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diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/app/layout.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/app/layout.tsx
index 6c95813b..d81dfa78 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,14 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
     'survey tracking',
   ],
   authors: [{ name: `${BRAND.name} Team` }],
-  icons: { icon: '/icon.svg' },
+  icons: {
+    icon: [
+      { url: '/favicon.ico', sizes: 'any' },
+      { url: '/favicon.png', type: 'image/png' },
+      { url: '/icon.svg', type: 'image/svg+xml' },
+    ],
+    shortcut: '/favicon.ico',
+  },
   openGraph: {
     title: getBrandText().pageTitles.admin,
     description:
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/app/tasks/layout.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/app/tasks/layout.tsx
index 45d1a761..53867b0d 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/app/tasks/layout.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/app/tasks/layout.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 'use client';
 
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+import Link from 'next/link';
+import { usePathname, useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+import { ClipboardList } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useAuthStore } from '@/stores/auth-store';
 import { Navbar } from '@/components/navigation/navbar';
 
@@ -11,8 +13,12 @@ export default function TasksLayout({
   children: React.ReactNode;
 }) {
   const router = useRouter();
+  const pathname = usePathname();
   const { isAuthenticated, isLoading, fetchUser } = useAuthStore();
   const [isValidating, setIsValidating] = useState(true);
+  // The dashboard index gets the sidebar app shell (mirroring the writer
+  // portal); detail/form pages keep the centered container.
+  const isDashboardRoute = pathname === '/tasks';
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // Always validate session on mount
@@ -55,9 +61,26 @@ export default function TasksLayout({
   return (
     <div className="min-h-screen bg-background">
       <Navbar />
-      <main className="humanly-dashboard-page">
-        {children}
-      </main>
+      {isDashboardRoute ? (
+        <div className="flex min-h-[calc(100vh-73px)] w-full">
+          <aside className="hidden w-[236px] shrink-0 border-r border-border/55 px-4 py-7 lg:block xl:w-[252px]">
+            <nav className="sticky top-24 flex flex-col gap-1">
+              <Link
+                href="/tasks"
+                className="flex h-11 items-center gap-3 rounded-md bg-secondary px-3 text-sm font-medium"
+              >
+                <ClipboardList className="h-4 w-4" />
+                <span>Tasks</span>
+              </Link>
+            </nav>
+          </aside>
+          <main className="min-w-0 flex-1 px-5 py-7 sm:px-8 lg:px-10">
+            <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-7xl">{children}</div>
+          </main>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <main className="humanly-dashboard-page">{children}</main>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/navigation/navbar.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/navigation/navbar.tsx
index e0621a13..ea2f559e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/navigation/navbar.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/navigation/navbar.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export function Navbar() {
   return (
     <>
       <nav className="bg-background">
-        <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-7xl px-5 sm:px-8 lg:px-10">
+        <div className="w-full px-5 sm:px-8 lg:px-10">
           <div className="flex h-16 items-center justify-between">
             <div className="flex items-center">
               <Link href="/tasks" className="flex items-center rounded-md focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring">