diff --git a/pipeline_service/init.py b/pipeline_service/init.py
index 5457ef9..03d56d0 100644
--- a/pipeline_service/init.py
+++ b/pipeline_service/init.py
@@ -640,10 +640,14 @@ def load_pipeline_service():
                         return []
 
                 # 候选任务（含 depends_on，LIMIT 放大以容纳「依赖未满足排在前面」的僵尸任务）
+                # 排除 paused 项目：paused = 完全暂停推进（不派发/不审查/不审核），三个 poller 语义统一，
+                # 否则会出现「任务照常派发执行、却卡在 PM 审核」的半吊子状态（2026-08 实测）。
                 recs = await sor.sqlExe(
-                    "SELECT id, tenant_id, role, depends_on FROM pipeline_tasks "
-                    "WHERE state='submitted' AND pipeline_id='role_task' "
-                    "AND claimed_by IS NULL ORDER BY created_at ASC LIMIT 200",
+                    "SELECT t.id, t.tenant_id, t.role, t.depends_on FROM pipeline_tasks t "
+                    "WHERE t.state='submitted' AND t.pipeline_id='role_task' "
+                    "AND t.claimed_by IS NULL "
+                    "AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM sd_projects p WHERE p.id=t.tenant_id AND p.status='paused') "
+                    "ORDER BY t.created_at ASC LIMIT 200",
                     {})
 
                 # 依赖门控提前到候选筛选：批量查 depends_on 里所有依赖任务的状态，
@@ -814,9 +818,10 @@ def load_pipeline_service():
                     "WHERE state='qc_review' AND claimed_by IS NOT NULL "
                     "AND updated_at < (NOW() - INTERVAL 20 MINUTE)", {})
                 recs = await sor.sqlExe(
-                    "SELECT id, tenant_id, role FROM pipeline_tasks "
-                    "WHERE state='qc_review' AND claimed_by IS NULL "
-                    "ORDER BY created_at ASC LIMIT 5",
+                    "SELECT t.id, t.tenant_id, t.role FROM pipeline_tasks t "
+                    "WHERE t.state='qc_review' AND t.claimed_by IS NULL "
+                    "AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM sd_projects p WHERE p.id=t.tenant_id AND p.status='paused') "
+                    "ORDER BY t.created_at ASC LIMIT 5",
                     {})
                 for rec in (recs or []):
                     tid = getattr(rec, 'id', '')
diff --git a/pipeline_service/iteration_capability.py b/pipeline_service/iteration_capability.py
index 39d4e2a..a922c34 100644
--- a/pipeline_service/iteration_capability.py
+++ b/pipeline_service/iteration_capability.py
@@ -264,6 +264,13 @@ async def start_next_iteration(project_id, who=None, agent_id=None, confirm=Fals
                            from_state=S_PLANNING, to_state=S_IN_PROGRESS,
                            who=_normalize_role(who), agent_id=agent_id, sor=sor)
         logger.info("start_next_iteration: 启动 %s (seq_no=%s)", nxt_name, nxt_seq)
+        # 切迭代后自动恢复项目推进：旧迭代的 paused（任务达上限触发 failed_poller 自动 pause）诱因
+        # 已随活跃任务作废而消除，新迭代是新开始，项目应恢复 active——否则 PM poller 会因 paused
+        # 跳过新迭代的 review 任务，导致新迭代卡在 PM 审核无人认领（2026-08 实测：切迭代后 design
+        # 任务卡 review 27 分钟，根因就是旧迭代遗留的 paused 未清除）。
+        from .project_capability import resume_project
+        _rok, _rmsg = await resume_project(project_id, who=_normalize_role(who), agent_id=agent_id)
+        logger.info("start_next_iteration: resume_project ok=%s (%s)", _rok, _rmsg)
         return True, f"已启动迭代「{nxt_name}」(seq_no={nxt_seq})"