diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/duplicate-intake.test.ts b/packages/core/src/__tests__/duplicate-intake.test.ts
index 0b75d2e579..29d4f4a17a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/__tests__/duplicate-intake.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/duplicate-intake.test.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,24 @@ describe("findSameAgentDuplicates", () => {
     expect(first).toBe(second);
   });
 
+  it("never anchors on dates or UUIDs, and a date never outranks a file-path anchor", () => {
+    expect(computeCrossParentDiagnosticClaimId({
+      description: "Fix nightly build failure observed on 2026-07-22 in the settings modal",
+    })).toBeNull();
+    expect(computeCrossParentDiagnosticClaimId({
+      description: "Fix failed run d3be2cd6-9221-4e1d-a27a-c5fbe04f9200 stuck in merge",
+    })).toBeNull();
+
+    const withDate = computeCrossParentDiagnosticClaimId({
+      description: "Fix typecheck error in packages/core/src/store.ts since 2026-07-22",
+    });
+    const withoutDate = computeCrossParentDiagnosticClaimId({
+      description: "Fix typecheck error in packages/core/src/store.ts",
+    });
+    expect(withDate).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(withDate).toBe(withoutDate);
+  });
+
   it("does not claim ordinary work that merely names a file path", () => {
     expect(computeCrossParentDiagnosticClaimId({
       description: "Add caching to packages/core/src/store.ts for faster board loads",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/duplicate-intake.ts b/packages/core/src/duplicate-intake.ts
index d7083132c8..dc6e0e7c14 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/duplicate-intake.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/duplicate-intake.ts
@@ -121,8 +121,16 @@ function normalizeDiagnosticObject(value: string): string | null {
   return /[0-9@./_-]/.test(normalized) ? normalized : null;
 }
 
+/*
+FNXC:TaskCreationDeduplication 2026-07-22-15:20:
+A distinctive slug must have at least one non-hex segment. Dates ("2026-07-22") and
+UUIDs are hyphen-shaped but identify WHEN/WHICH RUN, not WHAT is broken: two unrelated
+failure reports quoting the same date must not silently converge into one task, and a
+date must never outrank a real file-path anchor in the sorted-first object pick.
+*/
 function isDistinctiveSlug(value: string): boolean {
-  return /^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+){2,}$/.test(value);
+  return /^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+){2,}$/.test(value)
+    && value.split("-").some((segment) => !/^[0-9a-f]+$/.test(segment));
 }
 
 function normalizeDiagnosticPath(value: string): string {
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskTokenStatsPanel.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskTokenStatsPanel.tsx
index b478316ed7..c6f5f73e20 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskTokenStatsPanel.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskTokenStatsPanel.tsx
@@ -306,13 +306,23 @@ export function TaskTokenStatsPanel({ tokenUsage, loading, task }: TaskTokenStat
                 <dd>{task.sourceAgentId}</dd>
               </div>
             ) : null}
+            {/*
+            FNXC:TaskStatsProvenance 2026-07-22-15:20:
+            sourceMetadata is writable through the task-creation API, so issueUrl is untrusted:
+            only http(s) URLs may render as a link (blocks javascript:-scheme injection);
+            anything else renders as plain text.
+            */}
             {typeof task.sourceMetadata?.issueUrl === "string" ? (
               <div className="task-token-stats-panel__detail-row">
                 <dt>{t("taskDetail.provenance.importedFrom", "Imported from")}</dt>
                 <dd>
-                  <a href={task.sourceMetadata.issueUrl} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
-                    {task.sourceMetadata.issueUrl}
-                  </a>
+                  {/^https?:\/\//i.test(task.sourceMetadata.issueUrl) ? (
+                    <a href={task.sourceMetadata.issueUrl} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
+                      {task.sourceMetadata.issueUrl}
+                    </a>
+                  ) : (
+                    task.sourceMetadata.issueUrl
+                  )}
                 </dd>
               </div>
             ) : null}
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskTokenStatsPanel.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskTokenStatsPanel.test.tsx
index 84e38769da..8277ffb811 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskTokenStatsPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskTokenStatsPanel.test.tsx
@@ -311,6 +311,16 @@ describe("TaskTokenStatsPanel", () => {
       .toHaveAttribute("href", "https://github.com/Runfusion/Fusion/issues/2356");
   });
 
+  it("renders a non-http issueUrl as plain text, never as a link", () => {
+    render(<TaskTokenStatsPanel loading={false} tokenUsage={undefined} task={makeTask({
+      sourceType: "api",
+      sourceMetadata: { issueUrl: "javascript:alert(1)" },
+    })} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("javascript:alert(1)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("link", { name: "javascript:alert(1)" })).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("omits the provenance section when the task has no recorded source", () => {
     render(<TaskTokenStatsPanel loading={false} tokenUsage={undefined} task={makeTask()} />);