diff --git a/migrations/013_investigation_type.sql b/migrations/013_investigation_type.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2111841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/013_investigation_type.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+-- Migration 013: Add investigation task type
+-- Adds 'investigation' to task type enum for tracking research/debugging sessions
+
+-- Drop existing constraint
+ALTER TABLE tasks DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS tasks_type_check;
+
+-- Add new constraint with investigation type
+ALTER TABLE tasks ADD CONSTRAINT tasks_type_check
+    CHECK (type IN ('task', 'bug', 'feature', 'debt', 'investigation'));
+
+-- Record migration
+INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('013_investigation_type')
+ON CONFLICT (version) DO NOTHING;
diff --git a/src/tools/crud.ts b/src/tools/crud.ts
index 6347b82..5a424ef 100644
--- a/src/tools/crud.ts
+++ b/src/tools/crud.ts
@@ -88,14 +88,38 @@ export async function taskAdd(args: TaskAddArgs): Promise<string> {
   // Get project key
   const projectKey = await getProjectKey(project);
 
-  // Get next task ID
-  const taskId = await getNextTaskId(projectKey);
-
-  // Generate embedding
+  // Generate embedding for duplicate detection
   const embedText = description ? `${title}. ${description}` : title;
   const embedding = await getEmbedding(embedText);
   const embeddingValue = embedding ? formatEmbedding(embedding) : null;
 
+  // Check for similar/duplicate tasks (only if embedding succeeded)
+  let duplicateWarning = '';
+  if (embeddingValue) {
+    const similarTasks = await query<{ id: string; title: string; status: string; similarity: number }>(
+      `SELECT id, title, status, 1 - (embedding <=> $1) as similarity
+       FROM tasks
+       WHERE project = $2 AND embedding IS NOT NULL AND status != 'completed'
+       ORDER BY embedding <=> $1
+       LIMIT 3`,
+      [embeddingValue, projectKey]
+    );
+
+    // Warn if highly similar tasks exist (>70% similarity)
+    const highSimilarity = similarTasks.filter(t => t.similarity > 0.70);
+    if (highSimilarity.length > 0) {
+      duplicateWarning = '\n\n⚠️  Similar tasks found:\n';
+      for (const t of highSimilarity) {
+        const pct = Math.round(t.similarity * 100);
+        duplicateWarning += `  - ${t.id}: ${t.title} (${pct}% match, ${t.status})\n`;
+      }
+      duplicateWarning += '\nConsider linking with: task link <from> <to> relates_to';
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Get next task ID
+  const taskId = await getNextTaskId(projectKey);
+
   // Insert task
   if (embeddingValue) {
     await execute(
@@ -114,7 +138,7 @@ export async function taskAdd(args: TaskAddArgs): Promise<string> {
   // Record activity for session tracking
   await recordActivity(taskId, 'created', undefined, 'open');
 
-  return `Created: ${taskId}\n  Title: ${title}\n  Type: ${type}\n  Priority: ${priority}\n  Project: ${projectKey}${embedding ? '\n  (embedded for semantic search)' : ''}`;
+  return `Created: ${taskId}\n  Title: ${title}\n  Type: ${type}\n  Priority: ${priority}\n  Project: ${projectKey}${embedding ? '\n  (embedded for semantic search)' : ''}${duplicateWarning}`;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/tools/index.ts b/src/tools/index.ts
index 191adaf..a2ddf75 100644
--- a/src/tools/index.ts
+++ b/src/tools/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const toolDefinitions = [
       properties: {
         title: { type: 'string', description: 'Task title (required)' },
         project: { type: 'string', description: 'Project key (e.g., ST, VPN). Auto-detected from CWD if not provided.' },
-        type: { type: 'string', enum: ['task', 'bug', 'feature', 'debt'], description: 'Task type (default: task)' },
+        type: { type: 'string', enum: ['task', 'bug', 'feature', 'debt', 'investigation'], description: 'Task type (default: task)' },
         priority: { type: 'string', enum: ['P0', 'P1', 'P2', 'P3'], description: 'Priority level (default: P2)' },
         description: { type: 'string', description: 'Optional description' },
       },