diff --git a/src/tui/screen_dashboard.cpp b/src/tui/screen_dashboard.cpp
index 4c65a8c..f026128 100644
--- a/src/tui/screen_dashboard.cpp
+++ b/src/tui/screen_dashboard.cpp
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ Component Tui::BuildDashboardScreen() {
           {"a",      "analyze (verify + groups)"},
           {"h",      "help screen"},
           {"x",      "export"},
+          {"o",      "open/run a script"},
+          {"s",      "save system"},
           {"PgUp",   "scroll up"},
           {"PgDn",   "scroll down"},
           {"Home",   "scroll top"},
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.cpp b/src/tui/tui.cpp
index c8e130e..4fabcec 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.cpp
+++ b/src/tui/tui.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,23 @@ void Tui::Run() {
             if (e == Event::Character("a")) { screen_idx = 5;       return true; }
             if (e == Event::Character("h")) { screen_idx = 6;       return true; }
             if (e == Event::Character("x")) { Dispatch("export");   return true; }
+            if (e == Event::Character("o")) {   // open / run a script
+                OpenFileDialog("Open script — run a .essim file",
+                               "dashboard.source", "", {},
+                               [this](const std::string &path) {
+                                   Dispatch("source " + path);
+                               });
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (e == Event::Character("s")) {   // save the system snapshot
+                if (sys)
+                    OpenFileDialog("Save system snapshot",
+                                   "dashboard.save", "system.essim", {},
+                                   [this](const std::string &path) {
+                                       Dispatch("save " + path);
+                                   });
+                return true;
+            }
             return false;
 
         case 3:  // explore