diff --git a/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts b/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts
index d997f246..5a6e37f0 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts
+++ b/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ import { getAccessToken } from '@x/core/dist/auth/tokens.js';
 import { getRowboatConfig } from '@x/core/dist/config/rowboat.js';
 import { triggerTrackUpdate } from '@x/core/dist/knowledge/track/runner.js';
 import { trackBus } from '@x/core/dist/knowledge/track/bus.js';
+import {
+  fetchYaml,
+  updateTrackBlock,
+  replaceTrackBlockYaml,
+  deleteTrackBlock,
+} from '@x/core/dist/knowledge/track/fileops.js';
 
 /**
  * Convert markdown to a styled HTML document for PDF/DOCX export.
@@ -773,11 +779,48 @@ export function setupIpcHandlers() {
     'voice:synthesize': async (_event, args) => {
       return voice.synthesizeSpeech(args.text);
     },
-    // Track handler
+    // Track handlers
     'track:run': async (_event, args) => {
       const result = await triggerTrackUpdate(args.trackId, args.filePath);
       return { success: !result.error, summary: result.summary ?? undefined, error: result.error };
     },
+    'track:get': async (_event, args) => {
+      try {
+        const yaml = await fetchYaml(args.filePath, args.trackId);
+        if (yaml === null) return { success: false, error: 'Track not found' };
+        return { success: true, yaml };
+      } catch (err) {
+        return { success: false, error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err) };
+      }
+    },
+    'track:update': async (_event, args) => {
+      try {
+        await updateTrackBlock(args.filePath, args.trackId, args.updates as Record<string, unknown>);
+        const yaml = await fetchYaml(args.filePath, args.trackId);
+        if (yaml === null) return { success: false, error: 'Track vanished after update' };
+        return { success: true, yaml };
+      } catch (err) {
+        return { success: false, error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err) };
+      }
+    },
+    'track:replaceYaml': async (_event, args) => {
+      try {
+        await replaceTrackBlockYaml(args.filePath, args.trackId, args.yaml);
+        const yaml = await fetchYaml(args.filePath, args.trackId);
+        if (yaml === null) return { success: false, error: 'Track vanished after replace' };
+        return { success: true, yaml };
+      } catch (err) {
+        return { success: false, error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err) };
+      }
+    },
+    'track:delete': async (_event, args) => {
+      try {
+        await deleteTrackBlock(args.filePath, args.trackId);
+        return { success: true };
+      } catch (err) {
+        return { success: false, error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err) };
+      }
+    },
     // Billing handler
     'billing:getInfo': async () => {
       return await getBillingInfo();
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
index 0d1aaaa9..31881fe0 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import { stripKnowledgePrefix, toKnowledgePath, wikiLabel } from '@/lib/wiki-lin
 import { splitFrontmatter, joinFrontmatter } from '@/lib/frontmatter'
 import { OnboardingModal } from '@/components/onboarding'
 import { CommandPalette, type CommandPaletteContext, type CommandPaletteMention } from '@/components/search-dialog'
+import { TrackModal } from '@/components/track-modal'
 import { BackgroundTaskDetail } from '@/components/background-task-detail'
 import { VersionHistoryPanel } from '@/components/version-history-panel'
 import { FileCardProvider } from '@/contexts/file-card-context'
@@ -2687,6 +2688,27 @@ function App() {
     setPendingPaletteSubmit(null)
   }, [pendingPaletteSubmit])
 
+  // Listener for track-block "Edit with Copilot" events
+  // (dispatched by apps/renderer/src/extensions/track-block.tsx)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handler = (e: Event) => {
+      const ev = e as CustomEvent<{
+        trackId?: string
+        filePath?: string
+      }>
+      const trackId = ev.detail?.trackId
+      const filePath = ev.detail?.filePath
+      if (!trackId || !filePath) return
+      const displayName = filePath.split('/').pop() ?? filePath
+      submitFromPalette(
+        `Let's work on the \`${trackId}\` track in this note. Please load the \`tracks\` skill first, then ask me what I want to change.`,
+        { path: filePath, displayName },
+      )
+    }
+    window.addEventListener('rowboat:open-copilot-edit-track', handler as EventListener)
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('rowboat:open-copilot-edit-track', handler as EventListener)
+  }, [submitFromPalette])
+
   const toggleKnowledgePane = useCallback(() => {
     setIsRightPaneMaximized(false)
     setIsChatSidebarOpen(prev => !prev)
@@ -4560,6 +4582,7 @@ function App() {
         />
       </SidebarSectionProvider>
       <Toaster />
+      <TrackModal />
       <OnboardingModal
         open={showOnboarding}
         onComplete={handleOnboardingComplete}
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/track-modal.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/track-modal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e261977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/track-modal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,522 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { z } from 'zod'
+import '@/styles/track-modal.css'
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
+} from '@/components/ui/dialog'
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import { Switch } from '@/components/ui/switch'
+import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea'
+import {
+  Radio, Clock, Play, Loader2, Sparkles, Code2, CalendarClock, Zap,
+  Trash2, ChevronDown, ChevronUp,
+} from 'lucide-react'
+import { parse as parseYaml } from 'yaml'
+import { Streamdown } from 'streamdown'
+import { TrackBlockSchema, type TrackSchedule } from '@x/shared/dist/track-block.js'
+import { useTrackStatus } from '@/hooks/use-track-status'
+import type { OpenTrackModalDetail } from '@/extensions/track-block'
+
+function formatDateTime(iso: string): string {
+  const d = new Date(iso)
+  return d.toLocaleString('en-US', {
+    month: 'short',
+    day: 'numeric',
+    hour: 'numeric',
+    minute: '2-digit',
+    hour12: true,
+  })
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Schedule helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const CRON_PHRASES: Record<string, string> = {
+  '* * * * *': 'Every minute',
+  '*/5 * * * *': 'Every 5 minutes',
+  '*/15 * * * *': 'Every 15 minutes',
+  '*/30 * * * *': 'Every 30 minutes',
+  '0 * * * *': 'Hourly',
+  '0 */2 * * *': 'Every 2 hours',
+  '0 */6 * * *': 'Every 6 hours',
+  '0 */12 * * *': 'Every 12 hours',
+  '0 0 * * *': 'Daily at midnight',
+  '0 8 * * *': 'Daily at 8 AM',
+  '0 9 * * *': 'Daily at 9 AM',
+  '0 12 * * *': 'Daily at noon',
+  '0 18 * * *': 'Daily at 6 PM',
+  '0 9 * * 1-5': 'Weekdays at 9 AM',
+  '0 17 * * 1-5': 'Weekdays at 5 PM',
+  '0 0 * * 0': 'Sundays at midnight',
+  '0 0 * * 1': 'Mondays at midnight',
+  '0 0 1 * *': 'First of each month',
+}
+
+function describeCron(expr: string): string {
+  return CRON_PHRASES[expr.trim()] ?? expr
+}
+
+type ScheduleIconKind = 'timer' | 'calendar' | 'target' | 'bolt'
+type ScheduleSummary = { icon: ScheduleIconKind; text: string }
+
+function summarizeSchedule(schedule?: TrackSchedule): ScheduleSummary {
+  if (!schedule) return { icon: 'bolt', text: 'Manual only' }
+  if (schedule.type === 'once') {
+    return { icon: 'target', text: `Once at ${formatDateTime(schedule.runAt)}` }
+  }
+  if (schedule.type === 'cron') {
+    return { icon: 'timer', text: describeCron(schedule.expression) }
+  }
+  if (schedule.type === 'window') {
+    return { icon: 'calendar', text: `${describeCron(schedule.cron)} · ${schedule.startTime}–${schedule.endTime}` }
+  }
+  return { icon: 'calendar', text: 'Scheduled' }
+}
+
+function ScheduleIcon({ icon, size = 14 }: { icon: ScheduleIconKind; size?: number }) {
+  if (icon === 'timer') return <Clock size={size} />
+  if (icon === 'calendar' || icon === 'target') return <CalendarClock size={size} />
+  return <Zap size={size} />
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Modal
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type Tab = 'what' | 'when' | 'event' | 'details'
+
+export function TrackModal() {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [detail, setDetail] = useState<OpenTrackModalDetail | null>(null)
+  const [yaml, setYaml] = useState<string>('')
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<Tab>('what')
+  const [editingRaw, setEditingRaw] = useState(false)
+  const [rawDraft, setRawDraft] = useState('')
+  const [showAdvanced, setShowAdvanced] = useState(false)
+  const [confirmingDelete, setConfirmingDelete] = useState(false)
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false)
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null)
+
+  // Listen for the open event and seed modal state.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handler = (e: Event) => {
+      const ev = e as CustomEvent<OpenTrackModalDetail>
+      const d = ev.detail
+      if (!d?.trackId || !d?.filePath) return
+      setDetail(d)
+      setYaml(d.initialYaml ?? '')
+      setActiveTab('what')
+      setEditingRaw(false)
+      setRawDraft('')
+      setShowAdvanced(false)
+      setConfirmingDelete(false)
+      setError(null)
+      setOpen(true)
+      void fetchFresh(d)
+    }
+    window.addEventListener('rowboat:open-track-modal', handler as EventListener)
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('rowboat:open-track-modal', handler as EventListener)
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [])
+
+  const fetchFresh = useCallback(async (d: OpenTrackModalDetail) => {
+    try {
+      setLoading(true)
+      const res = await window.ipc.invoke('track:get', { trackId: d.trackId, filePath: stripKnowledgePrefix(d.filePath) })
+      if (res?.success && res.yaml) {
+        setYaml(res.yaml)
+      } else if (res?.error) {
+        setError(res.error)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err))
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  const track = useMemo<z.infer<typeof TrackBlockSchema> | null>(() => {
+    if (!yaml) return null
+    try { return TrackBlockSchema.parse(parseYaml(yaml)) } catch { return null }
+  }, [yaml])
+
+  const trackId = track?.trackId ?? detail?.trackId ?? ''
+  const instruction = track?.instruction ?? ''
+  const active = track?.active ?? true
+  const schedule = track?.schedule
+  const eventMatchCriteria = track?.eventMatchCriteria ?? ''
+  const lastRunAt = track?.lastRunAt ?? ''
+  const lastRunId = track?.lastRunId ?? ''
+  const lastRunSummary = track?.lastRunSummary ?? ''
+  const scheduleSummary = useMemo(() => summarizeSchedule(schedule), [schedule])
+  const triggerType: 'scheduled' | 'event' | 'manual' =
+    schedule ? 'scheduled' : eventMatchCriteria ? 'event' : 'manual'
+
+  const knowledgeRelPath = detail ? stripKnowledgePrefix(detail.filePath) : ''
+
+  const allTrackStatus = useTrackStatus()
+  const runState = allTrackStatus.get(`${trackId}:${knowledgeRelPath}`) ?? { status: 'idle' as const }
+  const isRunning = runState.status === 'running'
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (editingRaw && textareaRef.current) {
+      textareaRef.current.focus()
+      textareaRef.current.setSelectionRange(
+        textareaRef.current.value.length,
+        textareaRef.current.value.length,
+      )
+    }
+  }, [editingRaw])
+
+  const visibleTabs: { key: Tab; label: string; visible: boolean }[] = [
+    { key: 'what', label: 'What to track', visible: true },
+    { key: 'when', label: 'When to run', visible: !!schedule },
+    { key: 'event', label: 'Event matching', visible: !!eventMatchCriteria },
+    { key: 'details', label: 'Details', visible: true },
+  ]
+  const shown = visibleTabs.filter(t => t.visible)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!shown.some(t => t.key === activeTab)) setActiveTab('what')
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [schedule, eventMatchCriteria])
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // IPC-backed mutations
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  const runUpdate = useCallback(async (updates: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+    if (!detail) return
+    setSaving(true)
+    setError(null)
+    try {
+      const res = await window.ipc.invoke('track:update', {
+        trackId: detail.trackId,
+        filePath: stripKnowledgePrefix(detail.filePath),
+        updates,
+      })
+      if (res?.success && res.yaml) {
+        setYaml(res.yaml)
+      } else if (res?.error) {
+        setError(res.error)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err))
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false)
+    }
+  }, [detail])
+
+  const handleToggleActive = useCallback(() => {
+    void runUpdate({ active: !active })
+  }, [active, runUpdate])
+
+  const handleRun = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!detail || isRunning) return
+    try {
+      await window.ipc.invoke('track:run', {
+        trackId: detail.trackId,
+        filePath: stripKnowledgePrefix(detail.filePath),
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err))
+    }
+  }, [detail, isRunning])
+
+  const handleSaveRaw = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!detail) return
+    setSaving(true)
+    setError(null)
+    try {
+      const res = await window.ipc.invoke('track:replaceYaml', {
+        trackId: detail.trackId,
+        filePath: stripKnowledgePrefix(detail.filePath),
+        yaml: rawDraft,
+      })
+      if (res?.success && res.yaml) {
+        setYaml(res.yaml)
+        setEditingRaw(false)
+      } else if (res?.error) {
+        setError(res.error)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err))
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false)
+    }
+  }, [detail, rawDraft])
+
+  const handleDelete = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!detail) return
+    setSaving(true)
+    setError(null)
+    try {
+      const res = await window.ipc.invoke('track:delete', {
+        trackId: detail.trackId,
+        filePath: stripKnowledgePrefix(detail.filePath),
+      })
+      if (res?.success) {
+        // Tell the editor to remove the node so Tiptap's next save doesn't
+        // re-create the track block on disk.
+        try { detail.onDeleted() } catch { /* editor may have unmounted */ }
+        setOpen(false)
+      } else if (res?.error) {
+        setError(res.error)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err))
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false)
+    }
+  }, [detail])
+
+  const handleEditWithCopilot = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!detail) return
+    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('rowboat:open-copilot-edit-track', {
+      detail: {
+        trackId: detail.trackId,
+        filePath: detail.filePath,
+      },
+    }))
+    setOpen(false)
+  }, [detail])
+
+  if (!detail) return null
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
+      <DialogContent
+        className="track-modal-content w-[min(44rem,calc(100%-2rem))] max-w-2xl p-0 gap-0 overflow-hidden rounded-xl"
+        data-trigger={triggerType}
+        data-active={active ? 'true' : 'false'}
+      >
+        <div className="track-modal-header">
+          <div className="track-modal-header-left">
+            <div className="track-modal-icon-wrap">
+              <Radio size={16} />
+            </div>
+            <div className="track-modal-title-col">
+              <DialogHeader className="space-y-0">
+                <DialogTitle className="track-modal-title">
+                  {trackId || 'Track'}
+                </DialogTitle>
+                <DialogDescription className="track-modal-subtitle">
+                  <ScheduleIcon icon={scheduleSummary.icon} size={11} />
+                  {scheduleSummary.text}
+                  {eventMatchCriteria && triggerType === 'scheduled' && (
+                    <span className="track-modal-subtitle-sep">· also event-driven</span>
+                  )}
+                </DialogDescription>
+              </DialogHeader>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div className="track-modal-header-actions">
+            <label className="track-modal-toggle">
+              <Switch checked={active} onCheckedChange={handleToggleActive} disabled={saving} />
+              <span className="track-modal-toggle-label">{active ? 'Active' : 'Paused'}</span>
+            </label>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Tabs */}
+        <div className="track-modal-tabs">
+          {shown.map(tab => (
+            <button
+              key={tab.key}
+              className={`track-modal-tab ${activeTab === tab.key ? 'track-modal-tab-active' : ''}`}
+              onClick={() => { setActiveTab(tab.key); setEditingRaw(false) }}
+            >
+              {tab.label}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Body */}
+        <div className="track-modal-body">
+          {loading && <div className="track-modal-loading"><Loader2 size={14} className="animate-spin" /> Loading latest…</div>}
+
+          {activeTab === 'what' && (
+            <div className="track-modal-prose">
+              {instruction
+                ? <Streamdown className="track-modal-markdown">{instruction}</Streamdown>
+                : <span className="track-modal-empty">No instruction set.</span>}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {activeTab === 'when' && schedule && (
+            <div className="track-modal-when">
+              <div className="track-modal-when-headline">
+                <ScheduleIcon icon={scheduleSummary.icon} size={18} />
+                <span>{scheduleSummary.text}</span>
+              </div>
+              <dl className="track-modal-dl">
+                <dt>Type</dt><dd><code>{schedule.type}</code></dd>
+                {schedule.type === 'cron' && (
+                  <>
+                    <dt>Expression</dt><dd><code>{schedule.expression}</code></dd>
+                  </>
+                )}
+                {schedule.type === 'window' && (
+                  <>
+                    <dt>Expression</dt><dd><code>{schedule.cron}</code></dd>
+                    <dt>Window</dt><dd>{schedule.startTime} – {schedule.endTime}</dd>
+                  </>
+                )}
+                {schedule.type === 'once' && (
+                  <>
+                    <dt>Runs at</dt><dd>{formatDateTime(schedule.runAt)}</dd>
+                  </>
+                )}
+              </dl>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {activeTab === 'event' && (
+            <div className="track-modal-prose">
+              {eventMatchCriteria
+                ? <Streamdown className="track-modal-markdown">{eventMatchCriteria}</Streamdown>
+                : <span className="track-modal-empty">No event matching set.</span>}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {activeTab === 'details' && (
+            <div className="track-modal-details">
+              <dl className="track-modal-dl">
+                <dt>Track ID</dt><dd><code>{trackId}</code></dd>
+                <dt>File</dt><dd><code>{detail.filePath}</code></dd>
+                <dt>Status</dt><dd>{active ? 'Active' : 'Paused'}</dd>
+                {lastRunAt && (<>
+                  <dt>Last run</dt><dd>{formatDateTime(lastRunAt)}</dd>
+                </>)}
+                {lastRunId && (<>
+                  <dt>Run ID</dt><dd><code>{lastRunId}</code></dd>
+                </>)}
+                {lastRunSummary && (<>
+                  <dt>Summary</dt><dd>{lastRunSummary}</dd>
+                </>)}
+              </dl>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Advanced (raw YAML) — all tabs */}
+          <div className="track-modal-advanced">
+            <button
+              className="track-modal-advanced-toggle"
+              onClick={() => {
+                const next = !showAdvanced
+                setShowAdvanced(next)
+                if (next) {
+                  setRawDraft(yaml)
+                  setEditingRaw(true)
+                } else {
+                  setEditingRaw(false)
+                }
+              }}
+            >
+              {showAdvanced ? <ChevronUp size={12} /> : <ChevronDown size={12} />}
+              <Code2 size={12} />
+              Advanced (raw YAML)
+            </button>
+            {showAdvanced && (
+              <div className="track-modal-raw-editor">
+                <Textarea
+                  ref={textareaRef}
+                  value={rawDraft}
+                  onChange={(e) => setRawDraft(e.target.value)}
+                  rows={12}
+                  spellCheck={false}
+                  className="track-modal-textarea"
+                />
+                <div className="track-modal-raw-actions">
+                  <Button
+                    variant="outline"
+                    size="sm"
+                    onClick={() => { setRawDraft(yaml); setShowAdvanced(false); setEditingRaw(false) }}
+                    disabled={saving}
+                  >
+                    Cancel
+                  </Button>
+                  <Button
+                    size="sm"
+                    onClick={handleSaveRaw}
+                    disabled={saving || rawDraft.trim() === yaml.trim()}
+                  >
+                    {saving ? <Loader2 size={12} className="animate-spin" /> : null}
+                    Save
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Danger zone — on Details tab only */}
+          {activeTab === 'details' && (
+            <div className="track-modal-danger-zone">
+              {confirmingDelete ? (
+                <div className="track-modal-confirm">
+                  <span>Delete this track and its generated content?</span>
+                  <div className="track-modal-confirm-actions">
+                    <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={() => setConfirmingDelete(false)} disabled={saving}>
+                      Cancel
+                    </Button>
+                    <Button variant="destructive" size="sm" onClick={handleDelete} disabled={saving}>
+                      {saving ? <Loader2 size={12} className="animate-spin" /> : <Trash2 size={12} />}
+                      Yes, delete
+                    </Button>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <Button
+                  variant="outline"
+                  size="sm"
+                  className="track-modal-delete-btn"
+                  onClick={() => setConfirmingDelete(true)}
+                >
+                  <Trash2 size={12} />
+                  Delete track block
+                </Button>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        {error && (
+          <div className="track-modal-error">{error}</div>
+        )}
+
+        <DialogFooter className="track-modal-footer">
+          <Button
+            variant="outline"
+            size="sm"
+            onClick={handleEditWithCopilot}
+            disabled={saving}
+          >
+            <Sparkles size={12} />
+            Edit with Copilot
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            size="sm"
+            onClick={handleRun}
+            disabled={isRunning || saving}
+            className="track-modal-run-btn"
+          >
+            {isRunning ? <Loader2 size={12} className="animate-spin" /> : <Play size={12} />}
+            {isRunning ? 'Running…' : 'Run now'}
+          </Button>
+        </DialogFooter>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  )
+}
+
+function stripKnowledgePrefix(p: string): string {
+  return p.replace(/^knowledge\//, '')
+}
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/extensions/track-block.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/extensions/track-block.tsx
index ff12c9fc..c0704906 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/extensions/track-block.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/extensions/track-block.tsx
@@ -1,43 +1,41 @@
 import { z } from 'zod'
-import { useState, useRef, useEffect, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react'
+import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { mergeAttributes, Node } from '@tiptap/react'
 import { ReactNodeViewRenderer, NodeViewWrapper } from '@tiptap/react'
-import { Radio, ChevronRight, X, Clock, Code2, Check, Play, Loader2 } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Radio, Loader2 } from 'lucide-react'
 import { parse as parseYaml } from 'yaml'
-import { Streamdown } from 'streamdown'
 import { TrackBlockSchema } from '@x/shared/dist/track-block.js'
 import { useTrackStatus } from '@/hooks/use-track-status'
 
-function formatDateTime(iso: string): string {
-  const d = new Date(iso)
-  return d.toLocaleString('en-US', {
-    month: 'short',
-    day: 'numeric',
-    hour: 'numeric',
-    minute: '2-digit',
-    hour12: true,
-  })
-}
-
 function truncate(text: string, maxLen: number): string {
   const clean = text.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim()
   if (clean.length <= maxLen) return clean
   return clean.slice(0, maxLen).trimEnd() + '…'
 }
 
-type Tab = 'metadata' | 'instruction' | 'criteria'
-function TrackBlockView({ node, deleteNode, updateAttributes, extension }: {
+// Detail shape for the open-track-modal window event. Defined here so the
+// consumer (TrackModal) can import it without a circular dependency.
+export type OpenTrackModalDetail = {
+  trackId: string
+  /** Workspace-relative path, e.g. "knowledge/Notes/foo.md" */
+  filePath: string
+  /** Best-effort initial YAML from Tiptap's cached node attr (modal refetches fresh). */
+  initialYaml: string
+  /** Invoked after a successful IPC delete so the editor can remove the node. */
+  onDeleted: () => void
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Chip (display-only)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function TrackBlockView({ node, deleteNode, extension }: {
   node: { attrs: Record<string, unknown> }
   deleteNode: () => void
   updateAttributes: (attrs: Record<string, unknown>) => void
   extension: { options: { notePath?: string } }
 }) {
   const raw = node.attrs.data as string
-  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false)
-  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<Tab>('instruction')
-  const [editingRaw, setEditingRaw] = useState(false)
-  const [rawDraft, setRawDraft] = useState('')
-  const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null)
 
   const track = useMemo<z.infer<typeof TrackBlockSchema> | null>(() => {
     try {
@@ -47,232 +45,76 @@ function TrackBlockView({ node, deleteNode, updateAttributes, extension }: {
 
   const trackId = track?.trackId ?? ''
   const instruction = track?.instruction ?? ''
-  const eventMatchCriteria = track?.eventMatchCriteria ?? ''
   const active = track?.active ?? true
-  const lastRunAt = track?.lastRunAt ?? ''
-  const lastRunId = track?.lastRunId ?? ''
-  const lastRunSummary = track?.lastRunSummary ?? ''
+  const schedule = track?.schedule
+  const eventMatchCriteria = track?.eventMatchCriteria ?? ''
   const notePath = extension.options.notePath
   const trackFilePath = notePath?.replace(/^knowledge\//, '') ?? ''
 
-  // Track run status from the global hook
+  const triggerType: 'scheduled' | 'event' | 'manual' =
+    schedule ? 'scheduled' : eventMatchCriteria ? 'event' : 'manual'
+
   const allTrackStatus = useTrackStatus()
   const runState = allTrackStatus.get(`${track?.trackId}:${trackFilePath}`) ?? { status: 'idle' as const }
-  const runStatus = runState.status
-  const runSummary = runState.summary ?? runState.error ?? null
+  const isRunning = runState.status === 'running'
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (editingRaw && textareaRef.current) {
-      textareaRef.current.focus()
-      textareaRef.current.setSelectionRange(
-        textareaRef.current.value.length,
-        textareaRef.current.value.length,
-      )
-    }
-  }, [editingRaw])
-
-  const handleStartEdit = () => {
-    setRawDraft(raw)
-    setEditingRaw(true)
-  }
-
-  const handleSaveRaw = () => {
-    updateAttributes({ data: rawDraft })
-    setEditingRaw(false)
-  }
-
-  const handleCancelEdit = () => {
-    setEditingRaw(false)
-  }
-
-  const handleRun = useCallback(async (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+  const handleOpen = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
     e.stopPropagation()
-    if (runStatus === 'running' || !trackId || !trackFilePath) return
-    try {
-      await window.ipc.invoke('track:run', { trackId, filePath: trackFilePath })
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error('[TrackBlock] Run failed:', err)
+    if (!trackId || !notePath) return
+    const detail: OpenTrackModalDetail = {
+      trackId,
+      filePath: notePath,
+      initialYaml: raw,
+      onDeleted: () => deleteNode(),
     }
-  }, [runStatus, trackId, trackFilePath])
+    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent<OpenTrackModalDetail>(
+      'rowboat:open-track-modal',
+      { detail },
+    ))
+  }
 
-  const tabs: { key: Tab; label: string }[] = [
-    { key: 'instruction', label: 'Instruction' },
-    { key: 'criteria', label: 'Match Criteria' },
-    { key: 'metadata', label: 'Metadata' },
-  ]
-
-  const isRunning = runStatus === 'running'
+  const handleKey = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+    if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
+      e.preventDefault()
+      handleOpen(e as unknown as React.MouseEvent)
+    }
+  }
 
   return (
-    <NodeViewWrapper className="track-block-wrapper" data-type="track-block">
-      <div
-        className={`track-block-card ${!active ? 'track-block-paused' : ''} ${isRunning ? 'track-block-running' : ''}`}
+    <NodeViewWrapper
+      className="track-block-chip-wrapper"
+      data-type="track-block"
+      data-trigger={triggerType}
+      data-active={active ? 'true' : 'false'}
+    >
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className={`track-block-chip ${!active ? 'track-block-chip-paused-state' : ''} ${isRunning ? 'track-block-chip-running' : ''}`}
+        onClick={handleOpen}
+        onKeyDown={handleKey}
         onMouseDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+        title={instruction ? `${trackId}: ${instruction}` : trackId}
       >
-        <button
-          className="track-block-delete"
-          onClick={deleteNode}
-          aria-label="Delete track block"
-        >
-          <X size={14} />
-        </button>
-
-        {/* Collapsed view */}
-        <div
-          className="track-block-collapsed"
-          onClick={() => setExpanded(!expanded)}
-        >
-          <ChevronRight
-            size={14}
-            className={`track-block-chevron ${expanded ? 'track-block-chevron-open' : ''}`}
-          />
-          <Radio size={14} className="track-block-icon" />
-          <span className="track-block-label">Track</span>
-          {!active && <span className="track-block-badge track-block-badge-paused">paused</span>}
-          <span className="track-block-summary">{truncate(instruction, 60)}</span>
-          {lastRunAt && !isRunning && (
-            <span className="track-block-meta">
-              <Clock size={11} />
-              {formatDateTime(lastRunAt)}
-            </span>
-          )}
-          {isRunning && (
-            <span className="track-block-meta track-block-meta-running">
-              <Loader2 size={11} className="animate-spin" />
-              Running…
-            </span>
-          )}
-          <button
-            className="track-block-run-btn"
-            onClick={handleRun}
-            disabled={isRunning}
-            aria-label="Run track"
-            title="Run track"
-          >
-            {isRunning
-              ? <Loader2 size={13} className="animate-spin" />
-              : <Play size={13} />}
-          </button>
-        </div>
-
-        {/* Status bar */}
-        {runSummary && runStatus !== 'running' && (
-          <div className={`track-block-status-bar ${runStatus === 'error' ? 'track-block-status-error' : 'track-block-status-done'}`}>
-            {runSummary}
-          </div>
+        {isRunning
+          ? <Loader2 size={13} className="animate-spin track-block-chip-icon" />
+          : <Radio size={13} className="track-block-chip-icon" />}
+        <span className="track-block-chip-id">{trackId || 'track'}</span>
+        {instruction && (
+          <span className="track-block-chip-sep">·</span>
         )}
-
-        {/* Expanded view */}
-        {expanded && (
-          <div className="track-block-expanded">
-            <div className="track-block-tabs">
-              {tabs.map(tab => (
-                <button
-                  key={tab.key}
-                  className={`track-block-tab ${activeTab === tab.key ? 'track-block-tab-active' : ''}`}
-                  onClick={() => { setActiveTab(tab.key); setEditingRaw(false) }}
-                >
-                  {tab.label}
-                </button>
-              ))}
-              <button
-                className={`track-block-tab track-block-tab-raw ${editingRaw ? 'track-block-tab-active' : ''}`}
-                onClick={handleStartEdit}
-              >
-                <Code2 size={12} />
-                Edit Raw
-              </button>
-            </div>
-
-            {editingRaw ? (
-              <div className="track-block-raw-editor">
-                <textarea
-                  ref={textareaRef}
-                  className="track-block-textarea"
-                  value={rawDraft}
-                  onChange={(e) => setRawDraft(e.target.value)}
-                  rows={10}
-                  spellCheck={false}
-                  onKeyDown={(e) => {
-                    if (e.key === 'Escape') {
-                      e.preventDefault()
-                      handleCancelEdit()
-                    }
-                    if (e.key === 's' && (e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey)) {
-                      e.preventDefault()
-                      handleSaveRaw()
-                    }
-                  }}
-                />
-                <div className="track-block-raw-actions">
-                  <button className="track-block-btn track-block-btn-secondary" onClick={handleCancelEdit}>
-                    Cancel
-                  </button>
-                  <button className="track-block-btn track-block-btn-primary" onClick={handleSaveRaw}>
-                    <Check size={12} />
-                    Save
-                  </button>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            ) : (
-              <div className="track-block-panel">
-                {activeTab === 'instruction' && (
-                  <div className="track-block-panel-text">
-                    {instruction
-                      ? <Streamdown className="track-block-markdown">{instruction}</Streamdown>
-                      : <span className="track-block-empty">No instruction set</span>}
-                  </div>
-                )}
-                {activeTab === 'criteria' && (
-                  <div className="track-block-panel-text">
-                    {eventMatchCriteria
-                      ? <Streamdown className="track-block-markdown">{eventMatchCriteria}</Streamdown>
-                      : <span className="track-block-empty">No event match criteria set</span>}
-                  </div>
-                )}
-                {activeTab === 'metadata' && (
-                  <div className="track-block-metadata-grid">
-                    <div className="track-block-metadata-row">
-                      <span className="track-block-metadata-label">Track ID</span>
-                      <span className="track-block-metadata-value"><code>{trackId}</code></span>
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="track-block-metadata-row">
-                      <span className="track-block-metadata-label">Status</span>
-                      <span className="track-block-metadata-value">
-                        <span className={`track-block-badge ${active ? 'track-block-badge-active' : 'track-block-badge-paused'}`}>
-                          {active ? 'active' : 'paused'}
-                        </span>
-                      </span>
-                    </div>
-                    {lastRunAt && (
-                      <div className="track-block-metadata-row">
-                        <span className="track-block-metadata-label">Last run</span>
-                        <span className="track-block-metadata-value">{formatDateTime(lastRunAt)}</span>
-                      </div>
-                    )}
-                    {lastRunId && (
-                      <div className="track-block-metadata-row">
-                        <span className="track-block-metadata-label">Run ID</span>
-                        <span className="track-block-metadata-value"><code>{lastRunId}</code></span>
-                      </div>
-                    )}
-                    {lastRunSummary && (
-                      <div className="track-block-metadata-row">
-                        <span className="track-block-metadata-label">Summary</span>
-                        <span className="track-block-metadata-value">{lastRunSummary}</span>
-                      </div>
-                    )}
-                  </div>
-                )}
-              </div>
-            )}
-          </div>
+        {instruction && (
+          <span className="track-block-chip-instruction">{truncate(instruction, 80)}</span>
         )}
-      </div>
+        {!active && <span className="track-block-chip-paused-label">paused</span>}
+      </button>
     </NodeViewWrapper>
   )
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tiptap extension — unchanged schema, parseHTML, serialize
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 export const TrackBlockExtension = Node.create({
   name: 'trackBlock',
   group: 'block',
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/styles/editor.css b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/styles/editor.css
index c8a104b3..57e8dd73 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/styles/editor.css
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/styles/editor.css
@@ -611,381 +611,110 @@
 .tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .task-block-last-run {
   color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 38%, transparent);
 }
+/* =============================================================
+   Track Block — inline chip (display-only)
+   The chip just opens a modal (TrackModal). All mutations live in the
+   modal and go through IPC, so the editor never writes track state.
+   ============================================================= */
 
-/* Track block styles */
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-wrapper {
-  margin: 8px 0;
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip-wrapper {
+  --track-accent: #64748b; /* default: manual/slate */
+  margin: 4px 0;
+  display: inline-block;
 }
 
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-card {
-  position: relative;
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-left: 3px solid var(--primary);
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 4%, transparent);
-  cursor: default;
-  transition: background-color 0.15s ease;
-  user-select: none;
-}
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip-wrapper[data-trigger="scheduled"] { --track-accent: #6366f1; }
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip-wrapper[data-trigger="event"]     { --track-accent: #a855f7; }
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip-wrapper[data-trigger="manual"]    { --track-accent: #64748b; }
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip-wrapper[data-active="false"]      { --track-accent: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 30%, transparent); }
 
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-card.track-block-paused {
-  border-left-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 25%, transparent);
-  background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--muted) 30%, transparent);
-  opacity: 0.7;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-card:hover {
-  background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 8%, transparent);
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-wrapper.ProseMirror-selectednode .track-block-card {
-  outline: 2px solid var(--primary);
-  outline-offset: 1px;
-}
-
-/* Delete button */
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-delete {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 6px;
-  right: 6px;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  width: 22px;
-  height: 22px;
-  border: none;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  background: none;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 40%, transparent);
-  opacity: 0;
-  transition: opacity 0.15s ease, background-color 0.15s ease;
-  z-index: 1;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-card:hover .track-block-delete {
-  opacity: 1;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-delete:hover {
-  background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 8%, transparent);
-  color: var(--foreground);
-}
-
-/* Collapsed row */
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-collapsed {
-  display: flex;
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip {
+  display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 6px;
-  padding: 10px 32px 10px 12px;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  padding: 6px 12px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  line-height: 1.3;
+  color: var(--foreground);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--track-accent) 8%, transparent);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--track-accent) 35%, transparent);
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--track-accent);
+  border-radius: 999px;
   cursor: pointer;
-  min-width: 0;
+  transition: background-color 0.12s ease, box-shadow 0.12s ease, transform 0.06s ease;
   user-select: none;
 }
 
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chevron {
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip:hover {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--track-accent) 14%, transparent);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 4px color-mix(in srgb, var(--track-accent) 20%, transparent);
+}
+
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip:active {
+  transform: translateY(0.5px);
+}
+
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--track-accent);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip-paused-state {
+  opacity: 0.65;
+}
+
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip-running {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--track-accent) 40%, transparent);
+  animation: track-chip-pulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes track-chip-pulse {
+  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--track-accent) 35%, transparent); }
+  50%      { box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px color-mix(in srgb, var(--track-accent) 15%, transparent); }
+}
+
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip-icon {
   flex-shrink: 0;
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 40%, transparent);
-  transition: transform 0.15s ease;
+  color: var(--track-accent);
 }
 
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chevron-open {
-  transform: rotate(90deg);
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-icon {
-  color: var(--primary);
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip-id {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--track-accent);
+  white-space: nowrap;
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-label {
-  font-size: 11px;
-  font-weight: 700;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
-  color: var(--primary);
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip-sep {
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 25%, transparent);
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-summary {
-  font-size: 13px;
-  color: var(--foreground);
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip-instruction {
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 80%, transparent);
   white-space: nowrap;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   min-width: 0;
-  flex: 1;
 }
 
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-meta {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 3px;
-  font-size: 11px;
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 40%, transparent);
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip-paused-label {
   flex-shrink: 0;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
-/* Re-run button */
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-run-btn {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  width: 24px;
-  height: 24px;
-  border: none;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  background: none;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 35%, transparent);
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  opacity: 0;
-  transition: opacity 0.15s ease, color 0.1s ease, background-color 0.1s ease;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-card:hover .track-block-run-btn {
-  opacity: 1;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-run-btn:hover {
-  color: var(--primary);
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 10%, transparent);
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-run-btn:disabled {
-  opacity: 1;
-  color: var(--primary);
-  cursor: default;
-  background: none;
-}
-
-/* Running state */
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-card.track-block-running {
-  border-left-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 70%, transparent);
-  animation: track-pulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
-}
-
-@keyframes track-pulse {
-  0%, 100% { background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 4%, transparent); }
-  50% { background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 10%, transparent); }
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-meta-running {
-  color: var(--primary);
-  font-weight: 500;
-}
-
-/* Status bar */
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-status-bar {
-  padding: 6px 14px;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  line-height: 1.4;
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
-  animation: track-status-fade-in 0.15s ease;
-}
-
-@keyframes track-status-fade-in {
-  from { opacity: 0; }
-  to { opacity: 1; }
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-status-done {
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 65%, transparent);
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-status-error {
-  color: var(--destructive, #ef4444);
-}
-
-/* Badges */
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-badge {
   font-size: 10px;
   font-weight: 600;
-  padding: 1px 6px;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-badge-active {
-  color: var(--primary);
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 12%, transparent);
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-badge-paused {
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
   color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 55%, transparent);
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 8%, transparent);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 10%, transparent);
+  padding: 1px 6px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
 }
 
-/* Expanded area */
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-expanded {
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
-}
-
-/* Tabs */
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-tabs {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 0;
-  padding: 0 12px;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-tab {
-  padding: 8px 12px;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  font-weight: 500;
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 50%, transparent);
-  background: none;
-  border: none;
-  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: color 0.1s ease, border-color 0.1s ease;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-tab:hover {
-  color: var(--foreground);
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-tab-active {
-  color: var(--primary);
-  border-bottom-color: var(--primary);
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-tab-raw {
-  margin-left: auto;
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 4px;
-}
-
-/* Tab panel content */
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-panel {
-  padding: 12px 14px;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-panel-text {
-  font-size: 13px;
-  line-height: 1.6;
-  color: var(--foreground);
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
-  user-select: text;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-empty {
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 35%, transparent);
-  font-style: italic;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-markdown {
-  font-size: 13px;
-  line-height: 1.6;
-  user-select: text;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-markdown > *:first-child {
-  margin-top: 0;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-markdown > *:last-child {
-  margin-bottom: 0;
-}
-
-/* Metadata grid */
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-metadata-grid {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 8px;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-metadata-row {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: baseline;
-  gap: 12px;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-metadata-label {
-  font-size: 12px;
-  font-weight: 500;
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 50%, transparent);
-  min-width: 70px;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-metadata-value {
-  font-size: 13px;
-  color: var(--foreground);
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-metadata-value code {
-  font-size: 12px;
-  padding: 1px 5px;
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 6%, transparent);
-  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, monospace);
-}
-
-/* Raw editor */
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-raw-editor {
-  padding: 12px 14px;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 8px;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-textarea {
-  width: 100%;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, monospace);
-  line-height: 1.5;
-  padding: 10px;
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-radius: 6px;
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 3%, transparent);
-  color: var(--foreground);
-  resize: vertical;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-textarea:focus {
-  outline: 2px solid var(--primary);
-  outline-offset: -1px;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-raw-actions {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: flex-end;
-  gap: 6px;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-btn {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 4px;
-  padding: 5px 12px;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  font-weight: 500;
-  border: none;
-  border-radius: 5px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: background-color 0.1s ease;
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-btn-secondary {
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 8%, transparent);
-  color: var(--foreground);
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-btn-secondary:hover {
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 14%, transparent);
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-btn-primary {
-  background: var(--primary);
-  color: var(--primary-foreground);
-}
-
-.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-btn-primary:hover {
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 85%, black);
+.tiptap-editor .ProseMirror .track-block-chip-wrapper.ProseMirror-selectednode .track-block-chip {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--track-accent);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
 }
 
 /* Shared block styles (image, embed, chart, table) */
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/styles/track-modal.css b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/styles/track-modal.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..697ada63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/styles/track-modal.css
@@ -0,0 +1,311 @@
+/* =============================================================
+   Track Modal — dialog overlay for track block details / edits
+   ============================================================= */
+
+.track-modal-content {
+  --track-accent: #64748b;
+}
+
+.track-modal-content[data-trigger="scheduled"] { --track-accent: #6366f1; }
+.track-modal-content[data-trigger="event"]     { --track-accent: #a855f7; }
+.track-modal-content[data-trigger="manual"]    { --track-accent: #64748b; }
+.track-modal-content[data-active="false"]      { --track-accent: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 30%, transparent); }
+
+/* Header */
+.track-modal-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  padding: 16px 20px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--track-accent) 6%, transparent);
+  border-left: 4px solid var(--track-accent);
+}
+
+.track-modal-header-left {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  min-width: 0;
+  flex: 1;
+}
+
+.track-modal-icon-wrap {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 36px;
+  height: 36px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--track-accent) 15%, transparent);
+  color: var(--track-accent);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.track-modal-title-col {
+  min-width: 0;
+  flex: 1;
+}
+
+.track-modal-title {
+  font-size: 16px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--foreground);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, monospace);
+}
+
+.track-modal-subtitle {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 60%, transparent);
+  margin-top: 2px;
+}
+
+.track-modal-subtitle-sep {
+  margin-left: 2px;
+}
+
+.track-modal-header-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.track-modal-toggle {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.track-modal-toggle-label {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 70%, transparent);
+}
+
+/* Tabs */
+.track-modal-tabs {
+  display: flex;
+  padding: 0 20px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+
+.track-modal-tab {
+  padding: 10px 14px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 55%, transparent);
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: color 0.1s ease, border-color 0.1s ease;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.track-modal-tab:hover {
+  color: var(--foreground);
+}
+
+.track-modal-tab-active {
+  color: var(--track-accent);
+  border-bottom-color: var(--track-accent);
+}
+
+/* Body */
+.track-modal-body {
+  padding: 18px 20px;
+  max-height: 60vh;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.track-modal-loading {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 50%, transparent);
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+.track-modal-prose {
+  font-size: 13.5px;
+  line-height: 1.6;
+  color: var(--foreground);
+}
+
+.track-modal-markdown {
+  user-select: text;
+}
+
+.track-modal-markdown > *:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
+.track-modal-markdown > *:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
+
+.track-modal-empty {
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 40%, transparent);
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
+/* When-to-run panel */
+.track-modal-when {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 14px;
+}
+
+.track-modal-when-headline {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 10px;
+  font-size: 15px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--track-accent);
+  padding: 12px 14px;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--track-accent) 10%, transparent);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--track-accent);
+}
+
+/* Description list (Details / When) */
+.track-modal-dl {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: max-content 1fr;
+  column-gap: 16px;
+  row-gap: 8px;
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 13px;
+}
+
+.track-modal-dl dt {
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 55%, transparent);
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.track-modal-dl dd {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: var(--foreground);
+  word-break: break-word;
+}
+
+.track-modal-dl code {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, monospace);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  padding: 1px 6px;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 6%, transparent);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
+/* Advanced / raw YAML disclosure */
+.track-modal-advanced {
+  margin-top: 20px;
+  padding-top: 14px;
+  border-top: 1px dashed color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 12%, transparent);
+}
+
+.track-modal-advanced-toggle {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  padding: 4px 0;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 55%, transparent);
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.track-modal-advanced-toggle:hover {
+  color: var(--foreground);
+}
+
+.track-modal-raw-editor {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 8px;
+  margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+.track-modal-textarea {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, monospace);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  min-height: 200px;
+}
+
+.track-modal-raw-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+/* Danger zone */
+.track-modal-danger-zone {
+  margin-top: 20px;
+  padding-top: 14px;
+  border-top: 1px dashed color-mix(in srgb, var(--destructive, #ef4444) 20%, transparent);
+}
+
+.track-modal-delete-btn {
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--destructive, #ef4444) 85%, var(--foreground));
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--destructive, #ef4444) 30%, transparent);
+}
+
+.track-modal-delete-btn:hover {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--destructive, #ef4444) 10%, transparent);
+  color: var(--destructive, #ef4444);
+}
+
+.track-modal-confirm {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 12px;
+  padding: 12px;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--destructive, #ef4444) 8%, transparent);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--destructive, #ef4444) 25%, transparent);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.track-modal-confirm-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 6px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+/* Error */
+.track-modal-error {
+  margin: 0 20px 14px 20px;
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--destructive, #ef4444) 10%, transparent);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--destructive, #ef4444) 25%, transparent);
+  color: var(--destructive, #ef4444);
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+/* Footer */
+.track-modal-footer {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  gap: 8px;
+  padding: 14px 20px;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 3%, transparent);
+}
+
+.track-modal-run-btn {
+  background: var(--track-accent);
+  color: white;
+}
+
+.track-modal-run-btn:hover {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--track-accent) 85%, black);
+}
diff --git a/apps/x/packages/core/src/knowledge/track/fileops.ts b/apps/x/packages/core/src/knowledge/track/fileops.ts
index 227046c0..bc741936 100644
--- a/apps/x/packages/core/src/knowledge/track/fileops.ts
+++ b/apps/x/packages/core/src/knowledge/track/fileops.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ export async function fetch(filePath: string, trackId: string): Promise<z.infer<
     return blocks.find(b => b.track.trackId === trackId) ?? null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Fetch a track block and return its canonical YAML string (or null if not found).
+ * Useful for IPC handlers that need to return the fresh YAML without taking a
+ * dependency on the `yaml` package themselves.
+ */
+export async function fetchYaml(filePath: string, trackId: string): Promise<string | null> {
+    const block = await fetch(filePath, trackId);
+    if (!block) return null;
+    return stringifyYaml(block.track).trimEnd();
+}
+
 export async function updateContent(filePath: string, trackId: string, newContent: string): Promise<void> {
     let content = await fs.readFile(absPath(filePath), 'utf-8');
     const openTag = `<!--track-target:${trackId}-->`;
@@ -106,4 +117,74 @@ export async function updateTrackBlock(filepath: string, trackId: string, update
     lines.splice(block.fenceStart, block.fenceEnd - block.fenceStart + 1, '```track', ...yamlLines, '```');
     content = lines.join('\n');
     await fs.writeFile(absPath(filepath), content, 'utf-8');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Replace the entire YAML of a track block on disk with a new string.
+ * Unlike updateTrackBlock (which merges), this writes the raw YAML verbatim —
+ * used when the user explicitly edits raw YAML in the modal.
+ * The new YAML must still parse to a valid TrackBlock with a matching trackId,
+ * otherwise the write is rejected.
+ */
+export async function replaceTrackBlockYaml(filePath: string, trackId: string, newYaml: string): Promise<void> {
+    const block = await fetch(filePath, trackId);
+    if (!block) {
+        throw new Error(`Track ${trackId} not found in ${filePath}`);
+    }
+    const parsed = TrackBlockSchema.safeParse(parseYaml(newYaml));
+    if (!parsed.success) {
+        throw new Error(`Invalid track YAML: ${parsed.error.message}`);
+    }
+    if (parsed.data.trackId !== trackId) {
+        throw new Error(`trackId cannot be changed (was "${trackId}", got "${parsed.data.trackId}")`);
+    }
+
+    const content = await fs.readFile(absPath(filePath), 'utf-8');
+    const lines = content.split('\n');
+    const yamlLines = newYaml.trimEnd().split('\n');
+    lines.splice(block.fenceStart, block.fenceEnd - block.fenceStart + 1, '```track', ...yamlLines, '```');
+    await fs.writeFile(absPath(filePath), lines.join('\n'), 'utf-8');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove a track block and its sibling target region from the file.
+ */
+export async function deleteTrackBlock(filePath: string, trackId: string): Promise<void> {
+    const block = await fetch(filePath, trackId);
+    if (!block) {
+        // Already gone — treat as success.
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const content = await fs.readFile(absPath(filePath), 'utf-8');
+    const lines = content.split('\n');
+    const openTag = `<!--track-target:${trackId}-->`;
+    const closeTag = `<!--/track-target:${trackId}-->`;
+
+    // Find target region (may not exist)
+    let targetStart = -1;
+    let targetEnd = -1;
+    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+        if (lines[i].includes(openTag)) { targetStart = i; }
+        if (targetStart !== -1 && lines[i].includes(closeTag)) { targetEnd = i; break; }
+    }
+
+    // Build a list of [start, end] ranges to remove, sorted descending so
+    // indices stay valid as we splice.
+    const ranges: Array<[number, number]> = [];
+    ranges.push([block.fenceStart, block.fenceEnd]);
+    if (targetStart !== -1 && targetEnd !== -1 && targetEnd >= targetStart) {
+        ranges.push([targetStart, targetEnd]);
+    }
+    ranges.sort((a, b) => b[0] - a[0]);
+
+    for (const [start, end] of ranges) {
+        lines.splice(start, end - start + 1);
+        // Also drop a trailing blank line if the removal left two in a row.
+        if (start < lines.length && lines[start].trim() === '' && start > 0 && lines[start - 1].trim() === '') {
+            lines.splice(start, 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    await fs.writeFile(absPath(filePath), lines.join('\n'), 'utf-8');
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/x/packages/shared/src/ipc.ts b/apps/x/packages/shared/src/ipc.ts
index 449bca31..1ba5fce0 100644
--- a/apps/x/packages/shared/src/ipc.ts
+++ b/apps/x/packages/shared/src/ipc.ts
@@ -577,6 +577,55 @@ const ipcSchemas = {
       error: z.string().optional(),
     }),
   },
+  'track:get': {
+    req: z.object({
+      trackId: z.string(),
+      filePath: z.string(),
+    }),
+    res: z.object({
+      success: z.boolean(),
+      // Fresh, authoritative YAML of the track block from disk.
+      // Renderer should use this for display/edit — never its Tiptap node attr.
+      yaml: z.string().optional(),
+      error: z.string().optional(),
+    }),
+  },
+  'track:update': {
+    req: z.object({
+      trackId: z.string(),
+      filePath: z.string(),
+      // Partial TrackBlock updates — merged into the block's YAML on disk.
+      // Backend is the sole writer; avoids races with scheduler/runner writes.
+      updates: z.record(z.string(), z.unknown()),
+    }),
+    res: z.object({
+      success: z.boolean(),
+      yaml: z.string().optional(),
+      error: z.string().optional(),
+    }),
+  },
+  'track:replaceYaml': {
+    req: z.object({
+      trackId: z.string(),
+      filePath: z.string(),
+      yaml: z.string(),
+    }),
+    res: z.object({
+      success: z.boolean(),
+      yaml: z.string().optional(),
+      error: z.string().optional(),
+    }),
+  },
+  'track:delete': {
+    req: z.object({
+      trackId: z.string(),
+      filePath: z.string(),
+    }),
+    res: z.object({
+      success: z.boolean(),
+      error: z.string().optional(),
+    }),
+  },
   // Billing channels
   'billing:getInfo': {
     req: z.null(),