diff --git a/.gds/repository.yaml b/.gds/repository.yaml
index 4354703..69f2110 100644
--- a/.gds/repository.yaml
+++ b/.gds/repository.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ product:
       path: "scripts"
 
 policy:
-  profiles: ["repository-default", "public-module"]
+  profiles: ["repository-default", "public-module", "continuous-development"]
   rollout_ring: "standard"
 
 git:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ verification:
   commands:
     test: ["scripts/validate_module.sh"]
   required: ["test"]
-  required_contexts: ["test"]
+  required_contexts: []
 
 agent:
   context_profile: "project-default"
diff --git a/.github/rulesets/branch-main.json b/.github/rulesets/branch-main.json
index 113a143..842eeaf 100644
--- a/.github/rulesets/branch-main.json
+++ b/.github/rulesets/branch-main.json
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@
         "required_review_thread_resolution": true,
         "allowed_merge_methods": ["merge"]
       }
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "required_status_checks",
-      "parameters": {
-        "strict_required_status_checks_policy": true,
-        "do_not_enforce_on_create": false,
-        "required_status_checks": [{"context": "test"}]
-      }
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ad2148..737faa4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Versioning.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Select continuous-development so ordinary merge does not wait on the
+  `test` GitHub required check; local `verification.required` stays.
+
 - Publish unsuccessful completed self-workflow attempts as unassigned,
   repository-local CI evidence; preserve actual conclusions and exact attempts.
 
diff --git a/scripts/validate_module.sh b/scripts/validate_module.sh
index 259374b..cda85be 100755
--- a/scripts/validate_module.sh
+++ b/scripts/validate_module.sh
@@ -23,12 +23,18 @@ for line in (
     if line not in anchor:
         raise SystemExit(f"public module anchor lacks {line!r}")
 ruleset = json.loads(Path(".github/rulesets/branch-main.json").read_text())
-checks = []
-for rule in ruleset.get("rules", []):
-    if rule.get("type") == "required_status_checks":
-        checks = [row["context"] for row in rule["parameters"]["required_status_checks"]]
-if checks != ["test"] or ruleset.get("bypass_actors") != []:
-    raise SystemExit("public ruleset does not require the exact test context without bypass")
+rule_types = [rule.get("type") for rule in ruleset.get("rules", [])]
+if (
+    "continuous-development" not in anchor
+    or "  required_contexts: []" not in anchor
+    or ruleset.get("bypass_actors") != []
+    or "required_status_checks" in rule_types
+    or set(rule_types) != {"deletion", "non_fast_forward", "pull_request", "required_signatures"}
+):
+    raise SystemExit(
+        "public ruleset must keep signatures/PR/deletion/non-fast-forward "
+        "without required checks or bypass"
+    )
 workflow = Path(".github/workflows/ci.yml").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 if "runs-on: ubuntu-latest" not in workflow or "pull_request_target" in workflow or "secrets:" in workflow:
     raise SystemExit("public CI runner or trust boundary drifted")