Merge branch 'feat/ui-polish'

app/globals.css

@@ -389,6 +389,30 @@ body {
 	}
 }
 
+/* Settings dialog pop (settings-app wave, 2026-09-20): a short fade +
+   2% settle-scale — understated by design, the app's motion taste
+   (200ms sidebar, 150ms here); honors reduced-motion by appearing. */
+@keyframes settings-pop {
+	from {
+		opacity: 0;
+		scale: 0.98;
+	}
+	to {
+		opacity: 1;
+		scale: 1;
+	}
+}
+
+.settings-dialog-pop {
+	animation: settings-pop 150ms ease-out;
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+	.settings-dialog-pop {
+		animation: none;
+	}
+}
+
 /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    Electron merged chrome (owner, 2026-09-17). The system title bar is
    hidden (titleBarStyle: "hiddenInset" in electron/main.cjs); the app's

app/settings/page.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-/** The settings route (thin settings wave): server shell over the client
- *  page — same shape as the chat routes (AppShell wraps via the root
- *  layout, so the sidebar + its Settings entry come along). */
-import { SettingsPage } from "@/components/settings/settings-page.tsx";
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 
-export default function Page() {
-	return <SettingsPage />;
-}
+/**
+ * The settings surface graduated into a centered dialog over the app
+ * (settings-app wave, 2026-09-20 — owner decision: modal-only, no page).
+ * The URL stays routed but redirects: nothing should land on a dead
+ * page; the dialog opens via the sidebar row or mod+,.
+ */
+export default function SettingsPage() {
+	redirect("/chat/new");
+}