diff --git a/.github/workflows/node-server-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/node-server-tests.yml
index 8fe84611686..2b0669a8421 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node-server-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node-server-tests.yml
@@ -136,10 +136,9 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
   persistence:
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, mobile_web_bundle]
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      actions: read
     concurrency:
       group: node-server-persistence-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ github.event_name == 'push' && !inputs.build_template && inputs.ref == '' && github.ref || github.run_id }}
       cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && !inputs.build_template && inputs.ref == '' }}
@@ -147,6 +146,7 @@ jobs:
     # Drafts re-trigger at readiness; inherited caller events must not depend on PR fields.
     if: >-
       ${{ !cancelled() && needs.changes.outputs.should_run != 'false' &&
+      (needs.changes.outputs.qualification == 'false' || needs.mobile_web_bundle.result == 'success') &&
       (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.draft != true) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -213,32 +213,6 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'Windows'
         with:
           arches: ${{ (inputs.build_template && matrix.os == 'windows-2022') && 'x64 arm64' || (runner.arch == 'ARM64' && 'arm64' || 'x64') }}
-      - name: Wait for the qualified mobile bundle
-        if: needs.changes.outputs.qualification != 'false'
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8
-        with: &mobile-bundle-wait
-          script: |
-            const deadline = Date.now() + 15 * 60_000
-            while (Date.now() < deadline) {
-              const jobs = await github.paginate(github.rest.actions.listJobsForWorkflowRun, {
-                ...context.repo, run_id: context.runId, filter: 'latest', per_page: 100
-              })
-              const producers = jobs.filter(job => job.name === 'mobile_web_bundle' ||
-                job.name.endsWith(' / mobile_web_bundle'))
-              if (producers.length > 1) throw new Error('Ambiguous mobile bundle producer')
-              const producer = producers[0]
-              if (producer?.status === 'completed') {
-                if (producer.conclusion !== 'success') {
-                  throw new Error(`Mobile bundle production did not succeed: ${producer.conclusion}`)
-                }
-                const artifacts = await github.paginate(github.rest.actions.listWorkflowRunArtifacts, {
-                  ...context.repo, run_id: context.runId, per_page: 100
-                })
-                if (artifacts.some(artifact => artifact.name === 'orcad-mobile-web-bundle' && !artifact.expired)) return
-              }
-              await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5_000))
-            }
-            throw new Error('Timed out waiting for the qualified mobile bundle')
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         if: needs.changes.outputs.qualification != 'false'
         with:
@@ -379,10 +353,9 @@ jobs:
           overwrite: true
 
   linux_glibc_floor:
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, mobile_web_bundle]
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      actions: read
     concurrency:
       group: node-server-linux_glibc_floor-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ github.event_name == 'push' && !inputs.build_template && inputs.ref == '' && github.ref || github.run_id }}
       cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && !inputs.build_template && inputs.ref == '' }}
@@ -391,6 +364,7 @@ jobs:
       ${{ !cancelled() &&
       needs.changes.outputs.should_run != 'false' &&
       needs.changes.outputs.qualification != 'false' &&
+      needs.mobile_web_bundle.result == 'success' &&
       (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.draft != true) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -438,9 +412,6 @@ jobs:
           pnpm build:orcad-prebuilds
           pnpm build:orcad-prebuilds --require-slots "$(node config/scripts/build-orcad-prebuilds.mjs --print-slot)"
           pnpm build:orcad-prebuilds --smoke
-      - name: Wait for the qualified mobile bundle
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8
-        with: *mobile-bundle-wait
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: orcad-mobile-web-bundle
@@ -515,10 +486,9 @@ jobs:
           overwrite: true
 
   linux_musl:
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, mobile_web_bundle]
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      actions: read
     concurrency:
       group: node-server-linux_musl-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ github.event_name == 'push' && !inputs.build_template && inputs.ref == '' && github.ref || github.run_id }}
       cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && !inputs.build_template && inputs.ref == '' }}
@@ -526,6 +496,7 @@ jobs:
       ${{ !cancelled() &&
       needs.changes.outputs.should_run != 'false' &&
       needs.changes.outputs.qualification != 'false' &&
+      needs.mobile_web_bundle.result == 'success' &&
       (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.draft != true) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -566,9 +537,6 @@ jobs:
           pnpm build:orcad-prebuilds --require-slots "$(node config/scripts/build-orcad-prebuilds.mjs --print-slot)"
           pnpm build:orcad-prebuilds --smoke
           NODE_SERVER_PREPARATION
-      - name: Wait for the qualified mobile bundle
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8
-        with: *mobile-bundle-wait
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: orcad-mobile-web-bundle
diff --git a/config/scripts/node-server-change-scope.test.mjs b/config/scripts/node-server-change-scope.test.mjs
index 0d93a253e20..fe6cd375fb2 100644
--- a/config/scripts/node-server-change-scope.test.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/node-server-change-scope.test.mjs
@@ -571,11 +571,11 @@ it('keeps every platform job and runs them when detection is skipped or fails',
   expect(workflow.jobs.persistence.strategy.matrix.os).toContain('needs.changes.outputs.runners')
   for (const jobName of ['linux_glibc_floor', 'linux_musl']) {
     const job = workflow.jobs[jobName]
-    expect(job.needs).toBe('changes')
+    expect(job.needs).toEqual(['changes', 'mobile_web_bundle'])
     // The containers never install mobile/, and orcad refuses to build without the page.
     expect(job.steps.some((step) => step.with?.name === 'orcad-mobile-web-bundle')).toBe(true)
     expect(job.steps.some((step) => step.name === 'Wait for the qualified mobile bundle')).toBe(
-      true
+      false
     )
     expect(job.if).not.toContain('needs.persistence')
     expect(job.if).toContain("needs.changes.outputs.qualification != 'false'")
diff --git a/config/scripts/node-server-native-compat-scope.test.mjs b/config/scripts/node-server-native-compat-scope.test.mjs
index 39f9bbe567b..7adc20ad16b 100644
--- a/config/scripts/node-server-native-compat-scope.test.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/node-server-native-compat-scope.test.mjs
@@ -329,7 +329,9 @@ it('builds server glibc slots on glibc 2.28 and the compat slot on glibc 2.17 (d
 
   const compat = workflow.jobs.linux_glibc217_compat
   expect(compat.needs).toBe('changes')
-  expect(compat.if).toContain(floor.if.slice(0, -3))
+  expect(compat.if).toContain(
+    floor.if.replace("needs.mobile_web_bundle.result == 'success' && ", '').slice(0, -3)
+  )
   expect(compat.if).toContain("needs.changes.outputs.native_compatibility != 'false'")
   expect(compat.if).toContain(
     "github.event_name != 'pull_request' || inputs.build_template || inputs.ref != ''"
diff --git a/config/scripts/node-server-release-parallelism.test.mjs b/config/scripts/node-server-release-parallelism.test.mjs
index 775520df3d2..6546ed7bc31 100644
--- a/config/scripts/node-server-release-parallelism.test.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/node-server-release-parallelism.test.mjs
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ function context({ qualification, producer = 'success', event = 'pull_request',
 it.each([
   { qualification: 'true', producer: 'success', expected: true },
   { qualification: '', producer: 'success', expected: true },
-  { qualification: 'true', producer: 'failure', expected: true },
-  { qualification: 'true', producer: 'cancelled', expected: true },
-  { qualification: 'true', producer: 'skipped', expected: true },
-  { qualification: '', producer: 'skipped', expected: true },
+  { qualification: 'true', producer: 'failure', expected: false },
+  { qualification: 'true', producer: 'cancelled', expected: false },
+  { qualification: 'true', producer: 'skipped', expected: false },
+  { qualification: '', producer: 'skipped', expected: false },
   { qualification: 'false', producer: 'skipped', expected: true },
   { qualification: 'false', producer: 'skipped', draft: true, expected: false },
   { producer: 'success', event: 'workflow_dispatch', expected: true },
   { producer: 'success', event: 'schedule', expected: true }
-])('starts native setup independently while retaining test-only behavior: %j', (scenario) => {
+])('gates qualification on the bundle while retaining test-only behavior: %j', (scenario) => {
   const ctx = context(scenario)
-  expect(persistence.needs).toBe('changes')
+  expect(persistence.needs).toEqual(['changes', 'mobile_web_bundle'])
   expect(shouldPersist(ctx).coerceString()).toBe(String(scenario.expected))
   expect(shouldPersist(ctx, true).coerceString()).toBe('false')
 })
@@ -112,107 +112,36 @@ it('avoids template download-cache transfers while retaining native and verifica
   }
 })
 
-const mobileWait = persistence.steps.find(
-  (step) => step.name === 'Wait for the qualified mobile bundle'
-)
-const AsyncFunction = Object.getPrototypeOf(async () => {}).constructor
-
-function waitForMobile(snapshots) {
-  let now = 0
-  let index = 0
-  const calls = []
-  const github = {
-    rest: { actions: { listJobsForWorkflowRun: 'jobs', listWorkflowRunArtifacts: 'artifacts' } },
-    async paginate(endpoint, input) {
-      calls.push({ endpoint, input })
-      return snapshots[Math.min(index, snapshots.length - 1)][endpoint] ?? []
+it.each(['persistence', 'linux_glibc_floor', 'linux_musl'])(
+  '%s waits through the dependency graph without polling the Actions API',
+  (name) => {
+    const job = workflow.jobs[name]
+    expect(job.needs).toEqual(['changes', 'mobile_web_bundle'])
+    expect(job.steps.some((step) => step.uses?.includes('github-script'))).toBe(false)
+    const evaluate = compileAggregateExpression(job.if, ['needs', 'github', 'inputs'])
+    for (const producer of ['success', 'failure', 'cancelled', 'skipped', 'timed_out']) {
+      const ctx = {
+        ...context({ qualification: 'true', producer }),
+        inputs: { build_template: true }
+      }
+      expect(evaluate(ctx).coerceString()).toBe(String(producer === 'success'))
     }
   }
-  const execute = new AsyncFunction(
-    'github',
-    'context',
-    'Date',
-    'setTimeout',
-    mobileWait.with.script
-  )
-  return {
-    calls,
-    result: execute(
-      github,
-      { repo: { owner: 'owner', repo: 'repo' }, runId: 42 },
-      { now: () => now },
-      (resolve, delay) => {
-        now += delay
-        index++
-        resolve()
-      }
-    )
-  }
-}
-
-const mobileProducer = (conclusion, prefix = 'orcad-template / qualify / ') => ({
-  name: `${prefix}mobile_web_bundle`,
-  status: conclusion ? 'completed' : 'in_progress',
-  conclusion
-})
-const mobileArtifact = { name: 'orcad-mobile-web-bundle', expired: false }
-
-it.each(['', 'orcad-template / ', 'orcad-template / qualify / '])(
-  'waits for the same-run producer to succeed before accepting its artifact (%s)',
-  async (prefix) => {
-    const { result, calls } = waitForMobile([
-      { artifacts: [mobileArtifact] },
-      { jobs: [mobileProducer(undefined, prefix)], artifacts: [mobileArtifact] },
-      {
-        jobs: [mobileProducer('success', prefix)],
-        artifacts: [{ ...mobileArtifact, expired: true }]
-      },
-      { jobs: [mobileProducer('success', prefix)], artifacts: [mobileArtifact] }
-    ])
-    await result
-    expect(calls.filter((call) => call.endpoint === 'jobs')).toHaveLength(4)
-    expect(calls.filter((call) => call.endpoint === 'artifacts')).toHaveLength(2)
-    expect(calls.every((call) => call.input.run_id === 42)).toBe(true)
-    expect(
-      calls
-        .filter((call) => call.endpoint === 'jobs')
-        .every((call) => call.input.filter === 'latest')
-    ).toBe(true)
-  }
 )
 
-it.each(['failure', 'cancelled', 'skipped', 'timed_out', 'action_required', 'startup_failure'])(
-  'rejects a %s producer even when an earlier attempt left an artifact',
-  async (conclusion) => {
-    await expect(
-      waitForMobile([{ jobs: [mobileProducer(conclusion)], artifacts: [mobileArtifact] }]).result
-    ).rejects.toThrow('Mobile bundle production did not succeed')
-  }
-)
-
-it('fails closed when the producer is missing or ambiguous', async () => {
-  await expect(waitForMobile([{}]).result).rejects.toThrow('Timed out')
-  await expect(
-    waitForMobile([{ jobs: [mobileProducer('success'), mobileProducer('success', '')] }]).result
-  ).rejects.toThrow('Ambiguous')
-})
-
-it('prepares every native lane before waiting and builds with the shared page afterward', () => {
+it('prepares every native lane and builds with the shared page', () => {
   for (const name of ['persistence', 'linux_glibc_floor', 'linux_musl']) {
     const job = workflow.jobs[name]
-    const wait = job.steps.findIndex((step) => step.name === mobileWait.name)
-    const download = job.steps.findIndex((step) => step.with?.name === mobileArtifact.name)
+    const download = job.steps.findIndex((step) => step.with?.name === 'orcad-mobile-web-bundle')
     const prepare = job.steps.findIndex(
       (step) =>
         step.uses?.includes('prepare-orcad-prebuilds') ||
         step.run?.includes('pnpm build:orcad-prebuilds')
     )
-    expect(job.needs).toBe('changes')
+    expect(job.needs).toEqual(['changes', 'mobile_web_bundle'])
     expect(prepare).toBeGreaterThan(-1)
-    expect(prepare).toBeLessThan(wait)
-    expect(wait).toBeLessThan(download)
-    expect(job.steps[wait].with.script).toBe(mobileWait.with.script)
-    expect(job.permissions).toEqual({ contents: 'read', actions: 'read' })
+    expect(prepare).toBeLessThan(download)
+    expect(job.permissions).toEqual({ contents: 'read' })
   }
   const alpine = workflow.jobs.linux_musl.steps
   const prepare = alpine.find((step) => step.name === 'Prepare native Alpine artifact')
diff --git a/config/scripts/release-cut-token-permissions.test.mjs b/config/scripts/release-cut-token-permissions.test.mjs
index c527bb16d4d..498fd9b01ac 100644
--- a/config/scripts/release-cut-token-permissions.test.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/release-cut-token-permissions.test.mjs
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ const EXPECTED_MATRIX = {
       'persistence'
     ].map((job) => [
       `.github/workflows/release-mac-build.yml#qualification-template -> .github/workflows/qualified-orcad-template.yml#qualify -> .github/workflows/node-server-tests.yml#${job}`,
-      ['persistence', 'linux_glibc_floor', 'linux_musl'].includes(job)
-        ? { actions: 'read', contents: 'read' }
-        : { contents: 'read' }
+      { contents: 'read' }
     ])
   ),
   ...Object.fromEntries(
@@ -78,12 +76,10 @@ const EXPECTED_MATRIX = {
     },
   [`${RELEASE_WORKFLOW}#orcad-template -> .github/workflows/qualified-orcad-template.yml#qualify -> .github/workflows/node-server-tests.yml#linux_glibc_floor`]:
     {
-      actions: 'read',
       contents: 'read'
     },
   [`${RELEASE_WORKFLOW}#orcad-template -> .github/workflows/qualified-orcad-template.yml#qualify -> .github/workflows/node-server-tests.yml#linux_musl`]:
     {
-      actions: 'read',
       contents: 'read'
     },
   [`${RELEASE_WORKFLOW}#orcad-template -> .github/workflows/qualified-orcad-template.yml#qualify -> .github/workflows/node-server-tests.yml#mobile_web_bundle`]:
@@ -92,7 +88,6 @@ const EXPECTED_MATRIX = {
     },
   [`${RELEASE_WORKFLOW}#orcad-template -> .github/workflows/qualified-orcad-template.yml#qualify -> .github/workflows/node-server-tests.yml#persistence`]:
     {
-      actions: 'read',
       contents: 'read'
     },
   [`${RELEASE_WORKFLOW}#post-release-e2e`]: { actions: 'write' },