diff --git a/.gitea/scripts/audit-force-merge.sh b/.gitea/scripts/audit-force-merge.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# audit-force-merge — detect a §SOP-6 force-merge after PR close, emit
+# `incident.force_merge` to stdout as structured JSON.
+#
+# Triggers on `pull_request_target: closed`.
+# Required env: GITEA_TOKEN, GITEA_HOST, REPO, PR_NUMBER, REQUIRED_CHECKS
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+: "${GITEA_TOKEN:?required}"
+: "${GITEA_HOST:?required}"
+: "${REPO:?required}"
+: "${PR_NUMBER:?required}"
+if [ -z "${REQUIRED_CHECKS_JSON:-}" ] && [ -z "${REQUIRED_CHECKS:-}" ]; then
+  echo "::error::Either REQUIRED_CHECKS_JSON or REQUIRED_CHECKS must be set"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+OWNER="${REPO%%/*}"
+NAME="${REPO##*/}"
+API="https://${GITEA_HOST}/api/v1"
+AUTH="Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}"
+
+# 1. Fetch the PR. Fail-closed: verify HTTP 200.
+PR_TMP=$(mktemp)
+PR_HTTP=$(curl -sS -o "$PR_TMP" -w '%{http_code}' -H "$AUTH" \
+  "${API}/repos/${OWNER}/${NAME}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}")
+PR=$(cat "$PR_TMP")
+rm -f "$PR_TMP"
+if [ "$PR_HTTP" != "200" ]; then
+  echo "::error::GET /pulls/${PR_NUMBER} returned HTTP ${PR_HTTP} — cannot evaluate merge state."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+PR_SCHEMA_OK=$(echo "$PR" | jq -r '
+  (.merged | type == "boolean") and
+  (.merge_commit_sha | type == "string") and
+  (.merged_by | type == "object") and (.merged_by.login | type == "string") and
+  (.base | type == "object") and (.base.ref | type == "string") and
+  (.head | type == "object") and (.head.sha | type == "string")
+')
+if [ "$PR_SCHEMA_OK" != "true" ]; then
+  echo "::error::GET /pulls/${PR_NUMBER} returned HTTP 200 but one or more required fields are missing, null, or of wrong type — cannot evaluate force-merge."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+MERGED=$(echo "$PR" | jq -r '.merged')
+if [ "$MERGED" != "true" ]; then
+  echo "::notice::PR #${PR_NUMBER} closed without merge — no audit emission."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+MERGE_SHA=$(echo "$PR" | jq -r '.merge_commit_sha')
+MERGED_BY=$(echo "$PR" | jq -r '.merged_by.login')
+TITLE=$(echo "$PR" | jq -r '.title // ""')
+BASE_BRANCH=$(echo "$PR" | jq -r '.base.ref')
+HEAD_SHA=$(echo "$PR" | jq -r '.head.sha')
+
+# 2. Required status checks — branch-aware JSON dict takes precedence.
+if [ -n "${REQUIRED_CHECKS_JSON:-}" ]; then
+  _RC_JSON_OK=$(echo "$REQUIRED_CHECKS_JSON" | jq -r --arg branch "$BASE_BRANCH" '
+    has($branch) and (.[$branch] | type == "array")
+  ')
+  if [ "$_RC_JSON_OK" != "true" ]; then
+    echo "::error::REQUIRED_CHECKS_JSON missing or non-array entry for branch '$BASE_BRANCH' — cannot evaluate required checks."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  REQUIRED=$(echo "$REQUIRED_CHECKS_JSON" | jq -r --arg branch "$BASE_BRANCH" '.[$branch] | .[]')
+else
+  REQUIRED="$REQUIRED_CHECKS"
+fi
+if [ -z "${REQUIRED//[[:space:]]/}" ]; then
+  echo "::notice::REQUIRED_CHECKS empty for branch '$BASE_BRANCH' — force-merge not applicable."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# 3. Status-check state at the PR HEAD. Fail-closed: verify HTTP 200.
+STATUS_TMP=$(mktemp)
+STATUS_HTTP=$(curl -sS -o "$STATUS_TMP" -w '%{http_code}' -H "$AUTH" \
+  "${API}/repos/${OWNER}/${NAME}/commits/${HEAD_SHA}/status")
+STATUS=$(cat "$STATUS_TMP")
+rm -f "$STATUS_TMP"
+if [ "$STATUS_HTTP" != "200" ]; then
+  echo "::error::GET /commits/${HEAD_SHA}/status returned HTTP ${STATUS_HTTP} — cannot evaluate required checks."
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! echo "$STATUS" | jq -e '(.statuses | type) == "array"' >/dev/null; then
+  echo "::error::GET /commits/${HEAD_SHA}/status returned HTTP 200 but 'statuses' is missing or not an array — cannot evaluate required checks."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+declare -A CHECK_STATE
+while IFS=$'\t' read -r ctx state; do
+  [ -n "$ctx" ] && CHECK_STATE[$ctx]="$state"
+done < <(echo "$STATUS" | jq -r '.statuses | .[] | "\(.context)\t\(.status)"')
+
+# 4. For each required check, was it green at merge?
+FAILED_CHECKS=()
+while IFS= read -r req; do
+  trimmed="${req#"${req%%[![:space:]]*}"}"
+  trimmed="${trimmed%"${trimmed##*[![:space:]]}"}"
+  [ -z "$trimmed" ] && continue
+  state="${CHECK_STATE[$trimmed]:-missing}"
+  if [ "$state" != "success" ]; then
+    FAILED_CHECKS+=("${trimmed}=${state}")
+  fi
+done <<< "$REQUIRED"
+
+if [ "${#FAILED_CHECKS[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "::notice::PR #${PR_NUMBER} merged with all required checks green — not a force-merge."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# 5. Emit structured audit event.
+NOW=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
+FAILED_JSON=$(printf '%s\n' "${FAILED_CHECKS[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -s .)
+
+jq -nc \
+  --arg event_type "incident.force_merge" \
+  --arg ts "$NOW" \
+  --arg repo "$REPO" \
+  --argjson pr "$PR_NUMBER" \
+  --arg title "$TITLE" \
+  --arg base "$BASE_BRANCH" \
+  --arg merged_by "$MERGED_BY" \
+  --arg merge_sha "$MERGE_SHA" \
+  --argjson failed_checks "$FAILED_JSON" \
+  '{event_type: $event_type, ts: $ts, repo: $repo, pr: $pr, title: $title,
+    base_branch: $base, merged_by: $merged_by, merge_sha: $merge_sha,
+    failed_checks: $failed_checks}'
+
+echo "::warning::FORCE-MERGE detected on PR #${PR_NUMBER} by ${MERGED_BY}: ${#FAILED_CHECKS[@]} required check(s) not green at merge time."
diff --git a/.gitea/scripts/tests/test_audit_force_merge.sh b/.gitea/scripts/tests/test_audit_force_merge.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# test_audit_force_merge.sh — regression lock for mcp-server audit-force-merge
+# fail-closed behavior. Verifies schema validation paths via direct jq.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+fail() { echo "FAIL: $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+pass() { echo "PASS: $*"; }
+
+[ -x "$(command -v jq)" ] || { echo "SKIP: jq not on PATH"; exit 0; }
+
+validate_pr_schema() {
+  jq -r '
+    (.merged | type == "boolean") and
+    (.merge_commit_sha | type == "string") and
+    (.merged_by | type == "object") and (.merged_by.login | type == "string") and
+    (.base | type == "object") and (.base.ref | type == "string") and
+    (.head | type == "object") and (.head.sha | type == "string")
+  '
+}
+
+validate_statuses_type() {
+  jq -r '(.statuses | type) == "array"'
+}
+
+validate_required_checks_json() {
+  local branch="$1"
+  local json="$2"
+  echo "$json" | jq -r --arg branch "$branch" 'has($branch) and (.[$branch] | type == "array")'
+}
+
+# PR schema tests
+T1=$(echo '{"merged":true,"merge_commit_sha":"abc","merged_by":{"login":"u"},"base":{"ref":"main"},"head":{"sha":"def"}}' | validate_pr_schema)
+[ "$T1" = "true" ] || fail "T1: valid payload should pass schema"
+pass "T1: valid payload passes schema"
+
+T2=$(echo '{"merged":"true","merge_commit_sha":"abc","merged_by":{"login":"u"},"base":{"ref":"main"},"head":{"sha":"def"}}' | validate_pr_schema)
+[ "$T2" = "false" ] || fail "T2: merged as string should fail schema"
+pass "T2: merged as string fails schema"
+
+T3=$(echo '{"merge_commit_sha":"abc","merged_by":{"login":"u"},"base":{"ref":"main"},"head":{"sha":"def"}}' | validate_pr_schema)
+[ "$T3" = "false" ] || fail "T3: missing merged should fail schema"
+pass "T3: missing merged fails schema"
+
+# Statuses type tests
+T4=$(echo '{"statuses":[{"context":"c1","status":"success"}]}' | validate_statuses_type)
+[ "$T4" = "true" ] || fail "T4: array statuses should pass"
+pass "T4: array statuses passes"
+
+T5=$(echo '{"statuses":null}' | validate_statuses_type)
+[ "$T5" = "false" ] || fail "T5: null statuses should fail"
+pass "T5: null statuses fails"
+
+T6=$(echo '{}' | validate_statuses_type)
+[ "$T6" = "false" ] || fail "T6: missing statuses should fail"
+pass "T6: missing statuses fails"
+
+# REQUIRED_CHECKS_JSON tests
+T7=$(validate_required_checks_json "main" '{"main":["CI"]}')
+[ "$T7" = "true" ] || fail "T7: existing array branch should pass"
+pass "T7: existing array branch passes"
+
+T8=$(validate_required_checks_json "staging" '{"main":["CI"]}')
+[ "$T8" = "false" ] || fail "T8: missing branch should fail"
+pass "T8: missing branch fails"
+
+T9=$(validate_required_checks_json "main" '{"main":"CI"}')
+[ "$T9" = "false" ] || fail "T9: string branch entry should fail"
+pass "T9: string branch entry fails"
+
+echo
+echo "ALL AUDIT-FORCE-MERGE CHECKS PASSED"
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/audit-force-merge.yml b/.gitea/workflows/audit-force-merge.yml
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+name: audit-force-merge
+# Detect a §SOP-6 force-merge after PR close and emit structured audit JSON.
+# Runs on base branch (pull_request_target) so secrets are available.
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [closed]
+
+jobs:
+  audit:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout base (for scripts)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+
+      - name: Detect force-merge
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
+          GITEA_HOST: ${{ github.server_url | replace('https://', '') }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          # Required-status-check contexts to evaluate at merge time.
+          # Branch-aware JSON dict: keys are protected branch names,
+          # values are arrays of context names that branch protection
+          # requires for that branch. Mirror this against branch
+          # protection settings for each branch listed here.
+          REQUIRED_CHECKS_JSON: |
+            {
+              "main": [
+                "CI / test (pull_request)"
+              ]
+            }
+        run: |
+          bash .gitea/scripts/audit-force-merge.sh