diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-namespace-shadow.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-namespace-shadow.yml
index b2e6dfab78b..38af88e32e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-namespace-shadow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-namespace-shadow.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,16 @@ name: CI (Namespace shadow)
 # token-exchange, and dispatch steps use continue-on-error so this job's own
 # check always concludes success even when the dispatch cannot run.
 #
-# Shadow runs are iOS-only: ci.yml skips Android and Linux-only jobs when
-# runner_provider is namespace (see the BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW markers there),
-# mirroring the Bitrise shadow benchmark scope.
+# A shadow run is composed of two independently-flagged pipelines inside ci.yml
+# (see the BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW markers there):
+#   - iOS pipeline (build + E2E smoke on macOS runners): runs when
+#     NAMESPACE_SHADOW_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+#   - Linux pipeline (lint/unit/scripts/etc. on namespace-profile-metamask-ci-linux,
+#     plus Android build + E2E smoke on namespace-profile-metamask-android-build):
+#     runs when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+# Appium Android stays skipped on shadow runs (pinned to Cirrus until Namespace parity).
+# With both flags false, a manual dispatch yields a near-empty ci.yml run (only
+# provider-agnostic scaffolding like get_requirements / fingerprint / timings).
 #
 # Authentication: Token Exchange Service (same pattern as triage-forwarder.yml —
 # OIDC → POST /api/exchange/token). Prerequisites:
@@ -18,8 +25,9 @@ name: CI (Namespace shadow)
 #   - Rego policy mm-metamask-mobile-namespace-shadow-ci-token-exchange in
 #     token-exchange-service (matches the OIDC `workflow_ref` claim).
 #
-# Auto-dispatch gate: set repo Actions variable NAMESPACE_SHADOW_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
-# to dispatch on PR/push. Default (unset/false) = manual workflow_dispatch only.
+# Auto-dispatch gate: PR/push dispatch happens when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+# or NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true (repo Actions variables). Default
+# (both unset/false) = manual workflow_dispatch only.
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
@@ -44,10 +52,11 @@ jobs:
     name: "[shadow] Dispatch"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # Fork PRs use head.repo != github.repository — skip (no shadow, no token exchange).
-    # PR/push auto-dispatch requires NAMESPACE_SHADOW_AUTO_DISPATCH=true; workflow_dispatch always runs.
+    # PR/push auto-dispatch requires NAMESPACE_SHADOW_AUTO_DISPATCH=true (iOS pipeline)
+    # or NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true (Linux pipeline); workflow_dispatch always runs.
     if: >-
       ${{
-        (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') &&
+        (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') &&
         (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository)
       }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f97656e62f4..41669bf04d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ jobs:
   check-diff:
     name: Check diff
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner_provider == 'namespace' && 'namespace-profile-metamask-ios-build' || 'macos-latest' }}
-    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' }}
+    # NAMESPACE-SHADOW: macOS job — runs on Namespace shadow only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_AUTO_DISPATCH=true (iOS pipeline)
+    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') }}
     needs:
       - get_requirements
     steps:
@@ -170,8 +171,8 @@ jobs:
   dedupe:
     name: Dedupe
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner_provider == 'namespace' && 'namespace-profile-metamask-ci-linux' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skip for iOS-only shadow benchmark (INFRA-3679) — revert to enable full pipeline
-    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' }}
+    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skipped on Bitrise shadow (iOS-only, INFRA-3679); Namespace shadow runs this Linux job only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') }}
     needs:
       - get_requirements
     steps:
@@ -219,8 +220,8 @@ jobs:
   git-safe-dependencies:
     name: Run `@lavamoat/git-safe-dependencies`
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner_provider == 'namespace' && 'namespace-profile-metamask-ci-linux' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skip for iOS-only shadow benchmark (INFRA-3679) — revert to enable full pipeline
-    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' }}
+    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skipped on Bitrise shadow (iOS-only, INFRA-3679); Namespace shadow runs this Linux job only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') }}
     needs:
       - get_requirements
     steps:
@@ -261,8 +262,8 @@ jobs:
   scripts:
     name: Run `${{ matrix.scripts }}`
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner_provider == 'namespace' && 'namespace-profile-metamask-ci-linux' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skip for iOS-only shadow benchmark (INFRA-3679) — revert to enable full pipeline
-    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' }}
+    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skipped on Bitrise shadow (iOS-only, INFRA-3679); Namespace shadow runs this Linux job only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') }}
     needs:
       - get_requirements
     strategy:
@@ -321,8 +322,8 @@ jobs:
   js-bundle-size-check:
     name: JS bundle size check
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner_provider == 'namespace' && 'namespace-profile-metamask-ci-linux' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skip for iOS-only shadow benchmark (INFRA-3679) — revert to enable full pipeline
-    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' }}
+    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skipped on Bitrise shadow (iOS-only, INFRA-3679); Namespace shadow runs this Linux job only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') }}
     needs:
       - get_requirements
     permissions:
@@ -634,8 +635,8 @@ jobs:
   check-workflows:
     name: Check workflows
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner_provider == 'namespace' && 'namespace-profile-metamask-ci-linux' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skip for iOS-only shadow benchmark (INFRA-3679) — revert to enable full pipeline
-    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' }}
+    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skipped on Bitrise shadow (iOS-only, INFRA-3679); Namespace shadow runs this Linux job only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') }}
     needs:
       - get_requirements
     steps:
@@ -656,8 +657,8 @@ jobs:
   prepare-ci-js-deps:
     name: Prepare CI JS dependencies
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner_provider == 'namespace' && 'namespace-profile-metamask-ci-linux' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skip for iOS-only shadow benchmark (INFRA-3679) — revert to enable full pipeline
-    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' }}
+    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skipped on Bitrise shadow (iOS-only, INFRA-3679); Namespace shadow runs this Linux job only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+    if: ${{ needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') }}
     needs:
       - get_requirements
     steps:
@@ -683,8 +684,8 @@ jobs:
   unit-tests:
     name: Unit tests (${{ matrix.shard }})
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner_provider == 'namespace' && 'namespace-profile-metamask-ci-linux' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skip for iOS-only shadow benchmark (INFRA-3679) — revert to enable full pipeline
-    if: ${{ !cancelled() && needs.get_requirements.result == 'success' && needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' }}
+    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skipped on Bitrise shadow (iOS-only, INFRA-3679); Namespace shadow runs this Linux job only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() && needs.get_requirements.result == 'success' && needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') }}
     needs:
       - get_requirements
       - prepare-ci-js-deps
@@ -764,7 +765,8 @@ jobs:
       - integration-tests
     # Wait for integration shards so coverage can merge into Sonar, but still run
     # when integration fails — missing integration artifacts are tolerated below.
-    if: ${{ always() && github.event_name != 'merge_group' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' && !cancelled() && needs.prepare-ci-js-deps.result == 'success' && needs.unit-tests.result == 'success' && needs.component-view-tests.result == 'success' }}
+    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skipped on Bitrise shadow (iOS-only, INFRA-3679); Namespace shadow runs this Linux job only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+    if: ${{ always() && github.event_name != 'merge_group' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') && !cancelled() && needs.prepare-ci-js-deps.result == 'success' && needs.unit-tests.result == 'success' && needs.component-view-tests.result == 'success' }}
     steps:
       - uses: namespacelabs/nscloud-checkout-action@938f5d2d403d6224d9a0c0dc559b1dae09c2ede4 # v8.1.1
         if: ${{ inputs.runner_provider == 'namespace' }}
@@ -1032,8 +1034,8 @@ jobs:
   component-view-tests:
     name: Component view tests
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner_provider == 'namespace' && 'namespace-profile-metamask-ci-linux' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skip for iOS-only shadow benchmark (INFRA-3679) — revert to enable full pipeline
-    if: ${{ !cancelled() && needs.get_requirements.result == 'success' && needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' }}
+    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skipped on Bitrise shadow (iOS-only, INFRA-3679); Namespace shadow runs this Linux job only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() && needs.get_requirements.result == 'success' && needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') }}
     needs:
       - get_requirements
       - prepare-ci-js-deps
@@ -1099,7 +1101,8 @@ jobs:
   integration-tests:
     name: Integration tests
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner_provider == 'namespace' && 'namespace-profile-metamask-ci-linux' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-    if: ${{ !cancelled() && needs.get_requirements.result == 'success' && needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' }}
+    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skipped on Bitrise shadow (iOS-only, INFRA-3679); Namespace shadow runs this Linux job only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() && needs.get_requirements.result == 'success' && needs.get_requirements.outputs.skip_everything != 'true' && inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' && (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') }}
     needs:
       - get_requirements
       - prepare-ci-js-deps
@@ -1248,11 +1251,11 @@ jobs:
 
   build-android-apks:
     name: 'Build Android APKs'
-    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skip for iOS-only shadow benchmark (INFRA-3679) — revert to enable full pipeline
+    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skipped on Bitrise shadow (iOS-only, INFRA-3679); Namespace shadow runs this Linux-runner job only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
     if: >-
       ${{
         inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' &&
-        inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' &&
+        (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') &&
         !cancelled() &&
         needs.get_requirements.outputs.android_e2e_needed == 'true' &&
         !(fromJSON(needs.smart-e2e-selection.outputs.ai_confidence || '0') >= 85 && needs.smart-e2e-selection.outputs.ai_e2e_test_tags == '[]')
@@ -1326,11 +1329,11 @@ jobs:
 
   e2e-smoke-tests-android:
     name: 'Android E2E Smoke Tests'
-    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skip for iOS-only shadow benchmark (INFRA-3679) — revert to enable full pipeline
+    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skipped on Bitrise shadow (iOS-only, INFRA-3679); Namespace shadow runs this Linux-runner job only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
     if: >-
       ${{
         inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' &&
-        inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' &&
+        (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_LINUX_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') &&
         !cancelled() &&
         needs.build-android-apks.result == 'success' &&
         (needs.prepare-e2e-timings.result == 'success' || needs.prepare-e2e-timings.result == 'failure' || needs.prepare-e2e-timings.result == 'skipped')
@@ -1352,9 +1355,12 @@ jobs:
 
   build-ios-apps:
     name: 'Build iOS Apps'
+    # NAMESPACE-SHADOW: iOS pipeline runs on Namespace shadow only when NAMESPACE_SHADOW_AUTO_DISPATCH=true
+    # (downstream iOS jobs cascade-skip via needs when this is skipped)
     if: >-
       ${{
         !cancelled() &&
+        (inputs.runner_provider != 'namespace' || vars.NAMESPACE_SHADOW_AUTO_DISPATCH == 'true') &&
         needs.get_requirements.outputs.ios_e2e_needed == 'true' &&
         !(fromJSON(needs.smart-e2e-selection.outputs.ai_confidence || '0') >= 85 && needs.smart-e2e-selection.outputs.ai_e2e_test_tags == '[]')
       }}
@@ -1406,7 +1412,9 @@ jobs:
 
   appium-smoke-tests-android:
     name: 'Appium Smoke Tests (Android)'
-    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: skip for iOS-only shadow benchmark (INFRA-3679) — revert to enable full pipeline
+    # BITRISE/NAMESPACE-SHADOW: always skipped on shadow runs. Appium Android is pinned to
+    # runner_provider=current (Cirrus) below until Namespace parity is ready, and it cannot
+    # download namespace-built APKs (they live in Namespace's artifact store, not GitHub's).
     if: >-
       ${{
         inputs.runner_provider != 'bitrise' &&