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name: "Split archived into done and archived with time-based promotion"
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# Story 151: Split archived into done and archived with time-based promotion

## User Story

As a developer watching work flow through the pipeline in my IDE, I want recently completed items separated from old ones, so that the folder view stays useful without being cluttered by dozens of ancient stories.

## Description

The `5_archived` folder has grown huge and clutters the IDE sidebar. Split it into two stages:

- `5_done`: recently completed work — visible in IDE, useful for watching flow
- `6_archived`: old work moved here automatically after 4 hours

The watcher should periodically check `5_done/` and move items older than 4 hours (based on file mtime) to `6_archived/`.

### Key Files
- `server/src/io/watcher.rs`: filesystem watcher — add periodic sweep of `5_done/`
- `server/src/agents.rs`: `move_story_to_archived` → rename to `move_story_to_done`, target `5_done/`
- All MCP tools and pipeline logic that reference `5_archived` need updating to use `5_done`
- Frontend pipeline display if it shows archived/done items
- `.story_kit/README.md`: update pipeline stage documentation
- Story 116's init scaffolding: `storkit init` must create `5_done/` and `6_archived/` directories
- Any templates or scaffold code that creates the `.story_kit/work/` directory structure

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] `5_archived/` is renamed to `6_archived/`
- [ ] New `5_done/` directory is created and used as the immediate completion target
- [ ] Mergemaster, accept_story, and all pipeline functions move completed work to `5_done/` (not directly to archived)
- [ ] Watcher periodically sweeps `5_done/` and moves items older than 4 hours to `6_archived/`
- [ ] Existing items in old `5_archived/` are migrated to `6_archived/`
- [ ] Frontend pipeline display updated if applicable
- [ ] `.story_kit/README.md` updated to reflect the new pipeline stages
- [ ] `storkit init` scaffolding creates `5_done/` and `6_archived/` (coordinate with story 116)

## Out of Scope

- TBD
