diff --git a/crates/colibri-daemon/src/socket.rs b/crates/colibri-daemon/src/socket.rs
index 2284f4b..312c2a6 100644
--- a/crates/colibri-daemon/src/socket.rs
+++ b/crates/colibri-daemon/src/socket.rs
@@ -1082,13 +1082,19 @@ async fn cmd_intake_task(
     capabilities: Option<Vec<String>>,
 ) -> ColibriResponse {
     let caps = capabilities.unwrap_or_default();
+    // Create the task immediately so the caller gets the ID back.
+    let task = match state.store.lock().unwrap().create_task(&title, description.as_deref()) {
+        Ok(t) => t,
+        Err(e) => return ColibriResponse::err(format!("create task failed: {e}")),
+    };
+    // Also queue for the scheduler tick to route to a capable agent.
     let mut scheduler = state.scheduler.lock().await;
     scheduler.submit(crate::scheduler::TaskRequest {
         title,
         description,
         required_capabilities: caps,
     });
-    ColibriResponse::ok(serde_json::json!({"status": "queued"}))
+    ColibriResponse::ok(serde_json::to_value(&task).unwrap_or_default())
 }
 
 async fn cmd_set_cost_mode(state: &SharedState, mode: String) -> ColibriResponse {
diff --git a/crates/colibri-daemon/tests/multi_agent_board.rs b/crates/colibri-daemon/tests/multi_agent_board.rs
index 7ab5052..ef0ea31 100644
--- a/crates/colibri-daemon/tests/multi_agent_board.rs
+++ b/crates/colibri-daemon/tests/multi_agent_board.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ async fn scheduler_routes_intake_tasks_by_capability() {
         r#"{"cmd":"intake-task","title":"scrub zroot","capabilities":["freebsd"]}"#,
     )
     .await;
-    assert_eq!(fs_intake["data"]["status"].as_str(), Some("queued"));
+    // Intake now returns the full task (id + status), not just {"status":"queued"}.
+    assert!(fs_intake["data"]["id"].is_string(), "intake must return task id");
 
     send_command(
         &socket_path,