diff --git a/.github/scripts/claude-lane-bot-association.test.cjs b/.github/scripts/claude-lane-bot-association.test.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b50221ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/claude-lane-bot-association.test.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"use strict";
+
+// Job-level defence-in-depth (#443): bot actors other than dependabot[bot]
+// require the PR author's association to be OWNER, MEMBER, or COLLABORATOR.
+// Pins the clause on both review lanes' main attempt jobs (retry is in-job).
+
+const assert = require("node:assert/strict");
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const path = require("node:path");
+const test = require("node:test");
+
+const repositoryRoot = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..");
+const workflowsDir = path.join(repositoryRoot, ".github", "workflows");
+
+const BOT_GUARD = /!endsWith\(github\.actor, '\[bot\]'\)/u;
+const DEPENDABOT_EXEMPT = /github\.actor == 'dependabot\[bot\]'/u;
+const AUTHOR_ASSOCIATION =
+  /contains\(format\(',\{0\},', 'OWNER,MEMBER,COLLABORATOR'\), format\(',\{0\},', github\.event\.pull_request\.author_association\)\)/u;
+
+function reviewJobCondition(fileName, jobName) {
+  const workflow = fs.readFileSync(path.join(workflowsDir, fileName), "utf8");
+  const start = workflow.indexOf(`  ${jobName}:`);
+  assert.notEqual(start, -1, `${fileName} must declare job ${jobName}`);
+  const slice = workflow.slice(start);
+  const end = slice.indexOf("      - name: Reject privileged triggers");
+  assert.notEqual(
+    end,
+    -1,
+    `${fileName} ${jobName} job must reach the tripwire step`,
+  );
+  return slice.slice(0, end);
+}
+
+for (const { file, job } of [
+  { file: "claude-review.yml", job: "review" },
+  { file: "claude-security-review.yml", job: "security-review" },
+]) {
+  test(`${file}: ${job} job gates bot actors on PR author association (#443)`, () => {
+    const jobCondition = reviewJobCondition(file, job);
+    assert.match(jobCondition, BOT_GUARD);
+    assert.match(jobCondition, DEPENDABOT_EXEMPT);
+    assert.match(jobCondition, AUTHOR_ASSOCIATION);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/.github/scripts/claude-security-review-fail-closed.test.cjs b/.github/scripts/claude-security-review-fail-closed.test.cjs
index ffb57069..d19b7590 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/claude-security-review-fail-closed.test.cjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/claude-security-review-fail-closed.test.cjs
@@ -367,6 +367,21 @@ test("fork, out-of-scope and skip-actor PRs never reach the ruling step", () =>
     /contains\(format\(',\{0\},', inputs\.skip-actors\)/u,
     "the skip-actors exception is operator-ratified (ADR 0002) and must stay job-level",
   );
+  assert.match(
+    jobCondition,
+    /!endsWith\(github\.actor, '\[bot\]'\)/u,
+    "bot actors must be gated on PR author association (#443)",
+  );
+  assert.match(
+    jobCondition,
+    /github\.actor == 'dependabot\[bot\]'/u,
+    "dependabot[bot] must stay exempt from the author-association gate (#443)",
+  );
+  assert.match(
+    jobCondition,
+    /contains\(format\(',\{0\},', 'OWNER,MEMBER,COLLABORATOR'\), format\(',\{0\},', github\.event\.pull_request\.author_association\)\)/u,
+    "non-dependabot bot actors must require OWNER, MEMBER, or COLLABORATOR author_association (#443)",
+  );
 });
 
 test("the kill-switches gate the review job only, never the changes job", () => {
diff --git a/.github/workflows/claude-review.yml b/.github/workflows/claude-review.yml
index 33627d13..d305e450 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/claude-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/claude-review.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ name: claude-review
 #     it is ever enabled, re-derive this entry rather than assuming it holds.
 #     Both apps push to SAME-REPO branches, so neither reaches a fork's
 #     privileged context, which the fork rule above already closes.
+#     Defence in depth (#443): the review job also gates bot actors (any
+#     `github.actor` ending in `[bot]`) on the PR author's association.
+#     `dependabot[bot]` is exempt — its PRs may carry CONTRIBUTOR or NONE.
+#     Any other bot may trigger only when `author_association` is OWNER,
+#     MEMBER, or COLLABORATOR (e.g. `cursor[bot]` pushing to an operator's
+#     branch). Human actors are unchanged; the check is scoped to
+#     `pull_request` like the draft gate because dispatch carries no
+#     author_association in the event payload.
 #   - `display-report` / `show_full_output` stay off (public-repo log-leak risk).
 #   - The inline-comment tool is now on the hot path (the prompt routes every
 #     line-anchorable finding through it), so untrusted diff content — including
@@ -332,12 +340,19 @@ jobs:
     # Skip configured bot/automation actors (saves runner minutes). The action's
     # own write-access gate is the security control; this is just an optimization.
     # Comma-wrap both sides so a substring of one actor can't match another.
+    # Defence-in-depth (#443): bot actors other than dependabot[bot] require
+    # the PR author's association to be OWNER, MEMBER, or COLLABORATOR — see
+    # SECURITY MODEL above. Scoped to pull_request like the draft gate.
     # Draft PRs are not reviewed either (the cadence is open/ready/reopen);
     # the draft test is scoped to pull_request so other events still run.
     if: >-
       ${{ vars.CLAUDE_LANES_DISABLED != 'true'
           && vars.CLAUDE_REVIEW_DISABLED != 'true'
           && !contains(format(',{0},', inputs.skip-actors), format(',{0},', github.actor))
+          && (!endsWith(github.actor, '[bot]')
+              || github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+              || (github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+                  || contains(format(',{0},', 'OWNER,MEMBER,COLLABORATOR'), format(',{0},', github.event.pull_request.author_association))))
           && (github.event_name != 'pull_request'
               || github.event.pull_request.draft == false) }}
     permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/claude-security-review.yml b/.github/workflows/claude-security-review.yml
index 37ae8a3f..2546667f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/claude-security-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/claude-security-review.yml
@@ -223,10 +223,15 @@ name: claude-security-review
 #     (https://cursor.com/docs/cloud-agent). Cursor's Bugbot, which by contrast
 #     runs "for all contributors ... regardless of team membership"
 #     (https://cursor.com/docs/bugbot), is DISABLED for this org's account —
-#     re-derive this entry if that changes. Defence in depth for the residual
-#     (Cursor states these as product prerequisites, not as a security
-#     boundary) is tracked separately: gate a bot actor on the PR author's
-#     association. Note the exposure this does NOT create: cursor[bot] already
+#     re-derive this entry if that changes. Defence in depth (#443): the
+#     review job also gates bot actors (any `github.actor` ending in `[bot]`)
+#     on the PR author's association. `dependabot[bot]` is exempt — its PRs
+#     may carry CONTRIBUTOR or NONE. Any other bot may trigger only when
+#     `author_association` is OWNER, MEMBER, or COLLABORATOR (e.g.
+#     `cursor[bot]` pushing to an operator's branch). Human actors are
+#     unchanged; the check is scoped to `pull_request` like the fork gate
+#     because dispatch carries no author_association in the event payload.
+#     Note the exposure this does NOT create: cursor[bot] already
 #     holds contents:write org-wide, so an actor able to drive it could already
 #     push branches that run every same-repo workflow.
 #   - `display_report` / `show_full_output` stay off (public-repo log-leak risk).
@@ -822,6 +827,9 @@ jobs:
     # Skip configured bot/automation actors (saves runner minutes). The action's
     # own write-access gate is the security control; this is just an optimization.
     # Comma-wrap both sides so a substring of one actor can't match another.
+    # Defence-in-depth (#443): bot actors other than dependabot[bot] require
+    # the PR author's association to be OWNER, MEMBER, or COLLABORATOR — see
+    # SECURITY MODEL above. Scoped to pull_request like the fork gate.
     #
     # `!cancelled() && needs.changes.outputs.relevant != 'false'` is the
     # always-report gate: relevant=false (no security-sensitive path changed)
@@ -854,6 +862,10 @@ jobs:
           && vars.CLAUDE_SECURITY_REVIEW_DISABLED != 'true'
           && needs.changes.outputs.relevant != 'false'
           && !contains(format(',{0},', inputs.skip-actors), format(',{0},', github.actor))
+          && (!endsWith(github.actor, '[bot]')
+              || github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+              || (github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+                  || contains(format(',{0},', 'OWNER,MEMBER,COLLABORATOR'), format(',{0},', github.event.pull_request.author_association))))
           && (github.event_name != 'pull_request'
               || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) }}
     permissions: