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+### Added
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+- The issue-flow sweep's `claimed`-branch ruling pre-read is pinned: an
+  unassigned claim under `needs-ruling` must draw its board diagnostic and
+  its ruling nudge in one sweep, so a read that drifts below the diagnostic
+  reds instead of silently costing the escalation 7 days (#284, #307).