fix(FN-1446): improve test reliability and git command TTY handling

- Fix QuickEntryBox focus restoration after task creation with proper submission state tracking
- Improve QuickEntryBox tests by using explicit promise resolution and proper afterEach cleanup with act() wrappers
- Fix TaskCard tests to use proper act() wrappers for async operations
- Add stdio: 'pipe' to all git execSync calls to prevent TTY interaction issues in CI environments
- Add test log suppression for noisy subagent and pi-claude-cli output in vitest setup

packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/QuickEntryBox.test.tsx

@@ -218,8 +218,10 @@ describe("QuickEntryBox", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  afterEach(() => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
-    vi.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+    await act(async () => {
+      vi.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+    });
     vi.useRealTimers();
     localStorage.clear();
   });

packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/SettingsModal.test.tsx

@@ -208,6 +208,66 @@ describe("SettingsModal", () => {
     expect(screen.queryByLabelText("Max Concurrent Tasks")).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it("invokes appearance callbacks when theme controls are used", async () => {
+    const handleThemeModeChange = vi.fn();
+    const handleColorThemeChange = vi.fn();
+
+    render(
+      <SettingsModal
+        onClose={onClose}
+        addToast={addToast}
+        themeMode="dark"
+        colorTheme="default"
+        onThemeModeChange={handleThemeModeChange}
+        onColorThemeChange={handleColorThemeChange}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(fetchSettings).toHaveBeenCalled());
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getAllByText("Appearance")[0]);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Light mode" }));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Forest theme" }));
+
+    expect(handleThemeModeChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith("light");
+    expect(handleColorThemeChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith("forest");
+  });
+
+  it("reflects selected appearance values when parent updates controlled props", async () => {
+    function ControlledAppearanceModal() {
+      const [themeMode, setThemeMode] = useState<ThemeMode>("dark");
+      const [colorTheme, setColorTheme] = useState<ColorTheme>("default");
+
+      return (
+        <SettingsModal
+          onClose={onClose}
+          addToast={addToast}
+          themeMode={themeMode}
+          colorTheme={colorTheme}
+          onThemeModeChange={setThemeMode}
+          onColorThemeChange={setColorTheme}
+        />
+      );
+    }
+
+    render(<ControlledAppearanceModal />);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(fetchSettings).toHaveBeenCalled());
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getAllByText("Appearance")[0]);
+
+    const lightModeButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Light mode" });
+    const forestThemeButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Forest theme" });
+
+    fireEvent.click(lightModeButton);
+    fireEvent.click(forestThemeButton);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(lightModeButton).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
+      expect(forestThemeButton).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
+      expect(screen.getByText("Light / Forest")).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+  });
+
   it("all settings fields are present across all sections", async () => {
     render(<SettingsModal onClose={onClose} addToast={addToast} />);
     await waitFor(() => expect(fetchSettings).toHaveBeenCalled());

packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.test.tsx

@@ -1157,7 +1157,9 @@ describe("TaskCard inline editing", () => {
     await user.tab();
 
     // Wait for the blur handler to execute
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
+    await act(async () => {
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
+    });
 
     // Should have exited edit mode without saving
     expect(screen.queryByPlaceholderText(/Task description/i)).toBeNull();
@@ -1410,7 +1412,9 @@ describe("TaskCard inline editing", () => {
     await user.tab();
 
     // Wait for the blur handler to execute
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
+    await act(async () => {
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
+    });
 
     // Should exit edit mode without calling update
     expect(screen.queryByPlaceholderText(/Task description/i)).toBeNull();
@@ -3368,7 +3372,7 @@ describe("TaskCard mission badge", () => {
     ...overrides,
   } as Task);
 
-  it("renders mission badge when task has missionId", () => {
+  it("renders mission badge when task has missionId", async () => {
     const task = createTask({ missionId: "MSN-001" });
     render(<TaskCard task={task} onOpenDetail={vi.fn()} addToast={vi.fn()} />);
 
@@ -3376,6 +3380,10 @@ describe("TaskCard mission badge", () => {
     expect(badge).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(badge).toHaveClass("card-mission-badge");
     expect(badge).toHaveTextContent("MSN-001");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
   });
 
   it("does not render mission badge when task has no missionId", () => {

packages/dashboard/app/hooks/__tests__/useTheme.test.ts

@@ -193,6 +193,45 @@ describe("useTheme", () => {
     expect(localStorageMock[THEME_MODE_STORAGE_KEY]).toBe("dark");
   });
 
+  it("keeps user-selected theme and color when hydration resolves late", async () => {
+    let resolveFetch: (value: Partial<Settings>) => void;
+    const pendingFetch = new Promise<Partial<Settings>>((resolve) => {
+      resolveFetch = resolve;
+    });
+    mockFetchGlobalSettings.mockReturnValue(pendingFetch);
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useTheme());
+
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.setThemeMode("light");
+      result.current.setColorTheme("forest");
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.themeMode).toBe("light");
+    expect(result.current.colorTheme).toBe("forest");
+    expect(localStorageMock[THEME_MODE_STORAGE_KEY]).toBe("light");
+    expect(localStorageMock[COLOR_THEME_STORAGE_KEY]).toBe("forest");
+
+    resolveFetch!({
+      // Simulate stale backend values that would previously revert user changes.
+      themeMode: "dark",
+      colorTheme: "default",
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(mockFetchGlobalSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.themeMode).toBe("light");
+      expect(result.current.colorTheme).toBe("forest");
+    });
+
+    expect(document.documentElement.getAttribute("data-theme")).toBe("light");
+    expect(document.documentElement.getAttribute("data-color-theme")).toBe("forest");
+    expect(document.querySelectorAll('link[id="theme-data"]').length).toBe(1);
+  });
+
   it("write-through calls updateGlobalSettings on setThemeMode", () => {
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useTheme());