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+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+// Mirror the IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT setup from the other hook tests so
+// React doesn't log act() warnings about the createRoot render/unmount.
+(globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+import React, { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { useDrawerKeyboard } from "./useDrawerKeyboard";
+
+/**
+ * Minimal renderHook shim — same pattern as `useReconciliation.test.ts`
+ * and `useClaimDetail.test.ts`. The project doesn't ship
+ * `@testing-library/react`, so we wire a Probe component into a real
+ * `createRoot` and let it call our hook.
+ *
+ * Unlike the other hook tests, `useDrawerKeyboard` returns `void` (its
+ * side effect is the window listener), so the shim doesn't need to
+ * surface a `result` — we just need `unmount` to verify cleanup.
+ */
+function renderHook(setup: () => void): { unmount: () => void } {
+  const container = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+
+  function Probe() {
+    setup();
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const root: Root = createRoot(container);
+  act(() => {
+    root.render(React.createElement(Probe));
+  });
+
+  return {
+    unmount: () => {
+      act(() => root.unmount());
+      container.remove();
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dispatch a synthetic keydown. By default the target is `window`
+ * (which is what a real keypress bubbles to). Pass an explicit target
+ * for the "input has focus" test, since a real keystroke would have
+ * the focused element as its `target`. `bubbles: true` + `cancelable:
+ * true` so the event behaves like a real keydown — the handler calls
+ * `preventDefault` on matched keys.
+ */
+function pressKey(
+  key: string,
+  target: EventTarget = window,
+  init: KeyboardEventInit = {}
+): void {
+  const event = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
+    key,
+    bubbles: true,
+    cancelable: true,
+    ...init,
+  });
+  target.dispatchEvent(event);
+}
+
+describe("useDrawerKeyboard", () => {
+  // `vi.fn()` with no args in vitest 4 is typed `Mock<Procedure |
+  // Constructable>`, which carries a constructor signature and won't
+  // assign to `() => void`. Constraining the generic to `vi.fn<() => void>()`
+  // gives a plain function-typed mock that flows directly into the hook's
+  // callback params.
+  let onNext: () => void;
+  let onPrev: () => void;
+  let onClose: () => void;
+  let onToggleHelp: () => void;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    onNext = vi.fn<() => void>();
+    onPrev = vi.fn<() => void>();
+    onClose = vi.fn<() => void>();
+    onToggleHelp = vi.fn<() => void>();
+  });
+
+  it("fires onNext for j and ArrowDown", () => {
+    const { unmount } = renderHook(() =>
+      useDrawerKeyboard({ enabled: true, onNext, onPrev, onClose, onToggleHelp })
+    );
+
+    pressKey("j");
+    expect(onNext).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onPrev).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    pressKey("ArrowDown");
+    expect(onNext).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(onPrev).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("fires onPrev for k and ArrowUp", () => {
+    const { unmount } = renderHook(() =>
+      useDrawerKeyboard({ enabled: true, onNext, onPrev, onClose, onToggleHelp })
+    );
+
+    pressKey("k");
+    expect(onPrev).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onNext).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    pressKey("ArrowUp");
+    expect(onPrev).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(onNext).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("fires onClose when Escape is pressed", () => {
+    const { unmount } = renderHook(() =>
+      useDrawerKeyboard({ enabled: true, onNext, onPrev, onClose, onToggleHelp })
+    );
+
+    pressKey("Escape");
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onNext).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onPrev).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onToggleHelp).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it('fires onToggleHelp when "?" is pressed', () => {
+    const { unmount } = renderHook(() =>
+      useDrawerKeyboard({ enabled: true, onNext, onPrev, onClose, onToggleHelp })
+    );
+
+    pressKey("?");
+    expect(onToggleHelp).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onNext).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onPrev).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onClose).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("ignores keys when an input has focus", () => {
+    const { unmount } = renderHook(() =>
+      useDrawerKeyboard({ enabled: true, onNext, onPrev, onClose, onToggleHelp })
+    );
+
+    // Mount a real input and focus it. A real keystroke while the input
+    // is focused would have `event.target === input` and bubble to
+    // window — we simulate that by dispatching the keydown on the input
+    // itself with `bubbles: true`.
+    const input = document.createElement("input");
+    document.body.appendChild(input);
+    input.focus();
+    expect(document.activeElement).toBe(input);
+
+    pressKey("j", input);
+    pressKey("Escape", input);
+    pressKey("?", input);
+
+    expect(onNext).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onClose).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onToggleHelp).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    input.remove();
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("does nothing when enabled is false", () => {
+    const { unmount } = renderHook(() =>
+      useDrawerKeyboard({ enabled: false, onNext, onPrev, onClose, onToggleHelp })
+    );
+
+    pressKey("j");
+    pressKey("Escape");
+    pressKey("?");
+
+    expect(onNext).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onPrev).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onClose).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onToggleHelp).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("cleans up the keydown listener on unmount", () => {
+    const { unmount } = renderHook(() =>
+      useDrawerKeyboard({ enabled: true, onNext, onPrev, onClose, onToggleHelp })
+    );
+
+    pressKey("j");
+    expect(onNext).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    unmount();
+
+    // After unmount the effect's cleanup has removed the listener, so a
+    // follow-up keydown should be a no-op. We dispatch a few different
+    // keys to be thorough.
+    pressKey("j");
+    pressKey("Escape");
+    pressKey("?");
+
+    expect(onNext).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onClose).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onToggleHelp).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/useDrawerKeyboard.ts b/src/hooks/useDrawerKeyboard.ts
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+import { useEffect } from "react";
+
+/** Tag names whose descendants can receive free-form text input. */
+const INPUT_TAGS = new Set(["INPUT", "TEXTAREA", "SELECT"]);
+
+/**
+ * Returns true when the keyboard event originated inside a free-form
+ * text field, in which case we should NOT consume j/k/escape/`?` —
+ * the user is typing, not navigating the drawer.
+ *
+ * - `INPUT` / `TEXTAREA` / `SELECT` are the obvious cases.
+ * - `contenteditable` elements (e.g. rich text editors) are the
+ *   non-obvious one: `target.isContentEditable` is the standard check.
+ */
+function isEditableTarget(target: EventTarget | null): boolean {
+  if (!(target instanceof HTMLElement)) return false;
+  if (INPUT_TAGS.has(target.tagName)) return true;
+  return target.isContentEditable;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wires the spec-driven drawer keyboard shortcuts to the drawer's
+ * callbacks. When `enabled` is true, listens for `keydown` on `window`
+ * and dispatches:
+ *
+ *   j / ArrowDown  →  onNext
+ *   k / ArrowUp    →  onPrev
+ *   Escape         →  onClose
+ *   ?              →  onToggleHelp
+ *
+ * Keys are ignored when an `<input>`, `<textarea>`, `<select>`, or
+ * `contenteditable` element has focus — typing "j" into a search box
+ * must not navigate claims. `preventDefault` is called for each matched
+ * key to suppress the browser's default (arrow keys scrolling the page,
+ * Escape closing modals/pausing video, etc.).
+ *
+ * The effect tears down on unmount or when `enabled` flips to false, and
+ * re-subscribes whenever any callback identity changes (so consumers
+ * don't have to memoize their handlers to keep the listener stable).
+ */
+export function useDrawerKeyboard(opts: {
+  enabled: boolean;
+  onNext: () => void;
+  onPrev: () => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onToggleHelp: () => void;
+}): void {
+  const { enabled, onNext, onPrev, onClose, onToggleHelp } = opts;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!enabled) return;
+
+    const handler = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (isEditableTarget(e.target)) return;
+
+      switch (e.key) {
+        case "j":
+        case "ArrowDown":
+          e.preventDefault();
+          onNext();
+          break;
+        case "k":
+        case "ArrowUp":
+          e.preventDefault();
+          onPrev();
+          break;
+        case "Escape":
+          e.preventDefault();
+          onClose();
+          break;
+        case "?":
+          e.preventDefault();
+          onToggleHelp();
+          break;
+      }
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", handler);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", handler);
+  }, [enabled, onNext, onPrev, onClose, onToggleHelp]);
+}