Merge pull request 'feat: enforce author work leases in issue lock preflight (Closes #267)' (#386) from feat/issue-267-work-leases into master

docs/llm-workflow-runbooks.md

@@ -273,7 +273,20 @@ Never create a parallel branch or PR for the same issue unless the old branch
 is proven abandoned and the takeover is recorded.
 
 Gitea-Tools lease gates: `gitea_lock_issue` (fail-closed before author
-mutations), `status:in-progress`, and claim comments. Full portable wording:
+mutations), `status:in-progress`, and claim comments. `gitea_lock_issue`
+records an `author_issue_work` lease in the issue-lock payload with issue
+number, optional PR number, branch, worktree path, claimant identity/profile,
+created timestamp, expiry timestamp, and last heartbeat timestamp. An active
+same-issue/same-operation lease blocks duplicate work. An expired lease still
+blocks takeover until a recovery review records why the prior work is abandoned,
+completed, or unsafe to continue.
+
+Remote branches matching the issue number are also treated as active work unless
+the recovery review proves the branch is abandoned or superseded. Never delete
+or clean up a branch when it has an active lease, dirty worktree, open PR, or is
+the only copy of unmerged work.
+
+Full portable wording:
 [`skills/llm-project-workflow/SKILL.md`](../skills/llm-project-workflow/SKILL.md).
 
 ## Global LLM Worktree Rule

docs/wiki/Workflow.md

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 0. Work Selection Rule — verify a work lease before any mutations (open PRs,
    issue-linked PRs, branches, worktrees, dirty worktrees, active leases/
    handoffs, merged-PR completion). Stop if another session owns the lease.
+   `gitea_lock_issue` records an operation-scoped `author_issue_work` lease
+   with issue, branch, worktree, claimant, created, expiry, and heartbeat
+   fields; active or expired same-operation leases require recovery review
+   before takeover.
 0b. Global LLM Worktree Rule — main checkout on `master`/`main`/`dev` only;
    mutate only from a `branches/` worktree after proving root, cwd, branch,
    stable main-checkout branch, and session worktree path (no exceptions).
@@ -31,4 +35,4 @@
 Wiki publication, credential provisioning, and cross-repo mirror operations are
 operator-confirmed actions — see [Runbooks](Runbooks.md).
 
-Full Gitea-specific runbooks: `docs/llm-workflow-runbooks.md` in the repository.
+Full Gitea-specific runbooks: `docs/llm-workflow-runbooks.md` in the repository.