diff --git a/superpowers-bridge/README.md b/superpowers-bridge/README.md
index c4f154e..5c12dad 100644
--- a/superpowers-bridge/README.md
+++ b/superpowers-bridge/README.md
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ A bundle release `1.x.y` is a published cut of schema major `v1`. A future schem
 
 Baseline versions this schema was authored against. This is a **historical snapshot, not an end-to-end compatibility guarantee** — CI cannot run the full prompt-layer workflow in headless mode, so behavioral compatibility relies on human review when drift fires.
 
-Current bundle release: **`1.3.0`** (see [VERSION](./VERSION)).
+Current bundle release: **`1.3.1`** (see [VERSION](./VERSION)).
 
 | superpowers-bridge | OpenSpec CLI | Superpowers plugin | Baseline as of |
 |---|---|---|---|
diff --git a/superpowers-bridge/README.zh-TW.md b/superpowers-bridge/README.zh-TW.md
index 5cc39a7..e75be89 100644
--- a/superpowers-bridge/README.zh-TW.md
+++ b/superpowers-bridge/README.zh-TW.md
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ LLM 不必解讀 timing 文字 —— 跑指令、看結果即可。這是顧慮
 
 本 schema 撰寫時所對齊的 upstream 基準版本。這是**歷史快照,不是端對端相容性承諾** — CI 無法在 headless 環境跑完整的 prompt-layer workflow,行為相容性依賴 drift 觸發人類檢核。
 
-目前 bundle release: **`1.3.0`**(見 [VERSION](./VERSION))。
+目前 bundle release: **`1.3.1`**(見 [VERSION](./VERSION))。
 
 | superpowers-bridge | OpenSpec CLI | Superpowers plugin | 基準日期 |
 |---|---|---|---|
diff --git a/superpowers-bridge/VERSION b/superpowers-bridge/VERSION
index f0bb29e..3a3cd8c 100644
--- a/superpowers-bridge/VERSION
+++ b/superpowers-bridge/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.0
+1.3.1
diff --git a/superpowers-bridge/schema.yaml b/superpowers-bridge/schema.yaml
index 82c26d9..e80c14f 100644
--- a/superpowers-bridge/schema.yaml
+++ b/superpowers-bridge/schema.yaml
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ description: >
   because the alternative executor (executing-plans) loses TDD and
   code-review transitive activation, defeating Superpowers' value.
   If your platform lacks subagent support, use spec-driven instead.
-  Each artifact / apply step verifies its required skills before
-  invoking and surfaces a clear error if any are missing.
+  Each artifact / apply step that invokes a Superpowers skill
+  PRECHECKs it and STOPs with a clear error if it is missing; the one
+  OpenSpec skill used (openspec-verify-change) deliberately has a
+  documented manual fallback instead of a STOP.
   brainstorm → proposal → specs, with design branching from brainstorm
   in parallel; specs + design → tasks → plan → verify → retrospective.
   design is required (reorganizes raw brainstorm output into structured
diff --git a/superpowers-bridge/templates/verify.md b/superpowers-bridge/templates/verify.md
index 62306c5..be8c96e 100644
--- a/superpowers-bridge/templates/verify.md
+++ b/superpowers-bridge/templates/verify.md
@@ -75,10 +75,14 @@ and Scenarios of `specs/*.md`:
 ## 5. Implementation Signal
 
 - [ ] No unstaged files in the worktree
-- [ ] All relevant commits pushed
+- [ ] All code changes committed
 
 **Commit range** (if known): `<from-sha>..<to-sha>`
 
+> Scoped to *committed*, not pushed, on purpose: verify runs at apply step 3 and the branch is
+> pushed at step 6, so a "pushed" box here could never be truthfully ticked. If you need the push
+> recorded, it belongs to the finish step, not this report.
+
 ---
 
 ## 6. Front-Door Routing Leak Detector (warning, non-blocking)