diff --git a/src/api/routes.ts b/src/api/routes.ts
index b27e393fdf..7f7ffe9833 100644
--- a/src/api/routes.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ import {
   sanitizePublicComment,
   type GittensoryMentionCommandName,
 } from "../github/commands";
-import { handleGitHubWebhook } from "../github/webhook";
+import { handleGitHubWebhook, handleOrbRelay } from "../github/webhook";
 import { handleOrbIngest, readOrbIngestBody } from "../orb/ingest";
 import { handleOrbWebhook } from "../orb/webhook";
 import { handleOrbOAuthCallback } from "../orb/oauth";
@@ -2868,6 +2868,11 @@ export function createApp() {
 
   app.post("/v1/github/webhook", handleGitHubWebhook);
 
+  // Brokered self-host relay RECEIVER (#1255) — the central Orb forwards this container's repos' events here,
+  // HMAC-signed with the container's enrollment secret. Verified against ORB_ENROLLMENT_SECRET, then enqueued
+  // like a GitHub webhook. Auth IS the relay signature (token-exempt); 404 when not a brokered self-host.
+  app.post("/v1/orb/relay", handleOrbRelay);
+
   // Gittensory Orb central GitHub App (#1255) — inbound webhook for the ONE shared Orb App maintainers install.
   // Verifies the Orb App's OWN webhook secret, dedups, and records install + PR/review events (the homepage
   // fleet-metrics data spine). Separate App + secret from the review-app /v1/github/webhook above.
@@ -4952,6 +4957,7 @@ function requiresApiToken(path: string): boolean {
   if (path.startsWith("/v1/auth/")) return false;
   if (path === "/v1/github/webhook") return false;
   if (path === "/v1/orb/webhook") return false;
+  if (path === "/v1/orb/relay") return false;
   if (path === "/v1/orb/oauth/callback") return false;
   if (path === "/v1/orb/token") return false;
   if (path === "/v1/orb/relay/register") return false;
diff --git a/src/auth/rate-limit.ts b/src/auth/rate-limit.ts
index 53b95b33f9..bdd286342a 100644
--- a/src/auth/rate-limit.ts
+++ b/src/auth/rate-limit.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ export function routeClassForPath(path: string): RateLimitClass {
   // Orb central-App inbound webhook — same class as the review-app webhook above (GitHub delivers from a
   // narrow IP range; the per-IP strict cap is proven for /v1/github/webhook and #1292 reserves headroom).
   if (path === "/v1/orb/webhook") return "strict";
+  if (path === "/v1/orb/relay") return "strict";
   if (path === "/v1/orb/oauth/callback") return "strict";
   if (path === "/v1/orb/token") return "strict";
   if (path === "/v1/orb/relay/register") return "strict";
diff --git a/src/github/webhook.ts b/src/github/webhook.ts
index eedde22802..817e402edc 100644
--- a/src/github/webhook.ts
+++ b/src/github/webhook.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Context } from "hono";
 import { getWebhookEvent, recordWebhookEvent } from "../db/repositories";
 import type { GitHubWebhookPayload, JobMessage } from "../types";
 import { sha256Hex, verifyGitHubSignature } from "../utils/crypto";
+import { relayVerify } from "../orb/relay";
 
 const DEFAULT_MAX_WEBHOOK_BODY_BYTES = 1024 * 1024;
 
@@ -27,7 +28,13 @@ export async function handleGitHubWebhook(c: Context<{ Bindings: Env }>): Promis
   if (!verified) {
     return c.json({ error: "invalid_signature" }, 401);
   }
+  return enqueueVerifiedWebhook(c, deliveryId, eventName, rawBody);
+}
 
+/** Shared post-verification path: parse → dedup → record → enqueue to the WEBHOOKS lane → 202. Used by the GitHub
+ *  webhook receiver above AND the Orb relay receiver below (they verify the body differently — GitHub's HMAC vs the
+ *  Orb relay HMAC — then share everything after). */
+export async function enqueueVerifiedWebhook(c: Context<{ Bindings: Env }>, deliveryId: string, eventName: string, rawBody: string): Promise<Response> {
   let payload: GitHubWebhookPayload;
   try {
     payload = JSON.parse(rawBody) as GitHubWebhookPayload;
@@ -84,6 +91,24 @@ export async function handleGitHubWebhook(c: Context<{ Bindings: Env }>): Promis
   return c.json({ ok: true, deliveryId, eventName, status: "queued" }, 202);
 }
 
+/** The brokered self-host's relay RECEIVER. The central Orb forwards an event here, HMAC-signed (x-orb-signature-
+ *  256) with THIS container's enrollment secret. We verify with our own ORB_ENROLLMENT_SECRET, then enqueue the
+ *  event exactly like a GitHub webhook (the body IS a GitHub webhook payload; only the transport differs). */
+export async function handleOrbRelay(c: Context<{ Bindings: Env }>): Promise<Response> {
+  const deliveryId = c.req.header("x-github-delivery") ?? null;
+  const eventName = c.req.header("x-github-event") ?? null;
+  if (!deliveryId || !eventName) return c.json({ error: "missing_github_headers" }, 400);
+  const secret = c.env.ORB_ENROLLMENT_SECRET;
+  if (!secret) return c.json({ error: "relay_not_configured" }, 404); // not a brokered self-host → no relay
+  const maxBodyBytes = parsePositiveInt(c.env.GITHUB_WEBHOOK_MAX_BODY_BYTES) ?? DEFAULT_MAX_WEBHOOK_BODY_BYTES;
+  const rawBody = await readBodyWithLimit(c.req.raw, maxBodyBytes);
+  if (rawBody === null) return c.json({ error: "payload_too_large", maxBytes: maxBodyBytes }, 413);
+  if (!(await relayVerify(secret, rawBody, c.req.header("x-orb-signature-256") ?? null))) {
+    return c.json({ error: "invalid_signature" }, 401);
+  }
+  return enqueueVerifiedWebhook(c, deliveryId, eventName, rawBody);
+}
+
 function parsePositiveInt(value: string | null | undefined): number | null {
   if (!value) return null;
   const parsed = Number.parseInt(value, 10);
diff --git a/src/orb/relay.ts b/src/orb/relay.ts
index d6ed854999..881ceaae15 100644
--- a/src/orb/relay.ts
+++ b/src/orb/relay.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,25 @@ export async function relaySignature(secret: string, body: string): Promise<stri
   return [...new Uint8Array(sig)].map((b) => b.toString(16).padStart(2, "0")).join("");
 }
 
+function hexToBytes(hex: string): Uint8Array | null {
+  if (hex.length === 0 || hex.length % 2 !== 0 || !/^[0-9a-f]+$/i.test(hex)) return null;
+  const bytes = new Uint8Array(hex.length / 2);
+  for (let i = 0; i < bytes.length; i += 1) bytes[i] = parseInt(hex.slice(i * 2, i * 2 + 2), 16);
+  return bytes;
+}
+
+/** Verify a relay signature (the `sha256=<hex>` value of x-orb-signature-256) over the body with `secret`, in
+ *  CONSTANT TIME (crypto.subtle.verify). The container's relay receiver uses this with its ORB_ENROLLMENT_SECRET,
+ *  so only the genuine Orb (which holds the encrypted copy of that secret) can drive it. */
+export async function relayVerify(secret: string, body: string, header: string | null): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!secret || !header) return false;
+  const hex = header.startsWith("sha256=") ? header.slice(7) : header;
+  const sigBytes = hexToBytes(hex);
+  if (!sigBytes) return false;
+  const key = await crypto.subtle.importKey("raw", new TextEncoder().encode(secret), { name: "HMAC", hash: "SHA-256" }, false, ["verify"]);
+  return crypto.subtle.verify("HMAC", key, sigBytes, new TextEncoder().encode(body));
+}
+
 export type RegisterResult =
   | { ok: true; installationId: number }
   | { error: "invalid_enrollment" | "installation_not_eligible" | "invalid_relay_url" | "encryption_unavailable" };
diff --git a/test/integration/orb-relay.test.ts b/test/integration/orb-relay.test.ts
index d0de9b19cd..ec7a2e267d 100644
--- a/test/integration/orb-relay.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/orb-relay.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { createApp } from "../../src/api/routes";
 import { issueOrbEnrollment } from "../../src/orb/broker";
-import { forwardOrbEvent, registerOrbRelay, relaySignature } from "../../src/orb/relay";
+import { forwardOrbEvent, registerOrbRelay, relaySignature, relayVerify } from "../../src/orb/relay";
 import { createTestEnv, type TestD1Database } from "../helpers/d1";
 
 const db = (e: Env) => e.DB as unknown as TestD1Database;
@@ -151,3 +151,50 @@ describe("forwardOrbEvent", () => {
     expect(await forwardOrbEvent(noKey, { eventName: "pull_request", installationId: 803, deliveryId: "d", rawBody: "{}" })).toBe("skipped");
   });
 });
+
+describe("relayVerify", () => {
+  it("accepts a valid signature (sha256= or bare hex) and rejects wrong-secret / malformed / missing", async () => {
+    const body = '{"x":1}';
+    const sig = await relaySignature("s", body);
+    expect(await relayVerify("s", body, `sha256=${sig}`)).toBe(true);
+    expect(await relayVerify("s", body, sig)).toBe(true); // bare hex tolerated
+    expect(await relayVerify("s", body, `sha256=${await relaySignature("other", body)}`)).toBe(false); // wrong secret
+    expect(await relayVerify("s", body, "sha256=zz")).toBe(false); // non-hex
+    expect(await relayVerify("s", body, "sha256=abc")).toBe(false); // odd-length hex
+    expect(await relayVerify("", body, `sha256=${sig}`)).toBe(false); // no secret
+    expect(await relayVerify("s", body, null)).toBe(false); // no header
+  });
+});
+
+describe("POST /v1/orb/relay (brokered self-host receiver)", () => {
+  const app = createApp();
+  const CSECRET = "orbsec_container_abcdef";
+  const containerEnv = (over: Record<string, string> = {}) => createTestEnv({ ORB_ENROLLMENT_SECRET: CSECRET, ...over });
+  const sign = async (body: string) => `sha256=${await relaySignature(CSECRET, body)}`;
+  const PR_BODY = JSON.stringify({ action: "opened", installation: { id: 5 }, repository: { full_name: "acme/app" } });
+
+  it("404 when this instance is not a brokered self-host (no ORB_ENROLLMENT_SECRET)", async () => {
+    expect((await app.request("/v1/orb/relay", { method: "POST", headers: { "x-github-event": "pull_request", "x-github-delivery": "d" }, body: PR_BODY }, createTestEnv())).status).toBe(404);
+  });
+
+  it("400 without the GitHub headers", async () => {
+    expect((await app.request("/v1/orb/relay", { method: "POST", body: PR_BODY }, containerEnv())).status).toBe(400);
+  });
+
+  it("401 on a missing or wrong-secret signature", async () => {
+    const h = { "x-github-event": "pull_request", "x-github-delivery": "d1" };
+    expect((await app.request("/v1/orb/relay", { method: "POST", headers: h, body: PR_BODY }, containerEnv())).status).toBe(401); // no signature
+    expect((await app.request("/v1/orb/relay", { method: "POST", headers: { ...h, "x-orb-signature-256": "sha256=deadbeef" }, body: PR_BODY }, containerEnv())).status).toBe(401);
+  });
+
+  it("413 when the body exceeds the configured max", async () => {
+    const res = await app.request("/v1/orb/relay", { method: "POST", headers: { "x-github-event": "pull_request", "x-github-delivery": "d1", "x-orb-signature-256": await sign("x".repeat(50)) }, body: "x".repeat(50) }, containerEnv({ GITHUB_WEBHOOK_MAX_BODY_BYTES: "5" }));
+    expect(res.status).toBe(413);
+  });
+
+  it("202 + ENQUEUES on a valid Orb signature (the relayed event becomes a normal webhook job)", async () => {
+    const res = await app.request("/v1/orb/relay", { method: "POST", headers: { "x-github-event": "pull_request", "x-github-delivery": "rel-1", "x-orb-signature-256": await sign(PR_BODY) }, body: PR_BODY }, containerEnv());
+    expect(res.status).toBe(202);
+    expect(await res.json()).toMatchObject({ status: "queued", deliveryId: "rel-1", eventName: "pull_request" });
+  });
+});