diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1c48adf..accfc7a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ tag-only: &tag-only
     only: /^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/
 
 jobs:
+  ci-ready:
+    type: no-op
   test:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/node:22.12
@@ -52,6 +54,14 @@ workflows:
       - test:
           filters: *filters
 
+      - ci-ready:
+          requires:
+            - orb-tools/lint
+            - orb-tools/pack
+            - orb-tools/review
+            - test
+          filters: *filters
+
       - orb-tools/publish:
           orb_name: kof22/munitor
           vcs_type: << pipeline.project.type >>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a41c93b..a01ae6c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,47 @@ Munitor validates branch names and will fail on non-conforming names.
 | `release/<version>` | Release prep |
 | `hotfix/<name>` | Production fixes |
 
+## Optional docs-only Java checks
+
+The new `java-webapp` docs-only path is opt-in and must be adopted **after** the
+aggregate required check is published and verified. Do not enable it against an
+older orb or while individual build jobs remain required:
+
+```yaml
+ci:
+  docs_only: true
+```
+
+Only changes confined to root `README.md`, `CHANGELOG.md`, `CONTRIBUTING.md`, or
+Markdown files under `docs/` (including nested directories) qualify. Feature and
+hotfix branches use their complete diff from the merge base with `main`; `main`
+uses its first-parent diff. Tags, release and other branches, shallow history,
+failed comparisons, empty diffs, and any uncertain classification keep the full
+pipeline. The docs path retains secret scanning and emits the aggregate gate;
+it does not build or deploy an image.
+
+Migration order: publish the gate-capable orb, adopt it with docs-only disabled,
+and verify the real GitHub context `ci/circleci: ci-ready` on a consumer run. Then
+replace that repository's required-check list with the verified aggregate gate,
+preserving all other branch rules. A single adoption PR may update both orb pins
+and enable `ci.docs_only`: those config changes force full CI. Verify the gate
+and migrate required checks before merging it or opening a docs-only PR. Munitor's
+own native no-op gate is expected to report `ci/circleci: lint-pack/ci-ready`;
+verify its actual context before changing its rules. Release and real-context
+verification are still pending; see [the adoption plan](docs/PLAN-agile-ci.md).
+
+Use native [Website-Backend Insights](https://app.circleci.com/insights/github/KofTwentyTwo/Website-Backend/workflows),
+[PR timings](https://app.circleci.com/insights/github/KofTwentyTwo/Website-Backend/workflows/pr-checks),
+and [Test Insights](https://app.circleci.com/insights/github/KofTwentyTwo/Website-Backend/workflows/pr-checks/tests)
+to measure results. Compare matching branches/windows and track the `docs-checks`
+median separately from full builds. The historical local report
+`C:/Users/james/.cache/ci-insights-report.md` ends October 17 and does not establish
+the speed of this change. No additional reporting job is needed.
+
+Native auto-cancel is enabled for Website-Backend, whose default `main` is exempt.
+It remains disabled for Munitor: its default is `develop`, so `main` release work
+would not receive that exemption.
+
 ## Prerequisites
 
 1. **CircleCI project**: Add your repo at https://app.circleci.com
diff --git a/docs/PLAN-agile-ci.md b/docs/PLAN-agile-ci.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afd58c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/PLAN-agile-ci.md
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Agile CI adoption
+
+Implemented locally: an opt-in `java-webapp` docs-only workflow, aggregate consumer
+gate, and native no-op gate for Munitor's own checks. Publication, real check-context
+verification, required-check migration and consumer opt-in remain pending.
+
+## Contract
+
+- `ci.docs_only: true` permits only root README/CHANGELOG/CONTRIBUTING.md and
+  `docs/**/*.md` (including Markdown directly in docs). Secret scanning stays on.
+- Feature/hotfix classification uses the complete branch diff from the merge base
+  with main, not the latest commit. Main uses its first parent. Tags, release/other
+  branches, shallow history, empty or uncertain comparisons use full CI.
+- Docs checks emit the aggregate gate without image build/deploy. Full workflows
+  retain their existing gates. No custom reporting framework or reporting job.
+
+## Required order
+
+1. Local make all, 20 BATS, 31 classifier cases, eight source/packed graph cases, and CircleCI config validation passed. Finish hosted CI and publish the gate-capable orb.
+2. Adopt it in the consumer with docs-only disabled. Observe successful actual
+   GitHub context `ci/circleci: ci-ready`; do not infer the name from YAML alone.
+3. Replace the consumer required-check list with that verified aggregate context,
+   preserving review, signature, conversation, bypass and all other branch rules.
+4. Enable `ci.docs_only: true`; prove docs-only and mixed/code changes select the
+   expected paths and retain the required gate.
+5. Separately verify Munitor's native no-op context (expected
+   `ci/circleci: lint-pack/ci-ready`) before migrating its required checks.
+
+All five adoption steps are pending; an implemented template is not rollout proof.
+To avoid duplicate full builds, the pin and opt-in may share one adoption PR:
+the manifest/config changes force full CI. Verify its gate and migrate required
+checks before merging or opening a docs-only PR.
+
+## Measure using existing CircleCI views
+
+[Project Insights](https://app.circleci.com/insights/github/KofTwentyTwo/Website-Backend/workflows),
+[PR checks](https://app.circleci.com/insights/github/KofTwentyTwo/Website-Backend/workflows/pr-checks),
+and [Tests](https://app.circleci.com/insights/github/KofTwentyTwo/Website-Backend/workflows/pr-checks/tests)
+already provide the dashboard. The historical API baseline was retrieved
+October 19 but its returned data ends October 17 (PR P50 13m58s, P95 34m37s).
+It is not a measurement of this implementation. After Insights catches up, compare
+equivalent windows/branches and report the docs-checks median separately; do not
+blend docs runs into a claimed full-build improvement or sum parallel job medians.
+
+Backend native auto-cancel is on; main is its exempt default branch. Munitor stays
+off because develop is its default and main/release work is not similarly exempt.
diff --git a/docs/SESSION-STATE.md b/docs/SESSION-STATE.md
index 0bc90ca..ea4cf2d 100644
--- a/docs/SESSION-STATE.md
+++ b/docs/SESSION-STATE.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+## Agile CI (2026-10-19)
+
+Fast Java CI shipped as Munitor 0.3.9 and Website-Backend PR330. The warm
+consumer PR workflow fell from 37m04 to 20m45; cache restore fell from 5m32 to
+4.76s (48GiB to 565MiB). Backend PR332 then preserved all 777 test identities
+while reducing its verified PR workflow to 14m49 and tests to 8m10. Timing-sensitive
+performance tests run serially after the parallel suite; thresholds are unchanged.
+
+Current feature/agile-ci adds conservative opt-in documentation-only validation
+and one aggregate merge result. Backend native auto-cancel is enabled; Munitor
+remains off because its default branch is develop. Native Insights provides
+runtime/flaky-test reporting without another service. Local classifier and
+workflow-graph regressions pass; publication and consumer adoption are pending.
+See docs/PLAN-agile-ci.md for migration order and measurement limits.
+
 ## Fast Java CI (2026-10-19)
 
 Active user priority: fast, agile, lightweight CI/CD; backend ticket goal paused.
diff --git a/docs/TODO.md b/docs/TODO.md
index d359b8f..8cd40d7 100644
--- a/docs/TODO.md
+++ b/docs/TODO.md
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Pending
 
-- [ ] Validate and publish fast Java CI patch, canary actual cache size/timings, then adopt stable orb (docs/PLAN-lean-java-ci.md).
+- [ ] Publish and adopt aggregate CI result and docs-only opt-in; verify real check names before changing required checks (docs/PLAN-agile-ci.md).
+
+- [x] Publish fast Java CI as 0.3.9; backend PR330 adopted it and measured the warm workflow at 20m45 (from 37m04).
 
 - [ ] Validate and release supplemental-image freshness fix, then adopt it in backend PR311 and verify all supplemental Trivy scans.
 
diff --git a/scripts/pack_generate_config.sh b/scripts/pack_generate_config.sh
index 24b02c9..2a9a304 100755
--- a/scripts/pack_generate_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/pack_generate_config.sh
@@ -38,8 +38,14 @@ echo "Packing generate_config.sh..."
   echo 'MUNITOR_EXTRACT_EOF'
   echo ''
 
+  # Embed conservative documentation-only classification.
+  echo "cat > /tmp/munitor/docs_only.sh << 'MUNITOR_DOCS_EOF'"
+  cat "${SRC}/docs_only.sh"
+  echo 'MUNITOR_DOCS_EOF'
+  echo ''
+
   # Embed each template
-  for tpl in java-webapp gradle-webapp node-api node-webapp terraform sdk-distribution validate-cd-repo argocd-apps obsidian-plugin; do
+  for tpl in java-docs java-webapp gradle-webapp node-api node-webapp terraform sdk-distribution validate-cd-repo argocd-apps obsidian-plugin; do
     echo "cat > /tmp/munitor/templates/${tpl}.yml.tpl << 'MUNITOR_TPL_EOF'"
     cat "${SRC}/templates/${tpl}.yml.tpl"
     echo 'MUNITOR_TPL_EOF'
diff --git a/src/jobs/ci_ready.yml b/src/jobs/ci_ready.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cecb50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/jobs/ci_ready.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+description: >
+  Single merge result. Workflow dependencies enforce the applicable checks.
+executor: base
+steps:
+  - run:
+      name: Required checks passed
+      command: echo "All applicable CI checks passed."
diff --git a/src/scripts/docs_only.sh b/src/scripts/docs_only.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90c8f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripts/docs_only.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Source this helper. Any uncertainty keeps the full pipeline.
+munitor_docs_only() (
+  [[ -z "${CIRCLE_TAG:-}" ]] || return 1
+  local base paths path seen=0
+  case "${CIRCLE_BRANCH:-}" in
+    feature/*|hotfix/*)
+      git fetch --no-tags origin '+refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main' >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
+      base=$(git merge-base HEAD refs/remotes/origin/main 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+      ;;
+    main)
+      base=$(git rev-parse --verify 'HEAD^1' 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+      ;;
+    *) return 1 ;;
+  esac
+  [[ "$(git rev-parse --is-shallow-repository 2>/dev/null)" == false ]] || return 1
+  paths=$(mktemp 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+  trap 'rm -f -- "$paths"' EXIT
+  git diff --no-ext-diff --no-renames --name-only -z "$base" HEAD >"$paths" 2>/dev/null || return 1
+  while IFS= read -r -d '' path; do
+    case "$path" in
+      README.md|CHANGELOG.md|CONTRIBUTING.md|docs/*.md) ;;
+      *) return 1 ;;
+    esac
+    seen=1
+  done <"$paths"
+  [[ "$seen" -eq 1 ]]
+)
diff --git a/src/scripts/generate_config.sh b/src/scripts/generate_config.sh
index 07e0b65..dad6032 100755
--- a/src/scripts/generate_config.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/generate_config.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ validate_required_fields "${PIPELINE_TYPE}" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Warn about unknown top-level keys (catches typos like java_verion)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-KNOWN_KEYS="pipeline orb_version org image_name server_module java_version node_version sonar docker cd coverage e2e sbom owasp contexts npm node services test terraform sast health kustomize kube_linter_config package_manager yamllint_paths supplemental_images"
+KNOWN_KEYS="pipeline orb_version org image_name server_module java_version node_version sonar docker cd coverage e2e sbom owasp contexts npm node services test terraform sast health kustomize kube_linter_config package_manager yamllint_paths supplemental_images ci"
 ACTUAL_KEYS=$(yq 'keys | .[]' "${CONFIG_FILE}" 2>/dev/null || true)
 for key in ${ACTUAL_KEYS}; do
   if ! echo "${KNOWN_KEYS}" | grep -qw "${key}"; then
@@ -110,6 +110,17 @@ done
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TEMPLATE_FILE="${TEMPLATE_DIR}/${PIPELINE_TYPE}.yml.tpl"
 
+# Opt in only after the consumer requires ci-ready instead of individual build jobs.
+# Missing history or any non-documentation path keeps the complete pipeline.
+if [[ "${PIPELINE_TYPE}" == "java-webapp" && "$(yq '.ci.docs_only // false' "${CONFIG_FILE}")" == "true" ]]; then
+  # shellcheck source=docs_only.sh
+  source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/docs_only.sh"
+  if munitor_docs_only; then
+    TEMPLATE_FILE="${TEMPLATE_DIR}/java-docs.yml.tpl"
+    echo "Documentation-only change: retaining secret scanning; no application build or deployment."
+  fi
+fi
+
 if [[ ! -f "${TEMPLATE_FILE}" ]]; then
   echo "ERROR: No template found for pipeline type '${PIPELINE_TYPE}'."
   echo "Available templates:"
diff --git a/src/scripts/packed_generate_config.sh b/src/scripts/packed_generate_config.sh
index 678b4cb..7b77e7f 100755
--- a/src/scripts/packed_generate_config.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/packed_generate_config.sh
@@ -347,6 +347,54 @@ get_envsubst_vars() {
 }
 MUNITOR_EXTRACT_EOF
 
+cat > /tmp/munitor/docs_only.sh << 'MUNITOR_DOCS_EOF'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Source this helper. Any uncertainty keeps the full pipeline.
+munitor_docs_only() (
+  [[ -z "${CIRCLE_TAG:-}" ]] || return 1
+  local base paths path seen=0
+  case "${CIRCLE_BRANCH:-}" in
+    feature/*|hotfix/*)
+      git fetch --no-tags origin '+refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main' >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
+      base=$(git merge-base HEAD refs/remotes/origin/main 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+      ;;
+    main)
+      base=$(git rev-parse --verify 'HEAD^1' 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+      ;;
+    *) return 1 ;;
+  esac
+  [[ "$(git rev-parse --is-shallow-repository 2>/dev/null)" == false ]] || return 1
+  paths=$(mktemp 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+  trap 'rm -f -- "$paths"' EXIT
+  git diff --no-ext-diff --no-renames --name-only -z "$base" HEAD >"$paths" 2>/dev/null || return 1
+  while IFS= read -r -d '' path; do
+    case "$path" in
+      README.md|CHANGELOG.md|CONTRIBUTING.md|docs/*.md) ;;
+      *) return 1 ;;
+    esac
+    seen=1
+  done <"$paths"
+  [[ "$seen" -eq 1 ]]
+)
+MUNITOR_DOCS_EOF
+
+cat > /tmp/munitor/templates/java-docs.yml.tpl << 'MUNITOR_TPL_EOF'
+version: 2.1
+
+orbs:
+  munitor: ${MUNITOR_ORB_SLUG}@${MUNITOR_ORB_VERSION}
+
+workflows:
+  docs-checks:
+    jobs:
+      - munitor/secrets_scan:
+          name: secrets-scan
+      - munitor/ci_ready:
+          name: ci-ready
+          requires:
+            - secrets-scan
+MUNITOR_TPL_EOF
+
 cat > /tmp/munitor/templates/java-webapp.yml.tpl << 'MUNITOR_TPL_EOF'
 version: 2.1
 
@@ -427,6 +475,23 @@ workflows:
                 - /hotfix\/.*/
       ##ENDIF_E2E##
 
+      - munitor/ci_ready:
+          name: ci-ready
+          requires:
+            - build-and-test
+            - image-scan
+            - secrets-scan
+            - sast-scan
+            - security-scan
+            ##IF_E2E##
+            - e2e-tests
+            ##ENDIF_E2E##
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only:
+                - /feature\/.*/
+                - /hotfix\/.*/
+
   ##INCLUDE_DEPLOY java-webapp-deploy develop develop ${MUNITOR_CD_ENV_DEVELOP}##
   ##INCLUDE_DEPLOY java-webapp-deploy staging staging ${MUNITOR_CD_ENV_STAGING}##
 
@@ -585,6 +650,24 @@ workflows:
                 - /release\/.*/
       ##ENDIF_GITHUB_RELEASE##
 
+      - munitor/ci_ready:
+          name: ci-ready
+          requires:
+            - docker-build-push
+            ##IF_SBOM##
+            - sbom
+            ##ENDIF_SBOM##
+            ##IF_CD_NON_PROD##
+            - update-cd-repo
+            ##ENDIF_CD_NON_PROD##
+            ##IF_GITHUB_RELEASE##
+            - github-release
+            ##ENDIF_GITHUB_RELEASE##
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only:
+                - /release\/.*/
+
   production:
     jobs:
       - munitor/mvn_build_and_test:
@@ -648,6 +731,20 @@ workflows:
             branches:
               only: main
       ##ENDIF_GITHUB_RELEASE##
+
+      - munitor/ci_ready:
+          name: ci-ready
+          requires:
+            - docker-build-push
+            ##IF_CD##
+            - update-cd-repo
+            ##ENDIF_CD##
+            ##IF_GITHUB_RELEASE##
+            - github-release
+            ##ENDIF_GITHUB_RELEASE##
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only: main
 MUNITOR_TPL_EOF
 
 cat > /tmp/munitor/templates/gradle-webapp.yml.tpl << 'MUNITOR_TPL_EOF'
@@ -2660,6 +2757,20 @@ cat > /tmp/munitor/templates/partials/java-webapp-deploy.yml.tpl << 'MUNITOR_PAR
             branches:
               only: __BRANCH_FILTER__
       ##ENDIF_CD_NON_PROD##
+
+      - munitor/ci_ready:
+          name: ci-ready
+          requires:
+            - docker-build-push
+            ##IF_SBOM##
+            - sbom
+            ##ENDIF_SBOM##
+            ##IF_CD_NON_PROD##
+            - update-cd-repo
+            ##ENDIF_CD_NON_PROD##
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only: __BRANCH_FILTER__
 MUNITOR_PARTIAL_EOF
 
 cat > /tmp/munitor/templates/partials/gradle-webapp-deploy.yml.tpl << 'MUNITOR_PARTIAL_EOF'
@@ -3248,7 +3359,7 @@ validate_required_fields "${PIPELINE_TYPE}" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Warn about unknown top-level keys (catches typos like java_verion)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-KNOWN_KEYS="pipeline orb_version org image_name server_module java_version node_version sonar docker cd coverage e2e sbom owasp contexts npm node services test terraform sast health kustomize kube_linter_config package_manager yamllint_paths supplemental_images"
+KNOWN_KEYS="pipeline orb_version org image_name server_module java_version node_version sonar docker cd coverage e2e sbom owasp contexts npm node services test terraform sast health kustomize kube_linter_config package_manager yamllint_paths supplemental_images ci"
 ACTUAL_KEYS=$(yq 'keys | .[]' "${CONFIG_FILE}" 2>/dev/null || true)
 for key in ${ACTUAL_KEYS}; do
   if ! echo "${KNOWN_KEYS}" | grep -qw "${key}"; then
@@ -3261,6 +3372,17 @@ done
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TEMPLATE_FILE="${TEMPLATE_DIR}/${PIPELINE_TYPE}.yml.tpl"
 
+# Opt in only after the consumer requires ci-ready instead of individual build jobs.
+# Missing history or any non-documentation path keeps the complete pipeline.
+if [[ "${PIPELINE_TYPE}" == "java-webapp" && "$(yq '.ci.docs_only // false' "${CONFIG_FILE}")" == "true" ]]; then
+  # shellcheck source=docs_only.sh
+  source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/docs_only.sh"
+  if munitor_docs_only; then
+    TEMPLATE_FILE="${TEMPLATE_DIR}/java-docs.yml.tpl"
+    echo "Documentation-only change: retaining secret scanning; no application build or deployment."
+  fi
+fi
+
 if [[ ! -f "${TEMPLATE_FILE}" ]]; then
   echo "ERROR: No template found for pipeline type '${PIPELINE_TYPE}'."
   echo "Available templates:"
diff --git a/src/scripts/templates/java-docs.yml.tpl b/src/scripts/templates/java-docs.yml.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41c34a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripts/templates/java-docs.yml.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+version: 2.1
+
+orbs:
+  munitor: ${MUNITOR_ORB_SLUG}@${MUNITOR_ORB_VERSION}
+
+workflows:
+  docs-checks:
+    jobs:
+      - munitor/secrets_scan:
+          name: secrets-scan
+      - munitor/ci_ready:
+          name: ci-ready
+          requires:
+            - secrets-scan
diff --git a/src/scripts/templates/java-webapp.yml.tpl b/src/scripts/templates/java-webapp.yml.tpl
index 9799488..7046836 100644
--- a/src/scripts/templates/java-webapp.yml.tpl
+++ b/src/scripts/templates/java-webapp.yml.tpl
@@ -77,6 +77,23 @@ workflows:
                 - /hotfix\/.*/
       ##ENDIF_E2E##
 
+      - munitor/ci_ready:
+          name: ci-ready
+          requires:
+            - build-and-test
+            - image-scan
+            - secrets-scan
+            - sast-scan
+            - security-scan
+            ##IF_E2E##
+            - e2e-tests
+            ##ENDIF_E2E##
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only:
+                - /feature\/.*/
+                - /hotfix\/.*/
+
   ##INCLUDE_DEPLOY java-webapp-deploy develop develop ${MUNITOR_CD_ENV_DEVELOP}##
   ##INCLUDE_DEPLOY java-webapp-deploy staging staging ${MUNITOR_CD_ENV_STAGING}##
 
@@ -235,6 +252,24 @@ workflows:
                 - /release\/.*/
       ##ENDIF_GITHUB_RELEASE##
 
+      - munitor/ci_ready:
+          name: ci-ready
+          requires:
+            - docker-build-push
+            ##IF_SBOM##
+            - sbom
+            ##ENDIF_SBOM##
+            ##IF_CD_NON_PROD##
+            - update-cd-repo
+            ##ENDIF_CD_NON_PROD##
+            ##IF_GITHUB_RELEASE##
+            - github-release
+            ##ENDIF_GITHUB_RELEASE##
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only:
+                - /release\/.*/
+
   production:
     jobs:
       - munitor/mvn_build_and_test:
@@ -298,3 +333,17 @@ workflows:
             branches:
               only: main
       ##ENDIF_GITHUB_RELEASE##
+
+      - munitor/ci_ready:
+          name: ci-ready
+          requires:
+            - docker-build-push
+            ##IF_CD##
+            - update-cd-repo
+            ##ENDIF_CD##
+            ##IF_GITHUB_RELEASE##
+            - github-release
+            ##ENDIF_GITHUB_RELEASE##
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only: main
diff --git a/src/scripts/templates/partials/java-webapp-deploy.yml.tpl b/src/scripts/templates/partials/java-webapp-deploy.yml.tpl
index 3afd420..606d425 100644
--- a/src/scripts/templates/partials/java-webapp-deploy.yml.tpl
+++ b/src/scripts/templates/partials/java-webapp-deploy.yml.tpl
@@ -129,3 +129,17 @@
             branches:
               only: __BRANCH_FILTER__
       ##ENDIF_CD_NON_PROD##
+
+      - munitor/ci_ready:
+          name: ci-ready
+          requires:
+            - docker-build-push
+            ##IF_SBOM##
+            - sbom
+            ##ENDIF_SBOM##
+            ##IF_CD_NON_PROD##
+            - update-cd-repo
+            ##ENDIF_CD_NON_PROD##
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only: __BRANCH_FILTER__
diff --git a/tests/test_ci_ready.sh b/tests/test_ci_ready.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b41e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_ci_ready.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Exercise the real generator and validate its complete dependency graph.
+set -euo pipefail
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+GENERATOR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/../src/scripts/generate_config.sh"
+WORK=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf -- "$WORK"' EXIT
+export CIRCLE_BRANCH=main CIRCLE_TAG=""
+export GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM=1 GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL=/dev/null
+export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=Fixture GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=fixture@example.invalid
+export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME=Fixture GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL=fixture@example.invalid
+PASS=0
+
+render_check() {
+  local config="$1" mode="$2" label="$3" generator="${4:-$GENERATOR}"
+  MUNITOR_CONFIG="$config" MUNITOR_OUTPUT_FILE="${WORK}/generated.yml" \
+    bash "$generator" >"${WORK}/generator.log" 2>&1 || { cat "${WORK}/generator.log"; return 1; }
+  yq -o=json '.' "${WORK}/generated.yml" >"${WORK}/generated.json"
+  python3 - "${WORK}/generated.json" "$mode" <<'PY'
+import json, sys
+data = json.load(open(sys.argv[1], encoding='utf-8'))
+workflows = data['workflows']
+assert workflows, 'no generated workflows'
+if sys.argv[2] == 'docs':
+    assert set(workflows) == {'docs-checks'}, workflows.keys()
+else:
+    assert {'pr-checks', 'production', 'release-candidate'} <= set(workflows), workflows.keys()
+    assert 'docs-checks' not in workflows
+for workflow, body in workflows.items():
+    jobs = {}
+    filters = {}
+    for invocation in body['jobs']:
+        if isinstance(invocation, str):
+            command, options = invocation, {}
+        else:
+            assert len(invocation) == 1
+            command, options = next(iter(invocation.items()))
+            options = options or {}
+        name = options.get('name', command)
+        assert name not in jobs, (workflow, 'duplicate job', name)
+        jobs[name] = (command, options.get('requires', []))
+        filters[name] = options.get('filters', {})
+    assert 'ci-ready' in jobs, (workflow, 'missing ci-ready')
+    assert jobs['ci-ready'][0] == 'munitor/ci_ready'
+    for name, job_filters in filters.items():
+        assert job_filters == filters['ci-ready'], (workflow, name, 'filters differ from ci-ready', job_filters, filters['ci-ready'])
+    for name, (_, dependencies) in jobs.items():
+        assert isinstance(dependencies, list)
+        assert set(dependencies) <= jobs.keys(), (workflow, name, 'dangling dependency', dependencies)
+    def closure(name, ancestors):
+        assert name not in ancestors, (workflow, 'dependency cycle', name)
+        reached = set()
+        for dependency in jobs[name][1]:
+            reached.add(dependency)
+            reached.update(closure(dependency, ancestors | {name}))
+        return reached
+    assert closure('ci-ready', set()) == set(jobs) - {'ci-ready'}, (workflow, 'ungated job')
+    if sys.argv[2] == 'docs':
+        assert set(jobs) == {'secrets-scan', 'ci-ready'}
+        assert jobs['secrets-scan'][0] == 'munitor/secrets_scan'
+    else:
+        assert any(command == 'munitor/mvn_build_and_test' for command, _ in jobs.values()), workflow
+print('validated', len(workflows), 'workflow graphs')
+PY
+  printf 'PASS: %s\n' "$label"
+  PASS=$((PASS + 1))
+}
+
+render_check "${SCRIPT_DIR}/fixtures/java-webapp.munitor.yml" full 'full Java fixture gates every job'
+render_check "${SCRIPT_DIR}/fixtures/java-webapp-minimal.munitor.yml" full 'minimal Java fixture has no dangling optional dependencies'
+# Disable all optional publication/scanner additions as well as e2e/SBOM.
+cat >"${WORK}/minimal.yml" <<'YAML'
+pipeline: java-webapp
+orb_version: dev:snapshot
+image_name: fixture
+java_version: "21"
+docker:
+  registry: ghcr.io/example
+e2e: false
+sbom: false
+owasp: false
+sast: false
+YAML
+render_check "${WORK}/minimal.yml" full 'optional jobs absent without dangling gates'
+
+git init -q -b main "${WORK}/repo"
+cd "${WORK}/repo"
+cp "${WORK}/minimal.yml" .munitor.yml
+printf '\nci:\n  docs_only: true\n' >> .munitor.yml
+printf 'original\n' > README.md
+mkdir src
+printf 'original\n' > src/App.java
+git add .
+git -c commit.gpgsign=false commit -qm baseline
+printf 'documentation\n' >> README.md
+git add README.md
+git -c commit.gpgsign=false commit -qm documentation
+render_check "$PWD/.munitor.yml" docs 'opted-in main README-only change retains only secrets and ci-ready'
+# The shipped script stages /tmp/munitor helpers; invoke sequentially, never in parallel.
+render_check "$PWD/.munitor.yml" docs 'packed generator retains docs-only secrets and ci-ready' \
+  "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../src/scripts/packed_generate_config.sh"
+
+# Opt-out must retain the full workflow even with the same docs-only Git diff.
+yq '.ci.docs_only = false' .munitor.yml >"${WORK}/optout.yml"
+render_check "${WORK}/optout.yml" full 'docs change with opt-out still builds'
+printf 'source change\n' >> src/App.java
+git add src/App.java
+git -c commit.gpgsign=false commit -qm source
+render_check "$PWD/.munitor.yml" full 'source change still builds'
+printf '\n# configuration change\n' >> .munitor.yml
+git add .munitor.yml
+git -c commit.gpgsign=false commit -qm configuration
+render_check "$PWD/.munitor.yml" full 'configuration change still builds'
+printf '%s ci-ready generator checks passed\n' "$PASS"
diff --git a/tests/test_docs_only.sh b/tests/test_docs_only.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1abba0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_docs_only.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=src/scripts/docs_only.sh
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../src/scripts/docs_only.sh"
+WORK=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf -- "$WORK"' EXIT
+export GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM=1 GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL=/dev/null
+export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=Fixture GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=fixture@example.invalid
+export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME=Fixture GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL=fixture@example.invalid
+export GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT=0
+export CIRCLE_BRANCH=feature/docs CIRCLE_TAG=""
+PASS=0
+git init -q --bare "${WORK}/origin.git"
+git init -q -b main "${WORK}/seed"
+cd "${WORK}/seed"
+mkdir -p src docs/nested
+printf 'base\n' > README.md
+printf 'base\n' > src/app.java
+printf 'base\n' > docs/old.md
+git add .
+git -c commit.gpgsign=false commit -qm base
+git remote add origin "${WORK}/origin.git"
+git push -q origin main
+git --git-dir="${WORK}/origin.git" symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/main
+
+fresh() {
+  local repo="${WORK}/case-${PASS}"
+  git clone -q "${WORK}/origin.git" "$repo"
+  cd "$repo"
+  git switch -qc feature/docs
+  export CIRCLE_BRANCH=feature/docs CIRCLE_TAG=""
+}
+
+commit() {
+  git add -A
+  git -c commit.gpgsign=false commit -qm change
+}
+
+check() {
+  local expected="$1" name="$2" status=0 output
+  output=$(munitor_docs_only 2>&1) || status=$?
+  if [[ "$status" -ne "$expected" || -n "$output" ]]; then
+    printf 'FAIL: %s (status %s, expected %s; output must be empty)\n' "$name" "$status" "$expected"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  printf 'PASS: %s\n' "$name"
+  PASS=$((PASS + 1))
+}
+
+fresh
+printf 'docs\n' >> README.md
+mkdir -p docs/nested
+printf 'docs\n' > 'docs/nested/space name.md'
+printf 'docs\n' > $'docs/nested/line\nbreak.md'
+printf 'docs\n' > CHANGELOG.md
+printf 'docs\n' > CONTRIBUTING.md
+commit
+check 0 'feature docs with nested, spaced and newline paths'
+CIRCLE_BRANCH=hotfix/docs check 0 'hotfix docs'
+for branch in develop staging release/1.0 unknown ''; do
+  CIRCLE_BRANCH="$branch" check 1 "ineligible branch: $branch"
+done
+CIRCLE_TAG=v1.0 check 1 'tag cannot skip release'
+
+fresh
+check 1 'empty branch diff'
+printf 'code\n' >> src/app.java
+commit
+printf 'docs\n' >> README.md
+commit
+check 1 'earlier code commit followed by latest docs commit'
+
+fresh
+printf 'code\n' >> src/app.java
+printf 'docs\n' >> README.md
+commit
+check 1 'mixed source and docs'
+
+fresh
+git mv src/app.java docs/disguised.md
+commit
+check 1 'code renamed into allowed docs path'
+
+fresh
+git mv docs/old.md docs/new.md
+commit
+check 0 'docs-only rename'
+
+fresh
+git rm -q src/app.java
+commit
+check 1 'deleted code'
+
+fresh
+git rm -q docs/old.md
+commit
+check 0 'deleted documentation'
+
+for path in pom.xml .circleci/config.yml docs/image.png docs/example.java readme.md nested/README.md; do
+  fresh
+  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$path")"
+  printf 'not docs\n' > "$path"
+  commit
+  check 1 "non-allowlisted path: $path"
+done
+
+fresh
+printf 'docs\n' >> README.md
+commit
+git remote remove origin
+check 1 'missing origin fails closed'
+
+fresh
+printf 'docs\n' >> README.md
+commit
+git remote set-url origin "${WORK}/missing.git"
+check 1 'fetch failure fails closed despite cached origin/main'
+
+fresh
+printf 'docs\n' >> README.md
+commit
+# Advance origin main after this checkout; an old tracking ref is not enough.
+cd "${WORK}/seed"
+printf 'main\n' >> README.md
+commit
+git push -q origin main
+latest=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+cd "${WORK}/case-${PASS}"
+check 0 'fetch updated main then compare merge-base'
+[[ "$(git rev-parse origin/main)" == "$latest" ]]
+
+fresh
+git switch -q main
+printf 'docs\n' >> README.md
+commit
+CIRCLE_BRANCH=main check 0 'main docs commit compares first parent'
+printf 'code\n' >> src/app.java
+commit
+CIRCLE_BRANCH=main check 1 'main source commit'
+
+fresh
+printf 'docs\n' >> README.md
+commit
+git switch -q main
+git -c commit.gpgsign=false merge --no-ff -qm 'docs merge' feature/docs
+CIRCLE_BRANCH=main check 0 'main docs merge uses first parent'
+
+fresh
+printf 'code\n' >> src/app.java
+commit
+printf 'docs\n' >> README.md
+commit
+git switch -q main
+git -c commit.gpgsign=false merge --no-ff -qm 'mixed merge' feature/docs
+CIRCLE_BRANCH=main check 1 'main merge includes whole source change'
+
+git init -q -b main "${WORK}/root-only"
+cd "${WORK}/root-only"
+printf 'docs\n' > README.md
+commit
+CIRCLE_BRANCH=main check 1 'root commit has no parent'
+git remote add origin "${WORK}/origin.git"
+CIRCLE_BRANCH=feature/docs check 1 'unrelated history has no merge base'
+
+git clone -q --depth=1 "file://${WORK}/origin.git" "${WORK}/shallow"
+cd "${WORK}/shallow"
+printf 'docs\n' >> README.md
+commit
+CIRCLE_BRANCH=main check 1 'shallow history fails closed'
+printf '%s docs-only checks passed\n' "$PASS"
diff --git a/tests/test_scripts.sh b/tests/test_scripts.sh
index 6db9f13..a354d0e 100755
--- a/tests/test_scripts.sh
+++ b/tests/test_scripts.sh
@@ -843,8 +843,8 @@ echo ""
 echo "=== Error Handling Tests ==="
 
 echo -n "  TEST: all scripts use set -euo pipefail... "
-# munitor_helpers.sh is a sourced library, not a standalone script -- exclude it
-SCRIPTS_WITHOUT_STRICT=$(find "${SRC_SCRIPTS}" -name "*.sh" ! -name "munitor_helpers.sh" -exec grep -L 'set -euo pipefail' {} \;)
+# Sourced libraries must not change the caller shell options.
+SCRIPTS_WITHOUT_STRICT=$(find "${SRC_SCRIPTS}" -name "*.sh" ! -name "munitor_helpers.sh" ! -name "docs_only.sh" -exec grep -L 'set -euo pipefail' {} \;)
 if [[ -z "${SCRIPTS_WITHOUT_STRICT}" ]]; then
   pass
 else
@@ -901,8 +901,9 @@ echo "=== Munitor Helpers Integration Tests ==="
 # Scripts that are excluded from the munitor_header requirement:
 # - munitor_helpers.sh: the library itself
 # - extract_munitor_vars.sh: low-level helper, sourced by other scripts
+# - docs_only.sh: status-only predicate sourced by the generator
 # - packed_*: auto-generated, embed helpers differently
-EXCLUDED_PATTERN="munitor_helpers.sh|extract_munitor_vars.sh|packed_"
+EXCLUDED_PATTERN="munitor_helpers.sh|extract_munitor_vars.sh|docs_only.sh|packed_"
 
 echo -n "  TEST: all scripts source munitor_helpers... "
 MISSING_SOURCE=""