diff --git a/.changeset/fix-mission-followup-admission.md b/.changeset/fix-mission-followup-admission.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a85ab5ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-mission-followup-admission.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Resume planned mission follow-ups after their source task completes or the task is rehomed.
+category: fix
+dev: Keeps source features active for live Decision-A descendants and prefers canonical feature links during admission.
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/mission-state-reconcile.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/mission-state-reconcile.test.ts
index e332975cc3..41b7e8c5f6 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/mission-state-reconcile.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/mission-state-reconcile.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,147 @@ import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { reconcileMissionState } from "../missions/mission-state-reconcile.js";
 
 describe("reconcileMissionState", () => {
+  it("keeps a source feature active while an approved Decision-A follow-up is live", async () => {
+    const parent = {
+      id: "FN-1", title: "Delivery", column: "done", status: undefined,
+      missionId: "M-1", sliceId: "SL-1", updatedAt: "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z",
+    };
+    const followUp = {
+      id: "FN-2", title: "Follow-up", column: "todo", status: "queued",
+      missionId: "M-1", sliceId: "SL-1", updatedAt: "2026-08-11T00:01:00.000Z",
+      sourceMetadata: { missionLineage: { missionId: "M-1", sliceId: "SL-1", featureId: "F-1" } },
+    };
+    const feature = {
+      id: "F-1", title: "Delivery", sliceId: "SL-1", taskId: parent.id, status: "done",
+      createdAt: "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", updatedAt: "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z",
+    };
+    const updateFeatureStatus = vi.fn();
+    const missionStore = {
+      listMissions: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ id: "M-1", status: "complete" }]),
+      getMissionWithHierarchy: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        id: "M-1", milestones: [{ slices: [{ id: "SL-1", features: [feature] }] }],
+      }),
+      listAssertionsForFeature: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+      updateFeatureStatus,
+    };
+    const taskStore = {
+      listTasks: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([parent, followUp]),
+      getTask: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(parent),
+      getLatestSpecDriftReport: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    };
+
+    await reconcileMissionState({ taskStore: taskStore as never, missionStore }, { source: "self-healing" });
+
+    expect(updateFeatureStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      feature.id,
+      "in-progress",
+      { actor: { type: "system", id: "mission-reconcile", source: "mission-reconcile:self-healing" } },
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("does not retain a historical source after a same-slice follow-up rehome", async () => {
+    const parent = {
+      id: "FN-1", title: "Delivery", column: "done", status: undefined,
+      missionId: "M-1", sliceId: "SL-1", updatedAt: "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z",
+    };
+    const followUp = {
+      id: "FN-2", title: "Rehomed", column: "todo", status: "queued",
+      missionId: "M-1", sliceId: "SL-1", updatedAt: "2026-08-11T00:01:00.000Z",
+      sourceMetadata: { missionLineage: { missionId: "M-1", sliceId: "SL-1", featureId: "F-1" } },
+    };
+    const sourceFeature = {
+      id: "F-1", title: "Delivery", sliceId: "SL-1", taskId: parent.id, status: "in-progress",
+      createdAt: "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", updatedAt: "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z",
+    };
+    const currentFeature = {
+      id: "F-2", title: "Rehomed", sliceId: "SL-1", taskId: followUp.id, status: "triaged",
+      createdAt: "2026-08-11T00:01:00.000Z", updatedAt: "2026-08-11T00:01:00.000Z",
+    };
+    const updateFeatureStatus = vi.fn();
+    const missionStore = {
+      listMissions: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ id: "M-1", status: "active" }]),
+      getMissionWithHierarchy: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        id: "M-1", milestones: [{ slices: [{ id: "SL-1", features: [sourceFeature, currentFeature] }] }],
+      }),
+      listAssertionsForFeature: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+      updateFeatureStatus,
+    };
+    const tasks = new Map([[parent.id, parent], [followUp.id, followUp]]);
+    const taskStore = {
+      listTasks: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([parent, followUp]),
+      getTask: vi.fn((taskId: string) => Promise.resolve(tasks.get(taskId))),
+      getLatestSpecDriftReport: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    };
+
+    await reconcileMissionState({ taskStore: taskStore as never, missionStore }, { source: "self-healing" });
+
+    expect(updateFeatureStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      sourceFeature.id,
+      "done",
+      { actor: { type: "system", id: "mission-reconcile", source: "mission-reconcile:self-healing" } },
+    );
+    expect(updateFeatureStatus).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      sourceFeature.id,
+      "in-progress",
+      expect.anything(),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("allows a source feature to complete after every Decision-A follow-up reaches a custom terminal lane", async () => {
+    const parent = {
+      id: "FN-1", title: "Delivery", column: "shipped", status: undefined,
+      missionId: "M-1", sliceId: "SL-1", updatedAt: "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z",
+    };
+    const followUp = {
+      id: "FN-2", title: "Follow-up", column: "shipped", status: undefined,
+      missionId: "M-1", sliceId: "SL-1", updatedAt: "2026-08-11T00:01:00.000Z",
+      sourceMetadata: { missionLineage: { missionId: "M-1", sliceId: "SL-1", featureId: "F-1" } },
+    };
+    const feature = {
+      id: "F-1", title: "Delivery", sliceId: "SL-1", taskId: parent.id, status: "in-progress",
+      createdAt: "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", updatedAt: "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z",
+    };
+    const updateFeatureStatus = vi.fn();
+    const missionStore = {
+      listMissions: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ id: "M-1", status: "active" }]),
+      getMissionWithHierarchy: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        id: "M-1", milestones: [{ slices: [{ id: "SL-1", features: [feature] }] }],
+      }),
+      listAssertionsForFeature: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+      updateFeatureStatus,
+    };
+    const taskStore = {
+      listTasks: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([parent, followUp]),
+      getTask: vi.fn((taskId: string) => Promise.resolve(taskId === parent.id ? parent : followUp)),
+      getLatestSpecDriftReport: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+      getTaskWorkflowSelectionsAsync: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(new Map([
+        [parent.id, { workflowId: "custom:delivery", stepIds: [] }],
+        [followUp.id, { workflowId: "custom:delivery", stepIds: [] }],
+      ])),
+      getTaskWorkflowSelectionAsync: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ workflowId: "custom:delivery", stepIds: [] }),
+      getWorkflowDefinition: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        ir: {
+          version: "v2", id: "custom:delivery", nodes: [], edges: [],
+          columns: [
+            { id: "todo", label: "Todo", traits: [{ trait: "hold" }] },
+            { id: "shipped", label: "Shipped", traits: [{ trait: "complete" }] },
+            { id: "stored", label: "Stored", traits: [{ trait: "archived" }] },
+          ],
+        },
+      }),
+    };
+
+    await reconcileMissionState({ taskStore: taskStore as never, missionStore }, { source: "self-healing" });
+
+    expect(updateFeatureStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      feature.id,
+      "done",
+      { actor: { type: "system", id: "mission-reconcile", source: "mission-reconcile:self-healing" } },
+    );
+    expect(taskStore.getTaskWorkflowSelectionsAsync).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(taskStore.getTaskWorkflowSelectionAsync).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(followUp.id);
+  });
+
   it("retains the orthogonal alignment projection when lifecycle status is already current", async () => {
     const task = {
       id: "FN-1", title: "Delivery", column: "in-progress", status: "in-progress",
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/mission-symbol-admission.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/mission-symbol-admission.test.ts
index bf05e70b27..268d7d74c5 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/mission-symbol-admission.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/mission-symbol-admission.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function task(overrides: Partial<Task> = {}): Task {
 function store(overrides: Partial<{ mission: Mission | undefined; milestone: Milestone | undefined; slice: Slice | undefined; feature: MissionFeature | undefined }> = {}) {
   const values = { mission, milestone, slice, feature, ...overrides };
   return {
-    getFeatureByTaskId: async () => values.feature,
+    getFeatureByTaskId: async (taskId: string) => values.feature?.taskId === taskId ? values.feature : undefined,
     getFeature: async (id: string) => id === feature.id ? values.feature : undefined,
     getSlice: async () => values.slice,
     getMilestone: async () => values.milestone,
@@ -53,6 +53,28 @@ describe("decideMissionSymbolAdmission", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("prefers a canonical feature link after a Decision-A follow-up is rehomed", async () => {
+    const currentSlice = { ...slice, id: "SL-2" };
+    const currentFeature = { ...feature, id: "F-2", sliceId: currentSlice.id, taskId: "FN-2" };
+    const rehomed = task({
+      id: "FN-2",
+      sliceId: currentSlice.id,
+      declaredSymbols: ["pkg/a.ts#A"],
+      sourceMetadata: { missionLineage: { missionId: mission.id, sliceId: slice.id, featureId: feature.id } },
+    });
+    const missionStore = {
+      getFeatureByTaskId: async (taskId: string) => taskId === rehomed.id ? currentFeature : undefined,
+      getFeature: async (id: string) => id === feature.id ? feature : id === currentFeature.id ? currentFeature : undefined,
+      getSlice: async (id: string) => id === currentSlice.id ? currentSlice : id === slice.id ? slice : undefined,
+      getMilestone: async () => milestone,
+      getMission: async () => mission,
+    };
+
+    await expect(decideMissionSymbolAdmission(rehomed, missionStore as never)).resolves.toMatchObject({
+      kind: "symbol-lock", feature: { id: currentFeature.id, taskId: rehomed.id },
+    });
+  });
+
   it("uses coarse fallback for non-mission and approved empty-symbol work", async () => {
     await expect(decideMissionSymbolAdmission(task({ missionId: undefined, sliceId: undefined }), store({ feature: undefined }))).resolves.toEqual({ kind: "coarse-fallback", reason: "non-mission" });
     await expect(decideMissionSymbolAdmission(task({ declaredSymbols: [] }), store())).resolves.toEqual({ kind: "coarse-fallback", reason: "symbols-unresolvable" });
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/workflow-work-scheduler.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/workflow-work-scheduler.test.ts
index eb70bc8a14..3de865e099 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/workflow-work-scheduler.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/workflow-work-scheduler.test.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,34 @@ describe("claimDueWorkflowWorkItem", () => {
     expect(logEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith("FN-1", expect.stringContaining("mission lineage blocked"));
   });
 
+  it("claims a rehomed task through its canonical feature instead of stale follow-up lineage", async () => {
+    const acquireWorkflowWorkItemLease = vi.fn(() => item);
+    const acquireSymbolLocks = vi.fn(async () => ({ acquired: true as const, conflicts: [] }));
+    const result = await claimDueWorkflowWorkItem({
+      listDueWorkflowWorkItems: () => [item], acquireWorkflowWorkItemLease,
+      getTask: async () => ({
+        id: "FN-1", missionId: "M-1", sliceId: "SL-2", declaredSymbols: ["pkg/a.ts#A"],
+        sourceMetadata: { missionLineage: { missionId: "M-1", sliceId: "SL-OLD", featureId: "F-OLD" } },
+      } as any),
+      getMissionStore: () => ({
+        getFeatureByTaskId: async () => ({ id: "F-2", taskId: "FN-1", sliceId: "SL-2", status: "triaged" }),
+        getFeature: async () => ({ id: "F-OLD", taskId: "FN-OLD", sliceId: "SL-OLD", status: "done" }),
+        getSlice: async () => ({ id: "SL-2", milestoneId: "MS-1", status: "active" }),
+        getMilestone: async () => ({ id: "MS-1", missionId: "M-1", status: "active" }),
+        getMission: async () => ({ id: "M-1", status: "active" }),
+      } as any),
+      acquireSymbolLocks,
+    }, { leaseOwner: "worker", leaseDurationMs: 1000 });
+
+    expect(result).toMatchObject({ taskId: "FN-1", workItem: item });
+    expect(acquireSymbolLocks).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      ["pkg/a.ts#a"],
+      { ownerTaskId: "FN-1", missionId: "M-1", featureId: "F-2", agentId: "worker" },
+      expect.any(Number),
+    );
+    expect(acquireWorkflowWorkItemLease).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
   it("releases an acquired symbol lock when the workflow lease races", async () => {
     const releaseSymbolLocks = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
     const result = await claimDueWorkflowWorkItem({
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/executor/lifecycle-columns.ts b/packages/engine/src/executor/lifecycle-columns.ts
index 351c485fa1..e43882ab03 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/executor/lifecycle-columns.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/executor/lifecycle-columns.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * which is the half-conversion shape: the correct target reached through a check that could
  * not see it. Each site now resolves once and uses the same value for both.
  */
-import type { TaskStore } from "@fusion/core";
+import type { TaskStore, WorkflowSelectionCache } from "@fusion/core";
 import {
   resolveCompleteColumn,
   resolveLifecycleColumns,
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ export async function resolveTerminalColumnsFor(
   store: TaskStore,
   taskId: string,
   /*
-  FNXC:WorkflowLifecycleColumns 2026-07-30-21:40 (#2787 review — greptile P2):
-  Optional CALLER-OWNED IR cache, matching the contract on `resolveTaskLifecycleColumns`. Sweeps that
-  call this once per card on a whole board must read one IR per WORKFLOW, not one per task; callers
-  resolving a single task pass nothing and are unaffected.
+  FNXC:WorkflowLifecycleColumns 2026-08-12-00:20:
+  Optional caller-owned IR and selection caches let sweeps read one IR per workflow and one
+  selection per task. Single-task callers pass neither and retain the original behavior.
   */
   irCache?: Map<string, Awaited<ReturnType<typeof resolveWorkflowIrForTask>>>,
+  selectionCache?: WorkflowSelectionCache,
 ): Promise<readonly string[]> {
   /*
   FNXC:WorkflowLifecycleColumns 2026-07-30-21:40 (PR #2568 review — greptile):
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export async function resolveTerminalColumnsFor(
   column, which is the failure the conversion exists to prevent.
   */
   try {
-    const resolved = resolveTerminalColumns(await resolveWorkflowIrForTask(store, taskId, irCache));
+    const resolved = resolveTerminalColumns(await resolveWorkflowIrForTask(store, taskId, irCache, selectionCache));
     return [...new Set([...resolved, ...LEGACY_TERMINAL_COLUMNS])];
   } catch {
     return LEGACY_TERMINAL_COLUMNS;
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/missions/mission-feature-sync.ts b/packages/engine/src/missions/mission-feature-sync.ts
index 85ae247200..cf53c5a7ae 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/missions/mission-feature-sync.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/missions/mission-feature-sync.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ export async function resolveMissionFeatureAlignment(
 
 export interface MissionFeatureSyncContext {
   hasLinkedAssertions?: boolean;
+  /** FNXC:MissionFollowupLifecycle 2026-08-12-00:20: Live Decision-A follow-ups keep their source feature active until the whole delivery boundary is terminal. */
+  hasLiveLineageDescendants?: boolean;
   /*
   FNXC:WorkflowLifecycleColumns 2026-07-30-11:20 (U11):
   The task's resolved planner lanes (intake + hold). Supplied by the CALLER, which
@@ -296,12 +298,17 @@ export async function reconcileMissionFeatureState(
       return { kind: "blocked", reason: blocker, alignment };
     }
 
-    if (hasUnvalidatedAssertions) {
+    const pendingCompletionReason = context.hasLiveLineageDescendants === true
+      ? "lineage follow-ups"
+      : hasUnvalidatedAssertions
+        ? "assertion validation"
+        : undefined;
+    if (pendingCompletionReason) {
       if (feature.status !== "in-progress") {
         return {
           kind: "update",
           status: "in-progress",
-          reason: `task ${task.id} completed; awaiting assertion validation`,
+          reason: `task ${task.id} completed; awaiting ${pendingCompletionReason}`,
           alignment,
         };
       }
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/missions/mission-state-reconcile.ts b/packages/engine/src/missions/mission-state-reconcile.ts
index 1edd004aaa..db5f4cdb47 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/missions/mission-state-reconcile.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/missions/mission-state-reconcile.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import type { MissionFeature, MissionFeatureRepairGroundTruth, MissionTransitionActor, Task, TaskStore } from "@fusion/core";
+import type { MissionFeature, MissionFeatureRepairGroundTruth, MissionTransitionActor, Task, TaskStore, WorkflowSelectionCache } from "@fusion/core";
 import { TerminalTaskReconciliationError, resolveLifecycleColumns, resolveWorkflowIrForTask } from "@fusion/core";
 import { createRunAuditor, generateSyntheticRunId } from "../util/run-audit.js";
+import { resolveTerminalColumnsFor } from "../executor/lifecycle-columns.js";
 import { resolvePlannerLanesForTask } from "../planner-lane-resolution.js";
 import { reconcileMissionFeatureState } from "./mission-feature-sync.js";
+import { parsePersistedMissionLineage } from "./mission-symbol-admission.js";
 
 export type MissionReconcileSource = "startup" | "self-healing" | "autopilot" | "task-move" | "api" | "tool";
 type TerminalCapability = { reconcileFeatureDoneWithTerminalTask(featureId: string, taskId: string): Promise<MissionFeature> };
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ function actorFor(source: MissionReconcileSource, supplied?: MissionTransitionAc
   return { type: "system", id: "mission-reconcile", source: `mission-reconcile:${source}` };
 }
 function titleKey(sliceId: string, title: string): string { return `${sliceId}\0${title.trim().replace(/\s+/g, " ").toLowerCase()}`; }
+function lineageKey(missionId: string, sliceId: string, featureId: string): string { return `${missionId}\0${sliceId}\0${featureId}`; }
 function hasRepairCapability(store: unknown): store is RepairCapability {
   return typeof (store as Record<string, unknown> | null | undefined)?.repairFeatureValidationState === "function";
 }
@@ -84,15 +87,78 @@ export async function reconcileMissionState(
   // FNXC:MissionAutoReconcile 2026-08-11-05:20: TaskStore methods use their receiver; optional-capability probing must not detach listTasks from deps.taskStore.
   const liveTasks = listTasks ? await listTasks.call(deps.taskStore, { slim: true, includeArchived: false }) : [];
   const selectedIds = new Set(selected.map((mission) => mission.id));
-  const byTitle = new Map<string, Task | null>();
-  for (const task of liveTasks) {
-    if (!task.sliceId || !task.title || !task.missionId || !selectedIds.has(task.missionId)) continue;
-    const key = titleKey(task.sliceId, task.title);
-    byTitle.set(key, byTitle.has(key) ? null : task);
-  }
+  type MissionHierarchy = { milestones: Array<{ slices: Array<{ id: string; features: MissionFeature[] }> }> };
+  /*
+  FNXC:MissionFollowupLifecycle 2026-08-12-00:20:
+  Persisted Decision-A lineage is provenance only. Index current hierarchy ownership before
+  projecting descendants so a canonically rehomed task cannot keep its former feature open,
+  including when both features share a slice or happen to reuse an id elsewhere.
+  */
+  const selectedHierarchies: Array<{ mission: { id: string; status: string }; hierarchy: MissionHierarchy }> = [];
+  const canonicalTaskIds = new Set<string>();
+  const knownFeatureLineages = new Set<string>();
   for (const mission of selected) {
-    const hierarchy = await missionApi.getMissionWithHierarchy(mission.id) as { milestones: Array<{ slices: Array<{ id: string; features: MissionFeature[] }> }> } | undefined;
+    const hierarchy = await missionApi.getMissionWithHierarchy(mission.id) as MissionHierarchy | undefined;
     if (!hierarchy) continue;
+    selectedHierarchies.push({ mission, hierarchy });
+    for (const slice of hierarchy.milestones.flatMap((milestone) => milestone.slices)) {
+      for (const feature of slice.features) {
+        knownFeatureLineages.add(lineageKey(mission.id, slice.id, feature.id));
+        if (feature.taskId) canonicalTaskIds.add(feature.taskId);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  const byTitle = new Map<string, Task | null>();
+  const featuresWithLiveLineageDescendants = new Set<string>();
+  const lineageCandidates: Array<{ task: Task; key: string }> = [];
+  for (const task of liveTasks) {
+    if (!task.sliceId || !task.missionId || !selectedIds.has(task.missionId)) continue;
+    const lineage = parsePersistedMissionLineage(task);
+    if (
+      lineage
+      && lineage.missionId === task.missionId
+      && lineage.sliceId === task.sliceId
+      && !canonicalTaskIds.has(task.id)
+      && knownFeatureLineages.has(lineageKey(lineage.missionId, lineage.sliceId, lineage.featureId))
+    ) {
+      lineageCandidates.push({ task, key: lineageKey(lineage.missionId, lineage.sliceId, lineage.featureId) });
+    }
+    if (task.title) {
+      const key = titleKey(task.sliceId, task.title);
+      byTitle.set(key, byTitle.has(key) ? null : task);
+    }
+  }
+  const terminalIrCache = new Map<string, Awaited<ReturnType<typeof resolveWorkflowIrForTask>>>();
+  const selectionCache: WorkflowSelectionCache = new Map();
+  const lineageTaskIds = lineageCandidates.map(({ task }) => task.id);
+  if (lineageTaskIds.length > 0) {
+    let needsPerTaskFallback = !deps.taskStore.getTaskWorkflowSelectionsAsync;
+    try {
+      if (deps.taskStore.getTaskWorkflowSelectionsAsync) {
+        const selections = await deps.taskStore.getTaskWorkflowSelectionsAsync(lineageTaskIds);
+        for (const taskId of lineageTaskIds) selectionCache.set(taskId, selections.get(taskId));
+      }
+    } catch {
+      needsPerTaskFallback = true;
+    }
+    if (needsPerTaskFallback) {
+      await Promise.all(lineageTaskIds.map(async (taskId) => {
+        try { selectionCache.set(taskId, await deps.taskStore.getTaskWorkflowSelectionAsync(taskId)); } catch { /* FNXC:MissionFollowupLifecycle 2026-08-12-00:20: Preserve fail-soft default workflow resolution after a selection read failure. */ }
+      }));
+    }
+  }
+  const lineageBatchSize = 8;
+  for (let index = 0; index < lineageCandidates.length; index += lineageBatchSize) {
+    const batch = lineageCandidates.slice(index, index + lineageBatchSize);
+    const live = await Promise.all(batch.map(async ({ task, key }) => ({
+      key,
+      isLive: !task.deletedAt && !(await resolveTerminalColumnsFor(deps.taskStore, task.id, terminalIrCache, selectionCache)).includes(task.column),
+    })));
+    for (const candidate of live) {
+      if (candidate.isLive) featuresWithLiveLineageDescendants.add(candidate.key);
+    }
+  }
+  for (const { mission, hierarchy } of selectedHierarchies) {
     result.missionsScanned++;
     for (const slice of hierarchy.milestones.flatMap((milestone) => milestone.slices)) {
       const featureTitleCounts = new Map<string, number>();
@@ -122,7 +188,11 @@ export async function reconcileMissionState(
         if (!terminalCandidate && task) {
           const assertions = missionApi.listAssertionsForFeature ? await missionApi.listAssertionsForFeature(feature.id) : [];
           const plannerColumns = await resolvePlannerLanesForTask(deps.taskStore, task.id) ?? [];
-          const decision = await reconcileMissionFeatureState(deps.taskStore, task, feature, { hasLinkedAssertions: assertions.length > 0, plannerColumns });
+          const decision = await reconcileMissionFeatureState(deps.taskStore, task, feature, {
+            hasLinkedAssertions: assertions.length > 0,
+            hasLiveLineageDescendants: featuresWithLiveLineageDescendants.has(lineageKey(mission.id, slice.id, feature.id)),
+            plannerColumns,
+          });
           const needsRepair = feature.status === "blocked" || feature.loopState === "blocked" || feature.loopState === "needs_fix";
           if (decision.kind === "update" && feature.status !== decision.status) {
             if (options.dryRun) result.planned!.push({ featureId: feature.id, action: "status" });
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/missions/mission-symbol-admission.ts b/packages/engine/src/missions/mission-symbol-admission.ts
index 8699b8809c..8d0dc4bb96 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/missions/mission-symbol-admission.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/missions/mission-symbol-admission.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ type MissionReader = Pick<
   "getMission" | "getMilestone" | "getSlice" | "getFeature" | "getFeatureByTaskId"
 >;
 
-type PersistedMissionLineage = { missionId: string; sliceId: string; featureId: string };
+export type PersistedMissionLineage = { missionId: string; sliceId: string; featureId: string };
 
-function parsePersistedMissionLineage(task: Task): PersistedMissionLineage | undefined {
+export function parsePersistedMissionLineage(task: Task): PersistedMissionLineage | undefined {
   const candidate = task.sourceMetadata?.missionLineage;
   if (!candidate || typeof candidate !== "object" || Array.isArray(candidate)) return undefined;
   const { missionId, sliceId, featureId } = candidate as Record<string, unknown>;
@@ -47,16 +47,26 @@ function parsePersistedMissionLineage(task: Task): PersistedMissionLineage | und
 }
 
 /**
- * FNXC:MissionSymbolAdmission 2026-08-01-00:00:
- * Decision-A follow-up tasks retain the source feature's scalar taskId and carry
- * a separately validated sourceMetadata.missionLineage reference. Resolve that
- * reference before the canonical link so scheduler admission and reconciliation
- * preserve source ownership without treating a metadata-shaped value as proof.
+ * FNXC:MissionSymbolAdmission 2026-08-12-00:20:
+ * Decision-A follow-up tasks retain a separately validated
+ * sourceMetadata.missionLineage reference. Prefer a current canonical task link;
+ * use the persisted lineage only for genuinely unlinked follow-ups.
  */
 export async function resolveMissionFeatureForTask(
   store: MissionReader,
   task: Task,
 ): Promise<MissionFeature | undefined> {
+  /*
+  FNXC:MissionFollowupAdmission 2026-08-12-00:20:
+  A task can begin as a Decision-A follow-up and later become the canonical task for a
+  different Feature. The canonical taskId link is then the current ownership record;
+  inherited metadata is historical provenance and must not shadow it. Keep the
+  persisted-lineage fallback fail-closed for genuine unlinked follow-ups.
+  */
+  const canonical = await store.getFeatureByTaskId(task.id);
+  if (canonical) {
+    return !task.sliceId || canonical.sliceId === task.sliceId ? canonical : undefined;
+  }
   const persisted = parsePersistedMissionLineage(task);
   if (persisted) {
     const feature = await store.getFeature(persisted.featureId);
@@ -65,7 +75,7 @@ export async function resolveMissionFeatureForTask(
     }
     return undefined;
   }
-  return await store.getFeatureByTaskId(task.id);
+  return undefined;
 }
 
 /**