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Closes #138.

Closeout could accept observed green runs while repository required-check metadata was unavailable. Caller declarations also split names such as CI / build and test (22) on whitespace, so valid required checks appeared missing.

Closeout now refuses unavailable metadata with required_checks_unverified unless the caller declares its required contexts. Each declaration contains one literal context name per line: trim each line, drop empty lines, and preserve spaces, parentheses, slashes, quotes, and shell-shaped text. The workflow forwards the newline-joined environment value as one quoted argument using a Bash array; TypeScript parses the lines without shell evaluation or word splitting.

The README, CLI help, and caller template document the contract:

with:
  required-checks: |
    test (22)
    test (26)

Before, the fleet example was split into test, (22), and (26). It now verifies the exact test (22) and test (26) names. Every declared context must succeed on the selected head. Readable requirements retain their GitHub App bindings, and fully readable metadata retains its existing policy. Declared-only success explicitly states that repository required-check metadata was unavailable in both the gate reason and persisted actual_result. The caller template confines write grants to the closeout job.

Validation:

  • npm run release:check: 754/754 tests passed, zero failures/skips/cancellations/todos.
  • bun run release:check: 754/754 tests passed, zero failures/skips/cancellations/todos.
  • Both release gates used isolated CI-style Git identity and unchanged thresholds: exact 100/100/100/100 coverage across 13 authored modules, covering 10090 lines/statements, 257 functions, and 2866 branches. Static checks, privacy, audit, package, changelog, and attestation passed.
  • Pinned pm test pm-github-f1ev --run --progress --only-last --timeout 1800: 18/18 boundary tests passed. An initial run hit the default 120-second timeout; the completed rerun used the configured 1800-second timeout.
  • Behavioral revert proof: restoring only the old required-context parsing stanza in runCloseout, rebuilding, and running node --test --test-name-pattern="newline required contexts" test/closeout-workflow.test.ts fails all 5/5 regressions with zero closes instead of one. The fixed parser was restored and rebuilt. The tracker records this proof and the earlier policy/evidence revert proofs.

Tests execute the workflow's real Bash and packed command against synthetic HTTP evidence, real SDK trackers, and isolated Git remotes. They cover a single name, spaces/parentheses/slashes, the fleet example, empty lines/CRLF, and literal $(id), quotes, backslashes, and glob characters. Empty declarations still refuse unavailable metadata, and former space-separated lists are treated as one literal context.

Caller declarations must use separate lines and remain aligned with repository policy.

Tracker: pm-github-f1ev, released and left in progress for orchestrator verification.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Closeout workflows can accept explicitly declared required checks when protection metadata is unavailable. Each nonblank line is treated as one check name; closeout proceeds only when the declared checks succeed on the exact pull request head. Readable protection requirements remain enforced.
    • When protection metadata is readable but defines no required checks, fallback verification applies.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Closeout no longer proceeds when required-check metadata is unavailable and no checks are declared.
    • Workflow permissions are scoped to the closeout job.

Walkthrough

Closeout refuses verification when protection metadata is unavailable and no required contexts are declared. Callers can declare required contexts, which must pass. The reusable workflow forwards declarations to the command and blocks publication when checks remain unverified.

Changes

Closeout required-check policy

Layer / File(s) Summary
Head-check policy and CLI
closeout.ts, index.ts, test/closeout.test.ts, README.md, .agents/pm/issues/pm-github-f1ev.toon, .agents/pm/history/pm-github-f1ev.jsonl
The command accepts declared required-check contexts. Unavailable protection metadata without declarations produces required_checks_unverified. Declared contexts are checked against head evidence, while readable required checks remain enforced. The fallback applies only when metadata is readable and has no required contexts. Tests cover unavailable metadata, declared checks, and fallback behavior. Issue records document implementation and validation status.
Workflow wiring and closeout gate
.github/workflows/pm-github-closeout.yml, docs/closeout-workflow-caller.yml, test/closeout-workflow.test.ts, README.md
The reusable workflow accepts and forwards required-checks, and refuses publication for required_checks_unverified. The caller template scopes permissions to the closeout job. Workflow tests verify the input, permissions, refusal cases, and publication behavior.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CloseoutWorkflow
  participant runCloseout
  participant checkCloseoutHead
  participant GitHubAPI
  participant CloseoutPublication
  CloseoutWorkflow->>runCloseout: pass --required-checks when configured
  runCloseout->>checkCloseoutHead: pass parsed declared check names
  checkCloseoutHead->>GitHubAPI: read protection metadata and head checks
  GitHubAPI-->>checkCloseoutHead: return metadata and check evidence
  checkCloseoutHead-->>runCloseout: return verification result
  runCloseout-->>CloseoutWorkflow: report closeout outcome
  CloseoutWorkflow->>CloseoutPublication: publish only when verification permits closeout
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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 35f90

Closeout now refuses unless required checks are declared when branch-protection metadata is unreadable, and declared names are matched literally. No remaining merge-blocking risk was identified.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 5
Check name Status Explanation
Title check Passed The title clearly summarizes the main behavior change: preventing closeout when required-check verification is unavailable due to missing branch-protection metadata.
Description check Passed The description directly explains the closeout behavior, caller-declared required checks, parsing rules, workflow changes, documentation updates, and validation results.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #138 requires fail-closed behavior when required-check metadata is unavailable. closeout.ts returns required_checks_unverified without declarations and verifies every declared context on the…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes stay within Issue #138. The CLI input, workflow handling, closeout policy, permission scope, documentation, and regression tests support the required behavior. Tracker updates record the s…
Docstring Coverage Passed Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 4 files. (5 skipped: 5 …
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Explanation

Issue #138 requires fail-closed behavior when required-check metadata is unavailable. closeout.ts returns required_checks_unverified without declarations and verifies every declared context on the selected head. The workflow refuses that result and forwards multiline declarations as one argument. Tests cover missing, unsuccessful, successful, and literal context names. The caller template applies the optional read-only top-level permissions hardening and scopes write permissions to gated-closeout. Readable policy remains enforced.

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Explanation

The changes stay within Issue #138. The CLI input, workflow handling, closeout policy, permission scope, documentation, and regression tests support the required behavior. Tracker updates record the same implementation and validation work. No unrelated change is established by the supplied evidence.

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Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 4 files. (5 skipped: 5 unsupported.)

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The PR makes closeout fail closed when branch-protection or ruleset metadata cannot be read, requiring callers to declare and verify every required context against the selected head; it wires that declaration through the reusable workflow, blocks publication on unverifiable requirements, tightens caller permissions, and updates documentation and integration coverage.

Sequence diagram for fail-closed closeout verification

sequenceDiagram
    participant Caller
    participant Workflow
    participant Closeout
    participant GitHub

    Caller->>Workflow: invoke with required-checks
    Workflow->>Closeout: runCloseout(--required-checks)
    Closeout->>GitHub: requirements()
    alt protection metadata unavailable
        alt required-checks absent
            Closeout-->>Workflow: required_checks_unverified
            Workflow-->>Caller: refuse, no publication
        else required-checks supplied
            Closeout->>GitHub: check-runs for selected head
            Closeout->>GitHub: legacy statuses for selected head
            alt every declared context succeeds
                Closeout-->>Workflow: closeout eligible
                Workflow-->>Caller: publish closeout branch or PR
            else a declared context is missing or unsuccessful
                Closeout-->>Workflow: head_checks_failed
                Workflow-->>Caller: refuse, no publication
            end
        end
    else metadata readable
        Closeout->>GitHub: verify readable required checks
        Closeout-->>Workflow: existing policy result
        Workflow-->>Caller: publish or refuse
    end
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State diagram for closeout eligibility under unavailable metadata

stateDiagram-v2
    [*] --> InspectMetadata
    InspectMetadata --> Unverified: protection metadata unavailable
    InspectMetadata --> VerifyReadable: metadata readable
    Unverified --> Refused: no required-checks
    Unverified --> VerifyDeclared: required-checks supplied
    VerifyDeclared --> Eligible: every declared context succeeds
    VerifyDeclared --> Refused: context missing or unsuccessful
    VerifyReadable --> Eligible: existing required-check policy passes
    VerifyReadable --> Refused: required check policy fails
    Eligible --> Published: --apply
    Eligible --> [*]: dry-run
    Refused --> [*]
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File-Level Changes

Change Details Files
Replace the permissive fallback used when branch-protection metadata is unavailable with an explicit refusal unless required contexts are caller-declared.
  • Track unavailable protection/ruleset metadata separately from a readable empty policy.
  • Return required_checks_unverified without evaluating observed green runs when no declaration is supplied.
  • Accept whitespace-separated declared contexts and require each to pass on the exact PR head.
  • Preserve readable required-check app bindings and distinguish declared, metadata-backed, and fallback policies in evidence.
closeout.ts
index.ts
test/closeout.test.ts
Propagate required-check declarations through the reusable closeout workflow and prevent publication when requirements cannot be verified.
  • Add the optional required-checks workflow input and pass it as a single CLI argument.
  • Export refusal through the workflow guard alongside unavailable head evidence.
  • Add boundary coverage for undeclared, missing, pending, neutral, skipped, successful, and metadata-readable cases, including no-write/no-publication assertions.
.github/workflows/pm-github-closeout.yml
test/closeout-workflow.test.ts
Constrain caller permissions and document the declaration contract and resulting check policies.
  • Move permissions to an empty workflow-level default and grant only the closeout job the required scopes.
  • Add the caller template input for required contexts.
  • Document when declarations are required, how contexts are matched, and how closeout evidence is reported.
docs/closeout-workflow-caller.yml
README.md
Record the issue and implementation history for orchestrator tracking.
  • Add the tracker issue definition and JSONL history entry.
.agents/pm/issues/pm-github-f1ev.toon
.agents/pm/history/pm-github-f1ev.jsonl

Assessment against linked issues

Issue Objective Addressed Explanation
#138 When branch-protection or ruleset metadata is unavailable, refuse closeout unless required contexts are explicitly declared and verified on the selected head; report an appropriate typed reason when no declaration is supplied. ✅
#138 Enforce every declared context while preserving readable metadata requirements and bindings, and add coverage showing missing or non-green required contexts refuse while all declared contexts green can close. ✅
#138 Harden the caller template by using a read-only top-level permissions default and confining write grants to the gated closeout job. ✅

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