diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bfaf316b..1f210410 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Toolpath workspace are documented here.
 
+## toolpath 0.7.2 — 2026-08-21
+
+Adds an optional `title` field to `StepMeta`, completing the set:
+`GraphMeta` and `PathMeta` already had it. A short human-readable title
+for the step, first-class in the JSON Schema and typed structs; existing
+documents are unaffected.
+
 ## toolpath 0.7.1 — 2026-08-14
 
 Adds an optional `description` field to `StepMeta`, `PathMeta`, and
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 24b36aeb..bc6f1167 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4218,7 +4218,7 @@ checksum = "7d56353a2a665ad0f41a421187180aab746c8c325620617ad883a99a1cbe66d2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toolpath"
-version = "0.7.1"
+version = "0.7.2"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d823e0e2..c244937b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ edition = "2024"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-toolpath = { version = "0.7.1", path = "crates/toolpath" }
+toolpath = { version = "0.7.2", path = "crates/toolpath" }
 toolpath-convo = { version = "0.11.1", path = "crates/toolpath-convo" }
 toolpath-git = { version = "0.6.0", path = "crates/toolpath-git" }
 toolpath-claude = { version = "0.12.2", path = "crates/toolpath-claude", default-features = false }
diff --git a/RFC.md b/RFC.md
index 376339b1..b1ce4a91 100644
--- a/RFC.md
+++ b/RFC.md
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ paths.
 
 | Field         | Description                                        |
 | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
+| `title`       | Short human-readable title                         |
 | `kind`        | Path kind — see [Document Kind](#document-kind) (paths only) |
 | `intent`      | The initial goal of the work                       |
 | `description` | Human-readable summary of the object itself        |
diff --git a/crates/toolpath/Cargo.toml b/crates/toolpath/Cargo.toml
index 7d3fe8f3..4f3ed57e 100644
--- a/crates/toolpath/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/toolpath/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "toolpath"
-version = "0.7.1"
+version = "0.7.2"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository = "https://github.com/empathic/toolpath"
diff --git a/crates/toolpath/schema/toolpath.schema.json b/crates/toolpath/schema/toolpath.schema.json
index b4bf57d9..4fabd603 100644
--- a/crates/toolpath/schema/toolpath.schema.json
+++ b/crates/toolpath/schema/toolpath.schema.json
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Optional metadata for a step",
       "properties": {
+        "title": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Human-readable title"
+        },
         "intent": {
           "type": "string",
           "description": "The initial goal of the work"
diff --git a/crates/toolpath/src/jsonl.rs b/crates/toolpath/src/jsonl.rs
index a3604032..0e1e978a 100644
--- a/crates/toolpath/src/jsonl.rs
+++ b/crates/toolpath/src/jsonl.rs
@@ -675,7 +675,8 @@ fn write_line<W: Write>(w: &mut W, line: &JsonlLine) -> Result<(), JsonlError> {
 }
 
 fn step_meta_is_empty(m: &StepMeta) -> bool {
-    m.intent.is_none()
+    m.title.is_none()
+        && m.intent.is_none()
         && m.description.is_none()
         && m.source.is_none()
         && m.refs.is_empty()
@@ -1212,6 +1213,32 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(canonical_json(&p), canonical_json(&back));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn roundtrip_step_title() {
+        let mut step = make_step("s1", None);
+        step.meta = Some(StepMeta {
+            title: Some("Rename config field".into()),
+            ..Default::default()
+        });
+        let p = Path {
+            path: PathIdentity {
+                id: "p".into(),
+                base: None,
+                head: "s1".into(),
+                graph_ref: None,
+            },
+            steps: vec![step],
+            meta: None,
+        };
+        let jsonl = p.to_jsonl_string().unwrap();
+        let back = Path::from_jsonl_str(&jsonl).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(canonical_json(&p), canonical_json(&back));
+        // Typed field, not the extra catch-all.
+        let meta = back.steps[0].meta.as_ref().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(meta.title.as_deref(), Some("Rename config field"));
+        assert!(meta.extra.is_empty());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn roundtrip_description() {
         let mut step = make_step("s1", None);
diff --git a/crates/toolpath/src/types.rs b/crates/toolpath/src/types.rs
index 0c480367..d2a8955b 100644
--- a/crates/toolpath/src/types.rs
+++ b/crates/toolpath/src/types.rs
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ pub struct StructuralChange {
 /// Step metadata
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct StepMeta {
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub title: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub intent: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
diff --git a/site/_data/crates.json b/site/_data/crates.json
index 898a045c..49c8e5de 100644
--- a/site/_data/crates.json
+++ b/site/_data/crates.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [
   {
     "name": "toolpath",
-    "version": "0.7.1",
+    "version": "0.7.2",
     "description": "Core types, builders, and query API",
     "docs": "https://docs.rs/toolpath",
     "crate": "https://crates.io/crates/toolpath",