diff --git a/.agents/skills/PR_WORKFLOW.md b/.agents/skills/PR_WORKFLOW.md
index 40306507355..677e484805c 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/PR_WORKFLOW.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/PR_WORKFLOW.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Before any substantive review or prep work, **always rebase the PR branch onto c
 - During `prepare-pr`, use concise, action-oriented subjects **without** PR numbers or thanks; reserve `(#<PR>) thanks @<pr-author>` for the final merge/squash commit.
 - Group related changes; avoid bundling unrelated refactors.
 - Changelog workflow: keep the latest released version at the top (no `Unreleased`); after publishing, bump the version and start a new top section.
-- When working on a PR: add a changelog entry with the PR number and thank the contributor (mandatory in this workflow).
+- When working on a PR: add a changelog entry line with the PR number `(#<PR>)` and `thanks @<pr-author>` when author metadata is available (mandatory in this workflow).
 - When working on an issue: reference the issue in the changelog entry.
 - In this workflow, changelog is always required even for internal/test-only changes.
 
diff --git a/.agents/skills/merge-pr/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/merge-pr/SKILL.md
index 041e79a6768..91b7c4aa4e2 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/merge-pr/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/merge-pr/SKILL.md
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ scripts/pr-merge <PR>
 scripts/pr-merge run <PR>
 ```
 
-3. Ensure output reports:
+3. Capture and report these values in a human-readable summary (not raw `key=value` lines):
 
-- `merge_sha=<sha>`
-- `merge_author_email=<email>`
-- `comment_url=<url>`
+- Merge commit SHA
+- Merge author email
+- Merge completion comment URL
+- PR URL
 
 ## Steps
 
@@ -97,3 +98,4 @@ Cleanup is handled by `run` after merge success.
 
 - End in `MERGED`, never `CLOSED`.
 - Cleanup only after confirmed merge.
+- In final chat output, use labeled lines or bullets; do not paste raw wrapper diagnostics unless debugging.
diff --git a/.agents/skills/prepare-pr/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/prepare-pr/SKILL.md
index 462e5bc2bd4..d2834a84b4a 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/prepare-pr/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/prepare-pr/SKILL.md
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ jq -r '.changelog' .local/review.json
 jq -r '.docs' .local/review.json
 ```
 
+Changelog gate requirement:
+
+- `CHANGELOG.md` must include a newly added changelog entry line.
+- When PR author metadata is available, that same changelog entry line must include `(#<PR>) thanks @<pr-author>`.
+
 4. Commit scoped changes
 
 Use concise, action-oriented subject lines without PR numbers/thanks. The final merge/squash commit is the only place we include PR numbers and contributor thanks.
diff --git a/scripts/pr b/scripts/pr
index 3c51a331b1c..90cfe029db0 100755
--- a/scripts/pr
+++ b/scripts/pr
@@ -625,12 +625,54 @@ prepare_validate_commit() {
   echo "commit subject validated: $subject"
 }
 
+validate_changelog_entry_for_pr() {
+  local pr="$1"
+  local contrib="$2"
+
+  local added_lines
+  added_lines=$(git diff --unified=0 origin/main...HEAD -- CHANGELOG.md | awk '
+    /^\+\+\+/ { next }
+    /^\+/ { print substr($0, 2) }
+  ')
+
+  if [ -z "$added_lines" ]; then
+    echo "CHANGELOG.md is in diff but no added lines were detected."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  local pr_pattern
+  pr_pattern="(#$pr|openclaw#$pr)"
+
+  local with_pr
+  with_pr=$(printf '%s\n' "$added_lines" | rg -in "$pr_pattern" || true)
+  if [ -z "$with_pr" ]; then
+    echo "CHANGELOG.md update must reference PR #$pr (for example, (#$pr))."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if [ -n "$contrib" ] && [ "$contrib" != "null" ]; then
+    local with_pr_and_thanks
+    with_pr_and_thanks=$(printf '%s\n' "$added_lines" | rg -in "$pr_pattern" | rg -i "thanks @$contrib" || true)
+    if [ -z "$with_pr_and_thanks" ]; then
+      echo "CHANGELOG.md update must include both PR #$pr and thanks @$contrib on the changelog entry line."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "changelog validated: found PR #$pr + thanks @$contrib"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  echo "changelog validated: found PR #$pr (contributor handle unavailable, skipping thanks check)"
+}
+
 prepare_gates() {
   local pr="$1"
   enter_worktree "$pr" false
 
   checkout_prep_branch "$pr"
   bootstrap_deps_if_needed
+  require_artifact .local/pr-meta.env
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+  source .local/pr-meta.env
 
   local changed_files
   changed_files=$(git diff --name-only origin/main...HEAD)
@@ -647,6 +689,8 @@ prepare_gates() {
     echo "Missing CHANGELOG.md update in PR diff. This workflow requires a changelog entry."
     exit 1
   fi
+  local contrib="${PR_AUTHOR:-}"
+  validate_changelog_entry_for_pr "$pr" "$contrib"
 
   run_quiet_logged "pnpm build" ".local/gates-build.log" pnpm build
   run_quiet_logged "pnpm check" ".local/gates-check.log" pnpm check
@@ -1043,10 +1087,14 @@ EOF_COMMENT
   git branch -D "pr-$pr" 2>/dev/null || true
   git branch -D "pr-$pr-prep" 2>/dev/null || true
 
+  local pr_url
+  pr_url=$(gh pr view "$pr" --json url --jq .url)
+
   echo "merge-run complete for PR #$pr"
-  echo "merge_sha=$merge_sha"
-  echo "merge_author_email=$selected_merge_author_email"
-  echo "comment_url=$comment_url"
+  echo "merge commit: $merge_sha"
+  echo "merge author email: $selected_merge_author_email"
+  echo "completion comment: $comment_url"
+  echo "$pr_url"
 }
 
 main() {