src/ClaudeDo.App/App.axaml

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
             <converters:UpperCaseConverter     x:Key="UpperCase"/>
             <converters:IconKeyConverter       x:Key="IconKey"/>
             <converters:DotBrushConverter          x:Key="DotBrush"/>
+            <converters:BoolToItalicConverter      x:Key="BoolToItalic"/>
+            <converters:BoolToDraftOpacityConverter x:Key="BoolToDraftOpacity"/>
 
         </ResourceDictionary>
     </Application.Resources>

src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Converters/BoolToDraftOpacityConverter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using Avalonia.Data.Converters;
+
+namespace ClaudeDo.Ui.Converters;
+
+public sealed class BoolToDraftOpacityConverter : IValueConverter
+{
+    public static BoolToDraftOpacityConverter Instance { get; } = new();
+
+    public object? Convert(object? value, Type targetType, object? parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+        => value is true ? 0.7 : 1.0;
+    public object? ConvertBack(object? value, Type targetType, object? parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+        => throw new NotSupportedException();
+}

src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Converters/BoolToItalicConverter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using Avalonia.Data.Converters;
+using Avalonia.Media;
+
+namespace ClaudeDo.Ui.Converters;
+
+public sealed class BoolToItalicConverter : IValueConverter
+{
+    public static BoolToItalicConverter Instance { get; } = new();
+
+    public object? Convert(object? value, Type targetType, object? parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+        => value is true ? FontStyle.Italic : FontStyle.Normal;
+    public object? ConvertBack(object? value, Type targetType, object? parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+        => throw new NotSupportedException();
+}

src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/TaskRowView.axaml

@@ -15,7 +15,17 @@
             Background="{DynamicResource MossBrush}" CornerRadius="1"
             IsVisible="{Binding DropHintAbove}"/>
 
-    <Border Grid.Row="1" Classes="task-row"
+    <!-- Indent wrapper: col 0 = 24px child indent track, col 1 = content -->
+    <Grid Grid.Row="1" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*">
+
+      <!-- Indent track (only visible for child tasks) -->
+      <Border Grid.Column="0" Width="24" IsVisible="{Binding IsChild}" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
+        <Rectangle Width="1" Fill="{DynamicResource LineBrush}"
+                   HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,4"/>
+      </Border>
+
+      <!-- Main task card -->
+      <Border Grid.Column="1" Classes="task-row"
               Margin="0"
               Classes.selected="{Binding IsSelected}"
               Classes.done="{Binding Done}">
@@ -34,10 +44,26 @@
                       Click="OnClearScheduleClick"/>
           </ContextMenu>
         </Border.ContextMenu>
-      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="0,32,*,32" Margin="6,8,10,8">
+        <Grid ColumnDefinitions="0,18,32,*,Auto,32" Margin="6,8,10,8">
+
+        <!-- Chevron toggle (only for planning parent tasks) -->
+        <Button Grid.Column="1"
+                IsVisible="{Binding IsPlanningParent}"
+                Command="{Binding $parent[ItemsControl].((vm:TasksIslandViewModel)DataContext).ToggleExpandCommand}"
+                CommandParameter="{Binding}"
+                Classes="icon-btn"
+                Width="18" Height="18"
+                VerticalAlignment="Center">
+          <Panel>
+            <TextBlock Text="▾" FontSize="10" IsVisible="{Binding IsExpanded}"
+                       VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
+            <TextBlock Text="▸" FontSize="10" IsVisible="{Binding !IsExpanded}"
+                       VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
+          </Panel>
+        </Button>
 
         <!-- Done toggle -->
-      <Button Grid.Column="1" Classes="flat" VerticalAlignment="Top"
+        <Button Grid.Column="2" Classes="flat" VerticalAlignment="Top"
                 Margin="0,2,0,0"
                 Command="{Binding $parent[ItemsControl].((vm:TasksIslandViewModel)DataContext).ToggleDoneCommand}"
                 CommandParameter="{Binding}">
@@ -46,12 +72,26 @@
         </Button>
 
         <!-- Title + chip row + live tail -->
-      <StackPanel Grid.Column="2" Spacing="6" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+        <StackPanel Grid.Column="3" Spacing="6" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+          <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="4" VerticalAlignment="Center">
             <TextBlock Classes="task-title"
                        Text="{Binding Title}" FontSize="14"
                        Foreground="{DynamicResource TextBrush}"
+                       FontStyle="{Binding IsDraft, Converter={StaticResource BoolToItalic}}"
+                       Opacity="{Binding IsDraft, Converter={StaticResource BoolToDraftOpacity}}"
                        TextDecorations="{Binding Done, Converter={StaticResource StrikeIfTrue}}"/>
 
+            <!-- Badges: DRAFT and planning session -->
+            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="4" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+              <Border Classes="badge draft" IsVisible="{Binding IsDraft}">
+                <TextBlock Text="DRAFT"/>
+              </Border>
+              <Border Classes="badge planning" IsVisible="{Binding IsPlanningParent}">
+                <TextBlock Text="{Binding PlanningBadge}"/>
+              </Border>
+            </StackPanel>
+          </StackPanel>
+
           <!-- Chip row -->
           <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="6">
 
@@ -134,7 +174,7 @@
         </StackPanel>
 
         <!-- Star toggle -->
-      <Button Grid.Column="3" Classes="icon-btn star-btn"
+        <Button Grid.Column="5" Classes="icon-btn star-btn"
                 Classes.on="{Binding IsStarred}"
                 VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="0,2,0,0"
                 Command="{Binding $parent[ItemsControl].((vm:TasksIslandViewModel)DataContext).ToggleStarCommand}"
@@ -144,6 +184,8 @@
         </Grid>
       </Border>
 
+    </Grid>
+
     <!-- Below-row indicator: only expands when visible (used for the last row of a section) -->
     <Grid Grid.Row="2" Height="6" IsVisible="{Binding DropHintBelow}">
       <Border Height="2" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="4,0"