diff --git a/extension/src/extension.ts b/extension/src/extension.ts
index ad45abb..d5460a1 100644
--- a/extension/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extension/src/extension.ts
@@ -263,25 +263,30 @@ async function handleCommand(filePath: string) {
             return;
         }
 
-        // General text: use Antigravity native API to send to chat
-        // Try false first (plain text), then true (tagged text)
-        let sent = false;
-        for (const flag of [false, true]) {
+        // General text: send to Antigravity chat
+        // Method 1: antigravity.sendTextToChat (native API)
+        try {
+            // Try opening the agent chat panel first
             try {
-                await vscode.commands.executeCommand('antigravity.sendTextToChat', flag, command.text);
-                console.log(`Gravity Bridge: ✅ sent via antigravity.sendTextToChat(${flag}): "${command.text.substring(0, 50)}"`);
-                sent = true;
-                break;
-            } catch (e) {
-                console.log(`Gravity Bridge: sendTextToChat(${flag}) failed: ${e}`);
-            }
-        }
-        if (!sent) {
+                await vscode.commands.executeCommand('antigravity.prioritized.chat.openNewConversation');
+                await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 300));
+            } catch { /* panel may already be open */ }
+
+            await vscode.commands.executeCommand('antigravity.sendTextToChat', false, command.text);
+            console.log(`Gravity Bridge: ✅ sent via sendTextToChat(false)`);
+        } catch (e1) {
+            console.log(`Gravity Bridge: sendTextToChat failed: ${e1}`);
+            // Method 2: focus chat panel + clipboard paste (proven to work for input)
             try {
-                await vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.chat.open', { query: command.text });
-                console.log('Gravity Bridge: fallback to workbench.action.chat.open with query');
+                await vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.panel.chat.view.copilot.focus');
+                await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 300));
+                const oldClipboard = await vscode.env.clipboard.readText();
+                await vscode.env.clipboard.writeText(command.text);
+                await vscode.commands.executeCommand('editor.action.clipboardPasteAction');
+                await vscode.env.clipboard.writeText(oldClipboard);
+                console.log('Gravity Bridge: ✅ pasted via clipboard (manual Enter needed)');
             } catch (e2) {
-                console.error('Gravity Bridge: all chat send methods failed', e2);
+                console.error('Gravity Bridge: all methods failed', e2);
             }
         }