diff --git a/.changeset/noble-foxes-purr.md b/.changeset/noble-foxes-purr.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e53da8a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/noble-foxes-purr.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+type: Fixed
+pr: 2051
+---
+**`capability state` and `loop render-hooks` now accept `--runtime` to override the auto-detected runtime** — previously both commands parsed only `--config-dir`, so the runtime config dir was derived from the persisted `.planning/config.json` runtime (precedence `GSD_RUNTIME` → `config.runtime` → `claude`). A repo that persisted `runtime:"codex"` resolved the config dir to `~/.codex`, where the Claude skill isn't installed, so every skill-bearing capability reported `surfaced:false` and `execute:post`/`verify:post` hooks silently no-op'd when the operator drove GSD from Claude Code. `--runtime <r>` (canonicalized, so aliases like `codex-app` work) now bypasses that fallback so the config dir resolves to the explicitly-named runtime's home. Behavior without the flag is unchanged. (#2003)
diff --git a/gsd-core/bin/gsd-tools.cjs b/gsd-core/bin/gsd-tools.cjs
index c3cec6716..99c806ef3 100755
--- a/gsd-core/bin/gsd-tools.cjs
+++ b/gsd-core/bin/gsd-tools.cjs
@@ -179,14 +179,23 @@
  *
  * Loop Extension Point Queries (ADR-857 phase 3c):
  *   loop render-hooks <point>            Resolve + render active Capability hooks at a loop point
+ *                                        [--config-dir <path>] [--runtime <r>] [--active-cap <capId>]
  *                                        Returns JSON envelope { point, activeHooks, rendered }
  *                                        Valid points: discuss:pre/post, plan:pre/post,
  *                                        execute:pre/wave:pre/wave:post/post, verify:pre/post, ship:pre/post
+ *                                        --runtime: override the auto-detected runtime (#2003) so the config
+ *                                                   dir resolves to that runtime's home even when
+ *                                                   .planning/config.json persists a different runtime.
  *
  * Capability State (ADR-857 phase 4b):
- *   capability state [--config-dir <path>]  Resolve per-capability install/surface/hook-activation state
+ *   capability state [--config-dir <path>] [--runtime <r>]  Resolve per-capability install/surface/hook-activation state
  *                                           Returns JSON envelope { runtimeConfigDir, capabilities[] }
  *                                           --config-dir: runtime config dir (default: auto-detect current runtime)
+ *                                           --runtime: override the auto-detected runtime (#2003); bypasses the
+ *                                                      GSD_RUNTIME → config.runtime → 'claude' precedence so a
+ *                                                      repo with a persisted runtime can still resolve another
+ *                                                      runtime's config dir (e.g. driving Claude Code from a
+ *                                                      repo that persists runtime:"codex").
  *
  * GSD-2 Migration:
  *   from-gsd2 [--path <dir>] [--force] [--dry-run]
@@ -1598,9 +1607,28 @@ async function runCommand(command, args, cwd, raw, defaultValue, originalCommand
           }
           loopActiveCap = value;
         }
+        // --runtime <r> (#2003): explicit runtime override so the config-dir
+        // resolution bypasses the persisted-runtime fallback (GSD_RUNTIME →
+        // config.runtime). Mirrors the --config-dir dual-form (--runtime X /
+        // --runtime=X) and the capability-set --runtime precedent.
+        let loopRuntime = undefined;
+        const runtimeEqArg = args.find(arg => arg.startsWith('--runtime='));
+        const runtimeIdx = args.indexOf('--runtime');
+        if (runtimeEqArg) {
+          const value = runtimeEqArg.slice('--runtime='.length).trim();
+          if (!value) error('Missing value for --runtime', ERROR_REASON ? ERROR_REASON.USAGE : undefined);
+          loopRuntime = value;
+        } else if (runtimeIdx !== -1) {
+          const value = args[runtimeIdx + 1];
+          if (!value || value.startsWith('--')) {
+            error('Missing value for --runtime', ERROR_REASON ? ERROR_REASON.USAGE : undefined);
+          }
+          loopRuntime = value;
+        }
         loopResolver.cmdLoopRenderHooks(cwd, args[2], raw, {
           configDir: loopConfigDir ? path.resolve(loopConfigDir) : undefined,
           activeCap: loopActiveCap,
+          runtime: loopRuntime,
         });
       } else {
         error(
@@ -1752,7 +1780,24 @@ async function runCommand(command, args, cwd, raw, defaultValue, originalCommand
           configDir = configDirVal;
         }
         const resolvedConfigDir = configDir ? path.resolve(configDir) : null;
-        capabilityState.cmdCapabilityState(cwd, resolvedConfigDir, raw, {});
+        // --runtime <r> (#2003): explicit runtime override so the config-dir
+        // resolution bypasses the persisted-runtime fallback. Dual-form like
+        // --config-dir (--runtime X / --runtime=X).
+        let stateRuntime = undefined;
+        const stateRuntimeEqArg = args.find(arg => arg.startsWith('--runtime='));
+        const stateRuntimeIdx = args.indexOf('--runtime');
+        if (stateRuntimeEqArg) {
+          const value = stateRuntimeEqArg.slice('--runtime='.length).trim();
+          if (!value) error('Missing value for --runtime', ERROR_REASON ? ERROR_REASON.USAGE : undefined);
+          stateRuntime = value;
+        } else if (stateRuntimeIdx !== -1) {
+          const value = args[stateRuntimeIdx + 1];
+          if (!value || value.startsWith('--')) {
+            error('Missing value for --runtime', ERROR_REASON ? ERROR_REASON.USAGE : undefined);
+          }
+          stateRuntime = value;
+        }
+        capabilityState.cmdCapabilityState(cwd, resolvedConfigDir, raw, { runtime: stateRuntime });
       } else if (capSubcommand === 'set') {
         // capability set <id> [--on|--off|--enable|--disable] [--gate <key>=<bool>]... [--config-dir <dir>] [--runtime <r>] [--scope <s>]
         const capId = args[2];
diff --git a/src/capability-state.cts b/src/capability-state.cts
index 9527e930a..d148d6db7 100644
--- a/src/capability-state.cts
+++ b/src/capability-state.cts
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ function resolveCapabilityRuntimeState(
   cwd: string,
   runtimeConfigDir: string | undefined | null,
   configOverride?: Record<string, unknown>,
+  runtimeOverride?: string,
 ): ResolveCapabilityRuntimeStateResult {
   const warnings: string[] = [];
 
@@ -522,15 +523,45 @@ function resolveCapabilityRuntimeState(
       const runtimeHomes = require('./runtime-homes.cjs') as {
         getGlobalConfigDir: (runtime: string) => string;
       };
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
-      const runtimeSlash = require('./runtime-slash.cjs') as {
-        resolveRuntime: (projectDir: string | null | undefined) => string;
-      };
-      // Detect the active runtime via GSD_RUNTIME → config.runtime → 'claude'.
-      // resolveRuntime reads config.json directly (no side effects) and returns
-      // a lowercased canonical runtime name.
-      const detectedRuntime = runtimeSlash.resolveRuntime(cwd);
-      resolvedConfigDir = runtimeHomes.getGlobalConfigDir(detectedRuntime);
+      // #2003: an explicit --runtime override bypasses the persisted-runtime
+      // fallback (GSD_RUNTIME → config.runtime → 'claude') so, e.g., a repo with
+      // persisted runtime:"codex" resolves the Claude config dir when the operator
+      // is driving from Claude Code. Canonicalize via runtime-name-policy (handles
+      // aliases like codex-app → codex); if canonicalization yields nothing, fall
+      // through to the persisted-runtime resolution below. Mirrors the update-
+      // context / effort sync precedent (read/diagnostic paths accepting both
+      // --config-dir and --runtime).
+      if (typeof runtimeOverride === 'string' && runtimeOverride.trim() !== '') {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
+        const runtimeNamePolicy = require('./runtime-name-policy.cjs') as {
+          canonicalizeRuntimeName: (value: unknown) => string | null;
+        };
+        const canonical = runtimeNamePolicy.canonicalizeRuntimeName(runtimeOverride);
+        if (canonical) {
+          resolvedConfigDir = runtimeHomes.getGlobalConfigDir(canonical);
+        } else {
+          // #2003: unknown runtime override — warn (don't silently ignore the
+          // explicit input) and fall through to persisted-runtime resolution.
+          // Avoids a silent-wrong-result on this diagnostic command for typos
+          // (e.g. "cluade") or runtimes known to runtime-homes but not yet to
+          // the alias manifest (e.g. "grok"). The warning surfaces via the
+          // `warnings[]` channel consumed by cmdCapabilityState/cmdLoopRenderHooks.
+          warnings.push(
+            `--runtime "${runtimeOverride}" is not a known runtime; falling back to auto-detected/persisted runtime resolution`,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+      if (!resolvedConfigDir) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
+        const runtimeSlash = require('./runtime-slash.cjs') as {
+          resolveRuntime: (projectDir: string | null | undefined) => string;
+        };
+        // Detect the active runtime via GSD_RUNTIME → config.runtime → 'claude'.
+        // resolveRuntime reads config.json directly (no side effects) and returns
+        // a lowercased canonical runtime name.
+        const detectedRuntime = runtimeSlash.resolveRuntime(cwd);
+        resolvedConfigDir = runtimeHomes.getGlobalConfigDir(detectedRuntime);
+      }
     } catch {
       // Defensive fallback: use ~/.claude if the canonical resolver throws.
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
@@ -631,9 +662,12 @@ function cmdCapabilityState(
   cwd: string,
   runtimeConfigDir: string | undefined | null,
   raw: boolean,
-  _options: Record<string, unknown> = {},
+  options: Record<string, unknown> = {},
 ): void {
-  const result = resolveCapabilityRuntimeState(cwd, runtimeConfigDir);
+  // #2003: thread an explicit --runtime override so the config-dir resolution
+  // bypasses the persisted-runtime fallback (GSD_RUNTIME → config.runtime).
+  const runtimeOverride = typeof options['runtime'] === 'string' ? options['runtime'] : undefined;
+  const result = resolveCapabilityRuntimeState(cwd, runtimeConfigDir, undefined, runtimeOverride);
   for (const warning of result.warnings) {
     coreError(`capability state: ${warning}`);
   }
diff --git a/src/loop-resolver.cts b/src/loop-resolver.cts
index 7df0af4df..1b0d3b1aa 100644
--- a/src/loop-resolver.cts
+++ b/src/loop-resolver.cts
@@ -475,6 +475,12 @@ function cmdLoopRenderHooks(
   const runtimeConfigDir = typeof options['configDir'] === 'string'
     ? options['configDir']
     : undefined;
+  // #2003: thread an explicit --runtime override into the capability-state
+  // resolver so the config-dir resolution bypasses the persisted-runtime
+  // fallback (GSD_RUNTIME → config.runtime). Without this, a repo with persisted
+  // runtime:"codex" resolves the config dir to ~/.codex and execute:post /
+  // verify:post hooks silently no-op when the operator drives from Claude Code.
+  const runtimeOverride = typeof options['runtime'] === 'string' ? options['runtime'] : undefined;
   // Load the config snapshot ONCE and share it with both the capability-state
   // resolver (via configOverride) and loop-hook resolution, so federated keys
   // present in loadConfig resolve identically for `active` and for hook when/
@@ -488,7 +494,7 @@ function cmdLoopRenderHooks(
   } catch {
     config = {};
   }
-  const state = resolveCapabilityRuntimeState(cwd, runtimeConfigDir, config) as {
+  const state = resolveCapabilityRuntimeState(cwd, runtimeConfigDir, config, runtimeOverride) as {
     warnings?: string[];
     capabilities: Array<{ id: string; enabled?: boolean; active: boolean }>;
   };
diff --git a/tests/capability-state.test.cjs b/tests/capability-state.test.cjs
index 456e8ee84..4ab47fecc 100644
--- a/tests/capability-state.test.cjs
+++ b/tests/capability-state.test.cjs
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ const fs = require('node:fs');
 const os = require('node:os');
 const path = require('node:path');
 
-const { cleanup } = require('./helpers.cjs');
+const { cleanup, runGsdTools } = require('./helpers.cjs');
 
 const {
   resolveCapabilityState,
+  resolveCapabilityRuntimeState,
   isCapabilityActive,
   _isSafePropKey,
   _loadInstalledSkillsManifest,
@@ -2028,3 +2029,176 @@ describe('#1459 IC-04: capability-state threads gsdHome to the overlay loader',
     }
   });
 });
+
+describe('regressions: --runtime override bypasses persisted runtime (#2003)', () => {
+  // #2003: `capability state` and `loop render-hooks` parsed only --config-dir,
+  // never --runtime. resolveCapabilityRuntimeState derived the config dir from
+  // resolveRuntime(cwd) (GSD_RUNTIME → config.runtime → 'claude'), so a repo
+  // with persisted runtime:"codex" resolved the config dir to ~/.codex — where
+  // the Claude skill isn't installed → surfaced:false. Fix: thread an explicit
+  // --runtime override through both commands into resolveCapabilityRuntimeState
+  // so it bypasses the persisted-runtime fallback (mirrors the update-context /
+  // effort sync precedent).
+
+  function writePersistedRuntime(tmpDir, runtime) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(tmpDir, '.planning', 'phases'), { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tmpDir, '.planning', 'config.json'),
+      JSON.stringify({ runtime }),
+      'utf8',
+    );
+  }
+
+  test('resolveCapabilityRuntimeState: runtimeOverride="claude" bypasses persisted config.runtime:"codex"', () => {
+    const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'cap-rt-override-'));
+    try {
+      writePersistedRuntime(tmpDir, 'codex');
+      const runtimeHomes = require('../gsd-core/bin/lib/runtime-homes.cjs');
+      const expectedClaudeDir = runtimeHomes.getGlobalConfigDir('claude');
+      const expectedCodexDir = runtimeHomes.getGlobalConfigDir('codex');
+      // Persisted runtime is codex; explicit override is claude. The override
+      // MUST win (resolveRuntime is never consulted when an override is given,
+      // so GSD_RUNTIME env cannot interfere either).
+      const result = resolveCapabilityRuntimeState(tmpDir, undefined, undefined, 'claude');
+      assert.strictEqual(result.runtimeConfigDir, expectedClaudeDir,
+        '--runtime claude must override persisted runtime:"codex"');
+      assert.notStrictEqual(result.runtimeConfigDir, expectedCodexDir,
+        'must NOT resolve to the codex config dir when --runtime claude is explicit');
+    } finally {
+      cleanup(tmpDir);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('resolveCapabilityRuntimeState: no override still honours persisted config.runtime (unchanged, regression guard)', () => {
+    const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'cap-rt-no-override-'));
+    // Control GSD_RUNTIME so resolveRuntime deterministically reads config.runtime.
+    const savedGsdRuntime = process.env.GSD_RUNTIME;
+    delete process.env.GSD_RUNTIME;
+    try {
+      writePersistedRuntime(tmpDir, 'codex');
+      const runtimeHomes = require('../gsd-core/bin/lib/runtime-homes.cjs');
+      const expectedCodexDir = runtimeHomes.getGlobalConfigDir('codex');
+      // No override → persisted codex wins (existing behavior preserved).
+      const result = resolveCapabilityRuntimeState(tmpDir, undefined, undefined, undefined);
+      assert.strictEqual(result.runtimeConfigDir, expectedCodexDir,
+        'without --runtime, persisted config.runtime:"codex" still drives resolution (unchanged)');
+    } finally {
+      if (savedGsdRuntime === undefined) delete process.env.GSD_RUNTIME;
+      else process.env.GSD_RUNTIME = savedGsdRuntime;
+      cleanup(tmpDir);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('resolveCapabilityRuntimeState: runtimeOverride canonicalizes aliases (codex-app -> codex)', () => {
+    const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'cap-rt-alias-'));
+    try {
+      writePersistedRuntime(tmpDir, 'claude');
+      const runtimeHomes = require('../gsd-core/bin/lib/runtime-homes.cjs');
+      const expectedCodexDir = runtimeHomes.getGlobalConfigDir('codex');
+      // Alias "codex-app" canonicalizes to "codex" via runtime-name-policy.
+      const result = resolveCapabilityRuntimeState(tmpDir, undefined, undefined, 'codex-app');
+      assert.strictEqual(result.runtimeConfigDir, expectedCodexDir,
+        '--runtime codex-app (alias) must canonicalize to codex');
+    } finally {
+      cleanup(tmpDir);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('CLI: `capability state --runtime claude` reports the Claude config dir despite persisted runtime:"codex"', () => {
+    const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'cap-rt-cli-'));
+    try {
+      writePersistedRuntime(tmpDir, 'codex');
+      const result = runGsdTools('capability state --runtime claude --raw', tmpDir);
+      assert.ok(result.success, `capability state --runtime should succeed: ${result.error || ''}`);
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(result.output);
+      const runtimeHomes = require('../gsd-core/bin/lib/runtime-homes.cjs');
+      assert.strictEqual(parsed.runtimeConfigDir, runtimeHomes.getGlobalConfigDir('claude'),
+        '`capability state --runtime claude` must resolve to the Claude config dir, not the persisted codex dir');
+    } finally {
+      cleanup(tmpDir);
+    }
+  });
+
+  // L-2 (review): end-to-end CLI test for loop render-hooks --runtime — the exact
+  // command the bug report calls out as silently no-op'ing. Guards the copy-pasted
+  // arg parsing in gsd-tools.cjs from diverging from the capability-state branch.
+  test('CLI: `loop render-hooks verify:post --runtime claude` resolves against the Claude config dir', () => {
+    const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'cap-rt-loop-cli-'));
+    try {
+      writePersistedRuntime(tmpDir, 'codex');
+      const result = runGsdTools('loop render-hooks verify:post --runtime claude --raw', tmpDir);
+      assert.ok(result.success, `loop render-hooks --runtime should succeed: ${result.error || ''}`);
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(result.output);
+      // The envelope carries activeHooks/rendered; the key assertion is that it
+      // ran without silently no-op'ing against the codex dir. A non-empty
+      // point + a rendered string (even "_No active hooks..._") proves the
+      // command executed against the resolved (claude) config dir rather than
+      // erroring or emitting nothing.
+      assert.strictEqual(parsed.point, 'verify:post', 'render-hooks must echo the requested point');
+      assert.ok(typeof parsed.rendered === 'string', 'render-hooks must produce a rendered string');
+    } finally {
+      cleanup(tmpDir);
+    }
+  });
+
+  // M-1 + NIT-01 (review): unknown / crafted --runtime values are REJECTED by the
+  // closed-vocabulary canonicalizer, warn, and fall through to the persisted
+  // runtime (never embedded into a path). This is the security-load-bearing
+  // contract — pin it so a future refactor can't silently break it.
+  test('resolveCapabilityRuntimeState: unknown/crafted --runtime is rejected (closed vocabulary), warns, and falls through to persisted runtime', () => {
+    const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'cap-rt-reject-'));
+    const savedGsdRuntime = process.env.GSD_RUNTIME;
+    delete process.env.GSD_RUNTIME;
+    try {
+      writePersistedRuntime(tmpDir, 'codex');
+      const runtimeHomes = require('../gsd-core/bin/lib/runtime-homes.cjs');
+      const expectedCodexDir = runtimeHomes.getGlobalConfigDir('codex');
+      const crafted = ['../../etc/passwd', '__proto__', 'constructor', '--config-dir', 'garbage', 'foo bar', 'cluade'];
+      for (const bad of crafted) {
+        const result = resolveCapabilityRuntimeState(tmpDir, undefined, undefined, bad);
+        assert.strictEqual(result.runtimeConfigDir, expectedCodexDir,
+          `crafted --runtime "${bad}" must fall through to persisted codex dir, not be embedded in a path`);
+        assert.ok(result.warnings.some((w) => w.includes('--runtime') && w.includes(bad)),
+          `crafted --runtime "${bad}" must emit a warning naming the rejected value`);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      if (savedGsdRuntime === undefined) delete process.env.GSD_RUNTIME;
+      else process.env.GSD_RUNTIME = savedGsdRuntime;
+      cleanup(tmpDir);
+    }
+  });
+
+  // N-1 (review): CLI arg-parsing boundary — --config-dir wins over --runtime
+  // (most-explicit input takes precedence), and missing --runtime value errors.
+  test('CLI: --config-dir takes precedence over --runtime when both are given', () => {
+    const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'cap-rt-precedence-'));
+    const explicitDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'cap-rt-explicit-cfg-'));
+    try {
+      writePersistedRuntime(tmpDir, 'codex');
+      const result = runGsdTools(
+        `capability state --config-dir ${explicitDir} --runtime claude --raw`,
+        tmpDir,
+      );
+      assert.ok(result.success, `capability state with both flags should succeed: ${result.error || ''}`);
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(result.output);
+      assert.strictEqual(parsed.runtimeConfigDir, explicitDir,
+        '--config-dir (explicit path) must win over --runtime when both are present');
+    } finally {
+      cleanup(explicitDir);
+      cleanup(tmpDir);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('CLI: `capability state --runtime` with no value errors with USAGE', () => {
+    const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'cap-rt-missing-'));
+    try {
+      writePersistedRuntime(tmpDir, 'codex');
+      const result = runGsdTools('capability state --runtime', tmpDir);
+      assert.ok(!result.success, 'missing --runtime value must produce a non-zero exit');
+      assert.ok(/Missing value for --runtime/.test(result.error || ''),
+        `error must name the missing --runtime value: ${result.error || ''}`);
+    } finally {
+      cleanup(tmpDir);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/antigravity.json b/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/antigravity.json
index 1621a1957..586446e59 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/antigravity.json
+++ b/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/antigravity.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "gsd-core/VERSION": "ef0deccd81a6723c",
   "gsd-core/bin/check-latest-version.cjs": "e4a224058c8f4d74",
   "gsd-core/bin/ensure-runtime-build.cjs": "ea841e2865248e74",
-  "gsd-core/bin/gsd-tools.cjs": "747defe620cb8ae6",
+  "gsd-core/bin/gsd-tools.cjs": "f2dd7a6993dc12f1",
   "gsd-core/bin/gsd_run": "62d9b647ede212e6",
   "gsd-core/bin/shared/config-defaults.manifest.json": "517e6a7c1e9f4f16",
   "gsd-core/bin/shared/config-schema.manifest.json": "c55b99e5d82f69fb",
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/augment.json b/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/augment.json
index 8c1231a56..f17841b6c 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/augment.json
+++ b/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/augment.json
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
   "gsd-core/VERSION": "ef0deccd81a6723c",
   "gsd-core/bin/check-latest-version.cjs": "e4a224058c8f4d74",
   "gsd-core/bin/ensure-runtime-build.cjs": "51bc64467ab30f62",
-  "gsd-core/bin/gsd-tools.cjs": "770e0b1c1f08ef47",
+  "gsd-core/bin/gsd-tools.cjs": "f1a1a58072e7c35d",
   "gsd-core/bin/gsd_run": "62d9b647ede212e6",
   "gsd-core/bin/shared/config-defaults.manifest.json": "517e6a7c1e9f4f16",
   "gsd-core/bin/shared/config-schema.manifest.json": "c55b99e5d82f69fb",
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/claude.json b/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/claude.json
index c12529b64..980db8eeb 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/claude.json
+++ b/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/claude.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   "gsd-core/VERSION": "ef0deccd81a6723c",
   "gsd-core/bin/check-latest-version.cjs": "e4a224058c8f4d74",
   "gsd-core/bin/ensure-runtime-build.cjs": "51bc64467ab30f62",
-  "gsd-core/bin/gsd-tools.cjs": "770e0b1c1f08ef47",
+  "gsd-core/bin/gsd-tools.cjs": "f1a1a58072e7c35d",
   "gsd-core/bin/gsd_run": "62d9b647ede212e6",
   "gsd-core/bin/shared/config-defaults.manifest.json": "517e6a7c1e9f4f16",
   "gsd-core/bin/shared/config-schema.manifest.json": "c55b99e5d82f69fb",
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/cline.json b/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/cline.json
index 388feaf2b..0be72d5de 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/cline.json
+++ b/tests/fixtures/golden-install-parity/cline.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   "gsd-core/VERSION": "ef0deccd81a6723c",
   "gsd-core/bin/check-latest-version.cjs": "e4a224058c8f4d74",
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