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 ## 14:30 - Insight: Voice channel cleanup auto-unpublishes scorecards — intended behavior
 - **Type:** insight
 - **Tags:** major-domo, scorebug, voice-cleanup, scorecard-tracker, discord, insight
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+## 14:30 - Gitea auto-close only triggers on direct merge to default branch, not via staging branch
+- **Type:** decision
+- **Tags:** gitea, ci-cd, release-workflow, issues, next-release, major-domo, decision