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Archive completed tasks, add cleanup commands, self-documenting dashboard UI
- Archive 79 completed framework-dev tasks from tasks/ -> tasks/complete/
- status.py: add --cleanup-done and --install-cleanup-schedule commands
- Add scripts/automaton-cleanup.sh for periodic task archiving
- Dashboard: rename 'Background' tab -> 'Agent', 'Cleanup' agent -> 'Completed Task Archiver', remove redundant group headers and pill badges, dim inactive agent placeholders
- .rules.md: add Self-Documenting UI Names rule
- New tests: test_cleanup_done.py, expanded test_app.py and test_task.py
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Add Status Reason to Task Display

Goal

Show a human-readable explanation of why a task is in its current state, fix the pending review count to exclude terminal-state tasks, and replace approve/request-changes buttons with revoke buttons when a review is already submitted.

Requirements

R1. Add status_reason property to Task

Add a status_reason property on the Task dataclass that derives a human-readable explanation from the task's state, artifacts, and verdict status. For example:

  • DONE → "Verdict: PASS"
  • BLOCKED → "Verdict: FAIL — changes required before re-review"
  • BUG_FIND (with IMPLEMENTATION.md) → "Implementation complete — awaiting bug finding"
  • BACKLOG → "No artifacts yet — not started"

R2. Expose status_reason in API responses

Include status_reason in the JSON response for both /api/tasks and /api/task/{name}.

R3. Display status reason prominently

  • Show status_reason below the status badge in the task detail panel
  • Show status_reason on task cards for blocked/bug_find/adv_bug_find states

R4. Fix pending review count

The pending review counter in the header currently counts all tasks without a review, including DONE tasks. Fix it to exclude terminal states (done, blocked) so only active tasks count toward pending.

R5. Replace review buttons with revoke on submitted reviews

When a task already has an approved review, replace the approve button with "Revoke Approval". When changes are requested, replace with "Revoke Changes". Both send status="pending" to reset the review.

Acceptance Criteria

  • status_reason property works for all task states
  • /api/tasks responses include status_reason
  • Detail panel shows status reason below the status badge
  • Task cards show status reason for blocked/bug_find/adv_bug_find tasks
  • Pending review count excludes done/blocked tasks
  • Approved tasks show "Revoke Approval" instead of "Approve"
  • Backend accepts "pending" as a review status
  • All tests pass

Non-Goals

  • Not changing the task state machine — revoking a review only resets the review metadata, not the task state
  • Not adding buttons to change task state directly (e.g., send back to planning) — that's a larger feature