diff --git a/app/api.py b/app/api.py
index 63cba69..38ca71b 100644
--- a/app/api.py
+++ b/app/api.py
@@ -633,7 +633,9 @@ def create_app(db_path, img_dir, state_dir=None):
 
     @app.post('/api/agent/run')
     def agent_run(body: dict):
-        source = body.get('source', 'mock') if isinstance(body, dict) else 'mock'
+        source = body.get('source') if isinstance(body, dict) else None
+        if source is None:
+            source = 'live' if live_configured() else 'mock'
         if source not in ('mock', 'live'):
             raise HTTPException(status_code=400,
                                 detail='source must be mock|live')
diff --git a/docs/BACKLOG.md b/docs/BACKLOG.md
index 578eced..ccc33ab 100644
--- a/docs/BACKLOG.md
+++ b/docs/BACKLOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 Glenn's "later versions" idea queue. He drops ideas in conversation; they land here (near-verbatim + a scope sketch + open questions), and get built in a future version — never mid-phase. Newest first.
 
+## Dry-pool UX + agent feedback (noted 2026-11-12)
+
+Glenn hit a fully-reviewed catalog: 563/563 actives decided → fresh pool = 0 → forges returned 2-card returns-only sections ("stuck on a couple bikes"), and "Run agent now" looked inert (a pass ran, but the deck can't change without fresh listings). Possible polish: (a) report/forge state says "catalog fully reviewed — fresh listings arrive with the next import" instead of silently dripping 2 cards; (b) agent button shows a richer confirmation (profile version + lean delta); (c) re-open "second look" eligibility or widen the wildcard pool when the catalog is dry; (d) a "review your Maybes" shortcut at exhaustion. Related: the nightly import + nightly agent read make the pool self-refreshing (Phase 4).
+
 ## B1 · Photo experience v2 — multi-image galleries, photo swipe, fullscreen viewer
 
 **Queued 2026-11-10** (during the P3 build; for the version after it). **PULLED FORWARD 2026-11-10; SHIPPED 2026-11-11 — built, verified (walk 390/390, selfcheck 31/31), LIVE on :9453; see `PLAN.md`.** Spec frozen in `UI-SPEC.md` §11 + `DATA-MODEL.md` B1 additions.