diff --git a/lib/gitflow-test.sh b/lib/gitflow-test.sh
index 9b46394..b3f37e8 100644
--- a/lib/gitflow-test.sh
+++ b/lib/gitflow-test.sh
@@ -156,6 +156,22 @@ if bash "$HERE/gitflow.sh" protected-base main;       then ok "cli protected-bas
 if bash "$HERE/gitflow.sh" protected-base feature/x;  then no "cli protected-base feature (rc0?)"; else ok "cli protected-base feature → rc1"; fi
 chk "cli base-for hotfix=main" '[ "$(bash "$HERE/gitflow.sh" base-for hotfix)" = main ]'
 
+echo "T12 — finish arg-guard (named branch must equal current, else refuse)"
+newrepo finargs; echo a>a; hookon; gitflow_init >/dev/null 2>&1
+gitflow_start feature standon >/dev/null 2>&1; echo w>w.txt; git add w.txt; git commit -q -m w
+# mismatch: standing on feature/standon but asking to finish bugfix/other → refuse
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034  # mism_out/mism_rc are used in the deferred chk eval strings
+mism_out="$(gitflow_finish bugfix other 2>&1)"; mism_rc=$?
+chk "arg-mismatch → nonzero rc"       "[ $mism_rc -ne 0 ]"
+chk "arg-mismatch → HEAD untouched"   '[ "$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)" = feature/standon ]'
+chk "arg-mismatch → branch kept"      'git rev-parse --verify -q refs/heads/feature/standon >/dev/null'
+chk "arg-mismatch → develop NOT merged" '! git log develop --oneline | grep -q "Merge feature/standon into develop"'
+chk "arg-mismatch → message names both" 'printf "%s" "$mism_out" | grep -q "current branch" && printf "%s" "$mism_out" | grep -q "bugfix/other"'
+# match: naming the current branch explicitly finishes exactly like the no-arg path
+gitflow_finish feature standon >/dev/null 2>&1
+chk "arg-match → merged into develop" 'git log develop --oneline | grep -q "Merge feature/standon into develop"'
+chk "arg-match → branch deleted"      '! git rev-parse --verify -q refs/heads/feature/standon >/dev/null'
+
 echo
 echo "==== RESULT: $PASS passed, $FAIL failed ===="
 [ "$FAIL" -eq 0 ]
diff --git a/lib/gitflow.sh b/lib/gitflow.sh
index 54feec7..31f8ed1 100644
--- a/lib/gitflow.sh
+++ b/lib/gitflow.sh
@@ -97,11 +97,24 @@ _gitflow_delete() {                # <branch>
   git branch -q -d "$br" || { echo "gitflow: '$br' not fully merged — branch kept" >&2; return 5; }
 }
 
-# gitflow_finish → directed merge of the CURRENT branch per its type, then delete.
-# WHEN to call this is the human gate (SKILL.md). This only performs the merge.
+# gitflow_finish [<type> <name>] → directed merge of the CURRENT branch per its
+# type, then delete. WHEN to call this is the human gate (SKILL.md).
+#
+# The merge source is ALWAYS the checked-out branch (HEAD) — that is the contract.
+# The optional <type> <name> is a SAFETY ASSERTION, not a target selector: if you
+# name a branch it MUST equal the current one, else finish refuses loudly instead
+# of silently merging whatever you happen to be standing on. (Guards the audit UX
+# trap: `finish bugfix audit-bugs` run from feature/audit-tokens merged the wrong
+# branch — args were silently ignored. See BLK-015 / LRN-089.) No args = unchanged.
 gitflow_finish() {
-  local br type
+  local br type req_type="${1:-}" req_name="${2:-}"
   br="$(git symbolic-ref --short -q HEAD)" || { echo "gitflow_finish: detached HEAD" >&2; return 3; }
+  if [ -n "$req_type" ] || [ -n "$req_name" ]; then
+    [ "$req_type/$req_name" = "$br" ] || {
+      echo "gitflow_finish: operates on the current branch '$br', but you asked '$req_type/$req_name' — checkout '$req_type/$req_name' first (or run finish with no args)." >&2
+      return 2
+    }
+  fi
   type="$(gitflow_branch_type "$br")"
   case "$type" in
     feature|bugfix|chore)