diff --git a/.github/workflows/lane-shas.yml b/.github/workflows/lane-shas.yml
index d0353253..16d94a2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lane-shas.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lane-shas.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ name: lane-shas
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    # main: post-merge verify (always runs, any host).
+    # other branches: hybrid mirror CI — GitHub-hosted runners stand in for
+    # the Forgejo pull_request gate (PR metadata lives on Forgejo only). The
+    # job guard below skips branch pushes on the Forgejo Act host to avoid
+    # double-running each branch (push + pull_request).
+    branches: ['**']
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
 
@@ -34,6 +39,10 @@ jobs:
     name: verify pinned lane SHAs
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
+    if: >-
+      github.event_name == 'pull_request' ||
+      github.ref_name == 'main' ||
+      github.server_url == 'https://github.com'
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout
@@ -48,14 +57,21 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           # Always verify on main pushes.
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "push" ]; then
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "push" ] && [ "${{ github.ref_name }}" = "main" ]; then
             echo "run=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "Pin-relevant path check: always run on push"
+            echo "Pin-relevant path check: always run on main push"
             exit 0
           fi
 
-          BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
-          HEAD="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "push" ]; then
+            # Feature-branch push (GitHub mirror): same skip-safe policy as the
+            # Forgejo PR gate, diffing against the merge-base with main.
+            BASE="$(git merge-base origin/main HEAD)"
+            HEAD="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+          else
+            BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
+            HEAD="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
+          fi
           # Paths that can change pin bytes or CLAIMS generation inputs.
           # Keep in sync with docs/testing-lanes.md § CI policy.
           PATTERN='(\.py$|^packs/|^evals/|^teaching/|^CLAIMS\.md$|^pyproject\.toml$|^uv\.lock$|^\.github/workflows/lane-shas\.yml$)'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
index acde38c1..36267c96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ name: smoke
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
+  # Hybrid mirror CI (docs: Agent Workflow Guide — Hybrid Forgejo & GitHub
+  # Actions): PR metadata lives on Forgejo only, so GitHub never sees
+  # pull_request events. Mirrored feature-branch pushes run this same gate on
+  # GitHub-hosted runners instead. The job guard below keeps the Forgejo Act
+  # host from running each branch twice (push + pull_request).
+  push:
+    branches-ignore: [main]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -28,6 +35,10 @@ jobs:
     name: smoke (-m "not quarantine")
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
+    # Push events are the GitHub-mirror stand-in for Forgejo PRs; skip them on
+    # the Forgejo Act host, which already covers branches via pull_request
+    # (avoids double-running the 4GB host — the run #167 OOM class).
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.server_url == 'https://github.com'
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout