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 - review-pr skill: explicit verdict rules — critical/warning → REQUEST_CHANGES, suggestion-only → APPROVE
 
 ### Added
-- `make golden-diff` + `make golden-update` targets (#486) — developer workflow for golden file comparison and regeneration
-- Gauntlet checklist YAML schema (#497) — 7 condition types evaluable from ObserverSnapshot, per-room checklists for 3 rooms, `make checklist-validate` and `make checklist-generate` targets
+- `make golden-diff` + `make golden-update` targets (#486) — developer workflow for golden file comparison and regeneration; safe restore on cargo failure
+- Gauntlet checklist YAML schema (#497) — 7 condition types evaluable from ObserverSnapshot, per-room checklists for 3 rooms, `make checklist-validate` and `make checklist-generate` targets, wired into `pre-pr-content` gate
 - whatsinagame starter kit — reusable multi-agent team bootstrap for any project (3-tier profiles, 18 skills, 16 agent archetypes, stakeholder personas, ticketing DB, decision tracking)
 - Domain-action naming convention for skills documented in create-skill guide
 - `gauntlet` feature flag (default-on) — allows stripping Gauntlet test world from release builds with `--no-default-features`