diff --git a/inventory/static/js/editor.js b/inventory/static/js/editor.js
index 22323e2..0c335b8 100644
--- a/inventory/static/js/editor.js
+++ b/inventory/static/js/editor.js
@@ -1,44 +1,61 @@
-document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
-    document.querySelectorAll('.editor').forEach(el => {
-        EditorWidget.autoResizeTextarea(el);
-    });
-
-    document.querySelectorAll('.viewer').forEach(el => {
-        const id = el.id.replace('viewer', '');
-        const textEditor = document.getElementById(`textEditor${id}`);
-        if (textEditor) {
-            el.innerHTML = marked.parse(textEditor.value);
-        }
-    });
-});
-
-const EditorWidget = (() => {
-    let tempIdCounter = 1;
-
-    function autoResizeTextarea(textarea) {
-        textarea.style.height = 'auto';
-        textarea.style.height = `${textarea.scrollHeight + 2}px`;
-    }
-
-    function createEditorWidget(template, id, timestamp, content = '') {
-        let html = template.innerHTML
-            .replace(/__ID__/g, id)
-            .replace(/__TIMESTAMP__/g, timestamp)
-            .replace(/__CONTENT__/g, content);
-
-        const wrapper = document.createElement("div");
-        wrapper.innerHTML = html;
-
-        return wrapper.firstElementChild;
-    }
-
-    function createTempId(prefix = "temp") {
-        return `${prefix}-${tempIdCounter++}`;
-    }
-
+function Editor(cfg) {
     return {
-        autoResizeTextarea,
-        createEditorWidget,
-        createTempId
+        id: cfg.id,
+        refreshUrl: cfg.refreshUrl,
+        updateUrl: cfg.updateUrl,
+        createUrl: cfg.createUrl,
+        deleteUrl: cfg.deleteUrl,
+        updateUrl: cfg.updateUrl,
+        fieldName: cfg.fieldName,
+        recordId: cfg.recordId,
+
+        init() {
+            // initial render from whatever’s in the textarea
+            this.renderViewer();
+            // then pull server value and re-render
+            if (this.refreshUrl) this.refresh();
+        },
+
+        buildRefreshUrl() {
+            if (!this.refreshUrl) return null;
+            const u = new URL(this.refreshUrl, window.location.origin);
+            u.search = new URLSearchParams({ field: this.fieldName, id: this.recordId }).toString();
+            return u.toString();
+        },
+
+        async refresh() {
+            const url = this.buildRefreshUrl();
+            if (!url) return;
+            const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { 'HX-Request': 'true' } });
+            const text = await res.text();
+            if (this.$refs.editor) {
+                this.$refs.editor.value = text;
+                this.resizeEditor();
+                this.renderViewer();
+            }
+        },
+
+        triggerRefresh() {
+            // use this anywhere to force a re-pull
+            this.$refs.container?.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('editor:refresh', { bubbles: true }));
+        },
+
+        openEditTab() {
+            this.$nextTick(() => { this.resizeEditor(); this.renderViewer(); });
+        },
+
+        resizeEditor() {
+            const ta = this.$refs.editor;
+            if (!ta) return;
+            ta.style.height = 'auto';
+            ta.style.height = `${ta.scrollHeight + 2}px`;
+        },
+
+        renderViewer() {
+            const ta = this.$refs.editor, viewer = this.$refs.viewer;
+            if (!viewer || !ta) return;
+            const raw = ta.value || '';
+            viewer.innerHTML = (window.marked ? marked.parse(raw) : raw);
+        }
     };
-})();
+}
diff --git a/inventory/templates/coffee.html b/inventory/templates/coffee.html
index 4ae9b20..fd0dd1b 100644
--- a/inventory/templates/coffee.html
+++ b/inventory/templates/coffee.html
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 {% block script %}
     var score = {{ score }};
+    var initialScore = score;
     const gridSize = {{ level + 3 }};
     var clickOrder = {};
     var clickCounter = 0;
@@ -44,10 +45,9 @@
       (clickOrder[key] ??= []).push(clickCounter);
     });
 
-    const bestScore = Object.values(clickOrder)
+    let bestScore = Object.values(clickOrder)
       .reduce((n, arr) => n + (arr.length & 1), 0);
 
-
     document.getElementById('best_score').textContent = `Perfect Clicks: ${bestScore}`;
 
     Object.entries(clickOrder).forEach(([key, value]) => {
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@
             const allUnchecked = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.form-check-input')).every(cb => !cb.checked);
             if (allChecked && !window.__alreadyNavigated && {{ level }} < 51) {
                 window.__alreadyNavigated = true;
-                location.href = `{{ url_for('main.coffee', level=level + 1) | safe }}&score=${score - bestScore}`;
+                if ((score - bestScore) == initialScore) {
+                    bestScore *= 2;
+                }
+                location.href = `{{ url_for('main.coffee', level=level + 1) | safe }}&score=${Math.max(score - bestScore, 0)}`;
             } else if (allUnchecked && !window.__alreadyNavigated && {{ level }} > -2) {
                 window.__alreadyNavigated = true;
                 location.href = `{{ url_for('main.coffee', level=level - 1) | safe }}&score=${score + bestScore}`;
diff --git a/inventory/templates/fragments/_editor_fragment.html b/inventory/templates/fragments/_editor_fragment.html
index 97e2027..e80779f 100644
--- a/inventory/templates/fragments/_editor_fragment.html
+++ b/inventory/templates/fragments/_editor_fragment.html
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 {% import "fragments/_icon_fragment.html" as icons %}
 
-{% macro render_editor(id, title, mode='edit', content=None, enabled=True) %}
+{% macro dynamic_editor(id, title, mode='edit', content=none, enabled=true, create_url=none, refresh_url=none,
+update_url=none, delete_url=none, field_name=none, record_id=none) %}
 <!-- Editor Fragment -->
-<div class="row mb-3">
+<div class="row mb-3" id="editor-container-{{ id }}" x-data='Editor({
+         id: "{{ id }}",
+         createUrl: {{ create_url|tojson if create_url else "null" }},
+         refreshUrl: {{ refresh_url|tojson if refresh_url else "null" }},
+         deleteUrl: {{ delete_url|tojson if delete_url else "null" }},
+         updateUrl: {{ update_url|tojson if update_url else "null" }},
+         fieldName: {{ field_name|tojson if field_name else "null" }},
+         recordId: {{ record_id|tojson if record_id else "null" }}
+     })' x-ref="container" hx-preserve @editor:refresh.window="refresh()">
     <div class="col">
         <ul class="nav nav-tabs">
             <li class="nav-item">
@@ -15,21 +24,20 @@
             </li>
             <li class="nav-item">
                 <a class="nav-link{% if mode == 'edit' %} active{% endif %}" data-bs-toggle="tab"
-                    data-bs-target="#editor{{ id }}" id="editTab{{ id }}"
-                    onclick="EditorWidget.autoResizeTextarea(textEditor{{ id }});">{{ icons.render_icon('pencil', 16)
-                    }}</a>
+                    data-bs-target="#editor{{ id }}" id="editTab{{ id }}" @shown.bs.tab="openEditTab()">
+                    {{ icons.render_icon('pencil', 16) }}
+                </a>
             </li>
             {% endif %}
         </ul>
         <div class="tab-content" id="tabContent{{ id }}">
             <div class="tab-pane fade{% if mode == 'view' %} show active border border-top-0{% endif %} p-2 markdown-body viewer"
-                id="viewer{{ id }}"></div>
+                id="viewer{{ id }}" x-ref="viewer"></div>
             <div class="tab-pane fade{% if mode == 'edit' %} show active border border-top-0{% endif %}"
-                id="editor{{ id }}">
-                <textarea id="textEditor{{ id }}" name="editor{{ id }}"
+                id="editor{{ id }}" @change="renderViewer()">
+                <textarea x-ref="editor" id="textEditor{{ id }}" name="editor{{ id }}"
                     class="form-control border-top-0 rounded-top-0{% if not enabled %} disabled{% endif %} editor"
-                    data-note-id="{{ id }}"
-                    oninput="EditorWidget.autoResizeTextarea(textEditor{{ id }}); viewer{{ id }}.innerHTML = marked.parse(textEditor{{ id }}.value);">{{ content if content }}</textarea>
+                    data-note-id="{{ id }}" @input="resizeEditor(); renderViewer()">{{ content if content }}</textarea>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/inventory/templates/inventory.html b/inventory/templates/inventory.html
index 623964c..24c8287 100644
--- a/inventory/templates/inventory.html
+++ b/inventory/templates/inventory.html
@@ -247,12 +247,14 @@
         </div>
         <div class="row">
             <div class="col p-3">
-                {{ editor.render_editor(
+                {{ editor.dynamic_editor(
                     id = "notes",
                     title = "Notes & Comments",
                     mode = 'view' if item.id else 'edit',
-                    content = item.notes if item.notes else '',
-                    enabled = item.condition not in ["Removed", "Disposed"]
+                    enabled = item.condition not in ["Removed", "Disposed"],
+                    refresh_url = url_for('ui.get_value', model_name='inventory'),
+                    field_name='notes',
+                    record_id=item.id
                 ) }}
             </div>
             {% if worklog %}
@@ -278,7 +280,7 @@
                         {% set title %}
                             {{ note.timestamp.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') }}{{ links.entry_link('worklog_entry', note.work_log_id) }}
                         {% endset %}
-                        {{ editor.render_editor(
+                        {{ editor.dynamic_editor(
                             id = 'updates' + (note.id | string),
                             title = title,
                             content = note.content,
diff --git a/inventory/templates/layout.html b/inventory/templates/layout.html
index 41b5250..67feb6b 100644
--- a/inventory/templates/layout.html
+++ b/inventory/templates/layout.html
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@
     <main class="container-flex m-5">
         {% block content %}{% endblock %}
     </main>
+    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/combobox.js') }}"></script>
+    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/csv.js') }}"></script>
+    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/dropdown.js') }}"></script>
+    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/editor.js') }}" defer></script>
+    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/image.js') }}"></script>
+    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/toast.js') }}" defer></script>
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.6/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"
         integrity="sha384-j1CDi7MgGQ12Z7Qab0qlWQ/Qqz24Gc6BM0thvEMVjHnfYGF0rmFCozFSxQBxwHKO"
         crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
@@ -79,12 +85,6 @@
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked/lib/marked.umd.js"></script>
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/htmx.org@2.0.6/dist/htmx.min.js"></script>
     <script defer src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alpinejs@3.x.x/dist/cdn.min.js"></script>
-    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/combobox.js') }}"></script>
-    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/csv.js') }}"></script>
-    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/dropdown.js') }}"></script>
-    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/editor.js') }}" defer></script>
-    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/image.js') }}"></script>
-    <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/toast.js') }}" defer></script>
     <script>
         const searchInput = document.querySelector('#search');
         const searchButton = document.querySelector('#searchButton');
diff --git a/inventory/templates/worklog.html b/inventory/templates/worklog.html
index 23133b5..fdfe3f8 100644
--- a/inventory/templates/worklog.html
+++ b/inventory/templates/worklog.html
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
                     }
 
                     const template = document.getElementById("editor-template");
-                    const newEditor = EditorWidget.createEditorWidget(template, EditorWidget.createTempId("new"), formatDate(new Date()));
+                    const newEditor = createEditorWidget(template, createTempId("new"), formatDate(new Date()));
 
                     const updatesContainer = document.getElementById("updates-container");
                     updatesContainer.appendChild(newEditor);
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
             </div>
         </div>
         {% for update in log.updates %}
-            {{ editor.render_editor(
+            {{ editor.dynamic_editor(
                 id = update.id,
                 title = update.timestamp.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
                 mode = 'view',
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
             ) }}
         {% endfor %}
         <template id="editor-template">
-            {{ editor.render_editor('__ID__', '__TIMESTAMP__', 'edit', '') }}
+            {{ editor.dynamic_editor('__ID__', '__TIMESTAMP__', 'edit', '') }}
         </template>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/inventory/ui/blueprint.py b/inventory/ui/blueprint.py
index 214e583..72a9234 100644
--- a/inventory/ui/blueprint.py
+++ b/inventory/ui/blueprint.py
@@ -159,3 +159,34 @@ def delete_item(model_name):
         db.session.rollback()
         return jsonify({"error": "Constraint", "detail": str(e)}), 409
     return jsonify({"deleted": deleted}), 200
+
+@bp.get("/<model_name>/value")
+def get_value(model_name):
+    Model = get_model_class(model_name)
+
+    field = (request.args.get("field") or "").strip()
+    if not field:
+        return jsonify({"error": "field required"}), 422
+
+    id_raw = request.args.get("id")
+    try:
+        id_ = int(id_raw)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        return jsonify({"error": "Invalid id"}), 422
+
+    # per-model override hook: ui_value(session, id_: int, field: str) -> Any
+    try:
+        val = call(Model, "ui_value", db.session, id_=id_, field=field)
+        if val is None:
+            # None means “no override,” fall back to default
+            from .defaults import default_value  # or hoist to top if you like
+            val = default_value(db.session, Model, id_=id_, field=field)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        return jsonify({"error": str(e)}), 400
+
+    # If HTMX hit this, keep the response boring and small
+    if request.headers.get("HX-Request"):
+        # text/plain keeps htmx happy for innerHTML swaps
+        return (str(val) if val is not None else ""), 200, {"Content-Type": "text/plain; charset=utf-8"}
+
+    return jsonify({"id": id_, "field": field, "value": val})
diff --git a/inventory/ui/defaults.py b/inventory/ui/defaults.py
index 10dcee3..bce1dc2 100644
--- a/inventory/ui/defaults.py
+++ b/inventory/ui/defaults.py
@@ -85,6 +85,28 @@ def default_query(
 
     return list(session.execute(stmt).scalars().all())
 
+def default_value(session, Model, *, id_: int, field: str) -> Any:
+    if '.' not in field:
+        col = _mapped_column(Model, field)
+        if col is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"Field '{field}' is not a mapped column on {Model.__name__}")
+        pk = inspect(Model).primary_key[0]
+        return session.scalar(select(col).where(pk == id_))
+
+    rel_name, rel_field = field.split('.', 1)
+    rel_attr = getattr(Model, rel_name, None)
+    if rel_attr is None or not hasattr(rel_attr, 'property'):
+        raise ValueError(f"Field '{field}' is not a valid relationship on {Model.__name__}")
+
+    Rel = rel_attr.property.mapper.class_
+    rel_col = _mapped_column(Rel, rel_field)
+    if rel_col is None:
+        raise ValueError(f"Field '{field}' is not a mapped column on {Rel.__name__}")
+
+    pk = inspect(Model).primary_key[0]
+    stmt = select(rel_col).join(getattr(Model, rel_name)).where(pk == id_).limit(1)
+    return session.scalar(stmt)
+
 def default_create(session, Model, payload):
     label = infer_label_attr(Model)
     obj = Model(**{label: payload.get(label) or payload.get("name")})