feat(floating-ai): step 7 — implement morph animation (FLIP)

Add FLIP animation so the floating chat visually morphs into a newly-created
TaskRow when the AI creates a task. Uses Framer Motion's shared layoutId
across FloatingChat and TaskRow, with LayoutGroup wrapping the app shell.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/floating-ai-integration-guide.md

@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ Steps MUST be implemented in order. Each step lists its prerequisites.
 | 2 | Create section registry + `FloatingChatContext` | [x] 2026-02-27 |
 | 3 | Create double-click hook | [x] 2026-02-27 |
 | 4 | Build `FloatingChat` component | [x] 2026-02-27 |
-| 5 | Add `ai:action` IPC side-channel | [ ] |
-| 6 | Pass `uiContext` through to the AI | [ ] |
-| 7 | Implement morph animation (FLIP) | [ ] |
+| 5 | Add `ai:action` IPC side-channel | [x] 2026-02-28 |
+| 6 | Pass `uiContext` through to the AI | [x] 2026-02-28 |
+| 7 | Implement morph animation (FLIP) | [x] 2026-02-28 |
 | 8a | Page interactions — Project Detail | [ ] |
 | 8b | Page interactions — Tasks page | [ ] |
 | 8c | Page interactions — Timeline page | [ ] |

src/renderer/components/ai/FloatingChat.tsx

@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import {
 import { useAIChat, type ChatContext } from '@/hooks/useAIChat';
 import { ChatMarkdown } from '@/components/ai/AIChatPanel';
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton';
+import { trpc } from '@/lib/trpc';
 
 function FloatingChatInner() {
-  const { state, sections, close } = useFloatingChat();
+  const { state, sections, close, setMorphTarget } = useFloatingChat();
+  const utils = trpc.useUtils();
   const routerState = useRouterState();
   const prevPathRef = useRef(routerState.location.pathname);
 
@@ -77,6 +79,31 @@ function FloatingChatInner() {
     prevOpenRef.current = state.isOpen;
   }, [state.isOpen, clearMessages]);
 
+  // ---- AI action: morph into newly-created task ----
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!state.isOpen) return;
+
+    const unsubscribe = window.electronAI.onAction((action) => {
+      if (action.type === 'task_created' && action.taskId) {
+        // Invalidate task queries so the new TaskRow renders
+        void utils.tasks.list.invalidate();
+
+        // Set the morph target layoutId
+        setMorphTarget(`task-morph-${action.taskId}`);
+
+        // Wait for the TaskRow to render, then close (triggering FLIP)
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            close();
+          });
+        });
+      }
+    });
+
+    return unsubscribe;
+  }, [state.isOpen, utils, setMorphTarget, close]);
+
   // ---- Window resize: keep within bounds ----
 
   useEffect(() => {

src/renderer/components/layout/AppShell.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { Link, useRouterState } from '@tanstack/react-router';
-import { motion, useMotionValue, useSpring } from 'framer-motion';
+import { LayoutGroup, motion, useMotionValue, useSpring } from 'framer-motion';
 import {
   House,
   ChartGantt,
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ function AppShellInner({ children }: AppShellProps) {
   }, [openCurtain, closeCurtain]);
 
   return (
-    <>
+    <LayoutGroup>
     <SidebarProvider open={open} onOpenChange={handleOpenChange}>
       <AppSidebar
         currentPath={currentPath}
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ function AppShellInner({ children }: AppShellProps) {
         </DialogFooter>
       </DialogContent>
     </Dialog>
-    </>
+    </LayoutGroup>
   );
 }
 

src/renderer/components/projects/KanbanBoard.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useState, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { DragDropContext, Droppable, Draggable, type DropResult } from '@hello-pangea/dnd';
 import { trpc } from '@/lib/trpc';
+import { useFloatingChat } from '@/context/FloatingChatContext';
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
 import { TaskRow, type TaskItem } from '@/components/tasks/TaskRow';
 import { NewTaskDialog } from '@/components/tasks/NewTaskDialog';
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ type KanbanBoardProps = {
 };
 
 export function KanbanBoard({ projectId, newTaskOpen, onNewTaskOpenChange }: KanbanBoardProps) {
+  const { state: floatingState } = useFloatingChat();
   const { data: tasksList } = trpc.tasks.list.useQuery({ projectId });
   const utils = trpc.useUtils();
 
@@ -125,6 +127,11 @@ export function KanbanBoard({ projectId, newTaskOpen, onNewTaskOpenChange }: Kan
                               onDelete={(id) => deleteTask.mutate({ id })}
                               onClick={setViewTask}
                               hideBreadcrumb
+                              layoutId={
+                                floatingState.morphTargetId === `task-morph-${task.id}`
+                                  ? floatingState.morphTargetId
+                                  : undefined
+                              }
                             />
                           </div>
                         )}

src/renderer/components/tasks/TaskRow.tsx

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
 import { Calendar, User, Pencil, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Checkbox } from '@/components/ui/checkbox';
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export function TaskRow({
   onDelete,
   onClick,
   hideBreadcrumb,
+  layoutId,
 }: {
   task: TaskItem;
   onToggle: (id: string, status: string | null) => void;
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ export function TaskRow({
   onDelete?: (id: string) => void;
   onClick?: (task: TaskItem) => void;
   hideBreadcrumb?: boolean;
+  layoutId?: string;
 }) {
   const isDone = task.status === 'done';
 
@@ -84,10 +87,14 @@ export function TaskRow({
     breadcrumb.length > 0 ||
     task.assignee;
 
+  const Wrapper = layoutId ? motion.div : 'div';
+  const wrapperProps = layoutId ? { layoutId, layout: true as const } : {};
+
   return (
     <ContextMenu>
       <ContextMenuTrigger asChild>
-        <div
+        <Wrapper
+          {...wrapperProps}
           className={`flex flex-col gap-1.5 px-4 py-3 rounded-md border select-none transition-colors ${
             isDone ? 'bg-green-50 dark:bg-green-950/30 border-green-200 dark:border-green-900' : 'bg-card border-border'
           } ${onClick ? 'cursor-pointer hover:bg-accent/50' : 'cursor-default'}`}
@@ -146,7 +153,7 @@ export function TaskRow({
               )}
             </div>
           )}
-        </div>
+        </Wrapper>
       </ContextMenuTrigger>
 
       <ContextMenuContent>

src/renderer/routes/tasks.tsx

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const ORDER_LABELS: Record<OrderBy, string> = {
 function TasksPage() {
   // Temporary test: register section for floating AI chat
   const testRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const { registerSection, unregisterSection } = useFloatingChat();
+  const { state: floatingState, registerSection, unregisterSection } = useFloatingChat();
   useEffect(() => {
     registerSection({ id: 'test', label: 'Tasks', ref: testRef });
     return () => unregisterSection('test');
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ function TasksPage() {
               onEdit={setEditTask}
               onDelete={(id) => deleteTask.mutate({ id })}
               onClick={setViewTask}
+              layoutId={
+                floatingState.morphTargetId === `task-morph-${task.id}`
+                  ? floatingState.morphTargetId
+                  : undefined
+              }
             />
           ))
         )}