diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-tune.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-tune.yml
index 0afc79bb7c8c..16ad5d23b177 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-tune.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-tune.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  lint:
+  auto-tune-lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-test-npu.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-test-npu.yml
index 237f18a27e49..c1e6ac5ab057 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-test-npu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-test-npu.yml
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ jobs:
           cd python
           python3 sglang/multimodal_gen/test/run_suite.py --suite 8-npu
 
-  pr-test-finish:
+  pr-test-npu-finish:
     needs:
       [
         check-changes,
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index a14997b9cffd..850ecd409b5c 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ repos:
         language: system
         files: ^\.github/CI_PERMISSIONS\.json$
         pass_filenames: false
+      - id: check-workflow-job-names
+        name: check for duplicate workflow job names
+        entry: python3 scripts/ci/check_workflow_job_names.py
+        language: system
+        files: ^\.github/workflows/.*\.yml$
+        pass_filenames: false
   - repo: https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee.git
     rev: lychee-v0.22.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/scripts/ci/check_workflow_job_names.py b/scripts/ci/check_workflow_job_names.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..75e2009ea1d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/check_workflow_job_names.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Check that required status check job names are unique across workflows.
+
+Duplicate job names on the same commit allow a passing job in one workflow
+to satisfy a required status check meant for a different workflow, bypassing
+branch protection.
+
+See: https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/pull/20208 for an example where
+pr-test-npu.yml's "pr-test-finish" job (which passed) caused GitHub to treat
+the required "pr-test-finish" check (from pr-test.yml, which failed) as met.
+"""
+
+import glob
+import sys
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+import yaml
+
+# Job names used as required status checks in branch protection.
+# These MUST be unique across all workflow files.
+PROTECTED_JOB_NAMES = {
+    "pr-test-finish",
+    "lint",
+}
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    workflows = sorted(glob.glob(".github/workflows/*.yml"))
+    job_to_files: dict[str, list[str]] = defaultdict(list)
+
+    for wf in workflows:
+        with open(wf) as f:
+            data = yaml.safe_load(f)
+        if not data or "jobs" not in data:
+            continue
+        for job in data["jobs"]:
+            if job in PROTECTED_JOB_NAMES:
+                job_to_files[job].append(wf)
+
+    duplicates = {job: files for job, files in job_to_files.items() if len(files) > 1}
+
+    if not duplicates:
+        return 0
+
+    print("ERROR: Required status check job names must be unique across workflows.")
+    print("Duplicates allow branch protection bypass via auto-merge.\n")
+    for job, files in sorted(duplicates.items()):
+        print(f"  Job '{job}' appears in:")
+        for f in files:
+            print(f"    - {f}")
+        print()
+
+    print("Fix: rename the job in non-primary workflows to avoid collision.")
+    return 1
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())