Retroactive auto-PASS for projects with complete documents

Wire batchCheckRequirementsAndTransition into round activation and reopen
so pre-existing projects that already have all required docs get auto-
passed. Also adds checkDocumentCompletion endpoint for manual sweeps on
already-active rounds.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/app/(admin)/admin/rounds/[roundId]/page.tsx

@@ -326,7 +326,10 @@ export default function RoundDetailPage() {
     onSuccess: (data) => {
       utils.round.getById.invalidate({ id: roundId })
       utils.roundEngine.getProjectStates.invalidate({ roundId })
-      toast.success(`Advanced ${data.advancedCount} project(s) to ${data.targetRoundName}`)
+      const msg = data.autoPassedCount
+        ? `Passed ${data.autoPassedCount} and advanced ${data.advancedCount} project(s) to ${data.targetRoundName}`
+        : `Advanced ${data.advancedCount} project(s) to ${data.targetRoundName}`
+      toast.success(msg)
       setAdvanceDialogOpen(false)
     },
     onError: (err) => toast.error(err.message),
@@ -378,6 +381,7 @@ export default function RoundDetailPage() {
   const isEvaluation = round?.roundType === 'EVALUATION'
   const hasJury = ['EVALUATION', 'LIVE_FINAL', 'DELIBERATION'].includes(round?.roundType ?? '')
   const hasAwards = hasJury
+  const isSimpleAdvance = ['INTAKE', 'SUBMISSION', 'MENTORING'].includes(round?.roundType ?? '')
 
   const poolLink = `/admin/projects/pool?roundId=${roundId}&competitionId=${competitionId}` as Route
 
@@ -582,7 +586,7 @@ export default function RoundDetailPage() {
       </motion.div>
 
       {/* ===== STATS BAR — Accent-bordered cards ===== */}
-      <div className="grid gap-3 grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-4">
+      <div className={cn("grid gap-3 grid-cols-2", hasJury ? "sm:grid-cols-4" : "sm:grid-cols-3")}>
         {/* Projects */}
         <AnimatedCard index={0}>
           <Card className="border-l-4 border-l-[#557f8c] hover:shadow-md transition-shadow">
@@ -605,56 +609,58 @@ export default function RoundDetailPage() {
           </Card>
         </AnimatedCard>
 
-        {/* Jury (with inline group selector) */}
+        {/* Jury (with inline group selector) — only for jury-relevant rounds */}
-        <AnimatedCard index={1}>
+        {hasJury && (
-          <Card className="border-l-4 border-l-purple-500 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow">
+          <AnimatedCard index={1}>
-            <CardContent className="pt-4 pb-3">
+            <Card className="border-l-4 border-l-purple-500 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow">
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 mb-1" data-jury-select>
+              <CardContent className="pt-4 pb-3">
-                <div className="rounded-full bg-purple-50 p-1.5">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 mb-1" data-jury-select>
-                  <Users className="h-4 w-4 text-purple-500" />
+                  <div className="rounded-full bg-purple-50 p-1.5">
+                    <Users className="h-4 w-4 text-purple-500" />
+                  </div>
+                  <span className="text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground">Jury</span>
                 </div>
-                <span className="text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground">Jury</span>
+                {juryGroups && juryGroups.length > 0 ? (
-              </div>
+                  <Select
-              {juryGroups && juryGroups.length > 0 ? (
+                    value={round.juryGroupId ?? '__none__'}
-                <Select
+                    onValueChange={(value) => {
-                  value={round.juryGroupId ?? '__none__'}
+                      assignJuryMutation.mutate({
-                  onValueChange={(value) => {
+                        id: roundId,
-                    assignJuryMutation.mutate({
+                        juryGroupId: value === '__none__' ? null : value,
-                      id: roundId,
+                      })
-                      juryGroupId: value === '__none__' ? null : value,
+                    }}
-                    })
+                    disabled={assignJuryMutation.isPending}
-                  }}
+                  >
-                  disabled={assignJuryMutation.isPending}
+                    <SelectTrigger className="h-8 text-xs mt-1">
-                >
+                      <SelectValue placeholder="Select jury group..." />
-                  <SelectTrigger className="h-8 text-xs mt-1">
+                    </SelectTrigger>
-                    <SelectValue placeholder="Select jury group..." />
+                    <SelectContent>
-                  </SelectTrigger>
+                      <SelectItem value="__none__">No jury assigned</SelectItem>
-                  <SelectContent>
+                      {juryGroups.map((jg: any) => (
-                    <SelectItem value="__none__">No jury assigned</SelectItem>
+                        <SelectItem key={jg.id} value={jg.id}>
-                    {juryGroups.map((jg: any) => (
+                          {jg.name} ({jg._count?.members ?? 0} members)
-                      <SelectItem key={jg.id} value={jg.id}>
+                        </SelectItem>
-                        {jg.name} ({jg._count?.members ?? 0} members)
+                      ))}
-                      </SelectItem>
+                    </SelectContent>
-                    ))}
+                  </Select>
-                  </SelectContent>
+                ) : juryGroup ? (
-                </Select>
+                  <>
-              ) : juryGroup ? (
+                    <p className="text-3xl font-bold mt-2">{juryMemberCount}</p>
-                <>
+                    <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground truncate">{juryGroup.name}</p>
-                  <p className="text-3xl font-bold mt-2">{juryMemberCount}</p>
+                  </>
-                  <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground truncate">{juryGroup.name}</p>
+                ) : (
-                </>
+                  <>
-              ) : (
+                    <p className="text-3xl font-bold mt-2 text-muted-foreground">&mdash;</p>
-                <>
+                    <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">No jury groups yet</p>
-                  <p className="text-3xl font-bold mt-2 text-muted-foreground">&mdash;</p>
+                  </>
-                  <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">No jury groups yet</p>
+                )}
-                </>
+              </CardContent>
-              )}
+            </Card>
-            </CardContent>
+          </AnimatedCard>
-          </Card>
+        )}
-        </AnimatedCard>
 
         {/* Window */}
-        <AnimatedCard index={2}>
+        <AnimatedCard index={hasJury ? 2 : 1}>
           <Card className="border-l-4 border-l-emerald-500 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow">
             <CardContent className="pt-4 pb-3">
               <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
@@ -687,7 +693,7 @@ export default function RoundDetailPage() {
         </AnimatedCard>
 
         {/* Advancement */}
-        <AnimatedCard index={3}>
+        <AnimatedCard index={hasJury ? 3 : 2}>
           <Card className="border-l-4 border-l-amber-500 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow">
             <CardContent className="pt-4 pb-3">
               <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
@@ -967,28 +973,28 @@ export default function RoundDetailPage() {
                     {/* Advance projects (always visible when projects exist) */}
                     {projectCount > 0 && (
                       <button
-                        onClick={() => passedCount > 0
+                        onClick={() => (isSimpleAdvance || passedCount > 0)
                           ? setAdvanceDialogOpen(true)
                           : toast.info('Mark projects as "Passed" first in the Projects tab')}
                         className={cn(
                           'flex items-start gap-3 p-4 rounded-lg border hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-md transition-all text-left',
-                          passedCount > 0
+                          (isSimpleAdvance || passedCount > 0)
                             ? 'border-l-4 border-l-emerald-500 bg-emerald-50/30'
                             : 'border-dashed opacity-60',
                         )}
                       >
-                        <ArrowRight className={cn('h-5 w-5 mt-0.5 shrink-0', passedCount > 0 ? 'text-emerald-600' : 'text-muted-foreground')} />
+                        <ArrowRight className={cn('h-5 w-5 mt-0.5 shrink-0', (isSimpleAdvance || passedCount > 0) ? 'text-emerald-600' : 'text-muted-foreground')} />
                         <div>
                           <p className="text-sm font-medium">Advance Projects</p>
                           <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-0.5">
-                            {passedCount > 0
+                            {isSimpleAdvance
-                              ? `Move ${passedCount} passed project(s) to the next round`
+                              ? `Advance all ${projectCount} project(s) to the next round`
-                              : 'Mark projects as "Passed" first, then advance'}
+                              : passedCount > 0
+                                ? `Move ${passedCount} passed project(s) to the next round`
+                                : 'Mark projects as "Passed" first, then advance'}
                           </p>
                         </div>
-                        {passedCount > 0 && (
+                        <Badge className="ml-auto shrink-0 bg-emerald-100 text-emerald-700 text-[10px]">{isSimpleAdvance ? projectCount : passedCount}</Badge>
-                          <Badge className="ml-auto shrink-0 bg-emerald-100 text-emerald-700 text-[10px]">{passedCount}</Badge>
-                        )}
                       </button>
                     )}
 
@@ -1096,6 +1102,7 @@ export default function RoundDetailPage() {
             open={advanceDialogOpen}
             onOpenChange={setAdvanceDialogOpen}
             roundId={roundId}
+            roundType={round?.roundType}
             projectStates={projectStates}
             config={config}
             advanceMutation={advanceMutation}
@@ -2500,6 +2507,7 @@ function AdvanceProjectsDialog({
   open,
   onOpenChange,
   roundId,
+  roundType,
   projectStates,
   config,
   advanceMutation,
@@ -2509,12 +2517,15 @@ function AdvanceProjectsDialog({
   open: boolean
   onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void
   roundId: string
+  roundType?: string
   projectStates: any[] | undefined
   config: Record<string, unknown>
-  advanceMutation: { mutate: (input: { roundId: string; projectIds?: string[]; targetRoundId?: string }) => void; isPending: boolean }
+  advanceMutation: { mutate: (input: { roundId: string; projectIds?: string[]; targetRoundId?: string; autoPassPending?: boolean }) => void; isPending: boolean }
   competitionRounds?: Array<{ id: string; name: string; sortOrder: number; roundType: string }>
   currentSortOrder?: number
 }) {
+  // For non-jury rounds (INTAKE, SUBMISSION, MENTORING), offer a simpler "advance all" flow
+  const isSimpleAdvance = ['INTAKE', 'SUBMISSION', 'MENTORING'].includes(roundType ?? '')
   // Target round selector
   const availableTargets = useMemo(() =>
     (competitionRounds ?? [])
@@ -2528,9 +2539,11 @@ function AdvanceProjectsDialog({
   if (open && !targetRoundId && availableTargets.length > 0) {
     setTargetRoundId(availableTargets[0].id)
   }
+  const allProjects = projectStates ?? []
+  const pendingCount = allProjects.filter((ps: any) => ps.state === 'PENDING').length
   const passedProjects = useMemo(() =>
-    (projectStates ?? []).filter((ps: any) => ps.state === 'PASSED'),
+    allProjects.filter((ps: any) => ps.state === 'PASSED'),
-  [projectStates])
+  [allProjects])
 
   const startups = useMemo(() =>
     passedProjects.filter((ps: any) => ps.project?.competitionCategory === 'STARTUP'),
@@ -2583,14 +2596,23 @@ function AdvanceProjectsDialog({
     })
   }
 
-  const handleAdvance = () => {
+  const handleAdvance = (autoPass?: boolean) => {
-    const ids = Array.from(selected)
+    if (autoPass) {
-    if (ids.length === 0) return
+      // Auto-pass all pending then advance all
-    advanceMutation.mutate({
+      advanceMutation.mutate({
-      roundId,
+        roundId,
-      projectIds: ids,
+        autoPassPending: true,
-      ...(targetRoundId ? { targetRoundId } : {}),
+        ...(targetRoundId ? { targetRoundId } : {}),
-    })
+      })
+    } else {
+      const ids = Array.from(selected)
+      if (ids.length === 0) return
+      advanceMutation.mutate({
+        roundId,
+        projectIds: ids,
+        ...(targetRoundId ? { targetRoundId } : {}),
+      })
+    }
     onOpenChange(false)
     setSelected(new Set())
     setTargetRoundId('')
@@ -2655,14 +2677,18 @@ function AdvanceProjectsDialog({
     )
   }
 
+  const totalProjectCount = allProjects.length
+
   return (
     <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={handleClose}>
       <DialogContent className="max-w-lg max-h-[85vh] flex flex-col">
         <DialogHeader>
           <DialogTitle>Advance Projects</DialogTitle>
           <DialogDescription>
-            Select which passed projects to advance.
+            {isSimpleAdvance
-            {selected.size} of {passedProjects.length} selected.
+              ? `Move all ${totalProjectCount} projects to the next round.`
+              : `Select which passed projects to advance. ${selected.size} of ${passedProjects.length} selected.`
+            }
           </DialogDescription>
         </DialogHeader>
 
@@ -2690,21 +2716,50 @@ function AdvanceProjectsDialog({
           </div>
         )}
 
-        <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto space-y-4 py-2">
+        {isSimpleAdvance ? (
-          {renderCategorySection('Startup', startups, startupCap, 'bg-blue-100 text-blue-700')}
+          /* Simple mode for INTAKE/SUBMISSION/MENTORING — no per-project selection needed */
-          {renderCategorySection('Business Concept', concepts, conceptCap, 'bg-purple-100 text-purple-700')}
+          <div className="py-4 space-y-3">
-          {other.length > 0 && renderCategorySection('Other / Uncategorized', other, 0, 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-700')}
+            <div className="rounded-lg border bg-muted/30 p-4 text-center space-y-1">
-        </div>
+              <p className="text-3xl font-bold">{totalProjectCount}</p>
+              <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">projects will be advanced</p>
+            </div>
+            {pendingCount > 0 && (
+              <div className="rounded-md border border-blue-200 bg-blue-50 px-3 py-2">
+                <p className="text-xs text-blue-700">
+                  {pendingCount} pending project{pendingCount !== 1 ? 's' : ''} will be automatically marked as passed and advanced.
+                  {passedProjects.length > 0 && ` ${passedProjects.length} already passed.`}
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          /* Detailed mode for jury/evaluation rounds — per-project selection */
+          <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto space-y-4 py-2">
+            {renderCategorySection('Startup', startups, startupCap, 'bg-blue-100 text-blue-700')}
+            {renderCategorySection('Business Concept', concepts, conceptCap, 'bg-purple-100 text-purple-700')}
+            {other.length > 0 && renderCategorySection('Other / Uncategorized', other, 0, 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-700')}
+          </div>
+        )}
 
         <DialogFooter>
           <Button variant="outline" onClick={handleClose}>Cancel</Button>
-          <Button
+          {isSimpleAdvance ? (
-            onClick={handleAdvance}
+            <Button
-            disabled={selected.size === 0 || advanceMutation.isPending}
+              onClick={() => handleAdvance(true)}
-          >
+              disabled={totalProjectCount === 0 || advanceMutation.isPending}
-            {advanceMutation.isPending && <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 mr-1.5 animate-spin" />}
+            >
-            Advance {selected.size} Project{selected.size !== 1 ? 's' : ''}
+              {advanceMutation.isPending && <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 mr-1.5 animate-spin" />}
-          </Button>
+              Advance All {totalProjectCount} Project{totalProjectCount !== 1 ? 's' : ''}
+            </Button>
+          ) : (
+            <Button
+              onClick={() => handleAdvance()}
+              disabled={selected.size === 0 || advanceMutation.isPending}
+            >
+              {advanceMutation.isPending && <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 mr-1.5 animate-spin" />}
+              Advance {selected.size} Project{selected.size !== 1 ? 's' : ''}
+            </Button>
+          )}
         </DialogFooter>
       </DialogContent>
     </Dialog>

src/server/routers/assignment.ts

@@ -74,10 +74,22 @@ async function runAIAssignmentJob(jobId: string, roundId: string, userId: string
         description: true,
         tags: true,
         teamName: true,
+        projectTags: {
+          select: { tag: { select: { name: true } }, confidence: true },
+        },
         _count: { select: { assignments: { where: { roundId } } } },
       },
     })
 
+    // Enrich projects with tag confidence data for AI matching
+    const projectsWithConfidence = projects.map((p) => ({
+      ...p,
+      tagConfidences: p.projectTags.map((pt) => ({
+        name: pt.tag.name,
+        confidence: pt.confidence,
+      })),
+    }))
+
     const existingAssignments = await prisma.assignment.findMany({
       where: { roundId },
       select: { userId: true, projectId: true },
@@ -124,7 +136,7 @@ async function runAIAssignmentJob(jobId: string, roundId: string, userId: string
 
     const result = await generateAIAssignments(
       jurors,
-      projects,
+      projectsWithConfidence,
       constraints,
       userId,
       roundId,

src/server/routers/round.ts

@@ -243,10 +243,11 @@ export const roundRouter = router({
         roundId: z.string(),
         targetRoundId: z.string().optional(),
         projectIds: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+        autoPassPending: z.boolean().optional(),
       })
     )
     .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-      const { roundId, targetRoundId, projectIds } = input
+      const { roundId, targetRoundId, projectIds, autoPassPending } = input
 
       // Get current round with competition context
       const currentRound = await ctx.prisma.round.findUniqueOrThrow({
@@ -280,6 +281,16 @@ export const roundRouter = router({
         targetRound = nextRound
       }
 
+      // Auto-pass all PENDING projects first (for intake/bulk workflows)
+      let autoPassedCount = 0
+      if (autoPassPending) {
+        const result = await ctx.prisma.projectRoundState.updateMany({
+          where: { roundId, state: 'PENDING' },
+          data: { state: 'PASSED' },
+        })
+        autoPassedCount = result.count
+      }
+
       // Determine which projects to advance
       let idsToAdvance: string[]
       if (projectIds && projectIds.length > 0) {
@@ -346,6 +357,7 @@ export const roundRouter = router({
           toRound: targetRound.name,
           targetRoundId: targetRound.id,
           projectCount: idsToAdvance.length,
+          autoPassedCount,
           projectIds: idsToAdvance,
         },
         ipAddress: ctx.ip,
@@ -354,6 +366,7 @@ export const roundRouter = router({
 
       return {
         advancedCount: idsToAdvance.length,
+        autoPassedCount,
         targetRoundId: targetRound.id,
         targetRoundName: targetRound.name,
       }

src/server/routers/roundEngine.ts

@@ -263,4 +263,41 @@ export const roundEngineRouter = router({
 
       return { success: true, removedCount: deleted.count }
     }),
+
+  /**
+   * Retroactive document check: auto-PASS any PENDING/IN_PROGRESS projects
+   * that already have all required documents uploaded for this round.
+   * Useful for rounds activated before the auto-transition feature was deployed.
+   */
+  checkDocumentCompletion: adminProcedure
+    .input(z.object({ roundId: z.string() }))
+    .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      const { batchCheckRequirementsAndTransition } = await import('../services/round-engine')
+
+      const projectStates = await ctx.prisma.projectRoundState.findMany({
+        where: {
+          roundId: input.roundId,
+          state: { in: ['PENDING', 'IN_PROGRESS'] },
+        },
+        select: { projectId: true },
+      })
+
+      if (projectStates.length === 0) {
+        return { transitionedCount: 0, checkedCount: 0, projectIds: [] }
+      }
+
+      const projectIds = projectStates.map((ps: { projectId: string }) => ps.projectId)
+      const result = await batchCheckRequirementsAndTransition(
+        input.roundId,
+        projectIds,
+        ctx.user.id,
+        ctx.prisma,
+      )
+
+      return {
+        transitionedCount: result.transitionedCount,
+        checkedCount: projectIds.length,
+        projectIds: result.projectIds,
+      }
+    }),
 })

src/server/services/ai-assignment.ts

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const ASSIGNMENT_SYSTEM_PROMPT = `You are an expert jury assignment optimizer fo
 Match jurors to projects based on expertise alignment, workload balance, and coverage requirements.
 
 ## Matching Criteria (Weighted)
-- Expertise Match (50%): How well juror tags/expertise align with project topics
+- Expertise Match (50%): How well juror tags/expertise align with project topics. Project tags include a confidence score (0-1) — weight higher-confidence tags more heavily as they are more reliably assigned. A tag with confidence 0.9 is a strong signal; one with 0.5 is uncertain.
 - Workload Balance (30%): Distribute assignments evenly; prefer jurors below capacity
 - Minimum Target (20%): Prioritize jurors who haven't reached their minimum assignment count
 
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ interface ProjectForAssignment {
   title: string
   description?: string | null
   tags: string[]
+  tagConfidences?: Array<{ name: string; confidence: number }>
   teamName?: string | null
   _count?: {
     assignments: number
@@ -539,7 +540,7 @@ export function generateFallbackAssignments(
 
         return {
           juror,
-          score: calculateExpertiseScore(juror.expertiseTags, project.tags),
+          score: calculateExpertiseScore(juror.expertiseTags, project.tags, project.tagConfidences),
           loadScore: calculateLoadScore(currentLoad, maxLoad),
           underMinBonus: calculateUnderMinBonus(currentLoad, minTarget),
         }
@@ -586,24 +587,44 @@ export function generateFallbackAssignments(
 
 /**
  * Calculate expertise match score based on tag overlap
+ * When tagConfidences are available, weights matches by confidence
  */
 function calculateExpertiseScore(
   jurorTags: string[],
-  projectTags: string[]
+  projectTags: string[],
+  tagConfidences?: Array<{ name: string; confidence: number }>
 ): number {
   if (jurorTags.length === 0 || projectTags.length === 0) {
     return 0.5 // Neutral score if no tags
   }
 
   const jurorTagsLower = new Set(jurorTags.map((t) => t.toLowerCase()))
+
+  // If we have confidence data, use weighted scoring
+  if (tagConfidences && tagConfidences.length > 0) {
+    let weightedMatches = 0
+    let totalWeight = 0
+
+    for (const tc of tagConfidences) {
+      totalWeight += tc.confidence
+      if (jurorTagsLower.has(tc.name.toLowerCase())) {
+        weightedMatches += tc.confidence
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (totalWeight === 0) return 0.5
+
+    const weightedRatio = weightedMatches / totalWeight
+    const hasExpertise = weightedMatches > 0 ? 0.2 : 0
+    return Math.min(1, weightedRatio * 0.8 + hasExpertise)
+  }
+
+  // Fallback: unweighted matching using flat tags
   const matchingTags = projectTags.filter((t) =>
     jurorTagsLower.has(t.toLowerCase())
   )
 
-  // Score based on percentage of project tags matched
   const matchRatio = matchingTags.length / projectTags.length
-
-  // Boost for having expertise, even if not all match
   const hasExpertise = matchingTags.length > 0 ? 0.2 : 0
 
   return Math.min(1, matchRatio * 0.8 + hasExpertise)

src/server/services/anonymization.ts

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export interface AnonymizedProject {
   anonymousId: string
   title: string
   description: string | null
-  tags: string[]
+  tags: Array<{ name: string; confidence: number }>
   teamName: string | null
 }
 
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ interface ProjectInput {
   title: string
   description?: string | null
   tags: string[]
+  tagConfidences?: Array<{ name: string; confidence: number }>
   teamName?: string | null
 }
 
@@ -253,7 +254,9 @@ export function anonymizeForAI(
         description: project.description
           ? truncateAndSanitize(project.description, DESCRIPTION_LIMITS.ASSIGNMENT)
           : null,
-        tags: project.tags,
+        tags: project.tagConfidences && project.tagConfidences.length > 0
+          ? project.tagConfidences
+          : project.tags.map((t) => ({ name: t, confidence: 1.0 })),
         teamName: project.teamName ? `Team ${index + 1}` : null,
       }
     }
@@ -524,7 +527,7 @@ export function validateAnonymization(data: AnonymizationResult): boolean {
     if (!checkText(project.title)) return false
     if (!checkText(project.description)) return false
     for (const tag of project.tags) {
-      if (!checkText(tag)) return false
+      if (!checkText(typeof tag === 'string' ? tag : tag.name)) return false
     }
   }
 

src/server/services/round-engine.ts

@@ -143,6 +143,24 @@ export async function activateRound(
       detailsJson: { name: round.name, roundType: round.roundType },
     })
 
+    // Retroactive check: auto-PASS any projects that already have all required docs uploaded
+    // Non-fatal — runs after activation so it never blocks the transition
+    try {
+      const projectStates = await prisma.projectRoundState.findMany({
+        where: { roundId, state: { in: ['PENDING', 'IN_PROGRESS'] } },
+        select: { projectId: true },
+      })
+      if (projectStates.length > 0) {
+        const projectIds = projectStates.map((ps: { projectId: string }) => ps.projectId)
+        const result = await batchCheckRequirementsAndTransition(roundId, projectIds, actorId, prisma)
+        if (result.transitionedCount > 0) {
+          console.log(`[RoundEngine] On activation: auto-passed ${result.transitionedCount} projects with complete documents`)
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (retroError) {
+      console.error('[RoundEngine] Retroactive document check failed (non-fatal):', retroError)
+    }
+
     return {
       success: true,
       round: { id: updated.id, status: updated.status },
@@ -429,6 +447,23 @@ export async function reopenRound(
       },
     })
 
+    // Retroactive check: auto-PASS any projects that already have all required docs
+    try {
+      const projectStates = await prisma.projectRoundState.findMany({
+        where: { roundId, state: { in: ['PENDING', 'IN_PROGRESS'] } },
+        select: { projectId: true },
+      })
+      if (projectStates.length > 0) {
+        const projectIds = projectStates.map((ps: { projectId: string }) => ps.projectId)
+        const batchResult = await batchCheckRequirementsAndTransition(roundId, projectIds, actorId, prisma)
+        if (batchResult.transitionedCount > 0) {
+          console.log(`[RoundEngine] On reopen: auto-passed ${batchResult.transitionedCount} projects with complete documents`)
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (retroError) {
+      console.error('[RoundEngine] Retroactive document check on reopen failed (non-fatal):', retroError)
+    }
+
     return {
       success: true,
       round: { id: result.updated.id, status: result.updated.status },