independent-merge-reviewlisted

# Independent Merge Review > **Requires:** the reviewer specialists at `plugin/reviewer-specialists/` (issue > #1717). On `kookr-ai/kookr`, also the merge wrapper `scripts/kookr-merge.sh`. > If the specialists are missing on a **hard-gate** repo, stop and report rather > than fabricating a verdict. On an **advisory** repo, skip the reviewer and > continue — do not stall the task. Autonomous batches were merging PRs in ~1 minute with **zero** review activity — the only external reviewer would silently drop a PR when it hit its usage limit, and the flow degraded to no review rather than a fallback (issue #1717). This skill closes that gap by producing a **fresh-context reviewer verdict bound to the exact current head.** Whether that verdict **blocks merge** depends on the repo. Do not treat this skill as a merge gate on every repository. ## Repo policy split (issue #3027) Classify the current repo once, then follow that lane. Do not mix them. **Hard gate** — `kookr-ai/kookr`. Every autonomous self-merge must carry a fresh-context verdict bound to the exact current head. `scripts/kookr-merge.sh` (`pnpm merge`) refuses to merge (exit 4) without a `pass` for that head. BLOCK, timeout, or a missing verdict starts another correction cycle. Do not set `KOOKR_MERGE_REQUIRE_REVIEW=0` for an autonomous merge. Do not weaken this repo's merge wrapper. **Advisory** — the repo's `CLAUDE.md` or `AGENTS.md` documents that independent review is advisory verification (Lucy's standing head