t2862: Restructure pulse merge-review gate for readability#2869
t2862: Restructure pulse merge-review gate for readability#2869marcusquinn merged 2 commits intomainfrom
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Break the single massive CRITICAL (t2839) bullet point into separate sub-bullets, each covering one concept: review count check, bot gate signal, WAITING semantics, SKIP semantics, and the skip condition. The semantic logic is unchanged — WAITING was already correctly distinguished from zero reviews in the prior commit (84838d2). This addresses the Gemini critical finding about readability and redundancy. Closes #2862
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This pull request significantly improves the readability of the merge gate instructions by breaking down a complex rule into more digestible bullet points. This is a great change. I've added one suggestion to further refine the wording to present a clearer, step-by-step procedure for the agent, which resolves a minor logical contradiction in the current phrasing. This feedback aligns with rules promoting clear, detailed, and well-reasoned documentation for critical operational processes.
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| - **CRITICAL (t2839):** Before merging, always verify at least one review exists using `gh pr view <number> --repo <slug> --json reviews --jq '.reviews | length'`. | ||
| - If `review-bot-gate-helper.sh check <number> <slug>` is available, use it as an additional bot-activity signal. `PASS` from the bot gate is sufficient on its own — proceed to merge. | ||
| - `WAITING` only means "no known bot activity" — it does NOT mean zero reviews. When `WAITING` is returned, check the formal review count (the `gh pr view` command above). If count > 0, proceed to merge. | ||
| - `SKIP` means the PR has a `skip-review-gate` label — it bypasses the bot gate only, NOT the review count requirement. | ||
| - Skip the PR only when the formal review count is 0 AND the bot gate is not `PASS`. |
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This is a great improvement in readability! Breaking down the complex rule into smaller pieces makes it much easier to follow.
However, the new structure introduces a slight logical contradiction. The first bullet point states to always verify the review count, while the second states that a PASS from the bot gate is sufficient on its own. This implies the review count check isn't always necessary.
To make the instructions clearer and resolve this, I suggest rephrasing these points to present a clear order of operations: first check the bot gate, and if that's not conclusive, then check the review count. This makes the process unambiguous for the person following the instructions.
| - **CRITICAL (t2839):** Before merging, always verify at least one review exists using `gh pr view <number> --repo <slug> --json reviews --jq '.reviews | length'`. | |
| - If `review-bot-gate-helper.sh check <number> <slug>` is available, use it as an additional bot-activity signal. `PASS` from the bot gate is sufficient on its own — proceed to merge. | |
| - `WAITING` only means "no known bot activity" — it does NOT mean zero reviews. When `WAITING` is returned, check the formal review count (the `gh pr view` command above). If count > 0, proceed to merge. | |
| - `SKIP` means the PR has a `skip-review-gate` label — it bypasses the bot gate only, NOT the review count requirement. | |
| - Skip the PR only when the formal review count is 0 AND the bot gate is not `PASS`. | |
| - **CRITICAL (t2839):** The condition to merge is: **(formal review count > 0) OR (bot gate is `PASS`)**. The points below detail this process. | |
| - First, check the bot gate using `review-bot-gate-helper.sh check <number> <slug>`. If available and it returns `PASS`, you can merge. | |
| - If the bot gate is not `PASS` (e.g., it returns `WAITING` or `SKIP`), you must then check the formal review count with `gh pr view <number> --repo <slug> --json reviews --jq '.reviews | length'`. If the count is > 0, you can merge. | |
| - `WAITING` means "no known bot activity" and `SKIP` (from a `skip-review-gate` label) bypasses the bot gate. In both scenarios, the review count becomes the deciding factor. | |
| - Therefore, a PR is skipped only when both conditions fail: the formal review count is 0 AND the bot gate is not `PASS`. |
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- The comment suggests using bullet points to clarify important operational details, aligning with the rule for formatting such information for readability.
- The comment aims to provide detailed explanations for a critical agent process (merge gate instructions) to improve clarity, consistent with the rule for documenting agent behavior.
- The comment emphasizes explaining the reasoning behind the merge rules and conditions, which aligns with the rule for documenting critical processes by providing underlying rationale.
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In @.agents/scripts/commands/pulse.md:
- Around line 120-123: The docs contradict themselves: the phrase "PASS is
sufficient on its own" in the pulse commands doc should be changed so the bot
gate `PASS` does not bypass the formal review-count requirement; update the
wording around `review-bot-gate-helper.sh check <number> <slug>` and the `PASS`,
`WAITING`, and `SKIP` semantics to state that `PASS` allows the bot-gate
criterion to be satisfied but does not override the mandatory review-count check
returned by `gh pr view`, that `WAITING` means no bot signal and you must still
check `gh pr view` and only skip merging when review count == 0 and bot gate !=
`PASS`, and clarify that `skip-review-gate` only bypasses the bot gate not the
review count.
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Address CodeRabbit and Gemini review feedback: - Remove 'PASS is sufficient on its own' which contradicted the mandatory review-count check - Clarify PASS confirms bot activity but does NOT replace review count - Simplify skip condition: skip when review count is 0, regardless of bot gate status - Add explicit 'mandatory gate' language to the review-count check
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Review Feedback Addressed
Closes #2862
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