diff --git a/internal/server/job_action.go b/internal/server/job_action.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de73c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/server/job_action.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package server
+
+import "github.com/Neokil/AutoPR/internal/serverstate"
+
+// JobAction identifies the type of background job the daemon should execute.
+type JobAction = serverstate.JobAction
+
+const (
+	jobRun         JobAction = "run"
+	jobAction      JobAction = "action"
+	jobMoveToState JobAction = "move_to_state"
+	jobCleanup     JobAction = "cleanup_ticket"
+	jobCleanupDone JobAction = "cleanup_done"
+	jobCleanupAll  JobAction = "cleanup_all"
+)
diff --git a/internal/server/jobs.go b/internal/server/jobs.go
index b34d1cd..27f89d3 100644
--- a/internal/server/jobs.go
+++ b/internal/server/jobs.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (s *server) setJobStatus(job serverstate.JobRecord, status, errMsg string)
 		RepoPath:     stringPtr(job.RepoPath),
 		TicketNumber: stringPtr(job.TicketNumber),
 		JobId:        stringPtr(job.ID),
-		Action:       stringPtr(job.Action),
+		Action:       stringPtr(string(job.Action)),
 		Scope:        stringPtr(job.Scope),
 		Status:       stringPtr(status),
 		Error:        stringPtr(strings.TrimSpace(errMsg)),
diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index 3e107bf..a7c74b6 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	jobRun         = "run"
-	jobAction      = "action"
-	jobMoveToState = "move_to_state"
-	jobCleanup     = "cleanup_ticket"
-	jobCleanupDone = "cleanup_done"
-	jobCleanupAll  = "cleanup_all"
-
 	jobQueueSize          = 256
 	httpReadHeaderTimeout = 30 * time.Second
 	sectionMatchLen       = 3 // full match + 2 capture groups
diff --git a/internal/server/strict_api.go b/internal/server/strict_api.go
index c86dc9e..9b185e2 100644
--- a/internal/server/strict_api.go
+++ b/internal/server/strict_api.go
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func (s *server) RunTicket(ctx context.Context, request api.RunTicketRequestObje
 	return acceptedRunTicket(s.enqueueJob(jobRun, repoID, repoRoot, request.Id, enqueueOptions{}))
 }
 
-func (s *server) enqueueJob(action, repoID, repoPath, ticket string, opts enqueueOptions) (api.ActionAcceptedResponse, int, error) {
+func (s *server) enqueueJob(action JobAction, repoID, repoPath, ticket string, opts enqueueOptions) (api.ActionAcceptedResponse, int, error) {
 	if action == jobRun && strings.TrimSpace(ticket) != "" {
 		queueErr := s.ensureQueuedTicket(repoID, repoPath, ticket)
 		if queueErr != nil {
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func (s *server) enqueueJob(action, repoID, repoPath, ticket string, opts enqueu
 		RepoPath:     stringPtr(repoPath),
 		TicketNumber: stringPtr(ticket),
 		JobId:        stringPtr(job.ID),
-		Action:       stringPtr(action),
+		Action:       stringPtr(string(action)),
 		Scope:        stringPtr(opts.scope),
 		Status:       stringPtr("queued"),
 	})
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func (s *server) enqueueJob(action, repoID, repoPath, ticket string, opts enqueu
 		return api.ActionAcceptedResponse{
 			Status:       "accepted",
 			JobId:        job.ID,
-			Action:       action,
+			Action:       string(action),
 			RepoId:       repoID,
 			RepoPath:     repoPath,
 			TicketNumber: stringPtr(ticket),
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ func (s *server) enqueueJob(action, repoID, repoPath, ticket string, opts enqueu
 			RepoPath:     stringPtr(repoPath),
 			TicketNumber: stringPtr(ticket),
 			JobId:        stringPtr(job.ID),
-			Action:       stringPtr(action),
+			Action:       stringPtr(string(action)),
 			Scope:        stringPtr(opts.scope),
 			Status:       stringPtr("failed"),
 			Error:        stringPtr("job queue is full"),
diff --git a/internal/server/strict_api_test.go b/internal/server/strict_api_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e5118a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/server/strict_api_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package server //nolint:testpackage // needs access to unexported enqueueJob and queuedJob internals
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/Neokil/AutoPR/internal/api"
+	"github.com/Neokil/AutoPR/internal/serverstate"
+)
+
+func TestEnqueueJobPreservesActionValue(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	statePath := t.TempDir() + "/state.json"
+	store, err := serverstate.NewStore(statePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewStore() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	srv := &server{
+		meta:        store,
+		jobs:        make(chan queuedJob, 1),
+		subscribers: map[string]chan api.ServerEvent{},
+	}
+
+	resp, code, err := srv.enqueueJob(jobCleanupAll, "repo-1", "/tmp/repo", "", enqueueOptions{scope: "all"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("enqueueJob() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if code != http.StatusAccepted {
+		t.Fatalf("enqueueJob() code = %d, want %d", code, http.StatusAccepted)
+	}
+	if resp.Action != string(jobCleanupAll) {
+		t.Fatalf("resp.Action = %q, want %q", resp.Action, jobCleanupAll)
+	}
+
+	stored, ok := store.GetJob(resp.JobId)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("GetJob(%q) did not find stored job", resp.JobId)
+	}
+	if stored.Action != jobCleanupAll {
+		t.Fatalf("stored.Action = %q, want %q", stored.Action, jobCleanupAll)
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case queued := <-srv.jobs:
+		if queued.record.Action != jobCleanupAll {
+			t.Fatalf("queued.record.Action = %q, want %q", queued.record.Action, jobCleanupAll)
+		}
+	default:
+		t.Fatal("expected queued job in channel")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/server/transport.go b/internal/server/transport.go
index f0fd470..d78dd40 100644
--- a/internal/server/transport.go
+++ b/internal/server/transport.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func toTicketStateResponse(state workflowstate.State) api.TicketStateResponse {
 func toJobResponse(job serverstate.JobRecord) api.JobStatusResponse {
 	return api.JobStatusResponse{
 		Id:           job.ID,
-		Action:       job.Action,
+		Action:       string(job.Action),
 		RepoId:       job.RepoID,
 		RepoPath:     job.RepoPath,
 		TicketNumber: stringPtr(job.TicketNumber),
diff --git a/internal/serverstate/job_action.go b/internal/serverstate/job_action.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77f6714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/serverstate/job_action.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package serverstate
+
+// JobAction identifies the type of background job the daemon should execute.
+type JobAction string
diff --git a/internal/serverstate/store.go b/internal/serverstate/store.go
index ace842c..d430cf0 100644
--- a/internal/serverstate/store.go
+++ b/internal/serverstate/store.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type Data struct {
 // JobRecord represents a single background job and its lifecycle timestamps.
 type JobRecord struct {
 	ID           string     `json:"id"`
-	Action       string     `json:"action"`
+	Action       JobAction  `json:"action"`
 	RepoID       string     `json:"repo_id"`
 	RepoPath     string     `json:"repo_path"`
 	TicketNumber string     `json:"ticket_number,omitempty"`
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func (s *Store) ListTickets(repoID string) []TicketRecord {
 }
 
 // NewJob creates a new queued job record and persists it.
-func (s *Store) NewJob(action, repoID, repoPath, ticketNumber, scope string) (JobRecord, error) {
+func (s *Store) NewJob(action JobAction, repoID, repoPath, ticketNumber, scope string) (JobRecord, error) {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
 	id, err := randomID()
diff --git a/internal/serverstate/store_test.go b/internal/serverstate/store_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56fff84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/serverstate/store_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package serverstate_test
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/Neokil/AutoPR/internal/serverstate"
+)
+
+func TestNewJobPersistsAndReloadsTypedAction(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	statePath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "state.json")
+	store, err := serverstate.NewStore(statePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewStore() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	job, err := store.NewJob(serverstate.JobAction("cleanup_all"), "repo-1", "/tmp/repo", "SC-1", "all")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewJob() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile(statePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadFile() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(raw), `"action": "cleanup_all"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("persisted state missing action string: %s", string(raw))
+	}
+
+	reloaded, err := serverstate.NewStore(statePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("reloaded NewStore() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	stored, ok := reloaded.GetJob(job.ID)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("GetJob(%q) did not find reloaded job", job.ID)
+	}
+	if stored.Action != serverstate.JobAction("cleanup_all") {
+		t.Fatalf("stored.Action = %q, want %q", stored.Action, serverstate.JobAction("cleanup_all"))
+	}
+}