diff --git a/plugins/reporting-governance/package.json b/plugins/reporting-governance/package.json
index c64a043..2424239 100644
--- a/plugins/reporting-governance/package.json
+++ b/plugins/reporting-governance/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
     "./adapters/orchestrator": "./src/adapters/orchestrator.mjs"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "node --test test/package-structure.test.mjs test/policy-evaluator.test.mjs test/decision-runner.test.mjs test/watchdog-chain.integration.test.mjs"
+    "test": "node --test test/package-structure.test.mjs test/policy-evaluator.test.mjs test/decision-runner.test.mjs test/watchdog-chain.integration.test.mjs test/exports-boundary.integration.test.mjs"
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/_script-runner.mjs b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/_script-runner.mjs
index d8b2223..f43f32d 100644
--- a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/_script-runner.mjs
+++ b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/_script-runner.mjs
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
-import path from 'node:path';
 import process from 'node:process';
 import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
-
-const packageRoot = path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..', '..');
-const repoRoot = path.resolve(packageRoot, '..', '..');
-
-export function resolveRepoPath(...segments) {
-  return path.join(repoRoot, ...segments);
-}
+import { createRuntimeBinding, packageRoot, repoRoot, resolveRepoPath } from './runtime-binding.mjs';
 
 export function runNodeScript(scriptPath, args = [], options = {}) {
+  const runtimeBinding = options.runtimeBinding ?? createRuntimeBinding(options);
   return spawnSync(process.execPath, [scriptPath, ...args], {
-    cwd: repoRoot,
+    cwd: runtimeBinding.cwd,
     encoding: 'utf8',
     ...options,
   });
@@ -32,4 +26,4 @@ export function parseJsonStdout(label, result) {
   }
 }
 
-export { packageRoot, repoRoot };
+export { packageRoot, repoRoot, resolveRepoPath };
diff --git a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/bridge-supervisor.mjs b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/bridge-supervisor.mjs
index 82635da..7171e36 100644
--- a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/bridge-supervisor.mjs
+++ b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/bridge-supervisor.mjs
@@ -1,31 +1,34 @@
 import path from 'node:path';
-import { ensureSuccess, parseJsonStdout, resolveRepoPath, runNodeScript } from './_script-runner.mjs';
-
-const DEFAULT_SCRIPT = resolveRepoPath('scripts', 'operator_notify_bridge_supervisor.mjs');
-const DEFAULT_DISPATCHER_SCRIPT = resolveRepoPath('scripts', 'operator_notify_dispatcher.mjs');
+import { ensureSuccess, parseJsonStdout, runNodeScript } from './_script-runner.mjs';
+import { createRuntimeBinding, resolveScriptPath } from './runtime-binding.mjs';
 
 export function runBridgeSupervisorAdapter({
-  scriptPath = DEFAULT_SCRIPT,
+  scriptPath = null,
+  runtimeBinding = null,
   spoolDir,
   queueDir,
   receiptDir,
-  dispatcherScript = DEFAULT_DISPATCHER_SCRIPT,
+  dispatcherScript = null,
   senderCommand = null,
   now = null,
   compact = true,
   dryRun = false,
 } = {}) {
+  const binding = runtimeBinding ?? createRuntimeBinding();
+  const resolvedScriptPath = path.resolve(scriptPath ?? resolveScriptPath('bridgeSupervisor', { runtimeBinding: binding }));
+  const resolvedDispatcherScript = path.resolve(dispatcherScript ?? resolveScriptPath('dispatcher', { runtimeBinding: binding }));
+
   const args = [];
   if (spoolDir) args.push('--spool-dir', path.resolve(spoolDir));
   if (queueDir) args.push('--queue-dir', path.resolve(queueDir));
   if (receiptDir) args.push('--receipt-dir', path.resolve(receiptDir));
-  if (dispatcherScript) args.push('--dispatcher-script', path.resolve(dispatcherScript));
+  if (resolvedDispatcherScript) args.push('--dispatcher-script', resolvedDispatcherScript);
   if (senderCommand) args.push('--sender-command', senderCommand);
   if (now) args.push('--now', now);
   if (dryRun) args.push('--dry-run');
   if (compact) args.push('--compact');
 
-  const result = runNodeScript(path.resolve(scriptPath), args);
+  const result = runNodeScript(resolvedScriptPath, args, { runtimeBinding: binding });
   ensureSuccess('bridge supervisor adapter', result);
   return parseJsonStdout('bridge supervisor adapter', result);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/dispatcher.mjs b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/dispatcher.mjs
index 57164a2..8c41204 100644
--- a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/dispatcher.mjs
+++ b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/dispatcher.mjs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import path from 'node:path';
-import { ensureSuccess, parseJsonStdout, resolveRepoPath, runNodeScript } from './_script-runner.mjs';
-
-const DEFAULT_SCRIPT = resolveRepoPath('scripts', 'operator_notify_dispatcher.mjs');
+import { ensureSuccess, parseJsonStdout, runNodeScript } from './_script-runner.mjs';
+import { createRuntimeBinding, resolveScriptPath } from './runtime-binding.mjs';
 
 export function runDispatcherAdapter({
-  scriptPath = DEFAULT_SCRIPT,
+  scriptPath = null,
+  runtimeBinding = null,
   queueDir,
   spoolDir,
   now = null,
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ export function runDispatcherAdapter({
   block = null,
   note = null,
 } = {}) {
+  const binding = runtimeBinding ?? createRuntimeBinding();
+  const resolvedScriptPath = path.resolve(scriptPath ?? resolveScriptPath('dispatcher', { runtimeBinding: binding }));
+
   const args = [];
   if (queueDir) args.push('--queue-dir', path.resolve(queueDir));
   if (spoolDir) args.push('--spool-dir', path.resolve(spoolDir));
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ export function runDispatcherAdapter({
   if (note) args.push('--note', note);
   if (compact) args.push('--compact');
 
-  const result = runNodeScript(path.resolve(scriptPath), args);
+  const result = runNodeScript(resolvedScriptPath, args, { runtimeBinding: binding });
   ensureSuccess('dispatcher adapter', result);
   return parseJsonStdout('dispatcher adapter', result);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/index.mjs b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/index.mjs
index e4bbf3c..d8d526a 100644
--- a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/index.mjs
+++ b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/index.mjs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export { createRuntimeBinding, resolveScriptPath, SCRIPT_ENV_KEYS, SCRIPT_NAMES } from './runtime-binding.mjs';
 export { runWatchdogAdapter } from './watchdog.mjs';
 export { runDispatcherAdapter } from './dispatcher.mjs';
 export { runBridgeSupervisorAdapter } from './bridge-supervisor.mjs';
diff --git a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/orchestrator.mjs b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/orchestrator.mjs
index 93f10de..80f54bf 100644
--- a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/orchestrator.mjs
+++ b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/orchestrator.mjs
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
 import path from 'node:path';
-import { ensureSuccess, parseJsonStdout, resolveRepoPath, runNodeScript } from './_script-runner.mjs';
-
-const DEFAULT_SCRIPT = resolveRepoPath('scripts', 'watchdog_auto_notify_orchestrator.mjs');
-const DEFAULT_WATCHDOG_SCRIPT = resolveRepoPath('scripts', 'long_task_watchdog.mjs');
-const DEFAULT_DISPATCHER_SCRIPT = resolveRepoPath('scripts', 'operator_notify_dispatcher.mjs');
-const DEFAULT_SUPERVISOR_SCRIPT = resolveRepoPath('scripts', 'operator_notify_bridge_supervisor.mjs');
+import { ensureSuccess, parseJsonStdout, runNodeScript } from './_script-runner.mjs';
+import { createRuntimeBinding, resolveScriptPath } from './runtime-binding.mjs';
 
 export function runOrchestratorAdapter({
-  scriptPath = DEFAULT_SCRIPT,
+  scriptPath = null,
+  runtimeBinding = null,
   state,
   evidenceDir,
   eventDir,
   queueDir,
   spoolDir,
   receiptDir,
-  watchdogScript = DEFAULT_WATCHDOG_SCRIPT,
-  dispatcherScript = DEFAULT_DISPATCHER_SCRIPT,
-  supervisorScript = DEFAULT_SUPERVISOR_SCRIPT,
+  watchdogScript = null,
+  dispatcherScript = null,
+  supervisorScript = null,
   senderCommand = null,
   senderMode = null,
   openclawBin = 'openclaw',
@@ -26,6 +23,12 @@ export function runOrchestratorAdapter({
   claim = false,
   dryRun = false,
 } = {}) {
+  const binding = runtimeBinding ?? createRuntimeBinding();
+  const resolvedScriptPath = path.resolve(scriptPath ?? resolveScriptPath('orchestrator', { runtimeBinding: binding }));
+  const resolvedWatchdogScript = path.resolve(watchdogScript ?? resolveScriptPath('watchdog', { runtimeBinding: binding }));
+  const resolvedDispatcherScript = path.resolve(dispatcherScript ?? resolveScriptPath('dispatcher', { runtimeBinding: binding }));
+  const resolvedSupervisorScript = path.resolve(supervisorScript ?? resolveScriptPath('bridgeSupervisor', { runtimeBinding: binding }));
+
   const args = [];
   if (state) args.push('--state', path.resolve(state));
   if (evidenceDir) args.push('--evidence-dir', path.resolve(evidenceDir));
@@ -33,9 +36,9 @@ export function runOrchestratorAdapter({
   if (queueDir) args.push('--queue-dir', path.resolve(queueDir));
   if (spoolDir) args.push('--spool-dir', path.resolve(spoolDir));
   if (receiptDir) args.push('--receipt-dir', path.resolve(receiptDir));
-  if (watchdogScript) args.push('--watchdog-script', path.resolve(watchdogScript));
-  if (dispatcherScript) args.push('--dispatcher-script', path.resolve(dispatcherScript));
-  if (supervisorScript) args.push('--supervisor-script', path.resolve(supervisorScript));
+  if (resolvedWatchdogScript) args.push('--watchdog-script', resolvedWatchdogScript);
+  if (resolvedDispatcherScript) args.push('--dispatcher-script', resolvedDispatcherScript);
+  if (resolvedSupervisorScript) args.push('--supervisor-script', resolvedSupervisorScript);
   if (senderCommand) args.push('--sender-command', senderCommand);
   if (senderMode) args.push('--sender-mode', senderMode);
   if (openclawBin) args.push('--openclaw-bin', openclawBin);
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ export function runOrchestratorAdapter({
   if (dryRun) args.push('--dry-run');
   if (compact) args.push('--compact');
 
-  const result = runNodeScript(path.resolve(scriptPath), args);
+  const result = runNodeScript(resolvedScriptPath, args, { runtimeBinding: binding });
   ensureSuccess('orchestrator adapter', result);
   return parseJsonStdout('orchestrator adapter', result);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/runtime-binding.mjs b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/runtime-binding.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63fd64a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/runtime-binding.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import path from 'node:path';
+import process from 'node:process';
+
+const ENV_PREFIX = 'OPENCLAW_REPORTING_GOVERNANCE_';
+
+const packageRoot = path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..', '..');
+const repoRoot = path.resolve(packageRoot, '..', '..');
+
+const SCRIPT_NAMES = {
+  watchdog: 'long_task_watchdog.mjs',
+  dispatcher: 'operator_notify_dispatcher.mjs',
+  bridgeSupervisor: 'operator_notify_bridge_supervisor.mjs',
+  senderBinding: 'operator_notify_sender_binding.mjs',
+  orchestrator: 'watchdog_auto_notify_orchestrator.mjs',
+};
+
+const SCRIPT_ENV_KEYS = {
+  watchdog: `${ENV_PREFIX}WATCHDOG_SCRIPT`,
+  dispatcher: `${ENV_PREFIX}DISPATCHER_SCRIPT`,
+  bridgeSupervisor: `${ENV_PREFIX}BRIDGE_SUPERVISOR_SCRIPT`,
+  senderBinding: `${ENV_PREFIX}SENDER_BINDING_SCRIPT`,
+  orchestrator: `${ENV_PREFIX}ORCHESTRATOR_SCRIPT`,
+};
+
+function normalizeString(value) {
+  return typeof value === 'string' && value.trim() ? value.trim() : null;
+}
+
+export function resolveRepoPath(...segments) {
+  return path.join(repoRoot, ...segments);
+}
+
+export function createRuntimeBinding(overrides = {}) {
+  const scripts = {};
+
+  for (const [key, fileName] of Object.entries(SCRIPT_NAMES)) {
+    const envValue = normalizeString(process.env[SCRIPT_ENV_KEYS[key]]);
+    const overrideValue = normalizeString(overrides?.scripts?.[key]);
+    scripts[key] = path.resolve(overrideValue ?? envValue ?? resolveRepoPath('scripts', fileName));
+  }
+
+  return {
+    packageRoot,
+    repoRoot,
+    cwd: path.resolve(normalizeString(overrides.cwd) ?? repoRoot),
+    scripts,
+  };
+}
+
+export function resolveScriptPath(name, options = {}) {
+  const runtimeBinding = options.runtimeBinding ?? createRuntimeBinding(options);
+  const scriptPath = runtimeBinding?.scripts?.[name];
+  if (!scriptPath) {
+    throw new Error(`unknown runtime binding script: ${name}`);
+  }
+  return path.resolve(scriptPath);
+}
+
+export { packageRoot, repoRoot, SCRIPT_ENV_KEYS, SCRIPT_NAMES };
diff --git a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/sender-binding.mjs b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/sender-binding.mjs
index b196b74..6385cbf 100644
--- a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/sender-binding.mjs
+++ b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/sender-binding.mjs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import path from 'node:path';
-import { ensureSuccess, parseJsonStdout, resolveRepoPath, runNodeScript } from './_script-runner.mjs';
-
-const DEFAULT_SCRIPT = resolveRepoPath('scripts', 'operator_notify_sender_binding.mjs');
+import process from 'node:process';
+import { ensureSuccess, parseJsonStdout, runNodeScript } from './_script-runner.mjs';
+import { createRuntimeBinding, resolveScriptPath } from './runtime-binding.mjs';
 
 export function runSenderBindingAdapter({
-  scriptPath = DEFAULT_SCRIPT,
+  scriptPath = null,
+  runtimeBinding = null,
   mode = 'shim',
   attemptDir,
   openclawBin = 'openclaw',
@@ -12,16 +13,20 @@ export function runSenderBindingAdapter({
   compact = true,
   env = {},
 } = {}) {
+  const binding = runtimeBinding ?? createRuntimeBinding();
+  const resolvedScriptPath = path.resolve(scriptPath ?? resolveScriptPath('senderBinding', { runtimeBinding: binding }));
+
   const args = ['--mode', mode, '--openclaw-bin', openclawBin];
   if (attemptDir) args.push('--attempt-dir', path.resolve(attemptDir));
   if (now) args.push('--now', now);
   if (compact) args.push('--compact');
 
-  const result = runNodeScript(path.resolve(scriptPath), args, {
+  const result = runNodeScript(resolvedScriptPath, args, {
     env: {
       ...process.env,
       ...env,
     },
+    runtimeBinding: binding,
   });
   ensureSuccess('sender binding adapter', result);
   return parseJsonStdout('sender binding adapter', result);
diff --git a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/watchdog.mjs b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/watchdog.mjs
index 83d989d..ba5cd3d 100644
--- a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/watchdog.mjs
+++ b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/adapters/watchdog.mjs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import path from 'node:path';
-import { ensureSuccess, parseJsonStdout, resolveRepoPath, runNodeScript } from './_script-runner.mjs';
-
-const DEFAULT_SCRIPT = resolveRepoPath('scripts', 'long_task_watchdog.mjs');
+import { ensureSuccess, parseJsonStdout, runNodeScript } from './_script-runner.mjs';
+import { createRuntimeBinding, resolveScriptPath } from './runtime-binding.mjs';
 
 export function runWatchdogAdapter({
-  scriptPath = DEFAULT_SCRIPT,
+  scriptPath = null,
+  runtimeBinding = null,
   state,
   evidenceDir,
   eventDir,
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ export function runWatchdogAdapter({
   compact = true,
   writeState = false,
 } = {}) {
+  const binding = runtimeBinding ?? createRuntimeBinding();
+  const resolvedScriptPath = path.resolve(scriptPath ?? resolveScriptPath('watchdog', { runtimeBinding: binding }));
+
   const args = [];
   if (state) args.push('--state', path.resolve(state));
   if (evidenceDir) args.push('--evidence-dir', path.resolve(evidenceDir));
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ export function runWatchdogAdapter({
   if (writeState) args.push('--write-state');
   if (compact) args.push('--compact');
 
-  const result = runNodeScript(path.resolve(scriptPath), args);
+  const result = runNodeScript(resolvedScriptPath, args, { runtimeBinding: binding });
   ensureSuccess('watchdog adapter', result);
   return parseJsonStdout('watchdog adapter', result);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/index.mjs b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/index.mjs
index f816c73..6259473 100644
--- a/plugins/reporting-governance/src/index.mjs
+++ b/plugins/reporting-governance/src/index.mjs
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ export const packageBoundaries = {
 
 export { evaluatePolicyPack, evaluatePolicies, planDecisionExecution } from './core/index.mjs';
 export {
+  createRuntimeBinding,
+  resolveScriptPath,
+  SCRIPT_ENV_KEYS,
+  SCRIPT_NAMES,
   runWatchdogAdapter,
   runDispatcherAdapter,
   runBridgeSupervisorAdapter,
diff --git a/plugins/reporting-governance/test/exports-boundary.integration.test.mjs b/plugins/reporting-governance/test/exports-boundary.integration.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6c323d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/reporting-governance/test/exports-boundary.integration.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import os from 'node:os';
+import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
+
+const packageRoot = path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..');
+
+function createFixtureRoot() {
+  return fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'reporting-governance-exports-'));
+}
+
+function installPackageAlias(root) {
+  const packageDir = path.join(root, 'node_modules', '@openclaw', 'plugin-reporting-governance');
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(packageDir), { recursive: true });
+  fs.symlinkSync(packageRoot, packageDir, 'dir');
+  return packageDir;
+}
+
+function writeState(root) {
+  const statePath = path.join(root, 'watchdog-state.json');
+  fs.writeFileSync(statePath, `${JSON.stringify({
+    version: 1,
+    watchdogs: [
+      {
+        id: 'reporting-governance-plugin-watchdog',
+        task: 'reporting-governance plugin spec development',
+        status: 'active',
+        ownerSessionKey: 'agent:coder:main',
+        reportChannel: 'telegram',
+        reportTarget: '864811879',
+        intervalMinutes: 10,
+        lastMilestoneAt: '2026-05-07T08:00:00.000Z',
+        lastAlertAt: null
+      }
+    ]
+  }, null, 2)}\n`, 'utf8');
+  return statePath;
+}
+
+function runNodeEval(root, source, env = {}) {
+  const result = spawnSync(process.execPath, ['--input-type=module', '--eval', source], {
+    cwd: root,
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+    env: {
+      ...process.env,
+      ...env,
+    },
+  });
+  if (result.status !== 0) {
+    throw new Error(`node eval failed: ${(result.stderr ?? '').trim() || '(no stderr)'}`);
+  }
+  return JSON.parse((result.stdout ?? '').trim());
+}
+
+test('package root export resolves public package surface only', () => {
+  const root = createFixtureRoot();
+  try {
+    installPackageAlias(root);
+    const result = runNodeEval(root, `
+      import * as plugin from '@openclaw/plugin-reporting-governance';
+      process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+        packageName: plugin.packageName,
+        hasRunWatchdogChain: typeof plugin.runWatchdogChain,
+        hasPlanDecisionExecution: typeof plugin.planDecisionExecution,
+      }));
+    `);
+
+    assert.equal(result.packageName, '@openclaw/plugin-reporting-governance');
+    assert.equal(result.hasRunWatchdogChain, 'function');
+    assert.equal(result.hasPlanDecisionExecution, 'function');
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
+test('adapters subpath export resolves package-owned adapter index', () => {
+  const root = createFixtureRoot();
+  try {
+    installPackageAlias(root);
+    const result = runNodeEval(root, `
+      import * as adapters from '@openclaw/plugin-reporting-governance/adapters';
+      process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+        adapterKeys: Object.keys(adapters).sort(),
+      }));
+    `);
+
+    assert.deepEqual(result.adapterKeys, [
+      'SCRIPT_ENV_KEYS',
+      'SCRIPT_NAMES',
+      'createRuntimeBinding',
+      'resolveScriptPath',
+      'runBridgeSupervisorAdapter',
+      'runDispatcherAdapter',
+      'runOrchestratorAdapter',
+      'runSenderBindingAdapter',
+      'runWatchdogAdapter',
+    ]);
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
+test('leaf subpath export resolves and can execute through injected runtime binding', () => {
+  const root = createFixtureRoot();
+  try {
+    installPackageAlias(root);
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, 'scripts'), { recursive: true });
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, 'events'), { recursive: true });
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, 'evidence'), { recursive: true });
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, 'queue'), { recursive: true });
+    const statePath = writeState(root);
+
+    const stubScriptPath = path.join(root, 'scripts', 'custom-watchdog.mjs');
+    fs.writeFileSync(stubScriptPath, `
+      process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+        ok: true,
+        source: 'stub-watchdog',
+        argv: process.argv.slice(2),
+      }));
+    `, 'utf8');
+
+    const result = runNodeEval(root, `
+      import { runWatchdogAdapter } from '@openclaw/plugin-reporting-governance/adapters/watchdog';
+      const out = runWatchdogAdapter({
+        state: ${JSON.stringify(statePath)},
+        evidenceDir: ${JSON.stringify(path.join(root, 'evidence'))},
+        eventDir: ${JSON.stringify(path.join(root, 'events'))},
+        notificationDir: ${JSON.stringify(path.join(root, 'queue'))},
+        runtimeBinding: {
+          cwd: ${JSON.stringify(root)},
+          scripts: {
+            watchdog: ${JSON.stringify(stubScriptPath)},
+          },
+        },
+        now: '2026-05-07T08:20:00.000Z',
+      });
+      process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(out));
+    `);
+
+    assert.equal(result.ok, true);
+    assert.equal(result.source, 'stub-watchdog');
+    assert.ok(result.argv.includes('--state'));
+    assert.ok(result.argv.includes(path.resolve(statePath)));
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});