diff --git a/service/submitqueue/orchestrator/server/BUILD.bazel b/service/submitqueue/orchestrator/server/BUILD.bazel
index d921c16a1..a1ec263bc 100644
--- a/service/submitqueue/orchestrator/server/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/service/submitqueue/orchestrator/server/BUILD.bazel
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ go_library(
         "//api/base/hook:go_default_library",
         "//api/submitqueue/orchestrator/protopb:go_default_library",
         "//platform/buildkite:go_default_library",
+        "//platform/errs:go_default_library",
         "//platform/errs/generic:go_default_library",
+        "//platform/errs/http:go_default_library",
         "//platform/errs/mysql:go_default_library",
         "//platform/extension/consumergate:go_default_library",
         "//platform/extension/consumergate/file:go_default_library",
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
     srcs = [
         "config_test.go",
+        "main_test.go",
         "profiles_test.go",
     ],
     # The pinned git, for the tests that resolve a git change provider against a
@@ -118,7 +121,9 @@ go_test(
     },
     deps = [
         "//platform/base/change:go_default_library",
+        "//platform/errs:go_default_library",
         "//platform/git/exectest:go_default_library",
+        "//platform/githubactions:go_default_library",
         "//submitqueue/entity:go_default_library",
         "//submitqueue/extension/buildrunner:go_default_library",
         "//submitqueue/extension/changeprovider:go_default_library",
diff --git a/service/submitqueue/orchestrator/server/main.go b/service/submitqueue/orchestrator/server/main.go
index e46ae4071..40f6fdbfb 100644
--- a/service/submitqueue/orchestrator/server/main.go
+++ b/service/submitqueue/orchestrator/server/main.go
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/uber-go/tally"
 	basehook "github.com/uber/submitqueue/api/base/hook"
 	pb "github.com/uber/submitqueue/api/submitqueue/orchestrator/protopb"
+	"github.com/uber/submitqueue/platform/errs"
 	genericerrs "github.com/uber/submitqueue/platform/errs/generic"
+	httperrs "github.com/uber/submitqueue/platform/errs/http"
 	mysqlerrs "github.com/uber/submitqueue/platform/errs/mysql"
 	"github.com/uber/submitqueue/platform/extension/consumergate"
 	consumergatefile "github.com/uber/submitqueue/platform/extension/consumergate/file"
@@ -231,14 +233,7 @@ func run() error {
 		deps,
 		orchestrator.Stages,
 		pipeline.PublishOnly(orchestrator.PublishOnlyTopics...),
-		pipeline.Classifiers(
-			genericerrs.Classifier,
-			// Storage (submitqueue/orchestrator/extension/storage/mysql) and queue
-			// (platform/extension/messagequeue/mysql) both run on the same
-			// MySQL driver, so a single classifier covers errors surfaced
-			// from either backend.
-			mysqlerrs.Classifier,
-		),
+		pipeline.Classifiers(primaryErrorClassifiers()...),
 		pipeline.Gate(newConsumerGate(logger)),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -432,6 +427,15 @@ func defaultProfilesConfig() profilesConfig {
 	return cfg
 }
 
+func primaryErrorClassifiers() []errs.Classifier {
+	return []errs.Classifier{
+		genericerrs.Classifier,
+		// HTTP must precede MySQL's broad net.Error match to retain dependency attribution.
+		httperrs.Classifier,
+		mysqlerrs.Classifier,
+	}
+}
+
 // getEnv returns environment variable value or default if not set.
 func getEnv(key, defaultVal string) string {
 	if val := os.Getenv(key); val != "" {
diff --git a/service/submitqueue/orchestrator/server/main_test.go b/service/submitqueue/orchestrator/server/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ac20b2b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/submitqueue/orchestrator/server/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Uber Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql/driver"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/uber/submitqueue/platform/errs"
+	"github.com/uber/submitqueue/platform/githubactions"
+)
+
+func TestPrimaryErrorClassifiers_BuildStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	processor := errs.NewClassifierProcessor(primaryErrorClassifiers()...)
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		status       int
+		transportErr error
+		retryable    bool
+		dependency   bool
+	}{
+		{name: "rate limited", status: http.StatusTooManyRequests, retryable: true, dependency: true},
+		{name: "service unavailable", status: http.StatusServiceUnavailable, retryable: true, dependency: true},
+		{name: "bad request", status: http.StatusBadRequest, dependency: true},
+		{name: "unauthorized", status: http.StatusUnauthorized, dependency: true},
+		{name: "deadline exceeded", transportErr: context.DeadlineExceeded, retryable: true, dependency: true},
+		{name: "shutdown", transportErr: context.Canceled, retryable: true},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			client := githubactions.NewClient(&http.Client{
+				Transport: roundTripFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+					if tt.transportErr != nil {
+						return nil, tt.transportErr
+					}
+					return &http.Response{
+						StatusCode: tt.status,
+						Body:       io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("upstream failure")),
+						Request:    req,
+					}, nil
+				}),
+			}, "owner", "repo", "ci.yml")
+
+			_, err := client.GetRun(context.Background(), 42)
+			require.Error(t, err)
+			out := processor.Process(fmt.Errorf("failed to get build status: %w", err))
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.retryable, errs.IsRetryable(out))
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.dependency, errs.IsDependencyError(out))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPrimaryErrorClassifiers_Storage(t *testing.T) {
+	processor := errs.NewClassifierProcessor(primaryErrorClassifiers()...)
+	err := processor.Process(fmt.Errorf("load build: %w", driver.ErrBadConn))
+	assert.True(t, errs.IsRetryable(err))
+	assert.False(t, errs.IsDependencyError(err))
+}
+
+type roundTripFunc func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+
+func (f roundTripFunc) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return f(req)
+}