diff --git a/src/skillspector/inspection_ledger.py b/src/skillspector/inspection_ledger.py
index 953ace9f2..4b0f42db3 100644
--- a/src/skillspector/inspection_ledger.py
+++ b/src/skillspector/inspection_ledger.py
@@ -526,8 +526,10 @@ def analyzer_status_event(
 def analyzer_status_for_events(
     analyzer_id: str, events: Iterable[InspectionLedgerEvent]
 ) -> AnalyzerStatusEvent:
-    """Summarize an analyzer's terminal work without exposing event payloads."""
-    terminal_events = list(events)
+    """Summarize analyzer work; scope-boundary records remain separate exclusions."""
+    terminal_events = [
+        event for event in events if event.get("record_type") != LedgerRecordType.SCOPE_BOUNDARY
+    ]
     if not terminal_events:
         return analyzer_status_event(
             analyzer_id=analyzer_id,
diff --git a/tests/nodes/test_finalize_inspection_ledger.py b/tests/nodes/test_finalize_inspection_ledger.py
index 67f2ca594..093784a87 100644
--- a/tests/nodes/test_finalize_inspection_ledger.py
+++ b/tests/nodes/test_finalize_inspection_ledger.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     LedgerReason,
     LedgerRecordType,
     analyzer_status_event,
+    analyzer_status_for_events,
     finalize_ledger,
     guard_analyzer_node,
     inspection_work_id,
@@ -125,6 +126,55 @@ def test_completed_work_is_covered_and_resolves_emitted_finding_ids() -> None:
     assert effective_ids == [finding.finding_id]
 
 
+def test_out_of_scope_boundaries_do_not_count_as_analyzer_failures() -> None:
+    """Non-fatal scope boundaries are not planned work for an analyzer."""
+    analyzer_id = "static_patterns_prompt_injection"
+    inspected = ledger_event(
+        outcome=LedgerOutcome.COMPLETED,
+        phase="static",
+        analyzer_id=analyzer_id,
+        path="scripts/run.py",
+    )
+    excluded = ledger_event(
+        outcome=LedgerOutcome.OUT_OF_SCOPE,
+        record_type=LedgerRecordType.SCOPE_BOUNDARY,
+        phase="static",
+        analyzer_id=analyzer_id,
+        path="assets/font.ttf",
+        reason=LedgerReason.BINARY_CONTENT,
+    )
+
+    completeness, _ = finalize_ledger(
+        {
+            "components": ["scripts/run.py", "assets/font.ttf"],
+            "findings": [],
+            "inspection_ledger": [inspected, excluded],
+            "analyzer_status_events": [
+                analyzer_status_for_events(analyzer_id, [inspected, excluded])
+            ],
+            "artifact_inventory": [
+                {"path": "scripts/run.py", "disposition": "complete"},
+                {
+                    "path": "assets/font.ttf",
+                    "disposition": "out_of_scope",
+                    "content_kind": "binary",
+                },
+            ],
+        }
+    )
+
+    status = next(
+        row for row in completeness["analyzer_statuses"] if row["analyzer_id"] == analyzer_id
+    )
+    assert status["status"] == "completed"
+    assert status["planned_work"] == 1
+    assert status["completed"] == 1
+    assert status["failed"] == 0
+    assert completeness["scope_exclusions"][0]["path"] == "assets/font.ttf"
+    assert completeness["status"] == "complete"
+    assert completeness["coverage_percent"] == 100.0
+
+
 def test_missing_terminal_row_becomes_fatal_unaccounted_work() -> None:
     work_id = inspection_work_id("behavioral_ast", "broken.py", None, None)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_inspection_ledger.py b/tests/test_inspection_ledger.py
index e8d73cc9c..dc5fc4c7b 100644
--- a/tests/test_inspection_ledger.py
+++ b/tests/test_inspection_ledger.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from skillspector.inspection_ledger import (
     LedgerOutcome,
     LedgerReason,
+    LedgerRecordType,
     analyzer_status_for_events,
     inspection_work_id,
     ledger_event,
@@ -69,6 +70,28 @@ def test_analyzer_status_for_events_summarizes_terminal_work() -> None:
     }
 
 
+def test_analyzer_status_for_scope_boundaries_has_no_planned_work() -> None:
+    """Scope-boundary records are not work assigned to the analyzer."""
+    event = ledger_event(
+        outcome=LedgerOutcome.OUT_OF_SCOPE,
+        record_type=LedgerRecordType.SCOPE_BOUNDARY,
+        phase="static",
+        analyzer_id="static_test",
+        path="assets/font.ttf",
+        reason=LedgerReason.BINARY_CONTENT,
+    )
+
+    status = analyzer_status_for_events("static_test", [event])
+
+    assert status == {
+        "analyzer_id": "static_test",
+        "status": "not_applicable",
+        "planned_work": [],
+        "reason_code": LedgerReason.NO_APPLICABLE_FILES,
+        "message": "No files matched this analyzer's applicability contract.",
+    }
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("reason", "expected_outcome"),
     [