diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs_suggestions.yml b/.github/workflows/docs_suggestions.yml
index fc55617edc7973a41b8dc80a852162dd0fb0b7a1..be1229e5fec12cc5c7ac0b03a5390eac3dc692d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs_suggestions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs_suggestions.yml
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Analyze PR for documentation needs
         id: analyze
         run: |
+          # Ensure gh CLI is authenticated (GH_TOKEN may not be auto-detected)
+          echo "$GH_TOKEN" | gh auth login --with-token
+          
           OUTPUT_FILE=$(mktemp)
           
           ./script/docs-suggest \
@@ -119,13 +122,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Commit suggestions to queue branch
         if: steps.analyze.outputs.has_suggestions == 'true'
+        env:
+          PR_NUM: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.number }}
+          PR_TITLE: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.title }}
+          OUTPUT_FILE: ${{ steps.analyze.outputs.output_file }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           
-          PR_NUM="${{ steps.pr.outputs.number }}"
-          PR_TITLE="${{ steps.pr.outputs.title }}"
-          OUTPUT_FILE="${{ steps.analyze.outputs.output_file }}"
-          
           # Configure git
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
@@ -264,6 +267,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Analyze PR for documentation needs
         id: analyze
         run: |
+          # Ensure gh CLI is authenticated (GH_TOKEN may not be auto-detected)
+          echo "$GH_TOKEN" | gh auth login --with-token
+          
           OUTPUT_FILE=$(mktemp)
           
           # Cherry-picks don't get preview callout