obsidian-vault/work/projects/executor-skip-report.md

Executor Skip Report

Generated: 2026-04-28 Total skipped: 250

Chrome 28 old version same decryption error at import (1 tasks)

• [user_feedback_raw](https://app.asana.com/0/0/Error: DuckDuckGo_Privacy_Browser.ChromiumLog...)

Chrome 63 old version same decryption error at import (1 tasks)

• [user_feedback_raw](https://app.asana.com/0/0/Error: DuckDuckGo_Privacy_Browser.ChromiumLog...)

Chrome login import passwordDataTooShort error - decryption issue no fix path (1 tasks)

• [user_feedback_raw](https://app.asana.com/0/0/Error: DuckDuckGo_Privacy_Browser.ChromiumLo...)

Firefox login import error 8 unusual error needs reproduction (1 tasks)

• [user_feedback_raw](https://app.asana.com/0/0/Error: DuckDuckGo_Privacy_Browser.FirefoxLo...)

HTML Bookmarks ImportError macOS 26.5 beta OS likely culprit (1 tasks)

• [user_feedback_raw](https://app.asana.com/0/0/Error: DuckDuckGo_Privacy_Browser.Bookma...)

KeychainError system-level permission not fixable in browser (1 tasks)

• [user_feedback_raw](https://app.asana.com/0/0/Error: DuckDuckGo_Privacy_Browser.ChromiumLo...)

Safari CSV import NSCocoaErrorDomain 256 file permission system-level (1 tasks)

• [user_feedback_raw](https://app.asana.com/0/0/Error: BrowserServicesKit.CSVImporter.ImportE...)

SecureVaultError 10 Keychain system-level issue (1 tasks)

• [user_feedback_raw](https://app.asana.com/0/0/Error: BrowserServicesKit.LoginImporterError...)

hack_days (12 tasks)

• context menu ai item — No notes or implementation details — planning idea, needs spec
• Macros ideas — Hack day idea - no implementation spec
• make Bookmark draggable to outer app like Safari — Hack day idea - no implementation spec
• Manage cameras from Browser — Hack day idea — no code component visible, no notes, requires design/planning first
• option+click to duplicate a tab — Hack day idea - no implementation spec
• Post-build tool to parse ai rules compiling comments to guidelines file — Hack day idea - no implementation spec
• Raycast app duck.ai/search integration — Hack day idea - no implementation spec
• Save browsing session for later reopening — Hack day feature idea — no code component visible, session management is a large multi-component feature
• Search in Bookmarks bar menu — No notes or design spec — unclear UX placement for search within bookmarks bar popup
• selection not working on some sites — Hack day idea - no implementation spec
• Standalone DDG Search + duck.ai app — Planning/coordination task — references another Asana task, multi-team effort
• Switch to previous tab hotkey — Already implemented: Ctrl+Shift+Tab, Cmd+Shift+[, Opt+Cmd+Left all exist in MainMenu.swift

macos_backlog_unassigned (51 tasks)

• [Proposal] Add contacts in Feedback Form/Crash reporter — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• 2 folders highlighted in Bookmarks sidebar when dragging — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• a11y: full keyboard access and voice over — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Add disable screen sharing option for Fire Window — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Asking for location every page load — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Batch: Assorted "Normal" bugs — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Batch: Improve security in the browser — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• DDG-03-002 WP2: CSP bypass via favicon (Low) — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• DDG-03-004 WP2: Arbitrary file existence disclosure via favicon (Medium) — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• DDG-03-005 WP2: Search action in context menu hijack (Low) — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• DDG-03-006 WP2: Autoconsent JavaScript usable as gadgets (Low) — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• DDG-03-007 WP2: Print dialog circumvents sandbox configuration (Info) — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• DDG-03-008 WP1: Lack of fullscreen warning dialog incurs PiP attacks (Medium) — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• DDG-03-009 WP2: CSS injection via data-* attributes in content blocker (Low) — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• DDG-03-012 WP2: Lack of public suffix checks on BitWarden Manager (High) — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• DDG-03-013 WP2: URL spoofing via non-strict www. prefix removal (Low) — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• DDG-03-015 WP1: URL information leak from global window reference (Low) — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Design a more comprehensive downloads manager — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Desktop Browsers: Add support for supportsImageUpload flag on native messaging — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Desktop Browsers: Contingency/Prevention for crash loop — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Desktop Browsers: macOS - Implement address bar suggestions redesign (2-3w) — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Desktop Browsers: macOS - Implement Missing Feature Daily + Count Pixels (1w) — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Desktop Browsers: macOS - Reintroduce onboarding pixels — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Desktop Browsers: macOS - Show window preview while dragging tab — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Desktop Browsers: Notify people when they use the Fire Button they will be logged out of sites — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Desktop Browsers: Windows - Download Telemetry — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Desktop Browsers: Windows - Pause/Resume & Restart Downloads — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Display DuckDuckGo is playing media in Control Center for Fire Window — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Document font usage standards — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Drop macOS 11 Big Sur Support — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Duplicate bookmarks can‘t be created — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Fix losing forward history on redirects and error page navigations — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Fix PDF and local website zoom problems — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Hovered link tooltip covers content in the bottom — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Improve popover appearance and details — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Investigate weekly testing of Privacy Features for MacOS Browser — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• macOS - Disallow permissions saving inside Fire Window — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• MacOS: Add Set-As-Default Pixels to match Windows — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• macOS: Empower users to close tabs with high-RAM usage - 1w — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Make a more fun and useful browser error page — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• No active permission indicator on Pinned Tab — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Pinned Tab menu not updated when app is in background — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Profile the browser to ID expensive parts of tab load and fix them — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Sync SERP settings with the Mac browser — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Tabs invisible during the fire animation — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Tabs width not updated on mouse-out in background — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Various feedback about Fire Button process being stuck — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Warning for dangerous downloaded files — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• When I download PDFs they’re always empty — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Windows browser: Research and implement Application Lock — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous
• Windows: Search suggestion parity work (3w) — Unassigned large feature - multi-team effort, not autonomous

my_tasks_backlog (8 tasks)

• Alex M AFK Jul/20-Aug/14 (vacation) — Personal/administrative task - no code component
• Alex M AFK May/1-8 (holidays) — Personal/administrative task - no code component
• Cmd+Shift+R hard refresh page — Cmd+Shift+R hard refresh - planning task no notes
• Error page: icon not updated, address bar not updated on error — Error page icon not updated address bar not updated - planning task no notes
• Feature flag: warnBeforeQuit — Feature flag already implemented in FeatureFlag.swift (line 229). This is an Apple Feature Flags Registry tracking task (metadata/admin), not a code task.
• If a page fails to load and I try to reload it, the URL gets wrapped in JavaScript code, making it impossible to reload. — URL wrapped in javascript on reload - old app version 1.85.0, assigned to Alex in quick_wins, likely fixed
• macOS Weekly Maintenance DRI - Alex — Personal/administrative task - no code component
• Remove or re-evaluate Warn Before Quit pixels — Requires data review decision — task says re-evaluate after 2 months data collection. Needs analytics check in Kibana before removing 5 warnBeforeQuit pixels. Cannot decide autonomously whether to remove.

my_tasks_other (11 tasks)

• 📗 Diary 2026 — Meta/admin task - no code component
• Add Hermes/agent system to Apple AI knowledge sharing — Meta/planning task — no notes, no code component, not related to apple-browsers repo
• Add VM system to AI AOR — Administrative/personal task - no autonomous code work
• Dominik :: Alex Regular 1:1 Agenda — Meta/admin task - no code component
• Dominik :: Alex Regular 1:1 Agenda — 1:1 meeting agenda - coordination task, no code component
• EP2 TD Calibration - Alex — Administrative/personal task - no autonomous code work
• EP3 Implementation Calibration - Alex — Administrative/personal task - no autonomous code work
• Failing pixels report for Alex M — Administrative/personal task - no autonomous code work
• Make macos maintenance ai flow hack days — Hack day idea - no implementation spec
• SLO Grafana dashboard generator — Administrative/personal task - no autonomous code work
• What is your 1 Must today? — Administrative/personal task - no autonomous code work

overdue (74 tasks)

• *.local https sites display no privacy dashboard — Covered by awaiting_go task 1207062650987868 (Privacy dashboard on localhost)
• Add "core" cursor rules — Documentation task - core cursor rules, no bug fix
• Add #URL Swift Macro — Already implemented — BSK PR #657 merged. #URL macro exists in codebase.
• Add Cursor rules for writing UI Tests — Documentation task - cursor rules authoring, not a code fix
• add guideline for copilot for explicit [self] capture — Documentation task - adding cursor rules, not a code bug fix
• Add linter directives for AI — Hack day idea - no implementation spec
• add linter to prohibit data(using: .utf8) — No notes on replacement API - unclear what to enforce instead
• Add static analyzer CI PR check step — Hack day idea - no implementation spec
• add swiftlint rule for checking ellipsis usage — Covered by in-progress task 1208705149123008 (same SwiftLint ellipsis rule)
• Add switching to another tab and back for print panel tests — Test enhancement - low priority, no critical coverage gap
• Alex M AFK Aug/31, Mon (holiday) — Calendar/scheduling task — no code component
• Alex M AFK Dec/23-Jan/7 (🎄holidays) — Calendar/scheduling task — no code component
• Alex M AFK May/27, Wed (holiday) — Personal/administrative task - no code component
• Alex M Partly AFK Jun/8-12 (WWDC'26) — Personal/administrative task - no code component
• Assertion Failure Pixel Anomaly - 2025/09/15 — Scoping/planning task - no direct code change
• Back to close opens wrong tab — Scoping/planning task - no direct code change
• back to close returns to wrong (not parent) tab — Complex navigation state bug - needs detailed investigation
• become a Project Advisor — Meta/admin task - no code component
• Become Onboarding buddy — Meta/admin task - no code component
• BSK: testWhenRedirectNavigationActionResponderTakesLongToReturnDecisionAndAnotherNavigationComesInBeforeItThenTaskIsCancelled — Test already disabled (disabled_ prefix in DistributedNavigationDelegateTests.swift). No code action needed.
• Bug: Tab preview stuck around - 2d — Complex multi-scenario hover state bug - needs deeper investigation, not autonomous-safe
• Buy shares — Personal finance task — no code component
• checkForNewReports() can possibly be executed sooner than desired — Crash handler timing issue - needs careful investigation of crash reporting setup
• Consider removing or reworking mac_malicious-site-protection_client-timeout — Planning/evaluation task — requires product decision (remove vs rework to daily/rate-limited). No single autonomous code change visible.
• convert how we write tests to github .md — Documentation task - converting test writing guide to .md
• Cursor integration: configure VSCode support — Active task - Alex is working on this
• custom swift swiftlint rules — Needs rule design decisions before implementation
• DefaultNetworkProtectionStatusReporter - multiple instances created — No notes/details - unclear fix scope
• Disable loading video on news sites — Feature request - requires content blocking rule design, not autonomous
• Disable NSBeep in Tests — Test cleanup - NSBeep calls exist in bookmarks view, not test files; needs investigation
• Disable start playing sound on non active tab — Feature request without spec - unclear implementation path
• disable testWhenGetAutofillDataFocusCalledForCreditCards_ThenDelegateMethodCalled — Scoping/planning task - no direct code change
• Discuss AOR task prioritization with Dominik — Meta/admin task - no code component
• Dominik :: Alex — Meta/admin task - no code component
• Download not working in Android — Scoping/planning task - no direct code change
• Downloads bug batch — Scoping/planning task - no direct code change
• Drop Storyboards in favor of code-initialized views — Active task - Alex is working on this
• Duck ai spotlight shortcut — Hack day idea — no implementation details, planning needed first
• Duo login to Grafana doesn’t persist through browser restart — External service auth issue - not browser code fix
• Enable extra swiftlint rules — Long-term proposal/planning - too large for autonomous
• Excessive ContentBlockingAssets regeneration — Investigation task - root cause unclear, needs profiling
• get copilot license — Meta/admin task - no code component
• GH Workflow Failure - UI Tests — Active task - Alex is working on this
• Hack days ideas — Hack day idea - no implementation spec
• Hovering over tabs sometimes leaves the preview stuck open, and it only closes by triggering another tab preview. — Complex multi-scenario hover state bug - needs deeper investigation, not autonomous-safe
• Integration_Tests_App_Store.AddressBarTests.testWhenSwitchingBetweenTabsWithTypedValue_typedValueIsPreserved — Old macos-browser repo test - repo migrated to apple-browsers
• Large pdf (100+ pages) take long to open — Scoping/planning task - no direct code change
• macOS Full Keyboard Access — Long-term proposal/planning - too large for autonomous
• macOS: Phase out Singletons/Dependency Injection — Long-term proposal/planning - too large for autonomous
• make https upgrade task for Konrad — Coordination/delegation task — no code component
• On High Five click web view disappears — No notes/reproduction steps - cannot locate code path
• page reload not working (spinning, about|:blank in network, stop not working) — References another task for context - complex navigation state bug
• Proposal: GitHub check for reducing test coverage — Proposal requiring team-level discussion on coverage policy
• Proposal: Phase out Singletons — Long-term proposal/planning - too large for autonomous
• Readiness Self-Reflection for Potential Project Advisor - Alex M — HR/career task — no code component
• refactor ContextualDaxDialogFactoryIntegrationTests as UI test — Test refactor - medium complexity, needs understanding of existing test setup
• reload reloads last tab? — Scoping/planning task - no direct code change
• remove MBP16 from devices list — Personal device management task — no code component
• rename app in dmg following iOS — Unclear spec - no notes on target naming convention to follow
• Retain cycles/leaks detection — Investigation task - no specific retain cycle identified
• Review Overdue Tasks Summary - 22 Tasks (Jan 2026) — Scoping/planning task - no direct code change
• Scope UITests refinement project — Scoping/planning task - no direct code change
• Sites section resets to All when searching — References another task - needs context from linked task
• swift-format integration — Long-term proposal/planning - too large for autonomous
• Tech Debt: Switch to Xcode TestPlans — Large architectural change - TestPlans migration affects entire test infrastructure
• timeout after no internet not reloadable — Complex error page/reload state bug - no clear isolated fix
• ui tests for page context menu items — No implementation spec - context menu items/scenarios not defined
• UI Tests refinement — Active task - Alex is working on this
• Update ContentScopeScripts documentation — Long-term proposal/planning - too large for autonomous
• Update dependabot config for content-scope-scripts — Long-term proposal/planning - too large for autonomous
• Validate dependabot updates for XCFrameworks — Process/meta task with no notes — requires human review of dependabot config, not autonomous code work.
• Video keeps playing — Long-term proposal/planning - too large for autonomous
• weird redirect on refresh - not working — Scoping/planning task - no direct code change
• xcodebuild MCP — Hack day idea - no implementation spec

project_inbox (10 tasks)

• [ON HOLD] iOS: Introduce a new screen that allows usage of the toggle with Search or Duck.ai set as the default toggle state — TP task - belongs to Alex directly
• Confirm defaultValue for popupBlocking migration — Administrative metadata confirmation - not a code fix
• DRI <> Project Advisor async for Demo tracker blocking after chat in onboarding — iOS TP task - not macOS autonomous work
• Follow-up: add support of Inline Text Images to TypingTextAnimation — iOS TP task - not macOS autonomous work
• Follow-up: add support to restore onboarding state for duck.ai non-experiment flow - 1 day — iOS TP task - not macOS autonomous work
• GH Workflow Failure - UI Tests — CI investigation task - requires human judgment on test failures
• GH Workflow Failure - UI Tests — CI investigation task - requires human judgment on test failures
• NA Analysis: iOS Duck.ai Onboarding Experiment — iOS TP task - not macOS autonomous work
• PR Check is failing on main - testWhenTabWithConnectionLostErrorActivatedAndReloadFailsAgain_errorPageIsShownOnce — CI investigation task - requires human judgment on test failures
• Proposal: Rollback /Applications/DEBUG install dir for macOS browser — Already resolved - PR approved, Alex needs to mark complete

user_feedback_raw (19 tasks)

• Autofill option crashes the browser when clicked. — Autofill crash vague macOS 13 old OS no repro steps
• Autofill passwords feature often fails on mac. — Autofill passwords fails vague Feature Request category no repro
• Browser crashes and window issues, especially on Facebook. — Browser crashes on Facebook vague macOS 13 old OS not reproducible
• Can't load any websites using DuckDuckGo browser. — Cannot load websites transient connectivity not browser code
• Cannot log into AOL screen; other platforms work fine. — Vague site-specific login issue (AOL); no error code, no steps, no identifiable code path
• Duplicate tab feature is broken and affects tab functionality. — Duplicate tab broken PR 4530 already in progress duplicate report
• Duplicating tabs feature is not working in the browser. — Duplicate tab regression PR 4530 already in progress
• Exclusion not working for troweprice.com, only works when VPN is off. — VPN conflict not browser bug works without VPN
• Issues with Go Daddy app and inaccurate AI instructions on macOS. — GoDaddy app launch fails user confusion no browser code path
• Tabs disappear and cannot be opened after the latest update. — Tabs disappear after 1.186 update fixed via tab bar layout commit on main
• Tabs freeze and can't be closed on certain websites. — Tabs freeze specific domains needs domain repro environment
• Tabs freeze when duplicating, and new tabs don't display correctly. — Tabs freeze when duplicating same root as duplicate tab PR 4530
• Tabs overlap and newly created tabs are inaccessible until browser restarts. — Tab bar overlap layout fix already in main commit 80d12bf7
• User can't click anything to work in the browser. — macOS 26.x beta OS + vague user report — no reproducible code path
• User can't find the option to copy web address. — User support question: how to copy web address; not a bug
• User cannot find the bookmarks list in the browser. — macOS 26.x beta OS + vague user report — no reproducible code path
• User disappointed that DuckDuckGo browser can't remove YouTube ads like Brave. — YouTube ad blocking comparison not in scope not a bug
• User forgot password and cannot update browser. — User support question: forgot password (German); not a code bug; macOS 26.x beta
• User requests a way to collapse tabs for easier access when many are open. — Feature request collapse tabs not a bug needs design

user_reports_unassigned (16 tasks)

• Address bar broken when URL very long — Not reproducible — Alex and Dominik both confirmed cannot reproduce (Apr 24). Also reported on macOS 26.1.0 (beta OS, pre-release). Likely fixed or beta-specific.
• Asana inbox slow in DDG macos browser — Asana inbox slow in DDG browser - performance issue, no specific code path, needs profiling
• Download not restarted on Resume press - 2-4d — Download Resume restarts from beginning - 2-4d estimate, too large for autonomous
• Free scan banner showing even for subscriber — Delegated to József who assigned it to himself and is actively tracking (Apr 27 activity)
• Hovering over address bar shifts URL to left — Hovering address bar shifts URL left - PR 3570 already open for this fix
• Importing browser data does not work in some cases — Importing browser data does not work - catch-all tracking task, no actionable code change
• macOS: NY Times page broken — NY Times page broken - app version 1.77.0 (very old), vague crash report
• macOS: Right arrow when a suggestion is shown should propose new suggestions - 2d — Right arrow in address bar does not update suggestions - complex address bar behavior. When right arrow accepts the suffix, selectionRange changes but userTypedString callback is not triggered so suggestions are stale. Fix requires overriding moveRight() in AddressBarTextEditor to call refreshSuggestions() - medium complexity due to intricate address bar state management.
• Outlook zoom plugin cannot log in — Outlook Zoom plugin cannot log in - OAuth popup flow issue. Version 1.110.1 (very old). Popup auth windows have known quirks; without repro environment (Outlook + Zoom plugin), not fixable autonomously.
• Pinned tab activates in other window unpinning — Delegated to Juan Pereira who is actively working on it (last activity Apr 22, due date extended multiple times showing active tracking).
• Pinned tabs freezing across multiple windows/monitors - 5d — Pinned tabs freezing multi-window monitors - 5d estimate, too large, complex state
• Same page navigation events (including Duck Player views) do not appear in browser history — Duck Player same-page nav in history - requires favicon system change, medium complexity, needs design
• Save As not working for blob: images — Save As not working for blob images - saveWebViewContent uses startDownload(URLRequest) which fails for blob: URLs. Requires JS-based approach to fetch blob data (fetch API or XMLHttpRequest). Medium complexity - non-trivial JS/native bridge work needed.
• Scrolling is slow in some cases — Scrolling slow in some cases - vague, no repro, needs profiling, performance issue
• When dragging address bar content out of a focused address bar, selection changes sometimes — URL bar drag selection changes sometimes - complex selection behavior, needs user study
• Wrong order of bookmarks in the bookmarks bar after import — Wrong order bookmarks after import - ordering issue, unclear if deterministic, needs repro

watched (1 tasks)

• @Invalidating(.layout) — Invalidating layout annotation backport needs design decision large scope