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+import { Stack, useLocalSearchParams, useRouter } from 'expo-router';
+import { useRef } from 'react';
+import { FlatList, Pressable, View } from 'react-native';
+
+import { useDesignTheme } from '../../src/ui/design/theme';
+import { radius, space } from '../../src/ui/design/tokens';
+import { Text } from '../../src/ui/primitives/text';
+
+type Direction = 'normal' | 'inverted';
+type HeaderFill = 'undefined' | 'clear';
+
+const LINES = [
+  'Short one.',
+  'A longer reply that wraps onto a second line so the bubble has some height to it.',
+  'Scroll me under the header and watch the top edge.',
+  'Three\nshort\nlines.',
+  'The question is whether the whole list goes darker once the header is transparent.',
+];
+
+const MESSAGES = Array.from({ length: 40 }, (_, index) => ({
+  key: String(index),
+  mine: index % 3 === 1,
+  text: `${String(index + 1)}. ${LINES[index % LINES.length] ?? ''}`,
+}));
+
+export default function HeaderProbe() {
+  const theme = useDesignTheme();
+  const router = useRouter();
+  const params = useLocalSearchParams<{ list?: string; fill?: string }>();
+  const direction: Direction = params.list === 'inverted' ? 'inverted' : 'normal';
+  const fill: HeaderFill = params.fill === 'clear' ? 'clear' : 'undefined';
+  const list = useRef<FlatList<(typeof MESSAGES)[number]>>(null);
+  const settled = useRef(false);
+  const inverted = direction === 'inverted';
+  const data = inverted ? [...MESSAGES].reverse() : MESSAGES;
+
+  const option = (label: string, active: boolean, onPress: () => void) => (
+    <Pressable
+      key={label}
+      accessibilityRole="button"
+      accessibilityState={{ selected: active }}
+      onPress={onPress}
+      style={{
+        paddingHorizontal: space.x4,
+        paddingVertical: space.x2,
+        borderRadius: radius.round,
+        backgroundColor: active ? theme.color.accent : theme.color.surface,
+      }}
+    >
+      <Text variant="meta" style={{ color: active ? theme.color.onAccent : theme.color.fg }}>
+        {label}
+      </Text>
+    </Pressable>
+  );
+
+  const controls = (
+    <View style={{ gap: space.x3, padding: space.x4 }}>
+      <View style={{ flexDirection: 'row', gap: space.x3 }}>
+        {option('Normal list', !inverted, () => {
+          settled.current = false;
+          router.setParams({ list: 'normal' });
+        })}
+        {option('Inverted list', inverted, () => {
+          settled.current = false;
+          router.setParams({ list: 'inverted' });
+        })}
+      </View>
+      <View style={{ flexDirection: 'row', gap: space.x3 }}>
+        {option('Header bg undefined', fill === 'undefined', () =>
+          router.setParams({ fill: 'undefined' }),
+        )}
+        {option('Header bg clear', fill === 'clear', () => router.setParams({ fill: 'clear' }))}
+      </View>
+    </View>
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Stack.Screen
+        options={{
+          title: 'Header probe',
+          headerShown: true,
+          headerTransparent: true,
+          headerLargeTitle: false,
+          headerStyle: fill === 'clear' ? { backgroundColor: 'transparent' } : {},
+          scrollEdgeEffects: {
+            top: 'automatic',
+            bottom: 'hidden',
+            left: 'hidden',
+            right: 'hidden',
+          },
+          contentStyle: { backgroundColor: theme.color.base },
+        }}
+      />
+      <FlatList
+        key={direction}
+        ref={list}
+        inverted={inverted}
+        data={data}
+        keyExtractor={(item) => item.key}
+        contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior="automatic"
+        automaticallyAdjustsScrollIndicatorInsets
+        style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: theme.color.base }}
+        contentContainerStyle={{ paddingVertical: space.x3, gap: space.x2 }}
+        onContentSizeChange={() => {
+          if (inverted || settled.current) return;
+          settled.current = true;
+          list.current?.scrollToEnd({ animated: false });
+        }}
+        {...(inverted ? { ListFooterComponent: controls } : { ListHeaderComponent: controls })}
+        renderItem={({ item }) => (
+          <View
+            style={{
+              alignSelf: item.mine ? 'flex-end' : 'flex-start',
+              maxWidth: '80%',
+              marginHorizontal: space.x4,
+              paddingHorizontal: space.x4,
+              paddingVertical: space.x3,
+              borderRadius: radius.lg,
+              backgroundColor: item.mine ? theme.color.accent : theme.color.surface,
+            }}
+          >
+            <Text
+              style={{
+                color: item.mine ? theme.color.onAccent : theme.color.fg,
+              }}
+            >
+              {item.text}
+            </Text>
+          </View>
+        )}
+      />
+    </>
+  );
+}