#4359 Work-item commands run from the wrong repo report the work item as not started

A work-item method run from a different swamp repo than the one holding the work item says the work item has not started, which reads as lost or broken state, not as a wrong directory.

Steps:

1. In repo A, start a work item: swamp model @swamp/stagecraft/work-item method run start my-item --input factory=<factory>, and advance it a few stages.
2. From a sibling repo B (no --repo-dir), run swamp model @swamp/stagecraft/work-item method run status my-item, or any write such as record_evidence.

Actual: Error: the work item has not started; run start with --input factory=<factory>

Expected: a message that says no work item my-item exists in this repo (naming the repo path), and suggests --repo-dir or running from the repo that has it. Following the current hint and running start in repo B would create a second, empty work item under the same key.

Seen with @swamp/stagecraft 2026.10.13.1, swamp 20261022.021804.0-sha.983e2929, on Windows.

Upstream repository: https://github.com/swamp-club/swamp-extensions

Environment

• Extension: @swamp/stagecraft@2026.10.13.1
• swamp: 20261022.021804.0-sha.983e2929
• OS: windows (x86_64)
• Deno: 2.9.8
• Shell: C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\bash.exe