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+# Dev-Loop Final Status — 2026-05-15 12:31 UTC
+
+**Cycle ID:** 5342ac81-4bbc-4e4c-a123-347a7788d50c  
+**Run:** Every 4 hours (last: 12:16 UTC, next: 16:31 UTC)
+
+## Executive Summary
+
+✅ **CYCLE COMPLETE** — All 4 approved PRs merged, full test suite passing, repo clean and ready.
+
+## Merge Status
+
+| # | Issue | Type | Commit | Status |
+|---|-------|------|--------|--------|
+| #152 | #150 | Security | 76b6493 | ✅ Merged |
+| #155 | #154 | Refactor | 77a7f66 | ✅ Merged |
+| #151 | #146 | Test | 430e61f | ✅ Merged |
+| #153 | #143 | Feature | 02dfc12 | ✅ Merged |
+
+**All PRs:** Merged to main, branches cleaned, worktrees removed.
+
+## Current State
+
+```
+Main Branch:       1f58c65 (2026-05-15 12:09 UTC)
+Working Tree:      Clean (no uncommitted changes)
+Remote Sync:       ✅ On-time with origin/main
+Last Test Run:     ✅ All 7 packages pass
+Coverage:          76.7% (target: >70%)
+Open Issues:       0 active items
+Open PRs:          0 pending review
+Stale Branches:    ✅ Cleaned
+```
+
+## Test Results
+
+```
+✅ budget         — 92.0% coverage
+✅ cmd/review-bot — 53.3% coverage (cli integration, expected lower)
+✅ gitea          — 85.2% coverage
+✅ github         — 86.3% coverage
+✅ internal/net   — 85.7% coverage
+✅ llm            — 81.3% coverage
+✅ review         — 92.2% coverage
+```
+
+## What Shipped This Cycle
+
+1. **Security Hardening (#150):** Directory symlink validation
+2. **Test Coverage (#146):** Doc-map validation error tests
+3. **Feature (#143):** Trusted VCS ref for doc-map config (prevents config injection)
+4. **Refactor (#154):** Test helper extraction (reduced boilerplate)
+
+## Next Actions
+
+### Immediate (next cycle, 16:31 UTC)
+- Assess backlog for new issues
+- Continue integration test expansion if available
+- Performance audit candidate: doc-map filtering on large diffs
+
+### Backlog Ready
+- Integration test suite for CLI entrypoint
+- Performance optimization opportunities
+- User documentation review
+
+## Cron Health
+
+- **Last execution:** 2026-05-15 12:16 UTC (~45s runtime)
+- **Status:** ✅ Nominal
+- **Pattern:** Consistent 4-hour cycles
+- **Alert threshold:** >2 min runtime or test failures
+
+## Files
+
+- ✅ CHANGELOG.md — Updated with issue entries
+- ✅ DEV_LOOP_STATUS.md — 4 PRs merged
+- ✅ Branch cleanup — 12 stale branches removed
+- ✅ Test suite — All passing
+
+---
+
+**Cycle Status:** ✅ READY FOR NEXT SPRINT
+
+Ready to start work on next high-priority backlog item when available.