Decide Whether #2046 Merges Over Unstated Copilot Coverage #2048

Handoff: #2042, track auto-1904, for #1904. This decision blocks pull request #2046 (feature/auto-1904 -> develop, head c0cf4c2b).

Question

Should #2046 be merged to develop as it stands, even though Copilot's review does not state its coverage?

The state of the pull request:

• Two Copilot rounds cover head c0cf4c2b, the first one self-seeded and the second one re-requested. Both are ccr-overview-v2 overviews with Findings: None.
• There are no threads, and suppressed shows on_head=0. All 10 of 10 checks are green, and the merge state is CLEAN.
• pr_review.py wait and status exit 45 COVERAGE_IS_UNSTATED (overview=0/0). The overview has no "reviewed N of M files" statement, so Merge Gate item 2 is not satisfied, and merging over it is the maintainer's decision.
• Round 1's "What changed" file table names all 8 changed files. With its zero-width spaces stripped, comm -3 against gh pr view 2046 --json files shows no difference.
• Both rounds put the verdict under "Needs a closer look". The reason they give is the PR-review tooling and the carried governance text it changes, and the GitHub API timing that cannot be verified from the diff. They do not name a defect.
• The local strict review pass on this head found nothing, and it is recorded.

The root cause of this shape is open in #2047. It is the same shape as the per-PR decisions #2034, #2037 and #2040. None of those answers carries over to this pull request.

Options

1. Recommended: squash-merge #2046 as it stands. The file table shows every changed file was read, two rounds found nothing, and the local pass found nothing. The fix for #1904 lands on develop now, and the lane is closed out after the merge.
2. Request a third Copilot round and wait for one that states coverage. This delays the merge by at least one round. Two re-requested rounds have already come back in the same shape, and #2047 records that re-requesting does not clear it.
3. Review #2046 yourself before it merges. This answers the "Needs a closer look" verdict, which is aimed at the timing behavior. The branch and pull request stay open until you merge or comment.