From 6ea87e1810285c0e8b199855667ab454da024f52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Levi Neely <lkn@darkstar.example.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:21:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Assist: remap bead prefixes, add open/defer; orphan: skip
 user-claimed
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Tasks window Put handler prefix changes:
  ~ → c  (claim)
  ^ → u  (unclaim)
  o      (open/promote deferred)
  d      (defer)
  x, f, -, + unchanged

Orphan check now skips beads claimed by "user" — human-held beads
are not orphans.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 cmd/Assist/main.go           | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 scripts/anvillm-orphan-check |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/Assist/main.go b/cmd/Assist/main.go
index fa9bee7..ff5cd7e 100644
--- a/cmd/Assist/main.go
+++ b/cmd/Assist/main.go
@@ -1838,8 +1838,10 @@ type beadEdit struct {
 // Recognized prefixes (by 1-based index shown in the list):
 //
 //	- [idx]   Delete bead at that index
-//	~ [idx]   Claim bead at that index (assign to user)
-//	^ [idx]   Unclaim bead: clear assignee, reset status to open
+//	c [idx]   Claim bead at that index (assign to user)
+//	u [idx]   Unclaim bead: clear assignee, reset status to open
+//	o [idx]   Open (promote deferred bead to ready)
+//	d [idx]   Defer bead
 //	x [idx]   Close/complete bead at that index
 //	f [idx]   Fail bead at that index with reason 'user-closed'
 //	+ [title] Create new bead with that title
@@ -1856,16 +1858,26 @@ func parseBeadEdits(content string, beads []Bead) []beadEdit {
 			if idx := parseIndex(rest); idx > 0 && idx <= len(beads) {
 				edits = append(edits, beadEdit{action: "delete", beadID: beads[idx-1].ID})
 			}
-		case strings.HasPrefix(line, "~ "):
+		case strings.HasPrefix(line, "c "):
 			rest := strings.TrimSpace(line[2:])
 			if idx := parseIndex(rest); idx > 0 && idx <= len(beads) {
 				edits = append(edits, beadEdit{action: "claim", beadID: beads[idx-1].ID})
 			}
-		case strings.HasPrefix(line, "^ "):
+		case strings.HasPrefix(line, "u "):
 			rest := strings.TrimSpace(line[2:])
 			if idx := parseIndex(rest); idx > 0 && idx <= len(beads) {
 				edits = append(edits, beadEdit{action: "unclaim", beadID: beads[idx-1].ID})
 			}
+		case strings.HasPrefix(line, "o "):
+			rest := strings.TrimSpace(line[2:])
+			if idx := parseIndex(rest); idx > 0 && idx <= len(beads) {
+				edits = append(edits, beadEdit{action: "open", beadID: beads[idx-1].ID})
+			}
+		case strings.HasPrefix(line, "d "):
+			rest := strings.TrimSpace(line[2:])
+			if idx := parseIndex(rest); idx > 0 && idx <= len(beads) {
+				edits = append(edits, beadEdit{action: "defer", beadID: beads[idx-1].ID})
+			}
 		case strings.HasPrefix(line, "x "):
 			rest := strings.TrimSpace(line[2:])
 			if idx := parseIndex(rest); idx > 0 && idx <= len(beads) {
@@ -1907,6 +1919,14 @@ func applyBeadEdits(w *acme.Win, edits []beadEdit, beads *[]Bead, filter string,
 			if err := unclaimBead(edit.beadID, mount); err != nil {
 				errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("unclaim %s: %v", edit.beadID, err))
 			}
+		case "open":
+			if err := openBead(edit.beadID, mount); err != nil {
+				errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("open %s: %v", edit.beadID, err))
+			}
+		case "defer":
+			if err := deferBead(edit.beadID, mount); err != nil {
+				errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("defer %s: %v", edit.beadID, err))
+			}
 		case "complete":
 			if err := completeBead(edit.beadID, mount); err != nil {
 				errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("complete %s: %v", edit.beadID, err))
@@ -2537,6 +2557,20 @@ func failBead(beadID, reason string, mount string) error {
 	return writeFile(filepath.Join("beads", mount, "ctl"), []byte(fmt.Sprintf("fail %s %s", beadID, reason)))
 }
 
+func openBead(beadID string, mount string) error {
+	if !isConnected() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("not connected to anvilsrv")
+	}
+	return writeFile(filepath.Join("beads", mount, "ctl"), []byte(fmt.Sprintf("open %s", beadID)))
+}
+
+func deferBead(beadID string, mount string) error {
+	if !isConnected() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("not connected to anvilsrv")
+	}
+	return writeFile(filepath.Join("beads", mount, "ctl"), []byte(fmt.Sprintf("defer %s", beadID)))
+}
+
 func updateBead(beadID, content string, origBlockers []string, mount string) error {
 	content = strings.TrimSpace(content)
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(content, "---") {
diff --git a/scripts/anvillm-orphan-check b/scripts/anvillm-orphan-check
index c62c3f1..8527734 100644
--- a/scripts/anvillm-orphan-check
+++ b/scripts/anvillm-orphan-check
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ while IFS=$'\t' read -r MOUNT CWD; do
     while IFS=$'\t' read -r BEAD_ID ASSIGNEE; do
         [ -z "$BEAD_ID" ] && continue
 
+        # Skip if claimed by user (human in the loop — not an orphan)
+        [ "$ASSIGNEE" = "user" ] && continue
+
+        # Skip if assignee session is still alive
         if [ -n "$ASSIGNEE" ] && echo "$LIVE_SESSIONS" | grep -qx "$ASSIGNEE"; then
             continue
         fi