diff --git a/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-ci-queue-wait-tristate.sh b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-ci-queue-wait-tristate.sh
index 35ea0aee..2ff0465b 100644
--- a/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-ci-queue-wait-tristate.sh
+++ b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-ci-queue-wait-tristate.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ case "$url" in
             malformed) printf '%s' 'not-json' ;;
             malformed-statuses-type) printf '%s' '{"state":"success","statuses":"corrupt"}' ;;
             malformed-status-entry) printf '%s' '{"state":"success","statuses":[null]}' ;;
+            unknown) printf '%s' '{"state":"success","statuses":[{"status":"cancelled"}]}' ;;
             large-success)
                 python3 -c 'import json; print(json.dumps({"state":"success", "statuses":[{"status":"success"}], "padding":"x" * (160 * 1024)}), end="")'
                 ;;
@@ -128,18 +129,27 @@ run_assertion() {
 
 set -e
 : > "$WORK_DIR/urls.log"
-run_assertion success zero success 'state=terminal-success'
-run_assertion pending nonzero pending 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY'
-run_assertion failure nonzero failure 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY'
-run_assertion no-status nonzero no-status 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY'
-run_assertion aggregate-success-no-status nonzero aggregate-success-no-status 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY'
-run_assertion malformed nonzero malformed 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY'
-run_assertion malformed-statuses-type nonzero malformed-statuses-type 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY'
-run_assertion malformed-status-entry nonzero malformed-status-entry 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY'
-run_assertion large-payload not126 large-success 'state=terminal-success'
+# Push readiness is queue clearance, not proof that prior CI succeeded.
+run_assertion push-success zero success 'state=terminal-success'
+run_assertion push-pending nonzero pending 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY'
+run_assertion push-failure zero failure 'queue-clear state=terminal-failure purpose=push'
+run_assertion push-no-status zero no-status 'queue-clear state=no-status purpose=push'
+run_assertion push-aggregate-success-no-status zero aggregate-success-no-status 'queue-clear state=no-status purpose=push'
+run_assertion push-require-status nonzero no-status 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY state=no-status' --require-status
+run_assertion push-malformed nonzero malformed 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY'
+run_assertion push-malformed-statuses-type nonzero malformed-statuses-type 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY'
+run_assertion push-malformed-status-entry nonzero malformed-status-entry 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY'
+run_assertion push-unknown nonzero unknown 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY'
+run_assertion push-large-payload not126 large-success 'state=terminal-success'
 run_assertion credential-unresolvable zero credential-unresolvable 'CANNOT_ASSERT'
 run_assertion provider-unreachable zero unreachable 'CANNOT_ASSERT'
 
+# Merge readiness remains fail-closed and requires exact-head terminal success.
+MOSAIC_TEST_PURPOSE=merge run_assertion merge-success zero success 'state=terminal-success'
+MOSAIC_TEST_PURPOSE=merge run_assertion merge-failure nonzero failure 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY state=terminal-failure'
+MOSAIC_TEST_PURPOSE=merge run_assertion merge-no-status nonzero no-status 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY state=no-status'
+MOSAIC_TEST_PURPOSE=merge run_assertion merge-unknown nonzero unknown 'ASSERTED_NOT_READY state=unknown'
+
 if [[ ! -s "$AUDIT_LOG" ]] || ! grep -q '"outcome":"CANNOT_ASSERT"' "$AUDIT_LOG"; then
     echo "FAIL provider-unreachable-audit: expected durable CANNOT_ASSERT JSONL record" >&2
     failures=$((failures + 1))