feat: replace app icon with new Laputa cloud logo

Tabs stored a snapshot of VaultEntry at open time. When updateEntry()
changed vault.entries (e.g. trashing a note), the active tab's entry
stayed stale, so the banner never appeared until the note was reopened.

Add a useEffect that syncs tab entries with vault.entries whenever the
vault state changes, using reference equality to skip unchanged entries.

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

.claude-done

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-# Drag & Drop Images — Implementation Summary
-
-## Problem
-Dragging image files from Finder into the BlockNote editor didn't work. Tauri v2's
-`dragDropEnabled` defaults to `true`, which intercepts OS-level file drops before they
-reach the webview's HTML5 DnD API — BlockNote never received the dropped files.
-
-## Solution
-Instead of disabling Tauri's drag interception, we use Tauri's `onDragDropEvent` API
-to listen for native file drops and handle them directly:
-
-1. **Rust backend** (`src-tauri/src/vault/image.rs`):
-   - Added `copy_image_to_vault` command that copies a file by OS path into
-     `vault/attachments/` with a timestamp-prefixed filename
-   - Refactored shared path logic into `prepare_attachment_path` helper
-   - Validates file exists and has an image extension before copying
-
-2. **Frontend** (`src/hooks/useImageDrop.ts`):
-   - Added Tauri `onDragDropEvent` listener that fires on native OS drag-drop
-   - On `drop`: filters for image paths, copies each to vault, calls `onImageUrl`
-   - On `over`: shows drag overlay (paths aren't available until drop)
-   - `copyImageToVault` invokes the new Rust command and returns an asset URL
-
-3. **Editor integration** (`src/components/SingleEditorView.tsx`):
-   - `useInsertImageCallback` inserts a BlockNote image block at cursor position
-   - Wired into `useImageDrop` via the `onImageUrl` callback
-   - `vaultPath` threaded through Editor → EditorContent → SingleEditorView
-
-4. **Existing `/image` slash command** continues to work unchanged (uses `uploadFile`
-   on `useCreateBlockNote` → `uploadImageFile` → `save_image` Tauri command).
-
-## Commits
-- `d45f2e2` feat: add copy_image_to_vault Rust command for native drag-drop
-- `b047d0c` feat: handle Tauri native drag-drop for filesystem images
-- `2e04f5a` fix: remove nonexistent drag-drop permission from capabilities
-- `23ad982` fix: correct DragDropEvent type handling for 'over' events
-
-## Tests
-- 4 new Rust tests for `copy_image_to_vault` (success, missing file, non-image, all extensions)
-- 1 new frontend test for `useImageDrop` with onImageUrl + vaultPath params
-- All 300 Rust tests pass, 1167 frontend tests pass
-- Coverage: Rust 85.47%, Frontend 78.64%

.claude-pid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+45402

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run frontend tests
         run: pnpm test
 
+      - name: Bundle MCP server resources (required by Tauri build)
+        run: node scripts/bundle-mcp-server.mjs
+
       - name: Run Rust tests
         run: cargo test --manifest-path=src-tauri/Cargo.toml
 

.gitignore

@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ final_selection.py
 .claude-done
 .claude-blocked
 src-tauri/target
+
+# Generated mcp-server bundle (built by scripts/bundle-mcp-server.mjs)
+src-tauri/resources/

CLAUDE.md

@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ The pre-push hook runs all checks locally before the push goes through. This rep
 git push origin main    # pre-push hook runs automatically
 ```
 
+### ⛔ NEVER open a Pull Request
+PRs on separate branches diverge from main with every merge, requiring continuous rebases and creating unnecessary conflicts. Always push directly to main. If the push fails (disk full, test failure, etc.) — fix the problem, then push again. There is no scenario where opening a PR is the right fallback.
+
 ### ⛔ NEVER use --no-verify
 ```bash
 # FORBIDDEN — will be caught and rejected:

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+}

e2e/core-flows.spec.ts

@@ -231,3 +231,30 @@ test('full create note flow', async ({ page }) => {
 
   await page.screenshot({ path: 'test-results/core-create-note.png', fullPage: true })
 })
+
+// --- Flow 8: Wiki-link navigation ---
+
+test('clicking a wikilink opens the target note in a new tab', async ({ page }) => {
+  // Open "Manage Sponsorships" which contains [[Matteo Cellini]] wikilink
+  await page.locator('.note-list__item', { hasText: 'Manage Sponsorships' }).click()
+  await page.waitForTimeout(300)
+
+  // Verify we opened the right note
+  await expect(page.locator('.editor__tab--active')).toHaveText(/Manage Sponsorships/)
+
+  // Click the wikilink — use mouse.click to fire real mousedown
+  const wikilink = page.locator('.cm-wikilink', { hasText: 'Matteo Cellini' })
+  await expect(wikilink).toBeVisible()
+  const box = await wikilink.boundingBox()
+  expect(box).not.toBeNull()
+  await page.mouse.click(box!.x + box!.width / 2, box!.y + box!.height / 2)
+  await page.waitForTimeout(300)
+
+  // New tab should open with the target note active
+  await expect(page.locator('.editor__tab--active')).toHaveText(/Matteo Cellini/)
+
+  // Editor should show the target note's content
+  await expect(page.locator('.cm-content')).toContainText('Matteo Cellini')
+
+  await page.screenshot({ path: 'test-results/core-wikilink-nav.png', fullPage: true })
+})

eslint.config.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import tseslint from 'typescript-eslint'
 import { defineConfig, globalIgnores } from 'eslint/config'
 
 export default defineConfig([
-  globalIgnores(['dist', 'coverage']),
+  globalIgnores(['dist', 'coverage', 'src-tauri/resources/', 'src-tauri/target/']),
   {
     files: ['**/*.{ts,tsx}'],
     extends: [

mcp-server/index.js

@@ -32,10 +32,16 @@ import { startUiBridge } from './ws-bridge.js'
 const VAULT_PATH = process.env.VAULT_PATH || process.env.HOME + '/Laputa'
 const WS_UI_PORT = parseInt(process.env.WS_UI_PORT || '9711', 10)
 
-// Start the UI bridge so stdio-based MCP tools can broadcast UI actions
-const uiBridge = startUiBridge(WS_UI_PORT)
+// Start the UI bridge so stdio-based MCP tools can broadcast UI actions.
+// If the port is already in use (e.g. by the running Laputa app), continue
+// without the bridge — vault tools still work via stdio MCP.
+let uiBridge = null
+startUiBridge(WS_UI_PORT).then((bridge) => {
+  uiBridge = bridge
+})
 
 function broadcastUiAction(action, payload) {
+  if (!uiBridge) return
   const msg = JSON.stringify({ type: 'ui_action', action, ...payload })
   for (const client of uiBridge.clients) {
     if (client.readyState === 1) client.send(msg)

mcp-server/ws-bridge.js

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * Protocol (UI bridge):
  *   Server broadcasts: { "type": "ui_action", "action": "open_note", "path": "..." }
  */
+import { createServer } from 'node:http'
 import { WebSocketServer } from 'ws'
 import {
   readNote, createNote, searchNotes, appendToNote,
@@ -80,15 +81,34 @@ async function handleMessage(data) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Attempt to start the UI bridge WebSocket server.
+ * Returns a Promise that resolves to the WebSocketServer or null if the port
+ * is unavailable (e.g. another Laputa instance owns it).
+ */
 export function startUiBridge(port = WS_UI_PORT) {
-  uiBridge = new WebSocketServer({ port })
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const httpServer = createServer()
 
-  uiBridge.on('connection', () => {
-    console.error(`[ws-bridge] UI client connected on port ${port}`)
+    httpServer.on('error', (err) => {
+      if (err.code === 'EADDRINUSE') {
+        console.error(`[ws-bridge] UI bridge port ${port} already in use, disabling bridge`)
+      } else {
+        console.error(`[ws-bridge] UI bridge error: ${err.message}`)
+      }
+      resolve(null)
+    })
+
+    httpServer.listen(port, () => {
+      const wss = new WebSocketServer({ server: httpServer })
+      wss.on('connection', () => {
+        console.error(`[ws-bridge] UI client connected on port ${port}`)
+      })
+      uiBridge = wss
+      console.error(`[ws-bridge] UI bridge listening on ws://localhost:${port}`)
+      resolve(wss)
+    })
   })
-
-  console.error(`[ws-bridge] UI bridge listening on ws://localhost:${port}`)
-  return uiBridge
 }
 
 export function startBridge(port = WS_PORT) {
@@ -116,6 +136,5 @@ export function startBridge(port = WS_PORT) {
 // Run directly if invoked as main module
 const isMain = process.argv[1]?.endsWith('ws-bridge.js')
 if (isMain) {
-  startUiBridge()
-  startBridge()
+  startUiBridge().then(() => startBridge())
 }

package.json

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
     "build": "tsc -b && vite build",
+    "bundle-mcp": "node scripts/bundle-mcp-server.mjs",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "tauri": "tauri",
@@ -20,6 +21,12 @@
     "@blocknote/core": "^0.46.2",
     "@blocknote/mantine": "^0.46.2",
     "@blocknote/react": "^0.46.2",
+    "@codemirror/commands": "^6.10.2",
+    "@codemirror/lang-markdown": "^6.5.0",
+    "@codemirror/lang-yaml": "^6.1.2",
+    "@codemirror/language": "^6.12.2",
+    "@codemirror/state": "^6.5.4",
+    "@codemirror/view": "^6.39.16",
     "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.3.1",
     "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^10.0.0",
     "@dnd-kit/utilities": "^3.2.2",
@@ -64,6 +71,7 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.2.3",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^5.1.1",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^4.0.18",
+    "esbuild": "^0.27.3",
     "eslint": "^9.39.1",
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^7.0.1",
     "eslint-plugin-react-refresh": "^0.4.24",

pnpm-workspace.yaml

@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+packages:
+  - mcp-server
+
 ignoredBuiltDependencies:
   - esbuild

scripts/bundle-mcp-server.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/**
+ * Bundle the mcp-server Node.js files into self-contained CJS bundles
+ * that can be shipped as Tauri resources inside the .app bundle.
+ *
+ * Output: src-tauri/resources/mcp-server/{index.js,ws-bridge.js}
+ */
+import { build } from 'esbuild'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+import { dirname, join } from 'path'
+import { mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs'
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+const ROOT = join(__dirname, '..')
+const SRC = join(ROOT, 'mcp-server')
+const OUT = join(ROOT, 'src-tauri', 'resources', 'mcp-server')
+
+mkdirSync(OUT, { recursive: true })
+
+// Tell Node.js that this directory contains CJS bundles, even if the
+// root package.json declares "type": "module".
+writeFileSync(join(OUT, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify({ type: 'commonjs' }))
+
+const shared = {
+  platform: 'node',
+  bundle: true,
+  format: 'cjs',
+  target: 'node18',
+  // Mark optional native bindings as external — ws works fine without them
+  external: ['bufferutil', 'utf-8-validate'],
+  logLevel: 'warning',
+}
+
+await build({
+  ...shared,
+  entryPoints: [join(SRC, 'index.js')],
+  outfile: join(OUT, 'index.js'),
+})
+
+await build({
+  ...shared,
+  entryPoints: [join(SRC, 'ws-bridge.js')],
+  outfile: join(OUT, 'ws-bridge.js'),
+})
+
+console.log('mcp-server bundled → src-tauri/resources/mcp-server/')

src-tauri/build.rs

@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
 fn main() {
-    let count = std::process::Command::new("git")
-        .args(["rev-list", "--count", "HEAD"])
-        .output()
-        .ok()
-        .filter(|o| o.status.success())
-        .and_then(|o| String::from_utf8(o.stdout).ok())
-        .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| "DEV".to_string());
-
-    println!("cargo:rustc-env=BUILD_NUMBER={}", count);
-
     tauri_build::build()
 }

src-tauri/src/frontmatter.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub enum FrontmatterValue {
 
 /// Characters that require a YAML string value to be quoted.
 fn has_yaml_special_chars(s: &str) -> bool {
-    s.contains(':') || s.contains('#') || s.contains('\n')
+    s.contains(':') || s.contains('#')
 }
 
 /// Check if a string starts with a YAML collection indicator (array or map).
@@ -41,6 +41,23 @@ fn format_list_item(item: &str) -> String {
     format!("  - {}", quote_yaml_string(item))
 }
 
+/// Format a multi-line string as a YAML block scalar (`|`).
+/// Each line is indented by 2 spaces; empty lines are preserved as blank.
+fn format_block_scalar(s: &str) -> String {
+    let indented = s
+        .lines()
+        .map(|l| {
+            if l.is_empty() {
+                String::new()
+            } else {
+                format!("  {}", l)
+            }
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join("\n");
+    format!("|\n{}", indented)
+}
+
 /// Format a number for YAML (integers without decimal, floats with).
 fn format_yaml_number(n: f64) -> String {
     if n.fract() == 0.0 {
@@ -54,7 +71,9 @@ impl FrontmatterValue {
     pub fn to_yaml_value(&self) -> String {
         match self {
             FrontmatterValue::String(s) => {
-                if needs_yaml_quoting(s) {
+                if s.contains('\n') {
+                    format_block_scalar(s)
+                } else if needs_yaml_quoting(s) {
                     quote_yaml_string(s)
                 } else {
                     s.clone()
@@ -113,16 +132,20 @@ fn line_is_key(line: &str, key: &str) -> bool {
 fn format_yaml_field(key: &str, value: &FrontmatterValue) -> Vec<String> {
     let yaml_key = format_yaml_key(key);
     let yaml_value = value.to_yaml_value();
-    if yaml_value.contains('\n') {
+    if yaml_value.starts_with("|\n") {
+        // Block scalar: key and indicator on the same line, content follows
+        vec![format!("{}: {}", yaml_key, yaml_value)]
+    } else if yaml_value.contains('\n') {
         vec![format!("{}:", yaml_key), yaml_value]
     } else {
         vec![format!("{}: {}", yaml_key, yaml_value)]
     }
 }
 
-/// Check if a line is a YAML list continuation (`  - ...`) rather than a new key.
-fn is_list_continuation(line: &str) -> bool {
-    line.starts_with("  - ") || line.starts_with("  -\t")
+/// Check if a line continues the previous key's value (indented list item,
+/// block scalar content, or blank line inside a block scalar).
+fn is_value_continuation(line: &str) -> bool {
+    line.is_empty() || line.starts_with("  ") || line.starts_with('\t')
 }
 
 /// Split content into frontmatter body and the rest after the closing `---`.
@@ -163,8 +186,8 @@ fn apply_field_update(lines: &[&str], key: &str, value: Option<&FrontmatterValue
 
         found_key = true;
         i += 1;
-        // Skip list continuation lines belonging to this key
-        while i < lines.len() && is_list_continuation(lines[i]) {
+        // Skip continuation lines belonging to this key (lists, block scalars)
+        while i < lines.len() && is_value_continuation(lines[i]) {
             i += 1;
         }
         // Insert replacement value (if any)
@@ -699,6 +722,94 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(updated.contains("title: New Title"));
     }
 
+    // --- block scalar (multi-line string) tests ---
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_to_yaml_value_multiline_uses_block_scalar() {
+        let v = FrontmatterValue::String("line 1\nline 2\nline 3".to_string());
+        let yaml = v.to_yaml_value();
+        assert!(yaml.starts_with("|\n"));
+        assert!(yaml.contains("  line 1"));
+        assert!(yaml.contains("  line 2"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_format_yaml_field_block_scalar() {
+        let v = FrontmatterValue::String("## Objective\n\n## Timeline".to_string());
+        let lines = format_yaml_field("template", &v);
+        assert_eq!(lines.len(), 1);
+        assert!(lines[0].starts_with("template: |\n"));
+        assert!(lines[0].contains("  ## Objective"));
+        assert!(lines[0].contains("  ## Timeline"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_update_frontmatter_block_scalar_add() {
+        let content = "---\ntype: Type\n---\n# Project\n";
+        let template = "## Objective\n\n## Timeline";
+        let updated = update_frontmatter_content(
+            content,
+            "template",
+            Some(FrontmatterValue::String(template.to_string())),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(updated.contains("template: |"));
+        assert!(updated.contains("  ## Objective"));
+        assert!(updated.contains("  ## Timeline"));
+        assert!(updated.contains("type: Type"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_update_frontmatter_block_scalar_replace() {
+        let content = "---\ntype: Type\ntemplate: |\n  ## Old\n  \n  ## Stuff\ncolor: green\n---\n# Project\n";
+        let new_template = "## New\n\n## Content";
+        let updated = update_frontmatter_content(
+            content,
+            "template",
+            Some(FrontmatterValue::String(new_template.to_string())),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(updated.contains("  ## New"));
+        assert!(updated.contains("  ## Content"));
+        assert!(!updated.contains("## Old"));
+        assert!(!updated.contains("## Stuff"));
+        assert!(updated.contains("color: green"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_delete_frontmatter_block_scalar() {
+        let content =
+            "---\ntype: Type\ntemplate: |\n  ## Heading\n  \n  ## Body\ncolor: green\n---\n# Project\n";
+        let updated = update_frontmatter_content(content, "template", None).unwrap();
+        assert!(!updated.contains("template"));
+        assert!(!updated.contains("## Heading"));
+        assert!(updated.contains("color: green"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_roundtrip_block_scalar() {
+        let content = "---\ntype: Type\n---\n# Project\n";
+        let template = "## Objective\n\nDescribe the goal.\n\n## Timeline\n\nKey dates.";
+        let updated = update_frontmatter_content(
+            content,
+            "template",
+            Some(FrontmatterValue::String(template.to_string())),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        // Parse back with gray_matter
+        let matter = gray_matter::Matter::<gray_matter::engine::YAML>::new();
+        let parsed = matter.parse(&updated);
+        let data = parsed.data.unwrap();
+        if let gray_matter::Pod::Hash(map) = data {
+            let roundtripped = map.get("template").unwrap().as_string().unwrap();
+            assert!(roundtripped.contains("## Objective"));
+            assert!(roundtripped.contains("## Timeline"));
+            assert!(roundtripped.contains("Describe the goal."));
+        } else {
+            panic!("Expected hash");
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_update_frontmatter_no_body_after_closing() {
         // Frontmatter with title, no body after closing ---

src-tauri/src/git.rs

@@ -427,20 +427,28 @@ pub fn git_pull(vault_path: &str) -> Result<GitPullResult, String> {
 }
 
 /// List files with merge conflicts (unmerged paths).
+///
+/// Uses `git ls-files --unmerged` instead of `git diff --diff-filter=U` because
+/// ls-files reliably detects unmerged index entries even when the merge state is
+/// stale (e.g. after a reboot or when MERGE_HEAD is missing).
 pub fn get_conflict_files(vault_path: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
     let vault = Path::new(vault_path);
     let output = Command::new("git")
-        .args(["diff", "--name-only", "--diff-filter=U"])
+        .args(["ls-files", "--unmerged"])
         .current_dir(vault)
         .output()
         .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to check conflicts: {}", e))?;
 
     let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
-    Ok(stdout
+    // Each unmerged file appears multiple times (once per stage: base/ours/theirs).
+    // Format: "<mode> <hash> <stage>\t<path>"
+    let mut files: Vec<String> = stdout
         .lines()
-        .filter(|l| !l.is_empty())
-        .map(|l| l.to_string())
-        .collect())
+        .filter_map(|line| line.split('\t').nth(1).map(|s| s.to_string()))
+        .collect();
+    files.sort();
+    files.dedup();
+    Ok(files)
 }
 
 /// Parse `git pull` output to extract updated file paths.
@@ -461,6 +469,61 @@ fn parse_updated_files(stdout: &str) -> Vec<String> {
         .collect()
 }
 
+/// Resolve a single conflict file by choosing "ours" or "theirs" strategy,
+/// then stage the result.
+pub fn git_resolve_conflict(vault_path: &str, file: &str, strategy: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let vault = Path::new(vault_path);
+
+    let checkout_flag = match strategy {
+        "ours" => "--ours",
+        "theirs" => "--theirs",
+        _ => {
+            return Err(format!(
+                "Invalid strategy '{}': must be 'ours' or 'theirs'",
+                strategy
+            ))
+        }
+    };
+
+    run_git(vault, &["checkout", checkout_flag, "--", file])?;
+    run_git(vault, &["add", "--", file])?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Commit after all merge conflicts have been resolved.
+pub fn git_commit_conflict_resolution(vault_path: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let vault = Path::new(vault_path);
+
+    // Verify no remaining conflicts
+    let remaining = get_conflict_files(vault_path)?;
+    if !remaining.is_empty() {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "Cannot commit: {} file(s) still have unresolved conflicts",
+            remaining.len()
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let commit = Command::new("git")
+        .args(["commit", "-m", "Resolve merge conflicts"])
+        .current_dir(vault)
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to run git commit: {}", e))?;
+
+    if !commit.status.success() {
+        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&commit.stderr);
+        let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&commit.stdout);
+        let detail = if stderr.trim().is_empty() {
+            stdout
+        } else {
+            stderr
+        };
+        return Err(format!("git commit failed: {}", detail.trim()));
+    }
+
+    Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&commit.stdout).to_string())
+}
+
 /// Push to remote.
 pub fn git_push(vault_path: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
     let vault = Path::new(vault_path);
@@ -1217,6 +1280,113 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    /// Set up a pair of clones that have a merge conflict on the same file.
+    /// Returns (bare, clone_a, clone_b) where clone_b has an unresolved conflict.
+    fn setup_conflict_pair() -> (TempDir, TempDir, TempDir) {
+        let (bare_dir, clone_a_dir, clone_b_dir) = setup_remote_pair();
+
+        let vp_a = clone_a_dir.path().to_str().unwrap();
+        let vp_b = clone_b_dir.path().to_str().unwrap();
+
+        // A creates the file and pushes
+        fs::write(clone_a_dir.path().join("conflict.md"), "# Original\n").unwrap();
+        git_commit(vp_a, "create conflict.md").unwrap();
+        git_push(vp_a).unwrap();
+
+        // B pulls to get the file
+        git_pull(vp_b).unwrap();
+
+        // A modifies and pushes
+        fs::write(clone_a_dir.path().join("conflict.md"), "# Version A\n").unwrap();
+        git_commit(vp_a, "A's change").unwrap();
+        git_push(vp_a).unwrap();
+
+        // B modifies the same file locally and commits
+        fs::write(clone_b_dir.path().join("conflict.md"), "# Version B\n").unwrap();
+        git_commit(vp_b, "B's change").unwrap();
+
+        // B pulls — this causes a merge conflict
+        let result = git_pull(vp_b).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.status, "conflict");
+
+        (bare_dir, clone_a_dir, clone_b_dir)
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_resolve_conflict_ours() {
+        let (_bare, _clone_a, clone_b) = setup_conflict_pair();
+        let vp_b = clone_b.path().to_str().unwrap();
+
+        let conflicts = get_conflict_files(vp_b).unwrap();
+        assert!(conflicts.contains(&"conflict.md".to_string()));
+
+        git_resolve_conflict(vp_b, "conflict.md", "ours").unwrap();
+
+        let remaining = get_conflict_files(vp_b).unwrap();
+        assert!(remaining.is_empty());
+
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(clone_b.path().join("conflict.md")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(content, "# Version B\n");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_resolve_conflict_theirs() {
+        let (_bare, _clone_a, clone_b) = setup_conflict_pair();
+        let vp_b = clone_b.path().to_str().unwrap();
+
+        git_resolve_conflict(vp_b, "conflict.md", "theirs").unwrap();
+
+        let remaining = get_conflict_files(vp_b).unwrap();
+        assert!(remaining.is_empty());
+
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(clone_b.path().join("conflict.md")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(content, "# Version A\n");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_resolve_conflict_invalid_strategy() {
+        let (_bare, _clone_a, clone_b) = setup_conflict_pair();
+        let vp_b = clone_b.path().to_str().unwrap();
+
+        let result = git_resolve_conflict(vp_b, "conflict.md", "invalid");
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(result.unwrap_err().contains("Invalid strategy"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_commit_conflict_resolution() {
+        let (_bare, _clone_a, clone_b) = setup_conflict_pair();
+        let vp_b = clone_b.path().to_str().unwrap();
+
+        // Resolve all conflicts first
+        git_resolve_conflict(vp_b, "conflict.md", "ours").unwrap();
+
+        let result = git_commit_conflict_resolution(vp_b);
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+
+        // Verify the merge commit exists
+        let log = Command::new("git")
+            .args(["log", "--oneline", "-1"])
+            .current_dir(clone_b.path())
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+        let log_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&log.stdout);
+        assert!(log_str.contains("Resolve merge conflicts"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_commit_conflict_resolution_fails_with_unresolved() {
+        let (_bare, _clone_a, clone_b) = setup_conflict_pair();
+        let vp_b = clone_b.path().to_str().unwrap();
+
+        // Don't resolve — try to commit directly
+        let result = git_commit_conflict_resolution(vp_b);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(result
+            .unwrap_err()
+            .contains("still have unresolved conflicts"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_parse_github_repo_path_non_github() {
         assert_eq!(

src-tauri/src/indexing.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,486 @@
+use serde::Serialize;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::process::Command;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+static QMD_PATH_CACHE: Mutex<Option<String>> = Mutex::new(None);
+
+/// Locate the qmd binary, checking known locations and PATH.
+/// Caches the result for subsequent calls.
+pub fn find_qmd_binary() -> Option<String> {
+    if let Ok(guard) = QMD_PATH_CACHE.lock() {
+        if let Some(ref cached) = *guard {
+            return Some(cached.clone());
+        }
+    }
+
+    let result = find_qmd_binary_uncached();
+
+    if let Some(ref path) = result {
+        if let Ok(mut guard) = QMD_PATH_CACHE.lock() {
+            *guard = Some(path.clone());
+        }
+    }
+
+    result
+}
+
+fn find_qmd_binary_uncached() -> Option<String> {
+    let candidates = [
+        dirs::home_dir().map(|h| h.join(".bun/bin/qmd").to_string_lossy().to_string()),
+        Some("/usr/local/bin/qmd".to_string()),
+        Some("/opt/homebrew/bin/qmd".to_string()),
+    ];
+    for candidate in candidates.into_iter().flatten() {
+        if Path::new(&candidate).exists() {
+            return Some(candidate);
+        }
+    }
+    // Fallback: try PATH
+    Command::new("which")
+        .arg("qmd")
+        .output()
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|o| {
+            if o.status.success() {
+                Some(String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stdout).trim().to_string())
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        })
+}
+
+/// Clear the cached qmd path (e.g. after auto-install).
+pub fn clear_qmd_cache() {
+    if let Ok(mut guard) = QMD_PATH_CACHE.lock() {
+        *guard = None;
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct IndexStatus {
+    pub available: bool,
+    pub qmd_installed: bool,
+    pub collection_exists: bool,
+    pub indexed_count: usize,
+    pub embedded_count: usize,
+    pub pending_embed: usize,
+}
+
+/// Check whether the vault has a qmd index and its status.
+pub fn check_index_status(vault_path: &str) -> IndexStatus {
+    let qmd_bin = match find_qmd_binary() {
+        Some(b) => b,
+        None => {
+            return IndexStatus {
+                available: false,
+                qmd_installed: false,
+                collection_exists: false,
+                indexed_count: 0,
+                embedded_count: 0,
+                pending_embed: 0,
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    let vault_name = vault_dir_name(vault_path);
+    let output = Command::new(&qmd_bin).args(["status"]).output();
+
+    match output {
+        Ok(o) if o.status.success() => {
+            let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stdout);
+            parse_status_for_vault(&stdout, &vault_name)
+        }
+        _ => IndexStatus {
+            available: false,
+            qmd_installed: true,
+            collection_exists: false,
+            indexed_count: 0,
+            embedded_count: 0,
+            pending_embed: 0,
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn vault_dir_name(vault_path: &str) -> String {
+    Path::new(vault_path)
+        .file_name()
+        .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
+        .unwrap_or("laputa")
+        .to_lowercase()
+}
+
+fn parse_status_for_vault(status_output: &str, vault_name: &str) -> IndexStatus {
+    let mut collection_exists = false;
+    let mut indexed_count = 0;
+    let mut embedded_count = 0;
+    let mut pending_embed = 0;
+
+    // Look for collection section matching vault name
+    let mut in_vault_section = false;
+    for line in status_output.lines() {
+        let trimmed = line.trim();
+        // Collection headers look like: "  laputa (qmd://laputa/)"
+        if trimmed.contains(&format!("qmd://{vault_name}/")) {
+            collection_exists = true;
+            in_vault_section = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+        // New collection section starts
+        if trimmed.contains("qmd://") && !trimmed.contains(vault_name) {
+            in_vault_section = false;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if in_vault_section {
+            if let Some(count_str) = extract_count_from_line(trimmed, "Files:") {
+                indexed_count = count_str;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Global counts from the Documents section
+    for line in status_output.lines() {
+        let trimmed = line.trim();
+        if trimmed.starts_with("Total:") {
+            if let Some(n) = extract_first_number(trimmed) {
+                if embedded_count == 0 && indexed_count == 0 {
+                    indexed_count = n;
+                }
+            }
+        } else if trimmed.starts_with("Vectors:") {
+            if let Some(n) = extract_first_number(trimmed) {
+                embedded_count = n;
+            }
+        } else if trimmed.starts_with("Pending:") {
+            if let Some(n) = extract_first_number(trimmed) {
+                pending_embed = n;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    IndexStatus {
+        available: true,
+        qmd_installed: true,
+        collection_exists,
+        indexed_count,
+        embedded_count,
+        pending_embed,
+    }
+}
+
+fn extract_count_from_line(line: &str, prefix: &str) -> Option<usize> {
+    if !line.starts_with(prefix) {
+        return None;
+    }
+    extract_first_number(line)
+}
+
+fn extract_first_number(s: &str) -> Option<usize> {
+    s.split_whitespace()
+        .find_map(|word| word.parse::<usize>().ok())
+}
+
+/// Ensure a qmd collection exists for this vault. Creates one if missing.
+pub fn ensure_collection(vault_path: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let qmd_bin = find_qmd_binary().ok_or("qmd not installed")?;
+    let vault_name = vault_dir_name(vault_path);
+
+    // Check if collection already exists
+    let output = Command::new(&qmd_bin)
+        .args(["collection", "list"])
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to list collections: {e}"))?;
+
+    if output.status.success() {
+        let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+        if stdout.contains(&format!("qmd://{vault_name}/")) {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Create collection
+    Command::new(&qmd_bin)
+        .args([
+            "collection",
+            "add",
+            vault_path,
+            "--name",
+            &vault_name,
+            "--mask",
+            "**/*.md",
+        ])
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create collection: {e}"))?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct IndexingProgress {
+    pub phase: String,
+    pub current: usize,
+    pub total: usize,
+    pub done: bool,
+    pub error: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// Run full indexing: update + embed. Returns progress updates via callback.
+pub fn run_full_index<F>(vault_path: &str, on_progress: F) -> Result<(), String>
+where
+    F: Fn(IndexingProgress),
+{
+    let qmd_bin = find_qmd_binary().ok_or("qmd not installed")?;
+
+    ensure_collection(vault_path)?;
+
+    // Phase 1: update (scan files)
+    on_progress(IndexingProgress {
+        phase: "scanning".to_string(),
+        current: 0,
+        total: 0,
+        done: false,
+        error: None,
+    });
+
+    let update_output = Command::new(&qmd_bin)
+        .args(["update"])
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("qmd update failed: {e}"))?;
+
+    if !update_output.status.success() {
+        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&update_output.stderr);
+        let err = format!("qmd update failed: {stderr}");
+        on_progress(IndexingProgress {
+            phase: "error".to_string(),
+            current: 0,
+            total: 0,
+            done: true,
+            error: Some(err.clone()),
+        });
+        return Err(err);
+    }
+
+    // Parse update output for counts
+    let update_stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&update_output.stdout);
+    let total = parse_indexed_count(&update_stdout);
+
+    on_progress(IndexingProgress {
+        phase: "scanning".to_string(),
+        current: total,
+        total,
+        done: false,
+        error: None,
+    });
+
+    // Phase 2: embed (generate vectors)
+    on_progress(IndexingProgress {
+        phase: "embedding".to_string(),
+        current: 0,
+        total,
+        done: false,
+        error: None,
+    });
+
+    let embed_output = Command::new(&qmd_bin)
+        .args(["embed"])
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("qmd embed failed: {e}"))?;
+
+    if !embed_output.status.success() {
+        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&embed_output.stderr);
+        // Embedding failure is non-fatal — keyword search still works
+        log::warn!("qmd embed failed (keyword search still works): {stderr}");
+        on_progress(IndexingProgress {
+            phase: "complete".to_string(),
+            current: total,
+            total,
+            done: true,
+            error: Some("Embedding failed — keyword search only".to_string()),
+        });
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    on_progress(IndexingProgress {
+        phase: "complete".to_string(),
+        current: total,
+        total,
+        done: true,
+        error: None,
+    });
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn parse_indexed_count(update_output: &str) -> usize {
+    // qmd update output typically contains lines like "Indexed 9078 files"
+    for line in update_output.lines() {
+        if let Some(n) = extract_first_number(line) {
+            return n;
+        }
+    }
+    0
+}
+
+/// Run incremental update for a single file change.
+pub fn run_incremental_update(vault_path: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let qmd_bin = find_qmd_binary().ok_or("qmd not installed")?;
+
+    // Verify collection exists
+    let vault_name = vault_dir_name(vault_path);
+    let list_output = Command::new(&qmd_bin)
+        .args(["collection", "list"])
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to list collections: {e}"))?;
+
+    if list_output.status.success() {
+        let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&list_output.stdout);
+        if !stdout.contains(&format!("qmd://{vault_name}/")) {
+            // Collection doesn't exist yet — skip incremental, full index needed
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+    }
+
+    let output = Command::new(&qmd_bin)
+        .args(["update"])
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("qmd incremental update failed: {e}"))?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+        return Err(format!("qmd update failed: {stderr}"));
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Attempt to auto-install qmd via bun. Returns Ok if successful.
+pub fn auto_install_qmd() -> Result<String, String> {
+    // Find bun
+    let bun = find_bun().ok_or("bun not installed — cannot auto-install qmd")?;
+
+    let output = Command::new(&bun)
+        .args(["install", "-g", "qmd"])
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to install qmd: {e}"))?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+        return Err(format!("qmd installation failed: {stderr}"));
+    }
+
+    // Clear cache so find_qmd_binary() re-discovers
+    clear_qmd_cache();
+
+    match find_qmd_binary() {
+        Some(path) => Ok(path),
+        None => Err("qmd installed but binary not found".to_string()),
+    }
+}
+
+fn find_bun() -> Option<String> {
+    let candidates = [
+        dirs::home_dir().map(|h| h.join(".bun/bin/bun").to_string_lossy().to_string()),
+        Some("/opt/homebrew/bin/bun".to_string()),
+        Some("/usr/local/bin/bun".to_string()),
+    ];
+    for candidate in candidates.into_iter().flatten() {
+        if Path::new(&candidate).exists() {
+            return Some(candidate);
+        }
+    }
+    Command::new("which")
+        .arg("bun")
+        .output()
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|o| {
+            if o.status.success() {
+                Some(String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stdout).trim().to_string())
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        })
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn vault_dir_name_extracts_last_segment() {
+        assert_eq!(vault_dir_name("/Users/luca/Laputa"), "laputa");
+        assert_eq!(vault_dir_name("/home/user/MyVault"), "myvault");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn vault_dir_name_fallback() {
+        assert_eq!(vault_dir_name(""), "laputa");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn extract_first_number_works() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            extract_first_number("Total: 9078 files indexed"),
+            Some(9078)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(extract_first_number("Vectors: 14676 embedded"), Some(14676));
+        assert_eq!(extract_first_number("no numbers here"), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_status_finds_collection() {
+        let status = r#"
+QMD Status
+
+Index: /Users/luca/.cache/qmd/index.sqlite
+Size:  100.9 MB
+
+Documents
+  Total:    9115 files indexed
+  Vectors:  14676 embedded
+  Pending:  26 need embedding
+
+Collections
+  laputa (qmd://laputa/)
+    Pattern:  **/*.md
+    Files:    9078 (updated 20d ago)
+"#;
+        let result = parse_status_for_vault(status, "laputa");
+        assert!(result.collection_exists);
+        assert_eq!(result.indexed_count, 9078);
+        assert_eq!(result.embedded_count, 14676);
+        assert_eq!(result.pending_embed, 26);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_status_missing_collection() {
+        let status = r#"
+QMD Status
+
+Documents
+  Total:    100 files indexed
+  Vectors:  50 embedded
+  Pending:  0
+
+Collections
+  other (qmd://other/)
+    Files:    100
+"#;
+        let result = parse_status_for_vault(status, "laputa");
+        assert!(!result.collection_exists);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn extract_count_from_line_works() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            extract_count_from_line("Files:    9078 (updated 20d ago)", "Files:"),
+            Some(9078)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(extract_count_from_line("Pattern:  **/*.md", "Files:"), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_indexed_count_from_output() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_indexed_count("Indexed 342 files in 1.2s"), 342);
+        assert_eq!(parse_indexed_count("No output"), 0);
+    }
+}

src-tauri/src/lib.rs

@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ pub mod claude_cli;
 pub mod frontmatter;
 pub mod git;
 pub mod github;
+pub mod indexing;
 pub mod mcp;
 pub mod menu;
 pub mod search;
 pub mod settings;
 pub mod theme;
 pub mod vault;
+pub mod vault_list;
 
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -20,10 +22,12 @@ use claude_cli::{AgentStreamRequest, ChatStreamRequest, ClaudeCliStatus, ClaudeS
 use frontmatter::FrontmatterValue;
 use git::{GitCommit, GitPullResult, LastCommitInfo, ModifiedFile};
 use github::{DeviceFlowPollResult, DeviceFlowStart, GitHubUser, GithubRepo};
+use indexing::{IndexStatus, IndexingProgress};
 use search::SearchResponse;
 use settings::Settings;
 use theme::{ThemeFile, VaultSettings};
 use vault::{RenameResult, VaultEntry};
+use vault_list::VaultList;
 
 /// Expand a leading `~` or `~/` in a path string to the user's home directory.
 /// Returns the original string unchanged if it doesn't start with `~` or if the
@@ -112,14 +116,21 @@ fn git_commit(vault_path: String, message: String) -> Result<String, String> {
     git::git_commit(&vault_path, &message)
 }
 
-#[tauri::command]
-fn get_build_number() -> String {
-    {
-        let n = std::env::var("BUILD_NUMBER").unwrap_or_else(|_| "0".to_string());
-        format!("b{}", n)
+fn parse_build_label(version: &str) -> String {
+    let parts: Vec<&str> = version.split('.').collect();
+    match parts.as_slice() {
+        [_, minor, patch] if minor.len() >= 6 => format!("b{}", patch),
+        [_, _, _] => "dev".to_string(),
+        _ => "b?".to_string(),
     }
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+fn get_build_number(app_handle: tauri::AppHandle) -> String {
+    let version = app_handle.package_info().version.to_string();
+    parse_build_label(&version)
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 fn get_last_commit_info(vault_path: String) -> Result<Option<LastCommitInfo>, String> {
     let vault_path = expand_tilde(&vault_path);
@@ -132,6 +143,18 @@ fn git_pull(vault_path: String) -> Result<GitPullResult, String> {
     git::git_pull(&vault_path)
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+fn git_resolve_conflict(vault_path: String, file: String, strategy: String) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let vault_path = expand_tilde(&vault_path);
+    git::git_resolve_conflict(&vault_path, &file, &strategy)
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+fn git_commit_conflict_resolution(vault_path: String) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let vault_path = expand_tilde(&vault_path);
+    git::git_commit_conflict_resolution(&vault_path)
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 fn git_push(vault_path: String) -> Result<String, String> {
     let vault_path = expand_tilde(&vault_path);
@@ -207,6 +230,12 @@ fn purge_trash(vault_path: String) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
     vault::purge_trash(&vault_path)
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+fn delete_note(path: String) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let path = expand_tilde(&path);
+    vault::delete_note(&path)
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 fn migrate_is_a_to_type(vault_path: String) -> Result<usize, String> {
     let vault_path = expand_tilde(&vault_path);
@@ -277,6 +306,16 @@ fn save_settings(settings: Settings) -> Result<(), String> {
     settings::save_settings(settings)
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+fn load_vault_list() -> Result<VaultList, String> {
+    vault_list::load_vault_list()
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+fn save_vault_list(list: VaultList) -> Result<(), String> {
+    vault_list::save_vault_list(&list)
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn github_list_repos(token: String) -> Result<Vec<GithubRepo>, String> {
     github::github_list_repos(&token).await
@@ -326,6 +365,64 @@ async fn search_vault(
         .map_err(|e| format!("Search task failed: {}", e))?
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+fn get_index_status(vault_path: String) -> IndexStatus {
+    let vault_path = expand_tilde(&vault_path);
+    indexing::check_index_status(&vault_path)
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+async fn start_indexing(app_handle: tauri::AppHandle, vault_path: String) -> Result<(), String> {
+    use tauri::Emitter;
+    let vault_path = expand_tilde(&vault_path).into_owned();
+    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+        // Auto-install qmd if not available
+        if indexing::find_qmd_binary().is_none() {
+            let _ = app_handle.emit(
+                "indexing-progress",
+                IndexingProgress {
+                    phase: "installing".to_string(),
+                    current: 0,
+                    total: 0,
+                    done: false,
+                    error: None,
+                },
+            );
+            match indexing::auto_install_qmd() {
+                Ok(_) => log::info!("qmd auto-installed successfully"),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    log::warn!("qmd auto-install failed: {e}");
+                    let _ = app_handle.emit(
+                        "indexing-progress",
+                        IndexingProgress {
+                            phase: "error".to_string(),
+                            current: 0,
+                            total: 0,
+                            done: true,
+                            error: Some(format!("qmd not available: {e}")),
+                        },
+                    );
+                    return Err(e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        indexing::run_full_index(&vault_path, |progress| {
+            let _ = app_handle.emit("indexing-progress", &progress);
+        })
+    })
+    .await
+    .map_err(|e| format!("Indexing task failed: {e}"))?
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+async fn trigger_incremental_index(vault_path: String) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let vault_path = expand_tilde(&vault_path).into_owned();
+    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || indexing::run_incremental_update(&vault_path))
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Incremental index failed: {e}"))?
+}
+
 struct WsBridgeChild(Mutex<Option<Child>>);
 
 #[tauri::command]
@@ -361,9 +458,9 @@ fn save_vault_settings(vault_path: String, settings: VaultSettings) -> Result<()
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
-fn set_active_theme(vault_path: String, theme_id: String) -> Result<(), String> {
+fn set_active_theme(vault_path: String, theme_id: Option<String>) -> Result<(), String> {
     let vault_path = expand_tilde(&vault_path);
-    theme::set_active_theme(&vault_path, &theme_id)
+    theme::set_active_theme(&vault_path, theme_id.as_deref())
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
@@ -372,6 +469,12 @@ fn create_theme(vault_path: String, source_id: Option<String>) -> Result<String,
     theme::create_theme(&vault_path, source_id.as_deref())
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+fn create_vault_theme(vault_path: String, name: Option<String>) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let vault_path = expand_tilde(&vault_path);
+    theme::create_vault_theme(&vault_path, name.as_deref())
+}
+
 fn log_startup_result(label: &str, result: Result<usize, String>) {
     match result {
         Ok(n) if n > 0 => log::info!("{}: {} files", label, n),
@@ -398,8 +501,10 @@ fn run_startup_tasks() {
         vault::migrate_is_a_to_type(vp_str),
     );
 
-    // Seed _themes/ with built-in themes if missing
+    // Seed _themes/ with built-in JSON themes (legacy) if missing
     theme::seed_default_themes(vp_str);
+    // Seed theme/ with built-in vault theme notes if missing
+    theme::seed_vault_themes(vp_str);
 
     // Register Laputa MCP server in Claude Code and Cursor configs
     match mcp::register_mcp(vp_str) {
@@ -445,13 +550,36 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn get_build_number_returns_prefixed_value() {
-        let result = get_build_number();
-        assert!(
-            result.starts_with('b'),
-            "expected 'b' prefix, got: {}",
-            result
-        );
+    fn parse_build_label_release_version() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_build_label("0.20260303.281"), "b281");
+        assert_eq!(parse_build_label("0.20251215.42"), "b42");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_build_label_dev_version() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_build_label("0.1.0"), "dev");
+        assert_eq!(parse_build_label("0.0.0"), "dev");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_build_label_malformed() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_build_label("invalid"), "b?");
+        assert_eq!(parse_build_label(""), "b?");
+    }
+}
+
+fn spawn_ws_bridge(app: &mut tauri::App) {
+    use tauri::Manager;
+    let vault_path = dirs::home_dir()
+        .map(|h| h.join("Laputa"))
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    let vp_str = vault_path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
+    match mcp::spawn_ws_bridge(&vp_str) {
+        Ok(child) => {
+            let state: tauri::State<'_, WsBridgeChild> = app.state();
+            *state.0.lock().unwrap() = Some(child);
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::warn!("Failed to start ws-bridge: {}", e),
     }
 }
 
@@ -485,23 +613,7 @@ pub fn run() {
             }
 
             run_startup_tasks();
-
-            // Spawn the MCP WebSocket bridge for the default vault
-            {
-                use tauri::Manager;
-                let vault_path = dirs::home_dir()
-                    .map(|h| h.join("Laputa"))
-                    .unwrap_or_default();
-                let vp_str = vault_path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
-                match mcp::spawn_ws_bridge(&vp_str) {
-                    Ok(child) => {
-                        let state: tauri::State<'_, WsBridgeChild> = app.state();
-                        *state.0.lock().unwrap() = Some(child);
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => log::warn!("Failed to start ws-bridge: {}", e),
-                }
-            }
-
+            spawn_ws_bridge(app);
             Ok(())
         })
         .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
@@ -520,6 +632,8 @@ pub fn run() {
             get_last_commit_info,
             git_pull,
             git_push,
+            git_resolve_conflict,
+            git_commit_conflict_resolution,
             ai_chat,
             check_claude_cli,
             stream_claude_chat,
@@ -527,12 +641,15 @@ pub fn run() {
             save_image,
             copy_image_to_vault,
             purge_trash,
+            delete_note,
             migrate_is_a_to_type,
             batch_archive_notes,
             batch_trash_notes,
             get_settings,
             update_menu_state,
             save_settings,
+            load_vault_list,
+            save_vault_list,
             github_list_repos,
             github_create_repo,
             clone_repo,
@@ -540,6 +657,9 @@ pub fn run() {
             github_device_flow_poll,
             github_get_user,
             search_vault,
+            get_index_status,
+            start_indexing,
+            trigger_incremental_index,
             create_getting_started_vault,
             check_vault_exists,
             get_default_vault_path,
@@ -549,7 +669,8 @@ pub fn run() {
             get_vault_settings,
             save_vault_settings,
             set_active_theme,
-            create_theme
+            create_theme,
+            create_vault_theme
         ])
         .build(tauri::generate_context!())
         .expect("error while building tauri application")

src-tauri/src/mcp.rs

@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ pub(crate) fn mcp_server_dir() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
     }
 
     let exe = std::env::current_exe().map_err(|e| format!("Cannot find executable: {e}"))?;
+    // On macOS the exe lives at Contents/MacOS/<binary>.
+    // Resources are placed at Contents/Resources/ by Tauri.
     let release_path = exe
         .parent()
         .and_then(|p| p.parent())
-        .map(|p| p.join("mcp-server"))
+        .map(|p| p.join("Resources").join("mcp-server"))
         .ok_or_else(|| "Cannot resolve mcp-server directory".to_string())?;
     if release_path.join("ws-bridge.js").exists() {
         return Ok(release_path);

src-tauri/src/menu.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const NOTE_TRASH: &str = "note-trash";
 const EDIT_FIND_IN_VAULT: &str = "edit-find-in-vault";
 const VIEW_GO_BACK: &str = "view-go-back";
 const VIEW_GO_FORWARD: &str = "view-go-forward";
+const APP_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES: &str = "app-check-for-updates";
 
 const CUSTOM_IDS: &[&str] = &[
     APP_SETTINGS,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ const CUSTOM_IDS: &[&str] = &[
     VIEW_ZOOM_RESET,
     VIEW_GO_BACK,
     VIEW_GO_FORWARD,
+    APP_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES,
 ];
 
 /// IDs of menu items that should be disabled when no note tab is active.
@@ -56,10 +58,15 @@ fn build_app_menu(app: &App) -> MenuResult {
         .id(APP_SETTINGS)
         .accelerator("CmdOrCtrl+,")
         .build(app)?;
+    let check_updates_item = MenuItemBuilder::new("Check for Updates...")
+        .id(APP_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES)
+        .build(app)?;
 
     Ok(SubmenuBuilder::new(app, "Laputa")
         .about(None)
         .separator()
+        .item(&check_updates_item)
+        .separator()
         .item(&settings_item)
         .separator()
         .services()
@@ -269,6 +276,7 @@ mod tests {
             "view-zoom-reset",
             "view-go-back",
             "view-go-forward",
+            "app-check-for-updates",
         ];
         for id in &expected {
             assert!(CUSTOM_IDS.contains(id), "missing custom ID: {id}");

src-tauri/src/search.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::indexing;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -30,31 +31,6 @@ struct QmdResult {
     pub score: f64,
 }
 
-fn find_qmd_binary() -> Option<String> {
-    let candidates = [
-        dirs::home_dir().map(|h| h.join(".bun/bin/qmd").to_string_lossy().to_string()),
-        Some("/usr/local/bin/qmd".to_string()),
-        Some("/opt/homebrew/bin/qmd".to_string()),
-    ];
-    for candidate in candidates.into_iter().flatten() {
-        if Path::new(&candidate).exists() {
-            return Some(candidate);
-        }
-    }
-    // Fallback: try PATH
-    Command::new("which")
-        .arg("qmd")
-        .output()
-        .ok()
-        .and_then(|o| {
-            if o.status.success() {
-                Some(String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stdout).trim().to_string())
-            } else {
-                None
-            }
-        })
-}
-
 fn qmd_uri_to_vault_path(uri: &str, vault_path: &str) -> String {
     // qmd://laputa/essay/foo.md → essay/foo.md
     let relative = uri
@@ -108,7 +84,7 @@ fn detect_collection_name(vault_path: &str) -> String {
 }
 
 fn detect_collection_name_uncached(vault_path: &str) -> String {
-    let qmd_bin = match find_qmd_binary() {
+    let qmd_bin = match indexing::find_qmd_binary() {
         Some(b) => b,
         None => return "laputa".to_string(),
     };
@@ -149,8 +125,8 @@ pub fn search_vault(
 ) -> Result<SearchResponse, String> {
     let start = Instant::now();
 
-    let qmd_bin =
-        find_qmd_binary().ok_or_else(|| "qmd binary not found. Install qmd first.".to_string())?;
+    let qmd_bin = indexing::find_qmd_binary()
+        .ok_or_else(|| "qmd binary not found. Install qmd first.".to_string())?;
 
     let collection = detect_collection_name(vault_path);
 

src-tauri/src/settings.rs

@@ -71,6 +71,36 @@ pub fn save_settings(settings: Settings) -> Result<(), String> {
     save_settings_at(&settings_path()?, settings)
 }
 
+fn last_vault_file() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+    dirs::config_dir()
+        .map(|d| d.join("com.laputa.app").join("last-vault.txt"))
+        .ok_or_else(|| "Could not determine config directory".to_string())
+}
+
+fn get_last_vault_at(path: &PathBuf) -> Option<String> {
+    fs::read_to_string(path)
+        .ok()
+        .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
+        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+}
+
+fn set_last_vault_at(path: &PathBuf, vault_path: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+    if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(parent)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create config directory: {}", e))?;
+    }
+    fs::write(path, vault_path.trim())
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write last vault path: {}", e))
+}
+
+pub fn get_last_vault() -> Option<String> {
+    last_vault_file().ok().and_then(|p| get_last_vault_at(&p))
+}
+
+pub fn set_last_vault(vault_path: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+    set_last_vault_at(&last_vault_file()?, vault_path)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -199,4 +229,65 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(result.is_ok());
         assert!(result.unwrap().to_str().unwrap().contains("com.laputa.app"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get_last_vault_returns_none_for_missing_file() {
+        let dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("last-vault.txt");
+        assert!(get_last_vault_at(&path).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_set_and_get_last_vault_roundtrip() {
+        let dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("last-vault.txt");
+        set_last_vault_at(&path, "/Users/test/MyVault").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_last_vault_at(&path).as_deref(),
+            Some("/Users/test/MyVault")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_set_last_vault_trims_whitespace() {
+        let dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("last-vault.txt");
+        set_last_vault_at(&path, "  /Users/test/Vault  ").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_last_vault_at(&path).as_deref(),
+            Some("/Users/test/Vault")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get_last_vault_returns_none_for_empty_file() {
+        let dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("last-vault.txt");
+        fs::write(&path, "   \n  ").unwrap();
+        assert!(get_last_vault_at(&path).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_set_last_vault_creates_parent_directories() {
+        let dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("nested").join("dir").join("last-vault.txt");
+        set_last_vault_at(&path, "/Users/test/Vault").unwrap();
+        assert!(path.exists());
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_last_vault_at(&path).as_deref(),
+            Some("/Users/test/Vault")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_set_last_vault_overwrites_previous() {
+        let dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("last-vault.txt");
+        set_last_vault_at(&path, "/Users/test/OldVault").unwrap();
+        set_last_vault_at(&path, "/Users/test/NewVault").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_last_vault_at(&path).as_deref(),
+            Some("/Users/test/NewVault")
+        );
+    }
 }

src-tauri/src/theme.rs

@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ pub fn save_vault_settings(vault_path: &str, settings: VaultSettings) -> Result<
         .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write vault settings: {e}"))
 }
 
-/// Set the active theme in vault settings.
-pub fn set_active_theme(vault_path: &str, theme_id: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+/// Set the active theme in vault settings. Pass `None` to clear.
+pub fn set_active_theme(vault_path: &str, theme_id: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), String> {
     let mut settings = get_vault_settings(vault_path)?;
-    settings.theme = Some(theme_id.to_string());
+    settings.theme = theme_id.map(|s| s.to_string());
     save_vault_settings(vault_path, settings)
 }
 
@@ -116,20 +116,112 @@ pub fn get_theme(vault_path: &str, theme_id: &str) -> Result<ThemeFile, String>
     parse_theme_file(&path)
 }
 
+/// Create `dir` and write each `(filename, content)` pair if the directory doesn't exist yet.
+fn seed_dir_with_files(dir: &Path, files: &[(&str, &str)], log_msg: &str) {
+    if dir.is_dir() {
+        return;
+    }
+    if fs::create_dir_all(dir).is_err() {
+        return;
+    }
+    for (name, content) in files {
+        let _ = fs::write(dir.join(name), content);
+    }
+    log::info!("{log_msg}");
+}
+
 /// Seed the `_themes/` directory with built-in themes if it doesn't exist yet.
 /// Safe to call multiple times — only writes files that are missing.
 pub fn seed_default_themes(vault_path: &str) {
-    let themes_dir = Path::new(vault_path).join("_themes");
-    if themes_dir.is_dir() {
-        return;
+    seed_dir_with_files(
+        &Path::new(vault_path).join("_themes"),
+        &[
+            ("default.json", DEFAULT_THEME),
+            ("dark.json", DARK_THEME),
+            ("minimal.json", MINIMAL_THEME),
+        ],
+        "Seeded _themes/ with built-in themes",
+    );
+}
+
+/// Seed the vault `theme/` directory with built-in vault-based theme notes.
+/// Safe to call multiple times — only writes files that are missing.
+pub fn seed_vault_themes(vault_path: &str) {
+    seed_dir_with_files(
+        &Path::new(vault_path).join("theme"),
+        &[
+            ("default.md", DEFAULT_VAULT_THEME),
+            ("dark.md", DARK_VAULT_THEME),
+            ("minimal.md", MINIMAL_VAULT_THEME),
+        ],
+        "Seeded theme/ with built-in vault themes",
+    );
+}
+
+/// Create a new vault theme note in `theme/` directory.
+/// Returns the absolute path to the newly created theme note.
+pub fn create_vault_theme(vault_path: &str, name: Option<&str>) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let theme_dir = Path::new(vault_path).join("theme");
+    fs::create_dir_all(&theme_dir).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create theme directory: {e}"))?;
+
+    let display_name = name.unwrap_or("Untitled Theme");
+    let slug = slugify(display_name);
+    let filename = format!("{}.md", find_available_stem(&theme_dir, &slug, "md"));
+    let path = theme_dir.join(&filename);
+
+    let content = vault_theme_note_content(display_name, &DEFAULT_VAULT_THEME_VARS);
+    fs::write(&path, content).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write theme note: {e}"))?;
+
+    Ok(path.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+}
+
+/// Convert a display name to a URL-safe slug.
+fn slugify(name: &str) -> String {
+    name.chars()
+        .map(|c| {
+            if c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() {
+                c.to_ascii_lowercase()
+            } else {
+                '-'
+            }
+        })
+        .collect::<String>()
+        .split('-')
+        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join("-")
+}
+
+/// Find an available filename stem (base, base-2, base-3, …) that doesn't conflict when `ext` is appended.
+fn find_available_stem(dir: &Path, base: &str, ext: &str) -> String {
+    if !dir.join(format!("{base}.{ext}")).exists() {
+        return base.to_string();
     }
-    if fs::create_dir_all(&themes_dir).is_err() {
-        return;
+    for i in 2.. {
+        let candidate = format!("{base}-{i}");
+        if !dir.join(format!("{candidate}.{ext}")).exists() {
+            return candidate;
+        }
     }
-    let _ = fs::write(themes_dir.join("default.json"), DEFAULT_THEME);
-    let _ = fs::write(themes_dir.join("dark.json"), DARK_THEME);
-    let _ = fs::write(themes_dir.join("minimal.json"), MINIMAL_THEME);
-    log::info!("Seeded _themes/ with built-in themes");
+    unreachable!()
+}
+
+/// Build a vault theme note markdown string from a name and CSS variable map.
+fn vault_theme_note_content(name: &str, vars: &[(&str, &str)]) -> String {
+    let mut fm = format!("---\nIs A: Theme\nDescription: {name} theme\n");
+    for (key, value) in vars {
+        // Values with '#' or spaces need quoting; others can be bare strings.
+        if value.contains('#') || value.contains('\'') || value.contains(',') {
+            fm.push_str(&format!("{key}: \"{value}\"\n"));
+        } else {
+            fm.push_str(&format!("{key}: {value}\n"));
+        }
+    }
+    fm.push_str("---\n\n");
+    fm.push_str(&format!(
+        "# {name} Theme\n\nA custom {name} theme for Laputa.\n"
+    ));
+    fm
 }
 
 /// Create a new theme file by copying the active theme (or default).
@@ -139,7 +231,7 @@ pub fn create_theme(vault_path: &str, source_id: Option<&str>) -> Result<String,
     fs::create_dir_all(&themes_dir)
         .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create _themes directory: {e}"))?;
 
-    let new_id = find_available_id(&themes_dir, "untitled");
+    let new_id = find_available_stem(&themes_dir, "untitled", "json");
 
     let source = source_id.unwrap_or("default");
     let source_path = themes_dir.join(format!("{source}.json"));
@@ -169,20 +261,6 @@ pub fn create_theme(vault_path: &str, source_id: Option<&str>) -> Result<String,
     Ok(new_id)
 }
 
-/// Find a filename that doesn't conflict (untitled, untitled-2, untitled-3, ...).
-fn find_available_id(dir: &Path, base: &str) -> String {
-    if !dir.join(format!("{base}.json")).exists() {
-        return base.to_string();
-    }
-    for i in 2.. {
-        let candidate = format!("{base}-{i}");
-        if !dir.join(format!("{candidate}.json")).exists() {
-            return candidate;
-        }
-    }
-    unreachable!()
-}
-
 /// Generate the default light theme JSON.
 fn default_theme_json(name: &str) -> String {
     serde_json::to_string_pretty(&serde_json::json!({
@@ -312,6 +390,233 @@ pub const MINIMAL_THEME: &str = r##"{
   }
 }"##;
 
+/// CSS variable key-value pairs for the default light vault theme.
+pub const DEFAULT_VAULT_THEME_VARS: [(&str, &str); 46] = [
+    // shadcn/ui base
+    ("background", "#FFFFFF"),
+    ("foreground", "#37352F"),
+    ("card", "#FFFFFF"),
+    ("popover", "#FFFFFF"),
+    ("primary", "#155DFF"),
+    ("primary-foreground", "#FFFFFF"),
+    ("secondary", "#EBEBEA"),
+    ("secondary-foreground", "#37352F"),
+    ("muted", "#F0F0EF"),
+    ("muted-foreground", "#787774"),
+    ("accent", "#EBEBEA"),
+    ("accent-foreground", "#37352F"),
+    ("destructive", "#E03E3E"),
+    ("border", "#E9E9E7"),
+    ("input", "#E9E9E7"),
+    ("ring", "#155DFF"),
+    ("sidebar", "#F7F6F3"),
+    ("sidebar-foreground", "#37352F"),
+    ("sidebar-border", "#E9E9E7"),
+    ("sidebar-accent", "#EBEBEA"),
+    // Text hierarchy
+    ("text-primary", "#37352F"),
+    ("text-secondary", "#787774"),
+    ("text-muted", "#B4B4B4"),
+    ("text-heading", "#37352F"),
+    // Backgrounds
+    ("bg-primary", "#FFFFFF"),
+    ("bg-sidebar", "#F7F6F3"),
+    ("bg-hover", "#EBEBEA"),
+    ("bg-hover-subtle", "#F0F0EF"),
+    ("bg-selected", "#E8F4FE"),
+    ("border-primary", "#E9E9E7"),
+    // Accent colours
+    ("accent-blue", "#155DFF"),
+    ("accent-green", "#00B38B"),
+    ("accent-orange", "#D9730D"),
+    ("accent-red", "#E03E3E"),
+    ("accent-purple", "#A932FF"),
+    ("accent-yellow", "#F0B100"),
+    ("accent-blue-light", "#155DFF14"),
+    ("accent-green-light", "#00B38B14"),
+    ("accent-purple-light", "#A932FF14"),
+    ("accent-red-light", "#E03E3E14"),
+    ("accent-yellow-light", "#F0B10014"),
+    // Typography
+    (
+        "font-family",
+        "'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif",
+    ),
+    ("font-size-base", "14px"),
+    // Editor
+    ("editor-font-size", "16"),
+    ("editor-line-height", "1.5"),
+    ("editor-max-width", "720"),
+];
+
+/// Vault-based theme note for the built-in Default theme.
+pub const DEFAULT_VAULT_THEME: &str = "---\n\
+Is A: Theme\n\
+Description: Light theme with warm, paper-like tones\n\
+background: \"#FFFFFF\"\n\
+foreground: \"#37352F\"\n\
+card: \"#FFFFFF\"\n\
+popover: \"#FFFFFF\"\n\
+primary: \"#155DFF\"\n\
+primary-foreground: \"#FFFFFF\"\n\
+secondary: \"#EBEBEA\"\n\
+secondary-foreground: \"#37352F\"\n\
+muted: \"#F0F0EF\"\n\
+muted-foreground: \"#787774\"\n\
+accent: \"#EBEBEA\"\n\
+accent-foreground: \"#37352F\"\n\
+destructive: \"#E03E3E\"\n\
+border: \"#E9E9E7\"\n\
+input: \"#E9E9E7\"\n\
+ring: \"#155DFF\"\n\
+sidebar: \"#F7F6F3\"\n\
+sidebar-foreground: \"#37352F\"\n\
+sidebar-border: \"#E9E9E7\"\n\
+sidebar-accent: \"#EBEBEA\"\n\
+text-primary: \"#37352F\"\n\
+text-secondary: \"#787774\"\n\
+text-muted: \"#B4B4B4\"\n\
+text-heading: \"#37352F\"\n\
+bg-primary: \"#FFFFFF\"\n\
+bg-sidebar: \"#F7F6F3\"\n\
+bg-hover: \"#EBEBEA\"\n\
+bg-hover-subtle: \"#F0F0EF\"\n\
+bg-selected: \"#E8F4FE\"\n\
+border-primary: \"#E9E9E7\"\n\
+accent-blue: \"#155DFF\"\n\
+accent-green: \"#00B38B\"\n\
+accent-orange: \"#D9730D\"\n\
+accent-red: \"#E03E3E\"\n\
+accent-purple: \"#A932FF\"\n\
+accent-yellow: \"#F0B100\"\n\
+accent-blue-light: \"#155DFF14\"\n\
+accent-green-light: \"#00B38B14\"\n\
+accent-purple-light: \"#A932FF14\"\n\
+accent-red-light: \"#E03E3E14\"\n\
+accent-yellow-light: \"#F0B10014\"\n\
+font-family: \"'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif\"\n\
+font-size-base: 14px\n\
+editor-font-size: 16\n\
+editor-line-height: 1.5\n\
+editor-max-width: 720\n\
+---\n\
+\n\
+# Default Theme\n\
+\n\
+The default light theme for Laputa. Clean and warm, inspired by Notion.\n";
+
+/// Vault-based theme note for the built-in Dark theme.
+pub const DARK_VAULT_THEME: &str = "---\n\
+Is A: Theme\n\
+Description: Dark variant with deep navy tones\n\
+background: \"#0f0f1a\"\n\
+foreground: \"#e0e0e0\"\n\
+card: \"#16162a\"\n\
+popover: \"#1e1e3a\"\n\
+primary: \"#155DFF\"\n\
+primary-foreground: \"#FFFFFF\"\n\
+secondary: \"#2a2a4a\"\n\
+secondary-foreground: \"#e0e0e0\"\n\
+muted: \"#1e1e3a\"\n\
+muted-foreground: \"#888888\"\n\
+accent: \"#2a2a4a\"\n\
+accent-foreground: \"#e0e0e0\"\n\
+destructive: \"#f44336\"\n\
+border: \"#2a2a4a\"\n\
+input: \"#2a2a4a\"\n\
+ring: \"#155DFF\"\n\
+sidebar: \"#1a1a2e\"\n\
+sidebar-foreground: \"#e0e0e0\"\n\
+sidebar-border: \"#2a2a4a\"\n\
+sidebar-accent: \"#2a2a4a\"\n\
+text-primary: \"#e0e0e0\"\n\
+text-secondary: \"#888888\"\n\
+text-muted: \"#666666\"\n\
+text-heading: \"#e0e0e0\"\n\
+bg-primary: \"#0f0f1a\"\n\
+bg-sidebar: \"#1a1a2e\"\n\
+bg-hover: \"#2a2a4a\"\n\
+bg-hover-subtle: \"#1e1e3a\"\n\
+bg-selected: \"#155DFF22\"\n\
+border-primary: \"#2a2a4a\"\n\
+accent-blue: \"#155DFF\"\n\
+accent-green: \"#00B38B\"\n\
+accent-orange: \"#D9730D\"\n\
+accent-red: \"#f44336\"\n\
+accent-purple: \"#A932FF\"\n\
+accent-yellow: \"#F0B100\"\n\
+accent-blue-light: \"#155DFF33\"\n\
+accent-green-light: \"#00B38B33\"\n\
+accent-purple-light: \"#A932FF33\"\n\
+accent-red-light: \"#f4433633\"\n\
+accent-yellow-light: \"#F0B10033\"\n\
+font-family: \"'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif\"\n\
+font-size-base: 14px\n\
+editor-font-size: 16\n\
+editor-line-height: 1.5\n\
+editor-max-width: 720\n\
+---\n\
+\n\
+# Dark Theme\n\
+\n\
+A dark theme with deep navy tones for comfortable night-time reading.\n";
+
+/// Vault-based theme note for the built-in Minimal theme.
+pub const MINIMAL_VAULT_THEME: &str = "---\n\
+Is A: Theme\n\
+Description: High contrast, minimal chrome\n\
+background: \"#FAFAFA\"\n\
+foreground: \"#111111\"\n\
+card: \"#FFFFFF\"\n\
+popover: \"#FFFFFF\"\n\
+primary: \"#000000\"\n\
+primary-foreground: \"#FFFFFF\"\n\
+secondary: \"#F0F0F0\"\n\
+secondary-foreground: \"#111111\"\n\
+muted: \"#F5F5F5\"\n\
+muted-foreground: \"#666666\"\n\
+accent: \"#F0F0F0\"\n\
+accent-foreground: \"#111111\"\n\
+destructive: \"#CC0000\"\n\
+border: \"#E0E0E0\"\n\
+input: \"#E0E0E0\"\n\
+ring: \"#000000\"\n\
+sidebar: \"#F5F5F5\"\n\
+sidebar-foreground: \"#111111\"\n\
+sidebar-border: \"#E0E0E0\"\n\
+sidebar-accent: \"#E8E8E8\"\n\
+text-primary: \"#111111\"\n\
+text-secondary: \"#666666\"\n\
+text-muted: \"#999999\"\n\
+text-heading: \"#111111\"\n\
+bg-primary: \"#FAFAFA\"\n\
+bg-sidebar: \"#F5F5F5\"\n\
+bg-hover: \"#EBEBEB\"\n\
+bg-hover-subtle: \"#F5F5F5\"\n\
+bg-selected: \"#00000014\"\n\
+border-primary: \"#E0E0E0\"\n\
+accent-blue: \"#000000\"\n\
+accent-green: \"#006600\"\n\
+accent-orange: \"#996600\"\n\
+accent-red: \"#CC0000\"\n\
+accent-purple: \"#660099\"\n\
+accent-yellow: \"#996600\"\n\
+accent-blue-light: \"#00000014\"\n\
+accent-green-light: \"#00660014\"\n\
+accent-purple-light: \"#66009914\"\n\
+accent-red-light: \"#CC000014\"\n\
+accent-yellow-light: \"#99660014\"\n\
+font-family: \"'SF Mono', 'Menlo', monospace\"\n\
+font-size-base: 13px\n\
+editor-font-size: 15\n\
+editor-line-height: 1.6\n\
+editor-max-width: 680\n\
+---\n\
+\n\
+# Minimal Theme\n\
+\n\
+High contrast, minimal chrome. Monospace typography throughout.\n";
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -379,9 +684,14 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(settings.theme.is_none());
 
         // Set and read back
-        set_active_theme(vp, "dark").unwrap();
+        set_active_theme(vp, Some("dark")).unwrap();
         let settings = get_vault_settings(vp).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(settings.theme.as_deref(), Some("dark"));
+
+        // Clear theme
+        set_active_theme(vp, None).unwrap();
+        let settings = get_vault_settings(vp).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(settings.theme, None);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -462,4 +772,88 @@ mod tests {
         let themes = list_themes(&vault).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(themes.len(), 2); // broken.json is skipped
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_seed_vault_themes_creates_theme_dir() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let vault = dir.path().join("vault");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&vault).unwrap();
+        let vp = vault.to_str().unwrap();
+
+        assert!(!vault.join("theme").exists());
+        seed_vault_themes(vp);
+        assert!(vault.join("theme").is_dir());
+        assert!(vault.join("theme").join("default.md").exists());
+        assert!(vault.join("theme").join("dark.md").exists());
+        assert!(vault.join("theme").join("minimal.md").exists());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_seed_vault_themes_is_idempotent() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let vault = dir.path().join("vault");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&vault).unwrap();
+        let vp = vault.to_str().unwrap();
+
+        seed_vault_themes(vp);
+        seed_vault_themes(vp); // second call should be a no-op
+        assert!(vault.join("theme").join("default.md").exists());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_create_vault_theme_creates_md_file() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let vault = dir.path().join("vault");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&vault).unwrap();
+        let vp = vault.to_str().unwrap();
+
+        let path = create_vault_theme(vp, Some("My Theme")).unwrap();
+        assert!(std::path::Path::new(&path).exists());
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap();
+        assert!(content.contains("Is A: Theme"));
+        assert!(content.contains("# My Theme"));
+        assert!(content.contains("background:"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_create_vault_theme_default_name() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let vault = dir.path().join("vault");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&vault).unwrap();
+        let vp = vault.to_str().unwrap();
+
+        let path = create_vault_theme(vp, None).unwrap();
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap();
+        assert!(content.contains("# Untitled Theme"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_create_vault_theme_avoids_conflicts() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let vault = dir.path().join("vault");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&vault).unwrap();
+        let vp = vault.to_str().unwrap();
+
+        let p1 = create_vault_theme(vp, Some("Custom")).unwrap();
+        let p2 = create_vault_theme(vp, Some("Custom")).unwrap();
+        assert_ne!(p1, p2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_slugify() {
+        assert_eq!(slugify("My Cool Theme"), "my-cool-theme");
+        assert_eq!(slugify("default"), "default");
+        assert_eq!(slugify("Dark Mode!"), "dark-mode");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_vault_theme_content_contains_all_vars() {
+        let content = DEFAULT_VAULT_THEME;
+        assert!(content.contains("background:"));
+        assert!(content.contains("primary:"));
+        assert!(content.contains("sidebar:"));
+        assert!(content.contains("text-primary:"));
+        assert!(content.contains("accent-blue:"));
+        assert!(content.contains("editor-font-size:"));
+    }
 }

src-tauri/src/vault/cache.rs

@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ use super::{parse_md_file, scan_vault, VaultEntry};
 // --- Vault Cache ---
 
 /// Bump this when VaultEntry fields change to force a full rescan.
-const CACHE_VERSION: u32 = 2;
+const CACHE_VERSION: u32 = 4;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct VaultCache {
     #[serde(default = "default_cache_version")]
     version: u32,
+    /// The vault path when the cache was written. Used to detect stale caches
+    /// from a different machine or a moved vault directory.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    vault_path: String,
     commit_hash: String,
     entries: Vec<VaultEntry>,
 }
@@ -50,11 +54,6 @@ fn parse_porcelain_line(line: &str) -> Option<(&str, String)> {
     Some((&line[..2], line[3..].trim().to_string()))
 }
 
-/// Check if a porcelain status indicates a new/untracked file.
-fn is_new_file_status(status: &str) -> bool {
-    status == "??" || status.starts_with('A')
-}
-
 /// Extract .md file paths from git diff --name-only output.
 fn collect_md_paths_from_diff(stdout: &str) -> Vec<String> {
     stdout
@@ -80,11 +79,15 @@ fn git_changed_files(vault: &Path, from_hash: &str, to_hash: &str) -> Vec<String
         .map(|s| collect_md_paths_from_diff(&s))
         .unwrap_or_default();
 
-    let uncommitted = run_git(vault, &["status", "--porcelain"])
+    // Use ls-files for untracked files so that newly-seeded directories are picked up
+    // as individual files rather than as a single "?? dirname/" entry.
+    let uncommitted = git_uncommitted_files(vault);
+    // Also include modified-but-unstaged files via status --porcelain.
+    let modified = run_git(vault, &["status", "--porcelain"])
         .map(|s| collect_md_paths_from_porcelain(&s))
         .unwrap_or_default();
 
-    for path in uncommitted {
+    for path in uncommitted.into_iter().chain(modified) {
         if !files.contains(&path) {
             files.push(path);
         }
@@ -93,17 +96,10 @@ fn git_changed_files(vault: &Path, from_hash: &str, to_hash: &str) -> Vec<String
     files
 }
 
-fn git_uncommitted_new_files(vault: &Path) -> Vec<String> {
-    let stdout = match run_git(vault, &["status", "--porcelain"]) {
-        Some(s) => s,
-        None => return Vec::new(),
-    };
-    stdout
-        .lines()
-        .filter_map(parse_porcelain_line)
-        .filter(|(status, path)| path.ends_with(".md") && is_new_file_status(status))
-        .map(|(_, path)| path)
-        .collect()
+fn git_uncommitted_files(vault: &Path) -> Vec<String> {
+    run_git(vault, &["status", "--porcelain"])
+        .map(|s| collect_md_paths_from_porcelain(&s))
+        .unwrap_or_default()
 }
 
 fn load_cache(vault: &Path) -> Option<VaultCache> {
@@ -115,6 +111,7 @@ fn write_cache(vault: &Path, cache: &VaultCache) {
     if let Ok(data) = serde_json::to_string(cache) {
         let _ = fs::write(cache_path(vault), data);
     }
+    ensure_cache_excluded(vault);
 }
 
 /// Normalize an absolute path to a relative path for comparison with git output.
@@ -143,6 +140,23 @@ fn parse_files_at(vault: &Path, rel_paths: &[String]) -> Vec<VaultEntry> {
         .collect()
 }
 
+/// Ensure `.laputa-cache.json` is excluded from git via `.git/info/exclude`.
+/// This prevents the cache (which contains machine-specific absolute paths)
+/// from being committed and causing stale-path bugs on cloned vaults.
+fn ensure_cache_excluded(vault: &Path) {
+    let exclude_path = vault.join(".git/info/exclude");
+    let entry = ".laputa-cache.json";
+    if let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(&exclude_path) {
+        if content.lines().any(|line| line.trim() == entry) {
+            return;
+        }
+        let separator = if content.ends_with('\n') { "" } else { "\n" };
+        let _ = fs::write(&exclude_path, format!("{content}{separator}{entry}\n"));
+    } else if exclude_path.parent().map(|p| p.is_dir()).unwrap_or(false) {
+        let _ = fs::write(&exclude_path, format!("{entry}\n"));
+    }
+}
+
 /// Sort entries by modified_at descending and write the cache.
 fn finalize_and_cache(vault: &Path, mut entries: Vec<VaultEntry>, hash: String) -> Vec<VaultEntry> {
     entries.sort_by(|a, b| b.modified_at.cmp(&a.modified_at));
@@ -150,6 +164,7 @@ fn finalize_and_cache(vault: &Path, mut entries: Vec<VaultEntry>, hash: String)
         vault,
         &VaultCache {
             version: CACHE_VERSION,
+            vault_path: vault.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
             commit_hash: hash,
             entries: entries.clone(),
         },
@@ -157,23 +172,19 @@ fn finalize_and_cache(vault: &Path, mut entries: Vec<VaultEntry>, hash: String)
     entries
 }
 
-/// Handle same-commit cache hit: add any uncommitted new files.
+/// Handle same-commit cache hit: re-parse any uncommitted changes (new or modified files).
 fn update_same_commit(vault: &Path, cache: VaultCache) -> Vec<VaultEntry> {
-    let new_files = git_uncommitted_new_files(vault);
-    let mut entries = cache.entries;
-    let existing: std::collections::HashSet<String> = entries
-        .iter()
-        .map(|e| to_relative_path(&e.path, vault))
-        .collect();
-
-    let new_entries = parse_files_at(vault, &new_files);
-    for entry in new_entries {
-        let rel = to_relative_path(&entry.path, vault);
-        if !existing.contains(&rel) {
-            entries.push(entry);
-        }
+    let changed = git_uncommitted_files(vault);
+    if changed.is_empty() {
+        return cache.entries;
     }
-
+    let changed_set: std::collections::HashSet<String> = changed.iter().cloned().collect();
+    let mut entries: Vec<VaultEntry> = cache
+        .entries
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|e| !changed_set.contains(&to_relative_path(&e.path, vault)))
+        .collect();
+    entries.extend(parse_files_at(vault, &changed));
     finalize_and_cache(vault, entries, cache.commit_hash)
 }
 
@@ -212,7 +223,10 @@ pub fn scan_vault_cached(vault_path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<VaultEntry>, String> {
     };
 
     if let Some(cache) = load_cache(vault_path) {
-        if cache.version != CACHE_VERSION {
+        let current_vault_str = vault_path.to_string_lossy();
+        let cache_stale = cache.version != CACHE_VERSION
+            || (!cache.vault_path.is_empty() && cache.vault_path != current_vault_str.as_ref());
+        if cache_stale {
             let entries = scan_vault(vault_path)?;
             return Ok(finalize_and_cache(vault_path, entries, current_hash));
         }
@@ -300,6 +314,71 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(entries2[0].title, "Note");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_scan_vault_cached_invalidates_stale_vault_path() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let vault = dir.path();
+
+        // Init git repo
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["init"])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["config", "user.email", "test@test.com"])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["config", "user.name", "Test"])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        create_test_file(vault, "note.md", "# Note\n\nContent.");
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["add", "."])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["commit", "-m", "init"])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Build cache normally
+        let entries = scan_vault_cached(vault).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entries.len(), 1);
+        assert!(
+            entries[0]
+                .path
+                .starts_with(&vault.to_string_lossy().as_ref()),
+            "Entry path should start with vault path"
+        );
+
+        // Tamper with cache to simulate a clone from a different machine
+        let cache_file = cache_path(vault);
+        let cache_data = fs::read_to_string(&cache_file).unwrap();
+        let tampered = cache_data.replace(
+            &vault.to_string_lossy().as_ref(),
+            "/Users/other-machine/OtherVault",
+        );
+        fs::write(&cache_file, tampered).unwrap();
+
+        // Rescanning should invalidate the stale cache and produce correct paths
+        let entries2 = scan_vault_cached(vault).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entries2.len(), 1);
+        assert!(
+            entries2[0]
+                .path
+                .starts_with(&vault.to_string_lossy().as_ref()),
+            "After stale-cache invalidation, paths should use the current vault path, got: {}",
+            entries2[0].path
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_scan_vault_cached_incremental_different_commit() {
         let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
@@ -358,4 +437,108 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(titles.contains(&"First"));
         assert!(titles.contains(&"Second"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_update_same_commit_picks_up_modified_file() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let vault = dir.path();
+
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["init"])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["config", "user.email", "test@test.com"])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["config", "user.name", "Test"])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Commit a type note without sidebar label
+        create_test_file(vault, "type/news.md", "---\ntype: Type\n---\n# News\n");
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["add", "."])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["commit", "-m", "init"])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Prime the cache (same commit hash)
+        let entries = scan_vault_cached(vault).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entries.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(entries[0].sidebar_label, None);
+
+        // User edits the type note to add sidebar label (uncommitted)
+        create_test_file(
+            vault,
+            "type/news.md",
+            "---\ntype: Type\nsidebar label: News\n---\n# News\n",
+        );
+
+        // Reload with same git HEAD — must pick up the modification
+        let entries2 = scan_vault_cached(vault).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entries2.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            entries2[0].sidebar_label,
+            Some("News".to_string()),
+            "sidebarLabel must reflect the uncommitted edit"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_update_same_commit_new_file_still_added() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let vault = dir.path();
+
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["init"])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["config", "user.email", "test@test.com"])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["config", "user.name", "Test"])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        create_test_file(vault, "existing.md", "# Existing\n");
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["add", "."])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["commit", "-m", "init"])
+            .current_dir(vault)
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Prime cache
+        let entries = scan_vault_cached(vault).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entries.len(), 1);
+
+        // Create new untracked file
+        create_test_file(vault, "new-note.md", "# New Note\n");
+
+        // Cache still same commit — new untracked file must appear
+        let entries2 = scan_vault_cached(vault).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entries2.len(), 2);
+        let titles: Vec<&str> = entries2.iter().map(|e| e.title.as_str()).collect();
+        assert!(titles.contains(&"Existing"));
+        assert!(titles.contains(&"New Note"));
+    }
 }

src-tauri/src/vault/getting_started.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 /// Default location for the Getting Started vault.
 pub fn default_vault_path() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
     dirs::document_dir()
-        .map(|d| d.join("Laputa"))
+        .map(|d| d.join("Getting Started"))
         .ok_or_else(|| "Could not determine Documents directory".to_string())
 }
 
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ mod tests {
         let path = default_vault_path().unwrap();
         let path_str = path.to_string_lossy();
         assert!(path_str.contains("Documents"));
-        assert!(path_str.ends_with("Laputa"));
+        assert!(path_str.ends_with("Getting Started"));
     }
 
     #[test]

src-tauri/src/vault/mod.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub use getting_started::{create_getting_started_vault, default_vault_path, vaul
 pub use image::{copy_image_to_vault, save_image};
 pub use migration::migrate_is_a_to_type;
 pub use rename::{rename_note, RenameResult};
-pub use trash::purge_trash;
+pub use trash::{delete_note, purge_trash};
 
 use parsing::{
     capitalize_first, contains_wikilink, count_body_words, extract_outgoing_links, extract_snippet,
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ pub struct VaultEntry {
     /// Custom sidebar section label for Type entries, overriding auto-pluralization.
     #[serde(rename = "sidebarLabel")]
     pub sidebar_label: Option<String>,
+    /// Markdown template for notes of this Type. When a new note is created
+    /// with this type, the template body is pre-filled after the frontmatter.
+    pub template: Option<String>,
+    /// Default sort preference for the note list when viewing instances of this Type.
+    /// Stored as "option:direction" (e.g. "modified:desc", "title:asc", "property:Priority:asc").
+    pub sort: Option<String>,
     /// Word count of the note body (excludes frontmatter and H1 title).
     #[serde(rename = "wordCount")]
     pub word_count: u32,
@@ -72,6 +78,10 @@ pub struct VaultEntry {
     /// Extracted from `[[target]]` and `[[target|display]]` patterns.
     #[serde(rename = "outgoingLinks", default)]
     pub outgoing_links: Vec<String>,
+    /// Custom scalar frontmatter properties (non-relationship, non-structural).
+    /// Only includes strings, numbers, and booleans — arrays/objects are excluded.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub properties: HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>,
 }
 
 /// Intermediate struct to capture YAML frontmatter fields.
@@ -109,6 +119,10 @@ struct Frontmatter {
     order: Option<i64>,
     #[serde(rename = "sidebar label", default)]
     sidebar_label: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    template: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    sort: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Handles YAML fields that can be either a single string or a list of strings.
@@ -153,6 +167,8 @@ const SKIP_KEYS: &[&str] = &[
     "color",
     "order",
     "sidebar label",
+    "template",
+    "sort",
 ];
 
 /// Extract all wikilink-containing fields from raw YAML frontmatter.
@@ -194,6 +210,45 @@ fn extract_relationships(
     relationships
 }
 
+/// Additional keys to skip when extracting custom properties.
+/// These are already first-class fields on VaultEntry, so including them
+/// in `properties` would duplicate information.
+const PROPERTY_EXTRA_SKIP: &[&str] = &["belongs to", "related to", "owner"];
+
+/// Extract custom scalar properties from raw YAML frontmatter.
+/// Captures string, number, and boolean values that are not structural fields
+/// and do not contain wikilinks. Arrays and objects are excluded.
+fn extract_properties(
+    data: &HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>,
+) -> HashMap<String, serde_json::Value> {
+    let mut properties = HashMap::new();
+
+    for (key, value) in data {
+        let lower = key.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        if SKIP_KEYS.iter().any(|k| k.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&lower))
+            || PROPERTY_EXTRA_SKIP
+                .iter()
+                .any(|k| k.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&lower))
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        match value {
+            serde_json::Value::String(s) => {
+                if !contains_wikilink(s) {
+                    properties.insert(key.clone(), value.clone());
+                }
+            }
+            serde_json::Value::Number(_) | serde_json::Value::Bool(_) => {
+                properties.insert(key.clone(), value.clone());
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    properties
+}
+
 /// Infer entity type from a parent folder name.
 fn infer_type_from_folder(folder: &str) -> String {
     match folder {
@@ -237,19 +292,24 @@ fn parse_created_at(fm: &Frontmatter) -> Option<u64> {
         .or_else(|| fm.created_time.as_ref().and_then(|s| parse_iso_date(s)))
 }
 
-/// Extract frontmatter and relationships from parsed gray_matter data.
+/// Extract frontmatter, relationships, and custom properties from parsed gray_matter data.
 fn extract_fm_and_rels(
     data: Option<gray_matter::Pod>,
-) -> (Frontmatter, HashMap<String, Vec<String>>) {
+) -> (
+    Frontmatter,
+    HashMap<String, Vec<String>>,
+    HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>,
+) {
     let hash = match data {
         Some(gray_matter::Pod::Hash(map)) => map,
-        _ => return (Frontmatter::default(), HashMap::new()),
+        _ => return (Frontmatter::default(), HashMap::new(), HashMap::new()),
     };
     let json_map: HashMap<String, serde_json::Value> =
         hash.into_iter().map(|(k, v)| (k, pod_to_json(v))).collect();
     (
         parse_frontmatter(&json_map),
         extract_relationships(&json_map),
+        extract_properties(&json_map),
     )
 }
 
@@ -276,7 +336,7 @@ pub fn parse_md_file(path: &Path) -> Result<VaultEntry, String> {
 
     let matter = Matter::<YAML>::new();
     let parsed = matter.parse(&content);
-    let (frontmatter, mut relationships) = extract_fm_and_rels(parsed.data);
+    let (frontmatter, mut relationships, properties) = extract_fm_and_rels(parsed.data);
 
     let title = extract_title(&parsed.content, &filename);
     let snippet = extract_snippet(&content);
@@ -332,8 +392,11 @@ pub fn parse_md_file(path: &Path) -> Result<VaultEntry, String> {
         color: frontmatter.color,
         order: frontmatter.order,
         sidebar_label: frontmatter.sidebar_label,
+        template: frontmatter.template,
+        sort: frontmatter.sort,
         word_count,
         outgoing_links,
+        properties,
     })
 }
 
@@ -1088,6 +1151,167 @@ References:
         assert!(entry.relationships.get("sidebar label").is_none());
     }
 
+    // --- template field tests ---
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_template_from_type_entry() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let content =
+            "---\ntype: Type\ntemplate: \"## Objective\\n\\n## Timeline\"\n---\n# Project\n";
+        let entry = parse_test_entry(&dir, "type/project.md", content);
+        assert!(entry.template.is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_template_block_scalar() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let content =
+            "---\ntype: Type\ntemplate: |\n  ## Objective\n  \n  ## Timeline\n---\n# Project\n";
+        let entry = parse_test_entry(&dir, "type/project.md", content);
+        assert!(entry.template.is_some());
+        let tmpl = entry.template.unwrap();
+        assert!(tmpl.contains("## Objective"));
+        assert!(tmpl.contains("## Timeline"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_template_missing_defaults_to_none() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let content = "---\ntype: Type\n---\n# Note\n";
+        let entry = parse_test_entry(&dir, "type/note.md", content);
+        assert_eq!(entry.template, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_template_not_in_relationships() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let content = "---\ntype: Type\ntemplate: \"## Heading\"\n---\n# Project\n";
+        let entry = parse_test_entry(&dir, "type/project.md", content);
+        assert!(entry.relationships.get("template").is_none());
+    }
+
+    // --- sort field tests ---
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_sort_from_type_entry() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let content = "---\ntype: Type\nsort: \"modified:desc\"\n---\n# Project\n";
+        let entry = parse_test_entry(&dir, "type/project.md", content);
+        assert_eq!(entry.sort, Some("modified:desc".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_sort_missing_defaults_to_none() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let content = "---\ntype: Type\n---\n# Project\n";
+        let entry = parse_test_entry(&dir, "type/project.md", content);
+        assert_eq!(entry.sort, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sort_not_in_relationships() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let content = "---\ntype: Type\nsort: \"title:asc\"\n---\n# Project\n";
+        let entry = parse_test_entry(&dir, "type/project.md", content);
+        assert!(entry.relationships.get("sort").is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sort_not_in_properties() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let content = "---\ntype: Type\nsort: \"title:asc\"\n---\n# Project\n";
+        let entry = parse_test_entry(&dir, "type/project.md", content);
+        assert!(entry.properties.get("sort").is_none());
+    }
+
+    // --- custom properties tests ---
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_extract_properties_scalar_values() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let content = r#"---
+Is A: Project
+Status: Active
+Priority: High
+Rating: 5
+Due date: 2026-06-15
+Reviewed: true
+---
+# Test
+"#;
+        let entry = parse_test_entry(&dir, "project/test.md", content);
+        let expected: HashMap<String, serde_json::Value> = [
+            ("Priority".into(), serde_json::Value::String("High".into())),
+            ("Rating".into(), serde_json::json!(5)),
+            (
+                "Due date".into(),
+                serde_json::Value::String("2026-06-15".into()),
+            ),
+            ("Reviewed".into(), serde_json::Value::Bool(true)),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+        .collect();
+        assert_eq!(entry.properties, expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_extract_properties_skips_structural_fields() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let content = r#"---
+Is A: Project
+Status: Active
+Owner: Luca
+Cadence: Weekly
+Archived: false
+Priority: High
+---
+# Test
+"#;
+        let entry = parse_test_entry(&dir, "project/test.md", content);
+        // Only Priority should survive — all others are structural
+        assert_eq!(entry.properties.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            entry.properties.get("Priority").and_then(|v| v.as_str()),
+            Some("High")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_extract_properties_skips_wikilinks() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let content = r#"---
+Mentor: "[[person/alice]]"
+Company: Acme Corp
+---
+# Test
+"#;
+        let entry = parse_test_entry(&dir, "test.md", content);
+        assert!(entry.properties.get("Mentor").is_none());
+        assert_eq!(
+            entry.properties.get("Company").and_then(|v| v.as_str()),
+            Some("Acme Corp")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_extract_properties_skips_arrays() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let content = r#"---
+Tags:
+  - productivity
+  - writing
+Company: Acme Corp
+---
+# Test
+"#;
+        let entry = parse_test_entry(&dir, "test.md", content);
+        assert!(entry.properties.get("Tags").is_none());
+        assert_eq!(
+            entry.properties.get("Company").and_then(|v| v.as_str()),
+            Some("Acme Corp")
+        );
+    }
+
     // Frontmatter update/delete tests are in frontmatter.rs
     // save_image tests are in vault/image.rs
     // purge_trash tests are in vault/trash.rs

src-tauri/src/vault/trash.rs

@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ fn try_purge_file(path: &Path) -> Option<String> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Permanently delete a single note file.
+/// Returns the deleted path on success, or an error if the file doesn't exist.
+pub fn delete_note(path: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let file = Path::new(path);
+    if !file.exists() {
+        return Err(format!("File does not exist: {}", path));
+    }
+    if !file.is_file() {
+        return Err(format!("Path is not a file: {}", path));
+    }
+    fs::remove_file(file).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to delete {}: {}", path, e))?;
+    log::info!("Permanently deleted note: {}", path);
+    Ok(path.to_string())
+}
+
 /// Scan all markdown files in the vault and delete those where
 /// `Trashed at` frontmatter is more than 30 days ago.
 /// Returns the list of deleted file paths.
@@ -95,6 +110,28 @@ mod tests {
         file.write_all(content.as_bytes()).unwrap();
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_delete_note_removes_file() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        create_test_file(
+            dir.path(),
+            "doomed.md",
+            "---\ntitle: Doomed\n---\n# Doomed\n",
+        );
+        let path = dir.path().join("doomed.md");
+        assert!(path.exists());
+        let result = delete_note(path.to_str().unwrap());
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        assert!(!path.exists());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_delete_note_nonexistent_file() {
+        let result = delete_note("/nonexistent/path/that/does/not/exist.md");
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(result.unwrap_err().contains("does not exist"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_purge_trash_deletes_old_trashed_files() {
         let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();

src-tauri/src/vault_list.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct VaultEntry {
+    pub label: String,
+    pub path: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct VaultList {
+    pub vaults: Vec<VaultEntry>,
+    pub active_vault: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub hidden_defaults: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+fn vault_list_path() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+    dirs::config_dir()
+        .map(|d| d.join("com.laputa.app").join("vaults.json"))
+        .ok_or_else(|| "Could not determine config directory".to_string())
+}
+
+fn load_at(path: &PathBuf) -> Result<VaultList, String> {
+    if !path.exists() {
+        return Ok(VaultList::default());
+    }
+    let content =
+        fs::read_to_string(path).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read vault list: {}", e))?;
+    serde_json::from_str(&content).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to parse vault list: {}", e))
+}
+
+fn save_at(path: &PathBuf, list: &VaultList) -> Result<(), String> {
+    if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(parent)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create config directory: {}", e))?;
+    }
+    let json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(list)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to serialize vault list: {}", e))?;
+    fs::write(path, json).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write vault list: {}", e))
+}
+
+pub fn load_vault_list() -> Result<VaultList, String> {
+    load_at(&vault_list_path()?)
+}
+
+pub fn save_vault_list(list: &VaultList) -> Result<(), String> {
+    save_at(&vault_list_path()?, list)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn save_and_reload(list: &VaultList) -> VaultList {
+        let dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("vaults.json");
+        save_at(&path, list).unwrap();
+        load_at(&path).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn default_vault_list_is_empty() {
+        let vl = VaultList::default();
+        assert!(vl.vaults.is_empty());
+        assert!(vl.active_vault.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn roundtrip_preserves_data() {
+        let list = VaultList {
+            vaults: vec![
+                VaultEntry {
+                    label: "My Vault".to_string(),
+                    path: "/Users/luca/Laputa".to_string(),
+                },
+                VaultEntry {
+                    label: "Work".to_string(),
+                    path: "/Users/luca/Work".to_string(),
+                },
+            ],
+            active_vault: Some("/Users/luca/Laputa".to_string()),
+            hidden_defaults: vec![],
+        };
+        let loaded = save_and_reload(&list);
+        assert_eq!(loaded.vaults.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(loaded.vaults[0].label, "My Vault");
+        assert_eq!(loaded.vaults[0].path, "/Users/luca/Laputa");
+        assert_eq!(loaded.vaults[1].label, "Work");
+        assert_eq!(loaded.active_vault.as_deref(), Some("/Users/luca/Laputa"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn load_returns_default_for_missing_file() {
+        let dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("nonexistent.json");
+        let result = load_at(&path).unwrap();
+        assert!(result.vaults.is_empty());
+        assert!(result.active_vault.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn load_returns_error_for_malformed_json() {
+        let dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("bad.json");
+        fs::write(&path, "not valid json{{{").unwrap();
+        let err = load_at(&path).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.contains("Failed to parse vault list"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn save_creates_parent_directories() {
+        let dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("nested").join("dir").join("vaults.json");
+        let list = VaultList {
+            vaults: vec![VaultEntry {
+                label: "Test".to_string(),
+                path: "/tmp/test".to_string(),
+            }],
+            active_vault: None,
+            hidden_defaults: vec![],
+        };
+        save_at(&path, &list).unwrap();
+        assert!(path.exists());
+        let loaded = load_at(&path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(loaded.vaults.len(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn vault_list_path_returns_ok() {
+        let result = vault_list_path();
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        assert!(result.unwrap().to_str().unwrap().contains("com.laputa.app"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_vault_list_roundtrip() {
+        let list = VaultList::default();
+        let loaded = save_and_reload(&list);
+        assert!(loaded.vaults.is_empty());
+        assert!(loaded.active_vault.is_none());
+        assert!(loaded.hidden_defaults.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hidden_defaults_roundtrip() {
+        let list = VaultList {
+            vaults: vec![],
+            active_vault: None,
+            hidden_defaults: vec!["/Users/luca/Documents/Getting Started".to_string()],
+        };
+        let loaded = save_and_reload(&list);
+        assert_eq!(loaded.hidden_defaults.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            loaded.hidden_defaults[0],
+            "/Users/luca/Documents/Getting Started"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn load_legacy_format_without_hidden_defaults() {
+        let dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("legacy.json");
+        // Simulate old format without hidden_defaults field
+        fs::write(&path, r#"{"vaults":[],"active_vault":null}"#).unwrap();
+        let loaded = load_at(&path).unwrap();
+        assert!(loaded.hidden_defaults.is_empty());
+    }
+}

src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
   "identifier": "club.refactoring.laputa",
   "build": {
     "frontendDist": "../dist",
-    "devUrl": "http://localhost:5201",
+    "devUrl": "http://localhost:5202",
     "beforeDevCommand": "pnpm dev",
-    "beforeBuildCommand": "pnpm build"
+    "beforeBuildCommand": "pnpm build && pnpm bundle-mcp"
   },
   "app": {
     "withGlobalTauri": true,
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
     "active": true,
     "targets": "all",
     "createUpdaterArtifacts": true,
+    "resources": {
+      "resources/mcp-server/**/*": "mcp-server/"
+    },
     "icon": [
       "icons/32x32.png",
       "icons/128x128.png",

src/App.test.tsx

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const mockEntries = [
     modifiedAt: 1700000000,
     createdAt: null,
     fileSize: 1024,
+    template: null, sort: null,
     outgoingLinks: [],
   },
   {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ const mockEntries = [
     modifiedAt: 1700000000,
     createdAt: null,
     fileSize: 256,
+    template: null, sort: null,
     outgoingLinks: [],
   },
 ]
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ const mockCommandResults: Record<string, unknown> = {
   git_pull: { status: 'up_to_date', message: 'Already up to date', updatedFiles: [], conflictFiles: [] },
   save_settings: null,
   check_vault_exists: true,
-  get_default_vault_path: '/Users/mock/Documents/Laputa',
+  get_default_vault_path: '/Users/mock/Documents/Getting Started',
   list_themes: [],
   get_vault_settings: { theme: null },
 }

src/App.tsx

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { useMcpRegistration } from './hooks/useMcpRegistration'
 import { useVaultLoader } from './hooks/useVaultLoader'
 import { useSettings } from './hooks/useSettings'
 import { useNoteActions } from './hooks/useNoteActions'
-import { useEditorSave } from './hooks/useEditorSave'
 import { useCommitFlow } from './hooks/useCommitFlow'
 import { useViewMode } from './hooks/useViewMode'
 import { useEntryActions } from './hooks/useEntryActions'
@@ -25,15 +24,21 @@ import { useAppCommands } from './hooks/useAppCommands'
 import { useDialogs } from './hooks/useDialogs'
 import { useVaultSwitcher } from './hooks/useVaultSwitcher'
 import { useGitHistory } from './hooks/useGitHistory'
-import { useUpdater } from './hooks/useUpdater'
+import { useUpdater, restartApp } from './hooks/useUpdater'
 import { useNavigationHistory } from './hooks/useNavigationHistory'
 import { useAutoSync } from './hooks/useAutoSync'
+import { useConflictResolver } from './hooks/useConflictResolver'
+import { useIndexing } from './hooks/useIndexing'
 import { useZoom } from './hooks/useZoom'
 import { useBuildNumber } from './hooks/useBuildNumber'
 import { useOnboarding } from './hooks/useOnboarding'
 import { useThemeManager } from './hooks/useThemeManager'
+import { useEditorSaveWithLinks } from './hooks/useEditorSaveWithLinks'
+import { useNavigationGestures } from './hooks/useNavigationGestures'
+import { ConflictResolverModal } from './components/ConflictResolverModal'
 import { UpdateBanner } from './components/UpdateBanner'
-import { extractOutgoingLinks } from './utils/wikilinks'
+import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core'
+import { isTauri, mockInvoke } from './mock-tauri'
 import type { SidebarSelection } from './types'
 import './App.css'
 
@@ -75,34 +80,6 @@ function useLayoutPanels() {
 }
 
 /** Wraps useEditorSave to also keep outgoingLinks in sync on save and on content change. */
-function useEditorSaveWithLinks(config: {
-  updateContent: (path: string, content: string) => void
-  updateEntry: (path: string, patch: Partial<import('./types').VaultEntry>) => void
-  setTabs: Parameters<typeof useEditorSave>[0]['setTabs']
-  setToastMessage: (msg: string | null) => void
-  onAfterSave: () => void
-  onNotePersisted?: (path: string) => void
-}) {
-  const { updateContent, updateEntry } = config
-  const saveContent = useCallback((path: string, content: string) => {
-    updateContent(path, content)
-    updateEntry(path, { outgoingLinks: extractOutgoingLinks(content) })
-  }, [updateContent, updateEntry])
-  const editor = useEditorSave({ updateVaultContent: saveContent, setTabs: config.setTabs, setToastMessage: config.setToastMessage, onAfterSave: config.onAfterSave, onNotePersisted: config.onNotePersisted })
-  const { handleContentChange: rawOnChange } = editor
-  const prevLinksKeyRef = useRef('')
-  const handleContentChange = useCallback((path: string, content: string) => {
-    rawOnChange(path, content)
-    const links = extractOutgoingLinks(content)
-    const key = links.join('\0')
-    if (key !== prevLinksKeyRef.current) {
-      prevLinksKeyRef.current = key
-      updateEntry(path, { outgoingLinks: links })
-    }
-  }, [rawOnChange, updateEntry])
-  return { ...editor, handleContentChange }
-}
-
 function App() {
   const [selection, setSelection] = useState<SidebarSelection>(DEFAULT_SELECTION)
   const layout = useLayoutPanels()
@@ -123,7 +100,7 @@ function App() {
   const resolvedPath = onboarding.state.status === 'ready' ? onboarding.state.vaultPath : vaultSwitcher.vaultPath
   const vault = useVaultLoader(resolvedPath)
   const { settings, saveSettings } = useSettings()
-  const themeManager = useThemeManager(resolvedPath)
+  const themeManager = useThemeManager(resolvedPath, vault.entries, vault.allContent)
 
   useMcpRegistration(resolvedPath, setToastMessage)
 
@@ -133,17 +110,63 @@ function App() {
     onVaultUpdated: vault.reloadVault,
     onConflict: (files) => {
       const names = files.map((f) => f.split('/').pop()).join(', ')
-      setToastMessage(`Conflict in ${names} — review needed`)
+      setToastMessage(`Conflict in ${names} — click to resolve`)
     },
     onToast: (msg) => setToastMessage(msg),
   })
 
+  // Ref bridges for conflict resolution callbacks (notes declared below)
+  const openConflictFileRef = useRef<(relativePath: string) => void>(() => {})
+
+  const indexing = useIndexing(resolvedPath)
+
+  const conflictResolver = useConflictResolver({
+    vaultPath: resolvedPath,
+    onResolved: () => {
+      dialogs.closeConflictResolver()
+      autoSync.resumePull()
+      vault.reloadVault()
+      autoSync.triggerSync()
+    },
+    onToast: (msg) => setToastMessage(msg),
+    onOpenFile: (relativePath) => openConflictFileRef.current(relativePath),
+  })
+
+  const handleOpenConflictResolver = useCallback(() => {
+    if (autoSync.conflictFiles.length === 0) return
+    autoSync.pausePull()
+    conflictResolver.initFiles(autoSync.conflictFiles)
+    dialogs.openConflictResolver()
+  }, [autoSync, conflictResolver, dialogs])
+
+  const handleCloseConflictResolver = useCallback(() => {
+    autoSync.resumePull()
+    dialogs.closeConflictResolver()
+  }, [autoSync, dialogs])
+
   // Ref bridges handleContentChange (created after notes) into useNoteActions.
   // Read at callback time, so it's always current when user presses Cmd+N.
   const contentChangeRef = useRef<(path: string, content: string) => void>(() => {})
 
   const notes = useNoteActions({ addEntry: vault.addEntry, removeEntry: vault.removeEntry, updateContent: vault.updateContent, entries: vault.entries, setToastMessage, updateEntry: vault.updateEntry, addPendingSave: vault.addPendingSave, removePendingSave: vault.removePendingSave, trackUnsaved: vault.trackUnsaved, clearUnsaved: vault.clearUnsaved, unsavedPaths: vault.unsavedPaths, markContentPending: (path, content) => contentChangeRef.current(path, content), onNewNotePersisted: vault.loadModifiedFiles })
 
+  // Keep tab entries in sync with vault entries so banners (trash/archive)
+  // and read-only state react immediately without reopening the note.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    notes.setTabs(prev => {
+      let changed = false
+      const next = prev.map(tab => {
+        const fresh = vault.entries.find(e => e.path === tab.entry.path)
+        if (fresh && fresh !== tab.entry) {
+          changed = true
+          return { ...tab, entry: fresh }
+        }
+        return tab
+      })
+      return changed ? next : prev
+    })
+  }, [vault.entries]) // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- notes.setTabs is stable (useState setter)
+
   const navHistory = useNavigationHistory()
 
   // Push to navigation history whenever the active tab changes (user-initiated)
@@ -155,71 +178,61 @@ function App() {
     navFromHistoryRef.current = false
   }, [notes.activeTabPath]) // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- navHistory.push is stable
 
-  const isTabOpen = useCallback((path: string) => notes.tabs.some(t => t.entry.path === path), [notes.tabs])
+  const isEntryExists = useCallback((path: string) => vault.entries.some(e => e.path === path), [vault.entries])
 
   const handleGoBack = useCallback(() => {
-    const target = navHistory.goBack(isTabOpen)
+    const target = navHistory.goBack(isEntryExists)
     if (target) {
       navFromHistoryRef.current = true
-      notes.handleSwitchTab(target)
-    }
-  }, [navHistory, isTabOpen, notes])
-
-  const handleGoForward = useCallback(() => {
-    const target = navHistory.goForward(isTabOpen)
-    if (target) {
-      navFromHistoryRef.current = true
-      notes.handleSwitchTab(target)
-    }
-  }, [navHistory, isTabOpen, notes])
-
-  // Mouse button 3/4 (back/forward) and macOS trackpad two-finger swipe
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const handleMouseBack = (e: MouseEvent) => {
-      if (e.button === 3) { e.preventDefault(); handleGoBack() }
-      if (e.button === 4) { e.preventDefault(); handleGoForward() }
-    }
-    window.addEventListener('mouseup', handleMouseBack)
-
-    // Trackpad swipe: accumulate horizontal wheel delta and trigger on threshold
-    let accumulatedDeltaX = 0
-    let resetTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
-    const SWIPE_THRESHOLD = 120
-
-    const handleWheel = (e: WheelEvent) => {
-      // Only handle horizontal-dominant gestures (trackpad swipe)
-      if (Math.abs(e.deltaX) <= Math.abs(e.deltaY)) return
-      if (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) return // ignore pinch-zoom
-
-      accumulatedDeltaX += e.deltaX
-
-      if (resetTimer) clearTimeout(resetTimer)
-      resetTimer = setTimeout(() => { accumulatedDeltaX = 0 }, 300)
-
-      if (accumulatedDeltaX > SWIPE_THRESHOLD) {
-        accumulatedDeltaX = 0
-        handleGoForward()
-      } else if (accumulatedDeltaX < -SWIPE_THRESHOLD) {
-        accumulatedDeltaX = 0
-        handleGoBack()
+      if (notes.tabs.some(t => t.entry.path === target)) {
+        notes.handleSwitchTab(target)
+      } else {
+        const entry = vault.entries.find(e => e.path === target)
+        if (entry) notes.handleSelectNote(entry)
       }
     }
-    window.addEventListener('wheel', handleWheel, { passive: true })
+  }, [navHistory, isEntryExists, vault.entries, notes])
 
-    return () => {
-      window.removeEventListener('mouseup', handleMouseBack)
-      window.removeEventListener('wheel', handleWheel)
-      if (resetTimer) clearTimeout(resetTimer)
+  const handleGoForward = useCallback(() => {
+    const target = navHistory.goForward(isEntryExists)
+    if (target) {
+      navFromHistoryRef.current = true
+      if (notes.tabs.some(t => t.entry.path === target)) {
+        notes.handleSwitchTab(target)
+      } else {
+        const entry = vault.entries.find(e => e.path === target)
+        if (entry) notes.handleSelectNote(entry)
+      }
     }
-  }, [handleGoBack, handleGoForward])
+  }, [navHistory, isEntryExists, vault.entries, notes])
+
+  useNavigationGestures({ onGoBack: handleGoBack, onGoForward: handleGoForward })
+
+  const { triggerIncrementalIndex } = indexing
+  const onAfterSave = useCallback(() => {
+    vault.loadModifiedFiles()
+    triggerIncrementalIndex()
+  }, [vault, triggerIncrementalIndex])
 
   const { handleSave: handleSaveRaw, handleContentChange, savePendingForPath, savePending } = useEditorSaveWithLinks({
     updateContent: vault.updateContent, updateEntry: vault.updateEntry,
-    setTabs: notes.setTabs, setToastMessage, onAfterSave: vault.loadModifiedFiles,
+    setTabs: notes.setTabs, setToastMessage, onAfterSave,
     onNotePersisted: vault.clearUnsaved,
   })
   useEffect(() => { contentChangeRef.current = handleContentChange }, [handleContentChange])
 
+  // Wire conflict file opener now that notes is available
+  useEffect(() => {
+    openConflictFileRef.current = (relativePath: string) => {
+      const fullPath = `${resolvedPath}/${relativePath}`
+      const entry = vault.entries.find(e => e.path === fullPath)
+      if (entry) {
+        notes.handleSelectNote(entry)
+        dialogs.closeConflictResolver()
+      }
+    }
+  }, [resolvedPath, vault.entries, notes, dialogs])
+
   // Wrap handleSave to also persist unsaved notes that have no pending edits (user pressed Cmd+S without typing)
   const handleSave = useCallback(async () => {
     const activeTab = notes.tabs.find(t => t.entry.path === notes.activeTabPath)
@@ -235,8 +248,21 @@ function App() {
     entries: vault.entries, updateEntry: vault.updateEntry,
     handleUpdateFrontmatter: notes.handleUpdateFrontmatter,
     handleDeleteProperty: notes.handleDeleteProperty, setToastMessage,
+    createTypeEntry: notes.createTypeEntrySilent,
   })
 
+  const handleDeleteNote = useCallback(async (path: string) => {
+    try {
+      if (isTauri()) await invoke('delete_note', { path })
+      else await mockInvoke('delete_note', { path })
+      notes.handleCloseTab(path)
+      vault.removeEntry(path)
+      setToastMessage('Note permanently deleted')
+    } catch (e) {
+      setToastMessage(`Failed to delete note: ${e}`)
+    }
+  }, [notes, vault, setToastMessage])
+
   const gitHistory = useGitHistory(notes.activeTabPath, vault.loadGitHistory)
 
   const handleCreateType = useCallback((name: string) => {
@@ -259,15 +285,42 @@ function App() {
 
   const bulkActions = useBulkActions(entryActions, setToastMessage)
 
+  // Raw-toggle ref: Editor registers its handleToggleRaw here so the command palette can call it
+  const rawToggleRef = useRef<() => void>(() => {})
+  // Diff-toggle ref: Editor registers its handleToggleDiff here so the command palette can call it
+  const diffToggleRef = useRef<() => void>(() => {})
+
   const { setViewMode, sidebarVisible, noteListVisible } = useViewMode()
   const zoom = useZoom()
   const buildNumber = useBuildNumber()
 
+  const { status: updateStatus, actions: updateActions } = useUpdater()
+
+  const handleCheckForUpdates = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (updateStatus.state === 'downloading') {
+      setToastMessage('Update is downloading…')
+      return
+    }
+    if (updateStatus.state === 'ready') {
+      await restartApp()
+      return
+    }
+    const result = await updateActions.checkForUpdates()
+    if (result === 'up-to-date') {
+      setToastMessage("You're on the latest version")
+    } else if (result === 'error') {
+      setToastMessage('Could not check for updates')
+    }
+    // 'available' → UpdateBanner handles it automatically
+  }, [updateActions, updateStatus.state, setToastMessage])
+
   const commands = useAppCommands({
     activeTabPath: notes.activeTabPath, activeTabPathRef: notes.activeTabPathRef,
     handleCloseTabRef: notes.handleCloseTabRef, tabs: notes.tabs,
     entries: vault.entries, allContent: vault.allContent,
-    modifiedCount: vault.modifiedFiles.length, selection,
+    modifiedCount: vault.modifiedFiles.length,
+    activeNoteModified: vault.modifiedFiles.some(f => f.path === notes.activeTabPath),
+    selection,
     onQuickOpen: dialogs.openQuickOpen, onCommandPalette: dialogs.openCommandPalette,
     onSearch: dialogs.openSearch,
     onCreateNote: notes.handleCreateNoteImmediate,
@@ -275,10 +328,15 @@ function App() {
     onCreateNoteOfType: notes.handleCreateNoteImmediate,
     onSave: handleSave,
     onOpenSettings: dialogs.openSettings,
-    onTrashNote: entryActions.handleTrashNote, onArchiveNote: entryActions.handleArchiveNote,
-    onUnarchiveNote: entryActions.handleUnarchiveNote,
-    onCommitPush: commitFlow.openCommitDialog, onSetViewMode: setViewMode,
+    onTrashNote: entryActions.handleTrashNote, onRestoreNote: entryActions.handleRestoreNote,
+    onArchiveNote: entryActions.handleArchiveNote, onUnarchiveNote: entryActions.handleUnarchiveNote,
+    onCommitPush: commitFlow.openCommitDialog,
+    onResolveConflicts: handleOpenConflictResolver,
+    conflictCount: autoSync.conflictFiles.length,
+    onSetViewMode: setViewMode,
     onToggleInspector: () => layout.setInspectorCollapsed(c => !c),
+    onToggleDiff: () => diffToggleRef.current(),
+    onToggleRawEditor: () => rawToggleRef.current(),
     onZoomIn: zoom.zoomIn, onZoomOut: zoom.zoomOut, onZoomReset: zoom.zoomReset,
     zoomLevel: zoom.zoomLevel,
     onSelect: setSelection, onCloseTab: notes.handleCloseTab,
@@ -288,13 +346,29 @@ function App() {
     canGoBack: navHistory.canGoBack, canGoForward: navHistory.canGoForward,
     themes: themeManager.themes, activeThemeId: themeManager.activeThemeId,
     onSwitchTheme: themeManager.switchTheme,
-    onCreateTheme: async () => { await themeManager.createTheme() },
+    onCreateTheme: async () => {
+      const path = await themeManager.createTheme()
+      const freshEntries = await vault.reloadVault()
+      setSelection({ kind: 'sectionGroup', type: 'Theme' })
+      if (path) {
+        const entry = freshEntries.find(e => e.path === path)
+        if (entry) notes.handleSelectNote(entry)
+      }
+    },
+    onOpenTheme: (themeId: string) => {
+      const entry = vault.entries.find(e => e.path === themeId)
+      if (entry) notes.handleSelectNote(entry)
+    },
     onOpenVault: vaultSwitcher.handleOpenLocalFolder,
+    onCreateType: dialogs.openCreateType,
     onToggleAIChat: dialogs.toggleAIChat,
+    onCheckForUpdates: handleCheckForUpdates,
+    onRemoveActiveVault: () => vaultSwitcher.removeVault(vaultSwitcher.vaultPath),
+    onRestoreGettingStarted: vaultSwitcher.restoreGettingStarted,
+    isGettingStartedHidden: vaultSwitcher.isGettingStartedHidden,
+    vaultCount: vaultSwitcher.allVaults.length,
   })
 
-  const { status: updateStatus, actions: updateActions } = useUpdater()
-
   const activeTab = notes.tabs.find((t) => t.entry.path === notes.activeTabPath) ?? null
 
   // Show welcome/onboarding screen when vault doesn't exist
@@ -332,7 +406,7 @@ function App() {
         {sidebarVisible && (
           <>
             <div className="app__sidebar" style={{ width: layout.sidebarWidth }}>
-              <Sidebar entries={vault.entries} selection={selection} onSelect={setSelection} onSelectNote={notes.handleSelectNote} onCreateType={notes.handleCreateNoteImmediate} onCreateNewType={dialogs.openCreateType} onCustomizeType={entryActions.handleCustomizeType} onReorderSections={entryActions.handleReorderSections} modifiedCount={vault.modifiedFiles.length} onCommitPush={commitFlow.openCommitDialog} />
+              <Sidebar entries={vault.entries} selection={selection} onSelect={setSelection} onSelectNote={notes.handleSelectNote} onCreateType={notes.handleCreateNoteImmediate} onCreateNewType={dialogs.openCreateType} onCustomizeType={entryActions.handleCustomizeType} onUpdateTypeTemplate={entryActions.handleUpdateTypeTemplate} onReorderSections={entryActions.handleReorderSections} onRenameSection={entryActions.handleRenameSection} modifiedCount={vault.modifiedFiles.length} onCommitPush={commitFlow.openCommitDialog} />
             </div>
             <ResizeHandle onResize={layout.handleSidebarResize} />
           </>
@@ -340,7 +414,7 @@ function App() {
         {noteListVisible && (
           <>
             <div className="app__note-list" style={{ width: layout.noteListWidth }}>
-              <NoteList entries={vault.entries} selection={selection} selectedNote={activeTab?.entry ?? null} allContent={vault.allContent} modifiedFiles={vault.modifiedFiles} getNoteStatus={vault.getNoteStatus} sidebarCollapsed={!sidebarVisible} onSelectNote={notes.handleSelectNote} onReplaceActiveTab={notes.handleReplaceActiveTab} onCreateNote={notes.handleCreateNoteImmediate} onBulkArchive={bulkActions.handleBulkArchive} onBulkTrash={bulkActions.handleBulkTrash} />
+              <NoteList entries={vault.entries} selection={selection} selectedNote={activeTab?.entry ?? null} allContent={vault.allContent} modifiedFiles={vault.modifiedFiles} modifiedFilesError={vault.modifiedFilesError} getNoteStatus={vault.getNoteStatus} sidebarCollapsed={!sidebarVisible} onSelectNote={notes.handleSelectNote} onReplaceActiveTab={notes.handleReplaceActiveTab} onCreateNote={notes.handleCreateNoteImmediate} onBulkArchive={bulkActions.handleBulkArchive} onBulkTrash={bulkActions.handleBulkTrash} onUpdateTypeSort={notes.handleUpdateFrontmatter} updateEntry={vault.updateEntry} />
             </div>
             <ResizeHandle onResize={layout.handleNoteListResize} />
           </>
@@ -374,27 +448,43 @@ function App() {
             vaultPath={resolvedPath}
             onTrashNote={entryActions.handleTrashNote}
             onRestoreNote={entryActions.handleRestoreNote}
+            onDeleteNote={handleDeleteNote}
             onArchiveNote={entryActions.handleArchiveNote}
             onUnarchiveNote={entryActions.handleUnarchiveNote}
             onRenameTab={handleRenameTab}
             onContentChange={handleContentChange}
+            onSave={handleSave}
             onTitleSync={handleTitleSync}
+            rawToggleRef={rawToggleRef}
+            diffToggleRef={diffToggleRef}
             canGoBack={navHistory.canGoBack}
             canGoForward={navHistory.canGoForward}
             onGoBack={handleGoBack}
             onGoForward={handleGoForward}
             leftPanelsCollapsed={!sidebarVisible && !noteListVisible}
+            isDarkTheme={themeManager.isDark}
           />
         </div>
       </div>
       <UpdateBanner status={updateStatus} actions={updateActions} />
-      <StatusBar noteCount={vault.entries.length} modifiedCount={vault.modifiedFiles.length} vaultPath={vaultSwitcher.vaultPath} vaults={vaultSwitcher.allVaults} onSwitchVault={vaultSwitcher.switchVault} onOpenSettings={dialogs.openSettings} onOpenLocalFolder={vaultSwitcher.handleOpenLocalFolder} onConnectGitHub={dialogs.openGitHubVault} onClickPending={() => setSelection({ kind: 'filter', filter: 'changes' })} hasGitHub={!!settings.github_token} syncStatus={autoSync.syncStatus} lastSyncTime={autoSync.lastSyncTime} conflictCount={autoSync.conflictFiles.length} lastCommitInfo={autoSync.lastCommitInfo} onTriggerSync={autoSync.triggerSync} zoomLevel={zoom.zoomLevel} onZoomReset={zoom.zoomReset} buildNumber={buildNumber} />
+      <StatusBar noteCount={vault.entries.length} modifiedCount={vault.modifiedFiles.length} vaultPath={vaultSwitcher.vaultPath} vaults={vaultSwitcher.allVaults} onSwitchVault={vaultSwitcher.switchVault} onOpenSettings={dialogs.openSettings} onOpenLocalFolder={vaultSwitcher.handleOpenLocalFolder} onConnectGitHub={dialogs.openGitHubVault} onClickPending={() => setSelection({ kind: 'filter', filter: 'changes' })} hasGitHub={!!settings.github_token} syncStatus={autoSync.syncStatus} lastSyncTime={autoSync.lastSyncTime} conflictCount={autoSync.conflictFiles.length} lastCommitInfo={autoSync.lastCommitInfo} onTriggerSync={autoSync.triggerSync} onOpenConflictResolver={handleOpenConflictResolver} zoomLevel={zoom.zoomLevel} onZoomReset={zoom.zoomReset} buildNumber={buildNumber} onCheckForUpdates={handleCheckForUpdates} indexingProgress={indexing.progress} onRemoveVault={vaultSwitcher.removeVault} />
       <Toast message={toastMessage} onDismiss={() => setToastMessage(null)} />
       <QuickOpenPalette open={dialogs.showQuickOpen} entries={vault.entries} onSelect={notes.handleSelectNote} onClose={dialogs.closeQuickOpen} />
       <CommandPalette open={dialogs.showCommandPalette} commands={commands} onClose={dialogs.closeCommandPalette} />
       <SearchPanel open={dialogs.showSearch} vaultPath={resolvedPath} entries={vault.entries} onSelectNote={notes.handleSelectNote} onClose={dialogs.closeSearch} />
       <CreateTypeDialog open={dialogs.showCreateTypeDialog} onClose={dialogs.closeCreateType} onCreate={handleCreateType} />
       <CommitDialog open={commitFlow.showCommitDialog} modifiedCount={vault.modifiedFiles.length} onCommit={commitFlow.handleCommitPush} onClose={commitFlow.closeCommitDialog} />
+      <ConflictResolverModal
+        open={dialogs.showConflictResolver}
+        fileStates={conflictResolver.fileStates}
+        allResolved={conflictResolver.allResolved}
+        committing={conflictResolver.committing}
+        error={conflictResolver.error}
+        onResolveFile={conflictResolver.resolveFile}
+        onOpenInEditor={conflictResolver.openInEditor}
+        onCommit={conflictResolver.commitResolution}
+        onClose={handleCloseConflictResolver}
+      />
       <SettingsPanel open={dialogs.showSettings} settings={settings} onSave={saveSettings} onClose={dialogs.closeSettings} themeManager={themeManager} />
       <GitHubVaultModal
         open={dialogs.showGitHubVault}

src/components/AiPanel.test.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { render, screen, fireEvent, act } from '@testing-library/react'
 import { AiPanel } from './AiPanel'
 import type { VaultEntry } from '../types'
 
@@ -133,4 +133,33 @@ describe('AiPanel', () => {
     const input = screen.getByTestId('agent-input') as HTMLInputElement
     expect(input.placeholder).toBe('Ask the AI agent...')
   })
+
+  it('auto-focuses input on mount', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    render(<AiPanel onClose={vi.fn()} vaultPath="/tmp/vault" />)
+    await act(() => { vi.advanceTimersByTime(1) })
+    const input = screen.getByTestId('agent-input')
+    expect(document.activeElement).toBe(input)
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
+
+  it('calls onClose when Escape is pressed while panel has focus', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    const onClose = vi.fn()
+    render(<AiPanel onClose={onClose} vaultPath="/tmp/vault" />)
+    await act(() => { vi.advanceTimersByTime(1) })
+    // Input is focused inside the panel, so Escape should trigger onClose
+    fireEvent.keyDown(document.activeElement!, { key: 'Escape' })
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
+
+  it('calls onClose when Escape is pressed on panel element', () => {
+    const onClose = vi.fn()
+    render(<AiPanel onClose={onClose} vaultPath="/tmp/vault" />)
+    const panel = screen.getByTestId('ai-panel')
+    panel.focus()
+    fireEvent.keyDown(panel, { key: 'Escape' })
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  })
 })

src/components/AiPanel.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState, useRef, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react'
+import { useState, useRef, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react'
 import { Robot, X, PaperPlaneRight, Plus, Link } from '@phosphor-icons/react'
 import { AiMessage } from './AiMessage'
 import { useAiAgent, type AiAgentMessage } from '../hooks/useAiAgent'
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ function MessageHistory({ messages, isActive, onOpenNote, hasContext }: {
   )
 }
 
-function InputBar({ input, onInputChange, onSend, onKeyDown, isActive, hasContext }: {
+function InputBar({ input, onInputChange, onSend, onKeyDown, isActive, hasContext, inputRef }: {
   input: string; onInputChange: (v: string) => void
   onSend: () => void; onKeyDown: (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => void
-  isActive: boolean; hasContext: boolean
+  isActive: boolean; hasContext: boolean; inputRef: React.RefObject<HTMLInputElement | null>
 }) {
   const sendDisabled = isActive || !input.trim()
   return (
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ function InputBar({ input, onInputChange, onSend, onKeyDown, isActive, hasContex
     >
       <div className="flex items-end gap-2">
         <input
+          ref={inputRef}
           value={input}
           onChange={e => onInputChange(e.target.value)}
           onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
@@ -150,6 +151,8 @@ function InputBar({ input, onInputChange, onSend, onKeyDown, isActive, hasContex
 
 export function AiPanel({ onClose, onOpenNote, vaultPath, activeEntry, entries, allContent }: AiPanelProps) {
   const [input, setInput] = useState('')
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null)
+  const panelRef = useRef<HTMLElement>(null)
 
   const linkedEntries = useMemo(() => {
     if (!activeEntry || !entries) return []
@@ -163,9 +166,33 @@ export function AiPanel({ onClose, onOpenNote, vaultPath, activeEntry, entries,
 
   const agent = useAiAgent(vaultPath, contextPrompt)
   const hasContext = !!activeEntry
-
   const isActive = agent.status === 'thinking' || agent.status === 'tool-executing'
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => inputRef.current?.focus(), 0)
+    return () => clearTimeout(timer)
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isActive) {
+      panelRef.current?.focus()
+    } else {
+      inputRef.current?.focus()
+    }
+  }, [isActive])
+
+  const handleEscape = useCallback((e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+    if (e.key === 'Escape' && panelRef.current?.contains(document.activeElement)) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+      onClose()
+    }
+  }, [onClose])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', handleEscape)
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', handleEscape)
+  }, [handleEscape])
+
   const handleSend = () => {
     if (!input.trim() || isActive) return
     agent.sendMessage(input)
@@ -181,7 +208,10 @@ export function AiPanel({ onClose, onOpenNote, vaultPath, activeEntry, entries,
 
   return (
     <aside
+      ref={panelRef}
+      tabIndex={-1}
       className="flex flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden border-l border-border bg-background text-foreground"
+      style={{ outline: 'none' }}
       data-testid="ai-panel"
     >
       <PanelHeader onClose={onClose} onClear={agent.clearConversation} />
@@ -201,6 +231,7 @@ export function AiPanel({ onClose, onOpenNote, vaultPath, activeEntry, entries,
         onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
         isActive={isActive}
         hasContext={hasContext}
+        inputRef={inputRef}
       />
     </aside>
   )

src/components/ArchivedNoteBanner.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { ArchivedNoteBanner } from './ArchivedNoteBanner'
+
+describe('ArchivedNoteBanner', () => {
+  it('renders archive icon and label', () => {
+    render(<ArchivedNoteBanner onUnarchive={vi.fn()} />)
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('archived-note-banner')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Archived')).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+
+  it('renders unarchive button with keyboard hint', () => {
+    render(<ArchivedNoteBanner onUnarchive={vi.fn()} />)
+    const btn = screen.getByTestId('unarchive-btn')
+    expect(btn).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(btn.textContent).toContain('Unarchive')
+    expect(btn.title).toBe('Unarchive (Cmd+E)')
+  })
+
+  it('calls onUnarchive when button is clicked', () => {
+    const onUnarchive = vi.fn()
+    render(<ArchivedNoteBanner onUnarchive={onUnarchive} />)
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('unarchive-btn'))
+    expect(onUnarchive).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  })
+})

src/components/ArchivedNoteBanner.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { Archive, ArrowUUpLeft } from '@phosphor-icons/react'
+
+interface ArchivedNoteBannerProps {
+  onUnarchive: () => void
+}
+
+export function ArchivedNoteBanner({ onUnarchive }: ArchivedNoteBannerProps) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-testid="archived-note-banner"
+      style={{
+        display: 'flex',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        gap: 6,
+        padding: '4px 16px',
+        background: 'var(--muted)',
+        borderBottom: '1px solid var(--border)',
+        fontSize: 12,
+        color: 'var(--muted-foreground)',
+        flexShrink: 0,
+      }}
+    >
+      <Archive size={13} weight="bold" />
+      <span>Archived</span>
+      <button
+        data-testid="unarchive-btn"
+        onClick={onUnarchive}
+        style={{
+          display: 'inline-flex',
+          alignItems: 'center',
+          gap: 4,
+          marginLeft: 'auto',
+          padding: '2px 8px',
+          background: 'transparent',
+          border: '1px solid var(--border)',
+          borderRadius: 4,
+          fontSize: 11,
+          color: 'var(--muted-foreground)',
+          cursor: 'pointer',
+        }}
+        title="Unarchive (Cmd+E)"
+      >
+        <ArrowUUpLeft size={12} />
+        Unarchive
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  )
+}

src/components/BreadcrumbBar.test.tsx

@@ -115,3 +115,24 @@ describe('BreadcrumbBar — archive/unarchive', () => {
     expect(onUnarchive).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
   })
 })
+
+describe('BreadcrumbBar — raw editor toggle', () => {
+  it('shows Raw editor button with tooltip "Raw editor" when rawMode is off', () => {
+    const onToggleRaw = vi.fn()
+    render(<BreadcrumbBar entry={baseEntry} {...defaultProps} rawMode={false} onToggleRaw={onToggleRaw} />)
+    expect(screen.getByTitle('Raw editor')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('shows "Back to editor" tooltip when rawMode is on', () => {
+    const onToggleRaw = vi.fn()
+    render(<BreadcrumbBar entry={baseEntry} {...defaultProps} rawMode={true} onToggleRaw={onToggleRaw} />)
+    expect(screen.getByTitle('Back to editor')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('calls onToggleRaw when raw button is clicked', () => {
+    const onToggleRaw = vi.fn()
+    render(<BreadcrumbBar entry={baseEntry} {...defaultProps} rawMode={false} onToggleRaw={onToggleRaw} />)
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTitle('Raw editor'))
+    expect(onToggleRaw).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  })
+})

src/components/BreadcrumbBar.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import {
   MagnifyingGlass,
   GitBranch,
+  Code,
   CursorText,
   Sparkle,
   SlidersHorizontal,
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ interface BreadcrumbBarProps {
   diffMode: boolean
   diffLoading: boolean
   onToggleDiff: () => void
+  rawMode?: boolean
+  onToggleRaw?: () => void
   showAIChat?: boolean
   onToggleAIChat?: () => void
   inspectorCollapsed?: boolean
@@ -34,7 +37,23 @@ interface BreadcrumbBarProps {
 
 const DISABLED_ICON_STYLE = { opacity: 0.4, cursor: 'not-allowed' } as const
 
+function RawToggleButton({ rawMode, onToggleRaw }: { rawMode?: boolean; onToggleRaw?: () => void }) {
+  return (
+    <button
+      className={cn(
+        'flex items-center justify-center border-none bg-transparent p-0 cursor-pointer transition-colors',
+        rawMode ? 'text-foreground' : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground',
+      )}
+      onClick={onToggleRaw}
+      title={rawMode ? 'Back to editor' : 'Raw editor'}
+    >
+      <Code size={16} />
+    </button>
+  )
+}
+
 function BreadcrumbActions({ entry, showDiffToggle, diffMode, diffLoading, onToggleDiff,
+  rawMode, onToggleRaw,
   showAIChat, onToggleAIChat, inspectorCollapsed, onToggleInspector,
   onTrash, onRestore, onArchive, onUnarchive,
 }: Omit<BreadcrumbBarProps, 'wordCount' | 'noteStatus'>) {
@@ -68,6 +87,7 @@ function BreadcrumbActions({ entry, showDiffToggle, diffMode, diffLoading, onTog
           <GitBranch size={16} />
         </button>
       )}
+      <RawToggleButton rawMode={rawMode} onToggleRaw={onToggleRaw} />
       <button
         className="flex items-center justify-center border-none bg-transparent p-0 text-muted-foreground"
         style={DISABLED_ICON_STYLE}