From 518599cbde894f220d77f07931115b6c7993a734 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Garry Tan <garrytan@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:33:59 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?fix:=20codex=20verify-pass=20residuals=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20chunked=20cwd=20read,=20post-filter=20partial=20cou?=
 =?UTF-8?q?nt,=20migrating=20depth?=
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The verify re-review passed the P1 gate (0 P1s) and left three residuals,
all applied: transcriptCwdFromPrefix reads in chunks until one complete
record (4MB cap) so a giant first prompt can't truncate mid-JSON and break
probe/bulk parity; partial_pages derives from the FINAL prepared set instead
of the whole scanned corpus; the preamble queue-depth line counts leftover
.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating records like the status path does (regen + goldens included).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 SKILL.md                                      |  1 +
 autoplan/SKILL.md                             |  1 +
 benchmark-models/SKILL.md                     |  1 +
 benchmark/SKILL.md                            |  1 +
 bin/gstack-memory-ingest.ts                   | 24 +++++++++++++++----
 browse/SKILL.md                               |  1 +
 canary/SKILL.md                               |  1 +
 codex/SKILL.md                                |  1 +
 context-restore/SKILL.md                      |  1 +
 context-save/SKILL.md                         |  1 +
 cso/SKILL.md                                  |  1 +
 design-consultation/SKILL.md                  |  1 +
 design-html/SKILL.md                          |  1 +
 design-review/SKILL.md                        |  1 +
 design-shotgun/SKILL.md                       |  1 +
 devex-review/SKILL.md                         |  1 +
 diagram/SKILL.md                              |  1 +
 document-generate/SKILL.md                    |  1 +
 document-release/SKILL.md                     |  1 +
 health/SKILL.md                               |  1 +
 investigate/SKILL.md                          |  1 +
 ios-clean/SKILL.md                            |  1 +
 ios-design-review/SKILL.md                    |  1 +
 ios-fix/SKILL.md                              |  1 +
 ios-qa/SKILL.md                               |  1 +
 ios-sync/SKILL.md                             |  1 +
 land-and-deploy/SKILL.md                      |  1 +
 landing-report/SKILL.md                       |  1 +
 learn/SKILL.md                                |  1 +
 make-pdf/SKILL.md                             |  1 +
 office-hours/SKILL.md                         |  1 +
 open-gstack-browser/SKILL.md                  |  1 +
 pair-agent/SKILL.md                           |  1 +
 plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md                      |  1 +
 plan-design-review/SKILL.md                   |  1 +
 plan-devex-review/SKILL.md                    |  1 +
 plan-eng-review/SKILL.md                      |  1 +
 plan-tune/SKILL.md                            |  1 +
 qa-only/SKILL.md                              |  1 +
 qa/SKILL.md                                   |  1 +
 retro/SKILL.md                                |  1 +
 review/SKILL.md                               |  1 +
 scrape/SKILL.md                               |  1 +
 .../preamble/generate-brain-sync-block.ts     |  1 +
 setup-browser-cookies/SKILL.md                |  1 +
 setup-deploy/SKILL.md                         |  1 +
 setup-gbrain/SKILL.md                         |  1 +
 ship/SKILL.md                                 |  1 +
 skillify/SKILL.md                             |  1 +
 spec/SKILL.md                                 |  1 +
 sync-gbrain/SKILL.md                          |  1 +
 test/fixtures/golden/claude-ship-SKILL.md     |  1 +
 test/fixtures/golden/codex-ship-SKILL.md      |  1 +
 test/fixtures/golden/factory-ship-SKILL.md    |  1 +
 54 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/SKILL.md b/SKILL.md
index 92bae858d..cf72cf7a9 100644
--- a/SKILL.md
+++ b/SKILL.md
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/autoplan/SKILL.md b/autoplan/SKILL.md
index 983a2721a..b1b651bda 100644
--- a/autoplan/SKILL.md
+++ b/autoplan/SKILL.md
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/benchmark-models/SKILL.md b/benchmark-models/SKILL.md
index 2be885f0a..5c39c2302 100644
--- a/benchmark-models/SKILL.md
+++ b/benchmark-models/SKILL.md
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/benchmark/SKILL.md b/benchmark/SKILL.md
index 8176613bd..ae893b05e 100644
--- a/benchmark/SKILL.md
+++ b/benchmark/SKILL.md
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/bin/gstack-memory-ingest.ts b/bin/gstack-memory-ingest.ts
index f38c0ad71..744d96160 100644
--- a/bin/gstack-memory-ingest.ts
+++ b/bin/gstack-memory-ingest.ts
@@ -1126,13 +1126,26 @@ const TRANSCRIPT_PROBE_MAX_BYTES = 256 * 1024;
  * preparePages only applies to transcripts (#2394).
  */
 function transcriptCwdFromPrefix(path: string): string {
+  // Chunked read until the prefix contains at least one COMPLETE record
+  // (newline), up to the hard cap — a first record larger than one chunk
+  // (giant pasted prompt) must not truncate mid-JSON and mis-classify a
+  // session --bulk would accept (probe/bulk parity).
   let raw: string;
   try {
     const fd = openSync(path, "r");
     try {
-      const buf = Buffer.alloc(TRANSCRIPT_PROBE_MAX_BYTES);
-      const n = readSync(fd, buf, 0, buf.length, 0);
-      raw = buf.toString("utf-8", 0, n);
+      const chunk = Buffer.alloc(TRANSCRIPT_PROBE_MAX_BYTES);
+      let acc = "";
+      let offset = 0;
+      const HARD_CAP = TRANSCRIPT_PROBE_MAX_BYTES * 16; // 4MB ceiling
+      while (offset < HARD_CAP) {
+        const n = readSync(fd, chunk, 0, chunk.length, offset);
+        if (n <= 0) break;
+        acc += chunk.toString("utf-8", 0, n);
+        offset += n;
+        if (acc.includes("\n")) break; // at least one complete record
+      }
+      raw = acc;
     } finally {
       closeSync(fd);
     }
@@ -1376,7 +1389,6 @@ function preparePages(
           continue;
         }
         page = buildTranscriptPage(path, session);
-        if (page.partial) partialPages++;
       } else {
         page = buildArtifactPage(path, type);
       }
@@ -1461,6 +1473,10 @@ function preparePages(
     finalPrepared = finalPrepared.slice(0, args.limit);
   }
 
+  // Derived from the FINAL set: partial counts must describe pages that are
+  // actually eligible and within the limit, not the whole scanned corpus.
+  partialPages = finalPrepared.filter((p) => p.partial).length;
+
   return {
     prepared: finalPrepared,
     skippedSecret,
diff --git a/browse/SKILL.md b/browse/SKILL.md
index b325021f0..d8f70c813 100644
--- a/browse/SKILL.md
+++ b/browse/SKILL.md
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/canary/SKILL.md b/canary/SKILL.md
index ef181f4bc..bacb1335e 100644
--- a/canary/SKILL.md
+++ b/canary/SKILL.md
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/codex/SKILL.md b/codex/SKILL.md
index 2c6be8338..40cd0cab7 100644
--- a/codex/SKILL.md
+++ b/codex/SKILL.md
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/context-restore/SKILL.md b/context-restore/SKILL.md
index d0286d7dc..31db0e8f8 100644
--- a/context-restore/SKILL.md
+++ b/context-restore/SKILL.md
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/context-save/SKILL.md b/context-save/SKILL.md
index e25bb3005..4ef9f249d 100644
--- a/context-save/SKILL.md
+++ b/context-save/SKILL.md
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/cso/SKILL.md b/cso/SKILL.md
index ab581ba81..749c72d35 100644
--- a/cso/SKILL.md
+++ b/cso/SKILL.md
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/design-consultation/SKILL.md b/design-consultation/SKILL.md
index d988775b3..7917a7de3 100644
--- a/design-consultation/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-consultation/SKILL.md
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/design-html/SKILL.md b/design-html/SKILL.md
index ed0cbefbc..72ebf5445 100644
--- a/design-html/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-html/SKILL.md
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/design-review/SKILL.md b/design-review/SKILL.md
index 8e043b573..41e30355a 100644
--- a/design-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-review/SKILL.md
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/design-shotgun/SKILL.md b/design-shotgun/SKILL.md
index ec9dd54eb..f43c0f738 100644
--- a/design-shotgun/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-shotgun/SKILL.md
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/devex-review/SKILL.md b/devex-review/SKILL.md
index 1395aa44c..a5e1d5f94 100644
--- a/devex-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/devex-review/SKILL.md
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/diagram/SKILL.md b/diagram/SKILL.md
index 3ffe0b1dc..1bd399828 100644
--- a/diagram/SKILL.md
+++ b/diagram/SKILL.md
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/document-generate/SKILL.md b/document-generate/SKILL.md
index 8defad424..194b1ad59 100644
--- a/document-generate/SKILL.md
+++ b/document-generate/SKILL.md
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/document-release/SKILL.md b/document-release/SKILL.md
index 335b1c356..f763918b1 100644
--- a/document-release/SKILL.md
+++ b/document-release/SKILL.md
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/health/SKILL.md b/health/SKILL.md
index 0d32f2e49..bab29e888 100644
--- a/health/SKILL.md
+++ b/health/SKILL.md
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/investigate/SKILL.md b/investigate/SKILL.md
index feeca0334..31bb0c45a 100644
--- a/investigate/SKILL.md
+++ b/investigate/SKILL.md
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/ios-clean/SKILL.md b/ios-clean/SKILL.md
index e767a71cf..8137f20cf 100644
--- a/ios-clean/SKILL.md
+++ b/ios-clean/SKILL.md
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/ios-design-review/SKILL.md b/ios-design-review/SKILL.md
index b2d14683d..e638c3486 100644
--- a/ios-design-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/ios-design-review/SKILL.md
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/ios-fix/SKILL.md b/ios-fix/SKILL.md
index b4513e93d..1142a218e 100644
--- a/ios-fix/SKILL.md
+++ b/ios-fix/SKILL.md
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/ios-qa/SKILL.md b/ios-qa/SKILL.md
index 5d630c71f..85813ca7e 100644
--- a/ios-qa/SKILL.md
+++ b/ios-qa/SKILL.md
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/ios-sync/SKILL.md b/ios-sync/SKILL.md
index 1b09340a1..9d0dcd3a1 100644
--- a/ios-sync/SKILL.md
+++ b/ios-sync/SKILL.md
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/land-and-deploy/SKILL.md b/land-and-deploy/SKILL.md
index 248d0fba6..b4121d972 100644
--- a/land-and-deploy/SKILL.md
+++ b/land-and-deploy/SKILL.md
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/landing-report/SKILL.md b/landing-report/SKILL.md
index 63e498288..bf66b9a9e 100644
--- a/landing-report/SKILL.md
+++ b/landing-report/SKILL.md
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/learn/SKILL.md b/learn/SKILL.md
index bb58324c3..8ec9554e3 100644
--- a/learn/SKILL.md
+++ b/learn/SKILL.md
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/make-pdf/SKILL.md b/make-pdf/SKILL.md
index e403db188..b0573679d 100644
--- a/make-pdf/SKILL.md
+++ b/make-pdf/SKILL.md
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/office-hours/SKILL.md b/office-hours/SKILL.md
index 95c9772a9..4861146f9 100644
--- a/office-hours/SKILL.md
+++ b/office-hours/SKILL.md
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/open-gstack-browser/SKILL.md b/open-gstack-browser/SKILL.md
index 2978c98cd..ba9058796 100644
--- a/open-gstack-browser/SKILL.md
+++ b/open-gstack-browser/SKILL.md
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/pair-agent/SKILL.md b/pair-agent/SKILL.md
index cdad4f301..c9fa6b47f 100644
--- a/pair-agent/SKILL.md
+++ b/pair-agent/SKILL.md
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md b/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md
index 4f7eb5e57..995b81375 100644
--- a/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/plan-design-review/SKILL.md b/plan-design-review/SKILL.md
index 687c506ad..b0e6e43e4 100644
--- a/plan-design-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-design-review/SKILL.md
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/plan-devex-review/SKILL.md b/plan-devex-review/SKILL.md
index 03a010833..741f96e51 100644
--- a/plan-devex-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-devex-review/SKILL.md
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md b/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md
index ba3d42048..4cf4c0e76 100644
--- a/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/plan-tune/SKILL.md b/plan-tune/SKILL.md
index 55d8dc61f..f79dd1b35 100644
--- a/plan-tune/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-tune/SKILL.md
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/qa-only/SKILL.md b/qa-only/SKILL.md
index 4e564b58b..48194186d 100644
--- a/qa-only/SKILL.md
+++ b/qa-only/SKILL.md
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/qa/SKILL.md b/qa/SKILL.md
index 248df7dbe..5e7018911 100644
--- a/qa/SKILL.md
+++ b/qa/SKILL.md
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/retro/SKILL.md b/retro/SKILL.md
index a34e501c4..db308fc02 100644
--- a/retro/SKILL.md
+++ b/retro/SKILL.md
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/review/SKILL.md b/review/SKILL.md
index 3b4f44f85..e658574c9 100644
--- a/review/SKILL.md
+++ b/review/SKILL.md
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/scrape/SKILL.md b/scrape/SKILL.md
index 074547953..fa2cf4f37 100644
--- a/scrape/SKILL.md
+++ b/scrape/SKILL.md
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/scripts/resolvers/preamble/generate-brain-sync-block.ts b/scripts/resolvers/preamble/generate-brain-sync-block.ts
index f906dedc1..2501747d9 100644
--- a/scripts/resolvers/preamble/generate-brain-sync-block.ts
+++ b/scripts/resolvers/preamble/generate-brain-sync-block.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/setup-browser-cookies/SKILL.md b/setup-browser-cookies/SKILL.md
index 5f44b15b8..d1fe69ebc 100644
--- a/setup-browser-cookies/SKILL.md
+++ b/setup-browser-cookies/SKILL.md
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/setup-deploy/SKILL.md b/setup-deploy/SKILL.md
index db298525a..9e061383c 100644
--- a/setup-deploy/SKILL.md
+++ b/setup-deploy/SKILL.md
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/setup-gbrain/SKILL.md b/setup-gbrain/SKILL.md
index 719e6982e..8c2c6efcc 100644
--- a/setup-gbrain/SKILL.md
+++ b/setup-gbrain/SKILL.md
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/ship/SKILL.md b/ship/SKILL.md
index e5e4c2c58..6c61f37ed 100644
--- a/ship/SKILL.md
+++ b/ship/SKILL.md
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/skillify/SKILL.md b/skillify/SKILL.md
index 555d1a535..a1cdde2c6 100644
--- a/skillify/SKILL.md
+++ b/skillify/SKILL.md
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/spec/SKILL.md b/spec/SKILL.md
index 7e72d3076..6d8d71187 100644
--- a/spec/SKILL.md
+++ b/spec/SKILL.md
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/sync-gbrain/SKILL.md b/sync-gbrain/SKILL.md
index ae29c7ffc..09a46e1df 100644
--- a/sync-gbrain/SKILL.md
+++ b/sync-gbrain/SKILL.md
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/golden/claude-ship-SKILL.md b/test/fixtures/golden/claude-ship-SKILL.md
index e5e4c2c58..6c61f37ed 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/golden/claude-ship-SKILL.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/golden/claude-ship-SKILL.md
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/golden/codex-ship-SKILL.md b/test/fixtures/golden/codex-ship-SKILL.md
index 28e10e495..f66d0017e 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/golden/codex-ship-SKILL.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/golden/codex-ship-SKILL.md
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/golden/factory-ship-SKILL.md b/test/fixtures/golden/factory-ship-SKILL.md
index 8b49b3553..6f0a3d0d4 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/golden/factory-ship-SKILL.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/golden/factory-ship-SKILL.md
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ elif [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.git" ] && [ "$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE" != "off" ]; then
   # counted too until the drain migrates them.
   [ -d "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(find "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.d" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl" | tr -d ' ') ))
+  [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" ] && _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH=$(( _BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH + $(wc -l < "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-queue.jsonl.migrating" | tr -d ' ') ))
   _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH="never"
   [ -f "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" ] && _BRAIN_LAST_PUSH=$(cat "$_GSTACK_HOME/.brain-last-push" 2>/dev/null || echo never)
   echo "ARTIFACTS_SYNC: mode=$_BRAIN_SYNC_MODE | last_push=$_BRAIN_LAST_PUSH | queue=$_BRAIN_QUEUE_DEPTH"