diff --git a/lib/data/api/notes_api.dart b/lib/data/api/notes_api.dart
index 048cdf7..0f3dfd1 100644
--- a/lib/data/api/notes_api.dart
+++ b/lib/data/api/notes_api.dart
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ class NotesApi {
     String body, {
     List<String> tags = const [],
     int? projectId,
+    String noteType = 'note',
   }) async {
     try {
       final response = await _dio.post('/api/notes', data: {
         'title': title,
         'body': body,
         'tags': tags,
+        'note_type': noteType,
         if (projectId != null) 'project_id': projectId,
       });
       return Note.fromJson(response.data as Map<String, dynamic>);
@@ -53,12 +55,14 @@ class NotesApi {
     List<String> tags = const [],
     int? projectId,
     bool clearProject = false,
+    String noteType = 'note',
   }) async {
     try {
       final response = await _dio.put('/api/notes/$id', data: {
         'title': title,
         'body': body,
         'tags': tags,
+        'note_type': noteType,
         if (clearProject) 'project_id': null else if (projectId != null) 'project_id': projectId,
       });
       return Note.fromJson(response.data as Map<String, dynamic>);
diff --git a/lib/data/models/note.dart b/lib/data/models/note.dart
index 4f36379..7e1218d 100644
--- a/lib/data/models/note.dart
+++ b/lib/data/models/note.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class Note {
   final String title;
   final String body;
   final List<String> tags;
+  final String noteType;
   final int? projectId;
   final int? milestoneId;
   final DateTime createdAt;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ class Note {
     required this.title,
     required this.body,
     required this.tags,
+    this.noteType = 'note',
     this.projectId,
     this.milestoneId,
     required this.createdAt,
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ class Note {
                 ?.map((e) => e as String)
                 .toList() ??
             [],
+        noteType: json['note_type'] as String? ?? 'note',
         projectId: json['project_id'] as int?,
         milestoneId: json['milestone_id'] as int?,
         createdAt: DateTime.parse(json['created_at'] as String),
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ class Note {
         'title': title,
         'body': body,
         'tags': tags,
+        'note_type': noteType,
         'project_id': projectId,
         'milestone_id': milestoneId,
       };
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ class Note {
     String? title,
     String? body,
     List<String>? tags,
+    String? noteType,
     Object? projectId = _undefined,
     Object? milestoneId = _undefined,
   }) =>
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ class Note {
         title: title ?? this.title,
         body: body ?? this.body,
         tags: tags ?? this.tags,
+        noteType: noteType ?? this.noteType,
         projectId: identical(projectId, _undefined)
             ? this.projectId
             : projectId as int?,
diff --git a/lib/data/repositories/notes_repository.dart b/lib/data/repositories/notes_repository.dart
index 6fb1b44..681d4f8 100644
--- a/lib/data/repositories/notes_repository.dart
+++ b/lib/data/repositories/notes_repository.dart
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ class NotesRepository {
     String body, {
     List<String> tags = const [],
     int? projectId,
+    String noteType = 'note',
   }) =>
-      _api.create(title, body, tags: tags, projectId: projectId);
+      _api.create(title, body,
+          tags: tags, projectId: projectId, noteType: noteType);
 
   Future<Note> update(
     int id,
@@ -23,9 +25,13 @@ class NotesRepository {
     List<String> tags = const [],
     int? projectId,
     bool clearProject = false,
+    String noteType = 'note',
   }) =>
       _api.update(id, title, body,
-          tags: tags, projectId: projectId, clearProject: clearProject);
+          tags: tags,
+          projectId: projectId,
+          clearProject: clearProject,
+          noteType: noteType);
 
   Future<void> delete(int id) => _api.delete(id);
 }
diff --git a/lib/providers/notes_provider.dart b/lib/providers/notes_provider.dart
index fcbaa14..f611158 100644
--- a/lib/providers/notes_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/providers/notes_provider.dart
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@ class NotesNotifier extends AsyncNotifier<List<Note>> {
     String body, {
     List<String> tags = const [],
     int? projectId,
+    String noteType = 'note',
   }) async {
-    final note = await ref
-        .read(notesRepositoryProvider)
-        .create(title, body, tags: tags, projectId: projectId);
+    final note = await ref.read(notesRepositoryProvider).create(
+          title, body,
+          tags: tags,
+          projectId: projectId,
+          noteType: noteType,
+        );
     state = AsyncData([...state.value ?? [], note]);
     return note;
   }
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ class NotesNotifier extends AsyncNotifier<List<Note>> {
     List<String> tags = const [],
     int? projectId,
     bool clearProject = false,
+    String noteType = 'note',
   }) async {
     final updated = await ref.read(notesRepositoryProvider).update(
           id,
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ class NotesNotifier extends AsyncNotifier<List<Note>> {
           tags: tags,
           projectId: projectId,
           clearProject: clearProject,
+          noteType: noteType,
         );
     state = AsyncData([
       for (final n in state.value ?? [])
diff --git a/test/widget_test.dart b/test/widget_test.dart
index 2ebd3e2..ae0761c 100644
--- a/test/widget_test.dart
+++ b/test/widget_test.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,33 @@
-// Placeholder — integration tests go here once the app is running on device.
+import 'package:fabled_app/data/models/note.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 
 void main() {
-  test('placeholder', () {
-    expect(true, isTrue);
+  group('Note.fromJson', () {
+    test('parses noteType when present', () {
+      final json = {
+        'id': 1,
+        'title': 'Alice',
+        'body': '',
+        'tags': <dynamic>[],
+        'note_type': 'person',
+        'created_at': '2024-01-01T00:00:00',
+        'updated_at': '2024-01-01T00:00:00',
+      };
+      final note = Note.fromJson(json);
+      expect(note.noteType, equals('person'));
+    });
+
+    test('defaults noteType to note when absent', () {
+      final json = {
+        'id': 2,
+        'title': 'My note',
+        'body': '',
+        'tags': <dynamic>[],
+        'created_at': '2024-01-01T00:00:00',
+        'updated_at': '2024-01-01T00:00:00',
+      };
+      final note = Note.fromJson(json);
+      expect(note.noteType, equals('note'));
+    });
   });
 }