diff --git a/gitnexus/bench/scope-capture/baselines.json b/gitnexus/bench/scope-capture/baselines.json
index bb3e59556..4990a2097 100644
--- a/gitnexus/bench/scope-capture/baselines.json
+++ b/gitnexus/bench/scope-capture/baselines.json
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
     "_added": "#1956: c added to the scope-capture bench (was UNBENCHED). C has no inheritance \u2014 flat scale source. Adding it exposed + fixed a pre-existing O(n^2) findNodeAtRange root-walk in c/captures.ts (threaded c.node, byte-identical over c-* fixtures); scaling 3.475 -> 0.96."
   },
   "cpp": {
-    "fingerprint": "538e8beebf0a69f6170dff452da3f98046a08cbe8b098b3c9943c4a8a79d2e22",
+    "fingerprint": "d63ded6251a89d42cc63941ac3fdb093bf5b59ae483b135786766f925cdc91c5",
     "scaling_budget": 1.5,
     "_added": "#1956: cpp added to the scope-capture bench (was UNBENCHED). Heritage-bearing scale source (: public Base, public Mixin) drives emitCppInheritanceCaptures at scale. Adding it exposed + fixed a pre-existing O(n^2) findNodeAtRange root-walk in cpp/captures.ts (~12 sites, threaded c.node, byte-identical over 263 cpp-* fixtures); scaling 2.30 -> 1.12.",
     "_rebaselined": "#1965 / #1923 F4: uninitialized non-leading multi-declarators now emit @declaration.variable captures; cpp-adl-inner-callable-outer-noncallable data::Pair a, b adds the legitimate fixture drift. Linear (~1.06).",
-    "_note": "#1975: + cpp-out-of-line-class fixture, fixture_count 263->265. #1990: + cpp-adl-ns-plus-hidden-friend-same-name fixture (ADL hidden-friend + namespace-callable merge parity test). Pure fixture-corpus drift — no scope-extractor change; existing fixtures' captures byte-identical. fixture_count 265->267."
+    "_note": "#1975: + cpp-out-of-line-class fixture, fixture_count 263->265. #1990: + cpp-adl-ns-plus-hidden-friend-same-name fixture (ADL hidden-friend + namespace-callable merge parity test). Pure fixture-corpus drift — no scope-extractor change; existing fixtures' captures byte-identical. fixture_count 265->267. #1995: + cpp-union-nested-tail-collision and cpp-anon-ns-tail-collision fixtures — pure fixture-corpus drift; fixture_count 270->272, fingerprint 538e8be->d63ded6."
   },
   "csharp": {
     "_rebaselined": "#1956 synth-widening: + csharp-qualified-base fixture; the synth now walks record_declaration + struct_declaration base_lists and handles alias_qualified_name (matching the #1940 legacy leg), so record/struct heritage now emits. csharp-record-base gains a record inherits capture. (record->record SAME-namespace EXTENDS is a separate registry resolution gap, tracked as follow-up.) Linear (~1.00). (Earlier #1956: heritage-bearing scale source.)",
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/class-extractors/configs/c-cpp.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/class-extractors/configs/c-cpp.ts
index d39888aa1..41a448306 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/class-extractors/configs/c-cpp.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/class-extractors/configs/c-cpp.ts
@@ -45,10 +45,33 @@ export const cClassConfig: ClassExtractionConfig = {
 export const cppClassConfig: ClassExtractionConfig = {
   language: SupportedLanguages.CPlusPlus,
   typeDeclarationNodes: ['class_specifier', 'struct_specifier', 'enum_specifier'],
-  ancestorScopeNodeTypes: ['namespace_definition', 'class_specifier', 'struct_specifier'],
+  // #1995: `union_specifier` is included so a type nested in a NAMED union
+  // (`union U1 { struct Inner {...} }`) qualifies as `U1.Inner`. Anonymous unions
+  // have no `name` child → extractScopeSegmentsFromNode returns [] → they correctly
+  // contribute nothing (members inject into the enclosing scope). C uses the
+  // separate cClassConfig (no qualifiedNodeId), so it is intentionally untouched.
+  ancestorScopeNodeTypes: [
+    'namespace_definition',
+    'class_specifier',
+    'struct_specifier',
+    'union_specifier',
+  ],
   // #1978: key nested-type nodes by their fully-qualified path (Outer.Inner) so
   // same-tail nested types in one TU stay distinct instead of silently merging.
   qualifiedNodeId: true,
+  // #1995: anonymous namespaces have no `name` child, so the generic scope walker
+  // drops them (empty segment) and two `namespace { struct Inner {} }` blocks in one
+  // TU collapse onto a single `Inner` node. Give each anonymous namespace_definition
+  // a deterministic per-block discriminator (its start byte — stable across the
+  // sequential and worker full-file parses) so the nested types stay distinct.
+  // Returning `undefined` for every other scope — named namespaces (incl. `inline
+  // namespace`), classes, structs, named unions — falls through to the default
+  // name-based extraction, leaving them unchanged. Anonymous UNIONS are not matched
+  // here (members inject into the enclosing scope), so they keep yielding [].
+  extractScopeSegments: (node) =>
+    node.type === 'namespace_definition' && !node.childForFieldName?.('name')
+      ? [`@anon${node.startIndex}`]
+      : undefined,
   extractName: (node) => {
     const nameNode = node.childForFieldName?.('name');
     if (!nameNode) return undefined;
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-anon-ns-tail-collision/main.cpp b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-anon-ns-tail-collision/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47250e0b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-anon-ns-tail-collision/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Same-tail structs in sibling ANONYMOUS namespaces (#1995).
+//
+// An anonymous `namespace { }` is a namespace_definition with no `name` child, so
+// extractScopeSegmentsFromNode returns [] and both `Inner` structs qualified to the
+// bare `Inner` and merged onto one node — from_anon_a / from_anon_b cross-wired. A
+// deterministic per-block discriminator (derived from the namespace node's start
+// byte) keeps the two blocks' types distinct.
+namespace {
+struct Inner {
+  void from_anon_a() {}
+};
+}
+namespace {
+struct Inner {
+  void from_anon_b() {}
+};
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-union-nested-tail-collision/main.cpp b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-union-nested-tail-collision/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..063da384f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/cpp-union-nested-tail-collision/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Same-tail structs nested in sibling NAMED unions (#1995).
+//
+// `union_specifier` was omitted from cppClassConfig.ancestorScopeNodeTypes, so a
+// struct nested in `union U1` and one nested in `union U2` both qualified to the
+// bare `Inner` and merged onto ONE Struct:...:Inner node — from_u1 / from_u2
+// cross-wired (dangling:0 but wrong). With the union scope qualified they must
+// materialize distinct `U1.Inner` / `U2.Inner` nodes.
+union U1 {
+  struct Inner {
+    void from_u1() {}
+  };
+};
+union U2 {
+  struct Inner {
+    void from_u2() {}
+  };
+};
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/cpp.test.ts b/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/cpp.test.ts
index 5b9dc58ca..0b3ac2a29 100644
--- a/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/cpp.test.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/cpp.test.ts
@@ -3915,6 +3915,150 @@ describe('C++ inline nested same-tail collision — worker path parity (issue #1
   });
 });
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Named-union nested same-tail collision — distinct qualified nodes (issue #1995)
+//
+// `union U1 { struct Inner {...} }` + `union U2 { struct Inner {...} }` must
+// materialize TWO distinct Struct nodes (qn U1.Inner / U2.Inner). `union_specifier`
+// was missing from cppClassConfig.ancestorScopeNodeTypes, so both Inner structs
+// qualified to the bare `Inner` and merged (dangling:0 but wrong). Mirrors the
+// #1978 inline-collision template; positive owner-identity, not just dangle-free.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('C++ named-union nested same-tail collision — distinct qualified nodes (issue #1995)', () => {
+  let result: PipelineResult;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    result = await runPipelineFromRepo(
+      path.join(FIXTURES, 'cpp-union-nested-tail-collision'),
+      () => {},
+    );
+  }, 60000);
+
+  it('materializes U1.Inner and U2.Inner as two distinct Struct nodes [#1995-union]', () => {
+    const qns = getNodesByLabelFull(result, 'Struct')
+      .map((n) => n.properties.qualifiedName)
+      .filter((q) => q === 'U1.Inner' || q === 'U2.Inner')
+      .sort();
+    expect(qns).toEqual(['U1.Inner', 'U2.Inner']);
+  });
+
+  it('owns from_u1 / from_u2 through their OWN distinct node (positive identity) [#1995-union]', () => {
+    expect(findDanglingEdges(result, ['HAS_METHOD'])).toEqual([]);
+    const hm = getRelationships(result, 'HAS_METHOD');
+    const ownerQn = (target: string) => {
+      const e = hm.find((x) => x.target === target);
+      expect(e, `HAS_METHOD -> ${target}`).toBeDefined();
+      return result.graph.getNode(e!.rel.sourceId)?.properties.qualifiedName;
+    };
+    expect(ownerQn('from_u1')).toBe('U1.Inner');
+    expect(ownerQn('from_u2')).toBe('U2.Inner');
+  });
+});
+
+// Worker-path parity for the named-union collision (parse-worker.ts must qualify
+// the union scope byte-identically to the sequential parser).
+describe('C++ named-union nested same-tail collision — worker path parity (issue #1995)', () => {
+  let result: PipelineResult;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    result = await runPipelineFromRepo(
+      path.join(FIXTURES, 'cpp-union-nested-tail-collision'),
+      () => {},
+      { workerThresholdsForTest: { minFiles: 1, minBytes: 1 }, workerPoolSize: 2 },
+    );
+  }, 120000);
+
+  it('genuinely used the worker pool [#1995-union]', () => {
+    expect(result.usedWorkerPool).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('materializes U1.Inner / U2.Inner and owns each method on the worker path [#1995-union]', () => {
+    const qns = getNodesByLabelFull(result, 'Struct')
+      .map((n) => n.properties.qualifiedName)
+      .filter((q) => q === 'U1.Inner' || q === 'U2.Inner')
+      .sort();
+    expect(qns).toEqual(['U1.Inner', 'U2.Inner']);
+    expect(findDanglingEdges(result, ['HAS_METHOD'])).toEqual([]);
+    const hm = getRelationships(result, 'HAS_METHOD');
+    const ownerQn = (target: string) =>
+      result.graph.getNode(hm.find((x) => x.target === target)!.rel.sourceId)?.properties
+        .qualifiedName;
+    expect(ownerQn('from_u1')).toBe('U1.Inner');
+    expect(ownerQn('from_u2')).toBe('U2.Inner');
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Anonymous-namespace nested same-tail collision — distinct nodes (issue #1995)
+//
+// Two `namespace { struct Inner {...} }` blocks must materialize TWO distinct
+// Struct nodes. An anonymous namespace_definition has no `name` child, so both
+// Inner structs qualified to the bare `Inner` and merged. A C++ extractScopeSegments
+// override gives each anon block a deterministic start-byte discriminator. The
+// discriminator value is not portable, so assert on node DISTINCTNESS (count==2 /
+// distinct owner ids), never a literal qualifiedName.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('C++ anonymous-namespace nested same-tail collision — distinct nodes (issue #1995)', () => {
+  let result: PipelineResult;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    result = await runPipelineFromRepo(path.join(FIXTURES, 'cpp-anon-ns-tail-collision'), () => {});
+  }, 60000);
+
+  it('materializes two distinct Struct Inner nodes (one per anon namespace) [#1995-anon]', () => {
+    const innerQns = getNodesByLabelFull(result, 'Struct')
+      .map((n) => n.properties.qualifiedName)
+      .filter((q): q is string => typeof q === 'string' && q.endsWith('Inner'));
+    // Start-byte discriminator → assert DISTINCTNESS, not a literal value. Pre-fix
+    // both Inner structs merge onto one bare `Inner` node (set size 1).
+    expect(new Set(innerQns).size).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('owns from_anon_a / from_anon_b through DISTINCT nodes (no merge) [#1995-anon]', () => {
+    expect(findDanglingEdges(result, ['HAS_METHOD'])).toEqual([]);
+    const hm = getRelationships(result, 'HAS_METHOD');
+    const a = hm.find((x) => x.target === 'from_anon_a');
+    const b = hm.find((x) => x.target === 'from_anon_b');
+    expect(a, 'HAS_METHOD -> from_anon_a').toBeDefined();
+    expect(b, 'HAS_METHOD -> from_anon_b').toBeDefined();
+    expect(a!.rel.sourceId).not.toBe(b!.rel.sourceId);
+  });
+});
+
+// Worker-path parity for the anonymous-namespace collision: the start-byte
+// discriminator must be deterministic across the worker's full-file parse.
+describe('C++ anonymous-namespace nested same-tail collision — worker path parity (issue #1995)', () => {
+  let result: PipelineResult;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    result = await runPipelineFromRepo(
+      path.join(FIXTURES, 'cpp-anon-ns-tail-collision'),
+      () => {},
+      { workerThresholdsForTest: { minFiles: 1, minBytes: 1 }, workerPoolSize: 2 },
+    );
+  }, 120000);
+
+  it('genuinely used the worker pool [#1995-anon]', () => {
+    expect(result.usedWorkerPool).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('materializes two distinct anon Inner nodes and owns each method on the worker path [#1995-anon]', () => {
+    const innerQns = getNodesByLabelFull(result, 'Struct')
+      .map((n) => n.properties.qualifiedName)
+      .filter((q): q is string => typeof q === 'string' && q.endsWith('Inner'));
+    expect(new Set(innerQns).size).toBe(2);
+    expect(findDanglingEdges(result, ['HAS_METHOD'])).toEqual([]);
+    const hm = getRelationships(result, 'HAS_METHOD');
+    const a = hm.find((x) => x.target === 'from_anon_a');
+    const b = hm.find((x) => x.target === 'from_anon_b');
+    expect(a, 'HAS_METHOD -> from_anon_a').toBeDefined();
+    expect(b, 'HAS_METHOD -> from_anon_b').toBeDefined();
+    expect(a!.rel.sourceId).not.toBe(b!.rel.sourceId);
+  });
+});
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Inline nested same-tail HERITAGE — qualified base resolution (issue #1982)
 //