diff --git a/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md b/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md
index fb7a370..b80be40 100644
--- a/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md
+++ b/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ QA machine), the **T14s** (webcam case).
       one module (`HH:MM · Day DD Mon`). First pass: volume-high and
       keyboard still tight → pad doubled.
 - [x] **Calendar on unified clock (2026-07-10)** — PASS (Bernardo).
-- [ ] **Rofi case-insensitive search (2026-07-10)** — SUPER+Space: type
-      `ste` → Steam listed (not only `Ste`/`STE`); type `sys` → System
-      menu row if testing nomarchy-menu. Config: matching normal,fuzzy +
-      case-sensitive false + case-smart false.
+- [ ] **Rofi menu case-insensitive filter (2026-07-10)** — SUPER+M root
+      Menu: type `sys` → **System** (dmenu path uses `rofi_menu` = `-i`;
+      apps/drun already worked via config.rasi). Spot-check System and
+      Tools filters the same way. Network picker inherits `rofi -i`.
 - [ ] **Charge-limit live apply (2026-07-10)** — on a laptop with
       `charge_control_end_threshold`: System › Battery limit → 80%;
       confirm `cat …/charge_control_end_threshold` is 80 without rebuild;
diff --git a/modules/home/rofi.nix b/modules/home/rofi.nix
index 5edd1c1..bdb9f5d 100644
--- a/modules/home/rofi.nix
+++ b/modules/home/rofi.nix
@@ -169,10 +169,11 @@ let
 
   nomarchy-menu = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "nomarchy-menu" ''
     # Nomarchy menu dispatcher — thin presentation layer over
-    # `rofi -dmenu`; actions delegate to nomarchy-theme-sync, systemctl,
-    # hyprctl and friends. Menu entries carry real icons from the theme's
-    # icon set (Papirus) via rofi's per-row icon protocol — see row() below.
-    # `nomarchy-menu` with no argument shows the module picker.
+    # `rofi -dmenu` (via rofi_menu helper); actions delegate to
+    # nomarchy-theme-sync, systemctl, hyprctl and friends. Menu entries
+    # carry real icons from the theme's icon set (Papirus) via rofi's
+    # per-row icon protocol — see row() below. `nomarchy-menu` with no
+    # argument shows the module picker.
 
     # System batteries: type=Battery, not scope=Device — same filter as
     # nomarchy-battery-notify. Name-agnostic (BAT0, CMB0, test_battery)
@@ -229,6 +230,12 @@ let
     BACK="↩ Back"
     back() { printf '%s\n' "$BACK"; }
 
+    # dmenu mode is case-sensitive by default (dmenu compatibility), even
+    # when config.rasi has case-sensitive: false for drun/modi — so
+    # SUPER+Space (apps) matched "ste"→Steam while the main Menu filter
+    # did not match "sys"→System. Always pass -i on menu pickers.
+    rofi_menu() { command rofi -dmenu -i "$@"; }
+
     case "''${1:-}" in
       power)
         choice=$( {
@@ -239,7 +246,7 @@ let
           row "Reboot"    system-reboot
           row "Shutdown"  system-shutdown
           back
-        } | rofi -dmenu -show-icons -p Power) || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -show-icons -p Power) || exit 0
         case "$choice" in
           "$BACK")    exec "$0" ;;
           *Lock)      loginctl lock-session ;;
@@ -274,7 +281,7 @@ let
                 esac
               done
           back
-        } | rofi -dmenu -show-icons -p "profile (now: $cur)") || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -show-icons -p "profile (now: $cur)") || exit 0
         [ "$choice" = "$BACK" ] && exec "$0" system
         [ -n "$choice" ] && powerprofilesctl set "$choice" ;;
 
@@ -313,7 +320,7 @@ let
             row "Charge limit: Off (100%)"        battery-100
           fi
           back
-        } | rofi -dmenu -show-icons -p "Power — profile: ''${curp:-n/a}, limit: ''${curc:-default}") || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -show-icons -p "Power — profile: ''${curp:-n/a}, limit: ''${curc:-default}") || exit 0
         # Persist in-flake + apply live to sysfs (udev makes the node
         # group-writable for users — Bernardo 2026-07-10).
         set_limit() {
@@ -346,14 +353,14 @@ ${themeSlugMap}
         choice=$( {
 ${themeRows}
           back
-        } | rofi -dmenu -show-icons -p Theme -theme-str ${themeGridThemeStr}) || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -show-icons -p Theme -theme-str ${themeGridThemeStr}) || exit 0
         [ "$choice" = "$BACK" ] && exec "$0"
         choice="''${choice% ✓}"             # drop the active marker if present
         slug="''${THEME_SLUG[$choice]:-}"
         [ -n "$slug" ] && exec nomarchy-theme-sync apply "$slug" ;;
 
       clipboard)
-        sel=$( { cliphist list; printf '%s\n' "$BACK"; } | rofi -dmenu -p clip) || exit 0
+        sel=$( { cliphist list; printf '%s\n' "$BACK"; } | rofi_menu -p clip) || exit 0
         [ "$sel" = "$BACK" ] && exec "$0" tools
         printf '%s' "$sel" | cliphist decode | wl-copy ;;
 
@@ -368,7 +375,7 @@ ${themeRows}
       files)
         sel=$( { fd . "$HOME" --type f --hidden --exclude .git --exclude .cache 2>/dev/null \
           | head -n 50000 | sed "s|^$HOME/||"; printf '%s\n' "$BACK"; } \
-          | rofi -dmenu -p file) || exit 0
+          | rofi_menu -p file) || exit 0
         [ "$sel" = "$BACK" ] && exec "$0" tools
         [ -n "$sel" ] && exec xdg-open "$HOME/$sel" ;;
 
@@ -379,7 +386,7 @@ ${themeRows}
         exec rofi -show emoji -modi emoji ;;
 
       web)
-        q=$(rofi -dmenu -p search < /dev/null) || exit 0
+        q=$(rofi_menu -p search < /dev/null) || exit 0
         [ -n "$q" ] || exit 0
         exec xdg-open "https://www.google.com/search?q=$(urlencode "$q")" ;;
 
@@ -421,7 +428,7 @@ ${themeRows}
           row "Output device" audio-volume-high
           row "Input device"  audio-input-microphone
           back
-        } | rofi -dmenu -show-icons -p Audio) || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -show-icons -p Audio) || exit 0
         case "$choice" in
           "$BACK")  exec "$0" system ;;
           *Output*) exec rofi-pulse-select sink ;;
@@ -454,7 +461,7 @@ ${themeRows}
             [ -n "$profs" ] && printf 'Profiles ›\n'
             printf '%s' "$mons" | jq -r '.[] | "\(.name)  ·  \(.width)x\(.height)@\(.refreshRate|round)Hz"'
             printf '%s\n' "$BACK"
-          } | rofi -dmenu -p Display ) || exit 0
+          } | rofi_menu -p Display ) || exit 0
           [ "$name" = "$BACK" ] && exec "$0" system
           [ "$name" = "Profiles ›" ] && exec "$0" display-profile
           name=''${name%%  ·*}                       # strip the "  ·  WxH@R" hint
@@ -474,7 +481,7 @@ ${themeRows}
           printf '%s' "$mons" | jq -r --arg n "$name" '.[]|select(.name==$n)|.availableModes[]' \
             | sed 's/Hz$//' | awk -F@ '{ printf "%s@%d\n", $1, $2 + 0.5 }' | sort -rV -u
           printf '%s\n' "$BACK"
-        } | rofi -dmenu -p "$name (now $cur)" ) || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -p "$name (now $cur)" ) || exit 0
         [ "$mode" = "$BACK" ] && exec "$0" "$modeBack"
         [ -n "$mode" ] || exit 0
 
@@ -509,7 +516,7 @@ ${themeRows}
             fi
           fi
           back
-        } | rofi -dmenu -show-icons -markup-rows -p Capture) || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -show-icons -markup-rows -p Capture) || exit 0
         dir="$HOME/Pictures/Screenshots"
         file="$dir/$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).png"
         case "$choice" in
@@ -551,7 +558,7 @@ ${themeRows}
           else row "Night light (off)" weather-clear-night
           fi
           back
-        } | rofi -dmenu -show-icons -markup-rows -p "Look & Feel") || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -show-icons -markup-rows -p "Look & Feel") || exit 0
         case "$choice" in
           "$BACK")           exec "$0" ;;
           *Theme*)           exec "$0" theme ;;
@@ -578,7 +585,7 @@ ${themeRows}
           else printf 'Auto-switch (off)\n'
           fi
           printf '%s\n' "$BACK"
-        } | rofi -dmenu -p Profiles ) || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -p Profiles ) || exit 0
         case "$choice" in
           "$BACK")        exec "$0" display ;;
           "Base layout")  exec nomarchy-display-profile base ;;
@@ -612,7 +619,7 @@ ${themeRows}
         # Enter on a row is a deliberate no-op (nothing to launch); ↩ Back
         # returns to the root picker, which is also where it's launched.
         sel=$( { cat ${cheatsheetFile}; printf '%s\n' "$BACK"; } \
-          | rofi -dmenu -i -p keys ) || exit 0
+          | rofi_menu -p keys ) || exit 0
         [ "$sel" = "$BACK" ] && exec "$0"
         exit 0 ;;
 
@@ -621,7 +628,7 @@ ${themeRows}
         # Pulled fresh from npm via npx rather than nixpkgs' claude-code,
         # which lags behind model releases; npx caches after first run. The
         # REPL stays open for follow-ups.
-        q=$(rofi -dmenu -p claude < /dev/null) || exit 0
+        q=$(rofi_menu -p claude < /dev/null) || exit 0
         [ -n "$q" ] || exit 0
         exec ${cfg.terminal} -e npx --yes @anthropic-ai/claude-code@latest "$q" ;;
 
@@ -728,7 +735,7 @@ ${themeRows}
           row "Delete all"        edit-delete
           row "$pam_label"        system-lock-screen
           back
-        } | rofi -dmenu -show-icons -p Fingerprint) || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -show-icons -p Fingerprint) || exit 0
         case "$choice" in
           "$BACK") exec "$0" system ;;
           *Enroll*)
@@ -794,7 +801,7 @@ ${themeRows}
             && row "System files → Snapshots" timeshift
           row "System config → boot an older generation (how)" help-about
           back
-        } | rofi -dmenu -show-icons -p Rollback) || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -show-icons -p Rollback) || exit 0
         case "$choice" in
           "$BACK") exec "$0" system ;;
           "Desktop gen "*)
@@ -830,7 +837,7 @@ ${themeRows}
           command -v hyprpicker >/dev/null 2>&1 && row "Color picker${menuHint "colorpicker"}" preferences-desktop-color
           row "Ask Claude${menuHint "ask"}" internet-chat
           back
-        } | rofi -dmenu -show-icons -markup-rows -p Tools) || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -show-icons -markup-rows -p Tools) || exit 0
         case "$choice" in
           "$BACK")     exec "$0" ;;
           *"Install Nomarchy"*)
@@ -888,7 +895,7 @@ ${themeRows}
           # expose it), like Power profile above.
           has_charge_threshold && row "Battery limit" battery-080
           back
-        } | rofi -dmenu -show-icons -markup-rows -p System) || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -show-icons -markup-rows -p System) || exit 0
         case "$choice" in
           "$BACK")            exec "$0" ;;
           *Network*)          exec "$0" network ;;
@@ -926,7 +933,7 @@ ${themeRows}
           row "Off — charge to 100%" battery-100
           row "Custom…"              battery
           back
-        } | rofi -dmenu -show-icons -p "Battery limit (now: ''${cur:-default})") || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -show-icons -p "Battery limit (now: ''${cur:-default})") || exit 0
         set_limit() {
           nomarchy-theme-sync --quiet set settings.power.batteryChargeLimit "$1" --no-switch
           n="$1"; [ "$n" = null ] && n=100
@@ -945,7 +952,7 @@ ${themeRows}
           "60%"*)    set_limit 60 "Set to 60%" ;;
           "Off"*)    set_limit null "Off — charges to 100%" ;;
           "Custom"*)
-            limit=$(rofi -dmenu -p "Charge limit % (50–100)" < /dev/null) || exit 0
+            limit=$(rofi_menu -p "Charge limit % (50–100)" < /dev/null) || exit 0
             [ -n "$limit" ] || exit 0
             case "$limit" in
               *[!0-9]*) notify-send "Battery limit" "Not a whole number: $limit"; exit 0 ;;
@@ -968,7 +975,7 @@ ${themeRows}
           row "System"      preferences-system
           row "Power${menuHint "power"}"       system-shutdown
           row "Keybindings${menuHint "keybinds"}" preferences-desktop-keyboard
-        } | rofi -dmenu -show-icons -markup-rows -p Menu) || exit 0
+        } | rofi_menu -show-icons -markup-rows -p Menu) || exit 0
         case "$choice" in
           *Apps*)        exec rofi -show drun -theme launcher ;;
           *Look*)        exec "$0" lookfeel ;;
@@ -1020,7 +1027,7 @@ ${themeRows}
       file=$( { fd -e conf -e ovpn . "$HOME" --type f --hidden \
                   --exclude .git --exclude .cache 2>/dev/null \
                 | sed "s|^$HOME/||"; printf '%s\n' "$BACK"; } \
-              | rofi -dmenu -p "Import VPN config" ) || return
+              | rofi_menu -p "Import VPN config" ) || return
       { [ -z "$file" ] || [ "$file" = "$BACK" ]; } && return
       case "$file" in *.ovpn) type=openvpn ;; *) type=wireguard ;; esac
       if nmcli connection import type "$type" file "$HOME/$file" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -1040,7 +1047,7 @@ ${themeRows}
     }
     ts_exit_node() {
       node=$( { printf 'none\n'; tailscale exit-node list 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR>1 && $2 {print $2}'; \
-                printf '%s\n' "$BACK"; } | rofi -dmenu -p "Exit node" ) || return
+                printf '%s\n' "$BACK"; } | rofi_menu -p "Exit node" ) || return
       { [ -z "$node" ] || [ "$node" = "$BACK" ]; } && return
       [ "$node" = none ] && node=""
       ts_priv set --exit-node="$node"
@@ -1052,7 +1059,7 @@ ${themeRows}
           if [ "$st" = Running ]; then printf 'Disconnect\n'; else printf 'Connect\n'; fi
           printf 'Exit node…\n'
           printf '%s\n' "$BACK"
-        } | rofi -dmenu -p "Tailscale ($st)" ) || return
+        } | rofi_menu -p "Tailscale ($st)" ) || return
         case "$choice" in
           "$BACK"|"")   return ;;
           # Authed-but-down → bring it up inline; otherwise it needs an
@@ -1072,7 +1079,7 @@ ${themeRows}
         printf 'Import config…\n'
         [ -n "$have_ts" ] && printf 'Tailscale ›\n'
         printf '%s\n' "$BACK"
-      } | rofi -dmenu -p VPN ) || exit 0
+      } | rofi_menu -p VPN ) || exit 0
       case "$choice" in
         "$BACK"|"")       exec nomarchy-menu system ;;
         "Import config…") import_config ;;
@@ -1114,7 +1121,9 @@ in
       force = true;
       text = ''
         [dmenu]
-        dmenu_command = rofi
+        # -i: networkmanager_dmenu uses dmenu mode (case-sensitive by
+        # default); match nomarchy-menu's case-insensitive filter.
+        dmenu_command = rofi -i
         rofi_highlight = True
         compact = True
         wifi_chars = ▂▄▆█