diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3792988..149a348 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ No modules.
 | ---- | ---- |
 | [github_actions_secret.secrets](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/integrations/github/latest/docs/resources/actions_secret) | resource |
 | [github_branch_protection.protections](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/integrations/github/latest/docs/resources/branch_protection) | resource |
+| [github_branch_protection.relaxed_protections](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/integrations/github/latest/docs/resources/branch_protection) | resource |
 | [github_membership.admin](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/integrations/github/latest/docs/resources/membership) | resource |
 | [github_repository.repositories](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/integrations/github/latest/docs/resources/repository) | resource |
 | [github_repository_file.dependabot](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/integrations/github/latest/docs/resources/repository_file) | resource |
diff --git a/gh-protections.tf b/gh-protections.tf
index 54ea415..ac2eeed 100644
--- a/gh-protections.tf
+++ b/gh-protections.tf
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 # Every active repository requires a pull request with its configured CI checks
-# passing before merge. The check map lives in main.tf because check-run names
-# differ by repository and GitHub treats an unknown required check as pending.
+# passing before merge, except repositories explicitly assigned the relaxed
+# protection profile below. The check map lives in main.tf because check-run
+# names differ by repository and GitHub treats an unknown required check as
+# pending.
 resource "github_branch_protection" "protections" {
-  for_each                        = toset([for repo in local.github_repositories : repo if !contains(local.archived_github_repositories, repo)])
+  for_each = toset([
+    for repo in local.github_repositories : repo
+    if !contains(local.archived_github_repositories, repo) && !contains(local.relaxed_branch_protection_github_repositories, repo)
+  ])
+
   repository_id                   = github_repository.repositories[each.key].node_id
   pattern                         = "main"
   enforce_admins                  = true
@@ -36,3 +42,34 @@ resource "github_branch_protection" "protections" {
     github_team_repository.admins,
   ]
 }
+
+# Personal knowledge repositories retain pull-request-only writes and basic
+# branch integrity, while allowing any pull request to merge without a CI,
+# approval, code-owner, or conversation-resolution gate.
+resource "github_branch_protection" "relaxed_protections" {
+  for_each = toset([
+    for repo in local.relaxed_branch_protection_github_repositories : repo
+    if !contains(local.archived_github_repositories, repo)
+  ])
+
+  repository_id           = github_repository.repositories[each.key].node_id
+  pattern                 = "main"
+  enforce_admins          = true
+  allows_force_pushes     = false
+  required_linear_history = true
+  required_pull_request_reviews {
+    require_code_owner_reviews      = false
+    required_approving_review_count = 0
+    require_last_push_approval      = false
+  }
+  restrict_pushes {
+    push_allowances = [
+      "${var.github_owner}/${github_team.admins.slug}"
+    ]
+  }
+  depends_on = [
+    github_repository.repositories,
+    github_team.admins,
+    github_team_repository.admins,
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/gh-repositories.tf b/gh-repositories.tf
index 6c37b58..9ce2d94 100644
--- a/gh-repositories.tf
+++ b/gh-repositories.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ resource "github_repository" "repositories" {
   for_each                    = local.github_repositories
   name                        = each.key
   archived                    = contains(local.archived_github_repositories, each.key)
-  visibility                  = var.github_visibility
+  visibility                  = contains(local.private_github_repositories, each.key) ? "private" : var.github_visibility
   auto_init                   = true
   allow_squash_merge          = true
   allow_merge_commit          = true
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 083afb1..5771d43 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ locals {
     "ansible-role-crc",
     "cflan",
     "charts",
+    "agent-knowledge",
     "kustomize-cluster",
     "images",
     "shared-workflows",
@@ -27,15 +28,16 @@ locals {
     "ansible-site-cluster",
     "ansible-role-crc"
   ])
-  # Non-archived repositories. Secrets cannot be written to archived repos,
-  # so org-wide secrets must target this list rather than github_repositories.
+  private_github_repositories = toset([
+    "agent-knowledge"
+  ])
+  relaxed_branch_protection_github_repositories = toset([
+    "agent-knowledge"
+  ])
   active_github_repositories = toset([
     for repo in local.github_repositories : repo
     if !contains(local.archived_github_repositories, repo)
   ])
-  # Status-check names are GitHub check-run names, not workflow filenames.
-  # Keep this exhaustive for active repositories so a newly managed repository
-  # cannot silently receive a branch rule without a required CI check.
   required_status_checks_by_repository = {
     ".github"                  = ["pre-commit"]
     "cflan"                    = ["lint-and-test (3.10)", "lint-and-test (3.11)", "lint-and-test (3.12)", "lint-and-test (3.13)", "type-check"]
@@ -124,18 +126,14 @@ locals {
       repositories = ["charts"]
     }
     "ssh_private_key" = {
-      name  = "SSH_PRIVATE_KEY"
-      value = data.sops_file.secret_vars.data["ssh_private_key"]
-      repositories = [
-        "tfroot-libvirt"
-      ]
+      name         = "SSH_PRIVATE_KEY"
+      value        = data.sops_file.secret_vars.data["ssh_private_key"]
+      repositories = ["tfroot-libvirt"]
     }
     "ssh_known_hosts" = {
-      name  = "SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS"
-      value = data.sops_file.secret_vars.data["ssh_known_hosts"]
-      repositories = [
-        "tfroot-libvirt"
-      ]
+      name         = "SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS"
+      value        = data.sops_file.secret_vars.data["ssh_known_hosts"]
+      repositories = ["tfroot-libvirt"]
     }
   }
 }