Add issue subtree hold preview foundation

packages/db/src/migrations/0066_issue_tree_holds.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "issue_tree_holds" (
+	"id" uuid PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid() NOT NULL,
+	"company_id" uuid NOT NULL,
+	"root_issue_id" uuid NOT NULL,
+	"mode" text NOT NULL,
+	"status" text DEFAULT 'active' NOT NULL,
+	"reason" text,
+	"release_policy" jsonb,
+	"created_by_actor_type" text DEFAULT 'system' NOT NULL,
+	"created_by_agent_id" uuid,
+	"created_by_user_id" text,
+	"created_by_run_id" uuid,
+	"released_at" timestamp with time zone,
+	"released_by_actor_type" text,
+	"released_by_agent_id" uuid,
+	"released_by_user_id" text,
+	"released_by_run_id" uuid,
+	"release_reason" text,
+	"release_metadata" jsonb,
+	"created_at" timestamp with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
+	"updated_at" timestamp with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL
+);
+--> statement-breakpoint
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "issue_tree_hold_members" (
+	"id" uuid PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid() NOT NULL,
+	"company_id" uuid NOT NULL,
+	"hold_id" uuid NOT NULL,
+	"issue_id" uuid NOT NULL,
+	"parent_issue_id" uuid,
+	"depth" integer DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+	"issue_identifier" text,
+	"issue_title" text NOT NULL,
+	"issue_status" text NOT NULL,
+	"assignee_agent_id" uuid,
+	"assignee_user_id" text,
+	"active_run_id" uuid,
+	"active_run_status" text,
+	"skipped" boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
+	"skip_reason" text,
+	"created_at" timestamp with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL
+);
+--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'issue_tree_holds_company_id_companies_id_fk') THEN
+  ALTER TABLE "issue_tree_holds" ADD CONSTRAINT "issue_tree_holds_company_id_companies_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("company_id") REFERENCES "public"."companies"("id") ON DELETE no action ON UPDATE no action;
+ END IF;
+END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'issue_tree_holds_root_issue_id_issues_id_fk') THEN
+  ALTER TABLE "issue_tree_holds" ADD CONSTRAINT "issue_tree_holds_root_issue_id_issues_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("root_issue_id") REFERENCES "public"."issues"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
+ END IF;
+END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'issue_tree_holds_created_by_agent_id_agents_id_fk') THEN
+  ALTER TABLE "issue_tree_holds" ADD CONSTRAINT "issue_tree_holds_created_by_agent_id_agents_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("created_by_agent_id") REFERENCES "public"."agents"("id") ON DELETE set null ON UPDATE no action;
+ END IF;
+END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'issue_tree_holds_created_by_run_id_heartbeat_runs_id_fk') THEN
+  ALTER TABLE "issue_tree_holds" ADD CONSTRAINT "issue_tree_holds_created_by_run_id_heartbeat_runs_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("created_by_run_id") REFERENCES "public"."heartbeat_runs"("id") ON DELETE set null ON UPDATE no action;
+ END IF;
+END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'issue_tree_holds_released_by_agent_id_agents_id_fk') THEN
+  ALTER TABLE "issue_tree_holds" ADD CONSTRAINT "issue_tree_holds_released_by_agent_id_agents_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("released_by_agent_id") REFERENCES "public"."agents"("id") ON DELETE set null ON UPDATE no action;
+ END IF;
+END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'issue_tree_holds_released_by_run_id_heartbeat_runs_id_fk') THEN
+  ALTER TABLE "issue_tree_holds" ADD CONSTRAINT "issue_tree_holds_released_by_run_id_heartbeat_runs_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("released_by_run_id") REFERENCES "public"."heartbeat_runs"("id") ON DELETE set null ON UPDATE no action;
+ END IF;
+END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'issue_tree_hold_members_company_id_companies_id_fk') THEN
+  ALTER TABLE "issue_tree_hold_members" ADD CONSTRAINT "issue_tree_hold_members_company_id_companies_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("company_id") REFERENCES "public"."companies"("id") ON DELETE no action ON UPDATE no action;
+ END IF;
+END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'issue_tree_hold_members_hold_id_issue_tree_holds_id_fk') THEN
+  ALTER TABLE "issue_tree_hold_members" ADD CONSTRAINT "issue_tree_hold_members_hold_id_issue_tree_holds_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("hold_id") REFERENCES "public"."issue_tree_holds"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
+ END IF;
+END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'issue_tree_hold_members_issue_id_issues_id_fk') THEN
+  ALTER TABLE "issue_tree_hold_members" ADD CONSTRAINT "issue_tree_hold_members_issue_id_issues_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("issue_id") REFERENCES "public"."issues"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
+ END IF;
+END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'issue_tree_hold_members_parent_issue_id_issues_id_fk') THEN
+  ALTER TABLE "issue_tree_hold_members" ADD CONSTRAINT "issue_tree_hold_members_parent_issue_id_issues_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("parent_issue_id") REFERENCES "public"."issues"("id") ON DELETE set null ON UPDATE no action;
+ END IF;
+END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'issue_tree_hold_members_assignee_agent_id_agents_id_fk') THEN
+  ALTER TABLE "issue_tree_hold_members" ADD CONSTRAINT "issue_tree_hold_members_assignee_agent_id_agents_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("assignee_agent_id") REFERENCES "public"."agents"("id") ON DELETE set null ON UPDATE no action;
+ END IF;
+END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'issue_tree_hold_members_active_run_id_heartbeat_runs_id_fk') THEN
+  ALTER TABLE "issue_tree_hold_members" ADD CONSTRAINT "issue_tree_hold_members_active_run_id_heartbeat_runs_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("active_run_id") REFERENCES "public"."heartbeat_runs"("id") ON DELETE set null ON UPDATE no action;
+ END IF;
+END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "issue_tree_holds_company_root_status_idx" ON "issue_tree_holds" USING btree ("company_id","root_issue_id","status");--> statement-breakpoint
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "issue_tree_holds_company_status_mode_idx" ON "issue_tree_holds" USING btree ("company_id","status","mode");--> statement-breakpoint
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "issue_tree_hold_members_hold_issue_uq" ON "issue_tree_hold_members" USING btree ("hold_id","issue_id");--> statement-breakpoint
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "issue_tree_hold_members_company_issue_idx" ON "issue_tree_hold_members" USING btree ("company_id","issue_id");--> statement-breakpoint
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "issue_tree_hold_members_hold_depth_idx" ON "issue_tree_hold_members" USING btree ("hold_id","depth");

packages/db/src/migrations/meta/_journal.json

@@ -463,6 +463,13 @@
       "when": 1776903900000,
       "tag": "0065_environments",
       "breakpoints": true
+    },
+    {
+      "idx": 66,
+      "version": "7",
+      "when": 1776786127000,
+      "tag": "0066_issue_tree_holds",
+      "breakpoints": true
     }
   ]
 }

packages/db/src/schema/index.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ export { issueLabels } from "./issue_labels.js";
 export { issueApprovals } from "./issue_approvals.js";
 export { issueComments } from "./issue_comments.js";
 export { issueThreadInteractions } from "./issue_thread_interactions.js";
+export { issueTreeHolds } from "./issue_tree_holds.js";
+export { issueTreeHoldMembers } from "./issue_tree_hold_members.js";
 export { issueExecutionDecisions } from "./issue_execution_decisions.js";
 export { issueInboxArchives } from "./issue_inbox_archives.js";
 export { inboxDismissals } from "./inbox_dismissals.js";

packages/db/src/schema/issue_tree_hold_members.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { index, pgTable, text, timestamp, uniqueIndex, uuid, boolean, integer } from "drizzle-orm/pg-core";
+import { agents } from "./agents.js";
+import { companies } from "./companies.js";
+import { heartbeatRuns } from "./heartbeat_runs.js";
+import { issues } from "./issues.js";
+import { issueTreeHolds } from "./issue_tree_holds.js";
+
+export const issueTreeHoldMembers = pgTable(
+  "issue_tree_hold_members",
+  {
+    id: uuid("id").primaryKey().defaultRandom(),
+    companyId: uuid("company_id").notNull().references(() => companies.id),
+    holdId: uuid("hold_id").notNull().references(() => issueTreeHolds.id, { onDelete: "cascade" }),
+    issueId: uuid("issue_id").notNull().references(() => issues.id, { onDelete: "cascade" }),
+    parentIssueId: uuid("parent_issue_id").references(() => issues.id, { onDelete: "set null" }),
+    depth: integer("depth").notNull().default(0),
+    issueIdentifier: text("issue_identifier"),
+    issueTitle: text("issue_title").notNull(),
+    issueStatus: text("issue_status").notNull(),
+    assigneeAgentId: uuid("assignee_agent_id").references(() => agents.id, { onDelete: "set null" }),
+    assigneeUserId: text("assignee_user_id"),
+    activeRunId: uuid("active_run_id").references(() => heartbeatRuns.id, { onDelete: "set null" }),
+    activeRunStatus: text("active_run_status"),
+    skipped: boolean("skipped").notNull().default(false),
+    skipReason: text("skip_reason"),
+    createdAt: timestamp("created_at", { withTimezone: true }).notNull().defaultNow(),
+  },
+  (table) => ({
+    holdIssueUniqueIdx: uniqueIndex("issue_tree_hold_members_hold_issue_uq").on(table.holdId, table.issueId),
+    companyIssueIdx: index("issue_tree_hold_members_company_issue_idx").on(table.companyId, table.issueId),
+    holdDepthIdx: index("issue_tree_hold_members_hold_depth_idx").on(table.holdId, table.depth),
+  }),
+);

packages/db/src/schema/issue_tree_holds.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { index, jsonb, pgTable, text, timestamp, uuid } from "drizzle-orm/pg-core";
+import { agents } from "./agents.js";
+import { companies } from "./companies.js";
+import { heartbeatRuns } from "./heartbeat_runs.js";
+import { issues } from "./issues.js";
+
+export const issueTreeHolds = pgTable(
+  "issue_tree_holds",
+  {
+    id: uuid("id").primaryKey().defaultRandom(),
+    companyId: uuid("company_id").notNull().references(() => companies.id),
+    rootIssueId: uuid("root_issue_id").notNull().references(() => issues.id, { onDelete: "cascade" }),
+    mode: text("mode").notNull(),
+    status: text("status").notNull().default("active"),
+    reason: text("reason"),
+    releasePolicy: jsonb("release_policy").$type<Record<string, unknown>>(),
+    createdByActorType: text("created_by_actor_type").notNull().default("system"),
+    createdByAgentId: uuid("created_by_agent_id").references(() => agents.id, { onDelete: "set null" }),
+    createdByUserId: text("created_by_user_id"),
+    createdByRunId: uuid("created_by_run_id").references(() => heartbeatRuns.id, { onDelete: "set null" }),
+    releasedAt: timestamp("released_at", { withTimezone: true }),
+    releasedByActorType: text("released_by_actor_type"),
+    releasedByAgentId: uuid("released_by_agent_id").references(() => agents.id, { onDelete: "set null" }),
+    releasedByUserId: text("released_by_user_id"),
+    releasedByRunId: uuid("released_by_run_id").references(() => heartbeatRuns.id, { onDelete: "set null" }),
+    releaseReason: text("release_reason"),
+    releaseMetadata: jsonb("release_metadata").$type<Record<string, unknown>>(),
+    createdAt: timestamp("created_at", { withTimezone: true }).notNull().defaultNow(),
+    updatedAt: timestamp("updated_at", { withTimezone: true }).notNull().defaultNow(),
+  },
+  (table) => ({
+    companyRootStatusIdx: index("issue_tree_holds_company_root_status_idx").on(
+      table.companyId,
+      table.rootIssueId,
+      table.status,
+    ),
+    companyStatusModeIdx: index("issue_tree_holds_company_status_mode_idx").on(table.companyId, table.status, table.mode),
+  }),
+);

packages/shared/src/api.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ export const API = {
   agents: `${API_PREFIX}/agents`,
   projects: `${API_PREFIX}/projects`,
   issues: `${API_PREFIX}/issues`,
+  issueTreeControl: `${API_PREFIX}/issues/:issueId/tree-control`,
+  issueTreeHolds: `${API_PREFIX}/issues/:issueId/tree-holds`,
   goals: `${API_PREFIX}/goals`,
   approvals: `${API_PREFIX}/approvals`,
   secrets: `${API_PREFIX}/secrets`,

packages/shared/src/constants.ts

@@ -170,6 +170,15 @@ export type IssueOriginKind = BuiltInIssueOriginKind | PluginIssueOriginKind;
 export const ISSUE_RELATION_TYPES = ["blocks"] as const;
 export type IssueRelationType = (typeof ISSUE_RELATION_TYPES)[number];
 
+export const ISSUE_TREE_CONTROL_MODES = ["pause", "resume", "cancel", "restore"] as const;
+export type IssueTreeControlMode = (typeof ISSUE_TREE_CONTROL_MODES)[number];
+
+export const ISSUE_TREE_HOLD_STATUSES = ["active", "released"] as const;
+export type IssueTreeHoldStatus = (typeof ISSUE_TREE_HOLD_STATUSES)[number];
+
+export const ISSUE_TREE_HOLD_RELEASE_POLICY_STRATEGIES = ["manual", "after_active_runs_finish"] as const;
+export type IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicyStrategy = (typeof ISSUE_TREE_HOLD_RELEASE_POLICY_STRATEGIES)[number];
+
 export const ISSUE_CONTINUATION_SUMMARY_DOCUMENT_KEY = "continuation-summary" as const;
 export const SYSTEM_ISSUE_DOCUMENT_KEYS = [ISSUE_CONTINUATION_SUMMARY_DOCUMENT_KEY] as const;
 export type SystemIssueDocumentKey = (typeof SYSTEM_ISSUE_DOCUMENT_KEYS)[number];

packages/shared/src/index.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export {
   ISSUE_THREAD_INTERACTION_CONTINUATION_POLICIES,
   ISSUE_ORIGIN_KINDS,
   ISSUE_RELATION_TYPES,
+  ISSUE_TREE_CONTROL_MODES,
+  ISSUE_TREE_HOLD_RELEASE_POLICY_STRATEGIES,
+  ISSUE_TREE_HOLD_STATUSES,
   ISSUE_CONTINUATION_SUMMARY_DOCUMENT_KEY,
   SYSTEM_ISSUE_DOCUMENT_KEYS,
   isSystemIssueDocumentKey,
@@ -120,6 +123,9 @@ export {
   type PluginIssueOriginKind,
   type IssueOriginKind,
   type IssueRelationType,
+  type IssueTreeControlMode,
+  type IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicyStrategy,
+  type IssueTreeHoldStatus,
   type SystemIssueDocumentKey,
   type IssueReferenceSourceKind,
   type IssueExecutionPolicyMode,
@@ -348,6 +354,15 @@ export type {
   LegacyPlanDocument,
   IssueAttachment,
   IssueLabel,
+  IssueTreeControlPreview,
+  IssueTreeHold,
+  IssueTreeHoldMember,
+  IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicy,
+  IssueTreePreviewAgent,
+  IssueTreePreviewIssue,
+  IssueTreePreviewRun,
+  IssueTreePreviewTotals,
+  IssueTreePreviewWarning,
   Goal,
   Approval,
   ApprovalComment,
@@ -644,6 +659,11 @@ export {
   issueDocumentKeySchema,
   upsertIssueDocumentSchema,
   restoreIssueDocumentRevisionSchema,
+  createIssueTreeHoldSchema,
+  issueTreeControlModeSchema,
+  issueTreeHoldReleasePolicySchema,
+  previewIssueTreeControlSchema,
+  releaseIssueTreeHoldSchema,
   type CreateIssue,
   type CreateChildIssue,
   type CreateIssueLabel,
@@ -662,6 +682,9 @@ export {
   type IssueDocumentFormat,
   type UpsertIssueDocument,
   type RestoreIssueDocumentRevision,
+  type CreateIssueTreeHold,
+  type PreviewIssueTreeControl,
+  type ReleaseIssueTreeHold,
   createGoalSchema,
   updateGoalSchema,
   type CreateGoal,

packages/shared/src/types/index.ts

@@ -148,6 +148,17 @@ export type {
   IssueAttachment,
   IssueLabel,
 } from "./issue.js";
+export type {
+  IssueTreeControlPreview,
+  IssueTreeHold,
+  IssueTreeHoldMember,
+  IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicy,
+  IssueTreePreviewAgent,
+  IssueTreePreviewIssue,
+  IssueTreePreviewRun,
+  IssueTreePreviewTotals,
+  IssueTreePreviewWarning,
+} from "./issue-tree-control.js";
 export type { Goal } from "./goal.js";
 export type { Approval, ApprovalComment } from "./approval.js";
 export type {

packages/shared/src/types/issue-tree-control.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import type {
+  IssueStatus,
+  IssueTreeControlMode,
+  IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicyStrategy,
+  IssueTreeHoldStatus,
+} from "../constants.js";
+
+export interface IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicy {
+  strategy: IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicyStrategy;
+  note?: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface IssueTreePreviewRun {
+  id: string;
+  issueId: string;
+  agentId: string;
+  status: "queued" | "running";
+  startedAt: Date | null;
+  createdAt: Date;
+}
+
+export interface IssueTreePreviewAgent {
+  agentId: string;
+  issueCount: number;
+  activeRunCount: number;
+}
+
+export interface IssueTreePreviewIssue {
+  id: string;
+  identifier: string | null;
+  title: string;
+  status: IssueStatus;
+  parentId: string | null;
+  depth: number;
+  assigneeAgentId: string | null;
+  assigneeUserId: string | null;
+  activeRun: IssueTreePreviewRun | null;
+  activeHoldIds: string[];
+  action: IssueTreeControlMode;
+  skipped: boolean;
+  skipReason: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface IssueTreePreviewWarning {
+  code: string;
+  message: string;
+  issueIds?: string[];
+}
+
+export interface IssueTreePreviewTotals {
+  totalIssues: number;
+  affectedIssues: number;
+  skippedIssues: number;
+  activeRuns: number;
+  queuedRuns: number;
+  affectedAgents: number;
+}
+
+export interface IssueTreeControlPreview {
+  companyId: string;
+  rootIssueId: string;
+  mode: IssueTreeControlMode;
+  generatedAt: Date;
+  releasePolicy: IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicy | null;
+  totals: IssueTreePreviewTotals;
+  countsByStatus: Partial<Record<IssueStatus, number>>;
+  issues: IssueTreePreviewIssue[];
+  skippedIssues: IssueTreePreviewIssue[];
+  activeRuns: IssueTreePreviewRun[];
+  affectedAgents: IssueTreePreviewAgent[];
+  warnings: IssueTreePreviewWarning[];
+}
+
+export interface IssueTreeHoldMember {
+  id: string;
+  companyId: string;
+  holdId: string;
+  issueId: string;
+  parentIssueId: string | null;
+  depth: number;
+  issueIdentifier: string | null;
+  issueTitle: string;
+  issueStatus: IssueStatus;
+  assigneeAgentId: string | null;
+  assigneeUserId: string | null;
+  activeRunId: string | null;
+  activeRunStatus: string | null;
+  skipped: boolean;
+  skipReason: string | null;
+  createdAt: Date;
+}
+
+export interface IssueTreeHold {
+  id: string;
+  companyId: string;
+  rootIssueId: string;
+  mode: IssueTreeControlMode;
+  status: IssueTreeHoldStatus;
+  reason: string | null;
+  releasePolicy: IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicy | null;
+  createdByActorType: "user" | "agent" | "system";
+  createdByAgentId: string | null;
+  createdByUserId: string | null;
+  createdByRunId: string | null;
+  releasedAt: Date | null;
+  releasedByActorType: "user" | "agent" | "system" | null;
+  releasedByAgentId: string | null;
+  releasedByUserId: string | null;
+  releasedByRunId: string | null;
+  releaseReason: string | null;
+  releaseMetadata: Record<string, unknown> | null;
+  createdAt: Date;
+  updatedAt: Date;
+  members?: IssueTreeHoldMember[];
+}

packages/shared/src/validators/index.ts

@@ -197,6 +197,17 @@ export {
   type RestoreIssueDocumentRevision,
 } from "./issue.js";
 
+export {
+  createIssueTreeHoldSchema,
+  issueTreeControlModeSchema,
+  issueTreeHoldReleasePolicySchema,
+  previewIssueTreeControlSchema,
+  releaseIssueTreeHoldSchema,
+  type CreateIssueTreeHold,
+  type PreviewIssueTreeControl,
+  type ReleaseIssueTreeHold,
+} from "./issue-tree-control.js";
+
 export {
   createIssueWorkProductSchema,
   updateIssueWorkProductSchema,

packages/shared/src/validators/issue-tree-control.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+import {
+  ISSUE_TREE_CONTROL_MODES,
+  ISSUE_TREE_HOLD_RELEASE_POLICY_STRATEGIES,
+} from "../constants.js";
+
+export const issueTreeControlModeSchema = z.enum(ISSUE_TREE_CONTROL_MODES);
+
+export const issueTreeHoldReleasePolicySchema = z
+  .object({
+    strategy: z.enum(ISSUE_TREE_HOLD_RELEASE_POLICY_STRATEGIES).default("manual"),
+    note: z.string().trim().min(1).max(500).optional().nullable(),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const previewIssueTreeControlSchema = z
+  .object({
+    mode: issueTreeControlModeSchema,
+    releasePolicy: issueTreeHoldReleasePolicySchema.optional().nullable(),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export type PreviewIssueTreeControl = z.infer<typeof previewIssueTreeControlSchema>;
+
+export const createIssueTreeHoldSchema = z
+  .object({
+    mode: issueTreeControlModeSchema,
+    reason: z.string().trim().min(1).max(1000).optional().nullable(),
+    releasePolicy: issueTreeHoldReleasePolicySchema.optional().nullable(),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export type CreateIssueTreeHold = z.infer<typeof createIssueTreeHoldSchema>;
+
+export const releaseIssueTreeHoldSchema = z
+  .object({
+    reason: z.string().trim().min(1).max(1000).optional().nullable(),
+    releasePolicy: issueTreeHoldReleasePolicySchema.optional().nullable(),
+    metadata: z.record(z.unknown()).optional().nullable(),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export type ReleaseIssueTreeHold = z.infer<typeof releaseIssueTreeHoldSchema>;

server/src/__tests__/issue-tree-control-routes.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import express from "express";
+import request from "supertest";
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const mockIssueService = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  getById: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+const mockTreeControlService = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  preview: vi.fn(),
+  createHold: vi.fn(),
+  getHold: vi.fn(),
+  releaseHold: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+const mockLogActivity = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+
+vi.mock("../services/index.js", () => ({
+  issueService: () => mockIssueService,
+  issueTreeControlService: () => mockTreeControlService,
+  logActivity: mockLogActivity,
+}));
+
+async function createApp(actor: Record<string, unknown>) {
+  const [{ errorHandler }, { issueTreeControlRoutes }] = await Promise.all([
+    import("../middleware/index.js"),
+    import("../routes/issue-tree-control.js"),
+  ]);
+  const app = express();
+  app.use(express.json());
+  app.use((req, _res, next) => {
+    (req as any).actor = actor;
+    next();
+  });
+  app.use("/api", issueTreeControlRoutes({} as any));
+  app.use(errorHandler);
+  return app;
+}
+
+describe("issue tree control routes", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mockIssueService.getById.mockResolvedValue({
+      id: "11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
+      companyId: "company-2",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects cross-company preview requests before calling the preview service", async () => {
+    const app = await createApp({
+      type: "board",
+      userId: "user-1",
+      companyIds: ["company-1"],
+      source: "session",
+      isInstanceAdmin: false,
+    });
+
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .post("/api/issues/11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111/tree-control/preview")
+      .send({ mode: "pause" });
+
+    expect(res.status).toBe(403);
+    expect(mockTreeControlService.preview).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockLogActivity).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("requires board access for hold creation", async () => {
+    const app = await createApp({
+      type: "agent",
+      agentId: "22222222-2222-4222-8222-222222222222",
+      companyId: "company-2",
+      runId: null,
+      source: "api_key",
+    });
+
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .post("/api/issues/11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111/tree-holds")
+      .send({ mode: "pause" });
+
+    expect(res.status).toBe(403);
+    expect(mockIssueService.getById).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockTreeControlService.createHold).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});

server/src/__tests__/issue-tree-control-service-unit.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { issueTreeControlService } from "../services/issue-tree-control.js";
+
+function emptySelectDb() {
+  return {
+    select: vi.fn(() => ({
+      from: vi.fn(() => ({
+        where: vi.fn(() => ({
+          then: (resolve: (rows: unknown[]) => unknown) => Promise.resolve(resolve([])),
+        })),
+      })),
+    })),
+  };
+}
+
+describe("issueTreeControlService unit guards", () => {
+  it("rejects cross-company roots before traversing descendants", async () => {
+    const db = emptySelectDb();
+    const svc = issueTreeControlService(db as any);
+
+    await expect(svc.preview("company-2", "issue-from-company-1", { mode: "pause" })).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      status: 404,
+    });
+    expect(db.select).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});

server/src/__tests__/issue-tree-control-service.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  agents,
+  companies,
+  createDb,
+  heartbeatRuns,
+  issueTreeHoldMembers,
+  issueTreeHolds,
+  issues,
+} from "@paperclipai/db";
+import {
+  getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport,
+  startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase,
+} from "./helpers/embedded-postgres.js";
+import { issueTreeControlService } from "../services/issue-tree-control.js";
+
+const embeddedPostgresSupport = await getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport();
+const describeEmbeddedPostgres = embeddedPostgresSupport.supported ? describe : describe.skip;
+
+if (!embeddedPostgresSupport.supported) {
+  console.warn(
+    `Skipping embedded Postgres issue tree control service tests on this host: ${embeddedPostgresSupport.reason ?? "unsupported environment"}`,
+  );
+}
+
+describeEmbeddedPostgres("issueTreeControlService", () => {
+  let db!: ReturnType<typeof createDb>;
+  let tempDb: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase>> | null = null;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    tempDb = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("paperclip-issue-tree-control-");
+    db = createDb(tempDb.connectionString);
+  }, 20_000);
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await db.delete(issueTreeHoldMembers);
+    await db.delete(issueTreeHolds);
+    await db.delete(issues);
+    await db.delete(heartbeatRuns);
+    await db.delete(agents);
+    await db.delete(companies);
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await tempDb?.cleanup();
+  });
+
+  it("previews a subtree without changing issue statuses", async () => {
+    const companyId = randomUUID();
+    const otherCompanyId = randomUUID();
+    const agentId = randomUUID();
+    const runId = randomUUID();
+    const rootIssueId = randomUUID();
+    const runningChildId = randomUUID();
+    const doneChildId = randomUUID();
+    const cancelledChildId = randomUUID();
+
+    await db.insert(companies).values([
+      {
+        id: companyId,
+        name: "Paperclip",
+        issuePrefix: `T${companyId.replace(/-/g, "").slice(0, 6).toUpperCase()}`,
+        requireBoardApprovalForNewAgents: false,
+      },
+      {
+        id: otherCompanyId,
+        name: "OtherCo",
+        issuePrefix: `T${otherCompanyId.replace(/-/g, "").slice(0, 6).toUpperCase()}`,
+        requireBoardApprovalForNewAgents: false,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    await db.insert(agents).values({
+      id: agentId,
+      companyId,
+      name: "CodexCoder",
+      role: "engineer",
+      status: "running",
+      adapterType: "codex_local",
+      adapterConfig: {},
+      runtimeConfig: {},
+      permissions: {},
+    });
+
+    await db.insert(heartbeatRuns).values({
+      id: runId,
+      companyId,
+      agentId,
+      invocationSource: "assignment",
+      status: "running",
+      contextSnapshot: { issueId: runningChildId },
+    });
+
+    await db.insert(issues).values([
+      {
+        id: rootIssueId,
+        companyId,
+        title: "Root",
+        status: "todo",
+        priority: "medium",
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-04-21T10:00:00.000Z"),
+      },
+      {
+        id: runningChildId,
+        companyId,
+        parentId: rootIssueId,
+        title: "Running child",
+        status: "in_progress",
+        priority: "medium",
+        assigneeAgentId: agentId,
+        executionRunId: runId,
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-04-21T10:01:00.000Z"),
+      },
+      {
+        id: doneChildId,
+        companyId,
+        parentId: rootIssueId,
+        title: "Done child",
+        status: "done",
+        priority: "medium",
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-04-21T10:02:00.000Z"),
+      },
+      {
+        id: cancelledChildId,
+        companyId,
+        parentId: rootIssueId,
+        title: "Cancelled child",
+        status: "cancelled",
+        priority: "medium",
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-04-21T10:03:00.000Z"),
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const svc = issueTreeControlService(db);
+    const preview = await svc.preview(companyId, rootIssueId, { mode: "pause" });
+
+    expect(preview.issues.map((issue) => [issue.id, issue.depth, issue.skipped, issue.skipReason])).toEqual([
+      [rootIssueId, 0, false, null],
+      [runningChildId, 1, false, null],
+      [doneChildId, 1, true, "terminal_status"],
+      [cancelledChildId, 1, true, "terminal_status"],
+    ]);
+    expect(preview.totals).toMatchObject({
+      totalIssues: 4,
+      affectedIssues: 2,
+      skippedIssues: 2,
+      activeRuns: 1,
+      queuedRuns: 0,
+      affectedAgents: 1,
+    });
+    expect(preview.countsByStatus).toMatchObject({ todo: 1, in_progress: 1, done: 1, cancelled: 1 });
+    expect(preview.activeRuns).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({ id: runId, issueId: runningChildId, agentId, status: "running" }),
+    ]);
+    expect(preview.warnings.map((warning) => warning.code)).toContain("running_runs_present");
+
+    const [runningChildAfterPreview] = await db
+      .select()
+      .from(issues)
+      .where(eq(issues.id, runningChildId));
+    expect(runningChildAfterPreview.status).toBe("in_progress");
+
+    await expect(svc.preview(otherCompanyId, rootIssueId, { mode: "pause" })).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      status: 404,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("creates and releases normalized hold snapshots", async () => {
+    const companyId = randomUUID();
+    const rootIssueId = randomUUID();
+
+    await db.insert(companies).values({
+      id: companyId,
+      name: "Paperclip",
+      issuePrefix: `T${companyId.replace(/-/g, "").slice(0, 6).toUpperCase()}`,
+      requireBoardApprovalForNewAgents: false,
+    });
+    await db.insert(issues).values({
+      id: rootIssueId,
+      companyId,
+      title: "Root",
+      status: "todo",
+      priority: "medium",
+    });
+
+    const svc = issueTreeControlService(db);
+    const created = await svc.createHold(companyId, rootIssueId, {
+      mode: "pause",
+      reason: "operator requested pause",
+      actor: { actorType: "user", actorId: "board-user", userId: "board-user" },
+    });
+
+    expect(created.hold.status).toBe("active");
+    expect(created.hold.members).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(created.hold.members?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+      issueId: rootIssueId,
+      issueStatus: "todo",
+      skipped: false,
+    });
+
+    const released = await svc.releaseHold(companyId, rootIssueId, created.hold.id, {
+      reason: "operator resumed",
+      actor: { actorType: "user", actorId: "board-user", userId: "board-user" },
+    });
+
+    expect(released.status).toBe("released");
+    expect(released.releaseReason).toBe("operator resumed");
+    expect(released.members).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+});

server/src/app.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { companySkillRoutes } from "./routes/company-skills.js";
 import { agentRoutes } from "./routes/agents.js";
 import { projectRoutes } from "./routes/projects.js";
 import { issueRoutes } from "./routes/issues.js";
+import { issueTreeControlRoutes } from "./routes/issue-tree-control.js";
 import { routineRoutes } from "./routes/routines.js";
 import { executionWorkspaceRoutes } from "./routes/execution-workspaces.js";
 import { goalRoutes } from "./routes/goals.js";
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ export async function createApp(
   api.use(issueRoutes(db, opts.storageService, {
     feedbackExportService: opts.feedbackExportService,
   }));
+  api.use(issueTreeControlRoutes(db));
   api.use(routineRoutes(db));
   api.use(executionWorkspaceRoutes(db));
   api.use(goalRoutes(db));

server/src/routes/index.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export { companySkillRoutes } from "./company-skills.js";
 export { agentRoutes } from "./agents.js";
 export { projectRoutes } from "./projects.js";
 export { issueRoutes } from "./issues.js";
+export { issueTreeControlRoutes } from "./issue-tree-control.js";
 export { routineRoutes } from "./routines.js";
 export { goalRoutes } from "./goals.js";
 export { approvalRoutes } from "./approvals.js";

server/src/routes/issue-tree-control.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+import { Router } from "express";
+import type { Request } from "express";
+import type { Db } from "@paperclipai/db";
+import {
+  createIssueTreeHoldSchema,
+  previewIssueTreeControlSchema,
+  releaseIssueTreeHoldSchema,
+} from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { validate } from "../middleware/validate.js";
+import { issueService, issueTreeControlService, logActivity } from "../services/index.js";
+import { assertBoard, assertCompanyAccess, getActorInfo } from "./authz.js";
+
+export function issueTreeControlRoutes(db: Db) {
+  const router = Router();
+  const issuesSvc = issueService(db);
+  const treeControlSvc = issueTreeControlService(db);
+
+  async function resolveRootIssue(req: Request) {
+    const rootIssueId = req.params.id as string;
+    const root = await issuesSvc.getById(rootIssueId);
+    return root;
+  }
+
+  router.post("/issues/:id/tree-control/preview", validate(previewIssueTreeControlSchema), async (req, res) => {
+    assertBoard(req);
+    const root = await resolveRootIssue(req);
+    if (!root) {
+      res.status(404).json({ error: "Root issue not found" });
+      return;
+    }
+    assertCompanyAccess(req, root.companyId);
+
+    const preview = await treeControlSvc.preview(root.companyId, root.id, req.body);
+    const actor = getActorInfo(req);
+    await logActivity(db, {
+      companyId: root.companyId,
+      actorType: actor.actorType,
+      actorId: actor.actorId,
+      agentId: actor.agentId,
+      runId: actor.runId,
+      action: "issue.tree_control_previewed",
+      entityType: "issue",
+      entityId: root.id,
+      details: {
+        mode: preview.mode,
+        totals: preview.totals,
+        warningCodes: preview.warnings.map((warning) => warning.code),
+      },
+    });
+
+    res.json(preview);
+  });
+
+  router.post("/issues/:id/tree-holds", validate(createIssueTreeHoldSchema), async (req, res) => {
+    assertBoard(req);
+    const root = await resolveRootIssue(req);
+    if (!root) {
+      res.status(404).json({ error: "Root issue not found" });
+      return;
+    }
+    assertCompanyAccess(req, root.companyId);
+
+    const actor = getActorInfo(req);
+    const result = await treeControlSvc.createHold(root.companyId, root.id, {
+      ...req.body,
+      actor: {
+        actorType: actor.actorType,
+        actorId: actor.actorId,
+        agentId: actor.agentId,
+        userId: actor.actorType === "user" ? actor.actorId : null,
+        runId: actor.runId,
+      },
+    });
+    await logActivity(db, {
+      companyId: root.companyId,
+      actorType: actor.actorType,
+      actorId: actor.actorId,
+      agentId: actor.agentId,
+      runId: actor.runId,
+      action: "issue.tree_hold_created",
+      entityType: "issue",
+      entityId: root.id,
+      details: {
+        holdId: result.hold.id,
+        mode: result.hold.mode,
+        reason: result.hold.reason,
+        totals: result.preview.totals,
+        warningCodes: result.preview.warnings.map((warning) => warning.code),
+      },
+    });
+
+    res.status(201).json(result);
+  });
+
+  router.get("/issues/:id/tree-holds/:holdId", async (req, res) => {
+    assertBoard(req);
+    const root = await resolveRootIssue(req);
+    if (!root) {
+      res.status(404).json({ error: "Root issue not found" });
+      return;
+    }
+    assertCompanyAccess(req, root.companyId);
+
+    const hold = await treeControlSvc.getHold(root.companyId, req.params.holdId as string);
+    if (!hold || hold.rootIssueId !== root.id) {
+      res.status(404).json({ error: "Issue tree hold not found" });
+      return;
+    }
+    res.json(hold);
+  });
+
+  router.post(
+    "/issues/:id/tree-holds/:holdId/release",
+    validate(releaseIssueTreeHoldSchema),
+    async (req, res) => {
+      assertBoard(req);
+      const root = await resolveRootIssue(req);
+      if (!root) {
+        res.status(404).json({ error: "Root issue not found" });
+        return;
+      }
+      assertCompanyAccess(req, root.companyId);
+
+      const actor = getActorInfo(req);
+      const hold = await treeControlSvc.releaseHold(root.companyId, root.id, req.params.holdId as string, {
+        ...req.body,
+        actor: {
+          actorType: actor.actorType,
+          actorId: actor.actorId,
+          agentId: actor.agentId,
+          userId: actor.actorType === "user" ? actor.actorId : null,
+          runId: actor.runId,
+        },
+      });
+      await logActivity(db, {
+        companyId: root.companyId,
+        actorType: actor.actorType,
+        actorId: actor.actorId,
+        agentId: actor.agentId,
+        runId: actor.runId,
+        action: "issue.tree_hold_released",
+        entityType: "issue",
+        entityId: root.id,
+        details: {
+          holdId: hold.id,
+          mode: hold.mode,
+          reason: hold.releaseReason,
+          memberCount: hold.members?.length ?? 0,
+        },
+      });
+
+      res.json(hold);
+    },
+  );
+
+  return router;
+}

server/src/services/index.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export {
   type IssueFilters,
 } from "./issues.js";
 export { issueThreadInteractionService } from "./issue-thread-interactions.js";
+export { issueTreeControlService } from "./issue-tree-control.js";
 export { issueApprovalService } from "./issue-approvals.js";
 export { issueReferenceService } from "./issue-references.js";
 export { goalService } from "./goals.js";

server/src/services/issue-tree-control.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,529 @@
+import { and, asc, eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
+import type { Db } from "@paperclipai/db";
+import {
+  heartbeatRuns,
+  issueTreeHoldMembers,
+  issueTreeHolds,
+  issues,
+} from "@paperclipai/db";
+import {
+  ISSUE_STATUSES,
+  type IssueStatus,
+  type IssueTreeControlMode,
+  type IssueTreeControlPreview,
+  type IssueTreeHold,
+  type IssueTreeHoldMember,
+  type IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicy,
+  type IssueTreePreviewAgent,
+  type IssueTreePreviewIssue,
+  type IssueTreePreviewRun,
+  type IssueTreePreviewWarning,
+} from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { conflict, notFound, unprocessable } from "../errors.js";
+
+type IssueRow = typeof issues.$inferSelect;
+type HoldRow = typeof issueTreeHolds.$inferSelect;
+type HoldMemberRow = typeof issueTreeHoldMembers.$inferSelect;
+type ActorInput = {
+  actorType: "user" | "agent" | "system";
+  actorId: string;
+  agentId?: string | null;
+  userId?: string | null;
+  runId?: string | null;
+};
+type TreeIssue = IssueRow & { depth: number };
+type ActiveRunRow = {
+  id: string;
+  issueId: string;
+  agentId: string;
+  status: "queued" | "running";
+  startedAt: Date | null;
+  createdAt: Date;
+};
+
+const TERMINAL_ISSUE_STATUSES = new Set<IssueStatus>(["done", "cancelled"]);
+const ACTIVE_RUN_STATUSES = ["queued", "running"] as const;
+const DEFAULT_RELEASE_POLICY: IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicy = { strategy: "manual" };
+
+function normalizeReleasePolicy(
+  releasePolicy: IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicy | null | undefined,
+): IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicy {
+  return releasePolicy ?? DEFAULT_RELEASE_POLICY;
+}
+
+function coerceIssueStatus(status: string): IssueStatus {
+  return ISSUE_STATUSES.includes(status as IssueStatus) ? (status as IssueStatus) : "backlog";
+}
+
+function isTerminalIssue(status: string): status is IssueStatus {
+  return TERMINAL_ISSUE_STATUSES.has(coerceIssueStatus(status));
+}
+
+function toPreviewRun(row: ActiveRunRow): IssueTreePreviewRun {
+  return {
+    id: row.id,
+    issueId: row.issueId,
+    agentId: row.agentId,
+    status: row.status,
+    startedAt: row.startedAt,
+    createdAt: row.createdAt,
+  };
+}
+
+function toHold(row: HoldRow, members?: HoldMemberRow[]): IssueTreeHold {
+  return {
+    id: row.id,
+    companyId: row.companyId,
+    rootIssueId: row.rootIssueId,
+    mode: row.mode as IssueTreeControlMode,
+    status: row.status as IssueTreeHold["status"],
+    reason: row.reason,
+    releasePolicy: (row.releasePolicy as IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicy | null) ?? null,
+    createdByActorType: row.createdByActorType as IssueTreeHold["createdByActorType"],
+    createdByAgentId: row.createdByAgentId,
+    createdByUserId: row.createdByUserId,
+    createdByRunId: row.createdByRunId,
+    releasedAt: row.releasedAt,
+    releasedByActorType: row.releasedByActorType as IssueTreeHold["releasedByActorType"],
+    releasedByAgentId: row.releasedByAgentId,
+    releasedByUserId: row.releasedByUserId,
+    releasedByRunId: row.releasedByRunId,
+    releaseReason: row.releaseReason,
+    releaseMetadata: row.releaseMetadata ?? null,
+    createdAt: row.createdAt,
+    updatedAt: row.updatedAt,
+    ...(members ? { members: members.map(toHoldMember) } : {}),
+  };
+}
+
+function toHoldMember(row: HoldMemberRow): IssueTreeHoldMember {
+  return {
+    id: row.id,
+    companyId: row.companyId,
+    holdId: row.holdId,
+    issueId: row.issueId,
+    parentIssueId: row.parentIssueId,
+    depth: row.depth,
+    issueIdentifier: row.issueIdentifier,
+    issueTitle: row.issueTitle,
+    issueStatus: coerceIssueStatus(row.issueStatus),
+    assigneeAgentId: row.assigneeAgentId,
+    assigneeUserId: row.assigneeUserId,
+    activeRunId: row.activeRunId,
+    activeRunStatus: row.activeRunStatus,
+    skipped: row.skipped,
+    skipReason: row.skipReason,
+    createdAt: row.createdAt,
+  };
+}
+
+function issueSkipReason(input: {
+  mode: IssueTreeControlMode;
+  issue: TreeIssue;
+  activePauseHoldIds: string[];
+}): string | null {
+  const status = coerceIssueStatus(input.issue.status);
+  if (input.mode === "restore") {
+    return status === "cancelled" ? null : "not_cancelled";
+  }
+  if (isTerminalIssue(status)) {
+    return "terminal_status";
+  }
+  if (input.mode === "pause" && input.activePauseHoldIds.length > 0) {
+    return "already_held";
+  }
+  if (input.mode === "resume" && input.activePauseHoldIds.length === 0) {
+    return "not_held";
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function buildAffectedAgents(issuesToPreview: IssueTreePreviewIssue[]): IssueTreePreviewAgent[] {
+  const byAgentId = new Map<string, IssueTreePreviewAgent>();
+  for (const issue of issuesToPreview) {
+    if (issue.skipped) continue;
+    const agentIds = new Set<string>();
+    if (issue.assigneeAgentId) agentIds.add(issue.assigneeAgentId);
+    if (issue.activeRun) agentIds.add(issue.activeRun.agentId);
+    for (const agentId of agentIds) {
+      const current = byAgentId.get(agentId) ?? { agentId, issueCount: 0, activeRunCount: 0 };
+      current.issueCount += 1;
+      if (issue.activeRun?.agentId === agentId) current.activeRunCount += 1;
+      byAgentId.set(agentId, current);
+    }
+  }
+  return [...byAgentId.values()].sort((a, b) => a.agentId.localeCompare(b.agentId));
+}
+
+function buildWarnings(input: {
+  mode: IssueTreeControlMode;
+  issuesToPreview: IssueTreePreviewIssue[];
+  activeRuns: IssueTreePreviewRun[];
+}): IssueTreePreviewWarning[] {
+  const affectedIssues = input.issuesToPreview.filter((issue) => !issue.skipped);
+  const affectedIssueIds = new Set(affectedIssues.map((issue) => issue.id));
+  const affectedRuns = input.activeRuns.filter((run) => affectedIssueIds.has(run.issueId));
+  const warnings: IssueTreePreviewWarning[] = [];
+
+  if (affectedIssues.length === 0) {
+    warnings.push({
+      code: "no_affected_issues",
+      message: "No issues in this subtree match the requested control action.",
+    });
+  }
+
+  const runningRunIssueIds = affectedRuns
+    .filter((run) => run.status === "running")
+    .map((run) => run.issueId);
+  if ((input.mode === "pause" || input.mode === "cancel") && runningRunIssueIds.length > 0) {
+    warnings.push({
+      code: "running_runs_present",
+      message: "Some affected issues have running heartbeat runs.",
+      issueIds: [...new Set(runningRunIssueIds)].sort(),
+    });
+  }
+
+  const queuedRunIssueIds = affectedRuns
+    .filter((run) => run.status === "queued")
+    .map((run) => run.issueId);
+  if ((input.mode === "pause" || input.mode === "cancel") && queuedRunIssueIds.length > 0) {
+    warnings.push({
+      code: "queued_runs_present",
+      message: "Some affected issues have queued heartbeat runs.",
+      issueIds: [...new Set(queuedRunIssueIds)].sort(),
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (input.mode === "resume" && affectedIssues.length === 0) {
+    warnings.push({
+      code: "no_active_pause_holds",
+      message: "No active pause holds were found in this subtree.",
+    });
+  }
+
+  return warnings;
+}
+
+export function issueTreeControlService(db: Db) {
+  async function listTreeIssues(companyId: string, rootIssueId: string): Promise<TreeIssue[]> {
+    const root = await db
+      .select()
+      .from(issues)
+      .where(and(eq(issues.id, rootIssueId), eq(issues.companyId, companyId)))
+      .then((rows) => rows[0] ?? null);
+    if (!root) {
+      throw notFound("Root issue not found");
+    }
+
+    const result: TreeIssue[] = [{ ...root, depth: 0 }];
+    const visited = new Set<string>([root.id]);
+    let frontier = [{ id: root.id, depth: 0 }];
+
+    while (frontier.length > 0) {
+      const parentIds = frontier.map((item) => item.id);
+      const depthByParentId = new Map(frontier.map((item) => [item.id, item.depth]));
+      const children = await db
+        .select()
+        .from(issues)
+        .where(and(eq(issues.companyId, companyId), inArray(issues.parentId, parentIds)))
+        .orderBy(asc(issues.createdAt), asc(issues.id));
+
+      const nextFrontier: typeof frontier = [];
+      for (const child of children) {
+        if (visited.has(child.id)) continue;
+        const depth = (depthByParentId.get(child.parentId ?? "") ?? 0) + 1;
+        visited.add(child.id);
+        result.push({ ...child, depth });
+        nextFrontier.push({ id: child.id, depth });
+      }
+      frontier = nextFrontier;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  async function activeRunsByIssueId(companyId: string, treeIssues: TreeIssue[]) {
+    const runIds = treeIssues
+      .map((issue) => issue.executionRunId)
+      .filter((id): id is string => typeof id === "string" && id.length > 0);
+    const byIssueId = new Map<string, ActiveRunRow>();
+    if (runIds.length === 0) return byIssueId;
+
+    const rows = await db
+      .select({
+        id: heartbeatRuns.id,
+        agentId: heartbeatRuns.agentId,
+        status: heartbeatRuns.status,
+        startedAt: heartbeatRuns.startedAt,
+        createdAt: heartbeatRuns.createdAt,
+      })
+      .from(heartbeatRuns)
+      .where(
+        and(
+          eq(heartbeatRuns.companyId, companyId),
+          inArray(heartbeatRuns.id, [...new Set(runIds)]),
+          inArray(heartbeatRuns.status, [...ACTIVE_RUN_STATUSES]),
+        ),
+      );
+    const runById = new Map<string, typeof rows[number]>();
+    for (const row of rows) {
+      if (row.status === "queued" || row.status === "running") {
+        runById.set(row.id, row);
+      }
+    }
+    for (const issue of treeIssues) {
+      if (!issue.executionRunId) continue;
+      const run = runById.get(issue.executionRunId);
+      if (!run) continue;
+      const status = run.status === "queued" || run.status === "running" ? run.status : null;
+      if (!status) continue;
+      byIssueId.set(issue.id, {
+        id: run.id,
+        issueId: issue.id,
+        agentId: run.agentId,
+        status,
+        startedAt: run.startedAt,
+        createdAt: run.createdAt,
+      });
+    }
+    return byIssueId;
+  }
+
+  async function activeHoldsByIssueId(companyId: string, issueIds: string[]) {
+    const byIssueId = new Map<string, { all: string[]; pause: string[] }>();
+    if (issueIds.length === 0) return byIssueId;
+    const rows = await db
+      .select({
+        issueId: issueTreeHoldMembers.issueId,
+        holdId: issueTreeHolds.id,
+        mode: issueTreeHolds.mode,
+      })
+      .from(issueTreeHoldMembers)
+      .innerJoin(issueTreeHolds, eq(issueTreeHoldMembers.holdId, issueTreeHolds.id))
+      .where(
+        and(
+          eq(issueTreeHoldMembers.companyId, companyId),
+          eq(issueTreeHolds.status, "active"),
+          inArray(issueTreeHoldMembers.issueId, issueIds),
+        ),
+      )
+      .orderBy(asc(issueTreeHolds.createdAt), asc(issueTreeHolds.id));
+
+    for (const row of rows) {
+      const current = byIssueId.get(row.issueId) ?? { all: [], pause: [] };
+      current.all.push(row.holdId);
+      if (row.mode === "pause") current.pause.push(row.holdId);
+      byIssueId.set(row.issueId, current);
+    }
+    return byIssueId;
+  }
+
+  async function preview(
+    companyId: string,
+    rootIssueId: string,
+    input: {
+      mode: IssueTreeControlMode;
+      releasePolicy?: IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicy | null;
+    },
+  ): Promise<IssueTreeControlPreview> {
+    const treeIssues = await listTreeIssues(companyId, rootIssueId);
+    const issueIds = treeIssues.map((issue) => issue.id);
+    const [runsByIssueId, holdsByIssueId] = await Promise.all([
+      activeRunsByIssueId(companyId, treeIssues),
+      activeHoldsByIssueId(companyId, issueIds),
+    ]);
+    const countsByStatus: Partial<Record<IssueStatus, number>> = {};
+
+    const issuesToPreview = treeIssues.map((issue) => {
+      const status = coerceIssueStatus(issue.status);
+      countsByStatus[status] = (countsByStatus[status] ?? 0) + 1;
+      const holdState = holdsByIssueId.get(issue.id) ?? { all: [], pause: [] };
+      const skipReason = issueSkipReason({
+        mode: input.mode,
+        issue,
+        activePauseHoldIds: holdState.pause,
+      });
+      const run = runsByIssueId.get(issue.id);
+      return {
+        id: issue.id,
+        identifier: issue.identifier,
+        title: issue.title,
+        status,
+        parentId: issue.parentId,
+        depth: issue.depth,
+        assigneeAgentId: issue.assigneeAgentId,
+        assigneeUserId: issue.assigneeUserId,
+        activeRun: run ? toPreviewRun(run) : null,
+        activeHoldIds: holdState.all,
+        action: input.mode,
+        skipped: skipReason !== null,
+        skipReason,
+      } satisfies IssueTreePreviewIssue;
+    });
+    const skippedIssues = issuesToPreview.filter((issue) => issue.skipped);
+    const activeRuns = [...runsByIssueId.values()]
+      .map(toPreviewRun)
+      .sort((a, b) => a.issueId.localeCompare(b.issueId) || a.id.localeCompare(b.id));
+    const affectedAgents = buildAffectedAgents(issuesToPreview);
+
+    return {
+      companyId,
+      rootIssueId,
+      mode: input.mode,
+      generatedAt: new Date(),
+      releasePolicy: normalizeReleasePolicy(input.releasePolicy),
+      totals: {
+        totalIssues: issuesToPreview.length,
+        affectedIssues: issuesToPreview.length - skippedIssues.length,
+        skippedIssues: skippedIssues.length,
+        activeRuns: activeRuns.filter((run) => run.status === "running").length,
+        queuedRuns: activeRuns.filter((run) => run.status === "queued").length,
+        affectedAgents: affectedAgents.length,
+      },
+      countsByStatus,
+      issues: issuesToPreview,
+      skippedIssues,
+      activeRuns,
+      affectedAgents,
+      warnings: buildWarnings({ mode: input.mode, issuesToPreview, activeRuns }),
+    };
+  }
+
+  async function createHold(
+    companyId: string,
+    rootIssueId: string,
+    input: {
+      mode: IssueTreeControlMode;
+      reason?: string | null;
+      releasePolicy?: IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicy | null;
+      actor: ActorInput;
+    },
+  ) {
+    const holdReleasePolicy = normalizeReleasePolicy(input.releasePolicy);
+    const holdPreview = await preview(companyId, rootIssueId, {
+      mode: input.mode,
+      releasePolicy: holdReleasePolicy,
+    });
+
+    const { hold, members } = await db.transaction(async (tx) => {
+      const [createdHold] = await tx
+        .insert(issueTreeHolds)
+        .values({
+          companyId,
+          rootIssueId,
+          mode: input.mode,
+          status: "active",
+          reason: input.reason ?? null,
+          releasePolicy: holdReleasePolicy as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+          createdByActorType: input.actor.actorType,
+          createdByAgentId: input.actor.agentId ?? null,
+          createdByUserId: input.actor.userId ?? (input.actor.actorType === "user" ? input.actor.actorId : null),
+          createdByRunId: input.actor.runId ?? null,
+        })
+        .returning();
+
+      const memberRows = holdPreview.issues.map((issue) => ({
+        companyId,
+        holdId: createdHold.id,
+        issueId: issue.id,
+        parentIssueId: issue.parentId,
+        depth: issue.depth,
+        issueIdentifier: issue.identifier,
+        issueTitle: issue.title,
+        issueStatus: issue.status,
+        assigneeAgentId: issue.assigneeAgentId,
+        assigneeUserId: issue.assigneeUserId,
+        activeRunId: issue.activeRun?.id ?? null,
+        activeRunStatus: issue.activeRun?.status ?? null,
+        skipped: issue.skipped,
+        skipReason: issue.skipReason,
+      }));
+
+      const createdMembers = memberRows.length > 0
+        ? await tx.insert(issueTreeHoldMembers).values(memberRows).returning()
+        : [];
+
+      return { hold: createdHold, members: createdMembers };
+    });
+
+    return {
+      hold: toHold(hold, members),
+      preview: holdPreview,
+    };
+  }
+
+  async function getHold(companyId: string, holdId: string) {
+    const hold = await db
+      .select()
+      .from(issueTreeHolds)
+      .where(and(eq(issueTreeHolds.id, holdId), eq(issueTreeHolds.companyId, companyId)))
+      .then((rows) => rows[0] ?? null);
+    if (!hold) return null;
+    const members = await db
+      .select()
+      .from(issueTreeHoldMembers)
+      .where(and(eq(issueTreeHoldMembers.companyId, companyId), eq(issueTreeHoldMembers.holdId, holdId)))
+      .orderBy(asc(issueTreeHoldMembers.depth), asc(issueTreeHoldMembers.createdAt), asc(issueTreeHoldMembers.issueId));
+    return toHold(hold, members);
+  }
+
+  async function releaseHold(
+    companyId: string,
+    rootIssueId: string,
+    holdId: string,
+    input: {
+      reason?: string | null;
+      releasePolicy?: IssueTreeHoldReleasePolicy | null;
+      metadata?: Record<string, unknown> | null;
+      actor: ActorInput;
+    },
+  ) {
+    const existing = await db
+      .select()
+      .from(issueTreeHolds)
+      .where(and(eq(issueTreeHolds.id, holdId), eq(issueTreeHolds.companyId, companyId)))
+      .then((rows) => rows[0] ?? null);
+    if (!existing) throw notFound("Issue tree hold not found");
+    if (existing.rootIssueId !== rootIssueId) {
+      throw unprocessable("Issue tree hold does not belong to the requested root issue");
+    }
+    if (existing.status === "released") {
+      throw conflict("Issue tree hold is already released");
+    }
+
+    const [updated] = await db
+      .update(issueTreeHolds)
+      .set({
+        status: "released",
+        releasedAt: new Date(),
+        releasedByActorType: input.actor.actorType,
+        releasedByAgentId: input.actor.agentId ?? null,
+        releasedByUserId: input.actor.userId ?? (input.actor.actorType === "user" ? input.actor.actorId : null),
+        releasedByRunId: input.actor.runId ?? null,
+        releaseReason: input.reason ?? null,
+        releasePolicy: input.releasePolicy
+          ? (normalizeReleasePolicy(input.releasePolicy) as unknown as Record<string, unknown>)
+          : existing.releasePolicy,
+        releaseMetadata: input.metadata ?? null,
+        updatedAt: new Date(),
+      })
+      .where(and(eq(issueTreeHolds.id, holdId), eq(issueTreeHolds.companyId, companyId)))
+      .returning();
+
+    const members = await db
+      .select()
+      .from(issueTreeHoldMembers)
+      .where(and(eq(issueTreeHoldMembers.companyId, companyId), eq(issueTreeHoldMembers.holdId, holdId)))
+      .orderBy(asc(issueTreeHoldMembers.depth), asc(issueTreeHoldMembers.createdAt), asc(issueTreeHoldMembers.issueId));
+
+    return toHold(updated, members);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    listTreeIssues,
+    preview,
+    createHold,
+    getHold,
+    releaseHold,
+  };
+}