From a59bf61f59fbbaba04fd7c2d0e30557dec025386 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Whitestone <alexpaynex@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 02:54:28 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: [QA][POLICY] Branch Protection + Mandatory Review
 Policy for All Repos (#918)

Refs #918
Agent: groq
---
 .gitea/branch-protection.yml | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .gitea/branch-protection.yml

diff --git a/.gitea/branch-protection.yml b/.gitea/branch-protection.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88a78b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/branch-protection.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+repos:
+  hermes-agent:
+    branch_protection:
+      require_pull_request: true
+      required_approvals: 1
+      dismiss_stale_reviews: true
+      require_ci_to_pass: true
+      block_force_push: true
+      block_deletion: true
+
+  the-nexus:
+    branch_protection:
+      require_pull_request: true
+      required_approvals: 1
+      dismiss_stale_reviews: true
+      require_ci_to_pass: false # CI runner dead per #915
+      block_force_push: true
+      block_deletion: true
+
+  timmy-home:
+    branch_protection:
+      require_pull_request: true
+      required_approvals: 1
+      dismiss_stale_reviews: true
+      require_ci_to_pass: false # No CI configured
+      block_force_push: true
+      block_deletion: true
+
+  timmy-config:
+    branch_protection:
+      require_pull_request: true
+      required_approvals: 1
+      dismiss_stale_reviews: true
+      require_ci_to_pass: false # Limited CI
+      block_force_push: true
+      block_deletion: true
-- 
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