dx(orchestrate): reset poll interval when waiting_approval agents present

Sentry flagged that adaptive backoff could delay auto-approval by up to
5 minutes. Fix: treat waiting_approval agents same as active kick/recycle
events — reset to base interval (30s) immediately.

.claude/skills/orchestrate/scripts/run-loop.sh

@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ chmod +x "$STABLE_SCRIPTS_DIR"/*.sh
 SCRIPTS_DIR="$STABLE_SCRIPTS_DIR"
 
 STATE_FILE="${ORCHESTRATOR_STATE_FILE:-$HOME/.claude/orchestrator-state.json}"
-POLL_INTERVAL="${POLL_INTERVAL:-30}"
+POLL_INTERVAL="${POLL_INTERVAL:-30}"   # base interval: 30 seconds
+POLL_IDLE_MAX=300                       # back off up to 5 minutes when nothing is happening
+POLL_CURRENT=$POLL_INTERVAL             # adaptive: starts at base, increases when idle
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # update_state WINDOW FIELD VALUE
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ handle_approve() {
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main loop
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] run-loop started (mechanical only, poll every ${POLL_INTERVAL}s)"
+echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] run-loop started (mechanical only, poll ${POLL_INTERVAL}s→${POLL_IDLE_MAX}s adaptive)"
 echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] Supervisor: orchestrating Claude session (not a separate window)"
 echo "---"
 
@@ -159,6 +161,16 @@ while true; do
   RUNNING=$(jq '[.agents[] | select(.state | test("running|stuck|waiting_approval|idle"))] | length' \
     "$STATE_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
 
-  echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] Poll — ${RUNNING} running  ${KICKED} kicked  ${DONE} recycled"
-  sleep "$POLL_INTERVAL"
+  echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] Poll — ${RUNNING} running  ${KICKED} kicked  ${DONE} recycled  (next in ${POLL_CURRENT}s)"
+
+  # Adaptive backoff: reset to base on activity or waiting_approval agents; back off when truly idle
+  WAITING=$(jq '[.agents[] | select(.state == "waiting_approval")] | length' "$STATE_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+  if (( KICKED > 0 || DONE > 0 || WAITING > 0 )); then
+    POLL_CURRENT=$POLL_INTERVAL
+  else
+    POLL_CURRENT=$(( POLL_CURRENT * 3 / 2 ))
+    (( POLL_CURRENT > POLL_IDLE_MAX )) && POLL_CURRENT=$POLL_IDLE_MAX
+  fi
+
+  sleep "$POLL_CURRENT"
 done

.claude/skills/pr-test/SKILL.md

@@ -310,6 +310,25 @@ TOKEN=$(curl -s -X POST 'http://localhost:8000/auth/v1/token?grant_type=password
 curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" http://localhost:8006/api/...
 ```
 
+### 3i. Disable onboarding for test user
+
+The frontend redirects to `/onboarding` when the `VISIT_COPILOT` step is not in `completedSteps`.
+Mark it complete via the backend API so every browser test lands on the real feature UI:
+
+```bash
+ONBOARDING_RESULT=$(curl -s -X POST \
+  "http://localhost:8006/api/onboarding/step?step=VISIT_COPILOT" \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN")
+echo "Onboarding bypass: $ONBOARDING_RESULT"
+
+# Verify it took effect
+ONBOARDING_STATUS=$(curl -s \
+  "http://localhost:8006/api/onboarding/completed" \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" | jq -r '.is_completed')
+echo "Onboarding completed: $ONBOARDING_STATUS"
+[ "$ONBOARDING_STATUS" = "true" ] || echo "WARNING: onboarding bypass may have failed — browser tests may hit the onboarding flow"
+```
+
 ## Step 4: Run tests
 
 ### Service ports reference