diff --git a/nbd/.nbd/tickets/e14172.md b/nbd/.nbd/tickets/e14172.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8843a4
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+++ b/nbd/.nbd/tickets/e14172.md
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
++++
+title = "ASCII graph rendering in display.rs"
+priority = 5
+status = "done"
+ticket_type = "feature"
+dependencies = ["9c9ebe"]
++++
+Add `format_graph` and `print_graph` to `src/display.rs` to render a ticket dependency DAG as an ASCII tree.
+
+## Motivation
+
+The `nbd graph` command needs to convert the `TicketGraph` data structure (from `src/graph.rs`) into a human-readable ASCII representation. Rendering belongs in `display.rs` next to `format_list` and `format_ticket`.
+
+## Output format
+
+The graph is a forest of trees. Each root ticket (no in-graph dependencies) starts at column 0. Its dependents (tickets that depend on it) are indented below it using box-drawing characters.
+
+```
+a3f9c2  [todo]        Fix login bug
+├── b7d41e  [todo]    Add rate limiting
+│   └── c9e823  [in_progress]  Write tests
+└── d1f302  [done]    Update docs
+e4a781  [todo]        New feature (no deps)
+```
+
+**Node format per line:**
+```
+{prefix}{id}  [{status}]  {title}
+```
+
+Where `{prefix}` is built from indentation characters (`│   `, `├── `, `└── `).
+
+**Blocked indicator (optional):** Consider marking tickets that have unresolved (non-done/closed) dependencies with a `[blocked]` tag or `!` prefix so the graph visually distinguishes ready from blocked tickets.
+
+## Signatures
+
+```rust
+/// Render the full dependency forest as an ASCII tree string.
+pub fn format_graph(graph: &TicketGraph) -> String
+
+/// Print the full dependency forest.
+pub fn print_graph(graph: &TicketGraph)
+
+/// Render the subtree rooted at `root_id` as an ASCII tree string.
+pub fn format_subtree(graph: &TicketGraph, root_id: &str) -> String
+
+/// Print the subtree rooted at `root_id`.
+pub fn print_subtree(graph: &TicketGraph, root_id: &str)
+```
+
+## Implementation notes
+
+- Use a recursive helper that tracks a `prefix: String` carrying the accumulated indentation characters.
+- For each node's children (its dependents in the graph), iterate:
+  - If not the last child: prefix extension is `│   `; connector is `├── `.
+  - If the last child:  prefix extension is `    `;  connector is `└── `.
+- Cycle guard: track a `visited: HashSet<&str>` across the recursion; if a node ID is already visited, render `{prefix}{connector}{id}  [cycle]` and stop descending.
+- Status is shown as the serde string: `todo`, `in_progress`, `done`, `closed`.
+
+## Files touched
+- `src/display.rs` — `format_graph`, `print_graph`, `format_subtree`, `print_subtree`
+
+## Tests (unit, in `src/tests.rs`)
+- `format_graph` on a single ticket with no deps produces a single line.
+- `format_graph` on a two-ticket chain shows the child indented with `└──`.
+- `format_graph` with a branching parent shows `├──` for all but the last child and `└──` for the last.
+- `format_subtree` only shows the specified root's subtree.
+- A cycle in the graph does not cause infinite recursion; the repeated node is labelled `[cycle]`.
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diff --git a/nbd/src/display.rs b/nbd/src/display.rs
index 176476d..7c2b8f2 100644
--- a/nbd/src/display.rs
+++ b/nbd/src/display.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 //! in command handlers. The corresponding `format_*` functions return a
 //! `String` and are provided primarily for testing and composition.
 
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+use crate::graph::TicketGraph;
 use crate::store::MigrateReport;
 use crate::ticket::{Status, Ticket, TicketType};
 
@@ -262,3 +265,113 @@ pub fn format_migrate_report_json(report: &MigrateReport) -> String {
 pub fn print_migrate_report_json(report: &MigrateReport) {
     println!("{}", format_migrate_report_json(report));
 }
+
+// ── Graph rendering ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Format the full dependency forest as an ASCII tree string.
+///
+/// Roots (tickets with no in-graph dependencies) appear at column 0, sorted
+/// by priority descending. Each root's dependents (tickets that list it as a
+/// dependency) are indented below using box-drawing characters:
+///
+/// ```text
+/// a3f9c2  [todo]  Fix login bug
+/// ├── b7d41e  [in_progress]  Add rate limiting
+/// │   └── c9e823  [todo]  Write tests
+/// └── d1f302  [done]  Update docs
+/// e4a781  [todo]  New feature (no deps)
+/// ```
+///
+/// Cycles are detected and labelled `[cycle]` rather than looping forever.
+pub fn format_graph(graph: &TicketGraph<'_>) -> String {
+    let mut out = String::new();
+    let mut visited: HashSet<String> = HashSet::new();
+    for root in graph.roots() {
+        render_node(graph, &root.id, "", "", &mut visited, &mut out);
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Print the full dependency forest to stdout.
+pub fn print_graph(graph: &TicketGraph<'_>) {
+    println!("{}", format_graph(graph));
+}
+
+/// Format the subtree rooted at `root_id` as an ASCII tree string.
+///
+/// Renders `root_id` and every ticket that transitively depends on it
+/// (via dependent edges), using the same box-drawing format as
+/// [`format_graph`]. Returns an empty string when `root_id` is not in the
+/// graph.
+pub fn format_subtree(graph: &TicketGraph<'_>, root_id: &str) -> String {
+    let mut out = String::new();
+    let mut visited: HashSet<String> = HashSet::new();
+    if graph.get_node(root_id).is_some() {
+        render_node(graph, root_id, "", "", &mut visited, &mut out);
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Print the subtree rooted at `root_id` to stdout.
+pub fn print_subtree(graph: &TicketGraph<'_>, root_id: &str) {
+    println!("{}", format_subtree(graph, root_id));
+}
+
+// ── Internal graph helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Recursively render a single node and its dependents into `out`.
+///
+/// `prefix` is the accumulated indentation from ancestor levels.
+/// `connector` is the box-drawing characters connecting this node to its
+/// parent (`""` for roots, `"├── "` or `"└── "` for children).
+///
+/// When a node ID is already in `visited`, it is rendered as `[cycle]` and
+/// the recursion stops, preventing infinite loops in cyclic data.
+fn render_node(
+    graph: &TicketGraph<'_>,
+    id: &str,
+    prefix: &str,
+    connector: &str,
+    visited: &mut HashSet<String>,
+    out: &mut String,
+) {
+    // Cycle detection.
+    if visited.contains(id) {
+        append_line(out, &format!("{prefix}{connector}{id}  [cycle]"));
+        return;
+    }
+    visited.insert(id.to_string());
+
+    // Extract the node data we need, cloning so we can drop the borrow before
+    // recursing (the recursive call needs a mutable `visited`).
+    let (status_s, title, dependents) = match graph.get_node(id) {
+        Some(node) => {
+            let s = status_str(&node.ticket.status);
+            let t = node.ticket.title.clone();
+            let d: Vec<String> = node.dependents.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect();
+            (s, t, d)
+        }
+        None => return,
+    };
+
+    append_line(
+        out,
+        &format!("{prefix}{connector}{id}  [{status_s}]  {title}"),
+    );
+
+    let n = dependents.len();
+    for (i, dep_id) in dependents.iter().enumerate() {
+        let is_last = i == n - 1;
+        let child_connector = if is_last { "└── " } else { "├── " };
+        let child_prefix = format!("{prefix}{}", if is_last { "    " } else { "│   " });
+        render_node(graph, dep_id, &child_prefix, child_connector, visited, out);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Append `line` to `out`, preceded by a newline if `out` is non-empty.
+fn append_line(out: &mut String, line: &str) {
+    if !out.is_empty() {
+        out.push('\n');
+    }
+    out.push_str(line);
+}
diff --git a/nbd/src/tests.rs b/nbd/src/tests.rs
index fe9830b..0893a6d 100644
--- a/nbd/src/tests.rs
+++ b/nbd/src/tests.rs
@@ -1197,6 +1197,122 @@ mod graph {
     }
 }
 
+// ── display graph rendering ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Tests for the graph rendering functions in [`crate::display`].
+mod display_graph {
+    use crate::display::{format_graph, format_subtree};
+    use crate::graph::TicketGraph;
+    use crate::ticket::Ticket;
+
+    fn make_ticket(id: &str, deps: &[&str]) -> Ticket {
+        let mut t = Ticket::new(id.to_string(), format!("Ticket {id}"));
+        t.dependencies = deps.iter().map(|d| d.to_string()).collect();
+        t
+    }
+
+    /// A single ticket with no deps renders as one line containing its ID,
+    /// status, and title, with no box-drawing characters.
+    #[test]
+    fn single_ticket_no_deps() {
+        let tickets = vec![make_ticket("aaaaaa", &[])];
+        let graph = TicketGraph::build(&tickets);
+        let out = format_graph(&graph);
+        assert!(out.contains("aaaaaa"), "should contain ID");
+        assert!(out.contains("[todo]"), "should contain status");
+        assert!(out.contains("Ticket aaaaaa"), "should contain title");
+        assert!(!out.contains("├──"), "should have no branch connectors");
+        assert!(!out.contains("└──"), "should have no branch connectors");
+    }
+
+    /// A two-ticket chain (B depends on A) renders A at the top level and B
+    /// indented below it with `└──`.
+    #[test]
+    fn two_ticket_chain() {
+        let a = make_ticket("aaaaaa", &[]);
+        let b = make_ticket("bbbbbb", &["aaaaaa"]);
+        let tickets = vec![a, b];
+        let graph = TicketGraph::build(&tickets);
+        let out = format_graph(&graph);
+
+        // A should appear before B.
+        let pos_a = out.find("aaaaaa").expect("aaaaaa should appear");
+        let pos_b = out.find("bbbbbb").expect("bbbbbb should appear");
+        assert!(
+            pos_a < pos_b,
+            "root (aaaaaa) should appear before dependent (bbbbbb)"
+        );
+
+        // B's line should use the └── connector.
+        assert!(out.contains("└──"), "last (only) child should use └──");
+        assert!(!out.contains("├──"), "only child should not use ├──");
+    }
+
+    /// When a root has two dependents, the first uses `├──` and the last `└──`.
+    #[test]
+    fn branching_parent() {
+        let root = make_ticket("aaaaaa", &[]);
+        let b = make_ticket("bbbbbb", &["aaaaaa"]);
+        let c = make_ticket("cccccc", &["aaaaaa"]);
+        let tickets = vec![root, b, c];
+        let graph = TicketGraph::build(&tickets);
+        let out = format_graph(&graph);
+
+        assert!(out.contains("├──"), "non-last child should use ├──");
+        assert!(out.contains("└──"), "last child should use └──");
+    }
+
+    /// `format_subtree` for a root only includes that root and its dependents,
+    /// not unrelated tickets.
+    #[test]
+    fn subtree_excludes_unrelated() {
+        let a = make_ticket("aaaaaa", &[]);
+        let b = make_ticket("bbbbbb", &["aaaaaa"]);
+        let c = make_ticket("cccccc", &[]); // unrelated
+        let tickets = vec![a, b, c];
+        let graph = TicketGraph::build(&tickets);
+
+        let out = format_subtree(&graph, "aaaaaa");
+        assert!(out.contains("aaaaaa"), "root should be present");
+        assert!(out.contains("bbbbbb"), "dependent should be present");
+        assert!(!out.contains("cccccc"), "unrelated ticket should be absent");
+    }
+
+    /// `format_subtree` on an unknown ID returns an empty string.
+    #[test]
+    fn subtree_unknown_id_empty() {
+        let tickets = vec![make_ticket("aaaaaa", &[])];
+        let graph = TicketGraph::build(&tickets);
+        assert!(format_subtree(&graph, "ffffff").is_empty());
+    }
+
+    /// When the data contains a cycle, the repeated node is labelled `[cycle]`
+    /// and the output is finite (no infinite loop).
+    ///
+    /// A pure cycle (A depends on B, B depends on A) has no roots, so we use
+    /// `format_subtree` to trigger rendering from one of the cyclic nodes.
+    #[test]
+    fn cycle_labelled() {
+        let mut a = make_ticket("aaaaaa", &[]);
+        a.dependencies = vec!["bbbbbb".to_string()];
+        let mut b = make_ticket("bbbbbb", &[]);
+        b.dependencies = vec!["aaaaaa".to_string()];
+        let tickets = vec![a, b];
+        let graph = TicketGraph::build(&tickets);
+        // format_subtree drives rendering from "aaaaaa"; when it tries to
+        // revisit "aaaaaa" via bbbbbb's dependent edge, it should hit [cycle].
+        let out = format_subtree(&graph, "aaaaaa");
+        assert!(out.contains("[cycle]"), "cycle should be labelled: {out}");
+    }
+
+    /// An empty graph renders as an empty string.
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_graph() {
+        let graph = TicketGraph::build(&[]);
+        assert!(format_graph(&graph).is_empty());
+    }
+}
+
 // ── display module ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /// Tests for [`crate::display`].