diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b27a040..c0b0314 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ Versioning: [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.2.0] - 2026-06-09
+
+### Added
+- Vim bindings in the input via CodeMirror 6 + `@replit/codemirror-vim` (loaded from esm.sh, no build step). Supports `i`/`Esc`, `hjkl`, word/line motions, `dd`/`yy`/`p` (vim's internal register), undo/redo, `/` search, `:` command line. Auto-disabled on touch devices (detected via `(pointer: coarse)`) where modal editing fights the virtual keyboard.
+- `Shift-H` / `Shift-L` cycle focus across the page controls (source → target → model → editor → button) like `Shift-Tab` / `Tab`. Also overridden in vim normal mode (replacing vim's viewport-top/bottom default) so the same shortcut works to leave the editor.
+- On page load, the model dropdown defaults to whichever model Ollama already has hot — skips the 5-15 s disk-reload pain on the first translation. After load it follows the user's manual selection.
+
+### Changed
+- Editor font-size pinned to `1rem` to match the output pane (CodeMirror 6 ships smaller by default).
+
 ## [0.1.0] - 2026-06-09
 
 First release. Stateless translator UI that proxies streaming requests to
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 637910b..b1caec5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "finrod"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 description = "Translator UI backed by Ollama"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 44a0820..53bbfd1 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -155,6 +155,30 @@
       background: var(--border);
       box-shadow: none;
     }
+
+    /* CodeMirror editor host — matches .output styling so input & output align */
+    .cm-editor {
+      min-height: 180px;
+      border: 1px solid var(--border);
+      border-radius: 6px;
+      background: var(--panel);
+      font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
+      font-size: 1rem;   /* match .output's inherited body size — CM6 defaults are smaller */
+    }
+    .cm-editor.cm-focused {
+      outline: none;
+      border-color: var(--accent);
+    }
+    .cm-scroller { padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem; }
+    .cm-content { caret-color: var(--accent); }
+    /* vim's command-line / status hint inherits readable colors */
+    .cm-vim-panel {
+      background: var(--panel);
+      color: var(--fg);
+      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+      font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
+    }
+
   </style>
 </head>
 <body>
@@ -185,7 +209,7 @@
     <div class="panes">
       <div>
         <label for="input">Input</label>
-        <textarea id="input" placeholder="Type or paste text to translate…"></textarea>
+        <div id="input"></div>
       </div>
       <div>
         <label for="output">Translation</label>
@@ -197,7 +221,12 @@
     <div id="meta" class="meta"></div>
   </div>
 
-  <script>
+  <script type="module">
+    import { EditorView, keymap, placeholder } from "https://esm.sh/@codemirror/view@6";
+    import { EditorState } from "https://esm.sh/@codemirror/state@6";
+    import { history, defaultKeymap, historyKeymap } from "https://esm.sh/@codemirror/commands@6";
+    import { vim, Vim } from "https://esm.sh/@replit/codemirror-vim@6";
+
     const LANGUAGES = [
       "English", "Portuguese (Brazil)", "Portuguese (Portugal)", "Spanish",
       "French", "German", "Italian", "Dutch", "Polish", "Russian",
@@ -210,13 +239,43 @@
     const sourceSel = document.getElementById("source");
     const targetSel = document.getElementById("target");
     const modelSel = document.getElementById("model");
-    const input = document.getElementById("input");
     const output = document.getElementById("output");
     const goBtn = document.getElementById("go");
     const meta = document.getElementById("meta");
     const hotStatus = document.getElementById("hot-status");
     const hotStatusText = document.getElementById("hot-status-text");
 
+    // --- CodeMirror editor (vim mode on real keyboards only) ----------------
+    const isCoarsePointer = window.matchMedia("(pointer: coarse)").matches;
+    let typingTimer;
+    const editor = new EditorView({
+      parent: document.getElementById("input"),
+      state: EditorState.create({
+        extensions: [
+          // vim() MUST be first per @replit/codemirror-vim docs so its keymap
+          // takes precedence. Skipped on touch devices — modal editing without
+          // a hardware Esc key on a virtual keyboard is unusable, and IME
+          // composition fights the vim keymap.
+          ...(isCoarsePointer ? [] : [vim()]),
+          history(),
+          keymap.of([
+            { key: "Mod-Enter", run: () => { translate(); return true; } },
+            ...defaultKeymap,
+            ...historyKeymap,
+          ]),
+          EditorView.lineWrapping,
+          placeholder("Type or paste text to translate…"),
+          EditorView.updateListener.of(u => {
+            if (u.docChanged) {
+              clearTimeout(typingTimer);
+              typingTimer = setTimeout(refreshLoaded, 500);
+            }
+          }),
+        ],
+      }),
+    });
+    const inputText = () => editor.state.doc.toString();
+
     function fillLangs() {
       const auto = document.createElement("option");
       auto.value = "auto";
@@ -276,7 +335,7 @@
     }
 
     async function translate() {
-      const text = input.value.trim();
+      const text = inputText().trim();
       if (!text) return;
       goBtn.disabled = true;
       goBtn.textContent = "Translating…";
@@ -371,7 +430,7 @@
       return `${secs}s`;
     }
 
-    async function refreshLoaded() {
+    async function refreshLoaded(isInitial = false) {
       let models = [];
       try {
         const r = await fetch("/api/loaded");
@@ -387,6 +446,7 @@
       const loadedMap = new Map(models.map(m => [m.name, m.expires_at]));
 
       // Update dropdown options. Use textContent (option doesn't render HTML).
+      const optionValues = Array.from(modelSel.options, o => o.value);
       for (const opt of modelSel.options) {
         if (loadedMap.has(opt.value)) {
           opt.textContent = `● ${opt.value}`;
@@ -395,6 +455,14 @@
         }
       }
 
+      // On the very first refresh after page load, prefer a hot model as the
+      // dropdown default — skipping disk reload pain. Only on initial load,
+      // so the user's manual selection isn't yanked away while they type.
+      if (isInitial) {
+        const hot = models.find(m => optionValues.includes(m.name));
+        if (hot) modelSel.value = hot.name;
+      }
+
       // Update status line.
       if (models.length === 0) {
         hotStatus.classList.add("idle");
@@ -409,19 +477,53 @@
       hotStatusText.textContent = `Hot: ${parts.join(", ")}`;
     }
 
-    let typingTimer;
-    input.addEventListener("input", () => {
-      clearTimeout(typingTimer);
-      typingTimer = setTimeout(refreshLoaded, 500);
+    goBtn.addEventListener("click", translate);
+
+    // Shift-H / Shift-L cycle focus across controls (vim-style Shift-Tab /
+    // Tab). Two paths kept in sync:
+    //   1. Document keydown listener — fires when focus is on a select / button
+    //   2. Vim normal-mode mapping (below) — fires when focus is in the editor
+    // Together they make Shift-H/L work everywhere, including escaping the editor.
+    const focusables = [
+      { el: sourceSel, focus: () => sourceSel.focus() },
+      { el: targetSel, focus: () => targetSel.focus() },
+      { el: modelSel,  focus: () => modelSel.focus()  },
+      { el: editor.contentDOM, focus: () => editor.focus() },
+      { el: goBtn,     focus: () => goBtn.focus()     },
+    ];
+    function moveFocus(delta) {
+      const ae = document.activeElement;
+      let idx = focusables.findIndex(f => f.el === ae || f.el.contains?.(ae));
+      if (idx === -1) {
+        focusables[delta > 0 ? 0 : focusables.length - 1].focus();
+        return;
+      }
+      const next = focusables[(idx + delta + focusables.length) % focusables.length];
+      next.focus();
+    }
+    document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+      if (!e.shiftKey) return;
+      const k = e.key.toLowerCase();
+      if (k !== "h" && k !== "l") return;
+      // Inside the editor, vim's mapCommand handles H/L (see below). Letting
+      // the event bubble here would double-jump.
+      if (editor.dom.contains(document.activeElement)) return;
+      e.preventDefault();
+      moveFocus(k === "l" ? 1 : -1);
     });
 
-    goBtn.addEventListener("click", translate);
-    input.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
-      if ((e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && e.key === "Enter") translate();
-    });
+    // Override vim's H/L (normally "viewport top/bottom") so they exit the
+    // editor to the previous/next control, matching the Shift-H/L contract
+    // the document handler uses elsewhere.
+    if (!isCoarsePointer) {
+      Vim.defineAction("finrodFocusPrev", () => moveFocus(-1));
+      Vim.defineAction("finrodFocusNext", () => moveFocus(1));
+      Vim.mapCommand("H", "action", "finrodFocusPrev", {}, { context: "normal" });
+      Vim.mapCommand("L", "action", "finrodFocusNext", {}, { context: "normal" });
+    }
 
     fillLangs();
-    loadModels().then(refreshLoaded);
+    loadModels().then(() => refreshLoaded(true));
   </script>
 </body>
 </html>
