diff --git a/.github/scripts/triage_with_llm.py b/.github/scripts/triage_with_llm.py
index f8ca780ee4c..3062770dbe9 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/triage_with_llm.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/triage_with_llm.py
@@ -146,8 +146,11 @@ def has_linked_issue(text: str) -> bool:
 
 def build_pr_prompt(*, title: str, body: str) -> str:
     cleaned_body = strip_html_comments(body or "").strip() or "(empty)"
-    return textwrap.dedent(
-        f"""
+    # Dedent the static template *before* interpolating dynamic fields so that
+    # multi-line bodies (whose 2nd+ lines start at column 0) don't defeat the
+    # common-indent computation in textwrap.dedent.
+    template = textwrap.dedent(
+        """
         You are "Agent Shin", the OSS triage bot for the LiteLLM open-source
         repository (BerriAI/litellm). Decide whether this external pull request
         meets the project's contribution standards.
@@ -195,12 +198,16 @@ def build_pr_prompt(*, title: str, body: str) -> str:
         ---
         """
     ).strip()
+    return template.format(title=title, cleaned_body=cleaned_body)
 
 
 def build_issue_prompt(*, title: str, body: str) -> str:
     cleaned_body = strip_html_comments(body or "").strip() or "(empty)"
-    return textwrap.dedent(
-        f"""
+    # Dedent the static template *before* interpolating dynamic fields so that
+    # multi-line bodies (whose 2nd+ lines start at column 0) don't defeat the
+    # common-indent computation in textwrap.dedent.
+    template = textwrap.dedent(
+        """
         You are "Agent Shin", the OSS triage bot for the LiteLLM open-source
         repository (BerriAI/litellm). Decide whether this GitHub issue meets
         the project's reporting standards.
@@ -245,6 +252,7 @@ def build_issue_prompt(*, title: str, body: str) -> str:
         ---
         """
     ).strip()
+    return template.format(title=title, cleaned_body=cleaned_body)
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/.github/workflows/close_low_quality_prs.yml b/.github/workflows/close_low_quality_prs.yml
index 57f74399cc1..d834cea0c82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close_low_quality_prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close_low_quality_prs.yml
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run low-quality PR closer
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          # Scheduled runs honor AGENT_SHIN_ENABLED directly: when the repo
-          # variable is "true", the cron actually closes PRs. workflow_dispatch
-          # must additionally opt-in via close=true so manual previews stay
-          # dry-run by default.
+          # Scheduled runs are ALWAYS dry-run, even when AGENT_SHIN_ENABLED is
+          # "true", so the team can QA the closer's verdicts in step summaries
+          # before any contributor sees a PR closed. Real closures only happen
+          # on manual workflow_dispatch with close=true (and the variable set).
           CLOSE_FLAG: ${{ github.event.inputs.close || 'false' }}
           AGENT_SHIN_ENABLED: ${{ vars.AGENT_SHIN_ENABLED }}
           MIN_AGE_DAYS: ${{ github.event.inputs.min_age_days || '7' }}
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ jobs:
           )
           if [ "${AGENT_SHIN_ENABLED:-false}" != "true" ]; then
             echo "::notice::AGENT_SHIN_ENABLED is not 'true' -> forcing dry-run regardless of close input."
-          elif [ "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME:-}" = "schedule" ] || [ "${CLOSE_FLAG}" = "true" ]; then
+          elif [ "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME:-}" = "workflow_dispatch" ] && [ "${CLOSE_FLAG}" = "true" ]; then
             ARGS+=(--close)
             echo "::notice::Running in close-on-fail mode."
           else
-            echo "::notice::AGENT_SHIN_ENABLED is true but close=false -> dry-run."
+            echo "::notice::AGENT_SHIN_ENABLED is true but this trigger is dry-run (scheduled event or close=false)."
           fi
           python3 .github/scripts/close_low_quality_prs.py "${ARGS[@]}"