diff --git a/backend/tests/Taskdeck.Api.Tests/Resilience/QueueAccumulationResilienceTests.cs b/backend/tests/Taskdeck.Api.Tests/Resilience/QueueAccumulationResilienceTests.cs
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+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http.Json;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Taskdeck.Api.Tests.Support;
+using Taskdeck.Application.DTOs;
+using Taskdeck.Application.Interfaces;
+using Taskdeck.Domain.Entities;
+using Taskdeck.Domain.Enums;
+using Taskdeck.Infrastructure.Persistence;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Taskdeck.Api.Tests.Resilience;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Tests that queue items accumulate correctly when workers are not processing
+/// (simulated by having processing disabled or worker stopped), and that items
+/// remain consistent (no corruption) and are processable on restart.
+/// Covers issue #720 (TST-67): "All workers stopped → queue items accumulate
+/// but don't corrupt; restart processes them."
+/// </summary>
+public class QueueAccumulationResilienceTests : IClassFixture<TestWebApplicationFactory>
+{
+    private readonly TestWebApplicationFactory _factory;
+
+    public QueueAccumulationResilienceTests(TestWebApplicationFactory factory)
+    {
+        _factory = factory;
+    }
+
+    // ── Queue Items Accumulate Without Corruption ─────────────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task QueueItems_AccumulateWithoutCorruption_WhenWorkersNotProcessing()
+    {
+        // Arrange: create a user, then enqueue multiple capture items.
+        // The background worker may process them, but the important assertion is
+        // that items are created with correct status and no data corruption occurs
+        // regardless of worker state.
+        using var client = _factory.CreateClient();
+        await ApiTestHarness.AuthenticateAsync(client, "queue-accum-resilience");
+
+        // Create multiple capture items in quick succession.
+        var itemIds = new List<Guid>();
+        for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+        {
+            var response = await client.PostAsJsonAsync(
+                "/api/capture/items",
+                new CreateCaptureItemDto(null, $"Queue accumulation test item {i}"));
+            response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.Created,
+                $"capture item {i} should be accepted");
+
+            var item = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<CaptureItemDto>();
+            item.Should().NotBeNull();
+            itemIds.Add(item!.Id);
+        }
+
+        // Assert: all items should exist and have consistent state.
+        var listResponse = await client.GetAsync("/api/capture/items?limit=100");
+        listResponse.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+
+        var listPayload = await listResponse.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<CaptureItemSummaryDto[]>();
+        listPayload.Should().NotBeNull();
+
+        // All 5 items should be present (they may have been processed already by the worker,
+        // but none should be missing or corrupted).
+        foreach (var id in itemIds)
+        {
+            listPayload!.Should().Contain(
+                i => i.Id == id,
+                $"item {id} should exist in the queue regardless of worker state");
+        }
+
+        // No item should be in an invalid/corrupted status.
+        foreach (var item in listPayload!.Where(i => itemIds.Contains(i.Id)))
+        {
+            item.Status.Should().BeDefined(
+                "item status should always be set to a valid enum value");
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Queue Items Are Processable After Accumulation ───────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task QueuedItems_RemainProcessable_AfterAccumulation()
+    {
+        // Verify that items created during worker downtime have valid status
+        // and are in a state that allows future processing.
+        using var scope = _factory.Services.CreateScope();
+        var dbContext = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<TaskdeckDbContext>();
+
+        var user = new User("queue-processable-user", "queue-processable@example.com", "hash");
+        dbContext.Users.Add(user);
+        await dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // Create LLM queue items directly (bypassing API to simulate accumulated items).
+        var items = new List<LlmRequest>();
+        for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+        {
+            var item = new LlmRequest(user.Id, "instruction", $"Create card {i}", null);
+            items.Add(item);
+            dbContext.Add(item);
+        }
+        await dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // Assert: all items should start as Pending and be individually processable.
+        foreach (var item in items)
+        {
+            await dbContext.Entry(item).ReloadAsync();
+            item.Status.Should().Be(RequestStatus.Pending,
+                "accumulated items should be in Pending status, ready for processing");
+            item.RetryCount.Should().Be(0,
+                "fresh items should have zero retry count");
+        }
+
+        // Simulate a worker picking up the first item (MarkAsProcessing).
+        items[0].MarkAsProcessing();
+        await dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+        await dbContext.Entry(items[0]).ReloadAsync();
+
+        items[0].Status.Should().Be(RequestStatus.Processing,
+            "first item should transition to Processing when claimed by a worker");
+
+        // Other items should remain Pending (not affected by the first item's transition).
+        await dbContext.Entry(items[1]).ReloadAsync();
+        await dbContext.Entry(items[2]).ReloadAsync();
+        items[1].Status.Should().Be(RequestStatus.Pending,
+            "other items should remain Pending when one is claimed");
+        items[2].Status.Should().Be(RequestStatus.Pending);
+    }
+
+    // ── Capture Items Do Not Corrupt Under Rapid Submission ──────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RapidCaptureSubmission_DoesNotCorruptQueue()
+    {
+        using var client = _factory.CreateClient();
+        await ApiTestHarness.AuthenticateAsync(client, "queue-rapid-submit");
+
+        // Submit captures as fast as possible (no await between sends).
+        var tasks = Enumerable.Range(0, 10).Select(i =>
+            client.PostAsJsonAsync(
+                "/api/capture/items",
+                new CreateCaptureItemDto(null, $"Rapid item {i}")));
+
+        var responses = await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
+
+        // All submissions should succeed (201 Created).
+        foreach (var response in responses)
+        {
+            response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.Created,
+                "every rapid submission should succeed without corruption");
+        }
+
+        // Verify items are retrievable.
+        var listResponse = await client.GetAsync("/api/capture/items?limit=100");
+        listResponse.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+
+        var payload = await listResponse.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<CaptureItemSummaryDto[]>();
+        payload.Should().NotBeNull();
+        payload!.Should().HaveCountGreaterThanOrEqualTo(10,
+            "all rapidly submitted items should be present");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/tests/Taskdeck.Application.Tests/Services/LlmProviderResilienceTests.cs b/backend/tests/Taskdeck.Application.Tests/Services/LlmProviderResilienceTests.cs
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+using System.Net;
+using System.Text;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Taskdeck.Application.Services;
+using Taskdeck.Application.Tests.TestUtilities;
+using Taskdeck.Tests.Support;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Taskdeck.Application.Tests.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Resilience tests for LLM providers: garbage responses, rate limiting (429),
+/// network timeouts, and empty/null responses. Validates that every failure mode
+/// produces a degraded response rather than an unhandled exception.
+/// Covers issue #720 (TST-67).
+/// </summary>
+public class LlmProviderResilienceTests
+{
+    // ── OpenAI: Garbage Response (Invalid JSON Body) ─────────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task OpenAi_CompleteAsync_GarbageResponseBody_ReturnsDegradedResult()
+    {
+        var settings = BuildOpenAiSettings();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ =>
+            new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent(
+                    "this is not json at all <html>502 Bad Gateway</html>",
+                    Encoding.UTF8,
+                    "text/html")
+            });
+        var provider = new OpenAiLlmProvider(
+            new HttpClient(handler), settings, NullLogger<OpenAiLlmProvider>.Instance);
+
+        var result = await provider.CompleteAsync(new ChatCompletionRequest(
+            [new ChatCompletionMessage("User", "create a card")]));
+
+        result.Should().NotBeNull("provider must never return null");
+        result.IsDegraded.Should().BeTrue("garbage response should be flagged as degraded");
+        result.DegradedReason.Should().NotBeNullOrWhiteSpace(
+            "degraded reason should explain why the response is degraded");
+        result.Provider.Should().Be("OpenAI");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task OpenAi_CompleteAsync_EmptyResponseBody_ReturnsDegradedResult()
+    {
+        var settings = BuildOpenAiSettings();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ =>
+            new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent("", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
+            });
+        var provider = new OpenAiLlmProvider(
+            new HttpClient(handler), settings, NullLogger<OpenAiLlmProvider>.Instance);
+
+        var result = await provider.CompleteAsync(new ChatCompletionRequest(
+            [new ChatCompletionMessage("User", "list my tasks")]));
+
+        result.Should().NotBeNull();
+        result.IsDegraded.Should().BeTrue("empty body should produce degraded response");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task OpenAi_CompleteAsync_ValidJsonButMissingChoices_ReturnsDegradedResult()
+    {
+        var settings = BuildOpenAiSettings();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ =>
+            new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent(
+                    """{"error": "unexpected format", "usage": {"total_tokens": 0}}""",
+                    Encoding.UTF8,
+                    "application/json")
+            });
+        var provider = new OpenAiLlmProvider(
+            new HttpClient(handler), settings, NullLogger<OpenAiLlmProvider>.Instance);
+
+        var result = await provider.CompleteAsync(new ChatCompletionRequest(
+            [new ChatCompletionMessage("User", "hello")]));
+
+        result.Should().NotBeNull();
+        result.IsDegraded.Should().BeTrue("response with no choices array should be degraded");
+    }
+
+    // ── OpenAI: Rate Limiting (429) ─────────────────────────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task OpenAi_CompleteAsync_Returns429RateLimited_ReturnsDegradedResult()
+    {
+        var settings = BuildOpenAiSettings();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ =>
+        {
+            var response = new HttpResponseMessage((HttpStatusCode)429)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent(
+                    """{"error": {"message": "Rate limit exceeded", "type": "tokens", "code": "rate_limit_exceeded"}}""",
+                    Encoding.UTF8,
+                    "application/json")
+            };
+            response.Headers.Add("Retry-After", "30");
+            return response;
+        });
+        var provider = new OpenAiLlmProvider(
+            new HttpClient(handler), settings, NullLogger<OpenAiLlmProvider>.Instance);
+
+        var result = await provider.CompleteAsync(new ChatCompletionRequest(
+            [new ChatCompletionMessage("User", "create a card")]));
+
+        result.Should().NotBeNull("429 should produce a degraded result, not throw");
+        result.IsDegraded.Should().BeTrue("rate-limited response should be flagged as degraded");
+        result.DegradedReason.Should().Contain("failed",
+            "degraded reason should indicate the request failed");
+        result.Provider.Should().Be("OpenAI");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task OpenAi_CompleteAsync_Returns429_DoesNotThrowException()
+    {
+        var settings = BuildOpenAiSettings();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ =>
+            new HttpResponseMessage((HttpStatusCode)429)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent(
+                    """{"error": {"message": "Too many requests"}}""",
+                    Encoding.UTF8,
+                    "application/json")
+            });
+        var provider = new OpenAiLlmProvider(
+            new HttpClient(handler), settings, NullLogger<OpenAiLlmProvider>.Instance);
+
+        var act = async () => await provider.CompleteAsync(new ChatCompletionRequest(
+            [new ChatCompletionMessage("User", "test")]));
+
+        await act.Should().NotThrowAsync(
+            "rate limiting must never cause an unhandled exception");
+    }
+
+    // ── OpenAI: Network Timeout ─────────────────────────────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task OpenAi_CompleteAsync_HttpClientThrowsTimeout_PropagatesException()
+    {
+        var settings = BuildOpenAiSettings();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler((_, _) =>
+            throw new TaskCanceledException("The request was canceled due to the configured HttpClient.Timeout"));
+        var logger = new InMemoryLogger<OpenAiLlmProvider>();
+        var provider = new OpenAiLlmProvider(
+            new HttpClient(handler), settings, logger);
+
+        // TaskCanceledException from HttpClient timeout is an OperationCanceledException.
+        // The provider intentionally re-throws this exception so that the caller (e.g., the
+        // controller) can handle the timeout appropriately (e.g., by returning 504 Gateway Timeout).
+        var act = async () => await provider.CompleteAsync(new ChatCompletionRequest(
+            [new ChatCompletionMessage("User", "create a card")]));
+
+        await act.Should().ThrowAsync<OperationCanceledException>(
+            "timeout exceptions should propagate so the controller layer can handle them");
+    }
+
+    // ── OpenAI: Tool Calling with Garbage Response ──────────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task OpenAi_CompleteWithToolsAsync_GarbageResponse_ReturnsDegradedToolResult()
+    {
+        var settings = BuildOpenAiSettings();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ =>
+            new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent(
+                    "NOT JSON AT ALL",
+                    Encoding.UTF8,
+                    "text/plain")
+            });
+        var provider = new OpenAiLlmProvider(
+            new HttpClient(handler), settings, NullLogger<OpenAiLlmProvider>.Instance);
+
+        var tools = Array.Empty<TaskdeckToolSchema>();
+        var result = await provider.CompleteWithToolsAsync(
+            new ChatCompletionRequest([new ChatCompletionMessage("User", "list cards")]),
+            tools);
+
+        result.Should().NotBeNull();
+        result.IsDegraded.Should().BeTrue("garbage tool-calling response should be degraded");
+        result.IsComplete.Should().BeTrue("degraded tool result should signal completion");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task OpenAi_CompleteWithToolsAsync_Returns500_ReturnsDegradedToolResult()
+    {
+        var settings = BuildOpenAiSettings();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ =>
+            new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent(
+                    """{"error": {"message": "Internal server error"}}""",
+                    Encoding.UTF8,
+                    "application/json")
+            });
+        var provider = new OpenAiLlmProvider(
+            new HttpClient(handler), settings, NullLogger<OpenAiLlmProvider>.Instance);
+
+        var tools = Array.Empty<TaskdeckToolSchema>();
+        var result = await provider.CompleteWithToolsAsync(
+            new ChatCompletionRequest([new ChatCompletionMessage("User", "list cards")]),
+            tools);
+
+        result.Should().NotBeNull();
+        result.IsDegraded.Should().BeTrue("500 response should produce degraded tool result");
+        result.IsComplete.Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    // ── Gemini: Garbage Response ────────────────────────────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Gemini_CompleteAsync_GarbageResponseBody_ReturnsDegradedResult()
+    {
+        var settings = BuildGeminiSettings();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ =>
+            new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent(
+                    "<error>502 proxy error</error>",
+                    Encoding.UTF8,
+                    "text/xml")
+            });
+        var provider = new GeminiLlmProvider(
+            new HttpClient(handler), settings, NullLogger<GeminiLlmProvider>.Instance);
+
+        var result = await provider.CompleteAsync(new ChatCompletionRequest(
+            [new ChatCompletionMessage("User", "create a task")]));
+
+        result.Should().NotBeNull();
+        result.IsDegraded.Should().BeTrue("garbage Gemini response should be degraded");
+        result.Provider.Should().Be("Gemini");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Gemini_CompleteAsync_Returns429RateLimited_ReturnsDegradedResult()
+    {
+        var settings = BuildGeminiSettings();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ =>
+            new HttpResponseMessage((HttpStatusCode)429)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent(
+                    """{"error": {"code": 429, "message": "Resource exhausted"}}""",
+                    Encoding.UTF8,
+                    "application/json")
+            });
+        var provider = new GeminiLlmProvider(
+            new HttpClient(handler), settings, NullLogger<GeminiLlmProvider>.Instance);
+
+        var result = await provider.CompleteAsync(new ChatCompletionRequest(
+            [new ChatCompletionMessage("User", "create a card")]));
+
+        result.Should().NotBeNull("429 should not crash");
+        result.IsDegraded.Should().BeTrue("rate-limited Gemini response should be degraded");
+        result.Provider.Should().Be("Gemini");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Gemini_CompleteAsync_EmptyResponseBody_ReturnsDegradedResult()
+    {
+        var settings = BuildGeminiSettings();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ =>
+            new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent("", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
+            });
+        var provider = new GeminiLlmProvider(
+            new HttpClient(handler), settings, NullLogger<GeminiLlmProvider>.Instance);
+
+        var result = await provider.CompleteAsync(new ChatCompletionRequest(
+            [new ChatCompletionMessage("User", "hello")]));
+
+        result.Should().NotBeNull();
+        result.IsDegraded.Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    // ── OpenAI: Health / Probe with degraded provider ───────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task OpenAi_ProbeAsync_WhenProviderReturnsGarbage_ReportsUnhealthy()
+    {
+        var settings = BuildOpenAiSettings();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ =>
+            new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent("not json", Encoding.UTF8, "text/plain")
+            });
+        var provider = new OpenAiLlmProvider(
+            new HttpClient(handler), settings, NullLogger<OpenAiLlmProvider>.Instance);
+
+        var health = await provider.ProbeAsync();
+
+        health.IsAvailable.Should().BeFalse("probe should detect degraded responses as unhealthy");
+        health.IsProbed.Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    // ── Gemini: Health / Probe with degraded provider ───────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Gemini_ProbeAsync_WhenProviderReturnsGarbage_ReportsUnhealthy()
+    {
+        var settings = BuildGeminiSettings();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ =>
+            new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent("not json", Encoding.UTF8, "text/plain")
+            });
+        var provider = new GeminiLlmProvider(
+            new HttpClient(handler), settings, NullLogger<GeminiLlmProvider>.Instance);
+
+        var health = await provider.ProbeAsync();
+
+        health.IsAvailable.Should().BeFalse("probe should detect garbage as unhealthy");
+        health.IsProbed.Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    // ── Helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    private static LlmProviderSettings BuildOpenAiSettings()
+    {
+        return new LlmProviderSettings
+        {
+            EnableLiveProviders = true,
+            Provider = "OpenAI",
+            OpenAi = new OpenAiProviderSettings
+            {
+                ApiKey = "test-key",
+                BaseUrl = "https://api.openai.com/v1",
+                Model = "gpt-4o-mini",
+                TimeoutSeconds = 30
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static LlmProviderSettings BuildGeminiSettings()
+    {
+        return new LlmProviderSettings
+        {
+            EnableLiveProviders = true,
+            Provider = "Gemini",
+            Gemini = new GeminiProviderSettings
+            {
+                ApiKey = "test-gemini-key",
+                BaseUrl = "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta",
+                Model = "gemini-2.5-flash",
+                TimeoutSeconds = 30
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/taskdeck-web/src/tests/resilience/slowApiAndStorage.spec.ts b/frontend/taskdeck-web/src/tests/resilience/slowApiAndStorage.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d9e4d5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/taskdeck-web/src/tests/resilience/slowApiAndStorage.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,382 @@
+/**
+ * Additional resilience tests for frontend: slow API responses, duplicate request
+ * prevention, and localStorage corruption/clearing mid-session.
+ * Issue #720 (TST-67): Covers slow API (5+ seconds) → loading indicators, no
+ * duplicate requests; and localStorage corrupted/cleared → graceful handling.
+ */
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import { useBoardStore } from '../../store/boardStore'
+import { useCaptureStore } from '../../store/captureStore'
+import { useSessionStore } from '../../store/sessionStore'
+import { boardsApi } from '../../api/boardsApi'
+import { captureApi } from '../../api/captureApi'
+import * as tokenStorage from '../../utils/tokenStorage'
+
+// ─── global mocks ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const toastMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({ success: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn(), info: vi.fn() }))
+
+vi.mock('../../store/toastStore', () => ({
+  useToastStore: () => toastMocks,
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../../composables/useErrorMapper', () => ({
+  getErrorDisplay: (_err: unknown, fallback: string) => ({ message: fallback, code: null }),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../../api/boardsApi', () => ({
+  boardsApi: {
+    getBoards: vi.fn(),
+    getBoard: vi.fn(),
+    createBoard: vi.fn(),
+    updateBoard: vi.fn(),
+    deleteBoard: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../../api/cardsApi', () => ({
+  cardsApi: {
+    getCards: vi.fn(),
+    createCard: vi.fn(),
+    updateCard: vi.fn(),
+    moveCard: vi.fn(),
+    deleteCard: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../../api/cardCommentsApi', () => ({
+  cardCommentsApi: {
+    getComments: vi.fn(),
+    createComment: vi.fn(),
+    updateComment: vi.fn(),
+    deleteComment: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../../api/columnsApi', () => ({
+  columnsApi: {
+    createColumn: vi.fn(),
+    updateColumn: vi.fn(),
+    deleteColumn: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../../api/labelsApi', () => ({
+  labelsApi: {
+    getLabels: vi.fn(),
+    createLabel: vi.fn(),
+    updateLabel: vi.fn(),
+    deleteLabel: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../../api/captureApi', () => ({
+  captureApi: {
+    createItem: vi.fn(),
+    listItems: vi.fn(),
+    getItem: vi.fn(),
+    ignoreItem: vi.fn(),
+    cancelItem: vi.fn(),
+    enqueueTriage: vi.fn(),
+    batchTriage: vi.fn(),
+    updateSuggestion: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../../api/authApi', () => ({
+  authApi: {
+    login: vi.fn(),
+    register: vi.fn(),
+    changePassword: vi.fn(),
+    getProviders: vi.fn(),
+    exchangeOAuthCode: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../../api/usersApi', () => ({
+  usersApi: {
+    getUser: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}))
+
+// ─── helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function makeNetworkError(message = 'Network Error'): Error {
+  return Object.assign(new Error(message), { code: 'ERR_NETWORK' })
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a promise that resolves after the specified delay, simulating a slow API.
+ * Uses vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync for deterministic timer control.
+ */
+function makeSlowResponse<T>(value: T, delayMs: number): Promise<T> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    setTimeout(() => resolve(value), delayMs)
+  })
+}
+
+// ─── boardStore — slow API resilience ────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('boardStore — slow API response handling', () => {
+  let store: ReturnType<typeof useBoardStore>
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setActivePinia(createPinia())
+    store = useBoardStore()
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
+
+  it('sets loading=true during a slow API call and clears it on completion', async () => {
+    const boards = [
+      {
+        id: 'b1',
+        name: 'Board',
+        description: '',
+        isArchived: false,
+        createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        columns: [],
+      },
+    ]
+    // Simulate a 5-second API response.
+    vi.mocked(boardsApi.getBoards).mockReturnValue(makeSlowResponse(boards, 5000))
+
+    const fetchPromise = store.fetchBoards()
+
+    // Immediately after starting, loading should be true.
+    expect(store.loading).toBe(true)
+
+    // Advance past the 5-second delay.
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(5000)
+    await fetchPromise
+
+    expect(store.loading).toBe(false)
+    expect(store.boards).toHaveLength(1)
+  })
+
+  it('does not fire duplicate requests during throttle window', async () => {
+    const boards = [
+      {
+        id: 'b1',
+        name: 'Board',
+        description: '',
+        isArchived: false,
+        createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        columns: [],
+      },
+    ]
+    vi.mocked(boardsApi.getBoards).mockResolvedValue(boards)
+
+    // First fetch — should hit API.
+    await store.fetchBoards()
+    expect(boardsApi.getBoards).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+    // Second fetch within throttle window — should be skipped.
+    await store.fetchBoards()
+    expect(boardsApi.getBoards).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+    // Advance past throttle window (5 seconds).
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(5001)
+
+    // Third fetch after throttle expires — should hit API again.
+    await store.fetchBoards()
+    expect(boardsApi.getBoards).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
+  it('error state is set when slow API eventually fails', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(boardsApi.getBoards).mockReturnValue(
+      makeSlowResponse(null, 5000).then(() => {
+        throw makeNetworkError('Timeout after 5s')
+      }),
+    )
+
+    const fetchPromise = store.fetchBoards()
+    expect(store.loading).toBe(true)
+
+    // Attach rejection handler BEFORE advancing timers to avoid
+    // unhandled promise rejection when the timer fires the throw.
+    const rejectExpectation = expect(fetchPromise).rejects.toThrow()
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(5000)
+    await rejectExpectation
+
+    expect(store.loading).toBe(false)
+    expect(store.error).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+})
+
+// ─── captureStore — slow API resilience ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('captureStore — slow API response handling', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setActivePinia(createPinia())
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
+
+  it('handles slow createItem without crashing; shows toast on error after delay', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(captureApi.createItem).mockReturnValue(
+      makeSlowResponse(null, 6000).then(() => {
+        throw makeNetworkError('Slow timeout')
+      }),
+    )
+
+    const store = useCaptureStore()
+    const createPromise = store.createItem({ text: 'Slow capture', boardId: null })
+
+    // Attach rejection handler BEFORE advancing timers to avoid
+    // unhandled promise rejection when the timer fires the throw.
+    const settled = createPromise.catch(() => {
+      // Expected failure -- handled here to prevent unhandled rejection
+    })
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(6000)
+    await settled
+
+    expect(toastMocks.error).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
+
+// ─── sessionStore — localStorage corruption and clearing ─────────────────────
+
+describe('sessionStore — localStorage corruption mid-session', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setActivePinia(createPinia())
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    localStorage.clear()
+  })
+
+  it('gracefully handles localStorage cleared mid-session via restoreSession', () => {
+    const store = useSessionStore()
+
+    // Simulate a valid session being set (mock the login flow).
+    // We can't actually call login since the API is mocked, so we
+    // test restoreSession which is the path that runs on app init.
+
+    // First, seed localStorage with a previously valid session.
+    // Use a structurally INVALID token (not 3 base64url segments) to test cleanup.
+    localStorage.setItem('taskdeck_token', 'not-a-valid-jwt')
+    localStorage.setItem('taskdeck_session', JSON.stringify({
+      userId: 'u1',
+      username: 'testuser',
+      email: 'test@example.com',
+    }))
+
+    // restoreSession should detect the invalid token and clean up.
+    store.restoreSession()
+
+    expect(store.isAuthenticated).toBe(false)
+    expect(store.token).toBeFalsy()
+    expect(localStorage.getItem('taskdeck_token')).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('handles corrupted JSON in localStorage session without throwing', () => {
+    localStorage.setItem('taskdeck_session', '{corrupted json!!!')
+
+    const act = () => {
+      setActivePinia(createPinia())
+      const store = useSessionStore()
+      store.restoreSession()
+    }
+
+    expect(act).not.toThrow()
+    // The session module should have cleaned up the corrupted data.
+    expect(localStorage.getItem('taskdeck_session')).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('handles localStorage suddenly cleared after session was established', () => {
+    const store = useSessionStore()
+
+    // Call restoreSession on empty localStorage — no crash.
+    store.restoreSession()
+
+    expect(store.isAuthenticated).toBe(false)
+    expect(store.userId).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('tokenStorage.getToken returns null and cleans up for corrupted token', () => {
+    localStorage.setItem('taskdeck_token', 'definitely-not-jwt-format')
+
+    const result = tokenStorage.getToken()
+
+    expect(result).toBeNull()
+    expect(localStorage.getItem('taskdeck_token')).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('tokenStorage.getSession returns null and cleans up for corrupted session', () => {
+    localStorage.setItem('taskdeck_session', 'not-even-json')
+
+    const result = tokenStorage.getSession()
+
+    expect(result).toBeNull()
+    expect(localStorage.getItem('taskdeck_session')).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('tokenStorage.getSession returns null for session with missing required fields', () => {
+    localStorage.setItem('taskdeck_session', JSON.stringify({ userId: 'u1' }))
+
+    const result = tokenStorage.getSession()
+
+    expect(result).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('tokenStorage.setToken rejects and returns false for non-JWT strings', () => {
+    const result = tokenStorage.setToken('bad-token')
+
+    expect(result).toBe(false)
+    expect(localStorage.getItem('taskdeck_token')).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
+
+// ─── boardStore — loading state consistency under concurrent operations ──────
+
+describe('boardStore — loading state consistency', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setActivePinia(createPinia())
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('loading is false initially and after a completed fetch', async () => {
+    const store = useBoardStore()
+    expect(store.loading).toBe(false)
+
+    vi.mocked(boardsApi.getBoards).mockResolvedValue([])
+    await store.fetchBoards()
+
+    expect(store.loading).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('loading returns to false after a failed fetch', async () => {
+    const store = useBoardStore()
+    vi.mocked(boardsApi.getBoards).mockRejectedValue(makeNetworkError())
+
+    await expect(store.fetchBoards()).rejects.toThrow()
+
+    expect(store.loading).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('error is cleared on a subsequent successful fetch', async () => {
+    const store = useBoardStore()
+
+    // First: fail
+    vi.mocked(boardsApi.getBoards).mockRejectedValueOnce(makeNetworkError())
+    await expect(store.fetchBoards()).rejects.toThrow()
+    expect(store.error).toBeTruthy()
+
+    // Second: succeed (use filter to bypass throttle)
+    vi.mocked(boardsApi.getBoards).mockResolvedValueOnce([])
+    await store.fetchBoards('bypass-throttle')
+    expect(store.error).toBeNull()
+  })
+})