diff --git a/Game/scenes/main_menu.tscn b/Game/scenes/main_menu.tscn
index eeb5fcf3..1cc89010 100644
--- a/Game/scenes/main_menu.tscn
+++ b/Game/scenes/main_menu.tscn
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ layout_mode = 2
 theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 13
 text = "LAN / direct IP — host a match or join one"
 
+[node name="FindMatchButton" type="Button" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 48)
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Find Match"
+
 [node name="HostButton" type="Button" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
 custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 48)
 layout_mode = 2
@@ -274,6 +279,7 @@ text = "Cancel"
 
 [connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/FreePlayButton" to="." method="_on_free_play_pressed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/MatchButton" to="." method="_on_match_pressed"]
+[connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/FindMatchButton" to="." method="_on_find_match_pressed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/HostButton" to="." method="_on_host_pressed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/JoinRow/JoinButton" to="." method="_on_join_pressed"]
 [connection signal="text_submitted" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/JoinRow/JoinAddressEdit" to="." method="_on_join_address_submitted"]
diff --git a/Game/scenes/matchmaking.tscn b/Game/scenes/matchmaking.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9452ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/scenes/matchmaking.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/matchmaking.gd" id="1_matchmaking"]
+
+[node name="Matchmaking" type="Control"]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+script = ExtResource("1_matchmaking")
+
+[node name="CenterContainer" type="CenterContainer" parent="."]
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+
+[node name="VBoxContainer" type="VBoxContainer" parent="CenterContainer"]
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(480, 0)
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_constants/separation = 12
+
+[node name="TitleLabel" type="Label" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 40
+text = "Find a Match"
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+
+[node name="PlaylistDropdown" type="OptionButton" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 48)
+layout_mode = 2
+
+[node name="StatusLabel" type="Label" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 22
+text = "Ready to search"
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+
+[node name="DetailLabel" type="Label" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+modulate = Color(1, 1, 1, 0.65)
+layout_mode = 2
+autowrap_mode = 2
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+
+[node name="QueueButton" type="Button" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 52)
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Search"
+
+[node name="CancelButton" type="Button" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 48)
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Cancel Search"
+visible = false
+
+[node name="ProposalRow" type="HBoxContainer" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_constants/separation = 10
+
+[node name="AcceptButton" type="Button" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/ProposalRow"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 48)
+layout_mode = 2
+size_flags_horizontal = 3
+text = "Accept"
+visible = false
+
+[node name="DeclineButton" type="Button" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/ProposalRow"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 48)
+layout_mode = 2
+size_flags_horizontal = 3
+text = "Decline"
+visible = false
+
+[node name="BackButton" type="Button" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 48)
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Back"
+
+[connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/QueueButton" to="." method="_on_queue_pressed"]
+[connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/CancelButton" to="." method="_on_cancel_pressed"]
+[connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/ProposalRow/AcceptButton" to="." method="_on_accept_pressed"]
+[connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/ProposalRow/DeclineButton" to="." method="_on_decline_pressed"]
+[connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/BackButton" to="." method="_on_back_pressed"]
diff --git a/Game/scripts/main_menu.gd b/Game/scripts/main_menu.gd
index 0ddf8cd4..5a3e3bc8 100644
--- a/Game/scripts/main_menu.gd
+++ b/Game/scripts/main_menu.gd
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ func _on_host_pressed() -> void:
 	_leave_to_lobby()
 
 
+func _on_find_match_pressed() -> void:
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://scenes/matchmaking.tscn")
+
+
 func _on_join_pressed() -> void:
 	_start_join()
 
diff --git a/Game/scripts/matchmaking.gd b/Game/scripts/matchmaking.gd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1284bde8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/scripts/matchmaking.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+extends Control
+
+const CLIENT_BUILD := "dev"
+const PROTOCOL_VERSION := 1
+const HEARTBEAT_SECONDS := 10.0
+const RECOVERY_POLL_SECONDS := 2.0
+
+@onready var playlist_dropdown: OptionButton = %PlaylistDropdown
+@onready var status_label: Label = %StatusLabel
+@onready var detail_label: Label = %DetailLabel
+@onready var queue_button: Button = %QueueButton
+@onready var cancel_button: Button = %CancelButton
+@onready var accept_button: Button = %AcceptButton
+@onready var decline_button: Button = %DeclineButton
+@onready var back_button: Button = %BackButton
+
+var _elapsed_seconds := 0.0
+var _heartbeat_seconds := 0.0
+var _recovery_poll_seconds := 0.0
+
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	playlist_dropdown.add_item("Casual")
+	playlist_dropdown.set_item_metadata(0, "casual")
+	playlist_dropdown.add_item("Ranked")
+	playlist_dropdown.set_item_metadata(1, "ranked")
+	ControlPlaneClient.state.changed.connect(_on_state_changed)
+	ControlPlaneClient.request_failed.connect(_on_request_failed)
+	ControlPlaneClient.request_succeeded.connect(_on_request_succeeded)
+	_render(ControlPlaneClient.state.snapshot())
+
+
+func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+	if ControlPlaneClient.state.phase in [MatchmakingState.QUEUED, MatchmakingState.PROPOSED, MatchmakingState.ALLOCATING]:
+		_elapsed_seconds += delta
+		_heartbeat_seconds += delta
+		_recovery_poll_seconds += delta
+		if _recovery_poll_seconds >= RECOVERY_POLL_SECONDS:
+			_recovery_poll_seconds = 0.0
+			var recovery_err := ControlPlaneClient.recover_queue(ControlPlaneClient.state.ticket_id)
+			if recovery_err != OK and recovery_err != ERR_BUSY:
+				_on_local_error("State recovery unavailable: %s" % error_string(recovery_err))
+		if ControlPlaneClient.state.phase == MatchmakingState.QUEUED and _heartbeat_seconds >= HEARTBEAT_SECONDS:
+			_heartbeat_seconds = 0.0
+			var err := ControlPlaneClient.heartbeat(ControlPlaneClient.state.ticket_id, ControlPlaneClient.state.revision)
+			if err != OK:
+				_on_local_error("Heartbeat unavailable: %s" % error_string(err))
+	_render(ControlPlaneClient.state.snapshot())
+
+
+func _on_queue_pressed() -> void:
+	if not _can_start_new_search(ControlPlaneClient.state.phase):
+		return
+	_elapsed_seconds = 0.0
+	_heartbeat_seconds = 0.0
+	_recovery_poll_seconds = 0.0
+	var playlist := String(playlist_dropdown.get_selected_metadata())
+	var ticket_id := "ticket-%s-%s" % [str(Time.get_ticks_usec()), str(randi())]
+	var err := ControlPlaneClient.queue_create(ticket_id, playlist, CLIENT_BUILD, PROTOCOL_VERSION)
+	if err != OK:
+		_on_local_error("Could not start matchmaking: %s" % error_string(err))
+
+
+func _on_cancel_pressed() -> void:
+	if not ControlPlaneClient.state.can_cancel():
+		return
+	var err := ControlPlaneClient.cancel_queue(ControlPlaneClient.state.ticket_id, ControlPlaneClient.state.revision)
+	if err != OK:
+		_on_local_error("Could not cancel matchmaking: %s" % error_string(err))
+
+
+func _on_accept_pressed() -> void:
+	var err := ControlPlaneClient.respond_to_proposal(ControlPlaneClient.state.proposal_id, true, ControlPlaneClient.state.proposal_revision)
+	if err != OK:
+		_on_local_error("Could not accept proposal: %s" % error_string(err))
+
+
+func _on_decline_pressed() -> void:
+	var err := ControlPlaneClient.respond_to_proposal(ControlPlaneClient.state.proposal_id, false, ControlPlaneClient.state.proposal_revision)
+	if err != OK:
+		_on_local_error("Could not decline proposal: %s" % error_string(err))
+
+
+func _on_back_pressed() -> void:
+	if ControlPlaneClient.state.can_cancel():
+		status_label.text = "Cancel the active search before leaving"
+		return
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file(ScenePaths.MAIN_MENU)
+
+
+func _on_state_changed(snapshot: Dictionary) -> void:
+	_render(snapshot)
+
+
+func _on_request_succeeded(_operation: String, _payload: Dictionary) -> void:
+	_render(ControlPlaneClient.state.snapshot())
+
+
+func _on_request_failed(_operation: String, _http_code: int, detail: String) -> void:
+	detail_label.text = detail
+	_render(ControlPlaneClient.state.snapshot())
+
+
+func _on_local_error(detail: String) -> void:
+	detail_label.text = detail
+
+
+static func phase_label(phase: String) -> String:
+	match phase:
+		MatchmakingState.IDLE:
+			return "Ready to search"
+		MatchmakingState.QUEUED:
+			return "Searching for players"
+		MatchmakingState.PROPOSED:
+			return "Match found — confirm"
+		MatchmakingState.ALLOCATING:
+			return "Preparing match server"
+		MatchmakingState.PROCESS_READY:
+			return "Match server started"
+		MatchmakingState.ASSIGNMENT_READY:
+			return "Match assigned"
+		MatchmakingState.CONNECTING:
+			return "Connecting to match"
+		MatchmakingState.LIVE:
+			return "Match in progress"
+		MatchmakingState.CANCELLED:
+			return "Search cancelled"
+		MatchmakingState.EXPIRED:
+			return "Search expired"
+		MatchmakingState.FAILED:
+			return "Matchmaking unavailable"
+		_:
+			return "Recovering matchmaking state"
+
+
+func _render(snapshot: Dictionary) -> void:
+	var phase := String(snapshot.get("phase", MatchmakingState.IDLE))
+	status_label.text = phase_label(phase)
+	if String(snapshot.get("message", "")) != "":
+		detail_label.text = String(snapshot["message"])
+	elif phase == MatchmakingState.QUEUED:
+		detail_label.text = "Elapsed %.0fs · revision %d" % [_elapsed_seconds, int(snapshot.get("revision", 0))]
+	elif phase == MatchmakingState.PROPOSED:
+		detail_label.text = "Review the proposal before the countdown expires"
+	elif phase == MatchmakingState.IDLE:
+		detail_label.text = "Choose a playlist to begin"
+	cancel_button.visible = ControlPlaneClient.state.can_cancel()
+	accept_button.visible = phase == MatchmakingState.PROPOSED
+	decline_button.visible = phase == MatchmakingState.PROPOSED
+	queue_button.disabled = not _can_start_new_search(phase)
+
+
+static func _is_terminal(phase: String) -> bool:
+	return phase in [MatchmakingState.CANCELLED, MatchmakingState.EXPIRED, MatchmakingState.FAILED, MatchmakingState.LIVE]
+
+
+static func _can_start_new_search(phase: String) -> bool:
+	return phase == MatchmakingState.IDLE or phase in [MatchmakingState.CANCELLED, MatchmakingState.EXPIRED, MatchmakingState.FAILED]
diff --git a/Game/tests/cases/test_matchmaking_ui.gd b/Game/tests/cases/test_matchmaking_ui.gd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cee1e071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/tests/cases/test_matchmaking_ui.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+extends "res://tests/test_case.gd"
+
+const Matchmaking = preload("res://scripts/matchmaking.gd")
+const MatchmakingState = preload("res://scripts/matchmaking_state.gd")
+
+
+func test_every_backend_phase_has_a_nonempty_user_message() -> void:
+	for phase in [MatchmakingState.IDLE, MatchmakingState.QUEUED, MatchmakingState.PROPOSED, MatchmakingState.ALLOCATING, MatchmakingState.PROCESS_READY, MatchmakingState.ASSIGNMENT_READY, MatchmakingState.CONNECTING, MatchmakingState.LIVE, MatchmakingState.CANCELLED, MatchmakingState.EXPIRED, MatchmakingState.FAILED]:
+		assert_true(not Matchmaking.phase_label(phase).is_empty(), "phase %s has visible copy" % phase)
+
+
+func test_terminal_state_policy_does_not_leave_cancel_or_proposal_actions_enabled() -> void:
+	for phase in [MatchmakingState.CANCELLED, MatchmakingState.EXPIRED, MatchmakingState.FAILED, MatchmakingState.LIVE]:
+		assert_true(Matchmaking._is_terminal(phase), "phase %s is terminal" % phase)
+	assert_true(not Matchmaking._is_terminal(MatchmakingState.QUEUED), "queued search remains active")
+	assert_true(not Matchmaking._is_terminal(MatchmakingState.PROPOSED), "proposal remains actionable")
+	assert_true(Matchmaking._can_start_new_search(MatchmakingState.FAILED), "failed search can be retried")
+	assert_true(not Matchmaking._can_start_new_search(MatchmakingState.LIVE), "live match cannot start a second search")
diff --git a/Game/tests/cases/test_project_settings.gd b/Game/tests/cases/test_project_settings.gd
index af076e31..ac924f11 100644
--- a/Game/tests/cases/test_project_settings.gd
+++ b/Game/tests/cases/test_project_settings.gd
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ func test_required_autoloads_are_registered() -> void:
 		)
 
 
+func test_matchmaking_scene_is_the_control_plane_entry_point() -> void:
+	var scene := load("res://scenes/matchmaking.tscn")
+	assert_true(scene != null, "matchmaking scene exists")
+	assert_true(FileAccess.file_exists("res://scripts/matchmaking.gd"), "matchmaking controller exists")
+
+
 func test_test_hook_autoloads_are_not_shipped() -> void:
 	# main_menu_test_hooks / lobby_test_hooks are added to [autoload] by hand
 	# when running those scene-level smoke tests, and must be removed again —
diff --git a/multiplayer-todo.md b/multiplayer-todo.md
index e2e4d93f..92779e3a 100644
--- a/multiplayer-todo.md
+++ b/multiplayer-todo.md
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ the local/CI/community transport, not a silent production fallback.
 
 | # | Task | Acceptance |
 |---|---|---|
-| 8.39 `[D:8.3,8.14,8.17]` | **IN PROGRESS.** New pure Godot `MatchmakingState` projection models queue → proposal → allocation/process-ready/assignment-ready/connect/live plus terminal failure states; autoload `ControlPlaneClient` now provides authenticated queue create/recovery/heartbeat/cancel and proposal response requests with idempotency/revision headers | `test_matchmaking_state.gd` and `test_control_plane_client.gd` reject stale/gapped/conflicting updates, validate endpoint/token/payload normalization, preserve idempotent duplicates, and keep terminal errors visible; queue UI wiring, wait/latency explanations and end-to-end backend events remain |
+| 8.39 `[D:8.3,8.14,8.17]` | **IN PROGRESS.** `MatchmakingState` now projects queue → proposal → allocation/process-ready/assignment-ready/connect/live plus terminal failure states; autoload `ControlPlaneClient` provides authenticated queue create/recovery/heartbeat/cancel and proposal response requests with idempotency/revision headers; `matchmaking.tscn`/`matchmaking.gd` expose the state and authoritative actions from the main menu | `test_matchmaking_state.gd`, `test_control_plane_client.gd` and `test_matchmaking_ui.gd` reject stale/gapped/conflicting updates, validate endpoint/token/payload normalization, preserve idempotent duplicates, and guarantee visible phase/terminal copy; HTTP event polling/WebSocket, server-pushed proposal/allocation events, wait/latency explanations and Godot runtime verification remain |
 | 8.40 `[D:8.3,8.14]` | **IN PROGRESS.** Pure Go revisioned replica reducer rejects gaps for REST resync, makes duplicate/out-of-order events idempotent, and resumes from the authoritative snapshot revision; authenticated queue-ticket recovery now has an owner-checked REST read | `server/domain/sync.go` and `server/api/service.go` cover gap, snapshot, replay, same-revision conflict, owner-only ticket recovery and expired-ticket terminal handling; authenticated WebSocket transport, client restart persistence and duplicate-ticket integration remain |
 | 8.41 `[D:7.8,8.9,8.31,8.40]` | After assignment-ready, install SDR relay ticket before connect and send match-scoped join authorisation in `hello`; retain ENet assignments locally | Production connects/reconnects/fences old generation through SDR, never before assignment-ready; allocated/direct ENet and community flows remain compatible |
 | 8.42 `[D:8.22,8.23,8.24,8.40]` | Backend-authoritative provisional/rank/tier/delta, abandon status and season countdown UI | Client performs no rating math and displays the committed revision after reconnect |