diff --git a/docs/internal/sources.md b/docs/internal/sources.md
index 3fa465d..6e67540 100644
--- a/docs/internal/sources.md
+++ b/docs/internal/sources.md
@@ -70,10 +70,17 @@ dependencies do not by themselves make discovery incomplete. Recognizable
 references on known skipped paths remain optional inventory entries with an
 inactive-use explanation, unless another applicable use establishes a
 stronger classification. Skipped expressions are scanned only for
-syntactically recognizable names and are not evaluated. Invoked named
-templates are scanned conservatively, and dependency-bearing range scopes make
-discovery incomplete. Uncalled definitions and bypassed session templates are
-not traversed. This internal walker does not change rendering behavior.
+syntactically recognizable names and are not evaluated. A direct caller value
+or literal-key lookup can also supply an input name, including through simple
+parentheses or a direct pipeline to `input`; names are used exactly as
+supplied. Unresolved names and unsupported dependency-bearing expressions
+produce structured limitations while retaining recognizable references.
+Where an unresolved name or scope could affect existing optional entries, those
+entries are reported as conditional rather than inactive-only or definitively
+optional. Invoked named templates are scanned conservatively, and
+dependency-bearing range scopes make discovery incomplete. Uncalled definitions
+and bypassed session templates are not traversed. This internal walker does not
+change rendering behavior.
 
 ## Profiles And Built-Ins
 
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
index 049f14a..da224b4 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
@@ -305,6 +305,11 @@ Run `go test ./internal/prompt`; commit.
 
 ## Stage 4 — Resolve Direct Names And Finish Limitation Reporting
 
+**Status: Complete (2026-10-08).** Supported caller-derived input names resolve
+exactly; unresolved names preserve recognizable dependencies and report
+structured limitations, with affected optional entries conservatively marked
+conditional.
+
 **Outcome:** Simple supplied names resolve exactly; complicated names and
 constructs return useful partial inventories without speculative analysis.
 
diff --git a/internal/prompt/requirements.go b/internal/prompt/requirements.go
index 90fbf09..978aed2 100644
--- a/internal/prompt/requirements.go
+++ b/internal/prompt/requirements.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type conditionEvaluation struct {
 	value            any
 	known            bool
 	unsupported      bool
+	inputNameUnknown bool
 	missingVariables map[string]struct{}
 	contentInputs    map[string]struct{}
 }
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ func (walker *requirementWalker) evaluateCondition(pipe *parse.PipeNode, reach r
 	if len(pipe.Cmds) == 1 && len(pipe.Decl) == 0 && !pipe.IsAssign {
 		return walker.evaluateCommand(pipe.Cmds[0], reach, dot)
 	}
+	if name, ok := directInputPipeline(pipe); ok {
+		return walker.evaluateInputName(name, reach, dot)
+	}
 	before := walker.dependencies
 	visitReach := requirementPossible
 	if reach == requirementInactive {
@@ -86,19 +90,29 @@ func (walker *requirementWalker) evaluateCommand(command *parse.CommandNode, rea
 	if isIdentifier {
 		switch identifier.Ident {
 		case "input":
+			if reach == requirementInactive {
+				if len(command.Args) == 2 {
+					if name, ok := literalStringValue(command.Args[1]); ok {
+						walker.recordInput(name, requirementInactive)
+						return conditionEvaluation{}
+					}
+				}
+				for _, argument := range command.Args[1:] {
+					_ = walker.visit(argument, requirementInactive, dot)
+				}
+				return conditionEvaluation{}
+			}
 			if len(command.Args) == 2 {
 				if name, ok := command.Args[1].(*parse.StringNode); ok {
 					walker.recordInput(name.Text, reach)
 					return conditionEvaluation{contentInputs: map[string]struct{}{name.Text: {}}}
 				}
+				return walker.evaluateInputName(command.Args[1], reach, dot)
 			}
-			if reach == requirementInactive {
-				_ = walker.visitCommand(command, reach, dot)
-				return conditionEvaluation{}
+			for _, argument := range command.Args[1:] {
+				_ = walker.visit(argument, requirementPossible, dot)
 			}
-			before := walker.dependencies
-			_ = walker.visitCommand(command, requirementPossible, dot)
-			return conditionEvaluation{unsupported: walker.dependencies != before}
+			return walker.unresolvedInputName(conditionEvaluation{unsupported: true})
 		case "index":
 			if len(command.Args) == 3 {
 				if key, ok := command.Args[2].(*parse.StringNode); ok && isRootMap(command.Args[1], dot, walker.rootKnown) {
@@ -214,9 +228,83 @@ func (walker *requirementWalker) evaluateValue(node parse.Node, reach requiremen
 	}
 }
 
+func (walker *requirementWalker) evaluateInputName(node parse.Node, reach requirementReachability, dot dotIdentity) conditionEvaluation {
+	evaluation := walker.evaluateValue(node, reach, dot)
+	if evaluation.known {
+		if name, ok := evaluation.value.(string); ok {
+			walker.recordInput(name, reach)
+			return conditionEvaluation{contentInputs: map[string]struct{}{name: {}}}
+		}
+		evaluation.unsupported = true
+	}
+	if evaluation.unsupported {
+		// Preserve directly recognizable references from a computed name without
+		// treating the computation itself as an evaluated dependency.
+		_ = walker.visit(node, requirementPossible, dot)
+	}
+	return walker.unresolvedInputName(evaluation)
+}
+
+func (walker *requirementWalker) unresolvedInputName(evaluation conditionEvaluation) conditionEvaluation {
+	for name := range evaluation.missingVariables {
+		walker.addIssueCode(domain.RequirementIssueMissingVariable, "", name, "A missing variable prevents resolving an input name.")
+	}
+	for name := range evaluation.contentInputs {
+		walker.addIssueCode(domain.RequirementIssueInputContent, name, "", "Captured input content affects an input name.")
+	}
+	walker.addIssueCode(domain.RequirementIssueDynamicInputName, "", "", "An input helper name is not statically available.")
+	walker.unknownInputEffect = true
+	evaluation.inputNameUnknown = true
+	return evaluation
+}
+
+func directInputPipeline(pipe *parse.PipeNode) (parse.Node, bool) {
+	if pipe == nil || len(pipe.Cmds) != 2 || len(pipe.Decl) != 0 || pipe.IsAssign {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	input := pipe.Cmds[1]
+	if len(input.Args) != 1 {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	identifier, ok := input.Args[0].(*parse.IdentifierNode)
+	if !ok || identifier.Ident != "input" {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	value := pipe.Cmds[0]
+	if len(value.Args) > 0 {
+		valueIdentifier, isValueIdentifier := value.Args[0].(*parse.IdentifierNode)
+		if isValueIdentifier && valueIdentifier.Ident == "input" && len(value.Args) == 2 {
+			return value, true
+		}
+	}
+	if len(value.Args) == 1 {
+		return value.Args[0], true
+	}
+	if len(value.Args) == 3 {
+		function, ok := value.Args[0].(*parse.IdentifierNode)
+		if ok && function.Ident == "index" {
+			return value, true
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, false
+}
+
+func literalStringValue(node parse.Node) (string, bool) {
+	switch node := node.(type) {
+	case *parse.StringNode:
+		return node.Text, true
+	case *parse.PipeNode:
+		if len(node.Cmds) == 1 && len(node.Cmds[0].Args) == 1 && len(node.Decl) == 0 && !node.IsAssign {
+			return literalStringValue(node.Cmds[0].Args[0])
+		}
+	}
+	return "", false
+}
+
 func mergeConditionEvaluations(left, right conditionEvaluation) conditionEvaluation {
 	result := conditionEvaluation{
 		unsupported:      left.unsupported || right.unsupported,
+		inputNameUnknown: left.inputNameUnknown || right.inputNameUnknown,
 		missingVariables: make(map[string]struct{}, len(left.missingVariables)+len(right.missingVariables)),
 		contentInputs:    make(map[string]struct{}, len(left.contentInputs)+len(right.contentInputs)),
 	}
@@ -252,16 +340,18 @@ func branchReach(parent requirementReachability, known, truth, selected bool) re
 }
 
 type requirementWalker struct {
-	ctx          context.Context
-	vars         map[string]string
-	inputs       map[string]*inputEvidence
-	variables    map[string]*variableEvidence
-	issues       map[requirementIssueKey]domain.RequirementIssue
-	complete     bool
-	rootKnown    bool
-	dependencies int
-	templateSet  *template.Template
-	visitedTrees map[*parse.Tree]bool
+	ctx                   context.Context
+	vars                  map[string]string
+	inputs                map[string]*inputEvidence
+	variables             map[string]*variableEvidence
+	issues                map[requirementIssueKey]domain.RequirementIssue
+	complete              bool
+	rootKnown             bool
+	unknownInputEffect    bool
+	unknownVariableEffect bool
+	dependencies          int
+	templateSet           *template.Template
+	visitedTrees          map[*parse.Tree]bool
 }
 
 // AnalyzeRequirements collects the prompt dependencies recognizable from its
@@ -453,6 +543,7 @@ func (walker *requirementWalker) visit(node parse.Node, reach requirementReachab
 		walker.visitedTrees[called.Tree] = true
 		rootKnown := walker.rootKnown
 		walker.rootKnown = false
+		walker.unknownVariableEffect = true
 		err := walker.visit(called.Tree.Root, requirementPossible, dotNonRoot)
 		walker.rootKnown = rootKnown
 		if err != nil {
@@ -499,6 +590,17 @@ func (walker *requirementWalker) visitPipe(pipe *parse.PipeNode, reach requireme
 	if len(pipe.Cmds) == 1 && len(pipe.Decl) == 0 && !pipe.IsAssign {
 		return walker.visitCommand(pipe.Cmds[0], reach, dot)
 	}
+	if name, ok := directInputPipeline(pipe); ok {
+		if reach == requirementInactive {
+			if literal, known := literalStringValue(name); known {
+				walker.recordInput(literal, requirementInactive)
+				return nil
+			}
+			return walker.visit(name, requirementInactive, dot)
+		}
+		walker.evaluateInputName(name, reach, dot)
+		return nil
+	}
 	before := walker.dependencies
 	commandReach := requirementPossible
 	if reach == requirementInactive {
@@ -516,6 +618,7 @@ func (walker *requirementWalker) visitPipe(pipe *parse.PipeNode, reach requireme
 		for _, declaration := range pipe.Decl {
 			if len(declaration.Ident) > 0 && declaration.Ident[0] == "$" {
 				walker.rootKnown = false
+				walker.unknownVariableEffect = true
 				walker.addIssue("", "", "The root template binding is reassigned.")
 			}
 		}
@@ -529,24 +632,34 @@ func (walker *requirementWalker) visitCommand(command *parse.CommandNode, reach
 	}
 	identifier, isIdentifier := command.Args[0].(*parse.IdentifierNode)
 	if isIdentifier && identifier.Ident == "input" {
+		if reach == requirementInactive {
+			if len(command.Args) == 2 {
+				if name, ok := literalStringValue(command.Args[1]); ok {
+					walker.recordInput(name, reach)
+					return nil
+				}
+			}
+			for _, argument := range command.Args[1:] {
+				if err := walker.visit(argument, requirementInactive, dot); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
 		if len(command.Args) == 2 {
 			if name, ok := command.Args[1].(*parse.StringNode); ok {
 				walker.recordInput(name.Text, reach)
 				return nil
 			}
+			walker.evaluateInputName(command.Args[1], reach, dot)
+			return nil
 		}
 		for _, argument := range command.Args[1:] {
-			argumentReach := requirementPossible
-			if reach == requirementInactive {
-				argumentReach = requirementInactive
-			}
-			if err := walker.visit(argument, argumentReach, dot); err != nil {
+			if err := walker.visit(argument, requirementPossible, dot); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-		if reach != requirementInactive {
-			walker.addIssue("", "", "An input name is not a direct string literal.")
-		}
+		walker.unresolvedInputName(conditionEvaluation{unsupported: true})
 		return nil
 	}
 	if isIdentifier && identifier.Ident == "index" && len(command.Args) == 3 {
@@ -584,6 +697,7 @@ func (walker *requirementWalker) visitVariable(variable *parse.VariableNode, rea
 	}
 	if !walker.rootKnown {
 		if reach != requirementInactive {
+			walker.unknownVariableEffect = true
 			walker.addIssue("", "", "The root template binding is not known.")
 		}
 		return
@@ -736,7 +850,8 @@ func (walker *requirementWalker) recordConditionLimitation(condition conditionEv
 	for name := range condition.contentInputs {
 		walker.addIssueCode(domain.RequirementIssueInputContent, name, "", "Captured input content affects branch selection.")
 	}
-	if condition.unsupported || (len(condition.missingVariables) == 0 && len(condition.contentInputs) == 0) {
+	if condition.unsupported && !condition.inputNameUnknown ||
+		(len(condition.missingVariables) == 0 && len(condition.contentInputs) == 0 && !condition.inputNameUnknown) {
 		walker.addIssue("", "", "A dependency-bearing branch condition is not resolved by the supported syntax analysis.")
 	}
 }
@@ -745,6 +860,10 @@ func (walker *requirementWalker) result(result domain.RequirementInspection) dom
 	result.Complete = walker.complete
 	result.Inputs = make([]domain.InputRequirement, 0, len(walker.inputs))
 	for _, evidence := range walker.inputs {
+		if walker.unknownInputEffect && evidence.kind != domain.RequirementRequired {
+			evidence.kind = domain.RequirementConditional
+			evidence.explanation = "An unresolved input name could refer to this input."
+		}
 		result.Inputs = append(result.Inputs, domain.InputRequirement{
 			Name: evidence.name, Kind: evidence.kind, Declared: evidence.declared,
 			ContentType: copyString(evidence.contentType), Description: copyString(evidence.description),
@@ -754,6 +873,10 @@ func (walker *requirementWalker) result(result domain.RequirementInspection) dom
 	sort.Slice(result.Inputs, func(i, j int) bool { return result.Inputs[i].Name < result.Inputs[j].Name })
 	result.Variables = make([]domain.VariableRequirement, 0, len(walker.variables))
 	for _, evidence := range walker.variables {
+		if walker.unknownVariableEffect && evidence.kind != domain.RequirementRequired {
+			evidence.kind = domain.RequirementConditional
+			evidence.explanation = "An unresolved caller-variable scope could refer to this variable."
+		}
 		_, supplied := walker.vars[evidence.name]
 		result.Variables = append(result.Variables, domain.VariableRequirement{
 			Name: evidence.name, Kind: evidence.kind, Supplied: supplied, Explanation: evidence.explanation,
diff --git a/internal/prompt/requirements_test.go b/internal/prompt/requirements_test.go
index d9b6688..c9c722f 100644
--- a/internal/prompt/requirements_test.go
+++ b/internal/prompt/requirements_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"text/template"
 
@@ -360,6 +361,177 @@ func TestAnalyzeRequirementsRetainsInactiveEntriesAndPromotesActiveUses(t *testi
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAnalyzeRequirementsResolvesSimpleInputNames(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		expression string
+		vars       map[string]string
+		kind       domain.RequirementKind
+		supplied   bool
+	}{
+		{name: "direct dot", expression: `{{input .name}}`, vars: map[string]string{"name": " chosen "}, kind: domain.RequirementRequired, supplied: true},
+		{name: "explicit root", expression: `{{input $.name}}`, vars: map[string]string{"name": "chosen"}, kind: domain.RequirementRequired, supplied: true},
+		{name: "parenthesized direct", expression: `{{input (.name)}}`, vars: map[string]string{"name": "chosen"}, kind: domain.RequirementRequired, supplied: true},
+		{name: "literal lookup", expression: `{{input (index . "name")}}`, vars: map[string]string{"name": "chosen"}, kind: domain.RequirementOptional, supplied: true},
+		{name: "direct pipeline", expression: `{{.name | input}}`, vars: map[string]string{"name": "chosen"}, kind: domain.RequirementRequired, supplied: true},
+		{name: "empty supplied value", expression: `{{input .name}}`, vars: map[string]string{"name": ""}, kind: domain.RequirementRequired, supplied: true},
+		{name: "missing lookup has empty zero value", expression: `{{input (index . "name")}}`, vars: nil, kind: domain.RequirementOptional, supplied: false},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			definition := &domain.PromptDefinition{Templates: []domain.PromptMessageTemplate{{Role: "user", Content: test.expression}}}
+			snapshot := RequirementSnapshot{Templates: CompiledTemplates{Messages: []*template.Template{
+				compileRequirementTemplate(t, "message", test.expression),
+			}}}
+			result, err := AnalyzeRequirements(context.Background(), definition, snapshot, test.vars, false)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			inputName := "chosen"
+			if test.name == "direct dot" {
+				inputName = " chosen "
+			}
+			if test.name == "empty supplied value" || test.name == "missing lookup has empty zero value" {
+				inputName = ""
+			}
+			if !result.Complete || len(result.Issues) != 0 || len(result.Inputs) != 1 || result.Inputs[0].Name != inputName ||
+				result.Inputs[0].Kind != domain.RequirementRequired {
+				t.Fatalf("simple input name was not resolved exactly: %+v", result)
+			}
+			if len(result.Variables) != 1 || result.Variables[0].Name != "name" || result.Variables[0].Kind != test.kind || result.Variables[0].Supplied != test.supplied {
+				t.Fatalf("name-source caller key classification is incorrect: %+v", result.Variables)
+			}
+			artifacts := map[string]*domain.Artifact{inputName: {Name: inputName, Body: []byte("resolved")}}
+			rendered, err := NewGoRenderer().Render(context.Background(), definition, artifacts, test.vars)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if len(rendered.Messages) != 1 || rendered.Messages[0].Content != "resolved" {
+				t.Fatalf("analyzed input name differs from renderer: %+v", rendered)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAnalyzeRequirementsReportsUnresolvedInputNamesAndPromotesUnknownEffects(t *testing.T) {
+	definition := &domain.PromptDefinition{Templates: []domain.PromptMessageTemplate{{
+		Role: "user", Content: `{{input .missing}}`,
+	}}}
+	result, err := AnalyzeRequirements(context.Background(), definition, RequirementSnapshot{
+		Inputs: []InputMetadata{{Name: "optional"}, {Name: "required", Required: true}},
+		Templates: CompiledTemplates{Messages: []*template.Template{
+			compileRequirementTemplate(t, "message", definition.Templates[0].Content),
+		}},
+	}, nil, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if result.Complete || len(result.Issues) != 2 || result.Issues[0].Code != domain.RequirementIssueDynamicInputName ||
+		result.Issues[1].Code != domain.RequirementIssueMissingVariable {
+		t.Fatalf("missing dynamic name did not report its limitations: %+v", result)
+	}
+	if result.Inputs[0].Name != "optional" || result.Inputs[0].Kind != domain.RequirementConditional || result.Inputs[0].Explanation == "" ||
+		result.Inputs[1].Name != "required" || result.Inputs[1].Kind != domain.RequirementRequired || len(result.Variables) != 1 ||
+		result.Variables[0].Name != "missing" || result.Variables[0].Kind != domain.RequirementRequired {
+		t.Fatalf("unknown name effects lost known classifications: %+v", result)
+	}
+
+	computed := compileRequirementTemplate(t, "computed", `{{input (printf "%s" .prefix)}}`)
+	computedResult, err := AnalyzeRequirements(context.Background(), &domain.PromptDefinition{}, RequirementSnapshot{
+		Inputs: []InputMetadata{{Name: "declared"}}, Templates: CompiledTemplates{Messages: []*template.Template{computed}},
+	}, map[string]string{"prefix": "SENSITIVE-VALUE"}, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if computedResult.Complete || len(computedResult.Inputs) != 1 || computedResult.Inputs[0].Name != "declared" ||
+		computedResult.Inputs[0].Kind != domain.RequirementConditional || len(computedResult.Variables) != 1 ||
+		computedResult.Variables[0].Name != "prefix" || computedResult.Variables[0].Kind != domain.RequirementConditional {
+		t.Fatalf("computed-name uncertainty did not affect optional entries: %+v", computedResult)
+	}
+	for _, issue := range computedResult.Issues {
+		if strings.Contains(issue.Description, "SENSITIVE-VALUE") || issue.InputName == "SENSITIVE-VALUE" || issue.VariableName == "SENSITIVE-VALUE" {
+			t.Fatalf("input-name source value leaked into diagnostics: %+v", issue)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, input := range computedResult.Inputs {
+		if strings.Contains(input.Explanation, "SENSITIVE-VALUE") {
+			t.Fatalf("input-name source value leaked into an explanation: %+v", input)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, variable := range computedResult.Variables {
+		if strings.Contains(variable.Explanation, "SENSITIVE-VALUE") {
+			t.Fatalf("input-name source value leaked into an explanation: %+v", variable)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, expression := range []string{`{{input (input "selector")}}`, `{{input "selector" | input}}`} {
+		t.Run(expression, func(t *testing.T) {
+			contentName := compileRequirementTemplate(t, "content-name", expression)
+			contentResult, err := AnalyzeRequirements(context.Background(), &domain.PromptDefinition{}, RequirementSnapshot{
+				Templates: CompiledTemplates{Messages: []*template.Template{contentName}},
+			}, nil, false)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if contentResult.Complete || len(contentResult.Issues) != 2 ||
+				contentResult.Issues[0].Code != domain.RequirementIssueDynamicInputName ||
+				contentResult.Issues[1].Code != domain.RequirementIssueInputContent || contentResult.Issues[1].InputName != "selector" || len(contentResult.Inputs) != 1 ||
+				contentResult.Inputs[0].Name != "selector" || contentResult.Inputs[0].Kind != domain.RequirementRequired {
+				t.Fatalf("input-body-derived name did not preserve the known source dependency: %+v", contentResult)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAnalyzeRequirementsDoesNotResolveSkippedComputedInputNames(t *testing.T) {
+	compiled := compileRequirementTemplate(t, "inactive-name", `{{if false}}{{input .name}}{{input (printf "%s" .other)}}{{"piped-literal" | input}}{{template "missing" .arg}}{{end}}`)
+	result, err := AnalyzeRequirements(context.Background(), &domain.PromptDefinition{}, RequirementSnapshot{
+		Templates: CompiledTemplates{Messages: []*template.Template{compiled}},
+	}, nil, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !result.Complete || len(result.Issues) != 0 || len(result.Inputs) != 1 || result.Inputs[0].Name != "piped-literal" ||
+		result.Inputs[0].Kind != domain.RequirementOptional || result.Inputs[0].Explanation == "" || len(result.Variables) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("skipped computed expressions introduced uncertainty or names: %+v", result)
+	}
+	for _, variable := range result.Variables {
+		if variable.Kind != domain.RequirementOptional || variable.Explanation == "" {
+			t.Errorf("skipped variable %q was not retained as inactive optional: %+v", variable.Name, variable)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAnalyzeRequirementsPromotesOptionalVariablesWhenRootScopeIsUnknown(t *testing.T) {
+	compiled := compileRequirementTemplate(t, "scope", `{{index . "optional"}} {{.required}} {{template "called" .}}{{define "called"}}{{$.hidden}}{{end}}`)
+	result, err := AnalyzeRequirements(context.Background(), &domain.PromptDefinition{}, RequirementSnapshot{
+		Templates: CompiledTemplates{Messages: []*template.Template{compiled}},
+	}, map[string]string{"required": "value"}, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if result.Complete || len(result.Variables) != 2 || result.Variables[0].Name != "optional" ||
+		result.Variables[0].Kind != domain.RequirementConditional || result.Variables[0].Explanation == "" ||
+		result.Variables[1].Name != "required" || result.Variables[1].Kind != domain.RequirementRequired {
+		t.Fatalf("unknown caller scope did not affect only optional known entries: %+v", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAnalyzeRequirementsLeavesAssignmentDerivedNamesPartial(t *testing.T) {
+	compiled := compileRequirementTemplate(t, "assignment", `{{$alias := .source}}{{input $alias}}`)
+	result, err := AnalyzeRequirements(context.Background(), &domain.PromptDefinition{}, RequirementSnapshot{
+		Inputs: []InputMetadata{{Name: "known-optional"}}, Templates: CompiledTemplates{Messages: []*template.Template{compiled}},
+	}, nil, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if result.Complete || len(result.Issues) == 0 || len(result.Inputs) != 1 ||
+		result.Inputs[0].Name != "known-optional" || result.Inputs[0].Kind != domain.RequirementConditional ||
+		len(result.Variables) != 1 || result.Variables[0].Name != "source" || result.Variables[0].Kind != domain.RequirementConditional {
+		t.Fatalf("assignment-derived input name was interpreted or lost: %+v", result)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAnalyzeRequirementsSupportsEmptyTemplatesAndCancellation(t *testing.T) {
 	result, err := AnalyzeRequirements(context.Background(), &domain.PromptDefinition{}, RequirementSnapshot{
 		Templates: CompiledTemplates{Messages: []*template.Template{compileRequirementTemplate(t, "message", "plain text")}},