diff --git a/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-merge.sh b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-merge.sh
index 150ac91e..1c861cca 100755
--- a/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-merge.sh
+++ b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-merge.sh
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ BASE_BRANCH="$(printf '%s' "$PR_METADATA" | python3 -c 'import json, sys; print(
 HEAD_BRANCH="$(printf '%s' "$PR_METADATA" | python3 -c 'import json, sys; print((json.load(sys.stdin).get("headRefName") or "").strip())')"
 HEAD_SHA="$(printf '%s' "$PR_METADATA" | python3 -c 'import json, sys; print((json.load(sys.stdin).get("headRefOid") or "").strip())')"
 HEAD_REPO="$(printf '%s' "$PR_METADATA" | python3 -c 'import json, sys; value=json.load(sys.stdin).get("headRepository") or ""; print((value.get("nameWithOwner") or value.get("full_name") or "") if isinstance(value, dict) else str(value).strip())')"
+BASE_REPO="$(printf '%s' "$PR_METADATA" | python3 -c 'import json, sys; value=json.load(sys.stdin).get("baseRepository") or ""; print((value.get("nameWithOwner") or value.get("full_name") or "") if isinstance(value, dict) else str(value).strip())')"
 PR_TITLE="$(printf '%s' "$PR_METADATA" | python3 -c 'import json, sys; print((json.load(sys.stdin).get("title") or "").strip())')"
 PR_AUTHOR="$(printf '%s' "$PR_METADATA" | python3 -c 'import json, sys; value=json.load(sys.stdin).get("author") or ""; print((value.get("login") or "").strip() if isinstance(value, dict) else str(value).strip())')"
 if [[ "$BASE_BRANCH" != "main" && "$BASE_BRANCH" != "next" ]]; then
@@ -144,10 +145,19 @@ if [[ -n "$EXPECT_HEAD" && "$HEAD_SHA" != "$EXPECT_HEAD" ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ "$DRY_RUN" != true ]]; then
+    # CI statuses for a PR live on the BASE repo (Woodpecker posts there),
+    # even when the head branch lives in a fork. Reading status against the
+    # fork repo yields statuses:null -> malformed for every fork PR (#1215,
+    # gate-merge-01 B1). The head repo is used only for head-sha identity;
+    # when metadata carries no base repository, the origin repo is where CI
+    # posts and remains correct for same-repo PRs.
+    if [[ -z "$BASE_REPO" ]]; then
+        BASE_REPO="$(get_repo_owner)/$(get_repo_name)"
+    fi
     "$SCRIPT_DIR/ci-queue-wait.sh" \
         --purpose merge \
         -B "$HEAD_BRANCH" \
-        -R "$HEAD_REPO" \
+        -R "$BASE_REPO" \
         --sha "$HEAD_SHA" \
         -t "${MOSAIC_CI_QUEUE_TIMEOUT_SEC:-900}" \
         -i "${MOSAIC_CI_QUEUE_POLL_SEC:-15}"
diff --git a/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-metadata.sh b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-metadata.sh
index 626ae7d2..e625cfda 100755
--- a/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-metadata.sh
+++ b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-metadata.sh
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ base_ref = first_non_empty(
     data.get('base_ref'),
     data.get('base_label'),
 )
+base_repo = first_non_empty(
+    nested(data, 'base', 'repo', 'full_name'),
+    nested(data, 'base', 'repo', 'name_with_owner'),
+)
 
 if not head_ref or not base_ref:
     available = ', '.join(sorted(data.keys()))
@@ -229,6 +233,7 @@ normalized = {
     'headRefOid': head_sha,
     'headRepository': head_repo,
     'baseRefName': base_ref,
+    'baseRepository': base_repo,
     'labels': [l.get('name', '') for l in data.get('labels', []) if isinstance(l, dict)],
     'assignees': [a.get('login', '') for a in data.get('assignees', []) if isinstance(a, dict)],
     'milestone': nested(data, 'milestone', 'title') or '',
diff --git a/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-fork-ci-status.sh b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-fork-ci-status.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..cf4b9465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-fork-ci-status.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# B1 (stack #1215, gate-merge-01): for a fork PR the merge queue guard must
+# read CI status against the BASE repository. Woodpecker posts statuses on the
+# base repo; pr-metadata's headRepository names the fork, and passing it to
+# ci-queue-wait yields statuses:null -> state=malformed rc=3 on every fork PR.
+#
+# This fixture omits baseRepository entirely (the pre-B1 normalizer's shape),
+# so the guard must fall back to the origin repo — and must NEVER see the fork.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+WORK_DIR="${MOSAIC_TEST_WORK_DIR:-$PWD/.mosaic-test-work/pr-merge-fork-ci-status}"
+FIXTURE_DIR="$WORK_DIR/tools/git"
+CALL_LOG="$WORK_DIR/queue-call.log"
+
+rm -rf "$WORK_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$FIXTURE_DIR"
+cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/pr-merge.sh" "$FIXTURE_DIR/pr-merge.sh"
+cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/detect-platform.sh" "$FIXTURE_DIR/detect-platform.sh"
+
+cat > "$FIXTURE_DIR/pr-metadata.sh" <<'SH'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+printf '%s\n' '{"baseRefName":"next","headRefName":"fix/b1-fork-branch","headRefOid":"fedcba9876543210fedcba9876543210fedcba98","headRepository":"stack-mos-dt-0/stack"}'
+SH
+
+cat > "$FIXTURE_DIR/ci-queue-wait.sh" <<'SH'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+printf '%s\n' "$*" > "${MOSAIC_QUEUE_CALL_LOG:?}"
+exit 42
+SH
+chmod +x "$FIXTURE_DIR"/*.sh
+
+# A git repo with an origin remote, so the origin fallback resolves.
+git init -q "$WORK_DIR/upstream"
+git -C "$WORK_DIR/upstream" remote add origin https://git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack.git
+
+set +e
+(
+    cd "$WORK_DIR/upstream"
+    export MOSAIC_QUEUE_CALL_LOG="$CALL_LOG"
+    "$FIXTURE_DIR/pr-merge.sh" -n 1215
+) >/dev/null 2>&1
+rc=$?
+set -e
+
+if [[ "$rc" -ne 42 ]]; then
+    echo "FAIL: expected queue stub rc=42 to propagate, got $rc" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [[ ! -s "$CALL_LOG" ]]; then
+    echo "FAIL: merge wrapper did not invoke the queue guard" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if grep -q -- '-R stack-mos-dt-0/stack' "$CALL_LOG"; then
+    echo "FAIL: queue guard received the FORK repository for CI status (B1 regression)" >&2
+    cat "$CALL_LOG" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if ! grep -q -- '-R mosaicstack/stack' "$CALL_LOG"; then
+    echo "FAIL: queue guard did not receive the base (origin) repository" >&2
+    cat "$CALL_LOG" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if ! grep -q -- '-B fix/b1-fork-branch' "$CALL_LOG"; then
+    echo "FAIL: queue guard did not receive the PR head branch" >&2
+    cat "$CALL_LOG" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if ! grep -q -- '--sha fedcba9876543210fedcba9876543210fedcba98' "$CALL_LOG"; then
+    echo "FAIL: queue guard did not receive the exact PR head SHA" >&2
+    cat "$CALL_LOG" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "pr-merge fork-PR CI-status repository regression passed"
diff --git a/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-queue-branch.sh b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-queue-branch.sh
index 00ed3b4e..405011e5 100644
--- a/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-queue-branch.sh
+++ b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-queue-branch.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/detect-platform.sh" "$FIXTURE_DIR/detect-platform.sh"
 
 cat > "$FIXTURE_DIR/pr-metadata.sh" <<'SH'
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-printf '%s\n' '{"baseRefName":"main","headRefName":"fix/rm-03-fixture","headRefOid":"0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567","headRepository":"contributor/widgets-fork"}'
+printf '%s\n' '{"baseRefName":"main","baseRepository":"mosaicstack/stack","headRefName":"fix/rm-03-fixture","headRefOid":"0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567","headRepository":"contributor/widgets-fork"}'
 SH
 
 cat > "$FIXTURE_DIR/ci-queue-wait.sh" <<'SH'
@@ -52,8 +52,13 @@ if grep -q -- '-B main' "$CALL_LOG"; then
     cat "$CALL_LOG" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
-if ! grep -q -- '-R contributor/widgets-fork' "$CALL_LOG"; then
-    echo "FAIL: merge queue guard did not receive the fork head repository" >&2
+if ! grep -q -- '-R mosaicstack/stack' "$CALL_LOG"; then
+    echo "FAIL: merge queue guard did not receive the BASE repository for CI status" >&2
+    cat "$CALL_LOG" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if grep -q -- '-R contributor/widgets-fork' "$CALL_LOG"; then
+    echo "FAIL: merge queue guard received the fork head repository (B1: statuses are posted on the base repo)" >&2
     cat "$CALL_LOG" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/packages/mosaic/package.json b/packages/mosaic/package.json
index 6a125d2a..9548f844 100644
--- a/packages/mosaic/package.json
+++ b/packages/mosaic/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint src",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "test": "vitest run --passWithNoTests && pnpm run test:framework-shell",
-    "test:framework-shell": "bash framework/tools/quality/scripts/check-test-enumeration.sh && bash framework/tools/quality/scripts/test-check-test-enumeration.sh && python3 framework/tools/quality/scripts/test-framework-drift-check.py && bash framework/tools/quality/scripts/test-framework-drift-doctor.sh && bash framework/systemd/user/test-fleet-units.sh && python3 src/lease-broker/daemon_deadline_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/normative_fragments_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/promotion_binding_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/promotion_trigger_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/receipt_challenge_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/context_recovery_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/recovery_runtime_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/recovery_b1_adversarial_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/receipt_observer_client_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/invariant_r_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/framework_skill_portability_unittest.py && python3 src/mutator-gate/runtime_tools_unittest.py && python3 src/mutator-gate/runtime_launch_guard_unittest.py && python3 src/mutator-gate/version_coupling_unittest.py && python3 framework/tools/lease-broker/check-runtime-launches.py --root ../.. && bash framework/tools/codex/test-pr-diff-context.sh && bash framework/tools/qa/test-deps-preflight.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-pr-edit.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-pr-review-gitea-comment.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-pr-review-repo-host-override.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-ci-queue-wait-no-status.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-ci-queue-wait-branch-absent.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-ci-queue-wait-tristate.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-ci-queue-wait-github-checks.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-queue-branch.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-head-pin.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-message-field.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-git-credential-mosaic.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-gitea-token-identity.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-explain-diagnostic-status-neutral.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-detect-platform-outside-repo.sh && bash framework/tools/woodpecker/test-terminal-green-contract.sh && bash framework/tools/_scripts/test-install-ordering-guard.sh && bash framework/tools/_scripts/test-mosaic-init-rce.sh && bash framework/tools/tmux/agent-send.test.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-store-ack.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-store-enqueue-race.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-digest-hmac.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-digest-quarantine.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-detector.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-fn-oracle.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-reconcile.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-beacon.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-preimage.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-install.sh && bash framework/tools/glpi/test-list-http-status.sh && bash framework/tools/orchestrator/test-board-roll.sh && bash framework/tools/woodpecker/test-ci-wait-exit-matrix.sh && bash framework/tools/_scripts/test-fleet-transport-check.sh && bash framework/tools/_scripts/test-brain-home-check.sh"
+    "test:framework-shell": "bash framework/tools/quality/scripts/check-test-enumeration.sh && bash framework/tools/quality/scripts/test-check-test-enumeration.sh && python3 framework/tools/quality/scripts/test-framework-drift-check.py && bash framework/tools/quality/scripts/test-framework-drift-doctor.sh && bash framework/systemd/user/test-fleet-units.sh && python3 src/lease-broker/daemon_deadline_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/normative_fragments_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/promotion_binding_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/promotion_trigger_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/receipt_challenge_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/context_recovery_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/recovery_runtime_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/recovery_b1_adversarial_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/receipt_observer_client_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/invariant_r_unittest.py && python3 src/lease-broker/framework_skill_portability_unittest.py && python3 src/mutator-gate/runtime_tools_unittest.py && python3 src/mutator-gate/runtime_launch_guard_unittest.py && python3 src/mutator-gate/version_coupling_unittest.py && python3 framework/tools/lease-broker/check-runtime-launches.py --root ../.. && bash framework/tools/codex/test-pr-diff-context.sh && bash framework/tools/qa/test-deps-preflight.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-pr-edit.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-pr-review-gitea-comment.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-pr-review-repo-host-override.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-ci-queue-wait-no-status.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-ci-queue-wait-branch-absent.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-ci-queue-wait-tristate.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-ci-queue-wait-github-checks.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-queue-branch.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-fork-ci-status.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-head-pin.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-message-field.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-git-credential-mosaic.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-gitea-token-identity.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-explain-diagnostic-status-neutral.sh && bash framework/tools/git/test-detect-platform-outside-repo.sh && bash framework/tools/woodpecker/test-terminal-green-contract.sh && bash framework/tools/_scripts/test-install-ordering-guard.sh && bash framework/tools/_scripts/test-mosaic-init-rce.sh && bash framework/tools/tmux/agent-send.test.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-store-ack.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-store-enqueue-race.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-digest-hmac.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-digest-quarantine.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-detector.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-fn-oracle.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-reconcile.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-beacon.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-preimage.sh && bash framework/tools/wake/test-wake-install.sh && bash framework/tools/glpi/test-list-http-status.sh && bash framework/tools/orchestrator/test-board-roll.sh && bash framework/tools/woodpecker/test-ci-wait-exit-matrix.sh && bash framework/tools/_scripts/test-fleet-transport-check.sh && bash framework/tools/_scripts/test-brain-home-check.sh"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@mosaicstack/brain": "workspace:*",