diff --git a/src/mcp/server.ts b/src/mcp/server.ts
index 762bb66d37..03dd861330 100644
--- a/src/mcp/server.ts
+++ b/src/mcp/server.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ import { AGENT_ACTION_CLASSES, isActingAutonomyLevel, resolveAutonomy } from "..
 import { resolveRepositorySettings } from "../settings/repository-settings";
 import { MAX_FOCUS_MANIFEST_BYTES } from "../signals/focus-manifest";
 import { loadPublicRepoFocusManifest, loadRepoFocusManifest } from "../signals/focus-manifest-loader";
-import { buildPredictedGateVerdict } from "../rules/predicted-gate";
+import { buildPredictedGateVerdict, type PredictedGateVerdict } from "../rules/predicted-gate";
 import { buildIssueSlopAssessment, buildSlopAssessment } from "../signals/slop";
 import { buildBoundaryTestGenerationFinding, buildBoundaryTestGenerationSpec } from "../signals/boundary-test-generation";
 import { buildRepoDataQuality } from "../signals/data-quality";
@@ -860,6 +860,28 @@ const suggestBoundaryTestsOutputSchema = {
   spec: z.unknown().optional(),
 };
 
+/** One per-rule gate disposition (#2234): a fired gate rule and whether it BLOCKS or is merely ADVISORY, with the
+ *  public-safe reason already computed by the predictor. */
+export type GateDisposition = { rule: string; status: "block" | "advisory"; reason: string };
+
+/** Itemize a predicted-gate verdict into per-rule dispositions (#2234): every fired blocker is a `block`, every
+ *  warning an `advisory`, in that order. A rule that did not fire is not listed (it passed). PURE — a read-only
+ *  reshaping of what {@link buildPredictedGateVerdict} already computed; it adds no gate logic and no decision. */
+export function buildGateDispositions(verdict: Pick<PredictedGateVerdict, "blockers" | "warnings">): GateDisposition[] {
+  return [
+    ...verdict.blockers.map((finding) => ({ rule: finding.code, status: "block" as const, reason: finding.detail })),
+    ...verdict.warnings.map((finding) => ({ rule: finding.code, status: "advisory" as const, reason: finding.detail })),
+  ];
+}
+
+const explainGateDispositionOutputSchema = {
+  conclusion: z.string().optional(),
+  pack: z.enum(["gittensor", "oss-anti-slop"]).optional(),
+  dispositions: z
+    .array(z.object({ rule: z.string(), status: z.enum(["block", "advisory"]), reason: z.string() }))
+    .optional(),
+};
+
 const predictGateOutputSchema = {
   predicted: z.boolean().optional(),
   basis: z.string().optional(),
@@ -1343,6 +1365,17 @@ export class GittensoryMcp {
       async (input) => this.toolResult(await this.predictGate(input)),
     );
 
+    server.registerTool(
+      "gittensory_explain_gate_disposition",
+      {
+        description:
+          "Explain WHY the Gittensory gate would pass or block a planned PR: the itemized per-rule dispositions (which specific gate rules block vs advise, and why) behind gittensory_predict_gate's verdict. Read-only reasoning surface from the repo's PUBLIC .gittensory.yml only — no merge/close decision. Self-scoped to the authenticated login.",
+        inputSchema: predictGateShape,
+        outputSchema: explainGateDispositionOutputSchema,
+      },
+      async (input) => this.toolResult(await this.explainGateDisposition(input)),
+    );
+
     server.registerTool(
       "gittensory_check_slop_risk",
       {
@@ -2467,7 +2500,12 @@ export class GittensoryMcp {
     };
   }
 
-  private async predictGate(input: z.infer<z.ZodObject<typeof predictGateShape>>): Promise<ToolPayload> {
+  /** Shared resolution + prediction behind BOTH gittensory_predict_gate and gittensory_explain_gate_disposition
+   *  (#2234): resolves the repo's public data + config and runs the SAME deterministic predictor, so the two tools
+   *  can never diverge (one returns the top-line verdict, the other the itemized per-rule dispositions). */
+  private async computePredictedGateVerdict(
+    input: z.infer<z.ZodObject<typeof predictGateShape>>,
+  ): Promise<{ repoFullName: string; verdict: PredictedGateVerdict }> {
     this.requireContributorAccess(input.login);
     const repoFullName = `${input.owner}/${input.repo}`;
     await this.requireRepoAccess(repoFullName);
@@ -2504,12 +2542,30 @@ export class GittensoryMcp {
       confirmedContributor,
       ...(input.changedPaths === undefined ? {} : { changedPaths: input.changedPaths }),
     });
+    return { repoFullName, verdict };
+  }
+
+  private async predictGate(input: z.infer<z.ZodObject<typeof predictGateShape>>): Promise<ToolPayload> {
+    const { repoFullName, verdict } = await this.computePredictedGateVerdict(input);
     return {
       summary: `Predicted Gittensory gate for ${repoFullName} under the ${verdict.pack} pack: ${verdict.conclusion}.`,
       data: verdict as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
     };
   }
 
+  /** #2234: the itemized per-rule dispositions behind predict_gate's verdict — which specific gate rules would
+   *  block vs advise, and why. Reuses computePredictedGateVerdict (identical prediction), then reshapes it via the
+   *  pure buildGateDispositions. Read-only reasoning surface — no merge/close decision. */
+  private async explainGateDisposition(input: z.infer<z.ZodObject<typeof predictGateShape>>): Promise<ToolPayload> {
+    const { repoFullName, verdict } = await this.computePredictedGateVerdict(input);
+    const dispositions = buildGateDispositions(verdict);
+    const blocking = dispositions.filter((disposition) => disposition.status === "block").length;
+    return {
+      summary: `Gate disposition for ${repoFullName} under the ${verdict.pack} pack: ${verdict.conclusion} — ${blocking} blocking rule(s), ${dispositions.length - blocking} advisory.`,
+      data: { conclusion: verdict.conclusion, pack: verdict.pack, dispositions } as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+    };
+  }
+
   private async prOutcomes(login: string, limit?: number): Promise<ToolPayload> {
     this.requireContributorAccess(login);
     const deliveries = await listNotificationDeliveriesForRecipient(this.env, login, { eventType: "pull_request_merged", limit: limit ?? 50 });
diff --git a/test/unit/mcp-explain-gate-disposition.test.ts b/test/unit/mcp-explain-gate-disposition.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abc686ffd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/mcp-explain-gate-disposition.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
+import { InMemoryTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/inMemory.js";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { GittensoryMcp, buildGateDispositions } from "../../src/mcp/server";
+import { type AuthIdentity } from "../../src/auth/security";
+import { setLocalManifestReader, upsertRepoFocusManifest } from "../../src/signals/focus-manifest-loader";
+import { upsertRepositoryFromGitHub } from "../../src/db/repositories";
+import { createTestEnv } from "../helpers/d1";
+
+async function connect(env: Env, identity?: AuthIdentity) {
+  const server = (identity ? new GittensoryMcp(env, identity) : new GittensoryMcp(env)).createServer();
+  const [clientTransport, serverTransport] = InMemoryTransport.createLinkedPair();
+  await server.connect(serverTransport);
+  const client = new Client({ name: "gittensory-explain-gate-test", version: "0.1.0" }, { capabilities: {} });
+  await client.connect(clientTransport);
+  return client;
+}
+
+describe("buildGateDispositions (#2234)", () => {
+  it("maps blockers → block and warnings → advisory (blockers first); pass-all ⇒ empty", () => {
+    // pass-all: nothing fired
+    expect(buildGateDispositions({ blockers: [], warnings: [] })).toEqual([]);
+    // one blocking rule
+    expect(buildGateDispositions({ blockers: [{ code: "a", title: "A", detail: "reason a" }], warnings: [] })).toEqual([
+      { rule: "a", status: "block", reason: "reason a" },
+    ]);
+    // multiple blockers + an advisory warning, in order
+    expect(
+      buildGateDispositions({
+        blockers: [
+          { code: "a", title: "A", detail: "ra" },
+          { code: "b", title: "B", detail: "rb" },
+        ],
+        warnings: [{ code: "w", title: "W", detail: "rw" }],
+      }),
+    ).toEqual([
+      { rule: "a", status: "block", reason: "ra" },
+      { rule: "b", status: "block", reason: "rb" },
+      { rule: "w", status: "advisory", reason: "rw" },
+    ]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("MCP gittensory_explain_gate_disposition (#2234)", () => {
+  afterEach(() => setLocalManifestReader(null));
+
+  it("itemizes the blocking disposition when a gate rule blocks", async () => {
+    const env = createTestEnv();
+    await upsertRepositoryFromGitHub(env, { name: "widgets", full_name: "acme/widgets" });
+    await upsertRepoFocusManifest(env, "acme/widgets", { gate: { pack: "oss-anti-slop", linkedIssue: "block" } }, "repo_file");
+    const client = await connect(env);
+
+    const result = await client.callTool({
+      name: "gittensory_explain_gate_disposition",
+      arguments: { login: "miner1", owner: "acme", repo: "widgets", title: "Add retry to upload client", linkedIssues: [] },
+    });
+    expect(result.isError).toBeFalsy();
+    const data = result.structuredContent as {
+      conclusion: string;
+      pack: string;
+      dispositions: Array<{ rule: string; status: string; reason: string }>;
+    };
+    expect(data.pack).toBe("oss-anti-slop");
+    expect(data.conclusion).toBe("failure");
+    expect(data.dispositions.some((d) => d.rule === "missing_linked_issue" && d.status === "block")).toBe(true);
+    // public-safe: never leaks private scoring/wallet terms
+    expect(JSON.stringify(data)).not.toMatch(/wallet|hotkey|reward estimate|trust score/i);
+  });
+
+  it("returns no blocking dispositions when the gate passes", async () => {
+    const env = createTestEnv();
+    await upsertRepositoryFromGitHub(env, { name: "clean", full_name: "acme/clean" });
+    await upsertRepoFocusManifest(env, "acme/clean", { gate: { pack: "oss-anti-slop" } }, "repo_file");
+    const client = await connect(env);
+
+    const result = await client.callTool({
+      name: "gittensory_explain_gate_disposition",
+      arguments: { login: "miner1", owner: "acme", repo: "clean", title: "Minimal self-check" },
+    });
+    expect(result.isError).toBeFalsy();
+    const data = result.structuredContent as { dispositions: Array<{ status: string }> };
+    expect(data.dispositions.filter((d) => d.status === "block")).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});