Merge pull request 'Plan new mobile issues at capture time' (#222) from timmy/221-plan-new-issues-at-capture into main

Read complete unread-update conversations from mobile My Work (#220)

README.md

@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 Point the dashboard at the Gitea server root (without `/api/v1`) and provide a
 token that can read dashboard data, update the authenticated user's notification
 threads, create and self-assign issues, discover, claim, and release issue assignments,
-set or clear due dates on assigned issues, create issue comments, close assigned issues,
+list repository labels and open milestones, set or clear due dates on assigned issues, create issue comments, close assigned issues,
 inspect/comment on assigned pull
 requests, merge assigned pull requests, and submit pull-request reviews.
 Pull-request replies and mobile My Work issue and PR comments use Gitea's
 issue-comment API; mobile issue capture requires issue
-creation and assignment permission. Issue capture and authored mobile actions (issue
+creation and assignment permission. The New issue sheet can optionally select an open
+repository milestone and due date; the dashboard validates both and sends them with
+self-assignment in the single create request, so planned work appears in its release
+lane immediately. Issue capture and authored mobile actions (issue
 comments, pull-request comments, notification replies, and reviews) persist per-draft
 idempotency keys, so retrying after a timeout, reload, process restart, or handoff to
 another worker replays a confirmed result instead of posting duplicate content. Results

frontend/conversation.js

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+function createConversationPager({ loadPage }) {
+  let state = { comments: [], page: 1, older_page: null, total: 0 };
+  let olderRequest = null;
+
+  const validComments = comments => Array.isArray(comments)
+    ? comments.filter(comment => comment && Number.isInteger(comment.id))
+    : [];
+
+  const unique = comments => {
+    const seen = new Set();
+    return comments.filter(comment => {
+      if (seen.has(comment.id)) return false;
+      seen.add(comment.id);
+      return true;
+    }).sort((left, right) => {
+      const leftTime = Date.parse(left.created_at || '');
+      const rightTime = Date.parse(right.created_at || '');
+      if (Number.isFinite(leftTime) && Number.isFinite(rightTime) && leftTime !== rightTime) {
+        return leftTime - rightTime;
+      }
+      return left.id - right.id;
+    });
+  };
+
+  const snapshot = () => ({ ...state, comments: state.comments.map(comment => ({ ...comment })) });
+
+  return {
+    reset(page) {
+      const comments = unique(validComments(page?.comments));
+      state = {
+        comments,
+        page: Number.isInteger(page?.page) ? page.page : 1,
+        older_page: Number.isInteger(page?.older_page) ? page.older_page : null,
+        total: Number.isInteger(page?.total) ? Math.max(page.total, comments.length) : comments.length,
+      };
+      olderRequest = null;
+      return snapshot();
+    },
+    snapshot,
+    loadOlder() {
+      if (olderRequest) return olderRequest;
+      if (!Number.isInteger(state.older_page)) return Promise.resolve(snapshot());
+      const requestedPage = state.older_page;
+      olderRequest = Promise.resolve(loadPage(requestedPage)).then(page => {
+        state = {
+          comments: unique(validComments(page?.comments).concat(state.comments)),
+          page: Number.isInteger(page?.page) ? page.page : requestedPage,
+          older_page: Number.isInteger(page?.older_page) ? page.older_page : null,
+          total: Number.isInteger(page?.total) ? Math.max(page.total, state.comments.length) : state.total,
+        };
+        return snapshot();
+      }).finally(() => { olderRequest = null; });
+      return olderRequest;
+    },
+    append(comment) {
+      if (!comment || !Number.isInteger(comment.id)) return snapshot();
+      if (!state.comments.some(existing => existing.id === comment.id)) {
+        state = {
+          ...state,
+          comments: state.comments.concat(comment),
+          total: Math.max(state.total + 1, state.comments.length + 1),
+        };
+      }
+      return snapshot();
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) module.exports = createConversationPager;

frontend/create-issue-sheet.js

@@ -15,18 +15,25 @@ function createIssueCapture({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = newIssueOp
     (Array.isArray(value) ? value : []).filter(id => Number.isInteger(id) && id > 0)
   )).slice(0, 20);
   const emptyDraft = () => ({ repository: '', title: '', body: '', labelIds: [] });
+  const safeMilestoneId = value => Number.isInteger(Number(value)) && Number(value) > 0 ? Number(value) : null;
+  const safeDueDate = value => /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/.test(String(value || '')) ? String(value) : '';
 
   function loadStored() {
     try {
       const parsed = JSON.parse(storage.getItem(storageKey) || 'null');
       if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== 'object') return {...emptyDraft(), operationId: ''};
-      return {
+      const draft = {
         repository: String(parsed.repository || ''),
         title: String(parsed.title || ''),
         body: String(parsed.body || ''),
         labelIds: safeLabelIds(parsed.labelIds),
         operationId: String(parsed.operationId || '').slice(0, 128),
       };
+      const milestoneId = safeMilestoneId(parsed.milestoneId);
+      const dueDate = safeDueDate(parsed.dueDate);
+      if (milestoneId !== null) draft.milestoneId = milestoneId;
+      if (dueDate) draft.dueDate = dueDate;
+      return draft;
     } catch (_error) {
       return {...emptyDraft(), operationId: ''};
     }
@@ -45,7 +52,12 @@ function createIssueCapture({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = newIssueOp
       body: String(draft?.body || ''),
       labelIds: safeLabelIds(draft?.labelIds),
     };
-    const unchanged = ['repository', 'title', 'body'].every(key => previous[key] === safe[key]) &&
+    const milestoneId = safeMilestoneId(draft?.milestoneId);
+    const dueDate = safeDueDate(draft?.dueDate);
+    if (milestoneId !== null) safe.milestoneId = milestoneId;
+    if (dueDate) safe.dueDate = dueDate;
+    const unchanged = ['repository', 'title', 'body', 'milestoneId', 'dueDate']
+      .every(key => (previous[key] || '') === (safe[key] || '')) &&
       JSON.stringify(previous.labelIds) === JSON.stringify(safe.labelIds);
     writeStored({...safe, operationId: unchanged ? previous.operationId : ''});
     return safe;
@@ -73,6 +85,13 @@ function createIssueCapture({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = newIssueOp
     );
   }
 
+  function loadMilestones(repository) {
+    const encoded = String(repository || '').split('/').map(encodeURIComponent).join('/');
+    return fetchJson('api/v1/repos/' + encoded + '/milestones').then(milestones =>
+      Array.isArray(milestones) ? milestones : []
+    );
+  }
+
   function submit(draft) {
     if (pending) return pending;
     const saved = saveDraft(draft);
@@ -88,6 +107,8 @@ function createIssueCapture({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = newIssueOp
       },
       body: JSON.stringify({
         title: saved.title, body: saved.body, label_ids: saved.labelIds,
+        ...(saved.milestoneId ? {milestone_id: saved.milestoneId} : {}),
+        ...(saved.dueDate ? {due_date: saved.dueDate + 'T23:59:59Z'} : {}),
       }),
     }).then(issue => {
       clearDraft();
@@ -96,7 +117,7 @@ function createIssueCapture({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = newIssueOp
     return pending;
   }
 
-  return { saveDraft, loadDraft, loadLabels, submit };
+  return { saveDraft, loadDraft, loadLabels, loadMilestones, submit };
 }
 
 if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) module.exports = createIssueCapture;

frontend/drafts.js

@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+function createDraftInbox({ storage, now = () => Date.now() }) {
+  const indexKey = 'stackchain.draft-index.v1';
+
+  function readIndex() {
+    try {
+      const value = JSON.parse(storage?.getItem(indexKey) || '{}');
+      return value && typeof value === 'object' && !Array.isArray(value) ? value : {};
+    } catch (_error) { return {}; }
+  }
+
+  function writeIndex(index) {
+    try { storage?.setItem(indexKey, JSON.stringify(index)); }
+    catch (_error) { /* Draft discovery remains available without metadata. */ }
+  }
+
+  function keys() {
+    try {
+      return Array.from({ length: Number(storage?.length || 0) }, (_, index) => storage.key(index))
+        .filter(Boolean);
+    } catch (_error) { return []; }
+  }
+
+  function textPreview(value) {
+    return String(value || '').replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim().slice(0, 180);
+  }
+
+  function parseTarget(value) {
+    const match = String(value || '').match(/^(.+)#(\d+)$/);
+    return match ? { repository: match[1], number: Number(match[2]) } : null;
+  }
+
+  function parse(key, raw) {
+    let match;
+    if (key === 'stackchain.issue-capture.v1') {
+      try {
+        const value = JSON.parse(raw);
+        const preview = textPreview([value?.title, value?.body].filter(Boolean).join(' — '));
+        if (!preview && !value?.repository) return null;
+        return {
+          kind: 'new-issue', label: 'New issue', repository: String(value?.repository || ''),
+          title: textPreview(value?.title) || 'Untitled new issue', preview,
+        };
+      } catch (_error) { return null; }
+    }
+    match = key.match(/^stackchain\.(issue|pull)-comment\.v1:(.+#\d+)$/);
+    if (match) {
+      const target = parseTarget(match[2]);
+      const preview = textPreview(raw);
+      if (!target || !preview) return null;
+      const routeKind = match[1] === 'issue' ? 'issue' : 'pull';
+      return {
+        kind: routeKind + '-comment', label: routeKind === 'issue' ? 'Issue comment' : 'PR comment',
+        ...target, title: target.repository + '#' + target.number, preview,
+        route: { kind: routeKind, ...target },
+      };
+    }
+    match = key.match(/^stackchain\.issue-content\.v1:(.+#\d+)$/);
+    if (match) {
+      const target = parseTarget(match[1]);
+      try {
+        const value = JSON.parse(raw);
+        const preview = textPreview([value?.title, value?.body].filter(Boolean).join(' — '));
+        if (!target || !preview || typeof value?.expectedUpdatedAt !== 'string') return null;
+        return {
+          kind: 'issue-edit', label: 'Issue edit', ...target,
+          title: target.repository + '#' + target.number, preview,
+          route: { kind: 'issue', ...target },
+        };
+      } catch (_error) { return null; }
+    }
+    match = key.match(/^stackchain\.update-reply\.v1\.(\d+)$/);
+    if (match) {
+      const preview = textPreview(raw);
+      if (!preview) return null;
+      const notificationId = Number(match[1]);
+      return {
+        kind: 'update-reply', label: 'Update reply', notification_id: notificationId,
+        title: 'Update #' + notificationId, preview,
+        route: { kind: 'update', notification_id: notificationId },
+      };
+    }
+    match = key.match(/^stackchain\.review-draft\.v1:(.+#\d+)@([^:]+)$/);
+    if (match) {
+      const target = parseTarget(match[1]);
+      try {
+        const value = JSON.parse(raw);
+        const notes = Object.values(value?.notes || {});
+        const comments = Array.isArray(value?.comments) ? value.comments.map(item => item?.body) : [];
+        const preview = textPreview([value?.summary, ...notes, ...comments].filter(Boolean).join(' — '));
+        if (!target || !preview) return null;
+        return {
+          kind: 'review', label: 'PR review', ...target, head_sha: match[2],
+          title: target.repository + '#' + target.number, preview,
+          route: { kind: 'review', ...target },
+        };
+      } catch (_error) { return null; }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  function list() {
+    const index = readIndex();
+    const seen = new Set();
+    const drafts = [];
+    keys().forEach(key => {
+      if (key === indexKey || key.endsWith(':operation')) return;
+      let raw;
+      try { raw = storage.getItem(key); }
+      catch (_error) { return; }
+      const parsed = parse(key, raw);
+      if (!parsed) return;
+      seen.add(key);
+      const fingerprint = String(raw);
+      const previous = index[key];
+      if (!previous || previous.fingerprint !== fingerprint) {
+        index[key] = { fingerprint, updated_at: Number(now()) };
+      }
+      drafts.push({ id: key, ...parsed, updated_at: index[key].updated_at });
+    });
+    Object.keys(index).forEach(key => { if (!seen.has(key)) delete index[key]; });
+    writeIndex(index);
+    return drafts.sort((left, right) =>
+      Number(right.updated_at || 0) - Number(left.updated_at || 0) || left.id.localeCompare(right.id)
+    );
+  }
+
+  function discard(id) {
+    if (typeof id !== 'string' || !parse(id, (() => {
+      try { return storage?.getItem(id); } catch (_error) { return null; }
+    })())) return false;
+    try {
+      storage?.removeItem(id);
+      storage?.removeItem(id + ':operation');
+      const index = readIndex();
+      delete index[id];
+      writeIndex(index);
+      return true;
+    } catch (_error) { return false; }
+  }
+
+  return { list, discard };
+}
+
+if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) module.exports = createDraftInbox;

frontend/index.html

@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .milestone-lane { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; min-width:min(100%,260px); }
 .work-milestone-filter { min-width:180px; flex:1; padding:8px; border-radius:8px; border:1px solid #1f3a5f; background:#0b1526; color:var(--text); }
 .my-work-list { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(260px,1fr)); gap:10px; }
+.draft-card { display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:8px; min-width:0; }
+.draft-preview { color:var(--muted); overflow-wrap:anywhere; }
+.draft-actions { display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:8px; }
+.draft-actions button { min-height:44px; width:100%; }
 .my-work-card { min-height: 44px; display:grid; gap:8px; padding:12px; border:1px solid #1f3a5f; border-radius:12px; background:#0f1d33; color:var(--text); }
 .my-work-card-main { display:block; width:100%; color:var(--text); text-align:left; font:inherit; background:transparent; border:0; padding:0; }
 .my-work-card-main.review-trigger { width:100%; text-align:left; font:inherit; }
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .load-more-notifications[hidden] { display:none; }
 .load-more-work { min-height:44px; width:100%; margin-top:10px; }
 .load-more-work[hidden] { display:none; }
+.retry-work-route { min-height:44px; width:100%; margin-top:10px; }
+.retry-work-route[hidden] { display:none; }
 .my-work-bulk { position:sticky; bottom:0; z-index:4; margin:10px -4px -12px; padding:10px 4px; padding-bottom:calc(10px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); background:rgba(11,21,38,.98); border-top:1px solid #2a496e; }
 .my-work-bulk button { min-height:44px; width:100%; }
 .my-work[data-stale="true"] { border-color:#fcd34d; }
@@ -136,6 +142,9 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .issue-sheet-header { display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; gap:10px; }
 .issue-sheet-header button { min-height:44px; }
 .issue-sheet-content { overflow-wrap:anywhere; white-space:pre-wrap; }
+.issue-planning { max-width:100%; margin-top:16px; border:1px solid #2a496e; border-radius:12px; padding:0 12px 12px; overflow-x:hidden; }
+.issue-planning > summary { min-height:44px; display:flex; align-items:center; cursor:pointer; font-weight:700; }
+.issue-planning-retry { min-height:44px; width:100%; }
 #edit-issue-content { min-height:44px; width:100%; }
 .issue-edit-form { display:grid; gap:8px; max-width:100%; margin:12px 0; }
 .issue-edit-form label { display:grid; gap:6px; min-width:0; }
@@ -197,7 +206,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .create-issue-header button, .create-issue-actions button { min-height:44px; }
 .create-issue-form { display:grid; gap:12px; }
 .create-issue-form label { display:grid; gap:6px; }
-.create-issue-form select { min-height:44px; padding:8px; border-radius:8px; border:1px solid #1f3a5f; background:#0b1526; color:#e5e7eb; }
+.create-issue-form select, .create-issue-form input[type="date"] { min-height:44px; padding:8px; border-radius:8px; border:1px solid #1f3a5f; background:#0b1526; color:#e5e7eb; }
 .create-issue-labels { display:grid; gap:8px; margin:0; padding:0; border:0; }
 .create-issue-label-list { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(140px,1fr)); gap:8px; }
 .create-issue-label-option { min-height:44px; display:flex !important; grid-template-columns:auto 1fr !important; align-items:center; gap:8px; padding:8px 10px; border:1px solid #2a496e; border-radius:10px; background:#10213a; }
@@ -210,6 +219,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .pull-sheet-header button, .pull-sheet-actions button, .pull-sheet-actions a, .pull-comment-composer button { min-height:44px; }
 .pull-sheet-content { overflow-wrap:anywhere; white-space:pre-wrap; }
 .pull-file, .pull-comment-card { margin:8px 0; padding:10px; border:1px solid #203a5c; border-radius:10px; }
+.conversation-more { min-height:44px; width:100%; margin:8px 0; }
 .pull-file-toggle, .pull-review-file { min-height:44px; width:100%; }
 .pull-file-toggle { display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; gap:8px; text-align:left; }
 .pull-review-file { margin-top:8px; }
@@ -221,6 +231,10 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .pull-diff-empty { margin:8px 0; padding:10px; border:1px dashed #4e6b8a; border-radius:8px; }
 .pull-review-tools { display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; gap:8px; margin:8px 0; }
 .pull-review-tools button { min-height:44px; }
+.pull-review { margin-top:14px; overflow:hidden; border:1px solid #2a496e; border-radius:10px; padding:0 10px 10px; }
+.pull-review summary { min-height:44px; display:flex; align-items:center; cursor:pointer; }
+.pull-review summary h2 { margin:0; font-size:16px; }
+.pull-review > #merge-pull { min-height:44px; width:100%; margin-top:10px; }
 .pull-comment-composer textarea { width:100%; min-height:110px; resize:vertical; }
 .pull-sheet-actions { position:sticky; bottom:0; display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:8px; padding:10px 0; padding-bottom:calc(10px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); background:#0b1526; }
 .pull-sheet-actions a { display:grid; place-items:center; border:1px solid #60a5fa; border-radius:10px; font-weight:700; }
@@ -273,6 +287,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
         <button class="work-filter" data-work-filter="pull" aria-pressed="false">PRs <span data-work-count="pull">0</span></button>
         <button class="work-filter" data-work-filter="review" aria-pressed="false">Reviews <span data-work-count="review">0</span></button>
         <button class="work-filter" data-work-filter="update" aria-pressed="false">Updates <span data-work-count="update">0</span></button>
+        <button class="work-filter" data-work-filter="draft" aria-pressed="false">Drafts <span data-work-count="draft">0</span></button>
       </div>
       <label class="milestone-lane" for="work-milestone-filter"><span class="small">Release lane</span>
         <select class="work-milestone-filter" id="work-milestone-filter">
@@ -287,6 +302,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     <div class="small" id="notification-page-status" aria-live="polite"></div>
     <button class="load-more-notifications" id="load-more-notifications" type="button" hidden>Load older updates</button>
     <div class="small" id="my-work-action-status" aria-live="assertive"></div>
+    <button class="retry-work-route" id="retry-work-route" type="button" hidden>Retry shared work item</button>
     <div class="small" id="work-route-share-status" aria-live="polite"></div>
     <div class="my-work-bulk" id="bulk-mark-read-bar" hidden>
       <button id="bulk-mark-read" type="button"></button>
@@ -408,52 +424,58 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     <div id="issue-sheet-status" class="small" aria-live="polite">Choose an issue.</div>
     <button class="issue-retry" id="retry-issue-load" type="button" hidden>Reload latest issue</button>
     <div class="row"><span id="issue-labels"></span><span class="small" id="issue-assignees"></span></div>
-    <fieldset class="issue-label-editor" id="issue-label-editor" aria-describedby="issue-label-status">
-      <legend>Labels</legend>
-      <div class="issue-label-list" id="issue-label-list"></div>
-      <div class="small" id="issue-label-status" aria-live="polite">Load an issue to edit labels.</div>
-      <button id="save-issue-labels" type="button" disabled>Save labels</button>
-    </fieldset>
-    <fieldset class="issue-due-editor" aria-describedby="issue-due-status">
-      <legend>Due date</legend>
-      <label for="issue-due-date" class="small">Schedule this assigned issue</label>
-      <input id="issue-due-date" type="date" disabled />
-      <div class="issue-due-actions">
-        <button id="save-issue-due-date" type="button" disabled>Save due date</button>
-        <button id="clear-issue-due-date" type="button" disabled>Clear due date</button>
-      </div>
-      <div id="issue-due-status" class="small" aria-live="assertive">Load an issue to schedule it.</div>
-    </fieldset>
-    <fieldset class="issue-milestone-editor" aria-describedby="issue-milestone-status">
-      <legend>Milestone</legend>
-      <label for="issue-milestone" class="small">Plan this issue into a release</label>
-      <select id="issue-milestone" disabled><option value="">No milestone</option></select>
-      <button id="save-issue-milestone" type="button" disabled>Save milestone</button>
-      <div id="issue-milestone-status" class="small" aria-live="assertive">Load an issue to plan it.</div>
-    </fieldset>
     <p class="issue-sheet-content" id="issue-sheet-body"></p>
-    <button id="edit-issue-content" type="button" disabled>Edit issue</button>
-    <form class="issue-edit-form" id="issue-edit-form" hidden>
-      <label for="issue-edit-title">Title
-        <input id="issue-edit-title" type="text" maxlength="255" required autocomplete="off" />
-      </label>
-      <label for="issue-edit-body">Description
-        <textarea id="issue-edit-body" maxlength="10000"></textarea>
-      </label>
-      <div class="issue-edit-actions">
-        <button id="save-issue-content" type="submit">Save issue</button>
-        <button id="cancel-issue-content" type="button">Cancel</button>
-      </div>
-      <div id="issue-edit-status" class="small" aria-live="assertive"></div>
-    </form>
-    <h2>Recent discussion</h2>
+    <h2>Full conversation</h2>
     <div id="issue-comments"></div>
+    <button class="conversation-more" id="load-older-issue-comments" type="button" hidden>Load older messages</button>
+    <div id="issue-conversation-status" class="small" aria-live="assertive"></div>
     <section class="issue-comment-composer" aria-labelledby="issue-comment-title">
       <h2 id="issue-comment-title">Add comment</h2>
       <textarea id="issue-comment" maxlength="10000" placeholder="Write a comment"></textarea>
       <button id="send-issue-comment" type="button">Post comment</button>
       <div id="issue-comment-status" class="small" aria-live="assertive"></div>
     </section>
+    <details class="issue-planning" id="issue-planning">
+      <summary>Plan &amp; edit</summary>
+      <button class="issue-planning-retry" id="retry-issue-planning" type="button" hidden>Retry planning controls</button>
+      <button id="edit-issue-content" type="button" disabled>Edit issue</button>
+      <form class="issue-edit-form" id="issue-edit-form" hidden>
+        <label for="issue-edit-title">Title
+          <input id="issue-edit-title" type="text" maxlength="255" required autocomplete="off" />
+        </label>
+        <label for="issue-edit-body">Description
+          <textarea id="issue-edit-body" maxlength="10000"></textarea>
+        </label>
+        <div class="issue-edit-actions">
+          <button id="save-issue-content" type="submit">Save issue</button>
+          <button id="cancel-issue-content" type="button">Cancel</button>
+        </div>
+        <div id="issue-edit-status" class="small" aria-live="assertive"></div>
+      </form>
+      <fieldset class="issue-label-editor" id="issue-label-editor" aria-describedby="issue-label-status">
+        <legend>Labels</legend>
+        <div class="issue-label-list" id="issue-label-list"></div>
+        <div class="small" id="issue-label-status" aria-live="polite">Expand planning controls to load labels.</div>
+        <button id="save-issue-labels" type="button" disabled>Save labels</button>
+      </fieldset>
+      <fieldset class="issue-due-editor" aria-describedby="issue-due-status">
+        <legend>Due date</legend>
+        <label for="issue-due-date" class="small">Schedule this assigned issue</label>
+        <input id="issue-due-date" type="date" disabled />
+        <div class="issue-due-actions">
+          <button id="save-issue-due-date" type="button" disabled>Save due date</button>
+          <button id="clear-issue-due-date" type="button" disabled>Clear due date</button>
+        </div>
+        <div id="issue-due-status" class="small" aria-live="assertive">Load an issue to schedule it.</div>
+      </fieldset>
+      <fieldset class="issue-milestone-editor" aria-describedby="issue-milestone-status">
+        <legend>Milestone</legend>
+        <label for="issue-milestone" class="small">Plan this issue into a release</label>
+        <select id="issue-milestone" disabled><option value="">No milestone</option></select>
+        <button id="save-issue-milestone" type="button" disabled>Save milestone</button>
+        <div id="issue-milestone-status" class="small" aria-live="assertive">Expand planning controls to load milestones.</div>
+      </fieldset>
+    </details>
     <div class="issue-sheet-actions">
       <button class="share-work-route" type="button">Share</button>
       <button id="release-issue" type="button">Release assignment</button>
@@ -497,6 +519,15 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       <label for="create-issue-body">Description <span class="small">Optional</span>
         <textarea id="create-issue-body" maxlength="10000"></textarea>
       </label>
+      <label for="create-issue-milestone">Milestone <span class="small">Optional</span>
+        <select id="create-issue-milestone" aria-describedby="create-issue-milestone-status">
+          <option value="">No milestone</option>
+        </select>
+        <span class="small" id="create-issue-milestone-status" aria-live="polite">Choose a repository to load milestones.</span>
+      </label>
+      <label for="create-issue-due-date">Due date <span class="small">Optional</span>
+        <input id="create-issue-due-date" type="date" />
+      </label>
       <fieldset class="create-issue-labels" id="create-issue-labels" aria-describedby="create-issue-label-status">
         <legend>Labels <span class="small">Optional</span></legend>
         <div class="small" id="create-issue-label-status" aria-live="polite">Choose a repository to load labels.</div>
@@ -526,9 +557,10 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       <span class="pill" id="update-subject-type">Update</span>
       <span class="pill" id="update-subject-state"></span>
     </div>
-    <h2>Latest comment</h2>
-    <div class="small" id="update-comment-meta"></div>
-    <p class="update-sheet-content" id="update-comment-body"></p>
+    <h2>Full conversation</h2>
+    <div id="update-comments"></div>
+    <button class="conversation-more" id="load-older-update-comments" type="button" hidden>Load older messages</button>
+    <div id="update-conversation-status" class="small" aria-live="assertive"></div>
     <details>
       <summary><h2>Subject context</h2></summary>
       <p class="update-sheet-content muted" id="update-subject-body"></p>
@@ -561,21 +593,27 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     </div>
     <div id="pull-sheet-status" class="small" aria-live="polite">Choose a pull request.</div>
     <button class="pull-retry" id="retry-pull-load" type="button" hidden>Retry loading pull request</button>
-    <div class="row"><span class="pill" id="pull-ci-state">CI unknown</span><span class="pill" id="pull-merge-state">Checking merge status</span></div>
     <p class="pull-sheet-content" id="pull-sheet-body"></p>
-    <h2>Changed files</h2>
-    <div class="pull-review-tools"><span id="pull-review-progress" class="small" aria-live="polite">Review progress unavailable.</span><button id="next-unreviewed-pull-file" type="button" disabled>Next unreviewed</button></div>
-    <div id="pull-files"></div>
-    <h2>Recent discussion</h2><div id="pull-comments"></div>
+    <h2>Full conversation</h2><div id="pull-comments"></div>
+    <button class="conversation-more" id="load-older-pull-comments" type="button" hidden>Load older messages</button>
+    <div id="pull-conversation-status" class="small" aria-live="assertive"></div>
     <section class="pull-comment-composer" aria-labelledby="pull-comment-title">
       <h2 id="pull-comment-title">Add comment</h2>
       <textarea id="pull-comment" maxlength="10000" placeholder="Write a comment"></textarea>
       <button id="send-pull-comment" type="button">Post comment</button>
       <div id="pull-comment-status" class="small" aria-live="assertive"></div>
     </section>
+    <details class="pull-review" id="pull-review">
+      <summary><h2>Review &amp; merge</h2></summary>
+      <div id="pull-review-status" class="small" aria-live="polite">Expand to load changed files and merge readiness.</div>
+      <button class="pull-retry" id="pull-review-retry" type="button" hidden>Retry review data</button>
+      <div class="row"><span class="pill" id="pull-ci-state">CI unknown</span><span class="pill" id="pull-merge-state">Review data not loaded</span></div>
+      <div class="pull-review-tools"><span id="pull-review-progress" class="small" aria-live="polite">Review progress unavailable.</span><button id="next-unreviewed-pull-file" type="button" disabled>Next unreviewed</button></div>
+      <div id="pull-files"></div>
+      <button id="merge-pull" type="button" disabled>Merge</button>
+    </details>
     <div class="pull-sheet-actions">
       <button class="share-work-route" type="button">Share</button>
-      <button id="merge-pull" type="button" disabled>Merge</button>
       <a id="open-pull-gitea" href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open in Gitea</a>
     </div>
     <nav class="work-session-nav" aria-label="Work session" hidden>
@@ -652,8 +690,10 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 <script src="static/commands.js"></script>
 <script src="static/search-preview.js"></script>
 <script src="static/widgets.js"></script>
+<script src="static/drafts.js"></script>
 <script src="static/my-work.js"></script>
 <script src="static/pick-work.js"></script>
+<script src="static/conversation.js"></script>
 <script src="static/issue-sheet.js"></script>
 <script src="static/create-issue-sheet.js"></script>
 <script src="static/pull-sheet.js"></script>
@@ -692,13 +732,14 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   let selectedWorkMilestone = 'all';
   try {
     const savedFilter = sessionStorage.getItem(WORK_FILTER_KEY);
-    if (['all', 'issue', 'pull', 'review', 'update'].includes(savedFilter)) selectedWorkFilter = savedFilter;
+    if (['all', 'issue', 'pull', 'review', 'update', 'draft'].includes(savedFilter)) selectedWorkFilter = savedFilter;
     const savedMilestone = sessionStorage.getItem(WORK_MILESTONE_KEY);
     if (savedMilestone) selectedWorkMilestone = savedMilestone;
   } catch (e) {
     console.warn('Could not restore My Work filter', e);
   }
   let lastMyWork = [];
+  let lastDrafts = [];
   let lastNotifications = [];
   let lastContextSnapshot = null;
   let notificationPagination = { page: 1, total: 0, has_more: false };
@@ -710,10 +751,12 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   let updateTrigger = null;
   let selectedIssue = null;
   let selectedIssueDetail = null;
+  let issueConversation = null;
   let issueTrigger = null;
   let selectedPull = null;
   let pullTrigger = null;
   let selectedPullDetail = null;
+  let pullConversation = null;
   let pullReviewState = null;
   let creatingIssue = false;
   let findingWork = false;
@@ -733,10 +776,26 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     if (!response.ok) throw new Error(payload.error || 'Review request failed.');
     return payload;
   }
+
+  async function api(url) {
+    const response = await fetch(url, { headers: { Accept: 'application/json' } });
+    const payload = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      const error = new Error(payload.error || payload.detail || 'Shared work request failed.');
+      error.unavailable = response.status === 404;
+      throw error;
+    }
+    return payload;
+  }
   const reviewController = createReviewController({ fetchJson: fetchReviewJson, storage: localStorage });
   const issueController = createIssueSheet({ fetchJson: fetchReviewJson, storage: localStorage });
+  const planningLoader = createIssueSheet.createPlanningLoader({
+    loadLabels: item => issueController.loadLabels(item),
+    loadMilestones: item => issueController.loadMilestones(item),
+  });
   const issueCapture = createIssueCapture({ fetchJson: fetchReviewJson, storage: localStorage });
   const pullController = createPullSheet({ fetchJson: fetchReviewJson, storage: localStorage });
+  const draftInbox = createDraftInbox({ storage: localStorage });
   const findWorkController = createFindWork({
     fetchJson: fetchReviewJson,
     onItems: renderAvailableIssues,
@@ -796,6 +855,16 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     return payload;
   }
 
+  async function fetchNotificationConversation(notificationId, page) {
+    const response = await fetch('api/v1/notifications/' + encodeURIComponent(notificationId) +
+      '/conversation?page=' + encodeURIComponent(page) + '&limit=20', {
+        headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
+      });
+    const payload = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
+    if (!response.ok) throw new Error(payload.error || 'Loading older messages failed.');
+    return payload;
+  }
+
   async function fetchWorkPage(stream, page) {
     const response = await fetch('api/v1/work/' + encodeURIComponent(stream) + '?page=' + encodeURIComponent(page), {
       headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
@@ -875,14 +944,16 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   });
   const notificationReader = createNotificationReader({
     load: fetchNotificationDetail,
+    loadConversation: fetchNotificationConversation,
     markRead: markNotificationRead,
     onOpen: item => {
       selectedUpdate = item;
       qs('#update-sheet').classList.add('open');
       qs('#update-sheet-key').textContent = item.key || '';
       qs('#update-sheet-title').textContent = item.title || 'Unread update';
-      qs('#update-comment-meta').textContent = '';
-      qs('#update-comment-body').textContent = '';
+      qs('#update-comments').textContent = '';
+      qs('#update-conversation-status').textContent = '';
+      qs('#load-older-update-comments').hidden = true;
       qs('#update-subject-body').textContent = '';
       qs('#update-subject-type').textContent = item.subject_type || 'Update';
       qs('#update-subject-state').textContent = item.state || '';
@@ -894,18 +965,14 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       qs('#keep-update-unread').focus();
     },
     onDetail: detail => {
-      const comment = detail.latest_comment || {};
       qs('#update-sheet-title').textContent = detail.title || 'Unread update';
       qs('#update-subject-type').textContent = detail.subject_type || 'Update';
       qs('#update-subject-state').textContent = detail.state || '';
-      qs('#update-comment-meta').textContent = comment.author ?
-        comment.author + (comment.created_at ? ' · ' + fmt(comment.created_at) : '') :
-        (comment.created_at ? fmt(comment.created_at) : 'No comment author reported');
-      qs('#update-comment-body').textContent = comment.body || 'No comment body was provided.';
       qs('#update-subject-body').textContent = detail.subject_body || 'No subject context was provided.';
       qs('#open-update-gitea').href = detail.url || selectedUpdate?.url || '#';
       qs('#retry-update-load').hidden = true;
     },
+    onConversation: renderUpdateConversation,
     onItems: items => {
       const readId = selectedUpdate?.notification_id;
       lastMyWork = items;
@@ -942,7 +1009,22 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     location: window.location,
     history: window.history,
     eventTarget: window,
+    resolve: route => {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams({ kind:route.kind });
+      if (route.kind === 'update') params.set('notification_id', route.notification_id);
+      else {
+        params.set('repository', route.repository);
+        params.set('number', route.number);
+      }
+      return api('api/v1/work-route?' + params.toString());
+    },
+    onResolving: () => {
+      qs('#retry-work-route').hidden = true;
+      qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Loading shared work item…';
+    },
     onOpen: item => {
+      qs('#retry-work-route').hidden = true;
+      qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = '';
       closeOpenWorkSheets();
       if (item.kind === 'update') notificationReader.open(item, lastMyWork);
       else if (item.kind === 'review') openReviewSheet(item, reviewTrigger);
@@ -956,13 +1038,19 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       if (selectedUpdate) closeUpdateSheet(true, false);
     },
     onInvalid: () => {
+      qs('#retry-work-route').hidden = true;
       window.history.replaceState(null, '', window.location.pathname + window.location.search);
       closeOpenWorkSheets();
       qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Route unavailable · this item is no longer in My Work.';
       qs('#my-work').scrollIntoView({ block:'start' });
     },
+    onError: () => {
+      qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Could not load shared work item. The link is preserved; retry when connected.';
+      qs('#retry-work-route').hidden = false;
+    },
   });
   workRoute.start();
+  qs('#retry-work-route').addEventListener('click', () => workRoute.sync());
 
   function closeOpenWorkSheets() {
     ['#issue-sheet', '#pull-sheet', '#review-sheet', '#update-sheet'].forEach(selector =>
@@ -1072,7 +1160,9 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   }
 
   function refreshMyWorkView() {
+    lastDrafts = draftInbox.list();
     const counts = countMyWork(lastMyWork);
+    counts.draft = lastDrafts.length;
     Object.entries(counts).forEach(([filter, count]) => {
       const element = qs('[data-work-count="' + filter + '"]');
       if (element) element.textContent = count;
@@ -1107,6 +1197,38 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     return [];
   }
 
+  function renderDrafts() {
+    const list = qs('#my-work-list');
+    list.innerHTML = lastDrafts.length ? lastDrafts.map((item, index) =>
+      '<article class="my-work-card draft-card">' +
+      '<span class="small">' + escapeHtml(item.label) + (item.repository ? ' · ' + escapeHtml(item.repository) : '') + '</span>' +
+      '<span class="my-work-card-title">' + escapeHtml(item.title) + '</span>' +
+      '<span class="draft-preview">' + escapeHtml(item.preview || 'Unfinished draft') + '</span>' +
+      '<span class="small">Saved ' + escapeHtml(fmt(item.updated_at)) + '</span>' +
+      '<div class="draft-actions"><button class="draft-resume" data-draft-index="' + index + '" type="button">Resume draft</button>' +
+      '<button class="draft-discard" data-draft-id="' + escAttr(item.id) + '" type="button">Discard draft</button></div></article>'
+    ).join('') : '<div class="muted">No unfinished drafts.</div>';
+    list.querySelectorAll('.draft-resume').forEach(button => {
+      button.addEventListener('click', () => {
+        const item = lastDrafts[Number(button.dataset.draftIndex)];
+        if (!item) return;
+        if (item.kind === 'new-issue') openCreateIssueSheet();
+        else if (item.route) workRoute.open(item.route);
+      });
+    });
+    list.querySelectorAll('.draft-discard').forEach(button => {
+      button.addEventListener('click', () => {
+        if (!window.confirm('Discard this unfinished draft?')) return;
+        draftInbox.discard(button.dataset.draftId);
+        lastDrafts = draftInbox.list();
+        const count = qs('[data-work-count="draft"]');
+        if (count) count.textContent = lastDrafts.length;
+        renderDrafts();
+        qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Draft discarded.';
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
   function updateWorkPaginationControls() {
     const labels = { issue: 'issues', pull: 'pull requests', review: 'review requests' };
     const streams = activeWorkStreams();
@@ -1123,6 +1245,15 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   }
 
   function renderMyWork() {
+    lastDrafts = draftInbox.list();
+    const draftCount = qs('[data-work-count="draft"]');
+    if (draftCount) draftCount.textContent = lastDrafts.length;
+    if (selectedWorkFilter === 'draft') {
+      renderDrafts();
+      qs('#bulk-mark-read-bar').hidden = true;
+      qs('#load-more-notifications').hidden = true;
+      return;
+    }
     const visible = filterMyWork(lastMyWork, selectedWorkFilter, selectedWorkMilestone);
     const incomplete = activeWorkStreams().some(stream => workPagination[stream]?.has_more);
     qs('#my-work-list').innerHTML = visible.length ? visible.map(item => {
@@ -1236,36 +1367,56 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   }
 
   function renderIssueComment(comment) {
-    return '<div class="issue-comment"><div class="small">' +
+    return '<div class="issue-comment" data-comment-id="' + Number(comment.id || 0) + '"><div class="small">' +
       escapeHtml(comment.author || 'Unknown author') +
       (comment.created_at ? ' · ' + escapeHtml(fmt(comment.created_at)) : '') +
       '</div><div class="issue-sheet-content">' +
       escapeHtml(comment.body || 'No comment body provided.') + '</div></div>';
   }
 
-  async function loadIssueLabelEditor(item, confirmedNames) {
+  function renderIssueConversation(state) {
+    const comments = state?.comments || [];
+    qs('#issue-comments').innerHTML = comments.length ?
+      comments.map(renderIssueComment).join('') : '<div class="muted">No comments yet.</div>';
+    qs('#load-older-issue-comments').hidden = !Number.isInteger(state?.older_page);
+    qs('#issue-conversation-status').textContent = comments.length ?
+      comments.length + ' of ' + Math.max(state.total || 0, comments.length) + ' messages loaded.' : 'No comments yet.';
+  }
+
+  function renderUpdateConversation(state) {
+    const comments = state?.comments || [];
+    qs('#update-comments').innerHTML = comments.length ?
+      comments.map(renderIssueComment).join('') : '<div class="muted">No comments yet.</div>';
+    qs('#load-older-update-comments').hidden = !Number.isInteger(state?.older_page);
+    qs('#update-conversation-status').textContent = comments.length ?
+      comments.length + ' of ' + Math.max(state.total || 0, comments.length) + ' messages loaded.' : 'No comments yet.';
+  }
+
+  function renderPullConversation(state) {
+    const comments = state?.comments || [];
+    qs('#pull-comments').innerHTML = comments.length ? comments.map(comment =>
+      '<div class="pull-comment-card">' + renderIssueComment(comment) + '</div>'
+    ).join('') : '<div class="muted">No comments yet.</div>';
+    qs('#load-older-pull-comments').hidden = !Number.isInteger(state?.older_page);
+    qs('#pull-conversation-status').textContent = comments.length ?
+      comments.length + ' of ' + Math.max(state.total || 0, comments.length) + ' messages loaded.' : 'No comments yet.';
+  }
+
+  function renderIssueLabelEditor(item, confirmedNames, labels) {
     const list = qs('#issue-label-list');
     const status = qs('#issue-label-status');
     list.textContent = '';
-    qs('#save-issue-labels').disabled = true;
-    status.textContent = 'Loading labels…';
-    try {
-      const labels = await issueController.loadLabels(item);
-      if (selectedIssue !== item) return;
-      const draftIds = issueController.loadLabelDraft(item);
-      const selectedIds = draftIds.length ? new Set(draftIds) : new Set(
-        labels.filter(label => confirmedNames.includes(label.name)).map(label => Number(label.id))
-      );
-      list.innerHTML = labels.map(label =>
-        '<label class="issue-label-option"><input type="checkbox" name="issue-label" value="' +
-        Number(label.id) + '"' + (selectedIds.has(Number(label.id)) ? ' checked' : '') + '><span>' +
-        escapeHtml(label.name) + '</span></label>'
-      ).join('');
-      status.textContent = labels.length ? 'Choose labels, then save.' : 'This repository has no labels.';
-      qs('#save-issue-labels').disabled = false;
-    } catch (_error) {
-      status.textContent = 'Labels could not be loaded. Retry by reopening this issue.';
-    }
+    const draftIds = issueController.loadLabelDraft(item);
+    const selectedIds = draftIds.length ? new Set(draftIds) : new Set(
+      labels.filter(label => confirmedNames.includes(label.name)).map(label => Number(label.id))
+    );
+    list.innerHTML = labels.map(label =>
+      '<label class="issue-label-option"><input type="checkbox" name="issue-label" value="' +
+      Number(label.id) + '"' + (selectedIds.has(Number(label.id)) ? ' checked' : '') + '><span>' +
+      escapeHtml(label.name) + '</span></label>'
+    ).join('');
+    status.textContent = labels.length ? 'Choose labels, then save.' : 'This repository has no labels.';
+    qs('#save-issue-labels').disabled = false;
   }
 
   function selectedEditIssueLabelIds() {
@@ -1273,27 +1424,38 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       .map(input => Number(input.value)).filter(Number.isInteger);
   }
 
-  async function loadIssueMilestoneEditor(item, confirmedMilestone) {
+  function renderIssueMilestoneEditor(item, confirmedMilestone, milestones) {
     const select = qs('#issue-milestone');
     const status = qs('#issue-milestone-status');
     select.innerHTML = '<option value="">No milestone</option>';
-    select.disabled = true;
-    qs('#save-issue-milestone').disabled = true;
-    status.textContent = 'Loading milestones…';
+    select.innerHTML += milestones.map(milestone =>
+      '<option value="' + Number(milestone.id) + '">' + escapeHtml(milestone.title) + '</option>'
+    ).join('');
+    const draft = issueController.loadMilestoneDraft(item);
+    select.value = String(draft ?? confirmedMilestone?.id ?? '');
+    select.disabled = false;
+    qs('#save-issue-milestone').disabled = false;
+    status.textContent = confirmedMilestone ?
+      'Planned for ' + confirmedMilestone.title + '.' : 'No milestone set.';
+  }
+
+  async function loadIssuePlanning() {
+    const item = selectedIssue;
+    const detail = selectedIssueDetail;
+    if (!item || !detail) return;
+    qs('#retry-issue-planning').hidden = true;
+    qs('#issue-label-status').textContent = 'Loading labels…';
+    qs('#issue-milestone-status').textContent = 'Loading milestones…';
     try {
-      const milestones = await issueController.loadMilestones(item);
+      const planning = await planningLoader.open(selectedIssue);
       if (selectedIssue !== item) return;
-      select.innerHTML += milestones.map(milestone =>
-        '<option value="' + Number(milestone.id) + '">' + escapeHtml(milestone.title) + '</option>'
-      ).join('');
-      const draft = issueController.loadMilestoneDraft(item);
-      select.value = String(draft ?? confirmedMilestone?.id ?? '');
-      select.disabled = false;
-      qs('#save-issue-milestone').disabled = false;
-      status.textContent = confirmedMilestone ?
-        'Planned for ' + confirmedMilestone.title + '.' : 'No milestone set.';
+      renderIssueLabelEditor(item, detail.labels || [], planning.labels);
+      renderIssueMilestoneEditor(item, detail.milestone, planning.milestones);
     } catch (_error) {
-      status.textContent = 'Milestones could not be loaded. Retry by reopening this issue.';
+      if (selectedIssue !== item) return;
+      qs('#issue-label-status').textContent = 'Labels could not be loaded.';
+      qs('#issue-milestone-status').textContent = 'Milestones could not be loaded.';
+      qs('#retry-issue-planning').hidden = false;
     }
   }
 
@@ -1301,6 +1463,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     if (!item) return;
     selectedIssue = item;
     selectedIssueDetail = null;
+    issueConversation = null;
     issueTrigger = trigger;
     qs('#issue-sheet').classList.add('open');
     qs('#issue-sheet-key').textContent = item.key || '';
@@ -1310,10 +1473,14 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     qs('#issue-labels').textContent = '';
     qs('#issue-assignees').textContent = '';
     qs('#issue-comments').textContent = '';
+    qs('#load-older-issue-comments').hidden = true;
+    qs('#issue-conversation-status').textContent = 'Loading newest messages…';
     qs('#issue-comment').value = issueController.loadDraft(item);
     qs('#issue-comment-status').textContent = '';
+    qs('#issue-planning').open = false;
+    qs('#retry-issue-planning').hidden = true;
     qs('#issue-label-list').textContent = '';
-    qs('#issue-label-status').textContent = 'Loading labels…';
+    qs('#issue-label-status').textContent = 'Expand planning controls to load labels.';
     qs('#save-issue-labels').disabled = true;
     qs('#issue-due-date').value = '';
     qs('#issue-due-date').disabled = true;
@@ -1323,7 +1490,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     qs('#issue-milestone').innerHTML = '<option value="">No milestone</option>';
     qs('#issue-milestone').disabled = true;
     qs('#save-issue-milestone').disabled = true;
-    qs('#issue-milestone-status').textContent = 'Loading milestones…';
+    qs('#issue-milestone-status').textContent = 'Expand planning controls to load milestones.';
     qs('#retry-issue-load').hidden = true;
     qs('#open-issue-gitea').href = item.url || '#';
     qs('#send-issue-comment').disabled = false;
@@ -1336,17 +1503,15 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       const detail = await issueController.load(item);
       if (selectedIssue !== item) return;
       selectedIssueDetail = detail;
+      issueConversation = issueController.conversation(item, detail.conversation);
       qs('#issue-sheet-title').textContent = detail.title || 'Assigned issue';
       qs('#issue-sheet-body').textContent = detail.body || 'No description provided.';
       qs('#issue-labels').innerHTML = (detail.labels || []).map(label =>
         '<span class="pill">' + escapeHtml(label) + '</span>'
       ).join(' ');
-      loadIssueLabelEditor(item, detail.labels || []);
-      loadIssueMilestoneEditor(item, detail.milestone);
       qs('#issue-assignees').textContent = (detail.assignees || []).length ?
         'Assigned to ' + detail.assignees.join(', ') : 'No assignee reported';
-      qs('#issue-comments').innerHTML = (detail.comments || []).length ?
-        detail.comments.map(renderIssueComment).join('') : '<div class="muted">No comments yet.</div>';
+      renderIssueConversation(issueConversation.snapshot());
       qs('#open-issue-gitea').href = detail.url || item.url || '#';
       qs('#issue-sheet-status').textContent = 'Issue ready · ' + (detail.state || 'open');
       qs('#edit-issue-content').disabled = false;
@@ -1357,6 +1522,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       qs('#clear-issue-due-date').disabled = !detail.due_date;
       qs('#issue-due-status').textContent = detail.due_date ?
         'Due ' + new Date(detail.due_date).toLocaleDateString() : 'No due date set.';
+      if (qs('#issue-planning').open) loadIssuePlanning();
     } catch (error) {
       if (selectedIssue !== item) return;
       qs('#issue-sheet-status').textContent = error.message + ' Retry here or open it in Gitea.';
@@ -1373,6 +1539,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     qs('#issue-sheet').classList.remove('open');
     selectedIssue = null;
     selectedIssueDetail = null;
+    issueConversation = null;
     if (issueTrigger?.isConnected) issueTrigger.focus();
   }
 
@@ -1423,11 +1590,36 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     }
   }
 
+  async function loadPullReview() {
+    if (!selectedPull || !selectedPullDetail?.head_sha) return;
+    const item = selectedPull;
+    const readDetail = selectedPullDetail;
+    qs('#pull-review-status').textContent = 'Loading changed files and merge readiness…';
+    qs('#pull-review-retry').hidden = true;
+    qs('#merge-pull').disabled = true;
+    try {
+      const review = await pullController.loadReview(item, readDetail.head_sha);
+      if (selectedPull !== item) return;
+      selectedPullDetail = { ...readDetail, ...review };
+      qs('#pull-ci-state').textContent = 'CI ' + (review.ci_state || 'unknown');
+      renderPullReview(selectedPullDetail);
+      qs('#pull-review-status').textContent = review.head_sha === readDetail.head_sha ?
+        'Review data ready for the current head.' : 'New commits detected. Review progress restarted for the latest head.';
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (selectedPull !== item) return;
+      qs('#pull-review-status').textContent = error.message + ' Reading and replies remain available; retry here.';
+      qs('#pull-review-retry').hidden = false;
+      qs('#pull-merge-state').textContent = 'Review data unavailable';
+      qs('#merge-pull').disabled = true;
+    }
+  }
+
   async function openPullSheet(item, trigger) {
     if (!item) return;
     selectedPull = item;
     pullTrigger = trigger;
     selectedPullDetail = null;
+    pullConversation = null;
     pullReviewState = null;
     qs('#pull-sheet').classList.add('open');
     qs('#pull-sheet-key').textContent = item.key || '';
@@ -1435,13 +1627,18 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     qs('#pull-sheet-status').textContent = 'Loading pull request…';
     qs('#pull-sheet-body').textContent = '';
     qs('#pull-files').textContent = '';
-    qs('#pull-review-progress').textContent = 'Loading review progress…';
+    qs('#pull-review').open = false;
+    qs('#pull-review-status').textContent = 'Expand to load changed files and merge readiness.';
+    qs('#pull-review-retry').hidden = true;
+    qs('#pull-review-progress').textContent = 'Review progress unavailable.';
     qs('#next-unreviewed-pull-file').disabled = true;
     qs('#pull-comments').textContent = '';
+    qs('#load-older-pull-comments').hidden = true;
+    qs('#pull-conversation-status').textContent = 'Loading newest messages…';
     qs('#pull-comment').value = pullController.loadDraft(item);
     qs('#pull-comment-status').textContent = '';
     qs('#pull-ci-state').textContent = 'CI unknown';
-    qs('#pull-merge-state').textContent = 'Checking merge status';
+    qs('#pull-merge-state').textContent = 'Review data not loaded';
     qs('#merge-pull').disabled = true;
     qs('#retry-pull-load').hidden = true;
     qs('#open-pull-gitea').href = item.url || '#';
@@ -1450,13 +1647,10 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       const detail = await pullController.load(item);
       if (selectedPull !== item) return;
       selectedPullDetail = detail;
+      pullConversation = pullController.conversation(item, detail.conversation);
       qs('#pull-sheet-title').textContent = detail.title || 'Assigned pull request';
       qs('#pull-sheet-body').textContent = detail.body || 'No description provided.';
-      qs('#pull-ci-state').textContent = 'CI ' + (detail.ci_state || 'unknown');
-      renderPullReview(detail);
-      qs('#pull-comments').innerHTML = (detail.comments || []).length ? detail.comments.map(comment =>
-        '<div class="pull-comment-card">' + renderIssueComment(comment) + '</div>'
-      ).join('') : '<div class="muted">No comments yet.</div>';
+      renderPullConversation(pullConversation.snapshot());
       qs('#open-pull-gitea').href = detail.url || item.url || '#';
       qs('#pull-sheet-status').textContent = 'Pull request ready · by ' + (detail.author || 'unknown author');
     } catch (error) {
@@ -1475,6 +1669,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     qs('#pull-sheet').classList.remove('open');
     selectedPull = null;
     selectedPullDetail = null;
+    pullConversation = null;
     pullReviewState = null;
     if (pullTrigger?.isConnected) pullTrigger.focus();
   }
@@ -1540,15 +1735,20 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   async function openFindWorkSheet() {
     findingWork = true;
     qs('#find-work-sheet').classList.add('open');
-    qs('#find-work-list').textContent = '';
-    qs('#find-work-status').textContent = 'Loading available issues…';
+    const retainedItems = findWorkController.items();
+    if (retainedItems.length) renderAvailableIssues(retainedItems);
+    else qs('#find-work-list').textContent = '';
+    qs('#find-work-status').textContent = retainedItems.length ?
+      'Refreshing available issues…' : 'Loading available issues…';
     qs('#load-more-available').hidden = true;
     qs('#close-find-work').focus();
     try {
-      await findWorkController.load();
-      qs('#find-work-status').textContent = findWorkController.items().length ?
-        findWorkController.items().length + ' of ' + availablePagination.total + ' available issues loaded.' :
-        'No unassigned issues are available.';
+      const result = await findWorkController.load();
+      if (!result?.stale) {
+        qs('#find-work-status').textContent = findWorkController.items().length ?
+          findWorkController.items().length + ' of ' + availablePagination.total + ' available issues loaded.' :
+          'No unassigned issues are available.';
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       qs('#find-work-status').textContent = error.message + ' Close and retry.';
     }
@@ -1566,6 +1766,8 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       title: qs('#create-issue-title').value,
       body: qs('#create-issue-body').value,
       labelIds: selectedIssueLabelIds(),
+      milestoneId: Number(qs('#create-issue-milestone').value) || null,
+      dueDate: qs('#create-issue-due-date').value,
     });
   }
 
@@ -1592,18 +1794,45 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     }
   }
 
+  async function loadIssueMilestones(repository, selectedId = null) {
+    const select = qs('#create-issue-milestone');
+    const status = qs('#create-issue-milestone-status');
+    select.innerHTML = '<option value="">No milestone</option>';
+    if (!repository) {
+      status.textContent = 'Choose a repository to load milestones.';
+      return;
+    }
+    status.textContent = 'Loading milestones…';
+    try {
+      const milestones = await issueCapture.loadMilestones(repository);
+      if (qs('#create-issue-repository').value !== repository) return;
+      select.innerHTML += milestones.map(milestone =>
+        '<option value="' + Number(milestone.id) + '">' + escapeHtml(milestone.title) + '</option>'
+      ).join('');
+      if (selectedId) select.value = String(selectedId);
+      status.textContent = milestones.length ?
+        'Choose the release lane for this issue.' : 'This repository has no open milestones.';
+    } catch (_error) {
+      if (qs('#create-issue-repository').value !== repository) return;
+      status.textContent = 'Milestones could not be loaded. You can still create an unplanned issue.';
+    }
+  }
+
   function openCreateIssueSheet() {
     const captureDraft = issueCapture.loadDraft();
-    const repositories = lastContextSnapshot?.repos || [];
-    qs('#create-issue-repository').innerHTML = repositories.map(repository =>
-      '<option value="' + escAttr(repository.full_name) + '">' + escapeHtml(repository.full_name) + '</option>'
-    ).join('');
-    if (repositories.some(repository => repository.full_name === captureDraft.repository)) {
-      qs('#create-issue-repository').value = captureDraft.repository;
+    const repositories = (lastContextSnapshot?.repos || []).map(repository => repository.full_name).filter(Boolean);
+    if (captureDraft.repository && !repositories.includes(captureDraft.repository)) {
+      repositories.unshift(captureDraft.repository);
     }
+    qs('#create-issue-repository').innerHTML = repositories.map(repository =>
+      '<option value="' + escAttr(repository) + '">' + escapeHtml(repository) + '</option>'
+    ).join('');
+    if (captureDraft.repository) qs('#create-issue-repository').value = captureDraft.repository;
     qs('#create-issue-title').value = captureDraft.title;
     qs('#create-issue-body').value = captureDraft.body;
+    qs('#create-issue-due-date').value = captureDraft.dueDate || '';
     loadIssueLabels(qs('#create-issue-repository').value, captureDraft.labelIds);
+    loadIssueMilestones(qs('#create-issue-repository').value, captureDraft.milestoneId);
     qs('#create-issue-status').textContent = repositories.length ? '' : 'No accessible repositories are available.';
     qs('#submit-new-issue').disabled = !repositories.length;
     qs('#create-issue-sheet').classList.add('open');
@@ -2175,14 +2404,16 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     saveIssueCaptureDraft();
     closeCreateIssueSheet();
   });
-  ['#create-issue-title', '#create-issue-body'].forEach(selector =>
+  ['#create-issue-title', '#create-issue-body', '#create-issue-due-date'].forEach(selector =>
     qs(selector).addEventListener('input', saveIssueCaptureDraft)
   );
   qs('#create-issue-repository').addEventListener('change', event => {
     loadIssueLabels(event.target.value);
+    loadIssueMilestones(event.target.value);
     saveIssueCaptureDraft();
   });
   qs('#create-issue-label-list').addEventListener('change', saveIssueCaptureDraft);
+  qs('#create-issue-milestone').addEventListener('change', saveIssueCaptureDraft);
   qs('#create-issue-form').addEventListener('submit', async event => {
     event.preventDefault();
     const captureDraft = {
@@ -2190,6 +2421,8 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       title: qs('#create-issue-title').value.trim(),
       body: qs('#create-issue-body').value.trim(),
       labelIds: selectedIssueLabelIds(),
+      milestoneId: Number(qs('#create-issue-milestone').value) || null,
+      dueDate: qs('#create-issue-due-date').value,
     };
     if (!captureDraft.repository || !captureDraft.title) {
       qs('#create-issue-status').textContent = 'Choose a repository and add a title.';
@@ -2220,6 +2453,10 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   qs('#retry-issue-load').addEventListener('click', () => {
     if (selectedIssue) openIssueSheet(selectedIssue, issueTrigger);
   });
+  qs('#issue-planning').addEventListener('toggle', event => {
+    if (event.currentTarget.open) loadIssuePlanning();
+  });
+  qs('#retry-issue-planning').addEventListener('click', loadIssuePlanning);
   qs('#edit-issue-content').addEventListener('click', () => {
     if (!selectedIssue || !selectedIssueDetail?.updated_at) return;
     const draft = issueController.loadEditDraft(selectedIssue) || {
@@ -2291,6 +2528,22 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   qs('#issue-comment').addEventListener('input', event => {
     if (selectedIssue) issueController.saveDraft(selectedIssue, event.target.value);
   });
+  qs('#load-older-issue-comments').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+    if (!issueConversation) return;
+    const button = qs('#load-older-issue-comments');
+    const panel = qs('#issue-sheet .issue-sheet-panel');
+    const previousHeight = panel.scrollHeight;
+    button.disabled = true;
+    qs('#issue-conversation-status').textContent = 'Loading older messages…';
+    try {
+      renderIssueConversation(await issueConversation.loadOlder());
+      panel.scrollTop += panel.scrollHeight - previousHeight;
+    } catch (error) {
+      qs('#issue-conversation-status').textContent = error.message + ' Loaded messages and your draft are safe; retry.';
+    } finally {
+      button.disabled = false;
+    }
+  });
   qs('#save-issue-labels').addEventListener('click', async () => {
     if (!selectedIssue || !lastContextSnapshot) return;
     const editing = selectedIssue;
@@ -2393,9 +2646,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     qs('#issue-comment-status').textContent = 'Posting comment…';
     try {
       const comment = await issueController.comment(selectedIssue, body);
-      const empty = qs('#issue-comments .muted');
-      if (empty) empty.remove();
-      qs('#issue-comments').insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', renderIssueComment(comment));
+      if (issueConversation) renderIssueConversation(issueConversation.append(comment));
       qs('#issue-comment').value = '';
       qs('#issue-comment-status').textContent = 'Comment posted.';
     } catch (error) {
@@ -2450,7 +2701,27 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   qs('#retry-pull-load').addEventListener('click', () => {
     if (selectedPull) openPullSheet(selectedPull, pullTrigger);
   });
+  qs('#pull-review').addEventListener('toggle', event => {
+    if (event.currentTarget.open) loadPullReview();
+  });
+  qs('#pull-review-retry').addEventListener('click', loadPullReview);
   qs('#next-unreviewed-pull-file').addEventListener('click', focusNextUnreviewedPullFile);
+  qs('#load-older-pull-comments').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+    if (!pullConversation) return;
+    const button = qs('#load-older-pull-comments');
+    const panel = qs('#pull-sheet .pull-sheet-panel');
+    const previousHeight = panel.scrollHeight;
+    button.disabled = true;
+    qs('#pull-conversation-status').textContent = 'Loading older messages…';
+    try {
+      renderPullConversation(await pullConversation.loadOlder());
+      panel.scrollTop += panel.scrollHeight - previousHeight;
+    } catch (error) {
+      qs('#pull-conversation-status').textContent = error.message + ' Loaded messages and your draft are safe; retry.';
+    } finally {
+      button.disabled = false;
+    }
+  });
   qs('#pull-comment').addEventListener('input', event => {
     if (selectedPull) pullController.saveDraft(selectedPull, event.target.value);
   });
@@ -2467,8 +2738,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     qs('#pull-comment-status').textContent = 'Posting comment…';
     try {
       const comment = await pullController.comment(selectedPull, body);
-      qs('#pull-comments .muted')?.remove();
-      qs('#pull-comments').insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', '<div class="pull-comment-card">' + renderIssueComment(comment) + '</div>');
+      if (pullConversation) renderPullConversation(pullConversation.append(comment));
       qs('#pull-comment').value = '';
       qs('#pull-comment-status').textContent = 'Comment posted.';
     } catch (error) {
@@ -2502,6 +2772,16 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   qs('#retry-update-load').addEventListener('click', () => {
     if (selectedUpdate) notificationReader.open(selectedUpdate, lastMyWork);
   });
+  qs('#load-older-update-comments').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+    const button = qs('#load-older-update-comments');
+    const panel = qs('#update-sheet .update-sheet-panel');
+    const previousHeight = panel.scrollHeight;
+    const previousTop = panel.scrollTop;
+    button.disabled = true;
+    await notificationReader.loadOlder();
+    panel.scrollTop = previousTop + (panel.scrollHeight - previousHeight);
+    button.disabled = false;
+  });
   qs('#update-reply').addEventListener('input', event => {
     if (selectedUpdate) notificationReplier.saveDraft(selectedUpdate, event.target.value);
   });
@@ -2517,6 +2797,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     const result = await notificationReplier.submit(selectedUpdate, body);
     qs('#send-update-reply').disabled = false;
     if (result) {
+      notificationReader.appendReply(result);
       qs('#update-reply').value = '';
       qs('#mark-update-read-next').focus();
     } else {

frontend/issue-sheet.js

@@ -1,4 +1,24 @@
-function createIssueSheet({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = () => globalThis.crypto?.randomUUID?.() || String(Date.now()) + '-' + Math.random() }) {
+function createPlanningLoader({ loadLabels, loadMilestones }) {
+  const requests = new Map();
+  const keyFor = item => item.repository + '#' + item.number;
+
+  return {
+    open(item) {
+      const key = keyFor(item);
+      if (requests.has(key)) return requests.get(key);
+      const request = Promise.all([loadLabels(item), loadMilestones(item)])
+        .then(([labels, milestones]) => ({ labels, milestones }))
+        .catch(error => {
+          if (requests.get(key) === request) requests.delete(key);
+          throw error;
+        });
+      requests.set(key, request);
+      return request;
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function createIssueSheet({ fetchJson, storage, createConversationPager = globalThis.createConversationPager, createOperationId = () => globalThis.crypto?.randomUUID?.() || String(Date.now()) + '-' + Math.random() }) {
   let commentRequest = null;
   let closeRequest = null;
   let releaseRequest = null;
@@ -21,6 +41,15 @@ function createIssueSheet({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = () => global
         headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
       });
     },
+    conversation(item, initialPage) {
+      const pager = createConversationPager({
+        loadPage: page => fetchJson(issuePath(item) + '/comments?page=' + encodeURIComponent(page) + '&limit=20', {
+          headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
+        }),
+      });
+      pager.reset(initialPage || { comments: [], page: 1, older_page: null, total: 0 });
+      return pager;
+    },
     loadLabels(item) {
       return fetchJson(issuePath(item) + '/labels', {
         headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
@@ -204,4 +233,6 @@ function createIssueSheet({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = () => global
   };
 }
 
+createIssueSheet.createPlanningLoader = createPlanningLoader;
+
 if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) module.exports = createIssueSheet;

frontend/my-work.js

@@ -249,10 +249,16 @@ function createWorkPager({ load, onItems, onPagination, onStatus }) {
   };
 }
 
-function createNotificationReader({ load, markRead, onOpen, onDetail, onItems, onStatus, onClose }) {
+function createNotificationReader({
+  load, markRead, onOpen, onDetail, onItems, onStatus, onClose,
+  loadConversation = null,
+  onConversation = () => {},
+  createPager = typeof createConversationPager === 'function' ? createConversationPager : null,
+}) {
   let selected = null;
   let loadVersion = 0;
   let marking = false;
+  let conversationPager = null;
 
   async function open(item) {
     selected = item;
@@ -263,6 +269,14 @@ function createNotificationReader({ load, markRead, onOpen, onDetail, onItems, o
       const detail = await load(item.notification_id);
       if (selected !== item || version !== loadVersion) return false;
       onDetail(detail);
+      if (createPager && loadConversation && detail.conversation) {
+        conversationPager = createPager({
+          loadPage: page => loadConversation(item.notification_id, page),
+        });
+        onConversation(conversationPager.reset(detail.conversation));
+      } else {
+        conversationPager = null;
+      }
       onStatus('Update ready.');
       return true;
     } catch (_error) {
@@ -275,6 +289,29 @@ function createNotificationReader({ load, markRead, onOpen, onDetail, onItems, o
 
   return {
     open,
+    appendReply(comment) {
+      if (!conversationPager) return false;
+      onConversation(conversationPager.append(comment));
+      return true;
+    },
+    async loadOlder() {
+      if (!conversationPager || !selected) return false;
+      const pager = conversationPager;
+      const version = loadVersion;
+      onStatus('Loading older messages…');
+      try {
+        const state = await pager.loadOlder();
+        if (pager !== conversationPager || version !== loadVersion) return false;
+        onConversation(state);
+        onStatus(state.comments.length + ' of ' + state.total + ' messages loaded.');
+        return true;
+      } catch (_error) {
+        if (pager === conversationPager && version === loadVersion) {
+          onStatus('Could not load older messages. Retry.');
+        }
+        return false;
+      }
+    },
     async markReadAndNext(items) {
       if (!selected || marking) return false;
       const current = selected;

frontend/pick-work.js

@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ function createFindWork({ fetchJson, onItems, onPagination, onStatus }) {
       headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
     }).then(result => {
       apply(result, append);
+      if (result?.refresh_failed === true) {
+        onStatus('Showing saved available work. Catalog refresh failed; retrying shortly.');
+      } else if (result?.revalidating === true) {
+        onStatus('Showing saved available work while the catalog refreshes…');
+      }
       return result;
     }).finally(() => { loadRequest = null; });
     return loadRequest;

frontend/pull-sheet.js

@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ function renderFile(file, index, reviewed, escapeHtml) {
     '" aria-pressed="' + String(reviewed) + '">' + (reviewed ? 'Reviewed' : 'Mark reviewed') + '</button></article>';
 }
 
-function createPullSheet({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = () => globalThis.crypto?.randomUUID?.() || String(Date.now()) + '-' + Math.random() }) {
+function createPullSheet({ fetchJson, storage, createConversationPager = globalThis.createConversationPager, createOperationId = () => globalThis.crypto?.randomUUID?.() || String(Date.now()) + '-' + Math.random() }) {
   let commentRequest = null;
   let mergeRequest = null;
+  const reviewRequests = new Map();
+  const reviewCache = new Map();
   const pathFor = item => 'api/v1/repos/' + String(item.repository || '').split('/')
     .map(encodeURIComponent).join('/') + '/pulls/' + encodeURIComponent(item.number);
   const draftKey = item => 'stackchain.pull-comment.v1:' + item.repository + '#' + item.number;
@@ -62,6 +64,29 @@ function createPullSheet({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = () => globalT
     load(item) {
       return fetchJson(pathFor(item) + '/detail', { headers: { Accept: 'application/json' } });
     },
+    loadReview(item, headSha) {
+      const key = item.repository + '#' + item.number + ':' + headSha;
+      if (reviewCache.has(key)) return Promise.resolve(reviewCache.get(key));
+      if (reviewRequests.has(key)) return reviewRequests.get(key);
+      const request = fetchJson(pathFor(item) + '/review-data', {
+        headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
+      }).then(detail => {
+        const confirmedKey = item.repository + '#' + item.number + ':' + detail.head_sha;
+        reviewCache.set(confirmedKey, detail);
+        return detail;
+      }).finally(() => reviewRequests.delete(key));
+      reviewRequests.set(key, request);
+      return request;
+    },
+    conversation(item, initialPage) {
+      const pager = createConversationPager({
+        loadPage: page => fetchJson(pathFor(item) + '/comments?page=' + encodeURIComponent(page) + '&limit=20', {
+          headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
+        }),
+      });
+      pager.reset(initialPage || { comments: [], page: 1, older_page: null, total: 0 });
+      return pager;
+    },
     reviewState,
     toggleReviewed(item, detail, filename) {
       const state = reviewState(item, detail);

frontend/work-route.js

@@ -46,31 +46,68 @@
       Number(item.number) === route.number;
   }
 
-  function createController({ location, history, eventTarget, onOpen, onClose, onInvalid }) {
+  function createController({
+    location, history, eventTarget, onOpen, onClose, onInvalid,
+    resolve, onResolving = function () {}, onError = function () {},
+  }) {
     let items = [];
     let started = false;
     let active = '';
     let ready = false;
+    let resolving = '';
+    let resolution = 0;
+
+    function resolveMissing(fragment, route) {
+      if (typeof resolve !== 'function') {
+        onInvalid();
+        return;
+      }
+      if (resolving === fragment) return;
+      resolving = fragment;
+      const request = ++resolution;
+      onResolving(route);
+      Promise.resolve(resolve(route)).then(item => {
+        if (request !== resolution || String(location.hash || '') !== fragment) return;
+        resolving = '';
+        if (!item || !sameRoute(item, route)) {
+          onInvalid();
+          return;
+        }
+        active = fragment;
+        onOpen({ ...item, kind: route.kind });
+      }).catch(error => {
+        if (request !== resolution || String(location.hash || '') !== fragment) return;
+        resolving = '';
+        if (error?.unavailable) onInvalid();
+        else onError(error, route);
+      });
+    }
 
     function sync() {
       const fragment = String(location.hash || '');
       if (!fragment) {
+        resolution += 1;
+        resolving = '';
         if (active) onClose();
         active = '';
         return;
       }
       const route = parse(fragment);
       if (!route) {
+        resolution += 1;
+        resolving = '';
         if (fragment.startsWith('#/my-work/')) onInvalid();
         active = '';
         return;
       }
       const item = items.find(candidate => sameRoute(candidate, route));
       if (!item) {
-        if (ready) onInvalid();
+        if (ready) resolveMissing(fragment, route);
         return;
       }
       if (active === fragment) return;
+      resolution += 1;
+      resolving = '';
       active = fragment;
       onOpen({ ...item, kind: route.kind });
     }

src/gitea_proxy.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ GITEA_URL = os.getenv("GITEA_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:3000").rstrip("/")
 GITEA_TOKEN = os.getenv("GITEA_TOKEN", "")
 REVIEW_DIFF_MAX_BYTES = 64 * 1024
 REVIEW_DIFF_MAX_LINES = 400
+AVAILABLE_ISSUE_PAGE_CONCURRENCY = 3
 _client: httpx.AsyncClient | None = None
 
 
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ class WorkItems(list[dict]):
         self.pagination = pagination
 
 
+class WorkRouteUnavailableError(ValueError):
+    """Raised when a shared route no longer belongs in the current user's queue."""
+
+
 class StaleReviewError(ValueError):
     """Raised before mutation when a pull request head changed during review."""
 
@@ -324,8 +329,8 @@ async def available_issue_snapshot(max_pages: int = 10, upstream_limit: int = 50
     """Load, filter, and globally rank a bounded snapshot of available issues."""
     items: list[dict] = []
     seen_ids: set[Any] = set()
-    upstream_total: int | None = None
-    for upstream_page in range(1, max_pages + 1):
+
+    async def load_page(upstream_page: int) -> tuple[list[Any], int | None]:
         response = await _get_client().get(
             "/api/v1/repos/issues/search",
             headers=_auth(),
@@ -338,21 +343,41 @@ async def available_issue_snapshot(max_pages: int = 10, upstream_limit: int = 50
         payload = response.json()
         if not isinstance(payload, list):
             raise ValueError("Gitea available issue search response was not a list")
-        if upstream_total is None:
-            try:
-                upstream_total = max(0, int(response.headers["X-Total-Count"]))
-            except (KeyError, TypeError, ValueError):
-                upstream_total = None
+        try:
+            total = max(0, int(response.headers["X-Total-Count"]))
+        except (KeyError, TypeError, ValueError):
+            total = None
+        return payload, total
+
+    first_payload, upstream_total = await load_page(1)
+    pages: list[list[Any]] = [first_payload]
+    if upstream_total is not None:
+        page_count = min(max_pages, max(1, (upstream_total + upstream_limit - 1) // upstream_limit))
+        semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(AVAILABLE_ISSUE_PAGE_CONCURRENCY)
+
+        async def load_bounded(page: int) -> list[Any]:
+            async with semaphore:
+                payload, _ = await load_page(page)
+                return payload
+
+        if page_count > 1:
+            pages.extend(await asyncio.gather(*(
+                load_bounded(page) for page in range(2, page_count + 1)
+            )))
+    else:
+        previous = first_payload
+        for page in range(2, max_pages + 1):
+            if not previous or len(previous) < upstream_limit:
+                break
+            previous, _ = await load_page(page)
+            pages.append(previous)
+
+    for payload in pages:
         for raw_item in payload:
             item = _normalize_available_issue(raw_item)
             if item is not None and item["id"] not in seen_ids:
                 seen_ids.add(item["id"])
                 items.append(item)
-        loaded = upstream_page * upstream_limit
-        if not payload or len(payload) < upstream_limit or (
-            upstream_total is not None and loaded >= upstream_total
-        ):
-            break
 
     priority = {"p0", "priority-high", "critical"}
     items.sort(key=lambda item: (item["repository"], item["number"] or 0))
@@ -508,8 +533,30 @@ async def notification_detail(thread_id: int) -> dict:
     subject = subject_value if isinstance(subject_value, dict) else {}
     subject_path = _gitea_api_path(subject.get("url"))
     comment_path = _gitea_api_path(subject.get("latest_comment_url"))
-    subject_detail = await fetch(subject_path) if subject_path else {}
-    comment = await fetch(comment_path) if comment_path else {}
+    conversation_match = re.fullmatch(
+        r"repos/([^/]+/[^/]+)/(issues|pulls)/(\d+)", subject_path
+    )
+    repository_name = repository.get("full_name")
+    supported_conversation = (
+        conversation_match
+        and conversation_match.group(1) == repository_name
+        and subject.get("type") in {"Issue", "Pull"}
+    )
+    if supported_conversation:
+        assert conversation_match is not None
+        subject_detail, comment, conversation = await asyncio.gather(
+            fetch(subject_path),
+            fetch(comment_path) if comment_path else asyncio.sleep(0, result={}),
+            issue_conversation_page(
+                conversation_match.group(1), int(conversation_match.group(3))
+            ),
+        )
+    else:
+        subject_detail, comment, conversation = await asyncio.gather(
+            fetch(subject_path) if subject_path else asyncio.sleep(0, result={}),
+            fetch(comment_path) if comment_path else asyncio.sleep(0, result={}),
+            asyncio.sleep(0, result={"comments": [], "page": 1, "older_page": None, "total": 0}),
+        )
     subject_detail = subject_detail if isinstance(subject_detail, dict) else {}
     comment = comment if isinstance(comment, dict) else {}
     user_value = comment.get("user")
@@ -548,9 +595,33 @@ async def notification_detail(thread_id: int) -> dict:
             else "",
             "url": latest_url,
         },
+        "conversation": conversation,
     }
 
 
+async def notification_conversation_page(
+    thread_id: int, page: int, limit: int = 20
+) -> dict:
+    thread = await fetch(f"notifications/threads/{thread_id}")
+    if not isinstance(thread, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Gitea notification thread response was not an object")
+    repository = thread.get("repository")
+    subject = thread.get("subject")
+    if not isinstance(repository, dict) or not isinstance(subject, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Notification does not identify a conversation")
+    subject_path = _gitea_api_path(subject.get("url"))
+    match = re.fullmatch(r"repos/([^/]+/[^/]+)/(issues|pulls)/(\d+)", subject_path)
+    if (
+        not match
+        or match.group(1) != repository.get("full_name")
+        or subject.get("type") not in {"Issue", "Pull"}
+    ):
+        raise ValueError("Notification subject is not a supported conversation")
+    return await issue_conversation_page(
+        match.group(1), int(match.group(3)), page=page, limit=limit
+    )
+
+
 async def reply_to_notification(thread_id: int, body: str) -> dict:
     thread = await fetch(f"notifications/threads/{thread_id}")
     if not isinstance(thread, dict):
@@ -579,10 +650,7 @@ async def reply_to_notification(thread_id: int, body: str) -> dict:
     comment = response.json()
     if not isinstance(comment, dict):
         raise ValueError("Gitea comment response was not an object")
-    return {
-        "id": comment.get("id"),
-        "url": _safe_web_url(comment.get("html_url")),
-    }
+    return _normalize_issue_comment(comment)
 
 
 async def close_issue(repository: str, number: int) -> dict:
@@ -683,10 +751,16 @@ async def create_issue(
     body: str,
     assignee: str,
     label_ids: list[int] | None = None,
+    milestone_id: int | None = None,
+    due_date: str | None = None,
 ) -> dict:
     payload: dict = {"title": title, "body": body, "assignee": assignee}
     if label_ids:
         payload["labels"] = label_ids
+    if milestone_id is not None:
+        payload["milestone"] = milestone_id
+    if due_date is not None:
+        payload["due_date"] = due_date
     response = await _get_client().post(
         f"/api/v1/repos/{repository}/issues",
         headers=_auth(),
@@ -707,6 +781,22 @@ async def create_issue(
         raise ValueError("Gitea did not confirm issue self-assignment")
     labels_value = issue.get("labels")
     labels = labels_value if isinstance(labels_value, list) else []
+    milestone_value = issue.get("milestone")
+    milestone = (
+        {"id": milestone_value["id"], "title": milestone_value["title"]}
+        if isinstance(milestone_value, dict)
+        and isinstance(milestone_value.get("id"), int)
+        and isinstance(milestone_value.get("title"), str)
+        else None
+    )
+    confirmed_due_date = (
+        issue.get("due_date") if isinstance(issue.get("due_date"), str) else None
+    )
+    if (
+        (milestone_id is not None and (milestone or {}).get("id") != milestone_id)
+        or (due_date is not None and confirmed_due_date != due_date)
+    ):
+        raise ValueError("Gitea did not confirm issue release plan")
     return {
         "id": issue.get("id"),
         "number": issue["number"],
@@ -723,6 +813,8 @@ async def create_issue(
             if isinstance(item, dict) and isinstance(item.get("name"), str)
         ],
         "assignees": confirmed_assignees,
+        "milestone": milestone,
+        "due_date": confirmed_due_date,
         "updated_at": issue.get("updated_at", "")
         if isinstance(issue.get("updated_at"), str)
         else "",
@@ -938,10 +1030,58 @@ async def update_assigned_issue_milestone(
     }
 
 
+async def issue_conversation_page(
+    repository: str,
+    number: int,
+    page: int | None = None,
+    limit: int = 20,
+) -> dict:
+    """Return one bounded comment page, opening on the newest page by default."""
+    bounded_limit = min(50, max(1, limit))
+    requested_page = max(1, page or 1)
+    path = f"/api/v1/repos/{repository}/issues/{number}/comments"
+
+    async def load(selected_page: int) -> tuple[list, int]:
+        response = await _get_client().get(
+            path,
+            headers=_auth(),
+            params={"limit": bounded_limit, "page": selected_page},
+        )
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        payload = response.json()
+        if not isinstance(payload, list):
+            raise ValueError("Gitea issue comments response was not a list")
+        comments = [item for item in payload if isinstance(item, dict)]
+        try:
+            total = max(len(comments), int(response.headers.get("X-Total-Count", len(comments))))
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            total = len(comments)
+        return comments, total
+
+    comments, total = await load(requested_page)
+    newest_page = max(1, (total + bounded_limit - 1) // bounded_limit)
+    if len(comments) >= total:
+        selected_page = newest_page if page is None else min(requested_page, newest_page)
+        start = (selected_page - 1) * bounded_limit
+        comments = comments[start:start + bounded_limit]
+    else:
+        selected_page = requested_page
+        if page is None and newest_page != requested_page:
+            selected_page = newest_page
+            comments, confirmed_total = await load(selected_page)
+            total = max(total, confirmed_total)
+    return {
+        "comments": [_normalize_issue_comment(item) for item in comments],
+        "page": selected_page,
+        "older_page": selected_page - 1 if selected_page > 1 else None,
+        "total": total,
+    }
+
+
 async def issue_detail(repository: str, number: int) -> dict:
     base = f"repos/{repository}/issues/{number}"
-    issue, comments = await asyncio.gather(
-        fetch(base), fetch(f"{base}/comments?limit=20&page=1")
+    issue, conversation = await asyncio.gather(
+        fetch(base), issue_conversation_page(repository, number)
     )
     if not isinstance(issue, dict):
         raise ValueError("Gitea issue response was not an object")
@@ -949,12 +1089,7 @@ async def issue_detail(repository: str, number: int) -> dict:
     labels: list = labels_value if isinstance(labels_value, list) else []
     assignees_value = issue.get("assignees")
     assignees: list = assignees_value if isinstance(assignees_value, list) else []
-    comments_value: list = comments if isinstance(comments, list) else []
-    normalized_comments = [
-        _normalize_issue_comment(comment)
-        for comment in comments_value
-        if isinstance(comment, dict)
-    ]
+    normalized_comments = conversation["comments"]
     return {
         "repository": repository,
         "number": number,
@@ -980,6 +1115,7 @@ async def issue_detail(repository: str, number: int) -> dict:
             if isinstance(assignee, dict) and isinstance(assignee.get("login"), str)
         ],
         "comments": normalized_comments,
+        "conversation": conversation,
     }
 
 
@@ -1040,6 +1176,57 @@ def _login_in_users(login: str, value: object) -> bool:
     )
 
 
+async def resolve_work_route(
+    kind: str,
+    repository: str | None,
+    number: int | None,
+    notification_id: int | None,
+) -> dict:
+    if kind == "update":
+        if notification_id is None:
+            raise WorkRouteUnavailableError("Notification identity is missing")
+        thread = await fetch(f"notifications/threads/{notification_id}")
+        if not isinstance(thread, dict) or thread.get("unread") is not True:
+            raise WorkRouteUnavailableError("Notification is no longer unread")
+        detail = await notification_detail(notification_id)
+        return {
+            "kind": "update",
+            "notification_id": notification_id,
+            "has_update": True,
+            "repository": detail.get("repository", ""),
+            "title": detail.get("title", ""),
+            "url": detail.get("url", ""),
+        }
+    if repository is None or number is None or kind not in {"issue", "pull", "review"}:
+        raise WorkRouteUnavailableError("Work identity is missing")
+
+    target_path = "issues" if kind == "issue" else "pulls"
+    login, target = await _current_login_and_target(
+        f"repos/{repository}/{target_path}/{number}"
+    )
+    assigned = _login_in_users(login, target.get("assignees"))
+    requested = _login_in_users(login, target.get("requested_reviewers"))
+    eligible = (
+        target.get("state") == "open"
+        and (
+            (kind == "issue" and not isinstance(target.get("pull_request"), dict) and assigned)
+            or (kind == "pull" and assigned)
+            or (kind == "review" and requested)
+        )
+    )
+    if not eligible:
+        raise WorkRouteUnavailableError("Work item is no longer in My Work")
+    return {
+        "kind": kind,
+        "repository": repository,
+        "number": number,
+        "title": target.get("title", "") if isinstance(target.get("title"), str) else "",
+        "state": "open",
+        "url": _safe_web_url(target.get("html_url")),
+        **({"is_review": True, "work_reasons": ["review_requested"]} if kind == "review" else {}),
+    }
+
+
 async def is_assigned_issue(repository: str, number: int) -> bool:
     login, issue = await _current_login_and_target(
         f"repos/{repository}/issues/{number}"
@@ -1102,18 +1289,9 @@ async def pull_completion_detail(repository: str, number: int) -> dict:
     pull = await fetch(base)
     if not isinstance(pull, dict):
         raise ValueError("Gitea pull request response was not an object")
+    conversation = await issue_conversation_page(repository, number)
     head = pull.get("head") if isinstance(pull.get("head"), dict) else {}
     sha = head.get("sha") if isinstance(head.get("sha"), str) else ""
-    files, status, comments, diff_result = await asyncio.gather(
-        fetch(f"{base}/files"),
-        fetch(f"repos/{repository}/commits/{sha}/status"),
-        fetch(f"repos/{repository}/issues/{number}/comments?limit=20&page=1"),
-        fetch_text(
-            f"repos/{repository}/pulls/{number}.diff", REVIEW_DIFF_MAX_BYTES
-        ),
-    )
-    diff, diff_truncated = diff_result
-    previews = _diff_previews(diff, diff_truncated)
     user = pull.get("user") if isinstance(pull.get("user"), dict) else {}
     return {
         "repository": repository,
@@ -1124,6 +1302,33 @@ async def pull_completion_detail(repository: str, number: int) -> dict:
         "author": user.get("login") if isinstance(user.get("login"), str) else "",
         "head_sha": sha,
         "state": pull.get("state") if isinstance(pull.get("state"), str) else "",
+        "conversation": conversation,
+    }
+
+
+async def pull_completion_review(repository: str, number: int) -> dict:
+    base = f"repos/{repository}/pulls/{number}"
+    pull = await fetch(base)
+    if not isinstance(pull, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Gitea pull request response was not an object")
+    head_value = pull.get("head")
+    head: dict = head_value if isinstance(head_value, dict) else {}
+    sha_value = head.get("sha")
+    sha = sha_value if isinstance(sha_value, str) else ""
+    files, status, diff_result = await asyncio.gather(
+        fetch(f"{base}/files"),
+        fetch(f"repos/{repository}/commits/{sha}/status"),
+        fetch_text(
+            f"repos/{repository}/pulls/{number}.diff", REVIEW_DIFF_MAX_BYTES
+        ),
+    )
+    diff, diff_truncated = diff_result
+    previews = _diff_previews(diff, diff_truncated)
+    return {
+        "repository": repository,
+        "number": number,
+        "head_sha": sha,
+        "state": pull.get("state") if isinstance(pull.get("state"), str) else "",
         "draft": pull.get("draft") is True,
         "mergeable": pull.get("mergeable") is True,
         "merged": pull.get("merged") is True,
@@ -1147,11 +1352,6 @@ async def pull_completion_detail(repository: str, number: int) -> dict:
             for item in (files if isinstance(files, list) else [])[:100]
             if isinstance(item, dict) and isinstance(item.get("filename"), str)
         ],
-        "comments": [
-            _normalize_issue_comment(item)
-            for item in (comments if isinstance(comments, list) else [])[:20]
-            if isinstance(item, dict)
-        ],
     }
 
 

src/main.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os
 import time
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Coroutine
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Literal
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ LIVE_SNAPSHOT_FRESHNESS_SECONDS = 8.0
 LIVE_SNAPSHOT_RETRY_BASE_SECONDS = 5.0
 LIVE_SNAPSHOT_RETRY_MAX_SECONDS = 60.0
 AVAILABLE_ISSUE_SNAPSHOT_FRESHNESS_SECONDS = 15.0
+AVAILABLE_ISSUE_SNAPSHOT_RETRY_SECONDS = 5.0
 FRONTEND_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "frontend"
 _live_snapshot_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
 _live_snapshot_value: dict | None = None
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ _idempotency_ledger = IdempotencyLedger(
 _available_issue_snapshot_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
 _available_issue_snapshot_value: list[dict] | None = None
 _available_issue_snapshot_created_at: float | None = None
+_available_issue_snapshot_retry_at: float | None = None
 
 
 class ContextPayloadError(ValueError):
@@ -149,6 +152,12 @@ class IssueCreation(BaseModel):
     title: str = Field(min_length=1, max_length=255)
     body: str = Field(default="", max_length=10_000)
     label_ids: list[int] = Field(default_factory=list, max_length=20)
+    milestone_id: PositiveInt | None = None
+    due_date: str | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        pattern=r"^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}Z$",
+        max_length=20,
+    )
 
     @field_validator("title")
     @classmethod
@@ -163,6 +172,13 @@ class IssueCreation(BaseModel):
     def strip_issue_body(cls, value: str) -> str:
         return value.strip()
 
+    @field_validator("due_date")
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_due_date(cls, value: str | None) -> str | None:
+        if value is not None:
+            datetime.strptime(value, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+        return value
+
 
 class IssueContentUpdate(BaseModel):
     title: str = Field(min_length=1, max_length=255)
@@ -397,7 +413,7 @@ app.include_router(frontend_router)
 @app.middleware("http")
 async def prevent_live_api_caching(request, call_next):
     response = await call_next(request)
-    if request.url.path in {"/api/v1/context", "/api/v1/events", "/api/v1/live", "/api/v1/available-issues", "/api/v1/search"} or request.url.path.startswith("/api/v1/work/") or (
+    if request.url.path in {"/api/v1/context", "/api/v1/events", "/api/v1/live", "/api/v1/available-issues", "/api/v1/search", "/api/v1/work-route"} or request.url.path.startswith("/api/v1/work/") or (
         request.url.path.startswith("/api/v1/repos/")
         and request.url.path.endswith("/review")
     ) or request.url.path.startswith("/api/v1/notifications") or (
@@ -547,6 +563,33 @@ async def global_search_preview(
     return JSONResponse(preview)
 
 
+@app.get("/api/v1/work-route")
+async def resolve_work_route(
+    kind: Literal["issue", "pull", "review", "update"] = Query(),
+    repository: str | None = Query(default=None, pattern=r"^[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+/[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+$"),
+    number: int | None = Query(default=None, gt=0),
+    notification_id: int | None = Query(default=None, gt=0),
+) -> JSONResponse:
+    repository_route = repository is not None and number is not None and notification_id is None
+    update_route = kind == "update" and notification_id is not None and repository is None and number is None
+    if (kind == "update" and not update_route) or (kind != "update" and not repository_route):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="Invalid work route identity")
+    try:
+        result = await asyncio.wait_for(
+            gitea_proxy.resolve_work_route(kind, repository, number, notification_id),
+            timeout=WORK_PAGE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+        )
+    except gitea_proxy.WorkRouteUnavailableError:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Work item is no longer in My Work")
+    except Exception:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "The shared work item is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."},
+            status_code=503,
+            headers={"Retry-After": "1"},
+        )
+    return JSONResponse(result)
+
+
 @app.get("/api/v1/work/{stream}")
 async def paged_work(
     stream: Literal["issue", "pull", "review"],
@@ -573,13 +616,24 @@ async def paged_work(
 
 async def _refresh_available_issue_snapshot() -> list[dict]:
     global _available_issue_snapshot_value, _available_issue_snapshot_created_at
+    global _available_issue_snapshot_retry_at
     result = await gitea_proxy.available_issue_snapshot()
     _available_issue_snapshot_value = result
     _available_issue_snapshot_created_at = time.monotonic()
+    _available_issue_snapshot_retry_at = None
     return result
 
 
-async def _available_issue_snapshot() -> tuple[list[dict], bool]:
+def _observe_available_issue_refresh(task: asyncio.Task) -> None:
+    global _available_issue_snapshot_retry_at
+    if not task.cancelled():
+        if task.exception() is not None:
+            _available_issue_snapshot_retry_at = (
+                time.monotonic() + AVAILABLE_ISSUE_SNAPSHOT_RETRY_SECONDS
+            )
+
+
+async def _available_issue_snapshot() -> tuple[list[dict], bool, bool, bool]:
     global _available_issue_snapshot_task
     now = time.monotonic()
     if (
@@ -588,16 +642,25 @@ async def _available_issue_snapshot() -> tuple[list[dict], bool]:
         and now - _available_issue_snapshot_created_at
         < AVAILABLE_ISSUE_SNAPSHOT_FRESHNESS_SECONDS
     ):
-        return _available_issue_snapshot_value, False
+        return _available_issue_snapshot_value, False, False, False
+    if (
+        _available_issue_snapshot_value is not None
+        and _available_issue_snapshot_retry_at is not None
+        and now < _available_issue_snapshot_retry_at
+    ):
+        return _available_issue_snapshot_value, True, False, True
     if _available_issue_snapshot_task is None or _available_issue_snapshot_task.done():
         _available_issue_snapshot_task = asyncio.create_task(
             _refresh_available_issue_snapshot()
         )
+        _available_issue_snapshot_task.add_done_callback(_observe_available_issue_refresh)
+    if _available_issue_snapshot_value is not None:
+        return _available_issue_snapshot_value, True, True, False
     try:
-        return await asyncio.shield(_available_issue_snapshot_task), False
+        return await asyncio.shield(_available_issue_snapshot_task), False, False, False
     except Exception:
         if _available_issue_snapshot_value is not None:
-            return _available_issue_snapshot_value, True
+            return _available_issue_snapshot_value, True, False, True
         raise
 
 
@@ -615,7 +678,7 @@ def _available_issue_page(items: list[dict], page: int, limit: int = 50) -> dict
 @app.get("/api/v1/available-issues")
 async def available_issues(page: int = Query(default=1, ge=1, le=100)) -> JSONResponse:
     try:
-        items, stale = await asyncio.wait_for(
+        items, stale, revalidating, refresh_failed = await asyncio.wait_for(
             _available_issue_snapshot(), timeout=WORK_PAGE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
         )
     except Exception:
@@ -627,6 +690,10 @@ async def available_issues(page: int = Query(default=1, ge=1, le=100)) -> JSONRe
     result = _available_issue_page(items, page)
     if stale:
         result["stale"] = True
+    if revalidating:
+        result["revalidating"] = True
+    if refresh_failed:
+        result["refresh_failed"] = True
     return JSONResponse(result)
 
 
@@ -1042,6 +1109,32 @@ async def notification_thread_detail(
     return JSONResponse(result)
 
 
+@app.get("/api/v1/notifications/{thread_id}/conversation")
+async def notification_thread_conversation(
+    thread_id: int = PathParam(gt=0),
+    page: int = Query(ge=1),
+    limit: int = Query(default=20, ge=1, le=50),
+) -> JSONResponse:
+    try:
+        result = await asyncio.wait_for(
+            gitea_proxy.notification_conversation_page(thread_id, page, limit),
+            timeout=NOTIFICATION_DETAIL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+        )
+    except TimeoutError:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "Loading older messages timed out. Please retry."},
+            status_code=503,
+            headers={"Retry-After": "1"},
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "Older messages are temporarily unavailable. Please retry."},
+            status_code=503,
+            headers={"Retry-After": "1"},
+        )
+    return JSONResponse(result)
+
+
 @app.patch("/api/v1/notifications/{thread_id}/read")
 async def read_notification(thread_id: int = PathParam(gt=0)) -> JSONResponse:
     try:
@@ -1360,6 +1453,27 @@ async def create_assigned_issue(
             }
             if any(label_id not in valid_label_ids for label_id in creation.label_ids):
                 raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="Unknown repository label")
+        if creation.milestone_id is not None:
+            available_milestones = await gitea_proxy.repo_milestones(repository)
+            valid_milestone_ids = {
+                item.get("id")
+                for item in available_milestones
+                if isinstance(item, dict) and isinstance(item.get("id"), int)
+            }
+            if creation.milestone_id not in valid_milestone_ids:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=422, detail="Unknown open repository milestone"
+                )
+        if creation.milestone_id is not None or creation.due_date is not None:
+            return await gitea_proxy.create_issue(
+                repository,
+                creation.title,
+                creation.body,
+                login,
+                creation.label_ids,
+                creation.milestone_id,
+                creation.due_date,
+            )
         return await gitea_proxy.create_issue(
             repository, creation.title, creation.body, login, creation.label_ids
         )
@@ -1374,6 +1488,8 @@ async def create_assigned_issue(
                 creation.title,
                 creation.body,
                 tuple(creation.label_ids),
+                creation.milestone_id,
+                creation.due_date,
             ),
             timeout=ISSUE_ACTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
         )
@@ -1388,6 +1504,35 @@ async def create_assigned_issue(
     return JSONResponse(result, status_code=201)
 
 
+@app.get("/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number}/comments")
+async def assigned_issue_conversation(
+    owner: str,
+    repo: str,
+    number: int = PathParam(gt=0),
+    page: int | None = Query(default=None, ge=1, le=100),
+    limit: int = Query(default=20, ge=1, le=50),
+):
+    repository = f"{owner}/{repo}"
+
+    async def load_conversation():
+        if not await gitea_proxy.is_assigned_issue(repository, number):
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Assigned issue not found")
+        return await gitea_proxy.issue_conversation_page(repository, number, page, limit)
+
+    try:
+        return await asyncio.wait_for(
+            load_conversation(), timeout=ISSUE_ACTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
+        )
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "The conversation could not be loaded. Your draft is safe; please retry."},
+            status_code=503,
+            headers={"Retry-After": "1"},
+        )
+
+
 @app.post("/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number}/comments", status_code=201)
 async def comment_on_assigned_issue(
     comment: IssueComment,
@@ -1560,6 +1705,66 @@ async def assigned_pull_detail(owner: str, repo: str, number: int = PathParam(gt
         )
 
 
+@app.get("/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{number}/review-data")
+async def assigned_pull_review_data(
+    owner: str, repo: str, number: int = PathParam(gt=0)
+):
+    repository = f"{owner}/{repo}"
+
+    async def load_assigned_pull_review():
+        if not await gitea_proxy.is_assigned_pull(repository, number):
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Assigned pull request not found")
+        return await gitea_proxy.pull_completion_review(repository, number)
+
+    try:
+        return await asyncio.wait_for(
+            load_assigned_pull_review(), timeout=REVIEW_DETAIL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
+        )
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except TimeoutError:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "Loading review and merge data timed out. Please retry."},
+            status_code=503,
+            headers={"Retry-After": "1"},
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "Review and merge data is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."},
+            status_code=503,
+            headers={"Retry-After": "1"},
+        )
+
+
+@app.get("/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{number}/comments")
+async def assigned_pull_conversation(
+    owner: str,
+    repo: str,
+    number: int = PathParam(gt=0),
+    page: int | None = Query(default=None, ge=1, le=100),
+    limit: int = Query(default=20, ge=1, le=50),
+):
+    repository = f"{owner}/{repo}"
+
+    async def load_conversation():
+        if not await gitea_proxy.is_assigned_pull(repository, number):
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Assigned pull request not found")
+        return await gitea_proxy.issue_conversation_page(repository, number, page, limit)
+
+    try:
+        return await asyncio.wait_for(
+            load_conversation(), timeout=ISSUE_ACTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
+        )
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "The conversation could not be loaded. Your draft is safe; please retry."},
+            status_code=503,
+            headers={"Retry-After": "1"},
+        )
+
+
 @app.post("/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{number}/comments", status_code=201)
 async def comment_on_assigned_pull(
     comment: IssueComment,

tests/test_drafts.py

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import json
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from src.views import dashboard
+
+
+DRAFTS = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "drafts.js"
+
+
+def run_node(script: str):
+    result = subprocess.run(["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    return json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+
+def test_draft_inbox_discovers_existing_formats_orders_activity_and_ignores_corruption():
+    script = f"""
+const createDraftInbox = require({json.dumps(str(DRAFTS))});
+const values = new Map([
+  ['stackchain.issue-capture.v1', JSON.stringify({{repository:'stackchain/api',title:'Ship recovery',body:'Detailed plan',labelIds:[]}})],
+  ['stackchain.issue-comment.v1:stackchain/api#17', 'Please add a regression test'],
+  ['stackchain.pull-comment.v1:stackchain/web#9', 'Looks good on mobile'],
+  ['stackchain.update-reply.v1.44', 'I can take this'],
+  ['stackchain.review-draft.v1:stackchain/web#12@abc123', JSON.stringify({{notes:{{'app.js':'Handle offline state'}},comments:[],summary:'Needs one fix',decision:'request_changes'}})],
+  ['stackchain.issue-content.v1:stackchain/api#18', '{{broken-json'],
+  ['stackchain.issue-comment.v1:stackchain/api#20:operation', 'not-a-draft'],
+]);
+const storage = {{
+  get length() {{ return values.size; }},
+  key: index => Array.from(values.keys())[index] || null,
+  getItem: key => values.has(key) ? values.get(key) : null,
+  setItem: (key, value) => values.set(key, value),
+  removeItem: key => values.delete(key),
+}};
+let clock = 1000;
+const inbox = createDraftInbox({{storage, now:() => ++clock}});
+const first = inbox.list();
+values.set('stackchain.issue-comment.v1:stackchain/api#17', 'Newest comment text');
+const second = inbox.list();
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{
+  kinds:first.map(item => item.kind).sort(),
+  newest:second[0],
+  count:second.length,
+}}));
+"""
+    output = run_node(script)
+
+    assert output["kinds"] == ["issue-comment", "new-issue", "pull-comment", "review", "update-reply"]
+    assert output["count"] == 5
+    assert output["newest"]["kind"] == "issue-comment"
+    assert output["newest"]["repository"] == "stackchain/api"
+    assert output["newest"]["number"] == 17
+    assert output["newest"]["preview"] == "Newest comment text"
+    assert output["newest"]["route"] == {"kind": "issue", "repository": "stackchain/api", "number": 17}
+
+
+def test_draft_discard_removes_only_selected_content_and_operation_identity():
+    script = f"""
+const createDraftInbox = require({json.dumps(str(DRAFTS))});
+const values = new Map([
+  ['stackchain.issue-comment.v1:stackchain/api#17', 'One'],
+  ['stackchain.issue-comment.v1:stackchain/api#17:operation', 'operation-one'],
+  ['stackchain.pull-comment.v1:stackchain/web#9', 'Two'],
+]);
+const storage = {{
+  get length() {{ return values.size; }}, key:i => Array.from(values.keys())[i] || null,
+  getItem:key => values.has(key) ? values.get(key) : null,
+  setItem:(key,value) => values.set(key,value), removeItem:key => values.delete(key),
+}};
+const inbox = createDraftInbox({{storage, now:() => 1000}});
+const selected = inbox.list().find(item => item.kind === 'issue-comment');
+inbox.discard(selected.id);
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{remaining:inbox.list(), keys:Array.from(values.keys()).sort()}}));
+"""
+    output = run_node(script)
+
+    assert [item["kind"] for item in output["remaining"]] == ["pull-comment"]
+    assert "stackchain.issue-comment.v1:stackchain/api#17" not in output["keys"]
+    assert "stackchain.issue-comment.v1:stackchain/api#17:operation" not in output["keys"]
+    assert "stackchain.pull-comment.v1:stackchain/web#9" in output["keys"]
+
+
+def test_draft_inbox_recovers_issue_edit_and_review_content_without_exposing_empty_records():
+    script = f"""
+const createDraftInbox = require({json.dumps(str(DRAFTS))});
+const values = new Map([
+ ['stackchain.issue-content.v1:stackchain/api#18', JSON.stringify({{title:'Clarify acceptance',body:'Describe mobile flow',expectedUpdatedAt:'2026-08-07T10:00:00Z'}})],
+ ['stackchain.review-draft.v1:stackchain/web#12@abc123', JSON.stringify({{notes:{{}},comments:[],summary:'',decision:'approve'}})],
+ ['stackchain.pull-comment.v1:stackchain/web#10', '   '],
+]);
+const storage = {{get length(){{return values.size}},key:i=>Array.from(values.keys())[i]||null,getItem:k=>values.get(k)||null,setItem:(k,v)=>values.set(k,v),removeItem:k=>values.delete(k)}};
+const drafts = createDraftInbox({{storage,now:()=>42}}).list();
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(drafts));
+"""
+    output = run_node(script)
+
+    assert len(output) == 1
+    assert output[0]["kind"] == "issue-edit"
+    assert output[0]["preview"] == "Clarify acceptance — Describe mobile flow"
+    assert output[0]["route"] == {"kind": "issue", "repository": "stackchain/api", "number": 18}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_mobile_dashboard_exposes_touch_safe_draft_recovery_lane():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    assert '<script src="static/drafts.js"></script>' in html
+    assert 'data-work-filter="draft"' in html
+    assert 'data-work-count="draft"' in html
+    assert 'class="draft-resume"' in html
+    assert 'class="draft-discard"' in html
+    assert 'Discard this unfinished draft?' in html
+    assert '.draft-actions button { min-height:44px;' in html
+    assert 'createDraftInbox({ storage: localStorage' in html
+    assert "captureDraft.repository && !repositories.includes(captureDraft.repository)" in html

tests/test_gitea_notifications.py

@@ -136,11 +136,20 @@ async def test_notification_detail_loads_subject_and_latest_comment_for_inbox_re
             return httpx.Response(200, json={"body": "Deploy fails after **three** retries."})
         if request.url.path.endswith("/issues/comments/9"):
             return httpx.Response(200, json={
+                "id": 9,
                 "body": "Logs point to the worker timeout.",
                 "created_at": "2026-08-06T12:30:00Z",
                 "user": {"login": "alexander"},
                 "html_url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/7#issuecomment-9",
             })
+        if request.url.path.endswith("/issues/7/comments"):
+            return httpx.Response(200, json=[{
+                "id": 9,
+                "body": "Logs point to the worker timeout.",
+                "created_at": "2026-08-06T12:30:00Z",
+                "user": {"login": "alexander"},
+                "html_url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/7#issuecomment-9",
+            }], headers={"X-Total-Count": "1"})
         return httpx.Response(404)
 
     gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(upstream))
@@ -153,6 +162,7 @@ async def test_notification_detail_loads_subject_and_latest_comment_for_inbox_re
         "http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/notifications/threads/42",
         "http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7",
         "http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/comments/9",
+        "http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7/comments?limit=20&page=1",
     ]
     assert result == {
         "id": 42,
@@ -168,6 +178,18 @@ async def test_notification_detail_loads_subject_and_latest_comment_for_inbox_re
             "created_at": "2026-08-06T12:30:00Z",
             "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/7#issuecomment-9",
         },
+        "conversation": {
+            "comments": [{
+                "id": 9,
+                "author": "alexander",
+                "body": "Logs point to the worker timeout.",
+                "created_at": "2026-08-06T12:30:00Z",
+                "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/7#issuecomment-9",
+            }],
+            "page": 1,
+            "older_page": None,
+            "total": 1,
+        },
     }
 
 
@@ -223,6 +245,9 @@ async def test_reply_to_notification_posts_to_its_issue_conversation(subject_kin
             })
         return httpx.Response(201, json={
             "id": 91,
+            "user": {"login": "timmy"},
+            "body": "Please retry the worker.",
+            "created_at": "2026-08-07T19:00:00Z",
             "html_url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/7#issuecomment-91",
         })
 
@@ -246,5 +271,8 @@ async def test_reply_to_notification_posts_to_its_issue_conversation(subject_kin
     ]
     assert result == {
         "id": 91,
+        "author": "timmy",
+        "body": "Please retry the worker.",
+        "created_at": "2026-08-07T19:00:00Z",
         "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/7#issuecomment-91",
     }

tests/test_gitea_work_search.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ def reset_available_issue_snapshot():
     main._available_issue_snapshot_task = None
     main._available_issue_snapshot_value = None
     main._available_issue_snapshot_created_at = None
+    main._available_issue_snapshot_retry_at = None
     yield
     task = main._available_issue_snapshot_task
     if task is not None and not task.done():
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ def reset_available_issue_snapshot():
     main._available_issue_snapshot_task = None
     main._available_issue_snapshot_value = None
     main._available_issue_snapshot_created_at = None
+    main._available_issue_snapshot_retry_at = None
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio
@@ -136,6 +138,53 @@ async def test_available_issue_page_ranks_all_upstream_pages_before_logical_pagi
     }
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_available_issue_snapshot_loads_known_remaining_pages_concurrently():
+    active = 0
+    peak_active = 0
+    remaining_started = asyncio.Event()
+    release = asyncio.Event()
+
+    async def upstream(request):
+        nonlocal active, peak_active
+        page = int(request.url.params["page"])
+        if page == 1:
+            return httpx.Response(
+                200, headers={"X-Total-Count": "200"},
+                json=[{
+                    "id": number, "number": number, "title": f"Issue {number}",
+                    "state": "open", "assignees": [], "pull_request": None,
+                    "labels": [], "repository": {"full_name": "stackchain/api"},
+                } for number in range(1, 51)],
+            )
+        active += 1
+        peak_active = max(peak_active, active)
+        if peak_active == 3:
+            remaining_started.set()
+        await release.wait()
+        active -= 1
+        start = (page - 1) * 50 + 1
+        return httpx.Response(200, headers={"X-Total-Count": "200"}, json=[{
+            "id": number, "number": number, "title": f"Issue {number}",
+            "state": "open", "assignees": [], "pull_request": None,
+            "labels": [], "repository": {"full_name": "stackchain/api"},
+        } for number in range(start, start + 50)])
+
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(upstream))
+    task = asyncio.create_task(gitea_proxy.available_issue_snapshot())
+    try:
+        await asyncio.wait_for(remaining_started.wait(), timeout=1)
+        assert peak_active == 3
+        release.set()
+        result = await asyncio.wait_for(task, timeout=1)
+    finally:
+        release.set()
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
+
+    assert len(result) == 200
+    assert peak_active == 3
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_available_issue_endpoint_is_bounded_retryable_and_no_store(monkeypatch):
     calls = []
@@ -204,7 +253,67 @@ async def test_available_issue_endpoint_retains_last_snapshot_on_refresh_failure
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert response.json() == {
         "items": [{"number": 7}], "page": 1, "total": 1,
-        "has_more": False, "stale": True,
+        "has_more": False, "stale": True, "revalidating": True,
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_available_issue_endpoint_serves_expired_snapshot_while_one_refresh_runs(monkeypatch):
+    calls = 0
+    started = asyncio.Event()
+    release = asyncio.Event()
+
+    async def refresh():
+        nonlocal calls
+        calls += 1
+        started.set()
+        await release.wait()
+        return [{"number": 8}]
+
+    main._available_issue_snapshot_value = [{"number": 7}]
+    main._available_issue_snapshot_created_at = 0.0
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "available_issue_snapshot", refresh)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        first, second = await asyncio.gather(
+            client.get("/api/v1/available-issues?page=1"),
+            client.get("/api/v1/available-issues?page=1"),
+        )
+        await asyncio.wait_for(started.wait(), timeout=1)
+
+    assert calls == 1
+    assert first.json() == second.json() == {
+        "items": [{"number": 7}], "page": 1, "total": 1,
+        "has_more": False, "stale": True, "revalidating": True,
+    }
+    release.set()
+    await asyncio.wait_for(main._available_issue_snapshot_task, timeout=1)
+    assert main._available_issue_snapshot_value == [{"number": 8}]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_available_issue_endpoint_backs_off_after_background_refresh_failure(monkeypatch):
+    calls = 0
+
+    async def unavailable():
+        nonlocal calls
+        calls += 1
+        raise httpx.ConnectError("offline")
+
+    main._available_issue_snapshot_value = [{"number": 7}]
+    main._available_issue_snapshot_created_at = 0.0
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "available_issue_snapshot", unavailable)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        first = await client.get("/api/v1/available-issues?page=1")
+        await asyncio.gather(main._available_issue_snapshot_task, return_exceptions=True)
+        second = await client.get("/api/v1/available-issues?page=1")
+
+    assert calls == 1
+    assert first.json()["revalidating"] is True
+    assert second.json() == {
+        "items": [{"number": 7}], "page": 1, "total": 1,
+        "has_more": False, "stale": True, "refresh_failed": True,
     }
 
 

tests/test_issue_api.py

@@ -373,6 +373,55 @@ async def test_create_issue_endpoint_derives_self_assignment_and_returns_confirm
     assert calls == [("stackchain/api", "Capture mobile work", "Context", "timmy", [3])]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_create_issue_atomically_validates_and_sends_release_plan(monkeypatch):
+    calls = []
+
+    async def user():
+        return {"login": "timmy"}
+
+    async def available_repos():
+        return [{"full_name": "stackchain/api"}]
+
+    async def milestones(repository):
+        assert repository == "stackchain/api"
+        return [{"id": 9, "title": "August RC"}]
+
+    async def create(repository, title, body, assignee, label_ids, milestone_id, due_date):
+        calls.append((repository, title, body, assignee, label_ids, milestone_id, due_date))
+        return {
+            "id": 221, "number": 221, "title": title, "state": "open",
+            "repository": repository, "labels": [], "assignees": [assignee],
+            "milestone": {"id": 9, "title": "August RC"},
+            "due_date": "2026-08-31T23:59:59Z",
+            "updated_at": "2026-08-07T20:00:00Z",
+            "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/221",
+        }
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "current_user", user)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repos", available_repos)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repo_milestones", milestones)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "create_issue", create)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues",
+            json={
+                "title": "Ship mobile plan",
+                "milestone_id": 9,
+                "due_date": "2026-08-31T23:59:59Z",
+            },
+        )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+    assert response.json()["milestone"] == {"id": 9, "title": "August RC"}
+    assert response.json()["due_date"] == "2026-08-31T23:59:59Z"
+    assert calls == [(
+        "stackchain/api", "Ship mobile plan", "", "timmy", [], 9,
+        "2026-08-31T23:59:59Z",
+    )]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_create_issue_replays_one_upstream_result_for_concurrent_idempotent_requests(monkeypatch):
     calls = 0
@@ -630,6 +679,26 @@ async def test_gitea_create_issue_posts_self_assignment_and_normalizes_confirmat
     assert result["labels"] == ["P0"]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_gitea_create_issue_requires_confirmed_release_plan():
+    async def handler(_request):
+        return httpx.Response(201, json={
+            "id": 221, "number": 221, "title": "Planned work", "state": "open",
+            "assignees": [{"login": "timmy"}], "labels": [],
+            "milestone": None, "due_date": "2026-09-01T23:59:59Z",
+        })
+
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
+    try:
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="release plan"):
+            await gitea_proxy.create_issue(
+                "stackchain/api", "Planned work", "", "timmy", [], 9,
+                "2026-08-31T23:59:59Z",
+            )
+    finally:
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_gitea_repo_labels_returns_safe_touch_picker_options():
     requests = []
@@ -702,6 +771,27 @@ async def test_create_issue_rejects_blank_title_before_upstream(monkeypatch):
     assert called is False
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_create_issue_rejects_nonexistent_due_date_before_upstream(monkeypatch):
+    called = False
+
+    async def user():
+        nonlocal called
+        called = True
+        return {"login": "timmy"}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "current_user", user)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues",
+            json={"title": "Impossible plan", "due_date": "2026-02-31T23:59:59Z"},
+        )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 422
+    assert called is False
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_create_issue_rejects_label_not_in_target_repository(monkeypatch):
     created = False
@@ -912,6 +1002,44 @@ async def test_issue_detail_endpoint_returns_assigned_issue_with_no_store(monkey
     }
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_assigned_issue_conversation_endpoint_is_authorized_bounded_and_no_store(monkeypatch):
+    calls = []
+
+    async def assigned(repository, number):
+        calls.append(("assigned", repository, number))
+        return repository == "stackchain/api"
+
+    async def conversation(repository, number, page, limit):
+        calls.append(("conversation", repository, number, page, limit))
+        return {"comments": [{"id": 21}], "page": 2, "older_page": 1, "total": 21}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "is_assigned_issue", assigned)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "issue_conversation_page", conversation)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.get(
+            "/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7/comments?page=2&limit=20"
+        )
+        missing = await client.get(
+            "/api/v1/repos/private/secret/issues/7/comments?page=2&limit=20"
+        )
+        invalid = await client.get(
+            "/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7/comments?page=999&limit=999"
+        )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.headers["cache-control"] == "no-store"
+    assert response.json()["older_page"] == 1
+    assert missing.status_code == 404
+    assert invalid.status_code == 422
+    assert calls == [
+        ("assigned", "stackchain/api", 7),
+        ("conversation", "stackchain/api", 7, 2, 20),
+        ("assigned", "private/secret", 7),
+    ]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_issue_detail_deadline_is_retryable_sanitized_and_cancels_work(monkeypatch):
     cancelled = asyncio.Event()
@@ -1157,9 +1285,79 @@ async def test_gitea_issue_detail_returns_normalized_context_and_recent_comments
                 "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/7#issuecomment-81",
             }
         ],
+        "conversation": {
+            "comments": [
+                {
+                    "id": 81,
+                    "author": "sam",
+                    "body": "Latest update",
+                    "created_at": "2026-08-07T10:00:00Z",
+                    "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/7#issuecomment-81",
+                }
+            ],
+            "page": 1,
+            "older_page": None,
+            "total": 1,
+        },
     }
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_gitea_conversation_page_opens_newest_page_and_reports_older_history():
+    requests = []
+
+    async def handler(request):
+        requests.append((request.url.path, request.url.query.decode()))
+        page = request.url.params.get("page")
+        comments = {
+            "1": [{"id": value, "body": f"Comment {value}", "user": {"login": "sam"}}
+                  for value in range(1, 21)],
+            "3": [{"id": value, "body": f"Comment {value}", "user": {"login": "sam"}}
+                  for value in range(41, 48)],
+        }[page]
+        return httpx.Response(200, json=comments, headers={"X-Total-Count": "47"})
+
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
+    try:
+        result = await gitea_proxy.issue_conversation_page("stackchain/api", 7)
+    finally:
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
+
+    assert requests == [
+        ("/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7/comments", "limit=20&page=1"),
+        ("/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7/comments", "limit=20&page=3"),
+    ]
+    assert [comment["id"] for comment in result["comments"]] == list(range(41, 48))
+    assert result["page"] == 3
+    assert result["older_page"] == 2
+    assert result["total"] == 47
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_gitea_conversation_page_locally_bounds_unpaginated_gitea_comments():
+    requests = []
+    all_comments = [
+        {"id": value, "body": f"Comment {value}", "user": {"login": "sam"}}
+        for value in range(1, 48)
+    ]
+
+    async def handler(request):
+        requests.append(request.url.query.decode())
+        return httpx.Response(200, json=all_comments, headers={"X-Total-Count": "47"})
+
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
+    try:
+        result = await gitea_proxy.issue_conversation_page("stackchain/api", 7)
+    finally:
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
+
+    assert requests == ["limit=20&page=1"]
+    assert [comment["id"] for comment in result["comments"]] == list(range(41, 48))
+    assert result["page"] == 3
+    assert result["older_page"] == 2
+    assert result["total"] == 47
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_update_assigned_issue_labels_validates_and_returns_confirmed_labels(monkeypatch):
     calls = []

tests/test_my_work.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ REVIEW_SHEET = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "review-sheet.js"
 ISSUE_SHEET = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "issue-sheet.js"
 CREATE_ISSUE_SHEET = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "create-issue-sheet.js"
 PULL_SHEET = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "pull-sheet.js"
+CONVERSATION = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "conversation.js"
 PICK_WORK = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "pick-work.js"
 WORK_ROUTE = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "work-route.js"
 
@@ -100,6 +101,74 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{calls, hash:location.hash}}));
     assert output["hash"] == "#/my-work/review/stackchain/dashboard/10"
 
 
+def test_work_route_controller_resolves_cold_routes_without_erasing_the_fragment():
+    script = f"""
+const routes = require({json.dumps(str(WORK_ROUTE))});
+const location = {{hash:'#/my-work/issue/stackchain/api/87'}};
+const calls = [];
+const controller = routes.createController({{
+  location,
+  history: {{pushState() {{}}, replaceState() {{}}, back() {{}}}},
+  eventTarget: {{addEventListener() {{}}}},
+  resolve: async route => {{
+    calls.push(['resolve', route.kind, route.repository, route.number]);
+    return {{kind:'issue', repository:'stackchain/api', number:87, title:'Older assigned issue'}};
+  }},
+  onResolving: route => calls.push(['resolving', route.number]),
+  onOpen: item => calls.push(['open', item.number, item.title]),
+  onClose() {{}},
+  onInvalid: () => calls.push(['invalid']),
+  onError: () => calls.push(['error']),
+}});
+(async () => {{
+  controller.start();
+  controller.setItems([]);
+  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{calls, hash:location.hash}}));
+}})();
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+
+    assert json.loads(result.stdout) == {
+        "calls": [
+            ["resolving", 87],
+            ["resolve", "issue", "stackchain/api", 87],
+            ["open", 87, "Older assigned issue"],
+        ],
+        "hash": "#/my-work/issue/stackchain/api/87",
+    }
+
+
+def test_work_route_controller_dismisses_only_confirmed_unavailable_routes():
+    script = f"""
+const routes = require({json.dumps(str(WORK_ROUTE))});
+const location = {{hash:'#/my-work/update/913'}};
+const calls = [];
+const unavailable = new Error('gone'); unavailable.unavailable = true;
+const controller = routes.createController({{
+  location,
+  history: {{pushState() {{}}, replaceState() {{}}, back() {{}}}},
+  eventTarget: {{addEventListener() {{}}}},
+  resolve: async () => {{ throw unavailable; }},
+  onResolving() {{}}, onOpen() {{}}, onClose() {{}},
+  onInvalid: () => calls.push('invalid'),
+  onError: () => calls.push('error'),
+}});
+(async () => {{
+  controller.start(); controller.setItems([]);
+  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(calls));
+}})();
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+
+    assert json.loads(result.stdout) == ["invalid"]
+
+
 def test_work_route_share_prefers_native_share_and_falls_back_to_clipboard():
     script = f"""
 const routes = require({json.dumps(str(WORK_ROUTE))});
@@ -135,6 +204,9 @@ async def test_dashboard_wires_addressable_work_sheets_back_navigation_and_share
     assert '<script src="static/work-route.js"></script>' in html
     assert 'const workRoute = createWorkRoute.createController({' in html
     assert 'workRoute.setItems(lastMyWork);' in html
+    assert "api('api/v1/work-route?' + params.toString())" in html
+    assert "Loading shared work item…" in html
+    assert 'id="retry-work-route"' in html
     assert 'href="' + "' + escAttr(createWorkRoute.serialize(" in html
     assert '.read-update { min-height:44px; width:100%; display:flex;' in html
     assert 'workRoute.close();' in html
@@ -449,6 +521,19 @@ async def test_mobile_issue_sheet_exposes_touch_sized_due_date_editor_and_card_b
     assert 'padding-bottom:calc(10px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))' in html
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_new_issue_sheet_exposes_touch_safe_release_planning_controls():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    assert 'id="create-issue-milestone"' in html
+    assert 'id="create-issue-due-date" type="date"' in html
+    assert 'id="create-issue-milestone-status" aria-live="polite"' in html
+    assert '.create-issue-form select, .create-issue-form input[type="date"] { min-height:44px;' in html
+    assert 'issueCapture.loadMilestones(repository)' in html
+    assert "milestoneId: Number(qs('#create-issue-milestone').value) || null" in html
+    assert "dueDate: qs('#create-issue-due-date').value" in html
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_mobile_my_work_exposes_touch_safe_milestone_lane_and_issue_editor():
     html = await dashboard()
@@ -463,6 +548,71 @@ async def test_mobile_my_work_exposes_touch_safe_milestone_lane_and_issue_editor
     assert 'buildMyWork.replaceIssueMilestone(' in html
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_mobile_issue_sheet_puts_reading_before_collapsed_planning_controls():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    body = html.index('id="issue-sheet-body"')
+    conversation = html.index('<h2>Full conversation</h2>', body)
+    planning = html.index('id="issue-planning"', conversation)
+    labels = html.index('id="issue-label-editor"', planning)
+    milestone = html.index('id="issue-milestone"', planning)
+
+    assert '<summary>Plan &amp; edit</summary>' in html[planning:labels]
+    assert '<details class="issue-planning" id="issue-planning">' in html
+    assert body < conversation < planning < labels < milestone
+
+
+def test_issue_planning_metadata_is_lazy_cached_and_retryable_after_failure():
+    script = f"""
+const createIssueSheet = require({json.dumps(str(ISSUE_SHEET))});
+const calls = [];
+let fail = true;
+const planning = createIssueSheet.createPlanningLoader({{
+  loadLabels: async item => {{ calls.push('labels:' + item.number); return [{{id:1,name:'P0'}}]; }},
+  loadMilestones: async item => {{
+    calls.push('milestones:' + item.number);
+    if (fail) throw new Error('offline');
+    return [{{id:9,title:'RC'}}];
+  }},
+}});
+const item = {{repository:'stackchain/api', number:17}};
+(async () => {{
+  const before = calls.slice();
+  let failed = false;
+  try {{ await planning.open(item); }} catch (_error) {{ failed = true; }}
+  fail = false;
+  const first = await planning.open(item);
+  const second = await planning.open(item);
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{before, failed, calls, same:first === second, first}}));
+}})();
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+
+    assert json.loads(result.stdout) == {
+        "before": [],
+        "failed": True,
+        "calls": ["labels:17", "milestones:17", "labels:17", "milestones:17"],
+        "same": True,
+        "first": {"labels": [{"id": 1, "name": "P0"}], "milestones": [{"id": 9, "title": "RC"}]},
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_opening_issue_defers_planning_requests_until_disclosure_expands():
+    html = await dashboard()
+    open_handler = html[html.index('async function openIssueSheet'):html.index('function closeIssueSheet')]
+
+    assert 'loadIssueLabelEditor(' not in open_handler
+    assert 'loadIssueMilestoneEditor(' not in open_handler
+    assert "if (qs('#issue-planning').open) loadIssuePlanning();" in open_handler
+    assert "qs('#issue-planning').addEventListener('toggle'" in html
+    assert 'planningLoader.open(selectedIssue)' in html
+    assert 'id="retry-issue-planning"' in html
+
+
 def test_my_work_reviews_filter_and_summary_are_actionable():
     items = [
         {"title": "Issue", "kind": "issue", "is_review": False, "is_assigned": True},
@@ -848,6 +998,40 @@ controller.load().then(() => controller.loadMore()).then(() =>
     assert output["pages"][-1] == {"page": 2, "total": 2, "has_more": False}
 
 
+def test_find_work_keeps_retained_cards_and_announces_refresh_freshness():
+    script = f"""
+const createFindWork = require({json.dumps(str(PICK_WORK))});
+const statuses = [];
+const states = [];
+const responses = [
+  {{items:[{{id:1,number:1,repository:'stackchain/api'}}],page:1,total:1,has_more:false,
+    stale:true,revalidating:true}},
+  {{items:[{{id:1,number:1,repository:'stackchain/api'}}],page:1,total:1,has_more:false,
+    stale:true,refresh_failed:true}},
+];
+const controller = createFindWork({{
+  fetchJson: () => Promise.resolve(responses.shift()),
+  onItems: items => states.push(items),
+  onPagination: () => {{}},
+  onStatus: status => statuses.push(status),
+}});
+controller.load().then(() => controller.load()).then(() =>
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{statuses,states,items:controller.items()}}))
+);
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+    output = json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+    assert output["statuses"] == [
+        "Showing saved available work while the catalog refreshes…",
+        "Showing saved available work. Catalog refresh failed; retrying shortly.",
+    ]
+    assert [item["number"] for item in output["items"]] == [1]
+    assert len(output["states"]) == 2
+
+
 def test_find_work_preview_stays_with_issue_across_pagination_and_clears_when_claimed():
     script = f"""
 const createFindWork = require({json.dumps(str(PICK_WORK))});
@@ -928,6 +1112,9 @@ async def test_mobile_find_work_sheet_is_accessible_touch_sized_and_subpath_safe
     assert '.find-work-action { min-height:44px;' in html
     assert 'padding-bottom:calc(18px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))' in html
     assert '@media(max-width:320px)' in html
+    assert 'const retainedItems = findWorkController.items();' in html
+    assert 'if (retainedItems.length) renderAvailableIssues(retainedItems);' in html
+    assert 'Refreshing available issues…' in html
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio
@@ -1071,6 +1258,50 @@ capture.loadLabels('stackchain/api').then(labels => process.stdout.write(JSON.st
     assert [label["name"] for label in output["labels"]] == ["P0", "critical", "frontend"]
 
 
+def test_issue_capture_persists_and_submits_milestone_and_due_date():
+    script = f"""
+const createIssueCapture = require({json.dumps(str(CREATE_ISSUE_SHEET))});
+const values = new Map();
+const calls = [];
+const storage = {{
+  getItem:key => values.get(key) || null,
+  setItem:(key,value) => values.set(key,value),
+  removeItem:key => values.delete(key),
+}};
+const capture = createIssueCapture({{
+  storage,
+  createOperationId: () => 'planned-operation',
+  fetchJson: (url, options) => {{
+    calls.push({{url, body:options?.body ? JSON.parse(options.body) : null}});
+    if (url.endsWith('/milestones')) return Promise.resolve([{{id:9,title:'August RC'}}]);
+    return Promise.resolve({{number:221, milestone:{{id:9,title:'August RC'}}, due_date:'2026-08-31T23:59:59Z'}});
+  }},
+}});
+const draft = {{repository:'stackchain/api', title:'Ship plan', body:'', labelIds:[], milestoneId:9, dueDate:'2026-08-31'}};
+capture.saveDraft(draft);
+Promise.all([capture.loadMilestones('stackchain/api'), capture.submit(capture.loadDraft())]).then(results =>
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{calls, stored:results[1], milestones:results[0]}}))
+);
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+    output = json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+    assert output["calls"] == [
+        {"url": "api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/milestones", "body": None},
+        {
+            "url": "api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues",
+            "body": {
+                "title": "Ship plan", "body": "", "label_ids": [],
+                "milestone_id": 9, "due_date": "2026-08-31T23:59:59Z",
+            },
+        },
+    ]
+    assert output["milestones"] == [{"id": 9, "title": "August RC"}]
+    assert output["stored"]["number"] == 221
+
+
 def test_unread_updates_enrich_matching_work_and_keep_unassigned_mentions_actionable():
     payload = {
         "user": {"login": "timmy"},
@@ -1445,6 +1676,72 @@ reader.open(item, [item]).then(() =>
     }
 
 
+def test_notification_reader_pages_conversation_single_flight_and_ignores_stale_update():
+    script = f"""
+const build = require({json.dumps(str(MY_WORK))});
+const createPager = require({json.dumps(str(CONVERSATION))});
+const details = {{
+  42: {{id:42, conversation:{{comments:[{{id:41,created_at:'2026-08-07T12:41:00Z'}}],page:3,older_page:2,total:47}}}},
+  43: {{id:43, conversation:{{comments:[{{id:90,created_at:'2026-08-07T13:00:00Z'}}],page:1,older_page:null,total:1}}}},
+}};
+let release;
+const requested = [];
+const states = [];
+const reader = build.createNotificationReader({{
+  load: async id => details[id], createPager,
+  loadConversation: (id, page) => {{
+    requested.push([id, page]);
+    return new Promise(resolve => {{ release = () => resolve({{comments:[{{id:21,created_at:'2026-08-07T12:21:00Z'}}],page:2,older_page:1,total:47}}); }});
+  }},
+  markRead: async () => {{}}, onOpen: () => {{}}, onDetail: () => {{}},
+  onConversation: state => states.push(state.comments.map(item => item.id)),
+  onItems: () => {{}}, onStatus: () => {{}}, onClose: () => {{}},
+}});
+const firstItem = {{notification_id:42}};
+const secondItem = {{notification_id:43}};
+reader.open(firstItem).then(async () => {{
+  const first = reader.loadOlder();
+  const duplicate = reader.loadOlder();
+  await reader.open(secondItem);
+  release();
+  await Promise.all([first, duplicate]);
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{requested, states}}));
+}});
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+    output = json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+    assert output["requested"] == [[42, 2]]
+    assert output["states"] == [[41], [90]]
+
+
+def test_notification_reader_appends_a_confirmed_reply_exactly_once():
+    script = f"""
+const build = require({json.dumps(str(MY_WORK))});
+const createPager = require({json.dumps(str(CONVERSATION))});
+const states = [];
+const reader = build.createNotificationReader({{
+  load: async () => ({{conversation:{{comments:[{{id:41}}],page:1,older_page:null,total:1}}}}),
+  loadConversation: async () => ({{}}), createPager,
+  markRead: async () => {{}}, onOpen: () => {{}}, onDetail: () => {{}},
+  onConversation: state => states.push(state.comments.map(item => item.id)),
+  onItems: () => {{}}, onStatus: () => {{}}, onClose: () => {{}},
+}});
+reader.open({{notification_id:42}}).then(() => {{
+  reader.appendReply({{id:91, author:'timmy', body:'Ship it'}});
+  reader.appendReply({{id:91, author:'timmy', body:'Ship it'}});
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(states));
+}});
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+
+    assert json.loads(result.stdout) == [[41], [41, 91], [41, 91]]
+
+
 def test_notification_reader_wraps_to_an_earlier_visible_unread_update():
     script = f"""
 const buildMyWork = require({json.dumps(str(MY_WORK))});
@@ -1498,6 +1795,100 @@ reader.open(item, [item]).then(() => {{
     ]
 
 
+def test_conversation_pager_prepends_older_pages_deduplicates_and_appends_once():
+    script = f"""
+const createConversationPager = require({json.dumps(str(CONVERSATION))});
+let calls = 0;
+const pager = createConversationPager({{
+  loadPage: async page => {{ calls += 1; return {{
+    comments:[{{id:20,body:'duplicate'}},{{id:1,body:'oldest'}}],
+    page, older_page:null, total:3
+  }}; }}
+}});
+pager.reset({{comments:[{{id:20,body:'middle'}},{{id:21,body:'newest'}}],page:2,older_page:1,total:3}});
+const first = pager.loadOlder();
+const duplicate = pager.loadOlder();
+Promise.all([first, duplicate]).then(() => {{
+  pager.append({{id:22,body:'posted'}});
+  pager.append({{id:22,body:'posted'}});
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{calls,same:first===duplicate,state:pager.snapshot()}}));
+}});
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+    output = json.loads(result.stdout)
+    assert output["calls"] == 1
+    assert output["same"] is True
+    assert [comment["id"] for comment in output["state"]["comments"]] == [1, 20, 21, 22]
+    assert output["state"]["older_page"] is None
+    assert output["state"]["total"] == 4
+
+
+def test_conversation_pager_keeps_loaded_messages_when_older_page_fails():
+    script = f"""
+const createConversationPager = require({json.dumps(str(CONVERSATION))});
+const pager = createConversationPager({{loadPage: async () => {{ throw new Error('offline'); }}}});
+pager.reset({{comments:[{{id:21,body:'newest'}}],page:2,older_page:1,total:21}});
+pager.loadOlder().catch(error => process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{
+  error:error.message, state:pager.snapshot()
+}})));
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+    output = json.loads(result.stdout)
+    assert output["error"] == "offline"
+    assert output["state"]["comments"] == [{"id": 21, "body": "newest"}]
+    assert output["state"]["older_page"] == 1
+
+
+def test_issue_sheet_conversation_loads_older_history_through_assigned_boundary():
+    script = f"""
+const createIssueSheet = require({json.dumps(str(ISSUE_SHEET))});
+const createConversationPager = require({json.dumps(str(CONVERSATION))});
+const calls = [];
+const controller = createIssueSheet({{
+  createConversationPager,
+  fetchJson: async url => {{ calls.push(url); return {{comments:[{{id:1}}],page:1,older_page:null,total:21}}; }}
+}});
+const pager = controller.conversation(
+  {{repository:'stackchain/api',number:7}},
+  {{comments:[{{id:21}}],page:2,older_page:1,total:21}}
+);
+pager.loadOlder().then(state => process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{calls,state}})));
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+    output = json.loads(result.stdout)
+    assert output["calls"] == ["api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7/comments?page=1&limit=20"]
+    assert [comment["id"] for comment in output["state"]["comments"]] == [1, 21]
+
+
+def test_pull_sheet_conversation_loads_older_history_through_assigned_boundary():
+    script = f"""
+const createPullSheet = require({json.dumps(str(PULL_SHEET))});
+const createConversationPager = require({json.dumps(str(CONVERSATION))});
+const calls = [];
+const controller = createPullSheet({{
+  createConversationPager,
+  fetchJson: async url => {{ calls.push(url); return {{comments:[{{id:1}}],page:1,older_page:null,total:21}}; }}
+}});
+const pager = controller.conversation(
+  {{repository:'stackchain/api',number:7}},
+  {{comments:[{{id:21}}],page:2,older_page:1,total:21}}
+);
+pager.loadOlder().then(state => process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{calls,state}})));
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+    output = json.loads(result.stdout)
+    assert output["calls"] == ["api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/pulls/7/comments?page=1&limit=20"]
+    assert [comment["id"] for comment in output["state"]["comments"]] == [1, 21]
+
+
 def test_issue_sheet_loads_encoded_assigned_issue_detail_path():
     script = f"""
 const createIssueSheet = require({json.dumps(str(ISSUE_SHEET))});
@@ -1755,6 +2146,63 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{
     assert output["next"] == "frontend/app.js"
 
 
+def test_pull_sheet_lazy_review_is_single_flight_cached_by_head_and_retryable():
+    script = f"""
+const createPullSheet = require({json.dumps(str(PULL_SHEET))});
+const calls = [];
+let rejectFirst;
+const fetchJson = url => {{
+  calls.push(url);
+  if (calls.length === 1) return new Promise((_resolve, reject) => {{ rejectFirst = reject; }});
+  return Promise.resolve({{head_sha:'abc123', files:[]}});
+}};
+const sheet = createPullSheet({{fetchJson, storage:null}});
+const item = {{repository:'stackchain/api', number:7}};
+const first = sheet.loadReview(item, 'abc123');
+const concurrent = sheet.loadReview(item, 'abc123');
+rejectFirst(new Error('diff unavailable'));
+Promise.allSettled([first, concurrent]).then(async failed => {{
+  const retried = await sheet.loadReview(item, 'abc123');
+  const cached = await sheet.loadReview(item, 'abc123');
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{
+    same:first === concurrent,
+    failed:failed.map(result => result.status),
+    retried,
+    cached,
+    calls,
+  }}));
+}});
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    output = json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+    assert output["same"] is True
+    assert output["failed"] == ["rejected", "rejected"]
+    assert output["retried"]["head_sha"] == "abc123"
+    assert output["cached"] == output["retried"]
+    assert output["calls"] == [
+        "api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/pulls/7/review-data",
+        "api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/pulls/7/review-data",
+    ]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_mobile_pull_sheet_puts_reading_before_collapsed_review_controls():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    body = html.index('id="pull-sheet-body"')
+    conversation = html.index('<h2>Full conversation</h2>', body)
+    composer = html.index('id="pull-comment-title"', conversation)
+    review = html.index('id="pull-review"', composer)
+    files = html.index('id="pull-files"', review)
+
+    assert '<summary><h2>Review &amp; merge</h2></summary>' in html
+    assert '<details class="pull-review" id="pull-review">' in html
+    assert 'id="pull-review-retry"' in html
+    assert 'id="pull-review-status"' in html
+    assert body < conversation < composer < review < files
+
+
 def test_pull_sheet_renders_mobile_diff_fallbacks_and_review_controls():
     script = f"""
 const createPullSheet = require({json.dumps(str(PULL_SHEET))});
@@ -1789,6 +2237,12 @@ async def test_assigned_pulls_open_accessible_mobile_completion_sheet():
     assert 'id="pull-files"' in html and 'id="pull-comments"' in html
     assert 'id="pull-review-progress"' in html and 'aria-live="polite"' in html
     assert 'id="next-unreviewed-pull-file"' in html
+    assert 'id="load-older-pull-comments"' in html
+    assert 'id="pull-conversation-status"' in html and 'aria-live="assertive"' in html
+    assert '<script src="static/conversation.js"></script>' in html
+    assert "pullController.conversation(item, detail.conversation)" in html
+    assert "pullConversation.loadOlder()" in html
+    assert "pullConversation.append(comment)" in html
     assert 'id="pull-comment"' in html and 'maxlength="10000"' in html
     assert 'id="merge-pull"' in html and 'id="open-pull-gitea"' in html
     assert '<script src="static/pull-sheet.js"></script>' in html
@@ -1814,6 +2268,12 @@ async def test_assigned_issues_open_accessible_mobile_action_sheet_with_safe_mut
     assert 'id="issue-sheet-body"' in html
     assert 'id="issue-labels"' in html and 'id="issue-assignees"' in html
     assert 'id="issue-comments"' in html
+    assert 'id="load-older-issue-comments"' in html
+    assert 'id="issue-conversation-status"' in html and 'aria-live="assertive"' in html
+    assert "issueController.conversation(item, detail.conversation)" in html
+    assert "issueConversation.loadOlder()" in html
+    assert "issueConversation.append(comment)" in html
+    assert '.conversation-more { min-height:44px;' in html
     assert 'id="issue-comment"' in html and 'maxlength="10000"' in html
     assert 'id="send-issue-comment"' in html
     assert 'id="close-issue"' in html
@@ -1946,7 +2406,7 @@ async def test_mobile_update_reader_is_in_app_safe_area_aware_and_actionable():
     assert 'id="keep-update-unread"' in html
     assert 'id="mark-update-read-next"' in html
     assert 'id="retry-update-load"' in html
-    assert 'id="update-comment-body"' in html
+    assert 'id="update-comments"' in html
     assert 'id="update-subject-body"' in html
     assert 'id="open-update-gitea"' in html
     assert '.update-sheet-panel { width:min(560px,100%);' in html
@@ -2072,7 +2532,8 @@ async def test_mobile_filters_wrap_show_counts_and_persist_for_the_session():
     assert 'data-work-count="pull"' in html
     assert 'data-work-count="review"' in html
     assert 'data-work-count="update"' in html
-    assert "['all', 'issue', 'pull', 'review', 'update'].includes(savedFilter)" in html
+    assert "['all', 'issue', 'pull', 'review', 'update', 'draft'].includes(savedFilter)" in html
+    assert 'data-work-count="draft"' in html
     assert 'sessionStorage.getItem(WORK_FILTER_KEY)' in html
     assert 'sessionStorage.setItem(WORK_FILTER_KEY, selectedWorkFilter)' in html
 
@@ -2544,6 +3005,23 @@ async def test_mobile_review_failure_offers_an_in_place_retry_for_the_same_item(
     assert "qs('#retry-review-load').focus()" in html
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_mobile_update_sheet_renders_and_pages_the_complete_conversation():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    update_sheet = html[html.index('id="update-sheet"'):html.index('id="pull-sheet"')]
+    assert '<h2>Full conversation</h2>' in update_sheet
+    assert 'id="update-comments"' in update_sheet
+    assert 'id="load-older-update-comments"' in update_sheet
+    assert 'id="update-conversation-status"' in update_sheet
+    assert '.conversation-more' in html and 'min-height:44px' in html
+    assert "'/conversation?page='" in html
+    assert "loadConversation: fetchNotificationConversation" in html
+    assert "onConversation: renderUpdateConversation" in html
+    assert "notificationReader.loadOlder()" in html
+    assert "notificationReader.appendReply(result)" in html
+
+
 def test_issue_comment_reuses_operation_key_after_reload_until_success():
     script = f"""
 const createIssueSheet = require({json.dumps(str(ISSUE_SHEET))});

tests/test_notification_detail.py

@@ -3,7 +3,59 @@ import asyncio
 import httpx
 import pytest
 
-from src import main
+from src import gitea_proxy, main
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_notification_detail_opens_the_newest_conversation_page_in_chronological_order(monkeypatch):
+    requested_pages = []
+
+    def comment(comment_id):
+        return {
+            "id": comment_id,
+            "user": {"login": f"user-{comment_id}"},
+            "body": f"message {comment_id}",
+            "created_at": f"2026-08-06T12:{comment_id:02d}:00Z",
+            "html_url": f"https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/7#issuecomment-{comment_id}",
+        }
+
+    def handler(request):
+        if request.url.path.endswith("/notifications/threads/42"):
+            return httpx.Response(200, json={
+                "repository": {"full_name": "stackchain/api"},
+                "subject": {
+                    "type": "Issue", "title": "Retry failed deploy", "state": "open",
+                    "url": "https://forge.example/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7",
+                    "latest_comment_url": "https://forge.example/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/comments/47",
+                    "html_url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/7",
+                },
+            })
+        if request.url.path.endswith("/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7/comments"):
+            page = int(request.url.params["page"])
+            requested_pages.append(page)
+            comments = [comment(i) for i in (range(1, 21) if page == 1 else range(41, 48))]
+            return httpx.Response(200, json=comments, headers={"X-Total-Count": "47"})
+        if request.url.path.endswith("/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7"):
+            return httpx.Response(200, json={"body": "Deploy fails after retries."})
+        if request.url.path.endswith("/repos/stackchain/api/issues/comments/47"):
+            return httpx.Response(200, json=comment(47))
+        raise AssertionError(f"unexpected request: {request.url}")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gitea_proxy, "GITEA_URL", "https://forge.example")
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
+    try:
+        result = await gitea_proxy.notification_detail(42)
+    finally:
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
+
+    assert requested_pages == [1, 3]
+    assert [item["id"] for item in result["conversation"]["comments"]] == list(range(41, 48))
+    assert result["conversation"] == {
+        "comments": result["conversation"]["comments"],
+        "page": 3,
+        "older_page": 2,
+        "total": 47,
+    }
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio
@@ -41,6 +93,32 @@ async def test_notification_detail_api_is_bounded_and_never_cacheable(monkeypatc
     assert calls == [42]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_notification_conversation_api_loads_one_bounded_older_page(monkeypatch):
+    calls = []
+
+    async def conversation(thread_id, page, limit):
+        calls.append((thread_id, page, limit))
+        return {
+            "comments": [{"id": 21, "author": "timmy", "body": "Earlier context"}],
+            "page": page,
+            "older_page": 1,
+            "total": 47,
+        }
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "notification_conversation_page", conversation, raising=False)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.get("/api/v1/notifications/42/conversation?page=2&limit=20")
+        invalid = await client.get("/api/v1/notifications/42/conversation?page=0&limit=51")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json()["comments"][0]["id"] == 21
+    assert response.headers["cache-control"] == "no-store"
+    assert invalid.status_code == 422
+    assert calls == [(42, 2, 20)]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_notification_detail_timeout_is_sanitized_and_retryable(monkeypatch):
     async def detail(_thread_id):

tests/test_notification_reply.py

@@ -3,7 +3,42 @@ import asyncio
 import httpx
 import pytest
 
-from src import main
+from src import gitea_proxy, main
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_notification_reply_returns_the_confirmed_comment_for_exact_once_append(monkeypatch):
+    def handler(request):
+        if request.method == "GET":
+            return httpx.Response(200, json={
+                "repository": {"full_name": "stackchain/api"},
+                "subject": {
+                    "type": "Issue",
+                    "url": "https://forge.example/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7",
+                },
+            })
+        return httpx.Response(201, json={
+            "id": 91,
+            "user": {"login": "timmy"},
+            "body": "Please retry the worker.",
+            "created_at": "2026-08-07T19:00:00Z",
+            "html_url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/7#issuecomment-91",
+        })
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gitea_proxy, "GITEA_URL", "https://forge.example")
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
+    try:
+        result = await gitea_proxy.reply_to_notification(42, "Please retry the worker.")
+    finally:
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
+
+    assert result == {
+        "id": 91,
+        "author": "timmy",
+        "body": "Please retry the worker.",
+        "created_at": "2026-08-07T19:00:00Z",
+        "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/7#issuecomment-91",
+    }
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio

tests/test_pull_api.py

@@ -54,7 +54,77 @@ async def test_assigned_pull_detail_rejects_unassigned_pull(monkeypatch):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio
-async def test_gitea_assigned_pull_detail_includes_bounded_diff_previews():
+async def test_gitea_assigned_pull_detail_loads_reading_without_review_resources():
+    requests = []
+
+    async def handler(request):
+        requests.append((request.method, request.url.path))
+        if request.url.path.endswith("/pulls/7"):
+            return httpx.Response(200, json={
+                "number": 7,
+                "title": "Read this first",
+                "body": "The discussion should not wait for the diff.",
+                "state": "open",
+                "mergeable": True,
+                "head": {"sha": "abc123"},
+                "user": {"login": "alex"},
+            })
+        if request.url.path.endswith("/issues/7/comments"):
+            return httpx.Response(200, json=[{
+                "id": 9, "body": "Question", "user": {"login": "sam"},
+                "created_at": "2026-08-07T18:00:00Z",
+            }], headers={"X-Total-Count": "1"})
+        raise AssertionError(f"review resource requested during read load: {request.url.path}")
+
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
+    try:
+        detail = await gitea_proxy.pull_completion_detail("stackchain/api", 7)
+    finally:
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
+
+    assert requests == [
+        ("GET", "/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/pulls/7"),
+        ("GET", "/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7/comments"),
+    ]
+    assert detail["head_sha"] == "abc123"
+    assert detail["conversation"]["comments"][0]["body"] == "Question"
+    assert "files" not in detail
+    assert "ci_state" not in detail
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_assigned_pull_review_endpoint_loads_review_payload_on_demand(monkeypatch):
+    calls = []
+
+    async def assigned(repository, number):
+        calls.append(("assigned", repository, number))
+        return True
+
+    async def review(repository, number):
+        calls.append(("review", repository, number))
+        return {
+            "repository": repository, "number": number, "head_sha": "abc123",
+            "state": "open", "draft": False, "mergeable": True, "merged": False,
+            "ci_state": "success", "files": [{"filename": "src/api.py"}],
+        }
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "is_assigned_pull", assigned)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "pull_completion_review", review, raising=False)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.get("/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/pulls/7/review-data")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.headers["cache-control"] == "no-store"
+    assert response.json()["files"] == [{"filename": "src/api.py"}]
+    assert calls == [
+        ("assigned", "stackchain/api", 7),
+        ("review", "stackchain/api", 7),
+    ]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_gitea_assigned_pull_review_includes_bounded_diff_previews():
     async def handler(request):
         path = request.url.path
         if path.endswith("/pulls/7"):
@@ -86,7 +156,7 @@ async def test_gitea_assigned_pull_detail_includes_bounded_diff_previews():
 
     gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
     try:
-        detail = await gitea_proxy.pull_completion_detail("stackchain/api", 7)
+        detail = await gitea_proxy.pull_completion_review("stackchain/api", 7)
     finally:
         await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
 
@@ -94,6 +164,38 @@ async def test_gitea_assigned_pull_detail_includes_bounded_diff_previews():
     assert "+new" in detail["files"][0]["diff_lines"]
     assert detail["files"][1]["diff_binary"] is True
     assert detail["files"][1]["diff_available"] is False
+    assert "conversation" not in detail
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_assigned_pull_conversation_endpoint_reuses_issue_thread_with_pull_authorization(monkeypatch):
+    calls = []
+
+    async def assigned(repository, number):
+        calls.append(("assigned", repository, number))
+        return True
+
+    async def conversation(repository, number, page, limit):
+        calls.append(("conversation", repository, number, page, limit))
+        return {"comments": [{"id": 41}], "page": 3, "older_page": 2, "total": 47}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "is_assigned_pull", assigned)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "issue_conversation_page", conversation)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.get(
+            "/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/pulls/7/comments?page=3&limit=20"
+        )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.headers["cache-control"] == "no-store"
+    assert response.json() == {
+        "comments": [{"id": 41}], "page": 3, "older_page": 2, "total": 47
+    }
+    assert calls == [
+        ("assigned", "stackchain/api", 7),
+        ("conversation", "stackchain/api", 7, 3, 20),
+    ]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio

tests/test_work_route_resolver.py

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import httpx
+import pytest
+
+from src import gitea_proxy, main
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_work_route_endpoint_resolves_one_authorized_item(monkeypatch):
+    requested = []
+
+    async def resolve(kind, repository, number, notification_id):
+        requested.append((kind, repository, number, notification_id))
+        return {
+            "kind": "review",
+            "repository": "stackchain/dashboard",
+            "number": 87,
+            "title": "Review the mobile resolver",
+            "is_review": True,
+            "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/dashboard/pulls/87",
+        }
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "resolve_work_route", resolve, raising=False)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.get(
+            "/api/v1/work-route?kind=review&repository=stackchain/dashboard&number=87"
+        )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.headers["cache-control"] == "no-store"
+    assert requested == [("review", "stackchain/dashboard", 87, None)]
+    assert response.json() == {
+        "kind": "review",
+        "repository": "stackchain/dashboard",
+        "number": 87,
+        "title": "Review the mobile resolver",
+        "is_review": True,
+        "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/dashboard/pulls/87",
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_resolve_work_route_returns_only_a_requested_review():
+    requests = []
+
+    async def upstream(request):
+        requests.append(request.url.path)
+        if request.url.path.endswith("/user"):
+            return httpx.Response(200, json={"login": "timmy"})
+        return httpx.Response(200, json={
+            "id": 700,
+            "number": 87,
+            "title": "Review the resolver",
+            "state": "open",
+            "html_url": gitea_proxy.GITEA_URL + "/stackchain/dashboard/pulls/87",
+            "repository": {"full_name": "stackchain/dashboard"},
+            "requested_reviewers": [{"login": "timmy"}],
+            "assignees": [],
+            "user": {"login": "alex"},
+        })
+
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(upstream))
+    try:
+        result = await gitea_proxy.resolve_work_route(
+            "review", "stackchain/dashboard", 87, None
+        )
+    finally:
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
+
+    assert len(requests) == 2
+    assert result == {
+        "kind": "review",
+        "repository": "stackchain/dashboard",
+        "number": 87,
+        "title": "Review the resolver",
+        "state": "open",
+        "url": gitea_proxy.GITEA_URL + "/stackchain/dashboard/pulls/87",
+        "is_review": True,
+        "work_reasons": ["review_requested"],
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_resolve_work_route_rejects_a_notification_that_is_already_read():
+    async def upstream(request):
+        if request.url.path.endswith("/notifications/threads/913"):
+            return httpx.Response(200, json={
+                "id": 913,
+                "unread": False,
+                "repository": {"full_name": "stackchain/dashboard"},
+                "subject": {"title": "Already handled", "type": "Issue"},
+            })
+        return httpx.Response(404)
+
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(upstream))
+    try:
+        with pytest.raises(gitea_proxy.WorkRouteUnavailableError):
+            await gitea_proxy.resolve_work_route("update", None, None, 913)
+    finally:
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()