# Review by Linus Torvalds (Round 1)

Here's my review as Linus Torvalds:

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**VERDICT: approve**

**FINDINGS:**
- [src/colonyos/recovery.py]: `pull_branch()` is clean — 34 lines, does one thing, return type honestly encodes three outcomes (success, no-upstream, failure). Upstream check before pull avoids confusing errors on untracked branches.
- [src/colonyos/recovery.py]: `restore_to_branch()` bare `except Exception` is acceptable — it's part of the never-raises contract, and `exc_info=True` preserves debuggability.
- [src/colonyos/orchestrator.py]: Preflight replaces ~25 lines of fetch+rev-list+count with 5 lines calling the shared helper. Simpler. Better.
- [src/colonyos/orchestrator.py]: Base-branch checkout hard-fails on pull failure — correct. Starting from stale base is the exact bug this feature fixes.
- [src/colonyos/cli.py]: `_ensure_on_main()` refactored cleanly — 13 lines of inline subprocess handling replaced with 4 lines using shared helper, plus added the missing `offline` parameter.
- [tests/test_orchestrator.py]: `inspect.getsource()` tests are fragile (test implementation not behavior), but pragmatic given the difficulty of mocking the full `run()` path.
- [tests/test_pull_branch_integration.py]: Good cross-cutting coverage across all paths. `TestSharedPullHelper` verifying both modules import the same function is a nice touch.

**SYNTHESIS:**
The data structure — `tuple[bool, str | None]` with three states — drives control flow naturally at every call site. The implementation touches exactly three entry points as specified, adds no unnecessary abstraction, and test coverage is thorough (208 new test lines for 131 source lines). Code removed is more complex than code added — always a good sign. Ship it.
