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@@ -329,6 +329,19 @@ Bridge posts/updates a Gitea PR comment with the run URL and (on completion) pas
 
 - The bridge is a tiny service (Go or Python+FastAPI). Keep it dependency-light; it's a NixOS
   systemd service behind Traefik at e.g. `ci.commoninternet.net/hook` (§4.0).
+- **Trigger mode: webhook OR poll, mutually exclusive, flag-selected (SETTLED).** Two
+  implementations exist, but **only one runs at a time**, chosen by env (e.g. `BRIDGE_TRIGGER_MODE=
+  webhook|poll`): (1) the Gitea `issue_comment` **webhook** — the default/primary, low-latency push
+  path (confirmed working); (2) **polling** the Gitea API for new `!testme` comments — kept in the
+  codebase but **disabled by default**, the fallback you flip on when webhook delivery isn't arriving
+  (e.g. a gateway/network hiccup, as bit M3 early on). Polling reverses direction (cc-ci →
+  git.autonomic.zone, outbound — the reliably-working path) at ≤60s to satisfy D1. Because the modes
+  are exclusive, no cross-path dedupe is needed; just don't re-fire already-seen comments when poll
+  mode is switched on. Either mode alone satisfies D1.
+- **Collaborator check must count org access.** The commenter-authorization step rejects
+  non-collaborators (correct, per §6) — but it must treat `recipe-maintainers` **org members/admins**
+  as authorized (the bot is org admin; a naive repo-collaborator check rejects it). Verify real
+  maintainers pass; don't gate legitimate `!testme` on a too-narrow collaborator lookup.
 - Enrollment = registering the Gitea webhook on a recipe repo (script in `runner/` or documented
   in `enroll-recipe.md`) + ensuring a `tests/<recipe>/` dir exists. The `autonomic-bot` account is
   **admin on the `recipe-maintainers` org**, so it can create repos there and add webhooks to any