From d678967fcf9489fd943bb17c7baf3c59f930d821 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: godosa <godosa@godosa.eu>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 17:01:53 +0200
Subject: orch: needs-owner parks task After: its human task, lane keeps
 picking

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01JEAjUkQRrCYX5MZhWxdtj2
---
 shared/agents/wf-worker.md | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'shared/agents')

diff --git a/shared/agents/wf-worker.md b/shared/agents/wf-worker.md
index 82c8f14..898e10b 100644
--- a/shared/agents/wf-worker.md
+++ b/shared/agents/wf-worker.md
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ it prints the task, its refs and relations. `wf` = `python3 /projects/public/wor
   (`unittest … 2>&1 | grep -A15 '^FAIL\|^ERROR' | head -80`), never run then grep in two calls.
 - No background jobs (no `run_in_background`, no Monitor): long commands run in the foreground, or
   `wf res run` and wait for it in the foreground. The end of your turn is the end of your work.
-- Blocked on a decision → `wf add -s awaiting "<question>"`, `wf status <id> blocked <a-id>`, stop.
+- Owner absent, never wait or ask. Blocked on a decision → `wf add -s awaiting "<question>"`, `wf status <id> blocked <a-id>`,
+  stop, result `awaiting <a-id>`. Owner-only step (GUI, live game/device, decision made with the owner) → do the rest,
+  `wf add -s human -p <prio> -e <effort> "<step>. <why>"`, `wf set <id> --after <h-id>`, `wf status <id> clear`, `wf wip`
+  if WIP, stop, result `needs-owner <h-id>` (owner's `wf done <h-id>` makes it pickable again).
 - Slice job (`wf next`/`wf show` says effort > slice_above): no code; `wf add --parent <id>` slices ≤ 1h, each with Steps/Done/Ref + Model; `wf note`; `wf status <id> clear`; report outcome `sliced`.
 - Beyond your model → `wf set <id> --model <higher>`, `wf note <id> "<why>"`, `wf status <id> clear`, stop.
 - Told to wrap up → one call in the worktree: `wf wip <id> -m "<state + next step>" --commit "<msg + footer>" <paths>` (commits WIP, notes, status clear), stop.
@@ -48,6 +51,6 @@ Your final message is exactly these 4 lines, no text before or after (details be
 entry, `wf note` or new tasks — the orchestrator never reads prose):
 
     id: <id>
-    result: done | done+gate-red <culprit> <fix-id> | awaiting <a-id> | handback <why> | wip
+    result: done | done+gate-red <culprit> <fix-id> | awaiting <a-id> | needs-owner <h-id> | handback <why> | wip
     commit: <merged sha or ->   (copy `wf finish`'s last line `report: commit <sha> [books <sha>] [tool <sha>]`; never a git HEAD you looked up)
     followups: <ids from wf add, or none>
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