diff --git a/docs/reconstruction-coverage.md b/docs/reconstruction-coverage.md
index d9912db92d..12beb13ca5 100644
--- a/docs/reconstruction-coverage.md
+++ b/docs/reconstruction-coverage.md
@@ -41,3 +41,17 @@ neither a passing nor a failed package workflow.
 The evaluator preserves Evidence provenance and returns an actionable unknown
 when qualification is unavailable. It does not change the cited records to
 make their authority match a caller's declaration.
+
+## Function reconstruction claims
+
+`verify_reconstruction` evaluates declared claims over retained comparison
+Evidence. An `overall` function claim includes active residual unknowns scoped
+to any of that comparison's dimensions. For example, an open pseudocode
+question keeps the overall claim `unknown` and retains its unknown ID and
+recommended probe; an independent assembly claim can still pass. An unknown
+scoped only to `overall` does not block every individual dimension.
+
+Selection uses each unknown's latest revision, its comparison identity and
+Evidence references. Explicit unknown dependencies remain relevant across
+dimensions. Unknowns for another comparison and resolved heads do not become
+blockers merely because their source Evidence overlaps.
diff --git a/src/domain/reconstructionUnknowns.test.ts b/src/domain/reconstructionUnknowns.test.ts
index 9fa406b199..6286966f9a 100644
--- a/src/domain/reconstructionUnknowns.test.ts
+++ b/src/domain/reconstructionUnknowns.test.ts
@@ -71,3 +71,32 @@ it("keeps explicit dependencies while excluding unrelated scoped unknowns", () =
     other.unknown_id,
   ]);
 });
+
+it("aggregates constituent unknowns without importing another comparison's scope", () => {
+  const scoped = (comparisonId: string) =>
+    createResidualUnknown(
+      {
+        ...base,
+        question: "Unresolved pseudocode",
+        comparison_conclusion_scope: {
+          comparison_evidence_id: comparisonId,
+          dimensions: ["pseudocode"],
+        },
+        relationships: [],
+      },
+      ev("c"),
+      null,
+    );
+  const own = scoped(ev("a"));
+  const foreign = scoped(ev("b"));
+  const heads = new Map([
+    [own.unknown_id, own],
+    [foreign.unknown_id, foreign],
+  ]);
+  expect(
+    reconstructionClaimUnknowns(heads, ev("a"), [ev("b")], "overall"),
+  ).toEqual([own]);
+  expect(
+    reconstructionClaimUnknowns(heads, ev("a"), [ev("b")], "assembly"),
+  ).toEqual([]);
+});
diff --git a/src/domain/reconstructionUnknowns.ts b/src/domain/reconstructionUnknowns.ts
index c09e814eb0..64d40d0491 100644
--- a/src/domain/reconstructionUnknowns.ts
+++ b/src/domain/reconstructionUnknowns.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const reconstructionUnknownHeads = (
   return heads;
 };
 
-/** Find active unknowns that affect a comparison or one of its sources. */
+/** Overall claims include every scoped dimension; individual claims keep their scope. */
 export const reconstructionClaimUnknowns = (
   heads: ReadonlyMap<string, ResidualUnknown>,
   comparisonId: string,
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export const reconstructionClaimUnknowns = (
       scope === undefined ||
       (scope.comparison_evidence_id === comparisonId &&
         (dimension === undefined ||
+          dimension === "overall" ||
           scope.dimensions.some(
             (scopedDimension) => scopedDimension === dimension,
           )))
diff --git a/src/domain/reconstructionVerification.ts b/src/domain/reconstructionVerification.ts
index 3224f3604a..9aa7abdce0 100644
--- a/src/domain/reconstructionVerification.ts
+++ b/src/domain/reconstructionVerification.ts
@@ -153,15 +153,13 @@ const evaluateClaim = (
     ...authorityLimitations(claim, sources, sides),
     ...callCoverage.blockers,
   ];
-  const relatedUnknowns = reconstructionClaimUnknowns(
+  const relevantUnknowns = reconstructionClaimUnknowns(
     heads,
     comparison.evidence_id,
     allSourceIds,
     claim.dimension,
   );
-  const relevantUnknowns = relatedUnknowns;
   const status = classify(observed, blockers, relevantUnknowns);
-  const displayedUnknowns = relevantUnknowns;
   return reconstructionClaimResultSchema.parse({
     claim_id: claim.claim_id,
     kind: claim.kind,
@@ -172,13 +170,13 @@ const evaluateClaim = (
     left_evidence_ids: sides.left,
     right_evidence_ids: sides.right,
     evidence_links: uniqueSorted([comparison.evidence_id, ...allSourceIds]),
-    unknown_ids: displayedUnknowns.map(({ unknown_id: id }) => id),
+    unknown_ids: relevantUnknowns.map(({ unknown_id: id }) => id),
     limitations: uniqueSorted([
       ...comparison.limitations,
       ...observation.limitations,
       ...blockers,
       ...callCoverage.diagnostics,
-      ...displayedUnknowns.map(
+      ...relevantUnknowns.map(
         ({ question }) => `Residual unknown: ${question}`,
       ),
     ]),
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/tools/reconstructionScopedUnknowns.test.ts b/tests/acceptance/tools/reconstructionScopedUnknowns.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ff527edda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acceptance/tools/reconstructionScopedUnknowns.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import { expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { FUNCTION_COMPARISON_EXAMPLE } from "../../../src/contracts/functionComparisonExample.js";
+import { toolContract } from "../../../src/contracts/toolContracts.js";
+import { createEvidence, parseEvidence } from "../../../src/domain/evidence.js";
+import { reconstructionVerificationResultSchema } from "../../../src/domain/reconstructionVerificationSchemas.js";
+import { connectLocalToolsMcp } from "../../fixtures/localToolsMcp.js";
+
+const unchangedRight = () => {
+  const left = FUNCTION_COMPARISON_EXAMPLE.left;
+  return createEvidence(
+    { path: "/fixture/rebuilt", sha256: "2".repeat(64), format: "mach-o" },
+    left.provider,
+    {
+      operation: left.operation,
+      parameters: left.parameters,
+      result: left.normalized_result,
+      confidence: left.confidence,
+      authority: left.authority,
+      relationshipCoverage: { status: "complete" },
+    },
+  );
+};
+
+const verify = async (
+  call: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof connectLocalToolsMcp>>["call"],
+  comparisonId: string,
+  dimensions: readonly ("overall" | "pseudocode" | "assembly")[],
+) => {
+  const response = await call("verify_reconstruction", {
+    specification: {
+      name: "Scoped function uncertainty",
+      claims: dimensions.map((dimension) => ({
+        kind: "structural-function",
+        claim_id: dimension,
+        title: `Check ${dimension}`,
+        comparison_evidence_id: comparisonId,
+        dimension,
+      })),
+    },
+  });
+  expect(response.isError, JSON.stringify(response)).not.toBe(true);
+  return reconstructionVerificationResultSchema.parse(
+    parseEvidence(response.structuredContent).normalized_result,
+  );
+};
+
+it.each(["pseudocode", "overall"] as const)(
+  "keeps an overall claim unknown for an active %s question through stdio MCP",
+  async (dimension) => {
+    const { call } = await connectLocalToolsMcp();
+    const left = FUNCTION_COMPARISON_EXAMPLE.left;
+    const right = unchangedRight();
+    const compared = await call("compare_functions", { left, right });
+    expect(compared.isError, JSON.stringify(compared)).not.toBe(true);
+    const comparison = parseEvidence(compared.structuredContent);
+    expect(comparison.normalized_result).toMatchObject({ status: "unchanged" });
+    const selectors = ["overall", "pseudocode", "assembly"] as const;
+    expect(await verify(call, comparison.evidence_id, selectors)).toMatchObject(
+      {
+        status: "pass",
+        summary: { total: 3, passed: 3, unknown: 0 },
+      },
+    );
+
+    const probe = {
+      operation: "analyze_function",
+      rationale: "Check the unresolved pseudocode condition.",
+    };
+    const recorded = await call("record_unknown", {
+      question: "Does the compared implementation preserve the condition?",
+      severity: "high",
+      domain: "function-comparison",
+      supporting_evidence_ids: [comparison.evidence_id],
+      contradicting_evidence_ids: [],
+      required_authority: null,
+      required_confidence: "derived",
+      required_environment: null,
+      recommended_probes: [probe],
+      relationships: [],
+      comparison_conclusion_scope: {
+        comparison_evidence_id: comparison.evidence_id,
+        dimensions: [dimension],
+      },
+    });
+    expect(recorded.isError, JSON.stringify(recorded)).not.toBe(true);
+    const unknown = toolContract("record_unknown").outputSchema.parse(
+      recorded.structuredContent,
+    ).result;
+    const aggregate = await verify(call, comparison.evidence_id, ["overall"]);
+    expect(aggregate).toMatchObject({
+      status: "unknown",
+      claims: {
+        items: [
+          { observed_status: "unchanged", unknown_ids: [unknown.unknown_id] },
+        ],
+      },
+      recommended_probes: [
+        { ...probe, claim_ids: ["overall"], unknown_ids: [unknown.unknown_id] },
+      ],
+    });
+    const selected = await verify(call, comparison.evidence_id, selectors);
+    expect(selected.claims.items).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          claim_id: "assembly",
+          status: "pass",
+          unknown_ids: [],
+        }),
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          claim_id: "pseudocode",
+          status: dimension === "pseudocode" ? "unknown" : "pass",
+          unknown_ids: dimension === "pseudocode" ? [unknown.unknown_id] : [],
+        }),
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    const resolved = await call("update_unknown", {
+      unknown_id: unknown.unknown_id,
+      expected_revision: unknown.revision,
+      status: "resolved",
+      severity: unknown.severity,
+      supporting_evidence_ids: unknown.supporting_evidence_ids,
+      contradicting_evidence_ids: unknown.contradicting_evidence_ids,
+      required_authority: unknown.required_authority,
+      required_confidence: unknown.required_confidence,
+      required_environment: unknown.required_environment,
+      recommended_probes: unknown.recommended_probes,
+      relationships: unknown.relationships,
+      resolution: {
+        disposition: "withdrawn",
+        rationale: "Question explicitly withdrawn for this control.",
+        evidence_ids: [],
+      },
+    });
+    expect(resolved.isError, JSON.stringify(resolved)).not.toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      await verify(call, comparison.evidence_id, ["overall"]),
+    ).toMatchObject({
+      status: "pass",
+      claims: { items: [{ unknown_ids: [] }] },
+    });
+    const exported = await call("get_evidence_bundle", { detail: "complete" });
+    const bundle = toolContract("get_evidence_bundle").outputSchema.parse(
+      exported.structuredContent,
+    ).result;
+    for (const source of [left, right, comparison])
+      expect(
+        bundle.records.find(
+          ({ evidence_id }) => evidence_id === source.evidence_id,
+        ),
+      ).toEqual(source);
+  },
+);