diff --git a/Journal.App/src/lib/components/CalendarWidget.svelte b/Journal.App/src/lib/components/CalendarWidget.svelte
index 84de1e8..ae436a9 100644
--- a/Journal.App/src/lib/components/CalendarWidget.svelte
+++ b/Journal.App/src/lib/components/CalendarWidget.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   export let onSelectedDateChange: (payload: { year: number; month: number; day: number; key: string }) => void =
     () => {};
   export let onDateActivate: (payload: { year: number; month: number; day: number; key: string }) => void = () => {};
-  export let signalsByDate: Record<string, { count: number; hasTrigger: boolean; hasMood: boolean; hasOpenTodos: boolean }> = {};
 
   const today = new Date();
   let currentYear = today.getFullYear();
@@ -33,11 +32,6 @@
     currentMonth = next.getMonth();
   }
 
-  function signalFor(cell: CalendarCell): { count: number; hasTrigger: boolean; hasMood: boolean; hasOpenTodos: boolean } | null {
-    const key = getDateKey(cell.year, cell.month, cell.day);
-    return signalsByDate[key] ?? null;
-  }
-
   function changeMonth(offset: number) {
     setViewDate(currentYear, currentMonth + offset);
   }
@@ -154,16 +148,6 @@
         on:click={() => selectCell(cell)}
       >
         <span class="day-number">{cell.day}</span>
-        {#if signalFor(cell)}
-          {#if signalFor(cell)!.count > 0}
-            <span class="entry-count">{signalFor(cell)!.count}</span>
-          {/if}
-          <span class="signals" aria-hidden="true">
-            {#if signalFor(cell)!.hasMood}<i class="signal mood"></i>{/if}
-            {#if signalFor(cell)!.hasTrigger}<i class="signal trigger"></i>{/if}
-            {#if signalFor(cell)!.hasOpenTodos}<i class="signal todo"></i>{/if}
-          </span>
-        {/if}
       </button>
     {/each}
   </div>
@@ -253,49 +237,6 @@
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
-  .entry-count {
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 3px;
-    right: 3px;
-    min-width: 12px;
-    height: 12px;
-    padding: 0 3px;
-    border-radius: 999px;
-    background: var(--surface-3);
-    color: var(--text-primary);
-    font-size: 0.58rem;
-    line-height: 12px;
-    border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
-  }
-
-  .signals {
-    position: absolute;
-    bottom: 3px;
-    left: 50%;
-    transform: translateX(-50%);
-    display: inline-flex;
-    gap: 2px;
-  }
-
-  .signal {
-    width: 4px;
-    height: 4px;
-    border-radius: 999px;
-    display: inline-block;
-  }
-
-  .signal.mood {
-    background: #6ba7ff;
-  }
-
-  .signal.trigger {
-    background: #f08c6c;
-  }
-
-  .signal.todo {
-    background: #f2c266;
-  }
-
   .calendar-cell:hover {
     color: var(--text-primary);
     background: var(--bg-hover);
diff --git a/Journal.App/src/lib/components/SidePanel.svelte b/Journal.App/src/lib/components/SidePanel.svelte
index efa3747..8a82600 100644
--- a/Journal.App/src/lib/components/SidePanel.svelte
+++ b/Journal.App/src/lib/components/SidePanel.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { listEntryTemplates, type EntryTemplateItemDto } from "$lib/backend/templates";
+  import { listFragments, type FragmentDto } from "$lib/backend/fragments";
+  import { listLists, type ListDocumentDto } from "$lib/backend/lists";
+  import { listTodoLists, type TodoListDto } from "$lib/backend/todos";
   import { sendCommand } from "$lib/backend/client";
   import CalendarWidget from "$lib/components/CalendarWidget.svelte";
   import { entriesBusyStore, entriesStore, searchEntriesAsItems } from "$lib/stores/entries";
-  import { createFragmentDraft, fragmentsStore } from "$lib/stores/fragments";
+  import { createFragmentDraft, fragmentsStore, serializeFragment } from "$lib/stores/fragments";
   import { createListDraft, createListFromLabel, listsStore } from "$lib/stores/lists";
   import { createTodoListDraft, createTodoListFromLabel, serializeTodoList, todoListsStore, todosStore } from "$lib/stores/todos";
 
@@ -24,15 +27,10 @@
     id: string;
     label: string;
     initialContent: string;
+    sortDate?: string;
   };
   type CalendarViewMode = "day" | "week" | "month";
   type CalendarSortMode = "asc" | "desc";
-  type CalendarSignal = {
-    count: number;
-    hasTrigger: boolean;
-    hasMood: boolean;
-    hasOpenTodos: boolean;
-  };
   type SavedCalendarView = {
     id: string;
     name: string;
@@ -41,8 +39,6 @@
     query: string;
     tags: string;
     types: string;
-    checked: string;
-    unchecked: string;
     startDate: string;
     endDate: string;
   };
@@ -73,12 +69,9 @@
   let calendarQuery = "";
   let calendarTags = "";
   let calendarTypes = "";
-  let calendarChecked = "";
-  let calendarUnchecked = "";
   let calendarStartDate = "";
   let calendarEndDate = "";
   let calendarTimelineItems: SidePanelItem[] = [];
-  let calendarSignals: Record<string, CalendarSignal> = {};
   let calendarBusy = false;
   let calendarError = "";
   let calendarSavedViews: SavedCalendarView[] = [];
@@ -86,8 +79,9 @@
   let saveViewName = "";
   let hasLoadedSavedViews = false;
   let lastCalendarTimelineKey = "";
-  let lastCalendarSignalsKey = "";
   let calendarTimelineDebounce: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+  let lastActiveSection = "";
+  let calendarLastRefreshedAt = "";
   const CALENDAR_SAVED_VIEWS_KEY = "journal.calendar.savedViews";
 
   let selectedCalendarDate: { year: number; month: number; day: number; key: string } | null = {
@@ -115,15 +109,36 @@
   }
 
   function parseDateLabel(value: string): Date | null {
-    if (!/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/.test(value)) return null;
-    const date = new Date(`${value}T00:00:00`);
+    const token = value.trim().split(/\s*[|·]\s*/)[0].trim();
+    if (!/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/.test(token)) return null;
+    const date = new Date(`${token}T00:00:00`);
     return Number.isNaN(date.getTime()) ? null : date;
   }
 
+  function parseIsoDate(value: string): Date | null {
+    if (!value) return null;
+    const parsed = new Date(value);
+    return Number.isNaN(parsed.getTime()) ? null : parsed;
+  }
+
   function toIsoDate(date: Date): string {
     return `${date.getFullYear()}-${String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0")}-${String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, "0")}`;
   }
 
+  function isWithinRange(date: Date, startDate: string, endDate: string): boolean {
+    const start = parseDateLabel(startDate);
+    const end = parseDateLabel(endDate);
+    if (!start || !end) return true;
+    const day = toIsoDate(date);
+    return day >= toIsoDate(start) && day <= toIsoDate(end);
+  }
+
+  function matchesTextQuery(content: string, query: string): boolean {
+    const trimmed = query.trim();
+    if (!trimmed) return true;
+    return content.toLowerCase().includes(trimmed.toLowerCase());
+  }
+
   function getActiveDateRange(): { startDate: string; endDate: string } {
     if (calendarStartDate && calendarEndDate) {
       return { startDate: calendarStartDate, endDate: calendarEndDate };
@@ -162,47 +177,60 @@
     return (config.dataDirectory ?? config.DataDirectory ?? "").trim();
   }
 
-  function getSignal(dateKey: string): CalendarSignal {
-    const existing = calendarSignals[dateKey];
-    if (existing) return existing;
-    return { count: 0, hasTrigger: false, hasMood: false, hasOpenTodos: false };
+  function toFragmentTimelineItem(fragment: FragmentDto): SidePanelItem {
+    const split = fragment.description.split(/\n{2,}/);
+    const title = (split[0] ?? "").trim() || "Untitled Fragment";
+    const body = split.slice(1).join("\n\n").trim() || "Add details for this fragment.";
+    const date = parseIsoDate(fragment.time) ?? new Date();
+    const dateKey = toIsoDate(date);
+    return {
+      id: `fragments/${fragment.id}`,
+      label: `${dateKey} | Fragment | ${title}`,
+      initialContent: serializeFragment({
+        title,
+        type: fragment.type,
+        tags: fragment.tags ?? [],
+        body
+      }),
+      sortDate: date.toISOString()
+    };
   }
 
-  function upsertSignal(dateKey: string, next: CalendarSignal) {
-    calendarSignals = { ...calendarSignals, [dateKey]: next };
+  function toListTimelineItem(list: ListDocumentDto): SidePanelItem {
+    const created = parseIsoDate(list.createdAt) ?? parseIsoDate(list.updatedAt) ?? new Date();
+    const dateKey = toIsoDate(created);
+    return {
+      id: `lists/${list.id}`,
+      label: `${dateKey} | List | ${list.label}`,
+      initialContent: list.content || `# ${list.label}\n\n`,
+      sortDate: created.toISOString()
+    };
   }
 
-  async function refreshCalendarSignals(): Promise<void> {
-    const monthStart = toDateKey(calendarYear, calendarMonth, 1);
-    const monthEnd = toDateKey(calendarYear, calendarMonth, new Date(calendarYear, calendarMonth + 1, 0).getDate());
-    const dataDirectory = await getDataDirectory();
-    if (!dataDirectory) {
-      calendarSignals = {};
-      return;
-    }
+  function toTodoTimelineItem(list: TodoListDto): SidePanelItem {
+    const created = parseIsoDate(list.createdAt) ?? new Date();
+    const dateKey = toIsoDate(created);
+    const items = list.items.map((item, index) => ({
+      id: Date.now() + index,
+      text: item.text,
+      done: item.done
+    }));
+    return {
+      id: `todos/${list.id}`,
+      label: `${dateKey} | To-Do | ${list.label}`,
+      initialContent: serializeTodoList(list.label, items),
+      sortDate: created.toISOString()
+    };
+  }
 
-    const results = await searchEntriesAsItems({
-      dataDirectory,
-      startDate: monthStart,
-      endDate: monthEnd
-    });
+  function splitFilterTokens(input: string): string[] {
+    return parseCsv(input).map((token) => token.toLowerCase());
+  }
 
-    let nextSignals: Record<string, CalendarSignal> = {};
-    for (const item of results) {
-      const dateKey = item.label.trim();
-      const date = parseDateLabel(dateKey);
-      if (!date) continue;
-      const signal = nextSignals[dateKey] ?? { count: 0, hasTrigger: false, hasMood: false, hasOpenTodos: false };
-      signal.count += 1;
-      const content = item.initialContent ?? "";
-      const lower = content.toLowerCase();
-      signal.hasTrigger = signal.hasTrigger || lower.includes("!trigger") || lower.includes("#trigger") || lower.includes("#stress");
-      signal.hasMood = signal.hasMood || lower.includes("mental / emotional snapshot") || lower.includes("cognitive state");
-      signal.hasOpenTodos = signal.hasOpenTodos || /-\s*\[\s\]/.test(content);
-      nextSignals[dateKey] = signal;
-    }
-
-    calendarSignals = nextSignals;
+  function matchesAnyToken(text: string, tokens: string[]): boolean {
+    if (tokens.length === 0) return true;
+    const lower = text.toLowerCase();
+    return tokens.some((token) => lower.includes(token));
   }
 
   async function refreshCalendarTimeline(): Promise<void> {
@@ -216,23 +244,88 @@
       }
 
       const { startDate, endDate } = getActiveDateRange();
-      const items = await searchEntriesAsItems({
+      const entryItems = await searchEntriesAsItems({
         dataDirectory,
         startDate,
         endDate,
         query: calendarQuery.trim() || undefined,
         tags: parseCsv(calendarTags),
-        types: parseCsv(calendarTypes),
-        checked: parseCsv(calendarChecked),
-        unchecked: parseCsv(calendarUnchecked)
+        types: parseCsv(calendarTypes)
       });
 
-      const sorted = [...items].sort((a, b) => {
-        const aDate = parseDateLabel(a.label)?.getTime() ?? 0;
-        const bDate = parseDateLabel(b.label)?.getTime() ?? 0;
+      const [fragmentDtos, listDtos, todoDtos] = await Promise.all([
+        listFragments(),
+        listLists(),
+        listTodoLists()
+      ]);
+
+      const query = calendarQuery.trim();
+      const tagTokens = splitFilterTokens(calendarTags);
+      const typeTokens = splitFilterTokens(calendarTypes);
+      const hasTypeFilter = typeTokens.length > 0;
+
+      const fragmentItems = fragmentDtos
+        .map(toFragmentTimelineItem)
+        .filter((item) => {
+          const date = item.sortDate ? parseIsoDate(item.sortDate) : null;
+          if (!date || !isWithinRange(date, startDate, endDate)) return false;
+          if (!matchesTextQuery(item.initialContent, query)) return false;
+          if (!matchesAnyToken(`${item.label}\n${item.initialContent}`, tagTokens)) return false;
+          if (hasTypeFilter && !matchesAnyToken(`${item.label}\n${item.initialContent}`, typeTokens)) return false;
+          return true;
+        });
+
+      const listItems = listDtos
+        .map(toListTimelineItem)
+        .filter((item) => {
+          if (hasTypeFilter) return false;
+          const date = item.sortDate ? parseIsoDate(item.sortDate) : null;
+          if (!date || !isWithinRange(date, startDate, endDate)) return false;
+          if (!matchesTextQuery(item.initialContent, query) && !matchesTextQuery(item.label, query)) return false;
+          if (!matchesAnyToken(`${item.label}\n${item.initialContent}`, tagTokens)) return false;
+          return true;
+        });
+
+      const todoItems = todoDtos
+        .map(toTodoTimelineItem)
+        .filter((item) => {
+          if (hasTypeFilter) return false;
+          const date = item.sortDate ? parseIsoDate(item.sortDate) : null;
+          if (!date || !isWithinRange(date, startDate, endDate)) return false;
+          if (!matchesTextQuery(item.initialContent, query) && !matchesTextQuery(item.label, query)) return false;
+          if (!matchesAnyToken(`${item.label}\n${item.initialContent}`, tagTokens)) return false;
+          return true;
+        });
+
+      const entriesWithKind: SidePanelItem[] = entryItems
+        .map((item) => {
+          const date = parseDateLabel(item.label);
+          const dateKey = date ? toIsoDate(date) : item.label;
+          return {
+            id: item.id,
+            label: `${dateKey} | Entry | ${item.label}`,
+            initialContent: item.initialContent,
+            sortDate: date ? date.toISOString() : undefined
+          };
+        })
+        .filter((item) => {
+          if (hasTypeFilter) return false;
+          if (!matchesAnyToken(`${item.label}\n${item.initialContent}`, tagTokens)) return false;
+          return true;
+        });
+
+      const merged = [...entriesWithKind, ...fragmentItems, ...listItems, ...todoItems];
+      const sorted = merged.sort((a, b) => {
+        const aDate = a.sortDate ? parseIsoDate(a.sortDate)?.getTime() ?? 0 : parseDateLabel(a.label)?.getTime() ?? 0;
+        const bDate = b.sortDate ? parseIsoDate(b.sortDate)?.getTime() ?? 0 : parseDateLabel(b.label)?.getTime() ?? 0;
         return calendarSortMode === "asc" ? aDate - bDate : bDate - aDate;
       });
       calendarTimelineItems = sorted;
+      calendarLastRefreshedAt = new Date().toLocaleTimeString(undefined, {
+        hour: "2-digit",
+        minute: "2-digit",
+        second: "2-digit"
+      });
     } catch (error) {
       calendarError = String(error);
       calendarTimelineItems = [];
@@ -241,6 +334,16 @@
     }
   }
 
+  async function forceRefreshCalendar(options?: { allowWhileBusy?: boolean }): Promise<void> {
+    if (activeSection !== "calendar") return;
+    if (calendarBusy && !options?.allowWhileBusy) return;
+    if (calendarTimelineDebounce) {
+      clearTimeout(calendarTimelineDebounce);
+      calendarTimelineDebounce = null;
+    }
+    await refreshCalendarTimeline();
+  }
+
   function loadSavedViews() {
     if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
     const raw = window.localStorage.getItem(CALENDAR_SAVED_VIEWS_KEY);
@@ -268,8 +371,6 @@
     calendarQuery = view.query;
     calendarTags = view.tags;
     calendarTypes = view.types;
-    calendarChecked = view.checked;
-    calendarUnchecked = view.unchecked;
     calendarStartDate = view.startDate;
     calendarEndDate = view.endDate;
   }
@@ -290,8 +391,6 @@
       query: calendarQuery,
       tags: calendarTags,
       types: calendarTypes,
-      checked: calendarChecked,
-      unchecked: calendarUnchecked,
       startDate: calendarStartDate,
       endDate: calendarEndDate
     };
@@ -315,8 +414,6 @@
       query: "",
       tags: "",
       types: "",
-      checked: "",
-      unchecked: "",
       startDate: "",
       endDate: ""
     },
@@ -328,24 +425,10 @@
       query: "",
       tags: "stress, trigger",
       types: "!TRIGGER",
-      checked: "",
-      unchecked: "",
       startDate: "",
       endDate: ""
     },
-    {
-      id: "builtin-open-todos",
-      name: "Open Checklist",
-      viewMode: "month",
-      sortMode: "desc",
-      query: "",
-      tags: "",
-      types: "",
-      checked: "",
-      unchecked: "todo, follow up, check",
-      startDate: "",
-      endDate: ""
-    }
+
   ];
 
   function openOrCreateDailyEntry(dateKey: string) {
@@ -432,6 +515,10 @@
     }
   }
 
+  function handleRefreshClick() {
+    void forceRefreshCalendar();
+  }
+
   function handleAddTemplate() {
     if (activeSection !== "entries") return;
     createTemplateMode = true;
@@ -582,10 +669,19 @@
     calendarQuery,
     calendarTags,
     calendarTypes,
-    calendarChecked,
-    calendarUnchecked,
     calendarStartDate,
-    calendarEndDate
+    calendarEndDate,
+    entriesSig: $entriesStore.map((item) => `${item.id}:${item.label}`).join("|"),
+    fragmentsSig: $fragmentsStore.map((item) => `${item.id}:${item.label}`).join("|"),
+    listsSig: $listsStore.map((item) => `${item.id}:${item.label}`).join("|"),
+    todosSig: $todoListsStore
+      .map((item) => {
+        const todos = ($todosStore[item.id] ?? [])
+          .map((todo) => `${todo.text}:${todo.done ? "1" : "0"}`)
+          .join("~");
+        return `${item.id}:${item.label}:${todos}`;
+      })
+      .join("|")
   });
   $: if (activeSection === "calendar" && calendarTimelineRefreshKey !== lastCalendarTimelineKey) {
     lastCalendarTimelineKey = calendarTimelineRefreshKey;
@@ -597,15 +693,14 @@
     }, 200);
   }
 
-  $: calendarSignalsRefreshKey = JSON.stringify({
-    activeSection,
-    calendarYear,
-    calendarMonth
-  });
-  $: if (activeSection === "calendar" && calendarSignalsRefreshKey !== lastCalendarSignalsKey) {
-    lastCalendarSignalsKey = calendarSignalsRefreshKey;
-    void refreshCalendarSignals();
+  $: if (activeSection === "calendar" && lastActiveSection !== "calendar") {
+    void forceRefreshCalendar({ allowWhileBusy: true });
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      void forceRefreshCalendar({ allowWhileBusy: true });
+    }, 500);
   }
+  $: lastActiveSection = activeSection;
+
   $: if (activeSection === "calendar") {
     onCalendarStateChange({
       items: calendarTimelineItems,
@@ -619,6 +714,11 @@
   <header class="panel-header">
     <h2>{panelTitle}</h2>
     <div class="panel-header-actions">
+      {#if activeSection === "calendar"}
+      <button type="button" class="panel-action" aria-label="Refresh calendar" title="Refresh calendar" on:click={handleRefreshClick}>
+        <span class="material-symbols-outlined">refresh</span>
+      </button>
+      {/if}
       {#if activeSection === "entries"}
       <button type="button" class="panel-action" aria-label="Add template" title="Add template" on:click={handleAddTemplate}>
         <span class="material-symbols-outlined">palette</span>
@@ -671,11 +771,6 @@
 
       <div class="calendar-control-row">
         <input type="text" bind:value={calendarTypes} placeholder="Fragment types (comma)" />
-        <input type="text" bind:value={calendarChecked} placeholder="Checked todos (comma)" />
-      </div>
-
-      <div class="calendar-control-row">
-        <input type="text" bind:value={calendarUnchecked} placeholder="Unchecked todos (comma)" />
         <span></span>
       </div>
 
@@ -723,12 +818,11 @@
       onVisibleMonthChange={handleVisibleMonthChange}
       onSelectedDateChange={handleSelectedDateChange}
       onDateActivate={handleDateActivate}
-      signalsByDate={calendarSignals}
     />
 
     <div class="calendar-entries">
       <h3>{calendarMonthLabel} {calendarYear} Timeline</h3>
-      <p class="section-copy">Filtered items are shown in the main panel.</p>
+      <p class="section-copy">Last refreshed: {calendarLastRefreshedAt || "Not yet"}</p>
     </div>
   {:else}
     <div class="panel-search">
@@ -1181,3 +1275,4 @@
     }
   }
 </style>
+