diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/reconcile-executor.ts b/apps/api/src/services/reconcile-executor.ts
index d2113a13..746a38ff 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/reconcile-executor.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/reconcile-executor.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,22 @@ export type ExecuteOutcome =
   | { status: "skipped"; reason: string }
   | { status: "error"; reason: string; error: unknown };
 
+/**
+ * Patch PR status fields in the task row after an edge-triggered action.
+ * This prevents duplicate edge detections on subsequent reconcile passes.
+ */
+async function patchPrStatusFields(taskId: string, snapshot: WorldSnapshot): Promise<void> {
+  if (snapshot.run.kind !== "repo" || !snapshot.pr) return;
+  await db
+    .update(tasks)
+    .set({
+      prChecksStatus: snapshot.pr.checksStatus,
+      prReviewStatus: snapshot.pr.reviewStatus,
+      prState: snapshot.pr.state,
+    })
+    .where(eq(tasks.id, taskId));
+}
+
 /**
  * Apply a reconcile action. All DB mutations are CAS-gated on
  * updated_at == snapshot.run.status.updatedAt so a decision made from
@@ -142,6 +158,13 @@ async function applyRepoTransition(
   try {
     await taskService.transitionTask(id, action.to, action.trigger, action.reason);
     await scheduleBackoffReconcile(snapshot.run.ref, patch.reconcileBackoffUntil);
+
+    // Patch PR status fields if this was a PR-related edge trigger, to prevent
+    // duplicate edge detections on subsequent reconcile passes.
+    if (action.trigger?.match(/ci_failing|review_changes|conflicts/)) {
+      await patchPrStatusFields(id, snapshot);
+    }
+
     return { status: "applied", reason: `transition:${action.to}` };
   } catch (err) {
     // StateRaceError means another worker won; treat as stale.
@@ -375,6 +398,8 @@ async function applyResumeAgent(
     },
     { jobId: `${taskId}-${jobSuffix}-${Date.now()}` },
   );
+
+  await patchPrStatusFields(taskId, snapshot);
   return { status: "applied", reason: `resume:${action.resumeReason}` };
 }
 
@@ -386,6 +411,7 @@ async function applyLaunchReview(snapshot: WorldSnapshot): Promise<ExecuteOutcom
   const { launchReview } = await import("./review-service.js");
   try {
     await launchReview(taskId);
+    await patchPrStatusFields(taskId, snapshot);
     return { status: "applied", reason: "review_launched" };
   } catch (err) {
     const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
diff --git a/apps/api/src/workers/pr-watcher-worker.ts b/apps/api/src/workers/pr-watcher-worker.ts
index e79d9c95..6d7c7c18 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/workers/pr-watcher-worker.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/workers/pr-watcher-worker.ts
@@ -116,9 +116,7 @@ export function startPrWatcherWorker() {
           const prData = await platform.getPullRequest(ri, prNumber).catch(() => null);
           if (!prData) continue;
 
-          const checkRuns = await platform.getCIChecks(ri, prData.headSha).catch(() => []);
           const reviewsData = await platform.getReviews(ri, prNumber).catch(() => []);
-          const checksStatus = determineCheckStatus(checkRuns);
           const reviewResult = determineReviewStatus(reviewsData);
           const reviewStatus = reviewResult.status;
           let reviewComments = reviewResult.comments;
@@ -136,20 +134,11 @@ export function startPrWatcherWorker() {
             } catch {}
           }
 
-          // Conflicts override the raw checks status — once we've recorded
-          // conflicts, keep that label until mergeable flips back.
-          const effectiveChecksStatus =
-            task.prChecksStatus === "conflicts" && prData.mergeable === false
-              ? "conflicts"
-              : checksStatus;
-
-          // Write all PR fields in one update. The reconciler reads these
-          // from the snapshot to decide the next action.
+          // Only update non-edge-triggering fields. The reconciler handles
+          // prChecksStatus, prReviewStatus, prState updates after detecting
+          // edge transitions — updating them here would defeat edge detection.
           const updates: Record<string, unknown> = {
             prNumber,
-            prState: prData.merged ? "merged" : prData.state,
-            prChecksStatus: effectiveChecksStatus,
-            prReviewStatus: reviewStatus,
             updatedAt: new Date(),
           };
           if (reviewComments) {