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Replace answer overlay with inline chat input #5

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@yaman

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As a user answering inception phase questions, I want to compose my answers in an inline input field at the bottom of the chat (instead of a popup overlay) so I can see the full conversation history while typing.

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  • The current modal "Answer" overlay for inception questions is removed.
  • Questions from the AI appear as regular chat messages in the chat stream.
  • A persistent input bar at the bottom allows the user to type their answer and press Enter to submit.
  • The input bar has a blue left rail matching the user-input chat containers.
  • The input bar shows mode/model/phase badges (e.g., "Phase 3 DeepSeek V4 Pro") when an inception question is active.
  • Previously submitted answers appear in the chat as user-input containers with the blue rail.
  • The input bar is always visible during inception (not just when a question is pending).

Notes

Derived from observations during the inception E2E test (docs/inception-e2e-findings.md, finding #1). The current overlay disrupts context and shows stale options.

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