diff --git a/script/test b/script/test
index 19d66e40..e5e6dd76 100755
--- a/script/test
+++ b/script/test
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ set -euo pipefail
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
 
+echo "=== Running cargo clippy ==="
+cargo clippy --manifest-path "$PROJECT_ROOT/Cargo.toml" --all-targets --all-features
+
 echo "=== Running Rust tests ==="
 cargo test --manifest-path "$PROJECT_ROOT/Cargo.toml"
 
diff --git a/server/src/agents/gates.rs b/server/src/agents/gates.rs
index 9c46bd35..7679e73f 100644
--- a/server/src/agents/gates.rs
+++ b/server/src/agents/gates.rs
@@ -171,39 +171,12 @@ fn run_command_with_timeout(
 /// otherwise `cargo nextest run` / `cargo test`) in the given directory.
 /// Returns `(gates_passed, combined_output)`.
 pub(crate) fn run_acceptance_gates(path: &Path) -> Result<(bool, String), String> {
-    let mut all_output = String::new();
-    let mut all_passed = true;
-
-    // ── cargo clippy ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-    let clippy = Command::new("cargo")
-        .args(["clippy", "--all-targets", "--all-features"])
-        .current_dir(path)
-        .output()
-        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to run cargo clippy: {e}"))?;
-
-    all_output.push_str("=== cargo clippy ===\n");
-    let clippy_stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&clippy.stdout);
-    let clippy_stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&clippy.stderr);
-    if !clippy_stdout.is_empty() {
-        all_output.push_str(&clippy_stdout);
-    }
-    if !clippy_stderr.is_empty() {
-        all_output.push_str(&clippy_stderr);
-    }
-    all_output.push('\n');
-
-    if !clippy.status.success() {
-        all_passed = false;
-    }
-
-    // ── tests (script/test if available, else cargo nextest/test) ─
+    // Run script/test (or fallback to cargo test). This is the sole
+    // acceptance gate — project-specific linting and test commands belong
+    // in script/test, not hardcoded here.
     let (test_success, test_out) = run_project_tests(path)?;
-    all_output.push_str(&test_out);
-    if !test_success {
-        all_passed = false;
-    }
 
-    Ok((all_passed, all_output))
+    Ok((test_success, test_out))
 }
 
 /// Run `script/test_coverage` in the given directory if the script exists.