# Repo Actions variable (Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions → Variables) # or environment variable consumed by workflows/gatekeep-pr.yml auto-merge latch. GATEKEEP_MERGE_ENABLED=false # Alias accepted by the workflow: # AI_MERGE_ENABLED=false # When false (default recommended until burn-in): even risk:low PRs are not # auto-merged by Gatekeep. Humans may still merge per tier policy.