diff --git a/.github/workflows/yetus-general-check.yml b/.github/workflows/yetus-general-check.yml
index 664ef27624e4..6a3ee831c3d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yetus-general-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yetus-general-check.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ name: Yetus General Check
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 permissions:
-  checks: write
   contents: read
-  pull-requests: write
   statuses: write
 
 jobs:
@@ -95,44 +93,6 @@ jobs:
           cd "${{ github.workspace }}"
           bash src/dev-support/jenkins_precommit_github_yetus.sh
 
-      - name: Hide Old Comments
-        if: always()
-        env:
-          DEBUG: 'true'
-        run: |
-          # github-actions[bot] has a known user ID: 41898282
-          # Verify: curl -s "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D" | jq .id
-          export DEBUG="${DEBUG:-false}"
-          export GITHUB_TOKEN="${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-          export BUILD_BOT_USER_ID="41898282"
-          export JOB_NAME="HBase-PreCommit-GH-Actions-PR"
-          export REPO="${{ github.repository }}"
-          bash src/dev-support/gh_hide_old_comments.sh ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} || true
-
-      - name: Create Nightlies Directory Structure
-        # this version of rsync doesn't support --mkdirs so we do this step manually
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          eval $(ssh-agent -s)
-          ssh-add - <<< "${{ secrets.NIGHTLIES_RSYNC_KEY }}"
-          ssh -p ${{ secrets.NIGHTLIES_RSYNC_PORT }} \
-            -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
-            ${{ secrets.NIGHTLIES_RSYNC_USER }}@${{ secrets.NIGHTLIES_RSYNC_HOST }} \
-            "mkdir -p ${{ secrets.NIGHTLIES_RSYNC_PATH }}/hbase/HBase-PreCommit-GH-Actions-PR/PR-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/${{ github.run_number }}"
-          ssh-agent -k
-
-      - name: Publish to Nightlies
-        if: always()
-        uses: burnett01/rsync-deployments@0dc935cdecc5f5e571865e60d2a6cdc673704823
-        with:
-          switches: -avzr --no-o
-          path: yetus-general-check
-          remote_path: ${{ secrets.NIGHTLIES_RSYNC_PATH }}/hbase/HBase-PreCommit-GH-Actions-PR/PR-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/${{ github.run_number }}/
-          remote_host: ${{ secrets.NIGHTLIES_RSYNC_HOST }}
-          remote_port: ${{ secrets.NIGHTLIES_RSYNC_PORT }}
-          remote_user: ${{ secrets.NIGHTLIES_RSYNC_USER }}
-          remote_key: ${{ secrets.NIGHTLIES_RSYNC_KEY }}
-
       - name: Publish Test Results
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh b/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
index 168443384dc6..5900bab072e0 100755
--- a/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
+++ b/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
@@ -88,20 +88,6 @@ function personality_globals
   # See HBASE-19902 for how we arrived at 20g.
   #shellcheck disable=SC2034
   DOCKERMEMLIMIT=20g
-
-  # Override BUILD_URL for GitHub Actions to point to nightlies
-  # instead of the GitHub Actions run page
-  # The robot sets BUILD_URL to the GHA run page, but we want nightlies URLs
-  if [[ "${GITHUB_ACTIONS}" == "true" ]] && [[ "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
-    local pr_number
-    # GITHUB_REF is a standard GitHub Actions environment variable
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2153
-    pr_number=$(echo "${GITHUB_REF}" | cut -f3 -d/)
-    #shellcheck disable=SC2034
-    BUILD_URL="https://nightlies.apache.org/hbase/HBase-PreCommit-GH-Actions-PR/PR-${pr_number}/${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}/"
-    #shellcheck disable=SC2034
-    BUILD_URL_ARTIFACTS="yetus-general-check/output"
-  fi
 }
 
 ## @description  Parse extra arguments required by personalities, if any.
@@ -849,19 +835,6 @@ function hbaseanti_patchfile
 
 add_test_type spotless
 
-## @description  Build artifact URL for GitHub Actions
-## @audience     private
-## @stability    evolving
-## @replaceable  no
-if ! declare -f githubactions_artifact_url >/dev/null; then
-  function githubactions_artifact_url
-  {
-    if [[ -n "${BUILD_URL}" ]] && [[ -n "${BUILD_URL_ARTIFACTS}" ]]; then
-      echo "${BUILD_URL}${BUILD_URL_ARTIFACTS}"
-    fi
-  }
-fi
-
 ## @description  spotless file filter
 ## @audience     private
 ## @stability    evolving
@@ -879,6 +852,7 @@ function spotless_rebuild
 {
   local repostatus=$1
   local logfile="${PATCH_DIR}/${repostatus}-spotless.txt"
+  local linecommentsfile="${PATCH_DIR}/${repostatus}-spotless-linecomments.txt"
 
   if ! verify_needed_test spotless; then
     return 0
@@ -896,6 +870,20 @@ function spotless_rebuild
 
   count=$(${GREP} -c '\[ERROR\]' "${logfile}")
   if [[ ${count} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    # Generate file-level annotations for GitHub Actions
+    if [[ -n "${BUGLINECOMMENTS}" ]]; then
+      # Extract files with violations: lines like "[ERROR]     src/path/to/file.java"
+      # with leading whitespace after [ERROR]
+      ${GREP} '^\[ERROR\][[:space:]]\+[^[:space:]]' "${logfile}" \
+        | ${SED} 's/^\[ERROR\][[:space:]]*//g' \
+        | while read -r file; do
+            echo "${file}:1:Spotless formatting required, run mvn spotless:apply"
+          done > "${linecommentsfile}"
+      if [[ -s "${linecommentsfile}" ]]; then
+        bugsystem_linecomments_queue spotless "${linecommentsfile}"
+      fi
+    fi
+
     add_vote_table_v2 -1 spotless \
       "@@BASE@@/${repostatus}-spotless.txt" \
       "${repostatus} has ${count} errors when running spotless:check, run spotless:apply to fix."
diff --git a/dev-support/jenkins_precommit_github_yetus.sh b/dev-support/jenkins_precommit_github_yetus.sh
index 685ae3f186b8..82674e8ef5cf 100755
--- a/dev-support/jenkins_precommit_github_yetus.sh
+++ b/dev-support/jenkins_precommit_github_yetus.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ YETUS_ARGS+=("--console-report-file=${PATCHDIR}/console.txt")
 YETUS_ARGS+=("--html-report-file=${PATCHDIR}/report.html")
 # enable writing back to Github
 YETUS_ARGS+=("--github-token=${GITHUB_PASSWORD}")
-YETUS_ARGS+=("--github-write-comment")
+# GitHub Actions fork PRs cannot write comments (GITHUB_TOKEN has no PR write permission)
+# Jenkins can write comments via its own credentials
+if [[ "${GITHUB_ACTIONS}" != "true" ]]; then
+  YETUS_ARGS+=("--github-write-comment")
+fi
 # auto-kill any surefire stragglers during unit test runs
 YETUS_ARGS+=("--reapermode=kill")
 # set relatively high limits for ASF machines
@@ -108,7 +112,9 @@ YETUS_ARGS+=("--spotbugs-strict-precheck")
 # rsync these files back into the archive dir
 YETUS_ARGS+=("--archive-list=${ARCHIVE_PATTERN_LIST}")
 # URL for user-side presentation in reports and such to our artifacts
-YETUS_ARGS+=("--build-url-artifacts=${BUILD_URL_ARTIFACTS}")
+if [[ -n "${BUILD_URL_ARTIFACTS}" ]]; then
+  YETUS_ARGS+=("--build-url-artifacts=${BUILD_URL_ARTIFACTS}")
+fi
 # plugins to enable
 YETUS_ARGS+=("--plugins=${PLUGINS},-findbugs")
 # run in docker mode and specifically point to our