diff --git a/.changeset/fn-8105-archive-removes-worktree.md b/.changeset/fn-8105-archive-removes-worktree.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f08b03712e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fn-8105-archive-removes-worktree.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Archiving a task now deletes its git worktree so pinned worktrees no longer leak.
+category: fix
+dev: Archive cleanup uses a store-scoped engine disposer and host-scoped worktree-path reservation; cleanup:false retains the worktree and workspace per-repo cleanup remains deferred.
diff --git a/docs/task-management.md b/docs/task-management.md
index 817a232876..a96dc47b18 100644
--- a/docs/task-management.md
+++ b/docs/task-management.md
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ Auto-completion/finalization remains owned by existing recovery passes:
 5. **done** — merged/finalized
 6. **archived** — preserved history, optionally cleaned from filesystem
 
+### Archive worktree cleanup
+
+Archiving a single-repository task synchronously removes its git worktree before branch and task-metadata cleanup. This applies to random and pinned (`task-id`/`task-title`) names, including `fn_task_archive` and direct CLI archive commands that run without an executor. A host-scoped filesystem reservation serializes a successor's deterministic-path acquisition with archival disposal; if removal fails, the reservation is quarantined so the next acquisition can reconcile the orphan instead of colliding with it. `archive({ cleanup: false })` intentionally retains the worktree. Workspace tasks' per-repository `workspaceWorktrees` are not removed by this lifecycle yet.
+
 Board ordering behavior:
 - `todo` mirrors scheduler dispatch order: priority first (`urgent` → `low`), then oldest `createdAt` within a priority tier, then task ID as deterministic tie-break.
 - `triage`, `in-progress`, and `in-review` remain priority-first with task-ID tie-breaks (`in-review` still pins merge-active statuses above non-merging tasks).
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-experiment-finalize.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-experiment-finalize.test.ts
index cb8f2d6ddd..60337e5196 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-experiment-finalize.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-experiment-finalize.test.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ vi.mock("@fusion/dashboard", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@fusion/engine", () => ({
+  installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer: vi.fn(),
   ...workflowAuthoringEngineMock,
   createFnAgent: vi.fn(),
   fetchWebContent: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-fn-secret-get.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-fn-secret-get.test.ts
index ab55b80642..2836705f38 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-fn-secret-get.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-fn-secret-get.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ vi.mock("@fusion/dashboard", () => ({
   buildGitLabTaskDescription: vi.fn(),
 }));
 vi.mock("@fusion/engine", () => ({
+  installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer: vi.fn(),
   ...workflowAuthoringEngineMock,
   createFnAgent: vi.fn(),
   fetchWebContent: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-gitlab-tracking.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-gitlab-tracking.test.ts
index cb028df620..597a6aa447 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-gitlab-tracking.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-gitlab-tracking.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ vi.mock("@fusion/dashboard", () => {
 });
 
 vi.mock("@fusion/engine", () => ({
+  installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer: vi.fn(),
   createFnAgent: vi.fn(),
   fetchWebContent: vi.fn(),
   assertNoSecretPlaintext: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-web-fetch.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-web-fetch.test.ts
index 844faeae81..6b0d782cd2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-web-fetch.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-web-fetch.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ vi.mock("@fusion/dashboard", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@fusion/engine", () => ({
+  installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer: vi.fn(),
   ...workflowAuthoringEngineMock,
   createFnAgent: vi.fn(),
   fetchWebContent: fetchWebContentMock,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/task-command-github-import-tracking.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/task-command-github-import-tracking.test.ts
index dd0e323a11..1344fe2c31 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/task-command-github-import-tracking.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/task-command-github-import-tracking.test.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ vi.mock("@fusion/dashboard", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@fusion/engine", () => ({
+  installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer: vi.fn(),
   createFnAgent: vi.fn(),
   runAiMerge: vi.fn(),
   landWorkspaceTask: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/task.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/task.test.ts
index f6f3f0a80b..7f242b69ee 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/task.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/task.test.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ vi.mock("@fusion/core", async (importActual) => {
 
 // Mock @fusion/engine
 vi.mock("@fusion/engine", () => ({
+  installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer: vi.fn(),
   aiMergeTask: vi.fn(),
   runAiMerge: vi.fn(),
   landWorkspaceTask: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/task.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/task.ts
index 2c55463f28..95fde60359 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/task.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/task.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { TaskStore, COLUMNS, COLUMN_LABELS, CentralCore, buildAutoPauseClearPatch, buildManualRetryResetPatch, extractIntentSignature, findNearDuplicates, getTaskDuplicateLineage, isWorkspaceTask, reconcileDeterministicDuplicate, resolveTaskGithubTracking, runDeterministicDuplicateGuard, type Settings, type Column, type ColumnId, type StepStatus, type AgentLogType, type AgentLogEntry, type IntentSignature, type NearDuplicateCandidate, type NearDuplicateMatch, type TaskDependencyMutation } from "@fusion/core";
-import { isInReviewMissingWorktreeSessionStartFailure, runAiMerge, landWorkspaceTask } from "@fusion/engine";
+import { isInReviewMissingWorktreeSessionStartFailure, runAiMerge, landWorkspaceTask, installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer } from "@fusion/engine";
 import { createInterface } from "node:readline/promises";
 import type { PlanningQuestion, PlanningSummary } from "@fusion/core";
 import { createSession, submitResponse, RateLimitError, SessionNotFoundError, InvalidSessionStateError } from "@fusion/dashboard/planning";
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ async function getBoardCommandContext(projectName?: string): Promise<ProjectCont
     if (!context) {
       throw new Error(`Project ${projectName} not found`);
     }
+    installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer(context.store, {rootDir: context.projectPath, getSettings: () => context.store.getSettings()});
     return context;
   }
 
@@ -160,13 +161,16 @@ async function getBoardCommandContext(projectName?: string): Promise<ProjectCont
     if (!context) {
       throw new Error("No project context");
     }
+    installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer(context.store, {rootDir: context.projectPath, getSettings: () => context.store.getSettings()});
     return context;
   } catch {
     // FNXC:PostgresCutover 2026-07-05-12:00: the cwd fallback must boot through
     // the PostgreSQL startup factory (createLocalStore); a bare `new TaskStore`
     // resolves to the removed SQLite runtime, which throws on first DB access.
     const store = await createLocalStore(process.cwd());
-    return asLocalProjectContext(store);
+    const context = asLocalProjectContext(store);
+    installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer(store, {rootDir: context.projectPath, getSettings: () => store.getSettings()});
+    return context;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/extension.ts b/packages/cli/src/extension.ts
index 553a8a730f..9ce51b7ae2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/extension.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/extension.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import {
   type FinalizePlanOverride,
   fetchWebContent,
   assertNoSecretPlaintext,
+  installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer,
   emitGoalRetrievalAudit,
   createWorkflowAuthoringTools,
   workflowListParams,
@@ -503,6 +504,7 @@ async function getStore(
           await boot.shutdown().catch(() => undefined);
           return raced.store;
         }
+        installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer(boot.taskStore, {rootDir: projectRoot, getSettings: () => boot.taskStore.getSettings()});
         storeCache.set(projectRoot, { store: boot.taskStore, shutdown: boot.shutdown });
         return boot.taskStore;
       } catch (error) {
@@ -550,6 +552,8 @@ async function getStore(
  * The entry is external: closeCachedStores / clearHostTaskStores will not shut it down — the host owns lifecycle.
  */
 export function setHostTaskStore(projectRoot: string, store: TaskStore): void {
+  // FNXC:WorkflowLifecycle 2026-07-16-10:00: Install before caching an injected host store because getStore returns cached stores without a construction pass; this preserves executor-less archive cleanup during host startup.
+  installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer(store, {rootDir: projectRoot, getSettings: () => store.getSettings()});
   const canonical = resolveProjectRoot(projectRoot);
   storeCache.set(canonical, { store, external: true });
   storeBootInflight.delete(canonical);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/worktree-path-reservation.test.ts b/packages/core/src/__tests__/worktree-path-reservation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a483219c9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/worktree-path-reservation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import {mkdtemp, rm} from "node:fs/promises";
+import {tmpdir} from "node:os";
+import {join} from "node:path";
+import {afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi} from "vitest";
+import {acquireWorktreePathReservation, readWorktreePathReservation} from "../worktree-path-reservation.js";
+
+const dirs: string[] = [];
+async function fixture() {
+  const dir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "fusion-reservation-"));
+  dirs.push(dir);
+  return {rootDir: dir, worktreesDir: join(dir, "trees"), canonicalPath: join(dir, "trees", "pinned")};
+}
+afterEach(async () => { await Promise.all(dirs.splice(0).map((dir) => rm(dir, {recursive: true, force: true}))); });
+
+describe("worktree path reservation", () => {
+  it("excludes concurrent owners until the current owner releases", async () => {
+    const options = await fixture();
+    const first = await acquireWorktreePathReservation(options);
+    let acquired = false;
+    const second = acquireWorktreePathReservation({...options, pollMs: 1, acquireTimeoutMs: 500}).then((handle) => { acquired = true; return handle; });
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setImmediate(resolve));
+    expect(acquired).toBe(false);
+    await first.release();
+    const handle = await second;
+    expect(handle.previousState).toBe("free");
+    await handle.release();
+  });
+
+  it("reconciles a quarantined path before handing it to a successor", async () => {
+    const options = await fixture();
+    const first = await acquireWorktreePathReservation(options);
+    await first.quarantine("remove failed");
+    const reconcileQuarantined = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    const next = await acquireWorktreePathReservation({...options, reconcileQuarantined});
+
+    expect(reconcileQuarantined).toHaveBeenCalledWith(options.canonicalPath);
+    expect(next.previousState).toBe("quarantined");
+    await next.release();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a quarantined path unavailable when successor reconciliation fails", async () => {
+    const options = await fixture();
+    const first = await acquireWorktreePathReservation(options);
+    await first.quarantine("remove failed");
+
+    await expect(acquireWorktreePathReservation({...options, reconcileQuarantined: async () => { throw new Error("still occupied"); }})).rejects.toThrow("still occupied");
+
+    expect((await readWorktreePathReservation(options))?.state).toBe("quarantined");
+  });
+
+  it("times out rather than waiting forever for a live claim", async () => {
+    const options = await fixture();
+    const first = await acquireWorktreePathReservation(options);
+    await expect(acquireWorktreePathReservation({...options, acquireTimeoutMs: 10, pollMs: 1})).rejects.toThrow("Timed out acquiring worktree reservation");
+    await first.release();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/archive-worktree-disposer.ts b/packages/core/src/archive-worktree-disposer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15a059f7e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/archive-worktree-disposer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import type {Task} from "./types.js";
+import type {TaskStore} from "./store.js";
+import type {WorktreePathReservation} from "./worktree-path-reservation.js";
+
+/**
+ * FNXC:WorkflowLifecycle 2026-07-16-10:00:
+ * Core owns archive ordering but cannot import engine. Disposers are keyed by
+ * store, rather than process-global, so one project's executor never removes
+ * a worktree for another store. Identity-guarded teardown cannot erase a newer
+ * executor registration.
+ */
+export type ArchiveWorktreeDisposer = (task: Task, reservation: WorktreePathReservation) => Promise<void>;
+const disposers = new WeakMap<TaskStore, ArchiveWorktreeDisposer>();
+
+export function registerArchiveWorktreeDisposer(store: TaskStore, disposer: ArchiveWorktreeDisposer): () => void {
+  disposers.set(store, disposer);
+  return () => { if (disposers.get(store) === disposer) disposers.delete(store); };
+}
+export function getArchiveWorktreeDisposer(store: TaskStore): ArchiveWorktreeDisposer | undefined {
+  return disposers.get(store);
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.gate.ts b/packages/core/src/index.gate.ts
index d00dc75181..312562653e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.gate.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.gate.ts
@@ -528,6 +528,19 @@ export {
   getCreateInteractiveAiSessionFactory,
   type AgentMessage,
 } from "./ai-engine-loader.js";
+export {
+  registerArchiveWorktreeDisposer,
+  getArchiveWorktreeDisposer,
+  type ArchiveWorktreeDisposer,
+} from "./archive-worktree-disposer.js";
+export {
+  acquireWorktreePathReservation,
+  withWorktreePathReservation,
+  readWorktreePathReservation,
+  canonicalizeWorktreePath,
+  type WorktreePathReservation,
+  type WorktreePathReservationOptions,
+} from "./worktree-path-reservation.js";
 export {
   setRunningAgentCountSource,
   getRunningAgentCountSource,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 6b7fdd52d7..33aa2981ae 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -543,6 +543,19 @@ export {
   getCreateInteractiveAiSessionFactory,
   type AgentMessage,
 } from "./ai-engine-loader.js";
+export {
+  registerArchiveWorktreeDisposer,
+  getArchiveWorktreeDisposer,
+  type ArchiveWorktreeDisposer,
+} from "./archive-worktree-disposer.js";
+export {
+  acquireWorktreePathReservation,
+  withWorktreePathReservation,
+  readWorktreePathReservation,
+  canonicalizeWorktreePath,
+  type WorktreePathReservation,
+  type WorktreePathReservationOptions,
+} from "./worktree-path-reservation.js";
 export {
   setRunningAgentCountSource,
   getRunningAgentCountSource,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/task-store/archive-lifecycle-2.ts b/packages/core/src/task-store/archive-lifecycle-2.ts
index cb2c7d3284..0ea954b3b3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/task-store/archive-lifecycle-2.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/task-store/archive-lifecycle-2.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {softDeleteTaskRowInTransaction, readTaskRow as readTaskRowAsync} from ".
 import {findLiveLineageChildren as findLiveLineageChildrenAsync, projectPartition, removeLineageReferences} from "../task-store/async-lifecycle.js";
 import {archiveParentTaskWithLineageGate, findArchivedTaskEntry, deleteArchivedTaskEntry, restoreTaskFromArchive} from "../task-store/async-archive-lineage.js";
 import {getArchivedRowCount, listArchivedTaskEntriesPage} from "../async-archive-db.js";
+import {disposeArchivedWorktree} from "./archive-lifecycle.js";
 
 export async function taskToArchiveEntryImpl(store: TaskStore, task: Task, archivedAt: string): Promise<ArchivedTaskEntry> {
     const settings = await store.getSettingsFast();
@@ -190,6 +191,13 @@ export async function archiveTaskBackendImpl(store: TaskStore, id: string, optio
     // File-system cleanup if requested.
     const dir = store.taskDir(id);
     if (cleanup) {
+      /*
+      FNXC:WorkflowLifecycle 2026-07-16-10:00:
+      PostgreSQL must accept the lineage-child gate before destructive cleanup.
+      A rejected archive leaves its live task and pinned worktree untouched;
+      successful archives still await disposal before publishing the move event.
+      */
+      await disposeArchivedWorktree(store, task);
       await store.cleanupBranchForTask(task);
       const { rm } = await import("node:fs/promises");
       await rm(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/task-store/archive-lifecycle.ts b/packages/core/src/task-store/archive-lifecycle.ts
index bc572d890e..8307ea22f8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/task-store/archive-lifecycle.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/task-store/archive-lifecycle.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,36 @@ import "../builtin-traits.js";
 import {__setTaskActivityLogLimitsForTesting} from "../task-store/comments.js";
 import {toJson} from "../db-helpers.js";
 import {getErrorMessage} from "../error-message.js";
+import {getArchiveWorktreeDisposer} from "../archive-worktree-disposer.js";
+import {acquireWorktreePathReservation, canonicalizeWorktreePath} from "../worktree-path-reservation.js";
+import {basename, join, resolve} from "node:path";
+import {homedir} from "node:os";
+
+function resolveArchiveWorktreesDir(store: TaskStore, configured?: string): string {
+  const value = configured?.replace(/^~(?=$|[\\/])/, homedir()).replaceAll("{repo}", basename(store.rootDir));
+  return value ? resolve(store.rootDir, value) : join(store.rootDir, ".worktrees");
+}
+
+export async function disposeArchivedWorktree(store: TaskStore, task: Task): Promise<void> {
+  if (!task.worktree) return;
+  const settings = await store.getSettings();
+  const canonical = await canonicalizeWorktreePath(task.worktree);
+  if (canonical === await canonicalizeWorktreePath(store.rootDir)) return;
+  const reservation = await acquireWorktreePathReservation({canonicalPath: canonical, worktreesDir: resolveArchiveWorktreesDir(store, settings.worktreesDir), rootDir: store.rootDir});
+  try {
+    const disposer = getArchiveWorktreeDisposer(store);
+    if (!disposer) {
+      /* FNXC:WorkflowLifecycle 2026-07-16-10:00: A non-root archived worktree without a store-scoped engine disposer must be loud rather than silently leaked by an executor-less archive surface. */
+      storeLog.warn("archive-worktree-disposer-missing", {taskId: task.id, worktreePath: canonical});
+      return;
+    }
+    try { await disposer(task, reservation); }
+    catch (error) {
+      await reservation.quarantine(getErrorMessage(error));
+      storeLog.warn("Archive worktree disposal failed; reservation quarantined", {taskId: task.id, worktreePath: canonical, error: getErrorMessage(error)});
+    }
+  } finally { if (reservation.state === "held") await reservation.release(); }
+}
 
 function scheduleDeleteBranchCleanup(store: TaskStore, task: Task): void {
     /*
@@ -248,6 +278,13 @@ export async function archiveTaskImpl(store: TaskStore, id: string, optionsOrCle
         return task;
       }
 
+      /*
+      FNXC:WorkflowLifecycle 2026-07-16-10:00:
+      Pinned paths must be reserved before destructive archive cleanup and held
+      until the awaited engine disposer finishes. The disposer is store-scoped
+      so executor-less fn/CLI archives cannot silently leak a worktree.
+      */
+      await disposeArchivedWorktree(store, task);
       const cleanedBranches = await store.cleanupBranchForTask(task);
       if (cleanedBranches.length > 0) {
         task.log.push({
diff --git a/packages/core/src/worktree-path-reservation.ts b/packages/core/src/worktree-path-reservation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26ad152897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/worktree-path-reservation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import {createHash, randomUUID} from "node:crypto";
+import {hostname} from "node:os";
+import {dirname, join, resolve} from "node:path";
+import {mkdir, readFile, rename, rm, rmdir, unlink, writeFile} from "node:fs/promises";
+
+/**
+ * FNXC:WorkflowLifecycle 2026-07-16-10:00:
+ * Pinned worktrees are reused by independent engine processes, so archive and
+ * acquisition share a host-scoped filesystem reservation. `claim/` is the
+ * exclusive mkdir create-or-fail primitive; the durable state record is never
+ * used as a lock because rename-over-destination does not exclude contenders.
+ */
+export type WorktreeReservationState = "held" | "released" | "quarantined";
+export interface WorktreePathReservation {
+  canonicalPath: string;
+  token: string;
+  previousState: "free" | "quarantined";
+  state: WorktreeReservationState;
+  release(): Promise<void>;
+  quarantine(reason: string): Promise<void>;
+}
+interface ReservationRecord {
+  pid: number;
+  hostname: string;
+  startedAt: string;
+  canonicalPath: string;
+  state: "held" | "quarantined";
+  token: string;
+  reason?: string;
+}
+export interface WorktreePathReservationOptions {
+  canonicalPath: string;
+  worktreesDir: string;
+  rootDir: string;
+  isLiveWorktree?: (canonicalPath: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+  reconcileQuarantined?: (canonicalPath: string) => Promise<void>;
+  ttlMs?: number;
+  pollMs?: number;
+  acquireTimeoutMs?: number;
+}
+
+export async function canonicalizeWorktreePath(path: string): Promise<string> {
+  // resolve is intentional: absent orphan paths still need one stable lock key.
+  return resolve(path);
+}
+
+function paths(worktreesDir: string, canonicalPath: string) {
+  const key = createHash("sha256").update(canonicalPath).digest("hex");
+  const container = join(resolve(worktreesDir), ".fusion-worktree-locks", key);
+  return {container, claim: join(container, "claim"), state: join(container, "state.json")};
+}
+
+async function readRecord(statePath: string): Promise<ReservationRecord | null> {
+  try {
+    const value = JSON.parse(await readFile(statePath, "utf8")) as ReservationRecord;
+    return value?.token && value?.canonicalPath ? value : null;
+  } catch { return null; }
+}
+async function writeRecord(statePath: string, record: ReservationRecord): Promise<void> {
+  const temp = join(dirname(statePath), `.state-${process.pid}-${randomUUID()}.tmp`);
+  await writeFile(temp, JSON.stringify(record), "utf8");
+  await rename(temp, statePath);
+}
+function pidAlive(pid: number): boolean {
+  if (!Number.isInteger(pid) || pid <= 0) return false;
+  try { process.kill(pid, 0); return true; } catch (error: unknown) {
+    return (error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === "EPERM";
+  }
+}
+const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise<void>((done) => setTimeout(done, ms));
+
+/** Read the durable record; it is diagnostic only and does not imply ownership. */
+export async function readWorktreePathReservation(options: Pick<WorktreePathReservationOptions, "canonicalPath" | "worktreesDir">): Promise<ReservationRecord | null> {
+  const canonicalPath = await canonicalizeWorktreePath(options.canonicalPath);
+  return readRecord(paths(options.worktreesDir, canonicalPath).state);
+}
+
+export async function acquireWorktreePathReservation(options: WorktreePathReservationOptions): Promise<WorktreePathReservation> {
+  const canonicalPath = await canonicalizeWorktreePath(options.canonicalPath);
+  const layout = paths(options.worktreesDir, canonicalPath);
+  const pollMs = options.pollMs ?? 25;
+  const timeoutMs = options.acquireTimeoutMs ?? 30_000;
+  const ttlMs = options.ttlMs ?? 10 * 60_000;
+  const started = Date.now();
+  await mkdir(layout.container, {recursive: true});
+
+  for (;;) {
+    try {
+      await mkdir(layout.claim);
+      const prior = await readRecord(layout.state);
+      const token = randomUUID();
+      const record: ReservationRecord = {pid: process.pid, hostname: hostname(), startedAt: new Date().toISOString(), canonicalPath, state: "held", token};
+      await writeRecord(layout.state, record);
+      let state: WorktreeReservationState = "held";
+      const settle = async (quarantineReason?: string): Promise<void> => {
+        if (state !== "held") return;
+        const current = await readRecord(layout.state);
+        if (!current || current.token !== token) { state = "released"; return; }
+        if (quarantineReason !== undefined) {
+          await writeRecord(layout.state, {...current, state: "quarantined", reason: quarantineReason});
+          await rmdir(layout.claim).catch((error: unknown) => { if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== "ENOENT") throw error; });
+          state = "quarantined";
+        } else {
+          await unlink(layout.state).catch((error: unknown) => { if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== "ENOENT") throw error; });
+          await rmdir(layout.claim).catch((error: unknown) => { if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== "ENOENT") throw error; });
+          state = "released";
+        }
+      };
+      const previousState = prior?.state === "quarantined" || prior?.state === "held" ? "quarantined" : "free";
+      if (previousState === "quarantined" && options.reconcileQuarantined) {
+        /*
+        FNXC:WorkflowLifecycle 2026-07-16-10:00:
+        A failed archive removal is retried by the successor while its exclusive
+        claim is held. Re-quarantine on failure so it cannot attempt creation at
+        the still-occupied pinned path.
+        */
+        try {
+          await options.reconcileQuarantined(canonicalPath);
+        } catch (error) {
+          await settle(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));
+          throw error;
+        }
+      }
+      return {canonicalPath, token, previousState, get state() { return state; }, release: () => settle(), quarantine: (reason) => settle(reason)};
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== "EEXIST") throw error;
+      const record = await readRecord(layout.state);
+      const age = record ? Date.now() - Date.parse(record.startedAt) : 0;
+      const deadLocalOwner = !!record && record.hostname === hostname() && !pidAlive(record.pid);
+      let stale = deadLocalOwner;
+      if (!stale && record && age > ttlMs) {
+        // Fail closed: inability to prove non-liveness never steals a claim.
+        try { stale = !(await (options.isLiveWorktree?.(canonicalPath) ?? Promise.resolve(true))); } catch { stale = false; }
+      }
+      if (stale) {
+        const reclaimed = join(layout.container, `.reclaim-${randomUUID()}`);
+        try { await rename(layout.claim, reclaimed); await rm(reclaimed, {recursive: true, force: true}); continue; }
+        catch (reclaimError: unknown) { if ((reclaimError as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== "ENOENT") throw reclaimError; continue; }
+      }
+      if (Date.now() - started >= timeoutMs) throw new Error(`Timed out acquiring worktree reservation for ${canonicalPath} after ${timeoutMs}ms`);
+      await sleep(pollMs);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export async function withWorktreePathReservation<T>(options: WorktreePathReservationOptions, fn: (reservation: WorktreePathReservation) => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+  const reservation = await acquireWorktreePathReservation(options);
+  try { return await fn(reservation); } finally { if (reservation.state === "held") await reservation.release(); }
+}
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/archive-worktree-disposer-install.ts b/packages/engine/src/archive-worktree-disposer-install.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33e5801940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/engine/src/archive-worktree-disposer-install.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import {canonicalizeWorktreePath, getArchiveWorktreeDisposer, registerArchiveWorktreeDisposer, type Settings, type TaskStore} from "@fusion/core";
+import {removeWorktree, RemovalReason} from "./worktree-backend.js";
+
+/**
+ * FNXC:WorkflowLifecycle 2026-07-16-10:00:
+ * CLI/fn archive paths can own a store without constructing an executor. This
+ * presence-guarded baseline uses the configured backend, while an executor may
+ * replace it with its session-aware disposer for the same store.
+ */
+export function installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer(store: TaskStore, input: {rootDir: string; getSettings: () => Promise<Partial<Settings>>}): () => void {
+  if (getArchiveWorktreeDisposer(store)) return () => {};
+  return registerArchiveWorktreeDisposer(store, async (task) => {
+    if (!task.worktree) return;
+    if (await canonicalizeWorktreePath(task.worktree) === await canonicalizeWorktreePath(input.rootDir)) return;
+    await removeWorktree({worktreePath: task.worktree, rootDir: input.rootDir, settings: await input.getSettings(), taskId: task.id, reason: RemovalReason.ExecutorDispose, force: true});
+    task.worktree = undefined;
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/executor.ts b/packages/engine/src/executor.ts
index 60f370ad54..4c4c3469c3 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/executor.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ import { deriveRepoScopeSubset, normalizeRepoRelPath } from "./workspace-paths.j
 import { RemovalReason, classifyTaskWorktree, describeRegisteredWorktrees, detectGitRepository, detectNestedWorktreeRoot, getRegisteredWorktreePaths, isInsideWorktreesDir, isRegisteredGitWorktree, removeWorktree, type GitRepoDetection, type WorktreePool } from "./worktree-pool.js";
 import { attemptBranchAutocorrect } from "./branch-autocorrect.js";
 import { ActiveSessionWorktreeRemovalError } from "./worktree-backend.js";
+import {canonicalizeWorktreePath, registerArchiveWorktreeDisposer} from "@fusion/core";
 import {
   activeSessionRegistry,
   executingTaskLock,
@@ -1710,6 +1711,7 @@ export class TaskExecutor {
    *  this so a fast re-dispatch (task:moved → in-progress) awaits the prior
    *  session being fully reaped before creating/acquiring a new worktree. */
   private pendingTaskDisposals = new Map<string, Promise<void>>();
+  private unregisterArchiveWorktreeDisposer: (() => void) | undefined;
   /** Active agent sessions per task, used to terminate on pause and inject steering. */
   private activeSessions = new Map<string, ActiveExecutorSessionState>();
   /** Active step-session executors per task (mutually exclusive with activeSessions). */
@@ -2956,6 +2958,14 @@ export class TaskExecutor {
     private options: TaskExecutorOptions = {},
   ) {
     executorLog.log(`TaskExecutor constructed (rootDir=${rootDir}, hasSemaphore=${!!options.semaphore}, hasStuckDetector=${!!options.stuckTaskDetector})`);
+    /* FNXC:WorkflowLifecycle 2026-07-16-10:00: Executor replaces the baseline only for its own TaskStore, so archive awaits abort/sweep/removal before branch deletion without cross-store coupling. */
+    this.unregisterArchiveWorktreeDisposer = registerArchiveWorktreeDisposer(store, async (task) => {
+      if (!task.worktree || await canonicalizeWorktreePath(task.worktree) === await canonicalizeWorktreePath(this.rootDir)) return;
+      await this.awaitAbortInFlightTaskWork(task.id, "task archived");
+      for (const path of activeSessionRegistry.pathsForTask(task.id)) activeSessionRegistry.unregisterPath(path);
+      await this.removeOwnWorktreeWithReconcile({worktreePath: task.worktree, settings: await store.getSettings(), taskId: task.id, reason: RemovalReason.ExecutorDispose});
+      task.worktree = undefined;
+    });
 
     store.on("task:moved", ({ task, from, to, source }) => {
       executorLog.log(`[event:task:moved] ${task.id}: ${from} → ${to}`);
@@ -18109,6 +18119,12 @@ You have access to the file system to review changes.${inlineFixBlock}${verdictB
     }
   }
 
+  /** Remove only this executor's store-scoped archive disposer registration. */
+  disposeArchiveWorktreeDisposer(): void {
+    this.unregisterArchiveWorktreeDisposer?.();
+    this.unregisterArchiveWorktreeDisposer = undefined;
+  }
+
   private async removeOwnWorktreeWithReconcile(input: {
     worktreePath: string;
     settings: Settings;
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/index.ts b/packages/engine/src/index.ts
index b0dba24c06..5451c7298b 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/index.ts
@@ -1136,6 +1136,8 @@ export {
   genericCliAdapter,
   type CliAdapterDescriptor,
 } from "./cli-agent/adapters/index.js";
+export { installBaselineArchiveWorktreeDisposer } from "./archive-worktree-disposer-install.js";
+
 // CLI Agent Executor — task ↔ session orchestration (U7).
 export {
   CliTaskSession,
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/runtimes/in-process-runtime.ts b/packages/engine/src/runtimes/in-process-runtime.ts
index 269440d5bb..bf97036008 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/runtimes/in-process-runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/runtimes/in-process-runtime.ts
@@ -1387,6 +1387,7 @@ export class InProcessRuntime
       if (this.executor) {
         try {
           await this.executor.abortAllInFlight("engine stop");
+          this.executor.disposeArchiveWorktreeDisposer();
           runtimeLog.log("Aborted in-flight executor AI sessions");
         } catch (err) {
           runtimeLog.warn(`Failed to abort in-flight executor AI sessions: ${err}`);
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/worktree-acquisition.ts b/packages/engine/src/worktree-acquisition.ts
index 575c9f9010..51711a4962 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/worktree-acquisition.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/worktree-acquisition.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
 import { exec } from "node:child_process";
 import { promisify } from "node:util";
-import type { RunMutationContext, Settings, Task, TaskStore, SecretsStore } from "@fusion/core";
+import {acquireWorktreePathReservation, canonicalizeWorktreePath, type RunMutationContext, type Settings, type Task, type TaskStore, type SecretsStore} from "@fusion/core";
 import { generateWorktreeName, resolveTaskWorkingBranch, slugify } from "./worktree-names.js";
-import { resolveTaskWorktreePathForBackend } from "./worktree-paths.js";
+import { resolveTaskWorktreePathForBackend, resolveWorktreesDir } from "./worktree-paths.js";
 import { hydrateWorktreeDb } from "./worktree-db-hydrate.js";
 import { formatError } from "./logger.js";
 import { classifyBootstrapMisbinding, isBranchConflictError, reanchorBranchToBase } from "./branch-conflicts.js";
@@ -283,6 +283,27 @@ export async function acquireTaskWorktree(opts: AcquireTaskWorktreeOptions): Pro
   const createWorktreeImpl = createWorktree
     ? createWorktree
     : async (createBranch: string, createPath: string, createTaskId: string, startPoint?: string, allowRename?: boolean) => {
+      const reservation = await acquireWorktreePathReservation({
+        canonicalPath: await canonicalizeWorktreePath(createPath),
+        worktreesDir: resolveWorktreesDir(rootDir, settings),
+        rootDir,
+        /*
+        FNXC:WorkflowLifecycle 2026-07-16-10:00:
+        A failed archive removal leaves a durable quarantine record. The next
+        owner must reconcile that old pinned path while it exclusively holds
+        the reservation, rather than colliding with it during creation.
+        */
+        reconcileQuarantined: async () => {
+          await removeWorktree({
+            worktreePath: createPath,
+            rootDir,
+            settings,
+            taskId: createTaskId,
+            reason: RemovalReason.ExecutorDispose,
+            force: true,
+          });
+        },
+      });
       try {
         const created = await backend.create({
           rootDir,
@@ -315,6 +336,8 @@ export async function acquireTaskWorktree(opts: AcquireTaskWorktreeOptions): Pro
           return await handleWorktrunkFailure("create", error, fallback) as { path: string; branch: string };
         }
         throw error;
+      } finally {
+        if (reservation.state === "held") await reservation.release();
       }
     };