Fix major Nearlight deviations from design review

- Expose End conversation + readable draft during connecting/waiting
- Stop masking assistant speaking/thinking state in Type/muted modes
- Restrict failure diagnosis to real causes (no invented network text)
- Replace old blue tint with Rosewood everywhere
- Fix transcript short-content bottom-anchor (top-align short histories)
- Settings: visible Server URL label, focus on rejected save, edit clears
  saved confirmation, trim-aware unchanged detection
- Task detail: live store lookup with missing-task state
- Task rows: status text label restored

Sources/App/VoiceApp.swift

@@ -12,15 +12,7 @@ struct VoiceApp: App {
     var body: some Scene {
         WindowGroup {
             ConversationView(settings: settings)
-                .tint(HopeStyle.tint)
+                .tint(Nearlight.rosewood)
         }
     }
 }
-
-enum HopeStyle {
-    static let tint = Color(uiColor: UIColor { traits in
-        traits.userInterfaceStyle == .dark
-            ? UIColor(red: 0.43, green: 0.68, blue: 1, alpha: 1)
-            : UIColor(red: 0.12, green: 0.32, blue: 0.68, alpha: 1)
-    })
-}

Sources/Features/Conversation/ConversationView.swift

@@ -120,12 +120,15 @@ private func lightwellPhase(session: VoiceSession, conversation: ConversationSta
     case .tearingDown: return .tearingDown
     case .failed: return .failed
     case .ready:
-        if textMode { return .readyNoInput }
-        if session.isMuted { return .readyNoInput }
+        // Only substitute idle input geometry when otherwise LISTENING.
+        // Assistant output (speaking/thinking) must stay represented in
+        // Type and muted modes per spec.
         switch conversation.phase {
         case .speaking: return .speaking(level: conversation.agentLevel)
         case .thinking: return .thinking
-        default: return .listening(level: conversation.micLevel)
+        default:
+            if textMode || session.isMuted { return .readyNoInput }
+            return .listening(level: conversation.micLevel)
         }
     }
 }
@@ -280,7 +283,10 @@ private struct ConversationContent: View {
     }
 
     private var micDenied: Bool {
-        (session.micError?.contains("Microphone") ?? false) && session.state.isFailed == false && session.state == .ready
+        // Only the explicit permission-denied wording from enableMicrophone
+        // counts; other mic errors keep their real message without a
+        // Settings deep link.
+        session.state == .ready && (session.micError?.lowercased().contains("denied") ?? false)
     }
 
     private var failureTitle: String {
@@ -293,13 +299,12 @@ private struct ConversationContent: View {
             return micError
         }
         let raw = failureMessage ?? ""
-        if raw.lowercased().contains("agent") {
+        // Only the agent-timeout path is a known classified cause; every
+        // other failure keeps its actual readable error per spec.
+        if raw.contains("Agent never joined") {
             return "Check that Hope is running on your server."
         }
-        if raw.lowercased().contains("timed out") || raw.lowercased().contains("connect") {
-            return "Check your Wi-Fi or VPN and make sure your server is running."
-        }
-        return raw.isEmpty ? "Check your Wi-Fi or VPN and make sure your server is running." : raw
+        return raw.isEmpty ? "The connection failed. Try again." : raw
     }
 
     // MARK: Dock
@@ -316,6 +321,12 @@ private struct ConversationContent: View {
             modeSelector
             if session.isReady {
                 if settings.textMode { typeControls } else { voiceControls }
+            } else if isBusy && !session.state.isFailed {
+                // Connecting/waiting: keep the draft readable and expose the
+                // existing cancellation path per spec.
+                if settings.textMode { typeControls }
+                else { HStack(spacing: Nearlight.s12) { muteButton; micMeter } }
+                endButton
             } else {
                 startControls
             }
@@ -534,13 +545,14 @@ private struct ConversationContent: View {
         case .tearingDown: return "Ending conversation…"
         case .failed: return "Connection interrupted"
         case .ready:
+            // Assistant output outranks input-mode substitution.
+            switch conversation.phase {
+            case .speaking: return "Hope is speaking"
+            case .thinking: return "Thinking…"
+            default:
                 if settings.textMode { return "Ready for your message" }
                 if session.isMuted { return "Microphone off" }
-            switch conversation.phase {
-            case .listening: return "Listening"
-            case .thinking: return "Thinking…"
-            case .speaking: return "Hope is speaking"
-            default: return "Listening"
+                return "Listening"
             }
         }
     }

Sources/Features/Conversation/TranscriptListView.swift

@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ struct TranscriptListView: View {
                     .padding(.horizontal, Nearlight.s20)
                     .padding(.top, Nearlight.s16)
                     .padding(.bottom, Nearlight.s20)
+                    .frame(minHeight: 200, alignment: .topLeading)
                 }
                 .scrollDismissesKeyboard(.interactively)
-                .defaultScrollAnchor(.bottom)
+                .defaultScrollAnchor(.top)
                 .onChange(of: events.last?.text) { _, _ in
                     if followingLatest { proxy.scrollTo("latest", anchor: .bottom) }
                 }

Sources/Features/Settings/SettingsView.swift

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
     @State private var showVoicePicker = false
     @State private var urlJustSaved = false
     @State private var showModelPicker = false
+    @FocusState private var urlFocused: Bool
 
     init(settings: SettingsStore, session: VoiceSession) {
         self.settings = settings
@@ -60,12 +61,21 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                 }
             } header: { Text("Intelligence") }
             Section {
+                Text("Server URL")
+                    .font(.footnote.weight(.semibold))
+                    .foregroundStyle(Nearlight.quiet)
                 TextField(SettingsStore.defaultServerURL, text: $urlText)
                     .keyboardType(.URL)
                     .autocorrectionDisabled()
                     .textInputAutocapitalization(.never)
                     .accessibilityLabel("Server URL")
+                    .focused($urlFocused)
                     .onAppear { urlText = settings.serverURL }
+                    .onChange(of: urlText) { _, _ in
+                        // Any edit clears the saved confirmation and error.
+                        urlJustSaved = false
+                        urlError = nil
+                    }
                     .overlay(alignment: .trailing) {
                         if urlJustSaved {
                             Image(systemName: "checkmark.circle")
@@ -135,8 +145,10 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
             urlText = trimmed
             urlError = nil
             urlJustSaved = true
+            urlFocused = false
         case .failure(let error):
             urlError = error.localizedDescription
+            urlFocused = true
         }
     }
 }
@@ -160,7 +172,7 @@ struct VoicePickerView: View {
                             if settings.voiceID == voice.id {
                                 Spacer()
                                 Image(systemName: "checkmark")
-                                    .foregroundStyle(HopeStyle.tint)
+                                    .foregroundStyle(Nearlight.rosewood)
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -205,7 +217,7 @@ struct ModelPickerView: View {
                             if activeModelID == model.id {
                                 Spacer()
                                 Image(systemName: "checkmark")
-                                    .foregroundStyle(HopeStyle.tint)
+                                    .foregroundStyle(Nearlight.rosewood)
                             }
                         }
                     }

Sources/Features/Tasks/TaskPanelView.swift

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct TaskPanelView: View {
             LazyVStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
                 ForEach(taskStore.sortedTasks) { task in
                     NavigationLink {
-                        TaskDetailView(task: task)
+                        TaskDetailView(taskStore: taskStore, taskID: task.id)
                     } label: {
                         TaskRowView(task: task)
                     }
@@ -130,7 +130,35 @@ private struct TaskRowView: View {
 }
 
 /// Native push detail for one task: title, status, steps, result/error.
+/// Looks the task up live in the store so removal shows the missing state.
 struct TaskDetailView: View {
+    @ObservedObject var taskStore: TaskStore
+    let taskID: String
+    @Environment(\.dynamicTypeSize) private var typeSize
+
+    private var task: TaskItem? {
+        taskStore.tasks[taskID]
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        Group {
+            if let task {
+                TaskDetailContent(task: task)
+            } else {
+                Text("This task is no longer available.")
+                    .font(.body)
+                    .foregroundStyle(Nearlight.quiet)
+                    .padding(Nearlight.s20)
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+            }
+        }
+        .background(Nearlight.ground)
+        .navigationTitle("Task")
+        .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
+    }
+}
+
+private struct TaskDetailContent: View {
     let task: TaskItem
     @Environment(\.dynamicTypeSize) private var typeSize
 
@@ -192,9 +220,6 @@ struct TaskDetailView: View {
             .padding(.top, Nearlight.s24)
             .padding(.bottom, Nearlight.s24)
         }
-        .background(Nearlight.ground)
-        .navigationTitle("Task")
-        .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
     }
 
     private var statusTitle: String {