TasksIslandViewModel now runs a periodic tick that diffs the flat Items
collection against SQLite and patches properties in place (capped at 500
rows, sharing the Phase 1 delta sequence guard so it never overtakes a
fresher broadcast). Never rebuilds rows or triggers Regroup/LoadForList, so
it stays decoupled from the parallel Phase 2b virtualization work. The same
cadence now refreshes the long-lived Worktrees Overview, Log Visualizer, and
Merge Helper selection overlays; short-lived modals are untouched.
MergeHelperSelectionModalViewModel now loads ParentTaskId and orders
rows hierarchy-aware (parent immediately followed by its children,
mirroring TasksIslandViewModel.Regroup). Children render indented with
the same indent-track visual as the main task list; ticking a parent
cascades selection to its children, while a child can still be
deselected on its own. A child whose parent got filtered out (e.g.
already Done) renders top-level with an explicit hint instead of
disappearing. Confirm keeps returning parents ahead of their children.
Reminders written down as todos had no home: every task looked like Claude work.
A manual task now shows a MANUAL badge and hides send-to-queue, refine and the
planning session; the queue picker, daily prep and the list handler all skip it,
with a TaskStateService guard so the MCP surface and hub cannot start one either.
Opening a hand-driven ConPTY session stays available on purpose.
A list can be marked manual in its settings, which makes tasks created there
(UI and MCP add_task) start out manual. Toggle per task from its context menu.
mika kuns