diff --git a/src/api/routes.ts b/src/api/routes.ts
index 92aa9dfea3..a9a8e1af3d 100644
--- a/src/api/routes.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes.ts
@@ -2142,6 +2142,7 @@ export function createApp() {
       pullRequests,
       bounties,
       issueQuality: issueQuality?.report,
+      confirmedContributor: Boolean(context.gittensorSnapshot),
     });
     const response = { ...analysis, predictedGate, dataQuality: await loadRepoDataQuality(c.env, parsed.data.repoFullName) };
     await persistSignal(c.env, "local-branch-analysis", `${parsed.data.login}:${parsed.data.repoFullName}:${parsed.data.branchName ?? parsed.data.headRef ?? "local"}`, parsed.data.repoFullName, response as unknown as Record<string, JsonValue>, analysis.generatedAt);
diff --git a/src/rules/predicted-gate.ts b/src/rules/predicted-gate.ts
index 51e307ed30..f9799a6604 100644
--- a/src/rules/predicted-gate.ts
+++ b/src/rules/predicted-gate.ts
@@ -91,19 +91,6 @@ export function buildPredictedGateVerdict(args: {
   const { input, manifest, repo, issues, pullRequests } = args;
   const gate = manifest.gate;
 
-  // A synthetic open PR from the local branch metadata — fed to the SAME advisory builder as a real PR.
-  const syntheticPr: PullRequestRecord = {
-    repoFullName: input.repoFullName,
-    number: 0,
-    title: input.title,
-    state: "open",
-    authorLogin: input.contributorLogin,
-    authorAssociation: input.authorAssociation ?? null,
-    body: input.body ?? null,
-    labels: input.labels ?? [],
-    linkedIssues: input.linkedIssues ?? [],
-  };
-
   const preflight = buildPreflightResult(
     {
       repoFullName: input.repoFullName,
@@ -120,6 +107,21 @@ export function buildPredictedGateVerdict(args: {
     args.bounties ?? [],
     args.issueQuality,
   );
+
+  // A synthetic open PR from the local branch metadata — fed to the SAME advisory builder as a real PR.
+  // Use preflight's normalized linked issues so body references like "Closes #7" match real PR parity.
+  const syntheticPr: PullRequestRecord = {
+    repoFullName: input.repoFullName,
+    number: 0,
+    title: input.title,
+    state: "open",
+    authorLogin: input.contributorLogin,
+    authorAssociation: input.authorAssociation ?? null,
+    body: input.body ?? null,
+    labels: input.labels ?? [],
+    linkedIssues: preflight.linkedIssues,
+  };
+
   const collisions = buildCollisionReport(input.repoFullName, issues, pullRequests);
   const queueHealth = buildQueueHealth(repo, issues, pullRequests, collisions);
   const readiness = buildPublicReadinessScore({
diff --git a/test/unit/predicted-gate.test.ts b/test/unit/predicted-gate.test.ts
index 85c25d7631..bb8131ea75 100644
--- a/test/unit/predicted-gate.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/predicted-gate.test.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ describe("buildPredictedGateVerdict", () => {
     expect(advisory.blockers.some((b) => b.code === "missing_linked_issue")).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("uses linked issues inferred from the body for gate advisory parity", () => {
+    const result = verdict({ gate: { linkedIssue: "block" }, input: { body: "Closes #7", linkedIssues: [] } });
+    expect(result.conclusion).toBe("success");
+    expect(result.blockers.some((b) => b.code === "missing_linked_issue")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("forces a neutral prediction for a self-declared non-confirmed contributor", () => {
     const result = buildPredictedGateVerdict({
       input: { ...BASE_INPUT, body: "no issue", linkedIssues: [] },