diff --git a/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/CONTENTS.md b/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/CONTENTS.md
index d34e58b97b..8f0d15cb00 100644
--- a/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/CONTENTS.md
+++ b/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/CONTENTS.md
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Bundled copies of every page on the SQLBuild documentation site, matching the in
 - [Project Configuration](concepts/project-configuration.md) (`concepts/project-configuration`) - Configure your SQLBuild project with sqlbuild_project.toml and sqlbuild_local.toml.
 - [Resource Identities](concepts/resource-identities.md) (`concepts/resource-identities`) - Canonical names for SQLBuild resources, selectors, state, and integrations.
 - [Semantic Compilation](concepts/semantic-compilation.md) (`concepts/semantic-compilation`) - Offline reference, semantic and type checks that sqb compile runs before any warehouse work.
+- [Refactoring](concepts/refactoring.md) (`concepts/refactoring`) - Rename and move models and columns, keep their warehouse history, and keep old names working.
+- [Model migrations](concepts/models/migrations.md) (`concepts/models/migrations`) - Keep a renamed model's history, and keep its old name working for a while.
+- [Column migrations](concepts/models/column-migrations.md) (`concepts/models/column-migrations`) - Keep a column's history when you rename it in an incremental or snapshot model.
 - [Overview](concepts/adapters.md) (`concepts/adapters`) - Supported database engines and their connection configuration.
 - [Snowflake](concepts/adapters/snowflake.md) (`concepts/adapters/snowflake`) - Snowflake adapter configuration for SQLBuild.
 - [DuckDB](concepts/adapters/duckdb.md) (`concepts/adapters/duckdb`) - DuckDB adapter configuration for SQLBuild.
@@ -38,8 +41,6 @@ Bundled copies of every page on the SQLBuild documentation site, matching the in
 - [Schemas](concepts/models/schemas.md) (`concepts/models/schemas`) - Declare model columns inline or reuse canonical inherited schemas.
 - [Type Enforcement](concepts/models/type-enforcement.md) (`concepts/models/type-enforcement`) - Understand declared model types, static checks, and runtime casting.
 - [Contracts](concepts/models/contracts.md) (`concepts/models/contracts`) - Validate required or exact model output schemas.
-- [Model migrations](concepts/models/migrations.md) (`concepts/models/migrations`) - Keep a renamed model's history, and keep its old name working for a while.
-- [Column migrations](concepts/models/column-migrations.md) (`concepts/models/column-migrations`) - Keep a column's history when you rename it in an incremental or snapshot model.
 - [Hooks](concepts/models/hooks.md) (`concepts/models/hooks`) - Run SQL or Python lifecycle hooks around model materialization.
 - [SQL Hooks](concepts/models/hooks/sql.md) (`concepts/models/hooks/sql`) - Define, parameterize, compile, and invoke reusable or inline SQL lifecycle hooks.
 - [Python Hooks](concepts/models/hooks/python.md) (`concepts/models/hooks/python`) - Define Python lifecycle hooks with runtime context, providers, SQL access, and skips.
diff --git a/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/concepts/refactoring.md b/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/concepts/refactoring.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4eadfaf1cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/concepts/refactoring.md
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+<!-- generated-by: sqlbuild skills -->
+
+# Refactoring
+
+> Rename and move models and columns, keep their warehouse history, and keep old names working.
+
+Online: https://sqlbuild.com/docs/concepts/refactoring/
+
+## Contents
+
+- Rename a model
+- Rename a column
+- Old names keep working
+- Check the impact first
+- When a rename is refused
+
+SQLBuild lets you rename a model, move it to another folder, or rename one of its columns as a single
+verified change. The compiler finds every reference, the edited project is compiled before anything is
+written, and the next build keeps the existing table's history instead of rebuilding it.
+
+## Rename a model
+
+```bash
+sqb rename hourly_order_activity order_activity_by_hour
+```
+
+```text
+Rename model  hourly_order_activity -> order_activity_by_hour
+├── models/marts/daily_activity_rollup.sql
+│   ├── 10:5    header    hourly_order_activity  ->  order_activity_by_hour
+│   └── 34:13   reference __ref("hourly_order_activity")  ->  __ref("order_activity_by_hour")
+├── models/marts/hourly_activity_with_daily_context.sql
+│   ├── 10:5    header    hourly_order_activity  ->  order_activity_by_hour
+│   └── 36:15   reference __ref("hourly_order_activity")  ->  __ref("order_activity_by_hour")
+└── models/marts/order_activity_by_hour.sql  (moved from models/marts/hourly_order_activity.sql)
+    └── 1:8     migration + migrate_from hourly_order_activity
+Compiled: ok, 3 files changed
+```
+
+The plan then shows a migration instead of a first run:
+
+```bash
+sqb plan
+```
+
+```text
+Migrations (1)
+└── order_activity_by_hour  migrate  dev.hourly_order_activity -> dev.order_activity_by_hour
+    ├── compatibility  compatible
+    ├── transfer  physical copy, promote by transactional rename
+    └── old name  dev.hourly_order_activity
+        ├── view  until 2026-11-06
+        └── old table  archived
+```
+
+On the next `sqb build`, the incremental model's existing data moves to the new name and the model
+carries on from where it was. Nothing is backfilled.
+
+`sqb mv` does the same for a move to another folder, optionally with a new name:
+
+```bash
+sqb mv fact_orders models/reporting/
+sqb mv fact_orders models/reporting/order_facts.sql
+```
+
+A move also takes the model's private macros, enums, constants and other scoped declarations with it,
+following the same placement rules as `sqb compile`. See [Declarations and scopes](declaration-scopes.md).
+
+## Rename a column
+
+```bash
+sqb rename stg_customers.email email_address --dry-run
+```
+
+```text
+Rename column  stg_customers.email -> email_address
+├── models/marts/dim_customers.sql
+│   ├── 16:5    column    email  ->  email_address
+│   ├── 16:10   column    + AS email
+│   └── 23:54   column    email  ->  email_address
+└── models/staging/stg_customers.sql
+    ├── 7:5     header    email  ->  email_address
+    └── 15:8    column    + AS email_address
+Dry run: compiles, 2 files would change; nothing written
+```
+
+Edits follow the columns each query actually binds, so a same-named column of another table is left
+alone. Downstream models keep their own output names unless you pass `--cascade`. An incremental or
+snapshot model renames the column in place on the next build. See
+[Column migrations](models/column-migrations.md).
+
+## Old names keep working
+
+After a model moves to a new name, the old name becomes a view over the new relation for 30 days by
+default, with the old relation's grants copied to it. Queries, dashboards and other tools that read
+the old name keep working while you update them. After that, [`sqb janitor`](../cli/janitor.md) drops
+the view. See [Model migrations](models/migrations.md#old-names) for the settings.
+
+## Check the impact first
+
+- [`sqb lineage`](../cli/lineage.md) shows which models and columns depend on what you are changing.
+- [`sqb scope`](../cli/scope.md) shows which declarations a model uses and what a move would break.
+- `--dry-run` on `sqb rename` and `sqb mv` prints every edit and checks the edited project compiles,
+  without writing files.
+
+## When a rename is refused
+
+If any location cannot be rewritten safely, the command lists it and writes nothing:
+
+```text
+Rename column  stg_payments.amount_cents -> amount_minor
+Cannot rename column:stg_payments.amount_cents automatically
+└── models/marts/daily_revenue.sql:21:3  column amount_cents is referenced in SQL a macro generates; update the macro call by hand
+Edit the listed locations, then run the command again.
+Refused; no files changed
+```
+
+The full list of refusals and every flag is in the [`sqb rename` and `sqb mv` reference](../cli/rename.md).
diff --git a/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/index.md b/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/index.md
index 525ca6e3bf..16bd00797f 100644
--- a/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/index.md
+++ b/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/index.md
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ real model graph against test data, then replay it locally on DuckDB in CI.
 
 [`sqb plan`](concepts/planning.md) shows why each model will run and how much it will rebuild.
 [`sqb diff`](concepts/diff.md) compares real data between targets before a change ships. When you
-rename a model, a [migration](concepts/models/migrations.md) moves its table instead of rebuilding
-its history, and the [janitor](cli/janitor.md) archives tables the project no longer builds before
-it deletes them.
+rename or move a model with [`sqb rename` and `sqb mv`](concepts/refactoring.md), every reference is
+updated, a [migration](concepts/models/migrations.md) moves its table instead of rebuilding its
+history, and the old name keeps working as a view. Columns can be renamed the same way. The
+[janitor](cli/janitor.md) archives tables the project no longer builds before it deletes them.
 
 ## How it fits together
 
diff --git a/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/quickstart.md b/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/quickstart.md
index 827a81ca1a..77c7a7a981 100644
--- a/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/src/sqlbuild/.agents/skills/sqlbuild/references/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ sqb audit
 # Inspect lineage
 sqb lineage fact_orders --direction both
 
+# Rename a model or a column, updating every reference (see Refactoring)
+sqb rename fact_orders order_facts
+sqb rename stg_customers.email email_address
+
 # Compile and check contracts
 sqb compile
 ```
diff --git a/website/src/content/docs/docs/concepts/refactoring.mdx b/website/src/content/docs/docs/concepts/refactoring.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65a9f9f448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/src/content/docs/docs/concepts/refactoring.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+---
+title: "Refactoring"
+description: "Rename and move models and columns, keep their warehouse history, and keep old names working."
+---
+
+SQLBuild lets you rename a model, move it to another folder, or rename one of its columns as a single
+verified change. The compiler finds every reference, the edited project is compiled before anything is
+written, and the next build keeps the existing table's history instead of rebuilding it.
+
+## Rename a model
+
+```bash
+sqb rename hourly_order_activity order_activity_by_hour
+```
+
+```text
+Rename model  hourly_order_activity -> order_activity_by_hour
+├── models/marts/daily_activity_rollup.sql
+│   ├── 10:5    header    hourly_order_activity  ->  order_activity_by_hour
+│   └── 34:13   reference __ref("hourly_order_activity")  ->  __ref("order_activity_by_hour")
+├── models/marts/hourly_activity_with_daily_context.sql
+│   ├── 10:5    header    hourly_order_activity  ->  order_activity_by_hour
+│   └── 36:15   reference __ref("hourly_order_activity")  ->  __ref("order_activity_by_hour")
+└── models/marts/order_activity_by_hour.sql  (moved from models/marts/hourly_order_activity.sql)
+    └── 1:8     migration + migrate_from hourly_order_activity
+Compiled: ok, 3 files changed
+```
+
+The plan then shows a migration instead of a first run:
+
+```bash
+sqb plan
+```
+
+```text
+Migrations (1)
+└── order_activity_by_hour  migrate  dev.hourly_order_activity -> dev.order_activity_by_hour
+    ├── compatibility  compatible
+    ├── transfer  physical copy, promote by transactional rename
+    └── old name  dev.hourly_order_activity
+        ├── view  until 2026-11-06
+        └── old table  archived
+```
+
+On the next `sqb build`, the incremental model's existing data moves to the new name and the model
+carries on from where it was. Nothing is backfilled.
+
+`sqb mv` does the same for a move to another folder, optionally with a new name:
+
+```bash
+sqb mv fact_orders models/reporting/
+sqb mv fact_orders models/reporting/order_facts.sql
+```
+
+A move also takes the model's private macros, enums, constants and other scoped declarations with it,
+following the same placement rules as `sqb compile`. See [Declarations and scopes](/docs/concepts/declaration-scopes).
+
+## Rename a column
+
+```bash
+sqb rename stg_customers.email email_address --dry-run
+```
+
+```text
+Rename column  stg_customers.email -> email_address
+├── models/marts/dim_customers.sql
+│   ├── 16:5    column    email  ->  email_address
+│   ├── 16:10   column    + AS email
+│   └── 23:54   column    email  ->  email_address
+└── models/staging/stg_customers.sql
+    ├── 7:5     header    email  ->  email_address
+    └── 15:8    column    + AS email_address
+Dry run: compiles, 2 files would change; nothing written
+```
+
+Edits follow the columns each query actually binds, so a same-named column of another table is left
+alone. Downstream models keep their own output names unless you pass `--cascade`. An incremental or
+snapshot model renames the column in place on the next build. See
+[Column migrations](/docs/concepts/models/column-migrations).
+
+## Old names keep working
+
+After a model moves to a new name, the old name becomes a view over the new relation for 30 days by
+default, with the old relation's grants copied to it. Queries, dashboards and other tools that read
+the old name keep working while you update them. After that, [`sqb janitor`](/docs/cli/janitor) drops
+the view. See [Model migrations](/docs/concepts/models/migrations#old-names) for the settings.
+
+## Check the impact first
+
+- [`sqb lineage`](/docs/cli/lineage) shows which models and columns depend on what you are changing.
+- [`sqb scope`](/docs/cli/scope) shows which declarations a model uses and what a move would break.
+- `--dry-run` on `sqb rename` and `sqb mv` prints every edit and checks the edited project compiles,
+  without writing files.
+
+## When a rename is refused
+
+If any location cannot be rewritten safely, the command lists it and writes nothing:
+
+```text
+Rename column  stg_payments.amount_cents -> amount_minor
+Cannot rename column:stg_payments.amount_cents automatically
+└── models/marts/daily_revenue.sql:21:3  column amount_cents is referenced in SQL a macro generates; update the macro call by hand
+Edit the listed locations, then run the command again.
+Refused; no files changed
+```
+
+The full list of refusals and every flag is in the [`sqb rename` and `sqb mv` reference](/docs/cli/rename).
diff --git a/website/src/content/docs/docs/index.mdx b/website/src/content/docs/docs/index.mdx
index b487a8e5f0..8af9dca007 100644
--- a/website/src/content/docs/docs/index.mdx
+++ b/website/src/content/docs/docs/index.mdx
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ real model graph against test data, then replay it locally on DuckDB in CI.
 
 [`sqb plan`](/docs/concepts/planning) shows why each model will run and how much it will rebuild.
 [`sqb diff`](/docs/concepts/diff) compares real data between targets before a change ships. When you
-rename a model, a [migration](/docs/concepts/models/migrations) moves its table instead of rebuilding
-its history, and the [janitor](/docs/cli/janitor) archives tables the project no longer builds before
-it deletes them.
+rename or move a model with [`sqb rename` and `sqb mv`](/docs/concepts/refactoring), every reference is
+updated, a [migration](/docs/concepts/models/migrations) moves its table instead of rebuilding its
+history, and the old name keeps working as a view. Columns can be renamed the same way. The
+[janitor](/docs/cli/janitor) archives tables the project no longer builds before it deletes them.
 
 ## How it fits together
 
diff --git a/website/src/content/docs/docs/quickstart.mdx b/website/src/content/docs/docs/quickstart.mdx
index 80cb13f15d..a1da26990a 100644
--- a/website/src/content/docs/docs/quickstart.mdx
+++ b/website/src/content/docs/docs/quickstart.mdx
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ sqb audit
 # Inspect lineage
 sqb lineage fact_orders --direction both
 
+# Rename a model or a column, updating every reference (see Refactoring)
+sqb rename fact_orders order_facts
+sqb rename stg_customers.email email_address
+
 # Compile and check contracts
 sqb compile
 ```
diff --git a/website/src/sidebar.json b/website/src/sidebar.json
index 410841f956..880f2e64cc 100644
--- a/website/src/sidebar.json
+++ b/website/src/sidebar.json
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@
 			"docs/concepts/project-configuration",
 			"docs/concepts/resource-identities",
 			"docs/concepts/semantic-compilation",
+			{
+				"label": "Refactoring",
+				"collapsed": false,
+				"items": [
+					{
+						"label": "Overview",
+						"slug": "docs/concepts/refactoring"
+					},
+					"docs/concepts/models/migrations",
+					"docs/concepts/models/column-migrations"
+				]
+			},
 			{
 				"label": "Adapters",
 				"collapsed": true,
@@ -48,8 +60,6 @@
 					"docs/concepts/models/schemas",
 					"docs/concepts/models/type-enforcement",
 					"docs/concepts/models/contracts",
-					"docs/concepts/models/migrations",
-					"docs/concepts/models/column-migrations",
 					{
 						"label": "Hooks",
 						"collapsed": true,