diff --git a/packages/plugins/plugin-missions/README.md b/packages/plugins/plugin-missions/README.md
index 7f29bfef12c..d99c37bb49b 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/plugin-missions/README.md
+++ b/packages/plugins/plugin-missions/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ This package now carries the installable mission workflow surface:
   - issue `toolbarButton`
   - plugin `settingsPage`
 
+## Alpha Workflow Notes
+
+The mission detail UI exposes command metadata for initialize, decompose,
+advance, and waive actions. Initialization is available from the UI in this
+package. Decompose, advance, and waive remain intentionally disabled in the UI
+until the follow-on workflow tickets land; the worker API routes are present so
+agents and integration tests can exercise those flows directly during the alpha.
+
 ## Verify
 
 From the repo root:
diff --git a/packages/plugins/plugin-missions/migrations/002_missions.sql b/packages/plugins/plugin-missions/migrations/002_missions.sql
index e4d8efc1c50..a0009b12b1d 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/plugin-missions/migrations/002_missions.sql
+++ b/packages/plugins/plugin-missions/migrations/002_missions.sql
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ CREATE TABLE plugin_missions_8c47c0d099.missions (
   updated_at timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now()
 );
 
+CREATE INDEX plugin_missions_missions_company_id_idx
+  ON plugin_missions_8c47c0d099.missions (company_id);
+
 CREATE TABLE plugin_missions_8c47c0d099.mission_findings (
   mission_issue_id uuid NOT NULL REFERENCES plugin_missions_8c47c0d099.missions(mission_issue_id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
   finding_key text NOT NULL,
@@ -34,3 +37,6 @@ CREATE TABLE plugin_missions_8c47c0d099.mission_events (
   updated_at timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
   PRIMARY KEY (mission_issue_id, event_key)
 );
+
+CREATE INDEX plugin_missions_mission_events_company_id_idx
+  ON plugin_missions_8c47c0d099.mission_events (company_id);
diff --git a/packages/plugins/plugin-missions/src/mission-runtime.ts b/packages/plugins/plugin-missions/src/mission-runtime.ts
index 05c76f187db..34572124398 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/plugin-missions/src/mission-runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/plugin-missions/src/mission-runtime.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export interface MissionWaiveFindingResult {
 
 type PluginIssueOriginKindLike = `plugin:${string}`;
 
-const DEFAULT_MAX_VALIDATION_ROUNDS = 3;
+const DEFAULT_MAX_VALIDATION_ROUNDS = 2;
 const ACTIVE_AGENT_STATUSES = new Set(["active", "idle", "running"]);
 const PAUSED_AGENT_STATUSES = new Set(["paused", "pending_approval", "terminated", "error"]);