diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/ai-filter-input.gjs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/ai-filter-input.gjs
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@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+import Component from "@glimmer/component";
+import { tracked } from "@glimmer/tracking";
+import { on } from "@ember/modifier";
+import { action } from "@ember/object";
+import { service } from "@ember/service";
+import { htmlSafe } from "@ember/template";
+import { ajax } from "discourse/lib/ajax";
+import { popupAjaxError } from "discourse/lib/ajax-error";
+import { getOwner } from "discourse-common/lib/get-owner";
+
+const FILTERS = {
+  category: "category:",
+  tags: "tags:",
+  "created by": "created-by:",
+  "status archived": "status:archived",
+  "status closed": "status:closed",
+  "status deleted": "status:deleted",
+  "status listed": "status:listed",
+  "status open": "status:open",
+  "status public": "status:public",
+  "status unlisted": "status:unlisted",
+  "in bookmarked": "in:bookmarked",
+  "in muted": "in:muted",
+  "in normal": "in:normal",
+  "in pinned": "in:pinned",
+  "in tracking": "in:tracking",
+  "in watching": "in:watching",
+  "activity before": "activity-before:",
+  "activity after": "activity-after:",
+  "created before": "created-before:",
+  "created after": "created-after:",
+  "latest post before": "latest-post-before:",
+  "latest post after": "latest-post-after:",
+  "minimum likes": "likes-min:",
+  "maximum likes": "likes-max:",
+  "minimum likes by original poster": "likes-op-min:",
+  "maximum likes by original poster": "likes-op-max:",
+  "minimum posts": "posts-min:",
+  "maximum posts": "posts-max:",
+  "minimum posters": "posters-min:",
+  "maximum posters": "posters-max:",
+  "minimum views": "views-min:",
+  "maximum views": "views-max:",
+  "sort by activity": "order:activity",
+  "sort by category": "order:category",
+  "sort by created date": "order:created",
+  "sort by latest post": "order:latest-post",
+  "sort by likes": "order:likes",
+  "sort by likes (original poster)": "order:likes-op",
+  "sort by posters": "order:posters",
+  "sort by views": "order:views",
+};
+
+function constructQueryString(aiFilters) {
+  return aiFilters
+    .flatMap((filterLine) => {
+      // Split on spaces to get individual "key:value" segments
+      return filterLine.split(" ").filter((segment) => segment.includes(":"));
+    })
+    .map((filterSegment) => {
+      const [key, ...valueParts] = filterSegment.split(":");
+      const value = valueParts.join(":").trim();
+
+      const validKey = Object.keys(FILTERS).find(
+        (filterKey) => filterKey.toLowerCase() === key.toLowerCase()
+      );
+
+      if (validKey) {
+        return `${FILTERS[validKey]}${value}`;
+      }
+
+      // If the segment already starts with a known prefix
+      if (
+        Object.values(FILTERS).some((filterValue) =>
+          filterSegment.startsWith(filterValue)
+        )
+      ) {
+        return filterSegment.trim();
+      }
+
+      // Otherwise, it's invalid
+      return null;
+    })
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .join(" ");
+}
+
+export default class AiFilterInput extends Component {
+  @service site;
+
+  @tracked userInput = "";
+  @tracked loading = false;
+  @tracked error = null;
+
+  siteCategories = [
+    "gaming",
+    "support",
+    "general",
+    "announcements",
+    "off-topic",
+  ];
+
+  get discoveryFilter() {
+    return getOwner(this).lookup("controller:discovery/filter");
+  }
+
+  @action
+  handleInputChange(event) {
+    this.userInput = event.target.value;
+  }
+
+  @action
+  handleKeydown(event) {
+    if (event.key === "Enter") {
+      this.submitQuery();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @action
+  async submitQuery() {
+    if (!this.userInput.trim()) {
+      this.error = "Please enter a query.";
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.loading = true;
+    this.error = null;
+
+    try {
+      const categoriesListStr = this.site.categories
+        .map((cat) => cat.name)
+        .join(", ");
+      const now = new Date();
+      const currentYear = now.getFullYear();
+      const currentMonth = String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0");
+      const currentDay = String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, "0");
+      const currentDateStr = `${currentYear}-${currentMonth}-${currentDay}`;
+
+      const response = await ajax("/discourse-ai/ai-helper/suggest", {
+        method: "POST",
+        data: {
+          text: this.userInput,
+          mode: -305,
+          custom_prompt: `
+      The following are valid categories on this site: ${categoriesListStr}.
+      The current date (in the user's time) is: ${currentDateStr}.
+
+      If the user references dates, convert them to YYYY-MM-DD.
+      If the user says "0 replies," that means posts-max:1.
+      Map ambiguous categories to the closest match.
+
+      Return filters as a clean, space-separated string without quotes.
+      Do not add extra quotes around filters.
+    `,
+        },
+      });
+
+      let aiSuggestions = response.suggestions || "";
+      aiSuggestions = aiSuggestions.replace(/"/g, ""); // remove all quotes
+
+      //  turn it into an array with one element
+      const aiFilters = aiSuggestions ? [aiSuggestions] : [];
+
+      let queryString = constructQueryString(aiFilters);
+
+      // remove quotes
+      queryString = queryString.replace(/"/g, "");
+
+      this.args.updateQueryString(queryString);
+      this.discoveryFilter.updateTopicsListQueryParams(queryString);
+
+      this.aiTitle = aiTitle;
+      this.aiExplanation = aiExplanation;
+
+      document.getElementById("queryStringInput").focus();
+    } catch (error) {
+      popupAjaxError(error);
+      this.error = "Failed to process the query. Please try again.";
+    } finally {
+      this.loading = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  <template>
+    <div class="ai-filter-input">
+      {{#if this.aiTitle}}
+        <h2>{{this.aiTitle}}</h2>
+      {{/if}}
+
+      {{#if this.aiExplanation}}
+        <p class="explanation">{{this.aiExplanation}}</p>
+      {{/if}}
+
+      <input
+        type="text"
+        id="aiQueryStringInput"
+        placeholder="Enter your query..."
+        value={{this.userInput}}
+        {{on "input" this.handleInputChange}}
+        {{on "keydown" this.handleKeydown}}
+      />
+
+      {{if this.loading "Processing..."}}
+
+      {{#if this.error}}
+        <p class="error">{{this.error}}</p>
+      {{/if}}
+    </div>
+  </template>
+}
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/below-filter-input/ai-filter-connector.hbs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/below-filter-input/ai-filter-connector.hbs
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index 00000000..28cf8984
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+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/below-filter-input/ai-filter-connector.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<AiFilterInput
+  @updateQueryString={{this.args.updateQueryString}}
+  @newQueryString={{this.args.newQueryString}}
+/>
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diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/modules/ai-helper/common/ai-helper.scss b/assets/stylesheets/modules/ai-helper/common/ai-helper.scss
index 28bb54e3..b0bc816e 100644
--- a/assets/stylesheets/modules/ai-helper/common/ai-helper.scss
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/modules/ai-helper/common/ai-helper.scss
@@ -727,3 +727,12 @@ html.footer-nav-ipad .fk-d-menu[data-identifier="ai-composer-helper-menu"] {
     }
   }
 }
+
+#queryStringInput {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+#aiQueryStringInput {
+  width: 100%;
+  padding-left: 2em;
+}