diff --git a/src/queue/processors.ts b/src/queue/processors.ts
index 64d1010b8c..8d13bef8db 100644
--- a/src/queue/processors.ts
+++ b/src/queue/processors.ts
@@ -1542,14 +1542,16 @@ async function maybeProcessGateOverrideCommand(env: Env, deliveryId: string, pay
     return true;
   }
 
-  const actorAssociation = await resolveRealRepoPermissionAssociation(env, installationId, repoFullName, actor);
-  const pullRequestAuthor = pr.authorLogin ?? issue.user?.login ?? null;
-  const authorization = isAuthorizedCommandActor({
+  const { authorization } = await authorizePrActionActor({
+    env,
+    deliveryId,
+    installationId,
+    repoFullName,
+    issue,
+    actor,
     commandName: "gate-override" as GittensoryMentionCommandName,
-    commenterLogin: actor,
-    commenterAssociation: actorAssociation,
-    pullRequestAuthorLogin: pullRequestAuthor,
-    commandAuthorizationPolicy: settings.commandAuthorization,
+    settings,
+    pr,
   });
   if (!authorization.authorized) {
     await recordAuditEvent(env, {
@@ -1570,11 +1572,7 @@ async function maybeProcessGateOverrideCommand(env: Env, deliveryId: string, pay
     return true;
   }
 
-  const [repo, otherOpenPullRequests] = await Promise.all([getRepository(env, repoFullName), listOtherOpenPullRequests(env, repoFullName, pr.number)]);
-  const advisory = buildPullRequestAdvisory(repo, pr, {
-    otherOpenPullRequests,
-    requireLinkedIssue: settings.requireLinkedIssue || settings.linkedIssueGateMode !== "off",
-  });
+  const { advisory } = await buildAuthorizedPrActionAdvisory(env, repoFullName, pr, settings);
   const safeReason = sanitizePublicComment((command.reason ?? "").trim() || "No reason provided.");
   await createOrUpdateOverriddenGateCheckRun(env, installationId, repoFullName, advisory, { actor, reason: safeReason });
   await recordAuditEvent(env, {
@@ -1663,23 +1661,17 @@ async function maybeProcessPrPanelRetrigger(env: Env, deliveryId: string, payloa
     return true;
   }
 
-  const actorAssociation = await resolveRealRepoPermissionAssociation(env, installationId, repoFullName, actor);
-  const pullRequestAuthor = pr.authorLogin ?? issue.user?.login ?? null;
-  const needsMinerDetection = commandAuthorizationNeedsMinerDetection({
-    policy: settings.commandAuthorization,
-    commandName: "review-now",
-    commenterLogin: actor,
-    commenterAssociation: actorAssociation,
-    pullRequestAuthorLogin: pullRequestAuthor,
-  });
-  const official = pullRequestAuthor && needsMinerDetection ? await getCachedOfficialMinerDetection(env, pullRequestAuthor, { targetKey: `${repoFullName}#${issue.number}`, deliveryId }) : undefined;
-  const authorization = isAuthorizedCommandActor({
+  const { authorization } = await authorizePrActionActor({
+    env,
+    deliveryId,
+    installationId,
+    repoFullName,
+    issue,
+    actor,
     commandName: "review-now",
-    commenterLogin: actor,
-    commenterAssociation: actorAssociation,
-    pullRequestAuthorLogin: pullRequestAuthor,
-    officialAuthorDetection: official,
-    commandAuthorizationPolicy: settings.commandAuthorization,
+    settings,
+    pr,
+    needsMinerDetection: true,
   });
   if (!authorization.authorized) {
     await recordPrPanelRetriggerSkip(env, deliveryId, repoFullName, `${repoFullName}#${pr.number}`, actor, authorization.reason);
@@ -1693,14 +1685,7 @@ async function maybeProcessPrPanelRetrigger(env: Env, deliveryId: string, payloa
     return true;
   }
 
-  const [repo, otherOpenPullRequests] = await Promise.all([
-    getRepository(env, repoFullName),
-    listOtherOpenPullRequests(env, repoFullName, pr.number),
-  ]);
-  const advisory = buildPullRequestAdvisory(repo, pr, {
-    otherOpenPullRequests,
-    requireLinkedIssue: settings.requireLinkedIssue || settings.linkedIssueGateMode !== "off",
-  });
+  const { repo, advisory } = await buildAuthorizedPrActionAdvisory(env, repoFullName, pr, settings);
   await persistAdvisory(env, advisory);
   await recordAuditEvent(env, {
     eventType: "github_app.pr_panel_retriggered",
@@ -1731,6 +1716,65 @@ async function resolveRealRepoPermissionAssociation(env: Env, installationId: nu
   return null;
 }
 
+// #824 the SINGLE real-permission authorization gate for @gittensory action commands (gate-override, the
+// PR-panel retrigger, and the agent-layer write actions to come in #778/#769). It resolves the actor's REAL
+// repo permission via resolveRealRepoPermissionAssociation — never the spoofable author_association (the #788
+// hazard) — then runs isAuthorizedCommandActor. Every action command authorizes through here, so no future
+// command can accidentally fall back to a weaker check. Returns the decision; the caller owns the
+// command-specific deny/allow handling.
+async function authorizePrActionActor(args: {
+  env: Env;
+  deliveryId: string;
+  installationId: number;
+  repoFullName: string;
+  issue: NonNullable<GitHubWebhookPayload["issue"]>;
+  actor: string | null;
+  commandName: GittensoryMentionCommandName;
+  settings: RepositorySettings;
+  pr: PullRequestRecord;
+  needsMinerDetection?: boolean;
+}): Promise<{ authorization: ReturnType<typeof isAuthorizedCommandActor>; actorAssociation: string | null; pullRequestAuthor: string | null }> {
+  const actorAssociation = await resolveRealRepoPermissionAssociation(args.env, args.installationId, args.repoFullName, args.actor);
+  const pullRequestAuthor = args.pr.authorLogin ?? args.issue.user?.login ?? null;
+  const official =
+    args.needsMinerDetection &&
+    pullRequestAuthor &&
+    commandAuthorizationNeedsMinerDetection({
+      policy: args.settings.commandAuthorization,
+      commandName: args.commandName,
+      commenterLogin: args.actor,
+      commenterAssociation: actorAssociation,
+      pullRequestAuthorLogin: pullRequestAuthor,
+    })
+      ? await getCachedOfficialMinerDetection(args.env, pullRequestAuthor, { targetKey: `${args.repoFullName}#${args.issue.number}`, deliveryId: args.deliveryId })
+      : undefined;
+  const authorization = isAuthorizedCommandActor({
+    commandName: args.commandName,
+    commenterLogin: args.actor,
+    commenterAssociation: actorAssociation,
+    pullRequestAuthorLogin: pullRequestAuthor,
+    officialAuthorDetection: official,
+    commandAuthorizationPolicy: args.settings.commandAuthorization,
+  });
+  return { authorization, actorAssociation, pullRequestAuthor };
+}
+
+// #824 the common "load the PR's repo context + build its advisory" step every authorized action command runs
+// before its mutation. Identical across gate-override and the PR-panel retrigger.
+async function buildAuthorizedPrActionAdvisory(
+  env: Env,
+  repoFullName: string,
+  pr: PullRequestRecord,
+  settings: RepositorySettings,
+): Promise<{ repo: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getRepository>>; advisory: ReturnType<typeof buildPullRequestAdvisory> }> {
+  const [repo, otherOpenPullRequests] = await Promise.all([getRepository(env, repoFullName), listOtherOpenPullRequests(env, repoFullName, pr.number)]);
+  const advisory = buildPullRequestAdvisory(repo, pr, {
+    otherOpenPullRequests,
+    requireLinkedIssue: settings.requireLinkedIssue || settings.linkedIssueGateMode !== "off",
+  });
+  return { repo, advisory };
+}
+
 function isCheckedPrPanelRetrigger(body: string | null | undefined): boolean {
   if (!body?.includes(PR_PANEL_COMMENT_MARKER) || !body.includes(PR_PANEL_RETRIGGER_MARKER)) return false;
   return checkedMarkerRegex(PR_PANEL_RETRIGGER_MARKER).test(body);
diff --git a/test/unit/queue.test.ts b/test/unit/queue.test.ts
index 4a3c9730e0..d35edc2a7f 100644
--- a/test/unit/queue.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/queue.test.ts
@@ -1487,6 +1487,82 @@ describe("queue processors", () => {
     expect(usageEvents).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ surface: "github_app", eventName: "pr_panel_retriggered", outcome: "completed" })]));
   });
 
+  it("reruns the panel when a confirmed-miner PR author checks the rerun task (#824 miner-detection path)", async () => {
+    const env = createTestEnv({ GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY: await generatePrivateKeyPem() });
+    await upsertRepositoryFromGitHub(env, { name: "gittensory", full_name: "JSONbored/gittensory", private: false, owner: { login: "JSONbored" } }, 123);
+    await upsertRepositorySettings(env, {
+      repoFullName: "JSONbored/gittensory",
+      commentMode: "all_prs",
+      publicSurface: "comment_only",
+      autoLabelEnabled: false,
+      checkRunMode: "off",
+      gateCheckMode: "off",
+      includeMaintainerAuthors: true,
+      // review-now allows a confirmed miner, so a confirmed-miner PR author can retrigger their own panel.
+      commandAuthorization: { default: ["maintainer", "collaborator", "confirmed_miner"], commands: { "review-now": ["maintainer", "confirmed_miner"] } },
+    });
+    await upsertPullRequestFromGitHub(env, "JSONbored/gittensory", {
+      number: 48,
+      title: "Miner self-rerun",
+      state: "open",
+      user: { login: "contributor" },
+      author_association: "CONTRIBUTOR",
+      head: { sha: "panel480" },
+      labels: [],
+      body: "Validation: npm test",
+    });
+    const checkedPanel = ["<!-- gittensory-pr-panel:v1 -->", "", "- [x] <!-- gittensory-rerun-review:v1 --> Re-run Gittensory review"].join("\n");
+    const calls = { minerList: 0, permission: 0, commentPatches: 0 };
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", async (input: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      const url = input.toString();
+      const method = init?.method ?? "GET";
+      if (url === "https://api.gittensor.io/miners") {
+        calls.minerList += 1;
+        return Response.json([{ uid: 7, githubUsername: "contributor", githubId: "123", totalPrs: 4, totalMergedPrs: 3, totalOpenPrs: 1, totalClosedPrs: 0, totalOpenIssues: 0, totalClosedIssues: 0, totalSolvedIssues: 0, totalValidSolvedIssues: 0, isEligible: true, credibility: 1, eligibleRepoCount: 1 }]);
+      }
+      if (url === "https://api.gittensor.io/miners/123") return Response.json({ repositories: [{ repositoryFullName: "JSONbored/gittensory", totalPrs: "4", totalMergedPrs: "3", totalOpenPrs: "1", totalClosedPrs: "0", totalOpenIssues: "0", totalClosedIssues: "0", isEligible: true, credibility: "1.000000" }] });
+      if (url === "https://api.gittensor.io/miners/123/prs") return Response.json([]);
+      if (url === "https://mirror.gittensor.io/api/v1/miners/123/issues") return Response.json({ issues: [] });
+      if (url.endsWith("/users/contributor")) return Response.json({ login: "contributor", public_repos: 2, followers: 1 });
+      if (url.includes("/users/contributor/repos")) return Response.json([]);
+      if (url.includes("/access_tokens")) return Response.json({ token: "installation-token" });
+      // The confirmed-miner author has NO repo write/admin — authorized via confirmed_miner, not maintainer.
+      if (url.includes("/collaborators/contributor/permission")) {
+        calls.permission += 1;
+        return Response.json({ permission: "none" });
+      }
+      if (url.includes("/issues/48/comments") && method === "GET") return Response.json([{ id: 778, body: checkedPanel, user: { login: "gittensory[bot]", type: "Bot" } }]);
+      if (url.includes("/issues/comments/778") && method === "PATCH") {
+        calls.commentPatches += 1;
+        return Response.json({ id: 778 });
+      }
+      return new Response("not found", { status: 404 });
+    });
+
+    await processJob(env, {
+      type: "github-webhook",
+      deliveryId: "panel-retrigger-miner",
+      eventName: "issue_comment",
+      payload: {
+        action: "edited",
+        installation: { id: 123, account: { login: "JSONbored", id: 1, type: "User" } },
+        repository: { name: "gittensory", full_name: "JSONbored/gittensory", private: false, owner: { login: "JSONbored" } },
+        issue: { number: 48, title: "Miner self-rerun", state: "open", user: { login: "contributor" }, pull_request: {} },
+        comment: { id: 778, body: checkedPanel, user: { login: "gittensory[bot]", type: "Bot" } },
+        sender: { login: "contributor", type: "User" },
+      },
+    });
+
+    // The confirmed-miner detection WAS fetched (the #824 helper's miner-detection path) and the panel retriggered.
+    expect(calls.minerList).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    expect(calls.permission).toBe(1);
+    expect(calls.commentPatches).toBe(1);
+    const audit = await env.DB.prepare("select actor, outcome from audit_events where event_type = ? and target_key = ?")
+      .bind("github_app.pr_panel_retriggered", "JSONbored/gittensory#48")
+      .first<{ actor: string; outcome: string }>();
+    expect(audit).toMatchObject({ actor: "contributor", outcome: "completed" });
+  });
+
   it("skips PR panel reruns from users without repository write permission", async () => {
     const env = createTestEnv({ GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY: await generatePrivateKeyPem() });
     await upsertRepositoryFromGitHub(env, { name: "gittensory", full_name: "JSONbored/gittensory", private: false, owner: { login: "JSONbored" } }, 123);