diff --git a/db/migrations/0033_model_registry_identity_contract.sql b/db/migrations/0033_model_registry_identity_contract.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e60e196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrations/0033_model_registry_identity_contract.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+-- PHASE-1-SHADOW-RUN / REQ-EXEC-001
+-- Bind a client-selected model identity to the server-side approved VersionSet.
+ALTER TABLE governance.model_version_registry
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS model_id uuid;
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_model_version_registry_model_scope_effective
+    ON governance.model_version_registry (model_id, scope_key, effective_at desc)
+    WHERE model_id IS NOT NULL;
diff --git a/docs/CURRENT/PHASE-1_VERSIONSET_AUTOMATION_SLICE.md b/docs/CURRENT/PHASE-1_VERSIONSET_AUTOMATION_SLICE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fea4633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/CURRENT/PHASE-1_VERSIONSET_AUTOMATION_SLICE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Phase 1 VersionSet Automation Slice
+
+## WBS / Scope
+
+- WBS: `PHASE-1-SHADOW-RUN`
+- Slice: server-side model identity to approved VersionSet resolution
+- Requirement: `REQ-EXEC-001`
+- Scope: resolve VersionSet by approved `model_id`, `scope_key`, and PIT cutoff before JobRun/enqueue.
+- Out of scope: automatic model promotion, threshold mutation, order/KIS submission, and production seed data.
+
+## Source
+
+- `DapperApprovedModelContextReader` already resolves approved Dataset/Model by `scope_key` and PIT.
+- `InitiateShadowRunHandler` currently generates RunId/IdempotencyKey but does not resolve VersionSet or create JobRun.
+- `governance.model_version_registry` has no model identity column, so the endpoint cannot safely bind `modelId` to an approved model version.
+- `AGENTS.md` requires server-side PIT evidence and forbids trusting client-supplied evidence.
+
+## Assumption
+
+- `model_id` is the stable server-side identity for the requested Shadow model.
+- Existing registry rows, if any, remain valid with nullable `model_id` until explicitly backfilled and approved.
+
+## Unknown
+
+- Production model registry contains no approved rows today; this Slice does not invent or seed them.
+- JobRun persistence is already available but is not yet wired into the ShadowRun handler.
+
+## Decision Required
+
+- DBA/Model Owner must approve model registry backfill before any production Shadow enqueue.
+
+## Acceptance Evidence
+
+- Migration adds the model identity mapping without modifying prior migrations.
+- Reader requires `model_id`, `scope_key`, and PIT cutoff and returns only approved server-side context.
+- No context returns no enqueue path.
+- Existing automatic order/KIS capabilities remain OFF.
diff --git a/src/KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations/Application/ModelOperationsContracts.cs b/src/KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations/Application/ModelOperationsContracts.cs
index d77acbf0..b1c4f423 100644
--- a/src/KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations/Application/ModelOperationsContracts.cs
+++ b/src/KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations/Application/ModelOperationsContracts.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public sealed record ModelOperationRequest(
 public interface IApprovedModelContextReader
 {
     Task<ApprovedModelContext?> ReadAsync(string scopeKey, DateTimeOffset asOf, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+    Task<ApprovedModelContext?> ReadAsync(Guid modelId, string scopeKey, DateTimeOffset asOf, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 }
 
 public interface IModelScheduleRepository
diff --git a/src/KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations/Infrastructure/DapperApprovedModelContextReader.cs b/src/KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations/Infrastructure/DapperApprovedModelContextReader.cs
index 9cf73992..c095dff3 100644
--- a/src/KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations/Infrastructure/DapperApprovedModelContextReader.cs
+++ b/src/KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations/Infrastructure/DapperApprovedModelContextReader.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations.Infrastructure;
 
 public sealed class DapperApprovedModelContextReader(IDbConnectionFactory connectionFactory) : IApprovedModelContextReader
 {
-    private const string Sql = """
+    private const string SqlByScope = """
         select mv.scope_key as ScopeKey,
                mv.model_version as ModelVersion,
                mv.config_version as ConfigVersion,
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ public sealed class DapperApprovedModelContextReader(IDbConnectionFactory connec
         limit 1;
         """;
 
+    private static readonly string SqlByModel = SqlByScope.Replace(
+        "where mv.scope_key = @ScopeKey",
+        "where mv.model_id = @ModelId and mv.scope_key = @ScopeKey");
+
     public async Task<ApprovedModelContext?> ReadAsync(
         string scopeKey,
         DateTimeOffset asOf,
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ public sealed class DapperApprovedModelContextReader(IDbConnectionFactory connec
     {
         await using var connection = await connectionFactory.OpenAsync(cancellationToken);
         var row = await connection.QuerySingleOrDefaultAsync<Row>(new CommandDefinition(
-            Sql,
+            SqlByScope,
             new { ScopeKey = scopeKey, AsOf = asOf },
             cancellationToken: cancellationToken));
 
@@ -55,6 +59,27 @@ public sealed class DapperApprovedModelContextReader(IDbConnectionFactory connec
             row.EffectiveAt);
     }
 
+    public async Task<ApprovedModelContext?> ReadAsync(
+        Guid modelId,
+        string scopeKey,
+        DateTimeOffset asOf,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        await using var connection = await connectionFactory.OpenAsync(cancellationToken);
+        var row = await connection.QuerySingleOrDefaultAsync<Row>(new CommandDefinition(
+            SqlByModel,
+            new { ModelId = modelId, ScopeKey = scopeKey, AsOf = asOf },
+            cancellationToken: cancellationToken));
+
+        return row is null ? null : ToContext(row);
+    }
+
+    private static ApprovedModelContext ToContext(Row row) => new(
+        row.ScopeKey,
+        new VersionSet(row.DatasetId, row.DataHash, row.ModelVersion, row.ConfigVersion, row.CodeSha, row.ContractVersion),
+        row.LifecycleState,
+        row.EffectiveAt);
+
     private sealed record Row(
         string ScopeKey,
         string DatasetId,