diff --git a/docs/jobs-unification.md b/docs/jobs-unification.md
index 581a5f88..1c4945d0 100644
--- a/docs/jobs-unification.md
+++ b/docs/jobs-unification.md
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ Favor power-user affordances over guardrails. See memory `sole-user-assume-compe
   navigates there instead of mounting the modal. One code path, phone-friendly.
 - **Deep-link:** query params, not hash — `/jobs/new?task=convert-video&root=home&path=<dir>&entry=<name>`.
 - **Phone:** already has a file browser, so it can pick a target path and POST a job. No blocker.
+- **`inline` tasks stay in the modal.** A top-level `inline: true` in `TASK.md` marks quick/interactive
+  tasks that run in the modal (ephemeral) instead of as a job. Default = job. Currently flagged:
+  `remove-jelly-meta`, `analyze-video`, `clean-playlist-files`. So the modal is **not** retired — it's
+  the inline path; the shared input form serves both the modal and `/jobs/new`. The flag is plumbed
+  through the parser + task list/detail endpoints (`task.inline`), so the FileBrowser menu can branch.
 
 ## Plan
 
@@ -76,6 +81,8 @@ Favor power-user affordances over guardrails. See memory `sole-user-assume-compe
         `PipelineJobDetail`). Script jobs are now viewable at `/jobs/:id`.
   - [ ] 3b `/jobs/new` page — extract the input UI (TaskInputForm + per-group config + folder probing)
         from `TaskRunnerModal` into a shared component; Run/Queue → `POST /jobs` → navigate.
-  - [ ] 3c FileBrowser task action navigates to `/jobs/new?...`; retire modal/dialog/useTaskRunner.
+  - [x] `inline` flag plumbed (parser + list/detail endpoints); 3 quick tasks flagged.
+  - [ ] 3c FileBrowser task action: `task.inline ? openModal : navigate('/jobs/new?...')`. Modal stays
+        for inline tasks (not retired); shared input form used by both.
   - [ ] 3d header running-jobs indicator (`GET /jobs?live=1`).
 - [ ] 4 push notifications
diff --git a/src/servers/api/tasks/task-files.ts b/src/servers/api/tasks/task-files.ts
index 94e85d6c..f808e3b1 100644
--- a/src/servers/api/tasks/task-files.ts
+++ b/src/servers/api/tasks/task-files.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export type TaskFrontmatter = {
   description: string | null;
   version: number;
   mode: string;
+  inline: boolean; // quick/interactive tasks run in the modal instead of as a background job
   language: string | null;
   args: string[] | null;
   tags: string[] | null;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export type TaskSummary = {
   name: string;
   description: string | null;
   mode: string;
+  inline: boolean;
   version: number;
   trigger: unknown;
 };
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ const FM_KEYS = [
   'description',
   'version',
   'mode',
+  'inline',
   'language',
   'args',
   'tags',
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ function parseTaskMd(raw: string): { fm: TaskFrontmatter; body: string } {
       description: parsed.description == null ? null : String(parsed.description),
       version,
       mode: parsed.mode == null ? 'agentic' : String(parsed.mode),
+      inline: parsed.inline === true,
       language: parsed.language == null ? null : String(parsed.language),
       args: asArray(parsed.args),
       tags: asArray(parsed.tags),
@@ -160,6 +164,7 @@ export async function listTasks(): Promise<TaskSummary[]> {
       name: fm.name || entry.name,
       description: fm.description,
       mode: fm.mode,
+      inline: fm.inline,
       version: fm.version,
       trigger: fm.trigger ?? [],
     });
@@ -205,6 +210,7 @@ export async function createTask(input: CreateTaskInput): Promise<TaskSummary &
     name,
     description: input.description ?? null,
     mode,
+    inline: false,
     version: 1,
     trigger: [],
     filePath: taskFile(dirName),
diff --git a/src/servers/api/tasks/tasks.ts b/src/servers/api/tasks/tasks.ts
index bf4ebde6..a6496b60 100644
--- a/src/servers/api/tasks/tasks.ts
+++ b/src/servers/api/tasks/tasks.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ tasksRouter.get('/:name', async (ctx) => {
     name: task.name,
     description: task.description,
     mode: task.mode,
+    inline: task.inline,
     language: task.language,
     body: task.body,
     implementation: task.implementation,