Updates 0.23, trying to fix label updates

.gitignore

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Dockerfile

@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 COPY . .
 
 CMD ["python", "main.py"]
-#harbor.freshbrewed.science/library/vikunjamcp:0.22
+#harbor.freshbrewed.science/library/vikunjamcp:0.23

gemini-extension.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vikunja",
-  "version": "1.0.22",
+  "version": "1.0.23",
   "mcpServers": {
     "nodeServer": {
       "command": "docker",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
          "VIKUNJA_USERNAME",
          "-e",
          "VIKUNJA_PASSWORD",
-         "harbor.freshbrewed.science/library/vikunjamcp:0.22"
+         "harbor.freshbrewed.science/library/vikunjamcp:0.23"
 	  ],
       "env": {
          "VIKUNJA_URL": "$VIKUNJA_URL",

main.py

@@ -586,39 +586,35 @@ def update_task_details(
     # does not accept label updates; labels are managed via the labels bulk API.
     labels_payload = None
     if labels is not None:
-        # normalize into array of strings (label titles) or ids
+        # Vikunja expects an array of Label objects, not raw strings.
+        # Normalize various inputs into a list of label objects like {"title": "..."} or {"id": 123}.
+        def make_label_obj(item):
+            # If it's already a dict, try to normalize known keys.
+            if isinstance(item, dict):
+                # If key 'name' used, convert to 'title' which Vikunja also accepts.
+                if 'title' in item or 'id' in item:
+                    return item
+                if 'name' in item:
+                    new = dict(item)
+                    new['title'] = new.pop('name')
+                    return new
+                # Unknown dict shape - keep as-is but coerce to string title fallback.
+                return {k: v for k, v in item.items()}
+            # Integers are likely label IDs
+            if isinstance(item, int):
+                return {'id': item}
+            # Otherwise treat as a title string
+            return {'title': str(item)}
+
         if isinstance(labels, str):
-            parsed = [s.strip() for s in labels.split(",") if s.strip()]
+            parsed = [s.strip() for s in labels.split(',') if s.strip()]
-            labels_payload = {"labels": parsed}
+            labels_payload = {"labels": [make_label_obj(s) for s in parsed]}
         elif isinstance(labels, list):
-            # If list contains dicts with id/title, pass through; otherwise coerce
+            labels_payload = {"labels": [make_label_obj(i) for i in labels]}
-            normalized = []
-            for item in labels:
-                if isinstance(item, dict):
-                    # prefer 'title' or 'name' or 'id'
-                    if 'title' in item:
-                        normalized.append(item['title'])
-                    elif 'name' in item:
-                        normalized.append(item['name'])
-                    elif 'id' in item:
-                        normalized.append(item['id'])
-                    else:
-                        normalized.append(str(item))
-                else:
-                    normalized.append(item)
-            labels_payload = {"labels": normalized}
         elif isinstance(labels, dict):
-            # single dict -> try to extract title or id
+            labels_payload = {"labels": [make_label_obj(labels)]}
-            if 'title' in labels:
-                labels_payload = {"labels": [labels['title']]}
-            elif 'name' in labels:
-                labels_payload = {"labels": [labels['name']]}
-            elif 'id' in labels:
-                labels_payload = {"labels": [labels['id']]}
-            else:
-                labels_payload = {"labels": [str(labels)]}
         else:
-            labels_payload = {"labels": [str(labels)]}
+            labels_payload = {"labels": [make_label_obj(labels)]}
 
     try:
         logger.info("update_task_details: updating task_id=%s with payload keys=%s", task_id, list(payload.keys()))
@@ -626,11 +622,48 @@ def update_task_details(
         response.raise_for_status()
         task_update_resp = response.json()
 
-        # If labels were provided, send them to the labels bulk endpoint
+        # If labels were provided, resolve existing labels and send them to the labels bulk endpoint
         if labels_payload is not None:
             try:
-                logger.info("update_task_details: updating labels for task_id=%s labels=%s", task_id, labels_payload)
+                logger.info("update_task_details: resolving existing labels from %s/labels", VIKUNJA_URL)
-                lab_resp = session.post(f"{VIKUNJA_URL}/api/v1/tasks/{task_id}/labels/bulk", json=labels_payload)
+                # Fetch all existing labels for this user to try to reuse existing label IDs
+                existing_resp = session.get(f"{VIKUNJA_URL}/api/v1/labels")
+                existing_resp.raise_for_status()
+                existing_labels = existing_resp.json() or []
+
+                # Build a map of title(lowercase) -> id for quick lookup
+                title_to_id = {}
+                for lab in existing_labels:
+                    if not isinstance(lab, dict):
+                        continue
+                    title = lab.get('title') or lab.get('name')
+                    if title:
+                        title_to_id[title.lower()] = lab.get('id')
+
+                final_labels = []
+                for item in labels_payload.get('labels', []):
+                    # If already an id, pass through
+                    if isinstance(item, dict) and 'id' in item:
+                        final_labels.append({'id': item['id']})
+                        continue
+
+                    # Determine title string
+                    if isinstance(item, dict):
+                        title = item.get('title') or item.get('name') or str(item)
+                    else:
+                        title = str(item)
+
+                    existing_id = title_to_id.get(title.lower())
+                    if existing_id:
+                        final_labels.append({'id': existing_id})
+                    else:
+                        # Create new labels via the bulk endpoint by providing title+description
+                        final_labels.append({'title': title, 'description': title})
+
+                final_payload = {'labels': final_labels}
+
+                logger.info("update_task_details: updating labels for task_id=%s labels=%s", task_id, final_payload)
+                lab_resp = session.post(f"{VIKUNJA_URL}/api/v1/tasks/{task_id}/labels/bulk", json=final_payload)
                 lab_resp.raise_for_status()
                 logger.info("update_task_details: labels updated successfully for task_id=%s", task_id)
             except requests.exceptions.RequestException as le: