diff --git a/.gds/repository.yaml b/.gds/repository.yaml
index 6280ce8..aed1dcc 100644
--- a/.gds/repository.yaml
+++ b/.gds/repository.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ product:
       path: "schemas"
 
 policy:
-  profiles: ["repository-default", "public-module"]
+  profiles: ["repository-default", "public-module", "continuous-development"]
   rollout_ring: "standard"
 
 git:
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ verification:
     test: ["go test -race ./..."]
     build: ["go build ./cmd/agent-runtime"]
   required: ["lint", "test", "build"]
-  required_contexts: ["Gate"]
+  required_contexts: []
 
 agent:
   context_profile: "project-default"
diff --git a/.github/rulesets/branch-main.json b/.github/rulesets/branch-main.json
index 02c438c..f0c9c89 100644
--- a/.github/rulesets/branch-main.json
+++ b/.github/rulesets/branch-main.json
@@ -25,14 +25,6 @@
         "dismissal_restriction": {"enabled": false, "allowed_actors": []},
         "allowed_merge_methods": ["merge", "squash"]
       }
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "required_status_checks",
-      "parameters": {
-        "strict_required_status_checks_policy": true,
-        "do_not_enforce_on_create": false,
-        "required_status_checks": [{"context": "Gate"}]
-      }
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0be83f5..e7334c8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ contract.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Select continuous-development so ordinary merge does not wait on the
+  `Gate` GitHub required check; local `verification.required` stays.
+
 - Remove unused OpenPGP, YAML, system and crypto module requirements; retain
   the dependencies used by schema tests and verification tools.