diff --git a/ui/src/components/frame/CmdKButton.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/frame/CmdKButton.test.tsx
index a5c94f8d..10ed947c 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/frame/CmdKButton.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/frame/CmdKButton.test.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 
 import { act } from "react";
 import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { CmdKButton } from "./CmdKButton";
+import {
+  CommandPaletteProvider,
+  useCommandPalette,
+} from "../../context/CommandPaletteContext";
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 (globalThis as any).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
@@ -20,20 +24,42 @@ describe("CmdKButton", () => {
 
   afterEach(() => {
     if (root) {
-      act(() => { root!.unmount(); });
+      act(() => {
+        root!.unmount();
+      });
       root = null;
     }
     if (container.parentNode) container.remove();
   });
 
   function renderButton() {
+    let captured: ReturnType<typeof useCommandPalette> | null = null;
+    const CaptureState: React.FC = () => {
+      captured = useCommandPalette();
+      return (
+        <span data-testid="state">{captured.open ? "open" : "closed"}</span>
+      );
+    };
+
     root = createRoot(container);
     act(() => {
-      root!.render(<CmdKButton />);
+      root!.render(
+        <CommandPaletteProvider registerKeyboardShortcut={false}>
+          <CmdKButton />
+          <CaptureState />
+        </CommandPaletteProvider>,
+      );
     });
+
     return {
-      getButton: () => container.querySelector("button[aria-label='Open command palette']") as HTMLButtonElement,
+      getButton: () =>
+        container.querySelector(
+          "button[aria-label='Open command palette']",
+        ) as HTMLButtonElement,
       getKbd: () => container.querySelector("kbd")?.textContent?.trim(),
+      getState: () =>
+        container.querySelector("[data-testid='state']")?.textContent ?? null,
+      getCtx: () => captured,
     };
   }
 
@@ -43,8 +69,22 @@ describe("CmdKButton", () => {
     expect(getKbd()).toBe("⌘K");
   });
 
-  it("dispatches a Meta+K keydown on document when clicked", () => {
-    const listener = vi.fn();
+  it("calls setOpen(true) on click — no synthetic keydown", () => {
+    const { getButton, getState } = renderButton();
+    expect(getState()).toBe("closed");
+
+    act(() => {
+      getButton().click();
+    });
+
+    expect(getState()).toBe("open");
+  });
+
+  it("does not dispatch a document-level keydown as a side-effect", () => {
+    let sawKeydown = false;
+    const listener = () => {
+      sawKeydown = true;
+    };
     document.addEventListener("keydown", listener);
 
     const { getButton } = renderButton();
@@ -52,11 +92,7 @@ describe("CmdKButton", () => {
       getButton().click();
     });
 
-    expect(listener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    const event = listener.mock.calls[0]![0] as KeyboardEvent;
-    expect(event.key).toBe("k");
-    expect(event.metaKey).toBe(true);
-
     document.removeEventListener("keydown", listener);
+    expect(sawKeydown).toBe(false);
   });
 });
diff --git a/ui/src/components/frame/CmdKButton.tsx b/ui/src/components/frame/CmdKButton.tsx
index 3e6398c7..ace3c283 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/frame/CmdKButton.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/frame/CmdKButton.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,17 @@
+import { useCommandPalette } from "../../context/CommandPaletteContext";
+
 /**
- * CmdKButton — Phase 8 shim for the top-strip command palette trigger.
+ * CmdKButton — top-strip trigger for the command palette.
  *
- * Renders the ⌘K keyboard glyph and, when clicked, dispatches a synthetic
- * Meta+K keydown event on `document`. The existing CommandPalette component
- * in ui/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx installs a document-level keydown
- * listener for Meta+K (see its useEffect at lines 42-51) and opens itself
- * when that key is pressed, so the synthetic event reaches it without
- * needing a refactor to share state.
- *
- * Phase 14 of docs/specs/2026-04-11-nexus-layout-overhaul.md replaces this
- * shim with a proper command-palette context and globalizes the palette's
- * search index. This file will either be deleted or gutted at that point.
+ * Phase 14 landed the real wiring: clicking the button calls
+ * `useCommandPalette().setOpen(true)` directly. The Phase 8 synthetic
+ * Meta+K keydown shim has been retired along with the accompanying
+ * document-level listener inside CommandPalette (the provider now owns
+ * the global keyboard shortcut).
  */
 export function CmdKButton() {
-  const handleClick = () => {
-    const event = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
-      key: "k",
-      metaKey: true,
-      bubbles: true,
-      cancelable: true,
-    });
-    document.dispatchEvent(event);
-  };
+  const { setOpen } = useCommandPalette();
+  const handleClick = () => setOpen(true);
 
   return (
     <button
diff --git a/ui/src/components/frame/GlobalMicButton.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/frame/GlobalMicButton.test.tsx
index 21329dd8..7a9ddc0f 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/frame/GlobalMicButton.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/frame/GlobalMicButton.test.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@
 
 import { act } from "react";
 import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { GlobalMicButton } from "./GlobalMicButton";
+import { VoiceProvider } from "../../context/VoiceContext";
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 (globalThis as any).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
 
+function makeFakeStream(): MediaStream {
+  return {
+    getTracks: () => [{ stop: vi.fn() }],
+  } as unknown as MediaStream;
+}
+
 describe("GlobalMicButton", () => {
   let container: HTMLDivElement;
   let root: ReturnType<typeof createRoot> | null = null;
@@ -20,39 +27,71 @@ describe("GlobalMicButton", () => {
 
   afterEach(() => {
     if (root) {
-      act(() => { root!.unmount(); });
+      act(() => {
+        root!.unmount();
+      });
       root = null;
     }
     if (container.parentNode) container.remove();
   });
 
-  function render(state: "idle" | "listening" | "speaking" = "idle") {
+  function renderButton(
+    getUserMedia: (c: MediaStreamConstraints) => Promise<MediaStream> = async () =>
+      makeFakeStream(),
+  ) {
     root = createRoot(container);
     act(() => {
-      root!.render(<GlobalMicButton state={state} />);
+      root!.render(
+        <VoiceProvider getUserMedia={getUserMedia} silenceErrors>
+          <GlobalMicButton />
+        </VoiceProvider>,
+      );
     });
     return {
-      getButton: () => container.querySelector("button[aria-label='Voice']") as HTMLButtonElement,
-      getDataState: () => container.querySelector("button[aria-label='Voice']")?.getAttribute("data-state"),
+      getButton: () =>
+        container.querySelector(
+          "button[aria-label^='Voice']",
+        ) as HTMLButtonElement,
+      getDataState: () =>
+        container
+          .querySelector("button[aria-label^='Voice']")
+          ?.getAttribute("data-state"),
     };
   }
 
-  it("renders a button with aria-label 'Voice' by default", () => {
-    const { getButton } = render();
+  it("renders a button with a Voice aria-label by default (idle)", () => {
+    const { getButton, getDataState } = renderButton();
     expect(getButton()).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(getDataState()).toBe("idle");
   });
 
-  it("reflects the state prop via data-state", () => {
-    expect(render("idle").getDataState()).toBe("idle");
-    expect(render("listening").getDataState()).toBe("listening");
-    expect(render("speaking").getDataState()).toBe("speaking");
-  });
+  it("transitions to data-state='listening' after click", async () => {
+    const getUserMedia = vi.fn(async () => makeFakeStream());
+    const { getButton, getDataState } = renderButton(getUserMedia);
 
-  it("is a no-op on click in Phase 8 (does not throw)", () => {
-    const { getButton } = render();
-    act(() => {
+    await act(async () => {
       getButton().click();
+      // flush microtasks so the async startListening completes
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      await Promise.resolve();
     });
-    expect(getButton()).not.toBeNull();
+
+    expect(getUserMedia).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(getDataState()).toBe("listening");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to idle when getUserMedia rejects", async () => {
+    const getUserMedia = vi.fn(async () => {
+      throw new Error("NotAllowedError");
+    });
+    const { getButton, getDataState } = renderButton(getUserMedia);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      getButton().click();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    expect(getDataState()).toBe("idle");
   });
 });
diff --git a/ui/src/components/frame/GlobalMicButton.tsx b/ui/src/components/frame/GlobalMicButton.tsx
index fd537f80..7d586e8e 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/frame/GlobalMicButton.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/frame/GlobalMicButton.tsx
@@ -1,41 +1,46 @@
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
-
-export type GlobalMicState = "idle" | "listening" | "speaking";
-
-interface GlobalMicButtonProps {
-  state?: GlobalMicState;
-  /**
-   * Phase 14 will wire this to the voice pipeline. In Phase 8 it's a no-op
-   * by default; callers can override for manual testing.
-   */
-  onClick?: () => void;
-}
+import { useVoice } from "../../context/VoiceContext";
 
 /**
- * GlobalMicButton — Phase 8 visual-only mic button for the top strip.
+ * GlobalMicButton — Phase 14 wiring of the top-strip voice affordance.
  *
- * Per docs/specs/2026-04-11-nexus-layout-overhaul.md §4.2, three states are
- * specified:
+ * Consumes `VoiceContext` directly; the `state` and `onClick` scaffolding
+ * props from Phase 8 are gone. Click cycles through
+ *   idle → listening → (on stop) speaking → idle
+ * via `VoiceContext.toggleListening()`.
+ *
+ * Per docs/specs/2026-04-11-nexus-layout-overhaul.md §4.2 the three visual
+ * states are:
  *   - idle:      forest-green dot, no animation
  *   - listening: volt fill, 1.5s pulse loop + expanding volt ring
  *   - speaking:  silver fill, no pulse
  *
- * Phase 8 renders all three but only `idle` is wired up functionally. The
- * listening / speaking visuals are scaffolded so Phase 14 can toggle the
- * state prop without changing this component's signature.
- *
  * Literal hex `#166534` (forest) and `#a0a0a0` (silver) are used because
  * MIGRATION-PLAN.md §3 proposes these as new CSS variables but has not yet
  * shipped them. Volt uses the `text-primary`/`bg-primary` semantic token.
  */
-export function GlobalMicButton({ state = "idle", onClick }: GlobalMicButtonProps) {
+export function GlobalMicButton() {
+  const { state, toggleListening, hasQueuedVoice } = useVoice();
+
+  const label =
+    state === "listening"
+      ? "Voice — listening"
+      : state === "speaking"
+        ? "Voice — processing"
+        : hasQueuedVoice
+          ? "Voice (queued)"
+          : "Voice";
+
   return (
     <button
       type="button"
-      onClick={onClick}
-      aria-label="Voice"
-      title="Voice (Phase 14 — not yet wired)"
+      onClick={() => {
+        void toggleListening();
+      }}
+      aria-label={label}
+      title={label}
       data-state={state}
+      data-queued={hasQueuedVoice ? "true" : undefined}
       className={cn(
         "relative inline-flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-[8px]",
         "border border-border bg-card transition-colors",
@@ -46,7 +51,10 @@ export function GlobalMicButton({ state = "idle", onClick }: GlobalMicButtonProp
       {state === "idle" && (
         <span
           aria-hidden="true"
-          className="h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-[#166534]"
+          className={cn(
+            "h-2 w-2 rounded-full",
+            hasQueuedVoice ? "bg-primary" : "bg-[#166534]",
+          )}
         />
       )}
       {state === "listening" && (