diff --git a/bitbucket-pipelines.yml b/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
index 0b5c7a7..cee2945 100644
--- a/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
+++ b/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
@@ -212,13 +212,16 @@ pipelines:
           image: atlassian/default-image:4
           script:
             - |
+              # Resolve source branch (fallback to BITBUCKET_BRANCH if PR variable unavailable)
+              SOURCE_BRANCH="${BITBUCKET_PR_SOURCE_BRANCH:-$BITBUCKET_BRANCH}"
+              TARGET_BRANCH="${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH}"
               # Gate: feature branches can only target dev
               ALLOWED="dev"
-              echo "Source: ${BITBUCKET_PR_SOURCE_BRANCH}"
-              echo "Target: ${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH} (allowed: ${ALLOWED})"
+              echo "Source: ${SOURCE_BRANCH}"
+              echo "Target: ${TARGET_BRANCH} (allowed: ${ALLOWED})"
               IFS=',' read -ra targets <<< "$ALLOWED"
               for t in "${targets[@]}"; do
-                [ "${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH}" = "$t" ] && exit 0
+                [ "${TARGET_BRANCH}" = "$t" ] && exit 0
               done
               echo "BLOCKED: target must be one of: ${ALLOWED}"; exit 1
       - step: *ai-code-review
@@ -236,13 +239,16 @@ pipelines:
           image: atlassian/default-image:4
           script:
             - |
+              # Resolve source branch (fallback to BITBUCKET_BRANCH if PR variable unavailable)
+              SOURCE_BRANCH="${BITBUCKET_PR_SOURCE_BRANCH:-$BITBUCKET_BRANCH}"
+              TARGET_BRANCH="${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH}"
               # Gate: bugfix branches can only target dev
               ALLOWED="dev"
-              echo "Source: ${BITBUCKET_PR_SOURCE_BRANCH}"
-              echo "Target: ${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH} (allowed: ${ALLOWED})"
+              echo "Source: ${SOURCE_BRANCH}"
+              echo "Target: ${TARGET_BRANCH} (allowed: ${ALLOWED})"
               IFS=',' read -ra targets <<< "$ALLOWED"
               for t in "${targets[@]}"; do
-                [ "${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH}" = "$t" ] && exit 0
+                [ "${TARGET_BRANCH}" = "$t" ] && exit 0
               done
               echo "BLOCKED: target must be one of: ${ALLOWED}"; exit 1
       - step: *ai-code-review
@@ -261,13 +267,16 @@ pipelines:
           image: atlassian/default-image:4
           script:
             - |
+              # Resolve source branch (fallback to BITBUCKET_BRANCH if PR variable unavailable)
+              SOURCE_BRANCH="${BITBUCKET_PR_SOURCE_BRANCH:-$BITBUCKET_BRANCH}"
+              TARGET_BRANCH="${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH}"
               # Gate: hotfix branches can target main (fast-track) or dev
               ALLOWED="main,dev"
-              echo "Source: ${BITBUCKET_PR_SOURCE_BRANCH}"
-              echo "Target: ${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH} (allowed: ${ALLOWED})"
+              echo "Source: ${SOURCE_BRANCH}"
+              echo "Target: ${TARGET_BRANCH} (allowed: ${ALLOWED})"
               IFS=',' read -ra targets <<< "$ALLOWED"
               for t in "${targets[@]}"; do
-                [ "${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH}" = "$t" ] && exit 0
+                [ "${TARGET_BRANCH}" = "$t" ] && exit 0
               done
               echo "BLOCKED: target must be one of: ${ALLOWED}"; exit 1
       - step: *ai-code-review
@@ -286,13 +295,16 @@ pipelines:
           image: atlassian/default-image:4
           script:
             - |
+              # Resolve source branch (fallback to BITBUCKET_BRANCH if PR variable unavailable)
+              SOURCE_BRANCH="${BITBUCKET_PR_SOURCE_BRANCH:-$BITBUCKET_BRANCH}"
+              TARGET_BRANCH="${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH}"
               # Gate: dev can only be promoted to stg
               ALLOWED="stg"
-              echo "Source: ${BITBUCKET_PR_SOURCE_BRANCH}"
-              echo "Target: ${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH} (allowed: ${ALLOWED})"
+              echo "Source: ${SOURCE_BRANCH}"
+              echo "Target: ${TARGET_BRANCH} (allowed: ${ALLOWED})"
               IFS=',' read -ra targets <<< "$ALLOWED"
               for t in "${targets[@]}"; do
-                [ "${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH}" = "$t" ] && exit 0
+                [ "${TARGET_BRANCH}" = "$t" ] && exit 0
               done
               echo "BLOCKED: target must be one of: ${ALLOWED}"; exit 1
       - step: *ai-code-review
@@ -311,17 +323,20 @@ pipelines:
           image: atlassian/default-image:4
           script:
             - |
+              # Resolve source branch (fallback to BITBUCKET_BRANCH if PR variable unavailable)
+              SOURCE_BRANCH="${BITBUCKET_PR_SOURCE_BRANCH:-$BITBUCKET_BRANCH}"
+              TARGET_BRANCH="${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH}"
               # Gate: stg can only be promoted to main
               ALLOWED="main"
-              echo "Source: ${BITBUCKET_PR_SOURCE_BRANCH}"
-              echo "Target: ${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH} (allowed: ${ALLOWED})"
+              echo "Source: ${SOURCE_BRANCH}"
+              echo "Target: ${TARGET_BRANCH} (allowed: ${ALLOWED})"
               IFS=',' read -ra targets <<< "$ALLOWED"
               for t in "${targets[@]}"; do
-                [ "${BITBUCKET_PR_DESTINATION_BRANCH}" = "$t" ] && exit 0
+                [ "${TARGET_BRANCH}" = "$t" ] && exit 0
               done
               echo "BLOCKED: target must be one of: ${ALLOWED}"; exit 1
       - step: *ai-code-review
-    
+
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Catch-all: Enforce branch naming standards
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -342,10 +357,12 @@ pipelines:
           image: atlassian/default-image:4
           script:
             - |
+              # Resolve source branch (fallback to BITBUCKET_BRANCH if PR variable unavailable)
+              SOURCE_BRANCH="${BITBUCKET_PR_SOURCE_BRANCH:-$BITBUCKET_BRANCH}"
               echo "============================================================"
               echo "BRANCH NAMING STANDARD VIOLATION"
               echo "============================================================"
-              echo "Branch: ${BITBUCKET_PR_SOURCE_BRANCH}"
+              echo "Branch: ${SOURCE_BRANCH}"
               echo ""
               echo "This branch does not match allowed naming conventions."
               echo ""