diff --git a/.github/workflows/maintenance-implementation.yml b/.github/workflows/maintenance-implementation.yml
index 324824f..c6e3c9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maintenance-implementation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maintenance-implementation.yml
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
-      checks: read
+      checks: write
       actions: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maintenance-release.yml b/.github/workflows/maintenance-release.yml
index 050cd82..0147633 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maintenance-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maintenance-release.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
   issues: write
   actions: write
-  checks: read
+  checks: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maintenance-watch.yml b/.github/workflows/maintenance-watch.yml
index 376d265..7593d42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maintenance-watch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maintenance-watch.yml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: write
       artifact-metadata: write
       attestations: write
-      checks: read
+      checks: write
       contents: write
       id-token: write
       pull-requests: write
diff --git a/docs/repository-settings.md b/docs/repository-settings.md
index ca97e70..4ce3010 100644
--- a/docs/repository-settings.md
+++ b/docs/repository-settings.md
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ Required repository state:
   remains owner-only except for the deterministic evidence-state proof above.
 - Because GitHub suppresses ordinary PR events created by `GITHUB_TOKEN`, each
   deterministic PR coordinator explicitly dispatches `ci.yml` and
-  `protected-controls.yml` at the exact PR branch, then accepts only newly
-  created successful check runs for that head SHA.
+  `protected-controls.yml` at the exact PR branch, accepts only newly created
+  successful validator runs for that head SHA, and only then publishes the
+  Actions-owned required checks onto the PR rollup with the validator URLs.
 - Allow GitHub-owned Actions plus only `openai/codex-action` and
   `jdx/mise-action`, and require every Action reference to use a full commit
   SHA.
diff --git a/scripts/dispatch-pr-checks b/scripts/dispatch-pr-checks
index 70960de..3c1b182 100755
--- a/scripts/dispatch-pr-checks
+++ b/scripts/dispatch-pr-checks
@@ -79,10 +79,46 @@ while ((SECONDS < deadline)); do
     fi
     if jq -e -s 'all(.[]; .status=="completed" and .conclusion=="success")' \
       <<<"$primary"$'\n'"$protected" >/dev/null; then
+      publish_gate() {
+        local validator="$1"
+        local name details request
+        name="$(jq -r .name <<<"$validator")"
+        details="$(jq -r .details_url <<<"$validator")"
+        request="$(mktemp)"
+        jq -n \
+          --arg name "$name" \
+          --arg head "$head_sha" \
+          --arg details "$details" \
+          --arg summary "Exact-head validator passed: $details" \
+          '{name:$name,head_sha:$head,status:"completed",conclusion:"success",details_url:$details,output:{title:"Dispatched validator passed",summary:$summary}}' \
+          > "$request"
+        gh api --method POST -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+          "repos/$repository/check-runs" --input "$request"
+        rm -f "$request"
+      }
+
+      # workflow_dispatch runs validate the exact commit but GitHub does not
+      # attach them to a PR rollup. Publish Actions-owned gate check runs only
+      # after both new validator runs pass, retaining their URLs as evidence.
+      primary_gate="$(publish_gate "$primary")"
+      protected_gate="$(publish_gate "$protected")"
+      for _ in {1..24}; do
+        rollup="$(gh pr checks "$pr_number" --repo "$repository" --required \
+          --json name,bucket,link 2>/dev/null || true)"
+        if jq -e --arg primary "$primary_check" \
+          '([.[] | select(.name==$primary) | .bucket] | last) == "pass" and ([.[] | select(.name=="Protected controls") | .bucket] | last) == "pass"' \
+          <<<"$rollup" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          break
+        fi
+        sleep 5
+      done
+      jq -e --arg primary "$primary_check" \
+        '([.[] | select(.name==$primary) | .bucket] | last) == "pass" and ([.[] | select(.name=="Protected controls") | .bucket] | last) == "pass"' \
+        <<<"${rollup:-[]}" >/dev/null
       mkdir -p "$(dirname "$output")"
       jq -s --arg head "$head_sha" \
         'map({name, bucket:"pass", link:.details_url, headSha:$head, checkRunId:.id})' \
-        <<<"$primary"$'\n'"$protected" > "$output"
+        <<<"$primary_gate"$'\n'"$protected_gate" > "$output"
       exit 0
     fi
   fi
diff --git a/tests/test_maintenance.py b/tests/test_maintenance.py
index 375a3e6..354c323 100644
--- a/tests/test_maintenance.py
+++ b/tests/test_maintenance.py
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ def test_token_created_prs_explicitly_dispatch_required_checks(self):
         self.assertIn("pr_number:", protected)
         self.assertIn("gh workflow run ci.yml", dispatcher)
         self.assertIn("gh workflow run protected-controls.yml", dispatcher)
+        self.assertIn('"repos/$repository/check-runs"', dispatcher)
+        self.assertIn("Exact-head validator passed", dispatcher)
         for workflow in (
             "maintenance-watch.yml",
             "maintenance-implementation.yml",
@@ -294,6 +296,7 @@ def test_token_created_prs_explicitly_dispatch_required_checks(self):
             body = (root / ".github/workflows" / workflow).read_text()
             self.assertIn("./scripts/dispatch-pr-checks", body)
             self.assertNotIn("gh pr checks", body)
+            self.assertIn("checks: write", body)
 
     def test_malformed_contract_shapes_fail_closed(self):
         contract = self._contract()