diff --git a/src/github/command-suggest.ts b/src/github/command-suggest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12d0047acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/github/command-suggest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/** Pure did-you-mean suggester for unrecognized @gittensory verbs (#2170). */
+
+export type CommandSuggestCatalog = {
+  mentionCommands: readonly string[];
+  actionCommands: readonly string[];
+  actionAliases: Readonly<Record<string, string>>;
+};
+
+/** Max Levenshtein distance for a did-you-mean suggestion. */
+export const COMMAND_SUGGEST_MAX_DISTANCE = 2;
+
+export function levenshteinDistance(left: string, right: string): number {
+  if (left === right) return 0;
+  if (left.length === 0) return right.length;
+  if (right.length === 0) return left.length;
+  const rows = left.length + 1;
+  const cols = right.length + 1;
+  const matrix: number[][] = Array.from({ length: rows }, () => Array<number>(cols).fill(0));
+  for (let row = 0; row < rows; row++) matrix[row]![0] = row;
+  for (let col = 0; col < cols; col++) matrix[0]![col] = col;
+  for (let row = 1; row < rows; row++) {
+    for (let col = 1; col < cols; col++) {
+      const cost = left[row - 1] === right[col - 1] ? 0 : 1;
+      matrix[row]![col] = Math.min(
+        matrix[row - 1]![col]! + 1,
+        matrix[row]![col - 1]! + 1,
+        matrix[row - 1]![col - 1]! + cost,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+  return matrix[left.length]![right.length]!;
+}
+
+function commandSuggestTargets(catalog: CommandSuggestCatalog): string[] {
+  return [...catalog.mentionCommands, ...catalog.actionCommands, ...Object.keys(catalog.actionAliases)];
+}
+
+export function isKnownGittensoryCommandVerb(rawVerb: string, catalog: CommandSuggestCatalog): boolean {
+  const verb = rawVerb.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (!verb) return false;
+  const canonical = catalog.actionAliases[verb] ?? verb;
+  return (
+    catalog.mentionCommands.includes(canonical) ||
+    catalog.actionCommands.includes(canonical)
+  );
+}
+
+/** Return the closest catalog command within {@link COMMAND_SUGGEST_MAX_DISTANCE}, or null. */
+export function suggestCommand(rawVerb: string, catalog: CommandSuggestCatalog): string | null {
+  const verb = rawVerb.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (!verb || isKnownGittensoryCommandVerb(verb, catalog)) return null;
+  const targets = commandSuggestTargets(catalog);
+  let best: { name: string; distance: number } | null = null;
+  for (const name of targets) {
+    const distance = levenshteinDistance(verb, name);
+    if (best === null || distance < best.distance) {
+      best = { name, distance };
+    }
+  }
+  if (!best || best.distance > COMMAND_SUGGEST_MAX_DISTANCE) return null;
+  return best.name;
+}
+
+export function formatDidYouMeanLine(suggestion: string): string {
+  return `- Did you mean \`@gittensory ${suggestion}\`?`;
+}
+
+/** Help-card prefix lines for an unrecognized verb, or empty when no close match exists. */
+export function buildDidYouMeanSections(
+  rawVerb: string | undefined,
+  suggest: (verb: string) => string | null,
+): string[] {
+  if (!rawVerb) return [];
+  const suggestion = suggest(rawVerb);
+  return suggestion !== null ? [formatDidYouMeanLine(suggestion), ""] : [];
+}
diff --git a/src/github/commands.ts b/src/github/commands.ts
index 3366951c69..6e510d8732 100644
--- a/src/github/commands.ts
+++ b/src/github/commands.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 import { AGENT_COMMAND_COMMENT_MARKER } from "./comments";
+import {
+  buildDidYouMeanSections,
+  suggestCommand as suggestCommandFromCatalog,
+  type CommandSuggestCatalog,
+} from "./command-suggest";
 import { gittensoryFooter } from "./footer";
 import type { AgentRunBundle } from "../services/agent-orchestrator";
 import type { GittensorContributorSnapshot, OfficialGittensorMinerDetection } from "../gittensor/api";
@@ -72,6 +77,8 @@ export type GittensoryMentionCommand = {
   question?: string | undefined;
   reason?: string | undefined;
   argument?: string | undefined;
+  /** Present when a non-empty verb was unrecognized and downgraded to `help` (#2170). */
+  unknownVerb?: string | undefined;
 };
 
 type PublicAnswerCard = {
@@ -175,6 +182,19 @@ export type MaintainerQueueDigest = {
 // supplied" (#1960). Every other action command (gate-override, pause, resolve) keeps the existing `reason` shape.
 const ARGUMENT_ACTION_COMMANDS = new Set<GittensoryActionCommandName>(["explain"]);
 
+function commandSuggestCatalog(): CommandSuggestCatalog {
+  return {
+    mentionCommands: GITTENSORY_MENTION_COMMAND_CATALOG.map((command) => command.id),
+    actionCommands: GITTENSORY_ACTION_COMMANDS,
+    actionAliases: GITTENSORY_ACTION_COMMAND_ALIASES,
+  };
+}
+
+/** Pure did-you-mean suggester for unrecognized @gittensory verbs (#2170). */
+export function suggestCommand(rawVerb: string): string | null {
+  return suggestCommandFromCatalog(rawVerb, commandSuggestCatalog());
+}
+
 export function parseGittensoryMentionCommand(body: string | null | undefined): GittensoryMentionCommand | null {
   if (!body) return null;
   // `(?![\w-])` requires the mention to end at a non-identifier char, so other usernames that merely
@@ -182,8 +202,11 @@ export function parseGittensoryMentionCommand(body: string | null | undefined):
   // bare `@gittensory help` command. A space, end-of-string, or punctuation still matches.
   const match = body.match(/(?:^|\s)@gittensory(?![\w-])(?:\s+([a-z-]+))?([^\n\r]*)/i);
   if (!match) return null;
-  const rawVerb = (match[1]?.toLowerCase() || "help") as GittensoryMentionCommandName | GittensoryActionCommandName;
-  const requested = (GITTENSORY_ACTION_COMMAND_ALIASES[rawVerb] ?? rawVerb) as GittensoryMentionCommandName | GittensoryActionCommandName;
+  const rawVerbToken = match[1]?.toLowerCase();
+  if (!rawVerbToken) {
+    return { name: "help", raw: match[0].trim() };
+  }
+  const requested = (GITTENSORY_ACTION_COMMAND_ALIASES[rawVerbToken] ?? rawVerbToken) as GittensoryMentionCommandName | GittensoryActionCommandName;
   if (ACTION_COMMANDS.has(requested as GittensoryActionCommandName)) {
     // match[2] is captured by a `*`-quantified group outside any optional wrapper, so it always matches
     // (possibly empty) and is never actually undefined; the ?? below is a noUncheckedIndexedAccess guard only.
@@ -195,9 +218,18 @@ export function parseGittensoryMentionCommand(body: string | null | undefined):
       ? { name, raw: match[0].trim(), argument: tail }
       : { name, raw: match[0].trim(), reason: tail };
   }
-  const name = COMMANDS.has(requested as GittensoryMentionCommandName) ? (requested as GittensoryMentionCommandName) : "help";
-  const question = name === "ask" ? (match[2] ?? "").trim() : undefined;
-  return { name, raw: match[0].trim(), question: question && question.length > 0 ? question : undefined };
+  if (COMMANDS.has(requested as GittensoryMentionCommandName)) {
+    const name = requested as GittensoryMentionCommandName;
+    // match[2] is always defined for the same reason as the action-command path above.
+    /* v8 ignore next */
+    const question = name === "ask" ? (match[2] ?? "").trim() : undefined;
+    return {
+      name,
+      raw: match[0].trim(),
+      question: question && question.length > 0 ? question : undefined,
+    };
+  }
+  return { name: "help", raw: match[0].trim(), unknownVerb: rawVerbToken };
 }
 
 export function isMaintainerAssociation(association: string | null | undefined): boolean {
@@ -289,7 +321,14 @@ export function buildPublicAgentCommandComment(args: {
   // Action commands (e.g. gate-override) never reach this Q&A renderer — they are handled and short-circuited
   // earlier — so narrow the widened parse name back to a Q&A command name for the answer-card helpers.
   const commandName = args.command.name as GittensoryMentionCommandName;
-  const sections = commandSections(commandName, args.bundle, args.officialMiner, args.maintainerDigest, args.command.question);
+  const sections = commandSections(
+    commandName,
+    args.bundle,
+    args.officialMiner,
+    args.maintainerDigest,
+    args.command.question,
+    args.command.unknownVerb,
+  );
   const card = buildPublicAnswerCard({
     command: commandName,
     sections,
@@ -624,10 +663,12 @@ function commandSections(
   officialMiner: GittensorContributorSnapshot | null | undefined,
   maintainerDigest: MaintainerQueueDigest | null | undefined,
   question?: string | undefined,
+  /** Only read when `command === "help"` (#2170 did-you-mean hint). */
+  unknownVerb?: string | undefined,
 ): string[] {
   switch (command) {
     case "help":
-      return helpSections();
+      return helpSections(unknownVerb);
     case "ask":
       return askSections(bundle, question);
     case "miner-context":
@@ -659,10 +700,11 @@ function commandSections(
   }
 }
 
-function helpSections(): string[] {
+function helpSections(unknownVerb?: string | undefined): string[] {
   return [
     "**Commands**",
     "",
+    ...buildDidYouMeanSections(unknownVerb, suggestCommand),
     "- `@gittensory help` shows this command list.",
     "- `@gittensory ask <question>` answers contribution-quality Q&A with source citations and freshness.",
     "- `@gittensory preflight` summarizes public PR hygiene.",
@@ -1588,4 +1630,5 @@ export const githubCommandsInternals = {
   snapshotFreshnessFromWarnings,
   refreshSections,
   askSections,
+  helpSections,
 };
diff --git a/test/unit/command-suggest.test.ts b/test/unit/command-suggest.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0bab7c543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/command-suggest.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  COMMAND_SUGGEST_MAX_DISTANCE,
+  buildDidYouMeanSections,
+  formatDidYouMeanLine,
+  isKnownGittensoryCommandVerb,
+  levenshteinDistance,
+  suggestCommand,
+  type CommandSuggestCatalog,
+} from "../../src/github/command-suggest";
+import { suggestCommand as liveSuggestCommand } from "../../src/github/commands";
+
+const catalog: CommandSuggestCatalog = {
+  mentionCommands: ["help", "ask", "preflight", "blockers"],
+  actionCommands: ["gate-override", "review", "pause"],
+  actionAliases: { "re-review": "review" },
+};
+
+describe("levenshteinDistance", () => {
+  it("covers equal, empty, insert, delete, and substitute paths", () => {
+    expect(levenshteinDistance("help", "help")).toBe(0);
+    expect(levenshteinDistance("", "")).toBe(0);
+    expect(levenshteinDistance("", "help")).toBe(4);
+    expect(levenshteinDistance("help", "")).toBe(4);
+    expect(levenshteinDistance("kitten", "sitting")).toBe(3);
+    expect(levenshteinDistance("ab", "a")).toBe(1);
+    expect(levenshteinDistance("a", "ab")).toBe(1);
+    expect(levenshteinDistance("abc", "axc")).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("isKnownGittensoryCommandVerb", () => {
+  it("recognizes mention commands, action commands, and aliases", () => {
+    expect(isKnownGittensoryCommandVerb("preflight", catalog)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isKnownGittensoryCommandVerb("review", catalog)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isKnownGittensoryCommandVerb("re-review", catalog)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isKnownGittensoryCommandVerb("reveiw", catalog)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isKnownGittensoryCommandVerb("", catalog)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isKnownGittensoryCommandVerb("   ", catalog)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("suggestCommand", () => {
+  it("suggests the nearest command within the distance threshold", () => {
+    expect(suggestCommand("prefliht", catalog)).toBe("preflight");
+    expect(suggestCommand("reveiw", catalog)).toBe("review");
+    expect(suggestCommand("gate-overrid", catalog)).toBe("gate-override");
+    expect(COMMAND_SUGGEST_MAX_DISTANCE).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it("returns null for empty, known, and far-off verbs", () => {
+    expect(suggestCommand("", catalog)).toBeNull();
+    expect(suggestCommand("   ", catalog)).toBeNull();
+    expect(suggestCommand("help", catalog)).toBeNull();
+    expect(suggestCommand("review", catalog)).toBeNull();
+    expect(suggestCommand("re-review", catalog)).toBeNull();
+    expect(suggestCommand("zzzz", catalog)).toBeNull();
+    expect(suggestCommand("xyzzyqwerty", catalog)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the closest catalog entry when multiple targets are within range", () => {
+    expect(suggestCommand("hel", catalog)).toBe("help");
+  });
+
+  it("suggests against the live production command catalog", () => {
+    expect(liveSuggestCommand("reveiw")).toBe("review");
+    expect(liveSuggestCommand("prefliht")).toBe("preflight");
+    expect(liveSuggestCommand("queue-summry")).toBe("queue-summary");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("formatDidYouMeanLine", () => {
+  it("renders a public-safe markdown hint", () => {
+    expect(formatDidYouMeanLine("preflight")).toBe("- Did you mean `@gittensory preflight`?");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("buildDidYouMeanSections", () => {
+  const suggest = (verb: string) => suggestCommand(verb, catalog);
+
+  it("renders a hint for close typos and empty arrays otherwise", () => {
+    expect(buildDidYouMeanSections("reveiw", suggest)).toEqual([
+      "- Did you mean `@gittensory review`?",
+      "",
+    ]);
+    expect(buildDidYouMeanSections(undefined, suggest)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(buildDidYouMeanSections("zzzz", suggest)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/unit/github-commands.test.ts b/test/unit/github-commands.test.ts
index aa1a6e436e..35f43ba54e 100644
--- a/test/unit/github-commands.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/github-commands.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   parseAgentCommandFeedbackContext,
   parseGittensoryMentionCommand,
   sanitizePublicComment,
+  suggestCommand,
   githubCommandsInternals,
 } from "../../src/github/commands";
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ describe("GitHub mention commands", () => {
       name: "ask",
       question: "what should I fix first?",
     });
+    expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory ask")).toMatchObject({ name: "ask", question: undefined });
     expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory preflight")?.name).toBe("preflight");
     expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("please @gittensory duplicate-check now")?.name).toBe("duplicate-check");
     expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory reviewability")?.name).toBe("reviewability");
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ describe("GitHub mention commands", () => {
     expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory review-now")?.name).toBe("review-now");
     expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory needs-author")?.name).toBe("needs-author");
     expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory duplicate-clusters")?.name).toBe("duplicate-clusters");
-    expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory unknown")?.name).toBe("help");
+    expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory unknown")).toMatchObject({ name: "help", unknownVerb: "unknown" });
     // gate-override is an action command: it must be recognized (NOT downgraded to "help") and carry the
     // trailing free text as its reason.
     expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory gate-override")).toMatchObject({ name: "gate-override", reason: undefined });
@@ -81,8 +83,61 @@ describe("GitHub mention commands", () => {
     expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory explain finding-7")).toMatchObject({ name: "explain", argument: "finding-7" });
     expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory explain finding-7")).not.toHaveProperty("reason");
     // An unknown verb still resolves to "help", and a bare mention still resolves to "help" (unchanged).
-    expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory reveiw")).toMatchObject({ name: "help" });
+    expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory reveiw")).toMatchObject({ name: "help", unknownVerb: "reveiw" });
     expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory")).toMatchObject({ name: "help" });
+    expect(parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory")?.unknownVerb).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("surfaces did-you-mean hints in the help card for close typos (#2170)", () => {
+    expect(suggestCommand("prefliht")).toBe("preflight");
+    expect(suggestCommand("reveiw")).toBe("review");
+    const typo = parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory prefliht")!;
+    const typoBody = buildPublicAgentCommandComment({
+      command: typo,
+      repo: null,
+      issue: { number: 1, title: "t", state: "open" },
+      pullRequest: null,
+      actorKind: "maintainer",
+    });
+    expect(typoBody).toContain("Did you mean `@gittensory preflight`?");
+    const far = parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory zzzz")!;
+    const farBody = buildPublicAgentCommandComment({
+      command: far,
+      repo: null,
+      issue: { number: 1, title: "t", state: "open" },
+      pullRequest: null,
+      actorKind: "maintainer",
+    });
+    expect(farBody).not.toContain("Did you mean");
+    const ok = parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory preflight")!;
+    const okBody = buildPublicAgentCommandComment({
+      command: ok,
+      repo: null,
+      issue: { number: 1, title: "t", state: "open" },
+      pullRequest: null,
+      actorKind: "maintainer",
+    });
+    expect(okBody).not.toContain("Did you mean");
+    const bareHelp = parseGittensoryMentionCommand("@gittensory")!;
+    const bareHelpBody = buildPublicAgentCommandComment({
+      command: bareHelp,
+      repo: null,
+      issue: { number: 1, title: "t", state: "open" },
+      pullRequest: null,
+      actorKind: "maintainer",
+    });
+    expect(bareHelpBody).not.toContain("Did you mean");
+    expect(bareHelpBody).toContain("`@gittensory help` shows this command list.");
+  });
+
+  it("helpSections renders did-you-mean only for close unknown verbs (#2170)", () => {
+    const typo = githubCommandsInternals.helpSections("reveiw");
+    expect(typo.join("\n")).toContain("Did you mean `@gittensory review`?");
+    const far = githubCommandsInternals.helpSections("zzzz");
+    expect(far.join("\n")).not.toContain("Did you mean");
+    const bare = githubCommandsInternals.helpSections();
+    expect(bare.join("\n")).not.toContain("Did you mean");
+    expect(bare.join("\n")).toContain("**Commands**");
   });
 
   it("isGittensoryActionCommand distinguishes action verbs from Q&A commands", () => {