diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_git.go b/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_git.go
index 9687b7c1d3..59aae285b1 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_git.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_git.go
@@ -284,15 +284,113 @@ func (s *Service) trackPushAndAssociatePR(ctx context.Context, data watcher.GitE
 // provider's association logic, so the two providers' code paths issue zero
 // calls into each other's client. GitHub's proven detectPushAndAssociatePR is
 // called verbatim for every non-GitLab (including unknown/legacy-empty
-// provider) repository — this wraps it, it does not replace it. Extracted
-// from trackPushAndAssociatePR to keep that function inside the statement
-// budget.
+// provider) repository — this passes the shared repository identity into the
+// existing provider-specific path. Extracted from trackPushAndAssociatePR to
+// keep that function inside the statement budget.
 func (s *Service) dispatchPushDetection(ctx context.Context, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName, branch string) {
-	if s.resolvePushRepositoryProvider(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName) == gitlabProviderName {
-		s.detectPushAndAssociateMR(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName, branch)
+	identity := s.resolvePushRepositoryIdentity(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName)
+	if identity.provider == gitlabProviderName {
+		s.detectPushAndAssociateMRWithIdentity(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName, branch, identity)
 		return
 	}
-	s.detectPushAndAssociatePR(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName, branch)
+	if s.githubService == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	s.detectPushAndAssociatePRWithIdentity(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName, branch, identity)
+}
+
+type pushRepositoryIdentity struct {
+	owner        string
+	name         string
+	repositoryID string
+	provider     string
+	projectPath  string
+}
+
+// resolvePushRepositoryIdentity resolves the repository, provider, and full
+// project path from one repository snapshot. Local checkout fallbacks are
+// shared by routing and association so a legacy row cannot be routed from one
+// identity while its provider-specific lookup uses another.
+func (s *Service) resolvePushRepositoryIdentity(
+	ctx context.Context, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName string,
+) pushRepositoryIdentity {
+	owner, name, repositoryID := s.resolvePushRepo(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName)
+	identity := pushRepositoryIdentity{
+		owner:        owner,
+		name:         name,
+		repositoryID: repositoryID,
+	}
+	if owner != "" && name != "" {
+		identity.projectPath = owner + "/" + name
+	}
+	if repositoryID == "" {
+		return identity
+	}
+	repoObj := s.getPushRepository(ctx, repositoryID)
+	if repoObj == nil {
+		return identity
+	}
+	remoteURL := s.enrichPushRepositoryIdentity(&identity, repoObj)
+	if identity.projectPath == "" {
+		identity.projectPath = gitLabProjectPathFromRemoteURL(remoteURL)
+	}
+	if identity.provider == "" {
+		identity.provider = s.resolveConfiguredGitLabProvider(ctx, taskID, remoteURL)
+	}
+	return identity
+}
+
+func (s *Service) getPushRepository(ctx context.Context, repositoryID string) *models.Repository {
+	store, ok := s.repo.(repoStore)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	repoObj, err := store.GetRepository(ctx, repositoryID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return repoObj
+}
+
+func (s *Service) enrichPushRepositoryIdentity(
+	identity *pushRepositoryIdentity, repoObj *models.Repository,
+) string {
+	identity.provider = repoObj.Provider
+	if identity.provider == "" && repoObj.LocalPath != "" {
+		if provider, _, localOwner, localName := service.ResolveGitRemoteProviderIdentity(repoObj.LocalPath); provider != "" && localOwner != "" {
+			identity.provider = provider
+			if identity.owner == "" && localName != "" {
+				identity.owner = localOwner
+				identity.name = localName
+				identity.projectPath = localOwner + "/" + localName
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	remoteURL := repoObj.RemoteURL
+	if remoteURL == "" && repoObj.LocalPath != "" {
+		if origin, localOwner, localName := service.ResolveGitRemoteIdentity(repoObj.LocalPath); origin != "" && localOwner != "" && localName != "" {
+			remoteURL = origin + "/" + localOwner + "/" + localName
+			if identity.projectPath == "" {
+				identity.projectPath = localOwner + "/" + localName
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return remoteURL
+}
+
+func (s *Service) resolveConfiguredGitLabProvider(ctx context.Context, taskID, remoteURL string) string {
+	if s.gitlabMRLinkService == nil || remoteURL == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	workspaceID := s.taskWorkspaceID(ctx, taskID)
+	if workspaceID == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if s.gitlabMRLinkService.IsConfiguredGitLabHost(ctx, workspaceID, remoteURL) {
+		return gitlabProviderName
+	}
+	return ""
 }
 
 // resolvePushRepositoryProvider looks up the provider ("github", "gitlab", or
@@ -300,51 +398,7 @@ func (s *Service) dispatchPushDetection(ctx context.Context, sessionID, taskID,
 // resolvePushRepo's owner/name matching rather than re-deriving it, so
 // dispatchPushDetection can route without duplicating that logic.
 func (s *Service) resolvePushRepositoryProvider(ctx context.Context, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName string) string {
-	_, _, repositoryID := s.resolvePushRepo(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName)
-	if repositoryID == "" {
-		return ""
-	}
-	store, ok := s.repo.(repoStore)
-	if !ok {
-		return ""
-	}
-	repoObj, err := store.GetRepository(ctx, repositoryID)
-	if err != nil || repoObj == nil {
-		return ""
-	}
-	if repoObj.Provider != "" {
-		return repoObj.Provider
-	}
-	// The row may not yet reflect a provider resolvePushRepo's own call just
-	// derived from the local git remote: matchPushRepo/resolveSessionRepo
-	// compute it in-memory and persist it via a detached backfill goroutine,
-	// so this read can race ahead of that write on the very first push from a
-	// repository with no durable provider yet. Recompute live from the same
-	// local checkout instead of trusting a possibly-stale empty column.
-	// ResolveGitRemoteProviderIdentity recognizes both github.com and
-	// gitlab.com remotes (the same helper resolveRepositoryProviderIdentity
-	// uses to backfill Repository rows in production), so this closes the
-	// race for either provider rather than only GitHub.
-	if repoObj.LocalPath != "" {
-		if provider, _, owner, _ := service.ResolveGitRemoteProviderIdentity(repoObj.LocalPath); provider != "" && owner != "" {
-			return provider
-		}
-	}
-	// Self-managed GitLab instances never get a durable "gitlab" Provider tag
-	// at all — resolveRepositoryProviderIdentity only recognizes github.com
-	// and gitlab.com at discovery time, so the well-known-host fallback above
-	// can never resolve them either; this is a permanent gap for self-managed
-	// repositories, not just a narrow backfill race. remote_url is their only
-	// durable identity signal (still populated by the same production
-	// backfill), so compare it against the workspace's own configured GitLab
-	// connection instead of a hostname allowlist.
-	if s.gitlabMRLinkService != nil && repoObj.RemoteURL != "" {
-		if workspaceID := s.taskWorkspaceID(ctx, taskID); workspaceID != "" &&
-			s.gitlabMRLinkService.IsConfiguredGitLabHost(ctx, workspaceID, repoObj.RemoteURL) {
-			return gitlabProviderName
-		}
-	}
-	return ""
+	return s.resolvePushRepositoryIdentity(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName).provider
 }
 
 // shouldFirePushDetection decides whether to kick off PR association for one
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_git_provider_race_test.go b/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_git_provider_race_test.go
index 500261222c..04a07977a0 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_git_provider_race_test.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_git_provider_race_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/kandev/kandev/internal/gitlab"
 	"github.com/kandev/kandev/internal/task/models"
 )
 
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ func seedUnbackfilledRepoForProviderTest(t *testing.T, remoteURL string) *Servic
 	}
 	if err := repo.CreateTaskRepository(ctx, &models.TaskRepository{
 		ID: "tr1", TaskID: "t1", RepositoryID: "repo1",
-		CreatedAt: now, UpdatedAt: now,
+		CheckoutBranch: "feat/a",
+		CreatedAt:      now, UpdatedAt: now,
 	}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("create task repository: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -93,3 +95,101 @@ func TestResolvePushRepositoryProvider_LiveFallbackForUnbackfilledGitLabRepo(t *
 		t.Fatalf("provider = %q, want %q (resolved live from the local checkout, not a possibly-stale DB column)", provider, gitlabProviderName)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestResolvePushRepositoryProvider_LiveFallbackForUnbackfilledSelfManagedGitLabRepo
+// closes the routing gap CodeRabbit flagged on PR #2515: a self-managed
+// GitLab repository whose remote_url column hasn't been backfilled yet
+// (LocalPath is the only signal) previously routed nowhere, because the
+// self-managed-host check only ever compared repoObj.RemoteURL —  never a
+// live read of LocalPath — against the workspace's configured GitLab host.
+// dispatchPushDetection therefore sent the push down the GitHub detection
+// path, and the shared identity resolver's local-checkout fallback
+// (event_handlers_git.go) never got a chance to run because routing
+// bailed one step earlier than that fallback.
+func TestResolvePushRepositoryProvider_LiveFallbackForUnbackfilledSelfManagedGitLabRepo(t *testing.T) {
+	const selfManagedRemote = "https://gitlab.internal.example.com/group/subgroup/widgets"
+	svc := seedUnbackfilledRepoForProviderTest(t, selfManagedRemote)
+
+	fake := &fakeGitLabMRLinkService{taskMRs: make(map[string][]*gitlab.TaskMR)}
+	fake.isConfiguredGitLabHostFunc = func(_ context.Context, workspaceID, remoteURL string) bool {
+		return workspaceID == "ws1" && remoteURL == selfManagedRemote
+	}
+	svc.SetGitLabMRLinkService(fake)
+
+	provider := svc.resolvePushRepositoryProvider(context.Background(), "s1", "t1", "")
+	if provider != gitlabProviderName {
+		t.Fatalf("provider = %q, want %q (resolved live from the local checkout's remote, not requiring a persisted remote_url)", provider, gitlabProviderName)
+	}
+	if fake.isConfiguredGitLabHostCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected IsConfiguredGitLabHost to be consulted exactly once, got %d", fake.isConfiguredGitLabHostCalls)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestDispatchPushDetection_LiveFallbackForUnbackfilledSelfManagedGitLabRepo
+// covers the complete push path for a legacy row whose only repository
+// identity is the local checkout's origin. Provider routing and project-path
+// resolution must agree so the push reaches GitLab rather than falling back to
+// GitHub or being dropped before the MR lookup.
+func TestDispatchPushDetection_LiveFallbackForUnbackfilledSelfManagedGitLabRepo(t *testing.T) {
+	const selfManagedRemote = "https://gitlab.internal.example.com/group/subgroup/widgets"
+	svc := seedUnbackfilledRepoForProviderTest(t, selfManagedRemote)
+
+	fake := &fakeGitLabMRLinkService{taskMRs: make(map[string][]*gitlab.TaskMR)}
+	fake.isConfiguredGitLabHostFunc = func(_ context.Context, workspaceID, remoteURL string) bool {
+		return workspaceID == "ws1" && remoteURL == selfManagedRemote
+	}
+	var gotProjectPath string
+	fake.autoLinkFunc = func(_ context.Context, _, _, _, repositoryID, projectPath, branch string) (*gitlab.TaskMR, error) {
+		gotProjectPath = projectPath
+		return &gitlab.TaskMR{TaskID: "t1", RepositoryID: repositoryID, ProjectPath: projectPath, MRIID: 5, HeadBranch: branch}, nil
+	}
+	svc.SetGitLabMRLinkService(fake)
+	ghSvc := &mockGitHubService{}
+	svc.SetGitHubService(ghSvc)
+
+	svc.dispatchPushDetection(context.Background(), "s1", "t1", "", "feat/a")
+
+	if fake.autoLinkCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected one GitLab auto-link call, got %d", fake.autoLinkCalls)
+	}
+	if gotProjectPath != "group/subgroup/widgets" {
+		t.Fatalf("projectPath = %q, want %q", gotProjectPath, "group/subgroup/widgets")
+	}
+	if fake.lastAutoLinkRepositoryID != "repo1" {
+		t.Fatalf("repositoryID = %q, want repo1", fake.lastAutoLinkRepositoryID)
+	}
+	if ghSvc.getPRWatchBySessionRepoAndBranchCalls != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected zero GitHub lookups for a self-managed GitLab repository, got %d", ghSvc.getPRWatchBySessionRepoAndBranchCalls)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCheckSessionMR_LiveFallbackForUnbackfilledSelfManagedGitLabRepo covers
+// the on-demand path for the same local-only repository shape. It must apply
+// the provider guard and pass the local checkout's full nested project path to
+// GitLab before creating the association.
+func TestCheckSessionMR_LiveFallbackForUnbackfilledSelfManagedGitLabRepo(t *testing.T) {
+	const selfManagedRemote = "https://gitlab.internal.example.com/group/subgroup/widgets"
+	svc := seedUnbackfilledRepoForProviderTest(t, selfManagedRemote)
+
+	fake := &fakeGitLabMRLinkService{taskMRs: make(map[string][]*gitlab.TaskMR)}
+	fake.isConfiguredGitLabHostFunc = func(_ context.Context, workspaceID, remoteURL string) bool {
+		return workspaceID == "ws1" && remoteURL == selfManagedRemote
+	}
+	var gotProjectPath string
+	fake.autoLinkFunc = func(_ context.Context, _, _, _, repositoryID, projectPath, branch string) (*gitlab.TaskMR, error) {
+		gotProjectPath = projectPath
+		return &gitlab.TaskMR{TaskID: "t1", RepositoryID: repositoryID, ProjectPath: projectPath, MRIID: 5, HeadBranch: branch}, nil
+	}
+	svc.SetGitLabMRLinkService(fake)
+
+	found, err := svc.CheckSessionMR(context.Background(), "t1", "s1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CheckSessionMR: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Fatal("expected found=true for a self-managed GitLab repository with only a local origin")
+	}
+	if gotProjectPath != "group/subgroup/widgets" {
+		t.Fatalf("projectPath = %q, want %q", gotProjectPath, "group/subgroup/widgets")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_github.go b/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_github.go
index 8916d48d8a..472cdf12fc 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_github.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_github.go
@@ -600,13 +600,19 @@ func (s *Service) detectPushAndAssociatePR(
 	if s.githubService == nil {
 		return
 	}
+	identity := s.resolvePushRepositoryIdentity(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName)
+	s.detectPushAndAssociatePRWithIdentity(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName, branch, identity)
+}
+
+func (s *Service) detectPushAndAssociatePRWithIdentity(
+	ctx context.Context, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName, branch string, identity pushRepositoryIdentity,
+) {
 	workspaceID := s.taskWorkspaceID(ctx, taskID)
 	if workspaceID == "" {
 		return
 	}
 
-	owner, repoName, repositoryID := s.resolvePushRepo(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName)
-	if owner == "" || repoName == "" {
+	if identity.owner == "" || identity.name == "" {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -617,7 +623,7 @@ func (s *Service) detectPushAndAssociatePR(
 	// If the watch already has a PR number, the PR was found — nothing to do.
 	// If the watch has pr_number=0, it's still searching — do an immediate
 	// search (faster than waiting for the 1-minute poller).
-	existing, err := s.githubService.GetPRWatchBySessionRepoAndBranch(ctx, sessionID, repositoryID, branch)
+	existing, err := s.githubService.GetPRWatchBySessionRepoAndBranch(ctx, sessionID, identity.repositoryID, branch)
 	if err == nil && existing != nil {
 		if existing.PRNumber > 0 {
 			return // PR already found and being monitored
@@ -636,12 +642,12 @@ func (s *Service) detectPushAndAssociatePR(
 			case <-time.After(delay):
 			}
 			// Re-check if a watch was created in the meantime (e.g. by CreatePR callback)
-			if ex, err := s.githubService.GetPRWatchBySessionRepoAndBranch(ctx, sessionID, repositoryID, branch); err == nil && ex != nil {
+			if ex, err := s.githubService.GetPRWatchBySessionRepoAndBranch(ctx, sessionID, identity.repositoryID, branch); err == nil && ex != nil {
 				return
 			}
 		}
 		foundPR, findErr := s.githubService.FindPRByBranchForWorkspace(
-			ctx, workspaceID, owner, repoName, branch,
+			ctx, workspaceID, identity.owner, identity.name, branch,
 		)
 		if findErr != nil || foundPR == nil {
 			s.logger.Debug("no PR found for branch (will retry)",
@@ -657,7 +663,7 @@ func (s *Service) detectPushAndAssociatePR(
 			zap.String("repository_name", repositoryName),
 			zap.Int("pr_number", foundPR.Number),
 			zap.String("branch", branch))
-		s.associatePRFromPushScoped(ctx, workspaceID, sessionID, taskID, owner, repoName, repositoryID, branch, foundPR)
+		s.associatePRFromPushScoped(ctx, workspaceID, sessionID, taskID, identity.owner, identity.name, identity.repositoryID, branch, foundPR)
 		return
 	}
 	s.logger.Warn("exhausted all retries, no PR found after push",
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_gitlab_mr.go b/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_gitlab_mr.go
index 41fc686b6f..7e88642fd8 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_gitlab_mr.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_gitlab_mr.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/kandev/kandev/internal/gitlab"
+	"github.com/kandev/kandev/internal/task/service"
 )
 
 // detectPushAndAssociateMR is the GitLab twin of detectPushAndAssociatePR: on
@@ -17,6 +18,16 @@ import (
 // push (a common `glab mr create` race) still gets picked up.
 func (s *Service) detectPushAndAssociateMR(
 	ctx context.Context, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName, branch string,
+) {
+	if s.gitlabMRLinkService == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	identity := s.resolvePushRepositoryIdentity(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName)
+	s.detectPushAndAssociateMRWithIdentity(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName, branch, identity)
+}
+
+func (s *Service) detectPushAndAssociateMRWithIdentity(
+	ctx context.Context, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName, branch string, identity pushRepositoryIdentity,
 ) {
 	if s.gitlabMRLinkService == nil {
 		return
@@ -36,11 +47,11 @@ func (s *Service) detectPushAndAssociateMR(
 	if workspaceID == "" {
 		return
 	}
-	owner, repoName, repositoryID := s.resolvePushRepo(ctx, sessionID, taskID, repositoryName)
-	if owner == "" || repoName == "" || repositoryID == "" {
+	if identity.projectPath == "" || identity.repositoryID == "" {
 		return
 	}
-	projectPath := owner + "/" + repoName
+	projectPath := identity.projectPath
+	repositoryID := identity.repositoryID
 
 	// Already linked for this (task, repository, branch) — don't re-link, but
 	// still make sure the refresh watch exists. AssociateExistingMRByURL (the
@@ -203,19 +214,19 @@ func (s *Service) CheckSessionMR(ctx context.Context, taskID, sessionID string)
 	// gitlab.check_session_mr for a GitHub-backed session would install a
 	// bogus GitLab watch keyed off the GitHub repository's owner/name before
 	// AutoLinkMRForBranch's own identity check ever runs.
-	if s.resolvePushRepositoryProvider(ctx, sessionID, taskID, "") != gitlabProviderName {
+	identity := s.resolvePushRepositoryIdentity(ctx, sessionID, taskID, "")
+	if identity.provider != gitlabProviderName {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	owner, repoName, repositoryID := s.resolvePushRepo(ctx, sessionID, taskID, "")
-	if owner == "" || repoName == "" || repositoryID == "" {
+	projectPath, repositoryID := identity.projectPath, identity.repositoryID
+	if projectPath == "" || repositoryID == "" {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 	branch := strings.TrimSpace(s.resolvePRWatchBranch(ctx, taskID, sessionID, ""))
 	if branch == "" {
 		return false, nil
 	}
-	projectPath := owner + "/" + repoName
 
 	// Already associated for this exact (repository, branch) — ensure its
 	// watch exists (Create-MR action / manual URL linking writes
@@ -258,3 +269,14 @@ func (s *Service) CheckSessionMR(ctx context.Context, taskID, sessionID string)
 	}
 	return true, nil
 }
+
+// gitLabProjectPathFromRemoteURL derives a GitLab project path
+// ("group/subgroup/project") from a raw git remote URL, reusing
+// service.ParseGitRemoteIdentity so nested subgroups and every ssh/https/scp
+// remote shape stay in sync with the rest of the codebase's identity
+// parsing. Returns "" when the URL is empty, malformed, or has no project
+// segment.
+func gitLabProjectPathFromRemoteURL(remoteURL string) string {
+	_, projectPath := service.ParseGitRemoteIdentity(remoteURL)
+	return projectPath
+}
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_gitlab_mr_test.go b/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_gitlab_mr_test.go
index 99efdad440..684ee88108 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_gitlab_mr_test.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_gitlab_mr_test.go
@@ -480,3 +480,168 @@ func TestCheckSessionMRDeniesOwnSessionPairedWithForeignTask(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("found = true; an owned session must not unlock another user's task")
 	}
 }
+
+// TestGitLabProjectPathFromRemoteURL covers the remote-URL shapes a
+// self-managed GitLab (or a gitlab.com repo added as source_type: local)
+// must resolve a project path from, including nested subgroups, since
+// detectPushAndAssociateMR reassembles owner+"/"+repoName into the project
+// path it sends to the GitLab API.
+func TestGitLabProjectPathFromRemoteURL(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		url  string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"self-managed ssh nested subgroup", "ssh://gitlab.example.com/group/subgroup/project", "group/subgroup/project"},
+		{"self-managed https with .git", "https://gitlab.example.com/group/project.git", "group/project"},
+		{"self-managed scp-style", "git@gitlab.example.com:group/subgroup/project.git", "group/subgroup/project"},
+		{"gitlab.com", "https://gitlab.com/owner/repo", "owner/repo"},
+		{"empty", "", ""},
+		{"malformed", "not-a-url", ""},
+		{"no project segment", "https://gitlab.example.com/onlyowner", ""},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := gitLabProjectPathFromRemoteURL(tt.url)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("gitLabProjectPathFromRemoteURL(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.url, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// seedSelfManagedGitLabSessionWithRepo mirrors seedGitLabSessionWithRepo but
+// reproduces the live-instance row shape for a self-managed GitLab
+// repository: all four provider columns (provider, provider_host,
+// provider_owner, provider_name) are empty, and remote_url is the only
+// identity signal — source_type: local repos, and any repo added before
+// self-managed hosts got a discovery-time provider tag, look exactly like
+// this.
+func seedSelfManagedGitLabSessionWithRepo(t *testing.T) (*Service, *fakeGitLabMRLinkService) {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	repo := setupTestRepo(t)
+	seedSession(t, repo, "t1", "s1", "step1")
+
+	repoObj := &models.Repository{
+		ID: "repo1", WorkspaceID: "ws1", Name: "forge",
+		SourceType: "local",
+		RemoteURL:  "ssh://gitlab.example.com/group/subgroup/project",
+		CreatedAt:  now, UpdatedAt: now,
+	}
+	if err := repo.CreateRepository(ctx, repoObj); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create repository: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := repo.CreateTaskRepository(ctx, &models.TaskRepository{
+		ID: "tr1", TaskID: "t1", RepositoryID: "repo1", CheckoutBranch: "feat/a",
+		CreatedAt: now, UpdatedAt: now,
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create task repository: %v", err)
+	}
+	session, _ := repo.GetTaskSession(ctx, "s1")
+	session.RepositoryID = "repo1"
+	if err := repo.UpdateTaskSession(ctx, session); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("update session: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	svc := createTestService(repo, newMockStepGetter(), newMockTaskRepo())
+	fake := &fakeGitLabMRLinkService{taskMRs: make(map[string][]*gitlab.TaskMR)}
+	fake.isConfiguredGitLabHostFunc = func(_ context.Context, _, _ string) bool { return true }
+	svc.SetGitLabMRLinkService(fake)
+	return svc, fake
+}
+
+// TestDetectPushAndAssociateMR_SelfManagedGitLabResolvesProjectFromRemoteURL
+// is the regression test for the self-managed-GitLab auto-link gap: a
+// repository row with every provider column empty (source_type: local, or
+// any repo added before self-managed hosts got a discovery-time tag) must
+// still reach AutoLinkMRForBranch, deriving the project path from remote_url
+// instead of the never-populated provider_owner/provider_name. Before the
+// shared identity resolver fallback this failed with 0 AutoLinkMRForBranch
+// calls, because resolvePushRepo alone returns empty owner/name for any
+// non-github.com, non-provider-tagged repository.
+func TestDetectPushAndAssociateMR_SelfManagedGitLabResolvesProjectFromRemoteURL(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, fake := seedSelfManagedGitLabSessionWithRepo(t)
+	var gotProjectPath string
+	fake.autoLinkFunc = func(_ context.Context, _, _, _, repositoryID, projectPath, branch string) (*gitlab.TaskMR, error) {
+		gotProjectPath = projectPath
+		return &gitlab.TaskMR{TaskID: "t1", RepositoryID: repositoryID, ProjectPath: projectPath, MRIID: 5, HeadBranch: branch}, nil
+	}
+
+	svc.detectPushAndAssociateMR(context.Background(), "s1", "t1", "", "feat/a")
+
+	if fake.autoLinkCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 AutoLinkMRForBranch call for a self-managed GitLab repo with empty provider columns, got %d", fake.autoLinkCalls)
+	}
+	if gotProjectPath != "group/subgroup/project" {
+		t.Fatalf("projectPath = %q, want %q (nested subgroup must survive)", gotProjectPath, "group/subgroup/project")
+	}
+	if fake.lastAutoLinkRepositoryID != "repo1" {
+		t.Fatalf("repositoryID = %q, want repo1", fake.lastAutoLinkRepositoryID)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCheckSessionMR_SelfManagedGitLabResolvesProjectFromRemoteURL is the
+// on-demand-check twin of the push-detection regression test above.
+func TestCheckSessionMR_SelfManagedGitLabResolvesProjectFromRemoteURL(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, fake := seedSelfManagedGitLabSessionWithRepo(t)
+	var gotProjectPath string
+	fake.autoLinkFunc = func(_ context.Context, _, _, _, repositoryID, projectPath, branch string) (*gitlab.TaskMR, error) {
+		gotProjectPath = projectPath
+		return &gitlab.TaskMR{TaskID: "t1", RepositoryID: repositoryID, ProjectPath: projectPath, MRIID: 5, HeadBranch: branch}, nil
+	}
+
+	found, err := svc.CheckSessionMR(context.Background(), "t1", "s1")
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CheckSessionMR: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Fatal("expected found=true for a self-managed GitLab repo with empty provider columns")
+	}
+	if gotProjectPath != "group/subgroup/project" {
+		t.Fatalf("projectPath = %q, want %q (nested subgroup must survive)", gotProjectPath, "group/subgroup/project")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestDetectPushAndAssociatePR_SelfManagedGitLabRemoteStillBails pins the
+// "do not widen the shared helper" decision behind the self-managed-GitLab
+// auto-link fix: resolvePushRepo (shared with the GitHub path) must keep
+// returning empty owner/name for a non-github.com remote even though
+// shared identity resolver now has its own remote_url fallback on the
+// GitLab-only path. If a future refactor widened resolvePushRepo instead,
+// this repository would start reaching the GitHub API with a GitLab
+// owner/name whenever routing ever misfired (e.g. no GitLab connection
+// configured for the workspace).
+func TestDetectPushAndAssociatePR_SelfManagedGitLabRemoteStillBails(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	repo := setupTestRepo(t)
+	seedSession(t, repo, "t1", "s1", "step1")
+	repoObj := &models.Repository{
+		ID: "repo1", WorkspaceID: "ws1", Name: "forge",
+		SourceType: "local",
+		RemoteURL:  "ssh://gitlab.example.com/group/subgroup/project",
+		CreatedAt:  now, UpdatedAt: now,
+	}
+	if err := repo.CreateRepository(ctx, repoObj); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create repository: %v", err)
+	}
+	session, _ := repo.GetTaskSession(ctx, "s1")
+	session.RepositoryID = "repo1"
+	if err := repo.UpdateTaskSession(ctx, session); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("update session: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	svc := createTestService(repo, newMockStepGetter(), newMockTaskRepo())
+	ghSvc := &mockGitHubService{}
+	svc.SetGitHubService(ghSvc)
+
+	svc.detectPushAndAssociatePR(ctx, "s1", "t1", "", "feat/a")
+
+	if ghSvc.getPRWatchBySessionRepoAndBranchCalls != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected detectPushAndAssociatePR to bail before any GitHub lookup for a GitLab remote (resolvePushRepo must still return empty owner/name), got %d watch lookups",
+			ghSvc.getPRWatchBySessionRepoAndBranchCalls)
+	}
+}