The PATCH /tasks/:id endpoint allows setting status='running' via
_set_status_direct(), bypassing the dispatcher/claim path that creates
run rows, claim locks, expiry, and worker process metadata. This can
leave tasks stuck in 'running' with no active worker.
Fix: reject status='running' with HTTP 400, requiring all transitions
to 'running' to go through the canonical claim_task() path.
Closes#19535
Adds first-class board support to kanban so users can separate unrelated
streams of work (projects, repos, domains) into isolated queues. Single-
project users stay on the 'default' board and see no UI change.
Isolation model
---------------
- Each board is a directory at `~/.hermes/kanban/boards/<slug>/` with
its own `kanban.db`, `workspaces/`, and `logs/`. The 'default' board
keeps its legacy path (`~/.hermes/kanban.db`) for back-compat — fresh
installs and pre-boards users get zero migration.
- Workers spawned by the dispatcher have `HERMES_KANBAN_BOARD` pinned in
their env alongside the existing `HERMES_KANBAN_DB` /
`HERMES_KANBAN_WORKSPACES_ROOT` pins, so workers physically cannot see
other boards' tasks.
- The gateway's single dispatcher loop now sweeps every board per tick;
per-tick cost is a few extra filesystem stats.
- CAS concurrency guarantees are preserved per-board (each board is its
own SQLite DB, same WAL+IMMEDIATE machinery as before).
CLI
---
hermes kanban boards list|create|switch|show|rename|rm
hermes kanban --board <slug> <any-subcommand>
Board resolution order: `--board` flag → `HERMES_KANBAN_BOARD` env →
`~/.hermes/kanban/current` file → `default`. Slug validation is strict:
lowercase alphanumerics + hyphens + underscores, 1-64 chars, starts with
alphanumeric. Uppercase is auto-downcased; slashes / dots / `..` /
control chars are rejected so boards can't name their way out of the
boards/ directory.
Passive discoverability: when more than one board exists, `hermes kanban
list` prints a one-line header ("Board: foo (2 other boards …)") so
users who stumble across multi-project never have to hunt for the
feature. Invisible for single-board installs.
Dashboard
---------
- New `BoardSwitcher` component at the top of the Kanban tab: dropdown
with all boards + task counts, `+ New board` button, `Archive`
button (non-default only). Hidden entirely when only `default` exists
and is empty — single-project users never see it.
- New `NewBoardDialog` modal: slug / display name / description / icon
+ "switch to this board after creating" checkbox.
- Selected board persists to `localStorage` so browser users don't
shift the CLI's active board out from under a terminal they left open.
- New `?board=<slug>` query param on every existing endpoint plus a
new `/boards` CRUD surface (`GET /boards`, `POST /boards`,
`PATCH /boards/<slug>`, `DELETE /boards/<slug>`,
`POST /boards/<slug>/switch`).
- Events WebSocket is pinned to a board at connection time; switching
opens a fresh WS against the new board.
Also fixes a pre-existing bug in the plugin's tenant / assignee
filters: the SDK's `Select` uses `onValueChange(value)`, not
native `onChange(event)`, so those filters silently didn't work.
New `selectChangeHandler` helper wires both signatures.
Tests
-----
49 new tests in `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_boards.py` covering:
slug validation (valid / invalid / auto-downcase), path resolution
(default = legacy path, named = `boards/<slug>/`, env var override),
current-board resolution chain (env > file > default), board CRUD +
archive / hard-delete, per-board connection isolation (tasks don't
leak), worker spawn env injection (`HERMES_KANBAN_BOARD`,
`HERMES_KANBAN_DB`, `HERMES_KANBAN_WORKSPACES_ROOT` all point at the
right board), and end-to-end CLI surface.
Regression surface: all 264 pre-existing kanban tests continue to pass.
Live-tested via the dashboard: created 3 boards (default,
hermes-agent, atm10-server), created tasks on each via both CLI
(`--board <slug> create`) and dashboard (inline create on the Ready
column), confirmed zero cross-board leakage, confirmed `BoardSwitcher`
+ `NewBoardDialog` work end-to-end in the browser.
Closes#18718. Exposes the existing `workspace_kind` + `workspace_path`
fields (already accepted by POST /api/plugins/kanban/tasks) in the
dashboard's per-column inline-create form so users can create tasks
targeting a git worktree or an explicit directory without dropping
back to the CLI.
- Add a workspace-kind Select (scratch / worktree / dir) to
InlineCreate in plugins/kanban/dashboard/dist/index.js.
- Conditionally render a workspace_path Input next to the select when
kind != scratch; placeholder tells the user whether the path is
required (dir) or optional (worktree — derived from assignee when
blank).
- Submit wires `workspace_kind` / `workspace_path` into the POST body
only when they're non-default, keeping the request shape small and
interoperable with older dispatcher versions.
E2E verified in a dashboard pointed at the worktree: selecting dir +
typing /tmp/test-18718 produces a POST body with
{workspace_kind: 'dir', workspace_path: '/tmp/test-18718'} and the
task lands in sqlite with those fields set. 42/42 kanban dashboard
plugin tests pass.
Closes#18576. Addresses three of four complaints from the readability
report; live-verified in a dashboard against a seeded task with body,
comments, and run history.
- Drawer default width 480px → 640px, exposed as the CSS var
`--hermes-kanban-drawer-width` so deployments / user themes can
override without forking the plugin.
- Bump body/meta/pre/log/run-history font sizes from the 0.65-0.75rem
cluster to the 0.78-0.85rem cluster. Long paths and code snippets in
task bodies, run metadata, and worker logs are legible again instead
of requiring a squint.
- Fix the black-text-on-dark-theme regression in fenced markdown code
blocks. Root cause: themes that don't define `--color-foreground`
(NERV, at least) leave `color: var(--color-foreground)` resolving
empty on <code>, which then falls back to the UA default (near-black)
instead of inheriting from the drawer's <body>. Fix: force
`color: inherit` on both inline and fenced code, and give the fenced
block background via `currentColor` instead of `--color-foreground`
so there's a visible card even when the theme var is absent.
Out of scope for this PR (comments added to #18576):
- Draggable resize handle (structural JS work; plugin ships built-only,
no src/ in-tree).
- Live worker-log viewer for running tasks (backend WS + component).
- Sibling fix: themes like NERV should define --color-foreground. The
current changes make the drawer robust against that gap, but the
root fix belongs in the theme layer.
