diff --git a/.beads/traces/bf-3jyx/metadata.json b/.beads/traces/bf-3jyx/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f91674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.beads/traces/bf-3jyx/metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "bead_id": "bf-3jyx",
+  "agent": "claude-sonnet",
+  "provider": "anthropic",
+  "model": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
+  "exit_code": 1,
+  "outcome": "failure",
+  "duration_ms": 179856,
+  "input_tokens": null,
+  "output_tokens": null,
+  "cost_usd": null,
+  "captured_at": "2026-05-15T20:54:16.080059559Z",
+  "trace_format": "claude_json",
+  "pruned": false,
+  "template_version": null
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.beads/traces/bf-3jyx/stderr.txt b/.beads/traces/bf-3jyx/stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/.beads/traces/bf-3jyx/stdout.txt b/.beads/traces/bf-3jyx/stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fc7a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.beads/traces/bf-3jyx/stdout.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Error: Reached max turns (30)
diff --git a/src/store.test.ts b/src/store.test.ts
index 4c60d2a..8f6b5b3 100644
--- a/src/store.test.ts
+++ b/src/store.test.ts
@@ -200,6 +200,37 @@ describe('InMemoryEventStore', () => {
       expect(worker?.beadsCompleted).toBe(2);
     });
 
+    it('should set status to idle on bead.released with release_success', () => {
+      store.add(createEvent({ worker: 'w-test', msg: 'bead.released', reason: 'release_success', bead: 'bd-1' }));
+
+      const worker = store.getWorker('w-test');
+      expect(worker?.status).toBe('idle');
+    });
+
+    it('should increment beadsCompleted on bead.released with release_success', () => {
+      store.add(createEvent({ worker: 'w-test', msg: 'bead.released', reason: 'release_success', bead: 'bd-1' }));
+      store.add(createEvent({ worker: 'w-test', msg: 'bead.released', reason: 'release_success', bead: 'bd-2' }));
+
+      const worker = store.getWorker('w-test');
+      expect(worker?.beadsCompleted).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+    it('should clear activeBead and activeFiles on bead.released with release_success', () => {
+      store.add(createEvent({ worker: 'w-test', msg: 'bead.claimed', bead: 'bd-1' }));
+      store.add(createEvent({ worker: 'w-test', msg: 'bead.released', reason: 'release_success', bead: 'bd-1' }));
+
+      const worker = store.getWorker('w-test');
+      expect(worker?.activeBead).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(worker?.activeFiles).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    it('should NOT increment beadsCompleted on bead.released without release_success', () => {
+      store.add(createEvent({ worker: 'w-test', msg: 'bead.released', reason: 'release_retry', bead: 'bd-1' }));
+
+      const worker = store.getWorker('w-test');
+      expect(worker?.beadsCompleted).toBe(0);
+    });
+
     it('should track firstSeen timestamp', () => {
       const earlyTs = 1000;
       const lateTs = 5000;
diff --git a/src/store.ts b/src/store.ts
index b5510e3..1fbd693 100644
--- a/src/store.ts
+++ b/src/store.ts
@@ -484,7 +484,8 @@ export class InMemoryEventStore implements EventStore {
       // Find the completion event for this bead
       const completionEvent = this.events.find(e =>
         e.bead === beadId &&
-        (e.msg === 'bead.completed' || e.msg === 'bead.failed')
+        (e.msg === 'bead.completed' || e.msg === 'bead.failed' ||
+         (e.msg === 'bead.released' && e['reason'] === 'release_success'))
       );
 
       if (completionEvent) {
@@ -686,6 +687,14 @@ export class InMemoryEventStore implements EventStore {
           worker.activeDirectories = [];
           worker.activeBead = undefined;
         }
+      } else if (needleEvent === 'bead.released' && event['reason'] === 'release_success') {
+        worker.status = 'idle';
+        if (event.bead) {
+          worker.beadsCompleted++;
+        }
+        worker.activeFiles = [];
+        worker.activeDirectories = [];
+        worker.activeBead = undefined;
       } else if (
         needleEvent === 'worker.started' ||
         needleEvent === 'bead.claimed' ||
@@ -746,7 +755,8 @@ export class InMemoryEventStore implements EventStore {
 
     // Check for task completion — match on NEEDLE event type exactly
     const msg = event.msg || '';
-    if (msg === 'bead.completed' || msg === 'bead.failed') {
+    const isReleasedSuccess = msg === 'bead.released' && event['reason'] === 'release_success';
+    if (msg === 'bead.completed' || msg === 'bead.failed' || isReleasedSuccess) {
       const startTime = this.taskStartTimes.get(beadId);
       if (startTime) {
         const durationMs = event.ts - startTime;
diff --git a/src/workerAnalytics.test.ts b/src/workerAnalytics.test.ts
index b3b72d3..0f1dabf 100644
--- a/src/workerAnalytics.test.ts
+++ b/src/workerAnalytics.test.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,32 @@ describe('WorkerAnalytics', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('bead.released tracking', () => {
+    it('should count bead.released with release_success as a completion', () => {
+      const events: LogEvent[] = [
+        { ts: baseTime, worker: 'w-1', level: 'info', msg: 'bead.released', reason: 'release_success', bead: 'bd-1' },
+        { ts: baseTime + 1000, worker: 'w-1', level: 'info', msg: 'bead.released', reason: 'release_success', bead: 'bd-2' },
+      ];
+
+      events.forEach(e => analytics.processEvent(e));
+
+      const metrics = analytics.getWorkerMetrics('w-1');
+      expect(metrics?.beadsCompleted).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+    it('should NOT count bead.released with other reasons as a completion', () => {
+      const events: LogEvent[] = [
+        { ts: baseTime, worker: 'w-1', level: 'info', msg: 'bead.released', reason: 'release_retry', bead: 'bd-1' },
+        { ts: baseTime + 1000, worker: 'w-1', level: 'info', msg: 'bead.released', bead: 'bd-2' },
+      ];
+
+      events.forEach(e => analytics.processEvent(e));
+
+      const metrics = analytics.getWorkerMetrics('w-1');
+      expect(metrics?.beadsCompleted).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Error Tracking', () => {
     it('should track error count', () => {
       const events: LogEvent[] = [
diff --git a/src/workerAnalytics.ts b/src/workerAnalytics.ts
index 4916203..952f09f 100644
--- a/src/workerAnalytics.ts
+++ b/src/workerAnalytics.ts
@@ -695,11 +695,12 @@ export class WorkerAnalytics implements WorkerAnalyticsStore {
 
     // Detect bead completion
     const msg = event.msg?.toLowerCase() || '';
+    const isReleasedSuccess = event.msg === 'bead.released' && event['reason'] === 'release_success';
     if (
       msg.includes('completed') ||
       msg.includes('finished') ||
       msg.includes('done') ||
-      msg.includes('success')
+      isReleasedSuccess
     ) {
       const startTime = worker.beadStartTimes.get(beadId);
       if (startTime) {