diff --git a/src/queue/processors.ts b/src/queue/processors.ts
index 798aeba04d..405a7d1a71 100644
--- a/src/queue/processors.ts
+++ b/src/queue/processors.ts
@@ -10179,7 +10179,7 @@ async function maybePublishPrPublicSurface(
         // present ONLY on a cache-miss review with inline comments enabled — so a cache hit never re-emits them,
         // exactly like findingCategories above. Flag-OFF ⇒ omitted ⇒ the rendered comment is byte-identical.
         ...(fixHandoffEnabledForReview && aiReview?.inlineFindings?.length
-          ? { fixHandoffBlocks: buildFixHandoffBlocks(aiReview.inlineFindings) }
+          ? { fixHandoffBlocks: buildFixHandoffBlocks(aiReview.inlineFindings, { repoFullName }) }
           : {}),
         maxFindingsCaps: reviewConfig.maxFindings,
         commentVerbosity: reviewConfig.commentVerbosity,
diff --git a/src/review/fix-handoff-render.ts b/src/review/fix-handoff-render.ts
index a01f01d8ac..9b135a1adc 100644
--- a/src/review/fix-handoff-render.ts
+++ b/src/review/fix-handoff-render.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@
 // already produced through the public-safe filter (InlineFinding.body/suggestion are sanitized upstream by
 // composeInlineFindings before they ever reach here — this module adds no new free text of its own beyond the
 // fixed label/marker strings below).
-import { LOCAL_WRITE_BOUNDARY } from "../mcp/local-write-tools";
+import { buildFollowUpIssueSpec, LOCAL_WRITE_BOUNDARY } from "../mcp/local-write-tools";
 import type { InlineFinding } from "../services/ai-review";
 
+export type FixHandoffBuildOptions = {
+  /** When set, nit findings also carry a runnable follow-up-issue command (#2177 / #1962). Omitted ⇒ byte-identical. */
+  repoFullName?: string | undefined;
+};
+
 /** A single finding rendered as a structured, LOCAL-execution fix-handoff block. `line` is `0` when the
  *  finding has no commentable diff line (mirrors the codebase's existing path-only sentinel — see
  *  `secretLeakFinding`/`scanDiffForSecretsWithLocations` in review/safety.ts, review/secrets-scan.ts) so the
@@ -33,21 +38,36 @@ export type FixHandoffBlock = {
  *  parse fix-handoff blocks in a comment body without depending on markdown structure alone. */
 const FIX_HANDOFF_MARKER = "<!-- gittensory:fix-handoff -->";
 
+function followUpIssueSection(finding: InlineFinding, repoFullName: string, line: number): string {
+  const spec = buildFollowUpIssueSpec({
+    repoFullName,
+    path: finding.path,
+    ...(line > 0 ? { line } : {}),
+    finding: finding.body,
+  });
+  return `\n\n**Or file a follow-up issue** (track this instead of fixing in this PR):\n\`\`\`bash\n${spec.command}\n\`\`\``;
+}
+
 /** PURE: build a single finding's fix-handoff block. Never throws; a finding whose `line` is not a positive
  *  integer (0, negative, non-finite — i.e. "no commentable line") still yields a valid PATH-ONLY block rather
  *  than being dropped, since the finding itself is still actionable context even without a line anchor. */
-export function buildFixHandoffBlock(finding: InlineFinding): FixHandoffBlock {
+export function buildFixHandoffBlock(finding: InlineFinding, options?: FixHandoffBuildOptions): FixHandoffBlock {
   const hasLine = Number.isInteger(finding.line) && finding.line > 0;
   const line = hasLine ? finding.line : 0;
   const location = hasLine ? `${finding.path}:${line}` : `${finding.path} (no specific line)`;
   const label = finding.severity === "blocker" ? "Blocker" : "Nit";
   const suggestedChange = finding.suggestion?.trim() || undefined;
   const suggestionBlock = suggestedChange ? `\n\nSuggested change:\n\`\`\`\n${suggestedChange}\n\`\`\`` : "";
+  const followUpBlock =
+    finding.severity === "nit" && options?.repoFullName
+      ? followUpIssueSection(finding, options.repoFullName, line)
+      : "";
   const body = [
     FIX_HANDOFF_MARKER,
     `**Fix handoff — ${label} at \`${location}\`**`,
     finding.body,
     suggestionBlock,
+    followUpBlock,
     `\n_${LOCAL_WRITE_BOUNDARY}_`,
   ]
     .filter((part) => part.length > 0)
@@ -65,6 +85,6 @@ export function buildFixHandoffBlock(finding: InlineFinding): FixHandoffBlock {
 
 /** PURE: build a fix-handoff block for every finding in order. Empty in ⇒ empty out — no-op when there is
  *  nothing to hand off. */
-export function buildFixHandoffBlocks(findings: InlineFinding[]): FixHandoffBlock[] {
-  return findings.map((finding) => buildFixHandoffBlock(finding));
+export function buildFixHandoffBlocks(findings: InlineFinding[], options?: FixHandoffBuildOptions): FixHandoffBlock[] {
+  return findings.map((finding) => buildFixHandoffBlock(finding, options));
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/fix-handoff-render.test.ts b/test/unit/fix-handoff-render.test.ts
index 5a2b37cc15..18063ff487 100644
--- a/test/unit/fix-handoff-render.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/fix-handoff-render.test.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,35 @@ describe("buildFixHandoffBlock (#2175)", () => {
     expect(block.instruction).toBe("Add a guard for the empty-array case.");
     expect(block.body).toContain("Add a guard for the empty-array case.");
   });
+
+  it("appends a follow-up-issue command for nit findings when repoFullName is supplied (#2177)", () => {
+    const block = buildFixHandoffBlock(finding({ severity: "nit", body: "Rename this helper for clarity." }), {
+      repoFullName: "o/r",
+    });
+    expect(block.body).toContain("Or file a follow-up issue");
+    expect(block.body).toContain("gh issue create");
+    expect(block.body).toContain("Follow up: src/a.ts:12");
+    expect(block.body).toContain("Rename this helper for clarity.");
+  });
+
+  it("does NOT append a follow-up-issue command for blockers (fix in this PR, not defer)", () => {
+    const block = buildFixHandoffBlock(finding({ severity: "blocker" }), { repoFullName: "o/r" });
+    expect(block.body).not.toContain("Or file a follow-up issue");
+    expect(block.body).not.toContain("gh issue create");
+  });
+
+  it("omits the follow-up-issue command when repoFullName is absent (flag-OFF / caller parity)", () => {
+    const block = buildFixHandoffBlock(finding({ severity: "nit" }));
+    expect(block.body).not.toContain("Or file a follow-up issue");
+  });
+
+  it("follow-up-issue command uses the path-only location when the nit has no commentable line", () => {
+    const block = buildFixHandoffBlock(finding({ severity: "nit", line: 0, body: "Consider splitting this module." }), {
+      repoFullName: "o/r",
+    });
+    expect(block.body).toContain("Follow up: src/a.ts'");
+    expect(block.body).not.toContain("src/a.ts:0");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("buildFixHandoffBlocks (#2175)", () => {
diff --git a/test/unit/queue.test.ts b/test/unit/queue.test.ts
index 76b7d8bc59..4eac6c6105 100644
--- a/test/unit/queue.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/queue.test.ts
@@ -18276,6 +18276,7 @@ describe("queue processors", () => {
               suggestions: [],
               inlineFindings: [
                 { path: "src/db.ts", line: 2, severity: "blocker", body: "This query is vulnerable to SQL injection.", suggestion: "Use a parameterized query." },
+                { path: "src/util.ts", line: 1, severity: "nit", body: "Consider extracting this into a shared helper." },
               ],
             }),
           }) as { response: string },
@@ -18296,7 +18297,10 @@ describe("queue processors", () => {
         return new Response("review:\n  inline_comments: true\n  fixHandoff: true\n");
       }
       if (url.includes("/pulls/9/files"))
-        return Response.json([{ filename: "src/db.ts", status: "modified", additions: 1, deletions: 0, changes: 1, patch: "@@ -1,1 +1,2 @@\n ctx\n+export const ok = true;" }]);
+        return Response.json([
+          { filename: "src/db.ts", status: "modified", additions: 1, deletions: 0, changes: 1, patch: "@@ -1,1 +1,2 @@\n ctx\n+export const ok = true;" },
+          { filename: "src/util.ts", status: "added", additions: 1, deletions: 0, changes: 1, patch: "@@ -0,0 +1,1 @@\n+export const helper = true;" },
+        ]);
       if (url.endsWith("/pulls/9")) return Response.json({ number: 9, title: "Add query helper", state: "open", user: { login: "contributor" }, head: { sha: "a9" }, labels: [], body: "Closes #1", mergeable_state: "clean" });
       if (url.includes("/commits/a9/check-runs")) return Response.json({ total_count: 0, check_runs: [] });
       if (url.includes("/commits/a9/status")) return Response.json({ state: "success", statuses: [] });
@@ -18327,6 +18331,14 @@ describe("queue processors", () => {
     expect(unifiedCommentBody).toContain("Fix handoff — Blocker at `src/db.ts:2`"); // the per-finding block header + location anchor
     expect(unifiedCommentBody).toContain("This query is vulnerable to SQL injection."); // the finding, handed off verbatim
     expect(unifiedCommentBody).toContain("Suggested change:"); // its suggestion carried through
+    expect(unifiedCommentBody).toContain("Or file a follow-up issue"); // nit findings carry the follow-up-issue local-write command
+    expect(unifiedCommentBody).toContain("gh issue create --repo 'JSONbored/gittensory'");
+    expect(unifiedCommentBody).toContain("Consider extracting this into a shared helper.");
+    expect(unifiedCommentBody).toContain("Fix handoff — Nit at `src/util.ts:1`");
+    // the blocker block itself does not defer — follow-up text appears only on the nit block below it
+    expect(unifiedCommentBody.indexOf("Or file a follow-up issue")).toBeGreaterThan(
+      unifiedCommentBody.indexOf("This query is vulnerable to SQL injection."),
+    );
   });
 
   // FIX B + FIX D3 at the processor call site: a unified comment for a PR whose CI has a FAILED check, with the