🤖 Generated by the Daily AI Engineer
Evidence
Survey run 2026-07-19 (~10:10Z) reported both open Homebrew-tap cask PRs as needing the normal review and pre-merge gates:
⚠️ Release-bot exemption classifier exits 1 on BOTH → normal review/pre-merge gates apply; these are not exempt.
The two PRs were homebrew-tap #1225 (goreleaser/ksail, chore(cask): update ksail to v7.176.0) and #1226 (goreleaser/ksail-desktop, chore(cask): update ksail-desktop to v7.176.1).
Both are exactly the class AGENTS.md exempts under Carve-out — trusted programmed release-bot PRs need NO review: a goreleaser/* head branch on the tap, machine-generated cask content. The contract is explicit that the identifying mark is the programmed path, never the commit identity — these are authored by the tap token as devantler and are still programmed-path PRs.
Impact
The misclassification pushes a run toward spending a CodeRabbit/Codex review lane on PRs the contract says need none, and toward reading their expected green_review=none / premerge=not-posted as hygiene gaps. Review lanes are rate-limited and one-tool-at-a-time, so a wasted request has a real cost to whatever PR actually needed it. It also invites a run to leave a merge-ready release PR parked while it waits for a review that will never be required.
Both PRs were in fact merged this tick on the carve-out's own gate (required checks green, zero threads, no conflict): #1226 at 5398eb39, #1225 at 3b72731d.
Expected behaviour
The classifier recognises a tap cask PR on a goreleaser/* head branch as a programmed release-bot PR and exempts it from the review and pre-merge surfaces, while still counting its checks / threads / conflicts hygiene.
Acceptance criteria
Size: S
Related surveyor defects: #2242, #2244, #2264.
Evidence
Survey run 2026-07-19 (~10:10Z) reported both open Homebrew-tap cask PRs as needing the normal review and pre-merge gates:
The two PRs were
homebrew-tap#1225 (goreleaser/ksail,chore(cask): update ksail to v7.176.0) and #1226 (goreleaser/ksail-desktop,chore(cask): update ksail-desktop to v7.176.1).Both are exactly the class
AGENTS.mdexempts under Carve-out — trusted programmed release-bot PRs need NO review: agoreleaser/*head branch on the tap, machine-generated cask content. The contract is explicit that the identifying mark is the programmed path, never the commit identity — these are authored by the tap token asdevantlerand are still programmed-path PRs.Impact
The misclassification pushes a run toward spending a CodeRabbit/Codex review lane on PRs the contract says need none, and toward reading their expected
green_review=none/premerge=not-postedas hygiene gaps. Review lanes are rate-limited and one-tool-at-a-time, so a wasted request has a real cost to whatever PR actually needed it. It also invites a run to leave a merge-ready release PR parked while it waits for a review that will never be required.Both PRs were in fact merged this tick on the carve-out's own gate (required checks green, zero threads, no conflict): #1226 at
5398eb39, #1225 at3b72731d.Expected behaviour
The classifier recognises a tap cask PR on a
goreleaser/*head branch as a programmed release-bot PR and exempts it from the review and pre-merge surfaces, while still counting its checks / threads / conflicts hygiene.Acceptance criteria
goreleaser/*, regardless of author login.Size: S
Related surveyor defects: #2242, #2244, #2264.