frontend/dashboard.css

@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .plan-preview-actions button { min-height:44px; }
 .plan-today-actions { position:sticky; bottom:0; display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:8px; margin:16px -6px -6px; padding:12px 6px; padding-bottom:calc(12px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); background:rgba(11,21,38,.98); border-top:1px solid #2a496e; }
 .plan-today-actions button { min-height:44px; width:100%; }
+.today-readiness-sheet { position:fixed; inset:0; z-index:90; display:flex; align-items:flex-end; justify-content:center; background:rgba(5,12,21,.82); backdrop-filter:blur(4px); }
+.today-readiness-sheet[hidden] { display:none; }
+.today-readiness-panel { box-sizing:border-box; width:min(620px,100%); max-height:100%; overflow:auto; overflow-x:hidden; padding:18px; padding-bottom:calc(18px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); border:1px solid #b45309; border-radius:18px 18px 0 0; background:#0b1526; }
+.today-readiness-header { display:flex; align-items:flex-start; justify-content:space-between; gap:12px; }
+.today-readiness-header h2 { margin:.2rem 0; }
+.today-readiness-header button, .today-readiness-actions button { min-height:44px; }
+.today-readiness-item { min-width:0; overflow-wrap:anywhere; margin:12px 0; padding:12px; border:1px solid #31577f; border-radius:12px; background:#10233a; }
+.today-readiness-actions { position:sticky; bottom:0; display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:8px; margin:16px -6px -6px; padding:12px 6px; padding-bottom:calc(12px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); background:rgba(11,21,38,.98); border-top:1px solid #2a496e; }
 .my-work-header { display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; gap:10px; flex-wrap:wrap; }
 .work-settings { width:100%; }
 .work-settings > summary { display:none; }

frontend/dashboard.js

@@ -728,25 +728,105 @@
     qs('[data-work-filter="today"]').click();
   }
 
-  function continueTodaySession() {
+  let todayReadinessTrigger = null;
-    selectTodayWork();
+  function inspectTodayDependencies(item) {
-    if (!workSession.reopen() && !workSession.reconcile()) {
+    if (offlineWorkMode) {
-      qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Current Today item is no longer available.';
+      const login = confirmedOwnerLogin || String(offlineWorkStore.load()?.user?.login || '').trim();
+      const detail = offlineWorkStore.loadDetail(login, item);
+      return Promise.resolve({
+        available:detail?.dependencies_available === true,
+        dependencies:Array.isArray(detail?.dependencies) ? detail.dependencies : [],
+      });
+    }
+    const [owner, repo] = String(item.repository || '').split('/');
+    return api('api/v1/repos/' + encodeURIComponent(owner) + '/' + encodeURIComponent(repo) +
+      '/issues/' + encodeURIComponent(item.number) + '/detail').then(detail => ({
+        available:detail?.dependencies_available === true,
+        dependencies:Array.isArray(detail?.dependencies) ? detail.dependencies : [],
+      }));
+  }
+
+  function closeTodayReadiness(navigate = true) {
+    qs('#today-readiness-sheet').hidden = true;
+    document.body.classList.remove('task-overlay-open');
+    if (navigate) taskOverlayHistory.close();
+    else {
+      todayReadiness.cancel();
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => todayReadinessTrigger?.focus());
+    }
+  }
+
+  function renderTodayReadiness(state) {
+    if (!state?.target) return;
+    const unknown = state.status === 'unknown';
+    qs('#today-readiness-title').textContent = unknown ? 'Blocker status unavailable' : 'This item is blocked';
+    qs('#today-readiness-summary').textContent = unknown
+      ? 'Stackchain could not confirm whether this issue is ready. Retry or choose an explicit override.'
+      : state.dependencies.length + (state.dependencies.length === 1 ? ' open dependency must finish first.' : ' open dependencies must finish first.');
+    qs('#today-readiness-item').innerHTML = '<strong>' + escapeHtml(state.target.title || 'Untitled issue') +
+      '</strong><div class="small">' + escapeHtml(state.target.repository + '#' + state.target.number) + '</div>';
+    qs('#today-readiness-blockers').innerHTML = state.dependencies.map(blocker =>
+      '<a class="issue-blocker" href="' + escAttr(blocker.url || '#') + '" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>' +
+      escapeHtml(blocker.repository + '#' + blocker.number) + ' · ' + escapeHtml(blocker.title || 'Untitled blocker') +
+      '</strong><span class="small">State: ' + escapeHtml(blocker.state || 'open') + '</span></a>'
+    ).join('');
+    qs('#today-readiness-next').hidden = !state.nextReady;
+    if (state.nextReady) qs('#today-readiness-next').textContent = 'Start next ready · ' +
+      (state.nextReady.title || state.nextReady.key || 'work item');
+    qs('#today-readiness-retry').hidden = !unknown;
+    qs('#today-readiness-sheet').hidden = false;
+    document.body.classList.add('task-overlay-open');
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => (state.nextReady ? qs('#today-readiness-next') : qs('#today-readiness-anyway')).focus());
+  }
+
+  function performTodayTransition(action, item = null) {
+    qs('#today-readiness-sheet').hidden = true;
+    document.body.classList.remove('task-overlay-open');
+    if (taskOverlayHistory.current?.() === 'today-readiness') taskOverlayHistory.close();
+    const transitioned = ({
+      start: () => workSession.start(item),
+      resume: () => workSession.resume(item),
+      continue: () => workSession.reopen(item),
+      next: () => workSession.next(item),
+      complete: () => workSession.complete(item),
+    })[action]?.();
+    if (!transitioned && action !== 'next' && action !== 'complete') {
+      qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Saved Today item is no longer available.';
       updateWorkSessionActions();
     }
   }
 
+  const todayReadiness = createTodayReadiness({
+    inspect:inspectTodayDependencies,
+    onOpen:performTodayTransition,
+    onGate:state => {
+      todayReadinessTrigger = document.activeElement;
+      renderTodayReadiness(state);
+      taskOverlayHistory.open('today-readiness');
+    },
+  });
+
+  function runTodayTransition(action) {
+    selectTodayWork();
+    const target = workSession.target(action);
+    if (!target) {
+      performTodayTransition(action);
+      return Promise.resolve('empty');
+    }
+    qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Checking Today readiness…';
+    return todayReadiness.run(action, workSession.items(), target);
+  }
+
+  function continueTodaySession() {
+    return runTodayTransition('continue');
+  }
+
   function resumeTodaySession() {
-    selectTodayWork();
+    return runTodayTransition('resume');
-    if (!workSession.resume()) {
-      qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Saved Today session is no longer available.';
-      updateWorkSessionActions();
-    }
   }
 
   function startTodaySession() {
-    selectTodayWork();
+    return runTodayTransition('start');
-    workSession.start();
   }
 
   const createAndStart = createCreateAndStart({
@@ -781,6 +861,7 @@
     refresh: () => refreshMyWorkView({ reconcileSession:false }),
     warm: warmTodayOffline,
     announce: message => { qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = message; },
+    advance: () => runTodayTransition('complete'),
   });
   function setCommentNextVisibility(kind) {
     const item = kind === 'issue' ? selectedIssue : selectedPull;
@@ -943,7 +1024,7 @@
     save: saveTodayPlan,
     start: () => {
       qs('[data-work-filter="today"]').click();
-      workSession.start();
+      startTodaySession();
     },
   });
 
@@ -2996,10 +3077,12 @@
         addPlanPreviewOverride = false;
       }
       if (previous === 'plan-today' && kind !== 'plan-today' && kind !== 'plan-today-preview') closePlanToday(false);
+      if (previous === 'today-readiness' && kind !== 'today-readiness') closeTodayReadiness(false);
       if (kind === 'new' && previous !== 'new') openCreateIssueSheet(false);
       if (kind === 'find' && previous !== 'find') openFindWorkSheet(false);
       if (kind === 'search' && previous !== 'search-preview') openCommandPalette(false);
       if (kind === 'plan-today' && previous !== 'plan-today' && previous !== 'plan-today-preview') openPlanToday(planTodayTrigger, false);
+      if (kind === 'today-readiness' && previous !== 'today-readiness') renderTodayReadiness(todayReadiness.snapshot());
     },
   });
   taskOverlayHistory.start();
@@ -3630,9 +3713,11 @@
       );
       refreshMyWorkView({ reconcileSession:false });
       const continuingSession = workSession.active();
-      if (workSession.active()) workSession.complete();
+      const transitionResult = workSession.active() ? await runTodayTransition('complete') : null;
-      if (continuingSession && workSession.active()) {
+      if (transitionResult === 'opened') {
         qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = closing.key + ' closed. Next work item opened.';
+      } else if (transitionResult === 'gated') {
+        qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = closing.key + ' closed. Choose the next ready Today item.';
       } else if (!continuingSession) {
         qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = closing.key + ' closed.';
       }
@@ -3722,9 +3807,11 @@
       );
       refreshMyWorkView({ reconcileSession:false });
       const continuingSession = workSession.active();
-      if (workSession.active()) workSession.complete();
+      const transitionResult = workSession.active() ? await runTodayTransition('complete') : null;
-      if (continuingSession && workSession.active()) {
+      if (transitionResult === 'opened') {
         qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = merging.key + ' merged. Next work item opened.';
+      } else if (transitionResult === 'gated') {
+        qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = merging.key + ' merged. Choose the next ready Today item.';
       } else if (!continuingSession) {
         qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = merging.key + ' merged.';
       }
@@ -3891,7 +3978,7 @@
         qs('#continue-review-to-merge').focus();
       } else {
         await load();
-        if (workSession.active()) workSession.complete();
+        if (workSession.active()) await runTodayTransition('complete');
         else button.focus();
       }
     } catch (error) {
@@ -4083,6 +4170,17 @@
   qs('#plan-today-sheet').addEventListener('click', event => {
     if (event.target === qs('#plan-today-sheet')) closePlanToday();
   });
+  qs('#today-readiness-close').addEventListener('click', () => closeTodayReadiness());
+  qs('#today-readiness-sheet').addEventListener('click', event => {
+    if (event.target === qs('#today-readiness-sheet')) closeTodayReadiness();
+  });
+  qs('#today-readiness-next').addEventListener('click', () => todayReadiness.startNextReady());
+  qs('#today-readiness-anyway').addEventListener('click', () => todayReadiness.workAnyway());
+  qs('#today-readiness-retry').addEventListener('click', () => todayReadiness.retry());
+  qs('#today-readiness-plan').addEventListener('click', () => {
+    closeTodayReadiness();
+    openPlanToday(qs('#plan-today'));
+  });
   qs('#save-today-plan').addEventListener('click', () => {
     const result = planToday.commit();
     if (result === 'saved') taskOverlayHistory.leave();
@@ -4099,15 +4197,10 @@
       qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'No visible work to start.';
       return;
     }
-    workSession.start();
+    if (selectedWorkFilter === 'today') runTodayTransition('start');
-  });
+    else workSession.start();
-  qs('#resume-today-session').addEventListener('click', () => {
-    qs('[data-work-filter="today"]').click();
-    if (!workSession.resume()) {
-      qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Saved Today session is no longer available.';
-      updateWorkSessionActions();
-    }
   });
+  qs('#resume-today-session').addEventListener('click', () => resumeTodaySession());
   qs('#end-today-session').addEventListener('click', () => {
     workSession.end();
     qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Today session ended. Your plan is unchanged.';
@@ -4117,7 +4210,7 @@
     button.addEventListener('click', () => workSession.previous())
   );
   document.querySelectorAll('[data-work-session-next]').forEach(button =>
-    button.addEventListener('click', () => workSession.next())
+    button.addEventListener('click', () => workSession.checkpointed() ? runTodayTransition('next') : workSession.next())
   );
   document.querySelectorAll('[data-work-session-complete]').forEach(button =>
     button.addEventListener('click', () =>

frontend/index.html

@@ -196,6 +196,24 @@
   </section>
 </div>
 
+<div class="today-readiness-sheet" id="today-readiness-sheet" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="today-readiness-title" hidden>
+  <section class="today-readiness-panel">
+    <div class="today-readiness-header">
+      <div><div class="small">Today readiness</div><h2 id="today-readiness-title">This item is blocked</h2></div>
+      <button id="today-readiness-close" type="button">Close</button>
+    </div>
+    <p id="today-readiness-summary" aria-live="polite"></p>
+    <div class="today-readiness-item" id="today-readiness-item"></div>
+    <div class="issue-blocker-list" id="today-readiness-blockers"></div>
+    <div class="today-readiness-actions">
+      <button id="today-readiness-next" type="button">Start next ready</button>
+      <button id="today-readiness-anyway" type="button">Work this item anyway</button>
+      <button id="today-readiness-retry" type="button">Retry status</button>
+      <button id="today-readiness-plan" type="button">Review Today plan</button>
+    </div>
+  </section>
+</div>
+
 <div class="plan-preview-actions" id="plan-preview-actions" hidden>
   <button id="back-to-plan" type="button">Back to plan</button>
   <button id="add-plan-preview" type="button">Add to Today &amp; back</button>
@@ -613,6 +631,7 @@
 <script src="static/card-planning.js"></script>
 <script src="static/today-work.js"></script>
 <script src="static/today-completion.js"></script>
+<script src="static/today-readiness.js"></script>
 <script src="static/comment-next.js"></script>
 <script src="static/plan-today.js"></script>
 <script src="static/plan-today-preview.js"></script>

frontend/my-work.js

@@ -566,24 +566,28 @@ function createWorkSession({
     checkpointed: item => running && durable && (!item || workIdentity(item) === currentIdentity),
     end: () => finish(),
     resumable: () => Boolean(checkpoint?.read()),
-    reopen() {
+    reopen(requested = null) {
       if (!running) return false;
       const items = queue();
-      const index = items.findIndex(item => workIdentity(item) === currentIdentity);
+      const requestedIdentity = requested ? workIdentity(requested) : currentIdentity;
+      const index = items.findIndex(item => workIdentity(item) === requestedIdentity);
       if (index < 0) return false;
+      currentIdentity = requestedIdentity;
       currentIndex = index;
+      if (durable && requested) checkpoint?.save(currentIdentity, currentIndex);
       report(items, index);
       onOpen(items[index]);
       return true;
     },
-    resume() {
+    resume(requested = null) {
       const saved = checkpoint?.read();
       if (!saved) return false;
       durable = true;
       const items = queue();
       if (!items.length) return finish();
       running = true;
-      const exact = items.findIndex(item => workIdentity(item) === saved.identity);
+      const exact = items.findIndex(item => workIdentity(item) ===
+        (requested ? workIdentity(requested) : saved.identity));
       return openAt(items, exact >= 0 ? exact : Math.min(saved.index, items.length - 1));
     },
     start(item = null) {
@@ -609,21 +613,48 @@ function createWorkSession({
       const index = items.findIndex(item => workIdentity(item) === currentIdentity);
       return index > 0 ? openAt(items, index - 1) : false;
     },
-    next() {
+    next(requested = null) {
       if (!running) return false;
       const items = queue();
       const index = items.findIndex(item => workIdentity(item) === currentIdentity);
+      if (requested) {
+        const requestedIndex = items.findIndex(item => workIdentity(item) === workIdentity(requested));
+        return requestedIndex >= 0 ? openAt(items, requestedIndex) : false;
+      }
       return index >= 0 && index < items.length - 1 ? openAt(items, index + 1) : finish();
     },
-    complete() {
+    complete(requested = null) {
       if (!running) return false;
       const items = queue();
+      if (requested) {
+        const requestedIndex = items.findIndex(item => workIdentity(item) === workIdentity(requested));
+        return requestedIndex >= 0 ? openAt(items, requestedIndex) : false;
+      }
       const stillPresent = items.findIndex(item => workIdentity(item) === currentIdentity);
       if (stillPresent >= 0) {
         return stillPresent < items.length - 1 ? openAt(items, stillPresent + 1) : finish();
       }
       return items.length ? openAt(items, Math.min(currentIndex, items.length - 1)) : finish();
     },
+    items: () => queue().slice(),
+    target(action) {
+      const items = queue();
+      if (!items.length) return null;
+      if (action === 'start') return items[0];
+      if (action === 'resume') {
+        const saved = checkpoint?.read();
+        if (!saved) return null;
+        const exact = items.findIndex(item => workIdentity(item) === saved.identity);
+        return items[exact >= 0 ? exact : Math.min(saved.index, items.length - 1)];
+      }
+      const current = items.findIndex(item => workIdentity(item) === currentIdentity);
+      if (action === 'continue') return current >= 0 ? items[current] : null;
+      if (action === 'next') return current >= 0 && current < items.length - 1 ? items[current + 1] : null;
+      if (action === 'complete') {
+        return items[current >= 0 ? Math.min(current + 1, items.length - 1) : Math.min(currentIndex, items.length - 1)];
+      }
+      return null;
+    },
   };
 }
 

frontend/service-worker.js

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const SHELL = [
   BASE + 'static/card-planning.js',
   BASE + 'static/today-work.js',
   BASE + 'static/today-completion.js',
+  BASE + 'static/today-readiness.js',
   BASE + 'static/comment-next.js',
   BASE + 'static/plan-today.js',
   BASE + 'static/plan-today-preview.js',

frontend/task-overlay-history.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 })(typeof globalThis !== 'undefined' ? globalThis : this, function () {
   'use strict';
 
-  const allowed = new Set(['new', 'find', 'search', 'search-preview', 'plan-today', 'plan-today-preview']);
+  const allowed = new Set(['new', 'find', 'search', 'search-preview', 'plan-today', 'plan-today-preview', 'today-readiness']);
 
   return function createTaskOverlayHistory({ history, eventTarget, onChange }) {
     let active = allowed.has(history.state?.taskOverlay) ? history.state.taskOverlay : null;

frontend/today-completion.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function createTodayCompletion({ todayWork, todaySync, workSession, refresh, warm, announce }) {
+function createTodayCompletion({ todayWork, todaySync, workSession, refresh, warm, announce, advance = null }) {
   return function completeTodayItem(item, options = {}) {
     if (!item || !todayWork.remove(item)) {
       announce(options.failureMessage || 'Could not update Today on this device. Try again.');
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function createTodayCompletion({ todayWork, todaySync, workSession, refresh, war
     todaySync.flush();
     refresh();
     warm();
-    workSession.complete();
+    (advance || (() => workSession.complete()))();
     announce(options.successMessage || 'Done for Today. The Gitea item is unchanged.');
     return true;
   };

frontend/today-readiness.js

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+(function (root, factory) {
+  const api = factory();
+  if (typeof module === 'object' && module.exports) module.exports = api;
+  else root.createTodayReadiness = api;
+})(typeof globalThis !== 'undefined' ? globalThis : this, function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  return function createTodayReadiness({ inspect, onOpen = () => {}, onGate = () => {} }) {
+    let pending = null;
+    let generation = 0;
+
+    async function classify(item) {
+      if (item?.kind !== 'issue') return { status:'ready', dependencies:[] };
+      try {
+        const detail = await inspect(item);
+        if (detail?.available !== true) return { status:'unknown', dependencies:[] };
+        const dependencies = Array.isArray(detail.dependencies)
+          ? detail.dependencies.filter(dependency => dependency?.state === 'open')
+          : [];
+        return { status:dependencies.length ? 'blocked' : 'ready', dependencies };
+      } catch (_error) {
+        return { status:'unknown', dependencies:[] };
+      }
+    }
+
+    async function run(action, items, target = null) {
+      const request = ++generation;
+      const ordered = Array.isArray(items) ? items.slice() : [];
+      const preferred = target || ordered[0] || null;
+      if (!preferred) return 'empty';
+      const preferredIndex = ordered.indexOf(preferred);
+      const candidates = preferredIndex >= 0
+        ? ordered.slice(preferredIndex).concat(ordered.slice(0, preferredIndex))
+        : [preferred].concat(ordered);
+      const states = [];
+      for (const item of candidates) states.push({ item, ...(await classify(item)) });
+      if (request !== generation) return 'superseded';
+      const targetState = states[0];
+      if (targetState.status === 'ready') {
+        pending = null;
+        onOpen(action, preferred);
+        return 'opened';
+      }
+      const nextReadyState = states.slice(1).find(state => state.status === 'ready');
+      pending = {
+        action,
+        items:ordered,
+        target:preferred,
+        status:targetState.status,
+        dependencies:targetState.dependencies,
+        nextReady:nextReadyState?.item || null,
+      };
+      onGate({ ...pending, items:pending.items.slice() });
+      return 'gated';
+    }
+
+    function open(item) {
+      if (!pending || !item) return false;
+      const action = pending.action;
+      pending = null;
+      generation += 1;
+      onOpen(action, item);
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      run,
+      retry: () => pending ? run(pending.action, pending.items, pending.target) : Promise.resolve('closed'),
+      startNextReady: () => open(pending?.nextReady),
+      workAnyway: () => open(pending?.target),
+      cancel() {
+        generation += 1;
+        pending = null;
+      },
+      snapshot: () => pending ? { ...pending, items:pending.items.slice() } : { open:false },
+    };
+  };
+});

tests/test_mobile_task_dock.py

@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ async def test_dashboard_wires_mobile_work_dock_into_today_session_lifecycle():
     assert "startToday: startTodaySession" in html
     assert "work: () => mobileWorkEntry.open()" in html
     assert "mobileTaskDock.updateWork(mobileWorkEntry.mode(), countMyWork(activeMyWork).attention)" in html
-    assert "workSession.reopen()" in html
+    assert "workSession.reopen(item)" in html
+    assert "runTodayTransition('continue')" in html
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio

tests/test_my_work.py

@@ -1648,7 +1648,8 @@ async def test_dashboard_offers_account_safe_resume_and_end_today_controls():
     assert 'checkpointEnabled: () => selectedWorkFilter === \'today\'' in html
     assert "qs('#resume-today-session').addEventListener('click'" in html
     assert "qs('#end-today-session').addEventListener('click'" in html
-    assert "workSession.resume()" in html
+    assert "workSession.resume(item)" in html
+    assert "runTodayTransition('resume')" in html
     assert "workSession.end()" in html
     assert '.resume-today-session, .end-today-session { min-height:44px;' in html
 
@@ -1662,7 +1663,7 @@ async def test_dashboard_wires_work_session_to_existing_sheet_flows_and_completi
     assert "qs('#start-work-session').addEventListener('click'" in html
     assert "document.querySelectorAll('[data-work-session-previous]')" in html
     assert "document.querySelectorAll('[data-work-session-next]')" in html
-    assert 'workSession.complete();' in html
+    assert "runTodayTransition('complete')" in html
     assert 'workSession.reconcile();' in html
     for opener in ('openIssueSheet(item', 'openPullSheet(item', 'openReviewSheet(item', 'notificationReader.open(item'):
         assert opener in html
@@ -1678,12 +1679,12 @@ async def test_closing_issue_advances_active_session_once_and_exposes_close_and_
         "qs('#close-pull-sheet').addEventListener", 1
     )[0]
     assert "refreshMyWorkView({ reconcileSession:false });" in close_handler
-    assert "if (workSession.active()) workSession.complete();" in close_handler
+    assert "workSession.active() ? await runTodayTransition('complete') : null" in close_handler
     assert close_handler.index("await issueController.close(selectedIssue)") < close_handler.index(
-        "if (workSession.active()) workSession.complete();"
+        "await runTodayTransition('complete')"
     )
     assert close_handler.index("lastMyWork = lastMyWork.filter") < close_handler.index(
-        "if (workSession.active()) workSession.complete();"
+        "await runTodayTransition('complete')"
     )
 
 
@@ -1697,13 +1698,13 @@ async def test_merging_pull_advances_active_session_once_and_exposes_merge_and_n
     )[0]
     assert "refreshMyWorkView({ reconcileSession:false });" in merge_handler
     assert "const continuingSession = workSession.active();" in merge_handler
-    assert "if (workSession.active()) workSession.complete();" in merge_handler
+    assert "workSession.active() ? await runTodayTransition('complete') : null" in merge_handler
     assert "merged. Next work item opened." in merge_handler
     assert merge_handler.index("await pullController.merge") < merge_handler.index(
-        "if (workSession.active()) workSession.complete();"
+        "await runTodayTransition('complete')"
     )
     assert merge_handler.index("lastMyWork = lastMyWork.filter") < merge_handler.index(
-        "if (workSession.active()) workSession.complete();"
+        "await runTodayTransition('complete')"
     )
 
 
@@ -1730,7 +1731,7 @@ async def test_failed_pull_merge_does_not_remove_or_advance_the_session():
     success_path, failure_path = merge_handler.split("} catch (error) {", 1)
 
     assert "lastMyWork = lastMyWork.filter" in success_path
-    assert "workSession.complete()" in success_path
+    assert "runTodayTransition('complete')" in success_path
     assert "lastMyWork = lastMyWork.filter" not in failure_path
     assert "workSession.complete()" not in failure_path
     assert "The pull request remains in My Work; refresh and retry." in failure_path

tests/test_service_worker.py

@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ def test_install_precaches_complete_subpath_scoped_app_shell():
         "/dashboard/static/card-planning.js",
         "/dashboard/static/today-work.js",
         "/dashboard/static/today-completion.js",
+        "/dashboard/static/today-readiness.js",
         "/dashboard/static/comment-next.js",
         "/dashboard/static/plan-today.js",
         "/dashboard/static/plan-today-preview.js",

tests/test_today_readiness.py

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+import json
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from tests.dashboard_bundle import dashboard
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).parents[1]
+READINESS = ROOT / "frontend" / "today-readiness.js"
+SERVICE_WORKER = ROOT / "frontend" / "service-worker.js"
+
+
+def run_node(script):
+    return subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    ).stdout
+
+
+def test_readiness_opens_ready_target_without_showing_a_gate():
+    script = f"""
+const createTodayReadiness = require({json.dumps(str(READINESS))});
+const calls = [];
+const item = (number, kind='issue') => ({{kind, repository:'stackchain/dashboard', number, title:'Item ' + number}});
+const readiness = createTodayReadiness({{
+  inspect: async candidate => ({{available:true, dependencies:[]}}),
+  onOpen: (action, candidate) => calls.push(['open', action, candidate.number]),
+  onGate: state => calls.push(['gate', state.status]),
+}});
+readiness.run('start', [item(1), item(2)]).then(result =>
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{result, calls}}))
+);
+"""
+    assert json.loads(run_node(script)) == {
+        "result": "opened",
+        "calls": [["open", "start", 1]],
+    }
+
+
+def test_readiness_gates_blocked_target_and_offers_earliest_ready_without_reordering():
+    script = f"""
+const createTodayReadiness = require({json.dumps(str(READINESS))});
+const calls = [];
+const items = [1, 2, 3].map(number => ({{kind:'issue', repository:'r', number, title:'Issue ' + number}}));
+const readiness = createTodayReadiness({{
+  inspect: async candidate => candidate.number === 1
+    ? {{available:true, dependencies:[{{repository:'r', number:99, title:'Prerequisite', state:'open', url:'https://forge.example/r/issues/99'}}]}}
+    : {{available:true, dependencies:[]}},
+  onOpen: (action, candidate) => calls.push(['open', action, candidate.number]),
+  onGate: state => calls.push(['gate', state.status, state.target.number, state.nextReady.number, state.items.map(item => item.number)]),
+}});
+readiness.run('resume', items, items[0]).then(async result => {{
+  const opened = readiness.startNextReady();
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{result, opened, calls, order:items.map(item => item.number)}}));
+}});
+"""
+    assert json.loads(run_node(script)) == {
+        "result": "gated",
+        "opened": True,
+        "calls": [
+            ["gate", "blocked", 1, 2, [1, 2, 3]],
+            ["open", "resume", 2],
+        ],
+        "order": [1, 2, 3],
+    }
+
+
+def test_readiness_never_calls_unknown_ready_and_supports_retry_or_explicit_override():
+    script = f"""
+const createTodayReadiness = require({json.dumps(str(READINESS))});
+const calls = [];
+const target = {{kind:'issue', repository:'r', number:1}};
+let available = false;
+const readiness = createTodayReadiness({{
+  inspect: async () => available ? {{available:true, dependencies:[]}} : {{available:false, dependencies:[]}},
+  onOpen: (action, candidate) => calls.push(['open', action, candidate.number]),
+  onGate: state => calls.push(['gate', state.status]),
+}});
+readiness.run('next', [target], target).then(async result => {{
+  available = true;
+  const retried = await readiness.retry();
+  available = false;
+  await readiness.run('continue', [target], target);
+  const overridden = readiness.workAnyway();
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{result, retried, overridden, calls}}));
+}});
+"""
+    assert json.loads(run_node(script)) == {
+        "result": "gated",
+        "retried": "opened",
+        "overridden": True,
+        "calls": [
+            ["gate", "unknown"],
+            ["open", "next", 1],
+            ["gate", "unknown"],
+            ["open", "continue", 1],
+        ],
+    }
+
+
+def test_readiness_treats_non_issue_work_as_runnable_without_dependency_io():
+    script = f"""
+const createTodayReadiness = require({json.dumps(str(READINESS))});
+let inspections = 0;
+const pull = {{kind:'pull', repository:'r', number:7}};
+const readiness = createTodayReadiness({{
+  inspect: async () => {{ inspections += 1; throw new Error('not expected'); }},
+  onOpen: () => undefined,
+  onGate: () => undefined,
+}});
+readiness.run('start', [pull]).then(result =>
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{result, inspections}}))
+);
+"""
+    assert json.loads(run_node(script)) == {"result": "opened", "inspections": 0}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_dashboard_exposes_mobile_today_readiness_gate_and_runtime():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    assert '<script src="static/today-readiness.js"></script>' in html
+    assert 'id="today-readiness-sheet"' in html
+    assert 'id="today-readiness-next"' in html
+    assert 'id="today-readiness-anyway"' in html
+    assert 'id="today-readiness-retry"' in html
+    assert 'id="today-readiness-plan"' in html
+    assert "createTodayReadiness({" in html
+    assert "runTodayTransition('start'" in html
+    assert "runTodayTransition('resume'" in html
+    assert "runTodayTransition('continue'" in html
+    assert "runTodayTransition('next'" in html
+    assert "runTodayTransition('complete'" in html
+
+
+def test_readiness_runtime_is_available_in_offline_shell():
+    assert "BASE + 'static/today-readiness.js'" in SERVICE_WORKER.read_text()
+
+
+def test_mobile_readiness_gate_has_touch_safe_wrapping_actions():
+    css = (ROOT / "frontend" / "dashboard.css").read_text()
+
+    assert ".today-readiness-actions button" in css
+    assert "min-height:44px" in css
+    assert ".today-readiness-item" in css
+    assert "overflow-wrap:anywhere" in css
+    assert "env(safe-area-inset-bottom)" in css