diff --git a/src/turn_contract.py b/src/turn_contract.py
index a4d161356..6898f80a0 100644
--- a/src/turn_contract.py
+++ b/src/turn_contract.py
@@ -676,6 +676,28 @@ def selected_tools_for_request(message: str) -> frozenset[str] | None:
     if inline_text_transformation(raw_text):
         return frozenset()
     text = _normalize_request_lead(message)
+    if re.search(
+        r"\bfirst\s+tool\s+call\s+(?:must|should|needs?\s+to)\s+be\s+inspect_media\b",
+        raw_text,
+        re.I,
+    ):
+        # A trusted user can prescribe the first native evidence operation.
+        # Keep the remainder of an explicit media-to-artifact workflow
+        # available without letting content nouns (for example musical
+        # "notes") route to an unrelated personal-data product.
+        tools = {"inspect_media"}
+        if (
+            re.search(r"\b(?:create|write|save|build|produce)\b", raw_text, re.I)
+            and re.search(
+                r"(?:file://)?/workspace/[^\s`\"']+\.(?:csv|html?|json|md|svg|txt)\b",
+                raw_text,
+                re.I,
+            )
+        ):
+            tools.update({"write_file", "read_file"})
+        if re.search(r"\b(?:preview|render|open)\b[^.\n]{0,100}\b(?:page|html|browser)\b", raw_text, re.I):
+            tools.add("private_browser")
+        return frozenset(tools)
     explicitly_named = {
         name
         for name in ("manage_notes", "manage_calendar", "manage_tasks")
diff --git a/tests/test_turn_contract.py b/tests/test_turn_contract.py
index 3ec5319a4..8aaff211e 100644
--- a/tests/test_turn_contract.py
+++ b/tests/test_turn_contract.py
@@ -89,6 +89,31 @@ def test_explicit_online_lookup_requests_route_to_web_search(prompt):
     assert requested_capabilities(prompt) == frozenset({"search_browser"})
 
 
+def test_musical_notes_do_not_route_to_personal_notes_when_media_tool_is_explicit():
+    prompt = (
+        "Your first tool call must be inspect_media for /workspace/input/reference.png. "
+        "Study the supplied piano score image, then create /workspace/output.html. "
+        "Reproduce the score with noteheads and light each piano key while each note sounds. "
+        "Preview the page in a browser and fix visual or timing defects before finishing."
+    )
+
+    assert selected_tools_for_request(prompt) == frozenset({
+        "inspect_media", "write_file", "read_file", "private_browser",
+    })
+    capabilities = requested_capabilities(prompt)
+    assert "notes" not in capabilities
+    assert {"media_inspection", "shell_files", "search_browser"} <= capabilities
+
+
+def test_musical_note_language_alone_never_selects_personal_notes():
+    capabilities = requested_capabilities(
+        "Inspect the piano score image and identify each note, pitch, stave, clef, and notehead."
+    )
+
+    assert "notes" not in capabilities
+    assert "media_inspection" in capabilities
+
+
 def test_successfully_used_tool_stays_offered_when_next_turn_routes_elsewhere():
     contract = resolve(
         {"notes"},