diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/ChatInput/hooks/pasteCards.ts b/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/ChatInput/hooks/pasteCards.ts
index 7f66f531..d2462836 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/ChatInput/hooks/pasteCards.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/ChatInput/hooks/pasteCards.ts
@@ -1,37 +1,42 @@
 import { useElementSelection, SelectedElement } from '@/app/components/editor/ElementSelectionContext';
-import { getClipboardCards, clearClipboard } from '@/shared/dashboardClipboard';
+import { getClipboardCards, clearClipboard, type ClipboardCard } from '@/shared/dashboardClipboard';
+
+/** One clipboard card -> the same SelectedElement shape select mode produces; null for kinds context can't hold. */
+export function clipboardCardToSelectedElement(card: ClipboardCard): SelectedElement | null {
+  const semanticTypeMap: Record<string, SelectedElement['semanticType']> = {
+    agent: 'agent-card',
+    view: 'view-card',
+    browser: 'browser-card',
+  };
+  const semanticType = semanticTypeMap[card.type];
+  if (!semanticType) return null;
+  const labelMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    'agent-card': 'Agent',
+    'view-card': 'View',
+    'browser-card': 'Browser',
+  };
+  const semanticLabel = (labelMap[semanticType] || semanticType) + ': ' + card.name;
+  return {
+    id: `sel-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)}`,
+    selectorPath: `[data-select-type="${semanticType}"][data-select-id="${card.id}"]`,
+    tagName: 'DIV',
+    className: '',
+    outerHTML: '',
+    computedStyles: {},
+    boundingRect: { x: 0, y: 0, width: 0, height: 0 },
+    semanticType,
+    semanticLabel,
+    semanticData: { ...card.meta, selectId: card.id },
+  };
+}
 
 /** Drains the dashboard clipboard into owner-scoped selected elements. Returns true if it consumed the paste. */
 export function tryPasteClipboardCards(elementSelection: ReturnType<typeof useElementSelection>, ownerId: string): boolean {
   const copied = getClipboardCards();
   if (copied.length === 0 || !elementSelection) return false;
   for (const card of copied) {
-    const semanticTypeMap: Record<string, SelectedElement['semanticType']> = {
-      agent: 'agent-card',
-      view: 'view-card',
-      browser: 'browser-card',
-    };
-    const semanticType = semanticTypeMap[card.type];
-    if (!semanticType) continue;
-    const labelMap: Record<string, string> = {
-      'agent-card': 'Agent',
-      'view-card': 'View',
-      'browser-card': 'Browser',
-    };
-    const semanticLabel = (labelMap[semanticType] || semanticType) + ': ' + card.name;
-    const el: SelectedElement = {
-      id: `sel-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)}`,
-      selectorPath: `[data-select-type="${semanticType}"][data-select-id="${card.id}"]`,
-      tagName: 'DIV',
-      className: '',
-      outerHTML: '',
-      computedStyles: {},
-      boundingRect: { x: 0, y: 0, width: 0, height: 0 },
-      semanticType,
-      semanticLabel,
-      semanticData: { ...card.meta, selectId: card.id },
-    };
-    elementSelection.addElementForOwner(ownerId, el);
+    const el = clipboardCardToSelectedElement(card);
+    if (el) elementSelection.addElementForOwner(ownerId, el);
   }
   clearClipboard();
   return true;
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/DashboardToolbar.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/DashboardToolbar.tsx
index 61b45fee..cfa57901 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/DashboardToolbar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/DashboardToolbar.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ interface Props {
   prefillMode?: string;
 }
 
-const TOOLBAR_OWNER_ID = '__toolbar__';
+export const TOOLBAR_OWNER_ID = '__toolbar__';
 
 const MotionBox = motion.div;
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/interaction/useDashboardClipboard.ts b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/interaction/useDashboardClipboard.ts
index 984bd89c..d4697a8b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/interaction/useDashboardClipboard.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/interaction/useDashboardClipboard.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ interface UseDashboardClipboardArgs {
   browserCards: Record<string, BrowserCardPosition>;
   outputs: Record<string, Output>;
   expandedSessionIds: string[];
+  onCopiedToContext?: (copied: ClipboardCard[]) => void;
 }
 
 export function useDashboardClipboard({
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export function useDashboardClipboard({
   browserCards,
   outputs,
   expandedSessionIds,
+  onCopiedToContext,
 }: UseDashboardClipboardArgs) {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
@@ -89,10 +91,12 @@ export function useDashboardClipboard({
       }
       setClipboardCards(copied);
       navigator.clipboard.writeText(names.join(', ')).catch(() => {});
+      // Copy IS attach: the selection lands in the composer as context chips, no select mode, no paste step.
+      if (copied.length > 0) onCopiedToContext?.(copied);
     };
     window.addEventListener('keydown', handleCopy);
     return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', handleCopy);
-  }, [selection.selectedIds, sessions, cards, viewCards, browserCards, outputs, expandedSessionIds]);
+  }, [selection.selectedIds, sessions, cards, viewCards, browserCards, outputs, expandedSessionIds, onCopiedToContext]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const handlePaste = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/interaction/useDashboardShortcuts.ts b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/interaction/useDashboardShortcuts.ts
index 9e469652..f9de1775 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/interaction/useDashboardShortcuts.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/interaction/useDashboardShortcuts.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,15 @@ export function useDashboardShortcuts({
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleReopen = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if (!isActive) return;
-      if (!(e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) || !e.shiftKey || e.altKey || e.key.toLowerCase() !== 't') return;
+      if (!(e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) || e.altKey) return;
+      const isReopenT = e.shiftKey && e.key.toLowerCase() === 't';
+      // Cmd+Z = undo my last close (chats, browsers, apps), the muscle memory for "I deleted that by accident"; editables keep text-undo.
+      const isUndoZ = !e.shiftKey && e.key.toLowerCase() === 'z';
+      if (!isReopenT && !isUndoZ) return;
+      if (isUndoZ) {
+        const t = e.target as HTMLElement;
+        if (t?.tagName === 'INPUT' || t?.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || t?.isContentEditable) return;
+      }
       e.preventDefault();
       dispatch(reopenLastClosed());
     };
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/state/useDashboardController.ts b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/state/useDashboardController.ts
index e6384046..f7bfdf6d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/state/useDashboardController.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/state/useDashboardController.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useAppSelector } from '@/shared/hooks';
 import { useClaudeTokens } from '@/shared/styles/ThemeContext';
 import { useElementSelection } from '@/app/components/editor/ElementSelectionContext';
+import { clipboardCardToSelectedElement } from '@/app/pages/AgentChat/ChatInput/hooks/pasteCards';
+import { TOOLBAR_OWNER_ID } from '@/app/pages/Dashboard/DashboardToolbar';
+import type { ClipboardCard } from '@/shared/dashboardClipboard';
 import { useCanvasControls } from '../interaction/useCanvasControls';
 import { useDashboardSelection } from './useDashboardSelection';
 import { useDashboardSelectors } from './useDashboardSelectors';
@@ -236,6 +239,15 @@ export function useDashboardController(dashboardId: string, isActive: boolean) {
     return () => window.removeEventListener('openswarm:dictation-fallback', onDictation);
   }, [isActive, handleStarter]);
 
+  const onCopiedToContext = useCallback((copied: ClipboardCard[]) => {
+    if (!elementSelectionCtx) return;
+    for (const card of copied) {
+      const el = clipboardCardToSelectedElement(card);
+      if (el) elementSelectionCtx.addElementForOwner(TOOLBAR_OWNER_ID, el);
+    }
+    setToolbarOpen(true);
+  }, [elementSelectionCtx, setToolbarOpen]);
+
   useDashboardClipboard({
     isActive,
     dashboardId,
@@ -246,6 +258,7 @@ export function useDashboardController(dashboardId: string, isActive: boolean) {
     browserCards,
     outputs,
     expandedSessionIds,
+    onCopiedToContext,
   });
 
   // ---- Arrow key card navigation (when zoomed in on a card) ----