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diff --git a/mod/mod-ci-github-gq.hxx b/mod/mod-ci-github-gq.hxx
index 72283ee..9022fe3 100644
--- a/mod/mod-ci-github-gq.hxx
+++ b/mod/mod-ci-github-gq.hxx
@@ -20,12 +20,17 @@ namespace brep
//
// Create a new check run on GitHub for each build. Update `check_runs` with
- // the new states and node IDs. Return false and issue diagnostics if the
- // request failed.
+ // the new data (node id, state, and state_synced). Return false and issue
+ // diagnostics if the request failed.
//
// Note: no details_url yet since there will be no entry in the build result
// search page until the task starts building.
//
+ // Note that creating a check_run named `foo` will effectively replace any
+ // existing check_runs with that name. They will still exist on the GitHub
+ // servers but GitHub will only consider the latest one (for display in the
+ // UI or in determining the mergeability of a PR).
+ //
bool
gq_create_check_runs (const basic_mark& error,
vector<check_run>& check_runs,
@@ -35,8 +40,8 @@ namespace brep
build_state);
// Create a new check run on GitHub for a build. Update `cr` with the new
- // state and the node ID. Return false and issue diagnostics if the request
- // failed.
+ // data (node id, state, and state_synced). Return false and issue
+ // diagnostics if the request failed.
//
// If the details_url is absent GitHub will use the app's homepage.
//
@@ -64,8 +69,12 @@ namespace brep
// Update a check run on GitHub.
//
// Send a GraphQL request that updates an existing check run. Update `cr`
- // with the new state. Return false and issue diagnostics if the request
- // failed.
+ // with the new data (state and state_synced). Return false and issue
+ // diagnostics if the request failed.
+ //
+ // Note that GitHub allows any state transitions except from built (but
+ // built to built is allowed). The latter case is signalled by setting the
+ // check_run state_synced member to false and the state member to built.
//
// If the details_url is absent GitHub will use the app's homepage.
//
@@ -86,7 +95,7 @@ namespace brep
// Fetch pre-check information for a pull request from GitHub. This
// information is used to decide whether or not to CI the PR and is
// comprised of the PR's head commit SHA, whether its head branch is behind
- // its base branch, and its test merge commit SHA.
+ // its base branch, and its mergeability and test merge commit SHA.
//
// Return absent value if the merge commit is still being generated (which
// means PR head branch behindness is not yet known either). See the
@@ -97,8 +106,12 @@ namespace brep
// will be treated by the caller as still being generated).
//
// Note that the first request causes GitHub to start preparing the test
- // merge commit. (For details see
- // https://docs.github.com/rest/guides/getting-started-with-the-git-database-api#checking-mergeability-of-pull-requests.)
+ // merge commit.
+ //
+ // For details regarding the test merge commit and how to check/poll for PR
+ // mergeability see
+ // https://docs.github.com/en/rest/pulls/pulls?#get-a-pull-request and
+ // https://docs.github.com/en/rest/guides/using-the-rest-api-to-interact-with-your-git-database?#checking-mergeability-of-pull-requests
//
struct gq_pr_pre_check_info
{