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Feature Request: Clickable Wikilinks in Kanban Cards #29

@feutl

Description

@feutl

Summary

Wikilinks in Kanban card fields (title, description, entries) should be resolved and clickable, just like they are in regular notes.


Current Behavior

Wikilinks in Kanban cards are displayed as literal text:

  • Description field: "Related → [[Project Name]]" shows as plain text [[Project Name]]
  • Entry content: "See [[2026-05-07]]" shows as plain text [[2026-05-07]]
  • Result: Wikilinks are not clickable or resolved

Expected Behavior

Wikilinks should be:

  1. Resolved: Display the note title instead of [[filename]]
  2. Clickable: Clicking the link navigates to the linked note
  3. Consistent: Work the same way as wikilinks in regular notes

Example:

  • Current: "Related → [[Docebo SAML Integration Upgrade]]"
  • Expected: "Related → Docebo SAML Integration Upgrade" (clickable link)

Use Cases

1. Project References

Kanban cards often represent tasks from larger projects. Being able to link to the full project note would:

  • Provide quick navigation from task → detailed project documentation
  • Maintain context without duplicating information in card description
  • Enable better knowledge graph connections

Example:

description: "Migrate SAML authentication. Details → [[Docebo SAML Integration Upgrade]]"

2. Journal/Meeting References

Cards may reference specific meetings or journal entries:

## entry 2026-06-11

Discussed in [[Team/TeamMember]] meeting. See [[2026-06-11]] journal for action items.

3. Related Tasks/Dependencies

Cards could link to other cards or related work:

description: "Blocked by [[card_infrastructure_upgrade_abc123]]. Related to [[Campus Authentication]]"

Benefits

  1. Better Integration: Kanban cards become first-class citizens in the knowledge graph
  2. Reduced Duplication: Reference detailed notes instead of copying content
  3. Faster Navigation: Click to related notes directly from Kanban board
  4. Consistency: Wikilinks work everywhere in ASNOTES, not just in note files
  5. Backlinks: Kanban cards would appear in backlinks panel of referenced notes

Technical Considerations

Supported Locations

Wikilinks should work in:

  • description field (most important - visible in card preview)
  • ✅ Entry content (## entry YYYY-MM-DD sections)
  • ⚠️ title field (optional - might affect card title display)
  • ❌ Frontmatter fields (not necessary - metadata only)

Display Options

  • Option 1: Render as clickable text (like regular notes)
  • Option 2: Render as badge/pill with icon (distinguish from regular text)
  • Option 3: Render with preview on hover (like note links)

Fallback Behavior

For broken/missing links:

  • Display link text normally (current behavior)
  • Optionally show "broken link" indicator
  • Still allow clicking to create new note

Related Features

  • Wikilink resolution in regular notes ✅ (already works)
  • Backlinks panel ✅ (already works)
  • Knowledge graph ✅ (already works)
  • Kanban card wikilinks ❌ (this request)

Thank you for considering this enhancement!

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