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+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import type { IssueWorkMode } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { AlertTriangle, Check, ChevronDown, FolderKanban, Pencil, RotateCcw, Sparkles, Tag, Undo2 } from "lucide-react";
+import { AgentAvatar } from "@/components/AgentAvatar";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@/components/ui/popover";
+import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { workModeMetaFor, workModeMetaList } from "@/lib/work-mode-meta";
+import {
+  JEV_AGENTS,
+  JEV_MIN_PROMPT_LENGTH,
+  JEV_NAME,
+  JEV_PROJECTS,
+  JEV_TASK_TYPES,
+  classifyTaskPrompt,
+  type JevSuggestion,
+  type JevTaskType,
+} from "./jev-classifier";
+
+export type JevTaskComposerProps = {
+  /**
+   * `suggest-first`: Jev fills title and properties while you type; you review and create.
+   * `instant`: like starting a Claude Code session. Create right away; the task opens as
+   * "Untitled" and Jev names, classifies, and assigns it a moment later.
+   */
+  flow?: "suggest-first" | "instant";
+  initialPrompt?: string;
+  /** Simulated Jev latency in milliseconds. */
+  latencyMs?: number;
+  /** Simulate Jev being unavailable; the composer falls back to manual fields. */
+  jevUnavailable?: boolean;
+  /** Pre-set fields as if the user already chose them. Jev never overwrites these. */
+  presetAssigneeId?: string;
+  /** Types `initialPrompt` in character by character to show suggestions arriving. */
+  typeOnMount?: boolean;
+  mobile?: boolean;
+};
+
+type Field = "title" | "type" | "assigneeId" | "projectId" | "workMode";
+type Overrides = Partial<{ title: string; type: JevTaskType; assigneeId: string; projectId: string | null; workMode: IssueWorkMode }>;
+type JevStatus = "idle" | "thinking" | "ready" | "error";
+type CreatedTask = { identifier: string; prompt: string };
+
+const TYPING_DEBOUNCE_MS = 650;
+
+/** Types a newly suggested title in, like a session title arriving. Unchanged titles don't retype. */
+function useTypewriter(target: string | null) {
+  const [shown, setShown] = useState("");
+  const previousRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const previous = previousRef.current;
+    previousRef.current = target;
+    if (!target) return setShown("");
+    if (target === previous) return setShown(target);
+    setShown("");
+    let index = 0;
+    const timer = window.setInterval(() => {
+      index += 1;
+      setShown(target.slice(0, index));
+      if (index >= target.length) window.clearInterval(timer);
+    }, 22);
+    return () => window.clearInterval(timer);
+  }, [target]);
+  return shown;
+}
+
+export function JevTaskComposer({
+  flow = "suggest-first",
+  initialPrompt = "",
+  latencyMs = 900,
+  jevUnavailable = false,
+  presetAssigneeId,
+  typeOnMount = false,
+  mobile = false,
+}: JevTaskComposerProps) {
+  const [prompt, setPrompt] = useState(typeOnMount ? "" : initialPrompt);
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<JevStatus>("idle");
+  const [suggestion, setSuggestion] = useState<JevSuggestion | null>(null);
+  const [overrides, setOverrides] = useState<Overrides>(presetAssigneeId ? { assigneeId: presetAssigneeId } : {});
+  const [editingTitle, setEditingTitle] = useState(false);
+  const [created, setCreated] = useState<CreatedTask | null>(null);
+  const [whyOpen, setWhyOpen] = useState(false);
+  const abortRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
+  const lastClassifiedRef = useRef("");
+
+  // Autoplay: type the scenario prompt so reviewers see Jev react mid-sentence.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!typeOnMount || !initialPrompt) return;
+    let index = 0;
+    const timer = window.setInterval(() => {
+      index += 2;
+      setPrompt(initialPrompt.slice(0, index));
+      if (index >= initialPrompt.length) window.clearInterval(timer);
+    }, 40);
+    return () => window.clearInterval(timer);
+  }, [typeOnMount, initialPrompt]);
+
+  const runJev = useCallback((text: string) => {
+    abortRef.current?.abort();
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    abortRef.current = controller;
+    lastClassifiedRef.current = text;
+    setStatus("thinking");
+    classifyTaskPrompt(text, { latencyMs, fail: jevUnavailable, signal: controller.signal })
+      .then((result) => {
+        setSuggestion(result);
+        setStatus("ready");
+      })
+      .catch((error: unknown) => {
+        if (error instanceof DOMException && error.name === "AbortError") return;
+        setStatus("error");
+      });
+  }, [latencyMs, jevUnavailable]);
+
+  // Suggest-first: re-classify after the user pauses typing.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (flow !== "suggest-first" || created) return;
+    const text = prompt.trim();
+    if (text.length < JEV_MIN_PROMPT_LENGTH) {
+      abortRef.current?.abort();
+      setStatus("idle");
+      setSuggestion(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (text === lastClassifiedRef.current) return;
+    const timer = window.setTimeout(() => runJev(text), TYPING_DEBOUNCE_MS);
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(timer);
+  }, [prompt, flow, created, runJev]);
+
+  useEffect(() => () => abortRef.current?.abort(), []);
+
+  const effective = useMemo(() => ({
+    title: overrides.title ?? suggestion?.title ?? "",
+    type: overrides.type ?? suggestion?.type ?? null,
+    assigneeId: overrides.assigneeId ?? suggestion?.assigneeId ?? null,
+    projectId: overrides.projectId !== undefined ? overrides.projectId : suggestion?.projectId ?? null,
+    workMode: overrides.workMode ?? suggestion?.workMode ?? "standard",
+  }), [overrides, suggestion]);
+
+  const isSuggested = (field: Field) => suggestion !== null && overrides[field] === undefined;
+  const setField = <K extends keyof Overrides>(field: K, value: Overrides[K]) =>
+    setOverrides((current) => ({ ...current, [field]: value }));
+  const resetField = (field: Field) =>
+    setOverrides((current) => {
+      const next = { ...current };
+      delete next[field];
+      return next;
+    });
+
+  const canCreate = prompt.trim().length > 0;
+  const create = () => {
+    if (!canCreate) return;
+    setCreated({ identifier: "PAP-412", prompt: prompt.trim() });
+    // Instant flow: Jev runs after creation, like a session title arriving.
+    if (flow === "instant" || status === "idle" || status === "thinking") runJev(prompt.trim());
+  };
+  const startOver = () => {
+    abortRef.current?.abort();
+    lastClassifiedRef.current = "";
+    setPrompt("");
+    setSuggestion(null);
+    setOverrides({});
+    setStatus("idle");
+    setCreated(null);
+    setWhyOpen(false);
+  };
+
+  const animatedTitle = useTypewriter(isSuggested("title") ? effective.title : null);
+  const headerTitle = isSuggested("title") ? animatedTitle : effective.title;
+
+  return (
+    <div className={cn("flex min-h-screen w-full items-start justify-center bg-background p-4 sm:p-10", mobile && "p-0 sm:p-0")}>
+      <div
+        className={cn(
+          "flex w-full flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-border bg-card text-card-foreground shadow-lg",
+          mobile ? "min-h-screen max-w-sm rounded-none border-0" : "max-w-2xl",
+        )}
+      >
+        <ComposerHeader
+          identifier={created?.identifier}
+          title={headerTitle}
+          thinking={status === "thinking" && !effective.title}
+          suggested={isSuggested("title")}
+          editing={editingTitle}
+          onEdit={() => setEditingTitle(true)}
+          onCommit={(value) => {
+            setEditingTitle(false);
+            if (value.trim() && value.trim() !== effective.title) setField("title", value.trim());
+          }}
+          onReset={overrides.title !== undefined && suggestion ? () => resetField("title") : undefined}
+        />
+
+        {created ? (
+          <CreatedBody prompt={created.prompt} />
+        ) : (
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 px-4 pt-4 pb-2">
+            <Textarea
+              autoFocus
+              aria-label="Describe the task"
+              value={prompt}
+              onChange={(event) => setPrompt(event.target.value)}
+              onKeyDown={(event) => {
+                if (event.key === "Enter" && (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey)) {
+                  event.preventDefault();
+                  create();
+                }
+              }}
+              placeholder={flow === "instant"
+                ? `What should get done? ${JEV_NAME} will name it and route it once you start.`
+                : `What should get done? ${JEV_NAME} will suggest a title, type, and owner as you write.`}
+              className="min-h-36 resize-none border-0 bg-transparent px-0 text-base shadow-none focus-visible:ring-0 dark:bg-transparent"
+            />
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        <JevPanel
+          flow={flow}
+          created={created !== null}
+          status={status}
+          promptLength={prompt.trim().length}
+          suggestion={suggestion}
+          effective={effective}
+          isSuggested={isSuggested}
+          setField={setField}
+          resetField={resetField}
+          whyOpen={whyOpen}
+          onToggleWhy={() => setWhyOpen((open) => !open)}
+          onRetry={() => runJev(prompt.trim())}
+        />
+
+        <div className="mt-auto flex items-center justify-between gap-3 border-t border-border px-4 py-3">
+          {created ? (
+            <>
+              <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={startOver}>
+                <RotateCcw /> New task
+              </Button>
+              <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                {status === "thinking" ? `${JEV_NAME} is routing this task…` : status === "ready" ? "Task created and assigned." : "Task created."}
+              </span>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={startOver} disabled={!prompt}>
+                Cancel
+              </Button>
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                {flow === "suggest-first" && status === "thinking" ? (
+                  <span className="hidden text-xs text-muted-foreground sm:inline">You can create now; {JEV_NAME} will finish after.</span>
+                ) : null}
+                <Button size="sm" onClick={create} disabled={!canCreate}>
+                  {flow === "instant" ? "Start task" : "Create task"}
+                  <kbd className="ml-1 hidden text-xs opacity-60 sm:inline">⌘↵</kbd>
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function JevMark({ thinking = false, className }: { thinking?: boolean; className?: string }) {
+  return (
+    <span
+      aria-hidden
+      className={cn(
+        "inline-flex size-5 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary/10 text-primary",
+        thinking && "animate-pulse",
+        className,
+      )}
+    >
+      <Sparkles className="size-3" />
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+function ComposerHeader({
+  identifier,
+  title,
+  thinking,
+  suggested,
+  editing,
+  onEdit,
+  onCommit,
+  onReset,
+}: {
+  identifier?: string;
+  title: string;
+  thinking: boolean;
+  suggested: boolean;
+  editing: boolean;
+  onEdit: () => void;
+  onCommit: (value: string) => void;
+  onReset?: () => void;
+}) {
+  const [draft, setDraft] = useState(title);
+  useEffect(() => { if (editing) setDraft(title); }, [editing, title]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex min-h-12 items-center gap-2 border-b border-border px-4 py-2 text-sm">
+      <span className="rounded bg-muted px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-semibold">{identifier ?? "PAP"}</span>
+      <span className="text-muted-foreground/60">&rsaquo;</span>
+      {editing ? (
+        <input
+          autoFocus
+          aria-label="Task title"
+          value={draft}
+          onChange={(event) => setDraft(event.target.value)}
+          onBlur={() => onCommit(draft)}
+          onKeyDown={(event) => {
+            if (event.key === "Enter") onCommit(draft);
+            if (event.key === "Escape") onCommit(title);
+          }}
+          className="min-w-0 flex-1 rounded border border-border bg-transparent px-1.5 py-0.5 font-medium outline-none focus:border-ring"
+        />
+      ) : title ? (
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={onEdit}
+          className="group flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5 rounded px-1 py-0.5 text-left font-medium hover:bg-accent"
+          title={suggested ? `Title suggested by ${JEV_NAME}. Click to edit.` : "Click to edit"}
+        >
+          {suggested ? <Sparkles aria-label={`Suggested by ${JEV_NAME}`} className="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-primary" /> : null}
+          <span className="truncate">{title}</span>
+          <Pencil aria-hidden className="size-3 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100" />
+        </button>
+      ) : thinking ? (
+        <span className="flex items-center gap-2 text-muted-foreground">
+          <span className="h-3 w-40 animate-pulse rounded bg-muted" />
+          <span className="sr-only">{JEV_NAME} is naming this task</span>
+        </span>
+      ) : (
+        <span className="text-muted-foreground">{identifier ? "Untitled task" : "New task"}</span>
+      )}
+      {onReset && !editing ? (
+        <Button variant="ghost" size="icon-xs" className="text-muted-foreground" onClick={onReset} title={`Use ${JEV_NAME}'s title`}>
+          <Undo2 />
+        </Button>
+      ) : null}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function CreatedBody({ prompt }: { prompt: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 px-4 pt-4 pb-2">
+      <p className="self-end whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-xl bg-muted px-4 py-3 text-sm">{prompt}</p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+type Effective = {
+  title: string;
+  type: JevTaskType | null;
+  assigneeId: string | null;
+  projectId: string | null;
+  workMode: IssueWorkMode;
+};
+
+function JevPanel({
+  flow,
+  created,
+  status,
+  promptLength,
+  suggestion,
+  effective,
+  isSuggested,
+  setField,
+  resetField,
+  whyOpen,
+  onToggleWhy,
+  onRetry,
+}: {
+  flow: "suggest-first" | "instant";
+  created: boolean;
+  status: JevStatus;
+  promptLength: number;
+  suggestion: JevSuggestion | null;
+  effective: Effective;
+  isSuggested: (field: Field) => boolean;
+  setField: <K extends keyof Overrides>(field: K, value: Overrides[K]) => void;
+  resetField: (field: Field) => void;
+  whyOpen: boolean;
+  onToggleWhy: () => void;
+  onRetry: () => void;
+}) {
+  const statusLine = (() => {
+    if (status === "error") return null;
+    if (status === "thinking") return created ? `${JEV_NAME} is naming and routing this task…` : `${JEV_NAME} is reading your request…`;
+    if (status === "ready" && suggestion) {
+      return suggestion.confidence === "low" ? `${JEV_NAME} isn't sure who should own this. Pick one:` : null;
+    }
+    if (flow === "instant" && !created) return `${JEV_NAME} picks a title, type, and owner after you start. You can change anything later.`;
+    if (promptLength > 0 && promptLength < JEV_MIN_PROMPT_LENGTH) return `Keep going. ${JEV_NAME} suggests details once there's a bit more to go on.`;
+    return null;
+  })();
+
+  const showChips = status !== "idle" || flow === "suggest-first";
+  const loading = status === "thinking" && !suggestion;
+  const assignee = JEV_AGENTS.find((agent) => agent.id === effective.assigneeId) ?? null;
+  const alternates = (suggestion?.alternateAssigneeIds ?? [])
+    .map((id) => JEV_AGENTS.find((agent) => agent.id === id))
+    .filter((agent): agent is (typeof JEV_AGENTS)[number] => Boolean(agent) && agent!.id !== effective.assigneeId);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 px-4 pb-3">
+      {status === "error" ? (
+        <div role="status" className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md border border-border bg-muted/40 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          <AlertTriangle aria-hidden className="size-3.5 shrink-0" />
+          <span className="flex-1">{JEV_NAME} couldn't classify this. Set the owner yourself, or try again.</span>
+          <Button variant="ghost" size="xs" onClick={onRetry}>Try again</Button>
+        </div>
+      ) : statusLine ? (
+        <div role="status" className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          <JevMark thinking={status === "thinking"} />
+          <span>{statusLine}</span>
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+
+      {showChips ? (
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          <PropertyChip
+            label="Type"
+            loading={loading}
+            suggested={isSuggested("type")}
+            onReset={suggestion && !isSuggested("type") ? () => resetField("type") : undefined}
+            display={effective.type ? (
+              <><Tag aria-hidden className="size-3.5" />{JEV_TASK_TYPES.find((option) => option.value === effective.type)?.label}</>
+            ) : <><Tag aria-hidden className="size-3.5" />Type</>}
+          >
+            {(close) => JEV_TASK_TYPES.map((option) => (
+              <MenuItem key={option.value} selected={option.value === effective.type} onClick={() => { setField("type", option.value); close(); }}>
+                <span className="flex flex-col">
+                  <span>{option.label}</span>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{option.hint}</span>
+                </span>
+              </MenuItem>
+            ))}
+          </PropertyChip>
+
+          <PropertyChip
+            label="Assignee"
+            loading={loading}
+            suggested={isSuggested("assigneeId")}
+            onReset={suggestion && !isSuggested("assigneeId") ? () => resetField("assigneeId") : undefined}
+            display={assignee ? (
+              <><AgentAvatar agent={assignee} size={16} />{assignee.name}</>
+            ) : <span>Assignee</span>}
+          >
+            {(close) => JEV_AGENTS.map((agent) => (
+              <MenuItem key={agent.id} selected={agent.id === effective.assigneeId} onClick={() => { setField("assigneeId", agent.id); close(); }}>
+                <AgentAvatar agent={agent} size={20} />
+                <span className="flex flex-col">
+                  <span>{agent.name}</span>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{agent.title}</span>
+                </span>
+              </MenuItem>
+            ))}
+          </PropertyChip>
+
+          <PropertyChip
+            label="Project"
+            loading={loading}
+            suggested={isSuggested("projectId") && effective.projectId !== null}
+            onReset={suggestion && !isSuggested("projectId") ? () => resetField("projectId") : undefined}
+            display={<><FolderKanban aria-hidden className="size-3.5" />{JEV_PROJECTS.find((project) => project.id === effective.projectId)?.name ?? "No project"}</>}
+          >
+            {(close) => [
+              <MenuItem key="none" selected={effective.projectId === null} onClick={() => { setField("projectId", null); close(); }}>No project</MenuItem>,
+              ...JEV_PROJECTS.map((project) => (
+                <MenuItem key={project.id} selected={project.id === effective.projectId} onClick={() => { setField("projectId", project.id); close(); }}>
+                  {project.name}
+                </MenuItem>
+              )),
+            ]}
+          </PropertyChip>
+
+          <WorkModeChip
+            loading={loading}
+            mode={effective.workMode}
+            suggested={isSuggested("workMode") && effective.workMode !== "standard"}
+            onChange={(mode) => setField("workMode", mode)}
+          />
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+
+      {status === "ready" && suggestion?.confidence === "low" && alternates.length > 0 && isSuggested("assigneeId") ? (
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 text-xs">
+          <span className="text-muted-foreground">Or:</span>
+          {alternates.map((agent) => (
+            <Button key={agent.id} variant="outline" size="xs" onClick={() => setField("assigneeId", agent.id)}>
+              <AgentAvatar agent={agent} size={16} />{agent.name}
+            </Button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+
+      {status === "ready" && suggestion ? (
+        <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          <button type="button" onClick={onToggleWhy} aria-expanded={whyOpen} className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 hover:text-foreground">
+            <ChevronDown aria-hidden className={cn("size-3 transition-transform", !whyOpen && "-rotate-90")} />
+            Why {JEV_NAME} chose these
+          </button>
+          {whyOpen ? (
+            <ul className="mt-1.5 flex flex-col gap-1 pl-4">
+              {suggestion.reasons.map((reason) => <li key={reason.field}>{reason.text}</li>)}
+              <li>Anything you change stays as you set it.</li>
+            </ul>
+          ) : null}
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function PropertyChip({
+  label,
+  display,
+  loading,
+  suggested,
+  onReset,
+  children,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  display: ReactNode;
+  loading: boolean;
+  suggested: boolean;
+  onReset?: () => void;
+  children: (close: () => void) => ReactNode;
+}) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  if (loading) {
+    return <span aria-label={`${label} loading`} className="h-7 w-24 animate-pulse rounded-md border border-border bg-muted/60" />;
+  }
+  return (
+    <span className="inline-flex items-center">
+      <Popover open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
+        <PopoverTrigger asChild>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            aria-label={`${label}${suggested ? ` (suggested by ${JEV_NAME})` : ""}`}
+            className={cn(
+              "inline-flex h-7 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border px-2 text-sm transition-colors hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground",
+              suggested ? "border-primary/40 bg-primary/5 text-foreground" : "border-border text-foreground",
+            )}
+          >
+            {suggested ? <Sparkles aria-hidden className="size-3 text-primary" /> : null}
+            {display}
+            <ChevronDown aria-hidden className="size-3 text-muted-foreground" />
+          </button>
+        </PopoverTrigger>
+        <PopoverContent align="start" className="w-64 p-1">
+          {children(() => setOpen(false))}
+        </PopoverContent>
+      </Popover>
+      {onReset ? (
+        <Button variant="ghost" size="icon-xs" className="text-muted-foreground" onClick={onReset} title={`Use ${JEV_NAME}'s suggestion`}>
+          <Undo2 />
+        </Button>
+      ) : null}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+function MenuItem({ selected, onClick, children }: { selected: boolean; onClick: () => void; children: ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={onClick}
+      className={cn("flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm hover:bg-accent", selected && "bg-accent")}
+    >
+      {children}
+      {selected ? <Check aria-hidden className="ml-auto size-3.5 shrink-0" /> : null}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+function WorkModeChip({
+  mode,
+  loading,
+  suggested,
+  onChange,
+}: {
+  mode: IssueWorkMode;
+  loading: boolean;
+  suggested: boolean;
+  onChange: (mode: IssueWorkMode) => void;
+}) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const meta = workModeMetaFor(mode);
+  const Icon = meta.icon;
+  if (loading) return <span aria-label="Mode loading" className="h-7 w-20 animate-pulse rounded-md border border-border bg-muted/60" />;
+  return (
+    <Popover open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
+      <PopoverTrigger asChild>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          aria-label={`Mode${suggested ? ` (suggested by ${JEV_NAME})` : ""}`}
+          className={cn("inline-flex h-7 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border px-2 text-sm transition-colors", meta.classes.chip)}
+        >
+          {suggested ? <Sparkles aria-hidden className="size-3" /> : null}
+          <Icon aria-hidden className="size-3.5" />
+          {meta.label}
+          <ChevronDown aria-hidden className="size-3 opacity-60" />
+        </button>
+      </PopoverTrigger>
+      <PopoverContent align="start" className="w-48 p-1">
+        {workModeMetaList().map((option) => {
+          const OptionIcon = option.icon;
+          return (
+            <MenuItem key={option.value} selected={option.value === mode} onClick={() => { onChange(option.value); setOpen(false); }}>
+              <OptionIcon aria-hidden className={cn("size-3.5", option.classes.menuItem)} />
+              {option.label}
+            </MenuItem>
+          );
+        })}
+      </PopoverContent>
+    </Popover>
+  );
+}
+
diff --git a/ui/storybook/prototypes/jev-task-creation/README.md b/ui/storybook/prototypes/jev-task-creation/README.md
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+# Task creation with Jev
+
+Open **UX Labs → Task creation with Jev** in Storybook:
+
+```sh
+pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui exec storybook dev --port 6010 --host 127.0.0.1 --no-open -c storybook/.storybook
+```
+
+## The idea
+
+Today's `NewIssueDialog` asks for a title first, then a description, then
+assignee, project, and mode. This prototype starts from the prompt instead. You
+describe the work and Jev fills in the rest, the way Claude Code names a session
+after you start it.
+
+- **Title** appears in the header breadcrumb (`PAP › Fix login redirect loop…`)
+  and types in when Jev suggests it. Click it to edit.
+- **Type** (Bug, Feature, Research, Design, QA, Ops), **assignee**, **project**,
+  and **work mode** appear as chips under the prompt.
+- Jev's values carry a sparkle. When you change a value, the sparkle goes away
+  and Jev stops changing it. The undo icon next to a chip restores Jev's value.
+- **Why Jev chose these** explains each decision in one line.
+- When Jev isn't sure who should own the task, it names alternates as one-click
+  buttons.
+- Large scope (plan, migrate, redesign) suggests Plan mode. Questions route to
+  Ask mode.
+- If Jev fails, the chips work as plain manual pickers and **Try again** retries.
+- Creating never waits for Jev. If you create while Jev is thinking, the task is
+  created and Jev finishes after.
+
+## Two flows to compare
+
+- **Suggest-first** (stories 01–11): Jev re-reads the prompt after each typing
+  pause and updates the suggestions before you create the task.
+- **Instant** (stories 12–13): closest to Claude Code. **Start task** creates
+  `PAP-412` as "Untitled task" right away. The title and routing arrive a moment
+  later.
+
+## What's fake
+
+`jev-classifier.ts` is a keyword heuristic with simulated latency. It uses
+fixture agents that match the Storybook company (CodexCoder, DesignSystemCoder,
+QAChecker, CTO, Darnold) and three projects. No model or API is called and no task
+is persisted. To make it real, replace `classifyTaskPrompt` with a server call
+that returns the same `JevSuggestion` shape. That call would need company-scoped
+agent and project context, and would have to respect paused agents and budgets.
+
+## Open questions
+
+- Should Jev assign to an agent immediately (the instant flow), or only suggest
+  while the task stays in draft?
+- Does task **type** need to be a real field? Today `IssueWorkMode` and labels
+  cover part of it.
+- Should Jev's reasoning appear on the created task, as an activity entry, so the
+  board can audit routing decisions?
diff --git a/ui/storybook/prototypes/jev-task-creation/jev-classifier.ts b/ui/storybook/prototypes/jev-task-creation/jev-classifier.ts
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+import type { IssueWorkMode } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+
+/**
+ * Storybook-only stand-in for Jev, the assistant that reads a task prompt and
+ * suggests a title, task type, owner, project, and work mode. It is a keyword
+ * heuristic with simulated latency so the UX can be reviewed without a model.
+ * A real implementation would replace `classifyTaskPrompt` with an API call
+ * that returns the same `JevSuggestion` shape.
+ */
+
+export const JEV_NAME = "Jev";
+
+export type JevTaskType = "bug" | "feature" | "research" | "design" | "qa" | "ops";
+
+export const JEV_TASK_TYPES: { value: JevTaskType; label: string; hint: string }[] = [
+  { value: "bug", label: "Bug", hint: "Something is broken or regressed" },
+  { value: "feature", label: "Feature", hint: "Build or change product behavior" },
+  { value: "research", label: "Research", hint: "Investigate, compare, or answer a question" },
+  { value: "design", label: "Design", hint: "UI, UX, or visual work" },
+  { value: "qa", label: "QA", hint: "Verify, test, or reproduce" },
+  { value: "ops", label: "Ops", hint: "Admin, release, or coordination work" },
+];
+
+export type JevAgent = {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  role: string;
+  title: string;
+  paused?: boolean;
+};
+
+export const JEV_AGENTS: JevAgent[] = [
+  { id: "agent-codex", name: "CodexCoder", role: "engineer", title: "Senior Product Engineer" },
+  { id: "agent-design-system", name: "DesignSystemCoder", role: "designer", title: "Design System Engineer" },
+  { id: "agent-qa", name: "QAChecker", role: "qa", title: "QA Engineer" },
+  { id: "agent-cto", name: "CTO", role: "cto", title: "CTO" },
+  { id: "agent-darnold", name: "Darnold", role: "general", title: "Chief of Staff" },
+];
+
+export type JevProject = { id: string; name: string };
+
+export const JEV_PROJECTS: JevProject[] = [
+  { id: "project-board-ui", name: "Board UI" },
+  { id: "project-agent-runtime", name: "Agent Runtime" },
+  { id: "project-budget-guardrails", name: "Budget Guardrails" },
+];
+
+export type JevConfidence = "high" | "medium" | "low";
+
+export type JevSuggestion = {
+  title: string;
+  type: JevTaskType;
+  assigneeId: string;
+  /** Other plausible owners, shown when confidence is not high. */
+  alternateAssigneeIds: string[];
+  projectId: string | null;
+  workMode: IssueWorkMode;
+  confidence: JevConfidence;
+  /** One short sentence per decision, shown under "Why". */
+  reasons: { field: "type" | "assignee" | "project" | "mode"; text: string }[];
+};
+
+/** Prompts need a little substance before Jev starts guessing. */
+export const JEV_MIN_PROMPT_LENGTH = 18;
+
+const TYPE_KEYWORDS: Record<JevTaskType, string[]> = {
+  bug: ["bug", "broken", "fix", "crash", "error", "regress", "fails", "failing", "500", "stuck", "doesn't", "does not", "not working", "wrong"],
+  feature: ["add", "build", "implement", "support", "create", "new", "allow", "enable", "endpoint", "integrate", "make", "improve", "faster", "performance"],
+  research: ["research", "investigate", "compare", "evaluate", "why", "how does", "figure out", "explore", "options", "should we"],
+  design: ["design", "mockup", "figma", "layout", "visual", "ux", "ui polish", "spacing", "typography", "color", "icon", "prototype"],
+  qa: ["test", "qa", "verify", "reproduce", "regression suite", "smoke", "e2e", "check that", "coverage"],
+  ops: ["release", "deploy", "rotate", "invoice", "schedule", "onboard", "hire", "budget report", "coordinate", "follow up", "email"],
+};
+
+const TYPE_OWNER: Record<JevTaskType, string> = {
+  bug: "agent-codex",
+  feature: "agent-codex",
+  research: "agent-cto",
+  design: "agent-design-system",
+  qa: "agent-qa",
+  ops: "agent-darnold",
+};
+
+const TYPE_OWNER_REASON: Record<JevTaskType, string> = {
+  bug: "CodexCoder owns product engineering and closed 3 similar bugs this week.",
+  feature: "CodexCoder owns product engineering and has capacity today.",
+  research: "The CTO handles open-ended technical questions.",
+  design: "DesignSystemCoder owns UI and design-system work.",
+  qa: "QAChecker runs verification and reproduction tasks.",
+  ops: "Darnold, the Chief of Staff, handles coordination and admin work.",
+};
+
+const PROJECT_KEYWORDS: Record<string, string[]> = {
+  "project-board-ui": ["ui", "board", "dashboard", "page", "button", "dialog", "sidebar", "inbox", "screen", "mobile", "login", "storybook"],
+  "project-agent-runtime": ["agent", "runtime", "heartbeat", "adapter", "wake", "codex", "claude", "runner", "session"],
+  "project-budget-guardrails": ["budget", "spend", "cost", "billing", "limit", "invoice", "quota"],
+};
+
+/** Hand-written titles for the story scenarios, so reviews read realistically. */
+const CURATED_TITLES: Record<string, string> = {
+  "the login page redirects": "Fix login redirect loop after session expiry",
+  "add a csv export": "Add CSV export to the issues list",
+  "should we move": "Evaluate moving heartbeats to a queue",
+  "the new task dialog feels": "Tighten spacing in the new task dialog",
+  "before friday's release": "Run release smoke tests before Friday",
+  "something is off": "Investigate agent budget discrepancy",
+  "rotate the": "Rotate the GitHub App private key",
+  "plan the migration": "Plan phased migration of runtime sessions to the new adapter",
+};
+
+function score(prompt: string, keywords: string[]): number {
+  return keywords.reduce((total, keyword) => total + (prompt.includes(keyword) ? 1 : 0), 0);
+}
+
+const FILLER = /^(hey|hi|please|pls|so|ok|okay|can you|could you|would you|i need you to|i need to|i want to|we need to|we should|let's|lets|i think|it seems like|it looks like)\b[\s,]*/i;
+
+/** Turn free-form text into a short, imperative-ish title. */
+export function draftTitle(prompt: string): string {
+  const normalized = prompt.trim().toLowerCase();
+  for (const [prefix, title] of Object.entries(CURATED_TITLES)) {
+    if (normalized.startsWith(prefix)) return title;
+  }
+  let text = prompt.trim().split(/(?<=[.!?])\s|\n/)[0] ?? prompt.trim();
+  let previous = "";
+  while (previous !== text) {
+    previous = text;
+    text = text.replace(FILLER, "");
+  }
+  text = text.replace(/[.!?]+$/, "").replace(/\s+/g, " ");
+  if (text.length > 60) {
+    const cut = text.slice(0, 60);
+    text = cut.slice(0, cut.lastIndexOf(" ") > 30 ? cut.lastIndexOf(" ") : 60);
+  }
+  return text.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + text.slice(1);
+}
+
+export function classifyTaskPromptSync(prompt: string): JevSuggestion {
+  const text = prompt.toLowerCase();
+  const typeScores = (Object.keys(TYPE_KEYWORDS) as JevTaskType[])
+    .map((type) => ({ type, score: score(text, TYPE_KEYWORDS[type]) }))
+    .sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score);
+  const best = typeScores[0]!;
+  const runnerUp = typeScores[1]!;
+  const type: JevTaskType = best.score === 0 ? "research" : best.type;
+
+  const lead = best.score - runnerUp.score;
+  const confidence: JevConfidence =
+    best.score === 0 || lead === 0 ? "low" : lead >= 2 || runnerUp.score === 0 ? "high" : "medium";
+
+  const projectScores = Object.entries(PROJECT_KEYWORDS)
+    .map(([id, keywords]) => ({ id, score: score(text, keywords) }))
+    .sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score);
+  const projectId = projectScores[0]!.score > 0 ? projectScores[0]!.id : null;
+
+  const isQuestion = /\?\s*$/.test(prompt.trim()) || (/^(how|why|what|which|should|is|are|can|does)\b/.test(text) && !/^(can|could|would) you\b/.test(text));
+  const isLarge = /\b(plan|roadmap|migrate|migration|redesign|rewrite|overhaul|multi-step|phases?)\b/.test(text);
+  const workMode: IssueWorkMode = isQuestion && type === "research" ? "ask" : isLarge ? "planning" : "standard";
+
+  const assigneeId = TYPE_OWNER[type];
+  const alternateAssigneeIds = confidence === "high"
+    ? []
+    : [TYPE_OWNER[runnerUp.type], "agent-cto"].filter((id, index, ids) => id !== assigneeId && ids.indexOf(id) === index).slice(0, 2);
+
+  const typeLabel = JEV_TASK_TYPES.find((option) => option.value === type)!.label;
+  const typeNoun = type === "qa" ? "QA" : typeLabel.toLowerCase();
+  const projectName = JEV_PROJECTS.find((project) => project.id === projectId)?.name;
+  const reasons: JevSuggestion["reasons"] = [
+    {
+      field: "type",
+      text: best.score === 0
+        ? `No strong signal, so ${JEV_NAME} treated it as ${typeNoun} until you say otherwise.`
+        : `Reads as ${typeNoun} work${runnerUp.score > 0 && confidence !== "high" ? `, though it could be ${runnerUp.type}` : ""}.`,
+    },
+    { field: "assignee", text: TYPE_OWNER_REASON[type] },
+  ];
+  if (projectName) reasons.push({ field: "project", text: `Mentions areas covered by ${projectName}.` });
+  if (workMode === "planning") reasons.push({ field: "mode", text: "Large scope, so it starts in Plan mode for your review." });
+  if (workMode === "ask") reasons.push({ field: "mode", text: "It's a question, so Ask mode returns an answer without changing code." });
+
+  return { title: draftTitle(prompt), type, assigneeId, alternateAssigneeIds, projectId, workMode, confidence, reasons };
+}
+
+export type ClassifyOptions = { latencyMs?: number; fail?: boolean; signal?: AbortSignal };
+
+export function classifyTaskPrompt(prompt: string, { latencyMs = 900, fail = false, signal }: ClassifyOptions = {}): Promise<JevSuggestion> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const timer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      if (fail) reject(new Error(`${JEV_NAME} is unavailable right now.`));
+      else resolve(classifyTaskPromptSync(prompt));
+    }, latencyMs);
+    signal?.addEventListener("abort", () => {
+      window.clearTimeout(timer);
+      reject(new DOMException("Aborted", "AbortError"));
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/ui/storybook/stories/jev-task-creation.stories.tsx b/ui/storybook/stories/jev-task-creation.stories.tsx
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+import { userEvent, within } from "storybook/test";
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { JevTaskComposer } from "../prototypes/jev-task-creation/JevTaskComposer";
+
+const PROMPTS = {
+  bug: "The login page redirects back to itself after the session expires. Users get stuck in a loop and can't sign in until they clear cookies.",
+  feature: "Add a CSV export to the issues list so the board can pull tasks into a spreadsheet for the weekly review.",
+  research: "Should we move heartbeat scheduling onto a queue? How would that change wake latency for agents?",
+  design: "The new task dialog feels cramped on mobile. The spacing and typography around the property chips need a design pass.",
+  qa: "Before Friday's release, run the smoke tests and verify that invite links still work on authenticated private mode.",
+  ambiguous: "Something is off with the numbers for last month, can you take a look",
+  planning: "Plan the migration of agent runtime sessions to the new adapter, in phases, so nothing breaks mid-run.",
+};
+
+const meta = {
+  title: "UX Labs/Task creation with Jev",
+  component: JevTaskComposer,
+  parameters: {
+    layout: "fullscreen",
+    docs: {
+      description: {
+        component:
+          "Prototype: prompt-first task creation. You write what you need; Jev suggests a title, task type, assignee, project, and work mode. " +
+          "Suggested values carry a sparkle. Anything you change is yours and Jev never overwrites it; the undo icon restores Jev's value. " +
+          "Low-confidence routing offers alternate owners. **Instant** stories mirror Claude Code sessions: create first, and the title and routing arrive a moment later. " +
+          "Jev is a local keyword heuristic with simulated latency (`prototypes/jev-task-creation/jev-classifier.ts`). No model or API is called and no task is persisted.",
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  args: { flow: "suggest-first", latencyMs: 900 },
+  argTypes: {
+    flow: { control: "inline-radio", options: ["suggest-first", "instant"] },
+    latencyMs: { control: { type: "range", min: 100, max: 4000, step: 100 } },
+  },
+  render: (args) => <JevTaskComposer key={JSON.stringify(args)} {...args} />,
+} satisfies Meta<typeof JevTaskComposer>;
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
+
+export const StartHere: Story = { name: "01 · Start here · Empty composer" };
+export const WatchItSuggest: Story = {
+  name: "02 · Watch Jev suggest while you type",
+  args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.bug, typeOnMount: true },
+};
+export const Bug: Story = { name: "03 · Bug → CodexCoder", args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.bug } };
+export const Feature: Story = { name: "04 · Feature → CodexCoder", args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.feature } };
+export const Research: Story = { name: "05 · Question → CTO in Ask mode", args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.research } };
+export const Design: Story = { name: "06 · Design → DesignSystemCoder", args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.design } };
+export const QA: Story = { name: "07 · QA → QAChecker", args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.qa } };
+export const LargeScope: Story = { name: "08 · Large scope → Plan mode", args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.planning } };
+export const LowConfidence: Story = {
+  name: "09 · Unsure · Jev offers alternate owners",
+  args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.ambiguous },
+};
+export const UserOverride: Story = {
+  name: "10 · You chose the assignee · Jev keeps it",
+  args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.bug, presetAssigneeId: "agent-qa" },
+};
+export const WhyExpanded: Story = {
+  name: "11 · Why Jev chose these",
+  args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.feature, latencyMs: 200 },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const toggle = await within(canvasElement).findByRole("button", { name: /Why Jev chose these/ }, { timeout: 3000 });
+    await userEvent.click(toggle);
+  },
+};
+export const InstantEmpty: Story = {
+  name: "12 · Instant · Start first, Jev names it after",
+  args: { flow: "instant" },
+};
+export const InstantCreated: Story = {
+  name: "13 · Instant · Title and owner arrive",
+  args: { flow: "instant", initialPrompt: PROMPTS.feature, latencyMs: 1600 },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    await userEvent.click(await within(canvasElement).findByRole("button", { name: /Start task/ }));
+  },
+};
+export const JevUnavailable: Story = {
+  name: "14 · Jev unavailable · Manual fallback",
+  args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.bug, jevUnavailable: true },
+};
+export const SlowJev: Story = {
+  name: "15 · Slow Jev · Loading state",
+  args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.design, latencyMs: 60000 },
+};
+export const Light: Story = { name: "16 · Light theme", args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.bug }, globals: { theme: "light" } };
+export const Mobile: Story = {
+  name: "17 · Mobile",
+  args: { initialPrompt: PROMPTS.design, mobile: true },
+  globals: { viewport: { value: "mobile1", isRotated: false } },
+};