From d2b8ab8fe8b5b786c5a5d764cbdd297e2b73db49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryan Van Deusen <bryan.vandeusen@fabledsword.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:45:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add LLM chat integration with streaming responses via Ollama

Phase 4: Full chat system with SSE streaming, note-aware context, and
conversation persistence.

Backend:
- Migration 0005: conversations + messages tables with FKs and indexes
- Conversation/Message SQLAlchemy models with relationships
- LLM service: ensure_model (auto-pull on startup), stream_chat (NDJSON),
  generate_completion, fetch_url_content (HTML stripping), build_context
  (keyword extraction, related note search, URL content injection)
- Chat service: conversation CRUD, save_response_as_note,
  summarize_conversation_as_note
- Chat routes blueprint: 9 endpoints including SSE streaming for messages,
  save/summarize as note, Ollama model listing
- Auto-pull llama3.1 model on app startup (non-blocking)

Frontend:
- apiStreamPost: SSE client using fetch + ReadableStream
- Chat Pinia store with streaming state management
- ChatView: dedicated /chat page with conversation sidebar + message thread
- ChatPanel: slide-out panel with contextNoteId from current route
- ChatMessage: markdown-rendered message bubble with "Save as Note" action
- Updated AppHeader with Chat nav link + panel toggle button
- Updated App.vue to mount ChatPanel with route-derived context
- Added /chat and /chat/:id routes

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 alembic/versions/0005_add_chat_tables.py   |  68 ++++
 docker-compose.yml                         |   1 +
 frontend/src/App.vue                       |  27 +-
 frontend/src/api/client.ts                 |  52 +++
 frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue      |  21 +
 frontend/src/components/ChatMessage.vue    | 113 ++++++
 frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue      | 273 +++++++++++++
 frontend/src/router/index.ts               |  10 +
 frontend/src/stores/chat.ts                | 187 +++++++++
 frontend/src/types/chat.ts                 |  26 ++
 frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue            | 443 +++++++++++++++++++++
 src/fabledassistant/app.py                 |  15 +
 src/fabledassistant/config.py              |   1 +
 src/fabledassistant/models/__init__.py     |   1 +
 src/fabledassistant/models/conversation.py |  71 ++++
 src/fabledassistant/routes/chat.py         | 175 ++++++++
 src/fabledassistant/services/chat.py       | 155 +++++++
 src/fabledassistant/services/llm.py        | 194 +++++++++
 summary.md                                 | 108 +++--
 19 files changed, 1906 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 alembic/versions/0005_add_chat_tables.py
 create mode 100644 frontend/src/components/ChatMessage.vue
 create mode 100644 frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue
 create mode 100644 frontend/src/stores/chat.ts
 create mode 100644 frontend/src/types/chat.ts
 create mode 100644 frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue
 create mode 100644 src/fabledassistant/models/conversation.py
 create mode 100644 src/fabledassistant/routes/chat.py
 create mode 100644 src/fabledassistant/services/chat.py
 create mode 100644 src/fabledassistant/services/llm.py

diff --git a/alembic/versions/0005_add_chat_tables.py b/alembic/versions/0005_add_chat_tables.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cf7e12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/0005_add_chat_tables.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+"""add chat tables
+
+Revision ID: 0005
+Revises: 0004
+Create Date: 2025-01-01 00:00:00.000000
+"""
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+revision = "0005"
+down_revision = "0004"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.create_table(
+        "conversations",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column("title", sa.Text(), nullable=False, server_default=""),
+        sa.Column("model", sa.Text(), nullable=False, server_default=""),
+        sa.Column(
+            "created_at",
+            sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.func.now(),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.Column(
+            "updated_at",
+            sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.func.now(),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+    )
+
+    op.create_table(
+        "messages",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column(
+            "conversation_id",
+            sa.Integer(),
+            sa.ForeignKey("conversations.id", ondelete="CASCADE"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.Column("role", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("content", sa.Text(), nullable=False, server_default=""),
+        sa.Column(
+            "context_note_id",
+            sa.Integer(),
+            sa.ForeignKey("notes.id", ondelete="SET NULL"),
+            nullable=True,
+        ),
+        sa.Column(
+            "created_at",
+            sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.func.now(),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+    )
+
+    op.create_index("ix_messages_conversation_id", "messages", ["conversation_id"])
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_index("ix_messages_conversation_id", table_name="messages")
+    op.drop_table("messages")
+    op.drop_table("conversations")
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 7da3517..3d0d465 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: "postgresql+asyncpg://${POSTGRES_USER:-fabled}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-fabled}@db:5432/${POSTGRES_DB:-fabledassistant}"
       OLLAMA_URL: "http://ollama:11434"
+      OLLAMA_MODEL: "${OLLAMA_MODEL:-llama3.1}"
       SECRET_KEY: "${SECRET_KEY:-dev-secret-change-me}"
 
   db:
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.vue b/frontend/src/App.vue
index f37049a..5c3602e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,38 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, computed } from "vue";
+import { useRoute } from "vue-router";
 import AppHeader from "@/components/AppHeader.vue";
+import ChatPanel from "@/components/ChatPanel.vue";
 import ToastNotification from "@/components/ToastNotification.vue";
 import { useTheme } from "@/composables/useTheme";
 
 useTheme();
+
+const route = useRoute();
+const chatPanelOpen = ref(false);
+
+const contextNoteId = computed(() => {
+  const id = route.params.id;
+  if (!id) return null;
+  const path = route.path;
+  if (path.startsWith("/notes/") || path.startsWith("/tasks/")) {
+    return Number(id);
+  }
+  return null;
+});
+
+function toggleChatPanel() {
+  chatPanelOpen.value = !chatPanelOpen.value;
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <AppHeader />
+  <AppHeader @toggle-chat-panel="toggleChatPanel" />
   <router-view />
+  <ChatPanel
+    v-if="chatPanelOpen"
+    :context-note-id="contextNoteId"
+    @close="chatPanelOpen = false"
+  />
   <ToastNotification />
 </template>
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/client.ts b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
index d799386..24fddf1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
@@ -48,3 +48,55 @@ export async function apiDelete(path: string): Promise<void> {
     throw new Error(`API error: ${res.status}`);
   }
 }
+
+export async function apiStreamPost(
+  path: string,
+  body: unknown,
+  onChunk: (data: Record<string, unknown>) => void
+): Promise<void> {
+  const res = await fetch(path, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    body: JSON.stringify(body),
+  });
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`API error: ${res.status}`);
+  }
+  const reader = res.body?.getReader();
+  if (!reader) throw new Error("No response body");
+
+  const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+  let buffer = "";
+
+  while (true) {
+    const { done, value } = await reader.read();
+    if (done) break;
+
+    buffer += decoder.decode(value, { stream: true });
+    const lines = buffer.split("\n");
+    // Keep the last (possibly incomplete) line in the buffer
+    buffer = lines.pop() || "";
+
+    for (const line of lines) {
+      const trimmed = line.trim();
+      if (trimmed.startsWith("data: ")) {
+        try {
+          const data = JSON.parse(trimmed.slice(6));
+          onChunk(data);
+        } catch {
+          // Skip malformed JSON lines
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Process any remaining buffer
+  if (buffer.trim().startsWith("data: ")) {
+    try {
+      const data = JSON.parse(buffer.trim().slice(6));
+      onChunk(data);
+    } catch {
+      // Skip malformed JSON
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue b/frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue
index 88f0ac6..7dc332c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 import { useTheme } from "@/composables/useTheme";
 
 const { theme, toggleTheme } = useTheme();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  toggleChatPanel: [];
+}>();
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -11,6 +15,10 @@ const { theme, toggleTheme } = useTheme();
       <div class="nav-links">
         <router-link to="/notes" class="nav-link">Notes</router-link>
         <router-link to="/tasks" class="nav-link">Tasks</router-link>
+        <router-link to="/chat" class="nav-link">Chat</router-link>
+        <button class="btn-chat-panel" @click="emit('toggleChatPanel')" title="Open chat panel">
+          &#x1F4AC;
+        </button>
         <button class="theme-toggle" @click="toggleTheme" :title="`Switch to ${theme === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark'} mode`">
           {{ theme === "dark" ? "\u2600" : "\u263E" }}
         </button>
@@ -51,6 +59,19 @@ const { theme, toggleTheme } = useTheme();
 .nav-link:hover {
   color: var(--color-primary);
 }
+.btn-chat-panel {
+  background: none;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+.btn-chat-panel:hover {
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+}
 .theme-toggle {
   background: none;
   border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ChatMessage.vue b/frontend/src/components/ChatMessage.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91c3d31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ChatMessage.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed } from "vue";
+import { renderMarkdown } from "@/utils/markdown";
+import type { Message } from "@/types/chat";
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  message: Message;
+  isStreaming?: boolean;
+}>();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  saveAsNote: [messageId: number];
+}>();
+
+const rendered = computed(() => renderMarkdown(props.message.content));
+
+const roleLabel = computed(() => {
+  switch (props.message.role) {
+    case "user":
+      return "You";
+    case "assistant":
+      return "Assistant";
+    default:
+      return props.message.role;
+  }
+});
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="chat-message" :class="`role-${message.role}`">
+    <div class="message-header">
+      <span class="role-label">{{ roleLabel }}</span>
+      <div class="message-actions" v-if="message.role === 'assistant' && !isStreaming">
+        <button class="btn-save" @click="emit('saveAsNote', message.id)" title="Save as note">
+          Save as Note
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="message-content prose" v-html="rendered"></div>
+    <div
+      v-if="message.context_note_id"
+      class="context-badge"
+    >
+      <router-link :to="`/notes/${message.context_note_id}`">
+        Note #{{ message.context_note_id }}
+      </router-link>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.chat-message {
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+.role-user {
+  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
+}
+.role-assistant {
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+.message-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+}
+.role-label {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+.message-content {
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  word-break: break-word;
+}
+.message-content :deep(p:last-child) {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+.message-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+.btn-save {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.btn-save:hover {
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  color: #fff;
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+.context-badge {
+  margin-top: 0.5rem;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+}
+.context-badge a {
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+.context-badge a:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue b/frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb42a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, computed, watch, nextTick } from "vue";
+import { useChatStore } from "@/stores/chat";
+import { renderMarkdown } from "@/utils/markdown";
+import ChatMessage from "@/components/ChatMessage.vue";
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  contextNoteId?: number | null;
+}>();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  close: [];
+}>();
+
+const store = useChatStore();
+const messageInput = ref("");
+const messagesEl = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+
+const streamingRendered = computed(() => {
+  if (!store.streamingContent) return "";
+  return renderMarkdown(store.streamingContent);
+});
+
+watch(
+  () => store.streamingContent,
+  () => scrollToBottom()
+);
+
+function scrollToBottom() {
+  nextTick(() => {
+    if (messagesEl.value) {
+      messagesEl.value.scrollTop = messagesEl.value.scrollHeight;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+async function sendMessage() {
+  const content = messageInput.value.trim();
+  if (!content || store.streaming) return;
+
+  // Auto-create conversation if none active
+  if (!store.currentConversation) {
+    const conv = await store.createConversation();
+    await store.fetchConversation(conv.id);
+  }
+
+  messageInput.value = "";
+  scrollToBottom();
+  await store.sendMessage(content, props.contextNoteId);
+  scrollToBottom();
+}
+
+async function handleSaveAsNote(messageId: number) {
+  try {
+    await store.saveMessageAsNote(messageId);
+    const { useToastStore } = await import("@/stores/toast");
+    useToastStore().show("Saved as note");
+  } catch {
+    const { useToastStore } = await import("@/stores/toast");
+    useToastStore().show("Failed to save as note", "error");
+  }
+}
+
+function onInputKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+  if (e.key === "Enter" && !e.shiftKey) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    sendMessage();
+  }
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="chat-panel-overlay" @click.self="emit('close')">
+    <aside class="chat-panel">
+      <div class="panel-header">
+        <h3>Chat</h3>
+        <span v-if="contextNoteId" class="context-indicator">
+          Note #{{ contextNoteId }}
+        </span>
+        <button class="btn-close" @click="emit('close')">&times;</button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div ref="messagesEl" class="panel-messages">
+        <template v-if="store.currentConversation">
+          <ChatMessage
+            v-for="msg in store.currentConversation.messages"
+            :key="msg.id"
+            :message="msg"
+            @save-as-note="handleSaveAsNote"
+          />
+        </template>
+        <div v-if="store.streaming" class="chat-message role-assistant streaming">
+          <div class="message-header">
+            <span class="role-label">Assistant</span>
+          </div>
+          <div class="message-content prose" v-html="streamingRendered"></div>
+          <span class="typing-indicator"></span>
+        </div>
+        <p
+          v-if="!store.currentConversation?.messages.length && !store.streaming"
+          class="empty-msg"
+        >
+          Start chatting...
+        </p>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="panel-input">
+        <textarea
+          v-model="messageInput"
+          @keydown="onInputKeydown"
+          placeholder="Type a message..."
+          :disabled="store.streaming"
+          rows="2"
+        ></textarea>
+        <button
+          class="btn-send"
+          @click="sendMessage"
+          :disabled="!messageInput.trim() || store.streaming"
+        >
+          Send
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </aside>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.chat-panel-overlay {
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+  z-index: 100;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+}
+
+.chat-panel {
+  width: 400px;
+  max-width: 100vw;
+  height: 100%;
+  background: var(--color-bg);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  box-shadow: -2px 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+}
+
+.panel-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+.panel-header h3 {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  flex: 1;
+}
+.context-indicator {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+.btn-close {
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  font-size: 1.5rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  line-height: 1;
+  padding: 0 0.25rem;
+}
+.btn-close:hover {
+  color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+.panel-messages {
+  flex: 1;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.streaming {
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+.streaming .message-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+}
+.streaming .role-label {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+.streaming .message-content {
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  word-break: break-word;
+}
+
+.typing-indicator {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 6px;
+  height: 6px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  animation: blink 1s infinite;
+  margin-left: 4px;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+@keyframes blink {
+  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.3; }
+  50% { opacity: 1; }
+}
+
+.panel-input {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
+}
+.panel-input textarea {
+  flex: 1;
+  resize: none;
+  padding: 0.5rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  background: var(--color-bg);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+}
+.panel-input textarea:focus {
+  outline: none;
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+.btn-send {
+  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  color: #fff;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  align-self: flex-end;
+}
+.btn-send:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
+.empty-msg {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 2rem 1rem;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 480px) {
+  .chat-panel {
+    width: 100vw;
+  }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/router/index.ts b/frontend/src/router/index.ts
index e764f4c..87bd93b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/router/index.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ const router = createRouter({
       name: "task-edit",
       component: () => import("@/views/TaskEditorView.vue"),
     },
+    {
+      path: "/chat",
+      name: "chat",
+      component: () => import("@/views/ChatView.vue"),
+    },
+    {
+      path: "/chat/:id",
+      name: "chat-conversation",
+      component: () => import("@/views/ChatView.vue"),
+    },
   ],
 });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/chat.ts b/frontend/src/stores/chat.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c9d511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/chat.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+import { ref } from "vue";
+import { defineStore } from "pinia";
+import {
+  apiGet,
+  apiPost,
+  apiPatch,
+  apiDelete,
+  apiStreamPost,
+} from "@/api/client";
+import type {
+  Conversation,
+  ConversationDetail,
+  Message,
+  OllamaModel,
+} from "@/types/chat";
+
+export const useChatStore = defineStore("chat", () => {
+  const conversations = ref<Conversation[]>([]);
+  const currentConversation = ref<ConversationDetail | null>(null);
+  const total = ref(0);
+  const loading = ref(false);
+  const streaming = ref(false);
+  const streamingContent = ref("");
+  const models = ref<OllamaModel[]>([]);
+
+  async function fetchConversations(limit = 50, offset = 0) {
+    loading.value = true;
+    try {
+      const data = await apiGet<{ conversations: Conversation[]; total: number }>(
+        `/api/chat/conversations?limit=${limit}&offset=${offset}`
+      );
+      conversations.value = data.conversations;
+      total.value = data.total;
+    } finally {
+      loading.value = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function createConversation(
+    title = "",
+    model = ""
+  ): Promise<Conversation> {
+    const conv = await apiPost<Conversation>("/api/chat/conversations", {
+      title,
+      model,
+    });
+    conversations.value.unshift(conv);
+    return conv;
+  }
+
+  async function fetchConversation(id: number) {
+    loading.value = true;
+    try {
+      currentConversation.value = await apiGet<ConversationDetail>(
+        `/api/chat/conversations/${id}`
+      );
+    } finally {
+      loading.value = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function deleteConversation(id: number) {
+    await apiDelete(`/api/chat/conversations/${id}`);
+    conversations.value = conversations.value.filter((c) => c.id !== id);
+    if (currentConversation.value?.id === id) {
+      currentConversation.value = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function updateTitle(id: number, title: string) {
+    const updated = await apiPatch<Conversation>(
+      `/api/chat/conversations/${id}`,
+      { title }
+    );
+    const idx = conversations.value.findIndex((c) => c.id === id);
+    if (idx !== -1) {
+      conversations.value[idx] = { ...conversations.value[idx], ...updated };
+    }
+    if (currentConversation.value?.id === id) {
+      currentConversation.value.title = updated.title;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function sendMessage(content: string, contextNoteId?: number | null) {
+    if (!currentConversation.value) return;
+
+    const convId = currentConversation.value.id;
+
+    // Add optimistic user message
+    const userMsg: Message = {
+      id: -Date.now(), // Temporary ID
+      conversation_id: convId,
+      role: "user",
+      content,
+      context_note_id: contextNoteId ?? null,
+      created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+    };
+    currentConversation.value.messages.push(userMsg);
+
+    streaming.value = true;
+    streamingContent.value = "";
+
+    try {
+      await apiStreamPost(
+        `/api/chat/conversations/${convId}/messages`,
+        { content, context_note_id: contextNoteId },
+        (data) => {
+          if (data.chunk) {
+            streamingContent.value += data.chunk as string;
+          }
+          if (data.done) {
+            // Add the final assistant message
+            const assistantMsg: Message = {
+              id: data.message_id as number,
+              conversation_id: convId,
+              role: "assistant",
+              content: streamingContent.value,
+              context_note_id: null,
+              created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+            };
+            if (currentConversation.value?.id === convId) {
+              currentConversation.value.messages.push(assistantMsg);
+            }
+            streamingContent.value = "";
+            streaming.value = false;
+
+            // Update conversation in list
+            const idx = conversations.value.findIndex((c) => c.id === convId);
+            if (idx !== -1) {
+              conversations.value[idx].message_count += 2;
+              conversations.value[idx].updated_at = new Date().toISOString();
+            }
+          }
+          if (data.error) {
+            streaming.value = false;
+            streamingContent.value = "";
+          }
+        }
+      );
+    } catch {
+      streaming.value = false;
+      streamingContent.value = "";
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function saveMessageAsNote(messageId: number) {
+    return await apiPost<Record<string, unknown>>(
+      `/api/chat/messages/${messageId}/save-as-note`,
+      {}
+    );
+  }
+
+  async function summarizeAsNote(conversationId: number) {
+    return await apiPost<Record<string, unknown>>(
+      `/api/chat/conversations/${conversationId}/summarize`,
+      {}
+    );
+  }
+
+  async function fetchModels() {
+    try {
+      const data = await apiGet<{ models: OllamaModel[] }>("/api/chat/models");
+      models.value = data.models;
+    } catch {
+      models.value = [];
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    conversations,
+    currentConversation,
+    total,
+    loading,
+    streaming,
+    streamingContent,
+    models,
+    fetchConversations,
+    createConversation,
+    fetchConversation,
+    deleteConversation,
+    updateTitle,
+    sendMessage,
+    saveMessageAsNote,
+    summarizeAsNote,
+    fetchModels,
+  };
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/chat.ts b/frontend/src/types/chat.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9ae3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/types/chat.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+export interface Message {
+  id: number;
+  conversation_id: number;
+  role: "system" | "user" | "assistant";
+  content: string;
+  context_note_id: number | null;
+  created_at: string;
+}
+
+export interface Conversation {
+  id: number;
+  title: string;
+  model: string;
+  message_count: number;
+  created_at: string;
+  updated_at: string;
+}
+
+export interface ConversationDetail extends Conversation {
+  messages: Message[];
+}
+
+export interface OllamaModel {
+  name: string;
+  size: number;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue b/frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1625fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,443 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { onMounted, ref, computed, watch, nextTick } from "vue";
+import { useRoute, useRouter } from "vue-router";
+import { useChatStore } from "@/stores/chat";
+import { renderMarkdown } from "@/utils/markdown";
+import ChatMessage from "@/components/ChatMessage.vue";
+
+const route = useRoute();
+const router = useRouter();
+const store = useChatStore();
+
+const messageInput = ref("");
+const messagesEl = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+const sending = ref(false);
+const summarizing = ref(false);
+
+const convId = computed(() => {
+  const id = route.params.id;
+  return id ? Number(id) : null;
+});
+
+const streamingRendered = computed(() => {
+  if (!store.streamingContent) return "";
+  return renderMarkdown(store.streamingContent);
+});
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+  await store.fetchConversations();
+  if (convId.value) {
+    await store.fetchConversation(convId.value);
+  }
+});
+
+watch(convId, async (newId) => {
+  if (newId) {
+    await store.fetchConversation(newId);
+    scrollToBottom();
+  } else {
+    store.currentConversation = null;
+  }
+});
+
+watch(
+  () => store.streamingContent,
+  () => scrollToBottom()
+);
+
+function scrollToBottom() {
+  nextTick(() => {
+    if (messagesEl.value) {
+      messagesEl.value.scrollTop = messagesEl.value.scrollHeight;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+async function selectConversation(id: number) {
+  router.push(`/chat/${id}`);
+}
+
+async function newConversation() {
+  const conv = await store.createConversation();
+  router.push(`/chat/${conv.id}`);
+}
+
+async function removeConversation(id: number) {
+  await store.deleteConversation(id);
+  if (convId.value === id) {
+    router.push("/chat");
+  }
+}
+
+async function sendMessage() {
+  const content = messageInput.value.trim();
+  if (!content || store.streaming) return;
+
+  // Auto-create conversation if none selected
+  if (!store.currentConversation) {
+    const conv = await store.createConversation();
+    await store.fetchConversation(conv.id);
+    router.push(`/chat/${conv.id}`);
+  }
+
+  sending.value = true;
+  messageInput.value = "";
+  scrollToBottom();
+
+  await store.sendMessage(content);
+  sending.value = false;
+
+  // Refresh conversation list to show updated title/timestamps
+  store.fetchConversations();
+  scrollToBottom();
+}
+
+async function handleSaveAsNote(messageId: number) {
+  try {
+    await store.saveMessageAsNote(messageId);
+    const { useToastStore } = await import("@/stores/toast");
+    useToastStore().show("Saved as note");
+  } catch {
+    const { useToastStore } = await import("@/stores/toast");
+    useToastStore().show("Failed to save as note", "error");
+  }
+}
+
+async function handleSummarize() {
+  if (!store.currentConversation || summarizing.value) return;
+  summarizing.value = true;
+  try {
+    await store.summarizeAsNote(store.currentConversation.id);
+    const { useToastStore } = await import("@/stores/toast");
+    useToastStore().show("Conversation summarized and saved as note");
+  } catch {
+    const { useToastStore } = await import("@/stores/toast");
+    useToastStore().show("Failed to summarize", "error");
+  } finally {
+    summarizing.value = false;
+  }
+}
+
+function onInputKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+  if (e.key === "Enter" && !e.shiftKey) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    sendMessage();
+  }
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <main class="chat-page">
+    <aside class="chat-sidebar">
+      <button class="btn-new-conv" @click="newConversation">
+        + New Chat
+      </button>
+      <div class="conv-list">
+        <div
+          v-for="conv in store.conversations"
+          :key="conv.id"
+          class="conv-item"
+          :class="{ active: convId === conv.id }"
+          @click="selectConversation(conv.id)"
+        >
+          <span class="conv-title">{{ conv.title || "Untitled" }}</span>
+          <button
+            class="btn-delete-conv"
+            @click.stop="removeConversation(conv.id)"
+            title="Delete conversation"
+          >
+            &times;
+          </button>
+        </div>
+        <p v-if="!store.conversations.length" class="empty-msg">
+          No conversations yet
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </aside>
+
+    <section class="chat-main">
+      <template v-if="store.currentConversation">
+        <div class="chat-header">
+          <h2>{{ store.currentConversation.title || "New Chat" }}</h2>
+          <button
+            v-if="store.currentConversation.messages.length"
+            class="btn-summarize"
+            @click="handleSummarize"
+            :disabled="summarizing || store.streaming"
+          >
+            {{ summarizing ? "Summarizing..." : "Summarize as Note" }}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+
+        <div ref="messagesEl" class="messages-container">
+          <ChatMessage
+            v-for="msg in store.currentConversation.messages"
+            :key="msg.id"
+            :message="msg"
+            @save-as-note="handleSaveAsNote"
+          />
+          <div v-if="store.streaming" class="chat-message role-assistant streaming">
+            <div class="message-header">
+              <span class="role-label">Assistant</span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="message-content prose" v-html="streamingRendered"></div>
+            <span class="typing-indicator"></span>
+          </div>
+          <p
+            v-if="!store.currentConversation.messages.length && !store.streaming"
+            class="empty-msg"
+          >
+            Send a message to start the conversation.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="input-area">
+          <textarea
+            v-model="messageInput"
+            @keydown="onInputKeydown"
+            placeholder="Type a message... (Enter to send, Shift+Enter for new line)"
+            :disabled="store.streaming"
+            rows="2"
+          ></textarea>
+          <button
+            class="btn-send"
+            @click="sendMessage"
+            :disabled="!messageInput.trim() || store.streaming"
+          >
+            Send
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </template>
+
+      <div v-else class="no-conversation">
+        <p>Select a conversation or start a new chat.</p>
+        <button class="btn-new-conv" @click="newConversation">
+          + New Chat
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  </main>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.chat-page {
+  display: flex;
+  height: calc(100vh - 49px);
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.chat-sidebar {
+  width: 260px;
+  min-width: 200px;
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
+}
+
+.btn-new-conv {
+  margin: 0.75rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem;
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  color: #fff;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+.btn-new-conv:hover {
+  opacity: 0.9;
+}
+
+.conv-list {
+  flex: 1;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 0 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.conv-item {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+}
+.conv-item:hover {
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+}
+.conv-item.active {
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  color: #fff;
+}
+.conv-title {
+  flex: 1;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+.btn-delete-conv {
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 1.2rem;
+  padding: 0 0.25rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+.conv-item.active .btn-delete-conv {
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+}
+.btn-delete-conv:hover {
+  color: var(--color-danger, #e74c3c);
+}
+
+.chat-main {
+  flex: 1;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.chat-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+.chat-header h2 {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.btn-summarize {
+  padding: 0.3rem 0.75rem;
+  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.btn-summarize:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  color: #fff;
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+.btn-summarize:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
+.messages-container {
+  flex: 1;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 1rem;
+}
+
+.streaming {
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+.streaming .message-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+}
+.streaming .role-label {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+.streaming .message-content {
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  word-break: break-word;
+}
+
+.typing-indicator {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 6px;
+  height: 6px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  animation: blink 1s infinite;
+  margin-left: 4px;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+@keyframes blink {
+  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.3; }
+  50% { opacity: 1; }
+}
+
+.input-area {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
+}
+.input-area textarea {
+  flex: 1;
+  resize: none;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  background: var(--color-bg);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+}
+.input-area textarea:focus {
+  outline: none;
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+.btn-send {
+  padding: 0.5rem 1.25rem;
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  color: #fff;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  align-self: flex-end;
+}
+.btn-send:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
+.no-conversation {
+  flex: 1;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.empty-msg {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 1rem;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 640px) {
+  .chat-sidebar {
+    width: 200px;
+    min-width: 160px;
+  }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/app.py b/src/fabledassistant/app.py
index 6b1ec17..9ca9d8b 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/app.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/app.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from quart import Quart, jsonify, make_response, request, send_from_directory
 
 from fabledassistant.config import Config
 from fabledassistant.routes.api import api
+from fabledassistant.routes.chat import chat_bp
 from fabledassistant.routes.notes import notes_bp
 from fabledassistant.routes.tasks import tasks_bp
 
@@ -17,9 +18,23 @@ def create_app() -> Quart:
     app.secret_key = Config.SECRET_KEY
 
     app.register_blueprint(api)
+    app.register_blueprint(chat_bp)
     app.register_blueprint(notes_bp)
     app.register_blueprint(tasks_bp)
 
+    @app.before_serving
+    async def startup():
+        from fabledassistant.services.llm import ensure_model
+
+        try:
+            await ensure_model(Config.OLLAMA_MODEL)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Failed to ensure model '%s' on startup — chat may not work until model is available",
+                Config.OLLAMA_MODEL,
+                exc_info=True,
+            )
+
     @app.route("/")
     async def serve_index():
         resp = await make_response(
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/config.py b/src/fabledassistant/config.py
index dc8aafa..1aaf939 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/config.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/config.py
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ class Config:
         "postgresql+asyncpg://fabled:fabled@localhost:5432/fabledassistant",
     )
     OLLAMA_URL: str = os.environ.get("OLLAMA_URL", "http://localhost:11434")
+    OLLAMA_MODEL: str = os.environ.get("OLLAMA_MODEL", "llama3.1")
     SECRET_KEY: str = os.environ.get("SECRET_KEY", "dev-secret-change-me")
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/models/__init__.py b/src/fabledassistant/models/__init__.py
index cf98cbe..8b74abf 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/models/__init__.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/models/__init__.py
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ class Base(DeclarativeBase):
 
 
 from fabledassistant.models.note import Note, TaskPriority, TaskStatus  # noqa: E402, F401
+from fabledassistant.models.conversation import Conversation, Message  # noqa: E402, F401
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/models/conversation.py b/src/fabledassistant/models/conversation.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b27300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/models/conversation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+from sqlalchemy import DateTime, ForeignKey, Index, Integer, Text
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column, relationship
+
+from fabledassistant.models import Base
+
+
+class Conversation(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "conversations"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    title: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, default="")
+    model: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, default="")
+    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
+        DateTime(timezone=True), default=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    )
+    updated_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
+        DateTime(timezone=True),
+        default=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+        onupdate=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+    )
+
+    messages: Mapped[list["Message"]] = relationship(
+        back_populates="conversation",
+        cascade="all, delete-orphan",
+        order_by="Message.created_at",
+    )
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "id": self.id,
+            "title": self.title,
+            "model": self.model,
+            "message_count": len(self.messages) if self.messages else 0,
+            "created_at": self.created_at.isoformat(),
+            "updated_at": self.updated_at.isoformat(),
+        }
+
+
+class Message(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "messages"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    conversation_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(
+        Integer, ForeignKey("conversations.id", ondelete="CASCADE")
+    )
+    role: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text)
+    content: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, default="")
+    context_note_id: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(
+        Integer, ForeignKey("notes.id", ondelete="SET NULL"), nullable=True
+    )
+    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
+        DateTime(timezone=True), default=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    )
+
+    conversation: Mapped["Conversation"] = relationship(back_populates="messages")
+
+    __table_args__ = (
+        Index("ix_messages_conversation_id", "conversation_id"),
+    )
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "id": self.id,
+            "conversation_id": self.conversation_id,
+            "role": self.role,
+            "content": self.content,
+            "context_note_id": self.context_note_id,
+            "created_at": self.created_at.isoformat(),
+        }
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/routes/chat.py b/src/fabledassistant/routes/chat.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a35a103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/routes/chat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+import json
+import logging
+
+from quart import Blueprint, Response, jsonify, request
+
+from fabledassistant.config import Config
+from fabledassistant.services.chat import (
+    add_message,
+    create_conversation,
+    delete_conversation,
+    get_conversation,
+    list_conversations,
+    save_response_as_note,
+    summarize_conversation_as_note,
+    update_conversation_title,
+)
+from fabledassistant.services.llm import build_context, stream_chat
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+chat_bp = Blueprint("chat", __name__, url_prefix="/api/chat")
+
+
+@chat_bp.route("/conversations", methods=["GET"])
+async def list_conversations_route():
+    limit = request.args.get("limit", 50, type=int)
+    offset = request.args.get("offset", 0, type=int)
+    conversations, total = await list_conversations(limit=limit, offset=offset)
+    return jsonify({
+        "conversations": [c.to_dict() for c in conversations],
+        "total": total,
+    })
+
+
+@chat_bp.route("/conversations", methods=["POST"])
+async def create_conversation_route():
+    data = await request.get_json(force=True, silent=True) or {}
+    title = data.get("title", "")
+    model = data.get("model", Config.OLLAMA_MODEL)
+    conv = await create_conversation(title=title, model=model)
+    return jsonify(conv.to_dict()), 201
+
+
+@chat_bp.route("/conversations/<int:conv_id>", methods=["GET"])
+async def get_conversation_route(conv_id: int):
+    conv = await get_conversation(conv_id)
+    if conv is None:
+        return jsonify({"error": "Conversation not found"}), 404
+    result = conv.to_dict()
+    result["messages"] = [m.to_dict() for m in conv.messages]
+    return jsonify(result)
+
+
+@chat_bp.route("/conversations/<int:conv_id>", methods=["DELETE"])
+async def delete_conversation_route(conv_id: int):
+    deleted = await delete_conversation(conv_id)
+    if not deleted:
+        return jsonify({"error": "Conversation not found"}), 404
+    return "", 204
+
+
+@chat_bp.route("/conversations/<int:conv_id>", methods=["PATCH"])
+async def update_conversation_route(conv_id: int):
+    data = await request.get_json()
+    title = data.get("title")
+    if title is None:
+        return jsonify({"error": "title is required"}), 400
+    conv = await update_conversation_title(conv_id, title)
+    if conv is None:
+        return jsonify({"error": "Conversation not found"}), 404
+    return jsonify(conv.to_dict())
+
+
+@chat_bp.route("/conversations/<int:conv_id>/messages", methods=["POST"])
+async def send_message_route(conv_id: int):
+    """Send a user message, stream the LLM response via SSE."""
+    conv = await get_conversation(conv_id)
+    if conv is None:
+        return jsonify({"error": "Conversation not found"}), 404
+
+    data = await request.get_json()
+    content = data.get("content", "").strip()
+    if not content:
+        return jsonify({"error": "content is required"}), 400
+    context_note_id = data.get("context_note_id")
+
+    # Save user message
+    await add_message(conv_id, "user", content, context_note_id=context_note_id)
+
+    # Build history from existing messages (excluding system)
+    history = []
+    for msg in conv.messages:
+        if msg.role != "system":
+            history.append({"role": msg.role, "content": msg.content})
+
+    # Build context with note search, URL fetching, etc.
+    messages = await build_context(history, context_note_id, content)
+
+    model = conv.model or Config.OLLAMA_MODEL
+
+    async def generate():
+        full_response = []
+        try:
+            async for chunk in stream_chat(messages, model):
+                full_response.append(chunk)
+                event_data = json.dumps({"chunk": chunk})
+                yield f"data: {event_data}\n\n"
+
+            # Save complete assistant message
+            full_text = "".join(full_response)
+            msg = await add_message(conv_id, "assistant", full_text)
+
+            # Auto-generate title from first user message if conversation has no title
+            if not conv.title:
+                title = content[:80]
+                if len(content) > 80:
+                    title += "..."
+                await update_conversation_title(conv_id, title)
+
+            done_data = json.dumps({"done": True, "message_id": msg.id})
+            yield f"data: {done_data}\n\n"
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.exception("Error streaming LLM response")
+            error_data = json.dumps({"error": str(e)})
+            yield f"data: {error_data}\n\n"
+
+    return Response(
+        generate(),
+        content_type="text/event-stream",
+        headers={
+            "Cache-Control": "no-cache",
+            "X-Accel-Buffering": "no",
+        },
+    )
+
+
+@chat_bp.route("/messages/<int:message_id>/save-as-note", methods=["POST"])
+async def save_message_as_note_route(message_id: int):
+    try:
+        note = await save_response_as_note(message_id)
+        return jsonify(note), 201
+    except ValueError as e:
+        return jsonify({"error": str(e)}), 400
+
+
+@chat_bp.route("/conversations/<int:conv_id>/summarize", methods=["POST"])
+async def summarize_conversation_route(conv_id: int):
+    conv = await get_conversation(conv_id)
+    if conv is None:
+        return jsonify({"error": "Conversation not found"}), 404
+    model = conv.model or Config.OLLAMA_MODEL
+    try:
+        note = await summarize_conversation_as_note(conv_id, model)
+        return jsonify(note), 201
+    except ValueError as e:
+        return jsonify({"error": str(e)}), 400
+
+
+@chat_bp.route("/models", methods=["GET"])
+async def list_models_route():
+    import httpx
+
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=10.0) as client:
+            resp = await client.get(f"{Config.OLLAMA_URL}/api/tags")
+            resp.raise_for_status()
+            data = resp.json()
+            models = [
+                {"name": m["name"], "size": m.get("size", 0)}
+                for m in data.get("models", [])
+            ]
+            return jsonify({"models": models})
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning("Failed to list Ollama models: %s", e)
+        return jsonify({"models": [], "error": str(e)}), 200
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/chat.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/chat.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0db761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/chat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+from sqlalchemy import func, select
+from sqlalchemy.orm import selectinload
+
+from fabledassistant.models import async_session
+from fabledassistant.models.conversation import Conversation, Message
+from fabledassistant.services.llm import generate_completion
+from fabledassistant.services.notes import create_note
+
+
+async def create_conversation(title: str = "", model: str = "") -> Conversation:
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        conv = Conversation(title=title, model=model)
+        session.add(conv)
+        await session.commit()
+        await session.refresh(conv)
+        # Initialize empty messages list for to_dict()
+        conv.messages = []
+        return conv
+
+
+async def get_conversation(conversation_id: int) -> Conversation | None:
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        result = await session.execute(
+            select(Conversation)
+            .options(selectinload(Conversation.messages))
+            .where(Conversation.id == conversation_id)
+        )
+        return result.scalars().first()
+
+
+async def list_conversations(
+    limit: int = 50, offset: int = 0
+) -> tuple[list[Conversation], int]:
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        total = await session.scalar(
+            select(func.count(Conversation.id))
+        ) or 0
+
+        result = await session.execute(
+            select(Conversation)
+            .options(selectinload(Conversation.messages))
+            .order_by(Conversation.updated_at.desc())
+            .limit(limit)
+            .offset(offset)
+        )
+        conversations = list(result.scalars().all())
+        return conversations, total
+
+
+async def delete_conversation(conversation_id: int) -> bool:
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        conv = await session.get(Conversation, conversation_id)
+        if conv is None:
+            return False
+        await session.delete(conv)
+        await session.commit()
+        return True
+
+
+async def update_conversation_title(
+    conversation_id: int, title: str
+) -> Conversation | None:
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        conv = await session.get(Conversation, conversation_id)
+        if conv is None:
+            return None
+        conv.title = title
+        conv.updated_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        await session.commit()
+        await session.refresh(conv)
+        return conv
+
+
+async def add_message(
+    conversation_id: int,
+    role: str,
+    content: str,
+    context_note_id: int | None = None,
+) -> Message:
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        msg = Message(
+            conversation_id=conversation_id,
+            role=role,
+            content=content,
+            context_note_id=context_note_id,
+        )
+        session.add(msg)
+        # Touch conversation updated_at
+        conv = await session.get(Conversation, conversation_id)
+        if conv:
+            conv.updated_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        await session.commit()
+        await session.refresh(msg)
+        return msg
+
+
+async def get_message(message_id: int) -> Message | None:
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        return await session.get(Message, message_id)
+
+
+async def save_response_as_note(message_id: int) -> dict:
+    """Create a note from an assistant message. Returns the new note dict."""
+    msg = await get_message(message_id)
+    if msg is None:
+        raise ValueError("Message not found")
+    if msg.role != "assistant":
+        raise ValueError("Can only save assistant messages as notes")
+
+    # Use first line as title, rest as body
+    lines = msg.content.strip().split("\n", 1)
+    title = lines[0].strip().lstrip("# ")[:100]
+    body = msg.content
+
+    note = await create_note(title=title, body=body)
+    return note.to_dict()
+
+
+async def summarize_conversation_as_note(
+    conversation_id: int, model: str
+) -> dict:
+    """Summarize a conversation using the LLM and save as a note."""
+    conv = await get_conversation(conversation_id)
+    if conv is None:
+        raise ValueError("Conversation not found")
+
+    # Build the conversation text
+    conv_text = []
+    for msg in conv.messages:
+        if msg.role == "system":
+            continue
+        label = "User" if msg.role == "user" else "Assistant"
+        conv_text.append(f"{label}: {msg.content}")
+
+    prompt_messages = [
+        {
+            "role": "system",
+            "content": (
+                "Summarize the following conversation into a concise note. "
+                "Include key points, decisions, and any action items. "
+                "Format the summary in markdown."
+            ),
+        },
+        {"role": "user", "content": "\n\n".join(conv_text)},
+    ]
+
+    summary = await generate_completion(prompt_messages, model)
+
+    title = conv.title or "Conversation Summary"
+    title = f"Summary: {title}"
+
+    note = await create_note(title=title, body=summary)
+    return note.to_dict()
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/llm.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/llm.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19bd5f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/llm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+import json
+import logging
+import re
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
+
+import httpx
+
+from fabledassistant.config import Config
+from fabledassistant.services.notes import get_note, list_notes
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+STOP_WORDS = frozenset({
+    "a", "an", "the", "is", "it", "to", "in", "for", "of", "and", "or",
+    "on", "at", "by", "with", "from", "as", "be", "was", "were", "been",
+    "are", "am", "do", "does", "did", "have", "has", "had", "will", "would",
+    "can", "could", "shall", "should", "may", "might", "must", "that",
+    "this", "these", "those", "i", "me", "my", "you", "your", "he", "she",
+    "we", "they", "them", "his", "her", "its", "our", "their", "what",
+    "which", "who", "whom", "how", "when", "where", "why", "not", "no",
+    "but", "if", "so", "than", "too", "very", "just", "about", "up",
+})
+
+
+async def ensure_model(model: str) -> None:
+    """Check if model exists in Ollama, pull if missing."""
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=10.0) as client:
+            resp = await client.get(f"{Config.OLLAMA_URL}/api/tags")
+            resp.raise_for_status()
+            data = resp.json()
+            names = {m["name"] for m in data.get("models", [])}
+            # Check both with and without :latest tag
+            if model in names or f"{model}:latest" in names:
+                logger.info("Model '%s' already available", model)
+                return
+    except Exception:
+        logger.warning("Failed to check Ollama models, attempting pull anyway")
+
+    logger.info("Pulling model '%s' from Ollama...", model)
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=600.0) as client:
+            async with client.stream(
+                "POST",
+                f"{Config.OLLAMA_URL}/api/pull",
+                json={"name": model},
+            ) as resp:
+                resp.raise_for_status()
+                async for line in resp.aiter_lines():
+                    if line.strip():
+                        status = json.loads(line)
+                        if "status" in status:
+                            logger.info("Pull %s: %s", model, status["status"])
+        logger.info("Model '%s' pulled successfully", model)
+    except Exception:
+        logger.warning("Failed to pull model '%s' — chat may not work", model, exc_info=True)
+
+
+async def stream_chat(
+    messages: list[dict], model: str
+) -> AsyncGenerator[str, None]:
+    """Stream chat completion from Ollama, yielding content chunks."""
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=httpx.Timeout(300.0, connect=10.0)) as client:
+        async with client.stream(
+            "POST",
+            f"{Config.OLLAMA_URL}/api/chat",
+            json={"model": model, "messages": messages, "stream": True},
+        ) as resp:
+            resp.raise_for_status()
+            async for line in resp.aiter_lines():
+                if not line.strip():
+                    continue
+                data = json.loads(line)
+                chunk = data.get("message", {}).get("content", "")
+                if chunk:
+                    yield chunk
+                if data.get("done"):
+                    break
+
+
+async def generate_completion(messages: list[dict], model: str) -> str:
+    """Non-streaming chat completion, returns full response text."""
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=httpx.Timeout(300.0, connect=10.0)) as client:
+        resp = await client.post(
+            f"{Config.OLLAMA_URL}/api/chat",
+            json={"model": model, "messages": messages, "stream": False},
+        )
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        data = resp.json()
+        return data.get("message", {}).get("content", "")
+
+
+async def fetch_url_content(url: str) -> str:
+    """Fetch a URL and return text content (HTML tags stripped)."""
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(
+            timeout=15.0, follow_redirects=True, headers={"User-Agent": "FabledAssistant/1.0"}
+        ) as client:
+            resp = await client.get(url)
+            resp.raise_for_status()
+            text = resp.text
+            # Strip HTML tags
+            text = re.sub(r"<script[^>]*>.*?</script>", "", text, flags=re.DOTALL)
+            text = re.sub(r"<style[^>]*>.*?</style>", "", text, flags=re.DOTALL)
+            text = re.sub(r"<[^>]+>", " ", text)
+            # Collapse whitespace
+            text = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", text).strip()
+            # Truncate to reasonable size
+            if len(text) > 4000:
+                text = text[:4000] + "..."
+            return text
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning("Failed to fetch URL %s: %s", url, e)
+        return f"[Failed to fetch URL: {url}]"
+
+
+def _extract_keywords(text: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Extract meaningful keywords from text for note search."""
+    words = re.findall(r"\b[a-zA-Z]{3,}\b", text.lower())
+    keywords = [w for w in words if w not in STOP_WORDS]
+    # Deduplicate while preserving order
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+    unique = []
+    for w in keywords:
+        if w not in seen:
+            seen.add(w)
+            unique.append(w)
+    return unique[:5]
+
+
+def _find_urls(text: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Find URLs in text."""
+    return re.findall(r"https?://[^\s<>\"')\]]+", text)
+
+
+async def build_context(
+    history: list[dict],
+    current_note_id: int | None,
+    user_message: str,
+) -> list[dict]:
+    """Build messages array for Ollama with system prompt and context."""
+    system_parts = [
+        "You are a helpful assistant integrated into a note-taking and task-tracking app called Fabled Assistant. "
+        "Help users with their notes, tasks, and general questions. "
+        "When note context is provided, use it to give relevant answers."
+    ]
+
+    # Include current note context if provided
+    if current_note_id:
+        note = await get_note(current_note_id)
+        if note:
+            system_parts.append(
+                f"\n\n--- Current Note ---\n"
+                f"Title: {note.title}\n"
+                f"Content:\n{note.body}\n"
+                f"--- End Note ---"
+            )
+
+    # Search notes by keywords from user message
+    keywords = _extract_keywords(user_message)
+    if keywords:
+        search_q = " ".join(keywords[:3])
+        try:
+            notes, _ = await list_notes(q=search_q, limit=3)
+            if notes:
+                snippets = []
+                for n in notes:
+                    # Skip the current note (already included)
+                    if current_note_id and n.id == current_note_id:
+                        continue
+                    body_preview = n.body[:300] if n.body else ""
+                    snippets.append(f"- {n.title}: {body_preview}")
+                if snippets:
+                    system_parts.append(
+                        "\n\n--- Related Notes ---\n"
+                        + "\n".join(snippets)
+                        + "\n--- End Related Notes ---"
+                    )
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    # Fetch URL content from user message
+    urls = _find_urls(user_message)
+    for url in urls[:2]:  # Limit to 2 URLs
+        content = await fetch_url_content(url)
+        if content and not content.startswith("[Failed"):
+            system_parts.append(
+                f"\n\n--- Content from {url} ---\n{content}\n--- End URL Content ---"
+            )
+
+    messages = [{"role": "system", "content": "".join(system_parts)}]
+    messages.extend(history)
+    messages.append({"role": "user", "content": user_message})
+    return messages
diff --git a/summary.md b/summary.md
index a79c3e7..d3f8d1e 100644
--- a/summary.md
+++ b/summary.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 >    Include file-level details in the commit body when the change is non-trivial.
 
 ## Last Updated
-2026-02-10 — Phase 3.6 complete (Merged tasks into notes — a task is just a note with task attributes)
+2026-02-10 — Phase 4 complete (LLM Chat Integration — streaming chat with Ollama, note-aware context, save/summarize as note)
 
 ## Project Overview
 Fabled Assistant is a self-hosted note-taking and task-tracking application with
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ for AI-assisted features.
 - **Wikilinks:** Obsidian-style `[[Title]]` and `[[Title|Display Text]]` in markdown
   bodies. Clicking a wikilink uses `POST /api/notes/resolve-title` to auto-create
   missing notes.
+- **SSE over WebSockets for LLM streaming:** Uses `POST` with `text/event-stream`
+  response (not EventSource). Frontend uses `fetch()` + `ReadableStream` since we
+  need to POST the message body. Simpler than WebSockets; Quart supports async
+  generators natively for SSE.
+- **Context building server-side:** Backend fetches URL content and searches notes —
+  frontend just sends the message text + optional note ID. Keyword extraction uses
+  simple word splitting with stopword filtering (no embeddings).
+- **Auto-pull model on startup:** Non-blocking, logs warning on failure so the app
+  still starts even if Ollama isn't ready.
 - **Backlinks:** `GET /api/notes/:id/backlinks` searches all note bodies for
   `[[Title]]` patterns referencing the given note. Results include `type: "note"` or
   `type: "task"` based on whether the linking note has `status IS NOT NULL`.
@@ -114,9 +123,18 @@ for AI-assisted features.
 - "Convert to note" = `update_note(id, status=None, priority=None, due_date=None)`
 - Task body field is `body` (not `description`) — standardized with notes
 
-### LLM Interactions (Phase 4)
-- Summarize notes, generate task breakdowns, search/query across notes,
-  chat-style assistant within the app
+### Conversations
+- `id` (int PK), `title` (str), `model` (str), `created_at`, `updated_at`
+- Has many messages (cascade delete)
+- Title auto-generated from first user message if not set
+- `to_dict()` returns: `id`, `title`, `model`, `message_count`, `created_at`, `updated_at`
+
+### Messages
+- `id` (int PK), `conversation_id` (FK to conversations, CASCADE), `role` (str: system/user/assistant),
+  `content` (str), `context_note_id` (nullable FK to notes, SET NULL), `created_at`
+- Index on `conversation_id`
+- `context_note_id` tracks which note was attached as context when message was sent
+- `to_dict()` returns: `id`, `conversation_id`, `role`, `content`, `context_note_id`, `created_at`
 
 ## Project Structure (Current)
 ```
@@ -132,23 +150,28 @@ fabledassistant/
 │       ├── 0001_create_notes_table.py  # Notes table (raw SQL, idempotent)
 │       ├── 0002_create_tasks_table.py  # Tasks table + enums (raw SQL, idempotent)
 │       ├── 0003_task_note_companion.py # Data migration: create companion notes for existing tasks
-│       └── 0004_merge_tasks_into_notes.py # Add task columns to notes, migrate data, drop tasks table
+│       ├── 0004_merge_tasks_into_notes.py # Add task columns to notes, migrate data, drop tasks table
+│       └── 0005_add_chat_tables.py    # Conversations + messages tables with FKs and indexes
 ├── src/
 │   └── fabledassistant/
 │       ├── __init__.py
 │       ├── app.py               # Quart app factory: SPA via 404 handler, JSON 404/500 for API
 │       ├── config.py            # Config from env vars
 │       ├── models/
-│       │   ├── __init__.py      # async_session factory, Base, imports Note + TaskStatus + TaskPriority
-│       │   └── note.py          # Note model (unified: id, title, body, tags[], parent_id, status, priority, due_date, timestamps) + TaskStatus/TaskPriority enums + is_task property
+│       │   ├── __init__.py      # async_session factory, Base, imports Note + TaskStatus + TaskPriority + Conversation + Message
+│       │   ├── note.py          # Note model (unified: id, title, body, tags[], parent_id, status, priority, due_date, timestamps) + TaskStatus/TaskPriority enums + is_task property
+│       │   └── conversation.py  # Conversation + Message models with relationships and to_dict()
 │       ├── routes/
 │       │   ├── __init__.py
 │       │   ├── api.py           # /api blueprint with /health endpoint
+│       │   ├── chat.py          # /api/chat blueprint: conversations CRUD, SSE message streaming, save/summarize as note, models list
 │       │   ├── notes.py         # /api/notes CRUD + /by-title + /resolve-title + /convert-to-task + /convert-to-note + /backlinks
 │       │   └── tasks.py         # /api/tasks CRUD + PATCH status (thin wrappers, accepts body not description)
 │       ├── services/
 │       │   ├── notes.py         # CRUD, is_task filter, status/priority filters, convert_note_to_task, convert_task_to_note, get_backlinks
-│       │   └── tasks.py         # Thin wrappers around notes.py (create_task, list_tasks with is_task=True, etc.)
+│       │   ├── tasks.py         # Thin wrappers around notes.py (create_task, list_tasks with is_task=True, etc.)
+│       │   ├── llm.py           # Ollama interaction: ensure_model, stream_chat, generate_completion, fetch_url_content, build_context (keyword extraction, note search, URL fetching)
+│       │   └── chat.py          # Conversation CRUD, add_message, save_response_as_note, summarize_conversation_as_note
 │       ├── utils/
 │       │   ├── __init__.py
 │       │   └── tags.py          # extract_tags() — regex #tag extraction, skips code fences
@@ -158,26 +181,29 @@ fabledassistant/
     ├── vite.config.ts
     ├── tsconfig.json
     ├── src/
-    │   ├── App.vue              # Shell: AppHeader + router-view + ToastNotification
+    │   ├── App.vue              # Shell: AppHeader + router-view + ChatPanel (slide-out) + ToastNotification
     │   ├── main.ts              # App init, imports theme.css
     │   ├── assets/
     │   │   └── theme.css        # CSS custom properties: light/dark themes, body reset
     │   ├── api/
-    │   │   └── client.ts        # apiGet/apiPost/apiPut/apiPatch/apiDelete helpers
+    │   │   └── client.ts        # apiGet/apiPost/apiPut/apiPatch/apiDelete + apiStreamPost (SSE via fetch + ReadableStream)
     │   ├── composables/
     │   │   ├── useTheme.ts      # Theme toggle, localStorage, prefers-color-scheme
     │   │   └── useAutocomplete.ts # #tag + [[wikilink]] autocomplete: Tab cycling, debounced search
     │   ├── stores/
     │   │   ├── notes.ts         # CRUD + tag filter, resolveTitle, convertToTask, convertToNote, fetchBacklinks, fetchAllTags
     │   │   ├── tasks.ts         # CRUD + status/priority filter, patchStatus (uses body not description)
+    │   │   ├── chat.ts          # Conversation CRUD, sendMessage (SSE streaming), saveMessageAsNote, summarizeAsNote, fetchModels
     │   │   └── toast.ts         # Toast notification state, 3s auto-dismiss
     │   ├── types/
     │   │   ├── note.ts          # Note interface (with status, priority, due_date, is_task) + TaskStatus, TaskPriority types + NoteListResponse
+    │   │   ├── chat.ts          # Message, Conversation, ConversationDetail, OllamaModel interfaces
     │   │   └── task.ts          # Task = re-export of Note; TaskListResponse
     │   ├── utils/
     │   │   ├── tags.ts          # extractTags(), linkifyTags(), linkifyWikilinks()
     │   │   └── markdown.ts      # renderMarkdown() (full), renderPreview() (strips links/images for cards)
     │   ├── views/
+    │   │   ├── ChatView.vue     # Dedicated /chat page: sidebar (conversation list) + message thread + input + summarize
     │   │   ├── HomeView.vue     # Landing page: recent notes + tasks (independent error handling)
     │   │   ├── NotesListView.vue # Note list: search, sort, tag filter pills, pagination
     │   │   ├── NoteEditorView.vue # Create/edit: Ctrl+S, unsaved guard, toasts, autocomplete
@@ -186,7 +212,9 @@ fabledassistant/
     │   │   ├── TaskEditorView.vue # Create/edit task: fields (body not description), Ctrl+S, dirty guard, autocomplete
     │   │   └── TaskViewerView.vue # Task detail: rendered markdown, badges, convert-to-note button, backlinks
     │   ├── components/
-    │   │   ├── AppHeader.vue    # Nav bar: brand, Notes + Tasks links, theme toggle
+    │   │   ├── AppHeader.vue    # Nav bar: brand, Notes + Tasks + Chat links, chat panel toggle, theme toggle
+    │   │   ├── ChatPanel.vue    # Slide-out chat panel (right side overlay, receives contextNoteId prop)
+    │   │   ├── ChatMessage.vue  # Message bubble: markdown rendering, role label, "Save as Note" action on assistant messages
     │   │   ├── NoteCard.vue     # Card with rendered markdown preview (v-html), TagPill, tag-click emit
     │   │   ├── TaskCard.vue     # Card with rendered preview (body not description), StatusBadge (clickable), PriorityBadge, due date, tags
     │   │   ├── StatusBadge.vue  # Color-coded status badge, optional clickable cycling
@@ -197,7 +225,7 @@ fabledassistant/
     │   │   ├── PaginationBar.vue # Prev/next + page numbers
     │   │   └── ToastNotification.vue # Fixed-position toast container
     │   └── router/
-    │       └── index.ts         # Routes: /, /notes/*, /tasks/*
+    │       └── index.ts         # Routes: /, /notes/*, /tasks/*, /chat, /chat/:id
     └── public/
 ```
 
@@ -223,6 +251,15 @@ fabledassistant/
 | PUT | `/api/tasks/:id` | Update task (accepts `body` or `description`, prefers `body`) |
 | PATCH | `/api/tasks/:id/status` | Quick status toggle (body: `{status}`) |
 | DELETE | `/api/tasks/:id` | Delete task (simple delete) |
+| GET | `/api/chat/conversations` | List conversations (params: `limit`, `offset`) |
+| POST | `/api/chat/conversations` | Create conversation (body: `{title?, model?}`) |
+| GET | `/api/chat/conversations/:id` | Get conversation with all messages |
+| DELETE | `/api/chat/conversations/:id` | Delete conversation (cascades to messages) |
+| PATCH | `/api/chat/conversations/:id` | Update conversation title (body: `{title}`) |
+| POST | `/api/chat/conversations/:id/messages` | Send message + stream LLM response via SSE (body: `{content, context_note_id?}`) |
+| POST | `/api/chat/messages/:id/save-as-note` | Save assistant message as a new note |
+| POST | `/api/chat/conversations/:id/summarize` | Summarize conversation via LLM, save as note |
+| GET | `/api/chat/models` | List available Ollama models |
 
 ## Alembic Migrations
 
@@ -233,7 +270,7 @@ container startup.
 
 ### Migration Chain
 ```
-0001_create_notes_table.py  →  0002_create_tasks_table.py  →  0003_task_note_companion.py  →  0004_merge_tasks_into_notes.py
+0001_create_notes_table.py  →  0002_create_tasks_table.py  →  0003_task_note_companion.py  →  0004_merge_tasks_into_notes.py  →  0005_add_chat_tables.py
 ```
 
 ### How Migrations Run
@@ -363,12 +400,18 @@ When adding a new migration, follow these conventions:
 - [x] **Frontend unified types:** `Task` is a re-export alias for `Note`; `note.ts` defines `TaskStatus`, `TaskPriority`
 - [x] **Simplified views:** Removed companion note UI from TaskEditorView/TaskViewerView/NoteViewerView; added Convert to Note button on TaskViewerView
 
-### Phase 4 — LLM Integration (next)
-- [ ] Ollama client in the backend (async HTTP via httpx/aiohttp)
-- [ ] API endpoints for LLM features (summarize note, generate tasks from note,
-  freeform chat)
-- [ ] Vue components for LLM interactions (chat panel, summarize button, etc.)
-- [ ] Configurable LLM endpoint + model selection in app settings
+### Phase 4 — LLM Chat Integration ✓
+- [x] **Ollama client:** async HTTP via httpx — `ensure_model()` (auto-pull on startup), `stream_chat()` (streaming NDJSON), `generate_completion()` (non-streaming)
+- [x] **Context building:** System prompt with note-aware context — includes current note (via `context_note_id`), keyword-extracted related note search (top 3), URL content fetching (regex detection, HTML stripping, truncated to 4000 chars)
+- [x] **Conversation persistence:** `conversations` + `messages` tables in PostgreSQL, full CRUD
+- [x] **SSE streaming endpoint:** `POST /api/chat/conversations/:id/messages` streams LLM response chunks as SSE events, saves complete response to DB on finish
+- [x] **Save as note:** Save any assistant message as a new note (first line as title)
+- [x] **Summarize conversation:** Send full conversation to LLM with summarize prompt, save result as note
+- [x] **Model management:** `GET /api/chat/models` lists available Ollama models; auto-pull default model (`llama3.1`) on app startup
+- [x] **Dedicated chat page:** `/chat` with sidebar (conversation list, create/delete) + message thread + markdown rendering + streaming indicator
+- [x] **Slide-out chat panel:** Toggle from header, receives `contextNoteId` from current route (`/notes/:id` or `/tasks/:id`), auto-creates conversation on first message
+- [x] **Frontend SSE client:** `apiStreamPost()` uses fetch + ReadableStream to parse SSE data lines
+- [x] **Auto-title:** Conversation title auto-set from first user message content
 
 ### Phase 5 — Polish & Production Hardening
 - [ ] Authentication (single-user or multi-user, TBD)
@@ -378,7 +421,6 @@ When adding a new migration, follow these conventions:
 - [ ] Error handling, logging, monitoring
 
 ### Future / Stretch
-- WebSocket streaming for LLM responses
 - Tagging/labeling system with LLM-suggested tags
 - Calendar/timeline view for tasks
 - Import/export (Markdown files, JSON)
@@ -394,19 +436,17 @@ When adding a new migration, follow these conventions:
 
 ## Open Questions
 - Authentication model: single-user (password-only) vs multi-user?
-- Should LLM streaming use WebSockets from Phase 4 or defer to Phase 5?
 
 ## Current Status
-**Phase:** Phase 3.6 complete. Tasks merged into notes — unified single-table model.
-- Single `notes` table with optional `status`, `priority`, `due_date` columns
-- A note **is a task** when `status IS NOT NULL`
-- Convert between note ↔ task by setting/clearing task attributes (same ID preserved)
-- No companion notes, no cascade deletes, no bidirectional sync
-- Task body standardized as `body` (not `description`)
-- `services/tasks.py` is a thin wrapper around `services/notes.py`
-- Frontend `Task` type is an alias for `Note`
-- Full notes CRUD with markdown editing, rendering, and wikilinks
-- Full tasks CRUD with status/priority enums and filters
-- Backlinks, wikilink auto-create, tag autocomplete all work across unified model
-- Dark/light theme with status/priority/wikilink color variables
-- Ready for Phase 4: LLM Integration
+**Phase:** Phase 4 complete. LLM chat integration with streaming responses.
+- Full note-taking and task-tracking CRUD with markdown, wikilinks, backlinks, tags
+- Unified note/task model (a task is a note with `status IS NOT NULL`)
+- LLM chat via Ollama with SSE streaming responses
+- Note-aware context: auto-includes current note + searches related notes by keyword
+- URL content fetching: detects URLs in messages, fetches and includes content
+- Save assistant messages as notes; summarize entire conversations as notes
+- Dedicated `/chat` page with conversation sidebar + message thread
+- Slide-out chat panel accessible from any page, auto-includes note/task context
+- Auto-pull default model (`llama3.1`) on startup
+- Dark/light theme with CSS custom properties
+- Ready for Phase 5: Polish & Production Hardening