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 ## Git Workflow: Work Off Main
 
-**Crew workers push directly to main. No feature branches.**
+**Crew workers push directly to main. No feature branches. NEVER create PRs.**
+
+PRs are for external contributors submitting changes for review. As crew, you have
+direct commit access - use it. If you create a PR, you're adding unnecessary overhead.
 
 ### The Landing Rule