diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatContainer.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatContainer.tsx
index 0a25eb42..a50ad22c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatContainer.tsx
@@ -535,7 +535,9 @@ export const ChatContainer: React.FC<ChatContainerProps> = ({ autoOpenDraft = tr
     const chatSurfaceMode = useChatSurfaceMode();
     const draftOpen = Boolean(newSessionDraft?.open);
     const initError = useGlobalSyncStore((s) => s.error);
-    const isDesktopExpandedInput = isExpandedInput && !isMobile;
+    // Despite the historical name, this now covers mobile too: the mobile
+    // composer enters the same fullscreen-input mode via its drag handle.
+    const isDesktopExpandedInput = isExpandedInput;
     const useCompactDraftLayout = isMobile || isVSCode || chatSurfaceMode === 'mini-chat';
     const messageListRef = React.useRef<MessageListHandle | null>(null);
     const draftProjectLabel = React.useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatInput.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatInput.tsx
index 3d32a657..688976b4 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ import {
     DropdownMenuTrigger,
 } from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu';
 import { Select, SelectContent, SelectGroup, SelectItem, SelectLabel, SelectSeparator, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from '@/components/ui/select';
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
+import { MobileOverlayPanel } from '@/components/ui/MobileOverlayPanel';
 import { useThemeSystem } from '@/contexts/useThemeSystem';
 import { GitHubIssuePickerDialog } from '@/components/session/GitHubIssuePickerDialog';
 import { GitHubPrPickerDialog } from '@/components/session/GitHubPrPickerDialog';
@@ -528,6 +530,9 @@ type ComposerAttachmentControlsProps = {
     openIssuePicker: () => void;
     openPrPicker: () => void;
     onOpenSettings?: () => void;
+    onMenuOpenChange?: (open: boolean) => void;
+    /** Mobile: open the attachment bottom sheet instead of the dropdown menu. */
+    onOpenMobileSheet?: () => void;
 };
 
 const ComposerAttachmentControls = React.memo(function ComposerAttachmentControls(props: ComposerAttachmentControlsProps) {
@@ -556,7 +561,17 @@ const ComposerAttachmentControls = React.memo(function ComposerAttachmentControl
             />
 
             <div className="relative inline-flex">
-                {isVSCode ? (
+                {props.onOpenMobileSheet ? (
+                    <button
+                        type="button"
+                        className={footerIconButtonClass}
+                        onClick={props.onOpenMobileSheet}
+                        title={t('chat.chatInput.actions.addAttachment')}
+                        aria-label={t('chat.chatInput.actions.addAttachment')}
+                    >
+                        <Icon name="add-circle" className={cn(iconSizeClass, 'text-current')} />
+                    </button>
+                ) : isVSCode ? (
                     <button
                         type="button"
                         className={footerIconButtonClass}
@@ -567,7 +582,7 @@ const ComposerAttachmentControls = React.memo(function ComposerAttachmentControl
                         <Icon name="attachment-2" className={cn(iconSizeClass, 'text-current')} />
                     </button>
                 ) : (
-                    <DropdownMenu>
+                    <DropdownMenu onOpenChange={props.onMenuOpenChange}>
                         <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
                             <button
                                 type="button"
@@ -626,6 +641,8 @@ const ComposerAttachmentControls = React.memo(function ComposerAttachmentControl
     && prev.footerIconButtonClass === next.footerIconButtonClass
     && prev.iconSizeClass === next.iconSizeClass
     && prev.onOpenSettings === next.onOpenSettings
+    && prev.onMenuOpenChange === next.onMenuOpenChange
+    && prev.onOpenMobileSheet === next.onOpenMobileSheet
 ));
 
 type PermissionAutoAcceptButtonProps = {
@@ -989,6 +1006,29 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
     const [snippetQuery, setSnippetQuery] = React.useState('');
     const [textareaSize, setTextareaSize] = React.useState<{ height: number; maxHeight: number } | null>(null);
     const [mobileControlsPanel, setMobileControlsPanel] = React.useState<MobileControlsPanel>(null);
+    // Mobile pill composer: when the keyboard is closed the composer collapses
+    // into a narrow pill (+ / placeholder / mic) with a round new-session button
+    // beside it. Any interaction expands back into the full composer.
+    const [mobileComposerExpanded, setMobileComposerExpanded] = React.useState(false);
+    const [mobileTextareaFocused, setMobileTextareaFocused] = React.useState(false);
+    const [mobileDictationActive, setMobileDictationActive] = React.useState(false);
+    const [mobileAttachMenuOpen, setMobileAttachMenuOpen] = React.useState(false);
+    const [mobileDraftPicker, setMobileDraftPicker] = React.useState<'project' | 'branch' | null>(null);
+    const [mobileDraftPickerQuery, setMobileDraftPickerQuery] = React.useState('');
+    // True while ANY MobileOverlayPanel is open (sessions sheet, model/agent
+    // panels, pickers...). Opening one closes the keyboard, which must not
+    // collapse the composer into the pill under the overlay.
+    const [mobileOverlayHostBusy, setMobileOverlayHostBusy] = React.useState(false);
+    // Set while an expansion is settling (focus/dictation not yet active) so the
+    // collapse watcher doesn't immediately fold the composer back into the pill.
+    const mobileExpandIntentRef = React.useRef<'focus' | null>(null);
+    // Keyboard restore across overlays: opening an overlay closes the keyboard;
+    // if it was open at that moment, reopen it when the overlay closes.
+    const lastMobileBlurAtRef = React.useRef(0);
+    const restoreKeyboardAfterOverlayRef = React.useRef(false);
+    // Pill ↔ full composer morph: the wrapper FLIP-animates its height between
+    // the two shapes while the swapped content fades in.
+    const composerHandleTouchRef = React.useRef<{ startY: number; fired: boolean } | null>(null);
     // Message history navigation state (up/down arrow to recall previous messages)
     const [historyIndex, setHistoryIndex] = React.useState(-1); // -1 = not browsing, 0+ = index from most recent
     const [draftMessage, setDraftMessage] = React.useState(''); // Preserves input when entering history mode
@@ -1029,6 +1069,7 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
     const newSessionDraft = useSessionUIStore((s) => s.newSessionDraft);
     const newSessionDraftOpen = Boolean(newSessionDraft?.open);
     const setNewSessionDraftTarget = useSessionUIStore((s) => s.setNewSessionDraftTarget);
+    const openNewSessionDraft = useSessionUIStore((s) => s.openNewSessionDraft);
     const availableWorktreesByProject = useSessionUIStore((s) => s.availableWorktreesByProject);
     const abortPromptSessionId = useSessionUIStore((s) => s.abortPromptSessionId);
     const clearAbortPrompt = useSessionUIStore((s) => s.clearAbortPrompt);
@@ -1146,6 +1187,9 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
     }, [currentSessionId, currentDirectory, t]);
 
     const isDesktopExpanded = isExpandedInput && !isMobile;
+    // Mobile fullscreen composer (entered via the drag handle's swipe-up).
+    const isMobileExpanded = isExpandedInput && isMobile;
+    const isComposerExpanded = isDesktopExpanded || isMobileExpanded;
     // Rounder composer on mobile (touch UI reads better with a softer corner).
     const chatInputRadius = isMobile ? '1.5rem' : 'var(--radius-xl)';
     const useCompactChatPlaceholder = isMobile || isNarrowComposer;
@@ -1650,10 +1694,12 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
         if (!isMobile) {
             return;
         }
+        // Set the panel state BEFORE blurring: the collapse watcher and the
+        // overlay-host observer must already see the overlay as open when the
+        // keyboard-close lands, otherwise the composer folds into the pill
+        // under the sheet.
+        setMobileControlsPanel(panel);
         textareaRef.current?.blur();
-        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-            setMobileControlsPanel(panel);
-        });
     }, [isMobile]);
 
     // Consume pending input text (e.g., from revert action)
@@ -2760,7 +2806,7 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
 
         const previousScrollTop = textarea.scrollTop;
 
-        if (isDesktopExpanded) {
+        if (isComposerExpanded) {
             textarea.style.height = '100%';
             textarea.style.maxHeight = 'none';
             setTextareaSize(null);
@@ -2801,7 +2847,7 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
             }
             return { height: nextHeight, maxHeight };
         });
-    }, [isDesktopExpanded]);
+    }, [isComposerExpanded]);
 
     React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
         const allowShrink = message.length < previousMessageLengthRef.current;
@@ -3983,6 +4029,189 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
         });
     }, [draftBranchItems, newSessionDraft?.bootstrapPendingDirectory, newSessionDraft?.pendingWorktreeRequestId, newSessionDraft?.preserveDirectoryOverride, selectedDraftDirectory, selectedDraftProject, setNewSessionDraftTarget, showDraftTargetSelectors]);
 
+    // ── Mobile pill composer state machine ─────────────────────────────────
+    const expandMobileComposer = React.useCallback((intent: 'focus') => {
+        mobileExpandIntentRef.current = intent;
+        setMobileComposerExpanded(true);
+        // Wait a frame so the full composer's textarea mounts.
+        // No re-pin here: the keyboard choreography measures the pending
+        // bottom distance (which includes the pill→full height change) and
+        // folds it into the single keyboard slide.
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            textareaRef.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+        });
+    }, []);
+
+    const handleMobileNewSession = React.useCallback(() => {
+        if (newSessionDraftOpen) return;
+        openNewSessionDraft(currentDirectory ? { directoryOverride: currentDirectory } : undefined);
+    }, [newSessionDraftOpen, openNewSessionDraft, currentDirectory]);
+
+    const openMobileAttachSheet = React.useCallback(() => {
+        setMobileAttachMenuOpen(true);
+    }, []);
+
+    const mobileComposerExpandedRef = React.useRef(mobileComposerExpanded);
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        mobileComposerExpandedRef.current = mobileComposerExpanded;
+    });
+
+    const handleMobileDictationActiveChange = React.useCallback((active: boolean) => {
+        setMobileDictationActive(active);
+        if (active) {
+            mobileExpandIntentRef.current = null;
+            // Dictation engine went live (possibly started from the pill):
+            // switch straight into the voice variant of the full composer.
+            if (!mobileComposerExpandedRef.current) {
+                setMobileComposerExpanded(true);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        // Dictation ended. The insert flow hands focus back to the textarea a
+        // tick later — if that happened, stay expanded; otherwise (cancel,
+        // discard, insert-and-send) collapse straight back to the pill without
+        // parking on the normal composer for the usual grace period.
+        window.setTimeout(() => {
+            if (!mobileComposerExpandedRef.current) return;
+            if (document.activeElement === textareaRef.current) return;
+            setMobileComposerExpanded(false);
+            setExpandedInput(false);
+        }, 30);
+    }, [setExpandedInput]);
+
+    // Watch the shared overlay portal root: any mounted MobileOverlayPanel
+    // (sessions sheet, model/agent panels, draft pickers, ...) counts as busy.
+    // Observing the host catches overlays whose open-state lives in other
+    // components without threading their state here.
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        if (!isMobile || typeof document === 'undefined') return;
+        let host = document.getElementById('mobile-overlay-root');
+        if (!host) {
+            // Same lazy-create contract as MobileOverlayPanel's ensureOverlayRoot.
+            host = document.createElement('div');
+            host.id = 'mobile-overlay-root';
+            document.body.appendChild(host);
+        }
+        const hostEl = host;
+        const update = () => setMobileOverlayHostBusy(hostEl.childElementCount > 0);
+        update();
+        const observer = new MutationObserver(update);
+        observer.observe(hostEl, { childList: true });
+        return () => observer.disconnect();
+    }, [isMobile]);
+
+    // If the keyboard was open (or closed just moments ago by the overlay's own
+    // blur) when an overlay appeared, bring it back once every overlay is gone.
+    // The attach dropdown and the GitHub issue/PR pickers join the same chain,
+    // so menu → picker → close restores the keyboard at the end of the flow.
+    const mobileOverlayOpen = mobileOverlayHostBusy
+        || Boolean(mobileControlsPanel)
+        || mobileAttachMenuOpen
+        || issuePickerOpen
+        || prPickerOpen;
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        if (!isMobile) return;
+        if (mobileOverlayOpen) {
+            if (mobileTextareaFocused || Date.now() - lastMobileBlurAtRef.current < 800) {
+                restoreKeyboardAfterOverlayRef.current = true;
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!restoreKeyboardAfterOverlayRef.current) return;
+        // Debounced: overlay chains hand off with a frame of "nothing open"
+        // between steps (attach sheet closes → issue/PR picker opens a frame
+        // later). Restoring instantly in that gap would pop the keyboard open
+        // inside the next overlay — wait out the gap and cancel if another
+        // overlay appears.
+        const timer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+            restoreKeyboardAfterOverlayRef.current = false;
+            textareaRef.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+        }, 180);
+        return () => window.clearTimeout(timer);
+    }, [isMobile, mobileOverlayOpen, mobileTextareaFocused]);
+
+    // Fold the full composer back into the pill once nothing keeps it open:
+    // keyboard closed (textarea blurred), no dictation, no sheet/menu/dialog.
+    // The short delay bridges focus moving between composer controls.
+    const mobileComposerBusy = mobileTextareaFocused
+        || mobileOverlayHostBusy
+        || mobileDictationActive
+        || Boolean(mobileControlsPanel)
+        || mobileAttachMenuOpen
+        || mobileDraftPicker !== null
+        || issuePickerOpen
+        || prPickerOpen
+        || isDragging;
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        if (!isMobile || !mobileComposerExpanded || mobileComposerBusy) return;
+        const timer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+            mobileExpandIntentRef.current = null;
+            setMobileComposerExpanded(false);
+            setExpandedInput(false);
+        }, 250);
+        return () => window.clearTimeout(timer);
+    }, [isMobile, mobileComposerExpanded, mobileComposerBusy, setExpandedInput]);
+
+    // Reset the picker search whenever a draft picker sheet opens/closes.
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        setMobileDraftPickerQuery('');
+    }, [mobileDraftPicker]);
+
+    // ── Composer drag handle (mobile): swipe up = fullscreen, swipe down =
+    // leave fullscreen or dismiss the keyboard. ────────────────────────────
+    const handleComposerHandleTouchStart = React.useCallback((event: React.TouchEvent) => {
+        const touch = event.touches.item(0);
+        composerHandleTouchRef.current = touch ? { startY: touch.clientY, fired: false } : null;
+    }, []);
+    const handleComposerHandleTouchMove = React.useCallback((event: React.TouchEvent) => {
+        const state = composerHandleTouchRef.current;
+        if (!state || state.fired) return;
+        const touch = event.touches.item(0);
+        if (!touch) return;
+        const dy = touch.clientY - state.startY;
+        if (dy <= -28) {
+            state.fired = true;
+            if (!isExpandedInput) setExpandedInput(true);
+        } else if (dy >= 28) {
+            state.fired = true;
+            if (isExpandedInput) {
+                setExpandedInput(false);
+            } else {
+                textareaRef.current?.blur();
+            }
+        }
+    }, [isExpandedInput, setExpandedInput]);
+    const handleComposerHandleTouchEnd = React.useCallback(() => {
+        composerHandleTouchRef.current = null;
+    }, []);
+
+    // Shared drag handle: rendered at the top of the full composer AND inside
+    // the dictation overlay, so swipe-expand/collapse works in Listening mode.
+    // Memoized so the always-mounted dictation instance's memo stays effective.
+    const mobileComposerHandle = React.useMemo(() => isMobile ? (
+        <div
+            // Generous hit area (~28px tall, full width); the visible bar stays
+            // slim inside it.
+            className="relative z-10 flex touch-none items-center justify-center py-2"
+            onTouchStart={handleComposerHandleTouchStart}
+            onTouchMove={handleComposerHandleTouchMove}
+            onTouchEnd={handleComposerHandleTouchEnd}
+            onTouchCancel={handleComposerHandleTouchEnd}
+            aria-hidden="true"
+        >
+            <div
+                className="h-1.5 w-12 rounded-full"
+                style={{ backgroundColor: currentTheme.colors.interactive.border }}
+            />
+        </div>
+    ) : null, [
+        isMobile,
+        handleComposerHandleTouchStart,
+        handleComposerHandleTouchMove,
+        handleComposerHandleTouchEnd,
+        currentTheme.colors.interactive.border,
+    ]);
+
     const footerPaddingClass = isMobile ? 'px-1.5 py-1.5' : (isVSCode ? 'px-1.5 py-1' : 'px-2.5 py-1.5');
     const buttonSizeClass = isMobile ? 'h-8 w-8' : (isVSCode ? 'h-5 w-5' : 'h-6 w-6');
     const sendIconSizeClass = isMobile ? 'h-4 w-4' : (isVSCode ? 'h-3.5 w-3.5' : 'h-4 w-4');
@@ -4044,6 +4273,7 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
             className={cn(
                 "relative w-full pt-0 pb-4",
                 isDesktopExpanded && 'flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col pt-4',
+                isMobileExpanded && 'flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col pt-2',
                 isMobile && 'bottom-safe-area oc-mobile-composer'
             )}
             style={isMobile && inputBarOffset > 0 ? { marginBottom: `${inputBarOffset}px` } : undefined}
@@ -4060,7 +4290,7 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
                     </h1>
                 </div>
             ) : null}
-            <div className={cn('chat-input-column relative overflow-visible', isDesktopExpanded && 'flex flex-1 min-h-0 flex-col')}>
+            <div className={cn('chat-input-column relative overflow-visible', isComposerExpanded && 'flex flex-1 min-h-0 flex-col')}>
                 <AttachedFilesList onShowPopup={handleShowAttachmentPreview} />
                 <QueuedMessageChips
                     onEditMessage={handleQueuedMessageEdit}
@@ -4252,7 +4482,7 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
                     showTodos
                     leftAccessory={newSessionDraftOpen || !hasPendingChanges ? null : <PendingChangesBar />}
                 />
-                {showDraftTargetSelectors && selectedDraftProject ? (
+                {!isMobile && showDraftTargetSelectors && selectedDraftProject ? (
                     <div className="mb-1.5 flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5 px-0.5">
                         <Select
                             value={selectedDraftProject.id}
@@ -4326,10 +4556,118 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
                         ) : null}
                     </div>
                 ) : null}
+                {isMobile && showDraftTargetSelectors && selectedDraftProject ? (
+                    <div className="mb-1.5 flex min-w-0 items-center gap-x-2 px-0.5">
+                        <button
+                            type="button"
+                            className="inline-flex h-7 min-w-0 max-w-[42vw] flex-shrink cursor-pointer items-center gap-1 rounded-lg px-1.5 typography-micro font-medium text-foreground/80 hover:bg-[var(--interactive-hover)]"
+                            onClick={() => setMobileDraftPicker('project')}
+                        >
+                            {renderProjectLabelWithIcon(selectedDraftProject)}
+                            <Icon name="arrow-down-s" className="h-3.5 w-3.5 flex-shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+                        </button>
+                        {shouldShowDraftBranchSelector ? (
+                            <button
+                                type="button"
+                                className="inline-flex h-7 min-w-0 max-w-[48vw] flex-shrink cursor-pointer items-center gap-1 rounded-lg px-1.5 typography-micro font-medium text-foreground/80 hover:bg-[var(--interactive-hover)]"
+                                onClick={() => setMobileDraftPicker('branch')}
+                            >
+                                <span className="truncate">{selectedDraftBranchLabel ?? t('chat.chatInput.branch')}</span>
+                                <Icon name="arrow-down-s" className="h-3.5 w-3.5 flex-shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+                            </button>
+                        ) : null}
+                    </div>
+                ) : null}
+                <div
+                    // Desktop: layout-transparent. Mobile: positioning host for
+                    // the wrapper-level dictation overlay across pill/full states.
+                    className={cn(
+                        !isMobile && 'contents',
+                        isMobile && 'relative',
+                        isMobileExpanded && 'flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col',
+                    )}
+                >
+                {isMobile && !mobileComposerExpanded ? (
+                    <div className="oc-composer-morph-fade flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <div
+                            className="flex h-11 min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-x-0.5 rounded-full border border-border/80 pl-2 pr-1"
+                            style={{ backgroundColor: currentTheme?.colors?.surface?.subtle }}
+                        >
+                            <MobileSessionPanelTrigger
+                                footerIconButtonClass={footerIconButtonClass}
+                                iconSizeClass={iconSizeClass}
+                            />
+                            <ComposerAttachmentControls
+                                isVSCode={isVSCode}
+                                footerIconButtonClass={footerIconButtonClass}
+                                iconSizeClass={iconSizeClass}
+                                fileInputRef={fileInputRef}
+                                handleLocalFileSelect={handleLocalFileSelect}
+                                handlePickLocalFiles={handlePickLocalFiles}
+                                openIssuePicker={openIssuePicker}
+                                openPrPicker={openPrPicker}
+                                onOpenMobileSheet={openMobileAttachSheet}
+                            />
+                            <button
+                                type="button"
+                                className="flex h-full min-w-0 flex-1 cursor-text items-center px-1.5 text-left"
+                                onClick={() => expandMobileComposer('focus')}
+                            >
+                                <span
+                                    className={cn(
+                                        'truncate typography-ui-label',
+                                        message.trim() ? 'text-foreground' : 'text-muted-foreground',
+                                    )}
+                                >
+                                    {message.trim()
+                                        ? message
+                                        : currentSessionId || newSessionDraftOpen
+                                            ? t('chat.chatInput.placeholder.chatCompact')
+                                            : t('chat.chatInput.placeholder.selectSession')}
+                                </span>
+                            </button>
+                            <button
+                                type="button"
+                                className={footerIconButtonClass}
+                                onClick={() => {
+                                    // Start recording in place; the composer morphs
+                                    // into the voice variant once dictation is live
+                                    // (handleMobileDictationActiveChange).
+                                    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('openchamber:dictation-toggle'));
+                                }}
+                                title={t('chat.dictation.start')}
+                                aria-label={t('chat.dictation.start')}
+                            >
+                                <Icon name="mic" className={cn(iconSizeClass, 'text-current')} />
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                        {/* New-session button: fades/shrinks away when the draft is
+                            already open, letting the pill expand into its place. */}
+                        <div
+                            className={cn(
+                                'flex-shrink-0 overflow-hidden transition-all duration-200 ease-out',
+                                newSessionDraftOpen ? 'w-0 opacity-0' : 'w-11 opacity-100',
+                            )}
+                        >
+                            <button
+                                type="button"
+                                className="flex h-11 w-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-border/80 text-foreground"
+                                style={{ backgroundColor: currentTheme?.colors?.surface?.subtle }}
+                                onClick={handleMobileNewSession}
+                                disabled={newSessionDraftOpen}
+                                title={t('mobile.sessions.newChat')}
+                                aria-label={t('mobile.sessions.newChat')}
+                            >
+                                <Icon name="add" className="h-5 w-5 text-current" />
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                ) : (
                 <div
                     className={cn(
                         "flex flex-col relative overflow-visible",
-                        isDesktopExpanded && 'flex-1 min-h-0',
+                        isMobile && 'oc-composer-morph-fade',
+                        isComposerExpanded && 'flex-1 min-h-0',
                         "border border-border/80",
                         "focus-within:ring-1",
                         inputMode === 'shell'
@@ -4449,20 +4787,35 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
                     )}
                     {/* Positioning context for the dictation overlay: covers the
                         text area + footer exactly, excluding MobileSessionStatusBar. */}
-                    <div className={cn('relative flex flex-col', isDesktopExpanded && 'flex-1 min-h-0')}>
-                    <div className={cn("overflow-hidden", isDesktopExpanded && 'flex flex-1 min-h-0 flex-col')}>
+                    <div className={cn('relative flex flex-col', isComposerExpanded && 'flex-1 min-h-0')}>
+                    <div className={cn("overflow-hidden", isComposerExpanded && 'flex flex-1 min-h-0 flex-col')}>
+                        {mobileComposerHandle}
+                        {isMobile ? (
+                            <div className="scrollbar-none relative z-10 flex items-center gap-x-2 overflow-x-auto px-3 pb-0.5 pt-1.5">
+                                <MemoMobileModelButton onOpenModel={() => handleOpenMobilePanel('model')} className="flex-shrink-0" />
+                                <MemoMobileAgentButton
+                                    onOpenAgentPanel={handleOpenAgentPanel}
+                                    onCycleAgent={handleCycleAgent}
+                                    className="flex-shrink-0"
+                                />
+                            </div>
+                        ) : null}
                         <div className="flex items-center gap-1 px-3 pt-1 flex-wrap relative z-10">
                             <AttachedVSCodeFileChips onShowPopup={handleShowAttachmentPreview} />
                             <ActiveEditorFileSuggestion />
                         </div>
-                        <div className={cn("relative overflow-hidden", isDesktopExpanded && 'flex flex-1 min-h-0 flex-col')}>
-                            {highlightedComposerContent && (
+                        <div className={cn("relative overflow-hidden", isComposerExpanded && 'flex flex-1 min-h-0 flex-col')}>
+                            {/* No highlight mirror on mobile: over wrapped text its
+                                layout drifts from the real textarea, which visually
+                                misplaces the caret. Plain textarea text keeps caret
+                                and text in the same layout. */}
+                            {highlightedComposerContent && !isMobile && (
                                 <div
                                     aria-hidden
                                     className={cn(
                                         'pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 z-0 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words px-3 rounded-b-none',
-                                        isDesktopExpanded
-                                            ? 'h-full min-h-0 py-4'
+                                        isComposerExpanded
+                                            ? cn('h-full min-h-0', isMobile ? 'py-2.5' : 'py-4')
                                             : isMobile
                                                 ? 'py-2.5'
                                                 : 'pt-4 pb-2',
@@ -4508,6 +4861,16 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
                                     cursorPosRef.current = ta.selectionStart ?? 0;
                                     updateAutocompleteOverlayPosition();
                                 }}
+                                onFocus={() => {
+                                    if (!isMobile) return;
+                                    mobileExpandIntentRef.current = null;
+                                    setMobileTextareaFocused(true);
+                                }}
+                                onBlur={() => {
+                                    if (!isMobile) return;
+                                    lastMobileBlurAtRef.current = Date.now();
+                                    setMobileTextareaFocused(false);
+                                }}
                                 placeholder={currentSessionId || newSessionDraftOpen
                                     ? inputMode === 'shell'
                                         ? t('chat.chatInput.placeholder.shell')
@@ -4517,22 +4880,22 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
                                 autoCorrect={isMobile ? "on" : "off"}
                                 autoCapitalize={isMobile ? "sentences" : "off"}
                                 spellCheck={isMobile || inputSpellcheckEnabled}
-                                fillContainer={isDesktopExpanded}
-                                outerClassName={cn('ring-0 bg-transparent shadow-none hover:bg-transparent focus-within:ring-0', isDesktopExpanded && 'flex-1 min-h-0')}
+                                fillContainer={isComposerExpanded}
+                                outerClassName={cn('ring-0 bg-transparent shadow-none hover:bg-transparent focus-within:ring-0', isComposerExpanded && 'flex-1 min-h-0')}
                                 className={cn(
                                     'min-h-[52px] resize-none border-0 px-3 rounded-b-none appearance-none hover:border-transparent bg-transparent relative z-10',
-                                    isDesktopExpanded
-                                        ? 'h-full min-h-0 py-4'
+                                    isComposerExpanded
+                                        ? cn('h-full min-h-0', isMobile ? 'py-2.5' : 'py-4')
                                         : isMobile
                                             ? 'py-2.5'
                                             : 'pt-4 pb-2',
                                     inputMode === 'shell' && 'font-mono',
-                                    highlightedComposerContent && 'text-transparent caret-[var(--surface-foreground)]',
+                                    highlightedComposerContent && !isMobile && 'text-transparent caret-[var(--surface-foreground)]',
                                 )}
                                 style={{
-                                    flex: isDesktopExpanded ? '1 1 auto' : 'none',
-                                    height: !isDesktopExpanded && textareaSize ? `${textareaSize.height}px` : undefined,
-                                    maxHeight: !isDesktopExpanded && textareaSize ? `${textareaSize.maxHeight}px` : undefined,
+                                    flex: isComposerExpanded ? '1 1 auto' : 'none',
+                                    height: !isComposerExpanded && textareaSize ? `${textareaSize.height}px` : undefined,
+                                    maxHeight: !isComposerExpanded && textareaSize ? `${textareaSize.maxHeight}px` : undefined,
                                     borderTopLeftRadius: chatInputRadius,
                                     borderTopRightRadius: chatInputRadius,
                                 }}
@@ -4570,6 +4933,7 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
                                             openIssuePicker={openIssuePicker}
                                             openPrPicker={openPrPicker}
                                             onOpenSettings={onOpenSettings}
+                                            onOpenMobileSheet={openMobileAttachSheet}
                                         />
                                         <PermissionAutoAcceptButton
                                             footerIconButtonClass={footerIconButtonClass}
@@ -4580,25 +4944,29 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
                                         />
                                     </div>
                                     <div className="flex items-center min-w-0 gap-x-1 justify-end">
-                                        <div className="flex items-center gap-x-2 min-w-0 max-w-[60vw] flex-shrink">
-                                            <MemoMobileModelButton onOpenModel={() => handleOpenMobilePanel('model')} className="min-w-0 flex-shrink" />
-                                            <MemoMobileAgentButton
-                                                onOpenAgentPanel={handleOpenAgentPanel}
-                                                onCycleAgent={handleCycleAgent}
-                                                className="min-w-0 flex-shrink"
-                                            />
-                                        </div>
                                         <div className="flex items-center gap-x-1 flex-shrink-0">
-                                            <MemoComposerDictation
-                                                radius={chatInputRadius}
-                                                isMobile={isMobile}
-                                                footerIconButtonClass={footerIconButtonClass}
-                                                footerPaddingClass={footerPaddingClass}
-                                                iconSizeClass={iconSizeClass}
-                                                sendIconSizeClass={sendIconSizeClass}
-                                                onInsert={handleDictationInsert}
-                                                onInsertAndSend={handleDictationInsertAndSend}
-                                            />
+                                            <button
+                                                type="button"
+                                                className={footerIconButtonClass}
+                                                // Keep the soft keyboard open (same guard as
+                                                // PermissionAutoAcceptButton); the recording
+                                                // engine lives in the wrapper-level
+                                                // ComposerDictation instance.
+                                                onMouseDown={(event) => event.preventDefault()}
+                                                onPointerDownCapture={(event) => {
+                                                    if (event.pointerType === 'touch') {
+                                                        event.preventDefault();
+                                                    }
+                                                }}
+                                                onClick={() => {
+                                                    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('openchamber:dictation-toggle'));
+                                                }}
+                                                disabled={mobileDictationActive}
+                                                title={t('chat.dictation.start')}
+                                                aria-label={t('chat.dictation.start')}
+                                            >
+                                                <Icon name="mic" className={cn(iconSizeClass, 'text-current')} />
+                                            </button>
                                             <ComposerActionButtons
                                                 isMobile={isMobile}
                                                 footerIconButtonClass={footerIconButtonClass}
@@ -4616,11 +4984,6 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
-                                <MemoModelControls
-                                    className="hidden"
-                                    mobilePanel={mobileControlsPanel}
-                                    onMobilePanelChange={setMobileControlsPanel}
-                                />
                             </>
                         ) : (
                             <>
@@ -4683,9 +5046,42 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
                     </div>
                     </div>
 
-                    {/* Mobile session panel: slide-up overlay toggled by MobileSessionPanelTrigger. */}
-                    {isMobile && <MobileSessionStatusBar />}
                 </div>
+                )}
+                {/* Wrapper-level dictation engine + overlay: stays mounted across
+                    the pill ↔ composer swap so a recording started from the pill
+                    survives the morph. Its absolute overlay covers whichever
+                    shape the wrapper currently has. */}
+                {isMobile ? (
+                    <MemoComposerDictation
+                        radius={chatInputRadius}
+                        isMobile={isMobile}
+                        footerIconButtonClass={footerIconButtonClass}
+                        footerPaddingClass={footerPaddingClass}
+                        iconSizeClass={iconSizeClass}
+                        sendIconSizeClass={sendIconSizeClass}
+                        onInsert={handleDictationInsert}
+                        onInsertAndSend={handleDictationInsertAndSend}
+                        onActiveChange={handleMobileDictationActiveChange}
+                        renderTrigger={false}
+                        topAccessory={mobileComposerHandle}
+                    />
+                ) : null}
+                </div>
+                {/* Mobile session panel: slide-up overlay toggled by
+                    MobileSessionPanelTrigger. Mounted outside the pill
+                    conditional so the pill's trigger works too. */}
+                {isMobile && <MobileSessionStatusBar />}
+                {/* Hidden host for the model/agent/variant bottom sheets. Kept
+                    outside the pill conditional so an open panel survives (and
+                    stays visible over) the collapsed composer. */}
+                {isMobile ? (
+                    <MemoModelControls
+                        className="hidden"
+                        mobilePanel={mobileControlsPanel}
+                        onMobilePanelChange={setMobileControlsPanel}
+                    />
+                ) : null}
             </div>
             {newSessionDraftOpen && !isDesktopExpanded && !isMobile && !isVSCode && !isMiniChatSurface ? (
                 <DraftPresetChips onSubmit={submitPresetPrompt} className="chat-input-column mt-4" />
@@ -4722,6 +5118,172 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
             onOpenChange={handleAttachmentPreviewOpenChange}
             isMobile={isMobile}
         />
+
+        {/* Mobile attachment sheet: replaces the dropdown (which stole focus and
+            dismissed the keyboard) and leaves room for more actions later. */}
+        {isMobile ? (
+            <MobileOverlayPanel
+                open={mobileAttachMenuOpen}
+                title={t('chat.chatInput.actions.addAttachment')}
+                onClose={() => setMobileAttachMenuOpen(false)}
+            >
+                <div className="flex flex-col px-3 pb-4 pt-1">
+                    <button
+                        type="button"
+                        className="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-lg px-2 py-3 text-left typography-ui-label hover:bg-[var(--interactive-hover)]"
+                        onClick={() => {
+                            // The native file/photo picker takes over next — restoring
+                            // the keyboard in between would flash it open and shut.
+                            restoreKeyboardAfterOverlayRef.current = false;
+                            setMobileAttachMenuOpen(false);
+                            requestAnimationFrame(handlePickLocalFiles);
+                        }}
+                    >
+                        <Icon name="attachment-2" className="h-[18px] w-[18px] flex-shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+                        {t('chat.chatInput.actions.attachFiles')}
+                    </button>
+                    <button
+                        type="button"
+                        className="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-lg px-2 py-3 text-left typography-ui-label hover:bg-[var(--interactive-hover)]"
+                        onClick={() => {
+                            setMobileAttachMenuOpen(false);
+                            requestAnimationFrame(openIssuePicker);
+                        }}
+                    >
+                        <Icon name="github" className="h-[18px] w-[18px] flex-shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+                        {t('chat.chatInput.actions.linkGithubIssue')}
+                    </button>
+                    <button
+                        type="button"
+                        className="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-lg px-2 py-3 text-left typography-ui-label hover:bg-[var(--interactive-hover)]"
+                        onClick={() => {
+                            setMobileAttachMenuOpen(false);
+                            requestAnimationFrame(openPrPicker);
+                        }}
+                    >
+                        <Icon name="git-pull-request" className="h-[18px] w-[18px] flex-shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+                        {t('chat.chatInput.actions.linkGithubPr')}
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+            </MobileOverlayPanel>
+        ) : null}
+
+        {/* Mobile draft target pickers: bottom sheets replacing the inline
+            project/branch Selects (which desktop keeps). */}
+        {isMobile && showDraftTargetSelectors && selectedDraftProject ? (
+            <>
+                <MobileOverlayPanel
+                    open={mobileDraftPicker === 'project'}
+                    title={t('chat.chatInput.draftPicker.projectTitle')}
+                    onClose={() => setMobileDraftPicker(null)}
+                >
+                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 px-3 pb-4 pt-1">
+                        <Input
+                            value={mobileDraftPickerQuery}
+                            onChange={(event) => setMobileDraftPickerQuery(event.target.value)}
+                            placeholder={t('chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchProjects')}
+                            className="h-9"
+                        />
+                        <div className="flex flex-col">
+                            {projects
+                                .filter((project) => {
+                                    const query = mobileDraftPickerQuery.trim().toLowerCase();
+                                    if (!query) return true;
+                                    return getProjectDisplayLabel(project).toLowerCase().includes(query)
+                                        || project.path.toLowerCase().includes(query);
+                                })
+                                .map((project) => (
+                                    <button
+                                        key={project.id}
+                                        type="button"
+                                        className="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-lg px-2 py-2.5 text-left typography-ui-label hover:bg-[var(--interactive-hover)]"
+                                        onClick={() => {
+                                            handleDraftProjectChange(project.id);
+                                            setMobileDraftPicker(null);
+                                        }}
+                                    >
+                                        <span className="min-w-0 flex-1">{renderProjectLabelWithIcon(project)}</span>
+                                        {project.id === selectedDraftProject.id ? (
+                                            <Icon name="check" className="h-4 w-4 flex-shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+                                        ) : null}
+                                    </button>
+                                ))}
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </MobileOverlayPanel>
+                <MobileOverlayPanel
+                    open={mobileDraftPicker === 'branch'}
+                    title={t('chat.chatInput.branch')}
+                    onClose={() => setMobileDraftPicker(null)}
+                >
+                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 px-3 pb-4 pt-1">
+                        <Input
+                            value={mobileDraftPickerQuery}
+                            onChange={(event) => setMobileDraftPickerQuery(event.target.value)}
+                            placeholder={t('chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchBranches')}
+                            className="h-9"
+                        />
+                        <div className="flex flex-col">
+                            {(() => {
+                                const query = mobileDraftPickerQuery.trim().toLowerCase();
+                                const matches = (label: string) => !query || label.toLowerCase().includes(query);
+                                const selectedValue = selectedDraftDirectory
+                                    ?? draftBranchItems[0]?.value
+                                    ?? normalizePath(selectedDraftProject.path)
+                                    ?? '';
+                                const renderRow = (value: string, label: React.ReactNode, key?: string) => (
+                                    <button
+                                        key={key ?? value}
+                                        type="button"
+                                        className="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-lg px-2 py-2.5 text-left typography-ui-label hover:bg-[var(--interactive-hover)]"
+                                        onClick={() => {
+                                            handleDraftDirectoryChange(value);
+                                            setMobileDraftPicker(null);
+                                        }}
+                                    >
+                                        <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate">{label}</span>
+                                        {value === selectedValue ? (
+                                            <Icon name="check" className="h-4 w-4 flex-shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+                                        ) : null}
+                                    </button>
+                                );
+                                return (
+                                    <>
+                                        {projectRootBranchOption && matches(projectRootBranchOption.label) ? (
+                                            <>
+                                                <div className="px-2 pb-1 pt-1.5 text-muted-foreground typography-meta">
+                                                    {t('chat.chatInput.projectRoot')}
+                                                </div>
+                                                {renderRow(projectRootBranchOption.value, projectRootBranchOption.label)}
+                                            </>
+                                        ) : null}
+                                        <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-2 pb-1 pt-2">
+                                            <span className="text-muted-foreground typography-meta">{t('chat.chatInput.worktrees')}</span>
+                                            <button
+                                                type="button"
+                                                className="cursor-pointer text-muted-foreground typography-meta hover:text-foreground"
+                                                onClick={() => {
+                                                    setMobileDraftPicker(null);
+                                                    void createWorktreeDraft();
+                                                }}
+                                            >
+                                                {t('chat.chatInput.worktreeNew')}
+                                            </button>
+                                        </div>
+                                        {worktreeBranchOptions
+                                            .filter((option) => matches(option.label))
+                                            .map((option) => renderRow(option.value, `${option.pending ? '⏳ ' : ''}${option.label}`))}
+                                        {selectedDraftDirectory && !selectedDraftBranchIsKnown && matches(selectedDraftBranchLabel ?? '')
+                                            ? renderRow(selectedDraftDirectory, selectedDraftBranchLabel, 'unknown-current')
+                                            : null}
+                                    </>
+                                );
+                            })()}
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </MobileOverlayPanel>
+            </>
+        ) : null}
         </>
     );
 };
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/MobileAgentButton.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/MobileAgentButton.tsx
index 3a540745..347a18a9 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/MobileAgentButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/MobileAgentButton.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ export const MobileAgentButton: React.FC<MobileAgentButtonProps> = ({ onCycleAge
     const longPressTimerRef = React.useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
     const isLongPressRef = React.useRef(false);
 
-    const handlePointerDown = () => {
+    const handlePointerDown = (event: React.PointerEvent) => {
+        // Same pattern as PermissionAutoAcceptButton: block the focus transfer
+        // iOS performs on touch so cycling the agent keeps the keyboard open.
+        if (event.pointerType === 'touch') {
+            event.preventDefault();
+        }
         isLongPressRef.current = false;
         longPressTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
             isLongPressRef.current = true;
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ export const MobileAgentButton: React.FC<MobileAgentButtonProps> = ({ onCycleAge
             onPointerUp={handlePointerUp} // Don't use onClick - it closes mobile keyboard
             onPointerLeave={handlePointerLeave}
             onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
+            onMouseDown={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
             className={cn(
                 'inline-flex min-w-0 items-stretch select-none',
                 'rounded-lg',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/dictation/ComposerDictation.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/dictation/ComposerDictation.tsx
index 7f3fd913..6b791168 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/dictation/ComposerDictation.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/dictation/ComposerDictation.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ interface ComposerDictationProps {
     disabled?: boolean;
     onInsert: (text: string) => void;
     onInsertAndSend: (text: string) => void;
+    /** Reports whether dictation is active (recording/transcribing/failed overlay shown). */
+    onActiveChange?: (active: boolean) => void;
+    /** Render the mic trigger button (default). Pass false when the host renders
+        its own trigger and only needs the overlay + recording engine. */
+    renderTrigger?: boolean;
+    /** Rendered at the very top of the active overlay (e.g. the mobile composer
+        drag handle, so swipe-expand keeps working in Listening mode). */
+    topAccessory?: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
 const formatDuration = (seconds: number): string => {
@@ -114,6 +122,9 @@ export const ComposerDictation: React.FC<ComposerDictationProps> = ({
     disabled,
     onInsert,
     onInsertAndSend,
+    onActiveChange,
+    renderTrigger = true,
+    topAccessory,
 }) => {
     const { t } = useI18n();
     const { currentTheme } = useThemeSystem();
@@ -167,6 +178,14 @@ export const ComposerDictation: React.FC<ComposerDictationProps> = ({
         statusRef.current = status;
     }, [status]);
 
+    // Layout effect on purpose: the host may expand/collapse the composer in
+    // response, and that state change must land in the same paint as the
+    // overlay (a plain effect painted one clipped frame of overlay content
+    // inside the still-collapsed pill before the morph started).
+    React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
+        onActiveChange?.(status !== 'idle');
+    }, [status, onActiveChange]);
+
     // Keyboard shortcut (toggle_dictation): idle -> start recording,
     // recording -> confirm and insert. Dispatched by useKeyboardShortcuts.
     React.useEffect(() => {
@@ -259,27 +278,49 @@ export const ComposerDictation: React.FC<ComposerDictationProps> = ({
         return t('chat.dictation.listening');
     })();
 
+    // Dictation must not dismiss the soft keyboard: block the focus transfer
+    // iOS performs on tap for the mic and every overlay control (same pattern
+    // as PermissionAutoAcceptButton).
+    const keepKeyboardFocusProps = {
+        onMouseDown: (event: React.MouseEvent) => event.preventDefault(),
+        onPointerDownCapture: (event: React.PointerEvent) => {
+            if (event.pointerType === 'touch') {
+                event.preventDefault();
+            }
+        },
+    } as const;
+
     return (
         <>
-            <button
-                type="button"
-                className={footerIconButtonClass}
-                onClick={() => {
-                    void startDictation();
-                }}
-                disabled={disabled || isActive}
-                title={dictationShortcut ? `${t('chat.dictation.start')} (${dictationShortcut})` : t('chat.dictation.start')}
-                aria-label={t('chat.dictation.start')}
-            >
-                <Icon name="mic" className={cn(iconSizeClass, 'text-current')} />
-            </button>
+            {renderTrigger ? (
+                <button
+                    type="button"
+                    {...keepKeyboardFocusProps}
+                    className={footerIconButtonClass}
+                    onClick={() => {
+                        void startDictation();
+                    }}
+                    disabled={disabled || isActive}
+                    title={dictationShortcut ? `${t('chat.dictation.start')} (${dictationShortcut})` : t('chat.dictation.start')}
+                    aria-label={t('chat.dictation.start')}
+                >
+                    <Icon name="mic" className={cn(iconSizeClass, 'text-current')} />
+                </button>
+            ) : null}
             {isActive ? (
                 <div
                     ref={overlayRef}
                     // overflow-x/y split on purpose: mobile.css rewrites the
                     // shorthand `.overflow-hidden` to overflow-y:auto on touch
                     // devices, which painted a phantom scrollbar on Android.
-                    className="absolute inset-0 z-50 flex flex-col overflow-x-hidden overflow-y-hidden"
+                    className={cn(
+                        'absolute inset-0 z-50 flex flex-col overflow-x-hidden overflow-y-hidden',
+                        // Mobile: the overlay surface shows instantly (riding the
+                        // pill → voice morph), its content fades in only after the
+                        // shape has grown — otherwise the controls paint clipped
+                        // inside the still-small pill.
+                        isMobile && 'oc-composer-morph-content-fade',
+                    )}
                     style={{
                         borderRadius: radius,
                         // Must match the composer box background exactly so the
@@ -289,6 +330,7 @@ export const ComposerDictation: React.FC<ComposerDictationProps> = ({
                     role="dialog"
                     aria-label={t('chat.dictation.overlayAria')}
                 >
+                    {topAccessory}
                     <div
                         className={cn(
                             // Text paddings match the composer textarea, plus the
@@ -354,6 +396,7 @@ export const ComposerDictation: React.FC<ComposerDictationProps> = ({
                                 <>
                                     <button
                                         type="button"
+                                        {...keepKeyboardFocusProps}
                                         className={cn(footerIconButtonClass, 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground')}
                                         onClick={() => {
                                             void cancelDictation();
@@ -365,6 +408,7 @@ export const ComposerDictation: React.FC<ComposerDictationProps> = ({
                                     </button>
                                     <button
                                         type="button"
+                                        {...keepKeyboardFocusProps}
                                         className={footerIconButtonClass}
                                         onClick={() => confirmWith('insert')}
                                         title={t('chat.dictation.insert')}
@@ -374,6 +418,7 @@ export const ComposerDictation: React.FC<ComposerDictationProps> = ({
                                     </button>
                                     <button
                                         type="button"
+                                        {...keepKeyboardFocusProps}
                                         className={cn(footerIconButtonClass, 'text-primary hover:text-primary')}
                                         onClick={() => confirmWith('send')}
                                         title={t('chat.dictation.insertAndSend')}
@@ -385,6 +430,7 @@ export const ComposerDictation: React.FC<ComposerDictationProps> = ({
                             ) : status === 'uploading' ? (
                                 <button
                                     type="button"
+                                    {...keepKeyboardFocusProps}
                                     className={cn(footerIconButtonClass, 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground')}
                                     onClick={() => {
                                         void cancelDictation();
@@ -398,6 +444,7 @@ export const ComposerDictation: React.FC<ComposerDictationProps> = ({
                                 <>
                                     <button
                                         type="button"
+                                        {...keepKeyboardFocusProps}
                                         className={cn(footerIconButtonClass, 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground')}
                                         onClick={discardFailedDictation}
                                         title={t('chat.dictation.discard')}
@@ -407,6 +454,7 @@ export const ComposerDictation: React.FC<ComposerDictationProps> = ({
                                     </button>
                                     <button
                                         type="button"
+                                        {...keepKeyboardFocusProps}
                                         className={footerIconButtonClass}
                                         onClick={retry}
                                         title={t('chat.dictation.retry')}
@@ -417,6 +465,7 @@ export const ComposerDictation: React.FC<ComposerDictationProps> = ({
                                     {partialTranscript.trim() ? (
                                         <button
                                             type="button"
+                                            {...keepKeyboardFocusProps}
                                             className={footerIconButtonClass}
                                             onClick={() => {
                                                 pendingActionRef.current = 'insert';
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/hooks/useChatAutoFollow.ts b/packages/ui/src/hooks/useChatAutoFollow.ts
index 998a9722..2c450d3c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/hooks/useChatAutoFollow.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/hooks/useChatAutoFollow.ts
@@ -752,8 +752,13 @@ export const useChatAutoFollow = ({
                 // Only pinned content rides the keyboard; a user reading history
                 // stays put (the composer slides over the bottom, like native apps).
                 if (stateRef.current !== 'following' || !canScroll(el)) return;
+                // Fold any pending re-pin distance into the same slide. The pill
+                // composer swaps to the full composer right before focusing, which
+                // shrinks the viewport without moving scrollTop — compensating it
+                // here makes keyboard + composer growth one motion instead of two.
+                const pending = Math.max(0, el.scrollHeight - el.scrollTop - el.clientHeight);
                 inner.style.transition = transition;
-                inner.style.transform = `translateY(${-detail.slide}px)`;
+                inner.style.transform = `translateY(${-(detail.slide + pending)}px)`;
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/en.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/en.ts
index 110161a9..01abb9d4 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/en.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/en.ts
@@ -1920,6 +1920,9 @@ export const dict = {
   'chat.chatInput.previewContextRemove': 'Remove preview context',
   'chat.chatInput.projectRoot': 'Project root',
   'chat.chatInput.branch': 'Branch',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.projectTitle': 'Project',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchProjects': 'Search projects...',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchBranches': 'Search branches...',
   'chat.chatInput.worktrees': 'Worktrees',
   'chat.chatInput.worktreeNew': '+ New',
   'chat.chatInput.drop.insertMention': 'Drop to insert as mention',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/es.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/es.ts
index ac561b7b..fee8511f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/es.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/es.ts
@@ -1886,6 +1886,9 @@ export const dict: Record<I18nKey, string> = {
   "chat.chatInput.previewContextRemove": "Quitar contexto de vista previa",
   "chat.chatInput.projectRoot": "Raíz del proyecto",
   "chat.chatInput.branch": "Rama",
+  "chat.chatInput.draftPicker.projectTitle": "Proyecto",
+  "chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchProjects": "Buscar proyectos...",
+  "chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchBranches": "Buscar ramas...",
   "chat.chatInput.worktrees": "Worktrees",
   "chat.chatInput.worktreeNew": "+ Nuevo",
   "chat.chatInput.drop.insertMention": "Suelta para insertar como mención",
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/fr.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/fr.ts
index 27533a71..712b9c5a 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/fr.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/fr.ts
@@ -1708,6 +1708,9 @@ export const dict = {
   'chat.chatInput.previewContextRemove': 'Supprimer le contexte d\'aperçu',
   'chat.chatInput.projectRoot': 'Racine du projet',
   'chat.chatInput.branch': 'Bifurquer',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.projectTitle': 'Projet',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchProjects': 'Rechercher des projets...',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchBranches': 'Rechercher des branches...',
   'chat.chatInput.worktrees': 'Worktrees',
   'chat.chatInput.worktreeNew': '+ Nouveau',
   'chat.chatInput.drop.insertMention': 'Déposer pour insérer comme mention',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/ja.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/ja.ts
index 167c0462..09520449 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/ja.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/ja.ts
@@ -1919,6 +1919,9 @@ export const dict: Record<I18nKey, string> = {
   'chat.chatInput.previewContextRemove': 'プレビューコンテキストを削除',
   'chat.chatInput.projectRoot': 'プロジェクトルート',
   'chat.chatInput.branch': 'ブランチ',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.projectTitle': 'プロジェクト',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchProjects': 'プロジェクトを検索...',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchBranches': 'ブランチを検索...',
   'chat.chatInput.worktrees': 'ワークツリー',
   'chat.chatInput.worktreeNew': '+ 新規',
   'chat.chatInput.drop.insertMention': 'ドロップしてメンションとして挿入',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/ko.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/ko.ts
index d2dc3506..cc1d22ab 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/ko.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/ko.ts
@@ -1920,6 +1920,9 @@ export const dict: Record<I18nKey, string> = {
   'chat.chatInput.previewContextRemove': '미리보기 컨텍스트 제거',
   'chat.chatInput.projectRoot': '프로젝트 루트',
   'chat.chatInput.branch': '브랜치',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.projectTitle': '프로젝트',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchProjects': '프로젝트 검색...',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchBranches': '브랜치 검색...',
   'chat.chatInput.worktrees': '워크트리',
   'chat.chatInput.worktreeNew': '+ 새로 만들기',
   'chat.chatInput.drop.insertMention': '여기에 놓아 멘션으로 추가',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/pl.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/pl.ts
index e9b58931..aa36d918 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/pl.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/pl.ts
@@ -1070,6 +1070,9 @@ export const dict: Record<I18nKey, string> = {
   'chat.chatInput.actions.sendMessageAria': 'Send message',
   'chat.chatInput.actions.stopGeneratingAria': 'Stop generating',
   'chat.chatInput.branch': 'Gałąź',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.projectTitle': 'Projekt',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchProjects': 'Szukaj projektów...',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchBranches': 'Szukaj gałęzi...',
   'chat.chatInput.devServerLogs': 'Dev Server logs:',
   'chat.chatInput.devServerLogsRemove': 'Usuń logi serwera deweloperskiego',
   'chat.chatInput.drop.attachFiles': 'Drop files here to attach',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/pt-BR.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/pt-BR.ts
index 1b8c9bdf..4ff09980 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/pt-BR.ts
@@ -1886,6 +1886,9 @@ export const dict: Record<I18nKey, string> = {
   "chat.chatInput.previewContextRemove": "Remover contexto da visualização",
   "chat.chatInput.projectRoot": "Raiz do projeto",
   "chat.chatInput.branch": "Branch",
+  "chat.chatInput.draftPicker.projectTitle": "Projeto",
+  "chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchProjects": "Buscar projetos...",
+  "chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchBranches": "Buscar branches...",
   "chat.chatInput.worktrees": "Worktrees",
   "chat.chatInput.worktreeNew": "+ Novo",
   "chat.chatInput.drop.insertMention": "Solte para inserir como menção",
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/uk.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/uk.ts
index c27165ea..d1d37f84 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/uk.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/uk.ts
@@ -1886,6 +1886,9 @@ export const dict: Record<I18nKey, string> = {
   "chat.chatInput.previewContextRemove": "Прибрати контекст перегляду",
   "chat.chatInput.projectRoot": "Корінь проєкту",
   "chat.chatInput.branch": "гілка",
+  "chat.chatInput.draftPicker.projectTitle": "Проєкт",
+  "chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchProjects": "Пошук проєктів...",
+  "chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchBranches": "Пошук гілок...",
   "chat.chatInput.worktrees": "Worktree",
   "chat.chatInput.worktreeNew": "+ Новий",
   "chat.chatInput.drop.insertMention": "Відпустіть, щоб вставити як згадку",
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/zh-CN.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/zh-CN.ts
index 12a99280..2b81880c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/zh-CN.ts
@@ -1886,6 +1886,9 @@ export const dict: Record<I18nKey, string> = {
   'chat.chatInput.previewContextRemove': '移除预览上下文',
   'chat.chatInput.projectRoot': '项目根目录',
   'chat.chatInput.branch': '分支',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.projectTitle': '项目',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchProjects': '搜索项目...',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchBranches': '搜索分支...',
   'chat.chatInput.worktrees': '工作树',
   'chat.chatInput.worktreeNew': '+ 新建',
   'chat.chatInput.drop.insertMention': '释放以插入为提及',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/zh-TW.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/zh-TW.ts
index 9a4c8eac..ab424dd2 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/i18n/messages/zh-TW.ts
@@ -1890,6 +1890,9 @@ export const dict: Record<I18nKey, string> = {
   'chat.chatInput.previewContextRemove': '移除預覽上下文',
   'chat.chatInput.projectRoot': '專案根目錄',
   'chat.chatInput.branch': '分支',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.projectTitle': '專案',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchProjects': '搜尋專案...',
+  'chat.chatInput.draftPicker.searchBranches': '搜尋分支...',
   'chat.chatInput.worktrees': 'Worktree',
   'chat.chatInput.worktreeNew': '+ 新增',
   'chat.chatInput.drop.insertMention': '放開以插入為提及',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/styles/mobile.css b/packages/ui/src/styles/mobile.css
index 7b2c7c1d..de223475 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/styles/mobile.css
+++ b/packages/ui/src/styles/mobile.css
@@ -624,3 +624,21 @@
 :root.oc-capacitor-app.oc-keyboard-open .oc-mobile-composer {
   padding-bottom: 12px;
 }
+
+/* Content cross-fade for the pill ↔ full composer morph. The wrapper animates
+   its height (FLIP in ChatInput); the freshly mounted state fades in on top. */
+@keyframes oc-composer-morph-fade {
+  from { opacity: 0; }
+  to { opacity: 1; }
+}
+.oc-composer-morph-fade {
+  animation: oc-composer-morph-fade 0.24s ease-out both;
+}
+
+/* Voice overlay variant: the overlay BACKGROUND appears immediately (it rides
+   the morphing shape), but its content stays hidden until the shape has mostly
+   finished growing, then fades in — no clipped controls mid-morph. Timings
+   follow the 340ms wrapper morph in ChatInput. */
+.oc-composer-morph-content-fade > * {
+  animation: oc-composer-morph-fade 0.18s ease-out 0.26s both;
+}