diff --git a/extensions/dashboard.ts b/extensions/dashboard.ts
index 14db828..51ad03b 100644
--- a/extensions/dashboard.ts
+++ b/extensions/dashboard.ts
@@ -25,15 +25,21 @@ import { cwd } from "node:process";
 
 // ── Constants ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-const DASHBOARD_DIR = join(
-  process.env.HOME || process.env.XDG_DATA_HOME || "/home/sam",
-  ".pi",
-  "agent",
-  "dashboard"
-);
+const HOME = process.env.HOME || process.env.XDG_DATA_HOME || "/home/sam";
 
-const TASKS_DIR = join(DASHBOARD_DIR, "tasks");
-const TODO_FILE = join(TASKS_DIR, "todo.txt");
+// Global state files: pi-dashboard viewer reads these across all machines
+const DASHBOARD_DIR = join(HOME, ".pi", "agent", "dashboard");
+
+// Project-local task file: lives in the pi project's .pi/ directory
+// Mirrors how pi sessions are organized by working directory
+function projectTasksDir(): string {
+  const dir = join(process.cwd(), ".pi", "dashboard", "tasks");
+  ensureDir(dir);
+  return dir;
+}
+function projectTodotxt(): string {
+  return join(projectTasksDir(), "todo.txt");
+}
 
 // ── Types ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -130,17 +136,17 @@ function appendToTodo(
   priority?: string,
   agent?: string
 ) {
-  ensureDir(TASKS_DIR);
+  ensureDir(projectTasksDir());
   const pri = priority ? `(${priority.toUpperCase()}) ` : "";
   const proj = project ? ` +project:${project}` : "";
   const agentTag = agent ? ` +agent:${agent}` : "";
   const line = `${pri}${title}${proj}${agentTag}\n`;
-  appendFileSync(TODO_FILE, line, "utf-8");
+  appendFileSync(projectTodotxt(), line, "utf-8");
 }
 
 function completeTask(title: string): boolean {
-  if (!existsSync(TODO_FILE)) return false;
-  const content = readFileSync(TODO_FILE, "utf-8");
+  if (!existsSync(projectTodotxt())) return false;
+  const content = readFileSync(projectTodotxt(), "utf-8");
   const lines = content.split("\n");
   const now = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
   let found = false;
@@ -153,13 +159,13 @@ function completeTask(title: string): boolean {
     }
     return line;
   });
-  writeFileSync(TODO_FILE, newLines.join("\n"), "utf-8");
+  writeFileSync(projectTodotxt(), newLines.join("\n"), "utf-8");
   return found;
 }
 
 function readTodoList() {
-  if (!existsSync(TODO_FILE)) return { pending: [], done: [] };
-  const content = readFileSync(TODO_FILE, "utf-8");
+  if (!existsSync(projectTodotxt())) return { pending: [], done: [] };
+  const content = readFileSync(projectTodotxt(), "utf-8");
   const lines = content.split("\n").filter(Boolean);
   const pending = lines.filter((l) => !l.startsWith("x "));
   const done = lines.filter((l) => l.startsWith("x "));
@@ -170,7 +176,7 @@ function readTodoList() {
 
 export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
   ensureDir(DASHBOARD_DIR);
-  ensureDir(TASKS_DIR);
+  ensureDir(projectTasksDir());
 
   const machine = hostname();
   const inTmux = !!process.env.TMUX;
@@ -482,7 +488,7 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
         `Tools:  ${state.tool_calls}`,
         `Start:  ${state.started_at || "—"}`,
         `Last:   ${state.last_tool ? `${state.last_tool} at ${state.last_tool_at}` : "—"}`,
-        `Tasks:  ${TODO_FILE}`,
+        `Tasks:  ${projectTodotxt()}`,
         `─────────────────────────────`,
         `Run "pi-dashboard" in another terminal for the full TUI view.`,
       ];