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+---
+name: mastermind-monitor
+description: Mastermind monitor — a forever-running task executor that watches Linear, GitHub Issues/PRs, Monotask boards, and filesystem folders for new tasks, claims them, executes them with the right agent, posts progress comments, and advances status at every stage. Supports per-user/per-state filtering, 3-retry failure handling, and a single concurrent task at a time (safe default). Persists state across cycles via ScheduleWakeup.
+type: domain-skill
+default_mode: confirm
+---
+
+# Mastermind Monitor
+
+Invoked via `mastermind:monitor` or `/mastermind:monitor`.
+
+A monitor is a named, forever-running task executor. It polls one or more task sources on a configurable interval, claims matching tasks, hands them off to a Claude agent for execution, posts back results as comments/status updates, and self-reschedules via `ScheduleWakeup`.
+
+---
+
+## CLI Flags
+
+```
+--action   start | stop | pause | resume | status | list | add-source | tick
+--name     monitor name (slug, e.g. "dev-agent")
+--source   linear | github | monotask | filesystem
+--interval poll interval in seconds (default: 120)
+--user     filter by assignee username/email (can be repeated)
+--state    filter by task state/status (can be repeated, default: open/todo)
+--max-concurrent  max tasks in flight (default: 1)
+--agent    agent type to execute tasks (default: coder)
+--project  monotask project/board name, or gh repo (org/repo)
+--team     Linear team ID or slug
+--folder   filesystem folder path to watch (for source=filesystem)
+--label    filter by label (can be repeated)
+--caller   command | master (internal — skip brain load if "command")
+```
+
+---
+
+## Step 0 — Brain Load (standalone only)
+
+If `caller` is not "command", load brain context following `_protocol.md` Brain Load Procedure with namespace: `ops`.
+
+---
+
+## Step 1 — Resolve Monitor Config Directory
+
+```bash
+MONITOR_DIR=".monomind/monitor"
+mkdir -p "$MONITOR_DIR"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Step 2 — Dispatch by Action
+
+### `list` (default when no --action)
+
+```bash
+echo "MONITORS"
+echo "────────────────────────────────────────"
+for f in "$MONITOR_DIR"/*.json; do
+  [ -f "$f" ] || continue
+  jq -r '
+    "[\(.name)]  status=\(.status // "active")  interval=\(.poll_interval)s  agent=\(.agent_type)
+    sources: \([.sources[].type] | join(", "))
+    last_tick: \(.last_tick // "never")  tasks_done: \(.stats.done // 0)  tasks_failed: \(.stats.failed // 0)"
+  ' "$f"
+  echo ""
+done
+```
+
+---
+
+### `start`
+
+Creates a new monitor config and triggers the first tick.
+
+**Required:** `--name`
+
+```bash
+cfg="$MONITOR_DIR/${name}.json"
+if [ -f "$cfg" ]; then
+  echo "Monitor '$name' already exists. Use --action resume to restart it."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+cat > "$cfg" <<EOF
+{
+  "name": "${name}",
+  "status": "active",
+  "poll_interval": ${interval:-120},
+  "agent_type": "${agent:-coder}",
+  "max_concurrent": ${max_concurrent:-1},
+  "sources": [],
+  "users": [],
+  "states": [],
+  "labels": [],
+  "stats": { "done": 0, "failed": 0, "retried": 0, "total_claimed": 0 },
+  "created_at": "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)",
+  "last_tick": null
+}
+EOF
+
+echo "Monitor '$name' created."
+echo "Add sources with: /mastermind:monitor --action add-source --name $name --source linear ..."
+echo "Then start the tick loop."
+```
+
+After creating the config, if at least one source was provided (via `--source` + related flags), also run the `add-source` logic for each provided source before the loop starts.
+
+Then **immediately call `ScheduleWakeup`** with:
+- `delaySeconds`: 10 (first tick almost immediately)
+- `prompt`: `/mastermind:monitor --action tick --name <name>`
+- `reason`: `First tick for monitor: <name>`
+
+---
+
+### `stop`
+
+```bash
+cfg="$MONITOR_DIR/${name}.json"
+[ ! -f "$cfg" ] && echo "Monitor '$name' not found." && exit 1
+tmp="${cfg}.tmp"
+jq '.status = "stopped"' "$cfg" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$cfg"
+echo "Monitor '$name' stopped. It will not reschedule after the current tick finishes."
+```
+
+---
+
+### `pause` / `resume`
+
+```bash
+cfg="$MONITOR_DIR/${name}.json"
+[ ! -f "$cfg" ] && echo "Monitor '$name' not found." && exit 1
+tmp="${cfg}.tmp"
+new_status=$([ "$action" = "pause" ] && echo "paused" || echo "active")
+jq --arg s "$new_status" '.status = $s' "$cfg" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$cfg"
+echo "Monitor '$name' is now: $new_status"
+[ "$action" = "resume" ] && echo "Scheduling next tick..." # then call ScheduleWakeup
+```
+
+If `action=resume`, call `ScheduleWakeup`:
+- `delaySeconds`: 10
+- `prompt`: `/mastermind:monitor --action tick --name <name>`
+- `reason`: `Resuming monitor: <name>`
+
+---
+
+### `status`
+
+```bash
+cfg="$MONITOR_DIR/${name}.json"
+state_file="$MONITOR_DIR/${name}-state.json"
+[ ! -f "$cfg" ] && echo "Monitor '$name' not found." && exit 1
+
+jq -r '
+  "MONITOR: \(.name)",
+  "Status:  \(.status)",
+  "Agent:   \(.agent_type)  |  Interval: \(.poll_interval)s  |  Max concurrent: \(.max_concurrent)",
+  "Last tick: \(.last_tick // "never")",
+  "",
+  "Stats:",
+  "  Claimed: \(.stats.total_claimed)  Done: \(.stats.done)  Failed: \(.stats.failed)  Retried: \(.stats.retried)",
+  "",
+  "Sources (\(.sources | length)):"
+' "$cfg"
+
+jq -r '.sources[] | "  [\(.type)] \(.filter | to_entries | map("\(.key)=\(.value)") | join("  "))"' "$cfg"
+
+if [ -f "$state_file" ]; then
+  in_flight=$(jq '.in_flight // [] | length' "$state_file" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+  echo ""
+  echo "In-flight tasks: $in_flight"
+  jq -r '.in_flight[]? |
+    "  [\(.source_type):\(.external_id)] claimed_at=\(.claimed_at) retry=\(.retry_count) last_failure=\(.last_failure // "n/a")"' \
+    "$state_file" 2>/dev/null
+fi
+```
+
+---
+
+### `add-source`
+
+Appends a new source adapter config to an existing monitor.
+
+**Required:** `--name`, `--source`
+
+```bash
+cfg="$MONITOR_DIR/${name}.json"
+[ ! -f "$cfg" ] && echo "Monitor '$name' not found. Run --action start first." && exit 1
+```
+
+Build the source object based on `--source`:
+
+**linear:**
+```json
+{
+  "type": "linear",
+  "filter": {
+    "team": "<--team value>",
+    "assignees": ["<--user values>"],
+    "states": ["<--state values, default: Todo>"],
+    "labels": ["<--label values>"],
+    "project": "<--project value if given>"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**github:**
+```json
+{
+  "type": "github",
+  "filter": {
+    "repo": "<--project value, e.g. org/repo>",
+    "assignee": "<--user value>",
+    "labels": ["<--label values>"],
+    "state": "<--state value, default: open>",
+    "type": "issue"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**monotask:**
+```json
+{
+  "type": "monotask",
+  "filter": {
+    "board": "<--project value>",
+    "column": "<--state value, default: Todo>",
+    "label": "<--label value, default: role:ai-agent>"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**filesystem:**
+```json
+{
+  "type": "filesystem",
+  "filter": {
+    "folder": "<--folder value>",
+    "glob": "*.task",
+    "user": "<--user value>"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**Repeated-flag parsing rule:** When `--user`, `--state`, or `--label` is specified multiple times, collect the values into space-separated shell variables `$users`, `$states`, `$labels` (e.g. `users="alice bob"` from `--user alice --user bob`). Single-occurrence flags (`--team`, `--project`, `--folder`) map to `$team`, `$project`, `$folder` directly.
+
+> **Linear multi-assignee:** The Linear MCP tool (`mcp__claude_ai_Linear__list_issues`) does not support multiple assignees in a single query. When `$users` contains more than one value, loop over each user and merge results client-side before dedup filtering. For simplicity in v1, only `filter.assignees[0]` is sent per query cycle — document this limitation to users.
+
+> **Before calling any `mcp__claude_ai_Linear__*` tool**, confirm availability with `ToolSearch` (`select:mcp__claude_ai_Linear__list_issues,mcp__claude_ai_Linear__save_issue,mcp__claude_ai_Linear__save_comment`) and load the schema. If the Linear MCP server is not registered, skip the Linear source for this tick with a warning.
+
+Build and append the source object using `jq -n` — construct the JSON from flags, then append:
+
+```bash
+# Build src_json based on --source type:
+# Repeated flags collected as space-separated: $users, $states, $labels
+# Derive singular $user / $state from first value (adapters that take one value)
+user="${users%% *}"
+state="${states%% *}"
+
+case "$source" in
+  linear)
+    assignees_json=$([ -n "$users"  ] && printf '%s\n' $users  | jq -R . | jq -sc '.' || echo '[]')
+    states_json=$([ -n "$states" ] && printf '%s\n' $states | jq -R . | jq -sc '.' || echo '["Todo"]')
+    labels_json=$([ -n "$labels" ] && printf '%s\n' $labels | jq -R . | jq -sc '.' || echo '[]')
+    src_json=$(jq -cn \
+      --arg team "${team:-}" \
+      --arg project "${project:-}" \
+      --argjson assignees "$assignees_json" \
+      --argjson states "$states_json" \
+      --argjson labels "$labels_json" \
+      '{"type":"linear","filter":{"team":$team,"assignees":$assignees,"states":$states,"labels":$labels,"project":$project}}')
+    ;;
+  github)
+    labels_json=$([ -n "$labels" ] && printf '%s\n' $labels | jq -R . | jq -sc '.' || echo '[]')
+    src_json=$(jq -cn \
+      --arg repo "${project:-}" \
+      --arg assignee "${user:-}" \
+      --argjson labels "$labels_json" \
+      --arg state "${state:-open}" \
+      '{"type":"github","filter":{"repo":$repo,"assignee":$assignee,"labels":$labels,"state":$state,"type":"issue"}}')
+    ;;
+  monotask)
+    src_json=$(jq -cn \
+      --arg board "${project:-}" \
+      --arg column "${state:-Todo}" \
+      --arg label "${label:-role:ai-agent}" \
+      '{"type":"monotask","filter":{"board":$board,"column":$column,"label":$label}}')
+    ;;
+  filesystem)
+    src_json=$(jq -cn \
+      --arg folder "${folder:-./tasks}" \
+      --arg user "${user:-}" \
+      '{"type":"filesystem","filter":{"folder":$folder,"glob":"*.task","user":$user}}')
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Unknown source type: $source. Supported: linear | github | monotask | filesystem"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+tmp="${cfg}.tmp"
+jq --argjson src "$src_json" '.sources += [$src]' "$cfg" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$cfg"
+echo "Source added to monitor '$name'."
+```
+
+---
+
+### `tick` — The Main Execution Loop
+
+This is the heart of the monitor. Called by `ScheduleWakeup` every `poll_interval` seconds.
+
+> **Execution model:** bash code blocks in this section are executable fragments. Prose instructions between blocks complete the control flow (ScheduleWakeup calls, conditional branches, `fi` closures). Follow both the code and the prose — neither is complete without the other.
+
+**Required:** `--name`
+
+```bash
+cfg="$MONITOR_DIR/${name}.json"
+state_file="$MONITOR_DIR/${name}-state.json"
+
+# Load config
+[ ! -f "$cfg" ] && echo "Monitor '$name' not found — loop terminated." && exit 0
+
+monitor_status=$(jq -r '.status' "$cfg")
+[ "$monitor_status" = "stopped" ]  && echo "Monitor '$name' stopped — loop terminated." && exit 0
+[ "$monitor_status" = "paused" ]   && echo "Monitor '$name' paused — will not reschedule." && exit 0
+
+# Init state file if missing
+[ ! -f "$state_file" ] && echo '{"processed_ids":{},"in_flight":[]}' > "$state_file"
+
+max_concurrent=$(jq -r '.max_concurrent // 1' "$cfg")
+agent_type=$(jq -r '.agent_type // "coder"' "$cfg")
+poll_interval=$(jq -r '.poll_interval // 120' "$cfg")
+```
+
+**In-flight guard** — if at capacity, reschedule and stop this tick:
+```bash
+in_flight_count=$(jq '.in_flight // [] | length' "$state_file")
+in_flight_count=${in_flight_count:-0}
+if [ "$in_flight_count" -ge "$max_concurrent" ]; then
+  echo "[$name] In-flight ($in_flight_count) >= max_concurrent ($max_concurrent) — skipping claim this tick."
+  # Reschedule next tick — do this BEFORE exit so the loop survives
+  # ScheduleWakeup: delaySeconds=poll_interval, prompt="/mastermind:monitor --action tick --name <name>",
+  #   reason="Monitor <name> in-flight throttle — will retry next tick"
+  exit 0
+fi
+```
+
+> **Note:** The ScheduleWakeup call above is pseudocode inside the comment. Claude must call the actual `ScheduleWakeup` tool at this point, then `exit 0`. The `exit 0` here is a bash signal that the tick logic description treats as "stop further processing in this tick"; it does NOT skip the ScheduleWakeup — that fires first.
+
+**Check for retry-pending tasks (before polling sources):**
+
+If a previous task failed but has retry_count < 3, it remains in `in_flight` with `status = "retry_pending"`. Re-execute it instead of polling for a new task:
+
+```bash
+retry_task=$(jq -c '
+  .in_flight[] as $t |
+  (.processed_ids[($t.source_type + ":" + $t.external_id)].status // "") |
+  if . == "retry_pending" then $t else empty end' "$state_file" | head -1)
+```
+
+If `retry_task` is non-empty, bind it as the active task and jump to Step 3:
+
+```bash
+if [ -n "$retry_task" ]; then
+  task_json="$retry_task"
+  task_source_type=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.source_type')
+  task_external_id=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.external_id')
+  task_title=$(echo "$task_json"       | jq -r '.title')
+  echo "[$name] Retrying task: $task_title (source=$task_source_type id=$task_external_id)"
+  # Proceed directly to Step 3 — skip source polling and the "After claim" section
+fi
+```
+
+When `retry_task` is non-empty, the source loop below is skipped entirely (guarded by `if [ -z "$retry_task" ]`). `task_claimed` remains `false`, so the "After claim" registration block is also bypassed — the task is already registered in `in_flight` from its original claim.
+
+**Update last_tick:**
+```bash
+tmp="${cfg}.tmp"
+jq --arg ts "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" '.last_tick = $ts' "$cfg" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$cfg"
+```
+
+**Emit dashboard event:**
+```bash
+REPO_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)
+CTRL_URL=$(jq -r '.url // "http://localhost:4242"' "$REPO_ROOT/.monomind/control.json" 2>/dev/null || echo "http://localhost:4242")
+SESSION_ID="monitor-${name}-$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S)"
+curl -s -o /dev/null -X POST "${CTRL_URL}/api/mastermind/event" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d "$(jq -cn --arg sid "$SESSION_ID" --arg name "$name" \
+    '{type:"monitor:tick",session:$sid,monitor:$name,ts:(now*1000|floor)}')" || true
+```
+
+**Poll each source (in order, stop after first claimable task found):**
+
+Source polling is skipped when a retry task is available (guarded below). The loop, the `case` dispatch, and each adapter are all inside the `if [ -z "$retry_task" ]` block:
+
+```bash
+task_claimed=false
+task_json=""
+if [ -z "$retry_task" ]; then
+  while IFS= read -r src; do
+    src_type=$(echo "$src" | jq -r '.type')
+    case "$src_type" in
+      linear)
+        # === Linear adapter (below) ===
+```
+
+> The `case` block continues through all adapters. After the Filesystem adapter closes its inner loop and `fi`, add `esac` → `done < <(jq -c '.sources[]' "$cfg")` → `fi` (closing the `if [ -z "$retry_task" ]` guard). After the outer `fi`, check `$task_claimed` to decide whether to run the "After claim" section.
+
+---
+
+#### Source Adapter: Linear
+
+> **Before calling any `mcp__claude_ai_Linear__*` tool**, confirm availability with `ToolSearch` (`select:mcp__claude_ai_Linear__list_issues,mcp__claude_ai_Linear__save_issue,mcp__claude_ai_Linear__save_comment`). If the Linear MCP server is unavailable, skip this source for the current tick with a warning.
+
+```bash
+# Extract filter fields from $src
+_lin_team=$(echo "$src"      | jq -r '.filter.team // ""')
+_lin_assignee=$(echo "$src"  | jq -r '.filter.assignees[0] // ""')
+_lin_states=$(echo "$src"    | jq -r '.filter.states // ["Todo"] | join(",")')
+_lin_labels=$(echo "$src"    | jq -r '.filter.labels // []')
+```
+
+Use `mcp__claude_ai_Linear__list_issues` with:
+- `teamId`: `$_lin_team`
+- `assigneeId` / `assigneeEmail`: `$_lin_assignee` (if non-empty)
+- State filter: resolved from `$_lin_states`
+- Label filter applied client-side after fetch
+
+Store the full list of returned issues as a JSON array in `$issues`. Then iterate with an explicit bash loop (same pattern as Monotask/Filesystem adapters):
+
+```bash
+while IFS= read -r issue_json; do
+  [ -z "$issue_json" ] && continue
+
+  issue_id=$(echo "$issue_json"     | jq -r '.id')
+  issue_title=$(echo "$issue_json"  | jq -r '.title')
+  issue_desc=$(echo "$issue_json"   | jq -r '.description // ""')
+  issue_url=$(echo "$issue_json"    | jq -r '.url // ""')
+  issue_labels=$(echo "$issue_json" | jq -c '[(.labels // [])[] | .name]')
+```
+
+1. Check dedup — skip if already processed:
+```bash
+  already_processed=$(jq -r --arg id "linear:${issue_id}" '.processed_ids[$id] // empty' "$state_file")
+  [ -n "$already_processed" ] && continue
+```
+
+2. Client-side label filter — skip if issue doesn't match configured labels:
+```bash
+  if [ "$(echo "$_lin_labels" | jq 'length')" -gt 0 ]; then
+    has_label=$(jq -n --argjson want "$_lin_labels" --argjson got "$issue_labels" \
+      '($want - ($want - $got)) | length > 0')
+    [ "$has_label" != "true" ] && continue
+  fi
+```
+
+3. Build task object:
+```bash
+  task_json=$(jq -cn \
+    --arg eid    "$issue_id" \
+    --arg title  "$issue_title" \
+    --arg desc   "$issue_desc" \
+    --arg url    "$issue_url" \
+    --argjson labels "$issue_labels" \
+    '{
+      "source_type": "linear",
+      "external_id": $eid,
+      "title":       $title,
+      "description": $desc,
+      "url":         $url,
+      "labels":      $labels
+    }')
+```
+
+**Claim** (MCP — not bash): Call `mcp__claude_ai_Linear__save_issue` with:
+- `issueId`: `$issue_id`
+- Set state to "In Progress"
+- Add label: `monitor:claimed`
+
+**Progress comment** (MCP): Call `mcp__claude_ai_Linear__save_comment` with:
+- `issueId`: `$issue_id`
+- `body`: `"[Monitor: ${name}] Claimed by AI agent. Starting execution with agent type \`${agent_type}\`. Started: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"`
+
+```bash
+  task_claimed=true
+  break 2  # break 2: exit per-issue loop AND outer source loop
+done < <(echo "$issues" | jq -c '.[]')  # close per-issue loop
+    ;;  # end linear case branch
+```
+
+---
+
+#### Source Adapter: GitHub Issues/PRs
+
+```bash
+# Extract filter fields from $src
+_gh_repo=$(echo "$src"     | jq -r '.filter.repo // ""')
+_gh_assignee=$(echo "$src" | jq -r '.filter.assignee // ""')
+_gh_state=$(echo "$src"    | jq -r '.filter.state // "open"')
+
+# Build --label flags as an array (gh issue list takes one --label per flag, not comma-separated)
+gh_label_args=()
+while IFS= read -r _lbl; do
+  [ -n "$_lbl" ] && gh_label_args+=(--label "$_lbl")
+done < <(echo "$src" | jq -r '(.filter.labels // [])[]')
+
+# Poll via gh CLI — capture into $issues
+issues=$(gh issue list \
+  --repo "$_gh_repo" \
+  ${_gh_assignee:+--assignee "$_gh_assignee"} \
+  "${gh_label_args[@]}" \
+  --state "$_gh_state" \
+  --json number,title,body,url,labels,assignees \
+  --limit 20)
+```
+
+Iterate with an explicit bash loop:
+
+```bash
+while IFS= read -r issue_json; do
+  [ -z "$issue_json" ] && continue
+
+  number=$(echo "$issue_json" | jq -r '.number')
+```
+
+1. Check dedup — TWO checks required:
+```bash
+  # Local dedup: skip if already in processed_ids
+  already_processed=$(jq -r --arg id "github:${number}" '.processed_ids[$id] // empty' "$state_file")
+  [ -n "$already_processed" ] && continue
+
+  # Remote dedup: skip if issue already has label monitor:claimed (externally labeled or other instance)
+  already_claimed=$(echo "$issue_json" | jq -r '[(.labels // [])[] | .name] | index("monitor:claimed")')
+  [ "$already_claimed" != "null" ] && continue
+```
+
+2. Build task object:
+```bash
+  task_json=$(jq -cn \
+    --argjson issue "$issue_json" \
+    --arg repo "$_gh_repo" \
+    '{
+      "source_type": "github",
+      "external_id": ($issue.number | tostring),
+      "title":       $issue.title,
+      "description": ($issue.body // ""),
+      "url":         $issue.url,
+      "repo":        $repo,
+      "labels":      [($issue.labels // [])[] | .name]
+    }')
+```
+
+**Claim:** Run the GitHub Label Bootstrap (see end of file) using `$_gh_repo` before the first label operation — it is idempotent and only creates labels if missing. Then add labels:
+```bash
+  # Run GitHub Label Bootstrap here (see "GitHub Label Bootstrap" section) — idempotent, guarded
+  gh issue edit "$number" --repo "$_gh_repo" --add-label "monitor:claimed,monitor:in-progress"
+```
+
+**Progress comment:**
+```bash
+  gh issue comment "$number" --repo "$_gh_repo" --body \
+    "[Monitor: ${name}] Claimed by AI agent. Executing with \`${agent_type}\`. Started: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
+```
+
+```bash
+  task_claimed=true
+  break 2  # break 2: exit per-issue loop AND outer source loop
+done < <(echo "$issues" | jq -c '.[]')  # close per-issue loop
+    ;;  # end github case branch
+```
+
+**Stage labels** (applied progressively throughout execution):
+- `monitor:claimed` → task picked up
+- `monitor:in-progress` → agent is executing
+- `monitor:review` → agent completed, awaiting human review (optional)
+- `monitor:done` → fully complete
+- `monitor:failed` → all retries exhausted
+
+---
+
+#### Source Adapter: Monotask
+
+```bash
+# Extract filter fields from $src
+_mt_board=$(echo "$src"  | jq -r '.filter.board // ""')
+_mt_col=$(echo "$src"    | jq -r '.filter.column // "Todo"')
+_mt_label=$(echo "$src"  | jq -r '.filter.label // "role:ai-agent"')
+
+# Resolve board_id from board title
+board_id=$(monotask board list --json | jq -r --arg t "$_mt_board" '.[] | select(.title==$t) | .id' | head -1)
+if [ -z "$board_id" ]; then
+  echo "[monotask] Board '$_mt_board' not found — skipping source."
+  # skip to next source adapter
+else
+
+# Resolve column ids
+cols=$(monotask column list "$board_id" --json)
+todo_col=$(echo "$cols"  | jq -r --arg t "$_mt_col" '.[] | select(.title==$t) | .id' | head -1)
+doing_col=$(echo "$cols" | jq -r '.[] | select(.title=="Doing" or .title=="In Progress") | .id' | head -1)
+done_col=$(echo "$cols"  | jq -r '.[] | select(.title=="Done") | .id' | head -1)
+
+# Poll: unclaimed cards in todo column with matching label
+cards=$(monotask card list "$board_id" --col "$todo_col" --label "$_mt_label" --json \
+  | jq '[.[] | select((.labels // []) | index("claimed") | not)]')
+```
+
+Iterate over cards with an explicit bash loop (same pattern as the filesystem adapter):
+
+```bash
+while IFS= read -r card; do
+  [ -z "$card" ] && continue
+
+  card_id=$(echo "$card"    | jq -r '.id')
+  card_title=$(echo "$card" | jq -r '.title')
+```
+
+1. Check dedup:
+```bash
+  already_processed=$(jq -r --arg id "monotask:${card_id}" '.processed_ids[$id] // empty' "$state_file")
+  [ -n "$already_processed" ] && continue
+```
+
+**Build task object** (includes board/column IDs so Step 4 can re-extract them from `task_json` without relying on polling-scope shell vars):
+```bash
+  task_json=$(jq -cn \
+    --arg eid      "$card_id" \
+    --arg title    "$card_title" \
+    --arg board    "$board_id" \
+    --arg doing    "$doing_col" \
+    --arg done     "$done_col" \
+    '{
+      "source_type": "monotask",
+      "external_id": $eid,
+      "title":       $title,
+      "description": "",
+      "board_id":    $board,
+      "doing_col":   $doing,
+      "done_col":    $done
+    }')
+```
+
+**Claim:**
+```bash
+  monotask card move "$board_id" "$card_id" "$doing_col" --json
+  monotask card label add "$board_id" "$card_id" "claimed" --json
+  monotask card label add "$board_id" "$card_id" "monitor:in-progress" --json
+```
+
+**Progress comment:**
+```bash
+  monotask card comment add "$board_id" "$card_id" \
+    "[Monitor: ${name}] Claimed by AI agent. Executing with \`${agent_type}\`. Started: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
+
+  task_claimed=true
+  break 2  # break 2: exit per-card loop AND outer source loop
+done < <(echo "$cards" | jq -c '.[]')   # close per-card loop
+fi  # close 'if [ -z "$board_id" ]' else block
+    ;;  # end monotask case branch
+```
+
+---
+
+#### Source Adapter: Filesystem
+
+```bash
+# Extract filter fields from $src
+folder=$(echo "$src" | jq -r '.filter.folder // "./tasks"')
+
+if [ ! -d "$folder" ]; then
+  echo "[filesystem] Folder '$folder' not found — skipping source."
+  # skip to next source adapter
+else
+
+# Poll: find unclaimed .task files
+tasks=$(find "$folder" -name "*.task" -not -name "*.claimed" -not -name "*.done" -not -name "*.failed" 2>/dev/null)
+
+# Iterate — stop after first claimable file
+while IFS= read -r task_file; do
+  [ -z "$task_file" ] && continue
+```
+
+(All per-file steps are inside this while loop; close with `done <<< "$tasks"` after the claim. Then close the `else` block with `fi`.)
+
+For each `.task` file (`task_file` = absolute path):
+1. Check dedup:
+```bash
+  already_processed=$(jq -r --arg id "filesystem:${task_file}" '.processed_ids[$id] // empty' "$state_file")
+  [ -n "$already_processed" ] && continue
+```
+2. Read task content:
+```bash
+task_title=$(head -1 "$task_file")
+task_description=$(tail -n +2 "$task_file")
+task_base="${task_file%.task}"
+task_json=$(jq -cn \
+  --arg title       "$task_title" \
+  --arg description "$task_description" \
+  --arg eid         "$task_file" \
+  --arg base_path   "$task_base" \
+  '{
+    "source_type": "filesystem",
+    "external_id": $eid,
+    "title":       $title,
+    "description": $description,
+    "base_path":   $base_path
+  }')
+```
+
+**Claim:**
+```bash
+mv "${task_file}" "${task_base}.task.claimed"
+```
+
+**Progress log:**
+```bash
+echo "[Monitor: ${name}] $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ) — Claimed. Executing with ${agent_type}." \
+  >> "${task_base}.task.log"
+```
+
+```bash
+  task_claimed=true
+  break 2  # break 2: exit per-file loop AND outer source loop
+done <<< "$tasks"   # close per-file while loop (reached only if no file was claimed)
+fi                  # close 'if [ ! -d "$folder" ]' else block
+      ;;  # end filesystem case branch
+    esac
+  done < <(jq -c '.sources[]' "$cfg")
+fi  # close 'if [ -z "$retry_task" ]' guard
+# After: if $task_claimed=true, proceed to "After claim"; otherwise skip to Step 5
+```
+
+**Stage files:** `.task` → `.task.claimed` → `.task.done` or `.task.failed`
+
+---
+
+#### After a task is claimed (all sources — common code)
+
+This section runs ONLY when `task_claimed = true` (a task was found and claimed in the source loop above). The retry path sets `task_json=$retry_task` and jumps directly to Step 3, bypassing this section entirely.
+
+```bash
+if [ "$task_claimed" = "true" ]; then
+```
+
+Each source adapter MUST have set `task_json` to a complete JSON object before `task_claimed=true`. The full task object includes all fields used by Step 3 and Step 4 for that source type.
+
+**Extract task metadata (must run first, before all blocks below):**
+```bash
+task_source_type=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.source_type')
+task_external_id=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.external_id')
+task_title=$(echo "$task_json"       | jq -r '.title')
+```
+
+**Register in state as in-flight** (stores full task object for retry replay):
+```bash
+tmp="${state_file}.tmp"
+jq --argjson task "$task_json" \
+   --arg ts "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" \
+   '.in_flight += [$task + {"claimed_at": $ts, "retry_count": 0}]' \
+   "$state_file" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$state_file"
+```
+
+**Mark as processed in dedup index:**
+```bash
+tmp="${state_file}.tmp"
+jq --arg key "${task_source_type}:${task_external_id}" \
+   --arg ts "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" \
+   '.processed_ids[$key] = {status: "in_flight", claimed_at: $ts, retry_count: 0}' \
+   "$state_file" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$state_file"
+```
+
+**Increment stats:**
+```bash
+tmp="${cfg}.tmp"
+jq '.stats.total_claimed += 1' "$cfg" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$cfg"
+fi  # end 'if [ "$task_claimed" = "true" ]'
+```
+
+---
+
+## Step 3 — Execute the Task
+
+**Guard:** Only execute Step 3 and Step 4 when a task was actually claimed or retried. On idle ticks (no task available, no retry pending), skip directly to Step 5.
+
+```bash
+if [ -n "$task_json" ]; then
+```
+
+Spawn a Task agent to do the actual work. This runs **synchronously** (`run_in_background: false`) so we can capture the result and update status.
+
+The return value of the `Task` tool call is the agent's full text output. Capture it into `agent_output`:
+
+```javascript
+agent_output = Task({
+  subagent_type: agent_type,   // from monitor config
+  description: `Monitor "${name}" executing: ${task.title}`,
+  run_in_background: false,
+  prompt: `You are an AI agent executing a task claimed by the Mastermind Monitor "${name}".
+
+TASK: ${task.title}
+
+DESCRIPTION:
+${task.description || "(no description provided)"}
+
+SOURCE: ${task.source_type}  |  ID: ${task.external_id}
+URL: ${task.url || "n/a"}
+
+INSTRUCTIONS:
+1. Understand the task from the title and description above.
+2. Execute the task fully and completely using available tools.
+3. For code tasks: read relevant files, make changes, run tests if possible.
+4. For research tasks: gather information, synthesize findings.
+5. Produce a clear result summary at the end.
+
+OUTPUT FORMAT:
+At the end of your work, output a JSON block EXACTLY like this:
+\`\`\`json
+{
+  "status": "done|failed",
+  "summary": "one paragraph summary of what was accomplished",
+  "artifacts": ["list of files changed or created"],
+  "next_actions": ["any follow-up suggestions"]
+}
+\`\`\`
+
+If you encounter an error you cannot recover from, set status to "failed" and explain in summary.`
+})
+```
+
+`agent_output` is the full text returned by the Task call. Parse the JSON block and extract the task metadata for use in Step 4. The metadata vars (`task_source_type`, `task_external_id`, `task_title`) are already set by the "After claim" common code for new tasks, and by the retry branch for retried tasks — this block re-extracts them from `$task_json` as a safety guard:
+
+```bash
+# Task metadata (safe re-extract — already set by claim/retry path)
+task_source_type=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.source_type')
+task_external_id=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.external_id')
+task_title=$(echo "$task_json"       | jq -r '.title')
+
+# Parse result JSON block from agent_output (all three fields in one python pass)
+_result_json=$(echo "$agent_output" | python3 -c "
+import sys, re, json
+m = re.search(r'\`\`\`json\s*(\{.*?\})\s*\`\`\`', sys.stdin.read(), re.DOTALL)
+print(m.group(1) if m else '{}')" 2>/dev/null || echo '{}')
+
+result_status=$(echo "$_result_json"        | jq -r '.status          // "failed"')
+result_summary=$(echo "$_result_json"       | jq -r '.summary         // "(no summary)"')
+result_artifacts=$(echo "$_result_json"     | jq -r '(.artifacts    // []) | join(", ")')
+result_next_actions=$(echo "$_result_json"  | jq -r '(.next_actions // []) | join(", ")')
+```
+
+---
+
+## Step 4 — Handle Result
+
+Branch on `result_status`:
+
+```bash
+if [ "$result_status" = "done" ]; then
+```
+
+### On success (`status: "done"`)
+
+**Post completion comment/update per source** — dispatch on `$task_source_type`:
+
+**Linear** (MCP tool calls — not bash; load Linear MCP schema via ToolSearch first): for `task_source_type=linear`:
+
+Call `mcp__claude_ai_Linear__save_comment` with:
+- `issueId`: `$task_external_id`
+- `body`: pass the following as a real multi-line string (use actual newline characters — do NOT use `\n` escape sequences per the Linear MCP server requirement):
+
+```
+[Monitor: ${name}] ✓ Task complete.
+
+Summary: ${result_summary}
+
+Artifacts: ${result_artifacts}
+Next actions: ${result_next_actions}
+
+Completed: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)  |  Agent: ${agent_type}
+```
+
+Then call `mcp__claude_ai_Linear__save_issue` with:
+- `issueId`: `$task_external_id`
+- `stateId`: resolved ID for state name "Done" in this team
+
+**GitHub, Monotask, Filesystem** — dispatched via `case`:
+```bash
+case "$task_source_type" in
+  github)
+    task_repo=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.repo')
+    gh issue comment "$task_external_id" --repo "$task_repo" --body \
+      "[Monitor: ${name}] Task complete.
+
+Summary: ${result_summary}
+
+Artifacts: ${result_artifacts}
+Next actions: ${result_next_actions}
+Completed: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
+
+    gh issue edit "$task_external_id" --repo "$task_repo" \
+      --remove-label "monitor:in-progress" \
+      --add-label "monitor:done"
+
+    # If it was a "complete this task" issue, close it:
+    # gh issue close "$task_external_id" --repo "$task_repo" --comment "Closed by monitor after completion."
+    ;;
+  monotask)
+    # Re-extract from task_json — polling-scope vars are not reliable on retry path
+    board_id=$(echo "$task_json"  | jq -r '.board_id')
+    card_id=$(echo "$task_json"   | jq -r '.external_id')
+    done_col=$(echo "$task_json"  | jq -r '.done_col')
+
+    monotask card comment add "$board_id" "$card_id" \
+      "[Monitor: ${name}] Task complete.
+
+Summary: ${result_summary}
+
+Artifacts: ${result_artifacts}
+Next actions: ${result_next_actions}
+Completed: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
+
+    monotask card move "$board_id" "$card_id" "$done_col" --json
+    monotask card label remove "$board_id" "$card_id" "monitor:in-progress" --json
+    monotask card label add    "$board_id" "$card_id" "monitor:done" --json
+    ;;
+  filesystem)
+    task_base=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.base_path')
+    echo "[Monitor: ${name}] $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ) — DONE." >> "${task_base}.task.log"
+    echo "Summary: ${result_summary}" >> "${task_base}.task.log"
+    echo "Artifacts: ${result_artifacts}" >> "${task_base}.task.log"
+    echo "Next actions: ${result_next_actions}" >> "${task_base}.task.log"
+    mv "${task_base}.task.claimed" "${task_base}.task.done"
+    ;;
+esac  # end task_source_type dispatch (success path)
+```
+
+**Update state — remove from in-flight, mark done:**
+```bash
+tmp="${state_file}.tmp"
+jq --arg key "${task_source_type}:${task_external_id}" \
+   --arg eid "$task_external_id" \
+   --arg stype "$task_source_type" \
+   --arg ts "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" \
+   '(.processed_ids[$key].status = "done") |
+    (.processed_ids[$key].done_at  = $ts) |
+    (.in_flight = [.in_flight[] | select(.external_id != $eid or .source_type != $stype)])' \
+   "$state_file" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$state_file"
+
+tmp="${cfg}.tmp"
+jq '.stats.done += 1' "$cfg" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$cfg"
+```
+
+**Emit dashboard event:**
+```bash
+curl -s -o /dev/null -X POST "${CTRL_URL}/api/mastermind/event" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d "$(jq -cn --arg sid "$SESSION_ID" --arg name "$name" --arg title "$task_title" \
+    '{type:"monitor:task:done",session:$sid,monitor:$name,task:$title,ts:(now*1000|floor)}')" || true
+```
+
+```bash
+else  # result_status != "done"
+```
+
+### On failure
+
+**Retry logic (max 3 attempts):**
+
+```bash
+retry_count=$(jq -r --arg key "${task_source_type}:${task_external_id}" \
+  '.processed_ids[$key].retry_count // 0' "$state_file")
+
+if [ "$retry_count" -lt 3 ]; then
+  new_retry=$((retry_count + 1))
+  echo "[$name] Task failed (attempt $new_retry/3). Will retry next tick."
+
+  # Update retry count in state
+  tmp="${state_file}.tmp"
+  jq --arg key "${task_source_type}:${task_external_id}" \
+     --arg eid "$task_external_id" \
+     --arg stype "$task_source_type" \
+     --argjson r "$new_retry" \
+     --arg ts "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" \
+     '(.processed_ids[$key].retry_count = $r) |
+      (.processed_ids[$key].last_failure = $ts) |
+      (.processed_ids[$key].status = "retry_pending") |
+      (.in_flight = [.in_flight[] |
+        if (.external_id == $eid and .source_type == $stype)
+        then .retry_count = $r | .last_failure = $ts
+        else . end])' \
+     "$state_file" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$state_file"
+
+  tmp="${cfg}.tmp"
+  jq '.stats.retried += 1' "$cfg" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$cfg"
+
+  # Post retry comment per source
+  _retry_msg="[Monitor: ${name}] Task failed (attempt ${new_retry}/3). Will retry next tick. Error: ${result_summary}"
+  # Linear (MCP — not bash): call mcp__claude_ai_Linear__save_comment with
+  #   issueId=$task_external_id  body="$_retry_msg"
+  # Then call mcp__claude_ai_Linear__save_issue to set state back to "In Progress".
+
+  case "$task_source_type" in
+    github)
+      task_repo=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.repo')
+      gh issue comment "$task_external_id" --repo "$task_repo" --body "$_retry_msg" 2>/dev/null || true
+      ;;
+    monotask)
+      _board=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.board_id')
+      monotask card comment add "$_board" "$task_external_id" "$_retry_msg" 2>/dev/null || true
+      ;;
+    filesystem)
+      _base=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.base_path')
+      echo "[Monitor: ${name}] $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ) — RETRY ${new_retry}/3. ${result_summary}" >> "${_base}.task.log"
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+else
+  echo "[$name] Task failed after 3 attempts. Marking as failed."
+
+  # Post final failure comment and set external status per source
+  _fail_msg="[Monitor: ${name}] Task failed after 3 attempts. Manual intervention required.
+Error: ${result_summary}
+Last attempt: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
+
+  # Linear (MCP — not bash): call mcp__claude_ai_Linear__save_comment with
+  #   issueId=$task_external_id  body="$_fail_msg"
+  # Then call mcp__claude_ai_Linear__save_issue to add label "monitor:failed"
+  # and set state to "Cancelled" or "Blocked" as appropriate for the team.
+
+  case "$task_source_type" in
+    github)
+      task_repo=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.repo')
+      gh issue comment "$task_external_id" --repo "$task_repo" --body "$_fail_msg" 2>/dev/null || true
+      gh issue edit "$task_external_id" --repo "$task_repo" \
+        --add-label "monitor:failed" --remove-label "monitor:in-progress" 2>/dev/null || true
+      ;;
+    monotask)
+      _board=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.board_id')
+      monotask card comment add "$_board" "$task_external_id" "$_fail_msg" 2>/dev/null || true
+      monotask card label remove "$_board" "$task_external_id" "monitor:in-progress" 2>/dev/null || true
+      monotask card label add    "$_board" "$task_external_id" "monitor:failed" 2>/dev/null || true
+      ;;
+    filesystem)
+      _base=$(echo "$task_json" | jq -r '.base_path')
+      echo "[Monitor: ${name}] $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ) — FAILED after 3 attempts. ${result_summary}" >> "${_base}.task.log"
+      mv "${_base}.task.claimed" "${_base}.task.failed" 2>/dev/null || true
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  # Update state
+  tmp="${state_file}.tmp"
+  jq --arg key "${task_source_type}:${task_external_id}" \
+     --arg eid "$task_external_id" \
+     --arg stype "$task_source_type" \
+     --arg ts "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" \
+     '(.processed_ids[$key].status = "failed") |
+      (.processed_ids[$key].failed_at = $ts) |
+      (.in_flight = [.in_flight[] | select(.external_id != $eid or .source_type != $stype)])' \
+     "$state_file" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$state_file"
+
+  tmp="${cfg}.tmp"
+  jq '.stats.failed += 1' "$cfg" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$cfg"
+fi  # end permanent-fail branch (if retry_count -lt 3 ... else ... fi)
+fi  # end result_status branch (if result_status = "done" ... else ... fi)
+
+fi  # end task guard (if [ -n "$task_json" ]; only runs Steps 3-4 when a task was claimed or retried)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Step 5 — Reschedule Next Tick
+
+Always the last step, regardless of whether a task was found/executed.
+
+Call `ScheduleWakeup` with:
+- `delaySeconds`: value of `poll_interval` from config (default 120)
+- `prompt`: `/mastermind:monitor --action tick --name <name>`
+- `reason`: `Monitor <name> polling every <poll_interval>s (<N sources>)`
+
+This is what makes the monitor run forever. The only way to stop it is to set `status=stopped` or `status=paused` — the tick checks this at the top of Step 2.
+
+---
+
+## Step 6 — Return Output
+
+```yaml
+domain: ops
+status: complete
+action: <action>
+monitor: <name>
+tasks_this_tick: <0 or 1>
+task_result: <done|failed|retry_pending|none>
+next_tick_in: <poll_interval>s
+state_file: .monomind/monitor/<name>-state.json
+run_id: <SESSION_ID>
+```
+
+---
+
+## Step 7 — Brain Write (standalone only)
+
+If `caller` is not "command", follow `_protocol.md` Brain Write Procedure for domain `ops`.
+
+---
+
+## Configuration File Schemas
+
+### `.monomind/monitor/<name>.json`
+
+```json
+{
+  "name": "dev-agent",
+  "status": "active",
+  "poll_interval": 120,
+  "agent_type": "coder",
+  "max_concurrent": 1,
+  "sources": [
+    {
+      "type": "linear",
+      "filter": {
+        "team": "ENG",
+        "assignees": ["morteza@agent-f.com"],
+        "states": ["Todo"],
+        "labels": ["ai-agent"],
+        "project": ""
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "github",
+      "filter": {
+        "repo": "nokhodian/monomind",
+        "assignee": "nokhodian",
+        "labels": ["ai-agent"],
+        "state": "open",
+        "type": "issue"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "monotask",
+      "filter": {
+        "board": "monomind-tasks-dev",
+        "column": "Todo",
+        "label": "role:ai-agent"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "filesystem",
+      "filter": {
+        "folder": "./tasks",
+        "glob": "*.task",
+        "user": ""
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "stats": {
+    "done": 0,
+    "failed": 0,
+    "retried": 0,
+    "total_claimed": 0
+  },
+  "created_at": "2026-05-18T00:00:00Z",
+  "last_tick": null
+}
+```
+
+### `.monomind/monitor/<name>-state.json`
+
+```json
+{
+  "processed_ids": {
+    "linear:LIN-123": {
+      "status": "done",
+      "claimed_at": "2026-05-18T10:00:00Z",
+      "done_at": "2026-05-18T10:05:00Z",
+      "retry_count": 0
+    },
+    "github:456": {
+      "status": "failed",
+      "claimed_at": "2026-05-18T09:00:00Z",
+      "failed_at": "2026-05-18T09:20:00Z",
+      "retry_count": 3
+    }
+  },
+  "in_flight": [
+    {
+      "source_type": "monotask",
+      "external_id": "abc-uuid",
+      "title": "Fix auth bug",
+      "description": "",
+      "board_id": "board-uuid-here",
+      "doing_col": "doing-col-uuid",
+      "done_col": "done-col-uuid",
+      "claimed_at": "2026-05-18T10:10:00Z",
+      "retry_count": 1,
+      "last_failure": "2026-05-18T10:12:00Z"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Quick Reference — Common Commands
+
+```bash
+# Create a monitor watching GitHub issues assigned to you
+/mastermind:monitor --action start --name dev-watcher \
+  --source github --project nokhodian/monomind --user nokhodian \
+  --label ai-agent --agent coder --interval 120
+
+# Add a Linear source to an existing monitor
+/mastermind:monitor --action add-source --name dev-watcher \
+  --source linear --team ENG --user morteza@agent-f.com \
+  --state Todo --label ai-agent
+
+# Add a monotask board source
+/mastermind:monitor --action add-source --name dev-watcher \
+  --source monotask --project monomind-tasks-dev \
+  --state Todo --label role:ai-agent
+
+# Add a filesystem folder source
+/mastermind:monitor --action add-source --name dev-watcher \
+  --source filesystem --folder ./tasks
+
+# Check status
+/mastermind:monitor --action status --name dev-watcher
+
+# List all monitors
+/mastermind:monitor
+
+# Pause (stops auto-rescheduling after current tick)
+/mastermind:monitor --action pause --name dev-watcher
+
+# Resume (re-enters the tick loop)
+/mastermind:monitor --action resume --name dev-watcher
+
+# Stop permanently
+/mastermind:monitor --action stop --name dev-watcher
+```
+
+---
+
+## GitHub Label Bootstrap
+
+Run this once, inline in the GitHub claim path, immediately before the first `gh issue edit` call. At claim time, `$_gh_repo` is in scope (extracted from `$src` at the top of the GitHub adapter). Guard with a check so it only runs when the `monitor:claimed` label is absent:
+
+```bash
+# Bootstrap monitor labels on first claim (idempotent — --force handles existing labels)
+if ! gh label list --repo "$_gh_repo" --json name 2>/dev/null \
+    | jq -e '.[] | select(.name=="monitor:claimed")' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  for label in "monitor:claimed" "monitor:in-progress" "monitor:review" "monitor:done" "monitor:failed"; do
+    # shasum is available on both macOS and Linux; md5sum is Linux-only
+    color=$(printf '%s' "$label" | shasum | cut -c1-6)
+    gh label create "$label" --repo "$_gh_repo" --color "$color" --force 2>/dev/null || true
+  done
+fi
+```
+
+---
+
+## Important Behavioral Notes
+
+**`poll_interval` is idle gap, not heartbeat.** Because `tick` waits synchronously for the agent to finish before rescheduling (Step 3 uses `run_in_background: false`), `poll_interval` is the *minimum idle time between task claims* — not a wall-clock polling frequency. A user who sets `--interval 60` and has tasks that take 10 minutes will get one task claimed every ~10 minutes, not every 60 seconds.
+
+**`max_concurrent` is a per-tick claim limit.** Since the default is 1 and the tick blocks on the agent, this means at most one task runs per cycle. Increasing it allows the monitor to claim and spawn multiple tasks per tick — but all still block the tick sequentially unless the Task calls use `run_in_background: true` (which requires manual result tracking).
+
+**Retry-pending tasks are prioritized over new claims.** On each tick, the monitor first checks `in_flight` for any `retry_pending` entries and re-executes them before polling sources for new work. This ensures stuck tasks don't accumulate.
+
+---
+
+## Notes on Filter Precedence
+
+When multiple users or states are specified (via repeated `--user` or `--state` flags), the monitor ORs them:
+- `--user alice --user bob` → fetch tasks assigned to alice OR bob
+- `--state Todo --state "In Progress"` → fetch tasks in either state
+
+The `--label` flag is ANDed with user/state: only tasks matching the label AND the user/state filter are claimed.