# TaskPlanner

## What This Is

A personal web app for capturing tasks and thoughts with image attachments, accessible from any device. Replaces scattered paper notes and Samsung Notes by providing a single place to capture, organize, and find things — especially from laptop where Samsung Notes doesn't work.

## Core Value

Capture and find anything from any device — especially laptop. If cross-device capture with images doesn't work, nothing else matters.

## Requirements

### Validated

(None yet — ship to validate)

### Active

- [ ] Capture tasks and thoughts from any device via web browser
- [ ] Distinguish between tasks (actionable) and thoughts (reference)
- [ ] Attach images to entries (from file upload or camera)
- [ ] Organize entries with tags (emergent, not predefined categories)
- [ ] Find entries by tag, time, or search
- [ ] Add notes to existing entries
- [ ] Digitize paper notes by photographing and tagging them

### Out of Scope

- Mobile native app — web-first, browser works on all devices
- Real-time collaboration — personal tool, single user
- Offline mode — online-first for v1
- OCR/text extraction from images — manual tagging is fine for now
- Calendar integration — focus on capture and retrieval first

## Context

**Current pain:**
- Paper notes scattered, hard to find
- Samsung Notes works on phone/tablet but no web access for laptop
- Finding things means manually scanning through piles

**User profile:**
- Senior software engineer, DIY mindset
- Comfortable with self-hosting and container deployments

**Learning goals:**
- Vibe coding (AI-assisted development)
- Container deployments

This project solves a real problem while serving as a vehicle for learning new approaches.

## Constraints

- **Deployment**: Container-based — user wants to learn/practice container deployments
- **Platform**: Web app — must work in any modern browser
- **User**: Single user (personal tool) — no multi-tenancy needed for v1

## Key Decisions

| Decision | Rationale | Outcome |
|----------|-----------|---------|
| Web app over native | Works on all devices including laptop without app stores | — Pending |
| Tags over folders | Flexible organization, items can have multiple tags | — Pending |
| Images from day one | Core need is digitizing paper notes | — Pending |

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*Last updated: 2026-01-29 after initialization*
