diff --git a/.changeset/fix-planning-draft-per-keystroke.md b/.changeset/fix-planning-draft-per-keystroke.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e44079243b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-planning-draft-per-keystroke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Planning mode no longer creates a new draft for every character you type.
+category: fix
+dev: PlanningModeModal's initial-plan textarea gated duplicate createPlanningDraft calls only on draftSessionIdRef, which is set after the create round-trip resolves; keystrokes during an in-flight create each spawned a fresh draft. A synchronous draftCreateInFlightRef sentinel now suppresses concurrent creates and is cleared on failure so a later keystroke can retry.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx
index 37c3572e63..c0a0d9c507 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx
@@ -335,6 +335,12 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
   const streamConnectionRef = useRef<{ close: () => void; isConnected: () => boolean } | null>(null);
   const currentSessionIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   const draftSessionIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+  /*
+  FNXC:PlanningMode 2026-07-01-00:00:
+  A single draft session must back the whole "what to build" textarea; typing must not spawn one draft per keystroke.
+  draftSessionIdRef is only populated after createPlanningDraft resolves, so it cannot gate concurrent creates while a request is in flight. This synchronous sentinel flips true before the await and gates all subsequent debounce fires, collapsing the create path to exactly one call. Cleared on failure so a later keystroke can retry.
+  */
+  const draftCreateInFlightRef = useRef(false);
   const draftDebounceRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
   // Tracks resumeSessionId values the user has explicitly dismissed (via "New
   // Session"). Without this, the resume effect re-fires on every callback
@@ -2086,14 +2092,14 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
                     onChange={(e) => {
                       const nextValue = e.target.value;
                       setInitialPlan(nextValue);
-                      if (draftSessionIdRef.current || nextValue.trim().length === 0) {
+                      if (draftSessionIdRef.current || draftCreateInFlightRef.current || nextValue.trim().length === 0) {
                         return;
                       }
                       if (draftDebounceRef.current) {
                         clearTimeout(draftDebounceRef.current);
                       }
                       draftDebounceRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
-                        if (draftSessionIdRef.current) {
+                        if (draftSessionIdRef.current || draftCreateInFlightRef.current) {
                           return;
                         }
                         const content = nextValue.trim();
@@ -2104,6 +2110,8 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
                           planningModelProvider && planningModelId
                             ? { planningModelProvider, planningModelId }
                             : undefined;
+                        // FNXC:PlanningMode 2026-07-01-00:00: mark in-flight synchronously so debounce fires during the round-trip don't spawn duplicate drafts.
+                        draftCreateInFlightRef.current = true;
                         void createPlanningDraft(content, projectId, modelOverride)
                           .then((response) => {
                             draftSessionIdRef.current = response.sessionId;
@@ -2124,7 +2132,9 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
                             setSelectedSessionId(response.sessionId);
                           })
                           .catch(() => {
-                            // best-effort
+                            // best-effort; clear the in-flight sentinel so a
+                            // later keystroke can retry creating the draft.
+                            draftCreateInFlightRef.current = false;
                           });
                       }, 300);
                     }}
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.initial.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.initial.test.tsx
index a1dc8dedc8..b20ea39e37 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.initial.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.initial.test.tsx
@@ -587,6 +587,57 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       });
     });
 
+    // FNXC:PlanningMode 2026-07-01-00:00: regression — deliberate typing must not spawn one draft per keystroke.
+    // Original symptom: each character created a new draft while the create-draft request was in flight, because
+    // the create-suppression guard only checked draftSessionIdRef, which is populated after the round-trip resolves.
+    it("creates exactly one draft when keystrokes arrive while the create request is still in flight", async () => {
+      let resolveCreate: ((value: { sessionId: string; title: string }) => void) | undefined;
+      mockCreatePlanningDraft.mockImplementation(
+        () =>
+          new Promise((resolve) => {
+            resolveCreate = resolve;
+          }),
+      );
+
+      render(
+        <PlanningModeModal
+          isOpen={true}
+          onClose={mockOnClose}
+          onTaskCreated={mockOnTaskCreated}
+          onTasksCreated={vi.fn()}
+          tasks={mockTasks}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      const textarea = screen.getByPlaceholderText(/e.g., Build a user authentication/);
+
+      // First keystroke → debounce (300ms) fires the create; it stays in flight (unresolved).
+      fireEvent.change(textarea, { target: { value: "Build" } });
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(mockCreatePlanningDraft).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      });
+
+      // Subsequent keystrokes while the create is still in flight must be suppressed by the
+      // synchronous in-flight sentinel — not each spawn another draft.
+      fireEvent.change(textarea, { target: { value: "Build a" } });
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 350));
+      fireEvent.change(textarea, { target: { value: "Build an" } });
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 350));
+      fireEvent.change(textarea, { target: { value: "Build an auth" } });
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 350));
+
+      expect(mockCreatePlanningDraft).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      // Once the create resolves and further edits arrive, they patch the single draft — no new create.
+      resolveCreate?.({ sessionId: "draft-123", title: "New planning session" });
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(document.querySelector(".planning-sidebar-item-title")).not.toBeNull();
+      });
+      fireEvent.change(textarea, { target: { value: "Build an auth system" } });
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 350));
+      expect(mockCreatePlanningDraft).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
     it("auto-starts planning when initialPlan prop is provided", async () => {
       render(
         <PlanningModeModal