AI Edit wipes completed-step progress #6

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2026-10-02T11:30:11+02:00

lukas commented

2026-10-02 11:30:11 +02:00

Problem

Using AI Edit on a task whose playlist is already partly done wipes all progress: every step comes back as todo with full time, including steps already completed.

Repro

Break down a task, start it, complete 2–3 steps in focus mode
Open AI Edit (e.g. "make step 4 more detailed")
Apply → all steps are reset; completed ones show as not done with full minutes again

Expected: completed (and skipped) steps keep their state — the edit applies to the remaining work. At minimum, steps that were done stay done; ideally the edit maps old steps to new ones (e.g. by matching text) and only unfinished steps are replaced/regenerated.
Actual: full reset; progress is lost and must be re-tapped.

Notes for whoever picks this up

Root cause is in the apply path: old steps are deleted and all new steps are inserted as todo with minutes * 60 remaining.
Edge cases to consider: an edit that deletes/splits a done step, and edits applied while focus mode is open on stale step IDs.

Acceptance

AI Edit on a partially completed task preserves done/skipped state for unaffected steps
Remaining-time values of untouched steps are not reset to full
Repro above ends with the 2–3 completed steps still marked done after the edit

## Problem Using **AI Edit** on a task whose playlist is already partly done wipes all progress: every step comes back as `todo` with full time, including steps already completed. ## Repro 1. Break down a task, start it, complete 2–3 steps in focus mode 2. Open AI Edit (e.g. "make step 4 more detailed") 3. Apply → all steps are reset; completed ones show as not done with full minutes again **Expected:** completed (and skipped) steps keep their state — the edit applies to the remaining work. At minimum, steps that were `done` stay `done`; ideally the edit maps old steps to new ones (e.g. by matching text) and only unfinished steps are replaced/regenerated. **Actual:** full reset; progress is lost and must be re-tapped. ## Notes for whoever picks this up - Root cause is in the apply path: old steps are deleted and all new steps are inserted as `todo` with `minutes * 60` remaining. - Edge cases to consider: an edit that deletes/splits a done step, and edits applied while focus mode is open on stale step IDs. ## Acceptance - [ ] AI Edit on a partially completed task preserves `done`/`skipped` state for unaffected steps - [ ] Remaining-time values of untouched steps are not reset to full - [ ] Repro above ends with the 2–3 completed steps still marked done after the edit

lukas changed title from ~~Editing Tasks in the middle ot the playlist resets all~~ to AI Edit wipes completed-step progress

2026-10-02 11:35:23 +02:00

lukas added the bug label 2026-10-02 11:35:58 +02:00

lukas referenced this issue from a commit

2026-10-02 15:11:43 +02:00

Wave 2 (#4, #5, #6): nav restructure + scheduling, landscape, AI-Edit state preservation

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Reference: lukas/mindlist#6