diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index 80a3c07e..7176a146 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ permissions: read-all
 
 jobs:
   analysis:
+    # Job-level permissions REPLACE the workflow-level read-all block, so
+    # contents: read must be restated here — the reusable declares it
+    # (checkout needs it) and startup-fails if the caller doesn't grant it.
     permissions:
       security-events: write
       id-token: write
+      contents: read
     uses: hyperpolymath/standards/.github/workflows/scorecard-reusable.yml@d7c22711e830e1f383846472f6e9b99debdb201e # main 2026-05-28 (SPDX bump #249)
     secrets: inherit
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/secret-scanner.yml b/.github/workflows/secret-scanner.yml
index ecc37a42..701e1dc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/secret-scanner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/secret-scanner.yml
@@ -15,5 +15,12 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   scan:
+    # The reusable's gitleaks job requests pull-requests: write (PR summary
+    # comment) and actions: read (workflow-run metadata) at job level; the
+    # caller must grant at least that or the run startup-fails.
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+      actions: read
     uses: hyperpolymath/standards/.github/workflows/secret-scanner-reusable.yml@d135b05bfc647d0c0fbfedc7e80f37ea50f49236 # main 2026-05-28 (SPDX bump #249 + pragma/.shell-secrets-ignore fix #236)
     secrets: inherit