feat(types): add tombstone support for inline soft-delete (bd-fbj)

Add tombstone types and schema migration as foundation for the tombstone
epic (bd-vw8) which replaces deletions.jsonl with inline tombstones.

Changes:
- Add tombstone fields to Issue struct: DeletedAt, DeletedBy, DeleteReason, OriginalType
- Add StatusTombstone constant and IsTombstone() helper method
- Update Status.IsValid() to accept tombstone status
- Create migration 018_tombstone_columns.go for new database columns
- Update schema.go with tombstone columns: deleted_at, deleted_by, delete_reason, original_type
- Update all issue insert/update/scan operations across:
  - issues.go (insertIssue, insertIssues)
  - queries.go (GetIssue, GetIssueByExternalRef, SearchIssues)
  - dependencies.go (scanIssues, scanIssuesWithDependencyType)
  - transaction.go (scanIssueRow, GetIssue, SearchIssues)
  - multirepo.go (import operations)
  - ready.go (GetReadyWork, GetStaleIssues)
  - labels.go (GetIssuesByLabel)
- Add test for IsTombstone() helper
- Update migration test to include tombstone columns

Unblocks: bd-olt (TTL logic), bd-3b4 (delete command), bd-0ih (merge updates), bd-dve (import/export)

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

internal/storage/sqlite/dependencies.go

@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetDependenciesWithMetadata(ctx context.Context, issueID
 		SELECT i.id, i.content_hash, i.title, i.description, i.design, i.acceptance_criteria, i.notes,
 		       i.status, i.priority, i.issue_type, i.assignee, i.estimated_minutes,
 		       i.created_at, i.updated_at, i.closed_at, i.external_ref, i.source_repo,
+		       i.deleted_at, i.deleted_by, i.delete_reason, i.original_type,
 		       d.type
 		FROM issues i
 		JOIN dependencies d ON i.id = d.depends_on_id
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetDependentsWithMetadata(ctx context.Context, issueID s
 		SELECT i.id, i.content_hash, i.title, i.description, i.design, i.acceptance_criteria, i.notes,
 		       i.status, i.priority, i.issue_type, i.assignee, i.estimated_minutes,
 		       i.created_at, i.updated_at, i.closed_at, i.external_ref, i.source_repo,
+		       i.deleted_at, i.deleted_by, i.delete_reason, i.original_type,
 		       d.type
 		FROM issues i
 		JOIN dependencies d ON i.id = d.issue_id
@@ -689,12 +691,17 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) scanIssues(ctx context.Context, rows *sql.Rows) ([]*type
 		var externalRef sql.NullString
 		var sourceRepo sql.NullString
 		var closeReason sql.NullString
+		var deletedAt sql.NullTime
+		var deletedBy sql.NullString
+		var deleteReason sql.NullString
+		var originalType sql.NullString
 
 		err := rows.Scan(
 			&issue.ID, &contentHash, &issue.Title, &issue.Description, &issue.Design,
 			&issue.AcceptanceCriteria, &issue.Notes, &issue.Status,
 			&issue.Priority, &issue.IssueType, &assignee, &estimatedMinutes,
 			&issue.CreatedAt, &issue.UpdatedAt, &closedAt, &externalRef, &sourceRepo, &closeReason,
+			&deletedAt, &deletedBy, &deleteReason, &originalType,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan issue: %w", err)
@@ -722,6 +729,18 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) scanIssues(ctx context.Context, rows *sql.Rows) ([]*type
 		if closeReason.Valid {
 			issue.CloseReason = closeReason.String
 		}
+		if deletedAt.Valid {
+			issue.DeletedAt = &deletedAt.Time
+		}
+		if deletedBy.Valid {
+			issue.DeletedBy = deletedBy.String
+		}
+		if deleteReason.Valid {
+			issue.DeleteReason = deleteReason.String
+		}
+		if originalType.Valid {
+			issue.OriginalType = originalType.String
+		}
 
 		issues = append(issues, &issue)
 		issueIDs = append(issueIDs, issue.ID)
@@ -754,6 +773,10 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) scanIssuesWithDependencyType(ctx context.Context, rows *
 		var assignee sql.NullString
 		var externalRef sql.NullString
 		var sourceRepo sql.NullString
+		var deletedAt sql.NullTime
+		var deletedBy sql.NullString
+		var deleteReason sql.NullString
+		var originalType sql.NullString
 		var depType types.DependencyType
 
 		err := rows.Scan(
@@ -761,6 +784,7 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) scanIssuesWithDependencyType(ctx context.Context, rows *
 			&issue.AcceptanceCriteria, &issue.Notes, &issue.Status,
 			&issue.Priority, &issue.IssueType, &assignee, &estimatedMinutes,
 			&issue.CreatedAt, &issue.UpdatedAt, &closedAt, &externalRef, &sourceRepo,
+			&deletedAt, &deletedBy, &deleteReason, &originalType,
 			&depType,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -786,6 +810,18 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) scanIssuesWithDependencyType(ctx context.Context, rows *
 		if sourceRepo.Valid {
 			issue.SourceRepo = sourceRepo.String
 		}
+		if deletedAt.Valid {
+			issue.DeletedAt = &deletedAt.Time
+		}
+		if deletedBy.Valid {
+			issue.DeletedBy = deletedBy.String
+		}
+		if deleteReason.Valid {
+			issue.DeleteReason = deleteReason.String
+		}
+		if originalType.Valid {
+			issue.OriginalType = originalType.String
+		}
 
 		// Fetch labels for this issue
 		labels, err := s.GetLabels(ctx, issue.ID)

internal/storage/sqlite/issues.go

@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@ func insertIssue(ctx context.Context, conn *sql.Conn, issue *types.Issue) error
 		INSERT INTO issues (
 			id, content_hash, title, description, design, acceptance_criteria, notes,
 			status, priority, issue_type, assignee, estimated_minutes,
-			created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref, source_repo, close_reason
+			created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref, source_repo, close_reason,
-		) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+			deleted_at, deleted_by, delete_reason, original_type
+		) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
 	`,
 		issue.ID, issue.ContentHash, issue.Title, issue.Description, issue.Design,
 		issue.AcceptanceCriteria, issue.Notes, issue.Status,
 		issue.Priority, issue.IssueType, issue.Assignee,
 		issue.EstimatedMinutes, issue.CreatedAt, issue.UpdatedAt,
 		issue.ClosedAt, issue.ExternalRef, sourceRepo, issue.CloseReason,
+		issue.DeletedAt, issue.DeletedBy, issue.DeleteReason, issue.OriginalType,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to insert issue: %w", err)
@@ -40,8 +42,9 @@ func insertIssues(ctx context.Context, conn *sql.Conn, issues []*types.Issue) er
 		INSERT INTO issues (
 			id, content_hash, title, description, design, acceptance_criteria, notes,
 			status, priority, issue_type, assignee, estimated_minutes,
-			created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref, source_repo, close_reason
+			created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref, source_repo, close_reason,
-		) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+			deleted_at, deleted_by, delete_reason, original_type
+		) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
 	`)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to prepare statement: %w", err)
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ func insertIssues(ctx context.Context, conn *sql.Conn, issues []*types.Issue) er
 			issue.Priority, issue.IssueType, issue.Assignee,
 			issue.EstimatedMinutes, issue.CreatedAt, issue.UpdatedAt,
 			issue.ClosedAt, issue.ExternalRef, sourceRepo, issue.CloseReason,
+			issue.DeletedAt, issue.DeletedBy, issue.DeleteReason, issue.OriginalType,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to insert issue %s: %w", issue.ID, err)

internal/storage/sqlite/labels.go

@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetIssuesByLabel(ctx context.Context, label string) ([]*
 	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx, `
 		SELECT i.id, i.content_hash, i.title, i.description, i.design, i.acceptance_criteria, i.notes,
 		       i.status, i.priority, i.issue_type, i.assignee, i.estimated_minutes,
-		       i.created_at, i.updated_at, i.closed_at, i.external_ref, i.source_repo, i.close_reason
+		       i.created_at, i.updated_at, i.closed_at, i.external_ref, i.source_repo, i.close_reason,
+		       i.deleted_at, i.deleted_by, i.delete_reason, i.original_type
 		FROM issues i
 		JOIN labels l ON i.id = l.issue_id
 		WHERE l.label = ?

internal/storage/sqlite/migrations.go

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ var migrationsList = []Migration{
 	{"blocked_issues_cache", migrations.MigrateBlockedIssuesCache},
 	{"orphan_detection", migrations.MigrateOrphanDetection},
 	{"close_reason_column", migrations.MigrateCloseReasonColumn},
+	{"tombstone_columns", migrations.MigrateTombstoneColumns},
 }
 
 // MigrationInfo contains metadata about a migration for inspection
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ func getMigrationDescription(name string) string {
 		"blocked_issues_cache":         "Adds blocked_issues_cache table for GetReadyWork performance optimization (bd-5qim)",
 		"orphan_detection":             "Detects orphaned child issues and logs them for user action (bd-3852)",
 		"close_reason_column":          "Adds close_reason column to issues table for storing closure explanations (bd-uyu)",
+		"tombstone_columns":            "Adds tombstone columns (deleted_at, deleted_by, delete_reason, original_type) for inline soft-delete (bd-vw8)",
 	}
 	
 	if desc, ok := descriptions[name]; ok {

internal/storage/sqlite/migrations/018_tombstone_columns.go

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package migrations
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// MigrateTombstoneColumns adds tombstone support columns to the issues table.
+// These columns support inline soft-delete (bd-vw8) replacing deletions.jsonl:
+// - deleted_at: when the issue was deleted
+// - deleted_by: who deleted the issue
+// - delete_reason: why the issue was deleted
+// - original_type: the issue type before deletion (for tombstones)
+func MigrateTombstoneColumns(db *sql.DB) error {
+	columns := []struct {
+		name         string
+		definition   string
+	}{
+		{"deleted_at", "TEXT"},
+		{"deleted_by", "TEXT DEFAULT ''"},
+		{"delete_reason", "TEXT DEFAULT ''"},
+		{"original_type", "TEXT DEFAULT ''"},
+	}
+
+	for _, col := range columns {
+		var columnExists bool
+		err := db.QueryRow(`
+			SELECT COUNT(*) > 0
+			FROM pragma_table_info('issues')
+			WHERE name = ?
+		`, col.name).Scan(&columnExists)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to check %s column: %w", col.name, err)
+		}
+
+		if columnExists {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		_, err = db.Exec(fmt.Sprintf(`ALTER TABLE issues ADD COLUMN %s %s`, col.name, col.definition))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to add %s column: %w", col.name, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

internal/storage/sqlite/migrations_test.go

@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ func TestMigrateContentHashColumn(t *testing.T) {
 				design TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
 				acceptance_criteria TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
 				notes TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-				status TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (status IN ('open', 'in_progress', 'blocked', 'closed')),
+				status TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (status IN ('open', 'in_progress', 'blocked', 'closed', 'tombstone')),
 				priority INTEGER NOT NULL,
 				issue_type TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (issue_type IN ('bug', 'feature', 'task', 'epic', 'chore')),
 				assignee TEXT,
@@ -479,9 +479,13 @@ func TestMigrateContentHashColumn(t *testing.T) {
 				compacted_at_commit TEXT,
 				source_repo TEXT DEFAULT '.',
 				close_reason TEXT DEFAULT '',
+				deleted_at TEXT,
+				deleted_by TEXT DEFAULT '',
+				delete_reason TEXT DEFAULT '',
+				original_type TEXT DEFAULT '',
 				CHECK ((status = 'closed') = (closed_at IS NOT NULL))
 			);
-			INSERT INTO issues SELECT id, title, description, design, acceptance_criteria, notes, status, priority, issue_type, assignee, estimated_minutes, created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref, compaction_level, compacted_at, original_size, compacted_at_commit, source_repo, '' FROM issues_backup;
+			INSERT INTO issues SELECT id, title, description, design, acceptance_criteria, notes, status, priority, issue_type, assignee, estimated_minutes, created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref, compaction_level, compacted_at, original_size, compacted_at_commit, source_repo, '', NULL, '', '', '' FROM issues_backup;
 			DROP TABLE issues_backup;
 		`)
 		if err != nil {

internal/storage/sqlite/multirepo.go

@@ -242,14 +242,16 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) upsertIssueInTx(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, issue *
 			INSERT INTO issues (
 				id, content_hash, title, description, design, acceptance_criteria, notes,
 				status, priority, issue_type, assignee, estimated_minutes,
-				created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref, source_repo, close_reason
+				created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref, source_repo, close_reason,
-			) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+				deleted_at, deleted_by, delete_reason, original_type
+			) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
 		`,
 			issue.ID, issue.ContentHash, issue.Title, issue.Description, issue.Design,
 			issue.AcceptanceCriteria, issue.Notes, issue.Status,
 			issue.Priority, issue.IssueType, issue.Assignee,
 			issue.EstimatedMinutes, issue.CreatedAt, issue.UpdatedAt,
 			issue.ClosedAt, issue.ExternalRef, issue.SourceRepo, issue.CloseReason,
+			issue.DeletedAt, issue.DeletedBy, issue.DeleteReason, issue.OriginalType,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to insert issue: %w", err)
@@ -271,13 +273,15 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) upsertIssueInTx(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, issue *
 					content_hash = ?, title = ?, description = ?, design = ?,
 					acceptance_criteria = ?, notes = ?, status = ?, priority = ?,
 					issue_type = ?, assignee = ?, estimated_minutes = ?,
-					updated_at = ?, closed_at = ?, external_ref = ?, source_repo = ?
+					updated_at = ?, closed_at = ?, external_ref = ?, source_repo = ?,
+					deleted_at = ?, deleted_by = ?, delete_reason = ?, original_type = ?
 				WHERE id = ?
 			`,
 				issue.ContentHash, issue.Title, issue.Description, issue.Design,
 				issue.AcceptanceCriteria, issue.Notes, issue.Status, issue.Priority,
 				issue.IssueType, issue.Assignee, issue.EstimatedMinutes,
 				issue.UpdatedAt, issue.ClosedAt, issue.ExternalRef, issue.SourceRepo,
+				issue.DeletedAt, issue.DeletedBy, issue.DeleteReason, issue.OriginalType,
 				issue.ID,
 			)
 			if err != nil {

internal/storage/sqlite/queries.go

@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetIssue(ctx context.Context, id string) (*types.Issue,
 	var originalSize sql.NullInt64
 	var sourceRepo sql.NullString
 	var closeReason sql.NullString
+	var deletedAt sql.NullTime
+	var deletedBy sql.NullString
+	var deleteReason sql.NullString
+	var originalType sql.NullString
 
 	var contentHash sql.NullString
 	var compactedAtCommit sql.NullString
@@ -165,7 +169,8 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetIssue(ctx context.Context, id string) (*types.Issue,
 		SELECT id, content_hash, title, description, design, acceptance_criteria, notes,
 		       status, priority, issue_type, assignee, estimated_minutes,
 		       created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref,
-		       compaction_level, compacted_at, compacted_at_commit, original_size, source_repo, close_reason
+		       compaction_level, compacted_at, compacted_at_commit, original_size, source_repo, close_reason,
+		       deleted_at, deleted_by, delete_reason, original_type
 		FROM issues
 		WHERE id = ?
 	`, id).Scan(
@@ -174,6 +179,7 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetIssue(ctx context.Context, id string) (*types.Issue,
 		&issue.Priority, &issue.IssueType, &assignee, &estimatedMinutes,
 		&issue.CreatedAt, &issue.UpdatedAt, &closedAt, &externalRef,
 		&issue.CompactionLevel, &compactedAt, &compactedAtCommit, &originalSize, &sourceRepo, &closeReason,
+		&deletedAt, &deletedBy, &deleteReason, &originalType,
 	)
 
 	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
@@ -214,6 +220,18 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetIssue(ctx context.Context, id string) (*types.Issue,
 	if closeReason.Valid {
 		issue.CloseReason = closeReason.String
 	}
+	if deletedAt.Valid {
+		issue.DeletedAt = &deletedAt.Time
+	}
+	if deletedBy.Valid {
+		issue.DeletedBy = deletedBy.String
+	}
+	if deleteReason.Valid {
+		issue.DeleteReason = deleteReason.String
+	}
+	if originalType.Valid {
+		issue.OriginalType = originalType.String
+	}
 
 	// Fetch labels for this issue
 	labels, err := s.GetLabels(ctx, issue.ID)
@@ -311,12 +329,19 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetIssueByExternalRef(ctx context.Context, externalRef s
 	var originalSize sql.NullInt64
 	var contentHash sql.NullString
 	var compactedAtCommit sql.NullString
+	var sourceRepo sql.NullString
+	var closeReason sql.NullString
+	var deletedAt sql.NullTime
+	var deletedBy sql.NullString
+	var deleteReason sql.NullString
+	var originalType sql.NullString
 
 	err := s.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `
 		SELECT id, content_hash, title, description, design, acceptance_criteria, notes,
 		       status, priority, issue_type, assignee, estimated_minutes,
 		       created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref,
-		       compaction_level, compacted_at, compacted_at_commit, original_size
+		       compaction_level, compacted_at, compacted_at_commit, original_size, source_repo, close_reason,
+		       deleted_at, deleted_by, delete_reason, original_type
 		FROM issues
 		WHERE external_ref = ?
 	`, externalRef).Scan(
@@ -324,7 +349,8 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetIssueByExternalRef(ctx context.Context, externalRef s
 		&issue.AcceptanceCriteria, &issue.Notes, &issue.Status,
 		&issue.Priority, &issue.IssueType, &assignee, &estimatedMinutes,
 		&issue.CreatedAt, &issue.UpdatedAt, &closedAt, &externalRefCol,
-		&issue.CompactionLevel, &compactedAt, &compactedAtCommit, &originalSize,
+		&issue.CompactionLevel, &compactedAt, &compactedAtCommit, &originalSize, &sourceRepo, &closeReason,
+		&deletedAt, &deletedBy, &deleteReason, &originalType,
 	)
 
 	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
@@ -359,6 +385,24 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetIssueByExternalRef(ctx context.Context, externalRef s
 	if originalSize.Valid {
 		issue.OriginalSize = int(originalSize.Int64)
 	}
+	if sourceRepo.Valid {
+		issue.SourceRepo = sourceRepo.String
+	}
+	if closeReason.Valid {
+		issue.CloseReason = closeReason.String
+	}
+	if deletedAt.Valid {
+		issue.DeletedAt = &deletedAt.Time
+	}
+	if deletedBy.Valid {
+		issue.DeletedBy = deletedBy.String
+	}
+	if deleteReason.Valid {
+		issue.DeleteReason = deleteReason.String
+	}
+	if originalType.Valid {
+		issue.OriginalType = originalType.String
+	}
 
 	// Fetch labels for this issue
 	labels, err := s.GetLabels(ctx, issue.ID)
@@ -1249,7 +1293,8 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) SearchIssues(ctx context.Context, query string, filter t
 	querySQL := fmt.Sprintf(`
 		SELECT id, content_hash, title, description, design, acceptance_criteria, notes,
 		       status, priority, issue_type, assignee, estimated_minutes,
-		       created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref, source_repo, close_reason
+		       created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref, source_repo, close_reason,
+		       deleted_at, deleted_by, delete_reason, original_type
 		FROM issues
 		%s
 		ORDER BY priority ASC, created_at DESC

internal/storage/sqlite/ready.go

@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetReadyWork(ctx context.Context, filter types.WorkFilte
 	query := fmt.Sprintf(`
 		SELECT i.id, i.content_hash, i.title, i.description, i.design, i.acceptance_criteria, i.notes,
 		i.status, i.priority, i.issue_type, i.assignee, i.estimated_minutes,
-		i.created_at, i.updated_at, i.closed_at, i.external_ref, i.source_repo, i.close_reason
+		i.created_at, i.updated_at, i.closed_at, i.external_ref, i.source_repo, i.close_reason,
+		i.deleted_at, i.deleted_by, i.delete_reason, i.original_type
 		FROM issues i
 		WHERE %s
 		AND NOT EXISTS (
@@ -126,34 +127,35 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetStaleIssues(ctx context.Context, filter types.StaleFi
 			id, content_hash, title, description, design, acceptance_criteria, notes,
 			status, priority, issue_type, assignee, estimated_minutes,
 			created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref, source_repo,
-			compaction_level, compacted_at, compacted_at_commit, original_size, close_reason
+			compaction_level, compacted_at, compacted_at_commit, original_size, close_reason,
+			deleted_at, deleted_by, delete_reason, original_type
 		FROM issues
 		WHERE status != 'closed'
 		  AND datetime(updated_at) < datetime('now', '-' || ? || ' days')
 	`
-	
+
 	args := []interface{}{filter.Days}
-	
+
 	// Add optional status filter
 	if filter.Status != "" {
 		query += " AND status = ?"
 		args = append(args, filter.Status)
 	}
-	
+
 	query += " ORDER BY updated_at ASC"
-	
+
 	// Add limit
 	if filter.Limit > 0 {
 		query += " LIMIT ?"
 		args = append(args, filter.Limit)
 	}
-	
+
 	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx, query, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query stale issues: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = rows.Close() }()
-	
+
 	var issues []*types.Issue
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var issue types.Issue
@@ -168,6 +170,10 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetStaleIssues(ctx context.Context, filter types.StaleFi
 		var compactedAtCommit sql.NullString
 		var originalSize sql.NullInt64
 		var closeReason sql.NullString
+		var deletedAt sql.NullTime
+		var deletedBy sql.NullString
+		var deleteReason sql.NullString
+		var originalType sql.NullString
 
 		err := rows.Scan(
 			&issue.ID, &contentHash, &issue.Title, &issue.Description, &issue.Design,
@@ -175,6 +181,7 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetStaleIssues(ctx context.Context, filter types.StaleFi
 			&issue.Priority, &issue.IssueType, &assignee, &estimatedMinutes,
 			&issue.CreatedAt, &issue.UpdatedAt, &closedAt, &externalRef, &sourceRepo,
 			&compactionLevel, &compactedAt, &compactedAtCommit, &originalSize, &closeReason,
+			&deletedAt, &deletedBy, &deleteReason, &originalType,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan stale issue: %w", err)
@@ -214,6 +221,18 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetStaleIssues(ctx context.Context, filter types.StaleFi
 		if closeReason.Valid {
 			issue.CloseReason = closeReason.String
 		}
+		if deletedAt.Valid {
+			issue.DeletedAt = &deletedAt.Time
+		}
+		if deletedBy.Valid {
+			issue.DeletedBy = deletedBy.String
+		}
+		if deleteReason.Valid {
+			issue.DeleteReason = deleteReason.String
+		}
+		if originalType.Valid {
+			issue.OriginalType = originalType.String
+		}
 
 		issues = append(issues, &issue)
 	}

internal/storage/sqlite/schema.go

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS issues (
     compacted_at DATETIME,
     compacted_at_commit TEXT,
     original_size INTEGER,
+    deleted_at TEXT,
+    deleted_by TEXT DEFAULT '',
+    delete_reason TEXT DEFAULT '',
+    original_type TEXT DEFAULT '',
     CHECK ((status = 'closed') = (closed_at IS NOT NULL))
 );
 

internal/storage/sqlite/transaction.go

@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ func (t *sqliteTxStorage) GetIssue(ctx context.Context, id string) (*types.Issue
 		SELECT id, content_hash, title, description, design, acceptance_criteria, notes,
 		       status, priority, issue_type, assignee, estimated_minutes,
 		       created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref,
-		       compaction_level, compacted_at, compacted_at_commit, original_size, source_repo, close_reason
+		       compaction_level, compacted_at, compacted_at_commit, original_size, source_repo, close_reason,
+		       deleted_at, deleted_by, delete_reason, original_type
 		FROM issues
 		WHERE id = ?
 	`, id)
@@ -1026,7 +1027,8 @@ func (t *sqliteTxStorage) SearchIssues(ctx context.Context, query string, filter
 		SELECT id, content_hash, title, description, design, acceptance_criteria, notes,
 		       status, priority, issue_type, assignee, estimated_minutes,
 		       created_at, updated_at, closed_at, external_ref,
-		       compaction_level, compacted_at, compacted_at_commit, original_size, source_repo, close_reason
+		       compaction_level, compacted_at, compacted_at_commit, original_size, source_repo, close_reason,
+		       deleted_at, deleted_by, delete_reason, original_type
 		FROM issues
 		%s
 		ORDER BY priority ASC, created_at DESC
@@ -1062,6 +1064,10 @@ func scanIssueRow(row scanner) (*types.Issue, error) {
 	var sourceRepo sql.NullString
 	var compactedAtCommit sql.NullString
 	var closeReason sql.NullString
+	var deletedAt sql.NullTime
+	var deletedBy sql.NullString
+	var deleteReason sql.NullString
+	var originalType sql.NullString
 
 	err := row.Scan(
 		&issue.ID, &contentHash, &issue.Title, &issue.Description, &issue.Design,
@@ -1069,6 +1075,7 @@ func scanIssueRow(row scanner) (*types.Issue, error) {
 		&issue.Priority, &issue.IssueType, &assignee, &estimatedMinutes,
 		&issue.CreatedAt, &issue.UpdatedAt, &closedAt, &externalRef,
 		&issue.CompactionLevel, &compactedAt, &compactedAtCommit, &originalSize, &sourceRepo, &closeReason,
+		&deletedAt, &deletedBy, &deleteReason, &originalType,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan issue: %w", err)
@@ -1105,6 +1112,18 @@ func scanIssueRow(row scanner) (*types.Issue, error) {
 	if closeReason.Valid {
 		issue.CloseReason = closeReason.String
 	}
+	if deletedAt.Valid {
+		issue.DeletedAt = &deletedAt.Time
+	}
+	if deletedBy.Valid {
+		issue.DeletedBy = deletedBy.String
+	}
+	if deleteReason.Valid {
+		issue.DeleteReason = deleteReason.String
+	}
+	if originalType.Valid {
+		issue.OriginalType = originalType.String
+	}
 
 	return &issue, nil
 }

internal/types/types.go

@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ type Issue struct {
 	Labels             []string       `json:"labels,omitempty"` // Populated only for export/import
 	Dependencies       []*Dependency  `json:"dependencies,omitempty"` // Populated only for export/import
 	Comments           []*Comment     `json:"comments,omitempty"`     // Populated only for export/import
+	// Tombstone fields (bd-vw8): inline soft-delete support
+	DeletedAt     *time.Time `json:"deleted_at,omitempty"`     // When the issue was deleted
+	DeletedBy     string     `json:"deleted_by,omitempty"`     // Who deleted the issue
+	DeleteReason  string     `json:"delete_reason,omitempty"`  // Why the issue was deleted
+	OriginalType  string     `json:"original_type,omitempty"`  // Issue type before deletion (for tombstones)
 }
 
 // ComputeContentHash creates a deterministic hash of the issue's content.
@@ -69,6 +74,11 @@ func (i *Issue) ComputeContentHash() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%x", h.Sum(nil))
 }
 
+// IsTombstone returns true if the issue has been soft-deleted (bd-vw8)
+func (i *Issue) IsTombstone() bool {
+	return i.Status == StatusTombstone
+}
+
 // Validate checks if the issue has valid field values (built-in statuses only)
 func (i *Issue) Validate() error {
 	return i.ValidateWithCustomStatuses(nil)
@@ -114,12 +124,13 @@ const (
 	StatusInProgress Status = "in_progress"
 	StatusBlocked    Status = "blocked"
 	StatusClosed     Status = "closed"
+	StatusTombstone  Status = "tombstone" // Soft-deleted issue (bd-vw8)
 )
 
 // IsValid checks if the status value is valid (built-in statuses only)
 func (s Status) IsValid() bool {
 	switch s {
-	case StatusOpen, StatusInProgress, StatusBlocked, StatusClosed:
+	case StatusOpen, StatusInProgress, StatusBlocked, StatusClosed, StatusTombstone:
 		return true
 	}
 	return false

internal/types/types_test.go

@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ func TestStatusIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 		{StatusInProgress, true},
 		{StatusBlocked, true},
 		{StatusClosed, true},
+		{StatusTombstone, true},
 		{Status("invalid"), false},
 		{Status(""), false},
 	}
@@ -215,6 +216,79 @@ func TestStatusIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIsTombstone(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		issue  Issue
+		expect bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "tombstone issue",
+			issue: Issue{
+				ID:        "test-1",
+				Title:     "(deleted)",
+				Status:    StatusTombstone,
+				Priority:  0,
+				IssueType: TypeTask,
+			},
+			expect: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "open issue",
+			issue: Issue{
+				ID:        "test-1",
+				Title:     "Open issue",
+				Status:    StatusOpen,
+				Priority:  2,
+				IssueType: TypeTask,
+			},
+			expect: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "closed issue",
+			issue: Issue{
+				ID:        "test-1",
+				Title:     "Closed issue",
+				Status:    StatusClosed,
+				Priority:  2,
+				IssueType: TypeTask,
+				ClosedAt:  timePtr(time.Now()),
+			},
+			expect: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "in_progress issue",
+			issue: Issue{
+				ID:        "test-1",
+				Title:     "In progress issue",
+				Status:    StatusInProgress,
+				Priority:  2,
+				IssueType: TypeTask,
+			},
+			expect: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "blocked issue",
+			issue: Issue{
+				ID:        "test-1",
+				Title:     "Blocked issue",
+				Status:    StatusBlocked,
+				Priority:  2,
+				IssueType: TypeTask,
+			},
+			expect: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := tt.issue.IsTombstone(); got != tt.expect {
+				t.Errorf("Issue.IsTombstone() = %v, want %v", got, tt.expect)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestStatusIsValidWithCustom(t *testing.T) {
 	customStatuses := []string{"awaiting_review", "awaiting_testing", "awaiting_docs"}