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From: Rohit C Prasad <rohit.prasad15@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:20:44 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Workers see the claimable pool (drill-caught)
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Worker list_items was slice-only, so an unassigned external worker saw an empty board — a pull queue nobody can see.
Open+unassigned items are now visible to workers while claims are open; hidden again under lead-only.
---
 coworker/teams/store.py         | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 tests/test_team_board.py        |  5 +++++
 tests/test_team_open_surface.py | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/coworker/teams/store.py b/coworker/teams/store.py
index d8fe935b..af0e8b1f 100644
--- a/coworker/teams/store.py
+++ b/coworker/teams/store.py
@@ -495,7 +495,21 @@ class TeamStore:
             items = [_row_to_item(row) for row in rows]
             if actor.role == Role.WORKER:
                 visible = self._worker_slice(space, actor.id)
-                items = [item for item in items if item["id"] in visible]
+                # On an open-claims board the claimable pool is visible too — a
+                # pull queue nobody can see is not a queue (drill-caught: an
+                # external worker with no assignment saw an empty board). Under
+                # lead-only policy workers can't act on it, so it stays hidden.
+                claims_open = self.policy(space)["claims"] == "open"
+                items = [
+                    item
+                    for item in items
+                    if item["id"] in visible
+                    or (
+                        claims_open
+                        and item["state"] == ItemState.OPEN.value
+                        and not item["assignee"]
+                    )
+                ]
             for item in items:
                 item["links"] = self._links_of(space, item["id"])
         return items
diff --git a/tests/test_team_board.py b/tests/test_team_board.py
index abcd1c56..42ce7e2d 100644
--- a/tests/test_team_board.py
+++ b/tests/test_team_board.py
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ def test_workers_file_items_open_and_unassigned(store):
     assert filed["id"] in visible
     with pytest.raises(AuthorityError):
         store.assign(SPACE, WORKER, filed["id"], "worker-1")
+    # open + unassigned = claimable, so OTHER sees it in the pool (open-claims
+    # default); under lead-only policy the strict slice rule returns
+    other_worker = {item["id"] for item in store.list_items(SPACE, OTHER)}
+    assert filed["id"] in other_worker
+    store.set_policy(SPACE, LEAD, claims="lead-only")
     other_worker = {item["id"] for item in store.list_items(SPACE, OTHER)}
     assert filed["id"] not in other_worker
 
diff --git a/tests/test_team_open_surface.py b/tests/test_team_open_surface.py
index 4246bc6f..04a36d91 100644
--- a/tests/test_team_open_surface.py
+++ b/tests/test_team_open_surface.py
@@ -102,6 +102,27 @@ def test_claim_feeds_journal_grants_like_assignment(store):
     assert "case-alpha" in store.journal.cases(NIA)
 
 
+def test_workers_see_the_claimable_pool(store):
+    """A pull queue nobody can see is not a queue (drill-caught 2026-08-16):
+    an unassigned worker must be able to DISCOVER open items to claim them."""
+    item = seed(store)
+    mine = store.create_item("proj", NIA, title="Mine", criteria="c")
+    # WEBB sees every open unassigned item — including NIA's filing (claimable)
+    assert {i["id"] for i in store.list_items("proj", WEBB)} == {
+        item["id"],
+        mine["id"],
+    }
+    # …but only while claims are open; under lead-only the slice rule stands
+    store.set_policy("proj", LEAD, claims="lead-only")
+    assert store.list_items("proj", WEBB) == []
+    # own filings stay visible regardless of policy
+    assert {i["id"] for i in store.list_items("proj", NIA)} == {mine["id"]}
+    # a claimed item leaves the pool for everyone else
+    store.set_policy("proj", LEAD, claims="open")
+    store.claim("proj", NIA, item["id"])
+    assert {i["id"] for i in store.list_items("proj", WEBB)} == {mine["id"]}
+
+
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