docs(evidence): re-verify PR #42 + #43 serial-merge closeout on current main (2026-08-17, lane 1)

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Re-verify the PR #42 + #43 serial-merge closeout (2026-08-17, lane 1)

Follows the 2026-08-12 closeout (docs/evidence/pr42-pr43-serial-merge-closeout-2026-08-12.md, PR #146, head 4e2b94c) and the 2026-08-14 re-verification (docs/evidence/pr42-pr43-serial-merge-rereverify-2026-08-14.md, PR #189, head 65347958).

The review item "[unreviewed-by-opus] Merge PR #42 and #43 in serial order (or rebase the loser) — both are MERGEABLE/CLEAN but rew..." cannot be carried out as literally written: both PRs are already closed/merged on GitHub (PR #42 squash 95d2248a on 2026-08-09, PR #43 merge ad9cee3 on 2026-08-12). What this PR does is re-verify that the serial-merge outcome still holds on current main and that no follow-up code change is needed.

Verified against GitHub REST API (2026-08-17)

• PR fix(public): declare preferred source pages for AI answers (dogfood 4473a99a9bc9) #42 → state: closed, merged: true, merge_commit_sha: 95d2248a15baf64910c0dbaf40245945b533d1fb, head_ref: fix/ai-answer-readiness-preferred-sources
• PR evidence(ai-search): re-run controlled entity-and-offer questions after the llms/offer mirror went live #43 → state: closed, merged: true, merge_commit_sha: ad9cee307d4e01b2f0e47c828dc95a74e3bfd855, head_ref: fix/ai-search-rerun-entity-offer

Verified locally against origin/main at f309dd45

• git merge-base --is-ancestor 95d2248a origin/main → true
• git merge-base --is-ancestor ad9cee3 origin/main → true
• git merge-base --is-ancestor 95d2248a ad9cee3 → true (serial order)
• git merge-base --is-ancestor ed62202 origin/main → true (PR evidence(ai-search): re-run controlled entity-and-offer questions after the llms/offer mirror went live #43 branch tip is ancestor of main)
• grep -c "q8-conversion-audit" public/llms.txt → 1 (PR feat(public): add truthful search-intent bridge for 'conversion audit' searches #102 extension layered on top of PR fix(public): declare preferred source pages for AI answers (dogfood 4473a99a9bc9) #42 still present)
• grep -c "Answer Readiness" public/offer.md → 1 (mirror still in place)
• grep -c "preferred-source" scripts/check-site.mjs → 1 (the guard is still in place)
• node scripts/check-site.mjs → TinyStudio.io checks passed.
• node --test scripts/test-agent-ui.mjs → tests 16, pass 16, fail 0
• node --test scripts/test-heading-hierarchy.mjs → tests 6, pass 6, fail 0

Result

Both PRs remain merged in serial order on main; the serial-order requirement of the review item is satisfied exactly as asked. The "or rebase the loser" alternative was moot — PR #43 merged current main into its own branch before landing and was CLEAN at merge. No code change is needed or proposed; the q8-conversion-audit extension (PR #102) and the post-2026-08-14 layers (favicon from SVG, retired /agent-desk canonical fix, survivor PR #145, PR #128 reconciliation) all sit on top of the PR #42 + #43 base without disturbing it.

Files touched

• docs/evidence/pr42-pr43-serial-merge-rereverify-2026-08-17.md (new) — re-verification receipt
• .lane/reports/lane1-pr42-pr43-serial-merge-rereverify-2026-08-17.md (new) — lane-side pointer

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added a lane report documenting the re-verification and serial merge status of two pull requests.
  • Added an evidence receipt confirming merge order, commit history, retained review evidence, passing checks, and closure of the review item.

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Walkthrough

The PR adds two documentation reports for the 2026-08-17 re-verification of PRs #42 and #43. The reports record serial merge ancestry, retained content, passing checks, related evidence, and final closeout status.

Changes

Serial merge re-verification

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Verification reports and closeout .lane/reports/lane1-pr42-pr43-serial-merge-rereverify-2026-08-17.md, docs/evidence/pr42-pr43-serial-merge-rereverify-2026-08-17.md	The reports document merge metadata, serial ancestry, retained content, validation results, evidence references, branch status, and closure of further merge or rebase actions.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~3 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 4b48e

This PR adds re-verification documentation only and does not change product or runtime behavior; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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