diff --git a/.beads/.gitignore b/.beads/.gitignore
index abfab7c3..4a7a77df 100644
--- a/.beads/.gitignore
+++ b/.beads/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ daemon.log
 daemon.pid
 bd.sock
 sync-state.json
+last-touched
 
 # Local version tracking (prevents upgrade notification spam after git ops)
 .local_version
diff --git a/internal/merge/merge.go b/internal/merge/merge.go
index b4e2bb26..2317e1ba 100644
--- a/internal/merge/merge.go
+++ b/internal/merge/merge.go
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ type Issue struct {
 	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
+	// HOP quality field
+	QualityScore *float32 `json:"quality_score,omitempty"` // Aggregate quality (0.0-1.0)
 }
 
 // Dependency represents an issue dependency