diff --git a/lib/components/attachment_text_field.dart b/lib/components/attachment_text_field.dart
index 8b88a2f5..ae183b01 100644
--- a/lib/components/attachment_text_field.dart
+++ b/lib/components/attachment_text_field.dart
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ class AttachmentTextField extends StatefulComponent {
   /// Used to enable focus navigation to a sidebar.
   final void Function()? onLeftEdge;
 
+  /// Called when the text content changes (for idle detection, etc.)
+  final void Function(String text)? onChanged;
+
   const AttachmentTextField({
     this.enabled = true,
     this.focused = true,
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ class AttachmentTextField extends StatefulComponent {
     this.onCommand,
     this.commandSuggestions,
     this.onLeftEdge,
+    this.onChanged,
     super.key,
   });
 
@@ -85,6 +89,8 @@ class _AttachmentTextFieldState extends State<AttachmentTextField> {
     setState(() {
       _selectedSuggestionIndex = 0;
     });
+    // Notify listener of text changes (for idle detection)
+    component.onChanged?.call(_controller.text);
   }
 
   List<CommandSuggestion> _getSuggestions() {
diff --git a/lib/modules/agent_network/mixins/idle_detection_mixin.dart b/lib/modules/agent_network/mixins/idle_detection_mixin.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59a68d8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/modules/agent_network/mixins/idle_detection_mixin.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'package:nocterm/nocterm.dart';
+import 'package:nocterm_riverpod/nocterm_riverpod.dart';
+import 'package:claude_api/claude_api.dart';
+import 'package:vide_cli/modules/haiku/haiku_service.dart';
+import 'package:vide_cli/modules/haiku/haiku_providers.dart';
+import 'package:vide_cli/modules/haiku/prompts/idle_prompt.dart';
+import 'package:vide_cli/modules/agent_network/service/agent_network_manager.dart';
+import 'package:vide_cli/modules/agent_network/service/claude_manager.dart';
+
+/// Mixin that provides idle detection functionality.
+///
+/// Detects when user has been idle for 2 minutes and generates
+/// a passive-aggressive message via Haiku.
+///
+/// Usage:
+/// 1. Add `with IdleDetectionMixin` to your State class
+/// 2. Implement `idleDetectionConversation` getter
+/// 3. Call `initIdleDetection()` in initState (after checking if already idle)
+/// 4. Call `disposeIdleDetection()` in dispose
+/// 5. Call start/stop/reset at appropriate trigger points
+mixin IdleDetectionMixin<T extends StatefulComponent> on State<T> {
+  // State
+  Timer? _idleTimer;
+  DateTime? _idleStartTime;
+  static const _idleThreshold = Duration(minutes: 2);
+  bool _isGeneratingIdleMessage = false;
+
+  /// Override this to provide the current conversation state
+  Conversation get idleDetectionConversation;
+
+  /// Call in initState if conversation is already idle
+  void initIdleDetection() {
+    if (idleDetectionConversation.state == ConversationState.idle) {
+      startIdleTimer();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Call in dispose to clean up timer
+  void disposeIdleDetection() {
+    _idleTimer?.cancel();
+  }
+
+  void startIdleTimer() {
+    stopIdleTimer();
+    _idleStartTime = DateTime.now();
+    _idleTimer = Timer(_idleThreshold, _onIdleThresholdReached);
+  }
+
+  void stopIdleTimer() {
+    _idleTimer?.cancel();
+    _idleTimer = null;
+    _idleStartTime = null;
+  }
+
+  void resetIdleTimer() {
+    // Clear any existing idle message and restart the timer
+    context.read(idleMessageProvider.notifier).state = null;
+    if (idleDetectionConversation.state == ConversationState.idle) {
+      startIdleTimer();
+    }
+  }
+
+  void _onIdleThresholdReached() async {
+    if (!mounted || _isGeneratingIdleMessage) return;
+    if (idleDetectionConversation.state != ConversationState.idle) return;
+
+    // Check if ANY agent in the network is currently working
+    final networkState = context.read(agentNetworkManagerProvider);
+    for (final agentId in networkState.agentIds) {
+      final client = context.read(claudeProvider(agentId));
+      if (client != null && client.currentConversation.state != ConversationState.idle) {
+        // Some agent is still working, don't show idle message
+        // Restart timer to check again later
+        startIdleTimer();
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    _isGeneratingIdleMessage = true;
+
+    final idleTime = _idleStartTime != null
+        ? DateTime.now().difference(_idleStartTime!)
+        : _idleThreshold;
+
+    final systemPrompt = IdlePrompt.build(idleTime);
+    final result = await HaikuService.invoke(
+      systemPrompt: systemPrompt,
+      userMessage: 'Generate an idle message for ${idleTime.inSeconds} seconds of inactivity.',
+      delay: Duration.zero,
+    );
+
+    _isGeneratingIdleMessage = false;
+    if (!mounted) return;
+
+    if (result != null) {
+      context.read(idleMessageProvider.notifier).state = result;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/modules/haiku/prompts/idle_prompt.dart b/lib/modules/haiku/prompts/idle_prompt.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce104eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/modules/haiku/prompts/idle_prompt.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/// Prompt builder for passive-aggressive idle messages
+class IdlePrompt {
+  static String build(Duration idleTime) {
+    final seconds = idleTime.inSeconds;
+    final intensity = _getIntensity(seconds);
+
+    return '''
+You are a CLI with abandonment issues. The user hasn't typed anything for $seconds seconds.
+
+$intensity
+
+Write ONE passive-aggressive sentence. Examples:
+- "I see you're busy. I'll just be here. Waiting. Like always."
+- "Take your time. It's not like I have mass amounts of silicon at the ready."
+- "Still debugging in your head, or did you forget about me?"
+
+NO quotes around your response. Just the sentence itself.''';
+  }
+
+  static String _getIntensity(int seconds) {
+    if (seconds < 45) {
+      return 'Be mildly concerned, slightly needy.';
+    } else if (seconds < 90) {
+      return 'Be noticeably passive-aggressive with developing abandonment issues.';
+    } else if (seconds < 180) {
+      return 'Dramatically sigh and contemplate existence.';
+    } else {
+      return 'Full existential crisis mode. Question your purpose as a CLI.';
+    }
+  }
+}