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+'use client';
+
+import { useRef, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useMutation, useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { apiFetch } from '../lib/api';
+import { useSession } from './session-provider';
+
+interface Message { role: 'user' | 'assistant'; content: string; }
+
+export function AiAskPanel() {
+  const { activeTenant } = useSession();
+  const tenantId = activeTenant?.tenantId ?? '';
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [input, setInput] = useState('');
+  const [messages, setMessages] = useState<Message[]>([]);
+  const bottomRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    bottomRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' });
+  }, [messages]);
+
+  const askMut = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (userMsg: string) =>
+      apiFetch<{ reply: string }>('/v1/ai/ask', {
+        tenantId,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          messages: [...messages, { role: 'user', content: userMsg }],
+          context: JSON.stringify({ tenantId, ts: new Date().toISOString() }),
+        },
+      }),
+    onSuccess: (data, userMsg) => {
+      setMessages((prev) => [
+        ...prev,
+        { role: 'user', content: userMsg },
+        { role: 'assistant', content: data.reply },
+      ]);
+    },
+  });
+
+  const { data: brief } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['daily-brief', tenantId],
+    queryFn: () => apiFetch<{ brief: string }>('/v1/ai/daily-brief', { tenantId }),
+    enabled: Boolean(tenantId) && open && messages.length === 0,
+    staleTime: 600_000, // 10 min
+  });
+
+  function send() {
+    const msg = input.trim();
+    if (!msg || askMut.isPending) return;
+    setInput('');
+    askMut.mutate(msg);
+  }
+
+  const SUGGESTIONS = [
+    'Ce ar trebui să prioritizez azi?',
+    'Rezumă săptămâna trecută.',
+    'Care sunt obiectivele cu risc de nefinalizare?',
+    'Generează un brief pentru echipă.',
+  ];
+
+  if (!tenantId) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {/* Floating button */}
+      <button
+        onClick={() => setOpen((o) => !o)}
+        className="fixed bottom-6 right-6 z-50 h-13 w-13 rounded-full bg-primary text-white shadow-lg hover:bg-primary/90 transition-all flex items-center justify-center text-xl"
+        title="CEO OS AI Assistant"
+      >
+        {open ? '✕' : '✦'}
+      </button>
+
+      {/* Panel */}
+      {open && (
+        <div className="fixed bottom-22 right-6 z-50 flex flex-col w-[360px] max-h-[70vh] rounded-2xl border bg-background shadow-2xl overflow-hidden">
+          {/* Header */}
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 border-b px-4 py-3 bg-primary/5">
+            <span className="text-primary font-bold">✦</span>
+            <p className="text-sm font-semibold text-ink">CEO OS AI</p>
+            <span className="ml-auto text-[10px] text-ink-faint">via Hermes</span>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Messages */}
+          <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-4 space-y-3">
+            {messages.length === 0 && brief?.brief && (
+              <div className="rounded-xl bg-primary/5 p-3 space-y-1">
+                <p className="text-[10px] font-semibold text-ink-faint uppercase">Brief zilnic</p>
+                <p className="text-xs text-ink whitespace-pre-line">{brief.brief}</p>
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {messages.length === 0 && !brief && (
+              <div className="space-y-2">
+                <p className="text-xs text-ink-faint">Întreabă-mă orice despre CEO OS:</p>
+                {SUGGESTIONS.map((s) => (
+                  <button key={s} onClick={() => { setInput(s); }}
+                    className="block w-full text-left text-xs text-ink-faint border rounded-lg px-3 py-2 hover:border-primary/40 hover:text-primary transition-colors">
+                    {s}
+                  </button>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {messages.map((m, i) => (
+              <div key={i} className={`flex ${m.role === 'user' ? 'justify-end' : 'justify-start'}`}>
+                <div className={`rounded-2xl px-3 py-2 text-xs max-w-[85%] whitespace-pre-line ${
+                  m.role === 'user' ? 'bg-primary text-white' : 'bg-muted text-ink'
+                }`}>
+                  {m.content}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+            {askMut.isPending && (
+              <div className="flex justify-start">
+                <div className="bg-muted rounded-2xl px-3 py-2 text-xs text-ink-faint animate-pulse">
+                  Hermes gândește…
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {askMut.isError && (
+              <p className="text-xs text-signal-danger text-center">
+                Hermes indisponibil. Verifică HERMES_BASE_URL în Coolify.
+              </p>
+            )}
+            <div ref={bottomRef} />
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Input */}
+          <div className="border-t p-3 flex gap-2">
+            <input
+              value={input}
+              onChange={(e) => setInput(e.target.value)}
+              onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey && send()}
+              placeholder="Întreabă ceva… (Enter)"
+              className="flex-1 rounded-xl border bg-background px-3 py-2 text-xs text-ink focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-ring"
+            />
+            <button onClick={send} disabled={!input.trim() || askMut.isPending}
+              className="rounded-xl bg-primary px-3 py-2 text-xs text-white disabled:opacity-50">
+              ▲
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}