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+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest'
+import { act } from 'react'
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { render, screen, fireEvent, cleanup, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
+
+// Hoisted so the vi.mock factory (hoisted above imports) can reference these safely.
+const storeState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  chat: [] as Array<Record<string, unknown>>,
+  chatLoading: false,
+  sendMessage: vi.fn(),
+  clearChat: vi.fn(),
+  setView: vi.fn(),
+  selectEntity: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('framer-motion', () => ({
+  motion: {
+    div: ({
+      children,
+      initial: _i,
+      animate: _a,
+      transition: _t,
+      ...props
+    }: { children?: ReactNode; [key: string]: unknown }) => (
+      <div {...(props as React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>)}>{children}</div>
+    ),
+  },
+  AnimatePresence: ({ children }: { children?: ReactNode }) => <>{children}</>,
+}))
+
+vi.mock('lucide-react', () => {
+  const Icon = ({ className }: { className?: string }) => (
+    <span data-testid="icon" className={className} />
+  )
+  return {
+    Send: Icon,
+    Sparkles: Icon,
+    Trash2: Icon,
+    Bot: Icon,
+    User: Icon,
+    Quote: Icon,
+    ChevronDown: Icon,
+    MessageSquare: Icon,
+  }
+})
+
+vi.mock('sonner', () => ({
+  toast: { success: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn(), info: vi.fn() },
+}))
+
+vi.mock('react-markdown', () => ({
+  default: ({ children }: { children: string }) => <div data-testid="markdown">{children}</div>,
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/utils', () => ({
+  cn: (...args: (string | undefined | false | null)[]) => args.filter(Boolean).join(' '),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/studio/use-reduced-motion', () => ({
+  useReducedMotion: () => false,
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../voice-input', () => ({
+  VoiceInput: () => <div data-testid="voice-input" />,
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/studio/store', () => ({
+  useStudioStore: (selector: (s: Record<string, unknown>) => unknown) =>
+    selector({
+      chat: storeState.chat,
+      chatLoading: storeState.chatLoading,
+      sendMessage: storeState.sendMessage,
+      clearChat: storeState.clearChat,
+      setView: storeState.setView,
+      selectEntity: storeState.selectEntity,
+    }),
+}))
+
+import { ChatView } from './chat-view'
+
+const setInput = (text: string) => {
+  const textarea = screen.getByPlaceholderText(/Ask about your library/)
+  fireEvent.change(textarea, { target: { value: text } })
+  return textarea
+}
+
+const assistantMessage = (overrides: Record<string, unknown>) => ({
+  id: 'msg-1',
+  role: 'assistant',
+  content: 'Answer',
+  timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+  ...overrides,
+})
+
+describe('ChatView branch coverage', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    storeState.chat = []
+    storeState.chatLoading = false
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup()
+    vi.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('does not send when input is empty', () => {
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    const textarea = screen.getByPlaceholderText(/Ask about your library/)
+    // Enter on empty input calls handleSend() directly, exercising the !content guard
+    fireEvent.keyDown(textarea, { key: 'Enter' })
+    expect(storeState.sendMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('does not send when input is whitespace only', () => {
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    setInput('   ')
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByLabelText('Send message'))
+    expect(storeState.sendMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('does not send while chat is loading', () => {
+    storeState.chatLoading = true
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    const textarea = setInput('Hello')
+    fireEvent.keyDown(textarea, { key: 'Enter' })
+    expect(storeState.sendMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('sends message on Enter key', () => {
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    const textarea = setInput('Hello')
+    fireEvent.keyDown(textarea, { key: 'Enter', shiftKey: false })
+    expect(storeState.sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Hello')
+  })
+
+  it('does not send on Shift+Enter and allows newline', () => {
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    const textarea = setInput('Hello')
+    fireEvent.keyDown(textarea, { key: 'Enter', shiftKey: true })
+    expect(storeState.sendMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('returns early from clear when chat is empty', () => {
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    const clearBtn = screen.getByText('Clear').closest('button')!
+    clearBtn.click()
+    expect(storeState.clearChat).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('renders citation section when message has citations', () => {
+    storeState.chat = [
+      assistantMessage({
+        citations: [{ entityId: 'e1', entityName: 'Entity One', snippet: 'Snippet one' }],
+      }),
+    ]
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Used 1 local item/)).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('uses singular item for one citation', () => {
+    storeState.chat = [
+      assistantMessage({
+        citations: [{ entityId: 'e1', entityName: 'Entity One', snippet: 'Snippet one' }],
+      }),
+    ]
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('Used 1 local item')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('uses plural items for multiple citations', () => {
+    storeState.chat = [
+      assistantMessage({
+        citations: [
+          { entityId: 'e1', entityName: 'Entity One', snippet: 'Snippet one' },
+          { entityId: 'e2', entityName: 'Entity Two', snippet: 'Snippet two' },
+        ],
+      }),
+    ]
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('Used 2 local items')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('expands citations on toggle click', async () => {
+    storeState.chat = [
+      assistantMessage({
+        citations: [{ entityId: 'e1', entityName: 'Entity One', snippet: 'Snippet one' }],
+      }),
+    ]
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    const toggle = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Used 1 local item/ })
+    await act(async () => {
+      toggle.click()
+    })
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(toggle).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true')
+    })
+    expect(screen.getByText('Entity One')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('collapses citations on second toggle click', async () => {
+    storeState.chat = [
+      assistantMessage({
+        citations: [{ entityId: 'e1', entityName: 'Entity One', snippet: 'Snippet one' }],
+      }),
+    ]
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    const toggle = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Used 1 local item/ })
+    // Click and flush between clicks so the second click sees the updated state
+    await act(async () => {
+      toggle.click()
+    })
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(toggle).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true')
+    })
+    await act(async () => {
+      toggle.click()
+    })
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(toggle).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false')
+    })
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Entity One')).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('opens entity from citation click', async () => {
+    storeState.chat = [
+      assistantMessage({
+        citations: [{ entityId: 'e1', entityName: 'Entity One', snippet: 'Snippet one' }],
+      }),
+    ]
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    const toggle = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Used 1 local item/ })
+    await act(async () => {
+      toggle.click()
+    })
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText('Entity One')).toBeDefined()
+    })
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Entity One'))
+    expect(storeState.selectEntity).toHaveBeenCalledWith('e1')
+    expect(storeState.setView).toHaveBeenCalledWith('editor')
+  })
+
+  it('shows char counter in clay when input reaches 2000', async () => {
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    const textarea = screen.getByPlaceholderText(/Ask about your library/)
+    const nativeInputValueSetter = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
+      window.HTMLTextAreaElement.prototype,
+      'value',
+    )!.set!
+    await act(async () => {
+      nativeInputValueSetter.call(textarea, 'a'.repeat(2000))
+      textarea.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }))
+    })
+    const counter = screen.getByText('2000/2000')
+    expect(counter.className).toContain('text-clay')
+  })
+
+  it('shows suggestions bar below messages when chat has one message', () => {
+    storeState.chat = [
+      { id: 'msg-1', role: 'user', content: 'Hello', timestamp: new Date().toISOString() },
+    ]
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    expect(screen.getAllByText('Summarize recent projects').length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
+    expect(screen.getByText('Try:')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('suggestion chip in bottom bar calls sendMessage', () => {
+    storeState.chat = [
+      { id: 'msg-1', role: 'user', content: 'Hello', timestamp: new Date().toISOString() },
+    ]
+    render(<ChatView />)
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getAllByText('Summarize recent projects')[0])
+    expect(storeState.sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'Give me a summary of the projects in my library.',
+    )
+  })
+})