diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-ci.yml
index 6dc3cc49e..df313fc4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-ci.yml
@@ -101,115 +101,101 @@ jobs:
               - 'app/scripts/e2e-web-*.sh'
               - 'scripts/ci-cancel-aware.sh'
 
-  frontend-quality:
-    name: Frontend Quality (typecheck, lint, format)
+  frontend-checks:
+    name: Frontend Checks (quality, i18n, docs, coverage)
     needs: [changes]
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true'
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true' || needs.changes.outputs.i18n == 'true' || needs.changes.outputs.docs == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    timeout-minutes: 15
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/tinyhumansai/openhuman_ci:rust-1.93.0
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 1
-
-      - name: Cache pnpm store
-        id: pnpm-cache
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
-        with:
-          path: .pnpm-store
-          key: pnpm-store-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            pnpm-store-${{ runner.os }}-
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-
-      - name: Save pnpm store cache
-        if: always() && steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
-        with:
-          path: .pnpm-store
-          key: ${{ steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
-
-      - name: Type check TypeScript files
-        run: pnpm --filter openhuman-app compile
-        env:
-          NODE_ENV: test
-
-      - name: Check Prettier formatting
-        run: pnpm --filter openhuman-app format:check
-        env:
-          NODE_ENV: test
-
-      - name: Run ESLint
-        run: pnpm --filter openhuman-app lint
-        env:
-          NODE_ENV: test
-
-  i18n-coverage:
-    name: i18n Coverage (parity)
-    needs: [changes]
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.i18n == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    timeout-minutes: 10
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/tinyhumansai/openhuman_ci:rust-1.93.0
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 1
-
-      - name: Cache pnpm store
-        id: pnpm-cache
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
-        with:
-          path: .pnpm-store
-          key: pnpm-store-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            pnpm-store-${{ runner.os }}-
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-
-      - name: Save pnpm store cache
-        if: always() && steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
-        with:
-          path: .pnpm-store
-          key: ${{ steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
-
-      - name: Verify i18n coverage (missing / extra / drifted keys across locales)
-        run: pnpm i18n:check
-
-  docs-drift:
-    name: Docs Drift (generated architecture docs)
-    needs: [changes]
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.docs == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    timeout-minutes: 10
+    timeout-minutes: 60
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/tinyhumansai/openhuman_ci:rust-1.93.0
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         # Pinned to the v5 commit SHA for supply-chain hardening (CodeRabbit
-        # review on #3892). The other lanes still use the @v5 tag; migrating
-        # them is a separate repo-wide change.
+        # review on #3892). The combined frontend lane keeps that hardening
+        # from the former docs-drift job.
         uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Cache pnpm store
+        id: pnpm-cache
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true' || needs.changes.outputs.i18n == 'true'
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
+        with:
+          path: .pnpm-store
+          key: pnpm-store-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            pnpm-store-${{ runner.os }}-
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true' || needs.changes.outputs.i18n == 'true'
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Save pnpm store cache
+        if: always() && (needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true' || needs.changes.outputs.i18n == 'true') && steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        uses: actions/cache/save@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
+        with:
+          path: .pnpm-store
+          key: ${{ steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
+
+      - name: Type check TypeScript files
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true'
+        run: pnpm --filter openhuman-app compile
+        env:
+          NODE_ENV: test
+
+      - name: Check Prettier formatting
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true'
+        run: pnpm --filter openhuman-app format:check
+        env:
+          NODE_ENV: test
+
+      - name: Run ESLint
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true'
+        run: pnpm --filter openhuman-app lint
+        env:
+          NODE_ENV: test
+
+      - name: Verify i18n coverage (missing / extra / drifted keys across locales)
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.i18n == 'true'
+        run: pnpm i18n:check
 
       # The generator + its tests use only Node built-ins (no workspace deps),
-      # so there is no `pnpm install` step — this lane stays fast.
+      # so docs-only changes still skip `pnpm install`.
       - name: Generator unit tests
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.docs == 'true'
         run: pnpm docs:test
 
       - name: Verify generated architecture docs are not stale
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.docs == 'true'
         run: pnpm docs:check
 
+      - name: Run Vitest with coverage
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true'
+        run: pnpm test:coverage
+        working-directory: app
+        env:
+          NODE_ENV: test
+
+      - name: Normalize lcov source paths to repo root
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          test -f app/coverage/lcov.info
+          sed -i -E 's#^SF:(src/)#SF:app/\1#' app/coverage/lcov.info
+          sed -i -E 's#^SF:(\./src/)#SF:app/src/#' app/coverage/lcov.info
+
+      - name: Upload frontend lcov
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
+        with:
+          name: lcov-frontend
+          path: app/coverage/lcov.info
+          retention-days: 7
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
   rust-quality:
     name: Rust Quality (fmt, clippy)
     needs: [changes]
@@ -266,7 +252,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache pnpm store
         id: pnpm-cache
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
         with:
           path: .pnpm-store
           key: pnpm-store-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
@@ -285,7 +271,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Restore cached Playwright E2E artifact
         id: playwright-artifact-cache
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
         with:
           path: .ci/artifacts/e2e-playwright-linux.tar.gz
           key: e2e-playwright-linux-${{ hashFiles('src/**', 'Cargo.toml', 'Cargo.lock', 'rust-toolchain.toml', 'app/src/**', 'app/public/**', 'app/index.html', 'app/vite.config.*', 'app/tailwind.config.*', 'app/postcss.config.*', 'app/package.json', 'pnpm-lock.yaml', 'app/scripts/e2e-web-build.sh') }}
@@ -296,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Save pnpm store cache
         if: always() && steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/save@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
         with:
           path: .pnpm-store
           key: ${{ steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
@@ -332,73 +318,19 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Save Playwright E2E artifact cache
         if: always() && steps.playwright-artifact-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && hashFiles('.ci/artifacts/e2e-playwright-linux.tar.gz') != ''
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/save@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
         with:
           path: .ci/artifacts/e2e-playwright-linux.tar.gz
           key: ${{ steps.playwright-artifact-cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
 
       - name: Upload Playwright E2E artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
         with:
           name: e2e-playwright-linux-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: .ci/artifacts/e2e-playwright-linux.tar.gz
           retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
 
-  frontend-coverage:
-    name: Frontend Coverage (Vitest)
-    needs: [changes, frontend-quality]
-    if: always() && needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true' && needs['frontend-quality'].result == 'success'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/tinyhumansai/openhuman_ci:rust-1.93.0
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 1
-
-      - name: Cache pnpm store
-        id: pnpm-cache
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
-        with:
-          path: .pnpm-store
-          key: pnpm-store-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            pnpm-store-${{ runner.os }}-
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-
-      - name: Save pnpm store cache
-        if: always() && steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
-        with:
-          path: .pnpm-store
-          key: ${{ steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
-
-      - name: Run Vitest with coverage
-        run: pnpm test:coverage
-        working-directory: app
-        env:
-          NODE_ENV: test
-
-      - name: Normalize lcov source paths to repo root
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          test -f app/coverage/lcov.info
-          sed -i -E 's#^SF:(src/)#SF:app/\1#' app/coverage/lcov.info
-          sed -i -E 's#^SF:(\./src/)#SF:app/src/#' app/coverage/lcov.info
-
-      - name: Upload frontend lcov
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
-        with:
-          name: lcov-frontend
-          path: app/coverage/lcov.info
-          retention-days: 7
-          if-no-files-found: error
-
   rust-core-coverage:
     name: Rust Core Coverage (cargo-llvm-cov)
     needs: [changes, rust-quality]
@@ -453,7 +385,7 @@ jobs:
           CARGO_BUILD_JOBS: "1"
 
       - name: Upload core lcov
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
         with:
           name: lcov-rust-core
           path: lcov-core.info
@@ -511,7 +443,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache CEF binary distribution
         id: cef-cache
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
         with:
           path: |
             ~/Library/Caches/tauri-cef
@@ -533,7 +465,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Save CEF binary distribution cache
         if: always() && steps.cef-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/save@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
         with:
           path: |
             ~/Library/Caches/tauri-cef
@@ -541,7 +473,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ steps.cef-cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
 
       - name: Upload tauri lcov
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
         with:
           name: lcov-rust-tauri
           path: lcov-tauri.info
@@ -579,7 +511,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache pnpm store
         id: pnpm-cache
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
         with:
           path: .pnpm-store
           key: pnpm-store-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
@@ -600,7 +532,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Save pnpm store cache
         if: always() && steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/save@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
         with:
           path: .pnpm-store
           key: ${{ steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
@@ -616,30 +548,23 @@ jobs:
           RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
 
   playwright-e2e:
-    name: E2E (Playwright / web lane ${{ matrix.shard }}/4)
-    needs: [changes, frontend-quality, rust-quality, build-playwright-e2e-artifact]
+    name: E2E (Playwright / web lane)
+    needs: [changes, build-playwright-e2e-artifact]
     if: |
       always() &&
       needs.changes.outputs.playwright == 'true' &&
-      needs['build-playwright-e2e-artifact'].result == 'success' &&
-      contains(fromJSON('["success", "skipped"]'), needs['frontend-quality'].result) &&
-      contains(fromJSON('["success", "skipped"]'), needs['rust-quality'].result)
+      needs['build-playwright-e2e-artifact'].result == 'success'
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/tinyhumansai/openhuman_ci:latest
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    # Sharded 4 ways: each shard is a separate runner that boots its OWN backend
-    # stack (mock + core + web on fixed ports) and runs playwright --shard=i/4.
-    # Because each shard is an isolated machine there is no shared mock-state
-    # race, so this parallelises safely despite the suite's workers:1 design.
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        shard: [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    # TODO(ci-flaky, #3615): shard 1/4 consistently hits toBeVisible timeouts
-    # under CI resource contention — chat-tool-error-recovery, connector-gmail-
-    # composio, connector-session-guard-matrix, chat-harness-send-stream,
-    # chat-management-functional and ~7 others. Shards 2-4 pass reliably.
+    timeout-minutes: 90
+    # Run the Playwright suite in one container to reduce PR CI fanout and stay
+    # under GitHub concurrency limits. This is intentionally slower than the
+    # previous shard matrix but avoids four separate runner/container slots.
+    # TODO(ci-flaky, #3615): several specs consistently hit toBeVisible
+    # timeouts under CI resource contention — chat-tool-error-recovery,
+    # connector-gmail-composio, connector-session-guard-matrix,
+    # chat-harness-send-stream, chat-management-functional and others.
     # Playwright config bumped to 90s test / 15s expect timeout + 2 retries.
     # Run the lane but don't block merges until infra stabilises.
     continue-on-error: true
@@ -653,7 +578,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache pnpm store
         id: pnpm-cache
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
         with:
           path: .pnpm-store
           key: pnpm-store-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
@@ -665,13 +590,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Save pnpm store cache
         if: always() && steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/save@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
         with:
           path: .pnpm-store
           key: ${{ steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
 
       - name: Download Playwright E2E artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5
         with:
           name: e2e-playwright-linux-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: .
@@ -689,81 +614,99 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Playwright Chromium headless shell
         run: pnpm --filter openhuman-app exec playwright install chromium-headless-shell
 
-      - name: Run Playwright web E2E suite (shard ${{ matrix.shard }}/4)
+      - name: Run Playwright web E2E suite
         env:
           OPENHUMAN_WORKSPACE: ${{ runner.temp }}/openhuman-playwright-workspace
         run: |
           mkdir -p "$OPENHUMAN_WORKSPACE"
-          bash app/scripts/e2e-web-session.sh \
-            --shard=${{ matrix.shard }}/4
+          bash app/scripts/e2e-web-session.sh
 
       - name: Upload Playwright E2E failure artifacts
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
         with:
-          name: e2e-playwright-failure-logs-${{ github.run_id }}-shard${{ matrix.shard }}
+          name: e2e-playwright-failure-logs-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: |
             ${{ runner.temp }}/openhuman-playwright-workspace/**
           retention-days: 7
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
-  playwright-e2e-gate:
-    name: Playwright E2E Gate
-    # Fixed-name aggregator over the 4 dynamic shard checks. Branch protection
-    # can require this single job instead of the per-shard matrix names (which
-    # change if the shard count changes). if: always() so it runs even when a
-    # shard is failed/skipped and can report the real aggregate result.
-    needs: [playwright-e2e]
+  pr-ci-gate:
+    name: PR CI Gate
+    needs:
+      - changes
+      - frontend-checks
+      - rust-quality
+      - build-playwright-e2e-artifact
+      - rust-core-coverage
+      - rust-tauri-coverage
+      - rust-e2e
+      - playwright-e2e
     if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 5
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - name: Require all Playwright shards to pass
+      - name: Require PR CI jobs to pass
         run: |
-          result="${{ needs['playwright-e2e'].result }}"
-          echo "Playwright web lane aggregate result: ${result}"
-          # NOTE: the shards currently carry continue-on-error: true, so this
-          # aggregate is 'success' even when a shard hit a known flake — the
-          # gate passes today. Once continue-on-error is removed from the shards
-          # (after the flakes are fixed) this same check enforces a real pass.
-          if [ "${result}" = "success" ] || [ "${result}" = "skipped" ]; then
-            echo "Playwright shards passed or were intentionally skipped."
-            exit 0
+          set -euo pipefail
+          declare -A results=(
+            ["Detect Changed Areas"]="${{ needs.changes.result }}"
+            ["Frontend Checks"]="${{ needs['frontend-checks'].result }}"
+            ["Rust Quality"]="${{ needs['rust-quality'].result }}"
+            ["Build Playwright E2E Artifact"]="${{ needs['build-playwright-e2e-artifact'].result }}"
+            ["Rust Core Coverage"]="${{ needs['rust-core-coverage'].result }}"
+            ["Rust Tauri Coverage"]="${{ needs['rust-tauri-coverage'].result }}"
+            ["Rust E2E"]="${{ needs['rust-e2e'].result }}"
+            ["Playwright E2E"]="${{ needs['playwright-e2e'].result }}"
+          )
+
+          failed=0
+          for name in "${!results[@]}"; do
+            result="${results[$name]}"
+            echo "${name}: ${result}"
+            if [ "${result}" != "success" ] && [ "${result}" != "skipped" ]; then
+              echo "::error::${name} did not pass (result=${result})."
+              failed=1
+            fi
+          done
+
+          if [ "${failed}" -ne 0 ]; then
+            exit 1
           fi
-          echo "::error::Playwright web lane did not succeed (result=${result})."
-          exit 1
 
-  coverage-gate:
-    name: Coverage Gate (diff-cover >= 80%)
-    needs: [changes, frontend-coverage, rust-core-coverage, rust-tauri-coverage]
-    if: always()
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 10
-    steps:
       - name: Verify coverage lanes completed
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           coverage="${{ needs.changes.outputs.coverage }}"
-          frontend="${{ needs['frontend-coverage'].result }}"
+          frontend_needed="${{ needs.changes.outputs.frontend }}"
+          core_needed="${{ needs.changes.outputs['rust-core'] }}"
+          tauri_needed="${{ needs.changes.outputs['rust-tauri'] }}"
+          frontend="${{ needs['frontend-checks'].result }}"
           core="${{ needs['rust-core-coverage'].result }}"
           tauri="${{ needs['rust-tauri-coverage'].result }}"
 
           echo "Coverage needed: ${coverage}"
-          echo "Frontend coverage result: ${frontend}"
-          echo "Rust core coverage result: ${core}"
-          echo "Rust Tauri coverage result: ${tauri}"
+          echo "Frontend changed: ${frontend_needed} (job=${frontend})"
+          echo "Rust core changed: ${core_needed} (job=${core})"
+          echo "Rust Tauri changed: ${tauri_needed} (job=${tauri})"
 
           if [ "${coverage}" != "true" ]; then
             echo "No coverage-relevant changes detected; skipping diff-cover."
             exit 0
           fi
 
-          for result in "${frontend}" "${core}" "${tauri}"; do
-            if [ "${result}" != "success" ] && [ "${result}" != "skipped" ]; then
-              echo "::error::A required coverage lane did not succeed or skip cleanly (result=${result})."
-              exit 1
-            fi
-          done
+          if [ "${frontend_needed}" = "true" ] && [ "${frontend}" != "success" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Frontend coverage was required but Frontend Checks did not succeed (result=${frontend})."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [ "${core_needed}" = "true" ] && [ "${core}" != "success" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Rust core coverage was required but the lane did not succeed (result=${core})."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [ "${tauri_needed}" = "true" ] && [ "${tauri}" != "success" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Rust Tauri coverage was required but the lane did not succeed (result=${tauri})."
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
       - name: Checkout code
         if: needs.changes.outputs.coverage == 'true'
@@ -797,7 +740,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Download all lcov artifacts
         if: needs.changes.outputs.coverage == 'true'
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5
         with:
           path: lcov-artifacts
           pattern: lcov-*
@@ -826,7 +769,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload diff-cover report
         if: always() && needs.changes.outputs.coverage == 'true'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
         with:
           name: diff-coverage-report
           path: |
@@ -834,54 +777,3 @@ jobs:
             diff-coverage.md
           retention-days: 14
           if-no-files-found: warn
-
-  pr-ci-gate:
-    name: PR CI Gate
-    needs:
-      - changes
-      - frontend-quality
-      - i18n-coverage
-      - docs-drift
-      - rust-quality
-      - build-playwright-e2e-artifact
-      - frontend-coverage
-      - rust-core-coverage
-      - rust-tauri-coverage
-      - rust-e2e
-      - playwright-e2e-gate
-      - coverage-gate
-    if: always()
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 5
-    steps:
-      - name: Require PR CI jobs to pass
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          declare -A results=(
-            ["Detect Changed Areas"]="${{ needs.changes.result }}"
-            ["Frontend Quality"]="${{ needs['frontend-quality'].result }}"
-            ["i18n Coverage"]="${{ needs['i18n-coverage'].result }}"
-            ["Docs Drift"]="${{ needs['docs-drift'].result }}"
-            ["Rust Quality"]="${{ needs['rust-quality'].result }}"
-            ["Build Playwright E2E Artifact"]="${{ needs['build-playwright-e2e-artifact'].result }}"
-            ["Frontend Coverage"]="${{ needs['frontend-coverage'].result }}"
-            ["Rust Core Coverage"]="${{ needs['rust-core-coverage'].result }}"
-            ["Rust Tauri Coverage"]="${{ needs['rust-tauri-coverage'].result }}"
-            ["Rust E2E"]="${{ needs['rust-e2e'].result }}"
-            ["Playwright E2E Gate"]="${{ needs['playwright-e2e-gate'].result }}"
-            ["Coverage Gate"]="${{ needs['coverage-gate'].result }}"
-          )
-
-          failed=0
-          for name in "${!results[@]}"; do
-            result="${results[$name]}"
-            echo "${name}: ${result}"
-            if [ "${result}" != "success" ] && [ "${result}" != "skipped" ]; then
-              echo "::error::${name} did not pass (result=${result})."
-              failed=1
-            fi
-          done
-
-          if [ "${failed}" -ne 0 ]; then
-            exit 1
-          fi