diff --git a/ui/src/App.vue b/ui/src/App.vue
index dd4e2d8..dd214d8 100644
--- a/ui/src/App.vue
+++ b/ui/src/App.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { watchEffect, computed } from 'vue' // Added computed
 import TopBar from '@/components/ui/TopBar.vue'
 import NavBar from '@/components/ui/NavBar.vue'
+import FloatingChat from '@/components/chat/FloatingChat.vue'
 import { useUi } from '@/stores/useUi'
 
 const ui = useUi()
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ const transitionDurationStyle = computed(() => {
   ]" :style="transitionDurationStyle">
     <!-- NavBar fija -->
     <NavBar />
+    <FloatingChat />
 
     <!-- contenido principal -->
     <main class="min-h-[calc(100vh-56px)] flex flex-col overflow-hidden">
diff --git a/ui/src/components/chat/FloatingChat.vue b/ui/src/components/chat/FloatingChat.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63b52f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/components/chat/FloatingChat.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<script setup>
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+import CanvasChat from './CanvasChat.vue'
+
+const open = ref(false)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <button v-if="!open" @click="open = true" class="chat-fab" aria-label="Abrir chat">
+      💬
+    </button>
+    <transition name="fade">
+      <div v-if="open" class="chat-window">
+        <div class="chat-header">
+          <button @click="open = false" class="close-btn" aria-label="Cerrar chat">✖</button>
+        </div>
+        <CanvasChat class="flex-1 min-h-0" />
+      </div>
+    </transition>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.chat-fab {
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 1rem;
+  right: 1rem;
+  width: 3rem;
+  height: 3rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background-color: var(--primary-color);
+  color: white;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
+  z-index: 60;
+}
+.chat-window {
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 1rem;
+  right: 1rem;
+  width: 24rem; /* 384px */
+  height: 32rem; /* 512px */
+  background-color: var(--background-color);
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
+  border-radius: 0.5rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  z-index: 60;
+}
+.chat-header {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  padding: 0.25rem;
+}
+.close-btn {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: var(--text-color);
+  font-size: 1.25rem;
+}
+.fade-enter-active, .fade-leave-active {
+  transition: opacity 0.2s;
+}
+.fade-enter-from, .fade-leave-to { opacity: 0; }
+</style>
diff --git a/ui/src/components/ui/NavBar.vue b/ui/src/components/ui/NavBar.vue
index 464b314..22e34b8 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/ui/NavBar.vue
+++ b/ui/src/components/ui/NavBar.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const realtime = useRealtimeStore()
 
 // enlaces de la app
 const links = [
-  { to: '/',            label: 'Chat',        icon: '💬' },
   { to: '/empleados',   label: 'Empleados',   icon: '👥' },
   { to: '/tareas',      label: 'Tareas',      icon: '📋' },
   { to: '/planillas',   label: 'Planillas',   icon: '📂' },
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ const accentColorForPath = (path) => {
   if (path.startsWith('/asistencias')) return ui.accentColorAsistencias
   if (path.startsWith('/feed')) return ui.primaryColor
   if (path.startsWith('/config')) return ui.accentColorConfiguracion
-  return ui.accentColorChat
+  return ui.primaryColor
 }
 
 const tableForPath = (path) => {
diff --git a/ui/src/router/index.js b/ui/src/router/index.js
index d4a9628..dd1968f 100644
--- a/ui/src/router/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/router/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { createRouter, createMemoryHistory , createWebHashHistory} from 'vue-router'
 
 const routes = [
-  // Chat principal y config
-  { path: '/',          name: 'chat',      component: () => import('@/views/ChatView.vue') },
+  // Configuración
+  { path: '/', redirect: '/empleados' },
   { path: '/config',     name: 'settings',  component: () => import('@/views/SettingsView.vue') },
 
   // ────── Empleados ──────
diff --git a/ui/src/views/ChatView.vue b/ui/src/views/ChatView.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index ee86807..0000000
--- a/ui/src/views/ChatView.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-<script setup>
-/* Vista raíz “/” → muestra el chat estilo ChatGPT */
-import CanvasChat from '@/components/chat/CanvasChat.vue'
-</script>
-
-<template>
-  <div class="chat-view-container flex flex-col h-full">
-    <header class="page-header">
-      <h1>Chat</h1>
-    </header>
-    <CanvasChat class="flex-1 min-h-0" /> <!-- Added min-h-0 -->
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<style scoped>
-.chat-view-container {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  height: 100%;
-  background-color: var(--background-color-chat, #F0F0F0); /* Fallback to store default */
-}
-
-.page-header {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between; /* Consistent with other headers, even if no button on right */
-  align-items: center;
-  margin-bottom: 25px; /* Consistent with PlanillasIndex */
-  padding: 10px 20px; /* Provides padding for the header itself */
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; /* Consistent with PlanillasIndex */
-}
-
-.page-header h1 {
-  color: var(--accent-color-chat, #0D9488); /* Fallback to store default */
-  font-size: 2.2em; /* Consistent with PlanillasIndex */
-  font-weight: 600; /* Consistent with PlanillasIndex */
-}
-
-/* CanvasChat is expected to manage its own internal padding and scrolling */
-</style>