diff --git a/electron/shared-with-frontend/keyboard-config.model.ts b/electron/shared-with-frontend/keyboard-config.model.ts
index 0eeb356b4c..8e830c570e 100644
--- a/electron/shared-with-frontend/keyboard-config.model.ts
+++ b/electron/shared-with-frontend/keyboard-config.model.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ export type KeyboardConfig = Readonly<{
   [key: `plugin_${string}`]: string | null;
 }>;
 
+/** Shared frozen empty keyboard config so the "no shortcuts" path returns a
+ * referentially-stable value instead of allocating a fresh {} every CD pass. */
+export const EMPTY_KEYBOARD_CONFIG: KeyboardConfig = Object.freeze({}) as KeyboardConfig;
+
+export const keyboardConfigOrEmpty = (
+  keyboard: KeyboardConfig | undefined,
+): KeyboardConfig => keyboard ?? EMPTY_KEYBOARD_CONFIG;
+
 export const GLOBAL_KEY_CFG_KEYS: (keyof KeyboardConfig)[] = [
   'globalShowHide',
   'globalToggleTaskStart',
diff --git a/src/app/core-ui/main-header/main-header.component.ts b/src/app/core-ui/main-header/main-header.component.ts
index 4cdaf4e611..0410f34aaa 100644
--- a/src/app/core-ui/main-header/main-header.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/core-ui/main-header/main-header.component.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { SyncWrapperService } from '../../imex/sync/sync-wrapper.service';
 import { SnackService } from '../../core/snack/snack.service';
 import { NavigationEnd, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { GlobalConfigService } from '../../features/config/global-config.service';
-import { KeyboardConfig } from '@sp/keyboard-config';
+import { KeyboardConfig, keyboardConfigOrEmpty } from '@sp/keyboard-config';
 import { MatIconButton } from '@angular/material/button';
 import { MatIcon } from '@angular/material/icon';
 import { MatTooltip } from '@angular/material/tooltip';
@@ -342,6 +342,6 @@ export class MainHeaderComponent implements OnDestroy {
   }
 
   get kb(): KeyboardConfig {
-    return (this._configService.cfg()?.keyboard as KeyboardConfig) || {};
+    return keyboardConfigOrEmpty(this._configService.cfg()?.keyboard as KeyboardConfig);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/features/config/keyboard-config.const.spec.ts b/src/app/features/config/keyboard-config.const.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e85b1c56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/features/config/keyboard-config.const.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import {
+  EMPTY_KEYBOARD_CONFIG,
+  KeyboardConfig,
+  keyboardConfigOrEmpty,
+} from '@sp/keyboard-config';
+
+describe('keyboardConfigOrEmpty', () => {
+  it('returns EMPTY_KEYBOARD_CONFIG for undefined', () => {
+    expect(keyboardConfigOrEmpty(undefined)).toBe(EMPTY_KEYBOARD_CONFIG);
+  });
+
+  it('returns a referentially-stable empty config across calls', () => {
+    expect(keyboardConfigOrEmpty(undefined)).toBe(keyboardConfigOrEmpty(undefined));
+  });
+
+  it('returns the same reference for a provided config', () => {
+    const someKb: KeyboardConfig = { addNewTask: 'n' };
+    expect(keyboardConfigOrEmpty(someKb)).toBe(someKb);
+  });
+
+  it('EMPTY_KEYBOARD_CONFIG is frozen', () => {
+    expect(Object.isFrozen(EMPTY_KEYBOARD_CONFIG)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/features/planner/planner-task/planner-task.component.html b/src/app/features/planner/planner-task/planner-task.component.html
index 8aa6b1453e..2dfce50856 100644
--- a/src/app/features/planner/planner-task/planner-task.component.html
+++ b/src/app/features/planner/planner-task/planner-task.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <ng-content></ng-content>
 
 <swipe-block
-  [isDone]="task.isDone"
+  [isDone]="task().isDone"
   (swipeStart)="onSwipeStart()"
   (swipeRight)="toggleTaskDone()"
   (swipeRightTriggered)="onSwipeRightTriggered($event)"
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 >
   <div class="task-content">
     <done-toggle
-      [isDone]="task.isDone"
-      [isCurrent]="isCurrent"
+      [isDone]="task().isDone"
+      [isCurrent]="isCurrent()"
       [showDoneAnimation]="showDoneAnimation()"
       [showUndoneAnimation]="showUndoneAnimation()"
       [attr.aria-label]="T.F.TASK.CMP.TOGGLE_DONE | translate"
@@ -23,38 +23,38 @@
           <div class="parent-title">{{ parentTitle }}</div>
         }
 
-        @if (titleHasLinks) {
+        @if (titleHasLinks()) {
           <div
             class="title"
-            [innerHTML]="task.title | renderLinks"
+            [innerHTML]="task().title | renderLinks"
           ></div>
         } @else {
-          <div class="title">{{ task.title }}</div>
+          <div class="title">{{ task().title }}</div>
         }
 
         <tag-list
           [isShowProjectTagAlways]="true"
           [tagsToHide]="tagsToHide()"
-          [task]="task"
+          [task]="task()"
         ></tag-list>
       </div>
 
       <div
         (click)="estimateTimeClick($event)"
-        [class.hasNoTimeSpentOrEstimate]="!task.timeSpent && !task.timeEstimate"
-        [style.pointer-events]="task.subTaskIds?.length && 'none'"
+        [class.hasNoTimeSpentOrEstimate]="!task().timeSpent && !task().timeEstimate"
+        [style.pointer-events]="task().subTaskIds?.length && 'none'"
         class="planner-time-remaining-shared"
       >
         <inline-input
           (changed)="updateTimeEstimate($event)"
-          [displayValue]="timeEstimate | msToString"
+          [displayValue]="timeEstimate() | msToString"
           [type]="'duration'"
-          [value]="timeEstimate"
+          [value]="timeEstimate()"
         >
         </inline-input>
-        @if (task.subTaskIds?.length) {
+        @if (task().subTaskIds?.length) {
           <span class="sub-task-count">
-            <mat-icon inline="true">account_tree</mat-icon>{{ task.subTaskIds.length }}
+            <mat-icon inline="true">account_tree</mat-icon>{{ task().subTaskIds?.length }}
           </span>
         }
       </div>
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@
 @if (isContextMenuLoaded()) {
   <task-context-menu
     #taskContextMenu
-    [task]="task"
+    [task]="task()"
   ></task-context-menu>
 }
diff --git a/src/app/features/planner/planner-task/planner-task.component.spec.ts b/src/app/features/planner/planner-task/planner-task.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94113a244c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/features/planner/planner-task/planner-task.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA, signal, WritableSignal } from '@angular/core';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { of } from 'rxjs';
+import { PlannerTaskComponent } from './planner-task.component';
+import { TaskService } from '../../tasks/task.service';
+import { DEFAULT_TASK, TaskCopy } from '../../tasks/task.model';
+import { MsToStringPipe } from '../../../ui/duration/ms-to-string.pipe';
+import { RenderLinksPipe } from '../../../ui/pipes/render-links.pipe';
+import { TranslatePipe } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+
+const makeTask = (overrides: Partial<TaskCopy> = {}): TaskCopy =>
+  ({
+    ...DEFAULT_TASK,
+    projectId: 'p1',
+    id: 't1',
+    parentId: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  }) as TaskCopy;
+
+describe('PlannerTaskComponent', () => {
+  let currentTaskId: WritableSignal<string | null>;
+
+  const create = (
+    task: TaskCopy,
+  ): {
+    fixture: ComponentFixture<PlannerTaskComponent>;
+    component: PlannerTaskComponent;
+  } => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(PlannerTaskComponent);
+    fixture.componentRef.setInput('task', task);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    return { fixture, component: fixture.componentInstance };
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    currentTaskId = signal<string | null>(null);
+    const taskServiceMock = {
+      ...jasmine.createSpyObj('TaskService', [
+        'setSelectedId',
+        'toggleDoneWithAnimation',
+        'update',
+      ]),
+      currentTaskId,
+      getByIdLive$: () => of(null),
+    };
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [PlannerTaskComponent, TranslateModule.forRoot()],
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
+      providers: [{ provide: TaskService, useValue: taskServiceMock }],
+    });
+
+    // Isolate the component from its heavyweight child components (tag-list etc.)
+    // so the spec exercises PlannerTaskComponent's OWN template bindings without
+    // needing the full Store/service graph. Child elements become unknown tags
+    // (ignored via NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA); the pipes used in the template are kept.
+    TestBed.overrideComponent(PlannerTaskComponent, {
+      set: {
+        imports: [MsToStringPipe, RenderLinksPipe, TranslatePipe],
+        schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('renders the template without throwing', () => {
+    expect(() => create(makeTask({ title: 'plain title' }))).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  describe('titleHasLinks', () => {
+    it('is false for a plain title', () => {
+      const { component } = create(makeTask({ title: 'plain title' }));
+      expect(component.titleHasLinks()).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('is true for a title containing a URL', () => {
+      const { component } = create(makeTask({ title: 'see https://example.com' }));
+      expect(component.titleHasLinks()).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('timeEstimate', () => {
+    it('returns the raw estimate when the task has subTaskIds', () => {
+      const { component } = create(
+        makeTask({ timeEstimate: 5000, timeSpent: 2000, subTaskIds: ['s1'] }),
+      );
+      expect(component.timeEstimate()).toBe(5000);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('isCurrent', () => {
+    it('is true when the current task id equals the task id and reflects on the host', () => {
+      currentTaskId.set('t1');
+      const { fixture, component } = create(makeTask({ id: 't1' }));
+      expect(component.isCurrent()).toBe(true);
+      expect(fixture.debugElement.nativeElement.classList.contains('isCurrent')).toBe(
+        true,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('flips to false when the current task id changes', () => {
+      currentTaskId.set('t1');
+      const { fixture, component } = create(makeTask({ id: 't1' }));
+      expect(component.isCurrent()).toBe(true);
+
+      currentTaskId.set('other');
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(component.isCurrent()).toBe(false);
+      expect(fixture.debugElement.nativeElement.classList.contains('isCurrent')).toBe(
+        false,
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('isDone host class', () => {
+    it('carries the isDone class when the task is done', () => {
+      const { fixture } = create(makeTask({ isDone: true }));
+      expect(fixture.debugElement.nativeElement.classList.contains('isDone')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('omits the isDone class when the task is not done', () => {
+      const { fixture } = create(makeTask({ isDone: false }));
+      expect(fixture.debugElement.nativeElement.classList.contains('isDone')).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/features/planner/planner-task/planner-task.component.ts b/src/app/features/planner/planner-task/planner-task.component.ts
index 62db56338e..685191763d 100644
--- a/src/app/features/planner/planner-task/planner-task.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/planner/planner-task/planner-task.component.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ import {
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   ChangeDetectorRef,
   Component,
+  computed,
   DestroyRef,
   ElementRef,
-  HostBinding,
   HostListener,
   inject,
-  Input,
   input,
   OnDestroy,
   OnInit,
@@ -49,21 +48,26 @@ import { TranslatePipe } from '@ngx-translate/core';
     SwipeBlockComponent,
     TranslatePipe,
   ],
+  /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
+  host: {
+    '[class.isDone]': 'task().isDone',
+    '[class.isDragReady]': 'isDragReady()',
+    '[class.isCurrent]': 'isCurrent()',
+  },
+  /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
 })
 export class PlannerTaskComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit {
   private _taskService = inject(TaskService);
   private _cd = inject(ChangeDetectorRef);
   private _destroyRef = inject(DestroyRef);
   private _elementRef = inject(ElementRef);
-  get titleHasLinks(): boolean {
-    const title = this.task?.title;
-    return !!title && hasLinkHints(title);
-  }
 
-  // TODO: Skipped for migration because:
-  //  This input is used in a control flow expression (e.g. `@if` or `*ngIf`)
-  //  and migrating would break narrowing currently.
-  @Input({ required: true }) task!: TaskCopy;
+  readonly task = input.required<TaskCopy>();
+
+  readonly titleHasLinks = computed<boolean>(() => {
+    const title = this.task().title;
+    return !!title && hasLinkHints(title);
+  });
 
   // TODO remove
   readonly day = input<string | undefined>();
@@ -84,20 +88,9 @@ export class PlannerTaskComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit {
     read: TaskContextMenuComponent,
   });
 
-  @HostBinding('class.isDone')
-  get isDone(): boolean {
-    return this.task.isDone;
-  }
-
-  @HostBinding('class.isDragReady')
-  get isDragReadyClass(): boolean {
-    return this.isDragReady();
-  }
-
-  @HostBinding('class.isCurrent')
-  get isCurrent(): boolean {
-    return this.task.id === this._taskService.currentTaskId();
-  }
+  readonly isCurrent = computed<boolean>(
+    () => this.task().id === this._taskService.currentTaskId(),
+  );
 
   @HostListener('contextmenu', ['$event'])
   onContextMenu(event: MouseEvent): void {
@@ -114,25 +107,24 @@ export class PlannerTaskComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit {
     if (target?.tagName === 'A' || target?.closest('a')) {
       return;
     }
-    if (this.task) {
-      // Use bottom panel on mobile, dialog on desktop
-      this._taskService.setSelectedId(this.task.id);
-    }
+    // Use bottom panel on mobile, dialog on desktop
+    this._taskService.setSelectedId(this.task().id);
   }
 
-  get timeEstimate(): number {
-    const t = this.task;
-    return this.task.subTaskIds
+  readonly timeEstimate = computed<number>(() => {
+    const t = this.task();
+    return t.subTaskIds
       ? t.timeEstimate
       : t.timeEstimate - t.timeSpent > 0
         ? t.timeEstimate - t.timeSpent
         : 0;
-  }
+  });
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
-    if (this.task.parentId) {
+    const parentId = this.task().parentId;
+    if (parentId) {
       this._taskService
-        .getByIdLive$(this.task.parentId)
+        .getByIdLive$(parentId)
         .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this._destroyRef))
         .subscribe((parentTask) => {
           this.parentTitle = parentTask && parentTask.title;
@@ -179,7 +171,7 @@ export class PlannerTaskComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit {
   }
 
   onSwipeRightTriggered(isTriggered: boolean): void {
-    if (this.task.isDone) {
+    if (this.task().isDone) {
       this.showUndoneAnimation.set(isTriggered);
     } else {
       this.showDoneAnimation.set(isTriggered);
@@ -188,9 +180,10 @@ export class PlannerTaskComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit {
 
   toggleTaskDone(): void {
     window.clearTimeout(this._doneAnimationTimeout);
+    const t = this.task();
     this._doneAnimationTimeout = this._taskService.toggleDoneWithAnimation(
-      this.task.id,
-      this.task.isDone,
+      t.id,
+      t.isDone,
       (v) => this.showDoneAnimation.set(v),
     );
   }
@@ -216,7 +209,7 @@ export class PlannerTaskComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit {
   }
 
   updateTimeEstimate(val: number): void {
-    this._taskService.update(this.task.id, {
+    this._taskService.update(this.task().id, {
       timeEstimate: val,
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/app/features/tasks/task/task.component.ts b/src/app/features/tasks/task/task.component.ts
index cc1f6a3bfa..f2f0d0f159 100644
--- a/src/app/features/tasks/task/task.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/tasks/task/task.component.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ import { DateService } from '../../../core/date/date.service';
 import { isTouchActive } from '../../../util/input-intent';
 import { IS_HYBRID_DEVICE } from '../../../util/is-mouse-primary';
 import { DRAG_DELAY_FOR_TOUCH } from '../../../app.constants';
-import { KeyboardConfig } from '@sp/keyboard-config';
+import {
+  EMPTY_KEYBOARD_CONFIG,
+  KeyboardConfig,
+  keyboardConfigOrEmpty,
+} from '@sp/keyboard-config';
 import { DialogScheduleTaskComponent } from '../../planner/dialog-schedule-task/dialog-schedule-task.component';
 import { PlannerActions } from '../../planner/store/planner.actions';
 import { PlannerService } from '../../planner/planner.service';
@@ -1394,9 +1398,9 @@ export class TaskComponent implements OnDestroy, AfterViewInit {
 
   get kb(): KeyboardConfig {
     if (isTouchActive()) {
-      return {} as KeyboardConfig;
+      return EMPTY_KEYBOARD_CONFIG;
     }
-    return (this._configService.cfg()?.keyboard as KeyboardConfig) || {};
+    return keyboardConfigOrEmpty(this._configService.cfg()?.keyboard as KeyboardConfig);
   }
 
   protected readonly ICAL_TYPE = ICAL_TYPE;