2026-01-29

Lessons Learned

Don't update Donovan in chat about task progress — put comments and updates directly in the task (HammerQueue or wherever the task lives). He doesn't want chat noise for status updates.
Never expose services publicly without asking first — I enabled hammer.donovankelly.xyz which exposed the Clawdbot Control UI to anyone. Always ask before making something internet-facing.
Never use HTTP for external communication — all cross-server comms must be HTTPS. Added to TOOLS.md rules.
Always build and test before pushing — run bun run build (or equivalent) locally before pushing to git. Dokploy builds from git, so broken code = failed deploys.

Renamed domain from queue.donovankelly.xyz to dash.donovankelly.xyz via Dokploy API
Dokploy is at app.dokploy.com (cloud), API key in Bitwarden
Compose ID: kBdwrcZodIRyNIvQ-wrzG
Fixed TS build errors (unused var, useEffect return type) before successful deploy
hammer.donovankelly.xyz Caddy proxy DISABLED — exposed Clawdbot Control UI without auth. Must add auth layer before re-enabling.

Added Dashboard overview page at / — stats grid, active task cards, up-next queue, recent activity feed, recently completed
Added progress note input UI in TaskDetailPanel (textarea + Cmd+Enter + Add button)
Added search bar and priority filter to Queue page
Committed chat backend relay code (WebSocket proxy from dashboard to Clawdbot gateway)
Gateway-relay.ts now falls back to VITE_WS_TOKEN env var
Completed "Save/cancel button" task (was already implemented, just marked done)
Chat still blocked: needs Caddy WSS proxy re-enabled on hammer.donovankelly.xyz (restricted to WS, not control UI)
Three deploys to Dokploy

Added due_date and subtasks JSONB columns to tasks schema
Backend: full CRUD for subtasks (add/toggle/delete at /api/tasks/:id/subtasks)
Backend: dueDate support in create/update task endpoints
TaskDetailPanel: due date picker with overdue/due-soon badges, subtask checklist with progress bar
New TaskPage component: full-page task view at /task/HQ-{number} routes
Dashboard cards now link to /task/HQ-{number}, show subtask progress bars and due date badges
Frontend types updated with assigneeName, assigneeId, dueDate, subtasks
Drizzle migration 0001_mighty_callisto.sql (uses db:push on deploy)
Deployed to Dokploy
Chat still blocked: needs Caddy (no sudo access to install)

Added Toast notification system (success/error/info) with auto-dismiss, context provider
Added delete task functionality with confirmation dialog (TaskDetailPanel + TaskPage)
Added due date badges and subtask progress bars to TaskCard in queue view
Added Escape keyboard shortcut to close detail panels
Integrated toast feedback into QueuePage (status changes, task creation) and TaskDetailPanel (save)
TaskPage now has "Danger Zone" section with delete, and "copy link" shows toast
Deployed to dash.donovankelly.xyz via Dokploy

Built full Projects feature for Hammer Dashboard
Backend: projects table (name, description, context, repos, links), full CRUD API at /api/projects
Backend: added projectId FK on tasks table, supported in create/update task APIs
Frontend: Projects page with card grid, detail view, context editor, repo list, task assignment
Frontend: Project selector added to TaskDetailPanel (dropdown in task detail)
Sidebar nav now: Queue → Projects → Chat
Created initial projects: "Hammer Dashboard" (with full context), "Network App (NWM CRM)"
Assigned 7 dashboard tasks to Hammer Dashboard project, 1 task to Network App
HQ-17 completed, HQ-21 updated with progress
All deployed to dash.donovankelly.xyz via Dokploy