diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8efd20c..6cc4c7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ aims to follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html)
 - **Tag management** — Explore → Tag Cloud gains a Manage mode with a flat tag
   list where you can rename a tag, merge it into another (rename it to an
   existing tag's name), or delete it from every image. Changes apply across the
-  whole library.
+  whole library. Settings → AI Workspace also has an "Open tag manager" button
+  that jumps straight into it.
 - **Camera info in the lightbox** — the image info panel now shows EXIF details
   (camera, lens, aperture, shutter, ISO, focal length) and, when a photo is
   geotagged, its GPS coordinates as a link that opens the location in your
diff --git a/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx b/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx
index c9a2a41..92e43e1 100644
--- a/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ export function SettingsModal() {
   const openOnboarding = useGalleryStore((state) => state.openOnboarding);
   const theme = useGalleryStore((state) => state.theme);
   const setTheme = useGalleryStore((state) => state.setTheme);
+  const openTagManager = useGalleryStore((state) => state.openTagManager);
   const lightboxAutoplay = useGalleryStore((state) => state.lightboxAutoplay);
   const setLightboxAutoplay = useGalleryStore((state) => state.setLightboxAutoplay);
   const lightboxAutoMute = useGalleryStore((state) => state.lightboxAutoMute);
@@ -686,6 +687,17 @@ export function SettingsModal() {
 
                   {taggerQueueStatus ? <p className="pt-3 text-xs text-gray-500">{taggerQueueStatus}</p> : null}
                 </SettingsGroup>
+
+                <SettingsGroup title="Tag library" description="Review and clean up the tags across your library.">
+                  <SettingsItem label="Manage tags" description="Open the tag manager in Explore to search, rename, and delete tags.">
+                    <button
+                      className="rounded-md border border-white/10 bg-white/[0.055] px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-gray-300 transition-colors hover:bg-white/10 hover:text-white light-theme:border-gray-700/50 light-theme:bg-gray-900 light-theme:text-white light-theme:hover:bg-gray-800 light-theme:hover:text-white"
+                      onClick={openTagManager}
+                    >
+                      Open tag manager
+                    </button>
+                  </SettingsItem>
+                </SettingsGroup>
               </div>
             ) : (
               <div className="mt-8 space-y-9">
diff --git a/src/components/TagCloud.tsx b/src/components/TagCloud.tsx
index c38026a..380ae5d 100644
--- a/src/components/TagCloud.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TagCloud.tsx
@@ -983,7 +983,9 @@ export function TagCloud() {
   const renameTag = useGalleryStore((state) => state.renameTag);
   const deleteTag = useGalleryStore((state) => state.deleteTag);
   const selectedFolderId = useGalleryStore((state) => state.selectedFolderId);
-  const [manageTags, setManageTags] = useState(false);
+  // Manage mode lives in the store so it can be opened from elsewhere (Settings).
+  const manageTags = useGalleryStore((state) => state.tagManagerOpen);
+  const setManageTags = useGalleryStore((state) => state.setTagManagerOpen);
   const handleDeleteTag = async (tag: string) => { await deleteTag(tag); };
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -1028,7 +1030,7 @@ export function TagCloud() {
                     ? "border-white/15 bg-white/10 text-white"
                     : "border-white/8 bg-white/[0.03] text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-300"
                 }`}
-                onClick={() => setManageTags((v) => !v)}
+                onClick={() => setManageTags(!manageTags)}
               >
                 {manageTags ? "Done" : "Manage"}
               </button>
diff --git a/src/store.ts b/src/store.ts
index f8e0d52..6a2fa65 100644
--- a/src/store.ts
+++ b/src/store.ts
@@ -375,20 +375,21 @@ interface GalleryState {
   galleryScrollResetKey: number;
   activeView: ActiveView;
   exploreMode: ExploreMode;
+  tagManagerOpen: boolean;
   tagCloudEntries: TagCloudEntry[];
   tagCloudLoading: boolean;
   tagCloudFolderId: number | null | undefined; // undefined = never loaded
   exploreTagEntries: ExploreTagEntry[];
   exploreTagLoading: boolean;
-  exploreTagsFolderId: number | null | undefined;
   // Cache-freshness key: the folder the loaded tags belong to. Set to undefined
   // by content mutations (tag add/remove/rename/delete) to mark the cache dirty
   // and force the next load to refetch.
-  relatedTagsByKey: Record<string, RelatedTagEntry[]>;
+  exploreTagsFolderId: number | null | undefined;
   // The folder whose tags are actually on screen. Kept separate from the dirty
   // marker above so a same-folder invalidation isn't mistaken for a folder switch
   // (which would wipe the visible list and remount manager UI mid-refresh).
   exploreTagsShownFolderId: number | null | undefined;
+  relatedTagsByKey: Record<string, RelatedTagEntry[]>;
   indexingProgress: Record<number, IndexProgress>;
   mediaJobProgress: Record<number, FolderJobProgress>;
   cacheDir: string;
@@ -494,6 +495,8 @@ interface GalleryState {
   closeImage: () => void;
   setView: (view: ActiveView) => void;
   setExploreMode: (mode: ExploreMode) => void;
+  setTagManagerOpen: (open: boolean) => void;
+  openTagManager: () => void;
   loadTagCloud: (options?: { force?: boolean }) => Promise<void>;
   loadExploreTags: (options?: { force?: boolean }) => Promise<void>;
   loadRelatedTags: (tag: string) => Promise<RelatedTagEntry[]>;
@@ -874,17 +877,18 @@ export const useGalleryStore = create<GalleryState>((set, get) => ({
   galleryScrollResetKey: 0,
   activeView: "gallery",
   exploreMode: "visual",
+  tagManagerOpen: false,
   tagCloudEntries: [],
   tagCloudLoading: false,
   tagCloudFolderId: undefined,
   exploreTagEntries: [],
   exploreTagLoading: false,
   exploreTagsFolderId: undefined,
+  exploreTagsShownFolderId: undefined,
   relatedTagsByKey: {},
   indexingProgress: {},
   mediaJobProgress: {},
   cacheDir: "",
-  exploreTagsShownFolderId: undefined,
   captionModelStatus: null,
   captionModelPreparing: false,
   captionModelError: null,
@@ -1399,10 +1403,27 @@ export const useGalleryStore = create<GalleryState>((set, get) => ({
         return;
       }
     }
-    set({ activeView, similarSourceAlbumId: null, similarScope: similarScopeReset });
+    // Entering Explore normally always starts in browse mode; openTagManager() is
+    // the only path that re-opens manage mode (it runs this then sets the flag).
+    set({
+      activeView,
+      similarSourceAlbumId: null,
+      similarScope: similarScopeReset,
+      ...(activeView === "explore" ? { tagManagerOpen: false } : {}),
+    });
   },
 
-  setExploreMode: (exploreMode) => set({ exploreMode }),
+  setExploreMode: (exploreMode) =>
+    // Manage mode only exists for the tag view; drop it when switching to visual
+    // clusters so re-entering the tag view starts in the normal browse state.
+    set(exploreMode === "visual" ? { exploreMode, tagManagerOpen: false } : { exploreMode }),
+  setTagManagerOpen: (tagManagerOpen) => set({ tagManagerOpen }),
+  // Jump straight to the tag manager from anywhere (e.g. the Settings panel):
+  // switch to Explore, select the tag view, open manage mode, and close Settings.
+  openTagManager: () => {
+    get().setView("explore");
+    set({ exploreMode: "tags", tagManagerOpen: true, settingsOpen: false });
+  },
 
   loadTagCloud: async (options) => {
     const { selectedFolderId, tagCloudFolderId, tagCloudLoading } = get();