add chat flow for search results

Tiltfile: read .env
ios: line spacing
2026-05-02 16:48:01 -07:00 · 2026-05-02 16:39:31 -07:00 · 2026-05-02 16:32:32 -07:00 · 2026-05-02 16:23:08 -07:00 · 2026-05-02 16:23:00 -07:00 · 2026-05-02 15:44:31 -07:00
32 changed files with 1559 additions and 419 deletions
--- a/3
+++ b/3
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 update_settings(max_parallel_updates=4)

+load('ext://dotenv', 'dotenv')
+dotenv()                    # defaults to .env in the current directory
+
 local_resource(
    "server",
    cmd="npm ci --no-audit --no-fund",
--- a/docs/api/rest.md
+++ b/docs/api/rest.md
@@ -135,6 +135,16 @@ Behavior notes:
 ### `GET /v1/searches/:searchId`
 - Response: `{ "search": SearchDetail }`

+### `POST /v1/searches/:searchId/chat`
+- Body: `{ "title"?: string }`
+- Response: `{ "chat": ChatSummary }`
+- Not found: `404 { "message": "search not found" }`
+
+Behavior notes:
+- Creates a new chat seeded with a hidden `system` message containing the search query, answer text, answer citations, and top search results.
+- Clients should include existing `system` messages when sending the chat history to `/v1/chat-completions` or `/v1/chat-completions/stream`; they may hide those messages in the transcript UI.
+- The default chat title is `Search: <query-or-title>`, unless `title` is supplied.
+
 ### `POST /v1/searches/:searchId/run`
 - Body:
 ```json
--- a/ios/AGENTS.md
+++ b/ios/AGENTS.md
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ Instructions for work under `/Users/buzzert/src/sybil-2/ios`.
 - If backend contract changes (request/response shapes, SSE events, auth semantics), update docs in the same change.

 ## Practical Notes
- Default API URL is `http://127.0.0.1:8787/api` (configurable in-app).
+- Default API URL is `http://127.0.0.1:8787` (configurable in-app).
+- Previously saved `/api` API roots are normalized to the server root by the iOS client.
 - Provider fallback models:
  - OpenAI: `gpt-4.1-mini`
  - Anthropic: `claude-3-5-sonnet-latest`
--- a/ios/Apps/Sybil/Resources/Fonts/Inter.ttf
+++ b/ios/Apps/Sybil/Resources/Fonts/Inter.ttf
--- a/ios/Apps/Sybil/Resources/Fonts/Orbitron.ttf
+++ b/ios/Apps/Sybil/Resources/Fonts/Orbitron.ttf
--- a/ios/Apps/Sybil/project.yml
+++ b/ios/Apps/Sybil/project.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ targets:
        product: Sybil
    settings:
      base:
-        PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER: com.sybil.app
+        PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER: net.buzzert.sybil2
        PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME: SybilApp
-        DEVELOPMENT_TEAM: ""
+        DEVELOPMENT_TEAM: DQQH5H6GBD
        CODE_SIGN_STYLE: Automatic
        SWIFT_VERSION: 6.0
        TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY: "1,2"
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SplitView.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SplitView.swift
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ public struct SplitView: View {
    @State private var viewModel = SybilViewModel()
    @Environment(\.horizontalSizeClass) private var horizontalSizeClass

-    public init() {}
+    public init() {
+        SybilFontRegistry.registerIfNeeded()
+    }

    public var body: some View {
        ZStack {
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ public struct SplitView: View {
                .tint(SybilTheme.primary)
            }
        }
+        .font(.sybil(.body))
        .task {
            await viewModel.bootstrap()
        }
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilAPIClient.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilAPIClient.swift
@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@ actor SybilAPIClient {
        return response.search
    }

+    func createChatFromSearch(searchID: String, title: String? = nil) async throws -> ChatSummary {
+        let response = try await request(
+            "/v1/searches/\(searchID)/chat",
+            method: "POST",
+            body: AnyEncodable(SearchChatCreateBody(title: title)),
+            responseType: ChatCreateResponse.self
+        )
+        return response.chat
+    }
+
    func deleteSearch(searchID: String) async throws {
        _ = try await request("/v1/searches/\(searchID)", method: "DELETE", responseType: DeleteResponse.self)
    }
@@ -552,3 +562,7 @@ private struct SearchCreateBody: Encodable {
    var title: String?
    var query: String?
 }
+
+private struct SearchChatCreateBody: Encodable {
+    var title: String?
+}
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilChatTranscriptView.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilChatTranscriptView.swift
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ struct SybilChatTranscriptView: View {
    var body: some View {
        ScrollViewReader { proxy in
            ScrollView {
-                LazyVStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 24) {
+                LazyVStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 26) {
                    if isLoading && messages.isEmpty {
                        Text("Loading messages…")
-                            .font(.footnote)
+                            .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                            .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                            .padding(.top, 24)
                    }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct SybilChatTranscriptView: View {
                                .controlSize(.small)
                                .tint(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                            Text("Assistant is typing…")
-                                .font(.footnote)
+                                .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                                .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                        }
                        .id("typing-indicator")
@@ -86,11 +86,16 @@ private struct MessageBubble: View {
    }

    var body: some View {
-        HStack {
+        HStack(alignment: .top) {
+            if isUser {
+                Spacer(minLength: 44)
+            }
+
            if let toolCallMetadata {
                ToolCallActivityChip(
                    metadata: toolCallMetadata,
-                    fallbackContent: message.content
+                    fallbackContent: message.content,
+                    createdAt: message.createdAt
                )
            } else {
                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
@@ -98,9 +103,9 @@ private struct MessageBubble: View {
                        HStack(spacing: 8) {
                            ProgressView()
                                .controlSize(.small)
-                                .tint(SybilTheme.textMuted)
+                                .tint(SybilTheme.primary)
                            Text("Thinking…")
-                                .font(.footnote)
+                                .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                                .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                        }
                        .padding(.vertical, 2)
@@ -108,18 +113,16 @@ private struct MessageBubble: View {
                        Markdown(message.content)
                            .tint(SybilTheme.primary)
                            .foregroundStyle(isUser ? SybilTheme.text : SybilTheme.text.opacity(0.95))
-                            .markdownTextStyle {
-                                FontSize(15)
-                            }
+                            .markdownTheme(.sybilReadable)
                    }
                }
                .padding(.horizontal, isUser ? 14 : 2)
-                .padding(.vertical, isUser ? 11 : 2)
+                .padding(.vertical, isUser ? 13 : 2)
                .background(
                    Group {
                        if isUser {
                            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 16)
-                                .fill(SybilTheme.userBubble.opacity(0.86))
+                                .fill(SybilTheme.userBubbleGradient)
                                .overlay(
                                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 16)
                                        .stroke(SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.45), lineWidth: 1)
@@ -132,24 +135,50 @@ private struct MessageBubble: View {
                )
                .frame(maxWidth: isUser ? 420 : nil, alignment: isUser ? .trailing : .leading)
            }
+
+            if !isUser {
+                Spacer(minLength: 0)
            }
        }
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: isUser ? .trailing : .leading)
+    }
 }

 private struct ToolCallActivityChip: View {
    var metadata: ToolCallMetadata
    var fallbackContent: String
+    var createdAt: Date

    private var summary: String {
        if let text = metadata.summary?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines), !text.isEmpty {
            return text
        }
+        if (metadata.status ?? "").lowercased() == "failed",
+           let error = metadata.error?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines),
+           !error.isEmpty {
+            return "Tool failed: \(error)"
+        }
+        if let preview = metadata.resultPreview?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines), !preview.isEmpty {
+            return preview
+        }
        if !fallbackContent.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty {
            return fallbackContent
        }
        return "Ran tool '\(metadata.toolName ?? "unknown_tool")'."
    }

+    private var toolLabel: String {
+        let raw = metadata.toolName?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines) ?? ""
+        guard !raw.isEmpty else { return "Tool call" }
+        return raw
+            .replacingOccurrences(of: "_", with: " ")
+            .split(separator: " ")
+            .map { word in
+                word.prefix(1).uppercased() + word.dropFirst()
+            }
+            .joined(separator: " ")
+    }
+
    private var iconName: String {
        let name = (metadata.toolName ?? "").lowercased()
        if name.contains("search") {
@@ -165,26 +194,60 @@ private struct ToolCallActivityChip: View {
        (metadata.status ?? "").lowercased() == "failed"
    }

-    var body: some View {
-        HStack(spacing: 8) {
-            Image(systemName: iconName)
-                .font(.system(size: 12, weight: .semibold))
-                .foregroundStyle(isFailed ? SybilTheme.danger : SybilTheme.primary)
-            Text(summary)
-                .font(.caption)
-                .foregroundStyle(isFailed ? SybilTheme.danger.opacity(0.95) : SybilTheme.text.opacity(0.9))
-                .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+    private var detailLabel: String {
+        var pieces: [String] = [isFailed ? "Failed" : "Completed"]
+        if let durationMs = metadata.durationMs, durationMs > 0 {
+            pieces.append("\(durationMs) ms")
        }
-        .padding(.horizontal, 10)
-        .padding(.vertical, 7)
-        .background(
-            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
-                .fill((isFailed ? SybilTheme.danger : SybilTheme.primary).opacity(0.12))
+        pieces.append(createdAt.sybilShortTimeLabel)
+        return pieces.joined(separator: " • ")
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 11) {
+            ZStack {
+                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 9)
+                    .fill((isFailed ? SybilTheme.danger : SybilTheme.accent).opacity(0.13))
                    .overlay(
-                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
-                        .stroke((isFailed ? SybilTheme.danger : SybilTheme.primary).opacity(0.35), lineWidth: 1)
+                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 9)
+                            .stroke((isFailed ? SybilTheme.danger : SybilTheme.accent).opacity(0.34), lineWidth: 1)
+                    )
+                Image(systemName: iconName)
+                    .font(.system(size: 14, weight: .semibold))
+                    .foregroundStyle(isFailed ? SybilTheme.danger : SybilTheme.accent)
+            }
+            .frame(width: 30, height: 30)
+
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+                Text(summary)
+                    .font(.sybil(.subheadline))
+                    .foregroundStyle(isFailed ? SybilTheme.danger.opacity(0.96) : SybilTheme.text.opacity(0.94))
+                    .lineSpacing(3)
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+
+                HStack(spacing: 6) {
+                    Text(toolLabel)
+                        .font(.sybil(.caption2, weight: .semibold))
+                        .foregroundStyle(isFailed ? SybilTheme.danger.opacity(0.84) : SybilTheme.accent.opacity(0.90))
+                        .lineLimit(1)
+
+                    Text(detailLabel)
+                        .font(.sybil(.caption2))
+                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
+                        .lineLimit(1)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        .padding(.vertical, 10)
+        .background(
+            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
+                .fill(isFailed ? SybilTheme.failedToolCallGradient : SybilTheme.toolCallGradient)
+                .overlay(
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
+                        .stroke((isFailed ? SybilTheme.danger : SybilTheme.accent).opacity(0.34), lineWidth: 1)
                )
        )
-        .frame(maxWidth: 460, alignment: .leading)
+        .frame(maxWidth: 520, alignment: .leading)
    }
 }
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilConnectionView.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilConnectionView.swift
@@ -8,23 +8,32 @@ struct SybilConnectionView: View {
        @Bindable var settings = viewModel.settings

        VStack(spacing: 20) {
+            HStack {
+                SybilWordmark(size: 34)
+                Spacer()
+            }
+
            HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 12) {
                Image(systemName: "shield.lefthalf.filled")
-                    .font(.title3.weight(.semibold))
-                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.primary)
+                    .font(.system(size: 20, weight: .semibold))
+                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.accent)
                    .frame(width: 34, height: 34)
                    .background(
                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
-                            .fill(SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.18))
+                            .fill(SybilTheme.accent.opacity(0.12))
+                            .overlay(
+                                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
+                                    .stroke(SybilTheme.accent.opacity(0.28), lineWidth: 1)
+                            )
                    )

                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
                    Text("Connect to Sybil")
-                        .font(.title3.weight(.semibold))
+                        .font(.sybil(.title3, weight: .semibold))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text)

                    Text("Point the app at your backend and sign in with ADMIN_TOKEN if token mode is enabled.")
-                        .font(.callout)
+                        .font(.sybil(.callout))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                        .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
                }
@@ -32,25 +41,25 @@ struct SybilConnectionView: View {

            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 10) {
                Text("API URL")
-                    .font(.caption.weight(.semibold))
+                    .font(.sybil(.caption, weight: .semibold))
                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)

-                TextField("http://127.0.0.1:8787/api", text: $settings.apiBaseURL)
+                TextField("http://127.0.0.1:8787", text: $settings.apiBaseURL)
                    .textInputAutocapitalization(.never)
                    .autocorrectionDisabled()
                    .keyboardType(.URL)
                    .padding(12)
                    .background(
                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
-                            .fill(SybilTheme.surface)
+                            .fill(SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.78))
                    )
                    .overlay(
                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
-                            .stroke(SybilTheme.border, lineWidth: 1)
+                            .stroke(SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.88), lineWidth: 1)
                    )

                Text("Admin Token")
-                    .font(.caption.weight(.semibold))
+                    .font(.sybil(.caption, weight: .semibold))
                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)

                SecureField("ADMIN_TOKEN (optional in open mode)", text: $settings.adminToken)
@@ -59,11 +68,11 @@ struct SybilConnectionView: View {
                    .padding(12)
                    .background(
                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
-                            .fill(SybilTheme.surface)
+                            .fill(SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.78))
                    )
                    .overlay(
                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
-                            .stroke(SybilTheme.border, lineWidth: 1)
+                            .stroke(SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.88), lineWidth: 1)
                    )
            }

@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ struct SybilConnectionView: View {

            if let authError = viewModel.authError {
                Text(authError)
-                    .font(.footnote)
+                    .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.danger)
                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
            }
@@ -103,10 +112,10 @@ struct SybilConnectionView: View {
        .frame(maxWidth: 520)
        .background(
            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 20)
-                .fill(SybilTheme.card)
+                .fill(SybilTheme.panelGradient)
                .overlay(
                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 20)
-                        .stroke(SybilTheme.border, lineWidth: 1)
+                        .stroke(SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.9), lineWidth: 1)
                )
        )
    }
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilMarkdownTheme.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilMarkdownTheme.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+import MarkdownUI
+import SwiftUI
+
+@MainActor
+extension Theme {
+    static let sybilReadable: Theme = {
+        SybilFontRegistry.registerIfNeeded()
+
+        return Theme()
+            .text {
+                FontFamily(.custom("Inter"))
+                FontSize(15)
+            }
+            .code {
+                FontFamilyVariant(.monospaced)
+                FontSize(.em(0.88))
+                BackgroundColor(SybilTheme.surfaceStrong.opacity(0.78))
+            }
+            .strong {
+                FontWeight(.semibold)
+            }
+            .link {
+                ForegroundColor(SybilTheme.accent)
+            }
+            .heading1 { configuration in
+                configuration.label
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .relativeLineSpacing(.em(0.18))
+                    .markdownMargin(top: .em(1.1), bottom: .em(0.5))
+                    .markdownTextStyle {
+                        FontWeight(.semibold)
+                        FontSize(.em(1.45))
+                    }
+            }
+            .heading2 { configuration in
+                configuration.label
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .relativeLineSpacing(.em(0.18))
+                    .markdownMargin(top: .em(1.0), bottom: .em(0.45))
+                    .markdownTextStyle {
+                        FontWeight(.semibold)
+                        FontSize(.em(1.25))
+                    }
+            }
+            .heading3 { configuration in
+                configuration.label
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .relativeLineSpacing(.em(0.18))
+                    .markdownMargin(top: .em(0.9), bottom: .em(0.4))
+                    .markdownTextStyle {
+                        FontWeight(.semibold)
+                        FontSize(.em(1.12))
+                    }
+            }
+            .heading4 { configuration in
+                configuration.label
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .relativeLineSpacing(.em(0.18))
+                    .markdownMargin(top: .em(0.85), bottom: .em(0.35))
+                    .markdownTextStyle {
+                        FontWeight(.semibold)
+                    }
+            }
+            .heading5 { configuration in
+                configuration.label
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .relativeLineSpacing(.em(0.18))
+                    .markdownMargin(top: .em(0.8), bottom: .em(0.35))
+                    .markdownTextStyle {
+                        FontWeight(.semibold)
+                        FontSize(.em(0.92))
+                    }
+            }
+            .heading6 { configuration in
+                configuration.label
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .relativeLineSpacing(.em(0.18))
+                    .markdownMargin(top: .em(0.8), bottom: .em(0.35))
+                    .markdownTextStyle {
+                        FontWeight(.semibold)
+                        FontSize(.em(0.86))
+                    }
+            }
+            .paragraph { configuration in
+                configuration.label
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .relativeLineSpacing(.em(0.36))
+                    .markdownMargin(top: .zero, bottom: .em(0.82))
+            }
+            .blockquote { configuration in
+                HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 10) {
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 2)
+                        .fill(SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.55))
+                        .frame(width: 3)
+                    configuration.label
+                        .markdownTextStyle {
+                            ForegroundColor(SybilTheme.textMuted)
+                        }
+                }
+                .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                .markdownMargin(top: .em(0.25), bottom: .em(0.9))
+            }
+            .codeBlock { configuration in
+                ScrollView(.horizontal) {
+                    configuration.label
+                        .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                        .relativeLineSpacing(.em(0.28))
+                        .markdownTextStyle {
+                            FontFamilyVariant(.monospaced)
+                            FontSize(.em(0.88))
+                        }
+                        .padding(12)
+                }
+                .background(
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
+                        .fill(SybilTheme.surfaceStrong.opacity(0.82))
+                )
+                .overlay(
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
+                        .stroke(SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.72), lineWidth: 1)
+                )
+                .markdownMargin(top: .em(0.2), bottom: .em(1))
+            }
+            .list { configuration in
+                configuration.label
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .markdownMargin(top: .em(0.08), bottom: .em(0.78))
+            }
+            .listItem { configuration in
+                configuration.label
+                    .markdownMargin(top: .em(0.28))
+            }
+            .table { configuration in
+                configuration.label
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .markdownTableBorderStyle(.init(color: SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.85)))
+                    .markdownTableBackgroundStyle(
+                        .alternatingRows(
+                            SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.72),
+                            SybilTheme.surfaceStrong.opacity(0.62)
+                        )
+                    )
+                    .markdownMargin(top: .em(0.2), bottom: .em(1))
+            }
+            .tableCell { configuration in
+                configuration.label
+                    .markdownTextStyle {
+                        if configuration.row == 0 {
+                            FontWeight(.semibold)
+                        }
+                        BackgroundColor(nil)
+                    }
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .relativeLineSpacing(.em(0.30))
+                    .padding(.vertical, 7)
+                    .padding(.horizontal, 11)
+            }
+            .thematicBreak {
+                Divider()
+                    .overlay(SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.82))
+                    .markdownMargin(top: .em(1.2), bottom: .em(1.2))
+            }
+    }()
+}
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilModels.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilModels.swift
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ public struct Message: Codable, Identifiable, Hashable, Sendable {
            toolCallId: object["toolCallId"]?.stringValue,
            toolName: object["toolName"]?.stringValue ?? name,
            status: object["status"]?.stringValue,
-            summary: object["summary"]?.stringValue
+            summary: object["summary"]?.stringValue,
+            durationMs: object["durationMs"]?.numberValue.map(Int.init),
+            error: object["error"]?.stringValue,
+            resultPreview: object["resultPreview"]?.stringValue
        )
    }

@@ -72,6 +75,9 @@ public struct ToolCallMetadata: Hashable, Sendable {
    public var toolName: String?
    public var status: String?
    public var summary: String?
+    public var durationMs: Int?
+    public var error: String?
+    public var resultPreview: String?
 }

 public enum JSONValue: Codable, Hashable, Sendable {
@@ -136,6 +142,13 @@ public enum JSONValue: Codable, Hashable, Sendable {
        return nil
    }

+    public var numberValue: Double? {
+        if case let .number(value) = self {
+            return value
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
    public var objectValue: [String: JSONValue]? {
        if case let .object(value) = self {
            return value
@@ -412,6 +425,14 @@ extension DateFormatter {
        formatter.timeStyle = .short
        return formatter
    }()
+
+    static let sybilShortTime: DateFormatter = {
+        let formatter = DateFormatter()
+        formatter.locale = .autoupdatingCurrent
+        formatter.dateStyle = .none
+        formatter.timeStyle = .short
+        return formatter
+    }()
 }

 extension Date {
@@ -421,4 +442,8 @@ extension Date {
        formatter.unitsStyle = .abbreviated
        return formatter.localizedString(for: self, relativeTo: Date())
    }
+
+    var sybilShortTimeLabel: String {
+        DateFormatter.sybilShortTime.string(from: self)
+    }
 }
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilPhoneShellView.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilPhoneShellView.swift
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@ struct SybilPhoneShellView: View {
    var body: some View {
        NavigationStack(path: $path) {
            SybilPhoneSidebarRoot(viewModel: viewModel, path: $path)
-                .navigationTitle("Sybil")
+                .navigationTitle("")
                .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
+                .toolbar {
+                    ToolbarItem(placement: .principal) {
+                        SybilWordmark(size: 19)
+                    }
+                }
                .navigationDestination(for: PhoneRoute.self) { route in
                    SybilPhoneDestinationView(viewModel: viewModel, route: route)
                }
@@ -43,14 +48,9 @@ private struct SybilPhoneSidebarRoot: View {

    var body: some View {
        VStack(spacing: 0) {
-            buttonRow
-
-            Divider()
-                .overlay(SybilTheme.border)
-
            if let errorMessage = viewModel.errorMessage {
                Text(errorMessage)
-                    .font(.footnote)
+                    .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.danger)
                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
                    .padding(.horizontal, 12)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ private struct SybilPhoneSidebarRoot: View {
                    ProgressView()
                        .tint(SybilTheme.primary)
                    Text("Loading conversations…")
-                        .font(.footnote)
+                        .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                }
                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .topLeading)
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ private struct SybilPhoneSidebarRoot: View {
            } else if viewModel.sidebarItems.isEmpty {
                VStack(spacing: 10) {
                    Image(systemName: "message.badge")
-                        .font(.title3)
+                        .font(.system(size: 20, weight: .medium))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                    Text("Start a chat or run your first search.")
-                        .font(.footnote)
+                        .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                        .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                }
@@ -104,48 +104,67 @@ private struct SybilPhoneSidebarRoot: View {
                    .padding(10)
                }
            }
+        }
+        .background(SybilTheme.panelGradient)
+        .safeAreaInset(edge: .bottom, spacing: 0) {
+            bottomToolbar
+        }
+    }

+    private var bottomToolbar: some View {
+        VStack(spacing: 0) {
            Divider()
                .overlay(SybilTheme.border)

-            NavigationLink(value: PhoneRoute.settings) {
-                Label("Settings", systemImage: "gearshape")
-                    .font(.subheadline.weight(.medium))
-                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text)
-                    .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+            HStack(spacing: 12) {
+                toolbarIconButton(systemImage: "gearshape", accessibilityLabel: "Settings") {
+                    path = [.settings]
+                }
+
+                Spacer()
+
+                toolbarIconButton(systemImage: "magnifyingglass", accessibilityLabel: "New search") {
+                    viewModel.startNewSearch()
+                    path = [.draftSearch]
+                }
+
+                toolbarIconButton(systemImage: "plus", accessibilityLabel: "New chat", isPrimary: true) {
+                    viewModel.startNewChat()
+                    path = [.draftChat]
+                }
+            }
+            .padding(.horizontal, 18)
            .padding(.vertical, 10)
-                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+            .background(SybilTheme.panelGradient)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func toolbarIconButton(
+        systemImage: String,
+        accessibilityLabel: String,
+        isPrimary: Bool = false,
+        action: @escaping () -> Void
+    ) -> some View {
+        Button(action: action) {
+            Image(systemName: systemImage)
+                .font(.system(size: 18, weight: .semibold))
+                .foregroundStyle(isPrimary ? SybilTheme.text : SybilTheme.textMuted)
+                .frame(width: 42, height: 42)
+                .background(
+                    Circle()
+                        .fill(
+                            isPrimary
+                                ? AnyShapeStyle(SybilTheme.primaryGradient)
+                                : AnyShapeStyle(SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.78))
+                        )
+                )
+                .overlay(
+                    Circle()
+                        .stroke(isPrimary ? SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.42) : SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.76), lineWidth: 1)
+                )
        }
        .buttonStyle(.plain)
-            .padding(10)
-        }
-        .background(SybilTheme.surfaceStrong.opacity(0.84))
-    }
-
-    private var buttonRow: some View {
-        HStack(spacing: 10) {
-            Button {
-                viewModel.startNewChat()
-                path.append(.draftChat)
-            } label: {
-                Label("New chat", systemImage: "plus")
-                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-            }
-            .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
-            .tint(SybilTheme.primarySoft)
-
-            Button {
-                viewModel.startNewSearch()
-                path.append(.draftSearch)
-            } label: {
-                Label("New search", systemImage: "magnifyingglass")
-                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-            }
-            .buttonStyle(.bordered)
-            .tint(SybilTheme.textMuted)
-        }
-        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
-        .padding(.vertical, 12)
+        .accessibilityLabel(accessibilityLabel)
    }
 }

@@ -156,24 +175,36 @@ private struct SybilPhoneSidebarRow: View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
            HStack(spacing: 8) {
                Image(systemName: item.kind == .chat ? "message" : "globe")
-                    .font(.caption.weight(.semibold))
+                    .font(.system(size: 12, weight: .semibold))
+                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
+                    .frame(width: 22, height: 22)
+                    .background(
+                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 7)
+                            .fill(SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.72))
+                            .overlay(
+                                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 7)
+                                    .stroke(SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.72), lineWidth: 1)
+                            )
+                    )

                Text(item.title)
-                    .font(.subheadline.weight(.medium))
+                    .font(.sybil(.subheadline, weight: .semibold))
                    .lineLimit(1)
            }

            HStack(spacing: 8) {
                Text(item.updatedAt.sybilRelativeLabel)
-                    .font(.caption2)
+                    .font(.sybil(.caption2))
                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)

                if let initiated = item.initiatedLabel {
                    Spacer(minLength: 0)
                    Text(initiated)
-                        .font(.caption2)
+                        .font(.sybil(.caption2))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted.opacity(0.88))
                        .lineLimit(1)
+                        .multilineTextAlignment(.trailing)
+                        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .trailing)
                }
            }
        }
@@ -183,7 +214,7 @@ private struct SybilPhoneSidebarRow: View {
        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
        .background(
            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
-                .fill(SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.55))
+                .fill(LinearGradient(colors: [SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.56), SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.36)], startPoint: .topLeading, endPoint: .bottomTrailing))
        )
        .overlay(
            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilSearchResultsView.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilSearchResultsView.swift
@@ -5,24 +5,61 @@ struct SybilSearchResultsView: View {
    var search: SearchDetail?
    var isLoading: Bool
    var isRunning: Bool
+    var isStartingChat: Bool = false
+    var onStartChat: (() -> Void)? = nil

    var body: some View {
        ScrollView {
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 16) {
                if let query = search?.query, !query.isEmpty {
+                    VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
                        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
                            Text("Results for")
-                            .font(.footnote)
+                                .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                                .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                            Text(query)
-                            .font(.title3.weight(.semibold))
+                                .font(.sybil(.title3, weight: .semibold))
                                .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text)
                                .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)

                            Text(resultCountLabel)
-                            .font(.caption)
+                                .font(.sybil(.caption))
                                .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                        }
+
+                        if let onStartChat {
+                            Button {
+                                onStartChat()
+                            } label: {
+                                HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                                    if isStartingChat {
+                                        ProgressView()
+                                            .controlSize(.small)
+                                            .tint(SybilTheme.text)
+                                    } else {
+                                        Image(systemName: "bubble.left.and.text.bubble.right")
+                                            .font(.system(size: 14, weight: .semibold))
+                                    }
+                                    Text(isStartingChat ? "Starting chat..." : "Chat with results")
+                                        .font(.sybil(.caption, weight: .semibold))
+                                }
+                                .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text)
+                                .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+                                .padding(.vertical, 9)
+                                .background(
+                                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
+                                        .fill(SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.14))
+                                        .overlay(
+                                            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
+                                                .stroke(SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.30), lineWidth: 1)
+                                        )
+                                )
+                            }
+                            .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                            .disabled(!canStartChat)
+                            .opacity(canStartChat ? 1 : 0.55)
+                        }
+                    }
                }

                if isRunning || (search?.answerText?.isEmpty == false) || (search?.answerError?.isEmpty == false) {
@@ -36,14 +73,14 @@ struct SybilSearchResultsView: View {
                            .controlSize(.small)
                            .tint(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                        Text(isRunning ? "Searching Exa…" : "Loading search…")
-                            .font(.footnote)
+                            .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                            .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                    }
                }

                if !isLoading, !isRunning, let search, !search.query.orEmpty.isEmpty, search.results.isEmpty {
                    Text("No results found.")
-                        .font(.footnote)
+                        .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                }

@@ -55,7 +92,7 @@ struct SybilSearchResultsView: View {

                if let error = search?.error, !error.isEmpty {
                    Text(error)
-                        .font(.footnote)
+                        .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.danger)
                }
            }
@@ -76,13 +113,20 @@ struct SybilSearchResultsView: View {
        return "\(count) result\(count == 1 ? "" : "s")"
    }

+    private var canStartChat: Bool {
+        guard let search, !isLoading, !isRunning, !isStartingChat else {
+            return false
+        }
+        return search.answerText?.isEmpty == false || !search.results.isEmpty
+    }
+
    @ViewBuilder
    private var answerCard: some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 10) {
            Text("Answer")
-                .font(.caption.weight(.semibold))
+                .font(.sybil(.caption, weight: .semibold))
                .textCase(.uppercase)
-                .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.primary)
+                .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.92))

            if isRunning && (search?.answerText.orEmpty.isEmpty ?? true) {
                HStack(spacing: 8) {
@@ -90,21 +134,19 @@ struct SybilSearchResultsView: View {
                        .controlSize(.small)
                        .tint(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                    Text("Generating answer…")
-                        .font(.footnote)
+                        .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                }
            } else if let answer = search?.answerText, !answer.isEmpty {
                Markdown(answer)
                    .tint(SybilTheme.primary)
                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text)
-                    .markdownTextStyle {
-                        FontSize(15)
-                    }
+                    .markdownTheme(.sybilReadable)
            }

            if let answerError = search?.answerError, !answerError.isEmpty {
                Text(answerError)
-                    .font(.footnote)
+                    .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.danger)
            }

@@ -115,10 +157,10 @@ struct SybilSearchResultsView: View {
                            Link(destination: URL(string: link) ?? URL(string: "https://example.com")!) {
                                HStack(spacing: 6) {
                                    Text("[\(index + 1)]")
-                                        .font(.caption2.weight(.semibold))
+                                        .font(.sybil(.caption2, weight: .semibold))
                                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.primary)
                                    Text(citation.title.orEmpty.isEmpty ? host(for: link) : citation.title.orEmpty)
-                                        .font(.caption)
+                                        .font(.sybil(.caption))
                                        .lineLimit(1)
                                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text)
                                }
@@ -126,10 +168,10 @@ struct SybilSearchResultsView: View {
                .padding(.vertical, 6)
                .background(
                    Capsule()
-                                        .fill(SybilTheme.surface)
+                        .fill(SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.10))
                        .overlay(
                            Capsule()
-                                                .stroke(SybilTheme.border, lineWidth: 1)
+                                .stroke(SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.28), lineWidth: 1)
                        )
                )
                            }
@@ -142,10 +184,10 @@ struct SybilSearchResultsView: View {
        .padding(14)
        .background(
            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 16)
-                .fill(SybilTheme.searchCard)
+                .fill(LinearGradient(colors: [SybilTheme.searchCard.opacity(0.98), SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.78)], startPoint: .topLeading, endPoint: .bottomTrailing))
                .overlay(
                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 16)
-                        .stroke(SybilTheme.border, lineWidth: 1)
+                        .stroke(SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.88), lineWidth: 1)
                )
        )
        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
@@ -171,45 +213,49 @@ private struct SearchResultCard: View {
        HStack {
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 7) {
                Text(host)
-                    .font(.caption)
-                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.9))
+                    .font(.sybil(.caption))
+                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.accent.opacity(0.9))
                    .lineLimit(1)
                
                if let resolvedURL {
                    Link(destination: resolvedURL) {
                        Text(result.title.orEmpty.orFallback(result.url))
-                            .font(.headline)
-                            .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.primary)
+                            .font(.sybil(.headline))
+                            .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.96))
+                            .lineSpacing(2)
                            .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)
                    }
                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
                } else {
                    Text(result.title.orEmpty.orFallback(result.url))
-                        .font(.headline)
-                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.primary)
+                        .font(.sybil(.headline))
+                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.96))
+                        .lineSpacing(2)
                }
                
                if let date = result.publishedDate, !date.isEmpty {
                    Text(date + (result.author.orEmpty.isEmpty ? "" : " • \(result.author.orEmpty)"))
-                        .font(.caption)
+                        .font(.sybil(.caption))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                } else if let author = result.author, !author.isEmpty {
                    Text(author)
-                        .font(.caption)
+                        .font(.sybil(.caption))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                }
                
                Text(result.url)
-                    .font(.footnote)
+                    .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text.opacity(0.92))
+                    .lineSpacing(2)
                    .lineLimit(3)
                    .textSelection(.enabled)
                
                if let highlights = result.highlights, !highlights.isEmpty {
                    ForEach(Array(highlights.prefix(2).enumerated()), id: \.offset) { _, highlight in
                        Text("• \(highlight)")
-                            .font(.caption)
+                            .font(.sybil(.caption))
                            .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
+                            .lineSpacing(2)
                            .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
                    }
                }
@@ -220,10 +266,10 @@ private struct SearchResultCard: View {
        .padding(14)
        .background(
            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 14)
-                .fill(SybilTheme.searchCard.opacity(0.95))
+                .fill(LinearGradient(colors: [SybilTheme.searchCard.opacity(0.96), SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.72)], startPoint: .topLeading, endPoint: .bottomTrailing))
                .overlay(
                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 14)
-                        .stroke(SybilTheme.border, lineWidth: 1)
+                        .stroke(SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.84), lineWidth: 1)
                )
        )
        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilSettingsStore.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilSettingsStore.swift
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ final class SybilSettingsStore {
        self.defaults = defaults

        let storedBaseURL = defaults.string(forKey: Keys.apiBaseURL)?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
-        let fallbackBaseURL = "http://127.0.0.1:8787/api"
+        let fallbackBaseURL = "http://127.0.0.1:8787"
        self.apiBaseURL = storedBaseURL?.isEmpty == false ? storedBaseURL! : fallbackBaseURL

        self.adminToken = defaults.string(forKey: Keys.adminToken) ?? ""
@@ -64,10 +64,19 @@ final class SybilSettingsStore {
        var raw = apiBaseURL.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
        guard !raw.isEmpty else { return nil }

-        if raw.hasSuffix("/") {
+        while raw.hasSuffix("/") {
            raw.removeLast()
        }

-        return URL(string: raw)
+        guard var components = URLComponents(string: raw) else {
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        let path = components.path.trimmingCharacters(in: CharacterSet(charactersIn: "/"))
+        if path.lowercased() == "api" {
+            components.path = ""
+        }
+
+        return components.url
    }
 }
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilSettingsView.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilSettingsView.swift
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ struct SybilSettingsView: View {
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 18) {
                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
                    Text("Connection")
-                        .font(.title3.weight(.semibold))
+                        .font(.sybil(.title3, weight: .semibold))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text)
-                    Text("Use the same API root as the web client. Example: `http://127.0.0.1:8787/api`")
-                        .font(.footnote)
+                    Text("Use the API server root. Example: `http://127.0.0.1:8787`")
+                        .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                }

                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
                    Text("API URL")
-                        .font(.caption.weight(.semibold))
+                        .font(.sybil(.caption, weight: .semibold))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)

-                    TextField("http://127.0.0.1:8787/api", text: $settings.apiBaseURL)
+                    TextField("http://127.0.0.1:8787", text: $settings.apiBaseURL)
                        .textInputAutocapitalization(.never)
                        .autocorrectionDisabled()
                        .keyboardType(.URL)
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct SybilSettingsView: View {
                        )

                    Text("Admin Token")
-                        .font(.caption.weight(.semibold))
+                        .font(.sybil(.caption, weight: .semibold))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)

                    SecureField("ADMIN_TOKEN (optional in open mode)", text: $settings.adminToken)
@@ -82,19 +82,19 @@ struct SybilSettingsView: View {

                if let mode = viewModel.authMode {
                    Label(mode == "open" ? "Server is in open mode" : "Server requires token", systemImage: "dot.radiowaves.left.and.right")
-                        .font(.footnote)
+                        .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                }

                if let authError = viewModel.authError {
                    Text(authError)
-                        .font(.footnote)
+                        .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.danger)
                }

                if let runtimeError = viewModel.errorMessage {
                    Text(runtimeError)
-                        .font(.footnote)
+                        .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.danger)
                }
            }
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilSidebarView.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilSidebarView.swift
@@ -17,27 +17,31 @@ struct SybilSidebarView: View {

    var body: some View {
        VStack(spacing: 0) {
-            HStack(spacing: 10) {
-                Button {
-                    viewModel.startNewChat()
-                } label: {
-                    Label("New chat", systemImage: "plus")
-                        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-                }
-                .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
-                .tint(viewModel.draftKind == .chat ? SybilTheme.primary : SybilTheme.primarySoft)
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 14) {
+                SybilWordmark(size: 31)

-                Button {
-                    viewModel.startNewSearch()
-                } label: {
-                    Label("New search", systemImage: "magnifyingglass")
-                        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+                VStack(spacing: 10) {
+                    sidebarActionButton(
+                        title: "New chat",
+                        systemImage: "plus",
+                        isPrimary: true,
+                        isActive: viewModel.draftKind == .chat
+                    ) {
+                        viewModel.startNewChat()
+                    }
+
+                    sidebarActionButton(
+                        title: "New search",
+                        systemImage: "magnifyingglass",
+                        isPrimary: false,
+                        isActive: viewModel.draftKind == .search
+                    ) {
+                        viewModel.startNewSearch()
+                    }
                }
-                .buttonStyle(.bordered)
-                .tint(viewModel.draftKind == .search ? SybilTheme.primary : SybilTheme.textMuted)
            }
            .padding(.horizontal, 12)
-            .padding(.top, 12)
+            .padding(.top, 18)
            .padding(.bottom, 10)

            Divider()
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ struct SybilSidebarView: View {

            if let errorMessage = viewModel.errorMessage {
                Text(errorMessage)
-                    .font(.footnote)
+                    .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.danger)
                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
                    .padding(.horizontal, 12)
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ struct SybilSidebarView: View {
                    ProgressView()
                        .tint(SybilTheme.primary)
                    Text("Loading conversations…")
-                        .font(.footnote)
+                        .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                }
                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .topLeading)
@@ -68,10 +72,10 @@ struct SybilSidebarView: View {
            } else if viewModel.sidebarItems.isEmpty {
                VStack(spacing: 10) {
                    Image(systemName: "message.badge")
-                        .font(.title3)
+                        .font(.system(size: 20, weight: .medium))
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                    Text("Start a chat or run your first search.")
-                        .font(.footnote)
+                        .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                        .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
                }
@@ -87,24 +91,36 @@ struct SybilSidebarView: View {
                                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
                                    HStack(spacing: 8) {
                                        Image(systemName: iconName(for: item))
-                                            .font(.caption.weight(.semibold))
+                                            .font(.system(size: 12, weight: .semibold))
+                                            .foregroundStyle(isSelected(item) ? SybilTheme.accent : SybilTheme.textMuted)
+                                            .frame(width: 22, height: 22)
+                                            .background(
+                                                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 7)
+                                                    .fill(isSelected(item) ? SybilTheme.accent.opacity(0.12) : SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.72))
+                                                    .overlay(
+                                                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 7)
+                                                            .stroke(isSelected(item) ? SybilTheme.accent.opacity(0.36) : SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.72), lineWidth: 1)
+                                                    )
+                                            )

                                        Text(item.title)
-                                            .font(.subheadline.weight(.medium))
+                                            .font(.sybil(.subheadline, weight: .semibold))
                                            .lineLimit(1)
                                    }

                                    HStack(spacing: 8) {
                                        Text(item.updatedAt.sybilRelativeLabel)
-                                            .font(.caption2)
+                                            .font(.sybil(.caption2))
                                            .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)

                                        if let initiated = item.initiatedLabel {
                                            Spacer(minLength: 0)
                                            Text(initiated)
-                                                .font(.caption2)
+                                                .font(.sybil(.caption2))
                                                .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted.opacity(0.88))
                                                .lineLimit(1)
+                                                .multilineTextAlignment(.trailing)
+                                                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .trailing)
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
@@ -114,7 +130,7 @@ struct SybilSidebarView: View {
                                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
                                .background(
                                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
-                                        .fill(isSelected(item) ? SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.28) : SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.4))
+                                        .fill(isSelected(item) ? SybilTheme.selectedRowGradient : LinearGradient(colors: [SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.56), SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.36)], startPoint: .topLeading, endPoint: .bottomTrailing))
                                )
                                .overlay(
                                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
@@ -144,7 +160,7 @@ struct SybilSidebarView: View {
                viewModel.openSettings()
            } label: {
                Label("Settings", systemImage: "gearshape")
-                    .font(.subheadline.weight(.medium))
+                    .font(.sybil(.subheadline, weight: .medium))
                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text)
                    .padding(.horizontal, 12)
                    .padding(.vertical, 10)
@@ -157,6 +173,32 @@ struct SybilSidebarView: View {
            .buttonStyle(.plain)
            .padding(10)
        }
-        .background(SybilTheme.surfaceStrong.opacity(0.84))
+        .background(SybilTheme.panelGradient)
+    }
+
+    private func sidebarActionButton(
+        title: String,
+        systemImage: String,
+        isPrimary: Bool,
+        isActive: Bool,
+        action: @escaping () -> Void
+    ) -> some View {
+        Button(action: action) {
+            Label(title, systemImage: systemImage)
+                .font(.sybil(.subheadline, weight: .semibold))
+                .foregroundStyle(isPrimary ? SybilTheme.text : SybilTheme.text.opacity(0.92))
+                .padding(.horizontal, 13)
+                .padding(.vertical, 11)
+                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+                .background(
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 11)
+                        .fill(isPrimary ? SybilTheme.primaryGradient : LinearGradient(colors: [SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.86), SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.62)], startPoint: .topLeading, endPoint: .bottomTrailing))
+                )
+                .overlay(
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 11)
+                        .stroke(isActive ? SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.70) : SybilTheme.border.opacity(isPrimary ? 0.28 : 0.72), lineWidth: 1)
+                )
+        }
+        .buttonStyle(.plain)
    }
 }
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilTheme.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilTheme.swift
@@ -1,28 +1,194 @@
+import CoreText
+import Foundation
 import SwiftUI

+enum SybilFontRegistry {
+    static func registerIfNeeded() {
+        _ = registeredFonts
+    }
+
+    private static let registeredFonts: Void = {
+        for fontName in ["Inter", "Orbitron"] {
+            guard let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: fontName, withExtension: "ttf", subdirectory: "Fonts") ??
+                Bundle.main.url(forResource: fontName, withExtension: "ttf")
+            else {
+                continue
+            }
+
+            CTFontManagerRegisterFontsForURL(url as CFURL, .process, nil)
+        }
+    }()
+}
+
+extension Font {
+    static func sybil(_ textStyle: Font.TextStyle, weight: Font.Weight = .regular) -> Font {
+        SybilFontRegistry.registerIfNeeded()
+        return .custom("Inter", size: Self.sybilPointSize(for: textStyle), relativeTo: textStyle)
+            .weight(weight)
+    }
+
+    static func sybil(size: CGFloat, weight: Font.Weight = .regular) -> Font {
+        SybilFontRegistry.registerIfNeeded()
+        return .custom("Inter", size: size)
+            .weight(weight)
+    }
+
+    private static func sybilPointSize(for textStyle: Font.TextStyle) -> CGFloat {
+        switch textStyle {
+        case .largeTitle:
+            return 34
+        case .title:
+            return 28
+        case .title2:
+            return 22
+        case .title3:
+            return 20
+        case .headline:
+            return 17
+        case .subheadline:
+            return 15
+        case .callout:
+            return 16
+        case .caption:
+            return 12
+        case .caption2:
+            return 11
+        case .footnote:
+            return 13
+        case .body:
+            return 17
+        @unknown default:
+            return 17
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 enum SybilTheme {
-    static let background = Color(red: 0.07, green: 0.05, blue: 0.11)
-    static let surface = Color(red: 0.14, green: 0.09, blue: 0.19)
-    static let surfaceStrong = Color(red: 0.17, green: 0.10, blue: 0.23)
-    static let card = Color(red: 0.12, green: 0.08, blue: 0.17)
-    static let border = Color(red: 0.30, green: 0.22, blue: 0.39)
-    static let primary = Color(red: 0.66, green: 0.47, blue: 0.94)
-    static let primarySoft = Color(red: 0.53, green: 0.37, blue: 0.78)
-    static let text = Color(red: 0.95, green: 0.91, blue: 0.98)
-    static let textMuted = Color(red: 0.72, green: 0.65, blue: 0.80)
-    static let searchCard = Color(red: 0.16, green: 0.10, blue: 0.22)
-    static let userBubble = Color(red: 0.35, green: 0.20, blue: 0.62)
-    static let danger = Color(red: 0.93, green: 0.38, blue: 0.42)
+    static let background = Color(red: 0.02, green: 0.02, blue: 0.05)
+    static let surface = Color(red: 0.05, green: 0.04, blue: 0.10)
+    static let surfaceStrong = Color(red: 0.07, green: 0.06, blue: 0.14)
+    static let card = Color(red: 0.06, green: 0.05, blue: 0.12)
+    static let border = Color(red: 0.24, green: 0.20, blue: 0.38)
+    static let primary = Color(red: 0.57, green: 0.38, blue: 0.96)
+    static let primarySoft = Color(red: 0.43, green: 0.25, blue: 0.76)
+    static let accent = Color(red: 0.31, green: 0.88, blue: 0.95)
+    static let text = Color(red: 0.96, green: 0.94, blue: 1.0)
+    static let textMuted = Color(red: 0.65, green: 0.62, blue: 0.76)
+    static let searchCard = Color(red: 0.07, green: 0.06, blue: 0.14)
+    static let userBubble = Color(red: 0.29, green: 0.13, blue: 0.65)
+    static let danger = Color(red: 0.96, green: 0.32, blue: 0.40)

    static var backgroundGradient: LinearGradient {
        LinearGradient(
            colors: [
-                Color(red: 0.27, green: 0.12, blue: 0.36),
-                Color(red: 0.15, green: 0.09, blue: 0.23),
-                Color(red: 0.07, green: 0.05, blue: 0.11)
+                Color(red: 0.12, green: 0.08, blue: 0.28),
+                Color(red: 0.04, green: 0.03, blue: 0.09),
+                background
            ],
            startPoint: .top,
            endPoint: .bottom
        )
    }
+
+    static var brandGradient: LinearGradient {
+        LinearGradient(
+            colors: [
+                Color(red: 1.0, green: 0.55, blue: 0.97),
+                Color(red: 0.60, green: 0.43, blue: 1.0),
+                Color(red: 0.40, green: 0.87, blue: 1.0)
+            ],
+            startPoint: .leading,
+            endPoint: .trailing
+        )
+    }
+
+    static var panelGradient: LinearGradient {
+        LinearGradient(
+            colors: [
+                Color(red: 0.07, green: 0.06, blue: 0.15).opacity(0.94),
+                Color(red: 0.03, green: 0.03, blue: 0.08).opacity(0.96)
+            ],
+            startPoint: .top,
+            endPoint: .bottom
+        )
+    }
+
+    static var primaryGradient: LinearGradient {
+        LinearGradient(
+            colors: [
+                Color(red: 0.43, green: 0.27, blue: 0.92),
+                Color(red: 0.45, green: 0.09, blue: 0.63)
+            ],
+            startPoint: .topLeading,
+            endPoint: .bottomTrailing
+        )
+    }
+
+    static var selectedRowGradient: LinearGradient {
+        LinearGradient(
+            colors: [
+                primary.opacity(0.56),
+                primarySoft.opacity(0.48)
+            ],
+            startPoint: .topLeading,
+            endPoint: .bottomTrailing
+        )
+    }
+
+    static var userBubbleGradient: LinearGradient {
+        LinearGradient(
+            colors: [
+                Color(red: 0.38, green: 0.16, blue: 0.80),
+                Color(red: 0.25, green: 0.08, blue: 0.55)
+            ],
+            startPoint: .topLeading,
+            endPoint: .bottomTrailing
+        )
+    }
+
+    static var composerGradient: LinearGradient {
+        LinearGradient(
+            colors: [
+                Color(red: 0.04, green: 0.04, blue: 0.10).opacity(0.98),
+                Color(red: 0.09, green: 0.06, blue: 0.16).opacity(0.94)
+            ],
+            startPoint: .topLeading,
+            endPoint: .bottomTrailing
+        )
+    }
+
+    static var toolCallGradient: LinearGradient {
+        LinearGradient(
+            colors: [
+                Color(red: 0.01, green: 0.15, blue: 0.17).opacity(0.70),
+                Color(red: 0.03, green: 0.09, blue: 0.15).opacity(0.78)
+            ],
+            startPoint: .leading,
+            endPoint: .trailing
+        )
+    }
+
+    static var failedToolCallGradient: LinearGradient {
+        LinearGradient(
+            colors: [
+                danger.opacity(0.18),
+                Color(red: 0.15, green: 0.03, blue: 0.07).opacity(0.72)
+            ],
+            startPoint: .leading,
+            endPoint: .trailing
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+struct SybilWordmark: View {
+    var size: CGFloat = 30
+
+    var body: some View {
+        Text("SYBIL")
+            .font(.custom("Orbitron", size: size))
+            .fontWeight(.black)
+            .tracking(0)
+            .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.brandGradient)
+            .accessibilityLabel("Sybil")
+    }
 }
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilViewModel.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilViewModel.swift
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ final class SybilViewModel {
    var isLoadingCollections = false
    var isLoadingSelection = false
    var isSending = false
+    var isCreatingSearchChat = false
    var errorMessage: String?

    var composer = ""
@@ -111,11 +112,15 @@ final class SybilViewModel {
    }

    var providerModelOptions: [String] {
-        let serverModels = modelCatalog[provider]?.models ?? []
+        modelOptions(for: provider)
+    }
+
+    func modelOptions(for candidate: Provider) -> [String] {
+        let serverModels = modelCatalog[candidate]?.models ?? []
        if !serverModels.isEmpty {
            return serverModels
        }
-        return fallbackModels[provider] ?? []
+        return fallbackModels[candidate] ?? []
    }

    var selectedTitle: String {
@@ -198,20 +203,20 @@ final class SybilViewModel {
    }

    var displayedMessages: [Message] {
-        let canonical = selectedChat?.messages ?? []
+        let canonical = displayableMessages(selectedChat?.messages ?? [])
        guard let pending = pendingChatState else {
            return canonical
        }

        if let pendingID = pending.chatID {
            if case let .chat(selectedID) = selectedItem, selectedID == pendingID {
-                return pending.messages
+                return displayableMessages(pending.messages)
            }
            return canonical
        }

        if draftKind == .chat {
-            return pending.messages
+            return displayableMessages(pending.messages)
        }

        return canonical
@@ -222,7 +227,7 @@ final class SybilViewModel {
            let initiatedLabel: String?
            if let model = chat.initiatedModel?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines), !model.isEmpty {
                if let provider = chat.initiatedProvider {
-                    initiatedLabel = "\(provider.displayName) · \(model)"
+                    initiatedLabel = "\(provider.displayName) • \(model)"
                } else {
                    initiatedLabel = model
                }
@@ -336,6 +341,15 @@ final class SybilViewModel {
        SybilLog.info(SybilLog.ui, "Model changed to \(nextModel)")
    }

+    func setProvider(_ nextProvider: Provider, model nextModel: String) {
+        provider = nextProvider
+        model = nextModel
+        settings.preferredProvider = nextProvider
+        settings.preferredModelByProvider[nextProvider] = nextModel
+        settings.persist()
+        SybilLog.info(SybilLog.ui, "Provider changed to \(nextProvider.rawValue), model=\(nextModel)")
+    }
+
    func startNewChat() {
        SybilLog.debug(SybilLog.ui, "Starting draft chat")
        draftKind = .chat
@@ -460,6 +474,36 @@ final class SybilViewModel {
        isSending = false
    }

+    func startChatFromSelectedSearch() async {
+        guard let search = selectedSearch, !isCreatingSearchChat, !isSending else {
+            return
+        }
+
+        isCreatingSearchChat = true
+        errorMessage = nil
+
+        do {
+            let client = try client()
+            let chat = try await client.createChatFromSearch(searchID: search.id)
+            draftKind = nil
+            pendingChatState = nil
+            composer = ""
+
+            chats.removeAll(where: { $0.id == chat.id })
+            chats.insert(chat, at: 0)
+
+            selectedItem = .chat(chat.id)
+            selectedSearch = nil
+
+            await refreshCollections(preferredSelection: .chat(chat.id))
+        } catch {
+            errorMessage = normalizeAPIError(error)
+            SybilLog.error(SybilLog.ui, "Create chat from search failed", error: error)
+        }
+
+        isCreatingSearchChat = false
+    }
+
    private func loadInitialData(using client: SybilAPIClient) async {
        isLoadingCollections = true
        errorMessage = nil
@@ -961,6 +1005,10 @@ final class SybilViewModel {
        }
    }

+    private func displayableMessages(_ messages: [Message]) -> [Message] {
+        messages.filter { $0.role != .system }
+    }
+
    private func chatTitle(title: String?, messages: [Message]?) -> String {
        if let title = title?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines), !title.isEmpty {
            return title
--- a/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilWorkspaceView.swift
+++ b/ios/Packages/Sybil/Sources/Sybil/SybilWorkspaceView.swift
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@ import SwiftUI

 struct SybilWorkspaceView: View {
    @Bindable var viewModel: SybilViewModel
+    @Environment(\.horizontalSizeClass) private var horizontalSizeClass
    @FocusState private var composerFocused: Bool

+    private var isCompact: Bool {
+        horizontalSizeClass == .compact
+    }
+
    private var isSettingsSelected: Bool {
        if case .settings = viewModel.selectedItem {
            return true
@@ -12,12 +17,18 @@ struct SybilWorkspaceView: View {
        return false
    }

+    private var showsHeader: Bool {
+        !isCompact || viewModel.errorMessage != nil
+    }
+
    var body: some View {
        VStack(spacing: 0) {
+            if showsHeader {
                header

                Divider()
                    .overlay(SybilTheme.border)
+            }

            Group {
                if isSettingsSelected {
@@ -26,8 +37,13 @@ struct SybilWorkspaceView: View {
                    SybilSearchResultsView(
                        search: viewModel.selectedSearch,
                        isLoading: viewModel.isLoadingSelection,
-                        isRunning: viewModel.isSending
-                    )
+                        isRunning: viewModel.isSending,
+                        isStartingChat: viewModel.isCreatingSearchChat
+                    ) {
+                        Task {
+                            await viewModel.startChatFromSelectedSearch()
+                        }
+                    }
                } else {
                    SybilChatTranscriptView(
                        messages: viewModel.displayedMessages,
@@ -44,7 +60,23 @@ struct SybilWorkspaceView: View {
                composerBar
            }
        }
-        .navigationTitle(viewModel.selectedTitle)
+        .navigationTitle(isCompact ? "" : viewModel.selectedTitle)
+        .toolbar {
+            if isCompact {
+                ToolbarItem(placement: .principal) {
+                    Text(viewModel.selectedTitle)
+                        .font(.sybil(.headline, weight: .semibold))
+                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text)
+                        .lineLimit(1)
+                }
+            }
+
+            if isCompact && !viewModel.isSearchMode && !isSettingsSelected {
+                ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarTrailing) {
+                    compactProviderModelMenu
+                }
+            }
+        }
        .background(SybilTheme.background)
        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .topLeading)
        .onChange(of: viewModel.isSending) { _, isSending in
@@ -56,6 +88,7 @@ struct SybilWorkspaceView: View {

    private var header: some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+            if !isCompact {
                HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 12) {
                    Spacer()

@@ -63,30 +96,76 @@ struct SybilWorkspaceView: View {
                        providerControls
                    } else if viewModel.isSearchMode {
                        Label("Search mode", systemImage: "globe")
-                        .font(.caption.weight(.medium))
-                        .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.textMuted)
+                            .font(.sybil(.caption, weight: .medium))
+                            .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.accent)
                            .padding(.horizontal, 10)
                            .padding(.vertical, 7)
                            .background(
-                            Capsule()
-                                .fill(SybilTheme.surface)
+                                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
+                                    .fill(SybilTheme.accent.opacity(0.10))
                                    .overlay(
-                                    Capsule()
-                                        .stroke(SybilTheme.border, lineWidth: 1)
+                                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
+                                            .stroke(SybilTheme.accent.opacity(0.24), lineWidth: 1)
                                    )
                            )
                    }
                }
+            }

            if let error = viewModel.errorMessage {
                Text(error)
-                    .font(.footnote)
+                    .font(.sybil(.footnote))
                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.danger)
                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
            }
        }
        .padding(.horizontal, 16)
        .padding(.vertical, 12)
+        .background(SybilTheme.panelGradient.opacity(0.58))
+    }
+
+    private var compactProviderModelMenu: some View {
+        Menu {
+            Text("\(viewModel.provider.displayName) • \(viewModel.model)")
+                .font(.sybil(.caption))
+
+            Divider()
+
+            ForEach(Provider.allCases, id: \.self) { candidate in
+                Menu(candidate.displayName) {
+                    let models = viewModel.modelOptions(for: candidate)
+                    if models.isEmpty {
+                        Text("No models")
+                    } else {
+                        ForEach(models, id: \.self) { candidateModel in
+                            Button {
+                                viewModel.setProvider(candidate, model: candidateModel)
+                            } label: {
+                                if viewModel.provider == candidate && viewModel.model == candidateModel {
+                                    Label(candidateModel, systemImage: "checkmark")
+                                } else {
+                                    Text(candidateModel)
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } label: {
+            Image(systemName: "ellipsis")
+                .font(.system(size: 18, weight: .semibold))
+                .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text)
+                .frame(width: 34, height: 34)
+                .background(
+                    Circle()
+                        .fill(SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.78))
+                )
+                .overlay(
+                    Circle()
+                        .stroke(SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.82), lineWidth: 1)
+                )
+        }
+        .accessibilityLabel("Provider and model")
    }

    private var providerControls: some View {
@@ -100,16 +179,16 @@ struct SybilWorkspaceView: View {
            } label: {
                Label(viewModel.provider.displayName, systemImage: "chevron.down")
                    .labelStyle(.titleAndIcon)
-                    .font(.caption.weight(.medium))
+                    .font(.sybil(.caption, weight: .medium))
                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text)
                    .padding(.horizontal, 10)
                    .padding(.vertical, 7)
                    .background(
                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
-                            .fill(SybilTheme.surface)
+                            .fill(SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.78))
                            .overlay(
                                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
-                                    .stroke(SybilTheme.border, lineWidth: 1)
+                                    .stroke(SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.88), lineWidth: 1)
                            )
                    )
            }
@@ -123,17 +202,17 @@ struct SybilWorkspaceView: View {
            } label: {
                Label(viewModel.model, systemImage: "chevron.down")
                    .labelStyle(.titleAndIcon)
-                    .font(.caption.weight(.medium))
+                    .font(.sybil(.caption, weight: .medium))
                    .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text)
                    .lineLimit(1)
                    .padding(.horizontal, 10)
                    .padding(.vertical, 7)
                    .background(
                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
-                            .fill(SybilTheme.surface)
+                            .fill(SybilTheme.surface.opacity(0.78))
                            .overlay(
                                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
-                                    .stroke(SybilTheme.border, lineWidth: 1)
+                                    .stroke(SybilTheme.border.opacity(0.88), lineWidth: 1)
                            )
                    )
            }
@@ -161,10 +240,10 @@ struct SybilWorkspaceView: View {
            .padding(.vertical, 10)
            .background(
                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
-                    .fill(SybilTheme.surface)
+                    .fill(SybilTheme.composerGradient)
                    .overlay(
                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
-                            .stroke(SybilTheme.border, lineWidth: 1)
+                            .stroke(SybilTheme.primary.opacity(0.34), lineWidth: 1)
                    )
            )
            .foregroundStyle(SybilTheme.text)
@@ -175,11 +254,15 @@ struct SybilWorkspaceView: View {
                }
            } label: {
                Image(systemName: viewModel.isSearchMode ? "magnifyingglass" : "arrow.up")
-                    .font(.headline.weight(.semibold))
+                    .font(.system(size: 17, weight: .semibold))
                    .frame(width: 40, height: 40)
                    .background(
                        Circle()
-                            .fill(viewModel.composer.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty || viewModel.isSending ? SybilTheme.surface : SybilTheme.primary)
+                            .fill(
+                                viewModel.composer.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty || viewModel.isSending
+                                    ? AnyShapeStyle(SybilTheme.surface)
+                                    : AnyShapeStyle(SybilTheme.primaryGradient)
+                            )
                    )
                    .foregroundStyle(viewModel.composer.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty || viewModel.isSending ? SybilTheme.textMuted : SybilTheme.text)
            }
@@ -188,6 +271,15 @@ struct SybilWorkspaceView: View {
        }
        .padding(.horizontal, 14)
        .padding(.vertical, 12)
-        .background(SybilTheme.background)
+        .background(
+            LinearGradient(
+                colors: [
+                    SybilTheme.background.opacity(0.18),
+                    SybilTheme.background.opacity(0.96)
+                ],
+                startPoint: .top,
+                endPoint: .bottom
+            )
+        )
    }
 }
--- a/server/src/routes.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,23 @@ type IncomingChatMessage = {
  name?: string;
 };

-function sameMessage(a: IncomingChatMessage, b: IncomingChatMessage) {
+function sameMessage(
+  a: { role: string; content: string; name?: string | null },
+  b: { role: string; content: string; name?: string | null }
+) {
  return a.role === b.role && a.content === b.content && (a.name ?? null) === (b.name ?? null);
 }

+function isToolCallLogMetadata(value: unknown) {
+  if (!value || typeof value !== "object" || Array.isArray(value)) return false;
+  const record = value as Record<string, unknown>;
+  return record.kind === "tool_call";
+}
+
+function isToolCallLogMessage(message: { role: string; metadata: unknown }) {
+  return message.role === "tool" && isToolCallLogMetadata(message.metadata);
+}
+
 async function storeNonAssistantMessages(chatId: string, messages: IncomingChatMessage[]) {
  const incoming = messages.filter((m) => m.role !== "assistant");
  if (!incoming.length) return;
@@ -27,13 +40,13 @@ async function storeNonAssistantMessages(chatId: string, messages: IncomingChatM
  const existing = await prisma.message.findMany({
    where: { chatId },
    orderBy: { createdAt: "asc" },
-    select: { role: true, content: true, name: true },
+    select: { role: true, content: true, name: true, metadata: true },
  });
-  const existingNonAssistant = existing.filter((m) => m.role !== "assistant");
+  const existingNonAssistant = existing.filter((m) => m.role !== "assistant" && !isToolCallLogMessage(m));

  let sharedPrefix = 0;
  const max = Math.min(existingNonAssistant.length, incoming.length);
-  while (sharedPrefix < max && sameMessage(existingNonAssistant[sharedPrefix] as IncomingChatMessage, incoming[sharedPrefix])) {
+  while (sharedPrefix < max && sameMessage(existingNonAssistant[sharedPrefix], incoming[sharedPrefix])) {
    sharedPrefix += 1;
  }

@@ -95,6 +108,13 @@ function mapSearchResultPreview(result: any, index: number) {
  };
 }

+function truncateContextPart(value: string | null | undefined, maxLength: number) {
+  const trimmed = value?.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) return null;
+  if (trimmed.length <= maxLength) return trimmed;
+  return `${trimmed.slice(0, maxLength - 1).trimEnd()}...`;
+}
+
 function parseAnswerText(answerResponse: any) {
  if (typeof answerResponse?.answer === "string") return answerResponse.answer;
  if (answerResponse?.answer) return JSON.stringify(answerResponse.answer, null, 2);
@@ -140,6 +160,57 @@ function normalizeUrlForMatch(input: string | null | undefined) {
  }
 }

+function buildSearchChatContext(search: any) {
+  const query = truncateContextPart(search.query, 500) ?? truncateContextPart(search.title, 500) ?? "Untitled search";
+  const lines: string[] = [
+    "You are Sybil. The user started this chat from a saved web search. Use the search answer and result context below when answering follow-up questions. If the context is insufficient, say so and use available tools when appropriate.",
+    "",
+    `Search query: ${query}`,
+  ];
+
+  const answer = truncateContextPart(search.answerText, 6000);
+  if (answer) {
+    lines.push("", "Search answer:", answer);
+  }
+
+  if (Array.isArray(search.answerCitations) && search.answerCitations.length) {
+    lines.push("", "Answer citations:");
+    for (const [index, citation] of search.answerCitations.slice(0, 8).entries()) {
+      const title = truncateContextPart(citation?.title, 160);
+      const url = truncateContextPart(citation?.url ?? citation?.id, 400);
+      if (title || url) {
+        lines.push(`${index + 1}. ${[title, url].filter(Boolean).join(" - ")}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (Array.isArray(search.results) && search.results.length) {
+    lines.push("", "Search results:");
+    for (const result of search.results.slice(0, 10)) {
+      const title = truncateContextPart(result.title, 180) ?? result.url;
+      const url = truncateContextPart(result.url, 500);
+      const published = truncateContextPart(result.publishedDate, 80);
+      const author = truncateContextPart(result.author, 120);
+      const text = truncateContextPart(result.text, 1000);
+      const highlights = Array.isArray(result.highlights)
+        ? result.highlights
+            .map((highlight: unknown) => truncateContextPart(typeof highlight === "string" ? highlight : null, 360))
+            .filter(Boolean)
+        : [];
+
+      lines.push(`${result.rank + 1}. ${title}`);
+      if (url) lines.push(`   URL: ${url}`);
+      if (published || author) lines.push(`   Source detail: ${[published, author].filter(Boolean).join(" - ")}`);
+      if (text) lines.push(`   Text: ${text}`);
+      for (const highlight of highlights.slice(0, 2)) {
+        lines.push(`   Highlight: ${highlight}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return lines.join("\n");
+}
+
 function buildSseHeaders(originHeader: string | undefined) {
  const origin = originHeader && originHeader !== "null" ? originHeader : "*";
  const headers: Record<string, string> = {
@@ -357,6 +428,54 @@ export async function registerRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
    return { search };
  });

+  app.post("/v1/searches/:searchId/chat", async (req) => {
+    requireAdmin(req);
+    const Params = z.object({ searchId: z.string() });
+    const Body = z.object({ title: z.string().optional() });
+    const { searchId } = Params.parse(req.params);
+    const body = Body.parse(req.body ?? {});
+
+    const search = await prisma.search.findUnique({
+      where: { id: searchId },
+      include: { results: { orderBy: { rank: "asc" } } },
+    });
+    if (!search) return app.httpErrors.notFound("search not found");
+
+    const fallbackTitle = search.query?.trim() || search.title?.trim() || "Search results";
+    const title = body.title?.trim() || `Search: ${fallbackTitle.slice(0, 72)}`;
+    const context = buildSearchChatContext(search);
+
+    const chat = await prisma.chat.create({
+      data: {
+        title,
+        messages: {
+          create: {
+            role: "system" as any,
+            content: context,
+            metadata: {
+              kind: "search_context",
+              searchId: search.id,
+              query: search.query,
+              resultCount: search.results.length,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      select: {
+        id: true,
+        title: true,
+        createdAt: true,
+        updatedAt: true,
+        initiatedProvider: true,
+        initiatedModel: true,
+        lastUsedProvider: true,
+        lastUsedModel: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    return { chat };
+  });
+
  app.post("/v1/searches/:searchId/run", async (req) => {
    requireAdmin(req);
    const Params = z.object({ searchId: z.string() });
--- a/tui/README.md
+++ b/tui/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Compatibility aliases:
 - `Tab` / `Shift+Tab`: move focus between sidebar, transcript, and composer
 - `Esc` (in composer): exit input mode and focus sidebar
 - `Up` / `Down` (in sidebar): move highlight
+- `Page Up` / `Page Down` (in transcript): scroll the transcript by one page
 - `Enter` in sidebar: load highlighted conversation/search
 - `Enter` in composer: send message/search
 - `n`: new chat draft
--- a/tui/src/index.ts
+++ b/tui/src/index.ts
@@ -323,6 +323,35 @@ async function main() {

  const focusables = [sidebar, transcript, composer] as const;

+  function getTranscriptViewportHeight() {
+    const lpos = transcript.lpos;
+    if (lpos) {
+      return Math.max(1, lpos.yl - lpos.yi - Number(transcript.iheight ?? 0));
+    }
+
+    return Math.max(1, Number(transcript.height ?? 1) - Number(transcript.iheight ?? 0));
+  }
+
+  function isTranscriptNearBottom() {
+    const viewportHeight = getTranscriptViewportHeight();
+    const maxScroll = Math.max(0, transcript.getScrollHeight() - viewportHeight);
+    if (maxScroll === 0) return true;
+    return maxScroll - transcript.getScroll() <= 1;
+  }
+
+  function queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing() {
+    if (isTranscriptNearBottom()) {
+      forceScrollToBottom = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function scrollTranscriptByPage(direction: 1 | -1) {
+    forceScrollToBottom = false;
+    const pageSize = Math.max(1, getTranscriptViewportHeight() - 1);
+    transcript.scroll(direction * pageSize);
+    screen.render();
+  }
+
  function withSuppressedSidebarSelectEvents(fn: () => void) {
    suppressedSidebarSelectEvents += 1;
    try {
@@ -684,7 +713,7 @@ async function main() {
    return items.some((item) => item.kind === selection.kind && item.id === selection.id);
  }

-  async function loadSelection(selection: SidebarSelection | null) {
+  async function loadSelection(selection: SidebarSelection | null, options?: { scrollToBottom?: boolean | undefined }) {
    if (!selection) {
      selectedChat = null;
      selectedSearch = null;
@@ -714,12 +743,18 @@ async function main() {
      if (selectionKey(selectedItem) === requestedSelectionKey) {
        isLoadingSelection = false;
      }
+      if (options?.scrollToBottom) {
        forceScrollToBottom = true;
+      }
      updateUI();
    }
  }

-  async function refreshCollections(options?: { preferredSelection?: SidebarSelection; loadSelection?: boolean }) {
+  async function refreshCollections(options?: {
+    preferredSelection?: SidebarSelection;
+    loadSelection?: boolean;
+    scrollToBottomOnLoad?: boolean | undefined;
+  }) {
    isLoadingCollections = true;
    updateUI();

@@ -748,7 +783,7 @@ async function main() {
    }

    if (options?.loadSelection) {
-      await loadSelection(selectedItem);
+      await loadSelection(selectedItem, { scrollToBottom: options?.scrollToBottomOnLoad });
    }
  }

@@ -797,7 +832,7 @@ async function main() {
    errorMessage = null;
    forceScrollToBottom = true;
    updateUI();
-    await loadSelection(selectedItem);
+    await loadSelection(selectedItem, { scrollToBottom: true });
  }

  function handleCreateChat() {
@@ -966,7 +1001,7 @@ async function main() {
            };
          }

-          forceScrollToBottom = true;
+          queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing();
          updateUI();
        },
        onDelta: (payload) => {
@@ -982,7 +1017,7 @@ async function main() {

          if (!updated) return;
          pendingChatState = { ...pendingChatState, messages: nextMessages };
-          forceScrollToBottom = true;
+          queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing();
          updateUI();
        },
        onDone: (payload) => {
@@ -998,7 +1033,7 @@ async function main() {

          if (!updated) return;
          pendingChatState = { ...pendingChatState, messages: nextMessages };
-          forceScrollToBottom = true;
+          queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing();
          updateUI();
        },
        onError: (payload) => {
@@ -1011,15 +1046,17 @@ async function main() {
      throw new Error(streamErrorMessage);
    }

+    const shouldFollowTranscript = isTranscriptNearBottom();
+
    await refreshCollections({ preferredSelection: { kind: "chat", id: chatId }, loadSelection: false });

    const currentSelection = selectedItem;
    if (currentSelection?.kind === "chat" && currentSelection.id === chatId) {
-      await loadSelection(currentSelection);
+      await loadSelection(currentSelection, { scrollToBottom: shouldFollowTranscript });
    }

    pendingChatState = null;
-    forceScrollToBottom = true;
+    forceScrollToBottom = shouldFollowTranscript;
    updateUI();
  }

@@ -1103,7 +1140,7 @@ async function main() {
              error: null,
              results: payload.results,
            };
-            forceScrollToBottom = true;
+            queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing();
            updateUI();
          },
          onSearchError: (payload) => {
@@ -1122,7 +1159,7 @@ async function main() {
              answerCitations: payload.answerCitations,
              answerError: null,
            };
-            forceScrollToBottom = true;
+            queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing();
            updateUI();
          },
          onAnswerError: (payload) => {
@@ -1135,7 +1172,7 @@ async function main() {
            if (runId !== searchRunCounter) return;
            selectedSearch = payload.search;
            selectedChat = null;
-            forceScrollToBottom = true;
+            queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing();
            updateUI();
          },
          onError: (payload) => {
@@ -1154,11 +1191,13 @@ async function main() {
      }
    }

+    const shouldFollowTranscript = isTranscriptNearBottom();
+
    await refreshCollections({ preferredSelection: { kind: "search", id: searchId }, loadSelection: false });

    const currentSelection = selectedItem;
    if (currentSelection?.kind === "search" && currentSelection.id === searchId) {
-      await loadSelection(currentSelection);
+      await loadSelection(currentSelection, { scrollToBottom: shouldFollowTranscript });
    }
  }

@@ -1186,7 +1225,7 @@ async function main() {
      }

      if (selectedItem) {
-        await loadSelection(selectedItem);
+        await loadSelection(selectedItem, { scrollToBottom: true });
      }
    } finally {
      isSending = false;
@@ -1214,7 +1253,7 @@ async function main() {
      selectedSearch = null;
    }

-    await refreshCollections({ loadSelection: true });
+    await refreshCollections({ loadSelection: true, scrollToBottomOnLoad: true });
  }

  function cycleProvider() {
@@ -1262,6 +1301,14 @@ async function main() {
    updateUI();
  });

+  transcript.key(["pageup"], () => {
+    scrollTranscriptByPage(-1);
+  });
+
+  transcript.key(["pagedown"], () => {
+    scrollTranscriptByPage(1);
+  });
+
  sidebar.on("select item", (_item, index) => {
    if (suppressedSidebarSelectEvents > 0) return;
    const highlightedItem = getSidebarItems()[index];
@@ -1389,7 +1436,7 @@ async function main() {
  }

  await runAction(async () => {
-    await Promise.all([refreshCollections({ loadSelection: true }), refreshModels()]);
+    await Promise.all([refreshCollections({ loadSelection: true, scrollToBottomOnLoad: true }), refreshModels()]);
  });

  focusComposer();
--- a/web/src/App.tsx
+++ b/web/src/App.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { ChatMessagesPanel } from "@/components/chat/chat-messages-panel";
 import { SearchResultsPanel } from "@/components/search/search-results-panel";
 import {
  createChat,
+  createChatFromSearch,
  createSearch,
  deleteChat,
  deleteSearch,
@@ -119,9 +120,8 @@ function loadStoredModelPreferences() {
  }
 }

-function pickProviderModel(options: string[], preferred: string | null, fallback: string | null = null) {
-  if (fallback && options.includes(fallback)) return fallback;
-  if (preferred && options.includes(preferred)) return preferred;
+function pickProviderModel(options: string[], preferred: string | null) {
+  if (preferred?.trim()) return preferred.trim();
  return options[0] ?? "";
 }

@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ function isToolCallLogMessage(message: Message) {
  return asToolLogMetadata(message.metadata) !== null;
 }

+function isDisplayableMessage(message: Message) {
+  return message.role !== "system";
+}
+
 function buildOptimisticToolMessage(event: ToolCallEvent): Message {
  return {
    id: `temp-tool-${event.toolCallId}`,
@@ -197,34 +201,46 @@ type ModelComboboxProps = {

 function ModelCombobox({ options, value, onChange, disabled = false }: ModelComboboxProps) {
  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
-  const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
+  const [draftValue, setDraftValue] = useState(value);
  const rootRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);

+  const normalizedDraftValue = draftValue.trim();
  const filteredOptions = useMemo(() => {
-    const needle = query.trim().toLowerCase();
+    const needle = normalizedDraftValue.toLowerCase();
    if (!needle) return options;
    return options.filter((option) => option.toLowerCase().includes(needle));
-  }, [options, query]);
+  }, [normalizedDraftValue, options]);
+  const hasExactOption = options.includes(normalizedDraftValue);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open) return;
+    setDraftValue(value);
+  }, [open, value]);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (!open) return;
    inputRef.current?.focus();
  }, [open]);

+  const commitDraftValue = () => {
+    onChange(normalizedDraftValue);
+    setDraftValue(normalizedDraftValue);
+    setOpen(false);
+  };
+
  useEffect(() => {
    if (!open) return;

    const handlePointerDown = (event: PointerEvent) => {
      if (rootRef.current?.contains(event.target as Node)) return;
-      setOpen(false);
-      setQuery("");
+      commitDraftValue();
    };

    const handleKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
      if (event.key !== "Escape") return;
      setOpen(false);
-      setQuery("");
+      setDraftValue(value);
    };

    window.addEventListener("pointerdown", handlePointerDown);
@@ -233,51 +249,82 @@ function ModelCombobox({ options, value, onChange, disabled = false }: ModelComb
      window.removeEventListener("pointerdown", handlePointerDown);
      window.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
    };
-  }, [open]);
+  }, [commitDraftValue, open, value]);

  return (
    <div className="relative" ref={rootRef}>
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        className="flex h-9 min-w-56 items-center justify-between rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-2 text-sm"
-        onClick={() => {
-          if (disabled) return;
-          setOpen((current) => !current);
-        }}
-        disabled={disabled}
-      >
-        <span className="truncate text-left">{value || "Select model"}</span>
-        <ChevronDown className="ml-2 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
-      </button>
-      {open ? (
-        <div className="absolute right-0 z-50 mt-1 w-full rounded-md border border-border bg-background p-1 shadow-md">
+      <div className="flex h-10 min-w-56 items-center rounded-lg border border-violet-300/22 bg-background/72 px-3 text-sm shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_hsl(255_100%_92%_/_0.06)]">
        <input
          ref={inputRef}
-            value={query}
-            onInput={(event) => setQuery(event.currentTarget.value)}
-            className="mb-1 h-8 w-full rounded-sm border border-input bg-background px-2 text-sm outline-none"
-            placeholder="Filter models"
+          value={draftValue}
+          onFocus={() => {
+            if (disabled) return;
+            setDraftValue(value);
+            setOpen(true);
+          }}
+          onInput={(event) => {
+            setDraftValue(event.currentTarget.value);
+            setOpen(true);
+          }}
+          onKeyDown={(event) => {
+            if (event.key !== "Enter") return;
+            event.preventDefault();
+            commitDraftValue();
+          }}
+          className="h-full min-w-0 flex-1 bg-transparent outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground"
+          placeholder="Select or type model"
+          disabled={disabled}
        />
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className="ml-2 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground disabled:opacity-50"
+          onClick={() => {
+            if (disabled) return;
+            if (open) {
+              commitDraftValue();
+              return;
+            }
+            setDraftValue(value);
+            setOpen(true);
+          }}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          aria-label="Toggle model options"
+        >
+          <ChevronDown className="h-4 w-4" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      {open ? (
+        <div className="absolute right-0 z-50 mt-2 w-full rounded-lg border border-violet-300/20 bg-[hsl(238_48%_7%)] p-1 shadow-2xl shadow-black/45">
          <div className="max-h-64 overflow-y-auto">
+            {normalizedDraftValue && !hasExactOption ? (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm hover:bg-violet-400/12"
+                onClick={commitDraftValue}
+              >
+                <Check className={cn("h-4 w-4", normalizedDraftValue === value ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-0")} />
+                <span className="truncate">Use "{normalizedDraftValue}"</span>
+              </button>
+            ) : null}
            {filteredOptions.length ? (
              filteredOptions.map((option) => (
                <button
                  key={option}
                  type="button"
-                  className="flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-sm px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm hover:bg-muted"
+                  className="flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm hover:bg-violet-400/12"
                  onClick={() => {
                    onChange(option);
                    setOpen(false);
-                    setQuery("");
+                    setDraftValue(option);
                  }}
                >
                  <Check className={cn("h-4 w-4", option === value ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-0")} />
                  <span className="truncate">{option}</span>
                </button>
              ))
-            ) : (
+            ) : !normalizedDraftValue ? (
              <p className="px-2 py-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">No models found</p>
-            )}
+            ) : null}
          </div>
        </div>
      ) : null}
@@ -336,6 +383,32 @@ function formatDate(value: string) {
  }).format(new Date(value));
 }

+function getSidebarSectionLabel(value: string) {
+  const date = new Date(value);
+  const now = new Date();
+  const startOfToday = new Date(now.getFullYear(), now.getMonth(), now.getDate()).getTime();
+  const startOfItemDay = new Date(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), date.getDate()).getTime();
+  const dayMs = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+  const dayDelta = Math.floor((startOfToday - startOfItemDay) / dayMs);
+
+  if (dayDelta <= 0) return "TODAY";
+  if (dayDelta < 7) return "LAST 7 DAYS";
+  return "EARLIER";
+}
+
+function buildSidebarSections(items: SidebarItem[]) {
+  return items.reduce<Array<{ label: string; items: SidebarItem[] }>>((sections, item) => {
+    const label = getSidebarSectionLabel(item.updatedAt);
+    const section = sections.find((candidate) => candidate.label === label);
+    if (section) {
+      section.items.push(item);
+    } else {
+      sections.push({ label, items: [item] });
+    }
+    return sections;
+  }, []);
+}
+
 export default function App() {
  const {
    authTokenInput,
@@ -359,6 +432,7 @@ export default function App() {
  const [isLoadingCollections, setIsLoadingCollections] = useState(false);
  const [isLoadingSelection, setIsLoadingSelection] = useState(false);
  const [isSending, setIsSending] = useState(false);
+  const [isStartingSearchChat, setIsStartingSearchChat] = useState(false);
  const [pendingChatState, setPendingChatState] = useState<{ chatId: string | null; messages: Message[] } | null>(null);
  const [composer, setComposer] = useState("");
  const [provider, setProvider] = useState<Provider>("openai");
@@ -380,6 +454,7 @@ export default function App() {
  const wasSendingRef = useRef(false);
  const [contextMenu, setContextMenu] = useState<ContextMenuState | null>(null);
  const [isMobileSidebarOpen, setIsMobileSidebarOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [sidebarQuery, setSidebarQuery] = useState("");
  const initialRouteSelectionRef = useRef<SidebarSelection | null>(readSidebarSelectionFromUrl());
  const hasSyncedSelectionHistoryRef = useRef(false);

@@ -400,6 +475,17 @@ export default function App() {
  }, [composer]);

  const sidebarItems = useMemo(() => buildSidebarItems(chats, searches), [chats, searches]);
+  const filteredSidebarItems = useMemo(() => {
+    const query = sidebarQuery.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!query) return sidebarItems;
+    return sidebarItems.filter((item) => {
+      const providerLabel = getProviderLabel(item.lastUsedProvider || item.initiatedProvider).toLowerCase();
+      return [item.title, item.initiatedModel, item.lastUsedModel, providerLabel]
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .some((value) => String(value).toLowerCase().includes(query));
+    });
+  }, [sidebarItems, sidebarQuery]);
+  const sidebarSections = useMemo(() => buildSidebarSections(filteredSidebarItems), [filteredSidebarItems]);

  const resetWorkspaceState = () => {
    setChats([]);
@@ -545,10 +631,11 @@ export default function App() {
  const providerModelOptions = useMemo(() => getModelOptions(modelCatalog, provider), [modelCatalog, provider]);

  useEffect(() => {
+    if (model.trim()) return;
    setModel((current) => {
-      return pickProviderModel(providerModelOptions, providerModelPreferences[provider], current);
+      return current.trim() || pickProviderModel(providerModelOptions, providerModelPreferences[provider]);
    });
-  }, [provider, providerModelOptions, providerModelPreferences]);
+  }, [model, provider, providerModelOptions, providerModelPreferences]);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
@@ -618,14 +705,14 @@ export default function App() {
    selectedItem?.kind === "chat" &&
    selectedItem.id === pendingChatState.chatId;
  const displayMessages = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!pendingChatState) return messages;
+    if (!pendingChatState) return messages.filter(isDisplayableMessage);
    if (pendingChatState.chatId) {
      if (selectedItem?.kind === "chat" && selectedItem.id === pendingChatState.chatId) {
-        return pendingChatState.messages;
+        return pendingChatState.messages.filter(isDisplayableMessage);
      }
-      return messages;
+      return messages.filter(isDisplayableMessage);
    }
-    return isSearchMode ? messages : pendingChatState.messages;
+    return (isSearchMode ? messages : pendingChatState.messages).filter(isDisplayableMessage);
  }, [isSearchMode, messages, pendingChatState, selectedItem]);

  const selectedChatSummary = useMemo(() => {
@@ -1068,6 +1155,47 @@ export default function App() {
    await refreshCollections({ kind: "search", id: searchId });
  };

+  const handleStartChatFromSearch = async () => {
+    if (!selectedSearch || isStartingSearchChat || isSending) return;
+
+    setError(null);
+    setIsStartingSearchChat(true);
+    try {
+      const chat = await createChatFromSearch(selectedSearch.id);
+      setDraftKind(null);
+      setPendingChatState(null);
+      setComposer("");
+      setChats((current) => {
+        const withoutExisting = current.filter((existing) => existing.id !== chat.id);
+        return [chat, ...withoutExisting];
+      });
+      setSelectedItem({ kind: "chat", id: chat.id });
+      setSelectedChat({
+        id: chat.id,
+        title: chat.title,
+        createdAt: chat.createdAt,
+        updatedAt: chat.updatedAt,
+        initiatedProvider: chat.initiatedProvider,
+        initiatedModel: chat.initiatedModel,
+        lastUsedProvider: chat.lastUsedProvider,
+        lastUsedModel: chat.lastUsedModel,
+        messages: [],
+      });
+      setSelectedSearch(null);
+      await refreshCollections({ kind: "chat", id: chat.id });
+      await refreshChat(chat.id);
+    } catch (err) {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      if (message.includes("bearer token")) {
+        handleAuthFailure(message);
+      } else {
+        setError(message);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      setIsStartingSearchChat(false);
+    }
+  };
+
  const handleSend = async () => {
    const content = composer.trim();
    if (!content || isSending) return;
@@ -1128,12 +1256,12 @@ export default function App() {
  }

  return (
-    <div className="h-full">
-      <div className="flex h-full w-full overflow-hidden bg-background">
+    <div className="app-grid-surface h-full p-0 md:p-2">
+      <div className="flex h-full w-full overflow-hidden bg-transparent md:gap-2">
        {isMobileSidebarOpen ? (
          <button
            type="button"
-            className="fixed inset-0 z-30 bg-black/45 md:hidden"
+            className="fixed inset-0 z-30 bg-black/70 backdrop-blur-sm md:hidden"
            onClick={() => setIsMobileSidebarOpen(false)}
            aria-label="Close sidebar"
          />
@@ -1141,22 +1269,41 @@ export default function App() {

        <aside
          className={cn(
-            "fixed inset-y-0 left-0 z-40 flex w-[85vw] max-w-80 shrink-0 flex-col border-r bg-[hsl(272_34%_14%)] transition-transform md:static md:z-auto md:w-80 md:max-w-none",
+            "glass-panel fixed inset-y-0 left-0 z-40 flex w-[86vw] max-w-80 shrink-0 flex-col border-r border-violet-300/18 transition-transform md:static md:z-auto md:w-80 md:max-w-none md:rounded-2xl md:border",
            isMobileSidebarOpen ? "translate-x-0" : "-translate-x-full md:translate-x-0"
          )}
        >
-          <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 p-3">
-            <Button className="justify-start gap-2" onClick={handleCreateChat}>
+          <div className="px-4 pb-4 pt-5">
+            <div className="sybil-wordmark bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,#ff8df8,#9a6dff_54%,#67dfff)] bg-clip-text text-3xl text-transparent">
+              SYBIL
+            </div>
+            <p className="mt-2 flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
+              <span className="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-400" />
+              Sybil Web{authMode ? ` (${authMode === "open" ? "open mode" : "token mode"})` : ""}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="space-y-3 px-3 pb-3">
+            <Button className="h-11 w-full justify-start gap-3 text-[15px]" onClick={handleCreateChat}>
              <Plus className="h-4 w-4" />
              New chat
            </Button>
-            <Button className="justify-start gap-2" variant="secondary" onClick={handleCreateSearch}>
+            <Button className="h-10 w-full justify-start gap-3" variant="secondary" onClick={handleCreateSearch}>
              <Search className="h-4 w-4" />
              New search
            </Button>
+            <div className="relative">
+              <Search className="pointer-events-none absolute left-3 top-1/2 h-4 w-4 -translate-y-1/2 text-violet-200/58" />
+              <input
+                value={sidebarQuery}
+                onInput={(event) => setSidebarQuery(event.currentTarget.value)}
+                placeholder="Search chats"
+                className="h-10 w-full rounded-lg border border-violet-300/18 bg-background/66 pl-9 pr-3 text-sm text-violet-50 outline-none shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_hsl(255_100%_92%_/_0.05)] placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus:border-violet-300/45 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-ring/70"
+              />
            </div>
-          <Separator />
-          <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-2">
+          </div>
+          <Separator className="bg-violet-300/10" />
+          <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-2 py-3">
            {isLoadingCollections && sidebarItems.length === 0 ? <p className="px-2 py-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Loading conversations...</p> : null}
            {!isLoadingCollections && sidebarItems.length === 0 ? (
              <div className="flex h-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2 p-5 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
@@ -1164,7 +1311,13 @@ export default function App() {
                Start a chat or run your first search.
              </div>
            ) : null}
-            {sidebarItems.map((item) => {
+            {!isLoadingCollections && sidebarItems.length > 0 && filteredSidebarItems.length === 0 ? (
+              <p className="px-2 py-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">No chats found.</p>
+            ) : null}
+            {sidebarSections.map((section) => (
+              <div key={section.label} className="mb-4">
+                <p className="px-3 pb-2 text-[11px] font-semibold text-violet-200/48">{section.label}</p>
+                {section.items.map((item) => {
                  const active = selectedItem?.kind === item.kind && selectedItem.id === item.id;
                  const initiatedLabel = item.kind === "chat" && item.initiatedModel
                    ? `${getProviderLabel(item.initiatedProvider)}${item.initiatedProvider ? " · " : ""}${item.initiatedModel}`
@@ -1173,8 +1326,10 @@ export default function App() {
                    <button
                      key={`${item.kind}-${item.id}`}
                      className={cn(
-                    "mb-1 w-full rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-left transition",
-                    active ? "bg-violet-500/30 text-violet-100" : "text-violet-200/85 hover:bg-violet-500/15"
+                        "mb-1 w-full rounded-lg border px-3 py-2.5 text-left transition",
+                        active
+                          ? "border-violet-300/45 bg-[linear-gradient(135deg,hsl(258_86%_52%_/_0.58),hsl(277_78%_28%_/_0.55))] text-violet-50"
+                          : "border-transparent text-violet-100/78 hover:border-violet-300/18 hover:bg-violet-400/10"
                      )}
                      onClick={() => {
                        setContextMenu(null);
@@ -1186,23 +1341,30 @@ export default function App() {
                      type="button"
                    >
                      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <span
+                          className={cn(
+                            "flex h-5 w-5 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md border",
+                            active ? "border-cyan-200/35 bg-cyan-300/12 text-cyan-100" : "border-violet-300/18 text-violet-200/70"
+                          )}
+                        >
                          {item.kind === "chat" ? <MessageSquare className="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> : <Search className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />}
-                    <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium">{item.title}</p>
+                        </span>
+                        <p className="truncate text-sm font-semibold">{item.title}</p>
+                        <p className={cn("ml-auto shrink-0 text-xs", active ? "text-violet-100/86" : "text-violet-200/50")}>{formatDate(item.updatedAt)}</p>
                      </div>
-                  <div className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-2 text-xs">
-                    <p className={cn("shrink-0", active ? "text-violet-100/90" : "text-violet-300/60")}>{formatDate(item.updatedAt)}</p>
                      {initiatedLabel ? (
-                      <p className={cn("ml-auto truncate text-right", active ? "text-violet-200/65" : "text-violet-300/45")}>{initiatedLabel}</p>
+                        <p className={cn("mt-1 truncate text-right text-xs", active ? "text-violet-100/62" : "text-violet-200/42")}>{initiatedLabel}</p>
                      ) : null}
-                  </div>
                    </button>
                  );
                })}
              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
        </aside>

-        <main className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col">
-          <header className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b px-4 py-3">
+        <main className="glass-panel relative flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden border-violet-300/18 md:rounded-2xl md:border">
+          <header className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-violet-300/12 bg-[linear-gradient(180deg,hsl(243_48%_10%_/_0.86),hsl(236_48%_6%_/_0.66))] px-4 py-3 md:px-7">
            <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
              <Button
                type="button"
@@ -1216,24 +1378,20 @@ export default function App() {
              </Button>

              <div>
-              <h1 className="text-sm font-semibold md:text-base">{selectedTitle}</h1>
-              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                Sybil Web{authMode ? ` (${authMode === "open" ? "open mode" : "token mode"})` : ""}
-                {isSearchMode ? " • Exa Search" : ""}
-              </p>
+                <h1 className="text-sm font-semibold text-violet-50 md:text-base">{selectedTitle}</h1>
              </div>
            </div>
            <div className="flex w-full max-w-xl items-center gap-2 md:w-auto">
              {!isSearchMode ? (
                <>
                  <select
-                    className="h-9 rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-2 text-sm"
+                    className="h-10 min-w-32 rounded-lg border border-violet-300/22 bg-background/72 px-3 text-sm text-violet-50 outline-none shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_hsl(255_100%_92%_/_0.06)] focus:border-violet-300/45 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-ring/70"
                    value={provider}
                    onChange={(event) => {
                      const nextProvider = event.currentTarget.value as Provider;
                      setProvider(nextProvider);
                      const options = getModelOptions(modelCatalog, nextProvider);
-                      setModel((current) => pickProviderModel(options, providerModelPreferences[nextProvider], current));
+                      setModel(pickProviderModel(options, providerModelPreferences[nextProvider]));
                    }}
                    disabled={isSending}
                  >
@@ -1244,18 +1402,19 @@ export default function App() {
                  <ModelCombobox
                    options={providerModelOptions}
                    value={model}
-                    disabled={isSending || providerModelOptions.length === 0}
+                    disabled={isSending}
                    onChange={(nextModel) => {
-                      setModel(nextModel);
+                      const normalizedModel = nextModel.trim();
+                      setModel(normalizedModel);
                      setProviderModelPreferences((current) => ({
                        ...current,
-                        [provider]: nextModel,
+                        [provider]: normalizedModel || null,
                      }));
                    }}
                  />
                </>
              ) : (
-                <div className="flex h-9 items-center rounded-md border border-input px-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                <div className="flex h-10 items-center rounded-lg border border-cyan-300/22 bg-cyan-300/8 px-3 text-sm text-cyan-100">
                  <Globe2 className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
                  Search mode
                </div>
@@ -1265,7 +1424,7 @@ export default function App() {

          <div
            ref={transcriptContainerRef}
-            className={cn("flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-3 pt-6 md:px-10", isSearchMode ? "pb-6" : "pb-28 md:pb-40")}
+            className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-4 pt-8 md:px-10 lg:px-14 pb-36 md:pb-44"
            onScroll={() => {
              const container = transcriptContainerRef.current;
              if (!container) return;
@@ -1276,13 +1435,19 @@ export default function App() {
            {!isSearchMode ? (
              <ChatMessagesPanel messages={displayMessages} isLoading={isLoadingSelection} isSending={isSendingActiveChat} />
            ) : (
-              <SearchResultsPanel search={selectedSearch} isLoading={isLoadingSelection} isRunning={isSearchRunning} />
+              <SearchResultsPanel
+                search={selectedSearch}
+                isLoading={isLoadingSelection}
+                isRunning={isSearchRunning}
+                isStartingChat={isStartingSearchChat}
+                onStartChat={selectedSearch ? handleStartChatFromSearch : undefined}
+              />
            )}
            <div ref={transcriptEndRef} />
          </div>

-          <footer className="border-t p-3 md:p-4">
-            <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl rounded-xl border bg-background p-2 shadow-sm">
+          <footer className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-10 bg-[linear-gradient(to_top,hsl(235_50%_4%)_0%,hsl(235_50%_4%_/_0.92)_58%,transparent)] p-3 pt-14 md:p-6 md:pt-20">
+            <div className="pointer-events-auto mx-auto max-w-4xl rounded-2xl border border-violet-300/30 bg-[linear-gradient(135deg,hsl(235_48%_7%_/_0.96),hsl(258_48%_11%_/_0.94))] p-2 shadow-lg shadow-black/20">
              <Textarea
                id="composer-input"
                rows={1}
@@ -1299,13 +1464,13 @@ export default function App() {
                    void handleSend();
                  }
                }}
-                placeholder={isSearchMode ? "Search the web" : "Message Sybil"}
-                className="max-h-40 min-h-0 resize-none overflow-y-auto border-0 shadow-none focus-visible:ring-0"
+                placeholder={isSearchMode ? "Search the web" : "Message Sybil..."}
+                className="max-h-40 min-h-0 resize-none overflow-y-auto border-0 bg-transparent px-3 py-3 text-base text-violet-50 shadow-none placeholder:text-violet-200/45 focus-visible:ring-0"
                disabled={isSending}
              />
-              <div className={cn("flex items-center px-2 pb-1", error ? "justify-between" : "justify-end")}>
-                {error ? <p className="text-xs text-red-600">{error}</p> : null}
-                <Button onClick={() => void handleSend()} size="icon" disabled={isSending || !composer.trim()}>
+              <div className={cn("flex items-center gap-3 px-2 pb-1", error ? "justify-between" : "justify-end")}>
+                {error ? <p className="min-w-0 truncate text-xs text-rose-300">{error}</p> : null}
+                <Button className="h-10 w-10 rounded-lg" onClick={() => void handleSend()} size="icon" disabled={isSending || !composer.trim()}>
                  {isSearchMode ? <Search className="h-4 w-4" /> : <SendHorizontal className="h-4 w-4" />}
                </Button>
              </div>
@@ -1316,13 +1481,13 @@ export default function App() {
      {contextMenu ? (
        <div
          ref={contextMenuRef}
-          className="fixed z-50 min-w-40 rounded-md border border-border bg-background p-1 shadow-md"
+          className="fixed z-50 min-w-40 rounded-lg border border-violet-300/20 bg-[hsl(238_48%_7%)] p-1 shadow-2xl shadow-black/45"
          style={{ left: contextMenu.x, top: contextMenu.y }}
          onContextMenu={(event) => event.preventDefault()}
        >
          <button
            type="button"
-            className="flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-sm px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm text-red-600 transition hover:bg-muted disabled:text-muted-foreground"
+            className="flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm text-rose-300 transition hover:bg-rose-500/12 disabled:text-muted-foreground"
            onClick={() => void handleDeleteFromContextMenu()}
            disabled={isSending}
          >
--- a/web/src/components/auth/auth-screen.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/auth/auth-screen.tsx
@@ -12,14 +12,20 @@ type Props = {

 export function AuthScreen({ authTokenInput, setAuthTokenInput, isSigningIn, authError, onSignIn }: Props) {
  return (
-    <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_top,#45215f_0%,#2a183d_45%,#191227_100%)] p-4">
-      <div className="w-full max-w-md rounded-2xl border bg-[hsl(276_32%_14%)] p-6 shadow-xl shadow-violet-950/45">
+    <div className="app-grid-surface flex h-full items-center justify-center p-4">
+      <div className="glass-panel w-full max-w-md rounded-2xl border border-violet-300/18 p-6">
+        <div className="mb-6">
+          <div className="sybil-wordmark bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,#ff8df8,#9a6dff_54%,#67dfff)] bg-clip-text text-3xl text-transparent">
+            SYBIL
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
        <div className="mb-5 flex items-start gap-3">
-          <div className="rounded-lg bg-violet-200 p-2 text-violet-900">
+          <div className="rounded-lg border border-cyan-300/25 bg-cyan-400/12 p-2 text-cyan-200">
            <ShieldCheck className="h-4 w-4" />
          </div>
          <div>
-            <h1 className="text-lg font-semibold">Sign in to Sybil</h1>
+            <h1 className="text-lg font-semibold text-violet-50">Sign in to Sybil</h1>
            <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Use your backend admin token.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
@@ -38,6 +44,7 @@ export function AuthScreen({ authTokenInput, setAuthTokenInput, isSigningIn, aut
            value={authTokenInput}
            onInput={(event) => setAuthTokenInput(event.currentTarget.value)}
            disabled={isSigningIn}
+            className="bg-[hsl(235_48%_6%_/_0.84)] text-violet-50"
          />
          <Button className="w-full" type="submit" disabled={isSigningIn}>
            {isSigningIn ? "Signing in..." : "Sign in"}
--- a/web/src/components/chat/chat-messages-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/chat/chat-messages-panel.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export function ChatMessagesPanel({ messages, isLoading, isSending }: Props) {
  return (
    <>
      {isLoading && messages.length === 0 ? <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Loading messages...</p> : null}
-      <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl space-y-6">
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-4xl space-y-6">
        {messages.map((message) => {
          const toolLogMetadata = asToolLogMetadata(message.metadata);
          if (message.role === "tool" && toolLogMetadata) {
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ export function ChatMessagesPanel({ messages, isLoading, isSending }: Props) {
              <div key={message.id} className="flex justify-start">
                <div
                  className={cn(
-                    "inline-flex max-w-[85%] items-center gap-2 rounded-md border px-3 py-2 text-xs leading-5",
+                    "inline-flex max-w-[85%] items-center gap-3 rounded-lg border px-3.5 py-2 text-sm leading-5 shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_hsl(180_100%_88%_/_0.06)]",
                    isFailed
-                      ? "border-rose-500/40 bg-rose-950/20 text-rose-200"
-                      : "border-cyan-500/35 bg-cyan-950/20 text-cyan-100"
+                      ? "border-rose-500/40 bg-rose-950/18 text-rose-200"
+                      : "border-cyan-400/34 bg-cyan-950/18 text-cyan-100"
                  )}
                >
-                  <Icon className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0" />
+                  <Icon className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0 text-cyan-300" />
                  <span>{getToolSummary(message, toolLogMetadata)}</span>
                </div>
              </div>
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ export function ChatMessagesPanel({ messages, isLoading, isSending }: Props) {
              <div
                className={cn(
                  "max-w-[85%]",
-                  isUser ? "rounded-2xl bg-violet-900/80 px-4 py-3 text-sm leading-6 text-fuchsia-50" : "text-base leading-7 text-fuchsia-100"
+                  isUser
+                    ? "rounded-xl border border-violet-300/24 bg-[linear-gradient(135deg,hsl(258_86%_48%_/_0.86),hsl(278_72%_29%_/_0.86))] px-4 py-3 text-sm leading-6 text-fuchsia-50 shadow-sm"
+                    : "text-base leading-7 text-violet-50"
                )}
              >
                {isPendingAssistant ? (
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ export function ChatMessagesPanel({ messages, isLoading, isSending }: Props) {
                ) : (
                  <MarkdownContent
                    markdown={message.content}
-                    className={cn("[&_a]:text-inherit [&_a]:underline", isUser ? "leading-[1.78] text-fuchsia-50" : "leading-[1.82] text-fuchsia-100")}
+                    className={cn("[&_a]:text-inherit [&_a]:underline", isUser ? "leading-[1.78] text-fuchsia-50" : "leading-[1.82] text-violet-50")}
                  />
                )}
              </div>
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ export function ChatMessagesPanel({ messages, isLoading, isSending }: Props) {
        })}
        {isSending && !hasPendingAssistant ? (
          <div className="flex justify-start">
-            <div className="max-w-[85%] text-base leading-7 text-fuchsia-100">
+            <div className="max-w-[85%] text-base leading-7 text-violet-50">
              <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1" aria-label="Assistant is typing" role="status">
                <span className="inline-block h-1.5 w-1.5 animate-bounce rounded-full bg-muted-foreground [animation-delay:0ms]" />
                <span className="inline-block h-1.5 w-1.5 animate-bounce rounded-full bg-muted-foreground [animation-delay:140ms]" />
--- a/web/src/components/search/search-results-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/search/search-results-panel.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "preact/hooks";
 import type { SearchDetail } from "@/lib/api";
 import { MarkdownContent } from "@/components/markdown/markdown-content";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { MessageSquare } from "lucide-preact";

 function formatHost(url: string) {
  try {
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ type Props = {
  className?: string;
  enableKeyboardNavigation?: boolean;
  openLinksInNewTab?: boolean;
+  isStartingChat?: boolean;
+  onStartChat?: () => void;
 };

 export function SearchResultsPanel({
@@ -38,6 +41,8 @@ export function SearchResultsPanel({
  className,
  enableKeyboardNavigation = false,
  openLinksInNewTab = true,
+  isStartingChat = false,
+  onStartChat,
 }: Props) {
  const ANSWER_COLLAPSED_HEIGHT_CLASS = "h-[3rem]";
  const [isAnswerExpanded, setIsAnswerExpanded] = useState(false);
@@ -133,23 +138,37 @@ export function SearchResultsPanel({
  const isAnswerLoading = isRunning && !hasAnswerText;
  const hasCitations = citationEntries.length > 0;
  const isExpandable = hasAnswerText && (canExpandAnswer || hasCitations);
+  const canStartChat = !!search && !isLoading && !isRunning && !isStartingChat && (!!search.answerText || search.results.length > 0);

  return (
    <div className={className ?? "mx-auto w-full max-w-4xl"}>
      {search?.query ? (
-        <div className="mb-5">
+        <div className="mb-5 flex flex-col gap-3 md:flex-row md:items-start md:justify-between">
+          <div className="min-w-0">
            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Results for</p>
-          <h2 className="mt-1 break-words text-xl font-semibold">{search.query}</h2>
+            <h2 className="mt-1 break-words text-xl font-semibold text-violet-50">{search.query}</h2>
            <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
              {search.results.length} result{search.results.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}
              {search.latencyMs ? ` • ${search.latencyMs} ms` : ""}
            </p>
          </div>
+          {onStartChat ? (
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              className="inline-flex h-10 shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-violet-300/24 bg-violet-300/10 px-3 text-sm font-medium text-violet-50 transition hover:bg-violet-300/16 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
+              onClick={onStartChat}
+              disabled={!canStartChat}
+            >
+              <MessageSquare className="h-4 w-4" />
+              {isStartingChat ? "Starting chat..." : "Chat with results"}
+            </button>
+          ) : null}
+        </div>
      ) : null}

      {(isRunning || !!search?.answerText || !!search?.answerError) && (
-        <section className="mb-6 rounded-xl border border-violet-400/35 bg-[hsl(276_31%_15%)] p-4">
-          <p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-violet-300/90">Answer</p>
+        <section className="mb-6 rounded-xl border border-violet-300/24 bg-[linear-gradient(135deg,hsl(240_46%_8%_/_0.94),hsl(260_40%_12%_/_0.88))] p-4 shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_hsl(255_100%_92%_/_0.06)]">
+          <p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase text-violet-300/90">Answer</p>
          {(isAnswerLoading || hasAnswerText) ? (
            <div className="mt-2">
              <div className="relative">
@@ -172,7 +191,7 @@ export function SearchResultsPanel({
                  )}
                </div>
                {!isAnswerExpanded && (isExpandable || isAnswerLoading) ? (
-                  <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 h-7 bg-gradient-to-t from-[hsl(276_31%_15%)] to-transparent" />
+                  <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 h-7 bg-gradient-to-t from-[hsl(252_42%_10%)] to-transparent" />
                ) : null}
              </div>
              <div className="mt-2 h-5">
@@ -199,7 +218,7 @@ export function SearchResultsPanel({
                    href={citation.href}
                    target={openLinksInNewTab ? "_blank" : undefined}
                    rel={openLinksInNewTab ? "noreferrer" : undefined}
-                    className="max-w-full truncate rounded-md border border-violet-400/40 px-2 py-1 text-xs text-violet-200 hover:bg-violet-500/20"
+                    className="max-w-full truncate rounded-md border border-violet-300/28 bg-violet-300/8 px-2 py-1 text-xs text-violet-200 hover:bg-violet-500/20"
                  >
                    <span className="mr-1 rounded bg-violet-900/70 px-1 py-0.5 text-[10px] text-violet-100">{citation.index}</span>
                    {citation.label}
@@ -225,23 +244,23 @@ export function SearchResultsPanel({
            <article
              key={result.id}
              className={cn(
-                "rounded-lg border border-border bg-[hsl(276_30%_13%)] px-4 py-4 shadow-sm transition-colors",
-                index === activeResultIndex && "border-violet-300 ring-1 ring-violet-300/80"
+                "rounded-lg border border-violet-300/16 bg-[linear-gradient(135deg,hsl(238_44%_7%_/_0.92),hsl(250_34%_10%_/_0.86))] px-4 py-4 shadow-sm transition-colors",
+                index === activeResultIndex && "border-violet-300/55 ring-1 ring-violet-300/70"
              )}
            >
-              <p className="truncate text-xs text-violet-300/85">{formatHost(result.url)}</p>
+              <p className="truncate text-xs text-cyan-200/85">{formatHost(result.url)}</p>
              <a
                href={result.url}
                target={openLinksInNewTab ? "_blank" : undefined}
                rel={openLinksInNewTab ? "noreferrer" : undefined}
-                className="mt-1 block break-words text-lg font-medium text-violet-300 hover:underline"
+                className="mt-1 block break-words text-lg font-medium text-violet-200 hover:underline"
              >
                {result.title || result.url}
              </a>
              {(result.publishedDate || result.author) && (
                <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{[result.publishedDate, result.author].filter(Boolean).join(" • ")}</p>
              )}
-              {result.url ? <p className="mt-2 break-all text-sm leading-6 text-violet-100/90">{result.url}</p> : null}
+              {result.url ? <p className="mt-2 break-all text-sm leading-6 text-violet-100/82">{result.url}</p> : null}
            </article>
          );
        })}
--- a/web/src/components/ui/button.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/ui/button.tsx
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ import type { JSX } from "preact";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";

 const buttonVariants = cva(
-  "inline-flex items-center justify-center whitespace-nowrap rounded-md text-sm font-medium transition-colors disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring",
+  "inline-flex items-center justify-center whitespace-nowrap rounded-md text-sm font-medium transition-all disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
-        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground shadow hover:bg-primary/90",
-        secondary: "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground hover:bg-secondary/80",
-        outline: "border border-input bg-background hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground",
-        ghost: "hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground",
+        default:
+          "border border-violet-300/35 bg-[linear-gradient(135deg,hsl(252_92%_64%_/_0.95),hsl(274_84%_35%_/_0.95))] text-primary-foreground shadow-sm hover:border-violet-200/55 hover:brightness-110",
+        secondary:
+          "border border-violet-300/18 bg-secondary/78 text-secondary-foreground shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_hsl(255_100%_92%_/_0.06)] hover:border-violet-300/32 hover:bg-secondary",
+        outline: "border border-input bg-background/76 hover:border-violet-300/45 hover:bg-accent/65 hover:text-accent-foreground",
+        ghost: "text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent/65 hover:text-accent-foreground",
      },
      size: {
        default: "h-10 px-4 py-2",
--- a/web/src/components/ui/input.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/ui/input.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export function Input({ className, ...props }: JSX.InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInput
  return (
    <input
      className={cn(
-        "flex h-9 w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-1 text-sm shadow-sm transition-colors placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring",
+        "flex h-9 w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background/78 px-3 py-1 text-sm shadow-sm transition-colors placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
--- a/web/src/components/ui/textarea.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/ui/textarea.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export function Textarea({ className, ...props }: JSX.TextareaHTMLAttributes<HTM
  return (
    <textarea
      className={cn(
-        "flex min-h-[80px] w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm transition-colors placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring",
+        "flex min-h-[80px] w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background/78 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm transition-colors placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
--- a/web/src/index.css
+++ b/web/src/index.css
@@ -1,26 +1,31 @@
+@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700;800&family=Orbitron:wght@700;800;900&display=swap");
+
@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

 :root {
-  --background: 282 33% 8%;
-  --foreground: 300 35% 95%;
-  --muted: 287 24% 16%;
-  --muted-foreground: 297 16% 72%;
-  --border: 287 24% 24%;
-  --input: 287 24% 24%;
-  --ring: 264 76% 70%;
-  --primary: 266 72% 67%;
-  --primary-foreground: 296 45% 12%;
-  --secondary: 277 24% 19%;
-  --secondary-foreground: 302 42% 94%;
-  --accent: 279 24% 22%;
-  --accent-foreground: 305 45% 94%;
-  --radius: 0.65rem;
+  color-scheme: dark;
+  --background: 235 45% 4%;
+  --foreground: 258 36% 96%;
+  --muted: 246 30% 13%;
+  --muted-foreground: 247 18% 68%;
+  --border: 251 35% 20%;
+  --input: 252 42% 24%;
+  --ring: 258 92% 70%;
+  --primary: 264 93% 66%;
+  --primary-foreground: 265 55% 98%;
+  --secondary: 244 32% 14%;
+  --secondary-foreground: 254 38% 94%;
+  --accent: 188 86% 50%;
+  --accent-foreground: 230 45% 8%;
+  --radius: 0.5rem;
 }

 * {
  @apply border-border;
+  scrollbar-color: hsl(263 92% 68% / 0.42) transparent;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
 }

 html,
@@ -31,8 +36,47 @@ body,

 body {
  @apply bg-background text-foreground antialiased;
-  background-image: radial-gradient(circle at top, hsl(274 42% 18%) 0%, hsl(271 34% 12%) 42%, hsl(266 32% 7%) 100%);
-  font-family: "Soehne", "Avenir Next", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+  background-color: hsl(var(--background));
+  background-image:
+    linear-gradient(90deg, hsl(187 92% 49% / 0.08), transparent 24%, hsl(264 92% 59% / 0.12) 74%, transparent),
+    linear-gradient(180deg, hsl(250 60% 16% / 0.68), hsl(235 45% 4%) 48%, hsl(235 54% 3%));
+  font-family: "Inter", "Avenir Next", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+}
+
+button,
+input,
+select,
+textarea {
+  font: inherit;
+  color-scheme: dark;
+}
+
+::selection {
+  background: hsl(264 92% 68% / 0.45);
+  color: hsl(258 36% 98%);
+}
+
+.sybil-wordmark {
+  font-family: "Orbitron", "Inter", sans-serif;
+  font-weight: 900;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+
+.app-grid-surface {
+  background-image:
+    linear-gradient(hsl(244 48% 20% / 0.18) 1px, transparent 1px),
+    linear-gradient(90deg, hsl(244 48% 20% / 0.14) 1px, transparent 1px);
+  background-size: 48px 48px;
+}
+
+.glass-panel {
+  background:
+    linear-gradient(180deg, hsl(243 42% 12% / 0.88), hsl(236 48% 5% / 0.92)),
+    hsl(236 48% 6%);
+  box-shadow:
+    inset 0 1px 0 hsl(252 90% 86% / 0.08),
+    0 14px 36px hsl(240 80% 2% / 0.28);
 }

 .md-content {
--- a/web/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -239,6 +239,14 @@ export async function getSearch(searchId: string) {
  return data.search;
 }

+export async function createChatFromSearch(searchId: string, body?: { title?: string }) {
+  const data = await api<{ chat: ChatSummary }>(`/v1/searches/${searchId}/chat`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    body: JSON.stringify(body ?? {}),
+  });
+  return data.chat;
+}
+
 export async function deleteSearch(searchId: string) {
  await api<{ deleted: true }>(`/v1/searches/${searchId}`, { method: "DELETE" });
 }
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
James Magahern	dc9336acf9	add chat flow for search results	2026-05-02 16:48:01 -07:00
James Magahern	fa429dcbb3	Tiltfile: read .env	2026-05-02 16:39:31 -07:00
James Magahern	05989e9fae	ios: line spacing	2026-05-02 16:32:32 -07:00
James Magahern	70b831557f	web: move indicator to left column	2026-05-02 16:23:08 -07:00
James Magahern	cb368a4005	ios: update style	2026-05-02 16:23:00 -07:00
James Magahern	adb9e15b6c	new look	2026-05-02 15:44:31 -07:00
James Magahern	dacab2f6ee	ios: prepare for testflight	2026-05-02 15:21:08 -07:00
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James Magahern	72b3a0902a	Fix de-dup of user messages	2026-03-10 17:40:22 -07:00