diff --git a/WORK-RECORDS.md b/WORK-RECORDS.md
index 9c61dd4..e8143f7 100644
--- a/WORK-RECORDS.md
+++ b/WORK-RECORDS.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 | workplan | RMGR-WP-ADHOC-2026-09-09 | finished | — | workplans/ADHOC-2026-09-09.md |
 | workplan | RMGR-WP-ADHOC-2026-09-11 | finished | — | workplans/ADHOC-2026-09-11.md |
 | workplan | RMGR-WP-ADHOC-2026-10-03 | finished | — | workplans/ADHOC-2026-10-03.md |
+| workplan | RMGR-WP-ADHOC-2026-10-27 | finished | — | workplans/ADHOC-2026-10-27.md |
 | workplan | RMGR-WP-0001 | finished | — | workplans/RMGR-WP-0001-foundation.md |
 | workplan | RMGR-WP-0002 | finished | — | workplans/RMGR-WP-0002-retirement-dual-run-strangler.md |
 | workplan | RMGR-WP-0003 | finished | — | workplans/RMGR-WP-0003-production-pilot-dual-run.md |
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 | task | RMGR-WP-ADHOC-2026-09-09-T01 | done | — | workplans/ADHOC-2026-09-09.md |
 | task | RMGR-WP-ADHOC-2026-09-11-T01 | done | — | workplans/ADHOC-2026-09-11.md |
 | task | RMGR-WP-ADHOC-2026-10-03-T01 | done | — | workplans/ADHOC-2026-10-03.md |
+| task | RMGR-WP-ADHOC-2026-10-27-T01 | done | — | workplans/ADHOC-2026-10-27.md |
 | task | RMGR-WP-0001-T01 | done | — | workplans/RMGR-WP-0001-foundation.md |
 | task | RMGR-WP-0001-T02 | done | — | workplans/RMGR-WP-0001-foundation.md |
 | task | RMGR-WP-0001-T03 | done | — | workplans/RMGR-WP-0001-foundation.md |
diff --git a/docs/secret-detection.md b/docs/secret-detection.md
index 690efcb..7020d75 100644
--- a/docs/secret-detection.md
+++ b/docs/secret-detection.md
@@ -49,9 +49,14 @@ external target. Changed gitlinks, conflicts and unreadable entries are refused.
 A reviewed configuration extending the scanner's built-in defaults is supplied
 from an isolated temporary directory. Repository `.gitleaks.toml`, ignore files,
 inline `gitleaks:allow` comments and ambient scanner environment do not suppress
-this check. There is no implicit baseline or exception switch. False positives
-need a reviewed follow-up mechanism with exact scope and real approval; do not
-silently add broad path exclusions.
+this check. There is no implicit baseline or caller-controlled exception switch.
+The supplied profile adds one reviewed `generic-api-key` match allowlist: a
+filename with a normal text extension (`.md`, `.markdown`, `.txt`, `.yaml`,
+`.yml`, `.json`, `.py`, or `.toml`) whose value is exactly 64 lowercase hex
+digits. A bare keyword assignment of that same digest still blocks. Keep this
+profile identical to the forge receive adapter. Any wider exception needs a
+reviewed follow-up with exact scope and real approval; do not silently add
+broad path exclusions.
 
 The current resource bounds are 500 distinct blobs, 8 MiB per blob and 64 MiB in
 total; exceeding a bound refuses instead of skipping. Individual Git and scanner
diff --git a/src/repo_manager/secret_scan.py b/src/repo_manager/secret_scan.py
index c2203bd..3c1f4f8 100644
--- a/src/repo_manager/secret_scan.py
+++ b/src/repo_manager/secret_scan.py
@@ -43,7 +43,20 @@ MAX_BATCH_BYTES = 8 * 1024 * 1024
 DIRECTORY_BLOB_BYTES = 4096
 MAX_REPORT_BYTES = 1024 * 1024
 SCAN_SECONDS = 120
-CONFIG = '[extend]\nuseDefault = true\n'
+# Keep this profile identical to railiance-forge
+# tools/receive-secret-scan scannerConfig. The match allowlist is one reviewed
+# shape: a text-extension filename whose value is exactly 64 lowercase hex
+# digits. A bare keyword assignment of the same digest still matches
+# generic-api-key.
+CONFIG = r"""[extend]
+useDefault = true
+
+[[allowlists]]
+description = "Filename key whose value is a lowercase 64-hex content digest"
+targetRules = ["generic-api-key"]
+regexTarget = "match"
+regexes = ['^[\w.-]+\.(?:md|markdown|txt|yaml|yml|json|py|toml):[ \t]+[a-f0-9]{64}$']
+"""
 
 
 class Unverified(Exception):
diff --git a/tests/test_secret_scan.py b/tests/test_secret_scan.py
index d3555f9..dfafc69 100644
--- a/tests/test_secret_scan.py
+++ b/tests/test_secret_scan.py
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ def stage(repo, data, name='application.txt'):
     git(repo, 'add', '--', name)
 
 
+def test_filename_digest_is_allowed_and_bare_assignment_stays_blocked(binary, repo):
+    digest = os.urandom(32).hex()
+    stage(repo, f"  cards/access.md: {digest}\n".encode(), "release.yaml")
+    assert secret_scan.scan_staged(repo, binary)["status"] == "clean"
+    git(repo, "rm", "-q", "--cached", "release.yaml")
+    stage(repo, f"access: {digest}\n".encode(), "assignment.txt")
+    assert secret_scan.scan_staged(repo, binary)["status"] == "blocked"
+
+
 def test_clean_staged_blob(binary, repo):
     stage(repo, b'print("hello")\n')
     result = secret_scan.scan_staged(repo, binary)
diff --git a/workplans/ADHOC-2026-10-27.md b/workplans/ADHOC-2026-10-27.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e558ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workplans/ADHOC-2026-10-27.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+id: RMGR-WP-ADHOC-2026-10-27
+type: workplan
+title: "Allow filename content digests in the staged secret scan"
+domain: infotech
+repo: repo-manager
+status: finished
+owner: grok
+created: "2026-10-27"
+updated: "2026-10-27"
+---
+
+## Keep the staged scanner profile aligned with the forge
+
+```task
+id: RMGR-WP-ADHOC-2026-10-27-T01
+status: done
+priority: high
+```
+
+`secret_scan.CONFIG` now uses the same reviewed `generic-api-key` match
+allowlist as `railiance-forge` `scannerConfig`: a normal text-extension
+filename whose value is exactly 64 lowercase hex digits. A bare keyword
+assignment of that digest still blocks. This checkout applies the profile on
+the next staged scan. The installed Forgejo adapter does not; that admission
+remains `FORGE-WP-ADHOC-2026-10-27-T02`.