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diff --git a/automaton/dashboard/ui/__pycache__/app.cpython-314.pyc b/automaton/dashboard/ui/__pycache__/app.cpython-314.pyc
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diff --git a/automaton/dashboard/ui/app.py b/automaton/dashboard/ui/app.py
index 1722bf8..61e1900 100644
--- a/automaton/dashboard/ui/app.py
+++ b/automaton/dashboard/ui/app.py
@@ -104,13 +104,25 @@ class DashboardHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
         except Exception:
             self._send_error(500, "Internal error")
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _find_tasks_dir(project_root: Path) -> Path | None:
+        """Return the tasks directory. Checks both standard locations."""
+        candidates = [
+            project_root / ".automaton" / "tasks",
+            project_root / "tasks",
+        ]
+        for p in candidates:
+            if p.exists() and p.is_dir():
+                return p
+        return candidates[0]
+
     def _serve_tasks(self):
         project_root = find_automaton_root()
         if not project_root:
             tasks = []
         else:
-            tasks_dir = project_root / ".automaton" / "tasks"
-            tasks = discover_tasks(tasks_dir)
+            tasks_dir = self._find_tasks_dir(project_root)
+            tasks = discover_tasks(tasks_dir) if tasks_dir else []
 
         tasks_data = [
             {
@@ -168,7 +180,8 @@ class DashboardHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
         if not project_root:
             self._send_error(404, "Not in automaton project")
             return
-        tasks = discover_tasks(project_root / "tasks")
+        tasks_dir = self._find_tasks_dir(project_root)
+        tasks = discover_tasks(tasks_dir) if tasks_dir else []
         task = next((t for t in tasks if t.name == task_name), None)
         if not task:
             self._send_error(404, "Task not found")
@@ -198,7 +211,14 @@ class DashboardHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
         project_root = find_automaton_root()
         if not project_root or not self._validate_task_name(task_name):
             return None
-        return project_root / ".automaton" / "tasks" / task_name / self.REVIEW_FILE
+        candidates = [
+            project_root / ".automaton" / "tasks" / task_name / self.REVIEW_FILE,
+            project_root / "tasks" / task_name / self.REVIEW_FILE,
+        ]
+        for p in candidates:
+            if p.exists():
+                return p
+        return candidates[0]
 
     def _get_review_status(self, task_name: str) -> dict:
         review_path = self._get_review_path(task_name)
@@ -256,8 +276,8 @@ class DashboardHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
         if not project_root:
             self._send_json({"pending": 0, "approved": 0, "changes_requested": 0})
             return
-        tasks_dir = project_root / ".automaton" / "tasks"
-        if not tasks_dir.exists():
+        tasks_dir = self._find_tasks_dir(project_root)
+        if not tasks_dir or not tasks_dir.exists():
             self._send_json({"pending": 0, "approved": 0, "changes_requested": 0})
             return
         counts = {"pending": 0, "approved": 0, "changes_requested": 0}