diff --git a/scripts/verify-pr-hosted-gates.mjs b/scripts/verify-pr-hosted-gates.mjs
index a414041757fc..22d857b870f7 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-pr-hosted-gates.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify-pr-hosted-gates.mjs
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ const ARTIFACT_FALLBACK_REQUIRED_WORKFLOWS = [
   "Blacksmith ARM Testbox",
   "Workflow Sanity",
 ];
-const WORKFLOW_RUNS_PAGE_SIZE = 100;
+// Full workflow-run objects are large enough for a 100-row response to exceed
+// the Octopool relay cap on busy SHAs. Keep each REST page bounded and retain
+// the existing 1,000-result search window through pagination.
+const WORKFLOW_RUNS_PAGE_SIZE = 30;
 const MAX_WORKFLOW_RUN_SEARCH_RESULTS = 1_000;
 const COMPARE_COMMITS_PAGE_SIZE = 100;
 export const HOSTED_GATE_MAX_AGE_HOURS = 24;
@@ -333,7 +336,7 @@ export function parseWorkflowRunPage(raw) {
 export function workflowRunPageCount(totalCount) {
   return Math.min(
     Math.ceil(totalCount / WORKFLOW_RUNS_PAGE_SIZE),
-    MAX_WORKFLOW_RUN_SEARCH_RESULTS / WORKFLOW_RUNS_PAGE_SIZE,
+    Math.ceil(MAX_WORKFLOW_RUN_SEARCH_RESULTS / WORKFLOW_RUNS_PAGE_SIZE),
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/test/scripts/verify-pr-hosted-gates.test.ts b/test/scripts/verify-pr-hosted-gates.test.ts
index 3588b6760cc0..69762eaf25a9 100644
--- a/test/scripts/verify-pr-hosted-gates.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/verify-pr-hosted-gates.test.ts
@@ -925,8 +925,8 @@ describe("verify-pr-hosted-gates", () => {
         recentSha: previousSha,
       }),
     ).toEqual([
-      `repos/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs?head_sha=${sha}&per_page=100&page=1`,
-      `repos/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs?head_sha=${previousSha}&per_page=100&page=1`,
+      `repos/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs?head_sha=${sha}&per_page=30&page=1`,
+      `repos/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs?head_sha=${previousSha}&per_page=30&page=1`,
     ]);
     expect(HOSTED_GATE_MAX_AGE_HOURS).toBe(24);
   });
@@ -939,14 +939,17 @@ describe("verify-pr-hosted-gates", () => {
         headBranch: "codex/relax hosted gates",
       }),
     ).toEqual([
-      `repos/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs?head_sha=${sha}&per_page=100&page=1`,
-      "repos/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs?branch=codex%2Frelax%20hosted%20gates&event=pull_request&per_page=100&page=1",
+      `repos/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs?head_sha=${sha}&per_page=30&page=1`,
+      "repos/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs?branch=codex%2Frelax%20hosted%20gates&event=pull_request&per_page=30&page=1",
     ]);
   });
 
-  it("bounds workflow-run pagination to GitHub's search result limit", () => {
+  it("uses relay-safe pages and bounds pagination to GitHub's search result limit", () => {
     expect(workflowRunPageCount(0)).toBe(0);
-    expect(workflowRunPageCount(101)).toBe(2);
-    expect(workflowRunPageCount(10_000)).toBe(10);
+    expect(workflowRunPageCount(101)).toBe(4);
+    expect(workflowRunPageCount(10_000)).toBe(34);
+    expect(workflowRunQueryPaths("openclaw/openclaw", { sha, recentSha: "" }, 34)).toEqual([
+      `repos/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs?head_sha=${sha}&per_page=30&page=34`,
+    ]);
   });
 });