diff --git a/src/gui_2.py b/src/gui_2.py
index 89d2eb49..16f476e9 100644
--- a/src/gui_2.py
+++ b/src/gui_2.py
@@ -7267,15 +7267,38 @@ def render_task_dag_panel(app: App) -> None:  # 4. Task DAG Visualizer
    ed.end_delete()
   
   # Validate DAG after any changes
-  #TODO(Ed): Exception(Review)
-  try:
-   from src.dag_engine import TrackDAG #TODO(Ed) Reivew local import
-   ticket_dicts = [{'id': str(t.get('id', '')), 'depends_on': t.get('depends_on', [])} for t in app.active_tickets]
-   temp_dag     = TrackDAG(ticket_dicts)
-   if temp_dag.has_cycle():
-    imgui.open_popup("Cycle Detected!")
-  except Exception:
-   pass
+  cycle_result = _dag_cycle_check_result(app)
+  if not cycle_result.ok:
+   if not hasattr(app, '_last_request_errors'): app._last_request_errors = []
+   app._last_request_errors.append(("render_task_dag_panel.cycle_check", cycle_result.errors[0]))
+  elif cycle_result.data:
+   imgui.open_popup("Cycle Detected!")
+
+def _dag_cycle_check_result(app: "App") -> Result[bool]:
+ """Drain-aware variant of render_task_dag_panel DAG cycle check (L7271 INTERNAL_SILENT_SWALLOW).
+
+ Extracts the TrackDAG construction + has_cycle check try/except from
+ render_task_dag_panel into a Result-returning helper. On a valid DAG,
+ returns Result(data=False). On a cyclic DAG, returns Result(data=True).
+ On exception (bad ticket dict, dag engine failure), converts to
+ ErrorInfo (logging NOT a drain per the user's principle 2026-06-17).
+ The caller drains to app._last_request_errors.
+
+ [C: src/gui_2.py:render_task_dag_panel (L7271 caller)]
+ """
+ from src.dag_engine import TrackDAG
+ try:
+  ticket_dicts = [{'id': str(t.get('id', '')), 'depends_on': t.get('depends_on', [])} for t in app.active_tickets]
+  temp_dag     = TrackDAG(ticket_dicts)
+  has_cycle    = temp_dag.has_cycle()
+  return Result(data=has_cycle)
+ except Exception as e:
+  return Result(data=False, errors=[ErrorInfo(
+   kind=ErrorKind.INTERNAL,
+   message=f"DAG cycle check failed: {e}",
+   source="gui_2._dag_cycle_check_result",
+   original=e,
+  )])
   
   ed.end()
   # 5. Add Ticket Form
diff --git a/tests/test_gui_2_result.py b/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
index ad845ea5..a30297d3 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
@@ -2202,4 +2202,69 @@ def test_phase_10_l6908_tier_stream_scroll_sync_result_failure():
  assert "missing key" in err.message
 
 
+def test_phase_10_l7271_dag_cycle_check_result_no_cycle():
+ """
+ L7271 _dag_cycle_check_result returns Result(data=False) when no cycle is found.
+
+ The helper extracts the TrackDAG() cycle check try/except from
+ render_task_dag_panel into a Result-returning helper. On a valid DAG
+ (no cycle), returns Result(data=False). The caller continues without
+ opening the "Cycle Detected!" popup.
+ """
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+ import src.gui_2 as gui2_mod
+ app = MagicMock()
+ app.active_tickets = [{"id": "T-001", "depends_on": []}]
+ mock_dag = MagicMock()
+ mock_dag.has_cycle.return_value = False
+ with patch("src.dag_engine.TrackDAG", return_value=mock_dag):
+  result = gui2_mod._dag_cycle_check_result(app)
+ assert result.ok, f"Expected ok=True on success, got errors: {result.errors}"
+ assert result.data is False
+
+
+def test_phase_10_l7271_dag_cycle_check_result_cycle_detected():
+ """
+ L7271 _dag_cycle_check_result returns Result(data=True) when a cycle IS found.
+
+ The helper detects cycles via TrackDAG.has_cycle(). On a cyclic DAG,
+ returns Result(data=True). The caller opens the "Cycle Detected!" popup.
+ """
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+ import src.gui_2 as gui2_mod
+ app = MagicMock()
+ app.active_tickets = [
+  {"id": "T-001", "depends_on": ["T-002"]},
+  {"id": "T-002", "depends_on": ["T-001"]},
+ ]
+ mock_dag = MagicMock()
+ mock_dag.has_cycle.return_value = True
+ with patch("src.dag_engine.TrackDAG", return_value=mock_dag):
+  result = gui2_mod._dag_cycle_check_result(app)
+ assert result.ok, f"Expected ok=True on success, got errors: {result.errors}"
+ assert result.data is True
+
+
+def test_phase_10_l7271_dag_cycle_check_result_failure():
+ """
+ L7271 _dag_cycle_check_result returns Result(data=False, errors=[ErrorInfo]) on failure.
+
+ When TrackDAG() construction or has_cycle() raises (bad ticket dict,
+ dag engine error), the helper converts to ErrorInfo. The caller
+ drains to app._last_request_errors.
+ """
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+ import src.gui_2 as gui2_mod
+ app = MagicMock()
+ app.active_tickets = []
+ with patch("src.dag_engine.TrackDAG", side_effect=RuntimeError("dag engine failure")):
+  result = gui2_mod._dag_cycle_check_result(app)
+ assert not result.ok, f"Expected ok=False on failure, got data: {result.data}"
+ assert result.data is False
+ assert result.errors, "Expected at least one error on failure"
+ err = result.errors[0]
+ assert err.source == "gui_2._dag_cycle_check_result"
+ assert "dag engine failure" in err.message
+
+