diff --git a/bin/butter b/bin/butter
index 4cdb13b..e8b9f20 100755
--- a/bin/butter
+++ b/bin/butter
@@ -449,6 +449,49 @@ async function projectsList(args) {
   }
 }
 
+async function projectsShow(args) {
+  const projectId = args._[2];
+  if (!projectId) {
+    console.error(`${colors.err}✗ Usage: butter projects show <project_id>${colors.reset}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const res = await request("GET", `/api/v1/projects/${projectId}`);
+    if (args.json) {
+      console.log(JSON.stringify(res, null, 2));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    console.log(`\n${colors.bold}PROJECT ${res.id}${colors.reset}`);
+    console.log("----------------------------------------------------------------------");
+    console.log(`  Name:          ${colors.accent}${res.name || "-"}${colors.reset}`);
+    console.log(`  Type:          ${res.project_type || "-"}`);
+    console.log(`  Tasks:         ${res.tasks_count != null ? res.tasks_count : "-"}`);
+    console.log(`  Builds:        ${res.build_runs_count != null ? res.build_runs_count : "-"}`);
+    console.log(`  Assets:        ${res.assets_count != null ? res.assets_count : "-"}`);
+    if (res.pending_assets_count != null) {
+      console.log(`  Pending:       ${res.pending_assets_count} asset(s) awaiting approval`);
+    }
+
+    const b = res.latest_build;
+    if (b) {
+      const statusColor =
+        b.status === "completed" ? colors.ok : b.status === "failed" ? colors.err : colors.warn;
+      const parts = [b.id, `${statusColor}${b.status}${colors.reset}`];
+      if (b.target_type) parts.push(b.target_type);
+      if (b.commit_hash) parts.push(String(b.commit_hash).slice(0, 8));
+      console.log(`  Latest build:  ${parts.join("  ")}`);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`  Latest build:  ${colors.muted}none${colors.reset}`);
+    }
+    console.log("");
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`${colors.err}✗ Failed to show project: ${err.message}${colors.reset}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
 async function tasksList(args) {
   const projectId = args.project || loadConfig().defaultProject;
   if (!projectId) {
@@ -885,7 +928,8 @@ ${colors.bold}COMMANDS:${colors.reset}
                         Inspect CI/CD builds and AI failure investigations.
                         ${colors.bold}investigate${colors.reset} STARTS a paid AI analysis;
                         ${colors.bold}investigation${colors.reset} reads the result back for free.
-  ${colors.accent}assets${colors.reset} list | show | approve | deny Review and approve textures, models, and audio
+  ${colors.accent}assets${colors.reset} list | approve | deny        Review and approve textures, models, and audio
+                        ${colors.bold}show${colors.reset} is coming soon
 
 ${colors.bold}GLOBAL OPTIONS:${colors.reset}
   --project <id>       Target project ID (e.g. --project 1)
@@ -925,6 +969,7 @@ async function main() {
     case "projects":
     case "project":
       if (subcmd === "list" || !subcmd) return projectsList(args);
+      if (subcmd === "show") return projectsShow(args);
       break;
     case "tasks":
     case "task":
diff --git a/test/butter.test.js b/test/butter.test.js
index f2762e2..a6d000c 100644
--- a/test/butter.test.js
+++ b/test/butter.test.js
@@ -579,6 +579,117 @@ test("#1938: a server with no investigation key is not reported as 'no investiga
   }
 });
 
+// -- #6: `projects show` was advertised in help but never dispatched ---------
+
+const PROJECT_DETAIL = {
+  id: 108,
+  name: "PilotLight",
+  project_type: "godot",
+  tasks_count: 12,
+  build_runs_count: 34,
+  assets_count: 56,
+  pending_assets_count: 3,
+  latest_build: {
+    id: BUILD_ID,
+    status: "failed",
+    target_type: null,
+    commit_hash: "p4-207",
+    duration: 0.764199,
+    created_at: "2026-09-18T10:55:02-04:00"
+  }
+};
+
+test("#6: `projects show` renders a project instead of failing as an unknown subcommand", async () => {
+  const home = mkHome();
+  const { server, port, requests } = await startApiServer({
+    "GET /api/v1/projects/108": { body: PROJECT_DETAIL }
+  });
+  try {
+    writeCredentials(home, { host: `http://127.0.0.1:${port}` });
+    const { stdout, stderr, success } = await runButter(["projects", "show", "108"], { home });
+
+    assert.equal(success, true, `expected success, got stderr: ${stderr}`);
+    assert.ok(!stderr.includes("Unknown subcommand"));
+    assert.ok(stdout.includes("PROJECT 108"), "the project id should be printed");
+    assert.ok(stdout.includes("PilotLight"), "the project name should be printed");
+    assert.ok(stdout.includes("godot"), "the project type should be printed");
+    assert.ok(stdout.includes(BUILD_ID), "the latest build should be printed");
+    assert.ok(stdout.includes("p4-207"), "the latest build's commit should be printed");
+
+    const req = await requests.pop(2000);
+    assert.equal(req.method, "GET");
+    assert.equal(req.url, "/api/v1/projects/108");
+  } finally {
+    await stopCaptureServer(server);
+    rmHome(home);
+  }
+});
+
+test("#6: `projects show` says 'none' when the project has no builds", async () => {
+  const home = mkHome();
+  const { server, port } = await startApiServer({
+    "GET /api/v1/projects/108": { body: { ...PROJECT_DETAIL, latest_build: null } }
+  });
+  try {
+    writeCredentials(home, { host: `http://127.0.0.1:${port}` });
+    const { stdout, success } = await runButter(["projects", "show", "108"], { home });
+    assert.equal(success, true);
+    assert.match(stdout, /Latest build:\s+(\x1b\[[0-9;]*m)*none/);
+  } finally {
+    await stopCaptureServer(server);
+    rmHome(home);
+  }
+});
+
+test("#6: `projects show --json` works with the flag on either side of the id", async () => {
+  const home = mkHome();
+  const { server, port } = await startApiServer({
+    "GET /api/v1/projects/108": { body: PROJECT_DETAIL }
+  });
+  try {
+    writeCredentials(home, { host: `http://127.0.0.1:${port}` });
+
+    const before = await runButter(["projects", "show", "--json", "108"], { home });
+    assert.equal(before.success, true, `expected success, got stderr: ${before.stderr}`);
+    assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(before.stdout), PROJECT_DETAIL);
+
+    const after = await runButter(["projects", "show", "108", "--json"], { home });
+    assert.equal(after.success, true, `expected success, got stderr: ${after.stderr}`);
+    assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(after.stdout), PROJECT_DETAIL);
+  } finally {
+    await stopCaptureServer(server);
+    rmHome(home);
+  }
+});
+
+test("#6: `projects show` without an id prints usage and exits non-zero", async () => {
+  const home = mkHome();
+  try {
+    const { stderr, success } = await runButter(["projects", "show"], { home });
+    assert.equal(success, false);
+    assert.ok(stderr.includes("Usage: butter projects show"));
+  } finally {
+    rmHome(home);
+  }
+});
+
+test("#6: `projects show` for a missing project fails loudly", async () => {
+  const home = mkHome();
+  const { server, port } = await startApiServer({
+    "GET /api/v1/projects/999": { status: 404, body: { error: "Project not found" } }
+  });
+  try {
+    writeCredentials(home, { host: `http://127.0.0.1:${port}` });
+    const { stderr, success } = await runButter(["projects", "show", "999"], { home });
+    assert.equal(success, false);
+    assert.ok(stderr.includes("Failed to show project"));
+    assert.ok(stderr.includes("Project not found"), "the server's error should be surfaced");
+  } finally {
+    await stopCaptureServer(server);
+    rmHome(home);
+  }
+});
+
 // buildEnv sets BUTTERSTACK_NO_BROWSER for every test; this pins that the
 // binary honors it.
 // Buffers the child's full stdout, so tests can assert on the whole block.