diff --git a/COMMANDS.md b/COMMANDS.md
index 0fec338..b3c6505 100644
--- a/COMMANDS.md
+++ b/COMMANDS.md
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ fable-agent plinius godmode "improve explanation quality"
 ### `factory`
 
 - `factory check`
+- `factory gate <task>`
+  - `--repo <path>`
 
 ### `familiar`
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e537f55..a3cfb4a 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1426,23 +1426,47 @@ const factory = program
   .command("factory")
   .description("Factory/VPS status and deployment guards");
 
+async function printFactoryCheck(): Promise<void> {
+  const { formatFactoryCheck } = await import("./fable5/factory-status.js");
+  const getJson = async (url: string) => {
+    const res = await fetch(url);
+    if (!res.ok) throw new Error(url + " returned " + res.status);
+    return res.json();
+  };
+
+  const [factoryStatus, deployHealth] = await Promise.all([
+    getJson("http://77.42.112.29:8099/factory-status"),
+    getJson("http://77.42.112.29:8098/health"),
+  ]);
+
+  console.log(formatFactoryCheck(factoryStatus, deployHealth));
+}
+
 factory
   .command("check")
   .description("Check factory status and deploy-webhook health")
   .action(async () => {
-    const { formatFactoryCheck } = await import("./fable5/factory-status.js");
-    const getJson = async (url: string) => {
-      const res = await fetch(url);
-      if (!res.ok) throw new Error(url + " returned " + res.status);
-      return res.json();
-    };
+    await printFactoryCheck();
+  });
 
-    const [factoryStatus, deployHealth] = await Promise.all([
-      getJson("http://77.42.112.29:8099/factory-status"),
-      getJson("http://77.42.112.29:8098/health"),
-    ]);
+factory
+  .command("gate <task>")
+  .description("Run factory check plus local ZTE/repo verification gate")
+  .option("--repo <path>", "Repo path to verify", ".")
+  .action(async (task: string, opts: { repo?: string }) => {
+    const { spawnSync } = await import("node:child_process");
+    await printFactoryCheck();
 
-    console.log(formatFactoryCheck(factoryStatus, deployHealth));
+    const repo = path.resolve(opts.repo ?? ".");
+    console.log(`  ZTE Gate: ${task}`);
+    console.log(`  Repo:     ${repo}`);
+    console.log(``);
+
+    const args = [process.argv[1], "fable5", "verify", task, "--repo", repo];
+    const check = spawnSync(process.execPath, args, { cwd: repo, stdio: "inherit" });
+    if (check.status !== 0) process.exit(check.status ?? 1);
+    console.log(`  ✓ Factory gate passed; deploy still requires explicit token/contract.`);
+    console.log(``);
   });
 
 // ── Fable 5 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────