diff --git a/src/endpoints_submission_cli/commands/submissions/create.py b/src/endpoints_submission_cli/commands/submissions/create.py
index 9a9cf00..faedd82 100644
--- a/src/endpoints_submission_cli/commands/submissions/create.py
+++ b/src/endpoints_submission_cli/commands/submissions/create.py
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@
     default=False,
     help="Assemble folder, run checker, print layout — exit without submitting.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--test",
+    "is_test",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Mark the submission as a test submission (not a real results entry).",
+)
 def submissions_create(
     token: str | None,
     division: str,
@@ -109,6 +116,7 @@ def submissions_create(
     target_availability_date: str | None,
     embargo_date: str | None,
     dry_run: bool,
+    is_test: bool,
 ) -> None:
     """Create a new submission from one or more registered runs.
 
@@ -118,26 +126,12 @@ def submissions_create(
       3. Run the Submission Checker — abort on errors.
       4. POST /submissions → get submission_id.
       5. Upload the submission bundle.
-      6. Create a GitHub PR.
-      7. PATCH submission with pr_url and pr_number.
     """
     run_ids_list = list(run_ids)
     # Ask before any downloads — a declined prompt should cost nothing.
     if provisional and not dry_run:
         _confirm_provisional(assume_yes)
     resolved_token = _get_token(token)
-    """
-    if not dry_run:
-        target_repo = github_ops.get_target_repo()
-        _console.print("[cyan]Checking GitHub prerequisites…[/cyan]")
-        try:
-            repo_ok, repo_warning = github_ops.check_prerequisites(target_repo)
-        except GitHubError as exc:
-            _console.print(f"[bold red]GitHub prerequisite check failed:[/bold red] {exc}")
-            sys.exit(1)
-        if not repo_ok:
-            _console.print(f"[yellow]Warning:[/yellow] {repo_warning}")
-    """
 
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
         tmp_path = Path(tmp)
@@ -199,8 +193,10 @@ def submissions_create(
             "scenario": scenario,
             "availability": availability,
             "run_ids": run_ids_list,
+            "is_test": is_test,
             # Wire field is still early_publish — the API schema has not been renamed.
             "early_publish": provisional,
+
         }
         if publication_cycle:
             payload["publication_cycle"] = publication_cycle
@@ -234,31 +230,6 @@ def submissions_create(
                 _console.print(f"[bold red]Rollback failed:[/bold red] {rb_exc}")
             sys.exit(1)
 
-        """
-        # 6. Push submission branch and create GitHub PR
-        _console.print("[cyan]Creating GitHub PR…[/cyan]")
-        branch = f"submission-{submission_id}"
-        try:
-            github_ops.prepare_submission_branch(
-                submission_dir, branch, target_repo,  # type: ignore[possibly-undefined]
-                tmp_path / "gh"
-            )
-            pr_url, pr_number = github_ops.create_pr(submission_id, branch, target_repo)
-        except GitHubError as exc:
-            _console.print(
-                f"[bold red]PR creation failed:[/bold red] {exc}\n"
-                f"[yellow]Rolling back submission {submission_id}…[/yellow]"
-            )
-            try:
-                subs_api.withdraw_submission(resolved_token, submission_id)
-                _console.print("[green]Rollback successful — submission withdrawn.[/green]")
-            except APIError as rb_exc:
-                _console.print(
-                    f"[bold red]Rollback also failed:[/bold red] {rb_exc}\n"
-                    f"Orphaned submission ID: {submission_id}"
-                )
-            sys.exit(1)
-        """
         # 7. PATCH with pr_url, pr_number, status
         try:
             subs_api.update_submission(
diff --git a/src/endpoints_submission_cli/commands/submissions/create_local.py b/src/endpoints_submission_cli/commands/submissions/create_local.py
index 6eed8e1..d7e348c 100644
--- a/src/endpoints_submission_cli/commands/submissions/create_local.py
+++ b/src/endpoints_submission_cli/commands/submissions/create_local.py
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@
     default=False,
     help="Run the Submission Checker and print layout — exit without calling the API.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--test",
+    "is_test",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Mark the submission as a test submission (not a real results entry).",
+)
 def submissions_create_local(
     token: str | None,
     submission_path: Path,
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ def submissions_create_local(
     target_availability_date: str | None,
     embargo_date: str | None,
     dry_run: bool,
+    is_test: bool,
 ) -> None:
     """Create a submission from a pre-assembled local folder.
 
@@ -222,6 +230,7 @@ def submissions_create_local(
             "scenario": scenario,
             "availability": availability,
             "run_ids": run_ids,
+            "is_test": is_test,
             # Wire field is still early_publish — the API schema has not been renamed.
             "early_publish": provisional,
         }
diff --git a/tests/endpoints_submission_cli/commands/test_submissions_commands.py b/tests/endpoints_submission_cli/commands/test_submissions_commands.py
index e167a5c..8282fb8 100644
--- a/tests/endpoints_submission_cli/commands/test_submissions_commands.py
+++ b/tests/endpoints_submission_cli/commands/test_submissions_commands.py
@@ -778,6 +778,8 @@ def test_create_success(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
                                                         *_TOKEN_ARGS,
                                                     )
         mock_create.assert_called_once()
+        # Without --test, the submission is created as a non-test entry.
+        assert mock_create.call_args.args[1]["is_test"] is False
         # The bundle carries a cli_metadata.json marker identifying the build command.
         meta_path = fake_sub_dir / "cli_metadata.json"
         assert meta_path.is_file()
@@ -785,6 +787,64 @@ def test_create_success(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         assert meta["command"] == "create"
         assert "cli_version" in meta and "created_at" in meta
 
+    def test_create_test_flag_sets_is_test(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        import contextlib
+
+        fake_archive = _make_fake_archive(tmp_path)
+        fake_sub_dir = tmp_path / "sub"
+        fake_sub_dir.mkdir()
+        fake_bundle = tmp_path / "bundle.tar.gz"
+        fake_bundle.write_bytes(b"bundle")
+        C = "endpoints_submission_cli"
+
+        with contextlib.ExitStack() as stack:
+            stack.enter_context(patch(f"{C}._http.get_token", return_value=TOKEN))
+            stack.enter_context(
+                patch(f"{C}.runs.api.download_run_archive", return_value=fake_archive)
+            )
+            stack.enter_context(
+                patch(
+                    f"{C}.commands.submissions.create.build_submission_folder",
+                    return_value=fake_sub_dir,
+                )
+            )
+            stack.enter_context(patch(f"{C}.commands.submissions.create._run_submission_checker"))
+            mock_create = stack.enter_context(
+                patch(f"{C}.submissions.api.create_submission", return_value=SUBMISSION_OUT)
+            )
+            stack.enter_context(
+                patch(
+                    f"{C}.commands.submissions.create.create_bundle_archive",
+                    return_value=fake_bundle,
+                )
+            )
+            stack.enter_context(patch(f"{C}.submissions.api.upload_submission_archive"))
+            stack.enter_context(patch(f"{C}.submissions.github.prepare_submission_branch"))
+            stack.enter_context(
+                patch(f"{C}.submissions.github.create_pr", return_value=(_PR_URL, _PR_NUMBER))
+            )
+            stack.enter_context(patch(f"{C}.submissions.api.update_submission"))
+            stack.enter_context(
+                patch(f"{C}.submissions.github.get_target_repo", return_value="org/repo")
+            )
+            _run_app(
+                "submissions",
+                "create",
+                "--division",
+                "standardized",
+                "--scenario",
+                "cop",
+                "--availability",
+                "available",
+                "--run-ids",
+                RUN_ID,
+                "--test",
+                *_TOKEN_ARGS,
+            )
+
+        mock_create.assert_called_once()
+        assert mock_create.call_args.args[1]["is_test"] is True
+
     def test_create_download_failure_exits_1(self) -> None:
         with patch("endpoints_submission_cli._http.get_token", return_value=TOKEN):
             with patch(