diff --git a/loopx/cli.py b/loopx/cli.py
index c346f98989..efc48c1904 100644
--- a/loopx/cli.py
+++ b/loopx/cli.py
@@ -176,10 +176,7 @@
     handle_shared_goal_alignment_command,
     register_shared_goal_alignment_command,
 )
-from .cli_commands.goal_acceptance import (
-    handle_goal_acceptance_command,
-    register_goal_acceptance_command,
-)
+from .cli_commands.goal_acceptance import register_goal_acceptance_command
 from .cli_commands.goal_direction import register_goal_direction, handle_goal_direction
 from .cli_commands.goal_amendment_proposal import (
     handle_goal_amendment_proposal_command,
@@ -844,13 +841,6 @@ def _main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
     if authority_shadow_result is not None:
         return authority_shadow_result
 
-    goal_acceptance_result = handle_goal_acceptance_command(
-        args, registry_path=registry_path, runtime_root_arg=args.runtime_root,
-        output_format=output_format, print_payload=print_payload,
-    )
-    if goal_acceptance_result is not None:
-        return goal_acceptance_result
-
     shared_goal_alignment_result = handle_shared_goal_alignment_command(
         args,
         registry_path=registry_path,
diff --git a/loopx/cli_runtime.py b/loopx/cli_runtime.py
index 3f243524c3..c62569e188 100644
--- a/loopx/cli_runtime.py
+++ b/loopx/cli_runtime.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 	"handoff", "handoff-mode",
 	"performance-diagnosis",
 	"heartbeat-prompt",
+	"goal-acceptance",
 }
 
 
@@ -399,6 +400,10 @@ def _build_selected_parser(command: str) -> LoopXArgumentParser:
 		from .cli_commands.support_control_heartbeat_registration import register_heartbeat_control_commands
 
 		register_heartbeat_control_commands(subparsers, add_subcommand_format)
+	elif command == "goal-acceptance":
+		from .cli_commands.goal_acceptance import register_goal_acceptance_command
+
+		register_goal_acceptance_command(subparsers, add_subcommand_format)
 	else:  # pragma: no cover - caller guards the private interface
 		raise ValueError(f"unsupported selected command: {command}")
 	return parser
@@ -418,6 +423,13 @@ def _dispatch_common_command(
 			registry_was_supplied=not allow_missing_registry,
 			print_payload=print_payload, output_format=output_format,
 		)
+	if args.command == "goal-acceptance":
+		from .cli_commands.goal_acceptance import handle_goal_acceptance_command
+
+		return handle_goal_acceptance_command(
+			args, registry_path=registry_path, runtime_root_arg=args.runtime_root,
+			output_format=output_format, print_payload=print_payload,
+		)
 	if args.command == "performance-diagnosis":
 		from .capabilities.performance_diagnosis.cli import handle_performance_diagnosis_command
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cli_entrypoint.py b/tests/test_cli_entrypoint.py
index a011c354a8..77a10a98cc 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli_entrypoint.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli_entrypoint.py
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ def test_command_reference_does_not_require_default_runtime_route(
 		(["agent-context", "--help"], "loopx.cli_commands.agent_context", "loopx.cli_commands.agent_context"),
 		(["agent-directory", "--help"], "loopx.cli_commands.agent_directory", "loopx.cli_commands.agent_directory"),
 		(["agent-capabilities", "--help"], "loopx.cli_commands.agent_capabilities", "loopx.cli_commands.agent_capabilities"),
+		(["goal-acceptance", "--help"], "loopx.cli_commands.goal_acceptance", "loopx.cli_commands.goal_acceptance"),
 		(["goal-portfolio", "--help"], "loopx.cli_commands.summary_all_registration", "loopx.cli_commands.summary_all"),
 		(["global-summary", "--help"], "loopx.cli_commands.summary_all_registration", "loopx.cli_commands.summary_all"),
 		(["global-gates", "--help"], "loopx.cli_commands.summary_all_registration", "loopx.cli_commands.summary_all"),
@@ -482,6 +483,9 @@ def test_selected_parser_matches_full_help_and_diagnostics() -> None:
 		argv_cases.extend([[command, "--help"], [command], [command, "--unknown-option"],
 			[command, "--goal-id", "goal", "--agent-i", "agent"]])
 	argv_cases.append(["agent-context", "--goal-id", "goal", "--agent-id", "agent", "--phase", "unknown"])
+	argv_cases.extend([["goal-acceptance", "--help"], ["goal-acceptance", "inspect"],
+		["goal-acceptance", "unknown-action", "--goal-id", "goal"],
+		["goal-acceptance", "inspect", "--goal-id", "goal", "--unknown-option"]])
 	selected = run_cli_batch("loopx.entrypoint", argv_cases)
 	full = run_cli_batch("loopx.cli", argv_cases)
 
@@ -621,6 +625,25 @@ def test_selected_lifecycle_refusals_match_without_full_cli(tmp_path, arguments)
 	assert registry.read_bytes() == before
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("arguments", [
+	["inspect"],
+	["inspect-proposal", "--proposal-id", "missing-proposal"],
+	["verify", "--proposal-id", "missing-proposal"],
+])
+def test_selected_goal_acceptance_refusals_match_without_full_cli(tmp_path, arguments):
+	registry, runtime = write_command_fixture(tmp_path)
+	before = registry.read_bytes()
+	argv = ["--registry", str(registry), "--runtime-root", str(runtime), "--format", "json",
+		"goal-acceptance", *arguments, "--goal-id", "missing-goal"]
+	selected = run_cli_main("loopx.entrypoint", argv, forbidden_modules=("loopx.cli",))
+	full = run_cli_main("loopx.cli", argv)
+	assert selected.returncode == full.returncode == 1
+	assert selected.stdout == full.stdout
+	assert selected.stderr == full.stderr
+	assert json.loads(selected.stdout)["ok"] is False
+	assert registry.read_bytes() == before
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("provider", ["file", "sqlite"])
 def test_selected_refresh_preview_keeps_canonical_state_without_full_cli(tmp_path, monkeypatch, provider):
 	from tests.control_plane.canonical_authority_fixture import initialize_canonical_source_fixture, isolate_sqlite_runtime