diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb47eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/settings.local.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "permissions": {
+    "allow": [
+      "Bash(npm rebuild:*)",
+      "Bash(npx tsc:*)",
+      "Bash(npm test:*)"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/api/data/labNotesStore.ts b/src/api/data/labNotesStore.ts
index 60e8b5d..36068b5 100644
--- a/src/api/data/labNotesStore.ts
+++ b/src/api/data/labNotesStore.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export type ApiLabNote = {
 
     published: string; // "" or YYYY-MM-DD
     status: "draft" | "published" | "archived";
-    type: "labnote" | "paper" | "memo";
+    type: "labnote" | "paper" | "memo" | "lore" | "weather" | "tail";
     locale: string;
 
     department_id: string;
diff --git a/src/mappers/labNotesMapper.ts b/src/mappers/labNotesMapper.ts
index 6774f3a..723a527 100644
--- a/src/mappers/labNotesMapper.ts
+++ b/src/mappers/labNotesMapper.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // src/mappers/labNotesMapper.ts
 import { marked } from "marked";
-import type { LabNoteRecord } from "../types/labNotes.js";
+import type { LabNoteRecord, LabNoteStatus, LabNoteType } from "../types/labNotes.js";
+import { ALLOWED_NOTE_TYPES } from "../types/labNotes.js";
 
 /* ===========================================================
    🧭 Lab Notes Mapper — Ledger-First Output
@@ -16,17 +17,6 @@ import type { LabNoteRecord } from "../types/labNotes.js";
    - Auth decisions
    =========================================================== */
 
-type LabNoteStatus = "published" | "draft" | "archived";
-type LabNoteType = "labnote" | "paper" | "memo" | "lore" | "weather";
-
-const ALLOWED_NOTE_TYPES: ReadonlySet<LabNoteType> = new Set([
-    "labnote",
-    "paper",
-    "memo",
-    "lore",
-    "weather",
-]);
-
 marked.setOptions({
     gfm: true,
     breaks: false, // ✅ strict
@@ -65,6 +55,7 @@ function deriveType(note: LabNoteRecord): LabNoteType {
     if (note.category === "memo") return "memo";
     if (note.category === "lore") return "lore";
     if (note.category === "weather") return "weather";
+    if (note.category === "tail") return "tail";
 
     return "labnote";
 }
@@ -188,3 +179,4 @@ export function mapToLabNotePreview(note: LabNoteRecord, tags: string[]) {
         card_style: note.card_style ?? undefined,
     };
 }
+
diff --git a/src/types/UpsertBody.ts b/src/types/UpsertBody.ts
index e143f3d..8eb5568 100644
--- a/src/types/UpsertBody.ts
+++ b/src/types/UpsertBody.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export type UpsertBody = {
     summary?: string;           // longer abstract (UI-facing)
 
     // taxonomy
-    type?: "labnote" | "paper" | "memo" | "lore";
+    type?: "labnote" | "paper" | "memo" | "lore" | "weather" | "tail";
     status?: "draft" | "published";
     category?: string;          // legacy / optional
     dept?: string;              // human-facing dept label
diff --git a/src/types/labNotes.ts b/src/types/labNotes.ts
index b96c8b7..77841c5 100644
--- a/src/types/labNotes.ts
+++ b/src/types/labNotes.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // src/types/labNotes.ts
 
-export type LabNoteType = "labnote" | "paper" | "memo" | "lore" | "weather";
+export type LabNoteType = "labnote" | "paper" | "memo" | "lore" | "weather" | "tail";
 export type LabNoteStatus = "published" | "draft" | "archived";
 
 export const ALLOWED_NOTE_TYPES: ReadonlySet<LabNoteType> = new Set([
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const ALLOWED_NOTE_TYPES: ReadonlySet<LabNoteType> = new Set([
     "memo",
     "lore",
     "weather",
+    "tail",
 ]);
 
 export interface LabNoteRecord {