diff --git a/assets/page.html b/assets/page.html
index e628f45..0af04b4 100644
--- a/assets/page.html
+++ b/assets/page.html
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 <script src="/_/content.js"></script>
 <script src="/_/anchors.js"></script>
 <script src="/_/toc.js"></script>
+<script src="/_/tasks.js"></script>
 {{end}}
 {{if .Content}}
 <script src="/_/sections.js"></script>
diff --git a/assets/style.css b/assets/style.css
index 1b324a7..1a4c66a 100644
--- a/assets/style.css
+++ b/assets/style.css
@@ -439,6 +439,12 @@ textarea {
     font-size: 0.85rem;
 }
 
+/* === Task lists === */
+.content li:has(> input.task-checkbox:checked) {
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    text-decoration: line-through;
+}
+
 /* === Photo grid === */
 .photo-grid {
     display: grid;
diff --git a/assets/tasks.js b/assets/tasks.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..180ce36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/tasks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+(function () {
+    document.querySelectorAll('input.task-checkbox[data-task-index]').forEach(function (cb) {
+        cb.addEventListener('change', function () {
+            var idx = cb.dataset.taskIndex;
+            var checked = cb.checked;
+            cb.disabled = true;
+            fetch(window.location.pathname + '?toggle=' + idx, {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' },
+                body: 'checked=' + checked
+            }).then(function (res) {
+                if (!res.ok) {
+                    cb.checked = !checked;
+                    alert('Failed to save task state (' + res.status + ')');
+                }
+            }).catch(function () {
+                cb.checked = !checked;
+                alert('Failed to save task state');
+            }).finally(function () {
+                cb.disabled = false;
+            });
+        });
+    });
+})();
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 25ba057..a21b528 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ func (h *handler) handlePost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, urlPath, fs
 		h.handleMove(w, r, urlPath, fsPath, query.Get("move"))
 		return
 	}
+	if query.Has("toggle") {
+		h.handleToggle(w, r, fsPath)
+		return
+	}
 
 	if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, "bad request", http.StatusBadRequest)
diff --git a/render.go b/render.go
index fc4aa53..eba39ed 100644
--- a/render.go
+++ b/render.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func renderMarkdown(raw []byte) template.HTML {
 	if err := md.Convert(raw, &buf); err != nil {
 		return ""
 	}
-	return template.HTML(buf.String())
+	return template.HTML(rewriteTaskCheckboxes(buf.Bytes()))
 }
 
 // extractFirstHeading returns the text of the first ATX heading in raw markdown,
diff --git a/tasks.go b/tasks.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cf5e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+// taskCheckboxRe matches the <input> tag goldmark's GFM extension emits for a
+// task list checkbox. Used to enumerate and rewrite checkboxes in rendered HTML.
+var taskCheckboxRe = regexp.MustCompile(`<input(?: checked="")? disabled="" type="checkbox">`)
+
+// taskLineRe matches a markdown task list line: leading whitespace, a bullet,
+// then a `[ ]` / `[x]` / `[X]` checkbox marker.
+var taskLineRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^(\s*[-*+]\s+)\[([ xX])\]`)
+
+// rewriteTaskCheckboxes enables and indexes the task checkboxes in rendered
+// HTML so JS can wire them up. Each checkbox gains a data-task-index matching
+// its position among task list items in source order; the disabled attribute
+// is removed so the user can toggle them.
+func rewriteTaskCheckboxes(in []byte) []byte {
+	idx := 0
+	return taskCheckboxRe.ReplaceAllFunc(in, func(match []byte) []byte {
+		checked := bytes.Contains(match, []byte("checked"))
+		var out bytes.Buffer
+		out.WriteString(`<input type="checkbox" class="task-checkbox" data-task-index="`)
+		out.WriteString(strconv.Itoa(idx))
+		out.WriteByte('"')
+		if checked {
+			out.WriteString(` checked=""`)
+		}
+		out.WriteByte('>')
+		idx++
+		return out.Bytes()
+	})
+}
+
+// handleToggle flips the Nth task list checkbox in index.md based on the
+// `toggle` query param and `checked` form value. Indices match the order in
+// which goldmark emits checkboxes, which is source order excluding fenced
+// code blocks.
+func (h *handler) handleToggle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, fsPath string) {
+	n, err := strconv.Atoi(r.URL.Query().Get("toggle"))
+	if err != nil || n < 0 {
+		http.Error(w, "bad toggle index", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "bad request", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	checked := r.FormValue("checked") == "true"
+
+	indexPath := filepath.Join(fsPath, "index.md")
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile(indexPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "read failed: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	updated, ok := flipTaskLine(raw, n, checked)
+	if !ok {
+		http.Error(w, "task not found", http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := writeFileAtomic(indexPath, updated, 0644); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "write failed: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+}
+
+// flipTaskLine returns raw with the Nth task list bullet's `[ ]`/`[x]` marker
+// set according to checked. Lines inside fenced code blocks are skipped so
+// they do not consume an index. Returns ok=false when there is no Nth task.
+func flipTaskLine(raw []byte, n int, checked bool) ([]byte, bool) {
+	lines := bytes.Split(raw, []byte("\n"))
+	inFence := false
+	count := 0
+	target := -1
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		trimmed := bytes.TrimLeft(line, " \t")
+		if bytes.HasPrefix(trimmed, []byte("```")) || bytes.HasPrefix(trimmed, []byte("~~~")) {
+			inFence = !inFence
+			continue
+		}
+		if inFence {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !taskLineRe.Match(line) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if count == n {
+			target = i
+			break
+		}
+		count++
+	}
+	if target == -1 {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	replacement := []byte("${1}[ ]")
+	if checked {
+		replacement = []byte("${1}[x]")
+	}
+	lines[target] = taskLineRe.ReplaceAll(lines[target], replacement)
+	return bytes.Join(lines, []byte("\n")), true
+}