diff --git a/internal/provider/gitea_comments_test.go b/internal/provider/gitea_comments_test.go
index 80c1f4c..05038a6 100644
--- a/internal/provider/gitea_comments_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/gitea_comments_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package provider
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"orchestra/internal/domain"
@@ -84,3 +86,35 @@ func TestGiteaCommentsRejectsUnparsableCursorAndHTTPError(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("http failure must be reported")
 	}
 }
+
+// The issue body is the task's own statement of what it wants. It must reach
+// the store, because every rendered context ranks it above continuity and
+// below only a human decision.
+func TestGiteaIngestCarriesTheIssueBody(t *testing.T) {
+	body := `[{"number":1,"title":"Add a --version flag","body":"Print one version line and exit 0. Keep --help working.","state":"open"}]`
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Write([]byte(body))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+	out := &sink{}
+	g := Gitea{BaseURL: srv.URL, Owner: "kami", Repo: "test-e2e", Project: "test-e2e"}
+	if _, err := g.Poll(context.Background(), out); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(out.events) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("events = %d", len(out.events))
+	}
+	var p struct {
+		Title       string `json:"title"`
+		Description string `json:"description"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(out.events[0].Payload, &p); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if p.Title == "" {
+		t.Fatal("title missing")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(p.Description, "Keep --help working") {
+		t.Fatalf("description = %q", p.Description)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/provider/provider.go b/internal/provider/provider.go
index c93282b..df86a77 100644
--- a/internal/provider/provider.go
+++ b/internal/provider/provider.go
@@ -302,7 +302,11 @@ func (g Gitea) event(issue giteaIssue, source, project string) domain.Event {
 	for _, l := range issue.Labels {
 		caps = append(caps, l.Name)
 	}
-	p := map[string]any{"source": source, "external_id": strconv.Itoa(issue.Number), "project": project, "title": issue.Title, "capability": caps}
+	// The body is the task's own statement of what it wants, which is rank-one
+	// authority in every rendered context. Dropping it here made every
+	// Gitea-sourced task run on its title alone, with "Acceptance: Not stated."
+	// Found on the first burn-in task, 2026-08-26.
+	p := map[string]any{"source": source, "external_id": strconv.Itoa(issue.Number), "project": project, "title": issue.Title, "description": issue.Body, "capability": caps}
 	b, _ := json.Marshal(p)
 	return domain.Event{ID: domain.NewID(), TaskID: domain.NewID(), Type: "TaskCreated", Version: 1, Payload: b, Surface: string(authz.System)}
 }