diff --git a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/helpers.ts b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/helpers.ts
index 692a5741f4..c6e479f896 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/helpers.ts
+++ b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/helpers.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,20 @@ export function buildCopilotChatUrl(prompt: string): string {
 
 export function getQuickActions(): string[] {
   return [
-    "Show me what I can automate",
-    "Design a custom workflow",
-    "Help me with content creation",
+    "I don't know where to start, just ask me stuff",
+    "I do the same thing every week and it's killing me",
+    "Help me find where I'm wasting my time",
   ];
 }
+
+export function getInputPlaceholder(width?: number) {
+  if (!width) return "What's your role and what eats up most of your day?";
+
+  if (width < 500) {
+    return "I'm a chef and I hate...";
+  }
+  if (width <= 1080) {
+    return "What's your role and what eats up most of your day?";
+  }
+  return "What's your role and what eats up most of your day? e.g. 'I'm a recruiter and I hate...'";
+}
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/page.tsx b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/page.tsx
index e9bc018c1b..542173a99c 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/page.tsx
+++ b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/page.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import { Text } from "@/components/atoms/Text/Text";
 import { Chat } from "@/components/contextual/Chat/Chat";
 import { ChatInput } from "@/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatInput/ChatInput";
 import { Dialog } from "@/components/molecules/Dialog/Dialog";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useCopilotStore } from "./copilot-page-store";
+import { getInputPlaceholder } from "./helpers";
 import { useCopilotPage } from "./useCopilotPage";
 
 export default function CopilotPage() {
@@ -14,8 +16,25 @@ export default function CopilotPage() {
   const isInterruptModalOpen = useCopilotStore((s) => s.isInterruptModalOpen);
   const confirmInterrupt = useCopilotStore((s) => s.confirmInterrupt);
   const cancelInterrupt = useCopilotStore((s) => s.cancelInterrupt);
+
+  const [inputPlaceholder, setInputPlaceholder] = useState(
+    getInputPlaceholder(),
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleResize = () => {
+      setInputPlaceholder(getInputPlaceholder(window.innerWidth));
+    };
+
+    handleResize();
+
+    window.addEventListener("resize", handleResize);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("resize", handleResize);
+  }, []);
+
   const { greetingName, quickActions, isLoading, hasSession, initialPrompt } =
     state;
+
   const {
     handleQuickAction,
     startChatWithPrompt,
@@ -73,7 +92,7 @@ export default function CopilotPage() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex h-full flex-1 items-center justify-center overflow-y-auto bg-[#f8f8f9] px-6 py-10">
+    <div className="flex h-full flex-1 items-center justify-center overflow-y-auto bg-[#f8f8f9] px-3 py-5 md:px-6 md:py-10">
       <div className="w-full text-center">
         {isLoading ? (
           <div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl">
@@ -90,25 +109,25 @@ export default function CopilotPage() {
           </div>
         ) : (
           <>
-            <div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl">
+            <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl">
               <Text
                 variant="h3"
-                className="mb-3 !text-[1.375rem] text-zinc-700"
+                className="mb-1 !text-[1.375rem] text-zinc-700"
               >
                 Hey, <span className="text-violet-600">{greetingName}</span>
               </Text>
               <Text variant="h3" className="mb-8 !font-normal">
-                What do you want to automate?
+                Tell me about your work — I&apos;ll find what to automate.
               </Text>
 
               <div className="mb-6">
                 <ChatInput
                   onSend={startChatWithPrompt}
-                  placeholder='You can search or just ask - e.g. "create a blog post outline"'
+                  placeholder={inputPlaceholder}
                 />
               </div>
             </div>
-            <div className="flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-center gap-3 overflow-x-auto [-ms-overflow-style:none] [scrollbar-width:none] [&::-webkit-scrollbar]:hidden">
+            <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-3 overflow-x-auto [-ms-overflow-style:none] [scrollbar-width:none] [&::-webkit-scrollbar]:hidden">
               {quickActions.map((action) => (
                 <Button
                   key={action}
@@ -116,7 +135,7 @@ export default function CopilotPage() {
                   variant="outline"
                   size="small"
                   onClick={() => handleQuickAction(action)}
-                  className="h-auto shrink-0 border-zinc-600 !px-4 !py-2 text-[1rem] text-zinc-600"
+                  className="h-auto shrink-0 border-zinc-300 px-3 py-2 text-[.9rem] text-zinc-600"
                 >
                   {action}
                 </Button>
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.tsx b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.tsx
index 5df9944f47..fbf2d5d143 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.tsx
+++ b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type { SessionDetailResponse } from "@/app/api/__generated__/models/sessi
 import { Button } from "@/components/atoms/Button/Button";
 import { Text } from "@/components/atoms/Text/Text";
 import { Dialog } from "@/components/molecules/Dialog/Dialog";
-import { useBreakpoint } from "@/lib/hooks/useBreakpoint";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { GlobeHemisphereEastIcon } from "@phosphor-icons/react";
 import { useEffect } from "react";
@@ -56,10 +55,6 @@ export function ChatContainer({
     onStreamingChange?.(isStreaming);
   }, [isStreaming, onStreamingChange]);
 
-  const breakpoint = useBreakpoint();
-  const isMobile =
-    breakpoint === "base" || breakpoint === "sm" || breakpoint === "md";
-
   return (
     <div
       className={cn(
@@ -127,11 +122,7 @@ export function ChatContainer({
           disabled={isStreaming || !sessionId}
           isStreaming={isStreaming}
           onStop={stopStreaming}
-          placeholder={
-            isMobile
-              ? "You can search or just ask"
-              : 'You can search or just ask — e.g. "create a blog post outline"'
-          }
+          placeholder="What else can I help with?"
         />
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatInput/ChatInput.tsx b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatInput/ChatInput.tsx
index beb4678e73..bac004f6ed 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatInput/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatInput/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -74,19 +74,20 @@ export function ChatInput({
             hasMultipleLines ? "rounded-xlarge" : "rounded-full",
           )}
         >
+          {!value && !isRecording && (
+            <div
+              className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 top-0.5 flex items-center justify-start pl-14 text-[1rem] text-zinc-400"
+              aria-hidden="true"
+            >
+              {isTranscribing ? "Transcribing..." : placeholder}
+            </div>
+          )}
           <textarea
             id={inputId}
             aria-label="Chat message input"
             value={value}
             onChange={handleChange}
             onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
-            placeholder={
-              isTranscribing
-                ? "Transcribing..."
-                : isRecording
-                  ? ""
-                  : placeholder
-            }
             disabled={isInputDisabled}
             rows={1}
             className={cn(
@@ -122,13 +123,14 @@ export function ChatInput({
               size="icon"
               aria-label={isRecording ? "Stop recording" : "Start recording"}
               onClick={toggleRecording}
-              disabled={disabled || isTranscribing}
+              disabled={disabled || isTranscribing || isStreaming}
               className={cn(
                 isRecording
                   ? "animate-pulse border-red-500 bg-red-500 text-white hover:border-red-600 hover:bg-red-600"
                   : isTranscribing
                     ? "border-zinc-300 bg-zinc-100 text-zinc-400"
                     : "border-zinc-300 bg-white text-zinc-500 hover:border-zinc-400 hover:bg-zinc-50 hover:text-zinc-700",
+                isStreaming && "opacity-40",
               )}
             >
               {isTranscribing ? (
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatInput/components/AudioWaveform.tsx b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatInput/components/AudioWaveform.tsx
index 10cbb3fc9f..50414adc89 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatInput/components/AudioWaveform.tsx
+++ b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatInput/components/AudioWaveform.tsx
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ export function AudioWaveform({
     // Create audio context and analyser
     const audioContext = new AudioContext();
     const analyser = audioContext.createAnalyser();
-    analyser.fftSize = 512;
-    analyser.smoothingTimeConstant = 0.8;
+    analyser.fftSize = 256;
+    analyser.smoothingTimeConstant = 0.3;
 
     // Connect the stream to the analyser
     const source = audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ export function AudioWaveform({
           maxAmplitude = Math.max(maxAmplitude, amplitude);
         }
 
-        // Map amplitude (0-128) to bar height
-        const normalized = (maxAmplitude / 128) * 255;
-        const height =
-          minBarHeight + (normalized / 255) * (maxBarHeight - minBarHeight);
+        // Normalize amplitude (0-128 range) to 0-1
+        const normalized = maxAmplitude / 128;
+        // Apply sensitivity boost (multiply by 4) and use sqrt curve to amplify quiet sounds
+        const boosted = Math.min(1, Math.sqrt(normalized) * 4);
+        const height = minBarHeight + boosted * (maxBarHeight - minBarHeight);
         newBars.push(height);
       }
 
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatInput/useVoiceRecording.ts b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatInput/useVoiceRecording.ts
index 4de74ef2e9..4fd500d96a 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatInput/useVoiceRecording.ts
+++ b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ChatInput/useVoiceRecording.ts
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export function useVoiceRecording({
     [value, isTranscribing, toggleRecording, baseHandleKeyDown],
   );
 
-  const showMicButton = isSupported && !isStreaming;
+  const showMicButton = isSupported;
   const isInputDisabled = disabled || isStreaming || isTranscribing;
 
   // Cleanup on unmount