diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/arity-metadata.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/arity-metadata.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5390316dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/arity-metadata.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import type { SyntaxNode } from '../../utils/ast-helpers.js';
+
+export interface CArityInfo {
+  parameterCount?: number;
+  requiredParameterCount?: number;
+  parameterTypes?: string[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compute declaration arity from a C function definition or declaration node.
+ */
+export function computeCDeclarationArity(node: SyntaxNode): CArityInfo {
+  // Find the function_declarator child (may be wrapped in pointer_declarator)
+  let funcDecl = findFuncDeclarator(node);
+  if (funcDecl === null) return {};
+
+  const paramList = funcDecl.childForFieldName?.('parameters');
+  if (paramList === null || paramList === undefined) return {};
+
+  const params: SyntaxNode[] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < paramList.childCount; i++) {
+    const child = paramList.child(i);
+    if (child === null) continue;
+    if (child.type === 'parameter_declaration' || child.type === 'variadic_parameter') {
+      params.push(child);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // (void) means zero parameters
+  if (params.length === 1 && params[0].type === 'parameter_declaration') {
+    const typeNode = params[0].childForFieldName?.('type');
+    if (typeNode !== null && typeNode !== undefined && typeNode.text === 'void' && params[0].childForFieldName?.('declarator') === null) {
+      return { parameterCount: 0, requiredParameterCount: 0, parameterTypes: [] };
+    }
+  }
+
+  const isVariadic = params.some((p) => p.type === 'variadic_parameter');
+  const nonVariadicCount = params.filter((p) => p.type !== 'variadic_parameter').length;
+
+  const types: string[] = [];
+  for (const p of params) {
+    if (p.type === 'variadic_parameter') {
+      types.push('...');
+    } else {
+      const typeNode = p.childForFieldName?.('type');
+      types.push(typeNode?.text ?? 'unknown');
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    parameterCount: isVariadic ? undefined : nonVariadicCount,
+    requiredParameterCount: nonVariadicCount,
+    parameterTypes: types,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compute call-site arity from a call_expression node.
+ */
+export function computeCCallArity(node: SyntaxNode): number {
+  const argList = node.childForFieldName?.('arguments');
+  if (argList === null || argList === undefined) return 0;
+
+  let count = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < argList.childCount; i++) {
+    const child = argList.child(i);
+    if (child === null) continue;
+    // Skip punctuation (commas, parens)
+    if (child.type !== ',' && child.type !== '(' && child.type !== ')') {
+      count++;
+    }
+  }
+  return count;
+}
+
+function findFuncDeclarator(node: SyntaxNode): SyntaxNode | null {
+  // Direct child
+  let decl = node.childForFieldName?.('declarator');
+  if (decl === null || decl === undefined) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < node.childCount; i++) {
+      const c = node.child(i);
+      if (c?.type === 'function_declarator') return c;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+  // Unwrap pointer_declarator
+  while (decl !== null && decl.type === 'pointer_declarator') {
+    const next = decl.childForFieldName?.('declarator');
+    if (next === null || next === undefined) break;
+    decl = next;
+  }
+  if (decl?.type === 'function_declarator') return decl;
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/arity.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/arity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7bbfa9e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/arity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import type { Callsite, SymbolDefinition } from 'gitnexus-shared';
+
+/**
+ * C arity compatibility: no overloading. Variadic functions detected
+ * via '...' in parameterTypes. Otherwise exact match or unknown.
+ */
+export function cArityCompatibility(
+  def: SymbolDefinition,
+  callsite: Callsite,
+): 'compatible' | 'unknown' | 'incompatible' {
+  const max = def.parameterCount;
+  const min = def.requiredParameterCount;
+  if (max === undefined && min === undefined) return 'unknown';
+  if (!Number.isFinite(callsite.arity) || callsite.arity < 0) return 'unknown';
+
+  const variadic = def.parameterTypes?.some((t) => t === '...') ?? false;
+  if (min !== undefined && callsite.arity < min) return 'incompatible';
+  if (max !== undefined && callsite.arity > max && !variadic) return 'incompatible';
+  return 'compatible';
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/captures.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/captures.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4b1d935b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/captures.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import type { Capture, CaptureMatch } from 'gitnexus-shared';
+import { findNodeAtRange, nodeToCapture, syntheticCapture } from '../../utils/ast-helpers.js';
+import { getCParser, getCScopeQuery } from './query.js';
+import { getTreeSitterBufferSize } from '../../constants.js';
+import { parseSourceSafe } from '../../../tree-sitter/safe-parse.js';
+import { splitCInclude } from './import-decomposer.js';
+import { computeCDeclarationArity, computeCCallArity } from './arity-metadata.js';
+
+export function emitCScopeCaptures(
+  sourceText: string,
+  _filePath: string,
+  cachedTree?: unknown,
+): readonly CaptureMatch[] {
+  let tree = cachedTree as ReturnType<ReturnType<typeof getCParser>['parse']> | undefined;
+  if (tree === undefined) {
+    tree = parseSourceSafe(getCParser(), sourceText, undefined, {
+      bufferSize: getTreeSitterBufferSize(sourceText),
+    });
+  }
+
+  const rawMatches = getCScopeQuery().matches(tree.rootNode);
+  const out: CaptureMatch[] = [];
+
+  for (const m of rawMatches) {
+    const grouped: Record<string, Capture> = {};
+    for (const c of m.captures) {
+      const tag = '@' + c.name;
+      if (tag.startsWith('@_')) continue;
+      grouped[tag] = nodeToCapture(tag, c.node);
+    }
+    if (Object.keys(grouped).length === 0) continue;
+
+    // Handle #include statements
+    if (grouped['@import.statement'] !== undefined) {
+      const anchor = grouped['@import.statement']!;
+      const includeNode = findNodeAtRange(tree.rootNode, anchor.range, 'preproc_include');
+      if (includeNode !== null) {
+        const split = splitCInclude(includeNode);
+        if (split !== null) {
+          out.push(split);
+          continue;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Enrich function declarations with arity metadata
+    const declAnchor = grouped['@declaration.function'];
+    if (declAnchor !== undefined) {
+      const fnNode =
+        findNodeAtRange(tree.rootNode, declAnchor.range, 'function_definition') ??
+        findNodeAtRange(tree.rootNode, declAnchor.range, 'declaration');
+      if (fnNode !== null) {
+        const arity = computeCDeclarationArity(fnNode);
+        if (arity.parameterCount !== undefined) {
+          grouped['@declaration.parameter-count'] = syntheticCapture(
+            '@declaration.parameter-count',
+            fnNode,
+            String(arity.parameterCount),
+          );
+        }
+        if (arity.requiredParameterCount !== undefined) {
+          grouped['@declaration.required-parameter-count'] = syntheticCapture(
+            '@declaration.required-parameter-count',
+            fnNode,
+            String(arity.requiredParameterCount),
+          );
+        }
+        if (arity.parameterTypes !== undefined) {
+          grouped['@declaration.parameter-types'] = syntheticCapture(
+            '@declaration.parameter-types',
+            fnNode,
+            JSON.stringify(arity.parameterTypes),
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Enrich call references with arity
+    const callAnchor =
+      grouped['@reference.call.free'] ?? grouped['@reference.call.member'];
+    if (callAnchor !== undefined && grouped['@reference.arity'] === undefined) {
+      const callNode = findNodeAtRange(tree.rootNode, callAnchor.range, 'call_expression');
+      if (callNode !== null) {
+        grouped['@reference.arity'] = syntheticCapture(
+          '@reference.arity',
+          callNode,
+          String(computeCCallArity(callNode)),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    out.push(grouped);
+  }
+
+  // Synthesize typeBindings for struct fields (for compound receiver resolution)
+  for (const match of out) {
+    if (match['@declaration.field'] === undefined) continue;
+    const nameCap = match['@declaration.name'];
+    if (nameCap === undefined) continue;
+    // For C, we don't have rich type info on fields from the query
+    // but we keep the slot for future enhancement
+  }
+
+  return out;
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/import-decomposer.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/import-decomposer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea2db5fca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/import-decomposer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import type { Capture, CaptureMatch } from 'gitnexus-shared';
+import { nodeToCapture, syntheticCapture, type SyntaxNode } from '../../utils/ast-helpers.js';
+
+/**
+ * Decompose a `preproc_include` node into a CaptureMatch with structured
+ * import captures. C #include maps to a wildcard import (all symbols
+ * from the header are visible).
+ */
+export function splitCInclude(node: SyntaxNode): CaptureMatch | null {
+  // node.type === 'preproc_include'
+  // children: '#include' + (string_literal | system_lib_string)
+  let pathNode: SyntaxNode | null = null;
+  for (let i = 0; i < node.childCount; i++) {
+    const child = node.child(i);
+    if (child === null) continue;
+    if (child.type === 'string_literal' || child.type === 'system_lib_string') {
+      pathNode = child;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  if (pathNode === null) return null;
+
+  // Strip quotes: "foo.h" → foo.h  or <stdio.h> → stdio.h
+  let raw = pathNode.text;
+  if ((raw.startsWith('"') && raw.endsWith('"')) || (raw.startsWith('<') && raw.endsWith('>'))) {
+    raw = raw.slice(1, -1);
+  }
+
+  const isSystem = pathNode.type === 'system_lib_string';
+
+  const result: CaptureMatch = {
+    '@import.statement': nodeToCapture('@import.statement', node),
+    '@import.kind': syntheticCapture('@import.kind', node, 'wildcard'),
+    '@import.source': syntheticCapture('@import.source', node, raw),
+  };
+
+  if (isSystem) {
+    result['@import.system'] = syntheticCapture('@import.system', node, 'true');
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/import-target.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/import-target.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..766905984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/import-target.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+ * Resolve a C #include path to a file in the workspace.
+ *
+ * Strategy: match the include path suffix against all file paths in
+ * the workspace. "foo.h" matches "src/foo.h", "include/foo.h", etc.
+ * For paths with directory components ("dir/foo.h"), match the full
+ * relative suffix.
+ */
+export function resolveCImportTarget(
+  targetRaw: string,
+  _fromFile: string,
+  allFilePaths: ReadonlySet<string>,
+): string | null {
+  if (!targetRaw) return null;
+
+  const normalizedTarget = targetRaw.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+
+  // Exact match first
+  if (allFilePaths.has(normalizedTarget)) return normalizedTarget;
+
+  // Suffix match: find files ending with /targetRaw or equal to targetRaw
+  const suffix = '/' + normalizedTarget;
+  let bestMatch: string | null = null;
+  let bestDepth = Infinity;
+
+  for (const filePath of allFilePaths) {
+    const normalized = filePath.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+    if (normalized === normalizedTarget || normalized.endsWith(suffix)) {
+      // Prefer shortest path (closest match)
+      const depth = normalized.split('/').length;
+      if (depth < bestDepth) {
+        bestDepth = depth;
+        bestMatch = filePath;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return bestMatch;
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/index.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dc0dca82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * C scope-resolution hooks (RFC #909 Ring 3).
+ */
+export { emitCScopeCaptures } from './captures.js';
+export { interpretCImport, interpretCTypeBinding, normalizeCTypeName } from './interpret.js';
+export { splitCInclude } from './import-decomposer.js';
+export { cArityCompatibility } from './arity.js';
+export { cMergeBindings } from './merge-bindings.js';
+export { cBindingScopeFor, cImportOwningScope, cReceiverBinding } from './simple-hooks.js';
+export { resolveCImportTarget } from './import-target.js';
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/interpret.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/interpret.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5a15f2fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/interpret.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import type { CaptureMatch, ParsedImport, ParsedTypeBinding, TypeRef } from 'gitnexus-shared';
+
+/**
+ * Interpret a C #include capture into a ParsedImport.
+ * C includes are always wildcard imports (all symbols from the header).
+ */
+export function interpretCImport(captures: CaptureMatch): ParsedImport | null {
+  const source = captures['@import.source']?.text;
+  if (source === undefined) return null;
+
+  // System headers (e.g. <stdio.h>) are not resolved to local files
+  if (captures['@import.system'] !== undefined) return null;
+
+  return { kind: 'wildcard', targetRaw: source };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Interpret a C type-binding capture into a ParsedTypeBinding.
+ */
+export function interpretCTypeBinding(captures: CaptureMatch): ParsedTypeBinding | null {
+  const name = captures['@type-binding.name']?.text;
+  const type = captures['@type-binding.type']?.text;
+  if (name === undefined || type === undefined) return null;
+
+  let source: TypeRef['source'] = 'annotation';
+
+  if (captures['@type-binding.parameter'] !== undefined) {
+    source = 'parameter-annotation';
+  } else if (captures['@type-binding.assignment'] !== undefined) {
+    source = 'assignment-inferred';
+  }
+
+  return { boundName: name, rawTypeName: normalizeCTypeName(type), source };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Normalize a C type name: strip pointer/array syntax, qualifiers.
+ */
+export function normalizeCTypeName(text: string): string {
+  let t = text.trim();
+  // Strip const, volatile, restrict qualifiers
+  t = t.replace(/\b(const|volatile|restrict|static|extern|inline)\b/g, '').trim();
+  // Strip pointer stars
+  while (t.endsWith('*')) t = t.slice(0, -1).trim();
+  while (t.startsWith('*')) t = t.slice(1).trim();
+  // Strip array brackets
+  t = t.replace(/\[.*?\]/g, '').trim();
+  // Strip struct/union/enum prefixes
+  t = t.replace(/^(struct|union|enum)\s+/, '');
+  return t;
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/merge-bindings.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/merge-bindings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8bd20c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/merge-bindings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import type { BindingRef } from 'gitnexus-shared';
+
+const TIER: Record<BindingRef['origin'], number> = {
+  local: 0,
+  namespace: 1,
+  import: 2,
+  reexport: 3,
+  wildcard: 4,
+};
+
+/**
+ * C merge bindings: simple first-wins by tier (local > import > wildcard).
+ * C has no namespaces or reexports, but the tiers are defined for
+ * compatibility with the shared infrastructure.
+ */
+export function cMergeBindings(
+  existing: readonly BindingRef[],
+  incoming: readonly BindingRef[],
+  _scopeId: string,
+): BindingRef[] {
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  return [...existing, ...incoming]
+    .sort(
+      (a, b) =>
+        (TIER[a.origin] ?? 99) - (TIER[b.origin] ?? 99) || a.def.nodeId.localeCompare(b.def.nodeId),
+    )
+    .filter((binding) => {
+      if (seen.has(binding.def.nodeId)) return false;
+      seen.add(binding.def.nodeId);
+      return true;
+    });
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/query.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/query.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7db4c520a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/query.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+import Parser from 'tree-sitter';
+import C from 'tree-sitter-c';
+
+const C_SCOPE_QUERY = `
+;; Scopes
+(translation_unit) @scope.module
+(struct_specifier) @scope.class
+(union_specifier) @scope.class
+(function_definition) @scope.function
+(compound_statement) @scope.block
+(if_statement) @scope.block
+(for_statement) @scope.block
+(while_statement) @scope.block
+(do_statement) @scope.block
+(switch_statement) @scope.block
+(case_statement) @scope.block
+
+;; Declarations — struct
+(struct_specifier
+  name: (type_identifier) @declaration.name
+  body: (field_declaration_list)) @declaration.struct
+
+;; Declarations — union
+(union_specifier
+  name: (type_identifier) @declaration.name
+  body: (field_declaration_list)) @declaration.union
+
+;; Declarations — enum
+(enum_specifier
+  name: (type_identifier) @declaration.name) @declaration.enum
+
+;; Declarations — function definition
+(function_definition
+  declarator: (function_declarator
+    declarator: (identifier) @declaration.name)) @declaration.function
+
+;; Declarations — function definition with pointer return
+(function_definition
+  declarator: (pointer_declarator
+    declarator: (function_declarator
+      declarator: (identifier) @declaration.name))) @declaration.function
+
+;; Declarations — function declaration (prototype)
+(declaration
+  declarator: (function_declarator
+    declarator: (identifier) @declaration.name)) @declaration.function
+
+;; Declarations — function declaration with pointer return (prototype)
+(declaration
+  declarator: (pointer_declarator
+    declarator: (function_declarator
+      declarator: (identifier) @declaration.name))) @declaration.function
+
+;; Declarations — typedef
+(type_definition
+  declarator: (type_identifier) @declaration.name) @declaration.typedef
+
+;; Declarations — struct fields
+(field_declaration
+  declarator: (field_identifier) @declaration.name) @declaration.field
+
+;; Declarations — struct fields (pointer)
+(field_declaration
+  declarator: (pointer_declarator
+    declarator: (field_identifier) @declaration.name)) @declaration.field
+
+;; Declarations — variables
+(declaration
+  declarator: (init_declarator
+    declarator: (identifier) @declaration.name)) @declaration.variable
+
+;; Declarations — plain variable (no initializer)
+(declaration
+  declarator: (identifier) @declaration.name
+  !declarator) @declaration.variable
+
+;; Declarations — macro definitions
+(preproc_def
+  name: (identifier) @declaration.name) @declaration.macro
+
+(preproc_function_def
+  name: (identifier) @declaration.name) @declaration.macro
+
+;; Declarations — enum constants
+(enumerator
+  name: (identifier) @declaration.name) @declaration.const
+
+;; Imports
+(preproc_include) @import.statement
+
+;; Type bindings — parameter annotations
+(function_definition
+  declarator: (function_declarator
+    declarator: (identifier) @_fn_name
+    parameters: (parameter_list
+      (parameter_declaration
+        declarator: (identifier) @type-binding.name
+        type: (_) @type-binding.type)))) @type-binding.parameter
+
+;; Type bindings — variable with type (init_declarator)
+(declaration
+  type: (_) @type-binding.type
+  declarator: (init_declarator
+    declarator: (identifier) @type-binding.name)) @type-binding.assignment
+
+;; References — free calls
+(call_expression
+  function: (identifier) @reference.name) @reference.call.free
+
+;; References — member calls via pointer (ptr->func())
+(call_expression
+  function: (field_expression
+    argument: (_) @reference.receiver
+    field: (field_identifier) @reference.name)) @reference.call.member
+
+;; References — field reads
+(field_expression
+  argument: (_) @reference.receiver
+  field: (field_identifier) @reference.name) @reference.read
+
+;; References — field writes (assignment)
+(assignment_expression
+  left: (field_expression
+    argument: (_) @reference.receiver
+    field: (field_identifier) @reference.name)) @reference.write
+`;
+
+let _parser: Parser | null = null;
+let _query: Parser.Query | null = null;
+
+export function getCParser(): Parser {
+  if (_parser === null) {
+    _parser = new Parser();
+    _parser.setLanguage(C as Parameters<Parser['setLanguage']>[0]);
+  }
+  return _parser;
+}
+
+export function getCScopeQuery(): Parser.Query {
+  if (_query === null) {
+    _query = new Parser.Query(C as Parameters<Parser['setLanguage']>[0], C_SCOPE_QUERY);
+  }
+  return _query;
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/scope-resolver.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/scope-resolver.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbce1c42b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/scope-resolver.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import type { ParsedFile } from 'gitnexus-shared';
+import { SupportedLanguages } from 'gitnexus-shared';
+import { buildMro, defaultLinearize } from '../../scope-resolution/passes/mro.js';
+import { populateClassOwnedMembers } from '../../scope-resolution/scope/walkers.js';
+import type { ScopeResolver } from '../../scope-resolution/contract/scope-resolver.js';
+import { cProvider } from '../c-cpp.js';
+import { cArityCompatibility, cMergeBindings, resolveCImportTarget } from './index.js';
+
+/**
+ * C `ScopeResolver` registered in `SCOPE_RESOLVERS` and consumed by
+ * the generic `runScopeResolution` orchestrator (RFC #909 Ring 3).
+ *
+ * C is a structurally simple language for scope resolution:
+ * - No classes (structs are value types, no method dispatch)
+ * - No inheritance (no MRO needed beyond the shared first-wins default)
+ * - No overloading (arity check is simple: variadic detection only)
+ * - `#include` is wildcard import (all symbols from header are visible)
+ * - `static` functions are file-local (not exported)
+ */
+export const cScopeResolver: ScopeResolver = {
+  language: SupportedLanguages.C,
+  languageProvider: cProvider,
+  importEdgeReason: 'c-scope: include',
+
+  resolveImportTarget: (targetRaw, fromFile, allFilePaths) =>
+    resolveCImportTarget(targetRaw, fromFile, allFilePaths),
+
+  mergeBindings: (existing, incoming, scopeId) => cMergeBindings(existing, incoming, scopeId),
+
+  arityCompatibility: (callsite, def) => cArityCompatibility(def, callsite),
+
+  buildMro: (graph, parsedFiles, nodeLookup) =>
+    buildMro(graph, parsedFiles, nodeLookup, defaultLinearize),
+
+  populateOwners: (parsed: ParsedFile) => populateClassOwnedMembers(parsed),
+
+  isSuperReceiver: () => false,
+
+  // C is statically typed — disable field fallback heuristic
+  fieldFallbackOnMethodLookup: false,
+  // C has no method return types to propagate
+  propagatesReturnTypesAcrossImports: false,
+  // C #include brings in all symbols — enable global free call fallback
+  allowGlobalFreeCallFallback: true,
+};
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/simple-hooks.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/simple-hooks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..537ea07c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/c/simple-hooks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import type {
+  CaptureMatch,
+  ParsedImport,
+  Scope,
+  ScopeId,
+  ScopeTree,
+  TypeRef,
+} from 'gitnexus-shared';
+
+/**
+ * C binding scope: always use default auto-hoist (null).
+ * C has no self/receiver bindings that need special scoping.
+ */
+export function cBindingScopeFor(
+  _decl: CaptureMatch,
+  _innermost: Scope,
+  _tree: ScopeTree,
+): ScopeId | null {
+  return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * C import owning scope: always use default (null).
+ */
+export function cImportOwningScope(
+  _imp: ParsedImport,
+  _innermost: Scope,
+  _tree: ScopeTree,
+): ScopeId | null {
+  return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * C receiver binding: always null. C has no methods or receivers.
+ */
+export function cReceiverBinding(_functionScope: Scope): TypeRef | null {
+  return null;
+}