diff --git a/docs/node-maintenance.md b/docs/node-maintenance.md
index b14e682..a845bc9 100644
--- a/docs/node-maintenance.md
+++ b/docs/node-maintenance.md
@@ -338,7 +338,9 @@ fixes available** issue is created, updated, or reopened for the repository.
 Availability does not prove compatibility or release-cooldown eligibility. Review
 the upstream fix and everything your patch changes before upgrading, removing the
 patch and obsolete assertion, and rerunning. **Patches are never removed automatically.**
-A complete check with no remaining notifications closes the issue; unavailable
+A complete check with no remaining notifications adds a resolution comment with
+the verification run and closes the issue, preserving its last findings and any
+maintainer notes. Later healthy runs do not add more comments. Unavailable
 evidence does not close it. The reporter uses the existing `issues: write`
 permission without checking out or executing project code.
 
diff --git a/node/maintenance.md b/node/maintenance.md
index 1cafcbb..c80b170 100644
--- a/node/maintenance.md
+++ b/node/maintenance.md
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ optional maintainer comment, and verified official-fix availability in the
 **Node local patches: official fixes available** issue when a newer stable fixed
 release is verified. It never removes a patch or claims the release is compatible
 with project constraints. Missing evidence cannot close that notification.
+When a complete check clears the notification, the reporter preserves the issue
+body, adds a resolution comment linking to the verification run, and closes it.
+Further healthy runs leave the closed issue unchanged.
 
 | Rerun result | Publisher behavior |
 | --- | --- |
diff --git a/node/runtime/configuration_issue.py b/node/runtime/configuration_issue.py
index e1c339e..8eb392a 100644
--- a/node/runtime/configuration_issue.py
+++ b/node/runtime/configuration_issue.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Maintain one bot-owned configuration issue using a data-only audit report."""
 
 import argparse
+import hashlib
 import html
 import json
 import os
@@ -172,10 +173,68 @@ def update_issue(repository, report, run_url, request=github_request):
     )
 
 
-def maintain_issue(repository, *, marker, title, body, failing, request=github_request):
+def ensure_resolution_comment(repository, issue, body, request):
+    """Reuse the bot's resolution for the same preserved finding body on retry."""
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(issue["body"].encode()).hexdigest()
+    marker = f"<!-- node-issue-resolution:v1:{digest} -->"
+    comment_body = marker + "\n\n" + body
+    if len(comment_body.encode()) > MAX_ISSUE_BYTES:
+        raise ValueError("issue resolution comment exceeds its size limit")
+    for page in range(1, 101):
+        comments = request(
+            "GET",
+            f"repos/{repository}/issues/{issue['number']}/comments?per_page=100&page={page}",
+        )
+        if not isinstance(comments, list) or any(
+            not isinstance(comment, dict) for comment in comments
+        ):
+            raise ValueError("GitHub did not return valid issue comments")
+        for comment in comments:
+            author = comment.get("user", {})
+            if (
+                author.get("login") == BOT
+                and author.get("type") == "Bot"
+                and isinstance(comment.get("body"), str)
+                and comment["body"].startswith(marker + "\n")
+            ):
+                return
+        if len(comments) < 100:
+            result = request(
+                "POST",
+                f"repos/{repository}/issues/{issue['number']}/comments",
+                {"body": comment_body},
+            )
+            if (
+                not isinstance(result, dict)
+                or type(result.get("id")) is not int
+                or result["id"] <= 0
+            ):
+                raise ValueError("GitHub did not confirm the resolution comment")
+            return
+    raise ValueError(
+        "Cannot prove complete resolution comment history; issue left open"
+    )
+
+
+def maintain_issue(
+    repository,
+    *,
+    marker,
+    title,
+    body,
+    failing,
+    request=github_request,
+    resolution_comment=None,
+):
     """Reuse one bot-owned marked issue, including after closure."""
     if not body.startswith(marker + "\n") or len(body.encode()) > MAX_ISSUE_BYTES:
         raise ValueError("invalid marked issue body")
+    if resolution_comment is not None and (
+        not isinstance(resolution_comment, str)
+        or not resolution_comment.strip()
+        or len(resolution_comment.encode()) > MAX_ISSUE_BYTES
+    ):
+        raise ValueError("invalid issue resolution comment")
     issue = existing_issue(repository, request, marker)
     if not failing and (issue is None or issue["state"] == "closed"):
         return {"operation": "unchanged", "number": issue["number"] if issue else None}
@@ -188,10 +247,12 @@ def maintain_issue(repository, *, marker, title, body, failing, request=github_r
         state = "open" if failing else "closed"
         if issue["state"] == state and issue["body"] == body:
             return {"operation": "unchanged", "number": issue["number"]}
+        payload = {"body": body, "state": state}
+        if not failing and resolution_comment is not None:
+            ensure_resolution_comment(repository, issue, resolution_comment, request)
+            payload = {"state": state}
         result = request(
-            "PATCH",
-            f"repos/{repository}/issues/{issue['number']}",
-            {"body": body, "state": state},
+            "PATCH", f"repos/{repository}/issues/{issue['number']}", payload
         )
         operation = (
             "closed"
diff --git a/node/runtime/local_patch_issue.py b/node/runtime/local_patch_issue.py
index 600cb03..d39aa26 100644
--- a/node/runtime/local_patch_issue.py
+++ b/node/runtime/local_patch_issue.py
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ def update_issue(repository, report, run_url, request=ISSUES["github_request"]):
         body=body,
         failing=available,
         request=request,
+        resolution_comment=(
+            "Local-patch notification resolved.\n\n"
+            + (
+                "No local patch declarations remain in the project configuration.\n\n"
+                if not report["patches"]
+                else "The latest complete audit has no declared local patch with a verified newer official fix requiring notification.\n\n"
+                + preview
+            )
+            + "The original findings above are preserved as history. This does not certify local patches or resolve unrelated security findings.\n\n"
+            + f"[Verification run]({run_url})"
+        ),
     )
 
 
diff --git a/node/tests/test_configuration_issue.py b/node/tests/test_configuration_issue.py
index 58ebf32..8aad4f3 100644
--- a/node/tests/test_configuration_issue.py
+++ b/node/tests/test_configuration_issue.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class GitHub:
     def __init__(self, issues=None):
         self.issues = copy.deepcopy(issues or [])
         self.calls = []
+        self.comments = []
 
     def request(self, method, path, payload=None):
         self.calls.append((method, path, copy.deepcopy(payload)))
@@ -41,9 +42,15 @@ def request(self, method, path, payload=None):
         if method == "GET":
             query = urllib.parse.parse_qs(urllib.parse.urlsplit(path).query)
             page = int(query["page"][0])
+            if "/comments?" in path:
+                return copy.deepcopy(self.comments[(page - 1) * 100 : page * 100])
             assert query["state"] == ["all"] and query["creator"] == [BOT["login"]]
             return copy.deepcopy(self.issues[(page - 1) * 100 : page * 100])
         if method == "POST":
+            if path.endswith("/comments"):
+                comment = {"id": len(self.comments) + 1, "user": BOT, **payload}
+                self.comments.append(comment)
+                return copy.deepcopy(comment)
             issue = {"number": 77, "user": BOT, "state": "open", **payload}
             self.issues.append(issue)
             return copy.deepcopy(issue)
diff --git a/node/tests/test_local_patches.py b/node/tests/test_local_patches.py
index 7440595..235be29 100644
--- a/node/tests/test_local_patches.py
+++ b/node/tests/test_local_patches.py
@@ -251,13 +251,156 @@ def update(value, run=1):
     )
     assert update(value)["operation"] == "reopened"
     assert len(github.issues) == 1
-    assert sum(method == "POST" for method, _, _ in github.calls) == 1
+    assert (
+        sum(
+            method == "POST" and not path.endswith("/comments")
+            for method, path, _ in github.calls
+        )
+        == 1
+    )
     assert (
         "&#124;" in github.issues[0]["body"]
         and "<script>" not in github.issues[0]["body"]
     )
 
 
+def test_resolution_preserves_findings_and_manual_notes_then_comments_and_closes():
+    github = GitHub()
+    ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", report(), "original-run", github.request)
+    issue = github.issues[0]
+    issue["body"] += "\n\nMaintainer note: check this patch's other changes."
+    original_body = issue["body"]
+    healthy = {"schema_version": 1, "complete": True, "patches": []}
+    result = ISSUE["update_issue"](
+        "owner/site", healthy, "verification-run", github.request
+    )
+    assert result == {"operation": "closed", "number": 77}
+    assert issue["state"] == "closed" and issue["body"] == original_body
+    assert ID in issue["body"] and "renderer@1.0.0" in issue["body"]
+    assert len(github.comments) == 1
+    comment = github.comments[0]["body"]
+    assert "No local patch declarations remain" in comment
+    assert "verification-run" in comment and "resolve unrelated" in comment
+    assert github.calls[-2][0:2] == ("POST", "repos/owner/site/issues/77/comments")
+    assert github.calls[-1] == (
+        "PATCH",
+        "repos/owner/site/issues/77",
+        {"state": "closed"},
+    )
+    assert (
+        ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", healthy, "next-run", github.request)[
+            "operation"
+        ]
+        == "unchanged"
+    )
+    assert len(github.comments) == 1 and issue["body"] == original_body
+
+
+def test_failed_resolution_comment_keeps_issue_open_and_findings_unchanged():
+    github = GitHub()
+    ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", report(), "run", github.request)
+    original = copy.deepcopy(github.issues[0])
+
+    def request(method, path, payload=None):
+        if method == "POST" and path.endswith("/comments"):
+            raise ValueError("GitHub comment request failed")
+        return github.request(method, path, payload)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="comment request failed"):
+        ISSUE["update_issue"](
+            "owner/site",
+            {"schema_version": 1, "complete": True, "patches": []},
+            "run",
+            request,
+        )
+    assert github.issues[0] == original
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("earlier_comments", [0, 100])
+def test_failed_close_reuses_resolution_comment_even_from_a_later_audit(
+    earlier_comments,
+):
+    github = GitHub()
+    github.comments = [
+        {"id": i + 1, "user": {"login": "maintainer", "type": "User"}, "body": "Note"}
+        for i in range(earlier_comments)
+    ]
+    ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", report(), "run", github.request)
+    original_body = github.issues[0]["body"]
+    healthy = {"schema_version": 1, "complete": True, "patches": []}
+
+    def request(method, path, payload=None):
+        if method == "PATCH":
+            raise ValueError("Transient close failure")
+        return github.request(method, path, payload)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="close failure"):
+        ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", healthy, "first-audit", request)
+    assert github.issues[0]["state"] == "open"
+    assert len(github.comments) == earlier_comments + 1
+    assert (
+        ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", healthy, "later-audit", github.request)[
+            "operation"
+        ]
+        == "closed"
+    )
+    assert len(github.comments) == earlier_comments + 1
+    assert "first-audit" in github.comments[-1]["body"]
+    assert github.issues[0]["body"] == original_body
+
+
+def test_unavailable_comment_history_cannot_post_or_close():
+    github = GitHub()
+    ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", report(), "run", github.request)
+    original = copy.deepcopy(github.issues[0])
+
+    def request(method, path, payload=None):
+        if "/comments?" in path:
+            return {"message": "Comments unavailable"}
+        return github.request(method, path, payload)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="valid issue comments"):
+        ISSUE["update_issue"](
+            "owner/site",
+            {"schema_version": 1, "complete": True, "patches": []},
+            "run",
+            request,
+        )
+    assert github.issues[0] == original and github.comments == []
+
+
+def test_human_resolution_marker_cannot_suppress_bot_comment():
+    github = GitHub()
+    ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", report(), "run", github.request)
+    healthy = {"schema_version": 1, "complete": True, "patches": []}
+    ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", healthy, "audit", github.request)
+    github.comments[0]["user"] = {"login": "contributor", "type": "User"}
+    github.issues[0]["state"] = "open"
+    ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", healthy, "retry", github.request)
+    assert len(github.comments) == 2 and "retry" in github.comments[-1]["body"]
+
+
+def test_new_findings_get_their_own_resolution_comment():
+    github = GitHub()
+    healthy = {"schema_version": 1, "complete": True, "patches": []}
+    ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", report(), "first-finding", github.request)
+    ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", healthy, "first-resolution", github.request)
+    ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", report(), "later-finding", github.request)
+    ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", healthy, "later-resolution", github.request)
+    assert len(github.comments) == 2
+    assert "later-resolution" in github.comments[-1]["body"]
+
+
+def test_resolution_with_remaining_assertions_explains_status_without_claiming_fixed():
+    github = GitHub()
+    ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", report(), "run", github.request)
+    original_body = github.issues[0]["body"]
+    ISSUE["update_issue"]("owner/site", report("no-fix"), "new-run", github.request)
+    assert github.issues[0]["body"] == original_body
+    assert "No local patch declarations remain" not in github.comments[0]["body"]
+    assert ID in github.comments[0]["body"]
+
+
 def test_unknown_official_fix_availability_cannot_close_an_issue():
     data = evidence()
     value = PATCHES["assess"]([ASSERTION], data, data, lambda *a, **kw: None, {})