diff --git a/veans/internal/commands/list.go b/veans/internal/commands/list.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1097f1432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/veans/internal/commands/list.go
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"code.vikunja.io/veans/internal/client"
+	"code.vikunja.io/veans/internal/config"
+	"code.vikunja.io/veans/internal/output"
+	"code.vikunja.io/veans/internal/status"
+)
+
+type listFlags struct {
+	ready      bool
+	mine       bool
+	branch     string
+	branchAuto bool
+	filter     string
+	statuses   []string
+}
+
+func newListCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	f := &listFlags{}
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "list",
+		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
+		Short:   "List tasks in the configured project",
+		Long: `List tasks in the project configured in .veans.yml.
+
+Filters can be combined; they're AND-ed together:
+  --ready          ready to start: in Todo with done=false (incomplete-blocker
+                   detection is best-effort, see veans/README.md)
+  --mine           only tasks assigned to the veans bot
+  --branch [name]  only tasks tagged 'veans:branch:<name>' (defaults to the
+                   current git branch when used without a value)
+  --filter <expr>  raw Vikunja filter expression (see Vikunja docs); applied
+                   server-side
+  --status <s>     filter by status (todo|in-progress|in-review|completed|scrapped),
+                   may be repeated`,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			rt, err := loadRuntime()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			tasks, err := runList(cmd, rt, f)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if globals.JSON {
+				return json.NewEncoder(cmd.OutOrStdout()).Encode(tasks)
+			}
+			renderTasksHuman(cmd.OutOrStdout(), tasks, rt.cfg)
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&f.ready, "ready", false, "only ready-to-start tasks (Todo bucket, not done)")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&f.mine, "mine", false, "only tasks assigned to the veans bot")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&f.branch, "branch", "", "only tasks tagged 'veans:branch:<name>' (omit value for current branch)")
+	cmd.Flags().Lookup("branch").NoOptDefVal = "__auto__"
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&f.filter, "filter", "", "raw Vikunja filter expression, applied server-side")
+	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&f.statuses, "status", nil, "filter by status (repeatable)")
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func runList(cmd *cobra.Command, rt *runtime, f *listFlags) ([]*client.Task, error) {
+	opts := &client.TaskListOptions{
+		Filter: f.filter,
+		Expand: []string{"reactions"},
+	}
+	tasks, err := rt.client.ListProjectTasks(cmd.Context(), rt.cfg.ProjectID, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Apply client-side filters AND-style.
+	var out []*client.Task
+	for _, t := range tasks {
+		if f.ready {
+			if t.Done || t.BucketID != rt.cfg.Buckets.Todo {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		if f.mine {
+			if !taskAssignedTo(t, rt.cfg.Bot.UserID) {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		if f.branch != "" {
+			want := f.branch
+			if want == "__auto__" {
+				want = currentGitBranch()
+				if want == "" {
+					return nil, output.New(output.CodeValidation,
+						"--branch given without a value but no current git branch detected")
+				}
+			}
+			label := branchLabel(want)
+			if !taskHasLabel(t, label) {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		if len(f.statuses) > 0 {
+			ok := false
+			for _, raw := range f.statuses {
+				s, err := status.Parse(raw)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				wantBucket, _ := status.BucketID(s, rt.cfg.Buckets)
+				if t.BucketID == wantBucket {
+					ok = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		out = append(out, t)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func taskAssignedTo(t *client.Task, userID int64) bool {
+	for _, a := range t.Assignees {
+		if a != nil && a.ID == userID {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func taskHasLabel(t *client.Task, title string) bool {
+	for _, l := range t.Labels {
+		if l != nil && l.Title == title {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func renderTasksHuman(w fmtWriter, tasks []*client.Task, cfg *config.Config) {
+	if len(tasks) == 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "(no tasks)")
+		return
+	}
+	for _, t := range tasks {
+		s := status.FromBucketID(t.BucketID, cfg.Buckets)
+		stamp := string(s)
+		if stamp == "" {
+			stamp = "-"
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%-12s  %-10s  %s\n",
+			cfg.FormatTaskID(t.Index),
+			stamp,
+			t.Title,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+func branchLabel(branch string) string {
+	return "veans:branch:" + branch
+}
+
+// currentGitBranch returns the current git branch as reported by
+// `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`, or "" if we're not in a git repo or
+// HEAD is detached. Failures are silent so callers can decide.
+func currentGitBranch() string {
+	out, err := runGit("rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD")
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	out = strings.TrimSpace(out)
+	if out == "HEAD" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/veans/internal/commands/root.go b/veans/internal/commands/root.go
index 9c91d0728..5d17a3e87 100644
--- a/veans/internal/commands/root.go
+++ b/veans/internal/commands/root.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func Root(version string) *cobra.Command {
 
 	root.AddCommand(newVersionCmd(version))
 	root.AddCommand(newInitCmd())
+	root.AddCommand(newListCmd())
 
 	return root
 }