diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-recovery.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-recovery.ts
index 5720d1b1f..715f9db79 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-recovery.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-recovery.ts
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ function detectMainBranch(basePath: string): string {
       encoding: "utf-8",
     });
     if (result.trim()) return "main";
-  } catch {
+  } catch (_) {
     // Expected — main doesn't exist, try master next
+    void _;
   }
   try {
     const result = execFileSync("git", ["rev-parse", "--verify", "master"], {
@@ -122,8 +123,9 @@ function detectMainBranch(basePath: string): string {
       encoding: "utf-8",
     });
     if (result.trim()) return "master";
-  } catch {
+  } catch (_) {
     // Expected — master doesn't exist either
+    void _;
   }
   // Neither main nor master found — warn and fall back
   logWarning("recovery", "neither main nor master branch found, defaulting to main");
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/workflow-logger.test.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/workflow-logger.test.ts
index 69fd2dcd4..84c5d935f 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/workflow-logger.test.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/workflow-logger.test.ts
@@ -240,13 +240,13 @@ describe("workflow-logger", () => {
 
     test("writes entry to .gsd/audit-log.jsonl after setLogBasePath", () => {
       setLogBasePath(dir);
-      logWarning("engine", "audit test entry");
+      logError("engine", "audit test entry");
 
       const auditPath = join(dir, ".gsd", "audit-log.jsonl");
       assert.ok(existsSync(auditPath), "audit-log.jsonl should exist");
       const content = readFileSync(auditPath, "utf-8");
       const entry = JSON.parse(content.trim());
-      assert.equal(entry.severity, "warn");
+      assert.equal(entry.severity, "error");
       assert.equal(entry.component, "engine");
       assert.equal(entry.message, "audit test entry");
     });
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe("workflow-logger", () => {
     test("_resetLogs does not clear the audit base path", () => {
       setLogBasePath(dir);
       _resetLogs();
-      logWarning("engine", "post-reset entry");
+      logError("engine", "post-reset entry");
 
       const auditPath = join(dir, ".gsd", "audit-log.jsonl");
       assert.ok(existsSync(auditPath), "audit-log.jsonl should exist after _resetLogs");
@@ -293,13 +293,13 @@ describe("workflow-logger", () => {
 
     test("writes entry to .gsd/audit-log.jsonl after setLogBasePath", () => {
       setLogBasePath(dir);
-      logWarning("engine", "audit test entry");
+      logError("engine", "audit test entry");
 
       const auditPath = join(dir, ".gsd", "audit-log.jsonl");
       assert.ok(existsSync(auditPath), "audit-log.jsonl should exist");
       const content = readFileSync(auditPath, "utf-8");
       const entry = JSON.parse(content.trim());
-      assert.equal(entry.severity, "warn");
+      assert.equal(entry.severity, "error");
       assert.equal(entry.component, "engine");
       assert.equal(entry.message, "audit test entry");
     });
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ describe("workflow-logger", () => {
     test("_resetLogs does not clear the audit base path", () => {
       setLogBasePath(dir);
       _resetLogs();
-      logWarning("engine", "post-reset entry");
+      logError("engine", "post-reset entry");
 
       const auditPath = join(dir, ".gsd", "audit-log.jsonl");
       assert.ok(existsSync(auditPath), "audit-log.jsonl should exist after _resetLogs");