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@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ All changes must consider folder workspaces as well as git worktrees. Don't assu
 
 If changing code around `git`, `gh`, source-control, or review behavior read [`docs/agents-md-refs/git-workflow.md`](./docs/agents-md-refs/git-workflow.md).
 
+When waiting for CI, sleep for 7 minutes before checking status. If checks are still running, repeat the 7-minute sleep before each check to avoid wasting tokens on frequent polling.
+
 For a failed GitHub Actions run, inspect the failed jobs and retry with `gh run rerun <run-id> --failed --repo stablyai/orca`. Preserve successful jobs; use a full rerun only when the failure requires revalidating them. A code fix needs a new push and fresh checks, not a retry of the old SHA.
 
 # Tests