diff --git a/.github/actions/detect-changes/action.yml b/.github/actions/detect-changes/action.yml
index b2ab85be5bca..751190daf19b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/detect-changes/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/detect-changes/action.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ outputs:
   mcp_catalog:
     description: Require MCP catalog security review label.
     value: ${{ steps.classify.outputs.mcp_catalog }}
+  ci_review:
+    description: Require CI-sensitive file review label.
+    value: ${{ steps.classify.outputs.ci_review }}
 
 runs:
   using: composite
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7840bfdc361b..d5b4fab2dd86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       deps: ${{ steps.classify.outputs.deps }}
       docker_meta: ${{ steps.classify.outputs.docker_meta }}
       mcp_catalog: ${{ steps.classify.outputs.mcp_catalog }}
+      ci_review: ${{ steps.classify.outputs.ci_review }}
       event_name: ${{ github.event_name }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
@@ -65,10 +66,11 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     name: Python lints
     needs: detect
-    if: needs.detect.outputs.python == 'true'
+    if: needs.detect.outputs.python == 'true' || needs.detect.outputs.ci_review == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/lint.yml
     with:
       event_name: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.event_name }}
+      ci_review: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.ci_review == 'true' }}
 
   js-tests:
     name: JS & TS checks
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index beb3a07abaee..7f5a87f3b8dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ on:
         description: The event name from the calling orchestrator (pull_request or push).
         type: string
         required: true
+      ci_review:
+        description: Whether CI-sensitive files (eslint config, workflows, actions) changed and require a review label.
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -158,3 +162,111 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run footgun checker
         run: python scripts/check-windows-footguns.py --all
+
+  ci-review:
+    # Require explicit maintainer review when CI-sensitive files change:
+    # eslint config, workflow YAMLs, or composite actions. These files
+    # influence what code the desktop-autofix job executes and pushes to
+    # main, so a malicious PR could inject arbitrary code via a custom eslint
+    # rule's `fix` function. The label gate ensures a human reviews before
+    # merge. Mirrors the mcp-catalog-reviewed pattern in supply-chain-audit.yml.
+    name: CI-sensitive file review
+    if: inputs.event_name == 'pull_request' && inputs.ci_review
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 2
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Require ci-reviewed label
+        id: label-check
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          PR="${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
+          LABELS=$(gh pr view "$PR" --json labels --jq '.labels[].name' || true)
+          if echo "$LABELS" | grep -Fxq 'ci-reviewed'; then
+            echo "reviewed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "ci-reviewed label present."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          echo "reviewed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      # On failure: find the bot's previous comment and edit it, or create
+      # a new one if none exists. Using an HTML comment marker so we can
+      # locate it reliably across runs without parsing the body text.
+      # Skipped on fork PRs — GITHUB_TOKEN is read-only there, so the API
+      # call would fail. The label gate still holds via the step below.
+      - name: Post or update review warning
+        if: steps.label-check.outputs.reviewed != 'true' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork != true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          PR="${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
+          MARKER="<!-- ci-review-bot -->"
+          BODY="${MARKER}
+          ## ⚠️ CI-sensitive file review required
+
+          This PR changes CI-sensitive files (eslint config, workflow YAMLs,
+          or composite actions). These files influence what code the
+          desktop-autofix job executes and pushes to main.
+
+          A maintainer should verify:
+          - no new eslint rules with custom \`fix\` functions that write outside linted paths,
+          - no workflow changes that widen permissions or remove guards,
+          - no composite action changes that alter what gets executed.
+
+          After review, add the \`ci-reviewed\` label and re-run this check."
+
+          # Find an existing comment with our marker.
+          COMMENT_ID=$(gh api \
+            "repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${PR}/comments" \
+            --paginate --jq ".[] | select(.body | contains(\"${MARKER}\")) | .id" \
+            | head -1 || true)
+
+          if [ -n "$COMMENT_ID" ]; then
+            gh api --method PATCH \
+              "repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/comments/${COMMENT_ID}" \
+              -f body="$BODY"
+          else
+            gh pr comment "$PR" --body "$BODY"
+          fi
+
+      # Fail the job when the label is missing — always runs (including
+      # fork PRs) so the security gate holds even when the comment step
+      # was skipped above.
+      - name: Fail on missing label
+        if: steps.label-check.outputs.reviewed != 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "::error::CI-sensitive changes require the ci-reviewed label."
+          exit 1
+
+      # On success: if a previous warning comment exists, edit it to show
+      # the review passed so the PR doesn't have a stale ⚠️ sitting around.
+      # Skipped on fork PRs — no comment was ever posted to update.
+      - name: Update previous warning to passed
+        if: steps.label-check.outputs.reviewed == 'true' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork != true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          PR="${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
+          MARKER="<!-- ci-review-bot -->"
+
+          # Find an existing comment with our marker.
+          COMMENT_ID=$(gh api \
+            "repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${PR}/comments" \
+            --paginate --jq ".[] | select(.body | contains(\"${MARKER}\")) | .id" \
+            | head -1 || true)
+
+          if [ -n "$COMMENT_ID" ]; then
+            BODY="${MARKER}
+          ## ✅ CI-sensitive file review passed
+
+          The \`ci-reviewed\` label is present on this PR."
+
+            gh api --method PATCH \
+              "repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/comments/${COMMENT_ID}" \
+              -f body="$BODY"
+          fi
diff --git a/scripts/ci/classify_changes.py b/scripts/ci/classify_changes.py
index 00ed02d65895..1c3ea6694274 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/classify_changes.py
+++ b/scripts/ci/classify_changes.py
@@ -41,6 +41,19 @@ _SITE = ("website/", "skills/", "optional-skills/")  # docs site + skill pages
 # Prose/frontend trees that can't touch Python. skills/ is excluded on purpose.
 _PY_SKIP = ("docs/", "website/") + _FRONTEND
 
+# CI-sensitive files: eslint config, workflow files, composite actions.
+# Changes here can influence what code the autofix job executes and pushes to
+# main, so they require explicit maintainer review (ci-reviewed label).
+#
+# package.json is deliberately NOT listed here: npm scripts only execute on the
+# unprivileged generate-patch runner (contents: read), never on the privileged
+# apply-patch job. The two-job split means a malicious package.json script
+# can't get push access — it runs on an ephemeral runner with zero write perms.
+_CI_REVIEW_FILES = {
+    ".prettierrc",
+}
+_CI_REVIEW_PATHS = (".github/workflows/", ".github/actions/")
+
 # Supply-chain scan: files that can execute code at install/import time.
 _SCAN_EXTS = (".py", ".pth")
 _SCAN_FILES = {"setup.cfg", "pyproject.toml"}
@@ -67,6 +80,14 @@ def _is_mcp_catalog(p: str) -> bool:
     return p.startswith(_MCP_CATALOG_PATHS) or p in _MCP_CATALOG_FILES
 
 
+def _is_ci_review(p: str) -> bool:
+    if p in _CI_REVIEW_FILES or p.startswith(_CI_REVIEW_PATHS):
+        return True
+    # Any eslint config file at any path — eslint configs can define custom
+    # fix functions that execute arbitrary code, so they all require review.
+    return os.path.basename(p).startswith("eslint.config.")
+
+
 def classify(files: list[str]) -> dict[str, bool]:
     """Map changed paths to ``{lane: should_run}``."""
     files = [f.strip() for f in files if f.strip()]
@@ -78,6 +99,7 @@ def classify(files: list[str]) -> dict[str, bool]:
         "scan": any(_is_scan(f) for f in files),
         "deps": any(f == "pyproject.toml" for f in files),
         "mcp_catalog": any(_is_mcp_catalog(f) for f in files),
+        "ci_review": any(_is_ci_review(f) for f in files),
     }
     if not files or any(f.startswith(".github/") for f in files):
         ret["python"] = True
@@ -86,6 +108,7 @@ def classify(files: list[str]) -> dict[str, bool]:
         ret["site"] = True
         ret["scan"] = True
         ret["deps"] = True
+        ret["ci_review"] = True
 
         # explicitly skip mcp catalog here. it's not needed unless those files are modified.
     return ret
diff --git a/tests/ci/test_classify_changes.py b/tests/ci/test_classify_changes.py
index e1db0ccf20dd..f1772d895115 100644
--- a/tests/ci/test_classify_changes.py
+++ b/tests/ci/test_classify_changes.py
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ DEFAULT = {
     "scan": True,
     "deps": True,
     "mcp_catalog": False,
+    "ci_review": True,
 }
 
 
-def _lanes(python=False, frontend=False, site=False, scan=False, deps=False, mcp_catalog=False, docker_meta=False) -> dict[str, bool]:
+def _lanes(python=False, frontend=False, site=False, scan=False, deps=False, mcp_catalog=False, docker_meta=False, ci_review=False) -> dict[str, bool]:
     return {
         "python": python,
         "frontend": frontend,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ def _lanes(python=False, frontend=False, site=False, scan=False, deps=False, mcp
         "scan": scan,
         "deps": deps,
         "mcp_catalog": mcp_catalog,
+        "ci_review": ci_review,
     }
 
 
@@ -72,6 +74,48 @@ CASES = {
         ["hermes_cli/mcp_catalog.py"],
         _lanes(python=True, scan=True, mcp_catalog=True),
     ),
+    # CI-sensitive files require explicit review label.
+    "eslint config → ci_review": (
+        ["apps/desktop/eslint.config.mjs"],
+        _lanes(frontend=True, ci_review=True),
+    ),
+    "shared eslint config → ci_review": (
+        ["eslint.config.shared.mjs"],
+        _lanes(python=True, ci_review=True),
+    ),
+    "ui-tui eslint config → ci_review": (
+        ["ui-tui/eslint.config.mjs"],
+        _lanes(frontend=True, ci_review=True),
+    ),
+    "web eslint config → ci_review": (
+        ["web/eslint.config.js"],
+        _lanes(frontend=True, ci_review=True),
+    ),
+    "shared package eslint config → ci_review": (
+        ["apps/shared/eslint.config.mjs"],
+        _lanes(frontend=True, ci_review=True),
+    ),
+    "bootstrap-installer eslint config → ci_review": (
+        ["apps/bootstrap-installer/eslint.config.mjs"],
+        _lanes(frontend=True, ci_review=True),
+    ),
+    "prettier config → ci_review": (
+        [".prettierrc"],
+        _lanes(python=True, ci_review=True),
+    ),
+    "workflow yml → ci_review (also fail-open all)": (
+        [".github/workflows/typecheck.yml"],
+        DEFAULT,
+    ),
+    "composite action → ci_review (also fail-open all)": (
+        [".github/actions/retry/action.yml"],
+        DEFAULT,
+    ),
+    # Normal desktop source doesn't trigger ci_review.
+    "desktop src → no ci_review": (
+        ["apps/desktop/src/app.tsx"],
+        _lanes(frontend=True),
+    ),
     # Fail open: CI-config / empty / blank diffs run everything.
     ".github change → all": ([".github/workflows/tests.yml"], DEFAULT),
     "action change → all": ([".github/actions/detect-changes/action.yml"], DEFAULT),