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+// Project tasks configuration. See https://zed.dev/docs/tasks for documentation.
+[
+  {
+    "label": "build and run api",
+    "command": "mage build && ./vikunja"
+  },
+  {
+    "label": "run frontend dev",
+    "command": "pnpm dev",
+    "cwd": "./frontend"
+  }
+]