diff --git a/.github/workflows/shipyard-reviewer.yml b/.github/workflows/shipyard-reviewer.yml
index ddb4bbc..87e6550 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shipyard-reviewer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shipyard-reviewer.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Shipyard Cloud Reviewer reviewing itself. It uses the last released major rather
-# than executing code from the pull request under review.
+# Shipyard Cloud Reviewer reviewing itself. Use an audited immutable revision,
+# never code from the pull request under review.
 name: Shipyard Cloud Reviewer
 
 on:
@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   review:
     if: >-
-      vars.LLM_BASE_URL != '' &&
-      vars.LLM_MODEL != '' &&
+      vars.OPENROUTER_REVIEWER_ENABLED == 'true' &&
       ((github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' &&
         !startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'shipyard/issue-')) ||
        (github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' && github.event.action == 'shipyard-review') ||
        (github.event.issue.pull_request && contains(github.event.comment.body, '@shipyard')))
     runs-on: shipyard-runners
     steps:
-      - uses: dymoo/shipyard@v3
+      - uses: dymoo/shipyard@efec252b39c55bc3d902d14d59286660046f9776
         with:
-          api-key: ${{ secrets.LLM_API_KEY }}
-          base-url: ${{ vars.LLM_BASE_URL }}
-          model: ${{ vars.LLM_MODEL }}
+          api-key: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_REVIEWER_API_KEY }}
+          base-url: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
+          model: deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash
+          reasoning-effort: max
           handoff-token: ${{ secrets.SHIPYARD_HANDOFF_TOKEN }}
           instructions: |
             This action has no runtime dependencies. Any import that is not
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 0172fb6..a998fab 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -66,8 +66,12 @@ The review action's public inputs are exactly `api-key`, `base-url`, `model`,
 When omitted, reasoning effort uses the provider default; an explicit validated
 value is sent unchanged. The released `dymoo/shipyard@v3` reference does not
 accept this new input; consumers must pin a supporting immutable revision until
-it is released. The self-review workflow remains on `@v3` and omits it. When
-its base URL is exactly OpenRouter, the shared client adds the fixed public app
+it is released. The self-review workflow pins a supporting immutable revision
+and selects `deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash` with explicit `max` effort. Its dedicated
+`OPENROUTER_REVIEWER_API_KEY` is separate from the Coder's `LLM_API_KEY`;
+`OPENROUTER_REVIEWER_ENABLED` must be `true` only after that key and the existing
+hand-off secret are configured. The generic `@v3` examples remain unchanged.
+When its base URL is exactly OpenRouter, the shared client adds the fixed public app
 attribution headers `HTTP-Referer: https://github.com/dymoo/shipyard` and
 `X-OpenRouter-Title: Shipyard`, plus one `session_id` derived from the opaque
 GitHub workflow-run identifier to keep provider prompt caches sticky. It never
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75d2e63..4325d21 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,6 +182,20 @@ image and `npm test`, because that command uses only Node's built-in test
 runner. A consumer whose Agent Brief declares another test command must publish
 an image containing that toolchain and use its immutable digest.
 
+This repository's own reviewer pilot uses `deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash`
+through OpenRouter with explicit `max` reasoning and a supporting immutable
+action revision. It
+uses a dedicated `OPENROUTER_REVIEWER_API_KEY`, not the Coder's `LLM_API_KEY`.
+Keep its `OPENROUTER_REVIEWER_ENABLED` Variable absent or `false` until the new
+key and existing `SHIPYARD_HANDOFF_TOKEN` are configured; set it to `true` to
+activate, and clear it before removing or rotating either secret. The reviewer
+key must allow only this model and retain strict ZDR/no-training routing with
+both OpenRouter input/output logging options off and an owner-selected spending
+cap. Account/member guardrails can further restrict it; key creation does not
+prove model eligibility. Verify an actual review after activation. Coder model
+variables and credentials remain unchanged. These pilot settings do not change
+the configurable, released-version workflow examples above.
+
 Use `dymoo/shipyard/cloud-coder@v4` in the copied workflow. Both actions must
 receive the same `SHIPYARD_HANDOFF_TOKEN`; Shipyard uses it only to sign and
 verify context-bound HMAC hand-offs, never stores it in the dispatch payload,
diff --git a/test/cloud-coder-action.test.js b/test/cloud-coder-action.test.js
index 920434a..2027cc3 100644
--- a/test/cloud-coder-action.test.js
+++ b/test/cloud-coder-action.test.js
@@ -62,23 +62,6 @@ test('the Shipyard pilot workflow routes only ready Issues through a pinned Node
   assert.match(example, /github\.event\.issue\.state == 'open'/);
 });
 
-test('the Shipyard reviewer pilot targets the dedicated ARC scale set', () => {
-  const workflow = fs.readFileSync(new URL('../.github/workflows/shipyard-reviewer.yml', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
-  assert.match(workflow, /^name: Shipyard Cloud Reviewer$/m);
-  assert.match(workflow, /runs-on: shipyard-runners/);
-  assert.match(workflow, /vars\.LLM_BASE_URL != ''/);
-  assert.match(workflow, /vars\.LLM_MODEL != ''/);
-
-  const example = fs.readFileSync(new URL('../examples/workflows/shipyard-reviewer.yml', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
-  assert.match(example, /vars\.LLM_BASE_URL != ''/);
-  assert.match(example, /vars\.LLM_MODEL != ''/);
-
-  const readme = fs.readFileSync(new URL('../README.md', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
-  assert.match(readme, /Do \*\*not\*\* create a reviewer-only workflow from this README/);
-  assert.match(readme, /`setup-shipyard`/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(readme, /^## Add Shipyard Cloud Reviewer$/m);
-});
-
 test('dispatches only when ready-for-agent labels an Issue', (t) => {
   const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'shipyard-coder-event-'));
   const eventPath = path.join(dir, 'event.json');