diff --git a/.github/labels.conf b/.github/labels.conf
index ef6116e..9b77d17 100644
--- a/.github/labels.conf
+++ b/.github/labels.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-panel=claude-bot-andresmgsl codex-bot-andresmgsl grok-bot-andresmgsl kimi-bot-andresmgsl
-triage-actors=dan-claude-bot
+panel=cluade-reviewer-andresmgsl codex-reviewer-andresmgsl grok-reviewer-andresmgsl kimi-reviewer-andresmgsl
+triage-actors=cluade-reviewer-andresmgsl
 scope:bootstrap|C5DEF5|bootstrap — hardening a pristine server into a node
 scope:users|C5DEF5|users-* — class model, apply/status, close-root
 scope:runner|C5DEF5|runner-* / forgejo-runner-* — CI runner lifecycle, either forge
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 2fe09fc..a0ff0a5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ genuinely rig's.
 1. **Fork and branch.** Contributors work from forks; upstream branches are
    for maintainers. Title the PR conventionally (`feat:`, `fix:`, `docs:`).
 2. **The review panel** (`.github/labels.conf`'s `panel=` line):
-   `claude-bot-andresmgsl`, `codex-bot-andresmgsl`, `grok-bot-andresmgsl`,
-   `kimi-bot-andresmgsl` —
+   `cluade-reviewer-andresmgsl`, `codex-reviewer-andresmgsl`,
+   `grok-reviewer-andresmgsl`, `kimi-reviewer-andresmgsl` —
    the required verdicts for a PR are the panel minus its author. The
    maintainer (`danmt`) takes the last word and merges.
 3. **Checks must be green**: `shellcheck`, `bash test/cli.sh` and
diff --git a/changelog.d/116.md b/changelog.d/116.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c21511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/116.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Fixed
+
+- Ceremony recognizes the Forgejo review panel and triage actor (#116)
diff --git a/test/cli.sh b/test/cli.sh
index 0f68bf3..8f0fcfb 100644
--- a/test/cli.sh
+++ b/test/cli.sh
@@ -3664,6 +3664,37 @@ check "release.yml: the caller was not absolutised (docs-sync would go red)" 0 "
 check "labels.yml: the caller was not absolutised either" 0 "count=0" \
   wf_count labels.yml '^[[:space:]]*uses:[[:space:]]*https://.*ceremony/\.github/workflows/'
 
+# The reconciler reads the machine roster from labels.conf while contributors
+# read the prose roster. A Forgejo migration that updates only one side makes
+# the required-verdict set differ depending on who is reading it.
+configured_panel() {
+  sed -n 's/^panel=//p' "$ROOT/.github/labels.conf"
+}
+documented_panel() {
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2016 # backticks are literal Markdown delimiters
+  sed -n '/^2\. \*\*The review panel\*\*/,/required verdicts/p' "$ROOT/CONTRIBUTING.md" \
+    | grep -oE '`[^`]+-reviewer-andresmgsl`' \
+    | tr -d '`' \
+    | paste -sd ' ' -
+}
+panel_is_forgejo_roster() {
+  [ "$(configured_panel)" = \
+    "cluade-reviewer-andresmgsl codex-reviewer-andresmgsl grok-reviewer-andresmgsl kimi-reviewer-andresmgsl" ]
+}
+panel_rosters_match() {
+  [ "$(documented_panel)" = "$(configured_panel)" ]
+}
+triage_actor_is_forgejo_claude() {
+  [ "$(sed -n 's/^triage-actors=//p' "$ROOT/.github/labels.conf")" = \
+    "cluade-reviewer-andresmgsl" ]
+}
+check "labels: panel names exactly the four Forgejo reviewer accounts" 0 "" \
+  panel_is_forgejo_roster
+check "labels: CONTRIBUTING panel matches labels.conf exactly" 0 "" \
+  panel_rosters_match
+check "labels: Forgejo triage actor is exactly the existing claude account" 0 "" \
+  triage_actor_is_forgejo_claude
+
 # One tag governs all eight references — the pin may be bumped, never split.
 ceremony_tags() {
   grep -rhoE 'heavy-duty/ceremony/[^@]+@[^[:space:]]+' "$ROOT/.github/workflows/" \