diff --git a/src/components/FilterBar.tsx b/src/components/FilterBar.tsx
index 013cd7e..9d5194d 100644
--- a/src/components/FilterBar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FilterBar.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { type Component, createSignal, For, Show } from "solid-js";
 import { Search, X, Hash, ArrowUpCircle, Clock, Minus, Save, Trash2, Bookmark } from "lucide-solid";
-import { store, setFilter, clearFilter, saveFilterTemplate, applyFilterTemplate, removeFilterTemplate } from "@/store";
+import { store, setFilter, clearFilter, saveFilterTemplate, applyFilterTemplate, removeFilterTemplate, loadAllHistory } from "@/store";
 import { Button } from "./ui/button";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { Badge } from "./ui/badge";
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ export const FilterBar: Component = () => {
                             </button>
                         </div>
                         <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                            <Button
+                                variant="ghost"
+                                size="sm"
+                                class="h-7 px-2 text-[0.625rem] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary"
+                                onClick={() => {
+                                    loadAllHistory();
+                                    setIsOpen(false);
+                                }}
+                                title="Load all completed tasks"
+                            >
+                                Load All
+                            </Button>
                             <Show when={hasActiveFilters()}>
                                 <Button
                                     variant="ghost"
diff --git a/src/components/TaskDetail.tsx b/src/components/TaskDetail.tsx
index a04d48d..eb836ff 100644
--- a/src/components/TaskDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TaskDetail.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { type Component, createEffect, createSignal, For } from "solid-js";
 import { Sheet, SheetContent } from "@/components/ui/sheet";
-import { type Task, removeTask, restoreTask, updateTask, saveTaskAsTemplate, shareTask, revokeShare, splitTask } from "@/store";
+import { type Task, removeTask, restoreTask, updateTask, saveTaskAsTemplate, shareTask, revokeShare, splitTask, loadTaskContent } from "@/store";
 import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select";
 import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@/components/ui/popover";
 import { ArrowUpCircle, Clock, Calendar, Type, Trash2, X, Copy, MoreHorizontal, Gauge, Share2, UserMinus, GitBranch, Tag, Settings } from "lucide-solid";
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ export const TaskDetail: Component<TaskDetailProps> = (props) => {
         const dateObj = new Date(props.task.dueDate);
         const localIso = new Date(dateObj.getTime() - (dateObj.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000)).toISOString().slice(0, 16);
         setDateString(localIso);
+
+        // Load content if missing and panel is open
+        if (props.isOpen && props.task.content === undefined) {
+            loadTaskContent(props.task.id);
+        }
     });
 
     let debounceTimer: number | undefined;
diff --git a/src/store/index.ts b/src/store/index.ts
index 81099f9..1604c73 100644
--- a/src/store/index.ts
+++ b/src/store/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { pb } from "@/lib/pocketbase";
 import { toast } from "solid-sonner";
 import { TASGRID_COLLECTION, TAGS_COLLECTION, SHARE_RULES_COLLECTION, BUCKETS_COLLECTION, URGENCY_HOURS } from "@/lib/constants";
 
+const LIST_FIELDS = 'id,collectionId,collectionName,created,updated,title,startDate,dueDate,priority,status,completed,tags,user,size,recurrence,sharedWith,deletedAt';
+
 const getStorageKey = () => {
     const userId = pb.authStore.model?.id;
     return userId ? `tasgrid_data_${userId}` : null;
@@ -729,67 +731,195 @@ export const initStore = async () => {
             console.warn("Failed to load tags:", tagErr);
         }
 
-        // 1.8 Sync System Tags & Share Rules
-        await syncSystemTagsAndRules();
+        // 1.8 Fetch Share Rules (CRITICAL for filter construction)
+        // We need these loaded BEFORE we construct the focus filter
+        await loadShareRules();
 
-        // 2. Fetch Tasks & Templates + Shared Tasks in PARALLEL
         const currentUserId = pb.authStore.model?.id;
+        if (!currentUserId) return;
 
-        // Prepare parallel fetch promises (requestKey: null prevents auto-cancellation)
-        const ownTasksPromise = pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({
-            filter: `user = "${currentUserId}"`,
-            sort: '-created',
-            requestKey: null
-        });
+        // --- PHASE 2: Multi-Stage Loading ---
 
-        const individuallySharedPromise = currentUserId
-            ? pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({
-                filter: `sharedWith ~ "${currentUserId}"`,
-                sort: '-created',
-                requestKey: null
-            }).catch(err => { console.warn("Failed to load individually shared tasks:", err); return []; })
-            : Promise.resolve([]);
+        // --- WINDOWED SYNC STRATEGY ---
 
-        const shareRulesPromise = currentUserId
-            ? pb.collection(SHARE_RULES_COLLECTION).getFullList({
-                filter: `targetUserId = "${currentUserId}"`,
-                requestKey: null
-            }).catch(err => { console.warn("Failed to load share rules:", err); return []; })
-            : Promise.resolve([]);
+        // STAGE 1: Instant Focus (Top 30 Incomplete - User Only)
+        // Goal: < 100ms First Paint. Uses 'idx_user_focused'.
+        try {
+            const focusRecords = await pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getList(1, 30, {
+                filter: `user = "${currentUserId}" && completed = false && deletedAt = ""`,
+                sort: '-priority,dueDate',
+                requestKey: 'initial_focus'
+            });
 
-        // 1.9 Fetch Tasks for Subscribed Buckets
-        const subscribedBucketNames = store.subscribedBuckets
-            .map(id => store.buckets.find(b => b.id === id)?.name)
-            .filter(Boolean);
+            // Filter out templates client-side to ensure tasks with empty/null tags aren't excluded by DB
+            const focusTasks = focusRecords.items
+                .map(mapRecordToTask)
+                .filter(t => !t.tags?.includes("__template__"));
 
-        const bucketTasksPromise = (subscribedBucketNames.length > 0)
-            ? pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({
-                filter: subscribedBucketNames.map(name => `tags ~ "${name}"`).join(' || '),
-                sort: '-created',
-                requestKey: null
-            }).catch(err => { console.warn("Failed to load bucket tasks:", err); return []; })
-            : Promise.resolve([]);
+            setStore("tasks", focusTasks);
+        } catch (focusErr) {
+            console.warn("Stage 1 load failed:", focusErr);
+        }
 
+        // STAGE 2 & 3: Background Sync
+        const backgroundSync = async () => {
 
-        // Wait for all initial fetches
-        const [ownRecords, individuallySharedRecords, incomingRules, bucketRecords] = await Promise.all([
-            ownTasksPromise,
-            individuallySharedPromise,
-            shareRulesPromise,
-            bucketTasksPromise
-        ]);
+            const bucketNames = store.subscribedBuckets
+                .map(id => store.buckets.find(b => b.id === id)?.name)
+                .filter(Boolean);
 
-        const allTasks: Task[] = [];
-        const loadedTemplates: TaskTemplate[] = [];
-        const seenIds = new Set<string>();
+            // Add rules from shareRules store (which was just synced)
+            const incomingRules = store.shareRules.filter(r => r.targetUserId === currentUserId);
 
-        // Process own tasks & templates
-        ownRecords.forEach(r => {
-            const tags = r.tags || [];
-            if (tags.includes("__template__")) {
+            // 2a. Fetch ALL Incomplete Tasks (Metadata Only) to ensure availability
+            // We must replicate the complex sharing logic here
+            const incompletePromises = [
+                // Own Incomplete
+                pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({
+                    filter: `user = "${currentUserId}" && completed = false`,
+                    sort: '-created',
+                    fields: LIST_FIELDS,
+                    requestKey: null
+                }),
+                // Shared With Individual Incomplete
+                pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({
+                    filter: `sharedWith ~ "${currentUserId}" && completed = false`,
+                    sort: '-created',
+                    fields: LIST_FIELDS,
+                    requestKey: null
+                }).catch(() => []),
+                // Bucket Incomplete
+                (bucketNames.length > 0) ? pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({
+                    filter: `(${bucketNames.map(name => `tags ~ "${name}"`).join(' || ')}) && completed = false`,
+                    sort: '-created',
+                    fields: LIST_FIELDS,
+                    requestKey: null
+                }).catch(() => []) : Promise.resolve([])
+            ];
+
+            // Share Rules Incomplete
+            if (incomingRules.length > 0) {
+                const ownerRules = new Map<string, { type: 'all' | 'tag', tagName?: string }[]>();
+                incomingRules.forEach((rule: any) => {
+                    const existing = ownerRules.get(rule.ownerId) || [];
+                    existing.push({ type: rule.type, tagName: rule.tagName });
+                    ownerRules.set(rule.ownerId, existing);
+                });
+
+                Array.from(ownerRules.entries()).forEach(([ownerId, rules]) => {
+                    const hasAllRule = rules.some(r => r.type === 'all');
+                    const tagRules = rules.filter(r => r.type === 'tag').map(r => r.tagName).filter(Boolean);
+                    let filter = `user = "${ownerId}" && completed = false`;
+                    if (!hasAllRule && tagRules.length > 0) filter += ` && (${tagRules.map(t => `tags ~ "${t}"`).join(' || ')})`;
+
+                    incompletePromises.push(pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({
+                        filter,
+                        sort: '-created',
+                        fields: LIST_FIELDS,
+                        requestKey: null
+                    }).catch(() => []));
+                });
+            }
+
+            const stage2Results = await Promise.all(incompletePromises);
+            const allIncomplete = stage2Results.flat();
+
+            setStore("tasks", (currentTasks) => {
+                const taskMap = new Map(currentTasks.map(t => [t.id, t]));
+                allIncomplete.forEach((r: any) => {
+                    if (r.tags?.includes("__template__")) return;
+                    const existing = taskMap.get(r.id);
+                    // If existing has content, keep it. Otherwise use new record (which likely has no content yet)
+                    const newTask = mapRecordToTask(r);
+                    if (existing && existing.content) {
+                        newTask.content = existing.content;
+                    }
+                    taskMap.set(r.id, newTask);
+                });
+                return Array.from(taskMap.values());
+            });
+
+            // 2b. Content Backfill for Incomplete Tasks
+            // Fetch content for tasks that don't have it yet, in chunks
+            const tasksNeedingContent = store.tasks.filter(t => !t.completed && t.content === undefined).map(t => t.id);
+            if (tasksNeedingContent.length > 0) {
+                // Fetch in chunks of 20 to avoid URL length limits
+                const chunkSize = 20;
+                for (let i = 0; i < tasksNeedingContent.length; i += chunkSize) {
+                    const ids = tasksNeedingContent.slice(i, i + chunkSize);
+                    // We fetch just ID and Content
+                    try {
+                        const contentRecords = await pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({
+                            filter: ids.map(id => `id="${id}"`).join(' || '),
+                            fields: 'id,content',
+                            requestKey: null
+                        });
+
+                        setStore("tasks", (tasks) => tasks.map(t => {
+                            const match = contentRecords.find((r: any) => r.id === t.id);
+                            if (match) return { ...t, content: match.content };
+                            return t;
+                        }));
+                    } catch (e) { console.warn("Backfill chunk failed", e); }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // STAGE 3: Recent History (Cap 150)
+            const currentCount = store.tasks.length;
+            const remainingSlots = 150 - currentCount;
+
+            if (remainingSlots > 0) {
+                try {
+                    const recentCompleted = await pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getList(1, remainingSlots, {
+                        filter: `user = "${currentUserId}" && completed = true`,
+                        sort: '-updated',
+                        fields: LIST_FIELDS,
+                        requestKey: null
+                    });
+
+                    setStore("tasks", (prev) => {
+                        const newTasks = [...prev];
+                        recentCompleted.items.forEach((r: any) => {
+                            if (!newTasks.some(t => t.id === r.id)) {
+                                newTasks.push(mapRecordToTask(r));
+                            }
+                        });
+                        return newTasks;
+                    });
+                } catch (e) {
+                    console.warn("Stage 3 load failed", e);
+                }
+            }
+
+            checkRecurringTasks();
+
+            // Reconstructive migration
+            const foundTagNames = new Set<string>();
+            store.tasks.forEach(t => t.tags?.forEach(tag => foundTagNames.add(tag)));
+            for (const tagName of foundTagNames) {
+                if (tagName === "__template__") continue;
+                if (!store.tagDefinitions.find(d => d.name === tagName)) {
+                    await upsertTagDefinition(tagName, 5, undefined, document.documentElement.classList.contains("dark") ? "dark" : "light");
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Sync System Tags & Share Rules (Heavy maintenance task)
+            await syncSystemTagsAndRules();
+        };
+
+        // Fire off background sync after a short delay
+        setTimeout(backgroundSync, 100);
+
+        // Separate Templates load (less critical)
+        try {
+            const templates = await pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({
+                filter: `user = "${currentUserId}" && tags ~ "__template__"`,
+                requestKey: 'templates_load'
+            });
+            const loadedTemplates = templates.map(r => {
                 let meta: any = {};
                 try { meta = JSON.parse(r.content || "{}"); } catch (e) { }
-                loadedTemplates.push({
+                return {
                     id: r.id,
                     name: r.title,
                     title: meta.title || "",
@@ -797,111 +927,16 @@ export const initStore = async () => {
                     urgency: meta.urgency || 5,
                     tags: meta.tags || [],
                     content: meta.content || ""
-                });
-            } else {
-                allTasks.push(mapRecordToTask(r));
-                seenIds.add(r.id);
-            }
-        });
-
-        // Process individually shared tasks
-        individuallySharedRecords.forEach((r: any) => {
-            if (!seenIds.has(r.id)) {
-                const tags = r.tags || [];
-                if (!tags.includes("__template__")) {
-                    allTasks.push(mapRecordToTask(r));
-                    seenIds.add(r.id);
-                }
-            }
-        });
-
-        // Process ShareRules - fetch tasks from each owner in parallel
-        if (incomingRules.length > 0) {
-            // Group rules by owner
-            const ownerRules = new Map<string, { type: 'all' | 'tag', tagName?: string }[]>();
-            incomingRules.forEach((rule: any) => {
-                const existing = ownerRules.get(rule.ownerId) || [];
-                existing.push({ type: rule.type, tagName: rule.tagName });
-                ownerRules.set(rule.ownerId, existing);
+                };
             });
+            setStore("templates", loadedTemplates);
+        } catch (err) { }
 
-            // Fetch from all owners in parallel
-            const ownerFetchPromises = Array.from(ownerRules.entries()).map(async ([ownerId, rules]) => {
-                const hasAllRule = rules.some(r => r.type === 'all');
-                const tagRules = rules.filter(r => r.type === 'tag').map(r => r.tagName).filter(Boolean);
-
-                let filter = `user = "${ownerId}"`;
-                if (!hasAllRule && tagRules.length > 0) {
-                    const tagFilters = tagRules.map(t => `tags ~ "${t}"`).join(' || ');
-                    filter += ` && (${tagFilters})`;
-                }
-
-                try {
-                    return await pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({ filter, sort: '-created', requestKey: null });
-                } catch (err) {
-                    console.warn(`Failed to fetch tasks from owner ${ownerId}:`, err);
-                    return [];
-                }
-            });
-
-            const ownerResults = await Promise.all(ownerFetchPromises);
-            ownerResults.flat().forEach((r: any) => {
-                if (!seenIds.has(r.id)) {
-                    const tags = r.tags || [];
-                    if (!tags.includes("__template__")) {
-                        allTasks.push(mapRecordToTask(r));
-                        seenIds.add(r.id);
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-        }
-
-        // Process Bucket Tasks
-        if (bucketRecords && bucketRecords.length > 0) {
-            bucketRecords.forEach((r: any) => {
-                if (!seenIds.has(r.id)) {
-                    const tags = r.tags || [];
-                    if (!tags.includes("__template__")) {
-                        allTasks.push(mapRecordToTask(r));
-                        seenIds.add(r.id);
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-        }
-
-        // Set store ONCE with all tasks and rules
-        setStore("tasks", reconcile(allTasks));
-        setStore("templates", loadedTemplates);
-        // Make sure we include incomingRules in the store so ContextSwitcher can see them
-        setStore("shareRules", incomingRules.map(mapRecordToShareRule));
-
-        // Check recurring tasks after load
-        checkRecurringTasks();
-
-        // 2.7. Fetch Share Rules (owned by current user)
-        await loadShareRules();
+        // Start real-time subscription
+        await subscribeToRealtime();
 
         // 2.8 Fetch Filter Templates
         await loadFilterTemplates();
-
-        // 3. Subscribe to Realtime Updates
-        await subscribeToRealtime();
-
-        // 4. Reconstructive Migration: Verify all tags in tasks have definitions
-        const foundTagNames = new Set<string>();
-        allTasks.forEach(t => t.tags?.forEach(tag => foundTagNames.add(tag)));
-        loadedTemplates.forEach(t => t.tags?.forEach(tag => foundTagNames.add(tag)));
-
-        for (const tagName of foundTagNames) {
-            if (tagName === "__template__") continue;
-            const exists = store.tagDefinitions.find(d => d.name === tagName);
-            if (!exists) {
-                console.log(`Reconstructing missing tag: ${tagName}`);
-                // Default to dark mode for reconstruction if we can't tell
-                const currentTheme = document.documentElement.classList.contains("dark") ? "dark" : "light";
-                await upsertTagDefinition(tagName, 5, undefined, currentTheme);
-            }
-        }
     } catch (err) {
         if (store.tasks.length === 0) {
             console.error("Failed to load data:", err);
@@ -939,7 +974,8 @@ export const toggleBucketSubscription = async (bucketId: string) => {
                 if (bucketName) {
                     const records = await pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({
                         filter: `tags ~ "${bucketName}"`,
-                        sort: '-created'
+                        sort: '-created',
+                        fields: LIST_FIELDS
                     });
 
                     const newTasks: Task[] = [];
@@ -1405,6 +1441,9 @@ export const syncSystemTagsAndRules = async () => {
             tagName: r.tagName
         }));
 
+        // Fetch task content on demand
+        // We'll call this when a task is opened
+
         // --- Sync Bucket Tags ---
         for (const bucket of store.buckets) {
             const tagExists = tagDefinitions.find(t => t.name === bucket.name);
@@ -1551,6 +1590,87 @@ export const renameTagDefinition = async (oldName: string, newName: string) => {
     }
 };
 
+// --- HISTORY ACTIONS ---
+
+export const loadAllHistory = async () => {
+    if (!pb.authStore.isValid) return;
+    const userId = pb.authStore.model?.id;
+    if (!userId) return;
+
+    try {
+        toast.promise(
+            (async () => {
+                // Fetch ALL tasks for user (including completed)
+                // We use a simplified query for the user's own history + shared items
+                // Note: This matches the components of the background sync but without the 'completed=false' restriction
+                const bucketNames = store.subscribedBuckets
+                    .map(id => store.buckets.find(b => b.id === id)?.name)
+                    .filter(Boolean);
+
+                const promises = [
+                    pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({ filter: `user = "${userId}"`, sort: '-created', fields: LIST_FIELDS, requestKey: null }),
+                    pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({ filter: `sharedWith ~ "${userId}"`, sort: '-created', fields: LIST_FIELDS, requestKey: null }).catch(() => [])
+                ];
+
+                if (bucketNames.length > 0) {
+                    promises.push(pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({
+                        filter: bucketNames.map(name => `tags ~ "${name}"`).join(' || '),
+                        sort: '-created',
+                        fields: LIST_FIELDS,
+                        requestKey: null
+                    }).catch(() => []));
+                }
+
+                // Add Share Rules
+                const incomingRules = store.shareRules.filter(r => r.targetUserId === userId);
+                if (incomingRules.length > 0) {
+                    incomingRules.forEach((rule: any) => {
+                        let filter = `user = "${rule.ownerId}"`;
+                        if (rule.type === 'tag' && rule.tagName) filter += ` && tags ~ "${rule.tagName}"`;
+                        promises.push(pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getFullList({ filter, sort: '-created', fields: LIST_FIELDS, requestKey: null }).catch(() => []));
+                    });
+                }
+
+                const results = await Promise.all(promises);
+                const allRecords = results.flat();
+
+                setStore("tasks", (currentTasks) => {
+                    const taskMap = new Map(currentTasks.map(t => [t.id, t]));
+                    let addedCount = 0;
+                    allRecords.forEach((r: any) => {
+                        if (r.tags?.includes("__template__")) return;
+                        if (!taskMap.has(r.id)) {
+                            taskMap.set(r.id, mapRecordToTask(r));
+                            addedCount++;
+                        }
+                    });
+                    return Array.from(taskMap.values());
+                });
+
+                return `Loaded history.`;
+            })(),
+            {
+                loading: 'Loading full history...',
+                success: (msg) => msg,
+                error: 'Failed to load history'
+            }
+        );
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error("Failed to load history:", err);
+    }
+};
+
+export const loadTaskContent = async (id: string) => {
+    if (!pb.authStore.isValid) return;
+    try {
+        const record = await pb.collection(TASGRID_COLLECTION).getOne(id, { requestKey: null });
+        // Only update if content is still undefined (i.e. not edited locally while loading)
+        setStore("tasks", t => t.id === id && t.content === undefined, { content: record.content });
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error("Failed to load task content:", err);
+    }
+};
+
 
 // -- Templates --