diff --git a/app/controllers/conversations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/conversations_controller.rb
index cf18e1281..e2f21b1c6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/conversations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/conversations_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 class ConversationsController < ApplicationController
+  def create
+    Conversation.create_or_find_by(user: Current.user)
+  end
+
   def show
     @conversation = Current.user.conversation
   end
diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/bar_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/bar_controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8e3eb1de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/bar_controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { Controller } from "@hotwired/stimulus"
+import { post } from "@rails/request.js"
+
+export default class extends Controller {
+  static targets = [ "modalTurboFrame" ]
+  static outlets = [ "dialog" ]
+  static values = {
+    searchUrl: String,
+    searchTurboFrameName: String,
+    askUrl: String,
+    askTurboFrameName: String
+  }
+
+  search() {
+    this.#openInTurboFrame(this.searchTurboFrameNameValue, this.searchUrlValue)
+    this.dialogOutlet.open()
+  }
+
+  async ask() {
+    post(this.askUrlValue)
+    this.#openInTurboFrame(this.askTurboFrameNameValue, this.askUrlValue)
+    this.dialogOutlet.open()
+  }
+
+  #openInTurboFrame(name, url) {
+    this.modalTurboFrameTarget.id = name
+    this.modalTurboFrameTarget.src = url
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index 1d72a8bb8..836fb99f5 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <% if Current.user && !@hide_footer_frames %>
         <div id="footer_frames" data-turbo-permanent="true">
           <%= render "my/pins/tray" %>
-          <%= render "commands/terminal" %>
+          <%= render "shared/bar" %>
           <%= render "notifications/tray" %>
         </div>
       <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/searches/show.html.erb b/app/views/searches/show.html.erb
index e734a4391..11394df5e 100644
--- a/app/views/searches/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/searches/show.html.erb
@@ -12,27 +12,29 @@
   </nav>
 <% end %>
 
-<%= auto_submit_form_with url: searches_queries_path(q: @query_terms), method: :post %>
+<%= turbo_frame_tag "search", target: :_top do %>
+  <%= auto_submit_form_with url: searches_queries_path(q: @query_terms), method: :post %>
 
-<section class="search">
-  <%= render "searches/form", query_terms: @query_terms %>
+  <section class="search">
+    <%= render "searches/form", query_terms: @query_terms %>
 
-  <div class="search__results">
-    <% if @query_terms.present? && @search_results.none? %>
-      <div class="search__empty">
-        No search results
-      </div>
-    <% end %>
+    <div class="search__results">
+      <% if @query_terms.present? && @search_results.none? %>
+        <div class="search__empty">
+          No search results
+        </div>
+      <% end %>
 
-    <ul class="search__list">
-      <%= render partial: "searches/result", collection: @search_results %>
-    </ul>
-  </div>
+      <ul class="search__list">
+        <%= render partial: "searches/result", collection: @search_results %>
+      </ul>
+    </div>
 
-  <aside class="search__history">
-    <h3>Your recent searches…</h3>
-    <ul class="search__list">
-      <%= render partial: "searches/search_query", collection: @recent_search_queries.first(10) %>
-    </ul>
-  </aside>
-</section>
+    <aside class="search__history">
+      <h3>Your recent searches…</h3>
+      <ul class="search__list">
+        <%= render partial: "searches/search_query", collection: @recent_search_queries.first(10) %>
+      </ul>
+    </aside>
+  </section>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_bar.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_bar.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aff139fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/_bar.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<%= tag.div \
+      class: "terminal full-width flex flex-column justify-end",
+      data: {
+        controller: "bar",
+        bar_dialog_outlet: "#bar-modal",
+        bar_search_url_value: search_path,
+        bar_search_turbo_frame_name_value: "search",
+        bar_ask_url_value: conversation_path,
+        bar_ask_turbo_frame_name_value: "conversation",
+        action: "
+          keydown.meta+k@document->bar#search:prevent keydown.ctrl+k@document->bar#search:prevent
+          keydown.meta+a@document->bar#ask:prevent keydown.ctrl+a@document->bar#ask:prevent"
+      } do %>
+  <div>
+    Search [<%= hotkey_label(["ctrl", "K"]) %>] or Ask [<%= hotkey_label(["ctrl", "A"]) %>]
+  </div>
+
+  <%= tag.dialog \
+    id: "bar-modal",
+    class: "bar__modal panel shadow",
+    data: {
+      controller: "dialog",
+      dialog_target: "dialog",
+      dialog_modal_value: "true",
+      action: "keydown.esc->dialog#close click@document->dialog#closeOnClickOutside" } do %>
+    <%= turbo_frame_tag nil, data: { bar_target: "modalTurboFrame" }, target: "_top" %>
+  <% end %>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index c447b1203..6d55b04e5 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
 
   resources :commands
 
-  resource :conversation, only: %i[ show ] do
+  resource :conversation, only: %i[ show create ] do
     scope module: :conversations do
       resources :messages, only: %i[ index create ]
     end