diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml
index 1652713..28696dc 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ jobs:
               fi
               ;;
             fix/*|bugfix/*)
-              if [ "$BASE" != "dev" ]; then
+              if [ "$BASE" != "dev" ] && [ "$BASE" != "main" ]; then
                 ALLOWED=false
-                REASON="Fix branches must target 'dev', not '${BASE}'"
+                REASON="Fix branches must target 'dev' or 'main', not '${BASE}'"
               fi
               ;;
             patch/*)
-              if [ "$BASE" != "dev" ] && [ "$BASE" != "rc" ]; then
+              if [ "$BASE" != "dev" ] && [ "$BASE" != "rc" ] && [ "$BASE" != "main" ]; then
                 ALLOWED=false
-                REASON="Patch branches must target 'dev' or 'rc', not '${BASE}'"
+                REASON="Patch branches must target 'dev', 'rc', or 'main', not '${BASE}'"
               fi
               ;;
             hotfix/*)
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ jobs:
             echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "### Allowed merge paths:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "- \`feature/*\` → \`dev\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            echo "- \`fix/*\` → \`dev\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "- \`fix/*\` → \`dev\` or \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "- \`patch/*\` → \`dev\`, \`rc\`, or \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "- \`hotfix/*\` → \`dev\` or \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "- \`dev\` → \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "- \`rc/*\` → \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
@@ -147,11 +148,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Detect platform
         id: platform
         run: |
-          # Read platform from XML manifest (<platform> tag) or plain text fallback
-          PLATFORM=$(sed -n 's/.*<platform>\([^<]*\)<\/platform>.*/\1/p' .mokogitea/manifest.xml 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-          [ -z "$PLATFORM" ] && PLATFORM=$(cat .mokogitea/manifest.xml 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]')
+          # Platform comes from the MokoGitea metadata API (public GET); manifest.xml is no longer used.
+          API="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL:-https://git.mokoconsulting.tech}/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/metadata"
+          PLATFORM="$(curl -sf "$API" 2>/dev/null | python3 -c "import sys, json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('platform') or '')" 2>/dev/null || true)"
           [ -z "$PLATFORM" ] && PLATFORM="generic"
           echo "platform=$PLATFORM" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Detected platform: $PLATFORM"
 
       - name: Setup PHP
         if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla' || steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'dolibarr'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f4276f..15a5a84 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ BRIEF: Release changelog
 # Changelog
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- pr-check.yml branch policy: allow `fix/*` → `main` and `patch/*` → `main` (were restricted to dev/rc), matching documented branch policy
+- pr-check.yml platform detection: read platform from the MokoGitea metadata API instead of `.mokogitea/manifest.xml` (manifest.xml is no longer used); no longer aborts under `set -e` when the file is absent
+
 ## [09.41.00] --- 2026-06-27
 
 ## [09.41.00] --- 2026-06-27