diff --git a/apps/client/src/components/main_tree_executors.ts b/apps/client/src/components/main_tree_executors.ts
index 20f0abea5..d656437ec 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/components/main_tree_executors.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/components/main_tree_executors.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import appContext, { type EventData } from "./app_context.js";
-import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts, CreateNoteAfterUrlOpts } from "../services/note_create.js";
+import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteWithUrlOpts } from "../services/note_create.js";
 import treeService from "../services/tree.js";
 import hoistedNoteService from "../services/hoisted_note.js";
 import Component from "./component.js";
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default class MainTreeExecutors extends Component {
                 isProtected: activeNoteContext.note.isProtected,
                 saveSelection: false,
                 promptForType: false,
-            } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts
+            } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
         );
     }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export default class MainTreeExecutors extends Component {
                 targetBranchId: node.data.branchId,
                 isProtected: isProtected,
                 saveSelection: false
-            } as CreateNoteAfterUrlOpts
+            } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/components/root_command_executor.ts b/apps/client/src/components/root_command_executor.ts
index 37cd4e6c2..1173ca6c8 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/components/root_command_executor.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/components/root_command_executor.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import froca from "../services/froca.js";
 import utils from "../services/utils.js";
 import LlmChatPanel from "../widgets/llm_chat_panel.js";
 import toastService from "../services/toast.js";
-import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts } from "../services/note_create.js";
+import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteWithUrlOpts } from "../services/note_create.js";
 
 export default class RootCommandExecutor extends Component {
     editReadOnlyNoteCommand() {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export default class RootCommandExecutor extends Component {
                         messages: [],
                         title: "New AI Chat"
                     }),
-                } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts
+                } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
             );
 
             if (!result.note) {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/menus/tree_context_menu.ts b/apps/client/src/menus/tree_context_menu.ts
index 38f5c995c..3afd426bb 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/menus/tree_context_menu.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/menus/tree_context_menu.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import treeService from "../services/tree.js";
 import froca from "../services/froca.js";
 import clipboard from "../services/clipboard.js";
-import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteAfterUrlOpts, CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts } from "../services/note_create.js";
+import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteWithUrlOpts } from "../services/note_create.js";
 import contextMenu, { type MenuCommandItem, type MenuItem } from "./context_menu.js";
 import appContext, { type ContextMenuCommandData, type FilteredCommandNames } from "../components/app_context.js";
 import noteTypesService from "../services/note_types.js";
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export default class TreeContextMenu implements SelectMenuItemEventListener<Tree
                     isProtected: isProtected,
                     templateNoteId: templateNoteId,
                     promptForType: false,
-                } as CreateNoteAfterUrlOpts
+                } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
             );
         } else if (command === "insertChildNote") {
             const parentNotePath = treeService.getNotePath(this.node);
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export default class TreeContextMenu implements SelectMenuItemEventListener<Tree
                     isProtected: this.node.data.isProtected,
                     templateNoteId: templateNoteId,
                     promptForType: false,
-                } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts
+                } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
             );
         } else if (command === "openNoteInSplit") {
             const subContexts = appContext.tabManager.getActiveContext()?.getSubContexts();
diff --git a/apps/client/src/services/note_autocomplete.ts b/apps/client/src/services/note_autocomplete.ts
index 0d9e236fe..9e3a4e539 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/services/note_autocomplete.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/services/note_autocomplete.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import server from "./server.js";
 import appContext from "../components/app_context.js";
-import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts, CreateNoteIntoInboxOpts } from "./note_create.js";
+import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteIntoInboxOpts, CreateNoteWithUrlOpts } from "./note_create.js";
 import froca from "./froca.js";
 import { t } from "./i18n.js";
 import commandRegistry from "./command_registry.js";
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ function initNoteAutocomplete($el: JQuery<HTMLElement>, options?: Options) {
                         title: suggestion.noteTitle,
                         activate: true,
                         promptForType: true,
-                    } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts,
+                    } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts,
                 );
 
                 if (!note) return;
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ function initNoteAutocomplete($el: JQuery<HTMLElement>, options?: Options) {
                         title: suggestion.noteTitle,
                         activate: false,
                         promptForType: true,
-                    } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts
+                    } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
                 );
 
                 if (!note) return;
diff --git a/apps/client/src/services/note_create.ts b/apps/client/src/services/note_create.ts
index 68542cf4a..a5c4eb0eb 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/services/note_create.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/services/note_create.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ import dateNoteService from "../services/date_notes.js";
  * accepted by `note_create`.
  *
  * ## Overview
- * Each variant (e.g. `CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts`, `CreateNoteBeforeUrlOpts`, etc.)
- * extends `CreateNoteOpts` and enforces specific constraints to ensure only
- * valid note creation options are allowed at compile time.
+ * Each variant extends `CreateNoteOpts` and enforces specific constraints to
+ * ensure only valid note creation options are allowed at compile time.
  *
  * ## Type Safety
  * The `PromptingRule` ensures that `promptForType` and `type` stay mutually
@@ -36,10 +35,7 @@ import dateNoteService from "../services/date_notes.js";
  *
  * Hierarchy (general → specific):
  * - CreateNoteOpts
- *   - CreateNoteAtUrlOpts
- *     - CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts
- *     - CreateNoteBeforeUrlOpts
- *     - CreateNoteAfterUrlOpts
+ *   - CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
  *   - CreateNoteIntoInboxOpts
  */
 
@@ -81,7 +77,7 @@ export type CreateNoteOpts = {
  * Serves as a base for "into", "before", and "after" variants,
  * sharing common URL-related fields.
  */
-type CreateNoteWithUrlOpts = CreateNoteOpts & {
+export type CreateNoteWithUrlOpts = CreateNoteOpts & {
     // `Url` may refer to either parentNotePath or parentNoteId.
     // The vocabulary is inspired by existing function getNoteIdFromUrl.
     parentNoteUrl: string;
@@ -90,10 +86,6 @@ type CreateNoteWithUrlOpts = CreateNoteOpts & {
     targetBranchId: string;
 }
 
-export type CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts = CreateNoteWithUrlOpts;
-export type CreateNoteBeforeUrlOpts = CreateNoteWithUrlOpts;
-export type CreateNoteAfterUrlOpts = CreateNoteWithUrlOpts;
-
 type NeverDefineParentNoteUrlRule = {
     parentNoteUrl?: never;
 };
@@ -155,12 +147,12 @@ async function promptForType(
     } as CreateNoteOpts;
 
     if (notePath) {
-        resolvedOptions = resolvedOptions as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts;
+        resolvedOptions = resolvedOptions as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts;
         resolvedOptions = {
             ...resolvedOptions,
             target: "into",
             parentNoteUrl: notePath,
-        } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts;
+        } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts;
     }
 
     return resolvedOptions;
@@ -274,7 +266,7 @@ async function createNoteIntoInbox(
         {
             ...options,
             parentNoteUrl: inboxNote.noteId,
-        } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts
+        } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
     );
 
     return result;
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/board/api.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/board/api.ts
index a321ccbf6..83bc8f06d 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/board/api.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/board/api.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import branches from "../../../services/branches";
 import { executeBulkActions } from "../../../services/bulk_action";
 import froca from "../../../services/froca";
 import { t } from "../../../services/i18n";
-import note_create, { CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts } from "../../../services/note_create.js";
+import note_create, { CreateNoteWithUrlOpts } from "../../../services/note_create.js";
 import server from "../../../services/server";
 import { ColumnMap } from "./data";
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default class BoardApi {
                 parentNoteUrl: parentNotePath,
                 activate: false,
                 title,
-            } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts);
+            } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts);
 
             if (newNote && newBranch) {
                 await this.changeColumn(newNote.noteId, column);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export default class BoardApi {
                 activate: false,
                 targetBranchId: relativeToBranchId,
                 title: t("board_view.new-item"),
-            } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts
+            } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
         );
 
         if (!note || !branch) {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/context_menu.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/context_menu.ts
index e0a0818eb..28c9ee1f0 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/context_menu.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/context_menu.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import froca from "../../../services/froca.js";
 import branches from "../../../services/branches.js";
 import Component from "../../../components/component.js";
 import { RefObject } from "preact";
-import { CreateNoteAfterUrlOpts, CreateNoteBeforeUrlOpts } from "../../../services/note_create.js";
+import { CreateNoteWithUrlOpts } from "../../../services/note_create.js";
 
 export function useContextMenu(parentNote: FNote, parentComponent: Component | null | undefined, tabulator: RefObject<Tabulator>): Partial<EventCallBackMethods> {
     const events: Partial<EventCallBackMethods> = {};
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export function showRowContextMenu(parentComponent: Component, e: MouseEvent, ro
                     customOpts: {
                         target: "before",
                         targetBranchId: rowData.branchId,
-                    } as CreateNoteBeforeUrlOpts
+                    } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
                 })
             },
             {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export function showRowContextMenu(parentComponent: Component, e: MouseEvent, ro
                         customOpts: {
                             target: "after",
                             targetBranchId: branchId,
-                        } as CreateNoteAfterUrlOpts
+                        } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
                     });
                 }
             },
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export function showRowContextMenu(parentComponent: Component, e: MouseEvent, ro
                     customOpts: {
                         target: "after",
                         targetBranchId: rowData.branchId,
-                    } as CreateNoteAfterUrlOpts
+                    } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
                 })
             },
             { kind: "separator" },
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/row_editing.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/row_editing.ts
index 893a4acb4..d23e151d8 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/row_editing.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/row_editing.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { EventCallBackMethods, RowComponent, Tabulator } from "tabulator-tables";
 import { CommandListenerData } from "../../../components/app_context";
-import note_create, { CreateNoteOpts, CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts } from "../../../services/note_create";
+import note_create, { CreateNoteOpts, CreateNoteWithUrlOpts } from "../../../services/note_create";
 import { useLegacyImperativeHandlers } from "../../react/hooks";
 import { RefObject } from "preact";
 import { setAttribute, setLabel } from "../../../services/attributes";
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default function useRowTableEditing(api: RefObject<Tabulator>, attributeD
                     {
                         parentNoteUrl: notePath,
                         ...opts
-                    } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts
+                    } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
                 ).then(({ branch }) => {
                     if (branch) {
                         setTimeout(() => {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/mobile_widgets/mobile_detail_menu.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/mobile_widgets/mobile_detail_menu.tsx
index 42cb0b85d..86bbdc33b 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/mobile_widgets/mobile_detail_menu.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/mobile_widgets/mobile_detail_menu.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import appContext from "../../components/app_context";
 import contextMenu from "../../menus/context_menu";
 import branches from "../../services/branches";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
-import note_create, { CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts } from "../../services/note_create";
+import note_create, { CreateNoteWithUrlOpts } from "../../services/note_create";
 import tree from "../../services/tree";
 import ActionButton from "../react/ActionButton";
 import { ParentComponent } from "../react/react_utils";
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default function MobileDetailMenu() {
                                 {
                                     target: "into",
                                     parentNoteUrl: appContext.tabManager.getActiveContextNotePath() ?? undefined
-                                } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts
+                                } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
                             );
                         } else if (command === "delete") {
                             const notePath = appContext.tabManager.getActiveContextNotePath();
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_detail.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_detail.ts
index bf7cc9db7..290387bbc 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_detail.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_detail.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import SpacedUpdate from "../services/spaced_update.js";
 import server from "../services/server.js";
 import appContext, { type CommandListenerData, type EventData } from "../components/app_context.js";
 import keyboardActionsService from "../services/keyboard_actions.js";
-import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts } from "../services/note_create.js";
+import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteWithUrlOpts } from "../services/note_create.js";
 import attributeService from "../services/attributes.js";
 
 import EmptyTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/empty.js";
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ export default class NoteDetailWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
                     isProtected: note.isProtected,
                     saveSelection: true,
                     textEditor: await this.noteContext.getTextEditor()
-                } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts
+                } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
             );
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_tree.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_tree.ts
index c7c5fd9e4..f11d7e9d4 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_tree.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_tree.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import branchService from "../services/branches.js";
 import ws from "../services/ws.js";
 import NoteContextAwareWidget from "./note_context_aware_widget.js";
 import server from "../services/server.js";
-import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts } from "../services/note_create.js";
+import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteWithUrlOpts } from "../services/note_create.js";
 import toastService from "../services/toast.js";
 import appContext, { type CommandListenerData, type EventData } from "../components/app_context.js";
 import keyboardActionsService from "../services/keyboard_actions.js";
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
                         target: "into",
                         parentNoteUrl: parentNotePath,
                         isProtected: node.data.isProtected
-                    } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts,
+                    } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts,
                 );
             } else if (target.classList.contains("enter-workspace-button")) {
                 const node = $.ui.fancytree.getNode(e as unknown as Event);
@@ -1854,7 +1854,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
                             target: "into",
                             parentNoteUrl: notePath,
                             isProtected: node.data.isProtected
-                        } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts
+                        } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
                     )
                 }
             }),
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/components/AttributeEditor.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/components/AttributeEditor.tsx
index 5d0004a8e..3a4c5de08 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/components/AttributeEditor.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/components/AttributeEditor.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import contextMenu from "../../../menus/context_menu";
 import type { CommandData, FilteredCommandNames } from "../../../components/app_context";
 import { AttributeType } from "@triliumnext/commons";
 import attributes from "../../../services/attributes";
-import note_create, { CreateNoteAfterUrlOpts, CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts, CreateNoteIntoInboxOpts } from "../../../services/note_create";
+import note_create, { CreateNoteWithUrlOpts, CreateNoteIntoInboxOpts } from "../../../services/note_create";
 import { CreateNoteAction } from "@triliumnext/commons";
 
 type AttributeCommandNames = FilteredCommandNames<CommandData>;
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export default function AttributeEditor({ api, note, componentId, notePath, ntxI
                             title,
                             activate: false,
                             promptForType: true,
-                        } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts,
+                        } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts,
                     )
                     return resp?.note?.getBestNotePathString() ?? "";
                 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.ts
index 5fc07b3a3..b27d23c4f 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import utils, { hasTouchBar } from "../../services/utils.js";
 import keyboardActionService from "../../services/keyboard_actions.js";
 import froca from "../../services/froca.js";
-import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts, CreateNoteIntoInboxOpts } from "../../services/note_create.js";
+import noteCreateService, { CreateNoteWithUrlOpts, CreateNoteIntoInboxOpts } from "../../services/note_create.js";
 import AbstractTextTypeWidget from "./abstract_text_type_widget.js";
 import link from "../../services/link.js";
 import appContext, { type CommandListenerData, type EventData } from "../../components/app_context.js";
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ export default class EditableTextTypeWidget extends AbstractTextTypeWidget {
                             title,
                             activate: true,
                             promptForType: true,
-                        } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts
+                        } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
                     )
 
                     return note?.getBestNotePathString() ?? "";
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ export default class EditableTextTypeWidget extends AbstractTextTypeWidget {
                             title,
                             activate: false,
                             promptForType: true,
-                        } as CreateNoteIntoUrlOpts
+                        } as CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
                     );
 
                     return note?.getBestNotePathString() ?? "";