diff --git a/.github/scripts/pr-auto-review/README.md b/.github/scripts/pr-auto-review/README.md
index 106902768..b023632c4 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/pr-auto-review/README.md
+++ b/.github/scripts/pr-auto-review/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Pure, side-effect-free helpers. Source the file, then call:
 |----------|-------|---------|
 | `pr_auto_review_required_contexts` | branch-rules JSON on stdin (`GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/rules/branches/{branch}`) | prints a compact JSON array of required status-check context names (`[]` if none / non-array) |
 | `pr_auto_review_checks_ready REQUIRED_JSON SELF_NAME` | checks JSON on stdin (`gh pr checks --json bucket,name`) | prints a one-line reason; `0` ready, `1` not ready |
-| `pr_auto_review_blocking_thread_count` | review-threads JSON on stdin (`reviewThreads(first:100){nodes{isResolved isOutdated}}`) | prints the count of **blocking** threads — unresolved AND not outdated |
+| `pr_auto_review_blocking_thread_count` | review-threads JSON on stdin (`reviewThreads(first:100){nodes{isResolved isOutdated comments(first:100){nodes{author{__typename}}}}}`) | prints the count of **blocking** threads — unresolved AND not outdated AND not posted exclusively by advisory bots |
 | `pr_auto_review_ready STATE IS_DRAFT CHECKS_JSON REQUIRED_JSON SELF_NAME REVIEW_DECISION BLOCKING_THREAD_COUNT` | the PR facts the workflow gathers (all as arguments — no stdin) | prints the **decision class** on stdout; `0` ready, `1` not ready |
 
 ## `lib/sweep.sh`
diff --git a/.github/scripts/pr-auto-review/lib/ready-check.sh b/.github/scripts/pr-auto-review/lib/ready-check.sh
index d3f83614a..172392224 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/pr-auto-review/lib/ready-check.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/pr-auto-review/lib/ready-check.sh
@@ -96,9 +96,10 @@ pr_auto_review_checks_ready() {
 
 # pr_auto_review_blocking_thread_count
 #   Reads a review-threads GraphQL response on stdin — the payload of
-#   `reviewThreads(first:100){nodes{isResolved isOutdated}}` under
+#   `reviewThreads(first:100){nodes{isResolved isOutdated comments(first:100){nodes{author{__typename}}}}}` under
 #   .data.repository.pullRequest — and prints the count of threads that should
-#   BLOCK auto-dispatch: those that are unresolved AND not outdated.
+#   BLOCK auto-dispatch: those that are unresolved AND not outdated AND not
+#   posted exclusively by advisory bots.
 #
 #   Why isOutdated (issue #806): dev-lead's fix-review cycle often addresses an
 #   advisory finding in a follow-up commit but never marks the thread resolved,
@@ -110,15 +111,29 @@ pr_auto_review_checks_ready() {
 #   unresolved-but-outdated thread as non-blocking clears the stall without the
 #   producer having to resolve the thread first.
 #
+#   Why advisory-bot exclusion (issue #892): threads whose comments are all
+#   from advisory bots (author.__typename == "Bot") represent automated
+#   nitpick feedback, not human review requests. When CI is green and the only
+#   unresolved threads are advisory-bot posts, the PR should still be eligible
+#   for dispatch — otherwise the gate stalls on a human to resolve bot threads
+#   that dev-lead's fix-review correctly returns no-changes for (empty machine
+#   findings). A thread is advisory-bot-only when comments.nodes is non-empty
+#   and every author in that set has __typename == "Bot".
+#
 #   Fail-safe: only an explicit isOutdated == true makes a thread non-blocking;
 #   a null / absent isOutdated on an unresolved thread still blocks, so a thread
-#   whose staleness we cannot confirm is never silently dropped. A GraphQL error
-#   body (no data / null nodes) yields 0.
+#   whose staleness we cannot confirm is never silently dropped. Similarly, a
+#   thread with absent or empty comments (cannot confirm all-bot) still blocks.
+#   A GraphQL error body (no data / null nodes) yields 0.
 pr_auto_review_blocking_thread_count() {
   jq -r '
+    def is_advisory_bot_thread:
+      (.comments?.nodes? // []) as $c
+      | ($c | length) > 0 and ([$c[] | .author?.__typename? == "Bot"] | all);
+
     [
       (.data.repository.pullRequest.reviewThreads.nodes[]? |
-      select((.isResolved == false) and (.isOutdated != true)))?
+      select((.isResolved == false) and (.isOutdated != true) and (is_advisory_bot_thread | not)))?
     ] | length
   '
 }
diff --git a/.github/scripts/pr-auto-review/sweep-dispatch.sh b/.github/scripts/pr-auto-review/sweep-dispatch.sh
index 2310c0bed..4843cfc81 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/pr-auto-review/sweep-dispatch.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/pr-auto-review/sweep-dispatch.sh
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ evaluate_pr() {
   if [ -z "${required_json}" ]; then required_json="[]"; fi
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC2016  # $owner/$repo/$number are GraphQL variable refs, not shell vars
-  local gql='query($owner:String!,$repo:String!,$number:Int!){repository(owner:$owner,name:$repo){pullRequest(number:$number){reviewThreads(first:100){nodes{isResolved isOutdated}}}}}'
+  local gql='query($owner:String!,$repo:String!,$number:Int!){repository(owner:$owner,name:$repo)'
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2016
+  gql+='{pullRequest(number:$number){reviewThreads(first:100){nodes{isResolved isOutdated'
+  gql+=' comments(first:100){nodes{author{__typename}}}}}}}}'
   threads_json=$(gh api graphql \
     -f "query=$gql" \
     -f owner="${repo%%/*}" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-auto-review-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-auto-review-reusable.yml
index 16bad0271..f6cda2fb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-auto-review-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-auto-review-reusable.yml
@@ -211,7 +211,10 @@ jobs:
           # silently reporting 0 blocking threads and dispatching. The pure
           # function only has to tolerate a well-formed-but-empty payload.
           # shellcheck disable=SC2016  # $owner/$repo/$number are GraphQL variable refs, not shell vars
-          _GQL='query($owner:String!,$repo:String!,$number:Int!){repository(owner:$owner,name:$repo){pullRequest(number:$number){reviewThreads(first:100){nodes{isResolved isOutdated}}}}}'
+          _GQL='query($owner:String!,$repo:String!,$number:Int!){repository(owner:$owner,name:$repo)'
+          # shellcheck disable=SC2016
+          _GQL+='{pullRequest(number:$number){reviewThreads(first:100){nodes{isResolved isOutdated'
+          _GQL+=' comments(first:100){nodes{author{__typename}}}}}}}}'
           THREADS_JSON=$(gh api graphql \
             -f "query=$_GQL" \
             -f owner="${REPO%%/*}" \
diff --git a/node_modules/.package-lock.json b/node_modules/.package-lock.json
index 5339ba19e..a80f4c2fb 100644
--- a/node_modules/.package-lock.json
+++ b/node_modules/.package-lock.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "pr-840",
+  "name": "pr-893",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index beb0a3088..405cfe586 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "pr-840",
+  "name": "pr-893",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
diff --git a/test/workflows/pr-auto-review/blocking-threads.bats b/test/workflows/pr-auto-review/blocking-threads.bats
index 4349fc09a..17be93ad8 100644
--- a/test/workflows/pr-auto-review/blocking-threads.bats
+++ b/test/workflows/pr-auto-review/blocking-threads.bats
@@ -150,3 +150,84 @@ resp() {
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
   [ "$output" = "0" ]
 }
+
+# ── issue #892: advisory-bot-only threads are non-blocking ───────────────────
+# A thread whose comments are exclusively from bots (author.__typename == "Bot")
+# is advisory feedback, not a human review request. It should not block
+# dispatch — otherwise the gate stalls on a human to resolve bot threads that
+# dev-lead fix-review correctly returns no-changes for (empty machine findings).
+
+@test "blocking count: unresolved thread with all-bot comments → 0 (advisory bot, non-blocking)" {
+  run pr_auto_review_blocking_thread_count <<<"$(resp '[{
+    "isResolved":false,"isOutdated":false,
+    "comments":{"nodes":[{"author":{"__typename":"Bot"}}]}
+  }]')"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [ "$output" = "0" ]
+}
+
+@test "blocking count: unresolved thread with User comment → 1 (human thread, still blocks)" {
+  run pr_auto_review_blocking_thread_count <<<"$(resp '[{
+    "isResolved":false,"isOutdated":false,
+    "comments":{"nodes":[{"author":{"__typename":"User"}}]}
+  }]')"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [ "$output" = "1" ]
+}
+
+@test "blocking count: absent comments field → 1 (fail-safe: cannot confirm bot-only, still blocks)" {
+  run pr_auto_review_blocking_thread_count <<<"$(resp '[{"isResolved":false,"isOutdated":false}]')"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [ "$output" = "1" ]
+}
+
+@test "blocking count: empty comments nodes → 1 (fail-safe: no authors to confirm bot-only)" {
+  run pr_auto_review_blocking_thread_count <<<"$(resp '[{
+    "isResolved":false,"isOutdated":false,
+    "comments":{"nodes":[]}
+  }]')"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [ "$output" = "1" ]
+}
+
+@test "blocking count: mixed bot and human threads — only human thread blocks" {
+  run pr_auto_review_blocking_thread_count <<<"$(resp '[
+    {"isResolved":false,"isOutdated":false,"comments":{"nodes":[{"author":{"__typename":"Bot"}}]}},
+    {"isResolved":false,"isOutdated":false,"comments":{"nodes":[{"author":{"__typename":"User"}}]}},
+    {"isResolved":false,"isOutdated":false,"comments":{"nodes":[{"author":{"__typename":"Bot"}}]}}
+  ]')"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [ "$output" = "1" ]
+}
+
+@test "blocking count: thread with bot first comment and human reply → 1 (not purely advisory-bot)" {
+  # A thread opened by a bot but with a human follow-up must block.
+  # This pins the requirement that comments(first:100) is used in the GQL query
+  # rather than comments(first:1) — a first:1 query would only see the Bot
+  # comment and incorrectly classify the thread as advisory-bot-only.
+  run pr_auto_review_blocking_thread_count <<<"$(resp '[{
+    "isResolved":false,"isOutdated":false,
+    "comments":{"nodes":[
+      {"author":{"__typename":"Bot"}},
+      {"author":{"__typename":"User"}}
+    ]}
+  }]')"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [ "$output" = "1" ]
+}
+
+@test "blocking count: the #892 scenario — multiple advisory bot threads (gemini + codeant) → 0" {
+  # Scenario: CI green, CHANGES_REQUESTED from advisory bots (gemini-code-assist,
+  # codeant-ai), all 5 threads unresolved and not outdated. Without the fix,
+  # the gate counts 5 blocking threads and stalls dispatch even though every
+  # thread is advisory-bot feedback with no machine findings.
+  run pr_auto_review_blocking_thread_count <<<"$(resp '[
+    {"isResolved":false,"isOutdated":false,"comments":{"nodes":[{"author":{"__typename":"Bot"}}]}},
+    {"isResolved":false,"isOutdated":false,"comments":{"nodes":[{"author":{"__typename":"Bot"}}]}},
+    {"isResolved":false,"isOutdated":false,"comments":{"nodes":[{"author":{"__typename":"Bot"}}]}},
+    {"isResolved":false,"isOutdated":false,"comments":{"nodes":[{"author":{"__typename":"Bot"}}]}},
+    {"isResolved":false,"isOutdated":false,"comments":{"nodes":[{"author":{"__typename":"Bot"}}]}}
+  ]')"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [ "$output" = "0" ]
+}