diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-merge-gatekeeper.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-merge-gatekeeper.yml
index e72e7ce..6d83503 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-merge-gatekeeper.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-merge-gatekeeper.yml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: upsidr/merge-gatekeeper@v1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          ignored: "require-review / check-approvals"
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+          ignored: "check-approvals"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-require-bot-approvals.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-require-bot-approvals.yml
index 48739e0..f383ea1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-require-bot-approvals.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-require-bot-approvals.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# This is an inlined copy of
+# censys/shared-actions/.github/workflows/reusable-require-bot-pr-approvals.yaml
+# because this repository is public and cannot reference the private
+# shared-actions repository. Keep the two in sync when either changes.
+#
+# The reusable workflow's inputs are resolved here to the values this repo
+# needs; the censys-org runner setup is dropped since we run on ubuntu-latest,
+# where the GitHub CLI is preinstalled.
 name: PR - Require Bot Approvals
 
 on:
@@ -7,5 +15,85 @@ on:
     types: [ submitted, dismissed ]
 
 jobs:
-  require-review:
-    uses: censys/shared-actions/.github/workflows/reusable-require-bot-pr-approvals.yaml@main
+  check-approvals:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: read
+      statuses: write
+    env:
+      # Comma-separated list of GitHub logins that require the extra approval count.
+      BOT_LOGINS: 'claude[bot]'
+      # Number of approving reviews required on PRs opened by one of BOT_LOGINS.
+      REQUIRED_APPROVALS: 2
+      # Name of the commit status this workflow sets to reflect the actual
+      # gating decision (success/pending). This exact name is what branch
+      # protection must require - the job itself always succeeds.
+      STATUS_CONTEXT: 'Additional Reviewers Required'
+    steps:
+      # This step always exits 0 - it never blocks merge directly. It only
+      # computes the gating decision; the actual required-status-check is the
+      # commit status set by the "Set commit status" step below, which is what
+      # branch protection should be configured against (see STATUS_CONTEXT).
+      - name: Check approving review count
+        id: check
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          PR_AUTHOR: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          is_gated_author=false
+          IFS=',' read -ra BOTS <<< "$BOT_LOGINS"
+          for bot in "${BOTS[@]}"; do
+            bot_trimmed="$(echo "$bot" | xargs)"
+            if [ "$bot_trimmed" = "$PR_AUTHOR" ]; then
+              is_gated_author=true
+              break
+            fi
+          done
+
+          if [ "$is_gated_author" != "true" ]; then
+            echo "PR author '$PR_AUTHOR' is not in the gated BOT_LOGINS list ($BOT_LOGINS) - no extra approvals required."
+            echo "state=success" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "description=PR author is not a gated bot login; no extra approvals required." >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          approval_count=$(gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/$PR_NUMBER/reviews" --paginate | \
+            jq '[.[] | {user: .user.login, state: .state, id: .id}] | group_by(.user) | map(max_by(.id)) | map(select(.state == "APPROVED")) | length')
+
+          if ! [[ "$approval_count" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Could not determine approving review count for PR #$PR_NUMBER (got '$approval_count'); failing closed via pending status."
+            echo "state=pending" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "description=Could not determine approving review count; treating as not yet satisfied." >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          echo "PR #$PR_NUMBER opened by '$PR_AUTHOR' currently has $approval_count approving review(s); $REQUIRED_APPROVALS required."
+
+          if [ "$approval_count" -lt "$REQUIRED_APPROVALS" ]; then
+            echo "state=pending" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "description=$approval_count/$REQUIRED_APPROVALS approvals required." >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "state=success" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "description=Required approvals met ($approval_count/$REQUIRED_APPROVALS)." >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Set commit status
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        env:
+          STATE: ${{ steps.check.outputs.state }}
+          DESCRIPTION: ${{ steps.check.outputs.description }}
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const sha = context.payload.pull_request.head.sha;
+            await github.rest.repos.createCommitStatus({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              sha,
+              state: process.env.STATE,
+              context: process.env.STATUS_CONTEXT,
+              description: process.env.DESCRIPTION,
+              target_url: `${context.serverUrl}/${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}/actions/runs/${context.runId}`,
+            });