diff --git a/.claude/skills/pql-board/SKILL.md b/.claude/skills/pql-board/SKILL.md
index bf5aff017..4f05cbab3 100644
--- a/.claude/skills/pql-board/SKILL.md
+++ b/.claude/skills/pql-board/SKILL.md
@@ -63,25 +63,23 @@ Real one-click interactivity lives in the in-chat widget — render it when the
 user asks for "the panel", "pick-up panel", or wants to act on tickets rather
 than read them.
 
-1. Pull live data (small, native projections — never embed the whole store):
+1. Generate the widget code with the bundled script (template + live pql data
+   — do NOT hand-compose the HTML):
 
    ```bash
-   pql ticket list --status in_progress --fields id,type,priority,title
-   pql ticket list --under T-750 --unblocked --leaf --fields id,type,priority,title
+   .claude/skills/pql-board/support/make-panel          # stdout = widget_code
    ```
 
-   Panel contents: WIP + the unblocked ready work of the active phase (cap at
-   ~10 rows; if more, take highest priority first and say so under the panel).
+   Flags: `--phase T-NNN` (default T-750, the active phase epic), `--cap N`
+   (default 10). Contents: actionable WIP + unblocked leaf work from the
+   active phase AND the maintenance initiative (T-1037), sorted
+   status→priority→recency, overflow noted in the panel. Template:
+   `support/panel-template.html` (edit that file to change the panel's look;
+   the pick-up/detail sendPrompt contract lives there).
 
-2. Render with `mcp__visualize__show_widget` (load its `read_me` first,
-   `interactive` module). Panel shape — compact bordered rows, CDS tokens:
-   - Each row: mono ticket id (link to the artifact deep-link `#T-NNN`),
-     title, status/priority pill, and two buttons:
-     - **Pick up ↗** → `sendPrompt('pick up the following ticket: T-NNN — <title>')`
-     - **Detail ↗** → `sendPrompt('show me T-NNN in detail')`
-   - Footer buttons: **Refresh board ↗** → `sendPrompt('/pql-board')`,
-     **Next batch ↗** → `sendPrompt('/whats-next')`.
-   - Widget rules: no emoji, sentence case, `↗` suffix on sendPrompt buttons.
+2. Render with `mcp__visualize__show_widget`: load its `read_me` first
+   (`interactive` module) if not yet loaded this conversation, then pass the
+   script's stdout verbatim as `widget_code`.
 
 3. **On receiving a "pick up the following ticket:" prompt** (from the panel
    or typed): treat it as single-ticket batch activation — the /whats-next
diff --git a/.claude/skills/pql-board/support/make-panel b/.claude/skills/pql-board/support/make-panel
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..4bde9f8c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/skills/pql-board/support/make-panel
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Fill panel-template.html with live pql data → widget_code for show_widget.
+
+Emits the interactive in-chat pql panel (see ../SKILL.md §Interactive panel):
+WIP + unblocked leaf work of the active phase, capped, with one-click
+Pick up ↗ / Detail ↗ sendPrompt actions. Claude runs this and pastes stdout
+verbatim as the show_widget widget_code.
+
+Usage:  .claude/skills/pql-board/support/make-panel [--phase T-NNN] [--cap N]
+        (defaults: active phase T-750, cap 10; output on stdout)
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+ARTIFACT_URL = "https://claude.ai/code/artifact/0064e59d-84a9-4a31-a830-f7d677df9d92"
+FIELDS = "id,type,priority,status,title,updated_at"
+PRIORITY_RANK = {"critical": 0, "high": 1, "medium": 2, "low": 3}
+STATUS_RANK = {"in_progress": 0, "review": 1, "ready": 2, "backlog": 3}
+ACTIONABLE_TYPES = ("story", "task", "bug")
+MAINTENANCE = "T-1037"
+
+
+def pql(*args):
+    out = subprocess.run(
+        ["pql", *args], capture_output=True, text=True, check=True
+    ).stdout
+    return json.loads(out)
+
+
+def main():
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    ap.add_argument("--phase", default="T-750")
+    ap.add_argument("--cap", type=int, default=10)
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+
+    wip = pql("ticket", "list", "--status", "in_progress", "--fields", FIELDS)
+    phase = pql(
+        "ticket", "list", "--under", args.phase, "--unblocked", "--leaf",
+        "--fields", FIELDS,
+    )
+    maint = pql(
+        "ticket", "list", "--under", MAINTENANCE, "--unblocked", "--leaf",
+        "--fields", FIELDS,
+    )
+
+    seen, rows = set(), []
+    for t in wip + phase + maint:
+        if t["id"] in seen or t["type"] not in ACTIONABLE_TYPES:
+            continue
+        if t["status"] in ("done", "cancelled"):
+            continue
+        seen.add(t["id"])
+        rows.append(t)
+
+    rows.sort(key=lambda t: t.get("updated_at") or "", reverse=True)
+    rows.sort(
+        key=lambda t: (
+            STATUS_RANK.get(t["status"], 3),
+            PRIORITY_RANK.get(t.get("priority"), 2),
+        )
+    )
+    overflow = max(0, len(rows) - args.cap)
+    rows = rows[: args.cap]
+
+    tpl = (Path(__file__).parent / "panel-template.html").read_text()
+    data = json.dumps(
+        {"rows": rows, "url": ARTIFACT_URL, "overflow": overflow},
+        ensure_ascii=False,
+        separators=(",", ":"),
+    ).replace("</", "<\\/")
+    print(tpl.replace("__URL__", ARTIFACT_URL).replace("__DATA__", data))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/.claude/skills/pql-board/support/panel-template.html b/.claude/skills/pql-board/support/panel-template.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3278cecf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/skills/pql-board/support/panel-template.html
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<h2 class="sr-only" style="position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0)">Interactive pql panel: work-in-progress and unblocked ready tickets with one-click pick-up and detail actions.</h2>
+<div id="pp-rows" style="border:0.5px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;"></div>
+<div id="pp-overflow" style="font-size:12px;color:var(--text-muted);margin-top:6px;"></div>
+<div style="display:flex;gap:8px;margin-top:12px;">
+  <button onclick="sendPrompt('/pql-board')" style="font-size:13px;"><i class="ti ti-refresh" style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:-2px" aria-hidden="true"></i> Refresh board ↗</button>
+  <button onclick="sendPrompt('/whats-next')" style="font-size:13px;">Next batch ↗</button>
+  <span style="flex:1"></span>
+  <a href="__URL__" style="font-size:13px;align-self:center;"><i class="ti ti-external-link" style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:-2px" aria-hidden="true"></i> Open board</a>
+</div>
+<script type="application/json" id="pp-data">__DATA__</script>
+<script>
+const D=JSON.parse(document.getElementById("pp-data").textContent);
+const PR={critical:["var(--bg-danger)","var(--text-danger)"],high:["var(--bg-warning)","var(--text-warning)"],
+          medium:["var(--surface-1)","var(--text-secondary)"],low:["var(--surface-1)","var(--text-muted)"]};
+const ST={in_progress:["var(--bg-accent)","var(--text-accent)"],ready:["var(--bg-success)","var(--text-success)"],
+          backlog:["var(--surface-1)","var(--text-muted)"],review:["var(--bg-warning)","var(--text-warning)"]};
+document.getElementById("pp-rows").innerHTML=D.rows.map((t,i)=>{
+  const p=PR[t.priority]||PR.medium, s=ST[t.status]||ST.backlog;
+  return `<div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:9px 12px;${i?"border-top:0.5px solid var(--border);":""}">
+    <a href="${D.url}#${t.id}" style="font:500 13px var(--font-mono);">${t.id}</a>
+    <span style="font-size:14px;flex:1;min-width:0;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;" title="${t.title.replace(/"/g,"&quot;")}">${t.title}</span>
+    <span style="font-size:11px;padding:2px 7px;border-radius:999px;background:${s[0]};color:${s[1]};">${t.status.replace("_"," ")}</span>
+    <span style="font-size:11px;padding:2px 7px;border-radius:999px;background:${p[0]};color:${p[1]};">${t.priority}</span>
+    <button data-act="pick" data-i="${i}" style="font-size:12px;padding:4px 8px;">Pick up ↗</button>
+    <button data-act="detail" data-i="${i}" style="font-size:12px;padding:4px 8px;">Detail ↗</button>
+  </div>`;}).join("");
+if(D.overflow>0) document.getElementById("pp-overflow").textContent=
+  `…and ${D.overflow} more unblocked — open the board for the full list.`;
+document.querySelectorAll("#pp-rows button").forEach(b=>b.onclick=()=>{
+  const t=D.rows[+b.dataset.i];
+  sendPrompt(b.dataset.act==="pick"
+    ? `pick up the following ticket: ${t.id} — ${t.title}`
+    : `show me ${t.id} in detail`);
+});
+</script>