diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index ec30d09..748463b 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     {{template "contact-button" .}}
     {{template "zoom-toggle-button" .}}
     {{template "shortcuts-button" .}}
-    {{template "chat-widget" .}}
 
     <!-- ============================================ -->
     <!-- MODALS                                      -->
@@ -62,6 +61,11 @@
     {{template "contact-modal" .}}
     {{template "zoom-control" .}}
 
+    <!-- ============================================ -->
+    <!-- CV ASSISTANT (independent of button stack)  -->
+    <!-- ============================================ -->
+    {{template "chat-widget" .}}
+
     <!-- ============================================ -->
     <!-- SCRIPTS & ANALYTICS                         -->
     <!-- ============================================ -->
diff --git a/templates/partials/widgets/chat-widget.html b/templates/partials/widgets/chat-widget.html
index 223977a..852b4b1 100644
--- a/templates/partials/widgets/chat-widget.html
+++ b/templates/partials/widgets/chat-widget.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <!-- AI Chat Widget — CV Assistant Mascot -->
 <button
     id="chat-toggle-btn"
-    class="fixed-btn chat-toggle-btn no-print has-tooltip tooltip-left"
+    class="chat-toggle-btn no-print"
     aria-label="{{if eq .Lang "es"}}Asistente del CV{{else}}CV Assistant{{end}}"
     data-tooltip="{{if eq .Lang "es"}}Asistente del CV{{else}}CV Assistant{{end}}"
     _="on click toggle .chat-open on #chat-panel