docs(agents): seats read the queue, not CURRENT.md (row 10, #1508)

AGENTS.md cadence, pointer and recovery rule name `scripts/mosaic queue
next <seat>` and the ratified goal order. The six seat CONTEXT files run
the queue instead of reading CURRENT.md for ownership and gates. The
queue README says why queue-commit.sh calls cli.mjs directly (Filbert
A2 r1 n3).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>

AGENTS.md

@@ -109,12 +109,14 @@ substitute for a real blocker.
 
 - **Register** your session in `docs/SESSIONS.md` — one append-only line
   (date, actor, scope, outcome). Never rewrite or remove entries.
-- **Cadence**: read `docs/plans/QUEUE.md` first; your next piece is the first
-  row you own that is briefed, in progress or in review, unless Jason has named
-  an explicit current priority in that queue. Open only
-  the brief that row links to. Execute it through every authorized stage (implement → test → verify against acceptance
-  criteria; commit, push, or close only when the established plan authorizes
-  each) → move your QUEUE.md row → register in SESSIONS.md.
+- **Cadence**: run `scripts/mosaic queue next <your seat>` first. It names
+  the row to resume, review or start, or says there is nothing. The goal order
+  in `docs/plans/2026-09-27_goals-review.md` sets priority, not CURRENT.md.
+  Open only the brief that row links to. Execute it through every authorized
+  stage (implement → test → verify against acceptance criteria; commit, push,
+  or close only when the established plan authorizes each) → move the row with
+  `scripts/mosaic queue move` (never by editing QUEUE.md) → register in
+  SESSIONS.md.
 - "next" means one action. A batch mandate ("run the queue") repeats the
   loop until green or truly blocked under the boundary rules above.
 - Substantial work gets a Gitea issue and a BUILD-LOG phase entry
@@ -188,7 +190,8 @@ Full reference — usage, fields, exit codes, safety notes:
 ## Pointers (depth lives here)
 
 - `docs/plans/2026-09-27_goals-review.md` — north star and goal order (Jason ratified 2026-09-27)
-- `docs/plans/QUEUE.md` — THE task list (one row per piece; read first)
+- `docs/plans/QUEUE.md` — THE task list, rendered from `docs/plans/queue.json`
+  (`scripts/mosaic queue next <seat>` reads it; `packages/queue/README.md` has the verbs)
 - `docs/plans/CURRENT.md` — narrative log behind the queue rows
 - `docs/plans/ROADMAP.md` — agreed milestone path (M16+)
 - `docs/plans/CONDUCTOR.md` — orchestration protocol and guardrails
@@ -203,9 +206,9 @@ Full reference — usage, fields, exit codes, safety notes:
 ## Recovery rule
 
 Compacted, restarted, or new? Nothing that matters is lost: this file +
-`docs/plans/CURRENT.md` + `git log --oneline -10` + the suites reconstruct
-the full state. **Never guess** — verify with the suites; the run records
-and logs hold the receipts.
+`scripts/mosaic queue next <seat>` + `docs/plans/CURRENT.md` +
+`git log --oneline -10` + the suites reconstruct the full state. **Never
+guess** — verify with the suites; the run records and logs hold the receipts.
 
 ## Version pin
 

agents/darkwing/CONTEXT.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ to change unrelated files, other agents' work, or the live fleet.
 
 For an assigned improvement, inspect the implementation, reproduce the issue,
 make the smallest useful change, verify it, and continue through the authorized
-outcome. Read docs/plans/CURRENT.md to reconcile ownership and existing gates;
+outcome. Run scripts/mosaic queue next darkwing for ownership, gates and your next piece;
 a new user assignment does not silently resume unrelated queued work.
 
 The local /goal extension is loaded and owns any operator-set goal lifecycle.

agents/dewey/CONTEXT.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ to change unrelated files, other agents' work, or the live fleet.
 
 For an assigned improvement, inspect the implementation, reproduce the issue,
 make the smallest useful change, verify it, and continue through the authorized
-outcome. Read docs/plans/CURRENT.md to reconcile ownership and existing gates;
+outcome. Run scripts/mosaic queue next dewey for ownership, gates and your next piece;
 a new user assignment does not silently resume unrelated queued work.
 
 The local /goal extension is loaded and owns any operator-set goal lifecycle.

agents/filbert/CONTEXT.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ to change unrelated files, other agents' work, or the live fleet.
 
 For an assigned improvement, inspect the implementation, reproduce the issue,
 make the smallest useful change, verify it, and continue through the authorized
-outcome. Read docs/plans/CURRENT.md to reconcile ownership and existing gates;
+outcome. Run scripts/mosaic queue next filbert for ownership, gates and your next piece;
 a new user assignment does not silently resume unrelated queued work.
 
 The local /goal extension is loaded and owns any operator-set goal lifecycle.

agents/researcher/CONTEXT.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ bootstrap configuration. It is not a managed fleet seat or sandbox. Host tools
 are available for authorized research, evidence and fixture work; their presence
 never grants access to unrelated work, secrets or live services.
 
-Read `docs/plans/QUEUE.md` and the applicable owner-approved task before acting.
+Run `scripts/mosaic queue next researcher` and read the task it names before acting.
 The current internal development team is Sage, Darkwing, Dewey, Filbert, Rocko
 and Researcher under `agents/`. Route development coordination to Sage. Use
 repository communication tooling with an explicitly verified destination/socket;

agents/rocko/CONTEXT.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ claim that Pi's /goal lifecycle is available here. Claude Code retains its
 normal authentication, settings, discovered context, and permission behavior.
 Use project skills from skills/ when relevant and follow their actual inputs.
 
-Read docs/plans/CURRENT.md to reconcile current ownership and existing gates.
+Run scripts/mosaic queue next rocko for ownership, gates and your next piece.
 A new user assignment does not silently resume unrelated queued work. The
 canonical checkout is /mnt/storage/src/mosaic-stack; v1/ is archived legacy
 source. Preserve other agents' work and coordinate scope with Sage.

agents/sage/CONTEXT.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ to change unrelated files, other agents' work, or the live fleet.
 
 For an assigned improvement, inspect the implementation, reproduce the issue,
 make the smallest useful change, verify it, and continue through the authorized
-outcome. Read docs/plans/CURRENT.md to reconcile ownership and existing gates;
+outcome. Run scripts/mosaic queue next sage for ownership, gates and your next piece;
 a new user assignment does not silently resume unrelated queued work.
 
 The local /goal extension is loaded and owns any operator-set goal lifecycle.

packages/queue/README.md

@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ is swept in:
    commit and those entries are still H's. Otherwise exit 3 and print the
    command. Until it runs, the guard refuses ordinary commits.
 
+`queue-commit.sh` calls `node packages/queue/src/cli.mjs` directly, not
+`scripts/mosaic queue`. That stays after A2 on purpose: step 4 runs HEAD's
+archived copy, which then depends only on the package, not on the
+dispatcher.
+
 `scripts/git-hooks/pre-commit` is the guard. `scripts/queue-commit.sh
 --install-hook` installs it (jason or sage). It refuses any `git commit`
 whose index entries for the two queue files differ from HEAD's.