@opengsd/gsd-pi 1.1.1-dev.b2556262 → 1.2.0-dev.4813ead6

package/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto/orchestrator.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,71 @@
 // Project/App: gsd-pi
 // File Purpose: Auto Orchestration module implementation and ADR-015 invariant pipeline owner.
+//
+// Phase 2 of #442 collapsed the nine single-implementation adapter seams
+// (DispatchAdapter, RecoveryAdapter, StateReconciliationAdapter,
+// ToolContractAdapter, WorktreeAdapter, HealthAdapter, UokGateAdapter,
+// RuntimePersistenceAdapter, NotificationAdapter) into this class. The
+// orchestrator now constructs from the concrete extension context and calls
+// the real collaborators (state-reconciliation, doctor-proactive,
+// auto-dispatch, recovery-classification, tool-contract, worktree-safety,
+// uok/gate-runner, journal, session-lock, ctx.ui.notify) directly.
 
-import type { AutoAdvanceResult, AutoOrchestrationModule, AutoOrchestratorDeps, AutoSessionContext, AutoStatus } from "./contracts.js";
+import type { ExtensionAPI, ExtensionContext } from "@gsd/pi-coding-agent";
+
+import type { AutoAdvanceResult, AutoOrchestrationModule, AutoSessionContext, AutoStatus, AutoTerminalOutcome } from "./contracts.js";
+import type { AutoSession, PendingOrchestrationDispatch } from "./session.js";
 import type { GSDState } from "../types.js";
+import type { MinimalModelRegistry } from "../context-budget.js";
+
+type BlockedAdvanceResult = Extract<AutoAdvanceResult, { kind: "blocked" }>;
+
+import { debugCount, debugTime } from "../debug-logger.js";
+import { reconcileBeforeDispatch } from "../state-reconciliation.js";
+import { resolveDispatch } from "../auto-dispatch.js";
+import { classifyFailure } from "../recovery-classification.js";
+import { verifyExpectedArtifact, refreshRecoveryDbForArtifact } from "../auto-recovery.js";
+import { invalidateAllCaches } from "../cache.js";
+import { compileUnitToolContract } from "../tool-contract.js";
+import { createWorktreeSafetyModule } from "../worktree-safety.js";
+import { repairAutoWorktreeSafetyFailure } from "../auto-worktree-repair.js";
+import { resolveManifest } from "../unit-context-manifest.js";
+import {
+  preDispatchHealthGate,
+  recordHealthSnapshot,
+} from "../doctor-proactive.js";
+import { checkResourcesStale, autoWorktreeBranch, mergeMilestoneToMain } from "../auto-worktree.js";
+import { getSessionLockStatus } from "../session-lock.js";
+import { resolveUokFlags } from "../uok/flags.js";
+import { emitJournalEvent as _emitJournalEvent } from "../journal.js";
+import { loadEffectiveGSDPreferences, getIsolationMode } from "../preferences.js";
+import {
+  detectWorktreeName,
+  getMainBranch,
+  resolveProjectRoot,
+  resolveWorktreeProjectRoot,
+} from "../worktree.js";
+import { getPriorSliceCompletionBlocker } from "../dispatch-guard.js";
+import { GitServiceImpl } from "../git-service.js";
+import { WorktreeStateProjection } from "../worktree-state-projection.js";
+import { WorktreeLifecycle } from "../worktree-lifecycle.js";
+import { createMilestoneMergeTransaction } from "../milestone-merge-transaction.js";
+import { createWorkspace, scopeMilestone } from "../workspace.js";
+import { supportsStructuredQuestions } from "../workflow-mcp.js";
+import { getRegisteredToolSnapshot, getToolBaselineSnapshot } from "../auto-model-selection.js";
+import { deriveState } from "../state.js";
+import { parseUnitId } from "../unit-id.js";
+import { isClosedStatus } from "../status-guards.js";
+import {
+  isDbAvailable,
+  getSlice,
+  getTask,
+} from "../gsd-db.js";
+import { refreshWorkflowDatabaseFromDisk } from "../db-workspace.js";
+import { getErrorMessage } from "../error-utils.js";
+import { logWarning } from "../workflow-logger.js";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { evaluateAllCompleteSettlement } from "../milestone-settlement.js";
 
 function now(): number {
   return Date.now();
@@ -18,11 +81,238 @@ function now(): number {
  */
 export const STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE = 6;
 
-function noRemainingUnitsReason(stateSnapshot: GSDState): string {
+function noRemainingUnitsOutcome(stateSnapshot: GSDState): AutoTerminalOutcome {
   if (stateSnapshot.phase === "complete") {
-    return "all milestones complete";
+    return {
+      code: "all-complete",
+      displayReason: "All milestones complete",
+      allMilestonesComplete: true,
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    code: "no-remaining-units",
+    displayReason: "No remaining units",
+    allMilestonesComplete: false,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Concrete construction context for the Auto Orchestrator.
+ *
+ * Phase 2 of #442 replaced the nine adapter interfaces with this bundle of the
+ * real values the wiring factory used to close over: the extension context and
+ * API, the dispatch/runtime base paths, and the shared {@link AutoSession}
+ * singleton.
+ */
+export interface OrchestratorContext {
+  ctx: ExtensionContext;
+  pi: ExtensionAPI;
+  dispatchBasePath: string;
+  runtimeBasePath: string;
+  session: AutoSession;
+}
+
+/** Result type of a single dispatch decision. */
+export type DispatchDecision =
+  | { kind: "blocked"; reason: string; action: "pause" | "stop" }
+  | { kind: "skipped"; reason: string }
+  | { unitType: string; unitId: string; reason: string; preconditions: string[] }
+  | null;
+
+/** Inputs to a dispatch decision. Caller-supplied fields override ctx-derived ones. */
+export interface DispatchDecisionInput {
+  stateSnapshot: GSDState;
+  /** Optional live session context, forwarded to dispatch rules that need session-derived state. */
+  session?: AutoSession;
+  /** Mirrors `DispatchContext.structuredQuestionsAvailable` — "true"/"false" string per the dispatch contract. */
+  structuredQuestionsAvailable?: "true" | "false";
+  /** Session model context window in tokens, forwarded to the budget engine. */
+  sessionContextWindow?: number;
+  /** Session model provider, used for provider-specific effective context windows. */
+  sessionProvider?: string;
+  /** Model registry for executor-model lookups inside the budget engine. */
+  modelRegistry?: MinimalModelRegistry;
+}
+
+function getAlreadyClosedDispatchReason(unitType: string, unitId: string): string | null {
+  if (!isDbAvailable()) return null;
+  refreshWorkflowDatabaseFromDisk();
+  const { milestone, slice, task } = parseUnitId(unitId);
+  if (unitType === "execute-task" && milestone && slice && task) {
+    const row = getTask(milestone, slice, task);
+    return row && isClosedStatus(row.status)
+      ? `execute-task ${unitId} is already ${row.status}`
+      : null;
+  }
+  if (unitType === "complete-slice" && milestone && slice) {
+    const row = getSlice(milestone, slice);
+    return row && isClosedStatus(row.status)
+      ? `complete-slice ${unitId} is already ${row.status}`
+      : null;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function shouldAdoptActiveMilestone(
+  state: GSDState,
+  activeSession: AutoSession | undefined,
+  activeDispatchBasePath: string,
+): boolean {
+  const activeMilestoneId = state.activeMilestone?.id;
+  const currentMilestoneId = activeSession?.currentMilestoneId;
+  if (!activeSession || !activeMilestoneId || !currentMilestoneId || activeMilestoneId === currentMilestoneId) {
+    return false;
   }
-  return "no remaining units";
+
+  const scopedWorktreeMilestone =
+    (activeSession.basePath ? detectWorktreeName(activeSession.basePath) : null) ??
+    detectWorktreeName(activeDispatchBasePath);
+  if (scopedWorktreeMilestone && scopedWorktreeMilestone !== activeMilestoneId) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const currentMilestone = state.registry.find((milestone) => milestone.id === currentMilestoneId);
+  return !!currentMilestone && isClosedStatus(currentMilestone.status);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pure dispatch-decision function — formerly `createWiredDispatchAdapter`'s
+ * `decideNextUnit`. Folded out of the closure so the orchestrator can call it
+ * directly and tests can drive the exact dispatch decision logic against real
+ * fixtures without re-introducing an adapter seam.
+ *
+ * Derives session-derived dispatch inputs the same way phases.ts:runDispatch
+ * does (#5789): prefers caller-supplied values when present so test harnesses
+ * and alternative wirings can inject deterministic snapshots; otherwise pulls
+ * from the captured pi/ctx references.
+ */
+export async function decideOrchestratorDispatch(
+  ctx: ExtensionContext,
+  pi: ExtensionAPI,
+  dispatchBasePath: string,
+  session: AutoSession | undefined,
+  input: DispatchDecisionInput,
+): Promise<DispatchDecision> {
+  const state = input.stateSnapshot;
+  const active = state.activeMilestone;
+  if (!active) return null;
+
+  const activeSession = input.session ?? session;
+  const activeDispatchBasePath = activeSession?.basePath || dispatchBasePath;
+  if (activeSession && shouldAdoptActiveMilestone(state, activeSession, activeDispatchBasePath)) {
+    activeSession.currentMilestoneId = active.id;
+  }
+  const prefs = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(activeDispatchBasePath)?.preferences;
+
+  // Derive session-derived dispatch inputs the same way phases.ts:runDispatch does
+  // (#5789). Prefer caller-supplied values when present so test harnesses and
+  // alternative wirings can inject deterministic snapshots; otherwise pull from
+  // the captured pi/ctx references.
+  const sessionProvider = input.sessionProvider ?? ctx.model?.provider;
+  const sessionContextWindow = input.sessionContextWindow ?? ctx.model?.contextWindow;
+  const modelRegistry = input.modelRegistry ?? (ctx.modelRegistry as MinimalModelRegistry | undefined);
+  const authMode =
+    sessionProvider && typeof ctx.modelRegistry?.getProviderAuthMode === "function"
+      ? ctx.modelRegistry.getProviderAuthMode(sessionProvider)
+      : undefined;
+  // Use baseline snapshot — same reason as phases.ts:runDispatch: the live
+  // active set may be narrowed by the prior unit before selectAndApplyModel
+  // restores it, causing false transport-preflight failures (#477 follow-up).
+  const activeTools = getToolBaselineSnapshot(pi);
+  const registeredTools = getRegisteredToolSnapshot(pi);
+  // Mirrors runDispatch: deep-planning keeps approval gates in plain chat
+  // because structured questions can be cancelled outside the chat turn on
+  // some transports.
+  const structuredQuestionsAvailable =
+    input.structuredQuestionsAvailable ??
+    (prefs?.planning_depth === "deep"
+      ? "false"
+      : supportsStructuredQuestions(activeTools, {
+          authMode,
+          baseUrl: ctx.model?.baseUrl,
+        })
+        ? "true"
+        : "false");
+
+  const pendingRetry = session?.pendingVerificationRetryDispatch;
+  if (session && pendingRetry) {
+    session.pendingVerificationRetryDispatch = null;
+    const alreadyClosedReason = getAlreadyClosedDispatchReason(
+      pendingRetry.unitType,
+      pendingRetry.unitId,
+    );
+    if (alreadyClosedReason) {
+      session.pendingOrchestrationDispatch = null;
+      session.pendingVerificationRetry = null;
+      return { kind: "skipped", reason: alreadyClosedReason };
+    }
+    session.pendingOrchestrationDispatch = pendingRetry;
+    return {
+      unitType: pendingRetry.unitType,
+      unitId: pendingRetry.unitId,
+      reason: "verification-retry",
+      preconditions: [],
+    };
+  }
+
+  const action = await resolveDispatch({
+    basePath: activeDispatchBasePath,
+    mid: active.id,
+    midTitle: active.title,
+    state,
+    prefs,
+    session: activeSession,
+    structuredQuestionsAvailable,
+    sessionContextWindow,
+    sessionProvider,
+    modelRegistry,
+    activeTools,
+    registeredTools,
+    sessionAuthMode: authMode,
+    sessionBaseUrl: ctx.model?.baseUrl,
+  });
+
+  if (action.action === "stop") {
+    if (session) session.pendingOrchestrationDispatch = null;
+    return {
+      kind: "blocked",
+      reason: action.reason,
+      action: action.level === "warning" ? "pause" : "stop",
+    };
+  }
+  if (action.action !== "dispatch") {
+    if (session) session.pendingOrchestrationDispatch = null;
+    return {
+      kind: "skipped",
+      reason: action.matchedRule ?? "dispatch-skip",
+    };
+  }
+  const alreadyClosedReason = getAlreadyClosedDispatchReason(action.unitType, action.unitId);
+  if (alreadyClosedReason) {
+    if (session) {
+      session.pendingOrchestrationDispatch = null;
+      session.pendingVerificationRetry = null;
+    }
+    return { kind: "skipped", reason: alreadyClosedReason };
+  }
+  if (session) {
+    const pending: PendingOrchestrationDispatch = {
+      unitType: action.unitType,
+      unitId: action.unitId,
+      prompt: action.prompt,
+      pauseAfterUatDispatch: action.pauseAfterDispatch ?? false,
+      state,
+      mid: active.id,
+      midTitle: active.title,
+    };
+    session.pendingOrchestrationDispatch = pending;
+  }
+  return {
+    unitType: action.unitType,
+    unitId: action.unitId,
+    reason: action.matchedRule ?? "dispatch",
+    preconditions: [],
+  };
 }
 
 export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
@@ -30,33 +320,489 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
     phase: "idle",
     transitionCount: 0,
   };
-  private readonly deps: AutoOrchestratorDeps;
+  private readonly ctx: ExtensionContext;
+  private readonly pi: ExtensionAPI;
+  private readonly dispatchBasePath: string;
+  private readonly runtimeBasePath: string;
+  private readonly s: AutoSession;
+  private readonly flowId: string;
+  private seq = 0;
   private lastAdvanceKey: string | null = null;
   private lastFinalizedUnitKey: string | null = null;
   private dispatchKeyWindow: string[] = [];
+  // #442: the unit key we last attempted graduated stuck-recovery for. Bounds
+  // recovery to one attempt per stuck episode per run (reset on start/resume/
+  // stop), mirroring the legacy Level-1-then-Level-2 escalation in phases.ts.
+  private lastStuckRecoveryKey: string | null = null;
+
+  public constructor(context: OrchestratorContext) {
+    this.ctx = context.ctx;
+    this.pi = context.pi;
+    this.dispatchBasePath = context.dispatchBasePath;
+    this.runtimeBasePath = context.runtimeBasePath;
+    this.s = context.session;
+    this.flowId = `auto-orchestrator-${Date.now()}`;
+  }
 
-  public constructor(deps: AutoOrchestratorDeps) {
-    this.deps = deps;
+  // ── Live base-path resolution (was the wiring factory's getLiveDispatchBasePath) ──
+
+  private getLiveDispatchBasePath(): string {
+    return resolveLiveOrchestratorBasePath({
+      capturedBasePath: this.dispatchBasePath,
+      runtimeBasePath: this.runtimeBasePath,
+      sessionBasePath: this.s.basePath,
+      originalBasePath: this.s.originalBasePath,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // ── RuntimePersistenceAdapter (folded) ───────────────────────────────────
+
+  private ensureLockOwnership(): void {
+    const status = getSessionLockStatus(this.runtimeBasePath);
+    if (!status.valid || status.failureReason === "pid-mismatch") {
+      throw new Error("session lock held by another process");
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Map an orchestrator lifecycle event name to its journal eventType and emit
+   * it. The name→eventType ternary is preserved byte-for-byte from the legacy
+   * wired RuntimePersistenceAdapter.journalTransition.
+   */
+  private journalTransition(event: {
+    name: string;
+    reason?: string;
+    unitType?: string;
+    unitId?: string;
+  }): void {
+    const eventType = event.name === "start"
+      ? "orchestrator-iteration-start"
+      : event.name === "resume"
+        ? "orchestrator-iteration-start"
+        : event.name === "advance"
+          ? "orchestrator-dispatch-match"
+          : event.name === "advance-blocked"
+            ? "orchestrator-guard-block"
+            : event.name === "advance-stopped"
+              ? "orchestrator-dispatch-stop"
+              : event.name === "advance-error"
+                ? "orchestrator-iteration-end"
+                : event.name === "advance-paused" || event.name === "advance-retry"
+                  ? "orchestrator-guard-block"
+                  : event.name === "stop"
+                  ? "orchestrator-terminal"
+                  : "orchestrator-iteration-end";
+
+    _emitJournalEvent(this.runtimeBasePath, {
+      ts: new Date().toISOString(),
+      flowId: this.flowId,
+      seq: ++this.seq,
+      eventType,
+      data: {
+        source: "auto-orchestrator",
+        name: event.name,
+        reason: event.reason,
+        unitType: event.unitType,
+        unitId: event.unitId,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  // ── NotificationAdapter (folded) ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  private notifyLifecycle(event: { name: string; detail?: string }): void {
+    if (event.name === "error") {
+      this.ctx.ui.notify(event.detail ?? "auto orchestration error", "error");
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ── HealthAdapter (folded) ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  private checkResourcesStale(): string | null {
+    return checkResourcesStale(this.s.resourceVersionOnStart);
+  }
+
+  private async preAdvanceGate(): Promise<
+    | { kind: "pass"; fixesApplied?: readonly string[] }
+    | { kind: "fail"; reason: string; action?: "pause" | "stop" }
+    | { kind: "threw"; error: unknown }
+  > {
+    try {
+      const gate = await preDispatchHealthGate(this.getLiveDispatchBasePath());
+      if (gate.proceed) {
+        return {
+          kind: "pass",
+          fixesApplied: gate.fixesApplied,
+        };
+      }
+      return {
+        kind: "fail",
+        reason: gate.reason ?? "Pre-dispatch health check failed — run /gsd doctor for details.",
+        action: gate.severity ?? "pause",
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      return { kind: "threw", error };
+    }
+  }
+
+  private postAdvanceRecord(result: AutoAdvanceResult): void {
+    if (result.kind === "error") {
+      recordHealthSnapshot(1, 0, 0, [{
+        code: "orchestration-error",
+        message: result.reason ?? "orchestration error",
+        severity: "error",
+        unitId: "orchestration",
+      }], [], "orchestration");
+    } else if (result.kind === "blocked") {
+      recordHealthSnapshot(0, 1, 0, [{
+        code: "orchestration-blocked",
+        message: result.reason ?? "orchestration blocked",
+        severity: "warning",
+        unitId: "orchestration",
+      }], [], "orchestration");
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ── UokGateAdapter (folded) ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  private async emitUokGate(input: {
+    gateId: string;
+    gateType: "policy" | "execution";
+    outcome: "pass" | "fail" | "manual-attention";
+    failureClass: "none" | "policy" | "manual-attention";
+    rationale: string;
+    findings?: string;
+    milestoneId?: string;
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    const activeBasePath = this.getLiveDispatchBasePath();
+    const prefs = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(activeBasePath)?.preferences;
+    const uokFlags = resolveUokFlags(prefs);
+    if (!uokFlags.gates) return;
+    const milestoneId = input.milestoneId ?? this.s.currentMilestoneId ?? undefined;
+    try {
+      const { UokGateRunner } = await import("../uok/gate-runner.js");
+      const runner = new UokGateRunner();
+      runner.register({
+        id: input.gateId,
+        type: input.gateType,
+        execute: async () => ({
+          outcome: input.outcome,
+          failureClass: input.failureClass,
+          rationale: input.rationale,
+          findings: input.findings ?? "",
+        }),
+      });
+      await runner.run(input.gateId, {
+        basePath: activeBasePath,
+        traceId: `pre-dispatch:${this.flowId}`,
+        turnId: `orch-${this.seq}`,
+        milestoneId,
+        unitType: "pre-dispatch",
+        unitId: `orch-${this.seq}`,
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      logWarning("engine", `uok gate emit failed: ${getErrorMessage(err)}`, {
+        file: "orchestrator.ts",
+        gateId: input.gateId,
+        gateType: input.gateType,
+        ...(milestoneId ? { milestoneId } : {}),
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ── StateReconciliationAdapter (folded) ──────────────────────────────────
+
+  private async reconcileBeforeDispatch(): Promise<
+    { ok: true; reason: string; stateSnapshot?: GSDState }
+    | { ok: false; reason: string; stateSnapshot?: GSDState }
+  > {
+    const activeBasePath = this.getLiveDispatchBasePath();
+    const result = await reconcileBeforeDispatch(activeBasePath);
+    // Failure-path summaries written by gsd_summary_save create
+    // artifact-db-status-divergence blockers for tasks that are still
+    // pending (gsd_task_complete never ran). These tasks can still be
+    // dispatched and the drift self-heals once they complete successfully.
+    const hardBlockers = result.blockers.filter(
+      (b) =>
+        !b.includes("has SUMMARY artifact while DB status is") &&
+        !b.includes("has SUMMARY on disk while DB status is") &&
+        !b.includes("has task SUMMARY artifacts but no DB tasks"),
+    );
+    if (hardBlockers.length > 0) {
+      return {
+        ok: false,
+        reason: hardBlockers[0],
+        stateSnapshot: result.stateSnapshot,
+      };
+    }
+    const repairedKinds = result.repaired.map((d) => d.kind);
+    return {
+      ok: true,
+      reason:
+        repairedKinds.length > 0
+          ? `repaired: ${repairedKinds.join(", ")}`
+          : "clean",
+      stateSnapshot: result.stateSnapshot,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // ── DispatchAdapter (folded) ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  private decideNextUnit(input: DispatchDecisionInput): Promise<DispatchDecision> {
+    return decideOrchestratorDispatch(this.ctx, this.pi, this.dispatchBasePath, this.s, input);
+  }
+
+  private evaluateNoRemainingUnitsSettlement(stateSnapshot: GSDState): BlockedAdvanceResult | null {
+    const settlement = evaluateAllCompleteSettlement({
+      milestoneId: this.s.currentMilestoneId ?? stateSnapshot.activeMilestone?.id,
+      statePhase: stateSnapshot.phase,
+      basePath: this.s.basePath || this.getLiveDispatchBasePath(),
+      originalBasePath: this.s.originalBasePath || this.runtimeBasePath,
+      milestoneMerged: this.s.milestoneMergedInPhases,
+    });
+    this.s.milestoneSettlement = settlement;
+    if (settlement.ok) return null;
+    return {
+      kind: "blocked",
+      reason: settlement.message,
+      action: settlement.action,
+      stateSnapshot,
+      terminalOutcome: {
+        code: "settlement-blocked",
+        displayReason: settlement.message,
+        nextAction: settlement.nextAction,
+        milestoneId: settlement.milestoneId,
+        allMilestonesComplete: false,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  private clearPendingDispatch(): void {
+    this.s.pendingOrchestrationDispatch = null;
+  }
+
+  private findPriorSliceCompletionBlocker(unitType: string, unitId: string): string | null {
+    const guardBasePath = resolveWorktreeProjectRoot(
+      this.getLiveDispatchBasePath(),
+      this.s.originalBasePath,
+    );
+    let mainBranch = "main";
+    try {
+      mainBranch = getMainBranch(guardBasePath);
+    } catch (err) {
+      // Preserve legacy dispatch behavior: fall back to main when branch
+      // discovery fails, then let the guard make the progression decision.
+      logWarning(
+        "engine",
+        `branch discovery failed, falling back to main: ${getErrorMessage(err)}`,
+        { file: "orchestrator.ts" },
+      );
+    }
+    return getPriorSliceCompletionBlocker(guardBasePath, mainBranch, unitType, unitId);
+  }
+
+  // ── ToolContractAdapter (folded) ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  private compileUnitToolContract(unitType: string): { ok: true; reason: string } | { ok: false; reason: string } {
+    const result = compileUnitToolContract(unitType);
+    if (!result.ok) return { ok: false, reason: result.detail };
+    return { ok: true, reason: result.contract.validationRules.join(", ") };
+  }
+
+  // ── WorktreeAdapter (folded) ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  private getEffectiveUnitIsolationMode(basePath: string): ReturnType<typeof getIsolationMode> {
+    const configuredMode = getIsolationMode(basePath);
+    return configuredMode === "worktree" && this.s.isolationDegraded ? "branch" : configuredMode;
+  }
+
+  private buildLifecycle(): WorktreeLifecycle {
+    return new WorktreeLifecycle(this.s, {
+      gitServiceFactory: (basePath: string) => {
+        const gitConfig = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences?.git ?? {};
+        return new GitServiceImpl(basePath, gitConfig);
+      },
+      worktreeProjection: new WorktreeStateProjection(),
+      mergeMilestoneToMain: createMilestoneMergeTransaction(mergeMilestoneToMain),
+    });
+  }
+
+  private rebuildScope(rawPath: string, milestoneId: string | null): void {
+    if (!milestoneId) {
+      this.s.scope = null;
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      const workspace = createWorkspace(rawPath);
+      this.s.scope = scopeMilestone(workspace, milestoneId);
+    } catch {
+      // Non-fatal — scope is additive. Existing readers still use basePath.
+      this.s.scope = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async prepareWorktreeForUnit(
+    unitType: string,
+    unitId: string,
+  ): Promise<{ ok: true; reason: string } | { ok: false; reason: string }> {
+    const isolationMode = this.getEffectiveUnitIsolationMode(this.runtimeBasePath);
+    const manifest = resolveManifest(unitType);
+    if (!manifest) {
+      return {
+        ok: false,
+        reason: `No Unit manifest is registered for ${unitType}`,
+      };
+    }
+    if (isolationMode !== "worktree") {
+      return { ok: true, reason: "not-required" };
+    }
+    const writeScope =
+      manifest.tools.mode === "all" || manifest.tools.mode === "docs"
+        ? "source-writing"
+        : "planning-only";
+    const safety = createWorktreeSafetyModule();
+    const activeBasePath = this.getLiveDispatchBasePath();
+    const snapshot = await deriveState(activeBasePath);
+    const milestoneId = snapshot.activeMilestone?.id ?? null;
+    const expectedBranch = milestoneId ? autoWorktreeBranch(milestoneId) : null;
+    let result = safety.validateUnitRoot({
+      unitType,
+      unitId,
+      writeScope,
+      projectRoot: this.runtimeBasePath,
+      unitRoot: activeBasePath,
+      milestoneId,
+      isolationMode,
+      expectedBranch,
+    });
+    if (!result.ok) {
+      const repaired = await repairAutoWorktreeSafetyFailure({
+        safetyResult: result,
+        projectRoot: this.runtimeBasePath,
+        activeRoot: activeBasePath,
+        milestoneId,
+        enterMilestone: async (id) => {
+          this.buildLifecycle().adoptSessionRoot(this.runtimeBasePath, this.s.originalBasePath || this.runtimeBasePath);
+          const enterResult = this.buildLifecycle().enterMilestone(id, {
+            notify: this.ctx.ui.notify.bind(this.ctx.ui),
+          });
+          if (!enterResult.ok) return { ok: false, reason: enterResult.reason };
+          this.rebuildScope(this.s.basePath, this.s.currentMilestoneId);
+          return { ok: true };
+        },
+        revalidate: () => safety.validateUnitRoot({
+          unitType,
+          unitId,
+          writeScope,
+          projectRoot: this.runtimeBasePath,
+          unitRoot: this.getLiveDispatchBasePath(),
+          milestoneId,
+          isolationMode: this.getEffectiveUnitIsolationMode(this.runtimeBasePath),
+          expectedBranch,
+        }),
+      });
+      result = repaired.result;
+      if (result.ok) {
+        return { ok: true, reason: repaired.repaired ? `repaired-${result.kind}` : result.kind };
+      }
+      const repairDetail = repaired.repairReason
+        ? ` (repair skipped: ${repaired.repairReason})`
+        : "";
+      return { ok: false, reason: `${result.kind}: ${result.reason}${repairDetail}` };
+    }
+    return { ok: true, reason: result.kind };
+  }
+
+  // ── RecoveryAdapter (folded) ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  private classifyAndRecover(input: {
+    error: unknown;
+    unitType?: string;
+    unitId?: string;
+  }): { action: "retry" | "escalate" | "stop"; reason: string } {
+    const recovery = classifyFailure(input);
+    return { action: recovery.action, reason: recovery.reason };
+  }
+
+  // ── Lifecycle verbs ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  /**
+   * #442: graduated stuck recovery, ported from the legacy
+   * auto/phases.ts:runDispatch path that Phase 3 retires. The ring-buffer
+   * hard-stops (stuck-loop saturation and finalized-repeat) would otherwise
+   * KILL a unit that actually completed on disk but whose DB row is still
+   * stale. Before hard-stopping, verify the expected artifact exists; if so,
+   * refresh the DB from it, invalidate caches and reset the dispatch ring so
+   * the next advance picks the correct next unit. Bounded to one attempt per
+   * stuck key per episode (reset on lifecycle + genuine finalize) to avoid an
+   * unbounded recover→re-saturate→recover loop — mirrors the legacy
+   * Level-1-recover-then-Level-2-hard-stop escalation.
+   *
+   * Returns true when recovery succeeded; the caller should re-loop (return a
+   * skipped result) instead of stopping.
+   */
+  private tryStuckArtifactRecovery(unitType: string, unitId: string): boolean {
+    const key = `${unitType}:${unitId}`;
+    if (this.lastStuckRecoveryKey === key) return false; // already tried this episode
+    const basePath = this.getLiveDispatchBasePath();
+    if (!verifyExpectedArtifact(unitType, unitId, basePath)) return false;
+    const refreshed = refreshRecoveryDbForArtifact(unitType, unitId, basePath);
+    // Fatal failures cannot be recovered — hard-stop. Non-fatal (e.g. plan-slice
+    // DB refresh hiccup) still fall through: invalidating caches and resetting
+    // the ring gives the next advance a clean slate to pick up the correct state,
+    // mirroring the legacy Level-1 "continue" escalation path.
+    if (!refreshed.ok && refreshed.fatal) return false;
+    this.lastStuckRecoveryKey = key;
+    invalidateAllCaches();
+    this.dispatchKeyWindow = [];
+    this.lastAdvanceKey = null;
+    this.lastFinalizedUnitKey = null;
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  private stuckRecovered(
+    decision: { unitType: string; unitId: string },
+    stateSnapshot: GSDState,
+  ): AutoAdvanceResult {
+    const recovered: AutoAdvanceResult = {
+      kind: "skipped",
+      reason: `stuck-recovery: ${decision.unitType} ${decision.unitId} artifact found on disk; DB refreshed`,
+      stateSnapshot,
+    };
+    this.status.phase = "running";
+    this.status.activeUnit = undefined;
+    this.bumpTransition();
+    this.journalTransition({
+      name: "advance-skipped",
+      reason: recovered.reason,
+      unitType: decision.unitType,
+      unitId: decision.unitId,
+    });
+    this.postAdvanceRecord(recovered);
+    return recovered;
   }
 
   public async start(_sessionContext: AutoSessionContext): Promise<AutoAdvanceResult> {
     this.lastAdvanceKey = null;
     this.lastFinalizedUnitKey = null;
     this.dispatchKeyWindow = [];
+    this.lastStuckRecoveryKey = null;
     this.status.phase = "running";
     this.bumpTransition();
-    await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({ name: "start" });
-    await this.deps.notifications.notifyLifecycle({ name: "start" });
+    this.journalTransition({ name: "start" });
+    this.notifyLifecycle({ name: "start" });
     return { kind: "started" };
   }
 
   public async advance(): Promise<AutoAdvanceResult> {
+    debugCount("dispatches");
+    const stopAdvanceTimer = debugTime("orchestrator-advance");
     try {
-      await this.deps.runtime.ensureLockOwnership();
+      this.ensureLockOwnership();
 
-      const staleMsg = this.deps.health.checkResourcesStale();
+      const staleMsg = this.checkResourcesStale();
       if (staleMsg) {
-        await this.deps.uokGate.emit({
+        await this.emitUokGate({
           gateId: "resource-version-guard",
           gateType: "policy",
           outcome: "fail",
@@ -65,11 +811,11 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
           findings: staleMsg,
         });
         const blocked: AutoAdvanceResult = { kind: "blocked", reason: staleMsg, action: "pause" };
-        await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({ name: "advance-blocked", reason: blocked.reason });
-        await this.deps.health.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
+        this.journalTransition({ name: "advance-blocked", reason: blocked.reason });
+        this.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
         return blocked;
       }
-      await this.deps.uokGate.emit({
+      await this.emitUokGate({
         gateId: "resource-version-guard",
         gateType: "policy",
         outcome: "pass",
@@ -77,9 +823,9 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
         rationale: "resource version guard passed",
       });
 
-      const gate = await this.deps.health.preAdvanceGate();
+      const gate = await this.preAdvanceGate();
       if (gate.kind === "fail") {
-        await this.deps.uokGate.emit({
+        await this.emitUokGate({
           gateId: "pre-dispatch-health-gate",
           gateType: "execution",
           outcome: "manual-attention",
@@ -92,12 +838,12 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
           reason: gate.reason,
           action: gate.action ?? "pause",
         };
-        await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({ name: "advance-blocked", reason: blocked.reason });
-        await this.deps.health.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
+        this.journalTransition({ name: "advance-blocked", reason: blocked.reason });
+        this.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
         return blocked;
       }
       if (gate.kind === "threw") {
-        await this.deps.uokGate.emit({
+        await this.emitUokGate({
           gateId: "pre-dispatch-health-gate",
           gateType: "execution",
           outcome: "manual-attention",
@@ -107,7 +853,7 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
         });
         // intentional fall-through: matches runPreDispatch behaviour
       } else {
-        await this.deps.uokGate.emit({
+        await this.emitUokGate({
           gateId: "pre-dispatch-health-gate",
           gateType: "execution",
           outcome: "pass",
@@ -117,7 +863,7 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
         });
       }
 
-      const reconciliation = await this.deps.stateReconciliation.reconcileBeforeDispatch();
+      const reconciliation = await this.reconcileBeforeDispatch();
       if (!reconciliation.ok || !reconciliation.stateSnapshot) {
         const blocked: AutoAdvanceResult = {
           kind: "blocked",
@@ -125,25 +871,38 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
           action: "pause",
           stateSnapshot: reconciliation.stateSnapshot,
         };
-        await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({ name: "advance-blocked", reason: blocked.reason });
-        await this.deps.health.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
+        this.journalTransition({ name: "advance-blocked", reason: blocked.reason });
+        this.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
         return blocked;
       }
 
-      const decision = await this.deps.dispatch.decideNextUnit({ stateSnapshot: reconciliation.stateSnapshot });
+      const decision = await this.decideNextUnit({ stateSnapshot: reconciliation.stateSnapshot });
       if (!decision) {
+        const settlementBlock = this.evaluateNoRemainingUnitsSettlement(reconciliation.stateSnapshot);
+        if (settlementBlock) {
+          this.status.phase = "paused";
+          this.status.activeUnit = undefined;
+          this.lastAdvanceKey = null;
+          this.dispatchKeyWindow = [];
+          this.bumpTransition();
+          this.journalTransition({ name: "advance-blocked", reason: settlementBlock.reason });
+          this.postAdvanceRecord(settlementBlock);
+          return settlementBlock;
+        }
+        const terminalOutcome = noRemainingUnitsOutcome(reconciliation.stateSnapshot);
         const stopped: AutoAdvanceResult = {
           kind: "stopped",
-          reason: noRemainingUnitsReason(reconciliation.stateSnapshot),
+          reason: terminalOutcome.displayReason,
           stateSnapshot: reconciliation.stateSnapshot,
+          terminalOutcome,
         };
         this.status.phase = "stopped";
         this.status.activeUnit = undefined;
         this.lastAdvanceKey = null;
         this.dispatchKeyWindow = [];
         this.bumpTransition();
-        await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({ name: "advance-stopped", reason: stopped.reason });
-        await this.deps.health.postAdvanceRecord(stopped);
+        this.journalTransition({ name: "advance-stopped", reason: stopped.reason });
+        this.postAdvanceRecord(stopped);
         return stopped;
       }
       if ("kind" in decision && decision.kind === "skipped") {
@@ -155,8 +914,8 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
         this.status.phase = "running";
         this.status.activeUnit = undefined;
         this.bumpTransition();
-        await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({ name: "advance-skipped", reason: skipped.reason });
-        await this.deps.health.postAdvanceRecord(skipped);
+        this.journalTransition({ name: "advance-skipped", reason: skipped.reason });
+        this.postAdvanceRecord(skipped);
         return skipped;
       }
       if (!("unitType" in decision)) {
@@ -166,8 +925,27 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
           action: decision.action,
           stateSnapshot: reconciliation.stateSnapshot,
         };
-        await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({ name: "advance-blocked", reason: blocked.reason });
-        await this.deps.health.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
+        this.journalTransition({ name: "advance-blocked", reason: blocked.reason });
+        this.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
+        return blocked;
+      }
+
+      const priorSliceBlocker = this.findPriorSliceCompletionBlocker(decision.unitType, decision.unitId);
+      if (priorSliceBlocker) {
+        this.clearPendingDispatch();
+        const blocked: AutoAdvanceResult = {
+          kind: "blocked",
+          reason: priorSliceBlocker,
+          action: "stop",
+          stateSnapshot: reconciliation.stateSnapshot,
+        };
+        this.journalTransition({
+          name: "advance-blocked",
+          reason: blocked.reason,
+          unitType: decision.unitType,
+          unitId: decision.unitId,
+        });
+        this.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
         return blocked;
       }
 
@@ -184,19 +962,27 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
 
       const matchingCount = this.dispatchKeyWindow.filter((k) => k === nextKey).length;
       if (this.lastFinalizedUnitKey === nextKey) {
+        // #442: the unit re-dispatched immediately after finalizing may have
+        // actually completed on disk with a stale DB. Verify + recover before
+        // hard-stopping (legacy graduated stuck-recovery parity).
+        if (this.tryStuckArtifactRecovery(decision.unitType, decision.unitId)) {
+          this.clearPendingDispatch();
+          return this.stuckRecovered(decision, reconciliation.stateSnapshot);
+        }
+        this.clearPendingDispatch();
         const blocked: AutoAdvanceResult = {
           kind: "blocked",
           reason: `state did not advance after finalized ${decision.unitType} ${decision.unitId}`,
           action: "stop",
           stateSnapshot: reconciliation.stateSnapshot,
         };
-        await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({
+        this.journalTransition({
           name: "advance-blocked",
           reason: blocked.reason,
           unitType: decision.unitType,
           unitId: decision.unitId,
         });
-        await this.deps.health.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
+        this.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
         return blocked;
       }
 
@@ -207,14 +993,15 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
       // checks coexist: idempotency for the common immediate-repeat case,
       // stuck-loop for the saturated-window case.
       if (this.lastAdvanceKey === nextKey && matchingCount < STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE) {
+        this.clearPendingDispatch();
         const blocked: AutoAdvanceResult = { kind: "blocked", reason: "idempotent advance: unit already active", action: "pause" };
-        await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({
+        this.journalTransition({
           name: "advance-blocked",
           reason: blocked.reason,
           unitType: decision.unitType,
           unitId: decision.unitId,
         });
-        await this.deps.health.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
+        this.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
         return blocked;
       }
 
@@ -223,54 +1010,64 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
       // picking the same unit across the whole window and must hard-stop with
       // a diagnosable reason.
       if (matchingCount >= STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE) {
+        // #442: before declaring a stuck loop, verify the unit didn't actually
+        // complete on disk (stale DB) and recover if so — legacy graduated
+        // stuck-recovery parity. Otherwise hard-stop with a diagnosable reason.
+        if (this.tryStuckArtifactRecovery(decision.unitType, decision.unitId)) {
+          this.clearPendingDispatch();
+          return this.stuckRecovered(decision, reconciliation.stateSnapshot);
+        }
+        this.clearPendingDispatch();
         const blocked: AutoAdvanceResult = {
           kind: "blocked",
           reason: `stuck-loop: ${nextKey} picked ${matchingCount} times`,
           action: "stop",
         };
-        await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({
+        this.journalTransition({
           name: "advance-blocked",
           reason: blocked.reason,
           unitType: decision.unitType,
           unitId: decision.unitId,
         });
-        await this.deps.health.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
+        this.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
         return blocked;
       }
 
-      const contract = await this.deps.toolContract.compileUnitToolContract(decision.unitType, decision.unitId);
+      const contract = this.compileUnitToolContract(decision.unitType);
       if (!contract.ok) {
+        this.clearPendingDispatch();
         const blocked: AutoAdvanceResult = {
           kind: "blocked",
           reason: contract.reason,
           action: "pause",
           stateSnapshot: reconciliation.stateSnapshot,
         };
-        await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({
+        this.journalTransition({
           name: "advance-blocked",
           reason: blocked.reason,
           unitType: decision.unitType,
           unitId: decision.unitId,
         });
-        await this.deps.health.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
+        this.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
         return blocked;
       }
 
-      const worktree = await this.deps.worktree.prepareForUnit(decision.unitType, decision.unitId);
+      const worktree = await this.prepareWorktreeForUnit(decision.unitType, decision.unitId);
       if (!worktree.ok) {
+        this.clearPendingDispatch();
         const blocked: AutoAdvanceResult = {
           kind: "blocked",
           reason: worktree.reason,
           action: "pause",
           stateSnapshot: reconciliation.stateSnapshot,
         };
-        await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({
+        this.journalTransition({
           name: "advance-blocked",
           reason: blocked.reason,
           unitType: decision.unitType,
           unitId: decision.unitId,
         });
-        await this.deps.health.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
+        this.postAdvanceRecord(blocked);
         return blocked;
       }
 
@@ -279,23 +1076,23 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
       this.lastAdvanceKey = nextKey;
       this.bumpTransition();
 
-      await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({
+      this.journalTransition({
         name: "advance",
         reason: decision.reason,
         unitType: decision.unitType,
         unitId: decision.unitId,
       });
-      await this.deps.worktree.syncAfterUnit(decision.unitType, decision.unitId);
+      // syncAfterUnit was a no-op in the wired WorktreeAdapter.
 
       const advanced: AutoAdvanceResult = {
         kind: "advanced",
         unit: { unitType: decision.unitType, unitId: decision.unitId },
         stateSnapshot: reconciliation.stateSnapshot,
       };
-      await this.deps.health.postAdvanceRecord(advanced);
+      this.postAdvanceRecord(advanced);
       return advanced;
     } catch (error) {
-      const recovery = await this.deps.recovery.classifyAndRecover({
+      const recovery = this.classifyAndRecover({
         error,
         unitType: this.status.activeUnit?.unitType,
         unitId: this.status.activeUnit?.unitId,
@@ -327,28 +1124,32 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
         : result.kind === "stopped"
           ? "advance-stopped"
           : "advance-error";
-      await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({ name: journalName, reason: recovery.reason });
+      this.journalTransition({ name: journalName, reason: recovery.reason });
 
       if (result.kind === "paused") {
-        await this.deps.notifications.notifyLifecycle({ name: "pause", detail: recovery.reason });
+        this.notifyLifecycle({ name: "pause", detail: recovery.reason });
       } else if (result.kind === "stopped") {
-        await this.deps.notifications.notifyLifecycle({ name: "stopped", detail: recovery.reason });
+        this.notifyLifecycle({ name: "stopped", detail: recovery.reason });
       } else if (result.kind === "error") {
-        await this.deps.notifications.notifyLifecycle({ name: "error", detail: recovery.reason });
+        this.notifyLifecycle({ name: "error", detail: recovery.reason });
       }
-      await this.deps.health.postAdvanceRecord(result);
+      this.postAdvanceRecord(result);
       return result;
+    } finally {
+      stopAdvanceTimer();
     }
   }
 
   public async resume(): Promise<AutoAdvanceResult> {
     this.lastAdvanceKey = null;
     this.lastFinalizedUnitKey = null;
-    this.dispatchKeyWindow = [];
+    // Preserve dispatchKeyWindow across resume so stuck-loop detection
+    // accumulates across pause/resume cycles rather than resetting each time.
+    this.lastStuckRecoveryKey = null;
     this.status.phase = "running";
     this.bumpTransition();
-    await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({ name: "resume" });
-    await this.deps.notifications.notifyLifecycle({ name: "resume" });
+    this.journalTransition({ name: "resume" });
+    this.notifyLifecycle({ name: "resume" });
     return { kind: "resumed" };
   }
 
@@ -356,15 +1157,20 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
     if (this.status.phase === "stopped") {
       return { kind: "stopped", reason };
     }
-    await this.deps.worktree.cleanupOnStop(reason);
+    // cleanupOnStop was a no-op in the wired WorktreeAdapter.
     this.status.phase = "stopped";
     this.status.activeUnit = undefined;
     this.lastAdvanceKey = null;
     this.lastFinalizedUnitKey = null;
-    this.dispatchKeyWindow = [];
+    // Preserve dispatchKeyWindow on pause so stuck-loop detection accumulates
+    // across pause/resume cycles. Only clear on a hard stop.
+    if (reason !== "pause") {
+      this.dispatchKeyWindow = [];
+    }
+    this.lastStuckRecoveryKey = null;
     this.bumpTransition();
-    await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({ name: "stop", reason });
-    await this.deps.notifications.notifyLifecycle({ name: "stop", detail: reason });
+    this.journalTransition({ name: "stop", reason });
+    this.notifyLifecycle({ name: "stop", detail: reason });
     return { kind: "stopped", reason };
   }
 
@@ -382,8 +1188,10 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
     this.status.activeUnit = undefined;
     this.lastAdvanceKey = null;
     this.lastFinalizedUnitKey = unitKey;
+    // Genuine progress — re-enable graduated stuck recovery for future episodes.
+    this.lastStuckRecoveryKey = null;
     this.bumpTransition();
-    await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({
+    this.journalTransition({
       name: "unit-finalized",
       unitType: unit.unitType,
       unitId: unit.unitId,
@@ -403,7 +1211,7 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
     this.lastAdvanceKey = null;
     this.lastFinalizedUnitKey = null;
     this.bumpTransition();
-    await this.deps.runtime.journalTransition({
+    this.journalTransition({
       name: "unit-retry",
       reason: "finalize-retry",
       unitType: unit.unitType,
@@ -417,6 +1225,47 @@ export class AutoOrchestrator implements AutoOrchestrationModule {
   }
 }
 
-export function createAutoOrchestrator(deps: AutoOrchestratorDeps): AutoOrchestrationModule {
-  return new AutoOrchestrator(deps);
+function isUsableLiveOrchestratorBasePath(basePath: string): boolean {
+  if (!basePath || !existsSync(basePath)) return false;
+  if (!detectWorktreeName(basePath)) return true;
+
+  try {
+    return readFileSync(join(basePath, ".git"), "utf8").trim().startsWith("gitdir: ");
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve the base path the live orchestrator should dispatch from, falling
+ * back to the project root when the captured worktree path has been removed
+ * (e.g. after milestone-merge cleanup). Exported for the closeout-regression
+ * tests and reused by the orchestrator's getLiveDispatchBasePath.
+ */
+export function resolveLiveOrchestratorBasePath(input: {
+  capturedBasePath: string;
+  runtimeBasePath: string;
+  sessionBasePath?: string | null;
+  originalBasePath?: string | null;
+}): string {
+  const primary = input.sessionBasePath || input.capturedBasePath;
+  if (isUsableLiveOrchestratorBasePath(primary)) return primary;
+
+  const fallbacks = [
+    input.originalBasePath,
+    input.runtimeBasePath,
+    resolveProjectRoot(input.capturedBasePath),
+  ];
+
+  for (const candidate of fallbacks) {
+    if (candidate && isUsableLiveOrchestratorBasePath(candidate)) {
+      return candidate;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return input.runtimeBasePath || input.capturedBasePath;
+}
+
+export function createAutoOrchestrator(context: OrchestratorContext): AutoOrchestrationModule {
+  return new AutoOrchestrator(context);
 }