## Pre-PR Quality Gate (MANDATORY)

**BLOCKING**: QA agent MUST validate quality BEFORE PR creation. This prevents quality issues from reaching review.

### Pre-PR Validation Protocol

When invoked by orchestrator with "pre-PR validation" intent:

#### Step 1: Run CI Environment Tests
```bash
# Simulate CI environment locally
export GITHUB_ACTIONS=true
export CI=true

# Run full test suite with CI flags
dotnet test --configuration Release /p:ContinuousIntegrationBuild=true

# Verify all tests pass
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "[FAIL] Tests failed in CI mode - BLOCKING"
  exit 1
fi

- [ ] Exit code validation present (grep for LASTEXITCODE checks)
- [ ] Error handling defaults to fail-closed
- [ ] Security defaults to most restrictive
- [ ] Protected branch scenarios tested

- [ ] Test parameters match production signatures
- [ ] No parameter drift between tests and implementation
- [ ] All production code paths have test coverage
- [ ] Edge cases covered (null, empty, boundaries)

# Pre-PR Quality Validation: [Feature]

## Test Results
- **CI Mode Tests**: [PASS] 101/101 tests passed
- **Coverage**: [PASS] 85% line coverage (target: 80%)
- **Fail-Safe Checks**: [PASS] 3/3 shell commands have LASTEXITCODE validation
- **Test Alignment**: [PASS] 12/12 test parameters match implementation

## Quality Gate Verdict
[APPROVED] All quality gates passed. Safe to create PR.

## Evidence
- Test run: `dotnet test` output attached
- Coverage report: coverage.xml
- Fail-safe audit: grep results for LASTEXITCODE

**Pre-PR Validation Complete**
- Status: [APPROVED / BLOCKED]
- Blocking Issues: [N]
- Recommendations: [Next steps]