diff --git a/.agents/skills/nemoclaw-maintainer-day/scripts/check-gates.ts b/.agents/skills/nemoclaw-maintainer-day/scripts/check-gates.ts
index 900aef405db..7a9f8f14f4f 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/nemoclaw-maintainer-day/scripts/check-gates.ts
+++ b/.agents/skills/nemoclaw-maintainer-day/scripts/check-gates.ts
@@ -1865,6 +1865,29 @@ function currentCheckRollup(
     return { runId: segments[4], jobId: segments[6] };
   };
 
+  const associationLessHeadBinding = (
+    metadata: ActionRunMetadata,
+  ): "current" | "other" | "unknown" => {
+    if (
+      metadata.hasPullRequests !== false ||
+      (metadata.event !== "pull_request" && metadata.event !== "pull_request_target")
+    ) {
+      return "unknown";
+    }
+    if (
+      metadata.headShaMatches === false ||
+      metadata.headRefNameMatches === false ||
+      metadata.headRepositoryMatches === false
+    ) {
+      return "other";
+    }
+    return metadata.headShaMatches === true &&
+      metadata.headRefNameMatches === true &&
+      metadata.headRepositoryMatches === true
+      ? "current"
+      : "unknown";
+  };
+
   const isAuthenticatedAdvisoryPrReviewCheck = (check: StatusCheck): boolean => {
     const checkName = check.name ?? "";
     if (
@@ -1880,13 +1903,20 @@ function currentCheckRollup(
     const job = latestAttemptJobs(identity.runId)?.get(identity.jobId);
     const checkStatus = check.status?.toUpperCase() ?? null;
     const checkConclusion = check.conclusion?.toUpperCase() ?? null;
+    const currentPrBinding =
+      run?.hasPullRequests === true && run.exactDiff === true
+        ? true
+        : exactDiff.headRepository !== repo &&
+          run !== null &&
+          run.status === "COMPLETED" &&
+          run.conclusion !== null &&
+          associationLessHeadBinding(run) === "current";
     return Boolean(
       run &&
         job &&
         run.event === "pull_request_target" &&
         run.path === PR_REVIEW_ADVISOR_WORKFLOW_PATH &&
-        run.hasPullRequests === true &&
-        run.exactDiff === true &&
+        currentPrBinding &&
         job.name === checkName &&
         job.status === checkStatus &&
         job.conclusion === checkConclusion,
@@ -1899,29 +1929,6 @@ function currentCheckRollup(
     check.detailsUrl?.match(/\/runs\/(\d+)(?:[/?#]|$)/u)?.[1] ===
       String(e2eCoordinationEvidence.trustedCustomCheckId);
 
-  const associationLessHeadBinding = (
-    metadata: ActionRunMetadata,
-  ): "current" | "other" | "unknown" => {
-    if (
-      metadata.hasPullRequests !== false ||
-      (metadata.event !== "pull_request" && metadata.event !== "pull_request_target")
-    ) {
-      return "unknown";
-    }
-    if (
-      metadata.headShaMatches === false ||
-      metadata.headRefNameMatches === false ||
-      metadata.headRepositoryMatches === false
-    ) {
-      return "other";
-    }
-    return metadata.headShaMatches === true &&
-      metadata.headRefNameMatches === true &&
-      metadata.headRepositoryMatches === true
-      ? "current"
-      : "unknown";
-  };
-
   function runIdentityEvidence(
     runId: string,
     requiresExactDiff: boolean,
diff --git a/test/skills/check-gates-actions-evidence.test.ts b/test/skills/check-gates-actions-evidence.test.ts
index 2bc3b508d9d..cbce16d0c8a 100644
--- a/test/skills/check-gates-actions-evidence.test.ts
+++ b/test/skills/check-gates-actions-evidence.test.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ interface AdvisorRunOptions {
   jobName?: string;
   path?: string;
   event?: string;
+  headSha?: string;
+  headBranch?: string;
+  headRepository?: string;
   pullRequests?: unknown[];
   status?: string;
   conclusion?: string | null;
@@ -165,6 +168,101 @@ describe("maintainer merge-gate contributor compliance", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("keeps a current fork Advisor lane advisory without a REST PR association", () => {
+    const runId = 9003;
+    const jobId = 9103;
+    const forkRepository = "contributor/NemoClaw";
+    const result = runGate({
+      body: "Signed-off-by: Example User <user@example.com>",
+      verified: true,
+      headRepository: forkRepository,
+      statusChecks: [...successfulRequiredChecks(), advisorCheck(runId, jobId)],
+      actionRunAttempts: {
+        [String(runId)]: advisorRun(jobId, {
+          headSha: HEAD_SHA,
+          headBranch: "feature-branch",
+          headRepository: forkRepository,
+          pullRequests: [],
+          status: "completed",
+          conclusion: "failure",
+        }),
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stdout)).toMatchObject({
+      allPass: true,
+      gates: { ci: { pass: true } },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    {
+      evidence: "the workflow run is in progress",
+      run: { status: "in_progress", conclusion: "failure" },
+    },
+    {
+      evidence: "the completed workflow run has no conclusion",
+      run: { status: "completed", conclusion: null },
+    },
+  ])("keeps an association-less fork Advisor lane merge-relevant when $evidence", ({ run }) => {
+    const runId = 9005;
+    const jobId = 9105;
+    const forkRepository = "contributor/NemoClaw";
+    const result = runGate({
+      body: "Signed-off-by: Example User <user@example.com>",
+      verified: true,
+      headRepository: forkRepository,
+      statusChecks: [...successfulRequiredChecks(), advisorCheck(runId, jobId)],
+      actionRunAttempts: {
+        [String(runId)]: advisorRun(jobId, {
+          headSha: HEAD_SHA,
+          headBranch: "feature-branch",
+          headRepository: forkRepository,
+          pullRequests: [],
+          ...run,
+        }),
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stdout)).toMatchObject({
+      allPass: false,
+      gates: { ci: { pass: false } },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    { evidence: "the head SHA differs", run: { headSha: BASE_SHA } },
+    { evidence: "the head ref differs", run: { headBranch: "other-branch" } },
+    {
+      evidence: "the head repository differs",
+      run: { headRepository: "attacker/NemoClaw" },
+    },
+  ])("keeps an association-less fork Advisor lane merge-relevant when $evidence", ({ run }) => {
+    const runId = 9004;
+    const jobId = 9104;
+    const forkRepository = "contributor/NemoClaw";
+    const result = runGate({
+      body: "Signed-off-by: Example User <user@example.com>",
+      verified: true,
+      headRepository: forkRepository,
+      statusChecks: [...successfulRequiredChecks(), advisorCheck(runId, jobId)],
+      actionRunAttempts: {
+        [String(runId)]: advisorRun(jobId, {
+          headSha: HEAD_SHA,
+          headBranch: "feature-branch",
+          headRepository: forkRepository,
+          pullRequests: [],
+          ...run,
+        }),
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stdout)).toMatchObject({
+      allPass: false,
+      gates: { ci: { pass: false } },
+    });
+  });
+
   it.each([
     { evidence: "the REST job has another name", run: { jobName: "unrelated job" } },
     {