ActivityType.Task start now defaults to new Date()

Author: KrisBraun

.changeset/thirty-coins-punch.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@plotday/sdk": patch
+---
+
+Changed: ActivityType.Task now has a default start of new Date()

sdk/README.md

@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ Activities are the core data type in Plot, representing tasks, events, and notes
 await this.plot.createActivity({
   type: ActivityType.Task,
   title: "Review pull request",
-  start: new Date(),
   links: [
     {
       type: ActivityLinkType.external,

sdk/cli/templates/AGENTS.template.md

@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ async activate(_priority: Pick<Priority, "id">) {
   await this.plot.createActivity({
     type: ActivityType.Task,
     title: "Connect your account",
-    start: new Date(),
     links: [authLink],
   });
 }
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ async activate(_priority: Pick<Priority, "id">) {
 const activity = await this.plot.createActivity({
   type: ActivityType.Task,
   title: "Setup",
-  start: new Date(),
 });
 
 await this.set("setup_activity_id", activity.id);
@@ -200,7 +198,6 @@ async activate(_priority: Pick<Priority, "id">) {
   const activity = await this.plot.createActivity({
     type: ActivityType.Task,
     title: "Connect Google account",
-    start: new Date(),
     links: [authLink],
   });
 
@@ -383,32 +380,6 @@ try {
 - **Clean up callbacks and stored state** - Delete callbacks and Store entries when no longer needed.
 - **Handle missing auth gracefully** - Check for stored auth before operations.
 
-## Type Patterns
-
-### Entity Types
-
-Follow Plot's entity type patterns:
-
-```typescript
-export type Activity = {
-  id: string; // Required
-  type: ActivityType; // Required
-  title: string | null; // Nullable (not optional)
-  note: string | null; // Nullable (not optional)
-  start: Date | string | null; // Nullable (not optional)
-};
-
-export type NewActivity = {
-  type: Activity["type"]; // Only type is required
-} & Partial<Omit<Activity, "id" | "author" | "type">>;
-```
-
-This pattern distinguishes between:
-
-- Omitted fields (`undefined` in Partial types)
-- Explicitly set to null (clearing a value)
-- Set to a value
-
 ## Testing
 
 Before deploying, verify:

sdk/src/common/calendar.ts

@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ export interface SyncOptions {
  *       type: ActivityType.Task,
  *       title: "Connect Google Calendar",
  *       links: [authLink],
- *       start: new Date(),
  *     });
  *   }
  *

sdk/src/plot.ts

@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ export type ActivitySource = {
  *   type: ActivityType.Task,
  *   title: "Review budget proposal",
  *   author: { id: "user-1", name: "John Doe", type: AuthorType.User },
- *   start: new Date(),
  *   end: null,
  *   priority: { id: "work", title: "Work" },
  *   // ... other fields
@@ -300,7 +299,6 @@ export type Activity = {
  * const newTask: NewActivity = {
  *   type: ActivityType.Task,
  *   title: "Review pull request",
- *   start: new Date(),
  *   links: [{
  *     title: "View PR",
  *     type: ActivityLinkType.external,