diff --git a/internal/agents/leadtools.go b/internal/agents/leadtools.go
index cc9aadc..1a2bb33 100644
--- a/internal/agents/leadtools.go
+++ b/internal/agents/leadtools.go
@@ -518,15 +518,18 @@ func (m *Manager) leadTools(l *live) []mcp.Tool {
 				}
 				m.mu.Lock()
 				working := m.paneFocus[user.Login].Focused || m.paneFocus[user.Login].Drafting
-				humanMoved := m.humanMoved[user.Login]
-				since := time.Since(humanMoved)
+				move := m.moveHolds[user.Login]
+				start := m.startHolds[user.Login]
+				since := time.Since(move.at)
 				moveHeld := since < moveHold
-				startHeld := !moveHeld && time.Since(m.startedTodo[user.Login]) < startHold
+				startHeld := !moveHeld && time.Since(start.at) < startHold
 				if moveHeld {
-					m.moveRefused[user.Login] = true
+					move.refused = true
+					m.moveHolds[user.Login] = move
 				}
 				if startHeld {
-					m.startRefused[user.Login] = true
+					start.refused = true
+					m.startHolds[user.Login] = start
 				}
 				m.mu.Unlock()
 				if moveHeld {
@@ -596,13 +599,12 @@ func (m *Manager) SetFocus(ctx context.Context, login string, f api.Focus, actor
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	m.paneMoved[login] = at
 	if actor == login {
-		m.humanMoved[login] = at
-		delete(m.moveRefused, login)
+		m.moveHolds[login] = showHold{at: at}
 	}
 	m.mu.Unlock()
 	if actor == login {
 		time.AfterFunc(moveHold, func() {
-			err := m.endMoveHold(context.Background(), login, at)
+			err := m.endShowHold(context.Background(), login, at, m.moveHolds, moveHoldEnded)
 			if err != nil {
 				slog.Error("end move hold", "login", login, "err", err)
 			}
@@ -702,21 +704,24 @@ const moveHold = 10 * time.Second
 
 const moveHoldEnded = "The move hold is over: the human moved the right pane 10 seconds ago and hasn't moved it since, and a show of yours was refused in that time, so show works again under its other rules."
 
-func (m *Manager) endMoveHold(ctx context.Context, login string, at time.Time) error {
+type showHold struct {
+	at      time.Time
+	refused bool
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) endShowHold(ctx context.Context, login string, at time.Time, holds map[string]showHold, text string) error {
 	m.mu.Lock()
-	current, ok := m.humanMoved[login]
-	if !ok || !current.Equal(at) {
+	hold := holds[login]
+	if !hold.at.Equal(at) {
 		m.mu.Unlock()
 		return nil
 	}
-	delete(m.humanMoved, login)
-	refused := m.moveRefused[login]
-	delete(m.moveRefused, login)
+	delete(holds, login)
 	m.mu.Unlock()
-	if !refused {
+	if !hold.refused {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return m.addLeadInput(ctx, store.LeadInput{Owner: login, Kind: store.LeadSignal, Actor: "byre", Text: moveHoldEnded})
+	return m.addLeadInput(ctx, store.LeadInput{Owner: login, Kind: store.LeadSignal, Actor: "byre", Text: text})
 }
 
 const startHold = 10 * time.Second
@@ -726,38 +731,20 @@ const startHoldEnded = "The start hold is over: the human started a TODO item 10
 func (m *Manager) setStartedTodo(login string, started bool) {
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	defer m.mu.Unlock()
-	delete(m.startRefused, login)
 	if !started {
-		delete(m.startedTodo, login)
+		delete(m.startHolds, login)
 		return
 	}
 	at := time.Now()
-	m.startedTodo[login] = at
+	m.startHolds[login] = showHold{at: at}
 	time.AfterFunc(startHold, func() {
-		err := m.endStartHold(context.Background(), login, at)
+		err := m.endShowHold(context.Background(), login, at, m.startHolds, startHoldEnded)
 		if err != nil {
 			slog.Error("end start hold", "login", login, "err", err)
 		}
 	})
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) endStartHold(ctx context.Context, login string, at time.Time) error {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	current, ok := m.startedTodo[login]
-	if !ok || !current.Equal(at) {
-		m.mu.Unlock()
-		return nil
-	}
-	delete(m.startedTodo, login)
-	refused := m.startRefused[login]
-	delete(m.startRefused, login)
-	m.mu.Unlock()
-	if !refused {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return m.addLeadInput(ctx, store.LeadInput{Owner: login, Kind: store.LeadSignal, Actor: "byre", Text: startHoldEnded})
-}
-
 func (m *Manager) modelOr(model string, l *live) string {
 	if model != "" {
 		return model
diff --git a/internal/agents/manager.go b/internal/agents/manager.go
index 73685c1..277d22a 100644
--- a/internal/agents/manager.go
+++ b/internal/agents/manager.go
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ type Manager struct {
 	paneFocus     map[string]api.PaneFocus
 	paneReported  map[string]time.Time
 	paneMoved     map[string]time.Time
-	humanMoved    map[string]time.Time
-	moveRefused   map[string]bool
-	startedTodo   map[string]time.Time
-	startRefused  map[string]bool
+	moveHolds     map[string]showHold
+	startHolds    map[string]showHold
 	handoffModel  map[string]string
 	mergeTurns    map[string]mergeTurn
 
@@ -163,10 +161,8 @@ func New(st *store.Store, worktreeRoot, leadRoot, handsRoot, codexHome, antigrav
 		paneFocus:        map[string]api.PaneFocus{},
 		paneReported:     map[string]time.Time{},
 		paneMoved:        map[string]time.Time{},
-		humanMoved:       map[string]time.Time{},
-		moveRefused:      map[string]bool{},
-		startedTodo:      map[string]time.Time{},
-		startRefused:     map[string]bool{},
+		moveHolds:        map[string]showHold{},
+		startHolds:       map[string]showHold{},
 		handoffModel:     map[string]string{},
 		mergeTurns:       map[string]mergeTurn{},
 		signals:          make(chan []api.Event, 1024),