diff --git a/scripts/compliance-audit.sh b/scripts/compliance-audit.sh
index 93ac806..82466e5 100755
--- a/scripts/compliance-audit.sh
+++ b/scripts/compliance-audit.sh
@@ -468,6 +468,87 @@ check_claude_workflow_checkout() {
   done
 }
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Check: Tier 1 centralized workflows must be thin caller stubs pinned to @v1
+#
+# For each workflow that the org has centralized into a reusable workflow,
+# verify the downstream repo's copy is a stub that delegates via:
+#   uses: petry-projects/.github/.github/workflows/<reusable>.yml@v1
+#
+# This prevents drift: a repo that copies the inline pre-centralization
+# version (or pins to @main, or pins to an older tag) is flagged so it
+# can be re-synced from the standard. The central .github repo itself is
+# exempt because it owns the reusables and may legitimately reference
+# its own workflows by @main during release prep.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+check_centralized_workflow_stubs() {
+  local repo="$1"
+
+  # The .github repo is the source of truth and is allowed to reference its
+  # own reusables by @main; skip the stub check for it.
+  [ "$repo" = ".github" ] && return
+
+  # workflow-filename:expected-reusable-basename
+  local centralized=(
+    "claude.yml:claude-code-reusable"
+    "dependency-audit.yml:dependency-audit-reusable"
+    "dependabot-automerge.yml:dependabot-automerge-reusable"
+    "dependabot-rebase.yml:dependabot-rebase-reusable"
+    "agent-shield.yml:agent-shield-reusable"
+    "feature-ideation.yml:feature-ideation-reusable"
+  )
+
+  # List the repo's workflow directory once instead of probing each file.
+  # If the listing fails (no workflows dir), there's nothing to check.
+  local workflow_list
+  workflow_list=$(gh_api "repos/$ORG/$repo/contents/.github/workflows" --jq '.[].name' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+  [ -z "$workflow_list" ] && return
+
+  local entry wf reusable
+  for entry in "${centralized[@]}"; do
+    IFS=':' read -r wf reusable <<< "$entry"
+
+    # Skip workflows that don't exist in this repo. Required workflows are
+    # checked separately by check_required_workflows; conditional ones
+    # (dependabot-rebase, feature-ideation) are intentionally optional.
+    if ! echo "$workflow_list" | grep -qxF "$wf"; then
+      continue
+    fi
+
+    local content
+    content=$(gh_api "repos/$ORG/$repo/contents/.github/workflows/$wf" --jq '.content' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    [ -z "$content" ] && continue
+
+    local decoded
+    decoded=$(echo "$content" | base64 -d 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    [ -z "$decoded" ] && continue
+
+    # Required pattern: a non-comment line whose `uses:` value is exactly
+    # petry-projects/.github/.github/workflows/<reusable>.yml@v1
+    # Anchor to start-of-line + optional indent so a `# uses: ...` comment
+    # cannot satisfy the check.
+    local expected="petry-projects/\\.github/\\.github/workflows/${reusable}\\.yml@v1"
+
+    if echo "$decoded" | grep -qE "^[[:space:]]*uses:[[:space:]]*${expected}([[:space:]]|$)"; then
+      continue  # stub is correctly pinned to @v1 — compliant
+    fi
+
+    # Determine why it's non-compliant for a more actionable message.
+    local why
+    if echo "$decoded" | grep -qE "^[[:space:]]*uses:[[:space:]]*petry-projects/\\.github/\\.github/workflows/${reusable}\\.yml@"; then
+      why="references the reusable but is not pinned to \`@v1\` (org standard)"
+    elif echo "$decoded" | grep -qF "petry-projects/.github/.github/workflows/${reusable}"; then
+      why="references the reusable but the \`uses:\` line does not match the canonical stub"
+    else
+      why="is an inline copy instead of a thin caller stub — re-sync from \`standards/workflows/${wf}\`"
+    fi
+
+    add_finding "$repo" "ci-workflows" "non-stub-$wf" "error" \
+      "Centralized workflow \`$wf\` $why. Replace with the canonical stub from \`standards/workflows/${wf}\` which delegates to \`petry-projects/.github/.github/workflows/${reusable}.yml@v1\`." \
+      "standards/ci-standards.md#centralization-tiers"
+  done
+}
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Check: CLAUDE.md exists and references AGENTS.md
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -944,6 +1025,7 @@ main() {
     check_sonarcloud "$repo"
     check_workflow_permissions "$repo"
     check_claude_workflow_checkout "$repo"
+    check_centralized_workflow_stubs "$repo"
     check_claude_md "$repo"
     check_agents_md "$repo"