diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/project_config.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/project_config.rs
index b7478e63f..ce0d91240 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/project_config.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/project_config.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,20 @@ fn user_workflows_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
     dirs::home_dir().map(|h| h.join(".fabro").join("workflows"))
 }
 
+/// Metadata about a discovered workflow.
+pub struct WorkflowInfo {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub goal: Option<String>,
+    pub source: WorkflowSource,
+}
+
+/// Where a workflow was discovered.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum WorkflowSource {
+    Project,
+    User,
+}
+
 /// List workflow names in a single directory by scanning for subdirs containing `workflow.toml`.
 fn list_workflows_in(workflows_dir: &Path) -> Vec<String> {
     let Ok(entries) = std::fs::read_dir(workflows_dir) else {
@@ -186,6 +200,50 @@ fn list_workflows_in(workflows_dir: &Path) -> Vec<String> {
         .collect()
 }
 
+/// Read the `goal` field from a `workflow.toml` without full config validation.
+fn read_workflow_goal(workflow_toml: &Path) -> Option<String> {
+    let content = std::fs::read_to_string(workflow_toml).ok()?;
+    let table: toml::Table = content.parse().ok()?;
+    table.get("goal")?.as_str().map(String::from)
+}
+
+/// List workflows with metadata by scanning project and user workflow directories.
+pub fn list_workflows_detailed(
+    project_workflows_dir: Option<&Path>,
+    user_workflows_dir: Option<&Path>,
+) -> Vec<WorkflowInfo> {
+    let mut infos: Vec<WorkflowInfo> = Vec::new();
+    let mut seen: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+
+    if let Some(dir) = project_workflows_dir {
+        for name in list_workflows_in(dir) {
+            let goal = read_workflow_goal(&dir.join(&name).join("workflow.toml"));
+            seen.push(name.clone());
+            infos.push(WorkflowInfo {
+                name,
+                goal,
+                source: WorkflowSource::Project,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    if let Some(dir) = user_workflows_dir {
+        for name in list_workflows_in(dir) {
+            if !seen.contains(&name) {
+                let goal = read_workflow_goal(&dir.join(&name).join("workflow.toml"));
+                seen.push(name.clone());
+                infos.push(WorkflowInfo {
+                    name,
+                    goal,
+                    source: WorkflowSource::User,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    infos.sort_by(|a, b| a.name.cmp(&b.name));
+    infos
+}
+
 /// List workflow names by scanning project and user workflow directories.
 /// Project workflows appear first; user workflows are deduplicated.
 pub fn list_available_workflows(
@@ -633,4 +691,114 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(msg.contains("proj-wf"), "expected proj-wf in: {msg}");
         assert!(msg.contains("user-wf"), "expected user-wf in: {msg}");
     }
+
+    fn create_workflow_with_goal(base: &Path, name: &str, goal: &str) {
+        let wf_dir = base.join("workflows").join(name);
+        fs::create_dir_all(&wf_dir).unwrap();
+        fs::write(
+            wf_dir.join("workflow.toml"),
+            format!("version = 1\ngoal = \"{goal}\"\ngraph = \"workflow.fabro\"\n"),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn list_workflows_detailed_project_only() {
+        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        create_workflow_in(tmp.path(), "alpha");
+        create_workflow_with_goal(tmp.path(), "beta", "Run tests");
+
+        let wf_dir = tmp.path().join("workflows");
+        let infos = list_workflows_detailed(Some(&wf_dir), None);
+
+        assert_eq!(infos.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(infos[0].name, "alpha");
+        assert_eq!(infos[0].goal, None);
+        assert_eq!(infos[0].source, WorkflowSource::Project);
+        assert_eq!(infos[1].name, "beta");
+        assert_eq!(infos[1].goal.as_deref(), Some("Run tests"));
+        assert_eq!(infos[1].source, WorkflowSource::Project);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn list_workflows_detailed_user_only() {
+        let user = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        create_workflow_with_goal(user.path(), "my-wf", "Deploy app");
+
+        let user_wf_dir = user.path().join("workflows");
+        let infos = list_workflows_detailed(None, Some(&user_wf_dir));
+
+        assert_eq!(infos.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(infos[0].name, "my-wf");
+        assert_eq!(infos[0].goal.as_deref(), Some("Deploy app"));
+        assert_eq!(infos[0].source, WorkflowSource::User);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn list_workflows_detailed_deduplicates_user() {
+        let project = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        create_workflow_with_goal(project.path(), "shared", "Project version");
+
+        let user = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        create_workflow_with_goal(user.path(), "shared", "User version");
+        create_workflow_in(user.path(), "user-only");
+
+        let project_wf_dir = project.path().join("workflows");
+        let user_wf_dir = user.path().join("workflows");
+        let infos = list_workflows_detailed(Some(&project_wf_dir), Some(&user_wf_dir));
+
+        assert_eq!(infos.len(), 2);
+        let shared = infos.iter().find(|w| w.name == "shared").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(shared.source, WorkflowSource::Project);
+        assert_eq!(shared.goal.as_deref(), Some("Project version"));
+        let user_only = infos.iter().find(|w| w.name == "user-only").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(user_only.source, WorkflowSource::User);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn list_workflows_detailed_sorted() {
+        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        create_workflow_in(tmp.path(), "zebra");
+        create_workflow_in(tmp.path(), "alpha");
+        create_workflow_in(tmp.path(), "middle");
+
+        let wf_dir = tmp.path().join("workflows");
+        let infos = list_workflows_detailed(Some(&wf_dir), None);
+        let names: Vec<_> = infos.iter().map(|w| w.name.as_str()).collect();
+        assert_eq!(names, vec!["alpha", "middle", "zebra"]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn list_workflows_detailed_empty_dirs() {
+        let infos = list_workflows_detailed(None, None);
+        assert!(infos.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn read_workflow_goal_extracts_goal() {
+        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = tmp.path().join("workflow.toml");
+        fs::write(
+            &path,
+            "version = 1\ngoal = \"Hello world\"\ngraph = \"w.fabro\"\n",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(read_workflow_goal(&path).as_deref(), Some("Hello world"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn read_workflow_goal_missing_field() {
+        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = tmp.path().join("workflow.toml");
+        fs::write(&path, "version = 1\ngraph = \"w.fabro\"\n").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(read_workflow_goal(&path), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn read_workflow_goal_missing_file() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            read_workflow_goal(Path::new("/nonexistent/workflow.toml")),
+            None
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/workflow.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/workflow.rs
index 13ae42c95..4b5069ae2 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/workflow.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/workflow.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 use anyhow::bail;
 use clap::Args;
+use fabro_util::terminal::Styles;
 
 use super::project_config::{
-    discover_project_config, list_available_workflows, resolve_fabro_root,
+    discover_project_config, list_workflows_detailed, resolve_fabro_root, WorkflowInfo,
+    WorkflowSource,
 };
+use super::relative_path;
+
+const GOAL_MAX_LEN: usize = 60;
 
 #[derive(Args)]
 pub struct WorkflowListArgs {}
 
 pub fn workflow_list_command(_args: &WorkflowListArgs) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let styles = Styles::detect_stderr();
     let cwd = std::env::current_dir()?;
 
     let (config_path, config) = match discover_project_config(&cwd)? {
@@ -23,15 +29,113 @@ pub fn workflow_list_command(_args: &WorkflowListArgs) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let project_wf_dir = fabro_root.join("workflows");
     let user_wf_dir = dirs::home_dir().map(|h| h.join(".fabro").join("workflows"));
 
-    let workflows = list_available_workflows(Some(&project_wf_dir), user_wf_dir.as_deref());
+    let workflows = list_workflows_detailed(Some(&project_wf_dir), user_wf_dir.as_deref());
 
-    if workflows.is_empty() {
-        eprintln!("No workflows found");
-    } else {
-        for name in &workflows {
-            println!("{name}");
-        }
-    }
+    let project: Vec<_> = workflows
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|w| w.source == WorkflowSource::Project)
+        .collect();
+    let user: Vec<_> = workflows
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|w| w.source == WorkflowSource::User)
+        .collect();
+
+    let name_width = workflows.iter().map(|w| w.name.len()).max().unwrap_or(0);
+
+    eprintln!(
+        "{} workflow(s) found\n",
+        styles.bold.apply_to(workflows.len())
+    );
+
+    let user_path = user_wf_dir
+        .as_deref()
+        .map(relative_path)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| "~/.fabro/workflows".to_string());
+    print_section("User Workflows", &user_path, &user, name_width, &styles);
+
+    eprintln!();
+
+    print_section(
+        "Project Workflows",
+        &relative_path(&project_wf_dir),
+        &project,
+        name_width,
+        &styles,
+    );
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+fn print_section(
+    title: &str,
+    path: &str,
+    workflows: &[&WorkflowInfo],
+    name_width: usize,
+    styles: &Styles,
+) {
+    eprintln!(
+        "{} {}",
+        styles.bold.apply_to(title),
+        styles.dim.apply_to(format!("({path})")),
+    );
+    if workflows.is_empty() {
+        eprintln!("  {}", styles.dim.apply_to("(none)"));
+        return;
+    }
+    eprintln!();
+    eprintln!(
+        "  {:<name_width$}  {}",
+        styles.bold_dim.apply_to("NAME"),
+        styles.bold_dim.apply_to("DESCRIPTION"),
+    );
+    for w in workflows {
+        let goal_str = w
+            .goal
+            .as_deref()
+            .map(|g| truncate_str(g, GOAL_MAX_LEN))
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+        eprintln!(
+            "  {:<name_width$}  {}",
+            styles.cyan.apply_to(&w.name),
+            styles.dim.apply_to(goal_str),
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+fn truncate_str(s: &str, max: usize) -> String {
+    let first_line = s.lines().next().unwrap_or(s);
+    if first_line.len() <= max {
+        first_line.to_string()
+    } else {
+        format!("{}...", &first_line[..max - 3])
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncate_str_short() {
+        assert_eq!(truncate_str("hello", 60), "hello");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncate_str_exact_limit() {
+        let s = "a".repeat(60);
+        assert_eq!(truncate_str(&s, 60), s);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncate_str_over_limit() {
+        let s = "a".repeat(70);
+        let result = truncate_str(&s, 60);
+        assert_eq!(result.len(), 60);
+        assert!(result.ends_with("..."));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncate_str_multiline_uses_first_line() {
+        assert_eq!(truncate_str("first\nsecond\nthird", 60), "first");
+    }
+}