diff --git a/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue b/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
index ea46b9e..dfcfa75 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { ref, computed, onMounted, nextTick } from "vue";
 import { apiGet } from "@/api/client";
 import type { Note, NoteListResponse } from "@/types/note";
 import type { Task, TaskListResponse } from "@/types/task";
-import type { Conversation, ToolCallRecord, Message } from "@/types/chat";
+import type { ToolCallRecord, Message } from "@/types/chat";
 import NoteCard from "@/components/NoteCard.vue";
 import TaskCard from "@/components/TaskCard.vue";
 import ToolCallCard from "@/components/ToolCallCard.vue";
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const dueTodayTasks = ref<Task[]>([]);
 const dueThisWeekTasks = ref<Task[]>([]);
 const highPriorityTasks = ref<Task[]>([]);
 const inProgressTasks = ref<Task[]>([]);
-const recentChats = ref<Conversation[]>([]);
+const otherTasks = ref<Task[]>([]);
 const loading = ref(true);
 const tasksStore = useTasksStore();
 
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ function sortByPriorityThenDate(tasks: Task[]): Task[] {
     const pa = PRIORITY_ORDER[a.priority ?? "none"] ?? 0;
     const pb = PRIORITY_ORDER[b.priority ?? "none"] ?? 0;
     if (pb !== pa) return pb - pa;
-    // Earlier due dates first; null due dates last
     if (a.due_date && b.due_date) return a.due_date.localeCompare(b.due_date);
     if (a.due_date) return -1;
     if (b.due_date) return 1;
@@ -54,13 +53,27 @@ function sortByPriorityThenDate(tasks: Task[]): Task[] {
   });
 }
 
+function sortOtherTasks(tasks: Task[]): Task[] {
+  const withDate = tasks
+    .filter((t) => t.due_date)
+    .sort((a, b) => a.due_date!.localeCompare(b.due_date!));
+  const withoutDate = tasks
+    .filter((t) => !t.due_date)
+    .sort((a, b) => {
+      const pa = PRIORITY_ORDER[a.priority ?? "none"] ?? 0;
+      const pb = PRIORITY_ORDER[b.priority ?? "none"] ?? 0;
+      return pb - pa;
+    });
+  return [...withDate, ...withoutDate].slice(0, 10);
+}
+
 onMounted(async () => {
   const today = dateStr(0);
   const nextWeek = dateStr(7);
 
-  const [notesRes, overdueRes, dueSoonRes, highPriRes, inProgressRes, chatsRes] =
+  const [notesRes, overdueRes, dueSoonRes, highPriRes, inProgressRes, otherRes] =
     await Promise.allSettled([
-      apiGet<NoteListResponse>("/api/notes?sort=updated_at&order=desc&limit=5"),
+      apiGet<NoteListResponse>("/api/notes?sort=updated_at&order=desc&limit=8"),
       apiGet<TaskListResponse>(
         `/api/tasks?due_before=${today}&sort=due_date&order=asc&limit=20`
       ),
@@ -73,22 +86,18 @@ onMounted(async () => {
       apiGet<TaskListResponse>(
         `/api/tasks?status=in_progress&sort=updated_at&order=desc&limit=10`
       ),
-      apiGet<{ conversations: Conversation[]; total: number }>(
-        "/api/chat/conversations?limit=3&offset=0"
+      apiGet<TaskListResponse>(
+        `/api/tasks?sort=updated_at&order=desc&limit=50`
       ),
     ]);
 
   if (notesRes.status === "fulfilled") {
     recentNotes.value = notesRes.value.notes;
   }
-  if (chatsRes.status === "fulfilled") {
-    recentChats.value = chatsRes.value.conversations;
-  }
 
   // Build seen-set incrementally so each section deduplicates against all above it
   const seen = new Set<number>();
 
-  // Overdue: past due, not done
   if (overdueRes.status === "fulfilled") {
     overdueTasks.value = sortByPriorityThenDate(
       overdueRes.value.tasks.filter((t) => t.status !== "done")
@@ -96,7 +105,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     for (const t of overdueTasks.value) seen.add(t.id);
   }
 
-  // Due soon: split into "today" and "this week", exclude done
   if (dueSoonRes.status === "fulfilled") {
     const notDone = dueSoonRes.value.tasks.filter(
       (t) => t.status !== "done" && !seen.has(t.id)
@@ -116,7 +124,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     for (const t of dueThisWeekTasks.value) seen.add(t.id);
   }
 
-  // High priority: not done, deduplicated
   if (highPriRes.status === "fulfilled") {
     highPriorityTasks.value = highPriRes.value.tasks.filter(
       (t) => t.status !== "done" && !seen.has(t.id)
@@ -124,23 +131,41 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     for (const t of highPriorityTasks.value) seen.add(t.id);
   }
 
-  // In progress: deduplicated against all above
   if (inProgressRes.status === "fulfilled") {
     inProgressTasks.value = inProgressRes.value.tasks.filter(
       (t) => !seen.has(t.id)
     );
+    for (const t of inProgressTasks.value) seen.add(t.id);
+  }
+
+  if (otherRes.status === "fulfilled") {
+    const remaining = otherRes.value.tasks.filter(
+      (t) => t.status !== "done" && !seen.has(t.id)
+    );
+    otherTasks.value = sortOtherTasks(remaining);
   }
 
   loading.value = false;
   nextTick(() => chatInputRef.value?.focus());
 });
 
+const noTasks = computed(
+  () =>
+    overdueTasks.value.length === 0 &&
+    dueTodayTasks.value.length === 0 &&
+    dueThisWeekTasks.value.length === 0 &&
+    highPriorityTasks.value.length === 0 &&
+    inProgressTasks.value.length === 0 &&
+    otherTasks.value.length === 0
+);
+
 const allTaskLists = [
   () => overdueTasks,
   () => dueTodayTasks,
   () => dueThisWeekTasks,
   () => highPriorityTasks,
   () => inProgressTasks,
+  () => otherTasks,
 ];
 
 function removeFromAllLists(id: number) {
@@ -168,24 +193,20 @@ function onStatusToggle(id: number, status: TaskStatus) {
 }
 
 const chatInputRef = ref<{ focus: () => void } | null>(null);
-
 const chatStore = useChatStore();
 
-// Warm default model after status fetch
 chatStore.fetchStatus().then(() => {
   if (chatStore.defaultModel) {
     chatStore.warmModel(chatStore.defaultModel);
   }
 });
 
-// Dashboard inline response state
 const dashboardConvId = ref<number | null>(null);
 const dashboardDone = ref(false);
 const dashboardQuery = ref("");
 const dashboardFinalContent = ref("");
 const dashboardFinalToolCalls = ref<ToolCallRecord[]>([]);
 
-// True when the response is pure text with no tool actions — suggest continuing in chat
 const isConversational = computed(
   () => dashboardDone.value && dashboardFinalToolCalls.value.length === 0
 );
@@ -208,10 +229,8 @@ async function onChatSubmit(payload: { content: string; contextNoteId?: number }
   await chatStore.fetchConversation(conv.id);
   dashboardConvId.value = conv.id;
 
-  // Stream inline — sendMessage awaits until SSE is complete
   await chatStore.sendMessage(payload.content, payload.contextNoteId);
 
-  // Capture final response from the message pushed by the store's done handler
   const msgs = chatStore.currentConversation?.messages ?? [];
   const lastAssistant = [...msgs].reverse().find((m: Message) => m.role === "assistant");
   dashboardFinalContent.value = lastAssistant?.content ?? "";
@@ -234,176 +253,165 @@ function clearDashboardResponse() {
 
 <template>
   <main class="home">
-    <h1>Fabled Assistant</h1>
+
+    <!-- Chat widget — full width at top -->
+    <section class="chat-section">
+      <div class="quick-actions">
+        <button
+          v-for="q in QUICK_ACTIONS"
+          :key="q"
+          class="quick-action-chip"
+          :disabled="chatStore.streaming || !chatStore.chatReady"
+          @click="onQuickAction(q)"
+        >
+          {{ q }}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <DashboardChatInput ref="chatInputRef" @submit="onChatSubmit" />
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- Inline response — full width -->
+    <div v-if="dashboardConvId" class="dashboard-response">
+      <div class="dashboard-response-query">{{ dashboardQuery }}</div>
+
+      <div
+        v-if="chatStore.streaming && chatStore.streamingToolCalls.length"
+        class="dashboard-tool-calls"
+      >
+        <ToolCallCard
+          v-for="(tc, i) in chatStore.streamingToolCalls"
+          :key="i"
+          :tool-call="tc"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div v-else-if="dashboardDone && dashboardFinalToolCalls.length" class="dashboard-tool-calls">
+        <ToolCallCard
+          v-for="(tc, i) in dashboardFinalToolCalls"
+          :key="i"
+          :tool-call="tc"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      <div v-if="chatStore.streaming" class="dashboard-response-text streaming">
+        <div v-if="chatStore.streamingStatus && !chatStore.streamingContent" class="dashboard-status-line">
+          <span class="dashboard-status-dot"></span>
+          {{ chatStore.streamingStatus }}
+        </div>
+        <span v-else-if="chatStore.streamingContent">{{ chatStore.streamingContent }}</span>
+        <span v-else class="thinking-dots">...</span>
+      </div>
+      <div v-else-if="dashboardDone && dashboardFinalContent" class="dashboard-response-text">
+        {{ dashboardFinalContent }}
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="dashboard-response-actions" :class="{ conversational: isConversational }">
+        <router-link
+          :to="`/chat/${dashboardConvId}`"
+          class="btn-open-chat"
+          :class="{ prominent: isConversational }"
+        >
+          {{ isConversational ? 'Continue the conversation →' : 'Think it through in Chat →' }}
+        </router-link>
+        <button class="btn-clear-response" @click="clearDashboardResponse">Clear</button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
 
     <p v-if="loading" class="loading">Loading...</p>
 
-    <template v-else>
-      <section v-if="overdueTasks.length" class="section section-overdue">
-        <div class="section-header">
-          <h2>Overdue</h2>
+    <!-- Two-column grid -->
+    <div v-else class="dashboard-grid">
+
+      <!-- Left: Tasks -->
+      <div class="col-tasks">
+        <div class="col-header">
+          <h2>Tasks</h2>
           <router-link to="/tasks" class="see-all">See all</router-link>
         </div>
-        <div class="cards">
-          <TaskCard
-            v-for="task in overdueTasks"
-            :key="task.id"
-            :task="task"
-            @status-toggle="onStatusToggle"
-          />
-        </div>
-      </section>
 
-      <section v-if="dueTodayTasks.length" class="section">
-        <div class="section-header">
-          <h2>Due Today</h2>
-          <router-link to="/tasks" class="see-all">See all</router-link>
-        </div>
-        <div class="cards">
-          <TaskCard
-            v-for="task in dueTodayTasks"
-            :key="task.id"
-            :task="task"
-            @status-toggle="onStatusToggle"
-          />
-        </div>
-      </section>
-
-      <section v-if="dueThisWeekTasks.length" class="section">
-        <div class="section-header">
-          <h2>Due This Week</h2>
-          <router-link to="/tasks" class="see-all">See all</router-link>
-        </div>
-        <div class="cards">
-          <TaskCard
-            v-for="task in dueThisWeekTasks"
-            :key="task.id"
-            :task="task"
-            @status-toggle="onStatusToggle"
-          />
-        </div>
-      </section>
-
-      <section v-if="highPriorityTasks.length" class="section section-high-priority">
-        <div class="section-header">
-          <h2>High Priority</h2>
-          <router-link to="/tasks" class="see-all">See all</router-link>
-        </div>
-        <div class="cards">
-          <TaskCard
-            v-for="task in highPriorityTasks"
-            :key="task.id"
-            :task="task"
-            @status-toggle="onStatusToggle"
-          />
-        </div>
-      </section>
-
-      <section v-if="inProgressTasks.length" class="section">
-        <div class="section-header">
-          <h2>In Progress</h2>
-          <router-link to="/tasks" class="see-all">See all</router-link>
-        </div>
-        <div class="cards">
-          <TaskCard
-            v-for="task in inProgressTasks"
-            :key="task.id"
-            :task="task"
-            @status-toggle="onStatusToggle"
-          />
-        </div>
-      </section>
-
-      <section class="section">
-        <div class="section-header">
-          <h2>Ask Fable</h2>
-          <router-link to="/chat" class="see-all">All chats</router-link>
+        <div v-if="noTasks" class="empty-state">
+          <p class="empty-text">No active tasks.</p>
+          <router-link to="/tasks/new" class="btn-cta">+ New Task</router-link>
         </div>
 
-        <!-- Quick action chips -->
-        <div class="quick-actions">
-          <button
-            v-for="q in QUICK_ACTIONS"
-            :key="q"
-            class="quick-action-chip"
-            :disabled="chatStore.streaming || !chatStore.chatReady"
-            @click="onQuickAction(q)"
-          >
-            {{ q }}
-          </button>
-        </div>
-
-        <DashboardChatInput ref="chatInputRef" @submit="onChatSubmit" />
-
-        <!-- Inline streaming response -->
-        <div v-if="dashboardConvId" class="dashboard-response">
-          <div class="dashboard-response-query">{{ dashboardQuery }}</div>
-
-          <!-- Tool calls — show live during streaming, final after done -->
-          <div
-            v-if="chatStore.streaming && chatStore.streamingToolCalls.length"
-            class="dashboard-tool-calls"
-          >
-            <ToolCallCard
-              v-for="(tc, i) in chatStore.streamingToolCalls"
-              :key="i"
-              :tool-call="tc"
-            />
-          </div>
-          <div v-else-if="dashboardDone && dashboardFinalToolCalls.length" class="dashboard-tool-calls">
-            <ToolCallCard
-              v-for="(tc, i) in dashboardFinalToolCalls"
-              :key="i"
-              :tool-call="tc"
-            />
-          </div>
-
-          <!-- Streaming text -->
-          <div v-if="chatStore.streaming" class="dashboard-response-text streaming">
-            <div v-if="chatStore.streamingStatus && !chatStore.streamingContent" class="dashboard-status-line">
-              <span class="dashboard-status-dot"></span>
-              {{ chatStore.streamingStatus }}
+        <template v-else>
+          <section v-if="overdueTasks.length" class="section section-overdue">
+            <h3 class="section-title">Overdue</h3>
+            <div class="cards">
+              <TaskCard
+                v-for="task in overdueTasks"
+                :key="task.id"
+                :task="task"
+                @status-toggle="onStatusToggle"
+              />
             </div>
-            <span v-else-if="chatStore.streamingContent">{{ chatStore.streamingContent }}</span>
-            <span v-else class="thinking-dots">...</span>
-          </div>
-          <!-- Final text -->
-          <div v-else-if="dashboardDone && dashboardFinalContent" class="dashboard-response-text">
-            {{ dashboardFinalContent }}
-          </div>
+          </section>
 
-          <div class="dashboard-response-actions" :class="{ conversational: isConversational }">
-            <router-link
-              :to="`/chat/${dashboardConvId}`"
-              class="btn-open-chat"
-              :class="{ prominent: isConversational }"
-            >
-              {{ isConversational ? 'Continue the conversation →' : 'Think it through in Chat →' }}
-            </router-link>
-            <button class="btn-clear" @click="clearDashboardResponse">Clear</button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
+          <section v-if="dueTodayTasks.length" class="section">
+            <h3 class="section-title">Due Today</h3>
+            <div class="cards">
+              <TaskCard
+                v-for="task in dueTodayTasks"
+                :key="task.id"
+                :task="task"
+                @status-toggle="onStatusToggle"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </section>
 
-        <!-- Recent chats -->
-        <div v-if="recentChats.length" class="recent-chats">
-          <div class="recent-chats-label">Recent</div>
-          <div class="cards">
-            <router-link
-              v-for="chat in recentChats"
-              :key="chat.id"
-              :to="`/chat/${chat.id}`"
-              class="chat-card"
-            >
-              <span class="chat-card-title">{{ chat.title || "Untitled" }}</span>
-              <span class="chat-card-meta">{{ chat.message_count }} messages</span>
-            </router-link>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </section>
+          <section v-if="dueThisWeekTasks.length" class="section">
+            <h3 class="section-title">Due This Week</h3>
+            <div class="cards">
+              <TaskCard
+                v-for="task in dueThisWeekTasks"
+                :key="task.id"
+                :task="task"
+                @status-toggle="onStatusToggle"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </section>
 
-      <section class="section">
-        <div class="section-header">
-          <h2>Recently Edited</h2>
+          <section v-if="highPriorityTasks.length" class="section section-high-priority">
+            <h3 class="section-title">High Priority</h3>
+            <div class="cards">
+              <TaskCard
+                v-for="task in highPriorityTasks"
+                :key="task.id"
+                :task="task"
+                @status-toggle="onStatusToggle"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </section>
+
+          <section v-if="inProgressTasks.length" class="section">
+            <h3 class="section-title">In Progress</h3>
+            <div class="cards">
+              <TaskCard
+                v-for="task in inProgressTasks"
+                :key="task.id"
+                :task="task"
+                @status-toggle="onStatusToggle"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </section>
+
+          <section v-if="otherTasks.length" class="section">
+            <h3 class="section-title">Other</h3>
+            <div class="cards">
+              <TaskCard
+                v-for="task in otherTasks"
+                :key="task.id"
+                :task="task"
+                @status-toggle="onStatusToggle"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </section>
+        </template>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- Right: Notes -->
+      <div class="col-notes">
+        <div class="col-header">
+          <h2>Recent Notes</h2>
           <router-link to="/notes" class="see-all">See all</router-link>
         </div>
         <div v-if="recentNotes.length" class="cards">
@@ -417,87 +425,23 @@ function clearDashboardResponse() {
           <p class="empty-text">No notes yet.</p>
           <router-link to="/notes/new" class="btn-cta">+ New Note</router-link>
         </div>
-      </section>
-    </template>
+      </div>
+
+    </div>
   </main>
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
 .home {
-  max-width: 1200px;
+  max-width: 1400px;
   margin: 2rem auto;
   padding: 0 1rem;
 }
-.home h1 {
-  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
+
+/* Chat section */
+.chat-section {
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
 }
-.loading {
-  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
-}
-.section {
-  margin-bottom: 2rem;
-}
-.section-overdue {
-  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-overdue, #e74c3c);
-  padding-left: 0.75rem;
-}
-.section-high-priority {
-  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-warning, #f59e0b);
-  padding-left: 0.75rem;
-}
-.section-header {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  align-items: center;
-  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
-}
-.section-header h2 {
-  margin: 0;
-  font-size: 1.15rem;
-}
-.see-all {
-  color: var(--color-primary);
-  text-decoration: none;
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
-}
-.see-all:hover {
-  text-decoration: underline;
-}
-.cards {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.75rem;
-}
-.chat-card {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  align-items: center;
-  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
-  background: var(--color-bg-card);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
-  text-decoration: none;
-  color: var(--color-text);
-  transition: border-color 0.15s;
-}
-.chat-card:hover {
-  border-color: var(--color-primary);
-}
-.chat-card-title {
-  font-size: 0.95rem;
-  font-weight: 500;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  flex: 1;
-  margin-right: 1rem;
-}
-.chat-card-meta {
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-/* Quick actions */
 .quick-actions {
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
@@ -525,7 +469,7 @@ function clearDashboardResponse() {
 
 /* Inline response */
 .dashboard-response {
-  margin-top: 0.75rem;
+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
   padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
   background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
   border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
@@ -604,7 +548,7 @@ function clearDashboardResponse() {
   text-decoration: none;
   opacity: 0.9;
 }
-.btn-clear {
+.btn-clear-response {
   font-size: 0.8rem;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
   background: none;
@@ -612,23 +556,72 @@ function clearDashboardResponse() {
   cursor: pointer;
   padding: 0;
 }
-.btn-clear:hover {
+.btn-clear-response:hover {
   color: var(--color-text);
 }
 
-/* Recent chats below */
-.recent-chats {
-  margin-top: 1rem;
-}
-.recent-chats-label {
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
-  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+/* Two-column grid */
+.dashboard-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 3fr 2fr;
+  gap: 2rem;
+  align-items: start;
 }
 
+/* Column headers */
+.col-header {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: center;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+.col-header h2 {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+.see-all {
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+.see-all:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+/* Task sections */
+.section {
+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+}
+.section-title {
+  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+.section-overdue {
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-danger, #e74c3c);
+  padding-left: 0.75rem;
+}
+.section-overdue .section-title {
+  color: var(--color-danger, #e74c3c);
+}
+.section-high-priority {
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-warning, #f59e0b);
+  padding-left: 0.75rem;
+}
+.cards {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.6rem;
+}
+.loading {
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+}
+
+/* Empty states */
 .empty-state {
   text-align: center;
   padding: 1.5rem 0;
@@ -648,4 +641,11 @@ function clearDashboardResponse() {
   font-size: 0.9rem;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
+
+/* Mobile */
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+  .dashboard-grid {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+}
 </style>