src/fabledassistant/mcp/tools/projects.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from fabledassistant.services import trash as trash_svc
 async def list_projects() -> dict:
     """List all Scribe projects for the current user.
 
-    Returns id, title, description, goal, status (active/archived), color,
+    Returns id, title, description, goal, status (active/paused/completed/archived), color,
     and a short auto-generated summary for each project.
     """
     uid = current_user_id()
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ async def create_project(
         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.
+        status: one of active (default), paused, completed, archived.
         color: Optional hex colour for the project card (e.g. "#6366f1").
     """
     uid = current_user_id()
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ async def update_project(
         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.
+        status: New status — one of active, paused, completed, archived.
         color: New hex colour, or omit to leave unchanged.
     """
     uid = current_user_id()

src/fabledassistant/models/project.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from fabledassistant.models.base import TimestampMixin, SoftDeleteMixin
 
 class ProjectStatus(str, enum.Enum):
     active = "active"
+    paused = "paused"
     completed = "completed"
     archived = "archived"
 

src/fabledassistant/routes/projects.py

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async def create_project_route():
         return jsonify({"error": "title is required"}), 400
     status = data.get("status", "active")
     if status not in ("active", "paused", "completed", "archived"):
-        return jsonify({"error": "status must be 'active', 'completed', or 'archived'"}), 400
+        return jsonify({"error": "status must be 'active', 'paused', 'completed', or 'archived'"}), 400
     project = await create_project(
         uid,
         title=data["title"],
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ async def update_project_route(project_id: int):
     allowed = {"title", "description", "goal", "status", "color"}
     fields = {k: (v if v is not None else "") for k, v in data.items() if k in allowed}
     if "status" in fields and fields["status"] not in ("active", "paused", "completed", "archived"):
-        return jsonify({"error": "status must be 'active', 'completed', or 'archived'"}), 400
+        return jsonify({"error": "status must be 'active', 'paused', 'completed', or 'archived'"}), 400
     project = await update_project(uid, project_id, **fields)
     if project is None:
         return not_found("Project")

src/fabledassistant/services/milestones.py

@@ -155,8 +155,13 @@ async def get_milestone_progress(milestone_id: int) -> dict:
             status_counts[status] = count
 
         total = sum(status_counts.values())
+        cancelled = status_counts.get("cancelled", 0)
         completed = status_counts.get("done", 0)
-        pct = round(completed / total * 100, 1) if total > 0 else 0.0
+        # Cancelled tasks are resolved work, not pending — exclude them from the
+        # percent-complete denominator so a milestone whose only open task was
+        # cancelled still reaches 100% (and auto-collapses) instead of stalling.
+        active_total = total - cancelled
+        pct = round(completed / active_total * 100, 1) if active_total > 0 else 0.0
 
         return {
             "total": total,
@@ -166,6 +171,7 @@ async def get_milestone_progress(milestone_id: int) -> dict:
                 "todo": status_counts.get("todo", 0),
                 "in_progress": status_counts.get("in_progress", 0),
                 "done": status_counts.get("done", 0),
+                "cancelled": cancelled,
             },
         }
 

src/fabledassistant/services/projects.py

@@ -6,11 +6,25 @@ from sqlalchemy import func, select
 
 from fabledassistant.models import async_session
 from fabledassistant.models.note import Note
-from fabledassistant.models.project import Project
+from fabledassistant.models.project import Project, ProjectStatus
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def _validate_status(status: str) -> str:
+    """Coerce/validate a project status against ProjectStatus.
+
+    Canonical gate so the MCP create/update_project path (which passes status
+    straight through) can't persist an out-of-enum value — there's no DB CHECK.
+    """
+    try:
+        return ProjectStatus(status).value
+    except ValueError:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Invalid status: {status!r}. Must be one of: {[s.value for s in ProjectStatus]}"
+        )
+
+
 async def create_project(
     user_id: int,
     title: str,
@@ -19,6 +33,7 @@ async def create_project(
     color: str | None = None,
     status: str = "active",
 ) -> Project:
+    status = _validate_status(status)
     async with async_session() as session:
         project = Project(
             user_id=user_id,
@@ -87,6 +102,8 @@ async def update_project(user_id: int, project_id: int, **fields: object) -> Pro
         project = result.scalars().first()
         if project is None:
             return None
+        if "status" in fields and fields["status"] is not None:
+            fields["status"] = _validate_status(fields["status"])
         for key, value in fields.items():
             if hasattr(project, key):
                 setattr(project, key, value)