diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/notes.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/notes.py
index b9e65d8..d5a4556 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/services/notes.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/notes.py
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ def _normalize_tags(tags: list[str]) -> list[str]:
     return out
 
 
+# Type-nouns the LLM tends to include in search queries. Treating them as
+# required ILIKE terms drops literal-title matches; we strip them server-side
+# and let the `type` / `project` parameters scope results instead.
+_SEARCH_TYPE_NOUNS = {"task", "tasks", "note", "notes", "project", "projects"}
+
+
+def _strip_type_nouns(q: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Return q's tokens with type-nouns removed (case-insensitive)."""
+    return [t for t in q.split() if t.lower() not in _SEARCH_TYPE_NOUNS]
+
+
 async def _maybe_reactivate_project(project_id: int) -> None:
     """If a project is paused, reactivate it — activity indicates resumed work."""
     from fabledassistant.models.project import Project
diff --git a/tests/test_tool_use_fixes.py b/tests/test_tool_use_fixes.py
index d763a06..2a9fd49 100644
--- a/tests/test_tool_use_fixes.py
+++ b/tests/test_tool_use_fixes.py
@@ -28,3 +28,29 @@ async def test_search_projects_tool_returns_success_true():
     assert result["success"] is True
     assert result["type"] == "projects_list"
     assert len(result["data"]["projects"]) == 1
+
+
+def test_strip_type_nouns_removes_task_word():
+    from fabledassistant.services.notes import _strip_type_nouns
+    assert _strip_type_nouns("sebring secondary task") == ["sebring", "secondary"]
+
+
+def test_strip_type_nouns_removes_all_variants():
+    from fabledassistant.services.notes import _strip_type_nouns
+    assert _strip_type_nouns("project notes task") == []
+
+
+def test_strip_type_nouns_case_insensitive():
+    from fabledassistant.services.notes import _strip_type_nouns
+    assert _strip_type_nouns("Sebring Task NOTES") == ["Sebring"]
+
+
+def test_strip_type_nouns_preserves_real_content_words():
+    from fabledassistant.services.notes import _strip_type_nouns
+    assert _strip_type_nouns("circuit configuration") == ["circuit", "configuration"]
+
+
+def test_strip_type_nouns_handles_empty_string():
+    from fabledassistant.services.notes import _strip_type_nouns
+    assert _strip_type_nouns("") == []
+    assert _strip_type_nouns("   ") == []