diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bfc7127da47..f3e5adcf030 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -446,8 +446,8 @@ jobs:
           snapshot_output=$(/bin/bash tests/fm-fleet-snapshot-view.test.sh)
           printf '%s\n' "$snapshot_output"
           snapshot_count=$(printf '%s\n' "$snapshot_output" | grep -c '^ok - ')
-          [ "$snapshot_count" -eq 18 ] || {
-            echo "::error::expected 18 snapshot/fleet-view tests, got $snapshot_count"
+          [ "$snapshot_count" -eq 21 ] || {
+            echo "::error::expected 21 snapshot/fleet-view tests, got $snapshot_count"
             exit 1
           }
 
diff --git a/bin/fm-fleet-snapshot.sh b/bin/fm-fleet-snapshot.sh
index 7f830bff272..b09140d90a6 100755
--- a/bin/fm-fleet-snapshot.sh
+++ b/bin/fm-fleet-snapshot.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 #     unresolved_blocker_ids, captain_actionable, hold_set, hold_age_days,
 #     and hold_bucket fields.
 #     Repeated blocker tokens remain ordered; a blocker resolves only when its
-#     structured record is Done, and missing ids stay open.
+#     structured record is Done in the backlog or in the Done archive (the
+#     home's .tasks.toml [markdown] archive, else data/done-archive.md), and
+#     missing ids stay open.
 #     There is no separate decision type: any captain-held task is the same
 #     primitive, whatever kind its row carries.
 #     hold_bucket is the single classification for every captain hold, decided
@@ -132,6 +134,41 @@ DATA="${FM_DATA_OVERRIDE:-$FM_HOME/data}"
 CONFIG="${FM_CONFIG_OVERRIDE:-$FM_HOME/config}"
 PROJECTS="${FM_PROJECTS_OVERRIDE:-$FM_HOME/projects}"
 BACKLOG="$DATA/backlog.md"
+# The Done archive tasks-axi writes: the [markdown] archive key of the home's
+# .tasks.toml, relative to the data directory's parent where tasks-axi runs,
+# else the tracked default beside the backlog.
+done_archive_path() {
+  local root archive=
+  root=$(dirname "$DATA")
+  [ -f "$root/.tasks.toml" ] && archive=$(LC_ALL=C awk '
+    {
+      line = $0
+      sub(/^[[:space:]]+/, "", line)
+      if (line ~ /^\[/) {
+        sub(/[[:space:]]*#.*/, "", line); sub(/[[:space:]]+$/, "", line)
+        if (line ~ /^\[[^]]+\]$/) inmarkdown = (line == "[markdown]")
+        next
+      }
+      if (inmarkdown && sub(/^archive[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*/, "", line)) {
+        # A quoted value ends at its closing quote, so # inside it is kept.
+        q = substr(line, 1, 1)
+        if (q == "\"" || q == "'\''") {
+          line = substr(line, 2); line = substr(line, 1, index(line, q) - 1)
+        } else {
+          sub(/[[:space:]]*#.*/, "", line); sub(/[[:space:]]+$/, "", line)
+        }
+        print line
+        exit
+      }
+    }
+  ' "$root/.tasks.toml")
+  case "$archive" in
+    '') printf '%s\n' "$DATA/done-archive.md" ;;
+    /*) printf '%s\n' "$archive" ;;
+    *) printf '%s\n' "$root/$archive" ;;
+  esac
+}
+DONE_ARCHIVE=$(done_archive_path)
 SNAPSHOT_NOW=${FM_SNAPSHOT_NOW:-$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)}
 if [ -n "${FM_SNAPSHOT_NOW_EPOCH:-}" ]; then
   SNAPSHOT_EPOCH=$FM_SNAPSHOT_NOW_EPOCH
@@ -383,8 +420,9 @@ first_pr_url_in_file() {  # <file>
   grep -Eo 'https?://[^[:space:])"]+/pull/[0-9]+' "$1" 2>/dev/null | head -1
 }
 
-backlog_json() (  # [<backlog-path>] - defaults to this home's $BACKLOG
-  local backlog=${1:-$BACKLOG}
+backlog_json() (  # [<backlog-path>] - defaults to this home's $BACKLOG; Done ids also come from $DONE_ARCHIVE
+  local backlog=${1:-$BACKLOG} archive=$DONE_ARCHIVE
+  [ -f "$archive" ] || archive=/dev/null
   if [ ! -f "$backlog" ]; then
     jq -n --arg path "$backlog" '{path:$path,present:false,records:[]}'
     return 0
@@ -393,7 +431,8 @@ backlog_json() (  # [<backlog-path>] - defaults to this home's $BACKLOG
   set -o pipefail
   # shellcheck disable=SC2094
   jq -Rn --arg path "$backlog" --arg today "$SNAPSHOT_TODAY" --arg now "$SNAPSHOT_NOW" \
-    --argjson age_days "$FM_SNAPSHOT_UNDATED_HOLD_AGE_DAYS" '
+    --argjson age_days "$FM_SNAPSHOT_UNDATED_HOLD_AGE_DAYS" \
+    --rawfile archive "$archive" '
     def trim: gsub("^[[:space:]]+|[[:space:]]+$"; "");
     def timestamp_epoch($d):
       if ($d | type) != "string" then null
@@ -545,7 +584,10 @@ backlog_json() (  # [<backlog-path>] - defaults to this home's $BACKLOG
           | .body_excerpt = ((.body_lines | join(" "))[:240])
         else . end)
     | .records as $records
-    | (reduce ($records[] | select(.structured)) as $record ({};
+    | (reduce ($records[] | select(.structured)) as $record (
+         (reduce ($archive | split("\n")[]
+            | capture("^[-*][[:space:]]+\\[[xX]\\][[:space:]]+(?<id>[^[:space:]]+)[[:space:]]+-[[:space:]]+")?
+            | .id) as $id ({}; .[$id] = true));
          .[$record.id] = ((.[$record.id] // true) and ($record.state == "done")))) as $resolved_ids
     | .records |= map(
         if .structured then
diff --git a/docs/captain-hold-lifecycle.md b/docs/captain-hold-lifecycle.md
index 5c19372265c..0fdb6d2dc7a 100644
--- a/docs/captain-hold-lifecycle.md
+++ b/docs/captain-hold-lifecycle.md
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ For a main-home call, the reconcile option is the recovery path for whatever sti
 ### Fleet snapshot buckets
 
 `bin/fm-fleet-snapshot.sh` parses canonical tasks-axi `(hold: ...)`, `(hold-kind: ...)`, and `(hold-until: ...)` metadata alongside existing backlog fields.
-It resolves every repeated `blocked-by:` edge against structured Done records and keeps missing blockers unresolved.
+It resolves every repeated `blocked-by:` edge against structured Done records in the backlog or Done rows in the Done archive (the `archive` key under `[markdown]` in the home's `.tasks.toml`, else `data/done-archive.md`), and keeps missing blockers unresolved.
 It then assigns every captain hold exactly one `hold_bucket`.
 The bucket is decided only from structured fields: `hold_kind`, `state`, `hold_until`, `unresolved_blocker_ids`, and the machine-written hold-set timestamp.
 Hold reason and body prose are never matched, so no wording can hide, reveal, or reclassify a decision.
diff --git a/tests/fm-fleet-snapshot-view.test.sh b/tests/fm-fleet-snapshot-view.test.sh
index 1238568f31f..89a2e0f62bf 100755
--- a/tests/fm-fleet-snapshot-view.test.sh
+++ b/tests/fm-fleet-snapshot-view.test.sh
@@ -470,6 +470,131 @@ EOF
   pass "backlog normalization preserves strict roles and resolves every blocker compatibly"
 }
 
+test_archived_done_blocker_resolves_alongside_live_and_dangling() {
+  local home fakebin out
+  home=$(make_home archived-blocker)
+  cat > "$home/data/backlog.md" <<'EOF'
+## In flight
+
+## Queued
+- [ ] archived-hold - Depends on an archived blocker blocked-by: archived-blocker (repo: alpha) (kind: captain) (hold: waiting on archived blocker) (hold-kind: captain)
+- [ ] live-hold - Depends on a live blocker blocked-by: live-blocker (repo: alpha) (kind: captain) (hold: waiting on live blocker) (hold-kind: captain)
+- [ ] dangling-hold - Depends on no recorded blocker blocked-by: nowhere (repo: alpha) (kind: captain) (hold: waiting on a phantom blocker) (hold-kind: captain)
+- [ ] pruned-hold - Depends on a blocker pruned while queued blocked-by: pruned-blocker (repo: alpha) (kind: captain) (hold: waiting on pruned blocker) (hold-kind: captain)
+
+## Done
+- [x] live-blocker - Live blocker still in the backlog (repo: alpha) (kind: ship) (done 2026-07-20)
+EOF
+  cat > "$home/data/done-archive.md" <<'EOF'
+
+## Archived 2026-07-15
+- [x] archived-blocker - Archived blocker retention moved out (repo: alpha) (kind: ship) (done 2026-07-01)
+
+## Archived 2026-07-16
+- [ ] pruned-blocker - Queued blocker pruned without finishing (repo: alpha) (kind: ship) (since 2026-07-02)
+EOF
+  fakebin=$(make_fakebin "$home")
+  out=$(PATH="$fakebin:$PATH" FM_HOME="$home" "$SNAPSHOT" --json)
+  printf '%s' "$out" | jq -e '
+    (.backlog.records[] | select(.id == "archived-hold")) as $archived
+    | (.backlog.records[] | select(.id == "live-hold")) as $live
+    | (.backlog.records[] | select(.id == "dangling-hold")) as $dangling
+    | (.backlog.records[] | select(.id == "pruned-hold")) as $pruned
+    | $archived.blocked_by_ids == ["archived-blocker"]
+      and $archived.unresolved_blocker_ids == []
+      and $archived.hold_bucket == "live"
+      and $archived.captain_actionable == true
+      and $live.blocked_by_ids == ["live-blocker"]
+      and $live.unresolved_blocker_ids == []
+      and $live.hold_bucket == "live"
+      and $live.captain_actionable == true
+      and $dangling.blocked_by_ids == ["nowhere"]
+      and $dangling.unresolved_blocker_ids == ["nowhere"]
+      and $dangling.hold_bucket == "blocked"
+      and $dangling.captain_actionable == false
+      and $pruned.unresolved_blocker_ids == ["pruned-blocker"]
+      and $pruned.hold_bucket == "blocked"
+      and $pruned.captain_actionable == false
+  ' >/dev/null || fail "an archive-resolved, a backlog-resolved, a pruned-unfinished, or a dangling blocker diverged from expectations: $out"
+  pass "a blocker recorded Done in the archive resolves like one still Done in the backlog, while an archived unfinished or truly dangling blocker stays open"
+}
+
+test_configured_done_archive_path_resolves_blockers() {
+  local home fakebin out
+  home=$(make_home configured-archive)
+  cat > "$home/.tasks.toml" <<'EOF'
+backend = "markdown"
+
+[markdown]
+path = "data/backlog.md"
+archive = "records/done.md" # retention target
+done_keep = 10
+EOF
+  cat > "$home/data/backlog.md" <<'EOF'
+## In flight
+
+## Queued
+- [ ] configured-hold - Depends on a blocker in the configured archive blocked-by: configured-blocker (repo: alpha) (kind: captain) (hold: waiting on configured blocker) (hold-kind: captain)
+- [ ] default-hold - Depends on a blocker only in the unconfigured default archive blocked-by: default-blocker (repo: alpha) (kind: captain) (hold: waiting on default blocker) (hold-kind: captain)
+
+## Done
+EOF
+  mkdir -p "$home/records"
+  cat > "$home/records/done.md" <<'EOF'
+
+## Archived 2026-07-15
+- [x] configured-blocker - Blocker archived to the configured path (repo: alpha) (kind: ship) (done 2026-07-01)
+EOF
+  cat > "$home/data/done-archive.md" <<'EOF'
+
+## Archived 2026-07-15
+- [x] default-blocker - Blocker in a default archive this home does not use (repo: alpha) (kind: ship) (done 2026-07-01)
+EOF
+  fakebin=$(make_fakebin "$home")
+  out=$(PATH="$fakebin:$PATH" FM_HOME="$home" "$SNAPSHOT" --json)
+  printf '%s' "$out" | jq -e '
+    (.backlog.records[] | select(.id == "configured-hold")) as $configured
+    | (.backlog.records[] | select(.id == "default-hold")) as $default
+    | $configured.unresolved_blocker_ids == []
+      and $configured.hold_bucket == "live"
+      and $configured.captain_actionable == true
+      and $default.unresolved_blocker_ids == ["default-blocker"]
+      and $default.hold_bucket == "blocked"
+      and $default.captain_actionable == false
+  ' >/dev/null || fail "the snapshot did not resolve blockers from the .tasks.toml archive path alone: $out"
+  pass "a blocker archived Done at the .tasks.toml [markdown] archive path resolves, and the unconfigured default archive is ignored"
+}
+
+test_quoted_archive_path_keeps_hash() {
+  local home fakebin out
+  home=$(make_home hash-archive)
+  cat > "$home/.tasks.toml" <<'EOF'
+[markdown] # tasks-axi backend
+archive = "records/task#5/done.md" # retention target
+EOF
+  cat > "$home/data/backlog.md" <<'EOF'
+## In flight
+
+## Queued
+- [ ] hash-hold - Depends on a blocker archived under a path with a hash blocked-by: hash-blocker (repo: alpha) (kind: captain) (hold: waiting on hash blocker) (hold-kind: captain)
+
+## Done
+EOF
+  mkdir -p "$home/records/task#5"
+  cat > "$home/records/task#5/done.md" <<'EOF'
+
+## Archived 2026-07-15
+- [x] hash-blocker - Blocker archived to a quoted path containing a hash (repo: alpha) (kind: ship) (done 2026-07-01)
+EOF
+  fakebin=$(make_fakebin "$home")
+  out=$(PATH="$fakebin:$PATH" FM_HOME="$home" "$SNAPSHOT" --json)
+  printf '%s' "$out" | jq -e '
+    .backlog.records[] | select(.id == "hash-hold")
+    | .unresolved_blocker_ids == [] and .hold_bucket == "live"
+  ' >/dev/null || fail "the snapshot truncated a quoted .tasks.toml archive path at its #: $out"
+  pass "a quoted .tasks.toml archive path containing # is read whole"
+}
+
 test_event_hints_follow_reconciled_current_state() {
   local home fakebin out hint_gen
   home=$(make_home event-hints)
@@ -1159,6 +1284,9 @@ test_undated_captain_hold_phrasing_and_aging
 test_hold_buckets_are_total_and_text_blind
 test_main_inventory_orphan_and_unstructured_disclosure
 test_normalized_roles_and_plural_blocker_readiness
+test_archived_done_blocker_resolves_alongside_live_and_dangling
+test_configured_done_archive_path_resolves_blockers
+test_quoted_archive_path_keeps_hash
 test_event_hints_follow_reconciled_current_state
 test_open_decision_survives_later_unrelated_event
 test_secondmate_open_decision_survives_live_endpoint