diff --git a/playbooks/deploy-task-board.yaml b/playbooks/deploy-task-board.yaml
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+# Deploy task-board (https://gitea.phasefinal.com/vh/task-board) to a
+# Docker host following the PFI /opt/docker/ convention (ana-docker by
+# default, but the playbook works against any host with Docker +
+# traefik-net in place).
+#
+# Idempotent: rerunning is safe. Creates-gates + conditional when:
+# checks skip work that's already done; `docker compose up -d` is itself
+# idempotent (no restart unless compose content or env changed).
+#
+# Usage:
+#   scripts/elway ana-docker --playbook playbooks/deploy-task-board.yaml
+#   scripts/elway ana-docker --playbook playbooks/deploy-task-board.yaml --var ref=v0.1.0
+#
+# Prereqs on the target host:
+#   - Docker + docker compose plugin
+#   - `traefik-net` docker network (external)
+#   - Target user (lkraven) has git SSH access to gitea.phasefinal.com
+#     — either SSH key authorized in gitea, or the repo is HTTPS-reachable
+#     if you swap `repo_url` below.
+#   - Target user is in the `docker` group.
+
+vars:
+  repo_url: git@gitea.phasefinal.com:vh/task-board.git
+  ref: main
+  build_dir: /opt/docker/build/task-board
+  image_tag: task-board:local
+  compose_dir: /opt/docker/compose/task-board
+  data_dir: /opt/docker/conf/task-board/data
+  host_port: "7878"
+
+steps:
+  # ── host-side directory prep ─────────────────────────────────────────
+  - name: Ensure /opt/docker/build parent exists
+    shell: mkdir -p /opt/docker/build
+    sudo: true
+    creates: /opt/docker/build
+
+  - name: Chown /opt/docker/build to lkraven (only if mkdir'd by root above)
+    shell: chown lkraven:lkraven /opt/docker/build
+    sudo: true
+    when: '[ "$(stat -c %U /opt/docker/build)" != lkraven ]'
+
+  # ── fetch / sync source ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+  - name: Clone task-board repo if absent
+    # Auto-accept the first-run host key so the playbook doesn't hang
+    # prompting for yes/no.
+    shell: GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new" git clone {{ repo_url }} {{ build_dir }}
+    creates: "{{ build_dir }}/.git"
+
+  - name: Fetch from origin
+    shell: cd {{ build_dir }} && git fetch --quiet origin
+
+  - name: Reset working tree to origin/{{ ref }}
+    shell: cd {{ build_dir }} && git reset --hard origin/{{ ref }}
+    # Report ok (no-change) when the tree was already at the requested
+    # ref — saves a noisy CHANGED status line on no-op reruns.
+    changed_when: '[ "$(cd {{ build_dir }} && git rev-parse HEAD 2>/dev/null)" != "$(cd {{ build_dir }} && git rev-parse origin/{{ ref }} 2>/dev/null)" ]'
+
+  # ── image build ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  - name: Build image {{ image_tag }}
+    shell: cd {{ build_dir }} && docker build -t {{ image_tag }} .
+    # Docker build reuses layer cache and is fast on reruns, but it
+    # always runs — we can't cheaply know up-front whether anything
+    # downstream has changed. Leave it in the always-run lane; Docker
+    # itself handles the no-op efficiently.
+
+  # ── compose + data dirs ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+  - name: Ensure compose dir exists
+    shell: mkdir -p {{ compose_dir }}
+    creates: "{{ compose_dir }}"
+
+  - name: Ensure data dir exists
+    # Created as lkraven (uid 1000 on these hosts), matching the
+    # container's `app` user — no chown dance needed.
+    shell: mkdir -p {{ data_dir }}
+    creates: "{{ data_dir }}"
+
+  # ── deploy compose files ────────────────────────────────────────────
+  - name: Upload compose.yaml
+    upload:
+      src: stacks/task-board/compose.yaml
+      dest: "{{ compose_dir }}/compose.yaml"
+      mode: "0644"
+
+  - name: Seed .env from template (only if absent)
+    upload:
+      src: stacks/task-board/.env.example
+      dest: "{{ compose_dir }}/.env"
+      mode: "0644"
+    when: "[ ! -f {{ compose_dir }}/.env ]"
+
+  # ── bring up + wait for ready ───────────────────────────────────────
+  - name: docker compose up -d
+    shell: cd {{ compose_dir }} && docker compose up -d
+
+  - name: Wait for /api/health to respond
+    # Short retry loop — docker compose up returns before healthcheck
+    # stabilizes; we want verify: to run against a live server.
+    shell: |
+      for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+        curl -sf -o /dev/null http://localhost:{{ host_port }}/api/health && exit 0
+        sleep 1
+      done
+      exit 1
+    changed_when: "false"
+
+verify:
+  - name: /api/health returns 200
+    shell: curl -sf -o /dev/null http://localhost:{{ host_port }}/api/health
+    changed_when: "false"
+
+  - name: /api/tasks returns a JSON tasks list
+    shell: curl -sf http://localhost:{{ host_port }}/api/tasks | grep -q '"tasks"'
+    changed_when: "false"
+
+  - name: MCP endpoint reachable (expect 3xx redirect for GET /mcp → /mcp/)
+    shell: '[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w %{http_code} http://localhost:{{ host_port }}/mcp)" -ge 300 ]'
+    changed_when: "false"
+
+  - name: Container is in the traefik-net network
+    # `traefik-net` has a dash, so it's not accessible via Go template dot
+    # syntax — JSON-encode the networks map and grep for the key instead.
+    shell: docker inspect task-board --format '{{json .NetworkSettings.Networks}}' | grep -q traefik-net
+    changed_when: "false"
diff --git a/stacks/task-board/.env.example b/stacks/task-board/.env.example
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+# task-board stack tunables. Copy to `.env` on ana-docker before deploying.
+#
+# The deploy playbook seeds `.env` from this template on first run only —
+# it won't clobber an existing `.env`.
+
+# Image tag. Built locally from the task-board git repo by the playbook.
+TASK_BOARD_IMAGE=task-board:local
+
+# Host port exposing MCP + web UI (container listens on 7878 internally).
+TASK_BOARD_PORT=7878
+
+# Bind address. 0.0.0.0 exposes to LAN; 127.0.0.1 restricts to localhost.
+# Claude Code running on another machine needs LAN (or SSH-forward + 127.0.0.1).
+TASK_BOARD_BIND=0.0.0.0
+
+# Host path for the SQLite store. Container runs as uid 1000 — path must be
+# writable by that uid (mkdir'd by the playbook without sudo, so lkraven-owned
+# when lkraven is uid 1000 on the host).
+TASK_BOARD_DATA_DIR=/opt/docker/conf/task-board/data
+
+# Seconds of inactivity before a card turns grey (dormant).
+TASK_BOARD_DORMANT_AFTER=3600
+
+# Seconds archived (completed) cards are kept before hard-delete.
+TASK_BOARD_ARCHIVE_TTL=86400
diff --git a/stacks/task-board/README.md b/stacks/task-board/README.md
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+# task-board
+
+MCP + web dashboard that shows what the assistant is working on. Green
+(active) / Red (waiting) / Grey (dormant) cards with comment streams.
+
+**Server:** ana-docker
+**Port:** 7878 (configurable via `.env`)
+**Upstream repo:** [vh/task-board](https://gitea.phasefinal.com/vh/task-board)
+**Image:** `task-board:local` — built on the host from the git repo by
+the deploy playbook. Not pulled from a registry.
+
+## Deploy
+
+Via elway — see `playbooks/deploy-task-board.yaml` in the eshpfi-management
+root. The playbook owns the full flow: clone/update the source repo,
+`docker build`, install compose + seed .env, bring up, verify health.
+
+```bash
+# First deploy (or update to latest main)
+scripts/elway ana-docker --playbook playbooks/deploy-task-board.yaml
+
+# Pin to a specific ref (tag, branch, or commit SHA)
+scripts/elway ana-docker --playbook playbooks/deploy-task-board.yaml --var ref=v0.1.0
+```
+
+## Wiring into Claude Code
+
+After deploy, add to `~/.claude/settings.json` (user-level) or `.mcp.json`
+(project-level):
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "task-board": {
+      "type": "http",
+      "url": "http://10.250.50.70:7878/mcp"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Assistant gains four tools (`task_start`, `task_update`, `task_wait`,
+`task_complete`). Web UI at `http://10.250.50.70:7878/`.
+
+## Path layout (on ana-docker)
+
+| Host path | Container path | Purpose | Restic? |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `/opt/docker/build/task-board/` | — | git checkout used as docker build context | excluded |
+| `/opt/docker/compose/task-board/` | — | compose.yaml + .env | included (via `/opt/docker`) |
+| `/opt/docker/conf/task-board/data/` | `/app/data` | SQLite (`tasks.db`) | **included** |
diff --git a/stacks/task-board/compose.yaml b/stacks/task-board/compose.yaml
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+# task-board — MCP + web dashboard for assistant task state.
+#
+# Image is built on the host from the task-board git repo by the deploy
+# playbook (`playbooks/deploy-task-board.yaml`), which clones into
+# /opt/docker/build/task-board and runs `docker build -t task-board:local .`
+# before installing this compose and bringing it up.
+#
+# SQLite state persists under ${TASK_BOARD_DATA_DIR} (bind-mounted) so
+# container rebuilds don't lose task history.
+#
+# All tunables live in .env — edit that, not this file.
+
+services:
+  task-board:
+    image: ${TASK_BOARD_IMAGE}
+    container_name: task-board
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "${TASK_BOARD_BIND:-0.0.0.0}:${TASK_BOARD_PORT}:7878"
+    volumes:
+      - ${TASK_BOARD_DATA_DIR}:/app/data
+    environment:
+      # Container always listens on 7878 internally; host port is the only knob.
+      - TASK_BOARD_PORT=7878
+      - TASK_BOARD_BIND=0.0.0.0
+      - TASK_BOARD_DORMANT_AFTER=${TASK_BOARD_DORMANT_AFTER:-3600}
+      - TASK_BOARD_ARCHIVE_TTL=${TASK_BOARD_ARCHIVE_TTL:-86400}
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "python -c 'import urllib.request,sys; r=urllib.request.urlopen(\"http://127.0.0.1:7878/api/health\",timeout=3); sys.exit(0 if r.status==200 else 1)' || exit 1"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 15s
+    networks:
+      - tnet
+    labels:
+      - homepage.group=Toolchain
+      - homepage.name=task-board
+      - homepage.icon=mdi-view-dashboard-variant
+      - homepage.description=Assistant task state dashboard (MCP + web UI)
+      - homepage.href=http://10.250.50.70:${TASK_BOARD_PORT}
+
+networks:
+  tnet:
+    name: traefik-net
+    external: true