diff --git a/scripts/consistency_check.py b/scripts/consistency_check.py
index 58dcfe4..5d0c9b6 100644
--- a/scripts/consistency_check.py
+++ b/scripts/consistency_check.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ VALID_TASK_PRIORITIES = {"low", "medium", "high", "critical"}
 # and before PATCHing, so "done" vs "completed" is never flagged as C-04 drift.
 FILE_TO_DB_WORKSTREAM_STATUS: dict[str, str] = {
     "done": "completed",
+    "todo": "active",   # workplan not yet started → active workstream in DB
 }
 
 # Ordinal ranking for task statuses used by the no-regress rule (T01/C-15).