diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/merge-request-status.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/merge-request-status.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..536476e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/merge-request-status.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import type {
+  MergeRequestDetail,
+  MergeRequestThreadEvent,
+} from "./api/merge-requests.ts";
+
+function isCurrentSourceEvent(
+  event: MergeRequestThreadEvent,
+  source: string,
+): boolean {
+  return event.subject_ref === source;
+}
+
+function requestHasTerminalOutcome(
+  thread: MergeRequestThreadEvent[],
+  requestEventId: unknown,
+): boolean {
+  return thread.some((event) =>
+    (event.kind === "review" || event.kind === "review_cancelled") &&
+    event.request_event_id === requestEventId
+  );
+}
+
+export function sourceReviewFreshness(
+  mergeRequest: MergeRequestDetail,
+): string {
+  const source = mergeRequest.source.ref;
+  if (!source) return "Source review unavailable: selector_from is unresolved.";
+
+  const effectiveReview = [...mergeRequest.thread].reverse().find((event) => {
+    if (event.kind !== "review" || !isCurrentSourceEvent(event, source)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return !mergeRequest.thread.some(
+      (candidate) =>
+        candidate.kind === "review_revoked" &&
+        candidate.review_event_id === event.event_id,
+    );
+  });
+  if (effectiveReview) {
+    return effectiveReview.decision === "approve"
+      ? `Current source approved at exact ref ${source}.`
+      : `Current source requests changes at exact ref ${source}.`;
+  }
+
+  const latestEvidence = [...mergeRequest.thread].reverse().find(
+    (event) =>
+      (event.kind === "review" || event.kind === "review_requested") &&
+      typeof event.subject_ref === "string",
+  );
+  if (latestEvidence?.subject_ref && latestEvidence.subject_ref !== source) {
+    return `Fresh source review required: selector_from moved from ${latestEvidence.subject_ref} to ${source}.`;
+  }
+
+  const pendingRequest = [...mergeRequest.thread].reverse().find((event) =>
+    event.kind === "review_requested" &&
+    isCurrentSourceEvent(event, source) &&
+    !requestHasTerminalOutcome(mergeRequest.thread, event.event_id)
+  );
+  if (pendingRequest) {
+    return `Current source review pending for exact ref ${source}.`;
+  }
+
+  return `Fresh source review required: no effective verdict exists for ${source}.`;
+}
+
+export function targetIntegrationStatus(
+  mergeRequest: MergeRequestDetail,
+): string {
+  if (mergeRequest.state === "merged") {
+    return "Target integration recorded by CompleteMergeRequest.";
+  }
+  if (!mergeRequest.target.ref) {
+    return "Target integration unavailable: selector_to is unresolved.";
+  }
+  return `Target integration awaits Orchestrator action at ${mergeRequest.target.ref}. Target-only movement refreshes integration evidence; it does not invalidate approval for an unchanged source.`;
+}
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/tickets/merge-request-resources.test.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/tickets/merge-request-resources.test.ts
index af3db5e6..4fb5681a 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/tickets/merge-request-resources.test.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/tickets/merge-request-resources.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ const detailPage = await Deno.readTextFile(
     import.meta.url,
   ),
 );
+const statusProjection = await Deno.readTextFile(
+  new URL("../merge-request-status.ts", import.meta.url),
+);
 const sidebar = await Deno.readTextFile(
   new URL("../sidebar/WorkspaceSidebar.svelte", import.meta.url),
 );
@@ -72,7 +75,12 @@ Deno.test("Workspace exposes Merge Request collection and detail pages", () => {
 });
 
 Deno.test("Merge Request UI separates source review freshness from target integration", () => {
-  for (const source of [detailPage, ticketPage]) {
+  assert(
+    detailPage.includes("sourceReviewFreshness") &&
+      detailPage.includes("targetIntegrationStatus"),
+    "MR detail page does not render authority status projections",
+  );
+  for (const source of [`${detailPage}\n${statusProjection}`, ticketPage]) {
     assert(
       source.includes("Fresh source review required"),
       "missing source-review freshness diagnostic",
@@ -88,11 +96,11 @@ Deno.test("Merge Request UI separates source review freshness from target integr
     );
   }
   assert(
-    detailPage.includes("selector_from moved from"),
+    statusProjection.includes("selector_from moved from"),
     "source ref mismatch is not explained",
   );
   assert(
-    detailPage.includes("CompleteMergeRequest"),
+    statusProjection.includes("CompleteMergeRequest"),
     "target integration authority is not named",
   );
 });
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/routes/w/[workspaceId]/merge-requests/[mergeRequestId]/+page.svelte b/web/workspace/src/routes/w/[workspaceId]/merge-requests/[mergeRequestId]/+page.svelte
index 193ffcce..f8b86b83 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/routes/w/[workspaceId]/merge-requests/[mergeRequestId]/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/workspace/src/routes/w/[workspaceId]/merge-requests/[mergeRequestId]/+page.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+  import { mergeRequestPagePath } from "$lib/workspace/api/merge-requests";
   import {
-    mergeRequestPagePath,
-    type MergeRequestDetail,
-  } from "$lib/workspace/api/merge-requests";
+    sourceReviewFreshness,
+    targetIntegrationStatus,
+  } from "$lib/workspace/merge-request-status";
   import type { PageData } from "./$types";
 
   let { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
@@ -17,51 +18,6 @@
     return typeof value === "string" && value.length > 0 ? value : null;
   }
 
-  function sourceReviewFreshness(mergeRequest: MergeRequestDetail): string {
-    const source = mergeRequest.source.ref;
-    if (!source) return "Source review unavailable: selector_from is unresolved.";
-
-    const effectiveReview = [...mergeRequest.thread].reverse().find((event) => {
-      if (event.kind !== "review" || event.subject_ref !== source) return false;
-      return !mergeRequest.thread.some(
-        (candidate) =>
-          candidate.kind === "review_revoked" &&
-          candidate.review_event_id === event.event_id,
-      );
-    });
-    if (effectiveReview) {
-      return effectiveReview.decision === "approve"
-        ? `Current source approved at exact ref ${source}.`
-        : `Current source requests changes at exact ref ${source}.`;
-    }
-
-    const latestEvidence = [...mergeRequest.thread].reverse().find(
-      (event) =>
-        (event.kind === "review" || event.kind === "review_requested") &&
-        typeof event.subject_ref === "string",
-    );
-    if (latestEvidence?.subject_ref && latestEvidence.subject_ref !== source) {
-      return `Fresh source review required: selector_from moved from ${latestEvidence.subject_ref} to ${source}.`;
-    }
-    if (
-      mergeRequest.thread.some(
-        (event) => event.kind === "review_requested" && event.subject_ref === source,
-      )
-    ) {
-      return `Current source review pending for exact ref ${source}.`;
-    }
-    return `Fresh source review required: no effective verdict exists for ${source}.`;
-  }
-
-  function targetIntegrationStatus(mergeRequest: MergeRequestDetail): string {
-    if (mergeRequest.state === "merged") {
-      return "Target integration recorded by CompleteMergeRequest.";
-    }
-    if (!mergeRequest.target.ref) {
-      return "Target integration unavailable: selector_to is unresolved.";
-    }
-    return `Target integration awaits Orchestrator action at ${mergeRequest.target.ref}. Target-only movement refreshes integration evidence; it does not invalidate approval for an unchanged source.`;
-  }
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head><title>Merge Request · Yoi</title></svelte:head>
diff --git a/web/workspace/test/merge-request-status.test.ts b/web/workspace/test/merge-request-status.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6436396f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/workspace/test/merge-request-status.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/// <reference lib="deno.ns" />
+
+import type {
+  MergeRequestDetail,
+  MergeRequestThreadEvent,
+} from "../src/lib/workspace/api/merge-requests.ts";
+import { sourceReviewFreshness } from "../src/lib/workspace/merge-request-status.ts";
+
+function assertEquals(actual: unknown, expected: unknown): void {
+  if (actual !== expected) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `expected ${JSON.stringify(expected)}, got ${JSON.stringify(actual)}`,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+function event(
+  kind: string,
+  fields: Record<string, unknown>,
+): MergeRequestThreadEvent {
+  return { kind, sequence: 1, at: "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z", ...fields };
+}
+
+function detail(thread: MergeRequestThreadEvent[]): MergeRequestDetail {
+  return {
+    merge_request_id: "MR-1",
+    workspace_id: "W",
+    repository_id: "main",
+    ticket_ids: ["T-1"],
+    selector_from: "work/ticket",
+    selector_to: "develop",
+    state: "open",
+    opened_by: {
+      runtime_id: "runtime",
+      worker_id: "worker",
+      assignment_id: "assignment",
+    },
+    created_at: "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
+    updated_at: "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
+    source: {
+      status: "known",
+      ref: "source-2",
+      observed_at: "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
+    },
+    target: {
+      status: "known",
+      ref: "target-2",
+      observed_at: "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
+    },
+    linked_tickets: [{ ticket_id: "T-1", key: "T-1" }],
+    thread,
+  };
+}
+
+Deno.test("revoked review requires a fresh review instead of appearing pending", () => {
+  const mergeRequest = detail([
+    event("review_requested", {
+      event_id: "request-1",
+      subject_ref: "source-2",
+    }),
+    event("review", {
+      event_id: "review-1",
+      request_event_id: "request-1",
+      subject_ref: "source-2",
+      decision: "approve",
+    }),
+    event("review_revoked", {
+      event_id: "revoke-1",
+      review_event_id: "review-1",
+    }),
+  ]);
+
+  assertEquals(
+    sourceReviewFreshness(mergeRequest),
+    "Fresh source review required: no effective verdict exists for source-2.",
+  );
+});
+
+Deno.test("unresolved review request for the current source is pending", () => {
+  const mergeRequest = detail([
+    event("review_requested", {
+      event_id: "request-2",
+      subject_ref: "source-2",
+    }),
+  ]);
+
+  assertEquals(
+    sourceReviewFreshness(mergeRequest),
+    "Current source review pending for exact ref source-2.",
+  );
+});
+
+Deno.test("completed or cancelled request is not projected as pending", () => {
+  const approved = detail([
+    event("review_requested", {
+      event_id: "request-3",
+      subject_ref: "source-2",
+    }),
+    event("review", {
+      event_id: "review-3",
+      request_event_id: "request-3",
+      subject_ref: "source-2",
+      decision: "approve",
+    }),
+  ]);
+  assertEquals(
+    sourceReviewFreshness(approved),
+    "Current source approved at exact ref source-2.",
+  );
+
+  const cancelled = detail([
+    event("review_requested", {
+      event_id: "request-4",
+      subject_ref: "source-2",
+    }),
+    event("review_cancelled", {
+      event_id: "cancel-4",
+      request_event_id: "request-4",
+      subject_ref: "source-2",
+    }),
+  ]);
+  assertEquals(
+    sourceReviewFreshness(cancelled),
+    "Fresh source review required: no effective verdict exists for source-2.",
+  );
+});
+
+Deno.test("source movement explains the exact stale and current refs", () => {
+  const mergeRequest = detail([
+    event("review", {
+      event_id: "review-old",
+      request_event_id: "request-old",
+      subject_ref: "source-1",
+      decision: "approve",
+    }),
+  ]);
+
+  assertEquals(
+    sourceReviewFreshness(mergeRequest),
+    "Fresh source review required: selector_from moved from source-1 to source-2.",
+  );
+});