diff --git a/.changeset/fix-mobile-planning-start.md b/.changeset/fix-mobile-planning-start.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c85216750
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-mobile-planning-start.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Start planning on the first mobile tap and create tasks without a separate validation step.
+category: fix
+dev: Handles touch activation before keyboard viewport resize and removes the planning create validation gate.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/async-ai-session-store.ts b/packages/core/src/async-ai-session-store.ts
index eaf0acfadd..3a4a83dd44 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/async-ai-session-store.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/async-ai-session-store.ts
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ export async function claimPlanningSessionTaskCreation(
   const existing = await getAiSession(handle, sessionId);
   if (!existing || existing.type !== "planning") return null;
   const input = safeJsonParse(existing.inputPayload, {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
-  if (input.validated !== true) return null;
   const inputPayload = { ...input, createClaimStatus: "creating", claimOwnerToken, claimStartedAt, createdTaskId: undefined };
   const rows = await handle.update(schema.project.aiSessions)
     .set({ inputPayload, updatedAt: claimStartedAt })
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx
index 17f9a02050..dc441e0a1f 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import "./PlanningModeModal.css";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import type { TFunction } from "i18next";
-import { useState, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useMemo, type MouseEvent } from "react";
+import { useState, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useMemo, type MouseEvent, type PointerEvent as ReactPointerEvent } from "react";
 import ReactMarkdown from "react-markdown";
 import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";
 import type { Task, PlanningQuestion, PlanningSummary, TaskPriority, ThinkingLevel } from "@fusion/core";
@@ -443,6 +443,14 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
   const currentSessionIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   const viewRef = useRef<ViewState>({ type: "initial" });
   /*
+  FNXC:PlanningMode 2026-07-20-23:52:
+  Mobile touch starts on pointer-down because closing the software keyboard resizes the
+  visual viewport before click, which can move the button and cancel that first click.
+  Keep a synchronous single-flight guard so touch compatibility events and rapid input
+  cannot start two planning sessions.
+  */
+  const startPlanningInFlightRef = useRef(false);
+  /*
   FNXC:PlanningRetry 2026-07-15-00:00:
   FN-8332 permits automatic retry only for a generation this mounted Planning
   Mode instance started. A reloaded session may reconnect to observe a server
@@ -968,6 +976,7 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
     setPlanningModelId(undefined);
     setPlanningThinkingLevel("");
     currentSessionIdRef.current = null;
+    startPlanningInFlightRef.current = false;
   }, [resetPlanningAutoRetryBudget]);
 
   const planningSelectionValue = getModelSelectionValue(planningModelProvider, planningModelId);
@@ -1343,7 +1352,8 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
   const handleStartPlanning = useCallback(async (planOverride?: string) => {
     const plan = planOverride ?? initialPlan;
     const startedPlan = plan.trim();
-    if (!startedPlan) return;
+    if (!startedPlan || startPlanningInFlightRef.current) return;
+    startPlanningInFlightRef.current = true;
 
     setActivePlanPrompt(startedPlan);
     setError(null);
@@ -1409,6 +1419,7 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
       connectToPlanningStream(sessionId);
       setResponseHistory([]);
     } catch (err) {
+      startPlanningInFlightRef.current = false;
       draftCreatePromiseRef.current = null;
       draftCreateInFlightRef.current = false;
       setError(getErrorMessage(err) || t("planning.failedStartSession", "Failed to start planning session"));
@@ -2402,7 +2413,7 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
     }
   }, [projectId, refinementInstructions, t, workspaceQuestion]);
 
-  const handleValidatePlan = useCallback(async () => {
+  const handleProceedWithPlan = useCallback(async () => {
     const sessionId = currentSessionIdRef.current;
     const summary = runningSummaryRef.current;
     if (!sessionId || !summary || validateCreateInFlightRef.current) return;
@@ -2410,29 +2421,26 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
     validateCreateInFlightRef.current = true;
     setError(null);
     setView({ type: "creating_task", session, summary });
-    let validationCompleted = false;
     try {
-      const validated = await validatePlanningSession(sessionId, projectId);
-      validationCompleted = true;
-      const validatedSummary = normalizePlanningSummary(validated.summary);
-      const task = await createTaskAfterActiveClaim(() => createTaskFromPlanning(sessionId, validatedSummary, projectId, {
+      const task = await createTaskAfterActiveClaim(() => createTaskFromPlanning(sessionId, summary, projectId, {
         ...(workflowId !== undefined ? { workflowId } : {}),
       }));
       clearPlanningActiveSession(projectId);
       setView({ type: "task_created", taskId: task.id, task });
     } catch (err) {
       const errorMessage = getErrorMessage(err) || t("planning.failedCreateTask", "Failed to create task");
-      if (validationCompleted) {
-        setView({ type: "create_retry", session, summary, errorMessage });
-      } else {
-        setError(errorMessage);
-        setView({ type: "plan_review", session, summary });
-      }
+      setView({ type: "create_retry", session, summary, errorMessage });
     } finally {
       validateCreateInFlightRef.current = false;
     }
   }, [projectId, t, workflowId, workspaceQuestion]);
 
+  const handleStartPlanningPointerDown = useCallback((event: ReactPointerEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
+    if (viewportMode !== "mobile" || event.pointerType === "mouse") return;
+    event.preventDefault();
+    void handleStartPlanning();
+  }, [handleStartPlanning, viewportMode]);
+
   const handleRetryCreateTask = useCallback(async () => {
     if (view.type !== "create_retry" || validateCreateInFlightRef.current) return;
     validateCreateInFlightRef.current = true;
@@ -2690,7 +2698,7 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
         >
           {t("planning.refine", "Refine")}
         </button>
-        <button type="button" className="btn btn-primary" onClick={() => void handleValidatePlan()}>{t("planning.proceedWithPlan", "Proceed with plan")}</button>
+        <button type="button" className="btn btn-primary" onClick={() => void handleProceedWithPlan()}>{t("planning.proceedWithPlan", "Proceed with plan")}</button>
       </div>
     </section>
   );
@@ -3063,7 +3071,8 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
               <div className="planning-view-footer">
                 <button
                   className="btn btn-primary planning-start-btn"
-                  onClick={() => handleStartPlanning()}
+                  onPointerDown={handleStartPlanningPointerDown}
+                  onClick={() => void handleStartPlanning()}
                   disabled={!initialPlan.trim()}
                 >
                   <Lightbulb size={16} className="icon-mr-8" />
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.autosize.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.autosize.test.tsx
index ea75145483..f0b690faea 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.autosize.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.autosize.test.tsx
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal autosize", () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    localStorage.clear();
     mockAddToast.mockReset();
     mockConfirm.mockResolvedValue(true);
     mockStartPlanningStreaming.mockResolvedValue({ sessionId: "session-123" });
@@ -153,6 +154,26 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal autosize", () => {
     mockUpdatePlanningSessionDraft.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
     mockStopPlanningGeneration.mockResolvedValue({ success: true });
     mockConnectPlanningStream.mockReturnValue({ close: vi.fn(), isConnected: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true) } as any);
+    mockUseViewportMode.mockReturnValue("desktop");
+    mockUseMobileKeyboard.mockReturnValue({ keyboardOverlap: 0, viewportHeight: null, viewportOffsetTop: 0, keyboardOpen: false });
+  });
+
+  it("starts planning on the first mobile touch while the keyboard is open", async () => {
+    mockUseViewportMode.mockReturnValue("mobile");
+    mockUseMobileKeyboard.mockReturnValue({ keyboardOverlap: 320, viewportHeight: 480, viewportOffsetTop: 0, keyboardOpen: true });
+    render(<PlanningModeModal isOpen={true} onClose={vi.fn()} onTaskCreated={vi.fn()} onTasksCreated={vi.fn()} tasks={mockTasks} />);
+
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByPlaceholderText(/Build a user authentication/i), { target: { value: "Build a mobile-first dashboard" } });
+    fireEvent.pointerDown(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Start Planning" }), { pointerType: "touch" });
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockStartPlanningStreaming).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "Build a mobile-first dashboard",
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+      { clarificationEnabled: true },
+      "draft-123",
+    ));
+    expect(screen.getByText("Generating initial plan…")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it("grows initial planning textarea and caps at max", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx
index 761b10b334..b65877db63 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx
@@ -167,13 +167,13 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal sequential flow", () => {
 
     fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: "Proceed with plan" }));
 
-    await waitFor(() => expect(mockValidatePlanningSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith("session-1", "project-1"));
     await waitFor(() => expect(mockCreateTaskFromPlanning).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       "session-1",
       expect.objectContaining({ title: mockSummary.title }),
       "project-1",
       {},
     ));
+    expect(mockValidatePlanningSession).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(screen.queryByRole("heading", { name: "Review your plan" })).toBeNull();
     expect(await screen.findByTestId("planning-task-created")).toHaveTextContent("FN-8442");
     expect(onTaskCreated).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: "FN-8442" });
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/planning-e2e-plan-creation.test.ts b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/planning-e2e-plan-creation.test.ts
index a08904c22e..dc5761fd55 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/planning-e2e-plan-creation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/planning-e2e-plan-creation.test.ts
@@ -209,18 +209,12 @@ describe("Planning Mode plan creation E2E", () => {
     __setCreateFnAgent(undefined as never);
   });
 
-  it("requires validation before converting the lean running plan into a task", async () => {
+  it("converts the lean running plan into a task without a separate validation step", async () => {
     const start = await post(app, "/api/planning/start", { initialPlan: "Build secure account recovery" });
     expect(start.status).toBe(201);
     expectRunningPlan(start.body);
     const sessionId = start.body.sessionId as string;
 
-    const createBeforeValidation = await post(app, "/api/planning/create-task", { sessionId });
-    expect(createBeforeValidation.status).toBe(400);
-
-    const validate = await post(app, `/api/planning/${sessionId}/validate`, {});
-    expect(validate).toMatchObject({ status: 200, body: { validated: true } });
-
     const created = await post(app, "/api/planning/create-task", { sessionId });
     expect(created).toMatchObject({ status: 201, body: { task: { id: "FN-E2E-001", title: "Plan: Build secure account recovery" }, alreadyCreated: false } });
     expect(store.createTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/planning.ts b/packages/dashboard/src/planning.ts
index 0b636a5b6d..18cebd603e 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/planning.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/planning.ts
@@ -3329,7 +3329,7 @@ export async function getDurablePlanningSession(sessionId: string): Promise<Sess
   return row?.type === "planning" ? restoreClaimSession(row) : undefined;
 }
 
-/** Atomically claim a validated planning session for its one task creation. */
+/** Atomically claim a planning session for its one task creation. */
 export async function claimPlanningTaskCreation(sessionId: string, ownerToken: string, startedAt: string): Promise<Session | undefined> {
   if (!_aiSessionStore || typeof (_aiSessionStore as unknown as { claimPlanningTaskCreation?: unknown }).claimPlanningTaskCreation !== "function") {
     const session = await getSession(sessionId);
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/routes/register-planning-subtask-routes.ts b/packages/dashboard/src/routes/register-planning-subtask-routes.ts
index dbbc4cb641..6a404afe4a 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/routes/register-planning-subtask-routes.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/routes/register-planning-subtask-routes.ts
@@ -1163,7 +1163,6 @@ export function registerPlanningSubtaskRoutes(ctx: ApiRoutesContext, deps: Plann
       } = await import("../planning.js");
 
       let session = await getSession(sessionId);
-      if (session && !session.validated) throw badRequest("Planning session must be validated before creating tasks");
       let summary = summaryOverride ?? getSummary(sessionId);
       let initialPlan = session?.initialPlan;
 
@@ -1177,18 +1176,14 @@ export function registerPlanningSubtaskRoutes(ctx: ApiRoutesContext, deps: Plann
           throw notFound(`Planning session ${sessionId} not found or expired`);
         }
 
-        const persistedInput = JSON.parse(persistedSession.inputPayload) as { validated?: unknown };
-        if (persistedSession.status !== "complete" || persistedInput.validated !== true) {
-          throw badRequest("Planning session must be validated before creating tasks");
-        }
-
-        if (!persistedSession.result) {
+        const persistedResult = persistedSession.result;
+        if (!summaryOverride && !persistedResult) {
           throw badRequest("Planning session result is not available");
         }
 
         if (!summaryOverride) {
           try {
-            const parsedSummary = JSON.parse(persistedSession.result) as {
+            const parsedSummary = JSON.parse(persistedResult as string) as {
               title?: unknown;
               description?: unknown;
               suggestedSize?: unknown;
@@ -1297,7 +1292,7 @@ export function registerPlanningSubtaskRoutes(ctx: ApiRoutesContext, deps: Plann
       */
       /*
       FNXC:PlanningMode 2026-07-20-12:00:
-      FN-8441 hands the validated lean plan to triage as task description plus a plan
+      FN-8441 hands the current lean plan to triage as task description plus a plan
       document. The raw session request remains a separate original-description document.
       */
       const planMd = formatPlanningPlanMd(summary);