diff --git a/scripts/src/dev-cloud-workbench-smoke-lib.mjs b/scripts/src/dev-cloud-workbench-smoke-lib.mjs
index c8dbe025..a1416f8b 100644
--- a/scripts/src/dev-cloud-workbench-smoke-lib.mjs
+++ b/scripts/src/dev-cloud-workbench-smoke-lib.mjs
@@ -850,7 +850,9 @@ function baseReport({
   const sourceOnlyMode = mode !== "live";
   return {
     $schema: "https://hwlab.pikastech.local/schemas/dev-gate-report.schema.json",
-    $id: "https://hwlab.pikastech.local/reports/dev-gate/dev-cloud-workbench-live.json",
+    $id: mode === "dom-only"
+      ? "https://hwlab.pikastech.local/reports/dev-gate/dev-cloud-workbench-dom-only.json"
+      : "https://hwlab.pikastech.local/reports/dev-gate/dev-cloud-workbench-live.json",
     reportVersion: "v1",
     status,
     issue: "pikasTech/HWLAB#7",
diff --git a/scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs b/scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs
index e10ccaf1..6fa7af16 100644
--- a/scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs
+++ b/scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs
@@ -1463,9 +1463,7 @@ async function validateDevCloudWorkbenchLiveReport(report, label, raw) {
   }
 
   for (const requiredCheck of [
-    "live-runtime-current-main",
     "live-http-html",
-    "live-web-assets-current-main",
     "live-browser-dom",
     "live-api-runtime-readiness",
     "live-code-agent-browser-journey"
@@ -1473,13 +1471,22 @@ async function validateDevCloudWorkbenchLiveReport(report, label, raw) {
     assert.ok(checks.has(requiredCheck), `${label}.checks missing ${requiredCheck}`);
   }
 
-  assertDevCloudWorkbenchIdentityChecks(
-    report,
-    label,
-    checks.get("live-runtime-current-main"),
-    checks.get("live-web-assets-current-main"),
-    { requirePass: report.status === "pass" }
-  );
+  const hasDeploymentIdentityChecks =
+    checks.has("live-runtime-current-main") ||
+    checks.has("live-web-assets-current-main") ||
+    Object.hasOwn(report, "deploymentIdentity") ||
+    Object.hasOwn(report, "webAssetIdentity");
+  if (hasDeploymentIdentityChecks || report.status === "pass") {
+    assert.ok(checks.has("live-runtime-current-main"), `${label}.checks missing live-runtime-current-main`);
+    assert.ok(checks.has("live-web-assets-current-main"), `${label}.checks missing live-web-assets-current-main`);
+    assertDevCloudWorkbenchIdentityChecks(
+      report,
+      label,
+      checks.get("live-runtime-current-main"),
+      checks.get("live-web-assets-current-main"),
+      { requirePass: report.status === "pass" }
+    );
+  }
 
   const httpCheck = checks.get("live-http-html");
   assert.equal(httpCheck.status, "pass", `${label}.live-http-html.status`);