feat(website): Queen HUD says why free bees are idle, round popover no longer crashes

.github/workflows/website-checks.yml

@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ jobs:
       # memory only; whoami never carries X-Agent-Key. Pure, no browser.
       - name: TRI identity
         run: npm run check:tri-identity
+      # Why free bees are idle, read from /queen/status alone: real snapshots
+      # and malformed ones through the pure reader, no fabricated zeros, a
+      # stale round called stale. Pure, no browser.
+      - name: Queen idle reason
+        run: npm run check:queen-idle
       - name: Catalog generators
         run: npm run test:sync-skills && npm run test:sync-crons
       # The tiers, the touch minimum and the QA matrix come from

apps/website/package.json

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
     "check:queen-review": "node qa/queen-review-lifecycle-contract.mjs",
     "check:queen-viewport": "node qa/queen-viewport-contract.mjs",
     "check:queen-honesty": "node --experimental-strip-types qa/queen-honesty-contract.mjs",
+    "check:queen-idle": "node --experimental-strip-types qa/queen-idle-reason-contract.mjs",
+    "check:queen-idle-layout": "node qa/queen-idle-layout-contract.mjs",
     "check:queen-coverage": "node --experimental-strip-types qa/queen-coverage-contract.mjs",
     "check:queen-displays": "node --experimental-strip-types qa/queen-hive-display-contract.mjs",
     "check:queen-worlds": "node --experimental-strip-types qa/queen-repository-worlds.mjs",

apps/website/qa/fixtures/queen-status/healthy-idle-2026-09-15T1250Z.json

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"status":"ok","swarmState":"healthy_idle","workers":{"capacity":4,"active":0,"idle":4,"utilization":0},"queue":{"state":"no-eligible-work","observedAt":"2026-09-15T12:50:33.230Z"},"scheduler":{"enabled":true,"intervalSeconds":300,"billingMode":"coding_plan","estimatedUSDGateEnabled":false},"lastTick":{"decidedAt":"2026-09-15T12:50:33.230Z","allowed":false,"refusal":"nothing to choose","skippedCount":488,"skipSummary":{"claimed":{"count":12,"issues":[3587,3586,3585,3584,3582,3576,3533,3527,3521,3510,3509,3507],"more":0},"completed":{"count":27,"issues":[3619,3591,3590,3589,3588,3583,3542,3541,3540,3539,3537,3535,3532,3529,3528,3526,3523,3522,3520,3519,3518,3517,3516,3514,3513],"more":2},"missingBoundary":{"count":449,"issues":[3573,3572,3571,3570,3569,3474,3473,3472,3464,3445,3443,3440,3404,3399,3386,3377,3371,3370,3368,3366,3337,3333,3331,3328,3316],"more":424}},"skipIssueListCap":25},"dispatches":{"total":442,"finished":442,"running":0,"unreviewed":3,"latest":{"issue":3576,"dispatchedAt":"2026-09-15T12:20:33.844Z","finishedAt":"2026-09-15T12:43:01.735Z","outcome":"finished"}}}

apps/website/qa/fixtures/queen-status/working-2026-09-15T1400Z.json

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"status":"ok","swarmState":"working","workers":{"capacity":4,"active":2,"idle":2,"utilization":50},"queue":{"state":"work-dispatched","observedAt":"2026-09-15T14:00:24.187Z"},"scheduler":{"enabled":true,"intervalSeconds":300,"billingMode":"coding_plan","estimatedUSDGateEnabled":false},"lastTick":{"decidedAt":"2026-09-15T13:59:58.978Z","allowed":true,"refusal":null,"skippedCount":96,"skipSummary":{"claimed":{"count":12,"issues":[3587,3586,3585,3584,3582,3576,3533,3527,3521,3510,3509,3507],"more":0},"completed":{"count":27,"issues":[3619,3591,3590,3589,3588,3583,3542,3541,3540,3539,3537,3535,3532,3529,3528,3526,3523,3522,3520,3519,3518,3517,3516,3514,3513],"more":2},"missingBoundary":{"count":57,"issues":[3622,3573,3572,3571,3570,3569,3474,3473,3472,3464,3445,3443,3440,3404,3399,3386,3377,3371,3370,3368,3366,3337,3333,3331,3328],"more":32}},"skipIssueListCap":25},"dispatches":{"total":443,"finished":441,"running":2,"unreviewed":3,"latest":{"issue":3624,"dispatchedAt":"2026-09-15T14:00:00.585Z","finishedAt":null,"outcome":null}}}

apps/website/qa/fixtures/queen-status/working-capacity12-2026-09-15T1533Z.json

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"status":"ok","swarmState":"working","workers":{"capacity":12,"active":1,"idle":11,"utilization":8},"queue":{"state":"work-dispatched","observedAt":"2026-09-15T15:33:47.532Z"},"scheduler":{"enabled":true,"intervalSeconds":300,"billingMode":"coding_plan","estimatedUSDGateEnabled":false},"lastTick":{"decidedAt":"2026-09-15T15:30:11.960Z","allowed":true,"refusal":null,"skippedCount":439,"skipSummary":{"claimed":{"count":12,"issues":[3587,3586,3585,3584,3582,3576,3533,3527,3521,3510,3509,3507],"more":0},"completed":{"count":27,"issues":[3619,3591,3590,3589,3588,3583,3542,3541,3540,3539,3537,3535,3532,3529,3528,3526,3523,3522,3520,3519,3518,3517,3516,3514,3513],"more":2},"missingBoundary":{"count":400,"issues":[3672,3573,3572,3571,3570,3569,3474,3473,3472,3464,3445,3443,3440,3404,3399,3386,3377,3371,3370,3368,3366,3337,3333,3331,3328],"more":375}},"skipIssueListCap":25},"dispatches":{"total":443,"finished":442,"running":1,"unreviewed":3,"latest":{"issue":3624,"dispatchedAt":"2026-09-15T15:30:12.894Z","finishedAt":null,"outcome":null}}}

apps/website/qa/fixtures/queen-status/working-refused-2026-09-15T1350Z.json

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"status":"ok","swarmState":"working","workers":{"capacity":4,"active":1,"idle":3,"utilization":25},"queue":{"state":"work-dispatched","observedAt":"2026-09-15T13:50:45.629Z"},"scheduler":{"enabled":true,"intervalSeconds":300,"billingMode":"coding_plan","estimatedUSDGateEnabled":false},"lastTick":{"decidedAt":"2026-09-15T13:50:37.349Z","allowed":false,"refusal":"nothing to choose","skippedCount":487,"skipSummary":{"claimed":{"count":12,"issues":[3587,3586,3585,3584,3582,3576,3533,3527,3521,3510,3509,3507],"more":0},"completed":{"count":27,"issues":[3619,3591,3590,3589,3588,3583,3542,3541,3540,3539,3537,3535,3532,3529,3528,3526,3523,3522,3520,3519,3518,3517,3516,3514,3513],"more":2},"missingBoundary":{"count":448,"issues":[3622,3573,3572,3571,3570,3569,3474,3473,3472,3464,3445,3443,3440,3404,3399,3386,3377,3371,3370,3368,3366,3337,3333,3331,3328],"more":423}},"skipIssueListCap":25},"dispatches":{"total":442,"finished":441,"running":1,"unreviewed":3,"latest":{"issue":3576,"dispatchedAt":"2026-09-15T13:45:36.746Z","finishedAt":null,"outcome":null}}}

apps/website/qa/queen-honesty-contract.mjs

@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ check(/`\$\{c\.hudSince\} \$\{formatMoment\(lastRoundAt, lang\)\} · ≤ \$\{for
 check(/schedulerOff \|\| !roundKnown \? "—" : `\+\$\{formatCountdown\(elapsedSeconds\)\}`/.test(src), "the value counts up since the last round; no countdown promises the next round at a second");
 // the status pill reads swarmState through COPY keys; the VERDICTS tile adds the unreviewed count only when the wire has it (P1-28)
 check(/data\?\.swarmState === "working"[\s\S]{0,40}c\.swarmWorking[\s\S]{0,120}c\.swarmIdle[\s\S]{0,120}c\.swarmPaused[\s\S]{0,80}data\.swarmState\.toUpperCase\(\)[\s\S]{0,40}c\.swarmUnknown/.test(src), "the pill maps working/idle/paused to COPY keys, prints an unfamiliar wire state as itself, and a missing one as the unknown key");
-check(/swarmWorking:\s*"WORKING"/.test(src) && /swarmWorking:\s*"РАБОТАЕТ"/.test(src) && /hudReady:\s*"ready"/.test(src) && /hudReady:\s*"готово"/.test(src), "the four swarm words and the ready word exist in both languages");
-check(/typeof data\?\.dispatches\.unreviewed === "number" \? ` · \$\{data\.dispatches\.unreviewed\} \$\{c\.hudReady\}` : ""/.test(src), "the VERDICTS sub-line prints the unreviewed count only when the wire carries the field, never 0 for an absent one");
+check(/swarmWorking:\s*"WORKING"/.test(src) && /swarmWorking:\s*"РАБОТАЕТ"/.test(src) && /hudNoVerdict:\s*"finished, no verdict"/.test(src) && /hudNoVerdict:\s*"без вердикта"/.test(src), "the four swarm words and the no-verdict words exist in both languages (dispatches.unreviewed counts finished rows with no verdict, not issues ready)");
+check(/typeof data\?\.dispatches\.unreviewed === "number" \? ` · \$\{data\.dispatches\.unreviewed\} \$\{c\.hudNoVerdict\}` : ""/.test(src), "the VERDICTS sub-line prints the unreviewed count only when the wire carries the field, never 0 for an absent one");
 check(/`\$\{decisionInfo\} · \$\{decision\.allowed \? c\.chose : c\.stoodDown\}`/.test(src), "the gold block's decision line leads with the wire field (the refusal or what the round did), the verb follows");
 // the INTEL FEED header states what it holds, from its rows (P1-27)
 const cov = feedCoverage([{ at: "2026-09-05T00:40:00Z" }, { at: "2026-09-05T00:41:02Z" }, { at: "2026-09-05T00:40:30Z" }]);