Merge tasks into notes: a task is just a note with task attributes

A task is now a note with status/priority/due_date columns set (status IS NOT NULL).
This eliminates the separate tasks table, companion note system, cascade deletes,
bidirectional title sync, and _skip_cascade flags.

Migration (0004):
- Add status, priority, due_date columns to notes table
- Migrate task data from companion notes and orphan tasks
- Drop tasks table and old enum types

Backend:
- models/note.py: Add TaskStatus/TaskPriority enums, task columns, is_task property
- models/task.py: Deleted (merged into note.py)
- models/__init__.py: Re-export enums from note.py, remove Task import
- services/notes.py: Remove companion/cascade logic, add is_task filter,
  convert_note_to_task, convert_task_to_note, simplified backlinks
- services/tasks.py: Rewritten as thin wrappers around notes service
- routes/notes.py: Add is_task filter (default false), task fields in CRUD,
  convert-to-note endpoint
- routes/tasks.py: description→body (with fallback), remove note_id filter

Frontend:
- types/note.ts: Add TaskStatus, TaskPriority, task fields to Note interface
- types/task.ts: Task is now a re-export alias for Note
- stores/notes.ts: Simplify convertToTask, add convertToNote
- stores/tasks.ts: description→body in createTask/updateTask
- TaskEditorView: description→body, remove companion note UI
- TaskViewerView: description→body, remove companion note link, add Convert to Note
- NoteViewerView: Remove companion task UI, simplify convert-to-task
- TaskCard: description→body, non-null assertions for status/priority

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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> **Purpose:** This file is the canonical reference for re-initializing Claude Code
> context on this project. **Update this file after every change session.**
## Session Checklist
> **IMPORTANT:** At the end of every change session, you MUST:
> 1. **Update this file** (`summary.md`) to reflect all architectural, data model,
> API, file structure, and roadmap changes made during the session.
> 2. **Commit all changes** with a descriptive commit message summarizing what was
> done (e.g., "Merge tasks into notes: single table with task attributes").
> Include file-level details in the commit body when the change is non-trivial.
## Last Updated
2026-02-09 — Phase 3.5 complete (Task-Note companions, wikilink auto-create, backlinks, bug fixes, Alembic migration infrastructure)
2026-02-10 — Phase 3.6 complete (Merged tasks into notes — a task is just a note with task attributes)
## Project Overview
Fabled Assistant is a self-hosted note-taking and task-tracking application with
@@ -41,14 +49,16 @@ for AI-assisted features.
`LIKE` prefix.
- **Dark-first theming:** CSS custom properties on `:root` (light) and
`[data-theme="dark"]`, with `prefers-color-scheme` detection defaulting to dark.
- **Task-Note companion link:** Every task automatically gets a companion note
(created in `create_task()`). Title changes sync bidirectionally. Deleting either
cascades to the other. `_skip_cascade` flag prevents infinite loops.
- **Unified note/task model:** A task is just a note with task attributes enabled.
A note has `status IS NOT NULL` ⟹ it's a task. "Convert to task" sets
`status='todo'`; "convert to note" clears `status`, `priority`, `due_date`.
No companion notes, no cascade deletes, no bidirectional sync needed.
- **Wikilinks:** Obsidian-style `[[Title]]` and `[[Title|Display Text]]` in markdown
bodies. Clicking a wikilink uses `POST /api/notes/resolve-title` to auto-create
missing notes.
- **Backlinks:** `GET /api/notes/:id/backlinks` searches all note bodies and task
descriptions for `[[Title]]` patterns referencing the given note.
- **Backlinks:** `GET /api/notes/:id/backlinks` searches all note bodies for
`[[Title]]` patterns referencing the given note. Results include `type: "note"` or
`type: "task"` based on whether the linking note has `status IS NOT NULL`.
- **Idempotent raw SQL migrations:** All Alembic migrations use raw SQL with
`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS`, `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS`, and `DO $$ BEGIN
CREATE TYPE ... EXCEPTION WHEN duplicate_object` to allow safe re-runs and
@@ -82,24 +92,27 @@ for AI-assisted features.
## Data Model
### Notes (implemented)
### Notes (unified — includes tasks)
- `id` (int PK), `title` (str), `body` (markdown str), `tags` (ARRAY[str]),
`parent_id` (nullable FK to self), `created_at`, `updated_at`
`parent_id` (nullable FK to self), `status` (nullable str — `todo`/`in_progress`/`done`),
`priority` (nullable str — `none`/`low`/`medium`/`high`), `due_date` (nullable date),
`created_at`, `updated_at`
- **A note is a task when `status IS NOT NULL`** — the `is_task` property checks this
- Tags are auto-extracted from body text on create/update via `#tag` regex
- Supports hierarchical organization via `parent_id`
- Lookup by exact title via `get_note_by_title()` for wikilink resolution
- Auto-create via `get_or_create_note_by_title()` for wikilink clicks
- `to_dict()` returns: `id`, `title`, `body`, `tags`, `parent_id`, `status`,
`priority`, `due_date`, `is_task`, `created_at`, `updated_at`
- Indexes: GIN on tags, B-tree on status
### Tasks (implemented)
- `id` (int PK), `title` (str), `description` (markdown str),
`status` (enum: todo/in_progress/done), `priority` (enum: none/low/medium/high),
`due_date` (date, nullable), `note_id` (FK to notes, auto-created companion),
`tags` (ARRAY[str]), `created_at`, `updated_at`
- Tags auto-extracted from description on create/update
- Status enum with quick-toggle cycling: todo → in_progress → done → todo
- Companion note auto-created on task creation, title synced bidirectionally
- Deleting a task deletes its companion note (and vice versa)
- Indexes: GIN on tags, B-tree on note_id, B-tree on status
### Task ≡ Note with task attributes
- No separate tasks table. The `services/tasks.py` module is a thin wrapper
around `services/notes.py` that passes `is_task=True` for listing and
defaults `status='todo'`, `priority='none'` for creation.
- "Convert to task" = `update_note(id, status='todo', priority='none')`
- "Convert to note" = `update_note(id, status=None, priority=None, due_date=None)`
- Task body field is `body` (not `description`) — standardized with notes
### LLM Interactions (Phase 4)
- Summarize notes, generate task breakdowns, search/query across notes,
@@ -118,24 +131,24 @@ fabledassistant/
│ └── versions/
│ ├── 0001_create_notes_table.py # Notes table (raw SQL, idempotent)
│ ├── 0002_create_tasks_table.py # Tasks table + enums (raw SQL, idempotent)
── 0003_task_note_companion.py # Data migration: create companion notes for existing tasks
── 0003_task_note_companion.py # Data migration: create companion notes for existing tasks
│ └── 0004_merge_tasks_into_notes.py # Add task columns to notes, migrate data, drop tasks table
├── src/
│ └── fabledassistant/
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── app.py # Quart app factory: SPA via 404 handler, JSON 404/500 for API
│ ├── config.py # Config from env vars
│ ├── models/
│ │ ├── __init__.py # async_session factory, Base, imports Note + Task
│ │ ── note.py # Note model (id, title, body, tags[], parent_id, timestamps)
│ │ └── task.py # Task model (id, title, description, status, priority, due_date, note_id, tags, timestamps)
│ │ ├── __init__.py # async_session factory, Base, imports Note + TaskStatus + TaskPriority
│ │ ── note.py # Note model (unified: id, title, body, tags[], parent_id, status, priority, due_date, timestamps) + TaskStatus/TaskPriority enums + is_task property
│ ├── routes/
│ │ ├── __init__.py
│ │ ├── api.py # /api blueprint with /health endpoint
│ │ ├── notes.py # /api/notes CRUD + /by-title + /resolve-title + /convert-to-task + /backlinks
│ │ └── tasks.py # /api/tasks CRUD + PATCH status
│ │ ├── notes.py # /api/notes CRUD + /by-title + /resolve-title + /convert-to-task + /convert-to-note + /backlinks
│ │ └── tasks.py # /api/tasks CRUD + PATCH status (thin wrappers, accepts body not description)
│ ├── services/
│ │ ├── notes.py # CRUD, tag filter, get_or_create_by_title, convert_note_to_task, get_backlinks, cascade delete/sync
│ │ └── tasks.py # CRUD with auto companion note, cascade delete/sync, _skip_cascade flag
│ │ ├── notes.py # CRUD, is_task filter, status/priority filters, convert_note_to_task, convert_task_to_note, get_backlinks
│ │ └── tasks.py # Thin wrappers around notes.py (create_task, list_tasks with is_task=True, etc.)
│ ├── utils/
│ │ ├── __init__.py
│ │ └── tags.py # extract_tags() — regex #tag extraction, skips code fences
@@ -155,12 +168,12 @@ fabledassistant/
│ │ ├── useTheme.ts # Theme toggle, localStorage, prefers-color-scheme
│ │ └── useAutocomplete.ts # #tag + [[wikilink]] autocomplete: Tab cycling, debounced search
│ ├── stores/
│ │ ├── notes.ts # CRUD + tag filter, resolveTitle, convertToTask, fetchBacklinks, fetchAllTags
│ │ ├── tasks.ts # CRUD + status/priority filter, patchStatus
│ │ ├── notes.ts # CRUD + tag filter, resolveTitle, convertToTask, convertToNote, fetchBacklinks, fetchAllTags
│ │ ├── tasks.ts # CRUD + status/priority filter, patchStatus (uses body not description)
│ │ └── toast.ts # Toast notification state, 3s auto-dismiss
│ ├── types/
│ │ ├── note.ts # Note, NoteListResponse interfaces
│ │ └── task.ts # Task, TaskStatus, TaskPriority, TaskListResponse
│ │ ├── note.ts # Note interface (with status, priority, due_date, is_task) + TaskStatus, TaskPriority types + NoteListResponse
│ │ └── task.ts # Task = re-export of Note; TaskListResponse
│ ├── utils/
│ │ ├── tags.ts # extractTags(), linkifyTags(), linkifyWikilinks()
│ │ └── markdown.ts # renderMarkdown() (full), renderPreview() (strips links/images for cards)
@@ -168,14 +181,14 @@ fabledassistant/
│ │ ├── HomeView.vue # Landing page: recent notes + tasks (independent error handling)
│ │ ├── NotesListView.vue # Note list: search, sort, tag filter pills, pagination
│ │ ├── NoteEditorView.vue # Create/edit: Ctrl+S, unsaved guard, toasts, autocomplete
│ │ ├── NoteViewerView.vue # Markdown render, wikilink auto-create, companion task link, convert-to-task, backlinks
│ │ ├── NoteViewerView.vue # Markdown render, wikilink auto-create, convert-to-task (only when !is_task), backlinks
│ │ ├── TasksListView.vue # Task list: search, status/priority filters, sort, pagination, status toggle
│ │ ├── TaskEditorView.vue # Create/edit task: fields, companion note link, Ctrl+S, dirty guard, autocomplete
│ │ └── TaskViewerView.vue # Task detail: rendered markdown, badges, companion note link, backlinks
│ │ ├── TaskEditorView.vue # Create/edit task: fields (body not description), Ctrl+S, dirty guard, autocomplete
│ │ └── TaskViewerView.vue # Task detail: rendered markdown, badges, convert-to-note button, backlinks
│ ├── components/
│ │ ├── AppHeader.vue # Nav bar: brand, Notes + Tasks links, theme toggle
│ │ ├── NoteCard.vue # Card with rendered markdown preview (v-html), TagPill, tag-click emit
│ │ ├── TaskCard.vue # Card with rendered preview, StatusBadge (clickable), PriorityBadge, due date, tags
│ │ ├── TaskCard.vue # Card with rendered preview (body not description), StatusBadge (clickable), PriorityBadge, due date, tags
│ │ ├── StatusBadge.vue # Color-coded status badge, optional clickable cycling
│ │ ├── PriorityBadge.vue # Color-coded priority indicator (hidden for "none")
│ │ ├── MarkdownToolbar.vue # Bold/italic/link/list/heading toolbar for editor
@@ -193,22 +206,23 @@ fabledassistant/
| Method | Path | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| GET | `/api/health` | Health check |
| GET | `/api/notes` | List notes (params: `q`, `tag`, `sort`, `order`, `limit`, `offset`) |
| POST | `/api/notes` | Create note (body: `{title, body}` — tags auto-extracted) |
| GET | `/api/notes/tags` | List all tags from notes + tasks (param: `q` for filter) |
| GET | `/api/notes` | List notes (params: `q`, `tag`, `sort`, `order`, `limit`, `offset`; defaults to `is_task=false` — plain notes only; `?is_task=true` for tasks, `?all=true` for everything) |
| POST | `/api/notes` | Create note (body: `{title, body, status?, priority?, due_date?}` — tags auto-extracted) |
| GET | `/api/notes/tags` | List all tags from notes table (param: `q` for filter) |
| GET | `/api/notes/by-title?title=...` | Resolve note by exact title (case-insensitive) |
| POST | `/api/notes/resolve-title` | Get-or-create note by title (for wikilink clicks) |
| GET | `/api/notes/:id` | Get single note |
| PUT | `/api/notes/:id` | Update note (body: `{title?, body?}` — tags re-extracted if body changes) |
| DELETE | `/api/notes/:id` | Delete note (cascades to companion task) |
| POST | `/api/notes/:id/convert-to-task` | Convert note into a task (deletes original note) |
| GET | `/api/notes/:id` | Get single note (response includes `is_task`, `status`, `priority`, `due_date`) |
| PUT | `/api/notes/:id` | Update note (body: `{title?, body?, status?, priority?, due_date?}` — tags re-extracted if body changes) |
| DELETE | `/api/notes/:id` | Delete note (simple delete, no cascade) |
| POST | `/api/notes/:id/convert-to-task` | Set `status='todo'`, `priority='none'` on note (returns 200) |
| POST | `/api/notes/:id/convert-to-note` | Clear `status`, `priority`, `due_date` from note (returns 200) |
| GET | `/api/notes/:id/backlinks` | List notes/tasks that reference this note via wikilinks |
| GET | `/api/tasks` | List tasks (params: `q`, `tag`, `status`, `priority`, `note_id`, `sort`, `order`, `limit`, `offset`) |
| POST | `/api/tasks` | Create task (body: `{title, description, status?, priority?, due_date?}`companion note auto-created) |
| GET | `/api/tasks` | List tasks (params: `q`, `tag`, `status`, `priority`, `sort`, `order`, `limit`, `offset`) — queries notes where `status IS NOT NULL` |
| POST | `/api/tasks` | Create task (body: `{title, body, status?, priority?, due_date?}`accepts `description` as fallback for `body`) |
| GET | `/api/tasks/:id` | Get single task |
| PUT | `/api/tasks/:id` | Update task (title syncs to companion note) |
| PUT | `/api/tasks/:id` | Update task (accepts `body` or `description`, prefers `body`) |
| PATCH | `/api/tasks/:id/status` | Quick status toggle (body: `{status}`) |
| DELETE | `/api/tasks/:id` | Delete task (cascades to companion note) |
| DELETE | `/api/tasks/:id` | Delete task (simple delete) |
## Alembic Migrations
@@ -219,7 +233,7 @@ container startup.
### Migration Chain
```
0001_create_notes_table.py → 0002_create_tasks_table.py → 0003_task_note_companion.py
0001_create_notes_table.py → 0002_create_tasks_table.py → 0003_task_note_companion.py → 0004_merge_tasks_into_notes.py
```
### How Migrations Run
@@ -236,15 +250,15 @@ When adding a new migration, follow these conventions:
1. **Create the migration file:**
```
alembic/versions/0004_description.py
alembic/versions/0005_description.py
```
2. **Use raw SQL for idempotency:**
```python
from alembic import op
revision = "0004"
down_revision = "0003"
revision = "0005"
down_revision = "0004"
def upgrade() -> None:
# For new enums:
@@ -321,21 +335,14 @@ When adding a new migration, follow these conventions:
### Phase 3 — Tasks CRUD + Wikilinks ✓
- [x] Task model with status (todo/in_progress/done) and priority (none/low/medium/high) enums
- [x] Alembic migration for tasks table with PG enums and indexes
- [x] REST API: full CRUD + PATCH status toggle + filter by status/priority/note_id/tags
- [x] Task-Note linking via optional `note_id` FK
- [x] Vue views: task list (search, status/priority filters, sort, pagination), editor (note-link autocomplete, Ctrl+S, dirty guard), viewer (rendered markdown)
- [x] REST API: full CRUD + PATCH status toggle + filter by status/priority/tags
- [x] Vue views: task list (search, status/priority filters, sort, pagination), editor (Ctrl+S, dirty guard), viewer (rendered markdown)
- [x] StatusBadge (clickable, cycles status), PriorityBadge, TaskCard components
- [x] Obsidian-style wikilinks: `[[Title]]` and `[[Title|Display]]` in rendered markdown
- [x] Wikilink click handling resolves notes by title via `/api/notes/by-title`
- [x] "Linked Tasks" section on NoteViewerView with inline status toggling
- [x] Theme variables for status/priority/wikilink/overdue colors (light + dark)
### Phase 3.5 — Note-Task Integration + Bug Fixes ✓
- [x] **Task-Note companion link:** Every task auto-creates a companion note on creation
- [x] **Bidirectional title sync:** Renaming task syncs to companion note and vice versa
- [x] **Cascade delete:** Deleting a task deletes its companion note (and vice versa)
- [x] **Wikilink auto-create:** Clicking `[[New Page]]` creates the note if it doesn't exist
- [x] **Convert note to task:** Button on note viewer, creates task with companion note, deletes original
- [x] **Backlinks system:** "What links here" section on note and task viewers
- [x] **Rendered markdown previews:** NoteCard/TaskCard show rendered markdown (links/images stripped)
- [x] **Tag autocomplete Tab cycling:** Tab cycles through suggestions, single match accepts immediately
@@ -344,7 +351,17 @@ When adding a new migration, follow these conventions:
- [x] **500 error handler:** JSON error responses for API routes, traceback logging
- [x] **Idempotent migrations:** All migrations rewritten to raw SQL with IF NOT EXISTS guards
- [x] **Auto-migration on startup:** Dockerfile runs `alembic upgrade head` before starting app
- [x] **Data migration 0003:** Creates companion notes for pre-existing tasks
### Phase 3.6 — Merge Tasks into Notes ✓
- [x] **Unified note/task model:** Task is just a note with `status IS NOT NULL`
- [x] **Migration 0004:** Added `status`, `priority`, `due_date` columns to notes table, migrated task data from companion notes and orphan tasks, dropped `tasks` table
- [x] **Eliminated companion note system:** No more companion note creation, title sync, cascade deletes, or `_skip_cascade` flags
- [x] **Standardized on `body`:** Tasks use `body` everywhere (not `description`); API accepts `description` as fallback
- [x] **Convert to task:** Simple `update_note(id, status='todo', priority='none')` — same ID preserved
- [x] **Convert to note:** New `POST /api/notes/:id/convert-to-note` endpoint clears task attributes
- [x] **Tasks service as thin wrappers:** `services/tasks.py` delegates entirely to `services/notes.py`
- [x] **Frontend unified types:** `Task` is a re-export alias for `Note`; `note.ts` defines `TaskStatus`, `TaskPriority`
- [x] **Simplified views:** Removed companion note UI from TaskEditorView/TaskViewerView/NoteViewerView; added Convert to Note button on TaskViewerView
### Phase 4 — LLM Integration (next)
- [ ] Ollama client in the backend (async HTTP via httpx/aiohttp)
@@ -380,17 +397,16 @@ When adding a new migration, follow these conventions:
- Should LLM streaming use WebSockets from Phase 4 or defer to Phase 5?
## Current Status
**Phase:** Phase 3.5 complete. Note-task companion system, wikilink auto-create,
backlinks, and bug fixes fully implemented.
**Phase:** Phase 3.6 complete. Tasks merged into notes — unified single-table model.
- Single `notes` table with optional `status`, `priority`, `due_date` columns
- A note **is a task** when `status IS NOT NULL`
- Convert between note ↔ task by setting/clearing task attributes (same ID preserved)
- No companion notes, no cascade deletes, no bidirectional sync
- Task body standardized as `body` (not `description`)
- `services/tasks.py` is a thin wrapper around `services/notes.py`
- Frontend `Task` type is an alias for `Note`
- Full notes CRUD with markdown editing, rendering, and wikilinks
- Full tasks CRUD with status/priority enums, filters, companion note linking
- Automatic companion note creation for every task
- Bidirectional title sync and cascade delete between tasks and notes
- Convert note to task functionality
- Backlinks system showing "what links here" for notes and tasks
- Wikilink clicks auto-create missing notes
- Rendered markdown previews on list cards
- Tag autocomplete with Tab cycling
- Idempotent raw SQL migrations with auto-run on startup
- Full tasks CRUD with status/priority enums and filters
- Backlinks, wikilink auto-create, tag autocomplete all work across unified model
- Dark/light theme with status/priority/wikilink color variables
- Ready for Phase 4: LLM Integration