diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d23534e5..da743689 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     permissions:
       checks: read
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - name: Validate trusted governance preflight context
         env:
@@ -214,15 +215,6 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           }
 
-      - name: Require release governance token
-        env:
-          RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          test -n "$RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN" || {
-            echo "RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN with repository Administration read permission is required" >&2
-            exit 1
-          }
-
       - name: Require successful CI Gate on the preflight commit
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         env:
@@ -245,6 +237,22 @@ jobs:
               core.setFailed(`CI Gate has not succeeded for ${process.env.PREFLIGHT_COMMIT}`);
             }
 
+      - name: Check out trusted preflight tooling
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.governance_preflight_commit }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Require release governance token
+        env:
+          RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          test -n "$RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN" || {
+            echo "RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN with repository Administration read permission is required" >&2
+            exit 1
+          }
+
       - name: Require immutable releases governance
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
@@ -265,6 +273,21 @@ jobs:
               core.setFailed("Immutable releases must be enabled before publishing");
             }
 
+      - name: Verify Homebrew PR automation permission
+        env:
+          HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN }}
+          RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          test -n "$HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN" || {
+            echo "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN is required to open Formula PRs from official releases" >&2
+            exit 1
+          }
+          test "$HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN" != "$RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN" || {
+            echo "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN and RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN must use separate least-privilege identities" >&2
+            exit 1
+          }
+          ./scripts/release/verify-homebrew-pr-token.sh "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --canary
+
   release-contract:
     needs: [dispatch-contract, authorize-recovery]
     if: ${{ always() && (github.event_name == 'push' || (needs.dispatch-contract.result == 'success' && needs.dispatch-contract.outputs.mode == 'recover_release' && needs.authorize-recovery.result == 'success')) }}
@@ -417,16 +440,6 @@ jobs:
             https://github.com/DingTalk-Real-AI/dingtalk-workspace-cli.git \
             '+refs/tags/v*:refs/tags/v*'
 
-      - name: Check Homebrew PR automation token
-        if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'DingTalk-Real-AI' }}
-        env:
-          HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          if [ -z "${HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
-            echo "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN is required to open Formula PRs from official releases" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
       - name: Validate release contract
         id: contract
         env:
@@ -514,6 +527,23 @@ jobs:
               core.setFailed("Immutable releases must be enabled before publishing");
             }
 
+      - name: Verify Homebrew PR automation permission
+        if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'DingTalk-Real-AI' }}
+        env:
+          HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN }}
+          RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "$HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN" ]; then
+            echo "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN is required to open Formula PRs from official releases" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [ "$HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN" = "$RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN" ]; then
+            echo "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN and RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN must use separate least-privilege identities" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/tmp/trusted-release-tooling/scripts/release/verify-homebrew-pr-token.sh" \
+            "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --canary
+
       - name: Require successful beta delivery before stable promotion
         if: ${{ steps.contract.outputs.channel == 'stable' }}
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
diff --git a/docs/automation.md b/docs/automation.md
index c8bed099..8c8a3742 100644
--- a/docs/automation.md
+++ b/docs/automation.md
@@ -65,16 +65,25 @@ git diff --check
 ## Homebrew Formula PR Automation
 
 Official tag releases require the repository Actions secret
-`HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN`. The `DingTalk-Real-AI` organization currently does not
-allow fine-grained personal access tokens to target this repository, so use a
-classic personal access token owned by a maintainer or release-bot account with
+`HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN`. Prefer a fine-grained personal access token owned by a
+maintainer or release-bot account, limited to this repository with
+`Contents: write` and `Pull requests: write`. If organization policy prevents
+that account from targeting the repository, use a dedicated classic token with
 only the `public_repo` scope. Do not reuse a broad developer token.
 
-Store the non-expiring token as the `HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN` repository Actions
-secret. Replace it immediately if it is exposed, its owner loses repository
-access, or the release-bot ownership changes. The Release workflow uses this
+Store the dedicated token as the `HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN` repository Actions secret
+and rotate it before its configured expiration. Replace it immediately if it is
+exposed, its owner loses repository access, or the release-bot ownership
+changes. The Release workflow uses this
 dedicated token only to push an `automation/homebrew-*` branch and open the
 stable or beta Formula PR. It does not push Formula changes directly to `main`.
+The default-branch governance preflight and every tag contract authenticate the
+token before publication, reject over-scoped classic tokens, confirm its
+identity, and run a controlled write canary. The canary pushes a unique
+`automation/homebrew-token-canary-*` branch with a `[skip ci]` commit, creates a
+draft PR, closes it, and deletes the branch with the same token. This proves both
+Contents and Pull requests write access before publication without merging
+anything. The gate also rejects reuse of `RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN`.
 No maintainer environment variable is required when creating a tag. Using the
 built-in `GITHUB_TOKEN` is insufficient because organization policy prevents
 Actions from creating pull requests, and its generated PR events may require
diff --git a/docs/releasing.md b/docs/releasing.md
index 31905574..5a4b4125 100644
--- a/docs/releasing.md
+++ b/docs/releasing.md
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ Homebrew 当前只属于本机预检/手工公式通道：预检会在当前 mac
 - `main` 必须要求精确的 `CI Gate`；tag workflow 也会通过 Checks API 再确认该封板 SHA 已通过。
 - 必须启用 immutable releases；它只保护启用后发布的 release，因此应在第一次使用新流水线前配置。为 `v*` 增加 tag ruleset，限制创建权限，并在 release 发布前保护 tag 的短暂窗口。
 - 配置 `RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN` Actions secret，只授予目标仓库 `Administration: read`；内置 `GITHUB_TOKEN` 不具备 immutable-releases API 所需的仓库治理权限。每次本地预检和 tag workflow 都使用这一个身份进行 fail-closed 验证。
+- 单独配置 `HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN`，优先使用仅授权本仓库且具备 `Contents: write`、`Pull requests: write` 的 fine-grained PAT；若组织策略不允许该账号使用 fine-grained PAT，则回退到仅带 `public_repo` scope 的专用 classic PAT。治理预检和 tag contract 会验证 token 身份、classic scope，并用 `[skip ci]` 临时分支和 draft PR 完成真实写权限 canary，随后立即关闭 PR、删除分支；任何清理失败都会 fail closed。门禁也会拒绝与治理 token 复用。
 - 创建 `release-recovery` environment，只允许受保护分支，设置 required reviewer、禁止自审并关闭管理员绕过。workflow 会读取 environment 的 required-reviewer、prevent-self-review 和 protected-branch 规则；规则缺失时紧急恢复会失败，正常 beta/stable tag 发布不受影响。
 
 immutable releases 或 `CI Gate` 缺失时，发布脚本会自动拒绝封 tag。tag ruleset 可能来自组织层，脚本不自动推断其最终作用范围；管理员确认不能省略，脚本约定也不能替代平台强制。
diff --git a/scripts/release/verify-homebrew-pr-token.sh b/scripts/release/verify-homebrew-pr-token.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9a25d243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/verify-homebrew-pr-token.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+
+REPOSITORY="${1:-}"
+MODE="${2:-}"
+TOKEN="${HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN:-}"
+
+usage() {
+  printf '%s\n' 'usage: verify-homebrew-pr-token.sh <owner/repository> [--canary]' >&2
+}
+
+err() {
+  printf 'error: %s\n' "$*" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+[ -n "$REPOSITORY" ] || {
+  usage
+  exit 2
+}
+case "$REPOSITORY" in
+  */*) ;;
+  *) usage; exit 2 ;;
+esac
+case "$MODE" in
+  ""|--canary) ;;
+  *) usage; exit 2 ;;
+esac
+[ -n "$TOKEN" ] || err "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN is required to open Formula PRs from official releases"
+command -v gh >/dev/null 2>&1 || err "gh is required to verify HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN"
+
+TMP_ROOT="$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/dws-homebrew-token-XXXXXX")"
+CANARY_ROOT=""
+CANARY_BRANCH=""
+CANARY_COMMIT=""
+CANARY_BRANCH_MAY_EXIST="false"
+CANARY_PR_MAY_EXIST="false"
+CANARY_PR_NUMBER=""
+cleanup() {
+  status=$?
+  trap - EXIT INT TERM
+  set +e
+  cleanup_failed="false"
+  if [ "$CANARY_PR_MAY_EXIST" = "true" ]; then
+    cleanup_pr_number="$CANARY_PR_NUMBER"
+    if [ -z "$cleanup_pr_number" ]; then
+      if ! cleanup_pr_number="$(find_canary_pr_number)"; then
+        printf 'error: could not inspect Homebrew token canary PR for branch %s\n' \
+          "$CANARY_BRANCH" >&2
+        cleanup_failed="true"
+      fi
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$cleanup_pr_number" ] &&
+      ! close_canary_pr "$cleanup_pr_number"; then
+      printf 'error: could not clean up Homebrew token canary PR #%s\n' \
+        "$cleanup_pr_number" >&2
+      cleanup_failed="true"
+    fi
+  fi
+  if [ "$CANARY_BRANCH_MAY_EXIST" = "true" ]; then
+    if ! delete_canary_branch >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      printf 'error: could not clean up Homebrew token canary branch %s\n' \
+        "$CANARY_BRANCH" >&2
+      cleanup_failed="true"
+    fi
+  fi
+  if ! rm -rf "$TMP_ROOT"; then
+    printf 'error: could not clean up Homebrew token canary workspace\n' >&2
+    cleanup_failed="true"
+  fi
+  if [ "$cleanup_failed" = "true" ] && [ "$status" -eq 0 ]; then
+    status=1
+  fi
+  exit "$status"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+trap 'exit 130' INT
+trap 'exit 143' TERM
+
+response="$TMP_ROOT/repository-response"
+if ! GH_TOKEN="$TOKEN" gh api \
+  -i \
+  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
+  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \
+  "repos/$REPOSITORY" \
+  --jq '[.full_name, (.permissions.push // false), .default_branch] | @tsv' \
+  > "$response"; then
+  err "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN could not authenticate to $REPOSITORY"
+fi
+
+scopes="$(
+  awk '
+    tolower($0) ~ /^x-oauth-scopes:/ {
+      sub(/^[^:]*:[[:space:]]*/, "")
+      sub(/\r$/, "")
+      print
+      exit
+    }
+  ' "$response"
+)"
+credential_kind="fine-grained"
+if [ -n "$scopes" ]; then
+  [ "$scopes" = "public_repo" ] || {
+    err "classic HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN must have only public_repo scope"
+  }
+  credential_kind="classic-public_repo"
+fi
+
+repository_state="$(tail -n 1 "$response")"
+actual_repository="$(printf '%s\n' "$repository_state" | cut -f1)"
+can_push="$(printf '%s\n' "$repository_state" | cut -f2)"
+default_branch="$(printf '%s\n' "$repository_state" | cut -f3)"
+[ "$actual_repository" = "$REPOSITORY" ] || {
+  err "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN resolved unexpected repository $actual_repository"
+}
+[ "$can_push" = "true" ] || {
+  err "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN owner does not have push permission to $REPOSITORY"
+}
+[ -n "$default_branch" ] || err "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN returned an empty default branch"
+
+actor="$(
+  GH_TOKEN="$TOKEN" gh api \
+    -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
+    -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \
+    user \
+    --jq '.login'
+)" || err "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN could not resolve its owner"
+[ -n "$actor" ] || err "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN returned an empty owner"
+
+GH_TOKEN="$TOKEN" gh api \
+  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
+  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \
+  "repos/$REPOSITORY/pulls?state=open&per_page=1" \
+  --silent \
+  || err "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN cannot access pull requests in $REPOSITORY"
+
+if [ "$MODE" = "--canary" ]; then
+  command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 || err "git is required to run the Homebrew token canary"
+  nonce="$(basename "$TMP_ROOT" | tr -cd 'A-Za-z0-9')"
+  run_id="${GITHUB_RUN_ID:-manual-$(date +%s)-$nonce}"
+  run_attempt="${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT:-1}"
+  case "$run_id-$run_attempt" in
+    *[!A-Za-z0-9_-]*) err "invalid Homebrew token canary identity" ;;
+  esac
+
+  CANARY_BRANCH="automation/homebrew-token-canary-$run_id-$run_attempt"
+  CANARY_ROOT="$TMP_ROOT/canary"
+  canonical_remote="https://github.com/$REPOSITORY.git"
+  askpass="$TMP_ROOT/git-askpass.sh"
+  printf '%s\n' \
+    '#!/bin/sh' \
+    'case "$1" in' \
+    '  *Username*) printf "%s\n" "x-access-token" ;;' \
+    '  *) printf "%s\n" "$HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN" ;;' \
+    'esac' > "$askpass"
+  chmod 700 "$askpass"
+  export HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN GIT_ASKPASS="$askpass" GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT=0
+  export GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM=1 GIT_CONFIG_SYSTEM=/dev/null GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL=/dev/null
+  export GIT_CONFIG_COUNT=0
+
+  git_with_homebrew_token() {
+    git -c credential.helper= -c http.extraHeader= "$@"
+  }
+  find_canary_pr_number() {
+    owner="${REPOSITORY%%/*}"
+    numbers="$(
+      GH_TOKEN="$TOKEN" gh api \
+        -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
+        -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \
+        "repos/$REPOSITORY/pulls?state=open&head=$owner:$CANARY_BRANCH&base=$default_branch&per_page=2" \
+        --jq '.[].number'
+    )" || return 1
+    case "$numbers" in
+      "") return 0 ;;
+      *[!0-9]*) return 1 ;;
+      *) printf '%s\n' "$numbers" ;;
+    esac
+  }
+  close_canary_pr() {
+    GH_TOKEN="$TOKEN" gh api \
+      -X PATCH \
+      -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
+      -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \
+      "repos/$REPOSITORY/pulls/$1" \
+      -f state=closed \
+      --silent
+  }
+  delete_canary_branch() {
+    [ -n "$CANARY_COMMIT" ] || return 1
+    remote_ref="$(
+      git_with_homebrew_token -C "$CANARY_ROOT" ls-remote \
+        --heads "$canonical_remote" "refs/heads/$CANARY_BRANCH"
+    )" || return 1
+    [ -n "$remote_ref" ] || return 0
+    remote_sha="$(printf '%s\n' "$remote_ref" | awk 'NR == 1 { print $1 }')"
+    [ "$remote_sha" = "$CANARY_COMMIT" ] || return 1
+    git_with_homebrew_token -C "$CANARY_ROOT" push \
+      --force-with-lease="refs/heads/$CANARY_BRANCH:$CANARY_COMMIT" \
+      "$canonical_remote" ":refs/heads/$CANARY_BRANCH"
+  }
+
+  git_with_homebrew_token clone \
+    --depth=1 \
+    --no-tags \
+    --single-branch \
+    --branch "$default_branch" \
+    "$canonical_remote" \
+    "$CANARY_ROOT" >/dev/null \
+    || err "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN cannot clone $REPOSITORY over canonical HTTPS"
+  git -C "$CANARY_ROOT" checkout -b "$CANARY_BRANCH" >/dev/null \
+    || err "could not create local Homebrew token canary branch"
+
+  mkdir -p "$CANARY_ROOT/.dws"
+  printf 'run=%s attempt=%s actor=%s\n' "$run_id" "$run_attempt" "$actor" \
+    > "$CANARY_ROOT/.dws/homebrew-token-canary.txt"
+  git -C "$CANARY_ROOT" config user.name "DWS Release Bot"
+  git -C "$CANARY_ROOT" config user.email "dws-release-bot@example.com"
+  git -C "$CANARY_ROOT" add .dws/homebrew-token-canary.txt
+  git -C "$CANARY_ROOT" commit -m "chore: verify Homebrew token [skip ci]" >/dev/null \
+    || err "could not create Homebrew token canary commit"
+  CANARY_COMMIT="$(git -C "$CANARY_ROOT" rev-parse HEAD)"
+
+  CANARY_BRANCH_MAY_EXIST="true"
+  git_with_homebrew_token -C "$CANARY_ROOT" push \
+    "$canonical_remote" "HEAD:refs/heads/$CANARY_BRANCH" >/dev/null \
+    || err "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN cannot push a canary branch to $REPOSITORY"
+
+  CANARY_PR_MAY_EXIST="true"
+  canary_pr_url="$(
+    GH_TOKEN="$TOKEN" gh pr create \
+      --repo "$REPOSITORY" \
+      --base "$default_branch" \
+      --head "$CANARY_BRANCH" \
+      --title "chore: verify Homebrew PR token" \
+      --body "Automated permission canary. This PR is closed and its branch deleted by the same workflow run." \
+      --draft
+  )" || err "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN cannot create a canary pull request in $REPOSITORY"
+  CANARY_PR_NUMBER="${canary_pr_url##*/}"
+  case "$CANARY_PR_NUMBER" in
+    ""|*[!0-9]*) err "Homebrew token canary returned an invalid pull request URL" ;;
+  esac
+
+  close_canary_pr "$CANARY_PR_NUMBER" \
+    || err "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN could not close canary PR #$CANARY_PR_NUMBER"
+  CANARY_PR_MAY_EXIST="false"
+  CANARY_PR_NUMBER=""
+
+  delete_canary_branch >/dev/null \
+    || err "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN could not delete canary branch $CANARY_BRANCH"
+  CANARY_BRANCH_MAY_EXIST="false"
+fi
+
+printf 'Homebrew PR token capability passed for %s as %s (%s)\n' \
+  "$REPOSITORY" "$actor" "$credential_kind"
diff --git a/test/scripts/package_script_test.go b/test/scripts/package_script_test.go
index 08b8dcb2..4080deff 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package_script_test.go
+++ b/test/scripts/package_script_test.go
@@ -678,10 +678,13 @@ func TestReleaseWorkflowGovernancePreflightCannotPublish(t *testing.T) {
 		"governance_preflight_nonce:",
 		`format('Release governance preflight {0}', inputs.governance_preflight_nonce)`,
 		"name: Release governance preflight",
+		"name: Check out trusted preflight tooling",
 		"github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'",
 		"EXPECTED_REPOSITORY: DingTalk-Real-AI/dingtalk-workspace-cli",
 		`DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}`,
 		`test "$PREFLIGHT_COMMIT" = "$GITHUB_SHA"`,
+		`ref: ${{ inputs.governance_preflight_commit }}`,
+		"persist-credentials: false",
 		"governance preflight cannot be combined with npm repair",
 	} {
 		if !strings.Contains(workflow, required) {
@@ -689,7 +692,6 @@ func TestReleaseWorkflowGovernancePreflightCannotPublish(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 	for _, forbidden := range []string{
-		"actions/checkout",
 		"contents: write",
 		"goreleaser",
 		"gh release",
@@ -701,6 +703,11 @@ func TestReleaseWorkflowGovernancePreflightCannotPublish(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("governance preflight must not contain publishing behavior %q", forbidden)
 		}
 	}
+	ciGate := strings.Index(preflight, "Require successful CI Gate on the preflight commit")
+	homebrewCanary := strings.Index(preflight, "Verify Homebrew PR automation permission")
+	if ciGate == -1 || homebrewCanary == -1 || ciGate > homebrewCanary {
+		t.Error("governance preflight must validate the exact CI Gate before exposing Homebrew credentials")
+	}
 
 	mirror := releaseWorkflowSection(t, workflow, "  mirror-gitee-release:\n", "\n  repair-npm:\n")
 	if !strings.Contains(mirror, "needs: [release-contract, release, publish-channels]") {
@@ -1014,14 +1021,25 @@ func TestReleaseWorkflowOpensHomebrewPROnlyForOfficialStableTags(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("the built-in GITHUB_TOKEN must not receive pull-request write permission")
 	}
 	for _, required := range []string{
-		"Check Homebrew PR automation token",
+		"Verify Homebrew PR automation permission",
 		"secrets.HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN",
-		"HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN is required to open Formula PRs from official releases",
+		"verify-homebrew-pr-token.sh",
+		"--canary",
+		"HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN and RELEASE_GOVERNANCE_TOKEN must use separate least-privilege identities",
 	} {
 		if !strings.Contains(workflow, required) {
 			t.Errorf("release workflow is missing Homebrew PR token preflight %q", required)
 		}
 	}
+	if got := strings.Count(workflow, "Verify Homebrew PR automation permission"); got != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("Homebrew PR permission preflight count = %d, want one default-branch preflight and one tag contract", got)
+	}
+	tagContract := releaseWorkflowSection(t, workflow, "  release-contract:\n", "\n  release:\n")
+	tagCI := strings.Index(tagContract, "Require successful CI Gate on the sealed commit")
+	tagHomebrew := strings.Index(tagContract, "Verify Homebrew PR automation permission")
+	if tagCI == -1 || tagHomebrew == -1 || tagCI > tagHomebrew {
+		t.Error("tag contract must validate the sealed CI Gate before exposing Homebrew credentials")
+	}
 
 	start := strings.Index(workflow, "- name: Open stable Homebrew formula PR")
 	if start == -1 {
diff --git a/test/scripts/release_script_test.go b/test/scripts/release_script_test.go
index 66e5d5fd..38df9fab 100644
--- a/test/scripts/release_script_test.go
+++ b/test/scripts/release_script_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package scripts_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -8,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 var releasePlatformAssets = []string{
@@ -1240,6 +1243,370 @@ esac
 	}
 }
 
+func TestVerifyHomebrewPRTokenRequiresMinimalWorkingIdentity(t *testing.T) {
+	sourceRoot, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join("..", ".."))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Abs(repo root) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	binDir := t.TempDir()
+	fakeGH := filepath.Join(binDir, "gh")
+	mustWriteFile(t, fakeGH, []byte(`#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+test "${GH_TOKEN:-}" = valid-token
+command="$1"
+shift
+test "$command" = api
+endpoint=""
+for argument in "$@"; do
+  case "$argument" in
+    repos/*|user) endpoint="$argument" ;;
+  esac
+done
+case "$endpoint" in
+  repos/owner/repo)
+    printf 'HTTP/2.0 200 OK\nX-OAuth-Scopes: %s\n\nowner/repo\t%s\tmain\n' \
+      "${GH_SCOPES-public_repo}" "${GH_CAN_PUSH:-true}"
+    ;;
+  repos/owner/repo/pulls?state=open\&per_page=1) ;;
+  user) printf '%s\n' release-bot ;;
+  *) exit 1 ;;
+esac
+`), 0o755)
+
+	script := filepath.Join(sourceRoot, "scripts", "release", "verify-homebrew-pr-token.sh")
+	run := func(token, scopes, canPush string) (string, error) {
+		cmd := exec.Command("sh", script, "owner/repo")
+		cmd.Env = []string{
+			"PATH=" + binDir + string(os.PathListSeparator) + os.Getenv("PATH"),
+			"HOME=" + t.TempDir(),
+			"HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN=" + token,
+			"GH_SCOPES=" + scopes,
+			"GH_CAN_PUSH=" + canPush,
+		}
+		output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+		return string(output), err
+	}
+
+	output, err := run("valid-token", "public_repo", "true")
+	if err != nil || !strings.Contains(output, "Homebrew PR token capability passed for owner/repo as release-bot (classic-public_repo)") {
+		t.Fatalf("valid Homebrew PR token rejected: err=%v\noutput:\n%s", err, output)
+	}
+
+	output, err = run("valid-token", "repo", "true")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(output, "must have only public_repo scope") {
+		t.Fatalf("overprivileged Homebrew PR token accepted: err=%v\noutput:\n%s", err, output)
+	}
+
+	output, err = run("valid-token", "", "true")
+	if err != nil || !strings.Contains(output, "(fine-grained)") {
+		t.Fatalf("fine-grained Homebrew PR token rejected: err=%v\noutput:\n%s", err, output)
+	}
+
+	output, err = run("valid-token", "public_repo", "false")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(output, "does not have push permission") {
+		t.Fatalf("non-pushing Homebrew identity accepted: err=%v\noutput:\n%s", err, output)
+	}
+
+	output, err = run("", "public_repo", "true")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(output, "HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN is required") {
+		t.Fatalf("missing Homebrew token accepted: err=%v\noutput:\n%s", err, output)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVerifyHomebrewPRTokenCanaryCreatesAndCleans(t *testing.T) {
+	sourceRoot, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join("..", ".."))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Abs(repo root) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	r := newReleaseTestRepo(t)
+	binDir := t.TempDir()
+	stateDir := t.TempDir()
+	realGit, err := exec.LookPath("git")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LookPath(git) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	fakeGit := filepath.Join(binDir, "git")
+	mustWriteFile(t, fakeGit, []byte(`#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+network=false
+for argument in "$@"; do
+  case "$argument" in
+    clone|push|ls-remote) network=true ;;
+  esac
+done
+if [ "$network" = true ]; then
+  printf '%s\n' "$*" >> "$GH_STATE/git-network-args"
+  case " $* " in
+    *" https://github.com/owner/repo.git "*) ;;
+    *) exit 91 ;;
+  esac
+  test "${GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM:-}" = 1
+  test "${GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL:-}" = /dev/null
+  test "${GIT_CONFIG_COUNT:-}" = 0
+  test -x "${GIT_ASKPASS:-}"
+  test "$("$GIT_ASKPASS" Username)" = x-access-token
+  test "$("$GIT_ASKPASS" Password)" = valid-token
+  case " $* " in
+    *" HEAD:refs/heads/"*)
+      if [ "${BLOCK_PUSH:-false}" = true ]; then
+        "$REAL_GIT" \
+          -c "url.$TEST_REMOTE.insteadOf=https://github.com/owner/repo.git" \
+          "$@"
+        : > "$GH_STATE/push-complete-${GITHUB_RUN_ID:-unknown}"
+        sleep 2
+        exit 0
+      fi
+      ;;
+  esac
+  case " $* " in
+    *" :refs/heads/"*)
+      if [ "${FAIL_DELETE:-false}" = true ]; then
+        exit 92
+      fi
+      ;;
+  esac
+  exec "$REAL_GIT" \
+    -c "url.$TEST_REMOTE.insteadOf=https://github.com/owner/repo.git" \
+    "$@"
+fi
+exec "$REAL_GIT" "$@"
+`), 0o755)
+	fakeGH := filepath.Join(binDir, "gh")
+	mustWriteFile(t, fakeGH, []byte(`#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+test "${GH_TOKEN:-}" = valid-token
+command="$1"
+shift
+case "$command" in
+  api)
+    endpoint=""
+    for argument in "$@"; do
+      case "$argument" in
+        repos/*|user) endpoint="$argument" ;;
+      esac
+    done
+    case "$endpoint" in
+      repos/owner/repo)
+        printf 'HTTP/2.0 200 OK\nX-OAuth-Scopes: public_repo\n\nowner/repo\ttrue\tmain\n'
+        ;;
+      repos/owner/repo/pulls?state=open\&per_page=1) ;;
+      repos/owner/repo/pulls?state=open\&head=owner:*\&base=main\&per_page=2)
+        if [ -f "$GH_STATE/pr-open-${GITHUB_RUN_ID:-unknown}" ]; then
+          printf '%s\n' 42
+        fi
+        ;;
+      repos/owner/repo/pulls/42)
+        if [ "${FAIL_CLOSE:-false}" = true ]; then
+          exit 93
+        fi
+        rm -f "$GH_STATE/pr-open-${GITHUB_RUN_ID:-unknown}"
+        printf '%s\n' closed > "$GH_STATE/pr-closed-${GITHUB_RUN_ID:-unknown}"
+        ;;
+      user) printf '%s\n' release-bot ;;
+      *) exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+    ;;
+  pr)
+    test "$1" = create
+    shift
+    printf '%s\n' "$@" > "$GH_STATE/pr-args"
+    : > "$GH_STATE/pr-create-started-${GITHUB_RUN_ID:-unknown}"
+    if [ "${FAIL_PR_CREATE:-false}" = true ]; then
+      exit 94
+    fi
+    : > "$GH_STATE/pr-open-${GITHUB_RUN_ID:-unknown}"
+    if [ "${BLOCK_PR_CREATE:-false}" = true ]; then
+      sleep 2
+    fi
+    printf '%s\n' 'https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/42'
+    ;;
+  *) exit 1 ;;
+esac
+`), 0o755)
+
+	script := filepath.Join(sourceRoot, "scripts", "release", "verify-homebrew-pr-token.sh")
+	baseEnv := []string{
+		"PATH=" + binDir + string(os.PathListSeparator) + os.Getenv("PATH"),
+		"HOME=" + t.TempDir(),
+		"GH_STATE=" + stateDir,
+		"HOMEBREW_PR_TOKEN=valid-token",
+		"GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT=2",
+		"REAL_GIT=" + realGit,
+		"TEST_REMOTE=" + r.remote,
+	}
+	runCanary := func(runID string, extraEnv ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+		cmd := exec.Command("sh", script, "owner/repo", "--canary")
+		cmd.Dir = r.root
+		cmd.Env = append(append([]string{}, baseEnv...), "GITHUB_RUN_ID="+runID)
+		cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, extraEnv...)
+		return cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	}
+	remoteHasBranch := func(branch string) bool {
+		cmd := exec.Command(
+			"git", "--git-dir", r.remote, "show-ref", "--verify",
+			"refs/heads/"+branch,
+		)
+		return cmd.Run() == nil
+	}
+
+	output, err := runCanary("12345")
+	if err != nil || !strings.Contains(string(output), "Homebrew PR token capability passed") {
+		t.Fatalf("Homebrew token canary error = %v\noutput:\n%s", err, output)
+	}
+
+	prArgs, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(stateDir, "pr-args"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadFile(PR args) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, required := range []string{
+		"--draft",
+		"--base\nmain",
+		"--head\nautomation/homebrew-token-canary-12345-2",
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(string(prArgs), required) {
+			t.Errorf("Homebrew token canary PR args are missing %q:\n%s", required, prArgs)
+		}
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(stateDir, "pr-closed-12345")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Homebrew token canary did not close its PR: %v", err)
+	}
+	gitNetworkArgs, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(stateDir, "git-network-args"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadFile(git network args) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, required := range []string{
+		"clone",
+		"https://github.com/owner/repo.git",
+		"HEAD:refs/heads/automation/homebrew-token-canary-12345-2",
+		"--force-with-lease=refs/heads/automation/homebrew-token-canary-12345-2:",
+		":refs/heads/automation/homebrew-token-canary-12345-2",
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(string(gitNetworkArgs), required) {
+			t.Errorf("Homebrew token canary Git operations are missing %q:\n%s", required, gitNetworkArgs)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if remoteHasBranch("automation/homebrew-token-canary-12345-2") {
+		t.Fatal("Homebrew token canary left its remote branch behind")
+	}
+
+	output, err = runCanary("20001", "FAIL_PR_CREATE=true")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(string(output), "cannot create a canary pull request") {
+		t.Fatalf("PR creation failure was not fail-closed: err=%v\noutput:\n%s", err, output)
+	}
+	if remoteHasBranch("automation/homebrew-token-canary-20001-2") {
+		t.Fatal("PR creation failure left its canary branch behind")
+	}
+
+	output, err = runCanary("20002", "FAIL_CLOSE=true")
+	if err == nil ||
+		!strings.Contains(string(output), "could not close canary PR") ||
+		!strings.Contains(string(output), "could not clean up Homebrew token canary PR") {
+		t.Fatalf("PR cleanup failure was not fail-closed: err=%v\noutput:\n%s", err, output)
+	}
+	if remoteHasBranch("automation/homebrew-token-canary-20002-2") {
+		t.Fatal("PR cleanup failure left its canary branch behind")
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(stateDir, "pr-open-20002")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("PR cleanup failure did not leave an observable open canary PR: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	output, err = runCanary("20003", "FAIL_DELETE=true")
+	if err == nil ||
+		!strings.Contains(string(output), "could not delete canary branch") ||
+		!strings.Contains(string(output), "could not clean up Homebrew token canary branch") {
+		t.Fatalf("branch cleanup failure was not fail-closed: err=%v\noutput:\n%s", err, output)
+	}
+	if !remoteHasBranch("automation/homebrew-token-canary-20003-2") {
+		t.Fatal("branch deletion failure was hidden instead of leaving an observable failed canary")
+	}
+
+	termCmd := exec.Command("sh", script, "owner/repo", "--canary")
+	termCmd.Dir = r.root
+	termCmd.Env = append(append([]string{}, baseEnv...),
+		"GITHUB_RUN_ID=20004",
+		"BLOCK_PR_CREATE=true",
+	)
+	var termStdout bytes.Buffer
+	var termStderr bytes.Buffer
+	termCmd.Stdout = &termStdout
+	termCmd.Stderr = &termStderr
+	if err := termCmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Start(TERM canary) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	marker := filepath.Join(stateDir, "pr-create-started-20004")
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)
+	for {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(marker); err == nil {
+			break
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			_ = termCmd.Process.Kill()
+			_ = termCmd.Wait()
+			t.Fatalf("TERM canary did not reach PR creation:\n%s%s", termStdout.String(), termStderr.String())
+		}
+		time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	if err := termCmd.Process.Signal(syscall.SIGTERM); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Signal(TERM canary) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	err = termCmd.Wait()
+	exitErr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError)
+	if !ok || exitErr.ExitCode() != 143 {
+		t.Fatalf("TERM canary exit = %v, want 143\nstdout:\n%s\nstderr:\n%s",
+			err, termStdout.String(), termStderr.String())
+	}
+	if remoteHasBranch("automation/homebrew-token-canary-20004-2") {
+		t.Fatal("TERM canary left its remote branch behind")
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(stateDir, "pr-closed-20004")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("TERM canary did not close the PR created during the signal race: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(stateDir, "pr-open-20004")); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("TERM canary left an open PR marker: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	pushTermCmd := exec.Command("sh", script, "owner/repo", "--canary")
+	pushTermCmd.Dir = r.root
+	pushTermCmd.Env = append(append([]string{}, baseEnv...),
+		"GITHUB_RUN_ID=20005",
+		"BLOCK_PUSH=true",
+	)
+	var pushTermStdout bytes.Buffer
+	var pushTermStderr bytes.Buffer
+	pushTermCmd.Stdout = &pushTermStdout
+	pushTermCmd.Stderr = &pushTermStderr
+	if err := pushTermCmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Start(push TERM canary) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	pushMarker := filepath.Join(stateDir, "push-complete-20005")
+	deadline = time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)
+	for {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(pushMarker); err == nil {
+			break
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			_ = pushTermCmd.Process.Kill()
+			_ = pushTermCmd.Wait()
+			t.Fatalf("push TERM canary did not complete its remote push:\n%s%s",
+				pushTermStdout.String(), pushTermStderr.String())
+		}
+		time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	if err := pushTermCmd.Process.Signal(syscall.SIGTERM); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Signal(push TERM canary) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	err = pushTermCmd.Wait()
+	exitErr, ok = err.(*exec.ExitError)
+	if !ok || exitErr.ExitCode() != 143 {
+		t.Fatalf("push TERM canary exit = %v, want 143\nstdout:\n%s\nstderr:\n%s",
+			err, pushTermStdout.String(), pushTermStderr.String())
+	}
+	if remoteHasBranch("automation/homebrew-token-canary-20005-2") {
+		t.Fatal("push TERM canary left its remote branch behind")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestReleaseCommandCleansLocalTagWhenPushFails(t *testing.T) {
 	r := newReleaseTestRepo(t)
 	installReleaseCommandFixture(t, r)