diff --git a/frontend/cypress/e2e/board_tasks.cy.ts b/frontend/cypress/e2e/board_tasks.cy.ts
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+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+
+describe("/boards/:id task board", () => {
+  const apiBase = "**/api/v1";
+  const email = Cypress.env("CLERK_TEST_EMAIL") || "jane+clerk_test@example.com";
+
+  const originalDefaultCommandTimeout = Cypress.config("defaultCommandTimeout");
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    Cypress.config("defaultCommandTimeout", 20_000);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    Cypress.config("defaultCommandTimeout", originalDefaultCommandTimeout);
+  });
+
+  function stubEmptySse() {
+    // Any SSE endpoint should not hang the UI in tests.
+    cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/**/stream*`, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      headers: { "content-type": "text/event-stream" },
+      body: "",
+    });
+  }
+
+  it("auth negative: signed-out user is redirected to sign-in", () => {
+    cy.visit("/boards/b1");
+    cy.location("pathname", { timeout: 30_000 }).should("match", /\/sign-in/);
+  });
+
+  it("happy path: renders tasks from snapshot and can create a task (stubbed)", () => {
+    stubEmptySse();
+
+    cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/boards/b1/snapshot*`, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: {
+        board: {
+          id: "b1",
+          name: "Demo Board",
+          slug: "demo-board",
+          description: "Demo",
+          gateway_id: "g1",
+          board_group_id: null,
+          board_type: "general",
+          objective: null,
+          success_metrics: null,
+          target_date: null,
+          goal_confirmed: true,
+          goal_source: "test",
+          organization_id: "o1",
+          created_at: "2026-02-11T00:00:00Z",
+          updated_at: "2026-02-11T00:00:00Z",
+        },
+        tasks: [
+          {
+            id: "t1",
+            board_id: "b1",
+            title: "Inbox task",
+            description: "",
+            status: "inbox",
+            priority: "medium",
+            due_at: null,
+            assigned_agent_id: null,
+            depends_on_task_ids: [],
+            created_by_user_id: null,
+            in_progress_at: null,
+            created_at: "2026-02-11T00:00:00Z",
+            updated_at: "2026-02-11T00:00:00Z",
+            blocked_by_task_ids: [],
+            is_blocked: false,
+            assignee: null,
+            approvals_count: 0,
+            approvals_pending_count: 0,
+          },
+        ],
+        agents: [],
+        approvals: [],
+        chat_messages: [],
+        pending_approvals_count: 0,
+      },
+    }).as("snapshot");
+
+    cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/boards/b1/group-snapshot*`, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: { group: null, boards: [] },
+    });
+
+    cy.intercept("POST", `${apiBase}/boards/b1/tasks`, (req) => {
+      // Minimal assertion the UI sends expected fields.
+      expect(req.body).to.have.property("title");
+      req.reply({
+        statusCode: 200,
+        body: {
+          id: "t2",
+          board_id: "b1",
+          title: req.body.title,
+          description: req.body.description ?? "",
+          status: "inbox",
+          priority: req.body.priority ?? "medium",
+          due_at: null,
+          assigned_agent_id: null,
+          depends_on_task_ids: [],
+          created_by_user_id: null,
+          in_progress_at: null,
+          created_at: "2026-02-11T00:00:00Z",
+          updated_at: "2026-02-11T00:00:00Z",
+          blocked_by_task_ids: [],
+          is_blocked: false,
+          assignee: null,
+          approvals_count: 0,
+          approvals_pending_count: 0,
+        },
+      });
+    }).as("createTask");
+
+    cy.visit("/sign-in");
+    cy.clerkLoaded();
+    cy.clerkSignIn({ strategy: "email_code", identifier: email });
+
+    cy.visit("/boards/b1");
+    cy.waitForAppLoaded();
+
+    cy.wait(["@snapshot"]);
+
+    // Existing task visible.
+    cy.contains("Inbox task").should("be.visible");
+
+    // Open create task flow.
+    cy.contains("button", /create task|new task|add task|\+/i)
+      .first()
+      .click({ force: true });
+
+    cy.get("input").filter('[placeholder*="Title"], [name*="title"], [id*="title"], input[type="text"]').first().type("New task");
+
+    cy.contains("button", /create|save|add/i).click({ force: true });
+    cy.wait(["@createTask"]);
+
+    cy.contains("New task").should("be.visible");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/cypress/e2e/boards_list.cy.ts b/frontend/cypress/e2e/boards_list.cy.ts
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+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+
+describe("/boards", () => {
+  const apiBase = "**/api/v1";
+  const email = Cypress.env("CLERK_TEST_EMAIL") || "jane+clerk_test@example.com";
+
+  const originalDefaultCommandTimeout = Cypress.config("defaultCommandTimeout");
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    Cypress.config("defaultCommandTimeout", 20_000);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    Cypress.config("defaultCommandTimeout", originalDefaultCommandTimeout);
+  });
+
+  it("auth negative: signed-out user is redirected to sign-in", () => {
+    cy.visit("/boards");
+    cy.location("pathname", { timeout: 30_000 }).should("match", /\/sign-in/);
+  });
+
+  it("happy path: signed-in user sees boards list", () => {
+    cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/boards*`, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: {
+        items: [
+          {
+            id: "b1",
+            name: "Demo Board",
+            slug: "demo-board",
+            description: "Demo",
+            gateway_id: "g1",
+            board_group_id: null,
+            board_type: "general",
+            objective: null,
+            success_metrics: null,
+            target_date: null,
+            goal_confirmed: true,
+            goal_source: "test",
+            organization_id: "o1",
+            created_at: "2026-02-11T00:00:00Z",
+            updated_at: "2026-02-11T00:00:00Z",
+          },
+        ],
+        total: 1,
+        limit: 200,
+        offset: 0,
+      },
+    }).as("boards");
+
+    cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/board-groups*`, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: { items: [], total: 0, limit: 200, offset: 0 },
+    }).as("boardGroups");
+
+    cy.visit("/sign-in");
+    cy.clerkLoaded();
+    cy.clerkSignIn({ strategy: "email_code", identifier: email });
+
+    cy.visit("/boards");
+    cy.waitForAppLoaded();
+
+    cy.wait(["@boards", "@boardGroups"]);
+
+    cy.contains(/boards/i).should("be.visible");
+    cy.contains("Demo Board").should("be.visible");
+  });
+});