diff --git a/src/features/team-mode/team-tasklist/dependencies.test.ts b/src/features/team-mode/team-tasklist/dependencies.test.ts
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+/// <reference types="bun-types" />
+
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
+
+import type { Task } from "../types"
+import { canClaim } from "./dependencies"
+
+function buildTask(id: string, status: Task["status"], blockedBy: string[] = []): Task {
+  const now = Date.now()
+  return {
+    version: 1,
+    id,
+    subject: `subject-${id}`,
+    description: `description-${id}`,
+    status,
+    blocks: [],
+    blockedBy,
+    createdAt: now,
+    updatedAt: now,
+  }
+}
+
+describe("canClaim", () => {
+  test("returns false when a blocker is not completed", () => {
+    // given
+    const blockerTask = buildTask("2", "in_progress")
+    const dependentTask = buildTask("1", "pending", ["2"])
+
+    // when
+    const claimable = canClaim(dependentTask, [dependentTask, blockerTask])
+
+    // then
+    expect(claimable).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  test("ignores missing blockers and completed blockers", () => {
+    // given
+    const completedBlockerTask = buildTask("2", "completed")
+    const dependentTask = buildTask("1", "pending", ["2", "999"])
+
+    // when
+    const claimable = canClaim(dependentTask, [dependentTask, completedBlockerTask])
+
+    // then
+    expect(claimable).toBe(true)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/features/team-mode/team-tasklist/dependencies.ts b/src/features/team-mode/team-tasklist/dependencies.ts
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+import type { Task } from "../types"
+
+export function canClaim(task: Task, allTasks: Task[]): boolean {
+  return task.blockedBy.every((blockerId) => {
+    const blockerTask = allTasks.find((candidateTask) => candidateTask.id === blockerId)
+    return blockerTask === undefined || blockerTask.status === "completed"
+  })
+}