diff --git a/doc/source/_static/custom.css b/doc/source/_static/custom.css
index 28db943..c55c757 100644
--- a/doc/source/_static/custom.css
+++ b/doc/source/_static/custom.css
@@ -42,6 +42,89 @@ body, .wy-body-for-nav {
     background: var(--bg-2) !important;
     border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
 }
+
+/* Desktop/tablet sidebar toggle. sphinx_rtd_theme owns the <=768px off-canvas
+ * menu, so these rules deliberately start at 769px. */
+.forge-sidebar-toggle {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+@media screen and (min-width: 769px) {
+    .wy-nav-side,
+    .wy-nav-content-wrap,
+    .forge-sidebar-toggle {
+        transition:
+            transform 160ms ease,
+            margin-left 160ms ease,
+            left 160ms ease;
+    }
+
+    .forge-sidebar-toggle {
+        align-items: center;
+        background: var(--bg-2);
+        border: 1px solid var(--rule);
+        border-left: 0;
+        border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
+        color: var(--fg-dim);
+        display: flex;
+        height: 48px;
+        justify-content: center;
+        left: 300px;
+        padding: 0;
+        position: fixed;
+        top: 50%;
+        transform: translateY(-50%);
+        width: 28px;
+        z-index: 201;
+    }
+
+    .forge-sidebar-toggle:hover {
+        background: var(--bg-3);
+        color: var(--amber);
+    }
+
+    .forge-sidebar-toggle:focus-visible {
+        color: var(--amber);
+        outline: 2px solid var(--amber);
+        outline-offset: 2px;
+    }
+
+    .forge-sidebar-toggle-label {
+        clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
+        clip-path: inset(50%);
+        height: 1px;
+        overflow: hidden;
+        position: absolute;
+        white-space: nowrap;
+        width: 1px;
+    }
+
+    html.forge-sidebar-collapsed .wy-nav-side {
+        transform: translateX(-100%);
+    }
+
+    html.forge-sidebar-collapsed .wy-nav-content-wrap {
+        margin-left: 0;
+    }
+
+    html.forge-sidebar-collapsed .wy-nav-content {
+        margin-left: auto;
+        margin-right: auto;
+    }
+
+    html.forge-sidebar-collapsed .forge-sidebar-toggle {
+        left: 0;
+    }
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+    .wy-nav-side,
+    .wy-nav-content-wrap,
+    .forge-sidebar-toggle {
+        transition: none;
+    }
+}
+
 .wy-side-nav-search {
     background: var(--bg) !important;
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
diff --git a/doc/source/_static/sidebar.js b/doc/source/_static/sidebar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4501f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/_static/sidebar.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Hideable desktop/tablet navigation for sphinx_rtd_theme.
+//
+// The theme already provides an off-canvas hamburger at <=768px. Above that,
+// default to a reading-first layout on narrower screens while remembering an
+// explicit user choice across documentation pages.
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  var STORAGE_KEY = 'forge-docs-sidebar';
+  var COLLAPSED_CLASS = 'forge-sidebar-collapsed';
+  var desktopMedia = window.matchMedia('(min-width: 769px)');
+  var narrowDesktopMedia = window.matchMedia('(max-width: 1099px)');
+  var root = document.documentElement;
+
+  function readPreference() {
+    try {
+      var value = window.localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+      return value === 'collapsed' || value === 'expanded' ? value : null;
+    } catch (_) {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function writePreference(value) {
+    try {
+      window.localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, value);
+    } catch (_) {
+      // Storage can be disabled; the toggle should still work for this page.
+    }
+  }
+
+  function shouldCollapse() {
+    if (!desktopMedia.matches) return false;
+    var preference = readPreference();
+    if (preference) return preference === 'collapsed';
+    return narrowDesktopMedia.matches;
+  }
+
+  // Apply the initial class before deferred DOM setup to avoid a visible
+  // sidebar jump on reading-first tablet/narrow-desktop layouts.
+  root.classList.toggle(COLLAPSED_CLASS, shouldCollapse());
+
+  function init() {
+    var navigation = document.querySelector('.wy-nav-side');
+    var toggle = document.querySelector('.forge-sidebar-toggle');
+    if (!navigation || !toggle) return;
+
+    navigation.id = 'forge-site-navigation';
+
+    var icon = toggle.querySelector('.fa');
+    var label = toggle.querySelector('.forge-sidebar-toggle-label');
+
+    function updateToggle() {
+      var collapsed = root.classList.contains(COLLAPSED_CLASS);
+      toggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', collapsed ? 'false' : 'true');
+      toggle.setAttribute(
+        'title',
+        collapsed ? 'Show navigation' : 'Hide navigation'
+      );
+      if (label) {
+        label.textContent = collapsed ? 'Show navigation' : 'Hide navigation';
+      }
+      if (icon) {
+        icon.classList.toggle('fa-chevron-left', !collapsed);
+        icon.classList.toggle('fa-chevron-right', collapsed);
+      }
+    }
+
+    function syncLayout() {
+      root.classList.toggle(COLLAPSED_CLASS, shouldCollapse());
+      if (!desktopMedia.matches) {
+        // Always enter mobile with the theme's off-canvas menu closed.
+        document
+          .querySelectorAll("[data-toggle='wy-nav-shift']")
+          .forEach(function (element) {
+            element.classList.remove('shift');
+          });
+      }
+      updateToggle();
+    }
+
+    toggle.addEventListener('click', function () {
+      if (!desktopMedia.matches) return;
+      var collapsed = !root.classList.contains(COLLAPSED_CLASS);
+      root.classList.toggle(COLLAPSED_CLASS, collapsed);
+      writePreference(collapsed ? 'collapsed' : 'expanded');
+      updateToggle();
+    });
+
+    desktopMedia.addEventListener('change', syncLayout);
+    narrowDesktopMedia.addEventListener('change', syncLayout);
+    syncLayout();
+  }
+
+  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
+  } else {
+    init();
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/doc/source/_templates/layout.html b/doc/source/_templates/layout.html
index 8e4c7b9..96fbae4 100644
--- a/doc/source/_templates/layout.html
+++ b/doc/source/_templates/layout.html
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 {%- extends "!layout.html" %}
 
+{# Desktop/tablet navigation toggle. The RTD theme supplies its own off-canvas
+   hamburger below 769px; this control is hidden there. sidebar.js adds the
+   controlled navigation id and keeps the accessible label/state in sync. #}
+{%- block extrabody %}
+  {{ super() }}
+  <button type="button"
+          class="forge-sidebar-toggle"
+          aria-controls="forge-site-navigation"
+          aria-expanded="true">
+    <i class="fa fa-chevron-left" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+    <span class="forge-sidebar-toggle-label">Hide navigation</span>
+  </button>
+{%- endblock %}
+
 {# Override sphinx_rtd_theme's sidebar brand so the logo links to the
    daslang.io home page instead of pathto(_root_doc). Mirrors the upstream
    block at sphinx_rtd_theme/layout.html sidebartitle, with the <a href>
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 6a3d3ad..68174a5 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -73,4 +73,6 @@
 # the daslang docs theme evolves.
 html_css_files = ['custom.css', 'custom-patch.css']
 
+html_js_files = ['sidebar.js']
+
 htmlhelp_basename = 'dasimguiimplot_doc'