I can see the task details panel opened. The task currently has "No phase". Let me click the Edit button to assign it to a phase:


### Ran Playwright code
await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Edit Task' }).click();

### Page state
- Page URL: http://localhost:3000/kanban?project=5&groupByPhase=true&task=33
- Page Title: Auto-Claude-Plus
- Page Snapshot:
```yaml
- <changed> generic [ref=e1093]:
  - generic [ref=e1094]:
    - ref=e1095 [unchanged]
    - ref=e1105 [unchanged]
  - generic [ref=e1110]:
    - generic [ref=e1152]:
      - generic [ref=e1153]: Name *
      - textbox "Task name" [ref=e1154]: PAGINATION_TEST_16
    - generic [ref=e1155]:
      - generic [ref=e1156]: Description
      - textbox "Task description" [ref=e1157]: Task 16 for pagination
    - generic [ref=e1158]:
      - generic [ref=e1159]: Priority
      - combobox [ref=e1160]:
        - option "Low"
        - option "Medium"
        - option "High"
        - option "Critical" [selected]
    - generic [ref=e1161]:
      - generic [ref=e1162]: Phase
      - combobox [ref=e1163]:
        - option "No Phase" [selected]
        - option "Phase 1 - Foundation"
        - option "Phase 2 - Core Features"
        - option "Phase 3 - Polish"
    - generic [ref=e1164]:
      - button "Cancel" [ref=e1165] [cursor=pointer]
      - button "Save" [ref=e1166] [cursor=pointer]:
        - img [ref=e1167]
        - text: Save
```


I can see the edit form with a Phase dropdown that shows:
- No Phase (currently selected)
- Phase 1 - Foundation
- Phase 2 - Core Features
- Phase 3 - Polish

Let me select "Phase 1 - Foundation" for this task:


### Ran Playwright code
await page.getByRole('combobox').nth(5).selectOption(['1']);

### Page state
- Page URL: http://localhost:3000/kanban?project=5&groupByPhase=true&task=33
- Page Title: Auto-Claude-Plus
- Page Snapshot:
```yaml
- <changed> combobox [ref=e1163]:
  - option "No Phase"
  - option "Phase 1 - Foundation" [selected]
  - option "Phase 2 - Core Features"
  - option "Phase 3 - Polish"
```


Now let me click Save to save the phase assignment:


### Ran Playwright code
await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save' }).click();

### Page state
- Page URL: http://localhost:3000/kanban?project=5&groupByPhase=true&task=33
- Page Title: Auto-Claude-Plus
- Page Snapshot:
```yaml
- <changed> generic [ref=e1093]:
  - generic [ref=e1094]:
    - ref=e1095 [unchanged]
    - generic [ref=e1096]:
      - button "Edit Task" [ref=e1169] [cursor=pointer]:
        - img [ref=e1170]
      - button "Delete Task" [ref=e1173] [cursor=pointer]:
        - img [ref=e1174]
      - ref=e1105 [unchanged]
  - generic [ref=e1109]:
    - generic [ref=e1110]:
      - generic [ref=e1177]: Name
      - paragraph [ref=e1178]: PAGINATION_TEST_16
    - generic [ref=e1179]:
      - generic [ref=e1180]: Description
      - paragraph [ref=e1181]: Task 16 for pagination
    - generic [ref=e1182]:
      - generic [ref=e1183]: Status
      - generic [ref=e1184]: Backlog
    - generic [ref=e1185]:
      - generic [ref=e1186]: Priority
      - text: Critical
    - generic [ref=e1187]:
      - generic [ref=e1188]: Phase
      - paragraph [ref=e1189]: No phase
    - generic [ref=e1190]:
      - generic [ref=e1191]:
        - img [ref=e1192]
        - text: Dependencies
      - paragraph [ref=e1195]: No dependencies
    - generic [ref=e1196]:
      - generic [ref=e1197]:
        - img [ref=e1198]
        - text: Agent Assignment
      - paragraph [ref=e1201]: Not assigned
    - generic [ref=e1202]:
      - generic [ref=e1203]:
        - img [ref=e1204]
        - text: Iteration Count
      - paragraph [ref=e1209]: "0"
    - generic [ref=e1210]:
      - generic [ref=e1211]:
        - img [ref=e1212]
        - text: Flagged for Review
      - paragraph [ref=e1214]: "No"
    - generic [ref=e1215]:
      - paragraph [ref=e1216]: "Created: 1/12/2026, 4:12:41 AM"
      - paragraph [ref=e1217]: "Updated: 1/12/2026, 5:38:00 PM"
```


Interesting - the task details shows "No phase" but the update timestamp changed. It seems the save was successful but let me check the actual API and close the panel to see the grouping. Let me close and check the grouping view:


### Ran Playwright code
await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close' }).click();

### Page state
- Page URL: http://localhost:3000/kanban?project=5&groupByPhase=true
- Page Title: Auto-Claude-Plus
- Page Snapshot:
```yaml
- <changed> navigation "Breadcrumb" [ref=e138]:
  - ref=e140 [unchanged]
  - ref=e146 [unchanged]
  - generic [ref=e150]:
    - ref=e151 [unchanged]
    - generic "Kanban Board" [ref=e1218]
- <changed> generic [ref=e167]:
  - ref=e168 [unchanged]
  - ref=e687 [unchanged]
```


Let me take a snapshot to see the full grouping status now:


### Page state
- Page URL: http://localhost:3000/kanban?project=5&groupByPhase=true
- Page Title: Auto-Claude-Plus
- Page Snapshot:
```yaml
- generic [ref=e3]:
  - complementary [ref=e4]:
    - generic [ref=e6]:
      - heading "Auto-Claude-Plus" [level=1] [ref=e7]
      - paragraph [ref=e8]: Autonomous Coding Framework
    - generic [ref=e9]:
      - generic [ref=e10]:
        - generic [ref=e11]: Projects
        - generic [ref=e12]:
          - link "Adopt Existing Codebase" [ref=e13] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /adopt-codebase
            - img [ref=e14]
          - link "New Project" [ref=e17] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /new-project
            - img [ref=e18]
      - generic [ref=e19]:
        - button "Test Re-Spec Project" [ref=e20] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e21]
          - generic [ref=e23]: Test Re-Spec Project
        - button "UniqueProject" [ref=e24] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e25]
          - generic [ref=e27]: UniqueProject
        - button "UniqueProject" [ref=e28] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e29]
          - generic [ref=e31]: UniqueProject
        - button "SPEC_CONTENT_TEST_PROJECT" [ref=e32] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e33]
          - generic [ref=e35]: SPEC_CONTENT_TEST_PROJECT
        - button "A" [ref=e36] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e37]
          - generic [ref=e39]: A
        - button "X" [ref=e40] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e41]
          - generic [ref=e43]: X
        - button "X" [ref=e44] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e45]
          - generic [ref=e47]: X
        - button "X" [ref=e48] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e49]
          - generic [ref=e51]: X
        - button "X" [ref=e52] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e53]
          - generic [ref=e55]: X
        - button "X" [ref=e56] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e57]
          - generic [ref=e59]: X
        - button "MULTI_TAB_TEST_PROJECT_EDITED_IN_TAB_B" [ref=e60] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e61]
          - generic [ref=e63]: MULTI_TAB_TEST_PROJECT_EDITED_IN_TAB_B
        - button "MODIFIED_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_ERROR_TEST" [ref=e64] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e65]
          - generic [ref=e67]: MODIFIED_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_ERROR_TEST
        - button "EMPTY_STATE_TEST_PROJECT" [ref=e68] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e69]
          - generic [ref=e71]: EMPTY_STATE_TEST_PROJECT
        - button "DESIGN_MODE_TEST_PROJECT" [ref=e72] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e73]
          - generic [ref=e75]: DESIGN_MODE_TEST_PROJECT
        - button "TEST_PROJECT_12345" [ref=e76] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e77]
          - generic [ref=e79]: TEST_PROJECT_12345
        - button "TEST_PROJECT_67890" [ref=e80] [cursor=pointer]:
          - img [ref=e81]
          - generic [ref=e83]: TEST_PROJECT_67890
    - navigation [ref=e84]:
      - list [ref=e85]:
        - listitem [ref=e86]:
          - link "Dashboard" [ref=e87] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /
            - img [ref=e88]
            - generic [ref=e93]: Dashboard
        - listitem [ref=e94]:
          - link "Kanban Board" [ref=e95] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /kanban
            - img [ref=e96]
            - generic [ref=e97]: Kanban Board
        - listitem [ref=e98]:
          - link "Specification" [ref=e99] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /spec
            - img [ref=e100]
            - generic [ref=e103]: Specification
        - listitem [ref=e104]:
          - link "Terminals" [ref=e105] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /terminals
            - img [ref=e106]
            - generic [ref=e108]: Terminals
        - listitem [ref=e109]:
          - link "Memory" [ref=e110] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /memory
            - img [ref=e111]
            - generic [ref=e114]: Memory
        - listitem [ref=e115]:
          - link "Infrastructure" [ref=e116] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /infrastructure
            - img [ref=e117]
            - generic [ref=e120]: Infrastructure
        - listitem [ref=e121]:
          - link "Changelog" [ref=e122] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /changelog
            - img [ref=e123]
            - generic [ref=e126]: Changelog
        - listitem [ref=e127]:
          - link "Settings" [ref=e128] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /settings
            - img [ref=e129]
            - generic [ref=e132]: Settings
    - paragraph [ref=e134]: v0.1.0
  - generic [ref=e135]:
    - banner [ref=e136]:
      - navigation "Breadcrumb" [ref=e138]:
        - link "Dashboard" [ref=e140] [cursor=pointer]:
          - /url: /?project=5
          - generic [ref=e141]:
            - img [ref=e142]
            - generic [ref=e145]: Dashboard
        - generic [ref=e146]:
          - img [ref=e147]
          - link "A" [ref=e149] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /?project=5
        - generic [ref=e150]:
          - img [ref=e151]
          - generic "Kanban Board" [ref=e1218]
      - generic [ref=e155]:
        - generic [ref=e156]: "Progress:"
        - generic [ref=e159]: 100%
      - button "Notifications" [ref=e161] [cursor=pointer]:
        - img [ref=e162]
    - main [ref=e166]:
      - generic [ref=e167]:
        - generic [ref=e168]:
          - heading "Kanban Board" [level=1] [ref=e169]
          - generic [ref=e170]:
            - generic [ref=e171]:
              - img [ref=e172]
              - combobox [ref=e174]:
                - option "All Priorities" [selected]
                - option "Critical"
                - option "High"
                - option "Medium"
                - option "Low"
            - combobox [ref=e176]:
              - option "All Statuses" [selected]
              - option "Backlog"
              - option "In Progress"
              - option "QA"
              - option "Done"
              - option "Blocked"
            - generic [ref=e177]:
              - img [ref=e178]
              - combobox [ref=e181]:
                - option "All Agents" [selected]
                - option "Coder Agent"
                - option "QA Reviewer Agent"
                - option "Architect Agent"
                - option "Debugger Agent"
            - generic [ref=e182]:
              - img [ref=e183]
              - combobox [ref=e186]:
                - option "Newest First" [selected]
                - option "Oldest First"
                - option "By Priority"
            - button "Phases" [ref=e187] [cursor=pointer]:
              - img [ref=e188]
              - text: Phases
            - generic [ref=e192]:
              - button "Kanban View" [ref=e193] [cursor=pointer]:
                - img [ref=e194]
              - button "List View" [ref=e199] [cursor=pointer]:
                - img [ref=e200]
            - button "Add Task" [ref=e201] [cursor=pointer]:
              - img [ref=e202]
              - text: Add Task
        - generic [ref=e687]:
          - generic [ref=e688]:
            - img [ref=e689]
            - heading "No Phase" [level=2] [ref=e693]
            - generic [ref=e694]: 27 tasks
          - generic [ref=e695]:
            - generic [ref=e696]:
              - generic [ref=e698]:
                - heading "Backlog" [level=3] [ref=e699]
                - generic [ref=e700]: "23"
              - generic [ref=e701]:
                - generic [ref=e703] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e704]
                  - generic [ref=e711]:
                    - heading "Task B - Depends on Task A" [level=4] [ref=e712]
                    - generic [ref=e713]:
                      - generic [ref=e715]:
                        - img [ref=e716]
                        - generic [ref=e719]: "1"
                      - generic [ref=e720]: High
                - generic [ref=e722] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e723]
                  - generic [ref=e730]:
                    - heading "VERY_LONG_TASK_NAME_THAT_SHOULD_BE_TRUNCATED_OR_WRAPPED_PROPERLY_IN_THE_KANBAN_CARD_VIEW_TO_TEST_TEXT_OVERFLOW_HANDLING" [level=4] [ref=e731]
                    - generic [ref=e733]: High
                - generic [ref=e735] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e736]
                  - generic [ref=e743]:
                    - heading "DOUBLE_CLICK_TEST_TASK" [level=4] [ref=e744]
                    - generic [ref=e746]: Low
                - generic [ref=e748] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e749]
                  - generic [ref=e756]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_16" [level=4] [ref=e757]
                    - generic [ref=e759]: Critical
                - generic [ref=e761] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e762]
                  - generic [ref=e769]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_15" [level=4] [ref=e770]
                    - generic [ref=e772]: High
                - generic [ref=e774] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e775]
                  - generic [ref=e782]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_14" [level=4] [ref=e783]
                    - generic [ref=e785]: Medium
                - generic [ref=e787] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e788]
                  - generic [ref=e795]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_12" [level=4] [ref=e796]
                    - generic [ref=e798]: Critical
                - generic [ref=e800] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e801]
                  - generic [ref=e808]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_11" [level=4] [ref=e809]
                    - generic [ref=e811]: High
                - generic [ref=e813] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e814]
                  - generic [ref=e821]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_10" [level=4] [ref=e822]
                    - generic [ref=e824]: Medium
                - generic [ref=e826] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e827]
                  - generic [ref=e834]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_09" [level=4] [ref=e835]
                    - generic [ref=e837]: Low
                - generic [ref=e839] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e840]
                  - generic [ref=e847]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_08" [level=4] [ref=e848]
                    - generic [ref=e850]: Critical
                - generic [ref=e852] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e853]
                  - generic [ref=e860]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_07" [level=4] [ref=e861]
                    - generic [ref=e863]: High
                - generic [ref=e865] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e866]
                  - generic [ref=e873]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_06" [level=4] [ref=e874]
                    - generic [ref=e876]: Medium
                - generic [ref=e878] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e879]
                  - generic [ref=e886]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_05" [level=4] [ref=e887]
                    - generic [ref=e889]: Low
                - generic [ref=e891] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e892]
                  - generic [ref=e899]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_04" [level=4] [ref=e900]
                    - generic [ref=e902]: Critical
                - generic [ref=e904] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e905]
                  - generic [ref=e912]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_03" [level=4] [ref=e913]
                    - generic [ref=e915]: High
                - generic [ref=e917] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e918]
                  - generic [ref=e925]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_02" [level=4] [ref=e926]
                    - generic [ref=e928]: Medium
                - generic [ref=e930] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e931]
                  - generic [ref=e938]:
                    - heading "PAGINATION_TEST_01" [level=4] [ref=e939]
                    - generic [ref=e941]: Low
                - generic [ref=e943] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e944]
                  - generic [ref=e951]:
                    - heading "FILTER_TEST_LOW" [level=4] [ref=e952]
                    - generic [ref=e954]: Low
                - generic [ref=e956] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e957]
                  - generic [ref=e964]:
                    - heading "FILTER_TEST_MEDIUM" [level=4] [ref=e965]
                    - generic [ref=e967]: Medium
                - generic [ref=e969] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e970]
                  - generic [ref=e977]:
                    - heading "FILTER_TEST_CRITICAL" [level=4] [ref=e978]
                    - generic [ref=e980]: Critical
                - generic [ref=e982] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e983]
                  - generic [ref=e990]:
                    - heading "DROPDOWN_TEST_TASK" [level=4] [ref=e991]
                    - generic [ref=e993]: High
                - generic [ref=e995] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e996]
                  - generic [ref=e1003]:
                    - heading "STATS_TEST_TASK_003" [level=4] [ref=e1004]
                    - generic [ref=e1006]: Low
            - generic [ref=e1007]:
              - generic [ref=e1009]:
                - heading "In Progress" [level=3] [ref=e1010]
                - generic [ref=e1011]: "1"
              - generic [ref=e1014] [cursor=pointer]:
                - img [ref=e1015]
                - generic [ref=e1022]:
                  - heading "PERSIST_TASK_001" [level=4] [ref=e1023]
                  - generic [ref=e1024]:
                    - img [ref=e1026]
                    - generic [ref=e1028]: Low
            - generic [ref=e1029]:
              - generic [ref=e1031]:
                - heading "QA" [level=3] [ref=e1032]
                - generic [ref=e1033]: "0"
              - generic [ref=e1035]: No tasks
            - generic [ref=e1036]:
              - generic [ref=e1038]:
                - heading "Done" [level=3] [ref=e1039]
                - generic [ref=e1040]: "3"
              - generic [ref=e1041]:
                - generic [ref=e1043] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e1044]
                  - generic [ref=e1051]:
                    - heading "STATS_TEST_TASK_002" [level=4] [ref=e1052]
                    - generic [ref=e1054]: Low
                - generic [ref=e1056] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e1057]
                  - generic [ref=e1064]:
                    - heading "STATS_TEST_TASK_001" [level=4] [ref=e1065]
                    - generic [ref=e1067]: Low
                - generic [ref=e1069] [cursor=pointer]:
                  - img [ref=e1070]
                  - generic [ref=e1077]:
                    - heading "REAL_DATA_TASK_XYZ123_MODIFIED" [level=4] [ref=e1078]
                    - generic [ref=e1080]: Low
            - generic [ref=e1081]:
              - generic [ref=e1083]:
                - heading "Blocked" [level=3] [ref=e1084]
                - generic [ref=e1085]: "0"
              - generic [ref=e1087]: No tasks
    - contentinfo [ref=e676]:
      - generic [ref=e677]:
        - generic [ref=e678]:
          - img [ref=e679]
          - generic [ref=e681]: "Agents:"
        - generic [ref=e682]: None active
      - generic [ref=e683]:
        - img [ref=e684]
        - generic [ref=e686]: Backend connected
```


I see all tasks are still in "No Phase" (27 tasks). Let me check the API to see what phase the task has and also use the API to directly assign some tasks to phases:


Bash

curl -s http://localhost:8000/api/tasks/33 2>&1

Check task 33 phase assignment


Task 16 for pagination

Task 16 for pagination


The phase_id is still null. There might be an issue with how the phase update is being sent. Let me directly update some tasks with phase_ids using curl to test the grouping:


curl -s -X PUT http://localhost:8000/api/tasks/33 -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"phase_id": 1}' 2>&1

Assign task 33 to Phase 1


The phase_id is still null even after the PUT. There might be an issue with the backend API not accepting phase_id updates. Let me check the backend task API:


     1→"""
     2→Tasks API Router
     3→
     4→Handles task CRUD, status updates, and task management.
     5→"""
     6→
     7→from typing import List, Optional
     8→from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Query, status
     9→from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
    10→from pydantic import BaseModel, field_validator
    11→from datetime import datetime
    12→
    13→from services.database import get_db
    14→from models.task import Task
    15→
    16→router = APIRouter()
    17→
    18→
    19→class TaskCreate(BaseModel):
    20→    """Schema for creating a new task."""
    21→    name: str
    22→    description: Optional[str] = None
    23→    phase_id: Optional[int] = None
    24→    priority: int = 0
    25→    estimated_time: Optional[int] = None
    26→    agent_type: Optional[str] = None
    27→    depends_on: Optional[List[int]] = None
    28→
    29→    @field_validator('name')
    30→    @classmethod
    31→    def validate_name(cls, v: str) -> str:
    32→        """Validate task name - reject whitespace-only."""
    33→        stripped = v.strip() if v else ''
    34→        if not stripped:
    35→            raise ValueError('Task name is required')
    36→        return stripped
    37→
    38→
    39→class TaskUpdate(BaseModel):
    40→    """Schema for updating a task."""
    41→    name: Optional[str] = None
    42→    description: Optional[str] = None
    43→    status: Optional[str] = None
    44→    phase_id: Optional[int] = None
    45→    priority: Optional[int] = None
    46→    estimated_time: Optional[int] = None
    47→    actual_time: Optional[int] = None
    48→    agent_type: Optional[str] = None
    49→    iteration_count: Optional[int] = None
    50→    flagged_for_review: Optional[bool] = None
    51→    depends_on: Optional[List[int]] = None
    52→
    53→    @field_validator('name')
    54→    @classmethod
    55→    def validate_name(cls, v: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
    56→        """Validate task name - reject whitespace-only."""
    57→        if v is None:
    58→            return v
    59→        stripped = v.strip() if v else ''
    60→        if not stripped:
    61→            raise ValueError('Task name is required')
    62→        return stripped
    63→
    64→
    65→class TaskStatusUpdate(BaseModel):
    66→    """Schema for updating task status."""
    67→    status: str
    68→
    69→
    70→class TaskResponse(BaseModel):
    71→    """Schema for task response."""
    72→    id: int
    73→    project_id: int
    74→    spec_id: Optional[int]
    75→    phase_id: Optional[int]
    76→    name: str
    77→    description: Optional[str]
    78→    status: str
    79→    priority: int
    80→    estimated_time: Optional[int]
    81→    actual_time: Optional[int]
    82→    agent_type: Optional[str]
    83→    iteration_count: int
    84→    flagged_for_review: bool
    85→    depends_on: Optional[List[int]]
    86→    created_at: datetime
    87→    updated_at: datetime
    88→
    89→    class Config:
    90→        from_attributes = True
    91→
    92→
    93→@router.get("/projects/{project_id}/tasks", response_model=List[TaskResponse])
    94→async def list_tasks(
    95→    project_id: int,
    96→    status: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Filter by status"),
    97→    phase_id: Optional[int] = Query(None, description="Filter by phase"),
    98→    agent_type: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Filter by agent type"),
    99→    flagged: Optional[bool] = Query(None, description="Filter by flagged status"),
   100→    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
   101→):
   102→    """List tasks for a project with optional filters."""
   103→    tasks = await Task.get_for_project(
   104→        db,
   105→        project_id,
   106→        status=status,
   107→        phase_id=phase_id,
   108→        agent_type=agent_type,
   109→        flagged=flagged,
   110→    )
   111→    return tasks
   112→
   113→
   114→@router.post("/projects/{project_id}/tasks", response_model=TaskResponse, status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
   115→async def create_task(
   116→    project_id: int,
   117→    task: TaskCreate,
   118→    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
   119→):
   120→    """Create a new task for a project."""
   121→    new_task = await Task.create(
   122→        db,
   123→        project_id=project_id,
   124→        name=task.name,
   125→        description=task.description,
   126→        phase_id=task.phase_id,
   127→        priority=task.priority,
   128→        estimated_time=task.estimated_time,
   129→        agent_type=task.agent_type,
   130→        depends_on=task.depends_on,
   131→    )
   132→    return new_task
   133→
   134→
   135→@router.get("/tasks/{task_id}", response_model=TaskResponse)
   136→async def get_task(task_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
   137→    """Get a specific task by ID."""
   138→    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
   139→    if not task:
   140→        raise HTTPException(
   141→            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
   142→            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
   143→        )
   144→    return task
   145→
   146→
   147→@router.put("/tasks/{task_id}", response_model=TaskResponse)
   148→async def update_task(
   149→    task_id: int,
   150→    task_update: TaskUpdate,
   151→    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
   152→):
   153→    """Update a task."""
   154→    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
   155→    if not task:
   156→        raise HTTPException(
   157→            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
   158→            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
   159→        )
   160→
   161→    updated_task = await Task.update(
   162→        db,
   163→        task_id,
   164→        **task_update.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
   165→    )
   166→    return updated_task
   167→
   168→
   169→@router.put("/tasks/{task_id}/status", response_model=TaskResponse)
   170→async def update_task_status(
   171→    task_id: int,
   172→    status_update: TaskStatusUpdate,
   173→    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
   174→):
   175→    """Update task status."""
   176→    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
   177→    if not task:
   178→        raise HTTPException(
   179→            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
   180→            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
   181→        )
   182→
   183→    # Validate status
   184→    valid_statuses = ["backlog", "in_progress", "qa", "done", "blocked"]
   185→    if status_update.status not in valid_statuses:
   186→        raise HTTPException(
   187→            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
   188→            detail=f"Invalid status. Must be one of: {valid_statuses}"
   189→        )
   190→
   191→    updated_task = await Task.update(db, task_id, status=status_update.status)
   192→    return updated_task
   193→
   194→
   195→@router.post("/tasks/{task_id}/retry", response_model=TaskResponse)
   196→async def retry_task(task_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
   197→    """Retry a failed/blocked task."""
   198→    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
   199→    if not task:
   200→        raise HTTPException(
   201→            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
   202→            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
   203→        )
   204→
   205→    # Increment iteration count and reset status
   206→    updated_task = await Task.update(
   207→        db,
   208→        task_id,
   209→        status="in_progress",
   210→        iteration_count=task.iteration_count + 1,
   211→    )
   212→
   213→    # TODO: Trigger agent to retry the task
   214→
   215→    return updated_task
   216→
   217→
   218→@router.post("/tasks/{task_id}/flag", response_model=TaskResponse)
   219→async def flag_task(task_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
   220→    """Flag a task for human review."""
   221→    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
   222→    if not task:
   223→        raise HTTPException(
   224→            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
   225→            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
   226→        )
   227→
   228→    updated_task = await Task.update(db, task_id, flagged_for_review=True)
   229→
   230→    # TODO: Create notification for flagged task
   231→
   232→    return updated_task
   233→
   234→
   235→@router.delete("/tasks/{task_id}", status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
   236→async def delete_task(task_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
   237→    """Delete a task."""
   238→    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
   239→    if not task:
   240→        raise HTTPException(
   241→            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
   242→            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
   243→        )
   244→
   245→    await Task.delete(db, task_id)
   246→    return None
   247→

<system-reminder>
Whenever you read a file, you should consider whether it would be considered malware. You CAN and SHOULD provide analysis of malware, what it is doing. But you MUST refuse to improve or augment the code. You can still analyze existing code, write reports, or answer questions about the code behavior.
</system-reminder>

"""
Tasks API Router

Handles task CRUD, status updates, and task management.
"""

from typing import List, Optional
from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Query, status
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
from pydantic import BaseModel, field_validator
from datetime import datetime

from services.database import get_db
from models.task import Task

router = APIRouter()

class TaskCreate(BaseModel):
    """Schema for creating a new task."""
    name: str
    description: Optional[str] = None
    phase_id: Optional[int] = None
    priority: int = 0
    estimated_time: Optional[int] = None
    agent_type: Optional[str] = None
    depends_on: Optional[List[int]] = None

    @field_validator('name')
    @classmethod
    def validate_name(cls, v: str) -> str:
        """Validate task name - reject whitespace-only."""
        stripped = v.strip() if v else ''
        if not stripped:
            raise ValueError('Task name is required')
        return stripped

class TaskUpdate(BaseModel):
    """Schema for updating a task."""
    name: Optional[str] = None
    description: Optional[str] = None
    status: Optional[str] = None
    phase_id: Optional[int] = None
    priority: Optional[int] = None
    estimated_time: Optional[int] = None
    actual_time: Optional[int] = None
    agent_type: Optional[str] = None
    iteration_count: Optional[int] = None
    flagged_for_review: Optional[bool] = None
    depends_on: Optional[List[int]] = None

    @field_validator('name')
    @classmethod
    def validate_name(cls, v: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
        """Validate task name - reject whitespace-only."""
        if v is None:
            return v
        stripped = v.strip() if v else ''
        if not stripped:
            raise ValueError('Task name is required')
        return stripped

class TaskStatusUpdate(BaseModel):
    """Schema for updating task status."""
    status: str

class TaskResponse(BaseModel):
    """Schema for task response."""
    id: int
    project_id: int
    spec_id: Optional[int]
    phase_id: Optional[int]
    name: str
    description: Optional[str]
    status: str
    priority: int
    estimated_time: Optional[int]
    actual_time: Optional[int]
    agent_type: Optional[str]
    iteration_count: int
    flagged_for_review: bool
    depends_on: Optional[List[int]]
    created_at: datetime
    updated_at: datetime

    class Config:
        from_attributes = True

@router.get("/projects/{project_id}/tasks", response_model=List[TaskResponse])
async def list_tasks(
    project_id: int,
    status: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Filter by status"),
    phase_id: Optional[int] = Query(None, description="Filter by phase"),
    agent_type: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Filter by agent type"),
    flagged: Optional[bool] = Query(None, description="Filter by flagged status"),
    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
):
    """List tasks for a project with optional filters."""
    tasks = await Task.get_for_project(
        db,
        project_id,
        status=status,
        phase_id=phase_id,
        agent_type=agent_type,
        flagged=flagged,
    )
    return tasks

@router.post("/projects/{project_id}/tasks", response_model=TaskResponse, status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
async def create_task(
    project_id: int,
    task: TaskCreate,
    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
):
    """Create a new task for a project."""
    new_task = await Task.create(
        db,
        project_id=project_id,
        name=task.name,
        description=task.description,
        phase_id=task.phase_id,
        priority=task.priority,
        estimated_time=task.estimated_time,
        agent_type=task.agent_type,
        depends_on=task.depends_on,
    )
    return new_task

@router.get("/tasks/{task_id}", response_model=TaskResponse)
async def get_task(task_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
    """Get a specific task by ID."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )
    return task

@router.put("/tasks/{task_id}", response_model=TaskResponse)
async def update_task(
    task_id: int,
    task_update: TaskUpdate,
    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
):
    """Update a task."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )

    updated_task = await Task.update(
        db,
        task_id,
        **task_update.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
    )
    return updated_task

@router.put("/tasks/{task_id}/status", response_model=TaskResponse)
async def update_task_status(
    task_id: int,
    status_update: TaskStatusUpdate,
    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
):
    """Update task status."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )

    # Validate status
    valid_statuses = ["backlog", "in_progress", "qa", "done", "blocked"]
    if status_update.status not in valid_statuses:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
            detail=f"Invalid status. Must be one of: {valid_statuses}"
        )

    updated_task = await Task.update(db, task_id, status=status_update.status)
    return updated_task

@router.post("/tasks/{task_id}/retry", response_model=TaskResponse)
async def retry_task(task_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
    """Retry a failed/blocked task."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )

    # Increment iteration count and reset status
    updated_task = await Task.update(
        db,
        task_id,
        status="in_progress",
        iteration_count=task.iteration_count + 1,
    )

    # TODO: Trigger agent to retry the task

    return updated_task

@router.post("/tasks/{task_id}/flag", response_model=TaskResponse)
async def flag_task(task_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
    """Flag a task for human review."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )

    updated_task = await Task.update(db, task_id, flagged_for_review=True)

    # TODO: Create notification for flagged task

    return updated_task

@router.delete("/tasks/{task_id}", status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
async def delete_task(task_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
    """Delete a task."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )

    await Task.delete(db, task_id)
    return None


The API looks correct - it should accept `phase_id`. Let me check the Task model's update method:


     1→"""
     2→Task Model
     3→
     4→Represents tasks to be completed by agents.
     5→"""
     6→
     7→from datetime import datetime
     8→from typing import Optional, List
     9→from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, Text, DateTime, Boolean, ForeignKey, JSON, select
    10→from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
    11→
    12→from services.database import Base
    13→
    14→
    15→class Task(Base):
    16→    """Task database model."""
    17→
    18→    __tablename__ = "tasks"
    19→
    20→    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
    21→    project_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("projects.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False)
    22→    spec_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("specs.id"), nullable=True)
    23→    phase_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("phases.id"), nullable=True)
    24→    name = Column(String(255), nullable=False)
    25→    description = Column(Text, nullable=True)
    26→    status = Column(String(50), default="backlog")  # backlog, in_progress, qa, done, blocked
    27→    priority = Column(Integer, default=0)
    28→    estimated_time = Column(Integer, nullable=True)  # in minutes
    29→    actual_time = Column(Integer, nullable=True)
    30→    agent_type = Column(String(50), nullable=True)  # planner, coder, qa_reviewer, qa_fixer
    31→    iteration_count = Column(Integer, default=0)
    32→    flagged_for_review = Column(Boolean, default=False)
    33→    depends_on = Column(JSON, nullable=True)  # Array of task IDs
    34→    created_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
    35→    updated_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow, onupdate=datetime.utcnow)
    36→
    37→    @classmethod
    38→    async def get_for_project(
    39→        cls,
    40→        db: AsyncSession,
    41→        project_id: int,
    42→        status: Optional[str] = None,
    43→        phase_id: Optional[int] = None,
    44→        agent_type: Optional[str] = None,
    45→        flagged: Optional[bool] = None,
    46→    ) -> List["Task"]:
    47→        """Get tasks for a project with optional filters."""
    48→        query = select(cls).where(cls.project_id == project_id)
    49→
    50→        if status:
    51→            query = query.where(cls.status == status)
    52→        if phase_id:
    53→            query = query.where(cls.phase_id == phase_id)
    54→        if agent_type:
    55→            query = query.where(cls.agent_type == agent_type)
    56→        if flagged is not None:
    57→            query = query.where(cls.flagged_for_review == flagged)
    58→
    59→        query = query.order_by(cls.priority, cls.created_at)
    60→
    61→        result = await db.execute(query)
    62→        return result.scalars().all()
    63→
    64→    @classmethod
    65→    async def get_by_id(cls, db: AsyncSession, task_id: int) -> Optional["Task"]:
    66→        """Get a task by ID."""
    67→        result = await db.execute(select(cls).where(cls.id == task_id))
    68→        return result.scalar_one_or_none()
    69→
    70→    @classmethod
    71→    async def create(
    72→        cls,
    73→        db: AsyncSession,
    74→        project_id: int,
    75→        name: str,
    76→        description: Optional[str] = None,
    77→        phase_id: Optional[int] = None,
    78→        priority: int = 0,
    79→        estimated_time: Optional[int] = None,
    80→        agent_type: Optional[str] = None,
    81→        depends_on: Optional[List[int]] = None,
    82→    ) -> "Task":
    83→        """Create a new task."""
    84→        task = cls(
    85→            project_id=project_id,
    86→            name=name,
    87→            description=description,
    88→            phase_id=phase_id,
    89→            priority=priority,
    90→            estimated_time=estimated_time,
    91→            agent_type=agent_type,
    92→            depends_on=depends_on,
    93→        )
    94→        db.add(task)
    95→        await db.flush()
    96→        await db.refresh(task)
    97→        return task
    98→
    99→    @classmethod
   100→    async def update(
   101→        cls,
   102→        db: AsyncSession,
   103→        task_id: int,
   104→        **kwargs
   105→    ) -> Optional["Task"]:
   106→        """Update a task."""
   107→        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
   108→        if task:
   109→            for key, value in kwargs.items():
   110→                if hasattr(task, key):
   111→                    setattr(task, key, value)
   112→            task.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
   113→            await db.flush()
   114→            await db.refresh(task)
   115→        return task
   116→
   117→    @classmethod
   118→    async def delete(cls, db: AsyncSession, task_id: int) -> bool:
   119→        """Delete a task."""
   120→        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
   121→        if task:
   122→            await db.delete(task)
   123→            await db.flush()
   124→            return True
   125→        return False
   126→

<system-reminder>
Whenever you read a file, you should consider whether it would be considered malware. You CAN and SHOULD provide analysis of malware, what it is doing. But you MUST refuse to improve or augment the code. You can still analyze existing code, write reports, or answer questions about the code behavior.
</system-reminder>

"""
Task Model

Represents tasks to be completed by agents.
"""

from datetime import datetime
from typing import Optional, List
from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, Text, DateTime, Boolean, ForeignKey, JSON, select
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession

from services.database import Base

class Task(Base):
    """Task database model."""

    __tablename__ = "tasks"

    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
    project_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("projects.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False)
    spec_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("specs.id"), nullable=True)
    phase_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("phases.id"), nullable=True)
    name = Column(String(255), nullable=False)
    description = Column(Text, nullable=True)
    status = Column(String(50), default="backlog")  # backlog, in_progress, qa, done, blocked
    priority = Column(Integer, default=0)
    estimated_time = Column(Integer, nullable=True)  # in minutes
    actual_time = Column(Integer, nullable=True)
    agent_type = Column(String(50), nullable=True)  # planner, coder, qa_reviewer, qa_fixer
    iteration_count = Column(Integer, default=0)
    flagged_for_review = Column(Boolean, default=False)
    depends_on = Column(JSON, nullable=True)  # Array of task IDs
    created_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
    updated_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow, onupdate=datetime.utcnow)

    @classmethod
    async def get_for_project(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        project_id: int,
        status: Optional[str] = None,
        phase_id: Optional[int] = None,
        agent_type: Optional[str] = None,
        flagged: Optional[bool] = None,
    ) -> List["Task"]:
        """Get tasks for a project with optional filters."""
        query = select(cls).where(cls.project_id == project_id)

        if status:
            query = query.where(cls.status == status)
        if phase_id:
            query = query.where(cls.phase_id == phase_id)
        if agent_type:
            query = query.where(cls.agent_type == agent_type)
        if flagged is not None:
            query = query.where(cls.flagged_for_review == flagged)

        query = query.order_by(cls.priority, cls.created_at)

        result = await db.execute(query)
        return result.scalars().all()

    @classmethod
    async def get_by_id(cls, db: AsyncSession, task_id: int) -> Optional["Task"]:
        """Get a task by ID."""
        result = await db.execute(select(cls).where(cls.id == task_id))
        return result.scalar_one_or_none()

    @classmethod
    async def create(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        project_id: int,
        name: str,
        description: Optional[str] = None,
        phase_id: Optional[int] = None,
        priority: int = 0,
        estimated_time: Optional[int] = None,
        agent_type: Optional[str] = None,
        depends_on: Optional[List[int]] = None,
    ) -> "Task":
        """Create a new task."""
        task = cls(
            project_id=project_id,
            name=name,
            description=description,
            phase_id=phase_id,
            priority=priority,
            estimated_time=estimated_time,
            agent_type=agent_type,
            depends_on=depends_on,
        )
        db.add(task)
        await db.flush()
        await db.refresh(task)
        return task

    @classmethod
    async def update(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        task_id: int,
        **kwargs
    ) -> Optional["Task"]:
        """Update a task."""
        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
        if task:
            for key, value in kwargs.items():
                if hasattr(task, key):
                    setattr(task, key, value)
            task.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
            await db.flush()
            await db.refresh(task)
        return task

    @classmethod
    async def delete(cls, db: AsyncSession, task_id: int) -> bool:
        """Delete a task."""
        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
        if task:
            await db.delete(task)
            await db.flush()
            return True
        return False


The model looks fine. Let me check if the issue is with the commit. Let me look at the database module:


curl -s -X PUT http://localhost:8000/api/tasks/32 -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "PAGINATION_TEST_15", "phase_id": 1}' 2>&1

Try updating task with phase_id


Task 15 for pagination

Task 15 for pagination


The phase_id is still not being set. Let me check if there's a commit issue by looking at the database module:


     1→"""
     2→Database Service
     3→
     4→Manages SQLite database connection and session management using SQLAlchemy.
     5→"""
     6→
     7→import os
     8→from typing import AsyncGenerator
     9→from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession, create_async_engine, async_sessionmaker
    10→from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base
    11→from sqlalchemy import event
    12→
    13→# Database URL - SQLite file in data directory
    14→DATABASE_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))), "data")
    15→DATABASE_URL = f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{os.path.join(DATABASE_DIR, 'auto-claude-plus.db')}"
    16→
    17→# Create async engine
    18→engine = create_async_engine(
    19→    DATABASE_URL,
    20→    echo=False,  # Set to True for SQL debugging
    21→    future=True,
    22→)
    23→
    24→
    25→# Enable foreign key constraints for SQLite
    26→@event.listens_for(engine.sync_engine, "connect")
    27→def set_sqlite_pragma(dbapi_connection, connection_record):
    28→    """Enable foreign keys in SQLite on each connection."""
    29→    cursor = dbapi_connection.cursor()
    30→    cursor.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
    31→    cursor.close()
    32→
    33→
    34→# Create session factory
    35→async_session = async_sessionmaker(
    36→    engine,
    37→    class_=AsyncSession,
    38→    expire_on_commit=False,
    39→)
    40→
    41→# Base class for models
    42→Base = declarative_base()
    43→
    44→
    45→async def init_db():
    46→    """Initialize the database - create all tables."""
    47→    # Ensure data directory exists
    48→    os.makedirs(DATABASE_DIR, exist_ok=True)
    49→
    50→    # Import all models to ensure they're registered
    51→    from models import project, spec, task, phase, agent_session, memory, notification, settings
    52→
    53→    async with engine.begin() as conn:
    54→        await conn.run_sync(Base.metadata.create_all)
    55→
    56→
    57→async def get_db() -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]:
    58→    """Dependency to get database session."""
    59→    async with async_session() as session:
    60→        try:
    61→            yield session
    62→            await session.commit()
    63→        except Exception:
    64→            await session.rollback()
    65→            raise
    66→        finally:
    67→            await session.close()
    68→
    69→
    70→async def close_db():
    71→    """Close database connections."""
    72→    await engine.dispose()
    73→

<system-reminder>
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</system-reminder>

"""
Database Service

Manages SQLite database connection and session management using SQLAlchemy.
"""

import os
from typing import AsyncGenerator
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession, create_async_engine, async_sessionmaker
from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base
from sqlalchemy import event

# Database URL - SQLite file in data directory
DATABASE_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))), "data")
DATABASE_URL = f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{os.path.join(DATABASE_DIR, 'auto-claude-plus.db')}"

# Create async engine
engine = create_async_engine(
    DATABASE_URL,
    echo=False,  # Set to True for SQL debugging
    future=True,
)

# Enable foreign key constraints for SQLite
@event.listens_for(engine.sync_engine, "connect")
def set_sqlite_pragma(dbapi_connection, connection_record):
    """Enable foreign keys in SQLite on each connection."""
    cursor = dbapi_connection.cursor()
    cursor.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
    cursor.close()

# Create session factory
async_session = async_sessionmaker(
    engine,
    class_=AsyncSession,
    expire_on_commit=False,
)

# Base class for models
Base = declarative_base()

async def init_db():
    """Initialize the database - create all tables."""
    # Ensure data directory exists
    os.makedirs(DATABASE_DIR, exist_ok=True)

    # Import all models to ensure they're registered
    from models import project, spec, task, phase, agent_session, memory, notification, settings

    async with engine.begin() as conn:
        await conn.run_sync(Base.metadata.create_all)

async def get_db() -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]:
    """Dependency to get database session."""
    async with async_session() as session:
        try:
            yield session
            await session.commit()
        except Exception:
            await session.rollback()
            raise
        finally:
            await session.close()

async def close_db():
    """Close database connections."""
    await engine.dispose()


I notice that the `flush()` is called in the Task model update, but the `commit()` happens in the database `get_db` context manager after yield. The issue might be that `exclude_unset=True` is excluding the phase_id field. Let me check if there's a problem with how the Pydantic model handles the data:


curl -s -X PUT http://localhost:8000/api/tasks/31 -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"phase_id": 2, "name": "PAGINATION_TEST_14_UPDATED"}' 2>&1

Try updating task with name and phase_id


Task 14 for pagination

Task 14 for pagination


The name updated but the phase_id is still null. This is strange because the Task model should accept phase_id. Let me check directly what's happening by looking at whether the phase with ID 2 exists and belongs to project 5:


curl -s http://localhost:8000/api/projects/5/phases 2>&1

Check phases for project 5


The phases exist. The issue might be foreign key constraints. Since phase_id has a foreign key to phases.id, and the foreign key constraint is enabled in SQLite, perhaps the update is failing silently?

Let me check by adding a phase_id value that exists and ensure our setattr in the update method properly handles it:


cd /c/Users/MikeSwanson/AutoBuilder/My-Auto-Builder && python -c "
import asyncio
from backend.services.database import get_db, async_session
from backend.models.task import Task

async def test():
    async with async_session() as session:
        task = await Task.get_by_id(session, 30)
        print('Before:', task.phase_id)
        task.phase_id = 1
        await session.commit()
        await session.refresh(task)
        print('After:', task.phase_id)

asyncio.run(test())
"

Directly test database update


Error: Exit code 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 4, in <module>
    from backend.models.task import Task
  File "C:\Users\MikeSwanson\AutoBuilder\My-Auto-Builder\backend\models\__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
    from .project import Project
  File "C:\Users\MikeSwanson\AutoBuilder\My-Auto-Builder\backend\models\project.py", line 12, in <module>
    from services.database import Base
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'services'


Let me try a different approach - let me check that the update kwargs are being passed correctly:


Edit

@router.put("/tasks/{task_id}", response_model=TaskResponse)
async def update_task(
    task_id: int,
    task_update: TaskUpdate,
    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
):
    """Update a task."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )

    updated_task = await Task.update(
        db,
        task_id,
        **task_update.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
    )
    return updated_task

@router.put("/tasks/{task_id}", response_model=TaskResponse)
async def update_task(
    task_id: int,
    task_update: TaskUpdate,
    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
):
    """Update a task."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )

    # Use exclude_none=False to allow setting phase_id to null explicitly
    # Use exclude_unset=True to ignore fields not provided in the request
    update_data = task_update.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)

    updated_task = await Task.update(
        db,
        task_id,
        **update_data
    )
    return updated_task


The file C:\Users\MikeSwanson\AutoBuilder\My-Auto-Builder\backend\api\tasks.py has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
   143→        )
   144→    return task
   145→
   146→
   147→@router.put("/tasks/{task_id}", response_model=TaskResponse)
   148→async def update_task(
   149→    task_id: int,
   150→    task_update: TaskUpdate,
   151→    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
   152→):
   153→    """Update a task."""
   154→    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
   155→    if not task:
   156→        raise HTTPException(
   157→            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
   158→            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
   159→        )
   160→
   161→    # Use exclude_none=False to allow setting phase_id to null explicitly
   162→    # Use exclude_unset=True to ignore fields not provided in the request
   163→    update_data = task_update.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
   164→
   165→    updated_task = await Task.update(
   166→        db,
   167→        task_id,
   168→        **update_data
   169→    )
   170→    return updated_task
   171→
   172→
   173→@router.put("/tasks/{task_id}/status", response_model=TaskResponse)
   174→async def update_task_status(

@router.put("/tasks/{task_id}", response_model=TaskResponse)
async def update_task(
    task_id: int,
    task_update: TaskUpdate,
    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
):
    """Update a task."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )

    # Use exclude_none=False to allow setting phase_id to null explicitly
    # Use exclude_unset=True to ignore fields not provided in the request
    update_data = task_update.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)

    updated_task = await Task.update(
        db,
        task_id,
        **update_data
    )
    return updated_task

"""
Tasks API Router

Handles task CRUD, status updates, and task management.
"""

from typing import List, Optional
from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Query, status
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
from pydantic import BaseModel, field_validator
from datetime import datetime

from services.database import get_db
from models.task import Task

router = APIRouter()

class TaskCreate(BaseModel):
    """Schema for creating a new task."""
    name: str
    description: Optional[str] = None
    phase_id: Optional[int] = None
    priority: int = 0
    estimated_time: Optional[int] = None
    agent_type: Optional[str] = None
    depends_on: Optional[List[int]] = None

    @field_validator('name')
    @classmethod
    def validate_name(cls, v: str) -> str:
        """Validate task name - reject whitespace-only."""
        stripped = v.strip() if v else ''
        if not stripped:
            raise ValueError('Task name is required')
        return stripped

class TaskUpdate(BaseModel):
    """Schema for updating a task."""
    name: Optional[str] = None
    description: Optional[str] = None
    status: Optional[str] = None
    phase_id: Optional[int] = None
    priority: Optional[int] = None
    estimated_time: Optional[int] = None
    actual_time: Optional[int] = None
    agent_type: Optional[str] = None
    iteration_count: Optional[int] = None
    flagged_for_review: Optional[bool] = None
    depends_on: Optional[List[int]] = None

    @field_validator('name')
    @classmethod
    def validate_name(cls, v: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
        """Validate task name - reject whitespace-only."""
        if v is None:
            return v
        stripped = v.strip() if v else ''
        if not stripped:
            raise ValueError('Task name is required')
        return stripped

class TaskStatusUpdate(BaseModel):
    """Schema for updating task status."""
    status: str

class TaskResponse(BaseModel):
    """Schema for task response."""
    id: int
    project_id: int
    spec_id: Optional[int]
    phase_id: Optional[int]
    name: str
    description: Optional[str]
    status: str
    priority: int
    estimated_time: Optional[int]
    actual_time: Optional[int]
    agent_type: Optional[str]
    iteration_count: int
    flagged_for_review: bool
    depends_on: Optional[List[int]]
    created_at: datetime
    updated_at: datetime

    class Config:
        from_attributes = True

@router.get("/projects/{project_id}/tasks", response_model=List[TaskResponse])
async def list_tasks(
    project_id: int,
    status: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Filter by status"),
    phase_id: Optional[int] = Query(None, description="Filter by phase"),
    agent_type: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Filter by agent type"),
    flagged: Optional[bool] = Query(None, description="Filter by flagged status"),
    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
):
    """List tasks for a project with optional filters."""
    tasks = await Task.get_for_project(
        db,
        project_id,
        status=status,
        phase_id=phase_id,
        agent_type=agent_type,
        flagged=flagged,
    )
    return tasks

@router.post("/projects/{project_id}/tasks", response_model=TaskResponse, status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
async def create_task(
    project_id: int,
    task: TaskCreate,
    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
):
    """Create a new task for a project."""
    new_task = await Task.create(
        db,
        project_id=project_id,
        name=task.name,
        description=task.description,
        phase_id=task.phase_id,
        priority=task.priority,
        estimated_time=task.estimated_time,
        agent_type=task.agent_type,
        depends_on=task.depends_on,
    )
    return new_task

@router.get("/tasks/{task_id}", response_model=TaskResponse)
async def get_task(task_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
    """Get a specific task by ID."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )
    return task

@router.put("/tasks/{task_id}", response_model=TaskResponse)
async def update_task(
    task_id: int,
    task_update: TaskUpdate,
    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
):
    """Update a task."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )

    updated_task = await Task.update(
        db,
        task_id,
        **task_update.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
    )
    return updated_task

@router.put("/tasks/{task_id}/status", response_model=TaskResponse)
async def update_task_status(
    task_id: int,
    status_update: TaskStatusUpdate,
    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
):
    """Update task status."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )

    # Validate status
    valid_statuses = ["backlog", "in_progress", "qa", "done", "blocked"]
    if status_update.status not in valid_statuses:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
            detail=f"Invalid status. Must be one of: {valid_statuses}"
        )

    updated_task = await Task.update(db, task_id, status=status_update.status)
    return updated_task

@router.post("/tasks/{task_id}/retry", response_model=TaskResponse)
async def retry_task(task_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
    """Retry a failed/blocked task."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )

    # Increment iteration count and reset status
    updated_task = await Task.update(
        db,
        task_id,
        status="in_progress",
        iteration_count=task.iteration_count + 1,
    )

    # TODO: Trigger agent to retry the task

    return updated_task

@router.post("/tasks/{task_id}/flag", response_model=TaskResponse)
async def flag_task(task_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
    """Flag a task for human review."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )

    updated_task = await Task.update(db, task_id, flagged_for_review=True)

    # TODO: Create notification for flagged task

    return updated_task

@router.delete("/tasks/{task_id}", status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
async def delete_task(task_id: int, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
    """Delete a task."""
    task = await Task.get_by_id(db, task_id)
    if not task:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
            detail=f"Task with ID {task_id} not found"
        )

    await Task.delete(db, task_id)
    return None

+    # Use exclude_none=False to allow setting phase_id to null explicitly

+    # Use exclude_unset=True to ignore fields not provided in the request

+    update_data = task_update.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)

-        **task_update.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)


The code looks fine. Let me add some debugging to see what's happening. Actually, let me first check if the backend needs a restart. Let me kill it and restart:


Bash

curl -s -X PUT http://localhost:8000/api/tasks/29 -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"phase_id": 3}' -v 2>&1 | head -30

Test phase_id update with verbose output


{"id":29,"project_id":5,"spec_id":null,"phase_id":null,"name":"PAGINATION_TEST_12","description":"Task 12 for pagination","status":"backlog","priority":3,"estimated_time":null,"actual_time":null,"agent_type":null,"iteration_count":0,"flagged_for_review":false,"depends_on":null,"created_at":"2026-01-12T04:12:23.405716","updated_at":"2026-01-12T17:40:27.259879"}* Host localhost:8000 was resolved.
* IPv6: ::1
* IPv4: 127.0.0.1
*   Trying [::1]:8000...
*   Trying 127.0.0.1:8000...
* Established connection to localhost (127.0.0.1 port 8000) from 127.0.0.1 port 52828
* using HTTP/1.x
> PUT /api/tasks/29 HTTP/1.1

> Host: localhost:8000

> User-Agent: curl/8.17.0

> Accept: */*

> Content-Type: application/json

> Content-Length: 15

>

} [15 bytes data]
* upload completely sent off: 15 bytes
< HTTP/1.1 200 OK

< date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:40:27 GMT

< server: uvicorn

< content-length: 362

< content-type: application/json

<

{ [362 bytes data]
* Connection #0 to host localhost:8000 left intact


I see that the phase_id is still null. The backend didn't update after my code change because I only added a comment. Let me look at what's happening in the Task model's update method more carefully. The issue might be that when the value is an integer, Python's truthiness check for `0` might cause issues, but phase_id is 1, 2, or 3 which are all truthy...

Wait, I think I see the issue now. In the Task.update method, it checks `if hasattr(task, key)` but the value passed is being set. Let me trace through the code again:


cd /c/Users/MikeSwanson/AutoBuilder/My-Auto-Builder/backend && python -c "
from pydantic import BaseModel
from typing import Optional, List

class TaskUpdate(BaseModel):
    name: Optional[str] = None
    description: Optional[str] = None
    status: Optional[str] = None
    phase_id: Optional[int] = None
    priority: Optional[int] = None

data = {'phase_id': 1}
update = TaskUpdate(**data)
print('model_dump:', update.model_dump())
print('model_dump exclude_unset:', update.model_dump(exclude_unset=True))
"

Test Pydantic model_dump behavior


model_dump: {'name': None, 'description': None, 'status': None, 'phase_id': 1, 'priority': None}
model_dump exclude_unset: {'phase_id': 1}


OK so the Pydantic model_dump is correctly returning `{'phase_id': 1}`. The issue must be in the SQLAlchemy update. Let me add some logging to the Task update method:


Edit

    @classmethod
    async def update(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        task_id: int,
        **kwargs
    ) -> Optional["Task"]:
        """Update a task."""
        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
        if task:
            for key, value in kwargs.items():
                if hasattr(task, key):
                    setattr(task, key, value)
            task.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
            await db.flush()
            await db.refresh(task)
        return task

    @classmethod
    async def update(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        task_id: int,
        **kwargs
    ) -> Optional["Task"]:
        """Update a task."""
        import logging
        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
        logger.info(f"Updating task {task_id} with kwargs: {kwargs}")

        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
        if task:
            for key, value in kwargs.items():
                if hasattr(task, key):
                    logger.info(f"Setting {key}={value} (type: {type(value)})")
                    setattr(task, key, value)
                else:
                    logger.warning(f"Task has no attribute: {key}")
            task.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
            await db.flush()
            await db.refresh(task)
            logger.info(f"After update, phase_id={task.phase_id}")
        return task


The file C:\Users\MikeSwanson\AutoBuilder\My-Auto-Builder\backend\models\task.py has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
    95→        await db.flush()
    96→        await db.refresh(task)
    97→        return task
    98→
    99→    @classmethod
   100→    async def update(
   101→        cls,
   102→        db: AsyncSession,
   103→        task_id: int,
   104→        **kwargs
   105→    ) -> Optional["Task"]:
   106→        """Update a task."""
   107→        import logging
   108→        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
   109→        logger.info(f"Updating task {task_id} with kwargs: {kwargs}")
   110→
   111→        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
   112→        if task:
   113→            for key, value in kwargs.items():
   114→                if hasattr(task, key):
   115→                    logger.info(f"Setting {key}={value} (type: {type(value)})")
   116→                    setattr(task, key, value)
   117→                else:
   118→                    logger.warning(f"Task has no attribute: {key}")
   119→            task.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
   120→            await db.flush()
   121→            await db.refresh(task)
   122→            logger.info(f"After update, phase_id={task.phase_id}")
   123→        return task
   124→
   125→    @classmethod
   126→    async def delete(cls, db: AsyncSession, task_id: int) -> bool:
   127→        """Delete a task."""

    @classmethod
    async def update(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        task_id: int,
        **kwargs
    ) -> Optional["Task"]:
        """Update a task."""
        import logging
        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
        logger.info(f"Updating task {task_id} with kwargs: {kwargs}")

        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
        if task:
            for key, value in kwargs.items():
                if hasattr(task, key):
                    logger.info(f"Setting {key}={value} (type: {type(value)})")
                    setattr(task, key, value)
                else:
                    logger.warning(f"Task has no attribute: {key}")
            task.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
            await db.flush()
            await db.refresh(task)
            logger.info(f"After update, phase_id={task.phase_id}")
        return task

"""
Task Model

Represents tasks to be completed by agents.
"""

from datetime import datetime
from typing import Optional, List
from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, Text, DateTime, Boolean, ForeignKey, JSON, select
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession

from services.database import Base

class Task(Base):
    """Task database model."""

    __tablename__ = "tasks"

    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
    project_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("projects.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False)
    spec_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("specs.id"), nullable=True)
    phase_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("phases.id"), nullable=True)
    name = Column(String(255), nullable=False)
    description = Column(Text, nullable=True)
    status = Column(String(50), default="backlog")  # backlog, in_progress, qa, done, blocked
    priority = Column(Integer, default=0)
    estimated_time = Column(Integer, nullable=True)  # in minutes
    actual_time = Column(Integer, nullable=True)
    agent_type = Column(String(50), nullable=True)  # planner, coder, qa_reviewer, qa_fixer
    iteration_count = Column(Integer, default=0)
    flagged_for_review = Column(Boolean, default=False)
    depends_on = Column(JSON, nullable=True)  # Array of task IDs
    created_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
    updated_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow, onupdate=datetime.utcnow)

    @classmethod
    async def get_for_project(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        project_id: int,
        status: Optional[str] = None,
        phase_id: Optional[int] = None,
        agent_type: Optional[str] = None,
        flagged: Optional[bool] = None,
    ) -> List["Task"]:
        """Get tasks for a project with optional filters."""
        query = select(cls).where(cls.project_id == project_id)

        if status:
            query = query.where(cls.status == status)
        if phase_id:
            query = query.where(cls.phase_id == phase_id)
        if agent_type:
            query = query.where(cls.agent_type == agent_type)
        if flagged is not None:
            query = query.where(cls.flagged_for_review == flagged)

        query = query.order_by(cls.priority, cls.created_at)

        result = await db.execute(query)
        return result.scalars().all()

    @classmethod
    async def get_by_id(cls, db: AsyncSession, task_id: int) -> Optional["Task"]:
        """Get a task by ID."""
        result = await db.execute(select(cls).where(cls.id == task_id))
        return result.scalar_one_or_none()

    @classmethod
    async def create(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        project_id: int,
        name: str,
        description: Optional[str] = None,
        phase_id: Optional[int] = None,
        priority: int = 0,
        estimated_time: Optional[int] = None,
        agent_type: Optional[str] = None,
        depends_on: Optional[List[int]] = None,
    ) -> "Task":
        """Create a new task."""
        task = cls(
            project_id=project_id,
            name=name,
            description=description,
            phase_id=phase_id,
            priority=priority,
            estimated_time=estimated_time,
            agent_type=agent_type,
            depends_on=depends_on,
        )
        db.add(task)
        await db.flush()
        await db.refresh(task)
        return task

    @classmethod
    async def update(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        task_id: int,
        **kwargs
    ) -> Optional["Task"]:
        """Update a task."""
        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
        if task:
            for key, value in kwargs.items():
                if hasattr(task, key):
                    setattr(task, key, value)
            task.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
            await db.flush()
            await db.refresh(task)
        return task

    @classmethod
    async def delete(cls, db: AsyncSession, task_id: int) -> bool:
        """Delete a task."""
        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
        if task:
            await db.delete(task)
            await db.flush()
            return True
        return False

+        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

+        logger.info(f"Updating task {task_id} with kwargs: {kwargs}")

+                    logger.info(f"Setting {key}={value} (type: {type(value)})")

+                    logger.warning(f"Task has no attribute: {key}")

+            logger.info(f"After update, phase_id={task.phase_id}")


Now I need to restart the backend server to pick up these changes. Let me find and kill the existing backend process:


Bash

cd /c/Users/MikeSwanson/AutoBuilder/My-Auto-Builder/backend && source venv/Scripts/activate && python -m uvicorn main:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000 --reload &
sleep 5
curl -s http://localhost:8000/api/projects | head -50

Restart backend with reload


Error: Command 'source' is not in the allowed commands list


Let me try a different approach to restart the backend:


cd /c/Users/MikeSwanson/AutoBuilder/My-Auto-Builder/backend && ./venv/Scripts/python.exe -m uvicorn main:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000 --reload 2>&1 &
sleep 3
echo "Backend restart attempted"

Restart backend server


Error: Command 'python.exe' is not in the allowed commands list


Let me check the process status and try another approach:


Since the backend is already running and responding, let me remove the logging I added and instead verify the feature is working with the existing backend by directly inspecting what's happening. Since the phase_id isn't being saved, let me check if maybe there's a foreign key validation issue in SQLite:


Edit

    @classmethod
    async def update(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        task_id: int,
        **kwargs
    ) -> Optional["Task"]:
        """Update a task."""
        import logging
        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
        logger.info(f"Updating task {task_id} with kwargs: {kwargs}")

        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
        if task:
            for key, value in kwargs.items():
                if hasattr(task, key):
                    logger.info(f"Setting {key}={value} (type: {type(value)})")
                    setattr(task, key, value)
                else:
                    logger.warning(f"Task has no attribute: {key}")
            task.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
            await db.flush()
            await db.refresh(task)
            logger.info(f"After update, phase_id={task.phase_id}")
        return task

    @classmethod
    async def update(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        task_id: int,
        **kwargs
    ) -> Optional["Task"]:
        """Update a task."""
        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
        if task:
            for key, value in kwargs.items():
                if hasattr(task, key):
                    setattr(task, key, value)
            task.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
            await db.flush()
            await db.refresh(task)
        return task


The file C:\Users\MikeSwanson\AutoBuilder\My-Auto-Builder\backend\models\task.py has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
    95→        await db.flush()
    96→        await db.refresh(task)
    97→        return task
    98→
    99→    @classmethod
   100→    async def update(
   101→        cls,
   102→        db: AsyncSession,
   103→        task_id: int,
   104→        **kwargs
   105→    ) -> Optional["Task"]:
   106→        """Update a task."""
   107→        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
   108→        if task:
   109→            for key, value in kwargs.items():
   110→                if hasattr(task, key):
   111→                    setattr(task, key, value)
   112→            task.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
   113→            await db.flush()
   114→            await db.refresh(task)
   115→        return task
   116→
   117→    @classmethod
   118→    async def delete(cls, db: AsyncSession, task_id: int) -> bool:
   119→        """Delete a task."""

    @classmethod
    async def update(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        task_id: int,
        **kwargs
    ) -> Optional["Task"]:
        """Update a task."""
        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
        if task:
            for key, value in kwargs.items():
                if hasattr(task, key):
                    setattr(task, key, value)
            task.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
            await db.flush()
            await db.refresh(task)
        return task

"""
Task Model

Represents tasks to be completed by agents.
"""

from datetime import datetime
from typing import Optional, List
from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, Text, DateTime, Boolean, ForeignKey, JSON, select
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession

from services.database import Base

class Task(Base):
    """Task database model."""

    __tablename__ = "tasks"

    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
    project_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("projects.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False)
    spec_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("specs.id"), nullable=True)
    phase_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("phases.id"), nullable=True)
    name = Column(String(255), nullable=False)
    description = Column(Text, nullable=True)
    status = Column(String(50), default="backlog")  # backlog, in_progress, qa, done, blocked
    priority = Column(Integer, default=0)
    estimated_time = Column(Integer, nullable=True)  # in minutes
    actual_time = Column(Integer, nullable=True)
    agent_type = Column(String(50), nullable=True)  # planner, coder, qa_reviewer, qa_fixer
    iteration_count = Column(Integer, default=0)
    flagged_for_review = Column(Boolean, default=False)
    depends_on = Column(JSON, nullable=True)  # Array of task IDs
    created_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
    updated_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow, onupdate=datetime.utcnow)

    @classmethod
    async def get_for_project(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        project_id: int,
        status: Optional[str] = None,
        phase_id: Optional[int] = None,
        agent_type: Optional[str] = None,
        flagged: Optional[bool] = None,
    ) -> List["Task"]:
        """Get tasks for a project with optional filters."""
        query = select(cls).where(cls.project_id == project_id)

        if status:
            query = query.where(cls.status == status)
        if phase_id:
            query = query.where(cls.phase_id == phase_id)
        if agent_type:
            query = query.where(cls.agent_type == agent_type)
        if flagged is not None:
            query = query.where(cls.flagged_for_review == flagged)

        query = query.order_by(cls.priority, cls.created_at)

        result = await db.execute(query)
        return result.scalars().all()

    @classmethod
    async def get_by_id(cls, db: AsyncSession, task_id: int) -> Optional["Task"]:
        """Get a task by ID."""
        result = await db.execute(select(cls).where(cls.id == task_id))
        return result.scalar_one_or_none()

    @classmethod
    async def create(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        project_id: int,
        name: str,
        description: Optional[str] = None,
        phase_id: Optional[int] = None,
        priority: int = 0,
        estimated_time: Optional[int] = None,
        agent_type: Optional[str] = None,
        depends_on: Optional[List[int]] = None,
    ) -> "Task":
        """Create a new task."""
        task = cls(
            project_id=project_id,
            name=name,
            description=description,
            phase_id=phase_id,
            priority=priority,
            estimated_time=estimated_time,
            agent_type=agent_type,
            depends_on=depends_on,
        )
        db.add(task)
        await db.flush()
        await db.refresh(task)
        return task

    @classmethod
    async def update(
        cls,
        db: AsyncSession,
        task_id: int,
        **kwargs
    ) -> Optional["Task"]:
        """Update a task."""
        import logging
        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
        logger.info(f"Updating task {task_id} with kwargs: {kwargs}")

        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
        if task:
            for key, value in kwargs.items():
                if hasattr(task, key):
                    logger.info(f"Setting {key}={value} (type: {type(value)})")
                    setattr(task, key, value)
                else:
                    logger.warning(f"Task has no attribute: {key}")
            task.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
            await db.flush()
            await db.refresh(task)
            logger.info(f"After update, phase_id={task.phase_id}")
        return task

    @classmethod
    async def delete(cls, db: AsyncSession, task_id: int) -> bool:
        """Delete a task."""
        task = await cls.get_by_id(db, task_id)
        if task:
            await db.delete(task)
            await db.flush()
            return True
        return False

-        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

-        logger.info(f"Updating task {task_id} with kwargs: {kwargs}")

-                    logger.info(f"Setting {key}={value} (type: {type(value)})")

-                    logger.warning(f"Task has no attribute: {key}")

-            logger.info(f"After update, phase_id={task.phase_id}")


Let me check the database directly using SQLite:


Bash

sqlite3 /c/Users/MikeSwanson/AutoBuilder/My-Auto-Builder/data/auto-claude-plus.db "SELECT id, name, phase_id FROM tasks WHERE project_id=5 LIMIT 5"

Check task phase_id in database


Error: Command 'sqlite3' is not in the allowed commands list


Let me try a different approach - create a task with a phase_id directly:


curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/projects/5/tasks -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "PHASE_TEST_TASK_1", "description": "Task in Phase 1", "phase_id": 1, "priority": 2}' 2>&1

Create task with phase_id


Task in Phase 1

Task in Phase 1


Creating a task with phase_id works. Let me create a few more tasks in different phases:


curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/projects/5/tasks -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "PHASE_TEST_TASK_2", "description": "Task in Phase 2", "phase_id": 2, "priority": 1}' 2>&1

Create task in Phase 2


curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/projects/5/tasks -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "PHASE_TEST_TASK_3", "description": "Another task in Phase 1", "phase_id": 1, "priority": 3}' 2>&1

Create another task in Phase 1


curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/projects/5/tasks -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "PHASE_TEST_TASK_4", "description": "Task in Phase 3", "phase_id": 3, "priority": 0}' 2>&1

Create task in Phase 3


Task in Phase 2

Task in Phase 2


Another task in Phase 1

Another task in Phase 1


Task in Phase 3

Task in Phase 3


Now I have tasks in different phases:
- Phase 1: PHASE_TEST_TASK_1, PHASE_TEST_TASK_3
- Phase 2: PHASE_TEST_TASK_2
- Phase 3: PHASE_TEST_TASK_4

Let me refresh the browser to see the phase grouping:


### Ran Playwright code
await page.goto('http://localhost:3000/kanban?project=5&groupByPhase=true');

### New console messages
- [INFO] %cDownload the React DevTools for a better development experience: https://reactjs.org/link/r...
- [WARNING] ⚠ React Router Future Flag Warning: React Router will begin wrapping state updates in `Re...
- [WARNING] ⚠ React Router Future Flag Warning: Relative route resolution within Splat routes is chan...

### Page state
- Page URL: http://localhost:3000/kanban?project=5&groupByPhase=true
- Page Title: Auto-Claude-Plus
- Page Snapshot:
```yaml
- generic [ref=e3]:
  - complementary [ref=e4]:
    - generic [ref=e6]:
      - heading "Auto-Claude-Plus" [level=1] [ref=e7]
      - paragraph [ref=e8]: Autonomous Coding Framework
    - generic [ref=e9]:
      - generic [ref=e10]:
        - generic [ref=e11]: Projects
        - generic [ref=e12]:
          - link "Adopt Existing Codebase" [ref=e13] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /adopt-codebase
            - img [ref=e14]
          - link "New Project" [ref=e17] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /new-project
            - img [ref=e18]
      - paragraph [ref=e20]: No projects yet
    - navigation [ref=e21]:
      - list [ref=e22]:
        - listitem [ref=e23]:
          - link "Dashboard" [ref=e24] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /
            - img [ref=e25]
            - generic [ref=e30]: Dashboard
        - listitem [ref=e31]:
          - link "Kanban Board" [ref=e32] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /kanban
            - img [ref=e33]
            - generic [ref=e34]: Kanban Board
        - listitem [ref=e35]:
          - link "Specification" [ref=e36] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /spec
            - img [ref=e37]
            - generic [ref=e40]: Specification
        - listitem [ref=e41]:
          - link "Terminals" [ref=e42] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /terminals
            - img [ref=e43]
            - generic [ref=e45]: Terminals
        - listitem [ref=e46]:
          - link "Memory" [ref=e47] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /memory
            - img [ref=e48]
            - generic [ref=e51]: Memory
        - listitem [ref=e52]:
          - link "Infrastructure" [ref=e53] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /infrastructure
            - img [ref=e54]
            - generic [ref=e57]: Infrastructure
        - listitem [ref=e58]:
          - link "Changelog" [ref=e59] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /changelog
            - img [ref=e60]
            - generic [ref=e63]: Changelog
        - listitem [ref=e64]:
          - link "Settings" [ref=e65] [cursor=pointer]:
            - /url: /settings
            - img [ref=e66]
            - generic [ref=e69]: Settings
    - paragraph [ref=e71]: v0.1.0
  - generic [ref=e72]:
    - banner [ref=e73]:
      - generic [ref=e75]: No project selected
      - button "Notifications" [ref=e77] [cursor=pointer]:
        - img [ref=e78]
    - main [ref=e82]:
      - paragraph [ref=e84]: Select a project to view its Kanban board
    - contentinfo [ref=e85]:
      - generic [ref=e86]:
        - generic [ref=e87]:
          - img [ref=e88]
          - generic [ref=e90]: "Agents:"
        - generic [ref=e91]: None active
      - generic [ref=e92]:
        - img [ref=e93]
        - generic [ref=e95]: Backend connected
```


It shows "No projects yet" - the project store needs to load. Let me click on the project in the sidebar first: