tea.KeyMsg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	targets := m.availableTargets()
 	switch key.String() {
 	case "p":
 		m.page = profilesPage
 		m.status = ""
+	case "up", "k":
+		if !m.applying && m.selected > 0 {
+			m.selected--
+		}
+	case "down", "j":
+		if !m.applying && m.selected+1 < len(targets) {
+			m.selected++
+		}
+	case " ":
+		if !m.applying && m.selected >= 0 && m.selected < len(targets) {
+			selected := targets[m.selected]
+			desired := selected.State != target.Enabled
+			m.applying = true
+			m.status = ""
+			return m, func() tea.Msg {
+				return targetOperationDone{result: m.application.Dispatch(app.Intent{Kind: app.SetTargetDesired, TargetID: selected.ID, Enabled: desired})}
+			}
+		}
 	case "q", "esc", "ctrl+c":
 		return m, tea.Quit
 	}
@@ -208,6 +243,16 @@ func (m Model) View() string {
 	}
 }
 
+func (m Model) availableTargets() []app.TargetSnapshot {
+	var result []app.TargetSnapshot
+	for _, item := range m.snapshot.Targets {
+		if item.Available {
+			result = append(result, item)
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
 func (m Model) mainView() string {
 	var b strings.Builder
 	b.WriteString("proxyctl — Target panel\n\n")
@@ -217,8 +262,31 @@ func (m Model) mainView() string {
 	} else {
 		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "Active Profile: %s\n", m.snapshot.ActiveProfile)
 	}
-	b.WriteString("\nNo Targets are available in this build.\n")
-	b.WriteString("\np: manage Proxy Profiles  q/Esc: quit\n")
+	targets := m.availableTargets()
+	if len(targets) == 0 {
+		b.WriteString("\nNo Targets are available in this build.\n")
+	} else {
+		b.WriteString("\nTargets\n")
+		for i, item := range targets {
+			cursor := "  "
+			if i == m.selected {
+				cursor = "> "
+			}
+			state := string(item.State)
+			if m.applying && i == m.selected {
+				state = "Applying…"
+			}
+			fmt.Fprintf(&b, "%s[%-9s] %s\n", cursor, state, item.Description.Name)
+		}
+		if m.selected >= 0 && m.selected < len(targets) {
+			selected := targets[m.selected]
+			fmt.Fprintf(&b, "\n%s\n%s\n", selected.Description.Summary, selected.Evidence)
+		}
+	}
+	b.WriteString("\nSpace: toggle  ↑/k ↓/j: select  p: manage Proxy Profiles  q/Esc: quit\n")
+	if m.status != "" {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "\n%s\n", m.status)
+	}
 	return b.String()
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/tui/target_test.go b/internal/tui/target_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83a187b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tui/target_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package tui
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+
+	"proxyctl/internal/app"
+	"proxyctl/internal/target"
+)
+
+type targetModule struct {
+	snapshot app.Snapshot
+	result   app.Result
+	intents  []app.Intent
+}
+
+func (m *targetModule) Snapshot() app.Snapshot { return m.snapshot }
+func (m *targetModule) Dispatch(intent app.Intent) app.Result {
+	m.intents = append(m.intents, intent)
+	m.snapshot = m.result.Snapshot
+	return m.result
+}
+
+func TestTargetPanelShowsOnlyAvailableTargetsAndAppliesAsynchronously(t *testing.T) {
+	module := &targetModule{snapshot: app.Snapshot{ActiveProfile: "office", Targets: []app.TargetSnapshot{
+		{ID: "shell", Description: target.Description{Name: "Shell", Summary: "Exports for Bash/Zsh"}, Available: true, State: target.External, Evidence: "existing proxy"},
+		{ID: "apt", Description: target.Description{Name: "APT"}, Available: false},
+	}}}
+	module.result = app.Result{Snapshot: app.Snapshot{ActiveProfile: "office", Targets: []app.TargetSnapshot{{ID: "shell", Description: target.Description{Name: "Shell", Summary: "Exports for Bash/Zsh"}, Available: true, State: target.Enabled, Evidence: "matches"}}}, Notice: "Shell Target is now Enabled"}
+	model := NewModel(module)
+	view := model.View()
+	if !strings.Contains(view, "Shell") || strings.Contains(view, "APT") || !strings.Contains(view, "Exports for Bash/Zsh") {
+		t.Fatalf("Target panel:\n%s", view)
+	}
+
+	updated, command := model.Update(tea.KeyMsg{Type: tea.KeySpace})
+	model = updated.(Model)
+	if command == nil || !strings.Contains(model.View(), "Applying") || len(module.intents) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("operation did not expose applying state before effect:\n%s", model.View())
+	}
+	message := command()
+	updated, _ = model.Update(message)
+	model = updated.(Model)
+	if len(module.intents) != 1 || module.intents[0].Kind != app.SetTargetDesired || !module.intents[0].Enabled || !strings.Contains(model.View(), "Enabled") {
+		t.Fatalf("completed toggle = %#v\n%s", module.intents, model.View())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTargetFailurePreservesTruthfulStateAndRendersRedactedError(t *testing.T) {
+	initial := app.Snapshot{ActiveProfile: "office", Targets: []app.TargetSnapshot{{ID: "shell", Description: target.Description{Name: "Shell"}, Available: true, State: target.Enabled}}}
+	module := &targetModule{snapshot: initial, result: app.Result{Snapshot: initial, Err: errors.New("permission denied for alice:REDACTED@proxy")}}
+	model := NewModel(module)
+	updated, command := model.Update(tea.KeyMsg{Type: tea.KeySpace})
+	model = updated.(Model)
+	updated, _ = model.Update(command())
+	model = updated.(Model)
+	view := model.View()
+	if !strings.Contains(view, "Enabled") || !strings.Contains(view, "\x1b[31mError:") || !strings.Contains(view, "REDACTED") {
+		t.Fatalf("failed operation rendering:\n%s", view)
+	}
+}