diff --git a/frontend/src/app/canvas/CanvasMenubar.tsx b/frontend/src/app/canvas/CanvasMenubar.tsx
index 3e7e4dc..e27a4ae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/canvas/CanvasMenubar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/canvas/CanvasMenubar.tsx
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ import {
 } from '@/components/ui/menubar'
 import { Kbd, KbdGroup } from '@/components/ui/kbd'
 import { usePlatform } from '@/app/kosmos/KosmosContext'
-import { ArrowLeft, ClipboardPaste, Copy, CopyPlus, Download, FolderOpen, Pencil, Redo2, Undo2 } from 'lucide-react'
+import { ArrowLeft, ClipboardPaste, Copy, CopyPlus, Download, FolderOpen, Pencil, Redo2, Save, Undo2 } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
 
 export type CanvasMenubarProps = {
   onImport: () => void
   onExport: () => void
+  onSave?: () => void
+  canSave?: boolean
   undo: () => void
   redo: () => void
   canUndo: boolean
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ export type CanvasMenubarProps = {
 
 const UNDO_KEYS = { key: 'z', shiftKey: false }
 const REDO_KEYS = { key: 'z', shiftKey: true }
+const SAVE_KEYS = { key: 's', shiftKey: false }
 
 function matchKey(ev: KeyboardEvent, want: { key: string; shiftKey: boolean }) {
   const mod = ev.ctrlKey || ev.metaKey
@@ -43,6 +46,8 @@ function matchKey(ev: KeyboardEvent, want: { key: string; shiftKey: boolean }) {
 export function CanvasMenubar({
   onImport,
   onExport,
+  onSave,
+  canSave = true,
   undo,
   redo,
   canUndo,
@@ -114,11 +119,19 @@ export function CanvasMenubar({
           ev.stopPropagation()
           redo()
         }
+        return
+      }
+      if (matchKey(ev, SAVE_KEYS)) {
+        if (onSave && canSave) {
+          ev.preventDefault()
+          ev.stopPropagation()
+          onSave()
+        }
       }
     }
     window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown, true)
     return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown, true)
-  }, [undo, redo, canUndo, canRedo])
+  }, [undo, redo, canUndo, canRedo, onSave, canSave])
 
   return (
     <div className="relative flex h-9 w-full shrink-0 items-center border-b border-border/40 bg-background">
@@ -135,6 +148,20 @@ export function CanvasMenubar({
           <MenubarContent>
                 {projectId && (
               <>
+                {onSave != null && (
+                  <>
+                    <MenubarItem onClick={onSave} disabled={!canSave} className="gap-2">
+                      <Save className="h-4 w-4" />
+                      Save
+                      <span className="ml-auto pl-4">
+                        <KbdGroup>
+                          <Kbd>⌘S</Kbd>
+                        </KbdGroup>
+                      </span>
+                    </MenubarItem>
+                    <MenubarSeparator />
+                  </>
+                )}
                 <MenubarItem
                   onClick={() => setIsRenamingProject(true)}
                   className="gap-2"
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/canvas/CanvasPage.tsx b/frontend/src/app/canvas/CanvasPage.tsx
index dc3d071..532901f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/canvas/CanvasPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/canvas/CanvasPage.tsx
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ export function CanvasPage({ projectId }: CanvasPageProps) {
     canUndo,
     canRedo,
     setStateImmediate,
+    save,
   } = useCanvasGraph(projectId)
 
   const importInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null)
@@ -623,6 +624,15 @@ export function CanvasPage({ projectId }: CanvasPageProps) {
       <CanvasMenubar
         onImport={handleImportProject}
         onExport={handleExportProject}
+        onSave={
+          projectId
+            ? () => {
+                save()
+                toast.success('Saved')
+              }
+            : undefined
+        }
+        canSave={Boolean(projectId)}
         undo={undo}
         redo={redo}
         canUndo={canUndo}
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/canvas/useCanvasGraph.ts b/frontend/src/app/canvas/useCanvasGraph.ts
index 577a77c..dc6f593 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/canvas/useCanvasGraph.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/canvas/useCanvasGraph.ts
@@ -1,78 +1,38 @@
 /**
  * Hook for canvas graph state and persistence. Wraps useGraphStateWithHistory
- * with initial graph from project storage (or example) and debounced + idle-based save.
+ * with initial graph from project storage (or example). Save is explicit via save().
  * Keeps CanvasPage focused on composition and layout.
  */
 
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
 import { useGraphStateWithHistory } from '@/hooks/useGraphStateWithHistory'
 import { getInitialGraph } from '@/app/canvas/canvasGraphUtils'
 import { saveGraphToStorage, PROJECT_VERSION } from '@/app/pleroma/projectGraphStorage'
 import type { AppNode, AppEdge } from '@/lib/graph/nodeTypes'
 
-export type UseCanvasGraphResult = ReturnType<typeof useGraphStateWithHistory>
-
-/** Debounce delay (ms) before we schedule a save. */
-const SAVE_DEBOUNCE_MS = 800
-/** Max wait (ms) for requestIdleCallback before falling back to setTimeout. */
-const SAVE_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS = 2000
+export type UseCanvasGraphResult = ReturnType<typeof useGraphStateWithHistory> & {
+  /** Persist current nodes/edges to storage. No-op when projectId is missing. */
+  save: () => void
+}
 
 export function useCanvasGraph(projectId: string | undefined): UseCanvasGraphResult {
   const initialGraph = useMemo(() => getInitialGraph(projectId), [projectId])
   const result = useGraphStateWithHistory(initialGraph.nodes, initialGraph.edges)
   const { nodes, edges } = result
 
-  const saveTimeoutRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null)
-  const idleCallbackRef = useRef<number | null>(null)
-  const pendingSaveRef = useRef<{ projectId: string; nodes: AppNode[]; edges: AppEdge[] } | null>(
-    null
-  )
+  const nodesRef = useRef(nodes)
+  const edgesRef = useRef(edges)
+  nodesRef.current = nodes
+  edgesRef.current = edges
 
-  useEffect(() => {
+  const save = useCallback(() => {
     if (!projectId) return
+    saveGraphToStorage(projectId, {
+      version: PROJECT_VERSION,
+      nodes: nodesRef.current,
+      edges: edgesRef.current,
+    })
+  }, [projectId])
 
-    const scheduleSave = () => {
-      pendingSaveRef.current = { projectId, nodes, edges }
-
-      const doSave = () => {
-        const pending = pendingSaveRef.current
-        pendingSaveRef.current = null
-        if (pending && pending.projectId === projectId) {
-          saveGraphToStorage(pending.projectId, {
-            version: PROJECT_VERSION,
-            nodes: pending.nodes,
-            edges: pending.edges,
-          })
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (typeof requestIdleCallback !== 'undefined') {
-        idleCallbackRef.current = requestIdleCallback(doSave, {
-          timeout: SAVE_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS,
-        })
-      } else {
-        idleCallbackRef.current = window.setTimeout(doSave, 0) as unknown as number
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (saveTimeoutRef.current) clearTimeout(saveTimeoutRef.current)
-    saveTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(scheduleSave, SAVE_DEBOUNCE_MS)
-
-    return () => {
-      if (saveTimeoutRef.current) {
-        clearTimeout(saveTimeoutRef.current)
-        saveTimeoutRef.current = null
-      }
-      if (idleCallbackRef.current != null) {
-        if (typeof cancelIdleCallback !== 'undefined') {
-          cancelIdleCallback(idleCallbackRef.current)
-        } else {
-          clearTimeout(idleCallbackRef.current)
-        }
-        idleCallbackRef.current = null
-      }
-    }
-  }, [projectId, nodes, edges])
-
-  return result
+  return { ...result, save }
 }