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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, computed, nextTick } from 'vue'
+import { apiGet, transcribeAudio } from '@/api/client'
+import { useVoiceRecorder } from '@/composables/useVoiceRecorder'
+import { useChatStore } from '@/stores/chat'
+import { useSettingsStore } from '@/stores/settings'
+import type { Note } from '@/types/note'
+
+const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
+  /** Textarea placeholder */
+  placeholder?: string
+  /** When true, hides the note picker (briefing mode) */
+  briefingMode?: boolean
+  /** Pill shape — compact rounded style for widget */
+  pill?: boolean
+}>(), {
+  placeholder: 'Type a message… (Enter to send, Shift+Enter for new line)',
+  briefingMode: false,
+  pill: false,
+})
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  submit: [payload: { content: string; contextNoteId?: number }]
+  abort: []
+}>()
+
+const store = useChatStore()
+const settingsStore = useSettingsStore()
+const voiceEnabled = computed(() => settingsStore.voiceSttReady)
+
+// ── Core input ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const messageInput = ref('')
+const inputEl = ref<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>(null)
+const wrapperEl = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
+
+function autoResize() {
+  const el = inputEl.value
+  if (!el) return
+  el.style.height = 'auto'
+  el.style.height = Math.min(el.scrollHeight, 150) + 'px'
+}
+
+function resetTextareaHeight() {
+  const el = inputEl.value
+  if (!el) return
+  el.style.height = 'auto'
+}
+
+function onInputKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+  if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    onSubmit()
+  }
+}
+
+function onSubmit() {
+  const content = messageInput.value.trim()
+  if (!content) return
+  emit('submit', { content, contextNoteId: attachedNote.value?.id })
+  messageInput.value = ''
+  attachedNote.value = null
+  resetTextareaHeight()
+}
+
+// ── Note picker ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const attachedNote = ref<{ id: number; title: string } | null>(null)
+const showNotePicker = ref(false)
+const noteSearchQuery = ref('')
+const noteSearchResults = ref<{ id: number; title: string }[]>([])
+const noteSearchLoading = ref(false)
+let noteSearchTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+
+function toggleNotePicker() {
+  showNotePicker.value = !showNotePicker.value
+  if (showNotePicker.value) {
+    noteSearchQuery.value = ''
+    noteSearchResults.value = []
+    nextTick(() => {
+      (wrapperEl.value?.querySelector('.note-picker-search') as HTMLInputElement)?.focus()
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+function onNoteSearchInput() {
+  if (noteSearchTimer) clearTimeout(noteSearchTimer)
+  noteSearchTimer = setTimeout(async () => {
+    const q = noteSearchQuery.value.trim()
+    if (!q) { noteSearchResults.value = []; return }
+    noteSearchLoading.value = true
+    try {
+      const data = await apiGet<{ notes: Note[] }>(`/api/notes?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}&all=true&limit=5`)
+      noteSearchResults.value = data.notes.map((n) => ({ id: n.id, title: n.title }))
+    } catch {
+      noteSearchResults.value = []
+    } finally {
+      noteSearchLoading.value = false
+    }
+  }, 250)
+}
+
+function selectNote(note: { id: number; title: string }) {
+  attachedNote.value = note
+  showNotePicker.value = false
+}
+
+function removeAttachedNote() {
+  attachedNote.value = null
+}
+
+// ── PTT ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const transcribingVoice = ref(false)
+const recorder = useVoiceRecorder()
+
+async function startPtt() {
+  if (!voiceEnabled.value || recorder.recording.value) return
+  await recorder.startRecording()
+}
+
+async function stopPtt() {
+  if (!recorder.recording.value) return
+  transcribingVoice.value = true
+  try {
+    const blob = await recorder.stopRecording()
+    const { transcript } = await transcribeAudio(blob)
+    if (transcript.trim()) {
+      messageInput.value = transcript.trim()
+      await nextTick()
+      autoResize()
+      onSubmit()
+    }
+  } catch { /* transcription failed silently */ }
+  finally { transcribingVoice.value = false }
+}
+
+// ── Exposed interface ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+function focus() {
+  inputEl.value?.focus()
+}
+
+function prefill(text: string) {
+  messageInput.value = text
+  nextTick(() => {
+    autoResize()
+    inputEl.value?.focus()
+  })
+}
+
+defineExpose({ focus, prefill })
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div ref="wrapperEl" class="chat-input-bar" :class="{ 'chat-input-bar--pill': pill }">
+    <!-- Attached note pill -->
+    <div v-if="attachedNote" class="attached-note">
+      <span class="attached-note-pill">
+        {{ attachedNote.title }}
+        <button class="attached-note-remove" aria-label="Remove" @click="removeAttachedNote">&times;</button>
+      </span>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="input-row">
+      <!-- Note picker -->
+      <div v-if="!briefingMode" class="note-picker-wrapper">
+        <button
+          class="btn-icon"
+          @click="toggleNotePicker"
+          :disabled="!store.chatReady"
+          title="Attach a note"
+        >
+          <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+            <path d="M21.44 11.05l-9.19 9.19a6 6 0 01-8.49-8.49l9.19-9.19a4 4 0 015.66 5.66l-9.2 9.19a2 2 0 01-2.83-2.83l8.49-8.48"/>
+          </svg>
+        </button>
+        <div v-if="showNotePicker" class="note-picker-dropdown">
+          <input
+            class="note-picker-search"
+            v-model="noteSearchQuery"
+            @input="onNoteSearchInput"
+            placeholder="Search notes..."
+          />
+          <div class="note-picker-results">
+            <div
+              v-for="note in noteSearchResults"
+              :key="note.id"
+              class="note-picker-item"
+              @click="selectNote(note)"
+            >{{ note.title || 'Untitled' }}</div>
+            <div v-if="noteSearchLoading" class="note-picker-empty">Searching...</div>
+            <div v-else-if="noteSearchQuery && !noteSearchResults.length" class="note-picker-empty">No notes found</div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- Textarea -->
+      <textarea
+        ref="inputEl"
+        v-model="messageInput"
+        @keydown="onInputKeydown"
+        @input="autoResize"
+        :placeholder="!store.chatReady ? 'Chat unavailable' : store.streaming ? 'Type to queue… (Enter to queue)' : placeholder"
+        :disabled="!store.chatReady"
+        rows="1"
+        class="input-textarea"
+      ></textarea>
+
+      <!-- PTT mic -->
+      <button
+        v-if="voiceEnabled && recorder.isSupported"
+        class="btn-icon btn-mic"
+        :class="{ 'mic-recording': recorder.recording.value, 'mic-transcribing': transcribingVoice }"
+        @mousedown.prevent="startPtt"
+        @mouseup.prevent="stopPtt"
+        @touchstart.prevent="startPtt"
+        @touchend.prevent="stopPtt"
+        :disabled="transcribingVoice || !store.chatReady"
+        :title="recorder.recording.value ? 'Release to send' : 'Hold to speak'"
+        aria-label="Push to talk"
+      >
+        <svg v-if="!transcribingVoice" width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
+          <path d="M12 14c1.66 0 3-1.34 3-3V5c0-1.66-1.34-3-3-3S9 3.34 9 5v6c0 1.66 1.34 3 3 3zm-1-9c0-.55.45-1 1-1s1 .45 1 1v6c0 .55-.45 1-1 1s-1-.45-1-1V5zm6 6c0 2.76-2.24 5-5 5s-5-2.24-5-5H5c0 3.53 2.61 6.43 6 6.92V21h2v-3.08c3.39-.49 6-3.39 6-6.92h-2z"/>
+        </svg>
+        <svg v-else width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
+          <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="8" opacity="0.35"/><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="4"/>
+        </svg>
+      </button>
+
+      <!-- Abort (streaming) or Send -->
+      <button
+        v-if="store.streaming"
+        class="btn-abort-inline"
+        @click="emit('abort')"
+        title="Stop generation"
+      >
+        <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 14 14" fill="currentColor"><rect width="14" height="14" rx="2"/></svg>
+      </button>
+      <button
+        v-else
+        class="btn-send"
+        @click="onSubmit"
+        :disabled="!messageInput.trim() || !store.chatReady"
+      >&uarr;</button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.chat-input-bar {
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.attached-note {
+  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+}
+.attached-note-pill {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.2rem;
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  color: #fff;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.4rem;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+}
+.attached-note-remove {
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+  padding: 0 0.1rem;
+}
+.attached-note-remove:hover { color: #fff; }
+
+.input-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.5rem 0.5rem 0.75rem;
+  background: var(--color-input-bar-bg);
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px var(--color-shadow);
+}
+
+.chat-input-bar--pill .input-row {
+  border-radius: 24px;
+  padding: 0.6rem 0.6rem 0.6rem 1rem;
+}
+
+.input-textarea {
+  flex: 1;
+  resize: none;
+  padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem;
+  border: none;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-input-bar-text);
+  outline: none;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  max-height: 150px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+.input-textarea::placeholder { color: var(--color-input-bar-placeholder); }
+.input-textarea:disabled { opacity: 0.5; }
+
+.btn-icon {
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: var(--color-input-bar-text);
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  padding: 0.2rem;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.btn-icon:hover { opacity: 1; }
+.btn-icon:disabled { opacity: 0.3; cursor: default; }
+
+.btn-mic.mic-recording { opacity: 1; color: #ef4444; }
+.btn-mic.mic-transcribing { opacity: 0.5; }
+
+.note-picker-wrapper { position: relative; }
+.note-picker-dropdown {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: calc(100% + 8px);
+  left: 0;
+  width: 260px;
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px var(--color-shadow);
+  z-index: 20;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+.note-picker-search {
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 0.45rem 0.65rem;
+  border: none;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  outline: none;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+.note-picker-results { max-height: 180px; overflow-y: auto; }
+.note-picker-item {
+  padding: 0.4rem 0.65rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.note-picker-item:hover { background: var(--color-bg-secondary); }
+.note-picker-empty { padding: 0.4rem 0.65rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); font-size: 0.8rem; }
+
+.btn-send {
+  width: 30px;
+  min-width: 30px;
+  height: 30px;
+  padding: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #4f46e5);
+  color: #fff;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  transition: box-shadow 0.15s;
+}
+.btn-send:hover { box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.5); }
+.btn-send:disabled { opacity: 0.35; cursor: default; box-shadow: none; }
+
+.btn-abort-inline {
+  width: 28px;
+  min-width: 28px;
+  height: 28px;
+  padding: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.btn-abort-inline:hover { border-color: #ef4444; color: #ef4444; }
+</style>