diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/self-healing.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/self-healing.test.ts
index cb6c01f80..e1bd73350 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/self-healing.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/self-healing.test.ts
@@ -4870,6 +4870,45 @@ describe("SelfHealingManager", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("surfaceDependencyBlockedTodos", () => {
+    it("returns 0 when globalPause is enabled", async () => {
+      const managerWithRecovery = new SelfHealingManager(store, { rootDir: "/tmp/test-project", getProjectId: () => "/tmp/test-project" });
+      (store.getSettings as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({ globalPause: true });
+
+      expect(await managerWithRecovery.surfaceDependencyBlockedTodos()).toBe(0);
+      managerWithRecovery.stop();
+    });
+
+    it("returns 0 when dependency-blocked todo reporting is disabled", async () => {
+      const managerWithRecovery = new SelfHealingManager(store, { rootDir: "/tmp/test-project", getProjectId: () => "/tmp/test-project" });
+      (store.getSettings as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({ dependencyBlockedTodoReportEnabled: false });
+
+      expect(await managerWithRecovery.surfaceDependencyBlockedTodos()).toBe(0);
+      managerWithRecovery.stop();
+    });
+
+    it("returns groupCount from reporter", async () => {
+      const managerWithRecovery = new SelfHealingManager(store, { rootDir: "/tmp/test-project", getProjectId: () => "/tmp/test-project" });
+      (store.getSettings as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({ dependencyBlockedTodoReportEnabled: true });
+      const reportSpy = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ alerted: true, groupCount: 1 });
+      (managerWithRecovery as unknown as { dependencyBlockedTodoReporter: { report: typeof reportSpy } }).dependencyBlockedTodoReporter = { report: reportSpy };
+
+      expect(await managerWithRecovery.surfaceDependencyBlockedTodos()).toBe(1);
+      expect(reportSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+      managerWithRecovery.stop();
+    });
+
+    it("returns 0 and logs error when reporter fails", async () => {
+      const managerWithRecovery = new SelfHealingManager(store, { rootDir: "/tmp/test-project", getProjectId: () => "/tmp/test-project" });
+      (store.getSettings as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({ dependencyBlockedTodoReportEnabled: true });
+      const reportSpy = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error("boom"));
+      (managerWithRecovery as unknown as { dependencyBlockedTodoReporter: { report: typeof reportSpy } }).dependencyBlockedTodoReporter = { report: reportSpy };
+
+      expect(await managerWithRecovery.surfaceDependencyBlockedTodos()).toBe(0);
+      managerWithRecovery.stop();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("surfaceStalePausedReviews", () => {
     function pausedReviewTask(overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
       return {
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/self-healing.ts b/packages/engine/src/self-healing.ts
index 765ae281f..f15b0a25a 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/self-healing.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/self-healing.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import {
   type NtfyNotifier,
 } from "./notifier.js";
 import type { GhostBugDecision } from "./triage-preflight.js";
+import { DependencyBlockedTodoReporter } from "./dependency-blocked-todo-reporter.js";
 
 const log = createLogger("self-healing");
 const worktreeMetadataReconcileLog = createLogger("worktree-metadata-reconcile");
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ export interface SelfHealingOptions {
   messageStore?: MessageStore;
   /** Optional notifier for board-stall unrecovered alerts. */
   ntfyNotifier?: Pick<NtfyNotifier, "notifyBoardStallUnrecovered">;
+  getProjectId?: () => string;
 }
 
 const APPROVED_TRIAGE_RECOVERY_GRACE_MS = 60_000;
@@ -529,6 +531,8 @@ export class SelfHealingManager {
   private orphanArchivedAcknowledged = new Set<string>();
   private finalizeUnprovenWarned = new Set<string>();
   private maintenanceTickCounter = 0;
+  private dependencyBlockedTodoReporter: DependencyBlockedTodoReporter | null = null;
+
   private boardStallWindow: {
     windowStartMs: number;
     windowStartBlockedDepth: number;
@@ -4041,6 +4045,39 @@ export class SelfHealingManager {
     }
   }
 
+  private getDependencyBlockedTodoReporter(): DependencyBlockedTodoReporter | null {
+    if (this.dependencyBlockedTodoReporter) {
+      return this.dependencyBlockedTodoReporter;
+    }
+    const projectId = this.options.getProjectId?.();
+    if (!projectId) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    this.dependencyBlockedTodoReporter = new DependencyBlockedTodoReporter({
+      store: this.store,
+      projectId,
+      now: () => Date.now(),
+    });
+    return this.dependencyBlockedTodoReporter;
+  }
+
+  async surfaceDependencyBlockedTodos(): Promise<number> {
+    try {
+      const settings = await this.store.getSettings();
+      if (settings.globalPause || settings.enginePaused) return 0;
+      if (settings.dependencyBlockedTodoReportEnabled === false) return 0;
+
+      const reporter = this.getDependencyBlockedTodoReporter();
+      if (!reporter) return 0;
+      const result = await reporter.report();
+      return result.groupCount ?? 0;
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      const errorMessage = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      log.error(`Dependency-blocked todo surfacing failed: ${errorMessage}`);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+
   async surfaceStalePausedReviews(): Promise<number> {
     try {
       const settings = await this.store.getSettings();