From b938566bb7dce71ff0e82927612e97151e286f56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dimitri Kennedy <dimitrikennedy@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:43:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] test: keep filtered review freshness assertions aligned

---
 src/evolution-loop.test.ts | 26 +++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/evolution-loop.test.ts b/src/evolution-loop.test.ts
index eee8dbe..dccc2ec 100644
--- a/src/evolution-loop.test.ts
+++ b/src/evolution-loop.test.ts
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ describe("evolution loop", () => {
     expect(quiet.delta.notifiable).not.toContain(pending.id);
   });
 
-  it("alerts once for a stale cursor while keeping complete coverage", async () => {
+  it("keeps filtered Git reviews quiet after unrelated repository activity", async () => {
     const project = await makeProject();
     for (const argv of [
       ["init", "--quiet", "--initial-branch=main"],
@@ -1014,23 +1014,19 @@ describe("evolution loop", () => {
       argv: ["commit", "--quiet", "-m", "fix: newer activity"],
       date: "2026-07-23T18:28:50-04:00",
     });
-    const stale = await runEvolutionLoop({
+    const reviewed = await runEvolutionLoop({
       ...project,
       until: "2026-07-27T23:04:10Z",
       now: () => new Date("2026-07-27T23:04:10Z"),
     });
-    const freshnessItem = stale.queue.find(
+    const freshnessItem = reviewed.queue.find(
       (item) => item.id === "freshness:git"
     );
-    expect(stale.coverageComplete).toBe(true);
-    expect(stale.status).toBe("complete");
-    expect(stale.freshness.state).toBe("stale");
-    expect(freshnessItem).toMatchObject({
-      kind: "coverage",
-      state: "blocked",
-      sourceIds: ["git"],
-    });
-    expect(stale.delta.notifiable).toContain("freshness:git");
+    expect(reviewed.coverageComplete).toBe(true);
+    expect(reviewed.status).toBe("complete");
+    expect(reviewed.freshness.state).toBe("current");
+    expect(freshnessItem).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(reviewed.delta.notifiable).not.toContain("freshness:git");
 
     const quiet = await runEvolutionLoop({
       ...project,
@@ -1038,12 +1034,12 @@ describe("evolution loop", () => {
       now: () => new Date("2026-07-28T00:04:10Z"),
     });
     expect(quiet.coverageComplete).toBe(true);
-    expect(quiet.freshness.state).toBe("stale");
+    expect(quiet.freshness.state).toBe("current");
     expect(quiet.delta.notifiable).not.toContain("freshness:git");
     expect(quiet.delta.unchangedSuppressed).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     const artifact = await readFile(quiet.artifactPath, "utf8");
-    expect(artifact).toContain("Freshness: stale");
-    expect(artifact).toContain("newer_repository_activity");
+    expect(artifact).toContain("Freshness: current");
+    expect(artifact).toContain("source_caught_up");
   });
 
   it("does not report an existing signal-family writeback as a new mutation", async () => {

From a2d16e4672fafcac48de6050077c70f12e952384 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dimitri Kennedy <dimitrikennedy@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:44:30 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] test: assert quiet review without a synthetic freshness
 item

---
 src/evolution-loop.test.ts | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/evolution-loop.test.ts b/src/evolution-loop.test.ts
index dccc2ec..ed6dc61 100644
--- a/src/evolution-loop.test.ts
+++ b/src/evolution-loop.test.ts
@@ -1036,7 +1036,8 @@ describe("evolution loop", () => {
     expect(quiet.coverageComplete).toBe(true);
     expect(quiet.freshness.state).toBe("current");
     expect(quiet.delta.notifiable).not.toContain("freshness:git");
-    expect(quiet.delta.unchangedSuppressed).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(quiet.delta.notifiable).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(quiet.queue).toEqual(reviewed.queue);
     const artifact = await readFile(quiet.artifactPath, "utf8");
     expect(artifact).toContain("Freshness: current");
     expect(artifact).toContain("source_caught_up");