diff --git a/apps/web/src/app.css b/apps/web/src/app.css
index 7180f16d5..60475f38d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/app.css
@@ -3822,67 +3822,87 @@ tr.insights-row-clickable:hover {
   color: var(--destructive);
 }
 
-/* Shared composer: transcript-matched text field on the left, a grouped
-   action rail (Send only — no turn cancellation exists yet) on the right. */
-.chat-composer {
+/* Shared composer: one lean full-width row (+, text, voice, send). */
+.chat-composer-box {
   display: flex;
   align-items: flex-end;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-  width: 100%;
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-lg, 0.75rem);
-  background: var(--card, var(--background));
-}
-.chat-composer:focus-within {
-  border-color: var(--ring, var(--primary));
+  gap: 4px;
+  padding: 6px;
+  background: var(--surface);
+  border-radius: 22px;
+  box-shadow: var(--floating);
+  transition: box-shadow 150ms ease-out;
+}
+.chat-composer-box:focus-within {
+  box-shadow:
+    0 0 0 1px var(--line-strong),
+    0 6px 20px -6px rgb(0 0 0 / 18%);
 }
 .chat-composer-input {
   flex: 1;
   min-width: 0;
+  min-height: 32px;
+  max-height: 180px;
+  display: block;
   resize: none;
   border: 0;
   background: transparent;
-  padding: 0.35rem 0;
+  padding: 5px 4px;
   font: inherit;
-  font-size: max(var(--text-base), 16px);
-  font-weight: var(--font-weight-medium);
+  font-size: 15px;
   line-height: 1.5;
-  color: var(--foreground);
+  color: var(--ink);
 }
 .chat-composer-input:focus {
   outline: none;
 }
 .chat-composer-input::placeholder {
-  color: var(--muted-foreground);
+  color: var(--ink-3);
 }
 .chat-composer-input:disabled {
   cursor: not-allowed;
   opacity: 0.6;
 }
-.chat-composer-rail {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.25rem;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  padding-bottom: 0.35rem;
-}
+.chat-composer-btn,
 .chat-composer-send {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  width: 2rem;
-  height: 2rem;
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  flex: 0 0 32px;
+  width: 32px;
+  height: 32px;
+  padding: 0;
   border: 0;
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  background: var(--primary);
-  color: var(--primary-foreground);
+  border-radius: 50%;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
-.chat-composer-send:disabled {
+.chat-composer-btn {
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--ink-2);
+}
+.chat-composer-voice {
+  background: var(--hover);
+  color: var(--ink);
+}
+.chat-composer-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  background: var(--press);
+}
+.chat-composer-btn:disabled {
   cursor: not-allowed;
-  background: var(--muted);
-  color: var(--muted-foreground);
+  opacity: 0.4;
+}
+.chat-composer-send {
+  background: var(--ink);
+  color: var(--action);
+  transition:
+    transform 160ms var(--ease-out),
+    opacity 150ms ease;
+}
+.chat-composer-send:disabled {
+  cursor: default;
+  opacity: 0.2;
+}
+.chat-composer-send:not(:disabled):active {
+  transform: scale(0.92);
 }
 .chat-composer-send-spinner {
   animation: chat-composer-spin 0.8s linear infinite;
diff --git a/apps/web/src/chat/composer.tsx b/apps/web/src/chat/composer.tsx
index b15030484..13b2b2968 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/chat/composer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/chat/composer.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // No Stop action: neither `threads-api.ts` nor the hub API expose a way to
 // cancel a running turn yet.
 import { useCommandPaletteNavigation } from "@corbits/react-ui";
-import { ArrowUp, CircleNotch } from "@/lib/icons";
-import { useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { ArrowUp, CircleNotch, Microphone, Plus } from "@/lib/icons";
+import { useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 import { activeMention, applyMention, matchMentionQuery, type ActiveMention } from "./mentions";
 
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export function Composer({
   disabled,
   mentionables = [],
   onSend,
+  onAdd,
+  onVoice,
 }: {
   readonly placeholder: string;
   readonly busy: boolean;
@@ -26,6 +28,10 @@ export function Composer({
   /** Agents an `@` token can address; empty disables the popover. */
   readonly mentionables?: readonly ComposerMention[];
   readonly onSend: (text: string) => void;
+  /** Opens the attach / add actions; the `+` is hidden without it. */
+  readonly onAdd?: () => void;
+  /** Starts voice mode; the mic is hidden without it. */
+  readonly onVoice?: () => void;
 }) {
   const [text, setText] = useState("");
   const [mention, setMention] = useState<ActiveMention | null>(null);
@@ -34,6 +40,14 @@ export function Composer({
   const matches = mention === null ? [] : matchMentionQuery(mention.query, mentionables);
   const open = mention !== null && matches.length > 0;
 
+  // Grow with the text up to the CSS max-height.
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    const input = inputRef.current;
+    if (input === null) return;
+    input.style.height = "auto";
+    input.style.height = `${input.scrollHeight}px`;
+  }, [text]);
+
   const send = () => {
     const trimmed = text.trim();
     if (trimmed === "" || busy || disabled) return;
@@ -95,48 +109,72 @@ export function Composer({
           ))}
         </ul>
       ) : null}
-      <textarea
-        className="chat-composer-input"
-        ref={inputRef}
-        value={text}
-        rows={3}
-        placeholder={placeholder}
-        aria-label={placeholder}
-        disabled={disabled}
-        onChange={(event) => {
-          setText(event.target.value);
-          syncMention(event.target);
-        }}
-        onClick={(event) => syncMention(event.currentTarget)}
-        onBlur={() => setMention(null)}
-        onKeyDown={(event) => {
-          if (open && ["ArrowUp", "ArrowDown", "Enter", "Escape"].includes(event.key)) {
-            event.preventDefault();
-            navigation.onKeyDown(event);
-            return;
-          }
-          if (event.key === "ArrowLeft" || event.key === "ArrowRight") {
-            // The caret moves after this handler, so read it next tick.
-            requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-              if (inputRef.current !== null) syncMention(inputRef.current);
-            });
-            return;
-          }
-          if (event.key !== "Enter") return;
-          // Auto-repeat fires the same keydown many times while a key is
-          // held; without this guard that means many sends (plain Enter)
-          // or many newlines (Shift+Enter) from one keystroke.
-          if (event.repeat) {
-            event.preventDefault();
-            return;
-          }
-          if (!event.shiftKey) {
-            event.preventDefault();
-            send();
-          }
-        }}
-      />
-      <div className="chat-composer-rail">
+      <div className="chat-composer-box">
+        {onAdd === undefined ? null : (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className="chat-composer-btn"
+            aria-label="Add"
+            title="Add"
+            disabled={disabled}
+            onClick={onAdd}
+          >
+            <Plus aria-hidden="true" />
+          </button>
+        )}
+        <textarea
+          className="chat-composer-input"
+          ref={inputRef}
+          value={text}
+          rows={1}
+          placeholder={placeholder}
+          aria-label={placeholder}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          onChange={(event) => {
+            setText(event.target.value);
+            syncMention(event.target);
+          }}
+          onClick={(event) => syncMention(event.currentTarget)}
+          onBlur={() => setMention(null)}
+          onKeyDown={(event) => {
+            if (open && ["ArrowUp", "ArrowDown", "Enter", "Escape"].includes(event.key)) {
+              event.preventDefault();
+              navigation.onKeyDown(event);
+              return;
+            }
+            if (event.key === "ArrowLeft" || event.key === "ArrowRight") {
+              // The caret moves after this handler, so read it next tick.
+              requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+                if (inputRef.current !== null) syncMention(inputRef.current);
+              });
+              return;
+            }
+            if (event.key !== "Enter") return;
+            // Auto-repeat fires the same keydown many times while a key is
+            // held; without this guard that means many sends (plain Enter)
+            // or many newlines (Shift+Enter) from one keystroke.
+            if (event.repeat) {
+              event.preventDefault();
+              return;
+            }
+            if (!event.shiftKey) {
+              event.preventDefault();
+              send();
+            }
+          }}
+        />
+        {onVoice === undefined ? null : (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className="chat-composer-btn chat-composer-voice"
+            aria-label="Voice mode"
+            title="Voice mode"
+            disabled={disabled}
+            onClick={onVoice}
+          >
+            <Microphone aria-hidden="true" />
+          </button>
+        )}
         <button
           type="button"
           className="chat-composer-send"
diff --git a/apps/web/src/chat/styles.css b/apps/web/src/chat/styles.css
index bd170ddb0..604afe742 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/chat/styles.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/chat/styles.css
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@
   /* Reading width, not viewport width: on a wide window an unbounded
      line runs 200+ characters and long agent replies become a wall.
      ~72ch is the ceiling comfortable prose tolerates. */
-  max-width: 72ch;
+  max-width: 76ch;
 }
 
 /* Long agent replies are documents, not one-liners: give block-level
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@
   box-sizing: border-box;
   width: 100%;
   min-width: 0;
-  max-width: 100%;
+  max-width: 640px;
   font-size: 0.8125rem;
   color: var(--muted-foreground);
 }
@@ -2481,23 +2481,6 @@
   border-color: var(--primary);
 }
 
-.chat-composer-input {
-  flex: 1;
-  min-height: 2.75rem;
-  max-height: 10rem;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  resize: none;
-  border: 0;
-  border-radius: 0;
-  background: transparent;
-  padding: 0.1rem 0.2rem;
-  font: inherit;
-  font-size: max(var(--text-base), 16px);
-  font-weight: var(--font-weight-medium);
-  line-height: 1.5;
-  color: var(--foreground);
-}
-
 .chat-composer-actions {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
@@ -2541,28 +2524,6 @@
   opacity: 1;
 }
 
-/* Growth is measured in JS (scrollHeight, capped at max-height above) and
-   applied as an inline `height`; this transition is what turns that
-   per-keystroke instant write into a contained ~120ms glide instead of an
-   instant reflow of the composer's flex siblings. Shrink-on-delete rides the same transition. */
-@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
-  .chat-composer-input {
-    /* Grows/shrinks in place, not an entrance — DESIGN.md calls for
-       `--ease-in-out` here specifically, not the entrance curve every
-       other `--chat-ease` transition in this file uses. */
-    transition: height 120ms var(--ease-in-out, var(--chat-ease));
-  }
-}
-
-.chat-composer-input:focus {
-  outline: none;
-}
-
-.chat-composer-input::placeholder {
-  color: var(--muted-foreground);
-  opacity: 1;
-}
-
 .chat-composer-status {
   min-height: 0;
   padding: 0.3rem 0.15rem 0;
@@ -3701,7 +3662,7 @@
 .chat-pr-reply-text {
   font-size: 0.9375rem;
   line-height: 1.55;
-  max-width: 72ch;
+  max-width: 76ch;
 }
 
 .chat-pr-role-badge {