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Improve organization of background tasks and artifacts

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Description

## Problem

Background tasks and artifacts become difficult to manage as their number grows. The current lists do not provide enough ways to find or organize older items.

## Proposed improvements

- Sort or group items by creation time
- Group items by date or session
- Pin important artifacts
- Add labels or color coding for easier identification

These controls should make large task and artifact lists easier to scan and manage.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the current background-task and artifact list experiences in the app. Clarify which organization capability is in scope—sorting, grouping, pinning, or labels—and define how users will find older items and recognize that the work is complete. No files, entry points, or tests are named in the issue.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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