README.md

@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ Following is a read-first, account-scoped collection: it is encrypted at rest, r
 pull-request Search Preview; confirmed **Stop watching** removes an open item. When watched work
 closes or merges, the sequential review exposes **Stop watching & next** so the completed item can be
 retired without leaving the preview; the next captured change opens immediately, and retiring the
-final item completes the Following phase. Failed or unconfirmed Gitea mutations leave the collection
+final item completes the Following phase. For open work that still needs thought, **Keep for later & next**
+restores only the loaded revision to the unseen queue and continues the captured pass without changing
+Gitea state, ownership, planning, or watch status. Failed or unconfirmed Gitea mutations leave the collection
 and current review position unchanged. Following counts never influence the recommended Work queue. Set
 `STACKCHAIN_FOLLOWING_DB` to override `.stackchain-state/following.sqlite3`.
 

frontend/dashboard.css

@@ -1052,6 +1052,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .search-preview-reply .conversation-photo-actions { max-width:100%; }
 .search-preview-navigation { display:grid; grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) auto minmax(0,1fr); align-items:center; gap:8px; }
 .search-preview-actions { position:sticky; bottom:0; display:grid; gap:8px; padding:10px 0; padding-bottom:calc(10px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); background:#0b1526; }
+#keep-following-status { display:block; min-height:20px; overflow-wrap:anywhere; }
 .search-preview-actions button, .search-preview-actions a { min-height:44px; box-sizing:border-box; display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; }
 .search-preview-primary-actions { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); gap:8px; }
 @media (max-width:420px) {

frontend/dashboard.js

@@ -5661,6 +5661,7 @@
   const renderSearchConversation = conversation =>
     renderSearchPreviewConversation(conversation, document, escapeHtml, fmt, renderMarkdown);
   function renderSearchPreview(state) {
+    followingQueue.preview(state);
     const sheet = qs('#search-preview');
     const status = qs('#search-preview-status');
     const claimButton = qs('#claim-search-result');
@@ -6154,6 +6155,7 @@
       closeSearchPreview(false);
     }
   });
+
   qs('#share-search-result').addEventListener('click', () => {
     searchPreview.share(canonicalSearchPreviewUrl()).catch(() => {});
   });

frontend/following.js

@@ -65,6 +65,23 @@
       return true;
     }
 
+    async function keepForLater(item) {
+      const exact = candidate => sameItem(candidate, item) && candidate.updated_at === item?.updated_at;
+      const current = snapshot.items.find(exact);
+      const index = review?.active ? review.items.findIndex(exact) : -1;
+      if (!current || index < 0 || typeof options.onKeep !== 'function') return null;
+      await options.onKeep(current);
+      current.has_unseen_change = true;
+      review.acknowledged.delete(current.kind + ':' + current.repository + '#' +
+        current.number + '@' + current.updated_at);
+      review.items.splice(index, 1);
+      const next = review.items[index] || null;
+      if (!next) review.active = false;
+      publish('ready');
+      if (next) await open(snapshot.items.findIndex(candidate => sameItem(candidate, next)));
+      return next;
+    }
+
     async function open(index) {
       const item = snapshot.items[Number(index)];
       if (!item) return false;
@@ -117,7 +134,7 @@
     }
 
     return {
-      load, open, startReview, previewLoaded:acknowledge, finishReview, retire,
+      load, open, startReview, previewLoaded:acknowledge, keepForLater, finishReview, retire,
       session:() => review?.active ? {items:[...review.items], more:false} : null,
       items:() => snapshot.items.map(item => ({...item})),
       count:() => snapshot.items.length,
@@ -136,7 +153,17 @@
       if (!response.ok) throw new Error(payload.detail || payload.error || 'Following is temporarily unavailable.');
       return payload;
     };
+    const changeRevision = (item, action) => {
+      const [owner, repo] = item.repository.split('/');
+      return fetchJson('api/v1/following/' + encodeURIComponent(owner) + '/' +
+        encodeURIComponent(repo) + '/issues/' + item.number + '/' + action +
+        '?kind=' + encodeURIComponent(item.kind), {
+          method:'PUT', headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json', Accept:'application/json'},
+          body:JSON.stringify({updated_at:item.updated_at}),
+        });
+    };
     let feature;
+    let activeReviewItem = null;
     const show = () => query('#following-sheet').open || query('#following-sheet').showModal();
     function render(state) {
       hooks.onStatus?.(state.status);
@@ -176,17 +203,13 @@
           (count === 1 ? ' unseen change' : ' unseen changes'));
         hooks.onCount?.(count, feature.items());
       },
-      onOpen,
+      onOpen:item => {
-      onReviewComplete:hooks.onReviewComplete,
+        activeReviewItem = item;
-      onAcknowledge:item => {
+        return onOpen(item);
-        const [owner, repo] = item.repository.split('/');
-        return fetchJson('api/v1/following/' + encodeURIComponent(owner) + '/' +
-          encodeURIComponent(repo) + '/issues/' + item.number +
-          '/seen?kind=' + encodeURIComponent(item.kind), {
-            method:'PUT', headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json', Accept:'application/json'},
-            body:JSON.stringify({updated_at:item.updated_at}),
-          });
       },
+      onReviewComplete:hooks.onReviewComplete,
+      onAcknowledge:item => changeRevision(item, 'seen'),
+      onKeep:item => changeRevision(item, 'keep'),
     });
     query('#close-following').addEventListener('click', () => query('#following-sheet').close());
     query('#review-following').addEventListener('click', () => {
@@ -196,6 +219,19 @@
       });
     });
     query('#retry-following').addEventListener('click', () => feature.load().catch(() => {}));
+    const keepButton = query('#keep-following-for-later');
+    keepButton.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+      const status = query('#keep-following-status');
+      keepButton.disabled = true;
+      status.textContent = 'Keeping this change for later…';
+      try {
+        if (!await feature.keepForLater(activeReviewItem)) query('#close-search-preview').click();
+        status.textContent = 'Kept for later.';
+      } catch (_) {
+        status.textContent = 'Could not keep this change for later. Retry when ready.';
+        keepButton.disabled = false;
+      }
+    });
     return {
       load:feature.load,
       review:feature.startReview,
@@ -209,7 +245,13 @@
       },
       session:feature.session,
       previewLoaded:feature.previewLoaded,
+      keepForLater:feature.keepForLater,
       retire:feature.retire,
+      preview(state) {
+        keepButton.hidden = state?.item?.following !== true;
+        keepButton.disabled = false;
+        if (keepButton.hidden || state.status === 'loading') query('#keep-following-status').textContent = '';
+      },
       returnToFollowing() {
         const completed = feature.finishReview();
         if (completed) return 'completed-following';

frontend/index.html

@@ -960,7 +960,9 @@
         <button id="plan-search-result" type="button" hidden>Plan ahead</button>
         <button id="start-search-result" type="button" hidden>Assign &amp; start</button>
         <button id="watch-search-result" type="button" hidden>Watch issue</button>
+        <button id="keep-following-for-later" type="button" hidden>Keep for later &amp; next</button>
       </div>
+      <span id="keep-following-status" class="small" role="status" aria-live="polite"></span>
       <button id="share-search-result" type="button" disabled>Share result</button>
       <a id="open-search-result-gitea" href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open in Gitea</a>
     </div>

frontend/service-worker.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const BASE = new URL('./', self.location.href).pathname;
 importScripts(BASE + 'static/private-data-registry.js');
 importScripts(BASE + 'static/background-issue-sync.js');
-const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135';
+const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136';
 const OFFLINE_LEASE_URL = new URL(BASE + '__offline-session-lease', self.location.origin).href;
 const OUTAGE_STATUSES = new Set([500, 502, 503, 504]);
 const NAVIGATION_TIMEOUT_MS = self.__STACKCHAIN_NAVIGATION_TIMEOUT_MS || 4000;

src/following_store.py

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class FollowingStore:
             or len(last_seen_updated_at) > 64
         ):
             raise ValueError("last seen update is invalid")
-        return {
+        item = {
             "repository": repository,
             "kind": kind,
             "number": number,
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ class FollowingStore:
             "url": url,
             "last_seen_updated_at": last_seen_updated_at,
         }
+        kept_updated_at = raw.get("kept_updated_at")
+        if kept_updated_at is not None:
+            if not isinstance(kept_updated_at, str) or not kept_updated_at or len(kept_updated_at) > 64:
+                raise ValueError("kept update is invalid")
+            item["kept_updated_at"] = kept_updated_at
+        return item
 
     @classmethod
     def _present(cls, snapshot: dict) -> dict:
@@ -114,8 +120,10 @@ class FollowingStore:
         unchanged = []
         for raw in snapshot["items"]:
             stored = cls._normalize_item(raw)
-            unseen = stored["updated_at"] != stored["last_seen_updated_at"]
+            unseen = (stored["updated_at"] != stored["last_seen_updated_at"] or
-            item = {key: value for key, value in stored.items() if key != "last_seen_updated_at"}
+                      stored.get("kept_updated_at") == stored["updated_at"])
+            item = {key: value for key, value in stored.items()
+                    if key not in {"last_seen_updated_at", "kept_updated_at"}}
             item["has_unseen_change"] = unseen
             (changed if unseen else unchanged).append(item)
         changed.sort(key=lambda item: item["updated_at"], reverse=True)
@@ -186,6 +194,8 @@ class FollowingStore:
                     items.insert(0, item)
                 else:
                     item["last_seen_updated_at"] = items[index]["last_seen_updated_at"]
+                    if "kept_updated_at" in items[index]:
+                        item["kept_updated_at"] = items[index]["kept_updated_at"]
                     if items[index] == item:
                         return self._present({"revision": current["revision"], "items": items})
                     items.pop(index)
@@ -219,6 +229,8 @@ class FollowingStore:
                 if update is None:
                     continue
                 update["last_seen_updated_at"] = item["last_seen_updated_at"]
+                if "kept_updated_at" in item:
+                    update["kept_updated_at"] = item["kept_updated_at"]
                 if update != item:
                     items[index] = update
                     changed = True
@@ -256,8 +268,45 @@ class FollowingStore:
             for item in items:
                 if self._identity(item) != identity or item["updated_at"] != updated_at:
                     continue
-                if item["last_seen_updated_at"] != updated_at:
+                if (item["last_seen_updated_at"] != updated_at or
+                        item.get("kept_updated_at") == updated_at):
                     item["last_seen_updated_at"] = updated_at
+                    item.pop("kept_updated_at", None)
+                    revision += 1
+                    connection.execute(
+                        "UPDATE following_issues SET revision = ?, items = ? WHERE login = ?",
+                        (revision, self._seal(login, items), login),
+                    )
+                break
+        return self._present({"revision": revision, "items": items})
+
+    def keep_unseen(
+        self,
+        login: str,
+        repository: str,
+        number: int,
+        updated_at: str,
+        *,
+        kind: str = "issue",
+    ) -> dict:
+        """Restore only the exact loaded revision to the unseen review queue."""
+        login = self._login(login)
+        if kind not in _KINDS:
+            raise ValueError("kind is invalid")
+        identity = (kind, str(repository).lower(), number)
+        with self._connect() as connection:
+            connection.execute("BEGIN IMMEDIATE")
+            row = connection.execute(
+                "SELECT revision, items FROM following_issues WHERE login = ?", (login,)
+            ).fetchone()
+            current, _legacy = self._snapshot(row, login)
+            items = [self._normalize_item(candidate) for candidate in current["items"]]
+            revision = current["revision"]
+            for item in items:
+                if self._identity(item) != identity or item["updated_at"] != updated_at:
+                    continue
+                if item.get("kept_updated_at") != updated_at:
+                    item["kept_updated_at"] = updated_at
                     revision += 1
                     connection.execute(
                         "UPDATE following_issues SET revision = ?, items = ? WHERE login = ?",

src/frontend_bundle.py

@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ FEATURE_SOURCES = {
     "security-center": ("static/security-center.js",),
     "planning": (
         "static/plan-today.js", "static/plan-today-readiness.js",
-        "static/plan-today-preview.js", "static/today-rollover.js", "static/today-readiness.js",
+        "static/plan-today-preview.js", "static/today-rollover.js", "static/today-readiness.js", "static/following.js",
         "static/tomorrow-plan.js", "static/week-calendar.js", "static/week-calendar-import.js", "static/week-plan.js", "static/today-week-reschedule.js", "static/search-week-plan.js", "static/search-batch-plan.js", "static/agenda-session-launcher.js", "static/mobile-plan-today-nav.js",
     ),
     "today-timer": (
-        "static/mobile-app-badge.js", "static/conversation.js", "static/widgets.js", "static/voice-transcript-store.js", "static/voice-conversation-capture.js", "static/mobile-launch.js", "static/mobile-insights.js", "static/mobile-app-shortcuts.js", "static/mobile-find-work-nav.js", "static/mobile-pull-refresh.js", "static/live-data-status.js", "static/following.js", "static/mobile-composer-viewport.js",
+        "static/mobile-app-badge.js", "static/conversation.js", "static/widgets.js", "static/voice-transcript-store.js", "static/voice-conversation-capture.js", "static/mobile-launch.js", "static/mobile-insights.js", "static/mobile-app-shortcuts.js", "static/mobile-find-work-nav.js", "static/mobile-pull-refresh.js", "static/live-data-status.js", "static/mobile-composer-viewport.js",
         "static/today-completion.js", "static/card-planning.js", "static/work-detail-position.js", "static/work-route.js", "static/commands.js", "static/saved-searches.js", "static/task-overlay-history.js", "static/search-preview.js", "static/mobile-search-preview-nav.js", "static/search-reply-draft-store.js", "static/conversation-reply-draft-store.js", "static/conversation-photo-drafts.js", "static/search-defer.js", "static/mobile-search-viewport.js", "static/agenda-replan.js", "static/agenda-calendar.js", "static/my-work.js", "static/protect-today.js", "static/mobile-today-command-bar.js", "static/mobile-task-dock.js", "static/mobile-first-task.js", "static/mobile-work-entry.js", "static/mobile-queue-launcher.js", "static/mobile-delivery-recovery.js", "static/mobile-start-day.js", "static/update-triage-session.js", "static/update-review-handoff.js", "static/update-triage-launcher.js", "static/update-triage-gesture.js", "static/notification-undo.js", "static/today-timer.js", "static/today-break.js", "static/today-progress.js", "static/today-lock-screen.js", "static/today-session-sync.js", "static/today-recap.js", "static/today-wrap-up.js", "static/today-summary.js", "static/today-handoff.js",
         "static/later-work.js", "static/detail-defer.js", "static/later-picker.js", "static/drafts.js", "static/unfiled-captures.js", "static/unfiled-draft-sync.js",
         "static/assign-and-start.js", "static/filed-claim.js", "static/queue-today.js", "static/create-and-start.js",

src/main.py

@@ -2725,6 +2725,34 @@ async def acknowledge_following_revision(
         )
 
 
+@app.put("/api/v1/following/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number}/keep")
+async def keep_following_revision(
+    payload: FollowingSeenRevision,
+    owner: str,
+    repo: str,
+    number: int = PathParam(gt=0),
+    kind: Literal["issue", "pull"] = Query(default="issue"),
+):
+    login = await _confirmed_login()
+    try:
+        return await asyncio.to_thread(
+            _following_store().keep_unseen,
+            login,
+            f"{owner}/{repo}",
+            number,
+            payload.updated_at,
+            kind=kind,
+        )
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail=str(exc)) from exc
+    except (OSError, sqlite3.Error, PrivateStateEncryptionError):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=503,
+            detail="Following synchronization is unavailable",
+            headers={"Retry-After": "1"},
+        )
+
+
 @app.get("/api/v1/completed-filed-reviews")
 async def get_completed_filed_reviews(response: Response):
     login = await _confirmed_login()

tests/e2e/test_mobile_following_release.py

@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ def test_following_queue_is_phone_usable_at_narrow_viewport(viewport):
           {status:'ready'}, document.querySelector('#watch-search-result'))""")
         expect(retire).to_have_text("Watch pull request")
         assert retire.bounding_box()["height"] >= 44
+        keep = page.locator("#keep-following-for-later")
+        page.evaluate("document.querySelector('#keep-following-for-later').hidden = false")
+        expect(keep).to_be_visible()
+        expect(keep).to_have_text("Keep for later & next")
+        assert keep.bounding_box()["height"] >= 44
+        assert page.locator("#keep-following-status").evaluate(
+            "node => getComputedStyle(node).overflowWrap"
+        ) == "anywhere"
+        assert page.locator("#keep-following-status").bounding_box()["height"] >= 20
         overflow = page.evaluate("document.documentElement.scrollWidth > document.documentElement.clientWidth")
         assert overflow is False
         browser.close()

tests/test_comment_next.py

@@ -303,4 +303,4 @@ async def test_unread_update_offers_reply_mark_read_and_next_independent_of_toda
     assert '.update-reply-actions { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));' in html
     assert '.update-reply-actions button { min-height:44px;' in html
     worker = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in worker

tests/test_following_api.py

@@ -293,6 +293,35 @@ async def test_following_acknowledges_only_the_exact_loaded_revision(monkeypatch
     assert response.json()["items"][0]["has_unseen_change"] is False
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_following_keep_restores_only_the_loaded_revision(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    store = FollowingStore(tmp_path / "following.sqlite3", encryption_key=b"f" * 32)
+    item = {
+        "repository": "stackchain/api", "kind": "pull", "number": 42, "title": "Changed",
+        "state": "open", "updated_at": "2026-08-23T03:00:00Z",
+        "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/pulls/42",
+    }
+    store.set_watching("timmy", item, True)
+    changed = {**item, "updated_at": "2026-08-23T04:00:00Z"}
+    store.refresh("timmy", [changed])
+    store.acknowledge("timmy", item["repository"], item["number"], changed["updated_at"], kind="pull")
+
+    async def user():
+        return {"login": "timmy"}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_following_store", lambda: store)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", user)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.put(
+            "/api/v1/following/stackchain/api/issues/42/keep?kind=pull",
+            json={"updated_at": changed["updated_at"]},
+        )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json()["items"][0]["has_unseen_change"] is True
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_closed_following_issue_can_be_unwatched_but_not_newly_watched(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     store = FollowingStore(tmp_path / "following.sqlite3", encryption_key=b"g" * 32)

tests/test_following_frontend.py

@@ -96,6 +96,23 @@ def test_dashboard_dispatches_following_route_to_changed_first_review():
     assert route_handler.index("followingQueue.route") < route_handler.index("selectWorkQueue")
 
 
+def test_following_preview_wires_keep_for_later_action_and_retryable_failure():
+    html = (ROOT / "frontend" / "index.html").read_text()
+    dashboard = (ROOT / "frontend" / "dashboard.js").read_text()
+    following = MODULE.read_text()
+
+    assert 'id="keep-following-for-later"' in html
+    assert 'id="keep-following-status"' in html
+    assert "followingQueue.preview(state)" in dashboard
+    assert "query('#close-search-preview').click()" in following
+    assert "state?.item?.following !== true" in following
+    assert "feature.keepForLater(activeReviewItem)" in following
+    assert "Kept for later" in following
+    assert "Could not keep this change for later" in following
+    assert "changeRevision(item, 'keep')" in following
+    assert "keepForLater:feature.keepForLater" in following
+
+
 def test_following_typed_identity_prevents_issue_pull_collisions():
     script = f"""
 const createFollowing = require({json.dumps(str(MODULE))});
@@ -243,6 +260,42 @@ const feature = createFollowing({{
     assert result["renders"][-1]["reviewSummary"] == {"reviewed": 2, "remaining": 0}
 
 
+def test_following_keep_for_later_preserves_revision_and_advances_without_looping():
+    script = f"""
+const createFollowing = require({json.dumps(str(MODULE))});
+const state = {{opened:[], acknowledged:[], kept:[], counts:[]}};
+const items=[
+  {{repository:'stackchain/api',number:42,title:'First',updated_at:'2026-08-23T06:00:00Z',has_unseen_change:true}},
+  {{repository:'stackchain/web',number:9,title:'Second',updated_at:'2026-08-23T05:00:00Z',has_unseen_change:true}}
+];
+const feature = createFollowing({{
+  fetchJson:async () => ({{revision:7,items}}),
+  onOpen:async item => state.opened.push(item.number),
+  onAcknowledge:async item => state.acknowledged.push(item.number),
+  onKeep:async item => state.kept.push(item.number),
+  onCount:value => state.counts.push(value),
+}});
+(async () => {{
+  await feature.load();
+  await feature.startReview();
+  const kept = await feature.keepForLater(feature.session().items[0]);
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{
+    kept, session:feature.session(), items:feature.items(), state
+  }}));
+}})().catch(error => {{ console.error(error); process.exit(1); }});
+"""
+    result = json.loads(subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], text=True, capture_output=True, check=True
+    ).stdout)
+
+    assert result["kept"]["number"] == 9
+    assert [item["number"] for item in result["session"]["items"]] == [9]
+    assert result["items"][0]["has_unseen_change"] is True
+    assert result["state"] == {
+        "opened": [42, 9], "acknowledged": [42, 9], "kept": [42], "counts": [2, 1, 2, 1]
+    }
+
+
 def test_following_review_notifies_prepare_today_when_final_revision_is_loaded():
     script = f"""
 const createFollowing = require({json.dumps(str(MODULE))});
@@ -367,13 +420,13 @@ def test_following_review_controls_are_wired_into_the_phone_preview_flow():
     assert "query('#review-following').addEventListener('click'" in following
     assert "getSession:() => followingQueue.session() || commandSearchState" in dashboard
     assert "onOpened:item => followingQueue.previewLoaded(item)" in dashboard
-    assert "'/seen?kind=' + encodeURIComponent(item.kind)" in following
+    assert "changeRevision(item, 'seen')" in following
     assert "afterUnwatch:item => followingQueue.retire(item)" in dashboard
     assert "followingQueue.returnToFollowing()" in dashboard
     assert "'Back to Following'" in dashboard
     assert "if (searchPreviewReturnKind === 'following')" in dashboard
     assert "e.key === 'Escape' && searchPreviewReturnKind === 'following'" in dashboard
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in service_worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in service_worker
 
 
 def test_prepare_today_lazily_refreshes_and_directly_reviews_following():

tests/test_following_store.py

@@ -66,6 +66,36 @@ def test_acknowledgement_is_revision_conditional_and_later_change_is_unseen(tmp_
     assert store.get("timmy")["items"][0]["has_unseen_change"] is True
 
 
+def test_keep_for_later_restores_the_exact_seen_revision_as_unseen(tmp_path):
+    store = FollowingStore(tmp_path / "following.sqlite3", encryption_key=KEY)
+    store.set_watching("timmy", ITEM, True)
+    changed = {**ITEM, "updated_at": "2026-08-23T04:00:00Z"}
+    store.refresh("timmy", [changed])
+    store.acknowledge("timmy", ITEM["repository"], ITEM["number"], changed["updated_at"])
+
+    snapshot = store.keep_unseen(
+        "timmy", ITEM["repository"], ITEM["number"], changed["updated_at"]
+    )
+
+    assert snapshot["items"][0]["has_unseen_change"] is True
+    assert store.get("timmy")["items"][0]["has_unseen_change"] is True
+
+
+def test_reopening_a_kept_revision_acknowledges_it_again(tmp_path):
+    store = FollowingStore(tmp_path / "following.sqlite3", encryption_key=KEY)
+    store.set_watching("timmy", ITEM, True)
+    changed = {**ITEM, "updated_at": "2026-08-23T04:00:00Z"}
+    store.refresh("timmy", [changed])
+    store.acknowledge("timmy", ITEM["repository"], ITEM["number"], changed["updated_at"])
+    store.keep_unseen("timmy", ITEM["repository"], ITEM["number"], changed["updated_at"])
+
+    snapshot = store.acknowledge(
+        "timmy", ITEM["repository"], ITEM["number"], changed["updated_at"]
+    )
+
+    assert snapshot["items"][0]["has_unseen_change"] is False
+
+
 def test_reconfirmed_watch_does_not_mark_an_unseen_change_as_seen(tmp_path):
     store = FollowingStore(tmp_path / "following.sqlite3", encryption_key=KEY)
     store.set_watching("timmy", ITEM, True)

tests/test_frontend_bundle.py

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ def test_product_workflows_are_stable_lazy_feature_chunks(tmp_path):
     assert b"function createQueueToday" not in first.runtime_bytes
     assert b"function createQueueToday" in first.feature_bundles["today-timer"].runtime_bytes
     assert b"function createPlanToday" in first.feature_bundles["planning"].runtime_bytes
+    assert b"function createFollowing" in first.feature_bundles["planning"].runtime_bytes
+    assert b"function createFollowing" not in first.feature_bundles["today-timer"].runtime_bytes
     assert b"function createTomorrowPlan" in first.feature_bundles["planning"].runtime_bytes
     assert b"function createPlanToday" not in first.runtime_bytes
     assert b"function createConversationPager" in first.feature_bundles["today-timer"].runtime_bytes

tests/test_later_sync.py

@@ -435,5 +435,5 @@ async def test_dashboard_syncs_every_later_change_and_exposes_account_status():
 def test_later_sync_ships_atomically_in_the_offline_shell():
     source = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/later-sync.js'" in source

tests/test_markdown_renderer.py

@@ -256,4 +256,4 @@ def test_markdown_work_bodies_are_mobile_safe_block_containers():
     assert ".markdown-content { min-width:0; max-width:100%; overflow-wrap:anywhere;" in css
     assert ".markdown-content pre { max-width:100%; overflow-x:auto;" in css
     assert ".markdown-content a { min-height:44px;" in css
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in worker

tests/test_mobile_composer_integration.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_offline_shell_contains_every_local_dashboard_runtime_asset():
     shell_assets = set(re.findall(r"BASE \+ '([^']+)'", worker.split("async function sessionCsrf", 1)[0]))
 
     assert local_assets <= shell_assets, f"Offline shell is missing: {sorted(local_assets - shell_assets)}"
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in worker
 
 
 def test_all_conversation_composers_offer_accessible_mobile_mentions():

tests/test_mobile_device_setup.py

@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ def test_mobile_dashboard_mounts_phone_safe_device_setup_flow():
     assert "controller.recoverPermission('deadline')" in dashboard
     assert "pushControllerReady.then(ensureDeviceSetup)" in dashboard
     assert "BASE + 'static/mobile-device-setup.js'" in worker
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in worker
     assert ".device-setup-panel" in css
     assert ".device-readiness-card" in css
     assert "overflow-x:hidden" in css

tests/test_mobile_insights.py

@@ -243,5 +243,5 @@ async def test_mobile_home_progressively_discloses_secondary_panels_as_insights(
 def test_mobile_insights_rolls_into_the_offline_shell():
     worker = (CONTROLLER.parent / "service-worker.js").read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in worker
     assert "BASE + 'static/mobile-insights.js'" in worker

tests/test_mobile_start_day.py

@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ async def test_dashboard_wires_thumb_safe_start_day_briefing_into_offline_mobile
     assert ".mobile-start-day-finish { min-height:44px;" in html
     assert "max-width:100%; overflow-wrap:anywhere;" in html
     assert "BASE + 'static/mobile-start-day.js'" in service_worker
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in service_worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in service_worker
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio

tests/test_plan_today.py

@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ async def test_starting_saved_today_work_closes_a_concurrent_rollover_planner():
 def test_plan_today_controller_is_available_in_the_offline_shell():
     source = SERVICE_WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/plan-today.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/plan-today-readiness.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/plan-today-preview.js'" in source

tests/test_service_worker.py

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ async function dispatchPush(payload) {{
 def test_week_unplan_undo_rolls_the_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/week-plan.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.css'" in source
 
@@ -194,20 +194,20 @@ def test_week_unplan_undo_rolls_the_offline_shell():
 def test_private_today_action_mailbox_rolls_the_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
 
 
 def test_per_day_week_conflict_ui_rolls_the_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/week-plan.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_resumable_today_session_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/my-work.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.css'" in source
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def test_resumable_today_session_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
 def test_mobile_conversation_photo_bundles_roll_the_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/authored-outbox.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/background-issue-sync.js'" in source
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def test_mobile_conversation_photo_bundles_roll_the_offline_shell():
 def test_photo_metadata_sanitizer_rolls_the_cached_optimizer_atomically():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/issue-evidence-review.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/issue-attachment.js'" in source
 
@@ -233,14 +233,14 @@ def test_photo_metadata_sanitizer_rolls_the_cached_optimizer_atomically():
 def test_ownership_exit_runtime_rolls_the_offline_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_offline_review_next_ships_today_completion_atomically():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-completion.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def test_offline_review_next_ships_today_completion_atomically():
 def test_duplicate_aware_capture_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/create-issue-sheet.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def test_duplicate_aware_capture_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
 def test_inline_checklist_step_flow_rolls_the_offline_shell_atomically():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/issue-sheet.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/checklist-conflict.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
@@ -266,14 +266,14 @@ def test_inline_checklist_step_flow_rolls_the_offline_shell_atomically():
 def test_exact_later_picker_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/later-picker.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_navigation_deadline_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.css'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/install-app.js'" in source
@@ -282,21 +282,21 @@ def test_navigation_deadline_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
 def test_today_convergence_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-sync.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_mobile_search_viewport_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/mobile-search-viewport.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_update_ownership_flow_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/update-ownership.js'" in source
 
 
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ def test_one_session_bound_csrf_proof_is_reused_for_a_background_drain():
 def test_queue_today_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/queue-today.js'" in source
 
 

tests/test_today_readiness.py

@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ async def test_today_blocker_opens_existing_preview_and_preserves_readiness_gate
 def test_readiness_runtime_is_available_in_offline_shell():
     service_worker = SERVICE_WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135';" in service_worker
+    assert "const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136';" in service_worker
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-readiness.js'" in service_worker
 
 

tests/test_today_sync.py

@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ listeners['stackchain:first-task-complete']();
 def test_inflight_today_drain_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v135" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v136" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-sync.js'" in source