diff --git a/docs/usage/cli.mdx b/docs/usage/cli.mdx
index 699fb1cb..032fd522 100644
--- a/docs/usage/cli.mdx
+++ b/docs/usage/cli.mdx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ strix (--target <target> | --target-list <path>) [options]
   When the target is an API spec, Strix copies it into the agent's workspace and authorizes the base URLs it declares (including those resolved from a Postman environment) as in-scope hosts - so the agent reads the contract and tests the full declared surface instead of discovering endpoints by crawling. Pair the spec with the deployed base URL (e.g. `--target ./openapi.yaml --target https://api.example.com`) so the agent has a reachable host to attack.
 
   <Note>
-    A local directory is mounted into the sandbox live and **writable**, so the agent edits your real files (`.git` excepted). Commit or stash first.
+    By default, a local directory is mounted into the sandbox live and **writable**, so the agent edits your real files (`.git` excepted). Commit or stash first, or use `--read-only-local-targets` with a separate `--workspace-mount` for immutable evidence.
   </Note>
 
   <Note>
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ strix (--target <target> | --target-list <path>) [options]
   [Workspace files](/usage/instructions#workspace-files).
 </ParamField>
 
+<ParamField path="--read-only-local-targets" type="boolean">
+  Mount every local-code target read-only as immutable evidence. Backends that
+  cannot enforce read-only bind mounts reject the run instead of silently
+  making the target writable. Pair this option with `--workspace-mount` when
+  the agent should produce remediation changes.
+</ParamField>
+
+<ParamField path="--workspace-mount" type="string">
+  Mount an existing host directory as a writable working area separate from
+  scan targets. It grants no assessment scope. The path must not be the same as,
+  contain, or be contained by a read-only local target.
+</ParamField>
+
 <ParamField path="--scan-mode, -m" type="string" default="deep">
   Scan depth: `quick`, `standard`, or `deep`.
 </ParamField>
diff --git a/strix/interface/cli_args.py b/strix/interface/cli_args.py
index b10fd8d3..10df679e 100644
--- a/strix/interface/cli_args.py
+++ b/strix/interface/cli_args.py
@@ -376,11 +376,15 @@ Examples:
                 "--resume picks up where the prior run left off, including the "
                 "original target list."
             )
-        if args.workspace_mount or args.read_only_local_targets:
+        if args.workspace_mount:
             parser.error(
-                "Cannot combine --resume with --workspace-mount or "
-                "--read-only-local-targets. Resume restores the original "
-                "containment configuration."
+                "Cannot combine --resume with --workspace-mount. Resume restores "
+                "the original containment configuration."
+            )
+        if args.read_only_local_targets:
+            parser.error(
+                "Cannot combine --resume with --read-only-local-targets. Resume "
+                "restores the original containment configuration."
             )
         _load_resume_state(args, parser)
         agents_path = runtime_state_dir(run_dir_for(args.resume)) / "agents.json"
diff --git a/strix/interface/scan_setup.py b/strix/interface/scan_setup.py
index 7410b514..6e5a7fee 100644
--- a/strix/interface/scan_setup.py
+++ b/strix/interface/scan_setup.py
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ def _same_location(left: Path, right: Path) -> bool:
 def _reject_workspace_overlap(workspace: Path, local_sources: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> None:
     workspace = workspace.expanduser().resolve()
     for source in local_sources:
+        # Only immutable evidence needs an alias guard. Two writable views do
+        # not weaken the containment contract.
         if not source.get("read_only"):
             continue
         evidence = Path(str(source["source_path"])).expanduser().resolve()
diff --git a/tests/test_cli_target_list.py b/tests/test_cli_target_list.py
index e713df18..3d26e0e9 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli_target_list.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli_target_list.py
@@ -97,15 +97,19 @@ def test_parse_arguments_rejects_resume_with_containment_overrides(
     if flag == "workspace":
         workspace = tmp_path / "remediation"
         workspace.mkdir()
-        argv.extend(["--workspace-mount", str(workspace)])
+        expected_flag = "--workspace-mount"
+        argv.extend([expected_flag, str(workspace)])
     else:
-        argv.append("--read-only-local-targets")
+        expected_flag = "--read-only-local-targets"
+        argv.append(expected_flag)
     monkeypatch.setattr(sys, "argv", argv)
 
     with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
         cli_main.parse_arguments()
 
-    assert "Resume restores the original containment configuration" in capsys.readouterr().err
+    error = capsys.readouterr().err
+    assert expected_flag in error
+    assert "Resume restores the original containment configuration" in error
 
 
 def _write_run_record(runs_dir: Path, run_name: str, record: dict[str, Any]) -> None: