diff --git a/src/paired-execution-context.test.ts b/src/paired-execution-context.test.ts
index c2bc9f6..5e1c1ed 100644
--- a/src/paired-execution-context.test.ts
+++ b/src/paired-execution-context.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ vi.mock('./db.js', () => ({
   getPairedTaskById: vi.fn(),
   getPairedWorkspace: vi.fn(),
   listPairedArtifactsForTask: vi.fn(),
+  listPairedEventsForTask: vi.fn(),
   updatePairedExecution: vi.fn(),
   updatePairedTask: vi.fn(),
   upsertPairedProject: vi.fn(),
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ vi.mock('./db.js', () => ({
 vi.mock('./paired-workspace-manager.js', () => ({
   PLAN_REVIEW_REQUIRED_BLOCK_MESSAGE:
     'Plan review is required before formal review for this high-risk task.',
+  hasReviewableOwnerWorkspaceChanges: vi.fn(),
   markPairedTaskReviewReady: vi.fn(),
   prepareReviewerWorkspaceForExecution: vi.fn(),
   provisionOwnerWorkspaceForPairedTask: vi.fn(),
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ vi.mock('./logger.js', () => ({
 import * as db from './db.js';
 import {
   approveRoomPlan,
+  completePairedExecutionContext,
   formatRoomReviewReadyMessage,
   markRoomReviewReady,
   preparePairedExecutionContext,
@@ -84,6 +87,7 @@ async function importExecutionContextForService(serviceId: string) {
     getPairedTaskById: vi.fn(),
     getPairedWorkspace: vi.fn(),
     listPairedArtifactsForTask: vi.fn(),
+    listPairedEventsForTask: vi.fn(),
     updatePairedExecution: vi.fn(),
     updatePairedTask: vi.fn(),
     upsertPairedProject: vi.fn(),
@@ -98,10 +102,12 @@ async function importExecutionContextForService(serviceId: string) {
   dbModule.getPairedTaskById.mockReturnValue(undefined);
   dbModule.getPairedWorkspace.mockReturnValue(undefined);
   dbModule.listPairedArtifactsForTask.mockReturnValue([]);
+  dbModule.listPairedEventsForTask.mockReturnValue([]);
 
   const pairedWorkspaceManagerModule = {
     PLAN_REVIEW_REQUIRED_BLOCK_MESSAGE:
       'Plan review is required before formal review for this high-risk task.',
+    hasReviewableOwnerWorkspaceChanges: vi.fn(),
     markPairedTaskReviewReady: vi.fn(),
     prepareReviewerWorkspaceForExecution: vi.fn(),
     provisionOwnerWorkspaceForPairedTask: vi.fn(),
@@ -127,6 +133,9 @@ async function importExecutionContextForService(serviceId: string) {
       autoRefreshed: false,
     },
   );
+  pairedWorkspaceManagerModule.hasReviewableOwnerWorkspaceChanges.mockReturnValue(
+    true,
+  );
   pairedWorkspaceManagerModule.resolvePairedTaskSourceFingerprint.mockReturnValue(
     'fingerprint-1',
   );
@@ -171,6 +180,7 @@ describe('paired execution context', () => {
     vi.mocked(db.getPairedTaskById).mockReturnValue(undefined);
     vi.mocked(db.getPairedWorkspace).mockReturnValue(undefined);
     vi.mocked(db.listPairedArtifactsForTask).mockReturnValue([]);
+    vi.mocked(db.listPairedEventsForTask).mockReturnValue([]);
     vi.mocked(
       pairedWorkspaceManager.provisionOwnerWorkspaceForPairedTask,
     ).mockReturnValue({
@@ -191,6 +201,9 @@ describe('paired execution context', () => {
       workspace: null,
       autoRefreshed: false,
     });
+    vi.mocked(
+      pairedWorkspaceManager.hasReviewableOwnerWorkspaceChanges,
+    ).mockReturnValue(true);
     vi.mocked(
       pairedWorkspaceManager.resolvePairedTaskSourceFingerprint,
     ).mockReturnValue('fingerprint-1');
@@ -227,6 +240,390 @@ describe('paired execution context', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('auto-requests review when a low-risk owner execution completes', () => {
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedExecutionById).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'run-1:codex-main',
+      task_id: 'task-1',
+      service_id: 'codex-main',
+      role: 'owner',
+      workspace_id: 'task-1:owner',
+      status: 'running',
+      summary: null,
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      started_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      completed_at: null,
+    });
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedTaskById).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'task-1',
+      chat_jid: 'dc:test',
+      group_folder: group.folder,
+      owner_service_id: 'codex-main',
+      reviewer_service_id: 'codex-review',
+      title: null,
+      source_ref: 'HEAD',
+      task_policy: 'autonomous',
+      risk_level: 'low',
+      plan_status: 'not_requested',
+      review_requested_at: null,
+      status: 'active',
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+    });
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedWorkspace).mockImplementation((taskId, role) => {
+      if (taskId !== 'task-1' || role !== 'owner') {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      return {
+        id: 'task-1:owner',
+        task_id: 'task-1',
+        role: 'owner',
+        workspace_dir: '/tmp/paired/task-1/owner',
+        snapshot_source_dir: null,
+        snapshot_source_fingerprint: null,
+        status: 'ready',
+        snapshot_refreshed_at: null,
+        created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+        updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      };
+    });
+    vi.mocked(pairedWorkspaceManager.markPairedTaskReviewReady).mockReturnValue(
+      {
+        ownerWorkspace: {
+          id: 'task-1:owner',
+          task_id: 'task-1',
+          role: 'owner',
+          workspace_dir: '/tmp/paired/task-1/owner',
+          snapshot_source_dir: null,
+          snapshot_source_fingerprint: null,
+          status: 'ready',
+          snapshot_refreshed_at: null,
+          created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+          updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+        },
+        reviewerWorkspace: {
+          id: 'task-1:reviewer',
+          task_id: 'task-1',
+          role: 'reviewer',
+          workspace_dir: '/tmp/paired/task-1/reviewer',
+          snapshot_source_dir: '/tmp/paired/task-1/owner',
+          snapshot_source_fingerprint: 'fingerprint-1',
+          status: 'ready',
+          snapshot_refreshed_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+          created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+          updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+        },
+      },
+    );
+
+    completePairedExecutionContext({
+      executionId: 'run-1:codex-main',
+      status: 'succeeded',
+      summary: 'done',
+    });
+
+    expect(db.updatePairedExecution).toHaveBeenCalledWith('run-1:codex-main', {
+      status: 'succeeded',
+      summary: 'done',
+      completed_at: expect.any(String),
+    });
+    expect(db.applyPairedEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        event: expect.objectContaining({
+          task_id: 'task-1',
+          event_type: 'request_review',
+          source_fingerprint: 'fingerprint-1',
+          dedupe_key: 'auto-request-review:fingerprint-1',
+        }),
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(
+      pairedWorkspaceManager.markPairedTaskReviewReady,
+    ).toHaveBeenCalledWith('task-1');
+  });
+
+  it('does not auto-request review for a successful owner turn without reviewable changes', () => {
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedExecutionById).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'run-1:codex-main',
+      task_id: 'task-1',
+      service_id: 'codex-main',
+      role: 'owner',
+      workspace_id: 'task-1:owner',
+      status: 'running',
+      summary: null,
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      started_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      completed_at: null,
+    });
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedTaskById).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'task-1',
+      chat_jid: 'dc:test',
+      group_folder: group.folder,
+      owner_service_id: 'codex-main',
+      reviewer_service_id: 'codex-review',
+      title: null,
+      source_ref: 'HEAD',
+      task_policy: 'autonomous',
+      risk_level: 'low',
+      plan_status: 'not_requested',
+      review_requested_at: null,
+      status: 'active',
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+    });
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedWorkspace).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'task-1:owner',
+      task_id: 'task-1',
+      role: 'owner',
+      workspace_dir: '/tmp/paired/task-1/owner',
+      snapshot_source_dir: null,
+      snapshot_source_fingerprint: null,
+      status: 'ready',
+      snapshot_refreshed_at: null,
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+    });
+    vi.mocked(
+      pairedWorkspaceManager.hasReviewableOwnerWorkspaceChanges,
+    ).mockReturnValue(false);
+
+    completePairedExecutionContext({
+      executionId: 'run-1:codex-main',
+      status: 'succeeded',
+      summary: 'done',
+    });
+
+    expect(db.applyPairedEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(pairedWorkspaceManager.markPairedTaskReviewReady).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('does not auto-request review twice for the same fingerprint', () => {
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedExecutionById).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'run-1:codex-main',
+      task_id: 'task-1',
+      service_id: 'codex-main',
+      role: 'owner',
+      workspace_id: 'task-1:owner',
+      status: 'running',
+      summary: null,
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      started_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      completed_at: null,
+    });
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedTaskById).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'task-1',
+      chat_jid: 'dc:test',
+      group_folder: group.folder,
+      owner_service_id: 'codex-main',
+      reviewer_service_id: 'codex-review',
+      title: null,
+      source_ref: 'HEAD',
+      task_policy: 'autonomous',
+      risk_level: 'low',
+      plan_status: 'not_requested',
+      review_requested_at: null,
+      status: 'active',
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+    });
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedWorkspace).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'task-1:owner',
+      task_id: 'task-1',
+      role: 'owner',
+      workspace_dir: '/tmp/paired/task-1/owner',
+      snapshot_source_dir: null,
+      snapshot_source_fingerprint: null,
+      status: 'ready',
+      snapshot_refreshed_at: null,
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+    });
+    vi.mocked(db.listPairedEventsForTask).mockReturnValue([
+      {
+        id: 1,
+        task_id: 'task-1',
+        event_type: 'request_review',
+        actor_role: 'owner',
+        source_service_id: 'codex-main',
+        source_fingerprint: 'fingerprint-1',
+        dedupe_key: 'auto-request-review:fingerprint-1',
+        payload_json: null,
+        created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    completePairedExecutionContext({
+      executionId: 'run-1:codex-main',
+      status: 'succeeded',
+      summary: 'done',
+    });
+
+    expect(db.applyPairedEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(pairedWorkspaceManager.markPairedTaskReviewReady).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('does not auto-request review for high-risk tasks before plan approval', () => {
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedExecutionById).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'run-1:codex-main',
+      task_id: 'task-1',
+      service_id: 'codex-main',
+      role: 'owner',
+      workspace_id: 'task-1:owner',
+      status: 'running',
+      summary: null,
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      started_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      completed_at: null,
+    });
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedTaskById).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'task-1',
+      chat_jid: 'dc:test',
+      group_folder: group.folder,
+      owner_service_id: 'codex-main',
+      reviewer_service_id: 'codex-review',
+      title: null,
+      source_ref: 'HEAD',
+      task_policy: 'autonomous',
+      risk_level: 'high',
+      plan_status: 'not_requested',
+      review_requested_at: null,
+      status: 'plan_review_pending',
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+    });
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedWorkspace).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'task-1:owner',
+      task_id: 'task-1',
+      role: 'owner',
+      workspace_dir: '/tmp/paired/task-1/owner',
+      snapshot_source_dir: null,
+      snapshot_source_fingerprint: null,
+      status: 'ready',
+      snapshot_refreshed_at: null,
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+    });
+
+    completePairedExecutionContext({
+      executionId: 'run-1:codex-main',
+      status: 'succeeded',
+      summary: 'done',
+    });
+
+    expect(db.applyPairedEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(pairedWorkspaceManager.markPairedTaskReviewReady).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('does not auto-request review after a reviewer execution completes', () => {
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedExecutionById).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'run-1:codex-review',
+      task_id: 'task-1',
+      service_id: 'codex-review',
+      role: 'reviewer',
+      workspace_id: 'task-1:reviewer',
+      status: 'running',
+      summary: null,
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      started_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      completed_at: null,
+    });
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedTaskById).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'task-1',
+      chat_jid: 'dc:test',
+      group_folder: group.folder,
+      owner_service_id: 'codex-main',
+      reviewer_service_id: 'codex-review',
+      title: null,
+      source_ref: 'HEAD',
+      task_policy: 'autonomous',
+      risk_level: 'low',
+      plan_status: 'not_requested',
+      review_requested_at: null,
+      status: 'active',
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+    });
+
+    completePairedExecutionContext({
+      executionId: 'run-1:codex-review',
+      status: 'succeeded',
+      summary: 'done',
+    });
+
+    expect(db.applyPairedEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(pairedWorkspaceManager.markPairedTaskReviewReady).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('records a new checkpoint and returns the task to review_pending when owner changes arrive during in_review', () => {
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedExecutionById).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'run-1:codex-main',
+      task_id: 'task-1',
+      service_id: 'codex-main',
+      role: 'owner',
+      workspace_id: 'task-1:owner',
+      status: 'running',
+      summary: null,
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      started_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      completed_at: null,
+    });
+    vi.mocked(pairedWorkspaceManager.resolvePairedTaskSourceFingerprint).mockReturnValue(
+      'fingerprint-2',
+    );
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedTaskById).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'task-1',
+      chat_jid: 'dc:test',
+      group_folder: group.folder,
+      owner_service_id: 'codex-main',
+      reviewer_service_id: 'codex-review',
+      title: null,
+      source_ref: 'HEAD',
+      task_policy: 'autonomous',
+      risk_level: 'low',
+      plan_status: 'not_requested',
+      review_requested_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      status: 'in_review',
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+    });
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedWorkspace).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'task-1:owner',
+      task_id: 'task-1',
+      role: 'owner',
+      workspace_dir: '/tmp/paired/task-1/owner',
+      snapshot_source_dir: null,
+      snapshot_source_fingerprint: null,
+      status: 'ready',
+      snapshot_refreshed_at: null,
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+    });
+
+    completePairedExecutionContext({
+      executionId: 'run-1:codex-main',
+      status: 'succeeded',
+      summary: 'updated',
+    });
+
+    expect(db.applyPairedEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        event: expect.objectContaining({
+          task_id: 'task-1',
+          event_type: 'request_review',
+          source_fingerprint: 'fingerprint-2',
+          dedupe_key: 'auto-request-review:fingerprint-2',
+        }),
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(db.updatePairedTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'task-1',
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        status: 'review_pending',
+        review_requested_at: expect.any(String),
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(pairedWorkspaceManager.markPairedTaskReviewReady).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('uses the reviewer snapshot after lazy auto-refresh and marks the task in_review', () => {
     vi.mocked(db.getLatestOpenPairedTaskForChat).mockReturnValue({
       id: 'task-1',
diff --git a/src/paired-execution-context.ts b/src/paired-execution-context.ts
index d8d4315..ddaa64a 100644
--- a/src/paired-execution-context.ts
+++ b/src/paired-execution-context.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   getPairedTaskById,
   getPairedWorkspace,
   listPairedArtifactsForTask,
+  listPairedEventsForTask,
   updatePairedExecution,
   updatePairedTask,
   upsertPairedProject,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 import { logger } from './logger.js';
 import {
   PLAN_REVIEW_REQUIRED_BLOCK_MESSAGE,
+  hasReviewableOwnerWorkspaceChanges,
   markPairedTaskReviewReady,
   prepareReviewerWorkspaceForExecution,
   provisionOwnerWorkspaceForPairedTask,
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@ const PLAN_REQUIRES_HIGH_RISK_MESSAGE =
   'Plan review commands are only required for high-risk tasks.';
 const PLAN_INCOMPLETE_MESSAGE =
   'Plan artifacts are incomplete. Record /plan <plan brief> || <acceptance criteria> || <risk summary> before approval.';
+const AUTO_REQUEST_REVIEW_DEDUPE_PREFIX = 'auto-request-review';
 
 function normalizeIntentDedupeKey(dedupeKey?: string): string {
   return dedupeKey?.trim() || crypto.randomUUID();
@@ -357,6 +360,117 @@ function formatPlanReviewRequiredMessage(task: PairedTask): string {
   ].join('\n');
 }
 
+function hasRequestReviewForFingerprint(
+  taskId: string,
+  sourceFingerprint: string,
+): boolean {
+  return listPairedEventsForTask(taskId).some(
+    (event) =>
+      event.event_type === 'request_review' &&
+      event.source_fingerprint === sourceFingerprint,
+  );
+}
+
+function buildRoomRoleContextFromExecution(args: {
+  task: PairedTask;
+  execution: PairedExecution;
+}): RoomRoleContext {
+  return {
+    serviceId: args.execution.service_id,
+    role: args.execution.role,
+    ownerServiceId: args.task.owner_service_id,
+    reviewerServiceId: args.task.reviewer_service_id,
+    failoverOwner: false,
+  };
+}
+
+function markTaskReviewPendingWithoutSnapshot(taskId: string): void {
+  const requestedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+  updatePairedTask(taskId, {
+    status: 'review_pending',
+    review_requested_at: requestedAt,
+    updated_at: requestedAt,
+  });
+}
+
+function maybeAutoRequestReviewForCompletedExecution(args: {
+  executionId: string;
+  status: 'succeeded' | 'failed';
+}): void {
+  if (args.status !== 'succeeded') {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const execution = getPairedExecutionById(args.executionId);
+  if (!execution || execution.role !== 'owner') {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const task = getPairedTaskById(execution.task_id);
+  if (!task) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (isPlanReviewRequired(task)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const shouldOpenReview =
+    task.status === 'active' || task.status === 'changes_requested';
+  const shouldRecordUpdatedCheckpoint =
+    task.status === 'review_pending' ||
+    task.status === 'review_ready' ||
+    task.status === 'in_review';
+
+  if (!shouldOpenReview && !shouldRecordUpdatedCheckpoint) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const ownerWorkspace = getPairedWorkspace(task.id, 'owner');
+  if (!ownerWorkspace) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const sourceFingerprint = resolvePairedTaskSourceFingerprint(task.id);
+  if (!sourceFingerprint) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!hasReviewableOwnerWorkspaceChanges(task.id)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (hasRequestReviewForFingerprint(task.id, sourceFingerprint)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const roomRoleContext = buildRoomRoleContextFromExecution({
+    task,
+    execution,
+  });
+  const reviewIntent = applyRoomIntent({
+    task,
+    roomRoleContext,
+    eventType: 'request_review',
+    dedupeKey: `${AUTO_REQUEST_REVIEW_DEDUPE_PREFIX}:${sourceFingerprint}`,
+    onApply: () =>
+      shouldOpenReview
+        ? markPairedTaskReviewReady(task.id)
+        : markTaskReviewPendingWithoutSnapshot(task.id),
+  });
+
+  if (reviewIntent.applied) {
+    logger.info(
+      {
+        taskId: task.id,
+        executionId: execution.id,
+        sourceFingerprint,
+      },
+      'Automatically requested review for low-risk owner checkpoint',
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 export function completePairedExecutionContext(args: {
   executionId: string;
   status: 'succeeded' | 'failed';
@@ -367,6 +481,10 @@ export function completePairedExecutionContext(args: {
     summary: args.summary ?? null,
     completed_at: new Date().toISOString(),
   });
+  maybeAutoRequestReviewForCompletedExecution({
+    executionId: args.executionId,
+    status: args.status,
+  });
 }
 
 export function markRoomReviewReady(args: {
diff --git a/src/paired-workspace-manager.ts b/src/paired-workspace-manager.ts
index 9864f09..e4aeee9 100644
--- a/src/paired-workspace-manager.ts
+++ b/src/paired-workspace-manager.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ function listAllowedUntrackedFiles(sourceDir: string): string[] {
   ]).filter(shouldIncludeUntrackedReviewerPath);
 }
 
+function listReviewableTrackedDiffFiles(
+  sourceDir: string,
+  sourceRef: string,
+): string[] {
+  return listGitPaths(sourceDir, ['diff', '--name-only', '-z', sourceRef, '--'])
+    .filter((relativePath) => !isReviewerSnapshotDeniedPath(relativePath));
+}
+
 function copySnapshotPaths(
   sourceDir: string,
   targetDir: string,
@@ -347,6 +355,25 @@ export function resolvePairedTaskSourceFingerprint(taskId: string): string | nul
   });
 }
 
+export function hasReviewableOwnerWorkspaceChanges(taskId: string): boolean {
+  const { task } = getTaskAndProject(taskId);
+  const ownerWorkspace = getPairedWorkspace(taskId, 'owner');
+  if (!ownerWorkspace) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  ensureGitRepository(ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir);
+  const reviewableTrackedDiffs = listReviewableTrackedDiffFiles(
+    ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir,
+    task.source_ref || 'HEAD',
+  );
+  if (reviewableTrackedDiffs.length > 0) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return listAllowedUntrackedFiles(ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir).length > 0;
+}
+
 export function provisionOwnerWorkspaceForPairedTask(
   taskId: string,
 ): PairedWorkspace {