diff --git a/BOOTSTRAP.md b/BOOTSTRAP.md
index b209b42..1d55db3 100644
--- a/BOOTSTRAP.md
+++ b/BOOTSTRAP.md
@@ -139,6 +139,51 @@ Verify no root-owned files exist in agent temp directories:
 find /tmp/dev-* /tmp/harb-* /tmp/review-* -not -user debian 2>/dev/null
 ```
 
+## 4b. Woodpecker CI + Forgejo Integration
+
+`disinto init` automatically configures Woodpecker to use the local Forgejo instance as its forge backend if `WOODPECKER_SERVER` is set in `.env`. This includes:
+
+1. Creating an OAuth2 application on Forgejo for Woodpecker
+2. Writing `WOODPECKER_FORGEJO_*` env vars to `.env`
+3. Activating the repo in Woodpecker
+
+### Manual setup (if Woodpecker runs outside of `disinto init`)
+
+If you manage Woodpecker separately, configure these env vars in its server config:
+
+```bash
+WOODPECKER_FORGEJO=true
+WOODPECKER_FORGEJO_URL=http://localhost:3000
+WOODPECKER_FORGEJO_CLIENT=<oauth2-client-id>
+WOODPECKER_FORGEJO_SECRET=<oauth2-client-secret>
+```
+
+To create the OAuth2 app on Forgejo:
+
+```bash
+# Create OAuth2 application (redirect URI = Woodpecker authorize endpoint)
+curl -X POST \
+  -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  "http://localhost:3000/api/v1/user/applications/oauth2" \
+  -d '{"name":"woodpecker-ci","redirect_uris":["http://localhost:8000/authorize"],"confidential_client":true}'
+```
+
+The response contains `client_id` and `client_secret` for `WOODPECKER_FORGEJO_CLIENT` / `WOODPECKER_FORGEJO_SECRET`.
+
+To activate the repo in Woodpecker:
+
+```bash
+woodpecker-cli repo add <org>/<repo>
+# Or via API:
+curl -X POST \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WOODPECKER_TOKEN}" \
+  "http://localhost:8000/api/repos" \
+  -d '{"forge_remote_id":"<org>/<repo>"}'
+```
+
+Woodpecker will now trigger pipelines on pushes to Forgejo and push commit status back. Disinto queries Woodpecker directly for CI status (with a forge API fallback), so pipeline results are visible even if Woodpecker's status push to Forgejo is delayed.
+
 ## 5. Prepare the Target Repo
 
 ### Required: CI pipeline
diff --git a/bin/disinto b/bin/disinto
index 259ffcd..c73c8cd 100755
--- a/bin/disinto
+++ b/bin/disinto
@@ -551,6 +551,129 @@ install_cron() {
   echo "Cron entries installed"
 }
 
+# Set up Woodpecker CI to use Forgejo as its forge backend.
+# Creates an OAuth2 app on Forgejo for Woodpecker, activates the repo.
+setup_woodpecker() {
+  local forge_url="$1" repo_slug="$2"
+  local wp_server="${WOODPECKER_SERVER:-}"
+
+  if [ -z "$wp_server" ]; then
+    echo "Woodpecker: not configured (WOODPECKER_SERVER not set), skipping"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  # Check if Woodpecker is reachable
+  if ! curl -sf --max-time 5 "${wp_server}/api/version" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Woodpecker: not reachable at ${wp_server}, skipping"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  echo ""
+  echo "── Woodpecker CI setup ────────────────────────────────"
+  echo "Server:  ${wp_server}"
+
+  # Create OAuth2 application on Forgejo for Woodpecker
+  local oauth2_name="woodpecker-ci"
+  local redirect_uri="${wp_server}/authorize"
+  local existing_app client_id client_secret
+
+  # Check if OAuth2 app already exists
+  existing_app=$(curl -sf \
+    -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
+    "${forge_url}/api/v1/user/applications/oauth2" 2>/dev/null \
+    | jq -r --arg name "$oauth2_name" '.[] | select(.name == $name) | .client_id // empty' 2>/dev/null) || true
+
+  if [ -n "$existing_app" ]; then
+    echo "OAuth2:  ${oauth2_name} (already exists, client_id=${existing_app})"
+    client_id="$existing_app"
+  else
+    local oauth2_resp
+    oauth2_resp=$(curl -sf -X POST \
+      -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
+      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      "${forge_url}/api/v1/user/applications/oauth2" \
+      -d "{\"name\":\"${oauth2_name}\",\"redirect_uris\":[\"${redirect_uri}\"],\"confidential_client\":true}" \
+      2>/dev/null) || oauth2_resp=""
+
+    if [ -z "$oauth2_resp" ]; then
+      echo "Warning: failed to create OAuth2 app on Forgejo" >&2
+      return
+    fi
+
+    client_id=$(printf '%s' "$oauth2_resp" | jq -r '.client_id // empty')
+    client_secret=$(printf '%s' "$oauth2_resp" | jq -r '.client_secret // empty')
+
+    if [ -z "$client_id" ]; then
+      echo "Warning: OAuth2 app creation returned no client_id" >&2
+      return
+    fi
+
+    echo "OAuth2:  ${oauth2_name} created (client_id=${client_id})"
+  fi
+
+  # Store Woodpecker forge config in .env
+  local env_file="${FACTORY_ROOT}/.env"
+  local wp_vars=(
+    "WOODPECKER_FORGEJO=true"
+    "WOODPECKER_FORGEJO_URL=${forge_url}"
+  )
+  if [ -n "${client_id:-}" ]; then
+    wp_vars+=("WOODPECKER_FORGEJO_CLIENT=${client_id}")
+  fi
+  if [ -n "${client_secret:-}" ]; then
+    wp_vars+=("WOODPECKER_FORGEJO_SECRET=${client_secret}")
+  fi
+
+  for var_line in "${wp_vars[@]}"; do
+    local var_name="${var_line%%=*}"
+    if grep -q "^${var_name}=" "$env_file" 2>/dev/null; then
+      sed -i "s|^${var_name}=.*|${var_line}|" "$env_file"
+    else
+      printf '%s\n' "$var_line" >> "$env_file"
+    fi
+  done
+  echo "Config:  Woodpecker forge vars written to .env"
+
+  # Activate repo in Woodpecker (if not already)
+  local wp_token="${WOODPECKER_TOKEN:-}"
+  if [ -z "$wp_token" ]; then
+    echo "Warning: WOODPECKER_TOKEN not set — cannot activate repo" >&2
+    echo "  Activate manually: woodpecker-cli repo add ${repo_slug}" >&2
+    return
+  fi
+
+  local wp_repo_id
+  wp_repo_id=$(curl -sf \
+    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${wp_token}" \
+    "${wp_server}/api/repos/lookup/${repo_slug}" 2>/dev/null \
+    | jq -r '.id // empty' 2>/dev/null) || true
+
+  if [ -n "$wp_repo_id" ] && [ "$wp_repo_id" != "0" ]; then
+    echo "Repo:    ${repo_slug} already active in Woodpecker (id=${wp_repo_id})"
+  else
+    local activate_resp
+    activate_resp=$(curl -sf -X POST \
+      -H "Authorization: Bearer ${wp_token}" \
+      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      "${wp_server}/api/repos" \
+      -d "{\"forge_remote_id\":\"${repo_slug}\"}" 2>/dev/null) || activate_resp=""
+
+    wp_repo_id=$(printf '%s' "$activate_resp" | jq -r '.id // empty' 2>/dev/null) || true
+
+    if [ -n "$wp_repo_id" ] && [ "$wp_repo_id" != "0" ]; then
+      echo "Repo:    ${repo_slug} activated in Woodpecker (id=${wp_repo_id})"
+    else
+      echo "Warning: could not activate repo in Woodpecker" >&2
+      echo "  Activate manually: woodpecker-cli repo add ${repo_slug}" >&2
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Store repo ID for later TOML generation
+  if [ -n "$wp_repo_id" ] && [ "$wp_repo_id" != "0" ]; then
+    _WP_REPO_ID="$wp_repo_id"
+  fi
+}
+
 # ── init command ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 disinto_init() {
@@ -684,6 +807,26 @@ p.write_text(text)
     echo "Created: ${toml_path}"
   fi
 
+  # Set up Woodpecker CI to use Forgejo as forge backend
+  _WP_REPO_ID=""
+  setup_woodpecker "$forge_url" "$forge_repo"
+
+  # Use detected Woodpecker repo ID if ci_id was not explicitly set
+  if [ "$ci_id" = "0" ] && [ -n "${_WP_REPO_ID:-}" ]; then
+    ci_id="$_WP_REPO_ID"
+    echo "CI ID:   ${ci_id} (from Woodpecker)"
+    # Update TOML if it already exists
+    if [ "$toml_exists" = true ] && [ -f "$toml_path" ]; then
+      python3 -c "
+import sys, re, pathlib
+p = pathlib.Path(sys.argv[1])
+text = p.read_text()
+text = re.sub(r'^woodpecker_repo_id\s*=\s*.*$', 'woodpecker_repo_id = ' + sys.argv[2], text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+p.write_text(text)
+" "$toml_path" "$ci_id"
+    fi
+  fi
+
   # Create labels on remote
   create_labels "$forge_repo" "$forge_url"
 
diff --git a/dev/dev-poll.sh b/dev/dev-poll.sh
index 5b89297..e304612 100755
--- a/dev/dev-poll.sh
+++ b/dev/dev-poll.sh
@@ -261,8 +261,7 @@ for i in $(seq 0 $(($(echo "$PL_PRS" | jq 'length') - 1))); do
     fi
   fi
 
-  PL_CI_STATE=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
-    "${API}/commits/${PL_PR_SHA}/status" | jq -r '.state // "unknown"') || true
+  PL_CI_STATE=$(ci_commit_status "$PL_PR_SHA") || true
 
   # Non-code PRs may have no CI — treat as passed
   if ! ci_passed "$PL_CI_STATE" && ! ci_required_for_pr "$PL_PR_NUM"; then
@@ -397,8 +396,7 @@ if [ "$ORPHAN_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
   if [ -n "$HAS_PR" ]; then
     PR_SHA=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
       "${API}/pulls/${HAS_PR}" | jq -r '.head.sha') || true
-    CI_STATE=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
-      "${API}/commits/${PR_SHA}/status" | jq -r '.state // "unknown"') || true
+    CI_STATE=$(ci_commit_status "$PR_SHA") || true
 
     # Non-code PRs (docs, formulas, evidence) may have no CI — treat as passed
     if ! ci_passed "$CI_STATE" && ! ci_required_for_pr "$HAS_PR"; then
@@ -510,8 +508,7 @@ for i in $(seq 0 $(($(echo "$OPEN_PRS" | jq 'length') - 1))); do
     fi
   fi
 
-  CI_STATE=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
-    "${API}/commits/${PR_SHA}/status" | jq -r '.state // "unknown"') || true
+  CI_STATE=$(ci_commit_status "$PR_SHA") || true
 
   # Non-code PRs (docs, formulas, evidence) may have no CI — treat as passed
   if ! ci_passed "$CI_STATE" && ! ci_required_for_pr "$PR_NUM"; then
@@ -652,8 +649,7 @@ for i in $(seq 0 $((BACKLOG_COUNT - 1))); do
   if [ -n "$EXISTING_PR" ]; then
     PR_SHA=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
       "${API}/pulls/${EXISTING_PR}" | jq -r '.head.sha') || true
-    CI_STATE=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
-      "${API}/commits/${PR_SHA}/status" | jq -r '.state // "unknown"') || true
+    CI_STATE=$(ci_commit_status "$PR_SHA") || true
 
     # Non-code PRs (docs, formulas, evidence) may have no CI — treat as passed
     if ! ci_passed "$CI_STATE" && ! ci_required_for_pr "$EXISTING_PR"; then
diff --git a/dev/phase-handler.sh b/dev/phase-handler.sh
index 04614fe..92d1833 100644
--- a/dev/phase-handler.sh
+++ b/dev/phase-handler.sh
@@ -346,8 +346,7 @@ Write PHASE:awaiting_review to the phase file, then stop and wait for review fee
       # Re-fetch HEAD — Claude may have pushed new commits since loop started
       CI_CURRENT_SHA=$(git -C "${WORKTREE}" rev-parse HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "$CI_CURRENT_SHA")
 
-      CI_STATE=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
-        "${API}/commits/${CI_CURRENT_SHA}/status" | jq -r '.state // "unknown"')
+      CI_STATE=$(ci_commit_status "$CI_CURRENT_SHA")
       if [ "$CI_STATE" = "success" ] || [ "$CI_STATE" = "failure" ] || [ "$CI_STATE" = "error" ]; then
         CI_DONE=true
         [ "$CI_STATE" = "success" ] && CI_FIX_COUNT=0
@@ -370,9 +369,7 @@ Write PHASE:awaiting_review to the phase file, then stop and wait for review fee
   echo \"PHASE:awaiting_review\" > \"${PHASE_FILE}\""
     else
       # Fetch CI error details
-      PIPELINE_NUM=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
-        "${API}/commits/${CI_CURRENT_SHA}/status" | \
-        jq -r '.statuses[0].target_url // ""' | grep -oP 'pipeline/\K[0-9]+' | head -1 || true)
+      PIPELINE_NUM=$(ci_pipeline_number "$CI_CURRENT_SHA")
 
       FAILED_STEP=""
       FAILED_EXIT=""
diff --git a/gardener/gardener-run.sh b/gardener/gardener-run.sh
index 48a3d52..1a86364 100755
--- a/gardener/gardener-run.sh
+++ b/gardener/gardener-run.sh
@@ -429,8 +429,7 @@ Write PHASE:awaiting_review to the phase file, then stop and wait:
     head_sha=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
       "${FORGE_API}/pulls/${_GARDENER_PR}" | jq -r '.head.sha // empty') || true
 
-    ci_state=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
-      "${FORGE_API}/commits/${head_sha}/status" | jq -r '.state // "unknown"') || ci_state="unknown"
+    ci_state=$(ci_commit_status "$head_sha") || ci_state="unknown"
 
     case "$ci_state" in
       success|failure|error) ci_done=true; break ;;
@@ -463,9 +462,7 @@ Write PHASE:awaiting_review to the phase file, then stop and wait:
 
     # Get error details
     local pipeline_num ci_error_log
-    pipeline_num=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
-      "${FORGE_API}/commits/${head_sha}/status" | \
-      jq -r '.statuses[0].target_url // ""' | grep -oP 'pipeline/\K[0-9]+' | head -1 || true)
+    pipeline_num=$(ci_pipeline_number "$head_sha")
 
     ci_error_log=""
     if [ -n "$pipeline_num" ]; then
diff --git a/lib/ci-helpers.sh b/lib/ci-helpers.sh
index 91ad194..fda0071 100644
--- a/lib/ci-helpers.sh
+++ b/lib/ci-helpers.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 #
 # Source from any script: source "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/ci-helpers.sh"
 # ci_passed() requires: WOODPECKER_REPO_ID (from env.sh / project config)
+# ci_commit_status() / ci_pipeline_number() require: woodpecker_api(), forge_api() (from env.sh)
 # classify_pipeline_failure() requires: woodpecker_api() (defined in env.sh)
 
 # ensure_blocked_label_id — look up (or create) the "blocked" label, print its ID.
@@ -102,6 +103,55 @@ ci_failed() {
   return 0
 }
 
+# ci_commit_status <sha> — get CI state for a commit
+# Queries Woodpecker API directly, falls back to forge commit status API.
+ci_commit_status() {
+  local sha="$1"
+  local state=""
+
+  # Primary: ask Woodpecker directly
+  if [ -n "${WOODPECKER_REPO_ID:-}" ] && [ "${WOODPECKER_REPO_ID}" != "0" ]; then
+    state=$(woodpecker_api "/repos/${WOODPECKER_REPO_ID}/pipelines" \
+      | jq -r --arg sha "$sha" \
+        '[.[] | select(.commit == $sha)] | sort_by(.number) | last | .status // empty' \
+      2>/dev/null) || true
+    # Map Woodpecker status to Gitea/Forgejo status names
+    case "$state" in
+      success)  echo "success"; return ;;
+      failure|error|killed) echo "failure"; return ;;
+      running|pending|blocked) echo "pending"; return ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
+  # Fallback: forge commit status API (works with any Gitea/Forgejo)
+  forge_api GET "/commits/${sha}/status" 2>/dev/null \
+    | jq -r '.state // "unknown"'
+}
+
+# ci_pipeline_number <sha> — get Woodpecker pipeline number for a commit
+# Queries Woodpecker API directly, falls back to forge status target_url parsing.
+ci_pipeline_number() {
+  local sha="$1"
+
+  # Primary: ask Woodpecker directly
+  if [ -n "${WOODPECKER_REPO_ID:-}" ] && [ "${WOODPECKER_REPO_ID}" != "0" ]; then
+    local num
+    num=$(woodpecker_api "/repos/${WOODPECKER_REPO_ID}/pipelines" \
+      | jq -r --arg sha "$sha" \
+        '[.[] | select(.commit == $sha)] | sort_by(.number) | last | .number // empty' \
+      2>/dev/null) || true
+    if [ -n "$num" ]; then
+      echo "$num"
+      return
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Fallback: extract from forge status target_url
+  forge_api GET "/commits/${sha}/status" 2>/dev/null \
+    | jq -r '.statuses[0].target_url // ""' \
+    | grep -oP 'pipeline/\K[0-9]+' | head -1 || true
+}
+
 # is_infra_step <step_name> <exit_code> [log_data]
 # Checks whether a single CI step failure matches infra heuristics.
 # Returns 0 (infra) with reason on stdout, or 1 (not infra).
diff --git a/review/review-poll.sh b/review/review-poll.sh
index 5f595d8..4eb217b 100755
--- a/review/review-poll.sh
+++ b/review/review-poll.sh
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ if [ -n "${REVIEW_SESSIONS:-}" ]; then
     pr_branch=$(printf '%s' "$pr_json" | jq -r '.head.ref // ""')
     if [ -z "$current_sha" ] || [ "$current_sha" = "$reviewed_sha" ]; then continue; fi
 
-    ci_state=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
-      "${API_BASE}/commits/${current_sha}/status" | jq -r '.state // "unknown"')
+    ci_state=$(ci_commit_status "$current_sha")
 
     if ! ci_passed "$ci_state"; then
       if ci_required_for_pr "$pr_num"; then
@@ -227,8 +226,7 @@ while IFS= read -r line; do
   PR_SHA=$(echo "$line" | awk '{print $2}')
   PR_BRANCH=$(echo "$line" | awk '{print $3}')
 
-  CI_STATE=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
-    "${API_BASE}/commits/${PR_SHA}/status" | jq -r '.state // "unknown"')
+  CI_STATE=$(ci_commit_status "$PR_SHA")
 
   # Skip if CI is running/failed. Allow "success", no CI configured, or non-code PRs
   if ! ci_passed "$CI_STATE"; then
diff --git a/review/review-pr.sh b/review/review-pr.sh
index 458aaac..ec26340 100755
--- a/review/review-pr.sh
+++ b/review/review-pr.sh
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ if [ "$PR_STATE" != "open" ]; then
   cd "${PROJECT_REPO_ROOT}"; git worktree remove "$WORKTREE" --force 2>/dev/null || true
   rm -rf "$WORKTREE" "$PHASE_FILE" "$OUTPUT_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true; exit 0
 fi
-CI_STATE=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
-  "${API}/commits/${PR_SHA}/status" | jq -r '.state // "unknown"')
+CI_STATE=$(ci_commit_status "$PR_SHA")
 CI_NOTE=""; if ! ci_passed "$CI_STATE"; then
   ci_required_for_pr "$PR_NUMBER" && { log "SKIP: CI=${CI_STATE}"; exit 0; }
   CI_NOTE=" (not required — non-code PR)"; fi
diff --git a/supervisor/supervisor-poll.sh b/supervisor/supervisor-poll.sh
index a530d2d..a183694 100755
--- a/supervisor/supervisor-poll.sh
+++ b/supervisor/supervisor-poll.sh
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ check_project() {
       PR_SHA=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r '.head.sha // ""')
       [ -z "$PR_SHA" ] && continue
 
-      CI_STATE=$(forge_api GET "/commits/${PR_SHA}/status" 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.state // "unknown"' 2>/dev/null || true)
+      CI_STATE=$(ci_commit_status "$PR_SHA" 2>/dev/null || true)
 
       MERGEABLE=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r '.mergeable // true')
       if [ "$MERGEABLE" = "false" ] && ci_passed "$CI_STATE"; then