diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tt/honeyDue/network/APILayer.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tt/honeyDue/network/APILayer.kt
index b1a20da..8dc1889 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tt/honeyDue/network/APILayer.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tt/honeyDue/network/APILayer.kt
@@ -667,9 +667,15 @@ object APILayer {
 
     /**
      * Atomically creates 1-50 tasks via POST /api/tasks/bulk/. The whole
-     * batch succeeds or fails together on the server. On success, every
-     * returned task is merged into DataManager.allTasks so observing views
-     * render the new batch immediately.
+     * batch succeeds or fails together on the server. On success, force-
+     * refreshes _allTasks from the server — the server is the
+     * authoritative kanban categorizer, and a single round-trip
+     * eliminates any drift between the per-task `kanbanColumn` hint and
+     * the global kanban view.
+     *
+     * This is the bug-class fix for gitea#2: the previous per-task
+     * updateTask loop was a no-op when _allTasks was null (fresh launch
+     * after onboarding), silently dropping the new tasks from cache.
      */
     suspend fun bulkCreateTasks(request: BulkCreateTasksRequest): ApiResult<BulkCreateTasksResponse> {
         val token = getToken() ?: return ApiResult.Error("Not authenticated", 401)
@@ -677,7 +683,9 @@ object APILayer {
 
         if (result is ApiResult.Success) {
             DataManager.setTotalSummary(result.data.summary)
-            result.data.tasks.forEach { DataManager.updateTask(it) }
+            // Authoritative refresh — replaces any placeholder kanban
+            // shell from updateTask with proper server data.
+            getTasks(forceRefresh = true)
         }
         return result
     }