feat: reconciler enables allow_auto_merge (queue-usable on all + new repos)#31
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Merge queues need allow_auto_merge enabled to be usable (the --auto/enable- auto-merge path and the queue button). It was on only for the 6 hand-tuned repos; the 13 I added queues to had it off, so their queue was effectively unusable via automation. Backfilled all 19; this makes it durable: an idempotent ensure_repo_settings() flips allow_auto_merge=true for every managed repo and any NEW repo the reconciler provisions. Enabling the setting does not merge anything on its own — it only permits arming auto-merge / using the queue; your own PRs still wait for a click.
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Merge queues require
allow_auto_mergeenabled to be usable. Only the 6 originally-tuned repos had it; the 13 I added queues to (PR #24) had it off, so their queue couldn't be driven by--auto/ automation. Backfilled all 19 by API.This PR — make it durable + apply to new repos
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ensure_repo_settings(repo)— an idempotent helper that enablesallow_auto_mergeon every managed repo and any new repo the reconciler provisions (reads current state first; only PATCHes if off; dry-run aware). Result folded into the run report note.Important (not a behavior change you'll notice)
Enabling the setting does not auto-merge anything. It only unlocks the capability. Your own PRs still sit until you click Merge when ready; unattended merge happens only if a PR is explicitly armed (e.g. the update-readme bot). Verified live: with the setting on, a PR merges unattended only after being armed; the manual queue button and a plain approved PR both wait for you.