diff --git a/src/renderer/stores/editor-store.ts b/src/renderer/stores/editor-store.ts
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+import { create } from 'zustand';
+import { immer } from 'zustand/middleware/immer';
+import { enableMapSet } from 'immer';
+
+enableMapSet();
+
+export interface Buffer {
+  id: string;
+  path: string;
+  content: string;
+  dirty: boolean;
+  cursor?: { line: number; column: number };
+}
+
+interface EditorState {
+  buffers: Map<string, Buffer>;
+  activeId: string | null;
+  openBuffer: (id: string, path: string, content: string) => void;
+  updateContent: (id: string, content: string) => void;
+  markSaved: (id: string) => void;
+  setCursor: (id: string, line: number, column: number) => void;
+  closeBuffer: (id: string) => void;
+  setActive: (id: string) => void;
+}
+
+export const useEditorStore = create<EditorState>()(
+  immer((set) => ({
+    buffers: new Map(),
+    activeId: null,
+    openBuffer: (id, path, content) =>
+      set((s) => {
+        s.buffers.set(id, { id, path, content, dirty: false });
+        s.activeId = id;
+      }),
+    updateContent: (id, content) =>
+      set((s) => {
+        const buf = s.buffers.get(id);
+        if (buf) {
+          buf.content = content;
+          buf.dirty = true;
+        }
+      }),
+    markSaved: (id) =>
+      set((s) => {
+        const buf = s.buffers.get(id);
+        if (buf) buf.dirty = false;
+      }),
+    setCursor: (id, line, column) =>
+      set((s) => {
+        const buf = s.buffers.get(id);
+        if (buf) buf.cursor = { line, column };
+      }),
+    closeBuffer: (id) =>
+      set((s) => {
+        s.buffers.delete(id);
+        if (s.activeId === id) s.activeId = null;
+      }),
+    setActive: (id) =>
+      set((s) => {
+        s.activeId = id;
+      }),
+  }))
+);
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diff --git a/tests/unit/stores/editor-store.test.ts b/tests/unit/stores/editor-store.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { useEditorStore } from '@/stores/editor-store';
+
+describe('useEditorStore', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    useEditorStore.setState({ buffers: new Map(), activeId: null });
+  });
+
+  it('creates a new buffer with the given content', () => {
+    useEditorStore.getState().openBuffer('file-1', '/foo.md', '# hello');
+    const buf = useEditorStore.getState().buffers.get('file-1');
+    expect(buf?.content).toBe('# hello');
+    expect(buf?.path).toBe('/foo.md');
+  });
+
+  it('updates content and marks dirty', () => {
+    useEditorStore.getState().openBuffer('file-1', '/foo.md', '');
+    useEditorStore.getState().updateContent('file-1', 'new content');
+    const buf = useEditorStore.getState().buffers.get('file-1');
+    expect(buf?.content).toBe('new content');
+    expect(buf?.dirty).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('marks a buffer clean after save', () => {
+    useEditorStore.getState().openBuffer('file-1', '/foo.md', '');
+    useEditorStore.getState().updateContent('file-1', 'x');
+    useEditorStore.getState().markSaved('file-1');
+    expect(useEditorStore.getState().buffers.get('file-1')?.dirty).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('closes a buffer and removes it', () => {
+    useEditorStore.getState().openBuffer('file-1', '/foo.md', '');
+    useEditorStore.getState().closeBuffer('file-1');
+    expect(useEditorStore.getState().buffers.has('file-1')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
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