1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/internal/api/elaborate.go b/internal/api/elaborate.go
index 0c681ae..2c164d3 100644
--- a/internal/api/elaborate.go
+++ b/internal/api/elaborate.go
@@ -281,7 +281,9 @@ func (s *Server) handleElaborateTask(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	var input struct {
-		Prompt     string `json:"prompt"`
+		Prompt    string `json:"prompt"`
+		ProjectID string `json:"project_id"`
+		// project_dir kept for backward compat; project_id takes precedence
 		ProjectDir string `json:"project_dir"`
 	}
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&input); err != nil {
@@ -294,11 +296,15 @@ func (s *Server) handleElaborateTask(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	workDir := s.workDir
-	if input.ProjectDir != "" {
+	if input.ProjectID != "" {
+		if proj, err := s.store.GetProject(input.ProjectID); err == nil {
+			workDir = proj.LocalPath
+		}
+	} else if input.ProjectDir != "" {
 		workDir = input.ProjectDir
 	}
 
-	if input.ProjectDir != "" {
+	if workDir != s.workDir {
 		go s.appendRawNarrative(workDir, input.Prompt)
 	}