diff --git a/harness/agents/impl/skills/gitea-issue-rework/SKILL.md b/harness/agents/impl/skills/gitea-issue-rework/SKILL.md
index 12efed4..b6fad6b 100644
--- a/harness/agents/impl/skills/gitea-issue-rework/SKILL.md
+++ b/harness/agents/impl/skills/gitea-issue-rework/SKILL.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Repository file을 수정하기 전에 다음을 모두 검증한다.
 - Changed-file, review, review-comment와 commit pagination이 완전하고 diff가 truncated·ambiguous하지 않다.
 - Canonical Issue worktree와 PR head branch를 현재 실행이 안전하게 재사용할 수 있다.
 
-Canonical input-gate의 `decision.rework_review_ids`는 현재 head·계약에 결합된 role별 최신 `REQUEST_CHANGES`만 포함한다. `rework`에서도 finding의 계약 근거·scope·독립 승인과 lease/worktree 조건을 별도로 확인한 뒤에만 수정한다. `COMMENT`는 자동 actionable 판정을 하지 않고 `blocked`로 남겨 main의 수동 분류 또는 별도 승인 절차로 넘긴다. 특히 `blocked_spec`, 계약 모순, 선택되지 않은 설계 선택 또는 source reality와 계약 충돌은 구현 재작업으로 해결하지 않으며 Discovery 재검토가 필요하다고 보고한다. `blocked` receipt로 source를 수정하거나 no-op을 주장하지 않는다. Current head·계약의 spec와 code-review role별 최신 유효 review가 모두 `APPROVED`인 fresh `no_op` receipt에서만 write 없는 종료를 한다. 다른 role의 승인·old-head/stale/dismissed review·본문의 해결 주장은 이 조건을 대체하지 않는다.
+Canonical input-gate의 `decision.rework_review_ids`는 현재 head·계약에 결합된 role별 최신 `REQUEST_CHANGES`만 포함한다. Spec 또는 code-review role 중 하나 이상에 유효한 최신 수정 요청이 있고 다른 차단 사유가 없으면 `rework`다. 다른 role의 유효 review 부재는 `missing_current_review`로 기록하되 이 수정 요청의 재작업 착수를 차단하지 않는다. 수정 요청 없이 review가 부족하면 `blocked`이며 no-op으로 종료하지 않는다. `rework`에서도 finding의 계약 근거·scope·독립 승인과 lease/worktree 조건을 별도로 확인한 뒤에만 수정한다. `COMMENT`는 자동 actionable 판정을 하지 않고 `blocked`로 남겨 main의 수동 분류 또는 별도 승인 절차로 넘긴다. 특히 `blocked_spec`, 계약 모순, 선택되지 않은 설계 선택 또는 source reality와 계약 충돌은 구현 재작업으로 해결하지 않으며 Discovery 재검토가 필요하다고 보고한다. `blocked` receipt로 source를 수정하거나 no-op을 주장하지 않는다. Current head·계약의 spec와 code-review role별 최신 유효 review가 모두 `APPROVED`인 fresh `no_op` receipt에서만 write 없는 종료를 한다. 다른 role의 승인·old-head/stale/dismissed review·본문의 해결 주장은 이 조건을 대체하지 않는다.
 
 ## Snapshot과 finding matrix
 
diff --git a/harness/agents/impl/skills/gitea-issue-rework/references/input-gate.md b/harness/agents/impl/skills/gitea-issue-rework/references/input-gate.md
index eb39c6c..47349ee 100644
--- a/harness/agents/impl/skills/gitea-issue-rework/references/input-gate.md
+++ b/harness/agents/impl/skills/gitea-issue-rework/references/input-gate.md
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ The `gitea-agent.rework-input-gate/v1` receipt retains parsed native records, pr
 
 Order by UTC instant with exact up-to-nine-digit fractional precision, then numeric review ID for deterministic display ties. ID order is not causal attestation. Conflicting same-instant same-role state/body/marker records block and have no selected review. Markers use the actual canonical code FIRST-line and spec LAST-line formats; spec result digest and correlation match its renderer's separator-LF algorithm. Current authoritative marker/head/contract/state contradictions block. Role IDs must be positive, distinct from impl, and consistent; unrelated roles cannot supply required approvals. Old-head history is recorded but cannot determine current-head action.
 
-- `rework`: both roles have a current usable selection, and the only remaining decision reason is latest role-specific `REQUEST_CHANGES`. `decision.rework_review_ids` contains those request IDs only, never spec/code approvals. Validate their findings and authorization independently before source edits.
+- `rework`: at least one role has a current usable latest `REQUEST_CHANGES`, and there are no blocking reasons other than review absence. A missing counterpart is retained as `missing_current_review` information and does not block acting on the valid request. `decision.rework_review_ids` contains only selected current request IDs, never absent roles, excluded history or spec/code approvals. Validate their findings and authorization independently before source edits.
 - `no_op`: both spec and code-review role-specific latest current-head, nonstale, nondismissed reviews are `APPROVED` for the fresh contract. A spec approval cannot supersede a code request. Earlier same-role requests may be superseded by a later valid same-role approval, never by another role.
-- `blocked`: missing current roles, pending authoritative reviews, malformed/ambiguous bindings, same-instant conflicts, current manual `COMMENT`, or `blocked_spec` prevent automatic action. `blocked_spec` is explicit and routes to Discovery investigation, not impl repair. No keyword heuristic or marker alone proves actionable finding semantics.
+- `blocked`: missing current roles without a usable latest request, pending authoritative reviews, malformed/ambiguous bindings, same-instant conflicts, current manual `COMMENT`, or `blocked_spec` prevent automatic action. Actual blocking reasons take precedence even when a valid request exists. `blocked_spec` is explicit and routes to Discovery investigation, not impl repair. No keyword heuristic or marker alone proves actionable finding semantics.
 
 This gate's no-op means skip implementation rework, not native review publisher idempotent reuse (which can reuse an existing REQUEST_CHANGES review). Publication, journals and their candidate-selection rules remain unchanged. A receipt is neither publication success nor edit permission, lease/worktree admission, full Discovery approval, independent reviewer-ID attestation, or causal event proof. Do not reuse an old receipt as authority; recheck provider/head/contract and independent upstream gates before an action.
diff --git a/harness/agents/impl/skills/gitea-issue-rework/scripts/rework_input_gate.py b/harness/agents/impl/skills/gitea-issue-rework/scripts/rework_input_gate.py
index 9d6ef12..1ad98a3 100644
--- a/harness/agents/impl/skills/gitea-issue-rework/scripts/rework_input_gate.py
+++ b/harness/agents/impl/skills/gitea-issue-rework/scripts/rework_input_gate.py
@@ -210,11 +210,17 @@ def derive_decision(raw, inp, impl_actor_id):
         latest=same[-1]; selected[role]=latest['id']
         if latest['_verdict']=='request_changes': reasons.append('request_changes')
         elif latest['_verdict']=='blocked_spec': reasons.append('blocked_spec')
-    if not reasons:
-        status='no_op'
-    elif reasons and set(reasons) == {'request_changes'}:
-        status='rework'
-    else: status='blocked'
+    reason_set = set(reasons)
+    # Missing peer review prevents no-op, not acting on a valid selected request.
+    blocking_reasons = reason_set - {'request_changes', 'missing_current_review'}
+    if blocking_reasons:
+        status = 'blocked'
+    elif 'request_changes' in reason_set:
+        status = 'rework'
+    elif 'missing_current_review' in reason_set:
+        status = 'blocked'
+    else:
+        status = 'no_op'
     for row in timeline:
         for key in ('_time','_verdict','_role','_marker_error'): row.pop(key,None)
     decision={'status':status,'reason_codes':sorted(set(reasons)),'target':copy.deepcopy(inp['target']),'head':inp['head'],
diff --git a/harness/tests/impl/test_rework_input_gate.py b/harness/tests/impl/test_rework_input_gate.py
index 126403f..d3486cb 100644
--- a/harness/tests/impl/test_rework_input_gate.py
+++ b/harness/tests/impl/test_rework_input_gate.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class OrderedDecisionTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(receipt['status'],'no_op',receipt['reason_codes'])
         self.assertEqual(receipt['decision']['selected_review_ids']['gitea-review-agent'],303)
 
-    def test_missing_stale_and_dismissed_current_roles_block(self):
+    def test_missing_stale_and_dismissed_approvals_are_not_noop_eligible(self):
         import copy
         self.assertEqual(self.snapshot()['status'],'no_op')
         for rows in ([self.rows[0]], [self.rows[1]], []):
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ class OrderedDecisionTests(unittest.TestCase):
                     if value == 'missing': self.assertNotIn(field, raw_record)
                     else: self.assertEqual(raw_record[field], value)
 
-    def test_counter_mismatch_does_not_unblock_missing_code_review(self):
+    def test_counter_mismatch_does_not_unblock_lone_approval(self):
         self.set_rows(self.rows[:1])
         self.rb.pr['comments'] = self.rb.underlying['comments'] = 0
         receipt = self.snapshot()
@@ -417,6 +417,139 @@ class OrderedDecisionTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(receipt['counter_diagnostics']['pr']['status'], 'mismatch')
         self.assertEqual(receipt['decision']['rework_review_ids'], [])
 
+    def spec_body(self, verdict, head=None):
+        from harness.tests.spec import test_implementation_spec_review_support as spec_tests
+        result = spec_tests.result(verdict)
+        result['target'] = {'owner':'acme','repository':'demo','issue':7,'pull':9,
+                            'head':head or self.inp['head']}
+        result['contract_sha256'] = self.inp['contract_sha256']
+        if verdict == 'request_changes':
+            result['criteria'][0].update(result='unsatisfied', reason='Bounded regression finding.')
+            result['conclusion'] = 'Bounded correction required.'
+        return spec_tests.mod.render_review(result, {'src/a.py','tests/test_a.py'}, declaration={'mode':'none'})
+
+    def test_lone_spec_request_changes_allows_rework(self):
+        rows = [dict(self.rows[0], state='REQUEST_CHANGES', body=self.spec_body('request_changes'))]
+        self.set_rows(rows)
+        receipt = self.snapshot()
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['status'], 'rework', receipt['reason_codes'])
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['decision']['selected_review_ids']['gitea-spec-agent'], 301)
+        self.assertIsNone(receipt['decision']['selected_review_ids']['gitea-review-agent'])
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['decision']['rework_review_ids'], [301])
+        self.assertIn('missing_current_review', receipt['reason_codes'])
+
+    def test_lone_code_request_changes_allows_rework(self):
+        import copy
+        row = copy.deepcopy(self.rows[1])
+        row.update(state='REQUEST_CHANGES', body=self.code_body('request_changes'))
+        self.set_rows([row])
+        receipt = self.snapshot()
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['status'], 'rework', receipt['reason_codes'])
+        self.assertIsNone(receipt['decision']['selected_review_ids']['gitea-spec-agent'])
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['decision']['selected_review_ids']['gitea-review-agent'], 302)
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['decision']['rework_review_ids'], [302])
+        self.assertIn('missing_current_review', receipt['reason_codes'])
+
+    def test_valid_request_changes_survives_invalid_counterpart_history(self):
+        import copy
+        for request_index in (0, 1):
+            for excluded in ('stale', 'dismissed', 'old_head'):
+                with self.subTest(request_role=request_index, excluded=excluded):
+                    rows = copy.deepcopy(self.rows)
+                    request = rows[request_index]
+                    request.update(state='REQUEST_CHANGES', body=self.spec_body('request_changes')
+                        if request_index == 0 else self.code_body('request_changes'))
+                    other = rows[1-request_index]
+                    if excluded == 'old_head':
+                        other.update(commit_id='a'*40, body=self.spec_body('approve', head='a'*40)
+                            if request_index == 1 else self.code_body('approve').replace(self.inp['head'], 'a'*40))
+                    else: other[excluded] = True
+                    self.set_rows(rows)
+                    receipt = self.snapshot()
+                    self.assertEqual(receipt['status'], 'rework', receipt['reason_codes'])
+                    self.assertEqual(receipt['decision']['rework_review_ids'], [request['id']])
+                    self.assertIsNone(receipt['decision']['selected_review_ids'][other['user']['login']])
+                    self.assertIn('missing_current_review', receipt['reason_codes'])
+
+    def test_excluded_lone_requests_cannot_authorize_rework(self):
+        import copy
+        for request_index in (0, 1):
+            for excluded in ('stale', 'dismissed', 'old_head'):
+                with self.subTest(request_role=request_index, excluded=excluded):
+                    request = copy.deepcopy(self.rows[request_index])
+                    head = 'a'*40 if excluded == 'old_head' else self.inp['head']
+                    request.update(state='REQUEST_CHANGES', commit_id=head,
+                        body=self.spec_body('request_changes', head=head) if request_index == 0
+                        else self.code_body('request_changes').replace(self.inp['head'], head))
+                    if excluded != 'old_head': request[excluded] = True
+                    self.set_rows([request])
+                    receipt = self.snapshot()
+                    self.assertEqual(receipt['status'], 'blocked')
+                    self.assertEqual(receipt['decision']['rework_review_ids'], [])
+
+    def test_superseded_request_with_missing_counterpart_stays_blocked(self):
+        import copy
+        request = copy.deepcopy(self.rows[1])
+        request.update(state='REQUEST_CHANGES', body=self.code_body('request_changes'))
+        approval = copy.deepcopy(self.rows[1])
+        approval.update(id=303, submitted_at='2026-01-02T00:00:00Z', updated_at='2026-01-02T00:00:00Z',
+                        html_url=self.rb.pr['html_url'] + '#pullreview-303')
+        self.set_rows([request, approval])
+        receipt = self.snapshot()
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['status'], 'blocked', receipt['reason_codes'])
+        self.assertNotEqual(receipt['status'], 'rework')
+        self.assertNotEqual(receipt['status'], 'no_op')
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['decision']['rework_review_ids'], [])
+
+    def test_true_blockers_override_valid_request_changes(self):
+        import copy
+        request = copy.deepcopy(self.rows[1])
+        request.update(state='REQUEST_CHANGES', body=self.code_body('request_changes'))
+        for state in ('COMMENT', 'PENDING'):
+            with self.subTest(state=state):
+                rows = copy.deepcopy(self.rows)
+                rows[1] = copy.deepcopy(request)
+                rows[0]['state'] = state
+                self.set_rows(rows)
+                receipt = self.snapshot()
+                self.assertEqual(receipt['status'], 'blocked')
+                self.assertIn('comment_manual_classification' if state == 'COMMENT'
+                              else 'pending_authoritative_review', receipt['reason_codes'])
+        rows = copy.deepcopy(self.rows)
+        rows[1] = request
+        rows[0]['body'] = 'missing marker'
+        self.set_rows(rows)
+        self.assertEqual(self.snapshot()['status'], 'blocked')
+        rows = copy.deepcopy(self.rows)
+        rows[1] = request
+        rows[0]['body'] = rows[0]['body'].replace(self.inp['contract_sha256'], 'f'*64)
+        self.set_rows(rows)
+        self.assertEqual(self.snapshot()['status'], 'blocked')
+        rows = copy.deepcopy(self.rows)
+        result = __import__('harness.tests.spec.test_implementation_spec_review_support', fromlist=['result'])
+        spec_result = result.result('blocked_spec')
+        spec_result['target'] = {'owner':'acme','repository':'demo','issue':7,'pull':9,'head':self.inp['head']}
+        spec_result['contract_sha256'] = self.inp['contract_sha256']
+        spec_result['criteria'][0]['result'] = 'indeterminate'
+        spec_result['scope']['spec_conflicts'] = ['src/a.py']
+        rows[0].update(state='COMMENT', body=result.mod.render_review(spec_result, {'src/a.py','tests/test_a.py'}, declaration={'mode':'none'}))
+        rows[1] = request
+        self.set_rows(rows)
+        receipt = self.snapshot()
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['status'], 'blocked')
+        self.assertIn('blocked_spec', receipt['reason_codes'])
+
+    def test_lone_request_changes_keeps_rework_despite_counter_mismatch(self):
+        import copy
+        request = copy.deepcopy(self.rows[1])
+        request.update(state='REQUEST_CHANGES', body=self.code_body('request_changes'))
+        self.set_rows([request])
+        self.rb.pr['comments'] += 2
+        receipt = self.snapshot()
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['status'], 'rework', receipt['reason_codes'])
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['decision']['rework_review_ids'], [302])
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['counter_diagnostics']['pr']['status'], 'mismatch')
+
     def test_counter_mismatch_does_not_hide_per_review_inline_count_mismatch(self):
         self.rb.reviews[0]['comments_count'] = 1
         self.rb.pr['comments'] = self.rb.underlying['comments'] = 0