diff --git a/public/app.js b/public/app.js
index c810c51..06c45fe 100644
--- a/public/app.js
+++ b/public/app.js
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 const states = ["Backlog", "In Progress", "Review", "Done"];
-const priorities = ["Low", "Normal", "High", "Urgent"];
+const priorities = ["Low", "Normal", "Medium", "High", "Urgent"];
+const assignees = [
+  { value: "bao", label: "Bao" },
+  { value: "maxi", label: "Maxi" },
+  { value: "luna", label: "Luna" },
+  { value: "iris", label: "Iris" }
+];
 
 const app = document.querySelector("#app");
 const state = {
@@ -132,10 +138,9 @@ function boardView() {
         <span class="status-pill"><span class="dot ${connected ? "ok" : ""}"></span>OpenClaw ${connected ? "verbunden" : "pruefen"}</span>
       </div>
     </header>
-    <form class="quick-create" id="quick-create">
-      <input name="title" autocomplete="off" maxlength="180" placeholder="New task title">
-      <button type="submit">Create task</button>
-    </form>
+    <div class="quick-create">
+      <button class="primary" type="button" id="open-create-task">Create task</button>
+    </div>
     <section class="kanban">
       ${states.map((name) => column(name)).join("")}
     </section>
@@ -186,23 +191,23 @@ function taskDialog() {
         <label class="field">Titel
           <input name="title" required>
         </label>
-        <label class="field">Details
+        <label class="field">Beschreibung
           <textarea name="detail"></textarea>
         </label>
         <div class="grid">
-          <label class="field">Status
+          <label class="field status-field">Status
             <select name="state">${states.map((x) => `<option>${x}</option>`).join("")}</select>
           </label>
-          <label class="field">Prioritaet
+          <label class="field">Priorität
             <select name="priority">${priorities.map((x) => `<option>${x}</option>`).join("")}</select>
           </label>
         </div>
-        <label class="field">Assignee
-          <input name="assignee" value="${escapeHtml(state.settings?.defaultAssignee || "luna")}">
+        <label class="field">Zuweisen an
+          <select name="assignee">${assigneeOptions(state.settings?.defaultAssignee || "luna")}</select>
         </label>
         <div class="dialog-actions">
           <button class="ghost" type="button" id="cancel-task">Abbrechen</button>
-          <button class="primary" type="submit">Speichern</button>
+          <button class="primary" type="submit" id="save-task">Speichern</button>
         </div>
       </form>
     </dialog>
@@ -214,41 +219,36 @@ function bindBoard() {
   const form = document.querySelector("#task-form");
   const dialogTitle = document.querySelector("#dialog-title");
   const dialogMeta = document.querySelector("#dialog-meta");
+  const saveTaskButton = document.querySelector("#save-task");
   let draggedTaskId = null;
   const resetDialog = () => {
     form.reset();
     form.elements.id.value = "";
-    form.elements.assignee.value = state.settings?.defaultAssignee || "luna";
+    form.elements.state.value = "Backlog";
+    form.elements.priority.value = "Medium";
+    form.elements.assignee.value = normalizeAssignee(state.settings?.defaultAssignee || "luna");
+    form.classList.add("task-form-create");
     dialogTitle.textContent = "Neue Aufgabe";
-    dialogMeta.textContent = "";
+    dialogMeta.textContent = "Erstelle eine neue Aufgabe fuer das Mission-Control-Board.";
+    saveTaskButton.textContent = "Aufgabe erstellen";
   };
   const openTaskDialog = (task) => {
+    form.classList.remove("task-form-create");
     form.elements.id.value = task.id;
     form.elements.title.value = task.title;
     form.elements.detail.value = task.detail || "";
     form.elements.state.value = task.state;
     form.elements.priority.value = task.priority;
-    form.elements.assignee.value = task.assignee || "";
+    ensureAssigneeOption(form.elements.assignee, task.assignee || state.settings?.defaultAssignee || "luna");
+    form.elements.assignee.value = normalizeAssignee(task.assignee || state.settings?.defaultAssignee || "luna");
     dialogTitle.textContent = task.title;
     dialogMeta.textContent = `Status ${task.state} · Aktualisiert ${formatDate(task.updatedAt)} · Erstellt ${formatDate(task.createdAt)}`;
+    saveTaskButton.textContent = "Speichern";
     dialog.showModal();
   };
-  document.querySelector("#quick-create").addEventListener("submit", async (event) => {
-    event.preventDefault();
-    const formData = new FormData(event.currentTarget);
-    const title = String(formData.get("title") || "").trim();
-    if (!title) return;
-    await api("/api/tasks", {
-      method: "POST",
-      body: JSON.stringify({
-        title,
-        state: "Backlog",
-        priority: "Normal",
-        assignee: state.settings?.defaultAssignee || "luna"
-      })
-    });
-    await loadTasks();
-    renderApp();
+  document.querySelector("#open-create-task").addEventListener("click", () => {
+    resetDialog();
+    dialog.showModal();
   });
   document.querySelector("#cancel-task").addEventListener("click", () => dialog.close());
   dialog.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
@@ -388,4 +388,30 @@ function formatDate(value) {
   return new Date(value).toLocaleString("de-DE", { dateStyle: "short", timeStyle: "short" });
 }
 
+function normalizeAssignee(value) {
+  return String(value || "").trim().toLowerCase();
+}
+
+function assigneeLabel(value) {
+  const normalized = normalizeAssignee(value);
+  const known = assignees.find((x) => x.value === normalized);
+  if (known) return known.label;
+  return normalized ? normalized.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + normalized.slice(1) : "Luna";
+}
+
+function assigneeOptions(selected) {
+  const normalized = normalizeAssignee(selected);
+  const options = [...assignees];
+  if (normalized && !options.some((x) => x.value === normalized)) {
+    options.push({ value: normalized, label: assigneeLabel(normalized) });
+  }
+  return options.map((x) => `<option value="${escapeHtml(x.value)}" ${x.value === normalized ? "selected" : ""}>${escapeHtml(x.label)}</option>`).join("");
+}
+
+function ensureAssigneeOption(select, value) {
+  const normalized = normalizeAssignee(value);
+  if (!normalized || Array.from(select.options).some((option) => option.value === normalized)) return;
+  select.add(new Option(assigneeLabel(normalized), normalized));
+}
+
 init();
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 0b5b62c..08234fd 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
     <meta charset="utf-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
     <title>Maxi Mission Control</title>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles.css?v=20260626-nexus-board">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles.css?v=20260626-create-modal">
   </head>
   <body>
     <main id="app"></main>
-    <script type="module" src="/app.js?v=20260626-nexus-board"></script>
+    <script type="module" src="/app.js?v=20260626-create-modal"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/public/styles.css b/public/styles.css
index eebbbee..841bc87 100644
--- a/public/styles.css
+++ b/public/styles.css
@@ -255,25 +255,13 @@ input:focus, textarea:focus, select:focus {
 }
 
 .quick-create {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: minmax(180px, 360px) max-content;
-  gap: 8px;
-  align-items: stretch;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: flex-start;
   margin-bottom: 12px;
 }
 
-.quick-create input {
-  font-size: 10px;
-}
-
 .quick-create button {
-  min-width: 100px;
-  padding: 0 14px;
-  border: 1px solid #443d7c;
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  background: #211d39;
-  color: #c1b8ff;
-  font-size: 9px;
+  min-width: 112px;
 }
 
 .kanban {
@@ -467,9 +455,9 @@ input:focus, textarea:focus, select:focus {
 
 dialog {
   width: min(560px, calc(100vw - 32px));
-  padding: 22px;
+  padding: 24px;
   border: 1px solid var(--line);
-  border-radius: 10px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
   background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(18, 21, 29, 0.98), rgba(10, 12, 18, 0.98));
   color: var(--text);
   box-shadow: var(--shadow);
@@ -482,7 +470,7 @@ dialog::backdrop {
 
 dialog h2 {
   margin: 0;
-  font-size: 18px;
+  font-size: 20px;
 }
 
 .dialog-actions {
@@ -499,6 +487,14 @@ dialog h2 {
   font-size: 10px;
 }
 
+.task-form-create .status-field {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.task-form-create .grid {
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 980px) {
   .app-shell {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 50fd9e2..d56d179 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const openClawBaseUrl = (process.env.OPENCLAW_BASE_URL || "http://openclaw-gatew
 const openClawToken = process.env.OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN || "";
 
 const states = ["Backlog", "In Progress", "Review", "Done"];
-const priorities = ["Low", "Normal", "High", "Urgent"];
+const priorities = ["Low", "Normal", "Medium", "High", "Urgent"];
 let db;
 
 function mustEnv(name) {