diff --git a/skill/SKILL.md b/skill/SKILL.md
index b882da4..6ed9abb 100644
--- a/skill/SKILL.md
+++ b/skill/SKILL.md
@@ -1,115 +1,168 @@
 ---
 name: work-queue
-description: "Work queue skill for TheLab agents. Submit, dispatch, track, and complete work items via the Work Queue API. Embeds TheLab dispatch opinion: one in_progress per agent, stale detection, automatic blocking of timed-out items."
+description: "Full Work Queue API skill for TheLab agents. Covers all project and work item operations: submit, dispatch, track, complete, cancel, and monitor work across agents. Embeds TheLab dispatch opinion."
 ---
 
 # Work Queue Skill
 
- Thin wrapper around the Work Queue API with embedded dispatch opinion.
+Wrapper around the Work Queue API at `http://app-01:8080`.
 
 ## Setup
 
-Set the base URL:
 ```bash
-export WORK_QUEUE_API_URL=https://api.example.com  # replace with actual API URL
+# Already configured:
+echo "http://app-01:8080" > ~/.config/work_queue_api_url
+export WORK_QUEUE_API_URL=http://app-01:8080
 ```
 
-The skill reads `WORK_QUEUE_API_URL` from env.
+## Commands
 
-## Core Commands
+### `wq health`
+Check API is up.
+```bash
+wq health
+```
+
+---
+
+## Project Commands
+
+### `wq project add`
+Create a project.
+```bash
+wq project add <name> [--external-ref <ref>]
+```
+`external_ref` can be a Todoist project ID, GitHub repo, or any external identifier.
+
+### `wq project list`
+List all projects.
+```bash
+wq project list
+```
+
+### `wq project get`
+Get a single project.
+```bash
+wq project get <project_id>
+```
+
+### `wq project update`
+Update a project's name or external_ref.
+```bash
+wq project update <project_id> [--name <name>] [--external-ref <ref>]
+```
+
+---
+
+## Work Item Commands
 
 ### `wq add`
-
 Submit a new work item (status=queued).
-
 ```bash
-wq add <type> <description> [--agent <agent>] [--project-id <id>] [--priority 1-5>] [--payload <json>]
+wq add <type> <description> \
+  [--agent <agent>] \
+  [--project-id <id>] \
+  [--priority 1-5>] \
+  [--payload <json>] \
+  [--created-by <name>]
 ```
+- `type` — e.g. `code_review`, `bug_fix`, `infra_setup`, `gitea_issue`
+- `priority` — 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest), default 3
+- `payload` — arbitrary JSON object with type-specific fields
+- `created-by` — defaults to `marcus-a`
 
 Example:
 ```bash
-wq add code_review "Review PR #3 in shopping-list-api" --agent steve-w --priority 2 --payload '{"pr":3,"repo":"shopping-list-api"}'
+wq add code_review "Review PR #3 in work-queue-api" \
+  --agent steve-w \
+  --project-id be358bbf-aff2-477d-8116-d4bf3d4d3540 \
+  --priority 1 \
+  --payload '{"pr":3,"repo":"work-queue-api"}'
 ```
 
 ### `wq dispatch`
-
-Dispatch a queued item to an agent (moves queued→dispatched→in_progress atomically).
-
+Dispatch a queued item to an agent. Atomically moves queued→dispatched→in_progress.
 ```bash
 wq dispatch <work_item_id> <agent>
 ```
-
 Fails if agent already has an in_progress item.
 
 ### `wq update`
-
-Update status, outcome, or notes on a work item.
-
+Update status, outcome, notes, or reassign agent.
 ```bash
-wq update <work_item_id> [--status <status>] [--outcome <success|failed|cancelled>] [--notes <text>]
+wq update <work_item_id> \
+  [--status <status>] \
+  [--outcome <success|failed|cancelled>] \
+  [--notes <text>] \
+  [--agent <agent>]
 ```
 
-Valid status transitions:
-- dispatched → in_progress (agent picked it up)
-- in_progress → blocked (waiting on something)
-- in_progress → completed (done)
-- in_progress → failed (unrecoverable error)
-- queued → cancelled
-- dispatched → cancelled
+### `wq delete`
+Cancel a work item (sets status=cancelled). Only works from queued or dispatched.
+```bash
+wq delete <work_item_id>
+```
 
 ### `wq list`
-
-List work items, optionally filtered.
-
+List work items with optional filters.
 ```bash
-wq list [--status <status>] [--agent <agent>] [--project-id <id>]
+wq list \
+  [--status <status>] \
+  [--agent <agent>] \
+  [--project-id <id>] \
+  [--since <ISO8601>] \
+  [--type <type>]
 ```
+`since` filters to items created after the given timestamp (ISO8601).
 
 ### `wq get`
-
-Get a single work item by ID.
-
+Get a single work item (includes dispatch history).
 ```bash
 wq get <work_item_id>
 ```
 
 ### `wq my-queue`
-
-Short-cut: list items assigned to a given agent with status=dispatched (what Steve should poll).
-
+Short-cut: dispatched items for a given agent — what Steve polls.
 ```bash
 wq my-queue <agent>
 ```
 
----
-
-## Dispatch Opinion
-
-These rules are enforced automatically by the skill:
-
-1. **One in_progress per agent** — dispatch fails if target agent is already in_progress
-2. **Stale detection** — on every heartbeat, `wq stale-check` is called; items in_progress >30min are automatically marked blocked
-3. **Terminal states require outcome** — moving to completed/failed/cancelled requires outcome field
-4. **Cancelled only from queued/dispatched** — cannot cancel something already in_progress
-
----
-
-## Stale Check (for heartbeat)
-
+### `wq stale-check`
+Find in_progress items older than N minutes, mark them blocked. Run on heartbeat.
 ```bash
-wq stale-check [--timeout-minutes 30]
+wq stale-check [30]
+```
+Default timeout: 30 minutes.
+
+---
+
+## Dispatch Opinion (enforced by the API)
+
+| Transition | From | To |
+|---|---|---|
+| submit | — | queued |
+| dispatch | queued | dispatched |
+| pick up | dispatched | in_progress |
+| block | in_progress | blocked |
+| complete | in_progress | completed |
+| fail | in_progress | failed |
+| cancel | queued/dispatched | cancelled |
+
+Rules:
+1. **One in_progress per agent** — dispatch blocks if agent is already busy
+2. **Terminal states require outcome** — completed/failed/cancelled require outcome field
+3. **Stale detection** — `wq stale-check` auto-blocks stale in_progress items
+
+---
+
+## Status Lifecycle
+
+```
+queued → dispatched → in_progress → completed
+                              ↘ blocked
+                              ↘ failed
+           ↘ cancelled (from queued or dispatched only)
 ```
 
-Finds all in_progress items older than timeout, marks them blocked, prints a summary line per item.
-
----
-
-## Integration with Gitea Watcher
-
-The Gitea watcher (`gitea_cron/check.sh`) outputs `dispatch:` lines. On heartbeat, parse those lines and for each:
-
-```bash
-wq add <type> <description> --agent steve-w --payload '<json>'
-```
-
-The watcher itself does NOT call the API — it just emits dispatch lines. Marcus's heartbeat parses them, creates real work items via `wq add`, then dispatches via `wq dispatch`.
+## API Base
+`http://app-01:8080`
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq b/skill/bin/wq
index 7a2bf29..102d2c7 100755
--- a/skill/bin/wq
+++ b/skill/bin/wq
@@ -1,47 +1,41 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# wq — Work Queue CLI wrapper
+# wq — Work Queue CLI
 # Usage: wq <command> [options]
 
-set -e
-
-API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
-if [[ -z "$API_URL" ]]; then
-  if [[ -f ~/.config/work_queue_api_url ]]; then
-    API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url)
-  else
-    echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set and no ~/.config/work_queue_api_url" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-fi
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
 CMD="$1"
 shift || { echo "Usage: wq <command> [args]" >&2; exit 1; }
 
 case "$CMD" in
-  add)
-    wq_add "$@"
-    ;;
-  dispatch)
-    wq_dispatch "$@"
-    ;;
-  update)
-    wq_update "$@"
-    ;;
-  list)
-    wq_list "$@"
-    ;;
-  get)
-    wq_get "$@"
-    ;;
-  my-queue)
-    wq_my_queue "$@"
-    ;;
-  stale-check)
-    wq_stale_check "$@"
-    ;;
-  *)
-    echo "Unknown command: $CMD" >&2
-    echo "Commands: add, dispatch, update, list, get, my-queue, stale-check" >&2
-    exit 1
-    ;;
+  # Work item commands
+  add)        exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/wq_add" "$@";;
+  dispatch)   exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/wq_dispatch" "$@";;
+  update)     exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/wq_update" "$@";;
+  delete)     exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/wq_delete" "$@";;
+  list)       exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/wq_list" "$@";;
+  get)        exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/wq_get" "$@";;
+  my-queue)   exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/wq_my_queue" "$@";;
+  stale-check) exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/wq_stale_check" "$@";;
+
+  # Project commands
+  project)
+    sub="$1"; shift || { echo "Usage: wq project <add|list|get|update>" >&2; exit 1; }
+    case "$sub" in
+      add)    exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/wq_project_add" "$@";;
+      list)   exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/wq_project_list" "$@";;
+      get)    exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/wq_project_get" "$@";;
+      update) exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/wq_project_update" "$@";;
+      *) echo "Unknown project command: $sub" >&2
+         echo "Commands: wq project <add|list|get|update>" >&2; exit 1;;
+    esac;;
+
+  # Health check
+  health) exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/wq_health" "$@";;
+
+  *) echo "Unknown command: $CMD" >&2
+     echo "Commands: add, dispatch, update, delete, list, get, my-queue, stale-check" >&2
+     echo "           project <add|list|get|update>" >&2
+     echo "           health" >&2
+     exit 1;;
 esac
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq_add b/skill/bin/wq_add
index 34a0cdb..5bf3299 100755
--- a/skill/bin/wq_add
+++ b/skill/bin/wq_add
@@ -1,39 +1,44 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # wq_add — submit a new work item
+# Usage: wq add <type> <description> [options]
+# Options:
+#   --agent <agent>           Assign to agent (does NOT dispatch, just assigns)
+#   --project-id <id>         Link to a project
+#   --priority <1-5>          1=highest, 3=default
+#   --payload <json>          Arbitrary JSON payload
+#   --created-by <name>      Who/what created this (default: marcus-a)
 
-wq_add() {
-  local type desc agent project_id priority payload_json
+API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && { echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-  while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
-    case "$1" in
-      --agent) agent="$2"; shift 2;;
-      --project-id) project_id="$2"; shift 2;;
-      --priority) priority="$2"; shift 2;;
-      --payload) payload_json="$2"; shift 2;;
-      --) shift; break;;
-      -*) echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2; exit 1;;
-      *) 
-        if [[ -z "$type" ]]; then
-          type="$1"
-        elif [[ -z "$desc" ]]; then
-          desc="$1"
-        fi
-        shift;;
-    esac
-  done
+type="" desc="" agent="" project_id="" priority="" payload_json="" created_by="marcus-a"
 
-  if [[ -z "$type" ]] || [[ -z "$desc" ]]; then
-    echo "Usage: wq add <type> <description> [--agent <agent>] [--project-id <id>] [--priority 1-5>] [--payload <json>]" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --agent) agent="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --project-id) project_id="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --priority) priority="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --payload) payload_json="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --created-by) created_by="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --) shift; break;;
+    -*) echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2; exit 1;;
+    *)
+      if [[ -z "$type" ]]; then type="$1"
+      elif [[ -z "$desc" ]]; then desc="$1"
+      fi
+      shift;;
+  esac
+done
 
-  local body="{\"type\":\"$type\",\"description\":\"$desc\"}"
-  [[ -n "$agent" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".assigned_agent=\"$agent\"")
-  [[ -n "$project_id" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".project_id=\"$project_id\"")
-  [[ -n "$priority" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".priority=$priority")
-  [[ -n "$payload_json" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".payload=$payload_json")
+[[ -z "$type" ]] || [[ -z "$desc" ]] && { echo "Usage: wq add <type> <description> [--agent <agent>] [--project-id <id>] [--priority 1-5>] [--payload <json>] [--created-by <name>]" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-  curl -sf -X POST "$API_URL/work" \
-    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -d "$body" | jq .
-}
+body="{\"type\":\"$type\",\"description\":\"$desc\",\"created_by\":\"$created_by\"}"
+[[ -n "$agent" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".assigned_agent=\"$agent\"")
+[[ -n "$project_id" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".project_id=\"$project_id\"")
+[[ -n "$priority" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".priority=$priority")
+[[ -n "$payload_json" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".payload=$payload_json")
+
+curl -sf -X POST "$API_URL/work" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d "$body" | jq .
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq_delete b/skill/bin/wq_delete
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..957d0d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skill/bin/wq_delete
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# wq_delete — cancel a work item (sets status=cancelled)
+# Usage: wq delete <work_item_id>
+
+API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && { echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+work_id="$1"
+[[ -z "$work_id" ]] && { echo "Usage: wq delete <work_item_id>" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+response=$(curl -sf -X DELETE "$API_URL/work/$work_id" -w "\n%{http_code}")
+http_code=$(echo "$response" | tail -1)
+body=$(echo "$response" | head -1)
+
+if [[ "$http_code" == "204" ]]; then
+  echo "Work item $work_id cancelled."
+else
+  echo "$body" | jq . || echo "$body"
+fi
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq_dispatch b/skill/bin/wq_dispatch
index 0fac5bb..cab6170 100755
--- a/skill/bin/wq_dispatch
+++ b/skill/bin/wq_dispatch
@@ -1,27 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # wq_dispatch — dispatch queued item to agent (queued→dispatched→in_progress atomically)
 
-wq_dispatch() {
-  local work_id="$1" agent="$2"
+API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && { echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-  if [[ -z "$work_id" ]] || [[ -z "$agent" ]]; then
-    echo "Usage: wq dispatch <work_item_id> <agent>" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
+work_id="$1" agent="$2"
+[[ -z "$work_id" ]] || [[ -z "$agent" ]] && { echo "Usage: wq dispatch <work_item_id> <agent>" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-  # Check if agent already has in_progress
-  local existing
-  existing=$(curl -sf "$API_URL/work?status=in_progress&agent=$agent" | jq 'length')
-  if [[ "$existing" -gt 0 ]]; then
-    echo "Error: $agent already has an in_progress item" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
+# Check if agent already has in_progress
+existing=$(curl -sf "$API_URL/work?status=in_progress&agent=$agent" | jq 'length')
+[[ "$existing" -gt 0 ]] && { echo "Error: $agent already has an in_progress item" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-  curl -sf -X PATCH "$API_URL/work/$work_id" \
-    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -d "{\"status\":\"dispatched\",\"assigned_agent\":\"$agent\"}" | jq .
+curl -sf -X PATCH "$API_URL/work/$work_id" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d "{\"status\":\"dispatched\",\"assigned_agent\":\"$agent\"}" | jq .
 
-  curl -sf -X PATCH "$API_URL/work/$work_id" \
-    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -d "{\"status\":\"in_progress\"}" | jq .
-}
+curl -sf -X PATCH "$API_URL/work/$work_id" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d "{\"status\":\"in_progress\"}" | jq .
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq_get b/skill/bin/wq_get
index 610371b..c4cdb3b 100755
--- a/skill/bin/wq_get
+++ b/skill/bin/wq_get
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # wq_get — get single work item
 
-wq_get() {
-  local work_id="$1"
-  [[ -z "$work_id" ]] && { echo "Usage: wq get <work_item_id>" >&2; exit 1; }
-  curl -sf "$API_URL/work/$work_id" | jq .
-}
+API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && { echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+work_id="$1"
+[[ -z "$work_id" ]] && { echo "Usage: wq get <work_item_id>" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+curl -sf "$API_URL/work/$work_id" | jq .
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq_health b/skill/bin/wq_health
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fc04615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skill/bin/wq_health
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# wq_health — check API health
+
+API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && { echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+curl -sf "$API_URL/health" | jq .
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq_list b/skill/bin/wq_list
index 991ef0e..40e7a7e 100755
--- a/skill/bin/wq_list
+++ b/skill/bin/wq_list
@@ -1,25 +1,35 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # wq_list — list work items with optional filters
+# Usage: wq list [options]
+# Options:
+#   --status <status>       Filter by status: queued, dispatched, in_progress, blocked, completed, failed, cancelled
+#   --agent <agent>         Filter by assigned agent
+#   --project-id <id>        Filter by project
+#   --since <ISO8601>        Only items created after this timestamp
+#   --type <type>            Filter by work type
 
-wq_list() {
-  local status agent project_id since qs="?"
+API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && { echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-  while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
-    case "$1" in
-      --status) status="$2"; shift 2;;
-      --agent) agent="$2"; shift 2;;
-      --project-id) project_id="$2"; shift 2;;
-      --since) since="$2"; shift 2;;
-      --) shift; break;;
-      -*) echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2; exit 1;;
-      *) echo "Unknown arg: $1" >&2; exit 1;;
-    esac
-  done
+status="" agent="" project_id="" since="" type="" qs="?"
 
-  [[ -n "$status" ]] && qs="${qs}status=$status&"
-  [[ -n "$agent" ]] && qs="${qs}agent=$agent&"
-  [[ -n "$project_id" ]] && qs="${qs}project_id=$project_id&"
-  [[ -n "$since" ]] && qs="${qs}since=$since&"
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --status) status="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --agent) agent="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --project-id) project_id="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --since) since="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --type) type="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --) shift; break;;
+    *) shift;;
+  esac
+done
 
-  curl -sf "$API_URL/work${qs}" | jq .
-}
+[[ -n "$status" ]] && qs="${qs}status=$status&"
+[[ -n "$agent" ]] && qs="${qs}agent=$agent&"
+[[ -n "$project_id" ]] && qs="${qs}project_id=$project_id&"
+[[ -n "$since" ]] && qs="${qs}since=$since&"
+[[ -n "$type" ]] && qs="${qs}type=$type&"
+
+curl -sf "${API_URL}/work${qs}" | jq .
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq_my_queue b/skill/bin/wq_my_queue
index 613ce20..00f611d 100755
--- a/skill/bin/wq_my_queue
+++ b/skill/bin/wq_my_queue
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # wq_my_queue — list dispatched items for a given agent (what Steve polls)
 
-wq_my_queue() {
-  local agent="$1"
-  [[ -z "$agent" ]] && { echo "Usage: wq my-queue <agent>" >&2; exit 1; }
-  curl -sf "$API_URL/work?status=dispatched&agent=$agent" | jq .
-}
+API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && { echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+agent="$1"
+[[ -z "$agent" ]] && { echo "Usage: wq my-queue <agent>" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+curl -sf "$API_URL/work?status=dispatched&agent=$agent" | jq .
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq_project_add b/skill/bin/wq_project_add
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..40cf9c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skill/bin/wq_project_add
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# wq_project_add — create a project
+# Usage: wq project add <name> [--external-ref <ref>]
+
+API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && { echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+name="" external_ref=""
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --external-ref) external_ref="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --) shift; break;;
+    -*) echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2; exit 1;;
+    *) [[ -z "$name" ]] && name="$1" || { echo "Usage: wq project add <name> [--external-ref <ref>]" >&2; exit 1; }; shift;;
+  esac
+done
+
+[[ -z "$name" ]] && { echo "Usage: wq project add <name> [--external-ref <ref>]" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+body="{\"name\":\"$name\"}"
+[[ -n "$external_ref" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".external_ref=\"$external_ref\"")
+
+curl -sf -X POST "$API_URL/projects" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d "$body" | jq .
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq_project_get b/skill/bin/wq_project_get
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..193d849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skill/bin/wq_project_get
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# wq_project_get — get a single project
+
+API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && { echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+project_id="$1"
+[[ -z "$project_id" ]] && { echo "Usage: wq project get <project_id>" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+curl -sf "$API_URL/projects/$project_id" | jq .
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq_project_list b/skill/bin/wq_project_list
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..38eb164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skill/bin/wq_project_list
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# wq_project_list — list all projects
+
+API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && { echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+curl -sf "$API_URL/projects" | jq .
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq_project_update b/skill/bin/wq_project_update
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..489fb6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skill/bin/wq_project_update
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# wq_project_update — update a project (name or external_ref)
+# Usage: wq project update <project_id> [--name <name>] [--external-ref <ref>]
+
+API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && { echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+project_id="" name="" external_ref=""
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --name) name="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --external-ref) external_ref="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --) shift; break;;
+    -*) echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2; exit 1;;
+    *) [[ -z "$project_id" ]] && project_id="$1"; shift;;
+  esac
+done
+
+[[ -z "$project_id" ]] && { echo "Usage: wq project update <project_id> [--name <name>] [--external-ref <ref>]" >&2; exit 1; }
+[[ -z "$name" ]] && [[ -z "$external_ref" ]] && { echo "Error: at least one of --name or --external-ref required" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+body="{}"
+[[ -n "$name" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".name=\"$name\"")
+[[ -n "$external_ref" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".external_ref=\"$external_ref\"")
+
+curl -sf -X PATCH "$API_URL/projects/$project_id" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d "$body" | jq .
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq_stale_check b/skill/bin/wq_stale_check
index e4bd487..3dcbbd6 100755
--- a/skill/bin/wq_stale_check
+++ b/skill/bin/wq_stale_check
@@ -1,35 +1,33 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # wq_stale_check — find in_progress items older than timeout, mark blocked
 
-wq_stale_check() {
-  local timeout_minutes="${1:-30}"
+API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && { echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-  local items
-  items=$(curl -sf "$API_URL/work?status=in_progress" | jq -r '.[] | @json' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+timeout_minutes="${1:-30}"
 
-  if [[ -z "$items" ]]; then
-    echo "No in_progress items found."
-    return 0
+items=$(curl -sf "$API_URL/work?status=in_progress" | jq -r '.[] | @json' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+[[ -z "$items" ]] && { echo "No in_progress items found."; exit 0; }
+
+count=0
+now_ts=$(date -u +%s)
+
+while IFS= read -r item; do
+  [[ -z "$item" ]] && continue
+  work_id=$(echo "$item" | jq -r '.id')
+  updated_at=$(echo "$item" | jq -r '.updated_at')
+  agent=$(echo "$item" | jq -r '.assigned_agent')
+  age_minutes=$(( (now_ts - $(date -u -d "$updated_at" +%s 2>/dev/null || echo "$now_ts")) / 60 ))
+
+  if [[ "$age_minutes" -gt "$timeout_minutes" ]]; then
+    echo "Stale: $work_id ($agent, ${age_minutes}m old) — marking blocked"
+    curl -sf -X PATCH "$API_URL/work/$work_id" \
+      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      -d "{\"status\":\"blocked\",\"notes\":\"Auto-blocked: stale for ${age_minutes} minutes (>$timeout_minutes)\"}" > /dev/null
+    count=$((count + 1))
   fi
+done <<< "$items"
 
-  local count=0
-  now_ts=$(date -u +%s)
-
-  while IFS= read -r item; do
-    [[ -z "$item" ]] && continue
-    work_id=$(echo "$item" | jq -r '.id')
-    updated_at=$(echo "$item" | jq -r '.updated_at')
-    agent=$(echo "$item" | jq -r '.assigned_agent')
-    age_minutes=$(( (now_ts - $(date -u -d "$updated_at" +%s 2>/dev/null || echo "$now_ts")) / 60 ))
-
-    if [[ "$age_minutes" -gt "$timeout_minutes" ]]; then
-      echo "Stale: $work_id ($agent, ${age_minutes}m old) — marking blocked"
-      curl -sf -X PATCH "$API_URL/work/$work_id" \
-        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-        -d "{\"status\":\"blocked\",\"notes\":\"Auto-blocked: stale for ${age_minutes} minutes (>$timeout_minutes)\"}" | jq -r '.id' > /dev/null
-      count=$((count + 1))
-    fi
-  done <<< "$items"
-
-  echo "Stale check complete: $count items marked blocked."
-}
+echo "Stale check complete: $count items marked blocked."
diff --git a/skill/bin/wq_update b/skill/bin/wq_update
index c4f5c3c..9508126 100755
--- a/skill/bin/wq_update
+++ b/skill/bin/wq_update
@@ -1,40 +1,39 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# wq_update — update status, outcome, or notes
+# wq_update — update status, outcome, notes, or assigned_agent on a work item
+# Usage: wq update <work_item_id> [options]
+# Options:
+#   --status <status>         New status
+#   --outcome <outcome>       success, failed, cancelled
+#   --notes <text>            Agent notes / context
+#   --agent <agent>           Re-assign to different agent
 
-wq_update() {
-  local work_id status outcome notes
+API_URL="${WORK_QUEUE_API_URL:-}"
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && API_URL=$(cat ~/.config/work_queue_api_url 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+[[ -z "$API_URL" ]] && { echo "Error: WORK_QUEUE_API_URL not set" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-  while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
-    case "$1" in
-      --status) status="$2"; shift 2;;
-      --outcome) outcome="$2"; shift 2;;
-      --notes) notes="$2"; shift 2;;
-      --) shift; break;;
-      -*) echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2; exit 1;;
-      *)
-        if [[ -z "$work_id" ]]; then
-          work_id="$1"
-        fi
-        shift;;
-    esac
-  done
+work_id="" status="" outcome="" notes="" agent=""
 
-  if [[ -z "$work_id" ]]; then
-    echo "Usage: wq update <work_item_id> [--status <status>] [--outcome <success|failed|cancelled>] [--notes <text>]" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --status) status="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --outcome) outcome="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --notes) notes="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --agent) agent="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --) shift; break;;
+    -*) echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2; exit 1;;
+    *) [[ -z "$work_id" ]] && work_id="$1"; shift;;
+  esac
+done
 
-  if [[ -z "$status" ]] && [[ -z "$outcome" ]] && [[ -z "$notes" ]]; then
-    echo "Error: at least one of --status, --outcome, or --notes required" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
+[[ -z "$work_id" ]] && { echo "Usage: wq update <work_item_id> [--status <status>] [--outcome <success|failed|cancelled>] [--notes <text>] [--agent <agent>]" >&2; exit 1; }
+[[ -z "$status" ]] && [[ -z "$outcome" ]] && [[ -z "$notes" ]] && [[ -z "$agent" ]] && { echo "Error: at least one of --status, --outcome, --notes, or --agent required" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-  local body="{}"
-  [[ -n "$status" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".status=\"$status\"")
-  [[ -n "$outcome" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".outcome=\"$outcome\"")
-  [[ -n "$notes" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".notes=\"$notes\"")
+body="{}"
+[[ -n "$status" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".status=\"$status\"")
+[[ -n "$outcome" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".outcome=\"$outcome\"")
+[[ -n "$notes" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".notes=\"$notes\"")
+[[ -n "$agent" ]] && body=$(echo "$body" | jq ".assigned_agent=\"$agent\"")
 
-  curl -sf -X PATCH "$API_URL/work/$work_id" \
-    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -d "$body" | jq .
-}
+curl -sf -X PATCH "$API_URL/work/$work_id" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d "$body" | jq .