diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/qa-review.yml b/.gitea/workflows/qa-review.yml
index 75c68351d..32c5325ab 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/qa-review.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/qa-review.yml
@@ -10,19 +10,17 @@
 #     - `pull_request_target`: opened, synchronize, reopened
 #         → initial status posts when PR opens / re-pushes
 #     - `pull_request_review` types: [submitted]
-#         → re-evaluate when a team member submits an APPROVE review so
-#           the gate flips immediately (no wait for the next push or
-#           slash-command). Verified live: sop-tier-check.yml uses this
-#           same event and provably fires (produces
-#           `sop-tier-check / tier-check (pull_request_review)` contexts).
-#           The job-level `if:` guard checks
-#           `github.event.review.state == 'APPROVED' || 'approved'` so
-#           only APPROVE reviews run the evaluator; COMMENT and
+#         → defensive fallback. Empirical evidence (live status audit)
+#           `pull_request_review_approved` does not always fire on this
+#           Gitea instance, while `pull_request_review` does (verified
+#           by sop-tier-check live status context). The job guard checks
+#           both `github.event.review.type` and `github.event.review.state`
+#           so only APPROVE reviews run the evaluator; COMMENT and
 #           REQUEST_CHANGES are skipped at the job level.
-#           Branch-protection requires the `(pull_request_target)`
-#           context variant, so the review-event path EXPLICITLY POSTS
-#           the required context via the API. Trust boundary preserved
-#           (BASE ref, no PR-head).
+#     - `pull_request_review_approved`
+#         → retained as a forward-compatible trigger in case a future
+#           Gitea version fires it reliably. The same job guard covers
+#           both events.
 #     - comment refires are handled by `sop-checklist.yml` review-refire job
 #         → `/qa-recheck` slash-command re-evaluates this gate.
 #   Workflow name = `qa-review` ; job name = `approved`.
@@ -99,6 +97,7 @@ on:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
   pull_request_review:
     types: [submitted]
+  pull_request_review_approved:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -115,8 +114,11 @@ jobs:
     # Comment-triggered refires live in sop-checklist.yml review-refire job.
     if: |
       github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' ||
+      github.event_name == 'pull_request_review_approved' ||
       (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review' &&
-       (github.event.review.state == 'APPROVED' || github.event.review.state == 'approved'))
+       (github.event.review.type == 'pull_request_review_approved' ||
+        github.event.review.state == 'APPROVED' ||
+        github.event.review.state == 'approved'))
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Privilege check (A1.1 — INFORMATIONAL log only, NOT a gate)
@@ -187,7 +189,13 @@ jobs:
         # for the explicit status POST. Evaluator step stays on
         # SOP_TIER_CHECK_TOKEN (read-only) per deliberate security
         # separation: eval computes, POST writes, never the same cred.
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_review' && always()
+        if: |
+          (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review_approved' ||
+           (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review' &&
+            (github.event.review.type == 'pull_request_review_approved' ||
+             github.event.review.state == 'APPROVED' ||
+             github.event.review.state == 'approved')))
+          && always()
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STATUS_POST_TOKEN }}
           GITEA_HOST: git.moleculesai.app
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/security-review.yml b/.gitea/workflows/security-review.yml
index 35044f308..97e2be3a3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/security-review.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/security-review.yml
@@ -9,15 +9,18 @@
 #
 # A1-α addendum (internal#760): review-event trigger added so the security
 # gate flips immediately when a team member submits an APPROVE review.
-# Uses `pull_request_review` types: [submitted] — verified live via
-# sop-tier-check.yml which provably fires this event (produces
-# `sop-tier-check / tier-check (pull_request_review)` contexts).
-# The job-level `if:` guard checks
-# `github.event.review.state == 'APPROVED' || 'approved'` so only APPROVE
-# reviews run the evaluator; COMMENT and REQUEST_CHANGES are skipped at
-# the job level. Branch-protection requires the `(pull_request_target)`
-# context variant, so the review-event path EXPLICITLY POSTS the required
-# context via the API. Trust boundary preserved (BASE ref, no PR-head).
+# We listen to BOTH `pull_request_review` (types: [submitted]) and
+# `pull_request_review_approved`. Empirical evidence (live status audit)
+# `pull_request_review_approved` does not always fire on this Gitea
+# instance, while `pull_request_review` does (verified by sop-tier-check
+# live status context). The job guard checks both
+# `github.event.review.type` and `github.event.review.state` so only
+# APPROVE reviews run the evaluator; COMMENT and REQUEST_CHANGES are
+# skipped at the job level. `pull_request_review_approved` is retained
+# as a forward-compatible trigger. Branch-protection requires the
+# `(pull_request_target)` context variant, so the review-event path
+# EXPLICITLY POSTS the required context via the API. Trust boundary
+# preserved (BASE ref, no PR-head).
 
 name: security-review
 
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ on:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
   pull_request_review:
     types: [submitted]
+  pull_request_review_approved:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -42,8 +46,11 @@ jobs:
     # Comment-triggered refires live in sop-checklist.yml review-refire job.
     if: |
       github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' ||
+      github.event_name == 'pull_request_review_approved' ||
       (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review' &&
-       (github.event.review.state == 'APPROVED' || github.event.review.state == 'approved'))
+       (github.event.review.type == 'pull_request_review_approved' ||
+        github.event.review.state == 'APPROVED' ||
+        github.event.review.state == 'approved'))
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Privilege check (A1.1 — INFORMATIONAL log only, NOT a gate)
@@ -100,7 +107,13 @@ jobs:
         # for the explicit status POST. Evaluator step stays on
         # SOP_TIER_CHECK_TOKEN (read-only) per deliberate security
         # separation: eval computes, POST writes, never the same cred.
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_review' && always()
+        if: |
+          (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review_approved' ||
+           (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review' &&
+            (github.event.review.type == 'pull_request_review_approved' ||
+             github.event.review.state == 'APPROVED' ||
+             github.event.review.state == 'approved')))
+          && always()
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STATUS_POST_TOKEN }}
           GITEA_HOST: git.moleculesai.app