@opengsd/gsd-pi 1.2.0-dev.b1abb545 → 1.2.0-dev.d6c5343c

package/src/resources/extensions/gsd/state-transition-matrix.ts

@@ -131,6 +131,48 @@ export function findTransition(
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Edge-keyed legality check for the Phase Transition Invariant (ADR-030).
+ * `advance()` derives the next Phase and asserts the (from → to) edge here.
+ *
+ * The matrix is an assertion, not a decision-maker — `deriveState` already
+ * chose the Phase. A self-edge is trivially legal (no transition to assert). An
+ * edge is legal when some matrix entry permits it, honoring the `*` wildcard
+ * rows (e.g. any → blocked via manual-block, any → executing via
+ * retryable-failure).
+ *
+ * Note: the matrix is currently a sparse hardening spec, not a complete
+ * legal-edge graph, so `advance()` consumes this in advisory mode (telemetry
+ * only). It must be expanded to cover every edge `deriveState` emits before
+ * enforcement flips on.
+ */
+export function isLegalEdge(from: Phase, to: Phase): boolean {
+  if (from === to) return true;
+  return STATE_TRANSITION_MATRIX.some(
+    (entry) => (entry.from === from || entry.from === "*") && entry.to === to,
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when an illegal derived Phase edge survives reconciliation. Carries
+ * both endpoints so Recovery Classification can report them. Recognized by
+ * class in `classifyFailure` and mapped to the `illegal-transition` kind.
+ */
+export class IllegalPhaseTransitionError extends Error {
+  // Explicit fields, not constructor parameter properties — strip-types
+  // consumers (workspace-index subprocess, integration tests) reject the
+  // parameter-property syntax with ERR_UNSUPPORTED_TYPESCRIPT_SYNTAX.
+  readonly from: Phase;
+  readonly to: Phase;
+
+  constructor(from: Phase, to: Phase) {
+    super(`Illegal phase transition ${from} -> ${to} survived reconciliation`);
+    this.name = "IllegalPhaseTransitionError";
+    this.from = from;
+    this.to = to;
+  }
+}
+
 export function validateTransitionMatrix(requiredEvents: readonly string[]): MatrixValidationResult {
   const seen = new Set<string>();
   const duplicateKeys: string[] = [];

package/src/resources/extensions/gsd/state.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import type {
   MilestoneRegistryEntry,
 } from './types.js';
 
+// Pre-migration fallback ONLY (ADR-017): deriveState must work on projects
+// whose DB does not exist yet (before md-importer runs), so it parses markdown
+// projections when `isDbAvailable()` is false or the DB has no rows. Once the
+// DB is populated, decision reads go through gsd-db queries — these parsers
+// must never be consulted when DB data is present.
 import {
   parseRoadmap,
   parsePlan,
@@ -71,27 +76,10 @@ import {
   readinessNeedsDiscussion,
 } from './milestone-readiness.js';
 
-function formatNeedsAttentionBlocker(milestoneId: string): string {
-  return [
-    `Milestone ${milestoneId} is blocked because milestone validation returned needs-attention.`,
-    `Fix options:`,
-    `1. Review the validation details: \`/gsd status\``,
-    `2. If you fixed the missing evidence or issue, re-run milestone validation: \`/gsd validate-milestone\``,
-    `3. If the finding is acceptable, override it: \`/gsd verdict pass --rationale "why this is okay"\``,
-    `4. If this should wait, defer it explicitly: \`/gsd park ${milestoneId}\``,
-    `After validation or override passes, run \`/gsd auto\` to complete and merge the milestone.`,
-  ].join("\n");
-}
-
-function formatNeedsRemediationBlocker(milestoneId: string): string {
-  return [
-    `Milestone ${milestoneId} is blocked because milestone validation returned needs-remediation, but all slices are complete.`,
-    `Fix options:`,
-    `1. Run \`/gsd dispatch reassess\` to add remediation slices, then run \`/gsd auto\``,
-    `2. If the finding is acceptable, override it: \`/gsd verdict pass --rationale "why this is okay"\``,
-    `3. If this should wait, defer it explicitly: \`/gsd park ${milestoneId}\``,
-  ].join("\n");
-}
+import {
+  needsAttentionBlockerGuidance as formatNeedsAttentionBlocker,
+  needsRemediationBlockerGuidance as formatNeedsRemediationBlocker,
+} from './guidance.js';
 
 /**
  * A "ghost" milestone directory contains only META.json (and no substantive

package/src/resources/extensions/gsd/status-guards.ts

@@ -1,17 +1,68 @@
 /**
- * Status predicates for GSD state-machine guards.
+ * Status predicates and the canonical status vocabulary for GSD state-machine
+ * guards (ADR-030).
  *
- * The DB stores status as free-form strings. Three values indicate
- * "closed": "complete" (canonical), "done" (legacy / alias),
- * "closed" (legacy/imported), and
- * "skipped" (user-directed skip via rethink or backtrack).
- * Every inline `status === "complete" || status === "done"` should
- * use isClosedStatus() instead.
+ * The DB column is free-form `string` so legacy/imported rows still load. Three
+ * raw values besides canonical "complete"/"skipped" indicate "closed": "done"
+ * (legacy alias), "closed" (legacy/imported), and "skipped" (user-directed skip
+ * via rethink or backtrack). `RAW_CLOSED_STATUSES` is the single source for both
+ * `isClosedStatus()` and the SQL terminal-status fragment
+ * (`db/sql-constants.ts` derives `TERMINAL_STATUS_SQL` from it), replacing the
+ * prior independent definitions.
+ *
+ * `toStatus()` is the single seam where a free-form string becomes the canonical
+ * `Status` vocabulary; the Status Transition Core writes canonical, so the store
+ * converges over time without a forced migration.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Canonical, normalized entity-status vocabulary across milestones, slices, and
+ * tasks — the single source for both the `Status` type and the runtime
+ * membership set. The in-memory domain speaks `Status`; the DB column stays
+ * free-form.
+ */
+export const CANONICAL_STATUSES = [
+  "pending", "queued", "active", "parked", "in_progress", "blocked", "complete", "skipped", "deferred",
+] as const;
+export type Status = (typeof CANONICAL_STATUSES)[number];
+const CANONICAL_STATUS_SET: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(CANONICAL_STATUSES);
+
+/**
+ * Raw status values that mean a unit is closed — the single source of truth.
+ * Includes legacy/imported aliases ("done", "closed") alongside canonical
+ * "complete"/"skipped" because the DB column is free-form and older rows /
+ * imports still carry them. Order matters: `TERMINAL_STATUS_SQL` is derived
+ * from this array verbatim.
+ */
+export const RAW_CLOSED_STATUSES = ["complete", "done", "skipped", "closed"] as const;
+const RAW_CLOSED_SET: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(RAW_CLOSED_STATUSES);
+
+/** Free-form aliases mapped to their canonical Status on read. */
+const ALIAS_TO_CANONICAL: Readonly<Record<string, Status>> = {
+  done: "complete",
+  closed: "complete",
+  planned: "pending",
+  "in-progress": "in_progress",
+};
+
+/**
+ * Normalize a free-form DB status string into the canonical `Status`
+ * vocabulary. Maps known aliases (done/closed → complete, planned → pending,
+ * in-progress → in_progress). An unrecognized/legacy value is **quarantined** —
+ * preserved verbatim rather than silently remapped to a wrong canonical state —
+ * so reads never fail and reconciliation/telemetry can surface it.
  */
+export function toStatus(raw: string): Status {
+  const value = raw.trim();
+  if (CANONICAL_STATUS_SET.has(value)) return value as Status;
+  const alias = ALIAS_TO_CANONICAL[value];
+  if (alias) return alias;
+  return value as Status;
+}
 
 /** Returns true when a milestone, slice, or task status indicates closure. */
 export function isClosedStatus(status: string): boolean {
-  return status === "complete" || status === "done" || status === "skipped" || status === "closed";
+  return RAW_CLOSED_SET.has(status);
 }
 
 /** Returns true when a slice status indicates it was deferred by a decision. */

package/src/resources/extensions/gsd/stop-notice.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// Project/App: gsd-pi
+// File Purpose: Stop Notice module — single owner of the auto/step-mode
+// stop/pause notice vocabulary. Both sides of the wire live here: the
+// formatters that produce the canonical prefixes (used by stopAuto/pauseAuto)
+// and the classifiers that recognize them (used by the headless host to pick
+// exit codes). Wording changes in this file keep emitter and detector in
+// lockstep; round-trip tests enforce it.
+
+export type StopNoticeKind = "stopped" | "blocked";
+
+/** A reason string of the form "Blocked: …" marks a blocked stop. */
+export function isBlockedStopReason(reason?: string | null): boolean {
+  return /^Blocked:\s*/i.test(reason ?? "");
+}
+
+/** Strip the "Blocked: " marker for display. */
+export function stopNoticeDisplayReason(reason?: string | null): string {
+  return (reason ?? "").replace(/^Blocked:\s*/i, "").trim();
+}
+
+export function stopNoticeKind(reason?: string | null): StopNoticeKind {
+  return isBlockedStopReason(reason) ? "blocked" : "stopped";
+}
+
+/** Canonical stop-notice prefix: "Auto-mode blocked — reason" / "Auto-mode stopped". */
+export function formatStopNoticePrefix(reason?: string | null): string {
+  const displayReason = stopNoticeDisplayReason(reason);
+  const prefix = stopNoticeKind(reason) === "blocked" ? "Auto-mode blocked" : "Auto-mode stopped";
+  return displayReason ? `${prefix} — ${displayReason}` : prefix;
+}
+
+// ─── Classification (headless host side) ────────────────────────────────
+// The canonical lowercase prefixes the headless event loop recognizes in
+// notify messages. Emitters above and ad-hoc emitters elsewhere must start
+// their terminal notices with one of these.
+
+export const PAUSED_NOTICE_PREFIXES = ["auto-mode paused", "step-mode paused"] as const;
+
+export const TERMINAL_NOTICE_PREFIXES = [
+  "auto-mode stopped",
+  "step-mode stopped",
+  "auto-mode complete",
+  "no active milestone",
+  "auto-mode idle",
+] as const;
+
+/** Manual-resolution notices emitted before auto-mode can formally pause/stop. */
+export function isManualResolutionNotice(message: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    message.includes("resolve manually and re-run /gsd auto") ||
+    message.includes("resolve conflicts manually and run /gsd auto to resume") ||
+    message.includes("resolve and run /gsd auto to resume")
+  );
+}
+
+export function isPauseNotice(message: string): boolean {
+  return PAUSED_NOTICE_PREFIXES.some((prefix) => message.startsWith(prefix));
+}
+
+export function isTerminalNotice(message: string): boolean {
+  return TERMINAL_NOTICE_PREFIXES.some((prefix) => message.startsWith(prefix));
+}
+
+/** Pauses that do not require operator intervention in headless mode. */
+export function isNonBlockingPauseNotice(message: string): boolean {
+  return message.includes("idempotent advance: unit already active");
+}
+
+export function isBlockedNoticeMessage(message: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    message.includes("blocked:") ||
+    (isPauseNotice(message) && !isNonBlockingPauseNotice(message)) ||
+    isManualResolutionNotice(message)
+  );
+}

package/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/auto-loop.test.ts

@@ -5517,6 +5517,129 @@ test("dispatch Worktree Safety wins before stuck detection for execute-task with
   );
 });
 
+test("dispatch Worktree Safety honors degraded branch fallback instead of demanding the canonical worktree root", async (t) => {
+  _resetPendingResolve();
+
+  const ctx = makeMockCtx();
+  const pi = makeMockPi();
+  const notifications: string[] = [];
+  ctx.ui.notify = (msg: string) => { notifications.push(msg); };
+
+  // Worktree creation failed and the lifecycle fell back to the milestone
+  // branch in the project root. The safety gate must validate against that
+  // effective branch mode, not the configured worktree mode.
+  const projectRoot = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "gsd-wt-safety-degraded-"));
+  t.after(() => rmSync(projectRoot, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+
+  const s = makeLoopSession({
+    basePath: projectRoot,
+    originalBasePath: projectRoot,
+    canonicalProjectRoot: projectRoot,
+    isolationDegraded: true,
+  });
+  const deps = makeMockDeps({
+    getIsolationMode: () => "worktree",
+  });
+  const result = await runDispatch(
+    {
+      ctx,
+      pi,
+      s,
+      deps,
+      prefs: undefined,
+      iteration: 1,
+      flowId: "test-flow",
+      nextSeq: () => 1,
+    },
+    {
+      state: {
+        phase: "executing",
+        activeMilestone: { id: "M001", title: "Test", status: "active" },
+        activeSlice: { id: "S01", title: "Slice 1" },
+        activeTask: { id: "T01" },
+        registry: [{ id: "M001", status: "active" }],
+        blockers: [],
+      } as any,
+      mid: "M001",
+      midTitle: "Test",
+    },
+    {
+      recentUnits: [],
+      stuckRecoveryAttempts: 0,
+      consecutiveFinalizeTimeouts: 0,
+    },
+  );
+
+  assert.equal(result.action, "next", "dispatch must proceed under degraded branch isolation");
+  assert.ok(
+    !notifications.some((n) => n.includes("Worktree Safety failed")),
+    "degraded branch fallback must not trip a false invalid-root",
+  );
+  assert.ok(!deps.callLog.includes("stopAuto"), "auto-mode must not stop on the degraded fallback");
+});
+
+test("dispatch Worktree Safety honors stranded branch recovery instead of demanding the canonical worktree root", async (t) => {
+  _resetPendingResolve();
+
+  const ctx = makeMockCtx();
+  const pi = makeMockPi();
+  const notifications: string[] = [];
+  ctx.ui.notify = (msg: string) => { notifications.push(msg); };
+
+  // Bootstrap adopted stranded work by checking out the milestone branch in
+  // the project root (strandedRecoveryIsolationMode = "branch"). Isolation is
+  // NOT degraded — the adoption is intentional. The safety gate must validate
+  // against the effective branch mode, not the configured worktree mode.
+  const projectRoot = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "gsd-wt-safety-stranded-"));
+  t.after(() => rmSync(projectRoot, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+
+  const s = makeLoopSession({
+    basePath: projectRoot,
+    originalBasePath: projectRoot,
+    canonicalProjectRoot: projectRoot,
+    strandedRecoveryIsolationMode: "branch",
+  });
+  const deps = makeMockDeps({
+    getIsolationMode: () => "worktree",
+  });
+  const result = await runDispatch(
+    {
+      ctx,
+      pi,
+      s,
+      deps,
+      prefs: undefined,
+      iteration: 1,
+      flowId: "test-flow",
+      nextSeq: () => 1,
+    },
+    {
+      state: {
+        phase: "executing",
+        activeMilestone: { id: "M001", title: "Test", status: "active" },
+        activeSlice: { id: "S01", title: "Slice 1" },
+        activeTask: { id: "T01" },
+        registry: [{ id: "M001", status: "active" }],
+        blockers: [],
+      } as any,
+      mid: "M001",
+      midTitle: "Test",
+    },
+    {
+      recentUnits: [],
+      stuckRecoveryAttempts: 0,
+      consecutiveFinalizeTimeouts: 0,
+    },
+  );
+
+  assert.equal(result.action, "next", "dispatch must proceed under stranded branch recovery");
+  assert.ok(
+    !notifications.some((n) => n.includes("Worktree Safety failed")),
+    "stranded branch recovery must not trip a false invalid-root",
+  );
+  assert.ok(!deps.callLog.includes("stopAuto"), "auto-mode must not stop on stranded branch recovery");
+});
+
 test("runDispatch runs stuck detection while artifact verification retry is pending (#5719)", async (t) => {
   _resetPendingResolve();
 

package/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/auto-model-selection.test.ts

@@ -857,3 +857,25 @@ test("resolveModelId: claude-code wins when session is claude-code regardless of
   assert.ok(result, "should resolve a model");
   assert.equal(result.provider, "claude-code", "claude-code must win when it is the session provider");
 });
+
+test("resolveModelId: openai-codex wins over openai for bare GPT IDs when both are available", () => {
+  const availableModels = [
+    { id: "gpt-5.5", provider: "openai" },
+    { id: "gpt-5.5", provider: "openai-codex" },
+  ];
+
+  const result = resolveModelId("gpt-5.5", availableModels, undefined);
+  assert.ok(result, "should resolve a model");
+  assert.equal(result.provider, "openai-codex", "ChatGPT OAuth must win over platform API for bare IDs");
+});
+
+test("resolveModelId: github-copilot wins over openai when both offer the same GPT model", () => {
+  const availableModels = [
+    { id: "gpt-5.5", provider: "openai" },
+    { id: "gpt-5.5", provider: "github-copilot" },
+  ];
+
+  const result = resolveModelId("gpt-5.5", availableModels, undefined);
+  assert.ok(result);
+  assert.equal(result.provider, "github-copilot");
+});

package/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/auto-orchestrator.test.ts

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import {
   createAutoOrchestrator,
   decideOrchestratorDispatch,
   resolveLiveOrchestratorBasePath,
-  STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE,
 } from "../auto/orchestrator.js";
+import { STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE } from "../auto/dispatch-history.js";
 import type { OrchestratorContext } from "../auto/orchestrator.js";
 import type { AutoOrchestrationModule, AutoSessionContext } from "../auto/contracts.js";
 import type { GSDState } from "../types.js";
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ import {
   openDatabase,
 } from "../gsd-db.js";
 import { AutoSession } from "../auto/session.js";
+import { registerAutoWorker } from "../db/auto-workers.js";
+import { claimMilestoneLease } from "../db/milestone-leases.js";
+import { recordDispatchClaim, markFailed } from "../db/unit-dispatches.js";
+import { normalizeRealPath } from "../paths.js";
 import { acquireSessionLock, releaseSessionLock } from "../session-lock.js";
 import { queryJournal } from "../journal.js";
 import { invalidateAllCaches } from "../cache.js";
@@ -518,13 +522,12 @@ test("advance() is idempotent for the same active unit", async (t) => {
   if (first.kind === "advanced") {
     assert.deepEqual(first.unit, { unitType: "execute-task", unitId: "M001/S01/T01" });
   }
-  assert.equal(second.kind, "blocked");
-  if (second.kind !== "blocked") return;
+  assert.equal(second.kind, "skipped");
+  if (second.kind !== "skipped") return;
   assert.equal(second.reason, "idempotent advance: unit already active");
-  assert.equal(second.action, "pause");
 });
 
-test("idempotency block fires with its own reason before saturation", async (t) => {
+test("idempotency skip fires with its own reason before saturation", async (t) => {
   const f = makeFixture();
   t.after(() => f.cleanup());
 
@@ -532,10 +535,9 @@ test("idempotency block fires with its own reason before saturation", async (t)
   const second = await f.orchestrator.advance();
 
   assert.equal(first.kind, "advanced");
-  assert.equal(second.kind, "blocked");
-  if (second.kind !== "blocked") return;
+  assert.equal(second.kind, "skipped");
+  if (second.kind !== "skipped") return;
   assert.equal(second.reason, "idempotent advance: unit already active");
-  assert.equal(second.action, "pause");
 });
 
 test("completeActiveUnit clears in-flight idempotency and stops stale same-unit advance", async (t) => {
@@ -671,12 +673,12 @@ test("resume() clears idempotent lock and allows re-advance", async (t) => {
   t.after(() => f.cleanup());
 
   const first = await f.orchestrator.advance();
-  const blocked = await f.orchestrator.advance();
+  const idempotent = await f.orchestrator.advance();
   const resumed = await f.orchestrator.resume();
   const next = await f.orchestrator.advance();
 
   assert.equal(first.kind, "advanced");
-  assert.equal(blocked.kind, "blocked");
+  assert.equal(idempotent.kind, "skipped");
   assert.equal(resumed.kind, "resumed");
   assert.equal(next.kind, "advanced");
 });
@@ -686,11 +688,11 @@ test("start() clears prior idempotent lock", async (t) => {
   t.after(() => f.cleanup());
 
   await f.orchestrator.advance();
-  const blocked = await f.orchestrator.advance();
+  const idempotent = await f.orchestrator.advance();
   const restarted = await f.orchestrator.start(SESSION_CONTEXT);
   const next = await f.orchestrator.advance();
 
-  assert.equal(blocked.kind, "blocked");
+  assert.equal(idempotent.kind, "skipped");
   assert.equal(restarted.kind, "started");
   assert.equal(next.kind, "advanced");
 });
@@ -700,32 +702,28 @@ test("stop() clears idempotent unit lock so advance can run again", async (t) =>
   t.after(() => f.cleanup());
 
   const first = await f.orchestrator.advance();
-  const blocked = await f.orchestrator.advance();
+  const idempotent = await f.orchestrator.advance();
   const stopped = await f.orchestrator.stop("reset");
   const second = await f.orchestrator.advance();
 
   assert.equal(first.kind, "advanced");
-  assert.equal(blocked.kind, "blocked");
+  assert.equal(idempotent.kind, "skipped");
   assert.equal(stopped.kind, "stopped");
   assert.equal(second.kind, "advanced");
 });
 
-test("blocked path journals advance-blocked and records a health snapshot", async (t) => {
+test("idempotent path journals advance-skipped and records a health snapshot", async (t) => {
   const f = makeFixture();
   t.after(() => f.cleanup());
 
   await f.orchestrator.advance();
   await f.orchestrator.advance();
 
-  assert.ok(f.journalNames().includes("advance-blocked"));
+  assert.ok(f.journalNames().includes("advance-skipped"));
 });
 
 // ─── Stuck-loop ring buffer (issue #5787) ──────────────────────────────────
 
-test("STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE matches the legacy auto/phases.ts constant", () => {
-  assert.equal(STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE, 6);
-});
-
 test("stuck-loop: empty ring on a freshly constructed orchestrator advances normally", async (t) => {
   const f = makeFixture();
   t.after(() => f.cleanup());
@@ -761,21 +759,24 @@ test("stuck-loop: ring saturated with same unit blocks with action 'stop' and st
   // First call advances.
   assert.equal(results[0].kind, "advanced");
 
-  // Intermediate calls are blocked by idempotency (not stuck-loop yet).
+  // Intermediate calls are skipped by idempotency (not stuck-loop yet).
   for (let i = 1; i < STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE - 1; i++) {
     const r = results[i];
-    assert.equal(r.kind, "blocked", `round ${i} should be blocked`);
-    if (r.kind !== "blocked") return;
+    assert.equal(r.kind, "skipped", `round ${i} should be skipped`);
+    if (r.kind !== "skipped") return;
     assert.equal(r.reason, "idempotent advance: unit already active");
-    assert.equal(r.action, "pause");
   }
 
-  // The final call (ring now holds STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE copies) returns stuck-loop.
+  // The final call (ring now holds STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE copies) returns stuck-loop
+  // with the detect-stuck rule verdict in the reason.
   const last = results[STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE - 1];
   assert.equal(last.kind, "blocked");
   if (last.kind !== "blocked") return;
   assert.equal(last.action, "stop");
-  assert.equal(last.reason, `stuck-loop: execute-task:M001/S01/T01 picked ${STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE} times`);
+  assert.ok(
+    last.reason.startsWith("stuck-loop: execute-task:M001/S01/T01 derived"),
+    `expected detect-stuck verdict reason, got: ${last.reason}`,
+  );
 });
 
 test("stuck-loop: start() resets the ring so a fresh saturation cycle is required", async (t) => {
@@ -855,6 +856,80 @@ test("stuck-loop: stop('user-request') resets the ring (hard stop)", async (t) =
   assert.equal(next.kind, "advanced");
 });
 
+test("stuck-loop #482 regression: start() rehydrates the window from the dispatch ledger so cross-session re-dispatch loops are detected", async (t) => {
+  const f = makeFixture();
+  t.after(() => f.cleanup());
+
+  // Simulate a PRIOR session: the dispatch ledger recorded the same unit
+  // being re-dispatched repeatedly without progress. The orchestrator under test is a
+  // fresh instance (as it would be after a session restart) — before the
+  // Dispatch History module, start() reset the window to [] and the loop
+  // would silently re-dispatch the unit forever (#482: 146 re-dispatches).
+  const worker = registerAutoWorker({ projectRootRealpath: normalizeRealPath(f.base) });
+  const lease = claimMilestoneLease(worker, "M001");
+  assert.equal(lease.ok, true);
+  if (!lease.ok) return;
+  for (let i = 0; i < STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE - 1; i++) {
+    const claim = recordDispatchClaim({
+      traceId: `prior-session-${i}`,
+      workerId: worker,
+      milestoneLeaseToken: lease.token,
+      milestoneId: "M001",
+      unitType: "execute-task",
+      unitId: "M001/S01/T01",
+    });
+    assert.equal(claim.ok, true);
+    if (!claim.ok) return;
+    markFailed(claim.dispatchId, { errorSummary: "" });
+  }
+
+  const started = await f.orchestrator.start(SESSION_CONTEXT);
+  assert.equal(started.kind, "started");
+
+  // The very next decision for the same unit must trip the stuck verdict
+  // instead of advancing.
+  const result = await f.orchestrator.advance();
+  assert.equal(result.kind, "blocked");
+  if (result.kind !== "blocked") return;
+  assert.equal(result.action, "stop");
+  assert.ok(result.reason.startsWith("stuck-loop:"), `expected stuck-loop reason, got: ${result.reason}`);
+});
+
+test("stuck-loop #482: resume() with an empty window rehydrates from the dispatch ledger", async (t) => {
+  const f = makeFixture();
+  t.after(() => f.cleanup());
+
+  const worker = registerAutoWorker({ projectRootRealpath: normalizeRealPath(f.base) });
+  const lease = claimMilestoneLease(worker, "M001");
+  assert.equal(lease.ok, true);
+  if (!lease.ok) return;
+  for (let i = 0; i < STUCK_WINDOW_SIZE - 1; i++) {
+    const claim = recordDispatchClaim({
+      traceId: `prior-session-resume-${i}`,
+      workerId: worker,
+      milestoneLeaseToken: lease.token,
+      milestoneId: "M001",
+      unitType: "execute-task",
+      unitId: "M001/S01/T01",
+    });
+    assert.equal(claim.ok, true);
+    if (!claim.ok) return;
+    markFailed(claim.dispatchId, { errorSummary: "" });
+  }
+
+  // Fresh orchestrator resuming a prior session: window starts empty, so
+  // resume() must rehydrate (while in-process resume keeps the live window —
+  // see the #572 preservation tests above).
+  const resumed = await f.orchestrator.resume();
+  assert.equal(resumed.kind, "resumed");
+
+  const result = await f.orchestrator.advance();
+  assert.equal(result.kind, "blocked");
+  if (result.kind !== "blocked") return;
+  assert.equal(result.action, "stop");
+  assert.ok(result.reason.startsWith("stuck-loop:"), `expected stuck-loop reason, got: ${result.reason}`);
+});
+
 test("stuck-loop: journal records the stuck-loop reason on advance-blocked", async (t) => {
   const f = makeFixture();
   t.after(() => f.cleanup());

package/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/auto-paused-ui-cleanup.test.ts

@@ -306,7 +306,9 @@ test("pauseAuto records the expected worktree path when paused from project root
 
     const meta = readPausedSessionMetadata(base);
     assert.ok(meta);
-    assert.equal(meta.worktreePath, join(base, ".gsd", "worktrees", "M001"));
+    // No worktree exists yet, so the recorded path is the canonical
+    // .gsd-worktrees/ creation location (worktree-placement seam).
+    assert.equal(meta.worktreePath, join(base, ".gsd-worktrees", "M001"));
   } finally {
     autoSession.reset();
     try {