diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/scripts/publish.sh b/.gitea/workflows/scripts/publish.sh
index 6a88888..8c9bc9b 100755
--- a/.gitea/workflows/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -102,12 +102,18 @@ if [ "$MODE" != "pr" ]; then
   git clean -fd  2>/dev/null || true
 
   # ---------- @qa: reviewer only — never edits, never merges ----------
-  # Recommendations land ON THE PR (onsite the diff); the pass/fail verdict lands ON THE ISSUE so
-  # @pm (who never reads the PR) can act on it. Ends its reply with APPROVE / BOUNCE: @dev / HALT.
+  # ALL technical review detail lands ON THE PR (onsite the diff); the ISSUE gets only the terse
+  # pass/fail verdict so @pm (who never reads the PR) can act on it and the issue thread — which is
+  # for the creator/orchestration — stays free of review internals. APPROVE / BOUNCE: @dev / HALT.
   if [ "$NAME" = "qa" ]; then
     PRN=$(resolve_pr)
     if grep -qiE '^[[:space:]]*APPROVE[[:space:]]*$' /tmp/agent_out.md; then
-      post_to "$ISSN" "$(printf '✅ Reviewed PR #%s — looks good.\n\n%s%s' "${PRN:-?}" "$reply" "$activity")"
+      if [ -n "$PRN" ]; then
+        post_to "$PRN"  "$reply$activity"            # the review detail belongs on the PR
+        post_to "$ISSN" "✅ Reviewed PR #$PRN — looks good."
+      else                                           # no PR resolved — nowhere better than the issue
+        post_to "$ISSN" "$(printf '✅ Reviewed — looks good.\n\n%s%s' "$reply" "$activity")"
+      fi
       trig    "$ISSN" "@pm — I have reviewed and approved PR #${PRN:-?} (issue #$ISSN). Over to you."
     elif grep -qiE '^[[:space:]]*BOUNCE:[[:space:]]*@(junior|senior|lead|intern)' /tmp/agent_out.md; then
       dev=$(grep -oiE 'BOUNCE:[[:space:]]*@(junior|senior|lead|intern)' /tmp/agent_out.md | head -1 | grep -oiE '(junior|senior|lead|intern)' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')