diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/lua/interpret.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/lua/interpret.ts
index 6aa1cde5d..9e153d166 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/lua/interpret.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/lua/interpret.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,20 @@
  * Lua import interpretation (RFC #909).
  *
  * `require("a.b.c")` loads the module and (conventionally) returns its table.
- * We emit a `wildcard` ParsedImport so the IMPORTS edge (this file → required
- * file) is materialized and the target's exported names become resolvable as
- * the module's local name. Call-target linking for `util.split` style member
- * calls is handled by the scope-resolution registry against the import
- * binding — refined in Phase B3 (receiver/arity polish).
+ * Two forms:
+ *   - `local X = require("a.b.c")`: emits a `namespace` ParsedImport so the
+ *     IMPORTS edge materializes AND `X.foo()` member calls resolve across files
+ *     (collectNamespaceTargets registers `X → target file`; Case 1 of the
+ *     receiver-bound-calls pass links `X.foo()` to the target's `foo`).
+ *   - bare `require("a.b.c")` (side-effect, no binding): emits `wildcard`; the
+ *     IMPORTS edge materializes but no receiver is bound.
+ *
+ * `importedName` is the last dot-segment of the module path (e.g. `util` for
+ * `lib.util`) — used by finalize to bind the target's self-named export when
+ * present; harmless when the module returns an unnamed table.
+ *
+ * Receiver/arity precision beyond the namespace-receiver path (e.g. resolving
+ * `local f = M.answer; f()`) remains Phase B3.
  */
 import type { CaptureMatch, ParsedImport } from 'gitnexus-shared';
 
@@ -19,5 +28,11 @@ export function interpretLuaImport(captures: CaptureMatch): ParsedImport | null
   if (source === undefined) return null;
   const targetRaw = stripQuotes(source);
   if (!targetRaw) return null;
+  const localName = captures['@import.localName']?.text;
+  if (localName) {
+    const segments = targetRaw.split('.').filter(Boolean);
+    const importedName = segments[segments.length - 1] ?? localName;
+    return { kind: 'namespace', localName, importedName, targetRaw };
+  }
   return { kind: 'wildcard', targetRaw };
 }
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/lua/query.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/lua/query.ts
index 911c421a0..8ba408278 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/lua/query.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/lua/query.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,21 @@ const LUA_SCOPE_QUERY = `
 
 ;; ── Imports — require("a.b.c") ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 ;;   require is a plain (call) whose function is a (variable name: (identifier)).
-;;   The string arg is captured as @import.source; interpretLuaImport strips
-;;   quotes and resolves it via the legacy luaRequireStrategy (suffixResolve).
+;;   Two forms:
+;;   1. local X = require("a.b.c") — @import.localName captures the LHS binding
+;;      so interpretLuaImport emits a namespace import. This makes X.foo()
+;;      receiver-linkable: collectNamespaceTargets registers X -> target file,
+;;      and the member call resolves via Case 1 (namespace).
+;;   2. bare require("a.b.c") (side-effect, no binding) — emits wildcard;
+;;      the IMPORTS edge still materializes but no receiver is bound.
+(local_variable_declaration
+  (variable_list (variable name: (identifier) @import.localName))
+  (expression_list
+    (call
+      function: (variable name: (identifier) @_req)
+      arguments: (argument_list (expression_list (string) @import.source)))
+      (#eq? @_req "require"))) @import.statement
+
 (call
   function: (variable name: (identifier) @_req)
   arguments: (argument_list (expression_list (string) @import.source))
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/lua-scope.test.ts b/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/lua-scope.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..489897e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/lua-scope.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/**
+ * Lua scope-resolution integration tests.
+ *
+ * Validates the cross-file member-call contract: `local X = require("mod")`
+ * binds X as a namespace receiver so `X.foo()` resolves to `foo` in the
+ * target file via collectNamespaceTargets (Case 1 of receiver-bound-calls).
+ *
+ * Mirrors `ruby-scope.test.ts` (require_relative) and the cross-file-binding
+ * standard: a 2-file fixture indexed via runPipelineFromRepo with CALLS /
+ * IMPORTS edge assertions at the graph level, not just registration/ABI.
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
+import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import os from 'node:os';
+import {
+  getRelationships,
+  getNodesByLabel,
+  runPipelineFromRepo,
+  type PipelineResult,
+} from './helpers.js';
+
+function writeFixtureRepo(root: string, files: Record<string, string>): void {
+  for (const [rel, content] of Object.entries(files)) {
+    const abs = path.join(root, rel);
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(abs), { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(abs, content, 'utf8');
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// require("lib.util") + member call util.answer() across files
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('Lua scope: require + cross-file member call', () => {
+  let result: PipelineResult;
+  let tmpDir: string;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'lua-scope-imports-'));
+    writeFixtureRepo(tmpDir, {
+      'lib/util.lua': `local M = {}
+function M.answer()
+  return 42
+end
+return M
+`,
+      'main.lua': `local util = require("lib.util")
+local function run()
+  return util.answer()
+end
+run()
+`,
+    });
+    result = await runPipelineFromRepo(tmpDir, () => {});
+  }, 60000);
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it('emits IMPORTS edge from main.lua to lib/util.lua', () => {
+    const imports = getRelationships(result, 'IMPORTS');
+    const imp = imports.find(
+      (e) => e.sourceFilePath?.includes('main.lua') && e.targetFilePath?.includes('util.lua'),
+    );
+    expect(imp).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('resolves run -> util.answer() as CALLS edge to util.lua', () => {
+    const calls = getRelationships(result, 'CALLS');
+    const answerCall = calls.find(
+      (c) => c.target === 'answer' && c.source === 'run' && c.targetFilePath?.includes('util.lua'),
+    );
+    expect(answerCall).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('detects answer as a Method node and run as a Function node', () => {
+    expect(getNodesByLabel(result, 'Method')).toContain('answer');
+    expect(getNodesByLabel(result, 'Function')).toContain('run');
+  });
+});