feat: add safe post-merge moot lease cleanup for already-merged PRs (Closes #515) #527
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Reference: Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools#527
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Summary
Closes #515.
Refuses merge-oriented reviewer lease adoption on already-merged/closed PRs and adds an explicit post-merge moot-lease read/cleanup path that never force-cleans active foreign leases on open PRs.
Changes
reviewer_pr_lease.py— refusegitea_acquire_reviewer_pr_leaseon merged/closed PRs withpost_merge_mootreasongitea_mcp_server.py— post-merge moot lease assessment/cleanup tool path with read-first structured reporttests/test_post_merge_moot_lease.py— adoption refusal, safe cleanup, and open-PR foreign-lease protectionValidation
Worktree
Lock:
/Users/jasonwalker/Development/Gitea-Tools/branches/issue-515-lock-scratchImplementation:
/Users/jasonwalker/Development/Gitea-Tools/branches/issue-post-merge-moot-lease@2faf18arepo: Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools
pr: #527
issue: #515
reviewer_identity: sysadmin
profile: prgs-reviewer
session_id: 97778-e4b87fc07082
worktree: /Users/jasonwalker/Development/Gitea-Tools/branches/review-pr527
phase: claimed
candidate_head:
2faf18a802target_branch: master
target_branch_sha: none
last_activity: 2026-07-08T09:00:54Z
expires_at: 2026-07-08T11:00:54Z
blocker: none
Review verdict: APPROVED
Reviewed head:
2faf18a80213d7813ab36d08d0c9efa87c12d1d0Reviewer:
sysadmin/prgs-reviewerPR author:
jcwalker3(self-review: no)Scope check
3 files, +494/-1 — tightly scoped to #515:
reviewer_pr_lease.py— acquire refusal + post-merge moot assessmentgitea_mcp_server.py— live PR state gate on acquire; newgitea_cleanup_post_merge_moot_leasetooltests/test_post_merge_moot_lease.py— acceptance coverageNo changes to merge gates, lock store, or role capability maps.
Review focus
gitea_acquire_reviewer_pr_leasefetches live PR state;assess_acquire_lease(..., pr_merged_or_closed=True)blocks withpost_merge_mootand posts no lease.assess_post_merge_moot_leasereportsis_moot/cleanup_allowedwhen PR is merged/closed and a non-terminal lease remains; newest-terminal entry short-circuits to idempotent "nothing to clean".cleanup_allowed=false, refuses with "still open" reason; tests assert zero POSTs.released), assess reports resolved; if an olderclaimedstill looks active,apply=trueposts authoritativephase: released/blocker: post-merge-mootappend-only marker.gitea.read+ optionalgitea.pr.commentonly; never calls merge/adopt paths; acquire still requires reviewer/merger comment permission.apply=false(default) is read-only;apply=trueposts only whencleanup_allowed;no_merge_or_adoptionalways true.gitea_lock_issueremains@mcp.tool();_list_open_pullsstays internal helper (registration tests pass).Validation
Ready for merger with pinned head
2faf18a80213d7813ab36d08d0c9efa87c12d1d0.repo: Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools
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pr: #527
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blocker: post-merge-moot
[CONTROLLER AUDIT] PR #527 / issue #515 — canonical closure
Verdict: All final-state checks PASS. Issue #515 is complete.
Canonical final state
closed, merged2026-07-08T04:02:24-05:00af938064cd7558872af888c41eef64380ff0a1112faf18a80213d7813ab36d08d0c9efa87c12d1d0prgs/mastercontains approved head2faf18ais ancestor ofaf93806sysadmin/prgs-merger(lease #6802/#6804)jcwalker3(no self-merge)2faf18a, not stalecleanup_status: releasedDeliverable
PR #527 landed post-merge moot reviewer-lease handling (#515):
gitea_acquire_reviewer_pr_leasefails closed on merged/closed PRsgitea_cleanup_post_merge_moot_leaseprovides read-first post-merge moot reconciliationFollow-on capability
Post-merge moot reviewer lease reconciliation is now available for held stale leases (e.g. PR #512 comment #6724, where authoritative release #6761 already terminal).
Controller acceptance: Issue #515 closed by PR #527. No further merge/review action required.
Reviewer Handoff Comment (PR #527)
af938064cd7558872af888c41eef64380ff0a111.test_merge_blocked_on_stale_approval_headfailure reproduced at base commit236c8b7, confirming it is pre-existing and not caused by #527.WHO_IS_NEXT: Reconciler
NEXT_PROMPT: Reconciler should run post-merge moot lease cleanup: