diff --git a/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_helpers.cjs b/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_helpers.cjs
index 1ede805da65..ed8813d5168 100644
--- a/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_helpers.cjs
+++ b/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_helpers.cjs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 // @ts-check
 /// <reference types="@actions/github-script" />
 
+const { getErrorMessage } = require("./error_helpers.cjs");
+const { ERR_API, ERR_CONFIG } = require("./error_codes.cjs");
+const { writeDenialSummary } = require("./pre_activation_summary.cjs");
+
 /**
  * Builds the GitHub search query, optionally scoping it to the current repository.
  * @param {string} skipQuery - The base query string
@@ -18,4 +22,79 @@ function buildSearchQuery(skipQuery, skipScope) {
   return searchQuery;
 }
 
-module.exports = { buildSearchQuery };
+/**
+ * Shared runner for skip-if query gates.
+ * @param {{
+ *   skipQuery: string | undefined;
+ *   workflowName: string | undefined;
+ *   thresholdStr: string | undefined;
+ *   thresholdEnvVar: string;
+ *   thresholdLabel: string;
+ *   checkLabel: string;
+ *   outputName: string;
+ *   skipScope: string | undefined;
+ *   shouldSkip: (totalCount: number, threshold: number) => boolean;
+ *   warningMessage: (totalCount: number, threshold: number) => string;
+ *   successMessage: (totalCount: number, threshold: number) => string;
+ *   denialSummaryMessage: (totalCount: number, threshold: number) => string;
+ *   denialSummaryNextStep: string;
+ * }} options
+ */
+// Ambient globals provided by @actions/github-script: core, github, context
+async function runSkipQueryGate(options) {
+  // prettier-ignore
+  const {
+    skipQuery, workflowName, thresholdStr,
+    thresholdEnvVar, thresholdLabel, checkLabel, outputName, skipScope,
+    shouldSkip, warningMessage, successMessage,
+    denialSummaryMessage, denialSummaryNextStep,
+  } = options;
+
+  if (!skipQuery) {
+    core.setFailed(`${ERR_CONFIG}: Configuration error: GH_AW_SKIP_QUERY not specified.`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!workflowName) {
+    core.setFailed(`${ERR_CONFIG}: Configuration error: GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME not specified.`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  core.info(`Running ${checkLabel} gate for workflow: ${workflowName}`);
+
+  const threshold = parseInt(thresholdStr ?? "", 10);
+  if (isNaN(threshold) || threshold < 1) {
+    core.setFailed(`${ERR_CONFIG}: Configuration error: ${thresholdEnvVar} must be a positive integer, got "${thresholdStr}".`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  core.info(`Checking ${checkLabel} query: ${skipQuery}`);
+  core.info(`${thresholdLabel}: ${threshold}`);
+
+  const searchQuery = buildSearchQuery(skipQuery, skipScope);
+
+  try {
+    const {
+      data: { total_count: totalCount },
+    } = await github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests({
+      q: searchQuery,
+      per_page: 1,
+    });
+
+    core.info(`Search found ${totalCount} matching items`);
+
+    if (shouldSkip(totalCount, threshold)) {
+      core.warning(warningMessage(totalCount, threshold));
+      core.setOutput(outputName, "false");
+      await writeDenialSummary(denialSummaryMessage(totalCount, threshold), denialSummaryNextStep);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    core.info(successMessage(totalCount, threshold));
+    core.setOutput(outputName, "true");
+  } catch (error) {
+    core.setFailed(`${ERR_API}: Failed to execute search query: ${getErrorMessage(error)}`);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = { buildSearchQuery, runSkipQueryGate };
diff --git a/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_helpers.test.cjs b/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_helpers.test.cjs
index 54ac24a41b1..4e9970658d6 100644
--- a/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_helpers.test.cjs
+++ b/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_helpers.test.cjs
@@ -109,3 +109,90 @@ describe("check_skip_if_helpers.cjs - buildSearchQuery", () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe("check_skip_if_helpers.cjs - runSkipQueryGate", () => {
+  /** @returns {Promise<{runSkipQueryGate: (options: any) => Promise<void>}>} */
+  const loadModule = () => import("./check_skip_if_helpers.cjs");
+
+  /** @type {Record<string, any>} */
+  const baseOptions = {
+    skipQuery: "is:issue is:open",
+    workflowName: "test-workflow",
+    thresholdStr: "1",
+    thresholdEnvVar: "GH_AW_SKIP_MAX_MATCHES",
+    thresholdLabel: "Maximum matches threshold",
+    checkLabel: "skip-if-match",
+    outputName: "skip_check_ok",
+    skipScope: undefined,
+    shouldSkip: (/** @type {number} */ totalCount, /** @type {number} */ threshold) => totalCount >= threshold,
+    warningMessage: () => "skip warning",
+    successMessage: () => "success message",
+    denialSummaryMessage: () => "summary message",
+    denialSummaryNextStep: "summary next step",
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    global.github = {
+      rest: {
+        search: {
+          issuesAndPullRequests: vi.fn(),
+        },
+      },
+    };
+  });
+
+  it("fails with config error when skipQuery is undefined", async () => {
+    const { runSkipQueryGate } = await loadModule();
+    await runSkipQueryGate({ ...baseOptions, skipQuery: undefined });
+    expect(mockCore.setFailed).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("GH_AW_SKIP_QUERY not specified"));
+    expect(global.github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("fails with config error when workflowName is undefined", async () => {
+    const { runSkipQueryGate } = await loadModule();
+    await runSkipQueryGate({ ...baseOptions, workflowName: undefined });
+    expect(mockCore.setFailed).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME not specified"));
+    expect(global.github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("uses thresholdEnvVar in validation errors", async () => {
+    const { runSkipQueryGate } = await loadModule();
+    await runSkipQueryGate({ ...baseOptions, thresholdStr: "invalid" });
+    expect(mockCore.setFailed).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("GH_AW_SKIP_MAX_MATCHES must be a positive integer"));
+    expect(global.github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("applies policy decision and output name when skip condition matches", async () => {
+    global.github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests.mockResolvedValue({ data: { total_count: 2 } });
+    const { runSkipQueryGate } = await loadModule();
+
+    await runSkipQueryGate({ ...baseOptions });
+
+    expect(mockCore.warning).toHaveBeenCalledWith("skip warning");
+    expect(mockCore.setOutput).toHaveBeenCalledWith("skip_check_ok", "false");
+    expect(mockCore.summary.addRaw).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockCore.summary.write).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("sets output to true and logs success when skip condition is not met", async () => {
+    global.github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests.mockResolvedValue({ data: { total_count: 0 } });
+    const { runSkipQueryGate } = await loadModule();
+    const successMessage = vi.fn(() => "all clear");
+
+    await runSkipQueryGate({ ...baseOptions, successMessage });
+
+    expect(mockCore.setOutput).toHaveBeenCalledWith("skip_check_ok", "true");
+    expect(successMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0, 1);
+    expect(mockCore.warning).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("calls setFailed with ERR_API prefix when search throws", async () => {
+    global.github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests.mockRejectedValue(new Error("rate limited"));
+    const { runSkipQueryGate } = await loadModule();
+
+    await runSkipQueryGate({ ...baseOptions });
+
+    expect(mockCore.setFailed).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("ERR_API"));
+    expect(mockCore.setFailed).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("rate limited"));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_match.cjs b/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_match.cjs
index fc379c91e7a..a4dc5c23810 100644
--- a/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_match.cjs
+++ b/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_match.cjs
@@ -1,57 +1,26 @@
 // @ts-check
 /// <reference types="@actions/github-script" />
 
-const { getErrorMessage } = require("./error_helpers.cjs");
-const { ERR_API, ERR_CONFIG } = require("./error_codes.cjs");
-const { buildSearchQuery } = require("./check_skip_if_helpers.cjs");
-const { writeDenialSummary } = require("./pre_activation_summary.cjs");
+const { runSkipQueryGate } = require("./check_skip_if_helpers.cjs");
 
 async function main() {
   const { GH_AW_SKIP_QUERY: skipQuery, GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: workflowName, GH_AW_SKIP_MAX_MATCHES: maxMatchesStr = "1", GH_AW_SKIP_SCOPE: skipScope } = process.env;
 
-  if (!skipQuery) {
-    core.setFailed(`${ERR_CONFIG}: Configuration error: GH_AW_SKIP_QUERY not specified.`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (!workflowName) {
-    core.setFailed(`${ERR_CONFIG}: Configuration error: GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME not specified.`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const maxMatches = parseInt(maxMatchesStr, 10);
-  if (isNaN(maxMatches) || maxMatches < 1) {
-    core.setFailed(`${ERR_CONFIG}: Configuration error: GH_AW_SKIP_MAX_MATCHES must be a positive integer, got "${maxMatchesStr}".`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  core.info(`Checking skip-if-match query: ${skipQuery}`);
-  core.info(`Maximum matches threshold: ${maxMatches}`);
-
-  const searchQuery = buildSearchQuery(skipQuery, skipScope);
-
-  try {
-    const {
-      data: { total_count: totalCount },
-    } = await github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests({
-      q: searchQuery,
-      per_page: 1,
-    });
-
-    core.info(`Search found ${totalCount} matching items`);
-
-    if (totalCount >= maxMatches) {
-      core.warning(`🔍 Skip condition matched (${totalCount} items found, threshold: ${maxMatches}). Workflow execution will be prevented by activation job.`);
-      core.setOutput("skip_check_ok", "false");
-      await writeDenialSummary(`Skip-if-match query matched: ${totalCount} item(s) found (threshold: ${maxMatches}).`, "Update `on.skip-if-match:` in the workflow frontmatter if this skip was unexpected.");
-      return;
-    }
-
-    core.info(`✓ Found ${totalCount} matches (below threshold of ${maxMatches}), workflow can proceed`);
-    core.setOutput("skip_check_ok", "true");
-  } catch (error) {
-    core.setFailed(`${ERR_API}: Failed to execute search query: ${getErrorMessage(error)}`);
-  }
+  await runSkipQueryGate({
+    skipQuery,
+    workflowName,
+    thresholdStr: maxMatchesStr,
+    thresholdEnvVar: "GH_AW_SKIP_MAX_MATCHES",
+    thresholdLabel: "Maximum matches threshold",
+    checkLabel: "skip-if-match",
+    outputName: "skip_check_ok",
+    skipScope,
+    shouldSkip: (totalCount, threshold) => totalCount >= threshold,
+    warningMessage: (totalCount, threshold) => `🔍 Skip condition matched (${totalCount} items found, threshold: ${threshold}). Workflow execution will be prevented by activation job.`,
+    successMessage: (totalCount, threshold) => `✓ Found ${totalCount} matches (below threshold of ${threshold}), workflow can proceed`,
+    denialSummaryMessage: (totalCount, threshold) => `Skip-if-match query matched: ${totalCount} item(s) found (threshold: ${threshold}).`,
+    denialSummaryNextStep: "Update `on.skip-if-match:` in the workflow frontmatter if this skip was unexpected.",
+  });
 }
 
 module.exports = { main };
diff --git a/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_no_match.cjs b/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_no_match.cjs
index b3edfef7803..6d67cf8f032 100644
--- a/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_no_match.cjs
+++ b/actions/setup/js/check_skip_if_no_match.cjs
@@ -1,57 +1,26 @@
 // @ts-check
 /// <reference types="@actions/github-script" />
 
-const { getErrorMessage } = require("./error_helpers.cjs");
-const { ERR_API, ERR_CONFIG } = require("./error_codes.cjs");
-const { buildSearchQuery } = require("./check_skip_if_helpers.cjs");
-const { writeDenialSummary } = require("./pre_activation_summary.cjs");
+const { runSkipQueryGate } = require("./check_skip_if_helpers.cjs");
 
 async function main() {
   const { GH_AW_SKIP_QUERY: skipQuery, GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: workflowName, GH_AW_SKIP_MIN_MATCHES: minMatchesStr = "1", GH_AW_SKIP_SCOPE: skipScope } = process.env;
 
-  if (!skipQuery) {
-    core.setFailed(`${ERR_CONFIG}: Configuration error: GH_AW_SKIP_QUERY not specified.`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (!workflowName) {
-    core.setFailed(`${ERR_CONFIG}: Configuration error: GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME not specified.`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const minMatches = parseInt(minMatchesStr, 10);
-  if (isNaN(minMatches) || minMatches < 1) {
-    core.setFailed(`${ERR_CONFIG}: Configuration error: GH_AW_SKIP_MIN_MATCHES must be a positive integer, got "${minMatchesStr}".`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  core.info(`Checking skip-if-no-match query: ${skipQuery}`);
-  core.info(`Minimum matches threshold: ${minMatches}`);
-
-  const searchQuery = buildSearchQuery(skipQuery, skipScope);
-
-  try {
-    const {
-      data: { total_count: totalCount },
-    } = await github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests({
-      q: searchQuery,
-      per_page: 1,
-    });
-
-    core.info(`Search found ${totalCount} matching items`);
-
-    if (totalCount < minMatches) {
-      core.warning(`🔍 Skip condition matched (${totalCount} items found, minimum required: ${minMatches}). Workflow execution will be prevented by activation job.`);
-      core.setOutput("skip_no_match_check_ok", "false");
-      await writeDenialSummary(`Skip-if-no-match query returned too few results: ${totalCount} item(s) found (minimum required: ${minMatches}).`, "Update `on.skip-if-no-match:` in the workflow frontmatter if this skip was unexpected.");
-      return;
-    }
-
-    core.info(`✓ Found ${totalCount} matches (meets or exceeds minimum of ${minMatches}), workflow can proceed`);
-    core.setOutput("skip_no_match_check_ok", "true");
-  } catch (error) {
-    core.setFailed(`${ERR_API}: Failed to execute search query: ${getErrorMessage(error)}`);
-  }
+  await runSkipQueryGate({
+    skipQuery,
+    workflowName,
+    thresholdStr: minMatchesStr,
+    thresholdEnvVar: "GH_AW_SKIP_MIN_MATCHES",
+    thresholdLabel: "Minimum matches threshold",
+    checkLabel: "skip-if-no-match",
+    outputName: "skip_no_match_check_ok",
+    skipScope,
+    shouldSkip: (totalCount, threshold) => totalCount < threshold,
+    warningMessage: (totalCount, threshold) => `🔍 Skip condition matched (${totalCount} items found, minimum required: ${threshold}). Workflow execution will be prevented by activation job.`,
+    successMessage: (totalCount, threshold) => `✓ Found ${totalCount} matches (meets or exceeds minimum of ${threshold}), workflow can proceed`,
+    denialSummaryMessage: (totalCount, threshold) => `Skip-if-no-match query returned too few results: ${totalCount} item(s) found (minimum required: ${threshold}).`,
+    denialSummaryNextStep: "Update `on.skip-if-no-match:` in the workflow frontmatter if this skip was unexpected.",
+  });
 }
 
 module.exports = { main };