added last update time

apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/bases-view.tsx

@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ function getSortValue(note: NoteEntry, column: string): string | number {
   if (column === 'mtimeMs') return note.mtimeMs
   const v = note.fields[column]
   if (!v) return ''
+  // Sort date-like columns numerically
+  if (column === 'last_update' || column === 'first_met') {
+    const s = Array.isArray(v) ? v[0] ?? '' : v
+    const ms = Date.parse(s)
+    return isNaN(ms) ? 0 : ms
+  }
   return Array.isArray(v) ? v[0] ?? '' : v
 }
 
@@ -776,6 +782,17 @@ function CellRenderer({
     return <span className="text-muted-foreground whitespace-nowrap truncate block">{formatDate(note.mtimeMs)}</span>
   }
 
+  // Date-like frontmatter columns — render like Last Modified
+  if (column === 'last_update' || column === 'first_met') {
+    const value = note.fields[column]
+    if (!value || Array.isArray(value)) return null
+    const ms = Date.parse(value)
+    if (!isNaN(ms)) {
+      return <span className="text-muted-foreground whitespace-nowrap truncate block">{formatDate(ms)}</span>
+    }
+    return <span className="text-muted-foreground whitespace-nowrap truncate block">{value}</span>
+  }
+
   // Frontmatter column
   const value = note.fields[column]
   if (!value) return null

apps/x/packages/core/src/knowledge/note_creation.ts

@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ If you discovered new name variants during resolution, add them to Aliases field
 - Note state changes with \`[Field → value]\` in activity
 - Escape quotes properly in shell commands
 - Write only one file per response (no multi-file write batches)
+- **Always set \`Last update\`** in the Info section to the YYYY-MM-DD date of the source email or meeting. When updating an existing note, update this field to the new source event's date.
 
 ---
 

apps/x/packages/core/src/knowledge/note_system.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const DEFAULT_NOTE_TYPE_DEFINITIONS: NoteTypeDefinition[] = [
 **Email:** {email or leave blank}
 **Aliases:** {comma-separated: first name, nicknames, email}
 **First met:** {YYYY-MM-DD}
-**Last seen:** {YYYY-MM-DD}
+**Last update:** {YYYY-MM-DD}
 
 ## Summary
 {2-3 sentences: Who they are, why you know them, what you're working on together.}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const DEFAULT_NOTE_TYPE_DEFINITIONS: NoteTypeDefinition[] = [
 **Domain:** {primary email domain}
 **Aliases:** {comma-separated: short names, abbreviations}
 **First met:** {YYYY-MM-DD}
-**Last seen:** {YYYY-MM-DD}
+**Last update:** {YYYY-MM-DD}
 
 ## Summary
 {2-3 sentences: What this org is, what your relationship is.}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ const DEFAULT_NOTE_TYPE_DEFINITIONS: NoteTypeDefinition[] = [
 **Type:** {deal|product|initiative|hiring|other}
 **Status:** {active|planning|on hold|completed|cancelled}
 **Started:** {YYYY-MM-DD or leave blank}
-**Last activity:** {YYYY-MM-DD}
+**Last update:** {YYYY-MM-DD}
 
 ## Summary
 {2-3 sentences: What this project is, goal, current state.}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ const DEFAULT_NOTE_TYPE_DEFINITIONS: NoteTypeDefinition[] = [
 **Keywords:** {comma-separated}
 **Aliases:** {other ways this topic is referenced}
 **First mentioned:** {YYYY-MM-DD}
-**Last mentioned:** {YYYY-MM-DD}
+**Last update:** {YYYY-MM-DD}
 
 ## Related
 - [[People/{Person}]] — {relationship}

apps/x/packages/core/src/knowledge/note_tagging_agent.ts

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ role: VP Engineering
 organization: Acme Corp
 email: sarah@acme.com
 first_met: "2024-06-15"
-last_seen: "2025-01-20"
+last_update: "2025-01-20"
 ---
 \`\`\`
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Use these exact keys for each tag category:
 
 Extract all \`**Key:** value\` fields from the \`## Info\` (or \`## About\`) section into YAML frontmatter keys:
 
-1. **Convert keys to snake_case**: e.g. \`**First met:**\` → \`first_met\`, \`**Last activity:**\` → \`last_activity\`, \`**Last seen:**\` → \`last_seen\`.
+1. **Convert keys to snake_case**: e.g. \`**First met:**\` → \`first_met\`, \`**Last update:**\` → \`last_update\`.
 2. **Strip wiki-link syntax**: \`[[Organizations/Acme Corp]]\` → \`Acme Corp\`. Extract just the display name (last path segment).
 3. **Skip blank/placeholder values**: If a field says "leave blank", is empty, or contains only template placeholders like \`{role}\`, omit it from the frontmatter.
 4. **Quote dates**: Wrap date values in quotes, e.g. \`first_met: "2024-06-15"\`.
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ Extract all \`**Key:** value\` fields from the \`## Info\` (or \`## About\`) sec
 
 **Per note type, extract these fields:**
 
-- **People**: role, organization, email, aliases, first_met, last_seen
+- **People**: role, organization, email, aliases, first_met, last_update
-- **Organizations**: type, industry, relationship, domain, aliases, first_met, last_seen
+- **Organizations**: type, industry, relationship, domain, aliases, first_met, last_update
-- **Projects**: type, status, started, last_activity
+- **Projects**: type, status, started, last_update
-- **Topics** (from \`## About\`): keywords, aliases, first_mentioned, last_mentioned
+- **Topics** (from \`## About\`): keywords, aliases, first_mentioned, last_update
 - **Meetings**: Extract from the note content and file path:
   - \`date\`: meeting date (from the file path \`Meetings/{source}/YYYY/MM/DD/\` or from \`created_at\`/\`Date:\` in content)
   - \`source\`: \`granola\` or \`fireflies\` (from the file path)