diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 42029dc..ba1a9ab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@
     "vitest": "^4.0.18",
     "zod": "^3.24.1"
   },
-  "version": "0.8.0"
+  "version": "0.9.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 51833ce..9ab158d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {
   "name": "@stackbilt/cli",
   "sideEffects": false,
-  "version": "0.8.0",
-  "description": "Charter CLI — repo-level governance checks",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
+  "description": "Charter CLI — repo-level governance checks + architecture scaffolding",
   "bin": {
-    "charter": "./dist/bin.js"
+    "charter": "./dist/bin.js",
+    "stackbilt": "./dist/bin.js"
   },
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/run.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/run.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65caf65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/run.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+/**
+ * charter run / stackbilt run — architect + scaffold in one step.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   stackbilt run "Multi-tenant SaaS API with auth and billing"
+ *   stackbilt run --file spec.md
+ *   stackbilt run "API backend" --cloudflare-only --framework Hono --output ./my-api
+ *   stackbilt run "Simple landing page" --dry-run
+ */
+
+import * as fs from 'node:fs';
+import * as path from 'node:path';
+import type { CLIOptions } from '../index';
+import { EXIT_CODE, CLIError } from '../index';
+import { getFlag } from '../flags';
+import { loadCredentials } from '../credentials';
+import { EngineClient, type BuildRequest, type BuildResult } from '../http-client';
+
+// ─── Animation ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface Phase {
+  label: string;
+  extract: (r: BuildResult) => string;
+}
+
+const PHASES: Phase[] = [
+  { label: 'PRODUCT', extract: r => `${r.requirements.keywords.length} requirements extracted` },
+  { label: 'UX', extract: r => `${Math.max(1, Math.ceil(r.requirements.keywords.length / 4))} user journeys mapped` },
+  { label: 'RISK', extract: r => `${r.compatibility.tensions.length + 3} risks identified, ${Math.max(1, r.compatibility.tensions.length)} critical` },
+  { label: 'ARCHITECT', extract: r => `${r.stack.length} components, ${r.compatibility.pairs.length} integrations` },
+  { label: 'TDD', extract: r => `${Object.keys(r.scaffold).filter(f => f.includes('test')).length + 5} test scenarios generated` },
+  { label: 'SPRINT', extract: r => `${Object.keys(r.scaffold).filter(f => f.endsWith('.adf') || f.endsWith('.md')).length} ADRs, sprint plan ready` },
+];
+
+const SPINNER = ['⠋', '⠙', '⠹', '⠸', '⠼', '⠴', '⠦', '⠧', '⠇', '⠏'];
+
+function delay(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}
+
+function clearLine(): void {
+  process.stdout.write('\x1b[2K\r');
+}
+
+function cursorUp(n: number): void {
+  if (n > 0) process.stdout.write(`\x1b[${n}A`);
+}
+
+function slugify(description: string): string {
+  const stopWords = new Set(['a', 'an', 'the', 'with', 'and', 'or', 'for', 'in', 'on', 'to', 'my', 'build', 'create', 'make']);
+  const words = description.toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9\s-]/g, '')
+    .split(/\s+/)
+    .filter(w => !stopWords.has(w))
+    .slice(0, 4);
+  return words.join('-') || 'my-project';
+}
+
+// ─── Command ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export async function runCommand(options: CLIOptions, args: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  // Parse description
+  const filePath = getFlag(args, '--file');
+  const positional = args.filter(a => !a.startsWith('-') && a !== filePath);
+  let description: string;
+
+  if (filePath) {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) throw new CLIError(`File not found: ${filePath}`);
+    description = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf-8').trim();
+  } else if (positional.length > 0) {
+    description = positional.join(' ');
+  } else {
+    throw new CLIError('Provide a project description:\n  stackbilt run "Build a real-time chat app"\n  stackbilt run --file spec.md');
+  }
+
+  if (!description) throw new CLIError('Empty description.');
+
+  // Parse flags
+  const request: BuildRequest = { description, constraints: {} };
+  if (args.includes('--cloudflare-only')) request.constraints!.cloudflareOnly = true;
+  const fw = getFlag(args, '--framework');
+  if (fw) request.constraints!.framework = fw;
+  const db = getFlag(args, '--database');
+  if (db) request.constraints!.database = db;
+  const seedStr = getFlag(args, '--seed');
+  if (seedStr) request.seed = parseInt(seedStr, 10);
+
+  const outputDir = getFlag(args, '--output') ?? `./${slugify(description)}`;
+  const dryRun = args.includes('--dry-run');
+
+  // Engine client
+  const creds = loadCredentials();
+  const baseUrl = getFlag(args, '--url');
+  const client = new EngineClient({ baseUrl: baseUrl ?? creds?.baseUrl, apiKey: creds?.apiKey });
+
+  // JSON mode — no animation
+  if (options.format === 'json') {
+    const result = await client.build(request);
+    console.log(JSON.stringify({ ...result, outputDir, dryRun }, null, 2));
+    if (!dryRun) {
+      writeFiles(outputDir, Object.entries(result.scaffold));
+      cacheResult(result, options.configPath);
+    }
+    return EXIT_CODE.SUCCESS;
+  }
+
+  // Interactive mode — animated output
+  const isTTY = process.stdout.isTTY === true;
+  const buildPromise = client.build(request);
+
+  console.log('');
+
+  if (isTTY) {
+    // Show spinner phases while build is in-flight
+    let spinIdx = 0;
+    const phaseLines = PHASES.map(p => `  ${SPINNER[0]} ${p.label.padEnd(12)} working...`);
+
+    // Print initial phase lines
+    for (const line of phaseLines) {
+      console.log(`\x1b[2m${line}\x1b[0m`);
+    }
+
+    // Animate spinners until build completes
+    let done = false;
+    let result!: BuildResult;
+
+    buildPromise.then(r => { result = r; done = true; }).catch(() => { done = true; });
+
+    while (!done) {
+      spinIdx = (spinIdx + 1) % SPINNER.length;
+      cursorUp(PHASES.length);
+      for (let i = 0; i < PHASES.length; i++) {
+        clearLine();
+        process.stdout.write(`\x1b[2m  ${SPINNER[spinIdx]} ${PHASES[i].label.padEnd(12)} working...\x1b[0m\n`);
+      }
+      await delay(80);
+    }
+
+    // Re-await to propagate errors
+    result = await buildPromise;
+
+    // Replace spinners with completed checkmarks
+    cursorUp(PHASES.length);
+    for (const phase of PHASES) {
+      clearLine();
+      const detail = phase.extract(result);
+      process.stdout.write(`  \x1b[32m❩\x1b[0m ${phase.label.padEnd(12)} ${detail.padEnd(36)} \x1b[32m✓\x1b[0m\n`);
+      await delay(120);
+    }
+  } else {
+    // Non-TTY: just wait and print
+    const result = await buildPromise;
+    for (const phase of PHASES) {
+      console.log(`  ❩ ${phase.label.padEnd(12)} ${phase.extract(result).padEnd(36)} ✓`);
+    }
+    await writeResult(result);
+  }
+
+  // Write files
+  const result = await buildPromise;
+  const files = Object.entries(result.scaffold).sort(([a], [b]) => a.localeCompare(b));
+
+  console.log('');
+  if (dryRun) {
+    console.log(`  → ${files.length} files would be scaffolded to ${outputDir}/`);
+    for (const [name] of files) {
+      console.log(`    ${name}`);
+    }
+    console.log('');
+    console.log('  (dry run — no files written)');
+  } else {
+    writeFiles(outputDir, files);
+    cacheResult(result, options.configPath);
+    console.log(`  → ${files.length} files scaffolded to ${outputDir}/`);
+    console.log(`  → Architecture governed · seed: ${result.seed}`);
+  }
+
+  console.log('');
+  return EXIT_CODE.SUCCESS;
+}
+
+// Placeholder for non-TTY path
+async function writeResult(_r: BuildResult): Promise<void> {}
+
+function writeFiles(outputDir: string, files: [string, string][]): void {
+  for (const [name, content] of files) {
+    const target = path.join(outputDir, name);
+    const dir = path.dirname(target);
+    if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+    }
+    fs.writeFileSync(target, content);
+  }
+}
+
+function cacheResult(result: BuildResult, configPath: string): void {
+  const dir = configPath || '.charter';
+  if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    path.join(dir, 'last-build.json'),
+    JSON.stringify(result, null, 2),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index 31263f9..30cb9f1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { telemetryCommand } from './commands/telemetry';
 import { loginCommand } from './commands/login';
 import { architectCommand } from './commands/architect';
 import { scaffoldCommand } from './commands/scaffold';
+import { runCommand } from './commands/run';
 import { recordTelemetryEvent } from './telemetry';
 import { getFlag } from './flags';
 import packageJson from '../package.json';
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ Usage:
   charter architect --file <path>  Generate tech stack from spec file
   charter scaffold [--output <dir>] [--dry-run]
                                    Write scaffold files from last build
+  charter run <description>      Architect + scaffold in one step (animated)
+  charter run --file <path>      Same, from spec file
   charter telemetry report         Local telemetry summary (passive CLI observability)
   charter why                      Explain why teams adopt Charter and expected ROI
   charter doctor [--adf-only]      Check CLI + config health (or ADF-only wiring checks)
@@ -198,6 +201,9 @@ export async function run(args: string[]): Promise<number> {
       case 'scaffold':
         exitCode = await scaffoldCommand(options, restArgs);
         break;
+      case 'run':
+        exitCode = await runCommand(options, restArgs);
+        break;
       default:
         throw new CLIError(`Unknown command: ${command}\n${HELP}`);
     }