diff --git a/doc/plans/2026-11-03-existing-workspace-ephemeral-migration.md b/doc/plans/2026-11-03-existing-workspace-ephemeral-migration.md
index 925aec1ebfe..08baa908696 100644
--- a/doc/plans/2026-11-03-existing-workspace-ephemeral-migration.md
+++ b/doc/plans/2026-11-03-existing-workspace-ephemeral-migration.md
@@ -205,3 +205,12 @@ and rejection at the archive limit before any object or row is published. This
 finite offline operation adds no idle background work. A resumed rehearsal can
 measure the fix but cannot replace fresh full-image migration and empty-home
 recovery proof.
+
+During offline migration, known task-only assignment, configuration and
+disposition warnings can remain unchanged while the owner saves local files.
+They do not certify file recovery and are not resolved by migration. An active
+system recovery, native execution failure marker, declared workspace recovery
+source, export-failure cause or unknown recovery kind retains the existing
+blocker unless the importer already records that exact legacy recovery source.
+Live migration keeps its recovery exclusion. Recheck recovery evidence before
+publishing the saved workspace.
diff --git a/server/src/services/remote-workspace-migration.test.ts b/server/src/services/remote-workspace-migration.test.ts
index 730aa200ae0..c9cbcbe1ea8 100644
--- a/server/src/services/remote-workspace-migration.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/remote-workspace-migration.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { activityLog, agents, environmentLeases, heartbeatRuns, nativeRunFinalizations, nativeRunResults, completionContracts, applyPendingMigrations, closeRegisteredClients, companies, createDb, executionWorkspaceSnapshots,
-  executionWorkspaceRuntimeLeases, executionWorkspaces, issues, projects, projectWorkspaces, workspaceOperations, workspaceRuntimeServices } from "@paperclipai/db";
+  executionWorkspaceRuntimeLeases, executionWorkspaces, issueRecoveryActions, issues, projects, projectWorkspaces, workspaceOperations, workspaceRuntimeServices } from "@paperclipai/db";
 import { readRemoteWorkspaceAuthority } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import { createLocalDiskStorageProvider } from "../storage/local-disk-provider.js";
 import { createStorageService } from "../storage/service.js";
@@ -151,6 +151,43 @@ describe.skipIf(!support.supported)("remote workspace migration", () => {
     expect((await db.select().from(heartbeatRuns).where(eq(heartbeatRuns.id, run!.id)))[0]).toEqual(run);
     expect(readRemoteWorkspaceAuthority((await workspace(f.workspaceId)).metadata)).not.toBeNull();
   });
+  it.each(["stranded_assigned_issue", "configuration_validation", "missing_disposition"])("preserves a task-only %s warning through offline file migration", async kind => {
+    const f = await seed();
+    const [action] = await db.insert(issueRecoveryActions).values({ companyId: f.companyId, sourceIssueId: f.issueId,
+      kind, cause: kind, fingerprint: randomUUID(), nextAction: "Keep the existing task warning", evidence: { latestRunStatus: "failed" } }).returning();
+    await expect(migrateRemoteWorkspace({ db, storage, ...f, apply: true })).rejects.toThrow("workspace_recovery_unresolved");
+    vi.stubEnv("PAPERCLIP_EPHEMERAL_MIGRATION", "true");
+    await migrateRemoteWorkspace({ db, storage, ...f, apply: true, writersStopped: true });
+    expect((await db.select().from(issueRecoveryActions).where(eq(issueRecoveryActions.id, action!.id)))[0]).toEqual(action);
+    const authority = readRemoteWorkspaceAuthority((await workspace(f.workspaceId)).metadata)!;
+    const ref = await getWorkspaceSnapshot(db, { ...f, snapshotId: authority.snapshotId! });
+    const archivePath = path.join(root, "task-warning.pcws"), targetDir = path.join(root, "restored-task-warning");
+    await fs.rm(f.cwd, { recursive: true });
+    await loadWorkspaceSnapshotArchive({ storage, reference: ref!, targetPath: archivePath });
+    await restoreRemoteWorkspaceArchive({ archivePath, targetDir, expectedManifestDigest: ref!.manifestDigest });
+    expect(await fs.readFile(path.join(targetDir, "saved.txt"), "utf8")).toBe("original saved work\n");
+  });
+  it.each(["workspaceRestoreRecovery", "workspaceRecovery", "historicalWorkspaceSource", "systemRecovery", "nativeFailureBlock", "export-cause", "unknown-kind"])("retains unresolved file or execution recovery as an offline blocker (%s)", async mode => {
+    const f = await seed(); vi.stubEnv("PAPERCLIP_EPHEMERAL_MIGRATION", "true");
+    await db.insert(issueRecoveryActions).values({ companyId: f.companyId, sourceIssueId: f.issueId,
+      kind: mode === "unknown-kind" ? "future_recovery" : "configuration_validation",
+      cause: mode === "export-cause" ? "native_workspace_sync_out_unrecoverable" : "configuration_incomplete",
+      fingerprint: randomUUID(), nextAction: "Preserve unresolved recovery", evidence: mode === "export-cause" || mode === "unknown-kind" ? {}
+        : { [mode]: mode === "systemRecovery" ? { state: "running" } : { schema: "unverified" } } });
+    await expect(migrateRemoteWorkspace({ db, storage, ...f, apply: true, writersStopped: true })).rejects.toThrow("workspace_recovery_unresolved");
+    expect(readRemoteWorkspaceAuthority((await workspace(f.workspaceId)).metadata)).toBeNull();
+  });
+  it("rechecks a task warning that becomes file recovery during upload", async () => {
+    const f = await seed(); vi.stubEnv("PAPERCLIP_EPHEMERAL_MIGRATION", "true");
+    const [action] = await db.insert(issueRecoveryActions).values({ companyId: f.companyId, sourceIssueId: f.issueId,
+      kind: "configuration_validation", cause: "configuration_incomplete", fingerprint: randomUUID(), nextAction: "Repair configuration" }).returning();
+    const put = storage.putFile.bind(storage);
+    storage.putFile = async input => { const result = await put(input);
+      await db.update(issueRecoveryActions).set({ evidence: { historicalWorkspaceSource: { schema: "paperclip.historical-workspace-source.v1" } } })
+        .where(eq(issueRecoveryActions.id, action!.id)); return result; };
+    await expect(migrateRemoteWorkspace({ db, storage, ...f, apply: true, writersStopped: true })).rejects.toThrow("workspace_recovery_unresolved");
+    expect(readRemoteWorkspaceAuthority((await workspace(f.workspaceId)).metadata)).toBeNull();
+  });
   it("detects overlapping folders reached through symlinked parent directories", async () => {
     const f = await seed(), alias = path.join(root, "alias"); await fs.symlink(root, alias);
     await db.insert(executionWorkspaces).values({ companyId: f.companyId, name: "Physical alias", mode: "isolated_workspace",
diff --git a/server/src/services/remote-workspace-migration.ts b/server/src/services/remote-workspace-migration.ts
index 3b0e4448001..0ad155c1ea7 100644
--- a/server/src/services/remote-workspace-migration.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/remote-workspace-migration.ts
@@ -202,13 +202,22 @@ async function inspect(db: ReadDb, input: { companyId: string; workspaceId: stri
   )).limit(1);
   if (service) reasons.push("workspace_runtime_service_unsettled");
   const recoveryIssueIds = [...new Set([workspace.sourceIssueId, ...legacyRecoverySources.map(source => source.issueId)].filter((id): id is string => Boolean(id)))];
-  const recoveries = recoveryIssueIds.length ? await db.select({ id: issueRecoveryActions.id, evidence: issueRecoveryActions.evidence }).from(issueRecoveryActions).where(and(
+  const recoveries = recoveryIssueIds.length ? await db.select({ id: issueRecoveryActions.id, kind: issueRecoveryActions.kind,
+    cause: issueRecoveryActions.cause, evidence: issueRecoveryActions.evidence }).from(issueRecoveryActions).where(and(
     eq(issueRecoveryActions.companyId, workspace.companyId), inArray(issueRecoveryActions.sourceIssueId, recoveryIssueIds),
     inArray(issueRecoveryActions.status, ["active", "escalated"]),
   )) : [];
-  if (recoveries.some(recovery => !input.writersStopped
-    || !legacyRecoverySources.some(source => source.runId === recovery.evidence?.runId)
-    || (recovery.evidence?.systemRecovery as { state?: unknown } | undefined)?.state === "running")) reasons.push("workspace_recovery_unresolved");
+  if (recoveries.some(recovery => {
+    if (!input.writersStopped || object(recovery.evidence?.systemRecovery).state === "running") return true;
+    if (legacyRecoverySources.some(source => source.runId === recovery.evidence?.runId)) return false;
+    // These warnings govern task disposition, not file authority. Keep them
+    // unchanged while the offline owner saves the workspace. Unknown recovery
+    // kinds and any declared file source still require explicit preservation.
+    return !["stranded_assigned_issue", "configuration_validation", "missing_disposition"].includes(recovery.kind)
+      || ["native_workspace_sync_out_unrecoverable", "native_workspace_sync_out_retry_exhausted"].includes(recovery.cause)
+      || ["workspaceRestoreRecovery", "workspaceRecovery", "historicalWorkspaceSource", "systemRecovery", "nativeFailureBlock"]
+        .some(key => recovery.evidence?.[key] != null);
+  })) reasons.push("workspace_recovery_unresolved");
   const repositories = await db.select().from(executionWorkspaceRepositories).where(and(eq(executionWorkspaceRepositories.companyId, workspace.companyId),
     eq(executionWorkspaceRepositories.executionWorkspaceId, workspace.id)));
   if (repositories.some(repository => repository.state !== "ready")) reasons.push("repository_preparation_unresolved");