fix: keep review requests pending without owner workspace

src/paired-review-command.test.ts

@@ -124,17 +124,74 @@ describe('paired /review command path', () => {
       'owner',
     );
 
-    expect(result).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(result!.ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir).toBe(ownerWorkspaceDir);
-    expect(result!.reviewerWorkspace.snapshot_source_dir).toBe(
+    expect(result?.status).toBe('ready');
+    if (result?.status !== 'ready') {
+      throw new Error('expected ready review result');
+    }
+    expect(result.ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir).toBe(ownerWorkspaceDir);
+    expect(result.reviewerWorkspace.snapshot_source_dir).toBe(
       ownerWorkspaceDir,
     );
     expect(
       fs.readFileSync(
-        path.join(result!.reviewerWorkspace.workspace_dir, 'README.md'),
+        path.join(result.reviewerWorkspace.workspace_dir, 'README.md'),
         'utf-8',
       ),
     ).toBe('owner change\n');
     expect(fs.existsSync(reviewerLocalOwnerDir)).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it('returns pending and keeps review_pending when reviewer handles /review before any owner workspace exists', async () => {
+    const canonicalDir = path.join(tempRoot, 'canonical');
+    fs.mkdirSync(canonicalDir, { recursive: true });
+    runGit(['init'], canonicalDir);
+    runGit(['config', 'user.email', 'test@example.com'], canonicalDir);
+    runGit(['config', 'user.name', 'EJClaw Test'], canonicalDir);
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(canonicalDir, 'README.md'), 'original\n');
+    runGit(['add', 'README.md'], canonicalDir);
+    runGit(['commit', '-m', 'initial'], canonicalDir);
+
+    const group: RegisteredGroup = {
+      name: 'Paired Room',
+      folder: 'paired-room',
+      trigger: '@codex',
+      added_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      agentType: 'codex',
+      workDir: canonicalDir,
+    };
+
+    process.env.EJCLAW_DATA_DIR = path.join(tempRoot, 'data-review');
+    process.env.SERVICE_ID = 'codex-review';
+    vi.resetModules();
+    const { db, executionContext } = await loadModules();
+    db.initDatabase();
+
+    const result = executionContext.markRoomReviewReady({
+      group,
+      chatJid: 'dc:test',
+      roomRoleContext: reviewerContext,
+    });
+
+    const reviewerLocalOwnerDir = path.join(
+      tempRoot,
+      'data-review',
+      'workspaces',
+      'paired-room',
+      'tasks',
+      result?.task.id ?? 'missing-task',
+      'owner',
+    );
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        status: 'pending',
+        pendingReason: 'owner-workspace-not-ready',
+        task: expect.objectContaining({
+          status: 'review_pending',
+        }),
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(result?.task.review_requested_at).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(fs.existsSync(reviewerLocalOwnerDir)).toBe(false);
+  });
 });