diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fb28177a3b..a557427c97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ jobs:
   quality-gate:
     name: Quality Ratchet
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: test-coverage
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.test-coverage.result == 'success' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
@@ -59,6 +61,11 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ env.CI_NODE_VERSION }}
           cache: npm
       - run: npm ci
+      # Coverage mergeada (coverage-summary.json) p/ o ratchet de cobertura.
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        with:
+          name: coverage-report
+          path: coverage/
       - run: npm run quality:collect
       # Catraca: falha se qualquer métrica regredir vs quality-baseline.json (commitado).
       # Hoje: contagem de warnings do ESLint. Fase 4 estende com cobertura (lida do
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8b2dda9b28..4d2c801e06 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     "check:test-masking": "node scripts/check/check-test-masking.mjs",
     "quality:collect": "node scripts/quality/collect-metrics.mjs",
     "quality:ratchet": "node scripts/quality/check-quality-ratchet.mjs",
-    "quality:gate": "npm run quality:collect && npm run quality:ratchet",
+    "quality:gate": "npm run quality:collect && npm run quality:ratchet -- --allow-missing",
     "audit:deps": "npm audit --audit-level=critical && (npm audit --audit-level=high || echo '::warning::high-severity advisories present (non-blocking)') && npm run audit:electron",
     "audit:electron": "npm --prefix electron audit --audit-level=moderate",
     "typecheck:core": "tsc --pretty false -p tsconfig.typecheck-core.json",
diff --git a/quality-baseline.json b/quality-baseline.json
index 347dc1aaf7..96ef62ad83 100644
--- a/quality-baseline.json
+++ b/quality-baseline.json
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 {
   "_comment": "Catraca de qualidade. 'down' = nao pode aumentar; 'up' = nao pode cair. Atualize via 'npm run quality:ratchet -- --update' (somente quando melhora). Cada valor e um numero REAL medido, nunca um chute. Cobertura entra na Fase 4 a partir de um run de cobertura mergeada no CI.",
   "metrics": {
-    "eslintWarnings": { "value": 3482, "direction": "down" }
-  }
+    "eslintWarnings": { "value": 3482, "direction": "down" },
+    "coverage.statements": { "value": 80, "direction": "up" },
+    "coverage.lines": { "value": 80, "direction": "up" },
+    "coverage.functions": { "value": 82, "direction": "up" },
+    "coverage.branches": { "value": 73, "direction": "up" }
+  },
+  "_coverage_note": "Pisos conservadores (real ~82,58/82,58/84,23/75,22 em COVERAGE_PLAN.md 2026-05-13, ~2pt de margem p/ evitar false-fail antes de calibrar no CI). Apos o 1o run verde de coverage mergeada na main, aperte com 'npm run quality:ratchet -- --update'."
 }
diff --git a/scripts/quality/check-quality-ratchet.mjs b/scripts/quality/check-quality-ratchet.mjs
index 09142f9d9c..791c194817 100644
--- a/scripts/quality/check-quality-ratchet.mjs
+++ b/scripts/quality/check-quality-ratchet.mjs
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ const BASELINE = path.resolve(getArg("--baseline", path.join(cwd, "quality-basel
 const METRICS = path.resolve(getArg("--metrics", path.join(cwd, "quality-metrics.json")));
 const SUMMARY = getArg("--summary", null);
 const UPDATE = process.argv.includes("--update");
+// --allow-missing: pula métricas do baseline ausentes do metrics (em vez de falhar).
+// Uso local: cobertura só existe no CI; localmente quality:gate roda com este flag.
+// No CI o job quality-gate roda SEM o flag (estrito — baixa o coverage mergeado antes).
+const ALLOW_MISSING = process.argv.includes("--allow-missing");
 const EPS = 0.01;
 
 function load(p) {
@@ -35,8 +39,12 @@ for (const [key, spec] of Object.entries(baseline.metrics)) {
   const base = spec.value;
   const dir = spec.direction; // "down" = menor-é-melhor | "up" = maior-é-melhor
   if (current === undefined) {
-    failures.push(`métrica "${key}" ausente em ${path.basename(METRICS)}`);
-    rows.push([key, base, "—", "MISSING"]);
+    if (ALLOW_MISSING) {
+      rows.push([key, base, "—", "SKIP (ausente)"]);
+    } else {
+      failures.push(`métrica "${key}" ausente em ${path.basename(METRICS)}`);
+      rows.push([key, base, "—", "MISSING"]);
+    }
     continue;
   }
   let status = "ok";
diff --git a/tests/unit/quality-ratchet.test.ts b/tests/unit/quality-ratchet.test.ts
index 6c94c4ddc7..9e37afc56c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/quality-ratchet.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/quality-ratchet.test.ts
@@ -58,3 +58,13 @@ test("fails when a baseline metric is missing from collected metrics", () => {
   const b = { metrics: { eslintWarnings: { value: 100, direction: "down" } } };
   assert.equal(run(b, {}).code, 1);
 });
+
+test("--allow-missing skips absent metrics instead of failing", () => {
+  const b = {
+    metrics: {
+      eslintWarnings: { value: 100, direction: "down" },
+      "coverage.lines": { value: 80, direction: "up" },
+    },
+  };
+  assert.equal(run(b, { eslintWarnings: 100 }, ["--allow-missing"]).code, 0);
+});