diff --git a/tools/trajectories/autonomous-pickup.test.ts b/tools/trajectories/autonomous-pickup.test.ts
index 3c2b7f5c00..4a4d96d94b 100644
--- a/tools/trajectories/autonomous-pickup.test.ts
+++ b/tools/trajectories/autonomous-pickup.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { mkdtempSync, mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
 import type { TrajectoryPacket } from "./autonomous-pickup";
-import { selectNextTrajectory } from "./autonomous-pickup";
+import { readTrajectoryPackets, selectNextTrajectory } from "./autonomous-pickup";
 
 function packet(partial: Partial<TrajectoryPacket> & Pick<TrajectoryPacket, "slug" | "title">): TrajectoryPacket {
   return {
@@ -124,3 +127,38 @@ describe("selectNextTrajectory", () => {
     expect(selection.blocked[0]?.reason).toContain("claim/factory-trajectory-surface");
   });
 });
+
+describe("readTrajectoryPackets", () => {
+  test("keeps wrapped top-level next-action fields together", () => {
+    const repoRoot = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "zeta-trajectory-pickup-"));
+    try {
+      const packetDir = join(repoRoot, "docs", "trajectories", "typescript-bun-migration");
+      mkdirSync(packetDir, { recursive: true });
+      writeFileSync(
+        join(packetDir, "RESUME.md"),
+        [
+          "# TypeScript / Bun migration",
+          "",
+          "**Status:** active",
+          "**Next concrete action:** Claim the smallest TypeScript/Bun migration slice and",
+          "preserve the wrapped continuation text in the generated prompt.",
+          "**Current blocker:** none",
+          "",
+          "## Next Child Packets",
+          "",
+          "- none currently selected",
+        ].join("\n"),
+      );
+
+      const packets = readTrajectoryPackets(repoRoot);
+
+      expect(packets).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(packets[0]?.nextAction).toBe(
+        "Claim the smallest TypeScript/Bun migration slice and preserve the wrapped continuation text in the generated prompt",
+      );
+      expect(packets[0]?.blocker).toBe("none");
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(repoRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tools/trajectories/autonomous-pickup.ts b/tools/trajectories/autonomous-pickup.ts
index 241e36a91e..e58508b9c6 100644
--- a/tools/trajectories/autonomous-pickup.ts
+++ b/tools/trajectories/autonomous-pickup.ts
@@ -157,10 +157,42 @@ function fieldValue(line: string, label: string): string | null {
   return stripMarkdown(stripped.slice(prefix.length));
 }
 
+function isFieldLikeLine(line: string): boolean {
+  const stripped = line.trim().replaceAll("**", "");
+  const colonIndex = stripped.indexOf(":");
+  if (colonIndex <= 0 || colonIndex > 80) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const label = stripped.slice(0, colonIndex).trim();
+  return /^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9 /_-]*$/.test(label);
+}
+
+function fieldWithContinuations(lines: readonly string[], index: number, label: string): string | null {
+  const value = fieldValue(lines[index] ?? "", label);
+  if (value === null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const parts = [value];
+  for (let nextIndex = index + 1; nextIndex < lines.length; nextIndex++) {
+    const trimmed = lines[nextIndex]?.trim() ?? "";
+    if (
+      trimmed === "" ||
+      trimmed.startsWith("#") ||
+      trimmed.startsWith("- ") ||
+      trimmed.startsWith("|") ||
+      isFieldLikeLine(trimmed)
+    ) {
+      break;
+    }
+    parts.push(stripMarkdown(trimmed));
+  }
+  return stripMarkdown(parts.join(" "));
+}
+
 function firstField(lines: readonly string[], labels: readonly string[]): string | null {
-  for (const line of lines) {
+  for (let index = 0; index < lines.length; index++) {
     for (const label of labels) {
-      const value = fieldValue(line, label);
+      const value = fieldWithContinuations(lines, index, label);
       if (value !== null && value.length > 0) {
         return value;
       }