diff --git a/.veritas-kanban/telemetry/events-2026-01-28.ndjson b/.veritas-kanban/telemetry/events-2026-01-28.ndjson
index 0f0c859f..8f47f081 100644
--- a/.veritas-kanban/telemetry/events-2026-01-28.ndjson
+++ b/.veritas-kanban/telemetry/events-2026-01-28.ndjson
@@ -388,3 +388,5 @@
 {"type":"task.status_changed","taskId":"task_20260128_itHuxN","project":"veritas-kanban","status":"in-progress","previousStatus":"todo","id":"evt_NOCEuvNIHTiv","timestamp":"2026-01-28T08:20:05.575Z"}
 {"type":"task.status_changed","taskId":"task_20260128_Kbjd3t","project":"veritas-kanban","status":"in-progress","previousStatus":"todo","id":"evt_pboz3ar-apIo","timestamp":"2026-01-28T08:20:05.585Z"}
 {"type":"task.status_changed","taskId":"task_20260128_iG-ISb","project":"platform","status":"done","previousStatus":"in-progress","id":"evt_9NMBR9OcmaQV","timestamp":"2026-01-28T08:24:03.292Z"}
+{"type":"task.status_changed","taskId":"task_20260128_DUyAbh","project":"veritas-kanban","status":"done","previousStatus":"in-progress","id":"evt_UfgftrtLSNBu","timestamp":"2026-01-28T08:32:47.510Z"}
+{"type":"task.status_changed","taskId":"task_20260128_vYzfwx","project":"veritas-kanban","status":"done","previousStatus":"in-progress","id":"evt_SttjD2RNNe2h","timestamp":"2026-01-28T08:32:47.536Z"}
diff --git a/server/.veritas-kanban/activity.json b/server/.veritas-kanban/activity.json
index 8d34ffc5..8421f542 100644
--- a/server/.veritas-kanban/activity.json
+++ b/server/.veritas-kanban/activity.json
@@ -1,4 +1,48 @@
 [
+  {
+    "id": "activity_1769589172887_jp4y9jj7c",
+    "type": "comment_added",
+    "taskId": "task_20260128_vYzfwx",
+    "taskTitle": "US-1104: Task behavior settings",
+    "details": {
+      "author": "Veritas",
+      "preview": "Task behavior settings wired in TaskDetailPanel: d..."
+    },
+    "timestamp": "2026-01-28T08:32:52.887Z"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "activity_1769589172877_npxiqczo8",
+    "type": "comment_added",
+    "taskId": "task_20260128_DUyAbh",
+    "taskTitle": "US-1103: Board & display settings",
+    "details": {
+      "author": "Veritas",
+      "preview": "Board & display settings complete: sprint badges o..."
+    },
+    "timestamp": "2026-01-28T08:32:52.877Z"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "activity_1769589167537_tukrzq1ly",
+    "type": "status_changed",
+    "taskId": "task_20260128_vYzfwx",
+    "taskTitle": "US-1104: Task behavior settings",
+    "details": {
+      "from": "in-progress",
+      "status": "done"
+    },
+    "timestamp": "2026-01-28T08:32:47.537Z"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "activity_1769589167510_sgfq2w68c",
+    "type": "status_changed",
+    "taskId": "task_20260128_DUyAbh",
+    "taskTitle": "US-1103: Board & display settings",
+    "details": {
+      "from": "in-progress",
+      "status": "done"
+    },
+    "timestamp": "2026-01-28T08:32:47.510Z"
+  },
   {
     "id": "activity_1769588643293_d36yhzq9l",
     "type": "status_changed",
diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index 2027b952..b9086769 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ import telemetryRoutes from './routes/telemetry.js';
 import metricsRoutes from './routes/metrics.js';
 import tracesRoutes from './routes/traces.js';
 import attachmentRoutes from './routes/attachments.js';
-import { settingsRoutes } from './routes/settings.js';
+import { settingsRoutes, syncSettingsToServices } from './routes/settings.js';
 import { getTelemetryService } from './services/telemetry-service.js';
+import { ConfigService } from './services/config-service.js';
 import { initBroadcast } from './services/broadcast-service.js';
 import type { AgentOutput } from './services/agent-service.js';
 
@@ -60,10 +61,17 @@ app.use('/api/metrics', metricsRoutes);
 app.use('/api/traces', tracesRoutes);
 app.use('/api/settings', settingsRoutes);
 
-// Initialize telemetry service (runs retention cleanup)
-getTelemetryService().init().catch((err) => {
-  console.error('Failed to initialize telemetry service:', err);
-});
+// Initialize telemetry service and sync with feature settings
+(async () => {
+  try {
+    const configService = new ConfigService();
+    const featureSettings = await configService.getFeatureSettings();
+    syncSettingsToServices(featureSettings);
+    await getTelemetryService().init();
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Failed to initialize telemetry service:', err);
+  }
+})();
 
 // Create HTTP server
 const server = createServer(app);
diff --git a/server/src/routes/settings.ts b/server/src/routes/settings.ts
index f81a2436..0f7c59a8 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/settings.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/settings.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,34 @@
 import { Router, type Router as RouterType } from 'express';
 import { ConfigService } from '../services/config-service.js';
+import { getTelemetryService } from '../services/telemetry-service.js';
+import { getAttachmentService } from '../services/attachment-service.js';
+import type { FeatureSettings } from '@veritas-kanban/shared';
 
 const router: RouterType = Router();
 const configService = new ConfigService();
 
+/**
+ * Sync feature settings to affected server-side services.
+ * Called on PATCH and on server startup.
+ */
+export function syncSettingsToServices(settings: FeatureSettings): void {
+  // Sync telemetry settings
+  const telemetry = getTelemetryService();
+  telemetry.configure({
+    enabled: settings.telemetry.enabled,
+    retention: settings.telemetry.retentionDays,
+    traces: settings.telemetry.enableTraces,
+  });
+
+  // Sync attachment limits
+  const attachments = getAttachmentService();
+  attachments.setLimits({
+    maxFileSize: settings.tasks.attachmentMaxFileSize,
+    maxFilesPerTask: settings.tasks.attachmentMaxPerTask,
+    maxTotalSize: settings.tasks.attachmentMaxTotalSize,
+  });
+}
+
 // GET /api/settings/features — returns full feature settings with defaults merged
 router.get('/features', async (_req, res) => {
   try {
@@ -23,6 +48,8 @@ router.patch('/features', async (req, res) => {
       return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Body must be a JSON object with feature settings' });
     }
     const updated = await configService.updateFeatureSettings(patch);
+    // Sync settings to server-side services
+    syncSettingsToServices(updated);
     res.json(updated);
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error updating feature settings:', error);
diff --git a/server/src/services/attachment-service.ts b/server/src/services/attachment-service.ts
index ff4c69d4..3165e83c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/attachment-service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/attachment-service.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ export class AttachmentService {
   /**
    * Get attachment limits configuration
    */
+  setLimits(limits: AttachmentLimits): void {
+    this.limits = limits;
+  }
+
   getLimits(): AttachmentLimits {
     return this.limits;
   }