diff --git a/.github/scripts/render-cve-remediation-summary.sh b/.github/scripts/render-cve-remediation-summary.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7ec626575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/render-cve-remediation-summary.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Renders the CVE remediation results table for the workflow run summary.
+# Combines the issue metadata produced by the discovery job with the optional
+# per-issue notes written by the remediation agent. A note is looked up by the
+# issue's Linear identifier (SOU-123.md) or, as a fallback, its Linear UUID.
+#
+# Usage: render-cve-remediation-summary.sh <issues-json-file> <notes-directory>
+
+ISSUES_FILE="${1:?issues JSON file is required}"
+NOTES_DIR="${2:?notes directory is required}"
+
+MAX_NOTE_LENGTH=500
+
+if ! jq -e 'type == "array"' "$ISSUES_FILE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "issues file '$ISSUES_FILE' is missing or is not a JSON array" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+escape_table_cell() {
+  local escaped="${1//\\/\\\\}"
+  printf '%s' "${escaped//|/\\|}"
+}
+
+echo '| Linear issue | Priority | Status | Title | Notes |'
+echo '| --- | ---: | --- | --- | --- |'
+
+while IFS= read -r issue; do
+  identifier=$(jq -r '.identifier' <<<"$issue")
+  id=$(jq -r '.id' <<<"$issue")
+  url=$(jq -r '.url' <<<"$issue")
+  priority=$(jq -r '.priority' <<<"$issue")
+  status=$(jq -r '.status' <<<"$issue")
+  title=$(jq -r '.title' <<<"$issue")
+
+  note=""
+  for note_key in "$identifier" "$id"; do
+    if [[ -z "$note_key" || "$note_key" == */* || "$note_key" == .* ]]; then
+      continue
+    fi
+    note_file="$NOTES_DIR/$note_key.md"
+    if [[ -f "$note_file" ]]; then
+      note=$(tr -s '[:space:]' ' ' < "$note_file")
+      note="${note# }"
+      note="${note% }"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  if (( ${#note} > MAX_NOTE_LENGTH )); then
+    note="${note:0:MAX_NOTE_LENGTH}…"
+  fi
+
+  printf '| [%s](%s) | %s | %s | %s | %s |\n' \
+    "$identifier" "$url" "$priority" "$status" \
+    "$(escape_table_cell "$title")" \
+    "$(escape_table_cell "$note")"
+done < <(jq -c '.[]' "$ISSUES_FILE")
diff --git a/.github/scripts/test-cve-remediation.sh b/.github/scripts/test-cve-remediation.sh
index fcaf431e9..186504a74 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/test-cve-remediation.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/test-cve-remediation.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 FILTER="$SCRIPT_DIR/filter-unlinked-cve-issues.jq"
 DISCOVERY_SCRIPT="$SCRIPT_DIR/find-unlinked-cve-issues.sh"
+RENDER_SCRIPT="$SCRIPT_DIR/render-cve-remediation-summary.sh"
 WORKFLOW_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/../workflows/_cve-remediation.yml"
 CALLER_WORKFLOW_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/../workflows/cve-remediation.yml"
 SYSTEM_PROMPT_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/../prompts/cve-remediation-system.md"
@@ -22,6 +23,19 @@ assert_json() {
   fi
 }
 
+assert_equals() {
+  local description="$1"
+  local actual="$2"
+  local expected="$3"
+
+  if [[ "$actual" != "$expected" ]]; then
+    echo "FAIL: $description"
+    echo "Expected: $expected"
+    echo "Actual:   $actual"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
 assert_workflow_contains() {
   local description="$1"
   local expected="$2"
@@ -138,7 +152,9 @@ FAKE_CURL_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 FAKE_CURL_COUNT=$(mktemp)
 FAKE_CURL_PAYLOAD_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 FAKE_GH_LOG=$(mktemp)
-trap 'rm -rf "$FAKE_CURL_DIR" "$FAKE_CURL_PAYLOAD_DIR"; rm -f "$FAKE_CURL_COUNT" "$FAKE_GH_LOG"' EXIT
+RENDER_NOTES_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+RENDER_ISSUES_FILE=$(mktemp)
+trap 'rm -rf "$FAKE_CURL_DIR" "$FAKE_CURL_PAYLOAD_DIR" "$RENDER_NOTES_DIR"; rm -f "$FAKE_CURL_COUNT" "$FAKE_GH_LOG" "$RENDER_ISSUES_FILE"' EXIT
 printf '0\n' > "$FAKE_CURL_COUNT"
 
 cat > "$FAKE_CURL_DIR/curl" <<'EOF'
@@ -325,6 +341,83 @@ assert_json \
   "$(jq -c '.variables.after' "$FAKE_CURL_PAYLOAD_DIR/3.json")" \
   '"next-page"'
 
+cat > "$RENDER_ISSUES_FILE" <<'EOF'
+[
+  {
+    "id": "issue-31",
+    "identifier": "SOU-31",
+    "title": "[sourcebot-dev/example] CVE-31: note keyed by identifier",
+    "url": "https://linear.app/sourcebot/issue/SOU-31/test",
+    "priority": 1,
+    "status": "Todo",
+    "statusType": "unstarted"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "issue-32",
+    "identifier": "SOU-32",
+    "title": "[sourcebot-dev/example] CVE-32: pipe | in title",
+    "url": "https://linear.app/sourcebot/issue/SOU-32/test",
+    "priority": 2,
+    "status": "Backlog",
+    "statusType": "backlog"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "issue-33",
+    "identifier": "SOU-33",
+    "title": "[sourcebot-dev/example] CVE-33: no note",
+    "url": "https://linear.app/sourcebot/issue/SOU-33/test",
+    "priority": 3,
+    "status": "Backlog",
+    "statusType": "backlog"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "issue-34",
+    "identifier": "SOU-34",
+    "title": "[sourcebot-dev/example] CVE-34: note keyed by UUID",
+    "url": "https://linear.app/sourcebot/issue/SOU-34/test",
+    "priority": 4,
+    "status": "Backlog",
+    "statusType": "backlog"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "issue-35",
+    "identifier": "SOU-35",
+    "title": "[sourcebot-dev/example] CVE-35: truncated long note",
+    "url": "https://linear.app/sourcebot/issue/SOU-35/test",
+    "priority": 5,
+    "status": "Backlog",
+    "statusType": "backlog"
+  }
+]
+EOF
+printf 'Opened PR #99 upgrading foo to 1.2.3.\n' > "$RENDER_NOTES_DIR/SOU-31.md"
+cat > "$RENDER_NOTES_DIR/SOU-32.md" <<'EOF'
+No patched | release \| exists yet;
+re-check tomorrow.
+EOF
+printf 'Skipped: dependency already patched on main.\n' > "$RENDER_NOTES_DIR/issue-34.md"
+LONG_NOTE=$(printf 'a%.0s' $(seq 1 600))
+printf '%s\n' "$LONG_NOTE" > "$RENDER_NOTES_DIR/SOU-35.md"
+
+EXPECTED_SUMMARY='| Linear issue | Priority | Status | Title | Notes |
+| --- | ---: | --- | --- | --- |
+| [SOU-31](https://linear.app/sourcebot/issue/SOU-31/test) | 1 | Todo | [sourcebot-dev/example] CVE-31: note keyed by identifier | Opened PR #99 upgrading foo to 1.2.3. |
+| [SOU-32](https://linear.app/sourcebot/issue/SOU-32/test) | 2 | Backlog | [sourcebot-dev/example] CVE-32: pipe \| in title | No patched \| release \\\| exists yet; re-check tomorrow. |
+| [SOU-33](https://linear.app/sourcebot/issue/SOU-33/test) | 3 | Backlog | [sourcebot-dev/example] CVE-33: no note |  |
+| [SOU-34](https://linear.app/sourcebot/issue/SOU-34/test) | 4 | Backlog | [sourcebot-dev/example] CVE-34: note keyed by UUID | Skipped: dependency already patched on main. |'
+EXPECTED_SUMMARY+="
+| [SOU-35](https://linear.app/sourcebot/issue/SOU-35/test) | 5 | Backlog | [sourcebot-dev/example] CVE-35: truncated long note | ${LONG_NOTE:0:500}… |"
+
+assert_equals \
+  "renders the results table with flattened, escaped, truncated agent notes" \
+  "$("$RENDER_SCRIPT" "$RENDER_ISSUES_FILE" "$RENDER_NOTES_DIR")" \
+  "$EXPECTED_SUMMARY"
+
+if "$RENDER_SCRIPT" "$RENDER_NOTES_DIR/does-not-exist.json" "$RENDER_NOTES_DIR" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "FAIL: fails loudly instead of rendering an empty table when the issues file is missing"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 assert_json \
   "maps Linear on-call assignees to GitHub reviewers" \
   "$(jq -c . "$REVIEWER_MAP_FILE")" \
@@ -403,5 +496,39 @@ assert_workflow_not_contains \
   "does not use the unavailable inputs context in a reusable workflow call" \
   '${{ inputs.max_issues' \
   "$CALLER_WORKFLOW_FILE"
+assert_workflow_contains \
+  "hands issue metadata to the remediation job through an artifact" \
+  'name: cve-remediation-issues'
+assert_workflow_contains \
+  "uploads the issue metadata from the discovery job" \
+  'name: Upload issue metadata for the remediation summary'
+assert_workflow_contains \
+  "downloads the issue metadata in the remediation job" \
+  'name: Download issue metadata'
+assert_workflow_contains \
+  "prompts Claude with the notes location for the run summary" \
+  'cve-remediation-notes/<LINEAR-IDENTIFIER>.md'
+assert_workflow_contains \
+  "snapshots the renderer before the agent can touch the checkout" \
+  'cp .cve-remediation-workflow/.github/scripts/render-cve-remediation-summary.sh "$RUNNER_TEMP/render-cve-remediation-summary.sh"'
+assert_workflow_contains \
+  "renders the remediation results table from the pre-agent snapshot" \
+  '"$RUNNER_TEMP/render-cve-remediation-summary.sh" "$ISSUES_FILE" "$NOTES_DIR"'
+snapshot_line=$(grep -nF -- 'cp .cve-remediation-workflow/.github/scripts/render-cve-remediation-summary.sh' "$WORKFLOW_FILE" | head -1 | cut -d: -f1)
+agent_line=$(grep -nF -- 'name: Run Claude CVE remediation agent' "$WORKFLOW_FILE" | head -1 | cut -d: -f1)
+if [[ -z "$snapshot_line" || -z "$agent_line" ]] || ((snapshot_line >= agent_line)); then
+  echo "FAIL: snapshots the renderer before the Claude agent step runs"
+  echo "Expected the renderer copy (line ${snapshot_line:-missing}) to precede the agent step (line ${agent_line:-missing})"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! grep -A1 -- '- name: Report remediation results' "$WORKFLOW_FILE" | grep -Fq 'if: always()'; then
+  echo "FAIL: reports remediation results even when the agent step fails"
+  echo "Expected the 'Report remediation results' step to run with 'if: always()'"
+  exit 1
+fi
+assert_workflow_contains \
+  "includes the agent notes column in the results table" \
+  '| Linear issue | Priority | Status | Title | Notes |' \
+  "$RENDER_SCRIPT"
 
 echo "All CVE remediation tests passed."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_cve-remediation.yml b/.github/workflows/_cve-remediation.yml
index 2751a48fa..7d71f9004 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_cve-remediation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_cve-remediation.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           issues=$(jq -c --argjson max "$MAX_ISSUES" '.[0:$max]' <<<"$all_issues")
           issue_ids=$(jq -c 'map(.id)' <<<"$issues")
           issue_count=$(jq 'length' <<<"$issues")
+          printf '%s\n' "$issues" > "$RUNNER_TEMP/cve-remediation-issues.json"
 
           if ((issue_count > 0)); then
             has_issues=true
@@ -93,12 +94,18 @@ jobs:
               echo "Claude was not started."
             else
               echo
-              echo '| Linear issue | Priority | Status | Title |'
-              echo '| --- | ---: | --- | --- |'
-              jq -r '.[] | "| [\(.identifier)](\(.url)) | \(.priority) | \(.status) | \(.title | gsub("\\|"; "\\\\|")) |"' <<<"$issues"
+              echo "The processed issues, along with any notes recorded by the agent, are listed in the remediation job summary."
             fi
           } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
 
+      - name: Upload issue metadata for the remediation summary
+        if: steps.discover.outputs.has_issues == 'true'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: cve-remediation-issues
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/cve-remediation-issues.json
+          retention-days: 7
+
   remediate:
     name: Remediate CVEs with Claude
     needs: discover
@@ -124,9 +131,22 @@ jobs:
           sparse-checkout: |
             .github/prompts/cve-remediation-system.md
             .github/cve-reviewers.json
+            .github/scripts
           path: .cve-remediation-workflow
           persist-credentials: false
 
+      - name: Download issue metadata
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: cve-remediation-issues
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}
+
+      - name: Prepare remediation summary inputs
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          mkdir -p "$RUNNER_TEMP/cve-remediation-notes"
+          cp .cve-remediation-workflow/.github/scripts/render-cve-remediation-summary.sh "$RUNNER_TEMP/render-cve-remediation-summary.sh"
+
       - name: Configure read-only Linear MCP
         env:
           LINEAR_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINEAR_API_KEY }}
@@ -157,6 +177,8 @@ jobs:
             ${{ needs.discover.outputs.issue_ids }}
 
             This is an unattended run. Inspect every supplied issue through the read-only Linear MCP server, follow the system instructions, and open or update pull requests only for complete, verified remediations.
+
+            For each issue, you may optionally record a short note (one or two sentences) describing the outcome by writing it to `${{ runner.temp }}/cve-remediation-notes/<LINEAR-IDENTIFIER>.md` (for example, `SOU-123.md`). Notes are shown next to each issue in the workflow run summary. Leave a note whenever the outcome would otherwise be unclear, especially when you decide not to open or update a pull request.
           claude_args: |
             --append-system-prompt-file "${{ github.workspace }}/.cve-remediation-workflow/.github/prompts/cve-remediation-system.md"
             --strict-mcp-config
@@ -166,3 +188,16 @@ jobs:
             --tools "Bash,Read,Edit,Write,Glob,Grep"
             --allowedTools "Read,Edit,Write,Glob,Grep,Bash(git *),Bash(gh pr *),Bash(yarn *),Bash(npm *),Bash(npx *),Bash(pnpm *),Bash(bun *),Bash(go *),Bash(cargo *),Bash(uv *),Bash(pytest *),Bash(python -m pytest *),Bash(make *),Bash(just *),mcp__linear__get_issue,mcp__linear__list_comments"
             --disallowedTools "Bash(gh pr merge *),Bash(git push *--force*),Bash(npm publish *),Bash(yarn npm publish *),Bash(pnpm publish *),Bash(cargo publish *)"
+
+      - name: Report remediation results
+        if: always()
+        env:
+          ISSUES_FILE: ${{ runner.temp }}/cve-remediation-issues.json
+          NOTES_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/cve-remediation-notes
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          {
+            echo "## CVE remediation results"
+            echo
+            "$RUNNER_TEMP/render-cve-remediation-summary.sh" "$ISSUES_FILE" "$NOTES_DIR"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"