From b6a29bb563499b2fd6280c742bd2106d66393112 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: soryu <soryu@soryu.co>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:09:25 +0000
Subject: Add pick-up-orders feature for directives (#64)

* WIP: heartbeat checkpoint

* WIP: heartbeat checkpoint

* feat: soryu-co/soryu - makima: Add frontend pick-up-orders button and API integration

* feat: soryu-co/soryu - makima: Add pick-up-orders backend endpoint and repository functions
---
 .../src/components/directives/DirectiveDetail.tsx  |  35 ++++
 makima/frontend/src/hooks/useDirectives.ts         |   9 +
 makima/frontend/src/lib/api.ts                     |  14 ++
 makima/frontend/src/routes/directives.tsx          |   3 +-
 makima/src/db/models.rs                            |   9 +
 makima/src/db/repository.rs                        |  55 ++++++
 makima/src/orchestration/directive.rs              | 217 +++++++++++++++++++++
 makima/src/server/handlers/directives.rs           | 200 ++++++++++++++++++-
 makima/src/server/mod.rs                           |   1 +
 9 files changed, 540 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/makima/frontend/src/components/directives/DirectiveDetail.tsx b/makima/frontend/src/components/directives/DirectiveDetail.tsx
index e278939..9305e20 100644
--- a/makima/frontend/src/components/directives/DirectiveDetail.tsx
+++ b/makima/frontend/src/components/directives/DirectiveDetail.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ interface DirectiveDetailProps {
   onDelete: () => void;
   onRefresh: () => void;
   onCleanupTasks: () => void;
+  onPickUpOrders: () => Promise<{ message: string; orderCount: number; taskId: string | null } | null>;
 }
 
 export function DirectiveDetail({
@@ -41,10 +42,13 @@ export function DirectiveDetail({
   onDelete,
   onRefresh,
   onCleanupTasks,
+  onPickUpOrders,
 }: DirectiveDetailProps) {
   const [editingGoal, setEditingGoal] = useState(false);
   const [goalText, setGoalText] = useState(directive.goal);
   const [visibleTaskIds, setVisibleTaskIds] = useState<Set<string> | null>(null);
+  const [pickingUpOrders, setPickingUpOrders] = useState(false);
+  const [pickUpResult, setPickUpResult] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   // Sync goalText and reset editing state when directive changes
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -121,6 +125,23 @@ export function DirectiveDetail({
     prevHadRunningRef.current = hasRunningTasks;
   }, [hasRunningTasks]);
 
+  const handlePickUpOrders = async () => {
+    setPickingUpOrders(true);
+    setPickUpResult(null);
+    try {
+      const result = await onPickUpOrders();
+      if (result) {
+        setPickUpResult(result.message);
+        setTimeout(() => setPickUpResult(null), 5000);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      setPickUpResult(e instanceof Error ? e.message : "Failed to pick up orders");
+      setTimeout(() => setPickUpResult(null), 5000);
+    } finally {
+      setPickingUpOrders(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   const handleGoalSave = () => {
     if (goalText.trim() && goalText !== directive.goal) {
       onUpdateGoal(goalText.trim());
@@ -312,6 +333,14 @@ export function DirectiveDetail({
               Clean up tasks
             </button>
           )}
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={handlePickUpOrders}
+            disabled={pickingUpOrders}
+            className="text-[10px] font-mono text-[#c084fc] hover:text-[#d8b4fe] border border-[rgba(192,132,252,0.3)] rounded px-2 py-1 disabled:opacity-50"
+          >
+            {pickingUpOrders ? "Picking up..." : "Pick Up Orders"}
+          </button>
           <button
             type="button"
             onClick={onDelete}
@@ -320,6 +349,12 @@ export function DirectiveDetail({
             Delete
           </button>
         </div>
+
+        {pickUpResult && (
+          <div className="mt-2 px-2 py-1.5 bg-[#1a1030] border border-[rgba(192,132,252,0.2)] rounded">
+            <span className="text-[10px] font-mono text-[#c084fc]">{pickUpResult}</span>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
 
       {/* Goal */}
diff --git a/makima/frontend/src/hooks/useDirectives.ts b/makima/frontend/src/hooks/useDirectives.ts
index 0453d14..7e26ec4 100644
--- a/makima/frontend/src/hooks/useDirectives.ts
+++ b/makima/frontend/src/hooks/useDirectives.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   skipDirectiveStep,
   updateDirectiveGoal,
   cleanupDirectiveTasks,
+  pickUpOrders as pickUpOrdersApi,
 } from "../lib/api";
 
 export function useDirectives() {
@@ -177,11 +178,19 @@ export function useDirective(id: string | undefined) {
     await refresh();
   }, [id, refresh]);
 
+  const pickUpOrdersFn = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!id) return null;
+    const result = await pickUpOrdersApi(id);
+    await refresh();
+    return result;
+  }, [id, refresh]);
+
   return {
     directive, loading, error, refresh,
     update, addStep, removeStep,
     start, pause, advance,
     completeStep, failStep, skipStep,
     updateGoal, cleanupTasks,
+    pickUpOrders: pickUpOrdersFn,
   };
 }
diff --git a/makima/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/makima/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index f88176b..467ee22 100644
--- a/makima/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/makima/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -3256,6 +3256,20 @@ export async function cleanupDirectiveTasks(id: string): Promise<{ deleted: numb
   return res.json();
 }
 
+export interface PickUpOrdersResponse {
+  message: string;
+  orderCount: number;
+  taskId: string | null;
+}
+
+export async function pickUpOrders(directiveId: string): Promise<PickUpOrdersResponse> {
+  const res = await authFetch(`${API_BASE}/api/v1/directives/${directiveId}/pick-up-orders`, {
+    method: "POST",
+  });
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to pick up orders: ${res.statusText}`);
+  return res.json();
+}
+
 // =============================================================================
 // Orders API
 // =============================================================================
diff --git a/makima/frontend/src/routes/directives.tsx b/makima/frontend/src/routes/directives.tsx
index 643cfee..b4ed0cc 100644
--- a/makima/frontend/src/routes/directives.tsx
+++ b/makima/frontend/src/routes/directives.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default function DirectivesPage() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const { id: selectedId } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
   const { directives, loading: listLoading, create, remove } = useDirectives();
-  const { directive, refresh: refreshDetail, update, start, pause, advance, completeStep, failStep, skipStep, updateGoal, cleanupTasks } = useDirective(selectedId);
+  const { directive, refresh: refreshDetail, update, start, pause, advance, completeStep, failStep, skipStep, updateGoal, cleanupTasks, pickUpOrders } = useDirective(selectedId);
 
   const [showCreate, setShowCreate] = useState(false);
   const [newTitle, setNewTitle] = useState("");
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ export default function DirectivesPage() {
               onDelete={handleDelete}
               onRefresh={refreshDetail}
               onCleanupTasks={cleanupTasks}
+              onPickUpOrders={pickUpOrders}
             />
           ) : (
             <div className="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center h-full">
diff --git a/makima/src/db/models.rs b/makima/src/db/models.rs
index 19ebb13..bfed942 100644
--- a/makima/src/db/models.rs
+++ b/makima/src/db/models.rs
@@ -2839,6 +2839,15 @@ pub struct CleanupTasksResponse {
     pub deleted: i64,
 }
 
+/// Response for pick_up_orders endpoint.
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, ToSchema)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct PickUpOrdersResponse {
+    pub message: String,
+    pub order_count: i64,
+    pub task_id: Option<Uuid>,
+}
+
 /// Request to create a directive step.
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, ToSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
diff --git a/makima/src/db/repository.rs b/makima/src/db/repository.rs
index b5888c9..2ef3fbc 100644
--- a/makima/src/db/repository.rs
+++ b/makima/src/db/repository.rs
@@ -6319,3 +6319,58 @@ pub async fn convert_order_to_step(
     Ok(Some(step))
 }
 
+// =============================================================================
+// Order Pickup
+// =============================================================================
+
+/// Get available orders for pickup: open orders with no directive assigned,
+/// sorted by priority (critical first) then creation date.
+pub async fn get_available_orders_for_pickup(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    owner_id: Uuid,
+) -> Result<Vec<Order>, sqlx::Error> {
+    sqlx::query_as::<_, Order>(
+        r#"
+        SELECT *
+        FROM orders
+        WHERE owner_id = $1
+          AND status = 'open'
+          AND directive_id IS NULL
+        ORDER BY CASE priority
+            WHEN 'critical' THEN 0
+            WHEN 'high' THEN 1
+            WHEN 'medium' THEN 2
+            WHEN 'low' THEN 3
+            ELSE 4
+        END ASC, created_at ASC
+        "#,
+    )
+    .bind(owner_id)
+    .fetch_all(pool)
+    .await
+}
+
+/// Bulk-link orders to a directive by setting directive_id on matching orders.
+/// Returns the count of updated rows.
+pub async fn bulk_link_orders_to_directive(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    owner_id: Uuid,
+    order_ids: &[Uuid],
+    directive_id: Uuid,
+) -> Result<i64, sqlx::Error> {
+    let result = sqlx::query(
+        r#"
+        UPDATE orders
+        SET directive_id = $1, updated_at = NOW()
+        WHERE id = ANY($2)
+          AND owner_id = $3
+        "#,
+    )
+    .bind(directive_id)
+    .bind(order_ids)
+    .bind(owner_id)
+    .execute(pool)
+    .await?;
+    Ok(result.rows_affected() as i64)
+}
+
diff --git a/makima/src/orchestration/directive.rs b/makima/src/orchestration/directive.rs
index 9113fd4..6e0d83d 100644
--- a/makima/src/orchestration/directive.rs
+++ b/makima/src/orchestration/directive.rs
@@ -1232,3 +1232,220 @@ IMPORTANT: You MUST run `makima directive update` with either `--pr-url` or `--s
         base_branch = base_branch,
     )
 }
+
+/// Build a specialized planning prompt for picking up open orders.
+///
+/// This prompt instructs the planner to evaluate available orders, select an
+/// adequate number based on priority and directive capacity, and create steps
+/// to fulfil them.
+pub fn build_order_pickup_prompt(
+    directive: &crate::db::models::Directive,
+    existing_steps: &[crate::db::models::DirectiveStep],
+    orders: &[crate::db::models::Order],
+    generation: i32,
+    goal_history: &[crate::db::models::DirectiveGoalHistory],
+) -> String {
+    let mut prompt = String::new();
+
+    // ── Directive context ──────────────────────────────────────────
+    prompt.push_str(&format!(
+        "You are planning work for directive \"{title}\".\n\n\
+         GOAL: {goal}\n\
+         {repo_section}\n",
+        title = directive.title,
+        goal = directive.goal,
+        repo_section = match &directive.repository_url {
+            Some(url) => format!("REPOSITORY: {}\n", url),
+            None => String::new(),
+        },
+    ));
+
+    // ── Goal history (if any) ─────────────────────────────────────
+    if !goal_history.is_empty() {
+        prompt.push_str("-- GOAL CHANGES --\n");
+        for (i, entry) in goal_history.iter().enumerate() {
+            if i == 0 {
+                prompt.push_str(&format!(
+                    "PREVIOUS GOAL (replaced at {}):\n{}\n\n",
+                    entry.created_at.format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC"),
+                    entry.goal
+                ));
+            } else {
+                prompt.push_str(&format!(
+                    "OLDER GOAL (version from {}):\n{}\n\n",
+                    entry.created_at.format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC"),
+                    entry.goal
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Orders being picked up ───────────────────────────────────
+    prompt.push_str("== ORDERS AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP ==\n");
+    prompt.push_str("The following open orders have been linked to this directive. \
+                     Review them and create steps to fulfil them.\n\n");
+    for (i, order) in orders.iter().enumerate() {
+        prompt.push_str(&format!(
+            "  {}. [{}] [{}] {} (id: {})\n",
+            i + 1,
+            order.priority,
+            order.order_type,
+            order.title,
+            order.id,
+        ));
+        if let Some(ref desc) = order.description {
+            prompt.push_str(&format!("     Description: {}\n", desc));
+        }
+    }
+    prompt.push('\n');
+
+    // ── Existing steps ───────────────────────────────────────────
+    if !existing_steps.is_empty() {
+        let mut completed: Vec<&crate::db::models::DirectiveStep> = Vec::new();
+        let mut running: Vec<&crate::db::models::DirectiveStep> = Vec::new();
+        let mut pending_ready: Vec<&crate::db::models::DirectiveStep> = Vec::new();
+        let mut failed: Vec<&crate::db::models::DirectiveStep> = Vec::new();
+
+        for step in existing_steps {
+            match step.status.as_str() {
+                "completed" => completed.push(step),
+                "running" => running.push(step),
+                "pending" | "ready" => pending_ready.push(step),
+                "failed" => failed.push(step),
+                _ => pending_ready.push(step),
+            }
+        }
+
+        prompt.push_str("== EXISTING STEPS ==\n");
+
+        if !completed.is_empty() {
+            prompt.push_str("\n── COMPLETED steps (work already done) ──\n");
+            let mut last_completed_id: Option<uuid::Uuid> = None;
+            for step in &completed {
+                prompt.push_str(&format!(
+                    "  ✅ {} (id: {}): {}\n",
+                    step.name,
+                    step.id,
+                    step.description.as_deref().unwrap_or("(no description)")
+                ));
+                last_completed_id = Some(step.id);
+            }
+            if let Some(last_id) = last_completed_id {
+                prompt.push_str(&format!(
+                    "\nNew steps that build on previous work SHOULD use --depends-on \"{}\" \
+                     so their worktree inherits all prior changes.\n",
+                    last_id
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if !running.is_empty() {
+            prompt.push_str("\n── RUNNING steps (in progress) ──\n");
+            for step in &running {
+                prompt.push_str(&format!(
+                    "  🔄 {} (id: {}): {}\n",
+                    step.name,
+                    step.id,
+                    step.description.as_deref().unwrap_or("(no description)")
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if !pending_ready.is_empty() {
+            prompt.push_str("\n── PENDING/READY steps (not yet started) ──\n");
+            for step in &pending_ready {
+                prompt.push_str(&format!(
+                    "  ⏳ [{}] {} (id: {}): {}\n",
+                    step.status,
+                    step.name,
+                    step.id,
+                    step.description.as_deref().unwrap_or("(no description)")
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if !failed.is_empty() {
+            prompt.push_str("\n── FAILED steps ──\n");
+            for step in &failed {
+                prompt.push_str(&format!(
+                    "  ❌ {} (id: {}): {}\n",
+                    step.name,
+                    step.id,
+                    step.description.as_deref().unwrap_or("(no description)")
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Determine whether to create fresh steps or combine with existing
+        let all_terminal = existing_steps
+            .iter()
+            .all(|s| matches!(s.status.as_str(), "completed" | "failed" | "skipped"));
+
+        if all_terminal {
+            prompt.push_str(
+                "\nAll existing steps are in terminal state (completed/failed/skipped). \
+                 Create FRESH steps from the orders above.\n\n",
+            );
+        } else if !pending_ready.is_empty() || !running.is_empty() {
+            prompt.push_str(
+                "\nThere are existing active/pending steps. Evaluate whether to KEEP them \
+                 and ADD new steps from the orders, creating a combined plan. \
+                 Do not duplicate work already covered by existing steps.\n\n",
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Order selection guidance ─────────────────────────────────
+    prompt.push_str(&format!(
+        "== ORDER SELECTION GUIDANCE ==\n\
+         You do NOT need to pick up ALL orders. Select an ADEQUATE number based on:\n\
+         - Priority: prefer critical and high priority orders first\n\
+         - Directive scope: consider the directive's current goal and capacity\n\
+         - Avoid overloading: don't assign too many orders to a single directive\n\
+         - The orders are already linked to this directive — focus on creating steps\n\n\
+         If some orders are not relevant to this directive's goal or would overload it, \
+         you may leave them for a future pickup cycle.\n\n"
+    ));
+
+    // ── Step creation instructions ───────────────────────────────
+    prompt.push_str(&format!(
+        r#"== STEP CREATION INSTRUCTIONS ==
+For each order (or group of related orders), create one or more steps:
+- name: Short imperative title (e.g., "Add user authentication middleware")
+- description: What to do and acceptance criteria
+- taskPlan: Full instructions for the Claude instance (include file paths, patterns to follow)
+- dependsOn: UUIDs of steps this depends on (use IDs from previous add-step responses)
+- orderIndex: Execution phase number. Steps only start after ALL steps with a lower orderIndex complete.
+  Steps with the same orderIndex run in parallel. Use ascending values (0, 1, 2, ...) to create sequential phases.
+
+Submit steps using generation {generation}:
+  makima directive add-step "Step Name" --description "..." --task-plan "..." --generation {generation}
+  (Use --depends-on "uuid1,uuid2" for dependencies)
+
+Or batch:
+  makima directive batch-add-steps --json '[{{"name":"...","description":"...","taskPlan":"...","dependsOn":[],"orderIndex":0,"generation":{generation}}}]'
+
+DEPENDENCY WORKTREE CONTINUATION:
+Each step runs in its own git worktree. How that worktree is initialised depends on dependsOn:
+- With dependsOn: the step continues from the first dependency's worktree (inheriting all committed and
+  uncommitted changes). Additional dependencies are merged in as branches before work starts.
+- Without dependsOn: the step starts from a FRESH worktree based on the base branch (or the PR branch if
+  a PR already exists from previous completions).
+
+Because of this, you MUST chain steps using dependsOn whenever one step's work builds on another's.
+If step B modifies files created/changed by step A, step B MUST list step A in its dependsOn — otherwise
+step B will start from a blank worktree and won't see step A's changes at all.
+
+Guidelines:
+- For sequential work, create a linear chain: step1 → step2 → step3 (each depends on the previous).
+- Only omit dependsOn for truly independent steps that can start from a fresh checkout.
+- Parallel steps that share no files can omit mutual dependencies, but if they both build on a prior step
+  they should BOTH list that prior step in dependsOn.
+
+IMPORTANT: Each step's taskPlan must be self-contained. The executing instance won't have your planning context.
+"#,
+        generation = generation,
+    ));
+
+    prompt
+}
diff --git a/makima/src/server/handlers/directives.rs b/makima/src/server/handlers/directives.rs
index 6060171..f03dccf 100644
--- a/makima/src/server/handlers/directives.rs
+++ b/makima/src/server/handlers/directives.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ use axum::{
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::db::models::{
-    CleanupTasksResponse, CreateDirectiveRequest,
+    CleanupTasksResponse, CreateDirectiveRequest, CreateTaskRequest,
     CreateDirectiveStepRequest, Directive, DirectiveListResponse,
-    DirectiveStep, DirectiveWithSteps,
+    DirectiveStep, DirectiveWithSteps, PickUpOrdersResponse,
     UpdateDirectiveRequest, UpdateDirectiveStepRequest, UpdateGoalRequest,
 };
 use crate::db::repository;
+use crate::orchestration::directive::build_order_pickup_prompt;
 use crate::server::auth::Authenticated;
 use crate::server::messages::ApiError;
 use crate::server::state::SharedState;
@@ -927,3 +928,198 @@ pub async fn cleanup_tasks(
         }
     }
 }
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Order Pickup
+// =============================================================================
+
+/// Pick up available open orders for a directive by spawning a planning task.
+#[utoipa::path(
+    post,
+    path = "/api/v1/directives/{id}/pick-up-orders",
+    params(("id" = Uuid, Path, description = "Directive ID")),
+    responses(
+        (status = 200, description = "Orders picked up", body = PickUpOrdersResponse),
+        (status = 404, description = "Not found", body = ApiError),
+        (status = 503, description = "Database not configured", body = ApiError),
+    ),
+    security(("bearer_auth" = []), ("api_key" = [])),
+    tag = "Directives"
+)]
+pub async fn pick_up_orders(
+    State(state): State<SharedState>,
+    Authenticated(auth): Authenticated,
+    Path(id): Path<Uuid>,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    let Some(ref pool) = state.db_pool else {
+        return (
+            StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
+            Json(ApiError::new("DB_UNAVAILABLE", "Database not configured")),
+        )
+            .into_response();
+    };
+
+    // Verify directive ownership and get directive with steps
+    let (directive, steps) =
+        match repository::get_directive_with_steps_for_owner(pool, auth.owner_id, id).await {
+            Ok(Some((d, s))) => (d, s),
+            Ok(None) => {
+                return (
+                    StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+                    Json(ApiError::new("NOT_FOUND", "Directive not found")),
+                )
+                    .into_response();
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::error!("Failed to get directive: {}", e);
+                return (
+                    StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                    Json(ApiError::new("GET_FAILED", &e.to_string())),
+                )
+                    .into_response();
+            }
+        };
+
+    // Fetch available orders
+    let orders = match repository::get_available_orders_for_pickup(pool, auth.owner_id).await {
+        Ok(o) => o,
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::error!("Failed to fetch available orders: {}", e);
+            return (
+                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                Json(ApiError::new("FETCH_ORDERS_FAILED", &e.to_string())),
+            )
+                .into_response();
+        }
+    };
+
+    // If no orders available, return early
+    if orders.is_empty() {
+        return Json(PickUpOrdersResponse {
+            message: "No orders available to pick up".to_string(),
+            order_count: 0,
+            task_id: None,
+        })
+        .into_response();
+    }
+
+    let order_count = orders.len() as i64;
+    let order_ids: Vec<Uuid> = orders.iter().map(|o| o.id).collect();
+
+    // Get generation and goal history for the planning prompt
+    let generation =
+        match repository::get_directive_max_generation(pool, id).await {
+            Ok(g) => g + 1,
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::error!("Failed to get max generation: {}", e);
+                return (
+                    StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                    Json(ApiError::new("GENERATION_FAILED", &e.to_string())),
+                )
+                    .into_response();
+            }
+        };
+
+    let goal_history = match repository::get_directive_goal_history(pool, id, 3).await {
+        Ok(h) => h,
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::warn!("Failed to get goal history: {}", e);
+            vec![]
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Build the specialized planning prompt
+    let plan = build_order_pickup_prompt(&directive, &steps, &orders, generation, &goal_history);
+
+    // Link orders to the directive
+    if let Err(e) =
+        repository::bulk_link_orders_to_directive(pool, auth.owner_id, &order_ids, id).await
+    {
+        tracing::error!("Failed to link orders to directive: {}", e);
+        return (
+            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            Json(ApiError::new("LINK_ORDERS_FAILED", &e.to_string())),
+        )
+            .into_response();
+    }
+
+    // Create the planning task
+    let req = CreateTaskRequest {
+        contract_id: None,
+        name: format!("Pick up orders: {}", directive.title),
+        description: Some("Directive order pickup planning task".to_string()),
+        plan,
+        parent_task_id: None,
+        is_supervisor: false,
+        priority: 0,
+        repository_url: directive.repository_url.clone(),
+        base_branch: directive.base_branch.clone(),
+        target_branch: None,
+        merge_mode: None,
+        target_repo_path: None,
+        completion_action: None,
+        continue_from_task_id: None,
+        copy_files: None,
+        checkpoint_sha: None,
+        branched_from_task_id: None,
+        conversation_history: None,
+        supervisor_worktree_task_id: None,
+        directive_id: Some(directive.id),
+        directive_step_id: None,
+    };
+
+    let task = match repository::create_task_for_owner(pool, auth.owner_id, req).await {
+        Ok(t) => t,
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::error!("Failed to create pickup planning task: {}", e);
+            return (
+                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                Json(ApiError::new("CREATE_TASK_FAILED", &e.to_string())),
+            )
+                .into_response();
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Assign as orchestrator task
+    if let Err(e) = repository::assign_orchestrator_task(pool, id, task.id).await {
+        tracing::error!("Failed to assign orchestrator task: {}", e);
+        return (
+            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            Json(ApiError::new("ASSIGN_TASK_FAILED", &e.to_string())),
+        )
+            .into_response();
+    }
+
+    // Cancel old planning tasks
+    let cancelled = repository::cancel_old_planning_tasks(pool, id, task.id).await;
+    if let Ok(count) = cancelled {
+        if count > 0 {
+            tracing::info!(
+                directive_id = %id,
+                cancelled_count = count,
+                "Cancelled old planning tasks superseded by order pickup"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Set directive to active if draft/idle/paused
+    match directive.status.as_str() {
+        "draft" | "idle" | "paused" => {
+            if let Err(e) = repository::set_directive_status(pool, auth.owner_id, id, "active").await
+            {
+                tracing::warn!("Failed to set directive status to active: {}", e);
+            }
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+
+    // Advance ready steps
+    let _ = repository::advance_directive_ready_steps(pool, id).await;
+
+    Json(PickUpOrdersResponse {
+        message: format!("Picked up {} orders", order_count),
+        order_count,
+        task_id: Some(task.id),
+    })
+    .into_response()
+}
diff --git a/makima/src/server/mod.rs b/makima/src/server/mod.rs
index 29c55c4..ce18620 100644
--- a/makima/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/makima/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ pub fn make_router(state: SharedState) -> Router {
         .route("/directives/{id}/steps/{step_id}/skip", post(directives::skip_step))
         .route("/directives/{id}/goal", put(directives::update_goal))
         .route("/directives/{id}/cleanup-tasks", post(directives::cleanup_tasks))
+        .route("/directives/{id}/pick-up-orders", post(directives::pick_up_orders))
         // Order endpoints
         .route(
             "/orders",
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