pr-shepherd 0.42.0 → 0.44.0

package/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "pr-shepherd",
   "description": "Autonomous PR CI monitor and review-comment resolver for agentic coding tools",
-  "version": "0.42.0",
+  "version": "0.44.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Jonathan Ong",
     "email": "jonathanrichardong@gmail.com"

package/README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ An agent finishing a PR should think about code, not reconstruct GitHub state or
 ## What it does
 
 1. **Gather all context for a PR** in one invocation: review threads, comments, replies, summaries, CI, mergeability, merge requirements, first-look / outdated / edited items, and author provenance.
-2. **Provide deterministic actions for the agent**: exactly one of `WAIT`, `MARK_READY`, `FIX_CODE`, `CANCEL`, or `ESCALATE`, plus numbered `## Instructions` and explicit `apply` / `build_suggestion_patches` operations. The agent still decides whether a comment or CI failure needs a code change. Shepherd does not classify signal vs noise and does not mutate git.
+2. **Provide deterministic actions for the agent**: exactly one of `WAIT`, `MARK_READY`, `FIX_CODE`, `MERGE`, `CANCEL`, or `ESCALATE`, plus numbered `## Instructions` and explicit commands. The agent still decides whether a comment or CI failure needs a code change. Shepherd does not classify signal vs noise and does not mutate git.
 
 Highlights:
 
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ Full reference: [docs/README.md](docs/README.md). Feature matrix: [docs/features
 
 `pr-shepherd` moves deterministic PR orchestration into a local MCP server, with a CLI for shells and CI. Both interfaces fetch the same GitHub state, emit raw-enough context, and return a numbered plan for the calling agent to follow.
 
-The MCP server exposes canonical `iterate`, `apply`, and `build_suggestion_patches` tools. `apply` accepts ordered review mutations, file-view mutations, and journal entries; the deprecated singular suggestion tool remains temporarily as an adapter. Direct MCP calls require a repository-qualified `pr`: a GitHub PR URL or `owner/repo#N`, matching the repository where the server started. The CLI and programmatic API also retain bare-number and current-branch PR discovery. The shipped skills are thin dispatchers for those tools.
+The MCP server exposes canonical `iterate`, `apply`, and `build_suggestion_patches` tools. `apply` accepts ordered review mutations, selection-only file-view diagnostics, and journal entries; the deprecated singular suggestion tool remains temporarily as an adapter. Direct MCP calls require a repository-qualified `pr`: a GitHub PR URL or `owner/repo#N`; the explicit repository is the target for GitHub I/O, even when it differs from the local checkout. The CLI and programmatic API also retain bare-number and current-branch PR discovery. The shipped skills are thin dispatchers for those tools.
 
 Each tick returns exactly one action:
 
 - `WAIT` — no immediate action; continue with the next poll.
 - `MARK_READY` — the CLI converted an eligible draft PR to ready; continue polling.
 - `FIX_CODE` — agent work is required; complete it, then continue polling.
+- `MERGE` — run the emitted auto-merge command only when GitHub reports `viewerCanEnableAutoMerge`; queue enrollment otherwise hands off for authorization.
 - `CANCEL` — stop polling because the PR merged, closed, or completed its ready-delay.
 - `ESCALATE` — stop polling until a human provides direction.
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ Conversations Resolved: No [Not Required]
 - `24697658766` — `CI › lint / typecheck / test (22.x)` [conclusion: FAILURE]
   > oxfmt
 
-## Post-fix push
+## Post-fix actions
 
 - base: `main`
 - apply review: `pr-shepherd apply review 123 --reply-thread-ids PRRT_kwDOSGizTs58XB1L --message "$DISMISS_MESSAGE" --require-sha "$HEAD_SHA"`
@@ -67,27 +68,28 @@ Conversations Resolved: No [Not Required]
 
 1. Review each item under `## Review threads` and `## Failing checks` and decide whether it needs a code change.
 2. Apply every warranted review fix in each file referenced above.
-3. Triage every failure under `## Failing checks`. See "CI failure triage" in the pr-shepherd skill for `gh run view` / `gh run rerun` rules.
-4. If you changed code, commit any remaining changes and push before review mutations. Otherwise, do not commit or push.
-5. Before `apply review:`, remove any `--reply-thread-ids` entry whose latest visible comment is your own Shepherd reply. Do not reply to yourself.
-6. Replace `$HEAD_SHA` with the pushed commit SHA, or `$(git rev-parse HEAD)` if you did not push.
+3. Triage every failure under `## Failing checks`. See "CI failure triage" in the pr-shepherd skill for read-only inspection rules.
+4. If you changed code, commit any remaining changes, then stop and hand off for a push whose authorization is established outside Shepherd; do not run review mutations or iterate until the remote PR head changes. If you did not change code, do not commit and continue.
+5. Run the generated thread IDs unchanged. A latest comment beginning `<!-- pr-shepherd -->` is an earlier Shepherd reply: a marked viewer-authored human thread is emitted resolve-only when authorized, while a marked other-human thread is already acknowledged and has no further mutation.
+6. If you did not change code, replace `$HEAD_SHA` with `$(git rev-parse HEAD)`, which must equal the current remote PR head. After changed code, wait for an authorized push and use its SHA.
 7. Replace `$DISMISS_MESSAGE` with one sentence describing what changed.
 8. Run the `apply review:` command shown above. See "Review-mutation mechanics" in the pr-shepherd skill for dismiss-ID retention.
-9. `[FIX_CODE]` is non-terminal. After completing these steps, iterate again with the same options to continue.
+9. `[FIX_CODE]` is conditional: after changed code, stop until an authorized push changes the remote PR head; without code changes, complete the authorized review mutations and iterate again.
 ```
 
-See [docs/actions.md](docs/actions.md) for the complete output contract. Iterate/poll PR outcomes use exit codes `0` and `10`–`14`; command and GitHub failures use `sysexits.h` codes — [docs/exit-codes.md](docs/exit-codes.md).
+See [docs/actions.md](docs/actions.md) for the complete output contract. Iterate/poll PR outcomes use exit codes `0` and `10`–`15`; command and GitHub failures use `sysexits.h` codes — [docs/exit-codes.md](docs/exit-codes.md).
 
 ## Workflow Assumptions
 
 This system is opinionated and works best with PRs that use required status checks and conversation resolution.
 
-- Human-authored threads are replied to, not resolved or minimized by Shepherd.
+- A human inline thread whose original comment has `viewerDidAuthor: true` is replied to and resolved when its latest comment is unmarked. An unmarked other-human inline thread remains reply-only; a marker-ended other-human thread is already acknowledged and receives no further mutation. Human items are never minimized.
 - Detected bots and configured `botUsernames` review threads are returned until resolved; bot/non-human threads, PR comments, and review summaries can be resolved or minimized when eligible. Review summaries are not minimized while known inline child threads from that review remain unresolved.
-- Agents must not reply to their own latest thread reply; generated instructions call this out before `--reply-thread-ids` mutations.
+- Shepherd identifies its own latest reply only when that comment begins `<!-- pr-shepherd -->`, not from author equality. A marked viewer-authored thread can be resolved without another reply as a retry.
 - Every review thread/comment/review summary is surfaced at least once, even if already outdated, resolved, or minimized; edited items re-surface through seen markers.
 - Draft PRs can be marked ready automatically when clean; disable with `actions.autoMarkReady: false` or `--no-auto-mark-ready`.
-- The CLI never performs git mutations. It emits instructions; the caller commits, rebases, pushes, and handles repository hooks.
+- The CLI never performs git mutations. It may emit local commit guidance, but it does not recommend a push because GitHub viewer fields cannot verify the local Git credential.
+- Every GitHub mutation is permission-aware. Shepherd uses raw viewer capability fields, omits unauthorized commands, and repeats authorization checks in direct `apply` commands. Missing capability data fails closed.
 - `build_suggestion_patches` turns one or more ordered GitHub suggestion threads into checked patches and commit metadata, but never edits the working tree or git history. Local HEAD may be ahead when the live PR head is its ancestor.
 
 ## Usage
@@ -126,12 +128,15 @@ pr-shepherd 42 --quiet-status          # print only changed WAIT status snapshot
 pr-shepherd 42 --until-terminal        # continue through WAIT/MARK_READY until work or terminal state
 pr-shepherd 42 --debounce 5m           # wait 5m after first FIX_CODE, then return one batched tick
 pr-shepherd 42 --ready-delay 15m
+pr-shepherd 42 --merge                  # enable auto-merge when GitHub confirms viewer authorization
 pr-shepherd iterate 42                 # single tick
+pr-shepherd owner/repo#42              # poll a PR in an explicit repository
+pr-shepherd https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/42
 ```
 
-### Apply Review, File, And Journal Changes
+### Apply Review And Journal Changes, Or Select Files
 
-Use `apply` with ordered operations to reply/resolve/minimize/dismiss review items, mark changed files viewed, or append an idempotent Shepherd Journal item. Use `build_suggestion_patches` to turn ordered review suggestions into checked patches and commit metadata; it never changes the worktree or git history.
+Use `apply` with ordered operations to reply/resolve/minimize/dismiss review items, select changed files for viewed-state authorization diagnostics, or append an idempotent Shepherd Journal item. File-view selection never mutates viewed state because GitHub exposes no exact viewer capability. Use `build_suggestion_patches` to turn ordered review suggestions into checked patches and commit metadata; it never changes the worktree or git history.
 
 ### Extract Shepherd Journal Entries
 
@@ -236,12 +241,13 @@ checks:
   ciTriggerEvents:
     - pull_request
     - pull_request_target
-    - merge_group
+merge:
+  commandArgs:
+    - --squash
+    - --delete-branch
 actions:
   autoMinimizeSuppressed: true
   autoMarkReady: false
-  neverCancelRuns:
-    - "Final Code Review"
 ```
 
 Environment variables:
@@ -268,7 +274,7 @@ const rule: ClassifyRule = (item) => {
 export default rule;
 ```
 
-`suppress: true` hides the item from agent output. `autoResolve: true` queues it for the minimize/resolve mutation. When both apply together, Shepherd performs that mutation silently during `iterate` by default (`actions.autoMinimizeSuppressed: true`) so repetitive bot noise does not create a `fix_code` handoff.
+`suppress: true` hides the item from agent output. `autoResolve: true` queues it for the minimize/resolve mutation. When both apply together, Shepherd performs that mutation silently during `iterate` by default (`actions.autoMinimizeSuppressed: true`) only when GitHub reports the exact per-object capability. Denied or unverifiable items return to the normal first-look/edit visibility gate and produce no mutation recommendation.
 
 TypeScript rules are loaded by the runtime's native TypeScript support; keep them to erasable syntax such as type annotations and `import type`. Runtime TypeScript features that need transpilation, such as enums, namespaces, parameter properties, and decorators, are not supported. Use `.mts` for portable ESM rules across Node, Bun, and Deno.
 

package/bin/api.d.mts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export interface CreatePrShepherdOptions {
 }
 /** A positive PR number, GitHub pull-request URL, or owner/repo#number reference. */
 export type PrReference = number | string;
-export type IterateInput = Omit<IterateCommandOptions, "format" | "prNumber"> & {
+export type IterateInput = Omit<IterateCommandOptions, "format" | "prNumber" | "targetRepository"> & {
     pr?: PrReference;
 };
 export interface ReviewMutationsOperation {
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export interface ReviewMutationsOperation {
     requireSha?: string;
 }
 export interface MarkFilesViewedOperation {
+    /** Compatibility-named selection only; always skips mutation because authorization is unverifiable. */
     type: "mark_files_viewed";
     files?: string[];
     tests?: boolean;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export interface AppendJournalOperation {
     item: string;
     dryRun?: boolean;
 }
-/** Mutations are run in this exact list order after every operation is validated. */
+/** Operations run in this exact list order after validation; file-view selection is non-mutating. */
 export type ApplyOperation = ReviewMutationsOperation | MarkFilesViewedOperation | AppendJournalOperation;
 export interface ApplyInput {
     /** PR shared by every operation in this ordered apply request. */

package/bin/api.mjs

@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import { validateJournalItem } from "./commands/journal/transform.mjs";
 import { runMarkFilesAsViewed, } from "./commands/mark-files-as-viewed.mjs";
 import { runResolveMutate } from "./commands/resolve-mutate.mjs";
 import { runWithExecutionCwd } from "./execution-context.mjs";
-import { getRepoInfo } from "./github/client.mjs";
-import { parsePrReference } from "./pr-reference.mjs";
+import { parsePrReference, resolveParsedPrTarget, } from "./pr-reference.mjs";
 /** Raised before any API mutation when an input cannot be validated. */
 export class PrShepherdValidationError extends Error {
     constructor(message) {
@@ -39,14 +38,14 @@ export function createPrShepherd(options = {}) {
         iterate(input = {}) {
             const { pr: _pr, ...options } = input;
             return runWithExecutionCwd(cwd, async () => {
-                const prNumber = await resolvePrReference(input.pr);
-                return runIterate({ ...options, prNumber, format: "json" });
+                const target = resolvePrReference(input.pr);
+                return runIterate({ ...options, ...target, format: "json" });
             });
         },
         apply(input) {
             return runWithExecutionCwd(cwd, async () => {
                 validateApplyInput(input);
-                const prNumber = await resolvePrReference(input.pr);
+                const { prNumber, targetRepository } = resolvePrReference(input.pr);
                 const results = [];
                 for (let index = 0; index < input.operations.length; index += 1) {
                     const operation = input.operations[index];
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ export function createPrShepherd(options = {}) {
                                 const result = await runResolveMutate({
                                     ...options,
                                     prNumber,
+                                    targetRepository,
                                     dismissMessage: message,
                                     format: "json",
                                 });
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export function createPrShepherd(options = {}) {
                             case "mark_files_viewed": {
                                 const result = await runMarkFilesAsViewed({
                                     prNumber,
+                                    targetRepository,
                                     files: operation.files ?? [],
                                     tests: operation.tests,
                                     matchPatterns: operation.matchPatterns,
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ export function createPrShepherd(options = {}) {
                             case "append_journal": {
                                 const result = await runJournal({
                                     prNumber,
+                                    targetRepository,
                                     rawItem: operation.item,
                                     dryRun: operation.dryRun ?? false,
                                 });
@@ -98,16 +100,16 @@ export function createPrShepherd(options = {}) {
             validateSuggestionPatchInput(input);
             const { pr: _pr, ...options } = input;
             return runWithExecutionCwd(cwd, async () => {
-                const prNumber = await resolvePrReference(input.pr);
-                return runCommitSuggestion({ ...options, prNumber, format: "json" });
+                const target = resolvePrReference(input.pr);
+                return runCommitSuggestion({ ...options, ...target, format: "json" });
             });
         },
         buildSuggestionPatches(input) {
             validateSuggestionPatchesInput(input);
             const { pr: _pr, ...options } = input;
             return runWithExecutionCwd(cwd, async () => {
-                const prNumber = await resolvePrReference(input.pr);
-                return runSuggestionPatches({ ...options, prNumber, format: "json" });
+                const target = resolvePrReference(input.pr);
+                return runSuggestionPatches({ ...options, ...target, format: "json" });
             });
         },
     });
@@ -234,16 +236,9 @@ function validatePrReference(pr) {
         return parsed;
     throw new PrShepherdValidationError("pr must be a positive number, a GitHub pull-request URL, or owner/repo#number");
 }
-async function resolvePrReference(pr) {
+function resolvePrReference(pr) {
     const parsed = validatePrReference(pr);
-    if (parsed.repository !== undefined) {
-        const repo = await getRepoInfo();
-        const currentRepository = `${repo.owner}/${repo.name}`;
-        if (parsed.repository.toLowerCase() !== currentRepository.toLowerCase()) {
-            throw new PrShepherdValidationError(`PR reference repository ${parsed.repository} does not match the configured repository ${currentRepository}`);
-        }
-    }
-    return parsed.number;
+    return resolveParsedPrTarget(parsed);
 }
 function validateStringArray(value, label) {
     if (value !== undefined &&

package/bin/checks/classify.d.mts

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ import type { CheckRun, ClassifiedCheck } from "../types.mts";
  * @param checks Raw check runs from the batch query.
  * @returns Classified checks. "filtered" items were excluded from the tally.
  */
-export declare function classifyChecks(checks: CheckRun[]): ClassifiedCheck[];
+export declare function classifyChecks(checks: CheckRun[], opts?: {
+    additionalRelevantEvents?: string[];
+}): ClassifiedCheck[];
 export interface CiVerdict {
     /** True when all relevant (non-filtered, non-skipped, non-ignored) checks passed. */
     allPassed: boolean;

package/bin/checks/classify.mjs

@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ import picomatch from "picomatch";
  * @param checks Raw check runs from the batch query.
  * @returns Classified checks. "filtered" items were excluded from the tally.
  */
-export function classifyChecks(checks) {
+export function classifyChecks(checks, opts = {}) {
     const config = loadConfig();
-    const relevantEvents = new Set(config.checks.ciTriggerEvents);
+    const relevantEvents = new Set([
+        ...config.checks.ciTriggerEvents,
+        ...(opts.additionalRelevantEvents ?? []),
+    ]);
     const isIgnored = buildMatcher(config.ignoreChecks ?? []);
     const isProtected = buildMatcher(config.actions.neverCancelRuns ?? []);
     const protectedRunIds = buildProtectedRunIds(checks, isProtected);

package/bin/cli/args.mjs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * CLI argument-parsing helpers extracted from cli.mts for testability.
  */
 import { parseArgs } from "node:util";
+import { parseCliPrReference, resolveParsedPrTarget } from "../pr-reference.mjs";
 // Flags that consume the next argument as their value (used for PR-number
 // detection only — prevents a flag's value from being mistaken for a PR number).
 const FLAGS_WITH_VALUES = new Set([
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ const BOOLEAN_FLAGS = new Set([
     "--no-auto-cancel-actionable",
     "--quiet-status",
     "--until-terminal",
+    "--merge",
     "--dry-run",
     "--verbose",
 ]);
@@ -100,25 +102,28 @@ export function parseCommonArgs(args) {
         }
     }
     const prIndex = args.findIndex((a, index) => !skipForPrDetect.has(index) && !a.startsWith("--") && parsePrNumber(a) !== null);
-    const prNumber = prIndex !== -1 ? parsePrNumber(args[prIndex]) : undefined;
+    const target = prIndex !== -1
+        ? resolveParsedPrTarget(parseCliPrReference(args[prIndex]))
+        : { prNumber: undefined };
     // Remove consumed global-flag indices (and the PR number itself) from extra.
     if (prIndex !== -1) {
         consumedIndices.add(prIndex);
     }
     const extra = args.filter((_, i) => !consumedIndices.has(i));
     return {
-        prNumber,
-        global: { format, verbose },
+        prNumber: target.prNumber,
+        global: {
+            format,
+            verbose,
+            ...(target.targetRepository !== undefined
+                ? { targetRepository: target.targetRepository }
+                : undefined),
+        },
         extra,
     };
 }
 export function parsePrNumber(value) {
-    if (/^\d+$/.test(value))
-        return parseInt(value, 10);
-    const match = value.match(/^https?:\/\/github\.com\/[^/]+\/[^/]+\/pull\/(\d+)(?:[/?#].*)?$/);
-    if (match)
-        return parseInt(match[1], 10);
-    return null;
+    return parseCliPrReference(value)?.number ?? null;
 }
 /** Get the value of a flag like `--flag value` or `--flag=value`. */
 export function getFlag(args, name) {

package/bin/cli/default-poll.mjs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const DEFAULT_POLL_BOOLEAN_FLAGS = new Set([
     "--no-auto-cancel-actionable",
     "--quiet-status",
     "--until-terminal",
+    "--merge",
 ]);
 export function isDefaultPollInvocation(subcommand) {
     if (subcommand === "--help" || subcommand === "-h")

package/bin/cli/fix-formatter.mjs

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+/* eslint-disable max-lines */
 import { renderResolveCommand } from "../commands/iterate/render.mjs";
-import { joinSections } from "../util/markdown.mjs";
+import { inlineCode, joinSections } from "../util/markdown.mjs";
 import { renderSuggestionBlock, renderLineRange } from "./suggestion-renderer.mjs";
 import { renderThreadBullet, renderReviewBullet, renderThreadResolutionStatusTag, renderAuthor, buildFirstLookBullets, renderThreadConversation, blockquote, } from "./list-formatters.mjs";
 import { numberInstructions } from "./iterate-instructions.mjs";
 import { renderCheckAnnotation, renderProtectedRun } from "./fix-formatter-extra.mjs";
 import { isFailingAgentCheck } from "../checks/conclusions.mjs";
+import { renderMergeCommand } from "../commands/iterate/merge.mjs";
 export function formatFixCodeResult(header, result) {
     const sections = [header];
     if (result.fix.threads.length > 0) {
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ export function formatFixCodeResult(header, result) {
             const reviewMarker = t.reviewId ? ` [reviewId=${t.reviewId}]` : "";
             const suggestionMarker = t.suggestion ? " [suggestion]" : "";
             const editedMarker = t.edited ? " [edited since first look]" : "";
-            sections.push(`### ${heading} — ${loc} (${renderAuthor(t.author, t.authorType, t.authorAssociation)})${reviewMarker}${suggestionMarker}${editedMarker}`);
+            sections.push(`### ${heading} — ${loc} (${renderAuthor(t.author, t.authorType, t.authorAssociation, t.viewerDidAuthor)})${reviewMarker}${suggestionMarker}${editedMarker}`);
             sections.push(renderThreadConversation(t));
             if (t.suggestion) {
                 sections.push(renderSuggestionBlock(t.suggestion, ""));
@@ -34,7 +36,8 @@ export function formatFixCodeResult(header, result) {
         for (const c of result.fix.actionableComments) {
             const heading = c.url ? `[commentId=${c.id}](${c.url})` : `\`commentId=${c.id}\``;
             const editedMarker = c.edited ? " [edited since first look]" : "";
-            sections.push(`### ${heading} (${renderAuthor(c.author, c.authorType, c.authorAssociation)})${editedMarker}`);
+            const authorizationMarker = c.viewerCanMinimize === false ? " [viewer cannot minimize]" : "";
+            sections.push(`### ${heading} (${renderAuthor(c.author, c.authorType, c.authorAssociation)})${authorizationMarker}${editedMarker}`);
             sections.push(blockquote(c.body));
         }
     }
@@ -50,7 +53,10 @@ export function formatFixCodeResult(header, result) {
                     ? `external \`${ch.detailsUrl}\``
                     : "(no runId)";
             const conclusionTag = ch.conclusion !== null ? ` [conclusion: ${ch.conclusion}]` : "";
-            const lines = [`- ${locator} — \`${workflowPrefix}${jobLabel}\`${conclusionTag}`];
+            const scopeTag = ch.scope
+                ? ` [scope: ${ch.scope}${ch.commitOid ? `, commit: ${ch.commitOid}` : ""}]`
+                : "";
+            const lines = [`- ${locator} — \`${workflowPrefix}${jobLabel}\`${conclusionTag}${scopeTag}`];
             if (ch.conclusion !== "CANCELLED") {
                 if (ch.failedStep)
                     lines.push(`  > ${ch.failedStep}`);
@@ -85,14 +91,14 @@ export function formatFixCodeResult(header, result) {
     if (result.fix.firstLookSummaries.length > 0) {
         sections.push("## Review summaries (first look)");
         for (const r of result.fix.firstLookSummaries) {
-            sections.push(`### \`reviewId=${r.id}\` (${renderAuthor(r.author, r.authorType, r.authorAssociation)})`);
+            sections.push(`### \`reviewId=${r.id}\` (${renderAuthor(r.author, r.authorType, r.authorAssociation)})${r.viewerCanMinimize === false ? " [viewer cannot minimize]" : ""}`);
             sections.push(r.body.trim() === "" ? "(no review body)" : blockquote(r.body));
         }
     }
     if (result.fix.editedSummaries.length > 0) {
         sections.push("## Review summaries (edited since first look — already minimized; do not re-minimize)");
         for (const r of result.fix.editedSummaries) {
-            sections.push(`### \`reviewId=${r.id}\` (${renderAuthor(r.author, r.authorType, r.authorAssociation)})`);
+            sections.push(`### \`reviewId=${r.id}\` (${renderAuthor(r.author, r.authorType, r.authorAssociation)})${r.viewerCanMinimize === false ? " [viewer cannot minimize]" : ""}`);
             sections.push(r.body.trim() === "" ? "(no review body)" : blockquote(r.body));
         }
     }
@@ -105,7 +111,7 @@ export function formatFixCodeResult(header, result) {
     if (result.fix.surfacedApprovals.length > 0) {
         sections.push("## Approvals (surfaced — not minimized)");
         for (const r of result.fix.surfacedApprovals) {
-            sections.push(`### \`reviewId=${r.id}\` (${renderAuthor(r.author, r.authorType, r.authorAssociation)})`);
+            sections.push(`### \`reviewId=${r.id}\` (${renderAuthor(r.author, r.authorType, r.authorAssociation)})${r.viewerCanMinimize === false ? " [viewer cannot minimize]" : ""}`);
             sections.push(r.body.trim() === "" ? "(no review body)" : blockquote(r.body));
         }
     }
@@ -126,13 +132,19 @@ export function formatFixCodeResult(header, result) {
         sections.push("## Cancelled runs");
         sections.push(result.cancelled.map((id) => `- \`${id}\``).join("\n"));
     }
-    sections.push("## Post-fix push");
+    sections.push("## Post-fix actions");
     const postFixLines = [`- base: \`${result.baseBranch}\``];
     if (result.fix.resolveOnlyCommand?.hasMutations)
         postFixLines.push(`- resolve-only: \`${renderResolveCommand(result.fix.resolveOnlyCommand)}\``);
     if (result.fix.resolveCommand.hasMutations) {
         postFixLines.push(`- apply review: \`${renderResolveCommand(result.fix.resolveCommand)}\``);
     }
+    if (result.fix.requeue) {
+        postFixLines.push(`- requeue: ${inlineCode(renderMergeCommand(result.fix.requeue.command))}`);
+        if (result.fix.requeue.queueApiFallbackCommand) {
+            postFixLines.push(`- requeue API fallback: ${inlineCode(renderMergeCommand(result.fix.requeue.queueApiFallbackCommand))}`);
+        }
+    }
     sections.push(postFixLines.join("\n"));
     sections.push("## Instructions");
     sections.push(numberInstructions(result.fix.instructions));

package/bin/cli/handlers.mjs

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ export async function handleIterate(args) {
         stallTimeoutSeconds: flags.stallTimeoutSeconds,
         noAutoMarkReady: flags.noAutoMarkReady,
         noAutoCancelActionable: flags.noAutoCancelActionable,
+        merge: flags.merge,
     });
     emitIterateResult(result, {
         format: globalOpts.format,

package/bin/cli/help-command-pages.d.mts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export declare const COMMAND_USAGE: {
     readonly default: string;
     readonly apply: `pr-shepherd apply
 
-Apply a review mutation, mark changed files as viewed, or append a PR journal item.
+Apply a review mutation, select changed files for authorization diagnostics, or append a PR journal item.
 
 Usage:
   pr-shepherd apply review [PR] [review-flags]
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ At least one action flag is required.
 --help, -h                      Print this help and exit before GitHub I/O.`;
     readonly "apply files": `pr-shepherd apply files
 
-Mark changed files as viewed in the GitHub pull request diff.
+Select changed files and report that viewed-state authorization cannot be verified.
+No file viewed-state mutation is attempted.
 
 Usage:
   pr-shepherd apply files [PR] [files...] [--tests] [--match REGEX]
@@ -139,7 +140,8 @@ Flags:
   --message <text>                Reply/dismiss message. Required with --reply-thread-ids
                                   or --dismiss-review-ids.
   --require-sha <sha>             Wait until GitHub reports this PR head SHA before mutating.
-                                  Must be a full 40-character lowercase hex SHA. Use $(git rev-parse HEAD).
+                                  Must be a full 40-character lowercase hex SHA. Local HEAD is valid
+                                  only when it equals the current remote PR head.
   --format text|json              Output format. Default: text.
   --help, -h                      Print this help and exit before GitHub I/O.
 
@@ -174,7 +176,8 @@ Exit codes:
   See docs/exit-codes.md for the full sysexits.h table.`;
     readonly "mark-files-as-viewed": `pr-shepherd mark-files-as-viewed
 
-Mark changed files as viewed in the GitHub pull request diff.
+Deprecated compatibility alias for selection-only file-view authorization diagnostics.
+No file viewed-state mutation is attempted.
 
 Usage:
   pr-shepherd mark-files-as-viewed [PR] [files...] [--tests] [--match REGEX]
@@ -192,8 +195,8 @@ Flags:
 
 PR may be a number or GitHub pull request URL. When omitted, the current branch PR is inferred.
 Exit code: 0 on success; nonzero on failure (sysexits.h — see docs/exit-codes.md).`;
-    readonly iterate: "pr-shepherd iterate\n\nRun one iterate tick for a pull request. The no-subcommand form polls; use this subcommand for a single tick.\nThe output contains one action and an action-specific ## Instructions section.\n\nUsage:\n  pr-shepherd iterate [PR] [iterate-flags]\n\nIterate flags:\n  --ready-delay <duration>       Settle window before a clean PR cancels. Bare number = minutes. Example: 15m.\n  --stall-timeout <duration>     Escalate repeated unchanged failures after this duration. Bare number = minutes. 0 disables.\n  --no-auto-mark-ready           Do not convert draft PRs to ready for review.\n  --no-auto-cancel-actionable    Do not cancel in-progress runs before actionable fixes.\n  --format text|json             Output Markdown text or JSON. Default: text.\n  --verbose                      Include verbose iterate fields.\n  --help, -h                     Print this help and exit before GitHub, git, config, or log I/O.\n\nDurations accept s/m/h suffixes: 30s, 4.5m, 1h. A bare number is minutes; decimals are allowed only with an explicit unit (4.5m).\n\nActions:\n  WAIT        No immediate action; continue with the next poll.\n  MARK_READY  Draft PR was marked ready; continue with the next poll.\n  FIX_CODE    Agent action is required; follow the instructions, then continue polling.\n  CANCEL      Stop polling: merged/closed or ready-delay elapsed.\n  ESCALATE    Stop polling until a human provides direction.\n\nExit codes:\n  0   CANCEL (merged or ready-delay elapsed)\n  10  WAIT\n  11  MARK_READY\n  12  FIX_CODE\n  13  ESCALATE\n  14  CANCEL (closed without merging)\n  A command/validation/GitHub failure exits with a sysexits.h code instead (see docs/exit-codes.md).";
-    readonly poll: "pr-shepherd poll\n\nRun iterate repeatedly for WAIT ticks and during the FIX_CODE debounce window. Print only the\nfinal tick to stdout.\nPoll exits as soon as iterate returns MARK_READY, CANCEL, or ESCALATE, or when timeout\nreturns the last WAIT result. FIX_CODE starts a --debounce settle window (default 1m): poll keeps\niterating at --interval, then runs one more tick after the window and returns that result.\nWith --until-terminal, poll also continues through MARK_READY.\n\nUsage:\n  pr-shepherd poll [PR] [poll-flags] [iterate-flags]\n\nPoll flags:\n  --interval <duration>          Sleep between WAIT ticks. Bare number = seconds. Default: 60s.\n  --timeout <duration>           Maximum wall-clock wait for WAIT ticks. Bare number = seconds. Default: 4.5m.\n  --debounce <duration>          Settle window after first FIX_CODE before returning. Bare number = seconds. Default: 60s. 0 disables.\n  --quiet-status                 During WAIT polling, print only changed status snapshots.\n  --until-terminal               Continue through WAIT/MARK_READY until FIX_CODE/CANCEL/ESCALATE.\n\nForwarded iterate flags:\n  --ready-delay <duration>       Settle window before a clean PR cancels. Bare number = minutes. Example: 15m.\n  --stall-timeout <duration>     Escalate repeated unchanged failures after this duration. Bare number = minutes. 0 disables.\n  --no-auto-mark-ready           Do not convert draft PRs to ready for review.\n  --no-auto-cancel-actionable    Do not cancel in-progress runs before actionable fixes.\n  --format text|json             Output Markdown text or JSON. Default: text.\n  --verbose                      Include verbose iterate fields and detailed per-tick lines.\n  --help, -h                     Print this help and exit before GitHub, git, config, or log I/O.\n\nDurations accept s/m/h suffixes: 30s, 4.5m, 1h. A bare number uses each flag's default unit (seconds\nfor --interval/--timeout/--debounce, minutes for --ready-delay/--stall-timeout); decimals are allowed only with\nan explicit unit (4.5m).\nEach WAIT tick writes an explicit still-running line to stderr by default; --quiet-status prints only changed WAIT snapshots, and --verbose emits detailed per-tick lines.\nFIX_CODE debounce writes a remaining-seconds line to stderr. --timeout does not cut an in-flight debounce short.\nWith --until-terminal, --timeout is ignored for WAIT ticks and polling continues until FIX_CODE, CANCEL, or ESCALATE.\n\nExit codes: same as iterate (the final tick's action/reason decides the code).\n  0   CANCEL (merged or ready-delay elapsed)\n  10  WAIT (including a WAIT returned by --timeout)\n  11  MARK_READY\n  12  FIX_CODE\n  13  ESCALATE\n  14  CANCEL (closed without merging)\n  A command/validation/GitHub failure exits with a sysexits.h code instead (see docs/exit-codes.md).";
+    readonly iterate: "pr-shepherd iterate\n\nRun one iterate tick for a pull request. The no-subcommand form polls; use this subcommand for a single tick.\nThe output contains one action and an action-specific ## Instructions section.\n\nUsage:\n  pr-shepherd iterate [PR] [iterate-flags]\n\nIterate flags:\n  --ready-delay <duration>       Settle window before a clean PR cancels. Bare number = minutes. Example: 15m.\n  --stall-timeout <duration>     Escalate repeated unchanged failures after this duration. Bare number = minutes. 0 disables.\n  --no-auto-mark-ready           Do not convert draft PRs to ready for review.\n  --no-auto-cancel-actionable    Legacy no-op; workflow runs are never cancelled.\n  --merge                        Shepherd through readiness, then emit a merge or merge-queue command.\n  --format text|json             Output Markdown text or JSON. Default: text.\n  --verbose                      Include verbose iterate fields.\n  --help, -h                     Print this help and exit before GitHub, git, config, or log I/O.\n\nDurations accept s/m/h suffixes: 30s, 4.5m, 1h. A bare number is minutes; decimals are allowed only with an explicit unit (4.5m).\n\nActions:\n  WAIT        No immediate action; continue with the next poll.\n  MARK_READY  Draft PR was marked ready; continue with the next poll.\n  FIX_CODE    Agent action is required; follow the instructions, then continue polling.\n  CANCEL      Stop polling: merged/closed or ready-delay elapsed.\n  ESCALATE    Stop polling until a human provides direction.\n  MERGE       Run the emitted merge/queue command, then continue monitoring.\n\nExit codes:\n  0   CANCEL (merged or ready-delay elapsed)\n  10  WAIT\n  11  MARK_READY\n  12  FIX_CODE\n  13  ESCALATE\n  14  CANCEL (closed without merging)\n  15  MERGE\n  A command/validation/GitHub failure exits with a sysexits.h code instead (see docs/exit-codes.md).";
+    readonly poll: "pr-shepherd poll\n\nRun iterate repeatedly for WAIT ticks and during the FIX_CODE debounce window. Print only the\nfinal tick to stdout.\nPoll exits as soon as iterate returns MARK_READY, CANCEL, or ESCALATE, or when timeout\nreturns the last WAIT result. FIX_CODE starts a --debounce settle window (default 1m): poll keeps\niterating at --interval, then runs one more tick after the window and returns that result.\nWith --until-terminal or --merge, poll also continues through MARK_READY.\n\nUsage:\n  pr-shepherd poll [PR] [poll-flags] [iterate-flags]\n\nPoll flags:\n  --interval <duration>          Sleep between WAIT ticks. Bare number = seconds. Default: 60s.\n  --timeout <duration>           Maximum wall-clock wait for WAIT ticks. Bare number = seconds. Default: 4.5m.\n  --debounce <duration>          Settle window after first FIX_CODE before returning. Bare number = seconds. Default: 60s. 0 disables.\n  --quiet-status                 During WAIT polling, print only changed status snapshots.\n  --until-terminal               Continue through WAIT/MARK_READY until FIX_CODE/CANCEL/ESCALATE.\n\nForwarded iterate flags:\n  --ready-delay <duration>       Settle window before a clean PR cancels. Bare number = minutes. Example: 15m.\n  --stall-timeout <duration>     Escalate repeated unchanged failures after this duration. Bare number = minutes. 0 disables.\n  --no-auto-mark-ready           Do not convert draft PRs to ready for review.\n  --no-auto-cancel-actionable    Legacy no-op; workflow runs are never cancelled.\n  --merge                        Shepherd through readiness, then emit a merge or merge-queue command.\n  --format text|json             Output Markdown text or JSON. Default: text.\n  --verbose                      Include verbose iterate fields and detailed per-tick lines.\n  --help, -h                     Print this help and exit before GitHub, git, config, or log I/O.\n\nDurations accept s/m/h suffixes: 30s, 4.5m, 1h. A bare number uses each flag's default unit (seconds\nfor --interval/--timeout/--debounce, minutes for --ready-delay/--stall-timeout); decimals are allowed only with\nan explicit unit (4.5m).\nEach WAIT tick writes an explicit still-running line to stderr by default; --quiet-status prints only changed WAIT snapshots, and --verbose emits detailed per-tick lines.\nFIX_CODE debounce writes a remaining-seconds line to stderr. --timeout does not cut an in-flight debounce short.\nWith --until-terminal, --timeout is ignored for WAIT ticks and polling continues until FIX_CODE, MERGE, CANCEL, or ESCALATE. With --merge, --timeout still bounds WAIT ticks; it only continues through MARK_READY while polling remains within that timeout.\n\nExit codes: same as iterate (the final tick's action/reason decides the code).\n  0   CANCEL (merged or ready-delay elapsed)\n  10  WAIT (including a WAIT returned by --timeout)\n  11  MARK_READY\n  12  FIX_CODE\n  13  ESCALATE\n  14  CANCEL (closed without merging)\n  15  MERGE\n  A command/validation/GitHub failure exits with a sysexits.h code instead (see docs/exit-codes.md).";
     readonly clean: `pr-shepherd clean
 
 Remove pr-shepherd state files from PR_SHEPHERD_STATE_DIR.

package/bin/cli/help-command-pages.mjs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export const COMMAND_USAGE = {
     default: DEFAULT_USAGE,
     apply: `pr-shepherd apply
 
-Apply a review mutation, mark changed files as viewed, or append a PR journal item.
+Apply a review mutation, select changed files for authorization diagnostics, or append a PR journal item.
 
 Usage:
   pr-shepherd apply review [PR] [review-flags]
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ At least one action flag is required.
 --help, -h                      Print this help and exit before GitHub I/O.`,
     "apply files": `pr-shepherd apply files
 
-Mark changed files as viewed in the GitHub pull request diff.
+Select changed files and report that viewed-state authorization cannot be verified.
+No file viewed-state mutation is attempted.
 
 Usage:
   pr-shepherd apply files [PR] [files...] [--tests] [--match REGEX]
@@ -142,7 +143,8 @@ Flags:
   --message <text>                Reply/dismiss message. Required with --reply-thread-ids
                                   or --dismiss-review-ids.
   --require-sha <sha>             Wait until GitHub reports this PR head SHA before mutating.
-                                  Must be a full 40-character lowercase hex SHA. Use $(git rev-parse HEAD).
+                                  Must be a full 40-character lowercase hex SHA. Local HEAD is valid
+                                  only when it equals the current remote PR head.
   --format text|json              Output format. Default: text.
   --help, -h                      Print this help and exit before GitHub I/O.
 
@@ -177,7 +179,8 @@ Exit codes:
   See docs/exit-codes.md for the full sysexits.h table.`,
     "mark-files-as-viewed": `pr-shepherd mark-files-as-viewed
 
-Mark changed files as viewed in the GitHub pull request diff.
+Deprecated compatibility alias for selection-only file-view authorization diagnostics.
+No file viewed-state mutation is attempted.
 
 Usage:
   pr-shepherd mark-files-as-viewed [PR] [files...] [--tests] [--match REGEX]

package/bin/cli/help-iterate-poll-pages.d.mts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export declare const ITERATE_USAGE = "pr-shepherd iterate\n\nRun one iterate tick for a pull request. The no-subcommand form polls; use this subcommand for a single tick.\nThe output contains one action and an action-specific ## Instructions section.\n\nUsage:\n  pr-shepherd iterate [PR] [iterate-flags]\n\nIterate flags:\n  --ready-delay <duration>       Settle window before a clean PR cancels. Bare number = minutes. Example: 15m.\n  --stall-timeout <duration>     Escalate repeated unchanged failures after this duration. Bare number = minutes. 0 disables.\n  --no-auto-mark-ready           Do not convert draft PRs to ready for review.\n  --no-auto-cancel-actionable    Do not cancel in-progress runs before actionable fixes.\n  --format text|json             Output Markdown text or JSON. Default: text.\n  --verbose                      Include verbose iterate fields.\n  --help, -h                     Print this help and exit before GitHub, git, config, or log I/O.\n\nDurations accept s/m/h suffixes: 30s, 4.5m, 1h. A bare number is minutes; decimals are allowed only with an explicit unit (4.5m).\n\nActions:\n  WAIT        No immediate action; continue with the next poll.\n  MARK_READY  Draft PR was marked ready; continue with the next poll.\n  FIX_CODE    Agent action is required; follow the instructions, then continue polling.\n  CANCEL      Stop polling: merged/closed or ready-delay elapsed.\n  ESCALATE    Stop polling until a human provides direction.\n\nExit codes:\n  0   CANCEL (merged or ready-delay elapsed)\n  10  WAIT\n  11  MARK_READY\n  12  FIX_CODE\n  13  ESCALATE\n  14  CANCEL (closed without merging)\n  A command/validation/GitHub failure exits with a sysexits.h code instead (see docs/exit-codes.md).";
-export declare const POLL_USAGE = "pr-shepherd poll\n\nRun iterate repeatedly for WAIT ticks and during the FIX_CODE debounce window. Print only the\nfinal tick to stdout.\nPoll exits as soon as iterate returns MARK_READY, CANCEL, or ESCALATE, or when timeout\nreturns the last WAIT result. FIX_CODE starts a --debounce settle window (default 1m): poll keeps\niterating at --interval, then runs one more tick after the window and returns that result.\nWith --until-terminal, poll also continues through MARK_READY.\n\nUsage:\n  pr-shepherd poll [PR] [poll-flags] [iterate-flags]\n\nPoll flags:\n  --interval <duration>          Sleep between WAIT ticks. Bare number = seconds. Default: 60s.\n  --timeout <duration>           Maximum wall-clock wait for WAIT ticks. Bare number = seconds. Default: 4.5m.\n  --debounce <duration>          Settle window after first FIX_CODE before returning. Bare number = seconds. Default: 60s. 0 disables.\n  --quiet-status                 During WAIT polling, print only changed status snapshots.\n  --until-terminal               Continue through WAIT/MARK_READY until FIX_CODE/CANCEL/ESCALATE.\n\nForwarded iterate flags:\n  --ready-delay <duration>       Settle window before a clean PR cancels. Bare number = minutes. Example: 15m.\n  --stall-timeout <duration>     Escalate repeated unchanged failures after this duration. Bare number = minutes. 0 disables.\n  --no-auto-mark-ready           Do not convert draft PRs to ready for review.\n  --no-auto-cancel-actionable    Do not cancel in-progress runs before actionable fixes.\n  --format text|json             Output Markdown text or JSON. Default: text.\n  --verbose                      Include verbose iterate fields and detailed per-tick lines.\n  --help, -h                     Print this help and exit before GitHub, git, config, or log I/O.\n\nDurations accept s/m/h suffixes: 30s, 4.5m, 1h. A bare number uses each flag's default unit (seconds\nfor --interval/--timeout/--debounce, minutes for --ready-delay/--stall-timeout); decimals are allowed only with\nan explicit unit (4.5m).\nEach WAIT tick writes an explicit still-running line to stderr by default; --quiet-status prints only changed WAIT snapshots, and --verbose emits detailed per-tick lines.\nFIX_CODE debounce writes a remaining-seconds line to stderr. --timeout does not cut an in-flight debounce short.\nWith --until-terminal, --timeout is ignored for WAIT ticks and polling continues until FIX_CODE, CANCEL, or ESCALATE.\n\nExit codes: same as iterate (the final tick's action/reason decides the code).\n  0   CANCEL (merged or ready-delay elapsed)\n  10  WAIT (including a WAIT returned by --timeout)\n  11  MARK_READY\n  12  FIX_CODE\n  13  ESCALATE\n  14  CANCEL (closed without merging)\n  A command/validation/GitHub failure exits with a sysexits.h code instead (see docs/exit-codes.md).";
+export declare const ITERATE_USAGE = "pr-shepherd iterate\n\nRun one iterate tick for a pull request. The no-subcommand form polls; use this subcommand for a single tick.\nThe output contains one action and an action-specific ## Instructions section.\n\nUsage:\n  pr-shepherd iterate [PR] [iterate-flags]\n\nIterate flags:\n  --ready-delay <duration>       Settle window before a clean PR cancels. Bare number = minutes. Example: 15m.\n  --stall-timeout <duration>     Escalate repeated unchanged failures after this duration. Bare number = minutes. 0 disables.\n  --no-auto-mark-ready           Do not convert draft PRs to ready for review.\n  --no-auto-cancel-actionable    Legacy no-op; workflow runs are never cancelled.\n  --merge                        Shepherd through readiness, then emit a merge or merge-queue command.\n  --format text|json             Output Markdown text or JSON. Default: text.\n  --verbose                      Include verbose iterate fields.\n  --help, -h                     Print this help and exit before GitHub, git, config, or log I/O.\n\nDurations accept s/m/h suffixes: 30s, 4.5m, 1h. A bare number is minutes; decimals are allowed only with an explicit unit (4.5m).\n\nActions:\n  WAIT        No immediate action; continue with the next poll.\n  MARK_READY  Draft PR was marked ready; continue with the next poll.\n  FIX_CODE    Agent action is required; follow the instructions, then continue polling.\n  CANCEL      Stop polling: merged/closed or ready-delay elapsed.\n  ESCALATE    Stop polling until a human provides direction.\n  MERGE       Run the emitted merge/queue command, then continue monitoring.\n\nExit codes:\n  0   CANCEL (merged or ready-delay elapsed)\n  10  WAIT\n  11  MARK_READY\n  12  FIX_CODE\n  13  ESCALATE\n  14  CANCEL (closed without merging)\n  15  MERGE\n  A command/validation/GitHub failure exits with a sysexits.h code instead (see docs/exit-codes.md).";
+export declare const POLL_USAGE = "pr-shepherd poll\n\nRun iterate repeatedly for WAIT ticks and during the FIX_CODE debounce window. Print only the\nfinal tick to stdout.\nPoll exits as soon as iterate returns MARK_READY, CANCEL, or ESCALATE, or when timeout\nreturns the last WAIT result. FIX_CODE starts a --debounce settle window (default 1m): poll keeps\niterating at --interval, then runs one more tick after the window and returns that result.\nWith --until-terminal or --merge, poll also continues through MARK_READY.\n\nUsage:\n  pr-shepherd poll [PR] [poll-flags] [iterate-flags]\n\nPoll flags:\n  --interval <duration>          Sleep between WAIT ticks. Bare number = seconds. Default: 60s.\n  --timeout <duration>           Maximum wall-clock wait for WAIT ticks. Bare number = seconds. Default: 4.5m.\n  --debounce <duration>          Settle window after first FIX_CODE before returning. Bare number = seconds. Default: 60s. 0 disables.\n  --quiet-status                 During WAIT polling, print only changed status snapshots.\n  --until-terminal               Continue through WAIT/MARK_READY until FIX_CODE/CANCEL/ESCALATE.\n\nForwarded iterate flags:\n  --ready-delay <duration>       Settle window before a clean PR cancels. Bare number = minutes. Example: 15m.\n  --stall-timeout <duration>     Escalate repeated unchanged failures after this duration. Bare number = minutes. 0 disables.\n  --no-auto-mark-ready           Do not convert draft PRs to ready for review.\n  --no-auto-cancel-actionable    Legacy no-op; workflow runs are never cancelled.\n  --merge                        Shepherd through readiness, then emit a merge or merge-queue command.\n  --format text|json             Output Markdown text or JSON. Default: text.\n  --verbose                      Include verbose iterate fields and detailed per-tick lines.\n  --help, -h                     Print this help and exit before GitHub, git, config, or log I/O.\n\nDurations accept s/m/h suffixes: 30s, 4.5m, 1h. A bare number uses each flag's default unit (seconds\nfor --interval/--timeout/--debounce, minutes for --ready-delay/--stall-timeout); decimals are allowed only with\nan explicit unit (4.5m).\nEach WAIT tick writes an explicit still-running line to stderr by default; --quiet-status prints only changed WAIT snapshots, and --verbose emits detailed per-tick lines.\nFIX_CODE debounce writes a remaining-seconds line to stderr. --timeout does not cut an in-flight debounce short.\nWith --until-terminal, --timeout is ignored for WAIT ticks and polling continues until FIX_CODE, MERGE, CANCEL, or ESCALATE. With --merge, --timeout still bounds WAIT ticks; it only continues through MARK_READY while polling remains within that timeout.\n\nExit codes: same as iterate (the final tick's action/reason decides the code).\n  0   CANCEL (merged or ready-delay elapsed)\n  10  WAIT (including a WAIT returned by --timeout)\n  11  MARK_READY\n  12  FIX_CODE\n  13  ESCALATE\n  14  CANCEL (closed without merging)\n  15  MERGE\n  A command/validation/GitHub failure exits with a sysexits.h code instead (see docs/exit-codes.md).";
 /** Public help page for the default PR polling invocation. */
 export declare const DEFAULT_USAGE: string;