diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 76c97d1..d82c223 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const lsp = @import("lsp.zig");
 const mobile_acceptance = @import("mobile_acceptance.zig");
 const panel = @import("panel.zig");
 const pi_bridge = @import("pi_bridge.zig");
+const profile = @import("profile.zig");
 const protocol = @import("protocol.zig");
 const replay = @import("replay.zig");
 const repo = @import("repo.zig");
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const help_text =
     \\  mim [--help]
     \\  mim [--version]
     \\  mim context [task] [intent]
+    \\  mim profile
     \\  mim mimctl context <socket|-> [task] [intent]
     \\  mim --mimctl <socket|-> <request...>
     \\
@@ -71,6 +73,14 @@ pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !u8 {
             try printLocalContext(allocator, init.io, &args, stdout);
             return 0;
         }
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "profile")) {
+            try printProfile(allocator, init.io, stdout);
+            return 0;
+        }
+        if (isProfileStub(arg)) {
+            try printProfileStub(init.io, stderr, arg);
+            return 69;
+        }
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "mimctl")) {
             const sub = args.next() orelse {
                 try stderr.writeStreamingAll(init.io, "mim: mimctl requires a subcommand\n");
@@ -134,6 +144,26 @@ fn printLocalContext(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, io: std.Io, args: *std.proces
     try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, text);
 }
 
+fn printProfile(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, io: std.Io, stdout: std.Io.File) !void {
+    const text = try profile.statusAlloc(allocator);
+    defer allocator.free(text);
+    try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, text);
+}
+
+fn isProfileStub(arg: []const u8) bool {
+    return std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "remote") or
+        std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "plugin") or
+        std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "plugins") or
+        std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "background-agent") or
+        std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "bundled-pi");
+}
+
+fn printProfileStub(io: std.Io, stderr: std.Io.File, arg: []const u8) !void {
+    try stderr.writeStreamingAll(io, "mim: ");
+    try stderr.writeStreamingAll(io, arg);
+    try stderr.writeStreamingAll(io, " not built in this profile\n");
+}
+
 fn requestMimctl(
     allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
     io: std.Io,
@@ -193,6 +223,7 @@ test {
     _ = mobile_acceptance;
     _ = panel;
     _ = pi_bridge;
+    _ = profile;
     _ = protocol;
     _ = replay;
     _ = repo;
@@ -207,6 +238,14 @@ test "regular: help text names the binary and smoke boundary" {
     try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, help_text, "mim - mobile-first terminal code editor") != null);
     try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, help_text, "canonical smoke path") != null);
     try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, help_text, "mim context") != null);
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, help_text, "mim profile") != null);
+}
+
+test "regular: excluded profile capabilities have explicit stubs" {
+    try std.testing.expect(isProfileStub("remote"));
+    try std.testing.expect(isProfileStub("plugin"));
+    try std.testing.expect(isProfileStub("background-agent"));
+    try std.testing.expect(!isProfileStub("context"));
 }
 
 test "regular: version output is stable enough for smoke checks" {
diff --git a/src/profile.zig b/src/profile.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dc5840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/profile.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+// Explicit v1 build/profile fences.
+// req: governance/002, governance/003, testing/001, testing/002
+
+test {
+    _ = statusAlloc;
+}
+
+pub const active_profile = "dev-local";
+pub const local_socket = true;
+pub const remote_transport_built = false;
+pub const plugin_host_built = false;
+pub const bundled_pi_built = false;
+pub const background_agent_built = false;
+
+pub fn statusAlloc(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
+    var out = std.ArrayList(u8).empty;
+    errdefer out.deinit(allocator);
+    try appendLine(allocator, &out, "profile:v1");
+    try appendKV(allocator, &out, "active_profile", active_profile);
+    try appendKV(allocator, &out, "socket", if (local_socket) "local_only" else "disabled");
+    try appendKV(allocator, &out, "remote_transport", if (remote_transport_built) "built" else "not_built");
+    try appendKV(allocator, &out, "plugin_host", if (plugin_host_built) "built" else "not_built");
+    try appendKV(allocator, &out, "bundled_pi", if (bundled_pi_built) "built" else "not_built");
+    try appendKV(allocator, &out, "background_agent", if (background_agent_built) "built" else "not_built");
+    try appendKV(allocator, &out, "tool_mutation", "protocol_logged");
+    return out.toOwnedSlice(allocator);
+}
+
+fn appendKV(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, out: *std.ArrayList(u8), key: []const u8, value: []const u8) !void {
+    try out.appendSlice(allocator, key);
+    try out.append(allocator, '=');
+    try out.appendSlice(allocator, value);
+    try out.append(allocator, '\n');
+}
+
+fn appendLine(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, out: *std.ArrayList(u8), line: []const u8) !void {
+    try out.appendSlice(allocator, line);
+    try out.append(allocator, '\n');
+}
+
+test "regular: profile status makes unavailable surfaces explicit" {
+    const text = try statusAlloc(std.testing.allocator);
+    defer std.testing.allocator.free(text);
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, text, "profile:v1\n") != null);
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, text, "socket=local_only") != null);
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, text, "remote_transport=not_built") != null);
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, text, "plugin_host=not_built") != null);
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, text, "tool_mutation=protocol_logged") != null);
+}
diff --git a/src/socket.zig b/src/socket.zig
index 8459daa..41734a7 100644
--- a/src/socket.zig
+++ b/src/socket.zig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const SocketError = error{
     ConnectFailed,
     WriteFailed,
     RequestTooLarge,
+    NonLocalPath,
 };
 
 pub const Server = struct {
@@ -29,11 +30,14 @@ pub const Server = struct {
     session: *session_mod.Session,
 
     pub fn listen(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, path: []const u8, session: *session_mod.Session) !Server {
+        try validateLocalSocketPath(path);
         unlinkPath(path);
         const fd = try createSocket();
         errdefer closeFd(fd);
 
         const addr = try unixAddress(path);
+        const old_umask = restrictSocketUmask();
+        defer restoreUmask(old_umask);
         if (std.posix.errno(std.posix.system.bind(fd, @ptrCast(&addr.un), addr.len)) != .SUCCESS) return SocketError.BindFailed;
         if (std.posix.errno(std.posix.system.listen(fd, 8)) != .SUCCESS) return SocketError.ListenFailed;
 
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ pub const Server = struct {
 };
 
 pub fn request(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, path: []const u8, line: []const u8) ![]u8 {
+    try validateLocalSocketPath(path);
     const fd = try createSocket();
     defer closeFd(fd);
 
@@ -104,6 +109,21 @@ const UnixAddress = struct {
     len: std.posix.socklen_t,
 };
 
+pub fn validateLocalSocketPath(path: []const u8) !void {
+    if (path.len == 0) return SocketError.NonLocalPath;
+    if (std.mem.indexOfScalar(u8, path, 0) != null) return SocketError.NonLocalPath;
+    if (std.mem.indexOfScalar(u8, path, '\n') != null or std.mem.indexOfScalar(u8, path, '\r') != null) return SocketError.NonLocalPath;
+    if (!std.mem.startsWith(u8, path, "/tmp/") and !std.mem.startsWith(u8, path, "/var/tmp/")) return SocketError.NonLocalPath;
+}
+
+fn restrictSocketUmask() usize {
+    return std.os.linux.syscall1(.umask, 0o177);
+}
+
+fn restoreUmask(old_umask: usize) void {
+    _ = std.os.linux.syscall1(.umask, old_umask);
+}
+
 fn unixAddress(path: []const u8) !UnixAddress {
     var addr: std.posix.sockaddr.un = .{
         .family = std.posix.AF.UNIX,
@@ -161,6 +181,14 @@ fn unlinkPath(path: []const u8) void {
     _ = std.posix.system.unlink(&posix_path);
 }
 
+test "regular: local socket path validation rejects non-local transports" {
+    try validateLocalSocketPath("/tmp/mim.sock");
+    try validateLocalSocketPath("/var/tmp/mim.sock");
+    try std.testing.expectError(SocketError.NonLocalPath, validateLocalSocketPath("relative.sock"));
+    try std.testing.expectError(SocketError.NonLocalPath, validateLocalSocketPath("/home/user/mim.sock"));
+    try std.testing.expectError(SocketError.NonLocalPath, validateLocalSocketPath("/tmp/bad\n.sock"));
+}
+
 test "regular: local socket state request observes a running session" {
     var session = session_mod.Session.init(std.testing.allocator);
     defer session.deinit();