diff --git a/src/signals/engine.ts b/src/signals/engine.ts
index 5667536354..3bbd99c9fc 100644
--- a/src/signals/engine.ts
+++ b/src/signals/engine.ts
@@ -3839,6 +3839,14 @@ export function buildPublicReadinessScore(args: {
 
 export const PR_PANEL_RETRIGGER_MARKER = "<!-- gittensory-rerun-review:v1 -->";
 
+/** Earn-CTA target for a public-comment footer. The repo-scoped miner page is only meaningful for
+ *  repos registered on Gittensor (per `gittensorRepoEarnUrl`'s documented contract); for an
+ *  unregistered repo the page has no miner data, so fall back to the general Gittensor home URL
+ *  (the `gittensoryFooter` default) instead of implying THIS repo's contributions already earn. */
+function footerEarnUrl(repo: RepositoryRecord | null, repoFullName: string): string | undefined {
+  return repo?.isRegistered ? gittensorRepoEarnUrl(repoFullName) : undefined;
+}
+
 export function buildPublicPrIntelligenceComment(args: {
   repo: RepositoryRecord | null;
   pr: PullRequestRecord;
@@ -3948,9 +3956,10 @@ export function buildPublicPrIntelligenceComment(args: {
     publicFindings.length > 0
       ? publicFindings.map((finding) => `- ${sanitizePanelText(finding.title)}: ${sanitizePanelText(finding.publicText ?? finding.detail)}`)
       : ["- No public-safe advisory findings were generated from cached metadata."];
-  // Always-on earn CTA — a permanent, free marketing surface on every reviewed PR. The CTA points at
-  // this repo's public Gittensor miner page (social proof for THIS repo + a path to register).
-  const footer = gittensoryFooter({ earnUrl: gittensorRepoEarnUrl(args.pr.repoFullName) });
+  // Always-on earn CTA — a permanent, free marketing surface on every reviewed PR. For a registered
+  // repo the CTA points at this repo's public Gittensor miner page (social proof for THIS repo + a
+  // path to register); for an unregistered repo it falls back to the general Gittensor home URL.
+  const footer = gittensoryFooter({ earnUrl: footerEarnUrl(args.repo, args.pr.repoFullName) });
   return [
     "<!-- gittensory-pr-panel:v1 -->",
     "",
@@ -4014,7 +4023,7 @@ export function buildPublicPrIntelligenceComment(args: {
  *  analysis is for registered Gittensor contributors, so we skip the panel and post a brief welcome
  *  + earn invite; the always-on footer CTA does the conversion. Carries the same panel marker so it
  *  updates in place if the author later registers (the full panel then replaces it). */
-function buildMinimalInviteComment(args: { pr: PullRequestRecord }): string {
+function buildMinimalInviteComment(args: { repo: RepositoryRecord | null; pr: PullRequestRecord }): string {
   return [
     "<!-- gittensory-pr-panel:v1 -->",
     "",
@@ -4025,7 +4034,7 @@ function buildMinimalInviteComment(args: { pr: PullRequestRecord }): string {
     ]),
     "",
     "---",
-    gittensoryFooter({ earnUrl: gittensorRepoEarnUrl(args.pr.repoFullName) }),
+    gittensoryFooter({ earnUrl: footerEarnUrl(args.repo, args.pr.repoFullName) }),
   ].join("\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/signals.test.ts b/test/unit/signals.test.ts
index 8e84970595..ce1c22d3f6 100644
--- a/test/unit/signals.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/signals.test.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   detectGittensorContributor,
   shouldPublishPrIntelligenceComment,
 } from "../../src/signals/engine";
+import { GITTENSOR_HOME_URL } from "../../src/github/footer";
 import type {
   BountyRecord,
   CheckSummaryRecord,
@@ -357,6 +358,63 @@ describe("world-class backend signals", () => {
     expect(comment).not.toMatch(/wallet|raw trust score|ranking|farming|reward/i);
   });
 
+  it("scopes the earn-footer CTA to the repo miner page only when the repo is registered", () => {
+    const currentPr = pullRequests[0]!;
+    const settings = {
+      repoFullName: repo.fullName,
+      commentMode: "detected_contributors_only" as const,
+      publicAudienceMode: "gittensor_only" as const,
+      publicSignalLevel: "standard" as const,
+      checkRunMode: "off" as const,
+      checkRunDetailLevel: "minimal" as const,
+      gateCheckMode: "off" as const,
+      linkedIssueGateMode: "advisory" as const,
+      duplicatePrGateMode: "advisory" as const,
+      qualityGateMode: "advisory" as const,
+      qualityGateMinScore: null,
+      autoLabelEnabled: true,
+      gittensorLabel: "gittensor",
+      createMissingLabel: true,
+      publicSurface: "comment_and_label" as const,
+      includeMaintainerAuthors: false,
+      requireLinkedIssue: false,
+      backfillEnabled: true,
+      privateTrustEnabled: true,
+    };
+    const collisions = buildCollisionReport(repo.fullName, issues, pullRequests);
+    const queueHealth = buildQueueHealth(repo, issues, pullRequests, collisions);
+    const preflight = buildPreflightResult({ repoFullName: repo.fullName, title: currentPr.title, body: "Fixes #7", linkedIssues: [7] }, repo, issues, pullRequests);
+    const repoEarnPage = `${GITTENSOR_HOME_URL}/miners/repository?name=${encodeURIComponent(repo.fullName)}&tab=miners`;
+    const homeCta = `(${GITTENSOR_HOME_URL})`;
+
+    // Detected contributor → full panel. Registered repo links the repo miner page; unregistered repo
+    // must NOT (the page has no miner data for an unregistered repo) and falls back to the home URL.
+    const priorPr: PullRequestRecord = { ...currentPr, number: 3, state: "closed", mergedAt: "2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z" };
+    const detected = { ...detectGittensorContributor("oktofeesh1", currentPr, [currentPr, priorPr], []), source: "official_gittensor_api" as const };
+    const detectedProfile = buildContributorProfile("oktofeesh1", { login: "oktofeesh1", topLanguages: ["TypeScript"], source: "github" }, [currentPr, priorPr], []);
+    expect(detected.detected).toBe(true);
+
+    const registeredComment = buildPublicPrIntelligenceComment({ repo, pr: currentPr, profile: detectedProfile, detection: detected, queueHealth, collisions, preflight, settings });
+    expect(registeredComment).toContain(repoEarnPage);
+
+    const unregisteredRepo = { ...repo, isRegistered: false, registryConfig: null };
+    const unregisteredComment = buildPublicPrIntelligenceComment({ repo: unregisteredRepo, pr: currentPr, profile: detectedProfile, detection: detected, queueHealth, collisions, preflight, settings });
+    expect(unregisteredComment).not.toContain("/miners/repository");
+    expect(unregisteredComment).toContain(homeCta);
+
+    // Non-detected contributor → minimal invite. Same registration gating must hold there.
+    const undetected = detectGittensorContributor("brand-new-outsider", currentPr, [], []);
+    const undetectedProfile = buildContributorProfile("brand-new-outsider", { login: "brand-new-outsider", topLanguages: [], source: "github" }, [], []);
+    expect(undetected.detected).toBe(false);
+
+    const minimalRegistered = buildPublicPrIntelligenceComment({ repo, pr: currentPr, profile: undetectedProfile, detection: undetected, queueHealth, collisions, preflight, settings });
+    expect(minimalRegistered).toContain(repoEarnPage);
+
+    const minimalUnregistered = buildPublicPrIntelligenceComment({ repo: unregisteredRepo, pr: currentPr, profile: undetectedProfile, detection: undetected, queueHealth, collisions, preflight, settings });
+    expect(minimalUnregistered).not.toContain("/miners/repository");
+    expect(minimalUnregistered).toContain(homeCta);
+  });
+
   it("builds a compact, source-free public AI signal bundle", () => {
     const sourceMarker = "SECRET_SOURCE_LINE_should_never_reach_ai_provider";
     const currentPr: PullRequestRecord = {