diff --git a/apps/server/trpc/routers/initiative.test.ts b/apps/server/trpc/routers/initiative.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13c24b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/trpc/routers/initiative.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/**
+ * Integration tests for initiative tRPC router — qualityReview field.
+ *
+ * Verifies that updateInitiativeConfig accepts and persists qualityReview.
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { router, publicProcedure, createCallerFactory } from '../trpc.js';
+import { initiativeProcedures } from './initiative.js';
+import type { TRPCContext } from '../context.js';
+import { createTestDatabase } from '../../db/repositories/drizzle/test-helpers.js';
+import { DrizzleInitiativeRepository } from '../../db/repositories/drizzle/index.js';
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Mock ensureProjectClone — prevents actual git cloning
+// =============================================================================
+
+vi.mock('../../git/project-clones.js', () => ({
+  ensureProjectClone: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('/fake/clone/path'),
+  getProjectCloneDir: vi.fn().mockReturnValue('repos/fake-project-id'),
+}));
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Test router
+// =============================================================================
+
+const testRouter = router({
+  ...initiativeProcedures(publicProcedure),
+});
+
+const createCaller = createCallerFactory(testRouter);
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Setup helper
+// =============================================================================
+
+function createMockEventBus(): TRPCContext['eventBus'] {
+  return {
+    emit: vi.fn(),
+    on: vi.fn(),
+    off: vi.fn(),
+    once: vi.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
+async function setup() {
+  const db = createTestDatabase();
+  const initiativeRepo = new DrizzleInitiativeRepository(db);
+  const ctx: TRPCContext = {
+    eventBus: createMockEventBus(),
+    serverStartedAt: null,
+    processCount: 0,
+    initiativeRepository: initiativeRepo,
+  };
+  const caller = createCaller(ctx);
+  const initiative = await initiativeRepo.create({ name: 'Test Initiative' });
+  return { caller, initiativeRepo, initiative };
+}
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Tests
+// =============================================================================
+
+describe('updateInitiativeConfig — qualityReview', () => {
+  it('sets qualityReview to true', async () => {
+    const { caller, initiative } = await setup();
+    const result = await caller.updateInitiativeConfig({
+      initiativeId: initiative.id,
+      qualityReview: true,
+    });
+    expect(result.qualityReview).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('sets qualityReview to false', async () => {
+    const { caller, initiative, initiativeRepo } = await setup();
+    // First set it to true
+    await initiativeRepo.update(initiative.id, { qualityReview: true });
+    // Now flip it back
+    const result = await caller.updateInitiativeConfig({
+      initiativeId: initiative.id,
+      qualityReview: false,
+    });
+    expect(result.qualityReview).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('does not change qualityReview when omitted', async () => {
+    const { caller, initiative, initiativeRepo } = await setup();
+    // Set to true first
+    await initiativeRepo.update(initiative.id, { qualityReview: true });
+    // Update without qualityReview
+    const result = await caller.updateInitiativeConfig({
+      initiativeId: initiative.id,
+      executionMode: 'yolo',
+    });
+    expect(result.qualityReview).toBe(true); // unchanged
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/server/trpc/routers/initiative.ts b/apps/server/trpc/routers/initiative.ts
index 0077ad9..1696565 100644
--- a/apps/server/trpc/routers/initiative.ts
+++ b/apps/server/trpc/routers/initiative.ts
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ export function initiativeProcedures(publicProcedure: ProcedureBuilder) {
         initiativeId: z.string().min(1),
         executionMode: z.enum(['yolo', 'review_per_phase']).optional(),
         branch: z.string().nullable().optional(),
+        qualityReview: z.boolean().optional(),
       }))
       .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
         const repo = requireInitiativeRepository(ctx);