diff --git a/evals/triage-security/evals.json b/evals/triage-security/evals.json
index 7b33b0460..243b076f5 100644
--- a/evals/triage-security/evals.json
+++ b/evals/triage-security/evals.json
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@
         "Step 4.3 filters search results by matching PS Component (customfield_10669 = pscomponent:org/rhtpa-ui) and Stream (customfield_10832 = rhtpa-2.2)",
         "Step 4.3 traverses issuelinks on TC-8008 to find remediation task TC-8009 via the 'Depend' link type",
         "Step 4.3 compares the remediation task's bump version (1.9.0) against the current CVE's fix threshold (1.8.2) and determines the fix is already covered",
-        "Triage outcome recommends closing the issue because existing remediation task TC-8009 already bumps axios past the fix threshold — no new remediation task is created"
+        "Triage outcome recommends closing the issue because existing remediation task TC-8009 already bumps axios past the fix threshold — no new remediation task is created",
+        "Step 4.3 creates a Related link between the current CVE (TC-8010) and the related CVE (TC-8008) with an idempotency check on existing issuelinks before creating",
+        "Step 4.3 creates a Depend link from the covering remediation task (TC-8009) to the current CVE (TC-8010) with an idempotency check on existing issuelinks before creating",
+        "A comment is posted on the current CVE documenting the cross-CVE overlap finding — including the related CVE key (TC-8008), covering task key (TC-8009), library (axios), bump version (1.9.0), and fix threshold (1.8.2)"
       ]
     },
     {
diff --git a/plugins/sdlc-workflow/skills/triage-security/jira-triage-operations.md b/plugins/sdlc-workflow/skills/triage-security/jira-triage-operations.md
index 555815762..15d6d77c0 100644
--- a/plugins/sdlc-workflow/skills/triage-security/jira-triage-operations.md
+++ b/plugins/sdlc-workflow/skills/triage-security/jira-triage-operations.md
@@ -227,6 +227,71 @@ entirely.
    If no ProdSec Jira account ID is configured, omit the @mention silently.
 
    - **If a covering remediation exists:**
+
+     Create traceability links and post an explanatory comment as soon as the
+     overlap is confirmed (these record a factual relationship and must not be
+     deferred to a closure decision):
+
+     a. **Create Related link** between the current CVE and the related CVE
+        (idempotent — check existing `issuelinks` first, same pattern as
+        Step 4.2):
+
+        Check the current issue's `issuelinks` array (already fetched in
+        Step 1) for an existing link where `type.name` is `"Related"` and
+        `inwardIssue.key` or `outwardIssue.key` matches the related CVE key.
+
+        If a matching link exists, skip and log:
+        > "Related link to [related-cve-key] already exists — skipping"
+
+        If no matching link exists, create the link:
+        ```
+        jira.create_link(
+          inwardIssue: <current-cve-key>,
+          outwardIssue: <related-cve-key>,
+          type: "Related"
+        )
+        ```
+
+     b. **Create Depend link** from the covering remediation task to the
+        current CVE (same link type as standard remediation linkage in
+        `remediation-templates.md`):
+
+        Check the current issue's `issuelinks` array for an existing link
+        where `type.name` is `"Depend"` and `inwardIssue.key` or
+        `outwardIssue.key` matches the covering task key.
+
+        If a matching link exists, skip and log:
+        > "Depend link to [covering-task-key] already exists — skipping"
+
+        If no matching link exists, create the link:
+        ```
+        jira.create_link(
+          inwardIssue: <current-cve-key>,
+          outwardIssue: <covering-task-key>,
+          type: "Depend"
+        )
+        ```
+
+     c. **Post a comment** on the current CVE documenting the cross-CVE
+        overlap finding. If a ProdSec Jira account ID is configured, include
+        an @mention before the Comment Footnote:
+        ```
+        Cross-CVE overlap: existing remediation task [covering-task-key] (from
+        [related-CVE-ID] / [related-cve-key]) already bumps [library] to
+        [version], which meets or exceeds this CVE's fix threshold
+        ([fix-version]).
+
+        Links created:
+        - Related: [current-cve-key] ↔ [related-cve-key] (same upstream component)
+        - Depend: [current-cve-key] → [covering-task-key] (covering remediation)
+
+        [ProdSec @mention if configured]
+        [Comment Footnote]
+        ```
+
+        MUST include the Comment Footnote (see SKILL.md).
+
+     Then present the finding and recommendation to the engineer:
      ```
      Existing remediation task [task-key] (from [related-CVE-ID]) already bumps
      [library] to [version], which meets or exceeds this CVE's fix threshold