diff --git a/.task/feature-proposal-status-20261012.md b/.task/archive/feature-proposal-status-20261012.md
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rename from .task/feature-proposal-status-20261012.md
rename to .task/archive/feature-proposal-status-20261012.md
diff --git a/.task/feature-rdm-audit-export-entry.md b/.task/archive/feature-rdm-audit-export-entry.md
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rename from .task/feature-rdm-audit-export-entry.md
rename to .task/archive/feature-rdm-audit-export-entry.md
diff --git a/.task/feature-u7-account-tx-audit.md b/.task/archive/feature-u7-account-tx-audit.md
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rename from .task/feature-u7-account-tx-audit.md
rename to .task/archive/feature-u7-account-tx-audit.md
diff --git a/scripts/task.sh b/scripts/task.sh
index 902c8b7e..41212aa3 100755
--- a/scripts/task.sh
+++ b/scripts/task.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ cmd_precheck() {
     pb=$(card_of_branch "$pc"); [ -n "$pb" ] || continue
     pst=$(card_status "$pc"); case "$pst" in 已完成*) continue ;; esac
     card_pending "${pc##*/}" && continue
-    if git log --merges --format='%s' "origin/${TARGET_BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null | grep -qF " from $pb into ${TARGET_BRANCH}"; then
+    # Consume the complete producer output: grep -q exits on the first match,
+    # making git log die with SIGPIPE (141 under pipefail) on long histories.
+    if git log --merges --format='%s' "origin/${TARGET_BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null | grep -F " from $pb into ${TARGET_BRANCH}" >/dev/null; then
       open_cards="${open_cards} ${pc##*/}"
     fi
   done
@@ -379,7 +381,7 @@ card_of_branch() { sed -n 's/^- 工作区：.*分支：\([A-Za-z0-9._/-]\+\).*/\
 card_status() { sed -n 's/^.*；状态：\([^；]*\).*/\1/p' "$1" | head -1; }
 card_merge() { # $1=branch → "sha|subject"（该分支合入 origin/<target> 的合并提交）
   git log --merges --format='%H|%s' "origin/${TARGET_BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null \
-    | grep -F " from $1 into ${TARGET_BRANCH}" | head -1
+    | grep -F " from $1 into ${TARGET_BRANCH}" | sed -n '1p'
 }
 card_pending() { # $1=卡片文件名——闭合是否已在某 origin/feature/card-close-* 分支待合入
   local cb
diff --git a/tests/test_task.py b/tests/test_task.py
index 323797b6..e71f5faa 100644
--- a/tests/test_task.py
+++ b/tests/test_task.py
@@ -758,6 +758,35 @@ class TaskLifecycleTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.git(publisher, "push", "origin", "main")
         return self.git(publisher, "rev-parse", "HEAD").stdout.strip(), card.read_text()
 
+    def test_long_merge_history_keeps_merged_card_visible_and_closable(self):
+        # A recent match makes grep -q/head exit before git log has finished
+        # writing a large history. With pipefail, its SIGPIPE used to hide the
+        # card from precheck and leave task-close with nothing to archive.
+        base = self.git(self.repo, "rev-parse", "HEAD").stdout.strip()
+        tree = self.git(self.repo, "rev-parse", "HEAD^{tree}").stdout.strip()
+        side = self.git(self.repo, "commit-tree", tree, "-p", base,
+                        "-m", "Fixture side commit").stdout.strip()
+        tip = base
+        for i in range(220):
+            tip = self.git(self.repo, "commit-tree", tree, "-p", tip, "-p", side,
+                           "-m", f"Older fixture merge {i} " + "x" * 512).stdout.strip()
+        self.git(self.repo, "update-ref", "refs/heads/main", tip)
+        self.git(self.repo, "push", "origin", "main")
+        actual_merge, _ = self.publish_merged_task()
+        self.git(self.repo, "fetch", "origin")
+        self.git(self.repo, "merge", "--ff-only", "origin/main")
+
+        precheck = self.task(self.repo, "precheck")
+        self.assertIn("[cards] 已合入未闭合任务卡:feature-merged.md", precheck.stdout)
+        closed = self.task(self.repo, "close")
+        self.assertIn("[closed] 1 张已合入卡片", closed.stdout)
+        refs = self.git(self.repo, "for-each-ref", "--format=%(refname:short)",
+                        "refs/heads/feature/card-close-*").stdout.splitlines()
+        self.assertEqual(len(refs), 1)
+        archived = self.git(self.repo, "show", f"{refs[0]}:.task/archive/feature-merged.md").stdout
+        self.assertIn("状态：已完成（回填）", archived)
+        self.assertIn(actual_merge, archived)
+
     def assert_post_merge_only_reminds_owner(self, operation):
         expected_head, expected_card = self.publish_merged_task()
         self.git(self.repo, "fetch", "origin")