diff --git a/current/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jpicklyk/mcptask/current/infrastructure/repository/SQLiteDependencyRepository.kt b/current/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jpicklyk/mcptask/current/infrastructure/repository/SQLiteDependencyRepository.kt
index 6ea45ae..ae17341 100644
--- a/current/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jpicklyk/mcptask/current/infrastructure/repository/SQLiteDependencyRepository.kt
+++ b/current/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jpicklyk/mcptask/current/infrastructure/repository/SQLiteDependencyRepository.kt
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ class SQLiteDependencyRepository(private val databaseManager: DatabaseManager) :
         }
 
     private fun insertDependencyInTransaction(dependency: Dependency): Dependency {
-        // Check for cyclic dependencies before creating
-        if (checkCyclicDependencyInternal(dependency.fromItemId, dependency.toItemId)) {
+        // Only check cycles for blocking dependency types — RELATES_TO is informational
+        if (dependency.type != DependencyType.RELATES_TO &&
+            checkCyclicDependencyInternal(dependency.fromItemId, dependency.toItemId)) {
             throw ValidationException("Creating this dependency would result in a circular dependency")
         }
 
@@ -128,8 +129,10 @@ class SQLiteDependencyRepository(private val databaseManager: DatabaseManager) :
         // Phase 3: Incremental cycle detection - check and insert each dependency sequentially.
         // Each dependency is inserted before checking the next, so subsequent checks see earlier
         // batch members in the graph. Transaction rollback handles atomicity on failure.
+        // RELATES_TO deps are informational and cannot create blocking cycles — skip check.
         for (dep in dependencies) {
-            if (checkCyclicDependencyInternal(dep.fromItemId, dep.toItemId)) {
+            if (dep.type != DependencyType.RELATES_TO &&
+                checkCyclicDependencyInternal(dep.fromItemId, dep.toItemId)) {
                 throw ValidationException(
                     "Creating these dependencies would result in a circular dependency chain"
                 )
@@ -169,13 +172,13 @@ class SQLiteDependencyRepository(private val databaseManager: DatabaseManager) :
 
             visiting.add(currentItemId)
 
-            // Follow outgoing BLOCKS edges (not IS_BLOCKED_BY)
+            // Follow outgoing BLOCKS edges only (RELATES_TO is informational, not blocking)
             val outgoing = DependenciesTable.selectAll()
                 .where { DependenciesTable.fromItemId eq currentItemId }
                 .map { mapRowToDependency(it) }
 
             for (dep in outgoing) {
-                if (dep.type != DependencyType.IS_BLOCKED_BY) {
+                if (dep.type == DependencyType.BLOCKS) {
                     if (dep.toItemId == fromItemId) return true
                     if (hasCycle(dep.toItemId)) return true
                 }
diff --git a/current/src/test/kotlin/io/github/jpicklyk/mcptask/current/infrastructure/database/repository/SQLiteDependencyRepositoryTest.kt b/current/src/test/kotlin/io/github/jpicklyk/mcptask/current/infrastructure/database/repository/SQLiteDependencyRepositoryTest.kt
index bc7d33c..0e5b3c9 100644
--- a/current/src/test/kotlin/io/github/jpicklyk/mcptask/current/infrastructure/database/repository/SQLiteDependencyRepositoryTest.kt
+++ b/current/src/test/kotlin/io/github/jpicklyk/mcptask/current/infrastructure/database/repository/SQLiteDependencyRepositoryTest.kt
@@ -280,6 +280,64 @@ class SQLiteDependencyRepositoryTest {
         assertEquals(2, deps.size)
     }
 
+    // --- RELATES_TO should not participate in cycle detection ---
+
+    @Test
+    fun `hasCyclicDependency - RELATES_TO edge does not create blocking path`() = runBlocking {
+        // A RELATES_TO B is informational — it should not create a blocking path
+        depRepository.create(Dependency(fromItemId = itemA, toItemId = itemB, type = DependencyType.RELATES_TO))
+
+        // "Would adding B BLOCKS A create a cycle?" — No, because RELATES_TO is not a blocking edge
+        val isCyclic = depRepository.hasCyclicDependency(itemB, itemA)
+        assertFalse(isCyclic, "RELATES_TO should not be treated as a blocking path in cycle detection")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `create succeeds when only RELATES_TO exists in reverse direction`() = runBlocking {
+        // A RELATES_TO B is informational
+        depRepository.create(Dependency(fromItemId = itemA, toItemId = itemB, type = DependencyType.RELATES_TO))
+
+        // B BLOCKS A should succeed — RELATES_TO doesn't create a blocking cycle
+        val dep = depRepository.create(Dependency(fromItemId = itemB, toItemId = itemA, type = DependencyType.BLOCKS))
+        assertNotNull(dep)
+        assertEquals(itemB, dep.fromItemId)
+        assertEquals(itemA, dep.toItemId)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `RELATES_TO at end of BLOCKS chain does not cause false cycle`() = runBlocking {
+        // Build a BLOCKS chain: A -> B -> C
+        depRepository.create(Dependency(fromItemId = itemA, toItemId = itemB, type = DependencyType.BLOCKS))
+        depRepository.create(Dependency(fromItemId = itemB, toItemId = itemC, type = DependencyType.BLOCKS))
+
+        // C RELATES_TO A is informational — not a blocking cycle back to A
+        val dep = depRepository.create(Dependency(fromItemId = itemC, toItemId = itemA, type = DependencyType.RELATES_TO))
+        assertNotNull(dep, "RELATES_TO closing a BLOCKS chain should not be rejected as a cycle")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `mixed BLOCKS and IS_BLOCKED_BY cycle detection still works after fix`() = runBlocking {
+        // A BLOCKS B — real blocking relationship
+        depRepository.create(Dependency(fromItemId = itemA, toItemId = itemB, type = DependencyType.BLOCKS))
+
+        // "Would adding B BLOCKS A create a cycle?" — Yes, this is a real blocking cycle
+        val isCyclic = depRepository.hasCyclicDependency(itemB, itemA)
+        assertTrue(isCyclic, "Real BLOCKS cycle should still be detected")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `createBatch succeeds with RELATES_TO closing a BLOCKS chain`() = runBlocking {
+        // Build a BLOCKS chain: A -> B -> C
+        depRepository.create(Dependency(fromItemId = itemA, toItemId = itemB, type = DependencyType.BLOCKS))
+        depRepository.create(Dependency(fromItemId = itemB, toItemId = itemC, type = DependencyType.BLOCKS))
+
+        // Batch-create C RELATES_TO A — should succeed since RELATES_TO is informational
+        val batch = depRepository.createBatch(
+            listOf(Dependency(fromItemId = itemC, toItemId = itemA, type = DependencyType.RELATES_TO))
+        )
+        assertEquals(1, batch.size, "Batch with RELATES_TO closing a BLOCKS chain should succeed")
+    }
+
     // --- findByItemIds ---
 
     @Test