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+name: "Agents panel skips archived work on startup"
+test_plan: pending
+---
+
+# Story 79: Agents panel skips archived work on startup
+
+## User Story
+
+As a user, I want the agents panel to only show live/in-progress work when I first open the UI, so that the panel isn't cluttered with old completed items. However, when a work item completes during my session, it should appear in the panel and gracefully fade out.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] On frontend startup, archived work items (from work/5_archived/) are NOT fetched or displayed in the agents panel
+- [ ] Work items that complete during the current session remain visible in the agents panel and fade down/out gracefully
+- [ ] The agents panel still shows all active work items (upcoming, current, qa, merge) as before
+- [ ] No regression in agent status updates or real-time WebSocket notifications
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- TBD