diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/github/rayvader/kirocrew/core/Upcoming.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/github/rayvader/kirocrew/core/Upcoming.kt
index 4f0cde4..8e332f4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/github/rayvader/kirocrew/core/Upcoming.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/github/rayvader/kirocrew/core/Upcoming.kt
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ object Upcoming {
     const val FIELD = "open_items"
 
     /**
-     * The field Froyo's sync job keeps current every 15 min: an object whose `items` is the
-     * same rows as [FIELD]. Preferred when it holds a list; [FIELD] is the fallback.
+     * The field Froyo's sync job keeps current every 15 min: the gateway's custom fold row
+     * {data: {items, as_of}, at, stale_after}, whose `data.items` is the same rows as [FIELD].
+     * Preferred when it holds a list; [FIELD] is the fallback.
      */
     const val LIVE_FIELD = "open_items_live"
     private const val MAX_TITLE = 200
@@ -126,7 +127,12 @@ object Upcoming {
             val html = JSONObject(body).optString("rendered_html")
             val island = island(html) ?: return null
             val fields = JSONObject(island).optJSONObject("fields") ?: return null
-            val live = fields.optJSONObject(LIVE_FIELD)?.optJSONArray("items")
+            // The gateway's custom fold row is {data: {items, as_of}, at, stale_after}: the
+            // sync job's record sits under `data`, which is where the page itself reads it.
+            // A bare {items} is still read, in case a page binds `.data` directly.
+            val liveObj = fields.optJSONObject(LIVE_FIELD)
+            val live = liveObj?.optJSONObject("data")?.optJSONArray("items")
+                ?: liveObj?.optJSONArray("items")
             (live ?: fields.optJSONArray(FIELD))?.toString()
         } catch (e: JSONException) {
             null
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/io/github/rayvader/kirocrew/core/UpcomingTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/io/github/rayvader/kirocrew/core/UpcomingTest.kt
index 912f569..362383e 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/io/github/rayvader/kirocrew/core/UpcomingTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/io/github/rayvader/kirocrew/core/UpcomingTest.kt
@@ -136,6 +136,27 @@ class UpcomingTest {
         assertEquals(listOf("Test dinner 18:30", "Test flight"), items.map { it.title })
     }
 
+    /** The real shape: the gateway's custom fold row wraps the job's record in `data`. */
+    @Test
+    fun theLiveListIsReadFromTheFoldRowsData() {
+        val old = """[{"n":1,"id":"a","title":"Old item","due":"2026-11-04","kind":"booking","flag":null}]"""
+        val live = """{"data":{"items":[{"n":1,"id":"b","title":"Test dinner 18:30","due":"2026-11-05","kind":"booking"},""" +
+            """{"n":2,"id":"c","title":"Test snorkel 14:30","due":"2026-11-06","kind":"booking"}],""" +
+            """"as_of":"Thu 5 Nov, 21:28 SGT · 2 open"},"at":"2026-11-05T13:28:55Z",""" +
+            """"writer":"4cbe3e0f","stale_after":"2026-11-05T14:28:55Z"}"""
+        val items = Upcoming.parseItems(Upcoming.extractItems(v4Dashboard(live, old))!!, zone)
+        assertEquals(listOf("Test dinner 18:30", "Test snorkel 14:30"), items.map { it.title })
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun aFoldRowWithNoListInItsDataFallsBackToOpenItems() {
+        val old = """[{"n":1,"title":"Only item","due":null,"kind":"bill","flag":"x"}]"""
+        val live = """{"data":{"as_of":"x"},"at":"2026-11-05T13:28:55Z"}"""
+        assertEquals(listOf("Only item"), Upcoming.parseItems(Upcoming.extractItems(v4Dashboard(live, old))!!, zone).map { it.title })
+        // An empty list under data is a real answer: nothing open.
+        assertEquals("[]", Upcoming.extractItems(v4Dashboard("""{"data":{"items":[]}}""", old)))
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun aV4PageWithoutTheLiveListFallsBackToOpenItems() {
         val old = """[{"n":1,"title":"Only item","due":null,"kind":"bill","flag":"x"}]"""