feat: Add tiptap editor for task descriptions in slide-over panel

- Add updateTask tRPC mutation (name, description fields)
- Replace static description with TiptapEditor in TaskSlideOver
- Auto-detect existing markdown descriptions and convert to tiptap JSON
- Debounced auto-save with flush on close/unmount
- Saving indicator in header

apps/server/trpc/routers/task.ts

@@ -143,6 +143,25 @@ export function taskProcedures(publicProcedure: ProcedureBuilder) {
         return tasks.filter((t) => t.category !== 'detail');
       }),
 
+    updateTask: publicProcedure
+      .input(z.object({
+        id: z.string().min(1),
+        name: z.string().min(1).optional(),
+        description: z.string().nullable().optional(),
+      }))
+      .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+        const taskRepository = requireTaskRepository(ctx);
+        const existing = await taskRepository.findById(input.id);
+        if (!existing) {
+          throw new TRPCError({
+            code: 'NOT_FOUND',
+            message: `Task '${input.id}' not found`,
+          });
+        }
+        const { id, ...data } = input;
+        return taskRepository.update(id, data);
+      }),
+
     deleteTask: publicProcedure
       .input(z.object({ id: z.string().min(1) }))
       .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {

apps/web/src/components/execution/TaskSlideOver.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useMemo } from "react";
 import { motion, AnimatePresence } from "motion/react";
 import { X, Trash2 } from "lucide-react";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { StatusBadge } from "@/components/StatusBadge";
 import { StatusDot } from "@/components/StatusDot";
+import { TiptapEditor } from "@/components/editor/TiptapEditor";
 import { getCategoryConfig } from "@/lib/category";
-import { markdownToSafeHtml } from "@/lib/markdown-to-tiptap";
+import { markdownToTiptapJson } from "@/lib/markdown-to-tiptap";
 import { useExecutionContext } from "./ExecutionContext";
 import { trpc } from "@/lib/trpc";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export function TaskSlideOver() {
   const { selectedEntry, setSelectedTaskId } = useExecutionContext();
   const queueTaskMutation = trpc.queueTask.useMutation();
   const deleteTaskMutation = trpc.deleteTask.useMutation();
+  const updateTaskMutation = trpc.updateTask.useMutation();
 
   const close = useCallback(() => setSelectedTaskId(null), [setSelectedTaskId]);
 
@@ -28,6 +30,46 @@ export function TaskSlideOver() {
     return () => document.removeEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
   }, [selectedEntry, close]);
 
+  // Debounced description save
+  const timerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+  const pendingRef = useRef<{ id: string; description: string } | null>(null);
+
+  const flushDescription = useCallback(() => {
+    if (timerRef.current) {
+      clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
+      timerRef.current = null;
+    }
+    if (pendingRef.current) {
+      const data = pendingRef.current;
+      pendingRef.current = null;
+      updateTaskMutation.mutate(data);
+    }
+  }, [updateTaskMutation]);
+
+  const handleDescriptionUpdate = useCallback(
+    (json: string) => {
+      const task = selectedEntry?.task;
+      if (!task) return;
+      pendingRef.current = { id: task.id, description: json };
+      if (timerRef.current) clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
+      timerRef.current = setTimeout(flushDescription, 1000);
+    },
+    [selectedEntry?.task, flushDescription],
+  );
+
+  // Flush on close / unmount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      if (timerRef.current) clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
+      if (pendingRef.current) {
+        const data = pendingRef.current;
+        pendingRef.current = null;
+        updateTaskMutation.mutate(data);
+      }
+    };
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
   const task = selectedEntry?.task ?? null;
   const dependencies = selectedEntry?.blockedBy ?? [];
   const dependents = selectedEntry?.dependents ?? [];
@@ -36,10 +78,18 @@ export function TaskSlideOver() {
     dependencies.every((d) => d.status === "completed");
   const canQueue = task !== null && task.status === "pending" && allDepsComplete;
 
-  const descriptionHtml = useMemo(() => {
+  // Convert existing markdown description to tiptap JSON for the editor.
+  // If it's already valid tiptap JSON, use as-is.
+  const editorContent = useMemo(() => {
     if (!task?.description) return null;
     try {
-      return markdownToSafeHtml(task.description);
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(task.description);
+      if (parsed?.type === "doc") return task.description;
+    } catch {
+      // Not JSON — treat as markdown
+    }
+    try {
+      return JSON.stringify(markdownToTiptapJson(task.description));
     } catch {
       return null;
     }
@@ -56,7 +106,10 @@ export function TaskSlideOver() {
             animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
             exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
             transition={{ duration: 0.2 }}
-            onClick={close}
+            onClick={() => {
+              flushDescription();
+              close();
+            }}
           />
 
           {/* Panel */}
@@ -77,9 +130,17 @@ export function TaskSlideOver() {
                   {selectedEntry.phaseName}
                 </p>
               </div>
+              {updateTaskMutation.isPending && (
+                <span className="shrink-0 text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">
+                  Saving...
+                </span>
+              )}
               <button
                 className="shrink-0 rounded-md p-1 text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground"
-                onClick={close}
+                onClick={() => {
+                  flushDescription();
+                  close();
+                }}
               >
                 <X className="h-4 w-4" />
               </button>
@@ -108,18 +169,14 @@ export function TaskSlideOver() {
                 </MetaField>
               </div>
 
-              {/* Description */}
+              {/* Description — editable tiptap */}
               <Section title="Description">
-                {descriptionHtml ? (
-                  <div
-                    className="prose prose-sm prose-p:my-1 prose-headings:mb-1 prose-headings:mt-3 prose-ul:my-1 prose-ol:my-1 prose-li:my-0.5 prose-blockquote:my-1 prose-pre:my-1 prose-hr:my-2 dark:prose-invert max-w-none"
-                    dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: descriptionHtml }}
-                  />
-                ) : (
-                  <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                    No description
-                  </p>
-                )}
+                <TiptapEditor
+                  entityId={task.id}
+                  content={editorContent}
+                  onUpdate={handleDescriptionUpdate}
+                  enablePageLinks={false}
+                />
               </Section>
 
               {/* Dependencies */}

docs/server-api.md

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Each procedure uses `require*Repository(ctx)` helpers that throw `TRPCError(INTE
 | listTasks | query | Child tasks of parent |
 | getTask | query | Single task |
 | updateTaskStatus | mutation | Change task status |
+| updateTask | mutation | Update task fields (name, description) |
 | createInitiativeTask | mutation | Create task on initiative |
 | createPhaseTask | mutation | Create task on phase |
 | listInitiativeTasks | query | All tasks for initiative |