diff --git a/docs/plans/2026-08-19-editor-preview-refresh.md b/docs/plans/2026-08-19-editor-preview-refresh.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cae7a3
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+++ b/docs/plans/2026-08-19-editor-preview-refresh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# 编辑器预览刷新三件套（issue #167）
+
+日期：2026-08-19
+
+## 问题（#167，无评论无修复）
+
+`.md` 文件编辑保存后，切到预览不立即渲染新内容，需关闭文件重新打开。根因：`EditorHost` 的加载 effect 只依赖 `[sessionId, cwd, path, ctx, showEmpty]`——保存（fsWrite）与模式切换（setMode）都不重跑加载，且工具栏没有手动刷新入口。
+
+## 方案（最小三件套，全部在 EditorHost.tsx）
+
+| 编号 | 行为 | 实现 |
+|------|------|------|
+| A | 手动刷新按钮（文本类 viewer，即 toolbar 非空时显示） | 新增 `reloadSeq` state；effect 依赖加 `reloadSeq`；header 刷新按钮 `setReloadSeq(s => s + 1)` |
+| B | 编辑保存后切回预览自动刷新 | header「预览」按钮 onClick：`toolbar.mode === 'edit'` 且非 dirty 且 saveState 非 failed → 先 `setReloadSeq(+1)` 再 `setMode('preview')`；dirty 时不刷新（草稿只在 CodeMirror 内，重载会丢） |
+| C | 预览模式下保存成功后刷新 | 监听 `toolbar.saveState` 从非 `'saved'` 变为 `'saved'` 且 `mode === 'preview'` → `setReloadSeq(+1)` |
+
+刷新语义：重载走既有 load effect（AbortController 会中止旧加载；重挂载后 TextEditor 内部 state 重置为 preview 模式——与「关闭重开」等价，但保留 tab 与面板状态）。
+
+## 范围外（记录，不实现）
+
+- LLM 改文件后自动刷新（磁盘指纹对比 + silent 不闪屏）——分形有先例，另行立项；
+- image/pdf/binary viewer 的手动刷新（toolbar 为空，无入口；内容静态，低优先级）。
+
+## 验证
+
+- 单测：刷新按钮渲染 + 点击触发重载（mock fsRead 调用次数）；B 的 dirty 抑制；C 的 saveState 边沿触发；
+- 手工：编辑 md → 保存 → 切预览即时渲染；预览模式 Ctrl+S 后刷新；刷新按钮任意 viewer 可用。
diff --git a/src/client/EditorHost.tsx b/src/client/EditorHost.tsx
index 984a1d7..635ca4e 100644
--- a/src/client/EditorHost.tsx
+++ b/src/client/EditorHost.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState, useSyncExternalStore } from 'react'
 import { createElement } from 'react'
 import clsx from 'clsx'
-import { IconCheckOutline16, IconFolderOpen16 } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-primitives'
+import { IconCheckOutline16, IconFolderOpen16, IconRefreshOutline14 } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-primitives'
 import type { Context } from '../context-types.ts'
 import { api, mediaUrl, type SessionScope } from './api.ts'
 import { BinaryDownload } from './binary-download.tsx'
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ export function EditorHost(props: {
   const path = tab.path ?? ''
   const title = tab.title
   const [load, setLoad] = useState<EditorLoad>({ status: 'loading' })
+  // Manual refresh (issue #167): bumping the sequence re-runs the load effect
+  // with the same path/scope — the only reload entry besides open/close.
+  const [reloadSeq, setReloadSeq] = useState(0)
 
   // Reactive prefs read: flipping editorExplorer re-renders this tab with no
   // reload. The snapshot is the bare boolean so unrelated store churn never
@@ -247,7 +250,20 @@ export function EditorHost(props: {
     }
     apply(planFirstMatch(ctx.betterSidebar?.matchFileViewer(path), mediaUrlOf))
     return () => { cancelled = true; controller.abort() }
-  }, [scope.sessionId, scope.cwd, path, ctx, showEmpty])
+  }, [scope.sessionId, scope.cwd, path, ctx, showEmpty, reloadSeq])
+
+  // Save-then-refresh in preview mode (issue #167 part C): the edge into
+  // 'saved' (never a lingering 'saved' state) triggers exactly one reload, so
+  // a preview-mode Ctrl+S shows the fresh content immediately. Edit mode is
+  // left alone — reloading would remount the editor and drop the caret.
+  const prevSaveState = useRef<EditorToolbarState['saveState'] | undefined>(undefined)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const current = toolbar?.saveState
+    if (prevSaveState.current !== 'saved' && current === 'saved' && toolbar?.mode === 'preview') {
+      setReloadSeq(sequence => sequence + 1)
+    }
+    prevSaveState.current = current
+  }, [toolbar?.saveState, toolbar?.mode])
 
   const treeOpen = treeOpenOf(tab)
   /** Persist the panel flag on the tab (survives reloads with the layout). */
@@ -287,7 +303,16 @@ export function EditorHost(props: {
             <button
               type="button"
               className={clsx(css.editorModeButton, toolbar.mode === 'preview' && css.editorModeActive)}
-              onClick={() => { controlsRef.current?.setMode('preview') }}
+              onClick={() => {
+                // Issue #167 part B: returning from edit to preview reloads so
+                // the preview renders the just-saved content. A dirty draft
+                // (or a failed save) suppresses the reload — the draft only
+                // lives in the editor instance and a remount would drop it.
+                if (toolbar.mode === 'edit' && toolbar.dirty !== true && toolbar.saveState !== 'failed') {
+                  setReloadSeq(sequence => sequence + 1)
+                }
+                controlsRef.current?.setMode('preview')
+              }}
             >
               {t('preview')}
             </button>
@@ -315,6 +340,17 @@ export function EditorHost(props: {
         {saveLabel !== '' && (
           <span className={clsx(css.editorStatus, toolbar?.saveState === 'failed' && css.editorStatusError)}>{saveLabel}</span>
         )}
+        {toolbar !== null && (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className={css.iconButton}
+            aria-label={t('refresh')}
+            title={t('refresh')}
+            onClick={() => { setReloadSeq(sequence => sequence + 1) }}
+          >
+            <IconRefreshOutline14 size={14} />
+          </button>
+        )}
         <button
           type="button"
           className={clsx(css.iconButton, treeOpen && css.editorTreeToggleActive)}
diff --git a/tests/editor-refresh.spec.tsx b/tests/editor-refresh.spec.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..387a060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/editor-refresh.spec.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+/**
+ * EditorHost refresh behaviors (issue #167): the manual refresh button
+ * re-runs the load (A), returning from edit to preview reloads unless the
+ * draft is dirty or the save failed (B), and a preview-mode save reloads on
+ * the 'saved' edge (C). A mock viewer reports a hoisted toolbar so the host
+ * chrome renders exactly like the real text editor.
+ */
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { createElement, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client'
+import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils'
+import type { Context } from '../src/context-types.ts'
+import { EditorHost } from '../src/client/EditorHost.tsx'
+import { createBetterSidebarService, type FileViewerProps } from '../src/client/service.ts'
+import { allLeaves, createSidebarStore, type SidebarTab } from '../src/client/state.ts'
+
+// The act() environment flag (React 18.2 reads it before flushing effects).
+;(globalThis as Record<string, unknown>).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true
+
+const fsRead = vi.fn()
+vi.mock('../src/client/api.ts', () => ({
+  api: { fsRead: (...args: unknown[]) => fsRead(...args) },
+  mediaUrl: () => '',
+}))
+
+/** One fsRead call counter reset per test. */
+function reads(): number {
+  return fsRead.mock.calls.length
+}
+
+interface MockViewerProps {
+  initialMode?: 'preview' | 'edit'
+  dirty?: boolean
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  onToolbarState?: (state: any) => void
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  onToolbarControls?: (controls: any) => void
+}
+
+/** A viewer that hoists a real toolbar (mode toggle + save state). */
+function MockTextViewer({ initialMode = 'preview', dirty = false, onToolbarState, onToolbarControls }: MockViewerProps) {
+  const [mode, setMode] = useState(initialMode)
+  const [saveState, setSaveState] = useState<'idle' | 'saving' | 'saved' | 'failed'>('idle')
+  useEffect(() => {
+    onToolbarState?.({ modes: true, mode, dirty, editable: true, saveState })
+  }, [mode, saveState, dirty, onToolbarState])
+  useEffect(() => {
+    onToolbarControls?.({
+      setMode,
+      // A synchronous save (saving then saved in one batch) drives the edge.
+      save: () => { setSaveState('saving'); setSaveState('saved') },
+    })
+    return () => { onToolbarControls?.(null) }
+  }, [onToolbarControls])
+  return createElement('div', null, `mock-${mode}`)
+}
+
+function setup(initialMode: 'preview' | 'edit' = 'preview', dirty = false): {
+  ctx: Context
+  fileTab: () => SidebarTab
+} {
+  const store = createSidebarStore()
+  const service = createBetterSidebarService(store)
+  service.registerTab({ id: 'editor', title: 'Editor', dedupeKey: (tab) => tab.path, component: () => null })
+  service.registerFileViewer({
+    id: 'mock-text',
+    exts: ['ts'],
+    priority: 0,
+    fetchStrategy: 'fsRead',
+    component: (props: FileViewerProps) => createElement(MockTextViewer, {
+      initialMode,
+      dirty,
+      onToolbarState: props.onToolbarState,
+      onToolbarControls: props.onToolbarControls,
+    }),
+  })
+  store.setSession('editor-home-session')
+  const sessionsSnapshot = { byId: { 'editor-home-session': { cwd: '/tmp' } }, current: 'editor-home-session' }
+  const ctx = {
+    betterSidebar: service,
+    sessions: { list: { subscribe: () => () => {}, getSnapshot: () => sessionsSnapshot } },
+  } as unknown as Context
+  ctx.betterSidebar.openTab({ type: 'editor', title: 'a.ts', path: '/tmp/a.ts', id: 'editor:/tmp/a.ts' })
+  const fileTab = (): SidebarTab =>
+    allLeaves(store.getSnapshot().state!.splits).flatMap(leaf => leaf.tabs)
+      .find(tab => tab.path === '/tmp/a.ts')!
+  return { ctx, fileTab }
+}
+
+function mount(ctx: Context, tab: () => SidebarTab): { container: HTMLDivElement; unmount: () => void } {
+  const container = document.createElement('div')
+  document.body.append(container)
+  const root = createRoot(container)
+  act(() => {
+    root.render(createElement(EditorHost, {
+      ctx, store: ctx.betterSidebar as never, scope: { sessionId: 'editor-home-session' },
+      tab: tab(), expanded: [], onToggleDir: () => {}, onReferenceFile: () => {},
+    }))
+  })
+  return {
+    container,
+    unmount: () => {
+      act(() => { root.unmount() })
+      container.remove()
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+/** The header's refresh button (locale-dependent aria-label), or null. */
+function refreshButton(container: HTMLDivElement): HTMLButtonElement | null {
+  return container.querySelector('button[aria-label="Refresh"], button[aria-label="刷新"]')
+}
+
+function click(button: HTMLButtonElement): void {
+  act(() => { button.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true })) })
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  fsRead.mockReset()
+  fsRead.mockResolvedValue({ kind: 'text', content: 'hello', truncated: false })
+})
+
+describe('EditorHost refresh (issue #167)', () => {
+  it('A: the refresh button renders for a toolbar-reporting viewer and re-runs the load', async () => {
+    const { ctx, fileTab } = setup()
+    const { container, unmount } = mount(ctx, fileTab)
+    try {
+      // The initial load ran once; settle the async fsRead.
+      await act(async () => { await Promise.resolve() })
+      expect(reads()).toBe(1)
+      const refresh = refreshButton(container)
+      expect(refresh).not.toBeNull()
+      click(refresh!)
+      await act(async () => { await Promise.resolve() })
+      expect(reads()).toBe(2)
+    } finally {
+      unmount()
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('B: returning from edit to preview reloads (fresh content shows after save)', async () => {
+    const { ctx, fileTab } = setup('edit')
+    const { container, unmount } = mount(ctx, fileTab)
+    try {
+      await act(async () => { await Promise.resolve() })
+      expect(reads()).toBe(1)
+      const preview = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('button'))
+        .find(button => button.textContent === 'Preview')!
+      click(preview)
+      await act(async () => { await Promise.resolve() })
+      expect(reads()).toBe(2)
+    } finally {
+      unmount()
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('B: a dirty draft suppresses the edit→preview reload (the draft would be dropped)', async () => {
+    const { ctx, fileTab } = setup('edit', true)
+    const { container, unmount } = mount(ctx, fileTab)
+    try {
+      await act(async () => { await Promise.resolve() })
+      expect(reads()).toBe(1)
+      const preview = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('button'))
+        .find(button => button.textContent === 'Preview')!
+      click(preview)
+      await act(async () => { await Promise.resolve() })
+      expect(reads()).toBe(1)
+    } finally {
+      unmount()
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('C: a preview-mode save reloads on the saved edge', async () => {
+    const { ctx, fileTab } = setup('preview')
+    const { container, unmount } = mount(ctx, fileTab)
+    try {
+      await act(async () => { await Promise.resolve() })
+      expect(reads()).toBe(1)
+      const save = container.querySelector('button[aria-label="Save"]') as HTMLButtonElement
+      click(save)
+      await act(async () => { await Promise.resolve() })
+      expect(reads()).toBe(2)
+    } finally {
+      unmount()
+    }
+  })
+})