diff --git a/agentydragon/README.md b/agentydragon/README.md
index 7c276236eb..9c56c20e8c 100644
--- a/agentydragon/README.md
+++ b/agentydragon/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Tasks live under `agentydragon/tasks/` as individual Markdown files. Please upda
 
 ### Branch & Worktree Workflow
 
-- **Branch convention**: work on each task in its own branch named `agentydragon/<task-id>-<task-slug>`.
+- **Branch convention**: work on each task in its own branch named `agentydragon-<task-id>-<task-slug>`, to avoid refname conflicts.
 - **Worktree helper**: in `agentydragon/tasks/`, run:
 -
 -   ```sh
diff --git a/agentydragon/prompts/manager.md b/agentydragon/prompts/manager.md
index 2446226eb7..60157e4c77 100644
--- a/agentydragon/prompts/manager.md
+++ b/agentydragon/prompts/manager.md
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ You are the **Project Manager** Codex agent for the `codex` repository.  Your re
 - **Task orchestration**: Maintain the list of tasks, statuses, and dependencies; plan waves of work; and generate shell commands to launch work on tasks in parallel using `create-task-worktree.sh` with `--agent` and `--tmux`.
 - **Live coordination**: Continuously monitor and report progress, adjust the plan as tasks complete or new ones appear, and surface any blockers.
 
+- **Background polling**: On user request, enter a sleep‑and‑scan loop (e.g. 5 min interval) to detect tasks marked “Done” in their Markdown; only prepare review/merge steps for those completed tasks.
+
 ### First Actions
 
 1. Summarize the current tasks directory (`agentydragon/tasks/`): list each task number, title, status, and dependencies.
 2. Produce a one‑line tmux launch command that will spin up all unblocked tasks in parallel (using the two‑digit IDs and `--agent --tmux`).
 3. Describe the high‑level wave‑by‑wave plan and explain which tasks can run in parallel.
 
-More functionality and refinements will be added later.  Begin by executing these steps and await further instructions.
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+More functionality and refinements will be added later.  Begin by executing these steps and await further instructions.
+
+*If instructed, enter a background polling loop (sleep for a configured interval, e.g. 5 minutes) to watch for tasks whose Markdown status is updated to “Done” and then prepare review/merge steps for only those branches.*
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diff --git a/agentydragon/tasks/create-task-worktree.sh b/agentydragon/tasks/create-task-worktree.sh
index 9f738b5862..746e19684e 100755
--- a/agentydragon/tasks/create-task-worktree.sh
+++ b/agentydragon/tasks/create-task-worktree.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ task_input="${task_inputs[0]}"
 repo_root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 tasks_dir="$repo_root/agentydragon/tasks"
 
-# If given only a two-digit ID, resolve to the full task slug
+ # If given only a two-digit ID, resolve to the full task slug
 if [[ "$task_input" =~ ^[0-9]{2}$ ]]; then
   matches=( "$tasks_dir/${task_input}-"*.md )
   if [ "${#matches[@]}" -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ if [[ "$task_input" =~ ^[0-9]{2}$ ]]; then
 else
   task_slug="$task_input"
 fi
-branch="agentydragon/$task_slug"
+# Use dash-separated branch name to avoid ref-dir conflicts
+branch="agentydragon-$task_slug"
 worktrees_dir="$tasks_dir/.worktrees"
 worktree_path="$worktrees_dir/$task_slug"