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feat(status): add lifecycle category to StatusConfig
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
e4419b2
feat(status): category dropdown and lifecycle pill in status settings
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
b0e342f
fix(review): address status-lifecycle review findings
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
06e8bbe
refactor(status): three always-on categories (Not started / Started /…
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
8ad4bbb
feat(deps): per-endpoint start/finish blocked computation in Dependen…
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
731e8ee
feat(deps): thread per-endpoint blocked state onto TaskInfo
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
1babe39
test(deps): extend issue-1100 dependencyCache mock with per-endpoint …
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
32f0174
feat(dependencies): show per-endpoint blocked state on card surfaces
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
14b81dc
feat(dependencies): author reltype + lag from both sides of the edit …
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
f4426d1
feat(settings): add the advanced dependency types opt-in to Features
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
34049d0
feat(bases): reflect per-endpoint blocking in rendered views; documen…
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
acd7654
fix(review): harden dependency edge cases from the branch review
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
77ce058
fix(task-card): persist blocked-by / blocking expansion across re-ren…
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
41d2cb6
feat(dependencies): status-readiness guidance for advanced dependency…
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
98b5258
feat(task-card): break the blocking tooltip down by endpoint
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
9521789
feat(task-card): stack the blocking tooltip breakdown on its own lines
renatomen Jul 23, 2026
27a67bd
feat(i18n): add context-menu relationship-type labels for the depende…
renatomen Jul 24, 2026
5ca4e5e
feat(dependencies): choose the relationship type from the context-men…
renatomen Jul 24, 2026
d3eca2c
test: complete task-card expandedProjectsService mocks with blocking …
renatomen Jul 24, 2026
9e662d1
refactor(dependencies): move the reltype menu builder into the tested…
renatomen Jul 24, 2026
a56e566
test(dependencies): cover forward blocking-predecessor accessors and …
renatomen Jul 24, 2026
f8f7408
fix(task-card): stop re-expanding relationship sub-lists on every render
renatomen Jul 24, 2026
62a163c
refactor(task-card): drop now-unused blocked/blocking expansion persi…
renatomen Jul 24, 2026
a53b407
fix(bases): skip the data-update re-render when the data is unchanged
renatomen Jul 24, 2026
b01f018
feat(dependencies): report which start categories a status set is mis…
renatomen Jul 26, 2026
ead77ec
feat(settings): open a settings sub-tab from outside the settings view
renatomen Jul 26, 2026
06747a0
feat(dependencies): acknowledge missing start categories before enabling
renatomen Jul 26, 2026
12157de
feat(dependencies): gate enabling advanced types on acknowledgement
renatomen Jul 26, 2026
73c25e7
feat(dependencies): make the status readiness warning visible
renatomen Jul 26, 2026
cf196af
feat(dependencies): show start-category readiness where statuses are …
renatomen Jul 26, 2026
5e84ce9
refactor(dependencies): share the readiness vocabulary and keep both …
renatomen Jul 26, 2026
68cfe45
fix(dependencies): rebuild dependency state when a status is recatego…
renatomen Jul 26, 2026
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fix(dependencies): state the consequence that matches the missing cat…
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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion docs/features/task-management.md
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Expand Up@@ -153,7 +153,11 @@ Whenever a dependency is added, TaskNotes updates the upstream note’s `blockin
- The task context menu provides the same selector, enabling dependency management directly from the Task List, Kanban, and calendar views.
- Task cards show a fork icon whenever a task blocks other work. Clicking it expands an inline list of downstream tasks without triggering the parent card’s modal, so you can inspect dependents in place.

These controls currently create and manage finish-to-start style blockers. Advanced `reltype` values and `gap` data are preserved in frontmatter, but blocking evaluation is currently based on whether unresolved dependencies exist rather than relationship-type-specific scheduling rules.
By default, dependencies use finish-to-start. Enable **Features → Dependencies → Advanced dependency types** to choose a relationship type and an optional lag per dependency from both the "Blocked by" and "Blocking" lists in the edit modal.

Blocking is evaluated per endpoint: finish-to-start and start-to-start gate a task's *start*, while finish-to-finish and start-to-finish gate its *finish*. An edge releases as soon as the predecessor reaches the point the relationship requires — started for a start-to-\* edge, completed for a finish-to-\* edge — so a task reads "Blocked · start" or "Blocked · finish" only while it is genuinely constrained.
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P2 Badge Synchronize the dependency property reference

When users consult the property-type reference after reading this new documentation, docs/settings/property-types-reference.md:307 still says the UI only creates finish-to-start dependencies and that relationship-specific semantics are not evaluated. That directly contradicts the feature documented here, so update the reference alongside this behavior to prevent users from receiving mutually exclusive guidance.

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TaskNotes-rendered views (Task List, Kanban, cards) reflect this computed state. A native `.base` filter on "blocked by", however, matches by existence only: a Bases filter formula evaluates a single note's frontmatter and cannot read a predecessor's status, so it cannot distinguish a released edge from a live one. Use a TaskNotes-rendered view when you need constraint-aware blocking.

![Task context menu](../assets/feature-task-context-menu.png)

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