diff --git a/plugins/os-backlog/hooks/hooks.json b/plugins/os-backlog/hooks/hooks.json
index cdb73ee..c92ebf1 100644
--- a/plugins/os-backlog/hooks/hooks.json
+++ b/plugins/os-backlog/hooks/hooks.json
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
             "type": "command",
             "command": "python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/session_start.py",
             "timeout": 5
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "command",
+            "command": "ruby ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/triage_check.rb",
+            "timeout": 8
           }
         ]
       }
diff --git a/plugins/os-backlog/hooks/session_start.py b/plugins/os-backlog/hooks/session_start.py
index 1011d1f..6eca611 100644
--- a/plugins/os-backlog/hooks/session_start.py
+++ b/plugins/os-backlog/hooks/session_start.py
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ Deliberately contains ZERO board state and no briefs (notification policy v2:
 pull beats push — board state is fetched on demand via /os-backlog:list, never
 pushed into a session).
 
+Sibling hook triage_check.rb (card 1818330518584820864) is a narrow, sanctioned
+exception to that policy: it makes one bounded Planka read to decide whether to
+push a single mechanical dispatch directive — not a brief, not board contents —
+when the current project's own Backlog has unlabeled cards. The only board-
+derived fact it ever surfaces is the unlabeled count that justifies dispatching
+card-triage; it never lists card titles or otherwise renders board state. Kept
+as a separate script precisely so this file can stay a pure, network-free
+function of filesystem state.
+
   git project      -> additionalContext note (rules only, near-zero tokens)
   not a git repo   -> silent (process rules only apply inside real projects)
 
diff --git a/plugins/os-backlog/lib/backlog/board_ensurer.rb b/plugins/os-backlog/lib/backlog/board_ensurer.rb
index 83b8ca7..d1c6558 100644
--- a/plugins/os-backlog/lib/backlog/board_ensurer.rb
+++ b/plugins/os-backlog/lib/backlog/board_ensurer.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ module Backlog
 
     # @param name [String] board name (never an archived---prefixed name;
     #   this method only ever targets the active board)
-    # @param project_name [String] "Dev" or "Clients" (or any project name)
+    # @param project_name [String] any Planka project name — created on demand
+    #   if it doesn't already exist
     # @return [Result]
     def ensure(name, project_name:)
       raise ArgumentError, "board name must not use the archived-- prefix" if BoardSpec.archived?(name)
diff --git a/plugins/os-backlog/tests/board_ensurer_test.rb b/plugins/os-backlog/tests/board_ensurer_test.rb
index a46cb88..eba50e6 100644
--- a/plugins/os-backlog/tests/board_ensurer_test.rb
+++ b/plugins/os-backlog/tests/board_ensurer_test.rb
@@ -120,6 +120,18 @@ class BoardEnsurerTest < Minitest::Test
     refute_nil archived
   end
 
+  def test_ensure_creates_an_arbitrary_project_name_on_demand
+    client = FakePlankaClient.new
+    ensurer = Backlog::BoardEnsurer.new(client: client, human_user_id: "human-1")
+
+    result = ensurer.ensure("ovh-prod", project_name: "Servers")
+
+    assert result.created
+    project = client.projects_store.first
+    assert_equal "Servers", project.name
+    assert_equal "Servers", result.project.name
+  end
+
   def test_ensure_rejects_archived_prefixed_name
     client = FakePlankaClient.new
     ensurer = Backlog::BoardEnsurer.new(client: client, human_user_id: "human-1")
diff --git a/plugins/os-backlog/tests/resolver_test.rb b/plugins/os-backlog/tests/resolver_test.rb
index fc11a93..b26ff59 100644
--- a/plugins/os-backlog/tests/resolver_test.rb
+++ b/plugins/os-backlog/tests/resolver_test.rb
@@ -90,4 +90,22 @@ class ResolverTest < Minitest::Test
 
     assert_equal "use llf-schema", resolver.resolve_string
   end
+
+  def test_unconfigured_servers_repo_uses_board_named_after_repo
+    resolver = Backlog::Resolver.new(
+      repo_path: "/home/jared/servers/proxmox-ubuntu",
+      config_contents: nil,
+      boards: %w[proxmox-ubuntu]
+    )
+
+    assert_equal "use proxmox-ubuntu", resolver.resolve_string
+  end
+
+  def test_project_for_returns_dev_clients_servers_or_nil
+    assert_equal "Dev", Backlog::Resolver.project_for("/home/jared/dev/some-repo")
+    assert_equal "Clients", Backlog::Resolver.project_for("/home/jared/clients/acme-co")
+    assert_equal "Servers", Backlog::Resolver.project_for("/home/jared/servers/ovh-prod")
+    assert_equal "Servers", Backlog::Resolver.project_for("/home/jared/servers")
+    assert_nil Backlog::Resolver.project_for("/home/jared/scratch/some-repo")
+  end
 end
diff --git a/plugins/os-backlog/tests/triage_check_test.rb b/plugins/os-backlog/tests/triage_check_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..583909d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/os-backlog/tests/triage_check_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require_relative "test_helper"
+
+class TriageCheckTest < Minitest::Test
+  def test_card_missing_both_labels_needs_triage
+    assert Backlog::TriageCheck.needs_triage?([])
+  end
+
+  def test_card_missing_priority_label_needs_triage
+    assert Backlog::TriageCheck.needs_triage?(["semi"])
+  end
+
+  def test_card_missing_autonomy_label_needs_triage
+    assert Backlog::TriageCheck.needs_triage?(["P1"])
+  end
+
+  def test_fully_labeled_card_does_not_need_triage
+    refute Backlog::TriageCheck.needs_triage?(%w[P1 semi])
+  end
+
+  def test_note_for_no_unlabeled_cards_is_nil
+    assert_nil Backlog::TriageCheck.note_for("cc-os", [%w[P1 semi], %w[P0 hitl]])
+  end
+
+  def test_note_for_counts_only_unlabeled_cards
+    labels = [%w[P1 semi], [], ["P2"]]
+    note = Backlog::TriageCheck.note_for("cc-os", labels)
+
+    refute_nil note
+    assert_includes note, "2 unlabeled Backlog cards on board cc-os"
+    assert_includes note, "card-triage"
+    assert_includes note, "haiku"
+    assert_includes note, "background"
+  end
+
+  def test_note_for_singular_card_uses_singular_wording
+    note = Backlog::TriageCheck.note_for("cc-os", [[]])
+
+    assert_includes note, "1 unlabeled Backlog card on board cc-os"
+    refute_includes note, "1 unlabeled Backlog cards"
+  end
+end