diff --git a/.github/workflows/gcp-readiness.yml b/.github/workflows/gcp-readiness.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1a5f18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/gcp-readiness.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+name: gcp-readiness
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  id-token: write
+
+concurrency:
+  group: gcp-readiness-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  PROJECT_ID: teleo-501523
+  WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_PROVIDER: projects/785938879453/locations/global/workloadIdentityPools/github-actions/providers/living-ip-github
+  ARTIFACT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT: sa-artifact-builder@teleo-501523.iam.gserviceaccount.com
+
+jobs:
+  readiness:
+    name: Read-only GCP readiness probe
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - id: auth
+        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v2
+        with:
+          workload_identity_provider: ${{ env.WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_PROVIDER }}
+          service_account: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
+
+      - uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v2
+
+      - name: Capture gcloud identity
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set +e
+          mkdir -p .gcp-readiness
+          {
+            echo "project=${PROJECT_ID}"
+            echo "service_account=${ARTIFACT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT}"
+            echo "workflow_ref=${GITHUB_REF}"
+            echo "revision=${GITHUB_SHA}"
+          } > .gcp-readiness/context.txt
+          gcloud auth list --format=json > .gcp-readiness/gcloud-auth-list.json 2> .gcp-readiness/gcloud-auth-list.stderr
+          echo "$?" > .gcp-readiness/gcloud-auth-list.exitcode
+          gcloud config list --format=json > .gcp-readiness/gcloud-config-list.json 2> .gcp-readiness/gcloud-config-list.stderr
+          echo "$?" > .gcp-readiness/gcloud-config-list.exitcode
+
+      - name: Run readiness checker
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set +e
+          python3 ops/check_gcp_infra_readiness.py \
+            > .gcp-readiness/gcp-infra-readiness.json \
+            2> .gcp-readiness/gcp-infra-readiness.stderr
+          echo "$?" > .gcp-readiness/gcp-infra-readiness.exitcode
+          python3 - <<'PY'
+          import json
+          from pathlib import Path
+
+          base = Path(".gcp-readiness")
+          report = {
+              "artifact": "github_wif_gcp_readiness_probe",
+              "checker_exitcode": (base / "gcp-infra-readiness.exitcode").read_text().strip(),
+              "stderr_tail": (base / "gcp-infra-readiness.stderr").read_text()[-2000:],
+          }
+          try:
+              payload = json.loads((base / "gcp-infra-readiness.json").read_text() or "{}")
+          except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
+              report["json_parse_error"] = str(exc)
+              payload = {}
+          if payload:
+              report["pass_count"] = payload.get("pass_count")
+              report["blocked_count"] = payload.get("blocked_count")
+              report["fail_count"] = payload.get("fail_count")
+              report["checks"] = [
+                  {
+                      "name": check.get("name"),
+                      "status": check.get("status"),
+                      "required_tier": check.get("required_tier"),
+                      "current_tier": check.get("current_tier"),
+                      "detail": (check.get("detail") or "")[:500],
+                  }
+                  for check in payload.get("checks", [])
+              ]
+          (base / "gcp-readiness-summary.json").write_text(json.dumps(report, indent=2, sort_keys=True) + "\n")
+          print(json.dumps(report, indent=2, sort_keys=True))
+          PY
+
+      - name: Upload readiness artifacts
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: gcp-readiness
+          path: .gcp-readiness/
+          if-no-files-found: error
diff --git a/docs/gcp-infra-hardening-20260707.md b/docs/gcp-infra-hardening-20260707.md
index 471840e..b313164 100644
--- a/docs/gcp-infra-hardening-20260707.md
+++ b/docs/gcp-infra-hardening-20260707.md
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ gh workflow run gcp-artifact.yml --repo living-ip/teleo-infrastructure --ref mai
 
 The workflow authenticates to GCP with Workload Identity Federation, builds `Dockerfile.gcp-staging`, runs the image smoke test, pushes the image, and uploads `gcp-artifact-image.txt` as a run artifact.
 
+For a read-only GCP posture probe through the same Workload Identity path:
+
+```bash
+gh workflow run gcp-readiness.yml --repo living-ip/teleo-infrastructure --ref main
+```
+
+This workflow runs `ops/check_gcp_infra_readiness.py` from GitHub Actions and
+uploads stdout, stderr, exit code, and a summary as the `gcp-readiness` artifact.
+It is intentionally non-mutating. If the Artifact Registry service account lacks
+broader read permissions, the artifact is still the proof of the exact IAM gap.
+
 For a local/manual Cloud Build proof:
 
 ```bash
@@ -97,6 +108,7 @@ The check is read-only and prints no secret values. It verifies:
 - Source SQLite/KB backup/export repeatability.
 - Whether an approved source KB/Postgres dump or replication credential exists.
 - Whether source data has actually been restored or replicated into GCP and queried.
+- Whether the GitHub WIF readiness workflow exists for non-local readback.
 
 ## Current Boundaries
 
diff --git a/ops/check_gcp_infra_readiness.py b/ops/check_gcp_infra_readiness.py
index 3ff1517..5ec2be6 100755
--- a/ops/check_gcp_infra_readiness.py
+++ b/ops/check_gcp_infra_readiness.py
@@ -253,6 +253,44 @@ def check_github_actions_artifact_ci() -> Check:
     )
 
 
+def check_github_actions_readiness_ci() -> Check:
+    workflow = Path(".github/workflows/gcp-readiness.yml")
+    if not workflow.exists():
+        return Check(
+            "github_actions_readiness_ci",
+            "blocked",
+            "missing .github/workflows/gcp-readiness.yml",
+            required_tier="T3_live_readonly",
+            current_tier="T0_spec",
+        )
+
+    text = workflow.read_text()
+    required = [
+        "workflow_dispatch",
+        "google-github-actions/auth@v2",
+        "ops/check_gcp_infra_readiness.py",
+        GITHUB_ARTIFACT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT,
+        "gcp-readiness-summary.json",
+        "actions/upload-artifact@v4",
+    ]
+    absent = [item for item in required if item not in text]
+    if absent:
+        return Check(
+            "github_actions_readiness_ci",
+            "fail",
+            f"workflow_missing={absent}",
+            required_tier="T3_live_readonly",
+            current_tier="T1_foundation",
+        )
+    return Check(
+        "github_actions_readiness_ci",
+        "pass",
+        "workflow=.github/workflows/gcp-readiness.yml captures readiness stdout/stderr/exitcode through GitHub WIF",
+        required_tier="T3_live_readonly",
+        current_tier="T2_runtime",
+    )
+
+
 def _rule_allows_port(rule: dict, port: str) -> bool:
     for allowed in rule.get("allowed", []):
         if allowed.get("IPProtocol") in ("tcp", "all"):
@@ -615,6 +653,7 @@ def main() -> int:
         safe_check("cloud_build_contract", check_cloud_build_contract),
         safe_check("cloud_build_service_account", check_cloud_build_service_account),
         safe_check("github_actions_artifact_ci", check_github_actions_artifact_ci),
+        safe_check("github_actions_readiness_ci", check_github_actions_readiness_ci),
         safe_check("network_ingress", check_network_ingress),
         safe_check("compute_runtime_service_accounts", check_compute_runtime_service_accounts),
         safe_check("compute_disk_snapshots", check_snapshot_policy),