diff --git a/gitnexus-shared/src/scope-resolution/reference-site.ts b/gitnexus-shared/src/scope-resolution/reference-site.ts
index 67ed23e6b..58fabd427 100644
--- a/gitnexus-shared/src/scope-resolution/reference-site.ts
+++ b/gitnexus-shared/src/scope-resolution/reference-site.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  * (defined in `./types.ts`).
  */
 
+import type { ParameterTypeClass } from './symbol-definition.js';
 import type { Range, ScopeId } from './types.js';
 
 /**
@@ -79,4 +80,11 @@ export interface ReferenceSite {
    * (C#: `42` → `'int'`, `"alice"` → `'string'`).
    */
   readonly argumentTypes?: readonly string[];
+  /**
+   * Optional per-argument type-shape sidecar for languages that need
+   * cv/ref/pointer distinctions during constraint filtering. This is
+   * intentionally separate from `argumentTypes`, which stays normalized
+   * for existing overload narrowing and conversion-rank logic.
+   */
+  readonly argumentTypeClasses?: readonly ParameterTypeClass[];
 }
diff --git a/gitnexus-shared/src/scope-resolution/registries/context.ts b/gitnexus-shared/src/scope-resolution/registries/context.ts
index e802ec081..657856f3e 100644
--- a/gitnexus-shared/src/scope-resolution/registries/context.ts
+++ b/gitnexus-shared/src/scope-resolution/registries/context.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { NodeLabel } from '../../graph/types.js';
-import type { SymbolDefinition } from '../symbol-definition.js';
+import type { ParameterTypeClass, SymbolDefinition } from '../symbol-definition.js';
 import type { Callsite, DefId } from '../types.js';
 import type { DefIndex } from '../def-index.js';
 import type { QualifiedNameIndex } from '../qualified-name-index.js';
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ export interface ConstraintContext {
    * `narrowOverloadCandidates`' `argTypes` parameter.
    */
   readonly argumentTypes?: readonly string[];
+  /**
+   * Optional shape-preserving sidecar aligned with `argumentTypes`.
+   * Unknown or unsupported slots should be omitted by producers or
+   * marked with `indirection: 'unknown'`; consumers must preserve the
+   * monotonic fallback and return 'unknown' instead of guessing.
+   */
+  readonly argumentTypeClasses?: readonly ParameterTypeClass[];
 }
 
 // ─── Owner-scoped contributor (concrete shape for `RegistryContributor`) ────
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/captures.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/captures.ts
index 8b1e120f2..4e4cb4dcf 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/captures.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/captures.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Capture, CaptureMatch } from 'gitnexus-shared';
+import type { Capture, CaptureMatch, ParameterTypeClass } from 'gitnexus-shared';
 import {
   findNodeAtRange,
   nodeToCapture,
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ import { getCppParser, getCppScopeQuery } from './query.js';
 import { getTreeSitterBufferSize } from '../../constants.js';
 import { parseSourceSafe } from '../../../tree-sitter/safe-parse.js';
 import { splitCppInclude, splitCppUsingDecl } from './import-decomposer.js';
-import { computeCppDeclarationArity, computeCppCallArity } from './arity-metadata.js';
+import {
+  classifyCppParameterType,
+  computeCppDeclarationArity,
+  computeCppCallArity,
+} from './arity-metadata.js';
 import { markCppAnonymousNamespaceRange, markFileLocal } from './file-local-linkage.js';
 import { markCppDependentBase } from './two-phase-lookup.js';
 import { markCppAdlSiteArgs, markCppAdlSiteNoAdl, type CppAdlArgInfo } from './adl.js';
@@ -217,6 +221,14 @@ export function emitCppScopeCaptures(
             JSON.stringify(argTypes),
           );
         }
+        const argTypeClasses = inferCppCallArgTypeClasses(cNode);
+        if (argTypeClasses !== undefined && argTypeClasses.length > 0) {
+          grouped['@reference.parameter-type-classes'] = syntheticCapture(
+            '@reference.parameter-type-classes',
+            cNode,
+            JSON.stringify(argTypeClasses),
+          );
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -683,6 +695,35 @@ function inferCppCallArgTypes(node: SyntaxNode): string[] | undefined {
   return types.length > 0 ? types : undefined;
 }
 
+function inferCppCallArgTypeClasses(node: SyntaxNode): ParameterTypeClass[] | undefined {
+  const argList = node.childForFieldName('arguments');
+  if (argList === null) return undefined;
+
+  const classes: ParameterTypeClass[] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < argList.childCount; i++) {
+    const child = argList.child(i);
+    if (child === null) continue;
+    if (child.type === ',' || child.type === '(' || child.type === ')') continue;
+    const litType = inferCppLiteralType(child);
+    if (litType !== '') {
+      classes.push(valueTypeClass(litType));
+    } else if (child.type === 'identifier') {
+      classes.push(lookupDeclaredTypeClassForIdentifier(child));
+    } else {
+      classes.push(unknownTypeClass('unknown'));
+    }
+  }
+  return classes.length > 0 ? classes : undefined;
+}
+
+function valueTypeClass(base: string): ParameterTypeClass {
+  return { base, cv: 'none', indirection: 'value', pointerDepth: 0 };
+}
+
+function unknownTypeClass(base: string): ParameterTypeClass {
+  return { base, cv: 'unknown', indirection: 'unknown', pointerDepth: 0 };
+}
+
 /**
  * Infer the canonical type name of a C++ literal AST node.
  * Returns empty string for non-literal / unknown nodes.
@@ -750,6 +791,9 @@ function lookupDeclaredTypeForIdentifier(identNode: SyntaxNode): string {
   }
   if (scope === null) return '';
 
+  const paramType = lookupFunctionParameterType(scope, varName);
+  if (paramType !== '') return paramType;
+
   // Scan declarations in the scope for a matching variable name
   for (let i = 0; i < scope.childCount; i++) {
     const stmt = scope.child(i);
@@ -763,18 +807,118 @@ function lookupDeclaredTypeForIdentifier(identNode: SyntaxNode): string {
     // Check init_declarator children for the variable name
     const declarator = stmt.childForFieldName('declarator');
     if (declarator === null) continue;
-    if (declarator.type === 'init_declarator') {
-      const nameChild = declarator.childForFieldName('declarator');
-      if (nameChild !== null && nameChild.text === varName) {
-        return normalizeCppTypeText(typeNode.text);
-      }
-    } else if (declarator.text === varName) {
+    const nameChild = declaredNameNode(declarator);
+    if (nameChild !== null && extractDeclaratorLeafName(nameChild) === varName) {
       return normalizeCppTypeText(typeNode.text);
     }
   }
   return '';
 }
 
+function lookupDeclaredTypeClassForIdentifier(identNode: SyntaxNode): ParameterTypeClass {
+  const varName = identNode.text;
+  let scope: SyntaxNode | null = identNode.parent;
+  while (
+    scope !== null &&
+    scope.type !== 'compound_statement' &&
+    scope.type !== 'translation_unit'
+  ) {
+    scope = scope.parent;
+  }
+  if (scope === null) return unknownTypeClass('unknown');
+
+  const paramTypeClass = lookupFunctionParameterTypeClass(scope, varName, identNode);
+  if (paramTypeClass !== undefined) return paramTypeClass;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < scope.childCount; i++) {
+    const stmt = scope.child(i);
+    if (stmt === null || stmt.type !== 'declaration') continue;
+
+    const typeNode = stmt.childForFieldName('type');
+    if (typeNode === null) continue;
+    if (typeNode.type === 'placeholder_type_specifier') continue;
+
+    const declarator = stmt.childForFieldName('declarator');
+    if (declarator === null) continue;
+    const nameChild = declaredNameNode(declarator);
+    if (nameChild === null || extractDeclaratorLeafName(nameChild) !== varName) continue;
+
+    const typeClass = classifyCppParameterType(
+      typeNode.text,
+      nameChild.text,
+      stmt.text.replace(/;\s*$/, ''),
+    );
+    if (isKnownEnumName(identNode, typeClass.base)) {
+      return { ...typeClass, base: `enum:${typeClass.base}` };
+    }
+    return typeClass;
+  }
+  return unknownTypeClass('unknown');
+}
+
+function lookupFunctionParameterType(scope: SyntaxNode, varName: string): string {
+  const param = findEnclosingFunctionParameter(scope, varName);
+  if (param === null) return '';
+  const typeNode = param.childForFieldName('type');
+  if (typeNode === null) return '';
+  return normalizeCppTypeText(typeNode.text);
+}
+
+function lookupFunctionParameterTypeClass(
+  scope: SyntaxNode,
+  varName: string,
+  identNode: SyntaxNode,
+): ParameterTypeClass | undefined {
+  const param = findEnclosingFunctionParameter(scope, varName);
+  if (param === null) return undefined;
+  const typeNode = param.childForFieldName('type');
+  if (typeNode === null) return undefined;
+  const declarator = param.childForFieldName('declarator');
+  if (declarator === null) return undefined;
+  const typeClass = classifyCppParameterType(typeNode.text, declarator.text, param.text);
+  if (isKnownEnumName(identNode, typeClass.base)) {
+    return { ...typeClass, base: `enum:${typeClass.base}` };
+  }
+  return typeClass;
+}
+
+function findEnclosingFunctionParameter(scope: SyntaxNode, varName: string): SyntaxNode | null {
+  let node: SyntaxNode | null = scope.parent;
+  while (node !== null) {
+    if (node.type === 'function_definition' || node.type === 'function_declarator') {
+      const fnDecl =
+        node.type === 'function_declarator'
+          ? node
+          : findFirstDescendantOfType(node, 'function_declarator');
+      const params = fnDecl?.childForFieldName('parameters') ?? null;
+      if (params !== null) {
+        for (let i = 0; i < params.namedChildCount; i++) {
+          const param = params.namedChild(i);
+          if (param === null || param.type !== 'parameter_declaration') continue;
+          const declarator = param.childForFieldName('declarator');
+          if (declarator !== null && extractDeclaratorLeafName(declarator) === varName) {
+            return param;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+    node = node.parent;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function declaredNameNode(declarator: SyntaxNode): SyntaxNode | null {
+  if (declarator.type !== 'init_declarator') return declarator;
+  for (let i = 0; i < declarator.namedChildCount; i++) {
+    const child = declarator.namedChild(i);
+    if (child === null) continue;
+    if (child.type === 'identifier') return child;
+    if (child.type.endsWith('_declarator')) return child;
+  }
+  return declarator.childForFieldName('declarator');
+}
+
 /** Normalize a type-specifier text for argument type matching.
  *  Strips qualifiers (const, volatile), namespace prefixes (std::),
  *  and pointer/reference markers. */
@@ -786,6 +930,25 @@ function normalizeCppTypeText(text: string): string {
   return t;
 }
 
+function isKnownEnumName(node: SyntaxNode, typeName: string): boolean {
+  if (typeName === '' || typeName === 'unknown') return false;
+  let root: SyntaxNode = node;
+  while (root.parent !== null) root = root.parent;
+  const stack: SyntaxNode[] = [root];
+  while (stack.length > 0) {
+    const cur = stack.pop()!;
+    if (cur.type === 'enum_specifier') {
+      const name = cur.childForFieldName('name');
+      if (name?.text === typeName) return true;
+    }
+    for (let i = 0; i < cur.childCount; i++) {
+      const child = cur.child(i);
+      if (child !== null) stack.push(child);
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * Detect whether a `namespace_definition` AST node is inline.
  * Tree-sitter-cpp exposes the `inline` keyword as an anonymous child
@@ -1247,7 +1410,9 @@ function extractDeclaratorLeafName(node: SyntaxNode): string | null {
     const next =
       cur.childForFieldName('declarator') ??
       // parenthesized_declarator: single named child
-      (cur.type === 'parenthesized_declarator' ? cur.namedChild(0) : null);
+      (cur.type === 'parenthesized_declarator' || cur.type.endsWith('_declarator')
+        ? cur.namedChild(0)
+        : null);
     if (next === null) return null;
     cur = next;
   }
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/constraint-filter.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/constraint-filter.ts
index a5f760daa..3364f6cdb 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/constraint-filter.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/constraint-filter.ts
@@ -20,20 +20,27 @@
  *   NOT: flip compatible↔incompatible; pass through unknown.
  */
 
-import type { ArityVerdict, Callsite, ConstraintContext, SymbolDefinition } from 'gitnexus-shared';
+import type {
+  ArityVerdict,
+  Callsite,
+  ConstraintContext,
+  ParameterTypeClass,
+  SymbolDefinition,
+} from 'gitnexus-shared';
 import { classifyType, type TypeClass } from './type-classifier.js';
 import type { ConstraintExpr, CppConstraintPayload } from './constraint-extractor.js';
 
-type AtomicEvaluator = (argClasses: readonly TypeClass[]) => ArityVerdict;
+interface ConstraintArgClass {
+  readonly typeClass: TypeClass;
+  readonly shape?: ParameterTypeClass;
+}
+
+type AtomicEvaluator = (args: readonly ConstraintArgClass[]) => ArityVerdict;
 
 /**
- * Curated Tier-A predicate registry — the four canonical
- * `<type_traits>` variable templates whose truth tables are closed-form
- * over our coarse `TypeClass` enum.
- *
- * Deferred predicates that need a cv/ref/pointer sidecar on
- * `normalizeCppParamType` (today the normalizer strips those markers
- * before storage) live in #1579 as one-line follow-up adds.
+ * Curated Tier-A predicate registry. Predicates that depend on pointer,
+ * reference, or cv shape consult `ConstraintContext.argumentTypeClasses`.
+ * Missing or unsupported shape returns 'unknown' to preserve monotonicity.
  */
 // ISO `<type_traits>` treats `bool`, `char`, and the signed/unsigned char
 // variants as integral types (§21.3.4 Table 48), so `is_integral_v<bool>`
@@ -46,30 +53,135 @@ function isIntegralClass(c: TypeClass | undefined): boolean {
 }
 
 const REGISTRY = new Map<string, AtomicEvaluator>([
-  ['is_integral_v', (cls) => verdictFromBool(isIntegralClass(cls[0]), cls)],
-  ['is_floating_point_v', (cls) => verdictFromBool(cls[0] === 'floating', cls)],
+  [
+    'is_void_v',
+    (args) => unaryVerdict(args, (arg) => isPlainValue(arg) && arg.typeClass === 'void'),
+  ],
+  [
+    'is_integral_v',
+    (args) => unaryVerdict(args, (arg) => isPlainValue(arg) && isIntegralClass(arg.typeClass)),
+  ],
+  [
+    'is_floating_point_v',
+    (args) => unaryVerdict(args, (arg) => isPlainValue(arg) && arg.typeClass === 'floating'),
+  ],
   [
     'is_arithmetic_v',
-    (cls) => verdictFromBool(isIntegralClass(cls[0]) || cls[0] === 'floating', cls),
+    (args) =>
+      unaryVerdict(
+        args,
+        (arg) =>
+          isPlainValue(arg) && (isIntegralClass(arg.typeClass) || arg.typeClass === 'floating'),
+      ),
+  ],
+  [
+    'is_enum_v',
+    (args) => unaryVerdict(args, (arg) => isPlainValue(arg) && arg.typeClass === 'enum'),
+  ],
+  [
+    'is_class_v',
+    (args) => unaryVerdict(args, (arg) => isPlainValue(arg) && arg.typeClass === 'class'),
+  ],
+  [
+    'is_pointer_v',
+    (args) =>
+      unaryShapeVerdict(args, (shape) => shape.indirection === 'pointer' && shape.pointerDepth > 0),
+  ],
+  [
+    'is_reference_v',
+    (args) =>
+      unaryShapeVerdict(
+        args,
+        (shape) => shape.indirection === 'lvalue-ref' || shape.indirection === 'rvalue-ref',
+      ),
+  ],
+  [
+    'is_const_v',
+    (args) =>
+      unaryShapeVerdict(args, (shape) => shape.cv === 'const' || shape.cv === 'const volatile', {
+        requireTopLevelCv: true,
+      }),
+  ],
+  [
+    'is_volatile_v',
+    (args) =>
+      unaryShapeVerdict(args, (shape) => shape.cv === 'volatile' || shape.cv === 'const volatile', {
+        requireTopLevelCv: true,
+      }),
   ],
-  // NOTE: cv-qualifiers are stripped by `normalizeCppParamType` before the
-  // type token reaches `classifyType`, so `is_same_v<const T, T>` returns
-  // `'compatible'` instead of the ISO-correct `false`. Tracked under the
-  // cv-sidecar refactor in #1579's "Out of scope" list; until that lands
-  // this approximation matches the common `is_same_v<T, ConcreteType>`
-  // dispatch idiom and silently degrades on cv-distinct compares.
   [
     'is_same_v',
-    (cls) => {
-      if (cls.length < 2 || cls[0] === 'unknown' || cls[1] === 'unknown') return 'unknown';
-      return cls[0] === cls[1] ? 'compatible' : 'incompatible';
+    (args) => {
+      if (args.length < 2 || args[0].typeClass === 'unknown' || args[1].typeClass === 'unknown') {
+        return 'unknown';
+      }
+      return args[0].typeClass === args[1].typeClass ? 'compatible' : 'incompatible';
     },
   ],
 ]);
 
-function verdictFromBool(predicate: boolean, cls: readonly TypeClass[]): ArityVerdict {
-  if (cls[0] === 'unknown') return 'unknown';
-  return predicate ? 'compatible' : 'incompatible';
+function unaryVerdict(
+  args: readonly ConstraintArgClass[],
+  predicate: (arg: ConstraintArgClass) => boolean,
+): ArityVerdict {
+  const arg = args[0];
+  if (arg === undefined || arg.typeClass === 'unknown') return 'unknown';
+  return predicate(arg) ? 'compatible' : 'incompatible';
+}
+
+function unaryShapeVerdict(
+  args: readonly ConstraintArgClass[],
+  predicate: (shape: ParameterTypeClass) => boolean,
+  options: { readonly requireTopLevelCv?: boolean } = {},
+): ArityVerdict {
+  const arg = args[0];
+  if (arg === undefined || arg.typeClass === 'unknown') return 'unknown';
+  const shape = arg.shape;
+  if (shape === undefined || shape.indirection === 'unknown' || shape.cv === 'unknown') {
+    return 'unknown';
+  }
+  if (options.requireTopLevelCv === true && shape.indirection === 'pointer') {
+    return 'unknown';
+  }
+  return predicate(shape) ? 'compatible' : 'incompatible';
+}
+
+function isPlainValue(arg: ConstraintArgClass): boolean {
+  const shape = arg.shape;
+  if (shape === undefined) return true;
+  return shape.indirection === 'value';
+}
+
+function classifyConstraintArg(
+  token: string | undefined,
+  shape?: ParameterTypeClass,
+): ConstraintArgClass {
+  if (shape !== undefined && shape.base.startsWith('enum:')) {
+    return { typeClass: 'enum', shape };
+  }
+  const typeClass = token === undefined || token === '' ? 'unknown' : classifyType(token);
+  return { typeClass, ...(shape !== undefined ? { shape } : {}) };
+}
+
+function tokenForArg(ctx: ConstraintContext, argIdx: number): string | undefined {
+  const shape = ctx.argumentTypeClasses?.[argIdx];
+  if (shape?.base.startsWith('enum:')) return shape.base;
+  return ctx.argumentTypes?.[argIdx];
+}
+
+function shapeForTemplateParam(
+  ctx: ConstraintContext,
+  paramName: string,
+  argIdx: number,
+  def?: SymbolDefinition,
+): ParameterTypeClass | undefined {
+  const argShape = ctx.argumentTypeClasses?.[argIdx];
+  if (argShape === undefined) return undefined;
+
+  const paramShape = def?.parameterTypeClasses?.[argIdx];
+  if (paramShape === undefined) return argShape;
+  if (paramShape.base === paramName && paramShape.indirection === 'value') return argShape;
+  return undefined;
 }
 
 /** Public surface — registered as `ScopeResolver.constraintCompatibility`. */
@@ -80,13 +192,14 @@ export function cppConstraintCompatibility(
 ): ArityVerdict {
   const payload = def.templateConstraints as CppConstraintPayload | undefined;
   if (payload === undefined) return 'unknown';
-  return evaluate(payload.expr, payload, ctx);
+  return evaluate(payload.expr, payload, ctx, def);
 }
 
 function evaluate(
   expr: ConstraintExpr,
   payload: CppConstraintPayload,
   ctx: ConstraintContext,
+  def?: SymbolDefinition,
 ): ArityVerdict {
   switch (expr.kind) {
     case 'unknown':
@@ -96,17 +209,18 @@ function evaluate(
       if (evaluator === undefined) return 'unknown';
       const classes = expr.args.map((paramName) => {
         const argIdx = payload.paramArgIndex[paramName];
-        if (argIdx === undefined) return 'unknown' as TypeClass;
-        const token = ctx.argumentTypes?.[argIdx];
-        if (token === undefined || token === '') return 'unknown' as TypeClass;
-        return classifyType(token);
+        if (argIdx === undefined) return { typeClass: 'unknown' as TypeClass };
+        return classifyConstraintArg(
+          tokenForArg(ctx, argIdx),
+          shapeForTemplateParam(ctx, paramName, argIdx, def),
+        );
       });
       return evaluator(classes);
     }
     case 'and': {
       let result: ArityVerdict = 'compatible';
       for (const child of expr.children) {
-        const v = evaluate(child, payload, ctx);
+        const v = evaluate(child, payload, ctx, def);
         if (v === 'incompatible') return 'incompatible';
         if (v === 'unknown') result = 'unknown';
       }
@@ -115,14 +229,14 @@ function evaluate(
     case 'or': {
       let result: ArityVerdict = 'incompatible';
       for (const child of expr.children) {
-        const v = evaluate(child, payload, ctx);
+        const v = evaluate(child, payload, ctx, def);
         if (v === 'compatible') return 'compatible';
         if (v === 'unknown') result = 'unknown';
       }
       return result;
     }
     case 'not': {
-      const v = evaluate(expr.child, payload, ctx);
+      const v = evaluate(expr.child, payload, ctx, def);
       if (v === 'compatible') return 'incompatible';
       if (v === 'incompatible') return 'compatible';
       return 'unknown';
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/type-classifier.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/type-classifier.ts
index d26435abf..88a120783 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/type-classifier.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/type-classifier.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@
  * the call-site inference in `captures.ts`) to one of the categories
  * the `<type_traits>` predicate registry uses for SFINAE filtering.
  *
- * Intentionally coarse: cv / pointer / reference qualifiers are stripped
- * upstream by `normalizeCppParamType`. Tier-A predicates
- * (`is_integral_v`, `is_floating_point_v`, `is_arithmetic_v`, `is_same_v`)
- * are insensitive to those modifiers per ISO `<type_traits>` semantics
- * ("including any cv-qualified variants").
+ * `argumentTypes` remain normalized for overload narrowing, while
+ * constraint predicates that need cv/ref/pointer shape read the parallel
+ * `argumentTypeClasses` sidecar. Unknown shapes must stay unknown rather
+ * than being guessed as incompatible.
  */
 
 export type TypeClass =
@@ -21,7 +20,11 @@ export type TypeClass =
   | 'char'
   | 'string'
   | 'null'
+  | 'void'
+  | 'enum'
   | 'class'
+  | 'pointer'
+  | 'reference'
   | 'unknown';
 
 /**
@@ -29,13 +32,17 @@ export type TypeClass =
  * inference table in `captures.ts:inferCppLiteralType` plus the std::
  * normalization in `arity-metadata.ts:normalizeCppParamType`.
  *
- * Caller note: token must already be normalized (no `const`, no `&` / `*`,
- * no `std::` prefix). Tokens passed via `ConstraintContext.argumentTypes`
- * coming from `inferCppCallArgTypes` satisfy this.
+ * Caller note: token should be normalized for overload matching. Enum
+ * tokens produced by the C++ adapter use the internal `enum:<Name>`
+ * prefix so `is_enum_v` does not have to guess that every user token is
+ * class-like.
  */
 export function classifyType(token: string): TypeClass {
   if (token.length === 0) return 'unknown';
+  if (token.startsWith('enum:')) return 'enum';
   switch (token) {
+    case 'void':
+      return 'void';
     case 'int':
       return 'integral';
     case 'double':
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-extractor.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-extractor.ts
index 661f0336b..746b9d694 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-extractor.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-extractor.ts
@@ -913,6 +913,9 @@ function pass5CollectReferences(
     const explicitReceiver = extractExplicitReceiver(match);
     const arity = extractArity(match);
     const argumentTypes = extractArgumentTypes(match);
+    const argumentTypeClasses = parseJsonParameterTypeClassesCapture(
+      match['@reference.parameter-type-classes'],
+    );
 
     const site: ReferenceSite = {
       name: nameCap.text,
@@ -923,6 +926,7 @@ function pass5CollectReferences(
       ...(explicitReceiver !== undefined ? { explicitReceiver } : {}),
       ...(arity !== undefined ? { arity } : {}),
       ...(argumentTypes !== undefined ? { argumentTypes } : {}),
+      ...(argumentTypeClasses !== undefined ? { argumentTypeClasses } : {}),
     };
     referenceSites.push(site);
   }
@@ -1040,9 +1044,11 @@ const KNOWN_SUB_TAGS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set<string>([
   '@reference.receiver',
   '@reference.arity',
   '@reference.parameter-types',
+  '@reference.parameter-type-classes',
   '@declaration.parameter-count',
   '@declaration.required-parameter-count',
   '@declaration.parameter-types',
+  '@declaration.parameter-type-classes',
   '@declaration.template-constraints',
 ]);
 
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-resolution/passes/free-call-fallback.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-resolution/passes/free-call-fallback.ts
index 3647fbffa..f3010abf4 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-resolution/passes/free-call-fallback.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-resolution/passes/free-call-fallback.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ export function emitFreeCallFallback(
                 site.arity,
                 site.argumentTypes,
                 {
+                  argumentTypeClasses: site.argumentTypeClasses,
                   conversionRankFn: options.conversionRankFn,
                   constraintCompatibility: options.constraintCompatibility,
                 },
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ export function emitFreeCallFallback(
               fnDef = ordinary[0];
             } else {
               const narrowed = narrowOverloadCandidates(ordinary, site.arity, site.argumentTypes, {
+                argumentTypeClasses: site.argumentTypeClasses,
                 conversionRankFn: options.conversionRankFn,
                 constraintCompatibility: options.constraintCompatibility,
               });
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ export function emitFreeCallFallback(
             push(adl);
 
             const narrowed = narrowOverloadCandidates(merged, site.arity, site.argumentTypes, {
+              argumentTypeClasses: site.argumentTypeClasses,
               conversionRankFn: options.conversionRankFn,
               constraintCompatibility: options.constraintCompatibility,
             });
@@ -490,6 +493,7 @@ export function pickImplicitThisOverload(
     readonly name: string;
     readonly arity?: number;
     readonly argumentTypes?: readonly string[];
+    readonly argumentTypeClasses?: readonly import('gitnexus-shared').ParameterTypeClass[];
   },
   scopes: ScopeResolutionIndexes,
   workspaceIndex: WorkspaceResolutionIndex,
@@ -526,6 +530,7 @@ export function pickImplicitThisOverload(
   // disambiguating signal) leaves the call unresolved rather than
   // routing to an arbitrary first overload by registration order.
   const candidates = narrowOverloadCandidates(overloads, site.arity, site.argumentTypes, {
+    argumentTypeClasses: site.argumentTypeClasses,
     conversionRankFn: hookCtx?.conversionRankFn,
     constraintCompatibility: hookCtx?.constraintCompatibility,
   });
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-resolution/passes/overload-narrowing.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-resolution/passes/overload-narrowing.ts
index 564fe2200..b9b452eb7 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-resolution/passes/overload-narrowing.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-resolution/passes/overload-narrowing.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ export type ConversionRankFn = (argType: string, paramType: string) => number;
  * undefined preserves the legacy arity + exact-type behavior.
  */
 export interface OverloadNarrowingHookCtx {
+  /** Shape-preserving per-argument sidecar aligned with `argTypes`. */
+  readonly argumentTypeClasses?: ConstraintContext['argumentTypeClasses'];
   /** Conversion-rank scoring fallback (step 4b). Engages when the
    *  exact-type filter rejects every candidate. */
   readonly conversionRankFn?: ConversionRankFn;
@@ -163,7 +165,15 @@ export function narrowOverloadCandidates(
   // than emitting a wrong edge.
   if (hookCtx?.constraintCompatibility !== undefined && argCount !== undefined) {
     const callsite: Callsite = { arity: argCount };
-    const ctx: ConstraintContext = argTypes !== undefined ? { argumentTypes: argTypes } : {};
+    const ctx: ConstraintContext =
+      argTypes !== undefined
+        ? {
+            argumentTypes: argTypes,
+            ...(hookCtx.argumentTypeClasses !== undefined
+              ? { argumentTypeClasses: hookCtx.argumentTypeClasses }
+              : {}),
+          }
+        : {};
     result = result.filter((def) => {
       if (def.templateConstraints === undefined) return true;
       return hookCtx.constraintCompatibility!(callsite, def, ctx) !== 'incompatible';
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-resolution/passes/receiver-bound-calls.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-resolution/passes/receiver-bound-calls.ts
index 939f2d88e..430d83c2d 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-resolution/passes/receiver-bound-calls.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/scope-resolution/passes/receiver-bound-calls.ts
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ export function emitReceiverBoundCalls(
                 site.arity,
                 site.argumentTypes,
                 {
+                  argumentTypeClasses: site.argumentTypeClasses,
                   conversionRankFn: provider.conversionRankFn,
                   constraintCompatibility: provider.constraintCompatibility,
                 },
@@ -732,6 +733,7 @@ function pickOverload(
   if (overloads.length === 1) return overloads[0];
 
   const candidates = narrowOverloadCandidates(overloads, site.arity, site.argumentTypes, {
+    argumentTypeClasses: site.argumentTypeClasses,
     conversionRankFn: provider.conversionRankFn,
     constraintCompatibility: provider.constraintCompatibility,
   });
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-class/main.cpp b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-class/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27e8d7d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-class/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include <type_traits>
+
+struct S {};
+
+template <class T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_class_v<T>, int> = 0>
+void pick(T value) {}
+
+template <class T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_integral_v<T>, int> = 0>
+void pick(T value) {}
+
+void run() {
+  S s;
+  int n = 0;
+  pick(s);
+  pick(n);
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-const-volatile/main.cpp b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-const-volatile/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa0a51228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-const-volatile/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include <type_traits>
+
+template <class T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_const_v<T>, int> = 0>
+void pick(T value) {}
+
+template <class T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_volatile_v<T>, int> = 0>
+void pick(T value) {}
+
+void run() {
+  const int c = 0;
+  volatile int v = 0;
+  pick(c);
+  pick(v);
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-enum/main.cpp b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-enum/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b942efb2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-enum/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include <type_traits>
+
+enum Color { Red };
+
+template <class T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_enum_v<T>, int> = 0>
+void pick(T value) {}
+
+template <class T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_integral_v<T>, int> = 0>
+void pick(T value) {}
+
+void run() {
+  Color color = Red;
+  int n = 0;
+  pick(color);
+  pick(n);
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-pointer/main.cpp b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-pointer/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e2afdd31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-pointer/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include <type_traits>
+
+struct S {};
+
+template <class T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_pointer_v<T>, int> = 0>
+void pick(T value) {}
+
+template <class T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_class_v<T>, int> = 0>
+void pick(T value) {}
+
+void run(S* p, S s) {
+  pick(p);
+  pick(s);
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-reference/main.cpp b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-reference/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..534b46288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-reference/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include <type_traits>
+
+template <class T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_reference_v<T>, int> = 0>
+void pick(T value) {}
+
+template <class T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_integral_v<T>, int> = 0>
+void pick(T value) {}
+
+void run() {
+  int n = 0;
+  int& r = n;
+  pick(r);
+  pick(n);
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-void/main.cpp b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-void/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef3172260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-sfinae-is-void/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <type_traits>
+
+template <class T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_void_v<T>, int> = 0>
+void pick(T value) {}
+
+template <class T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_pointer_v<T>, int> = 0>
+void pick(T value) {}
+
+void run() {
+  void* p;
+  pick(p);
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/cpp.test.ts b/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/cpp.test.ts
index 722916d43..1537c3884 100644
--- a/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/cpp.test.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/cpp.test.ts
@@ -3156,6 +3156,59 @@ describe('C++ SFINAE filter — C++20 requires-clause shape', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('C++ SFINAE filter — Tier-A type_traits predicates', () => {
+  async function runFixture(name: string): Promise<PipelineResult> {
+    return runPipelineFromRepo(path.join(FIXTURES, name), () => {});
+  }
+
+  function callsFromRunToPick(result: PipelineResult) {
+    return getRelationships(result, 'CALLS').filter(
+      (c) => c.source === 'run' && c.target === 'pick',
+    );
+  }
+
+  it('is_pointer_v and is_class_v disambiguate pointer vs class arguments', async () => {
+    const result = await runFixture('cpp-sfinae-is-pointer');
+    const calls = callsFromRunToPick(result);
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(new Set(calls.map((c) => c.rel.targetId)).size).toBe(2);
+  }, 60000);
+
+  it('is_reference_v keeps reference-shaped arguments distinct from values', async () => {
+    const result = await runFixture('cpp-sfinae-is-reference');
+    const calls = callsFromRunToPick(result);
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(new Set(calls.map((c) => c.rel.targetId)).size).toBe(2);
+  }, 60000);
+
+  it('is_class_v rejects primitive arguments while keeping class arguments', async () => {
+    const result = await runFixture('cpp-sfinae-is-class');
+    const calls = callsFromRunToPick(result);
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(new Set(calls.map((c) => c.rel.targetId)).size).toBe(2);
+  }, 60000);
+
+  it('is_enum_v distinguishes known enum declarations from primitives', async () => {
+    const result = await runFixture('cpp-sfinae-is-enum');
+    const calls = callsFromRunToPick(result);
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(new Set(calls.map((c) => c.rel.targetId)).size).toBe(2);
+  }, 60000);
+
+  it('is_const_v and is_volatile_v disambiguate cv-qualified locals', async () => {
+    const result = await runFixture('cpp-sfinae-is-const-volatile');
+    const calls = callsFromRunToPick(result);
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(new Set(calls.map((c) => c.rel.targetId)).size).toBe(2);
+  }, 60000);
+
+  it('is_void_v does not misclassify void pointers as void values', async () => {
+    const result = await runFixture('cpp-sfinae-is-void');
+    const calls = callsFromRunToPick(result);
+    expect(calls.length).toBe(1);
+  }, 60000);
+});
+
 describe('C++ SFINAE filter — unknown predicate keeps both candidates (monotonicity contract)', () => {
   let result: PipelineResult;
 
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/helpers.ts b/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/helpers.ts
index b4eec6f33..cc2697849 100644
--- a/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/helpers.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/helpers.ts
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ const LEGACY_RESOLVER_PARITY_EXPECTED_FAILURES: Readonly<Record<string, Readonly
     'enable_if_t<is_integral_v<T>> overload binds only on integral call sites',
     'enable_if_t<is_floating_point_v<T>> overload binds only on floating call sites',
     'requires-clause overloads disambiguate same as enable_if_t (F4 AST shape)',
+    'is_pointer_v and is_class_v disambiguate pointer vs class arguments',
+    'is_reference_v keeps reference-shaped arguments distinct from values',
+    'is_class_v rejects primitive arguments while keeping class arguments',
+    'is_enum_v distinguishes known enum declarations from primitives',
+    'is_const_v and is_volatile_v disambiguate cv-qualified locals',
+    'is_void_v does not misclassify void pointers as void values',
     // The legacy DAG path has no inline-namespace same-name ambiguity
     // detection. When two inline children declare the same name, the
     // legacy path picks an arbitrary match. The scope-resolver returns
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/unit/scope-resolution/cpp/cpp-constraint.test.ts b/gitnexus/test/unit/scope-resolution/cpp/cpp-constraint.test.ts
index 2edc7b74b..032b8b0eb 100644
--- a/gitnexus/test/unit/scope-resolution/cpp/cpp-constraint.test.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/test/unit/scope-resolution/cpp/cpp-constraint.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   evaluateForTest,
   getRegistrySize,
 } from '../../../../src/core/ingestion/languages/cpp/constraint-filter.js';
-import type { ArityVerdict, SymbolDefinition } from 'gitnexus-shared';
+import type { ArityVerdict, ParameterTypeClass, SymbolDefinition } from 'gitnexus-shared';
 
 function templateConstraintsFor(src: string): CppConstraintPayload | undefined {
   const matches = emitCppScopeCaptures(src, 'test.cpp');
@@ -201,11 +201,26 @@ describe('evaluate — Kleene 3-valued truth table', () => {
 // ─── Section 3: Predicate registry ─────────────────────────────────────────
 
 describe('Tier-A predicate registry', () => {
-  it('registry size is exactly 4 (surface-guard against accidental adds)', () => {
-    expect(getRegistrySize()).toBe(4);
+  it('registry size is exactly 11 (surface-guard against accidental adds)', () => {
+    expect(getRegistrySize()).toBe(11);
   });
 
-  function verdict(name: string, args: string[], argumentTypes: readonly string[]): ArityVerdict {
+  const shape = (
+    base: string,
+    indirection: ParameterTypeClass['indirection'] = 'value',
+    cv: ParameterTypeClass['cv'] = 'none',
+    pointerDepth = indirection === 'pointer' ? 1 : 0,
+  ): ParameterTypeClass => ({ base, cv, indirection, pointerDepth });
+
+  function verdict(
+    name: string,
+    args: string[],
+    argumentTypes: readonly string[],
+    opts: {
+      readonly argumentTypeClasses?: readonly ParameterTypeClass[];
+      readonly parameterTypeClasses?: readonly ParameterTypeClass[];
+    } = {},
+  ): ArityVerdict {
     const payload: CppConstraintPayload = {
       templateParams: args,
       paramArgIndex: Object.fromEntries(args.map((a, i) => [a, i])),
@@ -216,8 +231,16 @@ describe('Tier-A predicate registry', () => {
       filePath: 'x.cpp',
       type: 'Function',
       templateConstraints: payload,
+      ...(opts.parameterTypeClasses !== undefined
+        ? { parameterTypeClasses: opts.parameterTypeClasses }
+        : {}),
     };
-    return cppConstraintCompatibility({ arity: argumentTypes.length }, def, { argumentTypes });
+    return cppConstraintCompatibility({ arity: argumentTypes.length }, def, {
+      argumentTypes,
+      ...(opts.argumentTypeClasses !== undefined
+        ? { argumentTypeClasses: opts.argumentTypeClasses }
+        : {}),
+    });
   }
 
   it('is_integral_v matches int, rejects double, unknown for blank', () => {
@@ -257,6 +280,117 @@ describe('Tier-A predicate registry', () => {
     expect(verdict('is_same_v', ['A', 'B'], ['char', 'int'])).toBe('incompatible');
   });
 
+  it('is_void_v matches void, rejects int, unknown for blank', () => {
+    expect(verdict('is_void_v', ['T'], ['void'])).toBe('compatible');
+    expect(verdict('is_void_v', ['T'], ['int'])).toBe('incompatible');
+    expect(verdict('is_void_v', ['T'], [''])).toBe('unknown');
+  });
+
+  it('is_enum_v matches known enum tokens, rejects class, unknown for blank', () => {
+    expect(
+      verdict('is_enum_v', ['T'], ['Color'], {
+        argumentTypeClasses: [shape('enum:Color')],
+        parameterTypeClasses: [shape('T')],
+      }),
+    ).toBe('compatible');
+    expect(verdict('is_enum_v', ['T'], ['Widget'])).toBe('incompatible');
+    expect(verdict('is_enum_v', ['T'], [''])).toBe('unknown');
+  });
+
+  it('is_class_v matches class-like tokens, rejects primitives, unknown for blank', () => {
+    expect(verdict('is_class_v', ['T'], ['Widget'])).toBe('compatible');
+    expect(verdict('is_class_v', ['T'], ['int'])).toBe('incompatible');
+    expect(verdict('is_class_v', ['T'], [''])).toBe('unknown');
+  });
+
+  it('is_pointer_v uses the argument type-class sidecar conservatively', () => {
+    expect(
+      verdict('is_pointer_v', ['T'], ['int'], {
+        argumentTypeClasses: [shape('int', 'pointer')],
+        parameterTypeClasses: [shape('T')],
+      }),
+    ).toBe('compatible');
+    expect(
+      verdict('is_pointer_v', ['T'], ['int'], {
+        argumentTypeClasses: [shape('int')],
+        parameterTypeClasses: [shape('T')],
+      }),
+    ).toBe('incompatible');
+    expect(verdict('is_pointer_v', ['T'], ['int'])).toBe('unknown');
+    expect(
+      verdict('is_pointer_v', ['T'], ['int'], {
+        argumentTypeClasses: [shape('int', 'unknown', 'none')],
+        parameterTypeClasses: [shape('T')],
+      }),
+    ).toBe('unknown');
+  });
+
+  it('is_reference_v uses the argument type-class sidecar conservatively', () => {
+    expect(
+      verdict('is_reference_v', ['T'], ['int'], {
+        argumentTypeClasses: [shape('int', 'lvalue-ref')],
+        parameterTypeClasses: [shape('T')],
+      }),
+    ).toBe('compatible');
+    expect(
+      verdict('is_reference_v', ['T'], ['int'], {
+        argumentTypeClasses: [shape('int')],
+        parameterTypeClasses: [shape('T')],
+      }),
+    ).toBe('incompatible');
+    expect(verdict('is_reference_v', ['T'], ['int'])).toBe('unknown');
+    expect(
+      verdict('is_reference_v', ['T'], ['int'], {
+        argumentTypeClasses: [shape('int', 'unknown', 'none')],
+        parameterTypeClasses: [shape('T')],
+      }),
+    ).toBe('unknown');
+  });
+
+  it('is_const_v and is_volatile_v read top-level cv from the sidecar conservatively', () => {
+    expect(
+      verdict('is_const_v', ['T'], ['int'], {
+        argumentTypeClasses: [shape('int', 'value', 'const')],
+        parameterTypeClasses: [shape('T')],
+      }),
+    ).toBe('compatible');
+    expect(
+      verdict('is_const_v', ['T'], ['int'], {
+        argumentTypeClasses: [shape('int')],
+        parameterTypeClasses: [shape('T')],
+      }),
+    ).toBe('incompatible');
+    expect(verdict('is_const_v', ['T'], ['int'])).toBe('unknown');
+    expect(
+      verdict('is_volatile_v', ['T'], ['int'], {
+        argumentTypeClasses: [shape('int', 'value', 'volatile')],
+        parameterTypeClasses: [shape('T')],
+      }),
+    ).toBe('compatible');
+    expect(verdict('is_volatile_v', ['T'], ['int'])).toBe('unknown');
+    expect(
+      verdict('is_const_v', ['T'], ['int'], {
+        argumentTypeClasses: [shape('int', 'pointer', 'const')],
+        parameterTypeClasses: [shape('T')],
+      }),
+    ).toBe('unknown');
+    expect(
+      verdict('is_const_v', ['T'], ['int'], {
+        argumentTypeClasses: [shape('int', 'value', 'unknown')],
+        parameterTypeClasses: [shape('T')],
+      }),
+    ).toBe('unknown');
+  });
+
+  it('shape-sensitive predicates stay unknown when T is not the whole parameter type', () => {
+    expect(
+      verdict('is_pointer_v', ['T'], ['int'], {
+        argumentTypeClasses: [shape('int', 'pointer')],
+        parameterTypeClasses: [shape('T', 'pointer')],
+      }),
+    ).toBe('unknown');
+  });
+
   it('unregistered predicate yields unknown (monotonicity)', () => {
     expect(verdict('__not_in_registry__', ['T'], ['int'])).toBe('unknown');
   });