diff --git a/auditor/audit.ts b/auditor/audit.ts
index d626373..ae5fdc8 100644
--- a/auditor/audit.ts
+++ b/auditor/audit.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export async function auditPr(pr: PrSnapshot, opts: AuditOptions = {}): Promise<
     runStaticCheck(diff),
     opts.skip_dynamic ? Promise.resolve(stubFinding("dynamic", "skipped by options")) : runDynamicCheck(),
     opts.skip_inference ? Promise.resolve(stubFinding("inference", "skipped by options")) : runInferenceCheck(claims, diff),
-    runKbCheck(claims),
+    runKbCheck(claims, pr.files.map(f => f.path)),
   ]);
 
   const allFindings: Finding[] = [
diff --git a/auditor/audit_one.ts b/auditor/audit_one.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edbb727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/auditor/audit_one.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// One-shot dry-run audit of a single PR. Useful for verifying check
+// behavior (kb_query scrum surfacing, inference prompts, etc.) without
+// posting to Gitea. Does NOT touch state.json and does NOT post
+// commit status or PR comments.
+//
+// Run: bun run auditor/audit_one.ts <pr-number>
+
+import { getPrSnapshot } from "./gitea.ts";
+import { auditPr } from "./audit.ts";
+
+async function main() {
+  const prNumRaw = process.argv[2];
+  if (!prNumRaw) {
+    console.error("usage: bun run auditor/audit_one.ts <pr-number>");
+    process.exit(2);
+  }
+  const prNum = Number(prNumRaw);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(prNum)) {
+    console.error(`invalid PR number: ${prNumRaw}`);
+    process.exit(2);
+  }
+
+  console.log(`[audit_one] fetching PR #${prNum}...`);
+  const pr = await getPrSnapshot(prNum);
+  console.log(`[audit_one] PR #${pr.number}: "${pr.title}" (head=${pr.head_sha.slice(0, 12)})`);
+  console.log(`[audit_one] files in diff: ${pr.files.length}`);
+  for (const f of pr.files) console.log(`  - ${f.path} (+${f.additions}/-${f.deletions})`);
+  console.log("");
+
+  const verdict = await auditPr(pr, {
+    dry_run: true,                      // no Gitea posting
+    skip_dynamic: true,                  // don't run fixture
+    skip_inference: process.env.LH_AUDITOR_SKIP_INFERENCE === "1",
+  });
+
+  console.log("\n═══ VERDICT ═══");
+  console.log(`overall:  ${verdict.overall}`);
+  console.log(`one-liner: ${verdict.one_liner}`);
+  console.log(`findings:  total=${verdict.metrics.findings_total} block=${verdict.metrics.findings_block} warn=${verdict.metrics.findings_warn} info=${verdict.metrics.findings_info}`);
+  console.log("");
+
+  // Print findings, highlighting kb_query scrum surfacing
+  const byCheck: Record<string, typeof verdict.findings> = {};
+  for (const f of verdict.findings) (byCheck[f.check] ||= []).push(f);
+
+  for (const [check, findings] of Object.entries(byCheck)) {
+    console.log(`── ${check} (${findings.length}) ──`);
+    for (const f of findings) {
+      const tag = f.severity === "block" ? "🛑" : f.severity === "warn" ? "⚠️ " : "ℹ️ ";
+      console.log(`  ${tag} [${f.severity}] ${f.summary}`);
+      if (f.summary.includes("scrum-master")) {
+        for (const e of f.evidence) {
+          console.log(`      → ${e.slice(0, 200)}`);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const scrumFindings = verdict.findings.filter(f => f.summary.includes("scrum-master"));
+  console.log("");
+  console.log(`═══ SCRUM WIRE CHECK: ${scrumFindings.length} scrum-master findings surfaced by kb_query ═══`);
+  if (scrumFindings.length === 0) {
+    console.log("  (none — either no matching scrum_reviews.jsonl rows, or files didn't match PR diff)");
+  }
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+main().catch(e => { console.error("[audit_one] fatal:", e); process.exit(1); });
diff --git a/auditor/checks/kb_query.ts b/auditor/checks/kb_query.ts
index b87066c..f666538 100644
--- a/auditor/checks/kb_query.ts
+++ b/auditor/checks/kb_query.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // What this check reads (all file-backed, append-only or periodic):
 //   data/_kb/outcomes.jsonl         — per-scenario outcomes (kb.ts)
 //   data/_kb/error_corrections.jsonl — fail→succeed deltas on same sig
+//   data/_kb/scrum_reviews.jsonl     — scrum-master accepted reviews
 //   data/_observer/ops.jsonl         — observer ring → disk stream
 //   data/_bot/cycles/*.json          — bot cycle results
 //
@@ -21,10 +22,11 @@ import type { Claim, Finding } from "../types.ts";
 const KB_DIR = "/home/profit/lakehouse/data/_kb";
 const OBSERVER_OPS = "/home/profit/lakehouse/data/_observer/ops.jsonl";
 const BOT_CYCLES_DIR = "/home/profit/lakehouse/data/_bot/cycles";
+const SCRUM_REVIEWS_JSONL = "/home/profit/lakehouse/data/_kb/scrum_reviews.jsonl";
 const TAIL_LINES = 500;
 const MAX_BOT_CYCLE_FILES = 30;
 
-export async function runKbCheck(claims: Claim[]): Promise<Finding[]> {
+export async function runKbCheck(claims: Claim[], prFiles: string[] = []): Promise<Finding[]> {
   const findings: Finding[] = [];
 
   // 1. Recent scenario outcomes: are strong-claim-style phrases showing
@@ -48,6 +50,15 @@ export async function runKbCheck(claims: Claim[]): Promise<Finding[]> {
   const obsFindings = await checkObserverStream();
   findings.push(...obsFindings);
 
+  // 5. Scrum-master reviews — surface prior accepted reviews for any
+  //    file in this PR's diff. Cohesion plan Phase C wire: the
+  //    auditor gets to "borrow" the scrum-master's deeper per-file
+  //    analysis instead of re-doing that work.
+  if (prFiles.length > 0) {
+    const scrumFindings = await checkScrumReviews(prFiles);
+    findings.push(...scrumFindings);
+  }
+
   return findings;
 }
 
@@ -181,3 +192,54 @@ function observerBySource(ops: any[]): string {
   }
   return Object.entries(c).sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]).map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`).join(", ") || "empty";
 }
+
+// Scrum-master reviews — the scrum pipeline writes one row per
+// accepted per-file review. We match reviews whose `file` matches
+// any path in the PR's diff, then surface the *preview* + which
+// model the escalation ladder had to reach. If the scrum-master
+// needed the 123B specialist or larger to resolve a file, that's
+// a meaningful signal about the code's complexity — and it's
+// surfaced to the PR without the auditor having to re-run the
+// escalation ladder itself.
+async function checkScrumReviews(prFiles: string[]): Promise<Finding[]> {
+  const rows = await tailJsonl<any>(SCRUM_REVIEWS_JSONL, TAIL_LINES);
+  if (rows.length === 0) return [];
+
+  // Match by exact file OR filename suffix — PR files arrive as
+  // `auditor/audit.ts`-style relative paths; scrum stores the same.
+  const norm = (p: string) => p.replace(/^\/+/, "").replace(/^home\/profit\/lakehouse\//, "");
+  const prSet = new Set(prFiles.map(norm));
+
+  // Keep only the most recent review per file (last-wins).
+  const latestByFile = new Map<string, any>();
+  for (const r of rows) {
+    const f = norm(String(r.file ?? ""));
+    if (!f) continue;
+    if (!prSet.has(f)) continue;
+    latestByFile.set(f, r);
+  }
+  if (latestByFile.size === 0) return [];
+
+  const findings: Finding[] = [];
+  for (const [file, r] of latestByFile) {
+    const model = String(r.accepted_model ?? "?");
+    const attempt = r.accepted_on_attempt ?? "?";
+    const treeSplit = !!r.tree_split_fired;
+    // Heuristic: if the scrum-master had to escalate past attempt 3,
+    // or had to tree-split, that's context the PR reviewer should see.
+    // Severity: info for low-escalation, warn if escalated far up
+    // the ladder (cloud specialist required).
+    const heavyEscalation = Number(attempt) >= 4;
+    const sev: "warn" | "info" = heavyEscalation ? "warn" : "info";
+    findings.push({
+      check: "kb_query",
+      severity: sev,
+      summary: `scrum-master review for \`${file}\` — accepted on attempt ${attempt} by \`${model}\`${treeSplit ? " (tree-split)" : ""}`,
+      evidence: [
+        `reviewed_at: ${r.reviewed_at ?? "?"}`,
+        `preview: ${String(r.suggestions_preview ?? "").slice(0, 300).replace(/\n/g, " ")}`,
+      ],
+    });
+  }
+  return findings;
+}