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@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ Gitea is the **primary source of truth**. Every Paperclip issue must have a corr
 
 Three long-lived branches map to the three deployment environments:
 
-| Branch | Environment | Who merges |
-|--------|-------------|-----------|
-| `dev`  | Dev         | Engineer (self-merges after CI passes)            |
-| `uat`  | UAT         | Engineer (merges after QA code review)        |
-| `main` | Production  | Engineer (merges after UAT validation & CTO code review)       |
+| Branch | Environment | Who merges | Prerequisites for merge |
+|--------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
+| `dev`  | Dev         | Engineer | None (self-merges after CI passes) |
+| `uat`  | UAT         | Engineer | QA code review approval |
+| `main` | Production  | Engineer | UAT validation & CTO code review |
 
 **Engineers always target `dev` first** — never `uat` or `main` directly.
 - Feature branches: `<agent-name>/<short-description>`.