diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md index 63f46ef4..3545e63f 100644 --- a/AGENTS.md +++ b/AGENTS.md @@ -110,3 +110,16 @@ Applies to every agent (Claude, Codex, Cursor, opencode, ...) working in this re psychometrics literature. Commit paper PDFs only when redistribution is permitted; otherwise cite, link, and summarize. + +## Independent review gate + +- Do not add a human-only CODEOWNERS approval requirement while this repository + has one human maintainer; that configuration creates an unsatisfiable gate. +- The organization ruleset still requires at least one approval from an actor + other than the last pusher. Satisfy it through an authenticated independent + review app or another qualified maintainer; never self-approve or bypass it. +- Treat approval as current-head evidence. A new commit invalidates the previous + approval and requires review of the new head together with all required checks. +- The central PR scheduler may request review, update stale branches, and enable + auto-merge, but it must not weaken required checks, dismiss valid findings, or + merge with unresolved review threads.