feat(#606): Jira-style priority icons in dependency graph and queue

.claude/commands/approve-merge.md

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ If merge queue is detected (or forced via config):
   - Write a merge queue marker file so the dashboard can track the PR:
     ```bash
     mkdir -p .claude/agent-control
-    python3 -c "import json; print(json.dumps({'pr_number': <PR_NUMBER>, 'repo': '<OWNER/REPO>', 'issue_number': '<ISSUE_NUMBER>', 'branch_name': '<HEAD_BRANCH>'}))" > .claude/agent-control/merge-queue.json
+    python3 -c "import json; print(json.dumps({'pr_number': <PR_NUMBER>, 'repo': '<OWNER/REPO>', 'issue_number': <ISSUE_NUMBER>, 'branch_name': '<HEAD_BRANCH>'}))" > .claude/agent-control/merge-queue.json
     ```
   - Proceed to queue polling (step 3b)
 

.claude/commands/integrate-pr.md

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ If merge queue is detected:
 - If enqueued, write a merge queue marker file so the dashboard can track the PR:
   ```bash
   mkdir -p .claude/agent-control
-  python3 -c "import json; print(json.dumps({'pr_number': <PR_NUMBER>, 'repo': '<OWNER/REPO>', 'issue_number': '<ISSUE_NUMBER>', 'branch_name': '<HEAD_BRANCH>'}))" > .claude/agent-control/merge-queue.json
+  python3 -c "import json; print(json.dumps({'pr_number': <PR_NUMBER>, 'repo': '<OWNER/REPO>', 'issue_number': <ISSUE_NUMBER>, 'branch_name': '<HEAD_BRANCH>'}))" > .claude/agent-control/merge-queue.json
   ```
 - Then poll merge queue status via GraphQL every `merge_queue_poll_interval` seconds (default 30)
 - On MERGED: proceed to Phase 6. If `delete_branch = true`, delete remote branch via GitHub API

.claude/rules/architecture.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SOVA has four main components:
 - `core/state.py` -- 19-state TaskStatus StrEnum with transition validation
 - `core/context.py` -- ExecutionContext dataclass threading state through steps
 - `core/output.py` -- OutputWriter for per-run DB-backed output persistence, read_lines, retention cleanup
-- `core/steps/` -- 29 BaseStep implementations with execute/validate_output/can_skip. Four pipeline variants:
+- `core/steps/` -- 31 BaseStep implementations with execute/validate_output/can_skip. Four pipeline variants:
   - **Developer pipeline** (16 steps): sync -> assess -> create_worktree -> capture_baseline -> develop -> simplify -> self_review -> commit -> validate -> push -> create_pr -> wait_for_external_reviews -> address_external_findings -> monitor_ci -> extract_memory -> handoff_to_reviewer
   - **Address-review pipeline** (10 steps): ensure_worktree -> rebase -> address_review -> rearrange_commits -> validate -> push -> monitor_ci -> resolve_external_reviews -> extract_memory -> handoff_to_user
   - **Researcher pipeline** (4 steps): fetch_task -> research -> spec -> extract_memory

Makefile

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ test-bash: lint-bash ## Validate bash scripts (shellcheck + --help)
 	done
 
 test-py: ## Run pytest suite (excludes runtime/stress/chaos)
-	$(PYTEST) tests/ -v -m "not runtime and not stress and not chaos"
+	$(PYTEST) tests/ -v -m "not runtime and not stress and not chaos" -n auto
 
 test-runtime: ## Run runtime, stress, and chaos tests (manual)
 	$(PYTEST) tests/ -v -m "runtime or stress or chaos" --timeout=120

pyproject.toml

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ dev = [
     "pytest-asyncio>=0.24",
     "pytest-cov>=6.0",
     "pytest-timeout>=2.3",
+    "pytest-xdist>=3.0",
     "ruff>=0.4",
     "respx>=0.22",
 ]

sova/dashboard/static/app.js

@@ -895,7 +895,33 @@ if (document.getElementById('activity-dot')) {
 initGlobalBatch();
 
 /* ============================================================
-   12. ROLE COLORS
+   12. PRIORITY ICONS
+   ============================================================ */
+
+// Keep in sync with priority_map in _components.html
+var _PRIORITY_ICON_MAP = {
+  critical: 'blocker',
+  high: 'high',
+  medium: 'medium',
+  low: 'low'
+};
+
+function priorityIconUrl(priority) {
+  var p = (priority || '').toString().toLowerCase().trim();
+  var iconName = _PRIORITY_ICON_MAP[p] || 'undefined';
+  return '/static/priority/' + iconName + '.svg';
+}
+
+function _extractPriority(labels) {
+  for (var i = 0; i < (labels || []).length; i++) {
+    var l = labels[i];
+    if (l.indexOf('priority:') === 0) return l.replace('priority: ', '').replace('priority:', '').trim();
+  }
+  return '';
+}
+
+/* ============================================================
+   13. ROLE COLORS
    ============================================================ */
 
 function _roleHex(key) {

sova/dashboard/templates/_components.html

@@ -18,3 +18,17 @@ <h3 class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-400"{% if title_id %} id="{{ title_id }
   {%- endif %}
 </div>
 {%- endmacro -%}
+
+{%- macro priority_icon(priority, size="16") -%}
+{#- Keep in sync with _PRIORITY_ICON_MAP in app.js -#}
+{%- set priority_map = {
+  'critical': 'blocker',
+  'high': 'high',
+  'medium': 'medium',
+  'low': 'low'
+} -%}
+{%- set priority_lower = (priority|string|lower).strip() if priority else '' -%}
+{%- set icon_name = priority_map.get(priority_lower, 'undefined') -%}
+{%- set alt_text = priority_lower.capitalize() if priority_lower else 'Undefined' -%}
+<img src="/static/priority/{{ icon_name }}.svg" alt="{{ alt_text }} priority" width="{{ size }}" height="{{ size }}" class="inline-block align-middle" loading="lazy">
+{%- endmacro -%}

sova/dashboard/templates/agents.html

@@ -482,14 +482,6 @@ <h3 class="text-sm font-semibold text-white leading-tight">Launch Agent</h3>
   renderTaskCards();
 }
 
-function _extractPriority(labels) {
-  for (var i = 0; i < (labels || []).length; i++) {
-    var l = labels[i];
-    if (l.indexOf('priority:') === 0) return l.replace('priority: ', '').replace('priority:', '').trim();
-  }
-  return '';
-}
-
 var _priorityOrder = { critical: 0, high: 1, medium: 2, low: 3 };
 
 function _renderHandoffBtn(ha, issueNumber) {
@@ -552,8 +544,7 @@ <h3 class="text-sm font-semibold text-white leading-tight">Launch Agent</h3>
   var issueKey = item.issue_number || ('pr:' + item.pr_number);
   var isRunning = item.state === 'agent_running';
   var p = _extractPriority(item.labels);
-  var pDots = { critical: 'bg-accent-red', high: 'bg-accent-yellow', medium: 'bg-gray-500', low: 'bg-gray-600' };
-  var pDot = p ? '<span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full shrink-0 ' + (pDots[p] || 'bg-gray-600') + '"></span>' : '';
+  var priorityIcon = p ? '<img src="' + priorityIconUrl(p) + '" alt="' + escapeHtml(p) + ' priority" width="16" height="16" class="inline-block align-middle shrink-0">' : '';
 
   var handoffActions = item.handoff_actions || [];
   var isSpecReview = item.state === 'spec_review';
@@ -694,7 +685,7 @@ <h3 class="text-sm font-semibold text-white leading-tight">Launch Agent</h3>
     : '';
 
   var mainRow = '<div class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2.5">' +
-    (needsAttention ? attentionDot : pDot) +
+    (needsAttention ? attentionDot : priorityIcon) +
     issueRef +
     '<span class="text-sm text-gray-300 truncate flex-1">' + escapeHtml(item.title) + '</span>' +
     metaStrip +
@@ -1543,14 +1534,10 @@ <h3 class="text-sm font-semibold text-white leading-tight">Launch Agent</h3>
         }
 
         var taskListHtml = tasks.map(function(t, i) {
-          var priorityColors = {
-            critical: 'text-accent-red', high: 'text-accent-yellow',
-            medium: 'text-accent', low: 'text-gray-400'
-          };
-          var pColor = priorityColors[t.priority] || 'text-gray-400';
+          var iconUrl = priorityIconUrl(t.priority);
           return '<label class="flex items-start gap-2 py-1 text-xs cursor-pointer" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">' +
             '<input type="checkbox" checked class="mt-0.5 planner-task-check" data-idx="' + i + '">' +
-            '<span class="flex-1"><span class="' + pColor + ' font-medium">[' + escapeHtml(t.priority) + ']</span> ' + escapeHtml(t.title) + '</span>' +
+            '<span class="flex-1"><img src="' + iconUrl + '" alt="' + escapeHtml(t.priority || 'undefined') + ' priority" width="12" height="12" class="inline-block align-middle mr-1"> ' + escapeHtml(t.title) + '</span>' +
           '</label>';
         }).join('');
 

sova/dashboard/templates/queue.html

@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ <h2 class="text-2xl font-semibold">Priority Queue</h2>
 
   var typeBadge = issueTypeBadge(item.issue_type);
 
+  var priority = _extractPriority(item.labels || []);
+  var priorityIcon = '<img src="' + priorityIconUrl(priority) + '" alt="' + escapeHtml(priority || 'undefined') + ' priority" width="14" height="14" class="inline-block align-middle shrink-0">';
+
   var displayLabels = (item.labels || []).filter(function(l) {
     return l.indexOf('agent:') !== 0 && l.indexOf('priority:') !== 0 && l.indexOf('role:') !== 0;
   });
@@ -314,6 +317,7 @@ <h2 class="text-2xl font-semibold">Priority Queue</h2>
     '<input type="checkbox" id="cb-' + escapeHtml(item.issue) + '" ' + (isSelected ? 'checked ' : '') +
       'onchange="toggleSelection(\'' + escapeHtml(item.issue) + '\', \'' + escapeHtml(item.state) + '\')" ' +
       'class="rounded border-gray-600 bg-surface text-accent focus:ring-accent/50 cursor-pointer shrink-0">' +
+    priorityIcon +
     '<span class="px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-bold ' + style.badge + '">' + item.priority_label + '</span>' +
     '<div class="flex-1 min-w-0">' +
       '<div class="flex items-center gap-2">' +