diff --git a/docs/explore-notes/conpty-sessions.md b/docs/explore-notes/conpty-sessions.md
index 28c73c74..e3824ea5 100644
--- a/docs/explore-notes/conpty-sessions.md
+++ b/docs/explore-notes/conpty-sessions.md
@@ -122,6 +122,15 @@ the host wires handlers and then calls `Start()`. So the tile appears **immediat
 spinner while the worker is still preparing the worktree. A failed launch keeps the tile with an
 inline error banner instead of the tile never appearing.
 
+`SubmitForReviewCommand.CanExecute` also gates on `Terminal.IsStarting` / `StartError` /
+`HasExited` (not just `IsTaskBased`) — a starting or dead pane can't offer a review it would only
+have the worker reject, and `MissionControlViewModel.OnPaneSubmitForReview` sets the pane's
+`IsSubmitPending` flag for the duration of the round trip so a rapid double-click can't race two
+`SubmitTaskForReviewAsync` calls. A failed launch also offers `RetryCommand` (visible whenever
+`HasExited && StartError != null`) — it swaps in a fresh `InteractiveTerminalViewModel` and calls
+`Start()` again on the **same** pane/`TaskId` dedupe slot, since `PtyTerminalSession` throws on a
+second `StartAsync` call and can't be restarted in place.
+
 ### ⚠️ Gotcha: the terminal library kills its child on visual-tree detach
 
 `Iciclecreek.Avalonia.Terminal`'s `TerminalView.OnDetachedFromLogicalTree` calls
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
index 2be0add9..dd39480e 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@
     "submitForReviewFailed": "Einreichen zum Review fehlgeschlagen: {0}",
     "submitForReview": "Zum Review einreichen",
     "submitForReviewTip": "Diesen Worktree committen und den Task ins Review bringen, damit er gemergt werden kann",
+    "retry": "Erneut versuchen",
+    "retryTip": "Diese Sitzung erneut starten",
     "planningTitleSuffix": " (Planung)",
     "question": {
       "title": "Claude fragt nach",
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
index d5a8e983..d63f7474 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@
     "submitForReviewFailed": "Couldn't submit for review: {0}",
     "submitForReview": "Submit for review",
     "submitForReviewTip": "Commit this worktree and move the task to review so it can be merged",
+    "retry": "Retry",
+    "retryTip": "Try launching this session again",
     "planningTitleSuffix": " (Planning)",
     "question": {
       "title": "Claude is asking",
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/IslandsShellViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/IslandsShellViewModel.cs
index 6886dc27..06b0f55f 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/IslandsShellViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/IslandsShellViewModel.cs
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ public sealed partial class IslandsShellViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
 
     private void SyncInteractiveSessionChips()
     {
-        if (MissionControl is null) return;
+        if (MissionControl is null || Tasks is null) return;
         Tasks.SyncInteractiveSessions(
             MissionControl.ConPtySessions
                 .Select(s => s.TaskId)
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/MissionControl/ConPtyPaneViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/MissionControl/ConPtyPaneViewModel.cs
index 12d68113..1aa94df9 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/MissionControl/ConPtyPaneViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/MissionControl/ConPtyPaneViewModel.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ public sealed partial class ConPtyPaneViewModel : ViewModelBase, IMissionControl
 
     [ObservableProperty] private string _displayTitle;
 
-    public InteractiveTerminalViewModel Terminal { get; } = new();
+    [ObservableProperty] private InteractiveTerminalViewModel _terminal = new();
+
+    /// <summary>Set by the host (Mission Control) while a submit-for-review round trip is in
+    /// flight, so a rapid double-click can't race two submissions for the same task.</summary>
+    [ObservableProperty] private bool _isSubmitPending;
 
     /// <summary>Raised when the terminal failed to start — the host surfaces this via the footer error strip.</summary>
     public event Action<string>? ErrorReported;
@@ -76,12 +80,21 @@ public sealed partial class ConPtyPaneViewModel : ViewModelBase, IMissionControl
     {
         if (e.PropertyName == nameof(InteractiveTerminalViewModel.StartError) && Terminal.StartError is { Length: > 0 } error)
             ErrorReported?.Invoke(error);
+
+        if (e.PropertyName is nameof(InteractiveTerminalViewModel.IsStarting)
+            or nameof(InteractiveTerminalViewModel.StartError)
+            or nameof(InteractiveTerminalViewModel.HasExited))
+        {
+            SubmitForReviewCommand.NotifyCanExecuteChanged();
+            RetryCommand.NotifyCanExecuteChanged();
+        }
     }
 
     [RelayCommand]
     private void Close() => CloseRequested?.Invoke(this);
 
-    private bool CanSubmitForReview() => IsTaskBased;
+    private bool CanSubmitForReview() =>
+        IsTaskBased && !IsSubmitPending && !Terminal.IsStarting && Terminal.StartError is null && !Terminal.HasExited;
 
     [RelayCommand(CanExecute = nameof(CanSubmitForReview))]
     private void SubmitForReview()
@@ -89,6 +102,22 @@ public sealed partial class ConPtyPaneViewModel : ViewModelBase, IMissionControl
         if (TaskId is { } id) SubmitForReviewRequested?.Invoke(id);
     }
 
+    partial void OnIsSubmitPendingChanged(bool value) => SubmitForReviewCommand.NotifyCanExecuteChanged();
+
+    // A launch failure permanently occupies the TaskId dedupe slot unless the user can retry —
+    // re-opening the same task would otherwise just re-focus a dead tile.
+    private bool CanRetry() => Terminal.HasExited && Terminal.StartError is not null;
+
+    [RelayCommand(CanExecute = nameof(CanRetry))]
+    private void Retry()
+    {
+        Terminal.PropertyChanged -= OnTerminalPropertyChanged;
+        Terminal.Dispose();
+        Terminal = new InteractiveTerminalViewModel();
+        Terminal.PropertyChanged += OnTerminalPropertyChanged;
+        Start();
+    }
+
     public void Dispose()
     {
         Terminal.PropertyChanged -= OnTerminalPropertyChanged;
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModel.cs
index c4e739ab..cf078f66 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModel.cs
@@ -330,16 +330,22 @@ public sealed partial class MissionControlViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
 
     // Submit a task's hand-driven ConPTY work for review, then close the pane (the interactive
     // session is finished). The worker commits the worktree and moves the task to WaitingForReview.
+    // Guarded by the pane's IsSubmitPending flag — a rapid double-click would otherwise race two
+    // SubmitTaskForReviewAsync calls, with the loser flashing a spurious footer error.
     private async void OnPaneSubmitForReview(string taskId)
     {
+        if (ConPtySessions.FirstOrDefault(s => s.TaskId == taskId) is not { } pane || pane.IsSubmitPending)
+            return;
+
+        pane.IsSubmitPending = true;
         try
         {
             await _worker.SubmitTaskForReviewAsync(taskId);
-            if (ConPtySessions.FirstOrDefault(s => s.TaskId == taskId) is { } pane)
-                CloseConPtySession(pane);
+            CloseConPtySession(pane);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
+            pane.IsSubmitPending = false;
             ErrorReported?.Invoke(Loc.T("missionControl.submitForReviewFailed", ex.Message));
         }
     }
@@ -349,6 +355,7 @@ public sealed partial class MissionControlViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
         if (!ConPtySessions.Contains(pane)) return;
         pane.ErrorReported -= OnConPtyPaneError;
         pane.CloseRequested -= CloseConPtySession;
+        pane.SubmitForReviewRequested -= OnPaneSubmitForReview;
         ConPtySessions.Remove(pane);
         pane.Dispose();
     }
@@ -398,6 +405,7 @@ public sealed partial class MissionControlViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
         {
             c.ErrorReported -= OnConPtyPaneError;
             c.CloseRequested -= CloseConPtySession;
+            c.SubmitForReviewRequested -= OnPaneSubmitForReview;
             c.Dispose();
         }
         ConPtySessions.Clear();
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/ConPtyPaneView.axaml b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/ConPtyPaneView.axaml
index 32d6727f..649f5d19 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/ConPtyPaneView.axaml
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/ConPtyPaneView.axaml
@@ -39,9 +39,15 @@
               Background="{DynamicResource ErrorTintBrush}"
               BorderBrush="{DynamicResource BloodBrush}"
               BorderThickness="0,0,0,1" Padding="12,6">
-        <TextBlock Classes="meta" Text="{Binding Terminal.StartError}"
-                   Foreground="{DynamicResource BloodBrush}"
-                   TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+        <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+          <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Classes="meta" Text="{Binding Terminal.StartError}"
+                     Foreground="{DynamicResource BloodBrush}"
+                     TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+          <Button Grid.Column="1" Classes="btn" Margin="12,0,0,0"
+                  Content="{loc:Tr missionControl.retry}"
+                  ToolTip.Tip="{loc:Tr missionControl.retryTip}"
+                  Command="{Binding RetryCommand}" />
+        </Grid>
       </Border>
 
       <!-- Embedded ConPTY terminal, with a starting overlay until the session is spawned -->
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/MissionControl/ConPtyPaneViewModelTests.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/MissionControl/ConPtyPaneViewModelTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f4cf20c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/MissionControl/ConPtyPaneViewModelTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.Services;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.MissionControl;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests.ViewModels.MissionControl;
+
+public class ConPtyPaneViewModelTests
+{
+    private static ConPtyPaneViewModel NewTaskPane(
+        Func<Task<TerminalLaunchDescriptor>> descriptorFactory,
+        string taskId = "t1")
+        => new(taskId, "Some Task", descriptorFactory);
+
+    private static Task<TerminalLaunchDescriptor> NeverCompletes()
+        => new TaskCompletionSource<TerminalLaunchDescriptor>().Task;
+
+    private static Task<TerminalLaunchDescriptor> Failing(string message = "boom")
+        => Task.FromException<TerminalLaunchDescriptor>(new InvalidOperationException(message));
+
+    // ── CanSubmitForReview gating (fix: don't offer Submit for Review on a dead/starting pane) ──
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CanSubmitForReview_False_WhileStarting()
+    {
+        using var pane = NewTaskPane(NeverCompletes);
+        pane.Start();
+
+        Assert.True(pane.Terminal.IsStarting);
+        Assert.False(pane.SubmitForReviewCommand.CanExecute(null));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CanSubmitForReview_False_AfterLaunchFailure()
+    {
+        using var pane = NewTaskPane(() => Failing());
+        pane.Start();
+
+        Assert.NotNull(pane.Terminal.StartError);
+        Assert.True(pane.Terminal.HasExited);
+        Assert.False(pane.SubmitForReviewCommand.CanExecute(null));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CanSubmitForReview_True_WhenRunning()
+    {
+        using var pane = NewTaskPane(NeverCompletes);
+        SetRunning(pane);
+
+        Assert.True(pane.SubmitForReviewCommand.CanExecute(null));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CanSubmitForReview_False_ForAdHocPane_EvenWhileRunning()
+    {
+        using var pane = ConPtyPaneViewModel.CreateAdHoc("Ad hoc", NeverCompletes);
+        SetRunning(pane);
+
+        Assert.False(pane.IsTaskBased);
+        Assert.False(pane.SubmitForReviewCommand.CanExecute(null));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CanSubmitForReview_False_WhileSubmitPending()
+    {
+        using var pane = NewTaskPane(NeverCompletes);
+        SetRunning(pane);
+        Assert.True(pane.SubmitForReviewCommand.CanExecute(null));
+
+        pane.IsSubmitPending = true;
+
+        Assert.False(pane.SubmitForReviewCommand.CanExecute(null));
+
+        pane.IsSubmitPending = false;
+
+        Assert.True(pane.SubmitForReviewCommand.CanExecute(null));
+    }
+
+    // ── Retry (fix: a failed launch used to permanently occupy the TaskId dedupe slot) ──────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RetryCommand_Disabled_BeforeAndWhileStarting()
+    {
+        using var pane = NewTaskPane(NeverCompletes);
+        Assert.False(pane.RetryCommand.CanExecute(null));
+
+        pane.Start();
+
+        Assert.False(pane.RetryCommand.CanExecute(null)); // still starting, no failure yet
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RetryCommand_Enabled_AfterLaunchFailure()
+    {
+        using var pane = NewTaskPane(() => Failing());
+        pane.Start();
+
+        Assert.True(pane.RetryCommand.CanExecute(null));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Retry_ReplacesTerminal_AndRefetchesDescriptor()
+    {
+        var callCount = 0;
+        Func<Task<TerminalLaunchDescriptor>> factory = () =>
+        {
+            callCount++;
+            return callCount == 1 ? Failing() : NeverCompletes();
+        };
+
+        using var pane = NewTaskPane(factory);
+        pane.Start();
+        Assert.True(pane.RetryCommand.CanExecute(null));
+        var terminalBeforeRetry = pane.Terminal;
+
+        pane.RetryCommand.Execute(null);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, callCount);
+        Assert.NotSame(terminalBeforeRetry, pane.Terminal);
+        Assert.Null(pane.Terminal.StartError);
+        Assert.False(pane.Terminal.HasExited);
+        Assert.False(pane.RetryCommand.CanExecute(null));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Retry_FailsAgain_StillOffersRetry()
+    {
+        using var pane = NewTaskPane(() => Failing());
+        pane.Start();
+        Assert.True(pane.RetryCommand.CanExecute(null));
+
+        pane.RetryCommand.Execute(null);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(pane.Terminal.StartError);
+        Assert.True(pane.RetryCommand.CanExecute(null));
+    }
+
+    private static void SetRunning(ConPtyPaneViewModel pane) => pane.Terminal.IsRunning = true;
+}
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModelTests.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModelTests.cs
index 97171709..35a91d5b 100644
--- a/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModelTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModelTests.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using ClaudeDo.Data;
 using ClaudeDo.Data.Models;
 using ClaudeDo.Ui.Services;
 using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.MissionControl;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Xunit;
 using TaskStatus = ClaudeDo.Data.Models.TaskStatus;
@@ -606,6 +607,102 @@ public class MissionControlViewModelTests : IDisposable
         Assert.NotNull(error);
     }
 
+    private sealed class BlockingSubmitWorker : StubWorkerClient
+    {
+        public int CallCount { get; private set; }
+        public readonly TaskCompletionSource<object?> Gate = new();
+
+        public override Task SubmitTaskForReviewAsync(string taskId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+        {
+            CallCount++;
+            return Gate.Task;
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SubmitForReview_RapidDoubleClick_OnlyCallsWorkerOnce()
+    {
+        var worker = new BlockingSubmitWorker();
+        using var vm = BuildVm(worker);
+        await vm.OpenConPtySessionAsync("t1");
+        var pane = vm.ConPtySessions[0];
+        pane.Terminal.IsRunning = true; // simulate a live hand-driven session
+
+        // Bypass CanExecute entirely -- Execute(null) is what a genuinely simultaneous
+        // double-click would still reach even if the button briefly disables itself.
+        pane.SubmitForReviewCommand.Execute(null);
+        pane.SubmitForReviewCommand.Execute(null);
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, worker.CallCount);
+        Assert.True(pane.IsSubmitPending);
+
+        worker.Gate.SetResult(null);
+        await Task.Delay(20);
+
+        Assert.Empty(vm.ConPtySessions);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SubmitForReview_Failure_ClearsIsSubmitPending_AllowingRetry()
+    {
+        var worker = new ThrowingSubmitWorker();
+        using var vm = BuildVm(worker);
+        await vm.OpenConPtySessionAsync("t1");
+        var pane = vm.ConPtySessions[0];
+        pane.Terminal.IsRunning = true;
+        string? error = null;
+        vm.ErrorReported += msg => error = msg;
+
+        pane.SubmitForReviewCommand.Execute(null);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(error);
+        Assert.False(pane.IsSubmitPending);
+        Assert.True(pane.SubmitForReviewCommand.CanExecute(null));
+    }
+
+    private sealed class ThrowingSubmitWorker : StubWorkerClient
+    {
+        public override Task SubmitTaskForReviewAsync(string taskId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+            => throw new InvalidOperationException("worker unreachable");
+    }
+
+    private static int SubscriberCount(ConPtyPaneViewModel pane, string eventFieldName)
+    {
+        var field = typeof(ConPtyPaneViewModel).GetField(eventFieldName,
+            System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance);
+        var del = (Delegate?)field!.GetValue(pane);
+        return del?.GetInvocationList().Length ?? 0;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CloseConPtySession_UnsubscribesSubmitForReviewRequested()
+    {
+        var worker = new FakeWorker();
+        using var vm = BuildVm(worker);
+        await vm.OpenConPtySessionAsync("t1");
+        var pane = vm.ConPtySessions[0];
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, SubscriberCount(pane, "SubmitForReviewRequested"));
+
+        pane.CloseCommand.Execute(null);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, SubscriberCount(pane, "SubmitForReviewRequested"));
+        Assert.Equal(0, SubscriberCount(pane, "ErrorReported"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Dispose_UnsubscribesSubmitForReviewRequested()
+    {
+        var worker = new FakeWorker();
+        var vm = BuildVm(worker);
+        await vm.OpenConPtySessionAsync("t1");
+        var pane = vm.ConPtySessions[0];
+
+        vm.Dispose();
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, SubscriberCount(pane, "SubmitForReviewRequested"));
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void ToggleLayoutCommand_FlipsIsFocusMode()
     {