diff --git a/docs/roadmap/remediation.md b/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
index 1afd4fb..9be758d 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ basis for the analysis.
 
 ## Finding 6 — Skipped directory imports copy shared patterns per declaration
 
+**Status** — Complete. Inherited directory policies borrow the read-only load snapshot. Import selection and no-base tests passed.
+
 **Priority P3.** With no base, `acquireContextlessInput` calls
 `prepareImportDeclarations`, which holds one full resolved policy per
 declaration. Each directory declaration that inherits the load-wide
diff --git a/internal/engine/import_spec.go b/internal/engine/import_spec.go
index e1e95e4..1855510 100644
--- a/internal/engine/import_spec.go
+++ b/internal/engine/import_spec.go
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ func resolveImportPolicy(spec importDeclarationSpec, defaults ImportDefaults) (r
 		if spec.patternSet {
 			policy.pattern = cloneStrings(spec.pattern)
 		} else {
-			policy.pattern = cloneStrings(defaults.Pattern)
+			// Defaults belong to the load's snapshot. Selectors only read them.
+			policy.pattern = defaults.Pattern
 		}
 	}
 	if spec.depthSet && !policy.recursive {