feat: implement task dependencies with validation and update handling

backend/alembic/versions/3c6a2d3df4a1_task_dependencies.py

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+"""task dependencies
+
+Revision ID: 3c6a2d3df4a1
+Revises: 1d844b04ee06
+Create Date: 2026-02-06
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = "3c6a2d3df4a1"
+down_revision = "1d844b04ee06"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.create_table(
+        "task_dependencies",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Uuid(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("board_id", sa.Uuid(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("task_id", sa.Uuid(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("depends_on_task_id", sa.Uuid(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("created_at", sa.DateTime(), nullable=False),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["board_id"],
+            ["boards.id"],
+            ondelete="CASCADE",
+        ),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["task_id"],
+            ["tasks.id"],
+            ondelete="CASCADE",
+        ),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["depends_on_task_id"],
+            ["tasks.id"],
+            ondelete="CASCADE",
+        ),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+        sa.UniqueConstraint(
+            "task_id",
+            "depends_on_task_id",
+            name="uq_task_dependencies_task_id_depends_on_task_id",
+        ),
+        sa.CheckConstraint(
+            "task_id <> depends_on_task_id",
+            name="ck_task_dependencies_no_self",
+        ),
+    )
+
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_task_dependencies_board_id",
+        "task_dependencies",
+        ["board_id"],
+        unique=False,
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_task_dependencies_task_id",
+        "task_dependencies",
+        ["task_id"],
+        unique=False,
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_task_dependencies_depends_on_task_id",
+        "task_dependencies",
+        ["depends_on_task_id"],
+        unique=False,
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_index("ix_task_dependencies_depends_on_task_id", table_name="task_dependencies")
+    op.drop_index("ix_task_dependencies_task_id", table_name="task_dependencies")
+    op.drop_index("ix_task_dependencies_board_id", table_name="task_dependencies")
+    op.drop_table("task_dependencies")
+

backend/app/api/agent.py

@@ -26,8 +26,15 @@ from app.models.board_memory import BoardMemory
 from app.models.board_onboarding import BoardOnboardingSession
 from app.models.boards import Board
 from app.models.gateways import Gateway
+from app.models.task_dependencies import TaskDependency
 from app.models.tasks import Task
-from app.schemas.agents import AgentCreate, AgentHeartbeat, AgentHeartbeatCreate, AgentNudge, AgentRead
+from app.schemas.agents import (
+    AgentCreate,
+    AgentHeartbeat,
+    AgentHeartbeatCreate,
+    AgentNudge,
+    AgentRead,
+)
 from app.schemas.approvals import ApprovalCreate, ApprovalRead, ApprovalStatus
 from app.schemas.board_memory import BoardMemoryCreate, BoardMemoryRead
 from app.schemas.board_onboarding import BoardOnboardingAgentUpdate, BoardOnboardingRead
@@ -36,6 +43,11 @@ from app.schemas.common import OkResponse
 from app.schemas.pagination import DefaultLimitOffsetPage
 from app.schemas.tasks import TaskCommentCreate, TaskCommentRead, TaskCreate, TaskRead, TaskUpdate
 from app.services.activity_log import record_activity
+from app.services.task_dependencies import (
+    blocked_by_dependency_ids,
+    dependency_status_by_id,
+    validate_dependency_update,
+)
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/agent", tags=["agent"])
 
@@ -131,14 +143,39 @@ async def create_task(
     board: Board = Depends(get_board_or_404),
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
     agent_ctx: AgentAuthContext = Depends(get_agent_auth_context),
-) -> Task:
+) -> TaskRead:
     _guard_board_access(agent_ctx, board)
     if not agent_ctx.agent.is_board_lead:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
-    task = Task.model_validate(payload)
+    data = payload.model_dump()
+    depends_on_task_ids = cast(list[UUID], data.pop("depends_on_task_ids", []) or [])
+
+    task = Task.model_validate(data)
     task.board_id = board.id
     task.auto_created = True
     task.auto_reason = f"lead_agent:{agent_ctx.agent.id}"
+
+    normalized_deps = await validate_dependency_update(
+        session,
+        board_id=board.id,
+        task_id=task.id,
+        depends_on_task_ids=depends_on_task_ids,
+    )
+    dep_status = await dependency_status_by_id(
+        session,
+        board_id=board.id,
+        dependency_ids=normalized_deps,
+    )
+    blocked_by = blocked_by_dependency_ids(dependency_ids=normalized_deps, status_by_id=dep_status)
+
+    if blocked_by and (task.assigned_agent_id is not None or task.status != "inbox"):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT,
+            detail={
+                "message": "Task is blocked by incomplete dependencies.",
+                "blocked_by_task_ids": [str(value) for value in blocked_by],
+            },
+        )
     if task.assigned_agent_id:
         agent = await session.get(Agent, task.assigned_agent_id)
         if agent is None:
@@ -151,6 +188,14 @@ async def create_task(
         if agent.board_id and agent.board_id != board.id:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT)
     session.add(task)
+    for dep_id in normalized_deps:
+        session.add(
+            TaskDependency(
+                board_id=board.id,
+                task_id=task.id,
+                depends_on_task_id=dep_id,
+            )
+        )
     await session.commit()
     await session.refresh(task)
     record_activity(
@@ -170,7 +215,13 @@ async def create_task(
                 task=task,
                 agent=assigned_agent,
             )
-    return task
+    return TaskRead.model_validate(task, from_attributes=True).model_copy(
+        update={
+            "depends_on_task_ids": normalized_deps,
+            "blocked_by_task_ids": blocked_by,
+            "is_blocked": bool(blocked_by),
+        }
+    )
 
 
 @router.patch("/boards/{board_id}/tasks/{task_id}", response_model=TaskRead)
@@ -179,7 +230,7 @@ async def update_task(
     task: Task = Depends(get_task_or_404),
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
     agent_ctx: AgentAuthContext = Depends(get_agent_auth_context),
-) -> Task:
+) -> TaskRead:
     if agent_ctx.agent.board_id and task.board_id and agent_ctx.agent.board_id != task.board_id:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
     return await tasks_api.update_task(

backend/app/api/agents.py

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from app.models.agents import Agent
 from app.models.boards import Board
 from app.models.gateways import Gateway
 from app.models.tasks import Task
-from app.schemas.common import OkResponse
 from app.schemas.agents import (
     AgentCreate,
     AgentHeartbeat,
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ from app.schemas.agents import (
     AgentRead,
     AgentUpdate,
 )
+from app.schemas.common import OkResponse
 from app.schemas.pagination import DefaultLimitOffsetPage
 from app.services.activity_log import record_activity
 from app.services.agent_provisioning import (
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ async def _require_board(session: AsyncSession, board_id: UUID | str | None) ->
     return board
 
 
-async def _require_gateway(session: AsyncSession, board: Board) -> tuple[Gateway, GatewayClientConfig]:
+async def _require_gateway(
+    session: AsyncSession, board: Board
+) -> tuple[Gateway, GatewayClientConfig]:
     if not board.gateway_id:
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
@@ -155,7 +157,9 @@ async def _find_gateway_for_main_session(
 ) -> Gateway | None:
     if not session_key:
         return None
-    return (await session.exec(select(Gateway).where(Gateway.main_session_key == session_key))).first()
+    return (
+        await session.exec(select(Gateway).where(Gateway.main_session_key == session_key))
+    ).first()
 
 
 async def _ensure_gateway_session(
@@ -211,7 +215,9 @@ def _record_heartbeat(session: AsyncSession, agent: Agent) -> None:
     )
 
 
-def _record_instruction_failure(session: AsyncSession, agent: Agent, error: str, action: str) -> None:
+def _record_instruction_failure(
+    session: AsyncSession, agent: Agent, error: str, action: str
+) -> None:
     action_label = action.replace("_", " ").capitalize()
     record_activity(
         session,
@@ -275,7 +281,9 @@ async def stream_agents(
                 break
             async with async_session_maker() as session:
                 agents = await _fetch_agent_events(session, board_id, last_seen)
-                main_session_keys = await _get_gateway_main_session_keys(session) if agents else set()
+                main_session_keys = (
+                    await _get_gateway_main_session_keys(session) if agents else set()
+                )
             for agent in agents:
                 updated_at = agent.updated_at or agent.last_seen_at or utcnow()
                 if updated_at > last_seen:

backend/app/api/approvals.py

@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ async def stream_approvals(
                         )
                     ).one()
                 )
-                task_ids = {approval.task_id for approval in approvals if approval.task_id is not None}
+                task_ids = {
+                    approval.task_id for approval in approvals if approval.task_id is not None
+                }
                 counts_by_task_id: dict[UUID, tuple[int, int]] = {}
                 if task_ids:
                     rows = list(

backend/app/api/board_memory.py

@@ -77,17 +77,15 @@ async def _fetch_memory_events(
     is_chat: bool | None = None,
 ) -> list[BoardMemory]:
     statement = (
-        select(BoardMemory)
+        select(BoardMemory).where(col(BoardMemory.board_id) == board_id)
-        .where(col(BoardMemory.board_id) == board_id)
         # Old/invalid rows (empty/whitespace-only content) can exist; exclude them to
         # satisfy the NonEmptyStr response schema.
         .where(func.length(func.trim(col(BoardMemory.content))) > 0)
     )
     if is_chat is not None:
         statement = statement.where(col(BoardMemory.is_chat) == is_chat)
-    statement = (
+    statement = statement.where(col(BoardMemory.created_at) >= since).order_by(
-        statement.where(col(BoardMemory.created_at) >= since)
+        col(BoardMemory.created_at)
-        .order_by(col(BoardMemory.created_at))
     )
     return list(await session.exec(statement))
 
@@ -162,8 +160,7 @@ async def list_board_memory(
         if actor.agent.board_id and actor.agent.board_id != board.id:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
     statement = (
-        select(BoardMemory)
+        select(BoardMemory).where(col(BoardMemory.board_id) == board.id)
-        .where(col(BoardMemory.board_id) == board.id)
         # Old/invalid rows (empty/whitespace-only content) can exist; exclude them to
         # satisfy the NonEmptyStr response schema.
         .where(func.length(func.trim(col(BoardMemory.content))) > 0)

backend/app/api/board_onboarding.py

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ from app.models.board_onboarding import BoardOnboardingSession
 from app.models.boards import Board
 from app.models.gateways import Gateway
 from app.schemas.board_onboarding import (
-    BoardOnboardingAnswer,
     BoardOnboardingAgentComplete,
     BoardOnboardingAgentUpdate,
+    BoardOnboardingAnswer,
     BoardOnboardingConfirm,
     BoardOnboardingLeadAgentDraft,
     BoardOnboardingRead,
@@ -251,9 +251,7 @@ async def answer_onboarding(
         answer_text = f"{payload.answer}: {payload.other_text}"
 
     messages = list(onboarding.messages or [])
-    messages.append(
+    messages.append({"role": "user", "content": answer_text, "timestamp": utcnow().isoformat()})
-        {"role": "user", "content": answer_text, "timestamp": utcnow().isoformat()}
-    )
 
     try:
         await ensure_session(onboarding.session_key, config=config, label="Main Agent")

backend/app/api/boards.py

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import re
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Query, status
-from sqlalchemy import delete
+from sqlalchemy import delete, func
-from sqlalchemy import func
 from sqlmodel import col, select
 from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
 
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@ from app.models.boards import Board
 from app.models.gateways import Gateway
 from app.models.task_fingerprints import TaskFingerprint
 from app.models.tasks import Task
-from app.schemas.common import OkResponse
 from app.schemas.boards import BoardCreate, BoardRead, BoardUpdate
+from app.schemas.common import OkResponse
 from app.schemas.pagination import DefaultLimitOffsetPage
 from app.schemas.view_models import BoardSnapshot
 from app.services.board_snapshot import build_board_snapshot
@@ -229,10 +228,14 @@ async def delete_board(
 
     if task_ids:
         await session.execute(delete(ActivityEvent).where(col(ActivityEvent.task_id).in_(task_ids)))
-        await session.execute(delete(TaskFingerprint).where(col(TaskFingerprint.board_id) == board.id))
+        await session.execute(
+            delete(TaskFingerprint).where(col(TaskFingerprint.board_id) == board.id)
+        )
     if agents:
         agent_ids = [agent.id for agent in agents]
-        await session.execute(delete(ActivityEvent).where(col(ActivityEvent.agent_id).in_(agent_ids)))
+        await session.execute(
+            delete(ActivityEvent).where(col(ActivityEvent.agent_id).in_(agent_ids))
+        )
         await session.execute(delete(Agent).where(col(Agent.id).in_(agent_ids)))
     await session.execute(delete(Approval).where(col(Approval.board_id) == board.id))
     await session.execute(delete(BoardMemory).where(col(BoardMemory.board_id) == board.id))

backend/app/api/tasks.py

@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import asyncio
 import json
 from collections import deque
-from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
+from collections.abc import AsyncIterator, Sequence
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import cast
 from uuid import UUID
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Query, Request, status
-from sqlalchemy import asc, delete, desc
+from sqlalchemy import asc, delete, desc, or_
 from sqlmodel import col, select
-from sqlmodel.sql.expression import Select
 from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
+from sqlmodel.sql.expression import Select
 from sse_starlette.sse import EventSourceResponse
 
 from app.api.deps import (
@@ -33,13 +33,23 @@ from app.models.agents import Agent
 from app.models.approvals import Approval
 from app.models.boards import Board
 from app.models.gateways import Gateway
+from app.models.task_dependencies import TaskDependency
 from app.models.task_fingerprints import TaskFingerprint
 from app.models.tasks import Task
 from app.schemas.common import OkResponse
+from app.schemas.errors import BlockedTaskError
 from app.schemas.pagination import DefaultLimitOffsetPage
 from app.schemas.tasks import TaskCommentCreate, TaskCommentRead, TaskCreate, TaskRead, TaskUpdate
 from app.services.activity_log import record_activity
 from app.services.mentions import extract_mentions, matches_agent_mention
+from app.services.task_dependencies import (
+    blocked_by_dependency_ids,
+    dependency_ids_by_task_id,
+    dependency_status_by_id,
+    dependent_task_ids,
+    replace_task_dependencies,
+    validate_dependency_update,
+)
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/boards/{board_id}/tasks", tags=["tasks"])
 
@@ -60,6 +70,16 @@ def _comment_validation_error() -> HTTPException:
     )
 
 
+def _blocked_task_error(blocked_by_task_ids: Sequence[UUID]) -> HTTPException:
+    return HTTPException(
+        status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT,
+        detail={
+            "message": "Task is blocked by incomplete dependencies.",
+            "blocked_by_task_ids": [str(value) for value in blocked_by_task_ids],
+        },
+    )
+
+
 async def has_valid_recent_comment(
     session: AsyncSession,
     task: Task,
@@ -124,6 +144,75 @@ def _lead_created_task(task: Task, lead: Agent) -> bool:
     return task.auto_reason == f"lead_agent:{lead.id}"
 
 
+async def _reconcile_dependents_for_dependency_toggle(
+    session: AsyncSession,
+    *,
+    board_id: UUID,
+    dependency_task: Task,
+    previous_status: str,
+    actor_agent_id: UUID | None,
+) -> None:
+    done_toggled = (previous_status == "done") != (dependency_task.status == "done")
+    if not done_toggled:
+        return
+
+    dependent_ids = await dependent_task_ids(
+        session,
+        board_id=board_id,
+        dependency_task_id=dependency_task.id,
+    )
+    if not dependent_ids:
+        return
+
+    dependents = list(
+        await session.exec(
+            select(Task)
+            .where(col(Task.board_id) == board_id)
+            .where(col(Task.id).in_(dependent_ids))
+        )
+    )
+    reopened = previous_status == "done" and dependency_task.status != "done"
+
+    for dependent in dependents:
+        if dependent.status == "done":
+            continue
+        if reopened:
+            should_reset = (
+                dependent.status != "inbox"
+                or dependent.assigned_agent_id is not None
+                or dependent.in_progress_at is not None
+            )
+            if should_reset:
+                dependent.status = "inbox"
+                dependent.assigned_agent_id = None
+                dependent.in_progress_at = None
+                dependent.updated_at = utcnow()
+                session.add(dependent)
+                record_activity(
+                    session,
+                    event_type="task.status_changed",
+                    task_id=dependent.id,
+                    message=f"Task returned to inbox: dependency reopened ({dependency_task.title}).",
+                    agent_id=actor_agent_id,
+                )
+            else:
+                record_activity(
+                    session,
+                    event_type="task.updated",
+                    task_id=dependent.id,
+                    message=f"Dependency completion changed: {dependency_task.title}.",
+                    agent_id=actor_agent_id,
+                )
+        else:
+            record_activity(
+                session,
+                event_type="task.updated",
+                task_id=dependent.id,
+                message=f"Dependency completion changed: {dependency_task.title}.",
+                agent_id=actor_agent_id,
+            )
+
+
 async def _fetch_task_events(
     session: AsyncSession,
     board_id: UUID,
@@ -144,12 +233,6 @@ async def _fetch_task_events(
     return list(await session.exec(statement))
 
 
-def _serialize_task(task: Task | None) -> dict[str, object] | None:
-    if task is None:
-        return None
-    return TaskRead.model_validate(task).model_dump(mode="json")
-
-
 def _serialize_comment(event: ActivityEvent) -> dict[str, object]:
     return TaskCommentRead.model_validate(event).model_dump(mode="json")
 
@@ -372,8 +455,30 @@ async def stream_tasks(
         while True:
             if await request.is_disconnected():
                 break
+            deps_map: dict[UUID, list[UUID]] = {}
+            dep_status: dict[UUID, str] = {}
             async with async_session_maker() as session:
                 rows = await _fetch_task_events(session, board.id, last_seen)
+                task_ids = [
+                    task.id
+                    for event, task in rows
+                    if task is not None and event.event_type != "task.comment"
+                ]
+                if task_ids:
+                    deps_map = await dependency_ids_by_task_id(
+                        session,
+                        board_id=board.id,
+                        task_ids=list({*task_ids}),
+                    )
+                    dep_ids: list[UUID] = []
+                    for value in deps_map.values():
+                        dep_ids.extend(value)
+                    if dep_ids:
+                        dep_status = await dependency_status_by_id(
+                            session,
+                            board_id=board.id,
+                            dependency_ids=list({*dep_ids}),
+                        )
             for event, task in rows:
                 if event.id in seen_ids:
                     continue
@@ -388,7 +493,27 @@ async def stream_tasks(
                 if event.event_type == "task.comment":
                     payload["comment"] = _serialize_comment(event)
                 else:
-                    payload["task"] = _serialize_task(task)
+                    if task is None:
+                        payload["task"] = None
+                    else:
+                        dep_list = deps_map.get(task.id, [])
+                        blocked_by = blocked_by_dependency_ids(
+                            dependency_ids=dep_list,
+                            status_by_id=dep_status,
+                        )
+                        if task.status == "done":
+                            blocked_by = []
+                        payload["task"] = (
+                            TaskRead.model_validate(task, from_attributes=True)
+                            .model_copy(
+                                update={
+                                    "depends_on_task_ids": dep_list,
+                                    "blocked_by_task_ids": blocked_by,
+                                    "is_blocked": bool(blocked_by),
+                                }
+                            )
+                            .model_dump(mode="json")
+                        )
                 yield {"event": "task", "data": json.dumps(payload)}
             await asyncio.sleep(2)
 
@@ -422,21 +547,80 @@ async def list_tasks(
     if unassigned:
         statement = statement.where(col(Task.assigned_agent_id).is_(None))
     statement = statement.order_by(col(Task.created_at).desc())
-    return await paginate(session, statement)
+
+    async def _transform(items: Sequence[object]) -> Sequence[object]:
+        tasks = cast(Sequence[Task], items)
+        if not tasks:
+            return []
+        task_ids = [task.id for task in tasks]
+        deps_map = await dependency_ids_by_task_id(session, board_id=board.id, task_ids=task_ids)
+        dep_ids: list[UUID] = []
+        for value in deps_map.values():
+            dep_ids.extend(value)
+        dep_status = await dependency_status_by_id(
+            session,
+            board_id=board.id,
+            dependency_ids=list({*dep_ids}),
+        )
+
+        output: list[TaskRead] = []
+        for task in tasks:
+            dep_list = deps_map.get(task.id, [])
+            blocked_by = blocked_by_dependency_ids(dependency_ids=dep_list, status_by_id=dep_status)
+            if task.status == "done":
+                blocked_by = []
+            output.append(
+                TaskRead.model_validate(task, from_attributes=True).model_copy(
+                    update={
+                        "depends_on_task_ids": dep_list,
+                        "blocked_by_task_ids": blocked_by,
+                        "is_blocked": bool(blocked_by),
+                    }
+                )
+            )
+        return output
+
+    return await paginate(session, statement, transformer=_transform)
 
 
-@router.post("", response_model=TaskRead)
+@router.post("", response_model=TaskRead, responses={409: {"model": BlockedTaskError}})
 async def create_task(
     payload: TaskCreate,
     board: Board = Depends(get_board_or_404),
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
     auth: AuthContext = Depends(require_admin_auth),
-) -> Task:
+) -> TaskRead:
-    task = Task.model_validate(payload)
+    data = payload.model_dump()
+    depends_on_task_ids = cast(list[UUID], data.pop("depends_on_task_ids", []) or [])
+
+    task = Task.model_validate(data)
     task.board_id = board.id
     if task.created_by_user_id is None and auth.user is not None:
         task.created_by_user_id = auth.user.id
+
+    normalized_deps = await validate_dependency_update(
+        session,
+        board_id=board.id,
+        task_id=task.id,
+        depends_on_task_ids=depends_on_task_ids,
+    )
+    dep_status = await dependency_status_by_id(
+        session,
+        board_id=board.id,
+        dependency_ids=normalized_deps,
+    )
+    blocked_by = blocked_by_dependency_ids(dependency_ids=normalized_deps, status_by_id=dep_status)
+    if blocked_by and (task.assigned_agent_id is not None or task.status != "inbox"):
+        raise _blocked_task_error(blocked_by)
     session.add(task)
+    for dep_id in normalized_deps:
+        session.add(
+            TaskDependency(
+                board_id=board.id,
+                task_id=task.id,
+                depends_on_task_id=dep_id,
+            )
+        )
     await session.commit()
     await session.refresh(task)
 
@@ -457,28 +641,95 @@ async def create_task(
                 task=task,
                 agent=assigned_agent,
             )
-    return task
+    return TaskRead.model_validate(task, from_attributes=True).model_copy(
+        update={
+            "depends_on_task_ids": normalized_deps,
+            "blocked_by_task_ids": blocked_by,
+            "is_blocked": bool(blocked_by),
+        }
+    )
 
 
-@router.patch("/{task_id}", response_model=TaskRead)
+@router.patch(
+    "/{task_id}",
+    response_model=TaskRead,
+    responses={409: {"model": BlockedTaskError}},
+)
 async def update_task(
     payload: TaskUpdate,
     task: Task = Depends(get_task_or_404),
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
     actor: ActorContext = Depends(require_admin_or_agent),
-) -> Task:
+) -> TaskRead:
+    if task.board_id is None:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+            detail="Task board_id is required.",
+        )
+    board_id = task.board_id
+
     previous_status = task.status
     previous_assigned = task.assigned_agent_id
     updates = payload.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
     comment = updates.pop("comment", None)
+    depends_on_task_ids = cast(list[UUID] | None, updates.pop("depends_on_task_ids", None))
 
+    requested_fields = set(updates)
+    if comment is not None:
+        requested_fields.add("comment")
+    if depends_on_task_ids is not None:
+        requested_fields.add("depends_on_task_ids")
+
+    async def _current_dep_ids() -> list[UUID]:
+        deps_map = await dependency_ids_by_task_id(session, board_id=board_id, task_ids=[task.id])
+        return deps_map.get(task.id, [])
+
+    async def _blocked_by(dep_ids: Sequence[UUID]) -> list[UUID]:
+        if not dep_ids:
+            return []
+        dep_status = await dependency_status_by_id(
+            session,
+            board_id=board_id,
+            dependency_ids=list(dep_ids),
+        )
+        return blocked_by_dependency_ids(dependency_ids=list(dep_ids), status_by_id=dep_status)
+
+    # Lead agent: delegation only (assign/unassign, resolve review, manage dependencies).
     if actor.actor_type == "agent" and actor.agent and actor.agent.is_board_lead:
-        allowed_fields = {"assigned_agent_id", "status"}
+        allowed_fields = {"assigned_agent_id", "status", "depends_on_task_ids"}
-        if comment is not None or not set(updates).issubset(allowed_fields):
+        if comment is not None or not requested_fields.issubset(allowed_fields):
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
-                detail="Board leads can only assign or unassign tasks.",
+                detail=(
+                    "Board leads can only assign/unassign tasks, update dependencies, or resolve review tasks."
+                ),
             )
+
+        normalized_deps: list[UUID] | None = None
+        if depends_on_task_ids is not None:
+            if task.status == "done":
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT,
+                    detail=("Cannot change task dependencies after a task is done."),
+                )
+            normalized_deps = await replace_task_dependencies(
+                session,
+                board_id=board_id,
+                task_id=task.id,
+                depends_on_task_ids=depends_on_task_ids,
+            )
+
+        effective_deps = (
+            normalized_deps if normalized_deps is not None else await _current_dep_ids()
+        )
+        blocked_by = await _blocked_by(effective_deps)
+
+        # Blocked tasks cannot be assigned or moved out of inbox (unless already done).
+        if blocked_by and task.status != "done":
+            task.status = "inbox"
+            task.assigned_agent_id = None
+            task.in_progress_at = None
+        else:
             if "assigned_agent_id" in updates:
                 assigned_id = updates["assigned_agent_id"]
                 if assigned_id:
@@ -495,6 +746,7 @@ async def update_task(
                     task.assigned_agent_id = agent.id
                 else:
                     task.assigned_agent_id = None
+
             if "status" in updates:
                 if task.status != "review":
                     raise HTTPException(
@@ -510,6 +762,7 @@ async def update_task(
                     task.assigned_agent_id = None
                     task.in_progress_at = None
                 task.status = updates["status"]
+
         task.updated_at = utcnow()
         session.add(task)
         if task.status != previous_status:
@@ -525,12 +778,17 @@ async def update_task(
             message=message,
             agent_id=actor.agent.id,
         )
+        await _reconcile_dependents_for_dependency_toggle(
+            session,
+            board_id=board_id,
+            dependency_task=task,
+            previous_status=previous_status,
+            actor_agent_id=actor.agent.id,
+        )
         await session.commit()
         await session.refresh(task)
 
         if task.assigned_agent_id and task.assigned_agent_id != previous_assigned:
-            if actor.actor_type == "agent" and actor.agent and task.assigned_agent_id == actor.agent.id:
-                return task
             assigned_agent = await session.get(Agent, task.assigned_agent_id)
             if assigned_agent:
                 board = await session.get(Board, task.board_id) if task.board_id else None
@@ -541,15 +799,33 @@ async def update_task(
                         task=task,
                         agent=assigned_agent,
                     )
-        return task
+
+        dep_ids = await _current_dep_ids()
+        blocked_ids = await _blocked_by(dep_ids)
+        if task.status == "done":
+            blocked_ids = []
+        return TaskRead.model_validate(task, from_attributes=True).model_copy(
+            update={
+                "depends_on_task_ids": dep_ids,
+                "blocked_by_task_ids": blocked_ids,
+                "is_blocked": bool(blocked_ids),
+            }
+        )
+
+    # Non-lead agent: can only change status + comment, and cannot start blocked tasks.
     if actor.actor_type == "agent":
         if actor.agent and actor.agent.board_id and task.board_id:
             if actor.agent.board_id != task.board_id:
                 raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
         allowed_fields = {"status", "comment"}
-        if not set(updates).issubset(allowed_fields):
+        if depends_on_task_ids is not None or not set(updates).issubset(allowed_fields):
             raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
         if "status" in updates:
+            if updates["status"] != "inbox":
+                dep_ids = await _current_dep_ids()
+                blocked_ids = await _blocked_by(dep_ids)
+                if blocked_ids:
+                    raise _blocked_task_error(blocked_ids)
             if updates["status"] == "inbox":
                 task.assigned_agent_id = None
                 task.in_progress_at = None
@@ -557,18 +833,51 @@ async def update_task(
                 task.assigned_agent_id = actor.agent.id if actor.agent else None
                 if updates["status"] == "in_progress":
                     task.in_progress_at = utcnow()
-    elif "status" in updates:
+    else:
+        # Admin user: dependencies can be edited until the task is done.
+        admin_normalized_deps: list[UUID] | None = None
+        if depends_on_task_ids is not None:
+            if task.status == "done":
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT,
+                    detail=("Cannot change task dependencies after a task is done."),
+                )
+            admin_normalized_deps = await replace_task_dependencies(
+                session,
+                board_id=board_id,
+                task_id=task.id,
+                depends_on_task_ids=depends_on_task_ids,
+            )
+
+        effective_deps = (
+            admin_normalized_deps if admin_normalized_deps is not None else await _current_dep_ids()
+        )
+        blocked_ids = await _blocked_by(effective_deps)
+
+        target_status = cast(str, updates.get("status", task.status))
+        if blocked_ids and not (task.status == "done" and target_status == "done"):
+            # Blocked tasks cannot be assigned or moved out of inbox. If the task is already in
+            # flight, force it back to inbox and unassign it.
+            task.status = "inbox"
+            task.assigned_agent_id = None
+            task.in_progress_at = None
+            updates["status"] = "inbox"
+            updates["assigned_agent_id"] = None
+
+        if "status" in updates:
             if updates["status"] == "inbox":
                 task.assigned_agent_id = None
                 task.in_progress_at = None
             elif updates["status"] == "in_progress":
                 task.in_progress_at = utcnow()
+
         if "assigned_agent_id" in updates and updates["assigned_agent_id"]:
             agent = await session.get(Agent, updates["assigned_agent_id"])
             if agent is None:
                 raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
             if agent.board_id and task.board_id and agent.board_id != task.board_id:
                 raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT)
+
     for key, value in updates.items():
         setattr(task, key, value)
     task.updated_at = utcnow()
@@ -606,14 +915,23 @@ async def update_task(
     else:
         event_type = "task.updated"
         message = f"Task updated: {task.title}."
+    actor_agent_id = actor.agent.id if actor.actor_type == "agent" and actor.agent else None
     record_activity(
         session,
         event_type=event_type,
         task_id=task.id,
         message=message,
-        agent_id=actor.agent.id if actor.actor_type == "agent" and actor.agent else None,
+        agent_id=actor_agent_id,
+    )
+    await _reconcile_dependents_for_dependency_toggle(
+        session,
+        board_id=board_id,
+        dependency_task=task,
+        previous_status=previous_status,
+        actor_agent_id=actor_agent_id,
     )
     await session.commit()
+
     if task.status == "inbox" and task.assigned_agent_id is None:
         if previous_status != "inbox" or previous_assigned is not None:
             board = await session.get(Board, task.board_id) if task.board_id else None
@@ -625,7 +943,9 @@ async def update_task(
                 )
     if task.assigned_agent_id and task.assigned_agent_id != previous_assigned:
         if actor.actor_type == "agent" and actor.agent and task.assigned_agent_id == actor.agent.id:
-            return task
+            # Don't notify the actor about their own assignment.
+            pass
+        else:
             assigned_agent = await session.get(Agent, task.assigned_agent_id)
             if assigned_agent:
                 board = await session.get(Board, task.board_id) if task.board_id else None
@@ -636,7 +956,18 @@ async def update_task(
                         task=task,
                         agent=assigned_agent,
                     )
-    return task
+
+    dep_ids = await _current_dep_ids()
+    blocked_ids = await _blocked_by(dep_ids)
+    if task.status == "done":
+        blocked_ids = []
+    return TaskRead.model_validate(task, from_attributes=True).model_copy(
+        update={
+            "depends_on_task_ids": dep_ids,
+            "blocked_by_task_ids": blocked_ids,
+            "is_blocked": bool(blocked_ids),
+        }
+    )
 
 
 @router.delete("/{task_id}", response_model=OkResponse)
@@ -648,6 +979,14 @@ async def delete_task(
     await session.execute(delete(ActivityEvent).where(col(ActivityEvent.task_id) == task.id))
     await session.execute(delete(TaskFingerprint).where(col(TaskFingerprint.task_id) == task.id))
     await session.execute(delete(Approval).where(col(Approval.task_id) == task.id))
+    await session.execute(
+        delete(TaskDependency).where(
+            or_(
+                col(TaskDependency.task_id) == task.id,
+                col(TaskDependency.depends_on_task_id) == task.id,
+            )
+        )
+    )
     await session.delete(task)
     await session.commit()
     return OkResponse()

backend/app/core/agent_auth.py

@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ class AgentAuthContext:
 
 
 async def _find_agent_for_token(session: AsyncSession, token: str) -> Agent | None:
-    agents = list(
+    agents = list(await session.exec(select(Agent).where(col(Agent.agent_token_hash).is_not(None))))
-        await session.exec(select(Agent).where(col(Agent.agent_token_hash).is_not(None)))
-    )
     for agent in agents:
         if agent.agent_token_hash and verify_agent_token(token, agent.agent_token_hash):
             return agent

backend/app/core/durations.py

@@ -34,4 +34,3 @@ def parse_every_to_seconds(value: str) -> int:
     if seconds > 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 * 10:
         raise ValueError("Schedule is too large (max 10 years).")
     return seconds
-

backend/app/models/__init__.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from app.models.board_memory import BoardMemory
 from app.models.board_onboarding import BoardOnboardingSession
 from app.models.boards import Board
 from app.models.gateways import Gateway
+from app.models.task_dependencies import TaskDependency
 from app.models.task_fingerprints import TaskFingerprint
 from app.models.tasks import Task
 from app.models.users import User
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "BoardOnboardingSession",
     "Board",
     "Gateway",
+    "TaskDependency",
     "Task",
     "TaskFingerprint",
     "User",

backend/app/models/task_dependencies.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from uuid import UUID, uuid4
+
+from sqlalchemy import CheckConstraint, UniqueConstraint
+from sqlmodel import Field
+
+from app.core.time import utcnow
+from app.models.tenancy import TenantScoped
+
+
+class TaskDependency(TenantScoped, table=True):
+    __tablename__ = "task_dependencies"
+    __table_args__ = (
+        UniqueConstraint(
+            "task_id",
+            "depends_on_task_id",
+            name="uq_task_dependencies_task_id_depends_on_task_id",
+        ),
+        CheckConstraint(
+            "task_id <> depends_on_task_id",
+            name="ck_task_dependencies_no_self",
+        ),
+    )
+
+    id: UUID = Field(default_factory=uuid4, primary_key=True)
+    board_id: UUID = Field(foreign_key="boards.id", index=True)
+    task_id: UUID = Field(foreign_key="tasks.id", index=True)
+    depends_on_task_id: UUID = Field(foreign_key="tasks.id", index=True)
+    created_at: datetime = Field(default_factory=utcnow)

backend/app/models/tasks.py

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 
 from sqlmodel import Field
 
-from app.models.tenancy import TenantScoped
 from app.core.time import utcnow
+from app.models.tenancy import TenantScoped
 
 
 class Task(TenantScoped, table=True):

backend/app/schemas/approvals.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from uuid import UUID
 from pydantic import model_validator
 from sqlmodel import SQLModel
 
-
 ApprovalStatus = Literal["pending", "approved", "rejected"]
 
 

backend/app/schemas/errors.py

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
+
+
+class BlockedTaskDetail(SQLModel):
+    message: str
+    blocked_by_task_ids: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
+
+
+class BlockedTaskError(SQLModel):
+    detail: BlockedTaskDetail

backend/app/schemas/tasks.py

@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ from typing import Any, Literal, Self
 from uuid import UUID
 
 from pydantic import field_validator, model_validator
-from sqlmodel import SQLModel
+from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
 
 from app.schemas.common import NonEmptyStr
 
-
 TaskStatus = Literal["inbox", "in_progress", "review", "done"]
 
 
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ class TaskBase(SQLModel):
     priority: str = "medium"
     due_at: datetime | None = None
     assigned_agent_id: UUID | None = None
+    depends_on_task_ids: list[UUID] = Field(default_factory=list)
 
 
 class TaskCreate(TaskBase):
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class TaskUpdate(SQLModel):
     priority: str | None = None
     due_at: datetime | None = None
     assigned_agent_id: UUID | None = None
+    depends_on_task_ids: list[UUID] | None = None
     comment: NonEmptyStr | None = None
 
     @field_validator("comment", mode="before")
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ class TaskRead(TaskBase):
     in_progress_at: datetime | None
     created_at: datetime
     updated_at: datetime
+    blocked_by_task_ids: list[UUID] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    is_blocked: bool = False
 
 
 class TaskCommentCreate(SQLModel):

backend/app/services/agent_provisioning.py

@@ -338,9 +338,7 @@ def _render_agent_files(
             rendered[name] = env.from_string(override).render(**context).strip()
             continue
         template_name = (
-            template_overrides[name]
+            template_overrides[name] if template_overrides and name in template_overrides else name
-            if template_overrides and name in template_overrides
-            else name
         )
         path = _templates_root() / template_name
         if path.exists():

backend/app/services/board_snapshot.py

@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ from app.schemas.approvals import ApprovalRead
 from app.schemas.board_memory import BoardMemoryRead
 from app.schemas.boards import BoardRead
 from app.schemas.view_models import BoardSnapshot, TaskCardRead
+from app.services.task_dependencies import (
+    blocked_by_dependency_ids,
+    dependency_ids_by_task_id,
+    dependency_status_by_id,
+)
 
 OFFLINE_AFTER = timedelta(minutes=10)
 
@@ -42,7 +47,9 @@ async def _gateway_main_session_keys(session: AsyncSession) -> set[str]:
 def _agent_to_read(agent: Agent, main_session_keys: set[str]) -> AgentRead:
     model = AgentRead.model_validate(agent, from_attributes=True)
     computed_status = _computed_agent_status(agent)
-    is_gateway_main = bool(agent.openclaw_session_id and agent.openclaw_session_id in main_session_keys)
+    is_gateway_main = bool(
+        agent.openclaw_session_id and agent.openclaw_session_id in main_session_keys
+    )
     return model.model_copy(update={"status": computed_status, "is_gateway_main": is_gateway_main})
 
 
@@ -59,17 +66,29 @@ def _task_to_card(
     *,
     agent_name_by_id: dict[UUID, str],
     counts_by_task_id: dict[UUID, tuple[int, int]],
+    deps_by_task_id: dict[UUID, list[UUID]],
+    dependency_status_by_id_map: dict[UUID, str],
 ) -> TaskCardRead:
     card = TaskCardRead.model_validate(task, from_attributes=True)
     approvals_count, approvals_pending_count = counts_by_task_id.get(task.id, (0, 0))
     assignee = (
         agent_name_by_id.get(task.assigned_agent_id) if task.assigned_agent_id is not None else None
     )
+    depends_on_task_ids = deps_by_task_id.get(task.id, [])
+    blocked_by_task_ids = blocked_by_dependency_ids(
+        dependency_ids=depends_on_task_ids,
+        status_by_id=dependency_status_by_id_map,
+    )
+    if task.status == "done":
+        blocked_by_task_ids = []
     return card.model_copy(
         update={
             "assignee": assignee,
             "approvals_count": approvals_count,
             "approvals_pending_count": approvals_pending_count,
+            "depends_on_task_ids": depends_on_task_ids,
+            "blocked_by_task_ids": blocked_by_task_ids,
+            "is_blocked": bool(blocked_by_task_ids),
         }
     )
 
@@ -82,22 +101,37 @@ async def build_board_snapshot(session: AsyncSession, board: Board) -> BoardSnap
             select(Task).where(col(Task.board_id) == board.id).order_by(col(Task.created_at).desc())
         )
     )
+    task_ids = [task.id for task in tasks]
+
+    deps_by_task_id = await dependency_ids_by_task_id(session, board_id=board.id, task_ids=task_ids)
+    all_dependency_ids: list[UUID] = []
+    for values in deps_by_task_id.values():
+        all_dependency_ids.extend(values)
+    dependency_status_by_id_map = await dependency_status_by_id(
+        session,
+        board_id=board.id,
+        dependency_ids=list({*all_dependency_ids}),
+    )
 
     main_session_keys = await _gateway_main_session_keys(session)
     agents = list(
         await session.exec(
-            select(Agent).where(col(Agent.board_id) == board.id).order_by(col(Agent.created_at).desc())
+            select(Agent)
+            .where(col(Agent.board_id) == board.id)
+            .order_by(col(Agent.created_at).desc())
         )
     )
     agent_reads = [_agent_to_read(agent, main_session_keys) for agent in agents]
     agent_name_by_id = {agent.id: agent.name for agent in agents}
 
     pending_approvals_count = int(
-        (await session.exec(
+        (
+            await session.exec(
                 select(func.count(col(Approval.id)))
                 .where(col(Approval.board_id) == board.id)
                 .where(col(Approval.status) == "pending")
-        )).one()
+            )
+        ).one()
     )
 
     approvals = list(
@@ -129,7 +163,13 @@ async def build_board_snapshot(session: AsyncSession, board: Board) -> BoardSnap
         counts_by_task_id[task_id] = (int(total or 0), int(pending or 0))
 
     task_cards = [
-        _task_to_card(task, agent_name_by_id=agent_name_by_id, counts_by_task_id=counts_by_task_id)
+        _task_to_card(
+            task,
+            agent_name_by_id=agent_name_by_id,
+            counts_by_task_id=counts_by_task_id,
+            deps_by_task_id=deps_by_task_id,
+            dependency_status_by_id_map=dependency_status_by_id_map,
+        )
         for task in tasks
     ]
 

backend/app/services/task_dependencies.py

@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections import defaultdict
+from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
+from typing import Final
+from uuid import UUID
+
+from fastapi import HTTPException, status
+from sqlalchemy import delete
+from sqlmodel import col, select
+from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
+
+from app.models.task_dependencies import TaskDependency
+from app.models.tasks import Task
+
+DONE_STATUS: Final[str] = "done"
+
+
+def _dedupe_uuid_list(values: Sequence[UUID]) -> list[UUID]:
+    # Preserve order; remove duplicates.
+    seen: set[UUID] = set()
+    output: list[UUID] = []
+    for value in values:
+        if value in seen:
+            continue
+        seen.add(value)
+        output.append(value)
+    return output
+
+
+async def dependency_ids_by_task_id(
+    session: AsyncSession,
+    *,
+    board_id: UUID,
+    task_ids: Sequence[UUID],
+) -> dict[UUID, list[UUID]]:
+    if not task_ids:
+        return {}
+    rows = list(
+        await session.exec(
+            select(col(TaskDependency.task_id), col(TaskDependency.depends_on_task_id))
+            .where(col(TaskDependency.board_id) == board_id)
+            .where(col(TaskDependency.task_id).in_(task_ids))
+            .order_by(col(TaskDependency.created_at).asc())
+        )
+    )
+    mapping: dict[UUID, list[UUID]] = defaultdict(list)
+    for task_id, depends_on_task_id in rows:
+        mapping[task_id].append(depends_on_task_id)
+    return dict(mapping)
+
+
+async def dependency_status_by_id(
+    session: AsyncSession,
+    *,
+    board_id: UUID,
+    dependency_ids: Sequence[UUID],
+) -> dict[UUID, str]:
+    if not dependency_ids:
+        return {}
+    rows = list(
+        await session.exec(
+            select(col(Task.id), col(Task.status))
+            .where(col(Task.board_id) == board_id)
+            .where(col(Task.id).in_(dependency_ids))
+        )
+    )
+    return {task_id: status_value for task_id, status_value in rows}
+
+
+def blocked_by_dependency_ids(
+    *,
+    dependency_ids: Sequence[UUID],
+    status_by_id: Mapping[UUID, str],
+) -> list[UUID]:
+    blocked: list[UUID] = []
+    for dep_id in dependency_ids:
+        if status_by_id.get(dep_id) != DONE_STATUS:
+            blocked.append(dep_id)
+    return blocked
+
+
+async def blocked_by_for_task(
+    session: AsyncSession,
+    *,
+    board_id: UUID,
+    task_id: UUID,
+    dependency_ids: Sequence[UUID] | None = None,
+) -> list[UUID]:
+    dep_ids = list(dependency_ids or [])
+    if dependency_ids is None:
+        deps_map = await dependency_ids_by_task_id(
+            session,
+            board_id=board_id,
+            task_ids=[task_id],
+        )
+        dep_ids = deps_map.get(task_id, [])
+    if not dep_ids:
+        return []
+    status_by_id = await dependency_status_by_id(session, board_id=board_id, dependency_ids=dep_ids)
+    return blocked_by_dependency_ids(dependency_ids=dep_ids, status_by_id=status_by_id)
+
+
+def _has_cycle(nodes: Sequence[UUID], edges: Mapping[UUID, set[UUID]]) -> bool:
+    visited: set[UUID] = set()
+    in_stack: set[UUID] = set()
+
+    def dfs(node: UUID) -> bool:
+        if node in in_stack:
+            return True
+        if node in visited:
+            return False
+        visited.add(node)
+        in_stack.add(node)
+        for nxt in edges.get(node, set()):
+            if dfs(nxt):
+                return True
+        in_stack.remove(node)
+        return False
+
+    for node in nodes:
+        if dfs(node):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+async def validate_dependency_update(
+    session: AsyncSession,
+    *,
+    board_id: UUID,
+    task_id: UUID,
+    depends_on_task_ids: Sequence[UUID],
+) -> list[UUID]:
+    normalized = _dedupe_uuid_list(depends_on_task_ids)
+    if task_id in normalized:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+            detail="Task cannot depend on itself.",
+        )
+    if not normalized:
+        return []
+
+    # Ensure all dependency tasks exist on this board.
+    existing_ids = set(
+        await session.exec(
+            select(col(Task.id))
+            .where(col(Task.board_id) == board_id)
+            .where(col(Task.id).in_(normalized))
+        )
+    )
+    missing = [dep_id for dep_id in normalized if dep_id not in existing_ids]
+    if missing:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
+            detail={
+                "message": "One or more dependency tasks were not found on this board.",
+                "missing_task_ids": [str(value) for value in missing],
+            },
+        )
+
+    # Ensure the dependency graph is acyclic after applying the update.
+    task_ids = list(await session.exec(select(col(Task.id)).where(col(Task.board_id) == board_id)))
+    rows = list(
+        await session.exec(
+            select(col(TaskDependency.task_id), col(TaskDependency.depends_on_task_id)).where(
+                col(TaskDependency.board_id) == board_id
+            )
+        )
+    )
+    edges: dict[UUID, set[UUID]] = defaultdict(set)
+    for src, dst in rows:
+        edges[src].add(dst)
+    edges[task_id] = set(normalized)
+
+    if _has_cycle(task_ids, edges):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT,
+            detail="Dependency cycle detected. Remove the cycle before saving.",
+        )
+
+    return normalized
+
+
+async def replace_task_dependencies(
+    session: AsyncSession,
+    *,
+    board_id: UUID,
+    task_id: UUID,
+    depends_on_task_ids: Sequence[UUID],
+) -> list[UUID]:
+    normalized = await validate_dependency_update(
+        session,
+        board_id=board_id,
+        task_id=task_id,
+        depends_on_task_ids=depends_on_task_ids,
+    )
+    await session.execute(
+        delete(TaskDependency)
+        .where(col(TaskDependency.board_id) == board_id)
+        .where(col(TaskDependency.task_id) == task_id)
+    )
+    for dep_id in normalized:
+        session.add(
+            TaskDependency(
+                board_id=board_id,
+                task_id=task_id,
+                depends_on_task_id=dep_id,
+            )
+        )
+    return normalized
+
+
+async def dependent_task_ids(
+    session: AsyncSession,
+    *,
+    board_id: UUID,
+    dependency_task_id: UUID,
+) -> list[UUID]:
+    rows = await session.exec(
+        select(col(TaskDependency.task_id))
+        .where(col(TaskDependency.board_id) == board_id)
+        .where(col(TaskDependency.depends_on_task_id) == dependency_task_id)
+    )
+    return list(rows)

backend/scripts/export_openapi.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
-from pathlib import Path
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
 BACKEND_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 sys.path.insert(0, str(BACKEND_ROOT))

backend/tests/test_board_schema.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import pytest
 from uuid import uuid4
 
+import pytest
+
 from app.schemas.board_onboarding import BoardOnboardingConfirm
 from app.schemas.boards import BoardCreate
 

backend/tests/test_mentions.py

@@ -17,4 +17,3 @@ def test_matches_agent_mention_supports_reserved_lead_shortcut():
     other = Agent(name="Lead", is_board_lead=False)
     assert matches_agent_mention(lead, {"lead"}) is True
     assert matches_agent_mention(other, {"lead"}) is False
-

backend/typings/fastapi_clerk_auth/__init__.pyi

@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from starlette.requests import Request
 
-
 @dataclass
 class ClerkConfig:
     jwks_url: str
     verify_iat: bool = ...
     leeway: float = ...
 
-
 class HTTPAuthorizationCredentials:
     scheme: str
     credentials: str
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ class HTTPAuthorizationCredentials:
         decoded: dict[str, object] | None = ...,
     ) -> None: ...
 
-
 class ClerkHTTPBearer:
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -32,6 +29,4 @@ class ClerkHTTPBearer:
         auto_error: bool = ...,
         add_state: bool = ...,
     ) -> None: ...
-
     async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> HTTPAuthorizationCredentials | None: ...
-

frontend/src/api/generated/model/blockedTaskDetail.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * Generated by orval v8.2.0 🍺
+ * Do not edit manually.
+ * Mission Control API
+ * OpenAPI spec version: 0.1.0
+ */
+
+export interface BlockedTaskDetail {
+  blocked_by_task_ids?: string[];
+  message: string;
+}

frontend/src/api/generated/model/blockedTaskError.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * Generated by orval v8.2.0 🍺
+ * Do not edit manually.
+ * Mission Control API
+ * OpenAPI spec version: 0.1.0
+ */
+import type { BlockedTaskDetail } from "./blockedTaskDetail";
+
+export interface BlockedTaskError {
+  detail: BlockedTaskDetail;
+}

frontend/src/api/generated/model/index.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ export * from "./approvalReadPayload";
 export * from "./approvalReadRubricScores";
 export * from "./approvalReadStatus";
 export * from "./approvalUpdate";
+export * from "./blockedTaskDetail";
+export * from "./blockedTaskError";
 export * from "./boardCreate";
 export * from "./boardCreateSuccessMetrics";
 export * from "./boardMemoryCreate";

frontend/src/api/generated/model/taskCardRead.ts

@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ export interface TaskCardRead {
   approvals_pending_count?: number;
   assigned_agent_id?: string | null;
   assignee?: string | null;
+  blocked_by_task_ids?: string[];
   board_id: string | null;
   created_at: string;
   created_by_user_id: string | null;
+  depends_on_task_ids?: string[];
   description?: string | null;
   due_at?: string | null;
   id: string;
   in_progress_at: string | null;
+  is_blocked?: boolean;
   priority?: string;
   status?: TaskCardReadStatus;
   title: string;

frontend/src/api/generated/model/taskCreate.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type { TaskCreateStatus } from "./taskCreateStatus";
 export interface TaskCreate {
   assigned_agent_id?: string | null;
   created_by_user_id?: string | null;
+  depends_on_task_ids?: string[];
   description?: string | null;
   due_at?: string | null;
   priority?: string;

frontend/src/api/generated/model/taskRead.ts

@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ import type { TaskReadStatus } from "./taskReadStatus";
 
 export interface TaskRead {
   assigned_agent_id?: string | null;
+  blocked_by_task_ids?: string[];
   board_id: string | null;
   created_at: string;
   created_by_user_id: string | null;
+  depends_on_task_ids?: string[];
   description?: string | null;
   due_at?: string | null;
   id: string;
   in_progress_at: string | null;
+  is_blocked?: boolean;
   priority?: string;
   status?: TaskReadStatus;
   title: string;

frontend/src/api/generated/model/taskUpdate.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 export interface TaskUpdate {
   assigned_agent_id?: string | null;
   comment?: string | null;
+  depends_on_task_ids?: string[] | null;
   description?: string | null;
   due_at?: string | null;
   priority?: string | null;

frontend/src/api/generated/tasks/tasks.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import type {
 } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 
 import type {
+  BlockedTaskError,
   HTTPValidationError,
   LimitOffsetPageTypeVarCustomizedTaskCommentRead,
   LimitOffsetPageTypeVarCustomizedTaskRead,
@@ -278,6 +279,11 @@ export type createTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostResponse200 = {
   status: 200;
 };
 
+export type createTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostResponse409 = {
+  data: BlockedTaskError;
+  status: 409;
+};
+
 export type createTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostResponse422 = {
   data: HTTPValidationError;
   status: 422;
@@ -287,8 +293,10 @@ export type createTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostResponseSuccess =
   createTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostResponse200 & {
     headers: Headers;
   };
-export type createTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostResponseError =
+export type createTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostResponseError = (
-  createTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostResponse422 & {
+  | createTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostResponse409
+  | createTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostResponse422
+) & {
   headers: Headers;
 };
 
@@ -319,7 +327,7 @@ export const createTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPost = async (
 };
 
 export const getCreateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostMutationOptions = <
-  TError = HTTPValidationError,
+  TError = BlockedTaskError | HTTPValidationError,
   TContext = unknown,
 >(options?: {
   mutation?: UseMutationOptions<
@@ -361,13 +369,14 @@ export type CreateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostMutationResult = NonNullable<
 >;
 export type CreateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostMutationBody = TaskCreate;
 export type CreateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPostMutationError =
-  HTTPValidationError;
+  | BlockedTaskError
+  | HTTPValidationError;
 
 /**
  * @summary Create Task
  */
 export const useCreateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksPost = <
-  TError = HTTPValidationError,
+  TError = BlockedTaskError | HTTPValidationError,
   TContext = unknown,
 >(
   options?: {
@@ -776,6 +785,11 @@ export type updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchResponse200 = {
   status: 200;
 };
 
+export type updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchResponse409 = {
+  data: BlockedTaskError;
+  status: 409;
+};
+
 export type updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchResponse422 = {
   data: HTTPValidationError;
   status: 422;
@@ -785,8 +799,10 @@ export type updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchResponseSuccess =
   updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchResponse200 & {
     headers: Headers;
   };
-export type updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchResponseError =
+export type updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchResponseError = (
-  updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchResponse422 & {
+  | updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchResponse409
+  | updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchResponse422
+) & {
   headers: Headers;
 };
 
@@ -819,7 +835,7 @@ export const updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatch = async (
 };
 
 export const getUpdateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchMutationOptions = <
-  TError = HTTPValidationError,
+  TError = BlockedTaskError | HTTPValidationError,
   TContext = unknown,
 >(options?: {
   mutation?: UseMutationOptions<
@@ -868,13 +884,14 @@ export type UpdateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchMutationResult =
 export type UpdateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchMutationBody =
   TaskUpdate;
 export type UpdateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatchMutationError =
-  HTTPValidationError;
+  | BlockedTaskError
+  | HTTPValidationError;
 
 /**
  * @summary Update Task
  */
 export const useUpdateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatch = <
-  TError = HTTPValidationError,
+  TError = BlockedTaskError | HTTPValidationError,
   TContext = unknown,
 >(
   options?: {

frontend/src/app/boards/[boardId]/page.tsx

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import {
   DialogTitle,
 } from "@/components/ui/dialog";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import DropdownSelect, {
+  type DropdownSelectOption,
+} from "@/components/ui/dropdown-select";
 import {
   Select,
   SelectContent,
@@ -406,6 +409,9 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
   const [editStatus, setEditStatus] = useState<TaskStatus>("inbox");
   const [editPriority, setEditPriority] = useState("medium");
   const [editAssigneeId, setEditAssigneeId] = useState("");
+  const [editDependsOnTaskIds, setEditDependsOnTaskIds] = useState<string[]>(
+    [],
+  );
   const [isSavingTask, setIsSavingTask] = useState(false);
   const [saveTaskError, setSaveTaskError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
@@ -796,6 +802,7 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
       setEditStatus("inbox");
       setEditPriority("medium");
       setEditAssigneeId("");
+      setEditDependsOnTaskIds([]);
       setSaveTaskError(null);
       return;
     }
@@ -804,6 +811,7 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
     setEditStatus(selectedTask.status);
     setEditPriority(selectedTask.priority);
     setEditAssigneeId(selectedTask.assigned_agent_id ?? "");
+    setEditDependsOnTaskIds(selectedTask.depends_on_task_ids ?? []);
     setSaveTaskError(null);
   }, [selectedTask]);
 
@@ -1165,6 +1173,14 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
     return map;
   }, [tasks]);
 
+  const taskById = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, Task>();
+    tasks.forEach((task) => {
+      map.set(task.id, task);
+    });
+    return map;
+  }, [tasks]);
+
   const orderedLiveFeed = useMemo(() => {
     return [...liveFeed].sort((a, b) => {
       const aTime = new Date(a.created_at).getTime();
@@ -1178,21 +1194,51 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
     [agents],
   );
 
+  const dependencyOptions = useMemo<DropdownSelectOption[]>(() => {
+    if (!selectedTask) return [];
+    const alreadySelected = new Set(editDependsOnTaskIds);
+    return tasks
+      .filter((task) => task.id !== selectedTask.id)
+      .map((task) => ({
+        value: task.id,
+        label: `${task.title} (${task.status.replace(/_/g, " ")})`,
+        disabled: alreadySelected.has(task.id),
+      }));
+  }, [editDependsOnTaskIds, selectedTask, tasks]);
+
+  const addTaskDependency = useCallback((dependencyId: string) => {
+    setEditDependsOnTaskIds((prev) =>
+      prev.includes(dependencyId) ? prev : [...prev, dependencyId],
+    );
+  }, []);
+
+  const removeTaskDependency = useCallback((dependencyId: string) => {
+    setEditDependsOnTaskIds((prev) =>
+      prev.filter((value) => value !== dependencyId),
+    );
+  }, []);
+
   const hasTaskChanges = useMemo(() => {
     if (!selectedTask) return false;
     const normalizedTitle = editTitle.trim();
     const normalizedDescription = editDescription.trim();
     const currentDescription = (selectedTask.description ?? "").trim();
     const currentAssignee = selectedTask.assigned_agent_id ?? "";
+    const currentDeps = [...(selectedTask.depends_on_task_ids ?? [])]
+      .sort()
+      .join("|");
+    const nextDeps = [...editDependsOnTaskIds].sort().join("|");
     return (
       normalizedTitle !== selectedTask.title ||
       normalizedDescription !== currentDescription ||
       editStatus !== selectedTask.status ||
       editPriority !== selectedTask.priority ||
-      editAssigneeId !== currentAssignee
+      editAssigneeId !== currentAssignee ||
+      currentDeps !== nextDeps
     );
   }, [
     editAssigneeId,
+    editDependsOnTaskIds,
     editDescription,
     editPriority,
     editStatus,
@@ -1348,18 +1394,49 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
     setIsSavingTask(true);
     setSaveTaskError(null);
     try {
-      const result = await updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatch(
+      const currentDeps = [...(selectedTask.depends_on_task_ids ?? [])]
-        boardId,
+        .sort()
-        selectedTask.id,
+        .join("|");
-        {
+      const nextDeps = [...editDependsOnTaskIds].sort().join("|");
+      const depsChanged = currentDeps !== nextDeps;
+
+      const updatePayload: Parameters<
+        typeof updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatch
+      >[2] = {
         title: trimmedTitle,
         description: editDescription.trim() || null,
         status: editStatus,
         priority: editPriority,
         assigned_agent_id: editAssigneeId || null,
-        },
+      };
+
+      if (depsChanged && selectedTask.status !== "done") {
+        updatePayload.depends_on_task_ids = editDependsOnTaskIds;
+      }
+
+      const result = await updateTaskApiV1BoardsBoardIdTasksTaskIdPatch(
+        boardId,
+        selectedTask.id,
+        updatePayload,
       );
-      if (result.status !== 200) throw new Error("Unable to update task.");
+      if (result.status === 409) {
+        const blockedIds = result.data.detail.blocked_by_task_ids ?? [];
+        const blockedTitles = blockedIds
+          .map((id) => taskTitleById.get(id) ?? id)
+          .join(", ");
+        setSaveTaskError(
+          blockedTitles
+            ? `${result.data.detail.message} Blocked by: ${blockedTitles}`
+            : result.data.detail.message,
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      if (result.status === 422) {
+        setSaveTaskError(
+          result.data.detail?.[0]?.msg ?? "Validation error while saving task.",
+        );
+        return;
+      }
       const previous =
         tasksRef.current.find((task) => task.id === selectedTask.id) ??
         selectedTask;
@@ -1393,6 +1470,7 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
     setEditStatus(selectedTask.status);
     setEditPriority(selectedTask.priority);
     setEditAssigneeId(selectedTask.assigned_agent_id ?? "");
+    setEditDependsOnTaskIds(selectedTask.depends_on_task_ids ?? []);
     setSaveTaskError(null);
   };
 
@@ -1422,6 +1500,10 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
     if (!isSignedIn || !boardId) return;
     const currentTask = tasksRef.current.find((task) => task.id === taskId);
     if (!currentTask || currentTask.status === status) return;
+    if (currentTask.is_blocked && status !== "inbox") {
+      setError("Task is blocked by incomplete dependencies.");
+      return;
+    }
     const previousTasks = tasksRef.current;
     setTasks((prev) =>
       prev.map((task) =>
@@ -1442,7 +1524,22 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
         taskId,
         { status },
       );
-      if (result.status !== 200) throw new Error("Unable to move task.");
+      if (result.status === 409) {
+        const blockedIds = result.data.detail.blocked_by_task_ids ?? [];
+        const blockedTitles = blockedIds
+          .map((id) => taskTitleById.get(id) ?? id)
+          .join(", ");
+        throw new Error(
+          blockedTitles
+            ? `${result.data.detail.message} Blocked by: ${blockedTitles}`
+            : result.data.detail.message,
+        );
+      }
+      if (result.status === 422) {
+        throw new Error(
+          result.data.detail?.[0]?.msg ?? "Validation error while moving task.",
+        );
+      }
       const assignee = result.data.assigned_agent_id
         ? agentsRef.current.find((agent) => agent.id === result.data.assigned_agent_id)
             ?.name ?? null
@@ -1461,7 +1558,7 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
       setTasks(previousTasks);
       setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Unable to move task.");
     }
-  }, [boardId, isSignedIn]);
+  }, [boardId, isSignedIn, taskTitleById]);
 
   const agentInitials = (agent: Agent) =>
     agent.name
@@ -1980,6 +2077,68 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
                 <p className="text-sm text-slate-500">No description provided.</p>
               )}
             </div>
+            <div className="space-y-2">
+              <p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-500">
+                Dependencies
+              </p>
+              {selectedTask?.depends_on_task_ids?.length ? (
+                <div className="space-y-2">
+                  {selectedTask.depends_on_task_ids.map((depId) => {
+                    const depTask = taskById.get(depId);
+                    const title = depTask?.title ?? depId;
+                    const statusLabel = depTask?.status
+                      ? depTask.status.replace(/_/g, " ")
+                      : "unknown";
+                    const isDone = depTask?.status === "done";
+                    const isBlocking = (
+                      selectedTask.blocked_by_task_ids ?? []
+                    ).includes(depId);
+                    return (
+                      <button
+                        key={depId}
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={() => openComments({ id: depId })}
+                        disabled={!depTask}
+                        className={cn(
+                          "w-full rounded-lg border px-3 py-2 text-left transition",
+                          isBlocking
+                            ? "border-rose-200 bg-rose-50 hover:bg-rose-100/40"
+                            : isDone
+                              ? "border-emerald-200 bg-emerald-50 hover:bg-emerald-100/40"
+                              : "border-slate-200 bg-white hover:bg-slate-50",
+                          !depTask && "cursor-not-allowed opacity-60",
+                        )}
+                      >
+                        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+                          <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium text-slate-900">
+                            {title}
+                          </p>
+                          <span
+                            className={cn(
+                              "text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide",
+                              isBlocking
+                                ? "text-rose-700"
+                                : isDone
+                                  ? "text-emerald-700"
+                                  : "text-slate-500",
+                            )}
+                          >
+                            {statusLabel}
+                          </span>
+                        </div>
+                      </button>
+                    );
+                  })}
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <p className="text-sm text-slate-500">No dependencies.</p>
+              )}
+              {selectedTask?.is_blocked ? (
+                <div className="rounded-lg border border-rose-200 bg-rose-50 p-3 text-xs text-rose-700">
+                  Blocked by incomplete dependencies.
+                </div>
+              ) : null}
+            </div>
             <div className="space-y-3">
               <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
                 <p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-500">
@@ -2333,6 +2492,73 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
                 </p>
               ) : null}
             </div>
+            <div className="space-y-2">
+              <label className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-500">
+                Dependencies
+              </label>
+              <p className="text-xs text-slate-500">
+                Tasks stay blocked until every dependency is marked done.
+              </p>
+              <DropdownSelect
+                ariaLabel="Add dependency"
+                placeholder="Add dependency"
+                options={dependencyOptions}
+                onValueChange={addTaskDependency}
+                disabled={
+                  !selectedTask ||
+                  isSavingTask ||
+                  selectedTask.status === "done"
+                }
+                emptyMessage="No other tasks found."
+              />
+              {selectedTask?.status === "done" ? (
+                <p className="text-xs text-slate-500">
+                  Dependencies can only be edited until the task is done.
+                </p>
+              ) : null}
+              {editDependsOnTaskIds.length === 0 ? (
+                <p className="text-xs text-slate-500">No dependencies.</p>
+              ) : (
+                <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                  {editDependsOnTaskIds.map((depId) => {
+                    const depTask = taskById.get(depId);
+                    const label = depTask?.title ?? depId;
+                    const statusLabel = depTask?.status
+                      ? depTask.status.replace(/_/g, " ")
+                      : null;
+                    const isDone = depTask?.status === "done";
+                    return (
+                      <span
+                        key={depId}
+                        className={cn(
+                          "inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border px-3 py-1 text-xs",
+                          isDone
+                            ? "border-emerald-200 bg-emerald-50 text-emerald-800"
+                            : "border-slate-200 bg-slate-50 text-slate-700",
+                        )}
+                      >
+                        <span className="max-w-[18rem] truncate">{label}</span>
+                        {statusLabel ? (
+                          <span className="text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-400">
+                            {statusLabel}
+                          </span>
+                        ) : null}
+                        {selectedTask?.status !== "done" ? (
+                          <button
+                            type="button"
+                            onClick={() => removeTaskDependency(depId)}
+                            className="rounded-full p-0.5 text-slate-500 transition hover:bg-white hover:text-slate-700"
+                            aria-label="Remove dependency"
+                          >
+                            <X className="h-3 w-3" />
+                          </button>
+                        ) : null}
+                      </span>
+                    );
+                  })}
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </div>
             {saveTaskError ? (
               <div className="rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-white p-3 text-xs text-slate-600">
                 {saveTaskError}

frontend/src/components/molecules/TaskCard.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ interface TaskCardProps {
   assignee?: string;
   due?: string;
   approvalsPendingCount?: number;
+  isBlocked?: boolean;
+  blockedByCount?: number;
   onClick?: () => void;
   draggable?: boolean;
   isDragging?: boolean;
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ export function TaskCard({
   assignee,
   due,
   approvalsPendingCount = 0,
+  isBlocked = false,
+  blockedByCount = 0,
   onClick,
   draggable = false,
   isDragging = false,
@@ -28,6 +32,11 @@ export function TaskCard({
   onDragEnd,
 }: TaskCardProps) {
   const hasPendingApproval = approvalsPendingCount > 0;
+  const leftBarClassName = isBlocked
+    ? "bg-rose-400"
+    : hasPendingApproval
+      ? "bg-amber-400"
+      : null;
   const priorityBadge = (value?: string) => {
     if (!value) return null;
     const normalized = value.toLowerCase();
@@ -51,6 +60,7 @@ export function TaskCard({
         "group relative cursor-pointer rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-white p-4 shadow-sm transition-all hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:border-slate-300 hover:shadow-md",
         isDragging && "opacity-60 shadow-none",
         hasPendingApproval && "border-amber-200 bg-amber-50/40",
+        isBlocked && "border-rose-200 bg-rose-50/50",
       )}
       draggable={draggable}
       onDragStart={onDragStart}
@@ -65,12 +75,23 @@ export function TaskCard({
         }
       }}
     >
-      {hasPendingApproval ? (
+      {leftBarClassName ? (
-        <span className="absolute left-0 top-0 h-full w-1 rounded-l-lg bg-amber-400" />
+        <span
+          className={cn(
+            "absolute left-0 top-0 h-full w-1 rounded-l-lg",
+            leftBarClassName,
+          )}
+        />
       ) : null}
       <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
         <div className="space-y-2">
           <p className="text-sm font-medium text-slate-900">{title}</p>
+          {isBlocked ? (
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-rose-700">
+              <span className="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-rose-500" />
+              Blocked{blockedByCount > 0 ? ` · ${blockedByCount}` : ""}
+            </div>
+          ) : null}
           {hasPendingApproval ? (
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-amber-700">
               <span className="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-amber-500" />

frontend/src/components/organisms/TaskBoard.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ type Task = {
   assigned_agent_id?: string | null;
   assignee?: string | null;
   approvals_pending_count?: number;
+  depends_on_task_ids?: string[];
+  blocked_by_task_ids?: string[];
+  is_blocked?: boolean;
 };
 
 type TaskBoardProps = {
@@ -253,6 +256,10 @@ export const TaskBoard = memo(function TaskBoard({
 
   const handleDragStart =
     (task: Task) => (event: React.DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+      if (task.is_blocked) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        return;
+      }
       setDraggingId(task.id);
       event.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = "move";
       event.dataTransfer.setData(
@@ -342,8 +349,10 @@ export const TaskBoard = memo(function TaskBoard({
                       assignee={task.assignee ?? undefined}
                       due={formatDueDate(task.due_at)}
                       approvalsPendingCount={task.approvals_pending_count}
+                      isBlocked={task.is_blocked}
+                      blockedByCount={task.blocked_by_task_ids?.length ?? 0}
                       onClick={() => onTaskSelect?.(task)}
-                      draggable
+                      draggable={!task.is_blocked}
                       isDragging={draggingId === task.id}
                       onDragStart={handleDragStart(task)}
                       onDragEnd={handleDragEnd}