diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index a2635c2..4116265 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     scatterplot_ui,
     nearest_neighbor_ui,
     ripleyL_ui
-)   
+)
 
 # Server imports
 from server import (
@@ -52,16 +52,16 @@
 app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
     # Apply security enhancements
     apply_security_enhancements(),
-    
+
     # Include header HTML
     ui.HTML(header_html),
-    
+
     # Add navigation accessibility fixes
     accessible_navigation(),
-    
+
     # Add global slider accessibility fixes
     apply_slider_accessibility_global(),
-    
+
     # Main application content
     ui.navset_card_tab(
         getting_started_ui(),
@@ -77,13 +77,134 @@
         nearest_neighbor_ui(),
         ripleyL_ui(),
     ),
-    
+    # Fixed chat button
+    ui.input_action_button(
+        "my_fixed_btn",
+        "💬",
+        class_="fixed-button btn btn-primary",
+        onclick="toggleChatPanel()"  # Direct JavaScript call
+    ),
+    # Floating chat panel
+    ui.div(
+        ui.div(
+            ui.h3("Chat with SPAC!", style="margin-top: 0;"),
+            ui.tags.button(
+                "×",
+                onclick="document.getElementById('chat_panel').style.display='none'",
+                class_="close-chat-btn",
+                type="button"
+            ),
+            style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 15px;"
+        ),
+        ui.input_text_area(
+            "user_input",
+            "Type your message here:",
+            placeholder="Enter text...",
+            rows=8,
+            width="100%"
+        ),
+        ui.input_action_button("submit_input", "Submit", class_="btn-primary", style="width: 100%; margin-top: 10px;"),
+        id="chat_panel",
+        class_="chat-panel",
+        style="display: none;"  # Hidden by default
+    ),
+    # JavaScript for toggling
+    ui.tags.script("""
+        function toggleChatPanel() {
+            var panel = document.getElementById('chat_panel');
+            if (panel.style.display === 'none' || panel.style.display === '') {
+                panel.style.display = 'block';
+            } else {
+                panel.style.display = 'none';
+            }
+        }
+    """),
+    # Styles
+    ui.tags.style("""
+        .fixed-button {
+            position: fixed;
+            bottom: 20px;
+            right: 15px;
+            z-index: 1000;
+            border-radius: 50%;
+            width: 60px;
+            height: 60px;
+            min-width: 60px;
+            min-height: 60px;
+            max-width: 60px;
+            max-height: 60px;
+            font-size: 24px;
+            text-align: center;
+            line-height: 60px;
+            padding: 0;
+            background: linear-gradient(45deg, #17a2b8, #20c997);
+            transition: all 0.3s ease;
+            border: none;
+            outline: none;
+            box-sizing: border-box;
+        }
+        .fixed-button:hover {
+            transform: scale(1.2);
+            outline: none !important;
+            box-shadow: none !important;
+        }
+        .fixed-button:focus {
+            outline: none !important;
+            box-shadow: none !important;
+        }
+        .chat-panel {
+            position: fixed;
+            bottom: 90px;
+            right: 15px;
+            width: 350px;
+            max-width: 90vw;
+            background: white;
+            border-radius: 10px;
+            padding: 20px;
+            z-index: 999;
+        }
+        .close-chat-btn {
+            background: none;
+            border: none;
+            font-size: 24px;
+            cursor: pointer;
+            padding: 0;
+            width: 30px;
+            height: 30px;
+            color: #666666;
+        }
+        .close-chat-btn:hover {
+            color: #000000;
+            transform: scale(1.2);
+        }
+    """),
     # Include footer HTML
     ui.HTML(footer_html)
 )
 
-
 def server(input, output, session):
+    # Handle the submit button
+    @reactive.effect
+    @reactive.event(input.submit_input)
+    def handle_submission():
+        user_text = input.user_input()
+        print(f"Submitted: {user_text}")
+
+        # Show notification
+        if user_text != "":
+            ui.notification_show(
+                f"Submitted: {user_text}",
+                type="message",
+                duration=3
+            )
+            # Clear the input after submission
+            ui.update_text_area("user_input", value="")
+        else:
+            ui.notification_show(
+                "No Input",
+                type="warning",
+                duration=3
+            )
 
     # Define a reactive variable to track if data is loaded
     data_loaded = reactive.Value(False)
@@ -127,7 +248,7 @@ def server(input, output, session):
 
     # Individual server components
     getting_started_server(input, output, session, shared)
-    
+
     data_input_server(input, output, session, shared)
 
     effect_update_server(input, output, session, shared)
@@ -155,4 +276,4 @@ def server(input, output, session):
 
 # Create the app with static file serving for www directory
 static_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "www")
-app = App(app_ui, server, static_assets=static_path)
+app = App(app_ui, server, static_assets=static_path)
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diff --git a/server/getting_started_server.py b/server/getting_started_server.py
index 6350392..ef7c1ef 100644
--- a/server/getting_started_server.py
+++ b/server/getting_started_server.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+from shiny import render, reactive, ui
+
 def getting_started_server(input, output, session, shared):
-    """Server logic for Getting Started tab - minimal since it's mostly static content"""
-    # No reactive logic needed for static tutorial content
+    """Server logic for Getting Started tab - minimimal since its most static"""
     pass
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diff --git a/ui/getting_started_ui.py b/ui/getting_started_ui.py
index 39685eb..f35afcd 100644
--- a/ui/getting_started_ui.py
+++ b/ui/getting_started_ui.py
@@ -66,6 +66,26 @@ def getting_started_ui():
                 font-weight: 400 !important;
                 color: #6c757d !important;
             }
+            .fixed-button {
+                position: fixed;
+                bottom: 20px;
+                right: 15px;
+                z-index: 1000;
+                border-radius: 50%;
+                width: 60px;
+                height: 60px;
+                font-size: 15px;
+                display: flex;
+                align-items: center;
+                justify-content: center;
+                background: linear-gradient(45deg, #17a2b8, #20c997);
+                transition: all 0.3s ease;
+                border: none;
+                outline: none;
+            }
+            .fixed-button:hover {
+                transform: scale(1.3);
+            }
         """),
 
         ui.div(
@@ -366,7 +386,6 @@ def getting_started_ui():
                     )
                 )
             ),
-
             # Footer
         )
-    )
+    )
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