diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6f3b64e7..36c30f91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             exit 0
           fi
-          if git diff --name-only "$BASE_SHA" "$HEAD_SHA" | grep -Eq '^(scripts/build_switch\.sh$|scripts/switch/|docs/switch-build\.md$|tests/switch_ci_workflows_test\.lua$|\.github/workflows/(ci|release|switch-artifact-comment)\.yml$)'; then
+          if git diff --name-only "$BASE_SHA" "$HEAD_SHA" | grep -Eq '^(scripts/build_switch\.sh$|scripts/switch/|docs/switch-.*\.md$|tests/switch_ci_workflows_test\.lua$|tests/switch_transfer_docs_test\.lua$|\.github/workflows/(ci|release|switch-artifact-comment)\.yml$)'; then
             echo "changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
             echo "changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ jobs:
         run: bash scripts/switch/verify_payload.sh --self-test
       - name: Switch CI workflow content gate
         run: luajit tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua
+      - name: Switch transfer docs content gate
+        run: luajit tests/switch_transfer_docs_test.lua
 
   switch-build:
     name: Switch fused build
diff --git a/docs/switch-build.md b/docs/switch-build.md
index 63ddfb26..fe9740c5 100644
--- a/docs/switch-build.md
+++ b/docs/switch-build.md
@@ -132,15 +132,16 @@ Switch packaging has three automated surfaces (same policy as AD-010):
 
 ### Path-gated PR / push CI (`.github/workflows/ci.yml`)
 
-When a change touches Switch packaging paths
-(`scripts/build_switch.sh`, `scripts/switch/**`, `docs/switch-build.md`,
-`tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua`, or the Switch-related workflow YAML), CI
-runs:
+When a change touches Switch packaging / Switch docs paths
+(`scripts/build_switch.sh`, `scripts/switch/**`, `docs/switch-*.md`,
+`tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua`, `tests/switch_transfer_docs_test.lua`,
+or the Switch-related workflow YAML), CI runs:
 
 1. **Offline selftest** on `ubuntu-latest` (forks **and** the canonical repo):
    `scripts/switch/selftest_build_switch.sh`,
-   `scripts/switch/verify_payload.sh --self-test`, and
-   `luajit tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua`.
+   `scripts/switch/verify_payload.sh --self-test`,
+   `luajit tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua`, and
+   `luajit tests/switch_transfer_docs_test.lua`.
 2. **Fused NRO build** only on the **canonical** repository
    (`bryanthaboi/gen1recomp`), on the self-hosted Mac runner
    (`scripts/build_switch.sh --fetch --fused`), and only when the workflow
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 62cd93d7..b759d434 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ run_tier() {
 # ------- ROM-free tiers: these are what CI runs
 
 run_tier "T0 switch CI workflow content gate" "$LUA" tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua
+run_tier "T0 switch transfer docs gate" "$LUA" tests/switch_transfer_docs_test.lua
 run_tier "T1/T2 engine invariants + parity gates" "$LUA" tests/run_engine.lua
 run_tier "T4 mod-SDK" "$LUA" tests/run_modkit.lua
 
diff --git a/tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua b/tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua
index 51ca554f..915a83f5 100644
--- a/tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua
+++ b/tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ end
 
 -- Exact path regex contract (SWCI-01 / 4A + SWFIX-03 test path).
 local SWITCH_PATH_REGEX =
-  [[^(scripts/build_switch\.sh$|scripts/switch/|docs/switch-build\.md$|tests/switch_ci_workflows_test\.lua$|\.github/workflows/(ci|release|switch-artifact-comment)\.yml$)]]
+  [[^(scripts/build_switch\.sh$|scripts/switch/|docs/switch-.*\.md$|tests/switch_ci_workflows_test\.lua$|tests/switch_transfer_docs_test\.lua$|\.github/workflows/(ci|release|switch-artifact-comment)\.yml$)]]
 
 local ci = read(".github/workflows/ci.yml")
 local release = read(".github/workflows/release.yml")
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ mustContain(ci, "needs.switch-changes.outputs.changed == 'true'", "ci.yml")
 mustContain(ci, "scripts/switch/selftest_build_switch.sh", "ci.yml")
 mustContain(ci, "scripts/switch/verify_payload.sh --self-test", "ci.yml")
 mustContain(ci, "luajit tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua", "ci.yml")
+mustContain(ci, "luajit tests/switch_transfer_docs_test.lua", "ci.yml")
 
 -- switch-selftest must be ubuntu-latest (fork-safe); pin via job block scan
 do
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ do
   mustContain(block, "selftest_build_switch.sh", "switch-selftest")
   mustContain(block, "verify_payload.sh --self-test", "switch-selftest")
   mustContain(block, "tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua", "switch-selftest")
+  mustContain(block, "tests/switch_transfer_docs_test.lua", "switch-selftest")
   mustNotContain(block, "continue-on-error:", "switch-selftest")
 end
 
@@ -152,11 +154,14 @@ mustContain(development, "selftest_build_switch.sh", "switch-development.md")
 mustContain(readme, "CI vs release", "README.md")
 mustContain(readme, "switch-build.md", "README.md")
 
--- --- SWFIX-03: headless suite also runs the content gate ---
+-- --- SWFIX-03: headless suite also runs the content gates ---
 local test_sh = read("scripts/test.sh")
 mustContain(test_sh, "tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua", "scripts/test.sh")
 mustContain(test_sh, "T0 switch CI workflow content gate", "scripts/test.sh")
+mustContain(test_sh, "tests/switch_transfer_docs_test.lua", "scripts/test.sh")
+mustContain(test_sh, "T0 switch transfer docs gate", "scripts/test.sh")
 mustContain(build_doc, "tests/switch_ci_workflows_test.lua", "switch-build.md path list")
+mustContain(build_doc, "tests/switch_transfer_docs_test.lua", "switch-build.md path list")
 
 -- --- SWCI-08: release Switch hard-fail (no continue-on-error on build/stage) ---
 do