diff --git a/vcs/check.go b/vcs/check_test.go
similarity index 61%
rename from vcs/check.go
rename to vcs/check_test.go
index 0e39af7..c64e954 100644
--- a/vcs/check.go
+++ b/vcs/check_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-//go:build ignore
+//go:build phase2
 
-// This file is excluded from normal builds.
-// Remove the //go:build ignore tag and run `go build ./vcs/` to see the documented gaps between
-// gitea.Client and vcs.Client that Phase 2 (Gitea adapter) must bridge.
-//
-// Known gaps (as of Phase 1):
+package vcs_test
+
+import (
+	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/gitea"
+	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/vcs"
+)
+
+// Compile-time assertion: documents the gap between gitea.Client and vcs.Client.
+// Guarded by the "phase2" build tag — enable once the Gitea adapter bridges these gaps:
 //
 //  1. PostReview signature mismatch:
 //     gitea.Client:  PostReview(ctx, owner, repo, number, event, body string, comments []gitea.ReviewComment)
@@ -20,11 +24,4 @@
 //     vcs.ReviewComment uses Position int (GitHub diff-position convention)
 //
 // The Gitea adapter (Phase 2) will wrap gitea.Client to bridge these gaps.
-
-package vcs
-
-import "gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/gitea"
-
-// This compile-time assertion intentionally fails.
-// It documents what the Gitea adapter must implement to satisfy vcs.Client.
-var _ Client = (*gitea.Client)(nil)
+var _ vcs.Client = (*gitea.Client)(nil)
diff --git a/vcs/types.go b/vcs/types.go
index 2b43985..6dfd932 100644
--- a/vcs/types.go
+++ b/vcs/types.go
@@ -1,25 +1,36 @@
 package vcs
 
 // ReviewEvent is the event type for a pull request review action.
+// Adapters must translate these action constants to/from platform-native values.
+// For example, Gitea uses "APPROVED" as both action and state, while GitHub
+// uses "APPROVE" for the action and returns "approved" as the state.
 type ReviewEvent string
 
 const (
 	// ReviewEventApprove approves the pull request.
-	ReviewEventApprove ReviewEvent = "APPROVED"
+	ReviewEventApprove ReviewEvent = "APPROVE"
 	// ReviewEventRequestChanges requests changes to the pull request.
 	ReviewEventRequestChanges ReviewEvent = "REQUEST_CHANGES"
 	// ReviewEventComment posts a review comment without approval or rejection.
 	ReviewEventComment ReviewEvent = "COMMENT"
 )
 
+// HeadRef identifies the source branch and latest commit of a pull request.
+type HeadRef struct {
+	SHA string `json:"sha"`
+	Ref string `json:"ref"`
+}
+
+// UserInfo identifies a user by login name.
+type UserInfo struct {
+	Login string `json:"login"`
+}
+
 // PullRequest holds relevant PR metadata.
 type PullRequest struct {
-	Title string `json:"title"`
-	Body  string `json:"body"`
-	Head  struct {
-		SHA string `json:"sha"`
-		Ref string `json:"ref"`
-	} `json:"head"`
+	Title string  `json:"title"`
+	Body  string  `json:"body"`
+	Head  HeadRef `json:"head"`
 }
 
 // ChangedFile represents a file modified in a PR.
@@ -37,20 +48,20 @@ type ContentEntry struct {
 
 // Review represents a pull request review.
 type Review struct {
-	ID   int64  `json:"id"`
-	Body string `json:"body"`
-	User struct {
-		Login string `json:"login"`
-	} `json:"user"`
-	State    string `json:"state"`
-	Stale    bool   `json:"stale"`
-	CommitID string `json:"commit_id"`
+	ID       int64    `json:"id"`
+	Body     string   `json:"body"`
+	User     UserInfo `json:"user"`
+	State    string   `json:"state"`
+	Stale    bool     `json:"stale"`
+	CommitID string   `json:"commit_id"`
 }
 
 // ReviewComment represents an inline comment in a review.
 // All adapters use GitHub diff-position convention:
 //   - Position is a 1-indexed offset from the @@ hunk line in the unified diff.
-//   - CommitID is the commit SHA the comment is anchored to.
+//   - CommitID identifies the commit the comment is anchored to.
+//     It is optional; omit (empty string) for review-level comments that are
+//     not attached to a specific commit.
 //
 // Adapters are responsible for translating to/from platform-native formats
 // (e.g. Gitea uses line numbers; GitHub uses diff positions natively).