diff --git a/lib/evaluate.py b/lib/evaluate.py
index 104635e..8251bbd 100644
--- a/lib/evaluate.py
+++ b/lib/evaluate.py
@@ -546,7 +546,8 @@ async def evaluate_pr(conn, pr_number: int, tier: str = None) -> dict:
         )
         conn.execute(
             """UPDATE prs SET status = 'approved', leo_verdict = 'skipped',
-               domain_verdict = 'skipped' WHERE number = ?""",
+               domain_verdict = 'skipped', domain = COALESCE(domain, 'cross-domain'),
+               auto_merge = 1 WHERE number = ?""",
             (pr_number,),
         )
         return {"pr": pr_number, "auto_approved": True, "reason": "musings_only"}
@@ -792,8 +793,8 @@ async def evaluate_pr(conn, pr_number: int, tier: str = None) -> dict:
         is_agent_pr = not branch_name.startswith(PIPELINE_OWNED_PREFIXES)
 
         conn.execute(
-            "UPDATE prs SET status = 'approved', auto_merge = ? WHERE number = ?",
-            (1 if is_agent_pr else 0, pr_number),
+            "UPDATE prs SET status = 'approved', domain = COALESCE(domain, ?), auto_merge = ? WHERE number = ?",
+            (domain, 1 if is_agent_pr else 0, pr_number),
         )
         db.audit(
             conn,
@@ -1084,7 +1085,8 @@ async def _run_batch_domain_eval(
             )
             conn.execute(
                 "UPDATE prs SET status = 'approved', leo_verdict = 'skipped', "
-                "domain_verdict = 'skipped' WHERE number = ?",
+                "domain_verdict = 'skipped', domain = COALESCE(domain, 'cross-domain'), "
+                "auto_merge = 1 WHERE number = ?",
                 (pr_num,),
             )
             succeeded += 1
@@ -1289,7 +1291,7 @@ async def _run_batch_domain_eval(
             pr_info = await forgejo_api("GET", repo_path(f"pulls/{pr_num}"))
             pr_author = pr_info.get("user", {}).get("login", "") if pr_info else ""
             await _post_formal_approvals(pr_num, pr_author)
-            conn.execute("UPDATE prs SET status = 'approved' WHERE number = ?", (pr_num,))
+            conn.execute("UPDATE prs SET status = 'approved', domain = COALESCE(domain, ?), auto_merge = 1 WHERE number = ?", (domain or "cross-domain", pr_num,))
             db.audit(
                 conn, "evaluate", "approved",
                 json.dumps({"pr": pr_num, "tier": "STANDARD", "domain": domain,