diff --git a/docs/reference/required-work-context.md b/docs/reference/required-work-context.md
index a69071845d..6118e9eb5f 100644
--- a/docs/reference/required-work-context.md
+++ b/docs/reference/required-work-context.md
@@ -694,6 +694,12 @@ selects the root. Missing pointers or invalid array indices reject the whole
 batch; a present JSON `null` is a valid value. Duplicate pointers are removed
 and the remaining pointers are sorted.
 
+Explicit `context-read` capture/hash or native-location arguments are independent
+of Goal registry discovery and machine configuration. Conflicting default runtime
+roots cannot block that read; capture integrity and native-session scope still
+apply. A read without an explicit source keeps its existing machine lookup.
+Admission and accounting retain their registry/runtime route checks.
+
 The existing page envelope keeps the original `sha256` and adds
 `selected_pointers` and `selection_sha256`. Concatenated `content` is a
 `context_capture_selection_v1` object with `selections: [{pointer, value}]`.
@@ -717,6 +723,10 @@ pointer 从原始摘要绑定的 capture 批量读取详情。提供已有 `--ca
 选择模式仅支持 JSON：`~1` 表示 `/`，`~0` 表示 `~`，空 pointer 选择根对象。
 任一路径不存在或数组索引无效时整批失败；已存在的 `null` 合法。路径去重并排序。
 
+显式提供 capture/hash 或原生会话位置的 `context-read` 不依赖 Goal registry 发现或
+机器配置。默认 runtime root 冲突不阻断该读取，原 capture 完整性与原生会话作用域
+检查仍生效。未显式指定来源时仍沿原机器配置查找；准入与记账保留原路由检查。
+
 分页保留原始 `sha256`，新增 `selected_pointers` 与 `selection_sha256`。
 拼接 `content` 后得到带 `selections: [{pointer, value}]` 的
 `context_capture_selection_v1`；偏移、总字节数与 EOF 仅描述此派生视图。
diff --git a/loopx/cli_commands/context_machine.py b/loopx/cli_commands/context_machine.py
index 82352b46b5..897aa34dae 100644
--- a/loopx/cli_commands/context_machine.py
+++ b/loopx/cli_commands/context_machine.py
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@
 from ..control_plane.turn_driver.codex_context import context_delivery_for_arguments
 
 
+def has_explicit_context_read_source(args: argparse.Namespace) -> bool:
+    """Captured pages and explicit native locations need no Goal/default route.
+
+    Partial capture arguments also belong to the reader's existing validation;
+    unrelated machine discovery must not replace their recovery errors.
+    """
+    return getattr(args, "quota_command", None) == "context-read" and any(
+        getattr(args, key, None) for key in (
+            "capture_file", "capture_sha256", "codex_context_dir", "codex_context_root"
+        )
+    )
+
+
 def _private_transport_root(runtime_root: Path) -> str:
     """Create only our leaf; never repair permissions or follow a replaced leaf."""
     if os.name != "posix":
@@ -49,9 +62,7 @@ def apply_context_machine_options(
     command = getattr(args, "quota_command", None)
     if not heartbeat and command not in {"should-run", "context-config", "context-project", "context-hook", "context-read"}:
         return
-    if command == "context-read" and any(getattr(args, key, None) for key in (
-        "capture_file", "capture_sha256", "codex_context_dir", "codex_context_root"
-    )):
+    if has_explicit_context_read_source(args):
         return
     from ..paths import effective_runtime_root
     runtime_root = effective_runtime_root(registry_path, runtime_root_arg)
diff --git a/loopx/cli_runtime.py b/loopx/cli_runtime.py
index 0616e31931..8983fe03f6 100644
--- a/loopx/cli_runtime.py
+++ b/loopx/cli_runtime.py
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ def resolve_cli_registry(
 	registry_was_configured = user_supplied_registry(raw_argv) or bool(
 		os.environ.get("LOOPX_REGISTRY")
 	)
+	if args.command == "quota" and getattr(args, "quota_command", None) == "context-read":
+		from .cli_commands.context_machine import has_explicit_context_read_source
+
+		# The reader owns capture integrity and native-session scope. It cannot
+		# reach Goal authority, so default registry conflicts are unrelated.
+		if has_explicit_context_read_source(args):
+			return registry_path, registry_was_configured
 	if str(args.registry) == HOST_GLOBAL_REGISTRY_SELECTOR:
 		try:
 			runtime_root = (
diff --git a/tests/control_plane/test_context_capture_registry_independence.py b/tests/control_plane/test_context_capture_registry_independence.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c8c9331a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/control_plane/test_context_capture_registry_independence.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+"""Explicit capture recovery has no dependency on unrelated Goal routing."""
+import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+import pytest
+
+from loopx import paths
+from test_codex_context_lifecycle import project, setup
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def conflicting_defaults(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.delenv("LOOPX_REGISTRY", raising=False)
+    for root in (paths.DEFAULT_RUNTIME_ROOT, paths.LEGACY_RUNTIME_ROOT):
+        marker = root / "owned-state" / "marker.json"
+        marker.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+        marker.write_text('{"preserved":true}\n')
+    assert paths.default_runtime_route()["status"] == "conflict"
+    roots = (paths.DEFAULT_RUNTIME_ROOT, paths.LEGACY_RUNTIME_ROOT)
+
+    def snapshot():
+        return {str(p.relative_to(root.parent)): p.read_bytes() for root in roots for p in root.rglob("*") if p.is_file()}
+
+    before = snapshot()
+    yield snapshot
+    assert snapshot() == before, "a captured read must not select, repair or mutate either runtime"
+
+
+def run_cli(module, cwd, *args):
+    return subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", module, "--format", "json", *args], cwd=cwd,
+        env={**os.environ, "PYTHONPATH": str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]), "LOOPX_USAGE_PING": "0"},
+        capture_output=True, text=True, encoding="utf-8", timeout=30)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("module", ["loopx.entrypoint", "loopx.cli"])
+def test_explicit_capture_and_selected_details_ignore_conflicting_defaults(tmp_path, conflicting_defaults, module):
+    original = {"goal_id": "fixture", "requirements": "Preserve the final stop.", "counter": 9007199254740993}
+    raw = json.dumps(original, ensure_ascii=False).encode()
+    capture = tmp_path / "original.json"
+    capture.write_bytes(raw)
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(raw).hexdigest()
+    command = ("quota", "context-read", "--capture-file", str(capture), "--capture-sha256", digest)
+    result = run_cli(module, tmp_path, *command)
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stdout + result.stderr
+    page = json.loads(result.stdout)
+    assert page["ok"] and page["eof"] and page["sha256"] == digest
+    assert json.loads(page["content"]) == original
+    result = run_cli(module, tmp_path, *command, "--select", "/counter", "--select", "/requirements")
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stdout + result.stderr
+    selected = json.loads(json.loads(result.stdout)["content"])["selections"]
+    assert [row["value"] for row in selected] == [9007199254740993, original["requirements"]]
+    wrong = run_cli(module, tmp_path, *command[:-1], "0" * 64)
+    assert wrong.returncode == 1 and not json.loads(wrong.stdout)["ok"]
+    assert "digest mismatch" in json.loads(wrong.stdout)["reason"].lower()
+    partial = run_cli(module, tmp_path, "quota", "context-read", "--capture-file", str(capture))
+    assert partial.returncode == 1 and "exact SHA-256" in json.loads(partial.stdout)["reason"]
+    partial = run_cli(module, tmp_path, "quota", "context-read", "--capture-sha256", digest)
+    assert partial.returncode == 1 and "exact SHA-256" in json.loads(partial.stdout)["reason"]
+    assert capture.read_bytes() == raw
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("module", ["loopx.entrypoint", "loopx.cli"])
+def test_explicit_native_location_recovers_without_goal_routing(tmp_path, monkeypatch, conflicting_defaults, module):
+    native = tmp_path / "native"
+    native.mkdir(mode=0o700)
+    setup(native, monkeypatch)
+    original, _ = project(native)
+    result = run_cli(module, native, "quota", "context-read", "--codex-context-dir", str(native),
+        "--goal-id", "fixture", "--agent-id", "agent")
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stdout + result.stderr
+    page = json.loads(result.stdout)
+    assert page["eof"] and json.loads(page["content"]) == original
+    for goal, agent in [("other", "agent"), ("fixture", "other")]:
+        refused = run_cli(module, native, "quota", "context-read", "--codex-context-dir", str(native),
+            "--goal-id", goal, "--agent-id", agent)
+        assert refused.returncode == 1 and "no original capture for this Goal/Agent" in json.loads(refused.stdout)["reason"]
+    monkeypatch.setenv("CODEX_THREAD_ID", "other-session")
+    refused = run_cli(module, native, "quota", "context-read", "--codex-context-dir", str(native),
+        "--goal-id", "fixture", "--agent-id", "agent")
+    assert refused.returncode == 1 and "same native session" in json.loads(refused.stdout)["reason"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("command", [("quota", "context-read"),
+    ("quota", "should-run", "--goal-id", "fixture"), ("quota", "spend-slot", "--goal-id", "fixture")])
+def test_implicit_source_and_authority_commands_preserve_route_conflict(tmp_path, conflicting_defaults, command):
+    if command[1] != "context-read":
+        # Capture flags alone cannot classify a business command as read-only.
+        command = (*command, "--capture-file", str(tmp_path / "unrelated.json"), "--capture-sha256", "0" * 64)
+    result = run_cli("loopx.entrypoint", tmp_path, *command)
+    assert result.returncode != 0
+    assert "Both default LoopX runtime roots contain state" in result.stdout + result.stderr