diff --git a/skills/ingest/scripts/open-pr.sh b/skills/ingest/scripts/open-pr.sh
index cac5fc0..9ea4a9b 100644
--- a/skills/ingest/scripts/open-pr.sh
+++ b/skills/ingest/scripts/open-pr.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ fi
 git commit -m "$title"
 git push -u origin "$branch"
 
+# DRY_RUN: local git work done; skip the Forgejo API (offline tests).
+if [[ -n "${DRY_RUN:-}" ]]; then
+  echo "PR opened: DRY-RUN ${branch} -> ${base}"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 # 2. Open the PR via Forgejo API (jq builds the JSON safely)
 body="$(cat "$body_file")"
 payload="$(jq -n --arg head "$branch" --arg base "$base" \
diff --git a/skills/ingest/scripts/run-ingest.sh b/skills/ingest/scripts/run-ingest.sh
index b9fab70..5bb6964 100644
--- a/skills/ingest/scripts/run-ingest.sh
+++ b/skills/ingest/scripts/run-ingest.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ manifest="${2:-.ingest-manifest.json}"
 SCRIPTS="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
 fail() {
-  jq -n --arg stage "$1" --arg reason "$2" \
+  jq -nc --arg stage "$1" --arg reason "$2" \
     '{status:"error", stage:$stage, reason:$reason}'
   exit 1
 }
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ done < <(jq -r '.pages[] | select(.status=="created")
 
 # --- 2. log entry ---
 out="$(jq -r '[.pages[].path | "[[" + (sub("^wiki/";"") | sub("\\.md$";"")) + "]]"] | join(", ")' "$manifest")"
-"${SCRIPTS}/log-append.sh" --type INGEST --subject "$slug" --model "$model" \
+bash "${SCRIPTS}/log-append.sh" --type INGEST --subject "$slug" --model "$model" \
   --context "[[${raw_source}]]" --output "${out:-*(none)*}" --reasoning "$reasoning" \
   || fail "log" "log-append failed"
 
 # --- 3. scoped lint (capture findings for the PR; never aborts the run) ---
-lint_out="$( "${SCRIPTS}/scoped-lint.sh" "$genome" "${all_paths[@]}" 2>&1 )" && lint_rc=0 || lint_rc=$?
+lint_out="$( bash "${SCRIPTS}/scoped-lint.sh" "$genome" "${all_paths[@]}" 2>&1 )" && lint_rc=0 || lint_rc=$?
 
 # --- 4. assemble the PR body (manifest tables + lint results) ---
 body="$(mktemp)"
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ body="$(mktemp)"
 # --- 5. open the PR ---
 pr_args=( --slug "$slug" --title "feat: ingest ${slug}" --body-file "$body" )
 [[ -n "$conflict_label" ]] && pr_args+=( --label "$conflict_label" )
-pr_out="$( "${SCRIPTS}/open-pr.sh" "${pr_args[@]}" 2>&1 )" && pr_rc=0 || pr_rc=$?
+pr_out="$( bash "${SCRIPTS}/open-pr.sh" "${pr_args[@]}" 2>&1 )" && pr_rc=0 || pr_rc=$?
 pr_url="$(printf '%s\n' "$pr_out" | sed -n 's/^PR opened: //p' | head -n1)"
 
 rm -f "$body"
 
 # --- final result line for n8n ---
-jq -n \
+jq -nc \
   --arg status   "$([[ $pr_rc -eq 0 ]] && echo ok || echo pr_failed)" \
   --arg slug     "$slug" \
   --arg pr_url   "$pr_url" \