diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 22f9c9e..fa61029 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ flat source tree and extracted components:
 
 ```powershell
 python scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py symbols --file src/app_core/brush_ui.h --name execute_brush
+python scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py symbols --file src/app_core/brush_ui.h --name-regex "execute_.*preset"
 python scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py definition --file src/node_panel_brush.cpp --line 511 --column 39
 python scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py references --file src/app_core/brush_ui.h --line 783 --column 45
 ```
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ The helper talks to `clangd` using an existing `compile_commands.json`. It
 defaults to `out/build/windows-clangcl-asan` and then `out/build/android-arm64`;
 pass `--compile-commands-dir` or set `PP_CLANGD_COMPILE_COMMANDS_DIR` when using
 another Ninja build tree. Use `--name` and `--max-results` to keep output small.
+Use `--name-regex` for regex filtering against `qualifiedName`; matching is
+case-insensitive by default, and `--no-ignore-case` makes it case-sensitive.
 Treat symbol, hover, declaration, definition, and implementation lookups as the
 reliable path. Reference lookups are riskier because a one-shot clangd process
 may not have a complete project index; the helper refuses reference queries
diff --git a/docs/modernization/build-inventory.md b/docs/modernization/build-inventory.md
index d1647a5..5b6d6b8 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/build-inventory.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/build-inventory.md
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\automation\platform-build.ps1 -
 powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\automation\package-smoke.ps1 -Preset windows-msvc-default -Configuration Debug
 cmake --fresh --preset windows-clangcl-asan
 python scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py symbols --file src/app_core/brush_ui.h --name execute_brush
+python scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py symbols --file src/app_core/brush_ui.h --name-regex "execute_.*preset"
 python scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py definition --file src/node_panel_brush.cpp --line 511 --column 39
 ```
 
@@ -96,6 +97,9 @@ Known local toolchain state:
   the current `compile_commands.json` from `windows-clangcl-asan`,
   `android-arm64`, or a caller-provided build directory. Symbol, hover,
   declaration, definition, and implementation lookups are the reliable use case.
+  Symbol listing supports substring filtering with `--name` and regex filtering
+  against `qualifiedName` with `--name-regex`; regex matching is case-insensitive
+  by default and can be made case-sensitive with `--no-ignore-case`.
   Reference lookup is guarded because a one-shot clangd process may not have a
   complete project index: pass `--background-index` for broader best-effort
   results or `--allow-incomplete-references` for explicitly
diff --git a/scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py b/scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py
index f36c5ee..a981267 100644
--- a/scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py
+++ b/scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 Examples:
   python scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py symbols --file src/app_core/brush_ui.h
+  python scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py symbols --file src/app_core/brush_ui.h --name-regex "execute_.*preset"
   python scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py definition --file src/node_panel_brush.cpp --line 410 --column 30
   python scripts/dev/clangd_nav.py references --file src/app_core/brush_ui.h --line 192 --column 43
 """
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import json
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import queue
+import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import threading
@@ -324,6 +326,13 @@ def run(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     compile_commands_dir = _find_compile_commands_dir(repo_root, args.compile_commands_dir)
     file_path = _resolve_file(repo_root, args.file)
 
+    name_regex = None
+    if args.name_regex:
+        try:
+            name_regex = re.compile(args.name_regex, re.IGNORECASE if args.ignore_case else 0)
+        except re.error as exc:
+            raise SystemExit(f"invalid --name-regex: {exc}") from exc
+
     if args.command == "references" and not args.background_index and not args.allow_incomplete_references:
         raise SystemExit(
             "references may be incomplete without clangd background indexing. "
@@ -372,6 +381,11 @@ def run(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
                         symbol for symbol in flattened
                         if needle in symbol["qualifiedName"].lower()
                     ]
+                if name_regex:
+                    flattened = [
+                        symbol for symbol in flattened
+                        if name_regex.search(symbol["qualifiedName"])
+                    ]
                 result_count = len(flattened)
                 result, truncated = _limit_results(flattened, args.max_results)
         elif command == "hover":
@@ -430,6 +444,13 @@ def main(argv: list[str]) -> int:
     parser.add_argument("--clangd", default="clangd", help="clangd executable path.")
     parser.add_argument("--timeout", type=float, default=20.0, help="Request timeout in seconds.")
     parser.add_argument("--name", help="Case-insensitive symbol-name filter for symbols command.")
+    parser.add_argument("--name-regex", help="Regex filter for symbols command, matched against qualifiedName.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--ignore-case",
+        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
+        default=True,
+        help="Use case-insensitive --name-regex matching. Enabled by default.",
+    )
     parser.add_argument("--max-results", type=int, default=100, help="Maximum locations/symbols to print; <=0 disables.")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--background-index",