diff --git a/src/db/queries.ts b/src/db/queries.ts
index a1aaa80..94596e4 100644
--- a/src/db/queries.ts
+++ b/src/db/queries.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type {
   Team, Intent, IntentWithRelations, Claim, Signal,
   ConflictWarning, ContextPackage, TeamStatus, Overview,
   IntentStatus, IntentPriority, SignalType,
+  BoardIntent, BoardView, BoardStatus,
 } from '../types.js';
 
 // ─── Teams ──────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -703,3 +704,77 @@ export async function getOverview(): Promise<Overview> {
     blocked_intents: blockedRes.rows,
   };
 }
+
+// ─── Board View ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export async function getBoard(teamId?: string): Promise<BoardView> {
+  // Main query: all non-draft intents LEFT JOIN active claims
+  const teamFilter = teamId ? `AND i.team_id = $1` : '';
+  const params: unknown[] = teamId ? [teamId] : [];
+
+  const intentsRes = await query<{
+    id: string;
+    title: string;
+    priority: IntentPriority;
+    team_id: string | null;
+    status: IntentStatus;
+    claimed_by: string | null;
+    claim_id: string | null;
+  }>(
+    `SELECT i.id, i.title, i.priority, i.team_id, i.status,
+            c.claimed_by, c.id as claim_id
+     FROM intents i
+     LEFT JOIN claims c ON c.intent_id = i.id AND c.status = 'active'
+     WHERE i.status != 'draft' ${teamFilter}
+     ORDER BY i.priority, i.created_at DESC`,
+    params
+  );
+
+  // Secondary query: blocked dependencies (intent_id -> depends_on where dep is not done)
+  const blockedDepsRes = await query<{ intent_id: string; depends_on: string }>(
+    `SELECT d.intent_id, d.depends_on
+     FROM intent_dependencies d
+     JOIN intents dep ON dep.id = d.depends_on
+     JOIN intents i ON i.id = d.intent_id
+     WHERE dep.status != 'done'
+     AND i.status = 'blocked'`
+  );
+
+  // Build blocked_by lookup: intent_id -> [dependency IDs]
+  const blockedByMap = new Map<string, string[]>();
+  for (const row of blockedDepsRes.rows) {
+    const existing = blockedByMap.get(row.intent_id) ?? [];
+    existing.push(row.depends_on);
+    blockedByMap.set(row.intent_id, existing);
+  }
+
+  // Group into columns
+  const columns: Record<BoardStatus, BoardIntent[]> = {
+    open: [], claimed: [], blocked: [], done: [], cancelled: [],
+  };
+  for (const row of intentsRes.rows) {
+    const card: BoardIntent = {
+      id: row.id,
+      title: row.title,
+      priority: row.priority,
+      team_id: row.team_id,
+      claimed_by: row.claimed_by ?? null,
+      claim_id: row.claim_id ?? null,
+      blocked_by: blockedByMap.get(row.id) ?? [],
+    };
+    if (row.status in columns) {
+      columns[row.status as BoardStatus].push(card);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Build summary counts
+  const summary: Record<BoardStatus, number> = {
+    open: columns.open.length,
+    claimed: columns.claimed.length,
+    blocked: columns.blocked.length,
+    done: columns.done.length,
+    cancelled: columns.cancelled.length,
+  };
+
+  return { columns, summary };
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/overview.ts b/src/tools/overview.ts
index 0fb6b09..76b610e 100644
--- a/src/tools/overview.ts
+++ b/src/tools/overview.ts
@@ -48,4 +48,16 @@ export function registerOverviewTools(server: McpServer): void {
       return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify(overview, null, 2) }] };
     }
   );
+
+  server.tool(
+    'get_board',
+    'Get kanban board view — all intents grouped by status column with active claims and blocked dependencies. Excludes drafts.',
+    {
+      team_id: z.string().optional().describe('Filter to a single team. Omit for cross-team board.'),
+    },
+    async ({ team_id }) => {
+      const board = await db.getBoard(team_id);
+      return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify(board, null, 2) }] };
+    }
+  );
 }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 6d0ff0c..36ded46 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -98,3 +98,20 @@ export interface Overview {
   recently_completed: Intent[];
   blocked_intents: Array<Intent & { blocked_by: string[] }>;
 }
+
+export interface BoardIntent {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  priority: IntentPriority;
+  team_id: string | null;
+  claimed_by: string | null;
+  claim_id: string | null;
+  blocked_by: string[];
+}
+
+export type BoardStatus = Exclude<IntentStatus, 'draft'>;
+
+export interface BoardView {
+  columns: Record<BoardStatus, BoardIntent[]>;
+  summary: Record<BoardStatus, number>;
+}
diff --git a/tests/overview.test.ts b/tests/overview.test.ts
index 2bfb975..b8cf02a 100644
--- a/tests/overview.test.ts
+++ b/tests/overview.test.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ describe('Team Status & Overview', () => {
     await seedTeam();
   });
 
-  afterAll(async () => {
-    await teardownTestDb();
-  });
-
   it('returns team status with intents grouped by status', async () => {
     const intent = await seedOpenIntent({ title: 'Open task' });
     const intent2 = await seedOpenIntent({ title: 'Claimed task' });
@@ -99,3 +95,109 @@ describe('Team Status & Overview', () => {
     expect(overview.recently_completed[0].title).toBe('Will complete');
   });
 });
+
+describe('Board View', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await setupTestDb();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await cleanTestDb();
+    await seedTeam();
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await teardownTestDb();
+  });
+
+  it('returns empty columns with zero counts when no intents exist', async () => {
+    const board = await db.getBoard();
+
+    expect(board.columns.open).toEqual([]);
+    expect(board.columns.claimed).toEqual([]);
+    expect(board.columns.blocked).toEqual([]);
+    expect(board.columns.done).toEqual([]);
+    expect(board.columns.cancelled).toEqual([]);
+    expect(board.summary.open).toBe(0);
+    expect(board.summary.claimed).toBe(0);
+    expect(board.summary.blocked).toBe(0);
+    expect(board.summary.done).toBe(0);
+    expect(board.summary.cancelled).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('groups intents into correct status columns', async () => {
+    const openIntent = await seedOpenIntent({ title: 'Open task' });
+    const claimedIntent = await seedOpenIntent({ title: 'Claimed task' });
+    await db.claimWork({ intent_id: claimedIntent.id as string, claimed_by: 'alice' });
+
+    const board = await db.getBoard();
+
+    expect(board.columns.open).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(board.columns.open[0].title).toBe('Open task');
+    expect(board.columns.claimed).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(board.columns.claimed[0].title).toBe('Claimed task');
+  });
+
+  it('includes claimed_by and claim_id for claimed intents', async () => {
+    const intent = await seedOpenIntent({ title: 'In progress' });
+    const { claim } = await db.claimWork({
+      intent_id: intent.id as string,
+      claimed_by: 'pawel',
+    });
+
+    const board = await db.getBoard();
+
+    const claimedCard = board.columns.claimed[0];
+    expect(claimedCard.claimed_by).toBe('pawel');
+    expect(claimedCard.claim_id).toBe(claim.id);
+  });
+
+  it('includes blocked_by for blocked intents', async () => {
+    const blocker = await seedOpenIntent({ title: 'Blocker' });
+
+    await testQuery(
+      `INSERT INTO intents (title, created_by, team_id, status, priority, acceptance_criteria)
+       VALUES ('Blocked task', 'alice', 'backend', 'blocked', 'medium', '["Done"]') RETURNING *`
+    );
+    const blockedRes = await testQuery(
+      `SELECT id FROM intents WHERE title = 'Blocked task'`
+    );
+    const blockedId = blockedRes.rows[0].id;
+    await testQuery(
+      'INSERT INTO intent_dependencies (intent_id, depends_on) VALUES ($1, $2)',
+      [blockedId, blocker.id]
+    );
+
+    const board = await db.getBoard();
+
+    expect(board.columns.blocked).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(board.columns.blocked[0].blocked_by).toContain(blocker.id);
+  });
+
+  it('filters by team_id when provided', async () => {
+    await seedTeam('frontend', 'Frontend Team');
+    await seedOpenIntent({ title: 'Backend task', team_id: 'backend' });
+    await seedOpenIntent({ title: 'Frontend task', team_id: 'frontend' });
+
+    const board = await db.getBoard('frontend');
+
+    expect(board.columns.open).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(board.columns.open[0].title).toBe('Frontend task');
+  });
+
+  it('excludes drafts from all columns', async () => {
+    await testQuery(
+      `INSERT INTO intents (title, created_by, team_id, status, priority, acceptance_criteria)
+       VALUES ('Draft task', 'alice', 'backend', 'draft', 'medium', '["Done"]')`
+    );
+    await seedOpenIntent({ title: 'Open task' });
+
+    const board = await db.getBoard();
+
+    const allCards = Object.values(board.columns).flat();
+    expect(allCards.every(c => c.title !== 'Draft task')).toBe(true);
+    expect(board.columns.open).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(board.columns).not.toHaveProperty('draft');
+    expect(board.summary).not.toHaveProperty('draft');
+  });
+});