[ENHANCEMENT] Add editable titles to Roo Code tasks and task history

[jmalmo]

Problem (one or two sentences)

Users often rely on the same initial first instruction prompts for tasks, which makes history entries hard to scan—especially across sessions—because many tasks start similarly. I've attached an example from the task history of a project where I use a memory bank system to illustrate the problem.

Context (who is affected and when)

Anyone who works with multiple tasks per day (or across restarts) and needs to quickly find the right one in the history list or search. This is common for daily users juggling several tasks, and especially those who tend to use the same beginning of a prompt/instruction message.

Desired behavior (conceptual, not technical)

Allow users to optionally add a short, human-readable title to a task. The title should appear in the chat header and history, persist across sessions, and be searchable alongside the existing content.

I have attached three screenshots showing a working version with this functionality.

Constraints / preferences (optional)

• Titles are optional and shouldn’t disrupt existing workflows.
• Good UX: inline editing, clear placeholder/tooltip, keyboard-accessible.

Request checklist

• I've searched existing Issues and Discussions for duplicates
• This describes a specific problem with clear context and impact

Roo Code Task Links (optional)

No response

Acceptance criteria (optional)

• Users can set, edit, and clear a task title from the active chat header.
• The title is shown in the history list and used in fuzzy search.
• Titles persist across VS Code reloads and app restarts.
• If no title is set, behavior is unchanged (fallback to current display).

Proposed approach (optional)

No response

Trade-offs / risks (optional)

No response

[jmalmo]

Claiming

[hannesrudolph]

@brunobergher what are your thoughts on this?

[jmalmo]

@hannesrudolph @brunobergher , after discussing with Hannes:

• Added editable task titles (stored on history items, surfaced in the active task header, and shown in history/search).
• Added a “Enable editable task titles” checkbox under Settings → UI, disabled by default so users explicitly opt in.
• Titles now appear only when the setting is enabled; history rendering, search highlighting, and tests cover both enabled/disabled flows.
• Branch feature/task-titles is pushed

And as Hannes asked, the "Add title" text/button is only visible inside of a task (if enabled). If a user does not provide any title, it is just now shown in the Recent Tasks / Task History view, just like the original as before. Below is a screenshot of the settings checkbox under Settings -> UI.

Will open a PR as soon as you accept/assign the issue to me!

[larsemtu]

Want this feature!