diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/scripts/core-flow-smoke.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/scripts/core-flow-smoke.test.ts
index 0752879..1c06e85 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/scripts/core-flow-smoke.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/scripts/core-flow-smoke.test.ts
@@ -1654,6 +1654,103 @@ describe('core flow smoke tests (bash scripts)', () => {
     expect(worker26.stdout).not.toContain('NIGHT_WATCH_RESULT:skip_locked');
   });
 
+  it('reviewer should not include a PR that merged before its worker starts in completed notification metadata', () => {
+    const projectDir = mkTempDir('nw-smoke-reviewer-merged-worker-');
+    initGitRepo(projectDir);
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(projectDir, 'logs'), { recursive: true });
+
+    const fakeBin = mkTempDir('nw-smoke-reviewer-merged-worker-bin-');
+    writeFakeClaude(fakeBin);
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(fakeBin, 'gh'),
+      '#!/usr/bin/env bash\n' +
+        'args="$*"\n' +
+        'pr_number="${3:-}"\n' +
+        'if [[ "$1" == "repo" && "$2" == "view" ]]; then\n' +
+        "  echo 'owner/repo'\n" +
+        '  exit 0\n' +
+        'fi\n' +
+        'if [[ "$1" == "pr" && "$2" == "list" ]]; then\n' +
+        '  if [[ "$args" == *"number,headRefName"* ]]; then\n' +
+        "    echo -e '61\\tnight-watch/merged\\t\\n62\\tnight-watch/open\\t'\n" +
+        '  else\n' +
+        "    echo -e 'night-watch/merged\\nnight-watch/open'\n" +
+        '  fi\n' +
+        '  exit 0\n' +
+        'fi\n' +
+        'if [[ "$1" == "pr" && "$2" == "view" ]]; then\n' +
+        '  if [[ "$args" == *"state"* ]]; then\n' +
+        '    if [[ "$pr_number" == "61" ]]; then echo "MERGED"; else echo "OPEN"; fi\n' +
+        '    exit 0\n' +
+        '  fi\n' +
+        '  if [[ "$args" == *"mergeStateStatus"* ]]; then\n' +
+        "    echo 'DIRTY'\n" +
+        '    exit 0\n' +
+        '  fi\n' +
+        '  if [[ "$args" == *"headRefOid"* ]]; then\n' +
+        "    echo 'abc123'\n" +
+        '    exit 0\n' +
+        '  fi\n' +
+        '  echo \'{"number":\'"${pr_number:-62}"\'}\'\n' +
+        '  exit 0\n' +
+        'fi\n' +
+        'if [[ "$1" == "pr" && "$2" == "comment" ]]; then\n' +
+        '  exit 0\n' +
+        'fi\n' +
+        'if [[ "$1" == "api" ]]; then\n' +
+        "  echo '[]'\n" +
+        '  exit 0\n' +
+        'fi\n' +
+        'exit 0\n',
+      { encoding: 'utf-8', mode: 0o755 },
+    );
+
+    const result = runScript(reviewerScript, projectDir, {
+      PATH: `${fakeBin}:${process.env.PATH}`,
+      NW_PROVIDER_CMD: 'claude',
+      NW_DEFAULT_BRANCH: 'main',
+      NW_BRANCH_PATTERNS: 'night-watch/',
+      NW_AUTO_MERGE: '0',
+      NW_REVIEWER_PARALLEL: '1',
+      NW_REVIEWER_WORKER_STAGGER: '0',
+      NW_REVIEWER_MAX_RUNTIME: '20',
+      NW_QUEUE_ENABLED: '0',
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain('NIGHT_WATCH_RESULT:success_reviewed|prs=#62');
+    expect(result.stdout).not.toContain('NIGHT_WATCH_RESULT:success_reviewed|prs=#61,#62');
+  });
+
+  it('reviewer target mode should treat a merged target PR as no longer open', () => {
+    const projectDir = mkTempDir('nw-smoke-reviewer-target-merged-');
+    initGitRepo(projectDir);
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(projectDir, 'logs'), { recursive: true });
+
+    const fakeBin = mkTempDir('nw-smoke-reviewer-target-merged-bin-');
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(fakeBin, 'gh'),
+      '#!/usr/bin/env bash\n' +
+        'if [[ "$1" == "pr" && "$2" == "view" && "$*" == *"state"* ]]; then\n' +
+        "  echo 'MERGED'\n" +
+        '  exit 0\n' +
+        'fi\n' +
+        'exit 1\n',
+      { encoding: 'utf-8', mode: 0o755 },
+    );
+
+    const result = runScript(reviewerScript, projectDir, {
+      PATH: `${fakeBin}:${process.env.PATH}`,
+      NW_PROVIDER_CMD: 'claude',
+      NW_TARGET_PR: '61',
+      NW_QUEUE_ENABLED: '0',
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain('NIGHT_WATCH_RESULT:skip_no_open_prs');
+  });
+
   it('executor should emit success_already_merged when PR is already merged before execution', () => {
     const projectDir = mkTempDir('nw-smoke-executor-already-merged-');
     initGitRepo(projectDir);
diff --git a/scripts/night-watch-pr-reviewer-cron.sh b/scripts/night-watch-pr-reviewer-cron.sh
index 86e7ae7..06e9c58 100755
--- a/scripts/night-watch-pr-reviewer-cron.sh
+++ b/scripts/night-watch-pr-reviewer-cron.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,26 @@ emit_result() {
   fi
 }
 
+is_pr_open() {
+  local pr_number="${1:?PR number required}"
+  local pr_state=""
+
+  pr_state=$(gh pr view "${pr_number}" --json state --jq '.state // ""' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+  case "${pr_state}" in
+    OPEN)
+      return 0
+      ;;
+    MERGED|CLOSED)
+      return 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  # Backward-compatible fallback for older gh versions or tests that do not
+  # support the state field. Treat an unknown/empty state as open only when the
+  # PR is still viewable by number.
+  gh pr view "${pr_number}" --json number >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
 require_provider_on_path() {
   if ! ensure_provider_on_path "${PROVIDER_CMD}"; then
     echo "ERROR: Provider '${PROVIDER_CMD}' not found in PATH or common installation locations" >&2
@@ -720,7 +740,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "${TARGET_PR}" ]; then
   OPEN_PRS=$(
-    if gh pr view "${TARGET_PR}" --json number >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if is_pr_open "${TARGET_PR}"; then
       echo "1"
     else
       echo "0"
@@ -971,6 +991,7 @@ if [ -z "${TARGET_PR}" ] && [ "${WORKER_MODE}" != "1" ] && [ "${PARALLEL_ENABLED
   EXIT_CODE=0
   AUTO_MERGED_PRS=""
   AUTO_MERGE_FAILED_PRS=""
+  ACTUAL_REVIEWED_PRS=""
   NO_CHANGES_PRS=""
   MAX_WORKER_ATTEMPTS=1
   MAX_WORKER_FINAL_SCORE=""
@@ -1015,6 +1036,7 @@ if [ -z "${TARGET_PR}" ] && [ "${WORKER_MODE}" != "1" ] && [ "${PARALLEL_ENABLED
     worker_status=$(printf '%s' "${worker_result}" | sed -n 's/^NIGHT_WATCH_RESULT:\([^|]*\).*$/\1/p')
     worker_auto_merged=$(printf '%s' "${worker_result}" | grep -oP '(?<=auto_merged=)[^|]+' || true)
     worker_auto_merge_failed=$(printf '%s' "${worker_result}" | grep -oP '(?<=auto_merge_failed=)[^|]+' || true)
+    worker_reviewed_prs=$(printf '%s' "${worker_result}" | grep -oP '(?<=prs=)[^|]+' || true)
     worker_attempts=$(printf '%s' "${worker_result}" | grep -oP '(?<=attempts=)[^|]+' || true)
     worker_final_score=$(printf '%s' "${worker_result}" | grep -oP '(?<=final_score=)[^|]+' || true)
     worker_no_changes=$(printf '%s' "${worker_result}" | grep -oP '(?<=no_changes_needed=)[^|]+' || true)
@@ -1022,6 +1044,9 @@ if [ -z "${TARGET_PR}" ] && [ "${WORKER_MODE}" != "1" ] && [ "${PARALLEL_ENABLED
 
     AUTO_MERGED_PRS=$(append_csv "${AUTO_MERGED_PRS}" "${worker_auto_merged}")
     AUTO_MERGE_FAILED_PRS=$(append_csv "${AUTO_MERGE_FAILED_PRS}" "${worker_auto_merge_failed}")
+    if [ "${worker_status}" = "success_reviewed" ]; then
+      ACTUAL_REVIEWED_PRS=$(append_csv "${ACTUAL_REVIEWED_PRS}" "${worker_reviewed_prs}")
+    fi
     NO_CHANGES_PRS=$(append_csv "${NO_CHANGES_PRS}" "${worker_no_changes_prs}")
     if [ -z "${worker_no_changes_prs}" ] && [ "${worker_no_changes}" = "1" ]; then
       NO_CHANGES_PRS=$(append_csv "${NO_CHANGES_PRS}" "#${worker_pr}")
@@ -1066,7 +1091,7 @@ if [ -z "${TARGET_PR}" ] && [ "${WORKER_MODE}" != "1" ] && [ "${PARALLEL_ENABLED
   # worker runs may have left behind.
   cleanup_reviewer_worktrees
 
-  emit_final_status "${EXIT_CODE}" "${PRS_NEEDING_WORK_CSV}" "${AUTO_MERGED_PRS}" "${AUTO_MERGE_FAILED_PRS}" "${MAX_WORKER_ATTEMPTS}" "${MAX_WORKER_FINAL_SCORE}" "0" "${NO_CHANGES_PRS}"
+  emit_final_status "${EXIT_CODE}" "${ACTUAL_REVIEWED_PRS}" "${AUTO_MERGED_PRS}" "${AUTO_MERGE_FAILED_PRS}" "${MAX_WORKER_ATTEMPTS}" "${MAX_WORKER_FINAL_SCORE}" "0" "${NO_CHANGES_PRS}"
   exit "${EXIT_CODE}"
 fi