diff --git a/docs/webui-local-dev.md b/docs/webui-local-dev.md
index 2bbecff..d9cc022 100644
--- a/docs/webui-local-dev.md
+++ b/docs/webui-local-dev.md
@@ -59,31 +59,6 @@ status, onboarding checklist state, and the fail-closed error payloads (#635).
| `/api/queue` | JSON queue export with pagination metadata |
| `/traffic` | Workflow traffic-control view — runnable, leased, blocked, needs-controller, terminal-complete (#640) |
| `/api/traffic` | JSON traffic-control export with state classifications and next safe role actions |
-
-### Traffic-control state vocabulary (#640)
-
-The traffic view classifies each open issue/PR into exactly one bucket:
-
-| Bucket | Meaning | Operator implication |
-|--------|---------|----------------------|
-| **runnable** | No active lease, no block reason, safe for its expected role | Next role may start work |
-| **leased** | Active author claim or reviewer PR lease | Do not stomp; wait or adopt via role tools |
-| **blocked** | Dependency, missing head pin, conflict, or status:blocked | Author/controller remediation first |
-| **needs_controller** | Contaminated / controller-only diagnosis | Controller only |
-| **terminal_complete** | Reconciler / terminal-lock territory | Reconciler cleanup path |
-
-**Live path contracts (do not invent):**
-
-- PR head pins come from `QueueItem.signals["head_sha"]` (full SHA). Display
- `extra["head_sha"]` is truncated and must never be used for routing.
-- Reviewer leases are keyed as `(pr, pr_number)` only — never via a linked
- `issue_number` on the same lease marker.
-- Issue claims come from `claim_inventory["entries"]`
- (`issue_claim_heartbeat.build_claim_inventory`). There is no `active_claims`
- key.
-- Queue display badges are only: `blocked`, `claimed`, `duplicate`, `stale`,
- `in-review`, `open`. Review verdicts (`request-changes`, `approved`) are
- **not** queue badges; traffic does not invent them from the queue loader.
| `/projects` | Project registry list with status and onboarding progress (#427, #635) |
| `/projects/{id}` | Project detail + onboarding checklist |
| `/api/v1/projects` | Versioned JSON registry export (#635) |
@@ -112,6 +87,35 @@ Most routes are GET-only. POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE return `405` with
`read-only-mvp`, except `/audit` and `/api/audit` which accept POST for
local validator preview only (no Gitea mutations, no server-side storage).
+### Traffic-control state vocabulary (#640)
+
+The traffic view classifies each open issue/PR into exactly one bucket:
+
+| Bucket | Meaning | Operator implication |
+|--------|---------|----------------------|
+| **runnable** | No active lease, no block reason, safe for its expected role | Next role may start work |
+| **leased** | Active author claim or reviewer PR lease | Do not stomp; wait or adopt via role tools |
+| **blocked** | Dependency, missing head pin, conflict, or unmet dependency | Author remediation first |
+| **needs_controller** | Contaminated, controller-only diagnosis, or `status:blocked` | Controller only |
+| **terminal_complete** | Reconciler / terminal-lock territory | Reconciler cleanup path |
+
+`status:blocked` items route to **needs_controller**, not **blocked**:
+`expected_role_for_candidate` sends them to the controller, and the blocker
+reason renders in either bucket.
+
+**Live path contracts (do not invent):**
+
+- PR head pins come from `QueueItem.signals["head_sha"]` (full SHA). Display
+ `extra["head_sha"]` is truncated and must never be used for routing.
+- Reviewer leases are keyed as `(pr, pr_number)` only — never via a linked
+ `issue_number` on the same lease marker.
+- Issue claims come from `claim_inventory["entries"]`
+ (`issue_claim_heartbeat.build_claim_inventory`). There is no `active_claims`
+ key.
+- Queue display badges are only: `blocked`, `claimed`, `duplicate`, `stale`,
+ `in-review`, `open`. Review verdicts (`request-changes`, `approved`) are
+ **not** queue badges; traffic does not invent them from the queue loader.
+
## System health API (#634)
`GET /api/v1/system/health` is the structured, read-only health surface for
diff --git a/webui/app.py b/webui/app.py
index e593860..cedcef1 100644
--- a/webui/app.py
+++ b/webui/app.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def _stub_page(title: str, description: str) -> HTMLResponse:
_LEGACY_PAGES = (
+ ("/traffic", "Traffic", "workflow traffic-control view (#640)"),
("/queue", "Queue", "live PR and issue dashboard (#429)"),
("/projects", "Projects", "registry and onboarding (#427)"),
("/prompts", "Prompts", "canonical workflow prompt library (#428)"),
diff --git a/webui/traffic_views.py b/webui/traffic_views.py
index e247915..0156b93 100644
--- a/webui/traffic_views.py
+++ b/webui/traffic_views.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def _render_traffic_item_row(item: TrafficItem) -> str:
title_str = escape(item.title)
role_str = escape(item.expected_role)
badges_html = _render_badges(item.badges)
-
+
reason_html = ""
if item.block_reason:
reason_html = f'
Blocker: {escape(item.block_reason)}
'
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def _render_traffic_item_row(item: TrafficItem) -> str:
def _render_traffic_table(items: Sequence[TrafficItem], empty_message: str) -> str:
if not items:
return f'
{escape(empty_message)}
'
-
+
rows = "".join(_render_traffic_item_row(item) for item in items)
return f"""
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ def _render_traffic_table(items: Sequence[TrafficItem], empty_message: str) -> s
def _render_next_roles(next_roles: Sequence[dict]) -> str:
if not next_roles:
return ""
-
+
cards = []
for r in next_roles:
role = escape(r.get("role", "unknown"))
status = r.get("status", "idle")
prompt = escape(r.get("prompt", ""))
-
+
status_cls = "badge-health-ok" if status == "safe" else ("badge-blocked" if "blocked" in status else "badge-health-skipped")
cards.append(f"""
Items blocked by unmet dependency issues, status:blocked, or active terminal review locks. Never presented as safe.
+
Items blocked by unmet dependency issues, a missing head pin, a merge conflict, or an active terminal review lock. Items labelled status:blocked route to section 4. Never presented as safe.
{_render_traffic_table(snapshot.blocked, "No blocked items.")}