diff --git a/workflows/solve-issue.yaml b/workflows/solve-issue.yaml
index 638abeb..6cee7f4 100644
--- a/workflows/solve-issue.yaml
+++ b/workflows/solve-issue.yaml
@@ -242,12 +242,11 @@ roles:
     capabilities: []
     procedure: "The worktree path, branch name, and repo remote (owner/repo) are provided in your task prompt.\ncd into the worktree first.\n\nNote: You inherit the developer's worktree and branch. Do NOT\
       \ create a new branch.\n1. Stage all changes: `git add -A`\n2. Commit with a descriptive message referencing the issue: `git commit -m \"type: description\\n\\nFixes #N\"`\n3. Push the branch: `git\
-      \ push -u origin <branch-name>`\n   - If push hook fails: capture the error log in your output, mark hook_failed\n4. On push success: create a PR via `tea pr create --repo <repoRemote> --title \"\
-      ...\" --description \"...\"`\n   - The repo remote (owner/repo format, e.g. \"uncaged/workflow\") is given in your task prompt — use it directly, do NOT try to parse it from git remote URL.\n   -\
-      \ PR description must include: What / Why / Changes / Ref sections, with `Fixes #N` in Ref\n   - If `tea pr create` fails, try the Gitea API as fallback:\n     ```bash\n     GITEA_TOKEN=$(cfg get\
-      \ GITEA_TOKEN)\n     curl -s -X POST -H \"Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n       \"https://git.shazhou.work/api/v1/repos/<owner>/<repo>/pulls\" \\\n \
-      \      -d '{\"title\":\"...\",\"body\":\"...\",\"head\":\"<branch>\",\"base\":\"main\"}'\n     ```\n   - On total failure: capture stderr/stdout, include PR details for manual creation, mark hook_failed\n\
-      5. After PR creation, clean up the worktree:\n   - cd to the repo root (parent of .worktrees)\n   - `git worktree remove <worktree-path>`"
+      \ push -u origin <branch-name>`\n4. **Verify push succeeded** — run `git ls-remote origin <branch-name>` and confirm it prints a commit hash.\n   - If no output or push failed: capture the error, mark hook_failed\n\
+      5. Create a PR using the Gitea API (do NOT use `tea pr create` — it fails in worktrees):\n   ```bash\n   GITEA_TOKEN=$(cfg get GITEA_TOKEN)\n   curl -s -X POST -H \"Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n\
+      \     \"https://git.shazhou.work/api/v1/repos/<owner>/<repo>/pulls\" \\\n     -d '{\"title\":\"...\",\"body\":\"...\",\"head\":\"<branch>\",\"base\":\"main\"}'\n   ```\n   - The repo remote (owner/repo format, e.g. \"uncaged/workflow\") is given in your task prompt — use it directly.\n\
+      \   - PR body must include: What / Why / Changes / Ref sections, with `Fixes #N` in Ref\n6. **Verify PR was created** — parse the curl response JSON: it must contain a `\"number\"` field. Print the PR URL.\n\
+      \   - If curl returns an error or no number field: capture the response, mark hook_failed\n7. After PR creation, clean up the worktree:\n   - cd to the repo root (parent of .worktrees)\n   - `git worktree remove <worktree-path>`"
     output: Include PR URL on success or error log on failure. Set $status to committed (with prUrl) or hook_failed (with error).
     frontmatter:
       oneOf: