diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/e2e-peer-visibility.yml b/.gitea/workflows/e2e-peer-visibility.yml
index f7b13f161..7fa8d79d2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/e2e-peer-visibility.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/e2e-peer-visibility.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ jobs:
   # push/dispatch/cron only (30+ min). This is NOT a fake-green mask of
   # the real assertion — it validates the driving script's bash syntax
   # and inline-python so a broken test script fails at PR time.
+  # bp-required: pending #1296  ← flip to required once e2e-peer-visibility is green
   pr-validate:
     name: E2E Peer Visibility
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ jobs:
   # Real gate: provisions a throwaway org + sibling-per-runtime, drives
   # the LITERAL list_peers MCP call per runtime, asserts 200 + expected
   # peer set, then scoped teardown. push(main)/dispatch/cron only.
+  # bp-required: pending #1296  ← flip to required once e2e-peer-visibility is green
   peer-visibility:
     name: E2E Peer Visibility
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest