diff --git a/lib/widgets/swipe_question_tile.dart b/lib/widgets/swipe_question_tile.dart
index 60310e5..ffefa31 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/swipe_question_tile.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/swipe_question_tile.dart
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ enum _LockedDragAxis { horizontal, vertical, rejected }
 /// Swipeable question card: right submits, left defers (does not resolve).
 ///
 /// The center band supports vertical drag as a slider from -10 (down) to 10 (up).
+/// Arrow up/down step the value by one; hold arrow left/right to defer or save
+/// (same as the edge hold buttons).
 ///
 /// Pan gestures accumulate until [swipeAxisToleranceDegrees] identifies a
 /// cardinal axis; diagonal swipes are ignored.
@@ -54,7 +56,10 @@ class _SwipeQuestionTileState extends State<SwipeQuestionTile>
   bool _acting = false;
   bool _holdSavePointerDown = false;
   bool _holdDeferPointerDown = false;
+  bool _keyboardHoldSave = false;
+  bool _keyboardHoldDefer = false;
   int _lastSnappedValue = 0;
+  late final FocusNode _focusNode;
   late final AnimationController _snapController;
   late final AnimationController _holdSaveController;
   late final AnimationController _holdDeferController;
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ class _SwipeQuestionTileState extends State<SwipeQuestionTile>
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
+    _focusNode = FocusNode()..addListener(_onFocusChange);
     _snapController = AnimationController(
       vsync: this,
       duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 140),
@@ -106,12 +112,27 @@ class _SwipeQuestionTileState extends State<SwipeQuestionTile>
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
+    _focusNode.dispose();
     _snapController.dispose();
     _holdSaveController.dispose();
     _holdDeferController.dispose();
     super.dispose();
   }
 
+  void _onFocusChange() {
+    if (_focusNode.hasFocus) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (_keyboardHoldSave) {
+      _keyboardHoldSave = false;
+      _endHoldSave();
+    }
+    if (_keyboardHoldDefer) {
+      _keyboardHoldDefer = false;
+      _endHoldDefer();
+    }
+  }
+
   void _syncHoldSaveDrag() {
     if (!mounted || _acting || _holdDeferActive) {
       return;
@@ -168,7 +189,7 @@ class _SwipeQuestionTileState extends State<SwipeQuestionTile>
     }
   }
 
-  void _onHoldSavePointerDown(PointerDownEvent event) {
+  void _beginHoldSave() {
     if (!_holdSaveEnabled || _holdDeferActive) {
       return;
     }
@@ -176,7 +197,7 @@ class _SwipeQuestionTileState extends State<SwipeQuestionTile>
     _holdSaveController.forward(from: _holdSaveController.value);
   }
 
-  void _onHoldSavePointerUp(PointerEvent event) {
+  void _endHoldSave() {
     if (!_holdSavePointerDown) {
       return;
     }
@@ -188,6 +209,14 @@ class _SwipeQuestionTileState extends State<SwipeQuestionTile>
     unawaited(_holdSaveController.reverse());
   }
 
+  void _onHoldSavePointerDown(PointerDownEvent event) {
+    _beginHoldSave();
+  }
+
+  void _onHoldSavePointerUp(PointerEvent event) {
+    _endHoldSave();
+  }
+
   Future<void> _completeHoldSave() async {
     if (_acting || widget.busy || _atZero || !mounted) {
       return;
@@ -207,7 +236,7 @@ class _SwipeQuestionTileState extends State<SwipeQuestionTile>
     }
   }
 
-  void _onHoldDeferPointerDown(PointerDownEvent event) {
+  void _beginHoldDefer() {
     if (!_holdDeferEnabled || _holdSaveActive) {
       return;
     }
@@ -215,7 +244,7 @@ class _SwipeQuestionTileState extends State<SwipeQuestionTile>
     _holdDeferController.forward(from: _holdDeferController.value);
   }
 
-  void _onHoldDeferPointerUp(PointerEvent event) {
+  void _endHoldDefer() {
     if (!_holdDeferPointerDown) {
       return;
     }
@@ -227,6 +256,14 @@ class _SwipeQuestionTileState extends State<SwipeQuestionTile>
     unawaited(_holdDeferController.reverse());
   }
 
+  void _onHoldDeferPointerDown(PointerDownEvent event) {
+    _beginHoldDefer();
+  }
+
+  void _onHoldDeferPointerUp(PointerEvent event) {
+    _endHoldDefer();
+  }
+
   Future<void> _completeHoldDefer() async {
     if (_acting || widget.busy || !mounted) {
       return;
@@ -400,15 +437,12 @@ class _SwipeQuestionTileState extends State<SwipeQuestionTile>
     }
   }
 
-  /// One wheel notch / trackpad tick → one integer on the [-10, 10] scale.
-  void _stepSliderFromScroll(double scrollDy) {
-    if (scrollDy == 0) {
+  /// Steps the slider by [delta] integers, clamped to [-10, 10].
+  void _stepSliderBy(int delta) {
+    if (widget.busy || _acting || delta == 0) {
       return;
     }
-    final int next = (_snappedSliderValue + (scrollDy > 0 ? -1 : 1)).clamp(
-      _sliderMin,
-      _sliderMax,
-    );
+    final int next = (_snappedSliderValue + delta).clamp(_sliderMin, _sliderMax);
     if (next == _snappedSliderValue) {
       return;
     }
@@ -421,6 +455,57 @@ class _SwipeQuestionTileState extends State<SwipeQuestionTile>
     });
   }
 
+  /// One wheel notch / trackpad tick → one integer on the [-10, 10] scale.
+  void _stepSliderFromScroll(double scrollDy) {
+    if (scrollDy == 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    _stepSliderBy(scrollDy > 0 ? -1 : 1);
+  }
+
+  KeyEventResult _onKeyEvent(FocusNode node, KeyEvent event) {
+    if (widget.busy || _acting) {
+      return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+    }
+
+    final LogicalKeyboardKey key = event.logicalKey;
+
+    if (key == LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowUp ||
+        key == LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown) {
+      if (event is KeyUpEvent) {
+        return KeyEventResult.handled;
+      }
+      if (event is KeyDownEvent || event is KeyRepeatEvent) {
+        _stepSliderBy(key == LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowUp ? 1 : -1);
+        return KeyEventResult.handled;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (key == LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowRight) {
+      if (event is KeyDownEvent) {
+        _keyboardHoldSave = true;
+        _beginHoldSave();
+      } else if (event is KeyUpEvent && _keyboardHoldSave) {
+        _keyboardHoldSave = false;
+        _endHoldSave();
+      }
+      return KeyEventResult.handled;
+    }
+
+    if (key == LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowLeft) {
+      if (event is KeyDownEvent) {
+        _keyboardHoldDefer = true;
+        _beginHoldDefer();
+      } else if (event is KeyUpEvent && _keyboardHoldDefer) {
+        _keyboardHoldDefer = false;
+        _endHoldDefer();
+      }
+      return KeyEventResult.handled;
+    }
+
+    return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+  }
+
   void _accumulateScrollDelta(double dy) {
     if (widget.busy || _acting || dy == 0) {
       return;
@@ -510,10 +595,14 @@ class _SwipeQuestionTileState extends State<SwipeQuestionTile>
           40,
         );
 
-        return Stack(
-          alignment: Alignment.center,
-          clipBehavior: Clip.none,
-          children: <Widget>[
+        return Focus(
+          focusNode: _focusNode,
+          autofocus: true,
+          onKeyEvent: _onKeyEvent,
+          child: Stack(
+            alignment: Alignment.center,
+            clipBehavior: Clip.none,
+            children: <Widget>[
             Transform.translate(
               offset: Offset(_dragOffset, 0),
               child: AnimatedBuilder(
@@ -660,7 +749,8 @@ class _SwipeQuestionTileState extends State<SwipeQuestionTile>
                   ),
                 ),
               ),
-          ],
+            ],
+          ),
         );
       },
     );