diff --git a/backend/justfile b/backend/justfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34059ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/justfile
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Backend development commands for Captain's Log
+
+export DATABASE_URL :="sqlite://local.db"
+
+dev-backend:
+    cargo run
+
+build-backend:
+    cargo build
+
+test-unit-backend:
+    cargo test
+
+fmt-backend:
+    cargo fmt --check
+
+lint-backend:
+    cargo clippy
+
+clean-backend:
+    cargo clean
+
+reset-db:
+    sqlx database drop
+    sqlx database create
+    sqlx migrate run
+
+migrate:
+    sqlx migrate run
+
+migrate-revert:
+    sqlx migrate revert
+
+test-integration:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -e
+    
+    cargo run &
+    SERVER_PID=$!
+    
+    trap 'echo "Stopping server..."; kill -TERM $SERVER_PID 2>/dev/null || true; wait $SERVER_PID 2>/dev/null || true' EXIT
+    
+    echo "Waiting for server to start..."
+    printf 'GET http://localhost:3000/health\nHTTP 200' | hurl --retry 30 > /dev/null
+    
+    echo "Running integration tests..."
+    hurl --test --error-format long --variable host=http://localhost:3000 tests/api/*.hurl
+
+test-coverage:
+    cargo tarpaulin --out Html --output-dir coverage
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diff --git a/frontend/justfile b/frontend/justfile
index b5be427..ccfa102 100644
--- a/frontend/justfile
+++ b/frontend/justfile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 # Frontend development commands for Captain's Log
-set working-directory := '.'
 
-# Show available commands
-default:
-    @just --list
 
 # Start development server with backend API proxy
 dev-frontend:
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 3b93fe6..3e69c57 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -1,53 +1,27 @@
-# Temporary until we have a frontend.
-set working-directory := 'backend'
-
-export DATABASE_URL :="sqlite://local.db"
+# Root justfile for Captain's Log - coordinates both backend and frontend
+import 'backend/justfile'
+import 'frontend/justfile'
 
+# Combined commands - run both backend and frontend
 dev:
-    cargo run
-
-build:
-    cargo build
-
-test-unit:
-    cargo test
-
-fmt:
-    cargo fmt --check
-
-lint:
-    cargo clippy
-
-clean:
-    cargo clean
-
-
-reset-db:
-    sqlx database drop
-    sqlx database create
-    sqlx migrate run
-
-migrate:
-    sqlx migrate run
-
-migrate-revert:
-    sqlx migrate revert
-
-test-integration:
     #!/usr/bin/env bash
     set -e
+    echo "Starting backend and frontend servers..."
+    (cd backend/ && just dev-backend) &
+    BACKEND_PID=$!
+    (cd frontend/ && just dev-frontend) &
+    FRONTEND_PID=$!
     
-    cargo run &
-    SERVER_PID=$!
-    
-    trap 'echo "Stopping server..."; kill -TERM $SERVER_PID 2>/dev/null || true; wait $SERVER_PID 2>/dev/null || true' EXIT
-    
-    echo "Waiting for server to start..."
-    printf 'GET http://localhost:3000/health\nHTTP 200' | hurl --retry 30 > /dev/null
-    
-    echo "Running integration tests..."
-    hurl --test --error-format long --variable host=http://localhost:3000 tests/api/*.hurl
+    trap 'echo "Stopping servers..."; kill -TERM $BACKEND_PID $FRONTEND_PID 2>/dev/null || true; wait' EXIT
+    wait
 
-test-coverage:
-    cargo tarpaulin --out Html --output-dir coverage
+build: build-backend build-frontend
+
+test: test-unit-backend test-integration test-frontend
+
+fmt: fmt-backend fmt-frontend
+
+lint: lint-backend lint-frontend
+
+clean: clean-backend clean-frontend
 
diff --git a/plan/01_CORE_MVP/frontend.md b/plan/01_CORE_MVP/frontend.md
index 98df56c..93f956c 100644
--- a/plan/01_CORE_MVP/frontend.md
+++ b/plan/01_CORE_MVP/frontend.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ captains-log/
   - **Expected outcome**: `just --list` in frontend directory shows all commands
 
 ### Task 1.4: Update Root Justfile Structure
-- [ ] **Files**: `justfile`, `backend/justfile`
+- [x] **Files**: `justfile`, `backend/justfile`
   - Move existing backend commands to `backend/justfile`
   - Create new root justfile with combined commands
   - Add concurrent execution for `dev` command (both backend + frontend)