diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index bebceba..b8b7220 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -65,3 +65,21 @@ export function createEdge(
 ): Promise<CreateEdgeResponse> {
 	return post(accessToken, '/intentions/create_edge', data);
 }
+
+export interface CreateCommunicationRequest {
+	title?: string;
+	participant_ids?: string[];
+	metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+export interface CreateCommunicationResponse {
+	node_id: string;
+	edge_ids: string[];
+}
+
+export function createCommunication(
+	accessToken: string,
+	data: CreateCommunicationRequest
+): Promise<CreateCommunicationResponse> {
+	return post(accessToken, '/intentions/create_communication', data);
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ChatInput.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ChatInput.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbc19bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ChatInput.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	interface Props {
+		onsubmit: (content: string) => Promise<void>;
+		disabled?: boolean;
+	}
+
+	let { onsubmit, disabled = false }: Props = $props();
+
+	let content = $state('');
+	let submitting = $state(false);
+	let error = $state('');
+	let textareaEl: HTMLTextAreaElement | undefined = $state();
+
+	const isEmpty = $derived(!content.trim());
+
+	async function handleSubmit() {
+		if (isEmpty || submitting || disabled) return;
+
+		submitting = true;
+		error = '';
+
+		try {
+			await onsubmit(content.trim());
+			content = '';
+			// Reset textarea height
+			if (textareaEl) textareaEl.style.height = 'auto';
+		} catch (e) {
+			error = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Noe gikk galt';
+		} finally {
+			submitting = false;
+			textareaEl?.focus();
+		}
+	}
+
+	function handleKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+		if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
+			e.preventDefault();
+			handleSubmit();
+		}
+	}
+
+	function autoResize(e: Event) {
+		const el = e.target as HTMLTextAreaElement;
+		el.style.height = 'auto';
+		el.style.height = Math.min(el.scrollHeight, 160) + 'px';
+	}
+</script>
+
+<div class="flex items-end gap-2">
+	<div class="relative flex-1">
+		<textarea
+			bind:this={textareaEl}
+			bind:value={content}
+			onkeydown={handleKeydown}
+			oninput={autoResize}
+			placeholder="Skriv en melding…"
+			disabled={disabled || submitting}
+			rows={1}
+			class="w-full resize-none rounded-xl border border-gray-200 bg-gray-50 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm text-gray-900 placeholder:text-gray-400 focus:border-blue-300 focus:bg-white focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-300"
+		></textarea>
+		{#if error}
+			<p class="absolute -top-6 left-0 text-xs text-red-600">{error}</p>
+		{/if}
+	</div>
+	<button
+		onclick={handleSubmit}
+		disabled={isEmpty || submitting || disabled}
+		class="flex h-10 w-10 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-blue-600 text-white transition-colors hover:bg-blue-700 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-40"
+		aria-label="Send melding"
+	>
+		{#if submitting}
+			<svg class="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+				<circle class="opacity-25" cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="4"></circle>
+				<path class="opacity-75" fill="currentColor" d="M4 12a8 8 0 018-8V0C5.373 0 0 5.373 0 12h4z"></path>
+			</svg>
+		{:else}
+			<svg class="h-4 w-4" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
+				<path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M5 12h14M12 5l7 7-7 7" />
+			</svg>
+		{/if}
+	</button>
+</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 37a9b38..474f7e5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	import { connectionState, nodeStore, edgeStore, nodeAccessStore, nodeVisibility } from '$lib/spacetime';
 	import type { Node } from '$lib/spacetime';
 	import NodeEditor from '$lib/components/NodeEditor.svelte';
-	import { createNode, createEdge } from '$lib/api';
+	import { createNode, createEdge, createCommunication } from '$lib/api';
 
 	const session = $derived($page.data.session as Record<string, unknown> | undefined);
 	const nodeId = $derived(session?.nodeId as string | undefined);
@@ -102,6 +102,19 @@
 		return edges.filter((e) => !e.system).map((e) => e.edgeType);
 	}
 
+	/** Create a new communication node and navigate to it */
+	async function handleNewChat() {
+		if (!accessToken) return;
+		try {
+			const { node_id } = await createCommunication(accessToken, {
+				title: 'Ny samtale',
+			});
+			window.location.href = `/chat/${node_id}`;
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.error('Feil ved oppretting av samtale:', e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/** Submit a new node via maskinrommet */
 	async function handleCreateNode(data: { title: string; content: string; html: string }) {
 		if (!accessToken) throw new Error('Ikke innlogget');
@@ -156,7 +169,17 @@
 
 	<!-- Main content -->
 	<main class="mx-auto max-w-3xl px-4 py-6">
-		<h2 class="mb-4 text-xl font-semibold text-gray-800">Mottak</h2>
+		<div class="mb-4 flex items-center justify-between">
+			<h2 class="text-xl font-semibold text-gray-800">Mottak</h2>
+			{#if connected && accessToken}
+				<button
+					onclick={handleNewChat}
+					class="rounded-lg bg-blue-600 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-blue-700"
+				>
+					Ny samtale
+				</button>
+			{/if}
+		</div>
 
 		{#if connected && accessToken}
 			<div class="mb-6">
@@ -179,38 +202,64 @@
 			<ul class="space-y-2">
 				{#each mottaksnoder as node (node.id)}
 					{@const vis = nodeVisibility(node, nodeId)}
-					<li class="rounded-lg border border-gray-200 bg-white p-4 shadow-sm">
-						<div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
-							<div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
-								<h3 class="font-medium text-gray-900">
-									{node.title || 'Uten tittel'}
-								</h3>
-								{#if vis === 'full' && node.content}
-									<p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-500">
-										{excerpt(node.content)}
-									</p>
-								{:else if vis === 'discoverable'}
-									<p class="mt-1 text-xs italic text-gray-400">
-										Begrenset tilgang — be om tilgang for å se innholdet
-									</p>
-								{/if}
-							</div>
-							<div class="flex shrink-0 flex-col items-end gap-1">
-								<span
-									class="rounded-full bg-gray-100 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-gray-500"
-								>
-									{kindLabel(node.nodeKind)}
-								</span>
-								{#each edgeTypes(node.id) as et}
-									<span
-										class="rounded-full bg-blue-50 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-blue-600"
-									>
-										{et}
+					{#if node.nodeKind === 'communication'}
+						<li class="rounded-lg border border-gray-200 bg-white shadow-sm transition-colors hover:border-blue-300">
+							<a href="/chat/{node.id}" class="block p-4">
+								<div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
+									<div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
+										<h3 class="font-medium text-gray-900">
+											{node.title || 'Uten tittel'}
+											<span class="ml-1 text-xs text-blue-500">→ Åpne chat</span>
+										</h3>
+										{#if vis === 'full' && node.content}
+											<p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-500">
+												{excerpt(node.content)}
+											</p>
+										{/if}
+									</div>
+									<div class="flex shrink-0 flex-col items-end gap-1">
+										<span class="rounded-full bg-gray-100 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-gray-500">
+											{kindLabel(node.nodeKind)}
+										</span>
+										{#each edgeTypes(node.id) as et}
+											<span class="rounded-full bg-blue-50 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-blue-600">
+												{et}
+											</span>
+										{/each}
+									</div>
+								</div>
+							</a>
+						</li>
+					{:else}
+						<li class="rounded-lg border border-gray-200 bg-white p-4 shadow-sm">
+							<div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
+								<div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
+									<h3 class="font-medium text-gray-900">
+										{node.title || 'Uten tittel'}
+									</h3>
+									{#if vis === 'full' && node.content}
+										<p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-500">
+											{excerpt(node.content)}
+										</p>
+									{:else if vis === 'discoverable'}
+										<p class="mt-1 text-xs italic text-gray-400">
+											Begrenset tilgang — be om tilgang for å se innholdet
+										</p>
+									{/if}
+								</div>
+								<div class="flex shrink-0 flex-col items-end gap-1">
+									<span class="rounded-full bg-gray-100 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-gray-500">
+										{kindLabel(node.nodeKind)}
 									</span>
-								{/each}
+									{#each edgeTypes(node.id) as et}
+										<span class="rounded-full bg-blue-50 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-blue-600">
+											{et}
+										</span>
+									{/each}
+								</div>
 							</div>
-						</div>
-					</li>
+						</li>
+					{/if}
 				{/each}
 			</ul>
 		{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/chat/[id]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/chat/[id]/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee6ccd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/chat/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { page } from '$app/stores';
+	import { connectionState, nodeStore, edgeStore, nodeVisibility } from '$lib/spacetime';
+	import type { Node } from '$lib/spacetime';
+	import { createNode } from '$lib/api';
+	import ChatInput from '$lib/components/ChatInput.svelte';
+	import { tick } from 'svelte';
+
+	const session = $derived($page.data.session as Record<string, unknown> | undefined);
+	const nodeId = $derived(session?.nodeId as string | undefined);
+	const accessToken = $derived(session?.accessToken as string | undefined);
+	const connected = $derived(connectionState.current === 'connected');
+	const communicationId = $derived($page.params.id ?? '');
+
+	/** The communication node itself */
+	const communicationNode = $derived(connected ? nodeStore.get(communicationId) : undefined);
+
+	/**
+	 * Messages in this chat: all nodes with a belongs_to edge pointing
+	 * to this communication node, sorted by created_at ascending.
+	 *
+	 * Edge direction: message (source) --belongs_to--> communication (target)
+	 * So we look at edges targeting the communication node with type belongs_to.
+	 */
+	const messages = $derived.by(() => {
+		if (!connected || !communicationId) return [];
+
+		// Find all belongs_to edges pointing to this communication node
+		const belongsToEdges = edgeStore.byTarget(communicationId)
+			.filter(e => e.edgeType === 'belongs_to');
+
+		// Resolve source nodes (the messages)
+		const nodes: Node[] = [];
+		for (const edge of belongsToEdges) {
+			const node = nodeStore.get(edge.sourceId);
+			if (node && nodeVisibility(node, nodeId) !== 'hidden') {
+				nodes.push(node);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Sort by created_at ascending (oldest first, like a chat)
+		nodes.sort((a, b) => {
+			const ta = a.createdAt?.microsSinceUnixEpoch ?? 0n;
+			const tb = b.createdAt?.microsSinceUnixEpoch ?? 0n;
+			return ta > tb ? 1 : ta < tb ? -1 : 0;
+		});
+
+		return nodes;
+	});
+
+	/** Participants: nodes with owner/member_of edges to this communication node */
+	const participants = $derived.by(() => {
+		if (!connected || !communicationId) return [];
+
+		const edges = edgeStore.byTarget(communicationId)
+			.filter(e => e.edgeType === 'owner' || e.edgeType === 'member_of');
+
+		const nodes: Node[] = [];
+		for (const edge of edges) {
+			const node = nodeStore.get(edge.sourceId);
+			if (node) nodes.push(node);
+		}
+		return nodes;
+	});
+
+	// Auto-scroll to bottom when new messages arrive
+	let messagesContainer: HTMLDivElement | undefined = $state();
+	let prevMessageCount = $state(0);
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		const count = messages.length;
+		if (count > prevMessageCount && messagesContainer) {
+			tick().then(() => {
+				messagesContainer?.scrollTo({ top: messagesContainer.scrollHeight, behavior: 'smooth' });
+			});
+		}
+		prevMessageCount = count;
+	});
+
+	/** Send a message in this communication node */
+	async function handleSendMessage(content: string) {
+		if (!accessToken) throw new Error('Ikke innlogget');
+
+		await createNode(accessToken, {
+			node_kind: 'content',
+			content,
+			visibility: 'hidden',
+			context_id: communicationId,
+		});
+	}
+
+	/** Format timestamp for display */
+	function formatTime(node: Node): string {
+		if (!node.createdAt?.microsSinceUnixEpoch) return '';
+		const ms = Number(node.createdAt.microsSinceUnixEpoch / 1000n);
+		const date = new Date(ms);
+		const now = new Date();
+		const isToday = date.toDateString() === now.toDateString();
+		if (isToday) {
+			return date.toLocaleTimeString('nb-NO', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
+		}
+		return date.toLocaleDateString('nb-NO', {
+			day: 'numeric', month: 'short', hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit'
+		});
+	}
+
+	/** Get display name for message sender */
+	function senderName(node: Node): string {
+		if (!node.createdBy) return 'Ukjent';
+		const sender = nodeStore.get(node.createdBy);
+		return sender?.title || sender?.nodeKind || 'Ukjent';
+	}
+
+	/** Check if this message is from the current user */
+	function isOwnMessage(node: Node): boolean {
+		return !!nodeId && node.createdBy === nodeId;
+	}
+</script>
+
+<div class="flex h-screen flex-col bg-gray-50">
+	<!-- Header -->
+	<header class="shrink-0 border-b border-gray-200 bg-white">
+		<div class="mx-auto flex max-w-3xl items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3">
+			<a
+				href="/"
+				class="rounded p-1 text-gray-400 hover:bg-gray-100 hover:text-gray-600"
+				aria-label="Tilbake"
+			>
+				<svg class="h-5 w-5" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
+					<path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M15 19l-7-7 7-7" />
+				</svg>
+			</a>
+			<div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
+				<h1 class="truncate text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">
+					{communicationNode?.title || 'Samtale'}
+				</h1>
+				{#if participants.length > 0}
+					<p class="truncate text-xs text-gray-500">
+						{participants.map(p => p.title || 'Ukjent').join(', ')}
+					</p>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
+			{#if connected}
+				<span class="text-xs text-green-600">Tilkoblet</span>
+			{:else}
+				<span class="text-xs text-gray-400">{connectionState.current}</span>
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+	</header>
+
+	<!-- Messages -->
+	<div
+		bind:this={messagesContainer}
+		class="flex-1 overflow-y-auto"
+	>
+		<div class="mx-auto max-w-3xl px-4 py-4">
+			{#if !connected}
+				<p class="text-center text-sm text-gray-400">Venter på tilkobling…</p>
+			{:else if !communicationNode}
+				<div class="rounded-lg border border-yellow-200 bg-yellow-50 p-4 text-sm text-yellow-800">
+					<p class="font-medium">Samtale ikke funnet</p>
+					<p class="mt-1">Kommunikasjonsnoden med ID {communicationId} finnes ikke eller er ikke tilgjengelig.</p>
+					<a href="/" class="mt-2 inline-block text-blue-600 hover:underline">Tilbake til mottak</a>
+				</div>
+			{:else if messages.length === 0}
+				<p class="text-center text-sm text-gray-400">
+					Ingen meldinger ennå. Skriv den første!
+				</p>
+			{:else}
+				<div class="space-y-3">
+					{#each messages as msg (msg.id)}
+						{@const own = isOwnMessage(msg)}
+						<div class="flex {own ? 'justify-end' : 'justify-start'}">
+							<div class="max-w-[75%] {own ? 'bg-blue-600 text-white' : 'bg-white border border-gray-200 text-gray-900'} rounded-2xl px-4 py-2 shadow-sm">
+								{#if !own}
+									<p class="mb-0.5 text-xs font-medium {own ? 'text-blue-200' : 'text-blue-600'}">
+										{senderName(msg)}
+									</p>
+								{/if}
+								<p class="text-sm whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">
+									{msg.content || ''}
+								</p>
+								<p class="mt-1 text-right text-[10px] {own ? 'text-blue-200' : 'text-gray-400'}">
+									{formatTime(msg)}
+								</p>
+							</div>
+						</div>
+					{/each}
+				</div>
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+	</div>
+
+	<!-- Input -->
+	{#if connected && accessToken && communicationNode}
+		<div class="shrink-0 border-t border-gray-200 bg-white">
+			<div class="mx-auto max-w-3xl px-4 py-3">
+				<ChatInput onsubmit={handleSendMessage} disabled={!connected} />
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	{/if}
+</div>
diff --git a/tasks.md b/tasks.md
index 25c6bc7..0b48297 100644
--- a/tasks.md
+++ b/tasks.md
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ Uavhengige faser kan fortsatt plukkes.
 
 - [x] 5.1 Opprett kommunikasjonsnode: intensjon `create_communication` → node med `node_kind='communication'`, deltaker-edges, metadata (started_at).
 - [x] 5.2 Kontekst-arv: input i kommunikasjonsnode → automatisk `belongs_to`-edge.
-- [~] 5.3 Chat-visning i frontend: noder med `belongs_to`-edge til kommunikasjonsnode, sortert på tid, sanntid via STDB.
-  > Påbegynt: 2026-03-17T16:08
+- [x] 5.3 Chat-visning i frontend: noder med `belongs_to`-edge til kommunikasjonsnode, sortert på tid, sanntid via STDB.
 - [ ] 5.4 Én-til-én chat: opprett kommunikasjonsnode med to deltakere. Full loop: skriv melding → vis i sanntid hos begge.
 
 ## Fase 6: CAS og mediefiler