diff --git a/packages/gittensory-engine/src/governor/reputation-throttle.ts b/packages/gittensory-engine/src/governor/reputation-throttle.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17e04eb731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/gittensory-engine/src/governor/reputation-throttle.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+// Governor self-reputation throttle (#2346, pure).
+// Deterministic, side-effect-free cadence math for the local Governor. Given the miner's OWN recent terminal
+// outcomes on one repo (merged vs. human-closed/gate-rejected) and a threshold config, it decides how much to
+// slow that repo's submission cadence: a clean track record runs at full cadence, a rising unfavorable ratio
+// degrades cadence toward a floor, and a recovering ratio restores it — never a hard permanent ban. It reads
+// only the miner's own local history (never shared/cross-fleet data), computes numbers only, and does NOT store
+// state or gate any write; that enforcement wiring is a separate, maintainer-owned chokepoint. The
+// outcome-history-driven shape mirrors src/signals/reward-risk.ts, adapted to the miner's own local-only view.
+import type { GovernorLedgerEvent } from "../governor-ledger.js";
+
+export type SelfReputationThresholds = {
+  /** Terminal outcomes required on a repo before throttling engages; below this it fails OPEN (full cadence). */
+  minSampleSize: number;
+  /** Unfavorable ratio (unfavorable / decided) at which cadence starts degrading below full. */
+  throttleAtRatio: number;
+  /** Unfavorable ratio at (or above) which cadence is pinned to its floor. */
+  floorAtRatio: number;
+  /** Cadence multiplier at/above `floorAtRatio` — the slowest permitted fraction of normal cadence (never 0). */
+  minCadenceFactor: number;
+};
+
+/** Conservative built-in defaults; a `.gittensory-miner.yml` override is merged over these. */
+export const DEFAULT_SELF_REPUTATION_THRESHOLDS: SelfReputationThresholds =
+  Object.freeze({
+    minSampleSize: 5,
+    throttleAtRatio: 0.5,
+    floorAtRatio: 0.9,
+    minCadenceFactor: 0.1,
+  });
+
+/** The miner's own terminal outcomes on one repo over its recent-history window. */
+export type RepoOutcomeHistory = {
+  /** Submissions with a terminal outcome (merged + closed + rejected). */
+  decided: number;
+  /** Terminal outcomes that went against the miner (human-closed or gate-rejected). */
+  unfavorable: number;
+};
+
+export type SelfReputationThrottleReason =
+  | "insufficient_history"
+  | "clean"
+  | "throttled"
+  | "floored";
+
+export type SelfReputationThrottleDecision = {
+  /** Multiplier on normal submission cadence, in [minCadenceFactor, 1]. 1 = unthrottled. */
+  cadenceFactor: number;
+  throttled: boolean;
+  /** The unfavorable ratio that drove the decision; null when below the sample floor (fail-open). */
+  unfavorableRatio: number | null;
+  reason: SelfReputationThrottleReason;
+};
+
+function finiteNonNegativeInt(value: number): number {
+  return Number.isFinite(value) ? Math.max(0, Math.floor(value)) : 0;
+}
+
+function clampFraction(value: number, fallback: number): number {
+  return Number.isFinite(value) ? Math.min(1, Math.max(0, value)) : fallback;
+}
+
+function round3(value: number): number {
+  return Number(value.toFixed(3));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Merge a partial (e.g. `.gittensory-miner.yml`-sourced) threshold config over the conservative defaults,
+ * normalizing every field so a malformed value can never produce a NaN/negative/out-of-range decision. The
+ * throttle band is kept well-formed: `floorAtRatio` is pulled to at least `throttleAtRatio` so the interpolation
+ * span is never negative.
+ */
+export function resolveSelfReputationThresholds(
+  overrides: Partial<SelfReputationThresholds> = {},
+): SelfReputationThresholds {
+  const d = DEFAULT_SELF_REPUTATION_THRESHOLDS;
+  const minSampleSize = Math.max(
+    1,
+    finiteNonNegativeInt(overrides.minSampleSize ?? d.minSampleSize),
+  );
+  const throttleAtRatio = clampFraction(
+    overrides.throttleAtRatio ?? d.throttleAtRatio,
+    d.throttleAtRatio,
+  );
+  const floorAtRatio = Math.max(
+    throttleAtRatio,
+    clampFraction(overrides.floorAtRatio ?? d.floorAtRatio, d.floorAtRatio),
+  );
+  const minCadenceFactor = clampFraction(
+    overrides.minCadenceFactor ?? d.minCadenceFactor,
+    d.minCadenceFactor,
+  );
+  return { minSampleSize, throttleAtRatio, floorAtRatio, minCadenceFactor };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decide the cadence throttle for one repo from the miner's own recent outcome history. Pure: reads the history
+ * and thresholds and returns a decision without mutating anything. Fails OPEN on genuinely insufficient history
+ * (fewer than `minSampleSize` decided outcomes) — a brand-new miner or a new repo is never falsely throttled.
+ * Between `throttleAtRatio` and `floorAtRatio` the cadence factor interpolates linearly from 1 down to
+ * `minCadenceFactor`, so an improving ratio measurably restores cadence and a worsening one measurably cuts it.
+ */
+export function selfReputationThrottle(
+  history: RepoOutcomeHistory,
+  thresholds: SelfReputationThresholds = DEFAULT_SELF_REPUTATION_THRESHOLDS,
+): SelfReputationThrottleDecision {
+  const decided = finiteNonNegativeInt(history.decided);
+  const unfavorable = Math.min(
+    decided,
+    finiteNonNegativeInt(history.unfavorable),
+  );
+
+  if (decided < thresholds.minSampleSize) {
+    return {
+      cadenceFactor: 1,
+      throttled: false,
+      unfavorableRatio: null,
+      reason: "insufficient_history",
+    };
+  }
+
+  const ratio = unfavorable / decided;
+  if (ratio < thresholds.throttleAtRatio) {
+    return {
+      cadenceFactor: 1,
+      throttled: false,
+      unfavorableRatio: round3(ratio),
+      reason: "clean",
+    };
+  }
+  if (ratio >= thresholds.floorAtRatio) {
+    return {
+      cadenceFactor: thresholds.minCadenceFactor,
+      throttled: true,
+      unfavorableRatio: round3(ratio),
+      reason: "floored",
+    };
+  }
+  // throttleAtRatio <= ratio < floorAtRatio ⇒ floorAtRatio > throttleAtRatio, so the span is strictly positive.
+  const t =
+    (ratio - thresholds.throttleAtRatio) /
+    (thresholds.floorAtRatio - thresholds.throttleAtRatio);
+  const cadenceFactor = round3(1 - t * (1 - thresholds.minCadenceFactor));
+  return {
+    cadenceFactor,
+    throttled: true,
+    unfavorableRatio: round3(ratio),
+    reason: "throttled",
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shape a throttle decision as a governor-ledger event so the chokepoint can record WHY a submission cadence was
+ * scaled, with the outcome ratio that triggered it. An unthrottled decision is an `allowed` event; a throttled
+ * one is a `throttled` event.
+ */
+export function selfReputationThrottleLedgerEvent(
+  repoFullName: string,
+  actionClass: string,
+  decision: SelfReputationThrottleDecision,
+): GovernorLedgerEvent {
+  return {
+    eventType: decision.throttled ? "throttled" : "allowed",
+    repoFullName,
+    actionClass,
+    decision: decision.throttled ? "throttle" : "allow",
+    reason: decision.reason,
+    payload: {
+      cadenceFactor: decision.cadenceFactor,
+      unfavorableRatio: decision.unfavorableRatio,
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/gittensory-engine/src/index.ts b/packages/gittensory-engine/src/index.ts
index b6fb4a36f6..ff790fdb80 100644
--- a/packages/gittensory-engine/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/gittensory-engine/src/index.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export {
 export * from "./governor/rate-limit.js";
 export * from "./governor/budget-cap.js";
 export * from "./governor/self-plagiarism.js";
+export * from "./governor/reputation-throttle.js";
 export {
   GOVERNOR_LEDGER_EVENT_TYPES,
   normalizeGovernorLedgerEvent,
@@ -283,7 +284,10 @@ export { hasPlanSkippedSteps } from "./plan-skipped.js";
 export { hasPlanCompletedSteps } from "./plan-completed.js";
 export { isPlanBlocked } from "./plan-blocked.js";
 export { isPlanProgressComplete } from "./plan-progress-complete.js";
-export { resolvePlanOverallStatus, type PlanOverallStatus } from "./plan-overall-status.js";
+export {
+  resolvePlanOverallStatus,
+  type PlanOverallStatus,
+} from "./plan-overall-status.js";
 export { hasPlanReadySteps } from "./plan-ready.js";
 export { isPlanTerminated } from "./plan-terminated.js";
 export * from "./plan-templates.js";
@@ -376,10 +380,7 @@ export {
   type FreshnessIssue,
 } from "./opportunity-freshness.js";
 export { computeOpportunityCompetition } from "./opportunity-competition.js";
-export {
-  computeLaneFit,
-  type GoalModelInput,
-} from "./goal-model.js";
+export { computeLaneFit, type GoalModelInput } from "./goal-model.js";
 export {
   classifyContributorFit,
   type ContributorFit,
@@ -423,7 +424,11 @@ export {
 } from "./duplicate-winner.js";
 // Issue-centric RAG query composition (#2320, extracted in #4254): the pure query builder + the shared
 // minimum-query floor; the Vectorize/D1 retrieval backend intentionally stays in the backend.
-export { MIN_QUERY_CHARS, buildIssueRagQuery, type IssueRagQueryInput } from "./issue-rag-query.js";
+export {
+  MIN_QUERY_CHARS,
+  buildIssueRagQuery,
+  type IssueRagQueryInput,
+} from "./issue-rag-query.js";
 // #782 deterministic local scorer (extracted in #4253): pure token-scoring from changed-file metadata,
 // shared by the published CLIs and the hosted Worker. The Node-coupled local-branch.ts stays in the backend.
 export {
diff --git a/test/unit/reputation-throttle.test.ts b/test/unit/reputation-throttle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29667d7ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/reputation-throttle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  DEFAULT_SELF_REPUTATION_THRESHOLDS,
+  resolveSelfReputationThresholds,
+  selfReputationThrottle,
+  selfReputationThrottleLedgerEvent,
+} from "../../packages/gittensory-engine/src/index";
+
+describe("resolveSelfReputationThresholds (#2346)", () => {
+  it("returns the conservative defaults when nothing is overridden", () => {
+    expect(resolveSelfReputationThresholds()).toEqual(
+      DEFAULT_SELF_REPUTATION_THRESHOLDS,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("applies a well-formed override verbatim", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveSelfReputationThresholds({
+        minSampleSize: 8,
+        throttleAtRatio: 0.4,
+        floorAtRatio: 0.8,
+        minCadenceFactor: 0.2,
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      minSampleSize: 8,
+      throttleAtRatio: 0.4,
+      floorAtRatio: 0.8,
+      minCadenceFactor: 0.2,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("normalizes malformed overrides (clamps ranges, floors sample size, keeps the band well-formed)", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveSelfReputationThresholds({
+        minSampleSize: 0, // → floored to 1
+        throttleAtRatio: 2, // → clamped to 1
+        floorAtRatio: 0.1, // → pulled up to throttleAtRatio (1)
+        minCadenceFactor: -1, // → clamped to 0
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      minSampleSize: 1,
+      throttleAtRatio: 1,
+      floorAtRatio: 1,
+      minCadenceFactor: 0,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to a default for a non-finite override value", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveSelfReputationThresholds({ throttleAtRatio: Number.NaN })
+        .throttleAtRatio,
+    ).toBe(DEFAULT_SELF_REPUTATION_THRESHOLDS.throttleAtRatio);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("selfReputationThrottle (#2346)", () => {
+  it("fails open (full cadence) on insufficient history", () => {
+    expect(selfReputationThrottle({ decided: 3, unfavorable: 3 })).toEqual({
+      cadenceFactor: 1,
+      throttled: false,
+      unfavorableRatio: null,
+      reason: "insufficient_history",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("treats a non-finite decided count as no history", () => {
+    expect(
+      selfReputationThrottle({ decided: Number.NaN, unfavorable: 5 }).reason,
+    ).toBe("insufficient_history");
+  });
+
+  it("runs at full cadence for a clean track record", () => {
+    expect(selfReputationThrottle({ decided: 10, unfavorable: 3 })).toEqual({
+      cadenceFactor: 1,
+      throttled: false,
+      unfavorableRatio: 0.3,
+      reason: "clean",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("degrades cadence linearly across the throttle band", () => {
+    // ratio 0.7 in [0.5, 0.9): t = 0.5 → cadence 1 - 0.5*(1-0.1) = 0.55
+    expect(selfReputationThrottle({ decided: 10, unfavorable: 7 })).toEqual({
+      cadenceFactor: 0.55,
+      throttled: true,
+      unfavorableRatio: 0.7,
+      reason: "throttled",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("pins cadence to the floor once the unfavorable ratio hits floorAtRatio", () => {
+    expect(selfReputationThrottle({ decided: 10, unfavorable: 9 })).toEqual({
+      cadenceFactor: 0.1,
+      throttled: true,
+      unfavorableRatio: 0.9,
+      reason: "floored",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("clamps unfavorable to decided so a bad feed cannot exceed a 100% ratio", () => {
+    const decision = selfReputationThrottle({ decided: 10, unfavorable: 20 });
+    expect(decision.unfavorableRatio).toBe(1);
+    expect(decision.reason).toBe("floored");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("selfReputationThrottleLedgerEvent (#2346)", () => {
+  it("records a throttled decision as a throttled ledger event", () => {
+    const decision = selfReputationThrottle({ decided: 10, unfavorable: 9 });
+    expect(
+      selfReputationThrottleLedgerEvent("acme/widgets", "open_pr", decision),
+    ).toEqual({
+      eventType: "throttled",
+      repoFullName: "acme/widgets",
+      actionClass: "open_pr",
+      decision: "throttle",
+      reason: "floored",
+      payload: { cadenceFactor: 0.1, unfavorableRatio: 0.9 },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("records an unthrottled decision as an allowed ledger event", () => {
+    const decision = selfReputationThrottle({ decided: 10, unfavorable: 1 });
+    const event = selfReputationThrottleLedgerEvent(
+      "acme/widgets",
+      "file_issue",
+      decision,
+    );
+    expect(event.eventType).toBe("allowed");
+    expect(event.decision).toBe("allow");
+  });
+});