diff --git a/docs/integrations.md b/docs/integrations.md
index e3eebc81..a5da7762 100644
--- a/docs/integrations.md
+++ b/docs/integrations.md
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ For source-only testing in this repository:
 - uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405
   with:
     python-version: "3.12"
-- run: python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
+- run: python -P -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
 - run: agents-shipgate verify --workspace . --config shipgate.yaml --base origin/main --head HEAD --ci-mode advisory --format json
 ```
 
@@ -269,6 +269,27 @@ trust boundary and not a replacement for CI. CI should continue to run the
 GitHub Action or an equivalent `agents-shipgate verify` command, and CI's
 `report.json.release_decision.decision` remains authoritative.
 
+## CI installation trust
+
+The following recipes use `python -P` to keep the checkout off Python's implicit
+module search path during installation (Python 3.12 or newer). Use a trusted
+Python executable and installed CLI on `PATH`, and do not supply a checkout
+through `PYTHONPATH`. `-P` does not neutralize an attacker-controlled pipeline,
+explicit imports, environment variables, or an editable package's build backend.
+The source-only editable-install example above is for trusted source testing.
+
+- **GitLab:** use a protected/parent pipeline definition from a trusted source
+  when scanning an untrusted checkout; a merge-request-controlled job can alter
+  its own commands.
+- **CircleCI:** keep the configuration and any setup/continuation configuration
+  trusted when analyzing untrusted changes; checkout isolation alone does not
+  authenticate the job definition.
+- **Jenkins:** use a trusted Jenkinsfile or shared library for the scan stage;
+  do not execute a proposed Jenkinsfile as the authority for its own review.
+
+These examples document the installation boundary; they do not claim a hosted
+security test on GitLab, CircleCI or Jenkins.
+
 ## GitLab CI
 
 First-class GitLab CI recipes live in [`../examples/gitlab-ci/`](../examples/gitlab-ci/):
@@ -284,7 +305,7 @@ agents-shipgate:
   stage: test
   image: python:3.12
   script:
-    - python -m pip install --pre "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
+    - python -P -m pip install --pre "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
     - agents-shipgate scan --config shipgate.yaml --ci-mode advisory --format markdown,json,sarif
   artifacts:
     when: always
@@ -316,7 +337,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: cimg/python:3.12
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: python -m pip install --pre "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
+      - run: python -P -m pip install --pre "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
       - run: agents-shipgate scan --config shipgate.yaml --ci-mode advisory --format markdown,json,sarif
       - store_artifacts:
           path: agents-shipgate-reports
@@ -328,7 +349,7 @@ jobs:
 ```groovy
 stage('Agents Shipgate') {
   steps {
-    sh 'python -m pip install agents-shipgate'
+    sh 'python -P -m pip install agents-shipgate'
     sh 'agents-shipgate scan --config shipgate.yaml --ci-mode advisory'
     archiveArtifacts artifacts: 'agents-shipgate-reports/**', allowEmptyArchive: true
   }
diff --git a/examples/circleci/01-advisory.yml b/examples/circleci/01-advisory.yml
index b742a3ff..4f9d1ad0 100644
--- a/examples/circleci/01-advisory.yml
+++ b/examples/circleci/01-advisory.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: cimg/python:3.12
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: python -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
+      - run: python -P -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
       - run: agents-shipgate scan --config shipgate.yaml --ci-mode advisory --format markdown,json,sarif
       - store_artifacts:
           path: agents-shipgate-reports
diff --git a/examples/circleci/02-strict-with-baseline.yml b/examples/circleci/02-strict-with-baseline.yml
index 0a37f01b..89aec883 100644
--- a/examples/circleci/02-strict-with-baseline.yml
+++ b/examples/circleci/02-strict-with-baseline.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: cimg/python:3.12
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: python -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
+      - run: python -P -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
       - run:
           name: Agents Shipgate strict scan
           command: >
diff --git a/examples/circleci/03-sarif-artifact-retention.yml b/examples/circleci/03-sarif-artifact-retention.yml
index b650c568..cce33aaa 100644
--- a/examples/circleci/03-sarif-artifact-retention.yml
+++ b/examples/circleci/03-sarif-artifact-retention.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: cimg/python:3.12
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: python -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
+      - run: python -P -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
       - run: agents-shipgate scan --config shipgate.yaml --ci-mode advisory --format markdown,json,sarif
       - store_artifacts:
           path: agents-shipgate-reports/report.sarif
diff --git a/examples/circleci/04-multi-config-workspace.yml b/examples/circleci/04-multi-config-workspace.yml
index e88ff0bc..e2676238 100644
--- a/examples/circleci/04-multi-config-workspace.yml
+++ b/examples/circleci/04-multi-config-workspace.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: cimg/python:3.12
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: python -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
+      - run: python -P -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
       - run:
           name: Agents Shipgate workspace scan
           command: >
diff --git a/examples/gitlab-ci/01-advisory.yml b/examples/gitlab-ci/01-advisory.yml
index ccbe75a8..245fdcfc 100644
--- a/examples/gitlab-ci/01-advisory.yml
+++ b/examples/gitlab-ci/01-advisory.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ agents_shipgate:
   stage: test
   image: python:3.12
   script:
-    - python -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
+    - python -P -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
     - agents-shipgate scan --config shipgate.yaml --ci-mode advisory --format markdown,json,sarif
   artifacts:
     when: always
diff --git a/examples/gitlab-ci/02-strict-with-baseline.yml b/examples/gitlab-ci/02-strict-with-baseline.yml
index 1accbbf5..7743d326 100644
--- a/examples/gitlab-ci/02-strict-with-baseline.yml
+++ b/examples/gitlab-ci/02-strict-with-baseline.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ agents_shipgate:
   stage: test
   image: python:3.12
   script:
-    - python -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
+    - python -P -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
     - >
       agents-shipgate scan
       --config shipgate.yaml
diff --git a/examples/gitlab-ci/03-sarif-or-artifact.yml b/examples/gitlab-ci/03-sarif-or-artifact.yml
index 3bcc5e01..ffa9166b 100644
--- a/examples/gitlab-ci/03-sarif-or-artifact.yml
+++ b/examples/gitlab-ci/03-sarif-or-artifact.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ agents_shipgate:
   stage: test
   image: python:3.12
   script:
-    - python -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
+    - python -P -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
     - agents-shipgate scan --config shipgate.yaml --ci-mode advisory --format markdown,json,sarif
   artifacts:
     when: always
diff --git a/examples/gitlab-ci/04-multi-config-workspace.yml b/examples/gitlab-ci/04-multi-config-workspace.yml
index 5c01f73e..c69969a9 100644
--- a/examples/gitlab-ci/04-multi-config-workspace.yml
+++ b/examples/gitlab-ci/04-multi-config-workspace.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ agents_shipgate:
   stage: test
   image: python:3.12
   script:
-    - python -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
+    - python -P -m pip install "agents-shipgate==1.1.0"
     - >
       agents-shipgate scan
       --workspace .
diff --git a/tests/test_ci_recipes.py b/tests/test_ci_recipes.py
index 225f2d9a..63e67960 100644
--- a/tests/test_ci_recipes.py
+++ b/tests/test_ci_recipes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import pytest
 import yaml
 
 
@@ -8,7 +13,7 @@ def test_gitlab_ci_examples_are_parseable_and_store_reports():
         data = yaml.safe_load(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
         job = data["agents_shipgate"]
 
-        assert "python -m pip install" in "\n".join(job["script"])
+        assert "python -P -m pip install" in "\n".join(job["script"])
         assert "agents-shipgate scan" in "\n".join(job["script"])
         assert job["artifacts"]["when"] == "always"
         assert "agents-shipgate-reports/" in job["artifacts"]["paths"]
@@ -21,7 +26,7 @@ def test_circleci_examples_are_parseable_and_store_reports():
         steps = job["steps"]
 
         assert job["docker"][0]["image"] == "cimg/python:3.12"
-        assert any(_run_command(step).startswith("python -m pip install") for step in steps)
+        assert any(_run_command(step).startswith("python -P -m pip install") for step in steps)
         assert any("agents-shipgate scan" in _run_command(step) for step in steps)
         assert any("store_artifacts" in step for step in steps if isinstance(step, dict))
 
@@ -35,3 +40,72 @@ def _run_command(step: object) -> str:
     if isinstance(run, dict):
         return str(run.get("command") or "")
     return ""
+
+
+_PYTHON_MODULE_OR_STDIN = re.compile(
+    r'(?<![\w.-])(?:[\w${}./"-]*/)?python(?:3(?:\.\d+)?)?'
+    r'(?![\w.-])"?\s+(?P<flags>(?:-[A-Za-z]+\s+)*)'
+    r"(?P<entry>-m\s+(?:pip|agents_shipgate)\b|-(?=\s|$))"
+)
+
+
+def _unsafe_checkout_invocations(text: str) -> list[str]:
+    return [
+        match.group(0)
+        for match in _PYTHON_MODULE_OR_STDIN.finditer(text)
+        if "-P" not in match.group("flags").split()
+    ]
+
+
+def test_ci_installations_use_safe_import_path():
+    paths = [
+        *Path("examples/gitlab-ci").glob("*.yml"),
+        *Path("examples/circleci").glob("*.yml"),
+    ]
+    # Only CI documentation: the local trigger hook intentionally imports its repo.
+    document = Path("docs/integrations.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    ci_sections = document.split("## Local Diagnostics")[0]
+    ci_sections += document.split("## GitLab CI", 1)[1].split("## MCP server", 1)[0]
+    for path in paths:
+        assert not _unsafe_checkout_invocations(path.read_text()), path
+    assert not _unsafe_checkout_invocations(ci_sections)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("command", [
+    "python -m pip install agents-shipgate",
+    "python3.12 -m agents_shipgate scan",
+    "python - <<'PY'",
+    "echo setup && python -m pip install agents-shipgate",
+    '"/usr/bin/python3.12" -m pip install agents-shipgate',
+    '${PYTHON_ROOT}/python -m agents_shipgate scan',
+])
+def test_install_guard_rejects_unsafe_commands(command):
+    assert _unsafe_checkout_invocations(command)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("command", [
+    "python -P -m pip install agents-shipgate",
+    "python3.12 -P -m agents_shipgate scan",
+    "python -P - <<'PY'",
+    '"/usr/bin/python3.12" -P -m pip install agents-shipgate',
+])
+def test_install_guard_accepts_safe_commands(command):
+    assert not _unsafe_checkout_invocations(command)
+
+
+def test_safe_path_prevents_checkout_pip_shadowing(tmp_path):
+    # Synthetic module: never install anything or execute a subject repository.
+    (tmp_path / "pip.py").write_text("print('CHECKOUT_SHADOW_MARKER')\n")
+    env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items()
+           if k not in {"PYTHONPATH", "PYTHONSAFEPATH"}}
+    unsafe = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "--version"], cwd=tmp_path,
+        env=env, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True, timeout=30,
+    )
+    safe = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "-P", "-m", "pip", "--version"], cwd=tmp_path,
+        env=env, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True, timeout=30,
+    )
+    assert "CHECKOUT_SHADOW_MARKER" in unsafe.stdout
+    assert "CHECKOUT_SHADOW_MARKER" not in safe.stdout
+    assert safe.stdout.startswith("pip ")