diff --git a/.woodpecker/ci.yml b/.woodpecker/ci.yml
index 8132fa8d..34fb9235 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/ci.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/ci.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ when:
   - event: push
     branch: main
 
-# Turbo remote cache (turbo.mosaicstack.dev) is configured via Woodpecker
-# repository-level environment variables (TURBO_API, TURBO_TEAM, TURBO_TOKEN).
-# This avoids from_secret which is blocked on pull_request events.
-# If the env vars aren't set, turbo falls back to local cache only.
+# Turbo remote cache (turbo.mosaicstack.dev) is wired in publish.yml via the
+# org-level Woodpecker secret `turbo_token` (events: push/tag/cron/manual/
+# deployment — never pull_request). This PR pipeline deliberately gets no
+# remote-cache credentials: an untrusted PR must not be able to write to (or
+# poison) the shared cache. Without TURBO_* env vars turbo falls back to
+# local cache only, which is the intended behavior here.
 
 steps:
   install:
diff --git a/.woodpecker/publish.yml b/.woodpecker/publish.yml
index bf6cdd3b..f75e64b5 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/publish.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/publish.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ steps:
   # being empty) and on any incomplete verification.
   verify:
     image: *node_image
+    environment:
+      # Turbo remote cache (see .woodpecker/ci.yml header comment): org-level
+      # secret, exposed only on trusted events (push/tag/cron/manual/deployment).
+      TURBO_API: https://turbo.mosaicstack.dev
+      TURBO_TEAM: mosaic
+      TURBO_TOKEN:
+        from_secret: turbo_token
     commands:
       - *enable_pnpm
       # (a) Commit identity: the provider's claimed SHA must equal the actual
@@ -108,6 +115,13 @@ steps:
 
   build:
     image: *node_image
+    environment:
+      # Turbo remote cache (see .woodpecker/ci.yml header comment): org-level
+      # secret, exposed only on trusted events (push/tag/cron/manual/deployment).
+      TURBO_API: https://turbo.mosaicstack.dev
+      TURBO_TEAM: mosaic
+      TURBO_TOKEN:
+        from_secret: turbo_token
     commands:
       - *enable_pnpm
       - pnpm build