- Add comprehensive projects feature documentation (docs/projects-feature.md) - Add testing guide and checklist (test_projects_feature.js) - Update .gitignore to exclude database files - Include Task 13 completion summary Documentation covers: - Feature overview and key capabilities - Project creation (manual and smart suggestions) - Session assignment (automatic and manual) - Project management (edit, delete, restore) - Complete API reference - Smart suggestions explanation - Troubleshooting and FAQ Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Projects Feature Documentation
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## Feature Overview
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The Projects feature provides a powerful way to organize your Obsidian web sessions into logical groupings. Each session can belong to one project, allowing you to:
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- Group related sessions together (e.g., by client, topic, or time period)
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- Track sessions per project
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- View project progress and statistics
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- Maintain a clean, organized workspace with automatic session assignment
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### Key Features
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- **Automatic Session Assignment**: Sessions are automatically assigned to active projects when created
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- **Smart Suggestions**: AI-powered suggestions for project names based on your workspace
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- **Flexible Organization**: Move sessions between projects, create standalone sessions
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- **Soft Delete**: Deleted projects go to the recycle bin for easy restoration
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- **Project Insights**: View session counts and per-project statistics
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## Creating Projects
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### Via the Projects Page
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1. Navigate to `/projects` in your browser
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2. Click the **"New Project"** button in the top-right
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3. In the dialog:
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- **Project Name**: Enter a descriptive name (required)
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- **Description**: Add an optional description
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- **Color**: Choose a color for visual identification
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- **Active Status**: Toggle whether the project should accept new sessions
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4. Click **"Create Project"**
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### Via Smart Suggestions
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1. Navigate to `/projects`
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2. Click the **"Suggestions"** button (✨)
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3. Review AI-generated project name suggestions based on your workspace content
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4. Click **"Use"** next to any suggestion to quickly create a project with that name
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### Best Practices
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- Use descriptive names that reflect the project's purpose
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- Set projects to **inactive** when you're no longer actively working on them
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- Use colors to visually distinguish between different types of projects
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- Add descriptions to provide context for future reference
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## Assigning Sessions to Projects
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### Automatic Assignment
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When you create a new session while an active project exists:
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1. The session is **automatically assigned** to one of your active projects
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2. Assignment follows these priority rules:
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- **User-selected project** (if you manually selected one)
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- **Most recently created active project**
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- **Oldest active project**
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3. You'll see the project name displayed on the session card
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### Manual Assignment via Context Menu
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To move a session to a different project:
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1. **Right-click** (or long-press on mobile) on any session card
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2. Select **"Move to Project"** from the context menu
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3. Choose the destination project from the dropdown
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4. Click **"Move"** to confirm
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The session will be removed from its current project and assigned to the new one.
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### Creating Standalone Sessions
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To create a session without assigning it to any project:
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1. **Deactivate all projects** before creating the session
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2. Or **move the session** out of its current project (using "Move to Project" → "No Project")
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## Managing Projects
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### Viewing Projects
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Navigate to `/projects` to see:
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- **All Projects**: Grid view of all your projects
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- **Project Cards**: Each card shows:
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- Project name and color
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- Description
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- Number of sessions
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- Status badge (Active/Inactive)
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- Action buttons (Edit, Delete)
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- **Recycle Bin**: View soft-deleted projects that can be restored
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### Editing Projects
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1. Navigate to `/projects`
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2. Click the **"Edit"** button on the project card
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3. Modify the project details:
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- Name
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- Description
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- Color
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- Active status
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4. Click **"Save Changes"**
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### Deleting Projects
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1. Navigate to `/projects`
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2. Click the **"Delete"** button on the project card
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3. Confirm the deletion
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**What happens when you delete a project:**
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- The project is **soft-deleted** (moved to recycle bin)
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- All sessions become **unassigned** (no project)
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- The project can be **restored** from the recycle bin within 30 days
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- After 30 days, soft-deleted projects are permanently removed
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### Restoring Projects
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1. Navigate to `/projects`
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2. Click the **"Recycle Bin"** button
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3. Find the project you want to restore
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4. Click **"Restore"**
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5. The project is restored with all its original settings
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**Note**: Sessions are NOT automatically reassigned when restoring a project. You'll need to manually move sessions back if desired.
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### Permanently Deleting Projects
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To immediately and permanently delete a project:
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1. Navigate to `/projects`
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2. Click the **"Recycle Bin"** button
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3. Find the project
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4. Click **"Delete Permanently"**
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**Warning**: This action cannot be undone!
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---
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## API Reference
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### Projects API
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#### List All Projects
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```
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GET /api/projects
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```
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**Response:**
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```json
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{
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"success": true,
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"projects": [
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{
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"id": "uuid",
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"name": "Project Name",
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"description": "Optional description",
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"color": "#3b82f6",
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"is_active": true,
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"created_at": "2025-01-19T10:00:00Z",
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"updated_at": "2025-01-19T10:00:00Z",
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"session_count": 5
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}
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]
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}
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```
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#### Create Project
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```
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POST /api/projects
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Content-Type: application/json
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{
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"name": "Project Name",
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"description": "Optional description",
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"color": "#3b82f6",
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"is_active": true
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}
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```
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**Response:**
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```json
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{
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"success": true,
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"project": {
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"id": "uuid",
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"name": "Project Name",
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"description": "Optional description",
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"color": "#3b82f6",
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"is_active": true,
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"created_at": "2025-01-19T10:00:00Z",
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"updated_at": "2025-01-19T10:00:00Z",
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"session_count": 0
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}
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}
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```
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#### Get Project Details
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```
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GET /api/projects/:id
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**Response:**
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```json
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{
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"success": true,
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"project": {
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"id": "uuid",
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"name": "Project Name",
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"description": "Optional description",
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"color": "#3b82f6",
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"is_active": true,
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"created_at": "2025-01-19T10:00:00Z",
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"updated_at": "2025-01-19T10:00:00Z",
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"session_count": 5,
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"sessions": [
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{
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"id": "uuid",
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"name": "Session Name",
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"created_at": "2025-01-19T10:00:00Z"
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}
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]
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}
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}
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```
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#### Update Project
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```
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PATCH /api/projects/:id
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Content-Type: application/json
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"name": "Updated Name",
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"description": "Updated description",
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"color": "#ef4444",
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"is_active": false
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}
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```
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**Response:**
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```json
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{
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"success": true,
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"project": {
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"id": "uuid",
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"name": "Updated Name",
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"description": "Updated description",
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"color": "#ef4444",
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"is_active": false,
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"created_at": "2025-01-19T10:00:00Z",
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"updated_at": "2025-01-19T11:00:00Z",
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"session_count": 5
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}
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}
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```
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#### Delete Project (Soft Delete)
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```
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DELETE /api/projects/:id
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**Response:**
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```json
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{
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"success": true,
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"message": "Project moved to recycle bin"
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}
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```
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#### Restore Project
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```
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POST /api/projects/:id/restore
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```
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**Response:**
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```json
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{
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"success": true,
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"project": {
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"id": "uuid",
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"name": "Project Name",
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"description": "Optional description",
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"color": "#3b82f6",
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"is_active": true,
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"created_at": "2025-01-19T10:00:00Z",
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"updated_at": "2025-01-19T11:00:00Z",
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"session_count": 0
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}
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}
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```
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#### Permanently Delete Project
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```
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DELETE /api/projects/:id/permanent
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```
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**Response:**
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```json
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{
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"success": true,
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"message": "Project permanently deleted"
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}
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```
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### Sessions API (Project-Related)
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#### Move Session to Project
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```
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PATCH /api/sessions/:sessionId/project
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Content-Type: application/json
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{
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"project_id": "uuid" // or null for "no project"
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}
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```
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**Response:**
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```json
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{
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"success": true,
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"session": {
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"id": "uuid",
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"name": "Session Name",
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"project_id": "uuid",
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"project_name": "Project Name"
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}
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}
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```
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#### Get Project Suggestions
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```
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GET /api/projects/suggestions
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```
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**Response:**
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```json
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{
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"success": true,
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"suggestions": [
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"Client Work",
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"Research",
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"Personal Notes"
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]
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}
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```
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## Smart Suggestions
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The Smart Suggestions feature uses AI to analyze your workspace and suggest relevant project names. This helps you quickly create projects that match your workflow.
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### How It Works
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1. **Content Analysis**: The system scans your session names, content, and existing projects
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2. **Pattern Recognition**: Identifies common themes, topics, and categories
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3. **AI Generation**: Uses language models to generate relevant project name suggestions
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4. **Smart Filtering**: Excludes names already in use and generic terms
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### Using Suggestions
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1. Navigate to `/projects`
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2. Click the **"Suggestions"** button (✨ icon)
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3. Browse the list of suggested project names
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4. Click **"Use"** next to any suggestion to create a project with that name
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5. The new project is created immediately with default settings
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### Suggestion Types
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- **Topic-Based**: E.g., "Research Notes", "Meeting Minutes"
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- **Client-Based**: E.g., "Client: Acme Corp", "Project: Website Redesign"
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- **Time-Based**: E.g., "Q1 Planning", "Monthly Review"
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- **Workflow-Based**: E.g., "Drafts", "In Progress", "Completed"
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### Customizing Suggestions
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After creating a project from a suggestion:
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1. Click **"Edit"** on the project card
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2. Modify the name, description, color, or status
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3. Click **"Save Changes"**
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## Tips and Best Practices
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### Organization Strategies
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1. **By Client**: Create projects for each client or customer
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2. **By Topic**: Group sessions by subject area (e.g., Research, Ideas, Tasks)
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3. **By Time**: Use projects for time-based organization (e.g., Q1 2025, January)
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4. **By Status**: Create workflow projects (Drafts, In Progress, Review, Done)
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### Active vs. Inactive Projects
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- **Keep active projects minimal**: Only mark projects as active when you're currently working on them
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- **Use inactive for archival**: Mark completed projects as inactive to reduce clutter
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- **Automatic assignment**: Only active projects are considered for automatic session assignment
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### Color Coding
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- **Red/Urgent**: High-priority or deadline-driven projects
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- **Blue/Standard**: Regular ongoing work
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- **Green/Completed**: Finished or reference projects
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- **Yellow/Planning**: Projects in planning or ideation phase
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### Session Management
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- **Review assignments regularly**: Check that sessions are assigned to the correct projects
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- **Use "No Project"**: Keep some sessions unassigned for flexibility
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- **Bulk organization**: Use the context menu to quickly move multiple sessions
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## Troubleshooting
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### Sessions Not Assigning Automatically
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**Problem**: New sessions aren't being assigned to projects
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**Solutions**:
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1. Check that you have at least one **active** project
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2. Verify the project wasn't just created (there may be a brief delay)
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3. Try manually assigning the session via the context menu
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### Can't Find Deleted Project
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**Problem**: Accidentally deleted a project and can't find it
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**Solution**:
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1. Navigate to `/projects`
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2. Click **"Recycle Bin"**
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3. Look for your project in the list
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4. Click **"Restore"** to recover it
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### Projects Not Showing on Landing Page
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**Problem**: Projects aren't visible on the main page
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**Solutions**:
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1. Verify you have created at least one project
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2. Check that projects aren't all soft-deleted
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3. Refresh the page to clear the cache
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### Suggestions Not Appearing
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**Problem**: No suggestions appear when clicking the Suggestions button
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**Solutions**:
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1. Ensure you have existing sessions or content in your workspace
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2. Wait a moment for the AI to analyze your workspace
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3. Try creating projects manually instead
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## FAQ
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**Q: Can a session belong to multiple projects?**
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A: No, each session can only belong to one project at a time. However, you can easily move sessions between projects using the context menu.
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**Q: What happens to sessions when I delete a project?**
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A: When you soft-delete a project, all its sessions become unassigned (no project). The sessions themselves are not deleted. When you restore the project, sessions remain unassigned and must be manually moved back if desired.
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**Q: How long are deleted projects kept?**
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A: Soft-deleted projects are kept in the recycle bin for 30 days before permanent deletion.
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**Q: Can I permanently delete a project immediately?**
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A: Yes, use the "Delete Permanently" button in the recycle bin. This action cannot be undone.
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**Q: How many projects can I create?**
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A: There's no hard limit on the number of projects you can create. Organize your workspace in whatever way works best for you.
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**Q: Do inactive projects appear in automatic assignment?**
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A: No, only active projects are considered when automatically assigning new sessions.
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**Q: Can I change a project's color after creation?**
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A: Yes, use the Edit button on the project card to modify the color at any time.
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---
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## Support
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For issues, questions, or feature requests related to the Projects feature, please refer to the main documentation or contact support.
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**Last Updated**: January 19, 2025
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**Version**: 1.0.0
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