diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fba83c2..031f1a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ playground/
 demos/*.gif
 demos/*.mp4
 demos/*.webm
+# The README embeds this one demo gif, so it is tracked
+!demos/lash-demo.gif
 
 # Test artifacts
 /tests/tmp/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61af162..627c2ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ Lash is a terminal-first task management system that uses Markdown as the single
 - **Agent-friendly**: Token-minimized output for LLM integration
 - **Dependency-aware**: Cross-file task dependencies with cycle detection
 
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="demos/lash-demo.gif" alt="Demo of Lash: project status, task details, fuzzy search, error explanation, and the TUI" width="700">
+</p>
+
 ## What's Implemented
 
 All core functionality is production-ready and backed by an extensive test suite (3,000+ tests):
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