# Template: merge a PR (eligible reviewer only)

Copy, fill the `<...>` fields, and paste as the task prompt.

```text
Task: merge PR #<pr> for issue #<n> if it is eligible and checks pass.

Rules (llm-project-workflow):
- Only an eligible, NON-author reviewer merges. If authenticated user == PR
  author → STOP.
- Do not merge unless the PR is open, mergeable, and its checks/review pass.
- No force-merge, no bypassing branch protections.
- If the PR is closed but `merged=false`, STOP and run reconciliation. Do not clean up.

Steps:
1. Identity Checklist: Before claiming/working on merge, verify and state:
   - Required identity/profile for this task: merger (allowed to merge PRs)
   - Current authenticated identity (from whoami): <username>
   - Target task role: merger identity (must NOT be the PR author)
   *If the current identity does not match the required role (or is the PR author), STOP. Relaunch/switch to the correct profile first.*
2. Verify authenticated identity + active profile.
3. Confirm PR #<pr>: author (not you), state open, mergeable, review approved. Check if PR body uses `Closes #N` or `Fixes #N`; if it uses `Implements #N` or `Refs #N`, manual closing will be needed in step 29.
4. If any gate fails → STOP and report.
4. Merge with explicit confirmation (e.g. confirmation="MERGE PR <pr>"),
   optionally pinning the reviewed head SHA / changed-file set.
5. Confirm remote master now contains the merge commit (or the expected changes if squash merged).
   *Note: Gitea PR "closed" state is NOT equivalent to "merged". Do not assume a closed PR succeeded without verifying the actual landed changes.*

Then run the cleanup template (worktree-cleanup.md):
- Verify expected file/commit presence on master (post-merge file-presence verification):
  - Run: git fetch <remote> --prune; git checkout master; git pull <remote> master --ff-only
  - Verify that the expected files added/modified in the PR are present on master (or absent if deleted).
  - Alternatively, verify with: git log --oneline -- <expected-file> or git merge-base --is-ancestor <pr-head-sha> master
- close/release issue #<n>, remove status:in-progress (if it cannot be removed, report why)
- delete remote branch, remove local branch + worktree folder
- fetch/prune; confirm main checkout is clean and current (0 0).

Handoff: reviewer identity, merge result + commit, cleanup done, issue closed, PR metadata state/merged flag/hash, remote master hash, post-merge verification method used & verification results.
```