diff --git a/docs/dashboard-guide.md b/docs/dashboard-guide.md
index 3ee78f7463..4a333d0d3e 100644
--- a/docs/dashboard-guide.md
+++ b/docs/dashboard-guide.md
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ Non-Command-Center dashboard CSS uses `--text` as the canonical primary text tok
 
 ### Theme system
 
-Dark/light modes via `data-theme`; 56 color themes via `data-color-theme` (lazy-loaded from `app/public/theme-data.css`), including the Shadcn zinc-neutral theme.
+Dark/light modes via `data-theme`; 57 color themes via `data-color-theme` (lazy-loaded from `app/public/theme-data.css`), including the Shadcn zinc-neutral theme. Air is the minimal, borderless, paper-like preset with near-monochrome tokens and CSS-only chrome flattening.
 
 - **Base tokens** (`--bg`, `--surface`, etc.) — redefine in `:root`, `[data-theme="light"]`, and every theme block.
 - **Semantic tokens** (`--autopilot-pulse`, `--event-error-text`, `--badge-mission-*`, `--fab-*`) — `:root` + `[data-theme="light"]` only; no per-color-theme overrides.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types.ts b/packages/core/src/types.ts
index 30f3ac9035..da6c136c50 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types.ts
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ export const COLOR_THEMES = [
   "monochrome",
   "slate",
   "ash",
+  // FNXC:DashboardTheming 2026-06-19-15:36: "air" is the source-of-truth id for the minimal, borderless, paper-like dashboard theme; keep bootstrap validators and theme options in sync with this union.
+  "air",
   "graphite",
   "silver",
   "solarized",
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/__tests__/air-theme.test.ts b/packages/dashboard/app/__tests__/air-theme.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0108db7b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/__tests__/air-theme.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { COLOR_THEMES as CORE_COLOR_THEMES } from "@fusion/core";
+import { COLOR_THEMES as DASHBOARD_COLOR_THEMES } from "../components/themeOptions";
+import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
+
+const themeDataPath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../public/theme-data.css");
+const dashboardIndexPath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../index.html");
+const desktopIndexPath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../../desktop/src/renderer/index.html");
+
+describe("Air color theme", () => {
+  const themeData = fs.readFileSync(themeDataPath, "utf-8");
+
+  it("defines dark and light Air theme blocks with clean font and faint borders", () => {
+    const darkBlock = extractSelectorBlock(themeData, '[data-color-theme="air"]');
+    const lightBlock = extractSelectorBlock(themeData, '[data-color-theme="air"][data-theme="light"]');
+
+    expect(darkBlock).toContain('--font-primary: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif');
+    expect(lightBlock).toContain('--font-primary: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif');
+    expect(darkBlock).toContain("--border: color-mix(in srgb, var(--text) 8%, transparent)");
+    expect(lightBlock).toContain("--border: color-mix(in srgb, var(--text) 8%, transparent)");
+    expect(`${darkBlock}\n${lightBlock}`).not.toMatch(/rgba\(/);
+    expect(`${darkBlock}\n${lightBlock}`).not.toMatch(/#[0-9a-fA-F]{8}\b/);
+  });
+
+  it("registers Air in core, dashboard options, and both bootstrap validators", () => {
+    expect(CORE_COLOR_THEMES).toContain("air");
+    expect(DASHBOARD_COLOR_THEMES).toContainEqual({
+      value: "air",
+      label: "Air",
+      className: "theme-swatch-air",
+    });
+
+    expect(fs.readFileSync(dashboardIndexPath, "utf-8")).toContain("'air'");
+    expect(fs.readFileSync(desktopIndexPath, "utf-8")).toContain('"air"');
+  });
+});
+
+function extractSelectorBlock(css: string, selector: string): string {
+  const startIdx = css.indexOf(`${selector} {`);
+  if (startIdx === -1) {
+    throw new Error(`Could not find selector block: ${selector}`);
+  }
+
+  const openBraceIdx = css.indexOf("{", startIdx);
+  let depth = 1;
+  let end = openBraceIdx;
+  for (let i = openBraceIdx + 1; i < css.length; i++) {
+    if (css[i] === "{") depth++;
+    if (css[i] === "}") depth--;
+    if (depth === 0) {
+      end = i;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return css.slice(startIdx, end + 1);
+}
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/ThemeSelector.css b/packages/dashboard/app/components/ThemeSelector.css
index e76cf65b41..03ff59e6b9 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/ThemeSelector.css
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/ThemeSelector.css
@@ -248,6 +248,13 @@
   --swatch-sample-4: #d6d3d1;
 }
 
+.theme-swatch-air {
+  --swatch-sample-1: #0f1115;
+  --swatch-sample-2: #151820;
+  --swatch-sample-3: #a8bfd8;
+  --swatch-sample-4: #eef1f4;
+}
+
 .theme-swatch-graphite {
   --swatch-sample-1: #18181b;
   --swatch-sample-2: #27272a;
@@ -760,6 +767,13 @@
   --swatch-sample-4: #768694;
 }
 
+[data-theme="light"] .theme-swatch-air {
+  --swatch-sample-1: #fbfbfa;
+  --swatch-sample-2: #ffffff;
+  --swatch-sample-3: #536b86;
+  --swatch-sample-4: #26313d;
+}
+
 [data-theme="light"] .theme-swatch-graphite {
   --swatch-sample-1: #fafafa;
   --swatch-sample-2: #f4f4f5;
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/themeOptions.ts b/packages/dashboard/app/components/themeOptions.ts
index 06af4b5866..7f801d8153 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/themeOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/themeOptions.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const COLOR_THEMES: { value: ColorTheme; label: string; className: string
   { value: "monochrome", label: "Mono", className: "theme-swatch-monochrome" },
   { value: "slate", label: "Slate", className: "theme-swatch-slate" },
   { value: "ash", label: "Ash", className: "theme-swatch-ash" },
+  { value: "air", label: "Air", className: "theme-swatch-air" },
   { value: "graphite", label: "Graphite", className: "theme-swatch-graphite" },
   { value: "silver", label: "Silver", className: "theme-swatch-silver" },
   { value: "solarized", label: "Solarized", className: "theme-swatch-solarized" },
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/index.html b/packages/dashboard/app/index.html
index 7a7d197b96..d0a46ec21f 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/index.html
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/index.html
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         try {
           var mode = localStorage.getItem('kb-dashboard-theme-mode') || 'dark';
           var colorTheme = localStorage.getItem('kb-dashboard-color-theme') || 'default';
-          var validThemes = ['default', 'ocean', 'forest', 'sunset', 'zen', 'berry', 'high-contrast', 'industrial', 'monochrome', 'slate', 'ash', 'graphite', 'silver', 'solarized', 'factory', 'factory-mono', 'ayu', 'one-dark', 'nord', 'dracula', 'gruvbox', 'tokyo-night', 'catppuccin-mocha', 'github-dark', 'everforest', 'rose-pine', 'kanagawa', 'night-owl', 'palenight', 'monokai-pro', 'slime', 'brutalist', 'neon-city', 'parchment', 'terminal', 'glass', 'horizon', 'vitesse', 'outrun', 'snazzy', 'porple', 'espresso', 'mars', 'poimandres', 'ember', 'rust', 'copper', 'foundry', 'carbon', 'sandstone', 'lagoon', 'frost', 'lavender', 'neon-bloom', 'sepia', 'shadcn'];
+          var validThemes = ['default', 'ocean', 'forest', 'sunset', 'zen', 'berry', 'high-contrast', 'industrial', 'monochrome', 'slate', 'ash', 'air', 'graphite', 'silver', 'solarized', 'factory', 'factory-mono', 'ayu', 'one-dark', 'nord', 'dracula', 'gruvbox', 'tokyo-night', 'catppuccin-mocha', 'github-dark', 'everforest', 'rose-pine', 'kanagawa', 'night-owl', 'palenight', 'monokai-pro', 'slime', 'brutalist', 'neon-city', 'parchment', 'terminal', 'glass', 'horizon', 'vitesse', 'outrun', 'snazzy', 'porple', 'espresso', 'mars', 'poimandres', 'ember', 'rust', 'copper', 'foundry', 'carbon', 'sandstone', 'lagoon', 'frost', 'lavender', 'neon-bloom', 'sepia', 'shadcn'];
           if (!validThemes.includes(colorTheme)) {
             colorTheme = 'default';
           }
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/public/theme-data.css b/packages/dashboard/app/public/theme-data.css
index 3620212ffb..5c21c05036 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/public/theme-data.css
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/public/theme-data.css
@@ -333,6 +333,107 @@
   --accent-text: #fff;
 }
 
+/*
+FNXC:DashboardTheming 2026-06-19-15:39:
+Air must be the calmest, flattest theme: near-monochrome tokens, a restrained blue-gray accent, a clean system sans stack, and faint color-mix borders.
+The "remove unnecessary UI" requirement is intentionally CSS-only and scoped to [data-color-theme="air"] so shared DOM affordances remain present while borders, shadows, and decorative chrome flatten visually.
+*/
+[data-color-theme="air"] {
+  --bg: #0f1115;
+  --surface: #151820;
+  --card: #171a22;
+  --card-hover: color-mix(in srgb, var(--card) 92%, var(--text) 8%);
+  --text: #eef1f4;
+  --text-muted: #9aa3ad;
+  --border: color-mix(in srgb, var(--text) 8%, transparent);
+  --surface-hover: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface) 90%, var(--text) 10%);
+  --font-primary: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+  --todo: #a5adba;
+  --in-progress: #b8c0cc;
+  --in-progress-rgb: 184, 192, 204;
+  --in-review: #c7ced8;
+  --triage: #8d96a3;
+  --done: #737d8a;
+  --color-success: #c7ced8;
+  --color-error: #d8a7a7;
+  --color-warning: #b7ad9a;
+  --color-info: #a8bfd8;
+  --cta-bg: #dbe5ef;
+  --cta-border: color-mix(in srgb, var(--cta-bg) 72%, transparent);
+  --cta-text: #111318;
+  --cta-bg-hover: #eef3f8;
+  --cta-border-hover: color-mix(in srgb, var(--cta-bg-hover) 82%, transparent);
+  --cta-glow: 0 0 0 transparent;
+  --logo-accent: var(--accent);
+  --accent: #a8bfd8;
+  --accent-text: #111318;
+}
+
+[data-color-theme="air"][data-theme="light"] {
+  --bg: #fbfbfa;
+  --surface: #ffffff;
+  --card: #ffffff;
+  --card-hover: color-mix(in srgb, var(--card) 96%, var(--text) 4%);
+  --text: #1f242b;
+  --text-muted: #69717c;
+  --border: color-mix(in srgb, var(--text) 8%, transparent);
+  --surface-hover: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface) 92%, var(--text) 8%);
+  --font-primary: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+  --todo: #667085;
+  --in-progress: #4f5f73;
+  --in-progress-rgb: 79, 95, 115;
+  --in-review: #5f6f83;
+  --triage: #7a7368;
+  --done: #8a929f;
+  --color-success: #526273;
+  --color-error: #b45f5f;
+  --color-warning: #8a7760;
+  --color-info: #536b86;
+  --cta-bg: #26313d;
+  --cta-border: color-mix(in srgb, var(--cta-bg) 76%, transparent);
+  --cta-text: #ffffff;
+  --cta-bg-hover: #354253;
+  --cta-border-hover: color-mix(in srgb, var(--cta-bg-hover) 84%, transparent);
+  --cta-glow: 0 0 0 transparent;
+  --logo-accent: var(--accent);
+  --accent: #536b86;
+  --accent-text: #ffffff;
+}
+
+[data-color-theme="air"] .card,
+[data-color-theme="air"] .column,
+[data-color-theme="air"] .panel,
+[data-color-theme="air"] .modal,
+[data-color-theme="air"] .task-card {
+  border-color: var(--border);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 transparent;
+  background-image: none;
+}
+
+[data-color-theme="air"] .btn,
+[data-color-theme="air"] .btn-icon,
+[data-color-theme="air"] .input,
+[data-color-theme="air"] input,
+[data-color-theme="air"] textarea,
+[data-color-theme="air"] select {
+  border-color: var(--border);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 transparent;
+}
+
+[data-color-theme="air"] .btn:hover,
+[data-color-theme="air"] .btn-icon:hover,
+[data-color-theme="air"] .card:hover,
+[data-color-theme="air"] .task-card:hover {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 transparent;
+}
+
+[data-color-theme="air"] .badge,
+[data-color-theme="air"] .pill,
+[data-color-theme="air"] .tag {
+  border-color: var(--border);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 transparent;
+}
+
 /* GRAPHITE - Dark graphite blacks */
 [data-color-theme="graphite"] {
   --surface-hover: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface) 90%, var(--text) 10%);
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/index.html b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/index.html
index 5355ae23e3..dda9e51ed0 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/index.html
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/index.html
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
             "monochrome",
             "slate",
             "ash",
+            "air",
             "graphite",
             "silver",
             "solarized",