diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/ConfirmDialog.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/ConfirmDialog.tsx
index 2d94b10181..ca67b607fe 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/ConfirmDialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/ConfirmDialog.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import type { ConfirmOptions } from "../hooks/useConfirm";
+import { nextFloatingZ } from "./floatingWindowStack";
 import "./ConfirmDialog.css";
 
 export interface ConfirmDialogProps {
@@ -28,6 +30,16 @@ export function ConfirmDialog({
 }: ConfirmDialogProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation("app");
   const cancelButtonRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null);
+  /*
+  FNXC:Confirm 2026-06-23-01:30:
+  The confirm dialog (e.g. the "discard changes" prompt when cancelling New Task) MUST sit above the floating modal stack. Floating windows (New Task, pop-outs) live at the shared floating z-band (nextFloatingZ) and are portaled to document.body, so a confirm rendered inline at the page .modal-overlay z (~10000) paints BEHIND them. Portal the confirm to body and claim the TOP of the shared stack each time it opens so it always appears over whatever floating window triggered it.
+  */
+  const [overlayZ, setOverlayZ] = useState<number | undefined>(undefined);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isOpen) {
+      setOverlayZ(nextFloatingZ());
+    }
+  }, [isOpen]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isOpen) {
@@ -51,8 +63,8 @@ export function ConfirmDialog({
     return null;
   }
 
-  return (
-    <div className="modal-overlay open confirm-dialog-overlay" onClick={onCancel}>
+  return createPortal(
+    <div className="modal-overlay open confirm-dialog-overlay" onClick={onCancel} style={overlayZ ? { zIndex: overlayZ } : undefined}>
       <div
         className="modal confirm-dialog"
         onClick={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
@@ -95,6 +107,7 @@ export function ConfirmDialog({
           </button>
         </div>
       </div>
-    </div>
+    </div>,
+    document.body,
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/LeftSidebarNav.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/LeftSidebarNav.tsx
index b893f43081..048fa49257 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/LeftSidebarNav.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/LeftSidebarNav.tsx
@@ -299,6 +299,28 @@ export function LeftSidebarNav({
       onSelect: () => onChangeView("list"),
     },
     ...(graphPluginEntry ? [mapPluginEntry(graphPluginEntry)] : []),
+    /*
+    FNXC:Navigation 2026-06-23-01:30:
+    Planning and Missions sit directly below Graph and above Agents (moved up from after Memory) per user request, so the planning/mission destinations sit next to the structural Board/List/Graph group.
+    */
+    {
+      id: "planning",
+      label: t("nav.planning", "Planning"),
+      view: "planning",
+      isActive: view === "planning",
+      icon: Lightbulb,
+      testId: "sidebar-nav-planning",
+      onSelect: () => onChangeView("planning"),
+    },
+    {
+      id: "missions",
+      label: t("nav.missions", "Missions"),
+      view: "missions",
+      isActive: view === "missions",
+      icon: Target,
+      testId: "sidebar-nav-missions",
+      onSelect: () => onChangeView("missions"),
+    },
     ...(showAgentsTab
       ? [
           {
@@ -343,28 +365,6 @@ export function LeftSidebarNav({
     ...(experimentalFeatures?.memoryView
       ? [{ id: "memory", label: t("header.memoryView", "Memory"), view: "memory" as TaskView, isActive: view === "memory", icon: Brain, testId: "sidebar-nav-memory", onSelect: () => onChangeView("memory") }]
       : []),
-    {
-      id: "planning",
-      /*
-      FNXC:Navigation 2026-06-21-00:00:
-      FN-6886 makes Planning Mode a first-class sidebar destination.
-      */
-      label: t("nav.planning", "Planning"),
-      view: "planning",
-      isActive: view === "planning",
-      icon: Lightbulb,
-      testId: "sidebar-nav-planning",
-      onSelect: () => onChangeView("planning"),
-    },
-    {
-      id: "missions",
-      label: t("nav.missions", "Missions"),
-      view: "missions",
-      isActive: view === "missions",
-      icon: Target,
-      testId: "sidebar-nav-missions",
-      onSelect: () => onChangeView("missions"),
-    },
     {
       id: "documents",
       /*
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ConfirmDialog.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ConfirmDialog.test.tsx
index d759172605..9825879c82 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ConfirmDialog.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ConfirmDialog.test.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe("ConfirmDialog", () => {
 
   it("calls onCancel when overlay clicked", () => {
     const onCancel = vi.fn();
-    const { container } = render(
+    render(
       <ConfirmDialog
         isOpen={true}
         options={{ title: "Discard", message: "Discard changes?" }}
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ describe("ConfirmDialog", () => {
       />,
     );
 
-    const overlay = container.querySelector(".modal-overlay");
+    // FNXC: ConfirmDialog portals to document.body, so query from document (not the render container).
+    const overlay = document.querySelector(".modal-overlay");
     expect(overlay).toBeTruthy();
     fireEvent.click(overlay as Element);
     expect(onCancel).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ describe("ConfirmDialog", () => {
   });
 
   it("uses compact mobile override classes on overlay and dialog surface", () => {
-    const { container } = render(
+    render(
       <ConfirmDialog
         isOpen={true}
         options={{ title: "Discard", message: "Discard changes?" }}
@@ -119,8 +120,9 @@ describe("ConfirmDialog", () => {
       />,
     );
 
-    expect(container.querySelector(".confirm-dialog-overlay")).toBeTruthy();
-    expect(container.querySelector(".confirm-dialog.modal")).toBeTruthy();
+    // FNXC: portaled to document.body — query from document.
+    expect(document.querySelector(".confirm-dialog-overlay")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(document.querySelector(".confirm-dialog.modal")).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
   it("does not render checkbox when checkboxLabel is omitted", () => {
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/LeftSidebarNav.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/LeftSidebarNav.test.tsx
index 0c2cd72f78..c6a8a19db5 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/LeftSidebarNav.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/LeftSidebarNav.test.tsx
@@ -270,13 +270,13 @@ describe("LeftSidebarNav", () => {
       "sidebar-nav-command-center",
       "sidebar-nav-board",
       "sidebar-nav-list",
+      "sidebar-nav-planning",
+      "sidebar-nav-missions",
       "sidebar-nav-agents",
       "sidebar-nav-chat",
       "sidebar-nav-mailbox",
       "sidebar-nav-skills",
       "sidebar-nav-memory",
-      "sidebar-nav-planning",
-      "sidebar-nav-missions",
       "sidebar-nav-documents",
       "sidebar-nav-goals",
       "sidebar-nav-automations",
@@ -290,11 +290,14 @@ describe("LeftSidebarNav", () => {
     expect(orderedIndices).toEqual([...orderedIndices].sort((a, b) => a - b));
     expect(orderedIndices.every((index) => index >= 0)).toBe(true);
     expect(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-command-center"))).toBeLessThan(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-agents")));
-    expect(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-documents"))).toBe(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-missions")) + 1);
-    // Skills and Memory sit immediately after Mailbox and before Planning.
+    // FNXC:Navigation 2026-06-23-01:30: Planning + Missions now sit directly after List and before Agents; Documents (Artifacts) follows Memory.
+    expect(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-planning"))).toBe(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-list")) + 1);
+    expect(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-missions"))).toBe(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-planning")) + 1);
+    expect(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-agents"))).toBe(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-missions")) + 1);
+    expect(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-documents"))).toBe(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-memory")) + 1);
+    // Skills and Memory sit immediately after Mailbox.
     expect(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-skills"))).toBe(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-mailbox")) + 1);
     expect(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-memory"))).toBe(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-skills")) + 1);
-    expect(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-planning"))).toBe(primaryButtons.indexOf(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-memory")) + 1);
 
     const sidebar = screen.getByTestId("left-sidebar-nav");
     const footer = screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-settings").closest(".left-sidebar-nav__footer");