diff --git a/mempalace/cli.py b/mempalace/cli.py
index 88ad0ca..7382cf3 100644
--- a/mempalace/cli.py
+++ b/mempalace/cli.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def _maybe_run_mine_after_init(args, cfg) -> None:
             # we don't block. User can re-run with --auto-mine to opt in.
             answer = "n"
         if answer not in ("", "y", "yes"):
-            print(f"\n  Skipped. Run `mempalace mine {project_dir}` when ready.")
+            print(f"\n  Skipped. Run `mempalace mine {shlex.quote(project_dir)}` when ready.")
             return
 
     palace_path = cfg.palace_path
diff --git a/mempalace/miner.py b/mempalace/miner.py
index 34f46ae..b593797 100644
--- a/mempalace/miner.py
+++ b/mempalace/miner.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Stores verbatim chunks as drawers. No summaries. Ever.
 
 import os
 import sys
+import shlex
 import hashlib
 import fnmatch
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -1103,7 +1104,7 @@ def mine(
         print(f"    drawers_filed:   {total_drawers}")
         print(f"    last_file:       {last_file or '<none>'}")
         print(
-            f"\n  Re-run `mempalace mine {project_dir}` to resume — "
+            f"\n  Re-run `mempalace mine {shlex.quote(project_dir)}` to resume — "
             "already-filed drawers are\n  upserted idempotently and will not duplicate.\n"
         )
         sys.exit(130)
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 63b3892..b21ed8c 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -281,6 +281,29 @@ def test_maybe_run_mine_yes_and_auto_mine_fully_noninteractive(tmp_path):
         mock_mine.assert_called_once()
 
 
+def test_maybe_run_mine_decline_quotes_path_with_spaces(tmp_path, capsys):
+    """The resume hint must shell-quote the project dir so paths with
+    spaces / metacharacters produce a copy-paste-safe command."""
+    from mempalace.cli import _maybe_run_mine_after_init
+
+    spaced_dir = tmp_path / "my project dir"
+    spaced_dir.mkdir()
+    args = argparse.Namespace(dir=str(spaced_dir), yes=False, auto_mine=False)
+    cfg = _fake_cfg(tmp_path)
+    with (
+        patch("mempalace.miner.mine"),
+        patch("mempalace.miner.scan_project", return_value=[]),
+        patch("builtins.input", return_value="n"),
+    ):
+        _maybe_run_mine_after_init(args, cfg)
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    # shlex.quote wraps paths with spaces in single quotes.
+    assert f"mempalace mine '{spaced_dir}'" in out
+    # And the bare unquoted form is NOT printed (would break paste).
+    assert f"mempalace mine {spaced_dir} " not in out
+    assert f"mempalace mine {spaced_dir}`" not in out
+
+
 def test_maybe_run_mine_eof_on_stdin_treated_as_decline(tmp_path, capsys):
     """Piped / non-interactive stdin (EOFError) declines without crashing."""
     from mempalace.cli import _maybe_run_mine_after_init
diff --git a/tests/test_miner.py b/tests/test_miner.py
index bb4f437..2dee259 100644
--- a/tests/test_miner.py
+++ b/tests/test_miner.py
@@ -653,6 +653,30 @@ def test_mine_keyboard_interrupt_prints_summary_and_exits_130(tmp_path, capsys):
     assert "upserted idempotently" in out
 
 
+def test_mine_keyboard_interrupt_quotes_path_with_spaces_in_resume_hint(tmp_path, capsys):
+    """Resume hint must shell-quote the project dir so a path containing
+    spaces / metacharacters yields a copy-paste-safe `mempalace mine ...`
+    command. Otherwise users on a path like "My Project" hit a broken
+    invocation when they re-run after Ctrl-C."""
+    import pytest
+    from unittest.mock import patch
+
+    project_root = tmp_path / "my project"
+    project_root.mkdir()
+    _make_minable_project(project_root, n_files=2)
+    palace_path = project_root / "palace"
+
+    def fake_process_file(*args, **kwargs):
+        raise KeyboardInterrupt
+
+    with patch("mempalace.miner.process_file", side_effect=fake_process_file):
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            mine(str(project_root), str(palace_path))
+
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert f"mempalace mine '{project_root}'" in out
+
+
 def test_mine_cleans_up_pid_file_on_interrupt(tmp_path):
     """Our own PID entry in mine.pid is removed in the finally clause."""
     import pytest