diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark-manual.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark-manual.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b7a5e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark-manual.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+name: benchmark-manual
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      frameworks:
+        description: "Comma-separated frameworks (modkit,nestjs,baseline,wire,fx,do)"
+        required: true
+        default: "modkit,nestjs"
+        type: string
+      runs:
+        description: "Benchmark runs per framework (1-10)"
+        required: true
+        default: "3"
+        type: string
+      benchmark_requests:
+        description: "Benchmark requests per run (50-1000)"
+        required: true
+        default: "300"
+        type: string
+
+concurrency:
+  group: benchmark-manual-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.event.inputs.frameworks }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  benchmark:
+    name: Manual bounded benchmark run
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+      - name: Install benchmark quality tools
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y hyperfine
+          go install golang.org/x/perf/cmd/benchstat@latest
+          echo "$(go env GOPATH)/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+      - name: Validate and normalize workflow inputs
+        id: normalize
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          INPUT_FRAMEWORKS: ${{ github.event.inputs.frameworks }}
+          INPUT_RUNS: ${{ github.event.inputs.runs }}
+          INPUT_BENCHMARK_REQUESTS: ${{ github.event.inputs.benchmark_requests }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          allowed="modkit nestjs baseline wire fx do"
+          framework_csv="$(printf '%s' "$INPUT_FRAMEWORKS" | tr -d '[:space:]')"
+          if [[ -z "$framework_csv" ]]; then
+            echo "frameworks input must not be empty" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          IFS=',' read -r -a raw_frameworks <<< "$framework_csv"
+          if [[ ${#raw_frameworks[@]} -eq 0 || ${#raw_frameworks[@]} -gt 6 ]]; then
+            echo "frameworks input must contain 1-6 entries" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          normalized=()
+          seen_frameworks=","
+          for framework in "${raw_frameworks[@]}"; do
+            case " $allowed " in
+              *" $framework "*)
+                if [[ "$seen_frameworks" == *",$framework,"* ]]; then
+                  echo "duplicate framework not allowed: $framework" >&2
+                  exit 1
+                fi
+                normalized+=("$framework")
+                seen_frameworks+="$framework,"
+                ;;
+              *)
+                echo "unsupported framework: $framework" >&2
+                exit 1
+                ;;
+            esac
+          done
+
+          if ! [[ "$INPUT_RUNS" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo "runs must be an integer" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if ! [[ "$INPUT_BENCHMARK_REQUESTS" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo "benchmark_requests must be an integer" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          BENCH_RUNS="$INPUT_RUNS"
+          BENCH_REQUESTS="$INPUT_BENCHMARK_REQUESTS"
+
+          if (( BENCH_RUNS < 1 || BENCH_RUNS > 10 )); then
+            echo "runs must be between 1 and 10" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if (( BENCH_REQUESTS < 50 || BENCH_REQUESTS > 1000 )); then
+            echo "benchmark_requests must be between 50 and 1000" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          {
+            echo "frameworks=$(IFS=,; echo "${normalized[*]}")"
+            echo "bench_runs=$BENCH_RUNS"
+            echo "bench_requests=$BENCH_REQUESTS"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - name: Run bounded benchmarks
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          BENCH_ENGINE: hyperfine
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          python3 scripts/environment-manifest.py collect-fingerprint --out results/latest/environment.fingerprint.json
+          IFS=',' read -r -a frameworks <<< "${{ steps.normalize.outputs.frameworks }}"
+          for framework in "${frameworks[@]}"; do
+            BENCHMARK_METADATA_MANAGED=1 \
+            BENCHMARK_RUNS="${{ steps.normalize.outputs.bench_runs }}" \
+            BENCHMARK_REQUESTS="${{ steps.normalize.outputs.bench_requests }}" \
+            bash scripts/run-single.sh "$framework"
+          done
+          python3 scripts/validate-result-schemas.py raw-check --raw-dir results/latest/raw
+          python3 scripts/environment-manifest.py write-manifest --raw-dir results/latest/raw --fingerprint results/latest/environment.fingerprint.json --out results/latest/environment.manifest.json
+      - name: Generate report and policy checks
+        run: |
+          python3 scripts/generate-report.py
+          make benchmark-schema-validate
+          make ci-benchmark-quality-check
+      - name: Upload manual benchmark artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: benchmark-manual-results
+          path: |
+            results/latest/raw
+            results/latest/summary.json
+            results/latest/report.md
+            results/latest/benchmark-quality-summary.json
+            results/latest/environment.fingerprint.json
+            results/latest/environment.manifest.json
+          retention-days: 14
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d49713d..fd37a70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
       - main
   pull_request:
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ci-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   pr-title:
     name: Validate PR title
@@ -35,6 +39,10 @@ jobs:
   scripts:
     name: Script smoke tests (skipped targets expected)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 25
+    concurrency:
+      group: benchmark-smoke-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+      cancel-in-progress: true
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
@@ -59,3 +67,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: benchmark-quality-summary
           path: results/latest/benchmark-quality-summary.json
+          retention-days: 14
diff --git a/METHODOLOGY.md b/METHODOLOGY.md
index 77df593..3efddca 100644
--- a/METHODOLOGY.md
+++ b/METHODOLOGY.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 - thresholds and required metrics are defined in `stats-policy.yaml`
 - `make ci-benchmark-quality-check` enforces policy locally and in CI
 - benchstat comparisons are evaluated against policy baseline framework (`baseline` by default)
+- manual CI benchmark runs use bounded workflow inputs (`frameworks` subset, `runs` 1..10, `benchmark_requests` 50..1000)
 
 ## Reporting
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f6b7f72..4584c5b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ GOPATH ?= $(shell $(GO) env GOPATH)
 GO_PATCH_COVER ?= $(GOPATH)/bin/go-patch-cover
 MODULES = $(shell find . -type f -name "go.mod" -not -path "*/.*/*" -not -path "*/vendor/*" -exec dirname {} \;)
 
-.PHONY: benchmark benchmark-modkit benchmark-nestjs benchmark-baseline benchmark-wire benchmark-fx benchmark-do report test test-coverage test-patch-coverage tools parity-check parity-check-modkit parity-check-nestjs benchmark-fingerprint-check benchmark-limits-check benchmark-manifest-check benchmark-raw-schema-check benchmark-summary-schema-check benchmark-schema-validate benchmark-stats-check benchmark-variance-check benchmark-benchstat-check ci-benchmark-quality-check
+.PHONY: benchmark benchmark-modkit benchmark-nestjs benchmark-baseline benchmark-wire benchmark-fx benchmark-do report test test-coverage test-patch-coverage tools parity-check parity-check-modkit parity-check-nestjs benchmark-fingerprint-check benchmark-limits-check benchmark-manifest-check benchmark-raw-schema-check benchmark-summary-schema-check benchmark-schema-validate benchmark-stats-check benchmark-variance-check benchmark-benchstat-check ci-benchmark-quality-check workflow-concurrency-check workflow-budget-check workflow-inputs-check
 
 benchmark:
 	bash scripts/run-all.sh
@@ -99,3 +99,12 @@ benchmark-benchstat-check:
 
 ci-benchmark-quality-check:
 	$(PYTHON) scripts/benchmark-quality-check.py ci-check
+
+workflow-concurrency-check:
+	$(PYTHON) scripts/workflow-policy-check.py concurrency-check
+
+workflow-budget-check:
+	$(PYTHON) scripts/workflow-policy-check.py budget-check
+
+workflow-inputs-check:
+	$(PYTHON) scripts/workflow-policy-check.py inputs-check
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d407be4..b5d1201 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ make ci-benchmark-quality-check
 
 Benchmark/report flow enforces schema validation for raw and summary artifacts before quality gates.
 
+Manual bounded benchmark workflow is available in GitHub Actions as `benchmark-manual`.
+See `docs/guides/benchmark-workflow.md` for input bounds and execution details.
+
 Use OSS measurement engine (optional):
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/docs/guides/benchmark-workflow.md b/docs/guides/benchmark-workflow.md
index 216828b..2519eb6 100644
--- a/docs/guides/benchmark-workflow.md
+++ b/docs/guides/benchmark-workflow.md
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ make benchmark-nestjs
 
 Per-target runs also emit `results/latest/environment.fingerprint.json` and `results/latest/environment.manifest.json`.
 
+## Manual bounded CI run
+
+Use GitHub Actions workflow `benchmark-manual` with bounded `workflow_dispatch` inputs:
+
+- `frameworks`: comma-separated subset of `modkit,nestjs,baseline,wire,fx,do`
+- `runs`: integer in range `1..10`
+- `benchmark_requests`: integer in range `50..1000`
+
+Runs that exceed bounds are rejected before benchmark execution.
+
 Optional OSS measurement engine:
 
 ```bash
@@ -77,3 +87,9 @@ Quality thresholds and required metrics are versioned in `stats-policy.yaml`.
 - run from a clean working tree when possible
 - keep runtime versions stable
 - include host and Docker metadata in report notes
+
+## CI budget policy
+
+- benchmark smoke job timeout budget: 25 minutes
+- benchmark quality summary artifact retention: 14 days
+- expected CI compute envelope: one benchmark smoke run per ref due to concurrency cancellation; superseded runs are canceled before full benchmark execution
diff --git a/scripts/workflow-policy-check.py b/scripts/workflow-policy-check.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc652c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/workflow-policy-check.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+CI_WORKFLOW = ROOT / ".github" / "workflows" / "ci.yml"
+MANUAL_WORKFLOW = ROOT / ".github" / "workflows" / "benchmark-manual.yml"
+
+
+def read_text(path: Path) -> str:
+    if not path.exists():
+        raise SystemExit(f"Workflow file not found: {path}")
+    return path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def assert_contains(text: str, needle: str, err: str) -> None:
+    if needle not in text:
+        raise SystemExit(err)
+
+
+def check_concurrency() -> None:
+    text = read_text(CI_WORKFLOW)
+    assert_contains(
+        text,
+        "concurrency:\n  group: ci-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}\n  cancel-in-progress: true",
+        "workflow-concurrency-check failed: top-level workflow concurrency with cancel-in-progress=true is required",
+    )
+    assert_contains(
+        text,
+        "  scripts:\n    name: Script smoke tests (skipped targets expected)",
+        "workflow-concurrency-check failed: scripts benchmark smoke job is missing",
+    )
+    assert_contains(
+        text,
+        "      group: benchmark-smoke-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}",
+        "workflow-concurrency-check failed: scripts job benchmark concurrency group is missing",
+    )
+    assert_contains(
+        text,
+        "      cancel-in-progress: true",
+        "workflow-concurrency-check failed: scripts job cancel-in-progress=true is required",
+    )
+    print("workflow-concurrency-check: validated workflow and benchmark job concurrency controls")
+
+
+def check_budget() -> None:
+    text = read_text(CI_WORKFLOW)
+    assert_contains(
+        text,
+        "  scripts:\n    name: Script smoke tests (skipped targets expected)\n    runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n    timeout-minutes: 25",
+        "workflow-budget-check failed: scripts job timeout-minutes budget must be set to 25",
+    )
+    assert_contains(
+        text,
+        "      - name: Upload benchmark quality summary\n        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4\n        with:\n          name: benchmark-quality-summary\n          path: results/latest/benchmark-quality-summary.json\n          retention-days: 14",
+        "workflow-budget-check failed: benchmark-quality-summary artifact retention-days must be set",
+    )
+    print("workflow-budget-check: validated timeout budget and artifact retention policy")
+
+
+def check_inputs() -> None:
+    text = read_text(MANUAL_WORKFLOW)
+    assert_contains(
+        text,
+        "workflow_dispatch:",
+        "workflow-inputs-check failed: benchmark-manual workflow_dispatch is required",
+    )
+    for key in ("frameworks", "runs", "benchmark_requests"):
+        assert_contains(
+            text,
+            f"      {key}:",
+            f"workflow-inputs-check failed: missing workflow_dispatch input '{key}'",
+        )
+    for token in (
+        "INPUT_FRAMEWORKS",
+        "INPUT_RUNS",
+        "INPUT_BENCHMARK_REQUESTS",
+        "BENCH_RUNS",
+        "BENCH_REQUESTS",
+        "runs must be between 1 and 10",
+        "benchmark_requests must be between 50 and 1000",
+        "duplicate framework not allowed",
+    ):
+        assert_contains(
+            text,
+            token,
+            f"workflow-inputs-check failed: missing bounded input token '{token}'",
+        )
+    print("workflow-inputs-check: validated bounded manual workflow inputs")
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Validate benchmark workflow safety policies")
+    parser.add_argument("cmd", choices=["concurrency-check", "budget-check", "inputs-check"])
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.cmd == "concurrency-check":
+        check_concurrency()
+    elif args.cmd == "budget-check":
+        check_budget()
+    elif args.cmd == "inputs-check":
+        check_inputs()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()