diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/v2-layout-invariants.test.ts b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/v2-layout-invariants.test.ts
index f4279325a4..538a86d2d2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/v2-layout-invariants.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/v2-layout-invariants.test.ts
@@ -5041,16 +5041,28 @@ describe('task priority and lease signals (TASK-443)', () => {
     expect(badge).toContain('var(--v2-font-mono)');
     expect(badge).toContain('border-radius: 4px');
     expect(badge).toContain('background: none');
+    expect(badge).toContain('color: var(--v2-prio-ink)');
+    expect(badge).toContain('border: 1px solid var(--v2-prio-edge)');
+    // P0 is the only filled badge: red fill, white label (B-lite, Sam 10-31).
     const urgent = ruleBody(css, '.v2-board__priority--p0');
-    expect(urgent).toContain('border-color: var(--v2-text-primary)');
-    expect(urgent).toContain('color: var(--v2-text-primary)');
-    expect(urgent).not.toMatch(/background/);
+    expect(urgent).toContain('background: var(--v2-prio-p0-bg)');
+    expect(urgent).toContain('color: var(--v2-prio-p0-fg)');
+    // Status and priority colour are tokens, so the D215 colour choice is a value swap.
+    expect(css).toMatch(/--v2-prio-p0-bg:\s*#b42318/);
+    expect(css).toMatch(/--v2-prio-p2-fg:\s*#667085/);
+    expect(css).toMatch(/--v2-status-live:\s*var\(--v2-accent\)/);
+    expect(ruleBody(css, '.v2-board__priority--p2')).toContain('color: var(--v2-prio-p2-fg)');
+  });
+  test('blocked is red with a thin edge on blocked cards only', () => {
+    expect(css).toMatch(/--v2-status-blocked:\s*#d92d20/);
+    expect(ruleBody(css, '.v2-board__card--blocked')).toContain('box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--v2-status-blocked-edge)');
+    expect(ruleBody(css, '.v2-board__col--blocked .v2-board__col-name')).toContain('color: var(--v2-status-blocked)');
   });
   test('live, unclaimed and expired ownership retain distinct dots', () => {
-    expect(ruleBody(css, '.v2-board__owner-dot--live')).toContain('background: var(--v2-accent)');
-    expect(ruleBody(css, '.v2-board__owner-dot--not-claimed')).toContain('border: 1px dashed var(--v2-border-strong)');
+    expect(ruleBody(css, '.v2-board__owner-dot--live')).toContain('background: var(--v2-status-live)');
+    expect(ruleBody(css, '.v2-board__owner-dot--not-claimed')).toContain('border: 1px dashed var(--v2-status-pending)');
     const expired = ruleBody(css, '.v2-board__owner-dot--expired');
-    expect(expired).toContain('border: 1px solid var(--v2-border-strong)');
+    expect(expired).toContain('border: 1px solid var(--v2-status-idle)');
     expect(expired).toContain('background: none');
   });
 });
@@ -5212,3 +5224,26 @@ describe('v2 board on a phone (TASK-576)', () => {
     expect(page).toContain('<V2MobileTabs needsYouCount={attention.count ?? 0} />');
   });
 });
+
+describe('pod board column scroll (TASK-698)', () => {
+  const css = read('../v2.css');
+  test('the board route scrolls inside its columns, not the page', () => {
+    // The feature body was the scroller and its legacy wrapper had auto height, so the
+    // columns' max-height:100% resolved to nothing (85.5x at 1440, measured 12f608b71).
+    const body = ruleBody(css, '.v2-feature--board .v2-feature__body');
+    expect(body).toContain('display: flex');
+    expect(body).toContain('overflow: hidden');
+    const legacy = ruleBody(css, '.v2-feature--board .v2-feature__legacy');
+    expect(legacy).toContain('width: 100%');
+    expect(legacy).toContain('min-height: 0');
+    expect(legacy).toContain('display: flex');
+    expect(ruleBody(css, '.v2-feature--board .v2-board')).toContain('flex: 1 1 auto');
+    expect(ruleBody(css, '.v2-board__col')).toContain('overflow-y: auto');
+    expect(ruleBody(css, '.v2-board__col')).toContain('max-height: 100%');
+  });
+  test('a long focus list is bounded so the columns keep room below it', () => {
+    const focus = ruleBody(css, '.v2-board__focus');
+    expect(focus).toContain('max-height: min(35vh, 260px)');
+    expect(focus).toContain('overflow-y: auto');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/components/V2PodBoard.tsx b/frontend/src/v2/components/V2PodBoard.tsx
index f9ac01575e..477e7a54fa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/components/V2PodBoard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/components/V2PodBoard.tsx
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ const V2PodBoard: React.FC = () => {
           {COLUMNS.map((col) => {
             const items = columnTasks.get(col.key) || [];
             return (
-              <section key={col.key} className="v2-board__col" aria-label={t(col.labelKey)}>
+              <section key={col.key} className={`v2-board__col${col.key === 'blocked' ? ' v2-board__col--blocked' : ''}`} aria-label={t(col.labelKey)}>
                 <div className="v2-board__col-head">
                   <span className="v2-board__col-name">{t(col.labelKey)}</span>
                   <span className="v2-board__col-count">{items.length}</span>
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ const V2PodBoard: React.FC = () => {
                   <div className="v2-board__col-empty">{t(col.emptyKey)}</div>
                 )}
                 {items.map((task) => (
-                  <article key={task.taskId} className={`v2-board__card${col.key === 'done' ? ' v2-board__card--done' : ''}`}>
+                  <article key={task.taskId} className={`v2-board__card${col.key === 'done' ? ' v2-board__card--done' : ''}${col.key === 'blocked' ? ' v2-board__card--blocked' : ''}`}>
                     <button
                       type="button"
                       className="v2-board__card-main"
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ const V2PodBoard: React.FC = () => {
                     >
                       <span className="v2-board__card-kicker">
                         <span className="v2-board__card-id">{task.taskId}</span>
-                        <span className={`v2-board__priority${task.priority === 'P0' ? ' v2-board__priority--p0' : ''}`}>{task.priority || 'P2'}</span>
+                        <span className={`v2-board__priority${task.priority === 'P0' ? ' v2-board__priority--p0' : ''}${(task.priority || 'P2') === 'P2' ? ' v2-board__priority--p2' : ''}`}>{task.priority || 'P2'}</span>
                       </span>
                       <span className="v2-board__card-title">{task.title}</span>
                       {ownerLine(task)}
diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/v2.css b/frontend/src/v2/v2.css
index 3f20c14957..f7cc20962c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/v2.css
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/v2.css
@@ -112,6 +112,20 @@ body.modern-ui.v2-canvas {
   --v2-danger: #ef4444;
   --v2-danger-text: #b91c1c;
   --v2-danger-soft: rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.10);
+  /* TASK-687/698: board status and priority colour, the D215 B-lite choice (Sam,
+     10-31). Blocked and P0 are red; in progress stays cobalt; P1, P2, pending and
+     done stay grey, with no green. Each state keeps its shape. Dark values are in
+     both dark blocks below. */
+  --v2-prio-p0-bg: #b42318;
+  --v2-prio-p0-fg: #ffffff;
+  --v2-prio-ink: var(--v2-text-secondary);
+  --v2-prio-p2-fg: #667085;
+  --v2-prio-edge: var(--v2-border);
+  --v2-status-live: var(--v2-accent);
+  --v2-status-idle: var(--v2-border-strong);
+  --v2-status-pending: #667085;
+  --v2-status-blocked: #d92d20;
+  --v2-status-blocked-edge: #d92d20;
 
   /* Agent role colors */
   --v2-pink: #f472b6;
@@ -198,6 +212,12 @@ body.modern-ui.v2-canvas {
     --v2-border: #364051;
     --v2-border-soft: #262d3a;
     --v2-border-strong: #5f6979;
+    --v2-prio-p0-bg: #f97066;
+    --v2-prio-p0-fg: #0b0e13;
+    --v2-prio-p2-fg: #8b94a5;
+    --v2-status-pending: var(--v2-border-strong);
+    --v2-status-blocked: #f97066;
+    --v2-status-blocked-edge: #f97066;
     --v2-text-primary: #e8ebf1;
     --v2-message-text: #e8ebf1;
     --v2-text-secondary: #aeb6c4;
@@ -244,6 +264,12 @@ body.modern-ui.v2-canvas {
       --v2-border: #364051;
       --v2-border-soft: #262d3a;
       --v2-border-strong: #5f6979;
+      --v2-prio-p0-bg: #f97066;
+      --v2-prio-p0-fg: #0b0e13;
+      --v2-prio-p2-fg: #8b94a5;
+      --v2-status-pending: var(--v2-border-strong);
+      --v2-status-blocked: #f97066;
+      --v2-status-blocked-edge: #f97066;
       --v2-text-primary: #e8ebf1;
       --v2-message-text: #e8ebf1;
       --v2-text-secondary: #aeb6c4;
@@ -8443,6 +8469,32 @@ body.modern-ui.v2-canvas {
   background: var(--v2-bg-subtle);
 }
 
+/* TASK-698: the board fills the pane and the columns scroll inside it. The feature
+   body was the scroller and its legacy wrapper had auto height, so `height: 100%`
+   and the column `max-height: 100%` resolved to nothing and the page grew to
+   ~77,000px (85.5× at 1440, 97.9× at 390, measured by ux-lead at 12f608b71).
+   Scoped to the board route so other feature pages keep their scroll. */
+.v2-feature--board .v2-feature__body {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+/* margin auto stops a flex item stretching, so the board sized to its 1240px
+   max-content width and ran off a 390px phone. An explicit width keeps it full
+   width on a phone, and the auto margin still centres it on desktop. */
+.v2-feature--board .v2-feature__legacy {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  width: 100%;
+  min-height: 0;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
+.v2-feature--board .v2-board {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  height: auto;
+}
+
 .v2-board__head {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -8522,6 +8574,11 @@ body.modern-ui.v2-canvas {
   border-radius: 12px;
   background: var(--v2-bg);
   flex: 0 0 auto;
+  /* A long focus list scrolls inside its own box, so the columns keep room below
+     it on a short viewport (1440x560, 390x560). vh, not %: the board's height is
+     auto, so a percentage would not resolve. */
+  max-height: min(35vh, 260px);
+  overflow-y: auto;
 }
 
 .v2-board__focus-head {
@@ -13522,19 +13579,22 @@ body.modern-ui.v2-canvas {
 .v2-board__priority {
   display: inline-block;
   padding: 0 5px;
-  border: 1px solid var(--v2-border);
+  border: 1px solid var(--v2-prio-edge);
   border-radius: 4px;
   font: 500 11px/16px var(--v2-font-mono);
-  color: var(--v2-text-secondary);
+  color: var(--v2-prio-ink);
   background: none;
 }
-.v2-board__priority--p0 { border-color: var(--v2-text-primary); color: var(--v2-text-primary); }
+.v2-board__priority--p0 { background: var(--v2-prio-p0-bg); border-color: var(--v2-prio-p0-bg); color: var(--v2-prio-p0-fg); }
+.v2-board__priority--p2 { color: var(--v2-prio-p2-fg); }
+.v2-board__col--blocked .v2-board__col-name { color: var(--v2-status-blocked); }
+.v2-board__card--blocked { box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--v2-status-blocked-edge); }
 .v2-board__card-title { font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; }
 .v2-board__owner-line { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; font: 500 11px/16px var(--v2-font-mono); color: var(--v2-text-secondary); }
 .v2-board__owner-dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; flex: 0 0 auto; }
-.v2-board__owner-dot--live { background: var(--v2-accent); }
-.v2-board__owner-dot--not-claimed { border: 1px dashed var(--v2-border-strong); }
-.v2-board__owner-dot--expired { border: 1px solid var(--v2-border-strong); background: none; }
+.v2-board__owner-dot--live { background: var(--v2-status-live); }
+.v2-board__owner-dot--not-claimed { border: 1px dashed var(--v2-status-pending); }
+.v2-board__owner-dot--expired { border: 1px solid var(--v2-status-idle); background: none; }
 .v2-board__card--done { border-color: var(--v2-border-soft); }
 .v2-board__card--done .v2-board__card-title { color: var(--v2-text-secondary); }
 .v2-root button.v2-board__card-move { min-height: 32px; padding: 0 10px; border-radius: 4px; }