diff --git a/docs/work/_state.json b/docs/work/_state.json
index 4e9b00f..35c5fd9 100644
--- a/docs/work/_state.json
+++ b/docs/work/_state.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "updated_at": "2026-05-13T05:56:35.878Z",
+  "updated_at": "2026-05-13T06:06:23.176Z",
   "epics": {
     "agent-workflow-docs-v1": {
       "status": "done",
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
           "status": "done",
           "title": "Surface conformance system across top-level docs",
           "ac_total": 8,
-          "ac_completed": 8
+          "ac_completed": 8,
+          "depends_on": [],
+          "blocks": []
         }
       }
     },
@@ -21,13 +23,21 @@
           "status": "done",
           "title": "Replace regex manifest source parser with AST",
           "ac_total": 5,
-          "ac_completed": 5
+          "ac_completed": 5,
+          "depends_on": [],
+          "blocks": [
+            "02-dev-seed-assertion"
+          ]
         },
         "02-dev-seed-assertion": {
           "status": "done",
           "title": "Extend assertFeatureConformance to all bind-dev-seed paths",
           "ac_total": 6,
-          "ac_completed": 6
+          "ac_completed": 6,
+          "depends_on": [
+            "01-ast-manifest-source"
+          ],
+          "blocks": []
         }
       }
     },
@@ -39,43 +49,119 @@
           "status": "done",
           "title": "defineFeature helper + Instrumented/Captured/Audited brands",
           "ac_total": 9,
-          "ac_completed": 9
+          "ac_completed": 9,
+          "depends_on": [],
+          "blocks": [
+            "02-boot-assertions"
+          ]
         },
         "02-boot-assertions": {
           "status": "done",
           "title": "assertFeatureConformance + boot wiring",
           "ac_total": 11,
-          "ac_completed": 11
+          "ac_completed": 11,
+          "depends_on": [
+            "01-define-feature-helper"
+          ],
+          "blocks": [
+            "03-eslint-rules"
+          ]
         },
         "03-a-structural-eslint-rules": {
           "status": "done",
           "title": "Structural ESLint rules (feature-must-have-manifest, usecase-must-have-test-file, required-cores-installed)",
           "ac_total": 10,
-          "ac_completed": 10
+          "ac_completed": 10,
+          "depends_on": [
+            "02-boot-assertions"
+          ],
+          "blocks": [
+            "03-b-ast-aware-eslint-rules"
+          ]
         },
         "03-b-ast-eslint-rules": {
           "status": "done",
           "title": "AST-aware ESLint rules (no-undeclared-event-publish, no-undeclared-audit)",
           "ac_total": 8,
-          "ac_completed": 8
+          "ac_completed": 8,
+          "depends_on": [
+            "03-a-structural-eslint-rules"
+          ],
+          "blocks": [
+            "04-ci-drift-gate"
+          ]
         },
         "04-ci-drift-gate": {
           "status": "done",
           "title": "CI drift gate — pnpm conformance with cross-feature event closure",
           "ac_total": 6,
-          "ac_completed": 6
+          "ac_completed": 6,
+          "depends_on": [
+            "03-b-ast-eslint-rules"
+          ],
+          "blocks": [
+            "05-generator-updates"
+          ]
         },
         "05-generator-updates": {
           "status": "done",
           "title": "Generator updates — emit feature.manifest.ts + self-asserting bind-production",
           "ac_total": 7,
-          "ac_completed": 7
+          "ac_completed": 7,
+          "depends_on": [
+            "04-ci-drift-gate"
+          ],
+          "blocks": [
+            "06-feature-migrations"
+          ]
         },
         "06-feature-migrations": {
           "status": "done",
           "title": "Migrate blog/media/navigation/marketing-pages to conformance pattern",
           "ac_total": 7,
-          "ac_completed": 7
+          "ac_completed": 7,
+          "depends_on": [
+            "05-generator-updates"
+          ],
+          "blocks": []
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "dag-and-readiness-v1": {
+      "status": "done",
+      "title": "DAG + readiness — depends-on / blocks parsing",
+      "stories": {
+        "01-extended-state": {
+          "status": "done",
+          "title": "Frontmatter array parsing + extended state shape",
+          "ac_total": 4,
+          "ac_completed": 4,
+          "depends_on": [],
+          "blocks": [
+            "02-dag-computation"
+          ]
+        },
+        "02-dag-computation": {
+          "status": "done",
+          "title": "DAG computation — ready + blocked story sets",
+          "ac_total": 3,
+          "ac_completed": 3,
+          "depends_on": [
+            "01-extended-state"
+          ],
+          "blocks": [
+            "03-cli-subcommands"
+          ]
+        },
+        "03-cli-subcommands": {
+          "status": "done",
+          "title": "CLI ready / blocked subcommands",
+          "ac_total": 5,
+          "ac_completed": 5,
+          "depends_on": [
+            "02-dag-computation"
+          ],
+          "blocks": []
         }
       }
     },
@@ -87,7 +173,9 @@
           "status": "done",
           "title": "Three structural frontend conformance ESLint rules",
           "ac_total": 6,
-          "ac_completed": 6
+          "ac_completed": 6,
+          "depends_on": [],
+          "blocks": []
         }
       }
     },
@@ -99,19 +187,33 @@
           "status": "done",
           "title": "Install husky + lint-staged",
           "ac_total": 3,
-          "ac_completed": 3
+          "ac_completed": 3,
+          "depends_on": [],
+          "blocks": [
+            "02-pre-commit-hook"
+          ]
         },
         "02-pre-commit-hook": {
           "status": "done",
           "title": "Pre-commit hook script",
           "ac_total": 2,
-          "ac_completed": 2
+          "ac_completed": 2,
+          "depends_on": [
+            "01-husky-install"
+          ],
+          "blocks": [
+            "03-state-sync-guard"
+          ]
         },
         "03-state-sync-guard": {
           "status": "done",
           "title": "State-sync guard + tests",
           "ac_total": 4,
-          "ac_completed": 4
+          "ac_completed": 4,
+          "depends_on": [
+            "02-pre-commit-hook"
+          ],
+          "blocks": []
         }
       }
     },
@@ -123,9 +225,13 @@
           "status": "done",
           "title": "State builder + pnpm work CLI",
           "ac_total": 5,
-          "ac_completed": 5
+          "ac_completed": 5,
+          "depends_on": [],
+          "blocks": []
         }
       }
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "ready": [],
+  "blocked": []
 }
diff --git a/docs/work/dag-and-readiness-v1/01-extended-state/_story.md b/docs/work/dag-and-readiness-v1/01-extended-state/_story.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fcae89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/work/dag-and-readiness-v1/01-extended-state/_story.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+id: 01-extended-state
+epic: dag-and-readiness-v1
+title: Frontmatter array parsing + extended state shape
+type: technical-story
+status: done
+feature: scripts
+depends-on: []
+blocks: [02-dag-computation]
+---
+
+## Tasks
+
+- [x] Story scaffold
+- [x] Extend parseFrontmatter to parse array values like `depends-on: [a, b]`
+- [x] Extend buildState to include depends_on + blocks per story entry
+- [x] Update existing tests; add new array-parsing tests
diff --git a/docs/work/dag-and-readiness-v1/02-dag-computation/_story.md b/docs/work/dag-and-readiness-v1/02-dag-computation/_story.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a100d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/work/dag-and-readiness-v1/02-dag-computation/_story.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+id: 02-dag-computation
+epic: dag-and-readiness-v1
+title: DAG computation — ready + blocked story sets
+type: technical-story
+status: done
+feature: scripts
+depends-on: [01-extended-state]
+blocks: [03-cli-subcommands]
+---
+
+## Tasks
+
+- [x] computeReadyBlocked(state) — pure function
+- [x] Tests
+- [x] Wire into buildState output
diff --git a/docs/work/dag-and-readiness-v1/03-cli-subcommands/_story.md b/docs/work/dag-and-readiness-v1/03-cli-subcommands/_story.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d69491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/work/dag-and-readiness-v1/03-cli-subcommands/_story.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+id: 03-cli-subcommands
+epic: dag-and-readiness-v1
+title: CLI ready / blocked subcommands
+type: technical-story
+status: done
+feature: scripts
+depends-on: [02-dag-computation]
+blocks: []
+---
+
+## Tasks
+
+- [x] `pnpm work ready` — prints ready stories
+- [x] `pnpm work blocked` — prints blocked stories with waiting_on
+- [x] Update `pnpm work next` to use the ready set
+- [x] CLI smoke tests
+- [x] Final verification + closeout
diff --git a/docs/work/dag-and-readiness-v1/_epic.md b/docs/work/dag-and-readiness-v1/_epic.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70902e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/work/dag-and-readiness-v1/_epic.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+id: dag-and-readiness-v1
+prd: null
+title: DAG + readiness — depends-on / blocks parsing
+type: epic
+status: done
+features: [scripts]
+created: 2026-05-13
+---
+
+## Goal
+
+Extend the state builder + CLI so `pnpm work next` / `pnpm work ready` /
+`pnpm work blocked` answer "what's actually unblocked right now?"
+from the depends-on graph instead of just the first non-done story.
+
+## Stories
+
+- [x] [01 — Frontmatter array parsing + extended state shape](01-extended-state/_story.md)
+- [x] [02 — DAG computation: ready + blocked](02-dag-computation/_story.md)
+- [x] [03 — CLI ready / blocked subcommands](03-cli-subcommands/_story.md)
diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfe4305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+ * Root ESLint config — covers scripts/ and any other plain-JS files at the
+ * repo root. Package-level configs (packages/*, apps/*) define their own
+ * eslint.config.js and take precedence for files inside those directories.
+ */
+import js from "@eslint/js";
+
+// Minimal Node.js globals for scripts — avoids a peer-dep on `globals`.
+const nodeGlobals = {
+  process: "readonly",
+  console: "readonly",
+  URL: "readonly",
+  Buffer: "readonly",
+  __dirname: "readonly",
+  __filename: "readonly",
+  setTimeout: "readonly",
+  clearTimeout: "readonly",
+  setInterval: "readonly",
+  clearInterval: "readonly",
+};
+
+export default [
+  { ignores: ["node_modules/**", "packages/**", "apps/**", "turbo/**"] },
+  js.configs.recommended,
+  {
+    files: ["scripts/**/*.{mjs,cjs,js}"],
+    languageOptions: {
+      ecmaVersion: 2022,
+      sourceType: "module",
+      globals: nodeGlobals,
+    },
+  },
+];
diff --git a/scripts/work/cli.mjs b/scripts/work/cli.mjs
index 6440349..504088a 100644
--- a/scripts/work/cli.mjs
+++ b/scripts/work/cli.mjs
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ const STATE_FILE = path.join(WORK_ROOT, "_state.json");
 function rebuildState() {
   const state = buildState(WORK_ROOT);
   fs.writeFileSync(STATE_FILE, JSON.stringify(state, null, 2) + "\n");
-  console.log(`Rebuilt ${path.relative(REPO_ROOT, STATE_FILE)} with ${Object.keys(state.epics).length} epic(s).`);
+  console.log(
+    `Rebuilt ${path.relative(REPO_ROOT, STATE_FILE)} with ${Object.keys(state.epics).length} epic(s).`,
+  );
 }
 
 function printStatus() {
@@ -41,31 +43,67 @@ function printStatus() {
       { total: 0, done: 0 },
     );
     const epicMark = mark(epic.status);
-    console.log(`${epicMark} ${epicId} — ${epic.title} (${storyTotals.done}/${storyTotals.total} tasks done)`);
+    console.log(
+      `${epicMark} ${epicId} — ${epic.title} (${storyTotals.done}/${storyTotals.total} tasks done)`,
+    );
     for (const sid of storyIds) {
       const s = epic.stories[sid];
-      console.log(`    ${mark(s.status)} ${sid} (${s.ac_completed}/${s.ac_total}) — ${s.title}`);
+      console.log(
+        `    ${mark(s.status)} ${sid} (${s.ac_completed}/${s.ac_total}) — ${s.title}`,
+      );
     }
   }
 }
 
 function printNext() {
   const state = buildState(WORK_ROOT);
-  const epicIds = Object.keys(state.epics).sort();
-  for (const epicId of epicIds) {
-    const epic = state.epics[epicId];
-    if (epic.status === "done") continue;
-    const storyIds = Object.keys(epic.stories).sort();
-    for (const sid of storyIds) {
-      const s = epic.stories[sid];
-      if (s.status !== "done") {
-        console.log(`${epicId} / ${sid} — ${s.title}`);
-        console.log(`  status: ${s.status}, tasks: ${s.ac_completed}/${s.ac_total}`);
-        return;
+  if (state.ready.length === 0) {
+    if (state.blocked.length > 0) {
+      console.log("No ready stories. Blocked:");
+      for (const b of state.blocked) {
+        console.log(
+          `  ${b.epic} / ${b.story} — waiting on: ${b.waiting_on.join(", ")}`,
+        );
       }
+    } else {
+      console.log("All epics + stories are done. ✓");
     }
+    return;
+  }
+  const r = state.ready[0];
+  console.log(`${r.epic} / ${r.story} — ${r.title}`);
+  console.log(`  (use \`pnpm work ready\` to see all ready stories)`);
+}
+
+function printReady() {
+  const state = buildState(WORK_ROOT);
+  if (state.ready.length === 0) {
+    console.log(
+      "No ready stories. Run `pnpm work blocked` to see what's waiting on what.",
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  console.log(
+    `${state.ready.length} ready stor${state.ready.length === 1 ? "y" : "ies"}:`,
+  );
+  for (const r of state.ready) {
+    console.log(`  ${r.epic} / ${r.story} — ${r.title}`);
+  }
+}
+
+function printBlocked() {
+  const state = buildState(WORK_ROOT);
+  if (state.blocked.length === 0) {
+    console.log("No blocked stories.");
+    return;
+  }
+  console.log(
+    `${state.blocked.length} blocked stor${state.blocked.length === 1 ? "y" : "ies"}:`,
+  );
+  for (const b of state.blocked) {
+    console.log(`  ${b.epic} / ${b.story} — ${b.title}`);
+    console.log(`    waiting on: ${b.waiting_on.join(", ")}`);
   }
-  console.log("All epics + stories are done. ✓");
 }
 
 function mark(status) {
@@ -76,7 +114,7 @@ function mark(status) {
 }
 
 function usage() {
-  console.log("Usage: pnpm work <rebuild-state|status|next>");
+  console.log("Usage: pnpm work <rebuild-state|status|next|ready|blocked>");
   process.exit(2);
 }
 
@@ -84,4 +122,6 @@ const cmd = process.argv[2];
 if (cmd === "rebuild-state") rebuildState();
 else if (cmd === "status") printStatus();
 else if (cmd === "next") printNext();
+else if (cmd === "ready") printReady();
+else if (cmd === "blocked") printBlocked();
 else usage();
diff --git a/scripts/work/cli.test.mjs b/scripts/work/cli.test.mjs
index 901289f..e41a037 100644
--- a/scripts/work/cli.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/work/cli.test.mjs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ describe("pnpm work cli", () => {
     expect(out).toContain("rebuild-state");
     expect(out).toContain("status");
     expect(out).toContain("next");
+    expect(out).toContain("ready");
+    expect(out).toContain("blocked");
   });
 
   it("rebuild-state writes _state.json", () => {
@@ -39,4 +41,14 @@ describe("pnpm work cli", () => {
     const out = run("next");
     expect(out.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
+
+  it("ready prints something", () => {
+    const out = run("ready");
+    expect(out.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it("blocked prints something", () => {
+    const out = run("blocked");
+    expect(out.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/scripts/work/state-builder.mjs b/scripts/work/state-builder.mjs
index 5a7f42b..5c5158f 100644
--- a/scripts/work/state-builder.mjs
+++ b/scripts/work/state-builder.mjs
@@ -63,19 +63,84 @@ export function buildState(workRoot) {
         title: storyMeta.title ?? sub,
         ac_total: total,
         ac_completed: completed,
+        depends_on: Array.isArray(storyMeta["depends-on"])
+          ? storyMeta["depends-on"]
+          : [],
+        blocks: Array.isArray(storyMeta.blocks) ? storyMeta.blocks : [],
       };
     }
 
     state.epics[epicMeta.id ?? entry] = epicEntry;
   }
 
+  const { ready, blocked } = computeReadyBlocked(state);
+  state.ready = ready;
+  state.blocked = blocked;
+
   return state;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Given a built state object, compute the ready + blocked story sets.
+ *
+ * "ready" = not done AND all depends_on stories are done
+ * "blocked" = not done AND at least one depends_on story is not done
+ *
+ * depends_on references are either same-epic (just story id) or cross-epic
+ * (`<epic>/<story>`).
+ *
+ * Returns { ready: [...], blocked: [...] } where each entry is:
+ *   { epic, story, title, [waiting_on?] }
+ */
+export function computeReadyBlocked(state) {
+  // Build a flat map: "<epic>/<story>" => { status, title, depends_on }
+  const flat = new Map();
+  for (const [epic, epicEntry] of Object.entries(state.epics)) {
+    for (const [story, storyEntry] of Object.entries(epicEntry.stories)) {
+      flat.set(`${epic}/${story}`, {
+        epic,
+        story,
+        status: storyEntry.status,
+        title: storyEntry.title,
+        depends_on: storyEntry.depends_on,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Resolve a depends_on reference (which may be `<epic>/<story>` or just `<story>`)
+  // relative to the current epic.
+  function resolveRef(ref, currentEpic) {
+    if (ref.includes("/")) return ref;
+    return `${currentEpic}/${ref}`;
+  }
+
+  const ready = [];
+  const blocked = [];
+  for (const entry of flat.values()) {
+    if (entry.status === "done") continue;
+    const refs = entry.depends_on.map((r) => resolveRef(r, entry.epic));
+    const waitingOn = refs.filter((r) => {
+      const dep = flat.get(r);
+      return !dep || dep.status !== "done";
+    });
+    if (waitingOn.length === 0) {
+      ready.push({ epic: entry.epic, story: entry.story, title: entry.title });
+    } else {
+      blocked.push({
+        epic: entry.epic,
+        story: entry.story,
+        title: entry.title,
+        waiting_on: waitingOn,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+  return { ready, blocked };
+}
+
 /**
  * Read a markdown file's YAML frontmatter (between leading `---` delimiters)
- * and return a flat object of string-valued keys. Numeric / bool values are
- * left as strings; this is enough for our needs (status, id, title fields).
+ * and return a flat object of string or array values. Numeric / bool values are
+ * left as strings; array values like `[a, b, "c"]` are parsed into JS arrays.
  */
 export function parseFrontmatter(filePath) {
   const src = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
@@ -86,8 +151,26 @@ export function parseFrontmatter(filePath) {
     const m = line.match(/^([\w-]+):\s*(.*)$/);
     if (!m) continue;
     let value = m[2].trim();
-    if (value.startsWith('"') && value.endsWith('"')) value = value.slice(1, -1);
-    if (value.startsWith("'") && value.endsWith("'")) value = value.slice(1, -1);
+    // Array values like [a, b, "c"] or []
+    if (value.startsWith("[") && value.endsWith("]")) {
+      const inner = value.slice(1, -1).trim();
+      if (inner === "") {
+        out[m[1]] = [];
+      } else {
+        out[m[1]] = inner.split(",").map((s) => {
+          let v = s.trim();
+          if (v.startsWith('"') && v.endsWith('"')) v = v.slice(1, -1);
+          if (v.startsWith("'") && v.endsWith("'")) v = v.slice(1, -1);
+          return v;
+        });
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    // Strings (with optional quotes)
+    if (value.startsWith('"') && value.endsWith('"'))
+      value = value.slice(1, -1);
+    if (value.startsWith("'") && value.endsWith("'"))
+      value = value.slice(1, -1);
     out[m[1]] = value;
   }
   return out;
diff --git a/scripts/work/state-builder.test.mjs b/scripts/work/state-builder.test.mjs
index 960a4fd..e3dad9d 100644
--- a/scripts/work/state-builder.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/work/state-builder.test.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import path from "node:path";
 import os from "node:os";
 import fs from "node:fs";
-import { buildState, parseFrontmatter, countTaskCheckboxes } from "./state-builder.mjs";
+import {
+  buildState,
+  parseFrontmatter,
+  countTaskCheckboxes,
+  computeReadyBlocked,
+} from "./state-builder.mjs";
 
 function makeWorkTree({ epics }) {
   const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "work-state-"));
@@ -81,8 +86,22 @@ describe("buildState", () => {
         status: "in-progress",
         title: "epic1",
         stories: {
-          story1: { status: "done", title: "story1", ac_total: 2, ac_completed: 2 },
-          story2: { status: "todo", title: "story2", ac_total: 3, ac_completed: 0 },
+          story1: {
+            status: "done",
+            title: "story1",
+            ac_total: 2,
+            ac_completed: 2,
+            depends_on: [],
+            blocks: [],
+          },
+          story2: {
+            status: "todo",
+            title: "story2",
+            ac_total: 3,
+            ac_completed: 0,
+            depends_on: [],
+            blocks: [],
+          },
         },
       },
     });
@@ -91,7 +110,10 @@ describe("buildState", () => {
   it("skips _templates and prds folders", () => {
     const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "work-skip-"));
     fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, "_templates"), { recursive: true });
-    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, "_templates", "_epic.md"), "---\nid: x\n---");
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(root, "_templates", "_epic.md"),
+      "---\nid: x\n---",
+    );
     fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, "prds"), { recursive: true });
     fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, "prds", "_epic.md"), "---\nid: y\n---");
     expect(buildState(root).epics).toEqual({});
@@ -102,6 +124,56 @@ describe("buildState", () => {
     fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, "incomplete"), { recursive: true });
     expect(buildState(root).epics).toEqual({});
   });
+
+  it("parses depends-on and blocks frontmatter arrays", () => {
+    const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "work-dep-"));
+    const epicDir = path.join(root, "epic1");
+    fs.mkdirSync(epicDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(epicDir, "_epic.md"),
+      `---
+id: epic1
+title: epic1
+status: todo
+---
+`,
+    );
+    const story1Dir = path.join(epicDir, "story1");
+    fs.mkdirSync(story1Dir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(story1Dir, "_story.md"),
+      `---
+id: story1
+title: story1
+status: todo
+depends-on: []
+blocks: [story2, other-epic/x]
+---
+`,
+    );
+    const story2Dir = path.join(epicDir, "story2");
+    fs.mkdirSync(story2Dir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(story2Dir, "_story.md"),
+      `---
+id: story2
+title: story2
+status: todo
+depends-on: [story1]
+blocks: []
+---
+`,
+    );
+
+    const state = buildState(root);
+    expect(state.epics.epic1.stories.story1.depends_on).toEqual([]);
+    expect(state.epics.epic1.stories.story1.blocks).toEqual([
+      "story2",
+      "other-epic/x",
+    ]);
+    expect(state.epics.epic1.stories.story2.depends_on).toEqual(["story1"]);
+    expect(state.epics.epic1.stories.story2.blocks).toEqual([]);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("countTaskCheckboxes", () => {
@@ -125,7 +197,10 @@ describe("countTaskCheckboxes", () => {
   });
 
   it("returns zeros when no Tasks section exists", () => {
-    expect(countTaskCheckboxes(`## Goal\n\nFoo\n`)).toEqual({ total: 0, completed: 0 });
+    expect(countTaskCheckboxes(`## Goal\n\nFoo\n`)).toEqual({
+      total: 0,
+      completed: 0,
+    });
   });
 });
 
@@ -133,14 +208,21 @@ describe("parseFrontmatter", () => {
   it("extracts simple string keys", () => {
     const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "fm-"));
     const fp = path.join(dir, "f.md");
-    fs.writeFileSync(fp, `---
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      fp,
+      `---
 id: x
 title: A title
 status: done
 ---
 
-Body`);
-    expect(parseFrontmatter(fp)).toEqual({ id: "x", title: "A title", status: "done" });
+Body`,
+    );
+    expect(parseFrontmatter(fp)).toEqual({
+      id: "x",
+      title: "A title",
+      status: "done",
+    });
   });
 
   it("returns {} when no frontmatter present", () => {
@@ -149,4 +231,157 @@ Body`);
     fs.writeFileSync(fp, "# Just a heading\n");
     expect(parseFrontmatter(fp)).toEqual({});
   });
+
+  it("parses array frontmatter values", () => {
+    const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "fm-arr-"));
+    const fp = path.join(dir, "f.md");
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      fp,
+      `---
+id: x
+items: [a, b, "c"]
+empty: []
+---
+`,
+    );
+    expect(parseFrontmatter(fp)).toEqual({
+      id: "x",
+      items: ["a", "b", "c"],
+      empty: [],
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("computeReadyBlocked", () => {
+  it("returns ready for stories whose depends_on are all done", () => {
+    const state = {
+      updated_at: "x",
+      epics: {
+        e: {
+          status: "in-progress",
+          title: "e",
+          stories: {
+            a: {
+              status: "done",
+              title: "a",
+              ac_total: 0,
+              ac_completed: 0,
+              depends_on: [],
+              blocks: [],
+            },
+            b: {
+              status: "todo",
+              title: "b",
+              ac_total: 0,
+              ac_completed: 0,
+              depends_on: ["a"],
+              blocks: [],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    const { ready, blocked } = computeReadyBlocked(state);
+    expect(ready).toEqual([{ epic: "e", story: "b", title: "b" }]);
+    expect(blocked).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("returns blocked for stories whose depends_on are not done", () => {
+    const state = {
+      updated_at: "x",
+      epics: {
+        e: {
+          status: "in-progress",
+          title: "e",
+          stories: {
+            a: {
+              status: "todo",
+              title: "a",
+              ac_total: 0,
+              ac_completed: 0,
+              depends_on: [],
+              blocks: [],
+            },
+            b: {
+              status: "todo",
+              title: "b",
+              ac_total: 0,
+              ac_completed: 0,
+              depends_on: ["a"],
+              blocks: [],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    const { ready, blocked } = computeReadyBlocked(state);
+    expect(ready).toEqual([{ epic: "e", story: "a", title: "a" }]);
+    expect(blocked).toEqual([
+      { epic: "e", story: "b", title: "b", waiting_on: ["e/a"] },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("resolves cross-epic refs", () => {
+    const state = {
+      updated_at: "x",
+      epics: {
+        e1: {
+          status: "done",
+          title: "e1",
+          stories: {
+            a: {
+              status: "done",
+              title: "a",
+              ac_total: 0,
+              ac_completed: 0,
+              depends_on: [],
+              blocks: [],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        e2: {
+          status: "in-progress",
+          title: "e2",
+          stories: {
+            b: {
+              status: "todo",
+              title: "b",
+              ac_total: 0,
+              ac_completed: 0,
+              depends_on: ["e1/a"],
+              blocks: [],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    const { ready, blocked } = computeReadyBlocked(state);
+    expect(ready).toEqual([{ epic: "e2", story: "b", title: "b" }]);
+    expect(blocked).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("skips done stories", () => {
+    const state = {
+      updated_at: "x",
+      epics: {
+        e: {
+          status: "done",
+          title: "e",
+          stories: {
+            a: {
+              status: "done",
+              title: "a",
+              ac_total: 1,
+              ac_completed: 1,
+              depends_on: [],
+              blocks: [],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    const { ready, blocked } = computeReadyBlocked(state);
+    expect(ready).toEqual([]);
+    expect(blocked).toEqual([]);
+  });
 });