diff --git a/.github/actions/ci-static-checks/action.yaml b/.github/actions/ci-static-checks/action.yaml
index dbcd4a4c06d..78e4b45044b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/ci-static-checks/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/ci-static-checks/action.yaml
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: npm install --ignore-scripts
 
-    - name: Enforce base-trusted createRequire allowlist ratchet
-      shell: bash
-      run: npx tsx "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/create-require-ratchet.mts"
-
     - name: Validate config schemas
       shell: bash
       run: npm run validate:configs
diff --git a/scripts/checks/openshell-policy-mutation-read.mts b/scripts/checks/openshell-policy-mutation-read.mts
index c0677c8f704..57b9a9dbb4f 100644
--- a/scripts/checks/openshell-policy-mutation-read.mts
+++ b/scripts/checks/openshell-policy-mutation-read.mts
@@ -121,13 +121,17 @@ function isPolicyBuilderModule(
   );
 }
 
-function requireModuleSpecifier(expression: ts.Expression | undefined): string | null {
+function requireModuleSpecifier(
+  expression: ts.Expression | undefined,
+  checker: ts.TypeChecker,
+): string | null {
   if (
     !expression ||
     !ts.isCallExpression(expression) ||
     !ts.isIdentifier(expression.expression) ||
     expression.expression.text !== "require" ||
-    expression.arguments.length !== 1
+    expression.arguments.length !== 1 ||
+    checker.getSymbolAtLocation(expression.expression)
   ) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -143,7 +147,7 @@ function collectRequiredPolicyBindings(
   identifiers: Set<ts.Symbol>,
   namespaces: Set<ts.Symbol>,
 ): void {
-  const moduleSpecifier = requireModuleSpecifier(declaration.initializer);
+  const moduleSpecifier = requireModuleSpecifier(declaration.initializer, checker);
   if (!moduleSpecifier || !isPolicyBuilderModule(fileName, moduleSpecifier, repoRoot)) return;
   if (ts.isIdentifier(declaration.name)) {
     const symbol = checker.getSymbolAtLocation(declaration.name);
@@ -258,7 +262,39 @@ function literalText(expression: ts.Expression): string | null {
   return ts.isStringLiteralLike(expression) ? expression.text : null;
 }
 
-function isDirectPolicyRead(expression: ts.ArrayLiteralExpression): boolean {
+function isCanonicalOpenshellResolverCall(
+  expression: ts.Expression,
+  fileName: string,
+  repoRoot: string,
+  checker: ts.TypeChecker,
+): boolean {
+  if (
+    !ts.isCallExpression(expression) ||
+    !ts.isIdentifier(expression.expression) ||
+    expression.expression.text !== "resolveOpenshellBinary" ||
+    expression.arguments.length !== 0 ||
+    path.resolve(fileName) !== path.resolve(repoRoot, "src/lib/policy/commands.ts")
+  ) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const symbol = checker.getSymbolAtLocation(expression.expression);
+  return (
+    symbol?.declarations?.some(
+      (declaration) =>
+        ts.isFunctionDeclaration(declaration) &&
+        ts.isSourceFile(declaration.parent) &&
+        declaration.name?.text === "resolveOpenshellBinary" &&
+        path.resolve(declaration.getSourceFile().fileName) === path.resolve(fileName),
+    ) === true
+  );
+}
+
+function isDirectPolicyRead(
+  expression: ts.ArrayLiteralExpression,
+  fileName: string,
+  repoRoot: string,
+  checker: ts.TypeChecker,
+): boolean {
   const first = expression.elements[0];
   if (!first || !ts.isExpression(first)) return false;
   const firstText = literalText(first);
@@ -266,7 +302,7 @@ function isDirectPolicyRead(expression: ts.ArrayLiteralExpression): boolean {
     firstText === "policy"
       ? 0
       : firstText === "openshell" ||
-          (ts.isCallExpression(first) && calledName(first.expression) === "resolveOpenshellBinary")
+          isCanonicalOpenshellResolverCall(first, fileName, repoRoot, checker)
         ? 1
         : -1;
   if (offset < 0) return false;
@@ -295,7 +331,10 @@ export function countPolicyReadCalls(
       isPolicyBuilderCall(node.expression, builderBindings, checker)
     ) {
       readCalls += 1;
-    } else if (ts.isArrayLiteralExpression(node) && isDirectPolicyRead(node)) {
+    } else if (
+      ts.isArrayLiteralExpression(node) &&
+      isDirectPolicyRead(node, fileName, repoRoot, checker)
+    ) {
       readCalls += 1;
     }
     ts.forEachChild(node, visit);
diff --git a/test/policy-mutation-read-discovery.test.ts b/test/policy-mutation-read-discovery.test.ts
index e9c00e34747..c6e2ac102e5 100644
--- a/test/policy-mutation-read-discovery.test.ts
+++ b/test/policy-mutation-read-discovery.test.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,51 @@ describe("OpenShell policy mutation read discovery (#6921)", () => {
     expect(countPolicyReadCalls(source, "/repo/src/lib/fixture.ts", "/repo")).toBe(0);
   });
 
+  it("ignores locally shadowed CommonJS require and OpenShell resolver decoys", () => {
+    const source = [
+      "const require = () => ({ buildPolicyGetCommand: () => [] });",
+      'const { buildPolicyGetCommand } = require("./policy");',
+      "function resolveOpenshellBinary() { return 'openshell'; }",
+      "buildPolicyGetCommand(sandboxName);",
+      '[resolveOpenshellBinary(), "policy", "get", "--base", sandboxName];',
+    ].join("\n");
+
+    expect(countPolicyReadCalls(source, "/repo/src/lib/fixture.ts", "/repo")).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("ignores a nested resolver shadow in the canonical policy command module", () => {
+    const source = [
+      "function resolveOpenshellBinary() { return 'openshell'; }",
+      "function inspect(resolveOpenshellBinary: () => string) {",
+      '  return [resolveOpenshellBinary(), "policy", "get", "--base", sandboxName];',
+      "}",
+    ].join("\n");
+
+    expect(countPolicyReadCalls(source, "/repo/src/lib/policy/commands.ts", "/repo")).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("ignores a nested resolver function in the canonical policy command module", () => {
+    const source = [
+      "function resolveOpenshellBinary() { return 'openshell'; }",
+      "function inspect() {",
+      "  function resolveOpenshellBinary() { return 'decoy'; }",
+      '  return [resolveOpenshellBinary(), "policy", "get", "--base", sandboxName];',
+      "}",
+    ].join("\n");
+
+    expect(countPolicyReadCalls(source, "/repo/src/lib/policy/commands.ts", "/repo")).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("counts the canonical policy command resolver arrays", () => {
+    const source = [
+      "function resolveOpenshellBinary() { return 'openshell'; }",
+      'const base = [resolveOpenshellBinary(), "policy", "get", "--base", sandboxName];',
+      'const full = [resolveOpenshellBinary(), "policy", "get", "--full", sandboxName];',
+    ].join("\n");
+
+    expect(countPolicyReadCalls(source, "/repo/src/lib/policy/commands.ts", "/repo")).toBe(2);
+  });
+
   it("ignores a named policy builder import when a nested binding shadows its alias", () => {
     const source = [
       'import { buildPolicyGetCommand as buildBase } from "./policy/commands";',
diff --git a/test/pr-workflow-contract.test.ts b/test/pr-workflow-contract.test.ts
index f798daea7be..13b851eabba 100644
--- a/test/pr-workflow-contract.test.ts
+++ b/test/pr-workflow-contract.test.ts
@@ -1074,6 +1074,9 @@ describe("pull request and main workflow contracts", () => {
     expect(trustedRatchet.run).toBe(
       'node --experimental-strip-types "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/create-require-ratchet.mts"',
     );
+    expect(stepRuns(sharedActions.staticChecks)).not.toContain(
+      'npx tsx "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/create-require-ratchet.mts"',
+    );
     expect(
       requiredStepIndex(
         sharedActions.staticChecks,