diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index a071079..c79a764 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 A public patch uses Node.js 20 and the Node suites that match the change.
 You do not need the agent harness or a task session directory.
 
-- [ ] `npm run test:broker-core` / `npm run test:client` / `npm run test:harness-adoption` as applicable, or I explained why a deterministic test is not available
+- [ ] `npm run test:broker-core` / `npm run test:client` / `npm run test:harness-adoption` / `npm run test:docs` as applicable, or I explained why a deterministic test is not available
 - [ ] I did not commit private paths, credentials, generated Xcode projects, local broker state, or task-session artifacts
 
 ## Notes
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 987f944..20b2c08 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ npm run test:harness-adoption
 Run `npm run test:docs` for doc, README, or template changes; it runs the `docs/test` front-door checks.
 
 App work also needs XcodeGen and `npm run test:app`. The full suite is
-`npm test`. The same Node suites run on GitHub-hosted Ubuntu CI. That job
-does not run `npm run test:app`.
+`npm test`. GitHub-hosted Ubuntu CI runs public-surface, `test:broker-core`,
+`test:client`, and `test:harness-adoption`. That job does not run
+`npm run test:app` or `npm run test:docs`.
 
 You do not need to run `agent:context`, `agent:verify`, or `agent:complete`,
 and you do not need to create a task session directory.
diff --git a/docs/test/front-door.test.mjs b/docs/test/front-door.test.mjs
index 09b78ed..59bd592 100644
--- a/docs/test/front-door.test.mjs
+++ b/docs/test/front-door.test.mjs
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ test("CONTRIBUTING leads with a public Node-20 patch track that does not require
       || human.includes("npm test"),
     "public track must name a Node test command that is not agent:*",
   );
+  assert.ok(human.includes("npm run test:docs"), "public track must name test:docs");
+  assert.ok(
+    human.includes("does not run") && human.includes("npm run test:docs"),
+    "public track must not claim Ubuntu CI runs test:docs",
+  );
   assert.equal(human.includes("You do not need to run `agent:context`"), true);
   assert.equal(human.includes("$HOME/.codex"), false);
   assert.equal(human.includes("npm run agent:context --"), false);
@@ -277,6 +282,7 @@ test("PR template is a public-patch checklist and does not require the harness",
   assert.ok(template.includes("npm run test:broker-core"));
   assert.ok(template.includes("npm run test:client"));
   assert.ok(template.includes("npm run test:harness-adoption"));
+  assert.ok(template.includes("npm run test:docs"));
   assert.ok(template.includes("Alpha"));
   assert.ok(template.includes("macOS"));
   assert.ok(template.includes("Xcode"));