diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index dcb173795..6dedff584 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ on:
     # workflow (cache-poisoning).
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
+  # The merge queue tests each queued PR merged onto the tip of main (plus
+  # the PRs ahead of it) before it lands. `ci-ok` below is the required
+  # check, so this event has to run the same pull_request-tier job set.
+  merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   schedule:
     # Nightly on main: the `full` tier (e2e-full, cargo-vex-matrix-full,
     # yarn-berry-full) and e2e-docker, which pull_request runs skip.
@@ -27,13 +32,14 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 # A newer push to the same PR supersedes its older run; nothing else is
-# cancelled. Push, dispatch and schedule runs always finish: main runs are
-# the ONLY rust-cache writers (save-if) and must not die mid-save, and a
-# dispatched base-branch run is the base's only CI verdict. The nightly
-# gets its own group: a group holds one pending run, so sharing main's would
-# let a queued push and the nightly cancel each other.
+# cancelled. Push runs are grouped per commit: a concurrency group holds only
+# ONE pending run, so a shared `refs/heads/main` group silently cancelled every
+# queued push but the newest during a merge burst, and most main commits never
+# got a verdict. Merge-group refs (gh-readonly-queue/...) are unique per queue
+# entry already. The nightly keeps its own group so it never queues behind (or
+# cancels) a push.
 concurrency:
-  group: ci-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && '-nightly' || '' }}
+  group: ci-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.event_name == 'push' && github.sha) || github.ref }}${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && '-nightly' || '' }}
   cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
@@ -1706,7 +1712,8 @@ jobs:
   # v5 landings, the nightly schedule and dispatch run them with the `e2e`
   # steps.
   e2e-full:
-    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.head_ref == 'release/v5-prerelease'
+    # merge_group runs the pull_request tier: the queue gates on ci-ok.
+    if: (github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.event_name != 'merge_group') || github.head_ref == 'release/v5-prerelease'
     needs: [test, coverage, e2e-build]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -1927,7 +1934,8 @@ jobs:
   # Skipped on pull_request (except v5 landings), like e2e-full.
   yarn-berry-full:
     name: yarn-berry ${{ matrix.yarn }} (${{ matrix.os }})
-    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.head_ref == 'release/v5-prerelease'
+    # merge_group runs the pull_request tier: the queue gates on ci-ok.
+    if: (github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.event_name != 'merge_group') || github.head_ref == 'release/v5-prerelease'
     needs: [test, coverage]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -2019,7 +2027,8 @@ jobs:
 
   cargo-vex-matrix-full:
     name: cargo ${{ matrix.toolchain }} lock-v${{ matrix.lock || 'own' }} (${{ matrix.os }})
-    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.head_ref == 'release/v5-prerelease'
+    # merge_group runs the pull_request tier: the queue gates on ci-ok.
+    if: (github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.event_name != 'merge_group') || github.head_ref == 'release/v5-prerelease'
     needs: [test, coverage, e2e-build]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 40
@@ -2081,7 +2090,8 @@ jobs:
           cargo test -p socket-patch-cli --test e2e_vendor_cargo_build -- old_toolchain --nocapture
 
   # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # Hosted-mode production e2e — REQUIRED status check, with a kill switch.
+  # Hosted-mode production e2e — merge-blocking through `ci-ok`, with a kill
+  # switch.
   #
   # Drives `scan --mode hosted` against the REAL production endpoints
   # (patches-api.socket.dev + patch.socket.dev) and the REAL upstream
@@ -2093,8 +2103,8 @@ jobs:
   # The suite itself is `#[ignore]`-gated, so it stays OUT of the `test` and
   # `e2e` jobs and only runs where it is explicitly asked for — here.
   #
-  # INVARIANTS (this job is registered in branch protection as a required
-  # check named exactly `hosted-e2e`):
+  # INVARIANTS (`ci-ok` needs this job, and older rulesets may still name the
+  # check `hosted-e2e` directly):
   #   * NO job-level `if:` — a *skipped* required check is ambiguous to branch
   #     protection and can wedge a PR at "Expected — waiting for status".
   #     The kill switch gates the STEPS, never the job.
@@ -2113,15 +2123,17 @@ jobs:
   #   hosted_e2e = force (ignore the variable) | skip (bypass this run).
   # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   hosted-e2e:
-    name: hosted-e2e            # registered in branch protection; do not rename
+    name: hosted-e2e            # may be a required check; do not rename
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
     timeout-minutes: 30
     concurrency:
       # These are real requests against a real production service — keep it to
-      # one run per ref rather than one per push.
-      group: hosted-e2e-${{ github.ref }}
+      # one run per PR ref rather than one per push. Main pushes group per
+      # commit like the workflow: a group holds ONE pending job, so a shared
+      # main group cancelled queued pushes and ci-ok failed them.
+      group: hosted-e2e-${{ (github.event_name == 'push' && github.sha) || github.ref }}
       cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
     env:
       HOSTED_E2E_DISABLED: ${{ vars.HOSTED_E2E_DISABLED }}
@@ -2309,3 +2321,25 @@ jobs:
           done
           echo "::error title=hosted-e2e::the vendored vlt production proof failed on all 3 attempts"
           exit 1
+
+  # The single required status check for the merge queue (and PRs). It needs
+  # every job above, so adding a job here is how it becomes merge-blocking.
+  # Skipped jobs (the nightly `full` tier) pass; failed or cancelled ones fail.
+  ci-ok:
+    name: ci-ok                 # registered as a required check; do not rename
+    if: always()
+    needs: [clippy, node-addon, lint-ecosystems, release-readiness, test, test-release, coverage, docker-base, coverage-docker, coverage-merge, dispatch-tests, e2e-build, e2e, e2e-full, e2e-docker, yarn-classic-matrix, yarn-berry-e2e, yarn-berry-full, cargo-vex-matrix, cargo-vex-matrix-full, cargo-old-toolchains, hosted-e2e]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    steps:
+      - name: Check every needed job
+        env:
+          RESULTS: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
+        run: |
+          echo "$RESULTS" | python3 -c '
+          import json, sys
+          bad = {k: v["result"] for k, v in json.load(sys.stdin).items()
+                 if v["result"] not in ("success", "skipped")}
+          for k, v in sorted(bad.items()):
+              print(f"::error::{k}: {v}")
+          sys.exit(1 if bad else 0)'
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test_ci_e2e_tiers.py b/scripts/tests/test_ci_e2e_tiers.py
index e058af77f..37d8195ed 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/test_ci_e2e_tiers.py
+++ b/scripts/tests/test_ci_e2e_tiers.py
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ def test_full_jobs_skip_pull_requests_and_share_steps(self):
                             ("cargo-vex-matrix-full", "cargo-vex-steps")):
             with self.subTest(job=job):
                 text = job_text(job)
-                self.assertIn("if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'", text)
+                # The merge queue runs the pull_request tier, so the full tier
+                # skips merge_group too.
+                self.assertIn("if: (github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.event_name != 'merge_group')",
+                              text)
                 self.assertIn(f"steps: *{anchor}", text)
                 self.assertIn(f"steps: &{anchor}", TEXT)