diff --git a/bin/gstack-config b/bin/gstack-config
index 2a6e9ff68..361704b32 100755
--- a/bin/gstack-config
+++ b/bin/gstack-config
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ lookup_default() {
     cross_project_learnings) echo "" ;; # intentionally empty → unset triggers first-time prompt
     artifacts_sync_mode) echo "off" ;;
     artifacts_sync_mode_prompted) echo "false" ;;
+    redact_repo_visibility) echo "" ;; # empty → fall through to gh/glab detection
+    redact_prepush_hook) echo "false" ;;
     *) echo "" ;;
   esac
 }
@@ -143,6 +145,17 @@ case "${1:-}" in
       echo "Warning: artifacts_sync_mode '$VALUE' not recognized. Valid values: off, artifacts-only, full. Using off." >&2
       VALUE="off"
     fi
+    # redact_repo_visibility: a LOCAL override for repos gh/glab can't read (e.g.
+    # self-hosted GitLab). It lives in ~/.gstack/config.yaml (never committed), so
+    # it can't be used to weaken the gate repo-wide for other contributors.
+    if [ "$KEY" = "redact_repo_visibility" ] && [ "$VALUE" != "public" ] && [ "$VALUE" != "private" ] && [ "$VALUE" != "unknown" ]; then
+      echo "Warning: redact_repo_visibility '$VALUE' not recognized. Valid values: public, private, unknown. Using unknown." >&2
+      VALUE="unknown"
+    fi
+    if [ "$KEY" = "redact_prepush_hook" ] && [ "$VALUE" != "true" ] && [ "$VALUE" != "false" ]; then
+      echo "Warning: redact_prepush_hook '$VALUE' not recognized. Valid values: true, false. Using false." >&2
+      VALUE="false"
+    fi
     mkdir -p "$STATE_DIR"
     # Write annotated header on first creation
     if [ ! -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
diff --git a/test/gstack-config-redact-keys.test.ts b/test/gstack-config-redact-keys.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9290d478d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/gstack-config-redact-keys.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/**
+ * Config keys for redaction (T12). Verifies gstack-config knows the two new
+ * keys, validates their value domains, and does NOT expose a block_private key
+ * (HIGH blocks both visibilities unconditionally — locked decision).
+ */
+import { describe, test, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from "bun:test";
+import * as fs from "fs";
+import * as os from "os";
+import * as path from "path";
+import { spawnSync } from "child_process";
+
+const CONFIG = path.resolve(import.meta.dir, "..", "bin", "gstack-config");
+let home: string;
+
+function cfg(args: string[]): { code: number; out: string; err: string } {
+  const r = spawnSync(CONFIG, args, {
+    encoding: "utf8",
+    env: { ...process.env, GSTACK_HOME: home },
+  });
+  return { code: r.status ?? 0, out: r.stdout ?? "", err: r.stderr ?? "" };
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  home = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "cfg-"));
+});
+afterEach(() => {
+  fs.rmSync(home, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+describe("redact config keys", () => {
+  test("redact_repo_visibility default is empty (falls through to detection)", () => {
+    expect(cfg(["get", "redact_repo_visibility"]).out).toBe("");
+  });
+  test("redact_prepush_hook default is false", () => {
+    expect(cfg(["get", "redact_prepush_hook"]).out).toBe("false");
+  });
+  test("set + get round-trips a valid visibility", () => {
+    cfg(["set", "redact_repo_visibility", "private"]);
+    expect(cfg(["get", "redact_repo_visibility"]).out).toBe("private");
+  });
+  test("invalid visibility is rejected to unknown with a warning", () => {
+    const r = cfg(["set", "redact_repo_visibility", "bogus"]);
+    expect(r.err).toContain("not recognized");
+    expect(cfg(["get", "redact_repo_visibility"]).out).toBe("unknown");
+  });
+  test("invalid prepush flag is rejected to false", () => {
+    cfg(["set", "redact_prepush_hook", "maybe"]);
+    expect(cfg(["get", "redact_prepush_hook"]).out).toBe("false");
+  });
+  test("no block_private key (HIGH blocks both visibilities unconditionally)", () => {
+    // The default for an unknown key is empty string — there is no such key.
+    expect(cfg(["get", "redact_prepush_hook_block_private"]).out).toBe("");
+  });
+});