diff --git a/web/src/App.svelte b/web/src/App.svelte
index 9fd7efb..89876cb 100644
--- a/web/src/App.svelte
+++ b/web/src/App.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import Chat from './pages/Chat.svelte'
-  import Tasks from './pages/Tasks.svelte'
   import Overview from './pages/Overview.svelte'
   import Entities from './pages/Entities.svelte'
   import Ops from './pages/Ops.svelte'
@@ -20,8 +19,6 @@
   import { Separator } from '$lib/components/ui/separator'
   import { Toaster } from '$lib/components/ui/sonner'
   import PlusIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/plus'
-  import ListTodoIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/list-todo'
-  import MessageSquareIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/message-square'
   import LayoutDashboardIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/layout-dashboard'
   import DatabaseIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/database'
   import PanelRightIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/panel-right'
@@ -31,7 +28,7 @@
   import SearchIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/search'
   import TrendingUpIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/trending-up'
 
-  let page = $state('tasks')
+  let page = $state('overview')
   let routeParam = $state('')
   let drawerOpen = $state(false)
 
@@ -40,9 +37,9 @@
 
   onMount(() => {
     function sync() {
-      const path = location.hash.slice(2) || 'tasks'
+      const path = location.hash.slice(2) || 'overview'
       const [head, ...rest] = path.split('/')
-      page = head || 'tasks'
+      page = head || 'overview'
       routeParam = rest.join('/')
     }
     sync()
@@ -114,20 +111,10 @@
     <Sidebar.Content>
       <Sidebar.Group>
         <Sidebar.Menu>
-          <Sidebar.MenuItem>
-            <Sidebar.MenuButton isActive={page === 'tasks' || page === 'chat'} onclick={() => navigate('tasks')} tooltipContent="Tasks">
-              {#snippet child({ props })}
-                <button {...props}>
-                  <ListTodoIcon />
-                  <span>Tasks</span>
-                </button>
-              {/snippet}
-            </Sidebar.MenuButton>
-          </Sidebar.MenuItem>
           {#each navItems as item}
             <Sidebar.MenuItem>
               <Sidebar.MenuButton
-                isActive={page === item.id}
+                isActive={page === item.id || (item.id === 'overview' && page === 'chat')}
                 onclick={() => navigate(item.id)}
                 tooltipContent={item.label}
               >
@@ -166,7 +153,7 @@
       <Sidebar.Trigger class="-ms-1" />
       <Separator orientation="vertical" class="mx-2 data-[orientation=vertical]:h-4" />
       {#if page === 'chat'}
-        <button type="button" class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground" onclick={() => navigate('tasks')}>Tasks</button>
+        <button type="button" class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground" onclick={() => navigate('overview')}>Overview</button>
         <span class="text-muted-foreground">/</span>
         <span class="text-base font-medium">Conversation</span>
       {:else}
@@ -199,8 +186,6 @@
     <main class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden">
       {#if page === 'overview'}
         <Overview />
-      {:else if page === 'tasks'}
-        <Tasks />
       {:else if page === 'entities'}
         <Entities />
       {:else if page === 'graph'}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/GraphBackground.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/GraphBackground.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e54cbf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/GraphBackground.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { onMount } from 'svelte'
+  import { forceSimulation, forceLink, forceManyBody, forceCenter, forceCollide, type Simulation } from 'd3-force'
+  import { fetchGraph, type Health } from '$lib/api'
+  import { mode } from 'mode-watcher'
+
+  // Ambient, non-interactive knowledge-graph backdrop. Purely decorative: the
+  // host places this behind the page with pointer-events:none, so it never
+  // steals clicks. The "alive" feeling comes entirely from the camera (slow
+  // autonomous drift + mouse parallax + per-node depth), NOT from a live force
+  // sim — we warm the layout up once, freeze it, then just pan a static field.
+
+  interface SimNode {
+    id: string
+    slug: string
+    degree: number
+    z: number // depth in [0,1] for parallax
+    x?: number
+    y?: number
+    fx?: number | null
+    fy?: number | null
+  }
+  interface SimLink {
+    source: string | SimNode
+    target: string | SimNode
+  }
+
+  let host = $state<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
+  let canvas = $state<HTMLCanvasElement | null>(null)
+
+  let nodes: SimNode[] = []
+  let links: SimLink[] = []
+  let health: Record<string, Health> = {}
+
+  // World bounds the layout is centered in; camera pans within.
+  const WORLD = 1400
+  const MAX_NODES = 260
+
+  const healthColor: Record<Health, string> = {
+    healthy: '#3fb950',
+    degraded: '#d29922',
+    down: '#f85149',
+    unknown: '#8b949e'
+  }
+
+  function nodeRadius(n: SimNode): number {
+    return 3 + Math.min(Math.sqrt(n.degree) * 1.4, 7)
+  }
+
+  async function loadGraph() {
+    const graph = await fetchGraph({ depth: 3, includeStatus: true })
+    if (!graph) return
+    health = graph.health ?? {}
+
+    // degree by id, edges reference slugs
+    const idBySlug = new Map(graph.nodes.map((n) => [n.slug, n.id]))
+    const degree = new Map<string, number>()
+    for (const e of graph.edges) {
+      const s = idBySlug.get(e.source) ?? e.source
+      const t = idBySlug.get(e.target) ?? e.target
+      degree.set(s, (degree.get(s) ?? 0) + 1)
+      degree.set(t, (degree.get(t) ?? 0) + 1)
+    }
+
+    let all: SimNode[] = graph.nodes.map((n) => ({
+      id: n.id,
+      slug: n.slug,
+      degree: degree.get(n.id) ?? 0,
+      z: Math.random()
+    }))
+    // Cap to the most-connected nodes so large graphs stay cheap.
+    if (all.length > MAX_NODES) {
+      all = [...all].sort((a, b) => b.degree - a.degree).slice(0, MAX_NODES)
+    }
+    const keep = new Set(all.map((n) => n.id))
+    nodes = all
+    links = graph.edges
+      .map((e) => ({ source: idBySlug.get(e.source) ?? e.source, target: idBySlug.get(e.target) ?? e.target }))
+      .filter((l) => keep.has(l.source as string) && keep.has(l.target as string))
+
+    warmUpLayout()
+  }
+
+  // Run the sim to a settled state without rendering each tick, then freeze.
+  function warmUpLayout() {
+    const sim: Simulation<SimNode, SimLink> = forceSimulation(nodes)
+      .force('link', forceLink<SimNode, SimLink>(links).id((n) => n.id).distance(60).strength(0.5))
+      .force('charge', forceManyBody().strength(-140).distanceMax(360))
+      .force('center', forceCenter(0, 0))
+      .force('collide', forceCollide<SimNode>((n) => nodeRadius(n) + 6))
+      .stop()
+    const ticks = Math.min(400, Math.max(120, nodes.length * 2))
+    for (let i = 0; i < ticks; i++) sim.tick()
+    sim.stop()
+  }
+
+  // ─── camera + render loop ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  let cam = { x: 0, y: 0 } // eased mouse-parallax offset
+  let targetCam = { x: 0, y: 0 }
+  let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | 0 = 0
+  let dpr = 1
+  let w = 0
+  let h = 0
+
+  function onPointerMove(e: PointerEvent) {
+    if (!host) return
+    const rect = host.getBoundingClientRect()
+    const nx = (e.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width - 0.5 // -0.5..0.5
+    const ny = (e.clientY - rect.top) / rect.height - 0.5
+    targetCam = { x: -nx * 90, y: -ny * 90 } // small parallax nudge
+  }
+
+  function resize() {
+    if (!host || !canvas) return
+    dpr = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 2)
+    w = host.clientWidth
+    h = host.clientHeight
+    canvas.width = Math.round(w * dpr)
+    canvas.height = Math.round(h * dpr)
+  }
+
+  function colorForNode(n: SimNode): string {
+    return healthColor[health[n.id] ?? 'unknown']
+  }
+
+  // Driven by setTimeout rather than requestAnimationFrame: some embedding
+  // contexts (iframed previews, backgrounded-but-visible panes) report
+  // document.hidden = true and browsers fully suspend rAF callbacks there,
+  // which would freeze this canvas forever. setTimeout keeps ticking
+  // regardless, and ~30fps is plenty for a slow ambient drift.
+  function draw(t: number) {
+    timer = setTimeout(() => draw(performance.now()), 33)
+    if (!canvas) return
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d')
+    if (!ctx) return
+
+    // ease parallax toward target
+    cam.x += (targetCam.x - cam.x) * 0.05
+    cam.y += (targetCam.y - cam.y) * 0.05
+
+    // autonomous drift (Lissajous pan + breathing zoom)
+    const ts = t / 1000
+    const driftX = Math.sin(ts * 0.05) * 70 + Math.sin(ts * 0.017) * 40
+    const driftY = Math.cos(ts * 0.043) * 60 + Math.sin(ts * 0.023) * 30
+    const zoom = 0.82 + Math.sin(ts * 0.03) * 0.03
+
+    const dark = mode.current !== 'light'
+    ctx.setTransform(dpr, 0, 0, dpr, 0, 0)
+    ctx.clearRect(0, 0, w, h)
+
+    const cx = w / 2
+    const cy = h / 2
+
+    // project a world point to screen, applying per-depth parallax
+    function project(px: number, py: number, z: number) {
+      const par = 0.5 + z // nearer nodes (higher z) move more
+      const ox = (driftX + cam.x) * par
+      const oy = (driftY + cam.y) * par
+      return { x: cx + (px + ox) * zoom, y: cy + (py + oy) * zoom }
+    }
+
+    // edges
+    ctx.lineWidth = 1
+    ctx.strokeStyle = dark ? 'rgba(140,175,230,0.28)' : 'rgba(60,90,140,0.22)'
+    ctx.beginPath()
+    for (const l of links) {
+      const s = l.source as SimNode
+      const tg = l.target as SimNode
+      if (s.x == null || tg.x == null) continue
+      const z = (s.z + tg.z) / 2
+      const a = project(s.x, s.y!, z)
+      const b = project(tg.x, tg.y!, z)
+      ctx.moveTo(a.x, a.y)
+      ctx.lineTo(b.x, b.y)
+    }
+    ctx.stroke()
+
+    // nodes (glow via radial gradient, cheap enough at this count)
+    for (const n of nodes) {
+      if (n.x == null || n.y == null) continue
+      const p = project(n.x, n.y, n.z)
+      const r = nodeRadius(n) * zoom * (0.7 + n.z * 0.6)
+      const col = colorForNode(n)
+      const glow = ctx.createRadialGradient(p.x, p.y, 0, p.x, p.y, r * 3.2)
+      glow.addColorStop(0, hexA(col, dark ? 0.45 : 0.32))
+      glow.addColorStop(1, hexA(col, 0))
+      ctx.fillStyle = glow
+      ctx.beginPath()
+      ctx.arc(p.x, p.y, r * 3.2, 0, Math.PI * 2)
+      ctx.fill()
+      ctx.fillStyle = hexA(col, dark ? 0.7 : 0.55)
+      ctx.beginPath()
+      ctx.arc(p.x, p.y, r, 0, Math.PI * 2)
+      ctx.fill()
+    }
+
+    // legibility scrim: dim only the center band where the UI sits, taper to
+    // ~nothing at the edges so the graph (and its connections) stay visible
+    // in the margins instead of being crushed everywhere equally.
+    const scrim = ctx.createRadialGradient(cx, cy, 0, cx, cy, Math.hypot(cx, cy))
+    const base = dark ? '13,17,23' : '255,255,255'
+    scrim.addColorStop(0, `rgba(${base},0.68)`)
+    scrim.addColorStop(0.45, `rgba(${base},0.32)`)
+    scrim.addColorStop(1, `rgba(${base},0.02)`)
+    ctx.fillStyle = scrim
+    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, w, h)
+  }
+
+  // "#rrggbb" + alpha -> rgba()
+  function hexA(hex: string, a: number): string {
+    const n = parseInt(hex.slice(1), 16)
+    return `rgba(${(n >> 16) & 255},${(n >> 8) & 255},${n & 255},${a})`
+  }
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    loadGraph()
+    resize()
+    const ro = new ResizeObserver(resize)
+    if (host) ro.observe(host)
+    window.addEventListener('pointermove', onPointerMove)
+    timer = setTimeout(() => draw(performance.now()), 33)
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(timer)
+      ro.disconnect()
+      window.removeEventListener('pointermove', onPointerMove)
+    }
+  })
+</script>
+
+<div bind:this={host} class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 overflow-hidden">
+  <canvas bind:this={canvas} class="h-full w-full"></canvas>
+</div>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/tasks.ts b/web/src/lib/tasks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de8f131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/tasks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Shared task-status helpers. Used by the Overview homepage (and previously the
+// standalone Tasks board) to map a session's lifecycle onto a small set of
+// display buckets, styles, and filters.
+import type { Session } from '$lib/api'
+
+export type Bucket = 'running' | 'input' | 'done' | 'failed'
+
+export function bucket(s: Session): Bucket {
+  switch (s.status) {
+    case 'awaiting_input':
+      return 'input'
+    case 'done':
+      return s.outcome === 'failure' ? 'failed' : 'done'
+    case 'failed':
+      return 'failed'
+    default:
+      return 'running' // active | planning | executing | undefined
+  }
+}
+
+export interface StatusStyle {
+  label: string
+  dot: string
+  pulse: boolean
+}
+
+export function statusStyle(s: Session): StatusStyle {
+  switch (bucket(s)) {
+    case 'input':
+      return { label: 'Needs input', dot: 'bg-warning', pulse: true }
+    case 'done':
+      return { label: s.outcome === 'partial' ? 'Done · partial' : 'Done', dot: 'bg-success', pulse: false }
+    case 'failed':
+      return { label: 'Failed', dot: 'bg-destructive', pulse: false }
+    default:
+      return { label: 'Running', dot: 'bg-primary', pulse: true }
+  }
+}
+
+export const FILTERS: { id: 'all' | Bucket; label: string }[] = [
+  { id: 'all', label: 'All' },
+  { id: 'running', label: 'Running' },
+  { id: 'input', label: 'Needs input' },
+  { id: 'done', label: 'Done' },
+  { id: 'failed', label: 'Failed' }
+]
+
+// Task events that should trigger a session-board refetch.
+export const TASK_EVENTS = new Set(['task.status', 'goal.set', 'question.raised', 'question.answered'])
+
+export function heading(s: Session): string {
+  return s.goal || s.title || 'Untitled task'
+}
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Overview.svelte b/web/src/pages/Overview.svelte
index be9fea4..5a073f9 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Overview.svelte
+++ b/web/src/pages/Overview.svelte
@@ -1,64 +1,28 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { onMount } from 'svelte'
   import { fetchDashboardSummary, type DashboardSummary } from '$lib/api'
+  import { sessions, loadSessions, loadSessionMessages, newChat, sendMessage } from '$lib/stores/chat'
   import { liveEvents, subscribeEvents } from '$lib/stores/events'
-  import * as Card from '$lib/components/ui/card'
-  import { Badge } from '$lib/components/ui/badge'
-  import { Skeleton } from '$lib/components/ui/skeleton'
-  import { ScrollArea } from '$lib/components/ui/scroll-area'
+  import { bucket, statusStyle, FILTERS, TASK_EVENTS, heading, type Bucket } from '$lib/tasks'
+  import { relativeTime } from '$lib/utils'
+  import GraphBackground from '$lib/components/GraphBackground.svelte'
+  import { Textarea } from '$lib/components/ui/textarea'
+  import { Button } from '$lib/components/ui/button'
+  import ArrowUpIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/arrow-up'
   import CircleCheckIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/circle-check'
   import TriangleAlertIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/triangle-alert'
-  import OctagonXIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/octagon-x'
 
+  // ── Dashboard metrics (ported from the old Overview cards) ──────────────
   let summary = $state<DashboardSummary | null>(null)
-  let loading = $state(true)
 
-  async function load() {
+  async function loadSummary() {
     summary = await fetchDashboardSummary()
-    loading = false
   }
 
-  onMount(() => {
-    load()
-    const unsubscribe = subscribeEvents()
-    const interval = setInterval(load, 15000)
-    return () => {
-      unsubscribe()
-      clearInterval(interval)
-    }
-  })
-
-  function severityVariant(sev: string): 'default' | 'secondary' | 'destructive' {
-    if (sev === 'critical') return 'destructive'
-    if (sev === 'warning') return 'secondary'
-    return 'default'
-  }
-
-  const degradedTypes = $derived(
-    summary
-      ? [
-          { label: 'Degraded', count: summary.health.degraded, tone: 'text-warning' as const },
-          { label: 'Down', count: summary.health.down, tone: 'text-destructive' as const }
-        ].filter((t) => t.count > 0)
-      : []
-  )
-
-  const maxEventRate = $derived(
-    summary?.event_rate.length ? Math.max(...summary.event_rate.map((b) => b.count), 1) : 1
-  )
-
   const totalEntities = $derived(
     summary ? Object.values(summary.entities_by_type).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) : 0
   )
-  const topTypes = $derived(
-    summary
-      ? Object.entries(summary.entities_by_type)
-          .sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1])
-          .slice(0, 3)
-      : []
-  )
   const entityTypeCount = $derived(summary ? Object.keys(summary.entities_by_type).length : 0)
-
   const totalMonitored = $derived(
     summary
       ? summary.health.healthy + summary.health.degraded + summary.health.down + summary.health.unknown
@@ -67,7 +31,6 @@
   const healthTone = $derived(
     !summary ? 'ok' : summary.health.down > 0 ? 'down' : summary.health.degraded > 0 ? 'degraded' : 'ok'
   )
-
   const totalSignals = $derived(
     summary ? Object.values(summary.signals_by_severity).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) : 0
   )
@@ -79,174 +42,221 @@
         : 'none'
   )
 
-  const executionsRunning = $derived(summary?.executions_by_state.running ?? 0)
-  const executionsFailed = $derived(summary?.executions_by_state.failed ?? 0)
+  // ── Task board ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  let filter = $state<'all' | Bucket>('all')
+
+  const counts = $derived.by(() => {
+    const c: Record<string, number> = { all: $sessions.length, running: 0, input: 0, done: 0, failed: 0 }
+    for (const s of $sessions) c[bucket(s)]++
+    return c
+  })
+  const visible = $derived(
+    filter === 'all' ? $sessions : $sessions.filter((s) => bucket(s) === filter)
+  )
+
+  function openTask(id: string) {
+    loadSessionMessages(id)
+    location.hash = '#/chat'
+  }
+
+  // ── New task entry ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  let input = $state('')
+  function submit() {
+    const text = input.trim()
+    if (!text) return
+    input = ''
+    newChat()
+    sendMessage(text)
+    location.hash = '#/chat'
+  }
+  function handleKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+      submit()
+    }
+  }
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    loadSummary()
+    loadSessions()
+    const unsubStream = subscribeEvents()
+    const summaryTimer = setInterval(loadSummary, 15000)
+
+    // Refetch the board when a task's lifecycle changes anywhere. Scan all
+    // events newer than the last seen (entity.touched fires constantly and
+    // buries task.status); debounce a burst into one refetch.
+    let lastSeenId = 0
+    let refreshTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+    const unsub = liveEvents.subscribe((evs) => {
+      if (evs.length === 0) return
+      const maxId = evs[0].id
+      if (maxId <= lastSeenId) return
+      const relevant = evs.some((e) => e.id > lastSeenId && TASK_EVENTS.has(e.type))
+      lastSeenId = maxId
+      if (relevant) {
+        if (refreshTimer) clearTimeout(refreshTimer)
+        refreshTimer = setTimeout(() => loadSessions(), 400)
+      }
+    })
+
+    return () => {
+      unsub()
+      unsubStream()
+      clearInterval(summaryTimer)
+    }
+  })
 </script>
 
-<div class="@container/main flex h-full flex-col gap-4 overflow-y-auto p-4 md:p-6">
-  <h1 class="text-lg font-semibold">Overview</h1>
+<div class="relative h-full overflow-hidden">
+  <GraphBackground />
 
-  {#if loading}
-    <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:grid-cols-4">
-      {#each Array(4) as _}
-        <Skeleton class="h-28 w-full" />
-      {/each}
-    </div>
-  {:else if summary}
-    <div
-      class="*:data-[slot=card]:from-primary/5 *:data-[slot=card]:to-card dark:*:data-[slot=card]:bg-card grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 *:data-[slot=card]:bg-gradient-to-t *:data-[slot=card]:shadow-xs @xl/main:grid-cols-2 @5xl/main:grid-cols-4"
-    >
-      <Card.Root class="@container/card">
-        <Card.Header>
-          <Card.Description>Entities</Card.Description>
-          <Card.Title class="text-2xl font-semibold tabular-nums @[250px]/card:text-3xl">
-            {totalEntities}
-          </Card.Title>
-          <Card.Action>
-            <Badge variant="outline">{entityTypeCount} types</Badge>
-          </Card.Action>
-        </Card.Header>
-        <Card.Footer class="flex-col items-start gap-1.5 text-sm">
-          <div class="line-clamp-1 flex flex-wrap gap-x-1.5 font-medium">
-            {#each topTypes as [type, count]}
-              <span class="text-muted-foreground">{type}: <span class="text-foreground">{count}</span></span>
-            {/each}
-          </div>
-          <div class="text-muted-foreground">Across the fleet</div>
-        </Card.Footer>
-      </Card.Root>
-
-      <Card.Root class="@container/card">
-        <Card.Header>
-          <Card.Description>Fleet health</Card.Description>
-          <Card.Title class="text-2xl font-semibold tabular-nums @[250px]/card:text-3xl">
-            {summary.health.healthy} / {totalMonitored}
-          </Card.Title>
-          <Card.Action>
-            {#if healthTone === 'ok'}
-              <Badge variant="outline"><CircleCheckIcon class="text-success" />healthy</Badge>
-            {:else if healthTone === 'degraded'}
-              <Badge variant="outline"><TriangleAlertIcon class="text-warning" />degraded</Badge>
-            {:else}
-              <Badge variant="outline"><OctagonXIcon class="text-destructive" />down</Badge>
-            {/if}
-          </Card.Action>
-        </Card.Header>
-        <Card.Footer class="flex-col items-start gap-1.5 text-sm">
-          <div class="line-clamp-1 flex gap-2 font-medium">
-            {summary.health.degraded} degraded · {summary.health.down} down · {summary.health.unknown} unmonitored
-          </div>
-          <div class="text-muted-foreground">Healthy entities as observed by the scheduler</div>
-        </Card.Footer>
-      </Card.Root>
-
-      <button type="button" class="text-left" onclick={() => (location.hash = '#/signals')}>
-        <Card.Root class="@container/card transition-colors hover:border-primary/50">
-          <Card.Header>
-            <Card.Description>Open signals</Card.Description>
-            <Card.Title class="text-2xl font-semibold tabular-nums @[250px]/card:text-3xl">
-              {totalSignals}
-            </Card.Title>
-            <Card.Action>
-              {#if worstSeverity === 'critical'}
-                <Badge variant="destructive"><TriangleAlertIcon />critical</Badge>
-              {:else if worstSeverity === 'warning'}
-                <Badge variant="secondary"><TriangleAlertIcon />warning</Badge>
-              {:else}
-                <Badge variant="outline"><CircleCheckIcon class="text-success" />clear</Badge>
-              {/if}
-            </Card.Action>
-          </Card.Header>
-          <Card.Footer class="flex-col items-start gap-1.5 text-sm">
-            <div class="line-clamp-1 flex flex-wrap gap-x-1.5 font-medium">
-              {#each Object.entries(summary.signals_by_severity) as [severity, count]}
-                <span class="text-muted-foreground">{severity}: <span class="text-foreground">{count}</span></span>
-              {/each}
-            </div>
-            <div class="text-muted-foreground">Unresolved right now</div>
-          </Card.Footer>
-        </Card.Root>
-      </button>
-
-      <button type="button" class="text-left" onclick={() => (location.hash = '#/ops')}>
-        <Card.Root class="@container/card transition-colors hover:border-primary/50">
-          <Card.Header>
-            <Card.Description>Pending approvals</Card.Description>
-            <Card.Title class="text-2xl font-semibold tabular-nums @[250px]/card:text-3xl">
-              {summary.approvals_pending}
-            </Card.Title>
-            <Card.Action>
-              {#if summary.approvals_pending > 0}
-                <Badge variant="destructive">needs review</Badge>
-              {:else}
-                <Badge variant="outline"><CircleCheckIcon class="text-success" />clear</Badge>
-              {/if}
-            </Card.Action>
-          </Card.Header>
-          <Card.Footer class="flex-col items-start gap-1.5 text-sm">
-            <div class="line-clamp-1 flex gap-2 font-medium">
-              {executionsRunning} running · {executionsFailed} failed
-            </div>
-            <div class="text-muted-foreground">Executions in the last 24h</div>
-          </Card.Footer>
-        </Card.Root>
-      </button>
-    </div>
-
-    {#if degradedTypes.length}
-      <Card.Root>
-        <Card.Header>
-          <Card.Title class="text-sm">Attention needed</Card.Title>
-        </Card.Header>
-        <Card.Content class="flex gap-2">
-          {#each degradedTypes as t}
-            <Badge variant={t.tone === 'text-destructive' ? 'destructive' : 'secondary'}
-              >{t.label}: {t.count}</Badge
-            >
-          {/each}
-        </Card.Content>
-      </Card.Root>
-    {/if}
-
-    <Card.Root>
-      <Card.Header>
-        <Card.Title class="text-sm">Event rate (6h, 5m buckets)</Card.Title>
-      </Card.Header>
-      <Card.Content>
-        <div class="flex h-16 items-end gap-0.5">
-          {#each summary.event_rate as bucket}
-            <div
-              class="flex-1 rounded-t bg-primary/60"
-              style="height: {Math.max((bucket.count / maxEventRate) * 100, 2)}%"
-              title="{bucket.bucket}: {bucket.count} events"
-            ></div>
-          {/each}
+  <div class="relative z-10 h-full overflow-y-auto">
+    <!-- Hero: fills the viewport. The input is pinned to true vertical center via the
+         grid's middle 1fr row; the metrics strip and scroll hint sit in the auto rows
+         above/below without shifting it off-center. Scrolling lifts the whole hero to
+         reveal the table. -->
+    <section class="grid min-h-full grid-rows-[auto_1fr_auto] gap-6 px-4 py-16">
+      <!-- Metrics strip -->
+      <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-2 text-xs">
+        <div class="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border bg-card/60 px-3 py-1.5 backdrop-blur">
+          <span class="text-muted-foreground">Entities</span>
+          <span class="font-semibold tabular-nums">{totalEntities}</span>
+          {#if entityTypeCount}<span class="text-muted-foreground">· {entityTypeCount} types</span>{/if}
         </div>
-      </Card.Content>
-    </Card.Root>
-  {/if}
-
-  <Card.Root class="flex-1">
-    <Card.Header>
-      <Card.Title class="text-sm">Live event ticker</Card.Title>
-    </Card.Header>
-    <Card.Content class="p-0">
-      <ScrollArea class="h-64 px-4 pb-4">
-        <div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
-          {#each $liveEvents as ev (ev.id)}
-            <div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs">
-              <Badge variant={severityVariant(ev.severity)} class="shrink-0"
-                >{ev.severity}</Badge
-              >
-              <span class="font-mono text-muted-foreground">{new Date(ev.ts).toLocaleTimeString()}</span>
-              <span>{ev.type}</span>
-              <span class="truncate text-muted-foreground">{ev.source}</span>
-            </div>
+        <div class="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border bg-card/60 px-3 py-1.5 backdrop-blur">
+          <span
+            class="size-2 rounded-full {healthTone === 'ok' ? 'bg-success' : healthTone === 'degraded' ? 'bg-warning' : 'bg-destructive'}"
+          ></span>
+          <span class="text-muted-foreground">Health</span>
+          <span class="font-semibold tabular-nums">{summary?.health.healthy ?? 0} / {totalMonitored}</span>
+        </div>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onclick={() => (location.hash = '#/signals')}
+          class="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border bg-card/60 px-3 py-1.5 backdrop-blur transition-colors hover:border-primary/50"
+        >
+          {#if worstSeverity === 'critical'}
+            <TriangleAlertIcon class="size-3.5 text-destructive" />
+          {:else if worstSeverity === 'warning'}
+            <TriangleAlertIcon class="size-3.5 text-warning" />
           {:else}
-            <p class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Waiting for events…</p>
+            <CircleCheckIcon class="size-3.5 text-success" />
+          {/if}
+          <span class="text-muted-foreground">Signals</span>
+          <span class="font-semibold tabular-nums">{totalSignals}</span>
+        </button>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onclick={() => (location.hash = '#/ops')}
+          class="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border bg-card/60 px-3 py-1.5 backdrop-blur transition-colors hover:border-primary/50"
+        >
+          <span class="text-muted-foreground">Approvals</span>
+          <span class="font-semibold tabular-nums {summary?.approvals_pending ? 'text-destructive' : ''}"
+            >{summary?.approvals_pending ?? 0}</span
+          >
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- New task entry: centered in the middle (1fr) row -->
+      <div class="flex items-center justify-center">
+      <div class="w-full max-w-2xl text-center">
+        <h1 class="mb-1 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">What should Nomos do?</h1>
+        <p class="mb-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          Describe a goal — Nomos will plan it, execute it, and report the outcome.
+        </p>
+        <form
+          class="relative rounded-2xl border bg-card/70 shadow-lg backdrop-blur focus-within:border-primary/60"
+          onsubmit={(e) => {
+            e.preventDefault()
+            submit()
+          }}
+        >
+          <Textarea
+            bind:value={input}
+            onkeydown={handleKeydown}
+            placeholder="e.g. Roll the staging database back to last night's snapshot and verify the app is healthy…"
+            rows={3}
+            class="max-h-52 min-h-24 resize-none border-0 bg-transparent px-4 py-3.5 text-base shadow-none focus-visible:ring-0"
+          />
+          <div class="flex items-center justify-between px-3 pb-3">
+            <span class="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">Enter to start · Shift+Enter for newline</span>
+            <Button type="submit" size="icon" disabled={!input.trim()} aria-label="Start task">
+              <ArrowUpIcon />
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <span class="justify-self-center text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">Scroll to see all tasks ↓</span>
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- Task table -->
+    <section class="mx-auto w-full max-w-5xl px-4 pb-16">
+      <div class="rounded-xl border bg-card/70 backdrop-blur">
+        <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5 border-b p-3">
+          {#each FILTERS as f}
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onclick={() => (filter = f.id)}
+              class="rounded-full border px-2.5 py-1 text-xs transition-colors {filter === f.id
+                ? 'border-primary bg-primary/10 text-foreground'
+                : 'border-border text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted/50'}"
+            >
+              {f.label}
+              <span class="ml-1 opacity-60">{counts[f.id] ?? 0}</span>
+            </button>
           {/each}
         </div>
-      </ScrollArea>
-    </Card.Content>
-  </Card.Root>
+
+        {#if visible.length === 0}
+          <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 px-4 py-16 text-center">
+            <p class="max-w-sm text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              {filter === 'all'
+                ? 'No tasks yet. Start one above and Nomos will plan it, execute it, and report the outcome.'
+                : `No ${FILTERS.find((f) => f.id === filter)?.label.toLowerCase()} tasks.`}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        {:else}
+          <div class="overflow-x-auto">
+            <table class="w-full text-sm">
+              <thead>
+                <tr class="border-b text-left text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                  <th class="w-36 px-4 py-2 font-medium">Status</th>
+                  <th class="px-4 py-2 font-medium">Task</th>
+                  <th class="hidden px-4 py-2 font-medium md:table-cell">Summary</th>
+                  <th class="w-28 px-4 py-2 text-right font-medium">Last active</th>
+                </tr>
+              </thead>
+              <tbody>
+                {#each visible as s (s.id)}
+                  {@const st = statusStyle(s)}
+                  <tr
+                    class="cursor-pointer border-b last:border-0 transition-colors hover:bg-muted/40"
+                    onclick={() => openTask(s.id)}
+                  >
+                    <td class="px-4 py-2.5">
+                      <span class="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
+                        <span class="size-2 rounded-full {st.dot} {st.pulse ? 'animate-pulse' : ''}"></span>
+                        {st.label}
+                      </span>
+                    </td>
+                    <td class="max-w-0 px-4 py-2.5">
+                      <span class="line-clamp-1 font-medium">{heading(s)}</span>
+                    </td>
+                    <td class="hidden max-w-0 px-4 py-2.5 md:table-cell">
+                      <span class="line-clamp-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{s.summary || '—'}</span>
+                    </td>
+                    <td class="whitespace-nowrap px-4 py-2.5 text-right text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
+                      {relativeTime(s.last_active_at)}
+                    </td>
+                  </tr>
+                {/each}
+              </tbody>
+            </table>
+          </div>
+        {/if}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Tasks.svelte b/web/src/pages/Tasks.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 397bcf0..0000000
--- a/web/src/pages/Tasks.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,213 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-  import { sessions, loadSessions, loadSessionMessages, deleteSession, newChat } from '$lib/stores/chat'
-  import { liveEvents, subscribeEvents } from '$lib/stores/events'
-  import type { Session } from '$lib/api'
-  import { relativeTime } from '$lib/utils'
-  import { Badge } from '$lib/components/ui/badge'
-  import { Button } from '$lib/components/ui/button'
-  import * as Card from '$lib/components/ui/card'
-  import PlusIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/plus'
-  import Trash2Icon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/trash-2'
-  import { onMount } from 'svelte'
-
-  // Live board: refetch when a task's lifecycle changes anywhere (the agent set
-  // a goal, advanced status, raised/answered a question, finished). We subscribe
-  // to the event store directly rather than via $effect so delivery is
-  // deterministic. We must scan ALL events newer than the last we saw, not just
-  // liveEvents[0]: entity.touched fires on every tool call, so a task.status
-  // event is usually buried below several touches by the time we're notified. A
-  // short debounce coalesces one task's goal.set + plan.proposed + task.status
-  // burst into a single refetch.
-  const TASK_EVENTS = new Set(['task.status', 'goal.set', 'question.raised', 'question.answered'])
-
-  onMount(() => {
-    loadSessions()
-    const unsubStream = subscribeEvents() // keep the global stream open while the board is up
-    let lastSeenId = 0
-    let refreshTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
-    const unsub = liveEvents.subscribe((evs) => {
-      if (evs.length === 0) return
-      const maxId = evs[0].id // newest-first
-      if (maxId <= lastSeenId) return
-      const relevant = evs.some((e) => e.id > lastSeenId && TASK_EVENTS.has(e.type))
-      lastSeenId = maxId
-      if (relevant) {
-        if (refreshTimer) clearTimeout(refreshTimer)
-        refreshTimer = setTimeout(() => loadSessions(), 400)
-      }
-    })
-    return () => {
-      unsub()
-      unsubStream()
-    }
-  })
-
-  // ── Status → display ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  type Bucket = 'running' | 'input' | 'done' | 'failed'
-  function bucket(s: Session): Bucket {
-    switch (s.status) {
-      case 'awaiting_input':
-        return 'input'
-      case 'done':
-        return s.outcome === 'failure' ? 'failed' : 'done'
-      case 'failed':
-        return 'failed'
-      default:
-        return 'running' // active | planning | executing | undefined
-    }
-  }
-
-  interface StatusStyle {
-    label: string
-    dot: string
-    pulse: boolean
-    variant: 'default' | 'secondary' | 'destructive' | 'outline'
-  }
-  function statusStyle(s: Session): StatusStyle {
-    switch (bucket(s)) {
-      case 'input':
-        return { label: 'Needs input', dot: 'bg-warning', pulse: true, variant: 'secondary' }
-      case 'done':
-        return { label: s.outcome === 'partial' ? 'Done · partial' : 'Done', dot: 'bg-success', pulse: false, variant: 'default' }
-      case 'failed':
-        return { label: 'Failed', dot: 'bg-destructive', pulse: false, variant: 'destructive' }
-      default:
-        return { label: 'Running', dot: 'bg-primary', pulse: true, variant: 'secondary' }
-    }
-  }
-
-  const FILTERS: { id: 'all' | Bucket; label: string }[] = [
-    { id: 'all', label: 'All' },
-    { id: 'running', label: 'Running' },
-    { id: 'input', label: 'Needs input' },
-    { id: 'done', label: 'Done' },
-    { id: 'failed', label: 'Failed' }
-  ]
-  let filter = $state<'all' | Bucket>('all')
-
-  const counts = $derived.by(() => {
-    const c: Record<string, number> = { all: $sessions.length, running: 0, input: 0, done: 0, failed: 0 }
-    for (const s of $sessions) c[bucket(s)]++
-    return c
-  })
-
-  const visible = $derived(
-    filter === 'all' ? $sessions : $sessions.filter((s) => bucket(s) === filter)
-  )
-
-  function heading(s: Session): string {
-    return s.goal || s.title || 'Untitled task'
-  }
-
-  function openTask(id: string) {
-    loadSessionMessages(id)
-    location.hash = '#/chat'
-  }
-
-  function startTask() {
-    newChat()
-    location.hash = '#/chat'
-  }
-
-  let confirmDelete = $state<string | null>(null)
-  function handleDelete(e: MouseEvent, id: string) {
-    e.stopPropagation()
-    if (confirmDelete === id) {
-      deleteSession(id)
-      confirmDelete = null
-    } else {
-      confirmDelete = id
-      setTimeout(() => { if (confirmDelete === id) confirmDelete = null }, 3000)
-    }
-  }
-</script>
-
-<div class="mx-auto flex h-full min-h-0 max-w-6xl flex-col p-4 sm:p-6">
-  <div class="mb-4 flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
-    <div>
-      <h2 class="text-lg font-semibold">Tasks</h2>
-      <p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Every task is a goal Nomos works to completion.</p>
-    </div>
-    <Button onclick={startTask} class="gap-1.5">
-      <PlusIcon class="size-4" />
-      New task
-    </Button>
-  </div>
-
-  <!-- Filter chips -->
-  <div class="mb-4 flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
-    {#each FILTERS as f}
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        onclick={() => (filter = f.id)}
-        class="rounded-full border px-2.5 py-1 text-xs transition-colors {filter === f.id
-          ? 'border-primary bg-primary/10 text-foreground'
-          : 'border-border text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted/50'}"
-      >
-        {f.label}
-        <span class="ml-1 opacity-60">{counts[f.id] ?? 0}</span>
-      </button>
-    {/each}
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
-    {#if visible.length === 0}
-      <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-4 pt-20 text-center">
-        <p class="max-w-sm text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-          {filter === 'all'
-            ? 'No tasks yet. Start one and Nomos will plan it, execute it, and report the outcome.'
-            : `No ${FILTERS.find((f) => f.id === filter)?.label.toLowerCase()} tasks.`}
-        </p>
-        {#if filter === 'all'}
-          <Button onclick={startTask} variant="outline" class="gap-1.5">
-            <PlusIcon class="size-4" /> Start your first task
-          </Button>
-        {/if}
-      </div>
-    {:else}
-      <div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
-        {#each visible as s (s.id)}
-          {@const st = statusStyle(s)}
-          <div class="group relative">
-            <button type="button" class="block w-full text-left" onclick={() => openTask(s.id)}>
-              <Card.Root class="h-full transition-colors hover:border-primary/50">
-                <Card.Header class="pb-2">
-                  <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
-                    <span class="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
-                      <span class="size-2 rounded-full {st.dot} {st.pulse ? 'animate-pulse' : ''}"></span>
-                      {st.label}
-                    </span>
-                    <span class="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">{relativeTime(s.last_active_at)}</span>
-                  </div>
-                  <Card.Title class="line-clamp-2 text-sm leading-snug">{heading(s)}</Card.Title>
-                </Card.Header>
-                <Card.Content class="pt-0">
-                  {#if s.summary}
-                    <p class="line-clamp-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{s.summary}</p>
-                  {:else if s.goal && s.title && s.goal !== s.title}
-                    <p class="line-clamp-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{s.title}</p>
-                  {:else}
-                    <p class="text-xs italic text-muted-foreground/60">No summary yet.</p>
-                  {/if}
-                </Card.Content>
-              </Card.Root>
-            </button>
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              class="absolute right-2 top-2 flex size-7 items-center justify-center rounded-md text-muted-foreground opacity-0 transition-opacity hover:bg-destructive/10 hover:text-destructive group-hover:opacity-100"
-              onclick={(e) => handleDelete(e, s.id)}
-              title={confirmDelete === s.id ? 'Click again to confirm' : 'Delete task'}
-              aria-label="Delete task"
-            >
-              {#if confirmDelete === s.id}
-                <span class="text-[10px] font-bold text-destructive">Del?</span>
-              {:else}
-                <Trash2Icon class="size-4" />
-              {/if}
-            </button>
-          </div>
-        {/each}
-      </div>
-    {/if}
-  </div>
-</div>