diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/cmd/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/gate_test.go b/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/cmd/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/gate_test.go
index 2a7b64b..92982c4 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/cmd/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/gate_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/cmd/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/gate_test.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func TestTheCheckersStatusIsSetOncePerRevisionAndAKeyOfTheGateIsNotItsKey(t *tes
 	key, v := checkerOwed(t, 12, "success", "pass aaaaaaaaaaaa on bbbbbbbbbbbb")
 	p.checkOwed(context.Background(), key, 3, v)
 	p.checkOwed(context.Background(), key, 3, v)
-	if len(f.calls) != 1 || f.calls[0].key != "gitea.gitea_commit_status" ||
+	if len(f.calls) != 1 || f.calls[0].key != "gitea.gitea_check_status" ||
 		f.calls[0].body != `{"context":"mesh/check","description":"pass aaaaaaaaaaaa on bbbbbbbbbbbb","owner":"novox","repo":"mesh-delivery","sha":"`+headA+`","state":"success","target_url":"https://view.example/checks/g.0123456789ab"}` {
 		t.Fatalf("calls = %+v", f.calls)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/cmd/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/integration_test.go b/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/cmd/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/integration_test.go
index 679a8ae..64d90c1 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/cmd/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/integration_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/cmd/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/integration_test.go
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ accounts {
             "mesh.mod.gitea.call.gitea_commit_status.n1~mesh-delivery-forge-bridge"
             "mesh.mod.gitea.tool.gitea_commit_status"
             "mesh.mod.gitea.tool.gitea_commit_status.*"
+            "mesh.mod.gitea.call.gitea_check_status.*.n1~mesh-delivery-forge-bridge"
+            "mesh.mod.gitea.call.gitea_check_status.n1~mesh-delivery-forge-bridge"
+            "mesh.mod.gitea.tool.gitea_check_status"
+            "mesh.mod.gitea.tool.gitea_check_status.*"
             "mesh.mod.gitea.call.gitea_delivery_view.*.n1~mesh-delivery-forge-bridge"
             "mesh.mod.gitea.call.gitea_delivery_view.n1~mesh-delivery-forge-bridge"
             "mesh.mod.gitea.tool.gitea_delivery_view"
@@ -735,7 +739,7 @@ func sha256Sum(b []byte) []byte { s := sha256.Sum256(b); return s[:] }
 func TestBridgePerformsTheCheckersStatusOncePerRevisionOfItsOwedKey(t *testing.T) { // 1683/AC5, ADR 0484 §2
 	b := startBed(t, `{"result":{"pulls":[]}}`, nil)
 	calls := make(chan string, 8)
-	sub, err := b.ctl.Subscribe("mesh.mod.gitea.tool.gitea_commit_status", func(m *nats.Msg) {
+	sub, err := b.ctl.Subscribe("mesh.mod.gitea.tool.gitea_check_status", func(m *nats.Msg) {
 		calls <- string(m.Data)
 		_ = m.Respond([]byte(`{"result":{},"node":"n0"}`))
 	})
diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/internal/bridge/acts.go b/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/internal/bridge/acts.go
index f844717..6073dc3 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/internal/bridge/acts.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/internal/bridge/acts.go
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ type Act struct {
 // number, body), merge.ts gitea_merge_pull_request (owner, repo, number, head, approved_heads).
 const (
 	commitStatusTool = "gitea.gitea_commit_status"
+	// checkStatusTool is the one tool that writes mesh/check (R4e, issue 1301's option A): gitea_commit_status refuses that
+	// context, and only this bridge invokes it. Its arguments: owner, repo, sha, state, description, target_url, context.
+	checkStatusTool  = "gitea.gitea_check_status"
 	deliveryViewTool = "gitea.gitea_delivery_view"
 	noteAppendTool   = "gitea.gitea_note_append"
 	addCommentTool   = "gitea.gitea_add_comment"
@@ -77,7 +80,11 @@ func OwedAct(key string, value []byte) (Act, error) {
 		if o.Context != context {
 			return Act{}, fmt.Errorf("the owed status %s says the context %q, not the %q its key names", key, o.Context, context)
 		}
-		a.Call = Call{Tool: commitStatusTool, Args: map[string]any{"owner": owner, "repo": repo, "sha": head, "context": o.Context,
+		tool := commitStatusTool
+		if o.Context == delivery.StatusContextCheck {
+			tool = checkStatusTool
+		}
+		a.Call = Call{Tool: tool, Args: map[string]any{"owner": owner, "repo": repo, "sha": head, "context": o.Context,
 			"state": o.State, "description": o.Text, "target_url": o.Target}}
 	case delivery.OwedView:
 		if err := needsPull(); err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/internal/bridge/acts_test.go b/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/internal/bridge/acts_test.go
index 5b555b8..d3a1d90 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/internal/bridge/acts_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/internal/bridge/acts_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,26 @@ func TestOwedStatusIsACommitStatusCall(t *testing.T) { // 1341/AC1
 	}
 }
 
+func TestOwedMeshCheckGoesThroughTheCheckStatusToolAlone(t *testing.T) { // R4e 1301-S4 option A: only gitea_check_status writes mesh/check
+	key, err := delivery.CheckerOwedKey("novox/mesh-delivery", 12, headA)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	v, err := delivery.EncodeCheckerOwed(delivery.Owed{Act: delivery.OwedStatus, Context: delivery.StatusContextCheck, State: "success", Text: "pass", Target: "https://view.example/checks/g.1"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	a, err := OwedAct(key, v)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	want := Call{Tool: "gitea.gitea_check_status", Args: map[string]any{"owner": "novox", "repo": "mesh-delivery", "sha": headA,
+		"context": "mesh/check", "state": "success", "description": "pass", "target_url": "https://view.example/checks/g.1"}}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(a.Call, want) {
+		t.Errorf("call = %+v, want %+v", a.Call, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestOwedViewNoteAndCommentCalls(t *testing.T) { // 1341/AC2
 	cases := []struct {
 		act  string
diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/manifest_test.go b/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/manifest_test.go
index 40fb8a8..2653931 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/manifest_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/manifest_test.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func TestManifestDeclarations(t *testing.T) { // 1235/AC1
 	if want := []string{"mesh-delivery-checker.owed", "mesh-delivery-gate.merges", "mesh-delivery-gate.owed"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(sorted(m.Reads), want) {
 		t.Errorf("reads = %v, want %v", m.Reads, want)
 	}
-	if want := []string{"gitea.gitea_add_comment", "gitea.gitea_commit_status", "gitea.gitea_commit_trees", "gitea.gitea_delivery_view",
+	if want := []string{"gitea.gitea_add_comment", "gitea.gitea_check_status", "gitea.gitea_commit_status", "gitea.gitea_commit_trees", "gitea.gitea_delivery_view",
 		"gitea.gitea_get_file", "gitea.gitea_merge_pull_request", "gitea.gitea_note_append", "gitea.gitea_open_pulls"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(sorted(m.Invokes), want) {
 		t.Errorf("invokes = %v, want %v", m.Invokes, want)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/module.json b/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/module.json
index d411e5f..895944a 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/module.json
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-forge-bridge/module.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   "invokes": [
     "gitea.gitea_merge_pull_request",
     "gitea.gitea_commit_status",
+    "gitea.gitea_check_status",
     "gitea.gitea_delivery_view",
     "gitea.gitea_note_append",
     "gitea.gitea_add_comment",