diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/anno-apply-pr.yml b/.gitea/workflows/anno-apply-pr.yml
index 8e9af64..c72fec8 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/anno-apply-pr.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/anno-apply-pr.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ jobs:
           import fs from "node:fs";
 
           const ev = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.env.EVENT_JSON, "utf8"));
-
           const repoObj = ev?.repository || {};
+
           const cloneUrl =
             repoObj?.clone_url ||
             (repoObj?.html_url ? (repoObj.html_url.replace(/\/$/,"") + ".git") : "");
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
           source /tmp/anno.env
           if [[ "$LABEL_NAME" != "state/approved" && "$LABEL_NAME" != "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
             echo "ℹ️ label=$LABEL_NAME => skip"
-            echo 'SKIP=1' >> /tmp/anno.env
+            echo "SKIP=1" >> /tmp/anno.env
             exit 0
           fi
           echo "✅ proceed (issue=$ISSUE_NUMBER)"
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ jobs:
           git remote add origin "$CLONE_URL"
           git fetch --depth 1 origin "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"
           git -c advice.detachedHead=false checkout -q FETCH_HEAD
+          git log -1 --oneline
 
       - name: Install deps
         run: |
@@ -135,23 +136,35 @@ jobs:
           source /tmp/anno.env
           [[ "${SKIP:-0}" != "1" ]] || { echo "ℹ️ skipped"; exit 0; }
           npm ci
-      
-      test -f scripts/apply-annotation-ticket.mjs || { echo "❌ missing scripts/apply-annotation-ticket.mjs on main"; exit 1; }
+
+      - name: Check apply script exists
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          source /tmp/anno.env
+          [[ "${SKIP:-0}" != "1" ]] || { echo "ℹ️ skipped"; exit 0; }
+          test -f scripts/apply-annotation-ticket.mjs || {
+            echo "❌ missing scripts/apply-annotation-ticket.mjs on $DEFAULT_BRANCH"
+            ls -la scripts | sed -n '1,200p' || true
+            exit 1
+          }
 
       - name: Build dist (needed for --verify)
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          # génère dist + para-index.json (via postbuild)
+          source /tmp/anno.env
+          [[ "${SKIP:-0}" != "1" ]] || { echo "ℹ️ skipped"; exit 0; }
+
           npm run build:clean
 
           test -f dist/para-index.json || {
             echo "❌ missing dist/para-index.json after build"
-            ls -la dist | sed -n '1,160p'
+            ls -la dist | sed -n '1,200p' || true
             exit 1
           }
           echo "✅ dist/para-index.json present"
-    
+
       - name: Apply ticket on bot branch (strict+verify, commit)
+        continue-on-error: true
         env:
           FORGE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGE_TOKEN }}
           BOT_GIT_NAME: ${{ secrets.BOT_GIT_NAME }}
@@ -160,6 +173,7 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           source /tmp/anno.env
           [[ "${SKIP:-0}" != "1" ]] || { echo "ℹ️ skipped"; exit 0; }
+
           test -n "${FORGE_TOKEN:-}" || { echo "❌ Missing secret FORGE_TOKEN"; exit 1; }
 
           git config user.name  "${BOT_GIT_NAME:-archicratie-bot}"
@@ -181,12 +195,16 @@ jobs:
           RC=$?
           set -e
 
-          tail -n 160 "$LOG" || true
+          echo "APPLY_RC=$RC" >> /tmp/anno.env
+
+          echo "== apply log (tail) =="
+          tail -n 180 "$LOG" || true
 
           END_SHA="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+
           if [[ "$RC" -ne 0 ]]; then
-            echo "APPLY_RC=$RC" >> /tmp/anno.env
-            exit "$RC"
+            echo "NOOP=0" >> /tmp/anno.env
+            exit 0
           fi
 
           if [[ "$START_SHA" == "$END_SHA" ]]; then
@@ -196,13 +214,42 @@ jobs:
             echo "END_SHA=$END_SHA" >> /tmp/anno.env
           fi
 
+      - name: Comment issue on failure (strict/verify/etc)
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        env:
+          FORGE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGE_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          source /tmp/anno.env
+          [[ "${SKIP:-0}" != "1" ]] || { echo "ℹ️ skipped"; exit 0; }
+
+          RC="${APPLY_RC:-0}"
+          if [[ "$RC" == "0" ]]; then
+            echo "ℹ️ no failure detected"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          BODY="$(tail -n 160 /tmp/apply.log | sed 's/\r$//')"
+          MSG="❌ apply-annotation-ticket a échoué (rc=${RC}).\n\n\`\`\`\n${BODY}\n\`\`\`\n"
+
+          PAYLOAD="$(node --input-type=module -e 'console.log(JSON.stringify({body: process.argv[1]||""}))' "$MSG")"
+
+          curl -fsS -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token $FORGE_TOKEN" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            "$API_BASE/api/v1/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/issues/$ISSUE_NUMBER/comments" \
+            --data-binary "$PAYLOAD"
+
       - name: Comment issue if no-op (already applied)
+        if: ${{ always() }}
         env:
           FORGE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGE_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           source /tmp/anno.env
           [[ "${SKIP:-0}" != "1" ]] || exit 0
+
+          [[ "${APPLY_RC:-0}" == "0" ]] || exit 0
           [[ "${NOOP:-0}" == "1" ]] || exit 0
 
           MSG="ℹ️ Ticket #${ISSUE_NUMBER} : rien à appliquer (déjà présent / dédupliqué)."
@@ -215,12 +262,15 @@ jobs:
             --data-binary "$PAYLOAD"
 
       - name: Push bot branch
+        if: ${{ always() }}
         env:
           FORGE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGE_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           source /tmp/anno.env
           [[ "${SKIP:-0}" != "1" ]] || exit 0
+
+          [[ "${APPLY_RC:-0}" == "0" ]] || { echo "ℹ️ apply failed -> skip push"; exit 0; }
           [[ "${NOOP:-0}" == "0" ]] || { echo "ℹ️ no-op -> skip push"; exit 0; }
 
           AUTH_URL="$(node --input-type=module -e '
@@ -235,12 +285,15 @@ jobs:
           git push -u origin "$BRANCH"
 
       - name: Create PR + comment issue
+        if: ${{ always() }}
         env:
           FORGE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGE_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           source /tmp/anno.env
           [[ "${SKIP:-0}" != "1" ]] || exit 0
+
+          [[ "${APPLY_RC:-0}" == "0" ]] || { echo "ℹ️ apply failed -> skip PR"; exit 0; }
           [[ "${NOOP:-0}" == "0" ]] || { echo "ℹ️ no-op -> skip PR"; exit 0; }
 
           PR_TITLE="anno: apply ticket #${ISSUE_NUMBER}"
@@ -271,4 +324,20 @@ jobs:
             -H "Authorization: token $FORGE_TOKEN" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             "$API_BASE/api/v1/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/issues/$ISSUE_NUMBER/comments" \
-            --data-binary "$C_PAYLOAD"
\ No newline at end of file
+            --data-binary "$C_PAYLOAD"
+
+          echo "✅ PR: $PR_URL"
+
+      - name: Finalize (fail job if apply failed)
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          source /tmp/anno.env || true
+          [[ "${SKIP:-0}" != "1" ]] || { echo "ℹ️ skipped"; exit 0; }
+
+          RC="${APPLY_RC:-0}"
+          if [[ "$RC" != "0" ]]; then
+            echo "❌ apply failed (rc=$RC)"
+            exit "$RC"
+          fi
+          echo "✅ apply ok"
\ No newline at end of file