diff --git a/src/queue/processors.ts b/src/queue/processors.ts
index 7e4a7ce5b9..23d598e85a 100644
--- a/src/queue/processors.ts
+++ b/src/queue/processors.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ import {
   unionScopedOverlapClusters,
   type ContributorProfile,
 } from "../signals/engine";
-import { buildClosedUnifiedCommentBody, buildUnifiedCommentBody, isUnifiedReviewCommentEnabled } from "../review/unified-comment-bridge";
+import { buildClosedUnifiedCommentBody, buildMergeReadinessFromChecks, buildUnifiedCommentBody, isUnifiedReviewCommentEnabled } from "../review/unified-comment-bridge";
 import type { MergeReadiness } from "../review/unified-comment";
 import { buildIssueSlopAssessment, buildSlopAssessment, type SlopBand } from "../signals/slop";
 import { runGittensoryAiSlopAdvisory } from "../services/ai-slop";
@@ -1809,22 +1809,16 @@ async function maybePublishPrPublicSurface(
     if (unifiedCommentAllowed && gateEvaluation) {
       const { rows, readinessTotal } = buildPublicPrPanelSignalRows({ repo, pr, profile, detection, queueHealth, collisions, preflight, settings, gate: gateEvaluation });
       const unifiedFiles = await listPullRequestFiles(env, repoFullName, pr.number);
-      // CI + merge-state readiness — a converged enrichment the legacy panel never showed. Maps each cached
-      // check's conclusion to passed/failed/unverified; any failure (failure/timed_out/cancelled/action_required)
-      // flips the whole PR to 'failed'. The gate decision stays authoritative for the comment's color (always
-      // passed here), so these CI chips never spuriously flip the unified status to held/blocked.
+      // CI + merge-state readiness — a converged enrichment the legacy panel never showed. Only current-head
+      // check summaries can affect the chip, and pending/in-progress current-head checks remain unverified.
+      // The gate decision stays authoritative for the comment's color (always passed here), so these CI chips
+      // never spuriously flip the unified status to held/blocked.
       const checkSummaries = await listCheckSummaries(env, repoFullName, pr.number);
-      const failedChecks = checkSummaries.filter((check) => {
-        const conclusion = (check.conclusion ?? "").toLowerCase();
-        return conclusion === "failure" || conclusion === "timed_out" || conclusion === "cancelled" || conclusion === "action_required";
+      const mergeReadiness: MergeReadiness = buildMergeReadinessFromChecks({
+        checks: checkSummaries,
+        headSha: pr.headSha,
+        mergeableState: pr.mergeableState,
       });
-      const anyPassed = checkSummaries.some((check) => (check.conclusion ?? "").toLowerCase() === "success");
-      const ciState: MergeReadiness["ciState"] = failedChecks.length > 0 ? "failed" : anyPassed ? "passed" : "unverified";
-      const mergeReadiness: MergeReadiness = {
-        ciState,
-        ...(pr.mergeableState ? { mergeStateLabel: pr.mergeableState } : {}),
-        ...(failedChecks.length > 0 ? { failingChecks: failedChecks.map((check) => check.name) } : {}),
-      };
       deterministicBody = buildUnifiedCommentBody({
         gate: gateEvaluation,
         ...(aiReview !== undefined ? { aiReview } : {}),
diff --git a/src/review/unified-comment-bridge.ts b/src/review/unified-comment-bridge.ts
index a59064378c..3fc5126b1b 100644
--- a/src/review/unified-comment-bridge.ts
+++ b/src/review/unified-comment-bridge.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 // comment path historically did not. This module therefore scrubs Nits itself (see `publicSafeNit` /
 // `PRIVATE_FORBIDDEN_TERMS`) as defense-in-depth before they reach a public comment.
 
-import type { AdvisoryFinding } from "../types";
+import type { AdvisoryFinding, CheckSummaryRecord } from "../types";
 import type { GateCheckConclusion, GateCheckEvaluation } from "../rules/advisory";
 import type { PublicPrPanelSignalRow } from "../signals/engine";
 // Single-source the panel marker from its canonical home (the upsert reads it there); re-export so existing
@@ -56,6 +56,37 @@ export { PR_PANEL_COMMENT_MARKER };
 // Mirrors src/rules/advisory.ts CHECK_RUN_FORBIDDEN_TERMS (scrubbed → "[context]") and
 // src/signals/engine.ts containsPrivatePublicTerm (drop if still present). Kept inline so this module
 // stays a pure, dependency-light renderer-mapping seam.
+
+const FAILED_CHECK_CONCLUSIONS = new Set(["failure", "timed_out", "cancelled", "action_required"]);
+
+function isCompletedSuccessfulCheck(check: CheckSummaryRecord): boolean {
+  return check.status.toLowerCase() === "completed" && (check.conclusion ?? "").toLowerCase() === "success";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build public merge-readiness from cached check summaries without allowing stale or partial CI to look green.
+ * Only check summaries for the current PR head SHA are considered, and CI is green only when every current-head
+ * check is completed successfully. Pending/in-progress checks, missing checks, or an unknown head SHA are
+ * deliberately rendered as unverified.
+ */
+export function buildMergeReadinessFromChecks(input: {
+  checks: readonly CheckSummaryRecord[];
+  headSha?: string | null | undefined;
+  mergeableState?: string | null | undefined;
+}): MergeReadiness {
+  const currentHead = input.headSha?.trim();
+  const currentChecks = currentHead ? input.checks.filter((check) => check.headSha === currentHead) : [];
+  const failedChecks = currentChecks.filter((check) => FAILED_CHECK_CONCLUSIONS.has((check.conclusion ?? "").toLowerCase()));
+  const ciState: MergeReadiness["ciState"] =
+    failedChecks.length > 0 ? "failed" : currentChecks.length > 0 && currentChecks.every(isCompletedSuccessfulCheck) ? "passed" : "unverified";
+
+  return {
+    ciState,
+    ...(input.mergeableState ? { mergeStateLabel: input.mergeableState } : {}),
+    ...(failedChecks.length > 0 ? { failingChecks: failedChecks.map((check) => check.name) } : {}),
+  };
+}
+
 const PRIVATE_FORBIDDEN_TERMS =
   /\b(?:rewards?|payouts?|farming|estimated\s+scores?|raw\s+trust\s+scores?|trust\s+scores?|score\s+estimates?|reward\s+estimates?|wallets?|hotkeys?|coldkeys?|reviewability|scoreability|private\s+signals?|likely_duplicate|reviewability\s*\d)\b/gi;
 const PRIVATE_DROP_TERMS = /\b(?:reward|payout|farming|wallet|hotkey|trust score|raw trust|estimated score|scoreability|likely_duplicate|reviewability\s*\d)\b/i;
diff --git a/test/unit/unified-comment-bridge.test.ts b/test/unit/unified-comment-bridge.test.ts
index 414decace5..9e306cca8e 100644
--- a/test/unit/unified-comment-bridge.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/unified-comment-bridge.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
   buildClosedUnifiedCommentBody,
   buildDualReviewNotes,
+  buildMergeReadinessFromChecks,
   buildUnifiedCommentBody,
   consensusDefectFromFindings,
   gateConclusionToVerdict,
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 import { PR_PANEL_COMMENT_MARKER as MARKER_FROM_COMMENTS } from "../../src/github/comments";
 import { deriveUnifiedStatus, type MergeReadiness, type UnifiedCollapsible, type UnifiedCommentStatus } from "../../src/review/unified-comment";
 import type { GateCheckEvaluation } from "../../src/rules/advisory";
-import type { AdvisoryFinding } from "../../src/types";
+import type { AdvisoryFinding, CheckSummaryRecord } from "../../src/types";
 import type { PublicPrPanelSignalRow } from "../../src/signals/engine";
 
 function gate(over: Partial<GateCheckEvaluation> = {}): GateCheckEvaluation {
@@ -42,6 +43,48 @@ const panelRows: PublicPrPanelSignalRow[] = [
 
 const footer = "💰 **Earn for open-source contributions like this.** Checked by Gittensory.";
 
+describe("buildMergeReadinessFromChecks", () => {
+  const check = (over: Partial<CheckSummaryRecord> = {}): CheckSummaryRecord => ({
+    id: over.id ?? `${over.headSha ?? "head"}-${over.name ?? "test"}`,
+    repoFullName: "JSONbored/gittensory",
+    pullNumber: 42,
+    headSha: "current-head",
+    name: "test",
+    status: "completed",
+    conclusion: "success",
+    payload: {},
+    ...over,
+  });
+
+  it("does not report stale or partial cached CI as green", () => {
+    expect(
+      buildMergeReadinessFromChecks({
+        headSha: "current-head",
+        checks: [check({ headSha: "old-head", conclusion: "success" }), check({ name: "build", status: "in_progress", conclusion: null })],
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({ ciState: "unverified" });
+  });
+
+  it("requires every current-head check to be completed successfully before showing CI green", () => {
+    expect(
+      buildMergeReadinessFromChecks({
+        headSha: "current-head",
+        mergeableState: "clean",
+        checks: [check({ name: "test" }), check({ name: "lint" })],
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({ ciState: "passed", mergeStateLabel: "clean" });
+  });
+
+  it("reports current-head failures with failing check names", () => {
+    expect(
+      buildMergeReadinessFromChecks({
+        headSha: "current-head",
+        checks: [check({ name: "test", conclusion: "failure" }), check({ name: "lint" })],
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({ ciState: "failed", failingChecks: ["test"] });
+  });
+});
+
 describe("gateConclusionToVerdict", () => {
   it("maps every gate conclusion to its authoritative verdict", () => {
     expect(gateConclusionToVerdict("success")).toBe("merge");