diff --git a/.changeset/FN-7653-plan-auto-approve-intake-only.md b/.changeset/FN-7653-plan-auto-approve-intake-only.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Auto-approve plan toggle now appears only on the planning column, not Todo.
+category: fix
+dev: Board.tsx gated the plan auto-approve prop pair on intake||hold; the built-in Coding workflow's Todo is a hold column, leaking the control. Gate is now intake-only (legacy triage path unchanged).
diff --git a/docs/dashboard-guide.md b/docs/dashboard-guide.md
index 7046357541..f64257854e 100644
--- a/docs/dashboard-guide.md
+++ b/docs/dashboard-guide.md
@@ -219,8 +219,9 @@ FNXC:TaskCardMobileSelection 2026-07-01-00:00: Mobile Board long-press is a task
 <!-- FNXC:BoardDoneSorting 2026-06-29-00:00: The Done board column exposes a local descending sort selector so operators can review either latest completions or highest task IDs without changing other lifecycle columns. -->
 <!-- FNXC:BoardDoneSorting 2026-06-29-20:28: Document both Done sort modes as descending-only and Done-column-only so legacy Done and workflow complete-lane operators understand the selector does not change other lifecycle columns. -->
 <!-- FNXC:BoardDoneActions 2026-06-30-00:00: Done/complete column sort choices and Archive All Done now live in the column actions dropdown, so docs must point operators to the menu instead of separate header controls. -->
-<!-- FNXC:PlanApproval 2026-07-01-08:47: Operators need the Board Triage/intake column action menu documented as a binary shortcut for project plan auto-approval while Settings remains the full workflow/auto-approve/require-all editor. -->
-- The Triage column actions dropdown includes **Auto-approve plan**. Turning it on sets the project plan approval mode to auto-approve all planned tasks; turning it off returns to the workflow/default plan approval behavior. In workflow-mode Boards, the same switch appears on intake/hold planning columns and on the equivalent **All workflows** aggregate intake column. Use Settings → Merge for the full three-state project control, including **Require approval for all tasks**.
+<!-- FNXC:PlanApproval 2026-07-01-08:47: Operators need the Board Triage/intake column action menu documented as a binary shortcut for project plan auto-approval while Settings remains the full workflow/auto-approve/require-all editor.
+FNXC:PlanApproval 2026-07-07-00:00 (FN-7653 correction): the switch is intake/planning-column-only — it must not appear on hold (Todo-like) columns, even though hold columns also gate planning-adjacent behavior. The built-in Coding workflow's Todo column (hold trait) was wrongly showing this control; docs now match the corrected intake-only gating. -->
+- The Triage/Planning column actions dropdown includes **Auto-approve plan**. Turning it on sets the project plan approval mode to auto-approve all planned tasks; turning it off returns to the workflow/default plan approval behavior. In workflow-mode Boards, the same switch appears only on the intake/planning column and on the equivalent **All workflows** aggregate intake column — not on hold (Todo-like) or other lifecycle columns. Use Settings → Merge for the full three-state project control, including **Require approval for all tasks**.
 - Column ordering semantics: `todo` mirrors scheduler pickup order (priority descending, then oldest `createdAt`, then task ID); `triage`, `in-progress`, `in-review`, and `archived` remain priority-first with task-ID tie-breaks; `done` defaults to most recent completion first (`columnMovedAt`, then `updatedAt`, then `createdAt` fallback) and can be switched from the Done/complete column actions dropdown to descending task ID. In workflow mode, non-archived columns marked with the `complete` flag use the same Done menu items even when their column ID or label is customized.
 - Done-column sorting has two descending modes: **Completion date (newest first)** keeps the default completion-time order, while **Task ID (newest first)** places the highest numeric task IDs first. The sort actions are only shown in Done/complete column action menus, including custom workflow completion lanes; Archive All Done lives in the same menu when available.
 - On mobile, both default and workflow-mode boards fill the project viewport while the column strip remains the internal horizontal scroller with contained edge overscroll.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/Board.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/Board.tsx
index 04d6b5934b..854ac072bc 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/Board.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/Board.tsx
@@ -906,7 +906,8 @@ export function Board({ tasks, projectId, maxConcurrent, showWorktreeGrouping, o
                   prAuthAvailable={prAuthAvailable}
                   autoMerge={autoMerge}
                   mergeStrategy={mergeStrategy}
-                  {...(((columnDef.flags.intake || columnDef.flags.hold) && !columnDef.flags.archived && !columnDef.flags.complete && !columnDef.flags.countsTowardWip && !columnDef.flags.mergeBlocker && !columnDef.flags.humanReview) ? { planAutoApproveEnabled, onTogglePlanAutoApprove } : {})}
+                  // FNXC:PlanApproval 2026-07-07-00:00: FN-7653 — the plan auto-approve shortcut belongs only to the intake/planning column, never to hold (Todo-like) columns; the built-in Coding workflow's Todo column carries the hold trait and was wrongly receiving this prop pair.
+                  {...((columnDef.flags.intake && !columnDef.flags.archived && !columnDef.flags.complete && !columnDef.flags.countsTowardWip && !columnDef.flags.mergeBlocker && !columnDef.flags.humanReview) ? { planAutoApproveEnabled, onTogglePlanAutoApprove } : {})}
                   {...(isCreateColumn && aggregateQuickCreateTarget ? { workflowId: aggregateQuickCreateTarget.workflowId, workflowOptions, defaultWorkflowId: boardWorkflows?.defaultWorkflowId ?? null, onQuickCreate: handleAggregateWorkflowQuickCreate, onNewTask, onPlanningMode, onSubtaskBreakdown } : {})}
                   {...(columnDef.flags.mergeBlocker || columnDef.flags.humanReview ? { onToggleAutoMerge: handleToggleAutoMerge } : {})}
                   {...(columnDef.id === "done" ? { onArchiveAllDone } : {})}
@@ -987,7 +988,8 @@ export function Board({ tasks, projectId, maxConcurrent, showWorktreeGrouping, o
                 prAuthAvailable={prAuthAvailable}
                 autoMerge={autoMerge}
                 mergeStrategy={mergeStrategy}
-                {...(((columnDef.flags.intake || columnDef.flags.hold) && !columnDef.flags.archived && !columnDef.flags.complete && !columnDef.flags.countsTowardWip && !columnDef.flags.mergeBlocker && !columnDef.flags.humanReview) ? { planAutoApproveEnabled, onTogglePlanAutoApprove } : {})}
+                // FNXC:PlanApproval 2026-07-07-00:00: FN-7653 — the plan auto-approve shortcut belongs only to the intake/planning column, never to hold (Todo-like) columns; the built-in Coding workflow's Todo column carries the hold trait and was wrongly receiving this prop pair.
+                {...((columnDef.flags.intake && !columnDef.flags.archived && !columnDef.flags.complete && !columnDef.flags.countsTowardWip && !columnDef.flags.mergeBlocker && !columnDef.flags.humanReview) ? { planAutoApproveEnabled, onTogglePlanAutoApprove } : {})}
                 {...(isCreateColumn ? { workflowOptions, defaultWorkflowId: selectedWorkflow.id, onQuickCreate: handleWorkflowQuickCreate, onNewTask, onPlanningMode, onSubtaskBreakdown } : {})}
                 {...(columnDef.flags.mergeBlocker || columnDef.flags.humanReview ? { onToggleAutoMerge: handleToggleAutoMerge } : {})}
                 {...(columnDef.id === "done" ? { onArchiveAllDone } : {})}
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/Column.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/Column.tsx
index 1adfe1ee24..d7cf63a512 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/Column.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/Column.tsx
@@ -577,7 +577,10 @@ function ColumnComponent({ column, tasks, projectId, maxConcurrent, showWorktree
   const showDoneArchiveAction = isDoneSortColumn && !!onArchiveAllDone;
   /*
   FNXC:PlanApproval 2026-07-01-08:44:
-  Triage and workflow intake/hold column actions need a Board shortcut that mirrors the project auto-approve plan override without replacing Settings modal's full workflow/auto-approve/require-all editor.
+  Triage and workflow intake/planning column actions need a Board shortcut that mirrors the project auto-approve plan override without replacing Settings modal's full workflow/auto-approve/require-all editor.
+
+  FNXC:PlanApproval 2026-07-07-00:00 (FN-7653 correction):
+  This shortcut belongs ONLY to the intake/planning column, never to hold (Todo-like) columns — the built-in Coding workflow's Todo column carries the hold trait and was wrongly surfacing this toggle. Board.tsx is the single source of truth gating which columns receive `onTogglePlanAutoApprove`; Column.tsx just renders whatever prop it is given, so the fix lives in Board.tsx's intake-only gate, not here.
   */
   const hasPlanAutoApproveAction = !!onTogglePlanAutoApprove;
   const hasDoneMenuActions = showDoneSortControl || showDoneArchiveAction;
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/Board.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/Board.test.tsx
index 80096fca84..763b6b0b4e 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/Board.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/Board.test.tsx
@@ -1259,7 +1259,9 @@ describe("Board", () => {
       }
     });
 
-    it("passes plan auto-approval toggle to selected workflow intake and hold columns only", async () => {
+    it("passes plan auto-approval toggle to the selected workflow intake column only, not hold", async () => {
+      // FNXC:PlanApproval 2026-07-07-00:00 (FN-7653): the hold column must NOT receive the toggle;
+      // only the intake/planning column does. Regression coverage for the Todo-shows-toggle bug.
       const workflow = {
         id: "wf-plan-columns",
         name: "Plan columns",
@@ -1276,13 +1278,24 @@ describe("Board", () => {
 
       await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId("column-idea")).toBeDefined());
       expect(screen.getByTestId("column-idea").getAttribute("data-has-plan-auto-approve-toggle")).toBe("yes");
-      expect(screen.getByTestId("column-hold").getAttribute("data-has-plan-auto-approve-toggle")).toBe("yes");
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("column-hold").getAttribute("data-has-plan-auto-approve-toggle")).toBe("no");
       expect(screen.getByTestId("column-work").getAttribute("data-has-plan-auto-approve-toggle")).toBe("no");
       expect(screen.getByTestId("column-review").getAttribute("data-has-plan-auto-approve-toggle")).toBe("no");
       expect(screen.getByTestId("column-done").getAttribute("data-has-plan-auto-approve-toggle")).toBe("no");
     });
 
-    it("passes plan auto-approval toggle to all-workflows aggregate intake columns", async () => {
+    it("reproduces then disproves the Todo/hold column plan-toggle symptom on the built-in Coding workflow", async () => {
+      // FNXC:PlanApproval 2026-07-07-00:00 (FN-7653): exact reported symptom — built-in Coding workflow's
+      // `todo` column carries the hold trait and used to wrongly render the Auto-approve plan toggle.
+      enableFlag({ "FN-1": "builtin:coding" }, [DEFAULT_WORKFLOW]);
+      renderBoard({ tasks: [mkTask({ id: "FN-1", column: "triage" })], planAutoApproveEnabled: true });
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId("column-triage")).toBeDefined());
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("column-triage").getAttribute("data-has-plan-auto-approve-toggle")).toBe("yes");
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("column-todo").getAttribute("data-has-plan-auto-approve-toggle")).toBe("no");
+    });
+
+    it("passes plan auto-approval toggle to all-workflows aggregate intake columns only, not hold", async () => {
       const projectId = "project-all-plan-columns";
       enableFlag({ "FN-1": "builtin:coding" }, [DEFAULT_WORKFLOW]);
       window.localStorage.setItem(scopedKey(BOARD_WORKFLOW_SELECTION_STORAGE_KEY, projectId), ALL_WORKFLOWS_BOARD_VIEW_ID);
@@ -1293,6 +1306,7 @@ describe("Board", () => {
 
       await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId("column-triage")).toBeDefined());
       expect(screen.getByTestId("column-triage").getAttribute("data-has-plan-auto-approve-toggle")).toBe("yes");
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("column-todo").getAttribute("data-has-plan-auto-approve-toggle")).toBe("no");
       expect(screen.getByTestId("column-in-progress").getAttribute("data-has-plan-auto-approve-toggle")).toBe("no");
     });