Third root-cause fix in the FN-5475 sweep. When `aiMergeTask` /
`recoverNoOpReviewTasks` classified a task as `proven-no-op` or
`no-changes-finalized`, both call sites moved the task to Done while
clearing `modifiedFiles: []` — silently destroying the audit trail when the
work product was uncommitted in the worktree, squashed against the wrong
branch, or dropped by reuse-handoff churn. This was the load-bearing site
of the FN-5490 / FN-5517 / FN-5526 / FN-5540 lost-work patterns.
Both call sites now check `task.modifiedFiles.length` before finalizing as
no-op. If the task claims work was done but no commit landed, the task is
moved back to `todo` with progress preserved and a new
`task:finalize-lost-work-blocked` audit event is emitted. The next
executor run re-attempts the work; the operator sees the audit event in
the timeline.
The post-hoc `reconcileDoneTaskIntegrity` path is intentionally NOT gated
— it cleans up already-Done tasks (legacy state) and is out-of-scope for
prevention. 9 lost-work tasks already in this state at sweep time are
cataloged in docs/incidents/2026-05-23-lost-work-tasks.md for fresh
re-spec.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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