diff --git a/test/labels-triggers.test.sh b/test/labels-triggers.test.sh
index 14847c5..f76ed2d 100644
--- a/test/labels-triggers.test.sh
+++ b/test/labels-triggers.test.sh
@@ -150,4 +150,38 @@ done
 check "pull_request_target keeps the labeled handoff wake" 0 "labeled" \
   trigger_types "$SELF" pull_request_target
 
+# ---- fork heads carry a read-only token on this Forgejo (#241) --------------
+# Same-repo heads keep the existing immediate scope + sweep-dispatch path. A
+# fork-headed pull_request_target run must attempt no write: both write-capable
+# jobs exclude it, while one successful job explains that the scheduled sweep
+# owns its labels. These read the parsed workflow fields rather than grepping
+# prose, so a comment cannot satisfy the contract.
+job_if_contains_all() { # $1 = file, $2 = job, remaining args = predicates
+  local file="$1" job="$2" expression predicate
+  shift 2
+  expression="$(yq -r ".jobs.$job.if // \"\"" "$file")"
+  for predicate in "$@"; do
+    grep -qF "$predicate" <<<"$expression" || return 1
+  done
+}
+check "scope writes only for a same-repo PR head" 0 "" \
+  job_if_contains_all "$REUSABLE" scope \
+  "github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository"
+check "the sweep trigger preserves non-PR events and excludes fork heads" 0 "" \
+  job_if_contains_all "$REUSABLE" trigger \
+  "github.event_name != 'pull_request_target'" \
+  "github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository"
+check "a fork-headed PR selects the successful explanation job" 0 "" \
+  job_if_contains_all "$REUSABLE" fork_head \
+  "github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'" \
+  "github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository"
+
+fork_head_step() {
+  yq -r '.jobs.fork_head.steps[] | select(.name == "explain deferred fork labels") | .run' \
+    "$REUSABLE" | bash
+}
+check "the fork path names its read-only token and sweep-cadence wake" 0 \
+  "read-only token; writes deferred to the scheduled sweep cadence" \
+  fork_head_step
+
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