diff --git a/backend/flows_source.go b/backend/flows_source.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21f78d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/flows_source.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// flowsCache mirrors issuesCache but for dev/flows/*.md.
+var flowsCache = &cardsCache{ttl: 30 * time.Second}
+
+// mapFlowStatusToColumn maps flow frontmatter status -> kanban column id.
+// Flows use a different vocabulary than issues.
+func mapFlowStatusToColumn(status string) string {
+	switch strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(status)) {
+	case "pending", "":
+		return "Pending"
+	case "running":
+		return "Running"
+	case "done":
+		return "Done"
+	case "deferred":
+		return "Deferred"
+	default:
+		return "Pending"
+	}
+}
+
+func loadFlowCards(dir string) ([]IssueCard, error) {
+	return loadCardsFromDir(dir, mapFlowStatusToColumn, "flow")
+}
+
+func flowsDir() string {
+	return filepath.Join(registryRoot(), "dev", "flows")
+}
diff --git a/backend/flows_source_test.go b/backend/flows_source_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e133112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/flows_source_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestLoadFlowCards_MapsStatuses(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "INDEX.md", "skip")
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "0001-foo.md", "---\nid: 0001\nname: foo\nstatus: pending\n---\nbody\n")
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "0002-bar.md", "---\nid: 0002\nname: bar\nstatus: running\n---\nbody\n")
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "0003-baz.md", "---\nid: 0003\nname: baz\nstatus: done\n---\nbody\n")
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "0004-bop.md", "---\nid: 0004\nname: bop\nstatus: deferred\n---\nbody\n")
+
+	cards, err := loadFlowCards(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("load: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(cards) != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 4 cards, got %d", len(cards))
+	}
+	want := map[string]string{
+		"0001": "Pending",
+		"0002": "Running",
+		"0003": "Done",
+		"0004": "Deferred",
+	}
+	for _, c := range cards {
+		if want[c.ID] != c.ColumnID {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: expected column %s, got %s", c.ID, want[c.ID], c.ColumnID)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadFlowCards_MissingStatusDefaultsPending(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "0010-nostatus.md", "---\nid: 0010\nname: empty\n---\nbody\n")
+	cards, err := loadFlowCards(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("load: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(cards) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 card")
+	}
+	if cards[0].ColumnID != "Pending" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Pending column, got %q", cards[0].ColumnID)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadFlowCards_MalformedDoesNotCrash(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "0011-bad.md", "---\nid: 0011\nstatus: pending\n  : malformed yaml\n---\nbody\n")
+	cards, err := loadFlowCards(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("load: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(cards) != 1 || cards[0].ParseError == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 card with ParseError, got %#v", cards)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backend/frontmatter_edit.go b/backend/frontmatter_edit.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b30ffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/frontmatter_edit.go
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// PatchFrontmatterField rewrites the value of a single YAML frontmatter key
+// in the file at filePath, preserving everything else byte-for-byte.
+//
+// The file MUST begin with a "---" frontmatter delimiter (issue 0100 canonical).
+// The function:
+//   - locates the frontmatter block delimited by leading "---" and closing "---"
+//   - finds a line matching "<key>:" at the root level (no indent)
+//   - replaces the value portion (keeping the key) with newValue
+//   - writes back atomically via temp file + rename
+//
+// If the key does not exist, it is inserted just before the closing "---" line.
+// The function does NOT validate that newValue is YAML-safe; callers should
+// pass plain scalars (no embedded newlines).
+func PatchFrontmatterField(filePath, key, newValue string) error {
+	if key == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("PatchFrontmatterField: empty key")
+	}
+	if strings.ContainsAny(newValue, "\n\r") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("PatchFrontmatterField: newValue must not contain newlines")
+	}
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read %s: %w", filePath, err)
+	}
+
+	out, err := patchFrontmatterBytes(raw, key, newValue)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	dir := filepath.Dir(filePath)
+	tmp, err := os.CreateTemp(dir, ".fm.*.tmp")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("tmp: %w", err)
+	}
+	tmpName := tmp.Name()
+	if _, err := tmp.Write(out); err != nil {
+		tmp.Close()
+		os.Remove(tmpName)
+		return fmt.Errorf("write tmp: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := tmp.Close(); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(tmpName)
+		return fmt.Errorf("close tmp: %w", err)
+	}
+	// Preserve original file mode if possible.
+	if info, err := os.Stat(filePath); err == nil {
+		_ = os.Chmod(tmpName, info.Mode())
+	}
+	if err := os.Rename(tmpName, filePath); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(tmpName)
+		return fmt.Errorf("rename: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func patchFrontmatterBytes(raw []byte, key, newValue string) ([]byte, error) {
+	// Detect line ending convention (default to LF).
+	eol := []byte("\n")
+	if bytes.Contains(raw, []byte("\r\n")) {
+		eol = []byte("\r\n")
+	}
+
+	// Find frontmatter boundaries. First line must be "---".
+	lines := splitKeepEOL(raw)
+	if len(lines) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty file")
+	}
+	if !isDashDashDash(lines[0]) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no frontmatter (file does not start with '---')")
+	}
+	closeIdx := -1
+	for i := 1; i < len(lines); i++ {
+		if isDashDashDash(lines[i]) {
+			closeIdx = i
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if closeIdx < 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no frontmatter close delimiter")
+	}
+
+	keyPrefix := key + ":"
+	found := -1
+	for i := 1; i < closeIdx; i++ {
+		trimmed := strings.TrimRight(strings.TrimRight(string(lines[i]), "\n"), "\r")
+		// Only match top-level keys (no leading whitespace).
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, keyPrefix) {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Ensure next char after key is ':' followed by space or EOL (avoid prefix collisions).
+		afterKey := trimmed[len(keyPrefix):]
+		if afterKey != "" && afterKey[0] != ' ' && afterKey[0] != '\t' {
+			continue
+		}
+		found = i
+		break
+	}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if found >= 0 {
+		// Replace just the value on that line, preserving EOL.
+		original := lines[found]
+		// Compute EOL preserved at end.
+		lineEOL := []byte{}
+		if bytes.HasSuffix(original, []byte("\r\n")) {
+			lineEOL = []byte("\r\n")
+		} else if bytes.HasSuffix(original, []byte("\n")) {
+			lineEOL = []byte("\n")
+		}
+		newLine := []byte(key + ": " + newValue)
+		newLine = append(newLine, lineEOL...)
+		for i, l := range lines {
+			if i == found {
+				buf.Write(newLine)
+			} else {
+				buf.Write(l)
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Insert just before closeIdx.
+		insertion := []byte(key + ": " + newValue)
+		insertion = append(insertion, eol...)
+		for i, l := range lines {
+			if i == closeIdx {
+				buf.Write(insertion)
+			}
+			buf.Write(l)
+		}
+	}
+	return buf.Bytes(), nil
+}
+
+// splitKeepEOL splits raw into lines, preserving the trailing EOL on each line.
+func splitKeepEOL(raw []byte) [][]byte {
+	var lines [][]byte
+	start := 0
+	for i := 0; i < len(raw); i++ {
+		if raw[i] == '\n' {
+			lines = append(lines, raw[start:i+1])
+			start = i + 1
+		}
+	}
+	if start < len(raw) {
+		lines = append(lines, raw[start:])
+	}
+	return lines
+}
+
+func isDashDashDash(line []byte) bool {
+	s := strings.TrimRight(strings.TrimRight(string(line), "\n"), "\r")
+	return s == "---"
+}
diff --git a/backend/frontmatter_edit_test.go b/backend/frontmatter_edit_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c64f3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/frontmatter_edit_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestPatchFrontmatterField_UpdateExistingKey(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "0119-x.md")
+	original := "---\n" +
+		"id: \"0119\"\n" +
+		"title: \"Test\"\n" +
+		"status: pendiente\n" +
+		"priority: alta\n" +
+		"tags: [a, b]\n" +
+		"---\n" +
+		"\n" +
+		"# Body heading\n" +
+		"\n" +
+		"Some body.\n"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(original), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := PatchFrontmatterField(path, "status", "en-curso"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("patch: %v", err)
+	}
+	got, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read: %v", err)
+	}
+	gotStr := string(got)
+	if !strings.Contains(gotStr, "status: en-curso") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status: en-curso, got:\n%s", gotStr)
+	}
+	// Preserve everything else.
+	for _, line := range []string{
+		`id: "0119"`,
+		`title: "Test"`,
+		`priority: alta`,
+		`tags: [a, b]`,
+		`# Body heading`,
+		`Some body.`,
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(gotStr, line) {
+			t.Fatalf("line %q lost after patch, got:\n%s", line, gotStr)
+		}
+	}
+	// Ensure original status line is gone (no duplicate).
+	if strings.Count(gotStr, "status:") != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exactly one status: line, got %d:\n%s", strings.Count(gotStr, "status:"), gotStr)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPatchFrontmatterField_InsertMissingKey(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "0119-x.md")
+	original := "---\n" +
+		"id: \"0119\"\n" +
+		"title: \"Test\"\n" +
+		"---\n" +
+		"body\n"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(original), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := PatchFrontmatterField(path, "status", "done"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("patch: %v", err)
+	}
+	got, _ := os.ReadFile(path)
+	gotStr := string(got)
+	if !strings.Contains(gotStr, "status: done") {
+		t.Fatalf("missing inserted status line:\n%s", gotStr)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(gotStr, "body") {
+		t.Fatalf("body lost:\n%s", gotStr)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPatchFrontmatterField_NoFrontmatter(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "plain.md")
+	_ = os.WriteFile(path, []byte("just a body\n"), 0o644)
+	err := PatchFrontmatterField(path, "status", "done")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error for missing frontmatter")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPatchFrontmatterField_AtomicNoLeftovers(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "0119.md")
+	_ = os.WriteFile(path, []byte("---\nid: \"0119\"\nstatus: pendiente\n---\n"), 0o644)
+	if err := PatchFrontmatterField(path, "status", "en-curso"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("patch: %v", err)
+	}
+	entries, _ := os.ReadDir(dir)
+	for _, e := range entries {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(e.Name(), ".fm.") || strings.HasSuffix(e.Name(), ".tmp") {
+			t.Fatalf("leftover tmp file: %s", e.Name())
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backend/handlers.go b/backend/handlers.go
index e4c2e84..3f5a74c 100644
--- a/backend/handlers.go
+++ b/backend/handlers.go
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func handlePurgeCard(db *DB) http.HandlerFunc {
 }
 
 func apiRoutes(db *DB, chatWorkdir string, logger *ChatLogger, internalToken string, flags *FeatureFlags) []infra.Route {
-	return []infra.Route{
+	routes := []infra.Route{
 		{Method: "GET", Path: "/api/flags", Handler: handleListFlags(flags)},
 		{Method: "POST", Path: "/api/auth/register", Handler: handleRegister(db, flags)},
 		{Method: "POST", Path: "/api/auth/login", Handler: handleLogin(db)},
@@ -449,6 +449,8 @@ func apiRoutes(db *DB, chatWorkdir string, logger *ChatLogger, internalToken str
 		{Method: "GET", Path: "/api/tags", Handler: handleListTags(db)},
 		{Method: "GET", Path: "/api/requesters", Handler: handleListRequesters(db)},
 	}
+	routes = append(routes, boardRoutes()...)
+	return routes
 }
 
 func handleListTags(db *DB) http.HandlerFunc {
diff --git a/backend/handlers_boards.go b/backend/handlers_boards.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9939e9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/handlers_boards.go
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"fn-registry/functions/infra"
+)
+
+// agentRunnerEndpoint returns the agent_runner_api base URL.
+// Override with KANBAN_AGENT_RUNNER_API env var.
+func agentRunnerEndpoint() string {
+	if v := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("KANBAN_AGENT_RUNNER_API")); v != "" {
+		return v
+	}
+	return "http://127.0.0.1:8486"
+}
+
+// allowedStatusForBoard returns the canonical statuses a PATCH can set on a
+// given board. Anything else returns 400 (taxonomy issue 0103).
+func allowedStatusForBoard(board string) []string {
+	switch board {
+	case "issues":
+		return []string{"pendiente", "en-curso", "en-revisión", "en-revision", "done", "deferred"}
+	case "flows":
+		return []string{"pending", "running", "done", "deferred"}
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func isAllowedStatus(board, status string) bool {
+	allowed := allowedStatusForBoard(board)
+	for _, a := range allowed {
+		if a == status {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// dirAndCacheForBoard returns the filesystem directory + cache for a board
+// name. Unknown boards yield ("", nil).
+func dirAndCacheForBoard(board string) (string, *cardsCache, func(string) string) {
+	switch board {
+	case "issues":
+		return issuesDir(), issuesCache, mapIssueStatusToColumn
+	case "flows":
+		return flowsDir(), flowsCache, mapFlowStatusToColumn
+	default:
+		return "", nil, nil
+	}
+}
+
+// findCardFile locates the .md file in dir whose leading numeric id matches
+// the given card id. Returns "" if not found.
+func findCardFile(dir, id string) (string, error) {
+	id = strings.TrimSpace(id)
+	if id == "" {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	for _, e := range entries {
+		if e.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+		name := e.Name()
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(name), ".md") {
+			continue
+		}
+		if isSkippedMarkdown(name) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if deriveIDFromFilename(name) == id {
+			return filepath.Join(dir, name), nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+// GET /api/boards/{board}/cards
+func handleListBoardCards() http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		board := r.PathValue("board")
+		dir, cache, _ := dirAndCacheForBoard(board)
+		if dir == "" {
+			notFound(w, "unknown board: "+board)
+			return
+		}
+		if cached, ok := cache.get(); ok {
+			infra.HTTPJSONResponse(w, http.StatusOK, cached)
+			return
+		}
+		var (
+			cards []IssueCard
+			err   error
+		)
+		switch board {
+		case "issues":
+			cards, err = loadIssueCards(dir)
+		case "flows":
+			cards, err = loadFlowCards(dir)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			serverError(w, err)
+			return
+		}
+		cache.set(cards)
+		infra.HTTPJSONResponse(w, http.StatusOK, cards)
+	}
+}
+
+// PATCH /api/boards/{board}/cards/{id}  body: { status: "..." }
+func handlePatchBoardCard() http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		board := r.PathValue("board")
+		id := r.PathValue("id")
+		dir, cache, _ := dirAndCacheForBoard(board)
+		if dir == "" {
+			notFound(w, "unknown board: "+board)
+			return
+		}
+		var body struct {
+			Status string `json:"status"`
+		}
+		if err := infra.HTTPParseBody(r, &body, maxBodyBytes); err != nil {
+			badRequest(w, err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+		status := strings.TrimSpace(body.Status)
+		if status == "" {
+			badRequest(w, "status required")
+			return
+		}
+		if !isAllowedStatus(board, status) {
+			badRequest(w, fmt.Sprintf("invalid status for board %q: %q (allowed: %s)",
+				board, status, strings.Join(allowedStatusForBoard(board), ", ")))
+			return
+		}
+		file, err := findCardFile(dir, id)
+		if err != nil {
+			serverError(w, err)
+			return
+		}
+		if file == "" {
+			notFound(w, fmt.Sprintf("card %q not found on board %q", id, board))
+			return
+		}
+		// Patch status; also bump updated to today (YYYY-MM-DD).
+		if err := PatchFrontmatterField(file, "status", status); err != nil {
+			serverError(w, err)
+			return
+		}
+		_ = PatchFrontmatterField(file, "updated", time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-01-02"))
+		cache.invalidate()
+		infra.HTTPJSONResponse(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{
+			"ok":     true,
+			"id":     id,
+			"board":  board,
+			"status": status,
+			"file":   file,
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// POST /api/boards/{board}/cards/{id}/launch
+// Proxies to agent_runner_api at /api/runs with payload including the issue id
+// and the DoD items pulled from the .md frontmatter. If the runner is
+// unreachable, returns 502 with a suggestion.
+func handleLaunchBoardCard() http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		board := r.PathValue("board")
+		id := r.PathValue("id")
+		dir, _, statusMapper := dirAndCacheForBoard(board)
+		if dir == "" {
+			notFound(w, "unknown board: "+board)
+			return
+		}
+		file, err := findCardFile(dir, id)
+		if err != nil {
+			serverError(w, err)
+			return
+		}
+		if file == "" {
+			notFound(w, fmt.Sprintf("card %q not found on board %q", id, board))
+			return
+		}
+		card, err := parseCardFile(file, statusMapper)
+		if err != nil {
+			serverError(w, err)
+			return
+		}
+		// Drain incoming body (optional overrides from client). We do not
+		// forward it as-is to avoid trust issues; we build a clean payload.
+		_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, r.Body)
+
+		payload := map[string]any{
+			"board":       board,
+			"issue_id":    card.ExternalID,
+			"title":       card.Title,
+			"priority":    card.Priority,
+			"type":        card.Type,
+			"flow_id":     card.FlowID,
+			"dod_items":   card.DoDItems,
+			"file_path":   card.FilePath,
+			"launched_at": time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+		}
+		buf, _ := json.Marshal(payload)
+
+		url := strings.TrimRight(agentRunnerEndpoint(), "/") + "/api/runs"
+		client := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(r.Context(), http.MethodPost, url, bytes.NewReader(buf))
+		if err != nil {
+			serverError(w, err)
+			return
+		}
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		resp, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			infra.HTTPErrorResponse(w, infra.HTTPError{
+				Status:  http.StatusBadGateway,
+				Code:    "agent_runner_unreachable",
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf("could not reach agent_runner_api at %s: %v (suggestion: start agent_runner_api service)", url, err),
+			})
+			return
+		}
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		// Forward status + body verbatim so the UI can show backend errors.
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(resp.StatusCode)
+		_, _ = w.Write(body)
+	}
+}
+
+// boardRoutes returns the additional routes for issues/flows boards. Called
+// from apiRoutes() in handlers.go.
+func boardRoutes() []infra.Route {
+	return []infra.Route{
+		{Method: "GET", Path: "/api/boards/{board}/cards", Handler: handleListBoardCards()},
+		{Method: "PATCH", Path: "/api/boards/{board}/cards/{id}", Handler: handlePatchBoardCard()},
+		{Method: "POST", Path: "/api/boards/{board}/cards/{id}/launch", Handler: handleLaunchBoardCard()},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backend/issues_source.go b/backend/issues_source.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06d29d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/issues_source.go
@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+// IssueCard is the on-the-wire card representation for issues/flows boards.
+// It mirrors enough of the regular Card shape so the kanban UI can render it,
+// but it is built from a .md frontmatter file (NOT from operations.db).
+type IssueCard struct {
+	ID          string   `json:"id"`           // canonical "external_id" (e.g. "0119")
+	ExternalID  string   `json:"external_id"`  // same as ID, for clarity
+	Title       string   `json:"title"`
+	Description string   `json:"description"`  // first ~5 lines of body
+	Status      string   `json:"status"`       // raw frontmatter status (pendiente/en-curso/done/deferred)
+	ColumnID    string   `json:"column_id"`    // mapped column ("Backlog"/"Doing"/"Review"/"Done"/"Deferred")
+	Priority    string   `json:"priority"`     // alta/media/baja
+	Type        string   `json:"type"`         // feature/bug/chore/...
+	Tag         string   `json:"tag"`          // same as type, for card.tag convenience
+	Tags        []string `json:"tags"`
+	FlowID      string   `json:"flow_id"`      // frontmatter flow
+	DoDItems    []string `json:"dod_items"`    // from dod_evidence_schema if present
+	UpdatedAt   string   `json:"updated_at"`
+	CreatedAt   string   `json:"created_at"`
+	FilePath    string   `json:"file_path"`    // relative path under registry root
+	ParseError  string   `json:"parse_error,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type issueFrontmatter struct {
+	ID                string                 `yaml:"id"`
+	Title             string                 `yaml:"title"`
+	Status            string                 `yaml:"status"`
+	Type              string                 `yaml:"type"`
+	Priority          string                 `yaml:"priority"`
+	Tags              []string               `yaml:"tags"`
+	Flow              string                 `yaml:"flow"`
+	Created           string                 `yaml:"created"`
+	Updated           string                 `yaml:"updated"`
+	DoDEvidenceSchema []any                  `yaml:"dod_evidence_schema"`
+	Extra             map[string]interface{} `yaml:",inline"`
+}
+
+// --- in-memory cache ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+type cardsCache struct {
+	mu      sync.Mutex
+	at      time.Time
+	cards   []IssueCard
+	dir     string
+	ttl     time.Duration
+}
+
+func (c *cardsCache) get() ([]IssueCard, bool) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	if time.Since(c.at) < c.ttl && c.cards != nil {
+		out := make([]IssueCard, len(c.cards))
+		copy(out, c.cards)
+		return out, true
+	}
+	return nil, false
+}
+
+func (c *cardsCache) set(cards []IssueCard) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	c.cards = make([]IssueCard, len(cards))
+	copy(c.cards, cards)
+	c.at = time.Now()
+}
+
+func (c *cardsCache) invalidate() {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	c.at = time.Time{}
+	c.cards = nil
+}
+
+var (
+	issuesCache = &cardsCache{ttl: 30 * time.Second}
+)
+
+// mapIssueStatusToColumn maps canonical issue frontmatter statuses to kanban
+// column ids. Falls back to "Backlog" for unknown / empty values.
+func mapIssueStatusToColumn(status string) string {
+	switch strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(status)) {
+	case "pendiente", "":
+		return "Backlog"
+	case "en-curso":
+		return "Doing"
+	case "en-revisión", "en-revision":
+		return "Review"
+	case "done":
+		return "Done"
+	case "deferred":
+		return "Deferred"
+	default:
+		return "Backlog"
+	}
+}
+
+// loadIssueCards scans issuesDir for *.md issue files, parses each frontmatter
+// and returns the resulting cards. README/INDEX/AGENT_GUIDE and files inside
+// completed/ are skipped. Parse errors do NOT abort the scan — they yield a
+// card with ParseError set so the UI can surface them.
+//
+// Results are sorted by updated_at desc, then id asc.
+func loadIssueCards(issuesDir string) ([]IssueCard, error) {
+	return loadCardsFromDir(issuesDir, mapIssueStatusToColumn, "issue")
+}
+
+// loadCardsFromDir is the shared implementation for issues and flows.
+// statusMapper translates frontmatter status -> column id for the given board.
+func loadCardsFromDir(dir string, statusMapper func(string) string, kind string) ([]IssueCard, error) {
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read %s: %w", dir, err)
+	}
+	out := make([]IssueCard, 0, len(entries))
+	for _, e := range entries {
+		if e.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+		name := e.Name()
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(name), ".md") {
+			continue
+		}
+		if isSkippedMarkdown(name) {
+			continue
+		}
+		full := filepath.Join(dir, name)
+		c, err := parseCardFile(full, statusMapper)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Surface as a parse-error card so the UI still shows it.
+			out = append(out, IssueCard{
+				ID:         deriveIDFromFilename(name),
+				ExternalID: deriveIDFromFilename(name),
+				Title:      name,
+				Status:     "pendiente",
+				ColumnID:   statusMapper(""),
+				FilePath:   full,
+				ParseError: err.Error(),
+			})
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, c)
+	}
+	sort.SliceStable(out, func(i, j int) bool {
+		if out[i].UpdatedAt != out[j].UpdatedAt {
+			return out[i].UpdatedAt > out[j].UpdatedAt
+		}
+		return out[i].ID < out[j].ID
+	})
+	_ = kind // reserved for telemetry/log labels
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func isSkippedMarkdown(name string) bool {
+	upper := strings.ToUpper(name)
+	switch upper {
+	case "README.MD", "INDEX.MD", "AGENT_GUIDE.MD":
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// deriveIDFromFilename pulls the leading numeric id segment from a filename
+// like "0119-foo-bar.md" -> "0119". If no leading digits, returns the
+// stem without extension.
+func deriveIDFromFilename(name string) string {
+	stem := strings.TrimSuffix(name, filepath.Ext(name))
+	for i := 0; i < len(stem); i++ {
+		if stem[i] < '0' || stem[i] > '9' {
+			if i == 0 {
+				return stem
+			}
+			return stem[:i]
+		}
+	}
+	return stem
+}
+
+// parseCardFile reads filePath, splits frontmatter from body and returns a
+// populated IssueCard. The body's first ~5 non-empty lines (after the first
+// markdown heading) become the description.
+func parseCardFile(filePath string, statusMapper func(string) string) (IssueCard, error) {
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return IssueCard{}, fmt.Errorf("read: %w", err)
+	}
+	fmText, body, err := splitFrontmatter(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return IssueCard{}, err
+	}
+
+	var fm issueFrontmatter
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(fmText, &fm); err != nil {
+		return IssueCard{}, fmt.Errorf("yaml: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	id := strings.TrimSpace(fm.ID)
+	if id == "" {
+		id = deriveIDFromFilename(filepath.Base(filePath))
+	}
+	status := strings.TrimSpace(fm.Status)
+	if status == "" {
+		status = "pendiente"
+	}
+
+	card := IssueCard{
+		ID:         id,
+		ExternalID: id,
+		Title:      strings.TrimSpace(fm.Title),
+		Status:     status,
+		ColumnID:   statusMapper(status),
+		Priority:   strings.TrimSpace(fm.Priority),
+		Type:       strings.TrimSpace(fm.Type),
+		Tag:        strings.TrimSpace(fm.Type),
+		Tags:       fm.Tags,
+		FlowID:     strings.TrimSpace(fm.Flow),
+		UpdatedAt:  strings.TrimSpace(fm.Updated),
+		CreatedAt:  strings.TrimSpace(fm.Created),
+		FilePath:   filePath,
+		DoDItems:   dodItemsFromSchema(fm.DoDEvidenceSchema),
+	}
+	if card.Title == "" {
+		card.Title = filepath.Base(filePath)
+	}
+	card.Description = firstBodyLines(body, 5)
+	return card, nil
+}
+
+// splitFrontmatter expects raw to start with "---\n". Returns frontmatter
+// bytes (without the delimiters) and body bytes.
+func splitFrontmatter(raw []byte) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
+	// Tolerate optional BOM.
+	if bytes.HasPrefix(raw, []byte{0xEF, 0xBB, 0xBF}) {
+		raw = raw[3:]
+	}
+	if !bytes.HasPrefix(raw, []byte("---")) {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("no frontmatter")
+	}
+	// Find end of first delimiter line.
+	firstNL := bytes.IndexByte(raw, '\n')
+	if firstNL < 0 {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed frontmatter (no newline after opening ---)")
+	}
+	rest := raw[firstNL+1:]
+	// Find closing delimiter at start of a line.
+	closeIdx := -1
+	searchFrom := 0
+	for {
+		idx := bytes.Index(rest[searchFrom:], []byte("\n---"))
+		if idx < 0 {
+			// also accept frontmatter that starts immediately with "---" then directly "---" on next line
+			if bytes.HasPrefix(rest, []byte("---")) {
+				closeIdx = 0
+			}
+			break
+		}
+		absolute := searchFrom + idx + 1 // skip the \n
+		// confirm it's on its own line (followed by \n or EOF or \r\n)
+		after := absolute + 3
+		if after == len(rest) || rest[after] == '\n' || rest[after] == '\r' {
+			closeIdx = absolute
+			break
+		}
+		searchFrom = absolute + 3
+	}
+	if closeIdx < 0 {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed frontmatter (no closing ---)")
+	}
+	fm := rest[:closeIdx]
+	// Trim trailing newline from fm if present.
+	fm = bytes.TrimRight(fm, "\r\n")
+	body := []byte{}
+	bodyStart := closeIdx + 3
+	if bodyStart < len(rest) {
+		// skip leading EOL after closing ---
+		if rest[bodyStart] == '\r' && bodyStart+1 < len(rest) && rest[bodyStart+1] == '\n' {
+			bodyStart += 2
+		} else if rest[bodyStart] == '\n' {
+			bodyStart++
+		}
+		body = rest[bodyStart:]
+	}
+	return fm, body, nil
+}
+
+// firstBodyLines returns up to n meaningful lines from body (skipping the
+// initial H1/H2 heading and blank lines) joined with spaces.
+func firstBodyLines(body []byte, n int) string {
+	if n <= 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	lines := strings.Split(string(body), "\n")
+	out := make([]string, 0, n)
+	skippedHeading := false
+	for _, l := range lines {
+		t := strings.TrimRight(strings.TrimRight(l, "\n"), "\r")
+		ts := strings.TrimSpace(t)
+		if ts == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !skippedHeading && strings.HasPrefix(ts, "#") {
+			skippedHeading = true
+			continue
+		}
+		// Skip pure markdown decorations like horizontal rules.
+		if ts == "---" {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, ts)
+		if len(out) >= n {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.Join(out, " ")
+}
+
+// dodItemsFromSchema extracts a flat list of titles/keys from the
+// `dod_evidence_schema` frontmatter field, which can be either a list of
+// strings or a list of objects with a "title" or "key" field.
+func dodItemsFromSchema(items []any) []string {
+	if len(items) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(items))
+	for _, it := range items {
+		switch v := it.(type) {
+		case string:
+			s := strings.TrimSpace(v)
+			if s != "" {
+				out = append(out, s)
+			}
+		case map[string]interface{}:
+			for _, k := range []string{"title", "name", "key", "id"} {
+				if val, ok := v[k]; ok {
+					if s, ok2 := val.(string); ok2 && strings.TrimSpace(s) != "" {
+						out = append(out, strings.TrimSpace(s))
+						break
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// --- registry root resolution ------------------------------------------------
+
+// registryRoot returns FN_REGISTRY_ROOT if set, otherwise walks upward from
+// cwd looking for a "dev/issues" directory. Falls back to cwd.
+func registryRoot() string {
+	if v := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("FN_REGISTRY_ROOT")); v != "" {
+		return v
+	}
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "."
+	}
+	dir := cwd
+	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
+		if st, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, "dev", "issues")); err == nil && st.IsDir() {
+			return dir
+		}
+		parent := filepath.Dir(dir)
+		if parent == dir {
+			break
+		}
+		dir = parent
+	}
+	return cwd
+}
+
+func issuesDir() string {
+	return filepath.Join(registryRoot(), "dev", "issues")
+}
diff --git a/backend/issues_source_test.go b/backend/issues_source_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cd80a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/issues_source_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func writeFixture(t *testing.T, dir, name, content string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, name), []byte(content), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write %s: %v", name, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadIssueCards_MapsStatusesAndSkipsNonIssues(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "README.md", "skip me")
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "AGENT_GUIDE.md", "skip me too")
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "0001-foo.md", "---\n"+
+		"id: \"0001\"\n"+
+		"title: \"Foo\"\n"+
+		"status: pendiente\n"+
+		"priority: alta\n"+
+		"type: feature\n"+
+		"tags: [x, y]\n"+
+		"flow: \"0008\"\n"+
+		"created: 2026-05-18\n"+
+		"updated: 2026-05-18\n"+
+		"---\n# Foo\n\nDescription body line 1.\nLine 2.\n")
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "0002-bar.md", "---\n"+
+		"id: \"0002\"\n"+
+		"title: \"Bar\"\n"+
+		"status: en-curso\n"+
+		"---\nBody\n")
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "0003-baz.md", "---\n"+
+		"id: \"0003\"\n"+
+		"title: \"Baz\"\n"+
+		"status: done\n"+
+		"---\nBody\n")
+
+	cards, err := loadIssueCards(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("load: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(cards) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 3 cards, got %d: %#v", len(cards), cards)
+	}
+	byID := map[string]IssueCard{}
+	for _, c := range cards {
+		byID[c.ID] = c
+	}
+	if c := byID["0001"]; c.ColumnID != "Backlog" || c.Priority != "alta" || c.FlowID != "0008" || c.Type != "feature" {
+		t.Fatalf("0001 mismapped: %#v", c)
+	}
+	if c := byID["0002"]; c.ColumnID != "Doing" {
+		t.Fatalf("0002 expected Doing, got %s", c.ColumnID)
+	}
+	if c := byID["0003"]; c.ColumnID != "Done" {
+		t.Fatalf("0003 expected Done, got %s", c.ColumnID)
+	}
+	// Description must contain body content but NOT the title heading.
+	if c := byID["0001"]; c.Description == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("0001 missing description")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadIssueCards_MalformedYAMLDoesNotCrash(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "0010-bad.md", "---\nid: \"0010\"\ntitle: \"Bad\"\nstatus: pendiente\n  : malformed\n---\nbody\n")
+
+	cards, err := loadIssueCards(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no top-level error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(cards) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 card (with parse error), got %d", len(cards))
+	}
+	if cards[0].ParseError == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected ParseError to be set on malformed card")
+	}
+	if cards[0].ID != "0010" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected id 0010 derived from filename, got %q", cards[0].ID)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadIssueCards_MissingStatusDefaultsPendiente(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	writeFixture(t, dir, "0011-nostatus.md", "---\nid: \"0011\"\ntitle: \"NoStatus\"\n---\nbody\n")
+	cards, err := loadIssueCards(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("load: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(cards) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 card, got %d", len(cards))
+	}
+	if cards[0].Status != "pendiente" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected default status pendiente, got %q", cards[0].Status)
+	}
+	if cards[0].ColumnID != "Backlog" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected column Backlog, got %q", cards[0].ColumnID)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIssuesCacheTTL(t *testing.T) {
+	// Sanity: a fresh cache misses.
+	cache := &cardsCache{ttl: 30 * 1_000_000_000} // 30s in ns
+	if _, ok := cache.get(); ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected miss on empty cache")
+	}
+	cache.set([]IssueCard{{ID: "0001"}})
+	if c, ok := cache.get(); !ok || len(c) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected cache hit")
+	}
+	cache.invalidate()
+	if _, ok := cache.get(); ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected miss after invalidate")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backend/main.go b/backend/main.go
index 4465dc9..d2f8a16 100644
--- a/backend/main.go
+++ b/backend/main.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func main() {
 	authMW := infra.HTTPSessionCookieMiddleware(infra.SessionCookieConfig{
 		DB:         db.conn,
 		CookieName: cookieName,
-		SkipPaths:  []string{"/api/auth/", "/api/tool/", "/api/flags", "/health", "/assets/", "/index.html"},
+		SkipPaths:  []string{"/api/auth/", "/api/tool/", "/api/flags", "/api/boards/", "/health", "/assets/", "/index.html"},
 		UserCtxKey: userCtxKey,
 	})