diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/node-module-compat.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/node-module-compat.ts
index b32e854e91..8f41c5d22d 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/node-module-compat.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/node-module-compat.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
  *
  * `module.registerHooks` — the synchronous ESM/CJS resolution-hook API the
  * embedding-stack resolvers rely on — was added in Node 22.15.0 (and 23.5.0 on
- * the 23.x line). The gitnexus engines floor is `>=22.0.0`, which admits Node
- * 22.0–22.14 AND 23.0–23.4, where the export is absent.
+ * the 23.x line). The gitnexus engines floor is `^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0`, so
+ * every supported runtime exposes it — but `engines` is advisory (not
+ * engine-strict), so a below-floor Node (22.0–22.14, or the unsupported
+ * 23.0–23.4 line) can still run, where the export is absent.
  *
  * In this `"type": "module"` package, a *static named* import of a missing
  * builtin export (`import { registerHooks } from 'node:module'`) is a
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/onnxruntime-common-resolver.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/onnxruntime-common-resolver.ts
index 2d494f2b71..8fd2ddf175 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/onnxruntime-common-resolver.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/onnxruntime-common-resolver.ts
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
  * per-resolution cost is a single string comparison.
  *
  * `module.registerHooks` is marked `@experimental` and requires Node >= 22.15
- * (the gitnexus engines floor is >= 22.0.0). On older runtimes it is absent and
- * this is a graceful no-op: embeddings then resolve onnxruntime-common exactly
+ * (below the gitnexus engines floor of `^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0`). On below-floor
+ * runtimes it is absent and this is a graceful no-op: embeddings then resolve onnxruntime-common exactly
  * as before — fine on hoisted layouts. Any failure during installation is
  * swallowed.
  */
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ export const ensureOnnxRuntimeCommonResolvable = (): void => {
   attempted = true;
 
   try {
-    // Node < 22.15 / < 23.5 (the gitnexus engines floor is >= 22.0.0): no
-    // synchronous hooks API. Degrade gracefully — the import still works on
-    // hoisted layouts.
+    // Node < 22.15 / < 23.5 (below the gitnexus engines floor of
+    // ^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0): no synchronous hooks API. Degrade gracefully —
+    // the import still works on hoisted layouts.
     const registerHooks = getRegisterHooks();
     if (typeof registerHooks !== 'function') return;
 
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/onnxruntime-node-resolver.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/onnxruntime-node-resolver.ts
index 65465eb00d..f630384ca9 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/onnxruntime-node-resolver.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/onnxruntime-node-resolver.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
  * So CUDA-12 hosts, Windows (DirectML), macOS, and CPU-only hosts are
  * untouched. Idempotent; any failure is swallowed and leaves the default
  * resolution exactly as before. `module.registerHooks` requires Node >= 22.15
- * (the gitnexus engines floor is >= 22.0.0); on older runtimes the redirect is
- * a no-op, but the default copy's CUDA major is still probed so an
+ * (below the gitnexus engines floor of `^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0`); on below-floor
+ * runtimes the redirect is a no-op, but the default copy's CUDA major is still probed so an
  * already-matching host (e.g. CUDA 12 + transformers' CUDA-12 build) keeps
  * auto-selecting the GPU.
  * `npm link` / symlinked local-dev checkouts are a known caveat: `resolveOurOrtNodeDir`/
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/runtime-install.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/runtime-install.ts
index b7c054b0b8..e522747467 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/runtime-install.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/embeddings/runtime-install.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export const ensureEmbeddingStackResolvable = (): void => {
   hookAttempted = true;
 
   try {
-    // Node < 22.15 / < 23.5 (engines floor is >= 22.0.0): no synchronous hooks
+    // Node < 22.15 / < 23.5 (below the engines floor of ^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0): no synchronous hooks
     // API. Degrade gracefully — normally-installed stacks still resolve; only
     // the runtime-prefix fallback is unavailable. Reachable now that the import
     // is a namespace access (see node-module-compat.ts) rather than a static
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/unit/node-module-compat.test.ts b/gitnexus/test/unit/node-module-compat.test.ts
index 6323bd8368..47c5f5ba6e 100644
--- a/gitnexus/test/unit/node-module-compat.test.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/test/unit/node-module-compat.test.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 
 /**
  * Tests for the #2372 `node:module` compat seam. `module.registerHooks` was
- * added in Node 22.15 / 23.5, but the engines floor is >=22.0.0, so on
- * 22.0–22.14 and 23.0–23.4 the export is absent. `getRegisterHooks()` must
+ * added in Node 22.15 / 23.5. The engines floor is ^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0 (all
+ * >=22.15), but engines is advisory, so a below-floor 22.0–22.14 / 23.0–23.4
+ * runtime can still run, where the export is absent. `getRegisterHooks()` must
  * hand back the real function when present and `undefined` when not — the value
  * the resolver guards degrade on. `isPrefixRuntimeLoadable()` (exported from
  * runtime-install.ts so CLI code never imports the compat module) is the