diff --git a/desktop/src/features/channels/lib/taskAssignment.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/channels/lib/taskAssignment.test.mjs
index e7d03e8442..3c5ea188e3 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/channels/lib/taskAssignment.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/channels/lib/taskAssignment.test.mjs
@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ test("assignment preserves unrelated frontmatter, comments and body", () => {
   });
 });
 
-test("retry retains operation and refuses another assignee", () => {
+test("retry retains operation and reassignment replaces notification state", () => {
   const pending = assignmentCanvas(canvas, pubkey, "operation", "pending");
   assert.equal(
     taskAssignee(assignmentCanvas(pending, pubkey, "operation", "sent"))
       .notification.status,
     "sent",
   );
-  assert.throws(
-    () => assignmentCanvas(pending, "b".repeat(64), "new", "pending"),
-    /already assigned/,
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    taskAssignee(assignmentCanvas(pending, "b".repeat(64), "new", "pending")),
+    { pubkey: "b".repeat(64), notification: { id: "new", status: "pending" } },
   );
   assert.throws(
     () => assignmentCanvas(canvas, "bad", "new", "pending"),
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/channels/lib/taskAssignment.ts b/desktop/src/features/channels/lib/taskAssignment.ts
index b390d2323e..fd33996840 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/channels/lib/taskAssignment.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/channels/lib/taskAssignment.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ export function assignmentCanvas(
 ): string {
   if (!/^[a-f0-9]{64}$/i.test(pubkey)) throw new Error("Invalid agent pubkey");
   const existing = taskAssignee(content);
-  if (existing && existing.pubkey !== pubkey)
-    throw new Error("Task is already assigned");
   const { doc, body } = document(content);
   if (!existing) doc.set("assignee", doc.createNode({}));
   doc.setIn(["assignee", "pubkey"], pubkey);
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/AssignTask.tsx b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/AssignTask.tsx
index abb197c08e..5f00d60d8c 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/AssignTask.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/AssignTask.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ export function AssignTask({
     setPending(true);
     setError("");
     try {
-      const operationId = assignee?.notification?.id ?? crypto.randomUUID();
+      const operationId =
+        assignee?.pubkey === pubkey &&
+        assignee.notification?.status === "pending"
+          ? assignee.notification.id
+          : crypto.randomUUID();
       const result = await invokeTauri<{
         assigned: boolean;
         notified: boolean;
@@ -72,13 +76,20 @@ export function AssignTask({
 
   return (
     <div className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-2 text-xs">
-      {assignee ? (
+      {assignee && !choosing ? (
         <>
-          <span title={assignee.pubkey}>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            title="Change assignee"
+            aria-label="Change assignee"
+            disabled={pending}
+            onClick={() => setChoosing(true)}
+            className="rounded px-2 py-1 hover:bg-accent disabled:opacity-50"
+          >
             Assigned to{" "}
             {agents.data?.find((agent) => agent.pubkey === assignee.pubkey)
               ?.name ?? "agent"}
-          </span>
+          </button>
           {assignee.notification?.status === "pending" && (
             <button
               type="button"
@@ -92,6 +103,11 @@ export function AssignTask({
         </>
       ) : choosing ? (
         <>
+          {assignee && (
+            <span className="text-muted-foreground">
+              Reassigning does not stop the previous agent.
+            </span>
+          )}
           <select
             aria-label="Assign task to agent"
             disabled={pending}
@@ -103,7 +119,11 @@ export function AssignTask({
               {agents.isLoading ? "Loading agents…" : "Choose agent…"}
             </option>
             {agents.data?.map((agent) => (
-              <option key={agent.pubkey} value={agent.pubkey}>
+              <option
+                key={agent.pubkey}
+                value={agent.pubkey}
+                disabled={agent.pubkey === assignee?.pubkey}
+              >
                 {agent.name}
               </option>
             ))}
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/TaskReviewModal.tsx b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/TaskReviewModal.tsx
index f2b1cb6a20..9a9d0f0163 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/TaskReviewModal.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/TaskReviewModal.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { ClipboardCheck } from "lucide-react";
+import {
+  CircleCheck,
+  CircleHelp,
+  CircleX,
+  ClipboardCheck,
+  Clock3,
+  TriangleAlert,
+} from "lucide-react";
 import type { ChannelBackedTask } from "../lib/channelBackedTask";
 import { useTaskBranchStatus } from "../useTaskBranchStatus";
 import { invokeTauri } from "@/shared/api/tauri";
@@ -80,6 +87,29 @@ export function TaskReviewModal({
           <p>No attributable local runs found for this branch.</p>
         )}
         {[...latest].map(([name, { run, review }]) => {
+          const count =
+            review.finding_count ?? review.verdict?.findings?.length;
+          const failed = review.invocation_ok === false;
+          const clear = review.invocation_ok === true && count === 0;
+          const ResultIcon = failed
+            ? CircleX
+            : count && count > 0
+              ? TriangleAlert
+              : clear
+                ? CircleCheck
+                : CircleHelp;
+          const resultColor = failed
+            ? "text-red-600 dark:text-red-400"
+            : count && count > 0
+              ? "text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400"
+              : clear
+                ? "text-green-600 dark:text-green-400"
+                : "text-muted-foreground";
+          const resultLabel = failed
+            ? "Run failed"
+            : count !== undefined
+              ? `${count} ${count === 1 ? "finding" : "findings"}`
+              : "Result unknown";
           const freshness =
             name === "pr-template"
               ? typeof run.pr_metadata?.title !== "string" ||
@@ -98,15 +128,16 @@ export function TaskReviewModal({
           return (
             <details key={name} className="rounded-lg border p-3 text-sm">
               <summary className="cursor-pointer">
+                <ResultIcon
+                  aria-hidden="true"
+                  data-testid={`review-result-${name}`}
+                  className={`mr-2 inline-block size-4 align-text-bottom ${resultColor}`}
+                />
                 <span className="font-medium">{name}</span>
-                <span className="ml-2 text-muted-foreground">
-                  {review.invocation_ok === false
-                    ? "Run failed"
-                    : review.finding_count !== undefined ||
-                        review.verdict?.findings
-                      ? `${review.finding_count ?? review.verdict?.findings?.length} findings`
-                      : "Result unknown"}{" "}
-                  · {freshness}
+                <span className={`ml-2 ${resultColor}`}>{resultLabel}</span>
+                <span className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-1 pl-6 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                  <Clock3 aria-hidden="true" className="size-3" />
+                  {freshness}
                 </span>
               </summary>
               <div className="mt-3 space-y-2">
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/task-channel-views.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/task-channel-views.spec.ts
index f3724dfaaf..228864beb8 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/task-channel-views.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/task-channel-views.spec.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,19 @@ test("review modal shows latest intent results and conservative freshness", asyn
   await expect(dialog).toBeVisible();
   await expect(
     dialog.locator("summary").filter({ hasText: "builderbot" }),
-  ).toHaveText("builderbot1 findings · Same commit");
+  ).toContainText("1 finding");
+  await expect(
+    dialog.locator("summary").filter({ hasText: "builderbot" }),
+  ).toContainText("Same commit");
+  await expect(dialog.getByTestId("review-result-builderbot")).toHaveClass(
+    /text-amber-600/,
+  );
+  await expect(dialog.getByTestId("review-result-pr-template")).toHaveClass(
+    /text-green-600/,
+  );
+  await expect(dialog.getByTestId("review-result-dead-code")).toHaveClass(
+    /text-red-600/,
+  );
   await expect(
     dialog.locator("summary").filter({ hasText: "pr-template" }),
   ).toContainText("PR metadata changed");
@@ -120,7 +132,10 @@ test("assign saves the task and retains notification retry after navigating away
 }) => {
   await installMockBridge(page, {
     canvasContent: TASK_CANVAS,
-    managedAgents: [{ pubkey: "a".repeat(64), name: "Sol", status: "stopped" }],
+    managedAgents: [
+      { pubkey: "a".repeat(64), name: "Sol", status: "stopped" },
+      { pubkey: "b".repeat(64), name: "Luna", status: "stopped" },
+    ],
   });
   await page.goto("/");
   await expect(page.getByTestId("channel-engineering")).toBeVisible();
@@ -134,16 +149,19 @@ test("assign saves the task and retains notification retry after navigating away
         ) => Promise<unknown>;
       };
       __ASSIGN_CALLS__: number;
+      __ASSIGN_OPERATIONS__: string[];
     };
     const original = w.__TAURI_INTERNALS__.invoke.bind(w.__TAURI_INTERNALS__);
     let content: string | undefined;
     let channel: string | undefined;
     w.__ASSIGN_CALLS__ = 0;
+    w.__ASSIGN_OPERATIONS__ = [];
     w.__TAURI_INTERNALS__.invoke = async (command, payload, options) => {
       if (command === "get_canvas" && content && payload.channelId === channel)
         return { content };
       if (command === "assign_task_channel") {
         w.__ASSIGN_CALLS__++;
+        w.__ASSIGN_OPERATIONS__.push(payload.operationId);
         channel = payload.channelId;
         content =
           w.__ASSIGN_CALLS__ === 1
@@ -185,6 +203,20 @@ test("assign saves the task and retains notification retry after navigating away
           .__ASSIGN_CALLS__,
     ),
   ).toBe(2);
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Change assignee" }).click();
+  await page
+    .getByRole("combobox", { name: "Assign task to agent" })
+    .selectOption("b".repeat(64));
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("task-overview")).toContainText(
+    "Assigned to Luna",
+  );
+  const operations = await page.evaluate(
+    () =>
+      (window as typeof window & { __ASSIGN_OPERATIONS__: string[] })
+        .__ASSIGN_OPERATIONS__,
+  );
+  expect(operations[0]).toBe(operations[1]);
+  expect(operations[2]).not.toBe(operations[0]);
 });
 
 test("loading a corrected canvas refreshes the sidebar task metadata", async ({