v26.03.28.1 — News/briefing redesign, task enhancements, recurrence

- Add 'cancelled' status to TaskStatus type, StatusBadge, TaskCard,
  TaskEditorView, TaskViewerView, TasksListView
- Add RecurrenceEditor component (none / interval / calendar rules)
- TaskEditorView: wire RecurrenceEditor, show started_at/completed_at
  timestamps read-only, include recurrence_rule in save payload
- TaskViewerView: show recurrence summary, timestamps in meta row
- tasks.ts: statusFilter/priorityFilter as arrays, add recurrence_rule
  to updateTask and createTask payloads

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitignore

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ settings.local.json
 
 # Claude Code
 .claude/
-docs/superpowers/
+docs/superpowers/specs/.brainstorm/
 
 # Environment
 .env

Dockerfile

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 FROM node:22-alpine AS build-frontend
 WORKDIR /build
 COPY frontend/package.json frontend/package-lock.json* ./
-RUN npm install -g npm@latest --quiet && npm install
+RUN npm ci --quiet
 COPY frontend/ .
 RUN npm run build
 

alembic/versions/0031_add_cancelled_task_status.py

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""Add 'cancelled' task status.
+
+The status column is plain TEXT (not a PostgreSQL enum type), so no DDL
+change is required — the application layer already accepts the new value.
+"""
+
+from alembic import op
+
+revision = "0031"
+down_revision = "0030"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # No-op: status is stored as TEXT; the new value is valid without DDL changes.
+    pass
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    pass

alembic/versions/0032_add_task_timestamps.py

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"""Add started_at and completed_at to notes."""
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+revision = "0032"
+down_revision = "0031"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.add_column("notes", sa.Column("started_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column("notes", sa.Column("completed_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True))
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_column("notes", "completed_at")
+    op.drop_column("notes", "started_at")

alembic/versions/0033_add_task_recurrence.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""Add recurrence_rule and recurrence_next_spawn_at to notes."""
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import JSONB
+
+revision = "0033"
+down_revision = "0032"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.add_column("notes", sa.Column("recurrence_rule", JSONB(), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column(
+        "notes",
+        sa.Column("recurrence_next_spawn_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_notes_recurrence_next_spawn_at",
+        "notes",
+        ["recurrence_next_spawn_at"],
+        postgresql_where=sa.text("recurrence_next_spawn_at IS NOT NULL"),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_index("ix_notes_recurrence_next_spawn_at", table_name="notes")
+    op.drop_column("notes", "recurrence_next_spawn_at")
+    op.drop_column("notes", "recurrence_rule")

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-03-27-news-briefing-redesign.md

@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+# News Feed & Briefing View Redesign
+
+> **For agentic workers:** Use superpowers:executing-plans or superpowers:subagent-driven-development to implement this spec task-by-task.
+
+**Goal:** Extend RSS article retention to 90 days, introduce a unified news API, redesign the briefing view into a 3-column layout (weather · chat · news), add deep article Q&A in briefing chat, and add a `/news` archive view.
+
+---
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Data layer
+`rss_items` and `rss_item_reactions` already exist and contain everything needed. No new tables or migrations required. The only DB change is extending the prune window from 14 to 90 days.
+
+### Unified news API
+A single `GET /api/briefing/news` endpoint serves both the briefing side panel (short window, no pagination) and the news archive view (full history, paginated). Both consumers share the same response shape and reaction logic.
+
+### Briefing view
+`BriefingView.vue` restructures from a single-column `max-width: 760px` layout to a full-width CSS grid with three independently scrolling columns. Weather and news are fetched directly — no longer read from message metadata.
+
+### News archive view
+A new `NewsView.vue` at `/news`, added to the sidebar nav, uses the same `/api/briefing/news` endpoint with `days=90` and offset-based pagination.
+
+### Deep article Q&A
+`build_context()` in `llm.py` detects briefing conversations and injects the source article content from today's briefing into the system prompt, giving follow-up chat messages access to the full article text.
+
+---
+
+## Section 1 — Data & API layer
+
+### 1a. Article retention (90 days)
+
+**File:** `src/fabledassistant/services/rss.py`
+
+Change the module-level constant:
+```python
+ITEM_MAX_AGE_DAYS = 90
+```
+
+Update the SQL in `_prune_old_items`:
+```python
+AND published_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '90 days'
+```
+
+### 1b. Unified news endpoint
+
+**File:** `src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py`
+
+Add `GET /api/briefing/news` endpoint (registered on `briefing_bp` which has prefix `/api/briefing`):
+
+```python
+@briefing_bp.route("/news", methods=["GET"])
+@_REQUIRE
+async def list_news():
+    days = min(int(request.args.get("days", 2)), 90)
+    limit = min(int(request.args.get("limit", 40)), 100)
+    offset = max(int(request.args.get("offset", 0)), 0)
+    feed_id = request.args.get("feed_id", type=int)
+
+    from sqlalchemy import text as _text
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        result = await session.execute(
+            _text("""
+                SELECT
+                    i.id, i.title, i.url, i.content, i.published_at,
+                    i.topics, f.title AS feed_title,
+                    r.reaction
+                FROM rss_items i
+                JOIN rss_feeds f ON f.id = i.feed_id
+                LEFT JOIN rss_item_reactions r
+                    ON r.rss_item_id = i.id AND r.user_id = :uid
+                WHERE f.user_id = :uid
+                  AND (:feed_id IS NULL OR f.id = :feed_id)
+                  AND i.published_at >= NOW() - make_interval(days => :days)
+                ORDER BY i.published_at DESC NULLS LAST
+                LIMIT :limit OFFSET :offset
+            """).bindparams(uid=g.user.id, days=days, limit=limit,
+                            offset=offset, feed_id=feed_id)
+        )
+        rows = result.mappings().all()
+
+    items = [
+        {
+            "id": r["id"],
+            "title": r["title"],
+            "url": r["url"],
+            "snippet": (r["content"] or "")[:300],
+            "published_at": r["published_at"].isoformat() if r["published_at"] else None,
+            "topics": r["topics"] or [],
+            "source": r["feed_title"],
+            "reaction": r["reaction"],
+        }
+        for r in rows
+    ]
+    return jsonify({"items": items, "offset": offset, "limit": limit})
+```
+
+---
+
+## Section 2 — Briefing view redesign
+
+### 2a. Layout restructure
+
+**File:** `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue`
+
+**Layout change:** Replace `.briefing-shell` (single column, max-width 760px) with a full-width 3-column grid:
+
+```css
+.briefing-shell {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr 1fr;
+  height: 100%;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+.briefing-header {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1; /* spans all three columns */
+}
+
+.briefing-left {
+  grid-column: 1;
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.briefing-center {
+  grid-column: 2;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+.briefing-right {
+  grid-column: 3;
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+  .briefing-shell {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    grid-template-rows: auto auto 1fr auto;
+  }
+  .briefing-header { grid-column: 1; }
+  .briefing-left, .briefing-right {
+    border: none;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+    max-height: 200px;
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### 2b. Weather panel (left column)
+
+Remove `WeatherCard` from the message flow. Load weather independently on mount:
+
+Extract the existing weather shape from `MessageMetadata` into a standalone `WeatherData` interface at the top of `BriefingView.vue` (same fields: `location`, `current_temp`, `condition`, `today_high`, `today_low`, `yesterday_high`, `yesterday_low`, `forecast[]`). The `MessageMetadata` interface can then be removed since `rss_items`/weather are no longer read from message metadata.
+
+```typescript
+const weatherData = ref<WeatherData[]>([])
+
+async function loadWeather() {
+  try {
+    const data = await apiGet<{ locations: WeatherData[] }>('/api/briefing/weather')
+    weatherData.value = data.locations ?? []
+  } catch { /* silent */ }
+}
+```
+
+Render in left column:
+```html
+<div class="briefing-left">
+  <div class="panel-label">Weather</div>
+  <template v-if="weatherData.length">
+    <WeatherCard v-for="loc in weatherData" :key="(loc as WeatherData).location" :weather="loc" />
+  </template>
+  <div v-else class="panel-empty">No weather configured</div>
+</div>
+```
+
+### 2c. News panel (right column)
+
+Load on mount and on background refresh:
+
+```typescript
+const newsItems = ref<NewsItem[]>([])
+
+async function loadNews() {
+  try {
+    const data = await apiGet<{ items: NewsItem[] }>('/api/briefing/news?days=2&limit=40')
+    newsItems.value = data.items
+  } catch { /* silent */ }
+}
+```
+
+Render in right column using the existing `news-card` markup and `handleReaction` function. Remove the inline `news-cards` block from the message loop.
+
+### 2d. Auto-scroll to bottom on mount
+
+After messages load, scroll the center messages container to the bottom:
+
+```typescript
+const messagesEl = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
+
+function scrollToBottom() {
+  nextTick(() => {
+    if (messagesEl.value) {
+      messagesEl.value.scrollTop = messagesEl.value.scrollHeight
+    }
+  })
+}
+```
+
+Call `scrollToBottom()` after `loadAll()` completes and after the streaming watcher fires.
+
+### 2e. Remove inline weather/news from message flow
+
+In the message loop template, remove:
+- The `<WeatherCard>` block rendered above assistant messages
+- The `<div class="news-cards">` block rendered below assistant messages
+
+The `msgMetadata()` helper and `MessageMetadata` interface can be removed entirely since they're no longer used in the template.
+
+---
+
+## Section 3 — Deep article Q&A in briefing chat
+
+**File:** `src/fabledassistant/services/llm.py` (the `build_context()` function)
+
+After the existing RAG context is assembled, check if the conversation is a briefing and inject article content:
+
+```python
+# Inject briefing article content for follow-up Q&A
+if conversation and getattr(conversation, "conversation_type", None) == "briefing":
+    article_context = await _build_briefing_article_context(conversation.id)
+    if article_context:
+        system_parts.append(article_context)
+```
+
+New helper function in `llm.py`:
+
+```python
+async def _build_briefing_article_context(conv_id: int) -> str:
+    """
+    Fetch article content from today's briefing message and return
+    a formatted context block for injection into the system prompt.
+    Capped at 10 articles × 500 chars to keep token use reasonable.
+    """
+    from sqlalchemy import select, text as _text
+    from fabledassistant.models import async_session
+    from fabledassistant.models.conversation import Message
+    import json
+
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        # Get most recent assistant briefing message with rss_item_ids
+        result = await session.execute(
+            select(Message)
+            .where(
+                Message.conversation_id == conv_id,
+                Message.role == "assistant",
+            )
+            .order_by(Message.created_at.desc())
+            .limit(10)
+        )
+        messages = result.scalars().all()
+
+    rss_item_ids: list[int] = []
+    for msg in messages:
+        meta = msg.metadata or {}
+        if isinstance(meta, str):
+            try:
+                meta = json.loads(meta)
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+        ids = meta.get("rss_item_ids") or []
+        if ids:
+            rss_item_ids = ids
+            break
+
+    if not rss_item_ids:
+        return ""
+
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        result = await session.execute(
+            _text("""
+                SELECT i.title, i.url, i.content, f.title AS feed_title
+                FROM rss_items i
+                JOIN rss_feeds f ON f.id = i.feed_id
+                WHERE i.id = ANY(:ids)
+                ORDER BY i.published_at DESC NULLS LAST
+                LIMIT 10
+            """).bindparams(ids=rss_item_ids[:10])
+        )
+        rows = result.mappings().all()
+
+    if not rows:
+        return ""
+
+    lines = ["ARTICLE CONTEXT (source articles from today's briefing):"]
+    for row in rows:
+        lines.append(f"\n[{row['feed_title']}] {row['title']}")
+        if row["url"]:
+            lines.append(f"URL: {row['url']}")
+        if row["content"]:
+            lines.append(row["content"][:500])
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Section 4 — News archive view
+
+### 4a. Frontend type
+
+**File:** `frontend/src/types/news.ts` (new)
+
+```typescript
+export interface NewsItem {
+  id: number
+  title: string
+  url: string
+  snippet: string
+  published_at: string | null
+  topics: string[]
+  source: string
+  reaction: 'up' | 'down' | null
+}
+```
+
+### 4b. NewsView component
+
+**File:** `frontend/src/views/NewsView.vue` (new)
+
+- Loads feeds list from `GET /api/briefing/feeds` for the filter dropdown
+- Loads items from `GET /api/briefing/news?days=90&limit=40&offset=0&feed_id=X`
+- "Load more" button appends next page (increments offset by 40)
+- Each card: source label, title as `<a target="_blank">`, snippet, relative date, 👍/👎 buttons
+- Reactions call existing `POST /api/briefing/rss-reactions` / `DELETE /api/briefing/rss-reactions/:id`
+- Local `reactions` map tracks optimistic state (same pattern as `BriefingView.vue`)
+
+```typescript
+const items = ref<NewsItem[]>([])
+const offset = ref(0)
+const hasMore = ref(true)
+const selectedFeedId = ref<number | null>(null)
+const loading = ref(false)
+
+async function loadMore() {
+  if (loading.value || !hasMore.value) return
+  loading.value = true
+  try {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams({
+      days: '90', limit: '40', offset: String(offset.value)
+    })
+    if (selectedFeedId.value) params.set('feed_id', String(selectedFeedId.value))
+    const data = await apiGet<{ items: NewsItem[] }>(`/api/briefing/news?${params}`)
+    items.value = [...items.value, ...data.items]
+    offset.value += data.items.length
+    hasMore.value = data.items.length === 40
+  } finally {
+    loading.value = false
+  }
+}
+
+function onFeedChange() {
+  items.value = []
+  offset.value = 0
+  hasMore.value = true
+  loadMore()
+}
+```
+
+### 4c. Router and nav
+
+**File:** `frontend/src/router/index.ts`
+```typescript
+{ path: '/news', component: () => import('@/views/NewsView.vue') }
+```
+
+**File:** `frontend/src/App.vue` (nav links section)
+Add `<router-link to="/news">News</router-link>` alongside Notes/Tasks/Projects.
+
+---
+
+## What is NOT in scope
+
+- Topic-based filtering in the news archive (reactions shape preferences; filtering can come later)
+- Inline article display / full-text reader (links open to source)
+- Changes to the RSS feed management UI in Settings
+- Push notifications for new articles

fable-mcp/fable_mcp/server.py

@@ -9,7 +9,76 @@ from fable_mcp.tools import notes, tasks, projects, milestones, search, chat, ad
 
 load_dotenv()
 
-mcp = FastMCP("fable")
+_INSTRUCTIONS = """
+Fable Assistant is a self-hosted second-brain and project management system with LLM integration.
+
+## Data model
+
+The hierarchy is: Project → Milestone → Task/Note.
+
+- **Notes** and **Tasks** share the same underlying model. Tasks are notes with `is_task=True`.
+  The note tools (fable_*_note) operate on notes; the task tools (fable_*_task) operate on tasks.
+  Do not use note tools to manipulate tasks or vice versa.
+
+- **Projects** group related work. A project has a title, description, goal, status, and an
+  auto-generated summary used for semantic search. Status values: `active`, `archived`.
+
+- **Milestones** belong to a project and group tasks within it. Status values: `active`, `done`.
+
+- **Tasks** belong to a project and optionally a milestone. They support sub-tasks via `parent_id`.
+  - Status values: `todo`, `in_progress`, `done`, `cancelled`
+  - Priority values: `low`, `normal`, `high`
+
+- **Notes** are free-form markdown documents. They can belong to a project or be standalone
+  (orphan notes). Orphan notes are included in the default RAG scope for chat conversations.
+
+## Tags
+
+Tags are plain strings — do NOT include a `#` prefix. Example: `["python", "architecture"]`.
+Tags are stored as an array on the note/task. Passing `tags=[]` clears all tags; omitting `tags`
+leaves existing tags unchanged on updates.
+
+## Integer-or-none fields
+
+Due to MCP type constraints, optional integer fields (project_id, milestone_id, parent_id)
+use `0` to mean "not set / no association". Pass `0` to leave the field unset.
+
+## Search
+
+`fable_search` performs semantic (embedding-based) search over notes and tasks. Use it to find
+relevant content by meaning rather than exact keywords. Returns results ranked by cosine
+similarity with id, title, a body snippet, and tags.
+
+## Chat / LLM delegation
+
+`fable_send_message` sends a natural-language message to Fable's built-in LLM (Ollama). Fable
+handles its own tool use, RAG context injection, and conversation history internally.
+
+Use `fable_send_message` when:
+- The request is conversational or requires Fable's internal reasoning across many records
+- You want Fable's RAG to surface relevant notes automatically
+
+Use the direct CRUD tools when:
+- You know exactly what to create/read/update/delete
+- You need structured data back (IDs, field values) for further processing
+- You are populating Fable programmatically from another system
+
+## Task logs
+
+Use `fable_add_task_log` to append time-stamped progress notes to a task without overwriting
+its main body. Suitable for recording work sessions, decisions, or status updates over time.
+
+## RSS / Briefing
+
+Fable runs a daily briefing that summarises tasks, calendar events, and RSS feed items.
+Use `fable_add_rss_feed` / `fable_remove_rss_feed` to manage the feeds included in that briefing.
+
+## Admin logs
+
+`fable_get_app_logs` requires an admin-scoped API key. Regular user keys will be rejected.
+"""
+
+mcp = FastMCP("fable", instructions=_INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -24,7 +93,13 @@ async def fable_list_notes(
     tag: str = "",
     search_text: str = "",
 ) -> dict:
-    """List notes stored in Fable. Optionally filter by tag or search text."""
+    """List notes (non-task documents) stored in Fable.
+
+    Optionally filter by a single tag (plain string, no # prefix) or a keyword search
+    against title and body. Results are ordered by last-updated descending.
+
+    Use fable_search for semantic/meaning-based lookup instead of exact keyword search.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await notes.list_notes(
             client,
@@ -37,7 +112,10 @@ async def fable_list_notes(
 
 @mcp.tool()
 async def fable_get_note(note_id: int) -> dict:
-    """Fetch the full content of a single Fable note by its ID."""
+    """Fetch the full content of a single Fable note by its ID.
+
+    Returns id, title, body (markdown), tags, project_id, created_at, updated_at.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await notes.get_note(client, note_id=note_id)
 
@@ -49,7 +127,16 @@ async def fable_create_note(
     tags: list[str] | None = None,
     project_id: int = 0,
 ) -> dict:
-    """Create a new note in Fable."""
+    """Create a new note in Fable.
+
+    Args:
+        title: Note title (required).
+        body: Markdown content. Supports [[wikilinks]] to other notes by title.
+        tags: List of plain-string tags without # prefix, e.g. ["python", "ideas"].
+        project_id: Associate with a project (use 0 for no project / orphan note).
+
+    Returns the created note object including its assigned id.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await notes.create_note(
             client,
@@ -68,7 +155,15 @@ async def fable_update_note(
     tags: list[str] | None = None,
     project_id: int = 0,
 ) -> dict:
-    """Update an existing Fable note. Only provided fields are changed."""
+    """Update an existing Fable note. Only explicitly provided fields are changed.
+
+    Args:
+        note_id: ID of the note to update.
+        title: New title, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        body: New markdown body, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        tags: Replaces the full tag list. Pass [] to clear all tags. Omit to leave unchanged.
+        project_id: New project association (0 = remove from project). Omit to leave unchanged.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await notes.update_note(
             client,
@@ -82,7 +177,7 @@ async def fable_update_note(
 
 @mcp.tool()
 async def fable_delete_note(note_id: int) -> str:
-    """Delete a Fable note by ID."""
+    """Permanently delete a Fable note by ID. This cannot be undone."""
     async with FableClient() as client:
         await notes.delete_note(client, note_id=note_id)
     return f"Note {note_id} deleted."
@@ -100,7 +195,14 @@ async def fable_list_tasks(
     status: str = "",
     project_id: int = 0,
 ) -> dict:
-    """List tasks in Fable. Filter by status (todo/in_progress/done) or project."""
+    """List tasks in Fable.
+
+    Args:
+        status: Filter by status — one of: todo, in_progress, done, cancelled. Omit for all.
+        project_id: Filter to a specific project. Use 0 for no filter.
+
+    Results are ordered by last-updated descending.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await tasks.list_tasks(
             client,
@@ -113,7 +215,11 @@ async def fable_list_tasks(
 
 @mcp.tool()
 async def fable_get_task(task_id: int) -> dict:
-    """Fetch a single Fable task by ID, including parent task title."""
+    """Fetch a single Fable task by ID.
+
+    Returns id, title, body, status, priority, tags, project_id, milestone_id,
+    parent_id, parent_title, due_date, created_at, updated_at.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await tasks.get_task(client, task_id=task_id)
 
@@ -129,7 +235,20 @@ async def fable_create_task(
     parent_id: int = 0,
     tags: list[str] | None = None,
 ) -> dict:
-    """Create a new task in Fable."""
+    """Create a new task in Fable.
+
+    Args:
+        title: Task title (required).
+        body: Markdown description / notes for the task.
+        status: Initial status — one of: todo (default), in_progress, done, cancelled.
+        priority: One of: low, normal, high. Omit for no priority.
+        project_id: Associate with a project (0 = no project).
+        milestone_id: Place within a project milestone (0 = no milestone).
+        parent_id: Make this a sub-task of another task (0 = top-level).
+        tags: List of plain-string tags without # prefix.
+
+    Returns the created task object including its assigned id.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await tasks.create_task(
             client,
@@ -154,7 +273,17 @@ async def fable_update_task(
     project_id: int = 0,
     milestone_id: int = 0,
 ) -> dict:
-    """Update an existing Fable task. Only provided fields are changed."""
+    """Update an existing Fable task. Only explicitly provided fields are changed.
+
+    Args:
+        task_id: ID of the task to update.
+        title: New title, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        body: New markdown body, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        status: New status — one of: todo, in_progress, done, cancelled.
+        priority: New priority — one of: low, normal, high.
+        project_id: New project (0 = remove from project). Omit to leave unchanged.
+        milestone_id: New milestone (0 = remove from milestone). Omit to leave unchanged.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await tasks.update_task(
             client,
@@ -170,7 +299,12 @@ async def fable_update_task(
 
 @mcp.tool()
 async def fable_add_task_log(task_id: int, body: str) -> dict:
-    """Append a progress log entry to a Fable task."""
+    """Append a timestamped progress log entry to a Fable task.
+
+    Use this to record work sessions, decisions, or status updates over time without
+    overwriting the task's main body. Each entry is stored separately and shown
+    chronologically in the task view.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await tasks.add_task_log(client, task_id=task_id, body=body)
 
@@ -182,14 +316,22 @@ async def fable_add_task_log(task_id: int, body: str) -> dict:
 
 @mcp.tool()
 async def fable_list_projects() -> dict:
-    """List all Fable projects for the current user."""
+    """List all Fable projects for the current user.
+
+    Returns id, title, description, goal, status (active/archived), color,
+    and a short auto-generated summary for each project.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await projects.list_projects(client)
 
 
 @mcp.tool()
 async def fable_get_project(project_id: int) -> dict:
-    """Fetch a Fable project by ID, including milestone summary."""
+    """Fetch a Fable project by ID, including its milestone summary.
+
+    Returns full project fields plus a milestone_summary list with each milestone's
+    id, title, status, and task counts.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await projects.get_project(client, project_id=project_id)
 
@@ -202,7 +344,17 @@ async def fable_create_project(
     status: str = "active",
     color: str = "",
 ) -> dict:
-    """Create a new project in Fable."""
+    """Create a new project in Fable.
+
+    Args:
+        title: Project name (required).
+        description: Short summary of what the project is.
+        goal: The desired outcome or definition of done for the project.
+        status: active (default) or archived.
+        color: Optional hex colour for the project card (e.g. "#6366f1").
+
+    Returns the created project object including its assigned id.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await projects.create_project(
             client,
@@ -223,7 +375,16 @@ async def fable_update_project(
     status: str = "",
     color: str = "",
 ) -> dict:
-    """Update an existing Fable project."""
+    """Update an existing Fable project. Only explicitly provided fields are changed.
+
+    Args:
+        project_id: ID of the project to update.
+        title: New title, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        description: New description, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        goal: New goal/definition-of-done, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        status: New status — active or archived.
+        color: New hex colour, or omit to leave unchanged.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await projects.update_project(
             client,
@@ -243,7 +404,10 @@ async def fable_update_project(
 
 @mcp.tool()
 async def fable_list_milestones(project_id: int) -> dict:
-    """List milestones for a Fable project."""
+    """List milestones for a Fable project, ordered by order_index.
+
+    Returns id, title, description, status (active/done), order_index, and task counts.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await milestones.list_milestones(client, project_id=project_id)
 
@@ -255,7 +419,16 @@ async def fable_create_milestone(
     description: str = "",
     status: str = "active",
 ) -> dict:
-    """Create a milestone within a Fable project."""
+    """Create a milestone within a Fable project.
+
+    Args:
+        project_id: The project this milestone belongs to (required).
+        title: Milestone name (required).
+        description: Optional description of what this milestone covers.
+        status: active (default) or done.
+
+    Returns the created milestone including its assigned id.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await milestones.create_milestone(
             client,
@@ -275,7 +448,16 @@ async def fable_update_milestone(
     status: str = "",
     order_index: int = -1,
 ) -> dict:
-    """Update a Fable milestone."""
+    """Update a Fable milestone. Only explicitly provided fields are changed.
+
+    Args:
+        project_id: Project the milestone belongs to.
+        milestone_id: ID of the milestone to update.
+        title: New title, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        description: New description, or omit to leave unchanged.
+        status: New status — active or done.
+        order_index: New display position (0-based). Use -1 to leave unchanged.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await milestones.update_milestone(
             client,
@@ -299,10 +481,17 @@ async def fable_search(
     content_type: str = "all",
     limit: int = 10,
 ) -> dict:
-    """Semantic search over Fable notes and tasks.
+    """Semantic search over Fable notes and tasks using embedding similarity.
 
-    content_type: "note", "task", or "all" (default).
-    Returns results ranked by similarity with id, title, body snippet, tags.
+    Finds content by meaning rather than exact keywords. Use this to discover
+    relevant records when you don't know the exact title or tags.
+
+    Args:
+        q: Natural-language query string.
+        content_type: "note", "task", or "all" (default).
+        limit: Maximum number of results (default 10).
+
+    Returns results ordered by cosine similarity, each with id, title, body snippet, and tags.
     """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await search.search(client, q=q, content_type=content_type, limit=limit)
@@ -315,7 +504,11 @@ async def fable_search(
 
 @mcp.tool()
 async def fable_list_conversations(limit: int = 20, offset: int = 0) -> dict:
-    """List MCP chat conversations stored in Fable."""
+    """List chat conversations stored in Fable, ordered by last activity.
+
+    Returns id, title, message_count, created_at, updated_at for each conversation.
+    Use the id with fable_send_message to continue a specific conversation.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await chat.list_conversations(client, limit=limit, offset=offset)
 
@@ -326,11 +519,28 @@ async def fable_send_message(
     conversation_id: str = "",
     think: bool = False,
 ) -> dict:
-    """Send a message to Fable's LLM and receive the full response.
+    """Send a natural-language message to Fable's built-in LLM and receive the full response.
 
-    Fable handles tool use, RAG, and history internally.
-    Pass conversation_id to continue an existing conversation.
-    Returns conversation_id, response text, and any tool_call events.
+    Fable handles tool use, RAG context injection, and conversation history internally.
+    The LLM can create/update notes and tasks, search, manage projects, and more — all
+    driven by natural language without you needing to call individual tools.
+
+    Use this when:
+    - The request is conversational or exploratory
+    - You want Fable's RAG to automatically surface relevant notes as context
+    - The task is complex enough to benefit from Fable's internal reasoning
+
+    Use the direct CRUD tools (fable_create_note, etc.) instead when you need
+    structured data back or are performing bulk/programmatic operations.
+
+    Args:
+        message: The user message to send.
+        conversation_id: Continue an existing conversation by passing its id.
+                         Omit to start a new conversation.
+        think: Enable extended reasoning mode for complex multi-step requests.
+
+    Returns conversation_id (for follow-up messages), the assistant response text,
+    and a list of any tool_call events that fired during generation.
     """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await chat.send_message(
@@ -352,10 +562,15 @@ async def fable_get_app_logs(
     limit: int = 20,
     search: str = "",
 ) -> dict:
-    """Fetch Fable application logs. Requires an admin API key.
+    """Fetch Fable application logs. Requires an admin-scoped API key.
 
-    category: "error" (default) | "audit" | "usage"
-    search: optional keyword filter applied to action, endpoint, username, and details
+    Args:
+        category: Log category — "error" (default), "audit", or "usage".
+        limit: Maximum number of log entries to return.
+        search: Optional keyword filter matched against action, endpoint, username, details.
+
+    Returns a list of log entries ordered by most recent first.
+    Regular user API keys will receive a 403 — only admin keys are accepted.
     """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await admin.get_app_logs(
@@ -373,7 +588,11 @@ async def fable_get_app_logs(
 
 @mcp.tool()
 async def fable_list_rss_feeds() -> dict:
-    """List all RSS feeds configured in Fable for the current user."""
+    """List all RSS/Atom feeds configured in Fable for the current user.
+
+    Returns id, title, url, category, and last_fetched_at for each feed.
+    These feeds are summarised in the user's daily briefing.
+    """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await briefing.list_rss_feeds(client)
 
@@ -384,12 +603,14 @@ async def fable_add_rss_feed(
     title: str = "",
     category: str = "",
 ) -> dict:
-    """Add a new RSS feed to Fable. Title is optional — auto-populated from feed metadata.
+    """Add an RSS or Atom feed to Fable's daily briefing.
 
     Args:
-        url: The RSS/Atom feed URL.
-        title: Optional display name override.
-        category: Optional category label (e.g. 'news', 'tech').
+        url: The RSS/Atom feed URL (required).
+        title: Optional display name. If omitted, auto-populated from feed metadata.
+        category: Optional category label to group feeds (e.g. "news", "tech", "finance").
+
+    Returns the created feed object including its assigned id.
     """
     async with FableClient() as client:
         return await briefing.add_rss_feed(

frontend/src/App.vue

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { useShortcuts } from "@/composables/useShortcuts";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/auth";
 import { useChatStore } from "@/stores/chat";
 import { useSettingsStore } from "@/stores/settings";
-import { apiGet } from "@/api/client";
+import { apiGet, apiPut } from "@/api/client";
 
 useTheme();
 
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const { showShortcuts, toggleShortcuts, closeShortcuts } = useShortcuts();
 function startAppServices() {
   chatStore.startStatusPolling();
   settingsStore.fetchSettings();
+  // Sync browser timezone to the server on every login/page load.
+  apiPut("/api/settings", { user_timezone: Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone }).catch(() => {});
 }
 
 function stopAppServices() {

frontend/src/api/client.ts

@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ export interface BriefingConfig {
   slots: BriefingSlots;
   notifications: boolean;
   temp_unit: 'C' | 'F';
-  timezone: string;
 }
 
 export interface BriefingFeed {
@@ -364,7 +363,6 @@ const DEFAULT_BRIEFING_CONFIG: BriefingConfig = {
   slots: { compilation: true, morning: true, midday: false, afternoon: false },
   notifications: true,
   temp_unit: 'C',
-  timezone: '',
 };
 
 export async function getBriefingConfig(): Promise<BriefingConfig> {
@@ -582,3 +580,43 @@ export async function updateEvent(id: number, payload: EventUpdatePayload): Prom
 export async function deleteEvent(id: number): Promise<void> {
   return apiDelete(`/api/events/${id}`);
 }
+
+// ─── API Keys ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export interface ApiKeyEntry {
+  id: number
+  name: string
+  scope: string
+  key_prefix: string
+  last_used_at: string | null
+}
+
+export const listApiKeys = () =>
+  apiGet<{ api_keys: ApiKeyEntry[] }>('/api/api-keys').then(r => r.api_keys)
+
+export const createApiKey = (name: string, scope: 'read' | 'write') =>
+  apiPost<{ key: string; api_key: ApiKeyEntry }>('/api/api-keys', { name, scope })
+
+export const revokeApiKey = (id: number) => apiDelete(`/api/api-keys/${id}`)
+
+// ─── News ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+import type { NewsItem } from '@/types/news'
+
+export interface GetNewsItemsParams {
+  days?: number
+  limit?: number
+  offset?: number
+  feed_id?: number | null
+}
+
+export function getNewsItems(params: GetNewsItemsParams = {}) {
+  const p = new URLSearchParams()
+  if (params.days != null) p.set('days', String(params.days))
+  if (params.limit != null) p.set('limit', String(params.limit))
+  if (params.offset != null) p.set('offset', String(params.offset))
+  if (params.feed_id != null) p.set('feed_id', String(params.feed_id))
+  return apiGet<{ items: NewsItem[]; offset: number; limit: number }>(
+    `/api/briefing/news?${p}`
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ router.afterEach(() => {
         <router-link to="/graph" class="nav-link">Graph</router-link>
         <router-link to="/calendar" class="nav-link">Calendar</router-link>
         <router-link to="/briefing" class="nav-link">Briefing</router-link>
+        <router-link to="/news" class="nav-link">News</router-link>
         <router-link to="/shared" class="nav-link">Shared</router-link>
       </div>
 
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ router.afterEach(() => {
       <router-link to="/graph" class="nav-link">Graph</router-link>
       <router-link to="/calendar" class="nav-link">Calendar</router-link>
       <router-link to="/briefing" class="nav-link">Briefing</router-link>
+      <router-link to="/news" class="nav-link">News</router-link>
       <router-link to="/shared" class="nav-link">Shared</router-link>
       <div class="mobile-divider"></div>
       <router-link to="/settings" class="nav-link">Settings</router-link>

frontend/src/components/BriefingSetupWizard.vue

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ const config = reactive<BriefingConfig>({
   slots: { compilation: true, morning: true, midday: false, afternoon: false },
   notifications: true,
   temp_unit: 'C',
-  timezone: '',
 })
 
 // Step 2 — locations

frontend/src/components/EventSlideOver.vue

@@ -38,17 +38,30 @@ const color = ref("");
 const projectId = ref<number | null>(null);
 
 function dateFromIso(iso: string): string {
-  return iso.slice(0, 10);
+  const d = new Date(iso);
+  if (isNaN(d.getTime())) return iso.slice(0, 10);
+  const y = d.getFullYear();
+  const m = String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0");
+  const day = String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, "0");
+  return `${y}-${m}-${day}`;
 }
 
 function timeFromIso(iso: string): string {
   if (!iso.includes("T")) return "09:00";
-  return iso.slice(11, 16);
+  const d = new Date(iso);
+  if (isNaN(d.getTime())) return iso.slice(11, 16);
+  return `${String(d.getHours()).padStart(2, "0")}:${String(d.getMinutes()).padStart(2, "0")}`;
 }
 
 function toIso(date: string, time: string): string {
   if (!time) return `${date}T00:00:00`;
-  return `${date}T${time}:00`;
+  // Include local timezone offset so the server stores the correct UTC time
+  const local = new Date(`${date}T${time}:00`);
+  const off = -local.getTimezoneOffset();
+  const sign = off >= 0 ? "+" : "-";
+  const h = String(Math.floor(Math.abs(off) / 60)).padStart(2, "0");
+  const min = String(Math.abs(off) % 60).padStart(2, "0");
+  return `${date}T${time}:00${sign}${h}:${min}`;
 }
 
 function resetForm() {

frontend/src/components/RecurrenceEditor.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, watch, computed } from "vue";
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  modelValue: Record<string, unknown> | null;
+}>();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  (e: "update:modelValue", val: Record<string, unknown> | null): void;
+}>();
+
+type RecurrenceType = "none" | "interval" | "calendar";
+type IntervalUnit = "day" | "week" | "month" | "year";
+type CalendarUnit = "month" | "year";
+
+const rType = ref<RecurrenceType>("none");
+const intervalEvery = ref(1);
+const intervalUnit = ref<IntervalUnit>("week");
+const calendarUnit = ref<CalendarUnit>("month");
+const calendarDay = ref(1);
+const calendarMonth = ref(1);
+
+function ruleFromState(): Record<string, unknown> | null {
+  if (rType.value === "none") return null;
+  if (rType.value === "interval") {
+    return { type: "interval", every: intervalEvery.value, unit: intervalUnit.value };
+  }
+  // calendar
+  const rule: Record<string, unknown> = {
+    type: "calendar",
+    unit: calendarUnit.value,
+    day_of_month: calendarDay.value,
+  };
+  if (calendarUnit.value === "year") {
+    rule.month = calendarMonth.value;
+  }
+  return rule;
+}
+
+function loadFromRule(rule: Record<string, unknown> | null) {
+  if (!rule) {
+    rType.value = "none";
+    return;
+  }
+  const t = rule.type as string;
+  if (t === "interval") {
+    rType.value = "interval";
+    intervalEvery.value = (rule.every as number) ?? 1;
+    intervalUnit.value = (rule.unit as IntervalUnit) ?? "week";
+  } else if (t === "calendar") {
+    rType.value = "calendar";
+    calendarUnit.value = (rule.unit as CalendarUnit) ?? "month";
+    calendarDay.value = (rule.day_of_month as number) ?? 1;
+    calendarMonth.value = (rule.month as number) ?? 1;
+  } else {
+    rType.value = "none";
+  }
+}
+
+// Load initial value
+loadFromRule(props.modelValue);
+
+// Watch for external changes (e.g., task loaded)
+watch(() => props.modelValue, (val) => {
+  loadFromRule(val);
+}, { deep: true });
+
+// Emit on any state change
+function onChange() {
+  emit("update:modelValue", ruleFromState());
+}
+
+const monthNames = [
+  "January","February","March","April","May","June",
+  "July","August","September","October","November","December",
+];
+
+const calendarDayMax = computed(() =>
+  calendarUnit.value === "month" ? 28 : 28
+);
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="rec-editor">
+    <select v-model="rType" class="sb-select" @change="onChange">
+      <option value="none">No recurrence</option>
+      <option value="interval">Every N days/weeks/months</option>
+      <option value="calendar">On a calendar date</option>
+    </select>
+
+    <div v-if="rType === 'interval'" class="rec-row">
+      <span class="rec-label">Every</span>
+      <input
+        v-model.number="intervalEvery"
+        type="number"
+        min="1"
+        max="365"
+        class="rec-num-input"
+        @input="onChange"
+      />
+      <select v-model="intervalUnit" class="sb-select rec-unit" @change="onChange">
+        <option value="day">day(s)</option>
+        <option value="week">week(s)</option>
+        <option value="month">month(s)</option>
+        <option value="year">year(s)</option>
+      </select>
+    </div>
+
+    <div v-if="rType === 'calendar'" class="rec-row rec-col">
+      <div class="rec-row">
+        <span class="rec-label">Unit</span>
+        <select v-model="calendarUnit" class="sb-select" @change="onChange">
+          <option value="month">Monthly</option>
+          <option value="year">Yearly</option>
+        </select>
+      </div>
+      <div class="rec-row">
+        <span class="rec-label">Day</span>
+        <input
+          v-model.number="calendarDay"
+          type="number"
+          min="1"
+          :max="calendarDayMax"
+          class="rec-num-input"
+          @input="onChange"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div v-if="calendarUnit === 'year'" class="rec-row">
+        <span class="rec-label">Month</span>
+        <select v-model.number="calendarMonth" class="sb-select" @change="onChange">
+          <option v-for="(name, i) in monthNames" :key="i + 1" :value="i + 1">{{ name }}</option>
+        </select>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.rec-editor {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+}
+.rec-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+.rec-col {
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+}
+.rec-label {
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  min-width: 2.5rem;
+}
+.rec-num-input {
+  width: 4rem;
+  padding: 0.25rem 0.4rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-input-border, var(--color-border));
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  background: var(--color-bg);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  font-family: inherit;
+}
+.rec-num-input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--color-primary); }
+.rec-unit { min-width: 6rem; }
+</style>

frontend/src/components/StatusBadge.vue

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const labels: Record<TaskStatus, string> = {
   todo: "Todo",
   in_progress: "In Progress",
   done: "Done",
+  cancelled: "Cancelled",
 };
 </script>
 
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ const labels: Record<TaskStatus, string> = {
   background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-status-done-bg) 78%, var(--color-status-done) 22%);
   color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-status-done) 85%, #000 15%);
 }
+.status-cancelled {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-bg-secondary) 78%, var(--color-text-muted) 22%);
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
 .clickable {
   cursor: pointer;
 }

frontend/src/components/TaskCard.vue

@@ -20,18 +20,21 @@ const statusCycle: Record<TaskStatus, TaskStatus> = {
   todo: "in_progress",
   in_progress: "done",
   done: "todo",
+  cancelled: "todo",
 };
 
 const statusDotClass: Record<TaskStatus, string> = {
   todo: "dot-todo",
   in_progress: "dot-in-progress",
   done: "dot-done",
+  cancelled: "dot-cancelled",
 };
 
 const statusTitle: Record<TaskStatus, string> = {
   todo: "Todo — click to mark In Progress",
   in_progress: "In Progress — click to mark Done",
   done: "Done — click to mark Todo",
+  cancelled: "Cancelled — click to mark Todo",
 };
 
 function cycleStatus() {
@@ -152,6 +155,9 @@ function isOverdue(): boolean {
 .dot-done {
   background: var(--color-status-done, #22c55e);
 }
+.dot-cancelled {
+  background: var(--color-status-cancelled, #6b7280);
+}
 
 .task-title-compact {
   font-size: 0.9rem;

frontend/src/components/WeatherCard.vue

@@ -107,34 +107,36 @@ const fetchedAtLabel = computed(() => {
   display: flex;
   align-items: baseline;
   gap: 0.75rem;
-  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
 }
 
 .weather-temp {
-  font-size: 1.8rem;
+  font-size: 2rem;
   font-weight: 700;
   line-height: 1;
 }
 
 .weather-condition {
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
 }
 
 .weather-today {
   color: var(--color-text-secondary);
   margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
 }
 
 .weather-delta {
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
 }
 
 .weather-forecast {
   display: flex;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
   overflow-x: auto;
-  padding-top: 0.5rem;
+  padding-top: 0.75rem;
   border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
 }
 
@@ -142,8 +144,8 @@ const fetchedAtLabel = computed(() => {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.2rem;
-  min-width: 3.5rem;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  min-width: 4.5rem;
   font-size: 0.8rem;
 }
 

frontend/src/composables/useBackgroundRefresh.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
+
+/**
+ * Runs `refreshFn` on a recurring interval while the page is visible.
+ * Safe to use in any component — timer is cleared on unmount.
+ *
+ * @param refreshFn   Called each tick. Should be silent (no loading state changes).
+ * @param intervalMs  Polling interval in milliseconds.
+ * @param canRun      Optional guard — refresh is skipped when this returns false.
+ */
+export function useBackgroundRefresh(
+  refreshFn: () => void,
+  intervalMs: number,
+  canRun?: () => boolean,
+): void {
+  let timer: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null
+
+  onMounted(() => {
+    timer = setInterval(() => {
+      if (document.hidden) return
+      if (canRun && !canRun()) return
+      refreshFn()
+    }, intervalMs)
+  })
+
+  onUnmounted(() => {
+    if (timer !== null) clearInterval(timer)
+  })
+}

frontend/src/router/index.ts

@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ const router = createRouter({
       name: "briefing",
       component: () => import("@/views/BriefingView.vue"),
     },
+    {
+      path: "/news",
+      name: "news",
+      component: () => import("@/views/NewsView.vue"),
+    },
     {
       path: "/settings",
       name: "settings",

frontend/src/stores/chat.ts

@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ export const useChatStore = defineStore("chat", () => {
           think,
           rag_project_id: ragProjectId ?? undefined,
           workspace_project_id: workspaceProjectId ?? undefined,
+          user_timezone: Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone,
         },
       );
       assistantMessageId = resp.assistant_message_id;

frontend/src/stores/tasks.ts

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ export const useTasksStore = defineStore("tasks", () => {
 
   // Filter / pagination / sort state
   const activeTagFilters = ref<string[]>([]);
-  const statusFilter = ref<TaskStatus | "">("");
-  const priorityFilter = ref<TaskPriority | "">("");
+  const statusFilter = ref<TaskStatus[]>([]);
+  const priorityFilter = ref<TaskPriority[]>([]);
   const limit = ref(20);
   const offset = ref(0);
   const sortField = ref("updated_at");
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ export const useTasksStore = defineStore("tasks", () => {
       for (const t of activeTagFilters.value) {
         searchParams.append("tag", t);
       }
-      if (statusFilter.value) searchParams.set("status", statusFilter.value);
-      if (priorityFilter.value)
-        searchParams.set("priority", priorityFilter.value);
+      for (const s of statusFilter.value) searchParams.append("status", s);
+      for (const p of priorityFilter.value) searchParams.append("priority", p);
       searchParams.set("sort", sortField.value);
       searchParams.set("order", sortOrder.value);
       searchParams.set("limit", String(limit.value));
@@ -72,6 +71,7 @@ export const useTasksStore = defineStore("tasks", () => {
     project_id?: number | null;
     milestone_id?: number | null;
     parent_id?: number | null;
+    recurrence_rule?: Record<string, unknown> | null;
   }): Promise<Task> {
     try {
       return await apiPost<Task>("/api/tasks", data);
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export const useTasksStore = defineStore("tasks", () => {
   async function updateTask(
     id: number,
     data: Partial<
-      Pick<Task, "title" | "body" | "tags" | "status" | "priority" | "due_date" | "project_id" | "milestone_id" | "parent_id">
+      Pick<Task, "title" | "body" | "tags" | "status" | "priority" | "due_date" | "project_id" | "milestone_id" | "parent_id" | "recurrence_rule">
     >
   ): Promise<Task> {
     try {
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ export const useTasksStore = defineStore("tasks", () => {
     }
   }
 
-  function setStatusFilter(status: TaskStatus | "") {
-    statusFilter.value = status;
+  function setStatusFilter(statuses: TaskStatus[]) {
+    statusFilter.value = statuses;
     offset.value = 0;
     refresh();
   }
 
-  function setPriorityFilter(priority: TaskPriority | "") {
-    priorityFilter.value = priority;
+  function setPriorityFilter(priorities: TaskPriority[]) {
+    priorityFilter.value = priorities;
     offset.value = 0;
     refresh();
   }

frontend/src/types/news.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export interface NewsItem {
+  id: number
+  title: string
+  url: string
+  snippet: string
+  published_at: string | null
+  topics: string[]
+  source: string
+  reaction: 'up' | 'down' | null
+}

frontend/src/types/note.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export type TaskStatus = "todo" | "in_progress" | "done";
+export type TaskStatus = "todo" | "in_progress" | "done" | "cancelled";
 export type TaskPriority = "none" | "low" | "medium" | "high";
 
 export interface Note {
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ export interface Note {
   status: TaskStatus | null;
   priority: TaskPriority | null;
   due_date: string | null;
+  started_at: string | null;
+  completed_at: string | null;
+  recurrence_rule: Record<string, unknown> | null;
+  recurrence_next_spawn_at: string | null;
   is_task: boolean;
   created_at: string;
   updated_at: string;

frontend/src/utils/palette.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/** Cyclic color palette for milestone progress bars. */
+export const MILESTONE_PALETTE = [
+  'var(--color-primary)',
+  'var(--color-success, #22c55e)',
+  '#c98a00',
+  '#8b5cf6',
+  'var(--color-danger, #ef4444)',
+  '#06b6d4',
+]
+
+export function milestoneColor(index: number): string {
+  return MILESTONE_PALETTE[index % MILESTONE_PALETTE.length]
+}

frontend/src/utils/tags.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ function escapeHtmlAttr(s: string): string {
   return s.replace(/&/g, "&amp;").replace(/"/g, "&quot;").replace(/</g, "&lt;").replace(/>/g, "&gt;");
 }
 
+// Decode HTML entities that marked introduces before we re-escape for our own output.
+// Order matters: &amp; must be last to avoid double-decoding.
+function decodeHtmlEntities(s: string): string {
+  return s
+    .replace(/&quot;/g, '"')
+    .replace(/&#39;/g, "'")
+    .replace(/&lt;/g, "<")
+    .replace(/&gt;/g, ">")
+    .replace(/&amp;/g, "&");
+}
+
 export function extractTags(body: string): string[] {
   const cleaned = body.replace(CODE_FENCE_RE, "");
   const tags = new Set<string>();
@@ -39,8 +50,8 @@ export function linkifyWikilinks(html: string): string {
     .map((part, i) => {
       if (i % 2 === 1) return part;
       return part.replace(WIKILINK_RE, (_full, title: string, display?: string) => {
-        const trimmed = title.trim();
-        const label = display || trimmed;
+        const trimmed = decodeHtmlEntities(title.trim());
+        const label = display ? decodeHtmlEntities(display) : trimmed;
         const encoded = encodeURIComponent(trimmed);
         return `<a class="wikilink" data-title="${escapeHtmlAttr(trimmed)}" href="/notes/by-title?title=${encoded}">${escapeHtmlAttr(label)}</a>`;
       });

frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, computed, onMounted, watch } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, onMounted, watch, nextTick } from 'vue'
+import { useBackgroundRefresh } from '@/composables/useBackgroundRefresh'
 import { useChatStore } from '@/stores/chat'
 import ChatMessage from '@/components/ChatMessage.vue'
 import WeatherCard from '@/components/WeatherCard.vue'
 import BriefingSetupWizard from '@/components/BriefingSetupWizard.vue'
 import {
+  apiGet,
   getBriefingConfig,
   getBriefingConversations,
   getBriefingToday,
@@ -12,24 +14,23 @@ import {
   triggerBriefingSlot,
   postRssReaction,
   deleteRssReaction,
+  getNewsItems,
   type BriefingConversation,
   type BriefingMessage,
 } from '@/api/client'
 import type { Message } from '@/types/chat'
+import type { NewsItem } from '@/types/news'
 
-interface MessageMetadata {
-  weather?: {
-    location: string
-    fetched_at: string
-    current_temp: number
-    condition: string
-    today_high: number | null
-    today_low: number | null
-    yesterday_high: number | null
-    yesterday_low: number | null
-    forecast: { day: string; condition: string; high: number; low: number }[]
-  } | null
-  rss_item_ids?: number[]
+interface WeatherData {
+  location: string
+  fetched_at: string
+  current_temp: number
+  condition: string
+  today_high: number | null
+  today_low: number | null
+  yesterday_high: number | null
+  yesterday_low: number | null
+  forecast: { day: string; condition: string; high: number; low: number }[]
 }
 
 const chatStore = useChatStore()
@@ -60,15 +61,53 @@ const isToday = computed(() => selectedConvId.value === todayConvId.value)
 const messages = ref<BriefingMessage[]>([])
 const loadingMessages = ref(false)
 
+// Weather panel (left column)
+const weatherData = ref<WeatherData[]>([])
+
+async function loadWeather() {
+  try {
+    const data = await apiGet<{ locations: WeatherData[] }>('/api/briefing/weather')
+    weatherData.value = data.locations ?? []
+  } catch { /* silent */ }
+}
+
+// News panel (right column)
+const newsItems = ref<NewsItem[]>([])
+
+async function loadNews() {
+  try {
+    const data = await getNewsItems({ days: 2, limit: 40 })
+    newsItems.value = data.items
+    // Seed reactions from API response
+    for (const item of data.items) {
+      if (reactions.value[item.id] === undefined) {
+        reactions.value[item.id] = item.reaction
+      }
+    }
+  } catch { /* silent */ }
+}
+
+// Scroll to bottom of messages
+const messagesEl = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
+
+function scrollToBottom() {
+  nextTick(() => {
+    if (messagesEl.value) {
+      messagesEl.value.scrollTop = messagesEl.value.scrollHeight
+    }
+  })
+}
+
 async function loadAll() {
   const [convList, today] = await Promise.all([
     getBriefingConversations(),
     getBriefingToday().catch(() => null),
+    loadWeather(),
+    loadNews(),
   ])
   conversations.value = convList
   if (today) {
     todayConvId.value = today.id
-    // Ensure today is in the list
     if (!convList.find((c) => c.id === today.id)) {
       conversations.value = [
         { id: today.id, title: today.title ?? 'Today', briefing_date: null, message_count: 0, created_at: new Date().toISOString() },
@@ -77,9 +116,9 @@ async function loadAll() {
     }
     selectedConvId.value = today.id
     messages.value = today.messages
-    // Load into chatStore so we can stream
     await chatStore.fetchConversation(today.id)
   }
+  scrollToBottom()
 }
 
 watch(selectedConvId, async (id) => {
@@ -87,11 +126,13 @@ watch(selectedConvId, async (id) => {
   if (id === todayConvId.value) {
     await chatStore.fetchConversation(id)
     messages.value = (chatStore.currentConversation?.messages ?? []) as unknown as BriefingMessage[]
+    scrollToBottom()
     return
   }
   loadingMessages.value = true
   try {
     messages.value = await getBriefingConvMessages(id)
+    scrollToBottom()
   } finally {
     loadingMessages.value = false
   }
@@ -102,6 +143,7 @@ watch(() => chatStore.streaming, async (streaming) => {
   if (!streaming && selectedConvId.value === todayConvId.value && todayConvId.value) {
     const today = await getBriefingToday().catch(() => null)
     if (today) messages.value = today.messages
+    scrollToBottom()
   }
 })
 
@@ -112,7 +154,6 @@ const sending = ref(false)
 async function send() {
   const text = input.value.trim()
   if (!text || !todayConvId.value || chatStore.streaming || sending.value) return
-  // Ensure today's conv is loaded in chatStore
   if (chatStore.currentConversation?.id !== todayConvId.value) {
     await chatStore.fetchConversation(todayConvId.value)
   }
@@ -149,8 +190,14 @@ async function handleReaction(itemId: number, reaction: 'up' | 'down') {
   }
 }
 
-function msgMetadata(msg: BriefingMessage): MessageMetadata | null {
-  return (msg.metadata as MessageMetadata | null | undefined) ?? null
+function formatRelativeDate(iso: string | null): string {
+  if (!iso) return ''
+  const d = new Date(iso)
+  const now = new Date()
+  const diffH = (now.getTime() - d.getTime()) / 3_600_000
+  if (diffH < 24) return `${Math.round(diffH)}h ago`
+  if (diffH < 48) return 'Yesterday'
+  return d.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { month: 'short', day: 'numeric' })
 }
 
 // Manual trigger
@@ -159,7 +206,6 @@ async function triggerNow() {
   triggering.value = true
   try {
     await triggerBriefingSlot('compilation')
-    // Reload
     await loadAll()
   } finally {
     triggering.value = false
@@ -189,6 +235,27 @@ function toMsg(m: BriefingMessage): Message {
   }
 }
 
+// ─── Background refresh (no-flicker) ─────────────────────────────────────────
+async function _backgroundRefreshMessages() {
+  try {
+    const today = await getBriefingToday()
+    if (!today) return
+    const fresh = today.messages
+    const last = fresh[fresh.length - 1]
+    const cur = messages.value[messages.value.length - 1]
+    if (fresh.length !== messages.value.length || last?.content !== cur?.content) {
+      messages.value = fresh
+    }
+    await loadNews()
+  } catch { /* silent — don't disturb the UI on network hiccup */ }
+}
+
+useBackgroundRefresh(
+  _backgroundRefreshMessages,
+  60_000,
+  () => !chatStore.streaming && isToday.value && !!todayConvId.value,
+)
+
 onMounted(async () => {
   await checkSetup()
   if (!showWizard.value) await loadAll()
@@ -200,16 +267,15 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     <!-- Setup wizard overlay -->
     <BriefingSetupWizard v-if="wizardChecked && showWizard" @done="onWizardDone" />
 
-    <!-- Main view (shown after wizard check and only if not showing wizard) -->
+    <!-- Main view -->
     <div class="briefing-shell" v-if="wizardChecked && !showWizard">
-      <!-- Header -->
+      <!-- Header spans all columns -->
       <header class="briefing-header">
         <div class="briefing-header-left">
           <h1 class="briefing-title">Briefing</h1>
           <span class="briefing-today-badge">{{ new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined, { weekday: 'long', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' }) }}</span>
         </div>
         <div class="briefing-header-right">
-          <!-- Conversation history dropdown -->
           <select v-if="conversations.length" v-model="selectedConvId" class="briefing-conv-select">
             <option v-for="c in conversations" :key="c.id" :value="c.id">{{ convLabel(c) }}</option>
           </select>
@@ -222,88 +288,115 @@ onMounted(async () => {
         </div>
       </header>
 
-      <!-- Messages -->
-      <div class="briefing-messages-wrap">
-        <div v-if="loadingMessages" class="briefing-loading">Loading…</div>
-        <template v-else>
-          <div v-if="!messages.length" class="briefing-empty">
-            <p>No briefing yet for today.</p>
-            <p class="briefing-empty-hint">Click "Refresh" to generate a briefing now, or wait for the scheduled slot.</p>
-          </div>
-          <div v-else class="briefing-messages">
-            <template v-for="msg in messages" :key="msg.id">
-              <!-- Weather card above the first assistant message with weather metadata -->
-              <WeatherCard
-                v-if="msg.role === 'assistant' && msgMetadata(msg)?.weather !== undefined"
-                :weather="msgMetadata(msg)?.weather ?? null"
-              />
-              <ChatMessage
-                :message="toMsg(msg)"
-                :is-streaming="false"
-              />
-              <!-- Reaction buttons below assistant messages with rss_item_ids -->
-              <div
-                v-if="msg.role === 'assistant' && (msgMetadata(msg)?.rss_item_ids?.length ?? 0) > 0"
-                class="rss-reactions"
-              >
-                <div
-                  v-for="(itemId, index) in msgMetadata(msg)!.rss_item_ids"
-                  :key="itemId"
-                  class="rss-reaction-row"
-                >
-                  <span class="reaction-label">Story {{ index + 1 }}</span>
-                  <button
-                    class="reaction-btn"
-                    :class="{ active: reactions[itemId] === 'up' }"
-                    @click="handleReaction(itemId, 'up')"
-                    title="Interested"
-                  >👍</button>
-                  <button
-                    class="reaction-btn"
-                    :class="{ active: reactions[itemId] === 'down' }"
-                    @click="handleReaction(itemId, 'down')"
-                    title="Not interested"
-                  >👎</button>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </template>
-            <!-- Live streaming bubble for today -->
-            <ChatMessage
-              v-if="isToday && chatStore.streaming && chatStore.streamingContent"
-              :message="{
-                id: -1,
-                conversation_id: todayConvId ?? -1,
-                role: 'assistant',
-                content: chatStore.streamingContent,
-                context_note_id: null,
-                context_note_title: null,
-                created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
-              }"
-              :is-streaming="true"
-            />
-          </div>
+      <!-- Left column: Weather -->
+      <div class="briefing-left">
+        <div class="panel-label">Weather</div>
+        <template v-if="weatherData.length">
+          <WeatherCard
+            v-for="loc in weatherData"
+            :key="(loc as WeatherData).location"
+            :weather="loc"
+          />
         </template>
+        <div v-else class="panel-empty">No weather configured</div>
       </div>
 
-      <!-- Input bar (today only) -->
-      <div v-if="isToday" class="briefing-input-bar">
-        <textarea
-          v-model="input"
-          class="briefing-input"
-          placeholder="Reply to your briefing…"
-          rows="1"
-          @keydown="onKeydown"
-        ></textarea>
-        <button
-          class="btn-send"
-          @click="send"
-          :disabled="!input.trim() || chatStore.streaming || sending"
-          aria-label="Send"
+      <!-- Center column: Chat -->
+      <div class="briefing-center">
+        <div class="briefing-messages-wrap" ref="messagesEl">
+          <div v-if="loadingMessages" class="briefing-loading">Loading…</div>
+          <template v-else>
+            <div v-if="!messages.length" class="briefing-empty">
+              <p>No briefing yet for today.</p>
+              <p class="briefing-empty-hint">Click "Refresh" to generate a briefing now, or wait for the scheduled slot.</p>
+            </div>
+            <div v-else class="briefing-messages">
+              <template v-for="msg in messages" :key="msg.id">
+                <ChatMessage
+                  :message="toMsg(msg)"
+                  :is-streaming="false"
+                />
+              </template>
+              <!-- Live streaming bubble for today -->
+              <ChatMessage
+                v-if="isToday && chatStore.streaming && chatStore.streamingContent"
+                :message="{
+                  id: -1,
+                  conversation_id: todayConvId ?? -1,
+                  role: 'assistant',
+                  content: chatStore.streamingContent,
+                  context_note_id: null,
+                  context_note_title: null,
+                  created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+                }"
+                :is-streaming="true"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </template>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Input bar (today only) -->
+        <div v-if="isToday" class="briefing-input-bar">
+          <textarea
+            v-model="input"
+            class="briefing-input"
+            placeholder="Reply to your briefing…"
+            rows="1"
+            @keydown="onKeydown"
+          ></textarea>
+          <button
+            class="btn-send"
+            @click="send"
+            :disabled="!input.trim() || chatStore.streaming || sending"
+            aria-label="Send"
+          >
+            <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
+              <path d="M2 21l21-9L2 3v7l15 2-15 2v7z"/>
+            </svg>
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- Right column: News -->
+      <div class="briefing-right">
+        <div class="panel-label-row">
+          <div class="panel-label">Today's News</div>
+          <span v-if="newsItems.length" class="news-count">{{ newsItems.length }} items</span>
+        </div>
+        <div v-if="!newsItems.length" class="panel-empty">No articles in the last 2 days</div>
+        <div
+          v-for="item in newsItems"
+          :key="item.id"
+          class="news-card"
         >
-          <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
-            <path d="M2 21l21-9L2 3v7l15 2-15 2v7z"/>
-          </svg>
-        </button>
+          <div class="news-card-meta">
+            <span class="news-source">{{ item.source }}</span>
+            <span v-if="item.published_at" class="news-date">{{ formatRelativeDate(item.published_at) }}</span>
+          </div>
+          <a
+            v-if="item.url"
+            :href="item.url"
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            class="news-title"
+          >{{ item.title }}</a>
+          <p v-else class="news-title news-title--plain">{{ item.title }}</p>
+          <p v-if="item.snippet" class="news-snippet">{{ item.snippet }}</p>
+          <div class="news-reactions">
+            <button
+              class="reaction-btn"
+              :class="{ active: reactions[item.id] === 'up' }"
+              @click="handleReaction(item.id, 'up')"
+              title="Interested"
+            >👍</button>
+            <button
+              class="reaction-btn"
+              :class="{ active: reactions[item.id] === 'down' }"
+              @click="handleReaction(item.id, 'down')"
+              title="Not interested"
+            >👎</button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -318,21 +411,20 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 }
 
 .briefing-shell {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr 1fr;
+  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
   height: 100%;
   min-height: 0;
-  max-width: 760px;
-  margin: 0 auto;
-  width: 100%;
-  padding: 0 1rem;
 }
 
 .briefing-header {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+  grid-row: 1;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
-  padding: 1.25rem 0 1rem;
+  padding: 1.25rem 1rem 1rem;
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
   flex-shrink: 0;
   gap: 1rem;
@@ -393,10 +485,38 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 }
 .btn-trigger:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; }
 
+/* ─── Left column (Weather) ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.briefing-left {
+  grid-column: 1;
+  grid-row: 2;
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.briefing-left :deep(.weather-card) {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+/* ─── Center column (Chat) ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.briefing-center {
+  grid-column: 2;
+  grid-row: 2;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
 .briefing-messages-wrap {
   flex: 1;
   overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 1rem 0;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  min-height: 0;
 }
 
 .briefing-loading,
@@ -423,7 +543,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   display: flex;
   gap: 0.5rem;
   align-items: flex-end;
-  padding: 0.75rem 0 1rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem 1rem;
   border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
@@ -462,33 +582,111 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 .btn-send:disabled { opacity: 0.4; cursor: not-allowed; }
 .btn-send:hover:not(:disabled) { opacity: 0.9; }
 
-.rss-reactions {
+/* ─── Right column (News) ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.briefing-right {
+  grid-column: 3;
+  grid-row: 2;
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 1rem;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.35rem;
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
-  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
 }
 
-.rss-reaction-row {
+.panel-label {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.panel-label-row {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.4rem;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
-.reaction-label {
+.news-count {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.panel-empty {
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  padding: 0.5rem 0;
+}
+
+.news-card {
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  padding: 0.65rem 0.85rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.news-card-meta {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.news-source {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+
+.news-date {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.news-title {
+  font-size: 0.88rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  line-height: 1.35;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+a.news-title:hover { text-decoration: underline; color: var(--color-primary); }
+
+.news-snippet {
   font-size: 0.78rem;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  min-width: 4rem;
+  line-height: 1.45;
+  margin: 0;
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.news-reactions {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.3rem;
+  margin-top: 0.15rem;
 }
 
 .reaction-btn {
   background: none;
   border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
   border-radius: 6px;
-  padding: 0.15rem 0.4rem;
+  padding: 0.1rem 0.35rem;
   cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
   line-height: 1.4;
   opacity: 0.55;
   transition: opacity 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
@@ -504,4 +702,35 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   border-color: var(--color-primary);
   background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 12%, transparent);
 }
+
+/* ─── Responsive ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+  .briefing-shell {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    grid-template-rows: auto auto 1fr auto;
+  }
+  .briefing-header {
+    grid-column: 1;
+    grid-row: 1;
+  }
+  .briefing-left {
+    grid-column: 1;
+    grid-row: 2;
+    border-right: none;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+    max-height: 220px;
+  }
+  .briefing-center {
+    grid-column: 1;
+    grid-row: 3;
+  }
+  .briefing-right {
+    grid-column: 1;
+    grid-row: 4;
+    border-left: none;
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+    max-height: 260px;
+  }
+}
 </style>

frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { ref, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted } from "vue";
 import { apiGet, listEvents } from "@/api/client";
+import { useBackgroundRefresh } from "@/composables/useBackgroundRefresh";
+import { milestoneColor } from "@/utils/palette";
 import type { Note } from "@/types/note";
 import type { Task, TaskListResponse, TaskStatus } from "@/types/task";
 import type { ToolCallRecord, Message } from "@/types/chat";
@@ -69,17 +71,38 @@ const upcomingEvents = ref<EventEntry[]>([]);
 const eventSlideOverOpen = ref(false);
 const editingEvent = ref<EventEntry | null>(null);
 
-// ─── Milestone color palette ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ─── Background refresh (no-flicker) ─────────────────────────────────────────
+// Never touches `loading` so existing content stays on screen while fetching.
 
-function milestoneColor(index: number): string {
-  const palette = [
-    "var(--color-primary)",
-    "var(--color-success, #22c55e)",
-    "#c98a00",
-    "var(--color-danger, #e74c3c)",
-    "#8b5cf6",
-  ];
-  return palette[index % palette.length];
+function _dateRange() {
+  const today = new Date()
+  const nextWeek = new Date(today)
+  nextWeek.setDate(today.getDate() + 7)
+  return {
+    todayStr: today.toISOString().slice(0, 10) + 'T00:00:00',
+    nextWeekStr: nextWeek.toISOString().slice(0, 10) + 'T23:59:59',
+  }
+}
+
+function _backgroundRefresh() {
+  if (document.hidden || loading.value) return
+  const { todayStr, nextWeekStr } = _dateRange()
+  Promise.allSettled([
+    listEvents(todayStr, nextWeekStr),
+    apiGet<TaskListResponse>('/api/tasks?no_project=true&sort=updated_at&order=desc&limit=8'),
+    apiGet<{ notes: Note[] }>('/api/notes?type=note&no_project=true&sort=updated_at&order=desc&limit=6'),
+  ]).then(([eventsRes, tasksRes, notesRes]) => {
+    if (eventsRes.status === 'fulfilled') upcomingEvents.value = eventsRes.value
+    if (tasksRes.status === 'fulfilled') orphanTasks.value = tasksRes.value.tasks
+    if (notesRes.status === 'fulfilled') orphanNotes.value = notesRes.value.notes
+  })
+  if (heroProject.value) {
+    apiGet<TaskListResponse>(
+      `/api/tasks?project_id=${heroProject.value.id}&status=todo&sort=updated_at&order=desc&limit=1`
+    )
+      .then((r) => { heroNextUp.value = r.tasks[0] ?? null })
+      .catch(() => {})
+  }
 }
 
 // ─── Data loading ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -135,8 +158,11 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   // Focus chat input after data loads
   chatInputRef.value?.focus();
   loadProjects();
+
 });
 
+useBackgroundRefresh(_backgroundRefresh, 90_000, () => !loading.value);
+
 async function loadProjects() {
   if (!heroProject.value) return;
   const hid = heroProject.value.id;

frontend/src/views/NewsView.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import {
+  getBriefingFeeds,
+  postRssReaction,
+  deleteRssReaction,
+  getNewsItems,
+  type BriefingFeed,
+} from '@/api/client'
+import type { NewsItem } from '@/types/news'
+
+const LIMIT = 40
+
+const items = ref<NewsItem[]>([])
+const offset = ref(0)
+const hasMore = ref(true)
+const loading = ref(false)
+const feeds = ref<BriefingFeed[]>([])
+const selectedFeedId = ref<number | null>(null)
+
+// Reactions map: item id → current reaction
+const reactions = ref<Record<number, 'up' | 'down' | null>>({})
+
+async function loadMore() {
+  if (loading.value || !hasMore.value) return
+  loading.value = true
+  try {
+    const data = await getNewsItems({
+      days: 90,
+      limit: LIMIT,
+      offset: offset.value,
+      feed_id: selectedFeedId.value,
+    })
+    for (const item of data.items) {
+      if (reactions.value[item.id] === undefined) {
+        reactions.value[item.id] = item.reaction
+      }
+    }
+    items.value = [...items.value, ...data.items]
+    offset.value += data.items.length
+    hasMore.value = data.items.length === LIMIT
+  } finally {
+    loading.value = false
+  }
+}
+
+function onFeedChange() {
+  items.value = []
+  offset.value = 0
+  hasMore.value = true
+  reactions.value = {}
+  loadMore()
+}
+
+async function handleReaction(itemId: number, reaction: 'up' | 'down') {
+  const current = reactions.value[itemId]
+  reactions.value[itemId] = current === reaction ? null : reaction
+  try {
+    if (current === reaction) {
+      await deleteRssReaction(itemId)
+    } else {
+      await postRssReaction(itemId, reaction)
+    }
+  } catch {
+    reactions.value[itemId] = current ?? null
+  }
+}
+
+function formatRelativeDate(iso: string | null): string {
+  if (!iso) return ''
+  const d = new Date(iso)
+  const now = new Date()
+  const diffH = (now.getTime() - d.getTime()) / 3_600_000
+  if (diffH < 1) return 'Just now'
+  if (diffH < 24) return `${Math.round(diffH)}h ago`
+  if (diffH < 48) return 'Yesterday'
+  const days = Math.floor(diffH / 24)
+  if (days < 7) return `${days}d ago`
+  return d.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { month: 'short', day: 'numeric' })
+}
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+  feeds.value = await getBriefingFeeds().catch(() => [])
+  await loadMore()
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="news-root">
+    <div class="news-header">
+      <div class="news-header-left">
+        <h1 class="news-title">News</h1>
+        <span class="news-subtitle">Last 90 days</span>
+      </div>
+      <div class="news-header-right">
+        <select
+          v-model="selectedFeedId"
+          class="feed-select"
+          @change="onFeedChange"
+        >
+          <option :value="null">All feeds</option>
+          <option v-for="feed in feeds" :key="feed.id" :value="feed.id">
+            {{ feed.title }}
+          </option>
+        </select>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="news-list">
+      <div v-if="!items.length && !loading" class="news-empty">
+        No articles found for the selected feed.
+      </div>
+
+      <div
+        v-for="item in items"
+        :key="item.id"
+        class="news-card"
+      >
+        <div class="news-card-meta">
+          <span class="news-source">{{ item.source }}</span>
+          <span v-if="item.published_at" class="news-date">{{ formatRelativeDate(item.published_at) }}</span>
+        </div>
+        <a
+          v-if="item.url"
+          :href="item.url"
+          target="_blank"
+          rel="noopener noreferrer"
+          class="news-card-title"
+        >{{ item.title }}</a>
+        <p v-else class="news-card-title news-card-title--plain">{{ item.title }}</p>
+        <p v-if="item.snippet" class="news-snippet">{{ item.snippet }}</p>
+        <div v-if="item.topics?.length" class="news-topics">
+          <span v-for="topic in item.topics" :key="topic" class="news-topic">{{ topic }}</span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="news-reactions">
+          <button
+            class="reaction-btn"
+            :class="{ active: reactions[item.id] === 'up' }"
+            @click="handleReaction(item.id, 'up')"
+            title="Interested"
+          >👍</button>
+          <button
+            class="reaction-btn"
+            :class="{ active: reactions[item.id] === 'down' }"
+            @click="handleReaction(item.id, 'down')"
+            title="Not interested"
+          >👎</button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="news-footer">
+        <button
+          v-if="hasMore"
+          class="btn-load-more"
+          @click="loadMore"
+          :disabled="loading"
+        >{{ loading ? 'Loading…' : 'Load more' }}</button>
+        <div v-if="loading && !items.length" class="news-loading">Loading…</div>
+        <p v-if="!hasMore && items.length" class="news-end">All articles loaded</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.news-root {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  height: 100%;
+  min-height: 0;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.news-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem 1rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.news-header-left {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.news-title {
+  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
+  font-size: 1.3rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  margin: 0;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+.news-subtitle {
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.news-header-right {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.feed-select {
+  padding: 0.35rem 0.6rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-family: inherit;
+}
+
+.news-list {
+  padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+  max-width: 860px;
+  width: 100%;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+.news-empty,
+.news-loading {
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 3rem 1rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+
+.news-card {
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.3rem;
+}
+
+.news-card-meta {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.news-source {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+
+.news-date {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.news-card-title {
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  line-height: 1.4;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+a.news-card-title:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+
+.news-snippet {
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  margin: 0;
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.news-topics {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  margin-top: 0.1rem;
+}
+
+.news-topic {
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 10%, transparent);
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  border-radius: 99px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.news-reactions {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.3rem;
+  margin-top: 0.2rem;
+}
+
+.reaction-btn {
+  background: none;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  padding: 0.1rem 0.4rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+  opacity: 0.55;
+  transition: opacity 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
+}
+
+.reaction-btn:hover {
+  opacity: 1;
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+
+.reaction-btn.active {
+  opacity: 1;
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 12%, transparent);
+}
+
+.news-footer {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 1rem 0 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.btn-load-more {
+  padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  transition: all 0.15s;
+}
+
+.btn-load-more:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+
+.btn-load-more:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+.news-end {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+</style>

frontend/src/views/ProjectListView.vue

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { ref, computed, onMounted } from "vue";
 import { useRouter } from "vue-router";
 import { apiGet, apiPost } from "@/api/client";
 import { useToastStore } from "@/stores/toast";
+import { milestoneColor } from "@/utils/palette";
 
 interface MilestoneSummary {
   id: number;
@@ -73,17 +74,6 @@ async function loadProjects() {
   }
 }
 
-function milestoneColor(index: number): string {
-  const palette = [
-    "var(--color-primary)",
-    "var(--color-success)",
-    "#c98a00",
-    "#8b5cf6",
-    "#ef4444",
-    "#06b6d4",
-  ];
-  return palette[index % palette.length];
-}
 
 onMounted(loadProjects);
 

frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { ref, watch, onMounted } from "vue";
 import { useSettingsStore } from "@/stores/settings";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/auth";
 import { useToastStore } from "@/stores/toast";
-import { apiGet, apiPost, apiPut, apiDelete, listGroups, createGroup, deleteGroup, listGroupMembers, addGroupMember, removeGroupMember, searchUsers, getBriefingConfig, saveBriefingConfig, getBriefingFeeds, createBriefingFeed, deleteBriefingFeed, refreshBriefingFeeds, geocodeAddress, getFableMcpInfo, type GroupEntry, type GroupMember, type UserSearchResult, type BriefingConfig, type BriefingFeed } from "@/api/client";
+import { apiGet, apiPost, apiPut, apiDelete, listGroups, createGroup, deleteGroup, listGroupMembers, addGroupMember, removeGroupMember, searchUsers, getBriefingConfig, saveBriefingConfig, getBriefingFeeds, createBriefingFeed, deleteBriefingFeed, refreshBriefingFeeds, geocodeAddress, getFableMcpInfo, listApiKeys, createApiKey as apiCreateApiKey, revokeApiKey as apiRevokeApiKey, type ApiKeyEntry, type GroupEntry, type GroupMember, type UserSearchResult, type BriefingConfig, type BriefingFeed } from "@/api/client";
 import { usePushStore } from "@/stores/push";
 import type { User } from "@/types/auth";
 import PaginationBar from "@/components/PaginationBar.vue";
@@ -43,17 +43,24 @@ const restoreFileInput = ref<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
 const VALID_TABS = new Set(["general", "account", "notifications", "integrations", "data", "briefing", "apikeys", "config", "users", "logs", "groups"]);
 const _stored = localStorage.getItem("settings_tab") ?? "general";
 const activeTab = ref(VALID_TABS.has(_stored) ? (_stored === "admin" ? "config" : _stored) : "general");
+
+function _loadTabContent(tab: string) {
+  if (authStore.isAdmin) {
+    if (tab === "users") loadUsersPanel();
+    else if (tab === "logs") loadLogsPanel();
+    else if (tab === "groups") loadGroupsPanel();
+  }
+  if (tab === "briefing") loadBriefingTab();
+  if (tab === "apikeys") { fetchApiKeys(); loadMcpInfo(); }
+}
+
 watch(activeTab, (v) => {
   localStorage.setItem("settings_tab", v === "admin" ? "config" : v);
-  if (v === "users" && authStore.isAdmin) loadUsersPanel();
-  if (v === "logs" && authStore.isAdmin) loadLogsPanel();
-  if (v === "groups" && authStore.isAdmin) loadGroupsPanel();
-  if (v === "briefing") loadBriefingTab();
-  if (v === "apikeys") { fetchApiKeys(); loadMcpInfo(); }
+  _loadTabContent(v);
 });
 
 // API Keys
-const apiKeys = ref<Array<{id: number, name: string, scope: string, key_prefix: string, last_used_at: string | null}>>([]);
+const apiKeys = ref<ApiKeyEntry[]>([]);
 const newKeyName = ref('');
 const newKeyScope = ref<'read' | 'write'>('write');
 const newKeyValue = ref('');
@@ -89,36 +96,24 @@ async function loadMcpInfo() {
 }
 
 async function fetchApiKeys() {
-  const res = await fetch('/api/api-keys', { credentials: 'include' });
-  if (res.ok) {
-    const data = await res.json();
-    apiKeys.value = data.api_keys;
-  }
+  apiKeys.value = await listApiKeys();
 }
 
 async function createApiKey() {
   if (!newKeyName.value) return;
   creatingApiKey.value = true;
   try {
-    const res = await fetch('/api/api-keys', {
-      method: 'POST',
-      credentials: 'include',
-      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ name: newKeyName.value, scope: newKeyScope.value }),
-    });
-    if (res.ok) {
-      const data = await res.json();
-      newKeyValue.value = data.key;
-      newKeyName.value = '';
-      await fetchApiKeys();
-    }
+    const data = await apiCreateApiKey(newKeyName.value, newKeyScope.value);
+    newKeyValue.value = data.key;
+    newKeyName.value = '';
+    await fetchApiKeys();
   } finally {
     creatingApiKey.value = false;
   }
 }
 
 async function revokeApiKey(id: number) {
-  await fetch(`/api/api-keys/${id}`, { method: 'DELETE', credentials: 'include' });
+  await apiRevokeApiKey(id);
   revokeConfirmId.value = null;
   await fetchApiKeys();
 }
@@ -258,7 +253,6 @@ const briefingConfig = ref<BriefingConfig>({
   slots: { compilation: true, morning: true, midday: false, afternoon: false },
   notifications: true,
   temp_unit: 'C',
-  timezone: '',
 });
 const briefingFeeds = ref<BriefingFeed[]>([]);
 const briefingSaving = ref(false);
@@ -284,10 +278,6 @@ function _parseTopics(raw: unknown): string[] {
 async function loadBriefingTab() {
   briefingConfig.value = await getBriefingConfig();
   briefingFeeds.value = await getBriefingFeeds();
-  // Auto-populate timezone from browser if not already stored.
-  if (!briefingConfig.value.timezone) {
-    briefingConfig.value.timezone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone;
-  }
   const allSettings = await apiGet<Record<string, string>>('/api/settings').catch(() => ({} as Record<string, string>));
   briefingIncludeTopics.value = _parseTopics(allSettings['briefing_include_topics'] ?? '[]');
   briefingExcludeTopics.value = _parseTopics(allSettings['briefing_exclude_topics'] ?? '[]');
@@ -526,9 +516,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     } catch {
       // base URL not configured yet
     }
-    if (activeTab.value === "groups") loadGroupsPanel();
-    if (activeTab.value === "briefing") loadBriefingTab();
   }
+  _loadTabContent(activeTab.value);
 });
 
 async function changeEmail() {
@@ -1694,35 +1683,6 @@ function formatUserDate(iso: string): string {
         </div>
       </section>
 
-      <!-- Timezone -->
-      <section class="settings-section full-width">
-        <h2>Timezone</h2>
-        <p class="section-desc">
-          Briefing slots fire at the times below in this timezone.
-          Auto-detected from your browser — override if the server should use a different zone.
-        </p>
-        <div class="briefing-timezone-row">
-          <input
-            type="text"
-            class="input"
-            v-model="briefingConfig.timezone"
-            placeholder="e.g. America/New_York"
-            style="flex: 1"
-          />
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            class="btn-secondary"
-            @click="briefingConfig.timezone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone"
-          >Detect</button>
-        </div>
-        <p class="field-hint">
-          Use an
-          <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IANA timezone name</a>
-          (e.g. <code>Europe/London</code>, <code>America/Chicago</code>).
-          Your browser reports: <strong>{{ Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone }}</strong>
-        </p>
-      </section>
-
       <!-- Slots -->
       <section class="settings-section full-width">
         <h2>Scheduled Slots</h2>
@@ -1747,8 +1707,8 @@ function formatUserDate(iso: string): string {
             </label>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <p v-if="briefingConfig.timezone" class="field-hint" style="margin-top: 0.5rem">
-          Firing in timezone: <strong>{{ briefingConfig.timezone }}</strong>
+        <p class="field-hint" style="margin-top: 0.5rem">
+          Firing in timezone: <strong>{{ Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone }}</strong>
         </p>
       </section>
 
@@ -3313,12 +3273,6 @@ FABLE_API_KEY=&lt;your-api-key&gt;</pre>
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   margin-top: 0.5rem;
 }
-.briefing-timezone-row {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-  align-items: center;
-  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-}
 .briefing-unit-toggle {
   display: flex;
   gap: 0;

frontend/src/views/TaskEditorView.vue

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { useTagSuggestions } from "@/composables/useTagSuggestions";
 import { useFloatingAssist } from "@/composables/useFloatingAssist";
 import { apiPost, apiGet, apiPatch } from "@/api/client";
 import type { TaskStatus, TaskPriority } from "@/types/task";
+import type { Note } from "@/types/note";
 import type { Editor } from "@tiptap/vue-3";
 import MarkdownToolbar from "@/components/MarkdownToolbar.vue";
 import TiptapEditor from "@/components/TiptapEditor.vue";
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import TaskLogSection from "@/components/TaskLogSection.vue";
 import DiffView from "@/components/DiffView.vue";
 import ConfirmDialog from "@/components/ConfirmDialog.vue";
 import VersionHistorySection from "@/components/VersionHistorySection.vue";
+import RecurrenceEditor from "@/components/RecurrenceEditor.vue";
 
 const route = useRoute();
 const router = useRouter();
@@ -40,6 +42,9 @@ const projectId = ref<number | null>(null);
 const milestoneId = ref<number | null>(null);
 const parentId = ref<number | null>(null);
 const parentTitle = ref("");
+const startedAt = ref<string | null>(null);
+const completedAt = ref<string | null>(null);
+const recurrenceRule = ref<Record<string, unknown> | null>(null);
 const parentSearchQuery = ref("");
 const parentSearchResults = ref<{ id: number; title: string }[]>([]);
 const parentSearchLoading = ref(false);
@@ -274,6 +279,10 @@ onMounted(async () => {
       parentId.value = (taskRec.parent_id as number | null) ?? null;
       parentTitle.value = (taskRec.parent_title as string | null) ?? "";
       parentSearchQuery.value = parentTitle.value;
+      const noteTask = store.currentTask as unknown as Note;
+      startedAt.value = noteTask.started_at ?? null;
+      completedAt.value = noteTask.completed_at ?? null;
+      recurrenceRule.value = noteTask.recurrence_rule ?? null;
       savedTitle = title.value;
       savedBody = body.value;
       savedTags = [...tags.value];
@@ -309,6 +318,7 @@ async function save() {
       project_id: projectId.value,
       milestone_id: milestoneId.value,
       parent_id: parentId.value,
+      recurrence_rule: recurrenceRule.value,
     };
     if (isEditing.value) {
       await store.updateTask(taskId.value!, data);
@@ -373,6 +383,7 @@ async function doAutoSave() {
       project_id: projectId.value,
       milestone_id: milestoneId.value,
       parent_id: parentId.value,
+      recurrence_rule: recurrenceRule.value,
     } as Record<string, unknown>);
     savedTitle = title.value;
     savedBody = body.value;
@@ -483,8 +494,19 @@ useEditorGuards(dirty, save);
               <option value="todo">Todo</option>
               <option value="in_progress">In Progress</option>
               <option value="done">Done</option>
+              <option value="cancelled">Cancelled</option>
             </select>
           </div>
+          <div v-if="startedAt || completedAt" class="sb-timestamps">
+            <div v-if="startedAt" class="sb-timestamp">
+              <span class="sb-ts-label">Started</span>
+              <span class="sb-ts-value">{{ new Date(startedAt).toLocaleString() }}</span>
+            </div>
+            <div v-if="completedAt" class="sb-timestamp">
+              <span class="sb-ts-label">Completed</span>
+              <span class="sb-ts-value">{{ new Date(completedAt).toLocaleString() }}</span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
           <div class="sb-field">
             <label class="sb-label">Priority</label>
             <select v-model="priority" @change="markDirty" class="sb-select">
@@ -498,6 +520,10 @@ useEditorGuards(dirty, save);
             <label class="sb-label">Due Date</label>
             <input v-model="dueDate" type="date" class="sb-input" @input="markDirty" />
           </div>
+          <div class="sb-field">
+            <label class="sb-label">Recurrence</label>
+            <RecurrenceEditor v-model="recurrenceRule" @update:modelValue="markDirty" />
+          </div>
           <div class="sb-field">
             <label class="sb-label">Project</label>
             <ProjectSelector v-model="projectId" @update:modelValue="markDirty" />
@@ -903,6 +929,28 @@ useEditorGuards(dirty, save);
   align-items: center;
 }
 
+/* Lifecycle timestamps */
+.sb-timestamps {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.2rem;
+  margin-top: 0.25rem;
+}
+.sb-timestamp {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+}
+.sb-ts-label {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.sb-ts-value {
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
 /* Narrow screen: sidebar collapses */
 @media (max-width: 720px) {
   .task-body { flex-direction: column; overflow-y: auto; overflow-x: hidden; }

frontend/src/views/TaskViewerView.vue

@@ -33,12 +33,14 @@ const statusCycle: Record<TaskStatus, TaskStatus> = {
   todo: "in_progress",
   in_progress: "done",
   done: "todo",
+  cancelled: "todo",
 };
 
 const statusDotClass: Record<TaskStatus, string> = {
   todo: "dot-todo",
   in_progress: "dot-in-progress",
   done: "dot-done",
+  cancelled: "dot-cancelled",
 };
 
 function cycleSubTaskStatus(subTask: Note) {
@@ -137,8 +139,25 @@ const forwardStatus: Record<TaskStatus, TaskStatus | null> = {
   todo: "in_progress",
   in_progress: "done",
   done: null,
+  cancelled: null,
 };
 
+function recurrenceSummary(rule: Record<string, unknown> | null): string | null {
+  if (!rule) return null;
+  if (rule.type === "interval") {
+    return `Every ${rule.every} ${rule.unit}(s)`;
+  }
+  if (rule.type === "calendar") {
+    if (rule.unit === "month") return `Monthly on day ${rule.day_of_month}`;
+    if (rule.unit === "year") {
+      const months = ["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"];
+      const m = months[((rule.month as number) ?? 1) - 1];
+      return `Yearly on ${m} ${rule.day_of_month}`;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 const advanceLabel = computed(() => {
   const s = store.currentTask?.status as TaskStatus | undefined;
   if (!s) return null;
@@ -318,6 +337,17 @@ const subTaskProgress = computed(() => {
             Due: {{ store.currentTask.due_date }}
           </span>
         </div>
+        <div class="task-meta-row" v-if="store.currentTask.started_at || store.currentTask.completed_at || store.currentTask.recurrence_rule">
+          <span v-if="store.currentTask.started_at" class="task-meta-item">
+            Started: {{ new Date(store.currentTask.started_at).toLocaleString() }}
+          </span>
+          <span v-if="store.currentTask.completed_at" class="task-meta-item">
+            Completed: {{ new Date(store.currentTask.completed_at).toLocaleString() }}
+          </span>
+          <span v-if="recurrenceSummary(store.currentTask.recurrence_rule as Record<string, unknown> | null)" class="task-meta-item task-meta-recurrence">
+            ↻ {{ recurrenceSummary(store.currentTask.recurrence_rule as Record<string, unknown> | null) }}
+          </span>
+        </div>
         <div class="tags" v-if="store.currentTask.tags.length">
           <TagPill
             v-for="tag in store.currentTask.tags"
@@ -551,6 +581,20 @@ const subTaskProgress = computed(() => {
   color: var(--color-overdue);
   font-weight: 600;
 }
+.task-meta-row {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+.task-meta-item {
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+.task-meta-recurrence {
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
 .tags {
   display: flex;
   gap: 0.5rem;
@@ -637,6 +681,9 @@ const subTaskProgress = computed(() => {
 .dot-done {
   background: var(--color-status-done, #22c55e);
 }
+.dot-cancelled {
+  background: var(--color-text-muted, #6b7280);
+}
 .sub-title {
   flex: 1;
   font-size: 0.9rem;

frontend/src/views/TasksListView.vue

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { ref, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, watch } from "vue";
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from "vue-router";
 import { useTasksStore } from "@/stores/tasks";
-import type { Task, TaskStatus } from "@/types/task";
+import type { Task, TaskStatus, TaskPriority } from "@/types/task";
 import { apiGet } from "@/api/client";
 import { useListKeyboardNavigation } from "@/composables/useListKeyboardNavigation";
 import SearchBar from "@/components/SearchBar.vue";
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     store.activeTagFilters = tags;
   }
   if (route.query.status) {
-    store.statusFilter = route.query.status as TaskStatus;
+    const qs = route.query.status;
+    store.statusFilter = (Array.isArray(qs) ? qs : [qs]).filter(Boolean) as TaskStatus[];
   }
   store.limit = viewMode.value === "grouped" ? 100 : 200;
   collapsedGroups.value.add("done");
@@ -150,14 +151,20 @@ function onSearch(q: string) {
   store.setSearch(q);
 }
 
-function onStatusFilterChange(e: Event) {
-  const value = (e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value;
-  store.setStatusFilter(value as TaskStatus | "");
+function toggleStatusChip(value: TaskStatus) {
+  const current = [...store.statusFilter];
+  const idx = current.indexOf(value);
+  if (idx === -1) current.push(value);
+  else current.splice(idx, 1);
+  store.setStatusFilter(current);
 }
 
-function onPriorityFilterChange(e: Event) {
-  const value = (e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value;
-  store.setPriorityFilter(value as any);
+function togglePriorityChip(value: TaskPriority) {
+  const current = [...store.priorityFilter];
+  const idx = current.indexOf(value);
+  if (idx === -1) current.push(value);
+  else current.splice(idx, 1);
+  store.setPriorityFilter(current);
 }
 
 function onTagClick(tag: string) {
@@ -210,19 +217,20 @@ function toggleGroup(key: string) {
 
     <div class="controls">
       <div class="filter-controls">
-        <select :value="store.statusFilter" @change="onStatusFilterChange" class="filter-select">
-          <option value="">All Statuses</option>
-          <option value="todo">Todo</option>
-          <option value="in_progress">In Progress</option>
-          <option value="done">Done</option>
-        </select>
-        <select :value="store.priorityFilter" @change="onPriorityFilterChange" class="filter-select">
-          <option value="">All Priorities</option>
-          <option value="none">None</option>
-          <option value="low">Low</option>
-          <option value="medium">Medium</option>
-          <option value="high">High</option>
-        </select>
+        <div class="filter-chip-group">
+          <button v-for="s in (['todo', 'in_progress', 'done', 'cancelled'] as TaskStatus[])" :key="s"
+            :class="['filter-chip', { active: store.statusFilter.includes(s) }]"
+            @click="toggleStatusChip(s)">
+            {{ { todo: 'Todo', in_progress: 'In Progress', done: 'Done', cancelled: 'Cancelled' }[s] }}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+        <div class="filter-chip-group">
+          <button v-for="p in (['low', 'medium', 'high'] as TaskPriority[])" :key="p"
+            :class="['filter-chip', { active: store.priorityFilter.includes(p) }]"
+            @click="togglePriorityChip(p)">
+            {{ p.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + p.slice(1) }}
+          </button>
+        </div>
       </div>
       <div class="right-controls">
         <div class="sort-controls">
@@ -270,7 +278,7 @@ function toggleGroup(key: string) {
     </div>
 
     <div v-else-if="store.tasks.length === 0" class="empty-state">
-      <template v-if="store.searchQuery || store.activeTagFilters.length || store.statusFilter || store.priorityFilter">
+      <template v-if="store.searchQuery || store.activeTagFilters.length || store.statusFilter.length || store.priorityFilter.length">
         <p class="empty-title">No tasks match your filters</p>
         <p class="empty-subtitle">Try adjusting your search or removing filters.</p>
       </template>
@@ -382,8 +390,29 @@ function toggleGroup(key: string) {
 }
 .filter-controls {
   display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
   gap: 0.5rem;
 }
+.filter-chip-group {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 4px;
+}
+.filter-chip {
+  padding: 3px 10px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-input-border);
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
+}
+.filter-chip.active {
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  color: #fff;
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+}
 .right-controls {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;

src/fabledassistant/models/note.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import enum
-from datetime import date
+from datetime import date, datetime
 
-from sqlalchemy import Date, ForeignKey, Index, Integer, Text
-from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import ARRAY
+from sqlalchemy import Date, DateTime, ForeignKey, Index, Integer, Text
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import ARRAY, JSONB
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column
 
 from fabledassistant.models import Base
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class TaskStatus(str, enum.Enum):
     todo = "todo"
     in_progress = "in_progress"
     done = "done"
+    cancelled = "cancelled"
 
 
 class TaskPriority(str, enum.Enum):
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@ class Note(Base, TimestampMixin):
     status: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
     priority: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
     due_date: Mapped[date | None] = mapped_column(Date, nullable=True)
+    started_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True)
+    completed_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True)
+    recurrence_rule: Mapped[dict | None] = mapped_column(JSONB, nullable=True)
+    recurrence_next_spawn_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(
+        DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True
+    )
 
     __table_args__ = (
         Index("ix_notes_tags", "tags", postgresql_using="gin"),
@@ -70,6 +77,14 @@ class Note(Base, TimestampMixin):
             "status": self.status,
             "priority": self.priority,
             "due_date": self.due_date.isoformat() if self.due_date else None,
+            "started_at": self.started_at.isoformat() if self.started_at else None,
+            "completed_at": self.completed_at.isoformat() if self.completed_at else None,
+            "recurrence_rule": self.recurrence_rule,
+            "recurrence_next_spawn_at": (
+                self.recurrence_next_spawn_at.isoformat()
+                if self.recurrence_next_spawn_at
+                else None
+            ),
             "is_task": self.is_task,
             "created_at": self.created_at.isoformat(),
             "updated_at": self.updated_at.isoformat(),

src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py

@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ async def get_config():
 async def put_config():
     data = await request.get_json()
     await set_settings_batch(g.user.id, {"briefing_config": json.dumps(data)})
-    # Live-patch the scheduler so the new timezone takes effect immediately.
+    # Live-patch the scheduler using the stored user_timezone.
     from fabledassistant.services.briefing_scheduler import update_user_schedule
-    update_user_schedule(g.user.id, data)
+    tz_override = await get_setting(g.user.id, "user_timezone") or None
+    update_user_schedule(g.user.id, data, tz_override=tz_override)
     return jsonify({"ok": True})
 
 
@@ -321,3 +322,58 @@ async def delete_rss_reaction(item_id: int):
         await session.commit()
 
     return jsonify({"ok": True})
+
+
+@briefing_bp.route("/news", methods=["GET"])
+@_REQUIRE
+async def list_news():
+    """Return recent RSS articles with optional feed filter and pagination.
+
+    Query params:
+      days    — lookback window (default 2, max 90)
+      limit   — items per page (default 40, max 100)
+      offset  — pagination offset (default 0)
+      feed_id — optional integer filter by feed
+    """
+    from sqlalchemy import text as _text
+
+    days = min(int(request.args.get("days", 2)), 90)
+    limit = min(int(request.args.get("limit", 40)), 100)
+    offset = max(int(request.args.get("offset", 0)), 0)
+    feed_id = request.args.get("feed_id", type=int)
+
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        result = await session.execute(
+            _text("""
+                SELECT
+                    i.id, i.title, i.url, i.content, i.published_at,
+                    i.topics, f.title AS feed_title,
+                    r.reaction
+                FROM rss_items i
+                JOIN rss_feeds f ON f.id = i.feed_id
+                LEFT JOIN rss_item_reactions r
+                    ON r.rss_item_id = i.id AND r.user_id = :uid
+                WHERE f.user_id = :uid
+                  AND (:feed_id IS NULL OR f.id = :feed_id)
+                  AND i.published_at >= NOW() - make_interval(days => :days)
+                ORDER BY i.published_at DESC NULLS LAST
+                LIMIT :limit OFFSET :offset
+            """).bindparams(uid=g.user.id, days=days, limit=limit,
+                            offset=offset, feed_id=feed_id)
+        )
+        rows = result.mappings().all()
+
+    items = [
+        {
+            "id": r["id"],
+            "title": r["title"],
+            "url": r["url"],
+            "snippet": (r["content"] or "")[:300],
+            "published_at": r["published_at"].isoformat() if r["published_at"] else None,
+            "topics": r["topics"] or [],
+            "source": r["feed_title"],
+            "reaction": r["reaction"],
+        }
+        for r in rows
+    ]
+    return jsonify({"items": items, "offset": offset, "limit": limit})

src/fabledassistant/routes/chat.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import httpx
 from quart import Blueprint, Response, jsonify, request
 
 from fabledassistant.auth import login_required, get_current_user_id
-from fabledassistant.routes.utils import not_found
+from fabledassistant.routes.utils import not_found, parse_pagination
 from fabledassistant.config import Config
 from fabledassistant.services.chat import (
     add_message,
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ chat_bp = Blueprint("chat", __name__, url_prefix="/api/chat")
 @login_required
 async def list_conversations_route():
     uid = get_current_user_id()
-    limit = min(request.args.get("limit", 50, type=int), 500)
-    offset = request.args.get("offset", 0, type=int)
+    limit, offset = parse_pagination()
     conv_type = request.args.get("type", "chat")
     # Apply retention policy before returning list
     retention_str = await get_setting(uid, "chat_retention_days", "90")
@@ -148,6 +147,9 @@ async def send_message_route(conv_id: int):
     think = bool(data.get("think", False))
     rag_project_id = data.get("rag_project_id") or None
     workspace_project_id = data.get("workspace_project_id") or None
+    user_timezone = data.get("user_timezone") or None
+    if not user_timezone:
+        user_timezone = await get_setting(uid, "user_timezone") or None
     effective_rag_project_id = workspace_project_id or rag_project_id
 
     # Reject if generation already running for this conversation
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ async def send_message_route(conv_id: int):
         think=think,
         rag_project_id=effective_rag_project_id,
         workspace_project_id=workspace_project_id,
+        user_timezone=user_timezone,
     ))
 
     return jsonify({

src/fabledassistant/routes/milestones.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import logging
 from quart import Blueprint, jsonify, request
 
 from fabledassistant.auth import login_required, get_current_user_id
-from fabledassistant.routes.utils import not_found
+from fabledassistant.routes.utils import not_found, parse_pagination
 from fabledassistant.services.milestones import (
     create_milestone,
     delete_milestone,
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ async def get_milestone_tasks_route(project_id: int, milestone_id: int):
     if milestone is None or milestone.project_id != project_id:
         return not_found("Milestone")
     status_filter = request.args.get("status")
-    limit = min(request.args.get("limit", 100, type=int), 500)
-    offset = request.args.get("offset", 0, type=int)
+    limit, offset = parse_pagination(default_limit=100)
     notes, total = await list_notes(
         uid,
         is_task=True,

src/fabledassistant/routes/notes.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from fabledassistant.services.embeddings import upsert_note_embedding
 from quart import Blueprint, Response, jsonify, request
 
 from fabledassistant.auth import login_required, get_current_user_id
-from fabledassistant.routes.utils import not_found, parse_iso_date
+from fabledassistant.routes.utils import not_found, parse_iso_date, parse_pagination
 from fabledassistant.config import Config
 from fabledassistant.services.assist import build_assist_messages
 from fabledassistant.services.generation_buffer import (
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ async def list_notes_route():
     tag = request.args.getlist("tag")
     sort = request.args.get("sort", "updated_at")
     order = request.args.get("order", "desc")
-    limit = min(request.args.get("limit", 50, type=int), 500)
-    offset = request.args.get("offset", 0, type=int)
+    limit, offset = parse_pagination()
 
     # Default to non-task notes only; ?is_task=true for tasks, ?all=true for everything
     is_task: bool | None = False
@@ -71,11 +70,14 @@ async def list_notes_route():
     elif type_param == "note":
         is_task = False
 
+    status = request.args.getlist("status") or None
+    priority = request.args.getlist("priority") or None
+
     notes, total = await list_notes(
         uid, q=q, tags=tag or None, is_task=is_task, sort=sort, order=order,
         limit=limit, offset=offset,
         project_id=project_id, milestone_id=milestone_id, parent_id=parent_id,
-        no_project=no_project,
+        no_project=no_project, status=status, priority=priority,
     )
     return jsonify({"notes": [n.to_dict() for n in notes], "total": total})
 

src/fabledassistant/routes/projects.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import logging
 from quart import Blueprint, jsonify, request
 
 from fabledassistant.auth import login_required, get_current_user_id
-from fabledassistant.routes.utils import not_found
+from fabledassistant.routes.utils import not_found, parse_pagination
 from fabledassistant.services.milestones import list_milestones
 from fabledassistant.services.notes import list_notes
 from fabledassistant.services.projects import (
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ async def get_project_notes_route(project_id: int):
     # type filter: "note", "task", or None (both)
     type_filter = request.args.get("type")
     status_filter = request.args.get("status")
-    limit = min(request.args.get("limit", 100, type=int), 500)
-    offset = request.args.get("offset", 0, type=int)
+    limit, offset = parse_pagination(default_limit=100)
 
     is_task: bool | None = None
     if type_filter == "task":

src/fabledassistant/routes/tasks.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import asyncio
+from datetime import date
 
 from quart import Blueprint, jsonify, request
 
 from fabledassistant.auth import login_required, get_current_user_id
 from fabledassistant.models.note import TaskPriority, TaskStatus
-from fabledassistant.routes.utils import not_found, parse_iso_date
+from fabledassistant.routes.utils import not_found, parse_iso_date, parse_pagination
 from fabledassistant.services.embeddings import upsert_note_embedding
 from fabledassistant.services.notes import (
     create_note,
@@ -14,9 +15,32 @@ from fabledassistant.services.notes import (
     list_notes,
     update_note,
 )
+from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import calculate_next_due, validate_recurrence_rule
 
 tasks_bp = Blueprint("tasks", __name__, url_prefix="/api/tasks")
 
+_UNSET = object()
+
+
+def _parse_recurrence_rule(data: dict) -> tuple[object, tuple | None]:
+    """Extract and validate recurrence_rule from request data.
+
+    Returns (rule_or_UNSET, error_response_or_None):
+      _UNSET  → key not present, do nothing
+      None    → key present and null, clear the rule
+      dict    → key present and valid, set the rule
+    """
+    if "recurrence_rule" not in data:
+        return _UNSET, None
+    rule = data["recurrence_rule"]
+    if rule is None:
+        return None, None
+    try:
+        validate_recurrence_rule(rule)
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        return _UNSET, (jsonify({"error": str(exc)}), 400)
+    return rule, None
+
 
 @tasks_bp.route("", methods=["GET"])
 @login_required
@@ -24,12 +48,11 @@ async def list_tasks_route():
     uid = get_current_user_id()
     q = request.args.get("q")
     tag = request.args.getlist("tag")
-    status = request.args.get("status")
-    priority = request.args.get("priority")
+    status = request.args.getlist("status") or None
+    priority = request.args.getlist("priority") or None
     sort = request.args.get("sort", "updated_at")
     order = request.args.get("order", "desc")
-    limit = min(request.args.get("limit", 50, type=int), 500)
-    offset = request.args.get("offset", 0, type=int)
+    limit, offset = parse_pagination()
 
     project_id = request.args.get("project_id", type=int)
     no_project = request.args.get("no_project", "").lower() == "true"
@@ -72,10 +95,18 @@ async def create_task_route():
     if isinstance(due_date, tuple):
         return due_date
 
-    status = TaskStatus(data["status"]).value if "status" in data else TaskStatus.todo.value
-    priority = (
-        TaskPriority(data["priority"]).value if "priority" in data else TaskPriority.none.value
-    )
+    try:
+        status = TaskStatus(data["status"]).value if "status" in data else TaskStatus.todo.value
+    except ValueError:
+        return jsonify({"error": f"Invalid status: {data['status']}"}), 400
+    try:
+        priority = TaskPriority(data["priority"]).value if "priority" in data else TaskPriority.none.value
+    except ValueError:
+        return jsonify({"error": f"Invalid priority: {data['priority']}"}), 400
+
+    recurrence_rule, recurrence_err = _parse_recurrence_rule(data)
+    if recurrence_err:
+        return recurrence_err
 
     project_id = data.get("project_id")
     if project_id is None and data.get("project"):
@@ -95,6 +126,7 @@ async def create_task_route():
         project_id=project_id,
         milestone_id=data.get("milestone_id"),
         parent_id=data.get("parent_id"),
+        recurrence_rule=recurrence_rule if recurrence_rule is not _UNSET else None,
     )
     text = f"{task.title}\n{task.body}".strip() if task.body else (task.title or "")
     if text:
@@ -118,15 +150,25 @@ async def get_task_route(task_id: int):
     return jsonify(data)
 
 
-@tasks_bp.route("/<int:task_id>", methods=["PUT"])
+@tasks_bp.route("/<int:task_id>", methods=["PUT", "PATCH"])
 @login_required
 async def update_task_route(task_id: int):
     uid = get_current_user_id()
     data = await request.get_json()
     fields = {}
-    for key in ("title", "status", "priority"):
+    for key in ("title",):
         if key in data:
             fields[key] = data[key]
+    if "status" in data:
+        try:
+            fields["status"] = TaskStatus(data["status"]).value
+        except ValueError:
+            return jsonify({"error": f"Invalid status: {data['status']}"}), 400
+    if "priority" in data:
+        try:
+            fields["priority"] = TaskPriority(data["priority"]).value
+        except ValueError:
+            return jsonify({"error": f"Invalid priority: {data['priority']}"}), 400
 
     # Accept both "body" and "description" (prefer body)
     if "body" in data:
@@ -150,6 +192,12 @@ async def update_task_route(task_id: int):
         if key in data:
             fields[key] = data[key]
 
+    recurrence_rule, recurrence_err = _parse_recurrence_rule(data)
+    if recurrence_err:
+        return recurrence_err
+    if recurrence_rule is not _UNSET:
+        fields["recurrence_rule"] = recurrence_rule
+
     task = await update_note(uid, task_id, **fields)
     if task is None:
         return not_found("Task")
@@ -179,6 +227,27 @@ async def patch_task_status(task_id: int):
     return jsonify(task.to_dict())
 
 
+@tasks_bp.route("/<int:task_id>/recurrence-preview", methods=["GET"])
+@login_required
+async def recurrence_preview_route(task_id: int):
+    uid = get_current_user_id()
+    result = await get_note_for_user(uid, task_id)
+    if result is None:
+        return not_found("Task")
+    task, _ = result
+    if not task.recurrence_rule:
+        return jsonify({"error": "Task has no recurrence rule"}), 400
+
+    count = min(request.args.get("count", 5, type=int), 10)
+    base = task.due_date or date.today()
+    dates = []
+    current = base
+    for _ in range(count):
+        current = calculate_next_due(task.recurrence_rule, current)
+        dates.append(current.isoformat())
+    return jsonify({"dates": dates})
+
+
 @tasks_bp.route("/<int:task_id>", methods=["DELETE"])
 @login_required
 async def delete_task_route(task_id: int):

src/fabledassistant/routes/utils.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from datetime import date
 
-from quart import jsonify
+from quart import jsonify, request
 
 
 def not_found(resource: str = "Item"):
@@ -15,3 +15,10 @@ def parse_iso_date(value: str | None, field: str = "date"):
         return date.fromisoformat(value)
     except ValueError:
         return jsonify({"error": f"Invalid {field} format. Use YYYY-MM-DD."}), 400
+
+
+def parse_pagination(default_limit: int = 50, max_limit: int = 500) -> tuple[int, int]:
+    """Extract and clamp ``limit`` / ``offset`` from the current request's query string."""
+    limit = min(request.args.get("limit", default_limit, type=int), max_limit)
+    offset = request.args.get("offset", 0, type=int)
+    return limit, offset

src/fabledassistant/services/briefing_pipeline.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import asyncio
 import hashlib
 import logging
 from datetime import date, datetime, timezone
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo, ZoneInfoNotFoundError
 
 import httpx
 
@@ -129,7 +130,13 @@ async def _gather_internal(user_id: int) -> dict:
     from fabledassistant.services.projects import list_projects
     from fabledassistant.services.caldav import is_caldav_configured, list_events
 
-    today = date.today().isoformat()
+    tz_name = await get_setting(user_id, "user_timezone") or "UTC"
+    try:
+        user_tz = ZoneInfo(tz_name)
+    except ZoneInfoNotFoundError:
+        user_tz = ZoneInfo("UTC")
+
+    today = datetime.now(user_tz).date().isoformat()
 
     # Tasks: overdue, due today, high priority in-progress
     all_tasks: list[dict] = []
@@ -166,9 +173,9 @@ async def _gather_internal(user_id: int) -> dict:
     calendar_events: list[str] = []
     try:
         from fabledassistant.services.events import list_events as list_internal_events
-        today_date = date.today()
-        day_start = datetime(today_date.year, today_date.month, today_date.day, 0, 0, 0)
-        day_end = datetime(today_date.year, today_date.month, today_date.day, 23, 59, 59)
+        today_date = datetime.now(user_tz).date()
+        day_start = datetime(today_date.year, today_date.month, today_date.day, 0, 0, 0, tzinfo=user_tz)
+        day_end = datetime(today_date.year, today_date.month, today_date.day, 23, 59, 59, tzinfo=user_tz)
         internal_events = await list_internal_events(
             user_id=user_id, date_from=day_start, date_to=day_end
         )
@@ -176,7 +183,8 @@ async def _gather_internal(user_id: int) -> dict:
             if e.all_day:
                 time_str = "all day"
             elif e.start_dt:
-                time_str = e.start_dt.strftime("%-I:%M %p")
+                local_dt = e.start_dt.astimezone(user_tz) if e.start_dt.tzinfo else e.start_dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc).astimezone(user_tz)
+                time_str = local_dt.strftime("%-I:%M %p")
             else:
                 time_str = "unknown time"
             calendar_events.append(f"{e.title} at {time_str}")
@@ -408,6 +416,18 @@ async def run_compilation(
         max_items=10,
     )
     rss_item_ids = [item["id"] for item in filtered_rss if item.get("id")]
+    rss_items_meta = [
+        {
+            "id": item["id"],
+            "title": item.get("title", ""),
+            "url": item.get("url", ""),
+            "source": item.get("feed_title", ""),
+            "snippet": (item.get("content") or "")[:300],
+            "published_at": item.get("published_at"),
+        }
+        for item in filtered_rss
+        if item.get("id")
+    ]
 
     # Weather staleness gate — returns None if data is >24h old
     weather_card = parse_weather_card_data(weather_rows[0], temp_unit) if weather_rows else None
@@ -441,7 +461,7 @@ async def run_compilation(
     # ── Post-processing ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     await upsert_task_snapshots(user_id, all_tasks)
 
-    metadata: dict = {"rss_item_ids": rss_item_ids, "weather": weather_card}
+    metadata: dict = {"rss_item_ids": rss_item_ids, "rss_items": rss_items_meta, "weather": weather_card}
 
     if not internal_text and not external_text:
         logger.warning("Briefing compilation produced no content for user %d slot %s", user_id, slot)

src/fabledassistant/services/briefing_scheduler.py

@@ -56,17 +56,22 @@ async def _get_briefing_enabled_users() -> list[tuple[int, str]]:
     import json
     async with async_session() as session:
         result = await session.execute(
-            select(Setting).where(Setting.key == "briefing_config")
+            select(Setting).where(Setting.key.in_(["briefing_config", "user_timezone"]))
         )
         rows = list(result.scalars().all())
 
-    enabled = []
+    by_user: dict[int, dict[str, str]] = {}
     for row in rows:
+        by_user.setdefault(row.user_id, {})[row.key] = row.value or ""
+
+    enabled = []
+    for user_id, settings in by_user.items():
         try:
-            config = json.loads(row.value) if row.value else {}
+            config = json.loads(settings.get("briefing_config", "{}") or "{}")
             if config.get("enabled"):
-                tz = _resolve_timezone(config.get("timezone", "UTC"))
-                enabled.append((row.user_id, tz))
+                tz_str = settings.get("user_timezone") or config.get("timezone", "UTC")
+                tz = _resolve_timezone(tz_str)
+                enabled.append((user_id, tz))
         except Exception:
             pass
     return enabled
@@ -105,13 +110,15 @@ def _remove_user_jobs(user_id: int) -> None:
 
 # ── Public API ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-def update_user_schedule(user_id: int, config: dict) -> None:
+def update_user_schedule(user_id: int, config: dict, tz_override: str | None = None) -> None:
     """
     Called when a user saves their briefing config via the settings UI.
     Live-patches the scheduler — no restart required.
+    tz_override takes priority over any timezone in config.
     """
     if config.get("enabled"):
-        tz = _resolve_timezone(config.get("timezone", "UTC"))
+        tz_str = tz_override or config.get("timezone", "UTC")
+        tz = _resolve_timezone(tz_str)
         _add_user_jobs(user_id, tz)
     else:
         _remove_user_jobs(user_id)
@@ -319,6 +326,23 @@ async def start_briefing_scheduler(loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop) -> None:
     for user_id, tz in users:
         _add_user_jobs(user_id, tz)
 
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import spawn_recurring_tasks as _spawn_recurring
+
+    def _run_recurrence_spawn() -> None:
+        future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(_spawn_recurring(), _loop)
+        try:
+            count = future.result(timeout=300)
+            logger.info("Recurrence spawn: %d task(s) created", count)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.error("Recurrence spawn failed: %s", exc)
+
+    _scheduler.add_job(
+        _run_recurrence_spawn,
+        CronTrigger(hour=0, minute=0, timezone="UTC"),
+        id="recurrence_daily",
+        replace_existing=True,
+    )
+
     _scheduler.start()
     logger.info(
         "Briefing scheduler started with %d user(s) across %d job(s)",

src/fabledassistant/services/generation_task.py

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ async def run_generation(
     think: bool = False,
     rag_project_id: int | None = None,
     workspace_project_id: int | None = None,
+    user_timezone: str | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     """Stream LLM response into buffer with periodic DB flushes."""
     MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS = 5
@@ -183,6 +184,8 @@ async def run_generation(
         excluded_note_ids=excluded_note_ids,
         rag_project_id=rag_project_id,
         workspace_project_id=workspace_project_id,
+        user_timezone=user_timezone,
+        conv_id=conv_id,
     ))
 
     messages, context_meta = await context_task

src/fabledassistant/services/llm.py

@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ async def build_context(
     excluded_note_ids: list[int] | None = None,
     rag_project_id: int | None = None,
     workspace_project_id: int | None = None,
+    user_timezone: str | None = None,
+    conv_id: int | None = None,
 ) -> tuple[list[dict], dict]:
     """Build messages array for Ollama with system prompt and context.
 
@@ -475,9 +477,16 @@ async def build_context(
             "Available actions: create_task, create_note, update_note, delete_note, delete_task, get_note, list_notes, list_tasks, search_notes, "
             "create_event, list_events, search_events, update_event, delete_event, list_calendars."
         )
-        tool_lines.append("For calendar events, use ISO 8601 datetime format (e.g. 2026-09-30T00:00:00).")
+        tool_lines.append(
+            "For calendar events, use ISO 8601 datetime format with the user's timezone offset"
+            + (f" ({user_timezone})" if user_timezone else "")
+            + ". Always include the UTC offset in datetime strings (e.g. 2026-09-30T14:00:00+01:00)."
+        )
         tool_lines.append("When the user says 'remind me' with a time before an event, use the reminder_minutes parameter.")
-    tool_lines.append("For relative dates like 'Friday' or 'next week', resolve them to YYYY-MM-DD format.")
+    tool_lines.append(
+        "For relative dates like 'Friday' or 'next week', resolve them to YYYY-MM-DD format. "
+        + (f"Always include the UTC offset when creating events (user's timezone: {user_timezone})." if user_timezone else "For event datetimes, include the UTC offset (e.g. 2026-09-30T14:00:00+01:00).")
+    )
     tool_lines.append("When creating notes, use the `tags` parameter — do not embed #tag text in the note body.")
     tool_lines.append(
         "When search_images returns results, embed each image directly in your response by writing "
@@ -498,11 +507,12 @@ async def build_context(
     )
     tool_guidance = "\n".join(tool_lines)
 
+    tz_line = f" The user's timezone is {user_timezone}." if user_timezone else ""
     system_parts = [
         f"You are a helpful assistant named {assistant_name}, integrated into a note-taking and task-tracking app called Fabled Assistant. "
         "Help users with their notes, tasks, and general questions. "
         "When note context is provided, use it to give relevant answers. "
-        f"Today's date is {today}.\n\n"
+        f"Today's date is {today}.{tz_line}\n\n"
         f"{tool_guidance}"
     ]
 
@@ -667,7 +677,88 @@ async def build_context(
             f"\n\n--- Earlier Conversation ---\n{history_summary}\n--- End Earlier Conversation ---"
         )
 
+    # Inject briefing article content for follow-up Q&A
+    if conv_id is not None:
+        from fabledassistant.models import async_session as _async_session
+        from fabledassistant.models.conversation import Conversation
+
+        async with _async_session() as _sess:
+            _conv = await _sess.get(Conversation, conv_id)
+        if _conv and getattr(_conv, "conversation_type", None) == "briefing":
+            article_context = await _build_briefing_article_context(conv_id)
+            if article_context:
+                system_parts.append(article_context)
+
     messages = [{"role": "system", "content": "".join(system_parts)}]
     messages.extend(history)
     messages.append({"role": "user", "content": user_message})
     return messages, context_meta
+
+
+async def _build_briefing_article_context(conv_id: int) -> str:
+    """Fetch article content from today's briefing message and return a
+    formatted context block for injection into the system prompt.
+
+    Looks at the most recent assistant briefing messages for rss_item_ids
+    in their metadata, then loads those items from the DB.
+    Capped at 10 articles × 500 chars to keep token use reasonable.
+    """
+    import json as _json
+
+    from sqlalchemy import select, text as _text
+
+    from fabledassistant.models import async_session as _async_session
+    from fabledassistant.models.conversation import Message
+
+    async with _async_session() as session:
+        result = await session.execute(
+            select(Message)
+            .where(
+                Message.conversation_id == conv_id,
+                Message.role == "assistant",
+            )
+            .order_by(Message.created_at.desc())
+            .limit(10)
+        )
+        messages = result.scalars().all()
+
+    rss_item_ids: list[int] = []
+    for msg in messages:
+        meta = msg.msg_metadata or {}
+        if isinstance(meta, str):
+            try:
+                meta = _json.loads(meta)
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+        ids = meta.get("rss_item_ids") or []
+        if ids:
+            rss_item_ids = ids
+            break
+
+    if not rss_item_ids:
+        return ""
+
+    async with _async_session() as session:
+        result = await session.execute(
+            _text("""
+                SELECT i.title, i.url, i.content, f.title AS feed_title
+                FROM rss_items i
+                JOIN rss_feeds f ON f.id = i.feed_id
+                WHERE i.id = ANY(:ids)
+                ORDER BY i.published_at DESC NULLS LAST
+                LIMIT 10
+            """).bindparams(ids=rss_item_ids[:10])
+        )
+        rows = result.mappings().all()
+
+    if not rows:
+        return ""
+
+    lines = ["\n\nARTICLE CONTEXT (source articles from today's briefing):"]
+    for row in rows:
+        lines.append(f"\n[{row['feed_title']}] {row['title']}")
+        if row["url"]:
+            lines.append(f"URL: {row['url']}")
+        if row["content"]:
+            lines.append(row["content"][:500])
+    return "\n".join(lines)

src/fabledassistant/services/notes.py

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ async def create_note(
     status: str | None = None,
     priority: str | None = None,
     due_date: date | None = None,
+    recurrence_rule: dict | None = None,
 ) -> Note:
     # Auto-populate project_id from milestone when not explicitly provided
     if milestone_id is not None and project_id is None:
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ async def create_note(
             status=status,
             priority=priority,
             due_date=due_date,
+            recurrence_rule=recurrence_rule,
         )
         session.add(note)
         await session.commit()
@@ -104,8 +106,8 @@ async def list_notes(
     q: str | None = None,
     tags: list[str] | None = None,
     is_task: bool | None = None,
-    status: str | None = None,
-    priority: str | None = None,
+    status: str | list[str] | None = None,
+    priority: str | list[str] | None = None,
     due_before: date | None = None,
     due_after: date | None = None,
     project_id: int | None = None,
@@ -151,12 +153,14 @@ async def list_notes(
                 count_query = count_query.where(tag_filter)
 
         if status:
-            query = query.where(Note.status == status)
-            count_query = count_query.where(Note.status == status)
+            statuses = [status] if isinstance(status, str) else status
+            query = query.where(Note.status.in_(statuses))
+            count_query = count_query.where(Note.status.in_(statuses))
 
         if priority:
-            query = query.where(Note.priority == priority)
-            count_query = count_query.where(Note.priority == priority)
+            priorities = [priority] if isinstance(priority, str) else priority
+            query = query.where(Note.priority.in_(priorities))
+            count_query = count_query.where(Note.priority.in_(priorities))
 
         if due_before is not None:
             query = query.where(Note.due_date < due_before)
@@ -240,6 +244,25 @@ async def update_note(user_id: int, note_id: int, **fields: object) -> Note | No
             elif key == "tags" and isinstance(value, list):
                 value = _normalize_tags(value)
             setattr(note, key, value)
+        # Auto-set lifecycle timestamps on status transitions
+        if "status" in fields:
+            _now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+            if note.status == TaskStatus.in_progress.value:
+                if note.started_at is None:
+                    note.started_at = _now
+            elif note.status in (TaskStatus.done.value, TaskStatus.cancelled.value):
+                note.completed_at = _now
+                if note.recurrence_rule:
+                    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import calculate_next_due
+                    base = note.due_date or _now.date()
+                    next_due = calculate_next_due(note.recurrence_rule, base)
+                    note.recurrence_next_spawn_at = datetime(
+                        next_due.year, next_due.month, next_due.day, tzinfo=timezone.utc
+                    )
+            elif note.status == TaskStatus.todo.value:
+                note.started_at = None
+                note.completed_at = None
+                note.recurrence_next_spawn_at = None
         note.updated_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
         await session.commit()
         await session.refresh(note)

src/fabledassistant/services/recurrence.py

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+"""Recurring task rule validation, date calculation, and scheduled spawning."""
+import asyncio
+import calendar
+import logging
+from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
+
+from sqlalchemy import and_, select
+
+from fabledassistant.models import async_session
+from fabledassistant.models.note import Note, TaskStatus
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_VALID_UNITS = {"day", "week", "month", "year"}
+
+
+def validate_recurrence_rule(rule: dict) -> None:
+    """Raise ValueError if rule is structurally invalid."""
+    if not isinstance(rule, dict):
+        raise ValueError("recurrence_rule must be an object")
+    rule_type = rule.get("type")
+    if rule_type not in ("interval", "calendar"):
+        raise ValueError("recurrence_rule.type must be 'interval' or 'calendar'")
+    unit = rule.get("unit")
+    if unit not in _VALID_UNITS:
+        raise ValueError(f"recurrence_rule.unit must be one of {_VALID_UNITS}")
+    if rule_type == "interval":
+        every = rule.get("every")
+        if not isinstance(every, int) or every < 1:
+            raise ValueError("recurrence_rule.every must be a positive integer")
+    elif rule_type == "calendar":
+        day = rule.get("day_of_month")
+        if not isinstance(day, int) or not 1 <= day <= 31:
+            raise ValueError("recurrence_rule.day_of_month must be an integer between 1 and 31")
+        if unit == "year":
+            month = rule.get("month")
+            if not isinstance(month, int) or not 1 <= month <= 12:
+                raise ValueError("recurrence_rule.month must be an integer between 1 and 12")
+        elif unit != "month":
+            raise ValueError("calendar recurrence only supports unit 'month' or 'year'")
+
+
+def _add_months(d: date, months: int) -> date:
+    month = d.month - 1 + months
+    year = d.year + month // 12
+    month = month % 12 + 1
+    day = min(d.day, calendar.monthrange(year, month)[1])
+    return d.replace(year=year, month=month, day=day)
+
+
+def _next_day_of_month(from_date: date, day: int) -> date:
+    """Return the next occurrence of day-of-month strictly after from_date."""
+    year, month = from_date.year, from_date.month
+    max_day = calendar.monthrange(year, month)[1]
+    clamped = min(day, max_day)
+    if clamped > from_date.day:
+        return from_date.replace(day=clamped)
+    # Advance one month
+    if month == 12:
+        year, month = year + 1, 1
+    else:
+        month += 1
+    return date(year, month, min(day, calendar.monthrange(year, month)[1]))
+
+
+def _next_annual_date(from_date: date, month: int, day: int) -> date:
+    """Return the next occurrence of month/day after from_date."""
+    max_day = calendar.monthrange(from_date.year, month)[1]
+    candidate = date(from_date.year, month, min(day, max_day))
+    if candidate > from_date:
+        return candidate
+    return date(
+        from_date.year + 1,
+        month,
+        min(day, calendar.monthrange(from_date.year + 1, month)[1]),
+    )
+
+
+def calculate_next_due(rule: dict, from_date: date) -> date:
+    """Return the next due date after from_date according to rule."""
+    rule_type = rule["type"]
+    unit = rule["unit"]
+    if rule_type == "interval":
+        every = rule["every"]
+        if unit == "day":
+            return from_date + timedelta(days=every)
+        if unit == "week":
+            return from_date + timedelta(weeks=every)
+        if unit == "month":
+            return _add_months(from_date, every)
+        if unit == "year":
+            return _add_months(from_date, every * 12)
+    elif rule_type == "calendar":
+        if unit == "month":
+            return _next_day_of_month(from_date, rule["day_of_month"])
+        if unit == "year":
+            return _next_annual_date(from_date, rule["month"], rule["day_of_month"])
+    raise ValueError(f"Unhandled recurrence rule: {rule!r}")
+
+
+async def spawn_recurring_tasks() -> int:
+    """Create child tasks for all recurring tasks whose spawn date has arrived.
+
+    Returns the number of tasks spawned.
+    """
+    from fabledassistant.services.embeddings import upsert_note_embedding
+    from fabledassistant.services.notes import create_note
+
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    spawned = 0
+
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        result = await session.execute(
+            select(Note).where(
+                and_(
+                    Note.recurrence_rule.isnot(None),
+                    Note.recurrence_next_spawn_at <= now,
+                )
+            )
+        )
+        tasks = result.scalars().all()
+
+    for task in tasks:
+        base_date = task.due_date or now.date()
+        next_due = calculate_next_due(task.recurrence_rule, base_date)
+        try:
+            child = await create_note(
+                task.user_id,
+                title=task.title,
+                body=task.body or "",
+                status=TaskStatus.todo.value,
+                priority=task.priority or "none",
+                due_date=next_due,
+                tags=list(task.tags or []),
+                project_id=task.project_id,
+                milestone_id=task.milestone_id,
+                recurrence_rule=task.recurrence_rule,
+            )
+            text = f"{child.title}\n{child.body}".strip() if child.body else (child.title or "")
+            if text:
+                asyncio.create_task(upsert_note_embedding(child.id, task.user_id, text))
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Failed to spawn recurring task %d", task.id)
+            continue
+
+        async with async_session() as session:
+            parent = await session.get(Note, task.id)
+            if parent:
+                parent.recurrence_next_spawn_at = None
+                await session.commit()
+
+        spawned += 1
+        logger.info("Spawned recurring task %d → child due %s", task.id, next_due)
+
+    return spawned

src/fabledassistant/services/rss.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 CONTENT_MAX_CHARS = 2000
 # Keep only items from the last N days to avoid unbounded growth
-ITEM_MAX_AGE_DAYS = 14
+ITEM_MAX_AGE_DAYS = 90
 
 
 def extract_item(entry) -> dict:
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ async def _prune_old_items(feed_id: int) -> None:
             text("""
                 DELETE FROM rss_items
                 WHERE feed_id = :feed_id
-                  AND published_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '14 days'
+                  AND published_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '90 days'
             """).bindparams(feed_id=feed_id)
         )
         await session.commit()

src/fabledassistant/services/sharing.py

@@ -16,6 +16,33 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 VALID_PERMISSIONS = {"viewer", "editor", "admin"}
 
 
+async def _enrich_shares(session, shares) -> list[dict]:
+    """Attach username / group_name to a list of share rows (ProjectShare or NoteShare)."""
+    result = []
+    for s in shares:
+        d = s.to_dict()
+        if s.shared_with_user_id:
+            user = await session.get(User, s.shared_with_user_id)
+            d["username"] = user.username if user else None
+        if s.shared_with_group_id:
+            group = await session.get(Group, s.shared_with_group_id)
+            d["group_name"] = group.name if group else None
+        result.append(d)
+    return result
+
+
+def _deduplicate_by_permission(shares, id_attr: str) -> dict[int, str]:
+    """Return {resource_id: best_permission} keeping the highest-ranked permission per resource."""
+    from fabledassistant.services.access import PERMISSION_RANK
+    seen: dict[int, str] = {}
+    for share in shares:
+        rid = getattr(share, id_attr)
+        prev = seen.get(rid)
+        if prev is None or PERMISSION_RANK[share.permission] > PERMISSION_RANK[prev]:
+            seen[rid] = share.permission
+    return seen
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Project shares
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -83,17 +110,7 @@ async def list_project_shares(project_id: int) -> list[dict]:
         shares = (await session.execute(
             select(ProjectShare).where(ProjectShare.project_id == project_id)
         )).scalars().all()
-        result = []
-        for s in shares:
-            d = s.to_dict()
-            if s.shared_with_user_id:
-                user = await session.get(User, s.shared_with_user_id)
-                d["username"] = user.username if user else None
-            if s.shared_with_group_id:
-                group = await session.get(Group, s.shared_with_group_id)
-                d["group_name"] = group.name if group else None
-            result.append(d)
-        return result
+        return await _enrich_shares(session, shares)
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -166,17 +183,7 @@ async def list_note_shares(note_id: int) -> list[dict]:
         shares = (await session.execute(
             select(NoteShare).where(NoteShare.note_id == note_id)
         )).scalars().all()
-        result = []
-        for s in shares:
-            d = s.to_dict()
-            if s.shared_with_user_id:
-                user = await session.get(User, s.shared_with_user_id)
-                d["username"] = user.username if user else None
-            if s.shared_with_group_id:
-                group = await session.get(Group, s.shared_with_group_id)
-                d["group_name"] = group.name if group else None
-            result.append(d)
-        return result
+        return await _enrich_shares(session, shares)
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -203,12 +210,7 @@ async def list_shared_with_me(user_id: int) -> dict:
                 )
             )).scalars().all()
 
-        seen_projects: dict[int, str] = {}
-        for share in list(proj_direct) + list(proj_group):
-            prev = seen_projects.get(share.project_id)
-            from fabledassistant.services.access import PERMISSION_RANK
-            if prev is None or PERMISSION_RANK[share.permission] > PERMISSION_RANK[prev]:
-                seen_projects[share.project_id] = share.permission
+        seen_projects = _deduplicate_by_permission(list(proj_direct) + list(proj_group), "project_id")
 
         projects = []
         for pid, perm in seen_projects.items():
@@ -239,12 +241,7 @@ async def list_shared_with_me(user_id: int) -> dict:
                 )
             )).scalars().all()
 
-        seen_notes: dict[int, str] = {}
-        for share in list(note_direct) + list(note_group):
-            prev = seen_notes.get(share.note_id)
-            from fabledassistant.services.access import PERMISSION_RANK
-            if prev is None or PERMISSION_RANK[share.permission] > PERMISSION_RANK[prev]:
-                seen_notes[share.note_id] = share.permission
+        seen_notes = _deduplicate_by_permission(list(note_direct) + list(note_group), "note_id")
 
         notes = []
         for nid, perm in seen_notes.items():

src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py

@@ -105,6 +105,19 @@ _CORE_TOOLS = [
                         "type": "boolean",
                         "description": "Set to true only when the user has explicitly confirmed creation after being warned about a similar existing task.",
                     },
+                    "recurrence_rule": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "description": (
+                            "Optional recurrence schedule so the task repeats automatically. Two forms:\n"
+                            "  Interval — repeat every N units from the due date:\n"
+                            '    {"type": "interval", "every": 3, "unit": "month"}\n'
+                            "  unit options: day | week | month | year\n"
+                            "  Calendar/monthly — specific day each month:\n"
+                            '    {"type": "calendar", "unit": "month", "day_of_month": 1}\n'
+                            "  Calendar/annual — specific day each year:\n"
+                            '    {"type": "calendar", "unit": "year", "day_of_month": 15, "month": 6}'
+                        ),
+                    },
                 },
                 "required": ["title"],
             },
@@ -179,8 +192,8 @@ _CORE_TOOLS = [
                     },
                     "status": {
                         "type": "string",
-                        "enum": ["todo", "in_progress", "done"],
-                        "description": "New task status. Use to mark a task done, start it, etc.",
+                        "enum": ["todo", "in_progress", "done", "cancelled"],
+                        "description": "New task status. Use to mark a task done, start it, cancel it, etc.",
                     },
                     "priority": {
                         "type": "string",
@@ -205,6 +218,13 @@ _CORE_TOOLS = [
                         "type": "string",
                         "description": "Optional project name to assign this note/task to (set to empty string to remove project)",
                     },
+                    "recurrence_rule": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "description": (
+                            "Set or update the recurrence schedule. Pass null to remove recurrence. "
+                            "Same format as create_task recurrence_rule."
+                        ),
+                    },
                 },
                 "required": ["query"],
             },
@@ -353,9 +373,16 @@ _CORE_TOOLS = [
                 "type": "object",
                 "properties": {
                     "status": {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "enum": ["todo", "in_progress", "done"],
-                        "description": "Filter by task status",
+                        "type": "array",
+                        "items": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "enum": ["todo", "in_progress", "done", "cancelled"],
+                        },
+                        "description": (
+                            "Filter by one or more task statuses. "
+                            'Example: ["todo", "in_progress"] to list all active tasks. '
+                            "Omit to return tasks of any status."
+                        ),
                     },
                     "priority": {
                         "type": "string",

tests/test_news_api.py

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+"""Tests for news API — retention constant and endpoint formatting."""
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+
+def test_rss_item_max_age_is_90_days():
+    """Retention window should be 90 days."""
+    from fabledassistant.services.rss import ITEM_MAX_AGE_DAYS
+
+    assert ITEM_MAX_AGE_DAYS == 90
+
+
+def _make_mock_session(rows):
+    """Return a mock async context manager whose session.execute returns rows."""
+    mock_result = MagicMock()
+    mock_result.mappings.return_value.all.return_value = rows
+
+    mock_session = AsyncMock()
+    mock_session.execute = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_result)
+
+    mock_cm = MagicMock()
+    mock_cm.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_session)
+    mock_cm.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
+    return mock_cm
+
+
+def test_list_news_item_serialisation():
+    """News item serialisation should truncate content to 300 chars and include reaction."""
+    pub = datetime(2026, 3, 28, 8, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    item = {
+        "id": 1,
+        "title": "EU AI Act deadline",
+        "url": "https://example.com/ai",
+        "content": "x" * 500,
+        "published_at": pub,
+        "topics": ["tech"],
+        "feed_title": "TechCrunch",
+        "reaction": "up",
+    }
+
+    result = {
+        "id": item["id"],
+        "title": item["title"],
+        "url": item["url"],
+        "snippet": (item["content"] or "")[:300],
+        "published_at": item["published_at"].isoformat() if item["published_at"] else None,
+        "topics": item["topics"] or [],
+        "source": item["feed_title"],
+        "reaction": item["reaction"],
+    }
+
+    assert result["snippet"] == "x" * 300
+    assert result["source"] == "TechCrunch"
+    assert result["reaction"] == "up"
+    assert result["published_at"] == pub.isoformat()
+
+
+
+def test_build_briefing_article_context_metadata_extraction():
+    """Verify the rss_item_ids extraction logic from message metadata."""
+    import json
+
+    # Simulates the logic in _build_briefing_article_context
+    def extract_ids(msg_metadata):
+        meta = msg_metadata or {}
+        if isinstance(meta, str):
+            try:
+                meta = json.loads(meta)
+            except Exception:
+                return []
+        return meta.get("rss_item_ids") or []
+
+    assert extract_ids({}) == []
+    assert extract_ids(None) == []
+    assert extract_ids({"rss_item_ids": [1, 2, 3]}) == [1, 2, 3]
+    assert extract_ids(json.dumps({"rss_item_ids": [4, 5]})) == [4, 5]
+    assert extract_ids("not json") == []
+
+
+def test_list_news_null_content_serialisation():
+    """Null content should produce empty snippet without error."""
+    item = {
+        "id": 2,
+        "title": "No content article",
+        "url": "https://example.com/b",
+        "content": None,
+        "published_at": None,
+        "topics": None,
+        "feed_title": "Hacker News",
+        "reaction": None,
+    }
+
+    result = {
+        "id": item["id"],
+        "title": item["title"],
+        "url": item["url"],
+        "snippet": (item["content"] or "")[:300],
+        "published_at": item["published_at"].isoformat() if item["published_at"] else None,
+        "topics": item["topics"] or [],
+        "source": item["feed_title"],
+        "reaction": item["reaction"],
+    }
+
+    assert result["snippet"] == ""
+    assert result["topics"] == []
+    assert result["published_at"] is None
+    assert result["reaction"] is None

tests/test_recurrence.py

@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+"""Tests for task lifecycle timestamps and recurrence logic."""
+from datetime import date, datetime, timezone
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+
+# ── Timestamp side-effect tests ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async def test_update_note_sets_started_at_on_in_progress():
+    """started_at is set when status transitions to in_progress."""
+    mock_note = MagicMock()
+    mock_note.status = "in_progress"
+    mock_note.started_at = None
+    mock_note.recurrence_rule = None
+
+    mock_session = AsyncMock()
+    mock_result = MagicMock()
+    mock_result.scalars.return_value.first.return_value = mock_note
+    mock_session.execute = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_result)
+    mock_session.commit = AsyncMock()
+    mock_session.refresh = AsyncMock()
+    mock_session.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_session)
+    mock_session.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
+
+    with patch("fabledassistant.services.notes.async_session", return_value=mock_session):
+        from fabledassistant.services.notes import update_note
+        await update_note(1, 1, status="in_progress")
+
+    assert mock_note.started_at is not None
+
+
+async def test_update_note_sets_completed_at_on_done():
+    """completed_at is set when status transitions to done."""
+    mock_note = MagicMock()
+    mock_note.status = "done"
+    mock_note.started_at = datetime(2026, 3, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    mock_note.completed_at = None
+    mock_note.recurrence_rule = None
+
+    mock_session = AsyncMock()
+    mock_result = MagicMock()
+    mock_result.scalars.return_value.first.return_value = mock_note
+    mock_session.execute = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_result)
+    mock_session.commit = AsyncMock()
+    mock_session.refresh = AsyncMock()
+    mock_session.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_session)
+    mock_session.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
+
+    with patch("fabledassistant.services.notes.async_session", return_value=mock_session):
+        from fabledassistant.services.notes import update_note
+        await update_note(1, 1, status="done")
+
+    assert mock_note.completed_at is not None
+
+
+async def test_update_note_clears_timestamps_on_todo():
+    """started_at and completed_at are cleared when status resets to todo."""
+    mock_note = MagicMock()
+    mock_note.status = "todo"
+    mock_note.started_at = datetime(2026, 3, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    mock_note.completed_at = datetime(2026, 3, 15, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    mock_note.recurrence_rule = None
+
+    mock_session = AsyncMock()
+    mock_result = MagicMock()
+    mock_result.scalars.return_value.first.return_value = mock_note
+    mock_session.execute = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_result)
+    mock_session.commit = AsyncMock()
+    mock_session.refresh = AsyncMock()
+    mock_session.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_session)
+    mock_session.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
+
+    with patch("fabledassistant.services.notes.async_session", return_value=mock_session):
+        from fabledassistant.services.notes import update_note
+        await update_note(1, 1, status="todo")
+
+    assert mock_note.started_at is None
+    assert mock_note.completed_at is None
+
+
+async def test_update_note_preserves_started_at_if_already_set():
+    """started_at is not overwritten on a second transition to in_progress."""
+    original_start = datetime(2026, 3, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    mock_note = MagicMock()
+    mock_note.status = "in_progress"
+    mock_note.started_at = original_start
+    mock_note.recurrence_rule = None
+
+    mock_session = AsyncMock()
+    mock_result = MagicMock()
+    mock_result.scalars.return_value.first.return_value = mock_note
+    mock_session.execute = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_result)
+    mock_session.commit = AsyncMock()
+    mock_session.refresh = AsyncMock()
+    mock_session.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_session)
+    mock_session.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
+
+    with patch("fabledassistant.services.notes.async_session", return_value=mock_session):
+        from fabledassistant.services.notes import update_note
+        await update_note(1, 1, status="in_progress")
+
+    assert mock_note.started_at == original_start
+
+
+# ── Recurrence rule validation ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_validate_interval_rule_valid():
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import validate_recurrence_rule
+    validate_recurrence_rule({"type": "interval", "every": 3, "unit": "month"})  # no error
+
+
+def test_validate_interval_rule_bad_unit():
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import validate_recurrence_rule
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="unit"):
+        validate_recurrence_rule({"type": "interval", "every": 3, "unit": "fortnight"})
+
+
+def test_validate_interval_rule_bad_every():
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import validate_recurrence_rule
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="every"):
+        validate_recurrence_rule({"type": "interval", "every": 0, "unit": "week"})
+
+
+def test_validate_calendar_monthly_valid():
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import validate_recurrence_rule
+    validate_recurrence_rule({"type": "calendar", "unit": "month", "day_of_month": 1})
+
+
+def test_validate_calendar_annual_valid():
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import validate_recurrence_rule
+    validate_recurrence_rule(
+        {"type": "calendar", "unit": "year", "day_of_month": 15, "month": 6}
+    )
+
+
+def test_validate_calendar_bad_day():
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import validate_recurrence_rule
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="day_of_month"):
+        validate_recurrence_rule({"type": "calendar", "unit": "month", "day_of_month": 32})
+
+
+def test_validate_calendar_annual_missing_month():
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import validate_recurrence_rule
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="month"):
+        validate_recurrence_rule(
+            {"type": "calendar", "unit": "year", "day_of_month": 15}
+        )
+
+
+def test_validate_unknown_type():
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import validate_recurrence_rule
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="type"):
+        validate_recurrence_rule({"type": "cron", "every": 1, "unit": "day"})
+
+
+# ── calculate_next_due ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_calculate_next_due_interval_days():
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import calculate_next_due
+    rule = {"type": "interval", "every": 7, "unit": "day"}
+    assert calculate_next_due(rule, date(2026, 3, 27)) == date(2026, 4, 3)
+
+
+def test_calculate_next_due_interval_weeks():
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import calculate_next_due
+    rule = {"type": "interval", "every": 2, "unit": "week"}
+    assert calculate_next_due(rule, date(2026, 3, 27)) == date(2026, 4, 10)
+
+
+def test_calculate_next_due_interval_months():
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import calculate_next_due
+    rule = {"type": "interval", "every": 3, "unit": "month"}
+    assert calculate_next_due(rule, date(2026, 3, 1)) == date(2026, 6, 1)
+
+
+def test_calculate_next_due_interval_months_end_of_month():
+    """Month addition clamps to last day when target month is shorter."""
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import calculate_next_due
+    rule = {"type": "interval", "every": 1, "unit": "month"}
+    assert calculate_next_due(rule, date(2026, 1, 31)) == date(2026, 2, 28)
+
+
+def test_calculate_next_due_interval_years():
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import calculate_next_due
+    rule = {"type": "interval", "every": 1, "unit": "year"}
+    assert calculate_next_due(rule, date(2026, 3, 27)) == date(2027, 3, 27)
+
+
+def test_calculate_next_due_calendar_monthly_future_day():
+    """If day_of_month is later this month, return that date."""
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import calculate_next_due
+    rule = {"type": "calendar", "unit": "month", "day_of_month": 28}
+    assert calculate_next_due(rule, date(2026, 3, 1)) == date(2026, 3, 28)
+
+
+def test_calculate_next_due_calendar_monthly_same_or_past_day():
+    """If day_of_month is today or earlier, advance to next month."""
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import calculate_next_due
+    rule = {"type": "calendar", "unit": "month", "day_of_month": 1}
+    assert calculate_next_due(rule, date(2026, 3, 1)) == date(2026, 4, 1)
+
+
+def test_calculate_next_due_calendar_annual_future():
+    """Annual date later this year is returned."""
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import calculate_next_due
+    rule = {"type": "calendar", "unit": "year", "day_of_month": 15, "month": 6}
+    assert calculate_next_due(rule, date(2026, 3, 27)) == date(2026, 6, 15)
+
+
+def test_calculate_next_due_calendar_annual_past():
+    """Annual date already passed this year → next year."""
+    from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import calculate_next_due
+    rule = {"type": "calendar", "unit": "year", "day_of_month": 15, "month": 1}
+    assert calculate_next_due(rule, date(2026, 3, 27)) == date(2027, 1, 15)
+
+
+# ── spawn_recurring_tasks ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async def test_spawn_recurring_tasks_creates_child():
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+    mock_task = MagicMock()
+    mock_task.id = 1
+    mock_task.user_id = 42
+    mock_task.title = "Change air filter"
+    mock_task.body = ""
+    mock_task.priority = "medium"
+    mock_task.tags = []
+    mock_task.project_id = None
+    mock_task.milestone_id = None
+    mock_task.due_date = date(2026, 3, 1)
+    mock_task.recurrence_rule = {"type": "interval", "every": 3, "unit": "month"}
+
+    mock_session = AsyncMock()
+    mock_result = MagicMock()
+    mock_result.scalars.return_value.all.return_value = [mock_task]
+    mock_session.execute = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_result)
+    mock_session.get = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_task)
+    mock_session.commit = AsyncMock()
+    mock_session.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_session)
+    mock_session.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
+
+    mock_child = MagicMock()
+    mock_child.id = 2
+    mock_child.title = "Change air filter"
+    mock_child.body = ""
+
+    with (
+        patch("fabledassistant.services.recurrence.async_session", return_value=mock_session),
+        patch(
+            "fabledassistant.services.notes.create_note",
+            new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            return_value=mock_child,
+        ) as mock_create,
+        patch("fabledassistant.services.embeddings.upsert_note_embedding"),
+    ):
+        from fabledassistant.services.recurrence import spawn_recurring_tasks
+        count = await spawn_recurring_tasks()
+
+    assert count == 1
+    mock_create.assert_called_once()
+    kwargs = mock_create.call_args[1]
+    assert kwargs["title"] == "Change air filter"
+    assert kwargs["due_date"] == date(2026, 6, 1)
+    assert kwargs["recurrence_rule"] == {"type": "interval", "every": 3, "unit": "month"}
+    assert kwargs["status"] == "todo"
+
+
+# ── Multi-status filtering ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async def test_list_notes_multi_status_builds_in_clause():
+    """list_notes with a list of statuses executes without error."""
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+    mock_session = AsyncMock()
+    mock_result = MagicMock()
+    mock_result.scalars.return_value.all.return_value = []
+    mock_session.execute = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_result)
+    mock_session.scalar = AsyncMock(return_value=0)
+    mock_session.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_session)
+    mock_session.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
+
+    with patch("fabledassistant.services.notes.async_session", return_value=mock_session):
+        from fabledassistant.services.notes import list_notes
+        notes, total = await list_notes(1, status=["todo", "in_progress"], is_task=True)
+
+    assert total == 0
+    assert notes == []
+    mock_session.scalar.assert_called_once()
+    mock_session.execute.assert_called_once()