diff --git a/dashboard/api.js b/dashboard/api.js
index 886e71f..b2bf437 100644
--- a/dashboard/api.js
+++ b/dashboard/api.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ const api = {
   linkKanbanTasks: (parentId, childId) => api.post('/api/kanban/links', { parent_id: parentId, child_id: childId }),
   unlinkKanbanTasks: (parentId, childId) => api.del(`/api/kanban/links?parent_id=${encodeURIComponent(parentId)}&child_id=${encodeURIComponent(childId)}`),
   dispatchKanban: () => api.post('/api/kanban/dispatch', {}),
+  dispatchKanbanTask: (id) => api.post(`/api/kanban/tasks/${encodeURIComponent(id)}/dispatch`, {}),
   specifyKanbanTask: (id) => api.post(`/api/kanban/tasks/${encodeURIComponent(id)}/specify`, {}),
   decomposeKanbanTask: (id) => api.post(`/api/kanban/tasks/${encodeURIComponent(id)}/decompose`, {}),
   // Goals
diff --git a/dashboard/pages/kanban.js b/dashboard/pages/kanban.js
index fee2bb3..333e437 100644
--- a/dashboard/pages/kanban.js
+++ b/dashboard/pages/kanban.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 let kanbanData = null;
 
+function getAllKanbanTasks() {
+  return Object.values(kanbanData?.columns || {}).flat();
+}
+
 async function renderKanban() {
   const content = document.getElementById('pageContent');
   content.innerHTML = `
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ function renderKanbanBoard() {
   if (!board || !kanbanData) return;
   const columnsObj = kanbanData.columns || {};
   const columns = Object.keys(columnsObj);
-  const allTasks = kanbanData.tasks || Object.values(columnsObj).flat();
+  const allTasks = getAllKanbanTasks();
   const filterText = (document.getElementById('kanbanFilterInput')?.value || '').toLowerCase();
   const filterPriority = document.getElementById('kanbanFilterPriority')?.value || 'all';
   const filterCategory = document.getElementById('kanbanFilterCategory')?.value || 'all';
@@ -147,7 +151,12 @@ function showAddKanbanTask() {
           <div class="form-row">
             <div class="form-group">
               <label class="form-label">Assigned To</label>
-              <input class="form-input" id="kanbanAssigned" placeholder="e.g., opencode" style="text-transform:lowercase">
+              <select class="form-select" id="kanbanAssigned">
+                <option value="">Unassigned</option>
+                <option value="opencode">opencode (auto-run)</option>
+                <option value="hermes">Hermes (auto-run)</option>
+                <option value="gemini">Gemini CLI (auto-run)</option>
+              </select>
             </div>
             <div class="form-group">
               <label class="form-label">Target Date</label>
@@ -206,31 +215,68 @@ async function onKanbanDrop(e, status) {
   }
 }
 
-function showKanbanDetail(id) {
-  const task = kanbanData?.tasks?.find(t => t.id === id);
+const KANBAN_AGENTS = ['opencode', 'hermes', 'gemini'];
+
+function closeKanbanDetailModal() {
+  if (window._kanbanDetailPoll) { clearInterval(window._kanbanDetailPoll); window._kanbanDetailPoll = null; }
+  closeModal();
+}
+
+async function showKanbanDetail(id) {
+  const task = getAllKanbanTasks().find(t => t.id === id);
   if (!task) return;
+  renderKanbanDetailModal(task);
+
+  if (window._kanbanDetailPoll) clearInterval(window._kanbanDetailPoll);
+  if (task.status === 'in_progress') {
+    window._kanbanDetailPoll = setInterval(async () => {
+      try {
+        const fresh = await api.getKanbanTask(id);
+        if (fresh.status !== 'in_progress') {
+          clearInterval(window._kanbanDetailPoll);
+          window._kanbanDetailPoll = null;
+          renderKanban();
+        }
+        if (document.getElementById('kanbanDetailModal')) renderKanbanDetailModal(fresh);
+      } catch {}
+    }, 3000);
+  }
+}
+
+function renderKanbanDetailModal(task) {
   const modal = document.getElementById('modalContainer');
+  const canDispatch = KANBAN_AGENTS.includes(task.assignee) && task.status !== 'in_progress' && task.status !== 'done';
+  const comments = task.comments || [];
   modal.innerHTML = `
-    <div class="modal-overlay" onclick="if(event.target===this)closeModal()">
-      <div class="modal" style="max-width:560px">
+    <div class="modal-overlay" onclick="if(event.target===this)closeKanbanDetailModal()">
+      <div class="modal" id="kanbanDetailModal" style="max-width:560px">
         <div class="modal-header">
           <div class="modal-title">${escapeHtml(task.title)}</div>
-          <button class="modal-close" onclick="closeModal()">✕</button>
+          <button class="modal-close" onclick="closeKanbanDetailModal()">✕</button>
         </div>
         <div class="modal-body">
           <div style="display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:12px">
             <span class="badge badge-${task.status === 'done' ? 'success' : task.status === 'in_progress' ? 'info' : 'warning'}">${task.status}</span>
             <span class="kanban-priority priority-${task.priority || 'medium'}">${task.priority}</span>
             ${task.status === 'blocked' ? `<span class="badge badge-danger">🚫 Blocked</span>` : ''}
+            ${task.status === 'in_progress' ? `<span class="badge badge-info">🔄 Agent running…</span>` : ''}
           </div>
           ${task.body ? `<div style="margin-bottom:12px;color:var(--text-secondary);font-size:13px">${escapeHtml(task.body)}</div>` : ''}
           <div style="display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:12px">
-            ${task.assignee ? `<span>👤 <strong>${escapeHtml(task.assignee)}</strong></span>` : ''}
+            ${task.assignee ? `<span>👤 <strong>${escapeHtml(task.assignee)}</strong>${KANBAN_AGENTS.includes(task.assignee) ? ' 🤖' : ''}</span>` : ''}
             <span>📅 <strong>${task.created || 'N/A'}</strong></span>
             ${task.completed_at ? `<span>✅ <strong>${task.completed_at}</strong></span>` : ''}
           </div>
+          ${task.block_reason ? `<div style="margin-bottom:12px;font-size:12px;color:var(--red)">🚫 ${escapeHtml(task.block_reason)}</div>` : ''}
+          ${comments.length ? `
+            <div style="margin-bottom:12px">
+              <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-muted);margin-bottom:6px">Activity</div>
+              ${comments.map(c => `<div style="padding:8px 10px;background:var(--bg-secondary);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius-sm);font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-bottom:6px">${escapeHtml(c.message)}</div>`).join('')}
+            </div>
+          ` : ''}
           <div style="display:flex;gap:4px;flex-wrap:wrap">
-            ${task.status !== 'done' ? `<button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" onclick="completeKanbanTask('${task.id}')">✅ Mark Done</button>` : ''}
+            ${canDispatch ? `<button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" onclick="dispatchKanbanTask('${task.id}')">🤖 Dispatch to ${escapeHtml(task.assignee)}</button>` : ''}
+            ${task.status !== 'done' ? `<button class="btn btn-sm btn-ghost" onclick="completeKanbanTask('${task.id}')">✅ Mark Done</button>` : ''}
             ${task.status !== 'blocked' ? `<button class="btn btn-sm btn-ghost" onclick="blockKanbanTask('${task.id}')">🚫 Block</button>` : `<button class="btn btn-sm btn-ghost" onclick="unblockKanbanTask('${task.id}')">🔓 Unblock</button>`}
             <button class="btn btn-sm btn-ghost" onclick="deleteKanbanTask('${task.id}')" style="color:var(--red)">🗑 Delete</button>
           </div>
@@ -240,6 +286,18 @@ function showKanbanDetail(id) {
   `;
 }
 
+async function dispatchKanbanTask(id) {
+  try {
+    await api.dispatchKanbanTask(id);
+    showToast('Task dispatched to agent 🤖', 'success');
+    await loadKanbanData();
+    const fresh = getAllKanbanTasks().find(t => t.id === id);
+    if (fresh) showKanbanDetail(id);
+  } catch (err) {
+    showToast('Failed to dispatch: ' + err.message, 'error');
+  }
+}
+
 async function completeKanbanTask(id) {
   try {
     await api.completeKanbanTask(id);
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 00f393f..87b9ddd 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import tarfile
+import threading
 import time
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
@@ -776,6 +777,53 @@ def save_kanban_task(task: dict):
     ensure_dir(KANBAN_DIR)
     (KANBAN_DIR / f"{task['id']}.json").write_text(json.dumps(task, indent=2))
 
+KANBAN_AGENTS = {"opencode", "hermes", "gemini"}
+
+def dispatch_kanban_task(task_id: str):
+    """Move a task to in_progress and hand it to its assignee agent in the background."""
+    path = KANBAN_DIR / f"{task_id}.json"
+    if not path.exists():
+        return
+    task = json.loads(path.read_text())
+    if task.get("status") in ("in_progress", "done"):
+        return
+    if task.get("assignee") not in KANBAN_AGENTS:
+        return
+    task["status"] = "in_progress"
+    task["updated"] = get_timestamp()
+    save_kanban_task(task)
+    append_audit({"action": "kanban_task_dispatched", "task_id": task_id, "agent": task["assignee"]})
+    threading.Thread(target=_run_kanban_agent, args=(task_id,), daemon=True).start()
+
+def _run_kanban_agent(task_id: str):
+    path = KANBAN_DIR / f"{task_id}.json"
+    if not path.exists():
+        return
+    task = json.loads(path.read_text())
+    agent = task.get("assignee")
+    prompt = task["title"] if not task.get("body") else f"{task['title']}\n\n{task['body']}"
+
+    response = execute_agent(agent, prompt)
+    failed = response.startswith(("⏱", "⚠", "Unknown agent"))
+
+    task = json.loads(path.read_text())  # reload in case it changed while the agent ran
+    task.setdefault("comments", []).append({
+        "id": str(uuid.uuid4())[:8],
+        "message": f"🤖 **{agent}**\n\n{response}",
+        "timestamp": get_timestamp(),
+    })
+    if failed:
+        task["status"] = "blocked"
+        task["block_reason"] = response[:300]
+        append_audit({"action": "kanban_task_dispatch_failed", "task_id": task_id, "agent": agent})
+    else:
+        task["status"] = "done"
+        task["summary"] = response[:300]
+        task["completed_at"] = get_timestamp()
+        append_audit({"action": "kanban_task_dispatch_completed", "task_id": task_id, "agent": agent})
+    task["updated"] = get_timestamp()
+    save_kanban_task(task)
+
 def load_goals():
     if GOALS_FILE.exists():
         return json.loads(GOALS_FILE.read_text())
@@ -825,6 +873,9 @@ def kanban_create_task(data: KanbanTaskCreate):
         }
         save_kanban_task(task)
         append_audit({"action": "kanban_task_created", "title": data.title})
+        if task["assignee"] in KANBAN_AGENTS:
+            dispatch_kanban_task(task["id"])
+            task = json.loads((KANBAN_DIR / f"{task['id']}.json").read_text())
         return task
     except Exception as e:
         raise HTTPException(500, str(e))
@@ -835,6 +886,7 @@ def kanban_update_task(task_id: str, data: KanbanTaskUpdate):
     if not path.exists():
         raise HTTPException(404, "Task not found")
     task = json.loads(path.read_text())
+    assignee_changed = data.assignee is not None and data.assignee != task.get("assignee")
     for field in ["title", "body", "status", "priority", "assignee"]:
         val = getattr(data, field, None)
         if val is not None:
@@ -842,8 +894,22 @@ def kanban_update_task(task_id: str, data: KanbanTaskUpdate):
     task["updated"] = get_timestamp()
     save_kanban_task(task)
     append_audit({"action": "kanban_task_updated", "task_id": task_id})
+    if assignee_changed and task["assignee"] in KANBAN_AGENTS:
+        dispatch_kanban_task(task_id)
+        task = json.loads(path.read_text())
     return task
 
+@app.post("/api/kanban/tasks/{task_id}/dispatch")
+def kanban_dispatch_task(task_id: str):
+    path = KANBAN_DIR / f"{task_id}.json"
+    if not path.exists():
+        raise HTTPException(404, "Task not found")
+    task = json.loads(path.read_text())
+    if task.get("assignee") not in KANBAN_AGENTS:
+        raise HTTPException(400, "Task must be assigned to opencode, hermes, or gemini to dispatch")
+    dispatch_kanban_task(task_id)
+    return {"status": "dispatched", "task_id": task_id}
+
 @app.post("/api/kanban/tasks/{task_id}/complete")
 def kanban_complete_task(task_id: str, data: KanbanComplete):
     path = KANBAN_DIR / f"{task_id}.json"
@@ -930,8 +996,13 @@ def kanban_remove_link(parent_id: str = Query(...), child_id: str = Query(...)):
 
 @app.post("/api/kanban/dispatch")
 def kanban_dispatch():
-    append_audit({"action": "kanban_dispatch_triggered"})
-    return {"status": "dispatch_triggered", "message": "Dispatcher notified"}
+    dispatched = []
+    for task in load_kanban_tasks():
+        if task.get("status") in ("todo", "ready") and task.get("assignee") in KANBAN_AGENTS:
+            dispatch_kanban_task(task["id"])
+            dispatched.append(task["id"])
+    append_audit({"action": "kanban_dispatch_triggered", "task_ids": dispatched})
+    return {"status": "dispatch_triggered", "dispatched": dispatched, "message": f"Dispatched {len(dispatched)} task(s)"}
 
 @app.post("/api/kanban/tasks/{task_id}/specify")
 def kanban_specify_task(task_id: str):