diff --git a/seed/questions/QUESTION_QUALITY_CHECKLIST.md b/seed/questions/QUESTION_QUALITY_CHECKLIST.md
index f6b99824..8eb40315 100644
--- a/seed/questions/QUESTION_QUALITY_CHECKLIST.md
+++ b/seed/questions/QUESTION_QUALITY_CHECKLIST.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Closer Question Quality Checklist v6
+# Closer Question Quality Checklist v7
 
 **See also:** [QUESTION_CONTENT_GUIDE.md](QUESTION_CONTENT_GUIDE.md) | [QUESTION_SCHEMA.md](QUESTION_SCHEMA.md) | [QUESTION_REWRITE_PLAN.md](QUESTION_REWRITE_PLAN.md)
 
@@ -225,6 +225,66 @@ Better:
 Save me the best couch spot
 ```
 
+## Patch Discipline Checks
+
+Before updating a daily pack, confirm the workflow is patch mode.
+
+Required:
+
+* every failed question has a marked ID
+* every mark has a reason
+* every mark has a fix scope
+* only marked IDs are edited
+* passing IDs are left unchanged
+* metadata is preserved unless metadata failed
+* the report lists marked count, patched count, and remaining flag count
+
+Reject the update if it rewrites passing questions without a mass rewrite exception.
+
+Mass rewrite exception requires:
+
+* more than 60 percent of the weekday or pack fails
+* one shared root cause is named
+* the report explains why patching is worse
+* preserved fields are listed
+
+## Fun But Grounded Checks
+
+Reject daily questions that are fun only because they are random.
+
+Mark as `too_random` or `mechanic_overuse` when the pack overuses:
+
+* snack drafts
+* fake awards
+* mascot jokes
+* couch games
+* dramatic bits
+* random object picks
+* silly phrases that do not fit the prompt
+
+A good daily question should feel playful and usable by adults.
+
+It should not feel like a children's party game, a meme prompt, or a slot machine full of snacks.
+
+## Option Answer Test
+
+For every single-choice question, read the prompt followed by each option.
+
+Each option must sound like a direct answer.
+
+If one option fails, fix that option.
+
+If two or more options fail, rewrite the answer set.
+
+Mark failures as `option_mismatch` or `weird_option`.
+
+Examples that fail:
+
+* Prompt asks for a date move, option is an object.
+* Prompt asks what to do tonight, option is a vague feeling.
+* Prompt asks for a playful choice, option is a chore.
+* Prompt asks for a flirty pick, option is a household task.
+
 ## Repetition Checks
 
 Reject or rewrite if:
@@ -245,9 +305,11 @@ Before approving the full daily pack:
 2. Mark anything therapy-coded, boring, weird, logistical, or not fun.
 3. Fix the marked items.
 4. Run a second random sample from each weekday.
-5. Ship only when the second sample passes cleanly.
+5. Fix only the sampled items that fail.
+6. Run another sample if any sampled item changed.
+7. Ship only when the second clean sample passes and the remaining hard flag count is 0.
 
-The sample must include no chore-heavy answer sets and no weird domestic options.
+The sample must include no chore-heavy answer sets, no weird domestic options, and no random silliness that does not fit the prompt.
 
 ## General Question Checks
 
@@ -277,6 +339,9 @@ Use these reasons when marking weak questions:
 * weird_option
 * weak_weekday_fit
 * filler_question
+* too_random
+* mechanic_overuse
+* patch_scope_violation
 * duplicate_text
 * duplicate_options
 * schema_issue
@@ -286,8 +351,9 @@ Use these reasons when marking weak questions:
 Use one of these labels when reviewing a pack:
 
 * production_ready
+* production_candidate
 * staging_only
 * needs_rewrite
 * reject
 
-Do not call a pack production ready just because the JSON validates.
+Do not call a pack production ready just because the JSON validates. Do not call it production ready while known hard content flags remain.