diff --git a/.changeset/fn-8453-unified-concurrency.md b/.changeset/fn-8453-unified-concurrency.md
index 4db09715e2..da258247b8 100644
--- a/.changeset/fn-8453-unified-concurrency.md
+++ b/.changeset/fn-8453-unified-concurrency.md
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 summary: Unify max concurrency across planning/execution/review and simplify board capacity indicators.
 category: feature
-dev: maxConcurrent caps all top-level working agents per project; maxTriageConcurrent removed from UI (Settings, Command Center, Engine Control) and admission; free slots admit oldest createdAt via per-project atomic admission coordinator across lanes; footer Waiting/Running/Blocked; column headers remain card totals; Running counts unpaused WIP membership (sessionFile is not a DB/board field — do not require it); nested runNested helpers remain parent-internal soft-breach by design.
+dev: maxConcurrent caps all top-level working agents per project; maxTriageConcurrent removed from UI (Settings, Command Center, Engine Control) and admission; free slots admit oldest createdAt via per-project atomic admission coordinator across lanes; footer Waiting/Running/Blocked; column headers show executing/total via shared Running predicate; Running counts unpaused WIP membership (sessionFile is not a DB/board field — do not require it); nested runNested helpers remain parent-internal soft-breach by design.
diff --git a/docs/dashboard-guide.md b/docs/dashboard-guide.md
index f5bbd54fc5..40936bb092 100644
--- a/docs/dashboard-guide.md
+++ b/docs/dashboard-guide.md
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ Features:
 <!-- FNXC:CommandCenter 2026-06-27-10:03: Tokens detail charts must show every model bucket returned by analytics for accurate spend attribution; Overview remains a compact top-model summary because its copy explicitly frames those cards as top consumers/share. -->
 <!-- FNXC:CommandCenterActivity 2026-06-30-00:00: Activity active-agent counts include both durable-agent usage events and ephemeral task-worker execution runs from agentRuns, because task execution can be visible without a matching usage_events row. -->
 <!-- FNXC:CommandCenterActivity 2026-07-01-00:00: Graph-owned workflow step sessions publish active-to-terminal agentRuns lifecycle rows with task lineage and step metadata, so daily activity and Activity throughput charts include new workflow execution without dashboard-side recounting. -->
-- **Overview controls dashboard** includes AI engine stop/start backed by `globalPause`, the shared Global Max Concurrent slider, and current-project **Max concurrency** plus **Max worktrees** controls. Max concurrency caps top-level working agents across planning, execution, and review/merge; free capacity is admitted oldest-first within the project. The footer reports **Waiting**, **Running (N/max)**, and **Blocked**; column headers report the card count in each lane. Nested helper agents remain parent-internal and may temporarily exceed the displayed top-level count.
+- **Overview controls dashboard** includes AI engine stop/start backed by `globalPause`, the shared Global Max Concurrent slider, and current-project **Max concurrency** plus **Max worktrees** controls. Max concurrency caps top-level working agents across planning, execution, and review/merge; free capacity is admitted oldest-first within the project. The footer reports **Waiting**, **Running (N/max)**, and **Blocked**; column headers report executing/total (live agents in the lane over card count). Nested helper agents remain parent-internal and may temporarily exceed the displayed top-level count.
 <!-- FNXC:TeamArea 2026-07-18-12:30: FN-8351 moves organization export and import to the Team tab so team-level portability controls are not presented as Overview dashboard controls. -->
 - **Team tab — Org export / import** lets an operator download a portable organization JSON bundle or paste one for a dry-run preview before confirming the apply step. Exports are secret-scrubbed by default: credentials and tokens are never included, while safe secret references can remain for setup in the destination project.
 - **Configuration versions** lives in **Settings → Project → Configuration Versions**. It lists recorded project-setting revisions newest first; select **Roll back** on any revision and confirm once to restore it. The restore is recorded as a new forward revision, so it can itself be undone without manually reconstructing settings.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/Column.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/Column.tsx
index 4979031a89..ef438b17ae 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/Column.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/Column.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useFlashOnIncrease } from "../hooks/useFlashOnIncrease";
 import { useConfirm } from "../hooks/useConfirm";
 import type { Task, TaskDetail, Column as ColumnType, ColumnId, TaskCreateInput, GithubIssueAction, MergeResult } from "@fusion/core";
 import { COLUMN_LABELS, COLUMN_DESCRIPTIONS, getErrorMessage } from "@fusion/core";
+import { enrichRunningAgentTaskShapeFromFlags, isRunningAgentTask } from "../../../core/src/live-agent-count";
 import { isNearDuplicateCanonicalInactive } from "../../../core/src/near-duplicate-canonical";
 import { TaskCard } from "./TaskCard";
 import { WorktreeGroup } from "./WorktreeGroup";
@@ -287,10 +288,14 @@ function ColumnComponent({ column, tasks, projectId, maxConcurrent, showWorktree
   */
   const showWorktreeGroups = showWorktreeGrouping === true && isWipProcessingColumn;
   /*
-  FNXC:BoardColumnCount 2026-07-21-18:47:
-  Column headers show the card count in that lane, not live-agent active/total.
-  FN-8453 briefly rendered isRunningAgentTask counts as N/total, which read as broken for Todo (always 0/N waiting) and often for In Progress when board slim rows lack durable session/checkout liveness. Capacity Running/Waiting stays on the footer status bar.
+  FNXC:BoardColumnCount 2026-07-21-19:30:
+  Column header is executing/total (e.g. 3/4). Executing uses the same Running predicate as the
+  footer (unpaused WIP, live planners, active review). Total is the card count in this lane.
   */
+  const activeTaskCount = useMemo(
+    () => tasks.filter((task) => isRunningAgentTask(enrichRunningAgentTaskShapeFromFlags(task, columnFlags))).length,
+    [tasks, columnFlags],
+  );
   // When search is active, skip pagination so all matching tasks are visible
   const shouldPaginate = !isArchived && !isSearchActive && !showWorktreeGroups && tasks.length > PAGINATED_COLUMN_THRESHOLD;
 
@@ -661,7 +666,12 @@ function ColumnComponent({ column, tasks, projectId, maxConcurrent, showWorktree
       <div className="column-header">
         <div className={`column-dot dot-${column}`} />
         <h2>{workflowMode ? (columnDisplayName ?? COLUMN_LABELS[column] ?? column) : COLUMN_LABELS[column]}</h2>
-        <span className={`column-count${countFlashing ? " count-flash" : ""}`}>{tasks.length}</span>
+        <span
+          className={`column-count${countFlashing ? " count-flash" : ""}`}
+          aria-label={t("column.executingOfTotal", "{{active}} executing of {{total}}", { active: activeTaskCount, total: tasks.length })}
+        >
+          <span>{activeTaskCount}</span>/<span>{tasks.length}</span>
+        </span>
         {(workflowMode ? isReviewColumn : column === "in-review") && onToggleAutoMerge && (
           <label className="auto-merge-toggle" title={autoMerge ? t("column.autoMergeEnabled", "Auto-merge enabled") : t("column.autoMergeDisabled", "Auto-merge disabled")}>
             {/*
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/Column.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/Column.test.tsx
index ed1fabab41..1b9b1b5b05 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/Column.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/Column.test.tsx
@@ -109,9 +109,11 @@ describe("Column count-flash", () => {
     const tasks = [makeTask("FN-001")];
     render(<Column {...defaultProps} tasks={tasks} />);
 
-    const badge = screen.getByText("1");
+    // Badge is active/total (0/1 for triage without a live planner).
+    const badge = screen.getByText("1").parentElement!;
     expect(badge.className).toContain("column-count");
     expect(badge.className).not.toContain("count-flash");
+    expect(badge).toHaveTextContent("0/1");
   });
 
   it("applies count-flash class when task count increases", () => {
@@ -121,8 +123,9 @@ describe("Column count-flash", () => {
     const moreTasks = [makeTask("FN-001"), makeTask("FN-002")];
     rerender(<Column {...defaultProps} tasks={moreTasks} />);
 
-    const badge = screen.getByText("2");
+    const badge = screen.getByText("2").parentElement!;
     expect(badge.className).toContain("count-flash");
+    expect(badge).toHaveTextContent("0/2");
   });
 
   it("does not apply count-flash class when task count decreases", () => {
@@ -132,9 +135,47 @@ describe("Column count-flash", () => {
     const fewerTasks = [makeTask("FN-001")];
     rerender(<Column {...defaultProps} tasks={fewerTasks} />);
 
-    const badge = screen.getByText("1");
+    const badge = screen.getByText("1").parentElement!;
     expect(badge.className).not.toContain("count-flash");
   });
+
+  it("shows accurate executing/total for WIP (unpaused active over card total)", () => {
+    const tasks = [
+      { ...makeTask("FN-001"), column: "in-progress" as ColumnType },
+      { ...makeTask("FN-002"), column: "in-progress" as ColumnType },
+      { ...makeTask("FN-003"), column: "in-progress" as ColumnType, paused: true },
+      { ...makeTask("FN-004"), column: "in-progress" as ColumnType, userPaused: true },
+    ];
+    render(
+      <Column
+        {...defaultProps}
+        column={"in-progress" as ColumnType}
+        columnFlags={{ countsTowardWip: true }}
+        tasks={tasks}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText("2 executing of 4")).toHaveTextContent("2/4");
+  });
+
+  it("counts only live planners as executing in todo (queued is not executing)", () => {
+    const tasks = [
+      { ...makeTask("FN-001"), column: "todo" as ColumnType, status: "planning" as any },
+      { ...makeTask("FN-002"), column: "todo" as ColumnType, status: "queued" as any },
+      { ...makeTask("FN-003"), column: "todo" as ColumnType, status: "queued" as any },
+      { ...makeTask("FN-004"), column: "todo" as ColumnType, status: "queued" as any },
+    ];
+    render(
+      <Column
+        {...defaultProps}
+        column={"todo" as ColumnType}
+        columnFlags={{ hold: true }}
+        tasks={tasks}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText("1 executing of 4")).toHaveTextContent("1/4");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("Column workflow mode (U9)", () => {