diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 0366cb3..6c3d454 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ Redux, SwiftUI, and application-localization guidance do not apply to the packag
 - Preserve compiler-synthesized value semantics and serialization when evolving public models.
 - Update tests, DocC, README examples, and release notes when public behavior changes.
 - Use logging subsystem `com.thatfactory.progressionkit`, category `progression`, and canonical package emoji `📈`.
+## Codex review scope
+
+For consumer pull requests, do not substantively review `AgentGuidelines/**` after exact tagged-tree provenance has been verified. Verify its `VERSION`, compare its tree with the matching central tag, and verify the required `.gitattributes` rule. If provenance does not match exactly, review the subtree contents and stop the merge. Report substantive guideline feedback against the central `agent-guidelines` pull request.
diff --git a/AgentGuidelines/AGENTS.md b/AgentGuidelines/AGENTS.md
index f3cc3d6..7c39de6 100644
--- a/AgentGuidelines/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AgentGuidelines/AGENTS.md
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ python3 Scripts/validate_guidelines.py
 
 Fix every validation failure before releasing a version.
 
+## Consumer pull-request review scope
+
+When reviewing a consumer pull request, do not review or comment on files under `AgentGuidelines/**` after exact tagged-tree provenance has been verified. That subtree is a tracked, synchronized copy marked `linguist-generated`; substantive guideline changes are reviewed in this repository. Verify the intended `AgentGuidelines/VERSION`, compare the subtree tree with the matching central tag (for example with `git subtree split --prefix=AgentGuidelines HEAD` and a tree comparison after fetching that tag), and verify the required `.gitattributes` rule. If provenance does not match exactly, review the subtree contents and stop the merge. Report substantive guideline feedback against the central `agent-guidelines` pull request instead.
+
 ## Releases
 
 - Use semantic versioning.
diff --git a/AgentGuidelines/CHANGELOG.md b/AgentGuidelines/CHANGELOG.md
index a190b2d..995b21d 100644
--- a/AgentGuidelines/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/AgentGuidelines/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
+## [0.0.9] - 2026-07-23
+
+### Added
+
+- Consumer pull-request review scope that excludes synchronized `AgentGuidelines/**` files from substantive Codex and human review outside the central repository.
+
 ## [0.0.8] - 2026-07-23
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/AgentGuidelines/Guidelines/GitHub/PullRequests.md b/AgentGuidelines/Guidelines/GitHub/PullRequests.md
index 899666f..3535d36 100644
--- a/AgentGuidelines/Guidelines/GitHub/PullRequests.md
+++ b/AgentGuidelines/Guidelines/GitHub/PullRequests.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Use this guide whenever creating, reviewing, updating, or merging a GitHub pull
 - Run the relevant local validation and document anything that could not be run.
 - Open the pull request without auto-merge and keep it unmerged while automated or agent review is pending. Use draft state only when configured reviewers also run on drafts.
 
+## Consumer subtree review scope
+
+When reviewing a consumer pull request, do not review or comment on files under `AgentGuidelines/**` after exact tagged-tree provenance has been verified. The subtree is a tracked, synchronized copy marked `linguist-generated`; substantive guideline changes are reviewed in the central `thatfactory/agent-guidelines` pull request. Verify `AgentGuidelines/VERSION`, compare the subtree tree with the matching central tag (for example with `git subtree split --prefix=AgentGuidelines HEAD` and a tree comparison after fetching that tag), and verify the required `.gitattributes` rule. If provenance does not match exactly, review the subtree contents and stop the merge. Report substantive guideline feedback against the central pull request instead.
+
 ## Review gate
 
 Opening a pull request starts review; it does not authorize merging it.
diff --git a/AgentGuidelines/README.md b/AgentGuidelines/README.md
index c40ea35..7a801a1 100644
--- a/AgentGuidelines/README.md
+++ b/AgentGuidelines/README.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ From the consumer repository root, install a tagged release:
 git subtree add \
   --prefix=AgentGuidelines \
   https://github.com/thatfactory/agent-guidelines.git \
-  0.0.8 \
+  0.0.9 \
   --squash
 ```
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Review the target release's changelog, then pull it deliberately:
 git subtree pull \
   --prefix=AgentGuidelines \
   https://github.com/thatfactory/agent-guidelines.git \
-  0.0.8 \
+  0.0.9 \
   --squash
 ```
 
diff --git a/AgentGuidelines/Templates/AGENTS.md b/AgentGuidelines/Templates/AGENTS.md
index 66d89dd..4bad2bd 100644
--- a/AgentGuidelines/Templates/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AgentGuidelines/Templates/AGENTS.md
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ Read only the guides relevant to the task:
 
 For an application that uses Redux, also read [Redux architecture](AgentGuidelines/Guidelines/Architecture/Redux.md).
 
+Add the following section to the consumer repository's root `AGENTS.md` so it is loaded for root-level Codex and pull-request work:
+
+```md
+## Codex review scope
+
+For consumer pull requests, do not substantively review `AgentGuidelines/**` after exact tagged-tree provenance has been verified. Verify its `VERSION`, compare its tree with the matching central tag, and verify the required `.gitattributes` rule. If provenance does not match exactly, review the subtree contents and stop the merge. Report substantive guideline feedback against the central `agent-guidelines` pull request.
+```
+
+This tracked, synchronized subtree is reviewed centrally in `thatfactory/agent-guidelines`; the root-level instruction ensures the review scope is loaded even when Codex starts from the repository root.
+
 ## Physical folder map
 
 Replace these examples with exact repository paths:
diff --git a/AgentGuidelines/VERSION b/AgentGuidelines/VERSION
index d169b2f..c5d54ec 100644
--- a/AgentGuidelines/VERSION
+++ b/AgentGuidelines/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.8
+0.0.9