diff --git a/orchestrator/dispatch/main.go b/orchestrator/dispatch/main.go
index 4e3b11e..9a5e006 100644
--- a/orchestrator/dispatch/main.go
+++ b/orchestrator/dispatch/main.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"regexp"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -233,6 +234,10 @@ func handler(ctx context.Context, request events.APIGatewayProxyRequest) (events
 		push.Repository.FullName, branch, push.Pusher.Login, len(push.Commits))
 
 	changedFiles := collectChangedFiles(push.Commits)
+	var commitMessages []string
+	for _, c := range push.Commits {
+		commitMessages = append(commitMessages, c.Message)
+	}
 
 	workflows, err := fetchWorkflows(c.GiteaURL, c.GiteaToken, push.Repository.FullName, branch)
 	if err != nil || len(workflows) == 0 {
@@ -247,7 +252,7 @@ func handler(ctx context.Context, request events.APIGatewayProxyRequest) (events
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if !shouldTrigger(wf, branch, changedFiles) {
+		if !shouldTrigger(wf, content, branch, changedFiles, commitMessages) {
 			log.Printf("Skipping %s (no matching trigger)", name)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -633,7 +638,7 @@ func fetchRawFile(baseURL, token, repoFullName, path, branch string) (string, er
 
 // --- Trigger evaluation ---
 
-func shouldTrigger(wf Workflow, branch string, changedFiles []string) bool {
+func shouldTrigger(wf Workflow, wfContent string, branch string, changedFiles []string, commitMessages []string) bool {
 	onMap, ok := wf.On.(map[string]interface{})
 	if !ok {
 		return true
@@ -701,9 +706,43 @@ func shouldTrigger(wf Workflow, branch string, changedFiles []string) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Opt-in commit-marker gate (Ozan 2026-09-22): a `# tinqs-marker: <regex>` comment in the
+	// workflow makes push triggers require a pushed commit whose MESSAGE matches the regex
+	// (case-insensitive). No match → no runner, nothing spawned. workflow_dispatch events
+	// never reach this function, so button/CLI publishes are unaffected.
+	if mr := markerRegex(wfContent); mr != nil {
+		matched := false
+		for _, msg := range commitMessages {
+			if mr.MatchString(msg) {
+				matched = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !matched {
+			log.Printf("Marker gate: no pushed commit matches %s — not spawning", mr)
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
 	return true
 }
 
+// markerRegex extracts the opt-in marker regex from a `# tinqs-marker: <regex>` comment
+// in the workflow YAML. Empty (no comment) = no marker gating — behaviour unchanged.
+func markerRegex(content string) *regexp.Regexp {
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`(?im)^\s*#\s*tinqs-marker:\s*(.+)$`)
+	m := re.FindStringSubmatch(content)
+	if len(m) < 2 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	cr, err := regexp.Compile(strings.TrimSpace(m[1]))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Bad tinqs-marker regex %q: %v", m[1], err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	return cr
+}
+
 func matchPath(pattern, file string) bool {
 	if strings.HasSuffix(pattern, "/**") {
 		prefix := strings.TrimSuffix(pattern, "/**")