@codyswann/lisa 4.83.2 → 4.84.1

package/plugins/lisa-nestjs-cursor/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-nestjs",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "NestJS-specific skills (GraphQL, TypeORM) and hooks (migration write-protection)",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-nestjs-devin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-nestjs",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "NestJS-specific skills (GraphQL, TypeORM) and hooks (migration write-protection)",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-nestjs-devin/.devin-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-nestjs",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "NestJS-specific skills (GraphQL, TypeORM) and hooks (migration write-protection)",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-openclaw/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-openclaw",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Connect staff roles to Telegram or Slack via OpenClaw — facilitator/specialist hub-and-spoke routing and repo-coding topics, for Claude Code and Codex",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-openclaw/.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-openclaw",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Connect staff roles to Telegram or Slack via OpenClaw — facilitator/specialist hub-and-spoke routing and repo-coding topics, across Claude and Codex.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-openclaw-agy/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-openclaw",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Connect staff roles to Telegram or Slack via OpenClaw — facilitator/specialist hub-and-spoke routing and repo-coding topics, for Claude Code and Codex",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-openclaw-copilot/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-openclaw",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Connect staff roles to Telegram or Slack via OpenClaw — facilitator/specialist hub-and-spoke routing and repo-coding topics, for Claude Code and Codex",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-openclaw-cursor/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-openclaw",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Connect staff roles to Telegram or Slack via OpenClaw — facilitator/specialist hub-and-spoke routing and repo-coding topics, for Claude Code and Codex",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-openclaw-devin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-openclaw",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Connect staff roles to Telegram or Slack via OpenClaw — facilitator/specialist hub-and-spoke routing and repo-coding topics, for Claude Code and Codex",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-openclaw-devin/.devin-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-openclaw",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Connect staff roles to Telegram or Slack via OpenClaw — facilitator/specialist hub-and-spoke routing and repo-coding topics, for Claude Code and Codex",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-phaser/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-phaser",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Phaser 4 game-development rules for TypeScript projects",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-phaser/.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-phaser",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Phaser 4 game-development rules for TypeScript projects",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-phaser-agy/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-phaser",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Phaser 4 game-development rules for TypeScript projects",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-phaser-copilot/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-phaser",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Phaser 4 game-development rules for TypeScript projects",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-phaser-cursor/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-phaser",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Phaser 4 game-development rules for TypeScript projects",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-phaser-devin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-phaser",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Phaser 4 game-development rules for TypeScript projects",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-phaser-devin/.devin-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-phaser",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Phaser 4 game-development rules for TypeScript projects",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-rails/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-rails",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Ruby on Rails-specific hooks — RuboCop linting/formatting and ast-grep scanning on edit",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-rails/.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-rails",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Ruby on Rails-specific skills and hooks for RuboCop and ast-grep scanning on edit.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-rails-agy/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-rails",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Ruby on Rails-specific hooks — RuboCop linting/formatting and ast-grep scanning on edit",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-rails-copilot/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-rails",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Ruby on Rails-specific hooks — RuboCop linting/formatting and ast-grep scanning on edit",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-rails-cursor/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-rails",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Ruby on Rails-specific hooks — RuboCop linting/formatting and ast-grep scanning on edit",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-rails-devin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-rails",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Ruby on Rails-specific hooks — RuboCop linting/formatting and ast-grep scanning on edit",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-rails-devin/.devin-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-rails",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Ruby on Rails-specific hooks — RuboCop linting/formatting and ast-grep scanning on edit",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-typescript/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-typescript",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "TypeScript-specific hooks — Prettier formatting, ESLint linting, ast-grep scanning, and error-suppression blocking on edit",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-typescript/.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-typescript",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "TypeScript-specific hooks for formatting, linting, and ast-grep scanning on edit.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-typescript-agy/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-typescript",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "TypeScript-specific hooks — Prettier formatting, ESLint linting, ast-grep scanning, and error-suppression blocking on edit",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-typescript-copilot/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-typescript",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "TypeScript-specific hooks — Prettier formatting, ESLint linting, ast-grep scanning, and error-suppression blocking on edit",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-typescript-cursor/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-typescript",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "TypeScript-specific hooks — Prettier formatting, ESLint linting, ast-grep scanning, and error-suppression blocking on edit",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-typescript-devin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-typescript",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "TypeScript-specific hooks — Prettier formatting, ESLint linting, ast-grep scanning, and error-suppression blocking on edit",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-typescript-devin/.devin-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-typescript",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "TypeScript-specific hooks — Prettier formatting, ESLint linting, ast-grep scanning, and error-suppression blocking on edit",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-wiki/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-wiki",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "LLM Wiki — a distributable, git-native markdown knowledge base for Claude Code and Codex",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-wiki/.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-wiki",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "Distributable LLM Wiki kernel — ingest, query, lint, and maintain a git-native markdown knowledge base across Claude and Codex.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-wiki-agy/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-wiki",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "LLM Wiki — a distributable, git-native markdown knowledge base for Claude Code and Codex",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-wiki-copilot/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-wiki",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "LLM Wiki — a distributable, git-native markdown knowledge base for Claude Code and Codex",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-wiki-cursor/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-wiki",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "LLM Wiki — a distributable, git-native markdown knowledge base for Claude Code and Codex",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-wiki-devin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-wiki",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "LLM Wiki — a distributable, git-native markdown knowledge base for Claude Code and Codex",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/lisa-wiki-devin/.devin-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lisa-wiki",
-  "version": "4.83.2",
+  "version": "4.84.1",
   "description": "LLM Wiki — a distributable, git-native markdown knowledge base for Claude Code and Codex",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cody Swann"

package/plugins/src/base/rules/reference/config-resolution.md

@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ have a `.lisa.config.json` and their own `.git` (written as `"root": "."`).
 | `sessionManager.notify.stateDir` | **yes** | — | This project's own Telegram state dir. Never the shared default `~/.claude/channels/telegram`, because one bot per state dir is how projects stay isolated. Setup writes `~/.claude/channels/telegram-<project>`. |
 | `sessionManager.trustedAuthorIds` | no | — | Optional list of **stable tracker user ids**, as strings: the GitHub numeric user id (`gh api users/<login> --jq .id`), the Jira `accountId`, or the Linear user id. Not logins or display names: matching compares ids, so a login silently matches no one and excludes every item. When set, the manager takes only items authored by these people. |
 | `sessionManager.operatorIds` | no | — | Optional, non-empty list of the people the manager works for, as tracker user ids matched against the **assignee** the same way "me" is: the GitHub **login**, the Jira `accountId`, or the Linear user id, spelled exactly as the tracker API returns it (matching is case-sensitive, so look the OPERATOR up rather than typing from memory: `gh api users/<operator-login> --jq .login` returns the canonical GitHub spelling. Do not use `gh api user`, which returns whoever the credential belongs to — the agent account, when that is the case this key exists for). Dispatch order is assigned to an operator, then to "me" (the tracker credential's identity), then unassigned; items assigned to anyone else are skipped. Set it whenever the tracker credential is not the operator's own (an agent account), or the operator's Ready items are never dispatched. |
+| `sessionManager.backlogPickup` | no | `false` | Opt-in lowest dispatch tier. When the Ready queue is exhausted and capacity remains, the manager considers backlog items (open leaves in no lifecycle role) with the Ready exclusions plus any unfinished blocker; each one that passes the tracker validator (all gates, including the stateless-pickup dry-run) is assigned to the first `operatorIds` entry, moved to Ready in one write, read back and dispatched. A failed validation is cached against the item's `updatedAt`, so it is re-judged only after the item changes. Requires `operatorIds`. |
 
 - **Non-secret only.** The bot token lives in `<stateDir>/.env` (directory 0700, file 0600),
   written by setup. A credential-named field or a token-shaped value anywhere in this block is a

package/plugins/src/base/scripts/ready-queue-order.mjs

@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
  *
  * Held items are judged by {@link isHumanGated}, the one shared answer to "is
  * a person holding this?", rather than by a local label check (#3805).
+ *
+ * {@link orderBacklogQueue} ranks a second, lower tier: open leaf items in no
+ * lifecycle role, which the session manager may promote to Ready when
+ * `sessionManager.backlogPickup` is on. It applies every Ready exclusion plus
+ * two of its own (an unfinished blocker, an unchanged validation failure), and
+ * its list is always walked after the whole Ready queue.
  * @module ready-queue-order
  */
 
@@ -67,6 +73,9 @@ const LINEAR_NO_PRIORITY = 4;
 /** Linear workflow state types that leave a child finished. */
 const LINEAR_FINISHED_STATE_TYPES = new Set(["completed", "canceled"]);
 
+/** Jira link types whose inward side reads as "this item is blocked by". */
+const JIRA_BLOCKED_BY = /blocked by/i;
+
 /**
  * @param {unknown} value
  * @returns {string}
@@ -88,6 +97,26 @@ function idOrNull(value) {
   return Number.isSafeInteger(value) ? String(value) : null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * A non-negative integer count, 0 for anything else.
+ * @param {unknown} value
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+function count(value) {
+  const number = Number(value);
+  return Number.isInteger(number) && number > 0 ? number : 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The rows of an array or a GraphQL `{nodes}` connection.
+ * @param {unknown} list
+ * @returns {any[]}
+ */
+function nodesOf(list) {
+  if (Array.isArray(list)) return list;
+  return Array.isArray(list?.nodes) ? list.nodes : [];
+}
+
 /**
  * Label names from strings, `{name}` objects or a GraphQL `{nodes}` connection.
  * @param {unknown} labels
@@ -160,11 +189,14 @@ export function normalizeGithubIssue(issue, options = {}) {
     assigneeId: idOrNull(assignee?.login),
     priorityRank: ranks.length > 0 ? Math.min(...ranks) : GITHUB_NO_PRIORITY,
     createdAt: text(issue.created_at),
+    updatedAt: text(issue.updated_at),
     labels,
     body: text(issue.body),
     // Authors are trusted by stable id, never by login (ready-role-filing).
     authorId: idOrNull(issue.user?.id),
     isContainer: Number(summary?.total ?? 0) > Number(summary?.completed ?? 0),
+    // `blocked_by` in the dependency summary counts only OPEN blockers.
+    openBlockers: count(issue.issue_dependencies_summary?.blocked_by),
   });
 }
 
@@ -182,6 +214,12 @@ export function normalizeJiraIssue(issue) {
   const openSubtasks = (Array.isArray(fields.subtasks) ? fields.subtasks : [])
     .map(sub => sub?.fields?.status?.statusCategory?.key)
     .filter(category => category !== "done");
+  const openBlockers = nodesOf(fields.issuelinks).filter(
+    link =>
+      link?.inwardIssue &&
+      JIRA_BLOCKED_BY.test(text(link.type?.inward)) &&
+      link.inwardIssue.fields?.status?.statusCategory?.key !== "done"
+  ).length;
 
   return shape({
     ref: text(issue?.key),
@@ -189,6 +227,7 @@ export function normalizeJiraIssue(issue) {
     assigneeId: idOrNull(fields.assignee?.accountId),
     priorityRank: JIRA_PRIORITY_RANKS[priority] ?? JIRA_UNKNOWN_PRIORITY,
     createdAt: text(fields.created),
+    updatedAt: text(fields.updated),
     labels,
     body: adfText(fields.description),
     authorId: idOrNull(fields.reporter?.accountId ?? fields.creator?.accountId),
@@ -196,6 +235,7 @@ export function normalizeJiraIssue(issue) {
       Number(type.hierarchyLevel ?? 0) > 0 ||
       text(type.name).toLowerCase() === "epic" ||
       openSubtasks.length > 0,
+    openBlockers,
   });
 }
 
@@ -213,6 +253,13 @@ export function normalizeLinearIssue(issue) {
       ? issue.children
       : [];
   const labels = labelNames(issue?.labels);
+  // Linear has no "blocked by" relation type: B blocked by A is A's `blocks`
+  // relation, read from B as an inverse relation.
+  const openBlockers = nodesOf(issue?.inverseRelations).filter(
+    relation =>
+      relation?.type === "blocks" &&
+      !LINEAR_FINISHED_STATE_TYPES.has(relation.issue?.state?.type)
+  ).length;
 
   return shape({
     ref: text(issue?.identifier),
@@ -223,18 +270,22 @@ export function normalizeLinearIssue(issue) {
         ? native - 1
         : LINEAR_NO_PRIORITY,
     createdAt: text(issue?.createdAt),
+    updatedAt: text(issue?.updatedAt),
     labels,
     body: text(issue?.description),
     authorId: idOrNull(issue?.creator?.id),
     isContainer: children.some(
       child => !LINEAR_FINISHED_STATE_TYPES.has(child?.state?.type)
     ),
+    openBlockers,
   });
 }
 
 /**
  * The one item shape every normalizer returns, in a fixed key order.
- * @param {{ ref: string, title: string, assigneeId: string | null, priorityRank: number, createdAt: string, labels: string[], body: string, authorId: string | null, isContainer: boolean }} input
+ * `updatedAt` keys the backlog tier's validation cache; `openBlockers` counts
+ * dependencies whose blocker is not finished. The Ready tier ignores both.
+ * @param {{ ref: string, title: string, assigneeId: string | null, priorityRank: number, createdAt: string, updatedAt: string, labels: string[], body: string, authorId: string | null, isContainer: boolean, openBlockers: number }} input
  */
 function shape(input) {
   return {
@@ -243,10 +294,12 @@ function shape(input) {
     assigneeId: input.assigneeId,
     priorityRank: input.priorityRank,
     createdAt: input.createdAt,
+    updatedAt: input.updatedAt,
     labels: input.labels,
     body: input.body,
     authorId: input.authorId,
     isContainer: input.isContainer,
+    openBlockers: input.openBlockers,
     repoLabels: repoLabelsOf(input.labels),
   };
 }
@@ -320,7 +373,50 @@ function compareWithinGroup(left, right) {
  * @returns {{ ordered: Record<string, any>[], excluded: { ref: string, reason: string }[] }}
  */
 export function orderReadyQueue(items, options = {}) {
-  const context = {
+  const context = orderingContext(options);
+  return rank(items, item => exclusionReason(item, context), context);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Order normalized backlog items — open leaves in no lifecycle role — for
+ * promotion, the tier walked only after the whole Ready queue.
+ *
+ * Every Ready exclusion applies, then two more: an item with an unfinished
+ * blocker (`blocked-by-open-item`) cannot be taken to completion, and an item
+ * that already failed validation at its current `updatedAt`
+ * (`failed-validation-unchanged`, from `validationFailures`) would only fail
+ * again, so it waits until someone edits it. Grouping and ordering match
+ * {@link orderReadyQueue}.
+ * @param {readonly Record<string, any>[]} items - Normalized items
+ * @param {{ me?: string | null, operators?: readonly unknown[], trustedAuthorIds?: readonly unknown[], humanNeededLabel?: string, validationFailures?: Readonly<Record<string, { updatedAt?: string }>> }} [options]
+ * @returns {{ ordered: Record<string, any>[], excluded: { ref: string, reason: string }[] }}
+ */
+export function orderBacklogQueue(items, options = {}) {
+  const context = orderingContext(options);
+  const failures = options.validationFailures ?? {};
+  return rank(
+    items,
+    item => {
+      const reason = exclusionReason(item, context);
+      if (reason !== null) return reason;
+      if (count(item.openBlockers) > 0) return "blocked-by-open-item";
+      const failed = Object.hasOwn(failures, item.ref)
+        ? failures[item.ref]
+        : null;
+      return failed && text(failed.updatedAt) === text(item.updatedAt)
+        ? "failed-validation-unchanged"
+        : null;
+    },
+    context
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * The identities and policy every ordering judges against.
+ * @param {{ me?: string | null, operators?: readonly unknown[], trustedAuthorIds?: readonly unknown[], humanNeededLabel?: string }} options
+ */
+function orderingContext(options) {
+  return {
     me: idOrNull(options.me),
     operators: new Set((options.operators ?? []).map(idOrNull).filter(Boolean)),
     trusted: new Set(
@@ -328,10 +424,17 @@ export function orderReadyQueue(items, options = {}) {
     ),
     humanNeededLabel: options.humanNeededLabel ?? DEFAULT_HUMAN_NEEDED_LABEL,
   };
-  const judged = (items ?? []).map(item => ({
-    item,
-    reason: exclusionReason(item, context),
-  }));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Split items into ordered eligible ones and excluded ones with reasons.
+ * @param {readonly Record<string, any>[] | undefined} items
+ * @param {(item: Record<string, any>) => string | null} judge - Exclusion reason, or null
+ * @param {ReturnType<typeof orderingContext>} context
+ * @returns {{ ordered: Record<string, any>[], excluded: { ref: string, reason: string }[] }}
+ */
+function rank(items, judge, context) {
+  const judged = (items ?? []).map(item => ({ item, reason: judge(item) }));
   const eligible = judged
     .filter(one => one.reason === null)
     .map(one => one.item);

package/plugins/src/base/skills/lisa-secrets-access/scripts/validate-config.mjs

@@ -819,10 +819,38 @@ export function validateSessionManager(block) {
         ]
       : []),
     ...validateOperatorIds(block.operatorIds),
+    ...validateBacklogPickup(block.backlogPickup, block.operatorIds),
     ...findCredentials(block, "sessionManager"),
   ];
 }
 
+/**
+ * Validate `sessionManager.backlogPickup`: opt-in promotion of validated
+ * backlog items to Ready, assigned to `operatorIds[0]`. Without an operator
+ * there is nobody to assign the promoted item to, so it is refused rather
+ * than promoting work into the agent's own name.
+ * @param {unknown} value The value, if present.
+ * @param {unknown} operatorIds `sessionManager.operatorIds`, if present.
+ * @returns {string[]} Problems found.
+ */
+function validateBacklogPickup(value, operatorIds) {
+  if (value === undefined) return [];
+  if (typeof value !== "boolean") {
+    return [
+      `sessionManager.backlogPickup must be true or false (absent means false).`,
+    ];
+  }
+  const hasOperator =
+    Array.isArray(operatorIds) &&
+    operatorIds.some(id => typeof id === "string" && id.trim() !== "");
+  return value && !hasOperator
+    ? [
+        `sessionManager.backlogPickup needs sessionManager.operatorIds: a ` +
+          `promoted backlog item is assigned to the first operator.`,
+      ]
+    : [];
+}
+
 /**
  * Validate every block this plan introduced.
  * @param {object} cfg Parsed `.lisa.config.json`.