Merge branch 'master' into feat/issue-522-conflict-fix-classification

skills/llm-project-workflow/templates/pr-queue-cleanup.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Rules:
   reviewing a second PR after a terminal mutation in this run.
 - After REQUEST_CHANGES: stop. After APPROVED: merge only this PR and only if
   operator explicitly authorized merge for this PR in this run.
-- Report Next suggested PR without continuing to it.
+- Report Next suggested PR without continuing to it. If the PR queue is empty, look at approvals, or issues next.
 
 Operator PR list (optional): <pr numbers or "oldest eligible from inventory">
 Merge authorized for selected PR in this run: <true|false>

skills/llm-project-workflow/templates/review-pr.md

@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ Repo name disambiguation (Gitea-Tools blind review hardening):
   `pr_inventory_trust_gate.status`, trust-gate reasons, corroboration,
   remote/owner/repo/state filter, and the inventory MCP profile. A recent merge
   commit is not valid corroboration. Author-bound sessions must not present
-  reviewer queue inventory as a reviewer decision.
+  reviewer queue inventory as a reviewer decision. If the PR queue is empty,
+  look at approvals, or issues next.
 
 Load the canonical workflow first:
 `skills/llm-project-workflow/workflows/review-merge-pr.md` (task mode: review-merge-pr).
@@ -126,4 +127,14 @@ including the review/merge role fields: Selected PR, Reviewer eligibility,
 Pinned reviewed head, Review decision, Merge result, Linked issue status,
 Cleanup status. If you could not merge, name the exact gate. Reports missing
 the handoff are downgraded (review_proofs.assess_controller_handoff).
+
+Baseline failure proof (#533): if a validation command exits non-zero, do NOT
+call it a clean pass. Only label a failure "baseline"/"pre-existing" with
+pre-merge proof — the failure reproduced on the PR's pre-merge base commit, or a
+documented known-failure record predating the PR. Reproducing on current
+(post-merge) master is "current-master failure reproduced", NOT baseline proof.
+State: base commit, tested commit, command, exit status, failure signature.
+Use one label: clean pass / current-master failure reproduced / pre-merge
+baseline-proven failure / unresolved regression risk
+(final_report_validator: reviewer.premerge_baseline_proof).
 ```

skills/llm-project-workflow/workflows/pr-queue-cleanup.md

@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ claim. Select exactly one PR according to project queue ordering rules
 PRs only with live per-PR proof. No multi-PR validation and no batch report
 may substitute for per-PR proof.
 
+If the open PR queue is empty:
+* First, look at **Approvals** next: check if there are open PRs with pending/completed approvals requiring attention or merge.
+* Next, look at **Issues** next: check if there are unresolved open issues requiring action/fixes.
+
 ## 4. Terminal mutation chain
 
 `pr_queue_cleanup.resolve_cleanup_run_state` is the authority:

skills/llm-project-workflow/workflows/review-merge-pr.md

@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ If queue ordering cannot be proven, stop and produce a recovery handoff.
 
 ## 10. Select the next actionable PR using project rules
 
+If the open PR queue is empty:
+* First, look at approvals next to see if there are pending approvals or approved PRs that need attention/merge.
+* Next, look at issues next to see if there are open issues requiring action/fixes.
+
 Do not review your own PR.
 
 Do not review stale, draft, blocked, duplicate, already-owned, dependency-blocked, already-landed, already-requested-changes work unless the rules explicitly allow it.