diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ToolCallCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/ToolCallCard.vue
index 067b51cb..3c1e9550 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ToolCallCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ToolCallCard.vue
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, ref, watch } from "vue";
 import { apiPost } from "@/api/client";
-import { useChatStore } from "@/stores/chat";
 import type { ToolCallRecord } from "@/types/chat";
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   toolCall: ToolCallRecord;
 }>();
 
-const chatStore = useChatStore();
 const appliedTags = ref<Set<string>>(new Set());
 const applyingTag = ref<string | null>(null);
+const confirmState = ref<"idle" | "creating" | "created" | "denied">("idle");
 
 const label = computed(() => {
   if (props.toolCall.status === "declined") return "Declined";
@@ -213,12 +212,31 @@ function toggle() {
   if (hasDetail.value) collapsed.value = !collapsed.value;
 }
 
-function confirmDuplicate() {
-  chatStore.sendMessage("Yes, please create it.", null, undefined, true);
+async function confirmDuplicate() {
+  if (confirmState.value !== "idle") return;
+  confirmState.value = "creating";
+  const args = props.toolCall.arguments as Record<string, unknown>;
+  const isTask = props.toolCall.function === "create_task";
+  const endpoint = isTask ? "/api/tasks" : "/api/notes";
+  const payload: Record<string, unknown> = {
+    title: args.title,
+    body: args.body ?? "",
+    tags: args.tags ?? [],
+    ...(args.due_date ? { due_date: args.due_date } : {}),
+    ...(args.priority ? { priority: args.priority } : {}),
+    ...(args.project ? { project: args.project } : {}),
+    ...(isTask ? { status: args.status ?? "todo" } : {}),
+  };
+  try {
+    await apiPost(endpoint, payload);
+    confirmState.value = "created";
+  } catch {
+    confirmState.value = "idle";
+  }
 }
 
 function denyDuplicate() {
-  chatStore.sendMessage("No, skip that creation.", null, undefined, true);
+  confirmState.value = "denied";
 }
 
 async function applyTag(tag: string) {
@@ -264,6 +282,19 @@ async function applyTag(tag: string) {
           @click.stop
         >{{ toolCall.result.similar_note.title }}</router-link>
         <span v-else class="tool-error">{{ toolCall.result.error }}</span>
+        <template v-if="confirmState === 'created'">
+          <span class="confirm-created">✓ Created</span>
+        </template>
+        <template v-else-if="confirmState === 'denied'">
+          <span class="confirm-denied">Skipped</span>
+        </template>
+        <template v-else-if="confirmState !== 'creating'">
+          <button class="btn-confirm-duplicate" @click.stop="confirmDuplicate">Create anyway</button>
+          <button class="btn-deny-duplicate" @click.stop="denyDuplicate">Skip</button>
+        </template>
+        <template v-else>
+          <span class="tool-summary-count">Creating…</span>
+        </template>
       </template>
       <template v-else-if="toolCall.status === 'error'">
         <span class="tool-error">{{ toolCall.result.error }}</span>
@@ -326,12 +357,6 @@ async function applyTag(tag: string) {
       <span v-if="hasDetail" class="tool-chevron" :class="{ open: !collapsed }">▶</span>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Duplicate confirmation actions -->
-    <div v-if="toolCall.result.requires_confirmation" class="duplicate-confirm-actions">
-      <button class="btn-confirm-duplicate" @click="confirmDuplicate">Create Anyway</button>
-      <button class="btn-deny-duplicate" @click="denyDuplicate">Don't Create</button>
-    </div>
-
     <!-- ── Detail section (expandable) ─────────────────────────── -->
     <div v-if="hasDetail" v-show="!collapsed" class="tool-card-detail">
       <template v-if="noteContent && noteContent.tags.length">
@@ -609,32 +634,38 @@ async function applyTag(tag: string) {
 .tool-call-card.requires-confirm {
   border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-warning, #f59e0b) 60%, transparent);
 }
-.duplicate-confirm-actions {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 0.4rem;
-  padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem;
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+.confirm-created {
+  color: var(--color-success, #2ecc71);
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+.confirm-denied {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  font-style: italic;
 }
 .btn-confirm-duplicate {
-  padding: 0.25rem 0.7rem;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem;
   background: var(--color-primary);
   color: #fff;
   border: none;
   border-radius: var(--radius-sm, 6px);
   cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
   font-family: inherit;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 .btn-confirm-duplicate:hover { opacity: 0.9; }
 .btn-deny-duplicate {
-  padding: 0.25rem 0.7rem;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem;
   background: none;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
   border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
   border-radius: var(--radius-sm, 6px);
   cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
   font-family: inherit;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 .btn-deny-duplicate:hover {
   color: var(--color-danger, #e74c3c);
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/chat.ts b/frontend/src/stores/chat.ts
index 40a49422..7d2e83fd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/chat.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/chat.ts
@@ -89,9 +89,32 @@ export const useChatStore = defineStore("chat", () => {
     return id ? (convQueues.value[id] ?? []) : [];
   });
 
+  function _saveQueue(convId: number) {
+    const q = convQueues.value[convId] ?? [];
+    if (q.length) {
+      localStorage.setItem(`fa_conv_queue_${convId}`, JSON.stringify(q));
+    } else {
+      localStorage.removeItem(`fa_conv_queue_${convId}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function _loadQueue(convId: number) {
+    try {
+      const raw = localStorage.getItem(`fa_conv_queue_${convId}`);
+      if (raw) {
+        convQueues.value[convId] = JSON.parse(raw) as QueuedMessage[];
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // ignore corrupt data
+    }
+  }
+
   function clearQueue() {
     const id = currentConversation.value?.id;
-    if (id) convQueues.value[id] = [];
+    if (id) {
+      convQueues.value[id] = [];
+      _saveQueue(id);
+    }
   }
 
   // Chat is usable when Ollama is up and model is at least installed (cold starts still work)
@@ -134,6 +157,7 @@ export const useChatStore = defineStore("chat", () => {
       currentConversation.value = await apiGet<ConversationDetail>(
         `/api/chat/conversations/${id}`
       );
+      _loadQueue(id);
     } catch (e) {
       useToastStore().show("Failed to load conversation", "error");
       throw e;
@@ -153,6 +177,7 @@ export const useChatStore = defineStore("chat", () => {
     for (const id of ids) {
       delete convStreams.value[id];
       delete convQueues.value[id];
+      localStorage.removeItem(`fa_conv_queue_${id}`);
     }
   }
 
@@ -165,6 +190,7 @@ export const useChatStore = defineStore("chat", () => {
       }
       delete convStreams.value[id];
       delete convQueues.value[id];
+      localStorage.removeItem(`fa_conv_queue_${id}`);
     } catch (e) {
       useToastStore().show("Failed to delete conversation", "error");
       throw e;
@@ -212,6 +238,7 @@ export const useChatStore = defineStore("chat", () => {
         content, contextNoteId, includeNoteIds, think, contextNoteTitle,
         excludeNoteIds, ragProjectId, workspaceProjectId,
       });
+      _saveQueue(convId);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -409,6 +436,7 @@ export const useChatStore = defineStore("chat", () => {
     const queue = convQueues.value[convId];
     if (queue?.length && currentConversation.value?.id === convId) {
       const next = queue.shift()!;
+      _saveQueue(convId);
       setTimeout(() => sendMessage(
         next.content,
         next.contextNoteId,
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue b/frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue
index 14390582..3eb355cd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue
@@ -1623,17 +1623,21 @@ details[open] .thinking-summary::before {
 }
 
 .queued-bubble {
-  background: var(--color-bg-secondary) !important;
-  border: 1px dashed var(--color-border) !important;
-  opacity: 0.7;
+  background: var(--color-primary) !important;
+  color: #fff !important;
+  border-bottom-right-radius: 4px !important;
+  opacity: 0.45;
+}
+.queued-bubble .message-content {
+  color: #fff;
 }
 .queued-badge {
-  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  font-size: 0.65rem;
   font-weight: 700;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.05em;
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
+  margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
 }
 .queued-clear-row {
   display: flex;
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue b/frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue
index 8ccad757..7d573d2a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue
@@ -644,17 +644,21 @@ details[open] .thinking-summary::before {
   overflow-y: auto;
 }
 .queued-bubble {
-  background: var(--color-bg-secondary) !important;
-  border: 1px dashed var(--color-border) !important;
-  opacity: 0.7;
+  background: var(--color-primary) !important;
+  color: #fff !important;
+  border-bottom-right-radius: 4px !important;
+  opacity: 0.45;
+}
+.queued-bubble .message-content {
+  color: #fff;
 }
 .queued-badge {
-  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  font-size: 0.65rem;
   font-weight: 700;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.05em;
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
+  margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
 }
 .queued-clear-row {
   display: flex;
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/routes/notes.py b/src/fabledassistant/routes/notes.py
index 77b30e63..f34eea4f 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/routes/notes.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/routes/notes.py
@@ -92,13 +92,20 @@ async def create_note_route():
     if isinstance(due_date, tuple):
         return due_date
 
+    project_id = data.get("project_id")
+    if project_id is None and data.get("project"):
+        from fabledassistant.services.projects import get_project_by_title as _gpbt
+        proj = await _gpbt(uid, data["project"])
+        if proj:
+            project_id = proj.id
+
     note = await create_note(
         uid,
         title=data.get("title", ""),
         body=body,
         tags=tags,
         parent_id=data.get("parent_id"),
-        project_id=data.get("project_id"),
+        project_id=project_id,
         milestone_id=data.get("milestone_id"),
         status=status,
         priority=priority,
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/routes/tasks.py b/src/fabledassistant/routes/tasks.py
index c6e40870..91aefa9b 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/routes/tasks.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/routes/tasks.py
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ async def create_task_route():
         TaskPriority(data["priority"]).value if "priority" in data else TaskPriority.none.value
     )
 
+    project_id = data.get("project_id")
+    if project_id is None and data.get("project"):
+        from fabledassistant.services.projects import get_project_by_title as _gpbt
+        proj = await _gpbt(uid, data["project"])
+        if proj:
+            project_id = proj.id
+
     task = await create_note(
         uid,
         title=data.get("title", ""),
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ async def create_task_route():
         priority=priority,
         due_date=due_date,
         tags=tags,
-        project_id=data.get("project_id"),
+        project_id=project_id,
         milestone_id=data.get("milestone_id"),
         parent_id=data.get("parent_id"),
     )
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py
index 5817d7df..3e549987 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py
@@ -825,15 +825,6 @@ async def execute_tool(user_id: int, tool_name: str, arguments: dict) -> dict:
                 item_type = "task" if near.status is not None else "note"
                 return {"success": False, "requires_confirmation": True, "similar_note": {"id": near.id, "title": near.title}, "error": f"A {item_type} with a very similar title '{near.title}' already exists (similarity: {ratio:.0%}). Ask the user to confirm before creating a separate entry."}
 
-            if not arguments.get("confirmed") and len(task_body.strip()) >= 80:
-                from fabledassistant.services.embeddings import semantic_search_notes as _ssn
-                sem_query = f"{task_title}\n{task_body}".strip()
-                sem_hits = await _ssn(user_id, sem_query, limit=3, threshold=0.87)
-                if sem_hits:
-                    best_score, best_note = sem_hits[0]
-                    item_type = "task" if best_note.status is not None else "note"
-                    return {"success": False, "requires_confirmation": True, "similar_note": {"id": best_note.id, "title": best_note.title}, "error": f"A {item_type} with very similar content exists: '{best_note.title}' (semantic similarity: {best_score:.0%}). Ask the user to confirm before creating a separate entry."}
-
             note = await create_note(
                 user_id=user_id,
                 title=task_title,
@@ -903,15 +894,6 @@ async def execute_tool(user_id: int, tool_name: str, arguments: dict) -> dict:
                 item_type = "task" if near.status is not None else "note"
                 return {"success": False, "requires_confirmation": True, "similar_note": {"id": near.id, "title": near.title}, "error": f"A {item_type} with a very similar title '{near.title}' already exists (similarity: {ratio:.0%}). Ask the user to confirm before creating a separate entry."}
 
-            if not arguments.get("confirmed") and len(note_body.strip()) >= 80:
-                from fabledassistant.services.embeddings import semantic_search_notes as _ssn
-                sem_query = f"{note_title}\n{note_body}".strip()
-                sem_hits = await _ssn(user_id, sem_query, limit=3, threshold=0.87)
-                if sem_hits:
-                    best_score, best_note = sem_hits[0]
-                    item_type = "task" if best_note.status is not None else "note"
-                    return {"success": False, "requires_confirmation": True, "similar_note": {"id": best_note.id, "title": best_note.title}, "error": f"A {item_type} with very similar content exists: '{best_note.title}' (semantic similarity: {best_score:.0%}). Ask the user to confirm before creating a separate entry."}
-
             note = await create_note(
                 user_id=user_id,
                 title=note_title,