diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index ab1f3d9..db8e485 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ shellcheck dev/dev-poll.sh dev/dev-agent.sh dev/phase-test.sh \
            review/review-poll.sh review/review-pr.sh \
            gardener/gardener-poll.sh \
            supervisor/supervisor-poll.sh supervisor/update-prompt.sh \
-           lib/env.sh lib/ci-debug.sh lib/load-project.sh \
+           lib/env.sh lib/ci-debug.sh lib/ci-helpers.sh lib/load-project.sh \
            lib/parse-deps.sh lib/matrix_listener.sh
 
 # Run phase protocol test
diff --git a/dev/dev-poll.sh b/dev/dev-poll.sh
index 19053ea..8ce28f5 100755
--- a/dev/dev-poll.sh
+++ b/dev/dev-poll.sh
@@ -18,17 +18,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # Load shared environment (with optional project TOML override)
 export PROJECT_TOML="${1:-}"
 source "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/env.sh"
-
-
-# Helper: check if CI is passing (or no CI configured)
-ci_passed() {
-  local state="$1"
-  if [ "$state" = "success" ]; then return 0; fi
-  if [ "${WOODPECKER_REPO_ID:-2}" = "0" ] && { [ -z "$state" ] || [ "$state" = "pending" ] || [ "$state" = "unknown" ]; }; then
-    return 0  # no CI configured
-  fi
-  return 1
-}
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/ci-helpers.sh"
 
 # Track CI fix attempts per PR to avoid infinite respawn loops
 CI_FIX_TRACKER="${FACTORY_ROOT}/dev/ci-fixes-${PROJECT_NAME:-harb}.json"
diff --git a/lib/ci-helpers.sh b/lib/ci-helpers.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1356acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ci-helpers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ci-helpers.sh — Shared CI helper functions
+#
+# Source from any script: source "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/ci-helpers.sh"
+# Requires: WOODPECKER_REPO_ID (from env.sh / project config)
+
+# ci_passed <state> — check if CI is passing (or no CI configured)
+#   Returns 0 if state is "success", or if no CI is configured and
+#   state is empty/pending/unknown.
+ci_passed() {
+  local state="$1"
+  if [ "$state" = "success" ]; then return 0; fi
+  if [ "${WOODPECKER_REPO_ID:-2}" = "0" ] && { [ -z "$state" ] || [ "$state" = "pending" ] || [ "$state" = "unknown" ]; }; then
+    return 0  # no CI configured
+  fi
+  return 1
+}
diff --git a/review/review-poll.sh b/review/review-poll.sh
index 677e3df..128e885 100755
--- a/review/review-poll.sh
+++ b/review/review-poll.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # Usage: review-poll.sh [projects/harb.toml]
 export PROJECT_TOML="${1:-}"
 source "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/env.sh"
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/ci-helpers.sh"
 
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
@@ -167,15 +168,10 @@ while IFS= read -r line; do
     "${API_BASE}/commits/${PR_SHA}/status" | jq -r '.state // "unknown"')
 
   # Skip if CI is running/failed. Allow "success" or no CI configured (empty/pending with no pipelines)
-  if [ "$CI_STATE" != "success" ]; then
-    # Projects without CI (woodpecker_repo_id=0) treat empty/pending as pass
-    if [ "${WOODPECKER_REPO_ID:-2}" = "0" ] && { [ "$CI_STATE" = "" ] || [ "$CI_STATE" = "pending" ]; }; then
-      : # no CI configured, proceed to review
-    else
-      log "  #${PR_NUM} CI=${CI_STATE}, skip"
-      SKIPPED=$((SKIPPED + 1))
-      continue
-    fi
+  if ! ci_passed "$CI_STATE"; then
+    log "  #${PR_NUM} CI=${CI_STATE}, skip"
+    SKIPPED=$((SKIPPED + 1))
+    continue
   fi
 
   # Check formal Codeberg reviews (not comment markers)
diff --git a/review/review-pr.sh b/review/review-pr.sh
index 61d2967..35d7a7e 100755
--- a/review/review-pr.sh
+++ b/review/review-pr.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 # Load shared environment
 source "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/env.sh"
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/ci-helpers.sh"
 
 # Auto-pull factory code to pick up merged fixes before any logic runs
 git -C "$FACTORY_ROOT" pull --ff-only origin main 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -179,14 +180,9 @@ status "checking CI"
 CI_STATE=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${CODEBERG_TOKEN}" \
   "${API_BASE}/commits/${PR_SHA}/status" | jq -r '.state // "unknown"')
 
-if [ "$CI_STATE" != "success" ]; then
-  # Projects without CI (woodpecker_repo_id=0) treat empty/pending as pass
-  if [ "${WOODPECKER_REPO_ID:-2}" = "0" ] && { [ -z "$CI_STATE" ] || [ "$CI_STATE" = "pending" ] || [ "$CI_STATE" = "unknown" ]; }; then
-    log "no CI configured, proceeding without CI gate"
-  else
-    log "SKIP: CI=${CI_STATE}"
-    exit 0
-  fi
+if ! ci_passed "$CI_STATE"; then
+  log "SKIP: CI=${CI_STATE}"
+  exit 0
 fi
 
 # --- Check for existing reviews ---
diff --git a/supervisor/supervisor-poll.sh b/supervisor/supervisor-poll.sh
index 920111a..34894c3 100755
--- a/supervisor/supervisor-poll.sh
+++ b/supervisor/supervisor-poll.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # Log:   tail -f /path/to/disinto/supervisor/supervisor.log
 
 source "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/env.sh"
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/ci-helpers.sh"
 
 LOGFILE="${FACTORY_ROOT}/supervisor/supervisor.log"
 STATUSFILE="/tmp/supervisor-status"
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ check_project() {
       CI_STATE=$(codeberg_api GET "/commits/${PR_SHA}/status" 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.state // "unknown"' 2>/dev/null || true)
 
       MERGEABLE=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r '.mergeable // true')
-      if [ "$MERGEABLE" = "false" ] && [ "$CI_STATE" = "success" ]; then
+      if [ "$MERGEABLE" = "false" ] && ci_passed "$CI_STATE"; then
         p3 "${proj_name}: PR #${pr}: CI pass but merge conflict — needs rebase"
       elif [ "$CI_STATE" = "failure" ] || [ "$CI_STATE" = "error" ]; then
         UPDATED=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r '.updated_at // ""')
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ check_project() {
           AGE_MIN=$(( (NOW_EPOCH - UPDATED_EPOCH) / 60 ))
           [ "$AGE_MIN" -gt 30 ] && p3 "${proj_name}: PR #${pr}: CI=${CI_STATE}, stale ${AGE_MIN}min"
         fi
-      elif [ "$CI_STATE" = "success" ]; then
+      elif ci_passed "$CI_STATE"; then
         HAS_REVIEW=$(codeberg_api GET "/issues/${pr}/comments?limit=50" 2>/dev/null | \
           jq -r --arg sha "$PR_SHA" '[.[] | select(.body | contains("<!-- reviewed: " + $sha))] | length' 2>/dev/null || echo "0")