feat: sort briefs by updated at (#1409)

apps/cli/src/utils/brief-selection.ts

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
  * Reusable functions for selecting briefs interactively or via URL/ID
  */
 
-import chalk from 'chalk';
 import search from '@inquirer/search';
-import ora, { Ora } from 'ora';
+import type { AuthManager } from '@tm/core';
-import { AuthManager } from '@tm/core';
+import { formatRelativeTime } from '@tm/core';
-import * as ui from './ui.js';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
+import ora, { type Ora } from 'ora';
 import { getBriefStatusWithColor } from '../ui/formatters/status-formatters.js';
+import * as ui from './ui.js';
 
 export interface BriefSelectionResult {
 	success: boolean;
@@ -122,8 +123,12 @@ export async function selectBriefInteractive(
 									)
 								: '';
 
+						const updatedAtDisplay = brief.updatedAt
+							? chalk.gray(` • ${formatRelativeTime(brief.updatedAt)}`)
+							: '';
+
 						groupedOptions.push({
-							name: `  ${title}${taskCountDisplay} ${chalk.gray(`(${shortId})`)}`,
+							name: `  ${title}${taskCountDisplay} ${chalk.gray(`(${shortId})`)}${updatedAtDisplay}`,
 							value: brief,
 							description: description
 								? chalk.gray(`  ${description.slice(0, 80)}`)
@@ -158,8 +163,12 @@ export async function selectBriefInteractive(
 									)
 								: '';
 
+						const updatedAtDisplay = brief.updatedAt
+							? chalk.gray(` • ${formatRelativeTime(brief.updatedAt)}`)
+							: '';
+
 						groupedOptions.push({
-							name: `  ${title}${taskCountDisplay} ${chalk.gray(`(${shortId})`)}`,
+							name: `  ${title}${taskCountDisplay} ${chalk.gray(`(${shortId})`)}${updatedAtDisplay}`,
 							value: brief,
 							description: description
 								? chalk.gray(`  ${description.slice(0, 80)}`)

package-lock.json

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 				"cli-table3": "^0.6.5",
 				"commander": "^12.1.0",
 				"cors": "^2.8.5",
+				"date-fns": "^4.1.0",
 				"dotenv": "^16.6.1",
 				"express": "^4.21.2",
 				"fastmcp": "^3.23.0",
@@ -13239,6 +13240,16 @@
 			"dev": true,
 			"license": "BSD-3-Clause"
 		},
+		"node_modules/date-fns": {
+			"version": "4.1.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/date-fns/-/date-fns-4.1.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-Ukq0owbQXxa/U3EGtsdVBkR1w7KOQ5gIBqdH2hkvknzZPYvBxb/aa6E8L7tmjFtkwZBu3UXBbjIgPo/Ez4xaNg==",
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"funding": {
+				"type": "github",
+				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/kossnocorp"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/debug": {
 			"version": "2.6.9",
 			"license": "MIT",
@@ -28729,6 +28740,7 @@
 			"name": "@tm/core",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@supabase/supabase-js": "^2.57.4",
+				"date-fns": "^4.1.0",
 				"fs-extra": "^11.3.2",
 				"simple-git": "^3.28.0",
 				"steno": "^4.0.2",

package.json

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 		"cli-table3": "^0.6.5",
 		"commander": "^12.1.0",
 		"cors": "^2.8.5",
+		"date-fns": "^4.1.0",
 		"dotenv": "^16.6.1",
 		"express": "^4.21.2",
 		"fastmcp": "^3.23.0",

packages/tm-core/package.json

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@supabase/supabase-js": "^2.57.4",
+		"date-fns": "^4.1.0",
 		"fs-extra": "^11.3.2",
 		"simple-git": "^3.28.0",
 		"steno": "^4.0.2",

packages/tm-core/src/index.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export * from './common/errors/index.js';
 
 // Utils
 export * from './common/utils/index.js';
+export * from './utils/time.utils.js';
 
 // ========== Domain-Specific Type Exports ==========
 

packages/tm-core/src/modules/auth/services/organization.service.ts

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
  * Handles fetching and managing organizations and briefs from the API
  */
 
-import { SupabaseClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js';
+import type { SupabaseClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js';
 import {
 	ERROR_CODES,
 	TaskMasterError
 } from '../../../common/errors/task-master-error.js';
 import { getLogger } from '../../../common/logger/index.js';
-import { Database } from '../../../common/types/database.types.js';
+import type { Database } from '../../../common/types/database.types.js';
 import type { Brief } from '../../briefs/types.js';
 
 /**
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ export class OrganizationService {
 						title
 					)
 				`)
-				.eq('account_id', orgId);
+				.eq('account_id', orgId)
+				.order('updated_at', { ascending: false });
 
 			if (error) {
 				throw new TaskMasterError(

packages/tm-core/src/utils/time.utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * @fileoverview Time utilities for formatting relative timestamps
+ * Shared across CLI, MCP, extension, and other interfaces
+ */
+
+import { formatDistanceToNow } from 'date-fns';
+
+/**
+ * Format a date as relative time from now (e.g., "2 hours ago", "3 days ago")
+ * @param date - Date string or Date object to format
+ * @returns Relative time string (e.g., "less than a minute ago", "5 minutes ago", "2 weeks ago")
+ */
+export function formatRelativeTime(date: string | Date): string {
+	const dateObj = typeof date === 'string' ? new Date(date) : date;
+
+	// Use date-fns for robust formatting with proper edge case handling
+	return formatDistanceToNow(dateObj, { addSuffix: true });
+}