diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceNoteEditor.vue b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceNoteEditor.vue
index 4c02c2f..a5bb3f6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceNoteEditor.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceNoteEditor.vue
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 });
 
 onUnmounted(() => { if (linkCheckTimer) clearTimeout(linkCheckTimer); });
+
+defineExpose({ reload: loadProjectNotes });
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue b/frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue
index f4787ab..ad4c4ad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { ref, computed, watch, onMounted, onUnmounted, nextTick } from "vue";
 import { useRouter } from "vue-router";
-import { apiGet, transcribeAudio } from "@/api/client";
+import { apiGet, apiPatch, transcribeAudio } from "@/api/client";
 import { fmtCompact } from "@/utils/dateFormat";
 import { useChatStore } from "@/stores/chat";
 import { useSettingsStore } from "@/stores/settings";
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ interface KnowledgeItem {
   hours?: string;
   item_count?: number;
   checked_count?: number;
+  list_items?: { text: string; checked: boolean }[];
+  body?: string;
 }
 
 interface UpcomingEvent {
@@ -195,8 +197,34 @@ function scrollChatToBottom() {
   });
 }
 
+// ─── Auto-refresh cards when chat creates/edits notes or tasks ───────────────
+
+const processedToolCalls = ref(0);
+
+watch(
+  () => chatStore.streamingToolCalls,
+  (calls) => {
+    for (let i = processedToolCalls.value; i < calls.length; i++) {
+      const tc = calls[i];
+      if (
+        ['create_note', 'update_note', 'create_task', 'update_task'].includes(tc.function) &&
+        tc.status === 'success'
+      ) {
+        fetchItems(true);
+        fetchTags();
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    processedToolCalls.value = calls.length;
+  },
+  { deep: true }
+);
+
 watch(() => chatStore.streaming, (streaming) => {
-  if (!streaming) scrollChatToBottom();
+  if (!streaming) {
+    scrollChatToBottom();
+    processedToolCalls.value = 0;
+  }
 });
 
 async function closeChat() {
@@ -239,6 +267,40 @@ function chatAutoResize() {
   el.style.height = Math.min(el.scrollHeight, 120) + "px";
 }
 
+// ─── List item toggle ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function toggleListItem(item: KnowledgeItem, index: number) {
+  if (!item.list_items || item.body === undefined) return;
+
+  // Optimistic update
+  const newChecked = !item.list_items[index].checked;
+  item.list_items[index].checked = newChecked;
+  item.checked_count = item.list_items.filter(i => i.checked).length;
+
+  // Rebuild the body by replacing the targeted checkbox line
+  let listIdx = 0;
+  const newBody = (item.body).split('\n').map(line => {
+    const stripped = line.trimStart();
+    if (stripped.startsWith('- [ ] ') || stripped.startsWith('- [x] ') || stripped.startsWith('- [X] ')) {
+      if (listIdx === index) {
+        const indent = line.length - stripped.length;
+        const newLine = (' '.repeat(indent)) + (newChecked ? '- [x] ' : '- [ ] ') + item.list_items![index].text;
+        listIdx++;
+        return newLine;
+      }
+      listIdx++;
+    }
+    return line;
+  }).join('\n');
+
+  item.body = newBody;
+  try {
+    await apiPatch(`/api/notes/${item.id}`, { body: newBody });
+  } catch {
+    fetchItems(true); // revert on error
+  }
+}
+
 // ─── Navigation helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 function openItem(item: KnowledgeItem) {
@@ -402,11 +464,25 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
               </div>
 
               <!-- List specifics -->
-              <div v-else-if="item.note_type === 'list'" class="k-card-meta">
-                <span class="list-progress">
+              <div v-else-if="item.note_type === 'list'" class="k-card-list" @click.stop>
+                <label
+                  v-for="(li, idx) in (item.list_items ?? []).slice(0, 6)"
+                  :key="idx"
+                  class="list-item-row"
+                >
+                  <input
+                    type="checkbox"
+                    :checked="li.checked"
+                    @change="toggleListItem(item, idx)"
+                  />
+                  <span :class="{ 'list-item-done': li.checked }">{{ li.text }}</span>
+                </label>
+                <div v-if="(item.list_items?.length ?? 0) > 6" class="list-item-more">
+                  +{{ (item.list_items?.length ?? 0) - 6 }} more
+                </div>
+                <span class="list-progress" style="margin-top: 6px;">
                   <span class="list-progress-bar" :style="{ width: item.item_count ? `${Math.round(((item.checked_count ?? 0) / item.item_count) * 100)}%` : '0%' }"></span>
                 </span>
-                <span class="meta-muted">{{ item.checked_count ?? 0 }} / {{ item.item_count ?? 0 }} done</span>
               </div>
 
               <!-- Note snippet -->
@@ -820,6 +896,37 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 }
 .meta-muted { color: var(--color-muted); }
 
+/* List card items */
+.k-card-list {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 4px;
+  margin-top: 2px;
+}
+.list-item-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  gap: 6px;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}
+.list-item-row input[type="checkbox"] {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  accent-color: var(--color-primary);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.list-item-done {
+  text-decoration: line-through;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+.list-item-more {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  margin-top: 2px;
+}
+
 /* List progress bar */
 .list-progress {
   display: block;
@@ -935,6 +1042,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
   bottom: 0;
   left: var(--sidebar-width); /* align with content area past filter panel */
   right: 0;
+  max-width: var(--page-max-width);
   z-index: 20;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue b/frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue
index 139bc75..e5d036b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const messageInput = ref("");
 const messagesEl = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null);
 const inputEl = ref<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>(null);
 const taskPanelRef = ref<InstanceType<typeof WorkspaceTaskPanel> | null>(null);
+const noteEditorRef = ref<InstanceType<typeof WorkspaceNoteEditor> | null>(null);
 const activeNoteId = ref<number | null>(null);
 let workspaceConvId: number | null = null;
 let isNewConv = false;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ watch(
         tc.result?.data?.id
       ) {
         activeNoteId.value = tc.result.data.id as number;
+        noteEditorRef.value?.reload();
       }
       if (
         ["create_task", "update_task", "create_milestone", "update_milestone"].includes(tc.function) &&
@@ -395,6 +397,7 @@ onUnmounted(async () => {
           <div v-if="panelOpen.notes" class="panel-inner">
             <WorkspaceNoteEditor
               v-if="project"
+              ref="noteEditorRef"
               :project-id="project.id"
               :active-note-id="activeNoteId"
             />
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py
index 11c2d1e..ab79455 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py
@@ -34,12 +34,18 @@ def _note_to_item(note: Note) -> dict:
         item["phone"] = meta.get("phone", "")
         item["hours"] = meta.get("hours", "")
     elif note.entity_type == "list":
-        # Count checked / total items from markdown task list syntax
+        # Parse markdown task list syntax into structured items
         body = note.body or ""
-        total = body.count("- [ ]") + body.count("- [x]") + body.count("- [X]")
-        checked = body.count("- [x]") + body.count("- [X]")
-        item["item_count"] = total
-        item["checked_count"] = checked
+        list_items = []
+        for line in body.split("\n"):
+            stripped = line.strip()
+            if stripped.startswith("- [ ] ") or stripped.startswith("- [x] ") or stripped.startswith("- [X] "):
+                checked_item = not stripped.startswith("- [ ] ")
+                list_items.append({"text": stripped[6:], "checked": checked_item})
+        item["list_items"] = list_items
+        item["item_count"] = len(list_items)
+        item["checked_count"] = sum(1 for i in list_items if i["checked"])
+        item["body"] = body
     return item