feat: add title and description fields to capture grammar

Implement | prefix for titles and // separator for descriptions
across the full stack: parser, schema, API, CLI, and web frontend.

- Parser: line-aware extraction for |title, |title // desc,
  // leading desc, body // inline desc. URL-safe (skips :// lines).
  Modifiers (#tag, @time, ^card) extracted from all segments.
- Schema: ALTER TABLE migration adds title, description columns
- DB: Entity/EntityUpdate structs, all CRUD queries updated
- API: title/description on create/update/response, body validation
  relaxed (title-only entries valid)
- CLI: shows title as scan label when present
- Web: parseInput mirrors Go parser, list shows title, detail pane
  renders title + description with double-click inline editing
- Tests: 10 new cases (grammar, entity, API) — 71 total, all pass

cmd/add.go

@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ func runAdd(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	defer store.Close()
 
 	e := &db.Entity{
-		Body:  parsed.Body,
+		Body:        parsed.Body,
-		Glyph: db.Glyph(parsed.Glyph),
+		Title:       parsed.Title,
-		Tags:  parsed.Tags,
+		Description: parsed.Description,
+		Glyph:       db.Glyph(parsed.Glyph),
+		Tags:        parsed.Tags,
 	}
 	if parsed.TimeAnchor != nil {
 		e.TimeAnchor = parsed.TimeAnchor
@@ -53,12 +55,16 @@ func runAdd(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	var parts []string
 	parts = append(parts, glyph)
-	parts = append(parts, " "+e.Body)
+	if e.Title != nil {
+		parts = append(parts, "  "+*e.Title)
+	} else {
+		parts = append(parts, "  "+e.Body)
+	}
 	if e.TimeAnchor != nil {
-		parts = append(parts, " @"+*e.TimeAnchor)
+		parts = append(parts, "  @"+*e.TimeAnchor)
 	}
 	for _, tag := range e.Tags {
-		parts = append(parts, " #"+tag)
+		parts = append(parts, "  #"+tag)
 	}
 	parts = append(parts, "  ["+shortID+"]")
 	if e.CardType != nil {

internal/api/api_test.go

@@ -507,6 +507,115 @@ func TestAbsorbEntity_MissingSourceID(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCreateEntity_WithTitle(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, _ := testServer(t)
+
+	resp := postJSON(srv, "/api/entities", map[string]any{
+		"body":        "body text",
+		"title":       "nginx trick",
+		"description": "always forget this",
+		"tags":        []string{"ops"},
+	})
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 201, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	var e EntityResponse
+	json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&e)
+	if e.Title == nil || *e.Title != "nginx trick" {
+		t.Errorf("title: %v", e.Title)
+	}
+	if e.Description == nil || *e.Description != "always forget this" {
+		t.Errorf("description: %v", e.Description)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreateEntity_TitleOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, _ := testServer(t)
+
+	title := "title only"
+	resp := postJSON(srv, "/api/entities", map[string]any{
+		"title": title,
+	})
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 201, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	var e EntityResponse
+	json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&e)
+	if e.Title == nil || *e.Title != "title only" {
+		t.Errorf("title: %v", e.Title)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateEntity_Title(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, _ := testServer(t)
+	created := createTestEntity(t, srv, "body", nil)
+
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", srv.URL+"/api/entities/"+created.ID, bytes.NewReader(
+		mustJSON(map[string]any{"title": "new title"})))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	resp, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	var e EntityResponse
+	json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&e)
+	if e.Title == nil || *e.Title != "new title" {
+		t.Errorf("title: %v", e.Title)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateEntity_Description(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, _ := testServer(t)
+	created := createTestEntity(t, srv, "body", nil)
+
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", srv.URL+"/api/entities/"+created.ID, bytes.NewReader(
+		mustJSON(map[string]any{"description": "new desc"})))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	resp, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	var e EntityResponse
+	json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&e)
+	if e.Description == nil || *e.Description != "new desc" {
+		t.Errorf("description: %v", e.Description)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListEntities_TitleInResponse(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, _ := testServer(t)
+
+	title := "list title"
+	postJSON(srv, "/api/entities", map[string]any{
+		"body":  "body",
+		"title": title,
+	}).Body.Close()
+
+	resp, _ := http.Get(srv.URL + "/api/entities")
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	var entities []EntityResponse
+	json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&entities)
+	if len(entities) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1, got %d", len(entities))
+	}
+	if entities[0].Title == nil || *entities[0].Title != "list title" {
+		t.Errorf("title: %v", entities[0].Title)
+	}
+}
+
 func mustJSON(v any) []byte {
 	b, _ := json.Marshal(v)
 	return b

internal/api/entities.go

@@ -10,22 +10,26 @@ import (
 )
 
 type CreateEntityRequest struct {
-	Body       string   `json:"body"`
+	Body        string   `json:"body"`
-	Glyph      *string  `json:"glyph"`
+	Title       *string  `json:"title"`
-	TimeAnchor *string  `json:"time_anchor"`
+	Description *string  `json:"description"`
-	Tags       []string `json:"tags"`
+	Glyph       *string  `json:"glyph"`
-	CardType   *string  `json:"card_type"`
+	TimeAnchor  *string  `json:"time_anchor"`
-	CardData   *string  `json:"card_data"`
+	Tags        []string `json:"tags"`
+	CardType    *string  `json:"card_type"`
+	CardData    *string  `json:"card_data"`
 }
 
 type UpdateEntityRequest struct {
-	Body       *string   `json:"body"`
+	Body        *string   `json:"body"`
-	Glyph      *string   `json:"glyph"`
+	Title       *string   `json:"title"`
-	TimeAnchor *string   `json:"time_anchor"`
+	Description *string   `json:"description"`
-	Tags       *[]string `json:"tags"`
+	Glyph       *string   `json:"glyph"`
-	Pinned     *bool     `json:"pinned"`
+	TimeAnchor  *string   `json:"time_anchor"`
-	CardType   *string   `json:"card_type"`
+	Tags        *[]string `json:"tags"`
-	CardData   *string   `json:"card_data"`
+	Pinned      *bool     `json:"pinned"`
+	CardType    *string   `json:"card_type"`
+	CardData    *string   `json:"card_data"`
 }
 
 type PromoteRequest struct {
@@ -119,8 +123,8 @@ func createEntity(store *db.Store) http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if req.Body == "" {
+		if req.Body == "" && req.Title == nil {
-			writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid_input", "body is required")
+			writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid_input", "body or title is required")
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -134,10 +138,12 @@ func createEntity(store *db.Store) http.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		e := &db.Entity{
-			Body:       req.Body,
+			Body:        req.Body,
-			Glyph:      glyph,
+			Title:       req.Title,
-			TimeAnchor: req.TimeAnchor,
+			Description: req.Description,
-			Tags:       req.Tags,
+			Glyph:       glyph,
+			TimeAnchor:  req.TimeAnchor,
+			Tags:        req.Tags,
 		}
 
 		if req.CardType != nil {
@@ -186,6 +192,8 @@ func updateEntity(store *db.Store) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 		u := &db.EntityUpdate{}
 		u.Body = req.Body
+		u.Title = req.Title
+		u.Description = req.Description
 		u.Tags = req.Tags
 		u.Pinned = req.Pinned
 		u.CardData = req.CardData

internal/api/helpers.go

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ type EntityResponse struct {
 	CreatedAt   string   `json:"created_at"`
 	ModifiedAt  string   `json:"modified_at"`
 	Body        string   `json:"body"`
+	Title       *string  `json:"title"`
+	Description *string  `json:"description"`
 	Glyph       string   `json:"glyph"`
 	TimeAnchor  *string  `json:"time_anchor"`
 	CompletedAt *string  `json:"completed_at"`
@@ -50,14 +52,16 @@ func decodeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, dst any) bool {
 
 func entityToResponse(e *db.Entity) EntityResponse {
 	resp := EntityResponse{
-		ID:         e.ID,
+		ID:          e.ID,
-		CreatedAt:  e.CreatedAt.Format(time.RFC3339),
+		CreatedAt:   e.CreatedAt.Format(time.RFC3339),
-		ModifiedAt: e.ModifiedAt.Format(time.RFC3339),
+		ModifiedAt:  e.ModifiedAt.Format(time.RFC3339),
-		Body:       e.Body,
+		Body:        e.Body,
-		Glyph:      string(e.Glyph),
+		Title:       e.Title,
-		Pinned:     e.Pinned,
+		Description: e.Description,
-		Tags:       e.Tags,
+		Glyph:       string(e.Glyph),
-		UseCount:   e.UseCount,
+		Pinned:      e.Pinned,
+		Tags:        e.Tags,
+		UseCount:    e.UseCount,
 	}
 	if resp.Tags == nil {
 		resp.Tags = []string{}

internal/db/db.go

@@ -84,7 +84,14 @@ func (s *Store) migrate() error {
 		CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_entity_tags_tag
 			ON entity_tags(tag);
 	`)
-	return err
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	s.db.Exec(`ALTER TABLE entities ADD COLUMN title TEXT`)
+	s.db.Exec(`ALTER TABLE entities ADD COLUMN description TEXT`)
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func DefaultPath() (string, error) {

internal/db/entities.go

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ type Entity struct {
 	CreatedAt   time.Time
 	ModifiedAt  time.Time
 	Body        string
+	Title       *string
+	Description *string
 	Glyph       Glyph
 	TimeAnchor  *string
 	CompletedAt *time.Time
@@ -85,14 +87,16 @@ func DefaultListParams() ListParams {
 }
 
 type EntityUpdate struct {
-	Body       *string
+	Body        *string
-	Glyph      *Glyph
+	Title       *string
-	TimeAnchor *string
+	Description *string
-	ClearTime  bool
+	Glyph       *Glyph
-	Pinned     *bool
+	TimeAnchor  *string
-	CardType   *CardType
+	ClearTime   bool
-	CardData   *string
+	Pinned      *bool
-	Tags       *[]string
+	CardType    *CardType
+	CardData    *string
+	Tags        *[]string
 }
 
 func (s *Store) Create(e *Entity) error {
@@ -111,13 +115,16 @@ func (s *Store) Create(e *Entity) error {
 	defer tx.Rollback()
 
 	_, err = tx.Exec(`
-		INSERT INTO entities (id, created_at, modified_at, body, glyph, time_anchor,
+		INSERT INTO entities (id, created_at, modified_at, body, title, description,
-			completed_at, pinned, deleted_at, card_type, card_data, use_count, last_used_at)
+			glyph, time_anchor, completed_at, pinned, deleted_at,
-		VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+			card_type, card_data, use_count, last_used_at)
+		VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
 		e.ID,
 		e.CreatedAt.Format(time.RFC3339),
 		e.ModifiedAt.Format(time.RFC3339),
 		e.Body,
+		e.Title,
+		e.Description,
 		string(e.Glyph),
 		e.TimeAnchor,
 		formatTimePtr(e.CompletedAt),
@@ -144,14 +151,17 @@ func (s *Store) Get(id string) (*Entity, error) {
 	var createdAt, modifiedAt string
 	var completedAt, deletedAt, lastUsedAt sql.NullString
 	var timeAnchor, cardType, cardData sql.NullString
+	var title, description sql.NullString
 	var pinned int
 
 	err := s.db.QueryRow(`
-		SELECT id, created_at, modified_at, body, glyph, time_anchor,
+		SELECT id, created_at, modified_at, body, title, description,
-			completed_at, pinned, deleted_at, card_type, card_data, use_count, last_used_at
+			glyph, time_anchor, completed_at, pinned, deleted_at,
+			card_type, card_data, use_count, last_used_at
 		FROM entities WHERE id = ?`, id).Scan(
-		&e.ID, &createdAt, &modifiedAt, &e.Body, &e.Glyph, &timeAnchor,
+		&e.ID, &createdAt, &modifiedAt, &e.Body, &title, &description,
-		&completedAt, &pinned, &deletedAt, &cardType, &cardData, &e.UseCount, &lastUsedAt,
+		&e.Glyph, &timeAnchor, &completedAt, &pinned, &deletedAt,
+		&cardType, &cardData, &e.UseCount, &lastUsedAt,
 	)
 	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
 		return nil, ErrNotFound
@@ -162,6 +172,8 @@ func (s *Store) Get(id string) (*Entity, error) {
 
 	e.CreatedAt, _ = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, createdAt)
 	e.ModifiedAt, _ = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, modifiedAt)
+	e.Title = nullToPtr(title)
+	e.Description = nullToPtr(description)
 	e.TimeAnchor = nullToPtr(timeAnchor)
 	e.CompletedAt = parseTimePtr(completedAt)
 	e.Pinned = pinned != 0
@@ -234,9 +246,9 @@ func (s *Store) List(params ListParams) ([]*Entity, error) {
 	}
 
 	query := fmt.Sprintf(`
-		SELECT e.id, e.created_at, e.modified_at, e.body, e.glyph, e.time_anchor,
+		SELECT e.id, e.created_at, e.modified_at, e.body, e.title, e.description,
-			e.completed_at, e.pinned, e.deleted_at, e.card_type, e.card_data,
+			e.glyph, e.time_anchor, e.completed_at, e.pinned, e.deleted_at,
-			e.use_count, e.last_used_at
+			e.card_type, e.card_data, e.use_count, e.last_used_at
 		FROM entities e
 		%s
 		ORDER BY %s %s
@@ -256,18 +268,21 @@ func (s *Store) List(params ListParams) ([]*Entity, error) {
 		var createdAt, modifiedAt string
 		var completedAt, deletedAt, lastUsedAt sql.NullString
 		var timeAnchor, cardType, cardData sql.NullString
+		var title, description sql.NullString
 		var pinned int
 
 		if err := rows.Scan(
-			&e.ID, &createdAt, &modifiedAt, &e.Body, &e.Glyph, &timeAnchor,
+			&e.ID, &createdAt, &modifiedAt, &e.Body, &title, &description,
-			&completedAt, &pinned, &deletedAt, &cardType, &cardData,
+			&e.Glyph, &timeAnchor, &completedAt, &pinned, &deletedAt,
-			&e.UseCount, &lastUsedAt,
+			&cardType, &cardData, &e.UseCount, &lastUsedAt,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		e.CreatedAt, _ = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, createdAt)
 		e.ModifiedAt, _ = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, modifiedAt)
+		e.Title = nullToPtr(title)
+		e.Description = nullToPtr(description)
 		e.TimeAnchor = nullToPtr(timeAnchor)
 		e.CompletedAt = parseTimePtr(completedAt)
 		e.Pinned = pinned != 0
@@ -308,6 +323,14 @@ func (s *Store) Update(id string, u *EntityUpdate) error {
 		sets = append(sets, "body = ?")
 		args = append(args, *u.Body)
 	}
+	if u.Title != nil {
+		sets = append(sets, "title = ?")
+		args = append(args, *u.Title)
+	}
+	if u.Description != nil {
+		sets = append(sets, "description = ?")
+		args = append(args, *u.Description)
+	}
 	if u.Glyph != nil {
 		sets = append(sets, "glyph = ?")
 		args = append(args, string(*u.Glyph))

internal/db/entities_test.go

@@ -441,3 +441,99 @@ func TestResolve_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected ErrNotFound, got %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCreate_WithTitleAndDescription(t *testing.T) {
+	s := testStore(t)
+	e := &Entity{
+		Body:        "body text",
+		Title:       ptr("nginx trick"),
+		Description: ptr("always forget this"),
+		Glyph:       GlyphNote,
+		Tags:        []string{"ops"},
+	}
+	if err := s.Create(e); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	got, err := s.Get(e.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.Title == nil || *got.Title != "nginx trick" {
+		t.Errorf("title: got %v", got.Title)
+	}
+	if got.Description == nil || *got.Description != "always forget this" {
+		t.Errorf("description: got %v", got.Description)
+	}
+	if got.Body != "body text" {
+		t.Errorf("body: got %q", got.Body)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreate_WithoutTitle(t *testing.T) {
+	s := testStore(t)
+	e := &Entity{Body: "just body", Glyph: GlyphNote}
+	if err := s.Create(e); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	got, _ := s.Get(e.ID)
+	if got.Title != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected nil title, got %v", got.Title)
+	}
+	if got.Description != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected nil description, got %v", got.Description)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdate_Title(t *testing.T) {
+	s := testStore(t)
+	e := &Entity{Body: "body", Glyph: GlyphNote}
+	s.Create(e)
+
+	newTitle := "new title"
+	if err := s.Update(e.ID, &EntityUpdate{Title: &newTitle}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	got, _ := s.Get(e.ID)
+	if got.Title == nil || *got.Title != "new title" {
+		t.Errorf("title: got %v", got.Title)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdate_Description(t *testing.T) {
+	s := testStore(t)
+	e := &Entity{Body: "body", Glyph: GlyphNote}
+	s.Create(e)
+
+	newDesc := "new desc"
+	if err := s.Update(e.ID, &EntityUpdate{Description: &newDesc}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	got, _ := s.Get(e.ID)
+	if got.Description == nil || *got.Description != "new desc" {
+		t.Errorf("description: got %v", got.Description)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAbsorb_PreservesTargetTitle(t *testing.T) {
+	s := testStore(t)
+	target := &Entity{Body: "target body", Title: ptr("target title"), Glyph: GlyphNote}
+	source := &Entity{Body: "source body", Title: ptr("source title"), Glyph: GlyphNote}
+	s.Create(target)
+	s.Create(source)
+
+	if err := s.Absorb(target.ID, source.ID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	got, _ := s.Get(target.ID)
+	if got.Title == nil || *got.Title != "target title" {
+		t.Errorf("target title should be preserved, got %v", got.Title)
+	}
+	if got.Body != "target body\nsource body" {
+		t.Errorf("body: got %q", got.Body)
+	}
+}

internal/parse/grammar.go

@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Result struct {
-	Body       string
+	Body        string
-	Glyph      string
+	Glyph       string
-	TimeAnchor *string
+	Title       *string
-	Tags       []string
+	Description *string
-	CardSuffix *string
+	TimeAnchor  *string
+	Tags        []string
+	CardSuffix  *string
 }
 
 var validCardTypes = map[string]string{
@@ -35,61 +37,139 @@ func Parse(input string) (*Result, error) {
 		Tags:  []string{},
 	}
 
-	tokens := strings.Fields(input)
+	remaining := input
-	if len(tokens) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty input")
-	}
 
-	first := tokens[0]
+	if sp := strings.IndexByte(remaining, ' '); sp >= 0 {
-	switch first {
+		switch remaining[:sp] {
-	case "-", "▸":
+		case "-", "▸":
-		r.Glyph = "todo"
+			r.Glyph = "todo"
-		tokens = tokens[1:]
+			remaining = strings.TrimSpace(remaining[sp+1:])
-	case "*", "◇":
+		case "*", "◇":
-		r.Glyph = "event"
+			r.Glyph = "event"
-		tokens = tokens[1:]
+			remaining = strings.TrimSpace(remaining[sp+1:])
-	}
+		}
-
+	} else {
-	var bodyParts []string
+		switch remaining {
-	seen := map[string]bool{}
+		case "-", "▸":
-
+			r.Glyph = "todo"
-	for _, tok := range tokens {
+			remaining = ""
-		switch {
+		case "*", "◇":
-		case strings.HasPrefix(tok, "@") && len(tok) > 1:
+			r.Glyph = "event"
-			timeStr := tok[1:]
+			remaining = ""
-			if err := validateTime(timeStr); err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid time %q: %w", timeStr, err)
-			}
-			if r.TimeAnchor != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("multiple time anchors")
-			}
-			r.TimeAnchor = &timeStr
-
-		case strings.HasPrefix(tok, "#") && len(tok) > 1:
-			tag := tok[1:]
-			if !seen[tag] {
-				r.Tags = append(r.Tags, tag)
-				seen[tag] = true
-			}
-
-		case strings.HasPrefix(tok, "^") && len(tok) > 1:
-			suffix := tok[1:]
-			cardType, ok := validCardTypes[suffix]
-			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid card type %q", suffix)
-			}
-			if r.CardSuffix != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("multiple card suffixes")
-			}
-			r.CardSuffix = &cardType
-
-		default:
-			bodyParts = append(bodyParts, tok)
 		}
 	}
 
-	r.Body = strings.Join(bodyParts, " ")
+	var titleRaw, descRaw string
-	if r.Body == "" {
+	hasTitle := false
+
+	lines := strings.SplitN(remaining, "\n", 2)
+	firstLine := strings.TrimSpace(lines[0])
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(firstLine, "|") {
+		hasTitle = true
+		titleContent := firstLine[1:]
+		if idx := strings.Index(titleContent, " // "); idx >= 0 {
+			titleRaw = strings.TrimSpace(titleContent[:idx])
+			descRaw = strings.TrimSpace(titleContent[idx+4:])
+		} else {
+			titleRaw = strings.TrimSpace(titleContent)
+		}
+		if len(lines) > 1 {
+			remaining = lines[1]
+		} else {
+			remaining = ""
+		}
+	} else {
+		allLines := strings.Split(remaining, "\n")
+		var descParts []string
+		startBody := 0
+		for i, line := range allLines {
+			trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(line)
+			if strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "// ") || trimmed == "//" {
+				descParts = append(descParts, strings.TrimSpace(trimmed[2:]))
+				startBody = i + 1
+			} else {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if len(descParts) > 0 {
+			descRaw = strings.Join(descParts, " ")
+			remaining = strings.Join(allLines[startBody:], "\n")
+		} else if !strings.Contains(firstLine, "://") {
+			if idx := strings.Index(firstLine, " // "); idx >= 0 {
+				descRaw = strings.TrimSpace(firstLine[idx+4:])
+				remaining = strings.TrimSpace(firstLine[:idx])
+				if len(lines) > 1 {
+					remaining += "\n" + lines[1]
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	seen := map[string]bool{}
+	extract := func(text string) (string, error) {
+		tokens := strings.Fields(text)
+		var parts []string
+		for _, tok := range tokens {
+			switch {
+			case strings.HasPrefix(tok, "@") && len(tok) > 1:
+				timeStr := tok[1:]
+				if err := validateTime(timeStr); err != nil {
+					return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid time %q: %w", timeStr, err)
+				}
+				if r.TimeAnchor != nil {
+					return "", fmt.Errorf("multiple time anchors")
+				}
+				r.TimeAnchor = &timeStr
+			case strings.HasPrefix(tok, "#") && len(tok) > 1:
+				tag := tok[1:]
+				if !seen[tag] {
+					r.Tags = append(r.Tags, tag)
+					seen[tag] = true
+				}
+			case strings.HasPrefix(tok, "^") && len(tok) > 1:
+				suffix := tok[1:]
+				cardType, ok := validCardTypes[suffix]
+				if !ok {
+					return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid card type %q", suffix)
+				}
+				if r.CardSuffix != nil {
+					return "", fmt.Errorf("multiple card suffixes")
+				}
+				r.CardSuffix = &cardType
+			default:
+				parts = append(parts, tok)
+			}
+		}
+		return strings.Join(parts, " "), nil
+	}
+
+	if hasTitle {
+		clean, err := extract(titleRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if clean != "" {
+			r.Title = &clean
+		}
+	}
+	if descRaw != "" {
+		clean, err := extract(descRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if clean != "" {
+			r.Description = &clean
+		}
+	}
+
+	clean, err := extract(remaining)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	r.Body = clean
+
+	if r.Body == "" && r.Title == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty body after extracting modifiers")
 	}
 

internal/parse/grammar_test.go

@@ -13,46 +13,61 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 		input      string
 		wantBody   string
 		wantGlyph  string
+		wantTitle  *string
+		wantDesc   *string
 		wantTime   *string
 		wantTags   []string
 		wantCard   *string
 		wantErrSub string
 	}{
 		// Glyph detection
-		{"plain note", "hello world", "hello world", "note", nil, nil, nil, ""},
+		{"plain note", "hello world", "hello world", "note", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, ""},
-		{"dash todo", "- deploy nginx", "deploy nginx", "todo", nil, nil, nil, ""},
+		{"dash todo", "- deploy nginx", "deploy nginx", "todo", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, ""},
-		{"unicode todo", "▸ deploy nginx", "deploy nginx", "todo", nil, nil, nil, ""},
+		{"unicode todo", "▸ deploy nginx", "deploy nginx", "todo", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, ""},
-		{"star event", "* dentist", "dentist", "event", nil, nil, nil, ""},
+		{"star event", "* dentist", "dentist", "event", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, ""},
-		{"unicode event", "◇ dentist", "dentist", "event", nil, nil, nil, ""},
+		{"unicode event", "◇ dentist", "dentist", "event", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, ""},
 
 		// Time anchor
-		{"with time", "meeting @14:00", "meeting", "note", sp("14:00"), nil, nil, ""},
+		{"with time", "meeting @14:00", "meeting", "note", nil, nil, sp("14:00"), nil, nil, ""},
-		{"time at start", "@9:30 standup", "standup", "note", sp("9:30"), nil, nil, ""},
+		{"time at start", "@9:30 standup", "standup", "note", nil, nil, sp("9:30"), nil, nil, ""},
-		{"invalid hours", "meeting @25:00", "", "", nil, nil, nil, "invalid time"},
+		{"invalid hours", "meeting @25:00", "", "", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, "invalid time"},
-		{"invalid minutes", "meeting @14:60", "", "", nil, nil, nil, "invalid time"},
+		{"invalid minutes", "meeting @14:60", "", "", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, "invalid time"},
 
 		// Tags
-		{"single tag", "deploy #ops", "deploy", "note", nil, []string{"ops"}, nil, ""},
+		{"single tag", "deploy #ops", "deploy", "note", nil, nil, nil, []string{"ops"}, nil, ""},
-		{"multiple tags", "deploy #ops #infra", "deploy", "note", nil, []string{"ops", "infra"}, nil, ""},
+		{"multiple tags", "deploy #ops #infra", "deploy", "note", nil, nil, nil, []string{"ops", "infra"}, nil, ""},
-		{"duplicate tags", "deploy #ops #ops", "deploy", "note", nil, []string{"ops"}, nil, ""},
+		{"duplicate tags", "deploy #ops #ops", "deploy", "note", nil, nil, nil, []string{"ops"}, nil, ""},
-		{"tag with hyphen", "task #dev-ops", "task", "note", nil, []string{"dev-ops"}, nil, ""},
+		{"tag with hyphen", "task #dev-ops", "task", "note", nil, nil, nil, []string{"dev-ops"}, nil, ""},
 
 		// Card suffix
-		{"caret card", "trick #nginx ^card", "trick", "note", nil, []string{"nginx"}, sp("snippet"), ""},
+		{"caret card", "trick #nginx ^card", "trick", "note", nil, nil, nil, []string{"nginx"}, sp("snippet"), ""},
-		{"caret c", "trick ^c", "trick", "note", nil, nil, sp("snippet"), ""},
+		{"caret c", "trick ^c", "trick", "note", nil, nil, nil, nil, sp("snippet"), ""},
-		{"caret template", "deploy ${host} ^template", "deploy ${host}", "note", nil, nil, sp("template"), ""},
+		{"caret template", "deploy ${host} ^template", "deploy ${host}", "note", nil, nil, nil, nil, sp("template"), ""},
-		{"caret snippet explicit", "trick ^snippet", "trick", "note", nil, nil, sp("snippet"), ""},
+		{"caret snippet explicit", "trick ^snippet", "trick", "note", nil, nil, nil, nil, sp("snippet"), ""},
-		{"invalid card type", "thing ^bogus", "", "", nil, nil, nil, "invalid card type"},
+		{"invalid card type", "thing ^bogus", "", "", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, "invalid card type"},
 
 		// Combined
-		{"full input", "- deploy nginx to staging @15:00 #ops", "deploy nginx to staging", "todo", sp("15:00"), []string{"ops"}, nil, ""},
+		{"full input", "- deploy nginx to staging @15:00 #ops", "deploy nginx to staging", "todo", nil, nil, sp("15:00"), []string{"ops"}, nil, ""},
-		{"full with card", "figured out the proxy_pass trick #nginx ^card", "figured out the proxy_pass trick", "note", nil, []string{"nginx"}, sp("snippet"), ""},
+		{"full with card", "figured out the proxy_pass trick #nginx ^card", "figured out the proxy_pass trick", "note", nil, nil, nil, []string{"nginx"}, sp("snippet"), ""},
+
+		// Title
+		{"title with body", "|nginx trick\nproxy_pass trailing slash #ops", "proxy_pass trailing slash", "note", sp("nginx trick"), nil, nil, []string{"ops"}, nil, ""},
+		{"no title", "no pipe here #ops", "no pipe here", "note", nil, nil, nil, []string{"ops"}, nil, ""},
+		{"todo with title", "- |deploy staging\nrebuild docker #ops", "rebuild docker", "todo", sp("deploy staging"), nil, nil, []string{"ops"}, nil, ""},
+		{"title only", "|title only", "", "note", sp("title only"), nil, nil, nil, nil, ""},
+		{"title and desc", "|title // description #ops\nbody here", "body here", "note", sp("title"), sp("description"), nil, []string{"ops"}, nil, ""},
+		{"todo title desc", "- |deploy staging // rebuild and push #ops", "", "todo", sp("deploy staging"), sp("rebuild and push"), nil, []string{"ops"}, nil, ""},
+
+		// Description without title
+		{"leading desc", "// leading desc\nbody content", "body content", "note", nil, sp("leading desc"), nil, nil, nil, ""},
+		{"inline desc", "body text // inline desc", "body text", "note", nil, sp("inline desc"), nil, nil, nil, ""},
+		{"url no split", "http://example.com // should not split", "http://example.com // should not split", "note", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, ""},
 
 		// Edge cases
-		{"empty input", "", "", "", nil, nil, nil, "empty"},
+		{"empty input", "", "", "", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, "empty"},
-		{"only glyph", "-", "", "", nil, nil, nil, "empty body"},
+		{"only glyph", "-", "", "", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, "empty body"},
-		{"only modifiers", "#ops @14:00", "", "", nil, nil, nil, "empty body"},
+		{"only modifiers", "#ops @14:00", "", "", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, "empty body"},
-		{"whitespace only", "   ", "", "", nil, nil, nil, "empty"},
+		{"whitespace only", "   ", "", "", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, "empty"},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -79,6 +94,12 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 			if got.Glyph != tt.wantGlyph {
 				t.Errorf("glyph: got %q, want %q", got.Glyph, tt.wantGlyph)
 			}
+			if !ptrEq(got.Title, tt.wantTitle) {
+				t.Errorf("title: got %v, want %v", strPtr(got.Title), strPtr(tt.wantTitle))
+			}
+			if !ptrEq(got.Description, tt.wantDesc) {
+				t.Errorf("description: got %v, want %v", strPtr(got.Description), strPtr(tt.wantDesc))
+			}
 			if !ptrEq(got.TimeAnchor, tt.wantTime) {
 				t.Errorf("time_anchor: got %v, want %v", strPtr(got.TimeAnchor), strPtr(tt.wantTime))
 			}

web/app.js

@@ -115,37 +115,92 @@
     input = input.trim();
     if (!input) return null;
 
-    const tokens = input.split(/\s+/);
     let glyph = 'note';
+    let remaining = input;
 
-    const first = tokens[0];
+    const sp = remaining.indexOf(' ');
-    if (first === '-' || first === '▸') { glyph = 'todo'; tokens.shift(); }
+    if (sp >= 0) {
-    else if (first === '*' || first === '◇') { glyph = 'event'; tokens.shift(); }
+      const first = remaining.slice(0, sp);
+      if (first === '-' || first === '▸') { glyph = 'todo'; remaining = remaining.slice(sp + 1).trim(); }
+      else if (first === '*' || first === '◇') { glyph = 'event'; remaining = remaining.slice(sp + 1).trim(); }
+    } else {
+      if (remaining === '-' || remaining === '▸') { glyph = 'todo'; remaining = ''; }
+      else if (remaining === '*' || remaining === '◇') { glyph = 'event'; remaining = ''; }
+    }
 
-    const bodyParts = [];
+    let titleRaw = null, descRaw = null, hasTitle = false;
-    let timeAnchor = null;
+    const lines = remaining.split('\n');
-    const tags = [];
+    const firstLine = (lines[0] || '').trim();
-    const seenTags = {};
-    let cardSuffix = null;
 
-    for (const tok of tokens) {
+    if (firstLine.startsWith('|')) {
-      if (tok.startsWith('@') && tok.length > 1) {
+      hasTitle = true;
-        timeAnchor = tok.slice(1);
+      const titleContent = firstLine.slice(1);
-      } else if (tok.startsWith('#') && tok.length > 1) {
+      const descIdx = titleContent.indexOf(' // ');
-        const tag = tok.slice(1);
+      if (descIdx >= 0) {
-        if (!seenTags[tag]) { tags.push(tag); seenTags[tag] = true; }
+        titleRaw = titleContent.slice(0, descIdx).trim();
-      } else if (tok.startsWith('^') && tok.length > 1) {
+        descRaw = titleContent.slice(descIdx + 4).trim();
-        const suffix = tok.slice(1);
-        if (VALID_CARDS[suffix]) cardSuffix = VALID_CARDS[suffix];
       } else {
-        bodyParts.push(tok);
+        titleRaw = titleContent.trim();
+      }
+      remaining = lines.slice(1).join('\n');
+    } else {
+      let descParts = [], startBody = 0;
+      for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+        const trimmed = lines[i].trim();
+        if (trimmed.startsWith('// ') || trimmed === '//') {
+          descParts.push(trimmed.slice(2).trim());
+          startBody = i + 1;
+        } else { break; }
+      }
+      if (descParts.length) {
+        descRaw = descParts.join(' ');
+        remaining = lines.slice(startBody).join('\n');
+      } else if (!firstLine.includes('://')) {
+        const dIdx = firstLine.indexOf(' // ');
+        if (dIdx >= 0) {
+          descRaw = firstLine.slice(dIdx + 4).trim();
+          remaining = firstLine.slice(0, dIdx).trim();
+          if (lines.length > 1) remaining += '\n' + lines.slice(1).join('\n');
+        }
       }
     }
 
-    const body = bodyParts.join(' ');
+    let timeAnchor = null, cardSuffix = null;
-    if (!body) return null;
+    const tags = [], seenTags = {};
 
-    return { body, glyph, timeAnchor, tags, cardSuffix };
+    function extract(text) {
+      const tokens = text.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);
+      const parts = [];
+      for (const tok of tokens) {
+        if (tok.startsWith('@') && tok.length > 1) {
+          timeAnchor = tok.slice(1);
+        } else if (tok.startsWith('#') && tok.length > 1) {
+          const tag = tok.slice(1);
+          if (!seenTags[tag]) { tags.push(tag); seenTags[tag] = true; }
+        } else if (tok.startsWith('^') && tok.length > 1) {
+          const suffix = tok.slice(1);
+          if (VALID_CARDS[suffix]) cardSuffix = VALID_CARDS[suffix];
+        } else {
+          parts.push(tok);
+        }
+      }
+      return parts.join(' ');
+    }
+
+    let title = null, description = null;
+    if (hasTitle) {
+      const clean = extract(titleRaw || '');
+      if (clean) title = clean;
+    }
+    if (descRaw) {
+      const clean = extract(descRaw);
+      if (clean) description = clean;
+    }
+
+    const body = extract(remaining);
+    if (!body && !title) return null;
+
+    return { body, glyph, title, description, timeAnchor, tags, cardSuffix };
   }
 
   function detectCardType(body) {
@@ -258,9 +313,17 @@
     const time = e.time_anchor ? `<span class="entity-time">@${e.time_anchor}</span>` : '';
     const useBadge = e.use_count > 0 ? `<span class="use-badge">${e.use_count}×</span>` : '';
 
+    let label;
+    if (e.title) {
+      const preview = e.body ? `<span class="entity-preview">${escHtml(e.body)}</span>` : '';
+      label = `<span class="entity-title">${escHtml(e.title)}</span>${preview}`;
+    } else {
+      label = `<span class="entity-body">${escHtml(e.body)}</span>`;
+    }
+
     return `<div class="entity-item ${selected}" data-index="${idx}" data-id="${e.id}">
       <span class="entity-glyph ${gc}">${glyph}</span>
-      <span class="entity-body">${escHtml(e.body)}</span>
+      ${label}
       ${time}
       <span class="entity-tags">${tags}</span>
       <span class="entity-meta">${useBadge}</span>
@@ -296,18 +359,27 @@
     }
     actions += `<button class="action-btn danger" onclick="nibApp.deleteEntity('${e.id}')">delete</button>`;
 
+    const descHtml = e.description ? `<div class="detail-desc" data-id="${e.id}">${escHtml(e.description)}</div>` : '';
+    const titleHtml = e.title ? `<h2 class="detail-title" data-id="${e.id}">${escHtml(e.title)}</h2>` : '';
+
     pane.innerHTML = `
       <div class="detail-header">
         <span class="detail-glyph ${gc}">${glyph}</span>
         <span class="detail-id">${shortId}</span>
         ${e.time_anchor ? `<span class="entity-time">@${e.time_anchor}</span>` : ''}
       </div>
+      ${descHtml}
+      ${titleHtml}
       <div class="detail-body" data-id="${e.id}">${escHtml(e.body)}</div>
       ${tags ? `<div class="detail-tags">${tags}</div>` : ''}
       ${cardContent}
       <div class="detail-actions">${actions}</div>
     `;
 
+    const titleEl = pane.querySelector('.detail-title');
+    if (titleEl) titleEl.addEventListener('dblclick', () => startEditField('title'));
+    const descEl = pane.querySelector('.detail-desc');
+    if (descEl) descEl.addEventListener('dblclick', () => startEditField('description'));
     const bodyEl = pane.querySelector('.detail-body');
     if (bodyEl) bodyEl.addEventListener('dblclick', startEditBody);
   }
@@ -395,6 +467,40 @@
     });
   }
 
+  function startEditField(field) {
+    const e = state.entities[state.selectedIndex];
+    if (!e) return;
+    const cls = field === 'title' ? '.detail-title' : '.detail-desc';
+    const el = $(`${cls}[data-id="${e.id}"]`);
+    if (!el || el.tagName === 'INPUT') return;
+
+    const input = document.createElement('input');
+    input.type = 'text';
+    input.className = 'detail-field-edit';
+    input.value = e[field] || '';
+    input.placeholder = field;
+    el.replaceWith(input);
+    input.focus();
+
+    async function save() {
+      const val = input.value.trim();
+      if (val !== (e[field] || '')) {
+        await api.updateEntity(e.id, { [field]: val || null });
+        await loadEntities();
+        const idx = state.entities.findIndex(x => x.id === e.id);
+        if (idx >= 0) selectEntity(idx);
+      } else {
+        renderDetailPane();
+      }
+    }
+
+    input.addEventListener('blur', save);
+    input.addEventListener('keydown', (ev) => {
+      if (ev.key === 'Enter') { ev.preventDefault(); input.removeEventListener('blur', save); save(); }
+      if (ev.key === 'Escape') { ev.preventDefault(); input.removeEventListener('blur', save); renderDetailPane(); }
+    });
+  }
+
   // ========== Actions ==========
 
   function selectEntity(idx) {
@@ -565,9 +671,10 @@
         list.innerHTML = sources.map(e => {
           const g = displayGlyph(e);
           const gc = glyphClass(e);
+          const label = e.title ? escHtml(e.title) : escHtml(e.body);
           return `<div class="absorb-source-item" data-id="${e.id}">
             <span class="entity-glyph ${gc}">${g}</span>
-            <span class="entity-body">${escHtml(e.body)}</span>
+            <span class="entity-body">${label}</span>
           </div>`;
         }).join('');
       }
@@ -615,6 +722,8 @@
       glyph: parsed.glyph,
       tags: parsed.tags,
     };
+    if (parsed.title) data.title = parsed.title;
+    if (parsed.description) data.description = parsed.description;
     if (parsed.timeAnchor) data.time_anchor = parsed.timeAnchor;
     if (parsed.cardSuffix) data.card_type = parsed.cardSuffix;
 

web/style.css

@@ -309,6 +309,25 @@ main {
 .glyph-decision { color: var(--note); }
 .glyph-link { color: var(--danger); }
 
+.entity-title {
+    font-family: var(--sans);
+    font-size: 12px;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.entity-preview {
+    font-family: var(--mono);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    color: var(--muted);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    margin-left: 8px;
+}
+
 .entity-body {
     flex: 1;
     font-family: var(--mono);
@@ -385,6 +404,48 @@ main {
     color: var(--dim);
 }
 
+.detail-desc {
+    font-family: var(--sans);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    color: var(--muted);
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
+    cursor: text;
+    padding: 2px 6px;
+    margin-left: -6px;
+    border-radius: var(--r2);
+    transition: background var(--t-fast);
+}
+
+.detail-desc:hover { background: var(--raised); }
+
+.detail-title {
+    font-family: var(--sans);
+    font-size: 16px;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    margin-bottom: 12px;
+    cursor: text;
+    padding: 2px 6px;
+    margin-left: -6px;
+    border-radius: var(--r2);
+    transition: background var(--t-fast);
+}
+
+.detail-title:hover { background: var(--raised); }
+
+.detail-field-edit {
+    display: block;
+    width: 100%;
+    font-family: var(--sans);
+    font-size: 14px;
+    margin-bottom: 12px;
+    padding: 4px 8px;
+    background: var(--bg);
+    color: var(--text);
+    border: 1px solid var(--accent);
+    border-radius: var(--r2);
+    outline: none;
+}
+
 .detail-body {
     font-family: var(--mono);
     font-size: 13px;