diff --git a/src/lib/components/NavMenu.svelte b/src/lib/components/NavMenu.svelte
index e29c215..c2e4810 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/NavMenu.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/NavMenu.svelte
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   import ProjectContextPanel from "./ProjectContextPanel.svelte";
   import PrdPanel from "./PrdPanel.svelte";
   import ChangelogPanel from "./ChangelogPanel.svelte";
+  import TaskLoopPanel from "./TaskLoopPanel.svelte";
   import { injectTextStore } from "$lib/stores/projectContext";
 
   const DISCORD_URL = "https://chat.nhcarrigan.com";
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
   let showProjectContext = $state(false);
   let showPrdPanel = $state(false);
   let showChangelog = $state(false);
+  let showTaskLoop = $state(false);
 
   const progress = $derived($achievementProgress);
   const activeAgentCount = $derived($runningAgentCount);
@@ -230,6 +232,19 @@
       <span>PRD Creator</span>
     </button>
 
+    <!-- Task Loop -->
+    <button onclick={menuAction(() => (showTaskLoop = true))} class="nav-item">
+      <svg class="w-5 h-5 shrink-0" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+        <path
+          stroke-linecap="round"
+          stroke-linejoin="round"
+          stroke-width="2"
+          d="M4 4v5h.582m15.356 2A8.001 8.001 0 004.582 9m0 0H9m11 11v-5h-.581m0 0a8.003 8.003 0 01-15.357-2m15.357 2H15"
+        />
+      </svg>
+      <span>Task Loop</span>
+    </button>
+
     <!-- File Editor -->
     <button
       onclick={menuAction(() => editorStore.toggleEditor())}
@@ -494,6 +509,10 @@
   <ChangelogPanel onClose={() => (showChangelog = false)} />
 {/if}
 
+{#if showTaskLoop}
+  <TaskLoopPanel onClose={() => (showTaskLoop = false)} />
+{/if}
+
 <style>
   .nav-item {
     display: flex;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/StatusBar.svelte b/src/lib/components/StatusBar.svelte
index 4da93ca..eb7bb9c 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/StatusBar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/StatusBar.svelte
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   import WorkspaceTrustModal from "./WorkspaceTrustModal.svelte";
   import type { WorkspaceHookInfo } from "$lib/types/messages";
   import NavMenu from "./NavMenu.svelte";
+  import { taskLoopStore } from "$lib/stores/taskLoop";
 
   let connectionStatus: ConnectionStatus = $state("disconnected");
   let workingDirectory = $state("");
@@ -90,6 +91,14 @@
     streamerModeActive = value;
   });
 
+  const loopStatus = $derived(taskLoopStore.loopStatus);
+  const loopTasks = $derived(taskLoopStore.tasks);
+  const loopCurrentIndex = $derived(taskLoopStore.currentTaskIndex);
+  const loopCompletedCount = $derived(
+    $loopTasks.filter((t) => t.status === "completed" || t.status === "failed").length
+  );
+  const loopTotalCount = $derived($loopTasks.length);
+
   onMount(async () => {
     appVersion = await getVersion();
   });
@@ -410,6 +419,19 @@
       ></div>
     {/if}
 
+    {#if $loopStatus === "running" || $loopStatus === "paused"}
+      <span
+        class="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full border shrink-0 {$loopStatus === 'running'
+          ? 'bg-blue-500/20 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30 animate-pulse'
+          : 'bg-amber-500/20 text-amber-400 border-amber-500/30'}"
+        title="Task loop {$loopStatus}"
+      >
+        Loop {$loopStatus === "running" ? "▶" : "⏸"}
+        {loopCompletedCount +
+          ($loopStatus === "running" && $loopCurrentIndex >= 0 ? 1 : 0)}/{loopTotalCount}
+      </span>
+    {/if}
+
     <NavMenu
       {connectionStatus}
       {workingDirectory}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/TaskLoopPanel.svelte b/src/lib/components/TaskLoopPanel.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a400006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/TaskLoopPanel.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,510 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { get } from "svelte/store";
+  import { open } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog";
+  import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
+  import {
+    taskLoopStore,
+    findNextPendingIndex,
+    buildTaskPrompt,
+    normalizeToUnixPath,
+    type TaskLoopTask,
+  } from "$lib/stores/taskLoop";
+  import { claudeStore } from "$lib/stores/claude";
+  import { configStore } from "$lib/stores/config";
+  import { PROJECT_CONTEXT_SYSTEM_ADDENDUM } from "$lib/stores/projectContext";
+  import type { CharacterState } from "$lib/types/states";
+
+  interface Props {
+    onClose: () => void;
+  }
+
+  const { onClose }: Props = $props();
+
+  const tasks = $derived(taskLoopStore.tasks);
+  const loopStatus = $derived(taskLoopStore.loopStatus);
+  const currentTaskIndex = $derived(taskLoopStore.currentTaskIndex);
+  const sourceFile = $derived(taskLoopStore.sourceFile);
+  const conversations = $derived(claudeStore.conversations);
+
+  // Orchestration phase (panel-local, not persisted)
+  type LoopPhase = "waiting_for_connection" | "waiting_for_completion";
+  let loopPhase = $state<LoopPhase | null>(null);
+  let taskEverStarted = $state(false);
+  let isLoading = $state(false);
+  let errorMessage = $state<string | null>(null);
+
+  const completedCount = $derived($tasks.filter((t) => t.status === "completed").length);
+  const failedCount = $derived($tasks.filter((t) => t.status === "failed").length);
+  const totalCount = $derived($tasks.length);
+
+  const workingStates: CharacterState[] = ["thinking", "typing", "coding", "searching", "mcp"];
+
+  // Watch the current task's conversation for state transitions
+  $effect(() => {
+    const phase = loopPhase;
+    if (!phase) return;
+
+    const taskIdx = $currentTaskIndex;
+    const taskList = $tasks;
+    if (taskIdx < 0 || taskIdx >= taskList.length) return;
+
+    const currentTask = taskList[taskIdx];
+    if (!currentTask.conversationId) return;
+
+    const conv = $conversations.get(currentTask.conversationId);
+    if (!conv) return;
+
+    if (phase === "waiting_for_connection" && conv.connectionStatus === "connected") {
+      loopPhase = "waiting_for_completion";
+      taskEverStarted = false;
+      void sendTaskPrompt(currentTask, taskIdx, taskList.length);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (phase === "waiting_for_completion") {
+      if (workingStates.includes(conv.characterState)) {
+        taskEverStarted = true;
+      }
+      if (taskEverStarted && conv.characterState === "idle") {
+        taskEverStarted = false;
+        loopPhase = null;
+        void onTaskCompleted(taskIdx, "completed");
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  async function sendTaskPrompt(task: TaskLoopTask, taskIdx: number, total: number): Promise<void> {
+    const prompt = buildTaskPrompt(task, taskIdx + 1, total);
+    try {
+      await invoke("send_prompt", {
+        conversationId: task.conversationId,
+        message: prompt,
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to send task prompt:", error);
+      loopPhase = null;
+      void onTaskCompleted(taskIdx, "failed");
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function onTaskCompleted(taskIdx: number, status: "completed" | "failed"): Promise<void> {
+    taskLoopStore.setTaskStatus(taskIdx, status);
+
+    const currentLoopStatus = get(taskLoopStore.loopStatus);
+    if (currentLoopStatus !== "running") return;
+
+    const taskList = get(taskLoopStore.tasks);
+    const nextIdx = findNextPendingIndex(taskList);
+
+    if (nextIdx === -1) {
+      taskLoopStore.setLoopStatus("stopped");
+      taskLoopStore.setCurrentTaskIndex(-1);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await startTask(nextIdx, taskList);
+  }
+
+  async function startTask(taskIdx: number, taskList: TaskLoopTask[]): Promise<void> {
+    const task = taskList[taskIdx];
+    const config = get(configStore.config);
+    const allAllowedTools = [
+      ...new Set([...get(claudeStore.grantedTools), ...(config.auto_granted_tools ?? [])]),
+    ];
+
+    // sourceFile is already normalised to a Unix path at import time.
+    const filePath = get(taskLoopStore.sourceFile);
+    const workingDir = filePath.split("/").slice(0, -1).join("/");
+
+    // Create a new conversation for this task
+    const conversationId = claudeStore.createConversation(task.title);
+    void claudeStore.switchConversation(conversationId);
+
+    taskLoopStore.setTaskConversationId(taskIdx, conversationId);
+    taskLoopStore.setTaskStatus(taskIdx, "running");
+    taskLoopStore.setCurrentTaskIndex(taskIdx);
+    loopPhase = "waiting_for_connection";
+    taskEverStarted = false;
+
+    try {
+      await invoke("start_claude", {
+        conversationId,
+        options: {
+          working_dir: workingDir,
+          model: config.model ?? null,
+          api_key: config.api_key ?? null,
+          custom_instructions: (config.custom_instructions ?? "") + PROJECT_CONTEXT_SYSTEM_ADDENDUM,
+          mcp_servers_json: config.mcp_servers_json ?? null,
+          allowed_tools: allAllowedTools,
+          use_worktree: config.use_worktree ?? false,
+          disable_1m_context: config.disable_1m_context ?? false,
+          max_output_tokens: config.max_output_tokens ?? null,
+        },
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to start Claude for task:", error);
+      loopPhase = null;
+      void onTaskCompleted(taskIdx, "failed");
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handleImportFile(): Promise<void> {
+    const selected = await open({
+      title: "Select hikari-tasks.json",
+      filters: [{ name: "Hikari Tasks", extensions: ["json"] }],
+      multiple: false,
+    });
+    if (!selected || typeof selected !== "string") return;
+
+    isLoading = true;
+    errorMessage = null;
+    try {
+      await taskLoopStore.loadFile(normalizeToUnixPath(selected));
+    } catch (error) {
+      errorMessage = `Failed to load file: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`;
+    } finally {
+      isLoading = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handleStart(): Promise<void> {
+    const taskList = get(taskLoopStore.tasks);
+    const nextIdx = findNextPendingIndex(taskList);
+    if (nextIdx === -1) return;
+
+    taskLoopStore.setLoopStatus("running");
+    await startTask(nextIdx, taskList);
+  }
+
+  function handlePause(): void {
+    taskLoopStore.setLoopStatus("paused");
+  }
+
+  function handleResume(): void {
+    taskLoopStore.setLoopStatus("running");
+    // If we're between tasks (no active phase), advance immediately
+    if (!loopPhase) {
+      const taskList = get(taskLoopStore.tasks);
+      const nextIdx = findNextPendingIndex(taskList);
+      if (nextIdx !== -1) {
+        void startTask(nextIdx, taskList);
+      } else {
+        taskLoopStore.setLoopStatus("stopped");
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handleStop(): Promise<void> {
+    const taskIdx = get(taskLoopStore.currentTaskIndex);
+    const taskList = get(taskLoopStore.tasks);
+    const currentTask = taskIdx >= 0 ? taskList[taskIdx] : null;
+
+    taskLoopStore.setLoopStatus("stopped");
+    loopPhase = null;
+
+    // Stop Claude process for the current task if running
+    if (currentTask?.conversationId) {
+      try {
+        await invoke("stop_claude", { conversationId: currentTask.conversationId });
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Failed to stop Claude for current task:", error);
+      }
+      if (currentTask.status === "running") {
+        taskLoopStore.setTaskStatus(taskIdx, "failed");
+      }
+    }
+
+    taskLoopStore.setCurrentTaskIndex(-1);
+  }
+
+  function handleReset(): void {
+    taskLoopStore.reset();
+    loopPhase = null;
+    taskEverStarted = false;
+    errorMessage = null;
+  }
+
+  function statusColour(status: TaskLoopTask["status"]): string {
+    switch (status) {
+      case "pending":
+        return "text-[var(--text-tertiary)]";
+      case "running":
+        return "text-blue-400";
+      case "completed":
+        return "text-green-400";
+      case "failed":
+        return "text-red-400";
+    }
+  }
+
+  function statusIcon(status: TaskLoopTask["status"]): string {
+    switch (status) {
+      case "pending":
+        return "○";
+      case "running":
+        return "⟳";
+      case "completed":
+        return "✓";
+      case "failed":
+        return "✗";
+    }
+  }
+
+  function priorityColour(priority: TaskLoopTask["priority"]): string {
+    switch (priority) {
+      case "high":
+        return "bg-red-500/20 text-red-400 border-red-500/30";
+      case "medium":
+        return "bg-amber-500/20 text-amber-400 border-amber-500/30";
+      case "low":
+        return "bg-green-500/20 text-green-400 border-green-500/30";
+    }
+  }
+</script>
+
+<div
+  class="fixed inset-0 bg-black/50 backdrop-blur-sm z-50 flex items-center justify-center p-4"
+  onclick={onClose}
+  role="button"
+  tabindex="0"
+  onkeydown={(e) => e.key === "Escape" && onClose()}
+>
+  <div
+    class="bg-[var(--bg-primary)] border border-[var(--border-color)] rounded-lg shadow-xl max-w-2xl w-full max-h-[90vh] flex flex-col"
+    onclick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+    onkeydown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+    role="dialog"
+    aria-labelledby="task-loop-panel-title"
+    tabindex="-1"
+  >
+    <!-- Header -->
+    <div class="flex items-center justify-between p-6 pb-4 border-b border-[var(--border-color)]">
+      <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
+        <h2 id="task-loop-panel-title" class="text-xl font-semibold text-[var(--text-primary)]">
+          Task Loop
+        </h2>
+        {#if $loopStatus === "running"}
+          <span
+            class="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-blue-500/20 text-blue-400 border border-blue-500/30 animate-pulse"
+          >
+            Running {completedCount +
+              failedCount +
+              ($loopStatus === "running" ? 1 : 0)}/{totalCount}
+          </span>
+        {:else if $loopStatus === "paused"}
+          <span
+            class="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-amber-500/20 text-amber-400 border border-amber-500/30"
+          >
+            Paused
+          </span>
+        {:else if $loopStatus === "stopped" && totalCount > 0}
+          <span
+            class="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] text-[var(--text-tertiary)] border border-[var(--border-color)]"
+          >
+            {completedCount}/{totalCount} completed{failedCount > 0
+              ? `, ${failedCount} failed`
+              : ""}
+          </span>
+        {/if}
+      </div>
+      <button
+        onclick={onClose}
+        class="p-1 text-[var(--text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] transition-colors"
+        aria-label="Close"
+      >
+        <svg class="w-5 h-5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+          <path
+            stroke-linecap="round"
+            stroke-linejoin="round"
+            stroke-width="2"
+            d="M6 18L18 6M6 6l12 12"
+          />
+        </svg>
+      </button>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Body -->
+    <div class="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-4 min-h-0">
+      {#if isLoading}
+        <div class="flex items-center justify-center py-16 gap-3 text-[var(--text-secondary)]">
+          <div class="animate-spin text-2xl">⚙️</div>
+          <span class="text-sm">Loading tasks...</span>
+        </div>
+      {:else if errorMessage}
+        <div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-16 gap-4 text-center">
+          <p class="text-sm text-red-400">{errorMessage}</p>
+          <button
+            onclick={handleImportFile}
+            class="px-4 py-1.5 text-sm btn-trans-gradient rounded-lg transition-colors"
+          >
+            Try Again
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      {:else if totalCount === 0}
+        <!-- Empty state -->
+        <div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-16 gap-4 text-center">
+          <div class="text-4xl">📋</div>
+          <h3 class="text-lg font-semibold text-[var(--text-primary)]">No Tasks Loaded</h3>
+          <p class="text-sm text-[var(--text-secondary)] max-w-sm">
+            Import a <span class="font-mono text-xs">hikari-tasks.json</span> file created by the PRD
+            Creator to run tasks automatically.
+          </p>
+          <button
+            onclick={handleImportFile}
+            class="px-4 py-1.5 text-sm btn-trans-gradient rounded-lg transition-colors"
+          >
+            Import hikari-tasks.json
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      {:else}
+        <!-- Source file path -->
+        <div class="text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)] font-mono mb-3 truncate">
+          {$sourceFile}
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Task list -->
+        <div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+          {#each $tasks as task, index (task.id)}
+            <div
+              class="bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] border border-[var(--border-color)] rounded-lg p-3 flex items-start gap-3 {$currentTaskIndex ===
+                index && $loopStatus === 'running'
+                ? 'border-blue-500/40 bg-blue-500/5'
+                : ''}"
+            >
+              <!-- Status icon -->
+              <span
+                class="text-sm font-mono mt-0.5 w-4 text-center shrink-0 {statusColour(
+                  task.status
+                )}"
+              >
+                {statusIcon(task.status)}
+              </span>
+              <!-- Task info -->
+              <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
+                <div class="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
+                  <span class="text-sm font-medium text-[var(--text-primary)] truncate">
+                    {task.title}
+                  </span>
+                  <span
+                    class="text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-full border shrink-0 {priorityColour(
+                      task.priority
+                    )}"
+                  >
+                    {task.priority}
+                  </span>
+                  {#if $currentTaskIndex === index && $loopStatus === "running"}
+                    <span class="text-xs text-blue-400 animate-pulse shrink-0">● running</span>
+                  {/if}
+                </div>
+                <p class="text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)] mt-0.5 line-clamp-2 font-mono">
+                  {task.prompt}
+                </p>
+              </div>
+              <!-- Task number -->
+              <span class="text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)] font-mono shrink-0"
+                >#{index + 1}</span
+              >
+            </div>
+          {/each}
+        </div>
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Footer -->
+    <div
+      class="flex items-center justify-between p-4 pt-2 border-t border-[var(--border-color)] gap-3"
+    >
+      <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+        {#if totalCount > 0 && $loopStatus === "idle"}
+          <button
+            onclick={handleImportFile}
+            class="px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-[var(--text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] hover:bg-[var(--bg-tertiary)] border border-[var(--border-color)] rounded-lg transition-colors"
+          >
+            Change File
+          </button>
+          <button
+            onclick={handleReset}
+            class="px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-[var(--text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] hover:bg-[var(--bg-tertiary)] border border-[var(--border-color)] rounded-lg transition-colors"
+          >
+            Reset
+          </button>
+        {:else if $loopStatus === "stopped"}
+          <button
+            onclick={handleReset}
+            class="px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-[var(--text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] hover:bg-[var(--bg-tertiary)] border border-[var(--border-color)] rounded-lg transition-colors"
+          >
+            Reset
+          </button>
+        {/if}
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+        {#if totalCount === 0}
+          <!-- no actions until tasks are loaded -->
+        {:else if $loopStatus === "idle" || $loopStatus === "stopped"}
+          {#if findNextPendingIndex($tasks) !== -1}
+            <button
+              onclick={handleStart}
+              class="px-4 py-1.5 text-sm btn-trans-gradient rounded-lg transition-colors"
+            >
+              Start Loop
+            </button>
+          {:else}
+            <span class="text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)]">All tasks complete</span>
+          {/if}
+        {:else if $loopStatus === "running"}
+          <button
+            onclick={handlePause}
+            class="px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-[var(--text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] hover:bg-[var(--bg-tertiary)] border border-[var(--border-color)] rounded-lg transition-colors"
+          >
+            Pause
+          </button>
+          <button
+            onclick={handleStop}
+            class="px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-red-400 hover:text-red-300 bg-red-500/10 hover:bg-red-500/20 border border-red-500/30 rounded-lg transition-colors"
+          >
+            Stop
+          </button>
+        {:else if $loopStatus === "paused"}
+          <button
+            onclick={handleResume}
+            class="px-4 py-1.5 text-sm btn-trans-gradient rounded-lg transition-colors"
+          >
+            Resume
+          </button>
+          <button
+            onclick={handleStop}
+            class="px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-red-400 hover:text-red-300 bg-red-500/10 hover:bg-red-500/20 border border-red-500/30 rounded-lg transition-colors"
+          >
+            Stop
+          </button>
+        {/if}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  [role="dialog"] {
+    animation: slideIn 0.2s ease-out;
+  }
+
+  @keyframes slideIn {
+    from {
+      opacity: 0;
+      transform: scale(0.95) translateY(10px);
+    }
+    to {
+      opacity: 1;
+      transform: scale(1) translateY(0);
+    }
+  }
+
+  .line-clamp-2 {
+    display: -webkit-box;
+    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+    line-clamp: 2;
+    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/src/lib/stores/taskLoop.test.ts b/src/lib/stores/taskLoop.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfd7132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/stores/taskLoop.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import {
+  findNextPendingIndex,
+  countByStatus,
+  buildTaskPrompt,
+  normalizeToUnixPath,
+  type TaskLoopTask,
+} from "./taskLoop";
+
+const makeTask = (id: string, status: TaskLoopTask["status"] = "pending"): TaskLoopTask => ({
+  id,
+  title: `Task ${id}`,
+  prompt: `Do the thing for ${id}`,
+  priority: "medium",
+  status,
+});
+
+describe("findNextPendingIndex", () => {
+  it("returns -1 for an empty list", () => {
+    expect(findNextPendingIndex([])).toBe(-1);
+  });
+
+  it("returns 0 when the first task is pending", () => {
+    const tasks = [makeTask("1", "pending"), makeTask("2", "pending")];
+    expect(findNextPendingIndex(tasks)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("skips completed and failed tasks to find the next pending", () => {
+    const tasks = [
+      makeTask("1", "completed"),
+      makeTask("2", "failed"),
+      makeTask("3", "pending"),
+      makeTask("4", "pending"),
+    ];
+    expect(findNextPendingIndex(tasks)).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it("returns -1 when all tasks are completed", () => {
+    const tasks = [makeTask("1", "completed"), makeTask("2", "completed")];
+    expect(findNextPendingIndex(tasks)).toBe(-1);
+  });
+
+  it("skips running tasks", () => {
+    const tasks = [makeTask("1", "running"), makeTask("2", "pending")];
+    expect(findNextPendingIndex(tasks)).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("countByStatus", () => {
+  it("returns 0 for an empty list", () => {
+    expect(countByStatus([], "pending")).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("counts only tasks with the specified status", () => {
+    const tasks = [
+      makeTask("1", "pending"),
+      makeTask("2", "completed"),
+      makeTask("3", "pending"),
+      makeTask("4", "failed"),
+    ];
+    expect(countByStatus(tasks, "pending")).toBe(2);
+    expect(countByStatus(tasks, "completed")).toBe(1);
+    expect(countByStatus(tasks, "failed")).toBe(1);
+    expect(countByStatus(tasks, "running")).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("counts all tasks when all have the same status", () => {
+    const tasks = [makeTask("1", "completed"), makeTask("2", "completed")];
+    expect(countByStatus(tasks, "completed")).toBe(2);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("buildTaskPrompt", () => {
+  it("includes the task number and total", () => {
+    const task = makeTask("1");
+    const result = buildTaskPrompt(task, 1, 5);
+    expect(result).toContain("1/5");
+  });
+
+  it("includes the task title", () => {
+    const task = makeTask("abc");
+    const result = buildTaskPrompt(task, 2, 3);
+    expect(result).toContain("Task abc");
+  });
+
+  it("includes the task prompt", () => {
+    const task = makeTask("x");
+    const result = buildTaskPrompt(task, 1, 1);
+    expect(result).toContain("Do the thing for x");
+  });
+
+  it("labels the output as an automated task loop entry", () => {
+    const task = makeTask("1");
+    const result = buildTaskPrompt(task, 1, 1);
+    expect(result).toContain("Automated Task Loop");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("normalizeToUnixPath", () => {
+  it("converts a WSL UNC path with wsl.localhost to a Unix path", () => {
+    expect(
+      normalizeToUnixPath("\\\\wsl.localhost\\Ubuntu\\home\\naomi\\code\\temp\\file.json")
+    ).toBe("/home/naomi/code/temp/file.json");
+  });
+
+  it("converts a WSL UNC path with wsl$ (legacy) to a Unix path", () => {
+    expect(normalizeToUnixPath("\\\\wsl$\\Ubuntu\\home\\naomi\\file.json")).toBe(
+      "/home/naomi/file.json"
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("handles forward-slash UNC paths produced by some tools", () => {
+    expect(normalizeToUnixPath("//wsl.localhost/Ubuntu/home/naomi/file.json")).toBe(
+      "/home/naomi/file.json"
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("leaves a plain Unix path unchanged", () => {
+    expect(normalizeToUnixPath("/home/naomi/code/temp/file.json")).toBe(
+      "/home/naomi/code/temp/file.json"
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("leaves an empty string unchanged", () => {
+    expect(normalizeToUnixPath("")).toBe("");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/stores/taskLoop.ts b/src/lib/stores/taskLoop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72ee1e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/stores/taskLoop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import { writable } from "svelte/store";
+import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
+import type { PrdTask, PrdFile } from "./prd";
+
+export type TaskStatus = "pending" | "running" | "completed" | "failed";
+export type LoopStatus = "idle" | "running" | "paused" | "stopped";
+
+export interface TaskLoopTask extends PrdTask {
+  status: TaskStatus;
+  conversationId?: string;
+}
+
+/** Returns the index of the first pending task, or -1 if none. */
+export function findNextPendingIndex(tasks: TaskLoopTask[]): number {
+  return tasks.findIndex((t) => t.status === "pending");
+}
+
+/** Counts tasks with the given status. */
+export function countByStatus(tasks: TaskLoopTask[], status: TaskStatus): number {
+  return tasks.filter((t) => t.status === status).length;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Normalises a file-picker path to a Unix path.
+ *
+ * On Windows/WSL the dialog returns a UNC path like:
+ *   \\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home\naomi\code\temp\hikari-tasks.json
+ * which the WSL-side Claude process cannot use as a working directory.
+ * This converts that to /home/naomi/code/temp/hikari-tasks.json.
+ */
+export function normalizeToUnixPath(path: string): string {
+  // Matches both \\wsl.localhost\<distro>\... and \\wsl$\<distro>\... (legacy)
+  const wslUncMatch = /^[/\\][/\\]wsl(?:\.localhost|\$)?[/\\][^/\\]+(.*)$/i.exec(path);
+  if (wslUncMatch) {
+    return wslUncMatch[1].replaceAll("\\", "/");
+  }
+  return path;
+}
+
+/** Builds the prompt sent to Claude Code for an automated task. */
+export function buildTaskPrompt(
+  task: TaskLoopTask,
+  taskNumber: number,
+  totalTasks: number
+): string {
+  return `[Automated Task Loop — Task ${taskNumber}/${totalTasks}]\n\n**${task.title}**\n\n${task.prompt}`;
+}
+
+function createTaskLoopStore() {
+  const tasks = writable<TaskLoopTask[]>([]);
+  const loopStatus = writable<LoopStatus>("idle");
+  const currentTaskIndex = writable<number>(-1);
+  const sourceFile = writable<string>("");
+
+  async function loadFile(path: string): Promise<void> {
+    const content = await invoke<string>("read_file_content", { path });
+    const data = JSON.parse(content) as PrdFile;
+    const loopTasks: TaskLoopTask[] = data.tasks.map((t) => ({ ...t, status: "pending" }));
+    tasks.set(loopTasks);
+    sourceFile.set(path);
+    loopStatus.set("idle");
+    currentTaskIndex.set(-1);
+  }
+
+  function setTaskStatus(index: number, status: TaskStatus): void {
+    tasks.update((current) => {
+      const result = [...current];
+      if (result[index]) {
+        result[index] = { ...result[index], status };
+      }
+      return result;
+    });
+  }
+
+  function setTaskConversationId(index: number, conversationId: string): void {
+    tasks.update((current) => {
+      const result = [...current];
+      if (result[index]) {
+        result[index] = { ...result[index], conversationId };
+      }
+      return result;
+    });
+  }
+
+  function setLoopStatus(status: LoopStatus): void {
+    loopStatus.set(status);
+  }
+
+  function setCurrentTaskIndex(index: number): void {
+    currentTaskIndex.set(index);
+  }
+
+  function reset(): void {
+    tasks.set([]);
+    loopStatus.set("idle");
+    currentTaskIndex.set(-1);
+    sourceFile.set("");
+  }
+
+  return {
+    tasks: { subscribe: tasks.subscribe },
+    loopStatus: { subscribe: loopStatus.subscribe },
+    currentTaskIndex: { subscribe: currentTaskIndex.subscribe },
+    sourceFile: { subscribe: sourceFile.subscribe },
+    loadFile,
+    setTaskStatus,
+    setTaskConversationId,
+    setLoopStatus,
+    setCurrentTaskIndex,
+    reset,
+  };
+}
+
+export const taskLoopStore = createTaskLoopStore();