4 files changed, 57 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/internal/handlers/timeline_logic.go b/internal/handlers/timeline_logic.go
index e7c1279..6fddd1d 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/timeline_logic.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/timeline_logic.go
@@ -81,16 +81,17 @@ func BuildTimeline(ctx context.Context, s *store.Store, start, end time.Time) ([
 		for _, event := range events {
 			endTime := event.End
 			item := models.TimelineItem{
-				ID:           event.ID,
-				Type:         models.TimelineItemTypeEvent,
-				Title:        event.Summary,
-				Time:         event.Start,
-				EndTime:      &endTime,
-				Description:  event.Description,
-				URL:          event.HTMLLink,
-				OriginalItem: event,
-				IsCompleted:  false,
-				Source:       "calendar",
+				ID:               event.ID,
+				Type:             models.TimelineItemTypeEvent,
+				Title:            event.Summary,
+				Time:             event.Start,
+				EndTime:          &endTime,
+				Description:      event.Description,
+				URL:              event.HTMLLink,
+				OriginalItem:     event,
+				IsCompleted:      false,
+				Source:           "calendar",
+				RecurringEventID: event.RecurringEventID,
 			}
 			item.ComputeDaySection(now)
 			items = append(items, item)
diff --git a/internal/handlers/timeline_logic_test.go b/internal/handlers/timeline_logic_test.go
index 7d3f6b5..9ddaeda 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/timeline_logic_test.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/timeline_logic_test.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func setupTestStore(t *testing.T) *store.Store {
 			start_time DATETIME NOT NULL,
 			end_time DATETIME NOT NULL,
 			html_link TEXT,
+			recurring_event_id TEXT DEFAULT '',
 			updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
 		);
 		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS google_tasks (
diff --git a/internal/handlers/widget.go b/internal/handlers/widget.go
index 0c88c16..29124fb 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/widget.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/widget.go
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ func WidgetAuthMiddleware(token string, next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 // Exported for testability.
 func TimelineItemToWidgetItem(item models.TimelineItem) models.WidgetItem {
 	wi := models.WidgetItem{
-		ID:        item.ID,
-		Title:     item.Title,
-		Source:    item.Source,
-		IsAllDay:  item.IsAllDay,
-		IsOverdue: item.IsOverdue,
-		URL:       item.URL,
+		ID:               item.ID,
+		Title:            item.Title,
+		Source:           item.Source,
+		IsAllDay:         item.IsAllDay,
+		IsOverdue:        item.IsOverdue,
+		URL:              item.URL,
+		RecurringEventID: item.RecurringEventID,
 	}
 
 	switch item.Type {
diff --git a/internal/handlers/widget_test.go b/internal/handlers/widget_test.go
index e4a1d16..efe6858 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/widget_test.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/widget_test.go
@@ -386,3 +386,41 @@ func TestWidgetAuthMiddleware_EmptyToken(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected 401 with empty token, got %d", w.Code)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestTimelineItemToWidgetItem_ForwardsRecurringEventID proves the
+// 2026-07-12 recurrence-display fix's data plumbing: a calendar event's
+// RecurringEventId (captured from Google's API, which only puts the RRULE
+// itself on the master event, not on expanded instances) must reach the
+// client so it can look up the human-readable schedule on demand.
+func TestTimelineItemToWidgetItem_ForwardsRecurringEventID(t *testing.T) {
+	item := models.TimelineItem{
+		ID:               "cal-1",
+		Title:            "Team sync",
+		Source:           "calendar",
+		Type:             models.TimelineItemTypeEvent,
+		Time:             time.Now(),
+		RecurringEventID: "master-123",
+	}
+
+	wi := TimelineItemToWidgetItem(item)
+
+	if wi.RecurringEventID != "master-123" {
+		t.Errorf("RecurringEventID = %q, want %q", wi.RecurringEventID, "master-123")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTimelineItemToWidgetItem_NonRecurring_EmptyRecurringEventID(t *testing.T) {
+	item := models.TimelineItem{
+		ID:     "cal-2",
+		Title:  "One-off meeting",
+		Source: "calendar",
+		Type:   models.TimelineItemTypeEvent,
+		Time:   time.Now(),
+	}
+
+	wi := TimelineItemToWidgetItem(item)
+
+	if wi.RecurringEventID != "" {
+		t.Errorf("expected empty RecurringEventID for a non-recurring event, got %q", wi.RecurringEventID)
+	}
+}