Evaluation

Agent Merge Queue Review

Separate useful agent output from merge-shaped confetti.

Use when

Agent throughput created more branches than a human can safely review from memory.

Cadence

After multiple agent-generated PRs or branches accumulate

Verification

Only branches with passing checks, clear intent, non-conflicting scope, and human-readable evidence are merged or promoted.

Advanced spec

Structured loop spec

Field	Value
Name	Agent Merge Queue Review
Category	Evaluation
Trigger	After multiple agent-generated PRs or branches accumulate
Objective	Separate useful agent output from merge-shaped confetti.
Allowed inputs	Relevant files, source notes, logs, tests, screenshots, metrics, or task state for this loop
Allowed actions	List all candidate PRs/branches with goal, touched files, test evidence, risk, and age.; Group related branches and identify conflicts, duplicated work, and dependency ordering.; Run targeted checks for the highest-value candidates first.; Approve, request changes, merge, park, or close each candidate with a reason.; Update repo instructions or loop docs with any recurring failure pattern seen across branches.
Verification	Only branches with passing checks, clear intent, non-conflicting scope, and human-readable evidence are merged or promoted.
Stop condition	Stop when the verifier passes, the budget is exhausted, no progress is made, a blocker appears, or approval is required.
Budget	Set a time, turn, token, retry, file, or dollar cap before running the loop.
Approval boundary	Human approval required before publishing, sending, deleting, spending, changing accounts, touching production, or making reputational/legal/financial commitments.
Safe output	Draft, report, checklist, table, or approval-gated recommendation
Works with	Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, any tool-using AI assistant

Runbook

Steps

List all candidate PRs/branches with goal, touched files, test evidence, risk, and age.
Group related branches and identify conflicts, duplicated work, and dependency ordering.
Run targeted checks for the highest-value candidates first.
Approve, request changes, merge, park, or close each candidate with a reason.
Update repo instructions or loop docs with any recurring failure pattern seen across branches.

Copy prompt

Prompt

Run the Agent Merge Queue Review loop. Inventory candidate PRs or branches with goal, touched files, verification evidence, risk, and age. Group related work, find conflicts and duplicated abstractions, run targeted checks for the highest-value candidates, and decide approve/request-changes/merge/park/close with reasons. Capture recurring agent failure patterns in repo instructions or loop docs.

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