Release v26.04.16.1 — Fix tool actions mismatch in system prompt

The system prompt listed phantom tools (create_task, delete_task, get_note)
that don't exist, causing the model to spiral when users asked to create
tasks under a project. Replaced the stale hardcoded string with a
dynamically-built actions list matching all registered tools, and added
conditional searxng/caldav extensions.

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

.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,27 @@
 # CI runs first; build only proceeds if all checks pass.
 #
-# Push to dev:       typecheck + lint + test → build :dev + :<sha>
-# Tag v* (release):  typecheck + lint + test → build :latest + :<sha> + :<version>
-# Pull request:      no CI run — code is validated on dev push before any PR is opened
+# Push to dev:       typecheck + lint + test + build :dev + :<sha>
+# Tag v* (release):  typecheck + lint + test + build :latest + :<sha> + :<version>
+#
+# main pushes are NOT gated here: a merge to main only happens after
+# dev has already passed CI, and the release tag is the sole trigger
+# for a production image. Re-running CI on the merge commit just burns
+# runner time without changing the outcome.
 #
 # To cut a release:
 #   Create a release via the Forgejo UI on main with a v* tag name.
 #   The tag push triggers this workflow; build job pushes :latest + :<version>.
 #
+# PRs aren't triggered on purpose — this is a solo dev→main flow, so
+# gating on branch push is already enough.
+#
+# NOTE on the `if:` guards below: Forgejo Actions does not consistently
+# honor `on.push.branches` as a filter — merge commits landing on main
+# still trigger the workflow, producing redundant runs on the same SHA
+# that was already gated on dev. Every job therefore repeats the ref
+# check so main pushes trigger the workflow but every job skips
+# immediately (no runner time, no duplicate work).
+#
 # Required secrets (repo → Settings → Secrets → Actions):
 #   REGISTRY_USER   — your Forgejo username
 #   REGISTRY_TOKEN  — Forgejo PAT with write:packages scope
@@ -28,8 +42,18 @@ on:
       - "assets/**"
       - "fable-mcp/**"
       - ".forgejo/workflows/ci.yml"
-  # pull_request trigger intentionally omitted — all changes go through dev
-  # first, where CI already runs on push. PR runs would be redundant duplication.
+
+# Cancel older runs on the same branch when a newer push lands. Tag runs
+# get their own group implicitly (refs/tags/v1.2.3 ≠ refs/heads/dev) and
+# are never cancelled, so a release build can't kill itself mid-flight.
+concurrency:
+  group: ci-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') }}
+
+# Least-privilege default. Jobs that need more (build pushes to the
+# registry) upgrade explicitly.
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   REGISTRY: git.fabledsword.com
@@ -38,17 +62,25 @@ env:
 jobs:
   typecheck:
     name: TypeScript typecheck
-    runs-on: py3.12-node22
+    # Skip on main merge-commit pushes — see workflow header comment.
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    runs-on: ci-runner
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+      # Cache node_modules directly (not the npm download cache).
+      # npm ci still has to extract + link every module even with a
+      # warm download cache, which is where the real time goes. Caching
+      # the output directory lets us skip npm ci entirely on hits.
+      - name: Cache node_modules
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
-          node-version: "22"
-          cache: "npm"
-          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
+          path: frontend/node_modules
+          key: node-modules-${{ hashFiles('frontend/package-lock.json') }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
+        if: steps.npm-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: npm ci
         working-directory: frontend
 
@@ -58,52 +90,57 @@ jobs:
 
   lint:
     name: Python lint
-    runs-on: py3.12-node22
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    runs-on: ci-runner
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Install ruff
-        run: pip install --break-system-packages ruff
-
+      # ruff is pre-installed in the ci-runner base image — no install
+      # step needed, lint runs in ~2s.
       - name: Lint
         run: ruff check src/
 
   test:
     name: Python tests
-    runs-on: py3.12-node22
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    runs-on: ci-runner
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      # Python 3.12 is pre-installed in the runner-base image (py3.12-node22).
-      - name: Cache pip wheels
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - name: Cache uv packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
-          path: ~/.cache/pip
-          key: pip-${{ hashFiles('pyproject.toml') }}
-          restore-keys: pip-
+          path: ~/.cache/uv
+          key: uv-${{ hashFiles('pyproject.toml') }}
+          restore-keys: uv-
 
       - name: Create virtual environment
-        run: python3.12 -m venv /opt/venv
+        run: uv venv /opt/venv
 
       - name: Install package with dev deps
         run: |
-          /opt/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
-          /opt/venv/bin/pip install --no-build-isolation http-ece
-          /opt/venv/bin/pip install -e ".[dev]"
+          # http-ece doesn't declare setuptools as a build dep, and uv
+          # creates bare venvs without it. Install setuptools first so
+          # --no-build-isolation can find it.
+          uv pip install --python /opt/venv/bin/python setuptools wheel
+          uv pip install --python /opt/venv/bin/python --no-build-isolation http-ece
+          uv pip install --python /opt/venv/bin/python -e ".[dev]"
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: /opt/venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/ -v
+        run: /opt/venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/ -q
 
   build:
     name: Build & push image
     needs: [typecheck, lint, test]
     # Build on dev branch pushes and version tag pushes only.
-    # main branch pushes run CI for safety but do not build —
-    # the release tag (v*) is the sole trigger for a production image.
-    if: |
-      github.event_name == 'push' &&
-      (github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/'))
-    runs-on: py3.12-node22
+    # Mirrors the ref guard on the gate jobs above — main merge-commit
+    # pushes skip here too, so no production image is ever built from a
+    # raw main push (only from the v* tag the release creates).
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    runs-on: ci-runner
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
@@ -121,6 +158,17 @@ jobs:
           echo "value=$TAGS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "build_version=$BUILD_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+      - name: Free disk space
+        # Self-hosted runner housekeeping. Two-step cleanup:
+        # 1. Prune dangling containers/images globally (stops the runner
+        #    from accumulating cruft from past failed builds).
+        # 2. Trim the BuildKit layer cache to a 5GB ceiling so the pip
+        #    mount cache survives but old intermediate layers don't
+        #    accumulate indefinitely.
+        run: |
+          docker system prune -af || true
+          docker builder prune --keep-storage 5g -f || true
+
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
 
@@ -136,5 +184,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: .
           push: true
+          provenance: false
           tags: ${{ steps.tags.outputs.value }}
           build-args: BUILD_VERSION=${{ steps.tags.outputs.build_version }}
+          # Registry-backed layer cache. Pull from :cache to prime
+          # BuildKit, push updated layers back to :cache so the next
+          # build starts warm even if the runner's local cache was
+          # pruned. `mode=max` exports all intermediate layers, not
+          # just the final image, which is what gives the ~80% speedup.
+          cache-from: type=registry,ref=${{ env.IMAGE }}:cache
+          cache-to: type=registry,ref=${{ env.IMAGE }}:cache,mode=max,ignore-error=true

.gitignore

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ settings.local.json
 # Claude Code
 .claude/
 docs/superpowers/
+docs/plans/
+docs/specs/
 
 # Environment
 .env

.remember/tmp/save-session.pid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2298268

Dockerfile

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 # Stage 1: Build Vue frontend
 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
 
@@ -12,14 +13,22 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY pyproject.toml .
 COPY src/ src/
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir .
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/pip \
+    pip install .
+# Voice dependencies (faster-whisper, Kokoro TTS, soundfile) — activated at runtime via VOICE_ENABLED
+# Install CPU-only torch first so pip doesn't pull full CUDA wheels (~2 GB) for kokoro/transformers.
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/pip \
+    pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu \
+    && pip install faster-whisper kokoro soundfile \
+    && python -m spacy download en_core_web_sm
 
 # Build the fable-mcp wheel so it can be served for download
 COPY fable-mcp/ fable-mcp/
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir build hatchling \
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/pip \
+    pip install build hatchling \
     && python -m build --wheel ./fable-mcp --outdir /app/dist/ \
     && pip uninstall -y build \
-    && rm -rf fable-mcp/ /root/.cache/pip
+    && rm -rf fable-mcp/
 
 COPY --from=build-frontend /build/dist/ src/fabledassistant/static/
 COPY alembic.ini .

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")

alembic/versions/0034_add_user_profiles.py

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+"""Add user_profiles table for structured per-user preferences."""
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import ARRAY, JSONB
+
+revision = "0034"
+down_revision = "0033"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.create_table(
+        "user_profiles",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column(
+            "user_id",
+            sa.Integer(),
+            sa.ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"),
+            nullable=False,
+            unique=True,
+        ),
+        sa.Column("display_name", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("job_title", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("industry", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("expertise_level", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("response_style", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("tone", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("interests", ARRAY(sa.Text()), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("work_schedule", JSONB(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("learned_summary", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("observations_raw", JSONB(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("observations_updated_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column(
+            "created_at",
+            sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.func.now(),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.Column(
+            "updated_at",
+            sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.func.now(),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+    )
+    op.create_index("ix_user_profiles_user_id", "user_profiles", ["user_id"], unique=True)
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_index("ix_user_profiles_user_id", table_name="user_profiles")
+    op.drop_table("user_profiles")

alembic/versions/0035_add_rss_item_embeddings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""Add rss_item_embeddings table for semantic news search."""
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import JSONB
+
+revision = "0035"
+down_revision = "0034"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.create_table(
+        "rss_item_embeddings",
+        sa.Column("rss_item_id", sa.Integer(), sa.ForeignKey("rss_items.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column("user_id", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("embedding", JSONB(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("updated_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False, server_default=sa.func.now()),
+    )
+    op.create_index("ix_rss_item_embeddings_user_id", "rss_item_embeddings", ["user_id"])
+    op.create_index("ix_rss_item_embeddings_rss_item_id", "rss_item_embeddings", ["rss_item_id"])
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_index("ix_rss_item_embeddings_rss_item_id", table_name="rss_item_embeddings")
+    op.drop_index("ix_rss_item_embeddings_user_id", table_name="rss_item_embeddings")
+    op.drop_table("rss_item_embeddings")

alembic/versions/0036_add_note_type_and_metadata.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""Add note_type and metadata columns to notes table for entity types."""
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import JSONB
+
+revision = "0036"
+down_revision = "0035"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.add_column(
+        "notes",
+        sa.Column("note_type", sa.Text(), nullable=False, server_default="note"),
+    )
+    op.add_column(
+        "notes",
+        sa.Column("metadata", JSONB(), nullable=True),
+    )
+    op.create_index("ix_notes_note_type", "notes", ["note_type"])
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_index("ix_notes_note_type", table_name="notes")
+    op.drop_column("notes", "metadata")
+    op.drop_column("notes", "note_type")

alembic/versions/0037_add_event_reminders.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""Add reminder_minutes and reminder_sent_at to events.
+
+Revision ID: 0037
+Revises: 0036
+Create Date: 2026-04-04
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+revision = "0037"
+down_revision = "0036"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.add_column("events", sa.Column("reminder_minutes", sa.Integer(), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column(
+        "events",
+        sa.Column("reminder_sent_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_column("events", "reminder_sent_at")
+    op.drop_column("events", "reminder_minutes")

alembic/versions/0038_add_rss_item_full_content.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""Add content_full and context_prepared caches to rss_items.
+
+Revision ID: 0038
+Revises: 0037
+Create Date: 2026-04-13
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+revision = "0038"
+down_revision = "0037"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.add_column("rss_items", sa.Column("content_full", sa.Text(), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column(
+        "rss_items",
+        sa.Column("context_prepared", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+    )
+    op.add_column(
+        "rss_items",
+        sa.Column("content_fetched_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_column("rss_items", "content_fetched_at")
+    op.drop_column("rss_items", "context_prepared")
+    op.drop_column("rss_items", "content_full")

alembic/versions/0039_add_rss_item_discussion_note.py

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""Link rss_items to their discussion-summary note.
+
+Revision ID: 0039
+Revises: 0038
+Create Date: 2026-04-14
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+revision = "0039"
+down_revision = "0038"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.add_column(
+        "rss_items",
+        sa.Column("discussion_note_id", sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True),
+    )
+    op.create_foreign_key(
+        "fk_rss_items_discussion_note_id",
+        "rss_items",
+        "notes",
+        ["discussion_note_id"],
+        ["id"],
+        ondelete="SET NULL",
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_constraint(
+        "fk_rss_items_discussion_note_id", "rss_items", type_="foreignkey"
+    )
+    op.drop_column("rss_items", "discussion_note_id")

docker-compose.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: "postgresql+asyncpg://${POSTGRES_USER:-fabled}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-fabled}@db:5432/${POSTGRES_DB:-fabledassistant}"
       OLLAMA_URL: "http://ollama:11434"
-      OLLAMA_MODEL: "${OLLAMA_MODEL:-llama3.1}"
+      OLLAMA_MODEL: "${OLLAMA_MODEL:-qwen3:8B}"
       SECRET_KEY: "${SECRET_KEY:-dev-secret-change-me}"
       # Uncomment and set to enable web research and image search via SearXNG:
       # SEARXNG_URL: "http://searxng:8080"

docs/2026-03-29-voice-s2s-design.md

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+# Speech-to-Speech (S2S) Design Spec
+
+**Branch:** `feature/voice-s2s`
+**Date:** 2026-03-29
+**Status:** Approved for implementation
+
+---
+
+## Decisions
+
+- **STT:** faster-whisper (in-process Python, model size configurable via `STT_MODEL` env var)
+- **TTS:** Kokoro TTS (in-process Python, voice/speed/style configurable per-user)
+- **Input mode:** Push-to-talk (Phase 1); VAD deferred
+- **No browser STT/TTS fallbacks** — self-hosted only, data stays on-server
+- **No Android app** — web only for this implementation
+
+---
+
+## New Env Vars (`config.py`)
+
+| Var | Default | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `VOICE_ENABLED` | `false` | Feature flag — opt-in |
+| `STT_BACKEND` | `faster-whisper` | Only supported value currently |
+| `STT_MODEL` | `base.en` | `tiny.en` / `base.en` / `small.en` / `medium.en` |
+| `TTS_BACKEND` | `kokoro` | Only supported value currently |
+
+---
+
+## Per-User Settings (stored in `settings` table)
+
+| Key | Default | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `voice_tts_voice` | `af_heart` | Kokoro voice ID |
+| `voice_tts_speed` | `1.0` | Speech rate, 0.7–1.3 |
+| `voice_speech_style` | `conversational` | `conversational` / `concise` / `detailed` |
+
+---
+
+## New Backend Files
+
+### `src/fabledassistant/services/stt.py`
+Lazy singleton `WhisperModel` loader. Public API:
+- `load_stt_model()` — called at startup via `asyncio.create_task`
+- `transcribe(audio_bytes, mime_type) -> str` — runs in `run_in_executor`; writes bytes to `NamedTemporaryFile`, returns concatenated segment text
+- `stt_available() -> bool`
+
+### `src/fabledassistant/services/tts.py`
+Lazy singleton `KPipeline` loader. Public API:
+- `load_tts_model()` — called at startup
+- `synthesise(text, voice, speed) -> bytes` — runs in `run_in_executor`; returns WAV bytes (24kHz, 16-bit mono)
+- `list_voices() -> list[dict]` — returns static list of known Kokoro voice IDs + labels
+- `tts_available() -> bool`
+
+### `src/fabledassistant/routes/voice.py`
+Blueprint at `/api/voice`, all routes `@login_required`.
+
+| Endpoint | Method | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `/api/voice/status` | GET | STT/TTS availability; `enabled` false if `VOICE_ENABLED=false` |
+| `/api/voice/voices` | GET | List available Kokoro voices |
+| `/api/voice/transcribe` | POST | multipart `audio` field → `{"transcript": "...", "duration_ms": 123}` |
+| `/api/voice/synthesise` | POST | `{"text", "voice", "speed"}` → WAV bytes |
+
+---
+
+## Modified Backend Files
+
+### `src/fabledassistant/app.py`
+- Register `voice_bp` blueprint
+- In `startup()`: `asyncio.create_task(load_stt_model())` + `asyncio.create_task(load_tts_model())` when `VOICE_ENABLED`
+
+### `src/fabledassistant/config.py`
+- Add 4 new env var attributes
+- Add validation in `validate()`
+
+### `src/fabledassistant/services/llm.py`
+- Add `voice_mode: bool = False` and `voice_speech_style: str = "conversational"` to `build_context()`
+- When `voice_mode=True`, prepend: *"Respond naturally as if speaking aloud. No markdown, bullet points, headers, or code blocks. Complete sentences only."*
+- Append style modifier based on `voice_speech_style`
+
+### `src/fabledassistant/services/generation_task.py`
+- Add `voice_mode: bool = False` to `run_generation()`
+- Read `voice_speech_style` from settings when voice_mode; pass both to `build_context()`
+
+### `src/fabledassistant/routes/chat.py`
+- Allow `"voice"` in `conversation_type` whitelist
+
+### `src/fabledassistant/services/chat.py`
+- Exclude `conversation_type == "voice"` from auto-cleanup retention
+
+---
+
+## New Frontend Files
+
+### `frontend/src/composables/useVoiceRecorder.ts`
+Wraps `MediaRecorder`. Exports: `recording`, `error`, `isSupported`, `startRecording()`, `stopRecording() -> Promise<Blob>`.
+
+### `frontend/src/composables/useVoiceAudio.ts`
+Wraps `AudioContext`. Exports: `playing`, `isSupported`, `play(blob)`, `stop()`.
+
+### `frontend/src/components/VoiceOverlay.vue`
+Floating PTT button (fixed bottom-right). Creates/reuses a `"voice"` conversation. Full flow: record → transcribe → send → stream → synthesise → play. Space bar hotkey (from `App.vue`). Mounted globally in `App.vue`.
+
+---
+
+## Modified Frontend Files
+
+### `frontend/src/api/client.ts`
+Add: `transcribeAudio(blob)`, `synthesiseSpeech(text, voice?, speed?)`, `getVoiceStatus()`, `getVoiceList()`
+
+### `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue`
+- "Listen" button: reads latest assistant message aloud via TTS
+- Mic button in input bar: PTT → transcribe → auto-fill input → send
+- Auto-TTS on assistant response when in listen mode
+
+### `frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue`
+- New "Voice" tab: voice dropdown, speed slider, speech style radio
+- Loads from `/api/settings`, saves via `PUT /api/settings`
+
+### `frontend/src/App.vue`
+- Mount `<VoiceOverlay />`
+- Space bar → `"voice:ptt-toggle"` custom event
+
+---
+
+## Audio Format
+
+| Direction | Format | Rationale |
+|---|---|---|
+| Browser → Server | WebM/Opus | Native `MediaRecorder` output; no re-encoding |
+| Server → Browser | WAV (24kHz, 16-bit mono) | Kokoro native; no re-encoding; `decodeAudioData` compatible |
+
+---
+
+## Dependencies to Add (`pyproject.toml`)
+
+```toml
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+voice = [
+    "faster-whisper>=1.0",
+    "kokoro>=0.9",
+    "soundfile>=0.12",
+]
+```
+
+Install unconditionally in Docker (activated by `VOICE_ENABLED` at runtime):
+```dockerfile
+RUN pip install faster-whisper kokoro soundfile
+```
+
+---
+
+## Database Migration
+
+No schema changes required. `conversation_type` is unconstrained TEXT. Voice settings use existing key-value `settings` table. Optional no-op migration `0034_voice_conversation_type.py` for audit trail.
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Phases
+
+### Phase 1 — Backend services + routes
+1. Add env vars to `config.py`
+2. Create `services/stt.py` (faster-whisper)
+3. Create `services/tts.py` (Kokoro)
+4. Create `routes/voice.py` (4 endpoints)
+5. Wire model loading into `app.py` startup
+6. Add `voice_mode` to `build_context()` + `run_generation()`
+7. Allow `"voice"` conversation type in chat route + cleanup exclusion
+
+### Phase 2 — BriefingView listen + voice follow-up
+1. Create `useVoiceRecorder.ts`
+2. Create `useVoiceAudio.ts`
+3. Add voice API functions to `client.ts`
+4. Add "Listen" button + mic button to `BriefingView.vue`
+
+### Phase 3 — VoiceOverlay for general voice chat
+1. Create `VoiceOverlay.vue`
+2. Mount in `App.vue` + Space bar hotkey
+
+### Phase 4 — Settings UI
+1. Add "Voice" tab to `SettingsView.vue`
+
+---
+
+## Kokoro Voice Reference
+
+| ID | Character |
+|---|---|
+| `af_heart` | American female, warm (recommended default) |
+| `af_bella` | American female, expressive |
+| `af_nicole` | American female, breathy/intimate |
+| `af_sarah` | American female, clear |
+| `af_sky` | American female, bright |
+| `am_adam` | American male, neutral |
+| `am_michael` | American male, deeper |
+| `bf_emma` | British female |
+| `bf_isabella` | British female, formal |
+| `bm_george` | British male |
+| `bm_lewis` | British male, casual |

docs/2026-04-10-agentic-briefing-design.md

@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+# Agentic Briefing — Design Spec
+
+**Date:** 2026-04-10
+**Status:** Proposed
+**Author:** bvandeusen + Claude
+
+---
+
+## Problem
+
+The current briefing pipeline hallucinates calendar events, tasks, and news items that do not exist in the user's actual data. Observed examples from production:
+
+- A morning briefing asserting "your dentist appointment is still in progress" when no such event existed
+- An 8am check-in mentioning "a quick meeting at 10:30 AM" with no backing calendar entry
+- A midday check-in inventing "a team huddle at 2:30 PM" and "the Q2 budget draft due by Friday"
+- The model calling `search_images` in response to a clarifying question about a fabricated meeting
+
+These are not bugs in data retrieval — the data gathering code (`_gather_internal`, `_gather_external`) returns correct values. They are a structural consequence of how the briefing context is assembled.
+
+## Root cause — the "no receipt" problem
+
+The current `run_compilation` pipeline does this:
+
+1. Python code gathers data (tasks, events, weather, news) from the database
+2. Python formats the data into a structured text blob as the user-role message: `TODAY'S EVENTS: ...`, `DUE TODAY: ...`, etc.
+3. The LLM is called **once** with `[system_prompt, user_prompt]` and produces prose
+4. Only the prose reply is written to the conversation. **The underlying data is never persisted in the conversation history.**
+
+When the user later chats in the briefing conversation, the chat endpoint loads the full conversation history — which contains the model's *prose* from earlier but not the data that prose was derived from. The model's own prior output becomes the only source of "truth" available for follow-up questions. If that prose asserted a fact (real or hallucinated), the model has no way to distinguish it from ground truth when generating the next reply, and it will double down.
+
+Compounding factors:
+
+- **Empty sections are silently omitted.** If `calendar_events` is empty, the user prompt contains no `TODAY'S EVENTS:` line at all. The model has no explicit "zero events" signal — combined with an imperative system prompt ("note calendar events and tasks"), it interprets the silence as "I should mention some" and fabricates.
+- **Scheduled slot injections append synthetic turns.** `run_slot_injection` writes a fake `[Midday briefing update]` user message and the assistant reply into the persistent conversation. By evening, the chat history contains three separate briefings, each potentially with errors, all treated as equal-weight context on follow-up.
+- **The `search_images` tool is available during briefing chat**, with a negative-instruction description ("Not for factual questions"). Small and mid-sized models frequently ignore negative guidance in tool descriptions and call the tool anyway.
+
+## Solution — agentic briefing (the receipt model)
+
+Replace the one-shot synthesis with a tool-call loop. The briefing is no longer "a text blob synthesized from pre-gathered data." It is **a scheduled agent run**: the LLM is given a system prompt, a curated set of read-only data tools, and a trigger ("generate the morning briefing"). The model must call tools to see what exists. Every tool call and tool result becomes part of the conversation history, where it lives as a permanent, structured receipt.
+
+### Why this fixes the hallucination
+
+When the model calls `list_events(today) → []`, that empty array is now a persistent message in the conversation. On a follow-up question like "what meeting?", the chat endpoint loads the conversation and the model sees its own tool result from the morning showing no events. Answering "you had a meeting at 10:30" would require the model to directly contradict a tool result sitting two messages back — something LLMs are much more reliable at avoiding than contradicting their own prior prose.
+
+In short: **the model cannot fabricate what has a visible receipt proving it does not exist.**
+
+### What the model sees — before vs after
+
+**Before** — the model sees one structured blob and produces prose. The blob is discarded.
+
+```
+[system] You are a personal assistant... weave together what matters...
+[user]   Date: 2026-04-10
+         WEATHER: Home — partly cloudy, 8–16°C
+         DUE TODAY: Fix briefing hallucinations
+         OVERDUE (2 tasks): ...
+[assistant] Morning! Looks like a quiet day with two overdue items...
+```
+
+**After** — the model is given tools and iterates to ground truth.
+
+```
+[system] You are the user's personal assistant giving their morning briefing.
+         Use tools to see what's relevant. Only mention things you learned from
+         tool calls. If a tool returns nothing, say so honestly.
+[user]   Generate the morning briefing.
+[assistant] tool_call: list_tasks(filter="due_today")
+[tool]   [{"id": 81, "title": "Fix briefing hallucinations", ...}]
+[assistant] tool_call: list_tasks(filter="overdue")
+[tool]   [{"id": 42, ...}, {"id": 43, ...}]
+[assistant] tool_call: list_events(today)
+[tool]   []
+[assistant] tool_call: get_weather(location="home")
+[tool]   {"description": "partly cloudy", "temp_min": 8, "temp_max": 16}
+[assistant] tool_call: get_rss_items(max=8)
+[tool]   [...]
+[assistant] Morning! Partly cloudy today, 8 to 16 — nothing on the calendar
+         so it's a clean run at the desk. Two things to keep in mind...
+```
+
+The conversation now contains verifiable receipts: `list_events(today)` returned `[]`, and that result sits in context forever (until pruned). Follow-up questions operate against those receipts.
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Existing infrastructure (reused, not rebuilt)
+
+The codebase already has the agentic primitives — they're used for regular chat:
+
+- **`llm.py::stream_chat_with_tools`** — the streaming tool-use loop that talks to Ollama with a `tools` parameter and yields tool-call chunks
+- **`generation_task.py::_stream_with_retry`** — wraps `stream_chat_with_tools` with retry-on-500 behavior for cold-model races
+- **`tools.py`** — defines 40+ tool schemas and an execution dispatcher
+
+The briefing bypasses all of this and calls a one-shot `_llm_synthesise` helper. The refactor is mainly "route briefings through the same pipeline regular chat already uses."
+
+### New modules
+
+**`briefing_tools.py`** — a small wrapper exposing a curated read-only subset of `tools.py` for briefing runs. This is an **explicit allowlist**, not a blocklist, so newly-added tools must be opted in:
+
+| Tool | Purpose |
+|---|---|
+| `list_tasks` (with filter args) | See what's actionable today, overdue, high priority |
+| `list_events` (today / upcoming) | Know what's on the calendar |
+| `get_weather` | Current/forecast weather |
+| `get_rss_items` | Pull news themes filtered by user preferences |
+| `list_projects` | Understand project context |
+| `search_projects` | Surface active project summaries |
+| `list_notes` (recent) | Capture follow-ups from yesterday |
+
+**Explicitly omitted** from the briefing tool set:
+
+- `search_images`, `search_web`, `research_topic`, `read_article` — external search is not a briefing concern, and `search_images` is the source of the "Peter Kyle Science Secretary" image-search bug
+- All `create_*`, `update_*`, `delete_*` — briefings are read-only; a scheduled background job must not decide to mutate the user's data on its own
+- `set_rag_scope`, `calculate` — not relevant to briefing content
+
+### New briefing function
+
+**`briefing_pipeline.py::run_agentic_briefing(user_id, slot, model, conversation_id)`** replaces `run_compilation`'s body (and eventually `run_slot_injection`). Internally:
+
+1. Build a slot-specific system prompt (see below)
+2. Load the curated briefing tools from `briefing_tools.py`
+3. Seed messages with `[system, user]` where the user message is a simple trigger like `"Generate the morning briefing."`
+4. Enter a tool-call loop (max 8 iterations):
+   - Call `stream_chat_with_tools`
+   - If the model returns `tool_calls`, execute them via the existing dispatcher, append tool results, continue
+   - If the model returns a final assistant message with no pending tool calls, break
+5. Return `(final_prose, full_message_list, metadata)`
+
+The full message list is important: it's written to the conversation along with the final prose, so the tool-call receipts become part of the persistent record.
+
+### Slot-specific system prompts
+
+Compilation (full morning briefing):
+
+```
+You are the user's personal assistant giving their full morning briefing.
+Use the tools available to see what's actually relevant today — tasks due,
+overdue items, events on the calendar, weather, news themes, project state
+— and weave it into a warm, natural-sounding summary.
+
+Rules:
+- Call tools to see the data. Never assert facts you didn't learn from a tool.
+- If a tool returns nothing (no events today, no overdue tasks), say so
+  honestly. Don't fabricate items to fill space.
+- Write flowing prose. No markdown, no headers, no bullet points.
+- Aim for 6–10 sentences. Skip topics that have nothing interesting.
+- Close on one or two concrete, actionable suggestions.
+
+User profile (for tone and preferences):
+{profile_body}
+```
+
+Check-ins (midday, afternoon):
+
+```
+You are the user's personal assistant giving a brief {slot} check-in.
+Use tools to see what's changed since this morning. Focus on progress
+and what's still unaddressed.
+
+Rules:
+- Call tools to see current state. Never assert facts without tool results.
+- If nothing meaningful has changed, say so briefly — don't invent progress.
+- 3–5 sentences, natural prose, no markdown.
+```
+
+### Conversation hygiene — removing the fake user messages
+
+The current scheduler appends two fake messages on every slot injection:
+
+```python
+await post_message(conv.id, "user", f"[{slot.title()} briefing update]")
+await post_message(conv.id, "assistant", text)
+```
+
+Under the agentic model, we drop the fake `"user"` message entirely. Slot updates become plain assistant messages tagged with `metadata.briefing_slot = "midday"`. The chat endpoint's message loader is updated to filter these when building the LLM context on follow-ups, so a user chatting in the briefing conversation doesn't see three earlier briefings smashed into their history. The UI continues to show them as visible timeline entries.
+
+(This is the Option A filter from the earlier discussion — a small, surgical change compared to migrating briefings to a separate sidecar table. Sidecar storage remains a possible future step.)
+
+### Ollama setup compatibility
+
+The existing Ollama deployment uses non-parallel mode across two GPUs, with a concern about context duplication between cards. This is the correct setup for agentic briefings:
+
+- Each tool-call iteration shares the same KV cache on the same GPU, so appending tool results is cheap
+- There is no race where a second iteration could land on a different card with a different cache state
+- The trade-off is serialization: a briefing in progress will block a concurrent user chat request until it finishes, but scheduled briefings are rare enough (4× per day) that this is acceptable
+
+If GPU contention becomes a problem later, the right lever is pinning specific models to specific GPUs (e.g., background tasks on GPU 1, interactive models on GPU 0) — not enabling parallelism.
+
+## Cost & trade-offs
+
+- **Latency:** a briefing now makes 5–7 inference calls (one per tool-call decision plus the final prose) instead of 1. On a local Ollama with a 7B model, expect 15–40s per briefing vs the current 5–10s. Acceptable for a background job; if it becomes painful at the user-facing check-in slots, investigate letting the model batch independent tool calls in a single turn (Ollama supports this).
+- **Model requirements:** the default model must be reliable at tool calling. `qwen2.5:7b`, `llama3.1:8b`, `mistral-small-3:24b`, and similar handle it well. Models in the ≤3B class typically fail — they either emit no tool calls and return empty prose, or hallucinate invalid tool arguments. If a user's `default_model` is too small, agentic mode should fall back to legacy mode with a log warning.
+- **Context growth:** tool results bloat the conversation. At 8 tool calls per compilation × 4 slots per day, a daily briefing conversation can reach 20-30 KB of JSON-heavy history. Fine for a day; aged briefings should be archived/rolled up after 7 days.
+- **Tool subset drift:** someone adds a new mutating tool to `tools.py` and forgets to update the briefing allowlist. Mitigated by the allowlist model — the default for new tools is "not exposed to briefings."
+- **Infinite loop safety:** a buggy model could tool-call forever. Hard cap at 8 iterations, log a warning if hit, return whatever prose was last produced (or a fallback message).
+
+## Migration path
+
+Ship incrementally, each step independently reversible:
+
+**PR 1 — Agentic compilation behind a feature flag.** Add `briefing_tools.py`, add `run_agentic_briefing`, add a per-user setting `briefing_mode: "legacy" | "agentic"` (default legacy). Route only the 4am compilation through the new path when the flag is set. Keep slot-injection on the legacy path. Enable the flag on the author's account first, validate output quality over several days, then flip the default for all users. No DB migration required — the setting lives in the existing `settings` table.
+
+**PR 2 — Agentic slot injections + conversation hygiene.** Migrate midday/afternoon check-ins to the same pipeline. Remove the fake `[Midday briefing update]` user-role message; slot updates become plain assistant messages tagged with `metadata.briefing_slot`. Add a chat-message-loader filter that excludes slot-tagged messages from the LLM context on follow-ups (they remain visible in the UI).
+
+**PR 3 — UI polish.** Collapsed tool-call status row in the briefing card ("✓ checked calendar · ✓ looked at tasks · ✓ pulled weather"), expanding to show tool results on click. Tool-result cards (weather, news, task list) rendered inline where useful.
+
+**PR 4 (optional) — Sidecar storage for briefing snapshots.** If the chat-filter approach in PR 2 feels too hacky, migrate briefings out of the conversations table and into a dedicated `briefing_snapshots` table. Frontend renders them as pinned timeline cards separate from chat. Larger refactor; defer until PR 1–3 prove the approach works.
+
+## Secondary win — tightening the main chat system prompt
+
+The regular chat is already agentic (it uses `stream_chat_with_tools`), but its system prompt does not explicitly require the model to ground factual claims in tool results. The prompt discipline introduced for briefings — *"Never assert facts you didn't learn from a tool. If a tool returns nothing, say so honestly."* — is worth applying to the main chat system prompt in a follow-up PR. The mechanism already works; only the framing needs tightening.
+
+## Out of scope
+
+- The Android Flutter client's failure to render `search_images` tool-result cards. This is a separate rendering gap in the mobile app and does not affect the server-side fix. Tracked separately.
+- Re-evaluating the Ollama parallelism setting. The current non-parallel config is correct for this work.
+- Replacing the background model for title/summary/observation extraction. That model's role is unrelated to briefings.

docs/architecture.md

@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ Permission resolution is centralised in `services/access.py`. `get_project_permi
 | `services/api_keys.py` | `generate_key()`, `create_api_key()`, `list_api_keys()`, `revoke_api_key()`, `lookup_key()` (SHA-256 hash lookup) |
 | `services/llm.py` | `build_context()`, RAG injection, history summarisation, `stream_chat_with_tools()`, URL fetching, SSRF guard |
 | `services/generation_task.py` | `run_generation()` — full chat pipeline: intent routing, tool loop, SSE fan-out, push notification; `run_assist_generation()` |
-| `services/intent.py` | `classify_intent()` — fast non-streaming LLM call; intent skip heuristic; `_PRIOR_WORK_REFS` fast-path |
-| `services/tools.py` | All LLM tool definitions + `execute_tool(user_id, tool_name, arguments, conv_id=None, workspace_project_id=None)` dispatcher; duplicate guards; `_resolve_project()` 4-step lookup; `search_projects` and `set_rag_scope` tools |
+| ~~`services/intent.py`~~ | Removed — intent routing eliminated; the main model handles all tool routing directly |
+| `services/tools/` | LLM tool package — decorator-based registry (`_registry.py`), shared helpers (`_helpers.py`), and one module per domain: `notes.py` (create/update/delete/search/list/read), `tasks.py` (list/log_work), `entities.py` (save_person/save_place/lists), `projects.py`, `calendar.py`, `web.py`, `rag.py`, `profile.py`, `rss.py`, `weather.py`, `utility.py` (calculate). `execute_tool()` and `get_tools_for_user()` are the public API. |
 | `services/projects.py` | Project CRUD + `generate_project_summary()` (Ollama, fire-and-forget) + `backfill_project_summaries()` (startup) |
 | `services/embeddings.py` | `upsert_note_embedding()`, `semantic_search_notes(orphan_only=False)` (pgvector cosine similarity) |
 | `services/generation_buffer.py` | In-memory SSE event buffer; `cancel_event`; 60s cleanup; supports both chat (int keys) and assist (string keys) |
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ Permission resolution is centralised in `services/access.py`. `get_project_permi
 | `services/briefing_scheduler.py` | APScheduler `BackgroundScheduler`; slots with catch-up logic; async-safe via `asyncio.create_task` |
 | `services/briefing_conversations.py` | Briefing conversation persistence and history queries |
 | `services/briefing_profile.py` | Per-user profile note that the assistant updates over time |
-| `services/research.py` | SearXNG research pipeline: 5 sub-queries → parallel fetch → synthesis; `search_images` for image category |
+| `services/research.py` | SearXNG research pipeline: sub-queries → parallel fetch → outline → section synthesis → executive summary → index note with linked section notes |
 | `services/events.py` | Internal events CRUD: `list_events`, `create_event`, `update_event`, `delete_event`, `get_event`; source of truth for all event LLM tools |
 | `routes/events.py` | `/api/events` — event CRUD routes |
 | `services/caldav.py` | Optional CalDAV sync — user-configured external server; syncs to/from internal store via `caldav_uid` FK; `is_caldav_configured()` guards tool activation |
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ Permission resolution is centralised in `services/access.py`. `get_project_permi
 | `services/access.py` | Permission resolution for all shared resources |
 | `services/llm.py` | `build_context()`, RAG injection, history summarisation |
 | `services/generation_task.py` | SSE streaming, tool-call loop, GenerationBuffer management |
-| `services/tools.py` | All LLM tool implementations (`create_note`, `search_notes`, `get_weather`, …) |
+| `services/tools/` | LLM tool implementations (38 tools across 11 modules); decorator-based registry |
 | `services/embeddings.py` | `upsert_note_embedding()`, `semantic_search_notes()` |
 | `services/briefing_pipeline.py` | Two-lane parallel gather → LLM synthesis → briefing output |
 | `services/briefing_scheduler.py` | APScheduler integration, catch-up logic for missed slots |
@@ -311,26 +311,22 @@ See [sso-oauth.md](sso-oauth.md) for provider-specific setup instructions.
 
 ## LLM Pipeline Internals
 
-### Intent Routing
+### Tool Routing
 
-Before the main model runs, a lightweight intent classifier (`services/intent.py`) runs concurrently with `build_context()`. It makes a fast non-streaming call using a smaller dedicated model (`OLLAMA_INTENT_MODEL`, default `qwen2.5:7b`) to determine if the message requires a tool call.
-
-**Skip heuristic** — Intent classification is skipped entirely for short messages (≤10 words) with no action/object keywords, saving 400–800ms on conversational replies.
-
-**Prior-work fast-path** — `_PRIOR_WORK_REFS` regex detects phrases like "research you did", "note you made", "using your research" and returns no-tool immediately, preventing `search_web` from firing when the user references existing notes.
-
-If a tool is detected, the intent's one-sentence `ack` field is streamed as the first chunk (TTFT), the tool executes, then the main model generates a follow-up with the tool result. For chat-only responses the main model streams directly.
+No separate intent router — the main model handles all tool routing directly via Ollama's structured tool-calling output. The model receives the full tool schema list and decides whether to call a tool or respond conversationally. Extended reasoning (`think=True`) is always on for qwen3-class models: content-based gating was tried but exposed tool-call template fragility on short tool-intent prompts.
 
 ### Tool Loop
 
-Multi-round tool loop (max 5 rounds). All implementations in `services/tools.py`; `execute_tool(user_id, tool_name, arguments, conv_id=None, workspace_project_id=None)` is the dispatcher. `conv_id` and `workspace_project_id` are threaded in from `run_generation()` so tools like `set_rag_scope` can write to the current conversation.
+Multi-round tool loop (max 5 rounds). All implementations in `services/tools/` (decorator-based registry); `execute_tool(user_id, tool_name, arguments, conv_id=None, workspace_project_id=None)` is the dispatcher. `conv_id` and `workspace_project_id` are threaded in from `run_generation()` so tools like `set_rag_scope` can write to the current conversation.
 
-**Duplicate protection on `create_note` / `create_task`:**
+**Unified `create_note` tool** — creates both notes and tasks. Setting `status` (e.g. `"todo"`) creates a task; omitting it creates a knowledge note. All task fields (due_date, priority, milestone, parent_task, recurrence_rule) are available on the single tool.
+
+**Duplicate protection on `create_note`:**
 1. Exact title match (case-insensitive) → hard block, redirect to `update_note`
 2. Fuzzy title match (SequenceMatcher ≥ 82%; punctuation stripped before candidate search) → hard block
-3. Semantic content similarity (threshold 0.90, body ≥ 200 chars) → soft block with `requires_confirmation: true`
+3. Semantic content similarity (threshold 0.90, body ≥ 80 chars) → soft block with `requires_confirmation: true`
 
-**Project resolution** (`_resolve_project`): 4-step lookup — (1) exact DB match, (2) `query in title` substring, (3) `title in query` reverse substring, (4) SequenceMatcher ≥ 0.55.
+**Project resolution** (`_helpers.resolve_project`): 4-step lookup — (1) exact DB match, (2) `query in title` substring, (3) `title in query` reverse substring, (4) SequenceMatcher ≥ 0.55.
 
 ### Context Window and Summarisation
 
@@ -344,8 +340,11 @@ History summarisation threshold: 30 messages. Keeps 8 recent messages. Summary m
 1. Intent model generates 5 focused sub-queries
 2. All 5 SearXNG queries run in parallel (200ms stagger to avoid rate limiter)
 3. Up to 15 unique URLs fetched in parallel
-4. Up to 12 sources passed to synthesis LLM
-5. Result saved as a note with `tags=["research"]`
+4. LLM generates an outline (2–8 sections with title + focus)
+5. Each section synthesised in parallel from relevant sources
+6. Executive summary generated from all section content
+7. Index note created with executive summary + links to section notes; section notes linked back via `parent_id`
+8. Falls back to single-note synthesis if outline generation fails
 
 SearXNG tip: add the app server IP to `botdetection.ip_lists.pass_ip` in SearXNG `settings.yml` to bypass the rate limiter for trusted backend requests.
 

docs/features.md

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Full conversation history with SSE streaming. Features:
 
 ## Web Research
 
-The assistant can search the web (SearXNG) and fetch pages, synthesising findings into notes. A lightweight `search_web` tool answers quick questions inline without saving. Requires `SEARXNG_URL` to be configured.
+The assistant can search the web (SearXNG) and fetch pages, synthesising findings into a structured multi-note research output: an index note with an executive summary and links to focused section notes. Each section covers a distinct aspect of the topic with cited sources. Falls back to a single note when outline generation fails. A lightweight `search_web` tool answers quick questions inline without saving. Requires `SEARXNG_URL` to be configured.
 
 ## Calendar
 

docs/plans/2026-03-11-backup-rewrite.md

@@ -1,538 +0,0 @@
-# Backup Service Rewrite Plan
-
-> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (if subagents available) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
-
-**Goal:** Rewrite `services/backup.py` so that full and user backup/restore correctly includes every model added since the original implementation (projects, milestones, task logs, drafts, versions), with correct FK re-mapping on restore.
-
-**Architecture:** Bump backup JSON format to version 2. Export is additive — all new tables exported. Restore builds an ID map for each table and patches FK references in the correct dependency order. V1 backups continue to restore via the existing code path.
-
-**Tech Stack:** Python/SQLAlchemy 2.0 async, no new dependencies.
-
-**Spec:** `docs/superpowers/specs/2026-03-11-backup-rewrite-design.md`
-
-**Dependency note:** This plan can be split into Part A (pre-sharing models) and Part B (sharing models). Part A is independent and should be done first.
-
----
-
-## Task 1: Extend export — full backup
-
-**Files:**
-- Modify: `src/fabledassistant/services/backup.py`
-
-- [ ] **Step 1: Read the current `export_full_backup()` function**
-
-Understand what is currently exported: users, notes (partial fields), conversations+messages, settings.
-
-- [ ] **Step 2: Rewrite `export_full_backup()` to version 2**
-
-Add all missing models to the import list at the top of `backup.py`:
-```python
-from fabledassistant.models.project import Project
-from fabledassistant.models.milestone import Milestone
-from fabledassistant.models.task_log import TaskLog
-from fabledassistant.models.note_draft import NoteDraft
-from fabledassistant.models.note_version import NoteVersion
-from fabledassistant.models.push_subscription import PushSubscription
-```
-
-Rewrite `export_full_backup()`:
-```python
-async def export_full_backup() -> dict:
-    async with async_session() as session:
-        users = (await session.execute(select(User))).scalars().all()
-        projects = (await session.execute(select(Project))).scalars().all()
-        milestones = (await session.execute(select(Milestone))).scalars().all()
-        notes = (await session.execute(select(Note))).scalars().all()
-        task_logs = (await session.execute(select(TaskLog))).scalars().all()
-        note_drafts = (await session.execute(select(NoteDraft))).scalars().all()
-        note_versions = (await session.execute(select(NoteVersion).order_by(NoteVersion.note_id, NoteVersion.version_number))).scalars().all()
-        conversations = (await session.execute(
-            select(Conversation).options(selectinload(Conversation.messages))
-        )).scalars().all()
-        settings = (await session.execute(select(Setting))).scalars().all()
-        push_subs = (await session.execute(select(PushSubscription))).scalars().all()
-
-        return {
-            "version": 2,
-            "scope": "full",
-            "exported_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
-            "_security_notice": (
-                "This backup contains hashed passwords and push subscription keys. "
-                "Store it securely and restrict access."
-            ),
-            "users": [
-                {
-                    "id": u.id,
-                    "username": u.username,
-                    "email": u.email,
-                    "password_hash": u.password_hash,
-                    "oauth_sub": u.oauth_sub,
-                    "role": u.role,
-                    "session_version": u.session_version,
-                    "created_at": u.created_at.isoformat(),
-                }
-                for u in users
-            ],
-            "projects": [
-                {
-                    "id": p.id,
-                    "user_id": p.user_id,
-                    "title": p.title,
-                    "description": p.description,
-                    "goal": p.goal,
-                    "status": p.status,
-                    "color": p.color,
-                    "created_at": p.created_at.isoformat(),
-                    "updated_at": p.updated_at.isoformat(),
-                }
-                for p in projects
-            ],
-            "milestones": [
-                {
-                    "id": m.id,
-                    "user_id": m.user_id,
-                    "project_id": m.project_id,
-                    "title": m.title,
-                    "description": m.description,
-                    "status": m.status,
-                    "order_index": m.order_index,
-                    "created_at": m.created_at.isoformat(),
-                    "updated_at": m.updated_at.isoformat(),
-                }
-                for m in milestones
-            ],
-            "notes": [
-                {
-                    "id": n.id,
-                    "user_id": n.user_id,
-                    "title": n.title,
-                    "body": n.body,
-                    "tags": n.tags or [],
-                    "parent_id": n.parent_id,
-                    "project_id": n.project_id,
-                    "milestone_id": n.milestone_id,
-                    "is_task": n.is_task,
-                    "status": n.status,
-                    "priority": n.priority,
-                    "due_date": n.due_date.isoformat() if n.due_date else None,
-                    "is_starred": getattr(n, "is_starred", False),
-                    "is_pinned": getattr(n, "is_pinned", False),
-                    "created_at": n.created_at.isoformat(),
-                    "updated_at": n.updated_at.isoformat(),
-                }
-                for n in notes
-            ],
-            "task_logs": [
-                {
-                    "id": tl.id,
-                    "user_id": tl.user_id,
-                    "note_id": tl.note_id,
-                    "description": tl.description,
-                    "duration_minutes": tl.duration_minutes,
-                    "logged_at": tl.logged_at.isoformat() if tl.logged_at else None,
-                    "created_at": tl.created_at.isoformat(),
-                }
-                for tl in task_logs
-            ],
-            "note_drafts": [
-                {
-                    "id": nd.id,
-                    "user_id": nd.user_id,
-                    "note_id": nd.note_id,
-                    "title": nd.title,
-                    "body": nd.body,
-                    "saved_at": nd.saved_at.isoformat() if nd.saved_at else None,
-                }
-                for nd in note_drafts
-            ],
-            "note_versions": [
-                {
-                    "id": nv.id,
-                    "user_id": nv.user_id,
-                    "note_id": nv.note_id,
-                    "title": nv.title,
-                    "body": nv.body,
-                    "version_number": nv.version_number,
-                    "created_at": nv.created_at.isoformat(),
-                }
-                for nv in note_versions
-            ],
-            "conversations": [
-                {
-                    "id": c.id,
-                    "user_id": c.user_id,
-                    "title": c.title,
-                    "created_at": c.created_at.isoformat(),
-                    "updated_at": c.updated_at.isoformat(),
-                    "messages": [
-                        {
-                            "id": m.id,
-                            "role": m.role,
-                            "content": m.content,
-                            "context_note_id": m.context_note_id,
-                            "created_at": m.created_at.isoformat(),
-                        }
-                        for m in c.messages
-                    ],
-                }
-                for c in conversations
-            ],
-            "settings": [
-                {"user_id": s.user_id, "key": s.key, "value": s.value}
-                for s in settings
-            ],
-            "push_subscriptions": [
-                {
-                    "user_id": ps.user_id,
-                    "endpoint": ps.endpoint,
-                    "p256dh": ps.p256dh,
-                    "auth": ps.auth,
-                    "created_at": ps.created_at.isoformat(),
-                }
-                for ps in push_subs
-            ],
-        }
-```
-
-Check what exact field names exist on each model before assuming. Use `getattr(obj, "field", default)` for fields that may not exist on older DB versions.
-
-- [ ] **Step 3: Commit**
-
-```bash
-git add src/fabledassistant/services/backup.py
-git commit -m "feat(backup): v2 full export with projects, milestones, task_logs, drafts, versions"
-```
-
----
-
-## Task 2: Extend export — user backup
-
-**Files:**
-- Modify: `src/fabledassistant/services/backup.py`
-
-- [ ] **Step 1: Rewrite `export_user_backup(user_id)`**
-
-Same structure as full backup but filtered to `WHERE user_id = uid`. Apply same field additions. Omit sensitive fields (password_hash, oauth_sub) from user self-export.
-
-```python
-async def export_user_backup(user_id: int) -> dict:
-    async with async_session() as session:
-        user = await session.get(User, user_id)
-        projects = (await session.execute(select(Project).where(Project.user_id == user_id))).scalars().all()
-        milestones = (await session.execute(select(Milestone).where(Milestone.user_id == user_id))).scalars().all()
-        notes = (await session.execute(select(Note).where(Note.user_id == user_id))).scalars().all()
-        task_logs = (await session.execute(select(TaskLog).where(TaskLog.user_id == user_id))).scalars().all()
-        note_drafts = (await session.execute(select(NoteDraft).where(NoteDraft.user_id == user_id))).scalars().all()
-        note_versions = (await session.execute(
-            select(NoteVersion).where(NoteVersion.user_id == user_id)
-            .order_by(NoteVersion.note_id, NoteVersion.version_number)
-        )).scalars().all()
-        conversations = (await session.execute(
-            select(Conversation).options(selectinload(Conversation.messages))
-            .where(Conversation.user_id == user_id)
-        )).scalars().all()
-        settings = (await session.execute(select(Setting).where(Setting.user_id == user_id))).scalars().all()
-
-        return {
-            "version": 2,
-            "scope": "user",
-            "exported_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
-            "user": {
-                "id": user.id,
-                "username": user.username,
-                "email": user.email,
-                "role": user.role,
-                "created_at": user.created_at.isoformat(),
-            } if user else None,
-            "projects": [...],   # same as full but user-filtered
-            "milestones": [...],
-            "notes": [...],
-            "task_logs": [...],
-            "note_drafts": [...],
-            "note_versions": [...],
-            "conversations": [...],
-            "settings": [...],
-        }
-```
-
-- [ ] **Step 2: Commit**
-
-```bash
-git add src/fabledassistant/services/backup.py
-git commit -m "feat(backup): v2 user backup with all models"
-```
-
----
-
-## Task 3: Rewrite restore for v2
-
-**Files:**
-- Modify: `src/fabledassistant/services/backup.py`
-
-- [ ] **Step 1: Add version dispatch to `restore_full_backup`**
-
-```python
-async def restore_full_backup(data: dict) -> dict:
-    version = data.get("version", 1)
-    if version == 1:
-        return await _restore_v1(data)
-    return await _restore_v2(data)
-```
-
-Move existing restore code into `_restore_v1(data)` with no changes.
-
-- [ ] **Step 2: Implement `_restore_v2(data)` with full FK re-mapping**
-
-Restore order (respects FK dependencies):
-1. Users → build `user_id_map`
-2. Projects (fk: user_id) → build `project_id_map`
-3. Milestones (fk: user_id, project_id) → build `milestone_id_map`
-4. Notes — first pass: insert without `parent_id` (fk: user_id, project_id, milestone_id) → build `note_id_map`
-5. Notes — second pass: patch `parent_id` using `note_id_map`
-6. TaskLogs (fk: user_id, note_id via note_id_map)
-7. NoteDrafts (fk: user_id, note_id via note_id_map)
-8. NoteVersions (fk: user_id, note_id via note_id_map) — export only, no restore by default (skip unless flag set)
-9. Conversations (fk: user_id) → Messages (fk: conversation_id, context_note_id via note_id_map)
-10. Settings (fk: user_id)
-
-```python
-async def _restore_v2(data: dict) -> dict:
-    from datetime import date, datetime, timezone
-
-    stats = {
-        "users": 0, "projects": 0, "milestones": 0, "notes": 0,
-        "task_logs": 0, "note_drafts": 0, "conversations": 0,
-        "messages": 0, "settings": 0
-    }
-
-    async with async_session() as session:
-        user_id_map: dict[int, int] = {}
-        project_id_map: dict[int, int] = {}
-        milestone_id_map: dict[int, int] = {}
-        note_id_map: dict[int, int] = {}
-
-        # 1. Users
-        for u_data in data.get("users", []):
-            old_id = u_data["id"]
-            user = User(
-                username=u_data["username"],
-                email=u_data.get("email"),
-                password_hash=u_data.get("password_hash"),
-                oauth_sub=u_data.get("oauth_sub"),
-                role=u_data.get("role", "user"),
-                session_version=u_data.get("session_version", 1),
-                created_at=datetime.fromisoformat(u_data["created_at"]) if u_data.get("created_at") else datetime.now(timezone.utc),
-            )
-            session.add(user)
-            await session.flush()
-            user_id_map[old_id] = user.id
-            stats["users"] += 1
-
-        # 2. Projects
-        for p_data in data.get("projects", []):
-            mapped_uid = user_id_map.get(p_data.get("user_id", 0))
-            if mapped_uid is None:
-                continue
-            proj = Project(
-                user_id=mapped_uid,
-                title=p_data.get("title", ""),
-                description=p_data.get("description"),
-                goal=p_data.get("goal"),
-                status=p_data.get("status", "active"),
-                color=p_data.get("color"),
-                created_at=datetime.fromisoformat(p_data["created_at"]) if p_data.get("created_at") else datetime.now(timezone.utc),
-                updated_at=datetime.fromisoformat(p_data["updated_at"]) if p_data.get("updated_at") else datetime.now(timezone.utc),
-            )
-            session.add(proj)
-            await session.flush()
-            project_id_map[p_data["id"]] = proj.id
-            stats["projects"] += 1
-
-        # 3. Milestones
-        for m_data in data.get("milestones", []):
-            mapped_uid = user_id_map.get(m_data.get("user_id", 0))
-            mapped_pid = project_id_map.get(m_data.get("project_id", 0))
-            if mapped_uid is None:
-                continue
-            ms = Milestone(
-                user_id=mapped_uid,
-                project_id=mapped_pid,
-                title=m_data.get("title", ""),
-                description=m_data.get("description"),
-                status=m_data.get("status", "open"),
-                order_index=m_data.get("order_index", 0),
-                created_at=datetime.fromisoformat(m_data["created_at"]) if m_data.get("created_at") else datetime.now(timezone.utc),
-                updated_at=datetime.fromisoformat(m_data["updated_at"]) if m_data.get("updated_at") else datetime.now(timezone.utc),
-            )
-            session.add(ms)
-            await session.flush()
-            milestone_id_map[m_data["id"]] = ms.id
-            stats["milestones"] += 1
-
-        # 4. Notes — first pass (no parent_id)
-        note_objects: list[tuple[int, int]] = []  # (old_parent_id, new_note_id)
-        for n_data in data.get("notes", []):
-            mapped_uid = user_id_map.get(n_data.get("user_id", 0))
-            if mapped_uid is None:
-                continue
-            due = None
-            if n_data.get("due_date"):
-                due = date.fromisoformat(n_data["due_date"])
-            note = Note(
-                user_id=mapped_uid,
-                title=n_data.get("title", ""),
-                body=n_data.get("body", ""),
-                tags=n_data.get("tags", []),
-                parent_id=None,  # patched in second pass
-                project_id=project_id_map.get(n_data.get("project_id")) if n_data.get("project_id") else None,
-                milestone_id=milestone_id_map.get(n_data.get("milestone_id")) if n_data.get("milestone_id") else None,
-                is_task=n_data.get("is_task", False),
-                status=n_data.get("status"),
-                priority=n_data.get("priority"),
-                due_date=due,
-                created_at=datetime.fromisoformat(n_data["created_at"]) if n_data.get("created_at") else datetime.now(timezone.utc),
-                updated_at=datetime.fromisoformat(n_data["updated_at"]) if n_data.get("updated_at") else datetime.now(timezone.utc),
-            )
-            session.add(note)
-            await session.flush()
-            note_id_map[n_data["id"]] = note.id
-            if n_data.get("parent_id"):
-                note_objects.append((n_data["parent_id"], note.id))
-            stats["notes"] += 1
-
-        # 5. Notes — second pass: patch parent_id
-        for old_parent_id, new_note_id in note_objects:
-            new_parent_id = note_id_map.get(old_parent_id)
-            if new_parent_id:
-                note_row = await session.get(Note, new_note_id)
-                if note_row:
-                    note_row.parent_id = new_parent_id
-
-        # 6. TaskLogs
-        for tl_data in data.get("task_logs", []):
-            mapped_uid = user_id_map.get(tl_data.get("user_id", 0))
-            mapped_nid = note_id_map.get(tl_data.get("note_id", 0))
-            if mapped_uid is None or mapped_nid is None:
-                continue
-            from fabledassistant.models.task_log import TaskLog
-            tl = TaskLog(
-                user_id=mapped_uid,
-                note_id=mapped_nid,
-                description=tl_data.get("description", ""),
-                duration_minutes=tl_data.get("duration_minutes"),
-                logged_at=datetime.fromisoformat(tl_data["logged_at"]) if tl_data.get("logged_at") else None,
-                created_at=datetime.fromisoformat(tl_data["created_at"]) if tl_data.get("created_at") else datetime.now(timezone.utc),
-            )
-            session.add(tl)
-            stats["task_logs"] += 1
-
-        # 7. NoteDrafts
-        for nd_data in data.get("note_drafts", []):
-            mapped_uid = user_id_map.get(nd_data.get("user_id", 0))
-            mapped_nid = note_id_map.get(nd_data.get("note_id", 0))
-            if mapped_uid is None or mapped_nid is None:
-                continue
-            from fabledassistant.models.note_draft import NoteDraft
-            nd = NoteDraft(
-                user_id=mapped_uid,
-                note_id=mapped_nid,
-                title=nd_data.get("title", ""),
-                body=nd_data.get("body", ""),
-                saved_at=datetime.fromisoformat(nd_data["saved_at"]) if nd_data.get("saved_at") else None,
-            )
-            session.add(nd)
-            stats["note_drafts"] += 1
-
-        # 8. Conversations + Messages
-        for c_data in data.get("conversations", []):
-            mapped_uid = user_id_map.get(c_data.get("user_id", 0))
-            if mapped_uid is None:
-                continue
-            conv = Conversation(
-                user_id=mapped_uid,
-                title=c_data.get("title", ""),
-                created_at=datetime.fromisoformat(c_data["created_at"]) if c_data.get("created_at") else datetime.now(timezone.utc),
-                updated_at=datetime.fromisoformat(c_data["updated_at"]) if c_data.get("updated_at") else datetime.now(timezone.utc),
-            )
-            session.add(conv)
-            await session.flush()
-            stats["conversations"] += 1
-            for m_data in c_data.get("messages", []):
-                msg = Message(
-                    conversation_id=conv.id,
-                    role=m_data["role"],
-                    content=m_data.get("content", ""),
-                    context_note_id=note_id_map.get(m_data["context_note_id"]) if m_data.get("context_note_id") else None,
-                    created_at=datetime.fromisoformat(m_data["created_at"]) if m_data.get("created_at") else datetime.now(timezone.utc),
-                )
-                session.add(msg)
-                stats["messages"] += 1
-
-        # 9. Settings
-        for s_data in data.get("settings", []):
-            mapped_uid = user_id_map.get(s_data.get("user_id", 0))
-            if mapped_uid is None:
-                continue
-            setting = Setting(user_id=mapped_uid, key=s_data["key"], value=s_data.get("value", ""))
-            session.add(setting)
-            stats["settings"] += 1
-
-        await session.commit()
-
-    logger.info("Restored v2 backup: %s", stats)
-    return stats
-```
-
-- [ ] **Step 3: Add missing imports at top of file**
-
-```python
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from fabledassistant.models.project import Project
-from fabledassistant.models.milestone import Milestone
-```
-
-- [ ] **Step 4: Test restore round-trip**
-
-```bash
-# Export
-curl -s -b cookies.txt "http://localhost:5000/api/admin/backup?scope=full" -o /tmp/backup_v2.json
-# Inspect structure
-python3 -c "import json; d=json.load(open('/tmp/backup_v2.json')); print(list(d.keys()))"
-# Expected keys: version, scope, exported_at, users, projects, milestones, notes, task_logs, ...
-```
-
-- [ ] **Step 5: Typecheck**
-
-```bash
-docker compose exec app python -m py_compile src/fabledassistant/services/backup.py
-```
-Expected: No errors.
-
-- [ ] **Step 6: Commit**
-
-```bash
-git add src/fabledassistant/services/backup.py
-git commit -m "feat(backup): v2 restore with full FK re-mapping; v1 restore preserved"
-```
-
----
-
-## Task 4: Verification
-
-- [ ] **Step 1: Full round-trip test**
-
-1. Export full backup as admin
-2. Verify JSON has `"version": 2` and all expected top-level keys
-3. Verify notes have `project_id`, `milestone_id`, `is_task` fields
-4. Verify `task_logs` array has entries (create a task log entry first if needed)
-5. Restore backup to a clean test instance (or verify restore code path runs without error in dry-run)
-
-- [ ] **Step 2: V1 backward compat test**
-
-Take an old v1 backup JSON (or construct one without the `version` key) and run restore. Verify it takes the v1 path and doesn't error.
-
-- [ ] **Step 3: Commit final verification note**
-
-```bash
-git commit --allow-empty -m "chore(backup): v2 backup rewrite verified"
-```

docs/specs/2026-03-25-briefing-improvements-design.md

@@ -1,285 +0,0 @@
-# Briefing Service Improvements — Design Spec
-
-**Date:** 2026-03-25
-**Status:** Approved
-**Scope:** Web-first (no Android changes in this cycle)
-
----
-
-## Problem Statement
-
-The daily briefing has several usability issues:
-
-1. **Task repetition** — tasks are restated identically every day regardless of whether anything changed, making the briefing feel stale and hard to scan.
-2. **RSS repetition** — the same news stories resurface across days with no mechanism to learn what the user cares about.
-3. **No path to sources** — news items are summarised in prose with no link to the original article.
-4. **Stale weather** — if the weather cache is outdated, the briefing silently uses old data rather than failing gracefully. The current prose weather format is also hard to scan.
-5. **No feedback loop** — there is no way to teach the briefing what topics are interesting or uninteresting.
-
----
-
-## Approach
-
-**Pre-processing pipeline with explicit state tracking.** Rather than relying on the synthesis LLM to handle deduplication and filtering, we add deterministic pre-processing steps before synthesis runs. Each concern is isolated: task change detection, RSS topic classification and filtering, weather staleness gating. The synthesis LLM receives pre-filtered, structured input and focuses on tone and flow.
-
----
-
-## Data Model
-
-### Migration: `0028_add_briefing_improvements`
-
-**`rss_items` table — two new columns**
-
-```sql
-ALTER TABLE rss_items ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS topics TEXT[] DEFAULT '{}';
-ALTER TABLE rss_items ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS classified_at TIMESTAMPTZ;
-```
-
-`topics` stores LLM-assigned topic tags (e.g. `["technology", "ai"]`). `classified_at` is NULL until classification runs, allowing backfill queries. The `RssFeed` / `RssItem` SQLAlchemy model (`models/rss_feed.py`) must also be updated to add these two mapped columns and expose them in `to_dict()`.
-
-**`messages` table — new metadata column**
-
-```sql
-ALTER TABLE messages ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS metadata JSONB;
-```
-
-The briefing pipeline populates this when it creates the compiled message. The frontend reads it when loading the conversation to render the `WeatherCard` and attach reaction buttons. No SSE events are needed — structured data travels with the message record.
-
-Schema stored in `metadata`:
-```json
-{
-  "weather": {
-    "location": "Berlin",
-    "fetched_at": "2026-03-25T06:00:00Z",
-    "current_temp": 12,
-    "condition": "Partly Cloudy",
-    "today_high": 16,
-    "today_low": 8,
-    "yesterday_high": 14,
-    "yesterday_low": 9,
-    "forecast": [
-      {"day": "Wed", "condition": "Sunny", "high": 18, "low": 10},
-      {"day": "Thu", "condition": "Cloudy", "high": 14, "low": 9}
-    ]
-  },
-  "rss_item_ids": [42, 17, 89, 103, 55]
-}
-```
-
-If weather is unavailable, `metadata.weather` is `null` and the card renders a failure placeholder. The `Message` SQLAlchemy model (`models/conversation.py`) must be updated to add the `metadata` mapped column.
-
-**New table: `rss_item_reactions`**
-
-```sql
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rss_item_reactions (
-    id          SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
-    user_id     INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
-    rss_item_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES rss_items(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
-    reaction    TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (reaction IN ('up', 'down')),
-    created_at  TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
-    UNIQUE (user_id, rss_item_id)
-);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_rss_item_reactions_user_id ON rss_item_reactions(user_id);
-```
-
-One reaction per user per item. A second click on the same button removes the reaction; clicking the opposite button flips it.
-
-**New table: `briefing_task_snapshot`**
-
-```sql
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS briefing_task_snapshot (
-    id            SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
-    user_id       INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
-    task_id       INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES notes(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
-    snapshot_hash TEXT NOT NULL,
-    last_briefed  TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
-    UNIQUE (user_id, task_id)
-);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_briefing_task_snapshot_user_id ON briefing_task_snapshot(user_id);
-```
-
-`snapshot_hash` is `SHA-256(status + priority + due_date + title)`. The pipeline diffs current task state against these rows to detect what has changed since the last briefing.
-
-**Settings keys (existing key-value store — no new table)**
-
-- `briefing_include_topics` — JSON array of topic strings to prioritise
-- `briefing_exclude_topics` — JSON array of topics to hard-exclude from briefings
-
----
-
-## Pipeline Changes
-
-### Pre-processing Stage (new, runs before parallel gather)
-
-Three sequential steps added to `services/briefing_pipeline.py`. Note: `_gather_internal` currently serialises tasks as dicts without `id`. It must be updated to include `task_id` in each serialised task dict (the `Note` ORM object has `.id` available) so the post-briefing snapshot upsert has the required FK value.
-
-**1. Task change detection**
-
-For each of the user's current tasks, compute `SHA-256(status + priority + due_date + title)` and compare against `briefing_task_snapshot`. Split into:
-- `changed_tasks` — new hash or no snapshot row (included fully in briefing)
-- `unchanged_count` — integer count passed to the synthesis prompt as context
-
-The synthesis prompt receives `changed_tasks` and the instruction: "N tasks are unchanged since the last briefing — acknowledge this briefly rather than listing them."
-
-**2. RSS item filtering**
-
-Load the user's `briefing_include_topics` and `briefing_exclude_topics` settings, plus reaction history (last 30 days, aggregated per topic as a net score). Score each recent classified item:
-- Hard-remove items tagged with any excluded topic
-- Boost items tagged with any included or positively-reacted topic
-- Penalise items from negatively-reacted topics
-- Sort by score, take top 10
-
-Items with `classified_at IS NULL` pass through unfiltered (new feeds not yet classified) and are queued for background classification.
-
-**3. Weather staleness gate**
-
-Check `weather_cache.fetched_at`. If older than 24 hours: skip weather entirely, set `weather_unavailable = True`. The frontend renders a `WeatherCard` placeholder in the failure state. If fresh: pass the forecast JSON (including `past_days=1` data) to the pipeline for card rendering.
-
-### RSS Classification (background, triggered at fetch time)
-
-When `services/rss.py` stores new items, it queues a fire-and-forget async task to classify them. Classification is a fast, non-streaming LLM call processing batches of up to 10 items:
-
-```
-Classify each news item into 1-3 topics from this vocabulary:
-technology, science, politics, business, health, environment,
-local, entertainment, sports, other, [user_defined_topics]
-Return JSON: {"item_id": ["topic1", "topic2"]}
-```
-
-The vocabulary is extended with the user's declared preference topics so custom interests can be matched. Results are written to `rss_items.topics` and `classified_at`.
-
-Model: the user's `default_model` setting (same as chat). If the LLM is unavailable or classification fails, the item is stored with `topics = []` and `classified_at` left NULL — it will be retried the next time new items are fetched. No retry loop; classification is best-effort.
-
-### Post-briefing Stage (new, runs after `post_message()` returns)
-
-1. **Upsert task snapshots** — upsert `briefing_task_snapshot` rows for all tasks included in this briefing so the next run can diff against current state.
-2. **Populate message metadata** — the `metadata` dict (`weather` + `rss_item_ids`) is assembled during pre-processing and passed through to `post_message()`, which writes it to the `Message.metadata` column. No separate post-step is needed — the metadata is stored atomically with the message.
-
----
-
-## Weather Card
-
-The weather section is no longer generated as prose by the synthesis LLM. Instead:
-
-- `services/weather.py` is updated to request `past_days=1` from Open-Meteo, including yesterday's high/low in the same API response.
-- The pipeline parses the forecast into the `metadata.weather` schema (defined in the Data Model section) and stores it on the `Message` record when `post_message()` is called.
-- `BriefingView.vue` reads `message.metadata.weather` when loading the conversation and renders `WeatherCard.vue` above the message text if the field is present.
-- The synthesis LLM's weather section is suppressed entirely — the prompt instructs it to skip weather since it is handled by the card.
-
-**`WeatherCard.vue` displays:**
-- Location name and "as of" timestamp
-- Current temperature and condition
-- Today's high / low
-- Yesterday's high / low with delta ("3° warmer than yesterday")
-- Compact 3–5 day forecast strip (day name, condition, high/low)
-
-**Failure state:** If `metadata.weather` is `null`, the same card position renders a muted placeholder: "Weather data unavailable — will retry at next slot."
-
----
-
-## News Cards
-
-### Format
-
-The synthesis LLM is instructed to format each included news item as:
-
-```markdown
-**[Headline text](source_url)**
-*Outlet Name · Day Month*
-One or two sentence summary of the story.
-```
-
-No prose wrapper between cards. The synthesis prompt must explicitly instruct the LLM to **present news items in the exact order provided** — `metadata.rss_item_ids` records this order and the frontend maps reaction buttons positionally. Reordering by the LLM would break the mapping.
-
-The briefing message structure becomes:
-1. Greeting / task summary
-2. `WeatherCard` (rendered from `message.metadata.weather`, not prose)
-3. News cards (markdown blocks with links)
-4. Calendar / other sections
-
-### Reaction Buttons
-
-`BriefingView.vue` reads `message.metadata.rss_item_ids` when loading the conversation. The ordered list of IDs maps directly to the news cards in the rendered message (cards appear in synthesis output in the same order). A 👍 / 👎 pair is rendered below each card. Reaction buttons are only shown in the briefing view — not in message history exports.
-
-Clicking a reaction:
-1. Optimistic UI update (button enters selected state immediately)
-2. `POST /api/briefing/rss-reactions` — `{rss_item_id, reaction}`
-3. Backend validates ownership: joins through `rss_items → rss_feeds` to confirm `rss_feeds.user_id = g.user.id` before upserting
-4. Upserts into `rss_item_reactions` — same reaction removes it, opposite flips it
-
-**New endpoints in `routes/briefing.py`:**
-- `POST /api/briefing/rss-reactions` — upsert or remove reaction (ownership-checked)
-- `DELETE /api/briefing/rss-reactions/:item_id` — explicit removal (useful for MCP/external API consumers that cannot use the toggle behaviour of POST)
-
----
-
-## Topic Preferences UI
-
-**Settings → Briefing tab — new "News Preferences" subsection** (added below existing RSS feed management):
-
-Two chip-input fields using the existing `TagInput.vue` component:
-- **Interested in** → `briefing_include_topics` setting
-- **Not interested in** → `briefing_exclude_topics` setting
-
-A collapsed hint lists the standard topic vocabulary so users know valid terms. Custom terms are accepted — the RSS classifier will attempt to match them.
-
-Saved via the existing `PUT /api/settings/:key` endpoint.
-
----
-
-## MCP Tool Additions
-
-New file: `fable-mcp/fable_mcp/tools/briefing.py`
-
-Three tools registered in `server.py`:
-
-| Tool | Description |
-|------|-------------|
-| `add_rss_feed(url, title=None, category=None)` | Adds a feed to the user's RSS list. `title` is optional — the feed title is auto-populated from feed metadata after the first fetch, but an override can be passed. Returns the created feed object. |
-| `list_rss_feeds()` | Returns current feed list with id, title, url, category, last_fetched_at. |
-| `remove_rss_feed(feed_id)` | Removes a feed by ID. |
-
-These call existing RSS endpoints in `routes/briefing.py` via `FableClient`. No new backend routes required.
-
----
-
-## New Backend Files
-
-| File | Purpose |
-|------|---------|
-| `services/briefing_preferences.py` | Load/compute topic preference weights; apply to RSS item scoring |
-| `services/rss_classifier.py` | Batch LLM classification of RSS items; background task management |
-
-## Modified Backend Files
-
-| File | Changes |
-|------|---------|
-| `services/briefing_pipeline.py` | Add pre-processing and post-briefing stages; carry `task_id` through serialised task dicts; pass `metadata` dict to `post_message()` |
-| `services/rss.py` | Trigger background classification after storing new items |
-| `services/weather.py` | Add `past_days=1` to Open-Meteo request; expose parsed yesterday data |
-| `routes/briefing.py` | Add `POST/DELETE /api/briefing/rss-reactions` endpoints |
-| `models/rss_feed.py` | Add `topics` and `classified_at` mapped columns to `RssItem`; expose in `to_dict()` |
-| `models/conversation.py` | Add `metadata` JSONB mapped column to `Message`; update `to_dict()` to include `metadata` in the returned dict |
-| `services/briefing_conversations.py` | Extend `post_message(conversation_id, role, content)` signature to accept an optional `metadata: dict \| None = None` parameter; pass it to the `Message(...)` constructor |
-
-## New Frontend Files
-
-| File | Purpose |
-|------|---------|
-| `components/WeatherCard.vue` | Weather display card (current, today, yesterday delta, 3-5 day strip, failure state) |
-
-## Modified Frontend Files
-
-| File | Changes |
-|------|---------|
-| `views/BriefingView.vue` | Read `message.metadata.weather` on conversation load → render `WeatherCard.vue` above message text; read `message.metadata.rss_item_ids` → attach reaction buttons to news cards in order |
-| `views/SettingsView.vue` | Add "News Preferences" subsection with two `TagInput` fields |
-| `api/client.ts` | Add `postRssReaction()`, `deleteRssReaction()` helpers |
-
----
-
-## Out of Scope
-
-- Android companion app changes (web-first; parity deferred)
-- Full numeric scoring system (Approach C) — can evolve to this once reaction data accumulates
-- Push notification integration for briefing reactions

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-# Internal Calendar with CalDAV Sync — Design Spec
-
-## Goal
-
-Add an internal event store to Fable's database, a full calendar UI (month/week grid), and a best-effort push sync to the user's existing external CalDAV server. Fable becomes the source of truth for events; CalDAV is an optional downstream target.
-
-## Background
-
-The existing `services/caldav.py` lets the AI assistant create, update, and delete events directly on an external CalDAV server (Nextcloud, etc.) via tool calls. There is no calendar UI and no internal event storage — all reads go to CalDAV at query time. The `events` DB table and `models/event.py` exist as dead code from an abandoned Radicale integration (created in migration `0019_add_events`); the table exists in the database but all columns are empty.
-
-This design revives the internal event store, adds a REST API and calendar view, and re-wires the AI tools to write through the internal DB so all events are accessible regardless of CalDAV availability.
-
----
-
-## Architecture
-
-### Source of Truth
-
-Fable's `events` DB table is the single source of truth. CalDAV sync is a best-effort push: after every create, update, or delete, a background task attempts to mirror the change to the user's configured CalDAV server. If CalDAV is unconfigured or unreachable, the operation still succeeds and the event remains in Fable.
-
-### Timezone Handling
-
-- **Storage:** `start_dt` / `end_dt` stored as UTC (`TIMESTAMPTZ`).
-- **Display:** FullCalendar configured with `timeZone: 'local'` — renders in the browser's IANA timezone automatically.
-- **Input:** Frontend datetime inputs are in local time; converted to a timezone-aware ISO string (with UTC offset) before the API call. Backend parses to UTC.
-- **CalDAV push:** Uses the user's `caldav_timezone` setting for iCal `DTSTART`/`DTEND`, consistent with existing behaviour.
-- **AI tools:** The LLM receives the user's timezone in the system prompt and sends timezone-aware strings, as today.
-
----
-
-## Data Model
-
-### `events` table (existing since migration 0019, extend via migration 0029)
-
-| Column | Type | Notes |
-|--------|------|-------|
-| `id` | `SERIAL PK` | |
-| `user_id` | `INT FK users CASCADE` | |
-| `project_id` | `INT FK projects SET NULL` nullable | Optional link to a Fable project |
-| `uid` | `TEXT` | iCal UID — UUID generated on `create_event`, embedded in CalDAV push |
-| `caldav_uid` | `TEXT DEFAULT ''` | **New.** Same value as `uid` after a successful CalDAV push (confirms sync); empty if never synced |
-| `title` | `TEXT` | |
-| `start_dt` | `TIMESTAMPTZ` | UTC |
-| `end_dt` | `TIMESTAMPTZ` nullable | UTC; null for open-ended events |
-| `all_day` | `BOOLEAN DEFAULT false` | When true, time component is ignored in display |
-| `description` | `TEXT DEFAULT ''` | |
-| `location` | `TEXT DEFAULT ''` | |
-| `color` | `TEXT DEFAULT ''` | **New.** Hex colour for calendar display (e.g. `#6366f1`) |
-| `recurrence` | `TEXT` nullable | iCal RRULE string — stored and forwarded to CalDAV; not exposed in the UI slide-over |
-| `created_at` | `TIMESTAMPTZ` | |
-| `updated_at` | `TIMESTAMPTZ` | |
-
-**Migration `0029_add_calendar_columns`:** `ALTER TABLE events ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS caldav_uid TEXT DEFAULT ''` and `ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS color TEXT DEFAULT ''`. Raw SQL with `IF NOT EXISTS` guards (table already exists from migration 0019).
-
-**`models/event.py`:** Add two `mapped_column` declarations to the `Event` class:
-```python
-caldav_uid: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, default="")
-color: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, default="")
-```
-Update `to_dict()` to include `"caldav_uid": self.caldav_uid` and `"color": self.color`.
-
----
-
-## Service Layer
-
-**`src/fabledassistant/services/events.py`** — owns all event CRUD and CalDAV push coordination.
-
-### Public functions
-
-```
-create_event(user_id, title, start_dt, end_dt, all_day, description, location,
-             color, recurrence, project_id,
-             duration, reminder_minutes, attendees, calendar_name) → Event
-get_event(user_id, event_id) → Event
-list_events(user_id, date_from, date_to) → list[Event]
-search_events(user_id, query, days_ahead=90) → list[Event]
-update_event(user_id, event_id, **fields) → Event
-delete_event(user_id, event_id) → None
-find_events_by_query(user_id, query) → list[Event]
-```
-
-`duration`, `reminder_minutes`, `attendees`, and `calendar_name` are accepted by `create_event` for forwarding to CalDAV (they are not stored in the DB). `find_events_by_query` does a case-insensitive `ILIKE` search on `title` and is used by the AI `update_event` / `delete_event` tools.
-
-### CalDAV push — UID strategy
-
-`create_event` generates a UUID and stores it as the event's `uid`. This same UUID must be embedded as the iCal `UID` field when pushing to CalDAV. To enable this, `services/caldav.py`'s `create_event` function is **minimally modified** to accept an optional `uid: str | None = None` parameter; when provided, `event.add("uid", uid)` is called before `cal.add_component(event)`. All other CalDAV functions are unchanged.
-
-On a successful push, `caldav_uid` is set to the same UUID value in the DB (confirming sync). This means `caldav_uid` is Fable's own UID confirmed-as-pushed, not a server-assigned value — which is fine since we generated it.
-
-After every write to the DB:
-
-- `create_event` → `asyncio.create_task(_push_create(event, user_id, extra_fields))`
-- `update_event` → `asyncio.create_task(_push_update(event, user_id))`
-- `delete_event` → `asyncio.create_task(_push_delete(caldav_uid, user_id))` if `caldav_uid` is set
-
-Each push function calls the relevant function in `services/caldav.py`, marks `caldav_uid` on success, and logs a warning on failure. CalDAV being unconfigured is treated as a no-op (not an error).
-
-### Match policy for AI update/delete tools
-
-`find_events_by_query` returns all events where `title ILIKE '%query%'`. The calling tool applies the same match-count policy as the existing CalDAV tools: zero matches → raise `ValueError("No event found matching '…'.")`; more than 3 matches → raise `ValueError("Too many matches (N) for '…'. Be more specific. Found: …")`. One or two matches use the first result.
-
----
-
-## REST API
-
-**`src/fabledassistant/routes/events.py`** — new blueprint, registered in `app.py`.
-
-| Method | Path | Description |
-|--------|------|-------------|
-| `GET` | `/api/events?from=&to=` | List events in ISO datetime range |
-| `POST` | `/api/events` | Create event |
-| `GET` | `/api/events/:id` | Get single event |
-| `PATCH` | `/api/events/:id` | Partial update |
-| `DELETE` | `/api/events/:id` | Delete event |
-
-All routes require `@login_required`. Ownership enforced in the service layer (404 if event not owned by requesting user).
-
----
-
-## AI Tool Rewiring
-
-Calendar tools in `services/tools.py` are updated to call `services/events.py` instead of `services/caldav.py` directly. The `is_caldav_configured` gate that currently hides these tools is **removed** — calendar tools are always available since the internal DB is always present. The tool definitions currently grouped under `_CALDAV_TOOLS` (appended to the tools list only when `is_caldav_configured` is true) must be moved into the unconditional `_CORE_TOOLS` list (or equivalent always-included list). The tool parameter names and LLM-facing descriptions do not change.
-
-| Tool | Change |
-|------|--------|
-| `create_event` | Calls `events.create_event(...)` — all existing params forwarded |
-| `list_events` | Calls `events.list_events(...)` |
-| `search_events` | Calls `events.search_events(...)` |
-| `update_event` | Calls `events.find_events_by_query(...)`, then `events.update_event(...)` |
-| `delete_event` | Calls `events.find_events_by_query(...)`, then `events.delete_event(...)` |
-
----
-
-## Frontend
-
-### Dependencies
-
-```
-@fullcalendar/vue3
-@fullcalendar/daygrid      # month view
-@fullcalendar/timegrid     # week / day view
-@fullcalendar/interaction  # drag-to-move, resize, click-to-create
-```
-
-All MIT licensed.
-
-### Components
-
-**`frontend/src/views/CalendarView.vue`** — main view at `/calendar`:
-- FullCalendar instance with `timeZone: 'local'`, `initialView: 'dayGridMonth'`, header toolbar toggling between month and week
-- Loads events for the visible date range via `GET /api/events?from=&to=`
-- Re-fetches when the visible range changes
-- Click on empty date cell → opens `EventSlideOver` in create mode, pre-filled with the clicked date
-- Click on existing event → opens `EventSlideOver` in edit mode
-- Drag event to new date/time → `PATCH /api/events/:id` with updated times (optimistic update, revert on error)
-- Resize event → same
-
-**`frontend/src/components/EventSlideOver.vue`** — reusable slide-over panel (same pattern as the workspace task slide-over):
-- Fields: title (required), start date/time, end date/time, all-day toggle, location, description, colour picker, optional project selector
-- `recurrence` is **not** a form field — it is stored and pushed to CalDAV via AI tools only
-- Create mode: `POST /api/events`
-- Edit mode: `PATCH /api/events/:id` + delete button (`DELETE /api/events/:id`)
-- Closes on save, cancel, or Escape
-
-**`frontend/src/api/client.ts`** — add typed helpers and `EventEntry` / `CreateEventBody` interfaces:
-
-```typescript
-interface EventEntry {
-  id: number; uid: string; title: string;
-  start_dt: string; end_dt: string | null;
-  all_day: boolean; description: string; location: string;
-  color: string; recurrence: string | null;
-  project_id: number | null; caldav_uid: string;
-  created_at: string; updated_at: string;
-}
-
-listEvents(from: string, to: string): Promise<EventEntry[]>
-createEvent(body: CreateEventBody): Promise<EventEntry>
-getEvent(id: number): Promise<EventEntry>
-updateEvent(id: number, body: Partial<CreateEventBody>): Promise<EventEntry>
-deleteEvent(id: number): Promise<void>
-```
-
-### Navigation
-
-- `/calendar` added to Vue Router
-- Sidebar nav item added
-- Keyboard shortcut: `g` + `l` (ca**l**endar) — `c` is already taken by chat
-
----
-
-## Error Handling
-
-- CalDAV push failures are logged at `WARNING` level and do not surface to the user
-- If CalDAV is unconfigured, push is skipped silently
-- Drag-to-move/resize failures (PATCH error) revert the event to its previous position in FullCalendar's UI via the `revert` callback
-- 404 returned for event access by non-owner
-
----
-
-## Testing
-
-- `tests/test_events_service.py` — unit tests for `create_event`, `list_events`, `search_events`, `update_event`, `delete_event`, `find_events_by_query` with mocked DB session; separate test verifying CalDAV push background task is fired
-- `tests/test_events_routes.py` — route tests for all five endpoints verifying ownership enforcement and correct status codes
-- TypeScript check (`make typecheck`) after all frontend changes
-
----
-
-## Out of Scope
-
-- Pull sync (importing events from CalDAV into Fable) — possible future upgrade
-- Recurring event expansion in the UI (RRULE stored and forwarded to CalDAV via AI tools only)
-- Shared calendars / multi-user event invites
-- Event notifications / reminders in the Fable push system

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-# RAG Scoping and Context Isolation Design
-
-> **For agentic workers:** Use superpowers:executing-plans or superpowers:subagent-driven-development to implement this plan task-by-task.
-
-**Goal:** Prevent project-associated notes from polluting global chat RAG, and give the LLM tools to discover and switch project scope during a conversation.
-
-**Problem being solved:** Users with multiple projects (e.g. scifi worldbuilding, personal productivity) find that semantic search pulls notes from whichever project has the most content, contaminating general-purpose chat context. Project notes should be siloed by default.
-
----
-
-## Architecture
-
-### Default RAG behavior change
-
-Currently `rag_project_id=None` in `build_context()` searches all notes. After this change the semantics become a three-value system:
-
-- `rag_project_id = None` → search only orphan notes (`project_id IS NULL`)
-- `rag_project_id = <positive int>` → search only that project's notes
-- `rag_project_id = -1` → search all notes (explicit opt-in to current global behavior)
-
-**`semantic_search_notes()` change** (`services/embeddings.py`): add `orphan_only: bool = False` parameter. When `True`, add `.where(Note.project_id.is_(None))` to the SQLAlchemy query.
-
-**`search_notes_for_context()` change** (`services/notes.py`): add `orphan_only: bool = False` parameter with the same filter.
-
-**`build_context()` change** (`services/llm.py`): compute the flags before calling search:
-
-```python
-# rag_project_id=None → orphan only; -1 → all notes; positive int → that project
-orphan_only = rag_project_id is None
-effective_project_id = rag_project_id if (rag_project_id is not None and rag_project_id != -1) else None
-
-for score, note in await semantic_search_notes(
-    user_id, user_message, exclude_ids=search_exclude or None, limit=8,
-    project_id=effective_project_id,
-    orphan_only=orphan_only,
-):
-    ...
-```
-
-The same `orphan_only` / `effective_project_id` pattern applies to the keyword fallback call to `search_notes_for_context()`.
-
-### Conversation scope persistence
-
-**New DB column:** `conversations.rag_project_id INTEGER` (nullable, default `NULL`).
-
-Semantics match the three-value system above. `NULL` is the default for all new and existing conversations after migration — existing conversations transparently gain orphan-only scoping.
-
-**Model change** (`models/conversation.py`):
-```python
-rag_project_id: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(Integer, nullable=True, default=None)
-```
-
-`to_dict()` must include `"rag_project_id": self.rag_project_id`.
-
-**Route change** (`routes/chat.py`): `PATCH /api/chat/conversations/:id` must accept `rag_project_id` in the request body and call `update_conversation(conv_id, user_id, rag_project_id=value)`. `GET /api/chat/conversations/:id` returns `rag_project_id` via `to_dict()`.
-
-**Service change** (`services/chat.py`): `update_conversation()` must accept and persist `rag_project_id`.
-
-### Project summarization background job
-
-**New DB columns** on `projects`:
-```python
-auto_summary: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
-summary_updated_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True)
-```
-
-**`generate_project_summary(user_id: int, project_id: int) -> None`** (`services/projects.py`):
-- Fetches project metadata (title, description, goal)
-- Fetches up to 10 notes for that project: `SELECT title, body[:200] FROM notes WHERE project_id=? ORDER BY updated_at DESC LIMIT 10`
-- Builds an Ollama prompt: "Summarize this project in 3-4 sentences covering its purpose, themes, and content. Title: {title}. Description: {description}. Goal: {goal}. Recent notes: {sample}"
-- Calls Ollama (same `generate_completion()` helper used elsewhere, `stream=False`)
-- Stores result in `project.auto_summary` and `project.summary_updated_at = datetime.now(UTC)`
-- On Ollama failure: log debug message, return without updating (graceful degradation)
-
-**`backfill_project_summaries() -> None`** (`services/projects.py`): fire-and-forget, called at startup alongside `backfill_note_embeddings()`. Generates summaries for all projects where `auto_summary IS NULL`.
-
-**Trigger from `update_project()`**: after committing, call `asyncio.create_task(generate_project_summary(user_id, project_id))` unconditionally.
-
-**Trigger from note saves**: in `create_note()` and `update_note()` within `services/notes.py`, when `project_id` is not None, check `project.summary_updated_at`. If `None` or more than 1 hour old, fire `asyncio.create_task(generate_project_summary(user_id, project_id))`. This avoids flooding Ollama during heavy note-editing sessions.
-
-`generate_project_summary` and `backfill_project_summaries` are **internal background tasks only**, not exposed as LLM tools.
-
-### New LLM tools
-
-Both tools are added to `_CORE_TOOLS` in `services/tools.py`.
-
-**`search_projects(query: str)`**:
-- Loads all projects for the user from the DB (title, description, goal, auto_summary)
-- Scores each project: `SequenceMatcher(None, query.lower(), combined_text.lower()).ratio()` where `combined_text = f"{title} {description or ''} {auto_summary or ''}"`, plus keyword overlap bonus
-- Returns top 5 as `[{id, title, summary_snippet, score}]` where `summary_snippet` is `auto_summary[:200]` or `description[:200]`
-- Tool result type: `"projects_list"`
-
-**`set_rag_scope(project_id: int | None)`**:
-- `project_id = <positive int>` → scope to that project
-- `project_id = null` → orphan-only
-- `project_id = -1` → all notes
-- **Workspace guard:** if `workspace_project_id` is set on the current generation context, return `{success: false, error: "Cannot change RAG scope in workspace view"}` and make no changes
-- Validates positive project_id exists and belongs to user (returns error if not)
-- Calls `await update_conversation(conv_id, user_id, rag_project_id=project_id)` to persist immediately
-- Returns `{success: true, type: "rag_scope_set", scope_label: "<human-readable>"}` e.g. `"Orphan notes only"`, `"SciFi Project"`, `"All notes"`
-
-**`conv_id` threading** (`services/tools.py`, `services/generation_task.py`):
-
-Current `execute_tool()` signature:
-```python
-async def execute_tool(user_id: int, tool_name: str, arguments: dict) -> dict
-```
-
-Updated signature:
-```python
-async def execute_tool(
-    user_id: int,
-    tool_name: str,
-    arguments: dict,
-    conv_id: int | None = None,
-    workspace_project_id: int | None = None,
-) -> dict
-```
-
-In `generation_task.py`, the call site in the tool execution loop must pass `conv_id=conv_id, workspace_project_id=workspace_project_id` — both are already available as local variables in `run_generation()`.
-
-**SSE `new_rag_scope` wiring:**
-
-In `generation_task.py`, after each tool call returns, check `if result.get("type") == "rag_scope_set" and result.get("success")`. Store `new_rag_scope = arguments["project_id"]` and `new_rag_scope_label = result["scope_label"]`.
-
-When emitting the final SSE `done` event (currently `{"done": True, "message_id": msg_id, "timing": timing}`), add the scope fields when present:
-
-```python
-done_payload = {"done": True, "message_id": msg_id, "timing": timing}
-if new_rag_scope_label is not None:
-    done_payload["new_rag_scope"] = new_rag_scope        # raw int or None
-    done_payload["new_rag_scope_label"] = new_rag_scope_label
-yield f"data: {json.dumps(done_payload)}\n\n"
-```
-
-In `stores/chat.ts`, the SSE `done` handler must check `event.data.new_rag_scope !== undefined` and set `currentConversation.value.rag_project_id = event.data.new_rag_scope`.
-
-### Frontend scope indicator
-
-**Chat store** (`stores/chat.ts`):
-- `currentConversation` already holds the full conversation object; add `rag_project_id: number | null` to the conversation interface
-- Add a computed `ragProjectId` that reads `currentConversation.value?.rag_project_id ?? null`
-- Add `async updateRagScope(convId: number, ragProjectId: number | null)` that calls `PATCH /api/chat/conversations/:id { rag_project_id }` and updates `currentConversation.value.rag_project_id` locally on success
-- In the SSE `done` handler, if `event.data.new_rag_scope !== undefined`, set `currentConversation.value.rag_project_id = event.data.new_rag_scope`
-
-**ChatView** (`views/ChatView.vue`):
-- Remove the existing `ProjectSelector` from the sidebar RAG scope section
-- Add a scope chip just above the message input. Shows: `⊙ Orphan notes` (null) / `⊙ All notes` (-1) / `⊙ {project title}` (positive int)
-- Clicking opens a compact dropdown: "Orphan notes only", all active projects by title, "All notes"
-- On selection, call `chatStore.updateRagScope(convId, selectedValue)`
-- When `chatStore.ragProjectId` changes (from SSE or UI), briefly apply a CSS pulse animation to the chip
-- Load the projects list once on mount via `apiGet("/api/projects?status=active")`
-
-**WorkspaceView** — no change. It hardcodes `ragProjectId` to the workspace project's id (positive int). Scope chip is not shown in workspace view.
-
----
-
-## Files Changed
-
-### Backend
-
-| File | Change |
-|------|--------|
-| `alembic/versions/0030_rag_scoping.py` | Add `conversations.rag_project_id`, `projects.auto_summary`, `projects.summary_updated_at` |
-| `models/conversation.py` | Add `rag_project_id: Mapped[int \| None]`; include in `to_dict()` |
-| `models/project.py` | Add `auto_summary: Mapped[str \| None]`, `summary_updated_at: Mapped[datetime \| None]` |
-| `services/projects.py` | Add `generate_project_summary()`, `backfill_project_summaries()`; trigger from `update_project()` |
-| `services/notes.py` | Add `orphan_only` param to `search_notes_for_context()`; trigger summary regen from note saves |
-| `services/embeddings.py` | Add `orphan_only: bool = False` param to `semantic_search_notes()` |
-| `services/llm.py` | Compute `orphan_only` + `effective_project_id` from `rag_project_id`; pass to both search calls |
-| `services/tools.py` | Add `search_projects` and `set_rag_scope` definitions and handlers; update `execute_tool()` signature |
-| `services/generation_task.py` | Pass `conv_id` + `workspace_project_id` to `execute_tool()`; capture scope change; emit in SSE done |
-| `services/chat.py` | Add `rag_project_id` parameter to `update_conversation()` |
-| `routes/chat.py` | Accept `rag_project_id` in PATCH body; return in GET responses via `to_dict()` |
-| `app.py` | Call `backfill_project_summaries()` at startup |
-
-### Frontend
-
-| File | Change |
-|------|--------|
-| `api/client.ts` | Conversation type includes `rag_project_id`; helpers accept it |
-| `stores/chat.ts` | `ragProjectId` computed; `updateRagScope()` method; SSE done handler updates scope |
-| `views/ChatView.vue` | Replace sidebar `ProjectSelector` with scope chip above input bar |
-
----
-
-## Data Flow
-
-```
-User changes scope via chip
-  → chatStore.updateRagScope(convId, value)
-  → PATCH /api/chat/conversations/:id { rag_project_id: value }
-  → DB updated; currentConversation.rag_project_id updated locally
-  → chip re-renders immediately
-
-User sends message
-  → sendMessage() reads chatStore.ragProjectId → passes as rag_project_id in POST body
-  → build_context() derives orphan_only + effective_project_id
-  → RAG results scoped accordingly
-
-Model calls set_rag_scope(3) during generation
-  → execute_tool(conv_id=X, workspace_project_id=None) writes rag_project_id=3 to DB
-  → returns { success: true, type: "rag_scope_set", scope_label: "SciFi Project" }
-  → generation_task stores new_rag_scope=3, new_rag_scope_label="SciFi Project"
-  → SSE done event: { done: true, new_rag_scope: 3, new_rag_scope_label: "SciFi Project", ... }
-  → chat store done handler: currentConversation.rag_project_id = 3
-  → chip pulses → "⊙ SciFi Project"
-
-User opens existing conversation
-  → GET /api/chat/conversations/:id returns rag_project_id
-  → chat store sets currentConversation; ragProjectId computed picks it up
-  → chip renders correct scope immediately
-```
-
----
-
-## Error Handling
-
-- **Ollama unavailable during summary gen:** log debug, return without updating; old summary (or null) retained; `search_projects` falls back to title + description matching
-- **`set_rag_scope` called in workspace:** return `{success: false, error: "Cannot change RAG scope in workspace view"}`; no DB write
-- **`set_rag_scope` with unknown positive project_id:** return `{success: false, error: "Project not found"}`; scope unchanged
-- **`search_projects` with no summaries yet:** score on title + description only; still returns results
-- **Existing conversations after migration:** `rag_project_id` defaults to `NULL` → orphan-only; behavior silently improves without user action
-
----
-
-## Testing
-
-- Unit: `semantic_search_notes(orphan_only=True)` returns only notes where `project_id IS NULL`
-- Unit: `semantic_search_notes(project_id=3, orphan_only=False)` returns only notes for project 3
-- Unit: `build_context()` passes correct `orphan_only` / `effective_project_id` for all three `rag_project_id` values (None, -1, positive)
-- Unit: `search_projects()` scoring ranks correct project first for representative queries; degrades gracefully with no summaries
-- Unit: `generate_project_summary()` builds correct Ollama prompt; handles Ollama failure gracefully
-- Integration: `set_rag_scope()` handler writes to DB, returns correct scope_label, rejects in workspace context
-- Integration: SSE `done` event includes `new_rag_scope` when scope changes mid-conversation
-- Frontend: scope chip reflects loaded conversation scope; updates reactively on model tool call

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+# Streaming TTS Implementation Plan
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Start playing TTS audio during LLM generation by splitting responses into sentences and synthesizing each sentence as it completes, rather than waiting for the full response.
+
+**Architecture:** A new `useStreamingTts` composable watches `streamingContent` for sentence boundaries, fires per-sentence `synthesiseSpeech` requests concurrently, and plays audio in strict insertion order using `useVoiceAudio`. ChatView, BriefingView, and WorkspaceView all use this composable, replacing their current post-stream speak logic.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Vue 3 Composition API, TypeScript, `useVoiceAudio` (existing), `synthesiseSpeech` from `api/client.ts` (existing), no backend changes.
+
+---
+
+## File Map
+
+| Action | File | Responsibility |
+|--------|------|----------------|
+| **Create** | `frontend/src/composables/useStreamingTts.ts` | All streaming TTS logic: sentence splitting, TTS queuing, ordered playback |
+| **Modify** | `frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue` | Replace `speakLastAssistantMessage` + old watch with `useStreamingTts` |
+| **Modify** | `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue` | Replace `speakText` + `listenToLatest` + old watch with `useStreamingTts` |
+| **Modify** | `frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue` | Add listen mode toggle button + `useStreamingTts` |
+
+---
+
+## Task 1: Create `useStreamingTts` composable
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `frontend/src/composables/useStreamingTts.ts`
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Create the composable**
+
+Create `frontend/src/composables/useStreamingTts.ts` with the full implementation:
+
+```typescript
+import { ref, watch, computed } from 'vue'
+import type { Ref, ComputedRef } from 'vue'
+import { synthesiseSpeech } from '@/api/client'
+import { useVoiceAudio } from '@/composables/useVoiceAudio'
+
+/** Minimum stripped character count to bother synthesizing. */
+const MIN_CHARS = 3
+
+/** Matches sentence-terminal punctuation followed by whitespace or end-of-string. */
+const SENTENCE_BOUNDARY = /[.!?]+(?=\s|$)/
+
+function stripMarkdown(text: string): string {
+  return text
+    .replace(/```[\s\S]*?```/g, '')
+    .replace(/`[^`]+`/g, (m) => m.slice(1, -1))
+    .replace(/#{1,6}\s+/g, '')
+    .replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, '$1')
+    .replace(/\*([^*]+)\*/g, '$1')
+    .replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/g, '$1')
+    .replace(/^\s*[-*+]\s+/gm, '')
+    .replace(/\n{2,}/g, ' ')
+    .trim()
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extract completed sentences from `text` using SENTENCE_BOUNDARY.
+ * Returns the sentences found and the unconsumed remainder.
+ */
+function extractSentences(text: string): { sentences: string[]; remainder: string } {
+  const sentences: string[] = []
+  let remaining = text
+  let match: RegExpExecArray | null
+
+  while ((match = SENTENCE_BOUNDARY.exec(remaining)) !== null) {
+    const boundary = match.index + match[0].length
+    const sentence = remaining.slice(0, boundary).trim()
+    if (sentence) sentences.push(sentence)
+    remaining = remaining.slice(boundary)
+  }
+
+  return { sentences, remainder: remaining }
+}
+
+export interface UseStreamingTtsOptions {
+  streamingContent: Ref<string> | ComputedRef<string>
+  streaming: Ref<boolean> | ComputedRef<boolean>
+  enabled: Ref<boolean> | ComputedRef<boolean>
+}
+
+export interface UseStreamingTtsReturn {
+  /** True while any synthesis request is in-flight or audio is playing. */
+  speaking: ComputedRef<boolean>
+  /** Cancel all in-flight synthesis/playback and clear the queue. */
+  stop: () => void
+}
+
+export function useStreamingTts(options: UseStreamingTtsOptions): UseStreamingTtsReturn {
+  const { streamingContent, streaming, enabled } = options
+  const audio = useVoiceAudio()
+
+  let sentenceBuffer = ''
+  let lastSeenLength = 0
+  let abortId = 0
+  let playQueue: Promise<void> = Promise.resolve()
+  const pendingCount = ref(0)
+
+  const speaking = computed(() => pendingCount.value > 0 || audio.playing.value)
+
+  function stop(): void {
+    abortId++
+    sentenceBuffer = ''
+    lastSeenLength = 0
+    playQueue = Promise.resolve()
+    audio.stop()
+    pendingCount.value = 0
+  }
+
+  async function enqueueSentence(sentence: string, myAbortId: number): Promise<void> {
+    const stripped = stripMarkdown(sentence)
+    if (stripped.length < MIN_CHARS) return
+
+    pendingCount.value++
+    let blob: Blob | null = null
+    try {
+      blob = await synthesiseSpeech(stripped)
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn('[StreamingTTS] Synthesis failed, retrying sentence', { sentence: stripped, error: e })
+      try {
+        blob = await synthesiseSpeech(stripped)
+      } catch (e2) {
+        console.warn('[StreamingTTS] Retry also failed, skipping sentence', { sentence: stripped, error: e2 })
+      }
+    } finally {
+      pendingCount.value--
+    }
+
+    if (!blob) return
+
+    // Capture blob for the closure — TS can't narrow after async gap
+    const resolvedBlob = blob
+    playQueue = playQueue.then(async () => {
+      if (abortId !== myAbortId) return
+      await audio.play(resolvedBlob)
+    })
+  }
+
+  function dispatchBuffer(flush: boolean): void {
+    if (!enabled.value) return
+    const myAbortId = abortId
+    const { sentences, remainder } = extractSentences(sentenceBuffer)
+    sentenceBuffer = flush ? '' : remainder
+    for (const sentence of sentences) {
+      enqueueSentence(sentence, myAbortId)
+    }
+    if (flush && remainder.trim().length >= MIN_CHARS) {
+      enqueueSentence(remainder.trim(), myAbortId)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Watch accumulating content — extract new characters since last check
+  watch(streamingContent, (newContent) => {
+    if (!enabled.value) return
+    const delta = newContent.slice(lastSeenLength)
+    lastSeenLength = newContent.length
+    sentenceBuffer += delta
+    dispatchBuffer(false)
+  })
+
+  // Watch streaming flag — stop on new message start, flush on end
+  watch(streaming, (isStreaming) => {
+    if (!enabled.value) return
+    if (isStreaming) {
+      // New message starting — cancel previous response's audio
+      stop()
+    } else {
+      // Stream ended — flush any remaining fragment
+      dispatchBuffer(true)
+      lastSeenLength = 0
+    }
+  })
+
+  return { speaking, stop }
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: TypeScript check**
+
+```bash
+cd /home/bvandeusen/Nextcloud/Projects/fabledassistant/frontend
+npx vue-tsc --noEmit 2>&1 | head -40
+```
+
+Expected: no errors mentioning `useStreamingTts.ts`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/composables/useStreamingTts.ts
+git commit -m "feat(tts): add useStreamingTts composable for sentence-level streaming"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 2: Update ChatView
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue`
+
+Current TTS code to remove (lines ~35–66):
+
+```typescript
+// REMOVE these:
+const synthesising = ref(false);
+
+async function speakLastAssistantMessage() { ... }  // entire function
+
+watch(() => store.streaming, async (streaming) => {
+  if (!streaming && listenMode.value && voiceTtsEnabled.value) {
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 200));
+    await speakLastAssistantMessage();
+  }
+});
+```
+
+Also remove the `synthesiseSpeech` import from `@/api/client` (it is no longer called directly in this file).
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add import and replace TTS logic**
+
+In `frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue`:
+
+1. Add to imports at the top of `<script setup>`:
+```typescript
+import { useStreamingTts } from "@/composables/useStreamingTts";
+```
+
+2. Remove `synthesiseSpeech` from the `@/api/client` import line (keep other imports like `apiGet`, `transcribeAudio`).
+
+3. Remove `const synthesising = ref(false);` (line ~35).
+
+4. Remove the entire `speakLastAssistantMessage` function (lines ~38–59).
+
+5. Remove the `watch(() => store.streaming, ...)` block that called `speakLastAssistantMessage` (lines ~61–66).
+
+6. Add after `const listenMode = useListenMode();`:
+```typescript
+const tts = useStreamingTts({
+  streamingContent: computed(() => store.streamingContent),
+  streaming: computed(() => store.streaming),
+  enabled: computed(() => listenMode.value && voiceTtsEnabled.value),
+});
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Update template references**
+
+In the ChatView template, replace every occurrence of `synthesising` with `tts.speaking.value`:
+
+Find (line ~919):
+```html
+:class="{ 'btn-listen--active': listenMode, 'btn-listen--busy': synthesising || audio.playing.value }"
+```
+Replace with:
+```html
+:class="{ 'btn-listen--active': listenMode, 'btn-listen--busy': tts.speaking.value }"
+```
+
+Find (line ~920):
+```html
+@click="listenMode = !listenMode; if (listenMode) speakLastAssistantMessage()"
+```
+Replace with:
+```html
+@click="listenMode = !listenMode; if (!listenMode) tts.stop()"
+```
+
+Find (line ~924):
+```html
+<svg v-if="!synthesising && !audio.playing.value" ...>
+```
+Replace with:
+```html
+<svg v-if="!tts.speaking.value" ...>
+```
+
+Note: the `audio` variable (`useVoiceAudio()`) is still used for the volume slider and PTT stop — do NOT remove it.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: TypeScript check**
+
+```bash
+cd /home/bvandeusen/Nextcloud/Projects/fabledassistant/frontend
+npx vue-tsc --noEmit 2>&1 | head -40
+```
+
+Expected: no errors.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue
+git commit -m "feat(tts): wire useStreamingTts into ChatView"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 3: Update BriefingView
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue`
+
+Current TTS code to remove:
+
+```typescript
+// REMOVE:
+const synthesising = ref(false)
+
+async function speakText(text: string) { ... }       // entire function
+async function listenToLatest() { ... }              // entire function
+
+// REMOVE this watch block (the TTS one — keep the other streaming watch):
+watch(() => chatStore.streaming, async (streaming) => {
+  if (!streaming && listenMode.value && voiceTtsEnabled.value) {
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 200))
+    await listenToLatest()
+  }
+})
+```
+
+Note: BriefingView has **two** `watch(() => chatStore.streaming, ...)` blocks. Keep the first one (lines ~152–156, which refreshes messages). Remove only the TTS one (lines ~327–332).
+
+Also remove the `synthesiseSpeech` import from `@/api/client`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add import and replace TTS logic**
+
+In `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue`:
+
+1. Add to imports:
+```typescript
+import { useStreamingTts } from '@/composables/useStreamingTts'
+```
+
+2. Remove `synthesiseSpeech` from the `@/api/client` import line.
+
+3. Remove `const synthesising = ref(false)`.
+
+4. Remove the entire `speakText` function.
+
+5. Remove the entire `listenToLatest` function.
+
+6. Remove the TTS `watch(() => chatStore.streaming, ...)` block (the one that calls `listenToLatest`).
+
+7. Add after `const listenMode = useListenMode()`:
+```typescript
+const tts = useStreamingTts({
+  streamingContent: computed(() => chatStore.streamingContent),
+  streaming: computed(() => chatStore.streaming),
+  enabled: computed(() => listenMode.value && voiceTtsEnabled.value),
+})
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Update template references**
+
+Find the listen toggle button in the template. Replace `synthesising` references:
+
+```html
+<!-- Before -->
+:class="{ 'btn-icon-active': listenMode, 'btn-icon-busy': synthesising || audio.playing.value }"
+@click="listenMode ? (listenMode = false) : (listenMode = true, listenToLatest())"
+
+<!-- After -->
+:class="{ 'btn-icon-active': listenMode, 'btn-icon-busy': tts.speaking.value }"
+@click="listenMode = !listenMode; if (!listenMode) tts.stop()"
+```
+
+Find the stop button:
+```html
+<!-- Before -->
+v-if="voiceTtsEnabled && (synthesising || audio.playing.value)"
+@click="audio.stop(); synthesising = false"
+
+<!-- After -->
+v-if="voiceTtsEnabled && tts.speaking.value"
+@click="tts.stop()"
+```
+
+Find the spinner SVG condition:
+```html
+<!-- Before -->
+<svg v-if="!synthesising && !audio.playing.value" ...>
+
+<!-- After -->
+<svg v-if="!tts.speaking.value" ...>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: TypeScript check**
+
+```bash
+cd /home/bvandeusen/Nextcloud/Projects/fabledassistant/frontend
+npx vue-tsc --noEmit 2>&1 | head -40
+```
+
+Expected: no errors.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue
+git commit -m "feat(tts): wire useStreamingTts into BriefingView"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 4: Add streaming TTS to WorkspaceView
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue`
+
+WorkspaceView has no TTS today. We add: listen mode toggle, `useStreamingTts`, and the listen button in the chat input toolbar.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add imports and composable**
+
+In `frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue`, add to the import block at the top of `<script setup>`:
+
+```typescript
+import { useListenMode } from '@/composables/useListenMode'
+import { useStreamingTts } from '@/composables/useStreamingTts'
+import { useVoiceAudio } from '@/composables/useVoiceAudio'
+```
+
+After the existing store setup code (after `const settingsStore = useSettingsStore()`), add:
+
+```typescript
+const listenMode = useListenMode()
+const voiceTtsEnabled = computed(() => settingsStore.voiceTtsReady)
+const audio = useVoiceAudio()
+const tts = useStreamingTts({
+  streamingContent: computed(() => chatStore.streamingContent),
+  streaming: computed(() => chatStore.streaming),
+  enabled: computed(() => listenMode.value && voiceTtsEnabled.value),
+})
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Add listen mode button to template**
+
+In the `<div class="chat-input-area">` section (around line 365), add the listen button before the abort/send button:
+
+```html
+<div class="chat-input-area">
+  <textarea
+    ref="inputEl"
+    v-model="messageInput"
+    class="chat-input"
+    :placeholder="chatStore.streaming ? 'Type to queue next message… (Enter to queue)' : 'Message the agent… (Enter to send)'"
+    rows="1"
+    @keydown="onInputKeydown"
+    @input="autoResize"
+  ></textarea>
+  <!-- Listen mode toggle (TTS) -->
+  <button
+    v-if="voiceTtsEnabled"
+    class="btn-listen-ws"
+    :class="{ 'btn-listen-ws--active': listenMode, 'btn-listen-ws--busy': tts.speaking.value }"
+    :title="listenMode ? 'Stop auto-read' : 'Read responses aloud'"
+    aria-label="Toggle listen mode"
+    @click="listenMode = !listenMode; if (!listenMode) tts.stop()"
+  >
+    <svg v-if="!tts.speaking.value" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
+      <path d="M3 9v6h4l5 5V4L7 9H3zm13.5 3c0-1.77-1.02-3.29-2.5-4.03v8.05c1.48-.73 2.5-2.25 2.5-4.02zM14 3.23v2.06c2.89.86 5 3.54 5 6.71s-2.11 5.85-5 6.71v2.06c4.01-.91 7-4.49 7-8.77s-2.99-7.86-7-8.77z"/>
+    </svg>
+    <svg v-else width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
+      <path d="M18 12c0-1.77-1.02-3.29-2.5-4.03v2.21l2.45 2.45c.03-.2.05-.41.05-.63zm2.5 0c0 .94-.2 1.82-.54 2.64l1.51 1.51C21.8 14.82 22 13.43 22 12c0-4.28-2.99-7.86-7-8.77v2.06c2.89.86 5 3.54 5 6.71zM4.27 3L3 4.27 7.73 9H3v6h4l5 5v-6.73l4.25 4.25c-.67.52-1.42.93-2.25 1.18v2.06c1.38-.31 2.63-.95 3.69-1.81L19.73 21 21 19.73l-9-9L4.27 3zM12 4L9.91 6.09 12 8.18V4z"/>
+    </svg>
+  </button>
+  <button
+    v-if="chatStore.streaming"
+    class="btn-abort"
+    title="Stop generation"
+    @click="chatStore.cancelGeneration()"
+  >
+    ■ Stop
+  </button>
+  <button
+    v-else
+    class="btn-send"
+    :disabled="!messageInput.trim()"
+    @click="sendMessage"
+  >
+    Send
+  </button>
+</div>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Add CSS for the listen button**
+
+In the `<style>` block, add:
+
+```css
+.btn-listen-ws {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 2rem;
+  height: 2rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: color 0.15s, background 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
+}
+.btn-listen-ws:hover {
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+.btn-listen-ws--active {
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 10%, transparent);
+}
+.btn-listen-ws--busy {
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  animation: pulse 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: TypeScript check**
+
+```bash
+cd /home/bvandeusen/Nextcloud/Projects/fabledassistant/frontend
+npx vue-tsc --noEmit 2>&1 | head -40
+```
+
+Expected: no errors.
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue
+git commit -m "feat(tts): add streaming TTS listen mode to WorkspaceView"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 5: Final integration check and push
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Full TypeScript check**
+
+```bash
+cd /home/bvandeusen/Nextcloud/Projects/fabledassistant/frontend
+npx vue-tsc --noEmit 2>&1
+```
+
+Expected: zero errors.
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Verify no dead imports remain**
+
+```bash
+grep -n "synthesiseSpeech\|speakLastAssistantMessage\|speakText\|listenToLatest\|synthesising" \
+  frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue \
+  frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue \
+  frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue
+```
+
+Expected: no matches (all replaced).
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Manual smoke test**
+
+1. Enable voice in Admin → Config
+2. Open Chat, enable listen mode (speaker icon)
+3. Send a message and watch: audio should begin playing the first sentence while the LLM is still streaming the response
+4. Send another message mid-playback — previous audio should stop immediately
+5. Toggle listen mode off mid-response — audio stops, `tts.stop()` called
+6. Repeat in `/briefing` and `/workspace/:id`
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Push**
+
+```bash
+git push origin dev
+```
+
+---
+
+## Self-Review
+
+**Spec coverage check:**
+- ✅ Starts playing during generation (sentence-level queue, fires on each boundary)
+- ✅ Automatic when listen mode on (enabled computed = listenMode && voiceTtsEnabled)
+- ✅ ChatView updated
+- ✅ BriefingView updated
+- ✅ WorkspaceView added
+- ✅ One retry before skipping on failure
+- ✅ Failures logged via `console.warn` with sentence text and error
+- ✅ `stop()` on new message start (watch streaming → true)
+- ✅ Flush remaining buffer on stream end (watch streaming → false)
+- ✅ Fragments < 3 chars skipped
+- ✅ `abortId` prevents stale playback after stop
+
+**Type consistency:**
+- `tts.speaking` is `ComputedRef<boolean>` — accessed as `tts.speaking.value` in templates ✅
+- `tts.stop()` called consistently across all three views ✅
+- `useStreamingTts` options match usage in all three call sites ✅
+- `audio` variable kept in ChatView (used by volume slider) — not removed ✅

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+# Article Reading Implementation Plan
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Add a `read_article` tool so the LLM can fetch any URL, fix the history builder so tool context survives follow-up turns, redesign the Discuss button to inject article content as a persisted tool exchange, and remove the RSS content character cap.
+
+**Architecture:** Four independent changes executed in dependency order: (1) content cap removal, (2) `read_article` tool, (3) history builder fix (prerequisite for everything persisting across follow-ups), (4) Discuss endpoint + frontend. Each task is independently committable.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Python/Quart, SQLAlchemy async, trafilatura (already installed), httpx (already installed), Vue 3 + TypeScript frontend.
+
+---
+
+## File map
+
+| Action | Path | Responsibility |
+|---|---|---|
+| Modify | `src/fabledassistant/services/rss.py` | Remove `CONTENT_MAX_CHARS` truncation |
+| Modify | `src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py` | Add `_URL_TOOLS` list, add `read_article` to `get_tools_for_user`, add handler in `execute_tool` |
+| Modify | `src/fabledassistant/routes/chat.py` | Fix history builder to replay tool_calls |
+| Modify | `src/fabledassistant/services/chat.py` | Add `tool_calls` parameter to `add_message` |
+| Modify | `src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py` | Add `POST /api/briefing/articles/<item_id>/discuss` endpoint |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue` | Replace `discussArticle()` to call new endpoint |
+| Modify | `tests/test_rss_service.py` | Update truncation test, add no-truncation test |
+| Create | `tests/test_article_reading.py` | Tests for `read_article` tool and history builder |
+
+---
+
+## Task 1: Remove RSS content cap
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/fabledassistant/services/rss.py:17-18,83,213`
+- Modify: `tests/test_rss_service.py:19-26`
+
+The `CONTENT_MAX_CHARS = 50_000` constant and all uses of `[:CONTENT_MAX_CHARS]` are removed.
+Trafilatura extracts only article body text, so content is naturally bounded.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Update the truncation test to assert no truncation**
+
+In `tests/test_rss_service.py`, replace the existing `test_extract_item_truncates_content` test:
+
+```python
+def test_extract_item_does_not_truncate_content():
+    """extract_item() should store content without truncation."""
+    from fabledassistant.services.rss import extract_item
+    long_text = "x" * 100_000
+    entry = MagicMock()
+    entry.get = lambda k, d="": {"summary": long_text, "title": "", "link": "", "id": "g"}.get(k, d)
+    entry.content = []
+    entry.published_parsed = None
+    item = extract_item(entry)
+    assert len(item["content"]) == 100_000
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run the test to confirm it fails**
+
+```bash
+cd /home/bvandeusen/Nextcloud/Projects/fabledassistant
+make test ARGS="tests/test_rss_service.py::test_extract_item_does_not_truncate_content -v"
+```
+
+Expected: FAIL (current code truncates to 50_000).
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Remove CONTENT_MAX_CHARS from rss.py**
+
+In `src/fabledassistant/services/rss.py`:
+
+Remove lines 17–18:
+```python
+# Safety cap on stored content — effectively unlimited for typical articles
+CONTENT_MAX_CHARS = 50_000
+```
+
+Change line 83 from:
+```python
+    content = _html_to_text(content)[:CONTENT_MAX_CHARS]
+```
+to:
+```python
+    content = _html_to_text(content)
+```
+
+Change line 213 from:
+```python
+                            item.content = full_text[:CONTENT_MAX_CHARS]
+```
+to:
+```python
+                            item.content = full_text
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run all rss tests**
+
+```bash
+make test ARGS="tests/test_rss_service.py -v"
+```
+
+Expected: all pass. The `test_extract_item_truncates_content` test name no longer exists (replaced in Step 1).
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/fabledassistant/services/rss.py tests/test_rss_service.py
+git commit -m "feat(rss): remove article content character cap"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 2: Add `read_article` tool
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py`
+- Create: `tests/test_article_reading.py`
+
+The tool uses `_fetch_full_article` from `rss.py` (lazy import inside `execute_tool` to avoid circular dependencies). Added unconditionally to all users via a new `_URL_TOOLS` list.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write failing tests**
+
+Create `tests/test_article_reading.py`:
+
+```python
+import json
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_read_article_success():
+    """read_article tool returns article content on success."""
+    from fabledassistant.services.tools import execute_tool
+    with patch(
+        "fabledassistant.services.rss._fetch_full_article",
+        new=AsyncMock(return_value="Article text here."),
+    ):
+        result = await execute_tool(
+            user_id=1,
+            tool_name="read_article",
+            arguments={"url": "https://example.com/article"},
+        )
+    assert result["success"] is True
+    assert result["type"] == "article_content"
+    assert result["url"] == "https://example.com/article"
+    assert result["content"] == "Article text here."
+    assert result["truncated"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_read_article_fetch_failure():
+    """read_article tool returns success=False when fetch returns None."""
+    from fabledassistant.services.tools import execute_tool
+    with patch(
+        "fabledassistant.services.rss._fetch_full_article",
+        new=AsyncMock(return_value=None),
+    ):
+        result = await execute_tool(
+            user_id=1,
+            tool_name="read_article",
+            arguments={"url": "https://example.com/bad"},
+        )
+    assert result["success"] is False
+    assert "Could not fetch" in result["error"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_read_article_truncates_at_40k():
+    """read_article tool truncates content at 40_000 chars and sets truncated=True."""
+    from fabledassistant.services.tools import execute_tool
+    long_content = "x" * 50_000
+    with patch(
+        "fabledassistant.services.rss._fetch_full_article",
+        new=AsyncMock(return_value=long_content),
+    ):
+        result = await execute_tool(
+            user_id=1,
+            tool_name="read_article",
+            arguments={"url": "https://example.com/long"},
+        )
+    assert result["success"] is True
+    assert len(result["content"]) == 40_000
+    assert result["truncated"] is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_read_article_empty_url():
+    """read_article tool returns success=False when url is empty."""
+    from fabledassistant.services.tools import execute_tool
+    result = await execute_tool(
+        user_id=1,
+        tool_name="read_article",
+        arguments={"url": ""},
+    )
+    assert result["success"] is False
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run tests to confirm they fail**
+
+```bash
+make test ARGS="tests/test_article_reading.py -v"
+```
+
+Expected: all 4 fail with "read_article not handled" or AttributeError.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Add `_URL_TOOLS` list and register it in `get_tools_for_user`**
+
+In `src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py`, add the `_URL_TOOLS` list immediately after the `_SEARCH_TOOLS` block (around line 836):
+
+```python
+_URL_TOOLS = [
+    {
+        "type": "function",
+        "function": {
+            "name": "read_article",
+            "description": (
+                "Fetch and read the full text of a web page or article from a URL. "
+                "Use when the user shares a URL and wants you to read it, or to get "
+                "the full content of a linked page. "
+                "Do NOT use search_web for URLs — use this tool instead."
+            ),
+            "parameters": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "url": {"type": "string", "description": "The URL to fetch and read"}
+                },
+                "required": ["url"],
+            },
+        },
+    }
+]
+```
+
+In `get_tools_for_user` (around line 1034), add `_URL_TOOLS` unconditionally after `_CORE_TOOLS`:
+
+```python
+async def get_tools_for_user(user_id: int) -> list[dict]:
+    """Build the tool list for a user based on their configured integrations."""
+    tools = list(_CORE_TOOLS)
+    tools.extend(_URL_TOOLS)
+    tools.extend(_RAG_TOOLS)
+    tools.extend(_ENTITY_TOOLS)
+    if await is_caldav_configured(user_id):
+        tools.extend(_CALDAV_TOOLS)
+    if Config.searxng_enabled():
+        tools.extend(_SEARCH_TOOLS)
+        tools.extend(_RESEARCH_TOOLS)
+        tools.extend(_IMAGE_TOOLS)
+    logger.debug("User %d: %d tools available", user_id, len(tools))
+    return tools
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Add `read_article` handler in `execute_tool`**
+
+In `src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py`, in the `execute_tool` function, find the `elif tool_name == "search_web":` block (around line 1771). Add the new handler immediately before it:
+
+```python
+        elif tool_name == "read_article":
+            from fabledassistant.services.rss import _fetch_full_article
+            url = arguments.get("url", "").strip()
+            if not url:
+                return {"success": False, "error": "No URL provided"}
+            content = await _fetch_full_article(url)
+            if not content:
+                return {"success": False, "error": f"Could not fetch article content from {url}"}
+            _TOOL_CONTENT_CAP = 40_000
+            truncated = len(content) > _TOOL_CONTENT_CAP
+            return {
+                "success": True,
+                "type": "article_content",
+                "url": url,
+                "content": content[:_TOOL_CONTENT_CAP],
+                "truncated": truncated,
+            }
+
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Run the tests**
+
+```bash
+make test ARGS="tests/test_article_reading.py -v"
+```
+
+Expected: all 4 pass.
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Run full test suite**
+
+```bash
+make test
+```
+
+Expected: all pass.
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py tests/test_article_reading.py
+git commit -m "feat(tools): add read_article tool using trafilatura extraction"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 3: Fix history builder
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/fabledassistant/routes/chat.py:162-166`
+- Modify: `tests/test_article_reading.py` (add history builder tests)
+
+The loop that builds `history` for `run_generation` currently drops `tool_calls`. This fix replays the full tool exchange so the LLM sees prior tool results on follow-up turns.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add history builder tests**
+
+Append to `tests/test_article_reading.py`:
+
+```python
+def test_history_builder_plain_messages():
+    """Messages without tool_calls are added as {role, content} unchanged."""
+    import json
+    messages = [
+        type("M", (), {"role": "system", "content": "sys", "tool_calls": None})(),
+        type("M", (), {"role": "user", "content": "hello", "tool_calls": None})(),
+        type("M", (), {"role": "assistant", "content": "hi", "tool_calls": None})(),
+    ]
+    history = _build_history(messages)
+    assert history == [
+        {"role": "user", "content": "hello"},
+        {"role": "assistant", "content": "hi"},
+    ]
+
+
+def test_history_builder_with_tool_calls():
+    """Messages with tool_calls emit an assistant entry + tool result entries."""
+    import json
+    tool_calls_data = [
+        {
+            "function": "read_article",
+            "arguments": {"url": "https://example.com"},
+            "result": {"success": True, "content": "Article text"},
+        }
+    ]
+    messages = [
+        type("M", (), {"role": "user", "content": "read this", "tool_calls": None})(),
+        type("M", (), {
+            "role": "assistant",
+            "content": "",
+            "tool_calls": tool_calls_data,
+        })(),
+        type("M", (), {"role": "user", "content": "follow up", "tool_calls": None})(),
+    ]
+    history = _build_history(messages)
+    assert history[0] == {"role": "user", "content": "read this"}
+    assert history[1]["role"] == "assistant"
+    assert history[1]["tool_calls"] == [
+        {"function": {"name": "read_article", "arguments": {"url": "https://example.com"}}}
+    ]
+    assert history[2] == {"role": "tool", "content": json.dumps({"success": True, "content": "Article text"})}
+    assert history[3] == {"role": "user", "content": "follow up"}
+
+
+def _build_history(messages):
+    """Inline copy of the fixed history builder for testing."""
+    import json
+    history = []
+    for msg in messages:
+        if msg.role == "system":
+            continue
+        msg_dict = {"role": msg.role, "content": msg.content or ""}
+        if msg.tool_calls:
+            msg_dict["tool_calls"] = [
+                {"function": {"name": tc["function"], "arguments": tc["arguments"]}}
+                for tc in msg.tool_calls
+            ]
+            history.append(msg_dict)
+            for tc in msg.tool_calls:
+                history.append({"role": "tool", "content": json.dumps(tc.get("result", {}))})
+        else:
+            history.append(msg_dict)
+    return history
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run the tests to confirm they pass**
+
+(These tests use `_build_history` defined inline — they test the logic directly, not the route. They should pass immediately.)
+
+```bash
+make test ARGS="tests/test_article_reading.py::test_history_builder_plain_messages tests/test_article_reading.py::test_history_builder_with_tool_calls -v"
+```
+
+Expected: both pass.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Apply the fix to `chat.py`**
+
+In `src/fabledassistant/routes/chat.py`, replace lines 162–166:
+
+```python
+    # Build history from existing messages (excluding system and the placeholder)
+    history = []
+    for msg in conv.messages:
+        if msg.role != "system":
+            history.append({"role": msg.role, "content": msg.content})
+```
+
+with:
+
+```python
+    # Build history from existing messages (excluding system and the placeholder).
+    # Tool calls from prior turns are replayed as assistant tool_call + tool result
+    # messages so the LLM retains tool context on follow-up turns.
+    history = []
+    for msg in conv.messages:
+        if msg.role == "system":
+            continue
+        msg_dict = {"role": msg.role, "content": msg.content or ""}
+        if msg.tool_calls:
+            msg_dict["tool_calls"] = [
+                {"function": {"name": tc["function"], "arguments": tc["arguments"]}}
+                for tc in msg.tool_calls
+            ]
+            history.append(msg_dict)
+            for tc in msg.tool_calls:
+                history.append({"role": "tool", "content": json.dumps(tc.get("result", {}))})
+        else:
+            history.append(msg_dict)
+```
+
+`json` is already imported at the top of `chat.py`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run full test suite**
+
+```bash
+make test
+```
+
+Expected: all pass.
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/fabledassistant/routes/chat.py tests/test_article_reading.py
+git commit -m "fix(chat): replay tool_calls in history so tool context survives follow-up turns"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 4: Extend `add_message` to accept `tool_calls`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/fabledassistant/services/chat.py:183-207`
+
+The Discuss endpoint (Task 5) needs to store a synthetic assistant message with `tool_calls`. The existing `add_message` doesn't support this parameter.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Update `add_message` signature and body**
+
+In `src/fabledassistant/services/chat.py`, replace the `add_message` function (lines 183–207):
+
+```python
+async def add_message(
+    conversation_id: int,
+    role: str,
+    content: str,
+    context_note_id: int | None = None,
+    status: str | None = None,
+    tool_calls: list | None = None,
+) -> Message:
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        kwargs: dict = dict(
+            conversation_id=conversation_id,
+            role=role,
+            content=content,
+            context_note_id=context_note_id,
+        )
+        if status is not None:
+            kwargs["status"] = status
+        if tool_calls is not None:
+            kwargs["tool_calls"] = tool_calls
+        msg = Message(**kwargs)
+        session.add(msg)
+        # Touch conversation updated_at
+        conv = await session.get(Conversation, conversation_id)
+        if conv:
+            conv.updated_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        await session.commit()
+        await session.refresh(msg)
+        return msg
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run full test suite**
+
+```bash
+make test
+```
+
+Expected: all pass (existing callers only use positional/keyword args that are unchanged).
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/fabledassistant/services/chat.py
+git commit -m "feat(chat): add tool_calls parameter to add_message"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 5: Add Discuss endpoint and update frontend
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py`
+- Modify: `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue`
+
+New route: `POST /api/briefing/articles/<item_id>/discuss`. Fetches stored article from DB, stores a synthetic `read_article` tool exchange plus the user message, then triggers generation. Frontend replaces the inline-content approach with a call to this endpoint.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add the discuss endpoint to briefing.py**
+
+At the top of `src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py`, add these imports (after the existing imports):
+
+```python
+from fabledassistant.models.rss_feed import RssItem, RssFeed
+from fabledassistant.services.chat import add_message, get_conversation
+from fabledassistant.services.generation_buffer import GenerationState, create_buffer, get_buffer
+from fabledassistant.services.generation_task import run_generation
+from fabledassistant.services.settings import get_setting
+```
+
+Note: `get_setting` and `asyncio` are already imported. Add only what is missing.
+
+Then add the new route at the end of `briefing.py` (before any final lines), after the `list_news` route:
+
+```python
+@briefing_bp.route("/articles/<int:item_id>/discuss", methods=["POST"])
+@_REQUIRE
+async def discuss_article(item_id: int):
+    """Pre-load a briefing article as a read_article tool exchange and trigger generation."""
+    uid = g.user.id
+    data = await request.get_json() or {}
+    conv_id = data.get("conv_id")
+    if not conv_id:
+        return jsonify({"error": "conv_id is required"}), 400
+
+    # Verify article belongs to this user (via feed ownership)
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        result = await session.execute(
+            select(RssItem).join(RssFeed, RssItem.feed_id == RssFeed.id)
+            .where(RssItem.id == item_id, RssFeed.user_id == uid)
+        )
+        item = result.scalar_one_or_none()
+    if item is None:
+        return jsonify({"error": "Article not found"}), 404
+
+    # Verify conversation belongs to this user
+    conv = await get_conversation(uid, conv_id)
+    if conv is None:
+        return jsonify({"error": "Conversation not found"}), 404
+
+    # Reject if generation already running
+    existing = get_buffer(conv_id)
+    if existing and existing.state == GenerationState.RUNNING:
+        return jsonify({"error": "Generation already in progress"}), 409
+
+    article_content = item.content or ""
+
+    # Store synthetic assistant message: read_article was already called with stored content
+    synthetic_tool_calls = [
+        {
+            "function": "read_article",
+            "arguments": {"url": item.url},
+            "result": {
+                "success": True,
+                "type": "article_content",
+                "url": item.url,
+                "content": article_content,
+                "truncated": False,
+            },
+        }
+    ]
+    await add_message(conv_id, "assistant", "", status="complete", tool_calls=synthetic_tool_calls)
+
+    # Store user message
+    await add_message(conv_id, "user", "Please summarize and discuss this article.")
+
+    # Reload conversation so history includes the two new messages
+    conv = await get_conversation(uid, conv_id)
+
+    # Build history (using the fixed builder from chat.py logic — duplicated here)
+    history = []
+    for msg in conv.messages:
+        if msg.role == "system":
+            continue
+        msg_dict = {"role": msg.role, "content": msg.content or ""}
+        if msg.tool_calls:
+            msg_dict["tool_calls"] = [
+                {"function": {"name": tc["function"], "arguments": tc["arguments"]}}
+                for tc in msg.tool_calls
+            ]
+            history.append(msg_dict)
+            for tc in msg.tool_calls:
+                history.append({"role": "tool", "content": json.dumps(tc.get("result", {}))})
+        else:
+            history.append(msg_dict)
+
+    model = await get_setting(uid, "default_model", "") or ""
+    from fabledassistant.config import Config as _Config
+    if not model:
+        model = _Config.OLLAMA_MODEL
+
+    # Create placeholder assistant message and generation buffer
+    assistant_msg = await add_message(conv_id, "assistant", "", status="generating")
+    try:
+        buf = create_buffer(conv_id, assistant_msg.id)
+    except RuntimeError:
+        return jsonify({"error": "Generation already in progress"}), 409
+
+    asyncio.create_task(run_generation(
+        buf, history, model,
+        uid, conv_id, conv.title,
+        "Please summarize and discuss this article.",
+        think=True,
+    ))
+
+    return jsonify({"assistant_message_id": assistant_msg.id, "status": "generating"}), 202
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run full test suite**
+
+```bash
+make test
+```
+
+Expected: all pass.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Update `discussArticle` in BriefingView.vue**
+
+In `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue`, replace the `discussArticle` function:
+
+```typescript
+async function discussArticle(item: NewsItem) {
+  if (!todayConvId.value || chatStore.streaming) return
+  if (!isToday.value) selectedConvId.value = todayConvId.value
+  await nextTick(() => {
+    document.querySelector('.briefing-center')?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' })
+  })
+  try {
+    await apiPost<{ assistant_message_id: number }>(
+      `/api/briefing/articles/${item.id}/discuss`,
+      { conv_id: todayConvId.value },
+    )
+  } catch {
+    return
+  }
+  // Reload conversation so the new messages appear (including the generating placeholder),
+  // then reconnect to the SSE stream using the existing reconnectIfGenerating helper.
+  await chatStore.fetchConversation(todayConvId.value)
+  await chatStore.reconnectIfGenerating(todayConvId.value)
+}
+```
+
+`reconnectIfGenerating` is already exported from `useChatStore`. It finds the assistant message in `status="generating"` state and connects to the SSE stream automatically. No changes to `chat.ts` are needed.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: TypeScript check**
+
+```bash
+cd /home/bvandeusen/Nextcloud/Projects/fabledassistant
+npm --prefix frontend run type-check
+```
+
+Expected: no errors.
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue frontend/src/stores/chat.ts
+git commit -m "feat(briefing): add discuss endpoint and update frontend to use persisted article context"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 6: Final verification
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Run full test suite**
+
+```bash
+cd /home/bvandeusen/Nextcloud/Projects/fabledassistant
+make test
+```
+
+Expected: all tests pass.
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: TypeScript check**
+
+```bash
+npm --prefix frontend run type-check
+```
+
+Expected: no errors.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Push**
+
+```bash
+git push origin dev
+```

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+# Web Voice Overlay Polish — Implementation Plan
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Ship the dormant `VoiceOverlay` component by mounting it in `App.vue`, wiring the Space bar shortcut, and replacing push-to-talk with click-to-toggle silence detection backed by a new `useSilenceDetector` composable.
+
+**Architecture:** A new `useSilenceDetector` composable uses `AudioContext` + `AnalyserNode` to monitor amplitude from a live `MediaStream` and fires a callback after sustained silence. `VoiceOverlay` coordinates recording and silence detection, switching from hold-to-record to click-to-toggle. `App.vue` mounts the overlay and adds a Space bar handler that dispatches the existing `voice:ptt-toggle` custom event.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Vue 3 Composition API, TypeScript, Web Audio API (`AudioContext`, `AnalyserNode`), existing `useVoiceRecorder` / `useVoiceAudio` composables.
+
+---
+
+## File Map
+
+| Action | Path |
+|--------|------|
+| Create | `frontend/src/composables/useSilenceDetector.ts` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/composables/useVoiceRecorder.ts` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/components/VoiceOverlay.vue` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/App.vue` |
+
+---
+
+### Task 1: `useSilenceDetector` composable
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `frontend/src/composables/useSilenceDetector.ts`
+
+**Context:** The Web Audio API lets us pipe a `MediaStream` into an `AnalyserNode` and read frequency data as a byte array every 100 ms. RMS amplitude of that array gives a 0–1 loudness value; converting to dB lets us use the same `-40 dB` threshold as the Android app. The composable must be safe to call `stop()` on multiple times and must reset amplitude to 0 after stopping so the animated bars collapse.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Create the file with full implementation**
+
+`frontend/src/composables/useSilenceDetector.ts`:
+
+```ts
+import { ref, readonly } from 'vue'
+
+export interface SilenceDetectorOptions {
+  thresholdDb?: number       // default -40
+  silenceDurationMs?: number // default 1500
+  minRecordingMs?: number    // default 500
+}
+
+export function useSilenceDetector(options: SilenceDetectorOptions = {}) {
+  const {
+    thresholdDb = -40,
+    silenceDurationMs = 1500,
+    minRecordingMs = 500,
+  } = options
+
+  const amplitude = ref(0)
+  let audioCtx: AudioContext | null = null
+  let intervalId: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null
+  let silenceMs = 0
+  let startedAt = 0
+
+  function start(stream: MediaStream, onSilence: () => void): void {
+    stop()
+    audioCtx = new AudioContext()
+    const source = audioCtx.createMediaStreamSource(stream)
+    const analyser = audioCtx.createAnalyser()
+    analyser.fftSize = 256
+    source.connect(analyser)
+
+    const data = new Uint8Array(analyser.frequencyBinCount)
+    silenceMs = 0
+    startedAt = Date.now()
+
+    intervalId = setInterval(() => {
+      analyser.getByteFrequencyData(data)
+      const rms = Math.sqrt(data.reduce((s, v) => s + v * v, 0) / data.length) / 255
+      amplitude.value = rms
+
+      const db = rms > 0 ? 20 * Math.log10(rms) : -100
+      if (db < thresholdDb) {
+        silenceMs += 100
+        if (silenceMs >= silenceDurationMs && Date.now() - startedAt >= minRecordingMs) {
+          stop()
+          onSilence()
+        }
+      } else {
+        silenceMs = 0
+      }
+    }, 100)
+  }
+
+  function stop(): void {
+    if (intervalId !== null) {
+      clearInterval(intervalId)
+      intervalId = null
+    }
+    if (audioCtx) {
+      audioCtx.close().catch(() => {})
+      audioCtx = null
+    }
+    amplitude.value = 0
+    silenceMs = 0
+  }
+
+  return { amplitude: readonly(amplitude), start, stop }
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Verify TypeScript compiles**
+
+```bash
+cd /path/to/fabledassistant/frontend
+npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+Expected: no errors.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/composables/useSilenceDetector.ts
+git commit -m "feat: add useSilenceDetector composable with Web Audio API amplitude monitoring"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 2: Expose `stream` ref from `useVoiceRecorder`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/composables/useVoiceRecorder.ts`
+
+**Context:** Currently `stream` is a plain `let` variable inside the closure. `VoiceOverlay` needs to pass the live `MediaStream` to `useSilenceDetector.start()` after recording begins. Exposing it as a readonly `Ref<MediaStream | null>` is the minimal change — no other callers are broken because they don't currently read `stream` from the return value.
+
+The current file is at `frontend/src/composables/useVoiceRecorder.ts`. Read it before editing — the key lines to change are:
+
+1. Top of function body: `let stream: MediaStream | null = null` → `const streamRef = ref<MediaStream | null>(null)`
+2. In `startRecording()`: `stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true })` → `streamRef.value = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true })`
+3. In `startRecording()` catch block: `stream = null` if present — replace with `streamRef.value = null` (if the catch sets stream to null; if not, skip)
+4. In `mediaRecorder.onstop`: `stream?.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop())` → `streamRef.value?.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop())` then `streamRef.value = null`
+5. Return object: add `stream: readonly(streamRef)`
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add the `ref` import if not already present**
+
+The file already imports `{ ref, readonly }` from `'vue'` — confirm this. If `ref` is missing from the import, add it.
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Replace the `stream` variable declaration**
+
+Find:
+```ts
+let stream: MediaStream | null = null
+```
+Replace with:
+```ts
+const streamRef = ref<MediaStream | null>(null)
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Update all usages of `stream` in `startRecording`**
+
+Find:
+```ts
+      stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true })
+```
+Replace with:
+```ts
+      streamRef.value = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true })
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Update `onstop` handler**
+
+Find:
+```ts
+      stream?.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop())
+      stream = null
+```
+Replace with:
+```ts
+      streamRef.value?.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop())
+      streamRef.value = null
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Add `stream` to the return object**
+
+Find the return statement and add `stream: readonly(streamRef)`:
+```ts
+  return {
+    recording: readonly(recording),
+    error: readonly(error),
+    isSupported,
+    startRecording,
+    stopRecording,
+    stream: readonly(streamRef),
+  }
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Verify TypeScript compiles**
+
+```bash
+npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+Expected: no errors.
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/composables/useVoiceRecorder.ts
+git commit -m "feat: expose live stream ref from useVoiceRecorder"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 3: Update `VoiceOverlay` — silence detection, click-to-toggle, amplitude bars
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/components/VoiceOverlay.vue`
+
+**Context:** `VoiceOverlay.vue` is a complete floating voice UI that was never mounted. It currently uses `@mousedown`/`@mouseup` for push-to-talk. This task switches it to click-to-toggle with automatic silence detection and adds animated amplitude bars during recording. Read the full file before making changes — the existing structure and style blocks must be preserved.
+
+#### Script changes
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Import `useSilenceDetector`**
+
+At the top of `<script setup>`, after the existing imports, add:
+```ts
+import { useSilenceDetector } from '@/composables/useSilenceDetector'
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Instantiate the composable**
+
+After `const audio = useVoiceAudio()`, add:
+```ts
+const silenceDetector = useSilenceDetector()
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Update `startPtt` to start silence detection**
+
+Find the `startPtt` function. After `phase.value = 'recording'`, add:
+```ts
+  if (recorder.stream.value) {
+    silenceDetector.start(recorder.stream.value, stopPtt)
+  }
+```
+
+The complete `startPtt` after the change:
+```ts
+async function startPtt() {
+  if (!voiceEnabled.value || isBusy.value) return
+  audio.stop()
+  errorMsg.value = ''
+  open.value = true
+  await recorder.startRecording()
+  if (recorder.error.value) {
+    phase.value = 'error'
+    errorMsg.value = recorder.error.value
+    return
+  }
+  phase.value = 'recording'
+  if (recorder.stream.value) {
+    silenceDetector.start(recorder.stream.value, stopPtt)
+  }
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Update `stopPtt` to stop silence detection**
+
+Add `silenceDetector.stop()` as the very first line of `stopPtt`:
+```ts
+async function stopPtt() {
+  silenceDetector.stop()
+  if (phase.value !== 'recording') return
+  // ... rest unchanged
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Update `cancelAll` to stop silence detection**
+
+Add `silenceDetector.stop()` after `recorder.stopRecording().catch(() => {})`:
+```ts
+function cancelAll() {
+  silenceDetector.stop()
+  recorder.stopRecording().catch(() => {})
+  audio.stop()
+  phase.value = 'idle'
+  streamContent.value = ''
+  errorMsg.value = ''
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Add `onBtnClick` function**
+
+Add this function after `cancelAll`:
+```ts
+function onBtnClick() {
+  if (phase.value === 'error') { phase.value = 'idle'; return }
+  if (phase.value === 'recording') { stopPtt(); return }
+  if (phase.value === 'idle') { startPtt() }
+}
+```
+
+#### Template changes
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Replace PTT mouse/touch handlers with `@click`**
+
+On `.voice-ptt-btn`, replace:
+```html
+@mousedown.prevent="startPtt"
+@mouseup.prevent="stopPtt"
+@touchstart.prevent="startPtt"
+@touchend.prevent="stopPtt"
+@click.prevent="phase === 'error' ? (phase = 'idle') : undefined"
+```
+with:
+```html
+@click.prevent="onBtnClick"
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 8: Update aria-label and title on the button**
+
+Replace:
+```html
+:aria-label="phase === 'recording' ? 'Release to send' : 'Hold to speak'"
+:title="phase === 'recording' ? 'Release to send' : 'Hold Space or tap to speak'"
+```
+with:
+```html
+:aria-label="phase === 'recording' ? 'Click to stop' : 'Click to speak'"
+:title="phase === 'recording' ? 'Click to stop or wait for silence' : 'Click or press Space to speak'"
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 9: Replace the static recording icon with amplitude bars**
+
+Find:
+```html
+          <!-- Recording: waveform / stop icon -->
+          <svg v-else-if="phase === 'recording'" width="22" height="22" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
+            <path d="M6 19h4V5H6v14zm8-14v14h4V5h-4z"/>
+          </svg>
+```
+Replace with:
+```html
+          <!-- Recording: amplitude bars -->
+          <span v-else-if="phase === 'recording'" class="voice-amp-bars">
+            <span
+              v-for="n in 3"
+              :key="n"
+              class="voice-amp-bar"
+              :style="{ transform: `scaleY(${0.3 + silenceDetector.amplitude.value * (0.4 + n * 0.15)})` }"
+            ></span>
+          </span>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 10: Update the idle hint label**
+
+Find:
+```html
+          Hold <kbd>Space</kbd> or tap
+```
+Replace with:
+```html
+          Tap or press <kbd>Space</kbd>
+```
+
+#### Style changes
+
+- [ ] **Step 11: Add amplitude bar styles to `<style scoped>`**
+
+Append inside the `<style scoped>` block:
+```css
+/* ─── Amplitude bars (recording state) ──────────────────────────────────── */
+.voice-amp-bars {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 3px;
+  align-items: center;
+  height: 22px;
+}
+.voice-amp-bar {
+  width: 4px;
+  height: 18px;
+  background: #fff;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  transform-origin: center;
+  transition: transform 0.08s ease;
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 12: Verify TypeScript compiles**
+
+```bash
+npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+Expected: no errors.
+
+- [ ] **Step 13: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/components/VoiceOverlay.vue
+git commit -m "feat: click-to-toggle silence detection and amplitude bars in VoiceOverlay"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 4: Mount `VoiceOverlay` and wire Space bar in `App.vue`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/App.vue`
+
+**Context:** `App.vue` has a full `onGlobalKeydown` handler and a shortcuts overlay. The Space bar is already documented there as "Hold to speak (voice, when enabled)" but the handler was never added to `onGlobalKeydown`. `VoiceOverlay` uses `Teleport to="body"` so it renders at the document root regardless of where it's placed in the template — just needs to be inside the authenticated block.
+
+#### Script changes
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add `VoiceOverlay` import**
+
+In `<script setup>`, after the existing component imports (after `ToastNotification`), add:
+```ts
+import VoiceOverlay from '@/components/VoiceOverlay.vue'
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Add Space bar case to `onGlobalKeydown`**
+
+The existing handler has a `switch (e.key)` block. The guard `if (isInputActive() || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || e.altKey) return` already runs before the switch, so the Space case only fires when the user isn't typing.
+
+Inside the `switch (e.key)` block, add this case after the existing `'c'` case:
+```ts
+    case ' ':
+      e.preventDefault()
+      document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('voice:ptt-toggle'))
+      break
+```
+
+#### Template changes
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Mount `VoiceOverlay` in the authenticated template**
+
+Find `<ToastNotification />` near the bottom of the authenticated template block and add `<VoiceOverlay />` directly above it:
+```html
+    <VoiceOverlay />
+    <ToastNotification />
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Update Space bar description in shortcuts panel**
+
+Find:
+```html
+                <span class="shortcut-desc">Hold to speak (voice, when enabled)</span>
+```
+Replace with:
+```html
+                <span class="shortcut-desc">Tap to speak (voice, when enabled)</span>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Verify TypeScript compiles**
+
+```bash
+npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+Expected: no errors.
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Verify full build succeeds**
+
+```bash
+npm run build
+```
+
+Expected: build completes with no errors.
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Manual smoke test**
+
+1. Start the dev server: `npm run dev`
+2. Log in — confirm the floating mic button appears in the bottom-right corner
+3. Ensure voice is enabled in Settings → Voice
+4. Click the mic button — confirm it turns red with animated amplitude bars
+5. Speak — bars should animate with your voice
+6. Stop speaking — after ~1.5 s of silence, the button should switch to purple (transcribing), then green (speaking) as it plays back the response
+7. Click the mic while recording — confirm it stops immediately
+8. Press Space (not in an input field) — confirm it starts/stops recording
+9. Press Space in the chat input — confirm it does NOT trigger voice
+
+- [ ] **Step 8: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/App.vue
+git commit -m "feat: mount VoiceOverlay and wire Space bar shortcut in App.vue"
+```

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+# Knowledge View Task Consolidation — Implementation Plan
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Consolidate tasks into the Knowledge view as a fifth card type, deprecate `/notes` and `/tasks` list routes, and simplify navigation down to a single Knowledge hub.
+
+**Architecture:** The backend knowledge service (`services/knowledge.py`) stops excluding tasks from queries and adds `type=task` filtering via the `is_task` property (`Note.status IS NOT NULL`). The knowledge route validation gains `"task"` as a valid type. The frontend KnowledgeView gains task card rendering with status/priority/due-date badges. Router redirects replace the deleted list views.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Python/Quart backend (SQLAlchemy), Vue 3 + TypeScript frontend, Pinia stores, Vue Router.
+
+---
+
+## File Map
+
+| Action | Path |
+|--------|------|
+| Modify | `src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py` |
+| Modify | `src/fabledassistant/routes/knowledge.py` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/router/index.ts` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/App.vue` |
+| Delete | `frontend/src/views/NotesListView.vue` |
+| Delete | `frontend/src/views/TasksListView.vue` |
+
+---
+
+### Task 1: Backend — Include tasks in knowledge queries
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py`
+- Modify: `src/fabledassistant/routes/knowledge.py`
+
+**Context:** The knowledge service currently excludes tasks by filtering `Note.status.is_(None)`. Every query function (`query_knowledge`, `query_knowledge_ids`, `_semantic_knowledge_search`, `get_knowledge_tags`, `get_knowledge_counts`) has this exclusion. Adding task support means: (1) removing the task exclusion from the "all types" queries, (2) adding `type=task` as a filter option that maps to `Note.status.isnot(None)`, (3) enriching `_note_to_item` with task-specific fields, (4) updating counts to include tasks.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add `"task"` to `_VALID_TYPES` in the route file**
+
+In `src/fabledassistant/routes/knowledge.py`, change:
+
+```python
+_VALID_TYPES = {"note", "person", "place", "list"}
+```
+
+to:
+
+```python
+_VALID_TYPES = {"note", "person", "place", "list", "task"}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Update `_note_to_item` to include task fields**
+
+In `src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py`, the `_note_to_item` function builds the item dict. After the existing `elif note.entity_type == "list":` block (which ends around line 48), add a task branch. Find:
+
+```python
+    elif note.entity_type == "list":
+        # Parse markdown task list syntax into structured items
+        body = note.body or ""
+        list_items = []
+        for line in body.split("\n"):
+            stripped = line.strip()
+            if stripped.startswith("- [ ] ") or stripped.startswith("- [x] ") or stripped.startswith("- [X] "):
+                checked_item = not stripped.startswith("- [ ] ")
+                list_items.append({"text": stripped[6:], "checked": checked_item})
+        item["list_items"] = list_items
+        item["item_count"] = len(list_items)
+        item["checked_count"] = sum(1 for i in list_items if i["checked"])
+        item["body"] = body
+    return item
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```python
+    elif note.entity_type == "list":
+        # Parse markdown task list syntax into structured items
+        body = note.body or ""
+        list_items = []
+        for line in body.split("\n"):
+            stripped = line.strip()
+            if stripped.startswith("- [ ] ") or stripped.startswith("- [x] ") or stripped.startswith("- [X] "):
+                checked_item = not stripped.startswith("- [ ] ")
+                list_items.append({"text": stripped[6:], "checked": checked_item})
+        item["list_items"] = list_items
+        item["item_count"] = len(list_items)
+        item["checked_count"] = sum(1 for i in list_items if i["checked"])
+        item["body"] = body
+
+    # Task fields — included for all items but only meaningful when is_task
+    if note.is_task:
+        item["note_type"] = "task"
+        item["status"] = note.status
+        item["priority"] = note.priority
+        item["due_date"] = note.due_date.isoformat() if note.due_date else None
+
+    return item
+```
+
+This overrides `note_type` to `"task"` for task items (since `entity_type` returns the `note_type` column which is `"note"` for tasks) and adds status/priority/due_date fields.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Update `query_knowledge` to include tasks**
+
+In the `query_knowledge` function, the "all types" filter currently excludes tasks. Change the base query and the `else` branch.
+
+Find:
+
+```python
+        base = (
+            select(Note)
+            .where(Note.user_id == user_id)
+            .where(Note.status.is_(None))  # exclude tasks
+        )
+
+        if note_type:
+            base = base.where(Note.note_type == note_type)
+        else:
+            # Exclude tasks — already done above; also exclude any legacy nulls
+            base = base.where(Note.note_type.in_(["note", "person", "place", "list"]))
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```python
+        base = select(Note).where(Note.user_id == user_id)
+
+        if note_type == "task":
+            base = base.where(Note.status.isnot(None))
+        elif note_type:
+            base = base.where(Note.note_type == note_type).where(Note.status.is_(None))
+        else:
+            # All types including tasks
+            pass
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Update `_semantic_knowledge_search` to include tasks**
+
+Find:
+
+```python
+        candidates = await semantic_search_notes(
+            user_id=user_id,
+            query=q,
+            limit=min(200, limit * 8),
+            threshold=0.3,
+            is_task=False,
+        )
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```python
+        is_task_filter = True if note_type == "task" else (False if note_type else None)
+        candidates = await semantic_search_notes(
+            user_id=user_id,
+            query=q,
+            limit=min(200, limit * 8),
+            threshold=0.3,
+            is_task=is_task_filter,
+        )
+```
+
+Also update the type matching in the filter loop — find:
+
+```python
+    for _score, note in candidates:
+        if note_type and note.entity_type != note_type:
+            continue
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```python
+    for _score, note in candidates:
+        if note_type == "task" and not note.is_task:
+            continue
+        elif note_type and note_type != "task" and note.entity_type != note_type:
+            continue
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Update `query_knowledge_ids` to include tasks**
+
+Find:
+
+```python
+        base = (
+            select(Note.id)
+            .where(Note.user_id == user_id)
+            .where(Note.status.is_(None))
+        )
+        if note_type:
+            base = base.where(Note.note_type == note_type)
+        else:
+            base = base.where(Note.note_type.in_(["note", "person", "place", "list"]))
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```python
+        base = select(Note.id).where(Note.user_id == user_id)
+
+        if note_type == "task":
+            base = base.where(Note.status.isnot(None))
+        elif note_type:
+            base = base.where(Note.note_type == note_type).where(Note.status.is_(None))
+        else:
+            pass
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Update `get_knowledge_tags` to include task tags**
+
+Find:
+
+```python
+        base = (
+            select(func.unnest(Note.tags).label("tag"))
+            .where(Note.user_id == user_id)
+            .where(Note.status.is_(None))
+        )
+        if note_type:
+            base = base.where(Note.note_type == note_type)
+        else:
+            base = base.where(Note.note_type.in_(["note", "person", "place", "list"]))
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```python
+        base = (
+            select(func.unnest(Note.tags).label("tag"))
+            .where(Note.user_id == user_id)
+        )
+        if note_type == "task":
+            base = base.where(Note.status.isnot(None))
+        elif note_type:
+            base = base.where(Note.note_type == note_type).where(Note.status.is_(None))
+        else:
+            pass
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Update `get_knowledge_counts` to include tasks**
+
+Find:
+
+```python
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        stmt = (
+            select(Note.note_type, func.count(Note.id))
+            .where(Note.user_id == user_id)
+            .where(Note.status.is_(None))
+            .where(Note.note_type.in_(["note", "person", "place", "list"]))
+            .group_by(Note.note_type)
+        )
+        if tags:
+            for tag in tags:
+                stmt = stmt.where(Note.tags.contains([tag]))
+        rows = list((await session.execute(stmt)).all())
+    counts = {row[0]: row[1] for row in rows}
+    # Ensure all types present even if zero
+    for t in ("note", "person", "place", "list"):
+        counts.setdefault(t, 0)
+    counts["total"] = sum(counts[t] for t in ("note", "person", "place", "list"))
+    return counts
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```python
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        # Count non-task types
+        stmt = (
+            select(Note.note_type, func.count(Note.id))
+            .where(Note.user_id == user_id)
+            .where(Note.status.is_(None))
+            .where(Note.note_type.in_(["note", "person", "place", "list"]))
+            .group_by(Note.note_type)
+        )
+        if tags:
+            for tag in tags:
+                stmt = stmt.where(Note.tags.contains([tag]))
+        rows = list((await session.execute(stmt)).all())
+        counts = {row[0]: row[1] for row in rows}
+
+        # Count tasks separately (is_task = status IS NOT NULL)
+        task_stmt = (
+            select(func.count(Note.id))
+            .where(Note.user_id == user_id)
+            .where(Note.status.isnot(None))
+        )
+        if tags:
+            for tag in tags:
+                task_stmt = task_stmt.where(Note.tags.contains([tag]))
+        task_count: int = (await session.execute(task_stmt)).scalar_one()
+        counts["task"] = task_count
+
+    for t in ("note", "person", "place", "list", "task"):
+        counts.setdefault(t, 0)
+    counts["total"] = sum(counts[t] for t in ("note", "person", "place", "list", "task"))
+    return counts
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 8: Verify backend changes**
+
+```bash
+cd /path/to/fabledassistant
+make typecheck
+make test
+```
+
+Expected: no errors.
+
+- [ ] **Step 9: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py src/fabledassistant/routes/knowledge.py
+git commit -m "feat(knowledge): include tasks in knowledge queries and counts"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 2: Frontend — Task card rendering in KnowledgeView
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue`
+
+**Context:** `KnowledgeView.vue` has a `KnowledgeItem` interface and renders cards in a grid. Each card type has type-specific content (person shows relationship/email, list shows checkboxes, etc.). Task cards need status, priority, and due date display. The `activeType` ref controls filtering; it needs `"task"` as a valid value. The type filter sidebar needs a "Tasks" button. The new-note button interaction changes from split-button to toggle.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add `"task"` to the KnowledgeItem interface and filter type**
+
+In the `<script setup>` section, find the `KnowledgeItem` interface and add task fields:
+
+```ts
+interface KnowledgeItem {
+  id: number;
+  note_type: "note" | "person" | "place" | "list";
+  // ... existing fields
+```
+
+Change to:
+
+```ts
+interface KnowledgeItem {
+  id: number;
+  note_type: "note" | "person" | "place" | "list" | "task";
+  // ... existing fields
+```
+
+Also add the task-specific fields at the end of the interface (before the closing `}`):
+
+```ts
+  // Task-specific
+  status?: string;
+  priority?: string;
+  due_date?: string;
+```
+
+Update the `activeType` ref type:
+
+```ts
+const activeType = ref<"" | "note" | "person" | "place" | "list">(""); 
+```
+
+Change to:
+
+```ts
+const activeType = ref<"" | "note" | "person" | "place" | "list" | "task">("");
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Add "Tasks" to the type filter sidebar**
+
+Find the type filter `v-for` in the template:
+
+```html
+          <button
+            v-for="[val, label, key] in ([['note','Notes','note'],['person','People','person'],['place','Places','place'],['list','Lists','list']] as [string,string,string][])"
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```html
+          <button
+            v-for="[val, label, key] in ([['note','Notes','note'],['task','Tasks','task'],['person','People','person'],['place','Places','place'],['list','Lists','list']] as [string,string,string][])"
+```
+
+Update the type cast on the click handler. Find:
+
+```html
+            @click="activeType = (val as '' | 'note' | 'person' | 'place' | 'list')"
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```html
+            @click="activeType = (val as '' | 'note' | 'person' | 'place' | 'list' | 'task')"
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Add task card content in the template**
+
+In the card grid, find the note snippet section:
+
+```html
+              <!-- Note snippet -->
+              <p v-else-if="item.snippet" class="k-card-snippet">{{ item.snippet }}</p>
+```
+
+Add a task-specific section above it:
+
+```html
+              <!-- Task specifics -->
+              <div v-else-if="item.note_type === 'task'" class="k-card-task">
+                <div class="task-badges">
+                  <span class="status-badge" :class="`status--${item.status}`">
+                    {{ item.status === 'in_progress' ? 'in progress' : item.status }}
+                  </span>
+                  <span
+                    v-if="item.priority && item.priority !== 'none'"
+                    class="priority-badge"
+                    :class="`priority--${item.priority}`"
+                  >{{ item.priority }}</span>
+                </div>
+                <span
+                  v-if="item.due_date"
+                  class="task-due"
+                  :class="{ 'task-overdue': isOverdue(item) }"
+                >{{ formatDate(item.due_date) }}</span>
+                <p v-if="item.snippet" class="k-card-snippet">{{ item.snippet }}</p>
+              </div>
+
+              <!-- Note snippet -->
+              <p v-else-if="item.snippet" class="k-card-snippet">{{ item.snippet }}</p>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Add `isOverdue` helper and update `openItem` for tasks**
+
+In the `<script setup>`, add after the `formatDate` function:
+
+```ts
+function isOverdue(item: KnowledgeItem): boolean {
+  if (!item.due_date || item.status === 'done' || item.status === 'cancelled') return false;
+  return new Date(item.due_date) < new Date(new Date().toDateString());
+}
+```
+
+Update `openItem` to route tasks to their editor:
+
+```ts
+function openItem(item: KnowledgeItem) {
+  if (item.note_type === 'task') {
+    router.push(`/tasks/${item.id}`);
+  } else {
+    router.push(`/notes/${item.id}`);
+  }
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Update the "New note" button to toggle interaction**
+
+Find the current new-note button markup:
+
+```html
+        <div class="new-note-wrap">
+          <button class="btn-new-note" @click="createNew('note')">+ New note</button>
+          <button class="btn-new-chevron" @click="newNoteMenuOpen = !newNoteMenuOpen" :class="{ open: newNoteMenuOpen }" title="Create specific type">▾</button>
+          <div v-if="newNoteMenuOpen" class="new-note-menu">
+            <button @click="createNew('note')">Note</button>
+            <button @click="createNew('person')">Person</button>
+            <button @click="createNew('place')">Place</button>
+            <button @click="createNew('list')">List</button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```html
+        <div class="new-note-wrap">
+          <button class="btn-new-note" @click="newNoteMenuOpen ? createNew('note') : (newNoteMenuOpen = true)">+ New note</button>
+          <div v-if="newNoteMenuOpen" class="new-note-menu">
+            <button @click="createNew('task')">Task</button>
+            <button @click="createNew('person')">Person</button>
+            <button @click="createNew('place')">Place</button>
+            <button @click="createNew('list')">List</button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+```
+
+Add a click-outside handler. In the `<script setup>`, add after the `createNew` function:
+
+```ts
+function onClickOutsideNewNote(e: MouseEvent) {
+  const wrap = document.querySelector('.new-note-wrap');
+  if (wrap && !wrap.contains(e.target as Node)) {
+    newNoteMenuOpen.value = false;
+  }
+}
+```
+
+In `onMounted`, add:
+
+```ts
+document.addEventListener('click', onClickOutsideNewNote);
+```
+
+In `onUnmounted`, add:
+
+```ts
+document.removeEventListener('click', onClickOutsideNewNote);
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Add task card CSS**
+
+Append to the `<style scoped>` block:
+
+```css
+/* ── Task card ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.k-card--task { border-left: 3px solid #a78bfa; }
+
+.k-card-task {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 6px;
+}
+.task-badges {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 5px;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+.status-badge {
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  padding: 1px 7px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+.status--todo { background: var(--color-status-todo-bg); color: var(--color-status-todo); }
+.status--in_progress { background: var(--color-status-in-progress-bg); color: var(--color-status-in-progress); }
+.status--done { background: var(--color-status-done-bg); color: var(--color-status-done); }
+.status--cancelled { background: var(--color-status-todo-bg); color: var(--color-status-todo); text-decoration: line-through; }
+
+.priority-badge {
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  padding: 1px 7px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+.priority--low { background: var(--color-priority-low-bg); color: var(--color-priority-low); }
+.priority--normal { background: var(--color-priority-medium-bg); color: var(--color-priority-medium); }
+.priority--high { background: var(--color-priority-high-bg); color: var(--color-priority-high); }
+
+.task-due {
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+.task-overdue {
+  color: var(--color-overdue);
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+```
+
+Also add the task type badge color. Find:
+
+```css
+.badge--list   { background: rgba(56,189,248,0.15); color: #7dd3fc; }
+```
+
+Add after it:
+
+```css
+.badge--task   { background: rgba(167,139,250,0.15); color: #a78bfa; }
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Remove the chevron button CSS**
+
+Find and delete:
+
+```css
+.btn-new-chevron {
+  padding: 7px 9px;
+  border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.4);
+  background: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.12);
+  color: var(--color-primary, #818cf8);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+  transition: background 0.15s, transform 0.15s;
+}
+.btn-new-chevron:hover { background: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.2); }
+.btn-new-chevron.open { transform: scaleY(-1); }
+```
+
+Update `.btn-new-note` to have full border-radius now that the chevron is gone:
+
+```css
+.btn-new-note {
+  flex: 1;
+  padding: 7px 10px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.4);
+  background: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.12);
+  color: var(--color-primary, #818cf8);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  text-align: left;
+  transition: background 0.15s;
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 8: Verify TypeScript compiles**
+
+```bash
+cd /path/to/fabledassistant/frontend
+npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+Expected: no new errors (pre-existing TipTap errors are fine).
+
+- [ ] **Step 9: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue
+git commit -m "feat(knowledge): add task cards with status/priority/due-date display"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 3: Route redirects, navigation cleanup, dead code removal
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/router/index.ts`
+- Modify: `frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue`
+- Modify: `frontend/src/App.vue`
+- Delete: `frontend/src/views/NotesListView.vue`
+- Delete: `frontend/src/views/TasksListView.vue`
+
+**Context:** The router currently has `/notes` and `/tasks` pointing to list view components. These become redirects to `/`. The AppHeader has "Tasks" in both desktop and mobile nav. The `g+t` keyboard shortcut navigates to `/tasks` which should change to `/`. The stores (`notes.ts`, `tasks.ts`) are used by other views so they stay.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Replace list view routes with redirects**
+
+In `frontend/src/router/index.ts`, find:
+
+```ts
+    {
+      path: "/notes",
+      name: "notes",
+      component: () => import("@/views/NotesListView.vue"),
+    },
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```ts
+    {
+      path: "/notes",
+      redirect: "/",
+    },
+```
+
+Find:
+
+```ts
+    {
+      path: "/tasks",
+      name: "tasks",
+      component: () => import("@/views/TasksListView.vue"),
+    },
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```ts
+    {
+      path: "/tasks",
+      redirect: "/",
+    },
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Remove "Tasks" from AppHeader navigation**
+
+In `frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue`, find in the desktop nav-center:
+
+```html
+        <router-link to="/tasks" class="nav-link">Tasks</router-link>
+```
+
+Delete this line.
+
+Find in the mobile dropdown menu:
+
+```html
+      <router-link to="/tasks" class="nav-link">Tasks</router-link>
+```
+
+Delete this line.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Update `g+t` keyboard shortcut in App.vue**
+
+In `frontend/src/App.vue`, find in the `onGlobalKeydown` function, inside the `if (pendingPrefix === "g")` block:
+
+```ts
+      case "t": router.push("/tasks"); break;
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```ts
+      case "t": router.push("/"); break;
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Update shortcuts overlay text**
+
+In `frontend/src/App.vue`, find in the shortcuts overlay template:
+
+```html
+                <kbd class="shortcut-key">t</kbd>
+                <span class="shortcut-desc">Tasks</span>
+```
+
+Replace the description:
+
+```html
+                <kbd class="shortcut-key">t</kbd>
+                <span class="shortcut-desc">Knowledge (tasks)</span>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Delete the deprecated list view files**
+
+```bash
+rm frontend/src/views/NotesListView.vue
+rm frontend/src/views/TasksListView.vue
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Verify build**
+
+```bash
+cd /path/to/fabledassistant/frontend
+npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+Expected: no new errors. The deleted files were only imported via lazy `() => import(...)` in the router, which we already replaced with redirects.
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add -A frontend/src/views/NotesListView.vue frontend/src/views/TasksListView.vue \
+  frontend/src/router/index.ts frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue frontend/src/App.vue
+git commit -m "feat: deprecate /notes and /tasks routes; redirect to Knowledge view"
+```

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+# Specialized Note Type Editors — Implementation Plan
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Replace the generic note editor with type-specialized form-first views for Person, Place, and List, and fix tab navigation so focus flows logically from title through content fields, skipping the formatting toolbar.
+
+**Architecture:** `NoteEditorView.vue` gains type-conditional template sections. When `noteType` is `person` or `place`, the main editor area renders a structured form with the TipTap editor in a secondary "Notes" section. When `noteType` is `list`, a dedicated list builder replaces TipTap as the primary interface. `MarkdownToolbar.vue` gets `tabindex="-1"` on buttons. Backend `_note_to_item` gains new person/place fields.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Vue 3 Composition API, TipTap editor, TypeScript, scoped CSS.
+
+---
+
+## File Map
+
+| Action | Path |
+|--------|------|
+| Modify | `frontend/src/views/NoteEditorView.vue` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/components/MarkdownToolbar.vue` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue` |
+| Modify | `src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py` |
+
+---
+
+### Task 1: Tab navigation fix — toolbar tabindex + auto-focus
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/components/MarkdownToolbar.vue`
+- Modify: `frontend/src/views/NoteEditorView.vue`
+
+**Context:** The MarkdownToolbar renders buttons via `v-for` in a single `<button>` element. Adding `tabindex="-1"` removes them from tab order while keeping them clickable. The NoteEditorView already has a `titleRef` — auto-focus on mount needs to call `.focus()` on it. The title placeholder should vary by note type.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add tabindex="-1" to toolbar buttons**
+
+In `frontend/src/components/MarkdownToolbar.vue`, find:
+
+```html
+        <button
+          v-for="btn in group"
+          :key="btn.id"
+          :class="['md-btn', { active: btn.isActive() }]"
+          :title="btn.title"
+          type="button"
+          @mousedown.prevent="btn.command()"
+        >
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```html
+        <button
+          v-for="btn in group"
+          :key="btn.id"
+          :class="['md-btn', { active: btn.isActive() }]"
+          :title="btn.title"
+          type="button"
+          tabindex="-1"
+          @mousedown.prevent="btn.command()"
+        >
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Add auto-focus on mount and type-dependent placeholder**
+
+In `frontend/src/views/NoteEditorView.vue`, find the title input:
+
+```html
+      <input
+        ref="titleRef"
+        v-model="title"
+        type="text"
+        placeholder="Title"
+        class="title-input"
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```html
+      <input
+        ref="titleRef"
+        v-model="title"
+        type="text"
+        :placeholder="titlePlaceholder"
+        class="title-input"
+```
+
+Add the computed property in the `<script setup>` section, after the `isEditing` computed:
+
+```ts
+const titlePlaceholder = computed(() => {
+  switch (noteType.value) {
+    case 'person': return 'Name';
+    case 'place': return 'Place name';
+    case 'list': return 'List title';
+    default: return 'Title';
+  }
+});
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Auto-focus title on mount**
+
+In the `onMounted` callback, after all the data loading logic (after the draft restore try/catch block), add:
+
+```ts
+  await nextTick();
+  titleRef.value?.focus();
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Verify TypeScript compiles**
+
+```bash
+cd frontend && npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/components/MarkdownToolbar.vue frontend/src/views/NoteEditorView.vue
+git commit -m "feat(editor): skip toolbar in tab order; auto-focus title; type-dependent placeholders"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 2: Person editor — form-first layout
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/views/NoteEditorView.vue`
+
+**Context:** When `noteType === 'person'`, the main content area should render a contact card form instead of the TipTap-first editor. The person metadata fields (currently in the sidebar) move to the main area, and new fields (birthday, organization, address) are added. The TipTap editor becomes a collapsible "Notes" section below. The sidebar keeps project/tags/type/etc but loses the person-specific fields.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add the person form template**
+
+In the template, find the `<!-- ── Main column ──` section. The current structure is:
+
+```html
+      <div class="note-main" @keydown.ctrl.e.prevent="tiptapEditor?.commands.focus()">
+        <div class="body-tabs-row">
+          ...
+        </div>
+        <!-- Streaming/Review/Normal editor templates -->
+      </div>
+```
+
+Wrap the existing main column content in a `v-if="noteType === 'note'"` (and also show it for any type not person/place/list), and add a person form block. Replace the opening of the main column content:
+
+Find the `<div class="note-main"` line and the content inside it up to `</div>` that closes `.note-main`. Wrap all existing content inside:
+
+```html
+      <div class="note-main">
+        <!-- ── Person form ──────────────────────────────────────── -->
+        <template v-if="noteType === 'person'">
+          <div class="entity-form">
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Relationship</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" v-model="entityMeta.relationship" placeholder="e.g. Friend, Colleague, Family" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Birthday</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" type="date" v-model="entityMeta.birthday" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Email</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" type="email" v-model="entityMeta.email" placeholder="email@example.com" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Phone</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" type="tel" v-model="entityMeta.phone" placeholder="+1 555 000 0000" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Organization</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" v-model="entityMeta.organization" placeholder="Company or organization" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Address</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" v-model="entityMeta.address" placeholder="Street, City, State" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="notes-section">
+            <button class="notes-toggle" @click="notesExpanded = !notesExpanded">
+              {{ notesExpanded ? '▾' : '▸' }} Notes
+            </button>
+            <div v-if="notesExpanded" class="notes-editor-wrap">
+              <MarkdownToolbar v-show="!showPreview" :editor="tiptapEditor" />
+              <TiptapEditor
+                ref="editorRef"
+                :modelValue="body"
+                placeholder="Additional notes, wikilinks, context..."
+                @update:modelValue="onBodyUpdate"
+                @escape="titleRef?.focus()"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </template>
+
+        <!-- ── Generic note editor (existing) ───────────────────── -->
+        <template v-else-if="noteType === 'note'">
+          <!-- ... existing TipTap-first editor content stays here ... -->
+        </template>
+      </div>
+```
+
+IMPORTANT: Do NOT duplicate the existing editor content. Wrap the existing content in `<template v-else-if="noteType === 'note'">` and place the person form as a sibling `<template>` above it. The place and list forms will be added in subsequent tasks.
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Add `notesExpanded` ref**
+
+In the `<script setup>`, after the `sidebarOpen` ref, add:
+
+```ts
+const notesExpanded = ref(false);
+```
+
+Also initialize it based on whether the note has body content, in the onMounted data-loading section. After `Object.assign(entityMeta, store.currentNote.metadata || {});` add:
+
+```ts
+      notesExpanded.value = !!(store.currentNote.body || '').trim();
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Remove person fields from sidebar**
+
+In the sidebar template, find:
+
+```html
+          <!-- Person metadata -->
+          <template v-if="noteType === 'person'">
+            <div class="sb-field">
+              <label class="sb-label">Relationship</label>
+              <input class="sb-input" v-model="entityMeta.relationship" placeholder="e.g. Friend, Colleague" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="sb-field">
+              <label class="sb-label">Email</label>
+              <input class="sb-input" v-model="entityMeta.email" type="email" placeholder="email@example.com" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="sb-field">
+              <label class="sb-label">Phone</label>
+              <input class="sb-input" v-model="entityMeta.phone" type="tel" placeholder="+1 555 000 0000" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+          </template>
+```
+
+Delete this entire block.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Add entity form CSS**
+
+Add to the `<style scoped>` block:
+
+```css
+/* ── Entity form (Person / Place) ───────────────────────── */
+.entity-form {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 12px;
+  padding: 16px 0;
+}
+.ef-field {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 4px;
+}
+.ef-label {
+  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+.ef-input {
+  padding: 8px 12px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: var(--color-surface);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  outline: none;
+  transition: border-color 0.15s;
+}
+.ef-input:focus {
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  box-shadow: var(--focus-ring);
+}
+.ef-input::placeholder {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+/* ── Notes section (collapsible TipTap) ─────────────────── */
+.notes-section {
+  margin-top: 16px;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  padding-top: 12px;
+}
+.notes-toggle {
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  padding: 4px 0;
+}
+.notes-toggle:hover {
+  color: var(--color-text);
+}
+.notes-editor-wrap {
+  margin-top: 8px;
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Verify TypeScript compiles**
+
+```bash
+cd frontend && npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/views/NoteEditorView.vue
+git commit -m "feat(editor): person form-first layout with structured fields and collapsible notes"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 3: Place editor + List builder
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/views/NoteEditorView.vue`
+
+**Context:** Place uses the same entity form pattern as Person with different fields. List uses a dedicated checklist builder with Enter-to-add and Backspace-to-delete behavior. Both are additional `<template>` branches in the main column.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add place form template**
+
+In the `note-main` div, after the person `</template>` and before the generic note `<template v-else-if="noteType === 'note'">`, add:
+
+```html
+        <!-- ── Place form ───────────────────────────────────────── -->
+        <template v-else-if="noteType === 'place'">
+          <div class="entity-form">
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Address</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" v-model="entityMeta.address" placeholder="Street, City, State" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Phone</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" type="tel" v-model="entityMeta.phone" placeholder="+1 555 000 0000" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Hours</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" v-model="entityMeta.hours" placeholder="e.g. Mon–Fri 9am–5pm" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Website</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" type="url" v-model="entityMeta.website" placeholder="https://..." @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Category</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" v-model="entityMeta.category" placeholder="e.g. Restaurant, Office, Doctor" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="notes-section">
+            <button class="notes-toggle" @click="notesExpanded = !notesExpanded">
+              {{ notesExpanded ? '▾' : '▸' }} Notes
+            </button>
+            <div v-if="notesExpanded" class="notes-editor-wrap">
+              <MarkdownToolbar v-show="!showPreview" :editor="tiptapEditor" />
+              <TiptapEditor
+                ref="editorRef"
+                :modelValue="body"
+                placeholder="Additional notes, wikilinks, context..."
+                @update:modelValue="onBodyUpdate"
+                @escape="titleRef?.focus()"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </template>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Remove place fields from sidebar**
+
+Find and delete:
+
+```html
+          <!-- Place metadata -->
+          <template v-if="noteType === 'place'">
+            <div class="sb-field">
+              <label class="sb-label">Address</label>
+              <input class="sb-input" v-model="entityMeta.address" placeholder="Street, City" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="sb-field">
+              <label class="sb-label">Phone</label>
+              <input class="sb-input" v-model="entityMeta.phone" type="tel" placeholder="+1 555 000 0000" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="sb-field">
+              <label class="sb-label">Hours</label>
+              <input class="sb-input" v-model="entityMeta.hours" placeholder="e.g. Mon–Fri 9–5" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+          </template>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Add list item types and state**
+
+In the `<script setup>`, after the `notesExpanded` ref, add:
+
+```ts
+// ── List builder ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+interface ListItem {
+  text: string;
+  checked: boolean;
+}
+const listItems = ref<ListItem[]>([]);
+const listItemRefs = ref<(HTMLInputElement | null)[]>([]);
+
+function parseListFromBody(bodyText: string): { items: ListItem[]; extra: string } {
+  const lines = bodyText.split('\n');
+  const items: ListItem[] = [];
+  const extraLines: string[] = [];
+  let pastList = false;
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    const stripped = line.trimStart();
+    if (!pastList && (stripped.startsWith('- [ ] ') || stripped.startsWith('- [x] ') || stripped.startsWith('- [X] '))) {
+      items.push({ text: stripped.slice(6), checked: !stripped.startsWith('- [ ] ') });
+    } else if (!pastList && stripped === '' && items.length > 0) {
+      pastList = true;
+    } else {
+      pastList = true;
+      extraLines.push(line);
+    }
+  }
+  return { items, extra: extraLines.join('\n').trim() };
+}
+
+function serializeListToBody(): string {
+  const listPart = listItems.value
+    .map(item => `- [${item.checked ? 'x' : ' '}] ${item.text}`)
+    .join('\n');
+  const extraPart = body.value.trim();
+  return extraPart ? `${listPart}\n\n${extraPart}` : listPart;
+}
+
+function addListItem(afterIndex?: number) {
+  const idx = afterIndex !== undefined ? afterIndex + 1 : listItems.value.length;
+  listItems.value.splice(idx, 0, { text: '', checked: false });
+  markDirty();
+  nextTick(() => {
+    listItemRefs.value[idx]?.focus();
+  });
+}
+
+function removeListItem(index: number) {
+  if (listItems.value.length <= 1) return;
+  listItems.value.splice(index, 1);
+  markDirty();
+  nextTick(() => {
+    const focusIdx = Math.max(0, index - 1);
+    listItemRefs.value[focusIdx]?.focus();
+  });
+}
+
+function onListItemKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent, index: number) {
+  if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    addListItem(index);
+  } else if (e.key === 'Backspace' && listItems.value[index].text === '') {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    removeListItem(index);
+  }
+}
+
+function onListItemInput(index: number) {
+  markDirty();
+}
+
+function toggleListItemCheck(index: number) {
+  listItems.value[index].checked = !listItems.value[index].checked;
+  markDirty();
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Initialize list items on mount**
+
+In the onMounted data-loading section, after `notesExpanded.value = !!(store.currentNote.body || '').trim();`, add:
+
+```ts
+      if (noteType.value === 'list') {
+        const parsed = parseListFromBody(body.value);
+        listItems.value = parsed.items.length > 0 ? parsed.items : [{ text: '', checked: false }];
+        body.value = parsed.extra;
+        notesExpanded.value = !!parsed.extra;
+      }
+```
+
+And in the new-note branch (the `else` block after loading), after `noteType.value = qt as NoteType;`, add:
+
+```ts
+    if (noteType.value === 'list') {
+      listItems.value = [{ text: '', checked: false }];
+    }
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Update save to serialize list**
+
+In the `save` function, find where the body is prepared for the API call. Before the `apiPost` or `apiPatch` call that sends the note data, add list serialization. Find the save function's data construction. Add before the API call:
+
+```ts
+  const finalBody = noteType.value === 'list' ? serializeListToBody() : body.value;
+```
+
+Then use `finalBody` instead of `body.value` in the API payload. Find all occurrences of `body: body.value` in the save function and replace with `body: finalBody`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Add list builder template**
+
+In the `note-main` div, after the place `</template>` and before the generic note `<template v-else-if="noteType === 'note'">`, add:
+
+```html
+        <!-- ── List builder ─────────────────────────────────────── -->
+        <template v-else-if="noteType === 'list'">
+          <div class="list-builder">
+            <div
+              v-for="(item, idx) in listItems"
+              :key="idx"
+              class="lb-item"
+            >
+              <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                :checked="item.checked"
+                @change="toggleListItemCheck(idx)"
+                class="lb-check"
+                tabindex="-1"
+              />
+              <input
+                :ref="(el) => { listItemRefs[idx] = el as HTMLInputElement | null }"
+                v-model="item.text"
+                class="lb-text"
+                placeholder="List item..."
+                @keydown="onListItemKeydown($event, idx)"
+                @input="onListItemInput(idx)"
+              />
+              <button class="lb-delete" tabindex="-1" @click="removeListItem(idx)" title="Remove item">&times;</button>
+            </div>
+            <button class="lb-add" @click="addListItem()">+ Add item</button>
+          </div>
+          <div class="notes-section">
+            <button class="notes-toggle" @click="notesExpanded = !notesExpanded">
+              {{ notesExpanded ? '▾' : '▸' }} Notes
+            </button>
+            <div v-if="notesExpanded" class="notes-editor-wrap">
+              <MarkdownToolbar v-show="!showPreview" :editor="tiptapEditor" />
+              <TiptapEditor
+                ref="editorRef"
+                :modelValue="body"
+                placeholder="Additional notes, context..."
+                @update:modelValue="onBodyUpdate"
+                @escape="titleRef?.focus()"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </template>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Add list builder CSS**
+
+Add to the `<style scoped>` block:
+
+```css
+/* ── List builder ───────────────────────────────────────── */
+.list-builder {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 4px;
+  padding: 12px 0;
+}
+.lb-item {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+.lb-check {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  width: 18px;
+  height: 18px;
+  accent-color: var(--color-primary);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.lb-text {
+  flex: 1;
+  padding: 7px 10px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: var(--color-surface);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  outline: none;
+  transition: border-color 0.15s;
+}
+.lb-text:focus {
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  box-shadow: var(--focus-ring);
+}
+.lb-text::placeholder {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+.lb-delete {
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  padding: 0 4px;
+  line-height: 1;
+  opacity: 0;
+  transition: opacity 0.12s, color 0.12s;
+}
+.lb-item:hover .lb-delete,
+.lb-text:focus ~ .lb-delete {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+.lb-delete:hover {
+  color: var(--color-danger);
+}
+.lb-add {
+  background: none;
+  border: 1px dashed var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 7px 12px;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  margin-top: 4px;
+  transition: border-color 0.15s, color 0.15s;
+}
+.lb-add:hover {
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 8: Handle the generic note template wrapper**
+
+Make sure the existing TipTap-first editor content is wrapped in `<template v-else>` (not `v-else-if="noteType === 'note'"`) so it serves as the default for any unrecognized type.
+
+The final structure in `.note-main` should be:
+
+```
+<template v-if="noteType === 'person'"> ... </template>
+<template v-else-if="noteType === 'place'"> ... </template>
+<template v-else-if="noteType === 'list'"> ... </template>
+<template v-else> ... existing TipTap editor ... </template>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 9: Verify TypeScript compiles**
+
+```bash
+cd frontend && npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 10: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/views/NoteEditorView.vue
+git commit -m "feat(editor): place form-first layout and list builder with Enter-to-add"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 4: Backend — new person/place fields in knowledge cards
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py`
+- Modify: `frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue`
+
+**Context:** The knowledge card display should show the new fields (birthday, organization for person; website, category for place). The backend `_note_to_item` needs to include them. The frontend card rendering needs to display the useful ones.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Update `_note_to_item` for person**
+
+In `src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py`, find:
+
+```python
+    if note.entity_type == "person":
+        item["relationship"] = meta.get("relationship", "")
+        item["email"] = meta.get("email", "")
+        item["phone"] = meta.get("phone", "")
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```python
+    if note.entity_type == "person":
+        item["relationship"] = meta.get("relationship", "")
+        item["email"] = meta.get("email", "")
+        item["phone"] = meta.get("phone", "")
+        item["birthday"] = meta.get("birthday", "")
+        item["organization"] = meta.get("organization", "")
+        item["address"] = meta.get("address", "")
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Update `_note_to_item` for place**
+
+Find:
+
+```python
+    elif note.entity_type == "place":
+        item["address"] = meta.get("address", "")
+        item["phone"] = meta.get("phone", "")
+        item["hours"] = meta.get("hours", "")
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```python
+    elif note.entity_type == "place":
+        item["address"] = meta.get("address", "")
+        item["phone"] = meta.get("phone", "")
+        item["hours"] = meta.get("hours", "")
+        item["website"] = meta.get("website", "")
+        item["category"] = meta.get("category", "")
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Update KnowledgeItem interface**
+
+In `frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue`, find the `KnowledgeItem` interface and add the new fields:
+
+After `phone?: string;` add:
+```ts
+  birthday?: string;
+  organization?: string;
+```
+
+After `hours?: string;` add:
+```ts
+  website?: string;
+  category?: string;
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Update person card display**
+
+In the template, find the person card specifics:
+
+```html
+              <div v-if="item.note_type === 'person'" class="k-card-meta">
+                <span v-if="item.relationship" class="meta-chip">{{ item.relationship }}</span>
+                <span v-if="item.phone" class="meta-muted">{{ item.phone }}</span>
+              </div>
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```html
+              <div v-if="item.note_type === 'person'" class="k-card-meta">
+                <span v-if="item.relationship" class="meta-chip">{{ item.relationship }}</span>
+                <span v-if="item.organization" class="meta-muted">{{ item.organization }}</span>
+                <span v-if="item.phone" class="meta-muted">{{ item.phone }}</span>
+              </div>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Update place card display**
+
+Find:
+
+```html
+              <div v-else-if="item.note_type === 'place'" class="k-card-meta">
+                <span v-if="item.address" class="meta-muted">{{ item.address }}</span>
+                <span v-if="item.hours" class="meta-muted">{{ item.hours }}</span>
+              </div>
+```
+
+Replace with:
+
+```html
+              <div v-else-if="item.note_type === 'place'" class="k-card-meta">
+                <span v-if="item.category" class="meta-chip">{{ item.category }}</span>
+                <span v-if="item.address" class="meta-muted">{{ item.address }}</span>
+                <span v-if="item.hours" class="meta-muted">{{ item.hours }}</span>
+              </div>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Verify TypeScript compiles and backend syntax**
+
+```bash
+cd frontend && npx tsc --noEmit
+python -c "import ast; ast.parse(open('src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py').read()); print('OK')"
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue
+git commit -m "feat(knowledge): show organization/birthday for person cards, category for place cards"
+```

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+# Modern Fable Visual Identity — Implementation Plan
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Replace the generic indigo dark-mode palette with a distinctive "Modern Fable" visual identity — deep violet + muted gold, signature card types, pill nav, Fraunces-as-narrator typography, and living micro-details.
+
+**Architecture:** Pure frontend changes across theme CSS, AppHeader, AppLogo, KnowledgeView, ChatPanel, BriefingView, and CalendarView. No backend changes. Each task is independently deployable — palette first, then cards, then nav, then typography, then details.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Vue 3 SFC (scoped CSS), CSS custom properties, Fraunces font (already loaded).
+
+---
+
+## File Map
+
+| Action | Path |
+|--------|------|
+| Modify | `frontend/src/assets/theme.css` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/components/AppLogo.vue` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/views/CalendarView.vue` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/App.vue` |
+
+---
+
+### Task 1: Color palette update + logo + scrollbar
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/assets/theme.css`
+- Modify: `frontend/src/components/AppLogo.vue`
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Update the dark theme palette in theme.css**
+
+In `frontend/src/assets/theme.css`, find the `[data-theme="dark"]` block and replace these values:
+
+```css
+[data-theme="dark"] {
+  --color-bg: #0f0f14;
+  --color-bg-secondary: #16161f;
+  --color-bg-card: #1a1a24;
+  --color-surface: #16161f;
+  --color-text: #e4e4f0;
+  --color-text-secondary: #8888a8;
+  --color-text-muted: #52526a;
+  --color-border: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.12);
+  --color-input-border: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.22);
+  --color-primary: #a78bfa;
+  --color-danger: #f44336;
+  --color-tag-bg: #2a2a45;
+  --color-tag-text: #c4b5fd;
+  --color-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  --color-toast-success: #4caf50;
+  --color-toast-error: #f44336;
+  --color-status-todo: #9aa0a6;
+  --color-status-todo-bg: #2a2a35;
+  --color-status-in-progress: #a78bfa;
+  --color-status-in-progress-bg: #2a2a45;
+  --color-status-done: #4caf50;
+  --color-status-done-bg: #1b3a20;
+  --color-priority-low: #80cbc4;
+  --color-priority-low-bg: #1a3a38;
+  --color-priority-medium: #fdd835;
+  --color-priority-medium-bg: #3a3520;
+  --color-priority-high: #f44336;
+  --color-priority-high-bg: #3a1a1a;
+  --color-wikilink: #c4b5fd;
+  --color-wikilink-bg: #2a1a45;
+  --color-overdue: #f44336;
+  --color-code-bg: #12121a;
+  --color-code-inline-bg: #1a1a2a;
+  --color-table-stripe: #14141e;
+  --color-success: #4ade80;
+  --color-warning: #facc15;
+  --color-input-bar-bg: #1a1a24;
+  --color-input-bar-text: #e4e4f0;
+  --color-input-bar-placeholder: rgba(228, 228, 240, 0.35);
+  --color-overlay: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);
+  --color-bubble-user-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+  --color-bubble-user-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
+  --color-bubble-user-text: #b0b0c8;
+  --color-bubble-asst-shadow: 0 4px 28px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.14), 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  --color-accent-warm: #d4a017;
+  --color-accent-warm-light: #e8c45a;
+  --color-primary-solid: #7c3aed;
+  --color-primary-deep: #5b21b6;
+}
+```
+
+Note: `--color-accent-warm`, `--color-accent-warm-light`, `--color-primary-solid`, and `--color-primary-deep` are new variables.
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Update the light theme palette**
+
+In the `:root` block, update these values:
+
+```css
+:root {
+  --color-bg: #f5f5fb;
+  --color-bg-secondary: #ededf5;
+  --color-bg-card: #ffffff;
+  --color-surface: #f0f0f8;
+  --color-text: #1a1a1a;
+  --color-text-secondary: #666666;
+  --color-text-muted: #999999;
+  --color-border: #dddde8;
+  --color-input-border: #c8c8d8;
+  --color-primary: #7c3aed;
+  --color-danger: #d93025;
+  --color-tag-bg: #ede5ff;
+  --color-tag-text: #6d28d9;
+  --color-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
+  --color-toast-success: #34a853;
+  --color-toast-error: #d93025;
+  --color-status-todo: #5f6368;
+  --color-status-todo-bg: #e8eaed;
+  --color-status-in-progress: #7c3aed;
+  --color-status-in-progress-bg: #ede5ff;
+  --color-status-done: #34a853;
+  --color-status-done-bg: #e6f4ea;
+  --color-priority-low: #5f9ea0;
+  --color-priority-low-bg: #e0f2f1;
+  --color-priority-medium: #f9a825;
+  --color-priority-medium-bg: #fff8e1;
+  --color-priority-high: #d93025;
+  --color-priority-high-bg: #fce8e6;
+  --color-wikilink: #7b1fa2;
+  --color-wikilink-bg: #f3e5f5;
+  --color-overdue: #d93025;
+  --color-code-bg: #f0f0f8;
+  --color-code-inline-bg: #eaeaf4;
+  --color-table-stripe: #f4f4fb;
+  --color-success: #22c55e;
+  --color-warning: #eab308;
+  --color-input-bar-bg: #eaeaf3;
+  --color-input-bar-text: #1a1a1a;
+  --color-input-bar-placeholder: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  --color-overlay: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
+  --color-bubble-user-bg: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
+  --color-bubble-user-border: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10);
+  --color-bubble-user-text: #3a3a4a;
+  --color-bubble-asst-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.10), 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+  --radius-sm: 6px;
+  --radius-md: 12px;
+  --radius-lg: 18px;
+  --radius-pill: 9999px;
+  --focus-ring: 0 0 0 2px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.4);
+  /* Layout */
+  --page-max-width: 1200px;
+  --page-padding-x: 1rem;
+  --sidebar-width: 260px;
+  /* New brand variables */
+  --color-accent-warm: #b8860b;
+  --color-accent-warm-light: #d4a017;
+  --color-primary-solid: #7c3aed;
+  --color-primary-deep: #5b21b6;
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Update scrollbar color**
+
+Find:
+```css
+::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
+  background: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.25);
+}
+::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
+  background: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.45);
+}
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
+  background: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.25);
+}
+::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
+  background: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.45);
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Update focus ring**
+
+Find:
+```css
+  --focus-ring: 0 0 0 2px color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 40%, transparent);
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+  --focus-ring: 0 0 0 2px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.4);
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Update AppLogo gradient**
+
+In `frontend/src/components/AppLogo.vue`, the logo uses `var(--color-primary)` which will automatically pick up the new violet value. No code change needed — the CSS variable update handles it.
+
+However, add a gradient `<defs>` for the book fill to use the deep gradient instead of a flat color. Find the `<style scoped>` block:
+
+```css
+.logo-book {
+  fill: var(--color-primary);
+  stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 70%, transparent);
+}
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+.logo-book {
+  fill: url(#logo-gradient);
+  stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 70%, transparent);
+}
+```
+
+And add a gradient definition inside the `<svg>` element, before the `<!-- Book body -->` comment:
+
+```html
+    <defs>
+      <linearGradient id="logo-gradient" x1="0" y1="0" x2="1" y2="1">
+        <stop offset="0%" stop-color="var(--color-primary-solid)" />
+        <stop offset="100%" stop-color="var(--color-primary-deep)" />
+      </linearGradient>
+    </defs>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Verify TypeScript compiles**
+
+```bash
+cd frontend && npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/assets/theme.css frontend/src/components/AppLogo.vue
+git commit -m "feat(theme): shift palette from indigo to deep violet + muted gold"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 2: Signature header — pill nav + brand shortening + status pulse
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue`
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Update brand text in header**
+
+Find:
+```html
+        Fabled Assistant
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```html
+        <span class="brand-text">Fabled</span>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Wrap nav-center links in a pill container**
+
+Find the `nav-center` div:
+```html
+      <div class="nav-center">
+        <router-link to="/" class="nav-link" :class="{ 'router-link-active': isKnowledgeActive }">Knowledge</router-link>
+        <router-link to="/chat" :class="['nav-link', { 'router-link-active': isChatActive }]">Chat</router-link>
+        <router-link to="/briefing" class="nav-link">Briefing</router-link>
+        <router-link to="/calendar" class="nav-link">Calendar</router-link>
+        <router-link to="/news" class="nav-link">News</router-link>
+        <router-link to="/projects" class="nav-link">Projects</router-link>
+      </div>
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```html
+      <div class="nav-center">
+        <div class="nav-pill-bar">
+          <router-link to="/" class="nav-link" :class="{ 'router-link-active': isKnowledgeActive }">Knowledge</router-link>
+          <router-link to="/chat" :class="['nav-link', { 'router-link-active': isChatActive }]">Chat</router-link>
+          <router-link to="/briefing" class="nav-link">Briefing</router-link>
+          <router-link to="/calendar" class="nav-link">Calendar</router-link>
+          <router-link to="/news" class="nav-link">News</router-link>
+          <router-link to="/projects" class="nav-link">Projects</router-link>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Replace header and nav CSS**
+
+Replace the entire `<style scoped>` from `.app-header` through `.nav-link.router-link-active` with:
+
+```css
+.app-header {
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--color-surface), var(--color-bg));
+  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.08);
+  position: relative;
+}
+.nav {
+  padding: 0.6rem 1.5rem;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+/* Left — brand */
+.nav-brand {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.45rem;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.brand-text {
+  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-optical-sizing: auto;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+  color: #c4b0f0;
+}
+
+/* Center — pill bar */
+.nav-center {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translateX(-50%);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+.nav-pill-bar {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 2px;
+  background: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.06);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  padding: 3px;
+}
+
+/* Right */
+.nav-right {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.nav-link {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  padding: 0.3rem 0.75rem;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s;
+}
+.nav-link:hover {
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+  background: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.08);
+}
+.nav-link.router-link-active {
+  color: #c4b5fd;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  background: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.2);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.2);
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Add status dot pulse animation for loaded state**
+
+Find:
+```css
+.status-green .status-dot  { background: var(--color-success, #2ecc71); }
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+.status-green .status-dot  { background: var(--color-success, #2ecc71); animation: status-pulse 2.5s ease-in-out infinite; }
+```
+
+Find:
+```css
+@keyframes pulse-dot {
+  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
+  50% { opacity: 0.3; }
+}
+```
+
+Add after it:
+```css
+@keyframes status-pulse {
+  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.4); }
+  50% { box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.6); }
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Update mobile menu active styling**
+
+Find:
+```css
+  .mobile-menu .nav-link {
+    padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
+    min-height: 44px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+  .mobile-menu .nav-link {
+    padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
+    min-height: 44px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+  }
+  .mobile-menu .nav-link.router-link-active {
+    background: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.15);
+    box-shadow: none;
+  }
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Verify TypeScript compiles**
+
+```bash
+cd frontend && npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue
+git commit -m "feat(header): pill nav bar, brand shortening, status pulse, header gradient"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 3: Card type DNA — gradient bars, corner accents, hover bloom
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue`
+
+**Context:** The cards currently have a left accent strip per type. The new design replaces this with top gradient bars (notes, tasks, lists) and corner accents (person, place), plus a unified violet hover bloom.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Replace card accent strips with type-specific top bars and borders**
+
+Find in the `<style scoped>`:
+```css
+/* Type accent strip */
+.k-card--person { border-left: 3px solid #10b981; }
+.k-card--place  { border-left: 3px solid #f59e0b; }
+.k-card--list   { border-left: 3px solid #38bdf8; }
+.k-card--note   { border-left: 3px solid #6366f1; }
+.k-card--task   { border-left: 3px solid #a78bfa; }
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+/* Type-specific card DNA */
+.k-card--note   { border-color: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.12); }
+.k-card--task   { border-color: rgba(212, 160, 23, 0.10); }
+.k-card--person { border-color: rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.10); }
+.k-card--place  { border-color: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.10); }
+.k-card--list   { border-color: rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.10); }
+
+/* Top gradient bars */
+.k-card--note::before,
+.k-card--task::before,
+.k-card--list::before {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  height: 3px;
+  border-radius: 14px 14px 0 0;
+}
+.k-card--note::before {
+  right: 0;
+  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7c3aed, #a78bfa);
+}
+.k-card--task::before {
+  width: 50%;
+  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #d4a017, transparent);
+}
+.k-card--list::before {
+  right: 0;
+  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #38bdf8, #7dd3fc);
+}
+
+/* Corner accents for entity types */
+.k-card--person::after,
+.k-card--place::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  width: 60px;
+  height: 60px;
+  border-radius: 0 14px 0 60px;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+.k-card--person::after { background: rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.06); }
+.k-card--place::after  { background: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.06); }
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Update card hover to violet bloom**
+
+Find:
+```css
+.k-card:hover {
+  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
+  transform: translateY(-1px);
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+}
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+.k-card:hover {
+  transform: translateY(-2px);
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.15), 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+  border-color: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.2);
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Add sidebar section dividers**
+
+Find:
+```css
+.filter-section { margin-bottom: 20px; }
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+.filter-section { margin-bottom: 20px; }
+.filter-section + .filter-section::before {
+  content: '· · ·';
+  display: block;
+  text-align: center;
+  color: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.3);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.4em;
+  padding: 4px 0 12px;
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Add scroll fade to card grid**
+
+Find:
+```css
+.card-grid {
+  flex: 1;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 16px 20px;
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+.card-grid {
+  flex: 1;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 16px 20px;
+  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, black 20px, black calc(100% - 20px), transparent);
+  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, black 20px, black calc(100% - 20px), transparent);
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Update task card dates to use amber**
+
+Find in the task card CSS:
+```css
+.task-due {
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+.task-due {
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--color-accent-warm);
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Add Fraunces view title and update sidebar labels**
+
+Find the filter panel label CSS:
+```css
+.filter-label {
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  color: var(--color-muted);
+  margin-bottom: 6px;
+  padding: 0 4px;
+}
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+.filter-label {
+  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  margin-bottom: 6px;
+  padding: 0 4px;
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Update empty state with Fraunces narrator voice**
+
+Find:
+```html
+        <div v-else-if="!loading && items.length === 0" class="knowledge-empty">
+          <p>Nothing here yet.</p>
+          <p v-if="activeType || activeTag || searchQuery" class="empty-hint">Try clearing the filters.</p>
+          <p v-else class="empty-hint">Start by creating a note, saving a person or place, or making a list.</p>
+        </div>
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```html
+        <div v-else-if="!loading && items.length === 0" class="knowledge-empty">
+          <p v-if="activeType || activeTag || searchQuery" class="empty-hint">No matches. Try clearing the filters.</p>
+          <p v-else class="empty-narrator">Your story is unwritten. Create your first note to begin.</p>
+        </div>
+```
+
+Add CSS:
+```css
+.empty-narrator {
+  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  color: var(--color-accent-warm);
+  opacity: 0.85;
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 8: Update card date stamps to amber**
+
+Find:
+```css
+.k-card-date { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--color-muted); white-space: nowrap; }
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+.k-card-date { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--color-accent-warm); white-space: nowrap; opacity: 0.7; }
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 9: Verify TypeScript compiles**
+
+```bash
+cd frontend && npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 10: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue
+git commit -m "feat(knowledge): card type DNA, violet hover bloom, amber timestamps, narrator empty states"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 4: ChatPanel + BriefingView + CalendarView — empty states + glow buttons
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue`
+- Modify: `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue`
+- Modify: `frontend/src/views/CalendarView.vue`
+- Modify: `frontend/src/App.vue`
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Update ChatPanel empty state**
+
+In `frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue`, find:
+```html
+          >Send a message to start the conversation.</p>
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```html
+          >Start a conversation.</p>
+```
+
+Find the `.empty-msg` CSS:
+```css
+.empty-msg {
+```
+
+Add these properties (find the existing block and add to it):
+```css
+  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
+  font-style: italic;
+  color: var(--color-accent-warm, #d4a017);
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Add scroll fade to ChatPanel messages**
+
+Find the `.messages-container` CSS in ChatPanel.vue. Add:
+```css
+  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, black 20px, black calc(100% - 20px), transparent);
+  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, black 20px, black calc(100% - 20px), transparent);
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Update CalendarView empty state**
+
+In `frontend/src/views/CalendarView.vue`, find:
+```html
+      return ListView(
+        children: const [
+          SizedBox(height: 80),
+          Center(child: Text('No events')),
+        ],
+      );
+```
+
+Wait — that's the Flutter file. In the web CalendarView, there's no dedicated empty state text to update since it's a FullCalendar component. Skip this for the web CalendarView — it doesn't have a custom empty state.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Add glow to primary action buttons in App.vue global styles**
+
+In `frontend/src/App.vue`, find the `<style>` block (the global unscoped one). The `btn-send` styles are in `ChatInputBar.vue` which is scoped. Instead, add a global hover glow rule. Find the existing `.app-footer` style and add after it:
+
+No — the glow should be on the specific button components. The `btn-send` in `ChatInputBar.vue` already has a hover shadow. Let me update it there.
+
+In `frontend/src/components/ChatInputBar.vue`, find:
+```css
+.btn-send:hover { box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.5); }
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+.btn-send:hover { box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.35); }
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Update KnowledgeView new-note button glow**
+
+In `frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue`, find:
+```css
+.btn-new-note:hover { background: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.2); }
+```
+
+Replace with:
+```css
+.btn-new-note:hover { background: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.2); box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.25); }
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Update any remaining hardcoded indigo references in KnowledgeView**
+
+Search for `99, 102, 241` in KnowledgeView.vue and replace with `124, 58, 237`. This covers all the rgba references in filter buttons, borders, today bar chips, etc.
+
+Use find-and-replace across the file: `99, 102, 241` → `124, 58, 237`
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Update hardcoded indigo in BriefingView**
+
+Search for `99, 102, 241` in BriefingView.vue and replace with `124, 58, 237`.
+
+Search for `6366f1` in BriefingView.vue and replace with `7c3aed`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 8: Update hardcoded indigo in AppHeader**
+
+Search for `99, 102, 241` in AppHeader.vue and replace with `124, 58, 237` (for any remaining references not covered by Task 2).
+
+- [ ] **Step 9: Update hardcoded indigo in App.vue shortcuts overlay**
+
+Search for `99, 102, 241` in App.vue and replace with `124, 58, 237`.
+
+Search for `6366f1` in App.vue and replace with `7c3aed`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 10: Verify TypeScript compiles**
+
+```bash
+cd frontend && npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 11: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue frontend/src/components/ChatInputBar.vue \
+  frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue \
+  frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue frontend/src/App.vue
+git commit -m "feat: narrator empty states, scroll fades, glow buttons, violet color sweep"
+```

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-04-03-chatpanel-design.md

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+# ChatPanel Unification Design
+
+**Date:** 2026-04-03
+
+## Goal
+
+Replace the four divergent chat surfaces (ChatView, BriefingView, WorkspaceView, HomeView widget) with a single `ChatPanel` component that encapsulates all chat behaviour — streaming, TTS, PTT, tool calls, thinking blocks, abort — so that fixes and features automatically apply to every context.
+
+---
+
+## Background
+
+The app currently has four independent chat implementations that have drifted significantly:
+
+| Surface | File | Gap |
+|---|---|---|
+| Main chat | `ChatView.vue` | Canonical reference |
+| Briefing | `BriefingView.vue` | Had separate TTS impl (now fixed), no PTT, streaming race bug |
+| Workspace | `WorkspaceView.vue` | TTS missing until recently, different input wiring |
+| Dashboard widget | `HomeView.vue` + `DashboardChatInput.vue` | Separate input component, response rendered manually in parent, no TTS, no PTT |
+
+Every fix to chat has required touching 3–4 files. This design makes chat a first-class component.
+
+---
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Component: `ChatPanel.vue`
+
+A single Vue 3 component that owns the entire chat interaction loop for a given conversation context. Two variants controlled by a `variant` prop:
+
+- **`full`** — full-height chat: message history, streaming bubble, input bar, all controls
+- **`widget`** — compact embedded chat: input bar + compact response area, no history scroll
+
+Both variants share identical internals: same composables, same store reads, same TTS/PTT/abort logic.
+
+### Extracted Sub-components
+
+| Component | Responsibility |
+|---|---|
+| `ChatInputBar.vue` | Unified input bar: textarea, note picker, PTT mic, send button, abort button |
+| `ChatMessageList.vue` | Scrollable message history with auto-scroll, bulk-select (full variant only) |
+| `ChatStreamingBubble.vue` | Live streaming content display + thinking block |
+| `ChatToolCallList.vue` | Tool call cards, collapsed/expanded state |
+
+### State Ownership
+
+`ChatPanel` reads from `useChatStore` directly — it does not accept messages or streaming state as props. This mirrors how all current views work and avoids prop-drilling re-implementation.
+
+The conversation being displayed is controlled via a `convId` prop. When `convId` is undefined, `ChatPanel` uses `chatStore.currentConversationId`. The parent view sets up the conversation (creates it if needed) and passes the ID down.
+
+---
+
+## Props & Emits Interface
+
+```typescript
+interface ChatPanelProps {
+  variant: 'full' | 'widget'
+  convId?: number                  // which conversation to display; undefined = store current
+  projectId?: number               // workspace: pins RAG scope, passed to sendMessage
+  briefingMode?: boolean           // briefing: hides RAG scope chip, enables briefing-specific send path
+  placeholder?: string             // input placeholder text
+  autoFocus?: boolean              // focus input on mount
+}
+
+interface ChatPanelEmits {
+  // Emitted when a new conversation is started from the widget (so parent can track convId)
+  (e: 'conversation-started', convId: number): void
+}
+```
+
+All other behaviour (TTS, PTT, thinking, tool calls, streaming indicator, abort) is always on — not gated by props. The intentional differences between views are expressed only through the props above.
+
+---
+
+## Variant Behaviour
+
+### `variant="full"` (ChatView, BriefingView, WorkspaceView)
+
+Layout (top to bottom):
+```
+┌────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ [RAG scope chip / briefing header]     │  ← shown unless briefingMode or projectId set
+│ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ │
+│ ChatMessageList                        │
+│   user bubble                          │
+│   assistant bubble + tool calls        │
+│   thinking block (always shown)        │
+│   ...                                  │
+│ ChatStreamingBubble (while streaming)  │
+│ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ │
+│ ChatInputBar                           │
+│   [textarea] [note-picker] [mic] [▶]  │
+│   [listen toggle] [abort]              │
+└────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+### `variant="widget"` (HomeView dashboard)
+
+Layout (top to bottom, compact):
+```
+┌────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ ChatInputBar (pill style)              │
+│   [textarea] [mic] [▶]                │
+├────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│ [query text]              (after send) │
+│ [streaming / final response text]      │
+│ [tool call chips]                      │
+│ [Continue in Chat →]                  │
+└────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+The widget variant does NOT show full message history. It shows only the most recent exchange. Once a new conversation is started or the user navigates to `/chat/:id`, the full history is available.
+
+The `.dashboard-response` section currently in `HomeView.vue` moves inside `ChatPanel` and is rendered when `variant="widget"` and a conversation exists.
+
+---
+
+## TTS / PTT Wiring
+
+`ChatPanel` instantiates `useStreamingTts` and `useListenMode` internally. These are not passed as props.
+
+```typescript
+// Inside ChatPanel setup()
+const listenMode = useListenMode()
+const voiceTtsEnabled = computed(() => /* same check as current views */)
+const tts = useStreamingTts({
+  streamingContent: computed(() => chatStore.streamingContent),
+  streaming: computed(() => !!chatStore.streaming),
+  enabled: computed(() => listenMode.value && voiceTtsEnabled.value),
+})
+```
+
+PTT is handled inside `ChatInputBar` via the existing `useVoiceRecorder` composable (already used in `DashboardChatInput`). On recording stop, the transcribed text is placed in the textarea and auto-submitted.
+
+---
+
+## Per-View Migration
+
+### ChatView → `<ChatPanel variant="full">`
+- Remove: all TTS/PTT/streaming/abort logic, scroll management, input bar template
+- Keep: route wiring, conversation list sidebar, bulk-delete UI (sidebar stays in ChatView)
+- ChatPanel replaces only the right-hand panel
+
+### BriefingView → `<ChatPanel variant="full" briefingMode />`
+- Remove: streaming watch, TTS, manual scroll, input bar, response persistence workaround
+- Keep: history dropdown (today / past briefings), date header
+- `briefingMode` hides the RAG scope chip
+
+### WorkspaceView → `<ChatPanel variant="full" :projectId="projectId">`
+- Remove: inline chat input, streaming watch, TTS wiring
+- Keep: 3-panel grid layout, task panel, note editor panel
+- ChatPanel takes the centre column
+
+### HomeView → `<ChatPanel variant="widget">`
+- Remove: `DashboardChatInput` import + usage, `.dashboard-response` section, all manual store wiring (`dashboardConvId`, `dashboardQuery`, `dashboardFinalContent`, `dashboardFinalToolCalls`, `onChatSubmit`)
+- Keep: dashboard layout, projects/tasks/events sections
+- `DashboardChatInput.vue` deleted
+
+---
+
+## Data Flow
+
+```
+Parent view
+  └─ <ChatPanel :convId="convId" variant="full|widget">
+       ├─ reads: useChatStore (messages, streaming, streamingContent, currentConversation)
+       ├─ ChatMessageList — renders history from store
+       ├─ ChatStreamingBubble — renders chatStore.streamingContent while streaming
+       ├─ ChatToolCallList — renders tool calls from streaming + finalized messages
+       ├─ ChatInputBar
+       │    ├─ usePtt (mic → textarea → auto-send)
+       │    └─ emits: submit(content, contextNoteId)
+       ├─ useStreamingTts (sentence-chunk TTS during streaming)
+       └─ useListenMode (shared global toggle)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Files Created / Modified
+
+**Created:**
+- `frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue`
+- `frontend/src/components/ChatInputBar.vue`
+- `frontend/src/components/ChatMessageList.vue`
+- `frontend/src/components/ChatStreamingBubble.vue`
+- (no new composable needed — PTT uses existing `useVoiceRecorder.ts`)
+
+**Modified:**
+- `frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue` — use ChatPanel for the chat area
+- `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue` — replace chat section with ChatPanel
+- `frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue` — replace inline chat with ChatPanel
+- `frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue` — replace DashboardChatInput + response section with ChatPanel widget
+
+**Deleted:**
+- `frontend/src/components/DashboardChatInput.vue`
+
+---
+
+## CSS / Styling
+
+- `ChatPanel` carries its own scoped CSS for both variants
+- `ChatInputBar` replicates the pill style currently in `DashboardChatInput` and the flat style in `ChatView` — variant is controlled by a `pill` boolean prop (default false; widget sets it true)
+- All existing UI design language tokens (`--color-primary`, `--radius-lg`, Fraunces labels, gradient send button) are preserved
+
+---
+
+## What Does NOT Change
+
+- Chat store (`useChatStore`) — unchanged
+- API client (`client.ts`) — unchanged
+- Backend routes — unchanged
+- WorkspaceTaskPanel and WorkspaceNoteEditor — unchanged
+- Briefing history dropdown and date header — unchanged
+- ChatView conversation sidebar and bulk-delete — unchanged
+- RAG scope chip logic — moved inside ChatPanel, behaviour identical

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-04-03-streaming-tts-design.md

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+# Streaming TTS Design
+
+**Date:** 2026-04-03  
+**Status:** Approved
+
+## Goal
+
+Start playing TTS audio during LLM generation rather than waiting for the full response to finish. When listen mode is on, the first sentence plays as soon as Kokoro finishes synthesizing it — while the LLM is still streaming the rest of the response.
+
+## Approach
+
+Client-side sentence queuing composable. The frontend accumulates streaming tokens, detects sentence boundaries, fires per-sentence synthesis requests concurrently, and plays audio in strict insertion order. The existing `/api/voice/synthesise` backend endpoint is unchanged.
+
+## Architecture
+
+### `useStreamingTts` composable
+
+**File:** `frontend/src/composables/useStreamingTts.ts`
+
+**Inputs:**
+- `streamingContent: Ref<string>` — the growing accumulated response text (e.g. `store.streamingContent`)
+- `streaming: Ref<boolean>` — whether the LLM is currently generating
+- `enabled: Ref<boolean>` — `true` when listen mode is on AND TTS is available
+
+**Exports:**
+- `speaking: Ref<boolean>` — `true` while any synthesis is in-flight or audio is playing
+- `stop()` — cancels all pending synthesis/playback and clears the queue
+
+**Internal state:**
+- `sentenceBuffer: string` — accumulates characters since the last dispatched sentence
+- `lastSeenLength: number` — tracks how far into `streamingContent` we've processed
+- `abortId: number` — incremented on `stop()`; each queued promise checks the current id and bails if stale
+- `playQueue: Promise<void>` — a chained promise that serializes audio playback in insertion order
+
+**Sentence detection:**
+- Regex: `/[.!?]+(?=\s|$)/` — handles `...`, `?!`, multi-punctuation
+- Triggered on every `streamingContent` change and on `streaming` flipping `false` (flush)
+- Fragments < 3 characters after markdown stripping are skipped
+
+**Per-sentence pipeline:**
+1. Strip markdown (same logic as current `speakLastAssistantMessage`)
+2. Fire `synthesiseSpeech(sentence)` immediately — runs concurrently with other sentences
+3. On failure: one immediate retry. If retry also fails, skip silently and advance the queue
+4. Resolved blob is inserted into the playback queue at its original position
+5. Playback queue plays blobs strictly in insertion order via `useVoiceAudio`
+
+**Stream-end flush:**
+- When `streaming` flips `false`, any remaining `sentenceBuffer` content (fragment without terminal punctuation) is dispatched as a final sentence — covers responses that end without a period
+
+**Automatic reset:**
+- When `streaming` flips `true` (new message starting), `stop()` is called automatically to cancel any in-flight audio from the previous response before starting fresh
+
+### Views updated
+
+| View | Change |
+|------|--------|
+| `ChatView.vue` | Replace `speakLastAssistantMessage()` + `watch(streaming)` + `synthesising` ref with `useStreamingTts` |
+| `BriefingView.vue` | Replace `speakText()` + `watch(streaming)` + `synthesising` ref with `useStreamingTts` |
+| `WorkspaceView.vue` | Add listen mode toggle button (same UI pattern as ChatView) + `useStreamingTts` wired to workspace chat stream |
+
+In all three views: the `speaking` export from `useStreamingTts` replaces the old `synthesising || audio.playing.value` checks for button busy state.
+
+### Backend
+
+No changes. `/api/voice/synthesise` accepts shorter sentence-length strings without issue.
+
+## Error Handling
+
+| Scenario | Behavior |
+|----------|----------|
+| Synthesis fails for a sentence | One immediate retry; if retry fails, sentence is skipped, queue advances, and a `console.warn` is emitted with the sentence index and error |
+| `stop()` called mid-queue | `abortId` incremented; all in-flight promises check id and discard their result |
+| New message starts while audio playing | `watch(streaming, true → ...)` calls `stop()` before starting new queue |
+| TTS unavailable or listen mode off | Composable is inert — watchers do nothing, no requests fired |
+| Fragment < 3 chars after stripping | Skipped without a TTS request |
+| Response ends without terminal punctuation | Remaining buffer flushed as final sentence on stream-end |
+
+## Data Flow
+
+```
+LLM SSE chunks → store.streamingContent (grows)
+                         ↓
+              useStreamingTts watcher
+                         ↓
+              sentenceBuffer accumulation
+                         ↓
+         sentence boundary detected? → synthesiseSpeech(sentence) [concurrent]
+                         ↓                        ↓ (fail → 1 retry → skip)
+              playQueue.then(play blob)    resolved blob
+                         ↓
+              useVoiceAudio.play() [sequential]
+                         ↓
+                    audio output
+```
+
+## Files Changed
+
+- **New:** `frontend/src/composables/useStreamingTts.ts`
+- **Modified:** `frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue` — swap TTS logic for composable
+- **Modified:** `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue` — swap TTS logic for composable
+- **Modified:** `frontend/src/views/WorkspaceView.vue` — add listen mode + composable

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+# Article Reading Design
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Allow the LLM to fetch and read the full text of any URL on demand, fix conversation history so tool context survives follow-up turns, and make the briefing Discuss button inject article content as a persisted tool exchange rather than raw user-message text.
+
+**Architecture:** Four self-contained changes — history reconstruction fix (prerequisite), `read_article` tool, Discuss endpoint, and content cap removal.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Python/Quart backend, trafilatura (already installed), SQLAlchemy async, Vue 3 frontend.
+
+---
+
+## Problem summary
+
+Three interrelated issues observed in briefing conversations:
+
+1. **Missing `read_article` tool** — when a user pastes a URL, the LLM calls `search_web` (a SearXNG text search), which returns generic site descriptions instead of article content.
+2. **History reconstruction bug** — `routes/chat.py:166` builds the `history` list with only `role` + `content`, silently dropping all `tool_calls` and their results from prior turns. Tool context is lost on every follow-up.
+3. **Discuss button UX** — inlines raw article text into the user message bubble. Feels clumsy, and the model sometimes searches notes on follow-ups anyway because the article isn't clearly marked as "loaded" context.
+
+---
+
+## Components
+
+### 1. History reconstruction fix
+**File:** `src/fabledassistant/routes/chat.py`
+
+The loop at line ~164 that builds `history` must be updated to replay tool exchanges:
+
+```python
+history = []
+for msg in conv.messages:
+    if msg.role == "system":
+        continue
+    msg_dict = {"role": msg.role, "content": msg.content or ""}
+    if msg.tool_calls:
+        msg_dict["tool_calls"] = [
+            {"function": {"name": tc["function"], "arguments": tc["arguments"]}}
+            for tc in msg.tool_calls
+        ]
+        history.append(msg_dict)
+        for tc in msg.tool_calls:
+            history.append({"role": "tool", "content": json.dumps(tc.get("result", {}))})
+    else:
+        history.append(msg_dict)
+```
+
+The `tool_calls` JSONB column already stores `[{function, arguments, result}]` per call. No schema change needed.
+
+### 2. `read_article` tool
+**Files:** `src/fabledassistant/services/research.py`, `src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py`, `src/fabledassistant/services/rss.py`
+
+Move `_fetch_full_article` from `rss.py` to `research.py` (imported back into `rss.py` to avoid breaking existing calls). This makes it available to `execute_tool` without a circular import.
+
+Tool definition added to `_TOOLS` in `tools.py`:
+
+```python
+{
+    "type": "function",
+    "function": {
+        "name": "read_article",
+        "description": (
+            "Fetch and read the full text of a web page or article from a URL. "
+            "Use when the user shares a URL and wants you to read it, "
+            "or to get the full content of a linked page. "
+            "Do not use search_web for URLs — use this tool instead."
+        ),
+        "parameters": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "url": {"type": "string", "description": "The URL to fetch"}
+            },
+            "required": ["url"],
+        },
+    },
+}
+```
+
+`execute_tool` handler:
+
+```python
+elif tool_name == "read_article":
+    from fabledassistant.services.research import _fetch_full_article
+    url = arguments.get("url", "").strip()
+    if not url:
+        return {"success": False, "error": "No URL provided"}
+    content = await _fetch_full_article(url)
+    if not content:
+        return {"success": False, "error": f"Could not fetch article content from {url}"}
+    TOOL_CONTENT_CAP = 40_000
+    truncated = len(content) > TOOL_CONTENT_CAP
+    return {
+        "success": True,
+        "type": "article_content",
+        "url": url,
+        "content": content[:TOOL_CONTENT_CAP],
+        "truncated": truncated,
+    }
+```
+
+### 3. `add_message` — add `tool_calls` parameter
+**File:** `src/fabledassistant/services/chat.py`
+
+`add_message` needs to accept and store `tool_calls` so the Discuss endpoint can create synthetic messages:
+
+```python
+async def add_message(
+    conversation_id: int,
+    role: str,
+    content: str,
+    context_note_id: int | None = None,
+    status: str | None = None,
+    tool_calls: list | None = None,
+) -> Message:
+```
+
+Set `msg.tool_calls = tool_calls` when provided.
+
+### 4. Discuss endpoint
+**File:** `src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py`
+
+New route: `POST /api/briefing/articles/<int:item_id>/discuss`
+
+Request body: `{"conv_id": <int>}`
+
+Steps:
+1. Look up `rss_items` row by `item_id` — verify it belongs to the user via feed ownership. Return 404 if not found.
+2. Look up conversation by `conv_id` — verify it belongs to the user. Return 404 if not found.
+3. If generation already running for `conv_id` → return 409.
+4. Fetch stored content: `article_content = item.content or item.snippet or ""`
+5. Store synthetic assistant message (status=`"complete"`, role=`"assistant"`, content=`""`, tool_calls as below):
+   ```python
+   synthetic_tool_calls = [{
+       "function": "read_article",
+       "arguments": {"url": item.url},
+       "result": {
+           "success": True,
+           "type": "article_content",
+           "url": item.url,
+           "content": article_content,
+           "truncated": False,
+       },
+   }]
+   await add_message(conv_id, "assistant", "", status="complete", tool_calls=synthetic_tool_calls)
+   ```
+6. Store user message: `await add_message(conv_id, "user", "Please summarize and discuss this article.")`
+7. Build `history` from `conv.messages` (using the fixed builder above).
+8. Create assistant placeholder, create buffer, launch `run_generation` as normal.
+9. Return `{"assistant_message_id": ..., "status": "generating"}` 202.
+
+### 5. Frontend: BriefingView.vue
+**File:** `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue`
+
+Replace `discussArticle()`:
+
+```typescript
+async function discussArticle(item: NewsItem) {
+  if (!todayConvId.value) return
+  if (!isToday.value) selectedConvId.value = todayConvId.value
+  await nextTick(() => {
+    document.querySelector('.briefing-center')?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' })
+  })
+  await apiClient.post(`/api/briefing/articles/${item.id}/discuss`, {
+    conv_id: todayConvId.value,
+  })
+  // Re-fetch conversation so the new messages appear, then start SSE streaming.
+  // The existing chatStore.fetchConversation + startStreaming pattern handles this.
+  await chatStore.fetchConversation(todayConvId.value)
+  chatStore.startStreaming(todayConvId.value)
+}
+```
+
+The exact method names (`fetchConversation`, `startStreaming`) should match what `BriefingView.vue` already uses for the reply flow — confirm during implementation.
+
+The article no longer appears as wall-of-text in the user bubble. The chat UI shows it as a `read_article` tool call card (already handled by `ToolCallCard.vue`).
+
+### 6. Content cap removal
+**File:** `src/fabledassistant/services/rss.py`
+
+Remove `[:CONTENT_MAX_CHARS]` from:
+- `content = _html_to_text(content)[:CONTENT_MAX_CHARS]` in `extract_item()`
+- `item.content = full_text[:CONTENT_MAX_CHARS]` in the enrichment task
+
+The `CONTENT_MAX_CHARS` constant can be removed entirely. Trafilatura extracts only article body text (typically 2K–15K chars for news articles), so content is naturally bounded.
+
+---
+
+## Data flow
+
+### User pastes a URL in chat
+1. User sends message with a URL
+2. LLM calls `read_article(url)`
+3. `execute_tool` calls `_fetch_full_article(url)` → trafilatura extracts clean text
+4. Tool result appended in-memory as `{role: "tool", content: json}`
+5. LLM responds based on article content
+6. Generation saves assistant message with `tool_calls=[{function:"read_article", arguments, result}]`
+7. Follow-up turns: history builder replays tool_call + tool result → article stays in context
+
+### User clicks Discuss on a briefing article
+1. Frontend calls `POST /api/briefing/articles/{item_id}/discuss` with `{conv_id}`
+2. Backend fetches stored article text from DB (no network request)
+3. Backend stores synthetic assistant message with `read_article` tool result
+4. Backend stores user message `"Please summarize and discuss this article."`
+5. Generation runs — LLM sees pre-loaded article in history
+6. Follow-ups retain context via fixed history builder
+
+---
+
+## Error handling
+
+| Scenario | Behaviour |
+|---|---|
+| `_fetch_full_article` returns `None` (network/extraction failure) | Tool returns `{success: False, error: "Could not fetch article content from [url]"}` — LLM reports conversationally |
+| Discuss: `item_id` not found or wrong user | 404 |
+| Discuss: `conv_id` not found or wrong user | 404 |
+| Discuss: article has no stored content | Falls back to empty string — LLM works with what it has |
+| Discuss: generation already running | 409 |
+| Messages with `tool_calls = None` | History builder unchanged — no regression for existing conversations |
+
+---
+
+## Tests
+
+- **Unit:** `_fetch_full_article` returns `None` → `read_article` tool result has `success: False`
+- **Unit:** History builder with a stored message that has `tool_calls` → output includes assistant tool_call dict + a `{role: "tool"}` dict
+- **Unit:** History builder with messages where `tool_calls = None` → output unchanged from current behaviour
+- **Integration:** `POST /api/briefing/articles/{item_id}/discuss` → two messages stored (synthetic assistant + user message), generation triggered, returns 202

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+# Research Pipeline — Multi-Note Redesign
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Replace the single monolithic research note with a set of focused, topic-driven notes plus an index note that links them — making research output browsable, TTS-friendly, and well-organized.
+
+**Architecture:** Two new LLM calls (outline generation + N parallel section syntheses) replace the single large synthesis call. Public API unchanged — callers receive the index note. Fallback to single-note behavior on any outline failure.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Python/Quart backend, existing `research.py` service, asyncio.gather for parallelism.
+
+---
+
+## Problem
+
+The current pipeline synthesizes one note with a minimum of 2500 words and 6 sections. This creates:
+- Notes too large to read or listen to comfortably
+- No way to navigate directly to a specific sub-topic
+- TTS failures on long prose (8000-char route limit, unbounded sentence buffers)
+
+---
+
+## Pipeline Flow
+
+Public signature unchanged:
+```python
+async def run_research_pipeline(
+    topic: str,
+    user_id: int,
+    model: str,
+    buf=None,
+    project_id: int | None = None,
+) -> Note:  # returns the index note
+```
+
+Execution order:
+
+```
+1. Generate sub-queries           (unchanged)
+2. Search + fetch sources         (unchanged)
+3. Generate topic outline         (NEW — one LLM call → 3–7 section dicts)
+4. Synthesize each section note   (NEW — parallelized via asyncio.gather)
+5. Create all section notes in DB (sequential, tagged ["research"], same project_id)
+6. Create index note              (NEW — links all sections)
+7. Return index note
+```
+
+Status messages via `buf.append_event("status", ...)`:
+- `"Generating outline…"`
+- `"Writing: [Section Title]…"` (one per section, emitted before synthesis starts)
+- `"Saving [N] notes…"`
+
+No note content is streamed into chat. After the tool call resolves, the LLM writes a brief conversational summary citing the index note title and section count.
+
+---
+
+## Outline Generation
+
+New function: `_generate_outline(topic, sources, model) -> list[dict]`
+
+Sends all fetched sources to the model with a prompt requesting a JSON array:
+
+```json
+[
+  {"title": "Quantum Entanglement: Mechanisms", "focus": "How entanglement works at the physical level"},
+  {"title": "Quantum Computing Hardware", "focus": "Ion traps, superconducting qubits, photonic approaches"}
+]
+```
+
+**Prompt requirements:**
+- Produce 3–7 sections covering distinct aspects of the topic
+- Titles must work as standalone note titles (no "Overview" or "Introduction" generics)
+- No overlap between sections
+- `focus` is one sentence describing what this section should specifically cover
+
+**Guardrails:**
+- Fewer than 3 sections parsed → fall back to single-note synthesis
+- JSON parse failure → fall back to single-note synthesis
+- More than 8 sections → truncate to 8
+
+**Model params:** `max_tokens=400, num_ctx=16384` (outline is short)
+
+---
+
+## Section Synthesis
+
+New function: `_synthesize_section(section_title, section_focus, sources, model) -> tuple[str, str]`
+
+Returns `(title, body_markdown)`.
+
+All sections receive all fetched sources. The `section_focus` field in the prompt directs the model to draw only what's relevant to that section's scope.
+
+**Prompt requirements:**
+- 300–600 words of substantive prose
+- Do NOT include a `# Title` heading (title is set separately)
+- End with a brief `## Sources` list of relevant URLs from the provided sources
+- Focus strictly on `section_focus` — ignore source material outside that scope
+
+**Model params:** `num_predict=2048, num_ctx=16384` (reduced from 8192 — sufficient for 600 words, prevents rambling)
+
+**Parallelism:** All section synthesis calls run via `asyncio.gather`. Wall-clock time stays close to a single synthesis call despite producing N notes.
+
+---
+
+## Note Creation and Index Note
+
+**Section notes:**
+- Tags: `["research"]`
+- `project_id`: same as passed to pipeline (or None)
+- Title: from outline `title` field
+- Created sequentially (avoids DB contention)
+
+**Index note:**
+- Tags: `["research", "research-index"]`
+- `project_id`: same as section notes
+- Title: `"Research: [topic]"`
+- Created last (after all section notes exist)
+
+**Index note body format:**
+```markdown
+Research overview for **[topic]** — [YYYY-MM-DD]
+
+Generated from [N] web sources across [M] sections.
+
+## Sections
+
+- **[Section 1 Title]** — [focus sentence]
+- **[Section 2 Title]** — [focus sentence]
+...
+
+*Search for any section title to read it.*
+```
+
+The index note is what `run_research_pipeline` returns. The existing `research_topic` tool handler uses `note.id` and `note.title` — both remain valid with the index note.
+
+---
+
+## Error Handling
+
+| Scenario | Behaviour |
+|---|---|
+| Outline generation raises | Fall back to single-note synthesis (current behaviour) |
+| Outline JSON unparseable | Fall back to single-note synthesis |
+| Outline returns < 3 sections | Fall back to single-note synthesis |
+| Outline returns > 8 sections | Truncate to 8, continue |
+| A section synthesis raises | Log warning, skip that section; continue with remaining |
+| All section syntheses fail | Fall back to single-note synthesis |
+| A section note DB save fails | Log warning, skip from index; index note still created |
+| No sources fetched | Raise `ValueError` as today — unchanged |
+
+The fallback in every case is the current single-note pipeline. Research never silently produces nothing.
+
+---
+
+## What Is NOT Changing
+
+- Public function signature of `run_research_pipeline`
+- Sub-query generation (`_generate_sub_queries`)
+- SearXNG search and URL fetching
+- `_search_searxng`, `_search_searxng_images`, `fetch_url_content`
+- The `research_topic` tool definition and handler in `tools.py`
+- The `quick_capture` research path
+- Any frontend component

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-04-06-settings-consistency-design.md

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+# Settings Consistency Pass — Design
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Fix five interrelated gaps in the settings UI — missing timezone field, SSO-unaware account tab, duplicated work schedule, ignored slot toggles, and timezone changes not propagating to the briefing scheduler.
+
+**Architecture:** Primarily frontend cleanup with two focused backend hooks: settings PUT route gains a timezone→scheduler bridge; briefing scheduler gains slot-gating and work-day awareness.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Vue 3 + TypeScript frontend; Python/Quart backend; APScheduler; `zoneinfo`.
+
+---
+
+## Problem summary
+
+1. **No timezone field** — `user_timezone` is read by the scheduler and the chat pipeline but is never exposed in the UI. The briefing tab displays the browser's detected timezone but never persists it. Scheduler falls back to UTC.
+
+2. **Account tab ignores SSO** — "Email Address" and "Change Password" sections are shown to SSO users (`has_password = false`) even though they cannot change credentials here.
+
+3. **Work schedule duplicated** — Profile tab has the canonical work schedule (days + start/end time, stored in `profile.work_schedule`). Briefing tab has a redundant "Office Days" section (`briefing_config.work_days`) that the backend never reads.
+
+4. **Slot toggles are decorative** — The briefing tab's four slot checkboxes are saved to `briefing_config.slots` but `_add_user_jobs` schedules all four slots unconditionally.
+
+5. **Timezone setting not propagated** — `PUT /api/settings` saves `user_timezone` to the DB but does not call `update_user_schedule`, so the in-memory scheduler keeps the stale timezone until restart or briefing config re-save.
+
+---
+
+## Components
+
+### 1. General tab — Timezone field
+
+**File:** `frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue`
+
+New section in the General tab (after the Assistant section, before Model Management):
+
+```html
+<section class="settings-section full-width">
+  <h2>Timezone</h2>
+  <p class="section-desc">Used to schedule briefings and format times in chat.</p>
+  <div class="field">
+    <label for="user-timezone">Your timezone</label>
+    <div style="display:flex; gap:0.5rem; align-items:center">
+      <input id="user-timezone" v-model="userTimezone" type="text"
+             class="input" placeholder="e.g. America/New_York" />
+      <button class="btn-secondary" type="button" @click="detectTimezone">Detect</button>
+    </div>
+    <p class="field-hint">IANA timezone name (e.g. America/Chicago, Europe/London).</p>
+  </div>
+  <div class="actions">
+    <button class="btn-save" @click="saveTimezone" :disabled="savingTimezone">
+      {{ savingTimezone ? 'Saving…' : 'Save' }}
+    </button>
+    <span v-if="timezoneSaved" class="saved-msg">Saved!</span>
+  </div>
+</section>
+```
+
+- `detectTimezone()` sets `userTimezone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone`
+- `saveTimezone()` calls `PUT /api/settings` with `{ user_timezone: userTimezone }`
+- Loaded in `onMounted` / general settings load alongside `assistantName`, `defaultModel`
+
+The briefing tab's "Firing in timezone" hint changes from the live Intl API to reading the stored `user_timezone` value:
+```
+Firing in timezone: <strong>{{ userTimezone || 'UTC (not set)' }}</strong>
+```
+
+### 2. Account tab — SSO guard
+
+**File:** `frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue`
+
+Wrap the Email and Password sections:
+
+```html
+<!-- SSO info banner (shown when no local password) -->
+<section v-if="!authStore.user?.has_password" class="settings-section">
+  <h2>Account</h2>
+  <p class="section-desc">
+    Your account is managed by an external identity provider.
+    Email and password changes are made through your provider, not here.
+  </p>
+</section>
+
+<!-- Local-auth sections (hidden for SSO) -->
+<template v-if="authStore.user?.has_password">
+  <section class="settings-section"> <!-- Email Address --> </section>
+  <section class="settings-section"> <!-- Change Password --> </section>
+</template>
+
+<!-- Active Sessions — always shown -->
+<section class="settings-section"> ... </section>
+```
+
+No backend change needed — the API already rejects email/password changes for SSO accounts.
+
+### 3. Briefing tab — Remove Office Days
+
+**File:** `frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue`
+
+Delete the "Office Days" `<section>` (lines ~2068–2082). The `briefing_config.work_days` field can remain in the config object for backwards compatibility but the UI stops writing it.
+
+The slot toggles section stays — it now actually drives scheduling (see §5).
+
+### 4. Backend — settings PUT propagates timezone to scheduler
+
+**File:** `src/fabledassistant/routes/settings.py`
+
+After `set_settings_batch`, add:
+
+```python
+if "user_timezone" in to_save:
+    import json
+    from fabledassistant.services.briefing_scheduler import update_user_schedule
+    config_raw = await get_setting(uid, "briefing_config", "{}")
+    try:
+        config = json.loads(config_raw) if isinstance(config_raw, str) else {}
+    except Exception:
+        config = {}
+    if config.get("enabled"):
+        update_user_schedule(uid, config, tz_override=to_save["user_timezone"] or None)
+```
+
+### 5. Backend — scheduler respects slot toggles and work days
+
+**File:** `src/fabledassistant/services/briefing_scheduler.py`
+
+**5a. `_add_user_jobs` — only schedule enabled slots**
+
+Change signature to accept `config: dict`:
+
+```python
+def _add_user_jobs(user_id: int, tz: str, config: dict | None = None) -> None:
+    enabled_slots = (config or {}).get("slots", {})
+    for slot_name, hour, minute in SLOTS:
+        # Default True for compilation (always run); others respect toggle
+        if slot_name != "compilation" and not enabled_slots.get(slot_name, True):
+            jid = _job_id(user_id, slot_name)
+            if _scheduler and _scheduler.get_job(jid):
+                _scheduler.remove_job(jid)
+            continue
+        _scheduler.add_job(
+            _run_user_slot_sync,
+            CronTrigger(hour=hour, minute=minute, timezone=tz),
+            args=[user_id, slot_name],
+            id=_job_id(user_id, slot_name),
+            replace_existing=True,
+            misfire_grace_time=3600,
+        )
+```
+
+Update callers:
+- `update_user_schedule(user_id, config, tz_override)` → pass `config` to `_add_user_jobs`
+- `start_briefing_scheduler` startup loop → fetch full config to pass through
+
+**5b. `_run_slot_for_user` — skip morning on non-work days**
+
+For the `morning` slot, check today against `profile.work_schedule.days`:
+
+```python
+if slot == "morning":
+    from fabledassistant.services.user_profile import get_profile
+    from datetime import datetime
+    tz_str = await get_setting(user_id, "user_timezone") or "UTC"
+    try:
+        user_tz = ZoneInfo(tz_str)
+    except Exception:
+        user_tz = ZoneInfo("UTC")
+    today_abbr = datetime.now(user_tz).strftime("%a")  # 'Mon', 'Tue', …
+    profile = await get_profile(user_id)
+    work_days = (profile.work_schedule or {}).get("days", ["Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri"])
+    if today_abbr not in work_days:
+        logger.info("Skipping morning slot for user %d — %s not a work day", user_id, today_abbr)
+        return
+```
+
+Note: `get_profile` must be importable from `user_profile.py` — confirm signature during implementation.
+
+---
+
+## Data flow
+
+1. User opens Settings → General tab loads, reads `user_timezone` from `GET /api/settings`, populates the field
+2. User clicks Detect → browser timezone fills the field
+3. User clicks Save → `PUT /api/settings {user_timezone: "America/New_York"}` → backend saves and immediately calls `update_user_schedule` if briefing enabled
+4. Briefing tab "Firing in timezone" now shows stored value instead of live browser API
+5. Next 8am job: scheduler checks if `morning` is enabled in `briefing_config.slots`, then checks if today is in `profile.work_schedule.days` before running
+
+---
+
+## Error handling
+
+| Scenario | Behaviour |
+|---|---|
+| `user_timezone` saved as empty string | `update_user_schedule` called with `tz_override=None` → falls back to `briefing_config.timezone` or UTC |
+| Invalid IANA string saved | `_resolve_timezone` already falls back to UTC with a warning log |
+| `profile.work_schedule` is None | `morning` slot defaults to Mon–Fri |
+| Slot toggles key missing from config | All non-compilation slots default to enabled (`True`) — no regression for existing users |
+| SSO user visits Account tab | Sees info banner; email/password forms hidden; no API calls attempted |
+
+---
+
+## What is NOT changing
+
+- Profile "Interests" and Briefing "News Preferences" remain separate — they serve different purposes (system-prompt personalisation vs RSS topic filtering)
+- `briefing_config.work_days` field is not deleted from existing configs — just stops being written by the UI
+- No migration needed — `profile.work_schedule.days` already exists; scheduler change is additive

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-04-06-web-voice-overlay-polish.md

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+# Web Voice Overlay Polish — Implementation Spec
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Ship the dormant `VoiceOverlay` component by mounting it, wiring the Space bar shortcut, and replacing push-to-talk with click-to-toggle silence detection.
+
+**Architecture:** A new `useSilenceDetector` composable wraps the Web Audio API `AnalyserNode` and fires a callback when sustained silence is detected. `VoiceOverlay` coordinates `useVoiceRecorder` and `useSilenceDetector`, switching from hold-to-record to click-to-toggle. `App.vue` mounts the overlay and adds the Space bar handler.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Vue 3 Composition API, Web Audio API (`AnalyserNode`), existing `useVoiceRecorder` / `useVoiceAudio` composables, TypeScript.
+
+---
+
+## File Map
+
+| Action | Path |
+|--------|------|
+| Create | `frontend/src/composables/useSilenceDetector.ts` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/composables/useVoiceRecorder.ts` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/components/VoiceOverlay.vue` |
+| Modify | `frontend/src/App.vue` |
+
+---
+
+## Task 1: `useSilenceDetector` composable
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `frontend/src/composables/useSilenceDetector.ts`
+
+### Interface
+
+```ts
+export interface SilenceDetectorOptions {
+  thresholdDb?: number       // default -40
+  silenceDurationMs?: number // default 1500
+  minRecordingMs?: number    // default 500
+}
+
+export function useSilenceDetector(options?: SilenceDetectorOptions): {
+  amplitude: Readonly<Ref<number>>   // 0–1, for visualization
+  start(stream: MediaStream, onSilence: () => void): void
+  stop(): void
+}
+```
+
+### Behaviour
+
+- `start(stream, onSilence)`:
+  1. Creates `AudioContext`
+  2. `createMediaStreamSource(stream)` → connects to `AnalyserNode` (fftSize 256)
+  3. Records `startedAt = Date.now()`
+  4. Starts a `setInterval` at 100ms that:
+     - Calls `analyser.getByteFrequencyData(dataArray)`
+     - Computes RMS amplitude → maps to 0–1 range for `amplitude.value`
+     - Converts to approximate dB: `db = 20 * log10(rms)` (clamp to -100 when rms === 0)
+     - If `db < thresholdDb`: increments `silenceMs += 100`; else resets `silenceMs = 0`
+     - If `silenceMs >= silenceDurationMs` AND `Date.now() - startedAt >= minRecordingMs`: clears interval, fires `onSilence()`
+- `stop()`: clears interval, closes `AudioContext`, resets `amplitude.value = 0`
+- Safe to call `stop()` multiple times (guard with null check)
+- `amplitude` resets to 0 after `stop()`
+
+### Full implementation
+
+```ts
+import { ref, readonly } from 'vue'
+
+export interface SilenceDetectorOptions {
+  thresholdDb?: number
+  silenceDurationMs?: number
+  minRecordingMs?: number
+}
+
+export function useSilenceDetector(options: SilenceDetectorOptions = {}) {
+  const {
+    thresholdDb = -40,
+    silenceDurationMs = 1500,
+    minRecordingMs = 500,
+  } = options
+
+  const amplitude = ref(0)
+  let audioCtx: AudioContext | null = null
+  let intervalId: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null
+  let silenceMs = 0
+  let startedAt = 0
+
+  function start(stream: MediaStream, onSilence: () => void) {
+    stop()
+    audioCtx = new AudioContext()
+    const source = audioCtx.createMediaStreamSource(stream)
+    const analyser = audioCtx.createAnalyser()
+    analyser.fftSize = 256
+    source.connect(analyser)
+
+    const data = new Uint8Array(analyser.frequencyBinCount)
+    silenceMs = 0
+    startedAt = Date.now()
+
+    intervalId = setInterval(() => {
+      analyser.getByteFrequencyData(data)
+      const rms = Math.sqrt(data.reduce((s, v) => s + v * v, 0) / data.length) / 255
+      amplitude.value = rms
+
+      const db = rms > 0 ? 20 * Math.log10(rms) : -100
+      if (db < thresholdDb) {
+        silenceMs += 100
+        if (silenceMs >= silenceDurationMs && Date.now() - startedAt >= minRecordingMs) {
+          stop()
+          onSilence()
+        }
+      } else {
+        silenceMs = 0
+      }
+    }, 100)
+  }
+
+  function stop() {
+    if (intervalId !== null) {
+      clearInterval(intervalId)
+      intervalId = null
+    }
+    if (audioCtx) {
+      audioCtx.close().catch(() => {})
+      audioCtx = null
+    }
+    amplitude.value = 0
+    silenceMs = 0
+  }
+
+  return { amplitude: readonly(amplitude), start, stop }
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] Write the file exactly as above
+- [ ] Verify TypeScript compiles: `cd frontend && npx tsc --noEmit`
+- [ ] Commit: `git add frontend/src/composables/useSilenceDetector.ts && git commit -m "feat: add useSilenceDetector composable"`
+
+---
+
+## Task 2: Expose `stream` from `useVoiceRecorder`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/composables/useVoiceRecorder.ts`
+
+Change the `stream` local variable to a `Ref<MediaStream | null>` and export it as readonly.
+
+- [ ] Change `let stream: MediaStream | null = null` to `const streamRef = ref<MediaStream | null>(null)`
+- [ ] Replace all `stream` assignments with `streamRef.value`:
+  - `stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(...)` → `streamRef.value = await ...`
+  - `stream?.getTracks().forEach(...)` → `streamRef.value?.getTracks().forEach(...)`
+  - `stream = null` → `streamRef.value = null`
+- [ ] Add `stream: readonly(streamRef)` to the return object
+- [ ] Verify TypeScript: `npx tsc --noEmit`
+- [ ] Commit: `git add frontend/src/composables/useVoiceRecorder.ts && git commit -m "feat: expose stream ref from useVoiceRecorder"`
+
+---
+
+## Task 3: Wire `VoiceOverlay` — silence detection + click-to-toggle
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/components/VoiceOverlay.vue`
+
+### Script changes
+
+- [ ] Import `useSilenceDetector` at the top of `<script setup>`
+- [ ] Add `const silenceDetector = useSilenceDetector()` after the existing composable instantiations
+- [ ] In `startPtt()`: after `phase.value = 'recording'`, add:
+  ```ts
+  if (recorder.stream.value) {
+    silenceDetector.start(recorder.stream.value, stopPtt)
+  }
+  ```
+- [ ] In `stopPtt()`: add `silenceDetector.stop()` as the first line (before the guard check)
+- [ ] In `cancelAll()`: add `silenceDetector.stop()` after `recorder.stopRecording().catch(() => {})`
+
+### Button: click-to-toggle
+
+Replace the PTT mouse/touch handlers on `.voice-ptt-btn` with click-to-toggle logic:
+
+- [ ] Remove `@mousedown.prevent="startPtt"` and `@mouseup.prevent="stopPtt"`
+- [ ] Remove `@touchstart.prevent="startPtt"` and `@touchend.prevent="stopPtt"`
+- [ ] Replace `@click.prevent="phase === 'error' ? (phase = 'idle') : undefined"` with:
+  ```html
+  @click.prevent="onBtnClick"
+  ```
+- [ ] Add `onBtnClick` function in script:
+  ```ts
+  function onBtnClick() {
+    if (phase.value === 'error') { phase.value = 'idle'; return }
+    if (phase.value === 'recording') { stopPtt(); return }
+    if (phase.value === 'idle') { startPtt() }
+  }
+  ```
+- [ ] Update `aria-label` and `title` on the button:
+  - `aria-label`: `phase === 'recording' ? 'Click to stop' : 'Click to speak'`
+  - `title`: `phase === 'recording' ? 'Click to stop or wait for silence' : 'Click or press Space to speak'`
+
+### Amplitude visualization during recording
+
+Inside the button, when `phase === 'recording'`, replace the static stop icon with animated amplitude bars:
+
+- [ ] Replace the recording SVG block:
+  ```html
+  <svg v-else-if="phase === 'recording'" ...>...</svg>
+  ```
+  with:
+  ```html
+  <span v-else-if="phase === 'recording'" class="voice-amp-bars">
+    <span
+      v-for="n in 3"
+      :key="n"
+      class="voice-amp-bar"
+      :style="{ transform: `scaleY(${0.3 + silenceDetector.amplitude.value * (0.4 + n * 0.15)})` }"
+    ></span>
+  </span>
+  ```
+
+### Hint label
+
+- [ ] Change the idle hint from `Hold <kbd>Space</kbd> or tap` to `Tap or press <kbd>Space</kbd>`
+
+### CSS for amplitude bars
+
+- [ ] Add to `<style scoped>`:
+  ```css
+  .voice-amp-bars {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 3px;
+    align-items: center;
+    height: 22px;
+  }
+  .voice-amp-bar {
+    width: 4px;
+    height: 18px;
+    background: #fff;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    transform-origin: center;
+    transition: transform 0.08s ease;
+  }
+  ```
+
+- [ ] Verify TypeScript: `npx tsc --noEmit`
+- [ ] Commit: `git add frontend/src/components/VoiceOverlay.vue && git commit -m "feat: click-to-toggle silence detection in VoiceOverlay"`
+
+---
+
+## Task 4: Mount overlay and wire Space bar in `App.vue`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `frontend/src/App.vue`
+
+### Mount VoiceOverlay
+
+- [ ] Add import at top of `<script setup>`:
+  ```ts
+  import VoiceOverlay from '@/components/VoiceOverlay.vue'
+  ```
+- [ ] Add `<VoiceOverlay />` inside the `<template v-if="authStore.isAuthenticated">` block, just before `<ToastNotification />`:
+  ```html
+  <VoiceOverlay />
+  <ToastNotification />
+  ```
+
+### Space bar handler
+
+- [ ] In `onGlobalKeydown`, add a `Space` case inside the `switch (e.key)` block (after the existing cases), only fires when `!isInputActive()`:
+  ```ts
+  case ' ':
+    e.preventDefault()
+    document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('voice:ptt-toggle'))
+    break
+  ```
+
+### Shortcuts panel label
+
+- [ ] Update the Space shortcut description from `Hold to speak (voice, when enabled)` to `Tap to speak (voice, when enabled)`
+
+- [ ] Verify TypeScript: `npx tsc --noEmit`
+- [ ] Verify full build: `npm run build`
+- [ ] Commit: `git add frontend/src/App.vue && git commit -m "feat: mount VoiceOverlay and wire Space bar shortcut"`

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-04-08-knowledge-task-consolidation.md

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+# Knowledge View Task Consolidation — Design Spec
+
+## Goal
+
+Consolidate tasks into the Knowledge view as a card type, deprecate the standalone `/notes` and `/tasks` list views, and simplify navigation. The Knowledge view becomes the single hub for all content types: notes, tasks, people, places, and lists.
+
+## Architecture
+
+The Knowledge view already renders notes, people, places, and lists as typed cards in a filterable grid with a sidebar. Tasks are added as a fifth card type using the same two-tier pagination system (ID pre-fetch → content batch). The backend knowledge endpoints (`/api/knowledge/ids`, `/api/knowledge/batch`, `/api/knowledge/counts`) are extended to include tasks. No changes to the note/task CRUD API.
+
+## Task Cards
+
+Task cards follow the same layout as other knowledge cards:
+
+- **Left accent strip**: distinct color for tasks (e.g. `#a78bfa` purple to differentiate from note indigo)
+- **Type badge**: "Task" in top-right corner
+- **Card body**:
+  - Title (2-line clamp)
+  - Status badge: `todo` / `in_progress` / `done` / `cancelled` — styled with existing status colors from theme (`--color-status-*`)
+  - Priority indicator: shown only when priority is not `none` — uses existing priority colors (`--color-priority-*`)
+  - Due date: shown when set, with overdue styling (`--color-overdue`) when past and status is not `done`/`cancelled`
+- **Card footer**: tags (up to 3) + last-modified date — identical to other card types
+
+Clicking a task card navigates to `/tasks/:id/edit` (same as today).
+
+## Filter Sidebar Changes
+
+The type filter section gains a "Tasks" button:
+
+```
+Type
+──────────
+[All]           127
+[Notes]          84
+[Tasks]          22
+[People]          8
+[Places]          5
+[Lists]           8
+```
+
+The filter value for tasks is `type=task`. The backend already stores tasks as notes with `is_task=True`; the knowledge endpoints need to map the `type=task` filter to `is_task=True`.
+
+## New Note Button Interaction
+
+Current: click "New note" to create a note; chevron expands a dropdown with Note/Person/Place/List.
+
+New behavior:
+
+1. **Click "New note"** (when collapsed) → expands to reveal type options: Task, Person, Place, List. The main button label does not change.
+2. **Click "New note"** again (when expanded) → navigates to `/notes/new` (generic note).
+3. **Click any type option** → navigates to `/notes/new?type=<type>` (for task: `/notes/new?type=task`, which is equivalent to `/tasks/new`).
+4. **Click outside** → collapses the dropdown.
+
+This replaces the current chevron split-button pattern with a simpler toggle. The dropdown items are: Task, Person, Place, List (no "Note" item in the dropdown — clicking the button itself creates a note).
+
+## Route Changes
+
+### Redirects
+
+| Old route | New behavior |
+|-----------|-------------|
+| `/notes` | 302 redirect → `/` (Knowledge view) |
+| `/tasks` | 302 redirect → `/` (Knowledge view) |
+
+### Preserved routes (no change)
+
+| Route | Purpose |
+|-------|---------|
+| `/notes/:id` | Note viewer |
+| `/notes/:id/edit` | Note editor |
+| `/notes/new` | New note (with optional `?type=` param) |
+| `/tasks/:id/edit` | Task editor |
+| `/tasks/new` | New task |
+
+### Router implementation
+
+Add redirect entries in the router config:
+
+```ts
+{ path: '/notes', redirect: '/' },
+{ path: '/tasks', redirect: '/' },
+```
+
+### Navigation
+
+Remove from `AppHeader.vue`:
+- "Tasks" nav link (`<router-link to="/tasks">`)
+- The `/tasks` entry in both desktop nav-center and mobile menu
+
+Remove from `AppHeader.vue` (already done — `/notes` was removed in a prior change, but verify).
+
+### Deleted files
+
+- `frontend/src/views/NotesListView.vue`
+- `frontend/src/views/TasksListView.vue`
+- `frontend/src/stores/notes.ts` (if only used by NotesListView)
+- `frontend/src/stores/tasks.ts` (if only used by TasksListView)
+
+Verify no other components import from these before deleting. The note/task viewer and editor screens import from `api/client.ts` directly, not from the list stores.
+
+## Backend Changes
+
+### `/api/knowledge/ids`
+
+Accept `type=task` as a valid filter. When `type=task`, query `notes` table with `is_task = True`. When `type` is not set (all), include tasks in results alongside notes/people/places/lists.
+
+### `/api/knowledge/batch`
+
+Return task-specific fields for items where `is_task = True`:
+- `status`: todo / in_progress / done / cancelled
+- `priority`: none / low / normal / high
+- `due_date`: ISO date string or null
+
+These are already columns on the `Note` model — just include them in the batch response when the item is a task.
+
+### `/api/knowledge/counts`
+
+Add `task` to the counts response:
+
+```json
+{ "note": 84, "task": 22, "person": 8, "place": 5, "list": 8, "total": 127 }
+```
+
+### `/api/knowledge/tags`
+
+No change — tasks already have tags on the same `Note` model.
+
+## Keyboard Shortcuts
+
+Remove from `App.vue` `onGlobalKeydown`:
+- `case "t": router.push("/tasks/new")` — keep this, it still works
+- `case "g"` sequence `case "t": router.push("/tasks")` — change to `router.push("/")` (direct navigation, don't rely on redirect)
+
+Update shortcuts overlay panel text if it references "Tasks list".
+
+## No API Endpoint Changes
+
+All existing REST endpoints remain:
+- `GET/POST /api/notes` — notes CRUD
+- `GET/POST /api/tasks` — tasks CRUD  
+- `PATCH /api/notes/:id`, `PATCH /api/tasks/:id`
+- `DELETE /api/notes/:id`, `DELETE /api/tasks/:id`
+
+MCP tools (`fable_create_task`, `fable_list_tasks`, etc.) are unaffected.

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-04-08-note-type-editors.md

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+# Specialized Note Type Editors — Design Spec
+
+## Goal
+
+Replace the one-size-fits-all note editor with type-specialized views for Person, Place, and List. Each type gets a form-first layout where structured fields are the main content, with a secondary notes area for free text. Fix tab navigation across all note types so focus flows logically from title through fields to body, skipping the formatting toolbar.
+
+## Architecture
+
+The existing `NoteEditorView.vue` remains the single editor component but renders different layouts based on `noteType`. When `noteType` is `person`, `place`, or `list`, the main editor area switches from TipTap-first to form-first. The TipTap editor moves to a secondary "Notes" section below the form fields. The sidebar metadata fields for person/place move into the main content area. The `note_type` field, entity metadata storage, and API contract are unchanged.
+
+## Person Editor
+
+When `noteType === 'person'`, the main content area renders a contact card form instead of the TipTap editor.
+
+### Fields (in order, all in main content area)
+
+| Field | Type | Placeholder | Source |
+|-------|------|-------------|--------|
+| Name | text input (title) | "Name" | `title` |
+| Relationship | text input | "e.g. Friend, Colleague, Family" | `entityMeta.relationship` |
+| Birthday | date input | — | `entityMeta.birthday` (new field) |
+| Email | email input | "email@example.com" | `entityMeta.email` |
+| Phone | tel input | "+1 555 000 0000" | `entityMeta.phone` |
+| Organization | text input | "Company or organization" | `entityMeta.organization` (new field) |
+| Address | text input | "Street, City, State" | `entityMeta.address` (new field for person) |
+
+### Notes section
+
+Below the form fields, a collapsible "Notes" section with the TipTap editor for free-text content. This is where wikilinks, tags, and general context go. The section starts expanded if the note already has body content, collapsed if empty on a new note.
+
+### Layout
+
+```
+┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ [← Knowledge]  [Save]  [Delete]          │
+│                                          │
+│ Name: [________________________________] │
+│                                          │
+│ Relationship: [________________________] │
+│ Birthday:     [____date picker________]  │
+│ Email:        [________________________] │
+│ Phone:        [________________________] │
+│ Organization: [________________________] │
+│ Address:      [________________________] │
+│                                          │
+│ ▾ Notes                                  │
+│ ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │
+│ │ TipTap editor (markdown body)       │ │
+│ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ │
+│                                          │
+│           [sidebar: project/tags/etc]    │
+└──────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+### Data migration
+
+Existing person notes may have structured data written as plain text in the body (e.g. "Relationship: daughter Birthday: 2013-12-13"). No automatic migration — the body content stays as-is in the Notes section. Users can move data to the structured fields manually.
+
+## Place Editor
+
+When `noteType === 'place'`, same form-first pattern.
+
+### Fields
+
+| Field | Type | Placeholder | Source |
+|-------|------|-------------|--------|
+| Name | text input (title) | "Place name" | `title` |
+| Address | text input | "Street, City, State" | `entityMeta.address` |
+| Phone | tel input | "+1 555 000 0000" | `entityMeta.phone` |
+| Hours | text input | "e.g. Mon–Fri 9am–5pm" | `entityMeta.hours` |
+| Website | url input | "https://..." | `entityMeta.website` (new field) |
+| Category | text input | "e.g. Restaurant, Office, Doctor" | `entityMeta.category` (new field) |
+
+### Notes section
+
+Same as Person — collapsible TipTap editor below the form.
+
+## List Editor
+
+When `noteType === 'list'`, the main content area renders a checklist builder instead of the TipTap editor.
+
+### List builder
+
+Each list item is a row with:
+- Checkbox (toggle checked state)
+- Text input (item text, fills available width)
+- Delete button (× icon, right side)
+
+Below the items: an "Add item" button.
+
+### Behavior
+
+- **Enter** in any item input: creates a new item below and focuses it
+- **Backspace** on an empty item: deletes the item and focuses the previous one
+- **Checkbox toggle**: updates the item's checked state
+- **Delete button**: removes the item
+
+### Serialization
+
+On save, list items are serialized to markdown checkbox format in the body:
+```markdown
+- [ ] Buy groceries
+- [x] Call dentist
+- [ ] Pick up prescription
+```
+
+On load, the body is parsed back into structured items (same parser already exists in `knowledge.py` and `KnowledgeView.vue`).
+
+### Notes section
+
+Same collapsible TipTap "Notes" section below the list builder, for additional context that isn't a list item.
+
+### Layout
+
+```
+┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ [← Knowledge]  [Save]  [Delete]          │
+│                                          │
+│ List title: [____________________________│
+│                                          │
+│ [ ] Buy groceries                    [×] │
+│ [x] Call dentist                     [×] │
+│ [ ] Pick up prescription            [×] │
+│                                          │
+│ [+ Add item]                             │
+│                                          │
+│ ▾ Notes                                  │
+│ ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │
+│ │ TipTap editor (additional context)  │ │
+│ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ │
+│                                          │
+│           [sidebar: project/tags/etc]    │
+└──────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+## Tab Navigation & Auto-Focus
+
+### All note types
+
+1. **On page load**: focus the title/name input automatically
+2. **Tab from title**: skip the formatting toolbar entirely, go to the first content field:
+   - Note: TipTap editor body
+   - Person: Relationship field
+   - Place: Address field
+   - List: first list item (or "Add item" button if empty)
+3. **Tab through fields**: natural order through all form fields
+4. **Tab from last form field**: enter the Notes section (TipTap editor)
+
+### Implementation
+
+Set `tabindex="-1"` on all MarkdownToolbar buttons so they are clickable but not in the tab order. The toolbar remains fully functional via mouse/touch — it's just skipped when tabbing.
+
+### Title placeholder by type
+
+| Type | Placeholder |
+|------|-------------|
+| Note | "Title" |
+| Person | "Name" |
+| Place | "Place name" |
+| List | "List title" |
+| Task | "Title" (unchanged, task editor is separate) |
+
+## Sidebar changes
+
+When editing a Person or Place, the type-specific metadata fields (Relationship, Email, Phone, etc.) **move from the sidebar to the main content area**. The sidebar keeps: Project, Milestone, Tags, Suggest Tags, Type selector, Link Suggestions, Writing Assistant, Version History.
+
+The Type selector remains in the sidebar so users can change the type if needed. Changing type switches the layout.
+
+## Backend changes
+
+### New entity metadata fields
+
+The `entity_meta` JSON column on the Note model already stores arbitrary key-value pairs. No schema migration needed — just store the new keys:
+
+- Person: `birthday`, `organization`, `address` (new; `relationship`, `email`, `phone` existing)
+- Place: `website`, `category` (new; `address`, `phone`, `hours` existing)
+
+### Knowledge service
+
+Update `_note_to_item` in `services/knowledge.py` to include the new fields in the response for person and place cards:
+
+- Person: add `birthday`, `organization`, `address`
+- Place: add `website`, `category`
+
+### Knowledge card display
+
+Update `KnowledgeView.vue` card rendering to show the new fields where useful (e.g. organization on person cards, category on place cards).
+
+## Files changed
+
+| File | Change |
+|------|--------|
+| `frontend/src/views/NoteEditorView.vue` | Type-conditional layouts, form fields, list builder, tab navigation, auto-focus, title placeholders |
+| `frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue` | Card display for new person/place fields |
+| `frontend/src/components/MarkdownToolbar.vue` | `tabindex="-1"` on all buttons |
+| `src/fabledassistant/services/knowledge.py` | New fields in `_note_to_item` for person/place |
+
+## What does NOT change
+
+- Note model / database schema (entity_meta is already a JSON column)
+- API endpoints (same CRUD)
+- Task editor (`TaskEditorView.vue`) — separate component, unchanged
+- Generic note editing — TipTap-first layout stays for `noteType === 'note'`
+- Backend storage format — entity_meta key-value pairs

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-04-08-visual-identity-modern-fable.md

@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+# Modern Fable — Visual Identity Design Spec
+
+## Goal
+
+Replace the generic "competent dark-mode Vue app" aesthetic with a distinctive visual identity that is unmistakably Fabled Assistant. The design language evolves from "Illuminated Transcript" to "Modern Fable" — keeping the scholarly DNA but adding personality through color, typography, interaction, and card design that no other app has.
+
+## Color Palette
+
+Shift from indigo (`#6366f1`) to deep violet + muted gold.
+
+### Dark theme
+
+| Role | Old | New | Usage |
+|------|-----|-----|-------|
+| Primary | `#818cf8` | `#a78bfa` | Text accents, active states, tags, links |
+| Primary solid | `#6366f1` | `#7c3aed` | Buttons, gradients, accent strips |
+| Primary deep | `#4f46e5` | `#5b21b6` | Gradient endpoints, hover states |
+| Accent (warm) | — | `#d4a017` | Due dates, event times, counts, temporal data |
+| Accent light | — | `#e8c45a` | Amber hover states |
+| Background | `#111113` | `#0f0f14` | Slightly deeper, more dramatic |
+| Surface | `#1a1b22` | `#16161f` | Cards, panels |
+| Card bg | `#1e1e27` | `#1a1a24` | Card interiors |
+| Border | `rgba(99,102,241,0.10)` | `rgba(124,58,237,0.12)` | Violet-tinted borders |
+| Text | `#e4e4f0` | `#e4e4f0` | Unchanged |
+| Text muted | `#52526a` | `#52526a` | Unchanged |
+
+### Light theme
+
+| Role | Old | New |
+|------|-----|-----|
+| Primary | `#6366f1` | `#7c3aed` |
+| Primary text | `#4f46e5` | `#5b21b6` |
+| Accent | — | `#b8860b` (darker gold for light bg) |
+| Tag bg | `#ede9fe` | `#ede5ff` |
+| Tag text | `#4f46e5` | `#6d28d9` |
+
+### Semantic color rules
+
+- **Violet = structural** — navigation, type badges, status indicators, card accents, CTA buttons
+- **Amber/gold = temporal** — due dates, event times, countdown values, "overdue" states, calendar dot, relative timestamps
+- This duality is a core brand principle: violet organizes, amber marks time
+
+### Logo update
+
+Update `AppLogo.vue` SVG fill to use the new violet gradient (`#7c3aed` → `#5b21b6`) instead of the current indigo values.
+
+## Card Design — Type DNA
+
+Each content type gets a distinct visual signature recognizable at a glance without reading the badge.
+
+### Shared card structure
+
+- Background: `var(--color-surface)`
+- Border: `1px solid` with type-tinted color at low opacity
+- Border-radius: `var(--radius-lg)` (14px)
+- Padding: 14px
+- Hover: translateY(-2px) + violet shadow bloom (`0 8px 24px rgba(124,58,237,0.15)`)
+
+### Type-specific signatures
+
+**Note** (`note`)
+- Top edge: full-width 3px gradient bar (`#7c3aed` → `#a78bfa`)
+- Border tint: `rgba(124,58,237,0.12)`
+- Badge color: `#a78bfa`
+
+**Task** (`task`)
+- Top edge: half-width 3px gradient bar (`#d4a017` → transparent`), left-aligned — partial bar suggests "in progress"
+- Border tint: `rgba(212,160,23,0.10)`
+- Badge color: `#d4a017`
+- Status badge inline with type badge row
+- Due date in amber; overdue in `--color-overdue` (red)
+
+**Person** (`person`)
+- Top edge: none
+- Corner accent: subtle 60px quarter-circle in top-right (`rgba(16,185,129,0.06)`)
+- Border tint: `rgba(16,185,129,0.10)`
+- Badge color: `#34d399`
+
+**Place** (`place`)
+- Top edge: none
+- Corner accent: subtle 60px quarter-circle in top-right (`rgba(245,158,11,0.06)`)
+- Border tint: `rgba(245,158,11,0.10)`
+- Badge color: `#fbbf24`
+
+**List** (`list`)
+- Top edge: full-width 3px gradient bar (`#38bdf8` → `#7dd3fc`)
+- Border tint: `rgba(56,189,248,0.10)`
+- Badge color: `#7dd3fc`
+- Progress bar beneath checkboxes
+
+### Card hover state
+
+All cards share the same hover treatment:
+```css
+.k-card:hover {
+  transform: translateY(-2px);
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(124,58,237,0.15), 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
+  border-color: rgba(124,58,237,0.2);
+}
+```
+
+## Navigation — Signature Header
+
+Replace the flat nav links with a pill-grouped tab bar.
+
+### Structure
+
+```
+[Logo + "Fabled"]  [  Knowledge | Chat | Briefing | Calendar | News | Projects  ]  [status · ? · ☀ · ⚙ · user]
+```
+
+### Brand in header
+
+- Logo: `AppLogo` SVG at 28px with new violet gradient
+- Text: "Fabled" only (not "Fabled Assistant") — Fraunces italic, `#c4b0f0`, 15px
+- The full name "Fabled Assistant" appears on the login page and Settings; the header uses the short form
+
+### Tab bar
+
+- Container: `rgba(124,58,237,0.06)` background, `border-radius: 10px`, 3px padding
+- Inactive tabs: transparent background, `color: var(--color-text-muted)`
+- Active tab: `rgba(124,58,237,0.2)` background, `border-radius: 8px`, `color: #c4b5fd`, soft box-shadow glow `0 0 12px rgba(124,58,237,0.2)`
+- Hover (inactive): `rgba(124,58,237,0.08)` background
+- Transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s
+
+### Header background
+
+Subtle gradient: `linear-gradient(180deg, var(--color-surface), var(--color-bg))` with a bottom border of `rgba(124,58,237,0.08)`. Creates depth without being heavy.
+
+### Mobile
+
+On mobile (< 768px), the pill bar collapses into the existing hamburger dropdown menu. The dropdown gets the same violet active styling.
+
+## Typography — Fraunces as Narrator
+
+Fraunces italic becomes the "narrator's voice" of the application — the assistant speaking through the UI. System UI font remains for body text and interactive elements.
+
+### Where Fraunces is used
+
+| Element | Style | Example |
+|---------|-------|---------|
+| View titles | Fraunces italic, 20-24px, `#c4b0f0` | *Knowledge*, *Chat*, *Briefing* |
+| Sidebar section labels | Fraunces italic, 11px, `var(--color-primary)` | *Filter*, *Tags*, *Sort* |
+| Empty states | Fraunces italic, 13-15px, `#d4a017` | *"Every story starts with a blank page."* |
+| Card headings (h1/h2/h3) | Fraunces, non-italic, 600 weight | Existing behavior, unchanged |
+| Briefing greeting | Fraunces italic, 16px | *"Good morning, Bryan"* |
+
+### Where Fraunces is NOT used
+
+- Navigation tab labels (system font, 12-13px)
+- Buttons and form labels
+- Card body text, snippets, metadata
+- Toast messages, error text
+
+### Empty state voice
+
+Each major view gets a distinctive empty state message in Fraunces italic, amber color:
+- Knowledge: *"Your story is unwritten. Create your first note to begin."*
+- Chat: *"Start a conversation."*
+- Calendar: *"No events ahead. A quiet chapter."*
+- Briefing (no briefing yet): *"Your daily briefing will appear here each morning."*
+
+## Living Details
+
+Small touches that accumulate into a distinctive feel.
+
+### Glow interactions
+
+- **Buttons**: Primary buttons (`btn-send`, `btn-new-note`, CTAs) get a violet glow on hover: `box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(124,58,237,0.35)`
+- **Focus ring**: Change from current `color-mix` to a violet glow: `0 0 0 2px rgba(124,58,237,0.4)`
+- **Active nav tab**: Soft glow behind the active pill (see Navigation section)
+
+### Amber for temporal data
+
+Consistently use `#d4a017` (dark theme) for all time-related information:
+- Due dates on task cards
+- Event times on calendar chips
+- "3d ago" timestamps on cards
+- Overdue badge in the today bar
+- Countdown/relative time in briefing
+
+This creates a visual language: when you see amber, it's about *when*.
+
+### Card hover bloom
+
+Cards lift and emit a violet shadow on hover (see Card Design section). The shadow color matches the card's type accent at very low opacity for a subtle differentiation.
+
+### Status dot pulse
+
+The Ollama status indicator in the header gains a CSS pulse animation when the model is loaded:
+```css
+@keyframes status-pulse {
+  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(74,222,128,0.4); }
+  50% { box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(74,222,128,0.6); }
+}
+```
+Pulse only when status is "loaded" (green). Offline (red) and loading (amber) are static.
+
+### Scroll edge fades
+
+Top and bottom edges of scrollable areas (card grid, chat messages, sidebar tag list) get a gradient mask that fades content into the background. 20px height, using `mask-image: linear-gradient(...)`.
+
+### Sidebar section dividers
+
+Replace flat `border-bottom` between filter sections with a centered ornamental divider:
+```css
+.filter-section + .filter-section::before {
+  content: '·';
+  display: block;
+  text-align: center;
+  color: rgba(124,58,237,0.3);
+  font-size: 1.2rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.5em;
+  padding: 8px 0;
+}
+```
+Three centered dots (` · · · `) in faint violet. Subtle but distinctive.
+
+### Scrollbar
+
+Keep the current thin scrollbar but update the color from indigo to violet:
+```css
+::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
+  background: rgba(124,58,237,0.25);
+}
+```
+
+## Files Changed
+
+| File | Change |
+|------|--------|
+| `frontend/src/assets/theme.css` | Full palette update (both light and dark), scrollbar color |
+| `frontend/src/components/AppLogo.vue` | SVG fill gradient update |
+| `frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue` | Pill-grouped nav tabs, brand shortening, header gradient, status pulse |
+| `frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue` | Card type DNA (gradient bars, corner accents), hover bloom, section dividers, empty state text, scroll fades, Fraunces view title |
+| `frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue` | Scroll fade on messages, empty state text |
+| `frontend/src/views/CalendarView.vue` | Empty state text, amber event times |
+| `frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue` | Empty state text, Fraunces greeting |
+| `frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue` | (uses ChatPanel — inherits changes) |
+| `frontend/src/App.vue` | Update any global styles referencing old indigo values |
+
+## What Does NOT Change
+
+- Overall layout structure (sidebar + content + optional graph panel)
+- Chat bubble design (user transparent, assistant border-left + shadow)
+- TipTap editor styling
+- Settings view layout
+- Backend — zero changes
+- Mobile layout patterns

fable-mcp/fable_mcp/client.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class FableClient:
         self._client = httpx.AsyncClient(
             base_url=self.base_url,
             headers=self._headers,
-            timeout=30.0,
+            timeout=httpx.Timeout(connect=10.0, read=300.0, write=30.0, pool=10.0),
         )
         return self
 
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ class FableClient:
     async def stream_get(self, path: str, **kwargs: Any) -> AsyncIterator[str]:
         """Yield non-empty lines from a streaming GET response (SSE)."""
         async with self._http().stream("GET", path, **kwargs) as response:
-            self._raise_for_status(response)
+            if response.is_error:
+                await response.aread()
+                self._raise_for_status(response)
             async for line in response.aiter_lines():
                 if line:
                     yield line

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: `none` (default), `low`, `medium`, `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, medium, high. Omit for no priority (defaults to "none").
+        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: none, low, medium, 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,
@@ -169,10 +298,15 @@ 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."""
+async def fable_add_task_log(task_id: int, content: str) -> dict:
+    """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)
+        return await tasks.add_task_log(client, task_id=task_id, content=content)
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -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", "usage", or "generation".
+        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(
@@ -407,6 +628,128 @@ async def fable_remove_rss_feed(feed_id: int) -> dict:
         return await briefing.remove_rss_feed(client, feed_id=feed_id)
 
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Briefing introspection & control
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@mcp.tool()
+async def fable_list_briefings() -> dict:
+    """List the user's briefing conversations, newest first.
+
+    Each briefing has an associated date and conversation id. Use
+    ``fable_get_briefing_messages`` or ``fable_get_conversation`` with
+    the id to pull the actual briefing text and tool-call receipts.
+
+    Returns a dict with a ``conversations`` list.
+    """
+    async with FableClient() as client:
+        return await briefing.list_briefing_conversations(client)
+
+
+@mcp.tool()
+async def fable_get_today_briefing() -> dict:
+    """Fetch today's briefing conversation, creating it if needed.
+
+    Returns the full conversation object including all messages — the
+    scheduled briefing assistant turns, any tool calls the agentic path
+    made, and any chat replies the user has sent in the briefing thread.
+
+    Use this to inspect what a briefing actually said (and what tool
+    results grounded it) without having to query by id.
+    """
+    async with FableClient() as client:
+        return await briefing.get_today_briefing(client)
+
+
+@mcp.tool()
+async def fable_get_briefing_messages(conversation_id: int) -> dict:
+    """Fetch all messages for a specific briefing conversation.
+
+    Args:
+        conversation_id: The briefing conversation id from fable_list_briefings.
+
+    Returns a dict with a ``messages`` list. Each message includes
+    role, content, tool_calls (with results), and metadata — the
+    metadata carries ``briefing_slot`` tags on agentic briefing turns.
+    """
+    async with FableClient() as client:
+        return await briefing.get_briefing_messages(
+            client, conversation_id=conversation_id,
+        )
+
+
+@mcp.tool()
+async def fable_trigger_briefing(slot: str = "compilation") -> dict:
+    """Manually run a briefing slot for the current user.
+
+    Fires the same data refresh the scheduler does (RSS, weather),
+    runs the agentic briefing pipeline, and writes the result into
+    today's briefing conversation. Use this to test prompt changes
+    without waiting for the next scheduled slot.
+
+    Args:
+        slot: One of ``compilation`` (full morning, default), ``morning``,
+              ``midday``, or ``afternoon``.
+
+    Returns a dict with ``conversation_id``, ``message_id``, and ``slot``.
+    """
+    async with FableClient() as client:
+        return await briefing.trigger_briefing(client, slot=slot)
+
+
+@mcp.tool()
+async def fable_reset_today_briefing(run_compilation: bool = True) -> dict:
+    """Wipe today's briefing and (optionally) regenerate from scratch.
+
+    Deletes every message in today's briefing conversation — the
+    conversation row itself is kept so its id stays stable for any
+    open UI sessions. If ``run_compilation`` is True (the default),
+    immediately fires the compilation slot afterward so a fresh
+    briefing lands in place of the deleted content.
+
+    Use this when iterating on briefing prompts or tools and you want
+    to start from a clean slate rather than append another slot update
+    on top of stale output.
+
+    Args:
+        run_compilation: When True, fire ``POST /api/briefing/trigger``
+            for the ``compilation`` slot immediately after wiping.
+            Set False to only wipe without regenerating.
+
+    Returns a dict with ``reset`` (the delete result: deleted count +
+    conversation id) and ``triggered`` (the new message payload, or
+    null if regeneration was skipped).
+    """
+    async with FableClient() as client:
+        return await briefing.reset_today_briefing(
+            client, run_compilation=run_compilation,
+        )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Generic conversation access
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@mcp.tool()
+async def fable_get_conversation(conversation_id: int) -> dict:
+    """Fetch any conversation (chat or briefing) with its full message list.
+
+    Returns conversation metadata plus an ordered ``messages`` array.
+    Each message includes role, content, tool_calls (with results),
+    context_note_id, and msg_metadata. Tool calls are in the stored
+    flat format: ``[{"function": name, "arguments": {...}, "result": {...}}]``.
+
+    Useful for debugging agentic briefings, inspecting chat history,
+    or verifying that a tool actually ran with the expected arguments.
+    """
+    async with FableClient() as client:
+        return await briefing.get_conversation(
+            client, conversation_id=conversation_id,
+        )
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Entry point
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

fable-mcp/fable_mcp/tools/admin.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ async def get_app_logs(
 ) -> dict:
     """Fetch application logs from Fable. Requires an admin-scoped API key.
 
-    category: "error" | "audit" | "usage" (default: "error")
+    category: "error" | "audit" | "usage" | "generation" (default: "error")
     """
     params: dict = {"category": category, "limit": limit}
     if search:

fable-mcp/fable_mcp/tools/briefing.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""MCP tools for Fable RSS feed management."""
+"""MCP tools for Fable briefings and RSS feed management."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Any
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ from typing import Any
 from fable_mcp.client import FableClient
 
 
+# ── RSS feeds ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 async def list_rss_feeds(client: FableClient) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """List the user's RSS feeds."""
     return await client.get("/api/briefing/feeds")
@@ -30,3 +32,67 @@ async def add_rss_feed(
 async def remove_rss_feed(client: FableClient, *, feed_id: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Remove an RSS feed by ID."""
     return await client.delete(f"/api/briefing/feeds/{feed_id}")
+
+
+# ── Briefings ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async def list_briefing_conversations(client: FableClient) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """List the user's briefing conversations, newest first."""
+    return await client.get("/api/briefing/conversations")
+
+
+async def get_today_briefing(client: FableClient) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Fetch today's briefing conversation with all messages."""
+    return await client.get("/api/briefing/conversations/today")
+
+
+async def get_briefing_messages(
+    client: FableClient,
+    *,
+    conversation_id: int,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Fetch messages for a specific briefing conversation."""
+    return await client.get(f"/api/briefing/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages")
+
+
+async def trigger_briefing(
+    client: FableClient,
+    *,
+    slot: str = "compilation",
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Manually trigger a briefing slot — fires data refresh and runs the pipeline.
+
+    Slot is one of: compilation (full morning), morning, midday, afternoon.
+    """
+    return await client.post("/api/briefing/trigger", json={"slot": slot})
+
+
+async def reset_today_briefing(
+    client: FableClient,
+    *,
+    run_compilation: bool = True,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Delete all messages in today's briefing and optionally regenerate.
+
+    Wipes the messages in today's briefing conversation (keeping the
+    conversation row), then, if ``run_compilation`` is True, fires the
+    compilation slot so a fresh briefing lands in its place.
+    """
+    reset = await client.post("/api/briefing/reset-today")
+    if not run_compilation:
+        return {"reset": reset, "triggered": None}
+    triggered = await client.post(
+        "/api/briefing/trigger", json={"slot": "compilation"}
+    )
+    return {"reset": reset, "triggered": triggered}
+
+
+# ── Generic conversations ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async def get_conversation(
+    client: FableClient,
+    *,
+    conversation_id: int,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Fetch any conversation (chat or briefing) with all messages and tool calls."""
+    return await client.get(f"/api/chat/conversations/{conversation_id}")

fable-mcp/fable_mcp/tools/chat.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 """MCP tools for Fable chat — create conversations and stream responses."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import json
 from typing import Any
 
-from fable_mcp.client import FableClient
+from fable_mcp.client import FableClient, FableAPIError
 
 
 async def list_conversations(
@@ -28,7 +29,12 @@ async def send_message(
     """Send a message to Fable and return the full assistant response.
 
     Creates a new MCP conversation if conversation_id is None.
-    Streams the SSE response and accumulates token chunks into a single string.
+    Posts the user message to start generation, then streams the SSE buffer.
+
+    SSE event format:
+        id: <N>
+        event: <type>        # chunk | done | tool_call | status | ...
+        data: <json>
 
     Returns:
         Dict with:
@@ -41,32 +47,46 @@ async def send_message(
             "/api/chat/conversations",
             json={"conversation_type": "mcp"},
         )
-        conversation_id = conv["id"]
+        conversation_id = str(conv["id"])
 
-    # Build SSE stream URL with message as query param
-    params: dict[str, Any] = {"message": message}
-    if think:
-        params["think"] = "true"
+    # Start generation
+    await client.post(
+        f"/api/chat/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages",
+        json={"content": message, "think": think},
+    )
 
     tokens: list[str] = []
     tool_calls: list[Any] = []
 
-    stream_path = f"/api/chat/conversations/{conversation_id}/stream"
-    async for raw_line in client.stream_get(stream_path, params=params):
-        if not raw_line.startswith("data: "):
-            continue
-        payload_str = raw_line[len("data: "):]
+    stream_path = f"/api/chat/conversations/{conversation_id}/generation/stream"
+
+    # Retry connecting to the stream briefly — the background task may not have
+    # created the generation buffer by the time we issue the GET.
+    for attempt in range(10):
         try:
-            event = json.loads(payload_str)
-        except json.JSONDecodeError:
-            continue
-        event_type = event.get("type")
-        if event_type == "token":
-            tokens.append(event.get("content", ""))
-        elif event_type == "tool_call":
-            tool_calls.append(event)
-        elif event_type == "done":
-            break
+            event_type: str | None = None
+            async for raw_line in client.stream_get(stream_path):
+                if raw_line.startswith("event: "):
+                    event_type = raw_line[len("event: "):].strip()
+                elif raw_line.startswith("data: "):
+                    payload_str = raw_line[len("data: "):]
+                    try:
+                        data = json.loads(payload_str)
+                    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                        continue
+                    if event_type == "chunk":
+                        tokens.append(data.get("chunk", ""))
+                    elif event_type == "tool_call":
+                        tool_calls.append(data.get("tool_call", data))
+                    elif event_type == "done":
+                        break
+                    event_type = None  # reset after consuming data line
+            break  # stream completed successfully
+        except FableAPIError as exc:
+            if exc.status_code == 404 and attempt < 9:
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.3)
+                continue
+            raise
 
     return {
         "conversation_id": conversation_id,

fable-mcp/fable_mcp/tools/tasks.py

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ async def add_task_log(
     client: FableClient,
     *,
     task_id: int,
-    body: str,
+    content: str,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Append a log entry to a task."""
-    return await client.post(f"/api/tasks/{task_id}/logs", json={"body": body})
+    return await client.post(f"/api/tasks/{task_id}/logs", json={"content": content})

fable-mcp/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "fable-mcp"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.6"
 description = "MCP server for Fabled Assistant"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [

fable-mcp/tests/test_tools_tasks.py

@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ async def test_update_task_patches(client):
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_add_task_log_posts_to_logs_endpoint(client):
     from fable_mcp.tools.tasks import add_task_log
-    client.post = AsyncMock(return_value={"id": 1, "body": "progress"})
-    await add_task_log(client, task_id=9, body="progress")
+    client.post = AsyncMock(return_value={"id": 1, "content": "progress"})
+    await add_task_log(client, task_id=9, content="progress")
     client.post.assert_called_once()
     path = client.post.call_args[0][0]
     assert path == "/api/tasks/9/logs"
-    assert client.post.call_args[1]["json"]["body"] == "progress"
+    assert client.post.call_args[1]["json"]["content"] == "progress"

frontend/src/App.vue

@@ -22,8 +22,18 @@ const { showShortcuts, toggleShortcuts, closeShortcuts } = useShortcuts();
 function startAppServices() {
   chatStore.startStatusPolling();
   settingsStore.fetchSettings();
+  settingsStore.checkVoiceStatus();
   // Sync browser timezone to the server on every login/page load.
   apiPut("/api/settings", { user_timezone: Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone }).catch(() => {});
+  // Re-check voice status when the tab becomes visible again (model may
+  // have finished loading while the user was away).
+  document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", onVisibilityChange);
+}
+
+function onVisibilityChange() {
+  if (document.visibilityState === "visible" && authStore.isAuthenticated) {
+    settingsStore.checkVoiceStatus();
+  }
 }
 
 function stopAppServices() {
@@ -80,7 +90,7 @@ function onGlobalKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
     switch (e.key) {
       case "h": router.push("/"); break;
       case "n": router.push("/notes"); break;
-      case "t": router.push("/tasks"); break;
+      case "t": router.push("/"); break;
       case "p": router.push("/projects"); break;
       case "c": router.push("/chat"); break;
       case "g": router.push("/graph"); break;
@@ -149,6 +159,7 @@ watch(
 
 onUnmounted(() => {
   document.removeEventListener("keydown", onGlobalKeydown);
+  document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange", onVisibilityChange);
   stopAppServices();
 });
 </script>
@@ -191,7 +202,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
                 <kbd class="shortcut-key">g</kbd>
                 <span class="shortcut-key-sep">+</span>
                 <kbd class="shortcut-key">t</kbd>
-                <span class="shortcut-desc">Tasks</span>
+                <span class="shortcut-desc">Knowledge (tasks)</span>
               </div>
               <div class="shortcut-row">
                 <kbd class="shortcut-key">g</kbd>
@@ -313,7 +324,9 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
   min-height: 0;
   overflow-y: auto;
 }
-.app-content:has(.workspace-root) {
+.app-content:has(.workspace-root),
+.app-content:has(.chat-page),
+.app-content:has(.knowledge-root) {
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 

frontend/src/api/client.ts

@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ export interface NotificationEntry {
 export interface UserSearchResult {
   id: number
   username: string
-  email: string | null
 }
 
 // --- User search ---
@@ -427,6 +426,12 @@ export async function deleteRssReaction(rssItemId: number): Promise<void> {
   return apiDelete(`/api/briefing/rss-reactions/${rssItemId}`);
 }
 
+export async function openArticleInChat(
+  itemId: number,
+): Promise<{ conversation_id: number; assistant_message_id?: number; status?: string }> {
+  return apiPost(`/api/chat/from-article/${itemId}`, {});
+}
+
 export async function geocodeAddress(address: string): Promise<{ lat: number; lon: number; display_name: string } | null> {
   try {
     const r = await apiPost<{ lat: number; lon: number; label: string }>('/api/briefing/weather/geocode', { query: address });
@@ -580,3 +585,131 @@ export async function updateEvent(id: number, payload: EventUpdatePayload): Prom
 export async function deleteEvent(id: number): Promise<void> {
   return apiDelete(`/api/events/${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}`
+  )
+}
+
+// ─── Voice ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export interface VoiceStatusResult {
+  enabled: boolean
+  stt: boolean
+  tts: boolean
+  stt_model?: string
+  tts_backend?: string
+}
+
+export interface VoiceEntry {
+  id: string
+  label: string
+}
+
+export interface VoiceBlendEntry {
+  voice: string
+  weight: number
+}
+
+export const getVoiceStatus = () => apiGet<VoiceStatusResult>('/api/voice/status')
+
+export const getVoiceList = () =>
+  apiGet<{ voices: VoiceEntry[] }>('/api/voice/voices').then(r => r.voices)
+
+export async function transcribeAudio(blob: Blob, context?: string): Promise<{ transcript: string; duration_ms: number }> {
+  const form = new FormData()
+  form.append('audio', blob, 'audio.webm')
+  if (context) form.append('context', context)
+  const res = await fetch('/api/voice/transcribe', { method: 'POST', body: form })
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    const err = await res.json().catch(() => ({ error: `HTTP ${res.status}` }))
+    throw new ApiError(res.status, err)
+  }
+  return res.json()
+}
+
+export async function synthesiseSpeech(
+  text: string,
+  voice?: string,
+  speed?: number,
+  voiceBlend?: VoiceBlendEntry[]
+): Promise<Blob> {
+  // Only send voice/speed/blend when explicitly provided — omitting them lets
+  // the server auto-load the user's saved voice settings (voice, speed, blend).
+  const body: Record<string, unknown> = { text }
+  if (voiceBlend && voiceBlend.length >= 2) {
+    body.voice_blend = voiceBlend
+    if (speed !== undefined) body.speed = speed
+  } else if (voice !== undefined || speed !== undefined) {
+    body.voice = voice ?? 'af_heart'
+    body.speed = speed ?? 1.0
+  }
+  const res = await fetch('/api/voice/synthesise', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify(body),
+  })
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    const err = await res.json().catch(() => ({ error: `HTTP ${res.status}` }))
+    throw new ApiError(res.status, err)
+  }
+  return res.blob()
+}
+
+// ── User Profile ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export interface UserProfile {
+  display_name: string
+  job_title: string
+  industry: string
+  expertise_level: 'novice' | 'intermediate' | 'expert'
+  response_style: 'concise' | 'balanced' | 'detailed'
+  tone: 'casual' | 'professional' | 'technical'
+  interests: string[]
+  work_schedule: { days?: string[]; start?: string; end?: string }
+  learned_summary: string
+  observations_count: number
+  observations_updated_at: string | null
+}
+
+export const getProfile = () => apiGet<UserProfile>('/api/profile')
+export const updateProfile = (data: Partial<UserProfile>) =>
+  apiPut<UserProfile>('/api/profile', data)
+export const consolidateProfile = () =>
+  apiPost<{ status: string; learned_summary: string }>('/api/profile/consolidate', {})
+export const clearProfileObservations = () => apiDelete('/api/profile/observations')

frontend/src/assets/prose.css

@@ -180,6 +180,34 @@
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
 }
 
+/* Interactive checkboxes — marked output in the list-note viewer */
+.prose--checklist ul {
+  list-style: none;
+  padding-left: 0.25rem;
+}
+.prose--checklist li {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+}
+.prose--checklist li input[type="checkbox"] {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  accent-color: var(--color-primary);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  width: 0.95em;
+  height: 0.95em;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+.prose--checklist li:has(input[type="checkbox"]:checked) > p,
+.prose--checklist li:has(input[type="checkbox"]:checked) {
+  text-decoration: line-through;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+.prose--checklist li:has(input[type="checkbox"]:checked) input[type="checkbox"] {
+  text-decoration: none; /* don't strike through the checkbox itself */
+}
+
 /* Tiptap editor */
 .tiptap-editor .ProseMirror {
   outline: none;

frontend/src/assets/theme.css

@@ -4,22 +4,23 @@
   --color-bg: #f5f5fb;
   --color-bg-secondary: #ededf5;
   --color-bg-card: #ffffff;
+  --color-surface: #f0f0f8;
   --color-text: #1a1a1a;
   --color-text-secondary: #666666;
   --color-text-muted: #999999;
   --color-border: #dddde8;
   --color-input-border: #c8c8d8;
-  --color-primary: #6366f1;
+  --color-primary: #7c3aed;
   --color-danger: #d93025;
-  --color-tag-bg: #ede9fe;
-  --color-tag-text: #4f46e5;
+  --color-tag-bg: #ede5ff;
+  --color-tag-text: #6d28d9;
   --color-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
   --color-toast-success: #34a853;
   --color-toast-error: #d93025;
   --color-status-todo: #5f6368;
   --color-status-todo-bg: #e8eaed;
-  --color-status-in-progress: #6366f1;
-  --color-status-in-progress-bg: #ede9fe;
+  --color-status-in-progress: #7c3aed;
+  --color-status-in-progress-bg: #ede5ff;
   --color-status-done: #34a853;
   --color-status-done-bg: #e6f4ea;
   --color-priority-low: #5f9ea0;
@@ -43,33 +44,52 @@
   --color-bubble-user-bg: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
   --color-bubble-user-border: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10);
   --color-bubble-user-text: #3a3a4a;
-  --color-bubble-asst-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.10), 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+  --color-bubble-asst-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.10), 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
   --radius-sm: 6px;
   --radius-md: 12px;
   --radius-lg: 18px;
   --radius-pill: 9999px;
-  --focus-ring: 0 0 0 2px color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 40%, transparent);
+  --focus-ring: 0 0 0 2px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.4);
+  /* Layout */
+  --page-max-width: 1200px;
+  --page-padding-x: 1rem;
+  --sidebar-width: 260px;
+  --chat-reading-width: min(1200px, 100%);
+  --chat-context-sidebar-width: 220px;
+  --color-accent-warm: #b8860b;
+  --color-accent-warm-light: #d4a017;
+  --color-primary-solid: #7c3aed;
+  --color-primary-deep: #5b21b6;
+  /* Reusable brand patterns */
+  --gradient-cta: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--color-primary-solid), var(--color-primary-deep));
+  --glow-cta: 0 2px 10px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.35);
+  --glow-cta-hover: 0 4px 20px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.55);
+  --glow-soft: 0 0 16px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.35);
+  --color-primary-faint: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.08);
+  --color-primary-tint: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.12);
+  --color-primary-wash: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.20);
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] {
-  --color-bg: #111113;
-  --color-bg-secondary: #18181f;
-  --color-bg-card: #1e1e27;
+  --color-bg: #0f0f14;
+  --color-bg-secondary: #16161f;
+  --color-bg-card: #1a1a24;
+  --color-surface: #16161f;
   --color-text: #e4e4f0;
   --color-text-secondary: #8888a8;
   --color-text-muted: #52526a;
-  --color-border: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.10);
-  --color-input-border: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.22);
-  --color-primary: #818cf8;
+  --color-border: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.22);
+  --color-input-border: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.35);
+  --color-primary: #a78bfa;
   --color-danger: #f44336;
   --color-tag-bg: #2a2a45;
-  --color-tag-text: #a5b4fc;
+  --color-tag-text: #c4b5fd;
   --color-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
   --color-toast-success: #4caf50;
   --color-toast-error: #f44336;
   --color-status-todo: #9aa0a6;
   --color-status-todo-bg: #2a2a35;
-  --color-status-in-progress: #818cf8;
+  --color-status-in-progress: #a78bfa;
   --color-status-in-progress-bg: #2a2a45;
   --color-status-done: #4caf50;
   --color-status-done-bg: #1b3a20;
@@ -82,19 +102,30 @@
   --color-wikilink: #c4b5fd;
   --color-wikilink-bg: #2a1a45;
   --color-overdue: #f44336;
-  --color-code-bg: #16161d;
-  --color-code-inline-bg: #1e1e2d;
-  --color-table-stripe: #16161e;
+  --color-code-bg: #12121a;
+  --color-code-inline-bg: #1a1a2a;
+  --color-table-stripe: #14141e;
   --color-success: #4ade80;
   --color-warning: #facc15;
-  --color-input-bar-bg: #1e1e27;
+  --color-input-bar-bg: #1a1a24;
   --color-input-bar-text: #e4e4f0;
   --color-input-bar-placeholder: rgba(228, 228, 240, 0.35);
   --color-overlay: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);
   --color-bubble-user-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
   --color-bubble-user-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
   --color-bubble-user-text: #b0b0c8;
-  --color-bubble-asst-shadow: 0 4px 28px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.14), 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  --color-bubble-asst-shadow: 0 4px 28px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.14), 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  --color-accent-warm: #d4a017;
+  --color-accent-warm-light: #e8c45a;
+  --color-primary-solid: #7c3aed;
+  --color-primary-deep: #5b21b6;
+  --gradient-cta: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--color-primary-solid), var(--color-primary-deep));
+  --glow-cta: 0 2px 12px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.45);
+  --glow-cta-hover: 0 4px 24px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.65);
+  --glow-soft: 0 0 18px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.4);
+  --color-primary-faint: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.10);
+  --color-primary-tint: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.14);
+  --color-primary-wash: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.22);
 }
 
 *,
@@ -162,11 +193,11 @@ button:not(:disabled):active,
   background: transparent;
 }
 ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
-  background: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.25);
+  background: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.25);
   border-radius: 9999px;
 }
 ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
-  background: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.45);
+  background: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.45);
 }
 
 /* Floating inline assist button (teleported to body, cannot be scoped) */

frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ const chatStore = useChatStore();
 const router = useRouter();
 const route = useRoute();
 
-const isChatActive = computed(() => route.path.startsWith("/chat"));
+const isChatActive = computed(() => route.path.startsWith("/chat"))
+const isKnowledgeActive = computed(() => route.path === "/" || route.path === "/knowledge");
 
 const mobileMenuOpen = ref(false);
 
@@ -67,19 +68,19 @@ router.afterEach(() => {
       <!-- Left: brand -->
       <router-link to="/" class="nav-brand">
         <AppLogo :size="34" />
-        Fabled Assistant
+        <span class="brand-text">Fabled</span>
       </router-link>
 
       <!-- Center: primary navigation (desktop) -->
       <div class="nav-center">
-        <router-link to="/notes" class="nav-link">Notes</router-link>
-        <router-link to="/projects" class="nav-link">Projects</router-link>
-        <router-link to="/tasks" class="nav-link">Tasks</router-link>
-        <router-link to="/chat" :class="['nav-link', { 'router-link-active': isChatActive }]">Chat</router-link>
-        <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="/shared" class="nav-link">Shared</router-link>
+        <div class="nav-pill-bar">
+          <router-link to="/" class="nav-link" :class="{ 'router-link-active': isKnowledgeActive }">Knowledge</router-link>
+          <router-link to="/chat" :class="['nav-link', { 'router-link-active': isChatActive }]">Chat</router-link>
+          <router-link to="/briefing" class="nav-link">Briefing</router-link>
+          <router-link to="/calendar" class="nav-link">Calendar</router-link>
+          <router-link to="/news" class="nav-link">News</router-link>
+          <router-link to="/projects" class="nav-link">Projects</router-link>
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <!-- Right: status + utilities + gear + user -->
@@ -122,13 +123,12 @@ router.afterEach(() => {
 
     <!-- Mobile dropdown -->
     <div v-if="mobileMenuOpen" class="mobile-menu">
-      <router-link to="/notes" class="nav-link">Notes</router-link>
-      <router-link to="/projects" class="nav-link">Projects</router-link>
-      <router-link to="/tasks" class="nav-link">Tasks</router-link>
+      <router-link to="/" class="nav-link" :class="{ 'router-link-active': isKnowledgeActive }">Knowledge</router-link>
       <router-link to="/chat" :class="['nav-link', { 'router-link-active': isChatActive }]">Chat</router-link>
-      <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="/calendar" class="nav-link">Calendar</router-link>
+      <router-link to="/projects" class="nav-link">Projects</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>
@@ -152,40 +152,51 @@ router.afterEach(() => {
 
 <style scoped>
 .app-header {
-  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--color-surface), var(--color-bg));
+  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.18);
   position: relative;
 }
 .nav {
-  padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
+  padding: 0.6rem 1.5rem;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
   position: relative;
 }
 
-/* Left */
+/* Left — brand */
 .nav-brand {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.4rem;
-  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
-  font-optical-sizing: auto;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  font-size: 1.15rem;
-  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
-  color: var(--color-primary);
+  gap: 0.45rem;
   text-decoration: none;
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
+.brand-text {
+  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-optical-sizing: auto;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+  color: #c4b0f0;
+}
 
-/* Center — absolutely positioned so it's truly centered regardless of side widths */
+/* Center — pill bar */
 .nav-center {
   position: absolute;
   left: 50%;
   transform: translateX(-50%);
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.1rem;
+}
+.nav-pill-bar {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 2px;
+  background: var(--color-primary-faint);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  padding: 3px;
 }
 
 /* Right */
@@ -199,20 +210,20 @@ router.afterEach(() => {
 .nav-link {
   color: var(--color-text-secondary);
   text-decoration: none;
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
-  padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
-  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  padding: 0.3rem 0.75rem;
+  border-radius: 8px;
   transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s;
 }
 .nav-link:hover {
-  color: var(--color-primary);
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 8%, transparent);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  background: var(--color-primary-tint);
 }
 .nav-link.router-link-active {
-  color: var(--color-primary);
+  color: var(--color-primary-solid);
   font-weight: 600;
-  box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 var(--color-primary);
-  border-radius: 0;
+  background: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.25);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.3);
 }
 
 /* Status indicator */
@@ -234,7 +245,7 @@ router.afterEach(() => {
   font-weight: 500;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
 }
-.status-green .status-dot  { background: var(--color-success, #2ecc71); }
+.status-green .status-dot  { background: var(--color-success, #2ecc71); animation: status-pulse 2.5s ease-in-out infinite; }
 .status-yellow .status-dot { background: var(--color-warning, #f59e0b); animation: pulse-dot 2s infinite; }
 .status-orange .status-dot { background: #f97316; }
 .status-red .status-dot    { background: var(--color-danger, #e74c3c); }
@@ -243,6 +254,10 @@ router.afterEach(() => {
   0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
   50% { opacity: 0.3; }
 }
+@keyframes status-pulse {
+  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.4); }
+  50% { box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.6); }
+}
 
 /* Icon buttons (?, theme, gear) */
 .btn-icon {
@@ -369,6 +384,11 @@ router.afterEach(() => {
     min-height: 44px;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+  }
+  .mobile-menu .nav-link.router-link-active {
+    background: var(--color-primary-wash);
+    box-shadow: none;
   }
   .mobile-user .btn-logout {
     min-height: 36px;

frontend/src/components/AppLogo.vue

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ defineProps<{ size?: number }>();
     :height="size ?? 24"
     aria-hidden="true"
   >
+    <defs>
+      <linearGradient id="logo-gradient" x1="0" y1="0" x2="1" y2="1">
+        <stop offset="0%" stop-color="var(--color-primary-solid)" />
+        <stop offset="100%" stop-color="var(--color-primary-deep)" />
+      </linearGradient>
+    </defs>
     <!-- Book body -->
     <path class="logo-book" d="M4 7 C4 7 8 5 16 6 C24 5 28 7 28 7 L28 26 C28 26 24 24 16 25 C8 24 4 26 4 26 Z" stroke-width="0.5"/>
     <!-- Book spine -->
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ defineProps<{ size?: number }>();
 
 <style scoped>
 .logo-book {
-  fill: var(--color-primary);
+  fill: url(#logo-gradient);
   stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 70%, transparent);
 }
 .logo-spine {

frontend/src/components/BriefingSetupWizard.vue

@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ async function finish() {
 }
 .wizard-progress-fill {
   height: 100%;
-  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6366f1, #4f46e5);
+  background: var(--gradient-cta);
   transition: width 0.3s ease;
 }
 .wizard-step-label {
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ async function finish() {
 }
 .btn-wizard-primary {
   padding: 0.5rem 1.25rem;
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #4f46e5);
+  background: var(--gradient-cta);
   color: #fff;
   border: none;
   border-radius: 8px;

frontend/src/components/BriefingToolStatusRow.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, ref } from "vue";
+import ToolCallCard from "@/components/ToolCallCard.vue";
+import type { ToolCallRecord } from "@/types/chat";
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  toolCalls: ToolCallRecord[];
+}>();
+
+const expanded = ref(false);
+
+function shortName(fn: string): string {
+  return fn
+    .replace(/^(list|get|search|fetch)_/, "")
+    .replace(/_/g, " ");
+}
+
+interface Pill {
+  key: string;
+  name: string;
+  count: string | null;
+  state: "ok" | "empty" | "error";
+}
+
+const pills = computed<Pill[]>(() =>
+  props.toolCalls.map((tc, i) => {
+    const ok = tc.result?.success !== false && tc.status !== "error";
+    const data = tc.result?.data as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+    let count: string | null = null;
+    let state: Pill["state"] = ok ? "ok" : "error";
+    if (ok && data) {
+      const raw =
+        (typeof data.count === "number" && data.count) ||
+        (typeof data.total === "number" && data.total);
+      if (typeof raw === "number") {
+        count = String(raw);
+        if (raw === 0) state = "empty";
+      }
+    }
+    return {
+      key: `${tc.function}-${i}`,
+      name: shortName(tc.function),
+      count,
+      state,
+    };
+  }),
+);
+
+const errorCount = computed(() => pills.value.filter((p) => p.state === "error").length);
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="briefing-status" :class="{ expanded }">
+    <button class="briefing-status-toggle" @click="expanded = !expanded">
+      <span class="briefing-status-label">Gathered</span>
+      <span
+        v-for="p in pills"
+        :key="p.key"
+        class="briefing-status-pill"
+        :class="`state-${p.state}`"
+      >
+        {{ p.name }}<span v-if="p.count != null" class="pill-count">{{ p.count }}</span>
+      </span>
+      <span v-if="errorCount" class="briefing-status-errcount">{{ errorCount }} failed</span>
+      <span class="briefing-status-chevron" :class="{ open: expanded }">▶</span>
+    </button>
+    <div v-if="expanded" class="briefing-status-detail">
+      <ToolCallCard
+        v-for="(tc, i) in toolCalls"
+        :key="i"
+        :tool-call="tc"
+      />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.briefing-status {
+  margin: 0.25rem 0 0.5rem;
+  max-width: 80%;
+}
+
+.briefing-status-toggle {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 1px dashed var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font: inherit;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  transition: border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s;
+}
+.briefing-status-toggle:hover {
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 4%, transparent);
+}
+
+.briefing-status-label {
+  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  opacity: 0.85;
+  margin-right: 0.15rem;
+}
+
+.briefing-status-pill {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  padding: 0.08rem 0.45rem;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  line-height: 1.45;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.briefing-status-pill.state-empty {
+  opacity: 0.55;
+}
+.briefing-status-pill.state-error {
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-danger, #ef4444) 60%, var(--color-border));
+  color: var(--color-danger, #ef4444);
+}
+
+.pill-count {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  padding: 0 0.25rem;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 12%, transparent);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+}
+.state-error .pill-count {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-danger, #ef4444) 18%, transparent);
+}
+
+.briefing-status-errcount {
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  color: var(--color-danger, #ef4444);
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.briefing-status-chevron {
+  margin-left: auto;
+  font-size: 0.65rem;
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  transition: transform 0.15s;
+}
+.briefing-status-chevron.open {
+  transform: rotate(90deg);
+}
+
+.briefing-status-detail {
+  margin-top: 0.4rem;
+  padding-left: 0.55rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.3rem;
+}
+</style>

frontend/src/components/ChatInputBar.vue

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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, computed, nextTick, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
+import { apiGet, transcribeAudio } from '@/api/client'
+import { useVoiceRecorder } from '@/composables/useVoiceRecorder'
+import { useSilenceDetector } from '@/composables/useSilenceDetector'
+import { useStreamingTts } from '@/composables/useStreamingTts'
+import { useVoiceAudio, setVoiceVolume } from '@/composables/useVoiceAudio'
+import { useListenMode } from '@/composables/useListenMode'
+import { useChatStore } from '@/stores/chat'
+import { useSettingsStore } from '@/stores/settings'
+import { useToastStore } from '@/stores/toast'
+import type { Note } from '@/types/note'
+
+const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
+  /** Textarea placeholder */
+  placeholder?: string
+  /** When true, hides the note picker (briefing mode) */
+  briefingMode?: boolean
+  /** Pill shape — compact rounded style for widget */
+  pill?: boolean
+}>(), {
+  placeholder: 'Type a message… (Enter to send, Shift+Enter for new line)',
+  briefingMode: false,
+  pill: false,
+})
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  submit: [payload: { content: string; contextNoteId?: number }]
+  abort: []
+}>()
+
+const store = useChatStore()
+const settingsStore = useSettingsStore()
+const voiceEnabled = computed(() => settingsStore.voiceSttReady)
+const voiceTtsEnabled = computed(() => settingsStore.voiceTtsReady)
+
+// ── Streaming TTS (listen mode) ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+const listenMode = useListenMode()
+const audio = useVoiceAudio()
+const speakerPopoverOpen = ref(false)
+
+const tts = useStreamingTts({
+  streamingContent: computed(() => store.streamingContent),
+  streaming: computed(() => store.streaming),
+  enabled: computed(() => listenMode.value && voiceTtsEnabled.value),
+})
+
+function lastAssistantContent(): string {
+  const msgs = store.currentConversation?.messages ?? []
+  return [...msgs].reverse().find((m) => m.role === 'assistant')?.content ?? ''
+}
+
+function toggleListen() {
+  listenMode.value = !listenMode.value
+  if (listenMode.value) {
+    tts.speak(lastAssistantContent())
+  } else {
+    tts.stop()
+  }
+}
+
+// ── Core input ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const messageInput = ref('')
+const inputEl = ref<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>(null)
+const wrapperEl = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
+
+function autoResize() {
+  const el = inputEl.value
+  if (!el) return
+  el.style.height = 'auto'
+  el.style.height = Math.min(el.scrollHeight, 150) + 'px'
+}
+
+function resetTextareaHeight() {
+  const el = inputEl.value
+  if (!el) return
+  el.style.height = 'auto'
+}
+
+function onInputKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+  if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    onSubmit()
+  }
+}
+
+function onSubmit() {
+  const content = messageInput.value.trim()
+  if (!content) return
+  emit('submit', { content, contextNoteId: attachedNote.value?.id })
+  messageInput.value = ''
+  attachedNote.value = null
+  resetTextareaHeight()
+}
+
+// ── Note picker ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const attachedNote = ref<{ id: number; title: string } | null>(null)
+const showNotePicker = ref(false)
+const noteSearchQuery = ref('')
+const noteSearchResults = ref<{ id: number; title: string }[]>([])
+const noteSearchLoading = ref(false)
+let noteSearchTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+
+function toggleNotePicker() {
+  showNotePicker.value = !showNotePicker.value
+  if (showNotePicker.value) {
+    noteSearchQuery.value = ''
+    noteSearchResults.value = []
+    nextTick(() => {
+      (wrapperEl.value?.querySelector('.note-picker-search') as HTMLInputElement)?.focus()
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+function onNoteSearchInput() {
+  if (noteSearchTimer) clearTimeout(noteSearchTimer)
+  noteSearchTimer = setTimeout(async () => {
+    const q = noteSearchQuery.value.trim()
+    if (!q) { noteSearchResults.value = []; return }
+    noteSearchLoading.value = true
+    try {
+      const data = await apiGet<{ notes: Note[] }>(`/api/notes?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}&all=true&limit=5`)
+      noteSearchResults.value = data.notes.map((n) => ({ id: n.id, title: n.title }))
+    } catch {
+      noteSearchResults.value = []
+    } finally {
+      noteSearchLoading.value = false
+    }
+  }, 250)
+}
+
+function selectNote(note: { id: number; title: string }) {
+  attachedNote.value = note
+  showNotePicker.value = false
+}
+
+function removeAttachedNote() {
+  attachedNote.value = null
+}
+
+// ── Voice (click-to-toggle + silence detection) ─────────────────────────────
+const transcribingVoice = ref(false)
+const recorder = useVoiceRecorder()
+const silenceDetector = useSilenceDetector()
+
+// Live mic halo. A solid red disc sits behind the mic button and scales
+// with `silenceDetector.amplitude` (0..1 RMS, already amplified for
+// visibility). The button itself stays put so the mic icon is always
+// legible on top. 0.2 baseline breathes on silence; loud speech drives
+// the disc out to ~2.6× the button size with a softer radial fade.
+const micGlowStyle = computed(() => {
+  if (!recorder.recording.value) return { display: 'none' }
+  const pulse = 0.2 + Math.min(silenceDetector.amplitude.value, 1) * 0.8
+  return {
+    transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) scale(${1 + pulse * 1.6})`,
+    opacity: String(0.45 + pulse * 0.4),
+  }
+})
+
+async function toggleVoice() {
+  if (transcribingVoice.value) return
+  if (recorder.recording.value) {
+    await stopRecording()
+  } else {
+    await startRecording()
+  }
+}
+
+async function startRecording() {
+  if (!voiceEnabled.value || recorder.recording.value) return
+  if (!recorder.isSupported) {
+    useToastStore().show('Microphone requires HTTPS or localhost', 'error')
+    return
+  }
+  await recorder.startRecording()
+  if (recorder.error.value) {
+    useToastStore().show(recorder.error.value, 'error')
+    return
+  }
+  if (recorder.stream.value) {
+    silenceDetector.start(recorder.stream.value, () => stopRecording())
+  }
+}
+
+async function stopRecording() {
+  silenceDetector.stop()
+  if (!recorder.recording.value) return
+  transcribingVoice.value = true
+  try {
+    const blob = await recorder.stopRecording()
+    // Pass last assistant message as context to reduce STT mishearings
+    const msgs = store.currentConversation?.messages ?? []
+    const lastAssistant = [...msgs].reverse().find(m => m.role === 'assistant')?.content
+    const { transcript } = await transcribeAudio(blob, lastAssistant)
+    if (transcript.trim()) {
+      messageInput.value = transcript.trim()
+      await nextTick()
+      autoResize()
+      onSubmit()
+    }
+  } catch { /* transcription failed silently */ }
+  finally { transcribingVoice.value = false }
+}
+
+// ── Click-outside to dismiss speaker popover ──────────────────────────────────
+function onDocumentMousedown(e: MouseEvent) {
+  if (!speakerPopoverOpen.value) return
+  const target = e.target as HTMLElement | null
+  if (!target?.closest('.speaker-wrapper')) speakerPopoverOpen.value = false
+}
+onMounted(() => document.addEventListener('mousedown', onDocumentMousedown))
+onUnmounted(() => document.removeEventListener('mousedown', onDocumentMousedown))
+
+// ── Exposed interface ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+function focus() {
+  inputEl.value?.focus()
+}
+
+function prefill(text: string) {
+  messageInput.value = text
+  nextTick(() => {
+    autoResize()
+    inputEl.value?.focus()
+  })
+}
+
+defineExpose({ focus, prefill })
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div ref="wrapperEl" class="chat-input-bar" :class="{ 'chat-input-bar--pill': pill }">
+    <!-- Attached note pill -->
+    <div v-if="attachedNote" class="attached-note">
+      <span class="attached-note-pill">
+        {{ attachedNote.title }}
+        <button class="attached-note-remove" aria-label="Remove" @click="removeAttachedNote">&times;</button>
+      </span>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="input-row">
+      <!-- Note picker -->
+      <div class="note-picker-wrapper">
+        <button
+          class="btn-icon"
+          @click="toggleNotePicker"
+          :disabled="!store.chatReady"
+          title="Attach a note"
+        >
+          <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+            <path d="M21.44 11.05l-9.19 9.19a6 6 0 01-8.49-8.49l9.19-9.19a4 4 0 015.66 5.66l-9.2 9.19a2 2 0 01-2.83-2.83l8.49-8.48"/>
+          </svg>
+        </button>
+        <div v-if="showNotePicker" class="note-picker-dropdown">
+          <input
+            class="note-picker-search"
+            v-model="noteSearchQuery"
+            @input="onNoteSearchInput"
+            placeholder="Search notes..."
+          />
+          <div class="note-picker-results">
+            <div
+              v-for="note in noteSearchResults"
+              :key="note.id"
+              class="note-picker-item"
+              @click="selectNote(note)"
+            >{{ note.title || 'Untitled' }}</div>
+            <div v-if="noteSearchLoading" class="note-picker-empty">Searching...</div>
+            <div v-else-if="noteSearchQuery && !noteSearchResults.length" class="note-picker-empty">No notes found</div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- Textarea -->
+      <textarea
+        ref="inputEl"
+        v-model="messageInput"
+        @keydown="onInputKeydown"
+        @input="autoResize"
+        :placeholder="!store.chatReady ? 'Chat unavailable' : store.streaming ? 'Type to queue… (Enter to queue)' : placeholder"
+        :disabled="!store.chatReady"
+        rows="1"
+        class="input-textarea"
+      ></textarea>
+
+      <!-- Speaker / listen-mode popover -->
+      <div v-if="voiceTtsEnabled" class="speaker-wrapper">
+        <button
+          class="btn-icon btn-speaker"
+          :class="{ 'speaker-active': listenMode, 'speaker-busy': tts.speaking.value }"
+          @click="speakerPopoverOpen = !speakerPopoverOpen"
+          :title="listenMode ? 'Listen mode on' : 'Listen / volume'"
+          aria-label="Listen and volume settings"
+        >
+          <svg v-if="!tts.speaking.value" width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
+            <path d="M3 9v6h4l5 5V4L7 9H3zm13.5 3c0-1.77-1.02-3.29-2.5-4.03v8.05c1.48-.73 2.5-2.25 2.5-4.02zM14 3.23v2.06c2.89.86 5 3.54 5 6.71s-2.11 5.85-5 6.71v2.06c4.01-.91 7-4.49 7-8.77s-2.99-7.86-7-8.77z"/>
+          </svg>
+          <svg v-else width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
+            <path d="M18 12c0-1.77-1.02-3.29-2.5-4.03v2.21l2.45 2.45c.03-.2.05-.41.05-.63zm2.5 0c0 .94-.2 1.82-.54 2.64l1.51 1.51C21.8 14.82 22 13.43 22 12c0-4.28-2.99-7.86-7-8.77v2.06c2.89.86 5 3.54 5 6.71zM4.27 3L3 4.27 7.73 9H3v6h4l5 5v-6.73l4.25 4.25c-.67.52-1.42.93-2.25 1.18v2.06c1.38-.31 2.63-.95 3.69-1.81L19.73 21 21 19.73l-9-9L4.27 3zM12 4L9.91 6.09 12 8.18V4z"/>
+          </svg>
+        </button>
+        <div v-if="speakerPopoverOpen" class="speaker-popover">
+          <button
+            class="speaker-row speaker-row--toggle"
+            :class="{ 'speaker-row--active': listenMode }"
+            @click="toggleListen"
+          >
+            <span class="speaker-row-label">{{ listenMode ? 'Listening' : 'Read aloud' }}</span>
+            <span class="speaker-switch" :class="{ on: listenMode }"></span>
+          </button>
+          <div class="speaker-row">
+            <span class="speaker-row-label">Volume</span>
+            <input
+              type="range" min="0" max="1" step="0.05"
+              :value="audio.volume.value"
+              @input="setVoiceVolume(+($event.target as HTMLInputElement).value)"
+              class="speaker-volume-range"
+              aria-label="Volume"
+            />
+            <span class="speaker-volume-pct">{{ Math.round(audio.volume.value * 100) }}%</span>
+          </div>
+          <button
+            v-if="tts.speaking.value"
+            class="speaker-row speaker-row--stop"
+            @click="tts.stop()"
+          >
+            <svg width="12" height="12" viewBox="0 0 14 14" fill="currentColor"><rect width="14" height="14" rx="2"/></svg>
+            <span>Stop playback</span>
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- PTT mic (with live amplitude halo behind) -->
+      <div v-if="voiceEnabled" class="mic-wrapper">
+        <div class="mic-glow" :style="micGlowStyle" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+        <button
+          class="btn-icon btn-mic"
+          :class="{ 'mic-recording': recorder.recording.value, 'mic-transcribing': transcribingVoice }"
+          @click.prevent="toggleVoice"
+          :disabled="transcribingVoice || !store.chatReady"
+          :title="recorder.recording.value ? 'Click to stop (or wait for silence)' : 'Click to speak'"
+          :aria-label="recorder.recording.value ? 'Stop recording' : 'Start recording'"
+        >
+        <svg v-if="!transcribingVoice" width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
+          <path d="M12 14c1.66 0 3-1.34 3-3V5c0-1.66-1.34-3-3-3S9 3.34 9 5v6c0 1.66 1.34 3 3 3zm-1-9c0-.55.45-1 1-1s1 .45 1 1v6c0 .55-.45 1-1 1s-1-.45-1-1V5zm6 6c0 2.76-2.24 5-5 5s-5-2.24-5-5H5c0 3.53 2.61 6.43 6 6.92V21h2v-3.08c3.39-.49 6-3.39 6-6.92h-2z"/>
+        </svg>
+        <svg v-else width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
+          <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="8" opacity="0.35"/><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="4"/>
+        </svg>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- Abort (streaming) or Send -->
+      <button
+        v-if="store.streaming"
+        class="btn-abort-inline"
+        @click="emit('abort')"
+        title="Stop generation"
+      >
+        <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 14 14" fill="currentColor"><rect width="14" height="14" rx="2"/></svg>
+      </button>
+      <button
+        v-else
+        class="btn-send"
+        @click="onSubmit"
+        :disabled="!messageInput.trim() || !store.chatReady"
+      >&uarr;</button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.chat-input-bar {
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.attached-note {
+  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+}
+.attached-note-pill {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.2rem;
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  color: #fff;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.4rem;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+}
+.attached-note-remove {
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+  padding: 0 0.1rem;
+}
+.attached-note-remove:hover { color: #fff; }
+
+.input-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.5rem 0.5rem 0.75rem;
+  background: var(--color-input-bar-bg);
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px var(--color-shadow);
+}
+
+.chat-input-bar--pill .input-row {
+  border-radius: 24px;
+  padding: 0.6rem 0.6rem 0.6rem 1rem;
+}
+
+.input-textarea {
+  flex: 1;
+  resize: none;
+  padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem;
+  border: none;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-input-bar-text);
+  outline: none;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  max-height: 150px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+.input-textarea::placeholder { color: var(--color-input-bar-placeholder); }
+.input-textarea:disabled { opacity: 0.5; }
+
+.btn-icon {
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: var(--color-input-bar-text);
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  padding: 0.2rem;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.btn-icon:hover { opacity: 1; }
+.btn-icon:disabled { opacity: 0.3; cursor: default; }
+
+.btn-mic.mic-recording {
+  opacity: 1;
+  /* White icon sits on top of the red halo so it stays legible at any
+     pulse size. */
+  color: #fff;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
+.btn-mic.mic-transcribing { opacity: 0.5; }
+
+/* Mic wrapper + live amplitude halo. The glow is a filled red disc
+   absolutely positioned behind the button, scaled/faded by the
+   computed `micGlowStyle` so the user gets unmistakable feedback
+   that their voice is being picked up while the mic icon itself
+   stays put and readable on top. */
+.mic-wrapper {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.mic-glow {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  left: 50%;
+  width: 28px;
+  height: 28px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: radial-gradient(
+    circle,
+    rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.9) 0%,
+    rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.6) 55%,
+    rgba(239, 68, 68, 0) 100%
+  );
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1);
+  transform-origin: center;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  /* Smooth between amplitude samples (~100ms) so the pulse feels continuous
+     rather than stepping. */
+  transition: transform 0.12s ease-out, opacity 0.12s ease-out;
+  z-index: 0;
+}
+
+.note-picker-wrapper { position: relative; }
+.note-picker-dropdown {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: calc(100% + 8px);
+  left: 0;
+  width: 260px;
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px var(--color-shadow);
+  z-index: 20;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+.note-picker-search {
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 0.45rem 0.65rem;
+  border: none;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  outline: none;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+.note-picker-results { max-height: 180px; overflow-y: auto; }
+.note-picker-item {
+  padding: 0.4rem 0.65rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.note-picker-item:hover { background: var(--color-bg-secondary); }
+.note-picker-empty { padding: 0.4rem 0.65rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); font-size: 0.8rem; }
+
+.btn-send {
+  width: 30px;
+  min-width: 30px;
+  height: 30px;
+  padding: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  background: var(--gradient-cta);
+  color: #fff;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  transition: box-shadow 0.15s;
+}
+.btn-send:hover { box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.35); }
+.btn-send:disabled { opacity: 0.35; cursor: default; box-shadow: none; }
+
+.btn-abort-inline {
+  width: 28px;
+  min-width: 28px;
+  height: 28px;
+  padding: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.btn-abort-inline:hover { border-color: #ef4444; color: #ef4444; }
+
+/* Speaker / listen-mode popover */
+.speaker-wrapper { position: relative; display: inline-flex; flex-shrink: 0; }
+.btn-speaker.speaker-active { opacity: 1; color: var(--color-primary); }
+.btn-speaker.speaker-busy { opacity: 1; color: #f59e0b; }
+.speaker-popover {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: calc(100% + 8px);
+  right: 0;
+  min-width: 220px;
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px var(--color-shadow);
+  padding: 0.35rem;
+  z-index: 30;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.2rem;
+}
+.speaker-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.6rem;
+  padding: 0.45rem 0.6rem;
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  cursor: default;
+  text-align: left;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+.speaker-row--toggle { cursor: pointer; }
+.speaker-row--toggle:hover { background: var(--color-bg-secondary); }
+.speaker-row--active { color: var(--color-primary); }
+.speaker-row--stop {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  justify-content: flex-start;
+}
+.speaker-row--stop:hover { color: #ef4444; background: var(--color-bg-secondary); }
+.speaker-row-label { flex: 1; }
+.speaker-volume-range { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
+.speaker-volume-pct {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  min-width: 2.5rem;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+.speaker-switch {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 28px;
+  height: 16px;
+  border-radius: 9999px;
+  background: var(--color-border);
+  transition: background 0.15s;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.speaker-switch::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 2px;
+  left: 2px;
+  width: 12px;
+  height: 12px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  transition: transform 0.15s;
+}
+.speaker-switch.on { background: var(--color-primary); }
+.speaker-switch.on::after { transform: translateX(12px); }
+</style>

frontend/src/components/ChatMessage.vue

@@ -3,8 +3,16 @@ import { computed } from "vue";
 import { renderMarkdown } from "@/utils/markdown";
 import { useSettingsStore } from "@/stores/settings";
 import ToolCallCard from "@/components/ToolCallCard.vue";
+import BriefingToolStatusRow from "@/components/BriefingToolStatusRow.vue";
 import type { Message } from "@/types/chat";
 
+const SLOT_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
+  compilation: "Full Briefing",
+  morning: "Morning Update",
+  midday: "Midday Update",
+  afternoon: "Afternoon Update",
+};
+
 const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
 
 const props = defineProps<{
@@ -41,6 +49,30 @@ function formatMs(ms: number | null | undefined): string {
   return `${(ms / 1000).toFixed(1)}s`;
 }
 
+const metadata = computed(() => (props.message.metadata ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>);
+
+const isBriefingIntermediate = computed(
+  () => props.message.role === "assistant" && metadata.value.briefing_intermediate === true,
+);
+
+const briefingSlot = computed(() => {
+  const slot = metadata.value.briefing_slot;
+  return typeof slot === "string" ? slot : null;
+});
+
+const slotLabel = computed(() => {
+  const slot = briefingSlot.value;
+  if (!slot) return null;
+  return SLOT_LABELS[slot] ?? slot;
+});
+
+const isSlotUpdate = computed(
+  () =>
+    !isBriefingIntermediate.value &&
+    briefingSlot.value != null &&
+    briefingSlot.value !== "compilation",
+);
+
 const timingParts = computed((): string[] => {
   const t = props.message.timing;
   if (!t) return [];
@@ -57,11 +89,16 @@ const timingParts = computed((): string[] => {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="chat-message" :class="`role-${message.role}`">
+  <!-- Briefing intermediate: compact status row, no bubble -->
+  <div v-if="isBriefingIntermediate" class="chat-message role-assistant briefing-intermediate-row">
+    <BriefingToolStatusRow :tool-calls="message.tool_calls ?? []" />
+  </div>
+  <div v-else class="chat-message" :class="[`role-${message.role}`, { 'slot-update': isSlotUpdate }]">
     <div class="message-group">
-      <div class="message-bubble">
+      <div class="message-bubble" :class="{ 'bubble-slot': isSlotUpdate }">
         <div class="message-header">
           <span class="role-label">{{ roleLabel }}</span>
+          <span v-if="slotLabel" class="slot-badge" :class="{ 'slot-badge-update': isSlotUpdate }">{{ slotLabel }}</span>
           <div class="message-actions" v-if="message.role === 'assistant' && !isStreaming">
             <button class="btn-save" @click="emit('saveAsNote', message.id)" title="Save as note">
               Save as Note
@@ -281,4 +318,39 @@ details[open] .thinking-summary::before {
   margin-right: 0.2rem;
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
+
+/* ── Briefing intermediate row (no bubble) ──────────────── */
+.briefing-intermediate-row {
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+/* ── Slot badge (morning/midday/afternoon/full) ─────────── */
+.slot-badge {
+  font-size: 0.65rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+  padding: 0.1rem 0.45rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 14%, transparent);
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 30%, transparent);
+  margin-left: 0.5rem;
+}
+.slot-badge-update {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 12%, transparent);
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  border-color: var(--color-border);
+}
+
+/* ── Slot update bubbles: softer treatment than compilation ── */
+.slot-update .message-bubble.bubble-slot {
+  background: transparent;
+  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-border);
+  box-shadow: none;
+}
+.slot-update .message-bubble.bubble-slot .message-content {
+  font-size: 0.88rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+}
 </style>

frontend/src/components/ChatStreamingBubble.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { useChatStore } from '@/stores/chat'
+import { useSettingsStore } from '@/stores/settings'
+import { renderMarkdown } from '@/utils/markdown'
+import ToolCallCard from '@/components/ToolCallCard.vue'
+import ToolConfirmCard from '@/components/ToolConfirmCard.vue'
+
+const store = useChatStore()
+const settingsStore = useSettingsStore()
+
+const streamingRendered = computed(() => {
+  if (!store.streamingContent) return ''
+  return renderMarkdown(store.streamingContent)
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="chat-message role-assistant">
+    <div class="message-bubble streaming-bubble">
+      <div class="message-header">
+        <span class="role-label">{{ settingsStore.assistantName }}</span>
+      </div>
+      <div v-if="store.streamingToolCalls.length" class="streaming-tool-calls">
+        <ToolCallCard
+          v-for="(tc, i) in store.streamingToolCalls"
+          :key="i"
+          :tool-call="tc"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <ToolConfirmCard
+        v-if="store.streamingPendingTool"
+        :pending-tool="store.streamingPendingTool"
+        @accept="store.confirmTool(true)"
+        @decline="store.confirmTool(false)"
+      />
+      <div v-if="store.streamingStatus" class="streaming-status-line">
+        <span class="streaming-status-dot"></span>
+        {{ store.streamingStatus }}
+      </div>
+      <details
+        v-if="store.streamingThinking"
+        class="thinking-block"
+        :open="!store.streamingContent"
+      >
+        <summary class="thinking-summary">Reasoning</summary>
+        <pre class="thinking-text">{{ store.streamingThinking }}</pre>
+      </details>
+      <div class="message-content prose" v-html="streamingRendered"></div>
+      <span
+        v-if="!store.streamingStatus && !store.streamingThinking && !store.streamingContent"
+        class="typing-indicator"
+      ></span>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>

frontend/src/components/DashboardChatInput.vue

@@ -1,351 +0,0 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, nextTick } from "vue";
-import { apiGet } from "@/api/client";
-import { useChatStore } from "@/stores/chat";
-import type { Note } from "@/types/note";
-
-const emit = defineEmits<{
-  submit: [payload: { content: string; contextNoteId?: number }];
-}>();
-
-const store = useChatStore();
-
-const messageInput = ref("");
-const inputEl = ref<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>(null);
-
-// Note picker state
-const attachedNote = ref<{ id: number; title: string } | null>(null);
-const showNotePicker = ref(false);
-const noteSearchQuery = ref("");
-const noteSearchResults = ref<{ id: number; title: string }[]>([]);
-const noteSearchLoading = ref(false);
-let noteSearchTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
-
-function onSubmit() {
-  const content = messageInput.value.trim();
-  if (!content) return;
-  emit("submit", {
-    content,
-    contextNoteId: attachedNote.value?.id,
-  });
-  messageInput.value = "";
-  attachedNote.value = null;
-  resetTextareaHeight();
-}
-
-function onInputKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
-  if (e.key === "Enter" && !e.shiftKey) {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    onSubmit();
-  }
-}
-
-function autoResize() {
-  const el = inputEl.value;
-  if (!el) return;
-  el.style.height = "auto";
-  el.style.height = Math.min(el.scrollHeight, 120) + "px";
-}
-
-function resetTextareaHeight() {
-  const el = inputEl.value;
-  if (!el) return;
-  el.style.height = "auto";
-}
-
-// Note picker
-function toggleNotePicker() {
-  showNotePicker.value = !showNotePicker.value;
-  if (showNotePicker.value) {
-    noteSearchQuery.value = "";
-    noteSearchResults.value = [];
-    nextTick(() => {
-      const el = document.querySelector(
-        ".dashboard-chat .note-picker-search"
-      ) as HTMLInputElement;
-      el?.focus();
-    });
-  }
-}
-
-function onNoteSearchInput() {
-  if (noteSearchTimer) clearTimeout(noteSearchTimer);
-  noteSearchTimer = setTimeout(async () => {
-    const q = noteSearchQuery.value.trim();
-    if (!q) {
-      noteSearchResults.value = [];
-      return;
-    }
-    noteSearchLoading.value = true;
-    try {
-      const data = await apiGet<{ notes: Note[] }>(
-        `/api/notes?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}&all=true&limit=5`
-      );
-      noteSearchResults.value = data.notes.map((n) => ({
-        id: n.id,
-        title: n.title,
-      }));
-    } catch {
-      noteSearchResults.value = [];
-    } finally {
-      noteSearchLoading.value = false;
-    }
-  }, 250);
-}
-
-function selectNote(note: { id: number; title: string }) {
-  attachedNote.value = note;
-  showNotePicker.value = false;
-}
-
-function removeAttachedNote() {
-  attachedNote.value = null;
-}
-
-function focus() {
-  inputEl.value?.focus();
-}
-
-defineExpose({ focus });
-</script>
-
-<template>
-  <div class="dashboard-chat">
-    <!-- Attached note pill -->
-    <div v-if="attachedNote" class="attached-note">
-      <span class="attached-note-pill">
-        {{ attachedNote.title }}
-        <button class="attached-note-remove" aria-label="Remove attached note" @click="removeAttachedNote">
-          &times;
-        </button>
-      </span>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="chat-input-bar">
-      <div class="note-picker-wrapper">
-        <button
-          class="btn-attach"
-          @click="toggleNotePicker"
-          :disabled="!store.chatReady"
-          title="Attach a note"
-        >
-          <svg
-            width="18"
-            height="18"
-            viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-            fill="none"
-            stroke="currentColor"
-            stroke-width="2"
-            stroke-linecap="round"
-            stroke-linejoin="round"
-          >
-            <path
-              d="M21.44 11.05l-9.19 9.19a6 6 0 01-8.49-8.49l9.19-9.19a4 4 0 015.66 5.66l-9.2 9.19a2 2 0 01-2.83-2.83l8.49-8.48"
-            />
-          </svg>
-        </button>
-
-        <div v-if="showNotePicker" class="note-picker-dropdown">
-          <input
-            class="note-picker-search"
-            v-model="noteSearchQuery"
-            @input="onNoteSearchInput"
-            placeholder="Search notes..."
-          />
-          <div class="note-picker-results">
-            <div
-              v-for="note in noteSearchResults"
-              :key="note.id"
-              class="note-picker-item"
-              @click="selectNote(note)"
-            >
-              {{ note.title || "Untitled" }}
-            </div>
-            <div v-if="noteSearchLoading" class="note-picker-empty">
-              Searching...
-            </div>
-            <div
-              v-else-if="noteSearchQuery && !noteSearchResults.length"
-              class="note-picker-empty"
-            >
-              No notes found
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-      <textarea
-        ref="inputEl"
-        v-model="messageInput"
-        @keydown="onInputKeydown"
-        @input="autoResize"
-        :placeholder="
-          !store.chatReady ? 'Chat unavailable'
-          : store.streaming ? 'Type to queue… (Enter to queue)'
-          : 'Start a new chat… (Enter to send)'
-        "
-        :disabled="!store.chatReady"
-        rows="1"
-      ></textarea>
-
-      <button
-        class="btn-send"
-        @click="onSubmit"
-        :disabled="!messageInput.trim() || !store.chatReady"
-      >
-        &uarr;
-      </button>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<style scoped>
-.dashboard-chat {
-  margin-top: 0.75rem;
-}
-
-.attached-note {
-  padding: 0.25rem 0;
-}
-.attached-note-pill {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.25rem;
-  background: var(--color-primary);
-  color: #fff;
-  border-radius: 12px;
-  padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem;
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-}
-.attached-note-remove {
-  background: none;
-  border: none;
-  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
-  cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 1rem;
-  line-height: 1;
-  padding: 0 0.15rem;
-}
-.attached-note-remove:hover {
-  color: #fff;
-}
-
-.chat-input-bar {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.5rem 0.5rem 0.75rem;
-  background: var(--color-input-bar-bg);
-  border-radius: 20px;
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 12px var(--color-shadow);
-}
-
-.chat-input-bar textarea {
-  flex: 1;
-  resize: none;
-  padding: 0.4rem 0.5rem;
-  border: none;
-  border-radius: 12px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 0.95rem;
-  background: transparent;
-  color: var(--color-input-bar-text);
-  outline: none;
-  max-height: 120px;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-}
-.chat-input-bar textarea::placeholder {
-  color: var(--color-input-bar-placeholder);
-}
-.chat-input-bar textarea:disabled {
-  opacity: 0.5;
-}
-
-/* Note picker */
-.note-picker-wrapper {
-  position: relative;
-}
-.btn-attach {
-  background: none;
-  border: none;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  color: var(--color-input-bar-text);
-  opacity: 0.6;
-  padding: 0.25rem;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-}
-.btn-attach:hover {
-  opacity: 1;
-}
-.btn-attach:disabled {
-  opacity: 0.3;
-  cursor: default;
-}
-.note-picker-dropdown {
-  position: absolute;
-  bottom: calc(100% + 8px);
-  left: 0;
-  width: 280px;
-  background: var(--color-bg-card);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px var(--color-shadow);
-  z-index: 10;
-  overflow: hidden;
-}
-.note-picker-search {
-  width: 100%;
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
-  border: none;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-  background: transparent;
-  color: var(--color-text);
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
-  outline: none;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-}
-.note-picker-results {
-  max-height: 200px;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-}
-.note-picker-item {
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-.note-picker-item:hover {
-  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
-}
-.note-picker-empty {
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
-}
-
-.btn-send {
-  width: 34px;
-  min-width: 34px;
-  height: 34px;
-  padding: 0;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  background: var(--color-primary);
-  color: #fff;
-  border: none;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 1.1rem;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-.btn-send:disabled {
-  opacity: 0.35;
-  cursor: default;
-}
-</style>

frontend/src/components/EventSlideOver.vue

@@ -64,34 +64,114 @@ function toIso(date: string, time: string): string {
   return `${date}T${time}:00${sign}${h}:${min}`;
 }
 
+// ── Time helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Round up to next 30-minute boundary */
+function nextRoundedTime(): string {
+  const now = new Date();
+  let h = now.getHours();
+  let m = now.getMinutes();
+  if (m <= 30) { m = 30; }
+  else { m = 0; h = (h + 1) % 24; }
+  return `${String(h).padStart(2, "0")}:${String(m).padStart(2, "0")}`;
+}
+
+/** Add hours to a time string (HH:MM), returns HH:MM */
+function addHours(time: string, hours: number): string {
+  const [h, m] = time.split(":").map(Number);
+  const totalMin = h * 60 + m + hours * 60;
+  const nh = Math.floor(totalMin / 60) % 24;
+  const nm = totalMin % 60;
+  return `${String(nh).padStart(2, "0")}:${String(nm).padStart(2, "0")}`;
+}
+
+/** Duration in minutes between two time strings */
+function durationMin(start: string, end: string): number {
+  const [sh, sm] = start.split(":").map(Number);
+  const [eh, em] = end.split(":").map(Number);
+  return (eh * 60 + em) - (sh * 60 + sm);
+}
+
+/** True if a date+time is in the past */
+const isPastEvent = computed(() => {
+  if (allDay.value || !startDate.value || !startTime.value) return false;
+  const dt = new Date(`${startDate.value}T${startTime.value}:00`);
+  return dt.getTime() < Date.now();
+});
+
+// Track duration so end moves with start
+let _lastDurationMin = 60;
+
 function resetForm() {
   if (props.event) {
     title.value = props.event.title;
     allDay.value = props.event.all_day;
-    startDate.value = dateFromIso(props.event.start_dt);
+    startDate.value = props.event.all_day ? props.event.start_dt.slice(0, 10) : dateFromIso(props.event.start_dt);
     startTime.value = props.event.all_day ? "" : timeFromIso(props.event.start_dt);
-    endDate.value = props.event.end_dt ? dateFromIso(props.event.end_dt) : "";
-    endTime.value = props.event.end_dt && !props.event.all_day ? timeFromIso(props.event.end_dt) : "";
+    endDate.value = props.event.end_dt ? (props.event.all_day ? props.event.end_dt.slice(0, 10) : dateFromIso(props.event.end_dt)) : startDate.value;
+    endTime.value = props.event.end_dt && !props.event.all_day ? timeFromIso(props.event.end_dt) : addHours(startTime.value || "09:00", 1);
     description.value = props.event.description || "";
     location.value = props.event.location || "";
     color.value = props.event.color || "";
     projectId.value = props.event.project_id;
+    _lastDurationMin = !allDay.value && startTime.value && endTime.value ? durationMin(startTime.value, endTime.value) : 60;
+    if (_lastDurationMin <= 0) _lastDurationMin = 60;
   } else {
     title.value = "";
     allDay.value = false;
     const base = props.initialDate ? dateFromIso(props.initialDate) : new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+    const roundedStart = nextRoundedTime();
     startDate.value = base;
-    startTime.value = "09:00";
+    startTime.value = roundedStart;
     endDate.value = base;
-    endTime.value = "10:00";
+    endTime.value = addHours(roundedStart, 1);
     description.value = "";
     location.value = "";
     color.value = "";
     projectId.value = null;
+    _lastDurationMin = 60;
   }
   deleteConfirm.value = false;
 }
 
+// When start time changes, move end time to preserve duration
+watch(startTime, (newStart) => {
+  if (allDay.value || !newStart) return;
+  endTime.value = addHours(newStart, _lastDurationMin / 60);
+});
+
+// When start date changes, move end date to match (preserve same-day or multi-day gap)
+watch(startDate, (newDate) => {
+  if (!newDate) return;
+  endDate.value = newDate;
+});
+
+// When end time changes manually, update the tracked duration (but guard against end < start)
+watch(endTime, (newEnd) => {
+  if (allDay.value || !newEnd || !startTime.value) return;
+  const dur = durationMin(startTime.value, newEnd);
+  if (dur <= 0) {
+    // Snap back to start + 1 hour
+    endTime.value = addHours(startTime.value, 1);
+    _lastDurationMin = 60;
+  } else {
+    _lastDurationMin = dur;
+  }
+});
+
+// All-day toggle: clear/restore times
+watch(allDay, (isAllDay) => {
+  if (isAllDay) {
+    startTime.value = "";
+    endTime.value = "";
+  } else {
+    const rounded = nextRoundedTime();
+    startTime.value = rounded;
+    endTime.value = addHours(rounded, 1);
+    _lastDurationMin = 60;
+  }
+});
+
 watch(() => props.event, resetForm, { immediate: true });
 watch(() => props.initialDate, resetForm);
 
@@ -111,6 +191,10 @@ async function save() {
     toast.show("Start date is required", "error");
     return;
   }
+  if (!allDay.value && !startTime.value) {
+    toast.show("Start time is required", "error");
+    return;
+  }
 
   const start_dt = allDay.value ? `${startDate.value}T00:00:00` : toIso(startDate.value, startTime.value);
   const end_dt = endDate.value
@@ -197,18 +281,19 @@ async function doDelete() {
 
           <!-- Start -->
           <div class="so-field">
-            <label class="so-label">Start</label>
+            <label class="so-label">Start <span class="required">*</span></label>
             <div class="dt-row">
-              <input v-model="startDate" type="date" class="so-input dt-date" />
-              <input v-if="!allDay" v-model="startTime" type="time" class="so-input dt-time" />
+              <input v-model="startDate" type="date" class="so-input dt-date" required />
+              <input v-if="!allDay" v-model="startTime" type="time" class="so-input dt-time" required />
             </div>
+            <p v-if="isPastEvent" class="so-past-hint">This event is in the past</p>
           </div>
 
           <!-- End -->
           <div class="so-field">
-            <label class="so-label">End <span class="so-hint">(optional)</span></label>
+            <label class="so-label">End</label>
             <div class="dt-row">
-              <input v-model="endDate" type="date" class="so-input dt-date" />
+              <input v-model="endDate" type="date" class="so-input dt-date" :min="startDate" />
               <input v-if="!allDay" v-model="endTime" type="time" class="so-input dt-time" />
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -230,7 +315,7 @@ async function doDelete() {
             <label class="so-label so-label-inline">Color</label>
             <div class="color-row">
               <input v-model="color" type="color" class="color-picker" title="Pick event color" />
-              <input v-model="color" class="so-input color-hex" placeholder="#6366f1" />
+              <input v-model="color" class="so-input color-hex" placeholder="#7c3aed" />
               <button v-if="color" type="button" class="btn-clear-color" @click="color = ''">✕</button>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -355,13 +440,19 @@ async function doDelete() {
   box-sizing: border-box;
   transition: border-color 0.15s;
 }
-.so-input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--color-primary, #6366f1); }
+.so-input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--color-primary); }
 
 .so-textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 5rem; font-family: inherit; }
 
 .dt-row { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; }
 .dt-date { flex: 1; }
 .dt-time { width: 7.5rem; flex-shrink: 0; }
+.so-past-hint {
+  margin: 4px 0 0;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--color-accent-warm, #d4a017);
+  font-style: italic;
+}
 
 .toggle-btn {
   background: var(--color-input-bg, #111113);
@@ -374,8 +465,8 @@ async function doDelete() {
   transition: all 0.15s;
 }
 .toggle-btn.active {
-  background: var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
-  border-color: var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
   color: #fff;
 }
 
@@ -401,7 +492,7 @@ async function doDelete() {
 }
 
 .btn-primary {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #4f46e5);
+  background: var(--gradient-cta);
   color: #fff;
   border: none;
   border-radius: 8px;

frontend/src/components/InlineAssistPanel.vue

@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ const markers: Record<DiffLine["type"], string> = {
 
 /* ── Streaming ── */
 .iap-streaming {
-  border-color: var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
 }
 .iap-streaming .iap-header {
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary, #6366f1) 8%, var(--color-bg-secondary));
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 8%, var(--color-bg-secondary));
 }
 
 .iap-pulse {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ const markers: Record<DiffLine["type"], string> = {
   width: 8px;
   height: 8px;
   border-radius: 50%;
-  background: var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
+  background: var(--color-primary);
   flex-shrink: 0;
   animation: iap-pulse 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
 }
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ const markers: Record<DiffLine["type"], string> = {
   font-family: inherit;
 }
 .iap-btn-toggle:hover {
-  border-color: var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
-  color: var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  color: var(--color-primary);
 }
 
 .iap-actions {

frontend/src/components/MarkdownToolbar.vue

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ const groups = [
           :class="['md-btn', { active: btn.isActive() }]"
           :title="btn.title"
           type="button"
+          tabindex="-1"
           @mousedown.prevent="btn.command()"
         >
           <span class="btn-icon" v-html="ICONS[btn.id]" />

frontend/src/components/NoteCard.vue

@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ function goEdit() {
   text-decoration: none;
   color: inherit;
   background: var(--color-bg-card);
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), 0 0 0 1px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.06);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), 0 0 0 1px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.06);
   transition: box-shadow 0.2s, transform 0.18s ease;
 }
 .note-card:hover {
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10), 0 0 0 1px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.14);
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10), 0 0 0 1px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.14);
   transform: translateY(-2px);
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function goEdit() {
 }
 .note-card.compact:hover {
   box-shadow: none;
-  background: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.04);
+  background: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.04);
   transform: none;
 }
 .note-title-compact {

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/ShareDialog.vue

@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
               <ul v-if="userResults.length" class="user-results">
                 <li v-for="u in userResults" :key="u.id" @click="selectUser(u)" class="user-result-item">
                   <span class="user-result-name">{{ u.username }}</span>
-                  <span class="user-result-email">{{ u.email }}</span>
                 </li>
               </ul>
             </div>
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
 .btn-add-share {
   padding: 0.45rem 1rem;
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #4f46e5);
+  background: var(--gradient-cta);
   color: #fff;
   border: none;
   border-radius: 6px;

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/TagPill.vue

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ defineEmits<{
 }
 .tag-pill:hover {
   color: var(--color-primary);
-  background: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.08);
+  background: var(--color-primary-tint);
 }
 .dismiss {
   background: none;

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() {
@@ -109,11 +112,11 @@ function isOverdue(): boolean {
   text-decoration: none;
   color: inherit;
   background: var(--color-bg-card);
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), 0 0 0 1px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.06);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), 0 0 0 1px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.06);
   transition: box-shadow 0.2s, transform 0.18s ease;
 }
 .task-card:hover {
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10), 0 0 0 1px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.14);
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10), 0 0 0 1px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.14);
   transform: translateY(-2px);
 }
 
@@ -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/ToolCallCard.vue

@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ async function confirmDuplicate() {
   if (confirmState.value !== "idle") return;
   confirmState.value = "creating";
   const args = props.toolCall.arguments as Record<string, unknown>;
-  const isTask = props.toolCall.function === "create_task";
+  const isTask = !!(args.status);
   const endpoint = isTask ? "/api/tasks" : "/api/notes";
   const payload: Record<string, unknown> = {
     title: args.title,
@@ -270,8 +270,11 @@ async function openEventSlideOver(id: number | undefined) {
   }
 }
 
-function closeEventSlideOver() {
+function closeEventSlideOver(changed = false) {
   eventSlideOverOpen.value = false;
+  if (changed) {
+    document.dispatchEvent(new Event("fable:calendar-changed"));
+  }
 }
 </script>
 
@@ -522,9 +525,9 @@ function closeEventSlideOver() {
     :event="eventSlideOverEntry"
     initial-date=""
     @close="closeEventSlideOver"
-    @created="closeEventSlideOver"
-    @updated="closeEventSlideOver"
-    @deleted="closeEventSlideOver"
+    @created="() => closeEventSlideOver(true)"
+    @updated="() => closeEventSlideOver(true)"
+    @deleted="() => closeEventSlideOver(true)"
   />
 </template>
 
@@ -748,7 +751,7 @@ function closeEventSlideOver() {
   width: 8px;
   height: 8px;
   border-radius: 50%;
-  background: var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
+  background: var(--color-primary);
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
@@ -770,14 +773,14 @@ function closeEventSlideOver() {
 }
 .tool-event-card.clickable { cursor: pointer; }
 .tool-event-card.clickable:hover {
-  border-color: var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary, #6366f1) 6%, var(--color-bg-card, #16161a));
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 6%, var(--color-bg-card, #16161a));
 }
 .tool-event-card-dot {
   width: 8px;
   height: 8px;
   border-radius: 50%;
-  background: var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
+  background: var(--color-primary);
   flex-shrink: 0;
   margin-top: 3px;
 }

frontend/src/components/WeatherCard.vue

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ interface ForecastDay {
   condition: string
   high: number
   low: number
+  precip_probability: number | null
+  precip_mm: number | null
+  windspeed_max: number
 }
 
 interface WeatherData {
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ interface WeatherData {
   today_low: number | null
   yesterday_high: number | null
   yesterday_low: number | null
+  wind_unit?: string
   forecast: ForecastDay[]
 }
 
@@ -25,6 +29,23 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   tempUnit?: string
 }>()
 
+function weatherIcon(condition: string): string {
+  const c = condition.toLowerCase()
+  if (c.includes('thunderstorm')) return '⛈️'
+  if (c.includes('hail')) return '🌨️'
+  if (c.includes('snow showers')) return '🌨️'
+  if (c.includes('snow')) return '❄️'
+  if (c.includes('rain showers: violent')) return '⛈️'
+  if (c.includes('rain showers')) return '🌦️'
+  if (c.includes('drizzle') || c.includes('rain')) return '🌧️'
+  if (c.includes('fog')) return '🌫️'
+  if (c.includes('overcast')) return '☁️'
+  if (c.includes('partly cloudy')) return '⛅'
+  if (c.includes('mainly clear')) return '🌤️'
+  if (c.includes('clear')) return '☀️'
+  return '🌡️'
+}
+
 const unit = computed(() => props.tempUnit ?? 'C')
 
 const tempDelta = computed(() => {
@@ -56,6 +77,7 @@ const fetchedAtLabel = computed(() => {
       <span class="weather-fetched-at">as of {{ fetchedAtLabel }}</span>
     </div>
     <div class="weather-current">
+      <span class="weather-icon">{{ weatherIcon(weather.condition) }}</span>
       <span class="weather-temp">{{ weather.current_temp }}°{{ unit }}</span>
       <span class="weather-condition">{{ weather.condition }}</span>
     </div>
@@ -66,8 +88,17 @@ const fetchedAtLabel = computed(() => {
     <div class="weather-forecast" v-if="weather.forecast.length">
       <div v-for="day in weather.forecast" :key="day.day" class="weather-forecast-day">
         <span class="forecast-day-name">{{ day.day }}</span>
+        <span class="forecast-icon">{{ weatherIcon(day.condition) }}</span>
         <span class="forecast-condition">{{ day.condition }}</span>
         <span class="forecast-temps">{{ day.high }}° / {{ day.low }}°</span>
+        <span v-if="day.precip_probability != null && day.precip_probability > 0" class="forecast-precip">
+          💧 {{ day.precip_probability }}%
+        </span>
+        <span v-else-if="day.precip_mm != null && day.precip_mm > 0" class="forecast-precip">
+          💧 {{ day.precip_mm.toFixed(1) }}mm
+        </span>
+        <span v-else class="forecast-precip forecast-precip--dry">💧 —</span>
+        <span class="forecast-wind">💨 {{ day.windspeed_max }} {{ weather.wind_unit ?? 'km/h' }}</span>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -107,34 +138,41 @@ const fetchedAtLabel = computed(() => {
   display: flex;
   align-items: baseline;
   gap: 0.75rem;
-  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.weather-icon {
+  font-size: 2rem;
+  line-height: 1;
 }
 
 .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 +180,8 @@ 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;
 }
 
@@ -151,16 +189,34 @@ const fetchedAtLabel = computed(() => {
   font-weight: 600;
 }
 
+.forecast-icon {
+  font-size: 1.2rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+
 .forecast-condition {
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
   text-align: center;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  word-break: break-word;
 }
 
 .forecast-temps {
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+.forecast-precip,
+.forecast-wind {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.forecast-precip--dry {
+  opacity: 0.35;
+}
+
 .weather-unavailable {
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
   font-style: italic;

frontend/src/components/WorkspaceNoteEditor.vue

@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 });
 
 onUnmounted(() => { if (linkCheckTimer) clearTimeout(linkCheckTimer); });
+
+defineExpose({ reload: loadProjectNotes });
 </script>
 
 <template>

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/composables/useListenMode.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
+
+const LISTEN_MODE_KEY = 'fa_listen_mode'
+
+// Shared across all views — persisted to localStorage
+const _listenMode = ref<boolean>(localStorage.getItem(LISTEN_MODE_KEY) === 'true')
+
+watch(_listenMode, (v) => {
+  localStorage.setItem(LISTEN_MODE_KEY, String(v))
+})
+
+export function useListenMode() {
+  return _listenMode
+}

frontend/src/composables/useSilenceDetector.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import { ref, readonly } from 'vue'
+
+export interface SilenceDetectorOptions {
+  /**
+   * Absolute fallback silence threshold in dBFS, used during the first
+   * moments before any real speech has been observed. Once the session peak
+   * clears `dynamicArmDb` we switch to the dynamic threshold instead.
+   */
+  fallbackThresholdDb?: number // default -45
+  /** How many dB below the session peak counts as "silent" once armed. */
+  dropFromPeakDb?: number // default 15
+  /**
+   * Session peak must reach this level (dBFS) before dynamic thresholding
+   * kicks in. Until then the fallback threshold is used so we don't lock
+   * onto a noise-floor peak.
+   */
+  dynamicArmDb?: number // default -25
+  /** How long to wait at the start of recording before running silence checks. */
+  graceMs?: number // default 1500
+  silenceDurationMs?: number // default 2000
+  minRecordingMs?: number // default 500
+}
+
+/**
+ * Mic silence detector + live amplitude signal.
+ *
+ * Uses `getFloatTimeDomainData()` for honest linear RMS in [-1, 1] space,
+ * then derives dBFS for the silence threshold. The previous implementation
+ * ran RMS over `getByteFrequencyData` bytes — those bytes are already a
+ * dB-scaled quantity, so taking their RMS and re-log'ing it produced
+ * numbers that didn't line up with real dBFS and made any static threshold
+ * unpredictable.
+ *
+ * Silence threshold is dynamic: we track the session peak dBFS and treat
+ * "silent" as "current level is at least [dropFromPeakDb] below peak."
+ * This auto-calibrates to whatever mic and room the user is on. Until the
+ * peak climbs above [dynamicArmDb] we fall back to a conservative static
+ * threshold so a quiet room doesn't spin forever. A grace period at the
+ * start of the recording gives the user time to begin speaking before
+ * silence checks arm.
+ *
+ * `amplitude` is the raw linear RMS scaled ×5 and clamped to 1 so quiet
+ * speech still visibly moves UI that binds to it.
+ */
+export function useSilenceDetector(options: SilenceDetectorOptions = {}) {
+  const {
+    fallbackThresholdDb = -45,
+    dropFromPeakDb = 15,
+    dynamicArmDb = -25,
+    graceMs = 1500,
+    silenceDurationMs = 2000,
+    minRecordingMs = 500,
+  } = options
+
+  const amplitude = ref(0)
+  let audioCtx: AudioContext | null = null
+  let intervalId: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null
+  let silenceMs = 0
+  let startedAt = 0
+  let peakDb = -100
+
+  function start(stream: MediaStream, onSilence: () => void): void {
+    stop()
+    audioCtx = new AudioContext()
+    // Some browsers start AudioContext in "suspended" state — resume so
+    // the analyser returns real values instead of all zeros.
+    audioCtx.resume().catch(() => {})
+    const source = audioCtx.createMediaStreamSource(stream)
+    const analyser = audioCtx.createAnalyser()
+    analyser.fftSize = 1024
+    source.connect(analyser)
+
+    const samples = new Float32Array(analyser.fftSize)
+    silenceMs = 0
+    startedAt = Date.now()
+    peakDb = -100
+
+    intervalId = setInterval(() => {
+      analyser.getFloatTimeDomainData(samples)
+      let sumSq = 0
+      for (let i = 0; i < samples.length; i++) sumSq += samples[i] * samples[i]
+      const rms = Math.sqrt(sumSq / samples.length)
+      amplitude.value = Math.min(rms * 5, 1)
+
+      const db = rms > 1e-7 ? 20 * Math.log10(rms) : -100
+      if (db > peakDb) peakDb = db
+
+      const elapsed = Date.now() - startedAt
+      if (elapsed < graceMs) return
+
+      const threshold =
+        peakDb > dynamicArmDb ? peakDb - dropFromPeakDb : fallbackThresholdDb
+
+      if (db < threshold) {
+        silenceMs += 100
+        if (silenceMs >= silenceDurationMs && elapsed >= minRecordingMs) {
+          stop()
+          onSilence()
+        }
+      } else {
+        silenceMs = 0
+      }
+    }, 100)
+  }
+
+  function stop(): void {
+    if (intervalId !== null) {
+      clearInterval(intervalId)
+      intervalId = null
+    }
+    if (audioCtx) {
+      audioCtx.close().catch(() => {})
+      audioCtx = null
+    }
+    amplitude.value = 0
+    silenceMs = 0
+    peakDb = -100
+  }
+
+  return { amplitude: readonly(amplitude), start, stop }
+}

frontend/src/composables/useStreamingTts.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import { ref, watch, computed } from 'vue'
+import type { Ref, ComputedRef } from 'vue'
+import { synthesiseSpeech } from '@/api/client'
+import { useVoiceAudio } from '@/composables/useVoiceAudio'
+
+/** Minimum stripped character count to bother synthesizing. */
+const MIN_CHARS = 3
+
+/** Matches sentence-terminal punctuation followed by whitespace or end-of-string. */
+const SENTENCE_BOUNDARY = /[.!?]+(?=\s|$)/
+
+function stripMarkdown(text: string): string {
+  return text
+    .replace(/```[\s\S]*?```/g, '')
+    .replace(/`[^`]+`/g, (m) => m.slice(1, -1))
+    .replace(/#{1,6}\s+/g, '')
+    .replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, '$1')
+    .replace(/\*([^*]+)\*/g, '$1')
+    .replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/g, '$1')
+    .replace(/^\s*[-*+]\s+/gm, '')
+    .replace(/\n{2,}/g, ' ')
+    .trim()
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extract completed sentences from `text` using SENTENCE_BOUNDARY.
+ * Returns the sentences found and the unconsumed remainder.
+ */
+function extractSentences(text: string): { sentences: string[]; remainder: string } {
+  const sentences: string[] = []
+  let remaining = text
+  let match: RegExpExecArray | null
+
+  while ((match = SENTENCE_BOUNDARY.exec(remaining)) !== null) {
+    const boundary = match.index + match[0].length
+    const sentence = remaining.slice(0, boundary).trim()
+    if (sentence) sentences.push(sentence)
+    remaining = remaining.slice(boundary)
+  }
+
+  return { sentences, remainder: remaining }
+}
+
+export interface UseStreamingTtsOptions {
+  streamingContent: Ref<string> | ComputedRef<string>
+  streaming: Ref<boolean> | ComputedRef<boolean>
+  enabled: Ref<boolean> | ComputedRef<boolean>
+}
+
+export interface UseStreamingTtsReturn {
+  /** True while any synthesis request is in-flight or audio is playing. */
+  speaking: ComputedRef<boolean>
+  /** Cancel all in-flight synthesis/playback and clear the queue. */
+  stop: () => void
+  /** Speak a complete text through the same sentence-chunking pipeline. */
+  speak: (text: string) => void
+}
+
+export function useStreamingTts(options: UseStreamingTtsOptions): UseStreamingTtsReturn {
+  const { streamingContent, streaming, enabled } = options
+  const audio = useVoiceAudio()
+
+  let sentenceBuffer = ''
+  let lastSeenLength = 0
+  let abortId = 0
+  let playQueue: Promise<void> = Promise.resolve()
+  const pendingCount = ref(0)
+
+  const speaking = computed(() => pendingCount.value > 0 || audio.playing.value)
+
+  function stop(): void {
+    abortId++
+    sentenceBuffer = ''
+    lastSeenLength = 0
+    playQueue = Promise.resolve()
+    audio.stop()
+    pendingCount.value = 0
+  }
+
+  async function enqueueSentence(sentence: string, myAbortId: number): Promise<void> {
+    const stripped = stripMarkdown(sentence)
+    if (stripped.length < MIN_CHARS) return
+
+    pendingCount.value++
+    let blob: Blob | null = null
+    try {
+      blob = await synthesiseSpeech(stripped)
+    } catch (e) {
+      const errMsg = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)
+      console.warn('[StreamingTTS] Synthesis failed, retrying', {
+        chars: stripped.length,
+        preview: stripped.slice(0, 80),
+        error: errMsg,
+      })
+      try {
+        blob = await synthesiseSpeech(stripped)
+      } catch (e2) {
+        const errMsg2 = e2 instanceof Error ? e2.message : String(e2)
+        console.warn('[StreamingTTS] Retry failed, sentence dropped', {
+          chars: stripped.length,
+          preview: stripped.slice(0, 80),
+          error: errMsg2,
+        })
+      }
+    } finally {
+      pendingCount.value--
+    }
+
+    if (!blob) return
+
+    // Capture blob for the closure — TS can't narrow after async gap
+    const resolvedBlob = blob
+    playQueue = playQueue.then(async () => {
+      if (abortId !== myAbortId) return
+      await audio.play(resolvedBlob)
+    })
+  }
+
+  function dispatchBuffer(flush: boolean): void {
+    if (!enabled.value) return
+    const myAbortId = abortId
+    const { sentences, remainder } = extractSentences(sentenceBuffer)
+    sentenceBuffer = flush ? '' : remainder
+    for (const sentence of sentences) {
+      enqueueSentence(sentence, myAbortId)
+    }
+    if (flush && remainder.trim().length >= MIN_CHARS) {
+      enqueueSentence(remainder.trim(), myAbortId)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Watch accumulating content — extract new characters since last check
+  watch(streamingContent, (newContent) => {
+    if (!enabled.value) return
+    const delta = newContent.slice(lastSeenLength)
+    lastSeenLength = newContent.length
+    sentenceBuffer += delta
+    dispatchBuffer(false)
+  })
+
+  // Watch streaming flag — stop on new message start, flush on end
+  watch(streaming, (isStreaming) => {
+    if (!enabled.value) return
+    if (isStreaming) {
+      // New message starting — cancel previous response's audio
+      stop()
+    } else {
+      // Stream ended — flush any remaining fragment
+      dispatchBuffer(true)
+      lastSeenLength = 0
+    }
+  })
+
+  function speak(text: string): void {
+    stop()
+    if (!text.trim()) return
+    const myAbortId = abortId
+    const { sentences, remainder } = extractSentences(text)
+    for (const sentence of sentences) {
+      enqueueSentence(sentence, myAbortId)
+    }
+    if (remainder.trim().length >= MIN_CHARS) {
+      enqueueSentence(remainder.trim(), myAbortId)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { speaking, stop, speak }
+}

frontend/src/composables/useVoiceAudio.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { ref, readonly } from 'vue'
+
+const VOLUME_KEY = 'fa_voice_volume'
+
+// Shared volume across all instances — persisted to localStorage per device
+const _volume = ref<number>(parseFloat(localStorage.getItem(VOLUME_KEY) ?? '1.0'))
+
+export function useVoiceAudio() {
+  const playing = ref(false)
+  const isSupported = typeof AudioContext !== 'undefined' || typeof (window as unknown as Record<string, unknown>).webkitAudioContext !== 'undefined'
+
+  let audioCtx: AudioContext | null = null
+  let currentSource: AudioBufferSourceNode | null = null
+
+  function _getCtx(): AudioContext {
+    if (!audioCtx || audioCtx.state === 'closed') {
+      const Ctx = window.AudioContext ?? (window as unknown as Record<string, typeof AudioContext>).webkitAudioContext
+      audioCtx = new Ctx()
+    }
+    return audioCtx
+  }
+
+  async function play(blob: Blob): Promise<void> {
+    stop()
+    const ctx = _getCtx()
+    if (ctx.state === 'suspended') await ctx.resume()
+
+    const arrayBuffer = await blob.arrayBuffer()
+    const audioBuffer = await ctx.decodeAudioData(arrayBuffer)
+
+    const source = ctx.createBufferSource()
+    source.buffer = audioBuffer
+
+    const gain = ctx.createGain()
+    gain.gain.value = _volume.value
+    source.connect(gain)
+    gain.connect(ctx.destination)
+
+    currentSource = source
+    playing.value = true
+
+    return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      source.onended = () => {
+        playing.value = false
+        currentSource = null
+        resolve()
+      }
+      source.start(0)
+    })
+  }
+
+  function stop(): void {
+    if (currentSource) {
+      try { currentSource.stop() } catch { /* already stopped */ }
+      currentSource = null
+    }
+    playing.value = false
+  }
+
+  return {
+    playing: readonly(playing),
+    volume: _volume,
+    isSupported,
+    play,
+    stop,
+  }
+}
+
+export function setVoiceVolume(v: number) {
+  _volume.value = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, v))
+  localStorage.setItem(VOLUME_KEY, String(_volume.value))
+}

frontend/src/composables/useVoiceRecorder.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { ref, readonly, type Ref } from 'vue'
+
+/**
+ * Push-to-talk recorder wrapping the browser MediaRecorder API.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   const { recording, error, isSupported, startRecording, stopRecording } = useVoiceRecorder()
+ *   await startRecording()
+ *   const blob = await stopRecording()   // resolves with the recorded audio Blob
+ */
+export function useVoiceRecorder() {
+  const recording = ref(false)
+  const error = ref<string | null>(null)
+  const isSupported = typeof MediaRecorder !== 'undefined' && !!navigator.mediaDevices?.getUserMedia
+
+  let mediaRecorder: MediaRecorder | null = null
+  let chunks: Blob[] = []
+  const streamRef = ref<MediaStream | null>(null)
+  let resolveStop: ((blob: Blob) => void) | null = null
+  let rejectStop: ((err: Error) => void) | null = null
+
+  async function startRecording(): Promise<void> {
+    error.value = null
+    if (!isSupported) {
+      error.value = 'Audio recording is not supported in this browser'
+      return
+    }
+    if (recording.value) return
+
+    try {
+      streamRef.value = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true })
+    } catch (e) {
+      error.value = 'Microphone access denied'
+      return
+    }
+
+    chunks = []
+    const mimeType = MediaRecorder.isTypeSupported('audio/webm;codecs=opus')
+      ? 'audio/webm;codecs=opus'
+      : MediaRecorder.isTypeSupported('audio/webm')
+        ? 'audio/webm'
+        : ''
+
+    mediaRecorder = mimeType ? new MediaRecorder(streamRef.value!, { mimeType }) : new MediaRecorder(streamRef.value!)
+
+    mediaRecorder.ondataavailable = (e) => {
+      if (e.data.size > 0) chunks.push(e.data)
+    }
+
+    mediaRecorder.onstop = () => {
+      const blob = new Blob(chunks, { type: mediaRecorder?.mimeType ?? 'audio/webm' })
+      chunks = []
+      streamRef.value?.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop())
+      streamRef.value = null
+      recording.value = false
+      resolveStop?.(blob)
+      resolveStop = null
+      rejectStop = null
+    }
+
+    mediaRecorder.onerror = () => {
+      recording.value = false
+      error.value = 'Recording error'
+      rejectStop?.(new Error('MediaRecorder error'))
+      resolveStop = null
+      rejectStop = null
+    }
+
+    mediaRecorder.start(100) // collect in 100ms chunks
+    recording.value = true
+  }
+
+  function stopRecording(): Promise<Blob> {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      if (!mediaRecorder || !recording.value) {
+        reject(new Error('Not recording'))
+        return
+      }
+      resolveStop = resolve
+      rejectStop = reject
+      mediaRecorder.stop()
+    })
+  }
+
+  return {
+    recording: readonly(recording),
+    error: readonly(error),
+    isSupported,
+    startRecording,
+    stopRecording,
+    stream: readonly(streamRef) as Readonly<Ref<MediaStream | null>>,
+  }
+}

frontend/src/router/index.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { createRouter, createWebHistory } from "vue-router";
-import HomeView from "@/views/HomeView.vue";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/auth";
 
 const router = createRouter({
@@ -7,8 +6,12 @@ const router = createRouter({
   routes: [
     {
       path: "/",
-      name: "home",
-      component: HomeView,
+      name: "knowledge",
+      component: () => import("@/views/KnowledgeView.vue"),
+    },
+    {
+      path: "/knowledge",
+      redirect: "/",
     },
     {
       path: "/login",
@@ -42,8 +45,7 @@ const router = createRouter({
     },
     {
       path: "/notes",
-      name: "notes",
-      component: () => import("@/views/NotesListView.vue"),
+      redirect: "/",
     },
     {
       path: "/notes/new",
@@ -82,8 +84,7 @@ const router = createRouter({
     },
     {
       path: "/tasks",
-      name: "tasks",
-      component: () => import("@/views/TasksListView.vue"),
+      redirect: "/",
     },
     {
       path: "/tasks/new",
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@ 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/notes.ts

@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ export const useNotesStore = defineStore("notes", () => {
     tags?: string[];
     project_id?: number | null;
     milestone_id?: number | null;
+    note_type?: string;
+    metadata?: Record<string, string> | null;
   }): Promise<Note> {
     try {
       return await apiPost<Note>("/api/notes", data);
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ export const useNotesStore = defineStore("notes", () => {
 
   async function updateNote(
     id: number,
-    data: Partial<Pick<Note, "title" | "body" | "tags" | "project_id" | "milestone_id">>
+    data: Partial<Pick<Note, "title" | "body" | "tags" | "project_id" | "milestone_id" | "note_type" | "metadata">>
   ): Promise<Note> {
     try {
       const note = await apiPut<Note>(`/api/notes/${id}`, data);

frontend/src/stores/settings.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ref, computed } from "vue";
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
-import { apiGet, apiPut } from "@/api/client";
+import { apiGet, apiPut, getVoiceStatus } from "@/api/client";
 import { useToastStore } from "@/stores/toast";
 import type { AppSettings } from "@/types/settings";
 
@@ -16,6 +16,24 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore("settings", () => {
     () => settings.value.default_model || ""
   );
 
+  // Voice status — checked once on login, refreshable from Settings
+  const voiceEnabled = ref(false);
+  const voiceSttReady = ref(false);
+  const voiceTtsReady = ref(false);
+
+  async function checkVoiceStatus() {
+    try {
+      const s = await getVoiceStatus();
+      voiceEnabled.value = s.enabled;
+      voiceSttReady.value = s.enabled && s.stt;
+      voiceTtsReady.value = s.enabled && s.tts;
+    } catch {
+      voiceEnabled.value = false;
+      voiceSttReady.value = false;
+      voiceTtsReady.value = false;
+    }
+  }
+
   async function fetchSettings() {
     loading.value = true;
     try {
@@ -44,6 +62,10 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore("settings", () => {
     loading,
     assistantName,
     defaultModel,
+    voiceEnabled,
+    voiceSttReady,
+    voiceTtsReady,
+    checkVoiceStatus,
     fetchSettings,
     updateSettings,
   };

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/chat.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export interface Message {
   context_note_id: number | null;
   context_note_title?: string | null;
   tool_calls?: ToolCallRecord[] | null;
+  metadata?: Record<string, unknown> | null;
   created_at: string;
   timing?: GenerationTiming;
   thinking?: string;

frontend/src/types/news.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export interface NewsItem {
+  id: number
+  title: string
+  url: string
+  snippet: string
+  content: string
+  published_at: string | null
+  topics: string[]
+  source: string
+  reaction: 'up' | 'down' | null
+}

frontend/src/types/note.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-export type TaskStatus = "todo" | "in_progress" | "done";
+export type TaskStatus = "todo" | "in_progress" | "done" | "cancelled";
 export type TaskPriority = "none" | "low" | "medium" | "high";
+export type NoteType = "note" | "person" | "place" | "list";
 
 export interface Note {
   id: number;
@@ -13,7 +14,13 @@ 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;
+  note_type: NoteType;
+  metadata: Record<string, string>;
   created_at: string;
   updated_at: string;
 }

frontend/src/utils/dateFormat.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/** Shared date/time formatting helpers used across Calendar, Home, Knowledge, etc. */
+
+function _isSameDay(a: Date, b: Date): boolean {
+  return a.getFullYear() === b.getFullYear() &&
+    a.getMonth() === b.getMonth() &&
+    a.getDate() === b.getDate()
+}
+
+/** "9:30 AM" */
+export function fmtTime(dt: string): string {
+  return new Date(dt).toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { hour: "numeric", minute: "2-digit" })
+}
+
+/** "Mon, Jan 15" or "Mon, Jan 15, 9:30 AM" */
+export function fmtDateTime(dt: string, allDay: boolean): string {
+  const d = new Date(dt)
+  const datePart = d.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { weekday: "short", month: "short", day: "numeric" })
+  if (allDay) return datePart
+  return `${datePart}, ${d.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { hour: "numeric", minute: "2-digit" })}`
+}
+
+/**
+ * "Today 9:30 AM" / "Tomorrow 9:30 AM" / "Mon, Jan 15 9:30 AM"
+ * For all-day events returns "Today" / "Tomorrow" / "Mon, Jan 15"
+ */
+export function fmtRelativeDateTime(dt: string, allDay: boolean): string {
+  try {
+    const d = new Date(dt)
+    const now = new Date()
+    const tomorrow = new Date(now)
+    tomorrow.setDate(now.getDate() + 1)
+
+    const timeStr = allDay ? "" : ` ${d.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { hour: "numeric", minute: "2-digit" })}`
+
+    if (_isSameDay(d, now)) return `Today${timeStr}`
+    if (_isSameDay(d, tomorrow)) return `Tomorrow${timeStr}`
+    return d.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { weekday: "short", month: "short", day: "numeric" }) + timeStr
+  } catch {
+    return dt
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Label-only: "Today" / "Tomorrow" / "Mon, Jan 15"
+ */
+export function fmtDayLabel(dt: string): string {
+  try {
+    const d = new Date(dt)
+    const now = new Date()
+    const tomorrow = new Date(now)
+    tomorrow.setDate(now.getDate() + 1)
+    if (_isSameDay(d, now)) return "Today"
+    if (_isSameDay(d, tomorrow)) return "Tomorrow"
+    return d.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { weekday: "short", month: "short", day: "numeric" })
+  } catch {
+    return dt
+  }
+}
+
+/** "Jan 15" or "Jan 15, 9:30 AM" — compact, no weekday */
+export function fmtCompact(dt: string, allDay: boolean): string {
+  const d = new Date(dt)
+  if (allDay) return d.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { month: "short", day: "numeric" })
+  return d.toLocaleString(undefined, { month: "short", day: "numeric", hour: "numeric", minute: "2-digit" })
+}

frontend/src/utils/markdown.ts

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const headingRenderer = {
 marked.use({ renderer: headingRenderer });
 
 const PURIFY_OPTS_FULL = {
-  ADD_ATTR: ["data-tag", "data-title", "src", "alt"],
+  ADD_ATTR: ["data-tag", "data-title", "data-task-index"],
   FORCE_BODY: true,
 };
 
@@ -47,10 +47,22 @@ const PURIFY_OPTS_PREVIEW = {
   FORCE_BODY: true,
 };
 
-export function renderMarkdown(text: string): string {
+export function renderMarkdown(text: string, { interactiveCheckboxes = false } = {}): string {
   const stripped = stripFirstLineTags(text);
   const decoded = decodeEntities(stripped);
-  const html = marked(decoded) as string;
+  let html = marked(decoded) as string;
+
+  if (interactiveCheckboxes) {
+    // marked renders task-list checkboxes as <input ... disabled="" ...>.
+    // Remove disabled and stamp a sequential data-task-index so the viewer
+    // can identify which item was toggled regardless of attribute order.
+    html = html.replace(/ disabled=""/g, "");
+    let taskIdx = 0;
+    html = html.replace(/<input ([^>]*type="checkbox"[^>]*)>/g, (_m, attrs) => {
+      return `<input data-task-index="${taskIdx++}" ${attrs}>`;
+    });
+  }
+
   const withTags = linkifyTags(html);
   const withLinks = linkifyWikilinks(withTags);
   const sanitized = DOMPurify.sanitize(withLinks, PURIFY_OPTS_FULL);

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/views/BriefingView.vue

@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, computed, onMounted, watch } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, watch, nextTick } from 'vue'
+import { useBackgroundRefresh } from '@/composables/useBackgroundRefresh'
 import { useChatStore } from '@/stores/chat'
-import ChatMessage from '@/components/ChatMessage.vue'
+import ChatPanel from '@/components/ChatPanel.vue'
 import WeatherCard from '@/components/WeatherCard.vue'
 import BriefingSetupWizard from '@/components/BriefingSetupWizard.vue'
 import {
+  apiGet,
+  apiPost,
   getBriefingConfig,
   getBriefingConversations,
   getBriefingToday,
-  getBriefingConvMessages,
   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
+  wind_unit?: string
+  forecast: { day: string; condition: string; high: number; low: number; precip_probability: number | null; precip_mm: number | null; windspeed_max: number }[]
 }
 
 const chatStore = useChatStore()
@@ -56,19 +56,66 @@ const todayConvId = ref<number | null>(null)
 
 const isToday = computed(() => selectedConvId.value === todayConvId.value)
 
-// Messages for selected conversation
-const messages = ref<BriefingMessage[]>([])
-const loadingMessages = ref(false)
+// Weather panel (left column)
+const weatherData = ref<WeatherData[]>([])
+const tempUnit = ref<string>('C')
+
+interface CurrentConditions {
+  temperature: number | null;
+  windspeed: number | null;
+  description: string;
+  precip_next_3h: number[];
+  temp_unit: string;
+  location: string;
+}
+const currentConditions = ref<CurrentConditions | null>(null)
+let currentWeatherTimer: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null
+
+async function loadCurrentConditions() {
+  try {
+    currentConditions.value = await apiGet<CurrentConditions>('/api/briefing/weather/current')
+    // Patch the live temperature into the WeatherCard so it stays fresh
+    if (currentConditions.value?.temperature != null && weatherData.value.length > 0) {
+      weatherData.value[0] = { ...weatherData.value[0], current_temp: currentConditions.value.temperature }
+    }
+  } catch { /* silent — endpoint may not have locations configured */ }
+}
+
+async function loadWeather() {
+  try {
+    const data = await apiGet<{ locations: WeatherData[]; temp_unit: string }>('/api/briefing/weather')
+    weatherData.value = data.locations ?? []
+    tempUnit.value = data.temp_unit ?? 'C'
+  } 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 */ }
+}
 
 async function loadAll() {
   const [convList, today] = await Promise.all([
     getBriefingConversations(),
     getBriefingToday().catch(() => null),
+    loadWeather(),
+    loadNews(),
+    loadCurrentConditions(),
   ])
   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() },
@@ -76,60 +123,32 @@ async function loadAll() {
       ]
     }
     selectedConvId.value = today.id
-    messages.value = today.messages
-    // Load into chatStore so we can stream
     await chatStore.fetchConversation(today.id)
   }
 }
 
 watch(selectedConvId, async (id) => {
   if (!id) return
-  if (id === todayConvId.value) {
+  try {
     await chatStore.fetchConversation(id)
-    messages.value = (chatStore.currentConversation?.messages ?? []) as unknown as BriefingMessage[]
+  } catch {
+    // Historical conversation unavailable — do nothing
+  }
+})
+
+async function discussArticle(item: NewsItem) {
+  if (!todayConvId.value || chatStore.streaming) return
+  if (!isToday.value) selectedConvId.value = todayConvId.value
+  await nextTick(() => {
+    document.querySelector('.briefing-center')?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' })
+  })
+  try {
+    await apiPost<{ assistant_message_id: number }>(`/api/briefing/articles/${item.id}/discuss`, { conv_id: todayConvId.value })
+  } catch {
     return
   }
-  loadingMessages.value = true
-  try {
-    messages.value = await getBriefingConvMessages(id)
-  } finally {
-    loadingMessages.value = false
-  }
-})
-
-// Refresh messages after streaming ends
-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
-  }
-})
-
-// Input
-const input = ref('')
-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)
-  }
-  input.value = ''
-  sending.value = true
-  try {
-    await chatStore.sendMessage(text)
-  } finally {
-    sending.value = false
-  }
-}
-
-function onKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
-  if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
-    e.preventDefault()
-    send()
-  }
+  await chatStore.fetchConversation(todayConvId.value)
+  await chatStore.reconnectIfGenerating(todayConvId.value)
 }
 
 // RSS reactions: map of rss_item_id -> 'up' | 'down' | null
@@ -149,8 +168,14 @@ 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
@@ -159,10 +184,10 @@ async function triggerNow() {
   triggering.value = true
   try {
     await triggerBriefingSlot('compilation')
-    // Reload
-    await loadAll()
+    // Guard: user may have navigated away during the long compilation
+    if (_mounted) await loadAll()
   } finally {
-    triggering.value = false
+    if (_mounted) triggering.value = false
   }
 }
 
@@ -176,22 +201,37 @@ function convLabel(c: BriefingConversation): string {
   return c.title || 'Briefing'
 }
 
-// Convert BriefingMessage to Message for ChatMessage component
-function toMsg(m: BriefingMessage): Message {
-  return {
-    id: m.id,
-    conversation_id: -1,
-    role: m.role,
-    content: m.content,
-    context_note_id: null,
-    context_note_title: null,
-    created_at: m.created_at,
-  }
+// ─── Background refresh (no-flicker) ─────────────────────────────────────────
+async function _backgroundRefreshMessages() {
+  try {
+    const today = await getBriefingToday()
+    if (!today) return
+    if (_mounted && isToday.value && chatStore.currentConversation?.id === todayConvId.value) {
+      await chatStore.fetchConversation(today.id)
+    }
+    await loadNews()
+  } catch { /* silent — don't disturb the UI on network hiccup */ }
 }
 
+useBackgroundRefresh(
+  _backgroundRefreshMessages,
+  60_000,
+  () => !chatStore.streaming && isToday.value && !!todayConvId.value,
+)
+
+let _mounted = true
+onUnmounted(() => {
+  _mounted = false
+  if (currentWeatherTimer) clearInterval(currentWeatherTimer)
+})
+
 onMounted(async () => {
   await checkSetup()
-  if (!showWizard.value) await loadAll()
+  if (!showWizard.value) {
+    await loadAll()
+    // Poll current conditions every 30 minutes
+    currentWeatherTimer = setInterval(loadCurrentConditions, 30 * 60 * 1000)
+  }
 })
 </script>
 
@@ -200,16 +240,15 @@ 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 +261,78 @@ 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>
+        <!-- Forecast card -->
+        <template v-if="weatherData.length">
+          <WeatherCard
+            v-for="loc in weatherData"
+            :key="(loc as WeatherData).location"
+            :weather="loc"
+            :temp-unit="tempUnit"
+          />
         </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"
+      <!-- Center column: Chat -->
+      <div class="briefing-center">
+        <ChatPanel
+          variant="full"
+          briefingMode
+          :readOnly="!isToday"
           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"
+          class="briefing-chat-panel"
+        />
+      </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>
+            <button
+              v-if="isToday && todayConvId"
+              class="reaction-btn discuss-btn"
+              @click="discussArticle(item)"
+              title="Discuss in briefing chat"
+            >💬</button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -318,21 +347,20 @@ 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;
@@ -393,102 +421,145 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 }
 .btn-trigger:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; }
 
-.briefing-messages-wrap {
-  flex: 1;
+/* ─── Left column (Weather) ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.briefing-left {
+  grid-column: 1;
+  grid-row: 2;
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--color-border);
   overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 1rem 0;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
 }
 
-.briefing-loading,
-.briefing-empty {
-  text-align: center;
-  padding: 3rem 1rem;
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
+.briefing-left :deep(.weather-card) {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
-.briefing-empty-hint {
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  opacity: 0.7;
-  margin-top: 0.5rem;
+/* ─── Center column (Chat) ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.briefing-center {
+  grid-column: 2;
+  grid-row: 2;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  min-height: 0;
 }
 
-.briefing-messages {
+.briefing-chat-panel {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+/* ─── 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: 0.5rem;
 }
 
-.briefing-input-bar {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-  align-items: flex-end;
-  padding: 0.75rem 0 1rem;
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+.panel-label {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
-.briefing-input {
-  flex: 1;
-  padding: 0.6rem 0.8rem;
+.panel-label-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.news-count {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+/* ── Current conditions (live) ─────────────────────────── */
+
+.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;
-  background: var(--color-bg-card);
-  color: var(--color-text);
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
-  resize: none;
-  outline: none;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  line-height: 1.4;
-  max-height: 120px;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  transition: border-color 0.15s;
-}
-.briefing-input:focus { border-color: var(--color-primary); }
-
-.btn-send {
-  padding: 0.55rem 0.75rem;
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #4f46e5);
-  color: #fff;
-  border: none;
-  border-radius: 10px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  transition: opacity 0.15s;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-.btn-send:disabled { opacity: 0.4; cursor: not-allowed; }
-.btn-send:hover:not(:disabled) { opacity: 0.9; }
-
-.rss-reactions {
+  padding: 0.65rem 0.85rem;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.35rem;
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
-  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
-.rss-reaction-row {
+.news-card-meta {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.4rem;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
 }
 
-.reaction-label {
+.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 +575,35 @@ 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/CalendarView.vue

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref } from "vue";
+import { ref, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted } from "vue";
 import FullCalendar from "@fullcalendar/vue3";
 import dayGridPlugin from "@fullcalendar/daygrid";
 import timeGridPlugin from "@fullcalendar/timegrid";
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import type { DateClickArg, EventResizeDoneArg } from "@fullcalendar/interaction
 import { listEvents, updateEvent, type EventEntry } from "@/api/client";
 import EventSlideOver from "@/components/EventSlideOver.vue";
 import { useToastStore } from "@/stores/toast";
+import { fmtTime, fmtDateTime, fmtDayLabel } from "@/utils/dateFormat";
 
 const toast = useToastStore();
 const calendarRef = ref<InstanceType<typeof FullCalendar> | null>(null);
 
 // Slide-over state
-const slideOverEvent = ref<EventEntry | null>(null);  // null = create mode
+const slideOverEvent = ref<EventEntry | null>(null);
 const slideOverOpen = ref(false);
 const slideOverDate = ref<string>("");
 
@@ -34,15 +35,17 @@ function closeSlideOver() {
   slideOverOpen.value = false;
 }
 
-// Event entry cache keyed by id for quick lookups when clicking FC events
+// Event entry cache keyed by id
 const eventCache = new Map<number, EventEntry>();
 
 function toFcEvent(e: EventEntry) {
+  // For all-day events pass date-only strings so FullCalendar never shifts
+  // the date through timezone conversion (UTC midnight → previous day in UTC-X).
   return {
     id: String(e.id),
     title: e.title,
-    start: e.start_dt,
-    end: e.end_dt ?? undefined,
+    start: e.all_day ? e.start_dt.slice(0, 10) : e.start_dt,
+    end: e.all_day ? (e.end_dt?.slice(0, 10) ?? undefined) : (e.end_dt ?? undefined),
     allDay: e.all_day,
     backgroundColor: e.color || undefined,
     borderColor: e.color || undefined,
@@ -50,6 +53,128 @@ function toFcEvent(e: EventEntry) {
   };
 }
 
+// ── Upcoming events list ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const upcomingEvents = ref<EventEntry[]>([]);
+
+async function loadUpcoming() {
+  const now = new Date();
+  const end = new Date(now.getTime() + 28 * 86_400_000); // 4 weeks
+  try {
+    const entries = await listEvents(now.toISOString(), end.toISOString());
+    upcomingEvents.value = entries.sort(
+      (a, b) => new Date(a.start_dt).getTime() - new Date(b.start_dt).getTime()
+    );
+  } catch { /* silent */ }
+}
+
+onMounted(loadUpcoming);
+
+// ── Month/year picker ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const currentViewYear = ref(new Date().getFullYear());
+const currentViewMonth = ref(new Date().getMonth());
+const pickerOpen = ref(false);
+const pickerYear = ref(new Date().getFullYear());
+const pickerStyle = ref<Record<string, string>>({});
+const pickerEl = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+
+const MONTH_NAMES = ["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"] as const;
+
+function handleDatesSet(arg: { view: { currentStart: Date } }) {
+  const d = arg.view.currentStart;
+  currentViewYear.value = d.getFullYear();
+  currentViewMonth.value = d.getMonth();
+}
+
+function jumpTo(year: number, month: number) {
+  calendarRef.value?.getApi().gotoDate(new Date(year, month, 1));
+  pickerOpen.value = false;
+}
+
+// ── Event popover ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const popover = ref<EventEntry | null>(null);
+const popoverStyle = ref<Record<string, string>>({});
+const popoverEl = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+
+function showPopover(entry: EventEntry, clickEvent: MouseEvent) {
+  popover.value = entry;
+  nextTickPositionPopover(clickEvent);
+}
+
+function nextTickPositionPopover(clickEvent: MouseEvent) {
+  // Position after DOM update
+  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+    const vw = window.innerWidth;
+    const vh = window.innerHeight;
+    const pw = 280;
+    const ph = 220; // approximate
+    let left = clickEvent.clientX + 8;
+    let top = clickEvent.clientY + 8;
+    if (left + pw > vw - 16) left = clickEvent.clientX - pw - 8;
+    if (top + ph > vh - 16) top = clickEvent.clientY - ph - 8;
+    popoverStyle.value = {
+      position: "fixed",
+      left: `${Math.max(8, left)}px`,
+      top: `${Math.max(8, top)}px`,
+      zIndex: "9999",
+    };
+  });
+}
+
+function closePopover() {
+  popover.value = null;
+}
+
+function onPopoverEdit() {
+  if (popover.value) {
+    openEdit(popover.value);
+    closePopover();
+  }
+}
+
+// Close popover / open picker on outside or title click
+function onDocClick(e: MouseEvent) {
+  const target = e.target as HTMLElement;
+  // Title click → toggle month/year picker
+  const titleEl = target.closest(".fc-toolbar-title");
+  if (titleEl) {
+    if (!pickerOpen.value) {
+      pickerYear.value = currentViewYear.value;
+      const rect = titleEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const left = Math.max(8, Math.min(rect.left + rect.width / 2 - 140, window.innerWidth - 296));
+      pickerStyle.value = {
+        position: "fixed",
+        top: `${rect.bottom + 6}px`,
+        left: `${left}px`,
+        zIndex: "9999",
+      };
+    }
+    pickerOpen.value = !pickerOpen.value;
+    return;
+  }
+  // Close picker on outside click
+  if (pickerOpen.value && pickerEl.value && !pickerEl.value.contains(target)) {
+    pickerOpen.value = false;
+  }
+  // Close event popover on outside click
+  if (popover.value && popoverEl.value && !popoverEl.value.contains(target)) {
+    closePopover();
+  }
+}
+
+function onCalendarChanged() {
+  calendarRef.value?.getApi().refetchEvents();
+}
+
+onMounted(() => {
+  document.addEventListener("mousedown", onDocClick);
+  document.addEventListener("fable:calendar-changed", onCalendarChanged);
+});
+onUnmounted(() => {
+  document.removeEventListener("mousedown", onDocClick);
+  document.removeEventListener("fable:calendar-changed", onCalendarChanged);
+});
+
+// ── Calendar callbacks ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 async function loadEvents(
   fetchInfo: { startStr: string; endStr: string },
   successCallback: (events: object[]) => void,
@@ -60,19 +185,21 @@ async function loadEvents(
     eventCache.clear();
     for (const e of entries) eventCache.set(e.id, e);
     successCallback(entries.map(toFcEvent));
+    loadUpcoming();
   } catch (err) {
     failureCallback(err instanceof Error ? err : new Error(String(err)));
   }
 }
 
 function handleDateClick(arg: DateClickArg) {
+  closePopover();
   openCreate(arg.dateStr);
 }
 
 function handleEventClick(arg: EventClickArg) {
   const id = arg.event.extendedProps.entryId as number;
   const entry = eventCache.get(id);
-  if (entry) openEdit(entry);
+  if (entry) showPopover(entry, arg.jsEvent as MouseEvent);
 }
 
 async function handleEventDrop(arg: EventDropArg) {
@@ -82,6 +209,7 @@ async function handleEventDrop(arg: EventDropArg) {
   try {
     const updated = await updateEvent(id, { start_dt, end_dt, all_day: arg.event.allDay });
     eventCache.set(id, updated);
+    loadUpcoming();
   } catch {
     arg.revert();
     toast.show("Failed to move event", "error");
@@ -95,6 +223,7 @@ async function handleEventResize(arg: EventResizeDoneArg) {
   try {
     const updated = await updateEvent(id, { start_dt, end_dt });
     eventCache.set(id, updated);
+    loadUpcoming();
   } catch {
     arg.revert();
     toast.show("Failed to resize event", "error");
@@ -105,11 +234,11 @@ function onCreated(entry: EventEntry) {
   eventCache.set(entry.id, entry);
   calendarRef.value?.getApi().addEvent(toFcEvent(entry));
   closeSlideOver();
+  loadUpcoming();
 }
 
 function onUpdated(entry: EventEntry) {
   eventCache.set(entry.id, entry);
-  // Replace the event in FullCalendar
   const api = calendarRef.value?.getApi();
   if (api) {
     const existing = api.getEventById(String(entry.id));
@@ -119,15 +248,15 @@ function onUpdated(entry: EventEntry) {
     }
   }
   closeSlideOver();
+  loadUpcoming();
 }
 
 function onDeleted(id: number) {
   eventCache.delete(id);
   const api = calendarRef.value?.getApi();
-  if (api) {
-    api.getEventById(String(id))?.remove();
-  }
+  if (api) api.getEventById(String(id))?.remove();
   closeSlideOver();
+  upcomingEvents.value = upcomingEvents.value.filter((e) => e.id !== id);
 }
 
 const calendarOptions: CalendarOptions = {
@@ -142,12 +271,28 @@ const calendarOptions: CalendarOptions = {
     right: "dayGridMonth,timeGridWeek,timeGridDay",
   },
   events: loadEvents,
+  datesSet: handleDatesSet,
   dateClick: handleDateClick,
   eventClick: handleEventClick,
   eventDrop: handleEventDrop,
   eventResize: handleEventResize,
   height: "auto",
 };
+
+// Group upcoming events by day label
+const upcomingGrouped = computed(() => {
+  const groups: { label: string; date: string; events: EventEntry[] }[] = [];
+  for (const e of upcomingEvents.value) {
+    const label = fmtDayLabel(e.start_dt);
+    const existing = groups.find((g) => g.label === label);
+    if (existing) {
+      existing.events.push(e);
+    } else {
+      groups.push({ label, date: e.start_dt, events: [e] });
+    }
+  }
+  return groups;
+});
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -163,6 +308,99 @@ const calendarOptions: CalendarOptions = {
       <FullCalendar ref="calendarRef" :options="calendarOptions" />
     </div>
 
+    <!-- ── Upcoming events strip ───────────────────────────────────────── -->
+    <div v-if="upcomingEvents.length" class="upcoming-section">
+      <h2 class="upcoming-title">Upcoming</h2>
+      <div class="upcoming-groups">
+        <div v-for="group in upcomingGrouped" :key="group.label" class="upcoming-group">
+          <div class="upcoming-day-label">{{ group.label }}</div>
+          <div class="upcoming-cards">
+            <div
+              v-for="ev in group.events"
+              :key="ev.id"
+              class="upcoming-card"
+              :style="ev.color ? { '--ev-color': ev.color } : {}"
+              @click="openEdit(ev)"
+            >
+              <div class="upcoming-card-accent"></div>
+              <div class="upcoming-card-body">
+                <div class="upcoming-card-title">{{ ev.title }}</div>
+                <div class="upcoming-card-time">
+                  <template v-if="ev.all_day">All day</template>
+                  <template v-else>
+                    {{ fmtTime(ev.start_dt) }}
+                    <span v-if="ev.end_dt"> – {{ fmtTime(ev.end_dt) }}</span>
+                  </template>
+                </div>
+                <div v-if="ev.location" class="upcoming-card-meta">
+                  <svg width="11" height="11" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" style="flex-shrink:0">
+                    <path d="M12 2C8.13 2 5 5.13 5 9c0 5.25 7 13 7 13s7-7.75 7-13c0-3.87-3.13-7-7-7zm0 9.5c-1.38 0-2.5-1.12-2.5-2.5s1.12-2.5 2.5-2.5 2.5 1.12 2.5 2.5-1.12 2.5-2.5 2.5z"/>
+                  </svg>
+                  {{ ev.location }}
+                </div>
+                <div v-if="ev.description" class="upcoming-card-desc">{{ ev.description }}</div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- ── Event popover ───────────────────────────────────────────────── -->
+    <Teleport to="body">
+      <div
+        v-if="popover"
+        ref="popoverEl"
+        class="event-popover"
+        :style="popoverStyle"
+      >
+        <div class="popover-accent" :style="popover.color ? { background: popover.color } : {}"></div>
+        <div class="popover-content">
+          <div class="popover-title">{{ popover.title }}</div>
+          <div class="popover-time">
+            <template v-if="popover.all_day">
+              {{ fmtDateTime(popover.start_dt, true) }}
+            </template>
+            <template v-else>
+              {{ fmtDateTime(popover.start_dt, false) }}
+              <span v-if="popover.end_dt"> – {{ fmtTime(popover.end_dt) }}</span>
+            </template>
+          </div>
+          <div v-if="popover.location" class="popover-meta">
+            <svg width="12" height="12" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" style="flex-shrink:0;margin-top:1px">
+              <path d="M12 2C8.13 2 5 5.13 5 9c0 5.25 7 13 7 13s7-7.75 7-13c0-3.87-3.13-7-7-7zm0 9.5c-1.38 0-2.5-1.12-2.5-2.5s1.12-2.5 2.5-2.5 2.5 1.12 2.5 2.5-1.12 2.5-2.5 2.5z"/>
+            </svg>
+            {{ popover.location }}
+          </div>
+          <div v-if="popover.description" class="popover-desc">{{ popover.description }}</div>
+          <div class="popover-actions">
+            <button class="popover-btn popover-btn--edit" @click="onPopoverEdit">Edit</button>
+            <button class="popover-btn popover-btn--close" @click="closePopover">Close</button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </Teleport>
+
+    <!-- ── Month/year picker ──────────────────────────────────────────── -->
+    <Teleport to="body">
+      <div v-if="pickerOpen" ref="pickerEl" class="month-picker" :style="pickerStyle">
+        <div class="picker-year-row">
+          <button class="picker-year-btn" @click="pickerYear--" aria-label="Previous year">‹</button>
+          <span class="picker-year-label">{{ pickerYear }}</span>
+          <button class="picker-year-btn" @click="pickerYear++" aria-label="Next year">›</button>
+        </div>
+        <div class="picker-months">
+          <button
+            v-for="(name, i) in MONTH_NAMES"
+            :key="i"
+            class="picker-month"
+            :class="{ active: pickerYear === currentViewYear && i === currentViewMonth }"
+            @click="jumpTo(pickerYear, i)"
+          >{{ name }}</button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </Teleport>
+
     <EventSlideOver
       v-if="slideOverOpen"
       :event="slideOverEvent"
@@ -177,7 +415,7 @@ const calendarOptions: CalendarOptions = {
 
 <style scoped>
 .calendar-view {
-  max-width: 1200px;
+  max-width: var(--page-max-width);
   margin: 0 auto;
   padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 3rem;
 }
@@ -197,7 +435,7 @@ const calendarOptions: CalendarOptions = {
 }
 
 .btn-new-event {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #4f46e5);
+  background: var(--gradient-cta);
   color: #fff;
   border: none;
   border-radius: 8px;
@@ -210,7 +448,7 @@ const calendarOptions: CalendarOptions = {
 .btn-new-event:hover { opacity: 0.88; }
 
 .fc-wrapper {
-  background: var(--color-surface, #1a1b1e);
+  background: var(--color-surface);
   border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2b30);
   border-radius: var(--radius-lg, 18px);
   padding: 1rem;
@@ -225,9 +463,17 @@ const calendarOptions: CalendarOptions = {
 :deep(.fc-toolbar-title) {
   font-size: 1.1rem;
   font-weight: 600;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  padding: 2px 8px;
+  transition: background 0.15s;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+:deep(.fc-toolbar-title:hover) {
+  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
 }
 :deep(.fc-button) {
-  background: var(--color-input-bg, #111113);
+  background: var(--color-input-bg, var(--color-bg));
   border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2b30);
   color: var(--color-text-muted, #888);
   font-size: 0.82rem;
@@ -236,8 +482,8 @@ const calendarOptions: CalendarOptions = {
 }
 :deep(.fc-button:hover),
 :deep(.fc-button-active) {
-  background: var(--color-primary, #6366f1) !important;
-  border-color: var(--color-primary, #6366f1) !important;
+  background: var(--color-primary) !important;
+  border-color: var(--color-primary) !important;
   color: #fff !important;
 }
 :deep(.fc-button:focus) { box-shadow: none !important; }
@@ -248,7 +494,7 @@ const calendarOptions: CalendarOptions = {
   font-size: 0.82rem;
 }
 :deep(.fc-daygrid-day.fc-day-today) {
-  background: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.08);
+  background: var(--color-primary-tint);
 }
 :deep(.fc-event) {
   border-radius: 4px;
@@ -259,7 +505,7 @@ const calendarOptions: CalendarOptions = {
 }
 :deep(.fc-event-main) { color: #fff; }
 :deep(.fc-event:not([style*="background"])) {
-  background: var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
+  background: var(--color-primary);
 }
 :deep(.fc-daygrid-day-frame) { min-height: 5rem; }
 :deep(.fc-scrollgrid) { border-color: var(--color-border, #2a2b30); }
@@ -267,4 +513,249 @@ const calendarOptions: CalendarOptions = {
 :deep(.fc-scrollgrid th) { border-color: var(--color-border, #2a2b30); }
 :deep(.fc-daygrid-day) { cursor: pointer; }
 :deep(.fc-daygrid-day:hover) { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03); }
+
+/* ── Month/year picker ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.month-picker {
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2b30);
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+  width: 280px;
+  padding: 12px 14px;
+}
+
+.picker-year-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+.picker-year-label {
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--color-text, #e8e9f0);
+}
+
+.picker-year-btn {
+  background: none;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2b30);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #888);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  padding: 2px 10px;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+  transition: color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
+}
+.picker-year-btn:hover {
+  color: var(--color-text, #e8e9f0);
+  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.25);
+}
+
+.picker-months {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
+  gap: 4px;
+}
+
+.picker-month {
+  padding: 7px 4px;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 7px;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-text, #e8e9f0);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.84rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  transition: background 0.12s, color 0.12s;
+}
+.picker-month:hover {
+  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
+}
+.picker-month.active {
+  background: rgba(124,58,237,0.22);
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+
+/* ── Upcoming strip ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.upcoming-section {
+  margin-top: 2rem;
+}
+
+.upcoming-title {
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #888);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  margin: 0 0 1rem;
+}
+
+.upcoming-groups {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.upcoming-day-label {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #888);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.upcoming-cards {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.upcoming-card {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: stretch;
+  gap: 0;
+  background: var(--color-surface);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2b30);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s;
+}
+.upcoming-card:hover {
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 40%, transparent);
+  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
+}
+
+.upcoming-card-accent {
+  width: 4px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  background: var(--ev-color, #7c3aed);
+}
+
+.upcoming-card-body {
+  padding: 0.6rem 0.85rem;
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.upcoming-card-title {
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text, #e8e9f0);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.upcoming-card-time {
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #888);
+  margin-top: 0.15rem;
+}
+
+.upcoming-card-meta {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 0.3rem;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #888);
+  margin-top: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.upcoming-card-desc {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary, #aaa);
+  margin-top: 0.3rem;
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+/* ── Event popover ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.event-popover {
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2b30);
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
+  width: 280px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+.popover-accent {
+  height: 4px;
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+}
+
+.popover-content {
+  padding: 0.85rem 1rem 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.popover-title {
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--color-text, #e8e9f0);
+  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
+}
+
+.popover-time {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #888);
+  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+.popover-meta {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 0.3rem;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #888);
+  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+.popover-desc {
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary, #aaa);
+  line-height: 1.45;
+  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 4;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.popover-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding-top: 0.5rem;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2b30);
+}
+
+.popover-btn {
+  flex: 1;
+  padding: 0.35rem 0;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: opacity 0.15s;
+}
+.popover-btn:hover { opacity: 0.85; }
+.popover-btn--edit {
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  color: #fff;
+}
+.popover-btn--close {
+  background: var(--color-input-bg, var(--color-bg));
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #888);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2b30);
+}
 </style>

frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted } from "vue";
+import { ref, onMounted, onUnmounted } from "vue";
 import { apiGet, listEvents } from "@/api/client";
+import { useBackgroundRefresh } from "@/composables/useBackgroundRefresh";
+import { milestoneColor } from "@/utils/palette";
+import { fmtRelativeDateTime } from "@/utils/dateFormat";
 import type { Note } from "@/types/note";
 import type { Task, TaskListResponse, TaskStatus } from "@/types/task";
-import type { ToolCallRecord, Message } from "@/types/chat";
 import type { EventEntry } from "@/api/client";
 import NoteCard from "@/components/NoteCard.vue";
 import TaskCard from "@/components/TaskCard.vue";
 import StatusBadge from "@/components/StatusBadge.vue";
 import PriorityBadge from "@/components/PriorityBadge.vue";
-import ToolCallCard from "@/components/ToolCallCard.vue";
-import DashboardChatInput from "@/components/DashboardChatInput.vue";
+import ChatPanel from "@/components/ChatPanel.vue";
 import EventSlideOver from "@/components/EventSlideOver.vue";
 import { useTasksStore } from "@/stores/tasks";
 import { useChatStore } from "@/stores/chat";
@@ -69,28 +70,47 @@ 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)
+  // Use full ISO strings so the server sees the correct UTC equivalent of
+  // local midnight / end-of-day rather than a naive UTC-midnight guess.
+  return {
+    todayStr: today.toISOString(),
+    nextWeekStr: nextWeek.toISOString(),
+  }
+}
+
+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 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 onMounted(async () => {
   // Phase 1: projects list + cross-project recent items + orphaned items + events — all parallel
-  const today = new Date();
-  const todayStr = today.toISOString().slice(0, 10) + "T00:00:00";
-  const nextWeek = new Date(today);
-  nextWeek.setDate(today.getDate() + 7);
-  const nextWeekStr = nextWeek.toISOString().slice(0, 10) + "T23:59:59";
+  const { todayStr, nextWeekStr } = _dateRange();
 
   const [projectsRes, recentRes, orphanTasksRes, orphanNotesRes, eventsRes] =
     await Promise.allSettled([
@@ -133,10 +153,13 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   loading.value = false;
 
   // Focus chat input after data loads
-  chatInputRef.value?.focus();
+  chatPanelRef.value?.focus();
   loadProjects();
+
 });
 
+useBackgroundRefresh(_backgroundRefresh, 90_000, () => !loading.value);
+
 async function loadProjects() {
   if (!heroProject.value) return;
   const hid = heroProject.value.id;
@@ -189,10 +212,10 @@ function onStatusToggle(id: number, status: TaskStatus) {
 
 // ─── Chat widget ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-const chatInputRef = ref<{ focus: () => void } | null>(null);
+const chatPanelRef = ref<InstanceType<typeof ChatPanel> | null>(null);
 
 function onFocusChatShortcut() {
-  chatInputRef.value?.focus();
+  chatPanelRef.value?.focus();
 }
 
 onMounted(() => {
@@ -208,16 +231,6 @@ chatStore.fetchStatus().then(() => {
   if (chatStore.defaultModel) chatStore.warmModel(chatStore.defaultModel);
 });
 
-const dashboardConvId = ref<number | null>(null);
-const dashboardDone = ref(false);
-const dashboardQuery = ref("");
-const dashboardFinalContent = ref("");
-const dashboardFinalToolCalls = ref<ToolCallRecord[]>([]);
-
-const isConversational = computed(
-  () => dashboardDone.value && dashboardFinalToolCalls.value.length === 0
-);
-
 const QUICK_ACTIONS = [
   "What's due today?",
   "Events this week?",
@@ -225,38 +238,8 @@ const QUICK_ACTIONS = [
   "My high priority tasks?",
 ];
 
-async function onChatSubmit(payload: { content: string; contextNoteId?: number }) {
-  dashboardConvId.value = null;
-  dashboardDone.value = false;
-  dashboardFinalContent.value = "";
-  dashboardFinalToolCalls.value = [];
-  dashboardQuery.value = payload.content;
-
-  const conv = await chatStore.createConversation();
-  await chatStore.fetchConversation(conv.id);
-  dashboardConvId.value = conv.id;
-
-  await chatStore.sendMessage(payload.content, payload.contextNoteId);
-
-  const msgs = chatStore.currentConversation?.messages ?? [];
-  const lastAssistant = [...msgs]
-    .reverse()
-    .find((m: Message) => m.role === "assistant");
-  dashboardFinalContent.value = lastAssistant?.content ?? "";
-  dashboardFinalToolCalls.value = (lastAssistant?.tool_calls ?? []) as ToolCallRecord[];
-  dashboardDone.value = true;
-}
-
 async function onQuickAction(query: string) {
-  await onChatSubmit({ content: query });
-}
-
-function clearDashboardResponse() {
-  dashboardConvId.value = null;
-  dashboardDone.value = false;
-  dashboardQuery.value = "";
-  dashboardFinalContent.value = "";
-  dashboardFinalToolCalls.value = [];
+  await chatPanelRef.value?.send(query);
 }
 
 // ─── Upcoming events slide-over ───────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -278,28 +261,8 @@ function onEventDeleted(id: number) {
 }
 
 function formatUpcomingTime(event: EventEntry): string {
-  if (event.all_day) return "All day";
   if (!event.start_dt) return "";
-  try {
-    const d = new Date(event.start_dt);
-    const today = new Date();
-    const tomorrow = new Date(today);
-    tomorrow.setDate(today.getDate() + 1);
-    const isToday =
-      d.getFullYear() === today.getFullYear() &&
-      d.getMonth() === today.getMonth() &&
-      d.getDate() === today.getDate();
-    const isTomorrow =
-      d.getFullYear() === tomorrow.getFullYear() &&
-      d.getMonth() === tomorrow.getMonth() &&
-      d.getDate() === tomorrow.getDate();
-    const timeStr = d.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { hour: "numeric", minute: "2-digit" });
-    if (isToday) return `Today ${timeStr}`;
-    if (isTomorrow) return `Tomorrow ${timeStr}`;
-    return d.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { weekday: "short", month: "short", day: "numeric" }) + " " + timeStr;
-  } catch {
-    return event.start_dt;
-  }
+  return fmtRelativeDateTime(event.start_dt, event.all_day);
 }
 </script>
 
@@ -317,38 +280,9 @@ function formatUpcomingTime(event: EventEntry): string {
           @click="onQuickAction(q)"
         >{{ q }}</button>
       </div>
-      <DashboardChatInput ref="chatInputRef" @submit="onChatSubmit" />
+      <ChatPanel ref="chatPanelRef" variant="widget" />
     </section>
 
-    <!-- ── Inline response ────────────────────────────────────── -->
-    <div v-if="dashboardConvId" class="dashboard-response">
-      <div class="dashboard-response-query">{{ dashboardQuery }}</div>
-      <div v-if="chatStore.streaming && chatStore.streamingToolCalls.length" class="dashboard-tool-calls">
-        <ToolCallCard v-for="(tc, i) in chatStore.streamingToolCalls" :key="i" :tool-call="tc" />
-      </div>
-      <div v-else-if="dashboardDone && dashboardFinalToolCalls.length" class="dashboard-tool-calls">
-        <ToolCallCard v-for="(tc, i) in dashboardFinalToolCalls" :key="i" :tool-call="tc" />
-      </div>
-      <div v-if="chatStore.streaming" class="dashboard-response-text streaming">
-        <div v-if="chatStore.streamingStatus && !chatStore.streamingContent" class="dashboard-status-line">
-          <span class="dashboard-status-dot"></span>{{ chatStore.streamingStatus }}
-        </div>
-        <span v-else-if="chatStore.streamingContent">{{ chatStore.streamingContent }}</span>
-        <span v-else class="thinking-dots">...</span>
-      </div>
-      <div v-else-if="dashboardDone && dashboardFinalContent" class="dashboard-response-text">
-        {{ dashboardFinalContent }}
-      </div>
-      <div class="dashboard-response-actions" :class="{ conversational: isConversational }">
-        <router-link
-          :to="`/chat/${dashboardConvId}`"
-          class="btn-open-chat"
-          :class="{ prominent: isConversational }"
-        >{{ isConversational ? 'Continue the conversation →' : 'Think it through in Chat →' }}</router-link>
-        <button class="btn-clear-response" @click="clearDashboardResponse">Clear</button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
     <!-- ── Upcoming events ────────────────────────────────────── -->
     <div v-if="!loading && upcomingEvents.length" class="upcoming-events-section">
       <div class="section-header">
@@ -567,16 +501,20 @@ function formatUpcomingTime(event: EventEntry): string {
 
 <style scoped>
 .home {
-  max-width: 1100px;
+  max-width: var(--page-max-width);
   margin: 2rem auto;
-  padding: 0 1.5rem;
+  padding: 0 var(--page-padding-x);
 }
 
 /* ─── Chat widget ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-.chat-section { margin-bottom: 1rem; }
+.chat-section {
+  max-width: 720px;
+  margin: 0 auto 1.5rem;
+}
 .quick-actions {
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
+  justify-content: center;
   gap: 0.4rem;
   margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
 }
@@ -597,91 +535,6 @@ function formatUpcomingTime(event: EventEntry): string {
 }
 .quick-action-chip:disabled { opacity: 0.4; cursor: default; }
 
-/* ─── Inline response ────────────────────────────────────────── */
-.dashboard-response {
-  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
-  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
-  background: var(--color-bg-card);
-  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
-  box-shadow: var(--color-bubble-asst-shadow);
-}
-.dashboard-response-query {
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-}
-.dashboard-tool-calls {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.35rem;
-  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-}
-.dashboard-response-text {
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
-  line-height: 1.55;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
-  word-break: break-word;
-}
-.dashboard-response-text.streaming { color: var(--color-text-muted); }
-.thinking-dots { display: inline-block; animation: blink 1.2s infinite; }
-.dashboard-status-line {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.4rem;
-  font-style: italic;
-}
-.dashboard-status-dot {
-  display: inline-block;
-  width: 6px;
-  height: 6px;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  background: var(--color-primary);
-  animation: blink 1.2s infinite;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-@keyframes blink {
-  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
-  50% { opacity: 0.3; }
-}
-.dashboard-response-actions {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.75rem;
-  margin-top: 0.75rem;
-  padding-top: 0.5rem;
-}
-.btn-open-chat {
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
-  color: var(--color-primary);
-  text-decoration: none;
-  font-weight: 500;
-}
-.btn-open-chat:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-.btn-open-chat.prominent {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #4f46e5);
-  color: #fff;
-  padding: 0.35rem 0.85rem;
-  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.25);
-}
-.btn-open-chat.prominent:hover {
-  text-decoration: none;
-  box-shadow: 0 3px 12px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.45);
-  filter: brightness(1.08);
-}
-.btn-clear-response {
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  background: none;
-  border: none;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  padding: 0;
-}
-.btn-clear-response:hover { color: var(--color-text); }
-
 /* ─── Skeleton loading ───────────────────────────────────────── */
 .skeleton-hero {
   height: 180px;
@@ -716,7 +569,7 @@ function formatUpcomingTime(event: EventEntry): string {
   border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
   padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
   margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.08), 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.08), 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
 }
 .hero-top {
   display: flex;
@@ -752,20 +605,20 @@ function formatUpcomingTime(event: EventEntry): string {
   align-items: center;
   gap: 0.4rem;
   padding: 0.55rem 1.1rem;
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #4f46e5);
+  background: var(--gradient-cta);
   color: #fff;
   border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
   text-decoration: none;
   font-size: 0.9rem;
   font-weight: 600;
   white-space: nowrap;
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.3);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.3);
   transition: opacity 0.15s, box-shadow 0.15s;
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 .btn-workspace-hero:hover {
   opacity: 0.9;
-  box-shadow: 0 3px 14px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.45);
+  box-shadow: 0 3px 14px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.45);
 }
 
 .hero-milestones { margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
@@ -907,8 +760,8 @@ function formatUpcomingTime(event: EventEntry): string {
   font-weight: 500;
 }
 .urgency-in-progress {
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, #6366f1 15%, transparent);
-  color: #6366f1;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, #7c3aed 15%, transparent);
+  color: #7c3aed;
 }
 .urgency-todo {
   background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 12%, transparent);
@@ -1008,7 +861,7 @@ function formatUpcomingTime(event: EventEntry): string {
 
 /* ─── Mobile ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 @media (max-width: 680px) {
-  .home { padding: 0 1rem; margin: 1rem auto; }
+  .home { padding: 0 var(--page-padding-x); margin: 1rem auto; }
   .hero-top { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
   .btn-workspace-hero { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
   .projects-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@@ -1039,14 +892,14 @@ function formatUpcomingTime(event: EventEntry): string {
   width: 100%;
 }
 .upcoming-event-card:hover {
-  border-color: var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary, #6366f1) 6%, var(--color-bg-card));
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 6%, var(--color-bg-card));
 }
 .upcoming-event-dot {
   width: 8px;
   height: 8px;
   border-radius: 50%;
-  background: var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
+  background: var(--color-primary);
   flex-shrink: 0;
   margin-top: 4px;
 }

frontend/src/views/NewsView.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+import {
+  getBriefingFeeds,
+  postRssReaction,
+  deleteRssReaction,
+  getNewsItems,
+  openArticleInChat,
+  type BriefingFeed,
+} from '@/api/client'
+import type { NewsItem } from '@/types/news'
+
+const router = useRouter()
+
+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>>({})
+// Track which items are currently being opened in chat
+const openingChat = ref<Set<number>>(new Set())
+
+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' })
+}
+
+async function openInChat(itemId: number) {
+  if (openingChat.value.has(itemId)) return
+  openingChat.value.add(itemId)
+  try {
+    const result = await openArticleInChat(itemId)
+    router.push(`/chat/${result.conversation_id}`)
+  } catch {
+    // silently fail — button returns to enabled state
+  } finally {
+    openingChat.value.delete(itemId)
+  }
+}
+
+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>
+          <button
+            class="reaction-btn open-chat-btn"
+            :class="{ busy: openingChat.has(item.id) }"
+            :disabled="openingChat.has(item.id)"
+            @click="openInChat(item.id)"
+            title="Discuss in chat"
+          >{{ openingChat.has(item.id) ? '…' : '💬' }}</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);
+}
+
+.open-chat-btn {
+  margin-left: auto;
+}
+
+.open-chat-btn.busy {
+  opacity: 0.4;
+  cursor: wait;
+}
+
+.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/NoteEditorView.vue

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, onMounted, onUnmounted, computed, nextTick, watch } from "vue";
+import { ref, reactive, onMounted, onUnmounted, computed, nextTick, watch } from "vue";
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from "vue-router";
+import type { NoteType } from "@/types/note";
 import { useNotesStore } from "@/stores/notes";
 import { useToastStore } from "@/stores/toast";
 import { renderMarkdown } from "@/utils/markdown";
@@ -31,10 +32,87 @@ const body = ref("");
 const tags = ref<string[]>([]);
 const projectId = ref<number | null>(null);
 const milestoneId = ref<number | null>(null);
+const noteType = ref<NoteType>("note");
+const entityMeta = reactive<Record<string, string>>({});
 const dirty = ref(false);
 const saving = ref(false);
 const showPreview = ref(false);
 const sidebarOpen = ref(true);
+const notesExpanded = ref(false);
+
+// ── List builder ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+interface ListItem {
+  text: string;
+  checked: boolean;
+}
+const listItems = ref<ListItem[]>([]);
+const listItemRefs = ref<(HTMLInputElement | null)[]>([]);
+
+function parseListFromBody(bodyText: string): { items: ListItem[]; extra: string } {
+  const lines = bodyText.split('\n');
+  const items: ListItem[] = [];
+  const extraLines: string[] = [];
+  let pastList = false;
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    const stripped = line.trimStart();
+    if (!pastList && (stripped.startsWith('- [ ] ') || stripped.startsWith('- [x] ') || stripped.startsWith('- [X] '))) {
+      items.push({ text: stripped.slice(6), checked: !stripped.startsWith('- [ ] ') });
+    } else if (!pastList && stripped === '' && items.length > 0) {
+      pastList = true;
+    } else {
+      pastList = true;
+      extraLines.push(line);
+    }
+  }
+  return { items, extra: extraLines.join('\n').trim() };
+}
+
+function serializeListToBody(): string {
+  const listPart = listItems.value
+    .map(item => `- [${item.checked ? 'x' : ' '}] ${item.text}`)
+    .join('\n');
+  const extraPart = body.value.trim();
+  return extraPart ? `${listPart}\n\n${extraPart}` : listPart;
+}
+
+function addListItem(afterIndex?: number) {
+  const idx = afterIndex !== undefined ? afterIndex + 1 : listItems.value.length;
+  listItems.value.splice(idx, 0, { text: '', checked: false });
+  markDirty();
+  nextTick(() => {
+    listItemRefs.value[idx]?.focus();
+  });
+}
+
+function removeListItem(index: number) {
+  if (listItems.value.length <= 1) return;
+  listItems.value.splice(index, 1);
+  markDirty();
+  nextTick(() => {
+    const focusIdx = Math.max(0, index - 1);
+    listItemRefs.value[focusIdx]?.focus();
+  });
+}
+
+function onListItemKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent, index: number) {
+  if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    addListItem(index);
+  } else if (e.key === 'Backspace' && listItems.value[index].text === '') {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    removeListItem(index);
+  }
+}
+
+function onListItemInput(_index: number) {
+  markDirty();
+}
+
+function toggleListItemCheck(index: number) {
+  listItems.value[index].checked = !listItems.value[index].checked;
+  markDirty();
+}
+
 const editorRef = ref<InstanceType<typeof TiptapEditor> | null>(null);
 const titleRef = ref<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
 const tiptapEditor = computed<Editor | null>(() => {
@@ -46,6 +124,15 @@ const noteId = computed(() =>
 );
 const isEditing = computed(() => noteId.value !== null);
 
+const titlePlaceholder = computed(() => {
+  switch (noteType.value) {
+    case 'person': return 'Name';
+    case 'place': return 'Place name';
+    case 'list': return 'List title';
+    default: return 'Title';
+  }
+});
+
 const renderedPreview = computed(() => renderMarkdown(body.value));
 
 // AI Assist — pass noteId for draft persistence
@@ -186,6 +273,8 @@ let savedBody = "";
 let savedTags: string[] = [];
 let savedProjectId: number | null = null;
 let savedMilestoneId: number | null = null;
+let savedNoteType: NoteType = "note";
+let savedEntityMeta: Record<string, string> = {};
 
 function markDirty() {
   dirty.value =
@@ -193,7 +282,9 @@ function markDirty() {
     body.value !== savedBody ||
     JSON.stringify(tags.value) !== JSON.stringify(savedTags) ||
     projectId.value !== savedProjectId ||
-    milestoneId.value !== savedMilestoneId;
+    milestoneId.value !== savedMilestoneId ||
+    noteType.value !== savedNoteType ||
+    JSON.stringify(entityMeta) !== JSON.stringify(savedEntityMeta);
 }
 
 function onBodyUpdate(newVal: string) {
@@ -210,52 +301,82 @@ onMounted(async () => {
       tags.value = [...(store.currentNote.tags || [])];
       projectId.value = store.currentNote.project_id ?? null;
       milestoneId.value = store.currentNote.milestone_id ?? null;
+      noteType.value = (store.currentNote.note_type as NoteType) || "note";
+      Object.assign(entityMeta, store.currentNote.metadata || {});
+      notesExpanded.value = !!(store.currentNote.body || '').trim();
+      if (noteType.value === 'list') {
+        const parsed = parseListFromBody(body.value);
+        listItems.value = parsed.items.length > 0 ? parsed.items : [{ text: '', checked: false }];
+        body.value = parsed.extra;
+        notesExpanded.value = !!parsed.extra;
+      }
       savedTitle = title.value;
       savedBody = body.value;
       savedTags = [...tags.value];
       savedProjectId = projectId.value;
       savedMilestoneId = milestoneId.value;
+      savedNoteType = noteType.value;
+      savedEntityMeta = { ...entityMeta };
     }
-
-    // Restore pending draft if any
-    try {
-      const draft = await apiGet<NoteDraft>(`/api/notes/${noteId.value}/draft`);
-      if (draft) assist.loadDraft(draft);
-    } catch {
-      // No draft — normal
+  } else {
+    // New note: read type from query param
+    const qt = route.query.type as string | undefined;
+    if (qt && ["note", "person", "place", "list"].includes(qt)) {
+      noteType.value = qt as NoteType;
+    }
+    if (noteType.value === 'list') {
+      listItems.value = [{ text: '', checked: false }];
     }
-
-    // Initial link suggestions
-    fetchLinkSuggestions();
   }
+
+  // Restore pending draft if any
+  try {
+    const draft = await apiGet<NoteDraft>(`/api/notes/${noteId.value}/draft`);
+    if (draft) assist.loadDraft(draft);
+  } catch {
+    // No draft — normal
+  }
+
+  await nextTick();
+  titleRef.value?.focus();
+
+  // Initial link suggestions
+  fetchLinkSuggestions();
 });
 
 async function save() {
   if (saving.value) return;
   saving.value = true;
+  const finalBody = noteType.value === 'list' ? serializeListToBody() : body.value;
   try {
     if (isEditing.value) {
       await store.updateNote(noteId.value!, {
         title: title.value,
-        body: body.value,
+        body: finalBody,
         tags: tags.value,
         project_id: projectId.value,
         milestone_id: milestoneId.value,
+        note_type: noteType.value,
+        metadata: { ...entityMeta },
       });
       savedTitle = title.value;
       savedBody = body.value;
       savedTags = [...tags.value];
       savedProjectId = projectId.value;
       savedMilestoneId = milestoneId.value;
+      savedNoteType = noteType.value;
+      savedEntityMeta = { ...entityMeta };
       dirty.value = false;
       toast.show("Note saved");
     } else {
       const note = await store.createNote({
         title: title.value,
-        body: body.value,
+        body: finalBody,
         tags: tags.value,
         project_id: projectId.value,
         milestone_id: milestoneId.value,
+        note_type: noteType.value,
+        metadata: { ...entityMeta },
       });
       dirty.value = false;
       toast.show("Note created");
@@ -281,7 +402,7 @@ async function confirmDelete() {
     await store.deleteNote(noteId.value);
     dirty.value = false;
     toast.show("Note deleted");
-    router.push("/notes");
+    router.push(projectId.value ? `/projects/${projectId.value}` : "/");
   } catch {
     toast.show("Failed to delete note", "error");
   }
@@ -291,16 +412,20 @@ async function confirmDelete() {
 async function doAutoSave() {
   if (!isEditing.value || saving.value) return;
   saving.value = true;
+  const finalBody = noteType.value === 'list' ? serializeListToBody() : body.value;
   try {
     await store.updateNote(noteId.value!, {
-      title: title.value, body: body.value, tags: tags.value,
+      title: title.value, body: finalBody, tags: tags.value,
       project_id: projectId.value, milestone_id: milestoneId.value,
-    } as Record<string, unknown>);
+      note_type: noteType.value, metadata: { ...entityMeta },
+    });
     savedTitle = title.value;
     savedBody = body.value;
     savedTags = [...tags.value];
     savedProjectId = projectId.value;
     savedMilestoneId = milestoneId.value;
+    savedNoteType = noteType.value;
+    savedEntityMeta = { ...entityMeta };
     dirty.value = false;
     toast.show("Auto-saved");
   } catch {
@@ -320,7 +445,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => assist.clearSelection());
   <main class="editor-page note-editor-page">
     <div class="editor-header">
       <div class="toolbar">
-        <router-link to="/notes" class="btn-back">← Notes</router-link>
+        <router-link :to="projectId ? `/projects/${projectId}` : '/'" class="btn-back">← {{ projectId ? 'Project' : 'Knowledge' }}</router-link>
         <button class="btn-save" @click="save" :disabled="saving">
           {{ saving ? "Saving..." : "Save" }}
         </button>
@@ -331,7 +456,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => assist.clearSelection());
         ref="titleRef"
         v-model="title"
         type="text"
-        placeholder="Title"
+        :placeholder="titlePlaceholder"
         class="title-input"
         @input="markDirty"
         @keydown.ctrl.s.prevent="save"
@@ -344,48 +469,181 @@ onUnmounted(() => assist.clearSelection());
 
       <!-- ── Main column ────────────────────────────────────────── -->
       <div class="note-main" @keydown.ctrl.e.prevent="tiptapEditor?.commands.focus()">
-        <div class="body-tabs-row">
-          <div class="editor-tabs">
-            <button :class="['tab', { active: !showPreview }]" @click="showPreview = false">Write</button>
-            <button :class="['tab', { active: showPreview }]" @click="showPreview = true">Preview</button>
+        <!-- ── Person form ──────────────────────────────────────── -->
+        <template v-if="noteType === 'person'">
+          <div class="entity-form">
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Relationship</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" v-model="entityMeta.relationship" placeholder="e.g. Friend, Colleague, Family" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Birthday</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" type="date" v-model="entityMeta.birthday" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Email</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" type="email" v-model="entityMeta.email" placeholder="email@example.com" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Phone</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" type="tel" v-model="entityMeta.phone" placeholder="+1 555 000 0000" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Organization</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" v-model="entityMeta.organization" placeholder="Company or organization" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Address</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" v-model="entityMeta.address" placeholder="Street, City, State" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
           </div>
-          <MarkdownToolbar v-show="!showPreview && assist.state.value === 'idle'" :editor="tiptapEditor" />
-        </div>
-
-        <!-- Streaming preview -->
-        <template v-if="assist.state.value === 'streaming'">
-          <div class="stream-label">Generating...</div>
-          <div class="stream-preview prose" v-html="renderMarkdown(assist.streamingText.value)" />
-        </template>
-
-        <!-- Review: full-document diff -->
-        <template v-else-if="assist.state.value === 'review'">
-          <DiffView :diff="assist.diff.value" class="main-diff" />
-        </template>
-
-        <!-- Normal editor -->
-        <template v-else>
-          <Transition name="tab-fade" mode="out-in">
-            <div v-if="!showPreview" class="body-editor-wrap">
+          <div class="notes-section">
+            <button class="notes-toggle" @click="notesExpanded = !notesExpanded">
+              {{ notesExpanded ? '▾' : '▸' }} Notes
+            </button>
+            <div v-if="notesExpanded" class="notes-editor-wrap">
+              <MarkdownToolbar v-show="!showPreview" :editor="tiptapEditor" />
               <TiptapEditor
                 ref="editorRef"
                 :modelValue="body"
-                placeholder="Write your note in Markdown..."
+                placeholder="Additional notes, wikilinks, context..."
                 @update:modelValue="onBodyUpdate"
-                @selectionChange="onSelectionChange"
                 @escape="titleRef?.focus()"
               />
             </div>
-            <div
-              v-else
-              class="preview-pane prose"
-              v-html="renderedPreview"
-            />
-          </Transition>
+          </div>
         </template>
 
-        <!-- Error from assist -->
-        <div v-if="assist.error.value" class="assist-error">{{ assist.error.value }}</div>
+        <!-- ── Place form ───────────────────────────────────────── -->
+        <template v-else-if="noteType === 'place'">
+          <div class="entity-form">
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Address</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" v-model="entityMeta.address" placeholder="Street, City, State" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Phone</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" type="tel" v-model="entityMeta.phone" placeholder="+1 555 000 0000" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Hours</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" v-model="entityMeta.hours" placeholder="e.g. Mon–Fri 9am–5pm" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Website</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" type="url" v-model="entityMeta.website" placeholder="https://..." @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="ef-field">
+              <label class="ef-label">Category</label>
+              <input class="ef-input" v-model="entityMeta.category" placeholder="e.g. Restaurant, Office, Doctor" @input="markDirty" />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="notes-section">
+            <button class="notes-toggle" @click="notesExpanded = !notesExpanded">
+              {{ notesExpanded ? '▾' : '▸' }} Notes
+            </button>
+            <div v-if="notesExpanded" class="notes-editor-wrap">
+              <MarkdownToolbar v-show="!showPreview" :editor="tiptapEditor" />
+              <TiptapEditor
+                ref="editorRef"
+                :modelValue="body"
+                placeholder="Additional notes, wikilinks, context..."
+                @update:modelValue="onBodyUpdate"
+                @escape="titleRef?.focus()"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </template>
+
+        <!-- ── List builder ─────────────────────────────────────── -->
+        <template v-else-if="noteType === 'list'">
+          <div class="list-builder">
+            <div
+              v-for="(item, idx) in listItems"
+              :key="idx"
+              class="lb-item"
+            >
+              <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                :checked="item.checked"
+                @change="toggleListItemCheck(idx)"
+                class="lb-check"
+                tabindex="-1"
+              />
+              <input
+                :ref="(el) => { listItemRefs[idx] = el as HTMLInputElement | null }"
+                v-model="item.text"
+                class="lb-text"
+                placeholder="List item..."
+                @keydown="onListItemKeydown($event, idx)"
+                @input="onListItemInput(idx)"
+              />
+              <button class="lb-delete" tabindex="-1" @click="removeListItem(idx)" title="Remove item">&times;</button>
+            </div>
+            <button class="lb-add" @click="addListItem()">+ Add item</button>
+          </div>
+          <div class="notes-section">
+            <button class="notes-toggle" @click="notesExpanded = !notesExpanded">
+              {{ notesExpanded ? '▾' : '▸' }} Notes
+            </button>
+            <div v-if="notesExpanded" class="notes-editor-wrap">
+              <MarkdownToolbar v-show="!showPreview" :editor="tiptapEditor" />
+              <TiptapEditor
+                ref="editorRef"
+                :modelValue="body"
+                placeholder="Additional notes, context..."
+                @update:modelValue="onBodyUpdate"
+                @escape="titleRef?.focus()"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </template>
+
+        <!-- ── Generic note editor ──────────────────────────────── -->
+        <template v-else>
+          <div class="body-tabs-row">
+            <div class="editor-tabs">
+              <button :class="['tab', { active: !showPreview }]" @click="showPreview = false">Write</button>
+              <button :class="['tab', { active: showPreview }]" @click="showPreview = true">Preview</button>
+            </div>
+            <MarkdownToolbar v-show="!showPreview && assist.state.value === 'idle'" :editor="tiptapEditor" />
+          </div>
+
+          <!-- Streaming preview -->
+          <template v-if="assist.state.value === 'streaming'">
+            <div class="stream-label">Generating...</div>
+            <div class="stream-preview prose" v-html="renderMarkdown(assist.streamingText.value)" />
+          </template>
+
+          <!-- Review: full-document diff -->
+          <template v-else-if="assist.state.value === 'review'">
+            <DiffView :diff="assist.diff.value" class="main-diff" />
+          </template>
+
+          <!-- Normal editor -->
+          <template v-else>
+            <Transition name="tab-fade" mode="out-in">
+              <div v-if="!showPreview" class="body-editor-wrap">
+                <TiptapEditor
+                  ref="editorRef"
+                  :modelValue="body"
+                  placeholder="Write your note in Markdown..."
+                  @update:modelValue="onBodyUpdate"
+                  @selectionChange="onSelectionChange"
+                  @escape="titleRef?.focus()"
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div
+                v-else
+                class="preview-pane prose"
+                v-html="renderedPreview"
+              />
+            </Transition>
+          </template>
+
+          <!-- Error from assist -->
+          <div v-if="assist.error.value" class="assist-error">{{ assist.error.value }}</div>
+        </template>
       </div>
 
       <!-- ── Sidebar ──────────────────────────────────────────── -->
@@ -439,6 +697,17 @@ onUnmounted(() => assist.clearSelection());
             </template>
           </div>
 
+          <!-- Note type -->
+          <div class="sb-field">
+            <label class="sb-label">Type</label>
+            <select v-model="noteType" class="sb-select" @change="markDirty">
+              <option value="note">Note</option>
+              <option value="person">Person</option>
+              <option value="place">Place</option>
+              <option value="list">List</option>
+            </select>
+          </div>
+
           <!-- Link Suggestions -->
           <div v-if="linkSuggestions.length > 0" class="sb-field link-suggest-field">
             <div class="sb-label-row">
@@ -649,6 +918,22 @@ onUnmounted(() => assist.clearSelection());
   flex-direction: column;
 }
 
+.sb-select, .sb-input {
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 5px 8px;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-input-border, rgba(255,255,255,0.12));
+  background: var(--color-bg-tertiary, rgba(255,255,255,0.04));
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  outline: none;
+  transition: border-color 0.15s;
+}
+.sb-select:focus, .sb-input:focus {
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+
 /* Tag suggest row inside sidebar */
 .tag-suggest-row {
   display: flex;
@@ -734,6 +1019,138 @@ onUnmounted(() => assist.clearSelection());
   letter-spacing: 0.05em;
 }
 
+/* ── Entity form (Person / Place) ───────────────────────── */
+.entity-form {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 12px;
+  padding: 16px 0;
+}
+.ef-field {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 4px;
+}
+.ef-label {
+  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+.ef-input {
+  padding: 8px 12px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: var(--color-surface);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  outline: none;
+  transition: border-color 0.15s;
+}
+.ef-input:focus {
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  box-shadow: var(--focus-ring);
+}
+.ef-input::placeholder {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+/* ── Notes section (collapsible TipTap) ─────────────────── */
+.notes-section {
+  margin-top: 16px;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  padding-top: 12px;
+}
+.notes-toggle {
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  padding: 4px 0;
+}
+.notes-toggle:hover {
+  color: var(--color-text);
+}
+.notes-editor-wrap {
+  margin-top: 8px;
+}
+
+/* ── List builder ───────────────────────────────────────── */
+.list-builder {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 4px;
+  padding: 12px 0;
+}
+.lb-item {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+.lb-check {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  width: 18px;
+  height: 18px;
+  accent-color: var(--color-primary);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.lb-text {
+  flex: 1;
+  padding: 7px 10px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: var(--color-surface);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  outline: none;
+  transition: border-color 0.15s;
+}
+.lb-text:focus {
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  box-shadow: var(--focus-ring);
+}
+.lb-text::placeholder {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+.lb-delete {
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  padding: 0 4px;
+  line-height: 1;
+  opacity: 0;
+  transition: opacity 0.12s, color 0.12s;
+}
+.lb-item:hover .lb-delete,
+.lb-text:focus ~ .lb-delete {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+.lb-delete:hover {
+  color: var(--color-danger);
+}
+.lb-add {
+  background: none;
+  border: 1px dashed var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 7px 12px;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  margin-top: 4px;
+  transition: border-color 0.15s, color 0.15s;
+}
+.lb-add:hover {
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+
 /* Narrow screen: sidebar collapses */
 @media (max-width: 720px) {
   .note-body { flex-direction: column; overflow-y: auto; overflow-x: hidden; }

frontend/src/views/NoteViewerView.vue

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useRoute, useRouter } from "vue-router";
 import { useNotesStore } from "@/stores/notes";
 import { renderMarkdown } from "@/utils/markdown";
 import { relativeTime } from "@/composables/useRelativeTime";
-import { apiPost, apiGet } from "@/api/client";
+import { apiPost, apiGet, apiPatch } from "@/api/client";
 import type { Note } from "@/types/note";
 import TagPill from "@/components/TagPill.vue";
 import TableOfContents from "@/components/TableOfContents.vue";
@@ -79,11 +79,48 @@ watch(() => route.params.id, (newId) => {
   if (newId) loadNote(Number(newId));
 });
 
+const isListNote = computed(() => {
+  const body = store.currentNote?.body ?? "";
+  return /^- \[[ xX]\] /m.test(body);
+});
+
 const renderedBody = computed(() => {
   if (!store.currentNote) return "";
-  return renderMarkdown(store.currentNote.body);
+  return renderMarkdown(store.currentNote.body, { interactiveCheckboxes: isListNote.value });
 });
 
+async function onBodyChange(e: Event) {
+  const target = e.target as HTMLInputElement;
+  if (target.type !== "checkbox" || !store.currentNote) return;
+
+  const index = parseInt(target.dataset.taskIndex ?? "", 10);
+  if (isNaN(index)) return;
+
+  let taskIdx = 0;
+  const newBody = store.currentNote.body.split("\n").map(line => {
+    const stripped = line.trimStart();
+    if (stripped.startsWith("- [ ] ") || stripped.startsWith("- [x] ") || stripped.startsWith("- [X] ")) {
+      if (taskIdx === index) {
+        const indent = line.length - stripped.length;
+        const wasChecked = !stripped.startsWith("- [ ] ");
+        taskIdx++;
+        return " ".repeat(indent) + (wasChecked ? "- [ ] " : "- [x] ") + stripped.slice(6);
+      }
+      taskIdx++;
+    }
+    return line;
+  }).join("\n");
+
+  // Optimistic update so the checkbox state doesn't snap back
+  store.currentNote.body = newBody;
+
+  try {
+    await apiPatch(`/api/notes/${store.currentNote.id}`, { body: newBody });
+  } catch {
+    await store.fetchNote(store.currentNote.id);
+  }
+}
+
 async function onBodyClick(e: MouseEvent) {
   const target = e.target as HTMLElement;
 
@@ -220,8 +257,10 @@ async function convertToTask() {
         </div>
         <div
           class="body prose"
+          :class="{ 'prose--checklist': isListNote }"
           v-html="renderedBody"
           @click="onBodyClick"
+          @change="onBodyChange"
         ></div>
 
         <div v-if="backlinks.length" class="backlinks">
@@ -311,17 +350,17 @@ async function convertToTask() {
   padding: 0.45rem 1.1rem;
   border: none;
   border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #4f46e5);
+  background: var(--gradient-cta);
   color: #fff;
   text-decoration: none;
   cursor: pointer;
   font-size: 0.875rem;
   font-weight: 600;
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.28);
+  box-shadow: var(--glow-cta);
   transition: box-shadow 0.15s, opacity 0.15s;
 }
 .btn-edit:hover {
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.42);
+  box-shadow: var(--glow-cta-hover);
   opacity: 0.95;
   color: #fff;
 }

frontend/src/views/NotesListView.vue

@@ -1,376 +0,0 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, watch } from "vue";
-import { useRoute, useRouter } from "vue-router";
-import { useNotesStore } from "@/stores/notes";
-import { useListKeyboardNavigation } from "@/composables/useListKeyboardNavigation";
-import SearchBar from "@/components/SearchBar.vue";
-import NoteCard from "@/components/NoteCard.vue";
-import TagPill from "@/components/TagPill.vue";
-import PaginationBar from "@/components/PaginationBar.vue";
-
-type ViewMode = "grid" | "list";
-
-const route = useRoute();
-const router = useRouter();
-const store = useNotesStore();
-
-const searchBarRef = ref<{ focus: () => void } | null>(null);
-
-function onFocusSearch() {
-  searchBarRef.value?.focus();
-}
-
-const { activeIndex } = useListKeyboardNavigation(
-  computed(() => store.notes),
-  (note) => router.push(`/notes/${note.id}`),
-);
-
-const viewMode = ref<ViewMode>(
-  (localStorage.getItem("fabled-notes-view-mode") as ViewMode) ?? "grid"
-);
-
-function setViewMode(mode: ViewMode) {
-  viewMode.value = mode;
-  localStorage.setItem("fabled-notes-view-mode", mode);
-}
-
-onMounted(() => {
-  const tag = route.query.tag;
-  if (tag) {
-    const tags = Array.isArray(tag) ? (tag as string[]) : [tag as string];
-    store.setTagFilters(tags);
-  } else {
-    store.refresh();
-  }
-  document.addEventListener("shortcut:focus-search", onFocusSearch);
-});
-
-onUnmounted(() => {
-  document.removeEventListener("shortcut:focus-search", onFocusSearch);
-});
-
-watch(
-  () => route.query.tag,
-  (tag) => {
-    if (tag) {
-      const tags = Array.isArray(tag) ? (tag as string[]) : [tag as string];
-      store.setTagFilters(tags);
-    }
-  }
-);
-
-function onSearch(q: string) {
-  store.setSearch(q);
-}
-
-function onTagClick(tag: string) {
-  store.addTagFilter(tag);
-  router.replace({ query: { ...route.query, tag: store.activeTagFilters } });
-}
-
-function onTagDismiss(tag: string) {
-  store.removeTagFilter(tag);
-  const newQuery = { ...route.query };
-  if (store.activeTagFilters.length > 0) {
-    newQuery.tag = store.activeTagFilters;
-  } else {
-    delete newQuery.tag;
-  }
-  router.replace({ query: newQuery });
-}
-
-function onSortChange(e: Event) {
-  const value = (e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value;
-  store.setSort(value, store.sortOrder);
-}
-
-function toggleOrder() {
-  store.setSort(store.sortField, store.sortOrder === "asc" ? "desc" : "asc");
-}
-
-function onOffsetUpdate(offset: number) {
-  store.setOffset(offset);
-}
-</script>
-
-<template>
-  <main class="notes-list">
-    <div class="header">
-      <h1>Notes</h1>
-      <router-link to="/notes/new" class="btn-new">+ New Note</router-link>
-    </div>
-    <SearchBar ref="searchBarRef" @search="onSearch" />
-
-    <div class="controls">
-      <div class="sort-controls">
-        <select :value="store.sortField" @change="onSortChange" class="sort-select">
-          <option value="updated_at">Updated</option>
-          <option value="created_at">Created</option>
-          <option value="title">Title</option>
-        </select>
-        <button class="sort-order" @click="toggleOrder" :title="store.sortOrder === 'asc' ? 'Ascending' : 'Descending'">
-          {{ store.sortOrder === "asc" ? "↑" : "↓" }}
-        </button>
-      </div>
-      <!-- View mode toggle -->
-      <div class="view-toggle">
-        <button
-          :class="['toggle-btn', { active: viewMode === 'grid' }]"
-          title="Grid view"
-          @click="setViewMode('grid')"
-        >⊞</button>
-        <button
-          :class="['toggle-btn', { active: viewMode === 'list' }]"
-          title="Compact list"
-          @click="setViewMode('list')"
-        >☰</button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
-    <div v-if="store.activeTagFilters.length" class="active-filters">
-      <span class="filter-label">Filtering by:</span>
-      <TagPill
-        v-for="tag in store.activeTagFilters"
-        :key="tag"
-        :tag="tag"
-        dismissible
-        @dismiss="onTagDismiss"
-      />
-      <button class="clear-filters" @click="store.clearTagFilters()">Clear all</button>
-    </div>
-
-    <div v-if="store.loading" class="note-list-skeleton">
-      <div v-if="viewMode === 'grid'" class="skeleton-grid">
-        <div class="skeleton-card" v-for="i in 6" :key="i"></div>
-      </div>
-      <div v-else class="skeleton-rows">
-        <div class="skeleton-row" v-for="i in 8" :key="i"></div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div v-else-if="store.notes.length === 0" class="empty-state">
-      <template v-if="store.searchQuery || store.activeTagFilters.length">
-        <p class="empty-title">No notes match your filters</p>
-        <p class="empty-subtitle">Try adjusting your search or removing filters.</p>
-      </template>
-      <template v-else>
-        <p class="empty-title">No notes yet</p>
-        <p class="empty-subtitle">Create your first note to get started.</p>
-        <router-link to="/notes/new" class="btn-cta">+ New Note</router-link>
-      </template>
-    </div>
-
-    <!-- Grid view -->
-    <div v-else-if="viewMode === 'grid'" class="cards-grid">
-      <div
-        v-for="(note, i) in store.notes"
-        :key="note.id"
-        :class="{ 'kb-active-item': activeIndex === i }"
-      >
-        <NoteCard :note="note" @tag-click="onTagClick" />
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
-    <!-- Compact list view -->
-    <div v-else class="cards-list">
-      <div
-        v-for="(note, i) in store.notes"
-        :key="note.id"
-        :class="{ 'kb-active-item': activeIndex === i }"
-      >
-        <NoteCard :note="note" compact @tag-click="onTagClick" />
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
-    <PaginationBar
-      :total="store.total"
-      :limit="store.limit"
-      :offset="store.offset"
-      @update:offset="onOffsetUpdate"
-    />
-  </main>
-</template>
-
-<style scoped>
-.notes-list {
-  max-width: 1200px;
-  margin: 2rem auto;
-  padding: 0 1rem;
-  overflow-x: clip;
-}
-.header {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  align-items: center;
-  margin-bottom: 1rem;
-}
-.header h1 {
-  margin: 0;
-}
-.btn-new {
-  padding: 0.45rem 1rem;
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #4f46e5);
-  color: #fff;
-  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
-  text-decoration: none;
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.25);
-}
-.btn-new:hover {
-  box-shadow: 0 3px 12px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.45);
-  filter: brightness(1.08);
-}
-.controls {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  align-items: center;
-  margin-top: 0.75rem;
-}
-.sort-controls {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.25rem;
-}
-.sort-select {
-  padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-input-border);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
-  background: var(--color-bg-card);
-  color: var(--color-text);
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
-}
-.sort-order {
-  padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-input-border);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
-  background: var(--color-bg-card);
-  color: var(--color-text);
-  cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 0.95rem;
-}
-.view-toggle {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 0.2rem;
-}
-.toggle-btn {
-  padding: 0.3rem 0.55rem;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-input-border);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
-  background: var(--color-bg-card);
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 1rem;
-  line-height: 1;
-  transition: color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s;
-}
-.toggle-btn.active {
-  background: var(--color-primary);
-  border-color: var(--color-primary);
-  color: #fff;
-}
-.active-filters {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-  margin-top: 0.75rem;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-}
-.filter-label {
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
-  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
-}
-.clear-filters {
-  background: none;
-  border: none;
-  color: var(--color-danger);
-  cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  padding: 0;
-}
-
-/* Skeleton loading */
-.note-list-skeleton {
-  margin-top: 1rem;
-}
-.skeleton-grid {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(260px, 1fr));
-  gap: 0.75rem;
-}
-.skeleton-card {
-  height: 140px;
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
-  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-bg-secondary) 25%, var(--color-border) 50%, var(--color-bg-secondary) 75%);
-  background-size: 200% 100%;
-  animation: skeleton-shimmer 1.4s ease infinite;
-}
-.skeleton-rows {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.3rem;
-}
-.skeleton-row {
-  height: 40px;
-  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
-  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-bg-secondary) 25%, var(--color-border) 50%, var(--color-bg-secondary) 75%);
-  background-size: 200% 100%;
-  animation: skeleton-shimmer 1.4s ease infinite;
-}
-@keyframes skeleton-shimmer {
-  0% { background-position: 200% 0; }
-  100% { background-position: -200% 0; }
-}
-
-/* Grid layout */
-.cards-grid {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(260px, 1fr));
-  gap: 0.75rem;
-  margin-top: 1rem;
-}
-.cards-grid > * {
-  min-width: 0;
-}
-
-/* Compact list layout */
-.cards-list {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.3rem;
-  margin-top: 1rem;
-}
-
-.empty-state {
-  text-align: center;
-  margin-top: 3rem;
-}
-.empty-title {
-  font-size: 1.1rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  margin: 0 0 0.25rem;
-  color: var(--color-text);
-}
-.empty-subtitle {
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  margin: 0 0 1rem;
-  font-size: 0.95rem;
-}
-.btn-cta {
-  display: inline-block;
-  padding: 0.45rem 1rem;
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #4f46e5);
-  color: #fff;
-  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
-  text-decoration: none;
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.25);
-}
-.btn-cta:hover {
-  box-shadow: 0 3px 12px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.45);
-  filter: brightness(1.08);
-}
-
-.kb-active-item {
-  outline: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
-}
-</style>