diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index fe1e966a1..86a90cc53 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
 /api-reference-v2/ @lavanya-gunreddi
+
+# >>> runpod secret gate (deploy-secret-gate.sh) >>>
+# Owners of the secret gate's files.
+# CODEOWNERS is last-match-wins: keep this block at the end of the file.
+/.github/workflows/pr-security-scan.yml @runpod/security
+/.github/workflows/pr-ai-review.yml @runpod/security
+# <<< runpod secret gate (deploy-secret-gate.sh) <<<
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-ai-review.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-ai-review.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..858a48bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-ai-review.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Stage 2 of the secret gate. The jobs live in runpod/secret_detector; see its README.
+# Written by deploy-secret-gate.sh.
+name: PR AI Security Review
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["PR Security Scan"]
+    types: [completed]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  review:
+    uses: runpod/secret_detector/.github/workflows/pr-ai-review.yml@main
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+      statuses: write
+    with:
+      review-contacts: "runpod/security"
+    secrets:
+      LITELLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.LITELLM_API_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-security-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-security-scan.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..299b5e4a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-security-scan.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Stage 1 of the secret gate. The job lives in runpod/secret_detector; see its README.
+# Written by deploy-secret-gate.sh.
+name: PR Security Scan
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  scan:
+    uses: runpod/secret_detector/.github/workflows/pr-security-scan.yml@main