diff --git a/packages/chat-client/src/components/ProjectView.jsx b/packages/chat-client/src/components/ProjectView.jsx
index 2e257c9..49e8d44 100644
--- a/packages/chat-client/src/components/ProjectView.jsx
+++ b/packages/chat-client/src/components/ProjectView.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default function ProjectView({ project, onNavigate, onBack, onSelectSessi
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [input, setInput] = useState('');
   const [menuOpen, setMenuOpen] = useState(false);
-  const [modal, setModal] = useState(null); // { mode: 'edit' | 'confirm-delete' }
+  const [modal, setModal] = useState(null);
 
   useEffect(() => { load(); }, [project.id]);
 
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ export default function ProjectView({ project, onNavigate, onBack, onSelectSessi
           ← All Projects
         </button>
 
-        {/* ⋮ menu */}
         <div style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
           <button
             className="btn-icon"
@@ -100,11 +99,7 @@ export default function ProjectView({ project, onNavigate, onBack, onSelectSessi
 
           {menuOpen && (
             <>
-              {/* Click-away backdrop */}
-              <div
-                style={{ position: 'fixed', inset: 0, zIndex: 40 }}
-                onClick={() => setMenuOpen(false)}
-              />
+              <div style={{ position: 'fixed', inset: 0, zIndex: 40 }} onClick={() => setMenuOpen(false)} />
               <div style={{
                 position: 'absolute', top: '100%', right: 0,
                 background: 'var(--bg-elevated)',
@@ -124,7 +119,7 @@ export default function ProjectView({ project, onNavigate, onBack, onSelectSessi
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Content */}
+      {/* Scrollable content */}
       <div className="flex-1 scroll-y" style={{ padding: '32px 24px' }}>
 
         {/* Project title + description */}
@@ -139,62 +134,28 @@ export default function ProjectView({ project, onNavigate, onBack, onSelectSessi
           )}
         </div>
 
-        {/* Conversations */}
-        <div>
+        {/* ── Conversations ── */}
+        <div style={{ marginBottom: '40px' }}>
           <p className="label-upper" style={{ marginBottom: '12px' }}>Conversations</p>
 
           {loading ? (
             <div className="text-sm text-muted">Loading...</div>
 
           ) : sessions.length === 0 ? (
-            /* Empty state */
             <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', alignItems: 'center', gap: '16px', padding: '32px 0' }}>
               <p className="text-sm text-muted">No conversations yet — start one below</p>
-              <div style={{ width: '100%', maxWidth: '520px' }}>
-                <div style={{
-                  background: 'var(--bg-elevated)',
-                  border: '1px solid var(--border)',
-                  borderRadius: 'var(--radius-lg)',
-                  padding: '12px 14px',
-                }}>
-                  <textarea
-                    value={input}
-                    onChange={e => setInput(e.target.value)}
-                    onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
-                    placeholder={`Start a conversation in ${project.name}…`}
-                    rows={1}
-                    autoFocus
-                    style={{
-                      width: '100%', background: 'transparent',
-                      border: 'none', outline: 'none',
-                      color: 'var(--text-primary)', fontSize: '14px',
-                      lineHeight: '1.6', resize: 'none', fontFamily: 'inherit',
-                      maxHeight: '120px', overflowY: 'auto',
-                    }}
-                    onInput={e => {
-                      e.target.style.height = 'auto';
-                      e.target.style.height = `${e.target.scrollHeight}px`;
-                    }}
-                  />
-                  <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'flex-end', marginTop: '8px' }}>
-                    <button
-                      onClick={handleSend}
-                      disabled={!input.trim()}
-                      className="btn-primary"
-                      style={{ width: '32px', height: '32px', fontSize: '16px', border: '1px solid var(--border)' }}
-                    >↑</button>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-                <p className="text-xs text-muted" style={{ textAlign: 'center', marginTop: '8px' }}>
-                  Enter to send · Shift+Enter for new line
-                </p>
-              </div>
+              <ChatInput
+                value={input}
+                onChange={setInput}
+                onSend={handleSend}
+                placeholder={`Start a conversation in ${project.name}…`}
+                autoFocus
+              />
             </div>
 
           ) : (
-            /* Sessions list + new conversation input */
             <>
-              <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', marginBottom: '24px' }}>
+              <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', marginBottom: '16px' }}>
                 {sessions.map((session, i) => (
                   <button
                     key={session.external_id}
@@ -225,48 +186,51 @@ export default function ProjectView({ project, onNavigate, onBack, onSelectSessi
                 ))}
               </div>
 
-              {/* New conversation input */}
-              <div style={{ width: '100%', maxWidth: '520px' }}>
-                <div style={{
-                  background: 'var(--bg-elevated)',
-                  border: '1px solid var(--border)',
-                  borderRadius: 'var(--radius-lg)',
-                  padding: '12px 14px',
-                }}>
-                  <textarea
-                    value={input}
-                    onChange={e => setInput(e.target.value)}
-                    onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
-                    placeholder={`New conversation in ${project.name}…`}
-                    rows={1}
-                    style={{
-                      width: '100%', background: 'transparent',
-                      border: 'none', outline: 'none',
-                      color: 'var(--text-primary)', fontSize: '14px',
-                      lineHeight: '1.6', resize: 'none', fontFamily: 'inherit',
-                      maxHeight: '120px', overflowY: 'auto',
-                    }}
-                    onInput={e => {
-                      e.target.style.height = 'auto';
-                      e.target.style.height = `${e.target.scrollHeight}px`;
-                    }}
-                  />
-                  <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'flex-end', marginTop: '8px' }}>
-                    <button
-                      onClick={handleSend}
-                      disabled={!input.trim()}
-                      className="btn-primary"
-                      style={{ width: '32px', height: '32px', fontSize: '16px', border: '1px solid var(--border)' }}
-                    >↑</button>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-                <p className="text-xs text-muted" style={{ textAlign: 'center', marginTop: '8px' }}>
-                  Enter to send · Shift+Enter for new line
-                </p>
-              </div>
+              <ChatInput
+                value={input}
+                onChange={setInput}
+                onSend={handleSend}
+                placeholder={`New conversation in ${project.name}…`}
+              />
             </>
           )}
         </div>
+
+        {/* ── Project Memory ── */}
+        <div style={{ marginBottom: '40px' }}>
+          <p className="label-upper" style={{ marginBottom: '12px' }}>Project Memory</p>
+          <div style={{
+            background: 'var(--bg-surface)',
+            border: '1px solid var(--border)',
+            borderRadius: 'var(--radius-lg)',
+            padding: '20px',
+            display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '10px',
+          }}>
+            <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '10px' }}>
+              <span style={{ fontSize: '20px', opacity: 0.4 }}>◈</span>
+              <span className="text-sm" style={{ fontWeight: 500, color: 'var(--text-primary)' }}>
+                Project Summary
+              </span>
+              <span style={{
+                fontSize: '11px', padding: '2px 8px',
+                borderRadius: '999px',
+                background: 'var(--bg-elevated)',
+                border: '1px solid var(--border)',
+                color: 'var(--text-muted)',
+              }}>Coming soon</span>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-sm text-muted" style={{ lineHeight: 1.6, maxWidth: '520px' }}>
+              Once this project has enough conversations, NexusAI will automatically
+              generate a rolling summary of key themes, decisions, and context — giving
+              the model a condensed view of the project's memory without consuming the
+              full context window.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* ── Notes ── */}
+        <NotesSection projectId={project.id} initialNotes={project.notes ?? ''} />
+
       </div>
 
       {/* Modal */}
@@ -283,6 +247,117 @@ export default function ProjectView({ project, onNavigate, onBack, onSelectSessi
   );
 }
 
+// ── Sub-components ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function ChatInput({ value, onChange, onSend, placeholder, autoFocus }) {
+  function handleKeyDown(e) {
+    if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      onSend();
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ width: '100%', maxWidth: '520px' }}>
+      <div style={{
+        background: 'var(--bg-elevated)',
+        border: '1px solid var(--border)',
+        borderRadius: 'var(--radius-lg)',
+        padding: '12px 14px',
+      }}>
+        <textarea
+          value={value}
+          onChange={e => onChange(e.target.value)}
+          onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+          placeholder={placeholder}
+          rows={1}
+          autoFocus={autoFocus}
+          style={{
+            width: '100%', background: 'transparent',
+            border: 'none', outline: 'none',
+            color: 'var(--text-primary)', fontSize: '14px',
+            lineHeight: '1.6', resize: 'none', fontFamily: 'inherit',
+            maxHeight: '120px', overflowY: 'auto',
+          }}
+          onInput={e => {
+            e.target.style.height = 'auto';
+            e.target.style.height = `${e.target.scrollHeight}px`;
+          }}
+        />
+        <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'flex-end', marginTop: '8px' }}>
+          <button
+            onClick={onSend}
+            disabled={!value.trim()}
+            className="btn-primary"
+            style={{ width: '32px', height: '32px', fontSize: '16px', border: '1px solid var(--border)' }}
+          >↑</button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <p className="text-xs text-muted" style={{ textAlign: 'center', marginTop: '8px' }}>
+        Enter to send · Shift+Enter for new line
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function NotesSection({ projectId, initialNotes }) {
+  const [notes, setNotes] = useState(initialNotes);
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
+
+  const isDirty = notes !== initialNotes;
+
+  async function handleSave() {
+    setSaving(true);
+    try {
+      await updateProject(projectId, { notes });
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('[NotesSection] Save failed:', err.message);
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ marginBottom: '40px' }}>
+      <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between', marginBottom: '12px' }}>
+        <p className="label-upper">Project Notes</p>
+        {isDirty && (
+          <button
+            className="btn-primary"
+            style={{ padding: '5px 12px', fontSize: '12px' }}
+            disabled={saving}
+            onClick={handleSave}
+          >
+            {saving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save'}
+          </button>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      <textarea
+        value={notes}
+        onChange={e => setNotes(e.target.value)}
+        placeholder="Add notes about this project — references, goals, context, anything useful…"
+        rows={6}
+        style={{
+          width: '100%',
+          background: 'var(--bg-surface)',
+          border: '1px solid var(--border)',
+          borderRadius: 'var(--radius-lg)',
+          padding: '14px 16px',
+          color: 'var(--text-primary)',
+          fontSize: '13px', lineHeight: '1.6',
+          resize: 'vertical', fontFamily: 'inherit',
+          outline: 'none', boxSizing: 'border-box',
+        }}
+        onFocus={e => e.target.style.borderColor = 'var(--accent)'}
+        onBlur={e => e.target.style.borderColor = 'var(--border)'}
+      />
+      {!isDirty && notes && (
+        <p className="text-xs text-muted" style={{ marginTop: '6px' }}>Saved</p>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 function MenuButton({ children, onClick, danger }) {
   return (
     <button