diff --git a/doc/plans/2026-10-30-routine-status-sleep.md b/doc/plans/2026-10-30-routine-status-sleep.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0afe809bb8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/plans/2026-10-30-routine-status-sleep.md
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Routine execution status settlement
+
+The Cloud routine status worker repairs a routine invocation when its linked
+execution task and saved routine status disagree. The previous heartbeat callback
+scanned every five minutes, even with no routines or only completed history.
+
+## Ownership and trigger
+
+`routine-run-status.ts` owns the projection, custody checks and repair transaction.
+The worker loads actual mismatches in keyset pages of 50 at startup. It accepts issue hints from issue
+creation, status/origin changes, checkout/release, routine issue association,
+execution control writes, review state writes and subtree status restoration.
+Bulk restoration registers each issue hint in the same transaction before its
+grouped write. Restored history does not depend on an optional agent wake. It uses the existing
+transaction-aware work notification protocol. An outer transaction owns the hint;
+a savepoint release does not wake the repair worker before commit.
+
+An execution must retain reciprocal task/invocation links in the same company
+and belong to a routine in that company. This is the existing routine status
+owner contract. Origin labels can change when a plugin declaration changes or
+is removed; retained reciprocal links preserve historical execution custody. Repair
+locks the routine and task and rechecks the linked invocation before writing.
+Direct route hooks also lock the execution task and linked invocation in their
+own transaction, nested under caller transactions when present. An older hook
+cannot write after a newer task status has committed. It preserves skipped/coalesced history and unrelated dispatch failures. A task
+that resumes clears an execution-task transient failure through the same owner
+used by native completion and issue routes.
+
+`activeIssue` remains derived from open tasks and live heartbeat runs. A terminal
+heartbeat with an open task does not create a completion obligation. The worker
+does not retry merely because a run is active or a routine exists.
+
+## Lifecycle and writer contract
+
+`registerScopedDeadlineWork` owns coalescing, fair batches, failure backoff, drain
+and shutdown. A failed owner retries with bounded backoff. Successful settlement
+removes that owner. Settled configuration, healthy active tasks and completed
+history leave no recurring worker SQL. The existing Cloud and heartbeat scheduler
+enablement gates remain in place. Ordinary routine scheduling is unchanged.
+
+Supported app writers register `notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, issueId)` before
+their mutation. Common execution writers without an issue hint request debt reconstruction only
+for their recorded company. Projection debt settles even when that company is
+paused; company activity does not create or cancel this obligation. Backups and independent SQL import/repair tools must restore
+before startup or call that same transaction contract; process-local hints do
+not observe independent SQL or another process. No permanent listener or periodic
+configured-routine scan is added.
+
+The in-process retry deadline does not establish external Cloud wake coverage.
+This change preserves the existing host sleep safety checks and does not claim
+measured host or database suspension.
+
+## Acceptance
+
+Tests exercise ordinary issue writes and a real heartbeat lifecycle transition
+against PostgreSQL with the production coordinator. Provider wakeup is simulated.
+They inspect durable routine rows and the normal routine detail read separately.
+Coverage includes empty/configured/history quiet periods, first producer,
+terminal outcomes and reopen, legacy mismatch reconstruction, skipped/coalesced
+custody, outer commit/rollback, retry/restart, drain/resume and standby/disable.
+Focused worker tests exercise in-flight invalidations, retry isolation and stop.
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-workspace-branch-containment.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-workspace-branch-containment.test.ts
index 52d434a3078..484cf55e8ff 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-workspace-branch-containment.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-workspace-branch-containment.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { subscribeDatabaseWork } from "@paperclipai/db";
+import { DELIVERY_QUEUES } from "../services/delivery-work-notifications.js";
 import { EMBEDDED_POSTGRES_TEST_TIMEOUT_MS } from "@paperclipai/db";
 import { execFile } from "node:child_process";
 import { createHash, randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
@@ -888,7 +890,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat workspace branch containment", () => {
   const tempRoots: string[] = [];
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    if (externalTestDatabaseUrl) db = createDb(externalTestDatabaseUrl);
+    if (externalTestDatabaseUrl) db = createDb(externalTestDatabaseUrl, { maxConnections: 6 });
     else {
       tempDb = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("paperclip-branch-containment-");
       db = createDb(tempDb.connectionString);
@@ -1173,15 +1175,15 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat workspace branch containment", () => {
       },
     });
 
+    const routineEvents: string[] = [];
+    const unsubscribeRoutine = subscribeDatabaseWork(db, DELIVERY_QUEUES.routineExecutionStatus, event => routineEvents.push(event));
     const heartbeat = heartbeatService(db);
-    const run = await heartbeat.wakeup(agentId, {
-      source: "assignment",
-      triggerDetail: "system",
-      reason: "issue_assigned",
-      payload: { issueId },
-      contextSnapshot: { issueId, wakeReason: "issue_assigned" },
-    });
-
+    let run;
+    try {
+      run = await heartbeat.wakeup(agentId, { source: "assignment", triggerDetail: "system", reason: "issue_assigned",
+        payload: { issueId }, contextSnapshot: { issueId, wakeReason: "issue_assigned" } });
+    } finally { unsubscribeRoutine(); }
+    expect(routineEvents).toContain("intent"); expect(routineEvents).toContain("settled");
     expect(run).toBeNull();
     expect(adapterExecute).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/issue-tree-control-service.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/issue-tree-control-service.test.ts
index 923f399d3bd..e98efb18309 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/issue-tree-control-service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/issue-tree-control-service.test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("issueTreeControlService", () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
     if (externalUrl) {
       await applyPendingMigrations(externalUrl);
-      db = createDb(externalUrl);
+      db = createDb(externalUrl, { maxConnections: 6 });
       return;
     }
     tempDb = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("paperclip-issue-tree-control-");
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/routine-execution-status-work.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/routine-execution-status-work.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a6ff9339cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/routine-execution-status-work.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+import { issueTreeControlService } from "../services/issue-tree-control.js";
+import { writeExecutionControl } from "../services/execution-control-notifications.js";
+import { DELIVERY_QUEUES } from "../services/delivery-work-notifications.js";
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import { eq, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { agents, companies, createDb, heartbeatRuns, issues, pluginManagedResources, plugins, routineRuns, type Db } from "@paperclipai/db";
+import { getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport, startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase } from "./helpers/embedded-postgres.js";
+import { resolveExternalTestDatabaseUrl } from "./helpers/external-test-database.js";
+import { createDeliveryWorkCoordinator } from "../services/delivery-work-coordinator.js";
+import { notifyRoutineExecutionStatus } from "../services/routine-execution-status-notifications.js";
+import { registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork } from "../services/routine-execution-status-work.js";
+import { routineExecutionStatusService } from "../services/routine-run-status.js";
+import { routineService } from "../services/routines.js";
+import { issueService } from "../services/issues.js";
+import { idleWorkSnapshot } from "../services/task-admission.js";
+import { createHeartbeatLifecycle, type HeartbeatLifecycleDependencies } from "../services/heartbeat/run-lifecycle.js";
+import { createHeartbeatRunState } from "../services/heartbeat/run-state.js";
+import { createHeartbeatRunPreparation } from "../services/heartbeat/run-preparation.js";
+
+const external = resolveExternalTestDatabaseUrl("PAPERCLIP_ROUTINE_STATUS_WORK_TEST_DATABASE_URL");
+const support = external ? { supported: true } : await getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport();
+(support.supported ? describe : describe.skip)("routine execution status work with PostgreSQL", () => {
+  let db: Db, temporary: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase>> | undefined;
+  let coordinator: ReturnType<typeof createDeliveryWorkCoordinator> | undefined;
+  let enabled = true, draining = false, standby = false;
+  const errors: unknown[] = [];
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    if (!external) temporary = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("routine-status-work-");
+    db = createDb(external ?? temporary!.connectionString, { maxConnections: 6 });
+  }, 60_000);
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    enabled = true; draining = false; standby = false; errors.length = 0;
+    vi.useFakeTimers({ toFake: ["Date", "setTimeout", "clearTimeout"], shouldAdvanceTime: true });
+  });
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await coordinator?.stop(); coordinator = undefined;
+    vi.useRealTimers(); vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    await db.execute(sql`SET client_min_messages = warning; TRUNCATE companies CASCADE`);
+  });
+  afterAll(async () => { await db?.$client.end(); await temporary?.cleanup(); });
+  const canRun = () => enabled && !draining && !standby;
+  async function start(service = routineExecutionStatusService(db)) {
+    coordinator = createDeliveryWorkCoordinator({ owner: db, canRun, canReconcile: () => !standby,
+      onError: error => errors.push(error) });
+    const worker = registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork(coordinator, service, canRun);
+    await worker.ready;
+    return worker;
+  }
+  async function settled() { await vi.waitFor(() => expect(idleWorkSnapshot().active).toBe(0)); }
+  async function quiet() {
+    await settled();
+    const select = vi.spyOn(db, "select"), execute = vi.spyOn(db, "execute"), transaction = vi.spyOn(db, "transaction");
+    try {
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(20 * 60_000);
+      expect(select).not.toHaveBeenCalled(); expect(execute).not.toHaveBeenCalled(); expect(transaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    } finally { select.mockRestore(); execute.mockRestore(); transaction.mockRestore(); }
+  }
+  async function fixture() {
+    const companyId = randomUUID(), agentId = randomUUID();
+    await db.insert(companies).values({ id: companyId, name: "Routine status work", issuePrefix: `R${companyId.slice(0, 6)}`,
+      defaultResponsibleUserId: randomUUID(), requireBoardApprovalForNewAgents: false });
+    await db.insert(agents).values({ id: agentId, companyId, name: "Routine worker", status: "active", lifecycleState: "ready", adapterType: "codex_local" });
+    const service = routineService(db, { heartbeat: { wakeup: async () => null }, runtimeEnv: {} });
+    const routine = await service.create(companyId, { title: "Status projection", assigneeAgentId: agentId,
+      priority: "medium", status: "active", concurrencyPolicy: "always_enqueue", catchUpPolicy: "skip_missed" }, {});
+    return { companyId, agentId, routine, service };
+  }
+  async function dispatch(f: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof fixture>>) {
+    return f.service.runRoutine(f.routine.id, { source: "manual", idempotencyKey: randomUUID() });
+  }
+  async function saved(id: string) { return (await db.select().from(routineRuns).where(eq(routineRuns.id, id)))[0]; }
+  async function projected(id: string, status: string) {
+    await vi.waitFor(async () => expect((await saved(id)).status).toBe(status));
+    await settled();
+  }
+
+  it("settles empty startup, configured idle, healthy active and retained terminal history without recurring SQL", async () => {
+    await start(); await quiet();
+    const f = await fixture(); await quiet();
+    const run = await dispatch(f); await quiet();
+    await issueService(db).update(run.linkedIssueId!, { status: "done" });
+    await projected(run.id, "completed");
+    const before = await saved(run.id); await quiet();
+    expect(await saved(run.id)).toEqual(before); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+  });
+  it.each(["done", "blocked", "cancelled"])("reactivates from the first ordinary %s transition and preserves input", async status => {
+    await start(); await quiet();
+    const f = await fixture(), run = await dispatch(f);
+    await issueService(db).update(run.linkedIssueId!, { status });
+    await projected(run.id, status === "done" ? "completed" : "failed");
+    expect((await saved(run.id)).completedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    await quiet(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+    if (status !== "done") {
+      await issueService(db).update(run.linkedIssueId!, { status: "in_progress" });
+      await projected(run.id, "issue_created");
+      expect(await saved(run.id)).toMatchObject({ completedAt: null, failureReason: null });
+      await quiet();
+    }
+  });
+  it("reconstructs legacy terminal debt and reopened transient failures but leaves skipped and coalesced history unchanged", async () => {
+    const f = await fixture(), first = await dispatch(f), second = await dispatch(f);
+    await db.update(issues).set({ status: "done" }).where(eq(issues.id, first.linkedIssueId!));
+    await db.update(routineRuns).set({ status: "failed", failureReason: "Execution issue moved to blocked", completedAt: new Date() }).where(eq(routineRuns.id, second.id));
+    const terminal = await db.insert(routineRuns).values(["skipped", "coalesced"].map(status => ({ companyId: f.companyId,
+      routineId: f.routine.id, source: "manual", linkedIssueId: first.linkedIssueId, status, completedAt: new Date() }))).returning();
+    await start(); await projected(first.id, "completed"); await projected(second.id, "issue_created");
+    for (const row of terminal) expect(await saved(row.id)).toEqual(row);
+    await quiet(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+  });
+  it("settles the declared custom origin of a real plugin-managed dispatch and preserves other companies", async () => {
+    const f = await fixture(), other = await fixture();
+    const pluginKey = `routine-status-${randomUUID()}`, originId = `operation:${randomUUID()}`;
+    const [plugin] = await db.insert(plugins).values({ pluginKey, packageName: pluginKey, version: "0.1.0",
+      manifestJson: { id: pluginKey, apiVersion: 1, version: "0.1.0", displayName: "Routine test", description: "Routine test",
+        author: "Paperclip", categories: ["automation"], capabilities: ["routines.managed"], entrypoints: { worker: "./worker.js" } } }).returning();
+    await db.insert(pluginManagedResources).values({ companyId: f.companyId, pluginId: plugin.id, pluginKey,
+      resourceKind: "routine", resourceKey: "status", resourceId: f.routine.id, defaultsJson: { issueTemplate: { originId } } });
+    const run = await dispatch(f), otherRun = await dispatch(other);
+    expect((await db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.id, run.linkedIssueId!)))[0].originId).toBe(originId);
+    await start(); await quiet();
+    await issueService(db).update(run.linkedIssueId!, { status: "done" }); await projected(run.id, "completed");
+    const before = await saved(run.id);
+    await db.transaction(async tx => { await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, run.linkedIssueId!); await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, run.linkedIssueId!); });
+    await settled(); await quiet();
+    expect(await saved(run.id)).toEqual(before); expect((await saved(otherRun.id)).status).toBe("issue_created"); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+  });
+  it.each(["changed", "removed"])("keeps historical custom-origin custody after its plugin declaration is %s", async mode => {
+    const f = await fixture(), pluginKey = `routine-history-${randomUUID()}`, originId = `operation:${randomUUID()}`;
+    const [plugin] = await db.insert(plugins).values({ pluginKey, packageName: pluginKey, version: "0.1.0",
+      manifestJson: { id: pluginKey, apiVersion: 1, version: "0.1.0", displayName: "Routine test", description: "Routine test",
+        author: "Paperclip", categories: ["automation"], capabilities: ["routines.managed"], entrypoints: { worker: "./worker.js" } } }).returning();
+    const [resource] = await db.insert(pluginManagedResources).values({ companyId: f.companyId, pluginId: plugin.id, pluginKey,
+      resourceKind: "routine", resourceKey: "history", resourceId: f.routine.id, defaultsJson: { issueTemplate: { originId } } }).returning();
+    const run = await dispatch(f);
+    expect((await db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.id, run.linkedIssueId!)))[0].originId).toBe(originId);
+    if (mode === "changed") await db.update(pluginManagedResources).set({ defaultsJson: { issueTemplate: { originId: "new-origin" } } }).where(eq(pluginManagedResources.id, resource.id));
+    else await db.delete(pluginManagedResources).where(eq(pluginManagedResources.id, resource.id));
+    await db.update(issues).set({ status: "done" }).where(eq(issues.id, run.linkedIssueId!));
+    await start(); await projected(run.id, "completed"); await quiet(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+  });
+  it("reconstructs more than one page and does not lose a committed issue hint behind the startup cursor", async () => {
+    const f = await fixture(), ids = Array.from({ length: 53 }, () => randomUUID()).sort();
+    const issueIds = ids.map(() => randomUUID());
+    await db.insert(issues).values(ids.map((id, index) => ({ id: issueIds[index], companyId: f.companyId, title: "Legacy execution",
+      status: index === 0 ? "todo" : "done", originKind: "routine_execution", originRunId: id, originId: f.routine.id })));
+    await db.insert(routineRuns).values(ids.map((id, index) => ({ id, companyId: f.companyId, routineId: f.routine.id,
+      source: "schedule", linkedIssueId: issueIds[index], status: "issue_created" })));
+    const service = routineExecutionStatusService(db), load = service.load;
+    let entered!: () => void, release!: () => void;
+    const enteredGate = new Promise<void>(resolve => { entered = resolve; });
+    const releaseGate = new Promise<void>(resolve => { release = resolve; });
+    const loaded = vi.spyOn(service, "load").mockImplementationOnce(async (scope, afterId) => {
+      const page = await load(scope, afterId); expect(page).toHaveLength(50); entered(); await releaseGate; return page;
+    });
+    const starting = start(service); await enteredGate;
+    await issueService(db).update(issueIds[0]!, { status: "done" }); release(); await starting;
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(3000);
+    await vi.waitFor(async () => expect((await db.select().from(routineRuns)).every(row => row.status === "completed")).toBe(true));
+    expect(loaded.mock.calls.some(([scope, afterId]) => scope === undefined && afterId !== undefined)).toBe(true);
+    expect(loaded.mock.calls.some(([scope]) => scope?.issueId === issueIds[0])).toBe(true);
+    await quiet(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+  });
+  it("scopes shared execution writes to their company and settles paused-company projection debt", async () => {
+    const f = await fixture(), other = await fixture(), run = await dispatch(f), otherRun = await dispatch(other);
+    const service = routineExecutionStatusService(db), load = vi.spyOn(service, "load");
+    await start(service); await quiet(); load.mockClear();
+    await db.update(companies).set({ status: "paused" }).where(eq(companies.id, f.companyId));
+    await db.update(issues).set({ status: "done" }).where(eq(issues.id, otherRun.linkedIssueId!));
+    await writeExecutionControl(db, DELIVERY_QUEUES.executionStatus,
+      tx => tx.update(issues).set({ status: "done" }).where(eq(issues.id, run.linkedIssueId!)), { companyId: f.companyId });
+    await projected(run.id, "completed");
+    expect(load.mock.calls.every(([scope]) => scope?.companyId === f.companyId)).toBe(true);
+    expect((await saved(otherRun.id)).status).toBe("issue_created"); await quiet();
+    await db.transaction(async tx => { await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, otherRun.linkedIssueId!); });
+    await projected(otherRun.id, "completed"); await quiet(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+  });
+  it("projects subtree cancel and restore without waking agents, then becomes quiet", async () => {
+    const f = await fixture(), root = await dispatch(f), child = await dispatch(f);
+    await issueService(db).update(child.linkedIssueId!, { parentId: root.linkedIssueId });
+    const tree = issueTreeControlService(db), actor = { actorType: "system" as const, actorId: "routine-status-test" };
+    await start(); await quiet();
+    const cancel = await tree.createHold(f.companyId, root.linkedIssueId!, { mode: "cancel", actor });
+    expect((await tree.cancelIssueStatusesForHold(f.companyId, root.linkedIssueId!, cancel.hold.id)).updatedIssueIds.sort())
+      .toEqual([root.linkedIssueId, child.linkedIssueId].sort());
+    await projected(root.id, "failed"); await projected(child.id, "failed"); await quiet();
+    const restore = await tree.createHold(f.companyId, root.linkedIssueId!, { mode: "restore", actor });
+    const restored = await tree.restoreIssueStatusesForHold(f.companyId, root.linkedIssueId!, restore.hold.id, { actor });
+    expect(restored.updatedIssues).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([
+      expect.objectContaining({ id: root.linkedIssueId, status: "todo" }),
+      expect.objectContaining({ id: child.linkedIssueId, status: "todo" }),
+    ]));
+    await projected(root.id, "issue_created"); await projected(child.id, "issue_created");
+    expect(await saved(root.id)).toMatchObject({ completedAt: null, failureReason: null });
+    expect(await saved(child.id)).toMatchObject({ completedAt: null, failureReason: null });
+    expect(await db.select().from(heartbeatRuns)).toEqual([]);
+    await quiet(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+  });
+  it("serializes a direct status hook with later task changes before projecting the routine", async () => {
+    const f = await fixture(), run = await dispatch(f); await start(); await quiet();
+    await db.update(issues).set({ status: "done" }).where(eq(issues.id, run.linkedIssueId!));
+    let entered!: () => void, release!: () => void;
+    const enteredGate = new Promise<void>(resolve => { entered = resolve; });
+    const releaseGate = new Promise<void>(resolve => { release = resolve; });
+    const holding = db.transaction(async tx => {
+      await tx.select().from(routineRuns).where(eq(routineRuns.id, run.id)).for("update");
+      entered(); await releaseGate;
+    });
+    let direct: Promise<unknown> | undefined, changing: Promise<unknown> | undefined;
+    let directPid: number | undefined;
+    try {
+      await enteredGate; direct = f.service.syncRunStatusForIssue(run.linkedIssueId!);
+      await vi.waitFor(async () => {
+        const rows = await db.execute(sql`select pid from pg_stat_activity
+          where datname = current_database() and wait_event_type = 'Lock'
+            and (query like 'update "routine_runs"%' or query like 'select %"routine_runs"%')`);
+        expect(rows).toHaveLength(1); directPid = Number(rows[0]!.pid);
+      }, { timeout: 5000 });
+      await expect(db.transaction(tx => tx.select({ id: issues.id }).from(issues)
+        .where(eq(issues.id, run.linkedIssueId!)).for("update", { noWait: true })))
+        .rejects.toMatchObject({ cause: expect.objectContaining({ code: "55P03" }) });
+      changing = issueService(db).update(run.linkedIssueId!, { status: "blocked" });
+      await vi.waitFor(async () => {
+        const rows = await db.execute(sql`select count(*)::int as count from pg_stat_activity
+          where datname = current_database() and wait_event_type = 'Lock'
+            and ${directPid}::int = any(pg_blocking_pids(pid))`);
+        expect(Number(rows[0]?.count)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      }, { timeout: 5000 });
+      release(); await holding; await direct; await changing;
+      await projected(run.id, "failed"); await quiet(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+    } finally { release(); await holding; await direct; await changing; }
+  });
+  it("waits for the real outer transaction and forgets a rolled-back nested status write", async () => {
+    const f = await fixture(), run = await dispatch(f); await start(); await quiet();
+    let release!: () => void, entered!: () => void;
+    const gate = new Promise<void>(resolve => { release = resolve; });
+    const written = new Promise<void>(resolve => { entered = resolve; });
+    const writing = db.transaction(async tx => {
+      await issueService(db).update(run.linkedIssueId!, { status: "done" }, tx);
+      entered(); await gate;
+    });
+    try { await written; expect((await saved(run.id)).status).toBe("issue_created"); }
+    finally { release(); await writing; }
+    await projected(run.id, "completed"); await quiet();
+    const other = await dispatch(f);
+    await expect(db.transaction(async tx => {
+      await issueService(db).update(other.linkedIssueId!, { status: "cancelled" }, tx);
+      throw new Error("outer rollback");
+    })).rejects.toThrow("outer rollback");
+    await settled(); expect((await saved(other.id)).status).toBe("issue_created"); await quiet(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+  });
+  it("keeps the first write during drain and reconstructs on resume without passive SQL", async () => {
+    const f = await fixture(), run = await dispatch(f); await start(); await quiet();
+    draining = true;
+    await issueService(db).update(run.linkedIssueId!, { status: "cancelled" });
+    await settled(); await quiet(); expect((await saved(run.id)).status).toBe("issue_created");
+    draining = false; await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(30_000); await projected(run.id, "failed");
+    await quiet(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+  });
+  it.each(["standby", "disabled"])("does no owner SQL while %s and reconstructs when enabled", async mode => {
+    const f = await fixture(), run = await dispatch(f);
+    await issueService(db).update(run.linkedIssueId!, { status: "done" });
+    if (mode === "standby") standby = true; else enabled = false;
+    await start(); await quiet(); expect((await saved(run.id)).status).toBe("issue_created");
+    standby = false; enabled = true; await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(30_000);
+    await projected(run.id, "completed"); await quiet(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+  });
+  it("retries failed exact owners, retains the retry across drain and reconstructs after restart", async () => {
+    const f = await fixture(), run = await dispatch(f), service = routineExecutionStatusService(db);
+    const settle = vi.spyOn(service, "settle").mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("projection unavailable"));
+    await start(service);
+    await issueService(db).update(run.linkedIssueId!, { status: "done" });
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(errors).toHaveLength(1));
+    expect((await saved(run.id)).status).toBe("issue_created");
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(29_000); expect(settle).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    draining = true; await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(60_000); await quiet();
+    draining = false; await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(30_000); await projected(run.id, "completed"); await quiet();
+    await coordinator!.stop(); coordinator = undefined;
+    const other = await dispatch(f); await issueService(db).update(other.linkedIssueId!, { status: "blocked" });
+    await start(); await projected(other.id, "failed"); await quiet();
+  });
+  it("preserves notifications during a sweep, coalesces duplicate hints and never overlaps", async () => {
+    const f = await fixture(), first = await dispatch(f), second = await dispatch(f), service = routineExecutionStatusService(db);
+    let entered!: () => void, release!: () => void;
+    const enteredGate = new Promise<void>(resolve => { entered = resolve; });
+    const releaseGate = new Promise<void>(resolve => { release = resolve; });
+    const load = service.load;
+    vi.spyOn(service, "load").mockImplementationOnce(async issueId => { const rows = await load(issueId); entered(); await releaseGate; return rows; });
+    const starting = start(service); await enteredGate;
+    await issueService(db).update(second.linkedIssueId!, { status: "done" });
+    await db.transaction(async tx => { await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, second.linkedIssueId!); await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, second.linkedIssueId!); });
+    release(); await starting;
+    await projected(second.id, "completed"); expect((await saved(first.id)).status).toBe("issue_created");
+    await quiet(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+  });
+  it.each(["succeeded", "failed", "cancelled", "interrupted", "timed_out"])("uses real %s run lifecycle changes for activeIssue without an open-issue retry", async status => {
+    const f = await fixture(), run = await dispatch(f); await start();
+    const [execution] = await db.insert(heartbeatRuns).values({ companyId: f.companyId, agentId: f.agentId,
+      status: "running", contextSnapshot: { issueId: run.linkedIssueId } }).returning();
+    await db.update(issues).set({ executionRunId: execution.id }).where(eq(issues.id, run.linkedIssueId!));
+    expect((await f.service.getDetail(f.routine.id))?.activeIssue?.id).toBe(run.linkedIssueId);
+    const deps = {
+      ...createHeartbeatRunState(db), ...createHeartbeatRunPreparation(db),
+      issuesSvc: { addComment: vi.fn(), listReviewAttention: vi.fn() },
+      recovery: { escalateStrandedAssignedIssue: vi.fn() }, companySkills: { completeTestRunForIssue: vi.fn() },
+      budgets: { getInvocationBlock: vi.fn(async () => null) }, treeControlSvc: { getActivePauseHoldGate: vi.fn(async () => null) },
+      enqueueWakeup: vi.fn(), getCurrentUserRedactionOptions: vi.fn(async () => ({})),
+      getAgentInvokability: vi.fn(async () => ({ invokable: true })), emitTerminalAgentTaskRun: vi.fn(), budgetHooks: {},
+    } satisfies HeartbeatLifecycleDependencies;
+    await createHeartbeatLifecycle(db, deps).setRunStatusIfRunning(execution.id, status, { finishedAt: new Date() });
+    expect((await f.service.getDetail(f.routine.id))?.activeIssue).toBeNull();
+    expect((await saved(run.id)).status).toBe("issue_created"); await quiet(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/routine-execution-status-worker.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/routine-execution-status-worker.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b62245ce3e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/routine-execution-status-worker.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import type { RoutineExecutionStatusScope } from "../services/routine-execution-status-notifications.js";
+import { installDatabaseWorkSignals } from "../../../packages/db/src/work-signals.js";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createDeliveryWorkCoordinator } from "../services/delivery-work-coordinator.js";
+import { registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork } from "../services/routine-execution-status-work.js";
+
+let coordinator: ReturnType<typeof createDeliveryWorkCoordinator>;
+let canRun = true;
+const errors: unknown[] = [];
+const entry = { id: "run", companyId: "company", routineId: "routine", issueId: "issue" };
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.useFakeTimers(); canRun = true; errors.length = 0;
+  const owner = installDatabaseWorkSignals({ execute: vi.fn(async () => []) });
+  coordinator = createDeliveryWorkCoordinator({ owner, canRun: () => canRun, canReconcile: () => true,
+    onError: error => errors.push(error) });
+});
+afterEach(async () => { await coordinator.stop(); vi.useRealTimers(); });
+
+it("loads actual debt once and leaves no recurring owner work", async () => {
+  const service = { load: vi.fn(async () => []), settle: vi.fn(async () => true) };
+  await registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork(coordinator, service, () => canRun).ready;
+  expect(service.load).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(undefined, undefined);
+  expect(coordinator.nextWakeAt()).toBeNull();
+  await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(20 * 60_000);
+  expect(service.load).toHaveBeenCalledOnce(); expect(service.settle).not.toHaveBeenCalled(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+});
+
+it("reconstructs only an invalidated issue and coalesces duplicate requests", async () => {
+  const service = { load: vi.fn(async (_scope?: RoutineExecutionStatusScope, _afterId?: string) => [] as typeof entry[]), settle: vi.fn(async () => true) };
+  const worker = registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork(coordinator, service, () => canRun); await worker.ready;
+  service.load.mockResolvedValueOnce([entry]);
+  worker.invalidate(JSON.stringify({ issueId: "issue" })); worker.invalidate(JSON.stringify({ issueId: "issue" }));
+  await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1000);
+  expect(service.load).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({ issueId: "issue" }, undefined); expect(service.load).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  expect(service.settle).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(expect.objectContaining(entry));
+  expect(coordinator.nextWakeAt()).toBeNull(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+});
+
+it("retries only the failed owner at backoff and disarms after success", async () => {
+  const service = { load: vi.fn(async () => [entry]), settle: vi.fn(async () => true).mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("locked")) };
+  await registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork(coordinator, service, () => canRun).ready;
+  expect(errors).toHaveLength(1);
+  const retryAt = coordinator.nextWakeAt(); expect(retryAt).toBe(Date.now() + 30_000);
+  await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(29_999); expect(service.settle).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1); expect(service.settle).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  expect(service.load).toHaveBeenCalledOnce(); expect(coordinator.nextWakeAt()).toBeNull();
+  await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(20 * 60_000); expect(service.settle).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+});
+
+it("retains startup and first work during drain without passive owner calls", async () => {
+  canRun = false;
+  const service = { load: vi.fn(async () => [entry]), settle: vi.fn(async () => true) };
+  const worker = registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork(coordinator, service, () => canRun); await worker.ready;
+  worker.invalidate(JSON.stringify({ issueId: "issue" }));
+  await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(20 * 60_000);
+  expect(service.load).not.toHaveBeenCalled(); expect(service.settle).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  canRun = true; await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(30_000);
+  expect(service.settle).toHaveBeenCalledOnce(); expect(coordinator.nextWakeAt()).toBeNull(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+});
+
+it("keeps a failed owner across drain and retries after resume", async () => {
+  const service = { load: vi.fn(async () => [entry]), settle: vi.fn(async () => true).mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("write failed")) };
+  await registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork(coordinator, service, () => canRun).ready;
+  canRun = false; await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(20 * 60_000);
+  expect(service.settle).toHaveBeenCalledOnce(); expect(service.load).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  canRun = true; await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(30_000);
+  expect(service.settle).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2); expect(coordinator.nextWakeAt()).toBeNull();
+});
+
+it("retains a notification that arrives while the startup reconstruction is in flight", async () => {
+  let release!: () => void;
+  const gate = new Promise<void>(resolve => { release = resolve; });
+  const service = { load: vi.fn(async (_scope?: RoutineExecutionStatusScope, _afterId?: string) => [] as typeof entry[]), settle: vi.fn(async () => true) };
+  service.load.mockImplementationOnce(async () => { await gate; return []; });
+  const worker = registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork(coordinator, service, () => canRun);
+  await vi.waitFor(() => expect(service.load).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
+  worker.invalidate(JSON.stringify({ issueId: "issue" })); service.load.mockResolvedValueOnce([entry]); release(); await worker.ready;
+  await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1000);
+  expect(service.settle).toHaveBeenCalledOnce(); expect(coordinator.nextWakeAt()).toBeNull(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+});
+
+it("cancels retries and subscriptions at shutdown", async () => {
+  const service = { load: vi.fn(async () => [entry]), settle: vi.fn(async () => true).mockRejectedValue(new Error("offline")) };
+  const worker = registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork(coordinator, service, () => canRun); await worker.ready;
+  await worker.stop(); worker.invalidate(JSON.stringify({ issueId: "issue" })); await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(20 * 60_000);
+  expect(service.settle).toHaveBeenCalledOnce(); expect(coordinator.nextWakeAt()).toBeNull();
+});
+
+
+it("reconstructs a backlog in bounded keyset pages while retaining a scoped hint behind the cursor", async () => {
+  const firstPage = Array.from({ length: 50 }, (_, i) => ({ ...entry, id: `run-${String(i).padStart(3, "0")}` }));
+  const late = { ...entry, id: "run-late", issueId: "late-issue" };
+  const service = {
+    load: vi.fn(async (scope?: RoutineExecutionStatusScope, afterId?: string) => scope?.issueId ? [late]
+      : afterId ? [{ ...entry, id: "run-050" }] : firstPage),
+    settle: vi.fn(async () => true),
+  };
+  const worker = registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork(coordinator, service, () => canRun); await worker.ready;
+  expect(service.load).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(undefined, undefined);
+  worker.invalidate(JSON.stringify({ issueId: "late-issue" }));
+  await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(3000);
+  expect(service.load).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined, "run-049");
+  expect(service.load).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ issueId: "late-issue" }, undefined);
+  expect(service.settle).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(52);
+  expect(service.settle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(late));
+  expect(coordinator.nextWakeAt()).toBeNull(); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+});
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/routine-status-reconciliation.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/routine-status-reconciliation.test.ts
index eba0718ce25..343c6fb38b6 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/routine-status-reconciliation.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/routine-status-reconciliation.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { resolveExternalTestDatabaseUrl } from "./helpers/external-test-database.js";
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { eq, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
@@ -5,11 +6,12 @@ import { companies, createDb, issues, routineRuns, routines } from "@paperclipai
 import { routineService } from "../services/routines.js";
 import { getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport, startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase } from "./helpers/embedded-postgres.js";
 
-const support = await getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport();
+const external = resolveExternalTestDatabaseUrl("PAPERCLIP_ROUTINE_STATUS_TEST_DATABASE_URL");
+const support = external ? { supported: true, reason: undefined } : await getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport();
 if (!support.supported) console.warn(`Skipping routine status database tests: ${support.reason}`);
 (support.supported ? describe : describe.skip)("routine status reconciliation", () => {
   let db: ReturnType<typeof createDb>, database: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase>>;
-  beforeAll(async () => { database = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("routine-status-"); db = createDb(database.connectionString); }, 60_000);
+  beforeAll(async () => { if (!external) database = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("routine-status-"); db = createDb(external ?? database.connectionString, { maxConnections: 6 }); }, 60_000);
   afterEach(async () => { vi.restoreAllMocks(); await db.execute(sql`SET client_min_messages = warning; TRUNCATE companies CASCADE`); });
   afterAll(async () => { await db?.$client.end(); await database?.cleanup(); });
   async function seed(status = "blocked") {
@@ -36,11 +38,10 @@ if (!support.supported) console.warn(`Skipping routine status database tests: ${
       expect((await db.select().from(routineRuns))[0]).toMatchObject({ status: "issue_created", completedAt: null });
     }
   });
-  it.each(["active_issue", "wrong_origin", "wrong_routine", "wrong_run", "wrong_company", "wrong_routine_company", "different_status"])("does not settle an unsupported handoff: %s", async mode => {
+  it.each(["active_issue", "wrong_origin", "wrong_run", "wrong_company", "wrong_routine_company", "different_status"])("does not settle an unsupported handoff: %s", async mode => {
     const f = await seed();
     if (mode === "active_issue") await db.update(issues).set({ status: "in_progress" }).where(eq(issues.id, f.issue.id));
     if (mode === "wrong_origin") await db.update(issues).set({ originKind: "manual" }).where(eq(issues.id, f.issue.id));
-    if (mode === "wrong_routine") await db.update(issues).set({ originId: randomUUID() }).where(eq(issues.id, f.issue.id));
     if (mode === "wrong_run") await db.update(issues).set({ originRunId: randomUUID() }).where(eq(issues.id, f.issue.id));
     if (mode === "wrong_company") { const other = await seed("done"); await db.update(routineRuns).set({ companyId: other.companyId }).where(eq(routineRuns.id, f.run.id)); }
     if (mode === "wrong_routine_company") { const other = await seed("done");
@@ -53,6 +54,20 @@ if (!support.supported) console.warn(`Skipping routine status database tests: ${
     expect((await db.select().from(routineRuns)).find(row => row.id === f.run.id)).toEqual(before.find(row => row.id === f.run.id));
     if (mode === "wrong_routine_company") await expect(routineService(db).syncRunStatusForIssue(f.issue.id)).resolves.toBeNull();
   });
+  it("uses reciprocal durable custody when a retained origin no longer names the current routine declaration", async () => {
+    const f = await seed("done");
+    await db.update(issues).set({ originId: "previous-declaration-origin" }).where(eq(issues.id, f.issue.id));
+    expect(await routineService(db).reconcileExecutionRunStatuses()).toEqual({ scanned: 1, settled: 1, deferred: 0 });
+    expect((await db.select().from(routineRuns).where(eq(routineRuns.id, f.run.id)))[0].status).toBe("completed");
+  });
+  it.each(["unknown-status", "other-code"])("preserves a failed invocation with an unrelated transient marker: %s", async mode => {
+    const f = await seed("in_progress");
+    await db.update(routineRuns).set({ status: "failed", failureReason: null,
+      triggerPayload: { transientFailure: { code: mode === "other-code" ? "unrelated_failure" : "execution_issue_status",
+        status: mode === "unknown-status" ? "unrecognized" : "blocked" } } }).where(eq(routineRuns.id, f.run.id));
+    expect(await routineService(db).reconcileExecutionRunStatuses()).toEqual({ scanned: 0, settled: 0, deferred: 0 });
+    expect((await db.select().from(routineRuns).where(eq(routineRuns.id, f.run.id)))[0].status).toBe("failed");
+  });
   it.each(["resume", "retarget", "routine_transfer"])("rechecks %s after candidate selection and before repair", async mode => {
     const f = await seed(); const transaction = db.transaction.bind(db);
     vi.spyOn(db, "transaction").mockImplementationOnce(async callback => {
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/server-startup-feedback-export.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/server-startup-feedback-export.test.ts
index 9ff16029a29..172d0b68734 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/server-startup-feedback-export.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/server-startup-feedback-export.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { statusCardEvaluationService, registerStatusCardEvaluationWork } from "../services/status-card-evaluation.js";
 import { attentionRetentionService } from "../services/attention-retention.js";
+import { routineExecutionStatusService } from "../services/routine-run-status.js";
 import { nativeHarnessBackupExpirationService } from "../services/native-runtime/native-harness-backup-expiration.js";
 import { skillVersionRetentionService } from "../services/skill-version-retention.js";
 import { approvalQueueSeedingService } from "../services/approval-queue-seeding-work.js";
@@ -400,6 +401,11 @@ vi.mock("../services/approval-retention.js", async importOriginal => ({
   approvalRetentionService: vi.fn(() => ({ sweep: vi.fn(async () => ({ archived: 0 })), next: vi.fn(async () => null) })),
 }));
 
+vi.mock("../services/routine-run-status.js", async importOriginal => ({
+  ...await importOriginal<typeof import("../services/routine-run-status.js")>(),
+  routineExecutionStatusService: vi.fn(() => ({ load: vi.fn(async () => []), settle: vi.fn(async () => false) })),
+}));
+
 vi.mock("../services/index.js", () => ({
   backfillLegacyToolOAuthTokens: vi.fn(async () => ({
     scannedConnections: 0,
@@ -1422,6 +1428,27 @@ describe("startServer feedback export wiring", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it.each([{ cloud: false, enabled: true }, { cloud: true, enabled: false }, { cloud: true, enabled: true }])(
+    "registers routine status only for enabled Cloud scheduling ($cloud/$enabled)", async ({ cloud, enabled }) => {
+      if (cloud) vi.stubEnv("PAPERCLIP_CLOUD_TENANT_SERVER_TOKEN", "startup-test-token");
+      else vi.stubEnv("PAPERCLIP_CLOUD_TENANT_SERVER_TOKEN", undefined);
+      loadConfigMock.mockReturnValue(buildTestConfig({ heartbeatSchedulerEnabled: enabled }));
+      const intervalCallbacks: Array<() => void> = [];
+      const intervals = vi.spyOn(globalThis, "setInterval").mockImplementation(((callback: () => void) => {
+        intervalCallbacks.push(callback); return 1 as unknown as ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;
+      }) as typeof setInterval);
+      try {
+        await startServer(); await settleStartupHousekeeping();
+        expect(deliveryWorkRegisterMock.mock.calls.filter(([queue]) => queue === DELIVERY_QUEUES.routineExecutionStatus)).toHaveLength(cloud && enabled ? 1 : 0);
+        const service = vi.mocked(routineExecutionStatusService).mock.results.at(-1)?.value;
+        if (cloud && enabled) expect(service?.load).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(undefined, undefined);
+        for (let index = 0; index < 4; index++) for (const callback of intervalCallbacks) callback();
+        await settleStartupHousekeeping();
+        if (cloud && enabled) expect(service?.load).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      } finally { intervals.mockRestore(); vi.unstubAllEnvs(); }
+    },
+  );
+
   it("keeps routine ticks and setup cleanup active when heartbeat scheduling is suppressed", async () => {
     loadConfigMock.mockReturnValue(buildTestConfig({
       heartbeatSchedulerEnabled: true,
diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index 7e9a4fed7d7..d71125d7b80 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { attentionRetentionService, registerAttentionRetentionWork } from "./services/attention-retention.js";
+import { registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork } from "./services/routine-execution-status-work.js";
+import { routineExecutionStatusService } from "./services/routine-run-status.js";
 import { registerProviderTraceRetentionWork } from "./services/provider-trace-retention-work.js";
 import { registerRunEvidenceMigrationWork } from "./services/run-evidence-migration-work.js";
 import { registerSkillVersionRetentionWork } from "./services/skill-version-retention-work.js";
@@ -1564,15 +1566,6 @@ async function startServerWithDatabaseTeardown(
       heartbeat.drainActiveRunExecutions();
     prepareHotRestartShutdown = heartbeat.prepareHotRestartShutdown;
     const routines = routineService(db as any, { pluginWorkerManager });
-    let nextRoutineStatusReconcile = 0;
-    const scheduleRoutineStatusReconcile = () => {
-      if (!isCloudManagedInstance() || isWarmStandby() || isIdleTaskDrainActive() || heartbeatSchedulerStopped ||
-          Date.now() < nextRoutineStatusReconcile) return;
-      nextRoutineStatusReconcile = Date.now() + 5 * 60_000;
-      trackHeartbeatSchedulerWork(routines.reconcileExecutionRunStatuses().then(result => {
-        if (result.settled > 0) logger.info(result, "reconciled routine execution issue status");
-      }).catch(() => logger.warn("routine execution status reconciliation deferred")));
-    };
     const statusCardEvaluation = statusCardEvaluationService(db as any, heartbeat);
     const issues = issueService(db as any);
     const mergedPullRequestConfirmations = issueThreadInteractionService(db as any, {
@@ -1979,7 +1972,6 @@ async function startServerWithDatabaseTeardown(
       // captures the authoritative set of running heartbeat rows.
       trackHeartbeatSchedulerWork((async () => {
         if (isIdleTaskDrainActive() || heartbeatSchedulerStopped) return;
-        scheduleRoutineStatusReconcile();
         const sweptRuntimeStatuses = heartbeat.sweepExpiredRuntimeStatuses();
         if (sweptRuntimeStatuses > 0) {
           logger.info(
@@ -2056,6 +2048,11 @@ async function startServerWithDatabaseTeardown(
       }));
     };
     const startHeartbeatScheduler = () => {
+      if (isCloudManagedInstance()) {
+        const status = registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork(deliveryWork, routineExecutionStatusService(db as any),
+          () => !isIdleTaskDrainActive() && !isWarmStandby() && !heartbeatSchedulerStopped);
+        trackHeartbeatSchedulerWork(status.ready);
+      }
       const scheduled = registerScheduledWork(deliveryWork, {
         retryMs: config.heartbeatSchedulerIntervalMs,
         tickAgentTimers: async signal => {
diff --git a/server/src/services/delivery-work-notifications.ts b/server/src/services/delivery-work-notifications.ts
index 18e66ce5064..a42bf9e484b 100644
--- a/server/src/services/delivery-work-notifications.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/delivery-work-notifications.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ export const DELIVERY_QUEUES = {
   pluginLifecycle: "plugin-resource-lifecycle",
   toolAction: "tool-action-receipts",
   terminalWorkspaces: "terminal-workspaces",
+  routineExecutionStatus: "routine-execution-status",
   routineSchedules: "routine-schedules",
   issueMonitors: "issue-monitors",
   agentTimers: "agent-timers",
diff --git a/server/src/services/execution-control-notifications.ts b/server/src/services/execution-control-notifications.ts
index 8fdc1fad1d6..d8193013f21 100644
--- a/server/src/services/execution-control-notifications.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/execution-control-notifications.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { notifyAttentionRetentionWork } from "./retention-work-notifications.js";
 import { notifyRunDispatch } from "./run-dispatch-notifications.js";
 import { notifyStatusCardIssueChange } from "./status-card-notifications.js";
+import { notifyRoutineExecutionStatus } from "./routine-execution-status-notifications.js";
 import type { Db } from "@paperclipai/db";
 import { DELIVERY_QUEUES, notifyDeliveryWork, type DeliveryQueue } from "./delivery-work-notifications.js";
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ export async function notifyExecutionRunWork(transaction: object, scope?: Execut
     await notifyRunDispatch(transaction, scope);
     await notifyStatusCardIssueChange(transaction, scope.companyId);
   }
+  if (scope) await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(transaction, scope.issueId, scope.companyId);
   for (const queue of [DELIVERY_QUEUES.executionStatus, DELIVERY_QUEUES.executionFinalization,
     DELIVERY_QUEUES.executionReplacement, DELIVERY_QUEUES.executionDisposition, DELIVERY_QUEUES.issueMonitors]) {
     await notifyDeliveryWork(transaction, queue);
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ export function writeExecutionControl<T>(
     await notifyRunDispatch(transaction, scope);
     if (scope) await notifyStatusCardIssueChange(transaction, scope.companyId);
     if (scope) await notifyAttentionRetentionWork(transaction, scope);
+    if (scope) await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(transaction, scope.issueId, scope.companyId);
     await notifyDeliveryWork(transaction, DELIVERY_QUEUES.issueMonitors);
     for (const topic of typeof queue === "string" ? [queue] : queue) await notifyDeliveryWork(transaction, topic);
     return write(transaction as unknown as Db);
diff --git a/server/src/services/execution-recovery-resolution.ts b/server/src/services/execution-recovery-resolution.ts
index d56e7d926f1..a6f80f26ba0 100644
--- a/server/src/services/execution-recovery-resolution.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/execution-recovery-resolution.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { notifyRoutineExecutionStatus } from "./routine-execution-status-notifications.js";
 import { notifyNativeStatusReassessment } from "./native-status-reassessment-notifications.js";
 import { notifyUnsafeWorkspaceExportRecovery } from "./unsafe-workspace-export-notifications.js";
 import { notifyChatResponseAvailability } from "./chat-response-availability.js";
@@ -596,6 +597,7 @@ export async function settleUnrecoverableExecutions(
           if (task.status !== "blocked") await notifyChatResponseAvailability(tx, { companyId: task.companyId, issueId: task.id });
           await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.issueMonitors);
           await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.agentTimers);
+          await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, task.id, task.companyId);
           const [projected] = await tx
             .update(issues)
             .set({
diff --git a/server/src/services/heartbeat/queue.ts b/server/src/services/heartbeat/queue.ts
index 16207b0fb28..ca9fb995fc2 100644
--- a/server/src/services/heartbeat/queue.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/heartbeat/queue.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { notifyRunDispatch } from "../run-dispatch-notifications.js";
 import { notifyStatusCardIssueChange } from "../status-card-notifications.js";
+import { notifyRoutineExecutionStatus } from "../routine-execution-status-notifications.js";
 import { DELIVERY_QUEUES, notifyDeliveryWork } from "../delivery-work-notifications.js";
 import { notifyExternalAgentSettlement } from "../../modules/external-agents/index.js";
 import { notifyNativeStatusReassessment } from "../native-status-reassessment-notifications.js";
@@ -3924,6 +3925,7 @@ export function createHeartbeatQueue(db: Db, dependencies: HeartbeatQueueDepende
               await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.issueMonitors);
               await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.agentTimers);
               if (issue.status !== "blocked") await notifyChatResponseAvailability(tx, { companyId: issue.companyId, issueId: issue.id });
+              await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, issue.id, issue.companyId);
               await tx
                 .update(issues)
                 .set({
diff --git a/server/src/services/heartbeat/run-lifecycle.ts b/server/src/services/heartbeat/run-lifecycle.ts
index 9d3b30367d2..8224f75208e 100644
--- a/server/src/services/heartbeat/run-lifecycle.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/heartbeat/run-lifecycle.ts
@@ -1045,7 +1045,8 @@ export function createHeartbeatLifecycle(db: Db, dependencies: HeartbeatLifecycl
       if (previous && isHeartbeatRunTerminalStatus(status))
         await notifyRetainedNativeSessionCleanup(tx, { companyId: previous.companyId, runId: previous.id });
       if (isHeartbeatRunTerminalStatus(status)) await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.accounting, companyId);
-      await notifyExecutionRunWork(tx, companyId ? { companyId } : undefined);
+      await notifyExecutionRunWork(tx, previous ? { companyId: previous.companyId, runId: previous.id,
+        issueId: previous.nativeIssueId ?? previous.issueId ?? readNonEmptyString(parseObject(previous.contextSnapshot).issueId) ?? undefined } : undefined);
       if (previous) await notifyChatRunMilestones(tx, { companyId: previous.companyId, runId: previous.id,
         issueId: previous.nativeIssueId ?? previous.issueId ?? readNonEmptyString(parseObject(previous.contextSnapshot).issueId) ?? undefined });
       return write(tx);
diff --git a/server/src/services/issue-review-state-notifications.ts b/server/src/services/issue-review-state-notifications.ts
index 997a37ecbf7..f87d38f7961 100644
--- a/server/src/services/issue-review-state-notifications.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/issue-review-state-notifications.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { notifyRunDispatch } from "./run-dispatch-notifications.js";
 import { notifyStatusCardIssueChange } from "./status-card-notifications.js";
 import { notifyAttentionRetentionWork } from "./retention-work-notifications.js";
+import { notifyRoutineExecutionStatus } from "./routine-execution-status-notifications.js";
 import { DELIVERY_QUEUES, notifyDeliveryWork } from "./delivery-work-notifications.js";
 import { notifyExternalConversationSettlement } from "./external-conversation-settlement-notifications.js";
 import { notifyNativeReviewResponse } from "./native-review-response-notifications.js";
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ export async function notifyIssueReviewState(tx: object, scope: { companyId: str
   await notifyRunDispatch(tx, scope);
   await notifyStatusCardIssueChange(tx, scope.companyId);
   await notifyAttentionRetentionWork(tx, { companyId: scope.companyId });
+  await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, scope.issueId, scope.companyId);
   await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.issueMonitors);
   await notifyExternalConversationSettlement(tx, scope);
   await notifyNativeReviewResponse(tx, scope);
diff --git a/server/src/services/issue-tree-control.ts b/server/src/services/issue-tree-control.ts
index a8009559827..e784be722a5 100644
--- a/server/src/services/issue-tree-control.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/issue-tree-control.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { notifyStatusCardIssueChange } from "./status-card-notifications.js";
+import { notifyRoutineExecutionStatus } from "./routine-execution-status-notifications.js";
 import { DELIVERY_QUEUES, notifyDeliveryWork } from "./delivery-work-notifications.js";
 import { notifyNativeStatusReassessment } from "./native-status-reassessment-notifications.js";
 import { notifyUnsafeWorkspaceExportRecovery } from "./unsafe-workspace-export-notifications.js";
@@ -1007,6 +1008,7 @@ export function issueTreeControlService(db: Db) {
       for (const [status, issueIdsForStatus] of issueIdsByStatus) {
         if (issueIdsForStatus.length === 0) continue;
         for (const issueId of issueIdsForStatus) {
+          await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, issueId, companyId);
           await notifyNativeStatusReassessment(tx, { companyId, issueId });
           await notifyTerminalWorkspaceWork(tx, `issue:${issueId}`);
           await notifyChatResponseAvailability(tx, { companyId, issueId });
diff --git a/server/src/services/issues.ts b/server/src/services/issues.ts
index 312b089c7f9..e5ddd9b5168 100644
--- a/server/src/services/issues.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/issues.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { notifyRunDispatch } from "./run-dispatch-notifications.js";
 import { notifyStatusCardIssueChange } from "./status-card-notifications.js";
 import { notifyAttentionRetentionWork } from "./retention-work-notifications.js";
+import { notifyRoutineExecutionStatus } from "./routine-execution-status-notifications.js";
 import { notifyExternalConversationSettlement } from "./external-conversation-settlement-notifications.js";
 import { notifyNativeRecoveryNotices } from "./native-recovery-notice-notifications.js";
 import { notifyNativeRunProjection } from "./native-run-projection-notifications.js";
@@ -10620,6 +10621,7 @@ export function issueService(db: Db) {
         await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.agentTimers);
         await notifyStatusCardIssueChange(tx, companyId);
         await notifyAttentionRetentionWork(tx, { companyId });
+        if (values.originKind === "routine_execution") await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, values.id, companyId);
         const [issue] = await tx.insert(issues).values(values).returning();
         await attachOwnedDraftImages(tx, issue, issue.description, { userId: issueData.createdByUserId, agentId: issueData.createdByAgentId });
         if (issue.visibility === "private" && !inheritedPrivateSubtree && issueData.createdByAgentId) {
@@ -11513,6 +11515,7 @@ export function issueService(db: Db) {
           || patch.hiddenAt !== undefined || patch.conversationAgentId !== undefined) {
           await notifyRunDispatch(tx, { companyId: receiptExisting.companyId });
           await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.agentTimers);
+          await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, id);
         }
         if (patch.monitorNextCheckAt !== undefined || (receiptExisting.monitorNextCheckAt &&
           (patch.status !== undefined || patch.assigneeAgentId !== undefined || patch.assigneeUserId !== undefined))) {
@@ -11561,6 +11564,9 @@ export function issueService(db: Db) {
           await notifyNativeWorkspaceFinalization(tx, { companyId: receiptExisting.companyId, issueId: id });
           await notifyNativeStatusReassessment(tx, { companyId: receiptExisting.companyId, issueId: id });
         }
+        if (patch.originKind !== undefined || patch.originRunId !== undefined || patch.originId !== undefined) {
+          await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, id);
+        }
         const updated = await tx
           .update(issues)
           .set(patch)
@@ -11983,6 +11989,7 @@ export function issueService(db: Db) {
           await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.issueMonitors);
           await notifyRunDispatch(tx, owner ? { companyId: owner.companyId } : undefined);
           await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.agentTimers);
+          await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, id);
           removedIssue = await tx
             .delete(issues)
             .where(eq(issues.id, id))
@@ -12114,6 +12121,7 @@ export function issueService(db: Db) {
         await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.issueMonitors);
         await notifyRunDispatch(tx, { companyId: issueCompany.companyId });
         await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.agentTimers);
+        await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, id);
         return tx
           .update(issues)
           .set({
@@ -12249,6 +12257,7 @@ export function issueService(db: Db) {
             await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.issueMonitors);
             await notifyRunDispatch(tx, { companyId: issueCompany.companyId });
             await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.agentTimers);
+            await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, id);
             return tx
               .update(issues)
               .set(adoptionSet)
@@ -12506,6 +12515,7 @@ export function issueService(db: Db) {
         await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.issueMonitors);
         await notifyRunDispatch(tx, { companyId: existing.companyId });
         await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.agentTimers);
+        await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, id);
         const updated = await tx
           .update(issues)
           .set({
@@ -12569,6 +12579,7 @@ export function issueService(db: Db) {
         await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.issueMonitors);
         await notifyRunDispatch(tx, { companyId: existing.companyId });
         await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.agentTimers);
+        await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, id);
         const updated = await tx
           .update(issues)
           .set(patch)
diff --git a/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-routine-status.test.ts b/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-routine-status.test.ts
index 668de83a4d5..415622ea2c3 100644
--- a/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-routine-status.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-routine-status.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { resolveExternalTestDatabaseUrl } from "../../__tests__/helpers/external-test-database.js";
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
@@ -8,13 +9,14 @@ import { routineService } from "../routines.js";
 import { commitNativeStatusDecision } from "./status-decision-committer.js";
 import { NATIVE_STATUS_ARBITER_POLICY_VERSION, type NativeStatusDecision } from "./status-arbiter.js";
 
-const support = await getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport();
+const external = resolveExternalTestDatabaseUrl("PAPERCLIP_NATIVE_ROUTINE_STATUS_TEST_DATABASE_URL");
+const support = external ? { supported: true, reason: undefined } : await getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport();
 if (!support.supported) console.warn(`Skipping native routine status tests: ${support.reason}`);
 (support.supported ? describe : describe.skip)("native routine history status projection", () => {
   let db: ReturnType<typeof createDb>, database: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase>>;
   const companyId = randomUUID(), agentId = randomUUID();
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    database = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("native-routine-status-"); db = createDb(database.connectionString);
+    if (!external) database = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("native-routine-status-"); db = createDb(external ?? database.connectionString, { maxConnections: 6 });
     await db.insert(companies).values({ id: companyId, name: "Routine status fixture", issuePrefix: "NRS" });
     await db.insert(agents).values({ id: agentId, companyId, name: "Routine worker", adapterType: "paperclip_runner", status: "running" });
   }, 60_000);
diff --git a/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-workspace-reconstruction.test.ts b/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-workspace-reconstruction.test.ts
index fcff7eb58ec..8afb9820bee 100644
--- a/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-workspace-reconstruction.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-workspace-reconstruction.test.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe("reconstruction after confirmed native workspace loss", () => {
     const external = resolveExternalTestDatabaseUrl("PAPERCLIP_NATIVE_RECONSTRUCTION_TEST_DATABASE_URL");
     if (external) {
       await applyPendingMigrations(external);
-      db = createDb(external);
+      db = createDb(external, { maxConnections: 6 });
       return;
     }
     temporary = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("workspace-reconstruction-");
@@ -144,17 +144,21 @@ describe("reconstruction after confirmed native workspace loss", () => {
     expect(await queue.nextTimerHeartbeatAt(agent)).toBeNull();
     const events: string[] = [];
     const unsubscribe = subscribeDatabaseWork(db, DELIVERY_QUEUES.agentTimers, event => events.push(event));
+    const routineEvents: string[] = [];
+    const unsubscribeRoutine = subscribeDatabaseWork(db, DELIVERY_QUEUES.routineExecutionStatus, event => routineEvents.push(event));
     try {
       await db.transaction(async tx => {
         await reconstructNativeWorkspace({ ...f, db: tx as unknown as Db });
         expect(events).toContain("intent");
         expect(events).not.toContain("settled");
+        expect(routineEvents).toContain("intent"); expect(routineEvents).not.toContain("settled");
         expect((await db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.id, f.issueId)))[0].status).toBe("blocked");
       });
       expect(events).toContain("settled");
+      expect(routineEvents).toContain("settled");
       expect((await db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.id, f.issueId)))[0].status).toBe("todo");
       expect(await queue.nextTimerHeartbeatAt(agent)).toBe(agent.createdAt.getTime() + 600_000);
-    } finally { unsubscribe(); }
+    } finally { unsubscribe(); unsubscribeRoutine(); }
   });
 
   it("pins a historical cancelled workspace through public heartbeat startup without replaying its turn", async () => {
diff --git a/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-workspace-reconstruction.ts b/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-workspace-reconstruction.ts
index 2c327994fe4..2daf462972f 100644
--- a/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-workspace-reconstruction.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-workspace-reconstruction.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { notifyStatusCardIssueChange } from "../status-card-notifications.js";
 import { notifyAttentionRetentionWork } from "../retention-work-notifications.js";
+import { notifyRoutineExecutionStatus } from "../routine-execution-status-notifications.js";
 import { DELIVERY_QUEUES, notifyDeliveryWork } from "../delivery-work-notifications.js";
 import { notifyUnsafeWorkspaceExportRecovery } from "../unsafe-workspace-export-notifications.js";
 import { and, eq, gt, inArray, ne, notInArray, or, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ export async function reconstructNativeWorkspace(input: {
     await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.issueMonitors);
     await notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.agentTimers);
     await notifyStatusCardIssueChange(tx, input.companyId);
+    await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx, input.issueId, input.companyId);
     await tx.update(issues).set({ status: "todo", unblockDescriptor: null, blockedTransitionAt: null,
       blockedOwnerNotifiedAt: null, updatedAt: now }).where(eq(issues.id, issue.id));
     const publication = await persistActivity(db, { companyId: input.companyId, actorType: "user", actorId: input.actorId,
diff --git a/server/src/services/routine-execution-status-notifications.ts b/server/src/services/routine-execution-status-notifications.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb9df28dda9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/services/routine-execution-status-notifications.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { DELIVERY_QUEUES, notifyDeliveryWork } from "./delivery-work-notifications.js";
+
+export type RoutineExecutionStatusScope = { issueId?: string; companyId?: string };
+
+export function notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(tx: object, issueId?: string, companyId?: string) {
+  return notifyDeliveryWork(tx, DELIVERY_QUEUES.routineExecutionStatus,
+    issueId || companyId ? JSON.stringify({ issueId, companyId } satisfies RoutineExecutionStatusScope) : "*");
+}
diff --git a/server/src/services/routine-execution-status-work.ts b/server/src/services/routine-execution-status-work.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a4437f89f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/services/routine-execution-status-work.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import type { createDeliveryWorkCoordinator } from "./delivery-work-coordinator.js";
+import { DELIVERY_QUEUES } from "./delivery-work-notifications.js";
+import { registerScopedDeadlineWork } from "./scoped-deadline-work.js";
+import type { RoutineExecutionStatusScope } from "./routine-execution-status-notifications.js";
+import { ROUTINE_EXECUTION_STATUS_PAGE_SIZE, type routineExecutionStatusService } from "./routine-run-status.js";
+
+export function registerRoutineExecutionStatusWork(
+  coordinator: ReturnType<typeof createDeliveryWorkCoordinator>,
+  service: ReturnType<typeof routineExecutionStatusService>,
+  canRun: () => boolean,
+) {
+  const cursors = new Map<string, string>();
+  return registerScopedDeadlineWork(coordinator, {
+    queue: DELIVERY_QUEUES.routineExecutionStatus,
+    decodeScope: hint => hint === "*" ? undefined : JSON.parse(hint) as RoutineExecutionStatusScope,
+    matches: (entry, scope?: RoutineExecutionStatusScope) => (!scope?.issueId || entry.issueId === scope.issueId)
+      && (!scope?.companyId || entry.companyId === scope.companyId),
+    load: async (scope?: RoutineExecutionStatusScope) => {
+      const key = JSON.stringify(scope) ?? "*";
+      const rows = await service.load(scope, cursors.get(key));
+      const complete = rows.length < ROUTINE_EXECUTION_STATUS_PAGE_SIZE;
+      if (complete) cursors.delete(key); else cursors.set(key, rows.at(-1)!.id);
+      return { rows: rows.map(row => ({ ...row, dueAt: Date.now() })), complete };
+    },
+    check: async entry => { await service.settle(entry); return null; },
+  }, canRun);
+}
diff --git a/server/src/services/routine-run-status.ts b/server/src/services/routine-run-status.ts
index 77341f9cba4..46a2bae4cf5 100644
--- a/server/src/services/routine-run-status.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/routine-run-status.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { notifyRoutineExecutionStatus, type RoutineExecutionStatusScope } from "./routine-execution-status-notifications.js";
+import { and, eq, inArray, or, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { Db } from "@paperclipai/db";
 import { issues, routineRuns, routines } from "@paperclipai/db";
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ function legacyExecutionIssueTransientFailureStatus(
 }
 
 export async function finalizeRoutineRun(executor: Db, runId: string, patch: Partial<typeof routineRuns.$inferInsert>) {
+  if (patch.linkedIssueId) await notifyRoutineExecutionStatus(executor, patch.linkedIssueId);
   return executor
     .update(routineRuns)
     .set({
@@ -49,6 +51,10 @@ export async function finalizeRoutineRun(executor: Db, runId: string, patch: Par
 }
 
 export async function syncRoutineRunStatusForIssue(executor: Db, issueId: string) {
+  return executor.transaction(tx => syncLockedRoutineRunStatusForIssue(tx as unknown as Db, issueId));
+}
+
+async function syncLockedRoutineRunStatusForIssue(executor: Db, issueId: string) {
   const issue = await executor
     .select({
       id: issues.id,
@@ -58,7 +64,8 @@ export async function syncRoutineRunStatusForIssue(executor: Db, issueId: string
       originRunId: issues.originRunId,
     })
     .from(issues)
-    .where(eq(issues.id, issueId))
+    .where(and(eq(issues.id, issueId), eq(issues.originKind, "routine_execution")))
+    .for("update")
     .then((rows) => rows[0] ?? null);
   if (!issue || issue.originKind !== "routine_execution" || !issue.originRunId) return null;
   const run = await executor
@@ -67,14 +74,17 @@ export async function syncRoutineRunStatusForIssue(executor: Db, issueId: string
       status: routineRuns.status,
       failureReason: routineRuns.failureReason,
       triggerPayload: routineRuns.triggerPayload,
+      completedAt: routineRuns.completedAt,
     })
     .from(routineRuns)
     .innerJoin(routines, and(eq(routines.id, routineRuns.routineId), eq(routines.companyId, issue.companyId)))
     .where(and(eq(routineRuns.id, issue.originRunId), eq(routineRuns.companyId, issue.companyId),
       eq(routineRuns.linkedIssueId, issue.id)))
+    .for("update", { of: routineRuns })
     .then((rows) => rows[0] ?? null);
-  if (!run) return null;
+  if (!run || ["received", "skipped", "coalesced"].includes(run.status)) return null;
   if (issue.status === "done") {
+    if (run.status === "completed" && run.failureReason === null && run.completedAt) return null;
     const transientFailureStatus = executionIssueTransientFailureStatusFromPayload(run.triggerPayload)
       ?? legacyExecutionIssueTransientFailureStatus(run.failureReason);
     const transientFailureClearedAt = executionIssueTransientFailureClearedAtFromPayload(run.triggerPayload);
@@ -99,6 +109,7 @@ export async function syncRoutineRunStatusForIssue(executor: Db, issueId: string
   }
   if (issue.status === "blocked" || issue.status === "cancelled") {
     const failureReason = executionIssueTransientFailureReason(issue.status);
+    if (run.status === "failed" && run.failureReason === failureReason && run.completedAt) return null;
     return finalizeRoutineRun(executor, issue.originRunId, {
       status: "failed",
       failureReason,
@@ -135,3 +146,57 @@ export async function syncRoutineRunStatusForIssue(executor: Db, issueId: string
   return null;
 }
 
+
+export const ROUTINE_EXECUTION_STATUS_PAGE_SIZE = 50;
+
+export function routineExecutionStatusDebtCondition() {
+  const transientFailure = sql`((${routineRuns.triggerPayload} -> 'transientFailure' ->> 'code' = ${EXECUTION_ISSUE_TRANSIENT_FAILURE_CODE}
+      and ${routineRuns.triggerPayload} -> 'transientFailure' ->> 'status' in ('blocked', 'cancelled'))
+    or ${routineRuns.failureReason} in ('Execution issue moved to blocked', 'Execution issue moved to cancelled'))`;
+  return or(
+    and(eq(routineRuns.status, "issue_created"), inArray(issues.status, ["done", "blocked", "cancelled"])),
+    and(eq(routineRuns.status, "completed"), or(inArray(issues.status, ["blocked", "cancelled"]),
+      and(eq(issues.status, "done"), sql`(${routineRuns.completedAt} is null or ${routineRuns.failureReason} is not null)`))),
+    and(eq(routineRuns.status, "failed"), transientFailure,
+      sql`(${issues.status} not in ('blocked', 'cancelled')
+        or ${routineRuns.completedAt} is null
+        or ${routineRuns.failureReason} is distinct from 'Execution issue moved to ' || ${issues.status})`),
+  );
+}
+
+export function routineExecutionStatusService(db: Db) {
+  async function load(scope?: RoutineExecutionStatusScope, afterId?: string) {
+    return db.select({ id: routineRuns.id, companyId: routineRuns.companyId,
+      issueId: issues.id, routineId: routineRuns.routineId })
+      .from(routineRuns)
+      .innerJoin(routines, and(eq(routines.id, routineRuns.routineId), eq(routines.companyId, routineRuns.companyId)))
+      .innerJoin(issues, and(eq(issues.id, routineRuns.linkedIssueId), eq(issues.companyId, routineRuns.companyId),
+        eq(issues.originKind, "routine_execution"), sql`${issues.originRunId} = ${routineRuns.id}::text`))
+      .where(and(routineExecutionStatusDebtCondition(),
+        ...(scope?.issueId ? [eq(issues.id, scope.issueId)] : []),
+        ...(scope?.companyId ? [eq(routineRuns.companyId, scope.companyId)] : []),
+        ...(afterId ? [sql`${routineRuns.id} > ${afterId}::uuid`] : [])))
+      .orderBy(routineRuns.id).limit(ROUTINE_EXECUTION_STATUS_PAGE_SIZE);
+  }
+  async function settle(candidate: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof load>>[number]) {
+    return db.transaction(async tx => {
+      await tx.execute(sql`SET LOCAL lock_timeout = '500ms'`);
+      await tx.execute(sql`SET LOCAL statement_timeout = '5s'`);
+      const [routine] = await tx.select({ id: routines.id }).from(routines).where(and(
+        eq(routines.id, candidate.routineId), eq(routines.companyId, candidate.companyId))).for("share");
+      if (!routine) return false;
+      const [issue] = await tx.select().from(issues).where(and(eq(issues.id, candidate.issueId),
+        eq(issues.companyId, candidate.companyId), eq(issues.originKind, "routine_execution"),
+        eq(issues.originRunId, candidate.id))).for("update");
+      if (!issue) return false;
+      const [run] = await tx.select({ id: routineRuns.id }).from(routineRuns)
+        .innerJoin(issues, eq(issues.id, routineRuns.linkedIssueId))
+        .where(and(eq(routineRuns.id, candidate.id), eq(routineRuns.companyId, candidate.companyId),
+          eq(routineRuns.routineId, candidate.routineId), eq(routineRuns.linkedIssueId, issue.id),
+          routineExecutionStatusDebtCondition())).for("update", { of: routineRuns });
+      if (!run) return false;
+      return (await syncRoutineRunStatusForIssue(tx as unknown as Db, issue.id)) !== null;
+    });
+  }
+  return { load, settle };
+}
diff --git a/server/src/services/routines.ts b/server/src/services/routines.ts
index a831a3e489a..30fefbbabbf 100644
--- a/server/src/services/routines.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/routines.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ import { secretService } from "./secrets.js";
 import { getSecretProvider } from "../secrets/provider-registry.js";
 import { parseCron, validateCron } from "./cron.js";
 import { heartbeatService } from "./heartbeat.js";
-import { finalizeRoutineRun, syncRoutineRunStatusForIssue } from "./routine-run-status.js";
+import { finalizeRoutineRun, routineExecutionStatusService, syncRoutineRunStatusForIssue } from "./routine-run-status.js";
 import {
   instanceSettingsService,
   isTruthyRuntimeEnvValue,
@@ -2003,7 +2003,8 @@ export function routineService(
     return run;
   }
 
-  let statusReconcileCursor: string | null = null;
+
+  let statusReconcileCursor: string | undefined;
 
   async function syncRunStatusForIssue(issueId: string, executor: Db = db) {
     return syncRoutineRunStatusForIssue(executor, issueId);
@@ -3247,41 +3248,14 @@ export function routineService(
       return { triggered };
     },
 
-    // Repair a missed issue-status hook through the same status transition as
-    // normal issue writes. Never discard queued input or infer run completion
-    // from age. Lock both owners and re-read the issue before applying repair.
     reconcileExecutionRunStatuses: async (): Promise<{ scanned: number; settled: number; deferred: number }> => {
-      const candidates = await db.select({ id: routineRuns.id, companyId: routineRuns.companyId,
-        issueId: issues.id, routineId: routineRuns.routineId })
-        .from(routineRuns).innerJoin(routines, and(eq(routines.id, routineRuns.routineId), eq(routines.companyId, routineRuns.companyId)))
-        .innerJoin(issues, and(eq(issues.id, routineRuns.linkedIssueId),
-          eq(issues.companyId, routineRuns.companyId), eq(issues.originKind, "routine_execution"),
-          sql`${issues.originRunId} = ${routineRuns.id}::text`, sql`${issues.originId} = ${routineRuns.routineId}::text`))
-        .where(and(eq(routineRuns.status, "issue_created"), inArray(issues.status, ["done", "cancelled", "blocked"]),
-          ...(statusReconcileCursor ? [sql`${routineRuns.id}::text > ${statusReconcileCursor}`] : [])))
-        .orderBy(asc(routineRuns.id)).limit(50);
-      statusReconcileCursor = candidates.length === 50 ? candidates.at(-1)!.id : null;
-      let settled = 0;
-      let deferred = 0;
+      const service = routineExecutionStatusService(db);
+      const candidates = await service.load(undefined, statusReconcileCursor);
+      statusReconcileCursor = candidates.length === 50 ? candidates.at(-1)!.id : undefined;
+      let settled = 0, deferred = 0;
       for (const candidate of candidates) {
         try {
-          const repaired = await db.transaction(async tx => {
-            await tx.execute(sql`SET LOCAL lock_timeout = '500ms'`);
-            await tx.execute(sql`SET LOCAL statement_timeout = '5s'`);
-            const [routine] = await tx.select({ id: routines.id }).from(routines).where(and(
-              eq(routines.id, candidate.routineId), eq(routines.companyId, candidate.companyId))).for("share");
-            if (!routine) return false;
-            const [issue] = await tx.select().from(issues).where(and(eq(issues.id, candidate.issueId),
-              eq(issues.companyId, candidate.companyId), eq(issues.originKind, "routine_execution"),
-              eq(issues.originRunId, candidate.id), eq(issues.originId, candidate.routineId))).for("update");
-            if (!issue || !["done", "cancelled", "blocked"].includes(issue.status)) return false;
-            const [run] = await tx.select().from(routineRuns).where(and(eq(routineRuns.id, candidate.id),
-              eq(routineRuns.companyId, candidate.companyId), eq(routineRuns.routineId, candidate.routineId),
-              eq(routineRuns.linkedIssueId, issue.id), eq(routineRuns.status, "issue_created"))).for("update");
-            if (!run) return false;
-            return (await syncRunStatusForIssue(issue.id, tx as unknown as Db)) !== null;
-          });
-          if (repaired) settled += 1;
+          if (await service.settle(candidate)) settled++;
         } catch (error) {
           let current: unknown = error;
           let retryable = false;
@@ -3291,7 +3265,7 @@ export function routineService(
             current = cause.cause;
           }
           if (!retryable) throw error;
-          deferred += 1;
+          deferred++;
         }
       }
       return { scanned: candidates.length, settled, deferred };