diff --git a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-03-22-pr-review-agent-design.md b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-03-22-pr-review-agent-design.md
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--- a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-03-22-pr-review-agent-design.md
+++ b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-03-22-pr-review-agent-design.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ An automated GitHub Actions workflow that evaluates every new pull request again
 - No action on non-compliant PRs (no comments, no closing, no labels)
 - Notifications via GitHub's built-in notification system
 
+> **Note**: CONTRIBUTING.md states that certain PRs "will be closed" automatically. This agent deliberately deviates from that — non-compliant PRs are left open for manual review instead. The maintainer handles rejections personally.
+
 ## New Files
 
 | File | Purpose |
@@ -23,15 +25,18 @@ An automated GitHub Actions workflow that evaluates every new pull request again
 
 ## Component 1: GitHub Actions Workflow (`pr-review.yml`)
 
-**Trigger**: `pull_request` events (types: `opened`, `synchronize`) targeting `main`.
+**Trigger**: `pull_request_target` events (types: `opened`, `synchronize`, `reopened`, `edited`) targeting `main`.
+
+> **Why `pull_request_target`?** Most contributions come from forks. The `pull_request` event gives a read-only `GITHUB_TOKEN` for fork PRs, which cannot merge. `pull_request_target` runs in the context of the base repo and has write access. This is safe because the validation script never executes code from the PR — it only reads the diff via the GitHub API.
 
 **Steps**:
-1. Checkout the repo (with the PR merge ref)
+1. Checkout the base branch (not the PR branch — security measure with `pull_request_target`)
 2. Set up Python + uv
 3. Run the validation script: `uv run python scripts/review_pr.py`
-4. On exit 0: approve the PR via GitHub API and squash-merge it
-5. On exit 0: the merge comment thanks the contributor
-6. On non-zero exit: do nothing
+4. On exit 0: squash-merge the PR directly (no approval step needed)
+5. On non-zero exit: do nothing
+
+> **Why no approval step?** The default `GITHUB_TOKEN` cannot submit an approving review on a PR triggered by the same workflow context. Since the repo does not require branch protection approvals, the workflow merges directly.
 
 **Permissions**: `contents: write`, `pull-requests: write`.
 
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ An automated GitHub Actions workflow that evaluates every new pull request again
 
 ## Component 2: Validation Script (`scripts/review_pr.py`)
 
-A single Python script using `PyGithub` (already a project dependency) and the standard library.
+A single Python script using `PyGithub` (already a project dependency) and `urllib.request` from the standard library (for URL reachability checks).
 
 ### Input
 
@@ -60,7 +65,8 @@ All checks must pass for auto-merge. The script exits 0 only if every check pass
 - Any other file changed → skip (exit non-zero).
 
 #### 3. Extract Added Lines
-- From the PR diff, extract only lines added to `README.md`.
+- From the PR diff via the GitHub API (not from a local checkout of the PR branch).
+- Extract only lines added to `README.md`.
 - Ignore blank lines, section headers (`##`, `###`), and other non-entry lines.
 
 #### 4. Single Entry Check
@@ -79,8 +85,9 @@ Additional checks:
 - `[GitHub](url)` link, if present, uses the exact format `[GitHub](https://github.com/owner/repo)`.
 
 #### 6. Duplicate Check
-- Search the current `README.md` for the project name (case-insensitive).
+- Search the current `README.md` (from the base branch) for the project name (case-insensitive).
 - Search for all URLs found in the entry.
+- Query the GitHub API for open and recently closed PRs that contain the same project name or URL.
 - If any match is found → skip.
 
 #### 7. Section Placement Check
@@ -91,11 +98,14 @@ Additional checks:
 For any GitHub URL found in the entry (primary URL or `[GitHub](url)` link):
 - Fetch the repo via GitHub API.
 - `archived == true` → skip.
-- Last push date older than 12 months → skip.
+- Last push date older than 365 days from the workflow run date → skip.
 - No README file in the repo → skip.
 
+If the entry has **no GitHub URL at all** (e.g., a CRAN-only or PyPI-only entry without a `[GitHub]` link), skip auto-merge and leave for manual review. Activity cannot be verified without a GitHub repo.
+
 #### 9. URL Reachability
 - Verify the primary URL returns a non-error HTTP status (2xx or 3xx).
+- Uses `urllib.request` with a 10-second timeout.
 
 ### Output
 - Prints a structured summary to stdout (pass/fail per check) for workflow logs.
@@ -104,8 +114,8 @@ For any GitHub URL found in the entry (primary URL or `[GitHub](url)` link):
 ## Component 3: Merge & Notification Flow
 
 ### On All Checks Pass (exit 0)
-1. The workflow submits an approving review via `GITHUB_TOKEN` with message: *"All checks passed. Auto-merging. Thanks for the contribution!"*
-2. Squash-merges the PR to `main`.
+1. The workflow squash-merges the PR to `main` with commit message: `Add [Project Name] (#PR_NUMBER)`.
+2. A merge comment is posted: *"All checks passed. Thanks for the contribution!"*
 3. This triggers the existing `build.yml` workflow (push to `main` with `README.md` change), so the site auto-updates.
 
 ### On Any Check Fails (non-zero exit)
@@ -123,10 +133,11 @@ No additional notification infrastructure required.
 ## Dependencies
 
 - `PyGithub` — already in `pyproject.toml`
-- No new dependencies needed
+- `urllib.request` — standard library, no installation needed
+- No new dependencies
 
 ## Security Considerations
 
 - The `GITHUB_TOKEN` provided by GitHub Actions has scoped permissions (only `contents: write` and `pull-requests: write`).
-- The script never executes code from the PR — it only reads the diff and queries the GitHub API.
-- URL reachability checks use HEAD/GET requests only.
+- Uses `pull_request_target` for fork write access, but the workflow checks out the **base branch only** — never the PR branch. The validation script reads the PR diff via the GitHub API, never executing PR code locally.
+- URL reachability checks use HEAD/GET requests only via `urllib.request`.