fix: Sort pipeline tasks by dependency order instead of priority+createdAt

The Execution tab's PipelinePhaseGroup was using sortByPriorityAndQueueTime
which ignores task dependencies entirely. Tasks now sort topologically via
topologicalSortPhases, matching the Plan tab's TaskGraph behavior.

- Add listInitiativeTaskDependencies tRPC procedure (bulk fetch)
- Fetch task deps in PipelineTab, group by phase, pass through
- Replace priority sort with topological sort in PipelinePhaseGroup
- Show "blocked by N" count on PipelineTaskCard

apps/server/trpc/routers/task.ts

@@ -183,6 +183,19 @@ export function taskProcedures(publicProcedure: ProcedureBuilder) {
         return edges;
       }),
 
+    listInitiativeTaskDependencies: publicProcedure
+      .input(z.object({ initiativeId: z.string().min(1) }))
+      .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+        const taskRepo = requireTaskRepository(ctx);
+        const tasks = await taskRepo.findByInitiativeId(input.initiativeId);
+        const edges: Array<{ taskId: string; dependsOn: string[] }> = [];
+        for (const t of tasks) {
+          const deps = await taskRepo.getDependencies(t.id);
+          if (deps.length > 0) edges.push({ taskId: t.id, dependsOn: deps });
+        }
+        return edges;
+      }),
+
     approveTask: publicProcedure
       .input(z.object({ taskId: z.string().min(1) }))
       .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {

apps/web/src/components/pipeline/PipelineGraph.tsx

@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ interface PipelineGraphProps {
     createdAt: string | Date;
   }>[];
   tasksByPhase: Record<string, SerializedTask[]>;
+  taskDepsByPhase: Record<string, Array<{ taskId: string; dependsOn: string[] }>>;
   dependencyEdges: DependencyEdge[];
   detailAgentByPhase?: Map<string, DetailAgentInfo>;
 }
 
-export function PipelineGraph({ columns, tasksByPhase, dependencyEdges, detailAgentByPhase }: PipelineGraphProps) {
+export function PipelineGraph({ columns, tasksByPhase, taskDepsByPhase, dependencyEdges, detailAgentByPhase }: PipelineGraphProps) {
   // Build a set of phase IDs whose dependencies are all completed
   const blockedPhaseIds = useMemo(() => {
     const phaseStatusMap = new Map<string, string>();
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export function PipelineGraph({ columns, tasksByPhase, dependencyEdges, detailAg
             <PipelineStageColumn
               phases={column.phases}
               tasksByPhase={tasksByPhase}
+              taskDepsByPhase={taskDepsByPhase}
               blockedPhaseIds={blockedPhaseIds}
               detailAgentByPhase={detailAgentByPhase}
             />

apps/web/src/components/pipeline/PipelinePhaseGroup.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+import { useMemo } from "react";
 import { Loader2, Play } from "lucide-react";
 import { StatusDot } from "@/components/StatusDot";
 import { trpc } from "@/lib/trpc";
-import { sortByPriorityAndQueueTime } from "@codewalk-district/shared";
+import {
+  topologicalSortPhases,
+  type DependencyEdge,
+} from "@codewalk-district/shared";
 import { PipelineTaskCard } from "./PipelineTaskCard";
 import type { SerializedTask } from "@/components/TaskRow";
 
@@ -17,13 +21,37 @@ interface PipelinePhaseGroupProps {
     status: string;
   };
   tasks: SerializedTask[];
+  taskDepsRaw: Array<{ taskId: string; dependsOn: string[] }>;
   isBlocked: boolean;
   detailAgent?: DetailAgentInfo | null;
 }
 
-export function PipelinePhaseGroup({ phase, tasks, isBlocked, detailAgent }: PipelinePhaseGroupProps) {
+export function PipelinePhaseGroup({ phase, tasks, taskDepsRaw, isBlocked, detailAgent }: PipelinePhaseGroupProps) {
   const queuePhase = trpc.queuePhase.useMutation();
-  const sorted = sortByPriorityAndQueueTime(tasks);
+
+  // Sort tasks topologically by dependency order
+  const { sorted, blockedByCountMap } = useMemo(() => {
+    const edges: DependencyEdge[] = [];
+    for (const raw of taskDepsRaw) {
+      for (const depId of raw.dependsOn) {
+        edges.push({ phaseId: raw.taskId, dependsOnPhaseId: depId });
+      }
+    }
+    const sortedTasks = topologicalSortPhases(tasks, edges);
+
+    // Compute blocked-by counts (incomplete dependencies)
+    const countMap = new Map<string, number>();
+    for (const raw of taskDepsRaw) {
+      const incomplete = raw.dependsOn.filter((depId) => {
+        const dep = tasks.find((t) => t.id === depId);
+        return dep && dep.status !== "completed";
+      }).length;
+      if (incomplete > 0) countMap.set(raw.taskId, incomplete);
+    }
+
+    return { sorted: sortedTasks, blockedByCountMap: countMap };
+  }, [tasks, taskDepsRaw]);
+
   const canExecute = phase.status === "approved" && !isBlocked;
   const isDetailing =
     detailAgent?.status === "running" ||
@@ -62,7 +90,11 @@ export function PipelinePhaseGroup({ phase, tasks, isBlocked, detailAgent }: Pip
           <p className="px-3 py-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">No tasks</p>
         ) : (
           sorted.map((task) => (
-            <PipelineTaskCard key={task.id} task={task} />
+            <PipelineTaskCard
+              key={task.id}
+              task={task}
+              blockedByCount={blockedByCountMap.get(task.id) ?? 0}
+            />
           ))
         )}
       </div>

apps/web/src/components/pipeline/PipelineStageColumn.tsx

@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ interface PipelineStageColumnProps {
     status: string;
   }>;
   tasksByPhase: Record<string, SerializedTask[]>;
+  taskDepsByPhase: Record<string, Array<{ taskId: string; dependsOn: string[] }>>;
   blockedPhaseIds: Set<string>;
   detailAgentByPhase?: Map<string, DetailAgentInfo>;
 }
 
-export function PipelineStageColumn({ phases, tasksByPhase, blockedPhaseIds, detailAgentByPhase }: PipelineStageColumnProps) {
+export function PipelineStageColumn({ phases, tasksByPhase, taskDepsByPhase, blockedPhaseIds, detailAgentByPhase }: PipelineStageColumnProps) {
   return (
     <div className="flex w-64 shrink-0 flex-col gap-3">
       {phases.map((phase) => (
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export function PipelineStageColumn({ phases, tasksByPhase, blockedPhaseIds, det
           key={phase.id}
           phase={phase}
           tasks={tasksByPhase[phase.id] ?? []}
+          taskDepsRaw={taskDepsByPhase[phase.id] ?? []}
           isBlocked={blockedPhaseIds.has(phase.id)}
           detailAgent={detailAgentByPhase?.get(phase.id) ?? null}
         />

apps/web/src/components/pipeline/PipelineTab.tsx

@@ -47,13 +47,20 @@ function PipelineTabInner({ initiativeId, phases, phasesLoading }: PipelineTabPr
   );
   const allTasks = (tasksQuery.data ?? []) as SerializedTask[];
 
-  // Fetch dependency edges
+  // Fetch dependency edges (phase-level)
   const depsQuery = trpc.listInitiativePhaseDependencies.useQuery(
     { initiativeId },
     { enabled: phases.length > 0 },
   );
   const dependencyEdges: DependencyEdge[] = depsQuery.data ?? [];
 
+  // Fetch task-level dependency edges
+  const taskDepsQuery = trpc.listInitiativeTaskDependencies.useQuery(
+    { initiativeId },
+    { enabled: phases.length > 0 },
+  );
+  const taskDepsRaw = taskDepsQuery.data ?? [];
+
   // Fetch agents for detail agent tracking
   const agentsQuery = trpc.listAgents.useQuery();
   const allAgents = agentsQuery.data ?? [];
@@ -76,6 +83,23 @@ function PipelineTabInner({ initiativeId, phases, phasesLoading }: PipelineTabPr
     return map;
   }, [displayTasks]);
 
+  // Group task dependency edges by phaseId
+  const taskDepsByPhase = useMemo(() => {
+    const taskPhaseMap = new Map<string, string>();
+    for (const t of allTasks) {
+      if (t.phaseId) taskPhaseMap.set(t.id, t.phaseId);
+    }
+    const map: Record<string, Array<{ taskId: string; dependsOn: string[] }>> = {};
+    for (const edge of taskDepsRaw) {
+      const phaseId = taskPhaseMap.get(edge.taskId);
+      if (phaseId) {
+        if (!map[phaseId]) map[phaseId] = [];
+        map[phaseId].push(edge);
+      }
+    }
+    return map;
+  }, [allTasks, taskDepsRaw]);
+
   // Map phaseId → most recent active detail agent
   const detailAgentByPhase = useMemo(() => {
     const map = new Map<string, DetailAgentInfo>();
@@ -180,6 +204,7 @@ function PipelineTabInner({ initiativeId, phases, phasesLoading }: PipelineTabPr
       <PipelineGraph
         columns={columns}
         tasksByPhase={tasksByPhase}
+        taskDepsByPhase={taskDepsByPhase}
         dependencyEdges={dependencyEdges}
         detailAgentByPhase={detailAgentByPhase}
       />

apps/web/src/components/pipeline/PipelineTaskCard.tsx

@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ const statusConfig: Record<string, { icon: typeof Clock; color: string; spin?: b
 
 interface PipelineTaskCardProps {
   task: SerializedTask;
+  blockedByCount?: number;
 }
 
-export function PipelineTaskCard({ task }: PipelineTaskCardProps) {
+export function PipelineTaskCard({ task, blockedByCount = 0 }: PipelineTaskCardProps) {
   const { setSelectedTaskId } = useExecutionContext();
   const queueTask = trpc.queueTask.useMutation();
 
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ export function PipelineTaskCard({ task }: PipelineTaskCardProps) {
         className={cn("h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0", config.color, config.spin && "animate-spin")}
       />
       <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-xs">{task.name}</span>
+      {blockedByCount > 0 && (
+        <span className="shrink-0 text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">
+          blocked by {blockedByCount}
+        </span>
+      )}
       {task.status === "pending" && (
         <button
           className="shrink-0 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity"

docs/frontend.md

@@ -103,9 +103,11 @@ The initiative detail page has three tabs managed via local state (not URL param
 ### Pipeline Components (`src/components/pipeline/`)
 | Component | Purpose |
 |-----------|---------|
-| `PipelineVisualization` | DAG visualization of phase pipeline |
-| `PipelineNode` | Individual phase node in pipeline |
-| `PipelineEdge` | Dependency edge between nodes |
+| `PipelineTab` | Execution tab entry — fetches tasks, phase deps, task deps |
+| `PipelineGraph` | Horizontal DAG of phase columns with connectors |
+| `PipelineStageColumn` | Single depth column containing phase groups |
+| `PipelinePhaseGroup` | Phase card with topologically-sorted task list |
+| `PipelineTaskCard` | Individual task row with status icon, blocked-by count |
 
 ### Review Components (`src/components/review/`)
 | Component | Purpose |

docs/server-api.md

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ Each procedure uses `require*Repository(ctx)` helpers that throw `TRPCError(INTE
 | listPendingApprovals | query | Tasks with status=pending_approval |
 | deleteTask | mutation | Delete a task by ID |
 | listPhaseTaskDependencies | query | All task dependency edges for tasks in a phase |
+| listInitiativeTaskDependencies | query | All task dependency edges for tasks in an initiative |
 | approveTask | mutation | Approve and complete task |
 
 ### Initiatives