From d7464aaa40fc1f8daa84d8b6ffac92c90bc302e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: KeelrLeek <156356974+KeelrLeek@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 09:26:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] tasks: an open task can be blocked directly (deferred before
 anyone starts it)

---
 harbor/work.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/harbor/work.py b/harbor/work.py
index 25494de..6852364 100644
--- a/harbor/work.py
+++ b/harbor/work.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from .util import (PRIORITY_NAMES, HarborError, first_line, iso, parse_iso, pars
 TASK_STATES = ("open", "in_progress", "blocked", "review", "done", "cancelled")
 OPEN_TASK_STATES = ("open", "in_progress", "blocked", "review")
 TASK_MOVES = {
-    "open": {"in_progress", "cancelled"},
+    "open": {"in_progress", "cancelled", "blocked"},     # deferred before anyone starts it
     "in_progress": {"blocked", "open", "done", "cancelled", "review"},
     "blocked": {"in_progress", "open", "cancelled"},
     "review": {"in_progress", "done", "cancelled"},