diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c21d8fce..2cad8cc8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ dev = [
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     "pytest-mock>=3.12.0",
     "pytest-asyncio>=0.24.0",
-    "black>=23.11.0",
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@@ -45,10 +44,6 @@ asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
 # Add this line to ensure pytest-mock is loaded
 #required_plugins = ["pytest-asyncio", "pytest-cov", "pytest-mock"]
 
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diff --git a/tasks.md b/tasks.md
index 11407dd4..b68fa31b 100644
--- a/tasks.md
+++ b/tasks.md
@@ -186,8 +186,9 @@ Possible fixes:
 
 1. **Core Functionality Improvements**
     - [x] entity.description addition
-    - [ ] subdirectories 
+    - [x] subdirectories 
       - Paul needs this for markdown view
+    - [x] refine directory sprawl
     - [ ] improve tool api
     - [ ] Choose and implement observation update/removal strategy
     - [ ] Handle relationship updates in files
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 1ff56259..f3e6c54d 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ dependencies = [
 
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