settle

name	settle
description	Polish a Gradient branch until it is merge-ready. Runs review, gate, QA, and simplification loops, then stops before merge. Trigger: /settle, /pr-fix, /pr-polish.
argument-hint	[PR-number|branch-name]

/settle

Settle means make the branch lean, coherent, public-safe, and gate-evidenced. It does not merge or archive work; /ship owns the final mile.

Loop

1. Inspect diff against master.
2. Run /code-review.
3. Run /ci against the current manual gate.
4. Run /qa on changed artifacts.
5. Run /refactor only for directly touched complexity.
6. Repeat until blocking issues are gone or a real blocker is named.

Lifecycle Gap

This repo now has backlog.d as the Work adapter v0, but no closure detector beyond the tracer-bullet fixture. Until a detector exists, preserve work references manually and mark closure mechanics unverified.

Gate

The load-bearing ship gate is ./scripts/validate.sh, plus reviewer judgment for lifecycle semantics in docs/architecture.md and docs/module-contracts.md when docs change.