diff --git a/src/components/GrimoireWelcome.tsx b/src/components/GrimoireWelcome.tsx
index 059e640..e4c89af 100644
--- a/src/components/GrimoireWelcome.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GrimoireWelcome.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,23 @@ import { Kbd, KbdGroup } from "./ui/kbd";
 
 interface GrimoireWelcomeProps {
   onLaunchCommand: () => void;
+  onExecuteCommand: (command: string) => void;
 }
 
-export function GrimoireWelcome({ onLaunchCommand }: GrimoireWelcomeProps) {
+const EXAMPLE_COMMANDS = [
+  { command: "nip 29", description: "View relay-based groups spec" },
+  {
+    command: "profile verbiricha@habla.news",
+    description: "Explore a Nostr profile",
+  },
+  { command: "req -k 1 -l 20", description: "Query recent notes" },
+  { command: "nips", description: "Browse all NIPs" },
+];
+
+export function GrimoireWelcome({
+  onLaunchCommand,
+  onExecuteCommand,
+}: GrimoireWelcomeProps) {
   return (
     <div className="h-full w-full flex items-center justify-center">
       <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-8">
@@ -65,6 +79,27 @@ export function GrimoireWelcome({ onLaunchCommand }: GrimoireWelcomeProps) {
             <span>Launch Command</span>
           </Button>
         </div>
+
+        {/* Example commands */}
+        <div className="flex flex-col items-start gap-2 w-full max-w-md">
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs font-mono mb-1">
+            Try these commands:
+          </p>
+          {EXAMPLE_COMMANDS.map(({ command, description }) => (
+            <button
+              key={command}
+              onClick={() => onExecuteCommand(command)}
+              className="w-full text-left px-3 py-2 rounded-md border border-border hover:border-accent hover:bg-accent/5 transition-colors group"
+            >
+              <div className="font-mono text-sm text-foreground group-hover:text-accent transition-colors">
+                {command}
+              </div>
+              <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-0.5">
+                {description}
+              </div>
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/WorkspaceView.tsx b/src/components/WorkspaceView.tsx
index b3692bd..ecffaa3 100644
--- a/src/components/WorkspaceView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WorkspaceView.tsx
@@ -4,15 +4,35 @@ import { WindowToolbar } from "./WindowToolbar";
 import { WindowTile } from "./WindowTitle";
 import { GrimoireWelcome } from "./GrimoireWelcome";
 import { useAppShell } from "./layouts/AppShellContext";
+import { parseAndExecuteCommand } from "@/lib/command-parser";
 
 export function WorkspaceView() {
-  const { state, updateLayout, removeWindow } = useGrimoire();
+  const { state, updateLayout, removeWindow, addWindow } = useGrimoire();
   const { openCommandLauncher } = useAppShell();
 
   const handleRemoveWindow = (id: string) => {
     removeWindow(id);
   };
 
+  const handleExecuteCommand = async (commandString: string) => {
+    const result = await parseAndExecuteCommand(
+      commandString,
+      state.activeAccount?.pubkey,
+    );
+
+    if (result.error || !result.props || !result.command) {
+      console.error("Failed to execute command:", result.error);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    addWindow(
+      result.command.appId,
+      result.props,
+      commandString,
+      result.globalFlags?.windowProps?.title,
+    );
+  };
+
   const renderTile = (id: string, path: MosaicBranch[]) => {
     const window = state.windows[id];
 
@@ -48,7 +68,10 @@ export function WorkspaceView() {
   return (
     <>
       {activeWorkspace.layout === null ? (
-        <GrimoireWelcome onLaunchCommand={openCommandLauncher} />
+        <GrimoireWelcome
+          onLaunchCommand={openCommandLauncher}
+          onExecuteCommand={handleExecuteCommand}
+        />
       ) : (
         <Mosaic
           renderTile={renderTile}