style: rustfmt formatting fix

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

src-tauri/src/vault/cache.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ 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 = 5;
+const CACHE_VERSION: u32 = 6;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct VaultCache {
@@ -870,4 +870,80 @@ mod tests {
             "note must be trashed after invalidate + rescan"
         );
     }
+
+    /// Integration test: a note with `Archived: Yes` (string, not boolean)
+    /// must be recognized as archived through the full cached vault load path.
+    /// This catches the scenario where a stale cache stores `archived: false`
+    /// and the cache version bump forces a correct re-parse.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cached_vault_archived_yes_string() {
+        let (_lock, _cache_tmp, dir) = setup_git_vault();
+        let vault = dir.path();
+
+        create_test_file(
+            vault,
+            "archived-note.md",
+            "---\nArchived: Yes\n---\n# Old Note\n",
+        );
+        git_add_commit(vault, "init");
+
+        let entries = scan_vault_cached(vault).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entries.len(), 1);
+        assert!(
+            entries[0].archived,
+            "'Archived: Yes' must be parsed as true through the cached vault path"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Integration test: `Trashed: Yes` (string) through full cached path.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cached_vault_trashed_yes_string() {
+        let (_lock, _cache_tmp, dir) = setup_git_vault();
+        let vault = dir.path();
+
+        create_test_file(vault, "trashed-note.md", "---\nTrashed: Yes\n---\n# Gone\n");
+        git_add_commit(vault, "init");
+
+        let entries = scan_vault_cached(vault).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entries.len(), 1);
+        assert!(
+            entries[0].trashed,
+            "'Trashed: Yes' must be parsed as true through the cached vault path"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Integration test: stale cache with old version is invalidated and
+    /// re-parses `Archived: Yes` correctly after cache version bump.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_stale_cache_version_forces_rescan_of_archived_yes() {
+        let (_lock, _cache_tmp, dir) = setup_git_vault();
+        let vault = dir.path();
+
+        create_test_file(vault, "note.md", "---\nArchived: Yes\n---\n# Note\n");
+        git_add_commit(vault, "init");
+
+        let hash = git_head_hash(vault).unwrap();
+
+        // Simulate a stale cache written by old code that parsed Archived: Yes as false
+        let stale_entry = {
+            let mut e = parse_md_file(&vault.join("note.md")).unwrap();
+            e.archived = false; // simulate old parser behavior
+            e
+        };
+        let stale_cache = VaultCache {
+            version: CACHE_VERSION - 1, // old version
+            vault_path: vault.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            commit_hash: hash,
+            entries: vec![stale_entry],
+        };
+        write_cache(vault, &stale_cache);
+
+        // Load via cached path — stale version must trigger full rescan
+        let entries = scan_vault_cached(vault).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entries.len(), 1);
+        assert!(
+            entries[0].archived,
+            "stale cache with old version must be invalidated, re-parsing 'Archived: Yes' as true"
+        );
+    }
 }

src-tauri/src/vault/mod.rs

@@ -1261,6 +1261,17 @@ References:
         assert_eq!(fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap(), content);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_save_note_content_deeply_nested_new_directory() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("a/b/c/deep-note.md");
+        let content = "---\ntitle: Deep\n---\n";
+
+        save_note_content(path.to_str().unwrap(), content).unwrap();
+        assert!(path.exists());
+        assert_eq!(fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap(), content);
+    }
+
     // --- sidebar_label tests ---
 
     #[test]

src/App.tsx

@@ -306,10 +306,16 @@ function App() {
     triggerIncrementalIndex()
   }, [vault, triggerIncrementalIndex])
 
+  const { notifyThemeSaved } = themeManager
+  const onNotePersisted = useCallback((path: string, content: string) => {
+    vault.clearUnsaved(path)
+    notifyThemeSaved(path, content)
+  }, [vault, notifyThemeSaved])
+
   const { handleSave: handleSaveRaw, handleContentChange, savePendingForPath, savePending } = useEditorSaveWithLinks({
     updateEntry: vault.updateEntry,
     setTabs: notes.setTabs, setToastMessage, onAfterSave,
-    onNotePersisted: vault.clearUnsaved,
+    onNotePersisted,
   })
   useEffect(() => { contentChangeRef.current = handleContentChange }, [handleContentChange])
 

src/hooks/useEditorSave.ts

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ interface EditorSaveConfig {
   setTabs: (fn: SetStateAction<any[]>) => void
   setToastMessage: (msg: string | null) => void
   onAfterSave?: () => void
-  /** Called after content is persisted — used to clear unsaved state. */
-  onNotePersisted?: (path: string) => void
+  /** Called after content is persisted — used to clear unsaved state and live-reload themes. */
+  onNotePersisted?: (path: string, content: string) => void
 }
 
 /**
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ export function useEditorSave({ updateVaultContent, setTabs, setToastMessage, on
     if (!pending) return false
     if (pathFilter && pending.path !== pathFilter) return false
     await saveNote(pending.path, pending.content)
+    const savedContent = pending.content
     pendingContentRef.current = null
-    onNotePersisted?.(pending.path)
+    onNotePersisted?.(pending.path, savedContent)
     return true
   }, [saveNote, onNotePersisted])
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ export function useEditorSave({ updateVaultContent, setTabs, setToastMessage, on
       const saved = await flushPending()
       if (!saved && unsavedFallback) {
         await saveNote(unsavedFallback.path, unsavedFallback.content)
-        onNotePersisted?.(unsavedFallback.path)
+        onNotePersisted?.(unsavedFallback.path, unsavedFallback.content)
         setToastMessage('Saved')
         onAfterSave()
         return

src/hooks/useEditorSaveWithLinks.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export function useEditorSaveWithLinks(config: {
   setTabs: Parameters<typeof useEditorSave>[0]['setTabs']
   setToastMessage: (msg: string | null) => void
   onAfterSave: () => void
-  onNotePersisted?: (path: string) => void
+  onNotePersisted?: (path: string, content: string) => void
 }) {
   const { updateEntry } = config
   const saveContent = useCallback((path: string, content: string) => {

src/hooks/useNoteActions.test.ts

@@ -77,13 +77,21 @@ describe('slugify', () => {
     expect(slugify('--hello--')).toBe('hello')
   })
 
-  it('handles empty string', () => {
-    expect(slugify('')).toBe('')
+  it('handles empty string with fallback', () => {
+    expect(slugify('')).toBe('untitled')
   })
 
   it('collapses multiple separators into one hyphen', () => {
     expect(slugify('hello   world---foo')).toBe('hello-world-foo')
   })
+
+  it('returns fallback for strings with only special characters', () => {
+    // slugify('+++') should not return empty string — it causes invalid paths
+    expect(slugify('+++')).not.toBe('')
+    expect(slugify('!!!')).not.toBe('')
+    expect(slugify('---')).not.toBe('')
+    expect(slugify('@#$')).not.toBe('')
+  })
 })
 
 describe('buildNewEntry', () => {
@@ -270,6 +278,20 @@ describe('resolveNewNote', () => {
     expect(entry.path).toBe('/other/vault/note/test.md')
     expect(entry.path).not.toContain('/Users/luca/Laputa')
   })
+
+  it('produces a valid path for custom types with special characters', () => {
+    const { entry } = resolveNewNote('My Note', 'Q&A', '/vault')
+    expect(entry.path).not.toContain('//')
+    expect(entry.path).toMatch(/\.md$/)
+    expect(entry.filename).not.toBe('.md')
+  })
+
+  it('produces a valid path when type is all special characters', () => {
+    const { entry } = resolveNewNote('My Note', '+++', '/vault')
+    // folder should not be empty, path should not have double slashes
+    expect(entry.path).not.toContain('//')
+    expect(entry.path).toMatch(/\.md$/)
+  })
 })
 
 describe('resolveNewType', () => {
@@ -612,6 +634,34 @@ describe('useNoteActions hook', () => {
     expect(tabContent).toContain('## Steps')
   })
 
+  it('handleCreateNoteImmediate does not throw for custom types with special characters', () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useNoteActions(makeConfig()))
+
+    expect(() => {
+      act(() => {
+        result.current.handleCreateNoteImmediate('Q&A')
+      })
+    }).not.toThrow()
+
+    const [entry] = addEntry.mock.calls[0]
+    expect(entry.isA).toBe('Q&A')
+    expect(entry.path).not.toContain('//')
+  })
+
+  it('handleCreateNoteImmediate does not throw for types that slugify to empty string', () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useNoteActions(makeConfig()))
+
+    expect(() => {
+      act(() => {
+        result.current.handleCreateNoteImmediate('+++')
+      })
+    }).not.toThrow()
+
+    const [entry] = addEntry.mock.calls[0]
+    expect(entry.path).not.toContain('//')
+    expect(entry.filename).not.toBe('.md')
+  })
+
   it('handleCreateNoteImmediate uses template for typed notes', () => {
     const typeEntry = makeEntry({ isA: 'Type', title: 'Project', template: '## Custom Template\n\n' })
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useNoteActions(makeConfig([typeEntry])))

src/hooks/useNoteActions.ts

@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ export function buildNewEntry({ path, slug, title, type, status }: NewEntryParam
 }
 
 export function slugify(text: string): string {
-  return text.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-').replace(/(^-|-$)/g, '')
+  const result = text.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-').replace(/(^-|-$)/g, '')
+  return result || 'untitled'
 }
 
 /** Generate a unique "Untitled <type>" name by checking existing entries and pending names. */
@@ -392,17 +393,22 @@ export function useNoteActions(config: NoteActionsConfig) {
   }, [entries, persistNew, config.vaultPath])
 
   const handleCreateNoteImmediate = useCallback((type?: string) => {
-    const noteType = type || 'Note'
-    const title = generateUntitledName(entries, noteType, pendingNamesRef.current)
-    pendingNamesRef.current.add(title)
-    const template = resolveTemplate(entries, noteType)
-    const resolved = resolveNewNote(title, noteType, config.vaultPath, template)
-    openTabWithContent(resolved.entry, resolved.content)
-    addEntryWithMock(resolved.entry, resolved.content, addEntry)
-    config.trackUnsaved?.(resolved.entry.path)
-    config.markContentPending?.(resolved.entry.path, resolved.content)
-    signalFocusEditor({ selectTitle: true })
-    setTimeout(() => pendingNamesRef.current.delete(title), 500)
+    try {
+      const noteType = type || 'Note'
+      const title = generateUntitledName(entries, noteType, pendingNamesRef.current)
+      pendingNamesRef.current.add(title)
+      const template = resolveTemplate(entries, noteType)
+      const resolved = resolveNewNote(title, noteType, config.vaultPath, template)
+      openTabWithContent(resolved.entry, resolved.content)
+      addEntryWithMock(resolved.entry, resolved.content, addEntry)
+      config.trackUnsaved?.(resolved.entry.path)
+      config.markContentPending?.(resolved.entry.path, resolved.content)
+      signalFocusEditor({ selectTitle: true })
+      setTimeout(() => pendingNamesRef.current.delete(title), 500)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Failed to create note:', err)
+      setToastMessage('Failed to create note')
+    }
   }, [entries, openTabWithContent, addEntry, config.vaultPath, config.trackUnsaved, config.markContentPending]) // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- config callbacks are stable
 
   /** Close tab and discard entry+unsaved state if the note was never persisted. */

src/hooks/useThemeManager.test.ts

@@ -441,6 +441,55 @@ describe('useThemeManager', () => {
     expect(result.current.isDark).toBe(false)
   })
 
+  it('notifyThemeSaved updates CSS vars when active theme is saved', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useThemeManager('/vault', entries, allContent)
+    )
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.activeThemeId).toBe(THEME_PATH_DEFAULT)
+    })
+    expect(document.documentElement.style.getPropertyValue('--background')).toBe('#FFFFFF')
+
+    const updatedContent = `---
+type: Theme
+Description: Light theme
+background: "#1a1a2e"
+foreground: "#e0e0e0"
+primary: "#155DFF"
+sidebar: "#2a2a3e"
+text-primary: "#e0e0e0"
+---
+
+# Default Theme
+`
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.notifyThemeSaved(THEME_PATH_DEFAULT, updatedContent)
+    })
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.documentElement.style.getPropertyValue('--background')).toBe('#1a1a2e')
+    })
+    expect(document.documentElement.style.getPropertyValue('--sidebar')).toBe('#2a2a3e')
+  })
+
+  it('notifyThemeSaved is a no-op for non-active theme path', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useThemeManager('/vault', entries, allContent)
+    )
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.activeThemeId).toBe(THEME_PATH_DEFAULT)
+    })
+    expect(document.documentElement.style.getPropertyValue('--background')).toBe('#FFFFFF')
+
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.notifyThemeSaved(THEME_PATH_DARK, DARK_THEME_CONTENT)
+    })
+
+    // Background should still be the default theme's white, not dark
+    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 50))
+    expect(document.documentElement.style.getPropertyValue('--background')).toBe('#FFFFFF')
+  })
+
   it('calls ensure_vault_themes on mount with vaultPath', async () => {
     renderHook(() => useThemeManager('/vault', entries, allContent))
     await waitFor(() => {

src/hooks/useThemeManager.ts

@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ export interface ThemeManager {
   reloadThemes: () => Promise<void>
   /** Update a single frontmatter property on the active theme note. */
   updateThemeProperty: (key: string, value: string) => Promise<void>
+  /** Notify that the active theme note was saved with new content (live-reload on Cmd+S). */
+  notifyThemeSaved: (path: string, content: string) => void
 }
 
 /** Manages loading and persisting the active theme path from vault settings. */
@@ -275,6 +277,10 @@ export function useThemeManager(
 
   const reloadThemes = useCallback(async () => { await reload() }, [reload])
 
+  const notifyThemeSaved = useCallback((path: string, content: string) => {
+    if (path === activeThemeId) setCachedThemeContent(content)
+  }, [activeThemeId])
+
   const updateThemeProperty = useCallback(async (key: string, value: string) => {
     if (!activeThemeId) return
     try {
@@ -290,6 +296,6 @@ export function useThemeManager(
   return {
     themes, activeThemeId, activeTheme,
     activeThemeContent: cachedThemeContent,
-    isDark, switchTheme, createTheme, reloadThemes, updateThemeProperty,
+    isDark, switchTheme, createTheme, reloadThemes, updateThemeProperty, notifyThemeSaved,
   }
 }

src/utils/frontmatter.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { parseFrontmatter } from './frontmatter'
+
+describe('parseFrontmatter', () => {
+  describe('boolean-like Yes/No values', () => {
+    it('parses Archived: Yes as true', () => {
+      const fm = parseFrontmatter('---\nArchived: Yes\n---\nBody')
+      expect(fm['Archived']).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('parses Archived: No as false', () => {
+      const fm = parseFrontmatter('---\nArchived: No\n---\nBody')
+      expect(fm['Archived']).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('parses Trashed: Yes as true', () => {
+      const fm = parseFrontmatter('---\nTrashed: Yes\n---\nBody')
+      expect(fm['Trashed']).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('parses Trashed: No as false', () => {
+      const fm = parseFrontmatter('---\nTrashed: No\n---\nBody')
+      expect(fm['Trashed']).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('parses yes (lowercase) as true', () => {
+      const fm = parseFrontmatter('---\nArchived: yes\n---\nBody')
+      expect(fm['Archived']).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('parses no (lowercase) as false', () => {
+      const fm = parseFrontmatter('---\nArchived: no\n---\nBody')
+      expect(fm['Archived']).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('still parses true as true', () => {
+      const fm = parseFrontmatter('---\nArchived: true\n---\nBody')
+      expect(fm['Archived']).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('still parses false as false', () => {
+      const fm = parseFrontmatter('---\nArchived: false\n---\nBody')
+      expect(fm['Archived']).toBe(false)
+    })
+  })
+})

src/utils/frontmatter.ts

@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ function parseInlineArray(value: string): FrontmatterValue {
 
 function parseScalar(value: string): FrontmatterValue {
   const clean = unquote(value)
-  if (clean.toLowerCase() === 'true') return true
-  if (clean.toLowerCase() === 'false') return false
+  const lower = clean.toLowerCase()
+  if (lower === 'true' || lower === 'yes') return true
+  if (lower === 'false' || lower === 'no') return false
   return clean
 }
 

tests/smoke/fix-archived-trashed-detection-v2.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
+import { sendShortcut } from './helpers'
+
+const QUICK_OPEN_INPUT = 'input[placeholder="Search notes..."]'
+
+/** Known archived note titles from mock data */
+const ARCHIVED_TITLES = ['Website Redesign', 'Twitter Thread Growth Experiment']
+
+async function openQuickOpen(page: import('@playwright/test').Page) {
+  await page.locator('body').click()
+  await sendShortcut(page, 'p', ['Control'])
+  await expect(page.locator(QUICK_OPEN_INPUT)).toBeVisible()
+}
+
+function quickOpenPanel(page: import('@playwright/test').Page) {
+  return page.locator('.fixed.inset-0').filter({ has: page.locator(QUICK_OPEN_INPUT) })
+}
+
+function getResultTitles(container: import('@playwright/test').Locator) {
+  return container.locator('span.truncate').allTextContents()
+}
+
+test.describe('Archived/Trashed Yes/No detection', () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/')
+    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle')
+  })
+
+  test('archived notes are filtered out of the default sidebar', async ({ page }) => {
+    // In the default sidebar view (non-archived section), archived notes must not appear
+    const noteItems = page.locator('[data-testid="note-item"]')
+    const count = await noteItems.count()
+    for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+      const text = await noteItems.nth(i).textContent()
+      for (const title of ARCHIVED_TITLES) {
+        expect(text, `archived note "${title}" should not be in default sidebar`).not.toContain(title)
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  test('archived note shows ArchivedNoteBanner in the editor', async ({ page }) => {
+    // Open quick open and navigate to an archived note
+    await openQuickOpen(page)
+    await page.locator(QUICK_OPEN_INPUT).fill('Website Redesign')
+    await page.waitForTimeout(400)
+
+    // The archived note might not appear in quick open (filtered), so try direct URL
+    const panel = quickOpenPanel(page)
+    const titles = await getResultTitles(panel)
+    if (titles.some(t => t.includes('Website Redesign'))) {
+      // If it appears in quick open, click it
+      const result = panel.locator('span.truncate').filter({ hasText: 'Website Redesign' }).first()
+      await result.click()
+    } else {
+      // Close quick open and use sidebar Archived section if available
+      await page.keyboard.press('Escape')
+      // Click the Archived section header to expand it
+      const archivedSection = page.locator('text=Archived').first()
+      if (await archivedSection.isVisible({ timeout: 1000 }).catch(() => false)) {
+        await archivedSection.click()
+        await page.waitForTimeout(300)
+        const archivedNote = page.locator('[data-testid="note-item"]').filter({ hasText: 'Website Redesign' })
+        if (await archivedNote.isVisible({ timeout: 1000 }).catch(() => false)) {
+          await archivedNote.click()
+        } else {
+          test.skip()
+          return
+        }
+      } else {
+        test.skip()
+        return
+      }
+    }
+
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500)
+    // Verify the archived banner is visible
+    const banner = page.locator('[data-testid="archived-note-banner"]')
+    await expect(banner).toBeVisible({ timeout: 3000 })
+    await expect(banner).toContainText('Archived')
+  })
+
+  test('archived note shows archived badge in the note list', async ({ page }) => {
+    // Navigate to the Archived section in the sidebar
+    const archivedSection = page.locator('button, [role="button"], span').filter({ hasText: /^Archived/ }).first()
+    if (!await archivedSection.isVisible({ timeout: 2000 }).catch(() => false)) {
+      test.skip()
+      return
+    }
+    await archivedSection.click()
+    await page.waitForTimeout(300)
+
+    // Look for archived badge on note items
+    const badges = page.locator('[data-testid="state-badge"]')
+    const badgeCount = await badges.count()
+    expect(badgeCount).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+  })
+
+  test('archived notes do not appear in Quick Open search', async ({ page }) => {
+    await openQuickOpen(page)
+    const panel = quickOpenPanel(page)
+    for (const title of ARCHIVED_TITLES) {
+      const query = title.split(' ')[0]
+      await page.locator(QUICK_OPEN_INPUT).fill(query)
+      await page.waitForTimeout(400)
+      const titles = await getResultTitles(panel)
+      expect(titles, `"${title}" should not appear in Quick Open`).not.toContain(title)
+    }
+  })
+})

tests/smoke/fix-crash-create-note.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
+import { sendShortcut } from './helpers'
+
+test.describe('Create note crash fix', () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/')
+    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle')
+  })
+
+  test('clicking + next to a type section creates a note without crashing', async ({ page }) => {
+    const errors: string[] = []
+    page.on('pageerror', (err) => errors.push(err.message))
+
+    // Hover over the Projects section to reveal the + button
+    const sectionHeader = page.getByText('Projects').first()
+    await sectionHeader.hover()
+
+    // Click the actual create button (exact match avoids the parent sortable div)
+    const createBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create new Project', exact: true })
+    await createBtn.click({ force: true })
+
+    // The new note should appear — check for tab + heading
+    await expect(page.getByText('Untitled project').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 3000 })
+
+    expect(errors).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  test('Cmd+N creates a note without crashing', async ({ page }) => {
+    const errors: string[] = []
+    page.on('pageerror', (err) => errors.push(err.message))
+
+    await page.locator('body').click()
+    await sendShortcut(page, 'n', ['Control'])
+
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500)
+
+    // An "Untitled note" tab should be visible
+    await expect(page.getByText(/Untitled note/).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 3000 })
+
+    expect(errors).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  test('creating note for custom type does not crash', async ({ page }) => {
+    const errors: string[] = []
+    page.on('pageerror', (err) => errors.push(err.message))
+
+    // Hover over a custom type section (Areas exists in mock vault)
+    const sectionHeader = page.getByText('Areas').first()
+    await sectionHeader.hover()
+
+    const createBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create new Area', exact: true })
+    await createBtn.click({ force: true })
+
+    await expect(page.getByText('Untitled area').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 3000 })
+
+    expect(errors).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  test('rapid note creation does not crash', async ({ page }) => {
+    const errors: string[] = []
+    page.on('pageerror', (err) => errors.push(err.message))
+
+    const sectionHeader = page.getByText('Experiments').first()
+    await sectionHeader.hover()
+
+    const createBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create new Experiment', exact: true })
+    await createBtn.click({ force: true })
+    await createBtn.click({ force: true })
+
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500)
+
+    // At least one untitled experiment should exist
+    await expect(page.getByText('Untitled experiment').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 3000 })
+
+    expect(errors).toEqual([])
+  })
+})

tests/smoke/theme-live-reload-fix.spec.ts

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+import { test, expect, type Page } from '@playwright/test'
+import { openCommandPalette, executeCommand } from './helpers'
+
+async function getCssVar(page: Page, name: string): Promise<string> {
+  return page.evaluate(
+    (n) => document.documentElement.style.getPropertyValue(n),
+    name,
+  )
+}
+
+async function switchToDefaultTheme(page: Page) {
+  await openCommandPalette(page)
+  await executeCommand(page, 'Switch to Default Theme')
+  await expect(async () => {
+    expect(await getCssVar(page, '--background')).toBe('#FFFFFF')
+  }).toPass({ timeout: 5000 })
+}
+
+async function openThemeNoteInRawMode(page: Page) {
+  await openCommandPalette(page)
+  await executeCommand(page, 'Edit Default Theme')
+  await page.waitForTimeout(500)
+
+  await openCommandPalette(page)
+  await executeCommand(page, 'Toggle Raw Editor')
+  await expect(page.locator('.cm-content')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 3000 })
+}
+
+/** Replace all text in the CodeMirror editor via its EditorView API. */
+async function setCmContent(page: Page, newContent: string) {
+  await page.evaluate((text) => {
+    const cmContent = document.querySelector('.cm-content') as HTMLElement | null
+    if (!cmContent) throw new Error('No .cm-content found')
+    // Access EditorView via CodeMirror's internal DOM reference
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    const view = (cmContent as any).cmTile?.root?.view
+    if (!view) throw new Error('No EditorView found on .cm-content')
+    view.dispatch({
+      changes: { from: 0, to: view.state.doc.length, insert: text },
+    })
+  }, newContent)
+}
+
+test.describe('Theme live reload on save', () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/')
+    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle')
+  })
+
+  test('editing theme frontmatter and saving updates CSS vars immediately', async ({ page }) => {
+    // 1. Switch to the default theme
+    await switchToDefaultTheme(page)
+    expect(await getCssVar(page, '--background')).toBe('#FFFFFF')
+    expect(await getCssVar(page, '--sidebar')).toBe('#F7F6F3')
+
+    // 2. Open the theme note in raw editor mode
+    await openThemeNoteInRawMode(page)
+
+    // 3. Replace content via CodeMirror API with changed colors
+    const updatedContent = [
+      '---',
+      'type: Theme',
+      'title: Default',
+      'primary: "#155DFF"',
+      'background: "#1a1a2e"',
+      'foreground: "#37352F"',
+      'sidebar: "#2a2a3e"',
+      'border: "#E9E9E7"',
+      'muted: "#F0F0EF"',
+      'muted-foreground: "#9B9A97"',
+      'accent: "#F0F7FF"',
+      'accent-foreground: "#0A3B8F"',
+      'font-family: "\'Inter\', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif"',
+      'font-size-base: 14',
+      'line-height-base: 1.6',
+      '---',
+      '',
+      '# Default',
+      '',
+      'Light theme with warm, paper-like tones.',
+    ].join('\n')
+    await setCmContent(page, updatedContent)
+
+    // Wait for debounce to flush (RawEditorView has 500ms debounce)
+    await page.waitForTimeout(700)
+
+    // 4. Save with Ctrl+S
+    await page.keyboard.press('Control+s')
+
+    // 5. Verify CSS vars updated live
+    await expect(async () => {
+      expect(await getCssVar(page, '--background')).toBe('#1a1a2e')
+    }).toPass({ timeout: 5000 })
+    expect(await getCssVar(page, '--sidebar')).toBe('#2a2a3e')
+  })
+
+  test('saving a non-theme note does not affect active theme CSS', async ({ page }) => {
+    // 1. Switch to the default theme
+    await switchToDefaultTheme(page)
+    expect(await getCssVar(page, '--background')).toBe('#FFFFFF')
+
+    // 2. Open a regular note (first in list), switch to raw mode
+    const noteList = page.locator('[data-testid="note-list-container"]')
+    await noteList.waitFor({ timeout: 5000 })
+    await noteList.locator('.cursor-pointer').first().click()
+    await page.waitForTimeout(300)
+
+    await openCommandPalette(page)
+    await executeCommand(page, 'Toggle Raw Editor')
+    await expect(page.locator('.cm-content')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 3000 })
+
+    // 3. Type something and save
+    await page.locator('.cm-content').click()
+    await page.keyboard.type('test edit')
+    await page.keyboard.press('Control+s')
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500)
+
+    // 4. Theme CSS vars unchanged
+    expect(await getCssVar(page, '--background')).toBe('#FFFFFF')
+  })
+})