diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift
index 0e8da3f..7bd501a 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ struct StartChatComposer: View {
     @State private var auto = false
     @State private var model: String?
     @State private var effort = MobileEfforts.fallback
-    @FocusState private var draftFocused: Bool
     // Advanced options (the Mac new-session sheet's base branch + worktree fields).
     @State private var showOptions = false
     @State private var baseBranch = ""
@@ -86,15 +85,14 @@ struct StartChatComposer: View {
                 .transition(.move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity))
             }
             HStack(alignment: .bottom, spacing: 8) {
-                // Plain, borderless field over the glass — matching the open session's chat bar
-                // rather than a boxed form control.
+                // Plain, borderless field — matching the open session's chat bar rather than a
+                // boxed form control.
                 TextField("Describe a task…", text: $draft, axis: .vertical)
                     .textFieldStyle(.plain)
                     .lineLimit(1...5)
                     .padding(.vertical, 3)
                     .orchestraGlow(active: MobileEfforts.isOrchestra(effort) && controlled)
                     .keyboardDismissable()
-                    .focused($draftFocused)
                 Button {
                     if let project = selected {
                         let branch = baseBranch.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
@@ -115,9 +113,8 @@ struct StartChatComposer: View {
                 Text("This device is view-only.").font(.caption2).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
             }
         }
-        .padding(.horizontal, 14)
-        .padding(.vertical, 12)
-        .glassSurface(cornerRadius: 26)
+        // No surface of its own — the controls sit directly on the sheet, which is already a
+        // distinct panel; a glass card here would just be a card-on-card.
         // Switching to a model with a lower effort cap can't leave an unsupported level selected.
         .onChange(of: model) { _, newModel in
             let levels = store.modelCatalog.offeredEfforts(forModel: newModel)
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/HomeView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/HomeView.swift
index b9b4487..3d8444b 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/HomeView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/HomeView.swift
@@ -106,13 +106,14 @@ struct HomeView: View {
             .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
             .scrollDismissesKeyboard(.interactively)
             .refreshable { store.refreshSessions() }
-            // A floating "+" replaces the old inline start-chat card; opens the glass composer
-            // sheet. An iPad ⌘N (via focusNewChat) opens the same sheet.
-            .newChatAffordance(isPresented: $showNewChat)
             .onChange(of: focusNewChat.wrappedValue) { _, want in
                 if want { showNewChat = true; focusNewChat.wrappedValue = false }
             }
             .safeAreaInset(edge: .bottom) { ConnectionChip().padding(.bottom, 8) }
+            // A floating "+" replaces the old inline start-chat card; opens the glass composer
+            // sheet. An iPad ⌘N (via focusNewChat) opens the same sheet. Applied after the chip
+            // inset so it anchors to the true bottom — matching the project page's tight spacing.
+            .newChatAffordance(isPresented: $showNewChat)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionsView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionsView.swift
index d6c9449..f7dbe04 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionsView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionsView.swift
@@ -85,11 +85,12 @@ struct SessionsView: View {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            .safeAreaInset(edge: .bottom) { ConnectionChip().padding(.bottom, 8) }
             // A floating "new chat" affordance in the lower-right, mirroring the Mac's per-project
             // "New chat" button. Picks a project + prompt in a glass sheet, then kicks off the chat.
-            // Applied before the chip inset so it floats clear above the connection chip.
+            // Applied after the chip inset so it anchors to the true bottom — the same low spacing
+            // above the tab bar the project page has, rather than floating high above the chip.
             .newChatAffordance(isPresented: $showNewChat)
-            .safeAreaInset(edge: .bottom) { ConnectionChip().padding(.bottom, 8) }
         }
     }