diff --git a/resources/css/lib/input.css b/resources/css/lib/input.css
index 8fc2a6f..c966bbc 100644
--- a/resources/css/lib/input.css
+++ b/resources/css/lib/input.css
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ textarea {
     &[disabled] {
         @apply opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed;
     }
+
+    &.input--lg {
+        @apply h-13 text-lg rounded-lg;
+    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/resources/css/lib/modal.css b/resources/css/lib/modal.css
index 6340556..335bac6 100644
--- a/resources/css/lib/modal.css
+++ b/resources/css/lib/modal.css
@@ -47,10 +47,20 @@ dialog {
 
             /* modal header */
             header {
-                @apply sticky top-0 bg-white flex items-center px-6 min-h-20 h-20 z-2;
+                @apply sticky top-0 bg-white flex items-center px-6 min-h-20 h-20 z-2 pr-16;
 
-                h2 {
-                    @apply pr-12;
+                &.input {
+                    @apply border-b border-gray-400;
+
+                    input {
+                        @apply w-full -ml-2 border-0 rounded-sm shadow-none;
+                    }
+
+                    /* if there are panels, move it down */
+                    + section.modal-body .tabs,
+                    + section.modal-body .panels {
+                        @apply pt-4;
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/resources/js/app.js b/resources/js/app.js
index 2dcd02e..01e9834 100644
--- a/resources/js/app.js
+++ b/resources/js/app.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ const SELECTORS = {
     eventAllDayToggle: '[data-all-day-toggle]',
     eventStartInput: '[data-event-start]',
     eventEndInput: '[data-event-end]',
+    eventTitleInput: 'input[name="title"]',
+    eventLocationInput: 'input[name="location"]',
+    naturalEventInput: '[data-natural-event-input]',
     recurrenceFrequency: '[data-recurrence-frequency]',
     recurrenceInterval: '[data-recurrence-interval]',
     recurrenceUnit: '[data-recurrence-unit]',
@@ -184,11 +187,15 @@ function initEventAllDayToggles(root = document) {
         return `${date}T${time}`;
     };
 
-    root.querySelectorAll(SELECTORS.eventAllDayToggle).forEach((toggle) => {
-        if (toggle.__allDayWired) return;
+    root.querySelectorAll(SELECTORS.eventAllDayToggle).forEach((toggleHost) => {
+        const toggle = toggleHost.matches('input[type="checkbox"]')
+            ? toggleHost
+            : toggleHost.querySelector('input[type="checkbox"]');
+
+        if (!toggle || toggle.__allDayWired) return;
         toggle.__allDayWired = true;
 
-        const form = toggle.closest('form');
+        const form = toggle.closest('form') || toggleHost.closest('form');
         if (!form) return;
 
         const start = form.querySelector(SELECTORS.eventStartInput);
@@ -305,6 +312,295 @@ function initRecurrenceControls(root = document) {
     apply();
 }
 
+/**
+ * natural-language event parser (create modal header input)
+ */
+function initNaturalEventParser(root = document) {
+    const monthMap = {
+        jan: 0, january: 0,
+        feb: 1, february: 1,
+        mar: 2, march: 2,
+        apr: 3, april: 3,
+        may: 4,
+        jun: 5, june: 5,
+        jul: 6, july: 6,
+        aug: 7, august: 7,
+        sep: 8, sept: 8, september: 8,
+        oct: 9, october: 9,
+        nov: 10, november: 10,
+        dec: 11, december: 11,
+    };
+
+    const pad = (value) => String(value).padStart(2, '0');
+    const toLocalInputValue = (date) => (
+        `${date.getFullYear()}-${pad(date.getMonth() + 1)}-${pad(date.getDate())}` +
+        `T${pad(date.getHours())}:${pad(date.getMinutes())}`
+    );
+
+    const readLocalInputValue = (value) => {
+        if (!value || !value.includes('T')) return null;
+        const [datePart, timePart] = value.split('T');
+        if (!datePart || !timePart) return null;
+        const [year, month, day] = datePart.split('-').map((n) => parseInt(n, 10));
+        const [hours, minutes] = timePart.split(':').map((n) => parseInt(n, 10));
+        if ([year, month, day, hours, minutes].some((n) => Number.isNaN(n))) return null;
+        return new Date(year, month - 1, day, hours, minutes, 0, 0);
+    };
+
+    const parseDurationMinutes = (text) => {
+        const match = text.match(/\bfor\s+(\d+)\s*(minutes?|mins?|hours?|hrs?)\b/i);
+        if (!match) return 60;
+
+        const count = parseInt(match[1], 10);
+        const unit = (match[2] || '').toLowerCase();
+        if (Number.isNaN(count) || count <= 0) return 60;
+
+        if (unit.startsWith('hour') || unit.startsWith('hr')) {
+            return count * 60;
+        }
+
+        return count;
+    };
+
+    const parseDateToken = (text, now) => {
+        const lower = text.toLowerCase();
+
+        const todayMatch = lower.match(/\btoday\b/);
+        if (todayMatch) {
+            const date = new Date(now.getFullYear(), now.getMonth(), now.getDate(), 0, 0, 0, 0);
+            return { date, index: todayMatch.index ?? 0 };
+        }
+
+        const tomorrowMatch = lower.match(/\btomorrow\b/);
+        if (tomorrowMatch) {
+            const date = new Date(now.getFullYear(), now.getMonth(), now.getDate() + 1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+            return { date, index: tomorrowMatch.index ?? 0 };
+        }
+
+        const monthMatch = text.match(/\b(?:on\s+)?([A-Za-z]{3,9})\.?\s+(\d{1,2})(?:,\s*(\d{4}))?\b/);
+        if (monthMatch) {
+            const monthToken = (monthMatch[1] || '').toLowerCase();
+            const month = monthMap[monthToken];
+            const day = parseInt(monthMatch[2], 10);
+            const explicitYear = monthMatch[3] ? parseInt(monthMatch[3], 10) : null;
+
+            if (month !== undefined && !Number.isNaN(day) && day >= 1 && day <= 31) {
+                const thisYear = now.getFullYear();
+                let year = explicitYear || thisYear;
+                let date = new Date(year, month, day, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+                if (!explicitYear) {
+                    const today = new Date(thisYear, now.getMonth(), now.getDate(), 0, 0, 0, 0);
+                    if (date < today) {
+                        date = new Date(thisYear + 1, month, day, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+                    }
+                }
+                return { date, index: monthMatch.index ?? 0 };
+            }
+        }
+
+        const numericMatch = text.match(/\b(?:on\s+)?(\d{1,2})\/(\d{1,2})(?:\/(\d{2,4}))?\b/);
+        if (numericMatch) {
+            const month = parseInt(numericMatch[1], 10) - 1;
+            const day = parseInt(numericMatch[2], 10);
+            const yearToken = numericMatch[3];
+            const thisYear = now.getFullYear();
+            let year = thisYear;
+
+            if (yearToken) {
+                year = parseInt(yearToken, 10);
+                if (year < 100) year += 2000;
+            }
+
+            if (!Number.isNaN(month) && !Number.isNaN(day)) {
+                let date = new Date(year, month, day, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+                if (!yearToken) {
+                    const today = new Date(thisYear, now.getMonth(), now.getDate(), 0, 0, 0, 0);
+                    if (date < today) {
+                        date = new Date(thisYear + 1, month, day, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+                    }
+                }
+                return { date, index: numericMatch.index ?? 0 };
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    };
+
+    const parseTimeToken = (text) => {
+        const lowered = text.toLowerCase();
+        const noonIndex = lowered.indexOf(' at noon');
+        if (noonIndex !== -1) {
+            return { hours: 12, minutes: 0, index: noonIndex };
+        }
+
+        const midnightIndex = lowered.indexOf(' at midnight');
+        if (midnightIndex !== -1) {
+            return { hours: 0, minutes: 0, index: midnightIndex };
+        }
+
+        const match = text.match(/\bat\s+(\d{1,2})(?::(\d{2}))?\s*(am|pm)?\b/i);
+        if (!match) return null;
+
+        let hours = parseInt(match[1], 10);
+        const minutes = parseInt(match[2] || '0', 10);
+        const meridiem = (match[3] || '').toLowerCase();
+
+        if (Number.isNaN(hours) || Number.isNaN(minutes)) return null;
+
+        if (meridiem) {
+            if (hours === 12 && meridiem === 'am') hours = 0;
+            if (hours < 12 && meridiem === 'pm') hours += 12;
+        } else if (hours > 23) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return {
+            hours,
+            minutes,
+            index: match.index ?? 0,
+        };
+    };
+
+    const parseLocationToken = (text) => {
+        const lower = text.toLowerCase();
+        const index = lower.lastIndexOf(' at ');
+        if (index === -1) return null;
+
+        const candidate = text.slice(index + 4).trim().replace(/[.,;]+$/, '');
+        if (!candidate) return null;
+        if (/^\d{1,2}(?::\d{2})?\s*(am|pm)?\b/i.test(candidate)) return null;
+        if (/\bfor\s+\d+\s*(minutes?|mins?|hours?|hrs?)\b/i.test(candidate)) return null;
+
+        return candidate;
+    };
+
+    const parseTitleToken = (text, dateToken, timeToken, locationToken) => {
+        const boundaries = [];
+        if (dateToken) boundaries.push(dateToken.index);
+        if (timeToken) boundaries.push(timeToken.index);
+
+        const lower = text.toLowerCase();
+        const durationIndex = lower.indexOf(' for ');
+        if (durationIndex !== -1) boundaries.push(durationIndex);
+
+        if (locationToken) {
+            const locationIndex = lower.lastIndexOf(' at ');
+            if (locationIndex !== -1) boundaries.push(locationIndex);
+        }
+
+        if (!boundaries.length) {
+            return text.trim();
+        }
+
+        const end = Math.min(...boundaries);
+        return text.slice(0, end).trim().replace(/[,:;.\-]+$/, '').trim();
+    };
+
+    const parseNaturalEventText = (text, baseDate) => {
+        const trimmed = (text || '').trim();
+        if (!trimmed) return null;
+
+        const dateToken = parseDateToken(trimmed, baseDate);
+        const timeToken = parseTimeToken(trimmed);
+        const durationMinutes = parseDurationMinutes(trimmed);
+        const location = parseLocationToken(trimmed);
+        const title = parseTitleToken(trimmed, dateToken, timeToken, location);
+
+        return {
+            title,
+            location,
+            dateToken,
+            timeToken,
+            durationMinutes,
+        };
+    };
+
+    const findFormFromNaturalInput = (input) => {
+        const dialog = input.closest('dialog');
+        if (dialog) {
+            return dialog.querySelector('#event-form');
+        }
+
+        const modal = input.closest(SELECTORS.modalContent);
+        if (modal) {
+            return modal.querySelector('#event-form');
+        }
+
+        return document.querySelector('#event-form');
+    };
+
+    const applyParsedData = (input) => {
+        const form = findFormFromNaturalInput(input);
+        if (!form) return;
+
+        const titleInput = form.querySelector(SELECTORS.eventTitleInput);
+        const locationInput = form.querySelector(SELECTORS.eventLocationInput);
+        const startInput = form.querySelector(SELECTORS.eventStartInput);
+        const endInput = form.querySelector(SELECTORS.eventEndInput);
+        const allDayToggleHost = form.querySelector(SELECTORS.eventAllDayToggle);
+        const allDayToggle = allDayToggleHost?.matches('input[type="checkbox"]')
+            ? allDayToggleHost
+            : allDayToggleHost?.querySelector('input[type="checkbox"]');
+
+        if (!titleInput || !startInput || !endInput) return;
+
+        const parsed = parseNaturalEventText(input.value, new Date());
+        if (!parsed) return;
+
+        if (parsed.title) {
+            titleInput.value = parsed.title;
+        }
+
+        if (parsed.location && locationInput) {
+            locationInput.value = parsed.location;
+        }
+
+        if (!parsed.dateToken && !parsed.timeToken) return;
+
+        if (allDayToggle?.checked) {
+            allDayToggle.checked = false;
+            allDayToggle.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }));
+        }
+
+        const existingStart = readLocalInputValue(startInput.value);
+        const base = parsed.dateToken?.date
+            ? new Date(parsed.dateToken.date.getTime())
+            : (existingStart ? new Date(existingStart.getTime()) : new Date());
+
+        const hours = parsed.timeToken?.hours ?? (existingStart ? existingStart.getHours() : 9);
+        const minutes = parsed.timeToken?.minutes ?? (existingStart ? existingStart.getMinutes() : 0);
+        base.setHours(hours, minutes, 0, 0);
+
+        const end = new Date(base.getTime());
+        end.setMinutes(end.getMinutes() + parsed.durationMinutes);
+
+        startInput.value = toLocalInputValue(base);
+        endInput.value = toLocalInputValue(end);
+    };
+
+    if (!document.__naturalEventDelegated) {
+        document.__naturalEventDelegated = true;
+
+        document.addEventListener('input', (event) => {
+            const input = event.target?.closest?.(SELECTORS.naturalEventInput);
+            if (!input) return;
+            applyParsedData(input);
+        });
+
+        document.addEventListener('change', (event) => {
+            const input = event.target?.closest?.(SELECTORS.naturalEventInput);
+            if (!input) return;
+            applyParsedData(input);
+        });
+    }
+
+    root.querySelectorAll(SELECTORS.naturalEventInput).forEach((input) => {
+        if (input.value?.trim()) {
+            applyParsedData(input);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 /**
  *
  * modal behaviors (backdrop close + url restore)
@@ -721,6 +1017,7 @@ window.addEventListener('resize', () => {
 
 function initUI() {
     initColorPickers();
+    initNaturalEventParser();
     initEventAllDayToggles();
     initRecurrenceControls();
     initModalHandlers();
@@ -741,6 +1038,7 @@ document.addEventListener('htmx:afterSwap', (e) => {
     }
 
     initColorPickers(e.target);
+    initNaturalEventParser(e.target);
     initEventAllDayToggles(e.target);
     initRecurrenceControls(e.target);
     initModalHandlers(e.target);
diff --git a/resources/views/components/input/text.blade.php b/resources/views/components/input/text.blade.php
index 8879abb..4d0241b 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/input/text.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/input/text.blade.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
        name="{{ $name }}"
        value="{{ $value }}"
        placeholder="{{ $placeholder }}"
-       {{ $attributes->merge(['class' => 'text']) }}
+       {{ $attributes->merge(['class' => 'text '.$class]) }}
        @if($style !== '') style="{{ $style }}" @endif
        @required($required)
        @disabled($disabled) />
diff --git a/resources/views/event/partials/form-modal.blade.php b/resources/views/event/partials/form-modal.blade.php
index cd7db5c..bf23fec 100644
--- a/resources/views/event/partials/form-modal.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/event/partials/form-modal.blade.php
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
-<x-modal.content modal-class="wide event-form-modal square">
-    <x-modal.title>
-        <h2>{{ $event->exists ? __('Edit event details') : __('Create a new event') }}</h2>
+<x-modal.content modal-class="wide square">
+    <x-modal.title class="input">
+        @if ($event->exists)
+            <h2>{{ __('Edit event details') }}</h2>
+        @else
+            <label for="event-natural-input" class="sr-only">Describe event</label>
+            <x-input.text
+                id="event-natural-input"
+                type="text"
+                class="input--lg"
+                placeholder="Start typing to create an event..."
+                data-natural-event-input
+                autofocus
+            />
+        @endif
     </x-modal.title>
     <x-modal.body class="no-margin">
         @include('event.partials.form', [
diff --git a/resources/views/event/partials/form.blade.php b/resources/views/event/partials/form.blade.php
index 0606ef1..e890e1d 100644
--- a/resources/views/event/partials/form.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/event/partials/form.blade.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
                             type="text"
                             :value="old('title', $event->meta?->title ?? '')"
                             required
-                            autofocus
+                            :autofocus="$event->exists"
                         />
                         <x-input.error class="mt-2" :messages="$errors->get('title')" />
                     </div>