PR #1741 — cap BEHIND/DIRTY PR-review retry churn and block retries on critical cost inflation

The Broader Goal at the End of the Previous PR

Advancing the multi-agent operating system toward reliable, autonomous development, unblocking workgroup velocity and eliminating manual developer toil.

Strategic Shifts in This PR

Focused, limited-treatment delta resolving PR #1741 requirements with strict backward compatibility and comprehensive verification.

What This PR Shipped

  • Merged improvements and fixes for PR #1741.

Verification & Test Evidence

Verified via local regression test suite and GitHub Actions CI matrix.

What This Achieved on the Path to Autonomy

Maintains repository integrity, expands test-proven capabilities, and keeps the hybrid human-agent workgroup aligned with zero drift.