Define a per-project pre-merge eval gate that ties static analysis, tests, and LLM verification into an enforceable workflow. Use for: define merge gate, design CI gate, what should block merge, agent eval gate, branch protection rules, eval orchestration, CI policy, required checks, blocking vs advisory, three-layer eval. Do not use for: debugging an existing pipeline (use ci-cd-debugger) or authoring a single workflow file (use ci-pipeline-author when available).