diff --git a/scripts/pr b/scripts/pr
index 23558ce46a73..21481941d581 100755
--- a/scripts/pr
+++ b/scripts/pr
@@ -177,8 +177,10 @@ Usage:
   scripts/pr prepare-run <PR>
   scripts/pr ci-dispatch <PR>
   scripts/pr merge-verify <PR>
-  scripts/pr merge-run <PR>
+  scripts/pr merge-run <PR> [--auto-merge]
     OPENCLAW_PR_MERGE_METHOD=merge|rebase preserves the PR commit series.
+    --auto-merge enables pinned squash auto-merge for a verified BEHIND head.
+    OPENCLAW_PR_AUTO_MERGE=1 is equivalent.
 
   --dev-wrapper permits a mismatched local wrapper only for subcommands
   classified advisory. OPENCLAW_PR_DEV_WRAPPER=1 is equivalent.
@@ -268,7 +270,14 @@ main() {
     review-tests)
       [ "$#" -ge 2 ] || { usage; exit 2; }
       ;;
-    review-init | review-checkout-main | review-checkout-pr | review-claim | review-guard | review-artifacts-init | review-validate-artifacts | prepare-init | prepare-validate-commit | prepare-gates | prepare-push | prepare-sync-head | prepare-run | ci-dispatch | merge-verify | merge-run)
+    merge-run)
+      [ "$#" -ge 1 ] && [ "$#" -le 2 ] || { usage; exit 2; }
+      if [ "$#" -eq 2 ] && [ "$2" != "--auto-merge" ]; then
+        usage
+        exit 2
+      fi
+      ;;
+    review-init | review-checkout-main | review-checkout-pr | review-claim | review-guard | review-artifacts-init | review-validate-artifacts | prepare-init | prepare-validate-commit | prepare-gates | prepare-push | prepare-sync-head | prepare-run | ci-dispatch | merge-verify)
       [ "$#" -ge 1 ] || { usage; exit 2; }
       ;;
     *)
@@ -388,7 +397,11 @@ main() {
     merge-run)
       local pr="${1-}"
       [ -n "$pr" ] || { usage; exit 2; }
-      merge_run "$pr"
+      local auto_merge=false
+      if [ "${2-}" = "--auto-merge" ] || [ "${OPENCLAW_PR_AUTO_MERGE:-}" = "1" ]; then
+        auto_merge=true
+      fi
+      merge_run "$pr" "$auto_merge"
       ;;
     *)
       usage
diff --git a/scripts/pr-lib/merge.sh b/scripts/pr-lib/merge.sh
index bf9c9c7fe3ad..00f043948fee 100644
--- a/scripts/pr-lib/merge.sh
+++ b/scripts/pr-lib/merge.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ print_file_list_with_limit() {
   fi
 }
 
+auto_merge_unavailable_error() {
+  local log_file="$1"
+  rg -q -i \
+    'auto[- ]merge.*(not allowed|not enabled|not available|unavailable|not configured|not supported|must be enabled)|(not allowed|not enabled|not available|unavailable|not configured|not supported).*auto[- ]merge' \
+    "$log_file"
+}
+
 mainline_drift_requires_sync() {
   local mainline_base="$1"
   local prepared_head_sha="$2"
@@ -186,6 +193,7 @@ merge_verify() {
 
 merge_run() {
   local pr="$1"
+  local auto_merge_requested="${2:-false}"
   enter_worktree "$pr" false
 
   local required
@@ -257,17 +265,133 @@ merge_run() {
       ;;
   esac
 
-  if ! gh pr merge "$pr" \
-    "$merge_flag" \
-    --match-head-commit "$PREP_HEAD_SHA" \
-    >.local/merge-output.log 2>&1
-  then
-    print_relevant_log_excerpt .local/merge-output.log
-    exit 1
+  if [ "$auto_merge_requested" = "true" ] && [ "$merge_method" != "squash" ]; then
+    echo "Auto-merge requires squash; unset OPENCLAW_PR_MERGE_METHOD or set it to squash."
+    exit 2
   fi
 
-  local state
-  state=$(gh pr view "$pr" --json state --jq .state)
+  local merge_submitted=false
+  local state=""
+  # Auto-merge is only a post-verification landing strategy. Keep every
+  # artifact, exact-head, required-check, and drift check in merge_verify.
+  if [ "$auto_merge_requested" = "true" ]; then
+    local auto_meta
+    auto_meta=$(gh pr view "$pr" --json state,headRefOid,mergeable,mergeStateStatus,autoMergeRequest)
+    local auto_head_sha
+    auto_head_sha=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r .headRefOid)
+    if [ "$auto_head_sha" != "$PREP_HEAD_SHA" ]; then
+      echo "PR head changed before auto-merge enablement (expected $PREP_HEAD_SHA, got $auto_head_sha)."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    local mergeable
+    local merge_state_status
+    local existing_auto_method
+    mergeable=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r '.mergeable // "UNKNOWN"')
+    merge_state_status=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r '.mergeStateStatus // "UNKNOWN"')
+    existing_auto_method=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r '.autoMergeRequest.mergeMethod // ""')
+
+    if [ "$mergeable" = "CONFLICTING" ]; then
+      echo "PR is not mergeable: GitHub reports merge conflicts."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "$existing_auto_method" ]; then
+      echo "Auto-merge is already enabled with $existing_auto_method; re-arming it as pinned SQUASH."
+      if ! gh pr merge "$pr" --disable-auto >.local/merge-output.log 2>&1; then
+        print_relevant_log_excerpt .local/merge-output.log
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      auto_meta=$(gh pr view "$pr" --json state,headRefOid,mergeable,mergeStateStatus,autoMergeRequest)
+      auto_head_sha=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r .headRefOid)
+      mergeable=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r '.mergeable // "UNKNOWN"')
+      merge_state_status=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r '.mergeStateStatus // "UNKNOWN"')
+      existing_auto_method=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r '.autoMergeRequest.mergeMethod // ""')
+      if [ "$auto_head_sha" != "$PREP_HEAD_SHA" ]; then
+        echo "PR head changed while re-arming auto-merge (expected $PREP_HEAD_SHA, got $auto_head_sha)."
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      if [ -n "$existing_auto_method" ]; then
+        echo "Auto-merge remained enabled after GitHub accepted the disable request."
+        exit 1
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$mergeable" != "MERGEABLE" ] || [ "$merge_state_status" != "BEHIND" ]; then
+      echo "Auto-merge eligibility not met (mergeable=$mergeable, mergeStateStatus=$merge_state_status; expected MERGEABLE/BEHIND)."
+      echo "Falling back to the current immediate pinned merge behavior."
+    else
+      # GitHub's EnablePullRequestAutoMergeInput contract keeps expectedHeadOid
+      # as the head that must match to allow the eventual merge.
+      if gh pr merge "$pr" \
+        --auto \
+        --squash \
+        --match-head-commit "$PREP_HEAD_SHA" \
+        >.local/merge-output.log 2>&1
+      then
+        auto_meta=$(gh pr view "$pr" --json state,headRefOid,mergeable,mergeStateStatus,autoMergeRequest)
+        auto_head_sha=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r .headRefOid)
+        state=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r .state)
+        existing_auto_method=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r '.autoMergeRequest.mergeMethod // ""')
+        if [ "$auto_head_sha" != "$PREP_HEAD_SHA" ]; then
+          echo "PR head changed while enabling auto-merge (expected $PREP_HEAD_SHA, got $auto_head_sha)."
+          exit 1
+        elif [ "$state" = "MERGED" ]; then
+          merge_submitted=true
+          merge_label="squash auto-merge"
+        elif [ "$existing_auto_method" = "SQUASH" ]; then
+          echo "AUTO-MERGE ENABLED for PR #$pr at $PREP_HEAD_SHA."
+          echo "GitHub will land it via squash when required checks and branch up-to-dateness are satisfied."
+          return 0
+        else
+          echo "GitHub accepted the auto-merge command but did not report a squash auto-merge request."
+          print_relevant_log_excerpt .local/merge-output.log
+          exit 1
+        fi
+      else
+        auto_meta=$(gh pr view "$pr" --json state,headRefOid,autoMergeRequest)
+        auto_head_sha=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r .headRefOid)
+        existing_auto_method=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r '.autoMergeRequest.mergeMethod // ""')
+        if [ "$auto_head_sha" = "$PREP_HEAD_SHA" ] && [ -n "$existing_auto_method" ]; then
+          echo "Auto-merge enablement was inconclusive; clearing the observed $existing_auto_method request to fail closed."
+          if ! gh pr merge "$pr" --disable-auto >>.local/merge-output.log 2>&1; then
+            print_relevant_log_excerpt .local/merge-output.log
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          auto_meta=$(gh pr view "$pr" --json state,headRefOid,autoMergeRequest)
+          auto_head_sha=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r .headRefOid)
+          existing_auto_method=$(printf '%s\n' "$auto_meta" | jq -r '.autoMergeRequest.mergeMethod // ""')
+          if [ "$auto_head_sha" != "$PREP_HEAD_SHA" ] || [ -n "$existing_auto_method" ]; then
+            echo "Unable to prove the inconclusive auto-merge request was cleared at the verified head."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "The inconclusive auto-merge request was cleared safely; re-run merge-run to retry."
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        if ! auto_merge_unavailable_error .local/merge-output.log; then
+          print_relevant_log_excerpt .local/merge-output.log
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        echo "GitHub auto-merge is unavailable for this repository or branch protection; falling back to the current immediate pinned merge behavior."
+        print_relevant_log_excerpt .local/merge-output.log
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$merge_submitted" != "true" ]; then
+    if ! gh pr merge "$pr" \
+      "$merge_flag" \
+      --match-head-commit "$PREP_HEAD_SHA" \
+      >.local/merge-output.log 2>&1
+    then
+      print_relevant_log_excerpt .local/merge-output.log
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [ -z "$state" ]; then
+    state=$(gh pr view "$pr" --json state --jq .state)
+  fi
   if [ "$state" != "MERGED" ]; then
     echo "Landing not finalized yet (state=$state), waiting up to 15 minutes..."
     local i
diff --git a/scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs b/scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs
index 613dcb173ce7..c0a90dbdee80 100644
--- a/scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs
+++ b/scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs
@@ -1608,7 +1608,15 @@ const TOOLING_SOURCE_TEST_TARGETS = new Map([
   ["scripts/mobile-reauth.sh", ["test/scripts/auth-monitor.test.ts"]],
   ["scripts/committer", ["test/scripts/committer.test.ts"]],
   ["scripts/gh-read", ["test/scripts/gh-read.test.ts"]],
-  ["scripts/pr", ["test/scripts/pr-operation-lock.test.ts", "test/scripts/pr-wrappers.test.ts"]],
+  [
+    "scripts/pr",
+    [
+      "test/scripts/pr-merge.test.ts",
+      "test/scripts/pr-operation-lock.test.ts",
+      "test/scripts/pr-wrappers.test.ts",
+    ],
+  ],
+  ["scripts/pr-lib/merge.sh", ["test/scripts/pr-merge.test.ts"]],
   ["scripts/pr-lib/operation-lock.sh", ["test/scripts/pr-operation-lock.test.ts"]],
   ["scripts/pr-lib/process-group-runner.mjs", ["test/scripts/pr-operation-lock.test.ts"]],
   ["scripts/pr-merge", ["test/scripts/pr-wrappers.test.ts"]],
@@ -2318,6 +2326,7 @@ const TOOLING_TEST_TARGETS = new Map([
     ["test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts"],
   ],
   ["test/scripts/pr-operation-lock.test.ts", ["test/scripts/pr-operation-lock.test.ts"]],
+  ["test/scripts/pr-merge.test.ts", ["test/scripts/pr-merge.test.ts"]],
   ["test/scripts/pr-wrappers.test.ts", ["test/scripts/pr-wrappers.test.ts"]],
   ["test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts", ["test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts"]],
   [
diff --git a/test/scripts/pr-merge.test.ts b/test/scripts/pr-merge.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..63e98f8a9c2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/pr-merge.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker } from "../helpers/temp-dir.js";
+
+const tempDirs = useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker(afterEach);
+const mergeScript = join(process.cwd(), "scripts/pr-lib/merge.sh");
+const headSha = "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567";
+const landedSha = "fedcba9876543210fedcba9876543210fedcba98";
+const describePosix = process.platform === "win32" ? describe.skip : describe;
+
+type MergeScenario = {
+  auto?: boolean;
+  autoResult?: "enabled" | "inconclusive" | "unavailable";
+  checks?: "fail" | "green";
+  existingAutoMethod?: "" | "MERGE" | "REBASE" | "SQUASH";
+  mergeStateStatus?: string;
+  mergeable?: string;
+};
+
+function runMerge(scenario: MergeScenario = {}) {
+  const root = tempDirs.make("openclaw-pr-merge-");
+  const localDir = join(root, ".local");
+  const calls = join(root, "gh-calls.log");
+  const autoCalled = join(root, "auto-called");
+  const autoState = join(root, "auto-state");
+  mkdirSync(localDir, { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(
+    join(localDir, "prep.env"),
+    `PREP_HEAD_SHA=${headSha}\nLOCAL_PREP_HEAD_SHA=${headSha}\n`,
+  );
+  for (const artifact of ["review.md", "review.json", "prep.md"]) {
+    writeFileSync(join(localDir, artifact), "fixture\n");
+  }
+
+  const existingAutoMethod = scenario.existingAutoMethod ?? "";
+  const preAutoMeta = JSON.stringify({
+    state: "OPEN",
+    headRefOid: headSha,
+    mergeable: scenario.mergeable ?? "MERGEABLE",
+    mergeStateStatus: scenario.mergeStateStatus ?? "BEHIND",
+    autoMergeRequest: existingAutoMethod ? { mergeMethod: existingAutoMethod } : null,
+  });
+  const postAutoMeta = JSON.stringify({
+    state: "OPEN",
+    headRefOid: headSha,
+    mergeable: "MERGEABLE",
+    mergeStateStatus: "BEHIND",
+    autoMergeRequest: scenario.autoResult === "unavailable" ? null : { mergeMethod: "SQUASH" },
+  });
+  const disabledAutoMeta = JSON.stringify({
+    state: "OPEN",
+    headRefOid: headSha,
+    mergeable: scenario.mergeable ?? "MERGEABLE",
+    mergeStateStatus: scenario.mergeStateStatus ?? "BEHIND",
+    autoMergeRequest: null,
+  });
+  const checks =
+    scenario.checks === "fail"
+      ? [{ name: "CI", bucket: "fail", state: "FAILURE" }]
+      : [{ name: "CI", bucket: "pass", state: "SUCCESS" }];
+
+  const shell = `
+set -euo pipefail
+source "$OPENCLAW_TEST_MERGE_SCRIPT"
+enter_worktree() { :; }
+require_artifact() { :; }
+verify_prep_branch_matches_prepared_head() { :; }
+mark_pr_operation_side_effects_started() { :; }
+mainline_drift_requires_sync() { return 1; }
+print_relevant_log_excerpt() { cat "$1"; }
+repo_root() { printf '%s\\n' "$OPENCLAW_TEST_ROOT"; }
+remove_worktree_if_present() { :; }
+delete_local_branch_if_safe() { :; }
+pr_meta_json() {
+  printf '%s\\n' '{"state":"OPEN","isDraft":false,"headRefOid":"${headSha}"}'
+}
+git() {
+  if [ "\${1-}" = "merge-base" ]; then
+    if [ "$OPENCLAW_TEST_MERGE_STATE_STATUS" = "BEHIND" ]; then
+      return 1
+    fi
+    return 0
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+gh() {
+  printf '%s\\n' "$*" >> "$OPENCLAW_TEST_GH_CALLS"
+  case "$1 $2" in
+    "pr checks")
+      case " $* " in
+        *" --json "*) printf '%s\\n' "$OPENCLAW_TEST_CHECKS_JSON" ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+    "pr view")
+      case "$*" in
+        *"--json state,isDraft"*)
+          printf '%s\\n' '{"state":"OPEN","isDraft":false}'
+          ;;
+        *"--json state,headRefOid,mergeable,mergeStateStatus,autoMergeRequest"*)
+          if [ -e "$OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_STATE" ] && [ "$(cat "$OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_STATE")" = "enabled" ]; then
+            printf '%s\\n' "$OPENCLAW_TEST_POST_AUTO_META"
+          elif [ -e "$OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_STATE" ]; then
+            printf '%s\\n' "$OPENCLAW_TEST_DISABLED_AUTO_META"
+          else
+            printf '%s\\n' "$OPENCLAW_TEST_PRE_AUTO_META"
+          fi
+          ;;
+        *"--json state,headRefOid,autoMergeRequest"*)
+          if [ -e "$OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_STATE" ] && [ "$(cat "$OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_STATE")" = "disabled" ]; then
+            printf '%s\\n' "$OPENCLAW_TEST_DISABLED_AUTO_META"
+          else
+            printf '%s\\n' "$OPENCLAW_TEST_POST_AUTO_META"
+          fi
+          ;;
+        *"--json state --jq .state"*) printf 'MERGED\\n' ;;
+        *"--json mergeCommit"*) printf '%s\\n' "$OPENCLAW_TEST_LANDED_SHA" ;;
+        *"--json commits"*) printf '1\\n' ;;
+        *"--json headRefName,headRepository"*)
+          printf '%s\\n' '{"headRefName":"feature","headRepository":{"name":"openclaw"},"headRepositoryOwner":{"login":"openclaw"},"isCrossRepository":false,"maintainerCanModify":true}'
+          ;;
+        *"--json url"*) printf 'https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/123\\n' ;;
+        *) printf '%s\\n' '{"state":"OPEN"}' ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+    "pr merge")
+      case " $* " in
+        *" --disable-auto "*)
+          printf 'disabled\\n' > "$OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_STATE"
+          ;;
+        *" --auto "*)
+          : > "$OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_CALLED"
+          printf 'enabled\\n' > "$OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_STATE"
+          if [ "$OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_RESULT" = "unavailable" ]; then
+            echo 'GraphQL: Pull request auto merge is not allowed for this repository' >&2
+            return 1
+          fi
+          if [ "$OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_RESULT" = "inconclusive" ]; then
+            echo 'transport closed after mutation' >&2
+            return 1
+          fi
+          ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+    "repo view") printf 'openclaw/openclaw\\n' ;;
+    "pr comment") printf 'https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/123#issuecomment-1\\n' ;;
+    "api "*) : ;;
+    *) echo "unexpected gh invocation: $*" >&2; return 2 ;;
+  esac
+}
+merge_run 123 "$OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_REQUESTED"
+`;
+
+  const result = spawnSync("bash", ["-c", shell], {
+    cwd: root,
+    encoding: "utf8",
+    env: {
+      ...process.env,
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_CALLED: autoCalled,
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_REQUESTED: scenario.auto ? "true" : "false",
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_RESULT: scenario.autoResult ?? "enabled",
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_AUTO_STATE: autoState,
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_CHECKS_JSON: JSON.stringify(checks),
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_DISABLED_AUTO_META: disabledAutoMeta,
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_GH_CALLS: calls,
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_LANDED_SHA: landedSha,
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_MERGE_SCRIPT: mergeScript,
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_MERGE_STATE_STATUS: scenario.mergeStateStatus ?? "BEHIND",
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_POST_AUTO_META: postAutoMeta,
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_PRE_AUTO_META: preAutoMeta,
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_ROOT: root,
+    },
+  });
+  return {
+    ...result,
+    calls: existsSync(calls) ? readFileSync(calls, "utf8") : "",
+  };
+}
+
+describePosix("scripts/pr merge-run", () => {
+  it("does not enable auto-merge when exact-head required CI is failing", () => {
+    const result = runMerge({ auto: true, checks: "fail" });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("Required checks are failing.");
+    expect(result.calls).not.toContain("pr merge");
+  });
+
+  it("fails a conflicting PR without attempting auto-merge", () => {
+    const result = runMerge({
+      auto: true,
+      mergeable: "CONFLICTING",
+      mergeStateStatus: "DIRTY",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("GitHub reports merge conflicts");
+    expect(result.calls).not.toContain("pr merge");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the default immediate pinned squash merge unchanged", () => {
+    const result = runMerge({ mergeStateStatus: "CLEAN" });
+
+    expect(result.status, `${result.stdout}\n${result.stderr}`).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.calls).toContain(`pr merge 123 --squash --match-head-commit ${headSha}`);
+    expect(result.calls).not.toContain("--auto");
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("merge-run complete for PR #123");
+  });
+
+  it("enables squash auto-merge only for a verified mergeable BEHIND head", () => {
+    const result = runMerge({ auto: true });
+
+    expect(result.status, `${result.stdout}\n${result.stderr}`).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.calls).toContain(`pr merge 123 --auto --squash --match-head-commit ${headSha}`);
+    expect(result.calls.match(/^pr merge /gmu)).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("AUTO-MERGE ENABLED");
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("required checks and branch up-to-dateness");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the immediate merge when BEHIND is not the only obstacle", () => {
+    const result = runMerge({ auto: true, mergeStateStatus: "BLOCKED" });
+
+    expect(result.status, `${result.stdout}\n${result.stderr}`).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.calls).not.toContain("--auto");
+    expect(result.calls).toContain(`pr merge 123 --squash --match-head-commit ${headSha}`);
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("expected MERGEABLE/BEHIND");
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("Falling back");
+  });
+
+  it("re-arms an existing auto-merge request with the verified head", () => {
+    const result = runMerge({ auto: true, existingAutoMethod: "MERGE" });
+
+    expect(result.status, `${result.stdout}\n${result.stderr}`).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.calls).toContain("pr merge 123 --disable-auto");
+    expect(result.calls).toContain(`pr merge 123 --auto --squash --match-head-commit ${headSha}`);
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("re-arming it as pinned SQUASH");
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("AUTO-MERGE ENABLED");
+  });
+
+  it("clears an inconclusive auto-merge request instead of trusting its method", () => {
+    const result = runMerge({ auto: true, autoResult: "inconclusive" });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.calls).toContain(`pr merge 123 --auto --squash --match-head-commit ${headSha}`);
+    expect(result.calls).toContain("pr merge 123 --disable-auto");
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("clearing the observed SQUASH request");
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("cleared safely");
+  });
+
+  it("reports unavailable auto-merge and falls back to the immediate pinned merge", () => {
+    const result = runMerge({ auto: true, autoResult: "unavailable" });
+
+    expect(result.status, `${result.stdout}\n${result.stderr}`).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.calls).toContain(`pr merge 123 --auto --squash --match-head-commit ${headSha}`);
+    expect(result.calls).toContain(`pr merge 123 --squash --match-head-commit ${headSha}`);
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("auto-merge is unavailable");
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("falling back");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/scripts/pr-wrappers.test.ts b/test/scripts/pr-wrappers.test.ts
index f9e58d0a88be..9585756da880 100644
--- a/test/scripts/pr-wrappers.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/pr-wrappers.test.ts
@@ -155,11 +155,12 @@ describe("scripts/pr wrappers", () => {
     expect(script).toContain("scripts/pr review-init <PR>");
     expect(script).toContain("scripts/pr prepare-run <PR>");
     expect(script).toContain("scripts/pr ci-dispatch <PR>");
-    expect(script).toContain("scripts/pr merge-run <PR>");
+    expect(script).toContain("scripts/pr merge-run <PR> [--auto-merge]");
+    expect(script).toContain("OPENCLAW_PR_AUTO_MERGE=1 is equivalent");
     expect(script).toContain('review_init "$pr"');
     expect(script).toContain('prepare_run "$pr"');
     expect(script).toContain('ci_dispatch "$pr"');
-    expect(script).toContain('merge_run "$pr"');
+    expect(script).toContain('merge_run "$pr" "$auto_merge"');
     expect(script).toContain('require_main_target_pr "${1-}"');
     expect(script).toContain("only support PRs targeting main");
   });
@@ -261,6 +262,8 @@ describe("scripts/pr wrappers", () => {
     expect(script).toContain("--merge");
     expect(script).toContain("--rebase");
     expect(script).toContain('echo "Merged via $merge_label."');
+    expect(script).toContain("--auto");
+    expect(script).toContain('--match-head-commit "$PREP_HEAD_SHA"');
   });
 
   it("keeps prepare wrapper modes delegated to the main PR helper", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts b/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
index af8c429ce207..6ed2cfa70b5a 100644
--- a/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
@@ -1727,8 +1727,13 @@ describe("scripts/test-projects changed-target routing", () => {
       ["scripts/gh-read", ["test/scripts/gh-read.test.ts"]],
       [
         "scripts/pr",
-        ["test/scripts/pr-operation-lock.test.ts", "test/scripts/pr-wrappers.test.ts"],
+        [
+          "test/scripts/pr-merge.test.ts",
+          "test/scripts/pr-operation-lock.test.ts",
+          "test/scripts/pr-wrappers.test.ts",
+        ],
       ],
+      ["scripts/pr-lib/merge.sh", ["test/scripts/pr-merge.test.ts"]],
       ["scripts/pr-lib/operation-lock.sh", ["test/scripts/pr-operation-lock.test.ts"]],
       ["scripts/pr-lib/process-group-runner.mjs", ["test/scripts/pr-operation-lock.test.ts"]],
       ["scripts/pr-merge", ["test/scripts/pr-wrappers.test.ts"]],