diff --git a/plugins/fusion-plugin-acp-runtime/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/plugins/fusion-plugin-acp-runtime/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 331e5967e1..843fb68de5 100644
--- a/plugins/fusion-plugin-acp-runtime/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/fusion-plugin-acp-runtime/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -133,3 +133,36 @@ describe("resolveCliSettings", () => {
     expect(ask.allowUnrestricted).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe("KTD10 — onLoad publishes the bundled bridge path (Route A)", () => {
+  const savedBridge = process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE;
+  const savedFlag = process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP;
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (savedBridge === undefined) delete process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE;
+    else process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE = savedBridge;
+    if (savedFlag === undefined) delete process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP;
+    else process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP = savedFlag;
+  });
+  const fakeCtx = () => ({ settings: {}, logger: { info: () => undefined, warn: () => undefined } });
+
+  it("publishes the bundled bridge path to FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE when unset", () => {
+    delete process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE;
+    plugin.hooks?.onLoad?.(fakeCtx() as never);
+    expect(process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE).toBeDefined();
+    expect(isAbsolute(process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE!)).toBe(true);
+    expect(process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE).toContain("node_modules/.bin/claude-code-cli-acp");
+  });
+
+  it("does NOT enable the transport — FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP stays unset (kill-switch off)", () => {
+    delete process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP;
+    delete process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE;
+    plugin.hooks?.onLoad?.(fakeCtx() as never);
+    expect(process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("respects an explicit FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE override", () => {
+    process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE = "/custom/bridge/path";
+    plugin.hooks?.onLoad?.(fakeCtx() as never);
+    expect(process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE).toBe("/custom/bridge/path");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/fusion-plugin-acp-runtime/src/index.ts b/plugins/fusion-plugin-acp-runtime/src/index.ts
index 057aaadd84..c998af80ea 100644
--- a/plugins/fusion-plugin-acp-runtime/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/fusion-plugin-acp-runtime/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { definePlugin } from "@fusion/plugin-sdk";
 import type { FusionPlugin, PluginRuntimeFactory, PluginRuntimeManifestMetadata } from "@fusion/plugin-sdk";
-import { resolveCliSettings } from "./cli-spawn.js";
+import { resolveCliSettings, resolveBundledClaudeBridgeBinary } from "./cli-spawn.js";
 import { AcpRuntimeAdapter } from "./runtime-adapter.js";
 import { killAllProcesses } from "./process-manager.js";
 import { setupHooks, setupManifest } from "./setup.js";
@@ -49,6 +49,25 @@ const plugin: FusionPlugin = definePlugin({
             "will be auto-approved under an allow-all policy. Prefer an approval-required policy.",
         );
       }
+      // KTD10 (Route A): publish the bundled `claude-code-cli-acp` bridge path
+      // process-wide so the pi-claude-cli provider's kill-switch can resolve it
+      // WITHOUT a manual FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE env var. This only PUBLISHES the
+      // path — the ACP transport stays OFF until an operator sets
+      // FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP=1 (the rollout gate). An explicit env override wins, and
+      // the resolver is identity-pinned to the plugin-owned node_modules/.bin shim
+      // so a same-named global binary cannot replace the reviewed bridge.
+      if (!process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE) {
+        const resolved = resolveBundledClaudeBridgeBinary();
+        if (resolved.kind === "resolved") {
+          process.env.FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP_BRIDGE = resolved.path;
+          ctx.logger.info(
+            "ACP Runtime: published bundled Claude bridge path for Route A " +
+              "(transport stays off until FUSION_CLAUDE_ACP=1).",
+          );
+        } else {
+          ctx.logger.info(`ACP Runtime: bundled Claude bridge not resolved (${resolved.reason}); Route A unavailable.`);
+        }
+      }
     },
   },
   runtime: {