fix(harness-replays): use branch names in Compare API + correct nested file extraction

Bug 1 (SRE review): Gitea Compare API rejects SHA pairs (BaseNotExist).
Fix: use base.ref/head.ref (branch names) instead of base.sha/head.sha.
For push events: extract branch name from GITHUB_REF.

Bug 2 (SRE review): Python extraction looked at d.get('files', [])
which is always empty — Gitea nests files inside commits[*]['files'].
Fix: extract from nested commits structure via list comprehension.

SRE verified the fix works:
  GET /compare/main...fix/harness-replays-detect-changes-gitea-api
  → commits[0]['files']: ['.gitea/workflows/harness-replays.yml'] ✓

Co-Authored-By: SRE review via infra-sre agent

.gitea/workflows/gate-check-v3.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# gate-check-v3 — automated PR gate detector
+#
+# Runs on every open PR (push/synchronize) and hourly via cron.
+# Posts a structured [gate-check-v3] STATUS: comment on the PR.
+#
+# Inputs:
+#   PR_NUMBER  — set via ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} from the trigger
+#   POST_COMMENT — "true" to post/update comment on PR
+#
+# Gating logic (MVP signals 1,2,3,6):
+#   1. Author-aware agent-tag comment scan
+#   2. REQUEST_CHANGES reviews state machine
+#   3. Staleness detection (SOP-12: review.commit_id != PR.head_sha + >1 working day)
+#   6. CI required-checks awareness
+#
+# Exit code: 0=CLEAR, 1=BLOCKED, 2=ERROR
+
+name: gate-check-v3
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]
+  schedule:
+    # Hourly: refresh all open PRs
+    - cron: '8 * * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      pr_number:
+        description: 'PR number to check (omit for all open PRs)'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      post_comment:
+        description: 'Post comment on PR'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: 'true'
+
+env:
+  GITHUB_SERVER_URL: https://git.moleculesai.app
+
+jobs:
+  gate-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    continue-on-error: true  # Never block on our own detector failing
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out base branch (for the script)
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha || github.ref_name }}
+
+      - name: Run gate-check-v3 (single PR mode)
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' || github.event.inputs.pr_number != ''
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SOP_TIER_CHECK_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.event.inputs.pr_number }}
+          POST_COMMENT: ${{ github.event.inputs.post_comment || 'true' }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          python3 tools/gate-check-v3/gate_check.py \
+            --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
+            --pr "$PR_NUMBER" \
+            $([ "$POST_COMMENT" = "true" ] && echo "--post-comment")
+          echo "verdict=$?" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Run gate-check-v3 (all open PRs — cron mode)
+        if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SOP_TIER_CHECK_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          # Fetch all open PRs and run gate-check on each
+          pr_numbers=$(python3 -c "
+            import urllib.request, json, os
+            token = os.environ['GITEA_TOKEN']
+            req = urllib.request.Request(
+                'https://git.moleculesai.app/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls?state=open&limit=100',
+                headers={'Authorization': f'token {token}', 'Accept': 'application/json'}
+            )
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as r:
+                prs = json.loads(r.read())
+            for pr in prs:
+                print(pr['number'])
+          ")
+          for pr in $pr_numbers; do
+            echo "Checking PR #$pr..."
+            python3 tools/gate-check-v3/gate_check.py \
+              --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
+              --pr "$pr" \
+              --post-comment \
+              || true
+          done

.gitea/workflows/harness-replays.yml

@@ -68,36 +68,15 @@ jobs:
       run: ${{ steps.decide.outputs.run }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - name: Fetch base branch tip for diff
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: |
-          # With the default fetch-depth: 1, actions/checkout only fetches the
-          # PR head commit. The base commit is NOT in the local history, so
-          # `git diff "$BASE" "$GITHUB_SHA"` fails. Fetch the base branch at
-          # depth 1 — the base commit is the immediate parent of the PR head
-          # on the base branch, so depth=1 is sufficient.
-          #
-          # Network: Gitea Actions runner (5.78.80.188) cannot reach the git
-          # remote over HTTPS (confirmed: git fetch times out at ~15s). The runner
-          # is on the same host as Gitea, but the container network namespace
-          # cannot reach the Gitea HTTPS endpoint.
-          #
-          # Fallback: if the base commit does not exist locally, skip the diff
-          # and set run=true (always run harness). This is safe: PRs where the
-          # base is unavailable still run the harness (correct), PRs where the
-          # base IS available get the correct path-based diff.
-          #
-          # Timeout: 20s. If the fetch completes, great. If it times out, the
-          # step exits non-zero and we fall through to run=true.
-          if timeout 20 git fetch origin "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}" --depth=1; then
-            echo "::notice::base branch fetched successfully"
-          else
-            echo "::warning::git fetch origin ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }} --depth=1 timed out"
-            echo "::warning::Skipping diff — detect-changes will run the harness unconditionally."
-          fi
+        with:
+          # Shallow clone — we use the Gitea Compare API for changed-file
+          # detection, not local git diff. The base SHA is supplied via
+          # GitHub event variables, so no local history is needed.
+          fetch-depth: 1
       - id: decide
-        continue-on-error: true
         run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
           # workflow_dispatch: always run (manual trigger)
           if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
             echo "run=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -105,16 +84,21 @@ jobs:
             exit 0
           fi
 
-          # Determine the base commit to diff against.
-          # For pull_request: use base.sha (the merge-base with main/staging).
-          # For push: use github.event.before (the previous tip of the branch).
-          # Fallback for new branches (all-zeros SHA): run everything.
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ] && \
-             [ -n "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}" ]; then
-            BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
+          # Determine base and head refs for the Compare API call.
+          # Gitea Compare API requires branch/tag names (SHAs return BaseNotExist).
+          # Pull request: base.ref + head.ref are in the event payload.
+          # Push: github.ref → extract branch name for the Compare API.
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ]; then
+            BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}"
+            HEAD="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
           elif [ -n "${{ github.event.before }}" ] && \
                ! echo "${{ github.event.before }}" | grep -qE '^0+$'; then
-            BASE="${{ github.event.before }}"
+            # Extract branch name from refs/heads/main -> main
+            BASE_REF="${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}"
+            BASE_REF="${BASE_REF:-main}"
+            HEAD_REF="${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}"
+            BASE="$BASE_REF"
+            HEAD="$HEAD_REF"
           else
             # New branch or github.event.before unavailable — run everything.
             echo "run=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -122,17 +106,29 @@ jobs:
             exit 0
           fi
 
-          # GitHub Actions and Gitea Actions both expose github.sha for HEAD.
-          # git diff exits 1 when BASE is not in local history (e.g. shallow
-          # checkout where the base commit was never fetched). Capture and
-          # swallow that exit code — the empty diff means "run everything".
-          # The runner network cannot reach the git remote (confirmed: git fetch
-          # times out at ~15s), so a failed fetch is expected and we always fall
-          # through to the unconditional run=true below.
-          DIFF=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE" "${{ github.sha }}" 2>/dev/null) || true
-          echo "debug=diff-base=$BASE diff-files=$DIFF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          # Call Gitea Compare API to get the list of changed files.
+          # This is a Gitea-to-Gitea API call from within the Gitea Actions
+          # runner — it hits the local Gitea process, not the external network.
+          # No git network access needed from the runner container
+          # (runbooks/gitea-operational-quirks.md §runner-network-isolation).
+          #
+          # API shape: GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/compare/{base}...{head}
+          # Returns { commits: [{ files: [{filename}] }] } — files are
+          # nested inside commits (Gitea quirk, not at top level).
+          RESP=$(curl -sS --fail --max-time 30 \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Accept: application/json" \
+            "$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/compare/$BASE...$HEAD")
+          DIFF_FILES=$(echo "$RESP" | python3 -c "
+import sys; import json
+d = json.load(sys.stdin)
+files = [f.get('filename','') for c in d.get('commits',[]) for f in c.get('files',[]) if f.get('filename')]
+print('\n'.join(files))
+" 2>/dev/null || true)
 
-          if echo "$DIFF" | grep -qE '^workspace-server/|^canvas/|^tests/harness/|^.gitea/workflows/harness-replays\.yml$'; then
+          echo "debug=diff-base=$BASE diff-files=$DIFF_FILES" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          if echo "$DIFF_FILES" | grep -qE '^workspace-server/|^canvas/|^tests/harness/|^.gitea/workflows/harness-replays\.yml$'; then
             echo "run=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
             echo "run=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"

canvas/src/components/WorkspaceNode.tsx

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export function WorkspaceNode({ id, data }: NodeProps<Node<WorkspaceNodeData>>)
     <div
       role="button"
       tabIndex={0}
+      data-testid="workspace-node"
       aria-label={
         isMisconfigured && configurationError
           ? `${data.name} workspace — agent not configured: ${configurationError}`

canvas/src/components/__tests__/ApprovalBanner.test.tsx

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
  * Covers: renders nothing when no approvals, polls /approvals/pending,
  * shows approval cards, approve/deny decisions, toast notifications.
  *
- * Note: does NOT mock @/lib/api — uses vi.spyOn on the real module.
- * vi.restoreAllMocks() is omitted from afterEach so queued mock values
- * (set up via mockResolvedValueOnce in beforeEach) are preserved for the
- * component's useEffect to consume.
+ * All blocks use vi.useFakeTimers() consistently in beforeEach/afterEach to
+ * avoid polluting the fake-timer state for subsequent test files. The
+ * vi.spyOn mocks are reset per-spy via mockReset() in afterEach so each
+ * test gets a clean mock state without touching the module-level api mock.
  */
 import React from "react";
 import { render, screen, fireEvent, cleanup, act } from "@testing-library/react";
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe("ApprovalBanner — empty state", () => {
 
   afterEach(() => {
     cleanup();
-    vi.useRealTimers();
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
   });
 
   it("renders nothing when there are no pending approvals", async () => {
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ describe("ApprovalBanner — renders approval cards", () => {
 
   afterEach(() => {
     cleanup();
-    vi.useRealTimers();
+    mockGet?.mockReset();
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
   });
 
   it("renders an alert card for each pending approval", async () => {
@@ -92,7 +93,6 @@ describe("ApprovalBanner — renders approval cards", () => {
     await act(async () => { await vi.runOnlyPendingTimersAsync(); });
     const alerts = screen.getAllByRole("alert");
     expect(alerts).toHaveLength(2);
-    mockGet.mockRestore();
   });
 
   it("displays the workspace name and action text", async () => {
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ describe("ApprovalBanner — decisions", () => {
 
   afterEach(() => {
     cleanup();
-    vi.useRealTimers();
+    mockGet?.mockReset();
+    mockPost?.mockReset();
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
   });
 
   it("calls POST /workspaces/:id/approvals/:id/decide on Approve click", async () => {
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ describe("ApprovalBanner — handles empty list from server", () => {
 
   afterEach(() => {
     cleanup();
-    vi.useRealTimers();
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
   });
 
   it("shows nothing when the API returns an empty array on first poll", async () => {

canvas/src/components/__tests__/PurchaseSuccessModal.test.tsx

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * window.location.search in the jsdom environment.
  */
 import React from "react";
-import { render, screen, fireEvent, cleanup, act } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { render, screen, fireEvent, cleanup, act, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { PurchaseSuccessModal } from "../PurchaseSuccessModal";
 
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ function clearSearch() {
   setSearch("");
 }
 
-// Helper: wait for dialog to appear (real timers)
+// Helper: wait for the dialog to appear after React useEffect batch.
+// Uses waitFor (polling) rather than a fixed timer so the test waits
+// exactly as long as React needs — more reliable than a fixed 50ms delay.
 async function waitForDialog() {
-  await act(async () => { await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 50)); });
+  await waitFor(() => {
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("dialog")).toBeTruthy();
+  }, { timeout: 2000 });
 }
 
 // ─── Tests ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@ describe("PurchaseSuccessModal — render conditions", () => {
 describe("PurchaseSuccessModal — dismiss", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     setSearch("?purchase_success=1&item=TestItem");
+    vi.useRealTimers(); // use real timers throughout so waitFor + setTimeout are synchronous-friendly
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -116,52 +121,45 @@ describe("PurchaseSuccessModal — dismiss", () => {
   it("closes the dialog when the close button is clicked", async () => {
     render(<PurchaseSuccessModal />);
     await waitForDialog();
-    expect(screen.getByRole("dialog")).toBeTruthy();
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Close" }));
-    await waitForDialog();
+    await act(async () => { await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100)); });
     expect(screen.queryByRole("dialog")).toBeNull();
   });
 
   it("closes the dialog when the backdrop is clicked", async () => {
     render(<PurchaseSuccessModal />);
     await waitForDialog();
-    expect(screen.getByRole("dialog")).toBeTruthy();
     const backdrop = document.body.querySelector('[aria-hidden="true"]');
     if (backdrop) fireEvent.click(backdrop);
-    await waitForDialog();
+    await act(async () => { await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100)); });
     expect(screen.queryByRole("dialog")).toBeNull();
   });
 
   it("closes on Escape key", async () => {
     render(<PurchaseSuccessModal />);
     await waitForDialog();
-    expect(screen.getByRole("dialog")).toBeTruthy();
     fireEvent.keyDown(window, { key: "Escape" });
-    await waitForDialog();
+    await act(async () => { await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100)); });
     expect(screen.queryByRole("dialog")).toBeNull();
   });
 
   // Auto-dismiss tests use real timers — the component's setTimeout fires
-  // naturally after 5s in the test environment. vi.useFakeTimers() is not used
-  // here because React 18 + fake timers require careful microtask/macrotask
-  // interleaving that is fragile in jsdom; real timers are reliable.
+  // naturally after 5s in the test environment.
   it("auto-dismisses after 5 seconds", async () => {
     render(<PurchaseSuccessModal />);
     await waitForDialog();
-    expect(screen.getByRole("dialog")).toBeTruthy();
-    // The component's AUTO_DISMISS_MS = 5000ms. In jsdom, setTimeout fires
-    // reliably. Wait long enough for 2 dismiss cycles to ensure the first fires.
-    await act(async () => { await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 11000)); });
+    // AUTO_DISMISS_MS = 5000ms. Wait 6s to ensure dismiss has fired + React updated.
+    await act(async () => { await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 6000)); });
     expect(screen.queryByRole("dialog")).toBeNull();
-  }, 15000); // extended timeout for real-timer wait
+  }, 10000);
 
   it("does not auto-dismiss before 5 seconds", async () => {
     render(<PurchaseSuccessModal />);
     await waitForDialog();
-    expect(screen.getByRole("dialog")).toBeTruthy();
+    const dialog = screen.getByRole("dialog");
     // Wait 4s — just under the 5s auto-dismiss threshold
     await act(async () => { await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 4000)); });
-    expect(screen.getByRole("dialog")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("dialog")).toBeTruthy();
   });
 });
 
@@ -210,27 +208,28 @@ describe("PurchaseSuccessModal — accessibility", () => {
 
   it("has aria-modal=true on the dialog", async () => {
     render(<PurchaseSuccessModal />);
-    await waitForDialog();
-    const dialog = screen.getByRole("dialog");
-    expect(dialog.getAttribute("aria-modal")).toBe("true");
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByRole("dialog").getAttribute("aria-modal")).toBe("true");
+    });
   });
 
   it("has aria-labelledby pointing to the title", async () => {
     render(<PurchaseSuccessModal />);
-    await waitForDialog();
-    const dialog = screen.getByRole("dialog");
-    const labelledby = dialog.getAttribute("aria-labelledby");
-    expect(labelledby).toBeTruthy();
-    expect(document.getElementById(labelledby!)).toBeTruthy();
-    expect(document.getElementById(labelledby!)?.textContent).toMatch(/purchase successful/i);
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const dialog = screen.getByRole("dialog");
+      const labelledby = dialog.getAttribute("aria-labelledby");
+      expect(labelledby).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(document.getElementById(labelledby!)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(document.getElementById(labelledby!)?.textContent).toMatch(/purchase successful/i);
+    });
   });
 
   // Focus test: verify close button exists after dialog renders.
   // We test presence (not focus) since rAF focus is tricky in jsdom.
   it("moves focus to the close button on open", async () => {
     render(<PurchaseSuccessModal />);
-    await act(async () => { await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100)); });
-    // Use getByRole which is more reliable than querySelector
-    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Close" })).toBeTruthy();
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Close" })).toBeTruthy();
+    });
   });
 });

canvas/src/components/__tests__/WorkspaceNode.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,592 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+/**
+ * WorkspaceNode tests.
+ *
+ * Covers:
+ *   - Renders name, status dot, tier badge, role, skills
+ *   - Status gradient bar colored by STATUS_CONFIG
+ *   - Online/offline/failed/degraded/provisioning states
+ *   - Misconfigured state (online + not_configured)
+ *   - Click → select, Shift+click → batch select
+ *   - Keyboard Enter/Space → select/deselect
+ *   - Context menu on right-click
+ *   - Double-click collapsed parent → expands
+ *   - Double-click expanded parent → zoom to team
+ *   - Needs restart button visible when needsRestart=true
+ *   - Current task banner when activeTasks > 0
+ *   - Descendant count badge when node has children
+ *   - Drag-target highlight class when dragOverNodeId matches
+ *   - Batch-selected highlight class
+ *   - OrgCancelButton renders on deploying root
+ *   - Degraded error preview
+ *   - Configuration error preview for misconfigured nodes
+ *   - TeamMemberChip: name, status, skills, extract button, recursive
+ *   - Handle anchors: top = extract, bottom = nest (keyboard accessible)
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { render, screen, fireEvent, cleanup } from "@testing-library/react";
+import React from "react";
+
+// ── Mock @xyflow/react ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+vi.mock("@xyflow/react", () => {
+  const Handle = ({
+    type,
+    position,
+    "aria-label": ariaLabel,
+    onKeyDown,
+    ...rest
+  }: {
+    type: string;
+    position: string;
+    "aria-label"?: string;
+    onKeyDown?: (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => void;
+    [key: string]: unknown;
+  }) => (
+    <div
+      role="button"
+      aria-label={ariaLabel}
+      data-handle-type={type}
+      data-handle-position={position}
+      tabIndex={0}
+      onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
+      {...rest}
+    >
+      handle
+    </div>
+  );
+  return {
+    __esModule: true,
+    default: ({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) => (
+      <div data-testid="react-flow-root">{children}</div>
+    ),
+    NodeResizer: () => null,
+    Handle,
+    Position: { Top: "top", Bottom: "bottom", Left: "left", Right: "right" },
+    useReactFlow: () => ({ fitView: vi.fn(), setViewport: vi.fn() }),
+    applyNodeChanges: vi.fn((_: unknown, n: unknown) => n),
+    ReactFlowProvider: ({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) => <>{children}</>,
+  };
+});
+
+// ── Mock dependencies ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const mockGetConfigurationStatus = vi.fn(() => "configured");
+const mockGetConfigurationError = vi.fn(() => null);
+
+vi.mock("@/store/canvas-topology", () => ({
+  getConfigurationStatus: (...args: unknown[]) => mockGetConfigurationStatus(...args),
+  getConfigurationError: (...args: unknown[]) => mockGetConfigurationError(...args),
+}));
+
+// Expose for per-test override
+const useConfigStatus = mockGetConfigurationStatus;
+const useConfigError = mockGetConfigurationError;
+
+vi.mock("@/components/Toaster", () => ({
+  showToast: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/Tooltip", () => ({
+  Tooltip: ({ text, children }: { text: string; children: React.ReactNode }) => (
+    <div title={text} data-testid="tooltip-wrapper">{children}</div>
+  ),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/canvas/useOrgDeployState", () => ({
+  useOrgDeployState: vi.fn(() => ({
+    isActivelyProvisioning: false,
+    isDeployingRoot: false,
+    isLockedChild: false,
+    descendantProvisioningCount: 0,
+  })),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/design-tokens", () => ({
+  STATUS_CONFIG: {
+    online: { dot: "bg-emerald-400", glow: "shadow-emerald-400/50", bar: "to-emerald-500/30", label: "ONLINE" },
+    offline: { dot: "bg-zinc-500", glow: "", bar: "to-zinc-600/30", label: "OFFLINE" },
+    failed: { dot: "bg-red-400", glow: "", bar: "to-red-600/30", label: "FAILED" },
+    degraded: { dot: "bg-amber-400", glow: "", bar: "to-amber-600/30", label: "DEGRADED" },
+    provisioning: { dot: "bg-sky-400", glow: "", bar: "to-sky-600/30", label: "STARTING" },
+    not_configured: { dot: "bg-amber-400", glow: "", bar: "to-amber-600/30", label: "NOT CONFIGURED" },
+  },
+  TIER_CONFIG: {
+    1: { label: "T1", color: "text-zinc-400 bg-zinc-800" },
+    2: { label: "T2", color: "text-blue-400 bg-blue-900/50" },
+    3: { label: "T3", color: "text-purple-400 bg-purple-900/50" },
+    4: { label: "T4", color: "text-amber-400 bg-amber-900/50" },
+  },
+}));
+
+// ── Store mock ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Uses a global object to share mock state between the factory (which runs
+// when the module is imported) and the test body (beforeEach/afterEach).
+declare global {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-var
+  var __workspaceNodeMocks: {
+    selectNode: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    openContextMenu: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    toggleNodeSelection: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    nestNode: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    restartWorkspace: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    store: {
+      nodes: Array<{ id: string; data: Record<string, unknown> }>;
+      selectedNodeId: string | null;
+      dragOverNodeId: string | null;
+      selectedNodeIds: Set<string>;
+    };
+  } | undefined;
+}
+
+vi.mock("@/store/canvas", () => {
+  const mockSelectNode = vi.fn();
+  const mockOpenContextMenu = vi.fn();
+  const mockToggleNodeSelection = vi.fn();
+  const mockNestNode = vi.fn();
+  const mockRestartWorkspace = vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve());
+
+  const store = {
+    nodes: [] as Array<{ id: string; data: Record<string, unknown> }>,
+    selectedNodeId: null as string | null,
+    dragOverNodeId: null as string | null,
+    selectedNodeIds: new Set<string>(),
+    selectNode: mockSelectNode,
+    openContextMenu: mockOpenContextMenu,
+    toggleNodeSelection: mockToggleNodeSelection,
+    nestNode: mockNestNode,
+    restartWorkspace: mockRestartWorkspace,
+  };
+
+  const mockFn = (selector: (s: typeof store) => unknown) => selector(store);
+  Object.defineProperty(mockFn, "getState", { value: () => store });
+
+  // Expose via global for test body access
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  (globalThis as any).__workspaceNodeMocks = {
+    selectNode: mockSelectNode,
+    openContextMenu: mockOpenContextMenu,
+    toggleNodeSelection: mockToggleNodeSelection,
+    nestNode: mockNestNode,
+    restartWorkspace: mockRestartWorkspace,
+    store,
+  };
+
+  return { useCanvasStore: mockFn, __esModule: true };
+});
+
+// ── Component ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+import { WorkspaceNode } from "../WorkspaceNode";
+
+// ── Helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// Main node card uses data-testid to distinguish from handle anchors (also role=button)
+const getNode = () => screen.getByTestId("workspace-node");
+
+// Typed access to the shared mock state (set by the vi.mock factory)
+const mocks = () => globalThis.__workspaceNodeMocks!;
+const store = () => mocks().store;
+
+const makeNode = (overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) => ({
+  id: "ws-1",
+  data: {
+    name: "Test Workspace",
+    role: "Test Agent",
+    tier: 1,
+    status: "online" as const,
+    parentId: null,
+    activeTasks: 0,
+    needsRestart: false,
+    currentTask: null as string | null,
+    lastSampleError: null as string | null,
+    collapsed: false,
+    agentCard: null,
+    runtime: null as string | null,
+    ...overrides,
+  },
+});
+
+const renderNode = (nodeOverrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) => {
+  const node = makeNode(nodeOverrides);
+  // WorkspaceNode expects NodeProps — it receives { id, data } as props
+  return render(<WorkspaceNode id={node.id as string} data={node.data as never} />);
+};
+
+// ── Tests ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  const m = globalThis.__workspaceNodeMocks!;
+  m.store.nodes = [];
+  m.store.selectedNodeId = null;
+  m.store.dragOverNodeId = null;
+  m.store.selectedNodeIds = new Set();
+  m.selectNode.mockClear();
+  m.openContextMenu.mockClear();
+  m.toggleNodeSelection.mockClear();
+  m.nestNode.mockClear();
+  m.restartWorkspace.mockClear();
+  mockGetConfigurationStatus.mockClear().mockReturnValue("configured");
+  mockGetConfigurationError.mockClear().mockReturnValue(null);
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup();
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — basic rendering", () => {
+  it("renders the workspace name", () => {
+    renderNode({ name: "My Workspace" });
+    expect(screen.getByText("My Workspace")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("renders the role text", () => {
+    renderNode({ role: "Frontend Engineer" });
+    expect(screen.getByText("Frontend Engineer")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("renders the tier badge", () => {
+    renderNode({ tier: 2 });
+    expect(screen.getByText("T2")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("renders status dot with online class", () => {
+    renderNode({ status: "online" });
+    const dot = getNode().querySelector(".bg-emerald-400");
+    expect(dot).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("renders role text clamped to 2 lines", () => {
+    renderNode({ role: "A very long role description that might overflow" });
+    expect(screen.getByText(/A very long role description/i)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — status states", () => {
+  it("shows status label for failed node", () => {
+    renderNode({ status: "failed" });
+    expect(screen.getByText("FAILED")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("shows status label for degraded node", () => {
+    renderNode({ status: "degraded" });
+    expect(screen.getByText("DEGRADED")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("shows status label for provisioning node", () => {
+    renderNode({ status: "provisioning" });
+    expect(screen.getByText("STARTING")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("suppresses status label for online node", () => {
+    renderNode({ status: "online" });
+    expect(screen.queryByText("ONLINE")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("shows degraded error preview when status is degraded and lastSampleError is set", () => {
+    renderNode({ status: "degraded", lastSampleError: "Connection timeout" });
+    expect(screen.getByText("Connection timeout")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("suppresses degraded error preview when no error", () => {
+    renderNode({ status: "degraded", lastSampleError: null });
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/timeout/i)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — misconfigured state", () => {
+  it("shows 'NOT CONFIGURED' label when agent is online but not_configured", () => {
+    vi.mocked(useConfigStatus).mockReturnValueOnce("not_configured");
+    vi.mocked(useConfigError).mockReturnValueOnce("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is missing");
+    renderNode({ status: "online" });
+    expect(screen.getByText("NOT CONFIGURED")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("shows configuration error preview when misconfigured", () => {
+    vi.mocked(useConfigStatus).mockReturnValueOnce("not_configured");
+    vi.mocked(useConfigError).mockReturnValueOnce("OPENAI_API_KEY missing");
+    renderNode({ status: "online" });
+    expect(screen.getByText("OPENAI_API_KEY missing")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("aria-label includes name and status by default", () => {
+    // Mock set to default "configured" — no misconfigured label
+    renderNode({ status: "online" });
+    const btn = getNode();
+    expect(btn.getAttribute("aria-label")).toMatch(/Test Workspace/);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — click interactions", () => {
+  it("calls selectNode(id) on click", () => {
+    renderNode();
+    fireEvent.click(getNode());
+    expect(mocks().selectNode).toHaveBeenCalledWith("ws-1");
+  });
+
+  it("calls selectNode(null) on click when already selected", () => {
+    store().selectedNodeId = "ws-1";
+    renderNode();
+    fireEvent.click(getNode());
+    expect(mocks().selectNode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(null);
+  });
+
+  it("calls toggleNodeSelection on Shift+click", () => {
+    renderNode();
+    fireEvent.click(getNode(), { shiftKey: true });
+    expect(mocks().toggleNodeSelection).toHaveBeenCalledWith("ws-1");
+  });
+
+  it("opens context menu on right-click", () => {
+    renderNode();
+    fireEvent.contextMenu(getNode(), {
+      clientX: 100,
+      clientY: 200,
+    });
+    expect(mocks().openContextMenu).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ nodeId: "ws-1", x: 100, y: 200 })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("stops propagation to prevent canvas background click from firing", () => {
+    renderNode();
+    const btn = getNode();
+    // React synthetic events fire regardless of native bubbles. We just verify
+    // selectNode was called — the stopPropagation() call inside the handler
+    // prevents the event from reaching canvas background listeners.
+    expect(mocks().selectNode).not.toHaveBeenCalled(); // no click yet
+    fireEvent.click(btn, { bubbles: true });
+    expect(mocks().selectNode).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — keyboard interactions", () => {
+  it("selects node on Enter key", () => {
+    renderNode();
+    fireEvent.keyDown(getNode(), { key: "Enter" });
+    expect(mocks().selectNode).toHaveBeenCalledWith("ws-1");
+  });
+
+  it("deselects node on Enter key when already selected", () => {
+    store().selectedNodeId = "ws-1";
+    renderNode();
+    fireEvent.keyDown(getNode(), { key: "Enter" });
+    expect(mocks().selectNode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(null);
+  });
+
+  it("toggles batch selection on Shift+Enter", () => {
+    renderNode();
+    fireEvent.keyDown(getNode(), { key: "Enter", shiftKey: true });
+    expect(mocks().toggleNodeSelection).toHaveBeenCalledWith("ws-1");
+  });
+
+  it("opens context menu on ContextMenu key", () => {
+    renderNode();
+    fireEvent.keyDown(getNode(), { key: "ContextMenu" });
+    expect(mocks().openContextMenu).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ nodeId: "ws-1" })
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — double-click interactions", () => {
+  it("does nothing on double-click when node has no children", () => {
+    renderNode({ collapsed: false });
+    fireEvent.doubleClick(getNode());
+    // No exception thrown = fine. The actual zoom-to-team event is dispatched
+    // on the window, which jsdom handles silently.
+    expect(mocks().selectNode).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("sets collapsed=false on double-click of collapsed parent (no children in store)", () => {
+    renderNode({ collapsed: true });
+    fireEvent.doubleClick(getNode());
+    // When hasChildren is false (no child nodes in store), the handler returns early.
+    expect(mocks().selectNode).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — active tasks", () => {
+  it("shows active tasks badge when activeTasks > 0", () => {
+    renderNode({ activeTasks: 3 });
+    expect(screen.getByText("3 tasks")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("shows singular 'task' when activeTasks is 1", () => {
+    renderNode({ activeTasks: 1 });
+    expect(screen.getByText("1 task")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("suppresses badge when no active tasks", () => {
+    renderNode({ activeTasks: 0 });
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/task/)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — current task banner", () => {
+  it("shows current task banner when currentTask is set", () => {
+    renderNode({ currentTask: "Writing unit tests" });
+    expect(screen.getByText("Writing unit tests")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("suppresses current task banner when null", () => {
+    renderNode({ currentTask: null });
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/Writing unit tests/)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("shows both currentTask and needsRestart — currentTask takes visual priority", () => {
+    renderNode({ currentTask: "Active work", needsRestart: true });
+    // Current task banner renders; needs restart button is conditionally hidden
+    // behind `!data.currentTask` in the component
+    expect(screen.getByText("Active work")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /restart/i })).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — needs restart", () => {
+  it("shows restart button when needsRestart=true and no currentTask", () => {
+    renderNode({ needsRestart: true, currentTask: null });
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /restart to apply changes/i })).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("suppresses restart button when currentTask is active", () => {
+    renderNode({ needsRestart: true, currentTask: "Working" });
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /restart/i })).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("suppresses restart button when needsRestart=false", () => {
+    renderNode({ needsRestart: false });
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /restart/i })).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("restart button calls restartWorkspace on click", () => {
+    renderNode({ needsRestart: true, currentTask: null });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /restart to apply changes/i }));
+    expect(mocks().restartWorkspace).toHaveBeenCalledWith("ws-1");
+  });
+
+  it("restart button stops propagation", () => {
+    renderNode({ needsRestart: true, currentTask: null });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /restart/i }));
+    // If propagation wasn't stopped, selectNode would also be called
+    expect(mocks().selectNode).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — descendant badge", () => {
+  it("shows descendant count badge when node has children in store", () => {
+    store().nodes = [
+      makeNode({ id: "ws-1" }),
+      { id: "child-1", data: { ...makeNode({ id: "ws-1" }).data, parentId: "ws-1" } },
+    ];
+    renderNode();
+    expect(screen.getByText("1 sub")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("suppresses badge when node has no children", () => {
+    store().nodes = [makeNode({ id: "ws-1" })];
+    renderNode();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/sub/)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — skills pills", () => {
+  it("renders up to 4 skill pills", () => {
+    renderNode({
+      agentCard: {
+        skills: [
+          { name: "code-review" },
+          { name: "tdd" },
+          { name: "debugging" },
+          { name: "refactoring" },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+    expect(screen.getByText("code-review")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("refactoring")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("shows +N overflow when more than 4 skills", () => {
+    renderNode({
+      agentCard: {
+        skills: [
+          { name: "s1" }, { name: "s2" }, { name: "s3" }, { name: "s4" }, { name: "s5" },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+    expect(screen.getByText("+1")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("suppresses skills section when no skills", () => {
+    renderNode({ agentCard: null });
+    // No skill text rendered
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/code-review/i)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("handles agentCard with no skills array", () => {
+    renderNode({ agentCard: { name: "Test Agent" } });
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/code-review/i)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — runtime badge", () => {
+  it("shows runtime badge when runtime is set", () => {
+    renderNode({ runtime: "hermes" });
+    expect(screen.getByText("hermes")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("shows REMOTE badge for external runtime", () => {
+    renderNode({ runtime: "external" });
+    expect(screen.getByText("★ REMOTE")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("suppresses runtime badge when runtime is null", () => {
+    renderNode({ runtime: null });
+    expect(screen.queryByText("hermes")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — selection aria", () => {
+  it('has aria-pressed="false" when not selected', () => {
+    store().selectedNodeId = null;
+    renderNode();
+    expect(getNode().getAttribute("aria-pressed")).toBe("false");
+  });
+
+  it('has aria-pressed="true" when selected', () => {
+    store().selectedNodeId = "ws-1";
+    renderNode();
+    expect(getNode().getAttribute("aria-pressed")).toBe("true");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — aria-label", () => {
+  it("includes name and status in aria-label", () => {
+    renderNode({ name: "MyAgent", status: "online" });
+    const label = getNode().getAttribute("aria-label");
+    expect(label).toContain("MyAgent");
+    expect(label).toContain("online");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkspaceNode — handle anchors accessibility", () => {
+  it("top handle has aria-label for extract", () => {
+    renderNode({ parentId: "parent-1" });
+    const handles = screen.getAllByRole("button");
+    const topHandle = handles.find((h) => h.getAttribute("data-handle-type") === "target");
+    expect(topHandle?.getAttribute("aria-label")).toMatch(/extract/i);
+  });
+
+  it("bottom handle has aria-label for nest", () => {
+    renderNode();
+    const handles = screen.getAllByRole("button");
+    const bottomHandle = handles.find((h) => h.getAttribute("data-handle-type") === "source");
+    expect(bottomHandle?.getAttribute("aria-label")).toMatch(/nest/i);
+  });
+
+  it("top handle extract is no-op when node has no parent", () => {
+    renderNode({ parentId: null });
+    const handles = screen.getAllByRole("button");
+    const topHandle = handles.find((h) => h.getAttribute("data-handle-type") === "target");
+    fireEvent.keyDown(topHandle!, { key: "Enter" });
+    // Should be a no-op — no exception
+    expect(mocks().nestNode).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});

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+# Gitea Actions operational quirks (molecule-core)
+
+Documents persistent operational findings about Gitea Actions runner behaviour
+that differ from GitHub Actions and require workarounds in workflow YAML or
+runbooks.
+
+> Last updated: 2026-05-11 (core-devops-agent)
+
+---
+
+## Large repo causes fetch timeout on Gitea Actions runner
+
+### Finding
+
+The Gitea Actions runner (container on host `5.78.80.188`) can reach the git
+remote (`https://git.moleculesai.app`) over HTTPS — a single-commit shallow
+fetch (`--depth=1`) succeeds in ~16 s. However, fetching the **full compressed
+repo history** (~75+ MB) exceeds the runner's network timeout window (~15 s).
+
+This is **not a Gitea Actions bug** and **not a network isolation policy** —
+it is a repo-size constraint. The runner can reach external hosts (GitHub,
+Docker Hub, PyPI) without issue.
+
+### Impact
+
+Workflows that rely on `actions/checkout` with `fetch-depth: 0` (full history)
+or `git clone` will time out.
+
+Specifically:
+- `actions/checkout@v*` with `fetch-depth: 0` hangs (fetching full repo
+  history takes >15 s before hitting the timeout).
+- `git clone <url>` hangs for the same reason.
+- `git fetch origin <ref> --depth=1` **succeeds** in ~16 s — this is the
+  working pattern.
+
+### Affected workflows
+
+| Workflow | Issue | Fix |
+|---|---|---|
+| `harness-replays.yml` detect-changes | `fetch-depth: 0` + `git clone` time out | Use Gitea Compare API (Gitea→Gitea, no runner network needed) — **primary fix** (PR #476) |
+| `publish-workspace-server-image.yml` | In-image `git clone` of workspace templates | Pre-clone manifest deps before compose build (Task #173 pattern) |
+| Any workflow using `fetch-depth: 0` | Full history fetch times out | Use `fetch-depth: 1` + Compare API for changed-file detection |
+
+### How to diagnose
+
+```bash
+# From inside the runner (add as a debug step):
+timeout 20 git fetch origin main --depth=1
+# If this SUCCEEDS (~16s): runner can reach the git remote — the repo is
+#   too large for full-history fetch.
+# If this times out: true network isolation (unlikely; check firewall rules).
+```
+
+### Verification
+
+Confirmed 2026-05-11 by running `timeout 20 git fetch origin base.ref --depth=1`
+in the `detect-changes` job of `harness-replays.yml` — **succeeds in ~16 s**.
+Runner can reach `https://api.github.com` and `https://pypi.org` without issue,
+confirming this is a repo-size constraint, not network isolation.
+
+### References
+
+- PR #476: **primary fix** — use Gitea Compare API instead of git fetch/diff
+- PR #441: legacy timeout+fallback fix (now superseded by PR #476)
+- Task #173: pre-clone manifest deps pattern for compose build
+- internal#102: tracking customer-private + marketplace third-party repos
+- `feedback_oss_first_repo_visibility_default`: 5 workspace-template repos
+  flipped public to allow pre-clone without auth
+
+---
+
+## `continue-on-error` only works at step level, not job level
+
+### Finding
+
+Gitea Actions (1.22.6) does not honour `continue-on-error: true` at the **job**
+level the way GitHub Actions does. A job with `continue-on-error: true` that
+fails still reports `status: failure` in the commit status API.
+
+Only `continue-on-error: true` at the **step** level works as expected.
+
+### Impact
+
+If you want a job to always "pass" in the status API (so dependent jobs can
+run and the overall CI does not show `failure`), you must add
+`continue-on-error: true` to every step that can fail, AND ensure each step
+exits with code 0 (e.g., append `|| true` to commands that might fail).
+
+### Affected workflows
+
+| Workflow | Fix |
+|---|---|
+| `harness-replays.yml` detect-changes | Added `continue-on-error: true` to fetch step + decide step; replaced git diff with Compare API per PR #476 |
+
+### How to diagnose
+
+```yaml
+# WRONG — job reports as failure despite flag
+jobs:
+  my-job:
+    continue-on-error: true   # ← ignored by Gitea
+    steps:
+      - run: git diff ...    # ← if this fails, job = failure
+        # job-level flag does not help
+
+# RIGHT — step-level flag prevents step from failing
+jobs:
+  my-job:
+    steps:
+      - run: git diff ... || true  # ← step exits 0
+        continue-on-error: true     # ← belt and suspenders
+```
+
+### References
+
+- Gitea Actions quirk #10 (from migration checklist)
+- PR #476: Compare API fix applied to `harness-replays.yml`
+
+---
+
+## `workflow_dispatch.inputs` not supported
+
+Gitea 1.22.6 parser rejects `workflow_dispatch.inputs`. Drop from all workflow
+YAML files ported from GitHub Actions. Manual triggers should use
+`workflow_dispatch` without `inputs:`.
+
+**Reference**: `feedback_gitea_workflow_dispatch_inputs_unsupported`
+
+---
+
+## `merge_group` not supported
+
+Gitea has no merge queue concept. Drop `merge_group:` triggers from all
+workflow YAML files.
+
+---
+
+## `environment:` blocks not supported
+
+Gitea has no environments concept. Drop `environment:` from all workflow YAML
+files. Secrets and variables are repo-level.
+
+---
+
+## Gitea combined status reports `failure` when all contexts are `null`
+
+### Finding
+
+When ALL individual status contexts for a commit have `state: null` (no runner
+has reported yet), Gitea reports the combined commit status as `failure`. This
+is a Gitea Actions bug — it conflates "no status reported yet" with "failed".
+
+### Impact
+
+- The `main-red-watchdog` workflow opens a `[main-red]` issue for every
+  scheduled workflow run where the combined state is `failure` — even when
+  the failure is entirely due to Gitea's combined-status bug.
+- This causes spurious `[main-red]` issues that waste SRE time investigating
+  non-existent failures.
+- **This is especially confusing for `schedule:`-only workflows** (canary,
+  sweep jobs, synth-E2E): Gitea attributes their scheduled runs to `main`'s
+  HEAD commit, so if a scheduled run fires while all contexts are still
+  `state: null`, the watchdog opens a `[main-red]` issue on the latest main
+  commit even though that commit itself is perfectly fine.
+
+### How to diagnose
+
+Always check the **individual context `state` fields**, not the combined
+`state`/`combined_state`. In the `/repos/{org}/{repo}/commits/{sha}/statuses`
+API response, look for `"state": null` on every entry — if all are null, the
+combined `failure` is Gitea's bug, not a real CI failure.
+
+```json
+{
+  "combined_state": "failure",   // ← Gitea bug when all are null
+  "contexts": [
+    { "context": "CI / Lint", "state": null },  // still running
+    { "context": "CI / Test", "state": null }   // still running
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### Affected workflows
+
+All workflows, but especially `schedule:`-only workflows that run on `main`.
+The main-red-watchdog (`.gitea/workflows/main-red-watchdog.yml`) is the
+primary consumer of combined status and is affected.
+
+### References
+
+- Issue #481: first real-world case of this bug (2026-05-11)
+- `feedback_no_such_thing_as_flakes`: watchdog directive

tools/gate-check-v3/gate_check.py

@@ -0,0 +1,543 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+gate-check-v3 — SOP-6 + CI gate detector for Gitea PRs.
+
+Emits structured verdict + human-readable summary. Designed to run as:
+  1. CLI:  python gate_check.py --repo org/repo --pr N
+  2. Gitea Actions step: runs this script, captures stdout JSON
+
+Signals (MVP — signals 1,2,3,6):
+  1. Author-aware agent-tag comment scan
+  2. REQUEST_CHANGES reviews state machine
+  3. Staleness detection (review.commit_id != PR.head_sha)
+  6. CI required-checks awareness
+
+Exit codes:
+  0 — all gates pass (verdict=CLEAR)
+  1 — one or more gates blocking (verdict=BLOCKED)
+  2 — API error / usage error (verdict=ERROR)
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+import time
+import urllib.request
+import urllib.error
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any, Optional
+
+# ── Gitea API client ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+GITEA_HOST = os.environ.get("GITEA_HOST", "git.moleculesai.app")
+GITEA_TOKEN = os.environ.get("GITEA_TOKEN", os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN", ""))
+API_BASE = f"https://{GITEA_HOST}/api/v1"
+
+
+def api_get(path: str) -> dict | list:
+    url = f"{API_BASE}{path}"
+    req = urllib.request.Request(
+        url,
+        headers={
+            "Authorization": f"token {GITEA_TOKEN}",
+            "Accept": "application/json",
+        },
+    )
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as r:
+            return json.loads(r.read())
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        body = e.read().decode(errors="replace")
+        raise GiteaError(f"GET {url} → {e.code}: {body[:300]}")
+
+
+def api_list(path: str, per_page: int = 100) -> list:
+    """Paginate a list endpoint using Link headers (Gitea/GitHub convention)."""
+    results = []
+    page = 1
+    while True:
+        paged_path = f"{path}?per_page={per_page}&page={page}"
+        result = api_get(paged_path)
+        if isinstance(result, list):
+            results.extend(result)
+            if len(result) < per_page:
+                break
+            page += 1
+        else:
+            # Some endpoints return an object with a data/items key
+            data = result.get("data", result.get("items", result))
+            if isinstance(data, list):
+                results.extend(data)
+            break
+        # Safety cap to avoid runaway pagination
+        if page > 20:
+            break
+    return results
+
+
+class GiteaError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+# ── Signal 1: Author-aware agent-tag comment scan ─────────────────────────────
+# Matches: [core-{role}-agent] VERDICT in comment body.
+# Must be authored by the agent whose role is tagged.
+# Scans BOTH issue comments (/issues/{N}/comments) and PR comments
+# (/pulls/{N}/comments) since agents post on both.
+
+# Matches [core-{role}-agent] VERDICT anywhere in the comment body.
+AGENT_TAG_RE = re.compile(
+    r"\[core-([a-z]+)-agent\]\s+(APPROVED|N/?A|CHANGES_REQUESTED|COMMENT|BLOCKED|ACK)\b",
+)
+
+# Map agent role → canonical login (from workspace registry)
+AGENT_LOGIN_MAP = {
+    "qa": "core-qa",
+    "security": "core-security",
+    "uiux": "core-uiux",
+    "lead": "core-lead",
+    "devops": "core-devops",
+    "be": "core-be",
+    "fe": "core-fe",
+    "offsec": "core-offsec",
+}
+
+# SOP-6 tier → required agent groups
+# tier:low    → engineers,managers,ceo (OR: any one suffices)
+# tier:medium → managers AND engineers AND qa,security (AND)
+# tier:high   → ceo (OR, but single)
+# "?" = teams not yet created; treated as optional for MVP
+TIER_AGENTS = {
+    "tier:low":    {"managers": "core-lead", "engineers": "core-devops", "ceo": "ceo"},
+    "tier:medium": {"managers": "core-lead", "engineers": "core-devops", "qa": "core-qa", "security": "core-security"},
+    "tier:high":   {"ceo": "ceo"},
+}
+
+POSITIVE_VERDICTS = {"APPROVED", "N/A", "ACK"}
+
+
+def _get_pr_tier(pr_number: int, repo: str) -> str:
+    """Get the PR's tier label."""
+    owner, name = repo.split("/", 1)
+    try:
+        pr = api_get(f"/repos/{owner}/{name}/pulls/{pr_number}")
+        for label in pr.get("labels", []):
+            name_l = label.get("name", "")
+            if name_l in TIER_AGENTS:
+                return name_l
+    except GiteaError:
+        pass
+    return "tier:low"  # Default for untagged PRs
+
+
+def signal_1_comment_scan(pr_number: int, repo: str) -> dict:
+    """
+    Scan issue + PR comments AND reviews for agent-tag policy gates.
+    Matches tag AND author. Filters to tier-relevant agents.
+    Returns: {signal, results, verdict}
+    """
+    owner, name = repo.split("/", 1)
+
+    # Get tier label to determine relevant agents
+    tier = _get_pr_tier(pr_number, repo)
+    relevant_roles = TIER_AGENTS.get(tier, TIER_AGENTS["tier:low"])
+
+    # Build reverse map: login -> (group, agent_key)
+    login_to_group = {}
+    for group, login in relevant_roles.items():
+        for role, l in AGENT_LOGIN_MAP.items():
+            if l == login:
+                login_to_group[l] = (group, f"core-{role}")
+
+    # Collect all agent-tag matches from comments
+    comments = []
+    try:
+        comments.extend(api_list(f"/repos/{owner}/{name}/issues/{pr_number}/comments"))
+    except GiteaError:
+        pass
+    try:
+        comments.extend(api_list(f"/repos/{owner}/{name}/pulls/{pr_number}/comments"))
+    except GiteaError:
+        pass
+
+    # Collect APPROVED reviews from agent logins
+    try:
+        reviews = api_list(f"/repos/{owner}/{name}/pulls/{pr_number}/reviews")
+        for r in reviews:
+            login = r.get("user", {}).get("login", "")
+            if login in login_to_group and r.get("state") == "APPROVED":
+                comments.append(
+                    {
+                        "id": f"review-{r['id']}",
+                        "user": {"login": login},
+                        "body": f"[{login}-agent] APPROVED",
+                        "created_at": r.get("submitted_at") or r.get("created_at", ""),
+                        "source": "review",
+                    }
+                )
+    except GiteaError:
+        pass
+
+    # Find latest verdict per agent login
+    findings = {}
+    for login, (group, agent_key) in login_to_group.items():
+        matches = []
+        for c in comments:
+            body = c.get("body", "") or ""
+            user_login = c.get("user", {}).get("login", "")
+            if user_login != login:
+                continue
+            for m in AGENT_TAG_RE.finditer(body):
+                tag_role, verdict = m.group(1), m.group(2)
+                # Match the role part of the login (e.g. "core-devops" → "devops")
+                login_role = login.replace("core-", "")
+                if tag_role == login_role:
+                    matches.append(
+                        {
+                            "comment_id": c["id"],
+                            "verdict": verdict,
+                            "user": user_login,
+                            "created_at": c["created_at"],
+                            "source": c.get("source", "comment"),
+                        }
+                    )
+        latest = max(matches, key=lambda x: x["created_at"], default=None) if matches else None
+        findings[agent_key] = {
+            "group": group,
+            "tier": tier,
+            "found": latest,
+            "verdict": latest["verdict"] if latest else "MISSING",
+        }
+
+    # Compute gate verdict using tier-specific logic:
+    # - tier:low / tier:high (OR gate): ANY positive = CLEAR, ANY negative = BLOCKED
+    # - tier:medium (AND gate): ALL must be positive = CLEAR, ANY negative = BLOCKED
+    verdicts = [f["verdict"] for f in findings.values()]
+    if not verdicts:
+        gate_verdict = "N/A"
+    elif tier in ("tier:low", "tier:high"):
+        # OR gate: one positive is enough
+        if any(v in POSITIVE_VERDICTS for v in verdicts):
+            gate_verdict = "CLEAR"
+        elif any(v in ("BLOCKED", "CHANGES_REQUESTED", "COMMENT") for v in verdicts):
+            gate_verdict = "BLOCKED"
+        else:
+            gate_verdict = "INCOMPLETE"
+    else:
+        # AND gate (tier:medium): all must be positive
+        if all(v in POSITIVE_VERDICTS for v in verdicts):
+            gate_verdict = "CLEAR"
+        elif any(v in ("BLOCKED", "CHANGES_REQUESTED", "COMMENT") for v in verdicts):
+            gate_verdict = "BLOCKED"
+        else:
+            gate_verdict = "INCOMPLETE"
+
+    return {"signal": "agent_tag_comments", "results": findings, "verdict": gate_verdict, "tier": tier}
+
+
+# ── Signal 2: REQUEST_CHANGES reviews state machine ────────────────────────────
+
+def signal_2_reviews(pr_number: int, repo: str) -> dict:
+    """
+    Check /pulls/{N}/reviews for active REQUEST_CHANGES with dismissed=false.
+    This is the layer that empirically blocks Gitea merges.
+    Returns: {blocking_reviews: [...], verdict}
+    """
+    owner, name = repo.split("/", 1)
+    reviews = api_list(f"/repos/{owner}/{name}/pulls/{pr_number}/reviews")
+
+    blocking = []
+    for r in reviews:
+        if r.get("state") == "REQUEST_CHANGES" and not r.get("dismissed", False):
+            blocking.append(
+                {
+                    "review_id": r["id"],
+                    "user": r["user"]["login"],
+                    "commit_id": r.get("commit_id", ""),
+                    "created_at": r.get("submitted_at") or r.get("created_at", ""),
+                }
+            )
+    return {
+        "signal": "request_changes_reviews",
+        "blocking_reviews": blocking,
+        "verdict": "BLOCKED" if blocking else "CLEAR",
+    }
+
+
+# ── Signal 3: Staleness detection ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+WORKING_DAY_SECONDS = 9 * 3600  # SOP-12: 1 working day threshold
+
+
+def signal_3_staleness(pr_number: int, repo: str) -> dict:
+    """
+    Flag reviews where review.commit_id != PR.head_sha AND
+    time_since_review > 1 working day. Per SOP-12 (internal#282).
+    Returns: {stale_reviews: [...], verdict}
+    """
+    owner, name = repo.split("/", 1)
+
+    # Get PR head sha
+    pr = api_get(f"/repos/{owner}/{name}/pulls/{pr_number}")
+    head_sha = pr["head"]["sha"]
+
+    reviews = api_list(f"/repos/{owner}/{name}/pulls/{pr_number}/reviews")
+
+    stale = []
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    for r in reviews:
+        review_commit = r.get("commit_id", "")
+        if review_commit and review_commit != head_sha:
+            # Review predates current head
+            try:
+                created = datetime.fromisoformat(r["created_at"].replace("Z", "+00:00"))
+            except (KeyError, ValueError):
+                continue
+            age_seconds = (now - created).total_seconds()
+            if age_seconds > WORKING_DAY_SECONDS:
+                stale.append(
+                    {
+                        "review_id": r["id"],
+                        "user": r["user"]["login"],
+                        "review_commit": review_commit,
+                        "pr_head": head_sha,
+                        "age_hours": round(age_seconds / 3600, 1),
+                        "created_at": r.get("submitted_at") or r.get("created_at", ""),
+                    }
+                )
+    return {
+        "signal": "stale_reviews",
+        "stale_reviews": stale,
+        "verdict": "STALE-RC" if stale else "CLEAR",
+    }
+
+
+# ── Signal 6: CI required-checks awareness ───────────────────────────────────
+
+def signal_6_ci(pr_number: int, repo: str, branch: str = "main") -> dict:
+    """
+    Query combined CI status for PR head commit.
+    Find required status checks on target branch.
+    Surface any failing required check as primary blocker.
+    """
+    owner, name = repo.split("/", 1)
+
+    pr = api_get(f"/repos/{owner}/{name}/pulls/{pr_number}")
+    head_sha = pr["head"]["sha"]
+
+    # Combined status of PR head
+    combined = api_get(f"/repos/{owner}/{name}/commits/{head_sha}/status")
+    ci_state = combined.get("state", "null")
+
+    # Individual check statuses
+    # Gitea Actions uses "status" (pending/success/failure) not "state" for
+    # individual check entries. "state" is null for pending runs.
+    check_statuses = {}
+    for s in combined.get("statuses") or []:
+        check_statuses[s["context"]] = s.get("status", "pending")
+
+    # Try to get branch protection for required checks
+    required_checks = []
+    try:
+        protection = api_get(f"/repos/{owner}/{name}/branches/{branch}/protection")
+        for check in protection.get("required_status_checks", {}).get("checks", []):
+            required_checks.append(check["context"])
+    except GiteaError:
+        pass  # No protection or no read access
+
+    failing_required = []
+    passing_required = []
+    for ctx in required_checks:
+        state = check_statuses.get(ctx, "null")
+        if state == "failure":
+            failing_required.append(ctx)
+        elif state in ("success", "neutral"):
+            passing_required.append(ctx)
+        else:
+            passing_required.append(f"{ctx} (pending)")
+
+    if failing_required:
+        verdict = "CI_FAIL"
+    elif ci_state == "failure":
+        verdict = "CI_FAIL"
+    elif ci_state == "pending":
+        verdict = "CI_PENDING"
+    else:
+        verdict = "CLEAR"
+
+    return {
+        "signal": "ci_checks",
+        "combined_state": ci_state,
+        "required_checks": required_checks,
+        "failing_required": failing_required,
+        "passing_required": passing_required,
+        "all_check_statuses": check_statuses,
+        "verdict": verdict,
+    }
+
+
+# ── Gate evaluation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+VERDICT_ORDER = {"ERROR": 0, "CI_FAIL": 1, "BLOCKED": 2, "STALE-RC": 3, "CI_PENDING": 4, "N/A": 5, "CLEAR": 6}
+
+
+def compute_verdict(gates: list[dict]) -> tuple[str, list[dict]]:
+    """Compute overall verdict from gate results. Worst gate wins."""
+    worst = "CLEAR"
+    blockers = []
+    for g in gates:
+        v = g.get("verdict", "N/A")
+        if VERDICT_ORDER.get(v, 99) < VERDICT_ORDER.get(worst, 0):
+            worst = v
+        if v in ("BLOCKED", "CI_FAIL", "STALE-RC", "ERROR"):
+            blockers.append(g)
+    return worst, blockers
+
+
+def format_gate_verdict(v: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    """Return (icon, label) for a gate verdict."""
+    if v in ("APPROVED", "CLEAR"):
+        return "✅", v
+    if v in ("BLOCKED", "CI_FAIL", "ERROR"):
+        return "❌", v
+    return "⚠️", v
+
+
+def format_comment(repo: str, pr_number: int, verdict: str, gates: list[dict], blockers: list[dict]) -> str:
+    """Format human-readable Gitea PR comment."""
+    gate_labels = {
+        "agent_tag_comments": "Agent-tag gates",
+        "request_changes_reviews": "REQUEST_CHANGES reviews",
+        "stale_reviews": "Staleness check",
+        "ci_checks": "CI required checks",
+    }
+
+    lines = [f"[gate-check-v3] STATUS: **{verdict}**", ""]
+
+    # Per-gate summary
+    for g in gates:
+        sig = g.get("signal", "?")
+        label = gate_labels.get(sig, sig)
+        v = g.get("verdict", "N/A")
+        icon, _ = format_gate_verdict(v)
+        lines.append(f"{icon} **{label}**: {v}")
+
+    # Gate-specific detail
+    if blockers:
+        lines.append("")
+        lines.append("### Blockers")
+        for b in blockers:
+            sig = b.get("signal", "?")
+            if sig == "request_changes_reviews":
+                for r in b.get("blocking_reviews", []):
+                    lines.append(f"  - @{r['user']} requested changes (review id={r['review_id']})")
+            elif sig == "ci_checks":
+                combined = b.get("combined_state", "?")
+                lines.append(f"  - CI combined state: **{combined}**")
+                for c in b.get("failing_required", []):
+                    lines.append(f"    - required check failing: **{c}**")
+                for c in b.get("all_check_statuses", {}).items():
+                    ctx, state = c
+                    lines.append(f"    - {ctx}: {state}")
+            elif sig == "stale_reviews":
+                for r in b.get("stale_reviews", []):
+                    lines.append(
+                        f"  - @{r['user']} stale (commit={r.get('review_commit','?')[:7]}, age={r.get('age_hours','?')}h)"
+                    )
+            elif sig == "agent_tag_comments":
+                for agent, res in b.get("results", {}).items():
+                    v = res.get("verdict", "MISSING")
+                    icon, _ = format_gate_verdict(v)
+                    if v == "MISSING":
+                        lines.append(f"  {icon} {agent}: no agent-tag comment found")
+                    else:
+                        lines.append(f"  {icon} {agent}: {v}")
+
+    lines.append("")
+    lines.append(f"_gate-check-v3 · repo={repo} · pr={pr_number}_")
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+    lines.append("")
+    lines.append(f"_gate-check-v3 · repo={repo} · pr={pr_number}_")
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+# ── Main ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def run(repo: str, pr_number: int, post_comment: bool = False) -> dict:
+    try:
+        gates = [
+            signal_1_comment_scan(pr_number, repo),
+            signal_2_reviews(pr_number, repo),
+            signal_3_staleness(pr_number, repo),
+            signal_6_ci(pr_number, repo),
+        ]
+        verdict, blockers = compute_verdict(gates)
+
+        result = {
+            "verdict": verdict,
+            "repo": repo,
+            "pr": pr_number,
+            "gates": gates,
+            "blockers": blockers,
+            "timestamp": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        }
+
+        # Print human-readable to stdout for Gitea Actions log
+        print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
+
+        # Optionally post comment
+        if post_comment:
+            owner, name = repo.split("/", 1)
+            comment_body = format_comment(repo, pr_number, verdict, gates, blockers)
+            headers = {
+                "Authorization": f"token {GITEA_TOKEN}",
+                "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                "Accept": "application/json",
+            }
+            # Check if a gate-check comment already exists to avoid spamming
+            existing = api_list(f"/repos/{owner}/{name}/issues/{pr_number}/comments")
+            our_comments = [c for c in existing if "[gate-check-v3]" in (c.get("body") or "")]
+            if our_comments:
+                # Update latest
+                comment_id = our_comments[-1]["id"]
+                url = f"{API_BASE}/repos/{owner}/{name}/issues/comments/{comment_id}"
+                req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=json.dumps({"body": comment_body}).encode(), headers=headers, method="PATCH")
+                with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as r:
+                    r.read()
+            else:
+                url = f"{API_BASE}/repos/{owner}/{name}/issues/{pr_number}/comments"
+                req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=json.dumps({"body": comment_body}).encode(), headers=headers, method="POST")
+                with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as r:
+                    r.read()
+
+        return result
+
+    except GiteaError as e:
+        result = {"verdict": "ERROR", "error": str(e), "repo": repo, "pr": pr_number}
+        print(json.dumps(result, indent=2), file=sys.stderr)
+        return result
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="gate-check-v3 — PR gate detector")
+    parser.add_argument("--repo", required=True, help="org/repo (e.g. molecule-ai/molecule-core)")
+    parser.add_argument("--pr", type=int, required=True, help="PR number")
+    parser.add_argument("--post-comment", action="store_true", help="Post/update comment on PR")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    result = run(args.repo, args.pr, post_comment=args.post_comment)
+    verdict = result.get("verdict", "ERROR")
+
+    if verdict == "ERROR":
+        return 2
+    elif verdict in ("BLOCKED", "CI_FAIL", "STALE-RC", "ERROR"):
+        return 1
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())