diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/adl.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/adl.ts
index 5fa380e92..a69801856 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/adl.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/adl.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@
  *
  * ## Current boundary
  *
- * The current implementation covers class-typed arguments (value and pointer)
- * and template specializations with explicit type arguments:
+ * The current implementation covers class-typed arguments (value, pointer,
+ * and reference) and template specializations with explicit type arguments:
  *   - `audit::Event e`, `audit::Event* p`, `audit::Event** pp`
+ *   - `audit::Event& r`, `audit::Event&& rr`
  *   - `std::vector<audit::Event>` (template namespace + template-arg namespaces)
  *
- * Reference arguments, function-pointer arguments, base-class associated
- * namespaces, and the rest of the full closure are still deliberately excluded.
+ * Function-pointer arguments, base-class associated namespaces, and the rest
+ * of the full closure are still deliberately excluded.
  *
  * The current implementation also short-circuits to ADL only when ordinary lookup is empty
  * (`findCallableBindingInScope` returned undefined). ISO C++ would
@@ -61,8 +62,8 @@ import {
 
 /**
  * Per-argument shape information collected at capture time. ADL fires for
- * arguments where `simpleClassName !== ''` AND `!isReference`, including
- * class pointers whose declarator chain resolves to a named class type.
+ * arguments where `simpleClassName !== ''`, including class pointers and
+ * references whose declarator chain resolves to a named class type.
  */
 export interface CppAdlArgInfo {
   /** Simple class-like type name (last segment of qualified name); empty
@@ -163,8 +164,8 @@ export function populateCppAssociatedNamespaces(parsed: ParsedFile): void {
  *
  * Fires only when:
  *   - the call site is not in `noAdlSites` (parenthesized form), AND
- *   - at least one argument resolves to a named class type (value or
- *     pointer, but not reference, function pointer, literal, or primitive).
+ *   - at least one argument resolves to a named class type (value,
+ *     pointer, or reference; but not function pointer, literal, or primitive).
  */
 export function pickCppAdlCandidates(
   site: {
@@ -185,8 +186,6 @@ export function pickCppAdlCandidates(
   // Collect associated namespace QNames from every participating class-typed arg.
   const associatedNamespaces = new Set<string>();
   for (const arg of args) {
-    if (arg.isReference) continue;
-
     if (arg.simpleClassName !== '') {
       // For template args this may be the template name itself (e.g.
       // `vector`); simple-name lookup can match project classes with the
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/captures.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/captures.ts
index fe6067dbe..7c055feec 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/captures.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/captures.ts
@@ -803,13 +803,14 @@ function lookupAdlIdentifierType(identNode: SyntaxNode): CppAdlArgInfo {
     // Unwrap declarator chain to find pointer/reference markers and the
     // variable name. `init_declarator > pointer_declarator > identifier`
     // means pointer-typed; repeated pointer wrappers still count as pointer
-    // typed; `init_declarator > reference_declarator > ...` means
-    // reference-typed; bare `init_declarator > identifier` is value.
+    // typed; `init_declarator > reference_declarator > ...` (or
+    // `rvalue_reference_declarator`) means reference-typed; bare
+    // `init_declarator > identifier` is value.
     // Function-pointer wrappers (`pointer_declarator > function_declarator`)
     // must not contribute ADL associated namespaces.
+    let isFunctionPointer = false;
     let isPointer = false;
     let isReference = false;
-    let isFunctionPointer = false;
     let inner: SyntaxNode = declarator;
     let nameText: string | null = null;
     let safety = 16; // bound walk depth defensively
@@ -825,7 +826,7 @@ function lookupAdlIdentifierType(identNode: SyntaxNode): CppAdlArgInfo {
         inner = next;
         continue;
       }
-      if (inner.type === 'reference_declarator') {
+      if (inner.type === 'reference_declarator' || inner.type === 'rvalue_reference_declarator') {
         isReference = true;
         // reference_declarator has a single child (the inner declarator).
         let next: SyntaxNode | null = null;
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/scope-resolver.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/scope-resolver.ts
index a4d41e8b4..e91b14428 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/scope-resolver.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/scope-resolver.ts
@@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ export const cppScopeResolver: ScopeResolver = {
   // C++ argument-dependent / Koenig lookup (U2 of plan 2026-05-13-001).
   // Fires after `findCallableBindingInScope` returns undefined; surfaces
   // candidates from the associated namespaces of class-typed arguments.
-  // Current boundary: class-typed value/pointer args and template
+  // Current boundary: class-typed value/pointer/reference args and template
   // specializations with explicit type arguments contribute associated
-  // namespaces. Reference args, function-pointer args, base-class
-  // associated namespaces, and full ordinary+ADL merge remain excluded.
+  // namespaces. Function-pointer args, base-class associated namespaces,
+  // and full ordinary+ADL merge remain excluded.
   resolveAdlCandidates: (site, callerParsed, scopes, parsedFiles) => {
     // `using ns::name;` introduces `name` into ordinary unqualified lookup.
     // For template-class method bodies, lexical scope walks can miss this
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-reference-arg-boundary/app.cpp b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-reference-arg-boundary/app.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e32733d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-reference-arg-boundary/app.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include "audit.h"
+
+namespace app {
+  void runRef() {
+    audit::Event e;
+    audit::Event& s = e;
+    record(s);
+  }
+
+  void runConstRef() {
+    audit::Event e;
+    const audit::Event& constEventRef = e;
+    recordConst(constEventRef);
+  }
+
+  void runPrimitiveRef() {
+    int n = 0;
+    int& r = n;
+    note(r);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-reference-arg-boundary/audit.h b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-reference-arg-boundary/audit.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b4600381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-reference-arg-boundary/audit.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace audit {
+  struct Event {};
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-reference-arg-boundary/record.h b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-reference-arg-boundary/record.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..590ac5a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-reference-arg-boundary/record.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "audit.h"
+
+namespace audit {
+  void record(Event& e);
+  void recordConst(const Event& e);
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-rvalue-ref/app.cpp b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-rvalue-ref/app.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a5f57ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-rvalue-ref/app.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "audit.h"
+
+namespace app {
+  void runRvalueRef() {
+    audit::Event e;
+    audit::Event&& rr = static_cast<audit::Event&&>(e);
+    record(rr);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-rvalue-ref/audit.h b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-rvalue-ref/audit.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b4600381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-rvalue-ref/audit.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace audit {
+  struct Event {};
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-rvalue-ref/record-rvalue.h b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-rvalue-ref/record-rvalue.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae3cf7462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-adl-rvalue-ref/record-rvalue.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "audit.h"
+
+namespace audit {
+  void record(Event&& e);
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/cpp.test.ts b/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/cpp.test.ts
index 0723f5533..7b9c2be9c 100644
--- a/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/cpp.test.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/cpp.test.ts
@@ -2103,7 +2103,7 @@ describe('C++ two-phase template lookup — cross-file namespace variant', () =>
 // Free-function calls with class-typed arguments must consider candidates
 // declared in the argument's enclosing namespace (associated namespace).
 // V1 boundary: only direct enclosing-namespace closure for value class-
-// typed args; pointer / reference / template-spec args excluded.
+// typed args; pointer and reference args included, template-spec args excluded.
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 describe('C++ ADL — basic associated-namespace closure', () => {
@@ -2161,6 +2161,54 @@ describe('C++ ADL — pointer arg unwrapping', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('C++ ADL — reference arg unwrapping', () => {
+  let result: PipelineResult;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    result = await runPipelineFromRepo(
+      path.join(FIXTURES, 'cpp-adl-reference-arg-boundary'),
+      () => {},
+    );
+  }, 60000);
+
+  it('record(s) where s is audit::Event& resolves to audit::record via ADL', () => {
+    const calls = getRelationships(result, 'CALLS');
+    const recordCalls = calls.filter((c) => c.source === 'runRef' && c.target === 'record');
+    expect(recordCalls.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(recordCalls[0].targetFilePath).toContain('record.h');
+  });
+
+  it('recordConst(cs) where cs is const audit::Event& resolves via ADL', () => {
+    const calls = getRelationships(result, 'CALLS');
+    const recordCalls = calls.filter(
+      (c) => c.source === 'runConstRef' && c.target === 'recordConst',
+    );
+    expect(recordCalls.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(recordCalls[0].targetFilePath).toContain('record.h');
+  });
+
+  it('note(r) where r is int& emits zero CALLS edges (primitive ref)', () => {
+    const calls = getRelationships(result, 'CALLS');
+    const noteCalls = calls.filter((c) => c.source === 'runPrimitiveRef' && c.target === 'note');
+    expect(noteCalls.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('C++ ADL — rvalue reference args participate', () => {
+  let result: PipelineResult;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    result = await runPipelineFromRepo(path.join(FIXTURES, 'cpp-adl-rvalue-ref'), () => {});
+  }, 60000);
+
+  it('record(rr) where rr is audit::Event&& resolves to audit::record via ADL', () => {
+    const calls = getRelationships(result, 'CALLS');
+    const recordCalls = calls.filter((c) => c.source === 'runRvalueRef' && c.target === 'record');
+    expect(recordCalls.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(recordCalls[0].targetFilePath).toContain('record-rvalue.h');
+  });
+});
+
 describe('C++ ADL — function pointer args do not participate', () => {
   let result: PipelineResult;