diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/[locale]/awooop/work-items/page.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/[locale]/awooop/work-items/page.tsx
index 678efcb17..53c8c4e9b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/[locale]/awooop/work-items/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/[locale]/awooop/work-items/page.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
 import { Link } from "@/i18n/routing";
 import { AutonomousRuntimeReceiptPanel } from "@/components/awooop/autonomous-runtime-receipt-panel";
 import { IncidentEvidenceHeader } from "@/components/awooop/incident-evidence-header";
+import { isMonotonicPriorityWorkOrderProjection } from "@/lib/priority-work-order-projection";
 import { getRuntimeApiBaseUrl } from "@/lib/runtime-api-base";
 import {
   AwoooPStatusChainPanel,
@@ -12809,7 +12810,7 @@ export default function AwoooPWorkItemsPage() {
       for (const url of urls) {
         const nextPriorityWorkOrder =
           await fetchJson<PriorityWorkOrderResponse>(url, 12000);
-        if (nextPriorityWorkOrder?.commander_inserted_requirement_work_items?.length) {
+        if (isMonotonicPriorityWorkOrderProjection(nextPriorityWorkOrder)) {
           setPriorityWorkOrderReadback(nextPriorityWorkOrder);
           setPriorityWorkOrderLoading(false);
           return nextPriorityWorkOrder;
@@ -12817,7 +12818,6 @@ export default function AwoooPWorkItemsPage() {
       }
       await new Promise((resolve) => window.setTimeout(resolve, 1200));
     }
-    setPriorityWorkOrderLoading(false);
     return null;
   }, []);
 
@@ -12964,7 +12964,23 @@ export default function AwoooPWorkItemsPage() {
   }, [effectiveFocusedIncidentId, projectId]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    fetchPriorityWorkOrderReadback();
+    let cancelled = false;
+    let retryTimer: number | null = null;
+
+    const loadPriorityWorkOrder = async () => {
+      const readback = await fetchPriorityWorkOrderReadback();
+      if (!cancelled && !readback) {
+        retryTimer = window.setTimeout(loadPriorityWorkOrder, 4000);
+      }
+    };
+
+    void loadPriorityWorkOrder();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      if (retryTimer !== null) {
+        window.clearTimeout(retryTimer);
+      }
+    };
   }, [fetchPriorityWorkOrderReadback]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/__tests__/priority-work-order-projection.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/__tests__/priority-work-order-projection.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7587ae21f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/__tests__/priority-work-order-projection.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { isMonotonicPriorityWorkOrderProjection } from "../priority-work-order-projection";
+
+const closedWorkItems = [
+  "AIA-P0-001",
+  "AIA-P0-011",
+  "AIA-P0-002",
+  "AIA-P0-003",
+  "AIA-P0-004",
+  "AIA-P0-005",
+].map((id) => ({ id, status: "done" }));
+
+describe("isMonotonicPriorityWorkOrderProjection", () => {
+  it("accepts the production-closed 30 percent projection", () => {
+    expect(
+      isMonotonicPriorityWorkOrderProjection({
+        commander_inserted_requirement_work_items: [{}],
+        ai_automation_program_ledger: {
+          work_items: [...closedWorkItems, { id: "AIA-P0-006", status: "in_progress" }],
+          summary: { done_count: 6, completion_percent: 30 },
+        },
+      })
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a transient zero projection that reopens closed work", () => {
+    expect(
+      isMonotonicPriorityWorkOrderProjection({
+        commander_inserted_requirement_work_items: [{}],
+        ai_automation_program_ledger: {
+          work_items: closedWorkItems.map((item) => ({
+            ...item,
+            status: "in_progress",
+          })),
+          summary: { done_count: 0, completion_percent: 0 },
+        },
+      })
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("accepts future progress above the current closure floor", () => {
+    expect(
+      isMonotonicPriorityWorkOrderProjection({
+        commander_inserted_requirement_work_items: [{}],
+        ai_automation_program_ledger: {
+          work_items: [...closedWorkItems, { id: "AIA-P0-006", status: "done" }],
+          summary: { done_count: 7, completion_percent: 35 },
+        },
+      })
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/priority-work-order-projection.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/priority-work-order-projection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d42b2b95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/priority-work-order-projection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+const MONOTONIC_CLOSED_PROGRAM_WORK_ITEM_IDS = [
+  "AIA-P0-001",
+  "AIA-P0-011",
+  "AIA-P0-002",
+  "AIA-P0-003",
+  "AIA-P0-004",
+  "AIA-P0-005",
+] as const;
+
+type PriorityWorkOrderProjection = {
+  commander_inserted_requirement_work_items?: unknown[] | null;
+  ai_automation_program_ledger?: {
+    work_items?: Array<{
+      id?: string | null;
+      status?: string | null;
+    }> | null;
+    summary?: {
+      done_count?: number | null;
+      completion_percent?: number | null;
+    } | null;
+  } | null;
+};
+
+export function isMonotonicPriorityWorkOrderProjection(
+  projection: PriorityWorkOrderProjection | null | undefined
+): boolean {
+  if (!projection?.commander_inserted_requirement_work_items?.length) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const program = projection.ai_automation_program_ledger;
+  const workItems = program?.work_items ?? [];
+  const statusById = new Map(
+    workItems.map((item) => [item.id ?? "", item.status ?? ""])
+  );
+  const closureFloorSatisfied = MONOTONIC_CLOSED_PROGRAM_WORK_ITEM_IDS.every(
+    (workItemId) => statusById.get(workItemId) === "done"
+  );
+  const doneCount = Number(program?.summary?.done_count ?? 0);
+  const completionPercent = Number(program?.summary?.completion_percent ?? 0);
+
+  return (
+    closureFloorSatisfied &&
+    doneCount >= MONOTONIC_CLOSED_PROGRAM_WORK_ITEM_IDS.length &&
+    completionPercent >= 30
+  );
+}