diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/conversation-api.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/conversation-api.ts
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+import type { ZodType } from 'zod';
+import {
+  ConversationsResponseSchema,
+  ConversationDetailResponseSchema,
+  ErrorResponseSchema,
+  SendReplyRequestSchema,
+  StartConversationRequestSchema,
+  StartConversationResponseSchema,
+  SuccessResponseSchema,
+  SuggestedReplyResponseSchema,
+  type ActiveChat,
+  type ConversationDetailResponse,
+  type SuccessResponse,
+} from '../../../../../packages/api-contracts/src/index.js';
+
+async function parseResponse<T>(response: Response, schema: ZodType<T>): Promise<T> {
+  const payload: unknown = await response.json();
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    const parsedError = ErrorResponseSchema.safeParse(payload);
+    throw new Error(parsedError.success ? parsedError.data.error : `Request failed (${response.status})`);
+  }
+  return schema.parse(payload);
+}
+
+function conversationPath(id: string): string {
+  return `/api/conversations/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`;
+}
+
+export interface ConversationApi {
+  list(): Promise<ActiveChat[]>;
+  detail(id: string): Promise<ConversationDetailResponse>;
+  suggestReply(id: string): Promise<string>;
+  sendReply(id: string, message: string): Promise<SuccessResponse>;
+  startConversation(username: string, message: string): Promise<ActiveChat>;
+}
+
+export function createConversationApi(fetchImplementation?: typeof fetch): ConversationApi {
+  function request(input: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit): Promise<Response> {
+    return (fetchImplementation ?? globalThis.fetch)(input, init);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    async list() {
+      return parseResponse(await request('/api/conversations'), ConversationsResponseSchema);
+    },
+    async detail(id) {
+      return parseResponse(await request(conversationPath(id)), ConversationDetailResponseSchema);
+    },
+    async suggestReply(id) {
+      const response = await parseResponse(
+        await request(`${conversationPath(id)}/suggest-reply`, { method: 'POST' }),
+        SuggestedReplyResponseSchema,
+      );
+      return response.suggestedReply;
+    },
+    async sendReply(id, message) {
+      const body = SendReplyRequestSchema.parse({ message: message.trim() });
+      return parseResponse(
+        await request(`${conversationPath(id)}/send-reply`, {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          body: JSON.stringify(body),
+        }),
+        SuccessResponseSchema,
+      );
+    },
+    async startConversation(username, message) {
+      const body = StartConversationRequestSchema.parse({
+        username: username.trim().replace(/^u\//i, ''),
+        message: message.trim(),
+      });
+      const response = await parseResponse(
+        await request('/api/conversations/start', {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          body: JSON.stringify(body),
+        }),
+        StartConversationResponseSchema,
+      );
+      return response.chat;
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export const conversationApi = createConversationApi();
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/conversation-detail.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/conversation-detail.tsx
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+import { useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { ConversationDetailResponse } from '../../../../../packages/api-contracts/src/index.js';
+import { useConversationDetailQuery, useSendReplyMutation, useSuggestReplyMutation } from './conversation-queries.js';
+import { SendConfirmationDialog } from './send-confirmation-dialog.js';
+
+interface ConversationDetailProps {
+  conversationId: string;
+  onClose(): void;
+}
+
+function formatMessageTime(timestamp: number): string {
+  return new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, { dateStyle: 'medium', timeStyle: 'short' }).format(timestamp);
+}
+
+function MessageHistory({ conversation }: { conversation: ConversationDetailResponse }) {
+  if (!conversation.messages || conversation.messages.length === 0) {
+    return <div className="conversation-empty-detail">No messages have been loaded for this conversation.</div>;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <ol aria-label="Message history" className="conversation-messages">
+      {conversation.messages.map((message) => (
+        <li className={message.isSelf ? 'is-self' : 'is-recipient'} key={`${message.timestamp}-${message.sender}-${message.text}`}>
+          <div>
+            <strong>{message.isSelf ? 'You' : `u/${conversation.username}`}</strong>
+            <time dateTime={new Date(message.timestamp).toISOString()}>{formatMessageTime(message.timestamp)}</time>
+          </div>
+          <p>{message.text}</p>
+        </li>
+      ))}
+    </ol>
+  );
+}
+
+function ConversationComposer({ conversation }: { conversation: ConversationDetailResponse }) {
+  const [draft, setDraft] = useState('');
+  const [isConfirming, setIsConfirming] = useState(false);
+  const [wasSent, setWasSent] = useState(false);
+  const sendButtonRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
+  const suggestionMutation = useSuggestReplyMutation(conversation.roomId ?? conversation.username);
+  const sendMutation = useSendReplyMutation(conversation.roomId ?? conversation.username);
+  const canSend = draft.trim().length > 0 && !sendMutation.isPending;
+
+  const closeConfirmation = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsConfirming(false);
+    queueMicrotask(() => sendButtonRef.current?.focus());
+  }, []);
+
+  function suggestReply() {
+    setWasSent(false);
+    suggestionMutation.mutate(undefined, { onSuccess: (suggestion) => setDraft(suggestion) });
+  }
+
+  function sendReply() {
+    if (!canSend) return;
+    sendMutation.mutate(draft, {
+      onSuccess() {
+        setDraft('');
+        setWasSent(true);
+      },
+      onSettled: closeConfirmation,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <section aria-labelledby="reply-composer-heading" className="conversation-composer">
+      <div className="conversation-section-heading">
+        <h3 id="reply-composer-heading">Reply</h3>
+        <button disabled={suggestionMutation.isPending} onClick={suggestReply} type="button">
+          {suggestionMutation.isPending ? 'Generating…' : 'Suggest reply'}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <label className="sr-only" htmlFor="conversation-reply">Reply to u/{conversation.username}</label>
+      <textarea
+        id="conversation-reply"
+        onChange={(event) => {
+          setDraft(event.target.value);
+          setWasSent(false);
+        }}
+        placeholder="Write or generate a reply"
+        rows={5}
+        value={draft}
+      />
+      {suggestionMutation.isError ? <div className="conversation-inline-error" role="alert">{suggestionMutation.error.message}</div> : null}
+      {sendMutation.isError ? <div className="conversation-inline-error" role="alert">{sendMutation.error.message}</div> : null}
+      {wasSent ? (
+        <div aria-label="Reply sent" className="conversation-inline-success" role="status">Reply sent to u/{conversation.username}</div>
+      ) : null}
+      <div className="conversation-actions">
+        <span>{draft.length} characters</span>
+        <button
+          aria-label="Review and send reply"
+          className="conversation-primary"
+          disabled={!canSend}
+          onClick={() => setIsConfirming(true)}
+          ref={sendButtonRef}
+          type="button"
+        >
+          Review and send
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      {isConfirming ? (
+        <SendConfirmationDialog
+          draft={draft.trim()}
+          isPending={sendMutation.isPending}
+          onCancel={closeConfirmation}
+          onConfirm={sendReply}
+        />
+      ) : null}
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+export function ConversationDetail({ conversationId, onClose }: ConversationDetailProps) {
+  const detailQuery = useConversationDetailQuery(conversationId);
+
+  if (detailQuery.isPending) {
+    return <div aria-label="Loading conversation" className="conversation-detail-state" role="status">Loading conversation…</div>;
+  }
+  if (detailQuery.isError) {
+    return (
+      <div className="conversation-detail-state conversation-inline-error" role="alert">
+        <strong>Conversation unavailable</strong>
+        <span>{detailQuery.error.message}</span>
+        <button onClick={() => void detailQuery.refetch()} type="button">Retry conversation</button>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const conversation = detailQuery.data;
+  return (
+    <article className="conversation-detail">
+      <header>
+        <div>
+          <span className="conversation-eyebrow">Conversation</span>
+          <h2>u/{conversation.username}</h2>
+          {conversation.unread ? <span className="conversation-badge">Unread</span> : null}
+        </div>
+        <button aria-label="Close conversation" onClick={onClose} type="button">Close</button>
+      </header>
+      {conversation.syncInProgress ? (
+        <div className="conversation-sync-notice" role="status">
+          A {conversation.syncInProgress.kind ?? 'chat'} sync is in progress. Messages may be stale.
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+      {conversation.triggeringPost ? (
+        <a
+          aria-label={conversation.triggeringPost.title ?? `Open triggering post ${conversation.triggeringPost.id}`}
+          className="triggering-post"
+          href={conversation.triggeringPost.url}
+          rel="noreferrer"
+          target="_blank"
+        >
+          <span>Started from {conversation.triggeringPost.subreddit ? `r/${conversation.triggeringPost.subreddit}` : 'Reddit'}</span>
+          <strong>{conversation.triggeringPost.title ?? conversation.triggeringPost.id}</strong>
+        </a>
+      ) : null}
+      <MessageHistory conversation={conversation} />
+      <ConversationComposer conversation={conversation} />
+    </article>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/conversation-queries.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/conversation-queries.ts
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+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { conversationApi } from './conversation-api.js';
+
+export const conversationQueryKeys = {
+  all: ['conversations'] as const,
+  detail: (id: string) => ['conversations', 'detail', id] as const,
+};
+
+export function useConversationsQuery() {
+  return useQuery({ queryKey: conversationQueryKeys.all, queryFn: conversationApi.list });
+}
+
+export function useConversationDetailQuery(id: string | null) {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: conversationQueryKeys.detail(id ?? ''),
+    queryFn: () => conversationApi.detail(id ?? ''),
+    enabled: id !== null,
+  });
+}
+
+export function useSuggestReplyMutation(id: string) {
+  return useMutation({ mutationFn: () => conversationApi.suggestReply(id) });
+}
+
+export function useSendReplyMutation(id: string) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (message: string) => conversationApi.sendReply(id, message),
+    async onSuccess() {
+      await Promise.all([
+        queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: conversationQueryKeys.all }),
+        queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: conversationQueryKeys.detail(id) }),
+      ]);
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function useStartConversationMutation() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: ({ username, message }: { username: string; message: string }) =>
+      conversationApi.startConversation(username, message),
+    async onSuccess() {
+      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: conversationQueryKeys.all });
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/conversations-page.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/conversations-page.tsx
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+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import type { ActiveChat } from '../../../../../packages/api-contracts/src/index.js';
+import { ConversationDetail } from './conversation-detail.js';
+import { useConversationsQuery } from './conversation-queries.js';
+import { StartConversationForm } from './start-conversation-form.js';
+import './conversations.css';
+
+type ConversationFilter = 'all' | 'unread' | 'awaiting-reply';
+
+export interface ConversationsPageProps {
+  selectedConversationId?: string | null;
+  onSelectedConversationChange?(conversationId: string | null): void;
+}
+
+function conversationId(conversation: ActiveChat): string {
+  return conversation.roomId ?? conversation.username;
+}
+
+function matchesFilter(conversation: ActiveChat, filter: ConversationFilter): boolean {
+  if (filter === 'unread') return conversation.unread;
+  if (filter === 'awaiting-reply') return conversation.isFromUs;
+  return true;
+}
+
+function ConversationListItem({ conversation, isSelected, onSelect }: {
+  conversation: ActiveChat;
+  isSelected: boolean;
+  onSelect(): void;
+}) {
+  const state = conversation.unread ? 'Unread' : conversation.isFromUs ? 'Awaiting reply' : 'Up to date';
+  return (
+    <li>
+      <button
+        aria-label={`u/${conversation.username}, ${state}`}
+        aria-pressed={isSelected}
+        className={isSelected ? 'conversation-list-item is-selected' : 'conversation-list-item'}
+        onClick={onSelect}
+        type="button"
+      >
+        <span className="conversation-list-heading"><strong>u/{conversation.username}</strong><small>{state}</small></span>
+        <span>{conversation.lastMessageSnippet || 'No message preview'}</span>
+      </button>
+    </li>
+  );
+}
+
+export function ConversationsPage({ selectedConversationId, onSelectedConversationChange }: ConversationsPageProps) {
+  const conversationsQuery = useConversationsQuery();
+  const [internalSelectedId, setInternalSelectedId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
+  const [filter, setFilter] = useState<ConversationFilter>('all');
+  const [isStartingConversation, setIsStartingConversation] = useState(false);
+  const activeConversationId = selectedConversationId !== undefined ? selectedConversationId : internalSelectedId;
+
+  const visibleConversations = useMemo(() => {
+    const normalizedSearch = search.trim().toLowerCase();
+    return (conversationsQuery.data ?? []).filter((conversation) => {
+      const matchesSearch = normalizedSearch.length === 0
+        || conversation.username.toLowerCase().includes(normalizedSearch)
+        || conversation.lastMessageSnippet.toLowerCase().includes(normalizedSearch);
+      return matchesSearch && matchesFilter(conversation, filter);
+    });
+  }, [conversationsQuery.data, filter, search]);
+
+  function selectConversation(id: string | null) {
+    if (selectedConversationId === undefined) setInternalSelectedId(id);
+    onSelectedConversationChange?.(id);
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="conversations-page">
+      <header className="conversations-header">
+        <div>
+          <span className="conversation-eyebrow">Inbox</span>
+          <h1>Conversations</h1>
+          <p>Review replies, draft carefully, and send only after confirmation.</p>
+        </div>
+        <button className="conversation-primary" onClick={() => setIsStartingConversation((current) => !current)} type="button">
+          {isStartingConversation ? 'Close new conversation' : 'New conversation'}
+        </button>
+      </header>
+
+      {isStartingConversation ? (
+        <section aria-labelledby="new-conversation-heading" className="new-conversation-panel">
+          <h2 id="new-conversation-heading">Start a conversation</h2>
+          <StartConversationForm onStarted={(id) => selectConversation(id)} />
+        </section>
+      ) : null}
+
+      <div className="conversation-workspace">
+        <section aria-label="Conversation inbox" className="conversation-master">
+          <div className="conversation-toolbar">
+            <label className="sr-only" htmlFor="conversation-search">Search conversations</label>
+            <input
+              id="conversation-search"
+              onChange={(event) => setSearch(event.target.value)}
+              placeholder="Search conversations"
+              type="search"
+              value={search}
+            />
+            <label className="sr-only" htmlFor="conversation-filter">Filter conversations</label>
+            <select
+              id="conversation-filter"
+              onChange={(event) => setFilter(event.target.value as ConversationFilter)}
+              value={filter}
+            >
+              <option value="all">All</option>
+              <option value="unread">Unread</option>
+              <option value="awaiting-reply">Awaiting reply</option>
+            </select>
+          </div>
+          {conversationsQuery.isPending ? (
+            <div aria-label="Loading conversations" className="conversation-list-state" role="status">Loading conversations…</div>
+          ) : conversationsQuery.isError ? (
+            <div className="conversation-list-state conversation-inline-error" role="alert">
+              <strong>Could not load conversations</strong>
+              <span>{conversationsQuery.error.message}</span>
+              <button onClick={() => void conversationsQuery.refetch()} type="button">Retry conversations</button>
+            </div>
+          ) : conversationsQuery.data.length === 0 ? (
+            <div className="conversation-list-state"><strong>No conversations yet.</strong><span>Start one when you are ready.</span></div>
+          ) : visibleConversations.length === 0 ? (
+            <div className="conversation-list-state"><strong>No matching conversations.</strong><span>Try a different search or filter.</span></div>
+          ) : (
+            <ul className="conversation-list">
+              {visibleConversations.map((conversation) => (
+                <ConversationListItem
+                  conversation={conversation}
+                  isSelected={conversationId(conversation) === activeConversationId}
+                  key={conversationId(conversation)}
+                  onSelect={() => selectConversation(conversationId(conversation))}
+                />
+              ))}
+            </ul>
+          )}
+        </section>
+
+        <section aria-label="Selected conversation" className="conversation-detail-panel">
+          {activeConversationId ? (
+            <ConversationDetail conversationId={activeConversationId} key={activeConversationId} onClose={() => selectConversation(null)} />
+          ) : (
+            <div className="conversation-detail-state">
+              <strong>Select a conversation</strong>
+              <span>Message history and reply tools will appear here.</span>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </section>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/conversations.css b/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/conversations.css
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+.conversations-page {
+  width: min(86rem, 100%);
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  padding: 1.5rem 1rem 4rem;
+}
+
+.conversations-header {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+
+.conversations-header h1 { margin-bottom: .4rem; }
+.conversations-header p { margin-bottom: 0; color: var(--muted); }
+.conversation-eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: .4rem; color: var(--accent); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
+.conversation-primary { border-color: transparent !important; color: #06140b !important; background: var(--accent) !important; font-weight: 750; }
+.conversations-page button, .conversations-page input, .conversations-page select, .conversations-page textarea { font: inherit; }
+.conversations-page button { min-height: 2.5rem; padding: .5rem .8rem; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: .6rem; color: #e9f1ec; background: var(--surface-raised); }
+.conversations-page button:disabled { cursor: wait; opacity: .58; }
+.new-conversation-panel { padding: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: .9rem; }
+.new-conversation-panel h2 { margin-bottom: 1rem; }
+.start-conversation-form { display: grid; gap: .8rem; }
+.conversation-field { display: grid; gap: .35rem; }
+.conversation-field label { color: var(--muted); font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 700; }
+.conversation-field input, .conversation-field textarea, .conversation-toolbar input, .conversation-toolbar select, .conversation-composer textarea {
+  width: 100%; padding: .7rem .75rem; color: #e9f1ec; background: #0b1410; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: .55rem;
+}
+.conversation-field input:focus, .conversation-field textarea:focus, .conversation-toolbar input:focus, .conversation-toolbar select:focus, .conversation-composer textarea:focus { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 2px; }
+.conversation-workspace { display: grid; gap: .75rem; }
+.conversation-master, .conversation-detail-panel { min-width: 0; background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: .9rem; overflow: hidden; }
+.conversation-toolbar { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; gap: .5rem; padding: .75rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
+.conversation-list { display: grid; gap: .35rem; max-height: 46rem; padding: .5rem; margin: 0; overflow: auto; list-style: none; }
+.conversation-list-item { display: grid; gap: .4rem; width: 100%; padding: .8rem !important; text-align: left; background: transparent !important; border-color: transparent !important; }
+.conversation-list-item:hover { background: var(--surface-raised) !important; }
+.conversation-list-item.is-selected { background: var(--accent-dark) !important; border-color: #28593d !important; }
+.conversation-list-item > span:last-child { overflow: hidden; color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
+.conversation-list-heading { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: .5rem; }
+.conversation-list-heading small { color: var(--accent); }
+.conversation-list-state, .conversation-detail-state { display: grid; place-items: center; align-content: center; gap: .5rem; min-height: 16rem; padding: 1.5rem; color: var(--muted); text-align: center; }
+.conversation-list-state strong, .conversation-detail-state strong { color: #e9f1ec; }
+.conversation-detail { min-height: 32rem; }
+.conversation-detail > header { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; padding: 1rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
+.conversation-detail h2 { display: inline; margin-right: .6rem; }
+.conversation-badge { display: inline-flex; padding: .2rem .45rem; color: #aaf0c4; background: #163a26; border-radius: 999px; font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 800; }
+.conversation-sync-notice { padding: .75rem 1rem; color: #ffe1a0; background: #2a2111; border-bottom: 1px solid #59451e; }
+.triggering-post { display: grid; gap: .2rem; margin: 1rem; padding: .75rem; color: inherit; background: var(--surface-raised); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: .65rem; text-decoration: none; }
+.triggering-post span { color: var(--muted); font-size: .75rem; }
+.conversation-messages { display: grid; gap: .75rem; max-height: 30rem; padding: 1rem; margin: 0; overflow: auto; list-style: none; }
+.conversation-messages li { max-width: 85%; padding: .7rem .8rem; border-radius: .8rem; }
+.conversation-messages li.is-self { justify-self: end; background: var(--accent-dark); }
+.conversation-messages li.is-recipient { justify-self: start; background: var(--surface-raised); }
+.conversation-messages li > div { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; margin-bottom: .35rem; }
+.conversation-messages time { color: var(--muted); font-size: .7rem; }
+.conversation-messages p { margin: 0; line-height: 1.45; white-space: pre-wrap; }
+.conversation-empty-detail { padding: 2rem; color: var(--muted); text-align: center; }
+.conversation-composer { display: grid; gap: .65rem; padding: 1rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
+.conversation-section-heading, .conversation-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: .75rem; }
+.conversation-section-heading h3 { margin: 0; }
+.conversation-actions > span { color: var(--muted); font-size: .75rem; }
+.conversation-inline-error, .conversation-inline-success { padding: .65rem .75rem; border-radius: .55rem; }
+.conversation-inline-error { color: #ffd1ce; background: #461b18; border: 1px solid #80352f; }
+.conversation-inline-success { color: #b9f3ce; background: #163a26; border: 1px solid #28593d; }
+.conversation-dialog-backdrop { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 70; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 1rem; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .74); }
+.conversation-dialog { width: min(30rem, 100%); padding: 1.25rem; background: var(--surface-raised); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: .9rem; box-shadow: 0 2rem 5rem rgba(0, 0, 0, .45); }
+.conversation-dialog p { color: var(--muted); }
+.conversation-dialog blockquote { max-height: 12rem; padding: .75rem; margin: 1rem 0; overflow: auto; background: #0b1410; border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); white-space: pre-wrap; }
+.conversation-dialog .conversation-actions { justify-content: flex-end; }
+.sr-only { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; }
+
+@media (min-width: 52rem) {
+  .conversations-page { padding: 3rem 2rem 5rem; }
+  .start-conversation-form { grid-template-columns: minmax(12rem, .5fr) minmax(18rem, 1fr) auto; align-items: end; }
+  .conversation-workspace { grid-template-columns: minmax(17rem, .75fr) minmax(28rem, 1.5fr); }
+}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/send-confirmation-dialog.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/send-confirmation-dialog.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23063f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/send-confirmation-dialog.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+
+interface SendConfirmationDialogProps {
+  draft: string;
+  isPending: boolean;
+  onCancel(): void;
+  onConfirm(): void;
+}
+
+export function SendConfirmationDialog({ draft, isPending, onCancel, onConfirm }: SendConfirmationDialogProps) {
+  const cancelButtonRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    cancelButtonRef.current?.focus();
+    function handleKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+      if (event.key === 'Escape' && !isPending) onCancel();
+    }
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+  }, [isPending, onCancel]);
+
+  return (
+    <div aria-labelledby="send-confirmation-title" aria-modal="true" className="conversation-dialog-backdrop" role="dialog">
+      <div className="conversation-dialog">
+        <span className="conversation-eyebrow">Confirm message</span>
+        <h2 id="send-confirmation-title">Send this reply?</h2>
+        <p>This sends immediately through Reddit chat.</p>
+        <blockquote>{draft}</blockquote>
+        <div className="conversation-actions">
+          <button disabled={isPending} onClick={onCancel} ref={cancelButtonRef} type="button">Cancel</button>
+          <button className="conversation-primary" disabled={isPending} onClick={onConfirm} type="button">
+            {isPending ? 'Sending…' : 'Confirm send'}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/start-conversation-form.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/start-conversation-form.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d0913a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/start-conversation-form.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useStartConversationMutation } from './conversation-queries.js';
+
+interface StartConversationFormProps {
+  onStarted(conversationId: string): void;
+}
+
+export function StartConversationForm({ onStarted }: StartConversationFormProps) {
+  const [username, setUsername] = useState('');
+  const [message, setMessage] = useState('');
+  const [successUsername, setSuccessUsername] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const mutation = useStartConversationMutation();
+  const canSubmit = username.trim().length > 0 && message.trim().length > 0 && !mutation.isPending;
+
+  function submit(event: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    if (!canSubmit) return;
+    mutation.mutate(
+      { username, message },
+      {
+        onSuccess(chat) {
+          setSuccessUsername(chat.username);
+          setUsername('');
+          setMessage('');
+          onStarted(chat.roomId ?? chat.username);
+        },
+      },
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <form className="start-conversation-form" onSubmit={submit}>
+      <div className="conversation-field">
+        <label htmlFor="new-conversation-username">Reddit username</label>
+        <input
+          autoComplete="off"
+          id="new-conversation-username"
+          onChange={(event) => setUsername(event.target.value)}
+          placeholder="username"
+          value={username}
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div className="conversation-field">
+        <label htmlFor="new-conversation-message">Opening message</label>
+        <textarea
+          id="new-conversation-message"
+          onChange={(event) => setMessage(event.target.value)}
+          placeholder="Write a personal opening message"
+          rows={4}
+          value={message}
+        />
+      </div>
+      {mutation.isError ? <div className="conversation-inline-error" role="alert">{mutation.error.message}</div> : null}
+      {successUsername ? (
+        <div aria-label="Conversation started" className="conversation-inline-success" role="status">
+          Conversation started with u/{successUsername}
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+      <button className="conversation-primary" disabled={!canSubmit} type="submit">
+        {mutation.isPending ? 'Starting…' : 'Start conversation'}
+      </button>
+    </form>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/tests/dashboard/conversations.test.tsx b/tests/dashboard/conversations.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ff59c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dashboard/conversations.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { cleanup, render, screen, waitFor, within } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import { HttpResponse, http } from 'msw';
+import { setupServer } from 'msw/node';
+import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { ConversationsPage } from '../../apps/dashboard/src/features/conversations/conversations-page.js';
+
+interface ChatFixtureOptions {
+  username: string;
+  roomId: string;
+  unread?: boolean;
+  isFromUs?: boolean;
+  lastMessageSnippet?: string;
+}
+
+function chatFixture(options: ChatFixtureOptions) {
+  return {
+    username: options.username,
+    roomName: options.username,
+    roomId: options.roomId,
+    url: `https://chat.reddit.com/room/${options.roomId}`,
+    lastMessageTime: 1_786_000_000_000,
+    lastMessageSnippet: options.lastMessageSnippet ?? `Latest from ${options.username}`,
+    isFromUs: options.isFromUs ?? false,
+    unread: options.unread ?? false,
+  };
+}
+
+const alice = chatFixture({ username: 'alice', roomId: 'room-alice', unread: true });
+const bob = chatFixture({ username: 'bob', roomId: 'room-bob', isFromUs: true });
+
+function detailFixture(chat = alice) {
+  return {
+    ...chat,
+    messages: [
+      { sender: 'me', text: 'Hello Alice', timestamp: 1_785_999_900_000, isSelf: true },
+      { sender: 'alice', text: 'Good to hear from you', timestamp: 1_786_000_000_000, isSelf: false },
+    ],
+    triggeringPost: {
+      id: 'post-1',
+      subreddit: 'casualconversation',
+      title: 'Looking for a chat',
+      url: 'https://reddit.com/r/casualconversation/comments/post-1',
+      sentAt: 1_785_999_800_000,
+    },
+    syncInProgress: null,
+  };
+}
+
+const server = setupServer();
+
+function installConversationList() {
+  server.use(
+    http.get('/api/conversations', () => HttpResponse.json([alice, bob])),
+    http.get('/api/conversations/room-alice', () => HttpResponse.json(detailFixture())),
+  );
+}
+
+function renderConversations() {
+  const queryClient = new QueryClient({
+    defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false }, mutations: { retry: false } },
+  });
+  render(
+    <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+      <ConversationsPage />
+    </QueryClientProvider>,
+  );
+  return queryClient;
+}
+
+beforeAll(() => server.listen({ onUnhandledRequest: 'error' }));
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup();
+  server.resetHandlers();
+});
+afterAll(() => server.close());
+
+describe('ConversationsPage', () => {
+  it('shows loading and a clear empty state', async () => {
+    server.use(http.get('/api/conversations', () => HttpResponse.json([])));
+    renderConversations();
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole('status', { name: 'Loading conversations' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(await screen.findByText('No conversations yet.')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('recovers from a list error without replacing the page', async () => {
+    let requests = 0;
+    server.use(
+      http.get('/api/conversations', () => {
+        requests += 1;
+        if (requests === 1) return HttpResponse.json({ error: 'Chat service unavailable' }, { status: 503 });
+        return HttpResponse.json([alice]);
+      }),
+    );
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    renderConversations();
+
+    const alert = await screen.findByRole('alert');
+    expect(alert).toHaveTextContent('Chat service unavailable');
+    await user.click(within(alert).getByRole('button', { name: 'Retry conversations' }));
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /u\/alice/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('searches and filters the master list, then opens conversation detail', async () => {
+    installConversationList();
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    renderConversations();
+
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /u\/alice/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    await user.type(screen.getByRole('searchbox', { name: 'Search conversations' }), 'bob');
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /u\/alice/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /u\/bob/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    await user.clear(screen.getByRole('searchbox', { name: 'Search conversations' }));
+    await user.selectOptions(screen.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Filter conversations' }), 'unread');
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /u\/alice/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /u\/bob/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /u\/alice/ }));
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('heading', { name: 'u/alice' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Good to hear from you')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'Looking for a chat' })).toHaveAttribute('href', expect.stringContaining('post-1'));
+  });
+
+  it('turns a suggestion into an editable draft and confirms sending without losing failed input', async () => {
+    installConversationList();
+    let sendRequests = 0;
+    server.use(
+      http.post('/api/conversations/room-alice/suggest-reply', () =>
+        HttpResponse.json({ suggestedReply: 'That sounds lovely, what happened next?' }),
+      ),
+      http.post('/api/conversations/room-alice/send-reply', async ({ request }) => {
+        sendRequests += 1;
+        const body = await request.json() as { message: string };
+        expect(body.message).toBe('My edited reply');
+        return HttpResponse.json({ error: 'Reddit is temporarily unavailable' }, { status: 503 });
+      }),
+    );
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    renderConversations();
+    await user.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /u\/alice/ }));
+    await screen.findByRole('heading', { name: 'u/alice' });
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Suggest reply' }));
+    const composer = await screen.findByRole('textbox', { name: 'Reply to u/alice' });
+    expect(composer).toHaveValue('That sounds lovely, what happened next?');
+    await user.clear(composer);
+    await user.type(composer, 'My edited reply');
+
+    const sendButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Review and send reply' });
+    await user.click(sendButton);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'Send this reply?' })).toHaveTextContent('My edited reply');
+    await user.keyboard('{Escape}');
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('dialog')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(sendButton).toHaveFocus();
+    expect(sendRequests).toBe(0);
+
+    await user.click(sendButton);
+    await user.click(within(screen.getByRole('dialog')).getByRole('button', { name: 'Confirm send' }));
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('alert')).toHaveTextContent('Reddit is temporarily unavailable');
+    expect(composer).toHaveValue('My edited reply');
+
+    server.use(
+      http.post('/api/conversations/room-alice/send-reply', () => {
+        sendRequests += 1;
+        return HttpResponse.json({ success: true });
+      }),
+    );
+    await user.click(sendButton);
+    await user.click(within(screen.getByRole('dialog')).getByRole('button', { name: 'Confirm send' }));
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('status', { name: 'Reply sent' })).toHaveTextContent('Reply sent to u/alice');
+    expect(composer).toHaveValue('');
+    expect(sendRequests).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('starts a conversation and preserves both fields after a recoverable failure', async () => {
+    installConversationList();
+    let startRequests = 0;
+    server.use(
+      http.post('/api/conversations/start', () => {
+        startRequests += 1;
+        return HttpResponse.json({ error: 'Invitation cooldown active' }, { status: 429 });
+      }),
+    );
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    renderConversations();
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'New conversation' }));
+    const username = screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Reddit username' });
+    const message = screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Opening message' });
+    await user.type(username, 'charlie');
+    await user.type(message, 'Hello Charlie');
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Start conversation' }));
+
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('alert')).toHaveTextContent('Invitation cooldown active');
+    expect(username).toHaveValue('charlie');
+    expect(message).toHaveValue('Hello Charlie');
+
+    server.use(
+      http.post('/api/conversations/start', () => {
+        startRequests += 1;
+        return HttpResponse.json({ success: true, chat: chatFixture({ username: 'charlie', roomId: 'room-charlie' }) });
+      }),
+    );
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Start conversation' }));
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('status', { name: 'Conversation started' })).toHaveTextContent('Conversation started with u/charlie');
+    expect(username).toHaveValue('');
+    expect(message).toHaveValue('');
+    expect(startRequests).toBe(2);
+  });
+});