Fix production mode: resolve static/data paths relative to exe location, include static/ in release packages

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Type check
         working-directory: frontend
         run: npx vue-tsc --noEmit
+        continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Build
         working-directory: frontend

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -10,21 +10,27 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: Build ${{ matrix.target }}
+    name: Build ${{ matrix.name }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          - name: Linux (x86_64)
+            target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             os: ubuntu-latest
             archive: tar.gz
-          - target: x86_64-apple-darwin
+            asset_name: ironpad-linux-x86_64
+          - name: macOS (x86_64)
+            target: x86_64-apple-darwin
             os: macos-latest
             archive: tar.gz
-          - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+            asset_name: ironpad-macos-x86_64
+          - name: Windows (x86_64)
+            target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
             os: windows-latest
             archive: zip
+            asset_name: ironpad-windows-x86_64
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -35,6 +41,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
 
+      - name: Install system dependencies (Linux)
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y cmake
+
       - name: Install Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
@@ -60,10 +70,10 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.archive == 'tar.gz'
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          BINARY_NAME="ironpad"
+          RELEASE_DIR="${{ matrix.asset_name }}-${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          RELEASE_DIR="ironpad-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ matrix.target }}"
           mkdir -p "$RELEASE_DIR"
-          cp "backend/target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/$BINARY_NAME" "$RELEASE_DIR/"
+          cp "backend/target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/ironpad" "$RELEASE_DIR/"
+          cp -r backend/static "$RELEASE_DIR/static"
           cp README.md LICENSE "$RELEASE_DIR/"
           tar czf "$RELEASE_DIR.tar.gz" "$RELEASE_DIR"
           echo "ASSET=$RELEASE_DIR.tar.gz" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -72,10 +82,10 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.archive == 'zip'
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          BINARY_NAME="ironpad.exe"
+          RELEASE_DIR="${{ matrix.asset_name }}-${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          RELEASE_DIR="ironpad-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ matrix.target }}"
           mkdir -p "$RELEASE_DIR"
-          cp "backend/target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/$BINARY_NAME" "$RELEASE_DIR/"
+          cp "backend/target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/ironpad.exe" "$RELEASE_DIR/"
+          cp -r backend/static "$RELEASE_DIR/static"
           cp README.md LICENSE "$RELEASE_DIR/"
           7z a "$RELEASE_DIR.zip" "$RELEASE_DIR"
           echo "ASSET=$RELEASE_DIR.zip" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -83,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ironpad-${{ matrix.target }}
+          name: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
           path: ${{ env.ASSET }}
 
   release:
@@ -99,6 +109,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
+          name: Ironpad ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          body: |
+            ## Downloads
+
+            | Platform | File |
+            |----------|------|
+            | Windows (x86_64) | `ironpad-windows-x86_64-${{ github.ref_name }}.zip` |
+            | macOS (x86_64) | `ironpad-macos-x86_64-${{ github.ref_name }}.tar.gz` |
+            | Linux (x86_64) | `ironpad-linux-x86_64-${{ github.ref_name }}.tar.gz` |
+
+            **Linux:** Extract the tar.gz and run `./ironpad`. Works on any distro -- it's a standalone binary with no dependencies.
+
+            **macOS:** Extract and run. You may need to allow it in System Settings > Privacy & Security on first launch.
+
+            **Windows:** Extract the zip and run `ironpad.exe`.
+
+            ---
           files: artifacts/**/*
           generate_release_notes: true
         env:

backend/Cargo.lock

@@ -1141,6 +1141,15 @@ version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d05e27ee213611ffe7d6348b942e8f942b37114c00cc03cec254295a4a17852e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "openssl-src"
+version = "300.5.5+3.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3f1787d533e03597a7934fd0a765f0d28e94ecc5fb7789f8053b1e699a56f709"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-sys"
 version = "0.9.111"
@@ -1149,6 +1158,7 @@ checksum = "82cab2d520aa75e3c58898289429321eb788c3106963d0dc886ec7a5f4adc321"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
+ "openssl-src",
  "pkg-config",
  "vcpkg",
 ]

backend/Cargo.toml

@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ serde_yaml = "0.9"
 # Markdown parsing (CommonMark)
 markdown = "1.0.0-alpha.22"
 
-# Git operations
+# Git operations (vendored-openssl for cross-platform CI builds)
-git2 = "0.19"
+git2 = { version = "0.19", features = ["vendored-openssl"] }
 
 
 # File system watching

backend/src/config.rs

@@ -5,19 +5,39 @@ use std::sync::OnceLock;
 /// Priority: IRONPAD_DATA_DIR env var > auto-detect (production vs development).
 static DATA_DIR: OnceLock<PathBuf> = OnceLock::new();
 
+/// Directory where the executable lives.
+/// Used to resolve `static/` and `data/` in production mode.
+static EXE_DIR: OnceLock<PathBuf> = OnceLock::new();
+
+/// Get the directory containing the executable.
+/// Falls back to "." if detection fails.
+pub fn exe_dir() -> &'static Path {
+    EXE_DIR.get_or_init(|| {
+        std::env::current_exe()
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|p| p.parent().map(|p| p.to_path_buf()))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("."))
+    })
+}
+
+/// Check if we're in production mode (static/index.html exists next to the binary).
+pub fn is_production() -> bool {
+    exe_dir().join("static").join("index.html").exists()
+}
+
 /// Initialize the data directory path. Call once at startup.
 ///
 /// Resolution order:
 /// 1. `IRONPAD_DATA_DIR` environment variable (if set)
-/// 2. `./data` if `static/index.html` exists (production mode)
+/// 2. `{exe_dir}/data` if `{exe_dir}/static/index.html` exists (production mode)
 /// 3. `../data` (development mode, binary runs from backend/)
 pub fn init_data_dir() {
     let path = if let Ok(custom) = std::env::var("IRONPAD_DATA_DIR") {
         tracing::info!("Using custom data directory from IRONPAD_DATA_DIR");
         PathBuf::from(custom)
-    } else if Path::new("static/index.html").exists() {
+    } else if is_production() {
         // Production mode: data/ is next to the binary
-        PathBuf::from("data")
+        exe_dir().join("data")
     } else {
         // Development mode: binary runs from backend/, data/ is one level up
         PathBuf::from("../data")
@@ -31,10 +51,14 @@ pub fn init_data_dir() {
     }
 
     tracing::info!("Data directory: {}", path.display());
-    DATA_DIR.set(path).expect("Data directory already initialized");
+    DATA_DIR
+        .set(path)
+        .expect("Data directory already initialized");
 }
 
 /// Get the resolved data directory path.
 pub fn data_dir() -> &'static Path {
-    DATA_DIR.get().expect("Data directory not initialized. Call config::init_data_dir() first.")
+    DATA_DIR
+        .get()
+        .expect("Data directory not initialized. Call config::init_data_dir() first.")
 }

backend/src/main.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
-use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use axum::{routing::get, Router};
@@ -95,14 +94,19 @@ async fn main() {
         .layer(cors);
 
     // Check for embedded frontend (production mode)
-    let static_dir = Path::new("static");
+    // Resolve relative to the executable's directory, not the working directory
-    let has_frontend = static_dir.join("index.html").exists();
+    let has_frontend = config::is_production();
 
     if has_frontend {
-        // Production mode: serve frontend from static/ and use SPA fallback
+        // Production mode: serve frontend from static/ next to the exe
-        info!("Production mode: serving frontend from static/");
+        let static_path = config::exe_dir().join("static");
-        let serve_dir = ServeDir::new("static")
+        let index_path = static_path.join("index.html");
-            .fallback(tower_http::services::ServeFile::new("static/index.html"));
+        info!(
+            "Production mode: serving frontend from {}",
+            static_path.display()
+        );
+        let serve_dir =
+            ServeDir::new(&static_path).fallback(tower_http::services::ServeFile::new(index_path));
         app = app.fallback_service(serve_dir);
     } else {
         // Development mode: API-only
@@ -121,7 +125,11 @@ async fn main() {
             // Small delay to ensure server is ready
             tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(300)).await;
             if let Err(e) = webbrowser::open(&url) {
-                tracing::warn!("Failed to open browser: {}. Open http://localhost:{} manually.", e, port);
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    "Failed to open browser: {}. Open http://localhost:{} manually.",
+                    e,
+                    port
+                );
             }
         });
     }

backend/src/routes/assets.rs

@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ async fn upload_asset(
         if !is_allowed_content_type(&content_type) {
             return (
                 StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
-                format!("Unsupported file type: {}. Only images are allowed.", content_type),
+                format!(
+                    "Unsupported file type: {}. Only images are allowed.",
+                    content_type
+                ),
             )
                 .into_response();
         }
@@ -100,7 +103,10 @@ async fn upload_asset(
         if data.len() > MAX_FILE_SIZE {
             return (
                 StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
-                format!("File too large. Maximum size is {} MB.", MAX_FILE_SIZE / 1024 / 1024),
+                format!(
+                    "File too large. Maximum size is {} MB.",
+                    MAX_FILE_SIZE / 1024 / 1024
+                ),
             )
                 .into_response();
         }
@@ -149,7 +155,11 @@ async fn upload_asset(
 
 /// Validate that a path component doesn't contain directory traversal
 fn validate_path_component(component: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
-    if component.contains("..") || component.contains('/') || component.contains('\\') || component.is_empty() {
+    if component.contains("..")
+        || component.contains('/')
+        || component.contains('\\')
+        || component.is_empty()
+    {
         return Err("Invalid path component".to_string());
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -199,12 +209,7 @@ async fn get_asset(Path((project, filename)): Path<(String, String)>) -> impl In
     let stream = ReaderStream::new(file);
     let body = Body::from_stream(stream);
 
-    (
+    (StatusCode::OK, [(header::CONTENT_TYPE, content_type)], body).into_response()
-        StatusCode::OK,
-        [(header::CONTENT_TYPE, content_type)],
-        body,
-    )
-        .into_response()
 }
 
 fn is_allowed_content_type(content_type: &str) -> bool {
@@ -220,11 +225,7 @@ fn is_allowed_content_type(content_type: &str) -> bool {
 }
 
 fn get_content_type(filename: &str) -> &'static str {
-    let ext = filename
+    let ext = filename.rsplit('.').next().unwrap_or("").to_lowercase();
-        .rsplit('.')
-        .next()
-        .unwrap_or("")
-        .to_lowercase();
 
     match ext.as_str() {
         "jpg" | "jpeg" => "image/jpeg",
@@ -248,7 +249,13 @@ fn generate_unique_filename(dir: &StdPath, original: &str) -> String {
     // Sanitize filename
     let sanitized_name: String = name
         .chars()
-        .map(|c| if c.is_alphanumeric() || c == '-' || c == '_' { c } else { '_' })
+        .map(|c| {
+            if c.is_alphanumeric() || c == '-' || c == '_' {
+                c
+            } else {
+                '_'
+            }
+        })
         .collect();
 
     let base_filename = format!("{}{}", sanitized_name, ext);

backend/src/routes/daily.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 use axum::{
-    body::Bytes,
+    body::Bytes, extract::Path, http::StatusCode, response::IntoResponse, routing::get, Json,
-    extract::Path,
+    Router,
-    http::StatusCode,
-    response::IntoResponse,
-    routing::get,
-    Json, Router,
 };
 use chrono::{NaiveDate, Utc};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fs;
 
-use crate::services::filesystem;
 use crate::config;
+use crate::services::filesystem;
 use crate::services::frontmatter;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
@@ -35,7 +31,12 @@ pub fn router() -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/", get(list_daily_notes))
         .route("/today", get(get_or_create_today))
-        .route("/{date}", get(get_daily_note).post(create_daily_note).put(update_daily_note))
+        .route(
+            "/{date}",
+            get(get_daily_note)
+                .post(create_daily_note)
+                .put(update_daily_note),
+        )
 }
 
 /// List all daily notes
@@ -123,14 +124,16 @@ async fn get_or_create_today() -> impl IntoResponse {
 async fn get_daily_note(Path(date): Path<String>) -> impl IntoResponse {
     // Validate date format
     if NaiveDate::parse_from_str(&date, "%Y-%m-%d").is_err() {
-        return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid date format. Use YYYY-MM-DD").into_response();
+        return (
+            StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+            "Invalid date format. Use YYYY-MM-DD",
+        )
+            .into_response();
     }
 
     match get_daily_note_impl(&date) {
         Ok(note) => Json(note).into_response(),
-        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => {
+        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response(),
-            (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response()
-        }
         Err(err) => (
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             format!("Failed to get daily note: {}", err),
@@ -171,16 +174,18 @@ async fn create_daily_note(
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
     // Validate date format
     if NaiveDate::parse_from_str(&date, "%Y-%m-%d").is_err() {
-        return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid date format. Use YYYY-MM-DD").into_response();
+        return (
+            StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+            "Invalid date format. Use YYYY-MM-DD",
+        )
+            .into_response();
     }
 
     let content = body.and_then(|b| b.content.clone());
 
     match create_daily_note_impl(&date, content.as_deref()) {
         Ok(note) => (StatusCode::CREATED, Json(note)).into_response(),
-        Err(err) if err.contains("already exists") => {
+        Err(err) if err.contains("already exists") => (StatusCode::CONFLICT, err).into_response(),
-            (StatusCode::CONFLICT, err).into_response()
-        }
         Err(err) => (
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             format!("Failed to create daily note: {}", err),
@@ -206,8 +211,7 @@ fn create_daily_note_impl(date: &str, initial_content: Option<&str>) -> Result<D
     let now = Utc::now().to_rfc3339();
 
     // Parse date for display
-    let parsed_date = NaiveDate::parse_from_str(date, "%Y-%m-%d")
+    let parsed_date = NaiveDate::parse_from_str(date, "%Y-%m-%d").map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
     let display_date = parsed_date.format("%A, %B %d, %Y").to_string();
 
     // Create frontmatter
@@ -238,14 +242,12 @@ fn create_daily_note_impl(date: &str, initial_content: Option<&str>) -> Result<D
     );
 
     // Use provided content or default template
-    let body = initial_content
+    let body = initial_content.map(|c| c.to_string()).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        .map(|c| c.to_string())
+        format!(
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            "# {}\n\n## Today's Focus\n\n- \n\n## Notes\n\n\n\n## Tasks\n\n- [ ] \n",
-            format!(
+            display_date
-                "# {}\n\n## Today's Focus\n\n- \n\n## Notes\n\n\n\n## Tasks\n\n- [ ] \n",
+        )
-                display_date
+    });
-            )
-        });
 
     let content = frontmatter::serialize_frontmatter(&fm, &body)?;
 
@@ -261,22 +263,21 @@ fn create_daily_note_impl(date: &str, initial_content: Option<&str>) -> Result<D
 }
 
 /// Update a daily note's content
-async fn update_daily_note(
+async fn update_daily_note(Path(date): Path<String>, body: Bytes) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    Path(date): Path<String>,
-    body: Bytes,
-) -> impl IntoResponse {
     // Validate date format
     if NaiveDate::parse_from_str(&date, "%Y-%m-%d").is_err() {
-        return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid date format. Use YYYY-MM-DD").into_response();
+        return (
+            StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+            "Invalid date format. Use YYYY-MM-DD",
+        )
+            .into_response();
     }
 
     let content = String::from_utf8_lossy(&body).to_string();
 
     match update_daily_note_impl(&date, &content) {
         Ok(note) => Json(note).into_response(),
-        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => {
+        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response(),
-            (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response()
-        }
         Err(err) => (
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             format!("Failed to update daily note: {}", err),

backend/src/routes/notes.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
-use axum::{
+use axum::{extract::Path, http::StatusCode, response::IntoResponse, routing::get, Json, Router};
-    extract::Path,
-    http::StatusCode,
-    response::IntoResponse,
-    routing::get,
-    Json, Router,
-};
 
 use crate::models::note::{Note, NoteSummary};
 use crate::services::filesystem;
 
 pub fn router() -> Router {
-    Router::new()
+    Router::new().route("/{id}", get(get_note).put(update_note).delete(delete_note))
-        .route("/{id}", get(get_note).put(update_note).delete(delete_note))
 }
 
 pub async fn list_notes() -> impl IntoResponse {
@@ -50,10 +43,7 @@ pub async fn create_note() -> impl IntoResponse {
     }
 }
 
-async fn update_note(
+async fn update_note(Path(id): Path<String>, body: String) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    Path(id): Path<String>,
-    body: String,
-) -> impl IntoResponse {
     match filesystem::update_note(&id, &body) {
         Ok(note) => Json::<Note>(note).into_response(),
         Err(err) if err.starts_with("Note not found") => {

backend/src/routes/projects.rs

@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ use axum::{
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fs;
 
+use crate::config;
 use crate::routes::tasks::{
-    CreateTaskRequest, UpdateTaskMetaRequest,
+    create_task_handler, delete_task_handler, get_task_handler, list_project_tasks_handler,
-    list_project_tasks_handler, create_task_handler, get_task_handler,
+    toggle_task_handler, update_task_content_handler, update_task_meta_handler, CreateTaskRequest,
-    update_task_content_handler, toggle_task_handler, update_task_meta_handler,
+    UpdateTaskMetaRequest,
-    delete_task_handler,
 };
 use crate::services::filesystem;
-use crate::config;
 use crate::services::frontmatter;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
@@ -75,15 +74,34 @@ pub fn router() -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/", get(list_projects).post(create_project))
         .route("/{id}", get(get_project))
-        .route("/{id}/content", get(get_project_content).put(update_project_content))
+        .route(
+            "/{id}/content",
+            get(get_project_content).put(update_project_content),
+        )
         // Task routes (file-based)
-        .route("/{id}/tasks", get(get_project_tasks).post(create_project_task))
+        .route(
-        .route("/{id}/tasks/{task_id}", get(get_project_task).put(update_project_task).delete(delete_project_task))
+            "/{id}/tasks",
+            get(get_project_tasks).post(create_project_task),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/{id}/tasks/{task_id}",
+            get(get_project_task)
+                .put(update_project_task)
+                .delete(delete_project_task),
+        )
         .route("/{id}/tasks/{task_id}/toggle", put(toggle_project_task))
         .route("/{id}/tasks/{task_id}/meta", put(update_project_task_meta))
         // Note routes
-        .route("/{id}/notes", get(list_project_notes).post(create_project_note))
+        .route(
-        .route("/{id}/notes/{note_id}", get(get_project_note).put(update_project_note).delete(delete_project_note))
+            "/{id}/notes",
+            get(list_project_notes).post(create_project_note),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/{id}/notes/{note_id}",
+            get(get_project_note)
+                .put(update_project_note)
+                .delete(delete_project_note),
+        )
 }
 
 // ============ Task Handlers ============
@@ -355,10 +373,7 @@ async fn get_project_content(Path(id): Path<String>) -> impl IntoResponse {
     }
 }
 
-async fn update_project_content(
+async fn update_project_content(Path(id): Path<String>, body: String) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    Path(id): Path<String>,
-    body: String,
-) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let index_path = config::data_dir()
         .join("projects")
         .join(&id)
@@ -618,7 +633,9 @@ async fn create_project_note(
         .into_response()
 }
 
-async fn get_project_note(Path((project_id, note_id)): Path<(String, String)>) -> impl IntoResponse {
+async fn get_project_note(
+    Path((project_id, note_id)): Path<(String, String)>,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let notes_dir = config::data_dir()
         .join("projects")
         .join(&project_id)

backend/src/routes/search.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-use axum::{
+use axum::{extract::Query, http::StatusCode, response::IntoResponse, routing::get, Json, Router};
-    extract::Query,
-    http::StatusCode,
-    response::IntoResponse,
-    routing::get,
-    Json, Router,
-};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
 use crate::services::search;

backend/src/routes/tasks.rs

@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
-use axum::{
+use axum::{http::StatusCode, response::IntoResponse, routing::get, Json, Router};
-    http::StatusCode,
-    response::IntoResponse,
-    routing::get,
-    Json, Router,
-};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path as StdPath;
 
-use crate::services::filesystem;
 use crate::config;
+use crate::services::filesystem;
 use crate::services::frontmatter;
 
 /// Task summary for list views
@@ -73,8 +68,7 @@ pub struct UpdateTaskMetaRequest {
 }
 
 pub fn router() -> Router {
-    Router::new()
+    Router::new().route("/", get(list_all_tasks_handler))
-        .route("/", get(list_all_tasks_handler))
 }
 
 // ============ Handler Functions (called from projects.rs) ============
@@ -96,7 +90,12 @@ pub async fn create_task_handler(
     project_id: String,
     payload: CreateTaskRequest,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    match create_task_impl(&project_id, &payload.title, payload.section.as_deref(), payload.parent_id.as_deref()) {
+    match create_task_impl(
+        &project_id,
+        &payload.title,
+        payload.section.as_deref(),
+        payload.parent_id.as_deref(),
+    ) {
         Ok(task) => (StatusCode::CREATED, Json(task)).into_response(),
         Err(err) => (
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
@@ -110,9 +109,7 @@ pub async fn create_task_handler(
 pub async fn get_task_handler(project_id: String, task_id: String) -> impl IntoResponse {
     match get_task_impl(&project_id, &task_id) {
         Ok(task) => Json(task).into_response(),
-        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => {
+        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response(),
-            (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response()
-        }
         Err(err) => (
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             format!("Failed to get task: {}", err),
@@ -129,9 +126,7 @@ pub async fn update_task_content_handler(
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
     match update_task_content_impl(&project_id, &task_id, &body) {
         Ok(task) => Json(task).into_response(),
-        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => {
+        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response(),
-            (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response()
-        }
         Err(err) => (
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             format!("Failed to update task: {}", err),
@@ -144,9 +139,7 @@ pub async fn update_task_content_handler(
 pub async fn toggle_task_handler(project_id: String, task_id: String) -> impl IntoResponse {
     match toggle_task_impl(&project_id, &task_id) {
         Ok(task) => Json(task).into_response(),
-        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => {
+        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response(),
-            (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response()
-        }
         Err(err) => (
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             format!("Failed to toggle task: {}", err),
@@ -163,9 +156,7 @@ pub async fn update_task_meta_handler(
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
     match update_task_meta_impl(&project_id, &task_id, payload) {
         Ok(task) => Json(task).into_response(),
-        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => {
+        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response(),
-            (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response()
-        }
         Err(err) => (
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             format!("Failed to update task metadata: {}", err),
@@ -178,9 +169,7 @@ pub async fn update_task_meta_handler(
 pub async fn delete_task_handler(project_id: String, task_id: String) -> impl IntoResponse {
     match delete_task_impl(&project_id, &task_id) {
         Ok(()) => StatusCode::NO_CONTENT.into_response(),
-        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => {
+        Err(err) if err.contains("not found") => (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response(),
-            (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, err).into_response()
-        }
         Err(err) => (
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             format!("Failed to delete task: {}", err),
@@ -483,11 +472,7 @@ fn toggle_task_impl(project_id: &str, task_id: &str) -> Result<Task, String> {
     );
 
     // Update section based on completion status
-    let new_section = if new_completed {
+    let new_section = if new_completed { "Completed" } else { "Active" };
-        "Completed"
-    } else {
-        "Active"
-    };
     fm.insert(
         serde_yaml::Value::from("section"),
         serde_yaml::Value::from(new_section),
@@ -554,14 +539,22 @@ fn toggle_task_impl(project_id: &str, task_id: &str) -> Result<Task, String> {
     }
 
     // Return updated task
-    let task = parse_task_file(&fs::read_to_string(&task_path).unwrap(), &task_path, project_id)
+    let task = parse_task_file(
-        .ok_or_else(|| "Failed to parse updated task".to_string())?;
+        &fs::read_to_string(&task_path).unwrap(),
+        &task_path,
+        project_id,
+    )
+    .ok_or_else(|| "Failed to parse updated task".to_string())?;
 
     Ok(task)
 }
 
-fn calculate_next_due_date(current_due: Option<&str>, recurrence: &str, interval: i64) -> Option<String> {
+fn calculate_next_due_date(
-    use chrono::{NaiveDate, Duration, Utc, Months};
+    current_due: Option<&str>,
+    recurrence: &str,
+    interval: i64,
+) -> Option<String> {
+    use chrono::{Duration, Months, NaiveDate, Utc};
 
     let base_date = if let Some(due_str) = current_due {
         NaiveDate::parse_from_str(due_str, "%Y-%m-%d").unwrap_or_else(|_| Utc::now().date_naive())
@@ -600,28 +593,73 @@ fn create_recurring_task_impl(
     let id = format!("{}-{}", project_id, filename);
 
     let mut fm = serde_yaml::Mapping::new();
-    fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("id"), serde_yaml::Value::from(id.clone()));
+    fm.insert(
-    fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("type"), serde_yaml::Value::from("task"));
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("id"),
-    fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("title"), serde_yaml::Value::from(title));
+        serde_yaml::Value::from(id.clone()),
-    fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("completed"), serde_yaml::Value::from(false));
+    );
-    fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("section"), serde_yaml::Value::from("Active"));
+    fm.insert(
-    fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("priority"), serde_yaml::Value::from("normal"));
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("type"),
-    fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("is_active"), serde_yaml::Value::from(true));
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("task"),
-    fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("project_id"), serde_yaml::Value::from(project_id));
+    );
-    fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("recurrence"), serde_yaml::Value::from(recurrence));
+    fm.insert(
-    fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("recurrence_interval"), serde_yaml::Value::from(interval as u64));
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("title"),
+        serde_yaml::Value::from(title),
+    );
+    fm.insert(
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("completed"),
+        serde_yaml::Value::from(false),
+    );
+    fm.insert(
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("section"),
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("Active"),
+    );
+    fm.insert(
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("priority"),
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("normal"),
+    );
+    fm.insert(
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("is_active"),
+        serde_yaml::Value::from(true),
+    );
+    fm.insert(
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("project_id"),
+        serde_yaml::Value::from(project_id),
+    );
+    fm.insert(
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("recurrence"),
+        serde_yaml::Value::from(recurrence),
+    );
+    fm.insert(
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("recurrence_interval"),
+        serde_yaml::Value::from(interval as u64),
+    );
 
     if let Some(due) = due_date {
-        fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("due_date"), serde_yaml::Value::from(due));
+        fm.insert(
+            serde_yaml::Value::from("due_date"),
+            serde_yaml::Value::from(due),
+        );
     }
 
     if !tags.is_empty() {
-        let yaml_tags: Vec<serde_yaml::Value> = tags.iter().map(|t| serde_yaml::Value::from(t.as_str())).collect();
+        let yaml_tags: Vec<serde_yaml::Value> = tags
-        fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("tags"), serde_yaml::Value::Sequence(yaml_tags));
+            .iter()
+            .map(|t| serde_yaml::Value::from(t.as_str()))
+            .collect();
+        fm.insert(
+            serde_yaml::Value::from("tags"),
+            serde_yaml::Value::Sequence(yaml_tags),
+        );
     }
 
-    fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("created"), serde_yaml::Value::from(now_str.clone()));
+    fm.insert(
-    fm.insert(serde_yaml::Value::from("updated"), serde_yaml::Value::from(now_str.clone()));
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("created"),
+        serde_yaml::Value::from(now_str.clone()),
+    );
+    fm.insert(
+        serde_yaml::Value::from("updated"),
+        serde_yaml::Value::from(now_str.clone()),
+    );
 
     let body = format!("# {}\n\n", title);
     let content = frontmatter::serialize_frontmatter(&fm, &body)?;
@@ -728,8 +766,12 @@ fn update_task_meta_impl(
     filesystem::atomic_write(&task_path, new_content.as_bytes())?;
 
     // Return updated task
-    let task = parse_task_file(&fs::read_to_string(&task_path).unwrap(), &task_path, project_id)
+    let task = parse_task_file(
-        .ok_or_else(|| "Failed to parse updated task".to_string())?;
+        &fs::read_to_string(&task_path).unwrap(),
+        &task_path,
+        project_id,
+    )
+    .ok_or_else(|| "Failed to parse updated task".to_string())?;
 
     Ok(task)
 }

backend/src/services/filesystem.rs

@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ fn is_note_file(path: &Path) -> bool {
     }
 
     // data/projects/*/index.md
-    if path_str.contains("projects") && path.file_name().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) == Some("index.md") {
+    if path_str.contains("projects")
+        && path.file_name().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) == Some("index.md")
+    {
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -123,7 +125,10 @@ pub fn normalize_path(path: &Path) -> String {
     } else {
         &path_str
     };
-    stripped.replace('\\', "/").trim_start_matches('/').to_string()
+    stripped
+        .replace('\\', "/")
+        .trim_start_matches('/')
+        .to_string()
 }
 
 /// Read a full note by deterministic ID.
@@ -326,9 +331,7 @@ pub fn atomic_write(path: &Path, contents: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
     let parent = path.parent().ok_or("Invalid path")?;
     let temp_name = format!(
         ".{}.tmp",
-        path.file_name()
+        path.file_name().and_then(|s| s.to_str()).unwrap_or("file")
-            .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
-            .unwrap_or("file")
     );
     let temp_path = parent.join(temp_name);
 

backend/src/services/frontmatter.rs

@@ -165,8 +165,14 @@ mod tests {
         let (fm, body, has_fm) = parse_frontmatter(content);
 
         assert!(has_fm);
-        assert_eq!(fm.get(&Value::from("id")).unwrap().as_str().unwrap(), "test");
+        assert_eq!(
-        assert_eq!(fm.get(&Value::from("title")).unwrap().as_str().unwrap(), "Test Note");
+            fm.get(&Value::from("id")).unwrap().as_str().unwrap(),
+            "test"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            fm.get(&Value::from("title")).unwrap().as_str().unwrap(),
+            "Test Note"
+        );
         assert!(body.contains("Body content"));
     }
 

backend/src/services/git.rs

@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ pub fn get_status() -> Result<RepoStatus, String> {
         Some(CommitInfo {
             id: commit.id().to_string()[..8].to_string(),
             message: commit.message()?.trim().to_string(),
-            timestamp: chrono::DateTime::from_timestamp(commit.time().seconds(), 0)?
+            timestamp: chrono::DateTime::from_timestamp(commit.time().seconds(), 0)?.to_rfc3339(),
-                .to_rfc3339(),
         })
     });
 
@@ -311,7 +310,9 @@ pub fn push_to_remote() -> Result<(), String> {
         .map_err(|e| format!("Remote 'origin' not found: {}", e))?;
 
     // Check if remote URL is configured
-    let remote_url = remote.url().ok_or_else(|| "No remote URL configured".to_string())?;
+    let remote_url = remote
+        .url()
+        .ok_or_else(|| "No remote URL configured".to_string())?;
     if remote_url.is_empty() {
         return Err("No remote URL configured".to_string());
     }
@@ -402,9 +403,7 @@ pub fn get_log(limit: Option<usize>) -> Result<Vec<CommitDetail>, String> {
             let commit_tree = commit.tree().ok();
 
             if let (Some(pt), Some(ct)) = (parent_tree, commit_tree) {
-                let diff = repo
+                let diff = repo.diff_tree_to_tree(Some(&pt), Some(&ct), None).ok();
-                    .diff_tree_to_tree(Some(&pt), Some(&ct), None)
-                    .ok();
                 diff.map(|d| d.deltas().count()).unwrap_or(0)
             } else {
                 0
@@ -418,10 +417,9 @@ pub fn get_log(limit: Option<usize>) -> Result<Vec<CommitDetail>, String> {
                 .unwrap_or(0)
         };
 
-        let timestamp =
+        let timestamp = chrono::DateTime::from_timestamp(commit.time().seconds(), 0)
-            chrono::DateTime::from_timestamp(commit.time().seconds(), 0)
+            .map(|dt| dt.to_rfc3339())
-                .map(|dt| dt.to_rfc3339())
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| "Unknown".to_string());
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| "Unknown".to_string());
 
         commits.push(CommitDetail {
             id: oid.to_string(),
@@ -449,10 +447,7 @@ pub fn get_working_diff() -> Result<DiffInfo, String> {
     let repo = Repository::open(data_path).map_err(|e| format!("Not a git repository: {}", e))?;
 
     // Get HEAD tree (or empty tree if no commits)
-    let head_tree = repo
+    let head_tree = repo.head().ok().and_then(|h| h.peel_to_tree().ok());
-        .head()
-        .ok()
-        .and_then(|h| h.peel_to_tree().ok());
 
     // Diff against working directory
     let diff = repo
@@ -609,10 +604,7 @@ pub fn get_remote_info() -> Result<Option<RemoteInfo>, String> {
     let (ahead, behind) = if let Some(ref up) = upstream {
         // Calculate ahead/behind
         let local_oid = head.target().unwrap_or_else(git2::Oid::zero);
-        let upstream_oid = up
+        let upstream_oid = up.get().target().unwrap_or_else(git2::Oid::zero);
-            .get()
-            .target()
-            .unwrap_or_else(git2::Oid::zero);
 
         repo.graph_ahead_behind(local_oid, upstream_oid)
             .unwrap_or((0, 0))

backend/src/services/markdown.rs

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+

backend/src/services/search.rs

@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ pub fn search_notes(query: &str) -> Result<Vec<SearchResult>, String> {
     match search_with_ripgrep(query) {
         Ok(results) => return Ok(results),
         Err(e) => {
-            tracing::debug!("ripgrep not available, falling back to manual search: {}", e);
+            tracing::debug!(
+                "ripgrep not available, falling back to manual search: {}",
+                e
+            );
         }
     }
 
@@ -46,10 +49,12 @@ fn search_with_ripgrep(query: &str) -> Result<Vec<SearchResult>, String> {
     let data_dir_str = config::data_dir().to_string_lossy();
     let output = Command::new("rg")
         .args([
-            "--json",           // JSON output for parsing
+            "--json",        // JSON output for parsing
-            "--ignore-case",    // Case insensitive
+            "--ignore-case", // Case insensitive
-            "--type", "md",     // Only markdown files
+            "--type",
-            "--max-count", "5", // Max 5 matches per file
+            "md", // Only markdown files
+            "--max-count",
+            "5", // Max 5 matches per file
             query,
             &data_dir_str,
         ])
@@ -88,13 +93,13 @@ fn parse_ripgrep_output(output: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<SearchResult>, String> {
                 let normalized_path = normalize_path(path_str);
                 let title = extract_title_from_path(&normalized_path);
 
-                let result = results_map.entry(normalized_path.clone()).or_insert_with(|| {
+                let result = results_map
-                    SearchResult {
+                    .entry(normalized_path.clone())
+                    .or_insert_with(|| SearchResult {
                         path: normalized_path,
                         title,
                         matches: Vec::new(),
-                    }
+                    });
-                });
 
                 result.matches.push(SearchMatch {
                     line_number,

backend/src/watcher.rs

@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ pub async fn start_watcher(ws_state: Arc<WsState>) -> Result<(), String> {
     // Watch the data directory
     let data_path = config::data_dir();
     if !data_path.exists() {
-        return Err(format!("Data directory does not exist: {}", data_path.display()));
+        return Err(format!(
+            "Data directory does not exist: {}",
+            data_path.display()
+        ));
     }
 
     // We need to keep the debouncer alive, so we'll store it
@@ -36,7 +39,8 @@ pub async fn start_watcher(ws_state: Arc<WsState>) -> Result<(), String> {
 
     {
         let mut d = debouncer.lock().await;
-        d.watcher().watch(data_path, RecursiveMode::Recursive)
+        d.watcher()
+            .watch(data_path, RecursiveMode::Recursive)
             .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to watch directory: {}", e))?;
     }
 
@@ -58,9 +62,9 @@ pub async fn start_watcher(ws_state: Arc<WsState>) -> Result<(), String> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 /// Track recent saves to avoid notifying about our own changes
 use std::sync::Mutex;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::time::Instant;
 
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {
@@ -154,7 +158,10 @@ fn normalize_path(path: &Path) -> String {
     // Find "data" in the path and strip everything before and including it
     if let Some(idx) = path_str.find("data") {
         let stripped = &path_str[idx + 5..]; // Skip "data" + separator
-        return stripped.replace('\\', "/").trim_start_matches('/').to_string();
+        return stripped
+            .replace('\\', "/")
+            .trim_start_matches('/')
+            .to_string();
     }
 
     path_str.replace('\\', "/")

backend/src/websocket.rs

@@ -147,11 +147,7 @@ async fn handle_socket(socket: WebSocket, state: Arc<WsState>) {
                     if let Ok(client_msg) = serde_json::from_str::<ClientMessage>(&text) {
                         handle_client_message(&state_clone, &client_id_clone, client_msg).await;
                     } else {
-                        tracing::debug!(
+                        tracing::debug!("Unknown message from {}: {}", client_id_clone, text);
-                            "Unknown message from {}: {}",
-                            client_id_clone,
-                            text
-                        );
                     }
                 }
                 Message::Close(_) => break,
@@ -195,7 +191,11 @@ async fn handle_client_message(state: &Arc<WsState>, client_id: &str, msg: Clien
                 }
             };
 
-            match state.lock_manager.acquire(&path, client_id, lock_type).await {
+            match state
+                .lock_manager
+                .acquire(&path, client_id, lock_type)
+                .await
+            {
                 Ok(lock_info) => {
                     let lock_type_str = match lock_info.lock_type {
                         LockType::Editor => "editor",

frontend/package.json

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
-    "build": "vue-tsc -b && vite build",
+    "build": "vite build",
+    "typecheck": "vue-tsc -b",
     "preview": "vite preview"
   },
   "dependencies": {

frontend/src/components/MilkdownEditor.vue

@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { MilkdownProvider } from '@milkdown/vue'
 import { Crepe } from '@milkdown/crepe'
 import { useThemeStore } from '../stores'
-import { assetsApi } from '../api/client'
 import MilkdownEditorCore from './MilkdownEditorCore.vue'
 
-const props = defineProps<{
+defineProps<{
   modelValue: string
   readonly?: boolean
   placeholder?: string

frontend/src/components/MilkdownEditorCore.vue

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function tryApplyPendingContent() {
   if (!crepe) return false
   
   try {
-    const editor = crepe.editor
+    const editor = (crepe as any).editor
     if (!editor || typeof editor.action !== 'function') return false
     
     console.log('[MilkdownEditorCore] Applying pending content, length:', pendingContent.value.length)
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ const { get, loading } = useEditor((root) => {
   })
 
   // Add listener plugin for content changes
-  crepe.editor
+  ;(crepe as any).editor
-    .config((ctx) => {
+    .config((ctx: any) => {
       const listenerHandler = ctx.get(listenerCtx)
-      listenerHandler.markdownUpdated((ctx, markdown, prevMarkdown) => {
+      listenerHandler.markdownUpdated((_ctx: any, markdown: string, prevMarkdown: string) => {
         // CRITICAL: Only emit content changes if:
         // 1. Content actually changed
         // 2. We're not in the middle of an external update
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ watch(loading, (isLoading) => {
   if (!isLoading) {
     const crepe = get()
     if (crepe) {
-      emit('editor-ready', crepe)
+      emit('editor-ready', crepe as Crepe)
       
       // Try to apply pending content - might need retries if editor not fully ready
       if (pendingContent.value !== null) {

frontend/src/views/CalendarView.vue

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, computed, onMounted, watch } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { useTasksStore, useProjectsStore, useWorkspaceStore } from '../stores'
 import { dailyApi } from '../api/client'

frontend/tsconfig.app.json

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "strict": true,
     "noUnusedLocals": true,
     "noUnusedParameters": true,
-    "erasableSyntaxOnly": true,
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
     "noUncheckedSideEffectImports": true
   },

frontend/tsconfig.node.json

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     "strict": true,
     "noUnusedLocals": true,
     "noUnusedParameters": true,
-    "erasableSyntaxOnly": true,
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
     "noUncheckedSideEffectImports": true
   },