From 57cd96fc6c503d75881065258f1554f0554e08d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Levi Neely <lneely@pascom.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 10:21:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] supervisor: require claimable label for bead assignment

---
 internal/supervisor/supervisor.go | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/internal/supervisor/supervisor.go b/internal/supervisor/supervisor.go
index 0c8ee0a..144c734 100644
--- a/internal/supervisor/supervisor.go
+++ b/internal/supervisor/supervisor.go
@@ -43,17 +43,27 @@ func (s *Supervisor) assignWork() {
 		return
 	}
 	
-	// Filter for unassigned tasks
-	unassigned := []map[string]interface{}{}
+	// Filter for claimable, unassigned tasks
+	claimable := []map[string]interface{}{}
 	for _, bead := range beads {
 		// Skip if already assigned
 		if assignee, ok := bead["assignee"].(string); ok && assignee != "" {
 			continue
 		}
-		unassigned = append(unassigned, bead)
+		// Only consider beads labeled claimable
+		labels, ok := bead["labels"].([]interface{})
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, label := range labels {
+			if labelStr, ok := label.(string); ok && labelStr == "claimable" {
+				claimable = append(claimable, bead)
+				break
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	
-	if len(unassigned) == 0 {
+	if len(claimable) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 	
@@ -76,7 +86,7 @@ func (s *Supervisor) assignWork() {
 		}
 		
 		// Only assign if session CWD is exactly or under task mountpoint
-		for _, bead := range unassigned {
+		for _, bead := range claimable {
 			taskCwd, ok := bead["cwd"].(string)
 			if !ok {
 				continue