diff --git a/loopx/command_invocation.py b/loopx/command_invocation.py
index 6375cf8a43..7e202a9a76 100644
--- a/loopx/command_invocation.py
+++ b/loopx/command_invocation.py
@@ -43,13 +43,38 @@ def cli_option_args(flag: str, value: object) -> list[str]:
 
 
 def current_loopx_cli_argv() -> list[str]:
-    """Pin captured readers to this installed interpreter or explicit CLI.
+    """Pin captured readers to this installed release or explicit CLI.
 
     A native Host can run from a project outside the source checkout. An ambient
-    ``loopx`` may be another installation and lack this capture's reader.
+    ``loopx`` may be another installation and lack this capture's reader. The
+    installed launcher also preserves the release root that made this module
+    importable; invoking its Python without that launcher can load a stale module.
     """
     route = loopx_cli_argv()
-    return [sys.executable, "-m", "loopx.entrypoint"] if route == ["loopx"] else route
+    if route != ["loopx"]:
+        return route
+
+    release_root_text = os.environ.get("LOOPX_RELEASE_ROOT", "").strip()
+    if release_root_text:
+        release_root: Path | None = None
+        module_root: Path | None = None
+        launcher: Path | None = None
+        launcher_ready = False
+        try:
+            release_root = Path(release_root_text).expanduser().resolve()
+            module_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+            launcher = release_root / "scripts" / (
+                "loopx.ps1" if os.name == "nt" else "loopx"
+            )
+            launcher_ready = launcher.is_file() and (
+                os.name == "nt" or os.access(launcher, os.X_OK)
+            )
+        except (OSError, RuntimeError):
+            pass
+        if release_root == module_root and launcher is not None and launcher_ready:
+            return loopx_cli_argv(str(launcher))
+
+    return [sys.executable, "-m", "loopx.entrypoint"]
 
 
 def resolve_command_path(
diff --git a/tests/control_plane/test_replan_staged_read.py b/tests/control_plane/test_replan_staged_read.py
index f8cee18e4d..c5da60a849 100644
--- a/tests/control_plane/test_replan_staged_read.py
+++ b/tests/control_plane/test_replan_staged_read.py
@@ -611,6 +611,18 @@ def test_native_reader_keeps_its_installation_across_acceptance_and_writeback(tm
     from loopx.control_plane.turn_driver.decision_capture import write_decision_capture
     from loopx.control_plane.turn_driver.host_candidate import extract_turn_authority, render_prompt
 
+    release_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+    release_cli = release_root / "scripts" / "loopx"
+    stale_root = tmp_path / "stale-system-module"
+    stale_package = stale_root / "loopx"
+    stale_package.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (stale_package / "__init__.py").write_text("")
+    (stale_package / "entrypoint.py").write_text(
+        "raise SystemExit('stale system LoopX must not handle captured readers')\n"
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LOOPX_RELEASE_ROOT", str(release_root))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PYTHONPATH", str(stale_root))
+
     source = _quota_payload()
     outcome = {"id": "original-outcome", "objective": "Deliver the original accepted artifact.",
         "requirements": [{"id": "original-stop", "description": "Stop before publication."}]}
@@ -623,7 +635,9 @@ def test_native_reader_keeps_its_installation_across_acceptance_and_writeback(tm
     args = {"captured_decision_path": str(capture), "turn_instance_id": "original-native-turn", "turn_key": "sha256:" + "0" * 64}
     legacy = bind_turn_decision_capture(source, envelope, **args)
     assert "read autonomous_replan_obligation.replan_context" in render_prompt(extract_turn_authority({"turn_envelope": legacy}))
-    bound = bind_turn_decision_capture(source, envelope, **args, reader_argv=current_loopx_cli_argv())
+    reader_argv = current_loopx_cli_argv()
+    assert reader_argv == [str(release_cli), "--cli-bin", str(release_cli)]
+    bound = bind_turn_decision_capture(source, envelope, **args, reader_argv=reader_argv)
     authority = extract_turn_authority({"turn_envelope": bound})
     trap = tmp_path / "bin"
     trap.mkdir()
diff --git a/tests/test_command_invocation.py b/tests/test_command_invocation.py
index 9af06f91df..4f2542e90e 100644
--- a/tests/test_command_invocation.py
+++ b/tests/test_command_invocation.py
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from loopx.command_invocation import command_argv, resolve_command_path
+from loopx.command_invocation import (
+    command_argv,
+    current_loopx_cli_argv,
+    resolve_command_path,
+)
 
 
 def test_loopx_route_is_one_argument_and_does_not_leak_on_failure():
@@ -23,6 +27,29 @@ def test_loopx_route_is_one_argument_and_does_not_leak_on_failure():
     assert loopx_cli_argv() == ["loopx"]
 
 
+def test_current_cli_uses_exact_active_release_launcher(monkeypatch):
+    import loopx.command_invocation as invocation
+
+    release_root = Path(invocation.__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+    launcher = release_root / "scripts" / ("loopx.ps1" if os.name == "nt" else "loopx")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LOOPX_RELEASE_ROOT", str(release_root))
+
+    assert current_loopx_cli_argv() == [
+        str(launcher), "--cli-bin", str(launcher),
+    ]
+
+
+def test_current_cli_ignores_foreign_release_root(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    launcher = tmp_path / "scripts" / ("loopx.ps1" if os.name == "nt" else "loopx")
+    launcher.parent.mkdir()
+    launcher.write_text("foreign release")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LOOPX_RELEASE_ROOT", str(tmp_path))
+
+    assert current_loopx_cli_argv() == [
+        __import__("sys").executable, "-m", "loopx.entrypoint",
+    ]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("value", ["", " ", "-invalid", "name\nnext", "name\x00next"])
 def test_invalid_cli_route_is_rejected_before_dispatch(value):
     from loopx.cli_runtime import build_cli_parser