diff --git a/.changeset/zesty-voles-roar.md b/.changeset/zesty-voles-roar.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..853905e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/zesty-voles-roar.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+type: Fixed
+pr: 275
+---
+Fixed plan-phase decision coverage gate compatibility with top-level .passed/.message command output.
diff --git a/get-shit-done/workflows/plan-phase.md b/get-shit-done/workflows/plan-phase.md
index f37ccf75b..a9252a316 100644
--- a/get-shit-done/workflows/plan-phase.md
+++ b/get-shit-done/workflows/plan-phase.md
@@ -1522,8 +1522,8 @@ if [ "$GATE_CFG" != "false" ]; then
   # `passed: true` covers both real-pass and skipped cases (gate disabled / no CONTEXT.md /
   # no trackable decisions). Verify-phase counterpart deliberately omits this exit-1 — that
   # gate is non-blocking by design (review finding F15).
-  echo "$GATE_RESULT" | jq -e '.data.passed == true' >/dev/null || {
-    echo "$GATE_RESULT" | jq -r '.data.message'
+  echo "$GATE_RESULT" | jq -e '(.passed // .data.passed) == true' >/dev/null || {
+    echo "$GATE_RESULT" | jq -r '(.message // .data.message // "Decision coverage gate failed.")'
     exit 1
   }
 fi
diff --git a/tests/bug-2492-context-coverage-gate.test.cjs b/tests/bug-2492-context-coverage-gate.test.cjs
index c92f5eee1..4e521fd79 100644
--- a/tests/bug-2492-context-coverage-gate.test.cjs
+++ b/tests/bug-2492-context-coverage-gate.test.cjs
@@ -94,13 +94,26 @@ describe('plan-phase decision-coverage gate (#2492)', () => {
     assert.ok(gateIdx !== -1);
     const snippet = md.slice(gateIdx, gateIdx + 800);
     // Accept either an inline `|| exit 1` or a `|| { ...; exit 1; }` group.
-    const hasJqGuard = /jq[^\n]*passed\s*==\s*true/.test(snippet);
+    const hasJqGuard =
+      /jq[^\n]*\.data\.passed\s*==\s*true/.test(snippet) ||
+      /jq[^\n]*\(\.passed\s*\/\/\s*\.data\.passed\)\s*==\s*true/.test(snippet);
     const hasExitOne = /\|\|\s*(?:exit\s+1|\{[\s\S]{0,200}?exit\s+1)/.test(snippet);
     assert.ok(
       hasJqGuard && hasExitOne,
       'plan-phase gate must guard with `jq -e .passed == true || exit 1` (or `|| { ...; exit 1; }`) to actually block',
     );
   });
+
+  test('plan-phase gate accepts top-level .passed field from CLI output (#275)', () => {
+    const gateIdx = md.indexOf('check.decision-coverage-plan');
+    assert.ok(gateIdx !== -1, 'check.decision-coverage-plan invocation must exist');
+    const snippet = md.slice(gateIdx, gateIdx + 800);
+    assert.ok(
+      /\.(?:passed)\s*==\s*true\s*\|\|\s*\.data\.passed\s*==\s*true/.test(snippet) ||
+      /\(\.passed\s*\/\/\s*\.data\.passed\)\s*==\s*true/.test(snippet),
+      'plan-phase gate must explicitly check top-level .passed with a compatibility fallback to .data.passed',
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 describe('verify-phase decision-coverage gate (#2492)', () => {