diff --git a/skills-manifest.json b/skills-manifest.json
index fb62ea64d..82e22e1c5 100644
--- a/skills-manifest.json
+++ b/skills-manifest.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       "files": 144
     },
     "faceless-explainer": {
-      "hash": "a8f964f864ee3a14",
+      "hash": "09bc257e79dabebc",
       "files": 18
     },
     "figma": {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       "files": 10
     },
     "media-use": {
-      "hash": "74d80350ba0bccd9",
+      "hash": "f6f3af6648b1bd81",
       "files": 122
     },
     "motion-graphics": {
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@
       "files": 23
     },
     "music-to-video": {
-      "hash": "901a19d0680f8c1b",
+      "hash": "5bb405421a7e19ba",
       "files": 132
     },
     "pr-to-video": {
-      "hash": "da8e3cbebcd4b674",
+      "hash": "a93fde2b33b26e75",
       "files": 22
     },
     "product-launch-video": {
-      "hash": "a88df1784155ace4",
+      "hash": "14404973ef5d38a0",
       "files": 20
     },
     "remotion-to-hyperframes": {
diff --git a/skills/faceless-explainer/scripts/assemble-index.mjs b/skills/faceless-explainer/scripts/assemble-index.mjs
index 06b910b38..1bdfca1d1 100644
--- a/skills/faceless-explainer/scripts/assemble-index.mjs
+++ b/skills/faceless-explainer/scripts/assemble-index.mjs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import { parseStoryboard } from "./lib/storyboard.mjs";
 import { parseFormat } from "./lib/dimensions.mjs";
 import { stageAssets } from "./lib/assets.mjs";
 import { parseColors, semanticColors } from "./lib/tokens.mjs";
+import { bgmDefaultVolume } from "../../media-use/audio/scripts/lib/bgm.mjs";
 
 // ---------- argv ----------
 const argv = process.argv.slice(2);
@@ -388,9 +389,9 @@ if (audio.bgm?.path) {
         `bgm is ${cov.dur?.toFixed?.(1) ?? "?"}s (< ${TOTAL}s) and could not be extended (${cov.reason}) — the tail will be silent; install ffmpeg`,
       );
     }
-    // An explicit volume from audio_meta always wins. Otherwise BGM under
-    // narration is a bed (0.12 ≈ -18 dB); a silent film sits it forward at 0.9.
-    const vol = audio.bgm.volume != null ? audio.bgm.volume : voiceCount > 0 ? 0.12 : 0.9;
+    // An explicit volume from audio_meta always wins; otherwise the shared
+    // media-use default (bed ~ -18 dB under narration, forward for a silent film).
+    const vol = audio.bgm.volume != null ? audio.bgm.volume : bgmDefaultVolume(voiceCount > 0);
     body.push(
       `      <!-- BGM -->`,
       `      <audio`,
diff --git a/skills/faceless-explainer/scripts/lib/tokens.mjs b/skills/faceless-explainer/scripts/lib/tokens.mjs
index 5b58fc215..f604c4d3a 100644
--- a/skills/faceless-explainer/scripts/lib/tokens.mjs
+++ b/skills/faceless-explainer/scripts/lib/tokens.mjs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const UA_DEFAULT_COLORS = new Set(
 // 145) and would otherwise win a pure chroma ranking, painting captions/highlights the error red.
 // build-frame.mjs uses this same key set to protect status colors during the preset→brand remix.
 export const STATUS_ROLE_KEY =
-  /(?:^|[-_])(?:positive|negative|success|error|warning|danger|good|bad|up|down)(?:[-_]|$)/i;
+  /(?:^|[-_])(?:positive|negative|success|error|warning|danger|good|bad|up|down|info|neutral|alert|caution|critical)(?:[-_]|$)/i;
 
 // Pick the brand ACCENT — never by raw chroma alone, never a UA-default link color.
 // Priority:
diff --git a/skills/media-use/audio/references/bgm.md b/skills/media-use/audio/references/bgm.md
index 4e220f50d..e4e542ed4 100644
--- a/skills/media-use/audio/references/bgm.md
+++ b/skills/media-use/audio/references/bgm.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ One music bed per composition, produced by the shared audio engine (`scripts/aud
 }
 ```
 
-`volume` is 0.12 (≈ -18 dB — a bed under the voice) under narration, 0.9 for a silent film (no voice). An explicit `volume` in `audio_meta.json` always overrides this default. `bgm_pending` is `false` — the file is on disk when the engine returns.
+`volume` comes from the engine's `bgmDefaultVolume()`: `BGM_BED_VOLUME` (currently `0.12` ≈ -18 dB — a bed under the voice) under narration, `BGM_SILENT_VOLUME` (currently `0.9`) for a silent film (no voice). Tune those constants in `scripts/lib/bgm.mjs`, not call sites. An explicit `volume` in `audio_meta.json` always overrides this default. `bgm_pending` is `false` — the file is on disk when the engine returns.
 
 ## Local generation (fallback) — Lyria → MusicGen
 
diff --git a/skills/music-to-video/scripts/assemble-index.mjs b/skills/music-to-video/scripts/assemble-index.mjs
index 3ba62ec93..e5b6d593e 100644
--- a/skills/music-to-video/scripts/assemble-index.mjs
+++ b/skills/music-to-video/scripts/assemble-index.mjs
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ for (const m of mounted) {
   body.push("");
 }
 
-// BGM (track 11) — full duration; duck slightly when VO present
+// BGM (track 11) — full duration. Here the music IS the content (music-first
+// skill), so it never drops to the explainer pipelines' narration-bed default
+// (bgmDefaultVolume() 0.12 ≈ -18 dB): an incidental VO ducks it only slightly.
 let bgmEmitted = false;
 if (existsSync(join(hyperframesDir, bgmRel))) {
   const vol = voiceCount > 0 ? 0.8 : 0.9;
diff --git a/skills/pr-to-video/scripts/assemble-index.mjs b/skills/pr-to-video/scripts/assemble-index.mjs
index 06b910b38..1bdfca1d1 100644
--- a/skills/pr-to-video/scripts/assemble-index.mjs
+++ b/skills/pr-to-video/scripts/assemble-index.mjs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import { parseStoryboard } from "./lib/storyboard.mjs";
 import { parseFormat } from "./lib/dimensions.mjs";
 import { stageAssets } from "./lib/assets.mjs";
 import { parseColors, semanticColors } from "./lib/tokens.mjs";
+import { bgmDefaultVolume } from "../../media-use/audio/scripts/lib/bgm.mjs";
 
 // ---------- argv ----------
 const argv = process.argv.slice(2);
@@ -388,9 +389,9 @@ if (audio.bgm?.path) {
         `bgm is ${cov.dur?.toFixed?.(1) ?? "?"}s (< ${TOTAL}s) and could not be extended (${cov.reason}) — the tail will be silent; install ffmpeg`,
       );
     }
-    // An explicit volume from audio_meta always wins. Otherwise BGM under
-    // narration is a bed (0.12 ≈ -18 dB); a silent film sits it forward at 0.9.
-    const vol = audio.bgm.volume != null ? audio.bgm.volume : voiceCount > 0 ? 0.12 : 0.9;
+    // An explicit volume from audio_meta always wins; otherwise the shared
+    // media-use default (bed ~ -18 dB under narration, forward for a silent film).
+    const vol = audio.bgm.volume != null ? audio.bgm.volume : bgmDefaultVolume(voiceCount > 0);
     body.push(
       `      <!-- BGM -->`,
       `      <audio`,
diff --git a/skills/pr-to-video/scripts/fetch-pr.mjs b/skills/pr-to-video/scripts/fetch-pr.mjs
index 3ab92da72..0a3972333 100644
--- a/skills/pr-to-video/scripts/fetch-pr.mjs
+++ b/skills/pr-to-video/scripts/fetch-pr.mjs
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ const FIELDS = [
   "mergedBy",
   "state",
   "mergedAt",
-  "mergeCommit",
 ].join(",");
 
 const view = ghTry(["pr", "view", prRef, "--json", FIELDS]);
diff --git a/skills/pr-to-video/scripts/lib/tokens.mjs b/skills/pr-to-video/scripts/lib/tokens.mjs
index 5b58fc215..f604c4d3a 100644
--- a/skills/pr-to-video/scripts/lib/tokens.mjs
+++ b/skills/pr-to-video/scripts/lib/tokens.mjs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const UA_DEFAULT_COLORS = new Set(
 // 145) and would otherwise win a pure chroma ranking, painting captions/highlights the error red.
 // build-frame.mjs uses this same key set to protect status colors during the preset→brand remix.
 export const STATUS_ROLE_KEY =
-  /(?:^|[-_])(?:positive|negative|success|error|warning|danger|good|bad|up|down)(?:[-_]|$)/i;
+  /(?:^|[-_])(?:positive|negative|success|error|warning|danger|good|bad|up|down|info|neutral|alert|caution|critical)(?:[-_]|$)/i;
 
 // Pick the brand ACCENT — never by raw chroma alone, never a UA-default link color.
 // Priority:
diff --git a/skills/product-launch-video/scripts/assemble-index.mjs b/skills/product-launch-video/scripts/assemble-index.mjs
index 75e965275..96a55b38f 100644
--- a/skills/product-launch-video/scripts/assemble-index.mjs
+++ b/skills/product-launch-video/scripts/assemble-index.mjs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import { parseStoryboard } from "./lib/storyboard.mjs";
 import { parseFormat } from "./lib/dimensions.mjs";
 import { stageAssets } from "./lib/assets.mjs";
 import { parseColors, semanticColors } from "./lib/tokens.mjs";
+import { bgmDefaultVolume } from "../../media-use/audio/scripts/lib/bgm.mjs";
 
 // ---------- argv ----------
 const argv = process.argv.slice(2);
@@ -388,9 +389,9 @@ if (audio.bgm?.path) {
         `bgm is ${cov.dur?.toFixed?.(1) ?? "?"}s (< ${TOTAL}s) and could not be extended (${cov.reason}) — the tail will be silent; install ffmpeg`,
       );
     }
-    // An explicit volume from audio_meta always wins. Otherwise BGM under
-    // narration is a bed (0.12 ≈ -18 dB); a silent film sits it forward at 0.9.
-    const vol = audio.bgm.volume != null ? audio.bgm.volume : voiceCount > 0 ? 0.12 : 0.9;
+    // An explicit volume from audio_meta always wins; otherwise the shared
+    // media-use default (bed ~ -18 dB under narration, forward for a silent film).
+    const vol = audio.bgm.volume != null ? audio.bgm.volume : bgmDefaultVolume(voiceCount > 0);
     body.push(
       `      <!-- BGM -->`,
       `      <audio`,
diff --git a/skills/product-launch-video/scripts/lib/tokens.mjs b/skills/product-launch-video/scripts/lib/tokens.mjs
index 5b58fc215..f604c4d3a 100644
--- a/skills/product-launch-video/scripts/lib/tokens.mjs
+++ b/skills/product-launch-video/scripts/lib/tokens.mjs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const UA_DEFAULT_COLORS = new Set(
 // 145) and would otherwise win a pure chroma ranking, painting captions/highlights the error red.
 // build-frame.mjs uses this same key set to protect status colors during the preset→brand remix.
 export const STATUS_ROLE_KEY =
-  /(?:^|[-_])(?:positive|negative|success|error|warning|danger|good|bad|up|down)(?:[-_]|$)/i;
+  /(?:^|[-_])(?:positive|negative|success|error|warning|danger|good|bad|up|down|info|neutral|alert|caution|critical)(?:[-_]|$)/i;
 
 // Pick the brand ACCENT — never by raw chroma alone, never a UA-default link color.
 // Priority: