diff --git a/wsai/__main__.py b/wsai/__main__.py
index 8b43563..307ae81 100644
--- a/wsai/__main__.py
+++ b/wsai/__main__.py
@@ -113,13 +113,26 @@ def _run_voice_server(host: str, port: int) -> None:
     from .dashboard import Dashboard
     from .monitor import Monitor
 
+    # Real Claude brain (think + reply). If it can't be constructed (no anthropic
+    # package / no Claude auth), fall back to echo so the loop still works.
+    brain = None
+    brain_name = "echo"
+    if os.environ.get("WSAI_BRAIN", "claude").lower() not in ("none", "echo"):
+        try:
+            from .backends.claude import ClaudeBrain
+            model = os.environ.get("WSAI_BRAIN_MODEL", "claude-sonnet-4-5")
+            brain = ClaudeBrain(model=model)
+            brain_name = "claude"
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+            logging.getLogger("wsai").warning("brain disabled (echo fallback): %s", exc)
+
     monitor = Monitor()
     stt = WhisperSTT()
     tts = MeloTTS()
-    dash = Dashboard(monitor, host=host, port=port, stt=stt, tts=tts)
+    dash = Dashboard(monitor, host=host, port=port, stt=stt, tts=tts, brain=brain)
     dash.start()
     monitor.set_components({"source": "none", "vision": "none", "stt": "whisper",
-                            "brain": "echo", "tts": "melo"})
+                            "brain": brain_name, "tts": "melo"})
     monitor.set_status(running=True, listening=False)
     monitor.log("info", "디스코드 음성 서버 시작 — STT+TTS GPU 워밍업 중…")
     print("\n  STT+TTS 워밍업 중… (모델 로드 + CUDA 예열)")
@@ -129,7 +142,7 @@ def _run_voice_server(host: str, port: int) -> None:
     monitor.log("info", f"음성 서버 준비 완료 (STT device={sdev}). 디스코드 봇 연결 대기.")
 
     shown = host if host not in ("0.0.0.0", "") else _lan_ip()
-    print(f"\n  음성 서버 준비 완료 (STT device: {sdev})")
+    print(f"\n  음성 서버 준비 완료 (STT device: {sdev}, 두뇌: {brain_name})")
     print(f"  대시보드/상태:   http://{shown}:{port}")
     print(f"  봇 연결 엔드포인트: http://127.0.0.1:{port}/api/voice-turn\n")
     try:
diff --git a/wsai/dashboard.py b/wsai/dashboard.py
index 96b05cc..b0ca831 100644
--- a/wsai/dashboard.py
+++ b/wsai/dashboard.py
@@ -172,12 +172,15 @@ class Dashboard:
     """
 
     def __init__(self, monitor: Monitor, host: str = "0.0.0.0", port: int = 8787,
-                 stt=None, tts=None) -> None:
+                 stt=None, tts=None, brain=None, history_turns: int = 12) -> None:
         self.monitor = monitor
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
         self.stt = stt
         self.tts = tts
+        self.brain = brain
+        self._history: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
+        self._history_turns = history_turns
         self._server: ThreadingHTTPServer | None = None
         self._thread: threading.Thread | None = None
         self._loop = None
@@ -230,9 +233,9 @@ class Dashboard:
 
     def voice_turn(self, audio_bytes: bytes) -> dict:
         """One Discord voice turn: decode the uploaded utterance, recognise it
-        on the GPU, produce a reply (echo of what was heard for now), synthesise
-        it on the GPU, and return {heard, reply, wav} where wav is the reply
-        audio bytes for the bot to play back into the channel."""
+        on the GPU, think of a reply (Claude brain if wired, else echo),
+        synthesise it on the GPU, and return {heard, reply, wav} where wav is the
+        reply audio bytes for the bot to play back into the channel."""
         import os
         import subprocess
         import time
@@ -253,19 +256,19 @@ class Dashboard:
                 ["ffmpeg", "-y", "-i", src, "-ar", "16000", "-ac", "1", wav],
                 check=True, capture_output=True,
             )
-            heard = self._submit(self.stt.transcribe(wav)) or ""
+            heard = (self._submit(self.stt.transcribe(wav)) or "").strip()
             turn.heard(heard or "(빈 결과)")
-            reply_text = heard.strip()
-            if not reply_text:
-                # Nothing recognised (silence/noise): skip TTS, tell the bot.
+            if not heard:
+                # Nothing recognised (silence/noise): skip the turn, tell the bot.
                 turn.finish()
                 return {"heard": heard, "reply": "", "wav": b""}
+            reply_text = self._think(heard)
+            turn.replied(reply_text)
             out_path = self._submit(self.tts.synth(reply_text))
             with open(out_path, "rb") as f:
                 reply_wav = f.read()
             ms = int((time.monotonic() - t0) * 1000)
-            turn.replied(reply_text)
-            step = turn.step("STT+TTS(GPU)")
+            step = turn.step("STT+두뇌+TTS" if self.brain else "STT+TTS(GPU)")
             step.ok, step.ms = True, float(ms)
             turn._steps.append(step)
             turn.finish()
@@ -288,6 +291,27 @@ class Dashboard:
                 except OSError:
                     pass
 
+    def _think(self, heard: str) -> str:
+        """Turn what was heard into a reply. Uses the Claude brain when wired
+        (with rolling conversation history); falls back to echo if there is no
+        brain, and to a spoken apology if the brain call fails — so one API hiccup
+        never kills the voice loop."""
+        if self.brain is None:
+            return heard  # echo mode
+        try:
+            reply = self._submit(self.brain.respond(heard, None, list(self._history)))
+            text = (reply.text or "").strip()
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+            log.exception("brain failed")
+            self.monitor.log("error", f"두뇌 응답 실패: {exc}")
+            return "미안, 지금 잠깐 생각이 안 났어. 다시 말해줄래?"
+        if not text:
+            return "음, 뭐라고 해야 할지 모르겠어. 다시 말해줄래?"
+        self._history.append((heard, text))
+        if len(self._history) > self._history_turns:
+            self._history = self._history[-self._history_turns:]
+        return text
+
     def transcribe_upload(self, audio_bytes: bytes) -> dict:
         """ffmpeg-normalise an uploaded blob to 16 kHz mono wav, transcribe it
         on the GPU, and record the result as a monitor turn so it also shows in