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+// Draft React snippet: add attach button + drag & drop + paste image support
+// Integrate into the existing web console front-end (adjust imports/styles/state mgmt).
+
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+
+type QueueItem = {
+  id: string
+  file: File
+  previewURL?: string
+  status: 'queued' | 'uploading' | 'done' | 'error'
+  serverPath?: string
+  error?: string
+}
+
+async function uploadFiles(items: QueueItem[]): Promise<QueueItem[]> {
+  const form = new FormData()
+  items.forEach(i => form.append('file', i.file, i.file.name))
+  const res = await fetch('/api/media/upload', { method: 'POST', body: form })
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`upload failed: ${res.status}`)
+  const json = await res.json()
+  return items.map((it, idx) => ({ ...it, status: 'done', serverPath: json.files[idx]?.path }))
+}
+
+export function ChatComposerAttachment({ onSend }: { onSend: (payload: { text?: string, media?: { path: string }[] }) => Promise<void> }) {
+  const [text, setText] = useState('')
+  const [queue, setQueue] = useState<QueueItem[]>([])
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null)
+
+  const pickFiles = () => inputRef.current?.click()
+  const onFileChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const files = Array.from(e.target.files || [])
+    const next = files.map(f => ({ id: crypto.randomUUID(), file: f, previewURL: f.type.startsWith('image/') ? URL.createObjectURL(f) : undefined, status: 'queued' as const }))
+    setQueue(q => [...q, ...next])
+  }
+
+  const onDrop = (e: React.DragEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    const files = Array.from(e.dataTransfer.files || [])
+    const next = files.map(f => ({ id: crypto.randomUUID(), file: f, previewURL: f.type.startsWith('image/') ? URL.createObjectURL(f) : undefined, status: 'queued' as const }))
+    setQueue(q => [...q, ...next])
+  }
+
+  const onPaste = useCallback((e: ClipboardEvent) => {
+    const items = Array.from(e.clipboardData?.items || [])
+    const files = items.filter(i => i.kind === 'file').map(i => i.getAsFile()).filter(Boolean) as File[]
+    if (files.length) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+      const next = files.map(f => ({ id: crypto.randomUUID(), file: f, previewURL: f.type.startsWith('image/') ? URL.createObjectURL(f) : undefined, status: 'queued' as const }))
+      setQueue(q => [...q, ...next])
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handler = (ev: ClipboardEvent) => onPaste(ev)
+    window.addEventListener('paste', handler)
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('paste', handler)
+  }, [onPaste])
+
+  const send = async () => {
+    // upload queued files
+    const queued = queue.filter(q => q.status === 'queued')
+    let uploaded: QueueItem[] = []
+    if (queued.length) {
+      setQueue(q => q.map(i => i.status === 'queued' ? { ...i, status: 'uploading' } : i))
+      try {
+        uploaded = await uploadFiles(queued)
+        setQueue(q => q.map(i => i.status !== 'queued' ? i : uploaded.find(u => u.file === i.file) || i))
+      } catch (e: any) {
+        setQueue(q => q.map(i => i.status === 'uploading' ? { ...i, status: 'error', error: String(e?.message || e) } : i))
+        return
+      }
+    }
+
+    const media = queue.map(i => i.serverPath).filter(Boolean).map(p => ({ path: p! }))
+    await onSend({ text: text.trim() || undefined, media: media.length ? media : undefined })
+    setText('')
+    setQueue([])
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="composer" onDragOver={e => e.preventDefault()} onDrop={onDrop}>
+      <input ref={inputRef} type="file" multiple hidden onChange={onFileChange} />
+      <button type="button" onClick={pickFiles} aria-label="Attach">📎</button>
+      <input value={text} onChange={e => setText(e.target.value)} placeholder="Message (paste images or drag files here)" onKeyDown={e => { if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) { e.preventDefault(); send() } }} />
+      <button type="button" onClick={send}>Send</button>
+      {queue.length > 0 && (
+        <div className="attachments">
+          {queue.map(it => (
+            <div key={it.id} className={`chip ${it.status}`}>
+              {it.previewURL ? <img src={it.previewURL} alt={it.file.name} /> : <span className="file-icon" />}
+              <span className="name">{it.file.name}</span>
+              <span className="size">{(it.file.size/1024).toFixed(1)} KB</span>
+              {it.status === 'uploading' && <span className="progress" />}
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}