apps/desktop/e2e/live-backlog.spec.ts

@@ -7,23 +7,26 @@ const here = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
 const MAIN = join(here, '..', 'out', 'main', 'index.js')
 
 // Opt-in only (GITEA_LIVE=1). Launches WITHOUT COMMITEA_E2E so the main process
-// reconciles the real repo via .env.local, and asserts real issues render.
+// reconciles the real repo via .env.local, and asserts real data renders.
 test.describe('live backlog', () => {
-  test('The pot shows real gitea issues', async () => {
+  test('The pot + Focus render real gitea data', async () => {
     test.skip(!process.env.GITEA_LIVE, 'GITEA_LIVE not set — opt-in live test')
     const app = await electron.launch({ args: [MAIN], env: { ...process.env } })
     const win = await app.firstWindow()
     await win.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded')
+    const rail = win.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Primary' })
 
-    await win.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Primary' }).getByRole('button', { name: 'The pot' }).click()
+    // The pot — waiting here also lets the reconcile (issues + deps) complete
-    // our filed dogfood issue #1 (now closed → Done column) — real gitea data
+    await rail.getByRole('button', { name: 'The pot' }).click()
-    await expect(win.getByText('Gitea read client behind an injected fetch')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 })
+    await expect(win.getByText('Gitea read client behind an injected fetch')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20000 })
+    await win.screenshot({ path: join(here, '.artifacts', 'screens', 'live-board.png'), fullPage: true, animations: 'disabled' })
+
+    // Back to Focus — the deterministic scheduler's real Now/Next/Later. These
+    // rationale phrases are emitted only by the scheduler, never by the demo fixture.
+    await rail.getByRole('button', { name: 'Morning service' }).click()
+    await expect(win.getByText(/on the critical path|unblocks #|waits on #|· ready/).first()).toBeVisible()
+    await win.screenshot({ path: join(here, '.artifacts', 'screens', 'live-focus.png'), fullPage: true, animations: 'disabled' })
 
-    await win.screenshot({
-      path: join(here, '.artifacts', 'screens', 'live-board.png'),
-      fullPage: true,
-      animations: 'disabled',
-    })
     await app.close()
   })
 })

apps/desktop/src/main/gitea.ts

@@ -51,9 +51,15 @@ export function registerGiteaIpc(): void {
   ipcMain.handle('gitea:status', () => ({ configured: !!config, repo }))
 
   ipcMain.handle('gitea:reconcile', async () => {
-    if (!client) return { configured: false, issues: [], milestones: [] }
+    if (!client) return { configured: false, issues: [], milestones: [], deps: [] }
     const [issues, milestones] = await Promise.all([client.listIssues(), client.listMilestones()])
-    return { configured: true, issues, milestones }
+    // dependency edges among the open scope (the scheduler only plans what's left)
+    const open = issues.filter((i) => i.state === 'open')
+    const perIssue = await Promise.all(
+      open.map(async (i) => ({ issue: i.number, dependsOn: await client.getIssueDependencies(i.number) })),
+    )
+    const deps = perIssue.flatMap(({ issue, dependsOn }) => dependsOn.map((d) => ({ issue, dependsOn: d })))
+    return { configured: true, issues, milestones, deps }
   })
 
   ipcMain.handle('gitea:getIssue', async (_event, index: number) => {

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/components/screens/focus-screen.tsx

@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
 import React from 'react'
 
 import { FOCUS, type FocusIssue, type IssueRef, TODAY } from '../../data/fixtures.js'
+import { type FocusView } from '../../lib/backlog.js'
 import { BurnUpCone } from '../charts/chart.js'
 import { Badge, Button, Card, IconButton, Tag } from '../ui/index.js'
 
 /**
  * Morning service — the Now/Next/Later focus cards + the milestone burn-up cone.
- * Data is fixture (data.js) until P2's scheduler + Monte Carlo feed it.
+ * `focus` (real scheduler output) overrides the demo fixture when gitea is
+ * configured; the burn-up cone stays fixture until Monte Carlo (P2 next slice).
  */
-export function FocusScreen({ onOpenIssue }: { onOpenIssue: (issue: IssueRef) => void }) {
+export function FocusScreen({
+  onOpenIssue,
+  focus,
+}: {
+  onOpenIssue: (issue: IssueRef) => void
+  focus?: FocusView
+}) {
+  const view: FocusView = focus ?? { now: FOCUS.now, next: FOCUS.next, later: FOCUS.later }
   const FocusRow = ({ slot, issue, jade }: { slot: string; issue: FocusIssue; jade?: boolean }) => (
     <Card
       overline={slot}
@@ -79,9 +88,9 @@ export function FocusScreen({ onOpenIssue }: { onOpenIssue: (issue: IssueRef) =>
       </header>
 
       <div style={{ display: 'grid', gridTemplateColumns: '1.4fr 1fr 1fr', gap: 14, alignItems: 'start' }}>
-        <FocusRow slot="Now" issue={FOCUS.now} jade />
+        {view.now ? <FocusRow slot="Now" issue={view.now} jade /> : null}
-        <FocusRow slot="Next" issue={FOCUS.next} />
+        {view.next ? <FocusRow slot="Next" issue={view.next} /> : null}
-        <FocusRow slot="Later" issue={FOCUS.later} />
+        {view.later ? <FocusRow slot="Later" issue={view.later} /> : null}
       </div>
 
       <Card

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/components/shell/app-shell.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
 import logoIcon from '../../design/assets/logo-icon.png'
 import type { IssueRef } from '../../data/fixtures.js'
-import { issuesToBoardColumns } from '../../lib/backlog.js'
+import { issuesToBoardColumns, scheduleFocus } from '../../lib/backlog.js'
 import { useBacklog } from '../../lib/use-backlog.js'
 import { PrimitivesGallery } from '../gallery.js'
 import { BoardScreen } from '../screens/board-screen.js'
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export function AppShell() {
   const [readIds, setReadIds] = useState<number[]>([])
   const backlog = useBacklog()
   const boardColumns = backlog.status === 'ready' ? issuesToBoardColumns(backlog.issues) : undefined
+  const focus = backlog.status === 'ready' ? scheduleFocus(backlog.issues, backlog.deps) : undefined
 
   useEffect(() => {
     document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', dark ? 'dark' : 'light')
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ export function AppShell() {
   const renderScreen = () => {
     switch (view) {
       case 'focus':
-        return <FocusScreen onOpenIssue={openIssue} />
+        return <FocusScreen onOpenIssue={openIssue} focus={focus} />
       case 'standup':
         return <StandupScreen onBegin={() => setView('focus')} onOpenIssue={openIssue} />
       case 'board':

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/global.d.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-import type { GiteaIssue, GiteaMilestone } from '@commitea/core'
+import type { DependencyEdge, GiteaIssue, GiteaMilestone } from '@commitea/core'
 
 /** The gitea bridge exposed by the preload over IPC (main-process backed). */
 export interface GiteaBridge {
   status(): Promise<{ configured: boolean; repo: string | null }>
-  reconcile(): Promise<{ configured: boolean; issues: GiteaIssue[]; milestones: GiteaMilestone[] }>
+  reconcile(): Promise<{
+    configured: boolean
+    issues: GiteaIssue[]
+    milestones: GiteaMilestone[]
+    deps: DependencyEdge[]
+  }>
   getIssue(index: number): Promise<GiteaIssue | null>
 }
 

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/lib/backlog.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
-import { type GiteaIssue, inferColumnV0, type LifecycleColumn } from '@commitea/core'
+import {
+  type DependencyEdge,
+  type GiteaIssue,
+  inferColumnV0,
+  type LifecycleColumn,
+  schedule,
+  type ScheduledItem,
+  selectFocus,
+} from '@commitea/core'
 
-import { type BoardColumn, type BoardIssue } from '../data/fixtures.js'
+import { type BoardColumn, type BoardIssue, type FocusIssue } from '../data/fixtures.js'
 
 const COLUMN_LABELS: Record<LifecycleColumn, string> = {
   diagnosis: 'Diagnosis',
@@ -37,3 +45,35 @@ export function issuesToBoardColumns(issues: GiteaIssue[]): BoardColumn[] {
       ),
   }))
 }
+
+export interface FocusView {
+  now: FocusIssue | null
+  next: FocusIssue | null
+  later: FocusIssue | null
+}
+
+function toFocusIssue(item: ScheduledItem | null): FocusIssue | null {
+  if (!item) return null
+  return { id: item.number, title: item.title, labels: item.labels, rationale: item.rationale }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run the deterministic scheduler over the open backlog and take the top three
+ * as Now/Next/Later. Estimates + priority come from label facts; dependency
+ * edges come from gitea's native issue dependencies.
+ */
+export function scheduleFocus(issues: GiteaIssue[], deps: DependencyEdge[]): FocusView {
+  const open = issues.filter((i) => i.state === 'open')
+  const plan = schedule(
+    open.map((i) => ({
+      number: i.number,
+      title: i.title,
+      labels: i.labels,
+      estimateDays: i.facts.estimateDays,
+      priority: i.facts.priority,
+    })),
+    deps,
+  )
+  const f = selectFocus(plan)
+  return { now: toFocusIssue(f.now), next: toFocusIssue(f.next), later: toFocusIssue(f.later) }
+}

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/lib/use-backlog.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
-import type { GiteaIssue, GiteaMilestone } from '@commitea/core'
+import type { DependencyEdge, GiteaIssue, GiteaMilestone } from '@commitea/core'
 
 export type BacklogState =
   | { status: 'loading' }
   | { status: 'unconfigured' }
   | { status: 'error'; message: string }
-  | { status: 'ready'; issues: GiteaIssue[]; milestones: GiteaMilestone[] }
+  | { status: 'ready'; issues: GiteaIssue[]; milestones: GiteaMilestone[]; deps: DependencyEdge[] }
 
 /**
  * Reconcile the managed repo once on mount, through the main-process bridge.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function useBacklog(): BacklogState {
         if (!alive) return
         setState(
           r.configured
-            ? { status: 'ready', issues: r.issues, milestones: r.milestones }
+            ? { status: 'ready', issues: r.issues, milestones: r.milestones, deps: r.deps }
             : { status: 'unconfigured' },
         )
       })

packages/core/src/gitea/client.ts

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ export interface GiteaClient {
   listIssues(opts?: ListIssuesOptions): Promise<GiteaIssue[]>
   /** Fetch every milestone (all pages). */
   listMilestones(): Promise<GiteaMilestone[]>
+  /** The issue indices this issue depends on (its blockers). */
+  getIssueDependencies(index: number): Promise<number[]>
 }
 
 /** Map raw gitea issue JSON to the normalized domain shape. Pure. */
@@ -156,5 +158,10 @@ export function createGiteaClient(config: GiteaConfig, fetchImpl: FetchLike): Gi
       )
       return raw.map(normalizeMilestone)
     },
+
+    async getIssueDependencies(index) {
+      const raw = (await request(`/issues/${index}/dependencies`)) as { number: number }[]
+      return raw.map((d) => d.number)
+    },
   }
 }

packages/core/src/index.ts

@@ -24,3 +24,12 @@ export type {
 
 export { inferColumnV0, LIFECYCLE_COLUMNS } from './lifecycle/lifecycle-v0.js'
 export type { LifecycleColumn } from './lifecycle/lifecycle-v0.js'
+
+export { DEFAULT_ESTIMATE_DAYS, schedule, selectFocus } from './scheduler/scheduler-v0.js'
+export type {
+  DependencyEdge,
+  Focus,
+  SchedulableIssue,
+  ScheduledItem,
+  SchedulePlan,
+} from './scheduler/scheduler-v0.js'

packages/core/src/scheduler/scheduler-v0.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { type DependencyEdge, schedule, type SchedulableIssue, selectFocus } from './scheduler-v0.js'
+
+function issue(number: number, over: Partial<SchedulableIssue> = {}): SchedulableIssue {
+  return { number, title: `#${number}`, labels: [], estimateDays: 2, priority: 2, ...over }
+}
+
+describe('schedule', () => {
+  it('lays open issues out serially with cumulative start/finish', () => {
+    const plan = schedule([issue(1, { estimateDays: 2 }), issue(2, { estimateDays: 3 })], [])
+    expect(plan.cycle).toBeNull()
+    const byN = Object.fromEntries(plan.items.map((i) => [i.number, i]))
+    // total span = sum of durations, no overlap (single serial worker)
+    const spans = plan.items.map((i) => [i.startDay, i.endDay])
+    expect(spans).toContainEqual([0, expect.any(Number)])
+    expect(byN[1].durationDays + byN[2].durationDays).toBe(5)
+    expect(Math.max(...plan.items.map((i) => i.endDay))).toBe(5)
+  })
+
+  it('respects dependencies: a dependency is scheduled before its dependent', () => {
+    // #2 depends on #1
+    const edges: DependencyEdge[] = [{ issue: 2, dependsOn: 1 }]
+    const plan = schedule([issue(2, { priority: 1 }), issue(1, { priority: 4 })], edges)
+    const order = plan.items.map((i) => i.number)
+    expect(order.indexOf(1)).toBeLessThan(order.indexOf(2))
+    // #2 records #1 as a blocker; #1 records #2 as blocked
+    const two = plan.items.find((i) => i.number === 2)!
+    expect(two.blockedBy).toEqual([1])
+    const one = plan.items.find((i) => i.number === 1)!
+    expect(one.blocks).toEqual([2])
+  })
+
+  it('breaks ties among ready roots by priority, then estimate', () => {
+    const plan = schedule(
+      [issue(1, { priority: 3 }), issue(2, { priority: 1 }), issue(3, { priority: 2 })],
+      [],
+    )
+    expect(plan.items.map((i) => i.number)).toEqual([2, 3, 1])
+  })
+
+  it('detects a dependency cycle instead of looping', () => {
+    const edges: DependencyEdge[] = [
+      { issue: 1, dependsOn: 2 },
+      { issue: 2, dependsOn: 1 },
+    ]
+    const plan = schedule([issue(1), issue(2)], edges)
+    expect(plan.items).toHaveLength(0)
+    expect(plan.cycle).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(plan.cycle!.sort()).toEqual([1, 2])
+  })
+
+  it('drops dependencies on out-of-scope (closed) issues', () => {
+    // #2 depends on #9 which isn't in scope → treated as satisfied
+    const plan = schedule([issue(2)], [{ issue: 2, dependsOn: 9 }])
+    expect(plan.cycle).toBeNull()
+    expect(plan.items.find((i) => i.number === 2)!.blockedBy).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  it('marks the longest dependency chain critical', () => {
+    // chain 1→2→3 (each 3d = 9d) vs standalone 4 (2d): 1,2,3 critical, 4 not
+    const edges: DependencyEdge[] = [
+      { issue: 2, dependsOn: 1 },
+      { issue: 3, dependsOn: 2 },
+    ]
+    const issues = [
+      issue(1, { estimateDays: 3 }),
+      issue(2, { estimateDays: 3 }),
+      issue(3, { estimateDays: 3 }),
+      issue(4, { estimateDays: 2 }),
+    ]
+    const plan = schedule(issues, edges)
+    const crit = plan.items.filter((i) => i.critical).map((i) => i.number).sort()
+    expect(crit).toEqual([1, 2, 3])
+    expect(plan.items.find((i) => i.number === 4)!.critical).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('defaults a null estimate to DEFAULT_ESTIMATE_DAYS', () => {
+    const plan = schedule([issue(1, { estimateDays: null })], [])
+    expect(plan.items[0].durationDays).toBe(2)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('selectFocus', () => {
+  it('picks the first three of the ordered plan as now/next/later', () => {
+    const plan = schedule([issue(1, { priority: 1 }), issue(2, { priority: 2 }), issue(3, { priority: 3 })], [])
+    const focus = selectFocus(plan)
+    expect(focus.now?.number).toBe(1)
+    expect(focus.next?.number).toBe(2)
+    expect(focus.later?.number).toBe(3)
+  })
+
+  it('returns nulls past the end of a short plan', () => {
+    const focus = selectFocus(schedule([issue(1)], []))
+    expect(focus.now?.number).toBe(1)
+    expect(focus.next).toBeNull()
+    expect(focus.later).toBeNull()
+  })
+})

packages/core/src/scheduler/scheduler-v0.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+/**
+ * Deterministic scheduler, v0. Orders the open backlog by dependency topology,
+ * then priority, then estimate; lays it out on a single serial capacity and
+ * marks the critical path. The LLM never does this — it's plain code.
+ *
+ * v0 simplifications (each is a later slice, not a hack):
+ *  - single serial worker; per-person capacity is #8.
+ *  - point durations from estimate labels; Monte Carlo cones are #10.
+ *  - a null estimate defaults to DEFAULT_ESTIMATE_DAYS.
+ * Dependencies on out-of-scope issues (closed/done, or not passed in) are
+ * treated as satisfied and dropped — you schedule what's left to do.
+ */
+
+export const DEFAULT_ESTIMATE_DAYS = 2
+
+export interface SchedulableIssue {
+  number: number
+  title: string
+  labels: string[]
+  /** From label facts; null when unestimated. */
+  estimateDays: number | null
+  /** 1 (most urgent) … 4; null when unset. */
+  priority: number | null
+}
+
+export interface DependencyEdge {
+  issue: number
+  dependsOn: number
+}
+
+export interface ScheduledItem {
+  number: number
+  title: string
+  labels: string[]
+  /** 0-based position in the plan. */
+  order: number
+  /** Working-day offsets from now. */
+  startDay: number
+  endDay: number
+  durationDays: number
+  /** In-scope dependencies (all still open, so all still blocking). */
+  blockedBy: number[]
+  /** Issues that depend on this one. */
+  blocks: number[]
+  /** On a longest-duration dependency chain. */
+  critical: boolean
+  rationale: string
+}
+
+export interface SchedulePlan {
+  items: ScheduledItem[]
+  /** A dependency cycle (issue numbers) if one was found — the plan is then empty. */
+  cycle: number[] | null
+}
+
+function durationOf(issue: SchedulableIssue): number {
+  return issue.estimateDays ?? DEFAULT_ESTIMATE_DAYS
+}
+
+/** Best-first comparison among ready nodes: priority (1 first), then larger estimate, then number. */
+function readyRank(a: SchedulableIssue, b: SchedulableIssue): number {
+  const pa = a.priority ?? 99
+  const pb = b.priority ?? 99
+  if (pa !== pb) return pa - pb
+  const da = durationOf(a)
+  const db = durationOf(b)
+  if (da !== db) return db - da
+  return a.number - b.number
+}
+
+function rationaleFor(item: {
+  critical: boolean
+  blockedBy: number[]
+  blocks: number[]
+  priority: number | null
+}): string {
+  const blocksNote = item.blocks.length ? `unblocks ${item.blocks.map((n) => `#${n}`).join(', ')}` : ''
+  if (item.critical) return ['on the critical path', blocksNote].filter(Boolean).join(' · ')
+  if (item.blockedBy.length) return `waits on ${item.blockedBy.map((n) => `#${n}`).join(', ')}`
+  if (blocksNote) return blocksNote
+  if (item.priority != null) return `p/${item.priority} · ready`
+  return 'ready'
+}
+
+export function schedule(issues: SchedulableIssue[], edges: DependencyEdge[]): SchedulePlan {
+  const byNumber = new Map(issues.map((i) => [i.number, i]))
+
+  // keep only edges whose endpoints are both in scope
+  const scoped = edges.filter((e) => byNumber.has(e.issue) && byNumber.has(e.dependsOn))
+  const deps = new Map<number, number[]>() // issue → its dependencies
+  const dependents = new Map<number, number[]>() // issue → who depends on it
+  for (const i of issues) {
+    deps.set(i.number, [])
+    dependents.set(i.number, [])
+  }
+  for (const e of scoped) {
+    deps.get(e.issue)!.push(e.dependsOn)
+    dependents.get(e.dependsOn)!.push(e.issue)
+  }
+
+  // Kahn topo with priority tie-break
+  const indegree = new Map(issues.map((i) => [i.number, deps.get(i.number)!.length]))
+  const order: number[] = []
+  const ready = issues.filter((i) => indegree.get(i.number) === 0)
+  while (ready.length) {
+    ready.sort(readyRank)
+    const next = ready.shift()!
+    order.push(next.number)
+    for (const dep of dependents.get(next.number)!) {
+      const d = indegree.get(dep)! - 1
+      indegree.set(dep, d)
+      if (d === 0) ready.push(byNumber.get(dep)!)
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (order.length < issues.length) {
+    // cycle: report the nodes that never became ready
+    const stuck = issues.filter((i) => indegree.get(i.number)! > 0).map((i) => i.number)
+    return { items: [], cycle: stuck }
+  }
+
+  // longest-path (by duration) for critical-path marking
+  const longestThrough = new Map<number, number>() // node → longest chain duration passing through it
+  const before = new Map<number, number>() // longest duration of chain ending at node's start
+  for (const n of order) {
+    const depMax = Math.max(0, ...deps.get(n)!.map((d) => before.get(d)! + durationOf(byNumber.get(d)!)))
+    before.set(n, depMax)
+  }
+  const after = new Map<number, number>()
+  for (const n of [...order].reverse()) {
+    const depMax = Math.max(0, ...dependents.get(n)!.map((d) => after.get(d)! + durationOf(byNumber.get(d)!)))
+    after.set(n, depMax)
+  }
+  let globalMax = 0
+  for (const n of order) {
+    const total = before.get(n)! + durationOf(byNumber.get(n)!) + after.get(n)!
+    longestThrough.set(n, total)
+    globalMax = Math.max(globalMax, total)
+  }
+
+  // serial layout
+  let cursor = 0
+  const items: ScheduledItem[] = order.map((n, idx) => {
+    const issue = byNumber.get(n)!
+    const dur = durationOf(issue)
+    const start = cursor
+    cursor += dur
+    const blockedBy = deps.get(n)!
+    const blocks = dependents.get(n)!
+    const critical = globalMax > 0 && longestThrough.get(n) === globalMax
+    return {
+      number: n,
+      title: issue.title,
+      labels: issue.labels,
+      order: idx,
+      startDay: start,
+      endDay: cursor,
+      durationDays: dur,
+      blockedBy,
+      blocks,
+      critical,
+      rationale: rationaleFor({ critical, blockedBy, blocks, priority: issue.priority }),
+    }
+  })
+
+  return { items, cycle: null }
+}
+
+export interface Focus {
+  now: ScheduledItem | null
+  next: ScheduledItem | null
+  later: ScheduledItem | null
+}
+
+/** Now/Next/Later = the first three of the plan (already dependency- + priority-ordered). */
+export function selectFocus(plan: SchedulePlan): Focus {
+  return {
+    now: plan.items[0] ?? null,
+    next: plan.items[1] ?? null,
+    later: plan.items[2] ?? null,
+  }
+}