diff --git a/.github/scripts/revision-guard/helpers/constants.js b/.github/scripts/revision-guard/helpers/constants.js
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+const DEFAULT_MANAGED_LABELS = [
+  'queue:junior-committer',
+  'queue:committers',
+  'queue:maintainers',
+  'status: ready-to-merge',
+  'status: failed checks',
+  'open to community review',
+];
+
+function parseManagedLabels(value) {
+  if (typeof value !== 'string' || value.trim().length === 0) {
+    return [...DEFAULT_MANAGED_LABELS];
+  }
+
+  const customLabels = value
+    .split(',')
+    .map(label => label.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean);
+
+  // Merge custom labels with defaults so that setting REVISION_GUARD_MANAGED_LABELS
+  // adds to the managed set rather than silently discarding the default labels.
+  const merged = new Set([...DEFAULT_MANAGED_LABELS, ...customLabels]);
+  return [...merged];
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  DEFAULT_MANAGED_LABELS,
+  parseManagedLabels,
+};
diff --git a/.github/scripts/revision-guard/helpers/draft.js b/.github/scripts/revision-guard/helpers/draft.js
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index 000000000..23c620383
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+++ b/.github/scripts/revision-guard/helpers/draft.js
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+function isBotAuthor(pr) {
+  const login = pr?.user?.login || '';
+  return pr?.user?.type === 'Bot' || login.endsWith('[bot]');
+}
+
+function isDraft(pr) {
+  return pr?.draft === true;
+}
+
+async function convertToDraft(github, pullRequestId) {
+  await github.graphql(
+    `
+      mutation($pullRequestId: ID!) {
+        convertPullRequestToDraft(input: { pullRequestId: $pullRequestId }) {
+          pullRequest {
+            isDraft
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    `,
+    { pullRequestId }
+  );
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  convertToDraft,
+  isBotAuthor,
+  isDraft,
+};
diff --git a/.github/scripts/revision-guard/helpers/index.js b/.github/scripts/revision-guard/helpers/index.js
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index 000000000..872b3acef
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+++ b/.github/scripts/revision-guard/helpers/index.js
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+const { DEFAULT_MANAGED_LABELS, parseManagedLabels } = require('./constants');
+const { convertToDraft, isBotAuthor, isDraft } = require('./draft');
+const { getManagedLabels, getPresentManagedLabels, removeManagedLabels } = require('./labels');
+
+module.exports = {
+  DEFAULT_MANAGED_LABELS,
+  parseManagedLabels,
+  convertToDraft,
+  isBotAuthor,
+  isDraft,
+  getManagedLabels,
+  getPresentManagedLabels,
+  removeManagedLabels,
+};
diff --git a/.github/scripts/revision-guard/helpers/labels.js b/.github/scripts/revision-guard/helpers/labels.js
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index 000000000..6a8bd23e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/revision-guard/helpers/labels.js
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+const { parseManagedLabels } = require('./constants');
+
+function getManagedLabels() {
+  return parseManagedLabels(process.env.REVISION_GUARD_MANAGED_LABELS);
+}
+
+function getPresentManagedLabels(prLabels, managedLabels = getManagedLabels()) {
+  const currentLabels = Array.isArray(prLabels)
+    ? prLabels
+        .map(label => typeof label === 'string' ? label : label?.name)
+        .filter(Boolean)
+    : [];
+
+  return managedLabels.filter(label => currentLabels.includes(label));
+}
+
+async function removeManagedLabels(github, { owner, repo, issueNumber, labels }) {
+  for (const name of labels) {
+    try {
+      await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        issue_number: issueNumber,
+        name,
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error?.status !== 404) {
+        throw error;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  getManagedLabels,
+  getPresentManagedLabels,
+  removeManagedLabels,
+};
diff --git a/.github/scripts/revision-guard/index.js b/.github/scripts/revision-guard/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94c1ad6e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/revision-guard/index.js
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+const {
+  convertToDraft,
+  getPresentManagedLabels,
+  isBotAuthor,
+  isDraft,
+  removeManagedLabels,
+} = require('./helpers');
+
+module.exports = async function revisionGuard({ github, context, core }) {
+  const payload = context?.payload;
+  const repo = context?.repo;
+  const reviewState = payload?.review?.state;
+  const pr = payload?.pull_request;
+
+  if (
+    !payload ||
+    !repo?.owner ||
+    !repo?.repo ||
+    !pr ||
+    typeof pr.number !== 'number' ||
+    !pr.node_id ||
+    reviewState !== 'changes_requested'
+  ) {
+    core?.info?.('Skipping revision guard due to missing or non-matching payload data.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (isBotAuthor(pr)) {
+    core?.info?.(`Skipping PR #${pr.number} because it is bot-authored.`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (isDraft(pr)) {
+    core?.info?.(`Skipping PR #${pr.number} because it is already a draft.`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await convertToDraft(github, pr.node_id);
+    core?.info?.(`Converted PR #${pr.number} to draft.`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    core?.error?.(`Failed to convert PR #${pr.number} to draft: ${error.message}`);
+    throw error;
+  }
+
+  const labelsToRemove = getPresentManagedLabels(pr.labels);
+  if (labelsToRemove.length === 0) {
+    core?.info?.(`No managed labels to remove for PR #${pr.number}.`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await removeManagedLabels(github, {
+      owner: repo.owner,
+      repo: repo.repo,
+      issueNumber: pr.number,
+      labels: labelsToRemove,
+    });
+    core?.info?.(
+      `Removed managed labels from PR #${pr.number}: ${labelsToRemove.join(', ')}.`
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    core?.error?.(
+      `Failed to remove labels from PR #${pr.number}: ${error.message}. ` +
+      `Labels to remove: ${labelsToRemove.join(', ')}.`
+    );
+    // Don't re-throw; draft conversion succeeded and is the primary goal
+  }
+};
diff --git a/.github/scripts/revision-guard/index.test.js b/.github/scripts/revision-guard/index.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08e8d3dd6
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+++ b/.github/scripts/revision-guard/index.test.js
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+const { describe, it, beforeEach, afterEach } = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+
+function freshRequire() {
+  const indexPath = require.resolve('./index.js');
+  const helpersPath = require.resolve('./helpers/index.js');
+  const labelsPath = require.resolve('./helpers/labels.js');
+  const constantsPath = require.resolve('./helpers/constants.js');
+
+  delete require.cache[indexPath];
+  delete require.cache[helpersPath];
+  delete require.cache[labelsPath];
+  delete require.cache[constantsPath];
+
+  return require('./index.js');
+}
+
+function createGithubMock() {
+  const removedLabels = [];
+
+  return {
+    removedLabels,
+    graphqlCalls: [],
+    graphql: async function (_query, variables) {
+      this.graphqlCalls.push(variables);
+    },
+    rest: {
+      issues: {
+        removeLabel: async ({ name }) => {
+          removedLabels.push(name);
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function createContext(overrides = {}) {
+  return {
+    repo: { owner: 'hiero-ledger', repo: 'hiero-sdk-python' },
+    payload: {
+      review: { state: 'changes_requested' },
+      pull_request: {
+        number: 42,
+        node_id: 'PR_node_42',
+        draft: false,
+        user: { login: 'contributor', type: 'User' },
+        labels: [
+          { name: 'queue:committers' },
+          { name: 'status: ready-to-merge' },
+          { name: 'some other label' },
+        ],
+      },
+      ...overrides,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+describe('revision-guard index', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    delete process.env.REVISION_GUARD_MANAGED_LABELS;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    delete process.env.REVISION_GUARD_MANAGED_LABELS;
+  });
+
+  it('converts a ready PR to draft and removes only managed labels', async () => {
+    const handler = freshRequire();
+    const github = createGithubMock();
+    const context = createContext();
+
+    await handler({ github, context, core: { info() {} } });
+
+    assert.deepEqual(github.graphqlCalls, [{ pullRequestId: 'PR_node_42' }]);
+    assert.deepEqual(github.removedLabels, [
+      'queue:committers',
+      'status: ready-to-merge',
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('skips bot-authored PRs', async () => {
+    const handler = freshRequire();
+    const github = createGithubMock();
+    const context = createContext({
+      pull_request: {
+        number: 43,
+        node_id: 'PR_node_43',
+        draft: false,
+        user: { login: 'github-actions[bot]', type: 'Bot' },
+        labels: [{ name: 'queue:committers' }],
+      },
+    });
+
+    await handler({ github, context, core: { info() {} } });
+
+    assert.equal(github.graphqlCalls.length, 0);
+    assert.equal(github.removedLabels.length, 0);
+  });
+
+  it('skips already-draft PRs', async () => {
+    const handler = freshRequire();
+    const github = createGithubMock();
+    const context = createContext({
+      pull_request: {
+        number: 44,
+        node_id: 'PR_node_44',
+        draft: true,
+        user: { login: 'contributor', type: 'User' },
+        labels: [{ name: 'queue:committers' }],
+      },
+    });
+
+    await handler({ github, context, core: { info() {} } });
+
+    assert.equal(github.graphqlCalls.length, 0);
+    assert.equal(github.removedLabels.length, 0);
+  });
+
+  it('uses configurable managed labels and still removes defaults', async () => {
+    process.env.REVISION_GUARD_MANAGED_LABELS = 'custom: one, custom: two';
+    const handler = freshRequire();
+    const github = createGithubMock();
+    const context = createContext({
+      pull_request: {
+        number: 45,
+        node_id: 'PR_node_45',
+        draft: false,
+        user: { login: 'contributor', type: 'User' },
+        labels: [
+          { name: 'custom: one' },
+          { name: 'queue:committers' },
+          { name: 'custom: two' },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+
+    await handler({ github, context, core: { info() {} } });
+
+    // Draft conversion must also fire for configurable-label scenarios.
+    assert.deepEqual(github.graphqlCalls, [{ pullRequestId: 'PR_node_45' }]);
+    // Custom labels AND the matching default (queue:committers) must both be removed.
+    assert.deepEqual(github.removedLabels, ['queue:committers', 'custom: one', 'custom: two']);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/.github/workflows/revision-guard.yml b/.github/workflows/revision-guard.yml
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index 000000000..54966c024
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+++ b/.github/workflows/revision-guard.yml
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+name: Revision Guard - Review Events
+
+on:
+  pull_request_review:
+    types: [submitted]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  guard:
+    if: github.event.review.state == 'changes_requested'
+    runs-on: hl-sdk-py-lin-md
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+      issues: write
+      contents: read
+    concurrency:
+      group: revision-guard-review-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+      cancel-in-progress: false
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          # Use trusted base commit, not PR head/merge ref, to prevent fork PRs
+          # from executing untrusted changes with a write-scoped token.
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+          sparse-checkout: .github/scripts
+
+      - name: Handle changes requested
+        env:
+          REVISION_GUARD_MANAGED_LABELS: ${{ vars.REVISION_GUARD_MANAGED_LABELS }}
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const handler = require('./.github/scripts/revision-guard/index.js');
+            await handler({ github, context, core });