diff --git a/src/specify_cli/__init__.py b/src/specify_cli/__init__.py
index 186593000c..db071d989c 100644
--- a/src/specify_cli/__init__.py
+++ b/src/specify_cli/__init__.py
@@ -2747,13 +2747,37 @@ def _parse_input_values(input_values: list[str] | None) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
 def _workflow_run_payload(state: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Machine-readable summary of a run/resume outcome."""
-    return {
+    payload = {
         "run_id": state.run_id,
         "workflow_id": state.workflow_id,
         "status": state.status.value,
         "current_step_id": state.current_step_id,
         "current_step_index": state.current_step_index,
     }
+    gate = _gate_outcome(state)
+    if gate is not None:
+        payload["gate"] = gate
+    return payload
+
+
+def _gate_outcome(state: Any) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    """Gate detail for the structured outcome, if the run sits at a gate.
+
+    A paused run is otherwise indistinguishable from any other pause in
+    the machine-readable payload; surfacing the gate's prompt, options,
+    and (after an interactive choice) the decision lets orchestrators
+    drive review gates without parsing the human-facing stream.
+    """
+    step = (getattr(state, "step_results", None) or {}).get(state.current_step_id)
+    if not isinstance(step, dict) or step.get("type") != "gate":
+        return None
+    output = step.get("output") or {}
+    return {
+        "step_id": state.current_step_id,
+        "message": output.get("message"),
+        "options": output.get("options"),
+        "choice": output.get("choice"),
+    }
 
 
 def _emit_workflow_json(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
diff --git a/src/specify_cli/workflows/engine.py b/src/specify_cli/workflows/engine.py
index d24bc29501..657bf32639 100644
--- a/src/specify_cli/workflows/engine.py
+++ b/src/specify_cli/workflows/engine.py
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ def _execute_steps(
 
             # Record step results — prefer resolved values from step output
             step_data = {
+                "type": step_type,
                 "integration": result.output.get("integration")
                 or step_config.get("integration")
                 or context.default_integration,
diff --git a/tests/test_workflows.py b/tests/test_workflows.py
index 51da5cc86b..812013ca2b 100644
--- a/tests/test_workflows.py
+++ b/tests/test_workflows.py
@@ -3944,3 +3944,60 @@ def fake_open_url(url, timeout=None, extra_headers=None):
         asset_calls = [(url, h) for url, h in captured_urls if "releases/assets/" in url]
         assert len(asset_calls) >= 1
         assert asset_calls[0][1] == {"Accept": "application/octet-stream"}
+
+
+class TestWorkflowRunGateOutcomeJson:
+    """CLI-level tests: the --json payload surfaces gate pauses."""
+
+    _WF_GATE = """
+schema_version: "1.0"
+workflow:
+  id: "gate-json"
+  name: "Gate JSON"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+steps:
+  - id: review
+    type: gate
+    message: "Approve the thing?"
+    options: ["approve", "reject"]
+"""
+
+    _WF_PLAIN = """
+schema_version: "1.0"
+workflow:
+  id: "plain-json"
+  name: "Plain JSON"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+steps:
+  - id: fine
+    type: shell
+    run: "true"
+"""
+
+    def _run_json(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch, content):
+        import json as _json
+        from typer.testing import CliRunner
+        from specify_cli import app
+
+        path = tmp_path / "wf.yml"
+        path.write_text(content, encoding="utf-8")
+        monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["workflow", "run", str(path), "--json"])
+        return _json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+    def test_gate_pause_carries_gate_block(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        # CliRunner stdin is not a TTY, so the gate pauses for resume.
+        payload = self._run_json(tmp_path, monkeypatch, self._WF_GATE)
+        assert payload["status"] == "paused"
+        assert payload["gate"] == {
+            "step_id": "review",
+            "message": "Approve the thing?",
+            "options": ["approve", "reject"],
+            "choice": None,
+        }
+
+    def test_completed_run_has_no_gate_block(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        payload = self._run_json(tmp_path, monkeypatch, self._WF_PLAIN)
+        assert payload["status"] == "completed"
+        assert "gate" not in payload