diff --git a/MosaicIQ/src/components/Research/ResearchInspector.tsx b/MosaicIQ/src/components/Research/ResearchInspector.tsx
index 8fd02b9..2463632 100644
--- a/MosaicIQ/src/components/Research/ResearchInspector.tsx
+++ b/MosaicIQ/src/components/Research/ResearchInspector.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { Pin, Archive, RefreshCw, Sparkles } from 'lucide-react';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
+import { Pin, Archive, RefreshCw, Sparkles, Maximize2, Minimize2 } from 'lucide-react';
 import type {
   GhostNote,
   NoteAuditTrail,
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ export const ResearchInspector: React.FC<ResearchInspectorProps> = ({
   const [draftTitle, setDraftTitle] = useState('');
   const [draftBody, setDraftBody] = useState('');
   const [draftType, setDraftType] = useState<NoteType>('claim');
+  const [isEditorExpanded, setIsEditorExpanded] = useState(false);
+  const expandedEditorRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!note) {
@@ -68,6 +71,28 @@ export const ResearchInspector: React.FC<ResearchInspectorProps> = ({
     setDraftType(note.noteType);
   }, [note]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isEditorExpanded && expandedEditorRef.current) {
+      expandedEditorRef.current.focus();
+      expandedEditorRef.current.setSelectionRange(
+        expandedEditorRef.current.value.length,
+        expandedEditorRef.current.value.length,
+      );
+    }
+  }, [isEditorExpanded]);
+
+  const handleExpandKeyDown = useCallback(
+    (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+        setIsEditorExpanded(false);
+      } else if (e.key === 'Enter' && (e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey)) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        setIsEditorExpanded(false);
+      }
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
   if (!note && !ghost) {
     return (
       <div className="flex h-full flex-col justify-between p-4 sm:p-5">
@@ -154,7 +179,17 @@ export const ResearchInspector: React.FC<ResearchInspectorProps> = ({
           />
         </label>
         <label className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-          <span className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-term-text-tertiary">Body</span>
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+            <span className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-term-text-tertiary">Body</span>
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setIsEditorExpanded(true)}
+              className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-lg border border-term-border bg-term-surface px-1.5 py-1 text-term-text-tertiary transition-colors hover:border-info/60 hover:text-term-text"
+              aria-label="Expand editor"
+            >
+              <Maximize2 className="h-3 w-3" />
+            </button>
+          </div>
           <textarea
             value={draftBody}
             onChange={(event) => setDraftBody(event.target.value)}
@@ -273,6 +308,60 @@ export const ResearchInspector: React.FC<ResearchInspectorProps> = ({
           <p className="text-sm text-term-text-tertiary">Select a note to inspect its evidence chain.</p>
         )}
       </div>
+
+      {isEditorExpanded && note && createPortal(
+        <div
+          className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/60 p-4"
+          onClick={() => setIsEditorExpanded(false)}
+          role="dialog"
+          aria-modal="true"
+          aria-label="Expanded note editor"
+        >
+          <div
+            className="flex max-h-[90vh] w-full max-w-4xl flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-[24px] border border-term-border bg-term-elevated shadow-2xl"
+            onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+            onKeyDown={handleExpandKeyDown}
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between border-b border-term-border bg-term-surface px-6 py-4">
+              <div>
+                <h2 className="text-lg font-mono font-semibold text-term-text">Edit Note</h2>
+                <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-term-text-muted">{draftTitle || 'Untitled'}</p>
+              </div>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => setIsEditorExpanded(false)}
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-xl border border-term-border bg-term-bg px-2.5 py-2 text-term-text-tertiary transition-colors hover:border-info/60 hover:text-term-text"
+                aria-label="Collapse editor"
+              >
+                <Minimize2 className="h-4 w-4" />
+              </button>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-6">
+              <textarea
+                ref={expandedEditorRef}
+                value={draftBody}
+                onChange={(e) => setDraftBody(e.target.value)}
+                className="min-h-[50vh] w-full resize-y rounded-2xl border border-term-border bg-term-bg px-4 py-3 text-sm leading-7 text-term-text outline-none transition-colors focus:border-info"
+                placeholder="Write your note..."
+              />
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between border-t border-term-border bg-term-surface px-6 py-4">
+              <p className="text-[10px] font-mono text-term-text-tertiary">
+                Press <kbd className="rounded border border-term-border bg-term-bg px-1 py-0.5">Esc</kbd> or{' '}
+                <kbd className="rounded border border-term-border bg-term-bg px-1 py-0.5">⌘ Enter</kbd> to collapse
+              </p>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => setIsEditorExpanded(false)}
+                className="rounded border border-info bg-info px-4 py-2 text-xs font-mono font-semibold text-term-bg transition-colors hover:brightness-110"
+              >
+                Done
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>,
+        document.body,
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 };