diff --git a/scripts/src/platform-infra-pipelines-as-code.ts b/scripts/src/platform-infra-pipelines-as-code.ts
index 90515491..10eec0c9 100644
--- a/scripts/src/platform-infra-pipelines-as-code.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/platform-infra-pipelines-as-code.ts
@@ -679,14 +679,16 @@ function statusSummary(payload: Record<string, unknown>): Record<string, unknown
     digest: record(payload.artifact).digest ?? runtime.digest,
     gitopsCommit: record(payload.artifact).gitopsCommit ?? argo.revision,
   };
+  const pipelineGate = pipelineRunGate(latest);
   return {
-    ready: payload.crdPresent === true && String(payload.controllerReady ?? "0/0") !== "0/0" && diagnostics.ok !== false,
+    ready: payload.crdPresent === true && String(payload.controllerReady ?? "0/0") !== "0/0" && pipelineGate.ok && diagnostics.ok !== false,
     crdPresent: payload.crdPresent === true,
     controllerReady: payload.controllerReady,
     repositoryCondition: payload.repositoryCondition,
     webhookCount: arrayRecords(payload.webhooks).length,
     latestPipelineRun: latest,
     taskRuns,
+    pipelineRunGate: pipelineGate,
     artifact,
     argo,
     runtime,
@@ -1108,6 +1110,19 @@ function closeoutBlocker(value: Record<string, unknown>, expected: string | null
     };
   }
   const summary = record(value.summary);
+  const latest = record(summary.latestPipelineRun);
+  const pipelineGate = pipelineRunGate(latest);
+  if (!pipelineGate.ok) {
+    const longestTask = longestTaskRun(arrayRecords(summary.taskRuns));
+    const longestTaskText = longestTask === null
+      ? "longestTask=-"
+      : `longestTask=${stringValue(longestTask.name)} status=${statusText(longestTask)} duration=${stringValue(longestTask.durationSeconds)}s`;
+    return {
+      code: pipelineGate.code,
+      reason: `${pipelineGate.reason}; pipelineRun=${stringValue(latest.name)} duration=${stringValue(latest.durationSeconds)}s; ${longestTaskText}`,
+      valuesPrinted: false,
+    };
+  }
   const diagnostics = record(summary.diagnostics);
   return {
     code: stringValue(diagnostics.code, "pac-closeout-not-ready"),
@@ -1120,6 +1135,54 @@ function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 }
 
+function pipelineRunGate(latest: Record<string, unknown>): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const name = stringValue(latest.name);
+  if (name === "-") {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      code: "pipeline-missing",
+      reason: "no matching PipelineRun is visible yet",
+      valuesPrinted: false,
+    };
+  }
+  const status = stringValue(latest.status);
+  const reason = stringValue(latest.reason);
+  if (status === "True") {
+    return {
+      ok: true,
+      code: "pipeline-succeeded",
+      reason: reason === "-" ? "PipelineRun completed successfully" : `PipelineRun ${reason}`,
+      valuesPrinted: false,
+    };
+  }
+  if (status === "False") {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      code: "pipeline-failed",
+      reason: reason === "-" ? "PipelineRun completed with failure" : `PipelineRun failed: ${reason}`,
+      valuesPrinted: false,
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    ok: false,
+    code: "pipeline-running",
+    reason: statusText(latest) === "-" ? "PipelineRun is not terminal" : `PipelineRun is ${statusText(latest)}`,
+    valuesPrinted: false,
+  };
+}
+
+function longestTaskRun(taskRuns: Record<string, unknown>[]): Record<string, unknown> | null {
+  let selected: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
+  let selectedDuration = -1;
+  for (const taskRun of taskRuns) {
+    const duration = numericValue(taskRun.durationSeconds);
+    if (duration === null || duration < selectedDuration) continue;
+    selected = taskRun;
+    selectedDuration = duration;
+  }
+  return selected;
+}
+
 function positiveInteger(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): number {
   const value = y.integerField(obj, key, path);
   if (value < 1) throw new Error(`${configLabel}.${path}.${key} must be positive`);
@@ -1172,6 +1235,13 @@ function stringValue(value: unknown, fallback = "-"): string {
   return fallback;
 }
 
+function numericValue(value: unknown): number | null {
+  if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value)) return value;
+  if (typeof value !== "string" || value.trim().length === 0) return null;
+  const parsed = Number(value);
+  return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : null;
+}
+
 function boolText(value: unknown): string {
   return value === true ? "true" : "false";
 }