Merge branch 'master' into docs/issue-656-mcp-restart-governance

The Related section and cross-reference lines described #652, #653, #630, #642,
and #591 by roles they do not hold. Align each description with the linked
issue's actual title and scope:

- #652 is the Control Plane Web Console product vision (restart controls live in
  its capability area A), not a restart-specific vision.
- #653 is the console phased-delivery roadmap; restart controls are Phase 2.
- #630 is the manual process-kill contamination guard, not the coordinator; the
  coordinator remains an unimplemented later child of #655.
- #642 is the sanctioned restart / graceful reload console UX.
- #591 is auto-restart on master advance (closed); only #584 is transport-flap
  reconnect. They were previously collapsed into one transport-recovery label.

Documentation-only wording change. Policy IDs RG-01..RG-08, the policy version
restart-governance/v1, the authorization matrix, and every normative statement
are unchanged.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <[email protected]>

docs/architecture/mcp-restart-governance.md

@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+# ADR: MCP restart governance and authorization policy
+
+- **Status:** Accepted (policy effective immediately for LLM and operator sessions; enforcement tooling may lag)
+- **Date:** 2026-07-23
+- **Tracking issue:** [#656](https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools/issues/656)
+- **Policy version:** `restart-governance/v1`
+- **Related:**
+  - Umbrella: [#655](https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools/issues/655) — governed MCP restart coordination and zero-disruption recovery
+  - Vision: [#652](https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools/issues/652) — MCP Control Plane Web Console product vision (§A system health and process control)
+  - Roadmap: [#653](https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools/issues/653) — Control Plane Web Console phased delivery (Phase 2 restart controls)
+  - Contamination guard: [#630](https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools/issues/630) — blocks manual process-kill recovery
+  - Console restart UX: [#642](https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools/issues/642) — sanctioned restart and graceful reload
+  - Existing restart / reconnect paths to inventory: [#591](https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools/issues/591) — auto-restart on master advance (closed); [#584](https://gitea.prgs.cc/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools/issues/584) — host auto-reconnect on transport flap
+  - Stable-control runtime split: `docs/architecture/mcp-stable-control-runtime-policy-adr.md` (#615)
+  - Client-namespace health: `docs/mcp-namespace-health.md` (#543)
+  - Reconnect-only EOF recovery: `docs/mcp-namespace-eof-recovery.md`
+
+## 1. Context
+
+The Gitea MCP server is the **control plane** for real issue and PR mutations
+(create, comment, lock, review, merge, reconcile). The same process serves every
+role namespace (`gitea-author`, `gitea-reviewer`, `gitea-merger`,
+`gitea-reconciler`, `gitea-controller`) and holds the in-memory capability-gate
+code loaded at startup.
+
+Restarting that process is destructive to concurrent work:
+
+- It resets every session's identity, preflight, and capability-lease binding.
+- It can interrupt a mutation mid-critical-section (a lock acquire, a review
+  submit, a merge), leaving durable state half-written.
+- Relaunching from the wrong checkout or worktree silently changes which code
+  the control plane runs, defeating master-parity gates (#420 / #615).
+
+Today there is **no durable written policy** stating who may restart MCP, under
+what conditions, that restart is a last resort, and how controller approval,
+automated safety gates, and break-glass interact. Operators and LLM sessions
+therefore invent restart behavior ad hoc, which makes concurrent multi-role work
+unsafe. #630 and #642 need this policy as their backbone.
+
+This ADR defines that policy. It does **not** implement coordinator code or HA
+multi-instance restart (those are later children of #655).
+
+## 2. Decision
+
+### 2.1 v1 decision (recorded)
+
+**Restart authority in v1 is `controller approval + automated safety gates`.**
+
+A restart of the stable control runtime is authorized only when **both** hold:
+
+1. A **controller** role explicitly approves the restart, recording an audit
+   entry (who, why, scope, affected sessions), **and**
+2. The **automated safety gates** pass: a completed drain acknowledgement (no
+   affected session is mid-critical-section) or a declared break-glass incident
+   (§2.5).
+
+Quorum among multiple controllers is **not** required day-one. It is deferred
+unless a later investigation (tracked under #653) proves single-controller
+approval is insufficient. This ADR records the v1 decision so enforcement code
+(#630) has a fixed target; changing it requires a superseding ADR.
+
+### 2.2 Restart is a last resort — the recovery ladder
+
+Restart is the **last** rung. Before any restart, exhaust the narrower
+recoveries, in order:
+
+1. **Reconnect** the IDE/client MCP namespace (transport EOF, `client is
+   closing: EOF`, transient `#584` flap). No process change. See
+   `docs/mcp-namespace-eof-recovery.md`.
+2. **Refresh / rebind** the session workspace: re-run `gitea_whoami`,
+   `gitea_resolve_task_capability`, and pass an explicit validated
+   `worktree_path`. Fixes stale session context without touching the process.
+3. **Scoped restart** of a single misbehaving namespace/service (where the
+   deployment supports per-service restart) rather than the whole control plane.
+4. **Full restart** of the stable control runtime process — operator-owned,
+   controller-approved, drained.
+5. **Host / infrastructure restart** — the broadest action; same authorization
+   as a full restart plus infrastructure ownership.
+
+A session **must** try rungs 1–2 and record why they were insufficient before
+requesting a restart at rung 3 or above. Skipping straight to restart is a
+policy violation.
+
+### 2.3 Authorization matrix
+
+| Role | Reconnect (1) | Refresh/rebind (2) | Scoped restart (3) | Full restart (4) | Host restart (5) |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| **author** | self | self | request only | **forbidden** | forbidden |
+| **reviewer** | self | self | request only | **forbidden** | forbidden |
+| **merger** | self | self | request only | **forbidden** | forbidden |
+| **reconciler** | self | self | request only | **forbidden** | forbidden |
+| **controller** | self | self | **approve** (+gates) | **approve** (+gates) | request to operator |
+| **operator** | self | self | execute (controller-approved) | execute (controller-approved) | execute (controller-approved) |
+| **admin** | self | self | execute | execute | execute (break-glass) |
+
+Legend: *self* = may perform for its own client session; *request only* = may
+raise a restart request but not authorize or execute it; *approve* = may
+authorize under §2.1 gates; *execute* = may perform the process action after the
+authorization is recorded.
+
+Key invariants:
+
+- **No LLM worker role (author/reviewer/merger/reconciler) may perform or
+  authorize a full or host restart.** They may only reconnect/rebind their own
+  client and file a restart request.
+- **Controller approval authorizes; operator/admin executes.** The approving
+  controller and the executing operator may be the same human, but both the
+  approval and the execution are audited.
+- Privileged process actions (full restart, host restart) are reserved to
+  **operator/admin**, never to an automated worker.
+
+### 2.4 Approved conditions
+
+A restart at rung 3+ is approved only under one of these recorded conditions:
+
+- **No affected sessions:** the control plane has no live session that would be
+  interrupted (verified, not assumed).
+- **Full drain acknowledged:** every affected session has drained
+  (no open critical section — no held mutation lease mid-write) and the drain is
+  acknowledged in the audit record.
+- **Controller + gates:** controller approval plus passing automated safety
+  gates (§2.1), the standard v1 path.
+- **Quorum:** not required in v1; reserved for a future superseding ADR.
+- **Break-glass:** an incident-backed emergency exception (§2.5).
+
+Restart **never** bypasses mutation gates mid-critical-section. Drain before
+restart is mandatory except under break-glass with a declared incident.
+
+### 2.5 Break-glass
+
+Break-glass is a **separate, narrower** authorization path for emergencies where
+the normal drain-and-approve path cannot complete (e.g. the control plane is
+wedged and cannot drain).
+
+Break-glass conditions:
+
+- A declared incident record exists (id, timestamp, declarer) **before** the
+  action.
+- The action is taken by **operator or admin** authority only — never by an LLM
+  worker role, and never unilaterally by an operator with active peers when a
+  controller is reachable.
+- The scope is the minimum necessary rung of the ladder.
+- A **mandatory post-hoc audit** entry is filed: what was restarted, why the
+  normal path was impossible, which sessions were affected, and the incident id.
+
+Break-glass suspends the drain requirement, not the audit requirement.
+
+### 2.6 Explicit prohibitions
+
+- **A unilateral LLM or operator full restart while active peer sessions
+  exist is forbidden.** An LLM worker role must not kill, restart, or relaunch
+  the MCP process; a lone operator must not full-restart over live peer work
+  without controller approval or a break-glass incident.
+- Process-kill recovery is forbidden as a routine tool (#630). This ADR does not
+  introduce a kill path.
+- Ambiguous policy state **denies** restart (§4).
+
+## 3. Security requirements
+
+- Full restart and host restart are **privileged**; only operator/admin execute
+  them, only after a controller approval or break-glass incident is recorded.
+- Break-glass is a distinct authorization path with its own audit mandate; it is
+  never the default and never silent.
+- **Every approval and every restart action is audited** (who approved, who
+  executed, scope, affected sessions, condition, policy version). No restart is
+  authorized without a durable audit entry.
+
+## 4. Failure behavior
+
+**Ambiguous policy → deny restart.** If it cannot be established that a
+restart is authorized under §2 — unknown affected-session state, missing
+controller approval, absent break-glass incident, or an unclassifiable request —
+the safe action is to **refuse** the restart and stop with a recovery report,
+never to restart on assumption.
+
+## 5. Policy IDs (for enforcement code)
+
+Enforcement code — the restart coordinator (a later child of #655), the #630
+contamination guard, and the #642 console restart UX — binds to these stable
+policy identifiers rather than to prose:
+
+| Policy ID | Statement |
+|---|---|
+| `RG-01` | Restart is last resort; rungs 1–2 must be tried and recorded first (§2.2). |
+| `RG-02` | v1 authority = controller approval + automated safety gates (§2.1). |
+| `RG-03` | No LLM worker role performs or authorizes full/host restart (§2.3). |
+| `RG-04` | Full/host restart executed by operator/admin only, post approval (§2.3). |
+| `RG-05` | Drain before restart is mandatory except break-glass with incident (§2.4). |
+| `RG-06` | Break-glass requires a pre-declared incident and post-hoc audit (§2.5). |
+| `RG-07` | Unilateral LLM/operator full restart with active peers is forbidden (§2.6). |
+| `RG-08` | Ambiguous policy state denies restart (§4). |
+
+The `restart-governance/v1` **policy version** field is emitted on future
+restart audit events so approvals can be reconciled against the policy revision
+in force.
+
+## 6. Dogfooding
+
+Gitea-Tools governs its own MCP control plane by this policy. Author, reviewer,
+merger, and reconciler sessions operating on this repository use the recovery
+ladder (§2.2) — reconnect and rebind, never self-restart — and any real restart
+of the Gitea-Tools stable control runtime follows the controller-approval +
+drain path defined here.
+
+## 7. Acceptance and cross-links
+
+This ADR is the authoritative restart-governance policy. It **must** stay
+cross-linked from the safety model and the web-console deployment boundary:
+
+- `docs/safety-model.md` § Process restart governance references this ADR.
+- `docs/webui-deployment.md` references this ADR for restart/reload disposition.
+
+It is linked to its issue lineage — umbrella **#655**, vision **#652**, roadmap
+**#653**, contamination guard **#630**, and console restart UX **#642** — in
+§ Related above.
+
+## 8. Non-goals
+
+- Implementing the restart coordinator or approval state machine (#630, later
+  children of #655).
+- Implementing HA multi-instance restart or quorum machinery.
+- Introducing any process-kill or auto-restart tool; existing auto-restart
+  behavior must be inventoried before any new restart tool is enabled.

docs/safety-model.md

@@ -46,3 +46,17 @@ If shell helpers are unavailable and MCP commit cannot run, stop with a recovery
 report (restart session, clear hung terminals, use MCP-native commit). See
 [`llm-workflow-runbooks.md`](llm-workflow-runbooks.md) § MCP-native commit path
 (#260) and agent temp artifact cleanup (#261).
+
+## 7. Process restart governance
+
+Restarting the MCP control-plane process is destructive to concurrent multi-role
+work and is governed by a dedicated policy. Restart is a **last resort** behind
+narrower recoveries (reconnect, rebind), full/host restart is reserved to
+operator/admin under **controller approval + automated safety gates**, a
+unilateral LLM or operator full restart with active peers is **forbidden**, and
+ambiguous policy state **denies** restart. Break-glass is a separate,
+incident-backed path with a mandatory audit.
+
+See [`architecture/mcp-restart-governance.md`](architecture/mcp-restart-governance.md)
+(#656) for the authorization matrix, the recovery ladder, break-glass
+conditions, and the `RG-01`–`RG-08` policy IDs.

docs/webui-deployment.md

@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ shipped to the browser.
 assumption paths, and the client-secret policy. Use it to verify an instance is
 configured for internal-only operation.
 
+## Process restart / reload disposition
+
+The console never exposes a restart or reload control; process restart of the
+MCP control-plane runtime is governed separately. Restart is a last resort behind
+reconnect/rebind, full restart is operator/admin-only under controller approval
+plus safety gates, and break-glass is an incident-backed path. See
+[`architecture/mcp-restart-governance.md`](architecture/mcp-restart-governance.md)
+(#656).
+
 ## Non-goals (MVP)
 
 - Full SSO or session login in the UI

gitea_mcp_server.py

@@ -440,32 +440,13 @@ def _session_author_lock_worktree() -> str | None:
 
     Used to derive the author mutation workspace when no explicit
     ``worktree_path`` or env binding is provided. Never invents a path.
-
-    #864: a session pointer whose owner PID is dead and is not this process
-    must not force workspace binding for other issues — rebind is required for
-    that issue, and a stale dead-owner pointer must not poison unrelated work.
     """
     try:
         lock = issue_lock_store.read_session_issue_lock() or {}
     except Exception:
         return None
     path = (lock.get("worktree_path") or "").strip()
-    if not path:
+    return path or None
-        return None
-    pid = lock.get("session_pid")
-    if pid is None:
-        pid = lock.get("pid")
-    try:
-        pid_i = int(pid) if pid is not None else None
-    except (TypeError, ValueError):
-        pid_i = None
-    if (
-        pid_i is not None
-        and pid_i != os.getpid()
-        and not issue_lock_store.is_process_alive(pid_i)
-    ):
-        return None
-    return path
 
 
 def _resolve_preflight_workspace_path(worktree_path: str | None = None) -> str:
@@ -2050,7 +2031,6 @@ import issue_lock_store  # noqa: E402
 import issue_lock_adoption  # noqa: E402
 import issue_lock_recovery  # noqa: E402
 import issue_lock_renewal  # noqa: E402
-import dirty_same_claimant_session_rebind  # noqa: E402  # #864
 import stacked_pr_support  # noqa: E402
 import merge_approval_gate  # noqa: E402
 import review_quarantine  # noqa: E402  # #695 contaminated formal-review quarantine
@@ -4362,263 +4342,6 @@ def gitea_lock_issue(
     return result
 
 
-@mcp.tool()
-def gitea_rebind_dirty_same_claimant_author_session(
-    issue_number: int,
-    branch_name: str,
-    worktree_path: str,
-    old_pid: int,
-    expected_local_head: str,
-    expected_remote_head: str,
-    expected_dirty_paths: list[str],
-    expected_fingerprints: dict,
-    remote: str = "dadeschools",
-    host: str | None = None,
-    org: str | None = None,
-    repo: str | None = None,
-    dry_run: bool = False,
-    authorize_reconciler_execute: bool = False,
-) -> dict:
-    """Rebind a dirty registered issue worktree to this session (#864).
-
-    Sanctioned only when every pin agrees: same claimant, dead old_pid matching
-    the durable lock, matching local/remote heads, exact dirty path set, and
-    per-path sha256 fingerprints. Preserves every tracked/untracked byte.
-    Does not sync remote, create recovery worktrees, clean, reset, or move heads.
-
-    Role gate:
-    * author — must match the lock claimant identity/profile
-    * reconciler — execute only when ``authorize_reconciler_execute=True``
-    * reviewer/merger — always refuse
-
-    ``gitea.issue.comment`` (author map entry) is required for mutation; dry_run
-    still assesses fully but writes nothing. Permission alone is never ownership
-    proof — every pin is re-checked server-side.
-
-    Args:
-        issue_number: Tracking issue number on the durable lock.
-        branch_name: Exact locked branch name.
-        worktree_path: Registered dirty worktree path (must be under branches/).
-        old_pid: Dead owner PID recorded on the lock (must match session_pid/pid).
-        expected_local_head: Full local HEAD sha the caller observed.
-        expected_remote_head: Full remote-tracking HEAD sha the caller observed.
-        expected_dirty_paths: Exact set of dirty relative paths (tracked+untracked).
-        expected_fingerprints: Map of relative path -> sha256 hex of file bytes.
-        remote: Known instance — 'dadeschools' or 'prgs'.
-        host/org/repo: Optional target overrides (validated against binding).
-        dry_run: When true, assess only (no lock/session writes).
-        authorize_reconciler_execute: Reconciler-only execute gate.
-    """
-    role = _profile_role_kind(get_profile())
-    role_norm = (role or "").strip().lower()
-
-    # Permission: authors need comment; dry_run assess is reachable under read
-    # for diagnosis, but execute always needs comment. Reconciler execute also
-    # needs comment when authorized.
-    if dry_run:
-        read_block = _profile_operation_gate("gitea.read")
-        if read_block:
-            return {
-                "success": False,
-                "dry_run": True,
-                "reasons": read_block,
-                "permission_report": _permission_block_report("gitea.read"),
-            }
-    else:
-        blocked = _profile_permission_block(
-            task_capability_map.required_permission(
-                "rebind_dirty_same_claimant_author_session"
-            ),
-            issue_number=issue_number,
-            remote=remote,
-            host=host,
-            org=org,
-            repo=repo,
-            org_explicit=org is not None,
-            repo_explicit=repo is not None,
-        )
-        if blocked:
-            return blocked
-
-    if role_norm in {"reviewer", "merger"}:
-        return {
-            "success": False,
-            "dry_run": bool(dry_run),
-            "outcome": dirty_same_claimant_session_rebind.REFUSED,
-            "reasons": [
-                f"role '{role_norm}' cannot rebind dirty same-claimant author "
-                "sessions (fail closed)"
-            ],
-        }
-    if role_norm == "reconciler" and not authorize_reconciler_execute and not dry_run:
-        return {
-            "success": False,
-            "dry_run": False,
-            "outcome": dirty_same_claimant_session_rebind.REFUSED,
-            "reasons": [
-                "reconciler role requires authorize_reconciler_execute=True "
-                "to execute dirty same-claimant rebind (fail closed)"
-            ],
-        }
-
-    h, o, r = _resolve(remote, host, org, repo)
-    try:
-        identity = _authenticated_username(h)
-    except Exception:
-        identity = None
-    profile = get_profile()
-    profile_name = profile.get("profile_name")
-
-    existing = _load_existing_issue_lock(
-        remote=remote, org=o, repo=r, issue_number=issue_number
-    )
-    resolved_wt = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath((worktree_path or "").strip()))
-    inv = dirty_same_claimant_session_rebind.collect_dirty_inventory(resolved_wt)
-
-    branch_res = subprocess.run(
-        ["git", "-C", resolved_wt, "branch", "--show-current"],
-        capture_output=True,
-        text=True,
-        check=False,
-    )
-    current_branch = (branch_res.stdout or "").strip() or None
-    head_res = subprocess.run(
-        ["git", "-C", resolved_wt, "rev-parse", "HEAD"],
-        capture_output=True,
-        text=True,
-        check=False,
-    )
-    local_head = (head_res.stdout or "").strip() if head_res.returncode == 0 else None
-
-    # Observe remote-tracking head without network when possible.
-    remote_head = None
-    for ref in (
-        f"refs/remotes/origin/{branch_name}",
-        f"origin/{branch_name}",
-        f"refs/remotes/{remote}/{branch_name}",
-        f"{remote}/{branch_name}",
-    ):
-        rh = subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "-C", resolved_wt, "rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", ref],
-            capture_output=True,
-            text=True,
-            check=False,
-        )
-        if rh.returncode == 0 and (rh.stdout or "").strip():
-            remote_head = (rh.stdout or "").strip()
-            break
-    if remote_head is None:
-        # Fall back to caller's pin only for observation absence — assessment
-        # still requires pin==observed, so missing observation fails closed.
-        remote_head = None
-
-    # Competing live locks (other issues / other worktrees).
-    competing_live = []
-    for entry in issue_lock_store.list_live_locks():
-        competing_live.append(entry)
-
-    # Session pointers that claim this issue lock.
-    competing_sessions = []
-    lock_dir = issue_lock_store.default_lock_dir()
-    lock_path = issue_lock_store.lock_file_path(
-        remote=remote, org=o, repo=r, issue_number=issue_number, lock_dir=lock_dir
-    )
-    try:
-        for name in os.listdir(lock_dir):
-            if not name.startswith("session-") or not name.endswith(".json"):
-                continue
-            ptr = issue_lock_store.read_lock_file(os.path.join(lock_dir, name))
-            if not ptr:
-                continue
-            ptr_lock = str(ptr.get("lock_file_path") or "").strip()
-            if not ptr_lock:
-                continue
-            try:
-                same = os.path.realpath(ptr_lock) == os.path.realpath(lock_path)
-            except OSError:
-                same = ptr_lock == lock_path
-            if not same:
-                continue
-            try:
-                sess_pid = int(str(name)[len("session-") : -len(".json")])
-            except ValueError:
-                sess_pid = ptr.get("pid")
-            competing_sessions.append(
-                {
-                    "pid": sess_pid,
-                    "lock_file_path": ptr_lock,
-                    "live": issue_lock_store.is_process_alive(sess_pid),
-                }
-            )
-    except OSError:
-        pass
-
-    # Best-effort workflow-lease scan: any live lock file whose work_lease is a
-    # non-author workflow lease on this issue/branch counts as active.
-    workflow_lease_active = False
-    for path in issue_lock_store.iter_lock_files(lock_dir):
-        rec = issue_lock_store.read_lock_file(path)
-        if not rec:
-            continue
-        lease = rec.get("work_lease") if isinstance(rec.get("work_lease"), dict) else {}
-        op = str(lease.get("operation_type") or "")
-        if op and op != issue_lock_store.AUTHOR_ISSUE_WORK_LEASE:
-            if rec.get("issue_number") == issue_number or str(
-                rec.get("branch_name") or ""
-            ) == branch_name:
-                if issue_lock_store.is_lease_live(rec):
-                    workflow_lease_active = True
-                    break
-
-    repo_root = _canonical_local_git_root()
-    # permission_allowed reflects profile gate only — never ownership proof.
-    permission_allowed = True
-
-    result = dirty_same_claimant_session_rebind.apply_dirty_same_claimant_session_rebind(
-        remote=remote,
-        org=o,
-        repo=r,
-        issue_number=issue_number,
-        branch_name=branch_name,
-        worktree_path=resolved_wt,
-        claimant_identity=identity,
-        claimant_profile=profile_name,
-        old_pid=old_pid,
-        expected_local_head=expected_local_head,
-        expected_remote_head=expected_remote_head,
-        expected_dirty_paths=list(expected_dirty_paths or []),
-        expected_fingerprints=dict(expected_fingerprints or {}),
-        existing_lock=existing,
-        current_identity=identity,
-        current_profile=profile_name,
-        role_kind=role_norm or role,
-        current_pid=os.getpid(),
-        current_branch=current_branch,
-        local_head=local_head,
-        remote_head=remote_head,
-        dirty_inventory=inv,
-        competing_live_locks=competing_live,
-        competing_sessions=competing_sessions,
-        workflow_lease_active=workflow_lease_active,
-        authorize_reconciler_execute=bool(authorize_reconciler_execute),
-        permission_allowed=permission_allowed,
-        repo_root=repo_root,
-        dry_run=bool(dry_run),
-        lock_dir=lock_dir,
-    )
-    result["observed"] = {
-        "local_head": local_head,
-        "remote_head": remote_head,
-        "current_branch": current_branch,
-        "dirty_paths": inv.get("dirty_paths"),
-        "fingerprints": inv.get("fingerprints"),
-        "identity": identity,
-        "profile": profile_name,
-        "role_kind": role_norm,
-    }
-    return result
-
-
 @mcp.tool()
 def gitea_assess_work_issue_duplicate(
     issue_number: int,
@@ -11911,7 +11634,6 @@ def gitea_audit_worktree_cleanup(
     org: str | None = None,
     repo: str | None = None,
     ttl_hours: float = worktree_cleanup_audit.DEFAULT_TTL_HOURS,
-    merged_pr_limit: int = 200,
 ) -> dict:
     """Read-only: classify every session-owned worktree under ``branches/`` (#401).
 
@@ -11922,26 +11644,17 @@ def gitea_audit_worktree_cleanup(
     the active issue-lock branch is read from the local lock file and treated
     as active work. Deletes nothing and mutates no Gitea state.
 
-    Merged PRs are fetched as well, so an issue worktree can be linked to the
+    Fails closed if the live open-PR list cannot be fetched: without it,
-    PR that owns its branch (#858). Such a worktree only becomes removable
+    removability cannot be proven, so no candidates are returned.
-    when that owning PR is unambiguous and merged, the worktree head is
-    already contained in authoritative master, and nothing else protects it —
-    no open or competing PR, lease, issue lock, live session, dirty file, or
-    protected/control checkout. Anything unproven keeps it classified as
-    active issue work.
-
-    Fails closed if the live open-PR list, the merged-PR list, or the
-    control-plane lease state cannot be read: without them removability
-    cannot be proven, so no candidates are returned.
 
     Args:
         remote: Known instance — 'dadeschools' or 'prgs'.
         host: Override the Gitea host.
         org: Override the owner/organization.
         repo: Override the repository name.
-        ttl_hours: Age (hours) after which a clean conflict-fix worktree
+        ttl_hours: Age (hours) after which a clean issue/conflict-fix
-            becomes stale-removable (default from GITEA_WORKTREE_TTL_HOURS).
+            worktree becomes stale-removable (default from
-        merged_pr_limit: Max closed PRs scanned for merged-PR ownership.
+            GITEA_WORKTREE_TTL_HOURS).
 
     Returns:
         dict with per-worktree classifications, counts, removable
@@ -11977,84 +11690,22 @@ def gitea_audit_worktree_cleanup(
         if (pr.get("head") or {}).get("ref")
     }
 
-    # #858: merged PRs are the ownership evidence that lets a landed issue
-    # worktree stop being reported as active work. Without them the audit can
-    # never agree with the PR-scoped reconciler, so treat a fetch failure the
-    # same way an open-PR fetch failure is treated: fail closed.
-    try:
-        closed_prs = api_get_all(
-            f"{repo_api_url(h, o, r)}/pulls?state=closed", auth, limit=merged_pr_limit
-        )
-    except Exception as exc:
-        return {
-            "success": False,
-            "performed": False,
-            "open_pr_state_verified": True,
-            "merged_pr_state_verified": False,
-            "reasons": [
-                "could not fetch merged PRs; worktree ownership unverified "
-                f"(fail closed): {_redact(str(exc))}"
-            ],
-        }
-    merged_prs = [pr for pr in closed_prs if (pr.get("merged") or pr.get("merged_at"))]
-    pr_index = worktree_cleanup_audit.build_pr_index(list(open_prs) + merged_prs)
-
-    # #858: the auditor already accepted lease evidence but nothing ever
-    # supplied it, so every worktree looked unleased. Removability is now
-    # reachable for issue worktrees, so authoritative control-plane leases
-    # must be readable or the audit fails closed.
-    db, lease_errs = _control_plane_db_or_error()
-    if db is None:
-        return {
-            "success": False,
-            "performed": False,
-            "open_pr_state_verified": True,
-            "merged_pr_state_verified": True,
-            "lease_state_verified": False,
-            "reasons": [
-                "could not read control-plane leases; worktree protection "
-                "unverified (fail closed)",
-                *lease_errs,
-            ],
-        }
-    lease_result = lease_lifecycle.list_active_leases(
-        db, remote=remote, org=o, repo=r, include_non_active=False, limit=500
-    )
-    leased_issue_numbers: set[int] = set()
-    live_session_paths: set[str] = set()
-    for lease in lease_result.get("leases") or []:
-        if lease.get("work_kind") == "issue" and lease.get("work_number") is not None:
-            try:
-                leased_issue_numbers.add(int(lease["work_number"]))
-            except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                pass
-        if lease.get("worktree_path"):
-            live_session_paths.add(str(lease["worktree_path"]))
-
     active_issue_branches: set[str] = set()
     lock = merged_cleanup_reconcile.read_issue_lock(ISSUE_LOCK_FILE)
     if lock and lock.get("branch_name"):
         active_issue_branches.add(str(lock["branch_name"]).strip())
 
-    master_ref = f"{remote}/master" if remote in REMOTES else "origin/master"
     report = worktree_cleanup_audit.audit_branches_directory(
         _canonical_local_git_root(),
         open_pr_branches=open_pr_branches,
         active_issue_branches=active_issue_branches,
         now=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
         ttl_hours=ttl_hours,
-        pr_index=pr_index,
-        leased_issue_numbers=leased_issue_numbers,
-        live_session_paths=live_session_paths,
-        master_ref=master_ref,
     )
     return {
         "success": True,
         "performed": False,
         "open_pr_state_verified": True,
-        "merged_pr_state_verified": True,
-        "lease_state_verified": True,
-        "master_ref": master_ref,
         "task_mode": "work-issue",
         **report,
     }

issue_lock_provenance.py

@@ -16,16 +16,11 @@ ISSUE_LOCK_FILE = os.environ.get("GITEA_ISSUE_LOCK_FILE", "/tmp/gitea_issue_lock
 SOURCE_LOCK_ISSUE = "gitea_lock_issue"
 SOURCE_LOCK_ADOPTION = "gitea_lock_issue_adoption"
 SOURCE_OPERATOR_OVERRIDE = "operator_override"
-# #864: dirty-preserving same-claimant author-session rebind (dead owner PID).
-SOURCE_DIRTY_SAME_CLAIMANT_REBIND = (
-    "gitea_rebind_dirty_same_claimant_author_session"
-)
 
 SANCTIONED_LOCK_SOURCES = frozenset({
     SOURCE_LOCK_ISSUE,
     SOURCE_LOCK_ADOPTION,
     SOURCE_OPERATOR_OVERRIDE,
-    SOURCE_DIRTY_SAME_CLAIMANT_REBIND,
 })
 
 _OPERATOR_OVERRIDE_ENV = "GITEA_ISSUE_LOCK_OPERATOR_OVERRIDE"

task_capability_map.py

@@ -32,17 +32,6 @@ TASK_CAPABILITY_MAP: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {
         "permission": "gitea.issue.comment",
         "role": "author",
     },
-    # #864: dirty-preserving same-claimant author-session rebind (dead owner PID).
-    # Author MCP tool path. Reconciler execute is gated inside the tool via
-    # authorize_reconciler_execute + role_kind checks (not this map entry).
-    "rebind_dirty_same_claimant_author_session": {
-        "permission": "gitea.issue.comment",
-        "role": "author",
-    },
-    "gitea_rebind_dirty_same_claimant_author_session": {
-        "permission": "gitea.issue.comment",
-        "role": "author",
-    },
     "set_issue_labels": {
         "permission": "gitea.issue.comment",
         "role": "author",

tests/test_issue_858_audit_merged_pr_aware.py

@@ -1,551 +0,0 @@
-"""Merged-PR awareness for the worktree cleanup audit (#858).
-
-Before #858 an ``issue_work`` worktree could never leave ``active_issue_work``:
-the audit had no PR linkage at all (``pr_number`` was structurally ``None``)
-and its only route to ``clean_stale_removable`` was a TTL derived from a
-``last_used_at`` that nothing ever populated. A merged, clean, unprotected
-worktree was therefore reported as active work forever, disagreeing with the
-PR-scoped reconciler.
-
-These tests use fabricated temporary repositories and synthetic PR records
-only. Nothing here removes a worktree or deletes a branch.
-"""
-
-import os
-import subprocess
-import sys
-import tempfile
-import unittest
-from unittest.mock import patch
-
-sys.path.insert(0, str(__import__("pathlib").Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
-
-import merged_cleanup_reconcile as mcr  # noqa: E402
-import worktree_cleanup_audit as wca  # noqa: E402
-
-
-MERGED_BRANCH = "feat/issue-777-timeline"
-MERGED_PATH = "/repo/branches/issue-777-timeline"
-HEAD_SHA = "a" * 40
-
-
-def _pr(number, branch, *, merged=True, sha=HEAD_SHA, state=None):
-    """Synthetic Gitea PR payload."""
-    return {
-        "number": number,
-        "head": {"ref": branch, "sha": sha},
-        "merged_at": "2026-07-24T01:00:00Z" if merged else None,
-        "state": state or ("closed" if merged else "open"),
-    }
-
-
-def _porcelain(*entries):
-    out = []
-    for path, branch, sha in entries:
-        out.append(f"worktree {path}")
-        out.append(f"HEAD {sha}")
-        if branch is None:
-            out.append("detached")
-        else:
-            out.append(f"branch refs/heads/{branch}")
-        out.append("")
-    return "\n".join(out)
-
-
-class _AuditHarness(unittest.TestCase):
-    """Runs audit_branches_directory over a fabricated worktree listing."""
-
-    PORCELAIN = _porcelain(
-        ("/repo", "master", "f" * 40),
-        (MERGED_PATH, MERGED_BRANCH, HEAD_SHA),
-    )
-
-    def run_audit(self, *, dirty_paths=(), contained=True, **kwargs):
-        def fake_dirty(path):
-            if path in dirty_paths:
-                return {"exists": True, "dirty": True, "dirty_files": [" M x.py"]}
-            return {"exists": True, "dirty": False, "dirty_files": []}
-
-        with patch.object(
-            wca, "list_worktrees",
-            return_value=wca.parse_worktree_porcelain(self.PORCELAIN),
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "read_worktree_dirty", side_effect=fake_dirty
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "git_worktree_list", return_value="(mocked)"
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "is_head_ancestor_of_ref", return_value=contained
-        ):
-            report = wca.audit_branches_directory("/repo", **kwargs)
-        return {wt["path"]: wt for wt in report["worktrees"]}, report
-
-    def merged_audit(self, **kwargs):
-        kwargs.setdefault("pr_index", wca.build_pr_index([_pr(849, MERGED_BRANCH)]))
-        kwargs.setdefault("master_ref", "prgs/master")
-        return self.run_audit(**kwargs)
-
-
-class TestMergedWorktreeBecomesRemovable(_AuditHarness):
-    def test_clean_merged_issue_worktree_is_linked_and_removable(self):
-        by_path, report = self.merged_audit()
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-
-        self.assertEqual(entry["classification"], wca.CLASS_CLEAN_STALE_REMOVABLE)
-        self.assertTrue(entry["removable"])
-        self.assertEqual(entry["merged_pr_linkage"]["status"], wca.LINKAGE_MERGED)
-        self.assertEqual(entry["merged_pr_cleanup"]["block_reasons"], [])
-        self.assertIn(MERGED_PATH, [c["path"] for c in report["removable_candidates"]])
-
-    def test_pr_number_populated_from_authoritative_linkage(self):
-        by_path, _ = self.merged_audit()
-        self.assertEqual(by_path[MERGED_PATH]["pr_number"], 849)
-
-    def test_regression_without_pr_evidence_stays_active_issue_work(self):
-        """The pre-#858 behaviour, still correct when no PR state is supplied."""
-        by_path, _ = self.run_audit()
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertEqual(entry["classification"], wca.CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK)
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-        self.assertIsNone(entry["pr_number"])
-
-
-class TestProtectiveSignalsSurvive(_AuditHarness):
-    def test_open_pr_worktree_is_not_removable(self):
-        index = wca.build_pr_index([_pr(900, MERGED_BRANCH, merged=False)])
-        by_path, _ = self.run_audit(
-            pr_index=index,
-            master_ref="prgs/master",
-            open_pr_branches={MERGED_BRANCH},
-        )
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertEqual(entry["classification"], wca.CLASS_ACTIVE_OPEN_PR)
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-        # linkage still reports the owning PR, it just is not merge proof
-        self.assertEqual(entry["merged_pr_linkage"]["status"], wca.LINKAGE_OPEN)
-        self.assertEqual(entry["pr_number"], 900)
-
-    def test_dirty_tracked_worktree_is_not_removable(self):
-        by_path, _ = self.merged_audit(dirty_paths=(MERGED_PATH,))
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertEqual(entry["classification"], wca.CLASS_DIRTY_LOCAL)
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-        self.assertIn(
-            "worktree has uncommitted changes",
-            entry["merged_pr_cleanup"]["block_reasons"],
-        )
-
-    def test_untracked_only_worktree_is_not_removable(self):
-        """``git status --porcelain`` reports untracked files as dirty too."""
-        def untracked(path):
-            if path == MERGED_PATH:
-                return {"exists": True, "dirty": True, "dirty_files": ["?? scratch.txt"]}
-            return {"exists": True, "dirty": False, "dirty_files": []}
-
-        with patch.object(
-            wca, "list_worktrees",
-            return_value=wca.parse_worktree_porcelain(self.PORCELAIN),
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "read_worktree_dirty", side_effect=untracked
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "git_worktree_list", return_value="(mocked)"
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "is_head_ancestor_of_ref", return_value=True
-        ):
-            report = wca.audit_branches_directory(
-                "/repo",
-                pr_index=wca.build_pr_index([_pr(849, MERGED_BRANCH)]),
-                master_ref="prgs/master",
-            )
-        entry = {wt["path"]: wt for wt in report["worktrees"]}[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertEqual(entry["classification"], wca.CLASS_DIRTY_LOCAL)
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-
-    def test_active_lease_by_issue_number_is_protective(self):
-        by_path, _ = self.merged_audit(leased_issue_numbers={777})
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertTrue(entry["has_active_lease"])
-        self.assertEqual(entry["classification"], wca.CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK)
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-
-    def test_active_lease_by_branch_is_protective(self):
-        by_path, _ = self.merged_audit(leased_branches={MERGED_BRANCH})
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertTrue(entry["has_active_lease"])
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-
-    def test_active_issue_lock_is_protective(self):
-        by_path, _ = self.merged_audit(active_issue_branches={MERGED_BRANCH})
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertTrue(entry["has_active_issue_lock"])
-        self.assertEqual(entry["classification"], wca.CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK)
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-
-    def test_live_session_worktree_is_protective(self):
-        by_path, _ = self.merged_audit(live_session_paths={MERGED_PATH})
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertTrue(entry["has_live_session"])
-        self.assertEqual(entry["classification"], wca.CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK)
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-
-    def test_head_not_contained_in_master_is_not_removable(self):
-        by_path, _ = self.merged_audit(contained=False)
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertEqual(entry["classification"], wca.CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK)
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-        self.assertIn(
-            "worktree head is not contained in authoritative master "
-            "(unmerged commits remain)",
-            entry["merged_pr_cleanup"]["block_reasons"],
-        )
-
-    def test_unknown_containment_fails_closed(self):
-        by_path, _ = self.merged_audit(contained=None)
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-        self.assertIn(
-            "containment of the worktree head in master is unknown",
-            entry["merged_pr_cleanup"]["block_reasons"],
-        )
-
-    def test_missing_master_ref_fails_closed(self):
-        by_path, _ = self.run_audit(
-            pr_index=wca.build_pr_index([_pr(849, MERGED_BRANCH)])
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(by_path[MERGED_PATH]["removable"])
-
-    def test_unmerged_owning_pr_is_not_removable(self):
-        index = wca.build_pr_index([_pr(901, MERGED_BRANCH, merged=False)])
-        by_path, _ = self.run_audit(pr_index=index, master_ref="prgs/master")
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-        self.assertIn(
-            "owning PR #901 is not merged",
-            entry["merged_pr_cleanup"]["block_reasons"],
-        )
-
-    def test_control_checkout_is_never_removable(self):
-        by_path, _ = self.merged_audit()
-        control = by_path["/repo"]
-        self.assertTrue(control["is_protected"])
-        self.assertEqual(control["classification"], wca.CLASS_UNSAFE_UNKNOWN)
-        self.assertFalse(control["removable"])
-
-    def test_control_checkout_not_removable_even_if_linked_and_merged(self):
-        """A merged PR on the control checkout must not unlock removal."""
-        porcelain = _porcelain(("/repo", MERGED_BRANCH, HEAD_SHA))
-        with patch.object(
-            wca, "list_worktrees", return_value=wca.parse_worktree_porcelain(porcelain)
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "read_worktree_dirty",
-            return_value={"exists": True, "dirty": False, "dirty_files": []},
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "git_worktree_list", return_value="(mocked)"
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "is_head_ancestor_of_ref", return_value=True
-        ):
-            report = wca.audit_branches_directory(
-                "/repo",
-                pr_index=wca.build_pr_index([_pr(849, MERGED_BRANCH)]),
-                master_ref="prgs/master",
-            )
-        entry = report["worktrees"][0]
-        self.assertEqual(entry["classification"], wca.CLASS_UNSAFE_UNKNOWN)
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-
-
-class TestAmbiguousLinkageFailsClosed(_AuditHarness):
-    def test_competing_prs_on_one_branch_fail_closed(self):
-        index = wca.build_pr_index(
-            [_pr(849, MERGED_BRANCH), _pr(860, MERGED_BRANCH)]
-        )
-        by_path, _ = self.run_audit(pr_index=index, master_ref="prgs/master")
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertEqual(entry["merged_pr_linkage"]["status"], wca.LINKAGE_AMBIGUOUS)
-        self.assertIsNone(entry["pr_number"])
-        self.assertEqual(entry["classification"], wca.CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK)
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-
-    def test_merged_plus_open_pr_on_one_branch_fails_closed(self):
-        index = wca.build_pr_index(
-            [_pr(849, MERGED_BRANCH), _pr(861, MERGED_BRANCH, merged=False)]
-        )
-        by_path, _ = self.run_audit(pr_index=index, master_ref="prgs/master")
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertEqual(entry["merged_pr_linkage"]["status"], wca.LINKAGE_AMBIGUOUS)
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-
-    def test_no_owning_pr_fails_closed(self):
-        by_path, _ = self.run_audit(
-            pr_index=wca.build_pr_index([_pr(849, "feat/other-branch")]),
-            master_ref="prgs/master",
-        )
-        entry = by_path[MERGED_PATH]
-        self.assertEqual(entry["merged_pr_linkage"]["status"], wca.LINKAGE_NONE)
-        self.assertFalse(entry["removable"])
-
-    def test_malformed_pr_records_are_dropped_not_guessed(self):
-        index = wca.build_pr_index(
-            [
-                {"number": None, "head": {"ref": MERGED_BRANCH}},
-                {"number": 5, "head": {}},
-                {"number": "not-an-int", "head": {"ref": MERGED_BRANCH}},
-            ]
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(index, {})
-        self.assertEqual(
-            wca.resolve_owning_pr(branch=MERGED_BRANCH, pr_index=index)["status"],
-            wca.LINKAGE_NONE,
-        )
-
-    def test_detached_worktree_has_no_branch_linkage(self):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            wca.resolve_owning_pr(branch=None, pr_index={})["status"],
-            wca.LINKAGE_UNKNOWN,
-        )
-
-
-class TestUnrelatedClassificationsUnchanged(unittest.TestCase):
-    """Non-issue_work worktrees keep their pre-#858 classifications."""
-
-    PORCELAIN = _porcelain(
-        ("/repo", "master", "f" * 40),
-        ("/repo/branches/review-pr42", "review-pr42", "2" * 40),
-        ("/repo/branches/baseline-master-x", "baseline-master-x", "3" * 40),
-        ("/repo/branches/conflict-fix-pr50", "conflict-fix-pr50", "4" * 40),
-        ("/repo/branches/review-pr99", None, "5" * 40),
-    )
-
-    def _audit(self, **kwargs):
-        with patch.object(
-            wca, "list_worktrees",
-            return_value=wca.parse_worktree_porcelain(self.PORCELAIN),
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "read_worktree_dirty",
-            return_value={"exists": True, "dirty": False, "dirty_files": []},
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "git_worktree_list", return_value="(mocked)"
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "is_head_ancestor_of_ref", return_value=True
-        ):
-            report = wca.audit_branches_directory("/repo", **kwargs)
-        return {wt["path"]: wt for wt in report["worktrees"]}
-
-    def test_classifications_identical_with_and_without_pr_evidence(self):
-        without = self._audit()
-        with_evidence = self._audit(
-            pr_index=wca.build_pr_index([_pr(849, MERGED_BRANCH)]),
-            master_ref="prgs/master",
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            {p: e["classification"] for p, e in without.items()},
-            {p: e["classification"] for p, e in with_evidence.items()},
-        )
-
-    def test_lease_on_issue_does_not_capture_similarly_named_scratch_trees(self):
-        """A lease on issue 777 protects issue work, not baseline/review trees."""
-        porcelain = _porcelain(
-            ("/repo/branches/baseline-master-issue-777", "baseline-issue-777", "7" * 40),
-            ("/repo/branches/issue-777-timeline", MERGED_BRANCH, HEAD_SHA),
-        )
-        with patch.object(
-            wca, "list_worktrees", return_value=wca.parse_worktree_porcelain(porcelain)
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "read_worktree_dirty",
-            return_value={"exists": True, "dirty": False, "dirty_files": []},
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "git_worktree_list", return_value="(mocked)"
-        ), patch.object(
-            wca, "is_head_ancestor_of_ref", return_value=True
-        ):
-            report = wca.audit_branches_directory(
-                "/repo",
-                pr_index=wca.build_pr_index([_pr(849, MERGED_BRANCH)]),
-                master_ref="prgs/master",
-                leased_issue_numbers={777},
-            )
-        by_path = {wt["path"]: wt for wt in report["worktrees"]}
-
-        baseline = by_path["/repo/branches/baseline-master-issue-777"]
-        self.assertFalse(baseline["has_active_lease"])
-        self.assertEqual(baseline["classification"], wca.CLASS_CLEAN_STALE_REMOVABLE)
-
-        issue_work = by_path["/repo/branches/issue-777-timeline"]
-        self.assertTrue(issue_work["has_active_lease"])
-        self.assertFalse(issue_work["removable"])
-
-    def test_review_and_baseline_still_removable(self):
-        by_path = self._audit(
-            pr_index=wca.build_pr_index([]), master_ref="prgs/master"
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            by_path["/repo/branches/review-pr42"]["classification"],
-            wca.CLASS_CLEAN_STALE_REMOVABLE,
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            by_path["/repo/branches/baseline-master-x"]["classification"],
-            wca.CLASS_CLEAN_STALE_REMOVABLE,
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            by_path["/repo/branches/review-pr99"]["classification"],
-            wca.CLASS_DETACHED_REVIEW_LEFTOVER,
-        )
-
-    def test_conflict_fix_ttl_behaviour_unchanged(self):
-        """conflict_fix still needs only TTL expiry; #858 did not touch it."""
-        self.assertEqual(
-            wca.classify_worktree(
-                workflow_type=wca.WORKFLOW_CONFLICT_FIX,
-                is_dirty=False,
-                ttl_expired=True,
-            ),
-            wca.CLASS_CLEAN_STALE_REMOVABLE,
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            wca.classify_worktree(
-                workflow_type=wca.WORKFLOW_CONFLICT_FIX,
-                is_dirty=False,
-                ttl_expired=False,
-            ),
-            wca.CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK,
-        )
-
-    def test_issue_work_ttl_alone_no_longer_grants_removal(self):
-        """Age is not landing proof: TTL alone must not reclaim issue work."""
-        self.assertEqual(
-            wca.classify_worktree(
-                workflow_type=wca.WORKFLOW_ISSUE_WORK,
-                is_dirty=False,
-                ttl_expired=True,
-            ),
-            wca.CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK,
-        )
-
-
-class TestAssessorPerformsNoDeletion(_AuditHarness):
-    def test_audit_never_removes_a_worktree(self):
-        with patch.object(wca, "remove_worktree") as removal:
-            self.merged_audit()
-        removal.assert_not_called()
-
-    def test_audit_shells_out_to_no_destructive_git_command(self):
-        seen = []
-        real_run = subprocess.run
-
-        def recording_run(cmd, *args, **kwargs):
-            seen.append(cmd)
-            return real_run(["true"], *args, **kwargs)
-
-        with patch.object(subprocess, "run", side_effect=recording_run):
-            wca.audit_branches_directory("/nonexistent-repo-for-audit")
-
-        joined = [" ".join(c) if isinstance(c, list) else str(c) for c in seen]
-        for cmd in joined:
-            self.assertNotIn("worktree remove", cmd)
-            self.assertNotIn("branch -D", cmd)
-            self.assertNotIn("push", cmd)
-
-
-class TestAgreementWithPrScopedReconciler(unittest.TestCase):
-    """The audit and merged_cleanup_reconcile must agree on identical input.
-
-    Uses a real throwaway git repository so containment is computed by git
-    rather than asserted. Nothing outside the temporary directory is touched.
-    """
-
-    def _git(self, *args):
-        subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "-C", self.root, *args],
-            check=True,
-            capture_output=True,
-            text=True,
-        )
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self._tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
-        self.root = os.path.realpath(self._tmp.name)
-        self._git("init", "-b", "master", ".")
-        self._git("config", "user.email", "[email protected]")
-        self._git("config", "user.name", "Test")
-        with open(os.path.join(self.root, "seed.txt"), "w") as fh:
-            fh.write("seed\n")
-        self._git("add", "seed.txt")
-        self._git("commit", "-m", "seed")
-
-        self.branch = "feat/issue-777-timeline"
-        self._git("checkout", "-b", self.branch)
-        with open(os.path.join(self.root, "feature.txt"), "w") as fh:
-            fh.write("feature\n")
-        self._git("add", "feature.txt")
-        self._git("commit", "-m", "feature")
-        self.head_sha = subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "-C", self.root, "rev-parse", "HEAD"],
-            capture_output=True, text=True, check=True,
-        ).stdout.strip()
-        self._git("checkout", "master")
-        self._git("merge", "--no-ff", "-m", "merge feature", self.branch)
-
-        self.worktree = os.path.join(self.root, "branches", "issue-777-timeline")
-        self._git("worktree", "add", self.worktree, self.branch)
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        self._tmp.cleanup()
-
-    def _pr_index(self):
-        return wca.build_pr_index(
-            [
-                {
-                    "number": 849,
-                    "head": {"ref": self.branch, "sha": self.head_sha},
-                    "merged_at": "2026-07-24T01:00:00Z",
-                }
-            ]
-        )
-
-    def _audit_entry(self):
-        report = wca.audit_branches_directory(
-            self.root, pr_index=self._pr_index(), master_ref="master"
-        )
-        return next(wt for wt in report["worktrees"] if wt["path"] == self.worktree)
-
-    def _reconciler_entry(self):
-        return mcr.assess_local_worktree_cleanup(
-            pr_number=849,
-            head_branch=self.branch,
-            merged=True,
-            worktree_state=mcr.resolve_cleanup_worktree_state(
-                project_root=self.root,
-                head_branch=self.branch,
-                issue_number=777,
-                pr_head_sha=self.head_sha,
-                target_ref="master",
-            ),
-            active_lock=False,
-        )
-
-    def test_both_assessors_agree_the_worktree_is_safe(self):
-        audit_entry = self._audit_entry()
-        reconciler = self._reconciler_entry()
-
-        self.assertTrue(reconciler["safe_to_remove_worktree"], reconciler)
-        self.assertTrue(audit_entry["removable"], audit_entry)
-        self.assertEqual(audit_entry["pr_number"], reconciler["pr_number"])
-        self.assertEqual(audit_entry["merged_pr_cleanup"]["block_reasons"], [])
-        self.assertEqual(reconciler["block_reasons"], [])
-
-    def test_both_assessors_agree_a_dirty_worktree_is_unsafe(self):
-        with open(os.path.join(self.worktree, "feature.txt"), "a") as fh:
-            fh.write("local edit\n")
-
-        audit_entry = self._audit_entry()
-        reconciler = self._reconciler_entry()
-
-        self.assertFalse(audit_entry["removable"])
-        self.assertFalse(reconciler["safe_to_remove_worktree"])
-
-    def test_worktree_still_present_after_audit(self):
-        self._audit_entry()
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(self.worktree))
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main()

tests/test_mcp_restart_governance_docs.py

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+"""Documentation acceptance for the MCP restart governance ADR (#656).
+
+Enforces issue #656 acceptance criteria:
+
+* AC1 — policy document exists with an authorization matrix and the recorded
+  v1 decision (controller approval + automated safety gates).
+* AC2 — restart is stated as a last resort with enumerated narrower recoveries.
+* AC3 — a unilateral LLM full restart with affected sessions is forbidden.
+* AC4 — break-glass conditions are listed.
+* AC5 — the ADR is linked to #655, #652, #653, #630, #642, and is cross-linked
+  from the safety model and the web-console deployment boundary docs.
+"""
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+ADR = REPO_ROOT / "docs" / "architecture" / "mcp-restart-governance.md"
+ADR_BASENAME = "mcp-restart-governance.md"
+
+CROSS_LINK_DOCS = (
+    REPO_ROOT / "docs" / "safety-model.md",
+    REPO_ROOT / "docs" / "webui-deployment.md",
+)
+
+LINKED_ISSUES = ("#655", "#652", "#653", "#630", "#642")
+POLICY_IDS = ("RG-01", "RG-02", "RG-03", "RG-04", "RG-05", "RG-06", "RG-07", "RG-08")
+
+
+def _read(path: Path) -> str:
+    assert path.is_file(), f"missing {path.relative_to(REPO_ROOT)}"
+    return path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def test_ac1_adr_exists_with_matrix_and_v1_decision():
+    text = _read(ADR)
+    lower = text.lower()
+    assert text.lstrip().startswith("#"), "ADR lacks a title"
+    assert "#656" in text
+    assert "authorization matrix" in lower
+    # The matrix is a real table with the worker and privileged roles.
+    for role in ("author", "reviewer", "merger", "reconciler", "controller",
+                 "operator", "admin"):
+        assert role in lower, f"authorization matrix missing role {role!r}"
+    # Recorded v1 decision.
+    assert "restart-governance/v1" in text
+    assert "controller approval" in lower and "automated safety gates" in lower
+
+
+def test_ac2_restart_is_last_resort_with_narrower_recoveries():
+    text = _read(ADR)
+    lower = text.lower()
+    assert "last resort" in lower
+    # Enumerated narrower recoveries precede full restart on the ladder.
+    for rung in ("reconnect", "rebind", "scoped restart", "full restart",
+                 "host"):
+        assert rung in lower, f"recovery ladder missing rung {rung!r}"
+
+
+def test_ac3_forbids_unilateral_llm_full_restart_with_affected_sessions():
+    text = _read(ADR)
+    lower = text.lower()
+    assert "forbidden" in lower
+    assert "llm" in lower and "restart" in lower
+    assert "unilateral" in lower
+    # A worker role must not perform or authorize full/host restart.
+    assert "must not" in lower
+
+
+def test_ac4_break_glass_conditions_listed():
+    text = _read(ADR)
+    lower = text.lower()
+    assert "break-glass" in lower
+    assert "incident" in lower
+    assert "audit" in lower
+
+
+def test_ac5_adr_links_issue_lineage():
+    text = _read(ADR)
+    for issue in LINKED_ISSUES:
+        assert issue in text, f"ADR must link issue {issue}"
+
+
+def test_ac5_safety_model_and_deployment_cross_link_adr():
+    for path in CROSS_LINK_DOCS:
+        text = _read(path)
+        assert ADR_BASENAME in text, (
+            f"{path.relative_to(REPO_ROOT)} must cross-link {ADR_BASENAME} "
+            f"(issue #656 acceptance criterion 5)"
+        )
+
+
+def test_policy_ids_present_for_enforcement_code():
+    text = _read(ADR)
+    for pid in POLICY_IDS:
+        assert pid in text, f"policy id {pid} missing from ADR"
+
+
+def test_failure_behavior_denies_on_ambiguity():
+    text = _read(ADR)
+    lower = text.lower()
+    assert "ambiguous" in lower and "deny" in lower
+
+
+def test_cross_links_do_not_embed_secrets():
+    for path in (ADR,) + CROSS_LINK_DOCS:
+        text = _read(path)
+        for marker in ("ghp_", "BEGIN PRIVATE KEY", "Authorization: Bearer"):
+            assert marker not in text, f"{path} contains {marker!r}"

tests/test_worktree_cleanup_audit.py

@@ -134,35 +134,13 @@ class TestClassification(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(cls, wca.CLASS_ACTIVE_OPEN_PR)
         self.assertFalse(wca.is_removable(cls))
 
-    def test_stale_clean_issue_worktree_needs_merged_pr_proof(self):
+    def test_stale_clean_issue_worktree_removable(self):
-        # Scenario 5 (#858): age is not proof that the branch landed, so a
+        # Scenario 5: clean issue worktree, TTL expired, no lock -> removable.
-        # TTL-expired issue worktree stays active work. Only authoritative
-        # merged-PR evidence makes it removable, which is what keeps a
-        # worktree holding unmerged commits from being reclaimed by age.
         cls = wca.classify_worktree(
             workflow_type=wca.WORKFLOW_ISSUE_WORK,
             is_dirty=False,
             ttl_expired=True,
         )
-        self.assertEqual(cls, wca.CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK)
-        self.assertFalse(wca.is_removable(cls))
-
-        cls = wca.classify_worktree(
-            workflow_type=wca.WORKFLOW_ISSUE_WORK,
-            is_dirty=False,
-            ttl_expired=True,
-            merged_pr_cleanup={"proven": True},
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(cls, wca.CLASS_CLEAN_STALE_REMOVABLE)
-        self.assertTrue(wca.is_removable(cls))
-
-    def test_stale_clean_conflict_fix_worktree_removable(self):
-        # conflict_fix keeps the original TTL rule; #858 changed issue work only.
-        cls = wca.classify_worktree(
-            workflow_type=wca.WORKFLOW_CONFLICT_FIX,
-            is_dirty=False,
-            ttl_expired=True,
-        )
         self.assertEqual(cls, wca.CLASS_CLEAN_STALE_REMOVABLE)
         self.assertTrue(wca.is_removable(cls))
 

worktree_cleanup_audit.py

@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@ import subprocess
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Any
 
-from merged_cleanup_reconcile import (
+from merged_cleanup_reconcile import branch_worktree_folder, read_local_worktree_state
-    branch_worktree_folder,
-    is_head_ancestor_of_ref,
-    read_local_worktree_state,
-)
 from reviewer_worktree import parse_dirty_tracked_files, REVIEW_WORKTREE_RE
 
 PROTECTED_BRANCHES = frozenset({"master", "main", "dev"})
@@ -71,14 +67,6 @@ REMOVABLE_CLASSES = frozenset(
     {CLASS_CLEAN_STALE_REMOVABLE, CLASS_DETACHED_REVIEW_LEFTOVER}
 )
 
-# Merged-PR linkage outcomes for issue worktrees (#858). Only ``LINKAGE_MERGED``
-# is ownership proof; every other outcome leaves the worktree protected.
-LINKAGE_MERGED = "merged_pr"
-LINKAGE_OPEN = "open_pr"
-LINKAGE_NONE = "no_owning_pr"
-LINKAGE_AMBIGUOUS = "ambiguous"
-LINKAGE_UNKNOWN = "unknown"
-
 _ISSUE_REF_RE = re.compile(r"issue-(\d+)", re.IGNORECASE)
 _ISSUE_BRANCH_PREFIXES = ("feat/", "fix/", "docs/", "chore/")
 
@@ -181,186 +169,6 @@ def is_ttl_expired(
     return (now_dt - last).total_seconds() > ttl_hours * 3600.0
 
 
-def build_pr_index(prs: list[dict[str, Any]] | None) -> dict[str, list[dict[str, Any]]]:
-    """Index PR records by head branch for deterministic worktree linkage (#858).
-
-    Accepts Gitea PR payloads (``head`` as a dict) and pre-flattened records
-    (``head_branch``/``head_sha``). Records without a usable head branch or
-    number are dropped rather than guessed at, so a branch is only ever linked
-    to a PR the caller actually proved.
-    """
-    index: dict[str, list[dict[str, Any]]] = {}
-    for pr in prs or []:
-        head = pr.get("head")
-        if isinstance(head, dict):
-            head_branch = head.get("ref")
-            head_sha = head.get("sha")
-        else:
-            head_branch = pr.get("head_branch") or (head if isinstance(head, str) else None)
-            head_sha = pr.get("head_sha")
-        number = pr.get("number")
-        if not head_branch or number is None:
-            continue
-        try:
-            pr_number = int(number)
-        except (TypeError, ValueError):
-            continue
-        index.setdefault(str(head_branch).strip(), []).append(
-            {
-                "pr_number": pr_number,
-                "head_branch": str(head_branch).strip(),
-                "head_sha": head_sha,
-                "merged": bool(pr.get("merged") or pr.get("merged_at")),
-                "state": pr.get("state"),
-            }
-        )
-    return index
-
-
-def resolve_owning_pr(
-    *,
-    branch: str | None,
-    pr_index: dict[str, list[dict[str, Any]]] | None,
-) -> dict[str, Any]:
-    """Resolve the single PR that owns ``branch``, failing closed when unclear.
-
-    Ownership is only ``LINKAGE_MERGED`` when exactly one PR claims the branch
-    and that PR is merged. Several distinct PRs on one branch is a competing
-    claim (``LINKAGE_AMBIGUOUS``), and a still-open owner is reported as
-    ``LINKAGE_OPEN`` — both keep the worktree protected while still exposing
-    the PR number the audit resolved.
-    """
-    if pr_index is None:
-        return {
-            "status": LINKAGE_UNKNOWN,
-            "pr_number": None,
-            "candidate_pr_numbers": [],
-            "reasons": ["live PR state was not supplied; ownership unproven"],
-        }
-    branch_name = (branch or "").strip()
-    if not branch_name:
-        return {
-            "status": LINKAGE_UNKNOWN,
-            "pr_number": None,
-            "candidate_pr_numbers": [],
-            "reasons": ["worktree has no attached branch; ownership unproven"],
-        }
-
-    candidates = list(pr_index.get(branch_name) or [])
-    numbers = sorted({c["pr_number"] for c in candidates})
-    if not candidates:
-        return {
-            "status": LINKAGE_NONE,
-            "pr_number": None,
-            "candidate_pr_numbers": [],
-            "reasons": [f"no PR claims branch '{branch_name}'"],
-        }
-    if len(numbers) > 1:
-        return {
-            "status": LINKAGE_AMBIGUOUS,
-            "pr_number": None,
-            "candidate_pr_numbers": numbers,
-            "reasons": [
-                f"branch '{branch_name}' is claimed by competing PRs {numbers}; "
-                "ownership is ambiguous"
-            ],
-        }
-
-    owner = candidates[0]
-    pr_number = owner["pr_number"]
-    if owner.get("head_branch") != branch_name:
-        return {
-            "status": LINKAGE_UNKNOWN,
-            "pr_number": pr_number,
-            "candidate_pr_numbers": numbers,
-            "reasons": [
-                f"PR #{pr_number} head branch '{owner.get('head_branch')}' does not "
-                f"match worktree branch '{branch_name}'"
-            ],
-        }
-    if not owner.get("merged"):
-        return {
-            "status": LINKAGE_OPEN,
-            "pr_number": pr_number,
-            "candidate_pr_numbers": numbers,
-            "pr_head_sha": owner.get("head_sha"),
-            "reasons": [f"owning PR #{pr_number} is not merged"],
-        }
-    return {
-        "status": LINKAGE_MERGED,
-        "pr_number": pr_number,
-        "candidate_pr_numbers": numbers,
-        "pr_head_sha": owner.get("head_sha"),
-        "reasons": [],
-    }
-
-
-def assess_merged_pr_worktree_cleanup(
-    *,
-    linkage: dict[str, Any] | None,
-    head_sha: str | None,
-    head_in_master: bool | None,
-    is_dirty: bool,
-    has_open_pr: bool,
-    has_active_lease: bool,
-    has_active_issue_lock: bool,
-    is_protected: bool,
-    has_live_session: bool = False,
-) -> dict[str, Any]:
-    """Decide whether a merged issue worktree satisfies the full cleanup policy.
-
-    Every condition must be independently proven: conclusive merged-PR
-    ownership, agreement between the worktree branch and the PR head branch,
-    containment of the worktree head in authoritative master (which is what
-    proves no unmerged commits remain), absence of any open/competing PR,
-    lease, issue lock, or live session, a clean tree, and a worktree that is
-    not the protected control checkout. Anything unknown blocks.
-    """
-    link = linkage or {
-        "status": LINKAGE_UNKNOWN,
-        "pr_number": None,
-        "reasons": ["no linkage assessment supplied"],
-    }
-    status = link.get("status")
-    reasons: list[str] = []
-
-    if status != LINKAGE_MERGED:
-        reasons.extend(
-            link.get("reasons") or ["owning PR could not be conclusively identified"]
-        )
-    if is_protected:
-        reasons.append("worktree is protected or the stable control checkout")
-    if is_dirty:
-        reasons.append("worktree has uncommitted changes")
-    if has_open_pr:
-        reasons.append("worktree branch has an open PR")
-    if has_active_lease:
-        reasons.append("worktree has an active lease")
-    if has_active_issue_lock:
-        reasons.append("an active issue lock references this branch")
-    if has_live_session:
-        reasons.append("a live process or session is using this worktree")
-    if not head_sha:
-        reasons.append("worktree head sha is unknown")
-    if head_in_master is None:
-        reasons.append("containment of the worktree head in master is unknown")
-    elif not head_in_master:
-        reasons.append(
-            "worktree head is not contained in authoritative master "
-            "(unmerged commits remain)"
-        )
-
-    proven = not reasons
-    return {
-        "linkage_status": status,
-        "pr_number": link.get("pr_number"),
-        "pr_head_sha": link.get("pr_head_sha"),
-        "head_in_master": head_in_master,
-        "proven": proven,
-        "block_reasons": reasons,
-    }
-
-
 def classify_worktree(
     *,
     workflow_type: str,
@@ -373,8 +181,6 @@ def classify_worktree(
     ttl_expired: bool = False,
     is_protected: bool = False,
     metadata_known: bool = True,
-    merged_pr_cleanup: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
-    has_live_session: bool = False,
 ) -> str:
     """Classify a worktree, safety-first: any preservation signal wins.
 
@@ -393,8 +199,6 @@ def classify_worktree(
         return CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK  # never auto-deleted (criterion 8)
     if has_active_issue_lock:
         return CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK
-    if has_live_session:
-        return CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK  # a live session still owns this tree
     if not metadata_known or workflow_type == WORKFLOW_UNKNOWN:
         return CLASS_UNSAFE_UNKNOWN  # never auto-deleted without proof
 
@@ -403,15 +207,7 @@ def classify_worktree(
         if is_detached or branch_gone:
             return CLASS_DETACHED_REVIEW_LEFTOVER
         return CLASS_CLEAN_STALE_REMOVABLE
-    if workflow_type == WORKFLOW_ISSUE_WORK:
+    # issue_work / conflict_fix: only removable once the TTL has expired.
-        # #858: an issue worktree becomes removable only on authoritative
-        # merged-PR evidence satisfying the whole cleanup policy. Age alone
-        # never proves the branch landed, so TTL cannot qualify one by itself
-        # — otherwise a worktree holding unmerged commits would be reclaimed.
-        if (merged_pr_cleanup or {}).get("proven"):
-            return CLASS_CLEAN_STALE_REMOVABLE
-        return CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK
-    # conflict_fix: only removable once the TTL has expired.
     if ttl_expired:
         return CLASS_CLEAN_STALE_REMOVABLE
     return CLASS_ACTIVE_ISSUE_WORK
@@ -604,20 +400,6 @@ def remove_worktree(project_root: str, path: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
     }
 
 
-def head_contained_in_ref(
-    project_root: str, head_sha: str | None, ref: str | None
-) -> bool | None:
-    """Return True when ``head_sha`` is already contained in ``ref``.
-
-    Shares :mod:`merged_cleanup_reconcile`'s ancestry check so the audit and
-    the PR-scoped reconciler agree on what "already landed" means (#858).
-    Returns None when containment cannot be determined, which fails closed.
-    """
-    if not head_sha or not ref:
-        return None
-    return is_head_ancestor_of_ref(project_root, head_sha, ref)
-
-
 def _is_under_branches(project_root: str, path: str) -> bool:
     branches_root = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(project_root), "branches")
     return os.path.abspath(path or "").startswith(branches_root + os.sep)
@@ -631,30 +413,16 @@ def audit_branches_directory(
     active_issue_branches: set[str] | None = None,
     now: datetime | str | None = None,
     ttl_hours: float = DEFAULT_TTL_HOURS,
-    pr_index: dict[str, list[dict[str, Any]]] | None = None,
-    leased_issue_numbers: set[int] | None = None,
-    live_session_paths: set[str] | None = None,
-    master_ref: str | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Classify every session-owned worktree under ``branches/``.
 
     Read-only: shells out to git for discovery and dirty state, then applies
     the pure classifier. Returns per-worktree classifications, counts, the
     list of removable candidates, and the ``git worktree list`` proof.
-
-    ``pr_index`` (see :func:`build_pr_index`) supplies the authoritative PR
-    ownership used to link issue worktrees to their merged PR (#858).
-    ``master_ref`` is the ref a worktree head must be contained in before it
-    can be considered landed. Both are optional and their absence only ever
-    fails closed: without them no issue worktree becomes removable.
     """
     open_pr_branches = open_pr_branches or set()
     leased_branches = leased_branches or set()
     active_issue_branches = active_issue_branches or set()
-    leased_issue_numbers = leased_issue_numbers or set()
-    live_session_paths = {
-        os.path.abspath(p) for p in (live_session_paths or set()) if p
-    }
 
     worktrees: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
     for entry in list_worktrees(project_root):
@@ -665,42 +433,12 @@ def audit_branches_directory(
         )
         dirty_state = read_worktree_dirty(path)
         is_dirty = bool(dirty_state.get("dirty"))
-        head_sha = entry.get("head")
-        linkage = resolve_owning_pr(branch=branch, pr_index=pr_index)
         metadata = build_worktree_metadata(
-            path=path,
+            path=path, branch=branch, head_sha=entry.get("head")
-            branch=branch,
-            head_sha=head_sha,
-            pr_number=linkage.get("pr_number"),
         )
         has_open_pr = bool(branch) and branch in open_pr_branches
-        # A lease on issue N protects that issue's own work worktree. It must
+        has_active_lease = bool(branch) and branch in leased_branches
-        # not incidentally protect a baseline/review scratch tree that merely
-        # carries the same issue marker in its name, which would change the
-        # classification of worktrees this policy does not own.
-        has_active_lease = (bool(branch) and branch in leased_branches) or (
-            metadata["workflow_type"] == WORKFLOW_ISSUE_WORK
-            and metadata.get("issue_number") is not None
-            and metadata["issue_number"] in leased_issue_numbers
-        )
         has_active_lock = bool(branch) and branch in active_issue_branches
-        has_live_session = bool(path) and os.path.abspath(path) in live_session_paths
-        head_in_master = (
-            head_contained_in_ref(project_root, head_sha, master_ref)
-            if master_ref
-            else None
-        )
-        merged_pr_cleanup = assess_merged_pr_worktree_cleanup(
-            linkage=linkage,
-            head_sha=head_sha,
-            head_in_master=head_in_master,
-            is_dirty=is_dirty,
-            has_open_pr=has_open_pr,
-            has_active_lease=has_active_lease,
-            has_active_issue_lock=has_active_lock,
-            is_protected=is_protected,
-            has_live_session=has_live_session,
-        )
         ttl_expired = is_ttl_expired(
             last_used_at=metadata.get("last_used_at"), now=now, ttl_hours=ttl_hours
         )
@@ -714,8 +452,6 @@ def audit_branches_directory(
             branch_gone=branch is None and not entry.get("detached"),
             ttl_expired=ttl_expired,
             is_protected=is_protected,
-            merged_pr_cleanup=merged_pr_cleanup,
-            has_live_session=has_live_session,
         )
         metadata["cleanup_eligibility"] = classification
         worktrees.append(
@@ -727,10 +463,7 @@ def audit_branches_directory(
                 "has_open_pr": has_open_pr,
                 "has_active_lease": has_active_lease,
                 "has_active_issue_lock": has_active_lock,
-                "has_live_session": has_live_session,
                 "is_protected": is_protected,
-                "merged_pr_linkage": linkage,
-                "merged_pr_cleanup": merged_pr_cleanup,
                 "classification": classification,
                 "removable": is_removable(classification),
             }