diff --git a/.github/workflows/repo-required-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/repo-required-gate.yml
index b78ca4e..07b1fed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repo-required-gate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repo-required-gate.yml
@@ -576,9 +576,9 @@ jobs:
           OK: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.ok }}
           RUN_NODE_CI: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.run-node-ci }}
           RUN_PYTHON_CI: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.run-python-ci }}
-          RUN_DEPENDENCY_REVIEW: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.run-dependency-review }}
-          RUN_WORKFLOW_VALIDATION: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.run-workflow-validation }}
-          RUN_POLICY_VALIDATION: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.run-policy-validation }}
+          RUN_DEPENDENCY_REVIEW: ${{ inputs.run-dependency-review && needs.detect.outputs.run-dependency-review == 'true' }}
+          RUN_WORKFLOW_VALIDATION: ${{ inputs.run-workflow-validation && needs.detect.outputs.run-workflow-validation == 'true' }}
+          RUN_POLICY_VALIDATION: ${{ inputs.run-policy-validation && needs.detect.outputs.run-policy-validation == 'true' }}
           RUN_SNAPSHOT_VALIDATION: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.run-snapshot-validation }}
           DETECT_RESULT: ${{ needs.detect.result }}
           CONTRACT_RESULT: ${{ needs.pr-contract.result }}
diff --git a/scripts/pr-contract.mjs b/scripts/pr-contract.mjs
index ea945b9..709d210 100644
--- a/scripts/pr-contract.mjs
+++ b/scripts/pr-contract.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
 import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { resolve } from 'node:path';
diff --git a/scripts/workflow-structure.test.mjs b/scripts/workflow-structure.test.mjs
index 901ea5a..4bf1470 100644
--- a/scripts/workflow-structure.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/workflow-structure.test.mjs
@@ -88,6 +88,21 @@ describe('repo-required-gate workflow node delegation', () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it('honors optional validation inputs in the decision job', () => {
+    const body = readWorkflow('repo-required-gate');
+    const block = workflowJobBlock(body, 'decision');
+
+    expect(block).toContain(
+      "RUN_DEPENDENCY_REVIEW: ${{ inputs.run-dependency-review && needs.detect.outputs.run-dependency-review == 'true' }}",
+    );
+    expect(block).toContain(
+      "RUN_WORKFLOW_VALIDATION: ${{ inputs.run-workflow-validation && needs.detect.outputs.run-workflow-validation == 'true' }}",
+    );
+    expect(block).toContain(
+      "RUN_POLICY_VALIDATION: ${{ inputs.run-policy-validation && needs.detect.outputs.run-policy-validation == 'true' }}",
+    );
+  });
+
   it('declares the doc-only inputs passed to the shared PR contract validator', () => {
     const body = readWorkflow('repo-required-gate');