diff --git a/components/chat-panel.tsx b/components/chat-panel.tsx
index 2a8c559e..42da9290 100644
--- a/components/chat-panel.tsx
+++ b/components/chat-panel.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useState, useRef, ChangeEvent, forwardRef, useImperativeHandle, useCallback } from 'react'
 import type { AI, UIState } from '@/app/actions'
 import { useUIState, useActions, readStreamableValue } from 'ai/rsc'
+import { toast } from 'sonner'
 // Removed import of useGeospatialToolMcp as it's no longer used/available
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { UserMessage } from './user-message'
@@ -69,13 +70,35 @@ export const ChatPanel = forwardRef<ChatPanelRef, ChatPanelProps>(({ messages, i
     const file = e.target.files?.[0]
     if (file) {
       if (file.size > 10 * 1024 * 1024) {
-        alert('File size must be less than 10MB')
+        toast.error('File size must be less than 10MB')
         return
       }
       setSelectedFile(file)
     }
   }
 
+  const handlePaste = (e: React.ClipboardEvent) => {
+    const pastedText = e.clipboardData.getData('text')
+    if (pastedText.length > 500) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+      if (pastedText.length > 10 * 1024 * 1024) {
+        toast.error('Pasted text exceeds 10MB limit')
+        return
+      }
+      if (selectedFile) {
+        toast.error(
+          'Please remove the current attachment to convert large paste to file'
+        )
+        return
+      }
+      const file = new File([pastedText], 'pasted-text.txt', {
+        type: 'text/plain'
+      })
+      setSelectedFile(file)
+      setInput('')
+    }
+  }
+
   const handleAttachmentClick = () => {
     fileInputRef.current?.click()
   }
@@ -249,6 +272,7 @@ export const ChatPanel = forwardRef<ChatPanelRef, ChatPanelProps>(({ messages, i
               setInput(e.target.value)
               debouncedGetSuggestions(e.target.value)
             }}
+            onPaste={handlePaste}
             onKeyDown={e => {
               if (
                 e.key === 'Enter' &&
diff --git a/components/header-search-button.tsx b/components/header-search-button.tsx
index 92cb1c65..0feccdb5 100644
--- a/components/header-search-button.tsx
+++ b/components/header-search-button.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { useActions, useUIState } from 'ai/rsc'
 import { AI } from '@/app/actions'
 import { nanoid } from 'nanoid'
 import { UserMessage } from './user-message'
-import { toast } from 'react-toastify'
+import { toast } from 'sonner'
 import { useSettingsStore } from '@/lib/store/settings'
 import { useMapData } from './map/map-data-context'
 
diff --git a/server.log b/server.log
deleted file mode 100644
index 45044476..00000000
--- a/server.log
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-$ next dev --turbo
- ⚠ Port 3000 is in use, using available port 3003 instead.
-   ▲ Next.js 15.3.6 (Turbopack)
-   - Local:        http://localhost:3003
-   - Network:      http://192.168.0.2:3003
-   - Environments: .env.local, .env
-
- ✓ Starting...
- ○ Compiling middleware ...
- ✓ Compiled middleware in 648ms
- ✓ Ready in 2.5s
diff --git a/tests/paste.spec.ts b/tests/paste.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..935b16c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/paste.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+test.describe('Paste to File Conversion', () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/');
+  });
+
+  test('converts large pasted text to file', async ({ page }) => {
+    const chatInput = page.getByTestId('chat-input');
+
+    // Create a large text string (> 500 chars)
+    const largeText = 'A'.repeat(501);
+
+    // Simulate paste
+    await chatInput.focus();
+    await page.evaluate((text) => {
+      const dt = new DataTransfer();
+      dt.setData('text/plain', text);
+      const event = new ClipboardEvent('paste', {
+        clipboardData: dt,
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true
+      });
+      document.activeElement?.dispatchEvent(event);
+    }, largeText);
+
+    // Check if attachment exists
+    const attachment = page.getByText('pasted-text.txt');
+    await expect(attachment).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Check if input is empty
+    await expect(chatInput).toHaveValue('');
+  });
+
+  test('does not convert small pasted text', async ({ page }) => {
+    const chatInput = page.getByTestId('chat-input');
+
+    const smallText = 'Small snippet';
+
+    // Simulate paste
+    await chatInput.focus();
+    await page.evaluate((text) => {
+      const dt = new DataTransfer();
+      dt.setData('text/plain', text);
+      const event = new ClipboardEvent('paste', {
+        clipboardData: dt,
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true
+      });
+      document.activeElement?.dispatchEvent(event);
+    }, smallText);
+
+    // Check that attachment does NOT exist
+    const attachment = page.getByText('pasted-text.txt');
+    await expect(attachment).not.toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test('shows error when pasting while file already attached', async ({ page }) => {
+    const chatInput = page.getByTestId('chat-input');
+
+    const largeText1 = 'A'.repeat(501);
+    await chatInput.focus();
+    await page.evaluate((text) => {
+      const dt = new DataTransfer();
+      dt.setData('text/plain', text);
+      const event = new ClipboardEvent('paste', { clipboardData: dt, bubbles: true, cancelable: true });
+      document.activeElement?.dispatchEvent(event);
+    }, largeText1);
+
+    await expect(page.getByText('pasted-text.txt')).toBeVisible();
+
+    const largeText2 = 'B'.repeat(501);
+    await page.evaluate((text) => {
+      const dt = new DataTransfer();
+      dt.setData('text/plain', text);
+      const event = new ClipboardEvent('paste', { clipboardData: dt, bubbles: true, cancelable: true });
+      document.activeElement?.dispatchEvent(event);
+    }, largeText2);
+
+    await expect(page.getByText('Please remove the current attachment')).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});