diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ec84c36f..bcd7e63e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ## [Unreleased]
+- PR governance now distinguishes current-head requested changes from stale
+  aggregate review state before protected merge evaluation.
 - 긴 이메일·첨부 본문을 의미 단위 청크로 임베딩한 뒤 기존 email/attachment 벡터 계약으로 평균화하고, 청크 요청·벡터 누적을 제한된 창으로 처리합니다. OpenAI `text-embedding-3-*`에는 저장 차원(`1536`)을 직접 요청하도록 보강했습니다. 합성 메일 fixture 5건(70청크)과 provider 요청 계약으로 1,536차원 벡터 경로를 검증했으며, 실행 시 선택한 임베딩 제공자에 본문·파싱된 첨부 텍스트를 전송할 수 있습니다. 회사 기밀 데이터는 fixture·commit·PR·log에 포함하지 않습니다.
 - EmailDetail 테스트가 지원하지 않는 스레드 병합/분리 버튼을 `textContent`뿐 아니라 `aria-label`과 `title` 접근 가능 이름으로도 검출하도록 바꿔, 아이콘 전용 버튼 회귀를 놓치지 않습니다.
 
diff --git a/docs/adr/0006-current-head-review-evidence.md b/docs/adr/0006-current-head-review-evidence.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b89eb22e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/adr/0006-current-head-review-evidence.md
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# ADR-0006: Let exact-head robot evidence supersede stale aggregate review state
+
+- Status: Accepted
+- Date: 2026-08-20
+- Decision owners: Naruon maintainers
+
+## Context
+
+GitHub exposes `reviewDecision=CHANGES_REQUESTED` as an aggregate pull-request
+field. The field can remain `CHANGES_REQUESTED` after the requesting review was
+submitted against an older commit and a later exact-head CodeRabbit or
+structured OpenCode review has passed. Treating that stale aggregate as a
+current blocker stranded protected merges even when current review threads and
+required checks were clean.
+
+The GitHub REST review response includes each review's `state` and `commit_id`,
+so the gate can distinguish a current request from a request attached to an
+older head (GitHub, 2026).
+
+## Decision
+
+The metadata-only gate will:
+
+1. Read all pull-request review metadata when the aggregate decision is
+   `CHANGES_REQUESTED`.
+2. For each reviewer, consider only the latest submitted review. Keep the
+   blocker when that effective review is `CHANGES_REQUESTED` on the current
+   head, when review metadata cannot be read, or when current-head robot review
+   evidence is absent or pending.
+3. Treat the aggregate decision as superseded only when all requested reviews
+   target older commits and current-head CodeRabbit or structured OpenCode
+   evidence passes.
+4. Never dismiss reviews, rewrite review state, use an administrator merge, or
+   bypass required checks.
+
+## Consequences
+
+Protected merges can proceed after a later exact-head review supersedes stale
+aggregate state. A current requested change remains a hard blocker, and an API
+failure fails closed. The gate performs an additional read-only reviews API
+call only for pull requests whose aggregate decision is `CHANGES_REQUESTED`;
+the CodeRabbit-absent path may already have read the same endpoint while
+checking for structured OpenCode approval.
+
+## Verification
+
+`bash scripts/ci/test_pr_governance_gate.sh` proves stale-review supersession,
+blocking of current-head requested changes, and supersession by a later
+same-head approval from the same reviewer.
+
+## Reference
+
+GitHub. (2026). *REST API endpoints for pull request reviews*. GitHub Docs.
+https://docs.github.com/en/rest/pulls/reviews?apiVersion=2022-11-28
diff --git a/docs/development/merge-gate-policy.md b/docs/development/merge-gate-policy.md
index 5875d21a6..68515b155 100644
--- a/docs/development/merge-gate-policy.md
+++ b/docs/development/merge-gate-policy.md
@@ -46,8 +46,12 @@ awaited by default.
   resolution via GITHUB_PATH.
 - Authoritative `Review skipped` evidence counts only when the same check
   output carries no blocking warning/failure language alongside it.
-- `reviewDecision=CHANGES_REQUESTED` is a blocker until requested changes are
-  addressed or superseded on the current head.
+- `reviewDecision=CHANGES_REQUESTED` is a blocker when a `CHANGES_REQUESTED`
+  review targets the current head, review metadata cannot be read, or no
+  current-head robot evidence supersedes the stale aggregate decision. When
+  every requested review targets an older commit and current-head CodeRabbit
+  or structured OpenCode evidence passes, the stale aggregate is informational;
+  the gate never dismisses the review object or bypasses a current request.
 - Blocker comments use the idempotent
   `<!-- pr-governance:metadata-gate -->` marker and are patched in place instead
   of duplicated on repeated workflow events.
diff --git a/docs/doctoring/pr-governance-current-head-review-evidence.md b/docs/doctoring/pr-governance-current-head-review-evidence.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55cf51fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/doctoring/pr-governance-current-head-review-evidence.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Current-head review evidence and stale aggregate state
+
+Naruon's protected merge gate evaluates evidence for one immutable pull-request
+head. GitHub's aggregate `reviewDecision` can remain `CHANGES_REQUESTED` after
+the review was submitted on an older commit. The gate therefore reads the
+review-level `commit_id`: a current-head request blocks, while only stale
+requests may be superseded by passing exact-head robot evidence.
+
+This preserves the operational action for the customer: fix the request when it
+targets the current code; otherwise continue the protected merge loop after the
+new head's Checks and robot evidence pass. The gate does not dismiss reviews or
+use an administrative bypass.
+
+## APA 7 reference
+
+GitHub. (2026). *REST API endpoints for pull request reviews*. GitHub Docs.
+https://docs.github.com/en/rest/pulls/reviews?apiVersion=2022-11-28
diff --git a/scripts/ci/pr_governance_gate.sh b/scripts/ci/pr_governance_gate.sh
index a66142ca8..e057e768c 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/pr_governance_gate.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/pr_governance_gate.sh
@@ -273,10 +273,6 @@ if [ "$MERGE_STATE" = "UNKNOWN" ]; then
   add_waiting "Merge state is still UNKNOWN after 4 attempts on ${HEAD_REF_OID}; waiting for GitHub to refresh mergeability."
 fi
 
-if [ "$REVIEW_DECISION" = "CHANGES_REQUESTED" ]; then
-  add_blocker 'Review decision is CHANGES_REQUESTED; address requested changes before merge.'
-fi
-
 # shellcheck disable=SC2016  # GraphQL variables must remain literal.
 THREADS_JSON="$(gh api graphql \
   -F owner="$OWNER" \
@@ -343,6 +339,7 @@ CODERABBIT_ISSUE_SUBSTANTIVE_BLOCKING_PATTERN='pre[- ]merge[^\n]*(blocking|failu
 CODERABBIT_NO_ACTIONABLE_PATTERN='no actionable comments? (were )?generated'
 CHECK_RUNS="$(gh api "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/commits/${HEAD_SHA}/check-runs?per_page=100")"
 COMMIT_STATUS_JSON='{"statuses":[]}'
+CURRENT_ROBOT_REVIEW_READY=false
 if ! COMMIT_STATUS_JSON="$(gh api "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/commits/${HEAD_SHA}/status" 2>"$COMMIT_STATUS_ERROR_FILE")"; then
   printf 'commit status lookup failed:\n'
   printf '%s\n' "$(<"$COMMIT_STATUS_ERROR_FILE")" | sed 's/^/    /'
@@ -386,6 +383,7 @@ if [ "$CODERABBIT_COUNT" = "0" ]; then
     if [ "$OPENCODE_ADVERSARIAL_APPROVAL_COUNT" = "0" ]; then
       add_waiting "Waiting for current-head CodeRabbit evidence or a structured OpenCode App adversarial approval on ${HEAD_REF_OID}."
     else
+      CURRENT_ROBOT_REVIEW_READY=true
       printf 'CodeRabbit check is absent; accepted current-head OpenCode App adversarial approval on %s.\n' "$HEAD_REF_OID"
     fi
   fi
@@ -423,6 +421,8 @@ else
     :
   elif [ "$CODERABBIT_PENDING" != "0" ] || [ "$CODERABBIT_STATUS_PENDING" != "0" ]; then
     add_waiting "Waiting for current-head CodeRabbit evidence on ${HEAD_REF_OID}."
+  else
+    CURRENT_ROBOT_REVIEW_READY=true
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -476,6 +476,41 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
+# GitHub's aggregate reviewDecision remains CHANGES_REQUESTED after the
+# requested review's commit becomes stale. Treat that aggregate as blocking
+# only when a current-head request still exists, review metadata is unavailable,
+# or no current-head robot evidence supersedes the stale decision. This keeps
+# the gate aligned with its exact-head evidence contract without dismissing any
+# review object or bypassing a current request.
+if [ "$REVIEW_DECISION" = "CHANGES_REQUESTED" ]; then
+  if ! REVIEW_METADATA_JSON="$(gh api --paginate "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}/reviews" 2>"$OPENCODE_REVIEWS_ERROR_FILE")"; then
+    printf 'Review metadata lookup failed:\n'
+    printf '%s\n' "$(<"$OPENCODE_REVIEWS_ERROR_FILE")" | sed 's/^/    /'
+    add_blocker 'Review decision metadata could not be read; see the workflow run log.'
+  else
+    CURRENT_CHANGES_REQUESTED_COUNT="$(printf '%s' "$REVIEW_METADATA_JSON" | jq -s --arg head_sha "$HEAD_SHA" '
+      [ .[]
+        | ..
+        | objects
+        | select(has("state") and has("commit_id"))
+      ]
+      | sort_by([(.submitted_at // .created_at // ""), (.id // 0)])
+      | group_by(.user.login // .user.id // "")
+      | map(last)
+      | map(select((.state // "" | ascii_upcase) == "CHANGES_REQUESTED"))
+      | map(select((.commit_id // "") == $head_sha))
+      | length
+    ')"
+    if [ "$CURRENT_CHANGES_REQUESTED_COUNT" != "0" ]; then
+      add_blocker 'Review decision is CHANGES_REQUESTED; address current-head requested changes before merge.'
+    elif [ "$CURRENT_ROBOT_REVIEW_READY" != true ]; then
+      add_blocker 'Review decision remains CHANGES_REQUESTED; await current-head robot review evidence before merge.'
+    else
+      printf 'Stale CHANGES_REQUESTED review decision is superseded by current-head robot evidence on %s.\n' "$HEAD_REF_OID"
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
 if ! pr_snapshot_is_current; then
   exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/ci/test_pr_governance_gate.sh b/scripts/ci/test_pr_governance_gate.sh
index 8fb42aa9b..fdf4dbcd5 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/test_pr_governance_gate.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/test_pr_governance_gate.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 repo_root="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)"
 script="$repo_root/scripts/ci/pr_governance_gate.sh"
+test_temp_root="$(mktemp -d)"
+export TMPDIR="$test_temp_root"
+trap 'rm -rf -- "$test_temp_root"' EXIT
 
 make_fake_gh() {
   local bin_dir="$1"
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ args="$*"
 
 if [ "$1" = "pr" ] && [ "$2" = "view" ]; then
   case "${GH_SCENARIO:-pass}" in
-    changes_requested)
+    changes_requested|changes_requested_current_coderabbit|changes_requested_current_review|changes_requested_current_review_superseded|missing_coderabbit_with_adversarial_approval|missing_coderabbit_with_adversarial_approval_stale)
       printf '{"number":42,"state":"OPEN","headRefOid":"%s","isDraft":false,"mergeable":"MERGEABLE","mergeStateStatus":"CLEAN","reviewDecision":"CHANGES_REQUESTED","statusCheckRollup":[]}' "$head_sha"
       ;;
     transient_unknown)
@@ -125,6 +128,9 @@ if [ "$1" = "pr" ] && [ "$2" = "checks" ]; then
     failure|failed_existing)
       printf '[{"name":"Application CI","state":"FAILURE","link":"https://checks/app-ci"}]'
       ;;
+    changes_requested_current_coderabbit|changes_requested_current_review|changes_requested_current_review_superseded|missing_coderabbit_with_adversarial_approval_stale)
+      printf '[{"name":"Application CI","state":"SUCCESS","link":"https://checks/app-ci"}]'
+      ;;
     self_gate_failed)
       printf '[{"name":"metadata-only gate evaluation","state":"FAILURE","link":"https://checks/governance"},{"name":"Application CI","state":"SUCCESS","link":"https://checks/app-ci"}]'
       ;;
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "api" ] && [[ "$2" == repos/*/commits/*/check-runs* ]]; then
     coderabbit_pending)
       printf '{"check_runs":[{"name":"CodeRabbit","app":{"slug":"coderabbitai"},"status":"in_progress","conclusion":null,"html_url":"https://checks/coderabbit"}]}'
       ;;
-    missing_coderabbit|missing_coderabbit_with_adversarial_approval|missing_coderabbit_stale_approval|missing_coderabbit_actions_approval|missing_coderabbit_one_probe|opencode_reviews_error|coderabbit_status_success|coderabbit_status_pending|coderabbit_status_failed|coderabbit_status_unknown)
+    changes_requested|changes_requested_current_review_superseded|missing_coderabbit|missing_coderabbit_with_adversarial_approval|missing_coderabbit_with_adversarial_approval_stale|missing_coderabbit_stale_approval|missing_coderabbit_actions_approval|missing_coderabbit_one_probe|opencode_reviews_error|coderabbit_status_success|coderabbit_status_pending|coderabbit_status_failed|coderabbit_status_unknown)
       printf '{"check_runs":[]}'
       ;;
     coderabbit_failed)
@@ -152,6 +158,9 @@ if [ "$1" = "api" ] && [[ "$2" == repos/*/commits/*/check-runs* ]]; then
     coderabbit_review_skipped)
       printf '{"check_runs":[{"name":"CodeRabbit","app":{"slug":"coderabbitai"},"status":"completed","conclusion":"neutral","output":{"title":"CodeRabbit","summary":"Review skipped","text":"Review skipped"},"html_url":"https://checks/coderabbit"}]}'
       ;;
+    changes_requested_current_coderabbit|changes_requested_current_review)
+      printf '{"check_runs":[{"name":"CodeRabbit","app":{"slug":"coderabbitai"},"status":"completed","conclusion":"success","html_url":"https://checks/coderabbit"}]}'
+      ;;
     coderabbit_skip_with_warning)
       printf '{"check_runs":[{"name":"CodeRabbit","app":{"slug":"coderabbitai"},"status":"completed","conclusion":"neutral","output":{"title":"CodeRabbit","summary":"Review skipped","text":"Pre-merge blocking warning"},"html_url":"https://checks/coderabbit"}]}'
       ;;
@@ -192,9 +201,21 @@ if [ "$1" = "api" ] && [[ "$args" == *repos/*/pulls/42/reviews* ]]; then
     exit 1
   fi
   case "${GH_SCENARIO:-pass}" in
+    changes_requested_current_coderabbit)
+      printf '[{"user":{"login":"human-reviewer"},"state":"CHANGES_REQUESTED","commit_id":"old-head"}]'
+      ;;
+    changes_requested_current_review)
+      printf '[{"user":{"login":"human-reviewer"},"state":"CHANGES_REQUESTED","commit_id":"%s"}]' "$head_sha"
+      ;;
+    changes_requested_current_review_superseded)
+      printf '[[{"user":{"login":"human-reviewer"},"state":"CHANGES_REQUESTED","commit_id":"%s","submitted_at":"2026-08-21T00:00:00Z","id":1},{"user":{"login":"human-reviewer"},"state":"APPROVED","commit_id":"%s","submitted_at":"2026-08-21T00:01:00Z","id":2}]]' "$head_sha" "$head_sha"
+      ;;
     missing_coderabbit_with_adversarial_approval)
       printf '[[{"user":{"login":"opencode-agent[bot]"},"state":"APPROVED","commit_id":"%s","body":"## Adversarial validation\\n\\n```json\\n{\\\"status\\\":\\\"passed\\\",\\\"probes\\\":[{\\\"outcome\\\":\\\"falsified\\\"},{\\\"outcome\\\":\\\"falsified\\\"}]}\\n```\\n\\nHead SHA: `%s`"}]]' "$head_sha" "$head_sha"
       ;;
+    missing_coderabbit_with_adversarial_approval_stale)
+      jq -cn --arg sha "$head_sha" '[[{"user":{"login":"human-reviewer"},"state":"CHANGES_REQUESTED","commit_id":"old-head"},{"user":{"login":"opencode-agent[bot]"},"state":"APPROVED","commit_id":$sha,"body":("## Adversarial validation\n\n```json\n{\"status\":\"passed\",\"probes\":[{\"outcome\":\"falsified\"},{\"outcome\":\"falsified\"}]}\n```\n\nHead SHA: `"+$sha+"`")}]]'
+      ;;
     missing_coderabbit_stale_approval)
       printf '[[{"user":{"login":"opencode-agent[bot]"},"state":"APPROVED","commit_id":"%s","body":"## Adversarial validation\\n\\n```json\\n{\\\"status\\\":\\\"passed\\\",\\\"probes\\\":[{\\\"outcome\\\":\\\"falsified\\\"},{\\\"outcome\\\":\\\"falsified\\\"}]}\\n```\\n\\nHead SHA: `old-head`"}]]' "$head_sha"
       ;;
@@ -541,10 +562,11 @@ assert_missing_coderabbit_waits_for_adversarial_opencode_approval() {
 assert_missing_coderabbit_accepts_exact_head_adversarial_opencode_approval() {
   local temp_dir
   temp_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
-  run_gate missing_coderabbit_with_adversarial_approval "$temp_dir"
+  run_gate missing_coderabbit_with_adversarial_approval_stale "$temp_dir"
 
   assert_exit_code 0 "$temp_dir"
   assert_in_file 'accepted current-head OpenCode App adversarial approval' "$temp_dir/output.txt"
+  assert_in_file 'Stale CHANGES_REQUESTED review decision is superseded by current-head robot evidence' "$temp_dir/output.txt"
   assert_in_file 'PR governance metadata gate is ready' "$temp_dir/output.txt"
   assert_in_file 'conclusion=success' "$temp_dir/gh.log"
 }
@@ -834,11 +856,42 @@ assert_changes_requested_creates_marker_comment() {
   run_gate changes_requested "$temp_dir"
 
   assert_exit_code 0 "$temp_dir"
-  assert_in_file 'Review decision is CHANGES_REQUESTED' "$temp_dir/gh.log"
+  assert_in_file 'Review decision remains CHANGES_REQUESTED; await current-head robot review evidence before merge.' "$temp_dir/gh.log"
   assert_in_file '<!-- pr-governance:metadata-gate -->' "$temp_dir/gh.log"
   assert_not_in_file '^pr merge' "$temp_dir/gh.log"
 }
 
+assert_stale_changes_requested_is_superseded_by_current_robot_evidence() {
+  local temp_dir
+  temp_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
+  run_gate changes_requested_current_coderabbit "$temp_dir"
+
+  assert_exit_code 0 "$temp_dir"
+  assert_in_file 'Stale CHANGES_REQUESTED review decision is superseded by current-head robot evidence' "$temp_dir/output.txt"
+  assert_in_file 'PR governance metadata gate is ready' "$temp_dir/output.txt"
+  assert_not_in_file 'Review decision is CHANGES_REQUESTED' "$temp_dir/gh.log"
+}
+
+assert_current_changes_requested_remains_blocking() {
+  local temp_dir
+  temp_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
+  run_gate changes_requested_current_review "$temp_dir"
+
+  assert_exit_code 0 "$temp_dir"
+  assert_in_file 'Review decision is CHANGES_REQUESTED; address current-head requested changes before merge.' "$temp_dir/gh.log"
+  assert_not_in_file '^pr merge' "$temp_dir/gh.log"
+}
+
+assert_current_changes_requested_superseded_by_later_approval() {
+  local temp_dir
+  temp_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
+  run_gate changes_requested_current_review_superseded "$temp_dir"
+
+  assert_exit_code 0 "$temp_dir"
+  assert_in_file 'Review decision remains CHANGES_REQUESTED; await current-head robot review evidence before merge.' "$temp_dir/gh.log"
+  assert_not_in_file 'address current-head requested changes before merge' "$temp_dir/gh.log"
+}
+
 assert_passing_gate_is_metadata_only_without_merge() {
   local temp_dir
   temp_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
@@ -956,6 +1009,9 @@ assert_truncated_review_thread_comments_metadata_blocks
 assert_github_code_quality_current_review_comment_blocks
 assert_coderabbit_stale_review_comment_does_not_block
 assert_changes_requested_creates_marker_comment
+assert_stale_changes_requested_is_superseded_by_current_robot_evidence
+assert_current_changes_requested_remains_blocking
+assert_current_changes_requested_superseded_by_later_approval
 assert_passing_gate_is_metadata_only_without_merge
 assert_no_required_checks_waits_without_hard_comment
 assert_self_gate_failure_does_not_recurse