lib/substantive_fixer.py

@@ -647,28 +647,10 @@ async def verdict_deadlock_reaper_cycle(conn) -> int:
             return 0
 
     # Two stuck-verdict shapes: leo:rc+domain:approve, leo:skipped+domain:rc.
-    #
-    # Branch allowlist invariant: the reaper closes ONLY disposable, pipeline-
-    # generated branches — content the pipeline (or a daily cron) created and
-    # can recreate. Four classes qualify:
-    #
-    #   extract/* — per-source extraction PRs, regenerated next ingest cycle
-    #   reweave/* — nightly graph-edge maintenance, regenerated next reweave
-    #   fix/*     — pipeline-internal fix branches
-    #   */research-YYYY-MM-DD — daily {agent}/research-{date} cron sessions.
-    #                   Matched via SQLite `_` single-char wildcards as
-    #                   `research-20__-__-__` to literally enforce the date-
-    #                   suffix shape. Excludes hand-named research branches
-    #                   (rio/research-batch-agents-memory-harnesses,
-    #                   theseus/research-2nd-attempt-on-X, etc.) which are
-    #                   feature work owned by the agent. Pattern good through
-    #                   2099; revisit then.
-    #
-    # WIP agent feature branches (theseus/feature-foo, epimetheus/some-fix,
-    # rio/research-thesis-name) are NEVER reaped — owners review their own PRs
-    # on their own cadence. The date-shaped pattern threads the needle: picks
-    # up daily synthesis output the agent regenerates tomorrow while leaving
-    # manually-named research work alone.
+    # Branch allowlist scopes the reaper to disposable pipeline-managed branches.
+    # extract/, reweave/, fix/ are content the pipeline created and can recreate;
+    # agent branches (theseus/, vida/, epimetheus/, etc.) are WIP feature work
+    # and must not be reaped — owners review their own PRs on their own cadence.
     rows = conn.execute(
         """SELECT number, branch, eval_issues, leo_verdict, domain_verdict,
                   last_attempt, fix_attempts
@@ -677,10 +659,7 @@ async def verdict_deadlock_reaper_cycle(conn) -> int:
            AND tier0_pass = 1
            AND last_attempt IS NOT NULL
            AND last_attempt < datetime('now', ? || ' hours')
-           AND (branch LIKE 'extract/%'
-                OR branch LIKE 'reweave/%'
-                OR branch LIKE 'fix/%'
-                OR branch LIKE '%/research-20__-__-__')
+           AND (branch LIKE 'extract/%' OR branch LIKE 'reweave/%' OR branch LIKE 'fix/%')
            AND (
                (leo_verdict = 'request_changes' AND domain_verdict = 'approve')
                OR (leo_verdict = 'skipped' AND domain_verdict = 'request_changes')