diff --git a/src/lib/ae_elements/AE_AITools.svelte b/src/lib/ae_elements/AE_AITools.svelte
index 4c762b3e..953c71cd 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_elements/AE_AITools.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ae_elements/AE_AITools.svelte
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
     /**
      * AE_AITools.svelte
      * GENERIC Aether AI Toolset (Runes/Svelte 5)
-     * Reusable across all modules (Journals, Events, People, etc.)
+     * Extracted logic from Journals module to be system-wide.
      */
     import OpenAI from 'openai';
     import { Modal } from 'flowbite-svelte';
     import { 
         Bot, BotMessageSquare, Loader, FileText, 
-        Save, FilePenLine, RotateCcw 
+        Save, FilePenLine, RotateCcw, Settings,
+        RefreshCcw, Globe, Copy
     } from '@lucide/svelte';
     import { ae_loc, ae_api } from '$lib/stores/ae_stores';
     import E_app_codemirror_v5 from '$lib/app_components/e_app_codemirror_v5.svelte';
@@ -18,61 +19,68 @@
         content: string; // The text to summarize/analyze
         summary: string; // The result (bindable)
         
-        // Configuration
+        // Configuration (Bindable for global settings persistence)
         model?: string;
         baseUrl?: string;
         token?: string;
         systemPrompt?: string;
+        maxTokens?: number;
+        temperature?: number;
         
         // Callbacks
         onSave?: (newSummary: string) => void;
+        onSyncConfig?: () => void; // Optional: callback to sync from global site config
         
         // UI Customization
         buttonClass?: string;
-        showSavedButton?: boolean;
         log_lvl?: number;
     }
 
     let { 
         content, 
         summary = $bindable(),
-        model = '',
-        baseUrl = '',
-        token = '',
-        systemPrompt = 'You are a helpful assistant that summarizes technical content.',
+        model = $bindable('dgrzone-deepseek-8b-quick'),
+        baseUrl = $bindable('https://ai.dgrzone.com/api'),
+        token = $bindable(''),
+        systemPrompt = $bindable('You are a helpful assistant.'),
+        maxTokens = $bindable(512),
+        temperature = $bindable(0.7),
         onSave,
+        onSyncConfig,
         buttonClass = "btn btn-sm preset-tonal-primary shadow-lg hover:scale-105 transition-all",
-        showSavedButton = true,
         log_lvl = 0 
     }: Props = $props();
 
     // Internal State
     let ae_promises: any = $state(null);
     let show_modal = $state(false);
+    let active_tab: 'result' | 'settings' = $state('result');
     let tmp_summary = $state('');
 
     async function generate_ai_result() {
         if (!content) {
-            alert('No content available to summarize.');
+            alert('No content available to analyze.');
             return;
         }
 
         const ai_client = new OpenAI({
             apiKey: token || 'no-token-provided',
-            baseURL: baseUrl || 'https://ai.dgrzone.com/api',
+            baseURL: baseUrl,
             dangerouslyAllowBrowser: true
         });
 
         try {
+            active_tab = 'result';
             ae_promises = ai_client.chat.completions.create({
-                model: model || 'dgrzone-deepseek-8b-quick',
+                model: model,
+                max_tokens: maxTokens,
+                temperature: temperature,
                 messages: [
                     { role: 'system', content: systemPrompt },
                     { role: 'user', content: content }
                 ]
             }).then((resp) => {
                 const result = resp?.choices?.[0]?.message?.content || 'No result generated.';
-                if (log_lvl) console.log('AE_AITools: Result generated', result);
                 tmp_summary = result;
                 show_modal = true;
             });
@@ -89,7 +97,7 @@
     }
 </script>
 
-<div class="ae-ai-tools-wrapper">
+<div class="ae-ai-tools-wrapper inline-block">
     <!-- Trigger Button -->
     <button
         type="button"
@@ -108,45 +116,104 @@
         {/await}
     </button>
 
-    <!-- Modal for Result Review -->
+    <!-- Unified AI Modal -->
     {#if show_modal}
         <Modal
-            title="AI Generated Summary"
+            title="Aether AI Assistant"
             bind:open={show_modal}
             size="lg"
             class="bg-white dark:bg-gray-800"
         >
             <div class="space-y-4 p-2">
-                <div class="flex gap-2 justify-between items-center border-b border-surface-500/20 pb-2">
-                    <div class="flex gap-2">
-                        <button class="btn btn-sm variant-filled-success" onclick={handle_save}>
-                            <Save size="1.1em" class="mr-1" /> Save Result
-                        </button>
-                        <button class="btn btn-sm variant-ghost-primary" onclick={generate_ai_result}>
-                            <RotateCcw size="1.1em" class="mr-1" /> Re-run
-                        </button>
-                    </div>
-                    <span class="text-xs opacity-50 uppercase font-bold tracking-tighter">
-                        {model || 'Default Model'}
-                    </span>
+                <!-- Tab Navigation -->
+                <div class="flex gap-1 border-b border-surface-500/20 pb-2">
+                    <button 
+                        class="btn btn-sm {active_tab === 'result' ? 'variant-filled-primary' : 'variant-soft-surface'}"
+                        onclick={() => active_tab = 'result'}
+                    >
+                        <Bot size="1.1em" class="mr-1" /> Result
+                    </button>
+                    <button 
+                        class="btn btn-sm {active_tab === 'settings' ? 'variant-filled-secondary' : 'variant-soft-surface'}"
+                        onclick={() => active_tab = 'settings'}
+                    >
+                        <Settings size="1.1em" class="mr-1" /> Settings
+                    </button>
                 </div>
 
-                <E_app_codemirror_v5
-                    editable={true}
-                    content={tmp_summary}
-                    bind:new_content={tmp_summary}
-                    bind:theme_mode={$ae_loc.theme_mode}
-                    placeholder="AI Result will appear here..."
-                    class="p-2 border rounded-lg h-96 shadow-inner bg-surface-500/5"
-                />
+                {#if active_tab === 'result'}
+                    <div class="space-y-4 animate-in fade-in duration-200">
+                        <div class="flex gap-2 justify-start">
+                            <button class="btn btn-sm variant-filled-success" onclick={handle_save}>
+                                <Save size="1.1em" class="mr-1" /> Save Result
+                            </button>
+                            <button class="btn btn-sm variant-ghost-primary" onclick={generate_ai_result}>
+                                <RotateCcw size="1.1em" class="mr-1" /> Re-run
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <E_app_codemirror_v5
+                            editable={true}
+                            content={tmp_summary}
+                            bind:new_content={tmp_summary}
+                            bind:theme_mode={$ae_loc.theme_mode}
+                            placeholder="AI Result will appear here..."
+                            class="p-2 border rounded-lg h-96 shadow-inner bg-surface-500/5"
+                        />
+                    </div>
+                {:else}
+                    <div class="space-y-6 animate-in slide-in-from-left-4 duration-200">
+                        <!-- Connection Settings -->
+                        <div class="space-y-4">
+                            <h3 class="text-sm font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-surface-500 flex items-center gap-2">
+                                <Globe size="1.1em" /> API Connection
+                            </h3>
+                            
+                            {#if onSyncConfig}
+                                <button class="btn btn-sm variant-soft-primary" onclick={onSyncConfig}>
+                                    <Copy size="1.1em" class="mr-1" /> Sync Global Defaults
+                                </button>
+                            {/if}
+
+                            <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
+                                <label class="label">
+                                    <span>Base URL</span>
+                                    <input type="text" bind:value={baseUrl} class="input input-sm" />
+                                </label>
+                                <label class="label">
+                                    <span>Model</span>
+                                    <input type="text" bind:value={model} class="input input-sm" />
+                                </label>
+                            </div>
+                            <label class="label">
+                                <span>API Token</span>
+                                <input type="password" bind:value={token} class="input input-sm font-mono" />
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <!-- Model Parameters -->
+                        <div class="space-y-4 pt-4 border-t border-surface-500/10">
+                            <h3 class="text-sm font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-surface-500 flex items-center gap-2">
+                                <FilePenLine size="1.1em" /> Inference Parameters
+                            </h3>
+                            <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
+                                <label class="label">
+                                    <span>Temperature ({temperature})</span>
+                                    <input type="range" bind:value={temperature} min="0" max="1" step="0.1" class="range" />
+                                </label>
+                                <label class="label">
+                                    <span>Max Tokens</span>
+                                    <input type="number" bind:value={maxTokens} class="input input-sm" />
+                                </label>
+                            </div>
+                            <label class="label">
+                                <span>System Prompt</span>
+                                <textarea bind:value={systemPrompt} class="textarea h-24 text-xs font-mono"></textarea>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                {/if}
             </div>
         </Modal>
     {/if}
-</div>
-
-<style>
-    /* Add any generic wrapper styles here if needed */
-    .ae-ai-tools-wrapper {
-        display: inline-block;
-    }
-</style>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/journals/ae_comp__journal_entry_obj_id_view.svelte b/src/routes/journals/ae_comp__journal_entry_obj_id_view.svelte
index 9f5d0dfa..e1bee490 100644
--- a/src/routes/journals/ae_comp__journal_entry_obj_id_view.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/journals/ae_comp__journal_entry_obj_id_view.svelte
@@ -1718,10 +1718,18 @@
                     content={tmp_entry_obj.content} 
                     bind:summary={tmp_entry_obj.summary}
                     onSave={update_journal_entry}
-                    token={$journals_loc?.llm__api_token}
-                    baseUrl={$journals_loc?.llm__api_base_url}
-                    model={$journals_loc?.llm__api_model}
-                    systemPrompt={$journals_loc?.entry?.llm__system_prompt}
+                    bind:token={$journals_loc.llm__api_token}
+                    bind:baseUrl={$journals_loc.llm__api_base_url}
+                    bind:model={$journals_loc.llm__api_model}
+                    bind:systemPrompt={$journals_loc.entry.llm__system_prompt}
+                    bind:maxTokens={$journals_loc.entry.llm__max_tokens}
+                    bind:temperature={$journals_loc.entry.llm__temperature}
+                    onSyncConfig={() => {
+                        $journals_loc.llm__api_base_url = $ae_loc.site_cfg_json?.llm__api_base_url ?? 'https://ai.dgrzone.com/api';
+                        $journals_loc.llm__api_model = $ae_loc.site_cfg_json?.llm__api_model ?? 'dgrzone-deepseek-8b-quick';
+                        $journals_loc.llm__api_token = $ae_loc.site_cfg_json?.llm__api_token ?? '';
+                        $journals_loc.entry.llm__system_prompt = $ae_loc.site_cfg_json?.llm__system_prompt ?? '';
+                    }}
                     {log_lvl}
                 />
             </div>
diff --git a/src/routes/journals/modal_journals_config.svelte b/src/routes/journals/modal_journals_config.svelte
index bc6a8465..cdd88609 100644
--- a/src/routes/journals/modal_journals_config.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/journals/modal_journals_config.svelte
@@ -202,131 +202,6 @@
                         </label>
                     </div>
                 </div>
-
-                <div class="w-full space-y-4">
-                    <h2 class="h2 text-xl font-bold flex items-center gap-2 border-b border-surface-500/30 pb-2">
-                        <Bot class="text-primary-500" />
-                        AI Summary Configuration
-                    </h2>
-
-                    <div class="space-y-4 bg-surface-500/5 p-4 rounded-lg">
-                        <button
-                            type="button"
-                            class="btn variant-ghost-primary w-full md:w-auto"
-                            onclick={() => {
-                                $journals_loc.llm__api_base_url =
-                                    $ae_loc.site_cfg_json?.llm__api_base_url ??
-                                    'https://ai.dgrzone.com/api';
-                                $journals_loc.llm__api_model =
-                                    $ae_loc.site_cfg_json?.llm__api_model ??
-                                    'dgrzone-deepseek-8b-quick';
-                                $journals_loc.llm__api_token =
-                                    $ae_loc.site_cfg_json?.llm__api_token ?? '';
-                                $journals_loc.llm__api_dangerous_browser =
-                                    $ae_loc.site_cfg_json?.llm__api_dangerous_browser ?? false;
-                                $journals_loc.entry.llm__system_prompt =
-                                    $ae_loc.site_cfg_json?.llm__system_prompt ?? '';
-                            }}
-                        >
-                            <Copy size="1em" class="mr-2" />
-                            Sync from Site Configuration
-                        </button>
-
-                        <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
-                            <label class="label">
-                                <span>LLM API Base URL</span>
-                                <input
-                                    type="text"
-                                    bind:value={$journals_loc.llm__api_base_url}
-                                    placeholder="https://..."
-                                    class="input"
-                                />
-                            </label>
-
-                            <label class="label">
-                                <span>LLM Model</span>
-                                <input
-                                    type="text"
-                                    bind:value={$journals_loc.llm__api_model}
-                                    class="input"
-                                />
-                            </label>
-                        </div>
-
-                        <label class="label">
-                            <span>LLM API Token</span>
-                            <input
-                                type="password"
-                                bind:value={$journals_loc.llm__api_token}
-                                class="input font-mono"
-                            />
-                        </label>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-
-                <div class="w-full space-y-2 p-2 border-t border-surface-100-900">
-                    <h2 class="font-semibold">$journals_loc?.entry:</h2>
-
-                    <!-- entry > ai__system_prompt - textarea -->
-                    <!-- <div class="h-16"> -->
-
-                    <!-- </div> -->
-
-                    <!-- entry > llm__max_tokens - number -->
-                    <label class="flex items-center justify-start gap-1">
-                        LLM Max Tokens:
-                        <input
-                            type="number"
-                            bind:value={$journals_loc.entry.llm__max_tokens}
-                            placeholder="LLM Max Tokens"
-                            class="input input-sm input-bordered w-full max-w-xs"
-                        />
-                    </label>
-
-                    <!-- entry > llm__temperature - number -->
-                    <label class="flex items-center justify-start gap-1">
-                        LLM Temperature:
-                        <input
-                            type="number"
-                            step="0.01"
-                            min="0"
-                            max="1"
-                            bind:value={$journals_loc.entry.llm__temperature}
-                            placeholder="LLM Temperature"
-                            class="input input-sm input-bordered w-full max-w-xs"
-                        />
-                    </label>
-
-                    <label class="flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-1 h-24">
-                        LLM System Prompt for Journal Entry summarization:
-                        <E_app_codemirror_v5
-                            editable={true}
-                            readonly={false}
-                            content={$journals_loc?.entry?.llm__system_prompt}
-                            bind:new_content={$journals_loc.entry.llm__system_prompt}
-                            show_line_numbers={false}
-                            placeholder="LLM System Prompt"
-                            class="
-                                p-1
-                                preset-outlined-success-400-600
-                                shadow-lg rounded-lg
-                                "
-                        />
-                    </label>
-
-                    <button
-                        type="button"
-                        class="btn btn-sm preset-outlined-primary-400-600"
-                        onclick={() => {
-                            let default_system_prompt =
-                                'Summarize the following journal entry content in a concise manner, focusing on key points and insights.';
-                            $journals_loc.entry.llm__system_prompt = default_system_prompt;
-                        }}
-                    >
-                        <RefreshCcw class="inline-block mr-1" />
-                        Reset to Journal Entry System Prompt
-                    </button>
-                </div>
             </div>
 
             <!-- Section for viewing (and direct editing???) the raw localStorage JSON configuration -->