diff --git a/.github/scripts/codex-security-review.js b/.github/scripts/codex-security-review.js
index 3ac8f183e38..44f50399f8d 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/codex-security-review.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/codex-security-review.js
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ const completedMarker = (baseSha, headSha) =>
 
 const reviewCommand = (headSha) => `${REVIEW_COMMAND} ${headSha}`;
 
-const isOrganizationMember = (association) =>
-  association === "MEMBER" || association === "OWNER";
+const hasWritePermission = (permission) =>
+  permission === "write" || permission === "admin";
 
 const hasCurrentReviewLabel = (pullRequest) =>
   pullRequest.labels?.some(
@@ -234,6 +234,28 @@ async function getPullRequest({ github, context, prNumber }) {
   return pullRequest;
 }
 
+async function pullRequestAuthorCanWrite({ github, context, pullRequest }) {
+  const username = pullRequest.user?.login;
+  if (typeof username !== "string" || username.length === 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const { data: access } =
+      await github.rest.repos.getCollaboratorPermissionLevel({
+        owner: context.repo.owner,
+        repo: context.repo.repo,
+        username,
+      });
+    return hasWritePermission(access.permission);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error?.status === 404) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
 async function getLiveMainSha({ github, context }) {
   const { data: mainRef } = await github.rest.git.getRef({
     owner: context.repo.owner,
@@ -364,10 +386,12 @@ async function prepare({ github, context, core }) {
   }
   if (
     context.eventName === "pull_request_target" &&
-    !isOrganizationMember(pullRequest.author_association)
+    !(await pullRequestAuthorCanWrite({ github, context, pullRequest }))
   ) {
+    const author = pullRequest.user?.login || "unknown author";
     core.info(
-      `Pull request #${prNumber} requires authorization from a Block organization member.`,
+      `Pull request #${prNumber} author ${author} does not have write access ` +
+        `to ${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}; manual authorization is required.`,
     );
     return;
   }
@@ -479,7 +503,7 @@ async function invalidatePullRequestUpdate({ github, context, core }) {
     github,
     context,
     core,
-    existingOnlyForOrganizationMembers: true,
+    existingOnlyForTrustedAuthors: true,
   });
 }
 
@@ -489,7 +513,7 @@ async function invalidate({
   core,
   prNumber: requestedPrNumber,
   existingOnly = false,
-  existingOnlyForOrganizationMembers = false,
+  existingOnlyForTrustedAuthors = false,
 }) {
   const prNumber = Number(
     requestedPrNumber ?? context.payload.pull_request?.number,
@@ -506,10 +530,12 @@ async function invalidate({
   }
 
   const existing = await findReviewComment({ github, context, prNumber });
+  const trustedUnreviewedAuthor =
+    !existing &&
+    existingOnlyForTrustedAuthors &&
+    (await pullRequestAuthorCanWrite({ github, context, pullRequest }));
   const shouldOnlyUpdateExisting =
-    existingOnly ||
-    (existingOnlyForOrganizationMembers &&
-      isOrganizationMember(pullRequest.author_association));
+    existingOnly || trustedUnreviewedAuthor;
   if (!existing && shouldOnlyUpdateExisting) {
     if (existingOnly || hasCurrentReviewLabel(pullRequest)) {
       await clearCurrentReview({ github, context, prNumber });
diff --git a/.github/scripts/codex-security-review.test.js b/.github/scripts/codex-security-review.test.js
index 8358cb3642b..5ea60d57395 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/codex-security-review.test.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/codex-security-review.test.js
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ const CURRENT_REVIEW_LABEL = "codex-security-review-current";
 
 function pullRequest({
   authorAssociation = "CONTRIBUTOR",
+  authorLogin = "pr-author",
   baseSha = OLD_BASE_SHA,
   headSha = HEAD_SHA,
   labels = [],
 } = {}) {
   return {
     author_association: authorAssociation,
+    user: { login: authorLogin },
     state: "open",
     base: {
       ref: "main",
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ function pullRequest({
 }
 
 function harness({
+  authorPermission = "read",
   pull = pullRequest(),
   comments = [],
   files = [],
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ function harness({
   const notices = [];
   const info = [];
   const warnings = [];
+  const permissionChecks = [];
   const listComments = async () => storedComments;
   const listFiles = async () => files;
   let labelExists = false;
@@ -122,6 +126,12 @@ function harness({
         get: async () => ({ data: pull }),
         listFiles,
       },
+      repos: {
+        getCollaboratorPermissionLevel: async (input) => {
+          permissionChecks.push(input);
+          return { data: { permission: authorPermission } };
+        },
+      },
     },
   };
   const core = {
@@ -150,6 +160,7 @@ function harness({
     info,
     notices,
     outputs,
+    permissionChecks,
     removeLabelCalls,
     removedLabels,
     storedComments,
@@ -231,24 +242,31 @@ test("prepare binds a member command to the named head SHA", async () => {
   );
 });
 
-test("pull request authorization uses the live author association", async () => {
-  const member = harness({
-    pull: pullRequest({ authorAssociation: "MEMBER" }),
-  });
-  member.context.eventName = "pull_request_target";
-  member.context.payload.pull_request = {
-    number: 6816,
-    head: { sha: HEAD_SHA },
-    author_association: "CONTRIBUTOR",
-  };
-
-  await prepare(member);
-
-  assert.equal(member.outputs.get("authorized"), "true");
-  assert.deepEqual(member.failures, []);
+test("pull request authorization uses live repository write access", async () => {
+  for (const authorPermission of ["write", "admin"]) {
+    const trusted = harness({
+      authorPermission,
+      pull: pullRequest({ authorAssociation: "CONTRIBUTOR" }),
+    });
+    trusted.context.eventName = "pull_request_target";
+    trusted.context.payload.pull_request = {
+      number: 6816,
+      head: { sha: HEAD_SHA },
+      author_association: "CONTRIBUTOR",
+    };
+
+    await prepare(trusted);
+
+    assert.equal(trusted.outputs.get("authorized"), "true");
+    assert.deepEqual(trusted.failures, []);
+    assert.deepEqual(trusted.permissionChecks, [
+      { owner: "block", repo: "buzz", username: "pr-author" },
+    ]);
+  }
 
   const external = harness({
-    pull: pullRequest({ authorAssociation: "CONTRIBUTOR" }),
+    authorPermission: "read",
+    pull: pullRequest({ authorAssociation: "MEMBER" }),
   });
   external.context.eventName = "pull_request_target";
   external.context.payload.pull_request = {
@@ -261,7 +279,7 @@ test("pull request authorization uses the live author association", async () =>
 
   assert.equal(external.outputs.get("authorized"), undefined);
   assert.deepEqual(external.failures, []);
-  assert.match(external.info.at(-1), /requires authorization/);
+  assert.match(external.info.at(-1), /does not have write access/);
 });
 
 test("PR mutation jobs use pull request write permission", () => {
@@ -498,8 +516,9 @@ test("base reconciliation does not create comments on unreviewed PRs", async ()
   assert.equal(state.updated.length, 0);
 });
 
-test("pull request updates invalidate member reviews without adding placeholders", async () => {
+test("pull request updates invalidate trusted reviews without adding placeholders", async () => {
   const reviewed = harness({
+    authorPermission: "write",
     pull: pullRequest({
       authorAssociation: "MEMBER",
       headSha: OTHER_HEAD_SHA,
@@ -529,6 +548,7 @@ test("pull request updates invalidate member reviews without adding placeholders
   assert.equal(reviewed.removedLabels.length, 1);
 
   const unreviewed = harness({
+    authorPermission: "write",
     pull: pullRequest({ authorAssociation: "OWNER" }),
   });
   unreviewed.context.eventName = "pull_request_target";
@@ -544,6 +564,7 @@ test("pull request updates invalidate member reviews without adding placeholders
   assert.equal(unreviewed.removeLabelCalls.length, 0);
 
   const external = harness({
+    authorPermission: "read",
     pull: pullRequest({ authorAssociation: "CONTRIBUTOR" }),
   });
   external.context.eventName = "pull_request_target";
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codex-security-review.yml b/.github/workflows/codex-security-review.yml
index 0496809f5f9..d2fd8cda703 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codex-security-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codex-security-review.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Authorize Security Review
     # This workflow posts an advisory review; its skipped jobs are not a merge
     # gate and must not be configured as required status checks.
-    # MEMBER and OWNER are GitHub's associations for members of the `block`
-    # organization. The trusted prepare step checks the live PR instead of the
-    # event snapshot. Outside contributors require this exact command from one
-    # of those members: @buzz-security-review <full-head-sha>
+    # Authors with live write or admin access to `block/buzz` are reviewed
+    # automatically. This calculated repository permission includes direct,
+    # team, organization, and enterprise grants. Outside contributors require
+    # this exact command from a Block organization member:
+    # @buzz-security-review <full-head-sha>
     if: >-
       github.repository == 'block/buzz' && (
         (
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ jobs:
           codex-version: '0.149.0'
           model: ${{ env.CODEX_MODEL }}
           codex-args: '["-c","model_reasoning_effort=${{ env.CODEX_REASONING_EFFORT }}"]'
-          # The trusted authorization job already enforced repository membership.
+          # The trusted authorization job already enforced repository write access.
           allow-users: '*'
           safety-strategy: drop-sudo
           permission-profile: ':read-only'