diff --git a/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md b/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
index 6a509fe9..50f88aee 100644
--- a/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -501,7 +501,9 @@ executed or reused. Release consumers standing on the candidate checkout
 (`release-gate.mjs`, `release-prerelease.mjs`) recompute all of it locally and
 fail closed on any mismatch, on a reused marker whose key is not the
 candidate's, and on a declared review run that does not exist, was cancelled
-or is not a Validate run; a proof without the block is stale for them. The
+or is not a Validate run; a proof without the block is stale for them. Review
+and merge consumers pass no expectations, do not query the declared review run
+and keep the #541 semantics unchanged. The
 practical consequence is the beta.3 path: a candidate red only in golden,
 then a baseline-only commit that reuses smoke, performance smoke, parity and
 backend from the candidate's green jobs, skips every caught witness in the
diff --git a/scripts/ci-proof.mjs b/scripts/ci-proof.mjs
index e52ae760..b38eece5 100644
--- a/scripts/ci-proof.mjs
+++ b/scripts/ci-proof.mjs
@@ -287,12 +287,23 @@ export function evaluateCiProof({
     return result('stale', 'run event differs from proof event');
   if (policy?.full && !asBool(proof.request?.full)) return result('stale', 'proof is light; full gates were not requested');
   if (policy?.mutants && !asBool(proof.request?.mutants)) return result('stale', 'proof has no requested mutant jobs');
-  // #573: потребитель, у которого есть checkout кандидата, сверяет составное
-  // evidence, а не верит ему. Proof без блока при наличии ожиданий устарел.
+  // #573: потребитель, у которого есть checkout кандидата (release), сверяет
+  // составное evidence, а не верит ему. Proof без блока при наличии ожиданий
+  // устарел. Объявленный run просмотра кадров проверяется ТОЛЬКО здесь же:
+  // review и merge ожиданий не передают и лишнего запроса к API не делают
+  // (ревью r1, M1) — их семантика #541 не меняется.
   if (expected) {
     if (!proof.evidence) return result('stale', 'proof predates composite evidence (#573)');
     const mismatch = evidenceMismatch(proof.evidence, expected);
     if (mismatch) return result('failed', `evidence does not match the candidate checkout — ${mismatch}`);
+    const declared = proof.evidence.baselines?.reviewedRun ?? null;
+    if (declared) {
+      const source = reviewedRun?.run;
+      if (!source || runIdOf(source) !== declared || !/validate\.yml$/.test(String(source.path || source.workflow || 'validate.yml'))
+        || source.status !== 'completed' || source.conclusion === 'cancelled') {
+        return result('failed', `Baseline-Reviewed run ${declared} is missing, cancelled or not a Validate run`);
+      }
+    }
   }
   if (proof.evidence) {
     for (const id of REUSE_JOBS) {
@@ -300,14 +311,6 @@ export function evaluateCiProof({
       if (claim?.mode === 'reused' && claim.reuse?.key !== proof.evidence.keys?.[id])
         return result('failed', `${id}: reused marker key differs from the candidate content key`);
     }
-    const declared = proof.evidence.baselines?.reviewedRun ?? null;
-    if (declared && reviewedRun !== undefined) {
-      const source = reviewedRun?.run;
-      if (!source || runIdOf(source) !== declared || !/validate\.yml$/.test(String(source.path || source.workflow || 'validate.yml'))
-        || source.status !== 'completed' || source.conclusion === 'cancelled') {
-        return result('failed', `Baseline-Reviewed run ${declared} is missing, cancelled or not a Validate run`);
-      }
-    }
   }
   const derived = requiredCheckIds(proof);
   if (!sameSet(derived, proof.requiredChecks || []))
@@ -404,7 +407,7 @@ export async function githubCandidateTree({ repo, sha, token, fetchImpl = fetch
   return row?.tree?.sha || null;
 }
 
-export async function loadGithubProofContext({ repo, run, token, fetchImpl = fetch }) {
+export async function loadGithubProofContext({ repo, run, token, fetchImpl = fetch, withReviewedRun = false }) {
   const runId = runIdOf(run);
   const attempt = runAttemptOf(run);
   const name = ciProofArtifactName(runId, attempt);
@@ -438,17 +441,19 @@ export async function loadGithubProofContext({ repo, run, token, fetchImpl = fet
     );
     reuseRuns.set(sourceKey, { run: sourceRun, jobs: sourceJobs?.jobs || [] });
   }
-  // #573: объявленный человеком run просмотра кадров обязан существовать.
+  // #573: объявленный человеком run просмотра кадров обязан существовать —
+  // спрашивает только release-потребитель (`withReviewedRun`); review и merge
+  // этот запрос не делают и от доступности старого run не зависят.
   let reviewedRun;
   const declared = proof?.evidence?.baselines?.reviewedRun;
-  if (declared) {
+  if (withReviewedRun && declared) {
     try {
       reviewedRun = { run: await githubJson(`https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/actions/runs/${declared}`, token, fetchImpl) };
     } catch {
       reviewedRun = null;
     }
   }
-  return { proof, jobs, reuseRuns, reviewedRun };
+  return { proof, jobs, reuseRuns, ...(reviewedRun !== undefined ? { reviewedRun } : {}) };
 }
 
 if (isMainModule(import.meta.url)) {
diff --git a/scripts/release-gate.mjs b/scripts/release-gate.mjs
index d76b7620..d21883f5 100644
--- a/scripts/release-gate.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release-gate.mjs
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ const newestFirst = (runs) => [...(Array.isArray(runs) ? runs : [])].sort((a, b)
 /** #541: proof-aware verdict shared with review and merge. */
 export async function classifyValidateProofs({
   runs, repo, sha, tree, token, fetchImpl = fetch, expected = null,
-  loadContext = (run) => loadGithubProofContext({ repo, run, token, fetchImpl }),
+  // #573: reviewed run спрашивается у GitHub только вместе с ожиданиями (release)
+  loadContext = (run) => loadGithubProofContext({ repo, run, token, fetchImpl, withReviewedRun: Boolean(expected) }),
 }) {
   const evaluations = [];
   for (const run of newestFirst(runs)) {
diff --git a/test/ci-proof.test.mjs b/test/ci-proof.test.mjs
index b6e01b2a..db720c7a 100644
--- a/test/ci-proof.test.mjs
+++ b/test/ci-proof.test.mjs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { deflateRawSync } from 'node:zlib';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 
 import {
-  CI_PROOF_POLICIES, baselineReviewedRun, buildCiProof, evaluateCiProof, localEvidence, parseReuseMarker,
-  productTreeId, readCiProofArtifact, requiredCheckIds, selectCiProofVerdict,
+  CI_PROOF_POLICIES, baselineReviewedRun, buildCiProof, evaluateCiProof, loadGithubProofContext, localEvidence,
+  parseReuseMarker, productTreeId, readCiProofArtifact, requiredCheckIds, selectCiProofVerdict,
 } from '../scripts/ci-proof.mjs';
 import { REUSE_JOBS } from '../scripts/check-inputs.mjs';
 import { reuseKey } from '../scripts/gate-reuse.mjs';
@@ -14,6 +14,25 @@ import { reuseKey } from '../scripts/gate-reuse.mjs';
 export const SHA = 'a'.repeat(40);
 export const TREE = 'b'.repeat(40);
 
+/** Минимальный ZIP с одним `proof.json` (stored), как читает readCiProofArtifact. */
+function zipWith(proof) {
+  const body = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(proof));
+  const name = Buffer.from('proof.json');
+  const local = Buffer.alloc(30);
+  local.writeUInt32LE(0x04034b50, 0); local.writeUInt16LE(20, 4); local.writeUInt16LE(0, 8);
+  local.writeUInt32LE(body.length, 18); local.writeUInt32LE(body.length, 22); local.writeUInt16LE(name.length, 26);
+  const central = Buffer.alloc(46);
+  central.writeUInt32LE(0x02014b50, 0); central.writeUInt16LE(20, 4); central.writeUInt16LE(20, 6); central.writeUInt16LE(0, 10);
+  central.writeUInt32LE(body.length, 20); central.writeUInt32LE(body.length, 24); central.writeUInt16LE(name.length, 28);
+  central.writeUInt32LE(0, 42);
+  const eocd = Buffer.alloc(22);
+  eocd.writeUInt32LE(0x06054b50, 0); eocd.writeUInt16LE(1, 8); eocd.writeUInt16LE(1, 10);
+  eocd.writeUInt32LE(central.length + name.length, 12);
+  eocd.writeUInt32LE(local.length + name.length + body.length, 16);
+  const bytes = Buffer.concat([local, name, body, central, name, eocd]);
+  return bytes.buffer.slice(bytes.byteOffset, bytes.byteOffset + bytes.byteLength);
+}
+
 const names = {
   preflight: 'Предполёт: документация, провенанс, процесс',
   changes: 'Классификация изменённых файлов',
@@ -262,8 +281,13 @@ test('#573 AC1: baseline-only коммит — reused smoke/perf из красн
   assert.equal(verdict.status, 'green', verdict.note);
   assert.deepEqual(fixture.proof.reusedChecks, ['performance_smoke', 'smoke']);
   assert.ok(fixture.proof.executedChecks.includes('golden'), 'golden сравнивает с новыми эталонами и перегоняется всегда');
-  // те же семантики без ожиданий — review/merge потребители не ломаются
-  assert.equal(evaluateCiProof({ ...fixture, expected: null, reviewedRun: undefined, policy: CI_PROOF_POLICIES.merge }).status, 'green');
+  // review/merge без ожиданий: reviewed run не спрашивается и не судится (ревью r1, M1) —
+  // недоступный или пропавший старый run не закрывает merge по чужой причине
+  for (const reviewedRun of [undefined, null, { run: null }]) {
+    assert.equal(evaluateCiProof({ ...fixture, expected: null, reviewedRun, policy: CI_PROOF_POLICIES.merge }).status, 'green',
+      `merge без ожиданий при reviewedRun=${JSON.stringify(reviewedRun)}`);
+    assert.equal(evaluateCiProof({ ...fixture, expected: null, reviewedRun, policy: CI_PROOF_POLICIES.review }).status, 'green');
+  }
 });
 
 test('#573 AC3: красный smoke кандидата не прячется за зелёной golden — источник reuse обязан быть зелёной job', () => {
@@ -307,6 +331,40 @@ test('#573 AC4: подмена content-ключа, product tree, overlay, инд
   assert.equal(evaluateCiProof({ ...fixture, proof: legacy, policy: CI_PROOF_POLICIES.release }).status, 'stale');
 });
 
+test('#573 r1 M1: reviewed run спрашивается у GitHub только для release-потребителя с ожиданиями', async () => {
+  const proof = { ...baselineOnlyFixture().proof };
+  const urls = [];
+  const fetchImpl = async (url) => {
+    urls.push(String(url));
+    if (/\/artifacts\?name=/.test(url)) return { ok: true, json: async () => ({ artifacts: [] }) };
+    if (/\/jobs\?/.test(url)) return { ok: true, json: async () => ({ jobs: [] }) };
+    return { ok: true, json: async () => ({ id: 34853080375, path: '.github/workflows/validate.yml', status: 'completed', conclusion: 'failure' }) };
+  };
+  const run = { id: 20, run_attempt: 1 };
+  // артефакта нет → proof null → reviewed run неизвестен и не спрашивается ни в одном режиме
+  const bare = await loadGithubProofContext({ repo: 'x/y', run, token: 't', fetchImpl });
+  assert.ok(!('reviewedRun' in bare));
+  assert.ok(!urls.some((url) => url.endsWith('/actions/runs/34853080375')), 'без proof спрашивать нечего');
+  // с proof: merge/review (withReviewedRun по умолчанию false) — запроса нет
+  const withProof = (withReviewedRun) => loadGithubProofContext({
+    repo: 'x/y', run, token: 't', withReviewedRun,
+    fetchImpl: async (url) => (/\/artifacts\?name=/.test(url)
+      ? { ok: true, json: async () => ({ artifacts: [{ name: 'ci-proof-20-1', expired: false, archive_download_url: 'zip://proof' }] }) }
+      : url === 'zip://proof'
+        ? { ok: true, arrayBuffer: async () => zipWith(proof) }
+        : fetchImpl(url)),
+  });
+  urls.length = 0;
+  const merge = await withProof(false);
+  assert.deepEqual(merge.proof.evidence.baselines.reviewedRun, 34853080375);
+  assert.ok(!('reviewedRun' in merge), 'merge/review не судят reviewed run');
+  assert.ok(!urls.some((url) => url.endsWith('/actions/runs/34853080375')));
+  urls.length = 0;
+  const release = await withProof(true);
+  assert.equal(release.reviewedRun.run.id, 34853080375);
+  assert.ok(urls.some((url) => url.endsWith('/actions/runs/34853080375')), 'release спрашивает объявленный run');
+});
+
 test('#573: identity продуктового дерева не видит overlay эталонов, но видит всё остальное', () => {
   const lines = [
     '100644 blob 1111\tsrc/logic.ts',