diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/grok-runtime-bootstrap.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/grok-runtime-bootstrap.test.ts
index 9fa758039a..f05edb6dae 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/grok-runtime-bootstrap.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/grok-runtime-bootstrap.test.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,35 @@ describe("Grok CLI runtime packaged bootstrap", () => {
     });
   }
 });
+
+/*
+FNXC:GrokCliRouting 2026-07-15-09:58:
+CLI/UI-only merge doors must thread pluginRunner into runAiMerge/landWorkspaceTask when a real PluginRunner is obtainable (engine warm). Bare `fn task merge` has no ProjectEngine — explicitly passes undefined rather than inventing a bootstrap.
+*/
+describe("Grok CLI PluginRunner wiring for CLI/UI-only merge doors", () => {
+  it("dashboard onMergeImpl passes mergePluginRunner into runAiMerge and landWorkspaceTask", () => {
+    const source = readCommand("dashboard");
+    expect(source).toContain("let mergePluginRunner: PluginRunner | undefined");
+    expect(source).toContain("mergePluginRunner =");
+    expect(source).toContain("cwdEngine?.getPluginRunner?.()");
+
+    const onMergeImplIndex = source.indexOf("const onMergeImpl = async (taskId: string)");
+    expect(onMergeImplIndex).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    const landCall = source.indexOf("landWorkspaceTask(store, mergeTask!, cwd, {", onMergeImplIndex);
+    const runAiMergeCall = source.indexOf("runAiMerge(store, cwd, taskId, {", onMergeImplIndex);
+    expect(landCall).toBeGreaterThan(onMergeImplIndex);
+    expect(runAiMergeCall).toBeGreaterThan(onMergeImplIndex);
+    expect(source.slice(landCall, landCall + 200)).toContain("pluginRunner");
+    expect(source.slice(runAiMergeCall, runAiMergeCall + 250)).toContain("pluginRunner");
+  });
+
+  it("fn task merge threads pluginRunner option (undefined without a live ProjectEngine)", () => {
+    const source = readFileSync(resolve(commandsDir, "task.ts"), "utf8");
+    const mergeFnIndex = source.indexOf("export async function runTaskMerge");
+    expect(mergeFnIndex).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    const mergeFnBody = source.slice(mergeFnIndex, source.indexOf("export async function runTaskAttach", mergeFnIndex));
+    expect(mergeFnBody).toContain("pluginRunner: mergePluginRunner");
+    expect(mergeFnBody).toContain("FNXC:GrokCliRouting 2026-07-15-09:58");
+    expect(mergeFnBody).toContain("const mergePluginRunner = undefined");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/task.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/task.test.ts
index cf356eb5e6..f2b112cb0c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/task.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/task.test.ts
@@ -1310,7 +1310,10 @@ describe("project-aware task command behavior", () => {
 
     expect(updateStep).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(logEntry).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(runAiMerge).toHaveBeenCalledWith(resolvedStore, "/test", "FN-123", expect.any(Object));
+    // FNXC:GrokCliRouting 2026-07-15-09:58: bare `fn task merge` has no ProjectEngine, so pluginRunner is explicitly undefined (dual-remediation for grok-cli/no-key).
+    expect(runAiMerge).toHaveBeenCalledWith(resolvedStore, "/test", "FN-123", expect.objectContaining({
+      pluginRunner: undefined,
+    }));
     expect(landWorkspaceTask).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(aiMergeTask).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(exitSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/dashboard.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/dashboard.ts
index f1b0d29720..ec74bf79a3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/dashboard.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/dashboard.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import {
   shouldUseHybridExecutor,
   setHostExtensionPaths,
   createFusionAuthStorage,
+  type PluginRunner,
 } from "@fusion/engine";
 import { DefaultPackageManager, ModelRegistry, SettingsManager, discoverAndLoadExtensions, createExtensionRuntime } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
 import {
@@ -1480,7 +1481,16 @@ export async function runDashboard(port: number, opts: { paused?: boolean; dev?:
   // entry points onto runAiMerge (the FN-5633 clean-room AI merge path);
   // aiMergeTask is soft-deprecated.
   //
+  /*
+  FNXC:GrokCliRouting 2026-07-15-09:58:
+  UI-only onMergeImpl calls runAiMerge/landWorkspaceTask without ProjectEngine's onMerge door, so it must obtain a PluginRunner that exposes getRuntimeById for grok-cli/no-key merge sessions. Prefer the live cwd engine runner (set when engines warm); do not pass the bare PluginLoader (lacks getRuntimeById). When no engine exists (--no-engine), leave undefined so dual-remediation surfaces — do not invent a PluginRunner bootstrap here.
+  */
+  let mergePluginRunner: PluginRunner | undefined;
+
   const onMergeImpl = async (taskId: string) => {
+    // Prefer the live engine PluginRunner at call time (may be set after engine warm).
+    const pluginRunner = mergePluginRunner;
+
     // FNXC:Workspace 2026-06-21-23:40 (Phase C U1, KTD2):
     // Dashboard merge button (UI-only mode). A workspace-mode task routes through
     // the ENGINE per-repo merge loop `landWorkspaceTask` (each sub-repo lands on its
@@ -1494,6 +1504,7 @@ export async function runDashboard(port: number, opts: { paused?: boolean; dev?:
     if (isWorkspaceMerge) {
       const workspaceResult = await landWorkspaceTask(store, mergeTask!, cwd, {
         agentStore,
+        pluginRunner,
       });
       const latest = await store.getTask(taskId).catch(() => mergeTask!);
       // FNXC:Workspace 2026-06-22-05:10 (Phase C review B3):
@@ -1545,6 +1556,7 @@ export async function runDashboard(port: number, opts: { paused?: boolean; dev?:
       return await runAiMerge(store, cwd, taskId, {
         agentStore,
         onAgentText: (delta) => streamedMergeLog.push(delta),
+        pluginRunner,
       });
     } finally {
       streamedMergeLog.flush();
@@ -2111,6 +2123,22 @@ export async function runDashboard(port: number, opts: { paused?: boolean; dev?:
         )
       : undefined;
 
+    /*
+    FNXC:GrokCliRouting 2026-07-15-09:58:
+    Capture the live engine PluginRunner for any residual UI-only merge door usage. Engine mode replaces onMerge with engine.onMerge (already forwards getPluginRunner); this ref covers onMergeImpl if it is still reached after engines warm. Prefer cwd engine, then any warm engine that exposes getRuntimeById — never the bare PluginLoader.
+    */
+    mergePluginRunner =
+      cwdEngine?.getPluginRunner?.()
+      ?? (() => {
+        for (const engine of engineManager.getAllEngines().values()) {
+          const runner = engine.getPluginRunner?.();
+          if (runner && typeof runner.getRuntimeById === "function") {
+            return runner;
+          }
+        }
+        return undefined;
+      })();
+
     // Get the trigger scheduler from any running engine
     for (const engine of engineManager.getAllEngines().values()) {
       const ts = engine.getHeartbeatTriggerScheduler();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/task.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/task.ts
index 2513719652..4e27ebcb7e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/task.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/task.ts
@@ -1022,6 +1022,12 @@ export async function runTaskMerge(id: string, projectName?: string) {
   console.log(`\n  Merging ${id} with AI...\n`);
 
   try {
+    /*
+    FNXC:GrokCliRouting 2026-07-15-09:58:
+    `fn task merge` is a bare CLI door: ProjectContext only has store/path, not a live ProjectEngine, so no engine.getPluginRunner() is available. Do not invent a full PluginRunner bootstrap here (that belongs to InProcessRuntime / ProjectEngineManager). Leaving pluginRunner undefined is intentional — grok-cli/no-key merge selections surface the dual-remediation error ("Install and enable the Grok CLI runtime plugin, or set GROK_API_KEY"). Engine-backed merge (dashboard with engine, auto-merge) already forwards this.getPluginRunner().
+    */
+    const mergePluginRunner = undefined;
+
     // FNXC:Workspace 2026-06-21-23:40 (Phase C U1, KTD2):
     // User-triggered `fn task merge`. A workspace-mode task routes through the
     // ENGINE per-repo merge loop `landWorkspaceTask` (each sub-repo lands on its own
@@ -1035,6 +1041,7 @@ export async function runTaskMerge(id: string, projectName?: string) {
     if (isWorkspaceMerge) {
       const workspaceResult = await landWorkspaceTask(store, mergeTaskRecord!, projectPath, {
         onAgentText: (delta) => process.stdout.write(delta),
+        pluginRunner: mergePluginRunner,
       });
       console.log();
       for (const repo of workspaceResult.repos) {
@@ -1057,6 +1064,7 @@ export async function runTaskMerge(id: string, projectName?: string) {
 
     const result = await runAiMerge(store, projectPath, id, {
       onAgentText: (delta) => process.stdout.write(delta),
+      pluginRunner: mergePluginRunner,
     });
 
     console.log();
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/pr-conflict-resolver.test.ts b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/pr-conflict-resolver.test.ts
index a6ec5192f5..ef2639b6ab 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/pr-conflict-resolver.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/pr-conflict-resolver.test.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@ vi.mock("../routes/resolve-diff-base.js", () => ({
 
 vi.mock("@fusion/engine", () => ({
   // FNXC:TestInfrastructure 2026-07-13-11:05: Missing @fusion/engine barrel exports added for mock completeness (check-mock-completeness.mjs gate).
-  resolveMcpServersForStore: vi.fn(() => []),
+  resolveMcpServersForStore: vi.fn(async () => ({ servers: [] })),
   createResolvedAgentSession: mockCreateResolvedAgentSession,
 }));
 
 import { resolvePrConflicts } from "../pr-conflict-resolver.js";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dirname, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 
 function createTask(overrides: Partial<Task> = {}): Task {
   return {
@@ -129,4 +132,96 @@ describe("resolvePrConflicts", () => {
     expect(mockRunGitCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["push", "-u", "origin", "fusion/fn-001"], expect.stringContaining("conflict-fn-001"), 60000);
     expect(store.logEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith("FN-001", "Pushed PR branch after conflict-free merge", "fusion/fn-001");
   });
+
+  /*
+  FNXC:GrokCliRouting 2026-07-15-09:58:
+  Create-PR conflict resolution must forward pluginRunner into createResolvedAgentSession so grok-cli/no-key models resolve getRuntimeById("grok") the same way engine merge does.
+  */
+  it("forwards optional pluginRunner into createResolvedAgentSession during AI conflict resolution", async () => {
+    const rootDir = await createRootDir();
+    rootDirs.push(rootDir);
+    const store = createStore(createTask());
+    const { writeFile, mkdir } = await import("node:fs/promises");
+    // Temp worktree path used by the resolver when task.worktree is missing.
+    const worktreePath = join(rootDir, ".fusion", "worktrees", "conflict-fn-001");
+
+    const pluginRunner = {
+      getRuntimeById: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ pluginId: "fusion-plugin-grok-runtime", runtime: {} }),
+    };
+
+    mockCreateResolvedAgentSession.mockResolvedValue({
+      session: {
+        prompt: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+        dispose: vi.fn(),
+      },
+    });
+
+    mockRunGitCommand.mockImplementation(async (args: string[], cwd?: string) => {
+      const cmd = args.join(" ");
+      if (cmd.startsWith("worktree add")) return "";
+      if (cmd.startsWith("checkout")) return "";
+      if (cmd.startsWith("merge --no-commit")) {
+        throw Object.assign(new Error("CONFLICT"), { code: 1 });
+      }
+      if (cmd === "diff --name-only --diff-filter=U") {
+        // Ensure the conflicted file exists under the worktree cwd so marker scan can run.
+        await mkdir(cwd ?? worktreePath, { recursive: true }).catch(() => undefined);
+        await writeFile(join(cwd ?? worktreePath, "conflicted.txt"), "resolved content\n", "utf8");
+        return "conflicted.txt\n";
+      }
+      if (cmd.startsWith("add -A")) return "";
+      if (cmd.startsWith("diff --cached --quiet")) {
+        throw Object.assign(new Error("diff has changes"), { code: 1 });
+      }
+      if (cmd.startsWith("commit")) return "";
+      if (cmd.startsWith("push")) return "";
+      if (cmd.startsWith("worktree remove")) return "";
+      if (cmd.startsWith("merge --abort") || cmd.startsWith("reset --merge")) return "";
+      return "";
+    });
+
+    const result = await resolvePrConflicts({
+      taskId: "FN-001",
+      baseRef: "main",
+      rootDir,
+      store,
+      settings,
+      pluginRunner,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.resolved).toBe(true);
+    expect(mockCreateResolvedAgentSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockCreateResolvedAgentSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        sessionPurpose: "merger",
+        pluginRunner,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+/*
+FNXC:GrokCliRouting 2026-07-15-09:58:
+Source-level guard: PR conflict route and resolver must thread pluginRunner; bare CLI/UI-only merge doors document the runner handoff.
+*/
+describe("Grok CLI PluginRunner wiring for PR conflict + merge doors", () => {
+  const here = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+
+  it("pr-conflict-resolver forwards input.pluginRunner into runResolutionAgent and createResolvedAgentSession", () => {
+    const source = readFileSync(resolve(here, "../pr-conflict-resolver.ts"), "utf8");
+    expect(source).toContain("pluginRunner?: PluginRunner | { getRuntimeById?(id: string): unknown }");
+    expect(source).toContain("pluginRunner: input.pluginRunner");
+    expect(source).toContain("pluginRunner: pluginRunner as PluginRunner | undefined");
+  });
+
+  it("register-git-github resolve-conflicts prefers engine.getPluginRunner over bare loader", () => {
+    const source = readFileSync(resolve(here, "../routes/register-git-github.ts"), "utf8");
+    const routeIndex = source.indexOf('router.post("/tasks/:id/pr/resolve-conflicts"');
+    expect(routeIndex).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    const callIndex = source.indexOf("resolvePrConflicts({", routeIndex);
+    expect(callIndex).toBeGreaterThan(routeIndex);
+    expect(source.slice(routeIndex, callIndex)).toContain("engine?.getPluginRunner?.()");
+    expect(source.slice(routeIndex, callIndex + 400)).toContain("pluginRunner,");
+    expect(source.slice(routeIndex, callIndex)).toContain("getRuntimeById");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/pr-conflict-resolver.ts b/packages/dashboard/src/pr-conflict-resolver.ts
index c2e02e3f0c..079838df9d 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/pr-conflict-resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/pr-conflict-resolver.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { access, mkdir, readFile, rm } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
 import type { Settings, TaskStore } from "@fusion/core";
-import { createResolvedAgentSession, resolveMcpServersForStore } from "@fusion/engine";
+import { createResolvedAgentSession, resolveMcpServersForStore, type PluginRunner } from "@fusion/engine";
 import { runGitCommand } from "./routes/resolve-diff-base.js";
 
 const GIT_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000;
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ export interface ResolvePrConflictsInput {
   rootDir: string;
   store: TaskStore;
   settings: Settings;
+  /*
+  FNXC:GrokCliRouting 2026-07-15-09:58:
+  Create-PR conflict resolution builds merger-purpose sessions via createResolvedAgentSession. Without a PluginRunner that exposes getRuntimeById, grok-cli/no-key selections cannot resolve the bundled Grok CLI runtime and throw the dual-remediation error even when chat/engine merge work. Optional runner only — callers that lack an engine PluginRunner may omit it. Structural getRuntimeById is the minimum capability; prefer the real engine PluginRunner.
+  */
+  pluginRunner?: PluginRunner | { getRuntimeById?(id: string): unknown };
 }
 
 export interface ResolvePrConflictsResult {
@@ -144,14 +149,19 @@ async function runResolutionAgent(params: {
   conflictedFiles: string[];
   settings: Settings;
   store: TaskStore;
+  pluginRunner?: PluginRunner | { getRuntimeById?(id: string): unknown };
 }): Promise<void> {
-  const { cwd, taskId, conflictedFiles, settings, store } = params;
+  const { cwd, taskId, conflictedFiles, settings, store, pluginRunner } = params;
   const sessionModel = getDefaultSessionModel(settings);
   /*
    * FNXC:McpConfig 2026-06-26-00:00:
    * Create-PR conflict resolution is a merger-purpose coding-agent lane; forward configured MCP servers from the scoped task store so PR conflict work sees the same operator-approved tools as other merger surfaces.
    */
   const mcpServers = (await resolveMcpServersForStore(store)).servers;
+  /*
+  FNXC:GrokCliRouting 2026-07-15-09:58:
+  Forward pluginRunner into createResolvedAgentSession so grok-cli/no-key default models resolve via getRuntimeById("grok") the same way engine merge and chat do. Bare PluginLoader lacks getRuntimeById — callers must pass the engine PluginRunner (or another runner with that method).
+  */
   const { session } = await createResolvedAgentSession({
     cwd,
     systemPrompt: SESSION_PROMPT,
@@ -163,6 +173,7 @@ async function runResolutionAgent(params: {
     fallbackModelId: settings.fallbackModelId,
     settings,
     mcpServers,
+    pluginRunner: pluginRunner as PluginRunner | undefined,
   });
 
   try {
@@ -221,6 +232,7 @@ export async function resolvePrConflicts(input: ResolvePrConflictsInput): Promis
           conflictedFiles,
           settings: input.settings,
           store,
+          pluginRunner: input.pluginRunner,
         });
 
         const unresolvedFiles = await findFilesWithConflictMarkers(cwd, conflictedFiles);
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/routes/register-git-github.ts b/packages/dashboard/src/routes/register-git-github.ts
index 18c2be3637..100a1dcdd6 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/routes/register-git-github.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/routes/register-git-github.ts
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ export async function refreshIssueInBackground(
 }
 
 export function registerGitGitHubRoutes(ctx: ApiRoutesContext): void {
-  const { router, getProjectContext, rethrowAsApiError, store } = ctx;
+  const { router, getProjectContext, rethrowAsApiError, store, options } = ctx;
 
   /*
   FNXC:Workspace 2026-06-24-21:00:
@@ -5136,7 +5136,7 @@ export function registerGitGitHubRoutes(ctx: ApiRoutesContext): void {
    */
   router.post("/tasks/:id/pr/resolve-conflicts", async (req, res) => {
     try {
-      const { store: scopedStore } = await getProjectContext(req);
+      const { store: scopedStore, engine } = await getProjectContext(req);
       const task = await scopedStore.getTask(req.params.id);
       if (task.column !== "in-review") {
         throw badRequest("Task must be in 'in-review' column to resolve PR conflicts");
@@ -5164,12 +5164,23 @@ export function registerGitGitHubRoutes(ctx: ApiRoutesContext): void {
       const head = ensureSafeGitRef(`fusion/${task.id.toLowerCase()}`, "head branch");
       const baseRef = await resolvePrBaseRef(repoRoot, baseBranch).catch(() => baseBranch);
 
+      /*
+      FNXC:GrokCliRouting 2026-07-15-09:58:
+      Create-PR conflict resolution must forward a real PluginRunner (getRuntimeById) so grok-cli/no-key sessions resolve the Grok CLI runtime. Prefer the project engine runner (same pattern as resolveChatManagerPluginRunner); never pass a bare PluginLoader which lacks getRuntimeById. Fall back to options.pluginRunner only when it actually exposes getRuntimeById (UI-only may only have the loader — omit in that case so dual-remediation surfaces cleanly).
+      */
+      const engineRunner = engine?.getPluginRunner?.();
+      const optionsRunner = options?.pluginRunner;
+      const pluginRunner =
+        engineRunner
+        ?? (typeof optionsRunner?.getRuntimeById === "function" ? optionsRunner : undefined);
+
       const result = await resolvePrConflicts({
         taskId: task.id,
         baseRef,
         rootDir: repoRoot,
         store: scopedStore,
         settings: await scopedStore.getSettings(),
+        pluginRunner,
       });
 
       if (!result.resolved) {